Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-09-21
LOVE FINDS WAY
! FOR S0LD|ER'SW WIFE
Prison Walls Crumble When
She Starts Out to Obtain
Release.
COLONEL PROVES AN AID
Man Sentenced to Jail When
Army Rules Prevent His
Return.
tRy Universal Service.

'f'S UNIVERSAL SeTSlce'
SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 2o.-Even |
the stern and relentless verdict OF
court marital. with t've-year term
warmth OF the devotion and courage OF
Mexander Hemiroyskys young Rus.
Her love has melted cold military
sSlseipine and prison, walls .n; and the
story demonstrates the reality OF
poetic justice"
American cxped!tionary forces in 81
heria, technically deserted because he
vas unable to Ee' furiousn when
Manila She. with the gentle courage
81 a woman. surmounted All obstacles;
teurs lively broke down the bars.
The Roman brides vow--"Whither
thou art. Caius. there am l. Gaia
prise Of Ncmirovsky. when. the trans
port sherman on which nc was re-
ma as wn eonE on Al board az
a passenger.
she not only secured her passage
she laid siege 70 AicatrAz Island when
he was confined ,nsre and secured
Colonel Helps Her.
Then. with the assistance o, Colonel
Joseph Gerard. commanding officers
Of the island she successtpily carried ar,
authorities At Washington.
Her plea had an .irres! s,,n!c force
man T'' she loved we'd Semi-ovsky was re-
leased.
l!sh and French as auently az sae
does Russian, related her story to
Universal Service and here is wha,
II ali started when my father.
/ colone! in the Russian army. sen, my
sister, my brother and me from Pol,
Ny sister and were disguised in
boys clothes and our hair was cut
short Thus NC passed through the
In the. meantime, Alexander Semir-
ovsky. who is now my husband. wa:
stud, study medicine but had enlisted in
"He and had been childhood sweet
hearts In Russia Learning that ! was
a refugee a, Harbtn. he wrote me.
IN excuse for the unconventional!ty OF
his proposal and ask e "a, me- 10 ocs eom Z
and we were married.
Then my husband chosen 20
accompany Colonel Barrows. OF San
! prefer remained at Manila and
Joined the Red Cross; Then our bah by
vas born our .h'ld died and ! be
was dying and cablcd 10 my husband
IN siberia. Frantic with grief, ne
asked permission TO come 10 Manila 10
nc had been transferred from
Calonel Barrows' command TO hospital
service a, Nladivostok and could OBJ
Then. dcspairins. nc made up his
mind 10 come without permission, Re
tanning his Uniform, he went TO Har-
bin. 6u, could md no transportation
and had 70 return 10 Nladtvosiok.
where nc reported himself absent ten
he Was court martialed and sen
fenced 10 ten years a; AlcatrAz This
sentence was afterwards reduced By
General Graves 10 Ave years,
when the transpor, sherman ar;
rived al Manila with my husband
aboard as prisone! | obtained per
mission from the army authorities TO
accompany. him to America.
'My husband was ovnrjoycd to hnd
that was stu alive. on the sherman
was treated with consideration and
was often allowed TO be with my hus-
ba nd.
Fellow passengers had depicted The
Rock in the darkest colors. and I was
nearly crazy with grief.
Gets Position as Nurse.
Ny husband was taken to The
Rock aad l spent two very unhappy
days in the city. Then went to see
Colonel Joseph Gerard. comma ndant
at Alcatraz Island. He was kind and
sympathetic and obtained a position for
me as nurse TO the children of Major
John Med. Thompson on the island so
that I could be near my husband and
sec him frequently.
My husband also was treated kindly
and humanely by the officers in charge
OF the barracks.
Then Colonel Gerard took our case
to the authorities at WashnGto and
cemency was granted. and my hus-
band was restored to duty, a free man.
lie is now awaiting his honorable dis
charge from the army while doing
guard duty on The Rock"