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TitleCapt. Alkire of the American Red Cross, the first American to visit the highlands of the Causcasus, greeting the Governor of the Che Chen Tribe of Mountaineers. Since 1914, Americans have abandoned Russia and that the first of our nation to appear should come with practical gifts of friendship in their hands is making an enviable impression upon the little known but valorous tribesmen. The Governor's escort are typical Cossack mountain boys. They can sleep in the open, eat what the country offers, and wash their clothes only in warm weather and in general dispense with a quartermaster's department, except for the furnishing of rifle ammunition. Their horses are small, tough and wiry, lighter than polo ponies but as quick and with the general formation of Mexican cow poniesTypeStill ImageCollectionAuthorized Access PointCapt. Alkire of the American Red Cross, the first American to visit the highlands of the Causcasus, greeting the Governor of the Che Chen Tribe of Mountaineers. Since 1914, Americans have abandoned Russia and that the first of our nation to appear should come with practical gifts of friendship in their hands is making an enviable impression upon the little known but valorous tribesmen. The Governor's escort are typical Cossack mountain boys. They can sleep in the open, eat what the country offers, and wash their clothes only in warm weather and in general dispense with a quartermaster's department, except for the furnishing of rifle ammunition. Their horses are small, tough and wiry, lighter than polo ponies but as quick and with the general formation of Mexican cow ponies