Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-01-27

enrolled enthusiastically for service.
Three Polish legions marched out OF
Cracow August T.. Among them were
IS young women, including StanislaWa,
who had volunteered for reconnolter-
ing and patrol duty, In spite OF tho
fact that they were fully aware Of the
terrible fate that might be theirs
should they be caught by the Russian
soldiers. Every. girl carried a saber
and a revolver, and in each saddle bag
was the costume Of peasant woman. q
Under Fire in Regular Army. -
At Mniechow the girls came for the
first; time under fire.: they pushed for
ward bravely with the legions. Al
Kielce their experience was repeated
Here they became a part Of the army
OF Dankl and took the oath Of allie
glance to the emperor and the flag OF
Austria. %. .--
They were detailed to accompany
the command Of Field Marshal Lieu
tenant Durski For days they had a.
share in the fight waging at Kielce.
and when the Austrians pushed the
Russians back step by step until the
| enemy was forced to evacuate its posi-
ton a feverish enthusiasm seized the
little soldier girls. ,.,a -. II
II threw myself down on the earth
and tried to embrace 1t with my arms
and kissed the dear, old fatherland
again and again. said Stanislawa.
r Saw Brother Executed. "
Then she suddenly became grave.
THAT night 1 crept up close to the
Russian lines" she said. "They were
executing prisoners on all sorts OF pre-
texts. saw my brother there. ! saw
him fall. I wanted to cry out, but
something choked me. ! ran back
| thinking of what my father used to
say: Don't hesitate! Don't waver:
Don't give up! Fight on for Poland!"
At Jendrzejow Stanislawa received
|her first star for effective work as q
scout. Riding out over swampy land.
she was able to make valuable re-
port on the condition of roads to her
commander. -.
Second star for Daring Act.
She won her second start at Fotmal-
goszcze. This time it was for much
more arduous and dangerous exploit.
The commander asked Stanislawa to
discover the whereabouts of the Rus
slams and to signal their position by
means of an electric reflector. Stanis-
lava took twelve young women scouts
with her and rode out into the night.
Proceeding as far as they dared on
horseback, the girls dismounted and
pressed forward on foot. Soon they
had located large group of tents.
Everything was quiet, SO Stanislawa
and several other daring girls deter
mined to inspect the tents at closer
range. t.,t.
They crept forward on their hands
and knees and frequently lay full
length on the ground. As they neared
the tents they heard snoring. Soon
they espied what they believed to be
an officers tent. set apart from the
rest. -. =, ,.s. ~ -.
The girls crept onward. They came
so close that they could distinctly hear
the heavy breathing of three men
within the tent. Softly Stanislawa
lifted the canvas. inch by inch, then
signaled to her companions and
crawled into the tent.
| Three men lay stretched out on
carpet. Several swords and a carbine
lay beside them. Stanislawa took the
carbine Then she stealthily unfast-
ened a map from the coat Of one OF
the men. She found other papers, and
"a general staff map " "~
With these in her possession she re-
tired and crept back as Sstealthily as
she had come. With the other girls
she made her way back to the horses
Within an hour the Austrian soldiers
fell upon the camp and annihilated 1t.
Woman's Dress Comes In Handy.
At Malgoscsze Stanislawa won her
third star-and her exploit was more
daring than any that 'ad gone before.
While out scouting she and twelve 9TH
er girls lost their way in the swampy
region and found themselves In danger
OF being surrounded by Russians. STAN
islawa hastily led the girls to the heart
OF the swamp region. Then she put
on her peasant dress and went on foot
to discover safe road out.
For several hours the girl acted as
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