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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-07
AMERICAN MINISTER ID BALKAN STATES. IS A VERY BUSY MAN.
Wrestles With Bookkeeping and Correspondence in All Ten Languages of
 Central Europe

Bucharest Roumania, February 20. Correspondence of the Associated Press. Charles J. vopicka of Chicago. the Amer
 can minister to Roumania, Servia and Bulgaria, has found himself in a pecu- liar position as a result of the war The demands upon him have been such that when an Associated Press corre- spondent visited him at his palatial home in Bucharest, the American minister was wrestling with bookkeeping and corre- spondence in all the 10 languages of cen tral Europe.
 He was sitting behind a large. desk sSrewn with letters. each containing either a request for information as to the fate of some missing soldier from Austria Hungary, Germany. Servia or Russia, or a money order for some prisoner of war.
 ''rhis is the second of our five daily mail deliveries.' said he. 'and so far have received log letters. My small staff Is so overworlxed that 1 am obliged to lend hand. I thought this would be only until somebody could be found to do the work. But such people are extremely scarce in Roumania. So started in to keep books and records and what not. act as mail clerk. and about the only thing I have not done so far Is to take my letters to the postoffice.
 In private life Mir. Nopicka is wealthy Chicago banker.
 "I have come to like the york; he said. after telling how he spent from F to 16 hours in bookkeeping each day. Each little effort in behalf of these poor men means not only comfort for them. but req assurance for some poor soul at home. retransmit money from persons in Aus tria-Hungary. Germany, Servia and Rus sia to prisoners of war held In the en- emy's country.
 Some of the amounts transmitted are humble mites for prisoners whose rea- tyes had to save hard to spare even the little they send. The remttances to off cers are larger. as a rule. Some of the Austrian prisoners held by the Serbs, are wealthy men who receive money from home in thousands.
 q must deal here in German marks, Austro-Hungarian kronen Servlan francs Russian rubles and Roumanian lei. l am glad that | had at least a little experience as banker. for otherwise my predicament would be greater than it Is.
 A few weeks ago the American min ister made trip to Servia to inquire into the treatment of the Austro-Hun- garian prisoners of war. He reported that the men were well treated. They are given three substantial meals day and few of them complained.
 MT. Vopicka said that Dr. Edward w.. Ryan, who is in charge of the Amsrican Red Cross unit in Seryia, was now in control of all the Servian military hos pitals and that his efforts were greatly
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-07

BILLIE BURKE TO
 BE HERE SATURDAY
Will Present "Jerry"-This Is Her First Chance to Play an
 American Girl

Miss Billie Burke has realized one of her biggest ambitions in playing "Jerry," the comedy she is bringing to the Jefferson theatre Saturday mat inee and night.
 Miss Burke, who is an American girl herself and proud of 1t, has always wanted to impersonate an American girl on the stage She gets a chance to do 1t in Gerry
 Miss Burke made her professional debut in London. Charles Frohman found her there and brought her to America in the autunn of 1907 to be John Drew's leading woman In My Wife" She made a really phenomenal hit immediately and the next season MT. Frohman presented her l star In Love Matches" That was a French play and the heroine was a little French girl.
 T love her." Miss Burke told Mir Frohman, but please, let me play an American girl"
 "An right. promised MT. Frohman. just as soon I can find the right play and part
 The next season he gave her Mrs Dot" an English play with an English NluOW Tor ner to 1mpeTSOndle. Ineh came Suzanne from Brussels with G Belgian girl for it's heroine. Then in The Runaway'-the piece she did here two years ago-she was French again and in "The Mind the Paint Girl' "The Amazons' and The Land of Promise'' she was English.
 q guess there ain't no such thing as an American part for me- the actress was thinking to herself one day last SnrinU whila nlavinQ ''H1p Land of Promise' in Boston. when a telegram was handed to her.
 Found American play for you ct last" read the wire which was signed Charles Frohman." Am sending man uscript. Rehearsals begin at once"
 The play was "Jerry.' The day before s manuscript had been left at MT. Froh- mans office in New York with a note from the author Mrs. Catherine Chis- holm Cushing. Hear your want an American play for Billie Burke" wrote Mrs. Cushing. "How will this do?' Mir
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introduced the revolutionary idea that the chief purpose or the army was not to save money, but to fight.
 So Private Ivan lvanovitch was relieved of many heterogeneous tasks and set to turning himself into a iirst-elass fighting man. His physical and mental training were taken up in new way and new spirit. His comfort was seen to. New. we'll ventilated, sanitary barracks were built for him. Better food was provided Including an added quarter pound of beef daily And. what appealed to him even mere perhaps his pay and his tobacco allowance were increased All this cost money-a great deal of money; and only the large prosperity of the nation, to- gether with the hearty cooperation be- tween war office and Duma made 1t possible to get this money and spend it on the army.
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pleasing bill for the third week of the Mejestic's operation. which will be trans ferred to the Lyric in it's entirety.
 Five feature attractions several of them well known to the Birmingham people who enjoy refined vaudeville, are included in the Lyrics first Interstate programme
 The Kirksmith Sisters, regarded as one of the finest musical teams on the Ameri- can continent, gorgeously costumed and fittingly portrayed with new scenic eff fects. are the ''headliners'' for the week, the six sisters of the name appearing in both instrumental and vocal numbers of quality.
 Kimberly and Mohr will present "Club- land" "Clubland' is a sketch with enough comedy to balance the philosophy and enough of the latter to carry mes sage, yet withall highly amusing.
 Fun on the trapoline and elevated bers," as dosed out by a trio of tipsy sailors, gradually sobering to attain acro- butic activities apparently verging on the impossible, is the act presented by Rice, Sully and Scott
 This trio carries a unique set of stage and scenic effects, which gives the act both in appearance and in actuai1ty naval cast and their work Is so novei and unusual that their visit here is sure l., be more than ordinarily popular. Mingled with their acrobatic stupts is flne strain of fun-making ard 5ollity which usually brings down the roof.
 The Courtney Sisters, the high popu- larity of which is somewhat signahzed by their appearance on the same bill with another "sister act" appear in an offer ing of rag time, coon time, any old time, songs and melodies which have won the bes srtiest approval wherever they have appeared.
 The Courtney Sisters are well known Tn Birmingham and the remarkable bari tone voice possessed by the younger or the pair brought about contrempts or
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-07
Russian Army Efficiency

From the American Review of Reviews.
 One of the cardinal defects in Russian army organization brought out by the Japanese war was the slowness of her mobilization. The whole system was hopelessly swathed in red tape sukhom- linoff cut the tape. He established a school of railroading for officers. where the special work of getting troops rap- idly into trains and moving them quickly was practically worked out. At the same time he revolutionized the forces and methods which lie behind the mechanical problems. The result we saw in the first weeks of the war.
 It has long been clear that the Russian private soldier is, j. in many things, the equal of any fighting man in the world If he is competently led Sukominoff. having seen to the leading. now turned his attention to the well-being of the men in the ranks. Before the war with Japan a Russian regiment had been some- thing like an old monastic community. where every member worked at some in- dustry or trade. The theory was that the army should be self-supporting and save the state as much as possible. Suk- howliLoff and those who worked with him
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-07
Classifying a Widow

From the New York Sun.
 The Wall street broker had been to a dinner where the fizz fizzlcd merrlly and he was right onto the fizz wagon.
 Hello. old top" a friend greeted him on his way home about midnight; 'been to Browns dinner? What kind of a time did you haveT'
 Fine" he replied. pulling himself to- gether. Sat next to A gray gas widow who"
 "A what?" broke in the friend.
 "A gray gas-no,' he corrected himself running his mouth out with the back of his hand; mo a gay grass widow. and she"
 ''Thats different" laughed the friend and let him finish his story
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-07
10000 TEACHERS IN
 THE FRENCH ARMY

Paris, February 2O.-(Correspondence of the Associated ss)-Twenty thousand of the 5000 school teachers of France are in the army and the frequency with which they are cited in the orders of the day has been marked. Even those who remain with their classes are contribute ing in an original way to the support of the army. They require their pupils to bring to school at least once each week two potatoes, two carrots, two turnips or other vegetables to be devoted to pro visioning the military hospitals. No child is allowed to bring more than two. in order that no jealousies may be created. The object is not so much to assure q supply of food. as to teach the children generosity and let them feel that they arc filling their role in the war. It has also had a leveling effect between the different classes. From the department of the Deux Sevres in one day more than 6O,00O vegetables were thus collected.
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decidedly amusing nature. it will be re membered by many, on their last visit to this city.
 ''When the Busy Bee is Buzzfng Around in Busy Bee Time Is one of the latest song hits which the Courtneys will sing.
 Our Husbands" is the title of a comedy sketch which Bertha Creighton and com- pany will present delightful playlet of five o'clock any afternoon, localized in tie Hotel Astor. New York city. having been written by Willard Bowman espe- cislly for Miss Creighton and support, headed by William Webb and Dollie Davis.
 K Feature pictures will open and close the performances of which there will be three daily.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-07
Neighborhood War

From LippincOtts.
 Its going to be a war to the knife decided the suburban who was feeding his chickens.
 What now?" asked the friend
 Why BinNs sent me a box of axle grease and advised me to use it on my lawn mower"
 "Wellg"
 Well. l sent it back and told him to use it on his daughters voice.
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appreciated by the Servian government. Dr. Ryan found woefu1 disregard for the essentials in hospital sanitation and started in by insisting that all the hos pital floors be scrubbed once day-in the morning. At first he had great diff ficulty in enforcing this. Now, however, clean floors have become q habit with which even the Serbs are loath to part. During the bombardment of Belgrade a shell hit one of the hospitals under Dr.
 Ryan's control, killing one nurse and wounding an American nurse slightly
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-07
BILL WILL
 BE SEEN AT LYRIC
Seven Musical kirksmith Sisters Will Be Headline Attraction--Two
 Clever Sketches on Bill

The Lyric theatre the south's most magnificent amusement building, will be reopened tomorrow under the manage ment of Edward Raymond, representing the Interstate Amusement company's re- gently acquired control of this popular play houses.
 Mr. Raymond has selected an unusually
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ton and another to Mrs Cushing which read You've hit 1t. Come in and sign contract. I'm engaging company"
 A week later Miss Burke was re- hearsing the piece and a month later she gave her first performance of 1t at the Lyceum theatre, New York And the critics said it was the best thing she had done yet.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-07

Mathematics and Their Application From the Philadelphia Public Ledger. "What did you operate on the man for. doctor?'
 1.-TWO hundred dollars"
 So suppose; but what did he haye?v Two hundred dollars"
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Frohman read the play at once and then he sent the wire to Miss Burke in Bos-
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1915-03-04


leave; but Girodet, who was white
and TREMBLING with fear of the
dreadful disease, pulled him by the
arm.
"Come away" he said; at is dan
gerous for us to stay so near this
pest-house."
Soon they had all disappeared
down the street. The two suit-cases
had been taken possession of by the
police.
Smith and Girodet were allowed
to examine them. They found no
papers, so they knew that the two
men must have them on their per-
sons.
"What does it matter now thew
are going to die Of cholera 2" said
Girodet.
eff they die, yes-that is all right
But if they don't die. Girodet, we'll
go up again to that pest-house so
as to make sure"
Girodet protested.
1T would be better to catch the
cholera than go to the guillotine,"
said Smith.
But all the same it took him some
time to persuade Girodet to go back
to the lazar-house. When they
reached the place the night had
commenced to fall.
The commission agent and his
man sat on the banks of the road
when the door of the pest-house
opened and man came out and
stuck sheet of paper on the walls.
Smith ran to it and read:
Died on the 1st day of JAG
ques Velizay, French nationality;
Paul Merseins, French nationality.
No money or important papers
found upon them.
Smith almost danced for joy when
he read this, the relief was so great.
"Sikes," he cried, eff they couldn't
find any papers on them, it is be-
cause they had hidden them in a
secret pocket"
The bell tolled for the dead. A
little later some attendants came out
and lit large fire on mound near
the sea. When the fire was at its
height one of the men went back
and fetched a bundle of clothes that
Smith and Girodet could recognize
under the light as those worn by the
two Frenchmen.
Everything was thrown onto the
flames and burned. A light breeze
that had come up blew the ashes
toward the sea.
"Ah, now I'm sure that all the
papers are burned" said Smith glee-
fully.
"Come away! Come quick! 1t is
dangerous for us to stay near this
place" implored Girodet
They hurried back to the city.
eve have nothing to fear now"
said Smith as they neared the dock,
$50 We'll take little trip. We need
it after all this excitement"
"A trip! Where?"
"To Paris. Pm going to see our
friend Calesse. What do you say to
that? ?"
Girodet seemed not to know what
to say.
THAT steamer there is sailing to-
morrow. Well hurry home and get
few things and then sail on it."
"But why are we going to Paris ?"
Smith laughed loudly.
"Fool We are going to the trial
Of the murderers of old Jean Fa-
rades."
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1915-03-04
CHAPTER TX.
The Trial.

1t was the day of the trial. Louis
and Arthur Farades were in the
prisoners pen. Both men were pale
and haggard. In the first-row, amid
the spectators, were Calesse, Pech-
erst, Smith and Girodet.
They had wanted to bring Nine.
Calesse, but she was very i'll and
refused to come. Smith had only
arrived that morning, but Calesse,
who had been informed by cable of
his coming, had been able to secure
two more seats for his friend and
his attendant.
Throughout the courtroom the
people were commenting upon the
terrible death Of Jacques Velizay
and Paul Merseins, the two men who
had been suspected of being accom-
plices in the murder.
The papers had printed that these
two, who had left the country when
the police were on their tracks, had
had some trouble with the authori-
ties in India, and, while attempting
to escape from the police, they had
taken refuge in a cholera-house and
had fallen victims to the terrible
disease and had died the same day.
Yet the two young men lodged
between the groups of people in the
courtroom, hiding themselves from
time to time behind the pillars.
They stopped when they found
themselves face to face with M.
Beaulieu, who was present at the
trial of this murder in which he
had been the investigating judge.
M. Beaulieu uttered cry when
he saw the two men. He was about
to call an officer to arrest them when
Jacques laid hand on his arm and
said quietly:
"Come outside. We have some
thing of Importance to say to you"
The courtroom was crowded.
Several witnesses had been heard.
Father Teroigne, his son, and Mil
lette, the excise officer, had given
their testimony.
Nine. Louis Farades was near her
husband. But the two girls were
not in the court room. They were
pacing up and down the corridor
outside.
Velizay and Merseins had brought
Fadejah. She had come to the court
house because Jacques had asked
her. jacques quickly Colu M. Beau
lieu all that they had discovered in
Calcutta. He placed the accusing
letters and receipts in his hands.
They went back, to the courtroom.
Outside the door stood Valentine
and Jeanne. The girls gave
startled cry when they saw their
friends, and then, regardless of the
looks of those arounds them, they
flung themselves into the arms Of
their lovers.
owe thought you were dead. We
read that you had died of cholera"
shey said b-okenly between their
sobs.
Fadejali fixed her large eyes on
jeanne pretty, fearful face and
then IN the face Of the man she
Concluded on another page.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1915-03-04

Some sailors on sloop glanced at
! him from time to time.
"Is it for today, captain? ? called
out one of them.
"Yes-the wind is changing
Wen get to the end of the gulf in
a jitfy. Everything on board?"
Everything on board but you
captain"
Come nearer and throw down
the plank then" The sloop swerved
slightly, and the gangplank was
lowered. At the moment the skip
per was boarding his vessel some
one called out breathlessly:
"Hi, there! Can you take two
passengers 2"
"That depends" replied the skip
per, eying the two friends as they
ran up, followed by the porters with
their baggage.
Perhaps"
F" don't want perhaps. I'll pay
you well. Is it yes or no?"
We'll, yes; if you make it worth
while"
"I'll pay you double what the =. :
sage is worth"
Cali right. Step up"
Five minutes later the sails filled,
and Jacques and Paul were gliding
down the bay of Calcutta.
See there! We are just in time"
said Jacques excitedly, pointing
landward
Smiths boat, in which they had
had the accident the night before,
was coming into the docks. The
commission agent was standing up
in it, holding his fieldglasses in his
hand, and scanning the docks in
tently.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1915-03-04
BY PIERRE SALES
SYNOPSIS

-
The body of man is discovered III
the well located on the dividing line
between the estates of Arthur and
Louis Farades, two brothers. The
police are called and upon learning
that the body is that of NJ. Jean
Farades, an uncle of the two brothers.
the after are accused of murder.
Paul Merscins, who is engaged to
the daughter of Arthur Faradcs, sets
out TO clear her father of the crime.
Neiizay and Merseins find a partly
effaced receipt for 100000 francs be-
longing TO Jean Farades. They go to
a reception given by M. Calesse. Veil
zay finds that he had known Mime
CaIcsse when she was a dancing girl
in India. Hetis suspicious OF Caissse
and the better to get evidence pro.
poses to him that they go into bust
ness together.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1915-07-14
yer. being unable 10 beat tho 8

over, being unable to beat the at
to Manila, they came To Buck Grove
ana just reached shelter as it began
TO rain, and it was u good storm, too.
John Ratlle's daughter celebrated
her birthday Friday by having II party,
which was well attended by her many
friends, ana good time enjoyed by all
present.
Paul SchOening, of DenisOn, bought
the Nicola elevator here last Thursday.
The change came as q great surprise
to our town. Mr.. Finnigan, our mayor
who has had charge here for many
years, is to be transferred elsewhere,
SO we will lose our mayor and his
estimable family very much to the re-
grct of all, but as the change will no
doubt be 4 promotion for Mr.. Finni-
gan, his many friends can only>WiGh
him we'll and realize that what is Buck
Groves loss will be some other towns
gain.
Miss Nellie Welsh went with Mr.
and Mrs Frank Hahn to q dance at
KenWood Saturday evening. Mr.. and
Mrs. Hahn furnished the music and all
report an enjoyable evening.
Vance Tripp, Of Omaha, was an over
Sunday visitor in Buck Grove. lie at
tended the dance Saturday evening.
The dance advertised for Buck
Grove Saturday evening was q very
successful affair. 1t has been many
months since this town has held n
dance and they surely turned out fine
to this one. People We're here from
Earring, AriOn, Dow City, Dcnison and
from within three miles OF Manila.
Mr. Frcdricksen has fine dancing
floor. Everything was convenient and
pleasant and everyone present could
not help but have a good time. 1t is
hoped the young people can have some
such enjoyment once in Il while ROW.
Grace Mullen has SO far recovered
from her automobile accident as to be
back in RciH''; store again.
J. j. Finnisan went to Omaha Sun
day to visit friends for few days.
Miss Nellie Sullivan Went to Oma-
ha Monday to see her cousin, who is
in hospital recovering from an oper-
alton.
Hans AsmusI and wife and w. l..
Morton aud wife antoed ont to the
formers farm Sunday afternoon and
while there captured large turtle in
a mud puddle. They dressed it and
brought it to town and presented it
to Doctor Bonncy, who cooked it and
served the delicacy to the three fam
lies for Monday dinner. The turtles
was a hard shclled land turtle and GER
tainly fine eating.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1915-07-14
BUCK GROVE ITEMS
!. i. i, + + (: + !. + + + + +

Mrs. Mary Il. Newton, from Indiana.
IS visiting at the home OF her nephew,
Frank Slater.
Messrs. Herman Scherenbcck and
Adolui Jochims, of kirOn, visited last
Wednesday and Thursday with VIM.
carstens and family.
Daniel Iemphill and family return
Oh home Tuesday from their visit to
Nebraska. They went by auto across
4 country and struck some pretty mud
DIV roads in their travels, but met with
no accidents, SO all is well that ends
well.
- Tho Misses Emma and Ella Car.
Stems, of Charter Oak, came Wedncs.
Z day for Il few days visit with VIM.
Carstens and family.
The Misses Gladys and Nellie Welsh
went to Manila Monday and were the
auests of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Hahn.
They attended the dance. Monday eve
ming and Tuesday evening Mir. Hahn
and wife took them by auto to Denison
70 attend show. After the show was
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1915-07-14

so poorly that my folks thought was
going into consumption. One day l
found piece of paper blowing around
the yard and picked it up and read it.
1t said Saved from the Grave, and
told what Lydia F. Pinkham's Vegeta-
BILE Compound has done for women. l
showed it to my husband and he said.
why don't you try it?' So l did, and
after L had taken two bottles | felt
better and said to my husband, I don't
need any more and he said you had.
better take it. a, little longer anyway. :
sos took it for three months and got
wen and strong" y Mrs. ALoNzo 2.
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promotes that vigor which makes work
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