The Detroit times., 1915-04-06
RUSSIANS DRAG WOMAN
FROM BEDSIDE OF DYING
BABE; OFFICERS CALL0US

is by no means devoid Of natural In
teliigence. Her husband is al the
war. Three children cluster around
her knees. She could not take them
with her II she had tried 10 escape.
She preferred 10 suffer rather than
abandon them.
The first day they came 10 Juek'
nischksu two Cossacks found me IN
the yard. said she. in the nat. low
voice that every one Of those mar
tyred women employ. They knock
ed me down. Ny little children
were there"
Her narrative Is too dreadful. too
reVolting-to be followed in detail,
Let IL only be said that Cossaeks
swarmed through this little village
two rows OF rude houses upon
muddy lanes-and that no mea re
NAMED To her everlasting credit
let Il be recorded thar she fought.
Her shapeless, fragile, weakened
little body is covered vim the scars.
she won BY this. futile bravery.
The woman had shown no sign OF
emotion Then came tho chance
that let loose the hoodgates OF
agony Some one said. casually
rather with intent TO relieve the
strain OF the moment
We thought you had four chill
iren."
HE Is dead" she said. suddenly.
Her voice tightened in an awful de-
'pair The swine. The dogs.
They dragged me from my babys
,ed when he was dyins--at the very
that he was dying"
Tears burst from her eyes. She
uraed silently and went into an
,ther room Of the little hut. The
looked up At rs. pit
'ously twisting her gnaried old
lands.
II there be any TO say that this
tory Is incredible-that not devils
iaming fresh from he'll would do
iuch thing say that IL Is
I have seen the handiwork
Il Cossack and Russ I have talked |
rith their victims. Not one story |
,as been told n these letters which |
-. -. 49,, .nkuta ,tl.ta1 wrht~h
; not backed by witness and by
roof There are innumerable 9th |
r stories which | shall not print.
'ecause they have not been investi-
'ated. There are many other sto-
ies-stories which win stand every |
est Of inquiry-which I shall no,
Print because they are needless. II
10 not believe that a nav can be
found in our indictment OF the Rus
sian invaders.
We heard OF innumerabie stories
of Mongol atrocities-of mea buried
10 their chins. to be permitted 20
lie slowly in the clinging earth, and
,f young girls crueihed naked on
barn doors--but with two exceptions
shall pay no attention 20 them. II
= not that douDt the Cossack. I !
put nothing in the wide range Of
oestiality and hide Jus cruelty be-
vond him. II is simply that I have
not had the time 10 investigate
Ihese tales. and that therefore do
sot know them 10 be true. The two
have been formally re-
Dorted by German soldiers. am in
,lined 10 give considerable credeuce
% formal report made by a sol
Her Of any army. except the czar's.
Il drove into Ortelsburg. near
fennanburg. in my automobile re-
,orted Lieut.. Won Tiedermann. "and
ound there 20 young Germans who
rad been captured by the Cossacks.
They were all Of military age. In
rider 10 keep them from joining
he army the Cossacks cut OF their
N-NAAsNins III SOua- GCEts L0elT
lands or feet were choppe: OF. The
cossacks left Just before got there.
rhe wounds were still fresh"
Simon Hitzel Of Mulheim. a Ger.
nan sanitary soldier OF the Eighth
company OF the One Hundred and
seyenty-fourth infantry. reported to
the commander at PiIkallen on Feb.
is:
In my house near Neuskardupoe-
men found the hand OF a child
about one year old, stuck fast TO
the table top with a knife. The re
mainder Of the body was not found. !"
One Crews dulled 10 horror That,
did not stir me. had Just heard
Elizabeth Galitskrs story.
Continued Tomorrow
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