Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-12-12

illuminated the Viennese railway sta
ton inside Of Warsaw.
In the city 30 persons were wound
ed and seven killed in the streets by
bombs dropped from German aero
planes. Thirteen bombs were thrown
in one day-October l9-killing or
wouRding nine persons.
In the banks and in the pOstoffice
all the officials fed and the police and
civil government were ordered 10
leave Oct -.
Had Only to Walk In.
Warsaw was absolutely lost on the
evening Of Oct II. The Germans had
only TO walk in and take ii. But they
delayed. probably waiting for the
fourth German force to cross at Ivan
gorod.
| Next day the Russians had more
troops and within a week they had
ten corps, or 100000 men, south OF
force was threatened from both TANKS
he fell back Oct 90, with amazing
skill and rapidly. leaving no guns and
virtually no prisoners. Gen. vo.. Nor.
gems retreat was so swift that the
Ccssack scouts pursuing him could
net find him after he had gone 90
miles.
The Germans plan had been TO
seize Warsaw and the whole of the
Vistula line and intrench there for
the winter. They retreated on Pilitza,
but the Russians drove them thence
and now they are established on the
L.
works. They win confine themselves
to keeping the Russians out Of Ger
many till matters are decided in the
west -
Russian Officers Are Friends.
Il was able to see all the fighting on
the extreme 'front.' because of my
friendship with Russian officers form
ed during the Manchurian, war. From
the station Of Prushkov, six miles
south OF Warsaw, traversed the
whole Russian line. The Germans
were driven from Prushkov a few
hours before my visit, but fighting
continued on, the outskirts. -
took refuge in railway carriage
factory, which presented a curious
sight, with doors battered in and win
dow glass smashed by shells which
had brought down tons OF brick and
mortar inside the building itself. But
the deserted rooms OF the manager
and his star were just as they had
been when everybody fed. There was
half eaten food and untasted tea in
the dining room. TIE stores of rail.
way carriages in the factory yard had
been subjected to a terrific Smelling,
some OF the cars being thrown upside
down and others blown into match.
wood. = - 81
Shells Cut sinnaI Wires. ~ = J.
The telegraph lines had been cut
by shells and the signaling apparatus
felled by well aimed shots. The wood
en- fence surrounding the yard was
like a sieve with bullet holes d
The Russians made curious use
of the foreign, railway trucks which
happened 10 be In Russia when war
was declared. From Grodzisk to War
saw stretched along ii unbroken lines
were these trucks. forming a capital
screen behind which the Russians
could maneuver and FIRE. The names
en- the trucks recalled curious memo
.ries OF Essen, 1ege. Berlin and Dres-
den.
Great Tree Hurled Aloft. q
I crossed the fields to Sokoloff amid
q frightfuf bombardment Issaw one
big German shell alight under the
gnarled and exposed roots of an enors
nous tree. When the smoke cleared
away this tree was lodged In the top
branches Of some other trees clese
BY, II had been torn up by the roots
and shot upward hundreds OF feet
With terrible velocity. 81
The curious effect Of these mon.
strcus shells passing close to ones
head is that they produce nervous
collapse, deafness, numbness and FREE
quently insanity. personally helped
to the rear dozen soldiers thus az,
fiicted. More dreadful sights never
saw. New there are two hospitals IN
Petrograd and Moscow for such sol
diers with more than 1000 patients In
each. a
Ballet Dancer Wounded.
Among the wounded Is Dolsky. the
most graceful Russians dancer,
who. like All other dancers, yolun-
lecfS0 y0f TIE WdI.75 EdYt0Wdz ana Otil@
er women dancers are serving as Red
Cross nurses, doing splendid work ON
the firing line
This frightful commandment drove
me into the cellar of factory, where
I found two men and several women
and children. who had been there
three days. not daring to emerge even
to get q drink of water from the pump
only q few yards from the. opening OF
the cellar They told me that the
bcmbardment had continued day and
night, and in proof Of their wisdom
innot venturing out they pointed to
the bodies of three men ana child
lying In the factory yard. 4
Refuge Amid Pagan Idols.
When darkness fell I bolted out and
soon took refuge again in the house |
Of Tcharnovsky. a Polish scholar OF
European reputation, devoted to the
study OF the ancient Irish langusge.
/ found in the library remarkable
collection Of Gaelic manuscripts and
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