Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-06-21
Strange Psychology Causes
Men to Be Depressed by
Death and to Be Cheered
by Cannon That Causes It.
C0SSACKS LIKE THOSE
SHOWN BY BUFFALO BILL
Correspondent With Russian
Army Gives Vivid Picture Of
Scenes in Camp of Cars
Forces.
By ROBERT II. MCCORMICK.


Copyright: 1915: BY Tho Chicago Trlbune.) }
Great Russian Headquarters, May
12.--In my diary of April II is writ
ton the name of a Russian general
who gave MS a day of days because Of
his friendship for America. Thank
heaven, we rose early that day
our way lay straight west over the
road the Germans had marched to at
tack Warsaw and again on the re-
treat.
They came within eight miles Of the
city and were expecting to crown a
king when the Russian guard arrived
but that is history, not reminis-
cence.
Down this road we came humping
in the German ruts and wondering
whether the aeroplane flying high
above would expend a shell upon so
small an object as an automobile. 1t
did not, and we arrived at -, the
headquarters of the commanding gen.
eral.
Here we met Mr.. Goustchkoff for
mer chairman of the duma, and his
wife, a delightful pair Of warriors
Mr.. Goutschkoff gained experience
fighting with the Beers and his wife
is a Red Cross veteran of the Jap
anese and Balkan wars. They showed
us the corps, division and the field
hospitals, splendid examples Of med
ical efficiency.
Hospital Completed.
The corps hospital, in white
washed house, was complete to oper-
ating table and chloroform. The di-
n m n
n church, but was now in tents, bricks
from the shell denplished structure
served as floor. Polish boys, high
school boys, we should call them,
acted as orderlies and women, true to
iheir heavenly sent mission, were pa
tiently suffering in mind for the
wounded in body.
A light tramway had been con-
structed from the division hospital 10
the corps headquarters to save the
wounded the humping over the roads,
an indication of the care given to Rus
sian wounded and also Of their num-
ber
Polish peasants were being fed
with the soldiers food-poor victims
of a war not theirs.
Hospital sights are very depressing,
and | was glad when we had tinlsheu
our investigation.
What is the strange psychology that
causes the mind depressed by the
sight of wounded men to be cheered
by the sound Of the cannon that
wounded thom. the popping corks ol
the wine of death?
What is It causes the drunkard to
gladden. at the sight of liquor, the
drug victim to smile at the poisonous
needle? Is it that, born to die, we
have an infnity for what destroys and
draw back only when too lare?
Guns Cause Cheer.
Whatever the explanation, our party
frightened as the guns began to sound
above the carriage wheels when pore
us on the third stage of our journey.
A shell hole blockaded the road be-
fore the generals door, chance Vis-
itor which had killed a sentry at the
rear one day while the general was on
the firing line.
The general himself was in the gar
den, a kindly man who welcomed us
with a short speech as representatives
of the great American nation, IN
which he had spent delightful hours
division was ours TO command.
A cavalry drill was arranged, ana
n review Of infantry. He was ABOUT
to lombard a German sap. Yes, ana
if we wanted to very much we could
enter the trenches. But we must pc
careful. He would never forgive NM
self if we should be hurt whlle ms
guests. Then interested questions as
to the success of the San Francisco /
exposition. and before we knew II we
were among a sotnia of Cossack cav
airy. Called sotnia from the number
men.
The Cossacks are humpy looking !
men with round fur caps and sheep |
skin coats. They never wash OF I
shave. Also they have more wives
than teeth. [
Buffalo Bill Cossacks. /
Yes, I have been to Buffalo Bills
and seen them, too. Apparently Bur
fala Bill has got them all. At least !
have not seen any of that kind IN /
Russia.
The Russians knew something /
about this reputation. When | first |
came to headquarters the grand duke |
asked me as a pleasantly to pick out |
The Cossack officers. This was puz- |
cling, as no one present could come
within my preconceived opinion OF
-hem. least of all the three blonde, |
alose-cropped young men who always |
smiled so affably at my opinion.
When the soldiers were dismounted |
here was nothing to indicate the Co.'S
sack, unless it was that the horses /
seemed too nervous to drill. But
when they mounted and swung into
Incl Sons of CASTOR and POllmXl |