Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-08-16
TWO WOMEN KNIGHTED.
Earned the Honor by G~nIInntrz Dur
ing Siege OF Legation
In China.

In the list of honors proposed by
h French foreign Office and just
signed by the president OF the re-
public are the names of two ladies,
Nine. Licutier and Nine. Won ROst-
horn. The two new feminine knights
of the Legion of Honor have both
been decorated for gallant conduct in
China. The former is the lady super
intcndcnt Of the French hospital at
Peitang, the latter the wife Of the
charge d'atFaircs of Austro-lIunCary
at Picking, who has been made an Of
fcer of the Legion of Honor. NJ. and
Mime. Won l~iosthorn. after the de-
struction of the AuStrO-IIungarinn
legation, sought refuge in the French
residence. where both husband and
wife helped in the defense OF the be-
sieged building with untiring energy.
Lieut.. Darcy Describes a fierce
struggle which took place on June %
and in which NJ. and Mime. Won Rost-
horn displayed great bravery, tho
lady being badly wounded about the
face aud hands while assisting her
husband in setting fire to a Chinese
bnrricadc by throwing handfuls OF
ignited straw saturated with petrol
cum on the structure. Nine. Won
Rosthorn is the second woman Of
foreign nationality upon whom the
French government has bestowed the
cross of the Legion of Honor. saws
the London Telegraph. The first was
a belgian. Marie Jeanne Shcilinck.
who fought In the wars of the first
revolution, under Dumouricz. and of
the empire under Napoleon. taking
part in the battles of Jcmmapcs, Ar
cole, AustcrlitZ and Jena. In 1909,
when she left the army, at 80 years
of age with the rank of sublicutcn.
ant, she had served II years, fought
in l2 campaigns and had been
wounded eight times. On her retire.
mcnt Napoleon gave her the cross oi
the Legion of Honor, which he him.
self pinned on to her soldiers coat.
telling the officers 10 salute her rs
he did so, because she was one of
the "glorics Of the empire"
Shc idea of u citizen army for the
Australian commonwealth Is taking
o very strong hold OF a large section
Of the people. The scheme which
ccms most likely to he adopted is
that formulated by Brig. Gen. Cor
don, c~Ommandant of the South hrs-
tralian forces, under which every
man who is physically fit md be-
tween the ages of Is and 81 will be
taught 10 shoot, will undergo an
army trimming for n certain number
of weeks every year. md will under
take to join the ranks OF the federal
volunteer RIM whenever necessity
arises.
The federal government would.
under this scheme, say the Mel
bourne correspondent of the London
Express. provide instruction, arms,
nccoutrcmcnts. ammunition and uni
FORM. and would pay each man who
made himself efficient n bonus OF Elj
TO $50 n year for noncoms. and reg
ular army pay for officers.
Each state would raise sufficient
men TO guarantee immunity against
nttack by n foreign foe. and would
supply the needs OF the empire In the
event Of any such emergency as TINT
which in South Africa has found 40
loyal and enthusiastic response. Tn
der this scheme II IL calculated TIM,
II would not be difficult TO raise with.
In five years Il capable and efficient
citizen army Of 800. 900 men.