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The Washington herald., 1919-04-22
The Amazing Story of
Maria BOtchkarepa
Leader OF. the Russian Battalion of Death

mittee and the hour for the offensive
was here. Then the committee sud
denly decides not to advance and our
whole idea Is destroyed"
That's iti" the recaIcitrants
shouted I'VE would want to decide
for ourselves whether to attack or
not"
"WeIl." turned on them. disguised.
you are not worth the uniforms you
are wearing. This uniform stands for
noble sacrifice, for unselfish patriot
ism. for purity and honor and loyalty.
Every one of you is a disgrace to the
UNIFORM. Take them OF and get out!'
My order was met by an outburst
Of derisioh and insubordinatiou.
we are In the majority. We refuse
to obey your orders. We no longer
recognize your authority. We will
elect a new Natchalnik!'
1 was deeply hurt but controlled my
self not to act rashly. I resolved to
make another appeal to them and
said:
You will elect no new Natchalnik.
But IL you want to go, 20 quietly.
Make no scandal, for the sake Of
womanhood II all this becomes
public II will mar and humiliate all
Of us. Men will say that women are
unit for serious work, that they don't
know how to run things and that they
simply must quarrel. We will be-
come the talk OF the world and your
act will be an eternal blot on our sex. {"
But, why are you 50 cruel to US.
so rigidr' the secessionists began to
argue again. why do you keep us
as IL in a prison. allowing US no leave,
giving US no opportunity to go prom
enading, always shouting and order
ing US about? You want to enslave
U.s."
Il told you at the beginning that I
would be strict. that I would shout
and punish As to not letting you
out OF the grounds, you know that I
DO II because / can't be sure of your
conduct outside. I wanted this house
to be a holy place. I prayed to God
to hallow US all with His chastity.
wished you to go to the front as
sanity women. shopping that the
enemy's bullets would not touch you. -
All night an al gument ragged between
the few hundred loyal girls and the
mutineers. 1 retired. leaving instruc-
tons with the officers to let the re-
calcitrants do as they pleased, even
TO leave In their uniforms. NJ frame
or mind was one OF despair as / re-
1ected the outcome of my enterprise.
My soul ached for all women as 1
thought Of the disgraceful act of the
girls who had pledged their honor to
an idea and then deserted the banner
they had themselves raised.
In the morning was informed that
the secessionists had elected a delega-
ton to go to Gen. Polovtzev, COM
mander Of the military district, to
make complaint against me, and that
they all departed in their uniforms.
The same day 1 was called to report
to Gen. Polovtzev on the whole mat
ter, The general advised me to meet
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some Of the demands. OF the rebels
and make peace.
The whole army is now being run
by committee OF soldiers. You can't
remain alone with the old system.
Let your girls form a committee so
that q scandal will be averted and
your big work thereby saved" Gen.
Polovtzev tried to persuade me. But
I was not to be persuaded.
He then went on to tell me that the
soldiers of the First, and Tenth
Armies. having heard of my work.
had bought for me two icons. one
Of the Holy Mother and the other
Of Saint George. both OF silver, framed
In gold. They telegraphed instruc-
tons to embroider two standards
with appropriate inscriptions. Keren-
sky. the general told me, had thought
OF making the presentation a solemn
occasion and had my record In the
army fully investigated. after which
he decided to buy q gold cross to
present to me at the same time.
Now what will become of this
celebration IL you do not conciliate
your giris?" the general asked.
was. naturally. fiattered by the
story of Polovtzev but / considered
that duty was first and that would
not give in because Of the honors
promised to me. in spite of the as
surances he gave me that the women
would ask my pardon in accordance
with instructions from him IL I con-
sented to form a committee.
II would not keep the rebels in the
battalion for anything. Once insulted
by them, will always consider them
harmful to the organization. They
would sap my strength here and
would disgrace me at the front. The
purpose Of the battalion was to set
an example to the demoralized men.
Give them a committee. and all Is
lost I will have the same situation
as in the army. The disintegration
there Is a sufficient reason for my
determination not to introduce the
new system" I argued.
"Yes. I agree with you that the
committees are a curse, confided the
general. But what is to be done?''
"I know this much. that I. for one.
will have nothing to do with COM
mittees." declared emphatically.
The general jumped to his feet.
struck the table with his fist and
thundered:
"And I order you to form . COM
mittee!"
I jumped UP as well, also struck
the table and reiterated loudly:
81 won't! ! started this work on
condition that i be allowed to run
the battalion as I see fit and without
any committees"
Then there is nothing left but to
disband your battalion" proclaimed
Gen. Polovtzev.
Even this minute IL you wish" i
offered.
L drove to the Institute. Knowing
that the girls were instructed to re-
turn 1 placed ten sentries with rifles
in hand at the gates with instructions
not to allow any one to enter. and
to shoot in case OF trouble. Many
of the rebels came but in face of the
muzzles they retired. Again they
went to Polovtzev. who, for the
moment, at least could do nothing
for them. He reported the matter to
Kerensky with a recommendation for
some action that would curb me.
/ (Copyrisht. 1873. By Frvdeick A. stokes Com
pany. All Rights R.served.)
CTo Be Continued.)
The Washington herald., 1919-04-22
Murderer Gets 20 to 30 Years.

Newark, n. J., April N.-Biting his
lower lip. but apparently otherwise
unmoved. George NJ. Clifton, aged q,
OF East Orange, who. on the night Of
February 1s, murdered Philip F. Nc
Govern. a cafe proprietor of Newark.
and on April II was found guilty Of
second degree murder, was sentenced
late today by Judge William p. Mar
ton, of the Essex County Court. to
serve twenty to thirty years in the
State prison.
The Washington herald., 1919-04-22
Tiz" for sore, tired, pafed-up,
aching, eaIs1sed feet
or CONS.

You can be hsppy-footed in a mo-
ment Use 'Tiz" and never suffer
with tender, raw. burning. bhstered.
swollen. tired. smelly feet '-riz" and
only ''Tiz" takes the pain and sore
ness out Of corns, calluses and
bunions.
As soon as you put your feet in a
''Tiz" bath. you Just feel the hsppi-
ness soaking in- How good your poor
old feet feel They want TO dance for
Joy. ''Tiz" Is grand "Tiz'' instantly
draws out all the poisonous exuda-
tons which pun up your feet and
cause sore. infiamed, aching. sweaty.
smelly feet
Get a ZS-cent box OF "TiI" at any
drug store or department store Get
instant foot relief. Laugh at foot suf-
ferers who complain Because your
feet are never. never going TO bother
or make you limp any more.-Adv.
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I gladly accepted the invitation.
kerensky told me that the Women's
Battalion had already exerted benen-
cial influence, that several bodies OF
troops had expressed q willingness to
leave for the front, that many In
valids OF the war had organized for
the purpose of going to the fighting
line. declaring that II women could
fight then they-the cripples-would do
50. too Finally he expressed his be-
lief that the announcement OF the
marching of the Battalion Of Death
would stimulate the garrison to follow
suit
II was a pleasant evening that !
spent at the Astoria Upon leaving.
an acquaintance who went In the
same direction offered to drive me to
the Institute. / accepted the invita-
ton. getting OF, however. within a
block Of headquarters. as did not
wish him to drive out Of his way. II
was about II o'clock when ap-
preached our temporary barrack.
There was a small crowd at the gate,
about thirty-hve men. OF all descrip-
tons, soldiers, hooligans. vagrants,
and even decent looking fellows.
who are you7 What are you doing
hereg' questioned sharply.
'.Natchalnik," cried out the sentry.
"uhey are waiting for you. They
have been here more than an hour.
breaking the gate and securing the
grounds and building for you. When
they became convinced that you were
away they decided to walt here for
your return
Now. what do you want7" I de-
manded Of the group as they sur
rounded me
What do we want. Ell? We want
you to disband the battalion. We
have had enough Of this discipline.
Enough blood has been shed. We
don't want any more armies and mill
tarisn. You are only creating new
troubles for the common people. Dis
band your battalion and we will leave
you alone"
81 will not disband"' was my
answer.
Several of them pulled out revolvers
and threatened to kill me. The
sentry raised an alarm and all the
girls appeared at the windows, many
of them with their rifles ready.
Listen" a couple of them argued
again, you are of the people and
we only want the veal OF the common
man We want peace. not war. And
YOU are melting to war again. We
have had enough war. too much war.
We only now understand the futility
Of war. Surely you don't like to see
the poor people slaughtered for the
sake of a few rich. Come. join our
side. and let's all work for peace.
"Scoundrels." 1 shouted with all my
strength. You are idiots! l am my
self for peace, but We will never have
peace without driving the Germans
out of Russia. They will make slaves
of us and ruin our country and our
freedom You are traitors"
Suddenly / was kicked violently In
the back. Some one dealt me a
second blow from the side
Fire. / shouted to my girls at
the windows as was knocked down,
knowing that l had instructed them
always to shoot in the air as warn
ing.
Several hundred rifles rang out In
a volley. My assailants quickly dis
persed. and l was safe. However
they returned during the night and
stoned the windows. breaking every
pane of glass fronting the street.
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mittee is azzss Anna seaton-schmsdt
and the rest OF the comnniffee am
Mrs Logan waller Psge. Niss Ams-
ryilis 0filet- Nis Leila Mcchiin. Kiss
Lucy Lee Perrin, Miss Caroline Lane
DuPuy, Mrs. Elliott Bracket and
Miss Harriet .sesrs Amory. secretzry
The fete n IN charge OF Mrs. john
Allan Dougherty.
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Ketchup Looked Suspicious.

Chicago. April 21.-"He's all blood;
get a doctor. auick!" yelled Police
Sergeant Flynn. IT'S all right" said
Charles Nelson. "The wife Just bump
ed a bottle of ketchup Off my dome. ="
The Washington herald., 1919-04-22
CHAPTER MI.
My Fight Against Committee Rule.


II was after midnight when / en-
tered the barracks. The officer in
charge reported to me on the happen
ings of the evening. 1t appeared that
at first one of the group, a Bolshevik
aEitator. had made his way inside
by telling the sentry that he had been
sent BY me for something. AS soon
as he was admitted he got the women
together and began a speech. appeal
ing to them to form a committee and
govern themselves in accordance with
the new spirit. He ridiculed their
federation OF the system of discipline
1 had inaugurated. calling il Tsaristic,
and expressing his compassion for
those poor girls I had punished Agi-
tating against the war, melting to
peace at any price. he urged my re-
cruits to act as free citizens, depose
their reactionary Natchalnik and de-
mocratically elect a new one.
The result of the Grafton was a split
in the ranks of my battalion. More
than half of them approved of the
speaker. crying. I'VE are free. This
is not the old regime. We want to be
independent. We want to exercise our
own rights" And they seeded from
the body. finding themselves in the
majority after a vote, and elected
committee.
I was deeply aroused, and In spite
OF the late hour ordered the girls to
form into ranks. As soon as this was
accomplished I addressed the follow
ing command to the body:
Those who want a committee move
over to the right. Those who are
against it go over to the left"
The larger part was on the right,
Only about 800 stood at the left.
Now. those OF you who are willing
10 be treated by me as heretofore,
to receive punishment when neces-
sary. to maintain the severest possible
discipline in the battalion and to be
ruled without a committee, say yes"
! exclaimed
Tne group Of 300 on the left shouted
IN a chorus, "Yesi We CONSENT We
are willing. Gospodin Natchalnikr'
Turing to the silent crowd on the
right, 1 said:
why did you join? I told you be-
forehand that IL would be hard. Didn't
YOU sign pledges to obey7 / want
action, not phrases Committees
paralyze action in a flood of words"
I'VE are not slaves: we are free
womeuT' many of the mutineers
shouted This Is not the old regime.
We want more courteous treatment.
more liberty. We want to govern our
own affairs as the rest of the army"
"Ah. you foolish women" I
answered with a pained heart. II
did no. organize this battalion to be
ike the rest Of the army. We were
20 serve as an example. and not
merely to add a few babas to the in
effective OF soldiers now swarming
over Russia We were to blaze a
path and not follow the demoralized
army. Had I known what stun you
were made of, would not have come
within a thousand miles or you. Con-
slider, we were to lead in a general
attack. Now. suppose we had a COM
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-09-03

be the money order Office. The lobby
will be lighted from large skylight
from the roof.
The workroom will be IA feet high
and about 48 feet square. This is
both higher and larger than the
present work room and is intended
to provide for the growing business
at the office. The "swing" room, OF
rest room for the employees will be
on the mezzazine floor in the lobby
and the toilet rooms will also be on
this floor. Above the main floor will
be mansard slate roof, surmounted
by a flag pole.
The completed building will be
much like the government building at
Barre and the bids for its construc-
ton will be open on Oct. 6.
Under the appropriation of $780,
900, secured some eight years ago
by Congressman Plumley, the Treas
ury department can expend over
100000 for the building as less than
$4,000 has already been paid for the
site.
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POST OFFICE
PLANS HAVE
JUST ARRIVED
The Building Will Be OF
Brick with Marbel
Trimmings

Postmaster Gleason has received
from the Treasury department the
plans and specifications for st.
Johnsbury's new government build
ing and one contractor has already
osked for one of the copies. Any
contractor or building firm in the
country that wishes to figure on the
construction of the building should
secure a copy of the plans and speci-
fications, either of Postmaster Glea-
son or at the Office of the supervising
architect of the Treasury department
in Washington.
The new building will be con-
structed of brick with marble trim
mings and have a frontage on East
ern Avenue of 60 feet. The building
will be 73 feet and nine inches long
and the width of the workroom will
be 48 feet. A cement driveway will
l'extend from Eastern avenue east oi
the building to the rear and extend
the width of the structure in the
I rear.
In the basement there will be the
usual rooms for the boiler and Its
fuel, room for the janitor, an office
for the janitor, and three spacious
storerooms. The approach to the
building from the street will be ovel
series of granite steps and at the
entrance there will be vestlbule
about seven feet square. Entering
the building one comes into the lob
by, room IT by 25 feet, with &
marble floor. On the west side is the
Postmaster's office and opposite vii
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-09-03
(By Associated Press)

WELLINGTON, New Zealand,
Sept. 3-German Peace Treaty was
unanimously ratified by parliament
after labor party members had cri i
cised the pact.
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BOSTON, Sept. 3-The greetings
of the English bench and bar were
brought to the American Bar Assoc
iation by Viscount Finlay, former
Lord Chancellor of England, a fam
Gus jurist, who had been mentioned
as England's choice for the presiding
officer at the trial of William Hohen-
zollcrn, if he is ever brought before
international tribunal. He said the
legal profession of England was
proud of the developments which the
common law of England has received
in the United States.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-09-03
President Asks Each Body To Send
Delegates To Economic
Discussion

WASHINGTON, Sept 3-A conference called by
President Wilson between labor capital and agricultural
interests for discussion of the present economic situation
the White House. The President wrote the United States
Chamber of Commerce. leading agricultural societies. in
vesment bankers and Samuel Gompers asking that they
submit nominations for delegates representing each
group After receiving this list while route on his
western trip the President will select his own list and
combine the two. Forty fortyfve delegates will be
chosen.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-09-03
REGIMENTAL
REUNION OF
THIRD VERMONT
Twenty-six Veterans at the
Thirty-fourth Annual
Gathering

Everyone who attended the Saith
annual reunion of the Third Vermont
Regiment association at Grand Army
Hall Tuesday voted that it was the
best ever. There certainly was never
better speaking and the spirit OF
comradcship was present from start
to finish.
Capt. Horace French of West Leb'
anon, N. H., presided and at the
CONTINUED on page g.
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Flashlight Headquarters. Whole
Sale and Retail. The Peck Co.
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CONTINUED on page 6)
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Calls Conference Of Labor, Farmers and Capital
LATE NEWS BULLEg MS

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3-Declaring ts the real
purpose of the majority of the Foreign Re pms Com
nittee in amending the peace treaty was to kill the
treaty entirely and that such would be suicidal
to the United States, Senator Hitchcock, Democratic
leader asserted in Senate speech today that the ma
orty of Senators would accept any of the COM
ittee changes The treaty opponents, he said crawl
around on the ground with microscope searching for
pitfalls in the League of Nations and overlook its bene
fits The Knox suggestion that the treaty be rejected
and separate peace with Germany made charac-
terized as an insane mixture of plotroony and folly
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-09-03
VERMONT STATE
FAIR BIG EVENT
OF COMING WEEK
Leahet Issued by Com. On
Aims and Purposes of
Organization

The Vermont State Fair commits
sion has issued four-page loaflet
portraying the value of the commu-
nifty, the county and the State fair,
which is being given extensive distri-
button. In describing the value of
the State fair the commission says:
"The State Fair is the climax of
all fair achievements of the year. 1t
stands for all the people all the time
Continued on page four)
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(Rv Associated Pressl

LONDON, Sept. "a Moscow
wireless reports that Admiral Kol-
chak, head of all the Russian gov
ernment today has evacuated Omsk
and transferred his headquarters to
Irkutsk
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-09-03
LATE NEWS BULLETIN
(Rv Associated Press)

NEW YORK, Sept. 3-Arthur Hop
kins, spokesman for the producing
managers association said there
were no indications of an early set
tlement of the actors strike. Earlier
reports had indicated that settle
ment was ifminent.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-09-03
(By Associated Pressl

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3-Kine
Albert and Queen Elizabeth of Bel
gium will arrive here about Oct. 1,
and will be guests of the President
and Mrs. Wilson, probably remaining
three days.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-09-03
(By Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3-Senator
Hitchcock, the leading Senate admin
istration spokesman, was invited to
the White House today for final
conference before the President starts
tonight on his speaking tour of the
country in the interests of the peace
treaty. 1t was understood the Pre-
sident desired to discuss with the
Senator plans for the conduct dur
ing his absence of the administration
fight in the Senate for ratification OF
the treaty and League of Nations
covenant without change.
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(By Associated PresBr

WALL STREET, Sept. 3-The
movement was uncertain but the
trend generally upwards.
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BERNE, Sept. 3-The Russian
Bolsheviki have proposed peace ne
gotiations following the route of
their forces which are surrounded,
according to an official announce
ment received here.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-09-03
SECURES CHILDREN
General Superintendent of Kurn
Hattin School Makes Visit to
T0xup

General Superintendent A. G. Fra
zier of the Kurn Hattin Home at
Westminster, has been in st. Johna-
bury investigating several cases OF
children who had applied for admit
tance to the school. There are lG0
children being educated at kurn
Hattin. They are taken through the
grammar grades to high school ed
ucation. The school has nearly COM
pleted a drive for 5000 and all but
$4,000 has been subscribed. No child
but of the best moral character and
of sound mentality is accepted at the
school.
- -.
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The foregoing probably refers to
the Lithunian front.
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Legionari v Nemeckem dome

= Ke zpravam zdejsich nemec
kych listu O domnelem fadenf
legionaru V brnenskem Nemec
KEN dome oznamuje ceskoslo-
venske velftelstvi: Legionari,
= kteri podle sdeleni sveho
pluku jsou byvali prisluSnici
francouzSke cizinecke legie,
byli asi - soude die hlasG z
obecenstva, jez bylo svedkem
tohoto pripadu = vyprovoko-
vani posnechem dvou nemec-
|kych vyrostku, kteri pry pred
mimi prchli do mistnosti Mem.
domu. Nenalezse jich tam, do
mnivali Sc, ze sprava domu Jim
|poskytuje utulku, v rozjareni
dali Sc strhnouti k vytrznosti,
kterou vsak nemecke listy I'VE
licily. Vojenska policie byla v
cas- ma miste, proti vytrznikum
|pfisne zakrocila a odvedla je
ma hlavni straz.
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: - v z r .

divu. Jsme st'astni hrdi, ze
jste krev nasf krve, lie jste ma
SINH bratry. Jako drive O bla-
nickych rytifich, 0 Jiri,n, jenz
san zhubil, Bruncviku, ktery
.Zkrotil Iva - tax dnes deti ma
Sc vypraveji 81 posvatnou L.
ctou zkazky Vasich hrdin-
skych cinech, iimz Sc obdivuje
svet. Bud'ta pozdraveni. Tisk-
meme Vas vSechny k sve hru.
di, milujeme Vas, touzime 20
Vasem navratu. Budte nam
'zdravi, bratfi. Nazdarr'
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WSSl MSS
Ie-~La.J Ts e,-s.eI
CfSARSKA VYSOST BEZ
kALHOT.

Londyn. = o tom, jak boil
sevikove v Uhrach hospodari,
pfichazi zajimava zprava z Pc
sti: Anglicky kral Jiri, ktery
vzdor valce ma sve byvale pra
tele z panovnickych rodG meza
pomfna, postal po britickem
dustojnikovi dopis rakouske-
mu arcivevodovi Josefovi, KITE
ry po dlouhe leta byval IT,
stupcem rakouskeho cisaTe v
Uhrach, ale nyni jest ma SVEN
zamku zajatcem bolsevikI. Du
stojnik predstavil Sc V PeSti u
herskemu vladci Balovi Kuhno
vi a zadal "a dovoleni, ably
smell dopis lined odevzdati.
Miaistr byl uveden do rozpakG
Pravil, re proti dodani dopisu
mic nema, ale nemuze Sc to sta
ii lined, nybrz feprve "a ety.
fiadvacet hodin. Druhy den
dGstojnik konecne svlj dkol
vyplnil. Nasel arcivevodu ne
mocneho posteli a dozvedel
Sc, re vecer pred tim prisel ma
zamek posel bolsevicke vlady
a prinesl arcivevodovi jednu u
niformu. Vysvet,ilo Sc, re Bel.
la Kuhn dal vsecky jeho uni
formy zkonfiskovati a odnesti
ale kdyz prisel posel anglickt
no krale, obaval Sc, re by snad
mohla jeho Vysost vstati z po.
stele a uvitati jej = bez uni.
formy. Proto posla zadrzel.