. Real Russians . d then be put intouniform. A few days later I again passed the same window—it was open, and I peeped into the gloomy was empt3^ Evidently the link of organisationhad been joined, the men had at last been taken noticeof, and had been put in the right place ; and I hopedthat soon the magnificent spirit of tlie soldiers wouldtake hold of the dejected men. They were, to be sure,older men, who had left wife and children behind ;besides, it was the time for gathering in the their despondency was partly due to anxiousthought as to what might happen to their c
. Real Russians . d then be put intouniform. A few days later I again passed the same window—it was open, and I peeped into the gloomy was empt3^ Evidently the link of organisationhad been joined, the men had at last been taken noticeof, and had been put in the right place ; and I hopedthat soon the magnificent spirit of tlie soldiers wouldtake hold of the dejected men. They were, to be sure,older men, who had left wife and children behind ;besides, it was the time for gathering in the their despondency was partly due to anxiousthought as to what might happen to their corn. CHAPTER XXIII. *A Magnificent Institution. Will you let me show you some day the ChiefDepot of the Red Cross ? my fathers old friend saidto me. With pleasure, I replied, and we arranged atonce where and when to meet. The Professor handed ?Reprinted by kind permission of the Editor of the RussianSupplement of the Times, and also of the Editor of the Hospital. ?> 3 :> ?> 5 > > 3 > >. < PiCO H oS H u\O o pw H OH <o Q H-I < H o A MAGNIFICENT INSTITUTION. 97 me the latest reports of his pet institution, of whichhe is the Vice-President. Forced to keep in my bedfor a day, I set to and studied this annual report,drawn up by the President of the Council of the ChiefDepot, B. C. Ordin, Chamberlain of the and Professor von Petersen are the personal linksbetween the Red Cross and the Depot, for both thesemen are members of the principal Committee of theRed Cross, of which the energetic and capable PrinceAlexander of Oldenburg, Commander-in-Chief of theService Sanitaire is the President.* He is the manon whose shoulders rests the whole responsibilityof the wounded, and the care for the transport of thetotally disabled prisoners of war sent back fromGermany via Sweden. In studying the report I soon discovered the causeof the astounding efficiency of this institution, a degreeof efficiency such as one does not usually associatewith Russian unde
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