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German officers received him. He had
not given notice of his coming, yet
they seemed to have no desire to con-
ceal anything from him. He imme-
to see the author. They found him in
one corner of the inclosed camp. play
ing tennis. He seemed Ill at ease when
brought before the consul.
X
A rapid-fire examination then ensued,
at the termination of which the in
spector learned that three so-called
acts Of cruelty had been inflicted upon
the prisoners:
1. They were allowed meat once each
day, while they desired it twice.
g. They were not allowed to visit the
adjacent town to spend their money,
but were compelled to order what they
wanted and permit a German officer to
make their purchases.
3. They could not bring their wives
from England.
mans woes promptly assumed the role
of Dutch uncle and devoted fifteen
minutes to persuading the young Brit
Usher that he was not in his home
country, but among enemies; that he
was indeed fortunate to have meat
once each day when soldiers on the
firing line sometimes served in the
trenches for forty eight hours with
only few cups Of soup and a slice Of
bread; that it was impracticable to per-
nit an enemy soldier to stroll the
streets of Germany's cities; and that it
was out of the question even to con-
slider bringing women from England to
share the lot of prisoners in Germany.
Yet his efforts were fruitless, for the
British prisoners cannot broaden their
narrow aspect of war conditions and
seem to believe that they are entitled.
by reason of their nationality, to treat
ment better than that accorded their
allies.
Germany and Austria have done
everything practicable for their pris-
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oners- The quarters afforded are CT
the best. The barracks are spacious
and clean and at each end of every
building are shower baths. The pris-
special precautions have been taken to
exterminate vermin and a single COM
plant of the presence of insects in a
mans bed is the signal for a general
housekeeping.
Contrast that condition with the hor-
ror of trench fighting. where wet
clothes dry on shivering bodies, only
to be wet again: where food is served
to the men at their guns during breath
ing spells occasioned by a diminution
of wrecking shrapnel explosions; and
where malignant vermin invade the
close. dirgy quarters. spreading disease
and discomfort. Other prisoners recog-
nize their fortunate situation. but the
British soldiers as yet have not be-
come reconciied to better things.
A solution first was sought in work:
but the English prisoners could not be
forced to occupy themselves in this
manner. Soldiers work in the fields?"
they demanded angrily; and refused
fatty to consider the idea, though it
is proba Bile that If they had something
to occupy their minds and hands dur
ing the long days of waiting they
would give less trouble to their captors
and soften their own lot.
French prisoners behave differently.
They have experienced untold hard
ships in their defense of home and
country and accept their new status
with a quiet complacency and satisfac-
ton that has promoted a pleasing
friendship between themselves and the
Germans. 1t is not an uncommon sight
to see a French prisoner instructing a
iy, fna frtf. pr af h G
native language, or vice versa.
This is difficult of comprehension in
view of the many stories that have
emanated from London and elsewhere
regarding the crueltieS imposed upon
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6NHE uses of electricity are being
extended into fields which the i'm
agination of prophets could not
have foreseen a few years ago. and the
extension of the electric light is one
Of the marvels of the age. So i'm
pressed with its advantages is man
that he is insisting that the animal
kingdom shall enjoy some of its bene-
fits. And. as might be expected, man
is prompted to do this not altogether
through motives of philanthropy and
love of animals. but because he sees
something in it for himself. He seems
to have found that electric light is a
great aid to him in sheep raising and
in the poultry industry not because 1t
enables him to work more hours each
day without too great strain on his
eyes, but because it encourages the
sheep and the hens to increase their
working hours; and it is said by men
who are on terms of close acquaintance
with sheep and hens that they SO much
appreciate the longer day which cleo
trio light gives them that they have
not yet put in bill Tor overtime. BUT
ii is probable that soon some wise old
rooster or a hard-headed old ram, am
bilious either to be remembered as the
benefactor of his race or to get into
Office, may start a campaign TO snow
hens and sheep that they are being
oyerworked by man. that no just share
of the profits of their labor is coming
their way and that their hours of rec
reation and repose are being unduly
interfered with.
Not many weeks ago it was published
in a serious way that sheep ranchers in
oregon are using electricity to hasten
the fattening of their hocks When
the news was published it was said
that there was no mystery about the
process, the plan simply being to turn
the night, or part of the night, into
day. 1t was said that in the short days
of winter the feeding period was great
ly reduced, as the sheep would give
themselves to slumber as soon as dark
ness set in. and would not eat break
fast until daylight.
Some ranchers had their sheep pens
wired for electric lighting. The light
is turned on at in the afternoon IN
the winter, and Is continued until
o'clock. The sheep continue to feed
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of Russians were captured, though it
was believed by the captors that many
could have escaped had they sacrificed
men in the effort. When questioned
about this the prisoners laughingly re-
cited the last orders given by their
commander before the main body OF
troops withdrew.
Hold them back for eight hours"
were the instructions, then put down
your guns and let them feed and clothe
you until the war has ended"
And after one has witnessed the enor-
nous appetiteS of those griZzled Rus
sian boys he can understand the sig
pificance of the commanders words.
1t is difficult to ascertain accurately
the number of prisoners of each nation
taken by the Austro-German armies;
but there is no doubt that there is
Preponderance of Russians. One might
presume that disagreeable incidents
would occur, where so many men OF
race are held captive. On the contra. >.
there are no more cheerful men in the
world today than the Russian prison.
erS.
why should they be disconnected?
matched. leaking roofs, they find
themselves in sweet-smelling, clean
pine wood quarters; long used to I'M
wholesome, gritty food. they now re-
ceive an abundance of good. substan-
tfal food prepared by experts and
served in individual dishes. instead of
a general dipping pot" in the center
of a grimy table.
Reared with the dictum that one bath
every two months will suffice and one
suit of skin clothes is enough for ten
years, they are now the recipients of
new underwear as needed, comfortable
fatigue suits and a warm tub at least
once each week in the winter and a
shower every day in the summer Dis
contented? The Russian prisoners are
better of in the hands of their en-
emies than If they were once again on
their barren tundra home soil
The cars troops will work as no
other prisoners. Nothing is too diff
cult for them. They farm with en-
thusiasm and occupy themselves with
cattle tending as though each hour
devoted to the service meant so much
money in their pockets.
Russian prisoners are taken, along
with others, into the valleys of the in
terror and put to work with perhaps
three to a dozen guards per hundred.
In addition, there are occasional
squads of soldiers stationed on the
nearby hills to watch the exits from
the valleys and to be ready at a min
ute's notice to throw out line of
skirmishers. AS yet, there have been
only a few attempts to escape and
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to any particular department. although
she has perhaps unraveled more OF the
complicated naval tangles than those
along other lines.
She is enthusiastic over her work.
and says that the solution of each new
question has for her the fascination of
a puzzle, and interests rather than OPP
presses her, although some difficult
phase of it will keep revolving in her
mind for some time until she sees the
right of it
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IA Excellent
1Vl Holds
Studied
FdAborbed Deal
She Decided to Becomea Full Pledged Lawyer
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ington qualifying as a specialist. and
special work is what counts in the
service as well as out of it. l am an
admirer Of women of ability who are
endeavoring to make a place for them
selves as real workers, and 1 am
pleased to pay tribute to one who has
done valuable work in this office.
Miss Greacen's duties have included
all branches of the legal work of the
office of the controller of the Treasury.
and are not confined to that relating
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powers of Europe. The work of the
office is increasing all the time, as this
country expands. and many questions
come before the controller regarding
possessions. Very few people realize
the scope of the power vested In the
controller Of the Treasury or the vol
ume of work performed by the office
all Of which in its nature must be
properly handled.
Each decision rendered by the con-
troller is open to the public, and those
most generally of interest are printed
each month and distributed to the vari-
GUS departments and disbursing officers
for their information. Every three
months quarterly volume is issued.
and at the end of the year an annual
bound volume, printed like court de-
cisfons, is published and distributed to
such officials.
this office 1t may be seen that the work
of the corps of legal assistants to the
controller of the Treasury is of spe-
cial nature. almost every case present.
Dor and requiring special handling
The work comes to the office, and the
chief clerk distributes it to the law
clerks for their preparation of the de-
the chief law clerk for review. thence
to the assistant controller. and finally
to the controller of the Treasury, who.
If he agrees with the decision. signs it !;
changes he deems necessary.
"All of the corps realize that it is of
vital Importance that every question be
thoroughly investigated from its very
beginning in the controllers office, for
If mistake is made there it is carried
on down the line through the disburs-
ing officers and auditors, and leads to
intermina BILE confusion: and SO all of
us try to carry our full share of re-
sponsibility."
OF Miss Greacen's work Mr. W. W.
Warwick. the controller. said: "She is
very competent and of unusual ability
as an Investigator of difficult questions.
She has fine judicial mind, and has
attained great experience in writing
out legal questions The years she
spent in preparing herself for her spe-
cial work were probably filled. and
she has shown the result in her capa-
bility for accomplishing a great deal
of hard and valuable work.
''Shs IL a shining example Of q wom-
an IN the government service at Wash
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troller of the Treasury. and as one of
the corps of lawyers in this bureau of
difficult law decisions Miss Greacen has
for several years held honored place.
Asked to tell something Of her work,
she said:
In order to give any adequate infor-
nation concerning the work of the law
clerks in this office it Is necessary to
briefly outline the province of the con-
troller of the Treasury. This official
has jurisdiction to decide all questions
involving the right of any one to be
paid any money by the government,
and this includes the deciding of all
legal questions upon which the right
to such payment depends. His official
title accurately outlines his office, for
he actually controls the payment Of all
OF the governments money, 'and he is
the supreme executive authority on
that point when any question arises.
Should the head of department be
in doubt as to the legality of any ex-
penditure he submits the question to
the controller before he takes any ac-
ton. whose decision Is final. The con-
troller of the Treasury is the head of
the accounting system for the govern
ment and from his decisions no appeal
can be taken. The only remedy left to
sion is adverse to him is through the
judicial and legislative branches of the
government. through a suit in the
courts or the obtainment of special
legislation by Congress.
The six auditors for the several de-
partments-State and other, War. Navy.
Treasury, Interior and Post Office
handle all claims against the govern
ment for their respective departments
either directly. by means of settlement
with claimants where their claims are
filed directly with them. or indirectly,
by allowing or disallowing credit to
their accounts for payments of claims
made by them: but should either 4
claimant or disbursing officer. or the
head of a department, be dissatisfied
appeal within one year to the con-
troller. who reviews the auditors ac-
ton and decides whether it shall stand
or whether a claimant was entitled to
more or less than the auditor found
due him.
The greater part Of the work of the
Office is. however. in the rendering of
decisions to heads of departments and
disbursing officers IN advance of their
payment Of claims. advising them as to
their authority to pay such claims.
These advance decisions protect the
disbursing officers from Liability for
loss which they would sustain in The
event an advance decision were not OBJ
tanned and a payment made by them
was decided to be illegal. These ad-
vance decisions are the heaviest re-
sponsibility and involve legal questions
requiring the utmost care in deterInin-
ing.
The auditors also have the right
when adjusting any claim for their de-
partment involving an original con-
struction Of a statute or a modification
Of an existing construction to obtain
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Miss Greacen's is one of those cases,
repeated again and again IN the federal
service at Washington. where young
woman-taking the civil service ex-
animation stenographer and type
writer and her work bringing her in
touch with a special subject-has quail
if1ed herself to become a specialist
instead of remaining the clerical as
sistaHt to one.
AS mere slip of a girl. Miss Greacen
took court stenography at her home
in kalkaska, Mich; then. deciding to
better herself as soon as legal age
permitted. she took the civil service
examination. Her standing was SO
high that she was given a permanent
position in the Treasury Department.
where her work was the transcription
Of difficult legal cases which came be-
fore the department..
She absorbed a great deal of prac-
teal legal lore during a few years Of
this work and. becoming Accordingly
interested in 1t, determined to become
a full-fiedged lawyer She took law
and followed il with a course In
diplomacy in the George Washington
University. and for four long years,
abjurins the pleasures of social life.
she spent her evenings in the study
of political economy, sociology, politi-
cal history, finance. international re-
lations and the lore of Blackstone. The
result was an admirable examination
and the passing of the bar of the Dis
trict of Columbia far ahead of her
competitors, who congratulated her
upon her brilliant legal debut
During the years of evening uni
versity work she continued her duties
as an expert stenographer, but she
was frequently asked to investigate
questions and to prepare cases by way
OF assistance to her seniors in Office
BY the time she had won her sheepskin
she was ready to take the examinat ton
for the first vacancy law clerk in
the Treasury Department. and she was
Given a place in the office of the con-
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Russians Are the
Most Popular Prison.
ers- They Are Cheer
full and Really Better
Clothed and Fed Than
When at Home Of
Great Strength, the
Russian Is a Remark
able Worker English
Are Hard to Hold
and Lusty "Kickers. :"
French Prisoners Ac-
cept Their Confine-
ment With Compla-
cency Italian Prison.
ers in Austria.
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thlng within reason Is granted, anu
when complaints are made they are
carefully investigated. usually by Of
ncials of the American diplomatic
corps. and all proper steps are taken
to rectify or ameliorate any hard
ship.
The Russians are undoubtedly the
most popular of any prisoners in Aus
tria and Germany. They are good
hghters-excellent soldiers. when one
considers their meager preparation
but when they are cut off, or pocketed.
they submit readily. and thenceforth
are like carefree sheep in the enemys
country.
When Przemysl was retaken by the
AustroGerman forces a great number
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"
WV his oft-repeated phrase, "A
Daniel come to judgment;
yea, Daniel" If he had made the
acquaintance of some of the Portals
who are demonstrating their knowl-
edge of this country's laws for the
benefit of their fellow-rnen through the
United States government.
One of the ablest woman lawyers in
the federal service is Miss Glare Grea-
cen. who is member of the corps
OF law clerks who assist the controller
of the Treasury in the Interpretation
of the law in its relation to the dis
bursement of the public money.
Like Portia of old. Miss Greacen has
charming presence and personality.
and. were she confronted with a Shy
lock. IL would be with gracious smile
that she would try to win him to the
right. and her preliminary argument
would undoubtedly be. like that Of her
prototype, for the quality Of mercy.
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Some ranchers had their sheep pens
wired for electric lighting. The light
is turned on at in the afternoon In
the winter, and Is continued until
o'clock. The sheep continue to feed
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troller of the Treasury. and as one of
the corps of lawyers in this bureau of
difficult law decisions Miss Greacen has
for several years held honored place.
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F THE countries at war none
endeavor more earnestly TO
satisfy their prisoners than DO
Austria and Germany. Everyas
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1915-11-25

ers stock. He was a director In the
Donaldsville bank, and his name would
give weight TO the inquiry.
you are too good 60 me-" faltered
Em, looking very pretty and animated
with the pink In her thin cheeks.
II couldn't be too good 20 you. En-
N.Y." he said soberly. his eyes fixed on
the distant horizon. IF I'd had my
way years ago all that had would be
yours wish you had cared enough"
Ned" she protested In frightened
tone, 81 did care-always. I thought
you didn't"
Ned's eyes flashed dangerously.
"Then-he He'd" he growled. And
at the wondermcnt IN her eyes he add
ed, Some one who Is dead now told
me that you couldn't care for me, and
fool believed
There was n long silence Ned star.
ed straight ahead Ems careworn
face had lost its anxious lines.
EN-" he pleaded, lit isn't too late
now, Is III"
Its never to late to be happyr' she
whispered softly
Mrs Tatem Is never tired OF telling
that the big bronze turkey was Deacon
Peppers engagement present 10 En-
my. And Emmy and her husband al
ways exchange understanding smiles.
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violently protesting voice Of the Cob
bier with her knitted jacket while she
dumped him, his feet still entangled In
the net. into an empty sack
II was Thanksgiving morning In
the darkest corner of the Tatem cellar
was heap Of bronze turkey feathers.
Up ON the hillside was an acrid smell
Of smoke from the bonfire where I'm
Tatem had crcmated other evidences
of her crime
A delicious smell OF roasted turkey
pervaded the Tatem house.
En- moved little round table TO her
mothers bedside and spread snowy
linen cloth. There were glass Of
grape Jelly. some light biscuits. dish
of boiled rice. n pot OF fragrant tea
and-the turkey.
EN- Tatem," gaspcd her mother as
En-. pale and smiling. sat down NJ Ia
bic, where did you ever get that tur.
keyT"
Never mind" evnded En- mysteri.
ously. "All you've got to do. ma, Is to
enjoy IT,"
You're not eating a mite, En-" pro
tested Mrs. Tatem after awhile THAT
turkeys better than the one your pa
bought from old Deacon Pepper for
our silver wedding anniversary. That
was a delicious turkey. Old Deacon
Pepper always did have fine turkeys.
When Sadie Denton was here yester.
1o aha FOL hat
Pepper has raised and sold fine
flock They said he made SO clear OF
the whole lot"
"Yes," murmured En-.
81 never hear you speak OF Ned Pep
per. En-"
"No. ma"
Mrs. Tatem looked shrewdly at her
daughter II was something of a shock
TO her TO discover that En- looked sick.
Like enough she's worked herself to
death sewing for Mrs. Meek. SOS she
could buy the turkey" she told her
self remorsefully.
There. En-" she said cheerfully.
that's the best Thanksgiving dinner !
ever ate In my lifer'
While her mother was taking her aft
er dinner nap En- cleared away the
dinner dishes and afterward went up
the hill to the locust grove. She was
heartsick and weary. and she threw her
self down on the dead leaves and. put
ting her hands to her face. sobbed
softly.
From the Pepper homestead came
strains OF music There was the sound
Of laughter and presently mans voice
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singing annie Laurie" Long years
ago young Deacon Pepper-Ned Pepper
had sung that song TO En- Tatem, but
she had been shy and cold. and some
how Ned had felt rebuffed and drifted
away to SINCE his wings at other
DANES
Il wonder what he would say II he
knew was a thief. and I've got to tell
him." whispered En- to herself.
A step sounded on the frozen ground
and a big bronzed man with troubled
gray eyes leaned over the fence and
looked down at poor En- Tatem.
EN-" he ventured after awhile.
EN- jumped up, her blue eyes drown
ed In tears "Ned-Ned Pepper" she
cried In a frightened tone Then. sud
denly recovering herself, she said In
a frozen voice:
II want TO tell you something. Dea-
con pper-no-no-please don't In
terrupt me. You missed your big tur
key. didn't your"
lie nodded ut disappeared
"You don't know where It wentr' she
declared tragically.
"Oh. but ! did. En-" he corrected
her
II stole It. and came up here to
confess to you
"You needn't say a word unless you
want 20. En-" he interrupted quickly
II happened to be up repairing the arm
on the windmill. and ! had my field
glasses along. ! always like 10 glimpse
the distant view when I'm up on the
tower. and ! happened to be looking
through the glasses when when the
turkeys-went up to you-and the COB
bier didn't come back again: 80 knew
that you had Il. En-. and ! guessed you
needed II badly; so the instant you took
him ! made you a present OF him; 80
be was yours after air
EN- poured out the story OF the de
layed dividends and Of their pinchiDg
poverty and how she had stolen the
turkey for her mother. Il couldn't
touch a morsel OF It." she shuddered.
Ned listened and offered to write to
the gas company concerning her moth