Show Smolenskis Iron Nerve Chicago InterOcean The real name of General Smolensk the gallant Greek commander Is Constantine molentz and ne comes of Dalamatian stock His father took part in the war of independence settled at Athens and married a Greek lady His two sons adopted a military career for which they were educated partly at home partly in France and Belgium Bel-gium Constantme is the younger of the two and besides possessing strategical abilities of a high order he is endowed with great physical courage It Is related re-lated of him that a few years ago he had to visit Germany for the purpose of undergoing un-dergoing a severe surgical operation The doctors were proceeding to administer an anaesthetic but Smolentz would have none of it Chloroform he exclaimed is only fit for women and while the knife was being used he said Go on gentlemen as coolly as thouGh he were single expression did a a mere spectator nor pression of pain escape him during the most trying moments |