Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-06-09
A Story Of the ..
Russian Revolution
[Original.l

OULIuS LuC ldJC WdEs
at the battle of Mukden, when the Rus
slams were about to gain a marked adj
vantage, the color bearer Of regiment
posted at critical point suddenly threw
down the colors. The men, seeing the
flag lowered, turned and fed The colo
mel OF the regiment at first supposed
that the color bearer had been shot.
but on learning that this was not SO
sent for him The soldier was conduct
| ed before his commanding officer.
John Zartski, the color bearer, was a
| fine looking young fellow, tall, straight,
handsome. There was something def
ant in his mien as he stood before his
commander waiting punishment, which
he could hardly doubt would be death.
''Why did you drop the colorsT
Zariski made no reply. The colonel
looked at him curiously. His appear
ance certainly did not denote lack OF
bravery. Partly as test the officer
| Kissed:
| "Coward!'
A shiver passed over the young mans
frame. He raised his eyes and gave
his accuser a glance which seemed to
say, Had 1 an opportunity you would
not impugn my courage again"
| Turning to an officer behind him, the
| colonel gave an order. Zarski was
| marched in the center of a squad
| straight for the front, where the fight
ing was thickest was placed in position
| by himself, the squad drew up before
him, there was a volley, and he fell.
The officer in command was about to
march his men away when he discov-
cred force of duslzy little men moving
| toward his rear. In another moment
he and his men were running to save
l themselves from being cut off. leaving
the body of Zariski among the dead.
Among the first regiments to be sent
back to Russia was that in which John
| ZariSki had served. 1t was posted for
/ a time at Moscow but on the opening
/ Of the revolution was sent to Warsaw
and charged with maintaining the gov
ernment cause in certain district Of
| the city.
One day a crowd of Polish revolu-
tiOnists were parading. bearing aloft
the flag of Poland, when they were
fired OH by the Russian troops. The
revoutlonists returned the fire with
far better arms and effect than was
usual with them, and the Russians, a
small detachment, retired. That night
the revOlutionists made barr1cadeS, and
the next morning these barricades bris-
tied with rifles and revolvers. The colo
mel In command-the same who had
ordered the shooting Of John Zariski-
rode on to the ground and looked at the
barricades.
Captain" he said to the officer in
command of the troops, ''you must
take those barricades"
Colonel" replied the officer, 81 have
but ninety men. There are hundreds of
the revolutionists, apparently we'll
armed. Besides, they seem to have
leader who knows how to handle them
to the best misunderstanding /
have never noticed concerning. them
before"
Captain" replied the colonel "they
! are rabble. Dispense them at once or
be prepared to face court martial"
The captain marched his ninety men
up to the breastwOrks and met q fire
| that laid low half of them. The rest
fed to the rear. There they met the
colonel, who sat on his horse scowling
at them. Rallying them, he was about
to lead them forward when the cap
| tain cautioned him.
Colonel" lie said, II fear portion
| Of their force have marched around the
square and will take us in the rear.
There are not so many of them behind
their barricade as there were, and their
flag is gone"
''All the more reason why they should
be dispersed" the colonel growled and
| gave the order to advance. The men
were about to obey when shot was
fired down the street from an opposite
direction. All turned and saw solid
mass under the flag Of Poland moying
upon them by the only route that had
been open to their retreat. A man
| was marching in advance, holding the
| flag in his right hand, a sword in his
| left.
about facey' cried the colonel.
| "Charger'
| But his order was ignored. The fifty
men he commanded knew they were no
match for ten times their number on
| both sides of them. The revOlutiOnists
| by order of their commander, he who
bore the flag, halted, drew Hp in line
with something Of the precision OF
| troops and brought their weapons to
an aim. Then the colonel consented
that the captain should raise his white
! handkerchief on the point of his sword
in token of surrender The command
er of the revolutiOnists advanced and
met the colonel Beth started. John
Zariski and the man who had ordered
him to be shot for lowering the flag Of
Russia stood face to face
Colonel said Zariski, 1.-THE last time
l saw you youfcaned me coward If
it was cowardIy to throw down the
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