Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-15

says that, while they were eating, the
| artillery could be heard just OUTSIDE. a
+! of the place.
! There had been large wooden mill
here before the war. All the machinery
had been carried out and the place
i wounded. The Red Cross admin stra-
! ton building here had formerly been
| the home Of the superintendent OF this
| mill. He was an Austrian and mad 10
| flee when the war came.
| The finest field hospital DR.. Egbert
! saw was close to the trenches. 1t was
| the estate of a Polish count and mad
| comfortable accommodations Tor l2o
electricity and every convenience, so
that wounded men could be given sur
gical attention within ten or fifteen
minutes after being wounded. They
were brought in in motor ambulances,
donated by Nobel of peace prize fame.
| Here DR.. Egbert had breakfast with
| Gen. Gerega, Cossack, who speaks
| English fluently. He describes the gen
eral as a live wire. who spent the en-
| tire time making calculations how he
could even up with the enemy for TAX
ing three of his cannon.
Boy Heroes of War.
The Youngest heroes of the war were
seen here by DR.. Egbert. These little
fellows. ten and twelve years old, are
! doing great volunteer service Tor
their country. Entirely of their own
accord. they are crawling Indian fash
ion around the German trenches locat-
ing masked batteries, and then back
the next morning with this valuable in
formation He saw one of these boys,
only twelve years of age, who had re-
ceived three decorations for bravery.
DR.. Esbert was himself honored by
the emperor for his services, put
modestly declines to discuss this fur
Their than to say cit was the emperor's
delicate way of expressing apprecla-
ton for what the Red Cross is doing
in Russia. He stopped at the same
one-armed warrior, and is enthusiastic
about his k.seenness. vigor and personal
ity.
DR.. Egbert, in the course of his hos
pital work and on his Inspection vis,'
at the front. met Sherman MfeG & mum.
Der of times. Miles is first lieutenant
OF artillery in the United states army,
is military aid to Ambassador Marye
and a son of Gen. Nelson A. Niles he
is serving as military observer.
The American Red Cross hospital mas
seen considerable of romance as well
as energetic surgical relle1 WORK Dr;
Philip Newton of Washington married
one of the Russian nurses. Princess
Eleene Tchachoskaya. who died three
months later Two other surgeons are
to marry nurses. The Russian attache
previously mentioned is to be married
as soon As the war is over.
DIR. Egbert tells an amusing story
about the emperor's sister. who allowed
a wounded Russian soldier to go un-
chided for what is most reprehensioie
offense in Russia-speaking disrespect-
ess was on duty at one of the railway
stations. They have fine sanitary
trains in Russia for moving the wound
ed, and regular stopping stations
where the wounds are dressed and the
sufferers given nourishment. The
grand duchess was talking with one OF
the wounded soldiers, asking him of
conditions at the front. and telling MN
she would like to be there, for she be-
lieved she could do much more to allevi-
ate the suffering. The soldier asked why
she did not go. She answered that her
mother and brother would not permit
her. That's all right as far as your
mother is concerned. remarked tne
soldier "She must be pretty old, ana
I suppose you don't want to vex her;
but il l was you I'd send my brother
to the devil
When the grand duchess had gone away
laughing one of the attendants said TO the
wounded soldier: "You should feel very
proud, for your wounds have just been
dressed by the sister Of your emperor
The soldier was much confused, remem-
boring where he had said the emperor
might go.
Dr.. Egbert has had considerable diff.
Guilty in securing needed medical ana
surgical supplies in this country: Some
surgical Instruments cannot be had at
ali. and some of the other supplies.
like iodine, that he has wanted in very
large quantities, have been practically
exhausted. He expects to return TO
Russia at once. and is booked to sail
August 20, after having had an inter-
view with the Russian ambassador at
Newport.