Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-05-03
FROM
RUSSIANS TROOPS
Many Replied to Notes Found In
Hampers Of Food
Sent Them.

Petrograd, May B. Correspondence
of the Associated Press.) More than
three hundred letters from Russian
soldiers have reached prominent
Petrograd woman In response to a
note which she enclosed In a large
number OF hampers OF food which
she sent to the front a few weeks
ago. She had expressed a desire to
get some letters from the front
which would show what the ordinary
Russian soldier really thought, In
stead of the stereotyped letters OF
thanks with which the soldiers ordi.
narlly acknowledge gifts from per
sons OF higher Social station. Ac.
cordingly she signed the notes which
she enclosed with the names OF her
three maid servants. making II ap-
pear as II these young women had
slipped the notes into the hampers
surreptitiously The receivers were
asked to reply to these maid servants
and to tell them how they were far
ing in the war.
The plan worked we'll Fifty OF the
replies are TO be published in book
form shortly. Several soldiers re-
Piled In verse. Several made love In
pretty. fanciful style. Only one let
ter out OF the whole number was OF
fenslve.
A Cossack sent the following per
picture OF himself:
II want to tell you what a Cossaol
looks like. He is not handsome, no
indeed Yet he looks like an eagle
and whether the foe he meets be Ger
man or Austrian. he will beat hin
like an eagle. A Cossack Is small
but brave. Small is the grain Of gold
yet OF great value. So is the Cossack
in his gray coat and waist held Tight,
in a leather belt. However hot tn
firing. he will not drop his gun. bu
will ride his brave horse and arriy
in time, wherever he may be sent"
A scout tells OF a RECONNAISSANCE
{ from which he had just returned
"the moon shining as clear as II
we're daylight and the German irin
{ at us constantly and doing US muc
! harm" He adds:
Let my letter fly from the Germa
" land to the metropolitan town. | boz
, to you. sister Katinka / am a her
. from the river Don. fighting for on
religion and our country. You an
' your friends listen to the holy bell
4 calling the Christians to service. W
| hear only the roar OF the cannon an
| the rattle OF the German machin
| guns"
Al From Orenburg comes a prettil
| worded appeal for a pair Of trousers
I my Dear Friend Katia-I hasten
| inform you that | am in good healt
\ and all is fourishing with me. | a
= we'll and my horse is well, and 4
- you | wish the same good health, ar
accept my deep devotion and let n
2 bow to you. Against my will, tea
9 coursed down my cheeks as | rea
3 your letter.
9 Il have an humble request to NAL
9 OF you. do not ask for tobacco, Il
8 / do not smoke. But, II such be yot
9 kindness, pray send me an old pa
9 Of riding trousers, Of which am We
8 much in need. II you have a diyir
9 spark Of love for the soldiers who a
9 defending their country do not !
8 fuse what ask"
u One OF the letters in poetry
9 roughly translated as follows
8 Greeting from all the hero soldier
8 We shall end the war in glory
9 For the Russian colors.
o And through the streets Of Berlin
8 Shall march the Russian regiments
& With the Giant at their head"
q The Giant is a favorite soldier
o name for the Grand Duke Nichol;