The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-30
CARMEN SYLVIA WAS
SINCERE DEMOCRAT
She So Wrote Mrs. Spencer
Trask, Acknowledging
Gift to Charity.
LATE GOSSIP IN VIENNA
~ DIR. WOLF Won sCHIER BRANI

DH. WOLF Won SCH1ERb RAND.
VIENNA March is-Ap American
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pa'"'er p" 'eP"'"''on' Hr'"u' re'r"'"'
who knew the late Queen OF Runania,
Carmen SYLVIA. for many years, has told
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tnink. nave not appeared IN print. ihe
late Queen was not only a great adm!rer
and lover NJ the American people but
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which. for ono on q throne. were decio-
edly democratic.
On. q, her net .n,ernr,se. wa. . cl,y
Tor the pind. a huse settien,eht wneIe
deprived OF sight. II was a Gigantic task.
for diseases leading to blindness are
rampan, in And Queen Eliz-
abeth. with ali the resources she could
muster. had not suf6c,ent means to Cro-
vide FOR them all.
When Mr.. Ferrarn was painting her
portrai, M the royal summer residence OF
Sinaia. Carmen sylvia told him OF her
enterprise and besought him to interest
some OF his wealthy American friends
ard na,rons He promised. Among those
whom he enlisted was Mrs. spencer
Trask. who. like the Queen. was a poet.
who had lost her children by scarlet
fever ana who had maintained a chill
dren's hospital, near Sa ratoga. y. Y.
Mrs Trssk RESPONDED TO the appeal,
ana in men, the Queen sent
her a cordial letter and her pin
ir scrihed ..ro another child,ess mother.
Carmen Syiya"
In thanking the Queen Nrs. Trash ad-
dressed her simply as Madame OK
plaining that as a republican she had
IA IA. consis,en, carmen sylvia an
swersd that she herself was as 'sincere
a d.,,oc,a,', AZ her .new colleague and
~, hor busha nd 4, mus. he membere
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An Austrian army ofhcer WHO IL reg
uiarly detailed FOR service at tine !atse
~encafnpment Tor RUSSIAN ana serbian
prisoners OF war not many mics south.
east OF Vienna has told me OF Some OF
his experiences with THESE men
We have AZ our mn ne said. "Hus-
Sian soldiers belonging TO l3' hinerent
tribes and various races and nationai't'es
The uniform alone gives them an appear
ance OF homOEene!ty. otherwise Inc
majority are as widely dinerent as the
poles. what with Tunsooses ana Tata's
and kirg n!z n S~yrjanes. Grusinians OF
the Caucasus ana MordNlhlans OF EAST
crn siberia But the real Russians. those
called Great RUSSIANS. from MuscoVy
proper. STAND out distinct.
Every man has a TREMENDOUS ap-
petite. Each Of our Austro-HunGar!ah
soldiers receives as daily rations a
pound OF rye bread. besides Negetabies
and bacon or other meat. me Illus
sian says he Is starving on tnat hiet'
At the camp cach or mem receives 4
maU money stipend Tor extra LABOR saw
one OF these men buy a three pound
loaf ~ bread and eat All OF IL "ithln an
hour. Tue Poles among them' the rus
sian !eN and the men from the cues
were satisfied with the diet We PROVIDED
at frst, nut the real fuss.ahs' lhe
MOUTHS ana rus'ics' wanted the
thick b soup OF thelr homes or
the grits and mush TO which they Were
accustomed. So We made a chanee and
let them have that. Now II Is the
others who are dissatisfied.
All the Russians. my Informant SAID
are very good natured. but very lazy.
\ village community not lar from the
camp had always hired 400 men dur
ing winter TO reli trees IN 'he woods ~
work of these 400 men lone, often a