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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-14
That Many More Are Miss ing From Surrounding
 Villages, Says Hill
MARVELLOUS WORK OF
 RUSSIAN SOLDIERS
American Describes Exploits of the Troops in Capturing City, Which Is Little Damaged-Refugee Are
 Returning to Their Homes

Tifhs, Russian Transcaucasia, March 2e Correspondence of the Associated Press ) Fifteen thousand Armenans were killed by Turks at Mamakhatun prior to the evacuation of Erzerum, according to a statement prepared for the Associated Press by Richard Hill, a local repre- sentative of the American committee for Armenian and Syrian relief of New York. More than that many more, expelled from Erzerum and surrounding villages have dropped out of sight and it is as- sumed that most of them have met a like fate. It is estimated that there are 2o000 Armenian refugees in the Cau- casus. They are beginning to return to their homes in large numbers. By April l 1t is thought 10000 will have been re- patriated More than s120OO0 has been ex- pended by the American committee for their relief, 175,000 articles of clothing and bedding, several tons of sugar; tea. soap and kerosene having been distribu- uted.
 Nr Hill describes interestingly the al- most superhuman achievement of the Russian soldiers in scaling the heights around Erzerum, packing heavy guns pieceHledl over the mountain ranges preparatory to attacking the fortresses. His information was gathered from yari ous officials and army officers who have returned to Tfflis from Erzerum.
 WAS MARVELLOUS WORK
 The work of the Russian forces was nothing short of marvellous" writes MT Hill They had to fight their way from their original position near Sari Kamysh clear up to the city itself over roads that beggar description. The men waded in snow up to their waists, pushed on through a blinding snowsrorm, scaled ap parently impossible heights all in weather as intense and bitter as that of the Arctic circle Guns were taken apart and car ried on the backs of soldiers, hauled up by ropes to the top of cliffs and then dropped down the icy slopes and put to- gether in the clouds from where they brought terror and consternation to the enemy. Too much praise cannot be given
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-14
COnventiOnality of Henry James
 Edith Wyatt. in the North American

ALollH w ydlls III tHc INOTlu tAHI6TlCdH Review.
 ] Everybody who has read Henry James novels and tales for the last 1 25 years has probably realized that, with a few notable exceptions, no mat ter who the hero or the heroine may be | or what the conditions of his exist encef this character-who has been, i from the beginning making up his mind whether he will or will not SUD- port the frame of things as they are 1 will conform. He will support the | frame of things as they are ,even if, l like Hyacinth Robinson. he has to com init suicide to do it.
 1 Why do they all acquiesce? Why does Maggie Verver go back to, or rather never depart from, her treach- | erous and gross husband? Why does Madame de Mauves submit to her per l haps less treacherous and more gross companion? Why does Isabelle Archer return to her base husband? Why
 when the character of his behest seems | to her unwarrantable and even con- | temptible, does she advise her step
 daughter to sacrifice all her dearest instincts to obey it? Why does The
 the murderous brother and mother of Madame de Cin0'e? Useless to multi iply instances They all acquesce, of lcourse, for very different reasons. But Ut Is never, so far as [ recall except | In the case of Merton Densher. from
 an imputed infirmity of purpose. It
 must be remembered that not one of the protagonists mentioned is described as at all weak willed, or of dependent
 nature. On the contrary they are all represented as rather strong willed and or independent nature But in every case, fretted through a long period TOT doubt, they are at last played on.
 However rotten things are in the state Tor Denmark, they never kill the king. This striking feature-the determina- It1on to let thinks remain as they are
 Tn the state of Denmark--is almosa as
 invariable a feature of Henry James composition as dark tree truns before a misted horizon is of Corots
 | What is remarkable is not so much the acquiescence itself, as the fact that
 the artist almost always treats it as an act Of hieh courage and vision. If l IS little as though--to indicate this
 treatment in its least convincing as lpects-Chaucer should be at great zeal of pains. in telling the story of ratlent Griselda, to make you believe .hdt drlselda is not so much suhserv- | tent as spirited
 l els that, as in Whitman's poem. after all the heroes are discouraged and gone, liberty is the last to go out In nenry James novels, the spirit that remains after all their heroes and he roines are gone is the spirit of the conventional, The word is not used here In its narrower sense, but in that grave meaning Isabel Archer consid- CTS Tn her long mediation-the meaning or the love of harmony and order and l life" oi
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grows larger than the parent, and then said shell is removed and presto antoI There stands a big, soft, helpless hulk who sometimes loafs around as much as 15 minutes, feeling trlfling and groggy before he goes to work Juggling the chassis of defunct worm aroundin his manribles and acting like regular sho-nufr honest .tgoodness ant.
 Think what we should miss if we were born full-grown. Teething, colic going to kindergarten and grade schools, being chucked under the chin, catnip tea, spank ings, dancing school, having our ears washed, and everything like that
 We here go on record as to our com
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George w. Ant, Exemplar

A book we all respect sufficiently and read nsufficiently says: "Go to the ant, thou sluggard. Consider her ways and be wise"
 whether the sluggard ever made this ahtward hike depended entirely upon how Tar away said ant was at the time We used to know village cut-up out in Indiana who said, "Go to thy aunt" etc, but let that pass
 Let us now briefly consider the ant, and some of the advantage we might ob- tam If we really considered her ways and were copy-cats.
 One of the chief advantages the ant has over human beings is that It is born full grown The parents luz the bag gar around in his shell until the shell
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plete willingness to go to the ant thou sluggard; or rather to have done so, if it had been made clear to us early enough in life to have arranged for us to be born fully grown and thus to escape measles, whooping-cough. humps, rash, chickenpox, cube-root, scarlet fever and other diseases
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BASED LOT OF ARMENIANs

Tn this connection it is interesting to learn of an incident occurring just prior to the fall of the city. Taxim Bey, the Vali it appears had done all he could
 as far as he was allowed by Constan- tonople, to do, to ease the lot of the Ar menians. Realizing that the fall of the city was near he sent for MT. Staple ton and to him delivered a message for the Russian authorities to the effect that if the Moslem population were not molested by the Russian troops he would do all he could to help the eXpatriated Armen- ians in Mesopotamia; otherwise he would not answer for what might happen It is only just to the Russians to say that
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-14
Without Success
From Pu

From Punch.
 Captured German officer (to Ei officer in charge of German pl ers)-You fight for money; we figl honor. #.
 English Officer-Ah, well! Neitl us seems to get what we want. al
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And now for your white FOOtWear--madam

DRESS, semi-dress and sport models, 0 white washable kid and white linen W every good new style feature that is decreed correct-and with the high degree of wo manship that comments itself to critical wo en are ready in big array at this shop of GO' footwear
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you, with my own. hands, 8 birthday have I, dear?'
 "No. my darling the husban1 swered tenderly. %Oh, my darling garde, and I look back on those as milestones in my life."
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ported at that time. The whole of the province has been cleared of Armenians with the exception of those few who hid in the city. At the same time Is, 600 were sent away from villages nearby. These were taken as far Mamakhatun where they were killed. Other groups have been sent off at different times, many of them. too, no doubt. sharing the same fate as those from Erzerum, although some hope is entertained that many of them may
 still be found alive in the region of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-14
MilestOnes

From the Boston Globe.
 We have been married 12 years," said an heress sentimentally to her husband, "and not once have I missed baking
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to the valor and hardhood of the Rus
 sian soldier. An artillery officer who was in the fight from the beginning told me that the wonders performed and the difficulties overcome were every whit as great as those which made Napoleon's march over the Alps military classic.
 The city itself is little if any damaged
 the forts even hardly showing evidence of severe bombardment. When the fall of the city was imminent the Turkish sol diers in certain quarters began to loot and burn, but before much damage was done the inhabitants were able to pre- vent the fire from spreading. The ap- proach of the Russian soldiers caused the looters to beat a hasty retreat popu- lation of 25000 was found in the place, mostly Turks. Some Persians and a few Greeks made up the remainder. Pos sibly 100 Armenians had been able to hide with friendly Turks and were found in the city upon it's capture. Apart from these there has been found no trace of other Armenans, numbering 15,O00 who were taken from the city and sent into the interior in June of last year. That is to say, no word has come from any of the men, but MT. Stapleton Ameri- can missionary in Erzerum, has heard in- directly from some of the women de-
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Poles, Hungarians, Bohemians and Rus siaiis. with a liberal sprinkling of He breMs sprung from nearly all the coun- tries mentioned make up what is probably the most cosmopolitan theatrical organ
 zation that has ever visited Birmingham. All the musicians are solo artists of the highest calibre and their combined sal aries exceed the pay roll of the average dramatic or musical attraction. On ac- count of the unpronouncable qualities of their real names most of the musicians have nicknames. For instance, the giant Russian Jew who blows all the piercing
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clan calls in the second half of the spec tacle is known as Bundles FacetiouS members of the troupe sometimes address the trumpeter as Packages, and he say; he has not heard his real name for sc long that he will have to learn how tc wear it again when he rejoins his family in New York. Bundles is an expert trumpeter and for several summers he has been much in evidence in the large orchestra of the Ziegfeld F'olies He has been re-engaged by Ziegfeld for this sum- mer and will report to the producer early in June.
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War arguments are barred back stage during the engagement of The Birth of a Nation at the Jefferson theatre. Tn the organization of 50 musical artists, stage mechanics and projection experts, presenting the Griffith spectacle, are rep resentatives of 10 European countries and their views on the current unpleasantness over the seas are as divergent as the suns rays. England, Ireland, France and Germany lead in strength, with the Brit ons enjoying the advantage of including Alfred Mouton, the orchestra director, on their side
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-09-08

JUDGING the candidates for reelection TO the legislature
by their records in the past The Star hereby
mcnds the following
DIR. w. 7. CHRISTENSEN. 42nd Distriet-Dr Chris
Jensen has served in three legislatures and has uniformly
served the best interests OF the people He believes in hui
manarian principles his integrity is unquestioned The
Star recommends him without reservation.
PAUL HoUsER. +iss District. Houser served one
term the legislature and he stood squarey for the things
that right lie is entitled denomination by big
VICTOR ZEDNIcK. 43rd Distriet-On oeea-
son during his three terms in the legislature Mr. Zcdniek
voted right From the field that running in his district,
however Zednick easily the satisfactory OF the
didates.
FRED w. HASTINGS. 46,h Misunderstanding ha,
been the legislature terms Generally speaking he could
be depended upon TO vote right lie should be reelected
E. H. GUIE. 47th DistrictGuie has been in the legis
ature three terms, once as speaker lie is reaeonay
but honest in his views Those who running against
him in the 47,h district all reac,ionaes OF the field,
therefore Cute because OF his known fairness aho he is
standpatter. is the least OF the evils.
OF the candidates, those seeking place in the
legislature for the first time, the following appear to be
qualified timber:
NED B. CONNOLLY 4oth Dis.re.-connoly is a
railroad worker He has dabbed in politics somcwhat-not
always with the right crowd But OF the field of candidates
the I0h district he the dependable give the
general public something like square deal.
A. E. FULLER +ist Dstret.-Mr. Fuller will be a
splendid colleague for Paul Houser the legislature Fuller
is genuinely interested in public welfare. He should be
elected.
CLAY LAWRENCE 42nd Dstriet-Lawrence is con.
scientousy devoted lettering human eondi,ons-and
that is prime requisite for good legislation He will make
able colleague for Dr. Christensen this district Lawrence
should be elected
JOHN H. LoNGFELLow AND ROBERT E,
DWYER appear be the promising in the 44th Dis
tict The present legislators have been unsasac-
tory and the election OF Longcow and Dwyer would be
wholesome change.
c. o. QUALHEIM 4sth distret-The present lerisla-
in this district have been satisfactory Quaheiu
apparently having wholesome view OF serving the
people should be nominated
c. c. BRAS 4oth Dstret-Mr Bras is an educator by
profession appears have the RICH, OF public
VICE He will undoubtedly make good colleague for Fred
Hastings in this district
The third candidate in this district, Stephen A. Hull
unsatisfactory the legislature and conspicuous
BY his egotistic inability.
The above republican candidates. The democrats
have contests
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CHAPTER XII.
The Moviao Shadow

'rd rather not talk about Il to-
nixht. I'm no, equal 10 IT, IT'S too
--too--i,'s deviiish. Paul"
Gordon was staring moodily out
OF the window. one arm hanging
Idly over the back OF his chair. lie
had taken up office room in an
empty shop building across the
street from the hotel.
It's 80 doyilish. IT'S weird"
agreed the ranchmau.
There was nm ugly cut on his
forehead. He was pale. but he had
lost mono OF tho old faith In him.
self or in his power 10 dominate
affairs In the cattle country.
I'm pull myself together again.
never fear" said Gordon. Just
give me tonight. You see that's not
all. I've something else TO think
about. too. now that ! have time.
II takes a fellows nerve away to
have everything that IN worth while
drop out at once. hut I've rallied
before know I'm beastiy selfish
not 10 talk 20 you tonight. but"
Dick" interrupted Langford.
bluntly. did she turn you DOWN."
Il never asked her She Ia going
back-home-neyt week"
III you let her"
You don't quite understand,
Paul" said Gordon. a little YEARLY.
She said she could never live in
this country-nevcr. She would die
here. Could | ask her after that ,
Could 7 ask her anyway. and be n
mani know. She would just pine
away"
Girls don't pIne-only in imag.
ination. They are tougher than
you give them credit for"
But somehow Mary seems dif.
ferent," said Gordon. though.fully.
He surprised a flush In his friends
cheek. You deserve her. old man.
you'll he very happy. She is the
right kind. congratulate you with
all my heart"
An odd lump came into Lang.
ford's throat. Despite Gordon's Wig.
orous and healthful manhood. there
seemed always n certain pathos OF
life surrounding him.
| Il haven't asked. either" con.
fessed Paul. But you have made
IL possible for me 10 do tonight
tomorrow whenever | can find
chance. Take my advice. old man,
don't let your girl go. You'll find
she Is the kind after all. You
don't know her yet"
Paul left the room. and Gordon
paced the narrow confines OF his
shabby office. Then he threw him.
self once more into his chair--his
arms fell norvelessly to the table
and then his head dropped heavily
upon his arms.
Alone in the night. Louise awoke.
She found II impossible to fall
asleep again. She slipped out Of
bed. She would tire herself into
sleep. She even dressed. Drawing
the oil stove close to the window
fronting the street. she SAM, into
n chair. drew a heavy shawl over
her shoulders, put her feet on the
tiny fender. and prepared TO fatigue
herself into oblivion.
A light shone from the window
across the way. He was still at
work, then. He ought not to sit
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Kate and Virgil Boyles - ,W
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up NO late. n she we're not going
back next week. Only next week J
but there was no other way. bhe
ought never 10 have come. She
was not big enough. lie, too, had
told her she was not the kind.
And now she noticed that his
head had sunk down onto his arms.
How still he sat. The minutes
passed away. Still he sat motion
less, his face buried.
II was dark. The yellow CLEAN
streaming out OF the window only
served 10 make the surrounding
darkness denser. The lamp on the
table east a pals circle Immediately
In front OF the office. Into this
circle there moved a shadow. N
treated--advaneed again-Eiided
back into obsourity. Was II some
thing alive. or did the moving OF
the lamp cause the shadow 20 thus
skip about7
All There was tho moving
shadow again She caught her
breath quickly. This time the
shadow did not stink away again.
II came near the window. crouch
Ing. Suddenly. II stood up straight
Louise tried TO scream aloud.
Her throat VAS parched. N she
could only awaken Mary The
man lifted his arm. lie had some.
thing in HIS hand. Its terrible I'm.
port broke the spell OF her
speechlessness
Mary Mary"
she thought she shrieked. In
reality. she gasped out 4 broken
whisper: but II thrilled so with
terror and pleading that Mary was
awakened on the instant. As her
feet touched the floor. a pistol shot
rang out. close By. She had no
need for explanations. The sho,
was enough. Swiftly and silently,
abe seired her revolver from the
bureau. giided TO the window. and
fired three times In rapid success.
sion. the reports mingling with the
sound OF shattered giass.
Il think hi; him the second
time. Louise" she said. with a dull
calm. Il can't be sure"
She lighted lamp and began 10
dress mechanically. Louise STAYED
no, 10 answer. In the hall shr
encountered Paul LAngford. Jus,
a. another sho, rang out.
Go back. Miss Dale" he cried.
hurriediy but perempiorily. you
mustn't come. am afraid there
has been foul play"
She looked NJ him. II hurt. that
look.
He IL dead" abe whispered. Il
am going to him" and glided away
from his OBTAINING hand.
lie hurried after her. Others
had been aroused by the nearness
OF the pistol shots Doors wer.
thrown open, Putting his arm
srouud the trembling Eirl. Lang.
ford fastened across the street
with her. Al tho door OF Gordon's
office. he paused.
Il viii go In frat. Louise. You
stay here"
He spoke authoritaiiveiy: but she
slipped In ahead Of him. Her
arms fell softly over the bowed
shoulders. fAngford opened the
door.
Someone ssnd Doc over here
quick. Cordon's office." he cried.
in q loud. firm voice. Then be
closed the door and locked H.
He hssicnod back to the side OF
his friend. Disappointed In their
desire TO get In. men crowded be
fore the window. Louise stepped
softly forward and drew the blind
between him and the mass OF Gu
rlous face. without. She was very
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-09-08

WHY MACNESIA
SHOULD BE TAKEN
AFTEREVERY MEAL
Best Possible Tressweut for fsdt-
Hesttoa. Dysp~ pals. sastvttfs ssd
Stomach Ulcers. says New Nerk
rhystetnn.

a flushed fac. may be the frat
noticeabls symptom OF indigestion.
but disregard this warning and soon
there IL unfuistakAhle pain. for inds-
g@stion 10 progressive aiiment At
first tho symptoms may be relieved
BY pspsin. bismuth or soda. but these
things do not overcome tho excessive
acid In the stomach. which lie usually
the underlying cause OF tho trouble.
and consequently the acid accumu-
inteH and the occasional attack Of
Indigestion becomes chronic dyspep-
ella. Tho dyspsptic In always partic-
ulsriy liable TO kastritiH and gastric
ulcers In tho stomach are only too
often the forerunnors % peritonitIs
stomach cancers and death.
For this reason physlcians place
much Importance upon keeping the
stomach free from harmful acid. and
are continuously advising chronic
dyspeptiCs as well AS those who only
suffer occasional attacks Of lndigr.-
ton to keep a little pure hisurst~d
maFnssia handy. and 10 take a tea
spoonful In little water after every
meal Practically any druggist can
supply you with btsursted magne-
sia. and all stomach sufferers are
advised to get an ounce or so and
give Il trial. Car. should be taken
to tell tho druggist TO give you
magnssia In the btsurstsd form. as
other msgnesia preparations. while
valuable aa laIativcs and mouth
washes. arc not recommended for
the correction Of stomach acidity.
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pale, but quiet and self.posScssed
The doctor raped loudly. calling
10 L.anRford 10 open. Paul admit
ted him and then stepped out IN
full sight OF all
Boys" he cried, a great grief
In bis stern voice. Dick Goreon's
murdered. Now get--you know
what for--and be quick about ~
They laid him gently on the
floor. took OFF bis coat. and cut
away the blood soaked shirts.
Louise assisted with dsft. tender
hands. Presently. the heavy lids
lifted, the gray eyes stared va
cantly for a momcnt--then smiled.
Paul bent over him.
what happened. old man." the
wounded man whispered gropingly.
II required much effort 10 say this
little. and a shadow OF pain fell
over his face.
Hush, Dick, dear boy" said
Langford. with a catch In his voice.
You're all right now, but you
mustn't talk. You're too weak. We
are going 10 move you across TO
the hotel"
Obeying a sign from the doctor.
he slipped away and out. Gordon
closed bis eyes. His face was
white and drawn with suffering.
Has he fs;nted7" whispered
Louise.
The eyes opened quickly. They
fell upon Louise. who had not time
10 draw away. The shadow OF the
old. sweet smile came and how.
cred around his lips
Louise" he whispered.
Yes. II II l." she said. laying
her hand lightly on his forehead
You mus, be good until Paul gets
back"
I'm done for. so the rest OF the
criminal calendar viii have to 10
over. You can 10 bsck--sooner
than you thought"
4 am not going back" said
Louise. Unexpectedly.
Come here. close 10 me. Louise g
said Gordon. In low voice. lie
had forgotten the doctor. You
had be,ter-i'ii get up n you don't
Closer attn. ] want you to--kiss
me before Paul gets back"
Louise grew whittier. She glanced
hesitatingly st the doctor. timidiy
a. the new lover IN the old man.
Then abe bent over him where he
lay stretched on the floor and
kissed him on the lips A great
light came into his eyes before he
closed them contentedly and slip
ped into Inconsistencies again.
fcoreiuoed In Our Next Issue)
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FRESH WATER BATHING

did you enjoy the dance In the
new town hall?" asked Kate. n
-Oh. fairly" answered Tom. "
Some OF the girls told me they
didn't enjoy the dance one Bit
Well" said Tom. Il couldn't
dance with them all"
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AuCTIONEERs ARE MEN
WHO CRY BECAUSE THEY
HAVE TO MAKE AN HONEST
LIVING.