m r; ""Li ii-,' .& .". , . 'i W&;- toVErirorO' PUBLIC EDGERraiDADELraiA THUESDAY, APEII5 3, 1919 :' KiJl W2 Cfo' ' r I S3- IT. mOTCHMRE Completes Lod Journey Disguised asp Sister of Mercy and Ffls Counter- Revolutionary Officers, With Her mhe-Up i 7 On Her Rehrn From Im portant liission Is Eye witness u Atrocities Per-' r petratedlby Bolsheviki and Is Closed as a Spy (Ceturloht, utafiu Freiltrick A. StoKca Co.) (This story and translated iMvlne. Is mil 14 bv Mnf-tA nntchkareta Id transcribed by Isaac Don ineu dv me i-reaericK a b',U Stakes Compi unutr ins uue oi AaflOKK. t THIS In tha ARTS THE STORY mmer of 1917 Maria Botchkareu formed the Battalion of Death, a Woman's fli?htliitr unit in the Rusaln army, and a peasant girl thus jtepped Into the Interna tional hai of fame. Vhls Is her story. Ill earlier installments she told of tli hardships of het child hood, of lie brutalities of her mai Med life and of the realization of her tvlshlo become a soldier. She told of bittles fought and won and ?of the dmorallzatlon of the army ' follOTvlnnthe overthrow of the Czar. It was tdsliame the men into action that theibattallon was formed, but Jv- ll on,y mrtlally and only for a time I ' tutivtAAflsll tn tits mlealAti Ttin TYIOH I . of the lusslan armv at last forced T It tn rtihanrt. nnrl Ttntrhlcflreva re- turned jo her home. She was sum moned it last to Petrograd by offi cers seiretly disgusted with 'Bolshe vism aid goes on a mission to Gen eral KJrnllov. AN) HERE IT CONTINUES ' '1TrHAT shall I say to the guards?" , VV jhe moujlk asked me as we ap- it. Jiroacrcd the front positions. r, .trrii tlmm tlnt vnti nrn rarrvIne your lick baba to a hospital in the "i tity, Is she Is suffering rrom nign fever I answered, requesting him to .wrap me in the huge fur overcoat that i ,was vnuer iiiiii. &.a huhh cnuubn T .Nvlthdut it, but I thought tHat it would Valse my temperature even more, and was not wrong. Under all the covers I resembled more a heap man a numan form. When the battle positions were i i 1 T k.Mn tn tmnnn na tt tn Vi pain. -h "Wliere are you going?" I heard a irt xo o. iioopiitti in mu ii-j1, o mo answer. t "What are you carrying?" t "Mv baba. She Is dying. I am 51 (aklng her to a doctor," the peasant &'f rcpucu. if " Here I groaned louder than ever. I J L was. suffocating. My heart hammered rom fear of suddfn exposure and dis tf covery. Every particle of time seemed ',r'tn age. Ji'-'Pha sentry who halted us appar- fttly talked the case over with some tff his oqmrades, to the accompani- ,jBnt or my exuDeranr. moans. un "out uncovering my face he Issued a 'K nass to the moujlk. Itsr M'lr hpnrt. thumDed with 1ov as the horse started off at a rapid pace. For IS- m. while I still held my breath, hardly . believing piy senses that I had left W Bolshevik territory behind me with so little difficulty. After some time we arrived at the Komllov.front. The posts along It were hefd by officers, of whom his fnren consisted almost exclusively. At ons such post we were stopped by a commanding "Halt!" The driver was starting to rehearse the yarn about his feverish baba when I surprised him by throwing oft the fur topcoat, then the shawl and jump ing out of the vehicle, Issuing a deep Igh of relief. I could not help laugh ing. The moujlk must have thought me ... ..fr 4tvt- rpt. ift-Afa At ilia b- 1UW1 a.b luai. w v...-wo ... t, post could not understand It either. A "What he devil!" a couple of them ,' muttered under their breath. I pro u needed very coolly to pay out the fifty i there, to his great amazement. S "I will get to the city from here all fc right," I Informed him. ,V "Like hell you Willi" the officer In VchargeJ blurted out. "Who are you?" 55, "Why, can't you see, I am a Sister f it Mercy," I answered testily. h 4 "Where are you going?" Fi' "I am going to see General Konil- t lev." I elKKled. IW Tl iVchle 'A "c J The officers were setting furious. Tou will not go a step runner, me chief ordered. i't. "Oh, yes, I will too," i announcea (emphatically. ftfci "Tou are arrested!" the examiner ifteommanaed. i 'Ji- v 1.- .1. 1. 4i Tnl,ntl ttfn . tfft r A OrOKO Vl. mlll-Vl jauftmiiti, u..b ,lngUhe officers to white anger. IX "Don't you recognize me? I am Ccrtlfitd by th. Philadelphia Pediatric SocUty Vblker-Gordon Just as it comes fron the Cow Natural Mllfe ?" Before you break the seal BEFORE you break the tin-foil seal on a bottle of Walker-Gordon Milk note that' it protects the sterile-pouring lip of the bottle ' keeps it clean. Note that the inner, cap is of extra heavy paper. Remember that the milk was cooled, bottled, double-sealed and iced within twenty minutes after it left the cow You break the seal, pour the milk (still cold) from the ideal package a clean glass bottle. Walker-Gordon Milk is produced under ex tremely rigid sanitary supervision. It can be obtained from us at a price in keeping with its quality. VA REFUSES "HOUGH SHE S YMPA TJHIZES WITH CA USE Hv ''3Ll'CBflCHtffiBsasBsssHsBsflsisnv! VtTrKr j,s-"TI!fs-Pf-ssssM:l!xssHW13lsMl llllllllllllslllllllllllllBs9ssilW"'MBE2sB3slV)htM BBBBBaBBBBBBBBBBPsV9i?HSBBEV'-lKlKVriBBBBCyV BM?.. -BBBBBSBBBBBBBBBBBSBsUxr''' H iSSSSSSEailslsislsHsk-ii l4aissK?lrFeCsf ' sSKlTillsSlBWlf H nlHHHlKuisssBv M ?svff--iBl r.flBI TtflEsBsssBlsssssHHsasssssKj iftlsS-s-sslwls( s -ssBjWflKt i,-Jt- -- '-' V , A ',!,' cJfr vj '; 1TLJUIPnMHBnA 3sBlsHsMsssssVHssl fe .? ,i' " s -V - :,." KV J "Tl, iwriiMS3sVsvWKssHsK?sssssslsssHI x? , ,V sftr v; ,v ' vV fi V'"1- ', jfKISsWsssB?BBwW3Bi ' il,".,sVfVft SViWit Ss'N . , f '-t'i V -', -! iJSMMsBsssVCEsKsMlSili v&"C'M3T V''- V$v is,' Vi ' 'j-V'i 'uiMHaliQMftlBlsTlswl tw ?y -vr.. ul tiol'heviki Botchkareva," and I threw off headdress of the Sister of Mercy. ofllcora gasped. Immediately crowding around me with congratulations and handshakes. Kornllov was notified ny telephone of my arrival and the Joke I had played on the sentries. "How do you do, little sister?" ho greeted me laughingly vthen I was brought to his headquarters. My ar rival and the way I got through the lines amused him very much. He looked very thin and somewhat aged, but as energetic as ever. I reported to him that I was sent from Fetrogiad by Goneiul X and other officers for the purpose of as certaining his plans and exact condi tion. I also Informed hm that the Bolsheviki were making big prepara tions for an attack against him, that I had seen eleven cars with ammuni tion at Zverevo, and that the blow- was due in a couple of days, tviw niii ti,t in knew of Kornllov replied that he Knew oi the impending offensive and that his condition was precarious. He had no money anu no xoou, "",."" ",, shevlkl were nmply supplied wm J both. Ills soldiei s were deserting , lilm nnn tv onp. He was CUl OIL "... his friends and surrounded by eue mles. "Did you wish to remain with me and join my force?" he asked me. "No," I said, "I could not nglit against my own people. The Russian soldier Is dear to me, although he nas been led astray pr the present. "It is also very hard for me to fight the boys that I loved so much he declared. "But they have turned beasts now. We are fighting for .our lives, for our uniforms. The life of every Russian officer Is at the rneicy of the mob. It Is a question of m ganlzlng for self-defense. One can ex pect to do little for the country It the Bolsheviks are waging civil wai when the Germans are advancing into Russia. This ta a time for pea ce a xd union among all classes. It s a time for presenting a united front to the enemy of the motherland. But Bol shevism has clouded the minds ; of the people. What Is necessary, refore. Is to enlighten the masses. We can t hope to enlighten them by fighting, if it were possible to organize a counter propagahda, to convince the Ru.slan peasants that the Bolsheviks are stpeed ing our country to complete destiuc tion. then they would rise and pu .an end to Lenlne and Trotsky, elect a new government and drive the Qermans out of Russia. This is the only so lu tion that I can see. unless the Allies aid us in conciliating our BOldlers and re-establishing a front agatfist Ger many." , , This, in substance, was Kornllov s view of conditions in Russia when 1 mnrhlm lii February 1918. I lemaiued nniir nun rtnv at his lieadflUartei s. From conversations with the men at tached to his staff I learned that Kornllov's force comprised only about 3000 lighters. The Bolshevik army op posing it was perhaps twenty times Its strength. I left Novotcherkask in tho evening, after an affectionate parting from Kornllov. He kissed .me farewell and I wished htm success for the good of the country. But there was no success in prospect. We both knew It only too well. A heavy dark ness had settled on Russia, stifling all that was still noble and righteous. Encouraged by my success in reach ing there, I determined to return by myself. I was taken to the battle positions by a group of oftlcers, and from there, accompanied by their blessings, I started out through the battle zone alone, I crawled ori all fours as if through ,NTo Man's land, making a couple of verats without any mishap. The experience gained at the front came in handy. J scented the approach of a patrol and hid Just in time to escape being observed. The patrol turned out to be of Kornllov's force, but I remained hidden. After some more crawling I caught the sound of voices comlng,from the direc tion of a coal mine and 'Judged the place to be one of the front positions. Supplee-Wills-Jones Milk Co. Distributing Agerta for, Philadelphia, Atlantic City and Vicinity Winner of Twelxe GpW Medals Telephone, Poplar 53Q TO JOIN KORNILO V y!!rr!!'Zt? - rK. - - , shortly before graduation at expert the Kseri'islng extreme caution, I man The I aged to pass beyond It safely. Some distance away, dlmlv standing out against the horizon, vas a wood. A Bolshevik foite not wind of the patiol T had encountered and went out to capture It by a flank operation. I decided to conceal myself behind a pile of coal and wait till quiet was re stoied. On my right and left were dumps of coal, too. Hugging the chunVs of coal, I breathlessly awaited the outcome of the maneuver. In a short while the Bolshevists returned with their prey. They had captured the patrol! There were twenty captives, fifteen officers and five1 cadets, I learned. They were led to a place only a score or so feet away from the coal pile that hid me. The bundled Bolshevik soldiers sur- lounded the officers, cursed them, beat them with the butts of their rifles, 'tore olf their epaulets and handled i vm.tiifnl them like dogs. The tie youthful cadets must hae suddenU discov ered an opportunity to slip away, for they dashed off a -few minutes after wn d B , fa caueht w lthlii se ernl hun . lVn.ll.rlit. hnHr. Tho Bolshevik soldiers then decided to gouge out the eyes of the Ave youths in punishment for their nt tempt to run away. Kach of the marked victims was held by a couple of men in such a position as to nllow the bloody torturers to do their fright ful work. In all my experiences of horror this was the most horrible crime I ever witnessed. One of the officers tould not contain himself and shrieked: "Murdeiers! Beasts' Kill me'" He was struck with u bayonet, but only wounded. All the fifteen officers begged to bo killed right there. But their request would not he granted. "You have to be taken before the staff first," was the answer. Soon they were led away. The five martyrs were left to expire in agony where they were. My heart was petrified. My blood congealed. I thought I iw Koing in sane, that In a second I would not be able to control myself and would jump out, Inviting death or perhaps similar torture. I finally collected strength to turn about and crawl away. In the opposite direction, towatd the woods. At a distance of se.veial hundred feet from the forest It seemed to me safe to rise and run for it. But I was noticed fiom the mine. "A spy!" went up in a chorus from several throats, and a number of HEINZ OVEN BAKEE BEANS I One of L VfsBlLfislsSSSSSSSsKBmSSSsW "KflHsHbK riflemen anil rifleunnien solilleis were after me, shooting as they ran. Nearer and nearer the puruer3 i ainc. I luted faster than I i-vor did before lu my life. Within another bundled feet or t-o weie the woods. Tlieie I might still 1,'iopo to hide. I piaeil for strength to get there. Bullets whistled by me, but firing on the run, the men could not take aim. The woods, the woods, to them my whole being was swent forward. Louder and louder giew the shouts behind me: "A she-spy! A he-spv'" The woods weie within mv reach. Another bound and I was In them. Onwaid I dashed like a wild deer. Was It because there weie only sev eral soldiers left at the post and they could not desert It to engage In a hunt or because the men decided that 1 could not escape fiotn the forest anhov, that my puisuers did not ttWou me. Into tlie woods? 1 know only that they weie satisfied with Hendlug a stream of bullets into the forest and left me alone. I concealed lmself In a huiiow till absolute calm was lestoied. Then I got out and tried to flgmo out tho right direction, but I fell Into tin trior at first and leturned to the edge at wlileh I entered. I then walked to the opposite side, struck a path and before taking it I tluew off my costume of a Sister of Mercy and hid it In a 1uh1i, 'rew out my soldier's cap,deslroed the passpoit of Smlnuna and appeared again In my own unlfoim. T leallzed that reports must hae been sent out by my pursuers of a spy in the diess of a nurse and detei mined that as Botchkateva I might still Ktaml a chance for life, but as Smltnova I was done for. (CONTINt.'KU TOMORROW) TEETH FROZEN T ICK Han to Ride Six Miles for Mali li Thaw "Store Molars" New Tiorl., Apiil I! .lepba Stoll fiiiiiihand at Sniiltxwood, X .!, was 'oneil to ilde Rlt ihI1h yestvrdax morn-, I J.. l u,nl. .. Ill, (. lit. I. 4,. ., . . ng to get a match with width to start i fhf to heat wntei so lie mignt maw llx false teeth our of a glass Stoll said he put his "stoi teeth" In t glass Tuesday night and filled It with inter He placed the glass on the sill f all open window. 'When hn arose and -ached for his teeth his hand nut solid ce Ho went to the kitchen to make a lite i IhiII water He miisatkul the house, ut loiild find no matches Hitching . it t to :i buggy, he tliotc to New ion ml atoused a giocei take the weight on me iamiiy pocketbook With meat so high, and not so good for us anyway, what a boon to have a food so rich, so good, so nutritious and so easily prepared as Heinz Baked BeansI the Eat them Every Day Htinx Baked Bum with Pork and Tomato Sauce Hems' Baked Pork and Bean (without Tomato Sauce) Beetea stylo Hsirix Baked Bears ia Tomato Saoce witkeat Meat (Vegetarian) Htinx Baked Rod Kid at Beeiu ) attack in vain m AKU1 um I Yanks and Allies Hold Firm, Though Tired and Onl numherd ArihmiRel. April 3 (By A T' ) Ite pe.iteil Ho1h1ip Ik attacks along the front lino and both th right and left flank positions rontlolllnp OdozersUala' were repulsed today bv Allied forces, The Americans, Flinch, Iltltlah and Run sluna. who either sepaiately or together are holding positions throughout this ten Mors which In a llttln more than 100 miles fouth of Archangel, hae cerj where held their lines Intact. The Bolsheviki, In spile of their heavy losses yesterday, attacked the lallroad front south of Odozeiskala at 10 o'clock this morning, but thev failed. Allied fences east of llolahola Otera, where Amei leans, Russians and British are fighting, were under attack all day yes terday at a point about fifteen miles west of OdozersUala and four separate assaults were mad theio again early tills morning. All broke down under the Allied fire. According to BolsheWk prls oneis, the enemv Is somewhat demoral ized because of his heay losses during the Inst (wo dn.. In tha Seletzkoo sector, forty miles east of Odozerakala, the Allied advanced posts were attacked by a strong enemy patrol this morning, but the Bolahevik weie driven back by machine-gun Are, losing two killed and a number wounded, Seletzkoe protects the Allied flank along the Odozerakala front and the right Hank of tho Allied river-front positions On the Onega River, west of Bolshola Ozera, the enemy yesterday shelled the lllage of Kleshevo, which Is held by a llusso-Brltlsh garrison In this terri tory enemy outposts were drlon back at Piluk, and the Allies captured two prisoners. The Allied troops nre tired and outnumbered, but nre fighting u stubborn defensh e battle In the snow, which Is rapidly showing signs of a thaw under the warm sunshine. The da5s are now longer than the nlghta In this region. Welt Kit Morley is just you, says William Marion Reedy The Rocking Horse, A new book of verse by the author of "Songi fpr a Little House" will find a host of delishted readers in I Philadelphia. The wit and friend-1 -- " . ... .L. - J Iiness of the Ledger' "Chaffing Dish" have made Christopher Mor ley's name a household word and this new book by him it brimful of the things which make his lines so likable and so quotable. GEORGE H. DORAN COMPANY PublUhers New York WANAMAKER'S Wanarnaker's 1 1 Down Stairs Store That All May Have a Fair Share the Down Stairs Store is announcing in plenty of time that a most remarkable Sale of Easter Fashions will be held on Saturday, April 5th. Tt is an occasion of such importance to women that we feel that all should know about it. Thousands of new and fashionable garments Capes Dresses Dolmans Suits as well as many hundreds of dresses, capes and coats for children and juniors will be marked at prices that will astonish you. It is the big opportunity of the Spring season. A Trio of Voile Blouses for Spring A collarless blouse at $1.50 is of snowy striped voile. The fold around the neck is trimmed with wee buttons. A lace-trlmmed and embroid ered voile has a flat collar and cufTs edged with lace. $2.25. A colored striped voile waist (in stripes of blue and gray and maize and gray on white) has a roll collar and turn-back cuffs of white pique. $2.o0. (MsrUtll A Newcomer Among Our Bon Ton Corsets It is a front-lace model, and every woman knows how im portant it is to lace the corset at every wearing and how convenient the front lacing is. This one ia of white coutil with low bust, long skirt with elastic inerts at the back to hold it well down over the hip?. The price is $3 and it comes in sizes 22 to SO. A pink brochc topless model at $11.50 has elastic bands at the top in front and on the Mde, is slight ly raised at the back with lohg skirt and free hip. , (Contrail Springtime Hangings Fiesh-looking, luffleil, white muslin full-sah -uituin aie $l..-0 and $2 a pair. Lace Panels A special lot of lovely Lacet Aiabian lace panels, 42 inches wide and 2',2 yards long, have just arrived and have been maik cd at $4.50 each. Nottingham lace panels, 36 and 45 inches wide, are $1.75, $2.25 and $" each. (Cheatniit) Spring Calls for Longcloth and Nainsook Machines nie buzzing and needles flying, all busy with Spiing sewing. These splendid white goods will be moat inter esting to the fastidious woman who foi various reasons prefers to make her own underwear. Three Interesting Specials A 10-yaul piece of aO-inch long cloth is $1.90. A 10-yard piece of uG-inch long cloth is $2. A 10-yard piece of 36-inch nainsook is $2.85. All of these are exceptional for the money, of even quality and a good, clean white. Better and finer longcloths, 3C inches wide in 10-yard pieces, ate priced at $3, $3.25, $3.50 and $3.85 a piece. Nainsook, soft and beautifully finished, in 10-yard pieces, 36 inches wide, is $3.60 and $3.85 and a particularly good one, 40 inches wide, is $4.50 a piece. This material makes lovely things for infanta as well as grown-ups. , White crepe, 29 inches wide, is 30c a yard. Pink batiste, 30 inches wide, is also 30c a yard. (C.ittrsl) ,. Sturdy Little Bloomer Frocks These stanch little di esses aren't in the least afraid of hard wear and many washings. The bloomers do away with white petticoats and are most practical for play times. Gingham dresses striped with brown, gieen, pink or blue have white poplin collars, cuffs, belts and pocket tops and aie in 2 to 6 year sizes at $1.75. Plain pink or blue chambray dresses with white trimmings and bits of smocking are $2. (Central) A'v mmk 1 jr New French Gloves at Old Prices A collection of women's beautiful gloves for which we contracted so long ago that we are able to mark them at a saving of at least a third. The skins are the finest, softest French glaee lamb, the cutting is correct and the gloves will fit comfortably and smoothly. At $1.75 a Pair Black with white or black one-row stitching. White with black or white one-row stitching. At $2 a Pair Black with white or black Paris point stitching, binding and clasps. White with black or white Paris point stitching, binding and clasps. At $2.25 Black with white or black hern,, clasps and three row embroidery. White with black or white hems, clasps and three row embroidery. 1 1 i-iilrul) In the Sale of Rugs Five Particularly Good Items 7.6x1 0.K feet Poster Horder Rag rugs, $11.50. 8..'Jxl(.f- feet Wool and Fiber rugs, $9.70. !).12 feet seamless Tapestry Brussels rugs, $20. 11x12 feet seamless wool velvet rugs, $29.50. 9x12 feet Wilton rujjs, $-19.50. (( lir.tmil) Spring Shoes for Children For Girls Daik tun or black oxfoul tics have welted soles and low heels. Sizes !22 to 8 at $5.40 a pair. Dark tan calfskin shoes, lace style with low heels, $5.40 a pair. For Boys Black or dark tan oxford ties in blucher style, $5 a pair. For Smaller 'Children Black dull leather oxford ties in sizes 8 Mi to 2 arc $3.75 and $4.25 a pair. Shoes of black or tan kidskin or black patent' leather in sizes 2 to 5 are $1,16 a pair. WANAMAKER'S Men's Half Hose 15c a Pair Black, white, tan or gray cotton half hose have re-enforced feet. Seamless, but just the kind of socks that men want for hard, every-dny wear. (Ontrnl) The Sale of Men's Suits at $25 Goes Forward The savings average a third $7.50 to $12.50. Any man will realize in a minute that he is getting full value and, more when he gets a pure wool suit, well tai lored, at this price. ((.nllcr.v, Mnrl.pl ) Tan Oxford Ties for Men A man usually wants a pair of good-looking tan oxfords for Spring. These good ones on an KnglMi last with low broad heels are splendid for business wear. $5.50 a pair. Blucher ' styles at the same price. (( lirMniit) 10 Styles of Women's Ties and Pumps at $5.40 The pumps and some of the oxfords have light turned soles and high heels, while others of the oxfords have low hpels and sturdy welted soles. Block patent leather, blacky calfskin and tan calfskin nnmna and black calfskin and kidskiti-$ oxioras naye high heels. i P Tan calfskin, black calfskin rifj black kidskin oxfords have lqyr"ot'"ff medium heels, '! 1 ', ? , , t,ve 9! 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