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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-10
The Abandoned Telephone

pared position some kilometres in the rear.
For half an hour at least the commanding
officer would be left to his own thoughts.
ITO no one else would as gladly have given
her as to him. If had only known of it be-
fore"-
With bound he stood upright. AS if in
censed at his own weakness he exclaimed:
mol Even then-even them should have
chosen him, just the same"
When the hour was almost over he decided
to call to his orderly to have horse saddled.
He opened the door, and stood there as if
rooted TO the ground.
"Oettingen!" he cried, almost beside himself
with Joy. man. son, where do you como from~
The young officer beamed and pointed to the
two gigantic Landwehr men, who, wet as seals,
stood beside him.
Tell him." said Oettingen.
"Ah, what is there TO tell?" began Lehman.
When we got into the first trench | said to
Paschke: Look down there, Paschke, to the
right, in the marsh on the edge of the river.
lot Of logs are lying there. What you might
call raft"
Eyes, that's what he said" interjected
Paschke
Yes and said further We must get down
to the edge. behind the logs. with our bullet
sprinkler. That is what they call in strategy a
fsnking cover
"Paschke agreed with me, and we went up
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-10

thing is clear along the brook northward Of
c.. About corps, then? That is very
important. And at y four regiments on
the march. What's that you say? Speak
little louder What's that? | can't hear you.
You speak so indstinctly. Hit? Who is hit?
What is hit?'
A long pause ensued. The colonel breathed
hoarsely.
Answer he cried shaking the instrument.
Several more minutes passed. Then the
colonel hung up the receiver
The general, who meanwhile had been in
tently noting on a map the dispositions re-
ported, looked up.
my God, colonel, what is the matter with
you? Death stalks among US every day and in
so many forms. The young officer has done the
Fatherland great service"---
Pardon, excellency," the colonel interrupted.
His figure stiffened. "It's all over now. Lieu
tenant Won Oettingen was to be my son-in-law."
The general extended his hand sympathet-
ically.
Il feel with you,' he said. 1--WE had to give
up two sons"
Az if nothing had happened tho two men
now discussed the measures made necessary by
the changed situation Then the general said
goodby and drove away.
The colonel issued some orders and went
back 70 his quarters. In an hour his regiment
was 10 retire and 70 occupy an already pre-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-10

for that, and when got out | went with
a bunch of other fellows and stole about
forty more fire extinguishers out Of an
u train when it was laid up for the
night. l got two and a half years at
Sing Sing for that, but got let out at
two years for good behavior.
"When | got out of Sing Sing in Octo-
Der, 1909, I enlisted in the navy and
went off on a cruise. Well, | got sick
and got furlough of four months, and
while l was at home the police came
around after me for a robbery that |
hadn't committed. You see, they knew
me, and everything that was done like
that they always came to me to see if
didn't do it. Well, l didn't do this, be-
cause | was in the navy when it was
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-10

to our noses in the water and mud. We could
20 ahead unnoticed, for the trench hid us in
part and the Russians were not yet in position.
The fire of the Muscovites bothered us little
because the so-called water sometimes got up
our noses. But then ! said to Paschke: its
all the same whether the worms eat US or the
cells do And Paschke thought So too
ave waited there, then, and when we thought
that the Russians, who had come on slowly to
our side of the river, had killed of our main
body with their crazy fire, and that we were
now both the flank and the main body, we saw
the lieutenant spring up in the second trench
and behind him our chief force. Now let it
co. I said to Paschke.
"And then we played the organ. You tell
the rest, Paschke you did the organ playing"
"There isn't much else to tell" said the other
Berlner, modestly. when the Russians felt
our beans In their flank they drew away as if
the devil and his grandmother were on their
tracks. We took advantage Of their retirement
70 quit the field. We threw the machine gun
into the marsh, but we'll go back there later
and fish 1t out"
The colonel laughed.
Change your clothes, children" he said Civ
ing each of them his hand. "Then como back"
When they were gone the colonel put his
hand across his eyes
What was the matter with mo" he said. Il
heard confused sounds and then the word,
Hit"
"Oh, yes, the telephone. 1t was put COM
pletely out Of business" was the answer Of the
happy young officer.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-10

IN HERE Is nothing inspiring doOuC
this. It leaves you just about
II where you began. But it IS true,
and whatever lesson there may be in 1t,
YOU may have for the finding. | am not
sure that | can find any lesson myself,
Unless it is that night usually comes al
ter the sun has gone down, and that IN
winter it is cold.
He came in to see me about getting
lob. Four months before he had left
Sing Sing. where he had spent thirty-slX
months of a four-year term for burg
larry, and, even though he had been
let out early for good behavior, there
weren't many business houses that could
reconcile hiring him with their brinci-
pies of efficiency. He wasn't particu-
larly detected. Neither was he loath to
dilate on his record. a record which ne
evidently thought back on with no little
pride.
II am twenty-rine years DID," he said,
land have been in a prison of one kind
or another thirteen years and seven
months of that. Some record, Ell? l
began stealing when was kid seven
wears old. and III tell you what gave me
the idea: Jesse James. I used to keep
a pile of them in the cellar, and when I'd
read them I'd exchange them for new
ones. ! got lot of ideas out OF these
books. and l got so / wanted excitement
So a couple Of other kids and me would
90 TO a tea store or tobacco shop, and
while one of them would stand on the
corner and watch for the cop, I'd break
the glass and rob the cash register.
al used to swipe money from my old
man, too. He worked in the navy yard,
and would get drunk about every night,
and then he would leave his money lying
around, so it was easy to lift. He never
knew the difference.
"One time he went down cellar where
Id hidden lot of the stuff I'd swiped
from Van Dyke tea store and found it.
There was some cigars, too, and box
of cash. He says to me: Where did
YOU get this%
81 found it in the street. says.
You're liar he says, and l guess
he must have gone to the police station
and told them what he'd found IN the
cellar, because they came around and got
me the next day for breaking into the
tea store l had been stealing stuff for
two years without getting caught.
They sent me to the Brooklyn Train
ing School for twenty months"
His attitude toward his various places
of confinement was something akin to
that of boarding school boy toward
his A good enough place, where they
perhaps work you a bit too hard, but,
on the whole, pretty fairly tolerable.
And well might his attitude be that of
boy toward his school, for aside from
four months in Brooklyn public school,
his education had been entirely carried
on in reform schools and prisons. As
educations go, it was not such a bad
one either.
But he seemed eager TO continue with
his record.
when ! got out, didn't want 20 90
TO public school, and so ! didn't. used
TO skip, and one day my old man says
10 me: Come on with me, and we'll go
down TO Coney Island SO | goes with
him and what does he do but take me
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-10

the Judge knows me, having sent me up
before.
"'What's your name?' says he.
Nichols | says.
"'You told me it was Reilly says the
cop.
az never told you it was Reilly |
says"
These glib and open-faced falsehoods
were recounted with a slight touch OF
pride, which indicated that he consid-
cred them a part of every gentleman's
conversational equipment.
"Are you guilty or not?' says the
judge.
"Tm not guilty till Pm proved
guilty. | says.
well, l got three months in the pen
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-10

term Osborne came in. At first We
didn't like the way he gave good Jobs
to some fellows and left the rest Of US
out, but then we saw that the fellows
he gave office jobs to were those that
knew bookkeeping and stenography and
things like that, and, of course, thcy
was the ones that ought to get such
Jobs. The only trouble with Osborne
was that he didn't enforce all that he
said. | mean he was too soft-hearted.
But / think the guy is on the level, and
that's the truth. When | came out he
called me in to him and gave me talk,
and it was the first time any one had
ever given me that much attention. !
was getting pretty sore on the public
up till then. Whenever / got sent up
every one had said it will learn hin
a lesson, but it didn't. Well, Osborn
told me to stick to the motto Of The
League, DO Good and Make Good And
| told him that he'd never see me back
there again. He said if | ever needed
any help to write to him, but couldn't
ever reach him now, | guess; he's all
over the country so much.
But l guess I've lost my nerve now.
I'm on the level all right for while,
and if | don't get in with the old bunch
/ guess l can keep on the level. Why,
I've seen DRINKS coming along the
street that / could frisk as easy as not
and, somehow, | let them go. We used
to lay for the DRINKS. You can SCI
them in the saloon, and if they flash
roll, why, you can just get them TO
drink some more, and then lead then
down an alley or over to a park bench
and frisk them of their money. It's
cinch. One of you just crooks his arm
around the guys neck and the other
goes through his pockets. | see then
doing it every night over in the park or
the benches. Then, if the guy makes
any noise, and cop comes up, you car
show him that the guy is drunk sn
say that he started the trouble. Some
times you can even do it in crowd on
the street. The more people there ar
going by the better, because it dom
make him suspicious. Just go up to hin
with dollar bill and ask him if he car
change it. If he shows any cash, wny'
you can get him down an alley or INTO
a saloon in the back room and get it.
II never drink myself. | can't ston'
ach beer. The reason I'd steal would D.
the excitement, and when ! was BROKE
or else to get even with somebody. 10
lose money in a crap game and tne'
have to go out and get some more "
eat with. never carried gun, eltnef'
There amt many do that, except tnoS
that hold up on the street, and thlns
like that.
81 guess Pm on the level now" me-
peated, eff I can get job. | had o"
offered me in Pennsylvania, but 1t was
union job, and l can't join the UNIV
You see, the only thing I've got to sp'
them in the way of papers when ~
for job is this"
And he pulled out a greasy sn~
signed by some naval officer, which
titled that l.. J. Nichols was phys'c,
unfit ever to Join the navy again.
cause of heart murmur." And -
this were not enough, at the top ~
stamped, in large. red letters, USE"
orable Discharge" u-xw..
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1916-11-25
STABBED IN 4 FIGHT
OVER GREECE IN WAR
PappaS Arrested After Chase by
Theatre Crowd; Morris Sent
TO Hospital.

Andrew Pappas, twenty-four years
old, Of No. 53t East Eighteenth Street,
was arraigned in jefferson Market
Court to-day on a charge OF felonious
assault. His alleged victim. Nicholas
Morris. twenty-four, Of No. iS6 Sec
ond Avenue, is In Polytechnic Hospital
with a severe stab wound in his left
side.
Papas was arrested on the platform
Of the Times square subway station
az the man. Morris, was graphing
with him, while throrg OF home
ward bound theatre goers threatened.
He had been pursued for several
blocks up Broadway and through side
streets.
Pappas, Morris and several friends
attended "A cabaret show on Forticth
Street and got into an argument over
Greece's part in the war. Pappas and
Morris adjourned 10 the street u
nght II out, when. IT is charged
Pappas stabbed Morris and fied.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1916-11-25
AIR RAID BY BRITISH
ON A GERMAN BASE
Two Thousand Pounds of Ex-
plosives Dropped in Sarre Re-
gion-Rain Halts Fighting.

PARIS, Nov. 25.-The lull in the
fighting on the front in France con-
tinues owing TO the heavy rain. To-
days official statement says there Is
nothing TO report besides the usual
cannonading.
A group OF aviators belonging to the
British marine aviation squadron yes
terday bombarded the blast furnaces
at DllinRen, in the region OF the
Sarre. In the course OF this expedition
1000 kiIos lover 1000 pounds) OF ex-
plosves were thrown down Most OF
the projectiles. the War Once says.
reached their detectives. An airplane
OF the enemy was brought down on
the return trip.
BERLIN. Nov. 25 (by wireless to
Sayyillc) An uneventful period on
the front in France and Belgium Is
reported by German army headquart-
ers In to-day's official statement.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1916-11-25
GEN. PARKER REVIEWS
$4,000 BORDER TROOPS
Commander Sends Salutations of
the National and State Soldiers
10 Wilson.

BROWNSVILLE. Tex. Nov aJ.-
Twenty-three thousand soldiers who
have been doing border duty along
tho Mexican border. were reviewed
to-day by Orig. Gen. James Parker.
While the review was In progress
Gen Parker telegraphed President
Wilson as follows:
After course OF strenuous train
ing lasting for five months, cul-
minating In a march manoeuyre
OF eight days durat t.on, %, 900 men.
passed in view on the historic
battlefield OF Rosaca de la Palma,
salute you"
The troops comprise units OF the
Regular Army and OF the States OF
Colorado, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Min
nesota. Nebraska. New Hampshire
North Dakota. oklahoma. South pa
kotd, Virginia ana Louisiana. In
fantry, cavalry. artillery, engineer
signal and hospital troops are in
cludcd.
The Third Indiana Infantry and
Third Minnesota Infantry are cN-
pected to entrain for home mobiliza
ton camps morrow.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1916-11-25
BOWIE WINNERS.

FIRST RACE-Selllng: two-ycar-
olds; one milc.-.Napolcon. ls2
show ,t2 20. frat; cherry Ripe, ICS
lrroxier!; place $3.50, show $40,
second .So ~ R%SSihei ,Siri ~ Snurliisamel,
Rebel. Radiant Flower. Glory Belle
onwa and Great Dolly also ran.
SECOND RACE -- Handicap: two.
year olds: seven furlonEs.-Fruit Cake
lis Haynes). straight s. 10, place 81 60
show 81 go, first; Bondage. ll6 (Rob-
lnson). place 500 show $3.50 second
Dandy Dude. ll5 (Rurlingamel, show
s. 80. third Time i27 Kentucky boy
kits, Joanna also ran.
THIRD RACE-Selling; three year
ulds and upward; six and half fur
longs Ina Kay. loo (Crump). straigh
1870. place $3.50, show S3 20. hrst. Pontc
fract, ITO (Robinson). place 81 20, show
81 30, second. Rae B 40 tMcAtee). show
81 20, third. Time, l2l 10, Luzzi, Tn,
Busyhody H!gh Horse, Humiliation
Etruscan Progressive, Favour. Anxiety
also ran.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1916-11-25
MIKE ADDISON WON'T
PAY YUNDERTAKER'SB|LL
Of MIKE ADDISON
Looks Like Corpse Taken to
His Home, but Insists
That He Isn't.

One Michael Addison lies dead in
the Brooklyn Morgue and the other
Michel Addison is alive and well at
his home. No. 2i6 Putnam Avenue.
Brooklyn. Tho live Michael Addison
absolutely refuses to pay the bill Of
Higgins, the undertaken. OF No. 2la
jay Street, who took the body OF the
dead Michael Addison from the Coney
Island Hospital TO the live Michael
Addison's home yesterday.
The daughter OF tho live Michael
Addison Is i'll at her homo from tho
effect OF a series OF nervous shocks.
The 1--we Michael Addison left Coney
Island Hospital, where he worked as
a cook, last Tuesday evening and he
hasn't been back since. He didn',
go directly home and his memory Is
hazy as to his movements after he lef,
the hospital.
On "Wednesday n Michael Addison
tho same age as the cook and looking
like him. was picked up on Neptune
Avenue with fractured skull and
taken to Coney Island Hospital. where
he died.
The hospital authorities identified
the dead man as Michael Addison, the
cook. and notified his daughter he
was dead.
Tho daughter. not having seen her
father for three days. engaged Hig.
gins 70 transfer the body to the Ad.
olson home. bought black dress and
black veil and sent out Invitations
10 the wake.
Early yesterday Miss Addison near.
ly dropped dead when her father
eased himself into the house and e..
pressed desire to sleep. The CIR
couldn't got much information from
her parent, who was soon wrapped In
sldmber.
A few hours later the black wagor
OF the undertaken stopped In from
OF the house and Higgins and his as
sistant had tho dead Michael Addison
half way up the steps before tn,
daughter could arouse her father and
send him out to head off the corpse
| Think of all this happening right
here in the Borough OF Brooklyn!
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1916-11-25
VILLA AGAIN LOSES
IN DRIVE AGAINST
CHIHUAHUA CITY
RepulSe More Severe Than
Others Suffered Ivy Bandit
in Three-Day Battle.

JuAREI. Mexico. Nov. 25.--Thc
villa bandits again were rcpulsed
early to-day by the CarrHnza forces
defending Chihuahua city. according
TO message received nj military
headquarters here. The declaration
vas made that the rcpulse was even
more decisive than those Of y"ster-
day and Thursday, he bandits being
driven clear of the suburbs. after dea-
pernte efforts TO penetrate to the heart
Of the city and take It by storm.
Gen. Murguin's cavalry is advanc-
ing from the vicinity Of santa Ros-
nlia. In an effort 70 relieve Gen. Tre-
vino's tired troops. According to
Gen. Gonzales, commanding the
Carranza garrison here. Murguia
ordered the cavalry to proceed by the
shortest ira leaving the main col
umn At the railroad. according to a
wireless MESSAGE received by Trc-
vino at chihuahua and transmitted
here by telegraph.
Carranza officers here are elatcd
at the prospect OF Murgia's men
reaching the scene before villa re-
tires and express the hope that the
bandit and his chiefs will be cap
turcd in the general drive.
To-day's battle opened at o'clock
this morning. Gen. Trcvino, after
sending "A message telling OF the re-
sumption OF the fighting, took the
field In person.
villa made his attack from the
north. 1t being his first from that
direction I'm the three day battle. by
) o'clock charges were launched upon
three sides OF the town and rush If
Infantry was made toward the bat
terics on Santa Rosa Hin In an at
tempt 20 silence the guns.
High hills are located imme ediately
east. west and south OF chihuahua
city. Santa Rosa Hin has been for
tlfled and the repeated efforts OF the
bandits to take this stronghold have
been unsuccessful. North of the city
an open plain stretches for several
miles, II was from this quarter that
Villa made his first strike to-day.
Losses In dead and wounded 80 far
admitted and announced by Gen
Gonzales at Juarez stamp the battle
| for possession OF chihuahua City as
one of the most stubbornly fought
and bloodiest battles OF the Mexican
revolutions.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1916-11-25
BOY COLOR WIZARD
STOLE TO DEVELOP
CHEMICAL SECRET
Continued from First Page)

spending money. have not spent one
penny OF the money got for the gold
and platinum. i wanted to have IL
solely for experiments In the new dis
covery.
my uncle, Irvan Arbuttlc. Is .
chemist. lie Is the owner OF a lime
plantation In the West Indies and he
has discovered a lime powder OF great
strength and efficacy. Mr. father. who
died some years ago in st. kits. was
associated with him In Granada Ny
mother died when was very young.
My brother. Howard, who Is at st.
Johns Academy, ST. John, New
Brunswick, and were In this coun-
try when our father died"
FOUND LIVING IN FURNISHED
ROOM.
Arbuttle lived In n furnished room
at No. 222 Madison Avenue. and there
detectives found $4,000 worth OF
chemicals that the international Dye
Company officials declare he took
from their laboratory; $1,000 worth
| Of platinum and gold and a check for
$l.t64 for platinum he had sold 10
Charles s. Platt OF No. % Gold Street
Also. at an assayer's at No. 80 Church
Street. $4,000 worth Of platinum for
which a check awaited Arbuttle's
call, has been found.
| While he was working for the In
ternational Company. Arbuttle pur-
chased u fast automobile Of the road
ster type. When he was found to bs
missing. private detectives were nou'
fled and watch was kept on the
roads, as II was thought he was head
ed for New York. but instead h,
went to Chicago. There he had al
automobile accident and sold tn,
roadster for 5000. or this sum b,
had 5000 when arrested.
As soon as IL became known tina
he had started for New York by trair
the Thiel Detective Service wal
notified and 1t and the New Yorl
police caught him.
Arbuttle was held without bail unit
Monday afternoon to await extradi
ton to Milwaukee.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1916-11-25
WILL ASK MAnSLAUCHTER
BILLS IN GARAGE COLLAPSE
Swann'S Experts Find Fatal Crash
Due to Improperly Mixed
Cement.

District Attorney Swami announced
day that he would ask the Grand
Jury Monday 20 indict at least two
men for manslaughtcr rs Il result OF
his investigation into the collapse OF
the roof OF a concrete garage under
construction at Sixty-fourth street
and Third Avenue Thursday. which
resulted in the death OF one man and
tho Injury OF seven others.
Experts have reported that the CON
crete used was improperly mixed
Samples show large pockets OF sand
Other samples are now being ana
lyzed by city chemists.
II am satisfied" the District Attor'
ney said to-day, that 1t Is about
time to call halt on the kind OF con.
struction work that In now going or
in this city"
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vidal shot through centre for two
yards. The Navy line was holding
better now and Oliphant was stopped
without gain. The next time he was
brown for a slight loss.
Then oliphant dropped back FOR a
Kick. but II was only fake. Ger
hardt got the bail and made a long
pass TO Vidal in the corner OF tho
neld. who fell over the line FOR a
touchdown. After u punt out OIL
phant failed to kick the goa'.
Score-Army, IS; Navy o.
vidal kicked of and Ingram for the
Navy carried the ball back 10 yards.
After Roberts failed 10 gain around
end Perry made a pretty punt TO OIL
phant. who was thrown for a Ave
yard loss at midheld. Vidal punted
right back 10 the Navy ten-yard line.
standing under his own goal post.
Perry punted to Oliphant. who FUN
bled. Jackson falling on II for the
Navy.
This was the first time the middies
had n chance to cheer.
through the Army. They then tried
To forward pass. but the Soldiers were
on guard. and knocked dow neach nt-
tempt. Onphant caught n Navy man
on his twenty-yard line and was