Show SOLDIERS WRITE TO H FRIENDLY RUSSIAN WOMAN Warriors See Conflict in inMany inMany inMany Many Different As Aspects PETROGRAD May 15 15 More than three hundred letters from Russian soldiers have havo reached a a. prominent Petrograd woman in response to a n note which she In a n. large lare number of or hampers of at food which she sent Bent to th the front a R. few week weeks ago Sho She had expressed a a. desiro to get somo letters lotters from the front which would show what the ordinary Russian soldier really thought instead In Instead In- In stead stend of the stereotyped ped letter of at thanks with which the soldiers ordinarily nar acknowledged gifts girts from tram persons persons per per- sons Ions of higher social station Accordingly Ac- Ac Accordingly Ac Ao- cordingly she signed tho the notes which she with the names of her three maid servants making it ap appear appear appear ap- ap pear as if these these young younS women had slipped the notes Into the tho hampers surreptitiously The receivers wore were asked ed to reply to these maid servants and to tell them how the they were farIn faring faring far far- In ing L in the war I The Tho plan worked well r Fifty toy oc of or orI the replies are aro to be published In I book form shortly Several soldiers replied In verso verse Several made love Jove loveIn In pretty prell fanciful style Only one I letter out of ot the whole number was offensive A Cossack sent the following pen picture of or himself I r nt want to tell you ou what a Cossack Cossack Cos Cos- sack looks like He Is not handsome no no Indeed Yet he looks like an eagle and whether the thc foe ho meets be German or Austrian he will beat him like an nn eagle cagle A Cossack Is t small mall but brave Small is the grain I of oC gold old yet of great reat alue So is tho the COS Cossack In his gray gra goat and waist held tightly In a leather belt However However However How How- ever hot hut the firing he will not drop I his gun un but will ride his brave horse and arrive In time lime wherever he ma may be sent sent sentA A scout tells of a from which ho has just returned the moon is shining as clear nr as If it were daylight and the Germans firing at us constant constantly and doing us much harm Ho adds adds- Let m my letter fl fly from tho the Grman German German Ger Gr man land to the tho metropolitan town I bow to you ou sister Katinka I 1 am ama a fl hero from the River Don fighting I for our religion and our country You and your our friends listen to the hol holy bells calling th the Christmas service sen We 0 here hear anI only the roar of or the cannon and the rattle of or the Ger Ger- German German man machine guns I From Or comes a prettily worded appeal for a pair of trousers My 1 dear friend Katla KaUa Katia-I I hasten to I Inform you that I am In good health and all is flourishing with me I 1 amwell am well weH and m my horse Is well and for you I wish the same good health and accept nt my deep devotion and let mo me bow how to you OlL Against my will tears coursed down don m my checks cheeks as I read your our letterI letter I have havo a humble request to mal make e eor of or you ou I do not ask for tor tobacco for 1 do not smoke moko But If It such be your our kindness pray send me an an anold old pair of riding trousers of or which I am very ery much In need If you ha have ha e a divine spark of ot love 10 for tor the soldiers who mire are defending their country do o not refuse what I 1 ask One of or the tho letters In poetry Is 16 roughly translated as follows Greeting from all the hero soldiers soldiers- We Ve shall end tho the war in glory For tho the Russian colors I And through the streets of ot Berlin Shall march the Russian regiments With Ith the Giant at their head hend The Giant Is a favorite soldiers soldier's name naino for tho the Grand Orand Duke Nicholas |