The Republican journal., 1898-05-19
y, W omen in Wartime.

ii their Recent Exploits in Camp
.taff risla. Their Part as Soldiers Spies
sn' Also in their Natural Roles as
ana y.,rt-. wives and Mothers.
respoudence of The journal
sis SO much imaginary stuff
N. .ulated about Cuba, by val
is respondents who remained at
i-' .r,m the island, that one hard
81 .. anere to draw the line between
~ nn, and doubtless, while
- 5sng fooled by clever false
.s have iiscredited strange things
...aF..v occurred. At first nobody
...,.Fe4 that there were women in
.., 3fmy. though the newspapers
--a4uic tales of their exploits.
,- hat from the outset, femal
.,-s-i.- played no unimportant part
.,......-.e tor independence. General
-td their dangerous zeal
.... .S,Amed command in Cuba.
.......H With an American cores
-UI. "Y es, we captured a
.... ....v. She was white, too,
..lu4 Most of the 'Amazons'
. This one was dressed in
... lsuide a powerful horse,
Ho. maehete like the devil.
.. soldiers are tiercer than
and fight like furies.
.49w3 In Moro Castle, of
will be done with her?
..a1racteristic shrug, accom-
......- H4m IN the cruel eye which
u to the captive, finished
V.. uuiatto insurgent leader,
100 female soldiers (most-
..... lis company. Gomez also
n1e, and so has Calizto Al
r' from the eastern uiStIICt
sgd. .- re Cuba. The majority
..I ~u5. farms and plantations to
-unes of their husbands,
5..-l I'D carry machetes ana revol-
.- lei duty is gather up and
... wounded that fall in battle
lM em are wives and mothers
a-. nifty and edueation-no
,5a ,a sAameless Amazons such as
e.. .D,r.S- authorities have described.
+. ...r -e cuban woman are the most
.i4 heartfelt ample and domestic in the
vTd devoted to their homes
MI a. Aeir husbands and children.
icnt patriots, too, and have
..rr t-t4stlves stronger than their lords
eaa ind more serene in martyr
- f1elr cheeks grow pale at the
.f- Vulnerable crimes commit
r ll .lciy sex in this and other
STR a The first went to the field
-g lsbands and fathers for the
lection, While misrule pre-
ar. ..-l The islands-Spanish sol
iderous banditti infesting
&c -7 ooting plantations and per-
manner of atrocities-no
4le at home without her nat
In some cases gentle la
ustormed into avenging flu
.~ tlrir loved ones butchered.
]. 4es fought shoulder to shout
i men, led daring raids and
J. orch in a thousand places;
g. Lem now sleep in unmarked
! women not ''trained'' or
l Iees are caring for the sick
l6 lnsurgent camps. Children
f l upon the battle field,
did not fear death So
a- 4y1rs that night await them
tttsterson-who, by the way,
~ -.. rme most graphic pictures OF
peaks of the Cuban wo-
Lis war as follows;
oeauriful summer land one
g.. which is heard over the din of
clash of arms, 1t is the
isolate women. They are
their loved ones and their
u- upon new made graves
land. Their soft eyes have
Hastly bonfires in which the
babies have been the fuel
lanes. Their cry is more
q LII the ruin and desolation
and OF graves. Like the
-"f ent and stained with pat
ke the roses, trampled in
drenched with mire, are
']s lest all they possess through
"-aHl only husbands, sons and
ttives and friends, but their
f''' ye been burned and their
p' away. They are willing
lining to Cuba-glad to see
'eed. --Aue go up in smoke since
'''s H- enue will be lost to Spain.
, A"n sold their jewels when all
AlAsF was gone, in order to send
to Int to the rebels. In every
Ht a sum is set aside out of
lQusehold money to send to
be aa
been traitors in Cuba-but
lever women. As rule they
splrators than their fathers
because they know the value