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Evening star., 1915-04-04
DOUBTS MAI. B|ERCE
IS AIDING THE ALLIES
Miss Christensen, Washington Au-
thor's Former Secretary, Dis
credits Statement.

No credence is placed by Miss Carrie
Christensen in the report from Bloom
ington. Ill. that Maj. Ambrose Blerce,
Washington author and newspaper
man, is fighting for the allies in Eu-
rope. Miss Christensen served as Mai.
Bierce's secretary while he was IN
Washington. The report stated that
letter had been received from Maj.
Bierce by his daughter. Mrs. Helen
Cowden of Bloomington, saying that he
was staff officer with the allies
This story was first published IN
newspapers in California. where MAI.
Bierce formerly made his home" said
Miss christensen last night at her
apartment in the Olympia. L received
clippings from the California papers
several days ago and mailed the story
to Mrs. Cowden. l am sure that is the
way the report gained circulation in its
present form, and that the story has
been garbled. | feel sure. as do Mai.
Bierces relatives, that he would have
communicated with us had he been
still alive We believe that he is dead
in Mexjcn'
Evening star., 1915-04-04

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Armentrout & Sons, 171o 14th st. NV.
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Auto Service Co, 1916 IN. H." Ave. NV.
Barber & Ross Ilth and "G" Sts NV.
B. A. Buscher, 1898 IN" st. NV.
Chew-Goucher Co, 1920 18th St. NV.
Collins Bros, 1919 18th st. NV.
Columbia Auto Supply Co, 3o37 18th St. NV.
Combs Howard Co.
Davis & ChiIds, 1906 Il" st.
Dupont Garage 202O IN" st. NV.
Gisch Garage 18th and ~" SITS.
e: E. Grady, 1920 Il" ST. NV
w. S. Gary, Bill 18th St.
Henderson s Rowe Auto Co, 1912 18th St NV.
L. q. Herman, $50 10th St Sc.
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Miller Bros. Auto Sup. House, 6l-S1 Pierce St NE
1t pIeneant Garage, 24I4 18th st.
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Retired Officers Ask Reinstatement.

Retired oficars Of the army who have
applied for restoration to the active list
under recent legislation are Capt. Hugh
La F. Applewhite. Maj. Alfred S. Frost
Capt. Harold L. Jackson. Maj. Frank r.
Lang. First Lieut. William L. Mould
Maj. William o. Owen. First Lieut. Mel
zar C. Richards. Second Lieut.. Cyrus II.
Street and MAI George N. Wells,
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Leave Saturday for Honolulu.

Judge and Mrs Sidney Ballou' VINO
b.re been spending the winter at the
Connecticut. are to leave washington
next Saturday for the Panama cine
exposition, en- route for their nome u,
Honolulu. Judge Ballou formerly vas was
a iustice of the supreme court, and and
is commemorative of the HaWall
snrar Planters Association.
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Vermont Marksmen Win Trophy.

Each year the War Department awards
trophies to militia organizations, seventy
five of whose members qualify as second
class marksmen or better A trophy of
that kind has just been awarded to Troop
n, 1st Vermont Cavalry (the Norwich
Cadets.
Evening star., 1915-04-04

out the letter received from her father
yesterday and which it is understood
details his movements since he disap-
peared in Mexico. She said. however,
that her father was attached to kitch
ener's army in France.
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His Mission in Mexico.

Maj. Bierce left Washington in Octo-
ber. 1913, to go to Mexico to seek ma
terial for book on conditions i'll that
country. Miss Christensen received a
letter from Maj. Bierce in January,
1914, and that was the last word from
him He was at that time in Chihuahua.
In September, 1914, Miss christensen
requested the State Department to To-
cate Maj BIerce it possible, and the
department officials sent instructions to
American representatives in Mexico to
find Maj Bierce. They reported that
no trace of the vanished man could
be found.
Maj Bierce was seventy three years
old. He served in the civil war. He
was the author of Tales of Soldiers
and Civilians" which had a wide crcu-
lation. as it described conditions on
the firing line. For several years prior
to his disappearance Maj. Bierce was
connected with the Washington burea u
of the New York American,
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Gen. Joffre's Inspection.

Speaking of the inspection by Gen.
Joffre, the French commander in chief, of
several divisions which had been through
the whole Of the fighting, the observer
says:
I'VE must not forget that these regi-
ments have had to be brought UP to
strength. sometimes almost reorganized,
after each of their attacks. Of which they
carried out several during the last thirty
days What we really are looking at is
the French system of reinforcements. and
the system which keeps army corps
not only up to their strength, but W
to their full standard of fighting eff
ciency 1t is one which plainly is
answering we'll
There is an idea in many circles that
France has a number Of army corps or
divisions somewhere in the background
ready to be thrown into the fighting
when the great day Of victory is at hand
This idea should be dismissed. All the
army corps of France are fighting. and
her reserves will enable them to keep
fighting. and fighting hard, so long as
the war continues"
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to the station, this time, and in a
great hurry, meanwhile scolding the
nearly making US miss the train by
coming later than ordered.
We came back through the mlsts
and by drenched. fiat, green meadows,
and before II o'clock crossed the river
at Rotterdam and saw our windows
at the Hotel Mas, which is home to
us just now. BY the way, when am
go) l always get a signal from the
train going out or coming in. The
dominic waves a handkerchief to me
from the passing train. When i am
how glad am to see the white fiutter
as the train crosses the Mas bridge
entering Rotterdam.
Meets Bickne1l.
yesterday Ernest Bicknell and his
secretary arrived from Germany. via
Belgium. Mr. BIcknel has just come
from Serbia. where there is a terrible
outbreak of typhus fever In a popula-
tion of 100000 there were only 400
doctors and from sixty to one hundred
of these have died of the fever in the
last three months, among them Dr.
Donnelly of Washington. y. c., whom
DR.. Van Schaick knew. He says Dr.
Donnelly should have had the iron
cross for bravery.
I'VE are hoping that Mrs Bicknell
and daughters will come abroad at
the same time with Francis. We are
so glad to have them all with us here.
This has become quite volume
hope you will find something of in
terest in it. We both send our affec-
tionate greetings to everybody.
JULIA ROMA1NE VAN SCHAICK"
"P. S.-By cable we hear that the
Rockefeller Foundation and the Amer
lean Red Cross are hurrying doctors and
nurses to Serbia Mr. Bickneu told us
of his conference with the Queen of
Bulgaria. who wants Bulgarian nurses
to be sent to the United States for
their training. Mr.. Bicknell is full of
interesting tales of his travels in con-
nection with the American Red Cross
and Rockefeller Foundation If he
could be induced to write book of
his experiences it would be a volume
that everybody would want to read
u. r. VAN s."
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Situation Tense.

You see how tense the situation is
down there. That night I said i was
glad we were not stationed at Mas
tricht. II is too much of a Guide sac.
or trap. for the situation to be quite
comfortable.
Wise. one of the places in Belgium
at the beginning of the war first at
tackled and destroyed. is only nine
miles away. and Liege but nineteen
miles At Maastricht there are about
$500 refugees at a nearby town In the
province of Limburg. In all Holland
there are now between 100000 and 300.-
900 refugees. as many have returned to
Belgium. on account of the peculiar
situation of this province, of which /
have spoken. the Dutch government Is
trying TO move the refugees out to pre-
vent complications. in case of invasion
and war in Holland.
The next morning we had to rise at
$40 to get an early train. the only
good morning train back to Rotter-
dam. The agreeable commission agent
insisted upon rising early and break
fasting with us. and escorted us again
with the car with the American flag
Evening star., 1915-04-04
Daniels Commends Ensign Cary.

Secretary Daniels yesterday com
mended Ensign Robert w. Cary, jr., of
the cruiser Maryland for courage,
ability and resource in helping save
three lives at the time of the recent
boiler explosion on the cruiser San Diego.
Evening star., 1915-04-04
Don't Over-Expect

When you adopt this TREAS we hope you
wil1-don't expect a magic tire. It is not
trouble -proof-not exempt from mishap and
misuse.
1t won top place because countless men
proved that it averaged best 1t did that be-
cause in FIVE great ways-in five exclusive
features-it excels every other tire.
Be content with the best-don't expect the
impossible-and you'll always be happy with
GOODYEAR Fortified Tires.
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GOODYEAR Service Stations-Tires in Stock

r. McReynoIds & Sons, I427 Il" St. NV.
National Auto Supply. 1880 14th St NV.
New Central Garage.
New Jersey Ave. Garage AS New Jersey Ave.
Northwest Tire Repair Co.
John r. Pendieton Co.
Potomac Motor Car Co. 1918 Connecticut Ave.
Public Garage 710 20" st.
Record Auto Supply & Service Co., 631 Mass. Ave.
NV.
Steam Auto Shop.
L. P. Stewart Bros. 14I 18th ST. NE.
L. e. Sullivan, I2l7 III" st. NV.
Tilghman & owen, 1879 IN" st. NV.
The Modern Auto Supply, 917 III" st. NE.
Chas. J. Vermillion, 6O4 "E" st. NV.
Vermont Garage, 1l12 Vermont Ave.
Washington Auto Supply & Maintenance Co.
Washington Auto Supply, lzz5 New York Ave.
Washington Hdwe. & Paint Co., Ills N. Y.Ave. NV
Wlson-Goucher Tire Co, H05 l4th st.
w. D. Wiscarver.
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Valuable Lessons Learned.

1.-TWO valuable lessons. therefore,
have been learned from these opera
tions. The first is that the German
front can be pierced. There were mo-
ments, both in Champagne and Neuve
Chapelle, when the way was open,
when nothing more formidable than
the weak resistance of Sorely tried
troops faced the attackers, and it does
not follow, because the hole was closed
before advantage could be taken of 1t,
that this will be the case every time.
THE second lesson learned is that a
serious attack on one point has an eff
feet on the enemy's plans and hght1ng
power at every other point. The Brit
ish attack at Neuve Chapelle ruined
the enemy's chances of big success at
st. Eloi. The French attacks at
Perthes helped the British attack at
Neuve Chapelle and both these assisted
the Russians to Withstand the German
offensive in the eastern theater."
Evening star., 1915-04-04
Observer Declares French
Army Offensive in Champagne
But Partially Successful.
SAYS FOES RESERVES
WERE LARGELY USED UP
Teutons' Use Of Important Railway
Line Not Materially At
fected, However.

LONDON, April 3.-The official Brit
ish observer with the French army, In
his latest report, compares the results
achieved by the French offensive in
Champa gne with the objects with
which the operations were undertaken.
The objects, he says, were to keep a
constant pressure on the German first
line defenses, in order to affect the use
by the Germans of the railway from
Bazancourt to Challerange, and to wear
down their reserves of men and am
munition.
LAS regards the first object" says the
report, 1.-The pressure continued for
thirty one days, with the result that
the enemy has lost the fortified area
which he had been holding and con-
tinually strengthening for five months.
His use of the Challerange and Bazan-
court line has not been materially af-
fected, for, although at certain points
it is within range of the French guns.
he can, without difficulty. continue to
run the trains required for the main
tenance of the corps on that part of
the front and the junction at Challe-
range is secure.
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Reserves Used UP.

'The using up of his reserves has
been achieved in a very marked man
ner. At the beginning of the operation
there were some eighteen regiments In
that part of the line. At it's conclusion
thirty-three have been identlf1ed. FIJI
teen that had been called up to with
stand the French offensive were drawn
from many parts of the German line.
which indicates that the enemy has no
central reserves that he can call up IN
case of an emergency.
las regards ammunition, the German
artillery has practiced economy. which
is unusual with them. On many DAYS
they made no effort to keep down the
fire of the French guns. although this
meant heavier losses for their infantry
in the trenches. This showed clearly
that their supply of ammunition was
not all that they could have wished,
and an extra expenditure may well
have made itself felt in the amount
available on all parts of the German
front.
Evening star., 1915-04-04

war area of Europe. They are pre-
pared to cope with much cholera. The
American Red Cross and the Rookie
feller Foundation have each contrib
uted $4,000 toward the initial ex
penses of this large humanitarian en-
terprise, and the Serbian relief commit
tee is cooperating with the two organ
izations in the raising of additional
funds. which are very necessary to
finance the work.
Supplies Forwarded.
Among the items in the shipments of
supplies that have already been sent
to be available for use by this commls-
sion as soon as it reaches the plague
infested area are about fifty-four tons
of sulphur, approximately $4,000 worth
or cholera bacterin. large quantities oi
alcohol kerosene. soap, bichlorlde, per
manganate of potash. forma!in, mer-
curial ointment and twenty barrels oi
phinotus oil. There are in the SNIP
ment also many spray pumps, Dutch
ovens and kettles for boiling clothes
Evening star., 1915-04-04
AMERICANS TO FIGHT
PLAQUES IN SERBIA
Entire Personnel Of Sanitation Com.
mission, With $50, 900 Worth of
Supplies, En- Route.

To fight the fever and cholera plague
in Serbia, that threatens to. spread
throughout the entire war area, the en-
| tire personnel Of the American SANTA
tion commission, recently organized un-
der the American Red Cross auspices
and the Rockefeller Foundation pa
tronage. is now en- route for Serbia.
More than 100000 worth of sanitary
supplies, containing a large quantity
of anti-cholera bacteria, has already
been shipped in care of the United
States consul at Salonki, Greece, just
south of the plague center
Following DR.. Richard p. Strong, pro-
fessor of tropical diseases at Harvard
University. who is director of the COM
mission, and Charles Eby of Washing
ton who is the disbursing officer, both
| of whom started for Serbia about two
weeks ago, the other members of the
commission are sailing from New York
| today on the Italian mail steamer Duca
d Aosta. bound for Naples.
In the Party.
| Hobart d. Brink of the Army Hospital
| Corps, lately stationed at the Walter
Reed Hospital here, is going as store
\ keeper for the commission. The others
who are sailing today are: DR.. Thomas
w Jackson, Spartanburg. s. c.. chief
! sanitary inspector; DR.. Hanz Zinsser,
| Columbia University. bacteriologist; !;
DR.. Andrew w. Sellards. Harvard medi-
| cal school. clinical laboratory assist
ant: DR.. George c. Shattuck. Harvard
| medical school. clinical assistant: DR..
B. w. Caldwell, Effingham. Ill. hospital
administrator: DR.. F. B. Grinnell, Har-
ward medical school. assistant sanitary
| inspector: w. S. Standifer. Birmingham,
| Ala. assistant sanitary inspector, and
| Luis de la PenA of Panama, assistant
| sanitary inspector.
| This commission was selected by and
| is under the direction of the American
I, Red Cross and is about to undertake
| the most important sanitary work con-
| sidered in years. having as it's main
purpose the checking Of the ominous
| typhus plague, which already has a
| firm grasp in Serbia and Austria, and
(which thrsatsus to spread through the
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Daughter Withholds Letter.

BLOOMINGTON, III. April s-Mrs
Helen Cowden. daughter of Maj. Am
brose Bierce, declined today to give
Evening star., 1915-04-04
Five Projections

We protect you in five
ways, used by no other
maker, against these major
troubles:
Rim-Cuts Insecurity
Blowouts Punctures
LooseTreads Skidding
One way-our OMAR"
cure costs US $450,000
yearly. One requires US to
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Evening star., 1915-04-04
This Manufacturers Sale
Of 100 PIayer-P Pianos
is Nearing its End

You had better act quick if you want to secure
one Of these Handsome, Sweet Tone Player
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fast. You had better call tomorrow and make
sure of getting YOURS.
Evening star., 1915-04-04
Three Reductions

In the past two years we have made three price
reductions, totaling As per cent. The last was on
February 1st Now these premier tires, despite
The Prescott daily news., 1915-12-20

"l Am an American Because Ameri- ea's Object Is to Show Men the Path of Liberty'-"l Believe In Making the School the Social Gen. ter, Place For Whole Community"
The Prescott daily news., 1915-12-20
PRESIDENT POINTS
 WAY TO CHURCHES
Duty to Community as Wilson
 Sees II.
MAHY FARMERS HEAR SPEECH

"l Am an American Because Ameri-
 ea's Object Is to Show Men the
 Path of liberty"-"l Believe In
 Making the School the Social Gen.
 ter, Place For Whole Community"
 After Il speech in which he reviewed the prosperity of the United States and told of our duties to the European na- tions President Wilson delivered Il second talk during his brief visit to Columbus, O. In this second talk he evaded the great war and had heart to heart talk to large number of farmers and others. He emphasized the need of making country churches and schools more useful, saying in part:
 There was a time when America was characteristically rural. when practically all her strength was drawn from quiet countrysides.
 But our rural districts are not now just what they used to be and have partaken in recent years of something of the fluidity that has characterized our general life. so that we have again and again been called upon from one point of view or another to study the revitalization of the countryside.
 There was time, no longer ago than the youth of my own father, for exam pie. when pastors found some of the most vital work in the country church es. remember my dear father used to ride from church to church in n thickly populated country region and minister to several churches with a sense of ministering to the most vital interests of the part of the country in which he lived.
 Advancement by Spiritual Means.
 After all, the most vitalizing thing in the world is Christianity. The world has advanced-advanced in what we regard as real civilization. not by material. but by spiritual means-and one nation is distinguish. ed from snother nation by it's ideals. not by Its Isossessions.
 "When ! thjnk of She rural church ! wonder hov Ssr the rur~i chuEch ia taIsxinx shs igbs uf the rOnmsnitiss . whieh h SE1rss. We have had . great dss' ss af rsessis. a.S | Aaa
The Prescott daily news., 1915-12-20

Prescott, Ark. Dear Santie.
 l am 10 years old. Pl ase bring me a bicycle, doll and some dress. and little lamp for my doll, little black board and some chalk, and some nuts and some oranges, apples, and some candy, be sure and fill my stock ing. 1 will go to bed early and be a good girl. Your little friend Allie Kizer.
 Mt. Moriah, Ark. Dear Santa Clause.
 q will write my letters in which I want to be printed in the Nevada News.)
 I am little boy 5 years old and want you to bring me a top and cord and wagon with a horse to it little train all kinds of nuts and candy or anges and apples.
 1 am your little boy
 Charlie Thornton. P. s. I will go bed early and will not peep.
 Prescott, Ark. Dear Santa Clause:- As Xmas is near thought would write and tell you what 1 would like for you to bring me. I would like an air gun and lots of shots, story book ball, and pair of boy scout gloves, all kinds of fire works, lots of candy nuts and fruits of all kind. I will try to be good little boy and Santy please don't forget my teachers, Miss An drews and Mrs. Greene, bring them lots of nice things.
 Your little boy,
 Hoyt Beckner. Dear Santa Claus:-
 Please bring me a horn, drum, cow boy suit, whip, foot ball, pop gun, and all kinds of fruit, nuts and candy. Please bring aMry Virginia doll she cant break. Don't forget Mrs. Terry take her something nice.
 Jack Hardy.
The Prescott daily news., 1915-12-20
ANNOUNCEMENTS
For Tax Assessor

For Tax Assessor
 The News is authorized to announce Henry B. Allmand, of Albany town ship, as a candidate for Tax Assessor of Nevada County, subject to the ac- tion of the Democratic primary.
 The News is authorized to announce Bob Meador as a candidate for Tax Assessor of Nevada County, subject to the action of the Democratic pri- mary.
 The News is authorized to announce A. A. (Gus.) Woodul of Albany town ship as candidate for Tax Assessor of Nevada County, subject to the ac- tion of the Democratic primary.
The Prescott daily news., 1915-12-20

.l'l Does not stop at Prescott.
The Prescott daily news., 1915-12-20
LETTERS TO SANITY

Prescott, Ark.
The Prescott daily news., 1915-12-20

BuneA MsA Jennss Yortie twGAky. ysar-sld bah tssvtsf. GnbalWp1 anl h a ai1ver nOunteA ceskeG M n hQGlp1 Is tAs family Sscs h Ma1 A N@
The Prescott daily news., 1915-12-20

been very profitably said, about the school as a social center.
 "One of the things that the depart ment of agriculture at Washington is trying to do is to show the farmers of the country the easiest and best meth. ods of cooperation with regard to marketing their crops, learning how to handle their crops in a cooperative fashion. so that they can get the best service from the railroads; learning how to find the prevailing market prices in the accessible market. so as to know where it will be best and most profitable to send their farm products and drawing them together into coop. erative association with these objects in view.
 "The church ought to lend its hand to that. The pastor ought to say. If you want somebody to look after this for you I will give part of my time. and I will find other men in my con. gregation who will help you in the work and help you without charging you anything for it
 "Some people have been opposed to it because there are some things that they do not want talked about. Some boards of education have been opposed to it because they realized that 1t might not be well for the board of education to be talked about. Talk is very dangerous thing. Community compar ison of views is a very dangerous thing to the men who are doing the wrong thing. But l for my part believe in making the school the social center. the place that the community can use for any kind of co-ordinating that 1t wants to do in its life.
 Proud of Americanism.
 We are in the world to do some thing more than look after ourselves. The reason that l am proud to be an American is because America was giv- en birth to by such conceptions as these; that its object in the world, its only reason for existence as gov ernment, was 10 show men the paths of liberty and of mutual serviceabiity. to lift the common man out of the paths, out of the slough of Encouragement and even despair. set his feet upon firm ground. Tell him, Here is the highroad upon which you are as much entitled to walk as we are. and we will see that there is free field and no favor. and that as your moral quail ties are and your physical powers. so will your success be-
 We will not let any man make you afraid and we will not let any man do you an injustice
 "Those are the ideals of America.
 America is great in the world. not merely. but as she is the successful embodiment of great deal of unself- ish citizenship.
 That Is what makes the world feel America draw it like loadstone That is the reason that the ships that cross the sea have so many hopeful eyes lifted from their humber quar- ters toward the shores of the new world"
 r1ndmg he couldn't resist tempta.lo. te commit crime. cOnditionally pardon ed negro returned to West Virginia prison to complete life sentence.
 BuneA. Msa Jennss Yort,e twGA&y. ysar-sid bah tssr4ef. GnbaIDo1 anl h . siivsr nosateA cssheG M ' hSlte1 is tAs family Ssos h Mat &S