Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-07-28
TWO Girls TELL Of
AIDING Russ REVOLT
Sisters Born in Pittsburgh
Arrive in Uniforms With
Thrilling Stories
WAR DUTY WAS
SEEN BY BOTH

NEW YORK. July s.-The first
girl scouts Of Russia who took an &C
tive, spectacular. but minor part in
the revolution in Petrograd. are here
They wore their uniforms of blue
skirts and loose khaki blouses with
''Petrograd" inscribed over the heart
in red letters, and stunning wide
brimmed soft hats They are Margaret
and Vera Lodyguine, l6 and IA years
Of age respectively. the only American
born girls who have done war duty in
Russia, bearing special commentator
from the Minister of War and permits
to carry arms in Petrograd.
The girls are about the samo height
anu pretty, confident and thoroughly
American. although they have lived 10
years in Russia. speaking the language
as well as they do their own. They
were with their mother. wife Of Alex
ander Lodyguine. for several years an
engineer for the marlborough Rapid
Transit Company and later In charge
of the construction Of the Petrog-ad
"a aAAAM az ANN MEAE HaA II Al AHN--
burgh, where their mother originally
resided.
Vera, who belongs to the Hawk
Squadron of Girl Scouts, did most Of
the talking. with the approval Of her
elder sister, who belongs 10 the Eagle
Squadron They regretted that they
were unable to do things in the first
two days Of the Petrograd upheaval;
but the authority of mother is higher
than that Of the most autocratic officer
of the Girl Scouts, and they were keps
in the house until girl scouting seemed
to be reasonably safe for pretty and
little girls in fetching uniforms. They
did not like this slur on their martial
spirit, but they made the most of the
situation when mother let 90 the leash
and permitted them 20 respond to the
call Of their comrades, Just 100 strong.
IL was some day for them when they
formed in line ard marched radiantly
70 a station from which they were S.
signed TO real duties The movie men
took their pictures and they hal %
confess they we're a bit animated by
pride in their organization and its
fine dress. Vera being strongly mill
tant. got the post Of guard outside a
police station. She carried a double
edged bayonet and so comported her
self that unruly persons who got
fresh soon found that her command
Of Russian was as sharp as her bay
onet She made them stand round in
the name Of the republic
Inside the police station Margaret,
who has more Of the civilian temper
ament wrote in Russian so plain that
II looked like print orders for the ar
rest OF conspirators against the Gov
eminent, search warrants. summonses
and all the other things necessary 10
help keep bad men from upsetting a
brand new order. She saw prisoners
tried and heard sentence pronounced.
She and her sister also carried mes
sages for the Minister OF War. and
with the other girl scouts gave aid TO
the wounded. Altogether they had a
joyous time assisting in upholding the
new regime and you can bet when
they get to Pittsburgh they are going
to say good things about it and per-
haps tell what they did to keep it
going.
Mrs. Lodyguine said Il was true
that German agents were openly en-
gagged in spreading revolt in Russia
and that she herself had seen these
emissaries distributing ten ruble notes
to those who agreed TO shout for sep
arate peace or for the overthrow OF
the new Government. The emissaries
were everywhere in Russia and large
numbers were in the army. Premier
Kerensky. Mrs. Lodyguine said, was a
remarkable man and would bring or
der out Of chaos in Russia. She Is sure
there viii be no separate pence and
that Russia will stand on the side OF
democracy until It has triumphed.