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formed 6o.horsepower eight.seated tour.
Ing car into a motor ambulance for four
IDLY wounded men or eight slightly
wounded ones. | qualified for the service
and was authorized to proceed to the
front in Alsace, accompanied by mech.
ancian.
While performing my ambulance
duties | had a good opportunity to watch
the armored autom obiles, and realized
that their work was the most exciting
and perhaps the most decisive of the
war"
One day Mile. Duclos. having taken
some wounded men to the field hospital,
was returning once more to the
fshting line. Eager for adventure she
drove her car up a mountain road, which
was not included in the trench zone, and
entered a wild, mountainous country,
from which the French were desperately
trying to drive the Germans by flank at.
tacks, surprises, air raids and other
stratagems.
Soon the rattle Of rife bullets and ma
chine gun fire close at hand caught her
attention. A turn in the road brought
her in sight Of big armored French car
that stood disabled in the middle of the
road. The engine had been smashed by
a shell. The Germans were firing at 1t
from cover some distance away. The
French soldiers were firing away from
the protection OF the armor with their
ma chine guns and their rifles, but they
were handicapped by the immobilitv of
the car, and the Germans we're gradually
encrclng them Three of the eight
Frenchmen forming the crew of the car
lay dead in the road, killed while they
had exposed themselves in an attempt to
repair the engine.
Mile. Duclos saw three German sol
ders rise from cover and advance in an
effort to rush the car They we're shot
down, but she saw that in few more
minutes the Frenchmen must be over
whelmed
Taking in the situation at glance, the
experienced motorist sped up to the in
jured car and backed up her machine
before she stopped.
Get in," she cried to the French SOL
diers, cor you will be taken in another
minute"
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The hve Frenchmen jumped into
Mile. Duclos's car with their rifles.
Under rain of bullets she sped back by
the way she had come. Luckily they all
escaped, and turn in the zigzag road
soon put them out Of danger.
The Germans must have taken posses.
sion OF the car in a leisurely manner
after the escape of the French. 1t was
precious booty to them. Probably they
tried to repair it, and, finding that impos.
sible. started to tow it back
The Frenchmen were not satisfied to
escape with their lives and leave their
car behind. Mile. Duclos had noted
carefully the direction OF the surround
ing roads. After running back a short
distance she found road that would lead
them TO the one that the Germans would
follow on their way back.
The French officer in charge OF the
party insisted on taking the steering
wheel of the car, but, Mile. Duclos
demonstrated that she was the only one
who could get the best speed out Of her
car. Thus she forced them 10 let her
stay in the place OF danger.
Behind pile of rocks that marked the
meeting Of the roads they lay IN wait for
the returning Germans.
Up the road came the Germans Juggling
at rope that drew the great disabled
French armored car. There were about
forty of them. practically half a company,
minus the men who had already fallen in
the fight.
1t was impossible for the FIVE French.
men to cope with them in any ordinary
fight. Only surprise and stratagem could
hope to meet the situation.
Mile. Duclos Immediately suggested
that she should drive the car straight
down on the unsuspecting Germans. Her
opportunity for great action had come
She seized it.
Down, hill upon the toiling Germans
flew the great 60.horsepower car
Straight as an arrow it went with the
weight of its two tons multiplied a hun
dred times by its speed and downward
course.
All the Germans in its full path went
down like ripe corn before the scythe.
Straight it flew on without being swerved
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in the slightest degree by the human oh.
stacles in its way.
Severed heads flew up in the air and
arms and legs were chopped off by the
filing car. CHASTITY fragments of flesh
and bone. muddy mixture OF blood and
viscera human remains that had nothing
human about them, spattered the wheels
and the body and all the occupants OF the
car.
Il felt like the very incarnation of the
spirit of destruction and revenge" says
Mile. Duclos describing this wild scene
Il was not human"
The car flew on its path of death until
1t reached the captured French armored
car. Mile. Duclos missed this by an
lncalculable fraction of an inch and then
slowly brought her racing car TO stop.
The French soldiers looked back. Only
lie" German soldiers, who were out OF
the path of the auto, had escaped death
or manning Perhaps there were six in
all, and they were aghast at the demon of
death that had swept through them
The French soldiers showered the
Germans with hand grenades and would
probably have overcome the rest OF
the party and recaptured their auto, when
party OF Uhlans was seen riding I'D the
road from the direction OF the German
lines.
1t appeared that scouting aviators of
both sides had witnessed the fight over
the armored car and had carried word
back to their respective forces.
Once more the gallant French motor
fighters were in danger OF being wiped
out. Acting in cooperation with the
officer, Mile. Duclos ran her car back
again, putting 1t between the survivors
OF the first German party and the new re.
Inducements. This move put the former
at a great disadvantage as they Sere
standing about in fat open place, but,
OF course, it exposed the Frenchmen to
the newly arriving German forces
The FTenchmen with rifles ard pistols
disposed Of the remnant of the first Ger.
man party, and then started to hitch their
disabled car to Madame Durand's
machine.
A shower Of bullets from the German
side warned them that their gallant
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liant features Of the war, the two
things that have relieved il from
being dull record OF closerange slaugh.
ter. have been the use of flying machines
and automobiles
Flying machines may appear more 70.
mantle and spectacular to the outsider,
but those who have seen the war at close
quarters are cf the opinion that the most
astonishing and brilliant feats of arms
have been performed by motor cars.
The experience OF Mile. Helene
Duclos, who annihilated practically a
whole German company with her auto
stances Of the use Of this comparatively
novel instrument OF war. Other cases in
the various warning countries have, per-
maps, been equally remarkable, but hers
necessarily gains added interest from the
fact that she is woman, and very at
tractive one.
II has been shown that high-powered
armored motor car, running at sixty
miles an hour. can, under certain condi.
lions, disorganize a whole army and
slaughter scores OF soldiers. If driven
into a body of men in close formation
and taken by surprise its powers of in
Jury are unlimited.
Armored cars have been used for the
terribly difficult work OF removing barbed
wire entanglements. The car runs up to
the entanglements, throws grapnel irons
over them, and then backs away 10 up
root them. The armored car can do this
work under fire that exposed men could
not live in.
a Armored cars are employed in CO.
operation with flying machines. The
aviator brings information where a car
can do most damage. and then hovers
overhead giving warning 10 the motor
men when they must retire or, return
car crew connected with the British
Naval Flying Corps has received honor.
able mention for annihi5ating a whole
party OF Uhlans.
Some armored cars carry TWO machine
guns and others gun of larger calibre.
Mile. Duclos's motor exploit has
made her the great heroine of the mo.
ment. She has been decorated by Cen
eral Joffre with the cross Of the Legion
OF Honor for her brilliant and heroic act.
Il was determined 10 do something for
MY country in the fighting field. some.
thing that the Germans would remember
something more than soothing the
fevered brow" said Nile Duclos. de-
scribing her exploits. my sreat-grand.
father was a captain of grenadiers under
Napoleon, and the blood o. generations
OF soldiers runs in my veins.
MY first ambition was TO enlist in the
fighting automobile service. ! had been
used TO running all kinds of cars since
my childhood ard was as fit for this
work as any human being could be. But
! found the authorities obdurate They
simply would not lei woman into the
comhatant services. tried Disgusting
myself as a man. but the rigid physical
examination made this attempt useless.
Finally 1t seemed to me that the only
way OF reaching the front was TO join a
volunteer motor ambulance corps, as sew
eral other women had done / trans
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efforts would probably he in vain
"Whir-r-r! whir-r-r." came the friehtful
scream OF war cars from the direction OF
the French lines.
Two powerful French armored cars
sped down the road, with machine guns
spoutins Death. and engaged the German
reinforcements.
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Al the conclusion OF this new battle the
five French motor fighters were able TO
secure their disabled car. and Mile.
Ducios ~ the wheel OF her own car led
the glorious wreck back III triumph!
Thus 1t happened that she received the
military cross OF the Legion of ionor
and is the heroine CT the hour.
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Drove Her
Auto at Full
Speed Into
a German
Force
Annihilating
Practically
All of
Them, and
Rescued a
French
ArnoredC Car
Paris, Sept. "a.

HE two most romantic and bril-
liant features Of the war, the two
Omaha daily bee., 1915-03-27
TURKISH TROOPS
BEAT AMERICANS
Presbyterian Mission at Urumiah,
Persia, Invaded by Sultan's Reg
ulars and Refugees Killed.
MISSIONARIES ARE MALTREATED

TIFLIs, Russia, Thursday, March
25.-(Via Petrograd, March 26.)-
Turkish troops have committed
further acts of violence at the
American mission in Urumiah, Per-
sia.
Gordon Paddock, the American
consul at Tabriz, transmits a mes
sage from Missionary Robert M.
Labaree at Urumiah to the effect
that the Turkish consul at Urumiah
forced his way into the mission COM
pound with a number of Turkish
regular troops and removed some
Assyrian Christian refugees, who
were then massacred.
The Turks also beat and insulted
the American missionaries.
Put Pressure on the Porte.
WASHINGTON, March 26.--Under in
structions from the State department,
American Ambassador Morgenthau at
Constantinople is pressing the Turkish
government to protect the American mis-
sion at Urumiah, Persia.
SO far there Is no official information
here of the extent of the danger. Off
Gals fear that the Porte itself, can only
with difficulty exert control over the ir-
regular Turkish forces reported ,operat-
ing In eastern Persia, Nv
Omaha daily bee., 1915-03-27
FEDERALS MEET TO
ADOPT A SCHEDULE
ALI Clubs Of Independent League
Represented at Special Gather
ing at New York.
K c. MANAGER NOT SELECTED

NEW YORK. March 96.--Au the Federal
league clubs were repfesented at the spe-
cial meeting held here today for the
purpose OF adopting a playing schedule
for the coming season. President Gil
more and r, r. Gates of indianapolis, the
leagues legal adviser. said tonight that
the transfer of the Indianapolis club 10
Newark. N. q, had been ratified and that
the greater part OF today's session had
been taken up,in discussing legal matters
in connection with the Indianapolis
ark transfer. as well as the retention
o fthe Kansas City club in Kansas City.
President Gilmore announced that
Pitcher Fred Faikenberg would remain
with the Newark club. but that Benny
Kauff, outfielder. would play with the
Brooklyn Federals First Baseman No
Kechnie, the former Pittsburgh and New
York American player, who had been
holding out for better terms. signed
Newark contract today. Both RRuff and
Faikenberg had been stated 20 20 TO
Brooklyn.
The arrangements as to the disposal
OF players seemed to be satisfactory 10
Harry Sinclair and p. T. Powers. the
owners of the Newark club, but the
question, OF an exchange OF Managers
George stovall and William Phillips be-
tween Kansas City and Newark, while
under discussion. was not settled. To-
night II was said on good authority that
Phillips would manage the Newarks and
stoyall probably would play first base
undeF him. leaving an opening for new
manaker for Kansas city. II was saId
that the disposition OF those two man
ayers would be settled tomorrow.
According 70 President Gilmores state
ment tonights the playing season
VIII begin on April 10. the date originally
announced. The schedule will be made
public in a few days. he said.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-03-27
FINAL ScORNeS IN
AMES GYMNASTIc MEET

AMEs. Ia. March ee-Cspecial. l-Fan-
ton Of the University OF Iowa win receive
the sold medal for. scoring the highest
humber OF points In the state gymnaatic
contest held here recently. Director Clyde
Williams OF Ames James being the non
participating host OF the college gym
nastal he's lust finished the tedious Job
q compiling the statistics on the cham
pionship meet.
All OF the prizes accruing through Prov
ess In the gymnastic tournament 10 20
The state university this year. as last In
eddition to the gold medal 10 Fanton.
i've silver medals viii go 70 the members
cf the state university team and an
oeken-hrcnze shield win emblazon. the
state university trophy museum.
The official compilation Follows: Paral-
les. Iowa. 76.e5: State Teachers. 7ass:
Luther college. es.sa Elorse. Teachers
7asa; Iowa, B1s; Luther. 71.S2 Rings.
buther. 7e.ss. Teachers. 76ts: Iowa, 7sss
Omaha daily bee., 1915-03-27
Johnson and Willard
Doing Road Work

HAVANA, March as.-Jack johnson and
jess Willard put In several miles OF road
work this morning. The weather was
threatening and tho pugillsts expected to
work indoors during the afternoon.
Both men expressed satisfaction with
the selection Of Jack Welsh OF San Fran
cisco az referee and said they hoped he
would agree 20 serve. Welsh Is accus-
toned TO long fights, such as the john
SON Willard bout Is likely TO be. lie has
knowledge OF mitigating and clinchlng
which would be valuable. The fighters
evidently 'are planning on close work
when they meet.
Battling Nelson's twenty-five-round
fight last night with Jimmy F'reyer Is the
talk OF both camps johnson says that
Omaha daily bee., 1915-03-27
Won BUELOW SEEKS PEACE
German Envoy Tries to Reopen
Pour Parlers Upon Broader
Basis.
EFFORT TO HOLD ITALY IN LINE

ROME, March 26.--(via chiasso. switz-
Gland, and Paris. efforts to effect an
adjustment of the difference between
Italy and Austria are being continued
pertlnaciously by Prince Won Buelow, the
German ambassador. Notwithstanding the
almost insurmountable obstacles he has
encountered. Authoritative information
was obtained today that the prince is
now endeavoring to present the matter
in a somewhat different and more COM
prehensive way. He seeks to convince
Italy and Austria that they should not
disregard the broader question of policy
and mutual self-interest on account of
possible MISUNDERSTANDING Of the mo-
ment.
Prince Won Buelow has expressed the
opinion that the matters now under dis
cussion cannot be limited in their ap-
plication TO the present. but will have a
far-reachiRg effect on the future OF both
nations. lie is understood to have made
recourse to the arguments set forth by
him twenty years ago during his former
service as ambassador here. and later
when he was imperial German chancel-
lor. He then pointed out that the
strength OF the triple alliance was i'm
paired by antagonism between Austria
and Italy, an opinion which has been
confirmed by recent events.
He now maintains that once these ma
tons overcome the friction caused by
Austria's retention OF Trent and Trieste,
they Will be able to cooperate to great
mutual advantage, inasmuch as they
have important common interests in the
Adriauc and Mediterranean. Actuated
oy united policy in respect to these
questions, the prince points out, Austria
and Italy would be fortified I'm their no
sition by having behind them Germany's
influence and support
Omaha daily bee., 1915-03-27
MILLIONS RAISED TO CARRY. I
ON THE WORK OF CHURCH

Correspondence of the Associated Press.)
LONDON, March ,22.--During the year
of 1914 the sum raiser in the Church OF
England by voluntary offerings surpassed
that raised In 1913 by s1,5S5. 500. The total
amount, raised the lash year comes to
Omaha daily bee., 1915-03-27
CHICAGO CUBLETS TAKE
ONE FROM COLONIES

TAMPA. Fla. March 2s-The Chicago
Nationals defeated Louisville. Of the
American association. s TO 1. here today.
ATLANTA, Ga, March 2e.-The Boston
Nationals won easily from the Atlanta
Southern association team today to l.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-03-27
SUPREME COURT
HAS THAW CASE
Three Justices Intimate that New
York Has No Right to Hold
Prisoner After Acquittal.
HONOR OF STATE is INVOLVED

NEW YORK, March 26.-Two JUS
tees of the appellate division OF the
supreme court agreed today that
there was a doubt in their minds
whether the state of New York would
be within it's rights in bouncing on"
Harry Kendall 'Thaw and returning
him to Matteawan after his acquittal
here on the conspiracy charge on
which he was extradited from New
Hampshire.
They were Justice Ingraham, presiding,
and Justice Scott. To voice their views
they interrupted Franklin Kennedy spe-
cial deputy attorney general. In charge OF
the states case. while he was arguing
before the appellate division against an
appeal taken by Thaw's counsel from a
decision of Supreme Court Justice Page
refusing a motion to return Thaw TO
New Hampshire.
Counsel for Thaw had already pre-
scented their arguments which were
based upon the contention that Nrhaw.
having been extradited from New Tfannp-
shire to answer a charge OF conspiracy,
and having been freed OF that charge,
should be returned forthwith from the
state from which he was extradited. Mr..
Kennedy then began his argument, con-
tending that even though Thaw had been
acquitted. the fact remained that. ne was
now In New York's jurisdiction and that
az the original commitment upon which
ne was sent TO Mattewan was still valid
he should be returned there.
QuestiOns by Ingraham.
Justice Ingraham interrupted his argu-
ment TO say; .-
81 am In doubt as TO the right OF the
state OF New York to pounce upon Thaw,
following his acquittal Of crime and then
return him 10 the state hospital for the
criminal insane at Afhtteawan. / believe
most citizens of this state would regard
such action as dishonorable.
1.-The question involved In this case Is
whether the state OF New York can with
honor hold Thaw on the commitment
signed subsequent to his second trlaI after
he was extradited from New Hampshire
for a specific crime and found not guilty.
when the commitment ordered his re-
turn to Matteawan on charge that Is
not exradiable,"
Justice Scott agreed with Justice Ingra-
ham and informed Mr.. Kennedy that the
issue was not so much the return OF
ThRw TO MatteawaR as maintaining the
honor Of the state OF New York.
Kennedy Says state is Right.
Mr. Kennedy replied:
The question OF the honor and good
faith OF the state Is not involved. Tho
Gtate tried Thaw In good faith for the
offense for which he was extradited.
There IL no state or federal statute which
protects him from the original commit
ment"
Justice Ingraham remarked that there
was no question of the legality Of the
commitment and that the only question
at issue was whether the state had a
RICH TO returA Thaw to Mstteawan with
out first permitting him safe passage 10
New Hampshire.
Upon the conclusion Of the arguments
decision was reserved II was consid-
cred probable by attorneys connected with
the case that the decision might be
handed down next week
Omaha daily bee., 1915-03-27
PIERCE MAKES NEW
BOWLING RECORD

PEORIA, H., March 26.--The score Of
w. II. Pierce OF Pueblo, Colo, who last
night rolled III. is the highest ever rolled
in the singles at any American Bowling
Congress tournament. Walter Cook of
Philadelphia, with ss7. is In second place.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-03-27

Mats, Iowa, 7s.i5; Luther. 744s Teach
era, 7232. Horizontals. Iowa, 73.@;
Luther. 724o; Teachers Tl.g
Fanton Of Iowa was high man In three
OF the five events-the parallels, mats and
hOriEontals
Omaha daily bee., 1915-03-27
RUSSIA MAKING
HARD DRIVES AT
MOUNTAIN LINES
Continued from Page onel

DardaAellss but inasnaHeh as official esa-
fiFmation Is lacking. Il l. believed the
movements OF the allied waFshiPs have
bees limited to an effort 70 cover the
operations Of miRe swesPeFs.
PPsash offtaial ReRaEs.
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Omaha daily bee., 1915-03-27
Tnrnntn signs Jnne.

The Toronto club OF the International
league has signed Pitcher Harry June.
was with the Cleveland Federals In 1913
and Brooklyn Federas in 1914. He was
released by the Brookfeds and Is a free
agent.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-03-27
Feaee-Buster Returned.

clarence Craig. an Outfielder, who was
touted as fence-nuster, was sent back
70 DIS home In South Palestine, o.. LAST
week ey Manager Magee OF the Tip Tops
Omaha daily bee., 1915-03-27
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Nelson's victory gave "a tip on the result
Of the big battle"
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-06-29

has a rose pink facing made of sip
pers.'%'.
Two roses are laid on the top Of
the Geisha, which match the facing
and give this oriental piece of head
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