The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-06-01
women
Fight With Men In Every
Great War
New York Press)


spectacle in war Practically every big
war has found women enlisted by
stealth or openly on both sides. Our
Civil War had number of women so
for instance, DR.. Mary Il. Walker and
Kady Brownell who was buried last
year in this city with military honors.
Others less known in our Civil War
included Frances Hook, who enlisted
at the age of Ia and had the distinc-
ton of being the youngest girl who
fought on either side An Ohio regi-
ment, commanded by Colonel Morrow,
had girl doing mans work until he
discovered her sex and sent her home.
Another girl, who masqueraded under
the name of Frank Henderson" was
mustered out at the end of her time,
but promptly re.enlisted and had not
bullet caught her nthe leg she
might have served throughout the
struggle her real sex unknown. Mary
Owens fought as man until bullet
made her subject for the hospital
A Brooklyn girl was wounded on Look
out Mountain.
So far no British or French women
have been taken to hospital bases and
their sex discovered, although recent
ly French officer was tried for shoot
ing his wife dead because she insisted
upon accompanying him to war, and
his superior officers threatened to
Court-martial him unless he sent his
wife away. She refused to go. The
man, driven to the border of insanity
through the unreasonableness of the
woman, who showed her love in this
way, felt compelled to kill her, and
he did. A court eXonerated him.
Germany in the campaign against
the Russians had a number of women
fighting in her ranks. But Russia is
the nation that furnishes more women
as fighters than any other nation. In
deed, Russia today has in her fighting
ranks women who are veterans.
Austria, too, has women in it's ranks.
Only the other day Fraulein Marie
Weissman's sex was discovered when
she was to be made an officer for brav-
cry. She was then transferred to the
Red Cross.
1t was not very difficult matter for
F'raulein Weissman to get into the
army, for she enlisted as one-year
volunteer with men having second
airy education, who serve at their own
expense. This group are treated more
like officers than soldiers in the ranks.
For bravery she was recommended for
promotions headquarters discovered
her sex.
In January seven German women
were wounded and placed on cots side
by side In the Ouyazdoff Hospital, in
Warsaw. One of them died from SER
ious bayonet wounds. All of them had
we'll developed muscles, indicating
that the development probably came
through gymnastic exercises.
A number OF German women were in
the first line of trenches in the fight
ing at the junction of the Bzura River.
Russia has any number of women
lighting in her ranks, and who glory
in it.
Probably the most distinguished
Russian is Nine. Alexandra koudashe-
va, who commands the Sixth Ural Cos.
sack Regiment She has won the st.
Georges Cross for exceptional BRAY
cry. She is woman of brains and cul-
ture. Alone she rode twice on horse
back from China through Manchuria,
Siberia and European Russia to Petro-
grad. Her Diary of Ride Through
Siberia" shows her to be woman Of
courage, daring and observation.
Another girl who received the Order
of st. George is high-chool girl of
Kief, Natalia Tychnini. She was
wounded twice, and was found lying
among the dead and wounded on the
battlefield. The Austrians discovered
her sex when she was taken to hos
pital base at Opatow. She got her
order because the Russians captured
Opatow and found her In the clothes of
her sex In which the Austrian nurses
dressed her She was sent back to
her native town, whose people could
not do enough to honor her.
The wife OF Colonel Tomiloffskaya
fought beside her husband in the East
Prussian front at Augustowo. Once
she was FIVE days under fire. Another
time she commanded squad OF men
as scout leader in the Augustowo
woods. She intercepted a teegram
from German commander that
brought her attention from superior
officers She has three wounds