WOMAN GUNNER.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 145085, 9 September 1916, Page 5

WOMAN GUNNER.

WITH HER OFFICER HUSBAND. A number of women are well known to he in Russkih infantry regiments. Now one has been louncl wearing gunner’s uniform, and attached to a field battery. Her husband is in command ot the battery and allows her to accompany it. oven into action, hub ho will not put her on the strength. bhe complsimed alxmt this humorously to a New*- Vrpmya correspondent. “Women an;: Howell to enlist only when the officers do not know or protend not to know Chat they arc women. My husband refuses to look the other ’ S’iua Vladfiiui.rovna is her name. She served first as a nursing sister and went throu-sh her apprenticeship of danger during ihe rot rent from Galicia.; "Only once since I have been with tho lia.ttcrv.” sbe soul. "have 1 been under such In jaw lire as 1 had to go through tiia.-u.'' , , ' Tho olßceirs and men of the battery say she lies never shown any sign of fear."" Sin; says that being in action is like seeing an oxciting play in fife when ouq Ims just begin’., to go to tte theatre. . .“If makes mv heart heat fast." she continued. ' “Perhaps that is fear. U don’t know. I don’t know what I sh all do when tho war is over, ft will ho- so odd wearing skirts again and livins; at ease i’n luxurious surroundings and having nothing to do.