Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-02

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IL more effective. But again and again
with Increasing frequency their pistols
cracked.
one came boldly into the middle OF
the street and exhortcd us TO JOIN WIN
the Bolshevil>i.
DOWN WITH KEItENSkI.'
There is to be no more war : ne
shouted. "rhe people viii rue. po""
with Kcrensky"
At that moment the first of our party
vas wounded. 4 bullet struck her IN 'ne
breast. She shrielted IN fright N',u
agony That revealed all to the moo
II was a woman's shrek. Like pacn
Of wolves they were upon us,
= Women" they screamed heren-
slsys women soldiers Kerenskys pat
talon oe -
cannot write the shocking para
phrases they made of the name OF ou'
organization. Dragging Nussa ny the
hand ! escaped the mob's ONSLAUGHT
We were both feet Of foot and cour-
ageous. I was strong enough, for two
A fortunate thing helped us to save our
selves also The few electric lights
I'm the street were suddenly extinguished
lust as the mob swept upon us. Run
ming madly in the darkness Nussa ana
I stumbled and fell--once. twlce--ano
rose, bleeding and lhnping. to run OF
and on away from the horror we had
escaped.
The sbrieks of our sisters came fainter
and fainter to our ears Others of our
party had sought safety in flight such
as ours. We could hear the rioters pur-
suinr them with blood -curdling yells and
| shocking rIbaId SHOUTS We had lost
completely our sense Of direction, but
We dared not pause. At last. turning a
corner, | saw landmark knew. 1t
was confectioners shop at which we
had often bought chocolates. spoke
words of announcement to Nussa and
VIC turned into a side street which would
lead us to the road TO Nasslfsti.
Eor ,bo ,,ome,t ,ve IMAGINED We wore
..,.sa pn, soa,, ,,,o yYn,ye, wore nm
a,,r ,r,ti cor,o NJ Tho stree, lights
,,.,;o,, ha,, ,o,o o,,, hs,on to buru
III, % nr,. ,,oa., sa,p ma mn, sh,..s as
ha, ri droadf,,, crios md knew we were
n,,,s,,od arain W. ,,orn bro.tbIoss and
,,.aiiD ,,ic, e.h.,,s,od A. wo Iosror,to,y
| .o,,,tt q. ,,cro,so ,ho di.,,,re hetweer
~, ana our nnrs,,oro we came unon the
scono NJ :. rocont co,nict I fou heavily
,,,, ,,ho,a I,n.,h ,,na,, ,,o s,n,o. ovc,
,i,o ,od,, ,,s :, daad said,or Al, ,,,ieorn,
vas stained Wit, big bIood ,yhep
.roso r,u,o o,,,.r eo,dior. ono daao
and one diving law at tho same snot
The dying man. half conscious. spoke
to us as comrades who had come to his
alu' NusSa se'"eu So,uIer rue. WIZ
pagoicI hNeu' from 'he srouiu a"o
pointed 10 me. "hero another iay'
het US MI each otner nelorc theS
oNertaNe US s'e Sa,o. Her preati
'diie ~ easps' seizeu inc weapon she
'au po,i''eu TO- bct US lsht' oacK te
pack' said. we VIII die ighting'
or the conflict which followed ! have
no recollection that Is distinct. yet
would to God that I could blot wha
| recall OF 1t from my sight, No shot.
were ilred at u.s. Three of the dogs wh'
attacked us l Know ! struck down wit,
we payonet. lhere were not many o
,"e,'' "''ose Was encouraged ant
snouteo 10 Nussa tnst VIC would dc
ir"t 'neo,' our cohiiict was only frag
nleht OF tne great upheaval In the city
, ne nan aonen beasts OF the cannaill'
who still fought to overcome us wer.
wary OF my bayonet thrusts and non,
came to join them. But they found
way Two. who had apparently lie
treated. returned with paving stones 1,
their arms. AS We lodged the mlssiIe
Nussa and ] became separated. Wbe,
NuSsa's scream told me ] was fighting
alone, | fed They did not follow,
r,,,.
mn "a .alhoN HELD IN
bARliACkS
] never slackened my speed until
reached tho camp at Vassilifsl,j
rushed through tho barracks entrance
past the sentries. sobblng and all bu
dying Of exhaustion and horror. Th,
battalion was under arms, awaitin,
orders to march against the rioters
Cartridges had been issued and GIle,
the hets OF Tic soldiers. They were