The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-06-16

Warsaw, June 16.-Poland's wom- en's Battalion, of which the world heard so much in the last two years, is being demobiliped. The majority of it's 5000 members are returning to domestic pursuits after more than two years of military service. A small percentage will remain in the Government service as instructors ol military education for women in schools which are being set up for them in Warsaw, Cracow and Posen-
 Our casualties have been little more than one hundred We lost forty killed at Lemberg and about fifty at Wilma. Now that peace prospects are so bright for Poland our task is done, and most of my soldiers will go to their homes, those that have them, to be good wives and mothers, as wom- en should.
 It will interest Americans to know that two members of our battalion married members of General Haller' Legion of Poish-Americans, who came over to help in the critical days of the war and have returned with them to make their homes in the United States. have never been to America, but I know all about if, because I am a great reader, and know that they will find great con- solation in a new, prosperous coun- try that has not been swept by ar mics.
 One Company Remains
 Fifty of our women soldiers have married while in the service. If they the battalion, in preference to return ing home, as long as their husbands were also in the army. All those who have married have returned to our demobilization scheme is com pleted all of the 5000 members of the battalion will have left the ser vice, except one company. which is still doing duty at Wilma
 Formed originally for the defense of LemDerg against the Ukrainians. it was not our intention to serve so long under arms, but the circun1- stances of war made it imperative. It has been a pleasure thus to serve, our country, and many of us are 10th to lay aside our uniforms. The com pany that I have on guard duty at the barracks here is the battalion'a pride It does not want to leave the service Many of it's members will go into the training schools
 Our women soldiers love discipline. It has been just as severe as in the mems regiments. In fact, it has been the army's experience that women take a soldiers life more seriously than men and are more punctuaI and have a greater sense of fidelity than men,
 Sea Up Wonlcn's Schools.
 That Is one of. the reasons for ths training school idea The Government mas been so impressed with the value or women in war that it has been de- clded to establish thesA schools for the H1ilitary training of women. They will be Set up in Wa-ow, Cracow and Possn.
 AlSeadT we have received 800 an phcadon9 for admission to the school from the battalion members living in 1Ie1nbergr where the legion was formed More are coming in daiIv rom other parts of Poland It shows the splendid spirit of the Polish won, en, who more than the men. are re- spons1ble for keeping alight the fire or patriotism in the hearts of n. Polish youth through all our years of oppression under foreign goyern- ments.
 Ihese nchools will provide the nec- essary military training for women a oIncers fsN the sanitary corps. the tel egraph, telephone and educational branches Of the army. In other words an effort will be made to fill all these oranches or the service with women. so that Tn the event of war more men can be spared for the fighting me. It is Pofand's answer to the cFElnE need of preparedness.
 Rlght here I should correct inc popular Impression that all of our women soldiers were in the ac-1a1 firing lines of the last two wears Of 1olandS struggles. As a rnat+er of Iact' only small proportion of the women were placed in the line Or ganlzed originally for the defense n, beInoerg, the legion grew fast, lis members took their place in the line aN LemDerS and later at Wilma, which