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Show small wins IN" mm ranks Twice Wounded Russian Girl Officer Severely Handled by Battalion Members. GIRLS TO BE SENT HOME Mounted Militia and Cossacks Called to Quell Infuriated Woman Fighters. PETROGRAD. Thursday. Sept. 20. A small riot occurred today in the ranks of the woman's battalion drilling drill-ing at Moscow and it resulted in an attack by tho girls upon Vera Butch-karoff, Butch-karoff, the twice-wounded girl officer offi-cer who Initiated tho woman suffrago soldier organizations. According to the Bourso Gazotto, an infantryman reacuod Commander Butchkaroff after af-ter some rough handling from tho infuriated in-furiated girls who resented some acts of their leador not clearly defined. As a result of tho affair many of the girls will bo sent home and only 250 will bo permitted to go to tho front A second riot of more serious consequences con-sequences is reported to have followed an attempt by a crowd of women to take away from one woman a small quantity of cloth which she had purchased pur-chased at the market placo. Militiamen Militia-men tried to defend the woman and thoy In turn wore assailed. .Mounted militia and Cossacks dispersed tho rioters but not until they had wrecked tho militia headquarters and had beaten to death a government agent who had shot into the crowd. . oo |