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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (July 30, 1905)
1 w T,, r incs of Manchuria Face . JJi in Awful Forms to Aid the Sick and the Wounded. 01 y -WOE. Smqlkd 71 raftl " . , , ill r JV I " Seeing th projectiles falling: tn.i v n my right," - ' j" . I I al1 Mile. Vnkovenko, "I turned M tin- left to tln.l my " j-bs'W'-- v ,, j II VVfVf v'jiV i'' &' ii I l,w" '"" I was "" wi.h fntium- iiihI walked . ' . - r' Jvtr- .' V'. . - ; . '. If 'y'l,!y5,' M ill slnwlv. All of a Hti.ld. m 1 heard a violcti 11.. Is,, behind II ' f , .-it "' "" - , 1 11 Vrf5fCT- -y ' II of vvavrons and n,v cars rti. will. confused dins. I I m,'' f : -!--S . ---cV ' 1 II I yyJlZyy . ti tny consciousness attain.' r sild to myself. and I TIL 'I , vJ '. ' 4'- ' ' i IS f!Sh-"4jS-V"V tl tn rise.- Impossible; I t vie! r ga in. a mi .iT 1 I ' v : ' I a t - fVV' v 'VtjVNH"' i ' ' 'I i'Jl'M' J?-if; -''7 I'J tempt I succeeded in supporting iirv.l, on mv n-nis. I 4 ' 11 tl ivK'') f tt 's'1 11 then kiw that my rinlit Ick was doul.le.! ..v-r im -If atil v V'4,flJ' 'it'i. -V CV V' i-' J T5- 81 that all iilMiut me llioveil l.loml. At tliiM inomnit I lieanl 1 lf TJfav" . :' ; f ' I y rSf ';)f Tl liehlnd me tlie voice if the physician who lia.l it- ; 4 HptfitH : 2 ' ' - MYAj ... I. panl.,1 me. He also v as wonmlcl. M,t less seve , lv. I,; - i - dk f OC ' t 'L' I tJm,i'l A renponse to liis calls the men erne to me. raised me. nti'1 . f 'f' lrV' ''V I V curried me. 1 1 waK t h. n t hat 1 fel t an a 1 1 ..cinos and Inca - J. 'V T'.'v'X. IK'CV 1 1 tl rrMi.l pain. My linht 1-k Imhis 1 and vave me LPr5,- il A f " ttT &1 w..n and ,n the train I II L -i S3 : IVXJ: ,.fcT S yrs. I I I I conipanloni". who nrenm-.l IlL-,. I 'AfH . fc IIR I ... "I "Tr"-':PiSSi readied TlellitK. and It ii.T ',V 1 tifl-': I-r J- f ill V" VfSfl-fS-TS St.?5-S-- them. i .i,tct,e hy II i B : I i t tie t'oHS.Ilk Hll.i tl.e ( MHSIK'k H CotulllCt In war what tiny ma v. his countrywomen who marcht'I at his s.oe :o Klve hatile t" Jripll h;ive ht 'o liecaras 'I'la f lis n of the Amnions lire not y t p.o-t twr Is the stoi cf n Jiain of Arc, who i a!i s her horse to ha! tie h. fewle her hrother warriorn. wholly In the chr michs of hygone n! in i i. no i Is t he eta of mys lei Ions ma.iiuci'aih s oil the p ut of d n int: voiiiik woiih n 1 1 n il t -rt to tin times of grace ful and v ly Shakspi mi i .in hi ronn a who wooed and won tl.iit l.'lowil in masculine ihnihl t and hose. Of ll.ii p. I ur sipie and soul .stlriliig facts the pecret )iitoT o tl.e Itiissl.in slih of t'.e pic si til war which as yi t his i. hi I... n i.nvi iled to th. imlillc hears witness. While the i xploits of camp mill hn 1 1 lefhld tlllit have ri ached the oi 'M mld of peace have icady all ihalt With the deeiN of l!e foldlers. In hlVnllai' and lot h'. de hy side with Ha- in. n. martial acli'evenn tits and warrlor hke snffei iiif wall. v an army of Ataczons w re ute er t.iU. n and nn.h ivone hy the valiant youtm women who i.vsiii.n . il.c nohle ta.-ks of hlndiiiif the wonnded and of .-. H.i v I'-.ir pih.M, i. ml If thiso tasks arfc gi nerally less p ril.oi-. they i. eve rthelesH often require equally mag idliunt courage. Wins Cross of St. George. of the many ey niiplcs of womanly devotion which tneiii . c.ml In the annals of posterity Is that of tho a r 1 1 1 1 1 1. 1 nee una rd Mile. Yakovenk.. Vakol. v. Injured while lanni: lor tie wonnled in the thick of l.attle, she was the lii-st woman to he .lecoraiii' with 'h- rare diminution of the I. rave, the military cross of St. Oeorije. A yoiiny woman of the world, scarcely 1!'J years old, chainiiiiK and lirliiiinini with love of life, she waited not a liniment at the com. in ncement of l.os'llities to offer her servi.es In Manchuria and to adopt the rude life of the i imp. Thoie this fr.ili creature fulfilled I er mission In the midst of the Moody fray under showers of Millets, never .li . 1 1 1 1 1 n k of repose; and It was to this zeal that she owed the Injury which cost her her terrihie mutila tion, the loss of a leg. Leg Shattered by Shett. It was during t'.le inelaolahlc illga. anient Ut Llaoyullg one morula,,' of Ootohcr. I'.MH. Tin- amhnlance with wlilcli Mil". Vakovetiko Yakolcv was lonnected camped In the a- mlih.o hood of the town of I.laoya ng. wl ence the wound ed wr. i nn i Kilo,' take a train. Kud h lily to the am hiilanee canie (Jen. Kmiropa t kin In p.rsoii and ordered iver one to leave as nion as possihle with the Kick, be . i-we the .lapancse were npproachinu. Two houiH after the h ;.uha i .In. eat o' l.lanyung hi gan and soon the projcclih ware raiirnu' on the spot Just vn cit.il l. the amhiilatne. The transportation of the last wound, d w is hastily a hieved and only a few articles he lohuliiK to the amlnilaiicc remained. In company with a physician Mile. Vakovenko betook hi ts. If (i the train In order to superintend the baggage. At this instant the lire from the Japanese redoubled In violence and a storm if bullets struck the railway station. A panic arose among the Chinese and Russians who were engaged with the sh k, and all precipitated themselves in a mad flight for the wagons. Hi inc. . she la ns for t h I tin w 111 t Manchuria. Raiders. s Hi. ,1. v have will try nil1 to m nd Inch tdleil started. every moment of being surrounded amhul nice J ip inc. iboiit me, could face was as black a cl ar earth shell egs anil hurt my head.' Determined to Return Hui ing the J.iLiric y iniu M ukden woman recelvi i Harbin hl attention- was was all wnundi valiant young In fact, before hospital w is finally time taken to extinct from rous projectiles which thelll time atened ecided penetrated Invade amputate Tight as f a r as the I mm" the older of 1st. (leorge. as a testimony to her heroic devotion. And If in the m her recovery .she was decorated with as placed upon her bosom of the springtime which Mad dawned Hi happl- ness Hhe at lirst wept over her frightful bodily mutila tion, her valorous soul nevertheless remained intact throughout; her wound had not healed er she dreamed of returning to the sufferers and resuming her care of their hurts. CS3SSSSSSSSSSSSSS3SSSSS3 m m k m. ss m m m m mi9--m.itV'm-.mkLtwm. ARANDJEAR. 17 With a fire of , ,)M itl .r K,,tu. to those who ouestloncd li. r as to I,, r p; H In ii my wound sh.ill have It, ale. an nrtillclal leg and I will go to 4 Woman Rides with To a parallel pinna, le of va imolhir .voting vvoiuae who Is lem ik.M. a the rarity of her experiences. Sic is union. she assumed dunng the pies, nt war. She Is l.. n. Snu'l ko. a oung woman known In the liusslau ariuv under h.r masculine name and disguise as Michael Mlo . 1 1, vlt. h. and who for a long lime succeed. .1 in dissimulating her gl III le sex It was ns n Cossack, accustom. .! to r.. nnit. r nn ex peditions oat she was attached bv the pcr-.ni.il r ho- lnendatlon of (',.11. Koiiropaikin. to the s'.T of i! n Ivanov. the famous hodv of soldiers vv I i. h h id ! . n pf -viously commaiided by Count Keller, who was k'll. d by a Japanese bomb. The mysterious success of this young woman In en tering the regular army contrary to all rub an.r precedent Is explained bv the I o i that by virtue of the masculine education idle had r. c iv. d. and her ac.iiiain'an... woh th local toiigii. s. she ha I, at t tie ago of Is, cuicn d tin si i v I. c f the frontier guards as Interpreter Puring the campaign with China she fell III. but h.r martial nature did not permit her to how lomr to disease, and soon Incited her to seek more stirring activities Heroic Girl Idol of Cossacks. The opportunity pusciitcd Itself when war was de clared. She was engaged as interpreter with the Cossacks commanded by the chief of the siiua.lron. Veehniaknv. Once on the ground and passing before the eyes of her comrades us an ex cidlimly young Cossack volunteer, Michael Nikolalcvltch soon took a leading part in the life of the soldiery. The yi ling woman showed such courage, such endurance, that her comrades In aims, who took her for n gamin, held her In high esteem. Sic w.i presented to C,tn. Keniieiika lupf, who enrolled her In his division of CoHsacks without examination ( was thus that ever since she has been able to wear the real Cossat k uniform and to parth Ipaic hs a soldier I'- a lunula r of 1. ittl. s It was during one of the murderous i ngau'em. tits of Chaho last November that llehne Smolko was wounded. Carried to ti e hospital at Mukden she was cand for until the moment of the evacuation of that place by the Hus slaiis. Assurance Is given that her Injuries do not imperil her life and that the Odyssey of the feminine Cossack Is not yet ended. ' gV SPRINKLING STREETS. TO CALL CROWDS. DIFFICUL T. IN DOWN 66 STEPS. HAMMER WOMAN CAN USE. HORSE SHOE TRICK. "?.' f- '1 to'i J4l' J " -AY ' t Tin- calliope is upon the roof of the floating Th. , i, ,.. .... i n. mi r Whlcli plies upon the Oh o and Mis- , " - up io me wiuirr hip CHinope anon calls the crown together upon the river banks. li tl ii. i sal:. : ,-v i rl. nla! Til' OU V. D li Y HA I LOON. ' rl'ZZLE T1CTURE. mmms A boat towed by a Captive tmlloon Iihs b. . n a cut iou fiatutv at Atlsntic City re in liti.V. Where Is the hunter? I NGUSH I UNI.RAL THREE HUNDRED YEARS A (JO. I 1 i 1M IlPi .VIM .111 II IU . .. SM9 urn The funarals were grand Kpectacics. The pullUcarers were dreMcd In F runcUcan habit, a relic iif old Catholic timts. . Ill li si tW W i 1 -J i - : I The phetionn nal Jumpir. llarthy, pir forms at tin Winttr gard. u. la rlin. one of the most ililhi lllt and dangirous luits yet attempted by an acrobat. He Jumps from one barrel into another an the barn Is rotate. ir....w 1 -m. I ! a sw Z1 J W fc - V ; From a fashion plate showing the style of that day. CATHEDRAL UUILT HY ARCHBISHOPS OWN HANDS. vyTi i l"is 4 i j 1 i. In Winnipeg- is a queer looking cathedral, built by an archbishop, unaldtd, after his own designs and with his own hands. This archbishop. Hcratlm by name, is shepherd of So.ikki souls of the ()rrk Orthodox Independent church, of which he ultimately became archbishop. Out of old tin ami Iron and f1olm.ni of uih1 he l.uilt his cathedral, onlv lo have It torn down by Jewish le ys Nothing .1 . .1 t .1 li st,,rt,, again, pa ing for n. . essanes with his own money, painfully with toil worn laig. rs working away at his fearful and wonderful construction. I j::-v': 1 ; T tsK KuvVi-".. U jLvr : rg A s nsational Incident occurred recently at Si. Hi lit rs, Ji rsiy, w lun u horse luir-ness.-d to a cart bolted down sixty-six steps, which are shown above. Little or no damage happened to either animal or vehicle. EGYPTIAN LANTERN. ' 1 s n it- I 1 7TVX d frfjii v.'i Ijiiitcrns. sui h as th. . were used by ancient Kgptiaiis to lun g ihtum streets during wedding festivities. ANCIENT I R EPA N. INC. V'Jj?- i A) Th kh..i!n1 lih.s radlutil K fi'.in it indicate he bevt l.rt f tmw cut with n'i x h.iiu niiiis in ii i t!.. .. id i ., I p: ' Ti . ;i.! rw afterwards deatrtzed showire't a' t. l.alunt survivid the i'.. ration son.. ..ii. 7 . L , The pneumatic hammi r Is one of the new est invidious alal Is gllaranbid lo drive nails without smashing ila li t g r II l l. -llurtd to be a boon fur woiini. for Willi il they can drive nails stiaiclit and thus prove that the mod. rn woman can l is. t.. :he stand ard of the masculine si x i vt n in lids re. -pi .1. v M ,.: i i' . c. ,, .,. t.i. 'f'v." -r . -VV4c J V.',..;- . J::i::J vwl lr fi a horse shoe m.'itiet up in I vv . i n t Wf upiight posts, which should I., i .... i tc th. bottom of a box. Hi' ii put a p i.-t. hoard i .' i .rn Hi. box and seiit.rsi.il shavings in . r it Th. y w ill form In nr. In. while vv lul ling !rom one magm t to l!u olh. r. 'EIl ICIl'.y Oh THE Of. PEN P-liS ,;- 1 1.1 II. l-t ptian. tiled. m WT ; i;r: .yf tiaul. Il v. s 'a. v ...... . ..r ' i tc i i . - r tr .ii -v Midd.c l.'t ti . i.l ii y. Pith ci ntury. ;"s V:. 1