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Show NOBILITY FIGHTING -WOlfOPHUNBOl Russians of High Rank Porters Por-ters and Messengers CONSTANTINOPLE. March 15. Russians of n'le blood and hlg-h rank are renting the wolf from the doorstep door-step In the uniforms of porters and I messengers In Constantinople, center of the crumbled empire's refua-eee. Some are small shopkeepers and many who knew court life In Petroirad are waiters and waitresses. Wrana-el's remnant of an army Is dlsinteicratlnc and many commanders are drifting into the city where they pocket their pride and tackle the hard-eat hard-eat problem of their life the mere getting of enough to eat. (lenerals and admirals have sold their decorations at a little dally auction in the courtyard of the Moaque Aghad-Jami Aghad-Jami In tstamboil. where women of court circles dispose of furs, ) wels and their last bits of finery. Admiral Dlckert. decorated with the grand cross of the leglon of Honor, waa glad to get a place as hall porter in the l-Yench hospital. Prince Ooublt-sen. Ooublt-sen. once rich and powerful in the government of Orel. Is selling sausages In a store In the lera quarter. General Mlolashevsky. formerly commander of tbe Marina's lancers, is a parcel carrier. A son of former ' Premier Stunner is a bootblack. . Four Russian generals are making their living by catching and selling fish. Dozens of aviators and officers are waiters. One Russian officer Is chauffeur for the American military attache here. Other are dock laborers and stablemen. stable-men. Many titled Russian women are selling sell-ing flowers and newspapers. Princess Oalltsln. Princess Khanofsknt and dosens of others are waitresses. Countess Coun-tess Vera Tolstoy Is teaching English. Their former greatness does not seem to count when there are thousands in the same plight and they are klartlng life over again, earning their own living. |