Show U S REFUGEES RESCUED FROM REDS ADS IN SIBERIA americans flee russian guards and land in seattle seattle wash four american refugees from the arctic coast of siberia rescued by the united states stater coast sat guard cutter bear after living for months in fear of red guards who confiscation of their property and even death arrived here re enily on the coast gaard cutt cuter r halda the f fir were carl johnson tar far MOIL dog do parn aia racer of nome alaska and vinnue of t tl the e 1910 and 1911 solomon berb artees his russian Ilus blan wife and their son ron chester fourteen the old and W 11 parsons of tacoma wash johnson and parsons were employees of the phoenix northern trading company of tacoma Ta coina who ho were left at their posts in siberia when hen the trading schooner eskum escaped ved feord anadye in defiance of orders issued by the soviet authorities parsons waa picked up by the bear off east E ast cape siberia as he was waa trying to escape to american waters vaters in a small boat brayl braving ng the gales of the arctic rather than remain in what he described as dally daily fear of my ay life at his post at Seu strait parsons said thousands of dollars worth of valuable furs were confiscated at the two trading posts by red guards under pain of death if resistance were offered six soldiers heavily armed he said bald came to my post and read an order of confiscation the officer in charge displayed a long revolver and warned me that I 1 would be killed if I 1 r resisted es isted the order was signed by governor burke of the district who was formerly connected I 1 was waa told with the russian consulate at san francisco we americans american prayed every evert day that an american vessel would come and rescue us every american in that part of siberia Is in some sort ot of trouble and virtu virtually oly all of 0 the cases have been fra meV r ve e heard innumerable grew some of persons along the coast engaged in trading who had bad mysteriously disappeared according to parsons the soldiers who seized the furs were conscript troops and wore no uniforms although they were heavily armel armed mr johnson went to siberia three yeras ago and met his russian wife at indian point a remote post on the arctic there was wag no minister within 1000 miles but captain kelley olsen master of the eskum decided he could marry the couple on the high seas A wedding party was formed and the little schooner worked its way out through the lee ice past the three mile limit and the ceremony was performed |