The Washington herald., 1916-01-09
rifle Still is
ARMY sure shot
1t Kills More Men Than ANY
Other Weapon, Says
American Surgeon.
NEWTON NEAR THE DEAD
Doctor. Bridegroom and
WidOwer. Baet from Firing Line.
Tells of War Horrors.

Despite the perfection Of modern Wst
engines. poison sases and zeppelns. the
rife. the pioneer strife machine. stni "a
playing a big factor in war. according
to DR.. Phillip Newton. Of this city. who
has just returned from the bsttlenelds
OF Russia.
DR.. Newton. as head Of a Red Cross
Army on its devsstins drives at L~u6
berg. in Gslicia. and In It's retreat from
the Carpathians
Figures kept by DR.. Newton. at the
hospttsi al Kiev. show that out Of &7up
soldiers brought in. 1900 were wounded
by rife shots This hospital was the
frontier Of the Russian. medical oorps,
where iirst aid treatment was given,
and the wounded men tagged like cattle
for shipment to a more remote point
A Grim Marriage Ceremony.
Shortly after his arrival at the front.
DR.. Newton fen in love with Princess
Helen schachovskais. who was working
as a nUrS with the Russian forces Az
ter a sh6ft courtship In the dismal att
mosphere Of a relief station filled with
wounded and dying. the couple were mar
ried. The princess died soon after. how
eyer. from tuberculosis, contracted whine
at the front
When the American Red Cross lsft
Kiev last October. DR.. Newton continued
his work by entering the Russian Red
Cross and soon was honored with the
title Of brfgadier general Shortly before
he left for the United States on leave
Of absence. he was decorated by the
Gar With the Cross Of St Anne enc Of
the + hCst honors bestowed In the Rus
sian service.
DR.. Neyton expressed the belief yester-
day that Sweden may soon be drxssed
into the whirlpool Of slaughter on the
side Of the Teutonic alice While p~ss-
ing through this country on his return
creasinE sntssonism on the part Of the
Swedes against Russia.
German Guns XIII Germans.
Russia Is being amply supplied with
smulunition on a Systematic basis from
japan. DR.. Newton said Most Of these
supplies are coming into Russia by way
of Archsngel and vlsdivostos. Dr. New
ton saw in action against the Germans.
Krupp guns that were made IN Germany
before the war. sold TO Japan. whence
they have been shipped 10 Russia 10 huri
death at the men who made them.
DR.. Newton drew a horrible picture Of
the suffering Of the -noncomhstAnt WON
en- and children Of Russia Driven from
their homes by the advancing troops.
they were forced TO move IN a continuous
line toward some unknown point with
out food or clothing. he said
Cssr = Real set6ter.
DR.. Newton said the Russian govern
ment recently established a chain Of re-
lief stations slons the main highways
leading from city TO city.
The Russian army. made up largely OF
peasants, has seemed satisfied with the
government. Dr.. Newton said. Since
Grand Duke Nicholas was sent 70 the
Caucsusus as head Of the Turkish cam
paign. the Car has taken actual com
mand of his armies. and. scconps MED BY
his son Alexis, is constantly at one front
or another
Among the many relics DR.. Newton
brought with him Is a collection Of photo
graphs taken by him Of .tifierent places
In Russia. and of a great many cases Of
wounds he has treated while in hospital
He Is also the proud wearer of Russian
uniform Of his rank. which he bad on All
the way here from Russia.
DR.. Newton. after visit 20 his mother
in 81 Louis. will stop again in Washing
ton on his way back 10 his post He will
go to Petrograd by-xsy OF Vladivostok to
report for duty with his division. which
will be sent this coming February for
service in the northern war zone