Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-03-08

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German army from crossing the rive
in pursuit.
When the German army swuni
upon the city Tor the third great al
tack" Rycak told the Star-BulletiI
this morning through the interpreter
"the Russian military authorities be
gan to gather together pell nell al
the young men and women OF tn,
big city that could be of any possible
use to the Germans, in preparation fol
sending them into the interior.
Only the younger people were
taken. Old men and women, together
with little children, were left behind
and what became Of them since thai
time have no idea. .-..*-+
Our first proof Of the actual ap
rroach of the Germans to the city
was when the shells began to crash
down into the streets from the long
range guns and when aeroplanes be
gan to circle about, dropping bombs
here and there"
Saw Many Air Battles.
Rycak speaks calmly of those days
now, though he told the interpreter
this morning that he looks back upon
them with memories that he can never
efface. He saw battle after battle be
tween the Russian aeroplanes and the
invading German Taubes.
sWe we're In Praga, q suburb, across
the river from the central part Of the
city itself. i myself saw the five
great bridges across the river blown
up by the Russians with old people
and children, and the last part of the
train Of young people on them, when
the army evacuated the city. Men,
women and children We're clinging to
the bridges; IL seems to me there
were thousands of them. Poland had
already been swept by the war and
many of these people were destitute.
Three days after we left Warsaw
we heard that our property was
destroyed. We thought of nothing
much, there was so much excitement
to It all. In the early days Of our re-
treat shells from the iong.range guns
would drop alongside the road and
many times we cav aeroplanes over
head.
saThe procession" says Rycak, was
made up of horse carts, what little
people were able to bring
along being piled on top. This was
not much, however.
Two Days Without Food.
Here and there people were forced
to drop out, but those fell destitute
al the roadside, and we pressed on,
driven in the rear by the Russian
guards. The heat was terrific and
cur thirst at times was awful. Some
times we had no food for two days at
J stretch, but generally we fed once
d day.
At night we slept In the open air
Or under the carts, and the lucky peo-
pie were those who had food enough
10 supply themselves. In the daytime
We moved on like so many Sheep.
There was not much complaining
people seemed too much impressed
with the awfulness of the situation.
Ryeak says that after three weeks
81 this travel the procession came
Upon the railroad station of Sarna.8
Here the refugees asked to be allowed
% 20 to relatives In the different
PARTS OF Russia, but this request was
;efused. They were rounded up with
ixed bayonets and herded into freight
:ars.
aThe doors of the cars were locked
D secure us from escaping" says the
ailor. There we're from 40 to 20.
,eople in each of the cars and the
TT at times was. awful. Those who
lad extra food divided with the less
ortunate ones, and SO we lived on.
~ wife and were together.
There were many pitiful sights,
le says, sbut we had become so hard
ned to them that we thought little OF
hem. We travelled in these closed
ars for IA days, and finally arrived
{ the station OF Kiey The journey
lad been exceedingly slow, for We
we're run off here and there upon side
racks and switches, sometimes wait
az for hours before moving on.
IT got a little work In KieT, and
az wife and j had secured a room and
1ere beginning to feel settled down a
title when the order came that all
ersons who had not been in the city
or as long as a year must move fur.
her into the interior. We we're pack
d up again in the same manner and
ut on the cars.
"0ur next station was Ekaterinos-
Nv, where we spent three days, the
1urney there lasting nine days, with
be same long stops as before. From
'katerinoslay to Rnstoff the Journey
Dok is days. For the most part we
raveled through empty fields, with
iilages along tine track now and then. |
at Rosteff we were herded togeth
T into the empty warehouses Of bus
less firms, no privilege being given
) buy lodging when persons had mon
Y. Many Of the refugees had large
of It
Irrested AGAIN.