Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 45, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 February 1915 — General Macard in Action. [ARTICLE]

General Macard in Action.

The story of the Siberian soldiers who refuse to have their beards' cut, because their shagginess is supposed to frighten the Germans, recalls Marbot’s account of Brigadier General Macard, one of the Revolution’s rankers. When about to charge, this hug# man used to cry: “Look here! Fip going to dress like a beast” Then he stripped off his coat, vest and shirt, keeping on only his plumed hat, leather breeches' and boots, and exposing a chest almost as shaggy as a bear’s. In this guise he charged, waving his saber and swearing “like a pagan.” And, “at sight of this giant, halfnaked, hairy all over, and in such a strange outfit, who was hurling himself at them and uttering the most fearful yells, his opponents would bolt On all sides, scarcely knowing if they had a man to deal with or soma strange wild animal.