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New-York tribune., 1915-12-13
Slain Women and Babes
Lie in Wake of Teuton
Wave, Says DR.. Sharpe.
GERMANS, SOLDIERS
DREAD; 20 TOTS SHOT
Wounded Serbs Dare Anything
TO Escape Capture-Hos-
pitalS Often Shelled.

A city Of suffering and death. whoss
women and children Jay mutilated In
the streets, whose buildings. razed by
a withering rain OF shrapnel and in
cendisry bombs, were finally deserted
ly their defenders as they followed
the surviving civilians In an agonized
midnight stampede from their desc
Grated homes-this was the picture OF
Belgrade drawn by DR.. William d.
Sharpe, OF Brampton. Ontario. on his
return from Serbia yesterday on the
White Star liner Cymrc. lie was for
three months commander OF the Brit
ish Naval Hospital IN the former Serbi-
an capital, and in escaping just before
the Austro- German -Jrces took possee-
sion, was an eyewitness Of the atroci-
ties ho described.
The suffering in Belgium Is not .
patch on that in Serbia" said Dr.
Sharpe. "A man who has not actually
witnessed the wretchedness of ths
Serbian people cannot appreciate the
terrible cruelties Of the war In THAI
country.
1T is not the suffering OF the men
that is so hard TO watch. But when
policemen bring to the hospital tho
mangled bodies Of little babies.
wrapped In blankets, and say, Where
shall we put theser and when you
see women lying in the street with an
arm or a foot torn away by shell
fragment and cannot reach them' thas
is when IL is hard.
"An Austrian Off ,er lined up sew
enty children agains. a wall, then knelt
on one knee and picked them on ono
| by one with his rifle. When he Was
! seized he drank poison and fell dead
/ near the children.
"In that same terrible fight from
the city six hundred women and chill
dren took refuge IN church. BulgaS
burned the church over their heads.
That is what war means over there"
DR.. Sharpe told o. the three days.
bombardment Of the city, In which not
even the hospitals were spared.
zone aviator circled over our hospi-
| tai" the doctor said. "and ] saw him
/ try 20 drop bombs on US, but they
/ landed few hundred yards away.
/ thank God.
"You have no idea how the wounded
Serbians fear the Germans. This will
( show how they fear for their very lives.
On the morning Of October 9 ! cleared
our hospital Of all who could walk.
when they heard that the Germans
were coming those poor crippled sol
diers, some with bullet holes through
their lungs, walked twelve miles 10 the
nearest railroad 10 escape what they
knew would be worse than death"
There was only one road from Bel
grade. DR.. Sharpe said. and for fifteen
miles that was choked with old men,
women and children, who left the city
ahead of the army. Reports of large
numners Of Serbian soldiers being
taken prisoner DR.. Sharpe thought were
ghost stories" Owing 10 continued
retreats. he said, the army's losses had
not been great
DR.. Sharpe said he had learned from
his commissaire that the American flag
fying over the Serbian military hos
pital where DR.. Edward Ryan was chief
, surgeon was torn down by the Germans
New-York tribune., 1915-12-13
Belgian Faith mistaken
in Gray Cold of Trenches
Continued from page ]

dawn and no twilight and night BY day there
shells and shells with only ruined walls to hide
behind and shallow trenches crouch nnches that at first did
eievew trenches.
had een used to the trenches feet deep
and averaging three In Belgium the soft
black mud slot eighteen wide and three feet deep that zig
gagged off toward the thought for drainage but
ted the General Staff officer guide That TRENCH
he repied At first | believe him.
But veritabe Belgian trench and have since
seen miles trenches made deeper the water comes
of once Those trenches the fields the second ne how
ever and the officer said: will to the first line
New-York tribune., 1915-12-13
AUSTRIAN PLANES
lombard ANCONA
pepulse of Italians at San Mar,
tIno, South of Gorilla, Re-
ported by Vienna.

London, Dec. 12-An Austrian sea-
plsns squadron bombed the railway
station. the electric works and points
Of military importance at Ancona, on
the Adrialc coast Of Italy, and returned
unharmed in the face OF heavy fire,
according 70 the official satemei issued
Et Vienna.
The repulss Of the Italians at San
gsrtino, south Of Gorilla, is also re-
ported by the Austrians, who say the
enemy sustained seve losses. Vienna
admits a retreat in the sector between
the Chiese and Concei valleys.
AUSTRIAN OFFICIAL.
The statement ISSUED at Vienna says:
Artillery combats in the Giudicafia
valley now extend to the district west
Of the Chiese Valley. On the sector
between the Chiese and the Concei
valleys our advanced posts withdrew
before superior enemy forces. Weak
Italian attach IN the Dolomites
against the Sief ridge and in the
district Of Gorilla against the north
ern slopes Of Monte San Michele
were repulsed.
4 later statement says:
In the sector Of the plateau Of Do
berdo an attack by an Italian in
fsntry bri at a-ai.st our positions
southwest Of San Nartino was re-
pul led with great enemy losses.
Otherwise there has been quiet along
the entire southwestern fr-nt, except
tor Isolated artillery encounters. In
Giudlearia the enemy activity also
has slackened
New-York tribune., 1915-12-13

fought well against very heavy odds,
and it was largely due 10 the gal
lantry Of our troops, especially tne
Munster Fusiliers, the Dublin
Fusilers and the Connaught Rangers,
that the withdrawal was successfully
accomplished.
Owing 10 the mountainous nature
of the country il had been necessary
to place eight field guns for the pur-
pose OF defence in positions from
which il was impossible to withdraw
them when the retirement took place.
Our casualties amounted TO l,5OO
men.
BULGARIAN OFFICIAL.
From Sofia the following official state
ment was received:
Our advance on both sides of the
Vardsr and south of Kosturino con-
tinues. The French and British are
resisting desperately. but are falling
back rapidly Our pursuing column
made its way through the mountain
pass near Demir-Kapu and reached
Mirovca station.
Calkali, Tatarei, Rabrovo, Valan-
dovo and HubovO, where the head
quarters of General Sarrsil (com-
mander OF the French forces were
stationed have been occupied. At
Hubovo station 500 cases of French
cartridges, with other booty. were
captured. At Mirovca station 10000
Kilograms of wheat and casks Of but
ter and wine, with five English ma
chine guns and many rifles, were
taken.
Our losses have been inconsider-
able, while those Of the enemy have
been enormous.
On their retreat the British and
French took the population with
them.
The eastern half Of Dtruga already
is in our possession.
GERMAN OFFICIAL.
The Berlin official report is as fol
lows:
During the last two days more
than $500 prisoners and stragglers
have fallen into the hands Of the
Austro- Hungarian columns advanc-
ing in the Albanian border noun
tains.
Between Rojsj, which was capt
ured Yesterday, and Ipek the enemy
WAS lOLCtu ~ lS"'S DSiiiiiN wv
guns
The French and British, after hsv-
ing suffered decisive defeats inflict
ed upon them in a series of bold,
powerful blows dealt by the army
of General Todotof. are in a de-
plorable position and are retreating
toward and over the Greek frontier.
The losses OF the enemy in new arms
and material of all kinds are, ac-
cording TO the report Of our ally,
extraordinarily heavy.
AUSTRIAN OFFICIAL.
Vienna issued the following report:
In the southeastern theatre: In
rearguard fighting on Montenegrin
ground we captured more than 400
prisoners.
On Friday our seaplane squadron
bombed the railway station, electric
works and military objects at An
coma with very good results, all the
aeroplanes returning unharmed, de-
spite heavy shrapnel fire.
FRENCH OFFICIAL.
The Paris War Office gave out the
following statement:
Army of the East: Continuing
their withdrawal movement. our
troops during the night of Decem-
Der l0-1l retired without fighting on
the Smokgica-Lake Doiran line. In
the course of the day of December /
several Bulgarian attacks were re-
pulsed.
New-York tribune., 1915-12-13
TURKS CAPTURE BRITISH
Surround and Take Three Battalions
Retreating from Bagdad.

Berlin, Dec. II (by wireless TO Say
Vile, y. YD.-"According TO private
advices from Constantinople,' says the
Overseas News Agency to-day, three
British battalions Of the army that re
treated down the Tigris from the city
Of Bapdad were surrounded by Turkish
troops near Kut-el-Amara and surren-
dered.
at Is expected that the British viii
retreat southwark from kut-el-Amara
in the near future, as their posts TO the
rear are In danger Of being cut of,"
New-York tribune., 1915-12-13
Disperse German Planes
Seeking to Sink Ground
ed British Vessel.
ARTILLERY DUELS
INCREASE IN FURY
Heavy Bombardment Reported
Around Ypres-French
Shatter Trenches.
rpy CAsle 70 rne rrfnuns

London, Dec. l2.-Land, sea and air
forces took part in a battle OF the Bel
gian coast this morning.
A British cargo boat ran aground of
the Flemish shore. The Germans. see
ing her plight, sent out three hydro
aeroplanes to sink her. The Kaiser's
air craft had begun 10 drop bombs on
the stranded vessel. when several Al
led planes set out from shore.
A spirited fight followed over the
sea. and finally the German craft were
put to flight. While this air duel was
in progress French torpedo boats. which
Rad been sent from Dunkirk, refoated
the cargo boat and towed her TO shore
under fire of German battery.
There has been increased artillery
activity on the western front, and the
arrival of colder weather may fore
shadow attacks from one side or the
other. It is generally believed that
the Germans will make the attempt this
time, as they have brought up large
amount Of artillery.
In Champagne the French claim 70
have bombarded effectively three lines
Of German trenches. while Amsterdam
dispatches say that for the last twenty
four hours there has been an uninter-
rupted cannonade audible from the di-
rection of Ypres. The bombardmen'
was so heavy between noon and
o'clock that the fire could be distinctly
observed on the horizon.
The only infantry action Is reported
cast of Neuve Chappellc, where Berlin
reports that a small British detachment
attempted 70 penetrate the German po
sitions by a surprise attack. The as
sault, Berlin says. broke down before
the German entanglements. In tn,
Vosges, where a violent snowstorm has
hindered operations, patrol fighting il
reported.
GERMAN OFFICIAL.
Berlin gave out this statements
East of Neuve Chapelle, southwes
of Lille, an endeavor by a small Brit
ish detachment to penetrate our po
sition by a surprise attack brok'
down before our entanglements.
In the Vosges there has beer
sporadic patrol fghting without sig
nihcance.
FRENCH OFFICIAL.
The following official communication
was issued by the French War Office:
In Belgium there was marked sssiv
ity on the part of our trench e~'ll'
which at several points silenced IA
bomb throwers of the enemy.
In Champagne, in the sector )
Massiges, we replied to the enemy
fire of gas shells by destructive fir
on the enemy trenches at the Chaus
son Ridge. In the sector of Hill 10
( we effectively bombarded three line
of German trenches. as well as tn
tunnels leading TO these.
Intermittent cannonading has oc
Cured in the Vosges, whore vio
lent snowstorm has hindered thu
operations.
New-York tribune., 1915-12-13
AUSTRIA MOBiLIzES WOMEN
Men Needed at Front, Even Mothers
Are 10 work in Arms Shops.

Zurich. Dee. 70 The Austrian mill
tary authOritics are preparing for a
systematic mobilization Of great arm7
Of wtmcn workers for the mum ions
factories, where, owing 70 he large
number Of men who have gone 70 tn
front. work IN proceeding in slow and
unsatisfactory manner.
n Is expected that the employmen,
Of women viii :ciease still more men
for the front. and IL is declared that
every capable fighting man now is re-
quired there. ~ also will enable the
factories 20 supply material 20 Aus.
tria's allies. Even mothers having tho
care Of households are urged 20 work
half day In the factories.
The Ministry Of War has opened a
special department 10 receive spLlica.
tons for this work.
New-York tribune., 1915-12-13
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New-York tribune., 1915-12-13
Ihe Tribu1te
First to Last The Truth:
News-Editoriais-
Advertisements.

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New-York tribune., 1915-12-13

Dublin Fusiliers and the Connaught
Rangers repeatedly drove the enemy on
with bayonet with heavy losses.
New-York tribune., 1915-12-13

following statement:
Army of the East: Continuing
their withdrawal movement. our
troops during the night of Decem-
Der l0-1l retired without fighting on
the Smokgica-Lake Doiran line. In
the course of the day of December II
several Bulgarian attacks were re-
pulsed.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1915-05-28
The Swastiks,

The original place and significance
of the "Swastika' sign are alike un'
known, various theories having been
put forward in answer to both CUES
tons. 1t is certain, however. that the
symbol has been known for centuries,
and in prehistoric times, in various
parts of the world, as an emblem OF
benediction or good luck. The word
is from the Sanskrit and means veal
making" The four branched mono
grammatic sign has been found in
Europe. Asia and America. 1t was
known first in the bronze age, and 1T
occurs in the Swiss lake dwellings. In
the historic period it is found in
Japan. Korea, China, Tibet Armenia,
Asia Minor, Greece, and its islands,
especially Cyprus and Rhodes: italy,
France, Germany, Scandinavia. Great
Britain-perhaps only under Scandi-
navian influence-Ohio. Tennessee.
Mississippi, Alaska, Mexico and
Brazil. It was not known in early
India, and is not known to be native
to Egypt, Rabylonia, Assyria. Phoe-
nicia, or, till late date, Persia. 1t
was particularly adopted by Budd-
hism, and its presence in japan,
China and Tibet is thus explained.
It's origin as symbol has been the
object of endless speculation; some
scholars say 1t is a solar symbol;
others an earth symbol, wind symbol,
etc.; others that it is merely decora-
tive in it's origin. The cross, the
lotus petal, the circle, ETC., have been
suggested as derivations for its form.
1t is probably chiefly talismanic.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1915-05-28
Boudoir Scenes.

Had / a young daughter, and did !
wish to pick out those pieces which |
deemed eminently safe, proper and
fitting for her to see, should make it
q regular practice to recommend TO
her only such plays as had at least
one of their acts laid in bedroom
When the curtain goes up on an Amer
lean play or on foreign play adapted
for the American stage, and reveals
lady's boudoir, one may be quite Ger
tain that nothing will happen that a
very young girl should not see-par.
ticularIy if the time of the action is
night. On the American stage lady's
bedroom may be described as a room
in which the audience sleeps.-George
Jean Nathan, i'll Smart Set.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1915-05-28
SERVICE FOR AFTERNOON TEA
Having Cup on Matching Plate, With
out Saucer, Is Excellent Method,
for Obvious Reasons.

~ An easy way of serving cup OF
tea is to place the cup on matching
p ate. and to put folded tea napkin.
a spoon and =, fork on the plate. Then
pass whatever sandwiches or cakes you
may desire to serve with the tea. They
can. be accommodated on the plate.
and daintily and easily eaten.
If elaborate cakes or sandwiches are
served with tea and no plate is pro-
vided it is difficult to manage them
balanced on the saucer of the cup. If
separate plate is held under the cup
and saucer, it is practically useless.
for the saucer SO nearly fills it that
the margin at the edge is not wide
enough to accommodate the cakes.
OF course when simple wafer or
easily eaten sandwich is to be passed
with the tea the saucer of the teacup
is sufficiently commodious to accom-
modate it,
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1915-05-28
SOME KITCHEN HINTS
DISPOSITION OF INGREDIENTS IN
THE PANTRY.
Flour Must Be Sifted Several Times TO
Secure the Best ResuIts-use Of
Bread Crumbs--Tin Cake
Boxes

FIour.--F1our should always be sift-
ed several times, as this adds to the
Iightness OF bread or cake. When
sour milk is to be employed with the
-four, cream of tartar or baking pow
der is omitted and only soda used.
Tea biscuits. made with soda and sour
milk, are delicious southern delicacies.
A quarter of teaspoonful of soda is
sufficient for a quart of -four. .. -
Bread Crumbs.-Crumbs that are TO
be kept for any time should be put in
glass jars. Jars with the tight screw
tops used for preserves are excellent
for the purpose. The crumbs will
keep better if the bread is first dried
in the stove, then grated and bottled
when entirely cold. All scalloped
dishes include crumbs in the mixture
and a dry dust of them on top. With
the addition of the crumbs, and prop
er seasoning, all fragments of fresh
meat, fish and poultry may be used
up.
Salt and Pepper.-~Table salt should
be fine--in fact. almost as smooth as
powder. Black pepper has more taste
and pungency If ground freshly In a
little pepper mill at the time of using,
Heating The Bread knife.--When
you are cutting new bread for the ia
BILE did you ever try, putting the knife
in hot water? Try it some time and
see if you don't find 1t cuts much
easier.
Tin Bread and Cake 5oxes.-Always
keep cake and bread in tin boxes. as
wooden boxes. unless we'll seasoned,
are apt to give them a disagreeable
taste. and wrapping them in brown
paper should be avoided for the same
reason.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1915-05-28
Hint to Golfers,

II there Is one part Of the game
more than another that is likely to
try the golfers patience to the utmost
It is putting. When we consider that
half of the game of golf is on the
putting green, Is not this good rea
son why we should be proficient at it?
But how are we to overcome this
weakness on the greens?
The only real sound theory that Is
known for putting is to swing your
putter on dead straight line through
the ball toward the hole. You can
practice this method by putting the
end of the putter head close up to
wall and practice swinging your put
ter back and forth; pendulum move
ment is best, keeping the end of the
putter close to the wall. Try 1t and
see If it does not help your holing out.
Outing
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1915-05-28
lenon Buns.

One.fourth cupful Of sugar, one t.
blespoonful butter, one cupfui Of milk.
one-half cupful currants, one-eighth
cupful lukewarm water, three cup
fuls -four, one egg, one-half yeast cake
one-fourth teaspoonful salt, one.half
lemon, one-fourth teaspoonful nutmeg
Cream the butter and sugar, then add
egg we'll beaten. Mix thoroughly. add
one cupful flour, then the milk, luke
warm, then the rest of the -four. Last
ly add the yeast dissolved in warm wa
ter. Beat for 10 minutes, cover close
~ and let rise When risen stir in
currants, which must be well Toured.
then add the nutmeg and grated rind
and juice of lemon. Place on your
pastry board. roll out half an inch
thick and cut out with medium.sized
biscuit cutter. Place one-half the
buns in creased pans. leaving plenty
Of space. Then place other half on
those already in the pan. Let rise
very light, bake in quick oven. When
done brush with white of egg and
sprinkle with powdered sugar.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1915-05-28
A Queens Sympathy.

a kindly little act that shows some
thing Of the quick wit and ready SYM
pathy of Queen Helena Of Italy is re-
corded by Touche Tout Some years
ago the coral fishers of Tore del
Greco, near Naples, were in hard
straits. The value of coral had fallen
SO low that they were no longer able
to find purchasers for their harvest.
At last in their despair they besoughf
the queen to come to their aid.
At the first great court ball that was
held that year at the Quirinal. the
queen, to the surprise Of all beholders,
wore about her neck collar composed
of six rows of coral instead of her
superb collar of pearls, and her black
hair was crowned with a diadem Of
coral and brilliants. From that eve
ming the mode changed. Old coral Or
naments that had been hidden away
for years and years were again dis
played at the jewelers.. and were
snapped up by eager purchasers.
Queen Helena's object was attained.
and that court ball marked the begin
ming Of more prosperous days for the
coral fishers of Tore del Greco.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1915-05-28
Pork Chops and Spaghetti.

Fry pork chops brown with three
sliced onions and, tiny Glove Of gar
lie, peeled and sliced. Then pour a
can of tomatoes over the meat; sea.
son well with pepper and salt and a
little paprika, and add chopped
green pepper. Cook slowly for an
hour. Meanwhile boil package of
spaghetti in plenty of sailed water,
leaving it whole II possible. Cook till
tender. then drain and rinse with cold
water. and again with boiling water.
Place the pork chops on large plat
ter and strain the gravy, which should
have cooked till rather thick, over
them, and border with spaghetti. Over
the latter sprinkle grated cheese rath.
er thickiy and pass q dish of the same
for those who like more decided
cheese flavor. Mushrooms. either the
fresh or dried, may be cooked with
the spaghetti and 1t will improve the
dish greatly.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1915-05-28
.inhn,e Fate

A school teacher who was about to
be married visited an old friend, and
naturally the coming event was the
topic of much of the conversation. The
young woman, whose plans were not
yet made public, thought it wise to
pledge the little four-year-old daughter
of the house to secrecy. Accordingly
she called little Ethel to her, told her
that soon she and John were to be
married, and asked her to promise that
she would keep the secret.
Little Ethel went back to her play,
while her mother and the teacher re-
sumed their conversation.
Some ten minutes later Ethel re.
turned, and whispered with great eau.
ton, Miss Brown, does John know
anything about it?'-Youth's Com
panion.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1915-05-28
| GAS COOKING WITHOUT OVEN
Potatoes, Apples or Spaghetti May Be
Cooked Excelientiy on Top
Of the Stove.

An expert in using gas for cooking,
and who is an economist as we'll,
gives these instructions:
Put an iron plate over one Of the
burners. lay a couple Of potatoes On
1t. cover it with an Inverted deep pan
that fitted the plate, and light the
gas. The potatoes will be done in at
least two-thirds of the usual time. Take
little pan of apples. put in with them
a little water and sugar and place
them to bake i'll the same way as the
potatoes: Those apples will come out
as even and nice a brown as you
would want to see.
Then cook dish of spaghetti, Pre-.
pare the spaghetti by putting the dish
on the hot plate, cover it with another
pan. When the spaghetti is baked.
cover the dish and just slip it down
underneath the gas flame for a few
minutes. 1t will be something to be
proud of when It comes out--a fine
rich brown-and you know it would
taste right just b. looking at it,