The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-11-16
SOLDIER OF CAR
TOLD OF HORRORS
And Terrible PrivatiOns Endur.
ed in Late War With Japan.
u
MFVER EIlllv RElATFD
NEVER FULLY RELATED
MAS THE CARNAGE OF THE
RLooDlEST WAR IN ALL HIS
ToRY-NoW IN THE
LAND OF THE FREE.

Mlnneapol S, November l5.-Fron
:he carnage Of the bloodiest war ir
all history. from the tortures of hun
ssr and all the cruelties to which 8
Russian soldier is subjected, from
5ich life into one of cooperative com
ort as prisoner Of the Japanese
and from that traveller 10 Peru
South America, in search Of employ
ment only to meet disappointment
and then passenger to land of the
tree and at last a stranger within the
iospitable gates of Minneapolis whera
me joys of plenty and prosperity are
rudely shocked by the news of massa
cFes in his old Russian home where
he left a wife and two sons. Is the
venturons and thrilling life of Max
Gesserman, . Russian Jew who fought
saliantly for the czar in his desperate
struggle against the mikado of Japan
Mr.. Gesserman, who is typical Rus.
sian soldier, arrived here Friday. The
tales he tells of the conditions which
existed in the far east at the time
;he war was being waged are most
astonishing. He declares that the
Russians have never allowed the true
condition to be made known. and says
1 can only be explained by the private
soldier, such as he was, and then the
ordinary person will fail to grasp
The full enormity of Russia's crime not
only against the brave men who bore
arms in her defense, but the civilized
world
Gesserman's wife and two children
we're left at Binder. Bessarabia, when
ne was forced to gofto the theater of
war something over year ago. Since
then he has had no communication
With them. Telegraphic dispatches
lring the narrowing news that in this
particular territory the Rursian Jews
are being slaughtered mercilessly, and
he father is greatly concerned for the
welfare of his loves ones. The Zion.
SITS of Minneapolis. who are assisting
heir cOuntryman in every possible
way, have sent a cablegram to far
away Binder and they join in Mr.
Gesserman's anxiety while awaiting
the reply
Gosaerman was member Of The
wenty- fifth Smokelcss regiment and
Ehen they left Grospol the czar per-
sonally bid them farewell and beg
ged then 10 fight well for the Rus
sian empire He went Immediately
o Manchuria, being stationed first at
rkutsk, then vladivostok and then
Nukden.
When at Mukden they were ordered |
o The relief of Port Arthur and start |
ID with that idea in view This partic.
liar division, as history records, WAS
n command of Gen. Kuropatkin. an
'fficer whom Gesrerman fails to 4,
raise. Then came the battle of the
talu river. the ghastliness Of which |
las seldom been equalled in warfare.
iesserman was in the thickest of the /
light and gives a most graphic de
of the conflict.
He says the Japanese attack was an
'ntire surprise for the Russian forces.
he assault being made under cover of I
light. Pandemonium reigned un.
iridled. Two detachments of the en- /
my poured a CALLING fire in at the
ront while by means Of clever flank
movement the same murderous rain Of /
nllets met those who sought TO re
reat.
For hours il was a perfect inferno
I blazing cannon. bursting shells. /
racking rifles and charging steeds.
bile above ali this brain paralizing
Droar great bombc would belch forth |
ne fames Of volcano causing wide
pread destruction. And as If this 4
fere not enough TO satisfy the god Of
var. now and then magazine would 4
ecome ignited and send a sheet Of .
ames towering into the air and snuf. 1
ng out the lives of hundreds in a
econd's time
The men fell around Gessermau like .
3 alks of wheat before a reaper and /
llat he lives to tell the story he
INSIDERS rare good fortune. There
vas in The Russian army an organiza-
Ion among the Jews whose object was
o raise funds for the support of the
'idows and orphans Of those who
rere klled. A certain soldier in each
egiment wore a bag containing the
money for this purpose and when he
av that be was about 10 be killed he
7ould give it ever to a oomIads Ces.