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Evening star., 1916-12-22
Heard Them Say Hoo"

You should have heard 'em say hoo
-softly-as they dropped down into
those big bitches filed with men," said
the captain of the eighteen-pounders.
] haven't quite made out what the
captain of the battery was doing in
this show. The fighting was on the
Struma, and his battery had had a
part of it. Three days they had been
under shell fire. The story of that
battery's part is story in itself, be
cause for three days they stuck it,
under the most accurate fire that any
man of them had ever experienced. In
the soft ground the siX-inch shells
that were being dumped in on them
made holes twenty feet across and
eight feet deep. and yet in the three
days not man or gun was scratched
The captain of the battery doesn't ac-
count for it. He bears rather a hard
exterior finish, does the captain, but
there is an accent of awe in his voice
when he tells the story. 1t was a bit
of a miracle says he
Evening star., 1916-12-22
SERBS GL0W|NCLY
INVITE SURRENDER
Conflict With BuIgarians Is
Really a Neighborly Sort
of an Affair.
QUIT FIGHTING TO EAT
Copyright. 1916.)
BY HERBERT COREY.

WITH THE SERBIAN ARMY IN THE
BALKANS, October 19.-Ths war of
Serb against Bulgar Is a neighborly sort
of an affair Each side knows the other
side through some centuries of fighting
and trading. The individual knows the
idiosyncrasies of the individual on the
other side and respects them-and some
times NakeS advantage of them. One
rarely hears gunfire before breakfast. for
example. That sort of thing is bad for
the digestion. Each side takes Its siesta
at noon and knows perfectly well that
during that siesta the other side is max
ing use Of the informal truce. Neither
side destroys the Macedonian villages.
have ridden through scores of towns in
which not tile is out of place. Yet most
of these villages were held by the Bulgars
before they were driven back, and the
inhabitants are beyond question friendly
to the Bulgars today. Only one town
showed signs of punishment. Part of it
had been burned when its comitjadis fired
on troops.
1T became very annoying" said the
lieutenant in command of a French sec
ton on Netternik THE Bulgars fired on
our dinner pals
Evening star., 1916-12-22

.eplv. But after n while the Serbians
began to fear a certain significance in
that pleading. it was so often repeated.
You kill Serb prisoners" they
charged the next lot of Bulgars
NO, no." was the reply. I'VE are
kind men, We would not do such a
thing"
Then what made you say what you
did? Who told you to?''
Nobody told us was the reply.
I'VE were just afraid"
the truth No proof has been offered
me of the charge of prisoner killing by
the Bulgars however.
Evening star., 1916-12-22
CODY NOT SERIOUSLY ILL,
Telegraphs Gen. Scott Newspaper
Reports Exaggerated His Case.

Cen Hugh L. Scott. chief of staff of
the army, recently sent a telegram of
sympathy to William Cody. better
known as Buffalo Bill, based on news
paper reports that he was fatally ILL.,
Wednesday he received the following
characteristic telegram from Bill"
Cody at Denver, Col:
Thanks for remembering me. Yes.
the newspaper had to kill me off again.
l had a bad cold, but nothing serious.
I'll be over 1t in two or three days
and on the firing line. With my kind
est wishes to all. from your old scout"
Evening star., 1916-12-22
TO PROTEST DEPORTATIONs.
Maryland Citizens Meet Tonight in
Opposition to Removal of Belgians.

BALTIMORE. Nd, December 22.-1n
accordance with a call. signed by
ninety-six prominent citizens of Mary
land, meeting will be held here to-
night to protest against Germany's
deportation of Belgians
ut is entirely fitting and in fact, in
cumbent on the citizens of Maryland"
the call states. that they give public
expression to the. feelings of horror
that have been aroused by this latest
in the series of offenses against civiliz-
alton which our government does not
hesitate to condemn in no uncertain
terms"
Evening star., 1916-12-22
Jury Considering Teiper's Case.

BUFFALO, N. Y, December 22.-More
than twenty hours deliberation had
failed to bring agreement among the
twelve men considering the evidence
against John Edward Teiper. alleged
when Justice Charles B.
appeared In court today and he
was informed that there was no imme-
diate prospect of a report.
Evening star., 1916-12-22
German Financial Leader Dead.

AMSTERDAM. via London. December
22.-Advices received here from Ber-
lin say that Prince Hencl<el Won Dom
nersmarck, one of the German indus
trial and financial leaders and reputed
one of the richest land owners in Ger
many. is dead. He was eighty seven
years old. The prince was successful
in many branches of trade, including
the armament. papermaking. coal and
iron industries, and also in colonial en-
terpriSes.
Evening star., 1916-12-22
Sentenced to Eight Years.

William Waters, colored was SEN
fenced today by Justice Gould. in
Criminal Division l. to serve eight
years in the penitentiary. Waters was
convicted of cutting Mrs. Mary Broder-
ick. in May. 1915, when he attempted
to hold her up in the Capitol grounds.
Waters left Washington. and was ap-
pretended only a few weeks ago on
information furnished b. woman at
whose house he stopped in Philadel-
phia.
Evening star., 1916-12-22
Filibusters Tie Up Senate.

The determination of certain progress
sive senators to filibuster against the
of the reappointment of
Interstate Commerce Commissioner
Daniels. and the determination OF
southern senators to prevent if possible
A vote on the Townsend volunteer Off
GERS pension bill. practically prevented
the accomplishment of any business in
the Senate today, which is the last day
before the Christmas recess.
Evening star., 1916-12-22
Plan Had Results.

Whereupon the situation was out
lined to the Bulgarian prisoners and
those obliging young men Immediate
write notes to their particular friends
on the other side. The trdnslations 7
have read were couched in the most
glowing terms. The inside of the Serb
lines was described as flowing with
milk and honey. and the prisoners as
serted they were thoroughly enioying
themselves. Now and then a stubborn
Bulgar would refuse to ask a friend to
desert, but would express a wish to
send news of himself to his home
Whereupon the Serb. who is distinctly a
good fellow. told him to go to it The
across-the-l post is now in full OPP
Grafton Every day small mess Of
Bulgars trickies into the Serb lines
All this wearies the Bulgarian Of
hcers extremely, of course, but as they
always sit at some distance behind the
lines it is impossible for them to stop
the postal traffic. Even when the of
hcer sees a note fall in the trench the
man who picks it up is apt to read il
before he turns it in. The orders are
strict that deScrters shall be shot as
they leave the trench. but even so, in
geuIouS soldiers find Il way to escape in
safety. The other day one Bulgarian
found himself in ii short length Of
trench with four companions
Let us stack our rifles here" sa id
ne. pointing to Il convenient place.
Then you can sit down and smoke
these cigarettes while / stand guard"
When the four cigarette smokers
heard the clatter they looked up. but
ihc accommodating comrade WAS then
on his way out of tn" trench his
arms filled with five rifles. In one in
stance a deserter walked calmly over
10 the Serbiaus. They were amazed
that he was not shot at by the men in
the trench he had abandoned.
Evening star., 1916-12-22
All Will Come In, Too.

You see said he. cit is this way
Il represent the other men. If say
il is ali right they will come in, too"
There have been persistent stories
that the Bulgarians take no Serbian
prisoners. That is an eXaggeration, of
course, and ] have been unable to find
out how much truth there is in the
tales that the Serbians are very fire.
uuently killed when they give them
selves ] am more inclined to think
that the Serbans are killed before they
give themselves UP, for the men OF this
army do not surrender easily. 1t is
certainly the fact. however, that when
a squad of Bulgars was captured they
would sometimes throw themselves on
their knees.
Please" they would Ty. don't kill
I'VE don't kill prisoners" was the
Evening star., 1916-12-22
No Outrage Greater.

There is no outrage which quite COM
pares with that for the soldier. The
popularity of the Serb is that he never
asks the other side to let up. He Just
fights harder. So that for a time the
Bulgars We're treated to hot mess of
butt and bayonet Interruptions, at the
meal hour. This wearied the Bulgar
soul. The cook corvee would come
along with its clinking cans and it's
saVory odors of paprika soup and i'm
mediately the Serbians would get SO
busy that all thought of eating was
out of the question. One could stand
for that for time, but when it became
apparent that the Serbian was spe-
cialiZing on meal hour war the Bulgar
called quits.
planning fashion one day. My gosh
almighty. man." or whatever may
he the Balkan equivalent for that
have a heart. We haven't had a stew
in four days that wasn't as cold as
Pharaoh"
"All right" said the Serb. only you
let up, too"
SO that nowadays the two sides fight
industrially all night long, take a rest
lat breakfast time, fight some more, and
when the clatter of the cooks pans is
heard the fighting automatically
ceases. There is no need to remind the
other fellow of the agreement The
fragrance of hot coffee and the ador-
able outgiving Of koupos disposes each
man to tender peace. 1t is only after
good digestion has sufficiently waited
upon appetite that the fighting begins
again.
Evening star., 1916-12-22
GIRL SCOUTS RUSHING
PLANS FOR G|FT-G|V|NG
Preparations for Meeting Needs of
Children Whose Appeals Come
to The Star.

The Girl Scouts Of Washington are
rushing their preparations for tomor-
row when they will aid Santa Claus
in his distribution of the gifts for the
children who have written him for the
past several weeks in the care of The
Star.
Only small contributions to help in
the work have been made to the scout
headquarters, sol Woodward building.
but Mrs. G. S. Rafter, in general
charge. is going to make them "go a
long way" Individual troops have
raised small amounts of money with
which to buy small toys and good
things to eat, the girls in many cases
contributing from their own pocket
money and Individual collections of
TOYS.
Evening star., 1916-12-22
Inviting Bulgars to Quit.

1t occurred to some genius among
the Serbians the other day that live
Bulgarian is just good as a dead
place. Obviously, the thing to do was
to induce the Buisars to come over and
surrender. Whereupon the word was
passed along the line, and ali the Serb
ians began writing affectionate notes
inviting the Bulgars to cross the line
AS the trench lines are in many places
only few meters apart, and as the
neiShborly fighting men have long been
in the habit Of exchanging books and
newspapers, it was not difficult to get
the invitations in the hands of the
potential guests.
Yah" said the Bulgarians, incredu-
lously. The Serb has no respect for
the ethical quality of the Bulgar. He
insists the man has no comprehension
of honor. YAH" said the Rulgars
You want to get US over there and
kill us"
Fools said the Serbs. Indignantly.
DO we look like men who would do
that sort of thing? Here-we'll show
you"
Whereupon they rounded up a recent
catch of Bulgarian prisoners from this
section of the front and photoeraphed
them, and passed the photographs into
the other lines. l have seen these
photographs. They show large bodies
of Bulgarians lolling about on the grass
with the air of guests at a lawn party
new entertainment They are fat and
comfortably dressed. A prisoners life
is assuredly one to be envied by a
man who must sit in the insanitated
trench the Bulgarian affects, to be pot
ted at by Serbians.
But what do they say about it?"
insisted the cynical Bulgars I'VE want
to know how they like it?'
Evening star., 1916-12-22
Wants Cocoanut and Tangerine.

One youngter wrote that he wanted
nothing for Christmas but a real
cocoanut and a tangerine. He will get
them for the reason stated-that any
one who shows common sense in Sc
Iecting a sane Christmas dinner should
be rewarded.
All the letters received up to yes
terday will be answered. at least in
part. Necessities viii be supplied as
far as possible as a first considerations
The big distri button of gifts viii
take place tomorrow, scheduled, but
there is to be additional work Sunday.
There may also be a few surprises in
some homes where prospects for
Christmas morning are dark.
Evening star., 1916-12-22
Rat Ate a Hole in Stocking.

One little girl has written that when
she hung up her stocking last year a
rat got into it and ate a hole through
the bottom, so the good things ran
out when they We're poured into it.
During the year, she says, she has
driven the rats out of her home, so
Santa Claus need not fear the things
he places in her stocking Will be
wasted She adds that there is fine
big chimney and real fireplace
where she lives.
This little girl evidently intends to
start in model housekeeping on a
small scale, for she wants set Of
dolls dishes with other furniture for
a dolls house, and last. but not least.
of course, the doll itself. She also
wants u rubber plant for her mother
When representatives of one troop
visited the home of some colored chill
dren last night there was wild rush
of the youngsters to the door to see
Santa Claus. Although they could not
see the old gentleman in person they
We're very glad to greet his representa-
tiyeS,
Evening star., 1916-12-22
Played Them Into Action.

He played 'em forward into action"
said the captain of the eighteen pound
ers. II don't know what the tune was.
I was never in Scotland in my life. But
I went forward along with them"
The line moved on silent, steady ell
bows touching, in an alignment that
seemed almost perfect. Now and then
the lightning came, and before the
ROYAL Scots could be seen the pipers,
heads up. elbows pumping, a screech
of some old reviving tune skirIing from
their bags On ahead the Bulgarians
were shooting bloody death at them.
but the Royal Scots marched on. They
worked their way through the wires
and came to the lip of the great trench
in which the Bulgarians were shelter
ed and still the pipes screamed that
wild melody under the stormy sky.
'You should have heard 'em say hoo
-softly-aS they dropped into that
big trench packed with men," said the
captain of the contemporaries.
Evening star., 1916-12-22
Universal Transfers Topic.

His address before the street rail-
way employees organization dealt large
ly with the question of universal trans
fers and rates. He advocated half fares
for school children. less headway.
quicker running time and more cars
on the suburban lines.
IF the six = tickets for a quarter
rate" he said, sis inadequate to pay the
employees a fair and sufficient wage, to
properly maintain the roads at the
highest standard of efficiency, to meet
the reasonable improvements and eX-
tensions of service expected and to pay
a fair and honest dividend to the Stock
holders, then the public will respond to
such a showing of the books and will
inSly pay a Stra ight scent fare. But
they must first be shown. On this mat
ter of rate they maintain an open mind.
They seek to apply the spirit of fair
and reciprocal treatment, the basis for
honest and successful cooperation in
working out this big street railway
problem. insisting that the public be
given all that it pays for and the rail-
roads every dollar they earn"
Evening star., 1916-12-22

Only One "Bromo Quinine.o
To get the genuine. call for full name, LAXA-
TIVE BROMO -QUININE. Look for signature of
+, w. GROVE. Cures Cold in One Day. 25c.-
Advertisement.
Evening star., 1916-12-22
STREET CAR EMPLOYEES
HONOR ". NIX. CLAYTON
Members of Union Present Him
With Silver Set in Recognition
of Aid Given Them.

That Washington today ENJOYS
street railway system unequaled by
that of any other city in its class; that
the local public maintains an open
mind as to rates and will willingly pay
a straight five-cent fare If it is shown
that the present six-tickets-for- or-a quar-
ter plan is unfair to the companies,
were statements made last night by
William Nick. Clayton. chairman of the
public utilities committee of the Fed
Grafton of Citizens Associations, In an
address before the Street Railway Elm
ployes' Union. Local ESQ. at Typo
graphical Temple.
In recognition of his services IN OBJ
tanning seats for motormen on local
traction lines the union presented Mr.:
Clayton with q handsomely engraved
silver pitcher cup and tray.
Recently. Mr.. Clayton was presented
with a testimonial from the white
wing force of the District street clean
ing department in appreciation or mas
efforts to have their salaries increased.
Evening star., 1916-12-22
Had a Reason for Being There.

No doubt he had reason for being
there--a reason he can give to his G.
o.. and quite unconnected with bag
pipes-but at the moment it does not
appear. a little later on he climbed
"A minaret, and, standing on the bal
cony from which the mullah calls the
faithful to their prayers, he directed
the fire Of his battery. Frightened. of
course, he says. No man not born
fool could be other than frightened in
such a place, with the bullets ncking
the soft brick about him. and his own
shells passing 50 near he could feel
the wind and now and then a Bulga-
rian shell just ticking the pointed top
Of the miuaret But every now and
then the wind died away and the noise
of battle was lulled and the drive of
the rain seemed to soften. and then he
could hear the pipes of the Royal Scots
playing their hard men forward into
battle.
But the thing of all I'll never for
get says he, lis the way the Royal
Scots leaped into that trench III the
black night and the way they said
hoo-softly-as they sent in the steel
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-01-19
Snowe.Trafton

The home of Mr.. and Mrs. F. P.
Trafton, West Gardiner. was the scene
Of very pretty wedding Tuesday eve
ming, when their daughter, Hazel Adele
Trafton, was united to Guy Reuben
Snowe, also Of West Gardiner. The
ceremony was performed by Rev. F. c.
Wright Of the Free Baptist church,
Gardiner, the parlor being tastily dec
Grated with cedar and cut flowers. The
bride, who was gowned in a beautiful
creation of white silk crepe du chene,
was given away by her father. the en-
try being to the strains Of Mendells-
sohns wedding march, rendered by
Miss Helen Ware. Aubrey Snowe, a
brother of the groom, was best man
and Miss Ruth Trafton, a sister of
the bride was bridesmaid. A reception
was rendered them from to 10. The
bride Is well known in this vicinity,
having attended the Gardiner High
school for two years and graduating
from the Mason Institute Of Spring.
vale in 1915, while this groom gradu-
ated from the Gardiner High school in
1914 and since has been attending Bates
College. Fer the present they will
make their home with the groom's pa-
rents, Hon. and Mrs. r. L. Snowe.
They were the recipients of manv
beautiful gifts Of cut glass, silver and
linen
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-01-19
CANCELLATION
AVERTS STRIKE
IN SHOEFACTORY

Gardiner. Me-. Jan. 1S.-(SpeciaD. "A
Tuesday that strike was threatened at
the r. p. Hazard shoe shop in this city.
but from the present outlook this seems
to be entirely wrong and all are in hopes
that the outcome will be entirely salts
factory to all. A few days ago Mr.. Haz-
zard. realizing that there was some dis
content among the 100 lasters of his snop
asked that they get together ana 10 IN
ulate some prices and present them 20
him for consideration. This was done to
a degree and they were presented to him
on his return from a business trip Moh-
day. He took them under consid GRAFTON
and asked for a further conference on
the matter On Tuesday morning he ask
ed them to get together and for com-
mittee from the six different depart
ments to meet him and offered them
room in the shop for the meeting or else
that they get a hall somewhere where
they all could have a voice i'll the meet
ing. At 10 o'clock they all met 1t the
Grand Army hall and there c's usssa
the matter appointed their comTlittie 10
confer with Mr.. Hazard and stated their
prices for the work. AT o'clock all the
men returned to their work and the COM
mittee began their conference with ne
noanapement. No settlement was ELECTED
during the afternoon but all will con-
tinue work until a settlement IS enecte''
.rd there is no doubt but what 1t VIII
he satisfactory as both sides seem mos
,:.o,, of q naaceahle adjustment or the
matter.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-01-19

The musicale that is to be given at
the Strand Theatre tomorrow evening
by Mrs. Lila Ormond Dennis OF New
York will probably be the finest that
will be heard here this season. Mrs.
Dennis will be assisted by Mrs. Kelley
Cole of New York as accompanist. This
is under the auspices of the Gardiner
Branch of the Red Cross. Mrs. Dennis
being member of the National Asso-
citation, and the services are both
gratis, their aim being to assist in the
great and good work that this organ
ization is doing. Mrs. Dennis is the
wife Of H. Ray Dennis. formally Of
this city. and her fame as singer is
renowped.-Adv.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-01-19

street: March % chimney fire u hppas
Of w. G. Preble; March e2 fire in lhat
shed of William Wood; April cot
tage street dump; April IA house of r.
c. Plaisted: April Is grass fire in rear
Of House of Good Shepherd; April q
fire in pasture Of Charles Landerkin;
Nav grass fire at South Gardiner;
May 3 chimney fire at house Of H. T.
McLaughlin; May II fire at Cottage
street dump; May 16 Congregational
church; May 19 alarm from South
Gardiner for fire in Pittston; May 80
house of p. A. Houlehan. Water
street: June 4 apartments Of Louis
Mandrapelia; June 9 Oakland Mfg.
Co.; June 13 A. r. Hayes and Co. Coal
Sheds; July II fire at home OF H. r.
Sawyer, South Gardiner July 25 In
ternational Paper Co., South Gardi-
ner: Aug. 81 Jennie Ramsdell house;
Sept. Z, Robinson street. Mrs. G. LeB.
Gooden: Sept. 10. barn Of E. E. Han
ley: Sept. 16 house of E. j. Grondin;
Nov. IS, house of c. l.. Berry; Nov. %,
store of F.. H. Call Dec. boarding
house Of Lawrence Bros, South
Gardiner; Dec. II garage Of P. A.
Houlehan; Dec. 13 workshop Of Otis
Hooker Dec. % house of H. H. Nc
Laughlin.
The value Of the buildings in which
fire occurred was S93,S00 and the loss
on them s60,4S3.S2, and an insurance
Of $50,45O was paid. The contents
were valued at $33,475 with loss OF
$15,S47, an insurance of $2O.S25 and
s10,0sS.5O paid for loss. The follow
! ing recommendations are made. the
purchase of 1000 feet of hose, the MT
ting of the Cobbossee steamer with
new pumps, the painting and repairing
of the Hook and Ladder truck, the
shingling of the steamer FREELY house.
the installation of a hydrant at the
junction Of Deane and Lipcoln streets
and in the rear of the Vannah store.
Finally comes the recommendation OF
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-01-19

special meeting of the city coun-
Gil was held Tuesday afternoon at
which time John d. Barrows was ap-
pointed special police officer who will
be the night watchman of Water street
to fill the vacancy made by the resig-
nation Of w. C. Annis. The name of
Mr.. Barrows was presented at the meet
ing Monday evening but as the man
was a stranger to Councilman Noyes,
the matter was laid over until he
could look into the appointment. He
did that Tuesday and found the appoint
ment would be find for the city,
but was excused 1ro:1 voting by the
mayor on his request. Mayor Lamb
and Councilman Russ voted for Mr.
Barrows and he began his duties Tues
day evening.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-01-19
Trustees Explanation Of
Objectionable Condition
Of Cobbossee City Water

taken out Of the pipes. criticism Is in
danger Of becoming a joke.
There is one thing, however, that all
water takers should remombcr: No wa
ter is necessarily safe because It is clear.
sparkling and Of good flavor. Tho rec.
ords Of the Massachusetts, State Board
of Health TEEN with instances OF wnters'
proved to be almost deadly. that to slgnt'
taste and smell seemed perfect. On the
other hand, no water should be con-
demned because Of fishy taste or turpid
appearance, for such watcr may be per-
fectly wholesome. In water, moro often
perhaps than in anything else. things are
not always as they seem.
HENRY RICHARDS,
e. L. RUSSELL.
l.. c. BALLARD,
Trustees.