Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-02-13

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say: Don't hesitatel Don't waver!
Don't give up Fight on for Polandl'
At Jendrzeiow Stanislawa received
her first star for effective work as a
scout Riding out over swampy land,
she was able TO make a valuable re-
port on the condition of roads to her
commander.
Second Star for Daring Act.
She won her second start at Potmal-
goszcze. This time IL was for a much
more arduous and dangerous exploit.
| The commander asked Stanislawa to
discover the whereabouts of the Rus
slams and to signal their position by
means of an electric reflector Stanis-
lava took twelve young women scouts
with her and rode out into the night.
Proceeding as far as they dared on
horseback. the girls dismounted and
pressed forward on foot. Soon they
had located large group of tents.
Everything was quiet, SO Stanislawa
and several other daring girls deter
mined to inspect the tents at closer
range.
They crept forward on their hands
and knees and frequently lay full
length on the ground. AS they neared
the tents they heard snoring. Soon
they espied what they believed to be
an officers tent, set apart from the
rest.
The girls crept onward. They came
so close that they could distinctly hear
the heavy breathing of three men
within the tent. Softly Stanislawa
lifted the canvas, inch by inch, then
signaled to her companions and
crawled into the tent.
Three men lay stretched out on a
carpet. Several swords and carbine
lay beside them. Stanislawa took the
carbine. Then she stealthily unfast-
ened a map from the coat of one OF
the men. She found other papers, and
a general staff map.
With these in her possession she re-
tired and crept back as stealthily as
she had come. With the other girls
she made her way back to the horses.
Within an hour the Austrian soldiers
fell upon the camp and annihilated it.
Woman's Dress Comes in Handy
At Malgoscsze Stanislawa won her
third star-and her exploit was more
daring than any that had gone before.
While out scouting she and twelve 9th.
er girls lost their way in the swampy
region and found themselves in danger
of being surrounded by Russians. STAN
islawa hastily led the girls to the heart
of the swamp region. Then she put
on her peasant dress and went on foot
to discover a safe road out.
For several hours the girl acted as
II she were gathering mushrooms. She
met crowds of Russian soldiers and
exchanged pleasantries. Then she
crept back with her apron full OF
mushrooms and a good knowledge Of
the road. The girls waited until dusk.
then led their horses out of the swamp
and soon found their way back to their
command.
Nine Days on the March.
For nine days and nights Stanislawa
and the girl scouts participated in the
march on Ivangorod During this time
they could not remove their heavy
boots. Half the time they were COM
PEELED to live on carrots, turnips and
uncooked potatoes.
One day Stanislawa rode forward
alone. Pressing into new country, she
left the legions far behind. Suddenly
she heard hoofbeats and her practiced
ear recognized the approach of troop
OF cavalry. She hastily pushed into a
clump of shrubbery, crawled around a
bend in the road and peered out. Fully !
fifty Russians on horseback were COM
ing toward her. She looked quickly |
to the right and left. To remain hid. |
den now might mean discovery later; |
TO flee would mean pursuit.
Routs Fifty Unaided.
II remember my mother had told me
to pray to the virgin when in dire
need" said Stanislawa. so | appealed |
to her with our old Polish prayer: %
mother of God, come to you; protect
your child
Inen l TOOK my signal whistle In
one hand and my revolver in the other.
When they got fairly near shot off
my revolver and blew my whistle fu-
riously. My bullets hit three horses;
they reared and threw their riders:
the others, fearing an ambush, turned
and galloped down the road"
Stanislawa called on the three men
to throw down their arms. One by
one she collected the weapons and
keeping the soldiers covered placed
all three on her horse and forced them
forward in the direction OF the Aus
trian camp. When she arrived she fell
I'm a dead faint. Upon recovering con.
seriousness she found that the little bar
which made her "feldwebe" had
been added to the three stars on heI
coat collar.