Evening public ledger. (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, March 06, 1919, Night Extra Closing Stock Prices, Page 8, Image 8

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YASHKA NARRATES TALE OF TREACHERY
ri3 s-at T-fc a
Ul JrSlJKl Ur ittDOliiV LrJC.lMKiJU il rJKUlM 1
i' $tood and Wiped His Face
P 'With a Handkerchief
, ufi., nL'j n,v Tn.
rr imim um utn rr his rr mj
iWeah and Never Was
Shot at by Germans
aria Botchkarcva, Rus-i
! sian Joan of Arc, Tells of
Mischievous Prank She'
Played on Woman De-i
I ceived by Uniform
tCwvrlsM, 1)1, bv Frederick A Sioktt to
OTMi .lory, told bv Marl. UntchVarcva nd
fr.nal.tfd and trAnnrrlbod by J--jt Don i
Irvine. It fubllihrd h Krdrnk A .iok '
Company under (he title of lHshki )
j THIS STARTS THE STORY
, When In 1917 Maria HotcliU.n cv.i
lormed tho Ilattaliou ot I)eitq a
Roman's flghtinc unit in the Itu-slati
strmy, tho world v.ni thrilled nnil nn
obscure peasant Klrl entered the In
ternational hall of fame This Is he:
story by herself The llrst Install
incnts toM of her childhood and
siarrlage. Torcrd to le.no her 1ms-
Band because of his Jealouiy slip
joins an Infantry rcglmont. vers
lome fighting and wins a decoration
for sivhiff wounded comrades under
he.
t AND HERE IT COMINUKS
I i.1..- w- v- ,;..r.. ,i n,
VUR h tchen had been dejtroved tins
W previous nlcht by the enemv Hip
Id-wehuncerec. Our ranks were reiiu- j
by fresh drafts and our artillery i
Brain boomed all day. plaiinc haor
with the enem j-'h w Ire fences We knew
that It meant another order to adamc
the following night, and our epecta
tlons proed correct At about the
same hour as tho previous morning
we climbed out and started on tho run
for tho enemy's position. Again a rain
of shells and bullets, again scores of
wounded and killed, again smoke una ,
aaa and tuooa ana in mi. uui "
?a.daed thu wire parapet and it was
ifown and torn to pieces this time We
halted for an Instant, emitting an in-
Human "Hurrah! Hurrah'" that struck
rror into those Germans that were
tatlll alivo ln their half-demolished
Tenches, and with fixed bajonets
uahed forward ard Jumped into them.
As I was about to descend Into tho
Jftch I suddenly observed a huge Gcr-
nan aiming at me. Hardly did I h ive
, Ime to fire when something struck
ny right leg. and I had a sensation
jf a warm ltuld trickling down my
llah. I fell. Tho bo.vs had put tho
memy to flight and were pursuing
ilm. There were many wounded, and
irles of "Save me Holy Jesus!" came
'rom every direction,
' I suffered little pain and made sev-
srU efforts to get up and reach our
benches. But every time I failed. I
vas too weak. There I lav in the
Jarjc.of the night, within fifty feet
if what w-as. twentv-four hours be
'Ore the enemv's position, waiting for
la-wn and relief. To be sure, I was
iot -alone. Hundreds, thousands of
radiant comrades were scattered on
.be field for versts.
' It was four hours after 1 was
ppunded before day arrived and with
I t our Btrotcner Dearers. i was pickcu
,7 ' iib and carried to a first aid station
r' In- the immediate rear. My w ound
iraa bandaged, ana i was sem on 10
he Division Hospital, mere i was
ilaced on a hospital train and taken
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It was about Easter of lalo wncn
arrived in Kiev. Tho station tliere
u no crowded with wounded from
he front that hundreds of stretchers
otild not bo accommodated inside and
oro lined up ln rows on the plat-
lorm outside. I was picked up by an
mbulanca and taken to tne hugeno
aret, wnero i was Kept in mu &mn
d with the men. Of course, it
as, a military hospital, and there was
io women s vvara
I spent the spring ot l!lo tliere
"he nurses and phislcians took good
:aro of all the patients in the hospital.
u" swollen leg was restored to its
Jhormal condition, and It was a rest
iI two months that I passed in Kiev
fi" !At the end of tnat penou i was tahen
l Xiefore a military medical commission,
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'XBJTlinea, jruiiuuiicc-u in RUUU nvauu,
irpvided with a ticket, money and a
ertiflcate and sent to the front again.
My route now lay tnrougn .moio-
echno. an important railway terml
al. When I arrived there In the
'irlr-nart of July I was sent to the
fcorps heRJquartera by wagon, and
nence x pruc,.iv;u wu uut m .) .-
Jnent. v
f tily heart throlVd with Joy as I
drew nearer to theTront. I had been
anxious to get back to tho boj s They
had endeared themselves to mo so
much that my company was us be-
Iqved to me as my own mother. I
thought of the comrades whoe lives
I'had eared and wondered how many
tit them had returned to tho fighting
line. I thought of tho soldiers whom
1 had left ullve and wondered If they
(were still among the living. Many
familiar scenes came up in my
imagination as I marched along under
the brilliant rajs of tho sun.
, tAb I approached the icglmental
'veadquarters a soldier saw me in tho
distance and, turning to his comrade,
be pointed toward me.
', "Who could that bo?" ho asked,
remlnlscently.. Tho partner scratched
his neck and said:
' , 'Why. he looks familiar."
'That's Yashka!" exclaimed the
flrst, as I moved nearer, "yashka!
Yashka!" they shouted at tho top ot
tficlr voices, running toward me as
fast aa they could.
"Yashka Is back! Yashka Is back'"
Hvent out tho word to men and officers
alike. There was such spontaneous
Anv )nt T wnit overwhelmed. Our
regiment was then in the reserves, I
and soon 1 was surrounaea oy
hundreds of old friends, Theie was
aw intermittent kissing, embracing, hand
fftJ ; Making. The boys pranced about like
S aclas. shouting, "IxoK who's nere:
t t Yahka!" They had been under the
B , ,.. T . Jlrnlilnil n A
rK would never return. They congratu.
ft, toted me upon my recovery. Even the
Ki njRcera came out to shake hands with
If" ZT- l.l...l ,. nna nit v.
h resinK their gratification at my re-
',. very'
rv , I shall never forget tne ovation
. ertiw oMrrlpd mn on their shoulders.
Ltsitlnr. "Hurrah for Yashka! Three
for YasllKa!" .viajiy ot tiiem
l me to visit their dugouts and
with them tho food parcels they
etv1 from home. The dugouts
really ln a splendid state, clean,
lied, wen protectees, i was rrao
i tn mv old company, the Thlr-
th, and "was now considered a vet-
Our company was detailed soon to
t'M the protecting force to a oatierj
jkrtlllerJV' Buch an assignment was
rkrr st r.TTCCiT
tcmr positions vvoie n t .vanniv to
Rl0n full of iinidliolot and marslirs
it vv.n ltnposilIt to i (instruct mid
milntniit rt Kill if trencher there We,
therefore, built .i b.itrler of xmdbaKs,
i behind which we rmmhctl, lvtieetlfep
n va((,r Un t.ou,(1 not tmlur IonK
ju ,uc, , rrumsUncc,, one vis com-
petiei , sn.,teli bits of Meet) stnndlnp
nnd cen tho strongest constitutions
inoko down iuickiv we weie ir
llevd at the end of -l dijs nnd sent i
to tne icar lor lecupriaiiiiii i ni-ii n i
had to inline the men who hid taken ,
our places. ,,.,.'
nun we i-nimnuFii hi iium im- ""'
i'.e summer neiicd its end mid the
raitis increased, tho water would rise
land at times reach our waist" It was
important to maintain our fiont Intact
out raiding parties and keeping a keen I
watch over the emmv s moeine";H i
although for several miles tne wgs not to return and wrote letters to their ,."" V" ,," .tHhi.tlnn of bread ' the enera
we.ro lrtuallv lmmissab p. Tho Gcr- w,r ., ntiiKn nri,ii lbfur. n 110l.lr lor tl,c 'distribution of bread , . ,, Tn
mans, however, made an attempt In offensive tho men's' camaraderie . t,or,Sr,tn jfnd a hair ,I of "Ue Is e
Aiieiit n. outflank the marshes, but m.-hA ,, riim.r Ti,r. nnia t. of. ratlon pf two and a half pounds of ,, ,f .
r.n..i ...i... - ".'. ',"1 ..'. ..'.., "... bread dally. It was often burned on
iam-u .. icuuuiiait? iiariinKs. Mncere in uiessiunn i .u , j .,. i
Later we wero shifted to another I bv somo of their premonitions of death . ", Tt Ti vi vh ,,,, V.r ,,r
position, some distance awuv There ana Ule ntrustn cf messaReH to ?" A.1 " c. k' "1?.en,.dl" "fr .r;i
was .ompaiatlvo quiet at our ironi , friends. Universal Joy was dlsplaved ,,"" T'i"..",.," . .v?..: ', .',. ' . '
r.. ...!.. .. !. nnii.at.jrr.il nr BenniiiK i. ....... - .. i.n .. .. ,.,.a uim itiniiiiiK mini-) hi....j
fiom our advanced listening posts we Al 3 , t, molnng tile or(er "Ad
Hlept in the morning and taed wwo ,1CPi.. rnB out HUoyallt ln sl)irit
awako all night vvo started for the enemv's positions.
I participated in numeiotis obscrva 0ln. c,lsunuies 0 tno VtlJ ere enor.
tlon parties Usually four ot us would ,noUb se,crn tlmcs Me wcro or(ered
bo detailed to a listening post located
sometimes Hi a min auoiuci m" "
a hole In the pround, behind the stump
of a tree or some slmllai obsincic
npait Onco at tne post, "r "'"
and dut demanded absolute immomi
. -...-
ity nnd caution, we n "'-" I
vor- errnrt to cati I anv unuiu.,
hound and eommunlcato it from poit
to post. Besides, tliere was anvujs
chance of an enenn pitiol or post
being in dose proxltnitv without our
knowing it. Even two hours the hold-
em nf tho nosts were relieved. I
" " " ... ,wi -it
Ono foggy night while on guard at a
""l0" "5.V,' i "VAnV .ru. nnd I
. -r . . i.a n iiiii nniwn
:"."-.-- ., v,m there
It SUUIIUVU llir . ,n,'..n ,. -v . -----
t rnir t !r u r r iiii inn imiiii ii. ..--
'""" " ""cr t0 m shaip quirv for
"a " ""iw.er l?" l ' ' , noUlble to
i" iia3,w.. .;' r. ., . i
neo ln tho mist. Wo opened Hie nnti
the Germans flattened tncmseivca
against th ground nnd waited.
There they lav for almost two hours,
until wo had forgotten the Incident
Then they crawled toward our post
nnd middenlv appeared in front of us
Tk.. ., i,-iit nf them One threw
a gienade, but missed our hole, and it I
exploaea Deinnii us nc- -", .
two and wounding four. Tho remain
der escaped.
When the company commander re
eclved an order to i-end out a scouting
parly ho would nil tor voiuiiieern
Aimed with hand grenades, auout
thirty of tho nest Milliters wouiu u
out into No Man's Land to test the
enemj h slirngth bv drawing his fire
or to alarm him h Intensive bombing
nnd shooting Not Infrequentlv scout
lng patties, fiom both sides would meet
Then there would be . i regular battle
It has happened that one party would
let an opposlto paitv pass by and then
attack it from tho rear and capture It
The 10th or August, 1113, was a
memorable day in our lives The
enemv opened a violent fire at us at
3 a. m. of that date, demolishing our
baibed-wtro defenses, destroying some
of our trenches and burying many sol
diers alive. Many others wero Killed
b tho i-hclls Altogether wo lost fif
teen Killed ind forty wounded nut of
2J0 It was cleat that the Hermans
contemplated an offensive. Our nrtll
lery leplled vigorously, and the earth
hhook from the thunders of tho tan-
non. Ave sought every ptoleetlon avail
able, our nerves (.trained In momen
tary antlilpation of an attack. Wo
crossed oui selves, prayed to (!od, made
ready our rifles and awaited oiders
At 6 tho Clernuns were obi-erved
climbing over tho top nnd running In
our direction ("loser and closer they
came, and still we were kept Inactive,
while our artillery rained shells on
them When they approached within
100 feet of our 'ina tho otder was
Popular Priceior Pirticulsr Peopls
Re : Desserts
Tf A dainty, round, deep
II dish, filled to the
-jl brim with sliced ap
pies, currants, a slice
of lemon and a dash of
nutmeg covered over
with flaky pie crust and
baked to a rich brown
there you have the Eng
lish Deep Dish Apple Pie
for which CHERl is
famous. Served a la
mode, with ice cream on
top, and it becomes a
"feast"
FIFTEEN CENTS
per Individual Pie
A La Mode
TWENTY-FIVE CENTS
124 South 13th Street
132 South lSth Street
crawled to our post so noiseicssj ..jfJd ,,, , (J ,u u i.im cum, m, nmt ic t ..-. """".."";" intenioVvas the r feel-
not only the enemy but even our own Qvn rooUU ReKlment alone captured , resorted to again. After noon we re awav alive, ro lntenbo was tneir reel
menwouldnotknow our hiding place' J 20Q0 our Jubilation was I lved our ass gnments and at G In , liw
i iui!ii nrit: un ii .nw w. ..--rf vni nn ouu vvo hnm tn imamt 'c tmci . - - t '!'- v. .i. v.- i
.. i.'mivs.-.'t ii. iaviiiiv.i.iis.iiTniiuivi
a -at nimn at
Hu-:ijii arlillrrj wlicn llir war a j tiling
issued to us to open Hie It was --u li Jh aim pained and 1 could not tc
i coiuentiated hail of lmlkts that we mi in In the front line. The medical as.
let luose -it the fuc, dtclinatliirf his
ruiihs, mni ronnision reauuea in ins i
tnldst. Wo took advantage of the
nltii itioii mid ru'hed at the Gcnnnns,
turning tlitm bail, and pursuing them
alnng IIik rigliteui-vcrst front on
which the started to adame The
enenn lost inooo that morning.
nuilng tho dj wo received re
enforcements nNo new equipment In
cmniiig gas masks Then wot tl enmc ,
that wo would take tho offensive the i
J0""1"? " sllt. 0ur ?u"s h."an "
leirnic uomuarument ot mo ucrman ,
positions at o In the ivenlnj We
",?J Q'l ln sf, tdt" Vf i:,'
cltement Men and officers mixed
,u tne CIltm-s barrier of wile or fell
Into the midst of his trenches
" dJ' oVrflrst Ilm -was almost
Joking nliotit death. Many expected t,. , ..... .i.... . .i.
' omnlrtXiilpcd out bf,tfi iai tlo ot suar s sup -
irapl" eHieduubv men from t he sec d I l)03cd 1o bp three sixteenths of a
S: ZlB Onetlrced thi'0 l" ol!V dinner Bot
iiiiiiiiiiirsin. t- ni'in i it- riir iiv n iiiin
tons aIul .-0 Man's I.aud. strevui with
wounJed il( deu wj) nQ ow
Tlieie were few stretcher-bearers avail-
... , . . ... , ..,
ible ond a call went out for volun
leers to gather In the wounded. I
was among those who answered the
call.
There is grent ratlsfactlon in aiding
an agonized human being Theie Is
great revvaru in tne gratituae 01 si
great reward In the gratitude of somean(l sent to the rear for a sK dajs'
. ... -... ..... ... j k w n , 'im
It
leave me Immense jov to sustain life
in benumbed human bodies'. As I was
kneeling over ono such wounded, who
had suffered a great loss of blood, and
was about to lift him, a sniper'H
bullet hit me between the thumb and
foicfinger and passed on and through
the flesh of my left forearm, For
tunately I tealUed quickly the natuie
of tile wounds, bandaged them, and. In
spite of his objections, carried tho
bleeding man out of danger.
I continued my work all night, and
was recommended "for bravery In de
fensive and offensive fighting and for
rendering, while wounded, first aid on
tho field of battle," to receive the Cross
of St Ueorge of the fourth degiee. But
I never received it Insteud, I was
uwatueu a ineaui oi me lourin uegteo
nun .i iiuunuvu ui.il i uiuuii couiu
not obtain tho Cio-,s of St. George
I was disappointed and chagrined
Hadn't I heard of the cross being
given to nome Hed Cioss nurses' T
I protested to the commander. IIo fully
sv mphatls-ed with mo and epreflsed
I bin belief that I ceilalnly deserved the j
cross
"But," he added, disdainfully, shrug- !
'ting his tdiouldera, "it is natchaletvo" i
I (officialdom)
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iifiMfr vf gas per
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pared
burners
burning
hour.
3 hours'
for lc
Special Price for This
1 Sale While They Last
This price includes the lamp, self-lighting
s attachment, and glassware, complete and ready
to put on.
jEE Should you desire us to deliver the lamp and
place it upon your fixtures, a charge will be made
of 25c
Wm arm alto offering tpttial lighting fixturtt
of groatly rtductd priett,
Ceiling fixtures, domes, brackets upright and
as inverted models oil standard goods suitable to
rs the best .types of Philadelphia homes.
s We doubtless have the very thing you are
EE: looking (or.
3 These are limited stocks and -w ill sell quickly.
1 The United Gas
m Improvement Co.
a rr ri j- y x rm
K.-a '74
$"W 8.
fcistant of our leghncntal hospital had
he hii imy wounafa, una i aa iciii
to act In his place, under the super-
lslon of tho phjslclan. I stayed there
two weeks, till my aim Improved,
and attained such proficiency under
the doctor's Instructions that ho issued
a certificate to me, stating that 1 toiild
temporarily perform tho duties of a
medical assistant.
Tin- nitiimn nf 1M-, nnsl for lis
uneventfullj Our llfo be"camo one of
loutlne At night wo kept watch.
,,i ii .,., u, , i.n.a
on little stoves In the front trenches.
Wlh dawn we would go to sleep and
The kitchen was always about a vtrst
in the rear, and we sent messengers
to bring tho dinner palls to the
trenches The average dinner con
slsted of a hot cabbago soup, with
some meat in it The meat, frequently,
was spoiled The second dish was ul
"" "I,."MJ?, ..P,IUlr..er."?.1'!
slsting only of one course, nrrlved. It
was eitlit r cabbage sou) or kasha oi
half a herring, with b.ead. Many ato
all their bread before the supper hoin,1
or it they were very hungrj, with the
first meal, and thus were foiced to
beg for morsels from their comrades
or go hungry ln tho evening,
Kverv twelve ds wo weie relieved
lecuperation. There the baths of the
Union of Zemstvos, which had already
extended Its activities in 1915 through,
out the front, awaited us. Every
nl y lt ttort mnrnlnc. flu lav- unil II
Emergency Aid of Pennsylvania
Committee on Emergency Training
(Co-operating With the Advisory Committee for Philadelphia of tho
War Work Council, Y. W. C. A.)
Offers the Course for Nurses' Aids Known As
The Warden Course for Trained Attendants
SECOND CLASS BEGINNING MARCH 11th
Kegistration and Information at Emergency Aid Headquarters,
1428 Walnut Stieet, and Itoom 707, Withertpoon Building.
From March 3 to March 10
Course $35.00 Payments $5.00 Weekly
The
Wonderful
"C. E-Z"
Lamp
90-candle
Power
Burns only
3yj cu. ft of
hour, as com
with open flame
giving 22 cp. and
5 feet of gas per
good, ample light
worth of gas.
divisional bath wbh In charge of a
physician and a hundred oluntoer
workers. Kvery bathhouse was also a
laundry, and the men, upon entering
It, left their dirty underwear there,
receiving In exchange clean linen.
AVhen a company was about to leave
tho trenches for the rear, word was
sent to tho bathhouse of Its coming.
There was nothing that tho soldleis
wclcomrd so much as the bathhouse,
so ermln ridden were tho trenches,
and so great was their suffering on
this account.
VOlWDED AND PARALYZED
Towards winter we were moved to
a place called Zelcnoye l'olte. There
I whh placed In charge of twelo
stretcher bearers and sered In tho ca
pacity of medical assistant for bIx
weeks, exercising the authority ot
sending 111 soldiers to tho hospital and
of granting a few days' rest from duty
to the Indisposed.
Our positions ran through an aban
doned country estate. The manor lay
between the lines. Wo were on the
top ot the hill, while tho Germans
occupied the low ground. We could,
therefore, obseno their movements
and they. In turn, watch us. If anv
one on either side raised his head he
became the mark of somo sniper.
It whs In this place that our men
fell lctluis to a high olllcet's treason.
There hnd been rumors aplenty In the
trenches of pro-Herman officials In tho
army and the court AVc had our sus
picions, too, nnd now they wcro con
firmed In a shocking manner.
General AValter paid a visit to the
front line IIo was known to be of
German Mood and his harsh treat
ment of tho soldiers won for him the
cordKl hatred of the rank and file
The general, accompanied by u con
siderable suite of officers and men,
exposed himself on his tour of Insprc
' Hon of our trenches completely with
out attracting a single enemy bullet!
i It was unthinkable to us who had to
cr.iul on our bellies to obtain somo
water. And here was this party In
I open lev of the enemy who kept
moh a strange Blltnci",
The general acted quecrly. He would
stop at points where the barbed wire
was torn open or where tho fortifica
tions were weak and wipe his face
with his kerchief There whh a gen
eial murmur among the men. The
word "treason!" was uttered by many
lips In suppressed tones. Tho officers
were Indignant nnd called the gen
eral's attention to tho unnecessarv
danger to which ho exposed himself
Hut the geneinl ignored their warn
ings, remarking, "nitchevo!" (It's
nothing)
The discipline was so rigorous that
no ono dared to argue' tne matter wnn
I. The officers cursea wnen
e men muttered:
elllng us out to the enemv!"
i hour nfter his departure
tho Germans opened a tremendous fire
It was particularly directed against
those points at which the general had
stopped, reducing ineir incomplete n
(Vntir. m rliiKt. We thought at first
, ,hat thn cnrmy intended to launch an
I offensive, but our expectations did not
materialize. He merely continued his
violent bombardment, wounding and
burjing alive hundreds. Tho cries of
the men wero such that rescue work
I could not bo postponed, w nuo tne
!,5"i"B. JS"? "SJ, 5fh,?i,i nnd
! charge and dressed some Imndred and
I fifty wounds. If General falter had
appeared In ormia at rt-t moment
reconstruction of our demolished
trenches and altogether extracted
, out MO ne.I ?" ?,mefm S
for and received a gold medal of the
seconu uiki '' inJ""7 , ", nre"
J" he ( ",e5 2'e,
second dtgiee for -saving wounneu
UnUlill) tl mimvi . j ..u.... ...v-
a medal or tne lourtn aegiee, out i
tno irivon one of the second decree
because of the special conditions at-
tpnrttne mv work
Wo were then telieved for the
month and sent fifteen versts to the
rear, to the village of Senkv, on a
stieam called Uzllanka. An artillery
"C.E-Z"Gas Lamps
and Lighting Fixtures jj
We have a limited stock of the famous HI
Wclsbach "C. E-Z." lamps bought at a Eg
price which enables us to offer them to our ES
consumers at a great reduction.
The retail price of this lamp, today,
throughout the country is $2.40. r
When this stock of ours is sold, it $0 4A
will be necessary for us to sell it at4cU EE
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a 1wt! mmm
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bnse was located there, nnd once we
got to the place our lite was eased.
But getting there was no easy task;
the road was frightful. Wo were
fatigued and exhausted, and jnost of
us fell asleep without even eating the
supper that had been prepared for us.
There was no work for a medical as
sistant ln tho rear, and besides mv
arm had fully recovered, so I applied
to the commander for permission to
teturn to the ranks. IIo granted lt
promoting mo to the grade of corporal,
which placed me In charge of eleven
men.
Here I lecelved two letters, one
from Yasha, In reply to inlno, writ
ten from Yakutsk, In which 1 spoke
of returning to hlni at tho conclusion
of the war, I had an answer sent to
him reiterating my promise, on con
dition that he change his behavior
toward me and treat me with consid
eration and love. The other letter
was from home. Mother wanted mo
to come buck, telling of her hardshlns
and sufferings.
It wag October, This month, spent
at the artillery base, tras ono of Jol
lification. Wo were billeted ln the vil
lage cabins, and engaged almost dally
In sports and games. It was here that
1 waa first taught how to sign my
name and copy tho alphabet. I had
learned to read previously, Yasha
having been my first Instructor. Tho
literature that was allowed to circu
late at the front was largely tnado up
of lurid detective stories, and the name
of "Nick Carter" was not unfamiliar
even to mo.
There were other pastimes, also. I
remember ono day during a downpour
1 sought shelter In a barn, where I
found about forty officers and men,
who had also sought protection there
from the rain. The owner of tho barn,
a baba of middle age, was there with
her cow I was In a mischievous rnoOd
and began to (Hit with her, to tho gen
eial merriment of the men. I paid her
some flattering compliments and de
clared that sue had captivated me. The
woman did not recognize my sex and
piofesscd to bo Insulted. Encouraged
by tho uproar of tho men, I persisted
In my advances, and finally made an
nttempt to kiss her. Tho baba. mad
dened by tho laughter of tho soldiers,
seized a big stick of ntovo wood, and
with curses threatened mo and the
men.
'Get out of here, ou tormentors of
a poor baba!" she cried,
I did not seek to provoke a fight and
exclaimed to her:
"Why, you foolish woman, I am a
peasant girl mvself!"
This only further Inflamed our
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hostess, She took It for more ridicule
and became more menacing. The of
ficers and soldiers Interfered, trying to
persunoe ner or the truth of my
words, aa none of us wanted to bo put
out Into the rain. However, It re
quired more than words to convince
her, so 1 was compelled to unbutton
my coat.
"Holy Jesus!" the woman crossed
herself. "A baba, Indeed." And Im
mediately her heart softened, and her
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lasting tone of beautiful quality. The proof of
Steinway longevity is in evidence everywhere pianos
are used. Here in our show window stands the
first Steinway square, yet maintaining its tone
value and its beauty of casing not n part changed since it
was first sold in 1853 sixty-six years in service.
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established the largest and most ideal garter
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cared-for, well paid and well satisfied.
They not only work here they live here
eight hours a day.
We've made this business home of
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your daughter work in and the kin!d that
our own children would be proud to re
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tone changed Into one of tenderness.
She broke out Into tears. Her husband
and son were ln the army, she told
me, and she hadn't heard from them
for a Ion? time, She gathered me Into
her arms, gave mo food and treated me
to some milk, Inquiring about my
mother and mourning over her 'lot.
We parted affectionately, her blessing
following me.
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