A RUSSIAN RED CROSS NURSE, IN SOLDIER'S UNIFORM, IN THE FIELD WITH HER SATCHEL OF MEDICAL SUPPLIES TYPES OF NON-COMBATANTS WHO ARE A FRENCH PRIEST READY TO GO TO THE TRENCHES AND MINISTER TO WOUNDED AND DYING SOLDIERS DOING HEROIC SERVICE AT THE FRONT THE LATE FRANCIS JOSEPH, EMPEROR OF AUSTRIA HENRYK SIENKIEWICZ, THE CELEBRATED POLISH NOVELIST For an outline of the career and a characterization of the work of this distinguished author, who died November 16, see editorial pages AN INCIDENT IN THE RETREAT OF THE RUMANIANS BEFORE THE VICTORIOUS GERMAN ARMY The retreat of the Rumanians was marked by the destruction of everything that might be of value to their enemies, and by various attempts to block their advance. Bridges were burned, railways torn up, and highways obstructed. The picture shows an oil well which, with its surrounding tanks, had been set on fire by the 'reating troops. It furnishes a graphic illustration of the devastation resorted to as a measure of defense |