The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-10
BY DIR. WOLF Won scnEnBn,Np.

VIENNA, Dec. among all the hospl-
tails and reserve" hospitals Of Vienna
one in the Sensen Gasse Is exclusively
intended for officers brought from the
front desperately wounded. A few nights
ago an automobile rolled up and from IL
stepped first the Archduchess Maria
TheresG, and then slim girl OF IS
vas carried out wrapped in warm blankets.
She came from one of the h.ttlcfieids
around LODI. where she had fought among
the bravest.
The Archduchess, who is one OF the
chief workers for the Austrian Red Gross.
showed her much kindness, and 1t was
on her request that this girl. somewhat
against the rules of the establishment,
was admitted. The name of this favored
patient is stanislava Ordyuska. and her
story Is one OF the most dramatic / have
heard
ON the strength of special permit /
saw and spoke 10 this little Sergeant
Major In the Third Polish Legion to-day.
Stanislava Ordyuska was born In War
saw, and, therefore pol ,.cilly she is Rus
sian. But her father and mother both
are natives of Gallcia. Her father took
part in the last great Polish rising against
the youngest OF his five children. He ana
her mother had taught their fur sons ana
this one daughter to hate the Musco-
wife.
\ week before war actually was de-
clared the police of Warsaw made some
i,S00 arrests Of suspects" or politically
compromised persons. and among these
were the father the mother and the two
elder sons of this family They were
sent to Siberia in the administrative"
way, and beyond that the girl knows
nothing OF their fate. But there were two
younger brothers and this girl left. and
all three stole out Of Warsaw, across the
border to Gal.cia, and Joined one of the
Polish legions just being formed.
The aim Of these legi,ns liz the re-
establishment of an Independent Poland,
and they wear n distinctive gray uniform
and the Polish square cap, the Konfed-
eratka. There are five such legion forming
a distinctive part Of the armies OF Austria
Hungary. Their field strength is about
$4,000, including cavalry, artillery and
special troops. They have had trumcn-
dous losses. Two new leuiOns are being
organized. A. these leg .ons have not
been recognized by Russia as regular
they neither receive nor give quarter
The Russians hang any DICTIONARIES they
capture. and the Poles do the same.
The Austro Hungarian headquarters
nave repeatedly mentioned me great SER
vices rendered by these legions At Mick
hov, carly in August. they had their first
great fight, making n night attack on n
body. OF 1000 CossaCks and destroying
nearly all OF them. At Klelce, Russian
Poland at ivangcrod, at Lublin, and dur
ing the recent Carpathian campaign. they
distinguished themselves repeatedly.
Stanislava was told off with alb ut sixty
other girls and women fighting ms volun-
teers In the ranks of the Third Legion.
and most OF her experiences were az a
member of n scouting squad on horseback.
In their saddlebags they carried Russian
uniforms, civilian clothes, Sc, For arms
they had the regular Austrian cavalry
carbne, sabre and revolver.
At Miehkov Stansava received her
baptism OF fire and she behaved with so
much bravery that Gen. Durskl, command
Ing the legicn promoted her TO "A CORPORAL
ship. That was the first star she wore
on the collar OF her blouse. At Jen-
urzejov, another hot fight, she was made
u scIgedlt and added another star, Til,
third star-as Sergeant-M Ma or-she earned
at Potmslgosce in successful reconnoi-
tring expedition.
There were twelve other girls with her,