The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1914-08-07
WAR.LIKE RUSSIANS
WILL LEAVE ANDERSON
WILLIAMSON QUARRYMEN
ANXIOUS TO GO
READY TO FIGHT
Say That They Will Wage Battle
For Their Beloved Country
When Chance Comes
READY TO FIGHT
tTrom Thursdays Daily J

" AOhi Ahuh oNdy Od|ty. -
While Anderson and Anderson couu-
ty have been much agitated over the
war which has suddenly darkened all
Europe. few people living in this sec-
tion have taken time to think OF what
must be the emotions of the laborere
from the foreign fields now employed
In this country. 1T is said tha: the
Americans across the water are more
than anxious to get home and yet lit
tie thought has been given to the Deo-
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 qua,.
ries of the Williamson Stone COM
puny, where about so Russians nre u.s.
ually employed. A larger number of
foreigners than this will usually be
found at WILLIAMSON but the Scryians;
some eight or ten In number. left WILL
liamcton 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 we're to be found. One of
these was called out OF the quarry by
the reporter and the purpose of the
Yicit stated. The man giving out the
interview was handsome fellow and
his look OF suspicion instantly chang
ed when the word flight" was mem
toned. His face flushed. his eyes
sparkled and throwing up HE hands
he said" "Fight-for my beloved Fussia
gladly give my life. At the first cal,
! will return and will not lay down
my gun until the breath leaves my
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 was clearly evident that he was a
man Of education and Of some refine
fment. After considerable ccaxing he
agreed to talk ;and for an hour the re-.
porter heard strange tales, all found
ed on the Russians viewpoint OF war.
He evidently agreed that war wouid be
hell, If some Of the things are prac-
ticed by the Russian troops as he told
them. He was a soldier In ther rus.
sian forces during the Jap-Russp. war
and he exhibited with pride Gcep
scar ion his left arm, said to be &.
wound heS received from tina bayonet
of an enemy during hand; to-hRnd
|
fight. He told some wondrous talac
what EJ1ssia was able to accomplish
during the war with Japan and said
that the native land would have been
q victor, had they been able to hold
out for few more months. He pre-
diets that the forces of Russia will
make name for themselves in the
war now In progress that will surpass
anything ever accomplished, In, any
war by the troops OF any country: z,
The soldier land he looked the part
when he began to talk OF the war, for
getting the quarry and all around
himy said. that he and those Russians
employed with him would be In their
own country to take up arms for Rus,
sia ana ngni Tor Iier until deain. just
as soon az some method OF getting
back could be devised: - 5, !
Tho reporter left the quarry with a
far higher opinion OF Russia and her
people and Of that country's ideals
than he had ever had before.