The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-03-02
TALES OF HEROIsM.
The Japancse-Russian War Supplies
Many New Ones.

A writer In "Je Sails Tout" hal
collected a number OF stories or MOD
est bravery during the Russo-Japan
eso war An officer OF Cossacks OF
fered to carry despatch which ter
horsemen had already failed to gel
through. The general remarked bit
terly that the effort was useless
"The others have failed" the officer
insisted, because they travelled on
horseback. ! shall go under my
horse" Under my horse?" The
General vas astonished; but this Is a
prudent way OF riding very popular
with Circassians when they wish to
Surprise anyone The offer was fin
ally accepted. He received the COM
munion. said his prayers, babe good
BY 10 his men, and started OFF In the
middle of the night, strapped face
downward underneath the horse,
which he guided by means OF the
bride through the forelegs. The
Jaranese whistled to what they
thought was a riderless horse. But
the animal, egged on by blows from
the officers heels, accomplished the
tourney of twenty-five to thirty-hve
miles In safety Stranger still. the
officer accomplished the return
journey on the following night His
comrades applauded him, and the
general rewarded him with a
lengthy embrace.
A bugler named Volkoff, baker
from the Ukraine. heard his general
asking for volunteer to report upon
a Japanese position, He offered him
self and was accepted He disguised
himself as a Chinaman, for In Man
churia everything is done In bor-
rowed clothing. 1t Is very theat-
rical country. Whoever desires to
obtain anything DISCUSSES himself,
and nearly always as n Chinaman,
which invokes the anger of both
armies against the Celestials. Now
we see a clean-shaven Volkoff, wear
ing a pigtail and a sordid blue
dress. borrowed" from the dirtlest
Chinaman OF the neighborhood. He
has now become little Chinese mer-
chant He sells disgusting little BIT
ter nuts, or bread as hard as stones,
or little birds In cages, He carries
out the mission with which the gem
eral has entrusted him, mikes with
Cinnamon who are gaping stupidity
at the advance guards of the Ja-
panese, and he is returning to camp
full of delight when he meets a pa
troll OF six OF the enemy's cavalry
The officer questions him In Chinese.
Volkoff feels that he is lost; he an
swers with some incomprehensible
gibberish to gain time. Orders are
given that he shall be searched. This
is the psychological moment. In an
instant Volkoff has fired two shots
with his revolver and killed two
horsemen. With a third he brings
down the officer. The other Japan
ese hesltated. Volkoff empties his
revolver on the lot. jumps upon the
officers horse, and returns at full
gallop toward the Russian lines, The
Japanese fire upon him, but he Is
already far off and makes good his
escape. Unfortunately he is now ex-
posed TO another fire-that of his
comrades, who do not know what to
make OF this unexpected horseman.
volkoff dismounts, waves his arms,
shouts with all his strength. At last
the firing ceases. An hour later Vol
koff is reporting to his general who
presents him with the horse OF the
officer and all its trappings.
The story of some Jewish must
clans is perhaps the most dramatic
OF all During the battle of Tueng-
Tchan the Pope Chtcherbakofsky
raised aloft a cross, the sacred SYM
boil of the victory of the spirit. and
went of to die at the head OF troops.
The band was playing and the sound
of the trumpets mingled with the
terrible thunder OF the Wild fusil-
lade The dying and wounded must
clans kept falling (the orchestra was
almost exclusively composed or
Jews): but their comrades Jews
Rlso) went on playing, and only the
of some note indicated
that another musician had fallen.
struck by a bullet or mutilated by
the explosion Of a shell. Half these
braves had already been struck when
the heroic priest let his arms fall.
The bullets had not spared him
and the golden cross no long
er pointed out to the troops the sa-
cred object OF their sacrifice. Is the |
priest dead? Not yet. One minute
passes The cross glistens once |
more. The Jewish musicians are sup |
porting the arms of the enfeebled |
Pope They continue to support him |
until all three are struck down. And |
turing several minutes this extraor-
iinary spectacle Is beheld. Jews Mt
ng up the Christian Pope, falling /
With him. other Jews lifting up the
ross itself. the rallylng symbol for
he advance What a strong irony!
But the poor fellows were not going
o embark upon a controversy about
christian dogmas. and they con-
inued TO exhibit the cross until they
we're mown down I'm their turn. This
Pope with the unpronOunceable
lame. Chtcherbakofsky, was a hero.
But these unknown Jewish musicians
yho supported him were not less
heroic