The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-05-24
SOLDIERS OF THE CAR
Former Russian Sergeant De-
scribes Their Life and Traits.
FEARLESS AND EVER READY 10 DIE

FEARLESS AND EVER READY no DIE
Theodof pobrolubon Likens Russia
70 = cat Playias Win a 2iouse,
When II Springs, Japan IS crashed,
He says-DeoIaees tie Army a Bsot-
bed 81 Corruption ana Tells Rovy
omeers Poeiset akeons--altsera bic
Rationa d the soldiers
Theodor Ha5olubeA, All as itussnn
soldier III Cleveland, o., who was aided
while Fl a penniless condition hy Isaac
Speetorskg superintendent IL ne
/ Council Educational allianee 81 that
/ city Was drawn out the other Gay ~
Mr. Speetorsky 70 tell ol the strength
Of the ears army ana of the daily
life OF the soldery. This IS tie story
Which 9obYolebotf, Six years 4 soldier
Of the car told reporter 81 the
Cleveland llain Dealer through an In
tefpreter
! came from tile province ST KEY.
IN Ailssia Ms home was IN Tetlef, D
town of 1900 population hi the RHs-
sian army held tie rank 81 feldebel.
the first remove above tile private and,
think possibly tie equivalent Of
what you call the sergeant here Ny
friend tells me you want 70 know how
we lived Wien Ute protected what
the other nations are pleased to call
the great bear we hardly lived az
alt and set tile Russian Soldier is
hardy. and cannot help believing that
the army q which belonged VIII yet
conquer Japan.
~MhyY My friend, will ten you
why. The soldiers Who serve ire ear
Know not the name of fear They VIII
hurl themselves i'll the face eli certain
death with as little concern lis Won will
30 to yenr supper This evening There
are 50 many Of them that If a Calling
gun were turned on them a thousand
times and they were mown down like
swaths of hay there would always BET
others to fill up the ranks Instantly
The ezar's soldiers are not towards.
my friend. They would laugh Ike
mad # told that any nation Oh earth
could conquer them They are always
ready to die, but never 10 submit to
a foreign power
No. my friend tue Russian bear
let us call il a eat for the moment the
eat but plays with the mouse before
crushing ii
@lt Is true that tlie Russian soldier
is III paid and i'll treated 1t Is also
true that he is compelled q become q
soldier but once enlisted Ais catntry
IS his life The blood of generations
of patriots surgcs III bis heart beat.
Tie Russian soldiers nag SIS 911 cents
4 month abont two-thirds eff d cent a
aav This IS the stipend of the infan.
fryman; the eavalryman gets shout
s5 cents j month.
The Russian army II d bottled of
/ corruption Every transaction gfelt
or small Involves fakeoffs of several
kinds and shades. Tie common sol
der X allowed two meals i day one
III the middle Of tile day. when he gets
1 A5N5A NstAA4HAAttAka+ kH3tN tftRffttf4A
soup and another iii tie evening TIE
soldier II allowed biaek bread. bnt he
has 10 eat 1t wien It Il balf baked in
order thaf his superior may get a rake
OF Tie army Is allowed Hour enough
70 IHase bread Weighing eestaa
aiauant The bread weights much hoav
ier when II y httlf done than il Gees
wien properly balzetl and tie sunei9a
sells tie rest of tile flour and nacEes
the rakean e ay of tie hlaek beeaa
Is leff over Il Is made into 1wieIaeH
ard again flea 70 the soldiers instead NJ
tie fresh bread which they ate eatltlea
81 Thus tie officer gets iittIe more
money. The government allows eae
soldier j half pound &c meat Jay
Tie superior officer gives each man
quarter of q pound and keeps the mon
ey placed "a bis hands tof the purchase
of the other quarter The breakfast
consists of cold water and d piece
dry hlaeB bread.
Each officer connected Will t,e
army makes it point d steal eTesy
thing provided by the government col
the soldier except barely enough u
Keep him alive knew 81 one officer
WHO was honest ne started 70 ee8
squarelv with the soldiers, aud he MSS
driven out Of The army Iii disgrace
When bis brother officers saw that BE
WAS Unlike themselves they Set traps
for Lin lied about him. and 1t was nor
long until tie state etfi5slls ct st. ie
tegsburg thought Linn The worst rasea
IL the Russian army He WAS the only
honest man ! eyer knew III hts posi
ton and his name Is 4 byword ID Rus
sid noW. II II is snoken Ut all. Ills own
relatives turned against him. and not
one Of them would mention his name
when he left Russia IN disgrace
'Fhe uniform allowed the common
soldier the FIRST three Years consists at