Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-08-18
ECHOES FROM THE WAR
Adventures of a Russian Spy
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 An interesting story of the adven- lures of Russian spy named volkoff recently appeared in the St. Peterrburg newspapers. The man gives the fol lowing account of his experiences, says the London Chronicle:
 After. the battle of vafangow I was lying near General Samsonoff's tent and heard him say to the commander of the regiment, We must send out q scout to the Japanese who could spy out their positions and report to us I offered to go disguised to the Japa- nese position. was given six rubies to bribe Chinamen, if necessary, and also revolver. shaved my hair in front like Chinaman, tied on a pigtail and put on 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 it and the Chinese had all run away. Sud denly a 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 a little Chinese and answered him, but either said something wrong or he noticed my revolver and money bulging out. At any rate he became suspicious and spoke some words to his men. Two of the latter thereupon dismounted and came toward me.
 "I decided to sell my life dearly, for knew it would be forfeited if were captured I pulled out my revolver, and as the two soldiers approached I 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 I saw the four men had shot at fall several ly 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 to 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- tion. The horse was brown one, well groomed and shod. It had been taught to catch bread like dog" concluded the man, "and all the Japanese horses seem to be like mine. When it Is hun gry it opens its mouth to beg for some thing"
 A well known eastern traveller, M Eugene Gallois, 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, will mean the ruin of European commerce throughout the far east, and the chief losers will be the English and Americans.
 Japan has her spies all over the far east, and even Tonquin, administrative center for French ndo-China, is not exempt in spite of the vigilance of the French government. Moreover, it is an open secret that the Japanese have a longing for possession of French Indo- China and that the plans for it's 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 Harbin, 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 200 beds, and there is another used exclusively for officers. The wards were full. I can safely say that in no previous cam paign have ever seen such admirable medical arrangements. They were all most perfect. The walls of the wards were all of a uniform cobra soft white-which had most resting effect on the eye and brain of the wounded. I was particularly struck with the con tented expression on the faces of many of the men, numbers of whom had re gently arrived in the hospital trains
 
 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 derly treated by the Society of the Red Cross.
 'tHe commented also on the unselfish- 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 most excellent impression on the rank and file, who also bore their suffering heroically. Dr. Botkin further showed me small chapel which was attached to the main building, so that the spiritual as well | as the temporal needs of our soldiers are provided for. Services are held