" ( V. 1 8 EVENING PUBLIC LEDGERPHILADELPHIA, FRIDAY, MARCH 7,. 1019 , --to. ft t n it i i i i i. ! t K I is I 1 f s 11 Y4HVW mOTCHKAREVA USES A fe Eater Her Foot Is Frozen . While She Is on Duty at Listening Post and She Fights to Prevent Ampu tation Contact With the Dead in , the Most Terrible Off en- sivcShc Had Ever Known " "Causes Her Temporarily to Lose Her "Nerve i(CrteM, Itlt, tu Frtdtrltk i floiti (o ) (TWt tlorr. toM ciy M.rli l,lne, 1 ri't)llhfd br Fr( HotchkureMi ml A bv Imjr Don Frdrlek A HtoV It -r twnpany upaer cne uti or YftsnKft " THIS STARTS THK STORY When In 1317 Maria. Botc.hlcarea formed the Battalion of Death, a woman's fighting unit, th world wai tnrlllcM and a peasant Klrl stepped inio me irucrnacioimi nan or umc, Here she tells her owi ior Thn first installments torn or nor mill! hood and marrlftRe Forced to le.uo her husband because ot hl jealou he Joins nn lnfnntr regiment. Slio sees flshtlnf? 1 decorated for dif tlngulshed Venice and I shocked to seo slim of treacherv among tho hl?h ofjlcer of the Kulan com mand. AM) HERE IT CONTINUES I TT WAS snowing when we returned breaking doun It was diflkult to te 1 to the front Hue Our position was Place a worn pijii of bootv Not ! infre t....Mj .. Mii r.... t,t.. .a1hh. . . s -.-ir!rtac.rdrfm,eynh .. i"" f.1","" ."' """-.?" . ,....1 "'" 1 "."' We started out in single file, moving li forward stealthily end as noiselessly as ! -nossibln. We nassed bi some woods. I In which nn enemy patrol, upon hear- .. uu j ing the crackling of the snow be us?eath some of our toldlers' boots had ' . . . .. a i niiiflpii. we crawiea on io me enptny trenches and lay in front ?t 'his lrbed l v're'""rj"8 .VT'1''" ,?": We were rather tin- the snowdrifts, ';.,:. ,m.d ..! 1 easy, as our linnAtlee.1. .S, SSTi STb5 Bobrova former school teacher, but r-J.. r .v.. ,.. -,,-a.,. ...a J "f" :?Ji . a L inmrVMr denly caught a noise In our rear. "There is lomething on. he whls- pered to us. We pricked up our cars, but scarcely had we time to look around when we 'found ourselves surrounded by an enemy force larger than our own It was too late to snoot ve iesoriea xo our bayonets, and It was a brief but ... --... Ravflire scraD. 1 found mjself confronted by a Ger man, who towered far above me. There was not an Instant to lose. Life and death hung in the balance. T .-M.iipri nt the German before he had tlmo to move and ran him in the I for a neathly mKslon. We tired, and stomach with the bayonet It stuck. ' t,ey replied A bullet pierced my coat. The man fell. A stream of blood jU9t scratching the skin. Then every gushed forth. I made an effort to thing quieted down again and we null tho bayonet out. but failed It wre FOnn relieved I barely had the first man that I had bay - rajt onsted. It was all so lightning quick, I fled, pursued by a uerman. towaro our trenches, falling several times. i rising always to go on. Our wire en - tanglements were zigzagged, ana i was Unable to find quickly our positions, My situation waa getting critical, when I discovered that I had eome hand srrenades with me. I threw tnem at my pursuer, falling to the ground it; '" ft R E W S T r&fffi&th: ..& fliA $ fttfr ' EL 33 EZT ii' AND HAND GRENADE SA VES HER LIFE WGEMwr.-JffiH" ... . t JBWHT5? JBWW--- JM"-sr ! ?laiJ'-3 ' " . 'MBBHHDfeBwRHiiFdyM 3KT J.J. ,. 3KMMMMMBBla3SMMMMMifc s-iJ!L n. yi,y,iaafcJ-tf,gfeaasAJag.rtJLAM.A ,aoid the shock of the ppInalon. and 'afterward reached our trenches i Onlv ten teturned of our party of, ! thirty The commander pcrson.illv thanked me -Mirc.njf his uondrr nient at nn .ihilltv to luonet a tier- 'man. jcred Deep in mv soul l ni-o won The ear of lOla was tictrlug its end The whiter was fceveie, and lif In the trenches unbearable Death was a welcome isllor. Kven more welcome was a wound that enabled me to be sent to the hospital There were man cases of men snowed under and frozen to death Then-weie mam mum canes of frozen feet that ieUird amputa tMn Our equipment was running low. rnr siinnlx oicanliatlon was alreads natteni those lev ditches We longed for bat ties, for one mighty battle, to win the vlrtorv and end the war One' bitter night I was detailed to a listening post with three men Mi boots iv ere worn out One can t inov e while on such dun A motion may So there we lay on the m no ii n wh lm ?" - . - . . .. - . ..,. uM, ;""" 'S" went about his work 'without delaj ' work -without dela5. and thoroughly M? rWl toof.- "! "IS. "?'S mTSSU .i "; ...;' s ttlne UP was not to ne muuBi.v ji Didn't I hear a noise" I couldn't bother ''"t, T had to strain all my . . ,0 xch that peculiar sound 0r v.as lt a mer reak of the wind" -iy f00t grew numb It was going a.i.D i "Holv Mother, what's to be done7 Mv g'ht foot is gone. The feet of the '0ther three men are ireezmg, coo The. Jim hisperfd that to me. If onlv .. A ...j ...... ...4 Allat a na nnw ...- ..... ....?.. --tiM fnliaio llq nOW- But the two hours are not yet up" I thought i Suddenlv we perceived two figures In white crawling towaul u, Germans! -n,.M,i v. in. nnnronrlatp costumes 1 strength to reach my trench, There, i j fn exhausted crjing, "J?y foot' ; mv foot:" r was taken to the hospital, and . there the horrible condition of my foot was reveaieti ii was as wium as snow, covered with frost Tho pains were agonizing, but nothing terrified me ns much as tho physician's talk of at I the probable necessity of amputating! to ' it. But I put up a stubborn fight, and acly" r e 7fo BREWSTER, MOTOR. CAR. will be on 'Private Exhibition at the Hotel Bellevue-Stratford, from March Eighth to March Fifteenth. Certain Philadelphians know the Brewster Car already for the Brewster was brought out a few years ago in response to re peated suggestions from men and women who know the ex cellence and distinction of cBrexvter Qoach Work, and who wanted, for private use, a car of Brewster quality throughout. After March Fifteenth the Brewster Car will be in ptrtna ttent quarterf at 2039 Market Street. t .. tStO - 1910 E R & CO. w y r.ui .Wwtt". .-.: EEH .tij, .. BAYONET ON GERMAN .ri - ir - .5 - i; - s:j.iiUiiJtciii Russian artillery s..iitl mv ilsht limb H1ace some distance back of tne tlglit Ing line. We were billeted with the peasants in their homes. Thero we rned the use of a bathhouse and slept on tho peasants' ovens, in true home fashion. We even had the op. portunitv to ftp motion pictures, the apparatus being carried from base to ba.e In an automobile of the Lnlon ot Zemstvos We also established, our great rnunu .-;-" : tako J"' P""- '" ""d7-'' t dM ,,ot i E&a?i and even V' "WASranBcd ' won on that occasion has not cliangcu my belief At Beloe many of tho soldiers and, nffl.ar 11 ,rn tlulf.t 111' their W'ies j made manv acqualntancts there unci soma fast friendships, une m iih, latter was the wife of a stretcher- bearer with whom I had worked She i was a joung. pietty and ery lovable woman and her husband adored her. "".'' ' 'i.-.. !'.-. ''''';"bfS! to piiirr aii'i "' .r. .-"". -..,-' women to leave the sanuar tsireicnr bearer) borrowed the commander's horses to drive his wife to the stitlon. On his wa bsck he suffered u stioke of apoplexy and died Immediately He , received u military funeral, and 1 made ' and placed a wreath on nls mcr i As we lowered his coffin into the grave tne tnougni lnrviiauij mkk- itse-lf to tne whether I would be burled IIVrA tlitu m mi- hnflv Inst and blown to the winds In No Mans Land. The "ante thought must have run through many a mind Another friend, mado at the same time, was th wife of Lieutenant Botrov. the former school teaclier. Both of them helped me to learn to write and improve my reading The peasant women of the locality were poor and Ignorant that I devoted part of my time to aiding them. Manj of them were suffering from minor Ills that were neglected One evening I was een called to attend a woman In t-hlld-blrth. my -first experience in niidwlfen Another time I was asked to visit a very bad case of fever. Then camo the trenches again Again intense cold, again eternal watchfulness und Irritating Inactivity, But thero were great expectations in V NEW YORK -JJ- soon ima n uimer tuimui, mm uf i-v,- ....-... ,,., ,,..,.. ... ... n, ,.,..,.. -i--;- - i r,lr me sane oi v nni .-uhu irum or thn moment, we would lindmibtedlv Kistrnt annllcatlon succeeded In re fenslw grew tliicker and thicker. i'L... k,dp. Tho trenches were filled ?,.. k.T", ' l..A J.'.r,..?u"er. Mini lnsr it to its norma state. ureIJ tin- war can't emi witnoui bi..i,i, ,ilfm. i0o. reverberating nltn i ,u i. .. :.. . J r'i' ': " r.r The ear of our bord 1016 was seneral battle, the men argued And their penetrating-appeals. So long as comp cto. ."" v " t ,l?j ,ii. t lav in the bos- so when, toward the end of 1 ebruary, wo wer(1 a0 Ue could not reman 3 nnif most inmedlately upon my r" "R1"' "lk,, ' H two wcc,iR, deaf to the pleadings of our comrades. The conversion betun the colo re . '?iZ was sen T to he r,,"' " "HM cI",lr ,nnt UP wcrr to be nfti of tm went out to do rescue jel and general ended in a quarrel. Eir 'fnr I .nonth's resT In . Belme a Pwpartsl for an olTensUo We to- work." Nor before had I woked in Tho general had not; apparently, ex- rear tor a ttionill S rr in.wrov, a -i..ri n- .mllllu url nnnlnmml. Iln ...i.r. ,..... hut.iilolr. ..I-.....,., oeted US to brenU thrnnirVi tho flrnf own theatre a, 1 stagea a p,a , w w bj one of o i r''Uo" '" ."p On the road we met mnnv wounded were two ,mf'' ?'iaJ"cft0e"tl' i,' d- being ..tilled to the hospital We also drama, and I ' l'Imjn as Passed !. a fiaternal ccmeterv where trig role The .the, feminine rou was ,,, fn,I(, ,n cur llnos UPIe played by a joung.omcer. it was wuii k..h ... on hi mv. wi k I riiiirnrni ill .'vti ......v.. ... ..... ..up. n... .. .,- feyrrt?- --vm TT mb iAit'1!t!M - i'siariiS!. &mxis&a!Si March 3 the commander of the regiment addressed us. lie spoke of the coming battle and appealed to us to be brave and win n great vlctoiy. He told us that the enemy's defenses' were tnoiinous nnd that it would te quire a powerful effort to surmount 1 them Then wo Matted for the front. The or 1(.t ns reserves, and were told to aw.ilt io ,,rocped ,o ,h O ' Mnrcli 6 we began at. unprece- bombardm.'nt. The Germans replied Intenslvelv, and the earth falr,y Mlno The cannonade lasted ,,ai..uI Imllrfl Thnn I.n nritfrr ratnn i f0P us t form ranks and march Into the tienclies w e Knew- tnat it meant participation In the offensive, Lieutenant Qobrov came up to me un8xpectedly with these words, "Vashka. take this and deliver It to my wile alter mv uiucck. i nuve uuti a premoniunii iwr mree uuj's ihiil i would not sunlvo this battle." He handed me a letter nnd it ring. The doctots tho ah As tho winter dtcw to Iti Ill the rear for the night BONW1T TELLER &XQ CHESTNUT. AT 13 STREET Piquant and Refreshing Themes in MISSES' SPRING Hfs possesses tom work. reveals the Misses' Tailored Suits 29.50 to 150.00 The materials serge, tricotine,-Eoiret-lwriU, va'ri-colored checks, black-and-white checks, duvetyn, and many fabric novelties being introduced by this ' shop. The many chic and youthful style-diversions take form in cylinder, straightline, box and blouse coat suits with varying types of waistcoats, embroideries and other treatments. Sizes 1 4 to 18. Misses' Tailored Frocks 25.00 to 165.00 Tailored and" more formal frocks in serge, Poiret twill, tricotine, duvetyn and other appropriate materials. Simple and elaborate styles- are fea tured in straightline and Chinese silhouettes, decorative touches of self tuckings. hand embroidery, ratine, crewel worsted, beading and other "originations'.' .Sizes 14 to 18. , . ' .. BgP I'SPPSWWP'M1 '!' WpwecppBMgMwpjlj J I risrSift'.gaMifcMS5:: ''time n- jAja!iyg -f'ir "Hut. Lieutenant," t tried to .argue, well knowing that pfotestatlona ne of no avullit auch.n.momejit. "1L la not so. It Mill not bo bo. X'rcmgnt tlons, aro deceiving;." ; .., lie grimly shook his 'head find' piessed my hand. "Not tills one, Yushku,'; he paid, Vn were In tho rear trenches .already under a crltablo shouef pf sholls There wero dead and dying In our mttisi, vnini-ueet in. nmcr w crouclied, praying to Ood. Suddenly a Ras wae came In our direction. It caught some without masks on. and thete was no escape for them. I. I death. My Hps contracted and my . eyes watered and burned for three weeks afterward. . Tha altrnnt to advance was civett. and wo Ktarted, .lineertleep in mud, for the enemy. In places the pools reached above our waists. Shells and bullets played liavcui with us Of those thut fell wounded many sank in the mud and drowned. Tho German fire was withering. Our llnrs grew thinner and thinner, find progress he. came so slow tnat.our aoom whs cer tain In the event of u further ndVHnce. The older to retreat rang out. How can one coney this- march back ' shocked. Our colonel talked to tho tnrough the Inferno that No Man's general on the field telephone, ex I.and presented that night of starch f plaining to him the situation. The 7. 1P167 Thero were bleeding human (general was obdurate All of us wero beings, nil but their heads submerged. . so 'Incensed at this treacherous order ....iti... ..t ilnflvplv for twin. "ka ve. !... u-j ...... - .. .. . i-uiiiiiK " . v.. . .,,, V sricii stances. One fellow was wounded in tlie neck or face, und I had to grip him iinder the arms and drag his body throiiffh the mud Another hod his side torn by a shell, icnulrlng matli' dlfilcult maneuvers before I could ex. trlcate him. Several 'sunk so. deep that my own strength was not suffi cient to drag them out. I fin.illv broke down, just as I reached m.v trench with a burden. I was m exhausted that all my bones ached The soldiers got some drink ing water, n Very hard tiling t.o get there, and mado some tea, for mc. Somehow they obtained for me, a dry overcoat and put mi to sleep Jn n protected corner. I slept about four hours nnd resumed the fishing for wounded comrades All dav the artillery boomed again, na violently lis the previous day. At night, our ranks refilled with fresh drafts, we climbed out again and rushi-d for the enemy Acaln we suf fered heavily, but our operation this time was more successful.' When'rho ("Ski nmns sawr us nush determltipdlv on In their direction they came oultarkriciss was Impenetrable. The for a .counter-attack With baoneta stench was suffocating. The ground fixed und u tremendous "Hurrah," wo was full of mud-holes. Some of us sat bounced at them ion corpses. Others rested their feet The Germans never did llko the Hus- , on dead men. One could not stretch a slnn bayonet. As a matter of fact, I hand without touching a lifeless body, they drended them moro than any I We were hungry. We wero cold. 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Misses ' CapesCodtsl Wraps' -29.75 to 135.00, "Small-Capes" of a decidedly ydUmfiircKara'cte'r in all colors of pom-'pom, veloyr and ' tricotine, plaid-silk lined Venny" Crjarnodeljvitlrchain stitching coat-wrap of tricotine lined with taf feta which forms the collar, the same lining treat ment of foulard applied to dolmans of gabardine. other arm "of warfare, and st, they gavo way and took to their heels. We pursued -them Into their trenche. and then: followed a hat scramble. Many of the -German raised their hands Ifi sign of surrender. They well under stood that wo wero in a fierce, exas perated mood. Others fought lo tho end, and all this tlmo Cerman machine guns swept their own trenches, where Teuton and Slav were mixed In com bat. We rushed the machine-gun nests. Our regiment captured in that at tack .25Q0 Germans and thirty machine guns.. I 'escaped only with a slight brulso In the right leg alul did not leave the ranks. K1ated,Vl' pur vic tory over, the ftrong defenses of the first, line, we swept on toward tile enemy's second line. Ills fire slack ened considerably, A groat triumph was In prospect, as behind tho weak' second and third lines there was an open stretch of undefended territory for many versts. Our advance line, was within seventy fcot of the enemy's -trenches when an older came from .General Walter to Ihalt and return to our positions. Men 'and officers alike were terribly mm, uuu any uiie ui us luaen cnarKO German line. So many .waves of Itus san. soldiers had beaten In vain against lt. and with such terrific losses. As our men saw It then, It was the gen er,il' traitorous program to have as many of us slaughtered as possible. Hut discipline -was rigid, and orders were orders. We had to go back. Wo were so exhausted that our bodies welcomed a rest. In those two days, tho 7th nnd ?th of August, our ranks were lcfillcdfjour times with fresh drafts- Our casualties weio number less. .Like mushrooms after n rain tho corpses lay' thick everywhere, and llcre. was no count to the wounded. One could not mako a step in No Man's Land without striking a Hus slan or German dead body. Hloody feet, hands, sometimes heads., lay scat tered In the mud. " That 'was tho most terrible offensive In which I-partlelpftted. lt went down Into history lis tho Battle of Postovy. Wo spent the first night In tho Her. man trenches we had'ta'pturea..It wus a night of Ullforcpttablo horrors of cus Coats, A - .! flesh crawled In the dreadful nur rounding. I wanted to get uti. My hand sought aupport. It fell on the f?t .ft corpse, stuck against tho Mt"nl "cr,came1' "PP,1 n fell. l..! .JlM? W.1U horror suel1 n I ht..r? m """'enwd, iwd shrieked tne Omcera' inmnnt Mj .. r.. m. ' Z -". .iu u ran wan sent for mo with an electric hand llghl .i.. . """K" wnom tney had taken for wounded. It was warm nnd comfortable In tho dugout, ns it had tea, and little by little regained my poise. noT.iu"lMn.ce ot. lh- ''ucout was. naturally, facing the enemy now. He knew Its exact position and conccn- 1.- .? "ro ? " AUho"Kh a bomb, proor, it soon began to give way under rt. rain of ahells. Some of these blocked tne entrance almost completely with debris, finally a shell penetrated tho roof, putting out the light, killing five and wounding several. I lay In a cor. ner, burled under wreckage, soldiers and officers, some of whom were wounded and others dead. The groans were Indescribable. As the screech of a new shell would come overhead 1 thought death Imminent. There was no questlbn of making an Immediate effort to extricate myself and escape "'"He t"6 bombs came crashing into tho hole. Wheh the bombardment finally ceased with dawn; and I was saved, I could hardly believe my own senses that 1 was unhurt. The following day I discovered the body of Lieutenant Hobrov. His premonition was right, after all. A school teacher, he was an Intrepid fighter, and a man of noble impulses. I fulfilled his wish, nnd had his ring and letter sent through the physician to his wife. Our own regiment had 2000 wounded. And when tho dend were gathered from the field and car. rled out of the trenches, there were long, long rows of them stretched out in the sun awaiting eternal rest In the Immense fraternal gravo that was being dug for them In tho rear. With bowed heads and bleeding hearts wo paid last homage to our comrades. They had laid down their lives like true heroes, without sus pectlng that they were being sacri ficed In vain by n monster-traitor. On Marcli 10, still suffering from tho effects of the dreadful contact with corpses. I was sent to the divisional hospital for a three days' rest, I was Iuan in ..io i.vjiuui-s uii me ism, wnen another advance was ordered. The German positions were not strongly fortified yet. and wo captured their ,, nrsc. une wunoui, serious losses. Then Setting the Pace for I Silk-lined Suits in Chestnut Street! Since the William H. Wana maker Store started the craze for iitnese wonaernu the busiest place $28 " For $35 and $40 all-wool, fashionable and new silk-lined Suits for both men and young men buyers here tomorrow In Great Plenty! fJEARING of the great out XA let that we have created for silk-lined suits of quality, no less than five of the best builders of good clothing have put their tailors to work turning them out in volume for the William H. Wana maker Store. Some of them are turning out silk-lined suits good for Easter wear. Others are turning out heavier weights good for all season wear. All of them know our quality and tailoring stand ards and are meeting them absolutely. They are coming in today ready for tomorrow in many different lots, each lot re stricted in number so "that the Patterns ' are Exclusive ! which adds immensely to their desirability. Single .- breasted, skirted styles. Double, breasted. Business sack styles! m $28 William. H. Wanamaker 1217-19 Chestnut, Street thero was another few days' respite, during which our ranks were reformed. Uarly in tho morning of March IS. after an Ineffective bombardment of tho enemy's positions by our artillery. tho signal to go over the' top wan given. Wo advanced In the face of a stubborn German fire, dashing through , iso -Man's Land only to find the foes wlro defenses Intact. Thero was noth Ing to do but retreat. It was while running back that a bullet struck me In the right leg. shattering the bone. I fell. Within a hundred feet of me ran tho enemy's first line. Over mv head bullets whlued, pursuing my flee- ing comroaes. 1 was not alone. Not far from me others groaned. Some prayed for death. I grew thirsty. I had lost much blood. Rut I knew It wa useless to move. The sun rose In tho east, only to bo swallowed by gray clouds. "Will I be rescued?" I wondered. 'Perhaps the enemy's stretcher-bearer will pick mo up soon. But no, he Just fired at that fellow yonder who raised himself in an effort to rnove." I pressed myself closer to the ground. It seemed that I heard voices coming near. I held my breath in suspense. "I am a German prisoner!" I thought. Then the voices died out and again my tiurst tortured me. "Holy Mother, when will help come? Or am I doomed to llo here Indefinitely till I lapse Into unconsciousness and expire? There, the sun Is al. ready In mid-sky. The boys are eat ing their soup and warm tea. What would I not give for a glass of hot teal The Germans are eating, too. I can hear the clatter of their pans. Why, I can even smell faintly the steam from their boup. "It Is calm now. Only seldom a sniper's bullet crosses tho field. Night, night, night. How r wish for night! Certainly our men are not going to let all of us perish here. Besides, they must have missed mo by now. They surely won't let Yashka, dead or nllve, lie In the field. So thero is hope." Tho thought of the boys discovery of my absence gave me new strength. The seconds seemed hours and the minutes days, but the shadows ar rived at last, creeping toward tho side where, tho sun had disappeared. Then camo darkness and rescue was not long postponed. Our brave sanltars. aided by comrades, were out on their holy mission. Cautiously they moved nearer and nearer to the German line, and finally picked me up. Yes, It waa Yashka whom they carried into our trenches. (CONTINUED TOMOItnOW) suits it nas Deen in town!
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