. A story of the war and family war service record, 1914-1919. ?., :!*^«!fe:7«55?w=sass. 66 A Story of the War diers delegates, which delegated to Kerensky un-limited powers July 23. The Russian army was soon in full retreat, theAustro-Germans advancing 50 miles in one weekin Galicia and capturing Tarnopol and Stanislau. Then came upon the scene such an organizationas has been rarely known in history, the WomensBattalion of Death. Well chosen was the name. AtSmorgon they fought and died in the ranks, whilethe men were running like sheep. The organiza-tion of this and other womens military comp


. A story of the war and family war service record, 1914-1919. ?., :!*^«!fe:7«55?w=sass. 66 A Story of the War diers delegates, which delegated to Kerensky un-limited powers July 23. The Russian army was soon in full retreat, theAustro-Germans advancing 50 miles in one weekin Galicia and capturing Tarnopol and Stanislau. Then came upon the scene such an organizationas has been rarely known in history, the WomensBattalion of Death. Well chosen was the name. AtSmorgon they fought and died in the ranks, whilethe men were running like sheep. The organiza-tion of this and other womens military companieswas one of the many marvels of a country in whichevery novelty was tried and heroism and cowardiceeach appeared in startling form. Kornilov Attempts Revolt. General Kornilov had fought strenuously againstthe abolishment of capital punishment in the armyand other radical measures of Kerensky as tendingto destroy all discipline. The commander put him-self in opposition to Kerensky, demanding that thelatter resign to him the entire control of the gov-ernment. The bolsheviki had gro


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