The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-07-20
DUR FOREIGN LEGION %
100 PERCENT AMERICAN,
HITTING THE HUN HARD
Russians, Italians Greeks, Savs Poles and Czechs All
Happy and Eager In France to Get
Chance at Foe
ARTICLE XX.-By Rheta Childe DorT.

DO ;h"y really cali you. Sanmies:
aS1.a one NJ tn. hrs. OF our soldiers
met IN France.
They cali us tho foreign legion, h;
lau ghed Il don't blame lht';n either
Thcy "XprrtHd American soldiers 10 ~
American. and ~. handed chem an aT'r'!
mad. UP ~ forty different ultion;LlitlsS
come 70 think OF k. tnat IS America.
II never realized II t.,.f"re.' joined in i
young Scrgeau; sitting n"'t:. MY taui'
lily has lived II Massachusetts, Tor heat
three hundred years. and always
thought OF myself and others Ike m'
as tie only real Americans. tn" 4ta!'
ianS. Greeks. russians and even TIL
IrlSn. seemed 20 me at grated stock
Bat | an IN charge - - bunch 'nt icl-
tewS. not one OF whom MAS born IN H.
=, :. y. and I would back thcln ~
Ia cht Americans against any man N
descendants q John and Priscilla
-. n society.
e got Two '%"chS wao. ran AVA
fro. their native lana |" avoid army
rvlcc IN Austria. That was five years
fore We got int" tn" w.tr. before there
aS a war ThcSr boys hated army lii!
til wouldn't stay in 4 country that had
ImpulSory military service. Lat along
,nes u chance TO tight for the y. 8. A.
j, Id these same fellows Just pant FOR II.
D. The tirSt soldier Srrk' again Hut
hat do you think az Il ku$si;In who ran
way from Russia during the war. and
OF wanted TO join las American army
y tho way H. wants ~ meet you. Mo1
Introduce him.
Yes. .nLe-,d.' replied. wh"rcupcn thu
outh stood Up and can"d "ut. OR.
rotSky, Com" on "r.':. r!ntSn%' and
A.. Russian soldier thus iibci"d ra:n''
ath..r dItfid"at!y from IN adjoining
som. w. wrr.. sizzling h'f"r" ~. "p"n
r. n a \. NJ. =. y. headquarters.
''TrotSlly." vnos.. vjA.i mamie was jeff
.ra;ntrdrd. tusr.d "ut I" b. Il ;yri"a'
.uSsIs:;l III spit. 81 HIS English n;l,r'
- father. IL. said. was English, but ~
al lived many years IN Russia. first "a
II engineer IN an English owned muni-
ouS factory n pttrosrad and later III
-iga. JETS mother was Il Russian.
. The strange adventures OF this young
an began when h" WAS - years Old.
dat. which corresponds wiki the out
reak OF tho world war. Jeff was
,unted as 4 Russian citizen AID was
,rccd - Juiu tn" army. He saw SerI-
N tn. tragic '';,npaiSn which ended
tn" NaSurian lakes catastr"ph". II" rs
lp"d urrwnInS IN tn" SwaVnpS and also
rrd through III" disastrous r"tr'at
ross F.aSt PRUSSIA.
The Russians, n" told me-, fought
ell their cavalry. lpg.DQu strong
r..aiinS tho German lin> and taking
,anv prisoners. Eut tn" supporting
rtillery failed them: u..v"r CAM UP m
H. Nutiny brok" out. IinnE of the
."r charging that th"Ir higher OK
".rS had sold ih"r "ut :" the Germans
: this was 81. thea the Germans he
AVID toward thr.;- friends with th"i'
customary treach"ry. NJ one halt these
fii"rrS took pt,SS..SSiDu Of 4 herman
ruulry hniSc. rbliglnety left open ana
I'll furnished. .Nh"ui rs soon as thEE
-src Installed. tn. h"uS" blow up ana
iilsd rv,.ry man IN It. Tia" place mao
cen ynin"d l.y ia" ';rrnl.nS.
Escapes During Raid.
In IN" Russian retreat. jeff was
,k.n prisoner. and with many others
~ s.nt rrS, to Germany. wh"r" n"
as forced To slay" ut rn.niat labor,
,n,cr H., wns sent - i;.lStum.
4 never 1T them ,kn"" t:;,' Wa
skilled ,rf."hansr' said he. Il didn |
ant 10 y" sat At munitions Work. ar I"
.Ir ,h.!n N any other way I" win the
on Antwerp. jeff because ne has "A
trnnr personality. was lla""h over n
aur II ItuSs:nnS VII" w.r" repairing
tr.rts, This wis ~ 'rin" when th''
;r,;fsh fli.rs wrr., bombing Antwerp.
nj on on. Of their visits som" Of tho
,,;itrS fell in Il quarter OF the town
:.r., thus tabor Ir"Ep wa& a. work.
Tho German guards. |" quote J"tt.S
1,.., words beat il IA hell. Cor the
.:.rrSt Collar. yelling I" III" prIS"n"eS
do ;h.. sam. E:ut left and fifteen
,hrr Russians seized their chance and
cat i: - ~" water front. III IN" ter
"a
-, stopped anywhere. anI th"E nam
,..d 10 .c; hold Of 4 fishing boa; and
Eat it some more for thu English Chan
=!
The had no food or water. but they
h"urht th"y might 10 picked up n'si
l.k.-I up by 4 Norwegian steamer. Th"y
.-.. ,;,krn - I1pnrirn. and Tor q w"''k
> r.n days wer" l:cnZ.r! and mad"
,rch Of l&ut OF "nurS' ,h''y were Rus
b. Il -
h.ir army LET: showed me- tho pa
or" given him y: IN" Russian consul
, London. q safe conduct - N. p"r'
.,,ar,. no was t. embark tor Norway
mi 20 from th"n"" by rail 70 l:uSSta.
T.t: kent the pap-'r rs Il souvenir. hut
had M intention Of going home. In
lad viii, the aid al Russian whom
:. had ne, in London. he %"u' 10 rrr'.'
mother port and got Il toh rs s;oE"r
- - British merchant vessel bound for
'nrk. by thn tiH;" h" reached Now
-n-l. sIo had SIS IN wages ~ hiS pocket.
H., knew snn:c English. and with ,ru"
russian facility. soon picked uH more
l.. went To Gomez Island on" day. about
w...lz after landing. I think, and thor"
Is. >c.,1ped up An acnnaintanc" ~lth
20 soldiers OF our regular army.
Chow Tempted JEFF"
VIII not enlist tf"T suggested.
nd .rotf wh" vas tired enough by this
j:1c To b. ccnnp.~d by An easy III" and
,cut: TO e3r. corS"Htcd- This WAS b.
nr. W.. entered :h' war
u When rho war rarne. however. .T"ff
rsS quite rcs,Hd and perfectly eanl".
20 went to Franco with one %: n" FIRST
E-is;oas. and is nnw In n" artillery.
thich ia showing Tho Huns sntm"ihlrc
Jew and Interesting. and - ;h"r"hy
: hrnine tho admiration OF France and
england-
As n. matter Of fact, when 'n"t him
10 was acting ns instructor In ore ~;
i,Ir big artillery camps. Ru, u" ach"d
{, got to Tho front. and By this ttmc hc
aust be- there