Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-10

ton. The remainder, emaciated and
discouraged. fell easy prey to the Rus
slams when they chose to surround the
fortress and capture it, One hundred
and twenty thousand private soldiers
were taken prisoners and a large per-
centage of that number were unable to
march to Russian soil until after re-
cuperation. The Slav commanders.
of the needs of their subordtnates.
were struck with pity at the sight of
misery they witnessed.
Thousands of Austrian soldiers,
brave men and true greeted their cap
tors with smiles as they saw the kettles
of hot soup and generous portions OF
bread being prepared for them. No
luminosity did they feel then. After
their siege OF hunger. they welcomed
the enemy's coming.
THE officers? Like Achilles. they
scowled in their quarters. well fed,
wine-soaked ami discourteous The
first step taken by the Russians was
to distribute among the suffering every
pound of provisions and every bottle Of
wine that the Austrians officers had
boarded for their personal needs.
when the time came to convey the
prisoners behind the lines dapper
Austrian officer strenuously objected to
walking through the mud to the wait
ing wagon. The others showed inclina-
ton to follow his example; but hairy.
big-boned Russian officer stepped for
ward and without n word shoulderei
him through the mud to the wagon
while the watching Cossacks laughed
uproariously. Needless to say, the
others hastily tip-toed over the muddy
area.
TOO much credit cannot be given
Austria's common soldier. In every en-
gagement his bravery is conspicuous
He Is kindly, generous in his estima-
ton of the enemy. and no complaint
Of cruelty ever has been made against
him. He does his work-if challeng-
ing death can be SO called--for' a
meager pittance. He receives only SO
hellers OILS cents) per day while in
the field and hellers u LIS cents) per
day while disabled II he is married
his wife receives / krone 81 heliers
(26 2-5 cents) per day and the same
amount Is paid for each child over two
years.
''Of course. there is compensation for
exceptional bravery. If a soldier wins
a gold medal he receives 80 kronen 1861
per month as long as he lives. He may
also win large or small silver medal,
for which he will receive, respectively,
IS kronen (s3) or 71a kronen (s150j
per month for life 1t may be men,
toned here that the Iron Cross Of
Germany is much easier to win than
either of these medals.
any in the war. Their bridge buii,i,nS
has stood forth prominently in the
Russian pursuit. And their bravery in
removing great. split-tree barricades
under fire has been featured even in
Russian newspapers. This sort of OBJ.
stacle is one of the most difficult to
surmount and requires painstaking ef-
fort in the face of greatest danger
"a new branch of service recently
has been employed against the Italians.
This division is composed of bicyclists
who carry rapid firers. Some Of the
roads in the Tyrolean mountains are
quite good, and as result this branch
of the army has been very successful
in OBTAINING the flying Garibaldis.
S.
"A notable feature of the Austrian
soldier as a whole is his disinclination
to ,e,ye his dead comrades on the field.
~ ~
sometimes at night an entire cohhpahs
will creep forward to the last scene OF
fighting and bring away the bodies Of
their friends on stretcbers
~
L hearo again Vi the young
officer who had studied Gen. Lees CAM
paigns in our civil war. Lieut.. H was
subordinate to n professional captain,
whose company had been detailed to
occupy small village north of Czerno-
witt. The advance was maze IN tho
afternoon until the company had gain