The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-05-06
One From Russia Was Awarded the
Cross Of st. George Before
Her Sex Had Been
Revealed
WOUNDED IN BATTLE
SO Many Auotrians Surrendered IN
Order to Get Food, That sign
OF Welcome Was Hung
Out for Them.
| BY United Press STAFF Correspon.
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PETROSRAD, April 10.-tBy mail
to New York. 1~--Of the many Joan of
Arcs who have sprung to their coun-
try's defense during the present war.
the story OF Anna Kraslinkowna. a
working girl OF Kazan. daughter OF n
miner of the Ural mountains, carries
a vivid proof of modern woman's eff
cheney In the face of country's dan
ger. Also It tells why Russian WON.
an OF tho people wears the cross of
st. George.
AZ the outbreak of the war Anna
Kraslinkowna. fred by those disauict
ing forces which IN other days may
have inspired the Maid of Orleans,
cut OF her long hair. secured SOL
dier's uniform and succeeded In board.
ing q military train. Having reached
wilma without her sex being discov-
cred, the girl Joined In the fatiguing
march to the front OF battle At the
frontier, however, her delicate appear
ance caused the commissioner to turn
her over for service in army head.
quarters. Anna. who had taken the
name of Anatolio Pavlovich.Tchinin
begged SO insistently to be permitted
TO so to the front that her prayers
were finally answered. Tchinin was
commissioned TO carry ammunition TO
the line Of battle.
One day while the Germans were
attacking furiously and the Russian
soldiers were In dire need OF ammu-
milton Anna or Tchinin was sent with
two cars OF supplies. Balls were ay-
ing about her, bullets whizzed by. but
she pressed on, unmindful A bullet
penetrated her hand but she did not
falter. After a quarter OF an hours
struggle another ball wounded her in
the thigh but she continued on her
way. Finally as she reached the front
with the ammunition so anxiously
awaited by the soldiers bullet struck
her In the breast and she fell help
less to the ground--her commission
executed.
The heroic deed OF the young SOL
diar Tchinin was Incorporated in the
to him" one OF the highest military
honor decorations for military valor--
the cross OF ST. George. It was when
Tchinin was removed to the hospital
at Moscow that Il was discovered the
gallant soldier was not hero but a
heroine, Then the question arose:
Could n woman wear the cross OF St
George. The car was informed of
Tchinin's sex. but he refused 20
change HIS decision. And so Prus-
sian working girl of Kazan has achiev-
ed the highest military honor accord
ed soldier the cross of st. George.
The following story comes from
Russian officer In Galtcia:
"1n one OF the trenches along our
front exists the most unique bureau
known to military organization. This
trench ia very near the Austrian's
trench and scores OF Austrians used
to come at all hours of the day and
night TO surrender themselves. and
thus get food and shelter.
Finally the officers decided that
this constant disturbance must come
TO an end and that some method
should be introduced for dealing with
would-he prisoners.
"A wooden hut was accordingly con-
structed. bearing the following sign:
Those wishing TO surrender must pre-
sent themselves from TO 6 in the
afternoon. No prisoner can be accept
ed after these hours
"rhe next day there was long line
OF Austrians in front of the improvis-
ed Office"
The story OF the first real dog hero
of the war is told in Petrograd by a
wounded Russian ambulance surgeon
who owes his life to his canine regi-
mental pet,
The surgeon found the dog, rag
ged unkempt monerel, and took Il to
headquarters. At first the dog show
ed a vicious temper, but later made
M and accompanied the surgeon
wherever the ambulance corps went
During an engagement the Ger
mans shelled the ambulance station
and the surgeon was buried in earth
thrown M by shell explosion, He
was also wounded and in danger OF
suffcca ton from the dirt that covered