The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-08-06

WAR.L|kE RUSSIANS
WILL LEAVE ANDERSON
WILLIAMSON QUARRYJMEN
ANXIOUS TO GO
READY TO FIGHT
Say That They Will Wage Battle
For Their Beloved Country

While Anderson and Anderson COM
~ have been much agitatcd over the
war which has suddenly darkened all
Europe, few people living in this sec
lion have taken time to think OF what
must be the emotions of the laborero
from the foreign fields now employed
IN this country. 1T is said that the
americans across the Yater are more
IMAM anxious to get home and yet lit
tie thought has been given to the peo-
pie living here; who are originally
from some OF the countries now in the
midst OF what promises to be the
worst war the world ever knew.
A reporter for The IntellIgencer
Journeyed to Williamson Yesterday
morning and went down into the quar-.
rles OF the Williamson Stone COM
pany, where about so Russians arc us.
lially employed. A larger number of
foreigners than this will usually be
found at Williamson but the Servians,
some eight or ten in number, left viii
iiamCton for their beloved "old coun-
try" when the first rumblings OF war
were heard. Later some of the Rus
slams left and Yesterday only about 10
Russians were to be found One of
these was called out of the quarry by
the reporter and the purpose of the
vicit stated. The man giving out the
interview was handsome fellow and
MS look OF suspicion instantly chang
ed when the word fight" was men
toned. His face flushed: his eyes
sparkled and throwing up his hanGs
he said, "Fight-for my beloved Fyussfa
1 gladly give my life. At the first cali
l Will return and l will not lay down
my gun until the breath leaves t1y
body or until the heel of the invader
has been driven from our land" His
words were hard to understand; he
could only. speak broken English, but
1t wa5 clearly evident that he was n
man OF education and cf some refine
ment. After considerable coaxing he
agreed to talk and for an hour tho re.
porter heard strange tales, all found
cd on the Russians viewpoint of war.
He evidently agreed that war would be
hell, If cc:.io OF the things are prnc-
ttced by the Russian troops as he told
them. He was soldier in the Rus.
sian forces during the Jap-Russo war
and he exhibited with pride a deep
scar on his left arm, said to he i,
wound nc received from the bayonet
OF an enemy during g hand to-hana
light. He told some wondrous tales. G
what E,dssia was at.e to accomplish
during the war with Japan and said;
that the native land would have been
a victor, had they been able to hold
out for few more months. He pre-
diets that the forces of Russia will
make F. name for themselves in the
war. now In progress that will surpasu
hnyth1ng ever accomplished in any
war by tho troops Of any countryn,Y
The soldier {and he looked the part
when be began 20 talk OF 1.-THE war; for |
%etting the quarry and all around
him) said that he and those Russians
employed with him would be in; theiy
own country to take UP arms for. Rus
sla and fight for her until death, Just
as soon ar some method OF getting
bctk. could be devised. 93 al
. TT; reporter left the quarry with q |
far higher opinion OF. Russia and her
people and Of that country's ,ideals't
than hc had over had before,