Rumania's sacrifice; her past, present, and future . <. THE STRUGGLE who said that her place was not at the front. Butthe brave girl disguised herself as a volunteer soldier,putting on an overcoat, cap, knapsack (empty, how-ever), and bearing a gun. Thus equipped, I haveseen her receiving instructions from her brother,paying close attention to the directions of firing,fixing bayonet, etc. Twenty successive days shefought, ate, and slept by the side of her only livingbrother, until he, too, was slain in battle. Afflictedbeyond measure by this last blow, she decided tofight for her country un
Rumania's sacrifice; her past, present, and future . <. THE STRUGGLE who said that her place was not at the front. Butthe brave girl disguised herself as a volunteer soldier,putting on an overcoat, cap, knapsack (empty, how-ever), and bearing a gun. Thus equipped, I haveseen her receiving instructions from her brother,paying close attention to the directions of firing,fixing bayonet, etc. Twenty successive days shefought, ate, and slept by the side of her only livingbrother, until he, too, was slain in battle. Afflictedbeyond measure by this last blow, she decided tofight for her country until she, too, should die. Plunging into the fight, she was captured andtaken to the prisoners camp without it being knownthat she was a girl. Though disarmed, she wasable to conceal a revolver, with which she killed theguard on her way to the enemy camp. Then shecrawled cautiously through the undergrowth offamiliar ground and, guided by the sounds of themachine-guns of Section 2 of my company, in whichshe was fighting, she succeeded in finding us againat
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