The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-17
Torpedo was Launched al the
 Vessel
WOMAN HAS WON RENOWN
HariIena Korotkiewitch Joins Her Husbands Regiment and Fights Valorously for Defense of
 Port Arthur.

chee Foo, November 16.-0Evening)- The Port Arthur newspaper, Novikrai of November Il, copies of which were brought to Che Foo this morning by the Russian torpedo boat destroyer Rattoro- pny, prints brief details of a daring ex- ploit which resulted in the sinking of a four-funneled Japanese torpedo boat de- stroyer.
 Japanese torpedo boats and one destroy CT were engaged in removing mines. mostly their own, from Taehe bay, on November B. Midshipman Dimitrieff con- ceived the idea that he could torpedo the Japanese boats under cover of darkness, as the latter were very busy and enjoying a fancied security. It was the very au- dacity of the plan, the Novikrai says that made 1t successful
 Securing a steam launch from the bat tleship Retvizan, carrying a torpedo tube and accompanied by a half dozen silent volunteers, Midshipman Dimitrieff in the same dense darkness slipped out of the harbor and succeeded in evading the Jap anese searchlights.
 circling around the Japanese boats with the launch moving at top speed, the mid shipman came within striking distance from the seaward side, and launched his propectile. It sped through to the destroy CT. There was a sudden explosion and the destroyer sunk immediately.
 The launch then sped towards the har- | Dor, but was not pursued, the Japanese evidently having not observed the launch, and thinking that the destroyer had struck one of their own mines
 Midshipman Dimitrieff Is the hero of the day at Port Arthur according to the papers.
 Woman Wins Glorious Renown. The Novikrai of November F contains romantic story of Harilena korotkie- l Witch who, although a woman, served valorously in many fights at Port Ar thur until death closed her strange career.
 The Novikrai gives many details of the adventures of the woman which go to 1 make the story one of undoubted au- thenticity.
 The husband of Harietna Harilena l Korotkiewitch was serving at Port Ar thur. In endeavoring to join him, she was stopped at Harbin and was not allowed to proceed further owing to her sex. She then donned masculine attire and suc- ceeded in reaching Port Arthur shortly before the landing of the Japanese on the peninsula of Liao Tung. Finding there her husbands regiment, she en- listed in 1t. She participated in numer- ous sorties and in the defence of the ports and although her sex. was soon discovered, her record for bravery, tire lessness and attention to the wounded, and the excellent moral influence she ex- erted over the soldiers, who never swore in her presence won her permission to re- main in the ranks.
 Nursed Husband to Health.
 While fighting side by side with her husband the latter was wounded. His wife nursed him until the crisis in his case was passed, when she returned to the front, where she became messenger to Captain Gouzakofiny of the thir- teenth regiment. In the performRnce of her duties as messenger she was often seen riding fearlessly from one position to another. seemingly unaffected by the bursting shells, or the din of battle.
 On October 16 she visited the trenches with dispatches when one ot the Japan ese guns hit the position, destroying 1t. Harilena Korotkiwitch and eight others were instantly killed. They were buried in one grave with the Russian flag wrap ped around Harilena's body The Noyik-
 
 "Harilena Korotkiewitch had won the respect and admiration not only of the soldiers, but of the higher officers and had shown all how to die nobly." The four issues of the Novikria brought by the Ratstoropny show evil dence of a merciless censorship. Two of them contain no war news, and not l one publishes a single explicit statement having reference to the fighting on land.
 
 l cry way be a success. Night and day he has worked for the success of the meet 1 ins
 Good Things Expected.
 Some good work is expected to come of the enthusiasm of this years meeting. First will be the better understanding as I to the preservation of the history of the l old soldiers of the state General Harrt- l son called attention to the fact that with in the past few years histories had been written and taught in the schools that recognized the Confederate soldier as a patriot and good citizen, and not a rebel I as those of other days designated him.
 The work is to be kept up, and ere long the true story of the valor of the heroes of 60-65 will be given to the chill dren which will be to them as an inspira- l tion, not a thing for which they are to | be ashamed. It is also to make more ean- phatically the duty of the old soldiers and l their descedants to look after the desti- 1 ture, and those who have become un- able to care for themselves. General Har- rison is of the belief that the state leeis- latures have not been properly urged to look after these old fellows, and he irp- pressed the idea that 1t was the duty of the state to care for them In this con- nection eloquent credit was given to Col. J. M. Falkner of Montgomery for tbe building of the Old Soldes' home at Moun 1 tain Creek and the good work it is doing. | At the mention of the name of Colonel Falkner the convention cheered loudly.
 Monuments to Dead.
 The erection of monuments to the dead heroes of the Confederacy was also urged. and all be made a matter of hardest work The ladies of Winchertes, Tenn, have asked the Alabamians to contribute | half the cost to mark the graves of Con- l federate dead near that city. agreeing to I do the balance themselves and their l proposition has not been accepted. The | cause of the monument to Gen. John B. l Gordon, late Commander-in-Chief of the l United Confederate veterans. which is 1 to be erected in Atlanta was presented l by General Harrison. He hopes that every