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But clouds gath. ercd overhead and showers Impeded our proffrcps to such an extent that the clrls cotilil ncnrcely keep tip. henevcr we parsed ft vIIIbko the to the rank and file, nnd my noldlern were Immensely pleased. I proceeded with tlio general and his sulto to head, quarters, where luncheon was await ing 11s. Ho nearly kissed me when he learned that there were no committees liedd of Russian Government Insisted That a Committee of Soldiers Should Be Formed in Her Battalion, and That Was Her Answer Premier,- in Rage, Orders Her Shot, but Officers, Who Secretly Sympathize With Her, Remind Him Capital Punishment Has Been Abolished wm t, 7 . , US; 1 , , 1 , 1 . 1 , .,, -. ... , " 3krS W ' ' 11 ' '" " ' ' TtT 1" wpre lnitl that day If I onto allowed them to ; tim,(i tlle nrmv everylhlnB has spread out. Ho was compelled to Irhnnged," ho raid. "I lovn the soldiers hold tho battalion In the open and nnd ,,ev nlways loved me. Hut now move ahead, regardless of the condl-1 jt (s ,,j gone. There Is no end to Hon of tho load or tho weather. rouble. K cry day, almost every hour, It was It o'clock at night when we there come some Impossible demands arrived at corps headquarters and from the ranks. The front has lost were met by Cleneral Kostlayev, chief almost nil of Its former might. It Is of staff, who asked us to go to eat the ,a comcilj , not war." Imeul prepared for us. The command- Vo iin(j ot lla(1 timc to ,cgin t1G nig Keiicriii uui !"! " '"'""': i lunciieon wncn a telegram arrived row, he said The girls were too tired froln Mdodechno, notifying the staff 10 sup. jney ten hro ui " " i0r IverensKy's arrival there for luncli assigned to the battalion and slept all night In their clothes. Tho corps headquarters were situ ated at Iledkl. We breakfasted In tho barracks, after which wo proceeded to prepare for levlew by the commanding general. I bud been fruited to lunch with the staff after ro lew. It whs then found thut several of my glt-H were suffering from the ef fects of the arduous march on the pre ceding daj Two of them, Skrldlova, my adjutant, the daughter of an ad miral who had commanded the Hindi eon nnd requesting the general's and my attendance. Losing no time the general oidered his car nnd wo drove lo Molodechno nt top speed. There were about twenty iiersons (Present at tho luncheon at nrmy head- tho chief of staff, Kostlayoyt told later. iverensuy ragca at nrst. "Shoot her J" ha ordered In tho flUBh of anger. "Clospodln Minister," General Valu yev, tho commander of the Tenth Army, mild In my defense, "I have known Botchkarova tor three years, She first taslcd war as a member of my corps. She suffered more than any other soldier at the front, because she suffered both as a woman and as n soldier. Sho was always In the lead of nny enterprise, serving as an eMa tuple. She Is a plain soldier and a word Is a pledge to her. If she bad been prom ised the command of the battalion without the aid of a committee, then she could never understand a reversal of the pledge." The commander of my corps and other olllcers also spoke up for me. Finally, some remembered that Keren sky had abolished cipltnl punNhment "Capital punishment has been abol ished, Clospodln Minister," they said. "If Hotchkareva Is to be shot, then why not let us shoot some of those HARDWOOD FLOORS New Floors Laid Old Floors Treated ' W. W. Lukens & Co. 161 HANSOM ST. Hoth l'honf quarters. Kcrrnsky tat nt the hoadilGOO deserters who aro raising tho of tho table. The commander of my I devil here?" ' corps was on my right nnd another geiiernl on the left. During the meal the conversation was about the con dition at tho fiopt and tho state of piepnreuness for a general offensive. 1 took virtually no part In tho dls- Grocers' and Butchers' Equipment Refrigerators, moat coolers, counters,- racks, computing scales, electric coffee mills, meat grind ers, cash registers, etc. Agents for Walker's bins. Illustrated Circular on Request. Howe Scale Co-rrr1' SH 1 j 1 fCONTIXt'KD TOMOnttOW) '""""' R Ifi I "Thev decrhe unci semi snldlets to light our AMIc 1 "What Allies are thev to us If the vaut no peace"" somi' argued 1 ney wain nu jn-'jiLt- huh RcicwiiiE tlir Battalion uf Death I'hej fraternize hero K' t ' THIS STA11TS THC STORY In tho summer of 1317 Mat 1.1 Batchkareva formed the Battalion of Death, a woman's fighting unit In tho Russian aimv, and a peasant girl thus stepped into the interna tional hall of fame. In the carlii Installments she told of the haul- ships of her childhood the brutali ties of her married life, and the realization of her wish in become a soldier. She told of battles fought and won and of the demoralization of the army after the overthrow of the Czar. It was her desiie to shame the men Into action that prompted the formation of the battalion which leaves Petrograd amid the plaudits of tho multitude. At Molodechno, however, wheie Bolshevism has laid Its hands on the army the women of th'e battalion aro badly treated. Botchkareva addresses the disorder ly soldiers and asks them when she had earned their scorn and derision. AND HERE IT CONTINUES "When you were a common soldier." Rnswoiro H.UUUUU-ul --. "' " -1 .,,, ,.. vou un,ier IlKB one or us. uui now. oemg mi - -. -., Q ,,. n rm, .vIlh TouceoIsTe" ' 'ouV disclpll 1 am a peasant like the bourgeoisie. and' r woud take our wor(, of "Who made me an ofticer If not you? nonor to stck it out. But should any Didn't your brethren, the common one f JOu attempt to escape I wo i,d soldiersof the First and Tenth Armies. ,me )lm shot pr0niptly." send special delegates to honor me and ..We aKree' We are willing to fol- present 11-uiia aim siauuoiui ..k.. OVVOU; you are one ot lis nuiiaii 1 called un (leneinl aluev .mil as soon .is it .nihcd t hey begged pet mission to take the bod dispatched to the battalions .ector. KUve tlicm a thorough e.amlnntlon or tleierters 10 me tront, asuing ior .ieanviuie 1 inviieu ineni 10 escort us sorting een to sonic catch tests, equipment for them Tho general le- out of Molodechno as conn tides. I .MacnlMceiit'" ho said enthuslHMtl because luteii up wis airaia tnai in uuiu -ve started out. In full nna. earlj cally at conclusion of the quiz, con 1 tlio following week Mncli of the girls .gratulating me and shaking my hand. tarried her full equipment, a burden "I would not have believed It possible l.........lc ..I niii lirntlivpn With tllpil' illlUini,IIU3 'L .mi ..... deadly gases? Ilaien't we all suffeied fiom their dirty tricks.' Aren't thej 'now occupving a Urge part of our country? Let's dne them nut a-.d have peace:" There was silence Vohodx had an thing to sav. lireatls rncuuiagcd, 1 1 resumed. Just as . happj Idea dawned upon me. "Yes, let us hie them out ot Bus- sla Suppose 1 weie in take uu along I to the front, lo feed ou we'l to equlli ou with new uniforms and boots, would :.ou go with me to attack tho I treacherous enemi V" "Yes. yes' We will go' You are lour comrade. You are not a boutgeois 'bloodsucker' With you we will go"" manv voices rang from all sides. "Rut if ou co with me." I said, "I the severest ti,p. innw tlmt the Hermans ate uismicgraic me rest ui me im-ii. .i,ur,...u Vnn nn,t I Know it loo. assumed responslblllu for their ion- Hnven't the Germans asphs ialed duct but the genctal could Mot see of about si.t !le pounds. Thci e were : for men. let alone women, to mater utile whj 1 am . tliiity versts ahead or us to corps' the game In six wceKs so well. n, So ' I hart to return with empty headquarters. The road was open, we get recruits here who had under- bands, but 1 did not disclose the ttutli fields alternating with woods sttetch- gone three months' drilling, and they to tho men I told them that there Ing on botli sides of It. could not compare with your girls." was no equipment on hand nnd that 1 had telegiaphed to heailquarteis 1 He then spoke a few words of praise Sea Meet, lltlll JJUOrOVSKaya, Hie nnoalnll At tho nml nf fllo mr.n1 whan daughter of a general, ycib too 111 to nr.usr, Kerensky walked up to the remain In the ranks and were sent to 'conlll1ander of my corps nnd delivered a hospital. I nppolntecl Princess Tatu. lllmsplf unexpectedly of tho following eva, of a. fatuous Clrusln family In t3prGrnntorv shced!1 "You wlU see to It that a committee bo formed "Immediately In the Death Battalion and that she," pointing nt me, "cease punishing the girls!" 1 waa thunderstruck. All the ofllcers In the room -pricked up their cais. Theie was a tense Instnnt. I fell my blood rush to my head, setting me ablaze. I was furious. "With two vlocnt Jerks I toro off my epaulets and threw them Into the fnco ot tho War Minister. "I don't want lo serve under you!" I evclalmed. "Today you aro this way, tomorrow, tlio opposite. You nllowcd mo once, to run the battalion without a committee. I shall not form any committees! I nm going home." I flung these words at tho reddened Kerensky before any one In Ihe room had recovered fiom the shock, ran out Df the house, threw inynelf Into the corps commander's automobile nnd or dered Ills chauffeur to drive to Iledkl 1 Inslantb. . There was a great commotion as 1 koon as 1 left the 100m, a friend of 1 Tlflls, tho Caucasus, to be my adju tant. She was a mao and loyal girl, of high education and spoke flucntlj three foreign languages. At 12 o'clock 'I formed the battalion for review. Knowing how mucli tho girls had gone through the twenty four hours before. I abandoned for a moment my eere nttltude and joked nnd coaxed my soldiers Into an effoi t to niako a striking imprcfslon on the general The girls tried their best to appear in good shape and were readv to show the geneial what the battalion was worth. The corps commander ar would bo 'rived soon, lie reviewed my soldiers, e New Homes in the. Beautiful Lincoln Drive Section of Germantown--$10,750 Including Garage These homes are just being built and will contain the most exclusive up-to-date new ideas in home construction. Three Baths on Second Floor Make an early selection and have tho house finished to suit you. Full particulars by phoning or calling upon builder and owner, 848 Land Title Building, Broad and Chestnut Streets John H. McClatchy fcMMuwgtorifri-r ggllMWMTO sasesfi thus vaislng me to the grade ot ofll cer? I am of ihe people, blood of ur blood, a tolling peasant girl." "But -we are tired of war. "We want for Yasiika' Hurrah ror Hotrliua reva!" the crowd roared almost unanl mously. It nai a sou st t ring spectacle run peace, they complained, unauie to mil an hour ago these tattered men ncieu fault with me personally as if their hearts were congealed Nw "I want peace, too. Hut how will thev weie beating woimlv. A brief you have peace" Show me how!" I hil0 ago they looked like the most pounded vigorously, obsenlng that my depr.ned thugs, now theii faces were talk was softening the crowd's temper nt with the spark of humanity. It considerably. 'seemed a miracle Hut It was not "Why, simply leave the front and Such is the soul of tho Russian: non go home. That's how we can hae it is hardened and brutal, now it is peace." full ot devotion and love. "Leave the front!" I bawled, with nit tbfl nnwrr T rnllld i-nmmand " 'What will happen then" Tell me! ' Will you have peace? Xcver! The Germans will Just walk oier our im pregnable defenses and crush the peo ple and the freedom. 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