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Daily Kennebec journal., 1919-12-20

AUGUSTALOCAL

The Christmas and Ruunage Sale
~ G0Adaa Croas hall opens at 10
GRu1oek TINS forenoon--Adr.
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issued to vs. to open fire. It was such
a concentrated hail of bullets that we
let loose at the foe. decimating his
ranks, that confusion resulted in his
midst We took advantage OF the
situation and rushed at the Germans,
turning them back and pursuing them
along the eightcen-verst front on
which they started to advance. The
enemy lost 10000 that morning.
During the day we received re.
endorsements, also new equipment, in
cludinG gas masks. Then word came
that We would take the offensive the
following night. our guns began a
terrific bombardment OF the German
positions at d in the evening. We
were all in state of suppressed eX-
element Men and officers mixed.
joking about death. Many expected
not TO return and wrote letters to their
dear ones. Others prayed. Before an
offensive the mems Camaradere
reached II climax. There would be af-
fectionate partings, sincere professions
by some Of their premonitions of death
and the intrusting of messages to
friends. Universal JOY was displayed
whenever IA shell Of ours tore a gap
in the enemy's barrier of wire or fell
into the midst of his trenches.
At 3 in the morning the order "Ad-
vance," rang out. Buoyant in spirit
we started for the enemy's positions
/ Our casualties on the way were enor-
nous. Several times we were ordered
to lie down. Our first line was almost
completely wiped out, but it's ranks
were filled up by men from the second
row. On we went until we reached the
| Germans and overwhelmed them. Our
| own Polotsk Regiment alone captured
/ 2000 prisoners and our jubilation was
| boundless. We held the enemys posi-
tions and No Mans Land, strewn with
wounded and dead, was now ours.
/ There were few stretcher.bearers avail.
/ able and a call went out for volun-
! teers to gather in the wounded. I
was among those who answered the
call.
There is great satisfaction in aiding
an agonized human being. There is
great reward in the gratitude of some
pain.convulsed boy that one wins 1t
gave me immense joy TO sustain life
in benumbed human bodies. AS | was
kneeling over one such wounded, who
had suffered great loss of blood. and
was about to lift him, a sniper's
bullet hit me between the thumb and
forefingcr and passed on and through
! the flesh of my left forearm. For.
tunately ! realized quickly the nature
of the wounds, bandaged them, and. in
| spite of his objections. carried the
bleeding man out of danger.
I continued my work all night, and
was recommended for bravery in de-
fensive and offensive fighting and for
rendering, while wounded, first aid on
the field of battle" to receive the Cross
of St. George of the fourth degree. But
] never received II. Instead, I was
awarded a medal of the fourth degree
and was Informed that a woman could
not obtain the Cross of st. George.
was disappointed and chagrined
Hadn't ! heard of the cross being
given to some Red Cross nurses? |
protested to the commander. He fully
symphatized with me and expressed
his belief that / certainly deserved the
| cross.
But" he added, disdainfully. shrug
sing his shoulders, cit is natchalstvo'
(officialdom).
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My arm panied and | could not re-
main in the front line. The medical as
sistant Of our reRimental hospital had
been severely wounded. and | was sent
to act in his place. under the super
vision of the physician. I stayed there
two weeks, till my arm improved,
and attained such proficiency under
the doctors instructions that he issued
q certificate to me, stating that 7 could
temporarily perform the duties of
medical assistant.
The autumn of 1915 passed, for us,
uneventfully. Our life became one of
routine. At night we kept watch.
warming ourselves with hot tea, boiled
on little stoves In the front trenches.
With dawn we would go to sleep and
at in the morning the day would
begin for some of us. as that was the
hour for the distribution Of bread
and sugar. Every soldier received a
ration of two and a half pounds OF
bread daily. 1t was often burned on
the outside and not done on the in
side. At IL o'clock. when dinner ar
rived, everybody was awake, cleaning
rifles and repairing things generally.
The kitchen was always about verst
in the rear. and we sent messengers
to bring the dinner pals to the
trenches. The average dinner con.
sisted of a hot cabbage soup, with
some meat in it. The meat, frequently,
was spoiled. The second dish was al
ways kasha, Russia's popular Cruel
Our daily ration of sugar was sup.
posed 10 be three.sixteenths Of a
pound. BY the time our dinner got
to us il was cold, so that tea was
resorted to again. After noon we re.
ceived our assignments. and at in
the evening supper, the last meal, con.
sisting only Of one course, arrived. 1t
was either cabbage soup or kasha or
half herring, with bread. Many ate
all their bread before the supper hour
or il they were very hungry, with the
first meal, and thus We're forced 10
beg for morsels from their comrades
or go hungry in the evening.
! Every twelve days we were relieved
and sent to the rear for a six days
recuperation. There the baths of the
/ Union of Zemstvos. which had already
extended its activities in 1915 through
out the front, awaited us. Every
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base was located there. and once we
got to the place our life was eased.
But getting there was no easy task; /;
the road was frightful. We we're
fatigued and exhausted, and most OF
us fell asleep without even eating the
supper that had been prepared for us.
There was no work for medical as.
sistant In the rear. and besides my
arm had fully recovered, so I applied
TO the commander for permission to
return to the ranks. He granted st,
promoting me to the grade of corporal,
which placed me in charge of eleven
men.
Here ! received two letters, one
from Yasha. in reply to mine, writ
ten from Yakutsk. in which | spoke
of returning TO him at the conclusion
OF the war. / had an answer sent to
him reiterating my promise, on con.
dition that he change his behavior
toward me and treat me with consid.
Grafton and love. The other letter
was from home Mother wanted me
and sufferings.
II was October This month, spent
al the artillery base. was one Of jol
lihcation. We were billeted i'm the vii.
lage cabins, and engaged almost daily
in sports and games. II was here that
was first taught how to sign my
name and copy the alphabet. had
learned to read previously. Yasha
having been my first instructor. The
literature that was allowed to circu
late at the front was largely made ur
of lurid detective stories, and the name
of Mick Carter" was not unfamiliar
even to me.
There were other pastimes. also.
remember ono day during a downpour
! sought shelter in a barn, where I
found about forty officers and men,
who had also sought protection there
from the rain. The owner of tho barn
a baba of middle age, was there with
her COW. l was in mischievous mood
and began to fiirt with her, to the gen
eral merriment of the men. ] paid her
some f1attering compliments and de
clared that she had captivated me. The
woman did not recognize my sex and
professed to be insulted. Encouraged
| by the uproar of the men, persisted
In my advances, and finally made al
attempt to kiss her. The baba, mad
dened by the laughter of the soldiers
seized a big stick of stove wood, anc
with curses threatened me and the
men.
| Get out of here, you tormentors O.
poor baba!" she cried.
| did not seek to provoke a fight ant
exclaimed to her:
why, you foolish woman, am q
| peasant girl myself"
This only further inflamed oul
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hostess. She took it for more ridicule
and became more menacing. The OF.
fcers and soldiers interfered, trying TO
persuade her of the truth of my
words, as none of us wanted to be put
out into the rain. However, 1t re.
quired more than words to convince
her, SO / was compelled to unbutton
my coat.
Holy jesus" the woman crossed
herself. "A baba, indeed" And i'm.
mediately her heart softened, and her
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tone changed into one of tenderness.
She broke out into tears. Her husband
and son were In the army. she told
me, and she hadn't heard from them
for a long time. She gathered me into
her arms, gave me food and treated me
to some milk, inquiring about my
mother and mourning over her lot.
We parted afectionately, her blessings
following me.
CONTINUED TOMORROW
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THIS STARTS THE STORY

When in 1917 Maria Botchkareva
formed the Battalion of Death, a
woman's fighting unit in the Russian
army the world was thrilled and an
obscure peasant girl entered tho in
ternational hall of fame. This is her
story by herself. The first Install
fncnts told of her childhood and
marriage. Forced to leave her hus-
band because of his jealousy she
Joins an infantry regiment. sees
tome fighting and wins a decoration
for saving wounded comrades under
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CONTINUED TOMORROW
New-York tribune., 1919-10-12
Results of College
Football Games
Played Yesterday

Columbia, 7; Vermont. 6.
Syracuse, sSiracuse' !; Army. Tn1 g.;
Princeton, 8; Lafayette, 6.
Yale, "a: North Carolina. 7.
Pom. 80: Delaware College, 0.
Colgate, II; Brown, Q.
hoiy Cross. ~; BowdOin. O.
Dartmouth. q; Massachusetts Aggies. l..
Navy. &c; Johns Hopkins. 0.
Boston College, 25: M.ddlcbury. o.
Maine. 50; Fort Williams. Q.
Fr"mklin il' and Marsi;ai, 'SI; es: Albright, o.
st. Lawrence, 6; Rochester, 3.
Stevens. 8; Havcrford. O.
Rensselaer, Tech, 13; Worcester Tech. O..
Wesleyan. 35; Rhode Island State. o.
Muhlenberg. 81: Lebanon Valley, o.
Springfield Y.M.C A. College, !; Tufts. 6.
PhIl.rs-Exettr Academy, :; Dartmouth
Freshmen, D.
Trinity, 6; Connecticut Aggics. 0.
Hobart. 13; st. :Onaventure. 6.
St. johns, as; Washington College. o.
Penn State, 8: Eucknell. o.
Swarthmore. IA: Penn. Military College. 0.
Wnshington and jefferson. 20; Carnegie
New Hampshire State, 10; Norwich Uni
versity, o.
sy.asu.e Freshmen, Al; Bellefontaine
(Penn.) Academy, 0.
Pittsburgh, 20; West Virginia. o.
Illinois, IA Purdue. :.
Ohio state, 46; Cincinnati. 0.
Northwestern, 20; Depew,O.
Wisconsin, 13; Marquette. Q.
Minnesota, 6; Nebraska, 6.
Western State Normal, 21; Michigan Ag-
gies, 18.
Chicugo, 1874; Great Lakes. 0.
kansas. "a: Emporia Normal: 0.
Missouri. 8; Kansas Aggies. 9.
Arkansas. 7; Hendricks College. 0.
Creighton. II; South Dakota. 0.
Washington University, 81; Drury, O.
Detroit, 35; Ohio Northern. 3.
University of California, 10; st. Mary
College. O.
Randall. %; Okiahomn. 0.
Haskell Indians, 12; Oklahoma A. A. and
NJ, 3.
Colorado Aggies. 40; Colorado, I.
st. Thomas College, Z; North Dakota, =
SOUTH
Vanderbilt, 3; Tennessee, 8.
Gallnudet, 8: Mt. St. Mary's, 0.
Texas A. and NJ, 16; Southern Metho
dist L., 0.
Georgia, IA; University of South Caro-
lima, o.
New-York tribune., 1919-10-12
Glenn Warmers Men
Bury Mountaineers
Under 200 Score

PITTSBURGH. Oct 1.-THE Uni
versity of West Virginia's highly
touted football team was clearly out
classed by the University of Pittsburgh
at Forbes Field this afternoon, the
Mountaineers going down to defeat, &c
to 0. The game was played in heavy
rainstorm and the field was a sea of
mud, which probably accounts for the
poor handling Of the ball by both teams.
West Virginia's loose play resulted in
two of the Panthers' four touchdowns
and gave the home team the ball on an
other occasion, following which
march down the field for the score was
started
The Mountaineers never seriously
threatened Pittsburgh, although they
had the ball on the 4-yard line at
one time. At this point forward passs
over the goal line was tried but was
grounded
Rodgers, the visitors captain, was
keen disappointment. He failed to
gain consistently and was the worst
fumbler of his outfit The other backs
also failed to live up to advance notices
and they never gained consistently
through the Pittsburgh line, which, by
the way, branded as false the story
that it was Pittsburgh's one weak spot.
Pittsburgh scored once in the first
period, twice in the third and once in
the fourth. Hastings kicked the re-
sultant goal after the second and
fourth touchdowns Just eight min
utes was required for the first score.
The line-up:
New-York tribune., 1919-10-12
Stevens Men Defeat
HaverfOrd Eleven
By Score of E to 0


Stevens, playing an aggressive game.
opened its season with a 6 to O defeat
of Haverford College at Hoboken yes
terday. The visitors were slightly out
weighed and were kept on the defensive
for the first three quarters, but in the
fourth brought the pigskin dangerously
near their opponents goal. The ability
of the Engineers to execute forward
passes gave them the advantage.
On the first down after the kickoff
bloss made long pass to Goodale, net
ting thirty yards for the home team.
Fo lowing series of line plays two
forwards from Goodale to Carlson
brought the ball to the Haverford 10
yard line. On the fourth down Stevens
lost it's first opportunity to score when
Goodale's placement kick fell short of
the goala Haverford worked the ball
out of the danger zone, but the end of
the first quarter found the Tech team
back on their opponents 20-yard line.
At the beginning of the second period
Goodale missed another placement kick,
the ball hitting the bar. The Pensyl-
vanians the ncame back, and with a
series of line plunges and short for
ward passes brought the players to the
midfeld Toward the end of the quar-
ter Crosman, the visiting pilot, ad-
vanced his eleven for the first time
into Stevens territory. Crosman's punt
ing and the breaking up of forward
passes by the ends. Miller and Sangree
were the outstanding features of
Havcrford's defence.
At the end of the third quarter the
ball lay within two feet Of the visitors
goal, and Goodale. in the first play of
the final period, carried it over the line
for the only tally of the game. Good
ale missed the try for the goal by
inches.
The only time the Stevens goal was
in danger was in the final three min
utes of the game. when Crosman's for
ward pass brought the ball to the
5-yard line. Hopkins smeared the next
forward pass and Egger booted out of
danger.
New-York tribune., 1919-10-12
Husky Penn Boys
Hammer Delaware
For Record Score

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 11.-Pennsyl-
vania rolled up a score of SO to on
Delaware College to-day on Franklin
Field, setting a new high total mark
for the famous old gridiron field. Penn
simply crushed Delaware by it's plays.
Point after point was rolled up. appar-
emily without effort and when SO was
reached it set record in the history
Of the Red and Blue, while some 10000
spectators waxed enthusiastic.
The game was the most one-sided
affair to be staged on the Quaker grid
iron in many years. Delaware was
fortunate to get one first down agains.
Penn, getting that one from the line
Of scrmmage in the third period.
through a splendid right end run which
netted the visitors fully 80 yards.
This was the only gain Of more than
five yards which the Delawareans made
throughout the game.
The Quakers, on the other hand.
went right through the lighter and
less experienced line Of the Newark
eleven. Time and again the Red and
Blue backfield just toyed with their
rivals and carried the pigskin down
the field at will. 1t was all the same
no matter who played for Penn. Dur
ing the second half there was not a
single first line player in the battle
for Penn, but during the two quarters
the score was rolled up more quickly
than early in the game.
Penn counted thirteen touchdowns,
which were distributed almost evenly
during the four periods No single
player crossed the line more than
twice, but nine different men each
had a touchdown to his credit
Lineup and summary:
New-York tribune., 1919-10-12
Breaks in Luck Prevent
Lafayette From Hum
bling Orange and Black

PRINCETON, N. j., Oct. 1.-THE
Tiger barely escaped with his skin
from Lafayette this afternoon in a 8
to game in the Palmer Stadium. The
Easton aggregation gave the football
team from old Nassau a terrific argu-
ment in which the latter, favored
throughout by the breaks in the luck,
did not make certain of the long end
of the score until the final whistle
blew.
After the Tigers had gone into the
lead in the third quarter on StrIbing's
drop kick, Lafayette three times ap-
preached within a few yards of the
Orange and Black goal line, once leav-
ing the ball on the / foot line after
her fourth down.
Lafayette kicked off and Strubing
ran the ball back to the 32-yard line.
After the failure of forward pass
Sigel lodged back twenty-five yards
on Lourie's punt. Lafayette failed to
tain Weldon got off beautiful kick
6-yard line. The Tigers punted again
and on the second play Weldon fumbled
the ball, but Lafayette recovered on
the Princeton 8-yard nne. Hauser
carried the ball over their centre.
Weldon missed goal.
The Princeton touchdown came at
the beginning Of the second quarter,
following beautiful punt by Lourie
that bounded over the goal line.
Hauser fumbled and Rothschild re-
covered on the Lafayette 5-yard line.
The period ended as Princeton's third
down set the ball on the 1-yard line.
Opie carried the ball over on the first
play of the second quarter. The half
ended with the score 6 to 6.
Tigers Head for Goal
Princeton kicked off in the second
half. Weldon fumbled to Trimble on
the third play and Princeton started
for the Lafayette goal The Red and
White held for downs on the 20
yard line, and Immediately punted when
the ball changed hands. Strubing took
it back by beautiful run to the
2O-yard line. Charity made it first
down.
De Stefano carried the ball to the
1-yard line. Lafayette braced for one
down. De Stefano carried the ball over
on the next play, but the referee penal
lied Princeton fifteen yards for hold
ing. Strubing dropped back for drop
kick and put the pigskin over the bars
from the 3O-yard line. adding the three
winning points to Princeton's score
After the kick off, Lourie inter
ceptcd pass on Princeton's 50-yard
line, but fumbled to Weldon on the
next play. The third quarter ended
with Lafayette in possession of the
ball on the Orange and Black 42-yard
line.
The play was all near the Tiger goal
in the last quarter. Princeton was now
playing desperately and Keck and Cal
lahan were sent in from the injured
squad to hold the Lafayette line safe.
Three times the stocky Lafayette back
field carried the ball to within strik-
ing distance Of The line, only to lose
it on fumbles or penalties.
The tensest moment in the Prince
ton stands came when in four hard
fought downs Lafayette carried the ball
up from the 8-yard line, only to lose
it six inches from the goal A mighty
shout Of relief went up when Lourie
punted out to the 4O-yard line. La
fayette, desperate, tried three forwards
and then drop kick. which was
blocked by the Tiger line.
New-York tribune., 1919-10-12
Great Lakes Smothered
By Chicago, l24 to O

CHICAGO, Oct. 11.-The University
of Chicago football eleven, playing it's
initial game, piled up the biggest score
OF the season to-day, burying the Great
Lakes naval training station team un-
der count of 124 too.
Charles Higgins, centre, who was
elected captain of the Maroons lust
before the kickoff, WAS the only Chi
cago player to go through the entire
game. The others became so exhausted
that Coach Stagg had to send in three
sets Of substitutes.
The sailors, minus the colegiatc
stars who won the football champion
ship Of the country for the naval train
ing station year ago, presented q
green team for the slaughter.
New-York tribune., 1919-10-12
Results of School
Football Games
Played Yesterday
n. Y. u. ElevenCOes
Down to Defeat
By a 9 to 0 Score

HAMILTON, Oct. 11.-Hamilton sprang
big surprise by defeating New York
University at football here to-day by a
score of to 0. Hamilton outplayed
the New Workers in every department
of the game. The contest was PLAYED
in drizzling rain, which slowed up
the plays somewhat
The local team, once in action, kept
up its progress toward the goal line
ana pushed Sullivan over for touch
down. Later in the game Hamilton
again rushed the ball toward the goal.
and when within twen1s yards of the
posts German kicked u goal from the
field.
German and Sullivan starred for the
Hamilton team with their long runs
Captain Cam was New York's best
man. He punted we'll, did most of the
rushing and was capable on the de-
fence.
The line-up:
New-York tribune., 1919-10-12
Soccer Games TODAY

The Robins Dry Dock eleven. rein
forced by Harry Ratican, the famous
Bethlehem centre forward, who re-
turned from Sweden with the American
team last Tuesda., will encounter the
Merchants Ship eleven, of Hartman.
Penn, runners-up to Bethlehem last
season, ut Todd Field, in Brooklyn. this
afternoon.
To-day's schedule follows:
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Robins Dry Dock VIZ. Mcrchants' Shin a,
Todd Field.
Paterson W. Morse Dry Dock at Olymplc
Park. Paterson.
new YORK STATE LEAGUE
I-onRfcllo"s ". Clan MacDuff at Morne
Oval. Eroohyn.
Grcenpoint vs. Vikings at McGoldrick
Firid, Grccnpoint.
Yonkers Caiedoniam vs. Newburgh at
Yonkern.
New-York tribune., 1919-10-12
Poly Prep Takes Measure
of Commerce by 18 to O

Poly Prep handed the High School
of Commerce nm 18 to defeat in
their annual football contest at the
Catholic Protectory grounds, West
chester. yesterday. McRea played n
splendid all-round game for Poly Prep.
Prep.
In the first quarter Poly was forced
to punt the ball going back of the
Commerce line. where one of its plav
ers was downed for safety. Later
Commerce punted to its own 40
yard line, where, after two plays, Nc
Rea drop-kicked goal from the 30
yard line. Poly scored both it's touch
downs in the final period, one on n
forward pass, following a blocked kick.
and the other on long forward pass.
The line-up:
New-York tribune., 1919-10-12
The Lineup

ColumbiaG) Positions Vermont COZ
Kennedy. IL. e. Barrows
Toweri I"vs n,ho '.....'....L L. Smith
= Hinch: .:..... .......; Magolewsky
oeVlne. r. T. Fitzpatrick
elnsteln. X. F.. Tomasi
Quigley. ey............Q B.......... .Garrity
Thornton. + .......h H: B......: 49,. Brock
Mosczenski. ....... +. b. ...... Sullivan
ouchdown--Quigley. Goal from touch
down-k Kennedy. Substitutes (Columbia)
Canapary. Eccles for Thornton Grace fo FOR
Weins.ein. Scoville for Devine, korn for
kienninger. Johnston for Korr, Canapary
Tor Eccies; Vermont Curran for Fitzpat-
rick. McCuen for Garrity, Connolly for
Sunderland Referee-V. a. Schartz.
Brown umplre-H. r. Hcneage. Dart
mouth. Head linesman--W r. Crowley.
Bowdoin. Time Of quarters-l0 minutes'
New-York tribune., 1919-10-12
Midshipmen Slaughter
Johns Hopkins, GO to 0

ANNAPOLIS, Md, Oct. 1.-THE mid
shipmen won their second game of the
season to-day by defeating Johns Hop
kins, 66 to o.
The heat was extreme and<the play
ing was confined to fifty-four minutes.
The Navy team won by fast series of
drives at and off tackles, mingled with
several varieties of forward pass plays.
They had only fair success with the
latter, most Of the short ones, however,
being put through. Rawlings, Clark
and Waters did specially good work
in the Navy backfeld
New-York tribune., 1919-10-12

OK of the who expected attain prominence
~ the college gridrons this fall pictured here Eddie
Casey the fleet back and Billy Murray appear destined
to stand the magnificent squad Of football
Harvard The Princeton Tigers banking heavily the
prowess of Captain McCa who distinguished himself the
and Srubng the clever little field general Of the Orange
and Black In Callahan and La Roche quarterback
Yale possesses Of the brightest ustre.