The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-08-22
ECHOES FROM THE WAR
ROUTED A DETACHMENT ALONE.


acknowledgements View of Japan.
Russian Red Cross at wori-UnseI-
fishness Of Cars officers.
An interesting story of the adven-
lures Of a Russian spy named yolkoa
recently appeared in the st. Petersburg
newspapers. The man gives the fol
lowing account Of his experiences, says
the London Chronicles
After the battle of yafangow I was
lying near General samsonons tent
ard heard him say to the commander
of the regiment, We must send out
a scout to the Japanese who could spy
out their positions and report TO us
offered to 80 disguised to the Japa-
nese position / was given six rubles
to bride Cinnamon. If necessary, and
also a revolver. | shaved my hair in
front like a Chinaman, tied on pigtail
and put on a Chinese dress, with slip
pers and hat.
AT dawn on July 20 | came to the
town Of Senuchen. There was nobody
there. The Russians had left 1t and
the Chinese bad all run away. Sud
denly cavalry detachment Of about
twenty men, with an officer, came to-
ward me- The officer rode out and
asked in Chinese where the Russians
were and what was their strength. /
know little Chinese and answered
him, but either said something wrong
Or he noticed my revolver and money
bullying out AT any rate be became
suspicious and spoke some words to
his men. Two Of the latter thereupon
dismounted and came toward me.
II decided to sell my life dearly, for
/ knew it would be forfeited IL / were
captured | pulled out my revolver,
and ais the two soldiers approached
fired two shots at them. Both the men
fell. Then fired at the officer, bring
ing him to the ground, and afterward
emptied the revolver at four other men.
The soldiers lost their heads and gal
loped away, and as they did So / saw
the four men had shot at fall several
~ from their saddles badly wounded.
Then | jumped on one Of the horses
which had remained close By and gal
loped away for my life. General sam
sonoff promoted me 70 the rank Of an
under officer, gave me the horse and
saddle and sent me to the commander
In chief. who thanked and embraced
me and conferred upon me decora-
ton. The horse was a brown one, well
groomed and shod 1t had been taught
to catch bread like a dog, concluded
the man, and all the japanese horses
seem to be like mine When it is hun
CRY it opens its mouth TO beg for some
thing"
A well known eastern traveller. 81.
Eugene GaIlols, who has represented
the French government on special mis-
sions abroad, recently returned to Par
Is from japan. says the New York
Times.
The success Of japanese arms, he
thinks, viii mean the ruin Of European
commerce throughout the far east, and
the chief losers win be the English
and Americans.
Japan has her spies all over the far
east, and even Tonquin. administrative
center for French Indo-China, IS not
exempt In spite Of the vigilance Of the
French government. Moreover, it is an
open secret that the japanese have
longing for possession Of French Indo
China and that the plans for Its inva-
sion have already been drawn up by
the Japanese general staff
A Russian correspondent describes
the work Of the Red Cross society in
Manchuria. The correspondent was In
Hardin. and his observations were
made In the three hospitals there under
the charge Of DR. Botkin, the head Of
the Red Cross committee, says the Lon
don Sphere. He says
Each hospital contains zoo beds,
and there is another used exclusively
for officers. The wards were full |
can safely say that in no previous cam
paign have I ever seen such admirable
medical arrangements. They were al
most perfect. The walls Of the wards
were all of a uniform color-a soft
white which had a most resting effect
on the eye and brain Of the wounded.
I was particularly struck with the con
tented expression on the faces Of n2ny
Of the men, numbers of whom had re
Gently arrived in the hospital trains
from the front. DR. Botkin in the
course of his conversation informed me
that many of the wounded had told
him what confidence the mere knowl
edge gave them when going into action
that in the event of their being hurt
they would be both skillfully and ten
DERBY treated by the Society Of the
Red Cross.
'TIe commented also on the unselhsh-
ness and fortitude displayed by the
officers, who on being brought into the
hospital for treatment insisted on the
private soldiers being first attended to.
This self abnegation on the part Of
the officers produced a most excellent
impression on the rank and file, who
also bore their suffering heroically.
DR.. Botkin further showed me a small
chapel which was attached TO the main
building, So that the spiritual as wen
as the temporal needs Of our soldiers
are provided for. Services are held
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