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The Washington times., 1915-04-04
Girl SecreteS TOn1n1ies
In a German Hospital
For Whole Month French Lass Conceals British
Soldiers, Including Lord-Story of Her Ex-
plot to Be Told King George.
the shutters at the enemy's sol.

through the shutters at the enemy's SOL
diers below.
Then the German system clamped
down upon, the food supply: FOOD wa, was
apportloned exactly In accordance with
the number Of wounded at the hospita al
and there was danger that the Tommies
would starve.
Charlotte solved this problem. too. She
solicited food contributions from hei
friends and relatives in Roye: TO Ger
man officers who questioned her she
said she was taking the food to the
wounded in the chaper. They saluteo
her and called her La Bonne Dame.
Gets Tobacco for Them.
The To1pmies had money and they
wanted tobacco. Charlotte got 1t. She
sent twenty different boys of the village
to buy tobacco in small quantities, In
order not to arouse the Germans sus'
picions. The Tommies smoked so hare
that Charlotte feared the German Of
fcers' suspicious would be aroused. She
mary he would catch an odor that didn't
belong to fashionable young ladies'
seminary.
The next day she bought a bucket OF
creosote. She spuinkled the floor Of the
seminary building with 1t and the odol
of stale tobacco vanished in the odol
of tar.
Men Rejoin Regiments.
What are you doing" shouted Ger
man officer through the door.
ITS hygiene said Charlotte. "Ir
France we do this for sanitation.
In October. when the allies drove the
Germans out Of Roye. the ten Tonlmies
came down out of their place of hiding
swore solemn vows that they would
never forget their Joan of Arc" and
marched off with their regiments. Ee.
fore the Germans again entered Roye
Charlottee fed to Paris. She learned
the other day that French weaver
named Chalendre in Roye had been shot
by the Germans for concea1ing clever
English soldiers in his shop
But they wouldn't have shot me-" She
laughed. You see L was La Bonnt
The Washington times., 1915-04-04
Finds His Lost Sister
After Search of 18 Years

OVID Mich. April 4.-After a search
of eighteen years. which has extended
across the Continent and into Canada
az we'll, Henry Castle of Mt. Pleasant.
Mich, has found his sister. She is
Mrs. Edward Dunkle. OF ovid
When seven months old Mrs. Dunkle
was adoDted into the home Of d. D.
Patterson. owing TO the separation Of
her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. James Castle.
At that time the parents lived west OF
St Johns. Later they moved TO Mt.
Pleasant, after becoming reconciled
and there the younger child. Henry,
was born.
Eighteen years ago Mrs. Castle died.
Her last wish was that her daughter.
Of whom she had not heard in all the
time which had elapsed. might be found.
Her husband and son advertised exten-
sively for years. receiving a number
of false clues. which led to the west
and TO n Canadian province. Through
mutual friend in St Louis, Mich.
Henry Castle who Is now thirty-two
has just received his sisters address
and Is now visiting her at her home
in Ovid,
The Washington times., 1915-04-04
q. A. r. to Commemorate
Lees Surrender FridaV

The fftieth anniversary of General
Lees surrender to General Grant at APP
pomattox Court House will be cele-
brated next Friday by members of tho
Department OF the Potomac. G. A. r.,
in Grand Army hall.
The nag of truce under which the
surrender was arranged and the chair
in which General Lee sat will be on the
platform. Gen. e. w. Whitaker. now
cmployed in the District Health De
partment, who, as chief of STAFF for
General Custer, received the flag OF
truce and rode UP and down the line
of battle TO stop the firing. is expected
to tell of his part in the surrender.
The Ladies' Auxiliary committee will
cooperate with the general committee
on arrangements in arranging the pro-
gram. Lieut.. Gen. Nelson 4. Miles.
L. S. A., retired. and Commissioner
SaltzGaber. Of the Pension Office, have
been asked to speak.
The Washington times., 1915-04-04
Walter Camp Represents
Collegians to Aid Siberia

Walter Camp. college sports author
lty, will take charge of Serbian relief
work in American colleges. it was an
nounced by the Serbian agricultural re-
lief committee today. Funds are sought
tor stamping out the typhus plague and
rehabilitating thousands of Serbian
women and children.
The work in the colleges contemplates
collections at all baseball games and
other athletic events and the holding
of many special affairs. The Columbia
College Dramatic Association will pre-
sent a musical comedy at the Hotel
Astor the week OF April u, and there
will be a ball each night following the
performance, Barnard girls and Teach
ers College men joining with the Co.
Iumbia students IL the management.
The Washington times., 1915-04-04
Real "Huckleberry Finn"
Observes goth Birthday

PORTLAND, Ore. April 4.-B. f..
Finn, the original 'Huckleberry Finn
of Mark Twain's books, has Just cele-
brated his ninetieth birthday at his
ranch on the McKensie river, near here,
and is hale and hearty.
He has a vivid recollection OF Mark
Twain. with whom he worked on a
Mississippi steamboat but says Twain
really didn't get much from himself
of what he wrote about HuckleberrE
Finn except the name.
I'VE called Clemens Charley in those
days" said Finn. HE and | both
worked on the steamer Shotwell, run
ming out of ST. Louis. ] was nicknamed
'Huckleberry,' and Clemens seemed to
take a fancy to the name. Tom Sawyer
was nv chum. but ] was well grown
before Clemens knew me"
Finn has lived on the Mckenzie river
here for forty years past, and seldom
emerges from his retreat.
The Washington times., 1915-04-04
THE BULGARIAN SURPRISE

The Inauguration Of more or less
irregular hostilities against Serbia
by Bulgarian forces that aree de-
scribed as acting under command of
regular officers, is a decided surprise.
For months the allies have cultivated
the belief throughout the world that
Italy, Greece, Roumania, and Bull
garia were organized to jump into
the war together, and on the side of
the allies. At all times it has been
conceded that Bulgaria's situation
was difficult and dubious, for Bull
garia has bitterly hated Serbia and
Greece since those two in the sec
ond Balkan war took from the Bull
gars both the glory and the spoils Of
the war against Turkey. 1t would
appear that German diplomacy has
in fact finally won a distinct vic
tory.
But is it a victory that can have
permanent results beneficial to
either Germany or Bulgaria? The
very fact of Bulgaria deciding for
the Austro- German side would seem
likely to remove some of the diff
culties in the way of cooperation by
Greece, Roumania, and Italy. Greece
can hardly desert Serbia now, when
Serbia is faced by Turkey, Austria
and Bulgaria; the utter crushing of
Serbia would leave Greece in dan.
gerous position, whatever might be
the immediate result of the present
war.
Serbian and Italian ambitions ir
the Adriatic have been well-nigh ir.
reconcilable. But Serbia, with a new
enemy in the field, might we'll be dis.
posed to abandon some of the Adri
attic pretensions in order to win the
aid that she will so gravely need; ir
other words, it may prove mucf
easier to bring in Italy as the ally
of Serbia, than it would have beer
as the ally of both Serbia and Bull
garia.
A new Balkan confagration seem.
to have been started; and the wal
winds from all directions may blow
it in almost any quarter. A new
horror is added to the war, fol
Serbia confronts not only enemies OF
all sides, but pestilence and famin,
within her borders. Belgium in he
time of distress has had the sub
stantial sympathy and the effectiv,
aid of the outside world; not so mucl
can be said for Serbia, remote, un
known, making no such appeal t,
the world as Belgium has been abb
to voice. 1t looks as if Serbia wa
destined to an even more frightfu
fate than has thus far fallen t.
either Belgium or Poland.
The Washington times., 1915-04-04

PARIS. March 2O.--(By mail)-Seven-
teen-year-oId Charlotte Mitis-if you
would believe ten English "Tommies"--
Is the Joan of Arc Of the present war.
She saved the ten "Tommies" from
capture, or worse, at the hands of the
Germans. For a whole month she Sc
creted them in a center of German
hospital which was in the center of a
German occupied town.
During that month there was not a
single moment when one of the Tom
mics" suffered for food, or even lacked
tobacco. and when the Germans evac-
uated ting town, the ten English troop
ers were turned over in spick and span
condition to their own rcgimental conf
manders for further service at the
front.
Will Tell Story to King.
That King George himself will hear the
story from Charlottes own lips at the
end Of the war is the promise of the
"Tommies." And the chances are they
will make good, for one of the ten was
Lord Smith. relative of the King him
self
Early last September ten English SOL
diers staggered up to the door of the
young ladiess seminary of La Louven-
court" at Roye. before the advance of
the Germans. Every person had fled
except seventeen-year-o Charlotte
hi'e anu an ascu steWaTueSs. lney
begged a place of refuge and Charlotte
led them to cave at the end of the
garden.
Scarcely an hour later the officers of a
German command dashed up to the sem
mary. They announced tha. it must
serve aS military hospital. Fni:v OF
their wounded we're installed in :he sem.
mary chapel and Charlotte cared for
them so we'll that before night she was
installed as an official nurse
Takes "Tommies" to Garret.
That night she guided the ten Tomm.e:
| from their cramped quarters in the cav,
| to the garret Of the deserted seminary
building. Then for days she smugglec
enough food to the garret to feed the
ten troopers, who sat peering ou
The Washington times., 1915-04-04
Tuesday.

Observation-Disclosures. No. p. Myron NJ. Par
ker. No, q; King David: No Is; Leean9n' & Non
sons; Mithras Lodge of Perfection, Evange-
list Chapter. Rose Croix, Scottish Rite Ma
polls Grotto, NJ. o. V. p. Z. r.. minstrel
show. odd Fellows Hall.
Odd Felows-Washington, No. 6: Mount
Pleasant, No. 20; Amity. No 81: Golden
Rule, No 81; Fidelity. No 7. Rebekahs.
knights OF Pythias-Webster. No. I: Excel
sior, No "A; Capital No. "a: Myrtle. No.
IS: Ascalon Temple. No 81, knights OF
khorassan.
Maccabees-Mount Vernon Tent, No 4.
Brightwood Tent No. 5; Metropolitan Tent,
No L.
Lady Maccabecs-Victory Hive No IL
Woodmen OF the World-Mount Vernon Camp,
No. :.
Socialist Party-Jewish Branch. Local South
east Sl1 E street northwest: Local North
west, Fourteenth and Chaplin streets north
west.
The Washington times., 1915-04-04
"Twilight Sleep Films
Are Barred in New York

NEW YORK, April 4.-Commissoner
OF Licenses Bell believing that the
birth of babes by the twilight sleep
method was not a At subject for a
public moving picture display. notified
the management of the West End
Thcatcr no license would be given for
the exhibition of the twilight sleep
films advertised. Comm ssioner Bell
reached this decision after a private
View OF the films.
The Motherhood Educational Society,
under whose auspices these films were
to tour the country. with an accom-
panying lecture by DR.. Kurt E. Schlofe
ing, oc F'rieburg, Germany. said the
pictures were made two months ago in
a Brooklyn hospital. and that they had
had two public representatives in q
theater in Washington March %.
The Washington times., 1915-04-04
Oregon Rangers Kill
Rabies-Infected Coyotes

BAKER. Ore, April Ain an effort
to exterminate coyotes infected with
rabies, the rangers of the Malheur Ma
tional Forest, west of here, have killed
moIr than 100 coyotes within the last
month.
Already much damage has been done
Rod MCHaley. Of Prairie City. has lost
nineteen head of cattle. and Hall
Brothers. of Grant county, has lost nine
head from rabies Many other cases
have been reported. and every animal in
| that district is being closely watched
! for syInptOms Of the diesase.
The Washington times., 1915-04-04
Monday.

Concert, United States Marine Band White
Meeting. Washington branch. Womens Peace
Party, cabinet room. New willard. y. m.
Supper dance, red room. New Willard, y.
Concert, Princeton Glee Club, small bail
room. New Willard. p. m. Dance in large
Open house, Home Club. II jackson place
northwest, all day.
OF Columbus. for penefit Of st. AIMS inlant
Asylum, Convention Hall. $50 y. m.
Meeting, grand co council; Royal Arcannm,
Exhibitio9. Society Of Washington Artists.
hemicyae. Corcoran Art Gallery. g a. IN.
Egg rolling, White House Lot. 10 a m. to
Army Navy ball. benefit of Army and Navy
ciety.'' Miss Elizabeth Guriey Flynn, le.-
ture hall. Public Library y. m.
Lecture, The Myth of the Minotaur anl the
cre,an Lsby5n,h," ,,,Ia1yy Henry Turner , Batey,
torium. Gunston Hall il5 p. m.
Concert Glee Club OF Colgate University,
for benedt of Baptist orphanage in Brook
Maeeabees .aesi fI Of the Worid-National Tent No.
l. Anscostia Tent. No. 7.
| Mothers Guild Of st. Georges Protestant
Episcopal Church, OF Farlee, Va. In for
mer bishepric. 14o7 Massachusetts avenue
| Ladies' night under auspices of Mems Club
| Of Mount Pleasant Congregational Church,
| Masonic-Benj. b. French. No 10: Anacostia
No. n: Pentalpa, No. %: Ruth. No. l.,
Eastern Star; Orient. No. .. knights lem
| plar.
odd Fellows-Union, No H. Langdon. 20.
| 26; Beacon. No. 10; Naomi, No. /; Ruth,
| No. 3 Rebekahs.
| knights OF Pythias-Equal, No. Il: Amar-
| anth, No. rs; Century. No go
| Maccabees-National Tent, No. i: Ansc1stta
| Tent. No T.
Lady Macca Hive. No. 4.
| Woodmer> 81 the World-Alpha Camp, No. /,
! National tnion-Potomac Council.
Socialist Parity. P. L.. Tailors' Union sll
| + street northwest.
The Washington times., 1915-04-04
There's Spot on Old Sol
That's 100000 Miles Long

The Naval Observatory reports the
presence of a sun spot over 10000 miles
in length en- the sun. In a bulletin just
issued the following directions are
given for observing 1t:
by holding a piece of smoked glass
in front of one OF the object glasses of
an ordinary opera glass with the
smoked side toward the opera glass, and
looking through this side only. using
one eye, the spot may be plainly seen.
Caution should be observed not to
get the full glare of the sun in the eye,
and the side Of the glasses not in use
should be turned away from the other
The Washington times., 1915-04-04

benefits of American institutions
upon terms of entire equality with
Americans there would be nothing
to induce them to take out citizeri-
ship papers. A compensation law in
Pennsylvania will induce workmen
to locate and invest there, and the
State has an undisputed right to
pass laws to suit best its own social
and economical interests. .....
The Washington times., 1915-04-04
Matches Are Used for
Night wireless" Code

HAMMOND, Ind, April Mrs. John
Wickey asked a divorce on the grounds
OF cruelty, John, In a cross bill. said
he should have the decree on the ground
of infdelity. Esther Allen testified for
Wickey.
Mrs. Wickey told me about a young
man who used to spoon with her." she
said.
matches lighted by Mrs. Hickey to
carry messages to an admirer was
described.
The Washington times., 1915-04-04
Friday.

Masonic-Hope. No. 90; stansbury. No "a:
Takoma. No. 12 Cathedral, No. IA; st.
Johns Lodge. No. is, Eastern Star.
Odd Fellows-Centrsl, No. 1; Metropolis. No.
16: Phoenix. No. IS.
knights Of Pythias-Syracusians. No. 10:
Rathbone- Superior. No 90; Rathbone Tenn
pie, No s, Pythian Sisters.
Woodmen OF the World-Georgetown Camp,
No. TO-
National Union-National Capitol Council,
Mckinley Council, Georgetown Council.
Socialist Party-Local Central. 81 u street
northwest
The Washington times., 1915-04-04
Wednesday,.

Observation-Disclosures Centennial, No. IL;
Osiris. No. IS; King Solomon No. 81; Co
lumbia. No. l; Brightwood. No: 81. Royal
Arch Masons; Potomac. No. s. knights
Odd Fellows-Eastern, No. Z; Harmony. No
3; Federal City, No. 20: Friendship. No.
II: Mount Nebo, No. 6, Encampment.
knights of Pythias-Mount Vernon. No. s.:
Washington Company. No. l., Uniform
Rank; Friendship Temple No. 3. Pythian
Sisters.
Woodmen OF the World-Oak Camp, No =.
Socialist Party-WorkInen's Circle, executive
committee. Sll street northwest.
The Washington times., 1915-04-04
Thursday.

Masonic-The New Jerusalem. No. :; NaVal,
No. 4: Washington. No. . Royal Arch Ma
sons: William f. Hunt. No. Is. Eastern
Star.
Odd Fellows-Columbia- No 10; Salem. No.
22: Covenant, No. l3.
Covenant, No. 13.
knights OF Pythias- Harmony. No. p.
Maccabees-DistriCt Tent. No. 8.
National Union-Washington Council, Fra
ternal Council.
Socialist Psrty--Y. p. l.. entertainment. sll
z street northwest.
The Washington times., 1915-04-04
More Wheat in Oregon.

SALEM. Ore, April 4-Many farmers
about Salem have plowed up their
clover fields in order OF plant wheat,
and the increase in acreage sown to
that grain will be great in this section
on account of the war prices. Pros
poets are encouraging for good crops.
The Washington times., 1915-04-04
EVENTSL|STED
FOR CAPITAL TODAY
Meetings and Entertainments
To Be Held in Every Section
Of the City.
Today.

lOuay.
Exhibition, Society Of Washington Artists
Entertainment, Young women's Hebrew As
sociation' 1880 Tenth street northwest.
Tesper ,L,, services: T. W. c. A.. t:ae p. m
Mrs. Leslie Carter. Beiasco Thcater. 9 and
ysudeyine' B: +. Ke,,hs, and Sis D. M
Vaudeville, Cosmos. 2:3O ,. M. continuous.
Russian Balalaika recital. Columbia. and
Address, "charles Darwin" George A. Wat
ren, before Washington Secular League.
oaSn pythiSn 1as.,'rs Temple e6:,.1 I?;,, p m , -
for the Aged, 4l5 NJ street northwest, at
Illustrated lecture on The Passion Play"
Of Union station. p m.
Wanderlusters' hike, leave Fifteenth street
and New York avenue northwest. sl5 a.
northwest, p. nj.
LECTURE: "christisn Work in Bulgaria and
TGrkss" stephen pho ,p,n Psnsretof Bulgarian
Presbyterian Church. 1880 p. m.
| socialistic sermon-lecture, THE Church of
Tomorrow" the Rev DR.. James shers
| Lecture. ''Usurpation of the Veto Power by
the supreme Court" Prof William Macon
Meeting, Jean Jsures Branch. Workmen' 3
Circle. No. 52s. Socialist Party, sll L street
northwest 4 p. m.
| Propaganda meeting. with symposium. So
cialsm as Understand IT,. Socialist Party.
Sl1 F. street northwest. S15 p. m.
| Religious exercises. Masonic Grand Lodge,
Masonic and Eastern Star Home. y. IN.
Easter exercises, Evangelist Chapter. Ros,
| Croix. Scottish Rite Masons. Scottish Rite
Cathedral. Third and L streets northwest.
p. m.
| Concert. Colgate University Glce Club.
| United States Soldiers Home. 7:3o p. m
The Washington times., 1915-04-04
On Mental Mastery.

DR.. C. F. Winbigler will deliver Ice
ture on Mental Mastery" the ninth in
a series on Applied Psychology" at the
Cairo, In Q street. near SiXteeath street
northwest. Tuesday evening. Hhe meet
Inv VIII be open to the public.
The Washington times., 1915-04-04
Saturday.

Odd Fellows-Canton Washington No. |,
Patriarchs Militant.
National Union-Columbia Council. NonparelI
Council.
Socialist Party-Mayday celebration commit
tee, Sll F. street northwest
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-12-28
SEEKS COUNTY SEAT
TOWNS IN CHARLES MIN COUNTY
MAY TAKE CAPITAL
FROM WHEELER.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

Geddes, Dee. 2S.-That this coun-
" tCharles Mix will the coming
year be the scene of another hot
county seat fight is assured as the
result of action taken by citizens of
Geddes and vicinity at a mass meet
ing held here. 1t vas decided at the
meeting that Geddes should become a
candidate for the county seat. Early
in the year the campaign will be
opened and an effort made to dispos-
sess the historic town of Wheeler of
the county capital. Wheeler is sit
uated on the banks OF the Missouri
river, some distance from the nearest
railroad. while Geddes is one of the
thriving towns situated on the Platte
line of the Milwaukee railroad, which
extends northward through the cen
ter of the county. Wheeler has been
the county seat since the early days,
Notwithstanding various efforts made
by the railroad towns to capture the
county seat. The failure of these ef-
forts has been due to the jealousy
between the various railroad towns,
which are strong rivals.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-12-28
WAYLAID AT SEA
SOUTH DAKOTA WOMAN RE-
LATES EXPERIENCE ON BOARD
STEAMER THAT ESCAPED
SEA PLUNGER.

Sioux Falls, Dec. 2S.-A graphic
story of her experience on a steam
ship which was chased in the Medi-
terranean sea by a submarine was re-
ceived yesterday by Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
mund Slower, of Turner county. from
their daughter. Mrs. A. T. Webb,
who a few weeks ago left South Da-
kota with her husband for their
home in Italy. They took passage on
the Duca di Geneva, a sister boat to
the Ancona. The letter is in part as
follows:
We have arrived here Genoa
after a perilous journey, indeed from
the jaws of death. We ~ZigZagged all
through the Mediterranean and re-
ceived warning just in time to escape
the submarine awaiting us-the same
one that tent down the Bosnia, Firen-
"a and AnCona while we were at sea.
oh. 1t has been terrible. We raced
one whole night. and, changing
course repeatedly. at top speed. came
here instead of to Naples. thus avoid
ing the submarine, which then fol-
lowed and attacked the Verona.
whose wireless gave US the S. o. S.
But our captain refused TO go to
its help. because il was an outgoing
steamer with few aboard and we had
5000 aboard, mostly reservists. Two
other boats went to assist the Verona
and she escaped. Can't write more
now. We are safe. but it's a miracle.
Ii has been a terrible. terrible strain.
The captain and officers We're all
splendid. but they say we would have
had no chance with lifeboats. for
there were too many r~eservists. We
would have been swamped by them"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-12-28
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS mmmimmumnnmIm

Waubay. at times several persons,
especially children, have had the dis
ease in a mild form at the same time.
but there has been no serious illness.
no deaths. and nothing in the form
of an epidemic of the disease.
Hettinger Word has just reached
Hettinger that Marion Smith, a for
mer resident of Adams county, who
emigrated to western Canada a few
years ago. has lost his eyesight and
is totally blind. II is stated that Mr..
Smith enlisted for service in the war,
and was vaccinated against typhoid.
II Is claimed the vaccination was neg
lected and he was subjected TO ex-
posure soon afterward which caused
complications resulting in his blind
ness.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-12-28
TWENTY YEARS
AGO TO-DAY
Items Taken from the Daily
Leader Files

Col. Murray was a morning passen-
ger for Austin. MINI.
Conductor Peter Hooval and wife
were passengers for Jackson. Mimi.
TO visit Mr.. Hooyal's people.
A most grewsome accident occur
red at the depot last evening, result
ing in the death of James Powers. a
brakeman on Conductor Tuttle's
train. The crew was ordered out at
Gas p. m. and Powers. who was
boarding at the Commercial house,
reported at the caboose on time. but
having forgotten his switch keys said
he would go back 10 the hotel and
get them. He started back after
them and hat is the last known of
his movements. Shortly after :
o'clock a stranger. Matt Fichten. by
name, was running down the track TO
catch the outgoing freight and came
upon Powers body, the head severed.
lying between the rails on the north
sidetrack, between the water tank
and stevens shipping house. The
head lay outside the rail as did also
his lantern. About seventy feet west
of where the body was found, Powers
had evidently attempted TO swing on
TO the moving train and had fallen
between the cars, his neck across the
track, for there the blood showed he
had been crushed and then dragged,
his head on the outside of the rail
and body between the rails. for a dis
tance of cpyqnty-tWO feet