The sun., 1919-06-09
WOUNDED CZECHS
HERE TO GET LIMBS
First Detachment of 1000
Gallant Fighters in Siberia
Reaches New York.
IN WAR SINCE OUTSET
Deserted Austria, Joined Rus.
SLAMS and Then Held OFF
the BOlsheviki.

New York got it's first glimpse yester-
day OF soldiers who have fought on the
Siberian front when the first Czecho-
Siovak Army Hospital Train arrived here
from ,Vladivostok on it's way to the new
republic of Czecho- Slovakia.
Armless. legless, some without hands,
several minus an eye, the-crippled heroes
of the little army that kept Germany
from reaching to the rich resources of
Siberia when she was on her last legs,
were given an enthusiastic ovation by
hundreds of New York's Czecho-Slovak-
fans upon their arrival at the Pennsyl-
yania Station.
They are commanded by Major Josef
Doshek. young officer who fought I'M
der Korniloff, the Cossack leader, and
later cut his way to vladivostk with a
regiment of his countrymen. With him
are Capt Jan Rambausch. Lieuts. s.
Livechka E. Amerte, F. Cechman and v.
Vashatko. Lieut.. Col. c. S. Hamilton OF
the United States army accompanied
them from San Francisco to New York.
The party is the first of 1000 who are
in Vladivostok awaiting transportation.
They left the Siberian port on April IS,
and stopped at Eagasaki and Honolulu
De1OTe coming 10 America.
VIII BE Here Two Weeks.
Col. Vladimir Hurban, military at
tache of Czecho- Slovakia, stationed at
Washington. met the party at San Fran
cisco. They were welcomed in Omaha,
Chicago and, Pittsburg, and for two
weeks will be the guests of New York.
CZecho-Slovak societies of this city have
planned an elaborate entertainment for
them during their stay.
But the chief reason they have come
to New York, Major Doshek explained.
10 to get arms and legs and hands. The
Red Cross has promised to furnish the
artificial limbs, and they will be fitted
this week. Singularly enough. most Of
the soldiers were wounded on the right
side. One man had his hands blown of
when he picked up a grenade.
The men were put up at the War
Camp Community House. 35 West
Twenty-hfth street, and all afternoon
and evening the place was crowded with
visitors. The soldiers were dressed in
uniforms they received in Mania in
place OF the heavy Siberian clothing.
Many of them wore the Russian Cross
of st. George. Major Doshek was deco
rated four times for gallantry
The most interesting incident on the
trip from Vladivostok to San Francisco
was the recovery of Private Remiash
from shell shock. On board the United
States Army transport Sheridan he was
Frustrated with the heat. and when re-
vived spoke for =. the first time since
shocked in battle.
strycek Chex as Guide.
Guide of the party is an American
about the size of Jess Willard. He is
Anth hn hor to
chosen All Western guard. and after
graduating from Oberlin College was
Western football coach. "Strycek Chez"
as the Slovaks call him. was professor
OF physical training at the University of
West Virginia when the war broke out
and he went to Austria in 1915 as
y. NJ. c. A worker.
Since that time ne crossed Siberia
three times, and when he arrived in
Nladivostok in the spring Uncle" Chez
was asked TO accompany the wounded
soldiers back TO Czecho- Slovakia, He
gladly accepted, for II gave him an OPP
portunity to see hiF wife. Louise Chez,
who Is hospital mother at the big army
hospital in Fort Sheridan, Ill
These men have seen some of the
hardest fighting of the war" said Mr
Chez last night" They were among
the thousands OF Slovaks who were
forced into the Austrian army, and later
went over to the Russians. When the
Bolshevik regime in Russia turned
against the Allies these men formed
al army. equipped 100 trains of cannons
and supplies. and started for the French
frontier by way of Viadivostok. They
were met by the Bolsheviki. who We're
led by Germans, and told they would De
allowed to continue without the ammu-
milton. When they acceded to the ne
gotiations they learned that they were
tricked by the Bolsheviki. and that
secret orders had been given all along
the Siberian line to destroy them. Then
they started fighting and they're at it
still.
They held the line from Penza and
the Volga to Fladivostok, the longest
ever defended 1t is time they were let
20 back to their homes. All the allied
soldiers over in Russia say these men
deserve TO be the first sent home. 1t
was these men who guarded the one rail-
road. they cut into the mines and the
wheat fields of Siberia, and prevented
the Germans from getting this source AZ
supplies. They are brave, fearless fight
ers. and have gone through awful hard
ships and fought against tremendous
odds"
Major Doshek and his men will be
greeted to-day by Mayor Hylan.