Evening journal., 1914-12-28
By The United Press.

BY The United Press.
LONDON. Nov. 16 (By Mail to New
York).-If the British royal family
ever have to work for their livings,
Princess Mary will have no difficulty
in getting a job as stenographer or
secretary. During the present crisis
she has made herself invaluable to
her father, and has been acting as
sort Of extra special private score
tary to the King. She is a capable
shorthand writer and typist and Inc
King has been glad Of an assistant
whom he can trust with family Sc
crets and weighty affairs of State.
She shows no signs of feeling the
strain of carrying stupendous state
secrets.
PETROGRAD. (By Mail TO New
Nork).-A Russian sister Of mercy,
named Yevgheneeya Korkeenah, has
been decorated with the band of St
George and a medal in recognition
of her remarkable bravery and de-
votion in moving, singlehan1el.
field hospital under fire.
Nile. Korkeenah was working ~
a Russ ian hospital in the neighbor-
hood of Soldau, East Prussia. When
the Germans attacked the Russian
position she remained all alone in
TIE hospital attending to the wounds
of officers and privates. The hos
pltal was quickly in the zone Of the
enemy's fire. and the brave nurse
seeing that her patients must be
movco' went outside and procured a
number of horses. harnessed then.
found several vehicles and drove
them away to a place of safety. The
hardships and dangers which Nurse
KorEeenah experienced have greatly
affected hcr health, and she has
conc TO 9ctrOgrad with a view to
taking a short vacation. before re-
turn ng to the front. The Minister
Of War personally presented the
media and decoration. and thanked d
her fC- her heroic services
CAPE TOWN (By Neil TO New
Work. All South Afr.cl is ringir 2
with Traise of the bravery Of a Volns
woman at Winburg. Orange River
Colony When the town was ocCu
pied by the Boer rebel, General DC
Wet and his followers. sOms Of tic
men hauled Gown the Union jack
honi the court house and tramplod
II Il. the dust. The young woman
Mrs. Elizabeth Pionaar. rushed out
into the street and forcing her way
through the group of rebels snatched
I'D the flag and bound it around her
waist like a sash. The men deman-
ded to know what she intended r
do with the flag. For the present
I carry it with me-" she said, "anc
YOU dare not to touch me. Wher
decent people return we will hois
II again" The rebels abused her
verbally, but did not touch either he
or the flag. which was prompt!
hoisted again when General Bothi
reoccupied the town.
VIENNA (By Mail to New York; =
In order to provide her son Will
winter underclothing, the 50-year-ol'
mother of a young volunteer servini
with the Austrian army tramped Il
the rain for three days from he
home at Szegedin, Hungary, TO hei
headquarters.
LONDON (By Mail to New York;
Two weeks ago Miss Dorothy Thomp
son, Wedlln. HouuS NDiio"
Blyth. offered TO give $500 to the wa
Relief Fund if an additional 100
the unmarried men of her town woul
enlist in Kitchener's new army IN
desired number of recruits was OF
tanned in 10 days and today tn
Prince of Wales received Mis-
Thompsons check for the promise
amount
A poor woman who had Just al
rived at the Belgian relief headqual
ters here declined at first to part vii
her bundle to the official who look
|. after ths fugitives' personal beloni
ings Reassured, after some dih
Guilty. she finally united the knotte
shawl and displayed two fine cal
bages.
She explained that they were
she had in the world. and that 81
did not want to part with the foe
until she was sure she could g
more. A subsequent visit TO the r
freshment counter, where the po,
woman took a deep interest in Il