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coil he rode to the firing line like a
streak of flame, dismounted from his
horse and walked slowly to and fro
along ridge swept by the enemy's
bullets. He was a hundred yards in
advance of the men, occupying the po-
/ sition they had abandoned
After staying there for while with
out being touched, although many bull
let's whistled by him, he shouted back
10 the amazed battalion:
What are you doing, you geese? Did
you think there was danger here?
don't find any"
They responded with a roar of cheers,
doubled up to him, and charged so
fiercely under his leadership that the
Turks had to retreat.
One of DrngOmirOff's achievements.
One of Dragomiroffs greatest
achievements was the forcing of the
passage of the Danube at Simnitza in
the face of a strong Turkish army.
The late Archibald Forbes, the fam
Gus English war correspondent, who
was present at the time, told the
writer that it was the hravest and
coolest deed of arms he ever wit
! messed.
"Dragomiroff did not do as most
| generals would have done under the
| circumstances" said Forbes HE did
not stand on the bank, surrounded by
/ his staff and direct the movement
| from comparatively safe position.
| No, he stood for an hour or more in
| the bed of the river, up to his waist
in mud and icy water. exposed to the
| hottest fire of the enemy's sharp
shooters, and actively leading every
now and then an attack upon the OPP
posite bank.
He well deserved the reward which
he received soon afterward from the
| Car in front of the whole army.
Dragomiroff tried to salute and kneel
to his monarch when he was called up
| TO receive thanks, but the Car graSped
him cordially by the hand, greeted him
as brother, and stopped his attempt
! ed obedience by folding him in his
arms in hearty embrace"
| Leader of Men.
Dragomiroff has always shown a re-
markable capacity for leading mer
! The Russian soldiers idolze him. They
| might say of him, as they used to say
of Skobeleff. I'VE would rather fight
and die with Dragomiroff than fight
and live with another general" His
| deeds of personal bravery in action are
| too numerous to record, for he is the
hero of a hundred desperate fights and
has won all the decorations which the
Car can bestow in reward of heroism.
! including the coveted Cross of St.
! George
| Personally. he is a kind-hearted. gs-
! NAL old man. and fine type of the
! Russian gentleman. Like most Rus
! sian officers, he prides himself on be-
! ing a good fellow" There is no
phrase more commonly used in the
| Russian services, no ideal which Rus
sian officers are more anxious to live
up to. Even veterans like Dragomi-
rom and Kuropatkin are prouder of be-
ing able to sing a good song and tell
good story than of their military ex-
ploits and their drawerful of medals
and decorations.
Holds Sherman's Views of War.
Dragomiroff, although 80 kind
hearted personally-he has taken a
leading part in organizing societies to
repress cruelty to children and dumb
animals in Russia-believes, with Gen
Sherman and most Russian officers.
that war is hell" He used formerly to
lecture to the cadets In training at ST.
Petersburg and he was fond OF telling
them that the speediest and most hu-
name way 70 finish campaign was TO