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Show One of the returned war correspondents says that "in all these months of war and bloodshed the patient endurance of the sisters of the Russian Red Cross has been the one redeeming feature. In this reference," he says, "I do not allude to women of social position, who prove as troublesome trouble-some to the Russian authorities as did a similar plague to Lord Milner in South Africa. The hardworking, hard-working, earnest, practical little women, ignorant but industrious, who devote their time to the wel- fare of the Russian soldiers, make a beautiful pic- S ture. They are fearless. They endure the same H fatigues as the soldiers, and, as recent events have jfl proved, they sacrifice very willingly their lives to fl save their charges. I do not think that any war H has produced more touching examples of fidelity to fl duty than those offered by these badly dressed, fl plain-faced, sweet-natured nurses, as they trudge fl through the rains, through the heat and the dust, fl and the snows of Manchuria. These women quite fl delight in their calling, and In spite of the reverses, fl or perhaps because of the reverses, they muster In H large numbers to the roll-call when their services fl are demanded." fl |