The Detroit times., 1914-11-12
While You Have Been Strug-
Cling in America He Has Won
the Iron Cross
HIT WHILE CARRYING
WATER TO WOUNDED
If You're in Detroit, or Ii This
Meets Your Eye, Just Notify
The Times
By WILLIAM q. SHEPHERD.


(Staf Correspondent United Press)
VIENNA, Oct. 19.-(By mail TO
New York. ITO Mr.. and Mrs. stan
islaws!
You're probably lost in the ruck OF
some American city fighting out your
destiny as immigrant citizens. but II
this comes to your sight, II Is TO let
you know that the eightyear-old son
you left IN Galiica three years ago
has become the hero of Austria. And
he wants you to know 1t.
He's In the hospital here In Vienna
and he asked me to tell you, IL
could find you or reach you through
the columns Of American newspapers,
what has happened to him. In the
first place, the biggest thing Is that
q representative OF the emperor, all
covered with gold lace, came TO
Stanny's bedside yesterday, and
pinned an Iron Cross to his night
gown, right above the big hole In the
boys chest A million men have died
in this and other wars to get the
cross that Stannys thin white fingers
have toyed with all day today. And
haven't seen as much written In all
the newspapers in Europe about the
biggest generals as has been written
about Stanny Stanislaws. This -
!, how II came about:
You know the old neighbor woman
you left Stanny with, near the town
of Saybusch Zywiec? Well. he and
the neighbor woman got along nicely
together until last August, when
school opened for the winter, and the
old woman told Stanny that he
couldn't go to school because he must
work for living. Stanny didn't
know where his father and mother
were In the United States. so he
solved his problem on his own hook
by running away and starting out in
the world for himself.
Stanny wound up at Przemysl,
where he saw trolley cars for the
first time In HIS life. and movies, and
all the other sights OF a big city.
Then he walked out into the country,
toward the Russian border, and got
a Job with farmer One day he was
stacking wheat In the fields when he
heard drums playing. He looked np
and saw a sight more wonderful than
anything he had seen In Przemysl.
There were soldiers marching and
soldiers riding on horses. and soldiers
I'm automobiles, and soldiers In wag-
ons, and on cannons, and on motor
cycles and bicycles. Stanny ran out
OF the field to the road. He looked
on for many minutes with his heart
turning somersaults at every beat.
AS far ahead as he could see there
were soldiers, and as far behind rs
he could see. They were overfiowing
the road and marching In the fields.
They were even spililng Cut OF the
fields into the forests. If you've been
In the United States three years
you've seen a circus parade by this
stime. Well, this was a million circus
parades rolled into one.
Stanny tells me that he really didn't
think OF going with the soldiers until
a band came along. Great big dusty
men. with red faces, were footing
horns. and that was the finish for
Stanny. He followed the band.
You know very well, Mr.. and Mrs.
StanisIaws. that BOYS In whatever city
Won are In. follow bands and parades,
and follow them until the music
stops. and the parade comes to the
end and must "bust up" II wasn't
Stanny's fault, II seems to me, tina.
this band played on for hours and
that the parade didn't bust up" until
way after dark.
By that time stanny had got ac..
ouainted with some Of the Austrian
soldiers he had been tagging, and
when they built one OF the 10000
camp-fres. they gave Stanny some
+. thing to eat and some hot coffee.
After that they rolled up in blankets
and went TO sleep on the ground. One
big soIdier hauled Stannv in under
his blanket. and inst as Stannv was
wishing that he could stav m longer
9 and look at all the camp-Ares and
the men sleepine around them. as they
do IN the war pictures he fell asleen
A horn aroused Stsnny in the
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