The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-27

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| and all other parts of Europe, 1t has
brought TO the women the opportunity
I-oILen the necessity-ot uoing the
work OF men. In both the army
! and civil life, women today are TAX
| ing mems places, and 1T seems GER
/ tain that one permanent effect of
| the war must be to modify sex dis
tlnctton in many employments.
A few weeks ago, the Cross OF
| st. George was conferred upon Ma
dame Kokoytseva, now commanding
colonel of the Sixth UraI Cossack
regiment The honor was awarded
| for bravery. Colonel Kokovtseva
| has been thrice wounded in action
| but has returned TO her regiment
each time. She is the wfdom OF
soldier, and is following her hus-
| bands wishes in continuing the
| Kokovtseva name in service. 1t IS
! said that because of her womanly
| tenderness to the soldiers wounded
| in battle, they Miss even her shadow
/ as she passes by, and under her lead
ership the most gallant charges IN
| the records of the regiment have been
made.
Alexandra Lagareva, girl officer
| in another Cossack regiment, was
captured by the Germans with seven
men of her detachment. They were
/
all was quiet Alexandra herself killed
! the sentry with a stone. Under
her leadership they recovered their
horses and captured band OF eigh-
teen Uhlans, securing some valuable
documents from them, which Alex
andra delivered to her Russian gen
eral with her own hands.
A certain French soldiers wife
is known as Corpal Eugenia Buffat,
wounded husband was obliged to lay
down.
A Lithuanian woman named Olga
Jehlweiseris is an experienced offi-
Ger, having served under General
Rennenkampf in the Japanese war.
She is of special value in leading
troops, because of her intimate
knowledge of the country. Another
Russian woman warrior retook
Russian flag from the Germans VINO
had captured an advanced section of
the Russian trenches. The Russian
| flag bearer was shot in the back. The
woman saw him fall, and dashinS
| between two Germans, secured the
,, tag and shot both the Germans. She
| is known as yellow Martha" be-
cause of her heavy golden hair. She.
has taken an active part in three
1t is claimed that over five hundred
women are now enrolled under their
own names in the Russian army,
while the sex of over i9y has been
discovered only when they fell. The
greatest number of women are in the
Siberian regiments.
But it is not necessary for wo-
men to enter the army to do the work
OF men. While the men are at war,
/ no
work of the fields and shops. Sturdy
peasant women. too, have worked
side by side with soldiers in digging
trenches for their protection. Where
embankments of sand bags are
thrown up, the women have hauled
the sand, filled the bags and in many
instances. placed them in position.
The city of Rheims has been in
continuous danger from German
shells. After the first wreckfng of
the beautiful cathedral the women
in the town were chiefly responsible
for the strong barricade of sand
bags which has now been raised to
protect the remaining sculpture from
ruin.
Prove Themselves Versatile.
Women chauffeurs in France are
working with the army, carrying
messag es and officers from point to
point. lney nave pEONSu themselves
versatile in the matter of making
quick repairs, and in overcoming I'M
forseen difficulties. Several women
are now enrolled as wireless opera
tors while a much larger number
of telegraph operators are doing the
work usually assigned to men. AT
least three women aviators are aid
ing the allied armies in France. The
ayiators and chauffeurs are said to-
o JkI a Rac I1SN TEr1 nj
desire to give active aid to the gov
ernment Their work Is not more
valiant than that OF the tender
hearted, strong-muscled peasant wo-
men who dig graves for the soldiers
left on the battle fields, and after
wards plant flowers above them.
Equally strenuous is the work of
the German women in the fields.
loading the hay to feed the horses
of the army, and carrying the heavy
sheayes of wheat to the granary, be-
cause all the horses and oxen have
been requisitioned for army service.
A number of German women have
also taken up the duties OF railroad
engineers and flremen upon trains
for local purposes. while on the cleo
trio cars in a number of European
cities women are serving both as
conductors and motormen.
Great barges, 12O feet long, six
teen feet broad and ten feet high.
have lately been utilized by the hos
pital authorities of Paris and RouenI
for transferring wounded soldiers.
The network of canals around these
cities renders this transportation
comparatively easy. The boats are
drawn by tugs, and women are do
ing a large part of the stoker's work
in firing the engines upon these tugs.
Number Increasing.
In England, the number of wo-
men who are doing the work, which
few months ago occupied men, In
creases each day. n the Leeds bull