The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-11-15

therefore fully conscious during the hap-
penings. Here are some confessions:
teodor Jamenka, confused at Passen-
helm in East Prussia: Il do not know
what happened on the second day of
this battle. | remember finding myself on
the lar side OF Prussian trench which
must have gone through. One of our
men said, You have done rough work.
| answered No, / have hurt no one
put Just rushed at the Swabians Ger
mans) shouting Negodaiui (rascalsO 7
know ] touched nobody" "Yes, but vour
bayonet is covered with blood" said the
soldier. I looked at my bayoet and at
that moment I remembered how a big.
white Swabian fellow rushed at me. and
now l drove my bayonet into his side.
AS he fell I attacked another and made
at lunge at his chest. He pushed up nv
bayonet with his hand and the pent went
into his neck. Until the soldier pointed
to my bayonet had forgotten these tus-
sles.'
kyril Lott, highly intelligent peas
ant from RUSSIAN Carelia, who teaches
IN sunday school, gave me an en-
tertaining account of the battle in
which this Incident occurred. He swore
that the Russians never captured the
German positions. As a fact thew can
tured, lost and recaptured them. and
Lotz's unit played a big part in the
captures. TWO men who were wound
ed at Lublin swore that Colonel Mark
owsky, their commander. was mur
dered by wounded Austrian who was
Immediately bayoneted. DR.. Maltseff
happened to know the coloners fam
lily and he learned that the story was
untrue. In reality a wounded officer
had rushed at the colonel and impIored
him to save him; and he was saved.
In Moscow Maltseff examined for
70 wnnnde6 he
swers of II could not be tested OF
the other 10, 16 gave hopelessly in
accurate answers about the things
they had seen and done. All 80 were
men of at least average intelligence
"The greatest unconscious liar was
regimental clerk, who wrote poetry In
his spare hours"
The sentiments of soldiers toward
their enemies have been analysed by
Maltseff. He says that the controlling
factor here is victory or defeat The
popular notion is right that beaten,
retreating soldiers do more damage to,
property and civilians than is done by
victorious troops. 80 true is this, that
soldiers on the retreat through their
own country are more dangerous than
the pursuer, though he Is in an enemy's
country" Among the Maltseff notes
is the confession of soldier named
Emelyanoff who himself took part in a
victory and in defeat:
IT was very happy when we rushed
the Austrian trenches at Szklo Ga viii
lage northwest of Yomberg). ] could
not tell why. / remember only our
officers words Hurra! Molodtsi So
Stuikom! lads. with the bayonetD and
other ordinations. 1 realized that we
had won. / felt in a good humor and
pleasantly tired as II had been washed
in warm milk or blood. Suddenly I saw
underneath the little yellow face of
an Austrian who was looking up pit
eously. He was wounded badly in the
calf of the leg by a shell splinter.
think he expected me to kill him. In
stead of that ! suddenly felt sorry for
him and wanted to cry. At that mo-
ment two tears rolled down his cheeks
and before I knew what l was doing 1.
| too, was crying. We took the Austrian
| up and tied some clean bark over his
wound. He screamed. I was very hap
lpy. This was very strange, for week
before when we were forced to clear
out of Krasnik remember being in a
! fierce rage with the Austrians. and
Boosting that I would not spare one OF
| them"
''Scores Of uDen," says Maltseff. have
told me that after success, particular