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PENSION AGITATION GROWS.
Will Be Felt at Sessions, Representa-
tive Fitzgerald Believes.

Agitation in favor of a pension for
superannuated civil service employees
will be felt in the present Congress. ac-
cording to Representative Fitzgerald
of Brooklyn, chairman of the House
committee on appropriations. Repre-
sentative Hami1l of New Jersey. chair
man of the civil service reform COM
hlittee, has reintroduced his bill for a
straight pension plan, and will give it
as much encouragement as the demo-
cratic majority in the House will al
low him.
Speaking of the civil service pension
plan. Representative Fitzgerald said:
There is no question but we will
have to come to it sooner or later. The
problem of approximation is the prob
lem of our constantly increasing pro-
portion of overhead expense in admin
istering the affairs of the country. We
must find some way to get rid of these
employees who, after years of faithful
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CHARLES t. TITTMAN. Attorney.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE DISTRICT
Edward B. Dean and the Ladies' Fashion Stop,
Incorporated. defendants.-Equity No. 32713-
Frederick II. Gibbs and Charles +. Tittmar,
having been duly appointed receivers of the es-
tate and effects OF the Ladies' Fashion Shop. In
corporated. and the cause having been referred
10 the auditor to state the account of the re-
ceiyers and report to the court notice Is hereby
given that hearing will be held in the auditor S
rooms in the United States courthouse on Tues
day, the 2Sth day of December. 1916 at 10::O
O'Clock am. for the considera ton of all mat
tiers that may properly be presented under the
order of reference herein. At said time and
place all creditors of the Ladies' Fashion Shop.
Incorporated, will appear and present their
claims with the proof thereof. HERBERT l..
DAVIS. Auditor lei d
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A. b. kEEFER. Attorney.

SUPREME COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF co
lunbia. Holding Probate Court-Esiate of Chas
NJ. Jones. deceased..-No. 22241. Administrators
Docket 52.-ApplicatioD having been made hereir
for probate of the last will and testament OF
said deceased. and for letters testamentary ou
said estate. by Julia A. Jones. it is ordered this
11th day of December. AID. 1915. that John Ray
mond Jones minor. residing at Marceline, Kan
sas. and all others concerned. appear in said
court on Tuesday the 18th day of January. AID
1916. at 10 O'Clock m. to show cause why such
application should not be granted Let notice
hereof be published In the Washington Law Re
porter and The Evening Star once in each OF
three successive weeks before the return day
herein mentioned. the first publication to be not
less than thirty days before said return day.
WAITER l. Mccoy. Justice. (SeaID Attest
JAMES TANNER. Register Of Wills for the Dis
del5 % %
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ALFRED b. LEET, Attorney.

SUPREME COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF Co
lumbia. Holding Probate Court.-No. 22265, Ad-
minis ation.-This Is to give notice: That the
subscribers, of District of Columbia. have OBJ
tained from the Probate Court of the District Of
Columbia letters testamentary on the estate of
James b. Gregg Custis. late OF the District Of
Columbia. deceased. All persons having claims
against the deceased hereby warned to ex-
hibit the same, with the vouchers thereof, legally
authenticated. to the subscribers. on OF before
the 9Th day of December, AID 1915: otherwise
they may by law be excluded from all benefit Of
said estate. Given under our hands this 9Th day
OF December, 1915. CATHARINE z. GUSTS,
el2 18th st. NV. Wash, D. G.: AMERICAN Sc
cuRrTY AND TRUST CO. 18th st. and Pa. ave.
Attest: JAMES TANNER Register Of Wills for
the District Of Columbia, Clerk of the Probate
Court de2 1S Do
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JAS. b. ARCHER and JOHN LEWIS
SMITH, Attorneys.

SUPREME COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF Co
lumbia Holding Probate Court.-No. 22261. Ad-
ministra tion.-This is to give notice: That the
subscriber. Of the District of Columbia. has OBJ
tanned from the Probate Court of the District of
Columbia letters of administration the estate
of Mary Z. Craig. late Of the District of Column
hia. deceased. All persons having claims against
the deceased are hereby warned to exhibit the
same. with the vouchers the -eof legally authen-
ticated. TO the subscriber, before the 18th
day Of December AID. 1915: otherwise they
may NJ law he excluded from all benefit of said
estate Given under my hand this 18th day of
December, 1915. ARTHUR d. CUTS, 1919 Co
lnmbia road NV. 'Seal) Attest JAMES TAN
NER. Register of Wills for the District of Co
lMmhia Clerk of the Prnhafe Court dell ID %
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LEGAL N0TICEs.
J. P. EARNEST, Attorney.

SUPREME COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF GO
lumbia Holding Probate Court.--No. 22l32. "A.
ministration This Is to give notice: That tne
subscriber. of the state. OF Maryland has on,
tanned from the Probate Court Of the District o.
Columbia letters testamentary on the estate 0,
William A. De Caindry. late of the District M OF
against the deceased hereby warned to ex-
hibit the same, with the vouchers thereof. legal!
authentica ted. to the subscriber. or before tue
21st day of December. AID. 1915: otherwise they
may by law be excluded from all benefit OF saia
December. us15. DANIEL. DE CAINDRY. No
212O E. Lombard St. Baltimore. Maryland. ,seal.
Attest: JAMES TANNER. Register of Wills fol
Court tie22 q. ia5
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ELLIS 4 DONALDSON. Attorneys.

SUPREME COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF. Co
lumbia. Holding Probate Court.-NO. 22263, tAd-
ministrs tion.-This Is to give notice: That the
subscriber. of the District Of Columbia, has OBJ
tanned from theYrobate Court of the District Of
Columbia letters testamentary on the estate OF
J. Blake Miller. late Of the District Of Columbia
deceased. All persons having claims against the
deceasei are hereby warned to exhibit the same,
with the vouchers thereof, legally authenticated.
to the subscriber. on or before the 3rd day Of
December. A D. 1915; otherwise they may by law
be excluded from all benefit of said estate. Given
under my hand this 3rd day Of December, 1918.
r. GOLDEN DONALDSON, Southern bldg,
Wash. u. c. fSealJ Attest: JAMES TANNER.
Register Of Wills for the District Of Columbia,
Clerk Of the Probate Court deS, Is %
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q. S. to Be Represented at Panama.

State Department officials say that
the United States government is to be
represented by an adequate exhibit at
the exposition opening in January at
Panama City, despite the recent action
of Congress in authorizing President
Wilson to transfer to the exposition
ment exhibit used 1t San Francisco.
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It was very beautiful instrument to look at
this new phonograph. Character and distinction
showed in every lne in its rare depth of finish
suggested the richness Of old mahogany.
A record was put in and heard sounds never
dreamed the phonograph could reproduce. Sweet.
full rchnesses of tone vibrant with the very quality
of life. Deep voices of the orchestra other phono-
graphs had but meagrely portrayed.> Delicate
tonal-tints that marked the subtle difference of
instrument and instrument. All untinged with
any hint Of photographic strdency.
The demonstrator asked me if wished to play
it7 What could he mean1 How could one tlGy
phonograph?
And then a miracle Of music happened. be-
came the most talented and versatile musician
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CLINTON RoBB. Attorney.

SUPREME COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF Co
lumbia. Holding Probate Court.-No/ 22199, Ad-
ministration.-This is to give notice: That the
subscriber. of Washington, d. C., has obtained
from the Probate Court of the District of COlum-
bia letters of administration on the estate OF
Nellie A; Brown. late of the District Of Columbia.
deceased. AL persons having claims against the
deceased are hereby warned to exhibit the same.
with the vouchers thereof. legally authenticated.
to the subscriber. before the 18th day OF
November. AID. 1915: otherwise they may by Ia W
be excluded from all benefit Of said estate. Given
under my hand this 3rd day of December, 1915.
Attest: JAMES TANNER. Register Of Wills for
the District Of Columbia. Clerk of the Probate
Court. deS "a
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RESENTS COMMISSION REPORT.
Governing Board of Baltimore De-
clares Vice Story Is Untrue.

BALTIMORE, Md. December e2-
Mayor James H. Preston and the board
of estimate. the governing board of the
city, at their meeting yesterday pro-
tested against the report of the vice
commission alleging bad moral condi-
tions in Baltimore, made public Mon
day.
no such condition exists" said the
mayor. LAS general picture of Balti-
more life and as a picture of the moral
conditions in Baltimore the report is
scandalous and untrue"
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has been investigating the proposed
appointment of a federal board of CEN
sorship for motion pictures. 1t was rec
commended by the committee and adopt
ward approving a bill for the appoint
ment Of such a board. now pending in
Congress-, be taken until further infor-
nation on the subject could be secured.
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everything but decide the amount of
money which shall be raised for the
schools, and in some cases even that
high prerogative is left to them. They
pu:'t hase new sites, determine the
plans and erect new buildings, pro-
vide for maintenance. appoint officers
and teachers, fix salaries. make pro-
motions. and, acting within very few
and slight constitutional or statutory
limitations, enact all of the regula-
tions for the control of the vast sys
tenn The rich powers cheerfully given
by the people to school boards have
arisen from the earnest desire that the
teaching of the best. . The af-
fairs of the school should be wholly
separated from municipal business and
the school organization should have
no connection whatever with munich
pal politics.
In Manual Training Schools.
F. A. Woodward principal of the
Smallwood Manual Training School, ad-
dressed the meeting and told of the
work of boys and girls in the school,
He said that he hoped that all furni-
ture and other wood material used in
| the public schools could in the future
be made by students
Photographs of the work of the stu
dents in carpentry. cobbling. dressmak-
| ing, millinery and upholstering were
shown and described to members of the
| congress. An invitation was extended
| to members to visit the school and see
the work of the pupils.
Reports of various committees were
heard at the session, among which was
| that of the legislative committee. which
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the widest fight of imagination could picture.
played the fute-and reveled in the joy Of
mellow tone. played the violin all the
wistful string ng-beauty of that wizard instrument
responded to my mood and wish played the
French horn the clarinet, the cello. l whistled.
even sang-frst with full -throated baritone and
then with marvellous and bell-ike tenor.
Did really do these things? No! But that
wonderful phonograph did them under my control:
so utterly, so completely rejecting my spirit, that
the Joy was close akin to actual production-as
though myself were sounding the very notes.
tnl so found the new phonograph that gave
to e, at last, the the latent nsnsie
issttaei of my soul.
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Citizens Association to Meet.

The December meeting of the Rhode
Island Avenue Suburban Citizens AS
sociation is to be held at 8 o'clock to-
night in the basement of the Sherwood
Presbyterian Church. 22d street and
Rhode Island avenue northwest.
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service, have become inefficient and a
drag on their establishment through
age or other infirmities, and we can't
throw them out in the street"
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SPIRITUALISN.

MRS. JANE z. MALTBY SPIRITUAL MEDI-
um. lIi2 10th st. NV. Meetings, Mon, 2
p.m.; Wed and FRI, 7:30 p.m.. 25c. A mes
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connected with the schools of Houston
sioux City, Iowa-"Independent.
st. Joseph, ,Mo.-"Independenti in every
way except control of health"
keokuk, Iowa-"Independent. Our
dent"
Memphis, Tenn-"Two commissions
Independent of each other
Tacoma, Wash.-"Has no relation
whatever. School district separate in
all senses-does not necessarily include
same territory
Topeka, kan.-"The management OF
the schools is independent
He said:
Beginning January l, Buffalo. n. Y.
Will enter the list of commission-gov-
erned cities. With a superintendent
elected by the council. Of this innova-
tion, the United States commissioner
OF EDUCATION. in his report for 1914
schools can be safeguarded from po.
i1tfcal domination under such charter
or how harmony can result from an ar.
rangement whereby the school boarc
and the superintendent hold their posi-
tions at the will of the same governing
body and the school board is withou,
power to choose its own executive.
This in still weaker form is wha,
lis proposed for the District of Co
lumbia.' he declared.
Power of School Boards.
in his work on American education
Commissioner Andrew S. Draper of the
state of New York says:
THE powers of the city boards OF
education are very broad. almost
of the schools. They commonly dc
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went to buy a
ph0n0&raph
I found one and something
infinitely greater

DEFORE purchased l looked at many monographs. Fine
though of them the differences seemed
~ tri6ng
musc;
And the
dromm m
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Of having the usual thin nasal phonograph tone the
AeoEan- Vocation tone is full rich and mellow. The
lower tones Of different instruments for the first
time suitably reproduced by this new Sound-Box.
The Symphonetic Horn-Due to this patented Horn,
all the delicate distinctions between instruments are
preserved. While the relation between upper and
lower tones are perfectly maintained to give
entirely new balance" to the performance.
The Aeolian Vocation is on sale in this
city at Our store. We invite you to come in
for demonstration of this wonderful new
instrument
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REMEMBER THE LITTLE ''TOTS''-MAkE
them happy on Christmas day. Tree Toys, stock
ing Gifts. Snow, Green Moss. Tinsel Animals,
Embossed Pictures. etc. GOCLDS: S29 9th 81
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The Aeolian -W0Ca1io
PHoNoGRAPH THAT MAKES

New and Exclusive Features-The Aeolian-
Vocation is phonograph- phonograph
possessing such revolutionary features that it
isvirtually new type Of wxsieaI instrument.
The Gfaduola-the most important musical inven-
ton since the phonograph itself was patented. The
Craduola is device for tonecontrol Its operation is
as simple the opening and closing of ones hand.
It enables one to shade the tone-now reducing it to
the softcst whisper, swelling it to full fortissmo.
The New Sound-Box-produces an entirely new
character and quality Of phonosraph tone. Instead
Evening star., 1915-12-22

NOTICF-THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE
shareholders of the Second National Bank,
Washington, D. c., for the election Of direc-
tors for the ensuing year and for the transac-
tion Of any other business that may be prop
eriy brought before the meeting. Will be held
at tha bank, at IL O'Clock. noon, on Tuesday.
January II. 1915. Polls Will be open between
the hours Of L. o'clock noon and O'Clock pu
JOHN G. ECKLOFF, Cashier.
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THE STOCKHOLDERS OF THE WASHINGTON
American League Base Ball Club hereby
notified that the annual meeting OF the stock.
holders for the purpose Of electing board OF
directors for the ensuing year, and for such
other business may properly he brought be.
fore said meeting. will he held at the office oil
the club. Southern building. Washington. d. C.,
on Tuesday. January :, 1915: at l3 O'clock noon
Middletown transcript., 1915-07-31
NEWS FROM
THE WAR ZONE

The Austro German enveloping
brought nearly to a standstill and the
Teuton advance toward Warsaw is ex-
iramely slow and at an enormous cost.
10 the south of the Polish capital
the Germans continue their advance.
At several points the fighting is des'
perate, and the most critical struggle
seems to be the one in which Field
Marshal Won Mackensen is engaged
between the Bug and Vistula rivers.
The French forces have scored an
other success north of Munster, in
Alsace, by capturing several advanced
German trenches. They have also
torn up the German defensive works,
which are among the most formidable
along the entire line. The French
capture, Paris says, gives them the
heights that dominate the principal
valley of the Fecht as well as the high
way from Notre Dame des Trois Epis.
The captured front is mile and
third In length.
The American Ambassador pre-
sented to the German Foreign Office
in Berlin note of inquiry regarding
the attack by a German submarine
boat on the British steamer Orduna.
The British Army and the British
Navy have lost from the beginning OF
the war to July 20, nearly one year.
total of 33O,995 men in killed, wound
ed and missing. OF these 9,106 were
~, Nd hn ~ In the
army. The total of officers killed in
the army and the navy is 1882.
Geneva advices say the Austrian
losses in the fighting with the Italians
have been heavy. General Antonio
Cantore, of the Italian Army, was kill
ed in battle.
A correspondent on the Italian front
Of German newspaper has described
the fighting along the Isonzo river as
the mightiest and most frightful of the
war. For seven days it has been going
on and no result yet has been at
tanned
The French submarine Mariotte was
destroyed by a German submarine in
the narrows of the Dardanelles. Thirty
| Ou6 VI lu6 rItuCn ClGW WOlC OSR
tured.
Two German submarines sank nine
English trawlers with view to
demoralizing the English fishing trade.
The Danish steamer Nogill was
sunk by a submarine and the crew
rescued and landed at Wilhelmshaven.
According to Geneva dispatches the
Austrians are evacuating Gorilla, and
at the Carso plateau the Austrians are
reported to have lost 1000 men in two
days.
Sir Edward Gray cabled Secretary
Lansing that the British government
has in preparation another note to the
United States and asked that the note
delivered Monday be withheld from
publication,
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/ isn't he! Why, he's mussed up my
hair awfully. But he is sweet, isn't
he. Miss Fisher?" She smiled wicked
ly and went out.
Into the studio Flodie shot, bullet
out of a gun. Hall was not in sight.
She pounded at the door OF the dark
room. stopped and listened, pounded
again. Bang! Bangl Bangl
Hall emerged, scowling.
whats the matter?"
She grabbed him by the arm.
"Mr Bonistelle! Oh, Mr.. Bonistelle." !"
she cried, you haven't gone and done
it again, have your"
why, you see"-Hall began to STAN
mer-"really think she's the best Of
the three-don't you? 1t just came
over me-she's so devilish pretty, Flo
die-and-well, she's going to give me
my answer tonight"
"Oh, Mr.. Bonistelle!" Flodie, de-
spairlng, dropped into n chair and
stared at him classify. Then she shook
her head, and sighed.
WELL" she said in hard, dry voice,
1--WE heard of men who went out
looking for trouble. but you are the
first one l ever knew actually to go
and order it delivered at the housed"
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He was q tail, gaunA. Stoopshoul.
dered man, with long upper lip.
Deep lines, sharp as saw cuts, ran
down his cheeks, and from the ends
Of his gashlike mouth. His neck was
fiabby, the cords showing like the ribs
of a fan. Rusty provincial garments
hung loosely upon him, draping his
bony body, and in his hands he held
soft, felt, prehistoric hat. He was not
at all a city person; one almost smelt
salt marshes at low tide, and CLAIMS.
His IlI-cut hair. too. suggested wet
seawfed.
Flodie, at another time, would have
had trouble in restraining her smile.
Now her heart was too heavy; her
sense of the ridiculous inhibited. She
merely looked him over carelessly,
added him up as some sort Of drum
mer person, and replied that her en-
ployer was not in.
"Ain't in, eh?" He looked her over
inquisitively. What be you, anyway,
his wife?" He pierced her with his
little blue eyes.
The words stung her TO the quick;
her nerves were all exposed. She
managed her face, however, and re-
Piled, mo, I'm his assistant. that's
all. Bookkeeper, sort Of"
He was still watching her shrewdly.
"Ain't going to marry him, be ye?"
Flodie, sensitive as she was, could
not help showing a little Of her dis.
tress. The color began to rise on her
cheeks. In her embarrassment she
bridled. "Is that any business OF
youts?" she answered in meek resent
merlt.
Yep" he said. considerable, as II
happens. Hassingbury's my name.
Jon as B. Amt never heerd O. me. be
yer
Flodie gasped. "Oh! Not Mr.. Boni-
stelle's cousin Jonas?"
He nodded solemnly. "Fust cousin
once removed"
oh" she exclaimed, "Mr. Bonis
telle will be awfully sorry to have
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CHAPTER V-continued.

She sat bolt upright and stared at
him with harder and more glittering
eyes. To-day? What in the world do
you mean, Hall Bonistelle?"
'Why, I'm in hurry-aren't your"
She rose and smoothed down her
skirts. why. you know, Hall, Of
course I've got to get mas consent
nrst,/ anyway. Naturally. suppose
she'll want to know whether you're
able to support me, and all that. You
don't really have to work, do you?"
"I'm afraid do" He looked at her
Queerly. "Why?"
"Oh, nothing, only don't know
mas funny, sometimes-it really
doesn't matter, but-well, you know
I'm crazy about you, in spite OF any
thing, no matter what happens!"
when can you find out?" he asked
q little angrily. 1t was maddening
Just as he had his millions within
reach. For with her consent again the
millions beckoned.
"Oh, don't see that there's any par
ticular hurry. OF course I'd have lot
to do in any case. There's my clothes
Bother your clothes! I'll get you
anything you want after we're mar
ried. I'll be we'll able to afford it."
"You will7" She eyed him shrewd
ly. "Oh, we'll, then, I'll go right
home and speak to ma. OF course yol
want it settled, understand. tel
you, I'll let you know tonight, when
come to the party"
Fine! You will come, them"
"Of course I'll come! say, Hall, 1
ma gives her consent, Wen announc'
our engagement tonight" Her eye
sparkled, as she held out her hand
and let herself be folded in his arm
for a farewell kiss. In that caress hi
fears were forgotten. Then she free
herself and walked to the office door.
"Good-by, Hall, dear! Oh, hop
We can be happy! And say, won
those swells open their eyes, though
when they hear the news?" She hui
ried through the office without 3
much as a nod to Flodie.
Flodie jumped up. "Oh, your bot
Miss Gale!" and handed 1t to her.
"Oh, yes!" Rosamund took 1t. an
emerged from her dream to look tn
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MASSACRE IN HAlTlEN JAIL.
Murder OF 1eo Political Prisoners.
Governors Order.

Murder OF 16o Political Prisoners.
Governors Order.
Port au Prince, Haiti. - General
Oscar, governor of Port-au-Prince and
supporter of President Guillaume,
caused to be executed at the time Of
the outbreak of the revolutionary
movement in this city, all the political
prisoners in the hands of the govern
ment, to the number of about $50 men
The victims of this massacre includ-
ed General Orestes Zamor, a former
president of Haiti who was driven out
of the country last year and returned
IN March, 1915, and was taken pris-
oner.
When the people Of Port-au-Prince
learned of this massacre there was a
general outbreak of Indignation. A
mob invaded the Dominican Legation,
where General Oscar took refuge after
his unsuccessful defense of the presi-
Dental palace against the rebels,
seized Oscar and dragged him before
the door of the legation, where he was
promptly executed in his turn by a
fusillade of rife shots.
The mob, excited to a great degree,
then turned to the French Legation,
and threatened to invade this build
ing to compass the execution of Presi-
dent Guillaume. Gillaume took refuge
under the flag of France after he had
been compelled to flee before the rebel
attack