The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-07-17
Conduct OF Grand Duke Boris
Demoralized Camp and. An
gered General Kuropatkin.
LUXURIOUS TRAIN FOR PARTY.
ytc7g Trail of Champagne Bottles
Across Wastes of Siberia
Cutting of Kuropatkin's
Nose Hastens Recall.
EY CARL Z

SPECIAL BY CABLE.
ST. Petersburg, July l6.-Just what will
he the punishment melted ont to Grand
Duke Boris for his remarkable ideas of
war. which. after slashing General Kuro-
patkin across the nose, resulted in his
being recalled from the far East. is inter-
esting high official and social circles here.
The consensus of opinion seems TO be
that Boris will be exlled to the southern
Russian estates of his father, the Grand
Duke Vladimir.
The Car is furious at the escapades Of
the dashing but profiigate young Boris.
TIL fun details of the war career of the
Grand Duke have leaked out and nave
created the greatest indignation.
As soon as Boris received his orders to
proceed TO the front he gave q dinner to
his friends in the operate chorus. and
there are few pretty st. Petersburg chorus
girls that do not know Boris. AS the din
ner rolled along. Boris waxed enthusiastic
In talk about the glories of war.
Dear Boris" said a tall. divinely built
girl. raising a wine glass. how We shall
miss you. Won't we. girls?"
There was a clatter from the wine
glasses and a chorus of Yes. yes. Poor.
dear Boris, we shall miss you, indeed!'
StdSStTtHS SilSnlIN from the GUectS OF
the wine, but his eyes sparkling with good
Fellowship. the dashing. handsome and
reckless young aristocrat waved his cham
payne glass in the air and cried:
Why miss me. girls. at all? Come along,
all Of YOU: I invite you to be the guests
OF Boris in the far East. Matters are
dull here in St. Petersburg. 1 promise
you a royal good time"
The girls were enthusiastic. and the next
day announced to their friends that they
were going to Port Arthur to view the
war as the specially invited guests OF the
royal family.
CARLOADS OF GIRLS.
A few days later the Grand TX Boris
boarded a luxuriously fitted-up train of
special cars with a few officers. With
them were the several girls and a small
army of maids. The slow trip over the
wild, desolate route in Siberia seemed to
pass only too quickly.
One entire car was stocked with cham
payne and SO great was the demand that
It was exhausted before the end of the
Arriving at headquarters the royal par
~ and Its girl attendants created a SEN
sation. kuropatkin was shocked. He did
not say ANYTHING for a time, however,
and night after night. there We're orgies in
the camp.
Word came to Boris that a small army
of Geisha women were travelling not far
from the japanese Army.
We will introduce them to Russian
cigarettes, SAID BORIS, and he proposed
an expedition to capture the pretty Jap
anese women. All the officers present
agreed to take part in it. but the next
morning 1t was forgotten.
Another brilliant thought occurred to
the champaGne-muddled Boris. At one of
his dinners he arose and proposed this
toast:
ITO the devil with the God of War.
Let us drink three bumpers to the God
dess of Love-"
They were drunk with a cheer. And 1t
was the straw that broke the
Boris to appear before him. Boris stag
gered into Kuropatkin's headquarters
drunk.
You must ship those women pack to st.
Petersburg the old General said sternIy.
How brutal you are Ieered Boris.
NO; I mean it." said Kuropatkin, losing
patience. They are demoralizing the en-
tire camp. This Is not an opera bouHe.
but a real war"
You beast shouted Boris, beside him
self with rage, and drawing his sword he
made a lunge at the General, who. IL he
had not stepped back nimbly, would nave
been killed. AS 1t was, he was wounded
in the nose.
The Car was informed by telegraph all
the particulars and recalled Boris. The
st. Petersburg girls returned on an or
binary soldiers train, in marked contrast
to the manner In which they had departed
for the seat OF war.
In kuropatkin's headquarters the
Goddess of Love was buried for once and
all and the God of War was again placed
on his pedestal.