AMAZONS OF THE TSAR

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2718, 13 March 1916, Page 3

AMAZONS OF THE TSAR

BRAVE DEEDS IN THE FIRING LINK. The splendid heroism which Russian women are displaying in this war is shown by some striking examples nuoted by M. Ludovic Naudeau, tho (fecial correspondent of tho "Journal" ntPetrograd. By the Russian military regulations jio woman is allowed to servo in tho ranks of the Army. But rules nro made t-o be broken—by tho Tsar, b.v influential relations, spocial circumstances, and tho like —which explains how Mile. Apollovna Isoltsev oamo to bo accepted as a volunteer in tho regiment of Colonel Isoltsev, lier father. In the midst of battle tho Colonel was mortally wounded and was loft lying in a burning cottage. Apollovna dashed through the flames, discovered lief father's body, and carried it under a storm of shot and shell back into the Russian lines. A similar feat was performed by i Mile. Maria Bieloverskaia, also a volun-" teer, w*ho, seeing the major of her battalion fall, severely wounded, rushed to his assistance and carried liini out of the first lino to a pl«oe of comparative safety. For this gallant deed she was awarded St. George's Cross, Class 4. Soon afterwards she was promoted to tho 3rd Class for detecting in tlie course of a reconnaissance a telephone in a loft \vliifh was being used by tho enemy for intelligence purposes. Mile. Kokovtseva has also won St Gcorgo's Cross. Enlisting as a volunteer in a Cossack regiment at the beginning of tho war. she lias taken part in tho "most daring reconnaissances, and has been onco fcer'eroly wounded. Mile. Olga Serguieevua Sehidlowskaia belongs to a family of soldiers. Her oldest brother, l'aul Schidlowsky, of tho 102 nd Regiment, was killed at Soldau early in tho war, and her other brother, Alexander, was severely wounded. Olga herself obtained leave from headquarters to enlist in the 4th Hussars, tho regiment ill which another heroine, Alexandra Dourova, fought against Napoleon in ISI2 as a cornet. With close eroppi,d hair, she serves as Oleg Schidlowsky. M. Naudeau gives the names of five other voting women (two of them students)" who have heen wounded _ and are now in hospital. At Nicolaievsk the other day a work-woman named Maria Limareva was sued before tho Judge de I'aix by a sewing macntne company for failure to pay tho liire of hw machinft. "What have you to say? . asked the Judge. "Nothing excent it be that I am unable to pay, as I was wounded, a short time ago fighting against tho Austrians. Here are my papers." "On my word," exclaimed the Judge, after scanning the documents, "slio i speaks the truth. Maria Limareva is a vounded soldier!" I "In that case," said the plaintiff, "I withdraw the summons."