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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-26

preparations along the Rumanian from
tier
Italy shows concern over Greek an
neXation of Epirus. Albania. Italian
troops reported to have withdrawn IT
request of Greek general
TUESDAY,.
Austrian fliers lombard Avloua.
French reported to have driven back
Buigar-German outpOStS north ana
east of Matchukovo. Occupation of VII
lage by French also claimed.
WEDNESDAY.
Austrians continue operations against
Avlona.
Ruigars continue to mass troops on
the kumanian frontier. ....
THU RSDAN.
French hurl shells on enemy posi-
tions near GiaVgili.
FRIDAY
General quiet prevails in all Balkan
regions.
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AUSTRO-ITALIAN ARENA.
Chronological Events.
81 NIrA Y.

Austrians fire enemy position ON
southern part Of Fodogorh height.
Italians forced from trench near Be
vina.
Vienna reports repulse Of attacks
against Mrziiveh ana krU.
Austrians take enemy position near
Rombon.
MONDAY.
Italians claim recapturc Of several
positions on Santa Maria height.
iustrianS repulSeG on SahotiFo.
Rome reports repuls" of surprise at
tacks at the mouth Of the ftihct and in
the Da one. Grcsta and rragnola val
lcyS
tt ESpAY.
Austrians claim ropulse of enemy
counter attacks on the Rombon and at
Nrzliveh.
Italians report continued fepulscs for
enemy on front from Eovcreto to Gori-
Zia heights.
Austrians occupy and are later eject
ed from enemy trenches in the I'lezZo
basin.
WEDNESDAY.
Bad weather somewhat hiuGers arttl-
lery and infantry actions over the
whole front.
Aus,rians' repeated attacks in su-
CANA valley are reported repuised.
THtRSpAN.:
Rome reports unsuccessful attempts
Of enemy TO advance neat. i;@vn4!az.
Italian airmcn bonn bard Dppachin,
Sella. costanjcvica aut! N.breSina
Austrian fiiers shell Asiaii:o and TeIve.
FRIDAY Y.
Italians extend positions northwest
Of Sassoni MeZzonl and occupy Ruaz
and EallaZ.
Artillery engagements. continue on
the IsonZa front
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Wipe Eyes on Dirty Blankets.

ION the beds. built for three or Sour,
are dirty blankets on which sore eyes
are wiped. Let a patient. cured on the
operating table at the hospital. go back
TO such surroundings and it win not
be long before he is again riding up
to the clinic.
1T is a hopeful sign to see the
standard CT living in town houses near
the school and the hospital. in conn
parison with those of the outlying dis
trfcts The force of example and tho
campaign of sanitary education are
every day widening the circle. The
insistence of the furriners' on sep
arate towels is not regarded as so nys-
teriously fotchedon' as it was in the
early days. There was time when
AN old woman visiting the settle
ment' for the first time made as her
only comment:
...Gee-ohi You 'uns must hev a
moughty big old towel for all them
children,
such is a part of that great move
ment for conservation in our country"
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Grouitch then decided to have "A talk
with the captain. | can hardly call il a
talk-lt was much more like fight.
stood close behind and heard all that
happened First. Mr.. Grouitch begged
him. made an appeal to his heart. but
he defended himself. got cross. said
that he and his crew had not slept for
days: that he had positive orders: he
even put his fist under our delegate )
nose
MI Grouitch then attacked him from
another side-spoke of the gratitude OF
all the people who were waiting along
side the ship and whom word of his
could SaNe-meantime. the gratitude OF
the government of the whole Serbian
nation. At that he threw both arms
IN the air and gave in. shouting that
we could take as many people as We
wanted. even Il the ship should sinh
under the load.
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Took 500 More on Board.

And so we took 500 more people on
board.
I'm the course of the afternoon We
were on four occasions visited by sew
eral enemy aeroplanes which threw a
few bombs, but could not approach be
cause our guns We're firing At them. 1t
was very interesting and exciting at
first. but afterward we got quite used
to it. Each time that an aeropiaue was
sighted a bugle blazed signal and
then-that was sieht-the crowd on
shore scattered away. climbing Ike
hares before hounds. But the biggest
excitement was just when We're
sailing. 1t was quite dramatic. In the
beautiful moonlight just as we had
finished lifting the anchor and We're
underway in the stiffness of the night
there were suddenly six terrific reports
SIX shells had fallen in quick succession
in the water, two on one side of the
ship. two in front. two on the other
side. quite near, raising enormous col
umns of smoke and water and with Il
big flame Illuminating everything
around us. ! saw ii all and Was nearly
thrown down by a hot wave Of air
There was. of course. a panic Oh
board. because everybody. including
the captain and the crew. thought that
we We're being hombarded 10y the Aus
TRAN fleet. as no one had heard the mo
tor of the aeroplane. because of the
noise OF the chain which was lifting
the anchor, and every one had seen
the twenty ships lying sunk in the har
bor--results of the bomba rdment "A
fortnight before. The boats We're at
once lowered down and there was a
wild rush of the people to jump into
them. | saw two Italian sailors jump
in one of the boats and with rifles ready
to shoot eXpeb out of it some men.
while they were shouting the well
known command: Women and children
first >
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Suspects Searched Out.

Two or three days week the doc
tors ride out on their searching visits.
combing the length and breadth OF
Knott county for suspects. Behind
them is the moral backing of law and
the very actual presence of the coun-
ty sheriff, who is as quick to answer
a call as he is on the trigger. Few
willfully resist under these circum-
stances when actually caught, but it
often happens That the suspect is not
at home when the physicians arrive.
There is one telephone line in Hind
man now. which stretches for few
miles through the valley aud which
has caused the doctors good deal "f
For while advance ia
formation seemed. to travel faster than
usual, but the wire was not suspected
until Dr. Duke caught a mounta; neer
in the act. He did not hear the doctor
come in as he was passing the word
on Paul Revere route of warning:
"'You-all better watch out. The doc
tor is amin to ride up LET Hand fork
1T is only fair to the great majority
of mountaineerS to assert strongly
that such cases are few in number. As
a community. the inhabitants are deep
ly grateful for the medical aid. which
they often regard AS nothing short OF "A
miracle Those who shrink from il do
so in their superstitiouS ignorance.
born of century long isolation within
barriers
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WESTERN ARENA.
Chronological Events,


French launch strong attacks against
the Germans on Dead Mans hin. Der
Tin reports repulses.
German attacks on the Naux-Dan-
loup fort reported beaten back.
Germans recapture some trench sec
tons from British in region of Yer
melles.
French shell Teuton trenches north
of Rheims
Germans fail in attacks on Pepper
hill, north Of Verdun.
Berlin reports repulse of French near
village Of NauX.
Sixty allied aeros lombard town of
Ieebrugge, a German base.
MONDAY
Germans take Malancourt wood and
occupy sections Of hvocourt road in
terrific attacks on French left flank.
Berlin claims capture Of 900 prison.
crs in advance northeast OF Avocourt
French reported to have made an
other fruitless attack in the Eaux re-
gion.
Small but sharp engagements.
coupled with heavy artillery action, re-
ported over practically whole front.
TUESDAY,
Berlin claims to be within two and
one-half miles from the Verdun-Paris
railway.
Grenade hghtinS at Haute CheNan-
chez.
Heavy artillery actions prevail over
whole front
WEDNESDAY.
Germans claim to have gained foot
hold on Haucourt hill.
Germans pound French positions near
NauA and Damloup with heavy guns.
THURSDAY
Germans claim occupation Of French
points Of support on Haucourt hill
French turn destructive fire on Ger
man positions on Nauclerc plateau
Heavy artillery actions reported in
regions of Bethincourt. lie Mort
Homme and Cumieres
FRIDAY.
French repulse Germans in the Vau-
quois district.
French continue heavy bombardment
of German positions in the woods of
Ma1ancourt and Avocourt.
Heavy artillery actions continue on
all sides of Nerdun.
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steamer in Black sea and subsequently
are attacked by an aero fleet.
Russians continue pursuit Of enemy
in direction of SvaS and push closer
to TrebiZoad.
Russians occupy old Persian capital
of ISpahan.
MONDAY.
Constantinoplc reports defeat for
British forces north of Sheik ii"smau.
TUESDAY,.
Russians advance several NcrSls west
ward on the Black Sea coast toward
Trebizond.
WEDNESDAY,.
Turkish evacuation of Erzinjan. 12n
miles west of Erzerum, is reported.
THURSDAY.
Russians report continued haraSSInS
Of the fleeing Turks.
FRIDAY.
Russians claim captures III the Ire
bizond region.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-26
Visible Signs of the Scourge.

Ride along any trail ia this region
and you may see on all sides .iSiule
signs Of the scourge You VIII see m"i
in the prime Of life with hats pulled
over hideously tortured eyes; old pea
pie shufflng along with the uncertain
steps of blindness: a mother. her eyes
bloodshot and running. bending over
the baby at her breast. and little chill
dren hiding beneath the furniture in
suualid huts. afraid to bear the pair oc
being in the sun.
saturday mornings the forerunuers
of the pilgrimage begin to arrive ~
the hospital as early as & or T. Whole
families come i'll JOLT wagons. the woiu-
en- in calico and homespun and the
huge black silk sunbonnets, without
which IA" mountain woman is wei
dressed. Sometimes one Of these sun
bonneted figures appears on horse or
mule back. perched on a meal sack be-
hind her lord and master II is no I'M
common sight to sec "A man and two
children on a mule. the little girl al
ways seated decorously behind What
ever comes they take with the spartan
like courage that distinguishes the
mountaineer.
The strongest ally Of trachoma in
the mountains is the family towel one
flaps i'll the doorway of every mour-
tain cabin, and when child with sore
eyes and three with sound eyes have
been using ii indiscriminately for three
weeks or more the result is not hard
to foretell. BY The well there is uSu-
ally a hollow -out stone basin filled
with stasnant. unchanged water. where
the family sick and well. perform their
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-26
Their Arrival at Brindisi.

However. we soon heard that il was
only an aeroplane and that ii had gone
We continued our journey and arrived
all in good health in Brindisi. Here no
measures whatever had been taken to
provide shelter and food for the refu-
gees. The authorities had not been
expecting such a lot of people. They
lost their heads and did not know what
to do.
THE doctor wanted to examine every
one of the refugees-one by one-and
it took him an hour to convince him.
self that il was impossible. After much
talking and discussion they remember
ed that there was outside of the town
camp think it was prepared to re-
ceive prisoners. There were taken the
refugees except some of them who had
means and who, being of better class,
were allowed to go where they pleased).
The refugees spent the night in the
ca mp. under tents. but on the bare
ground. and next morning they We're
ia ken by groups to the station and sent
straight to France in special trains.
They had not had anything to eat for
over twenty-four hours. for there had
been no food on board the steamer. and
if it had not been for Mr.. Bosanquet.
Miss Simmonds and Mrs. HAYES, who
bought all the bread that there was
in the city. they would have retired for
the night without supper.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-26
Germany Anxious
to Capture Verdun.

have been assembled here. The kaiser
and the crown prince are said to be in
control. and the German people are eX
pecting results, 1t may be safely said
that the future popularity of the
crown prince depends on the successful
achievement of the present effort
started as it was against the advice of
some of the wisest generals in the
German army.
rs time goes on there arc no signs
that the Germans intend to let up in
their effort in the Nerdun section. And,
as the great struggle in which more
than q million men are engaged
gain. Since the drive first started the
Germans have pushed in from five to
ton miles on all sides of Nerdun, but
with losses experimenting 200. 900. That
Indicated 10y the crowded conditions of
French hospitals receiving the wound
ed from the bloody battlefelds sur
rounding the fortress.
The Germans have pushed their lines
almost under the city itself-if it can
longer be termed a city, in ruins as it
is-and their latest successful effort
is directed against the French left
wing in the region OF Malancourt and
Avocourt. The Germans carly in the
week were ten miles from Nerdun to
the northwest. Today they are but
seven and within two and q half miles
from the Paris-V erdun railway, the
main artery OF spUrtatiOu tor the
French forces operating in the Nerdun
region. The Germans early in the week
launched their attacks at the French
positions ia the Ad.aucourt wood and
we're successful. the French falling
back before walls OF liquid FIRE
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-26
Evacuation of Medua Completed.

Thus the evacuation of Medua was
finished. All the remaining refugees
that had been left behind were ordered
to walk to DuraZZo, and ii was to this
port the rescuing party had next TO
turn their attention. They hired
Greek ship. the Byzaution, but the ad
miral refused to allow her to go to
Durazzo as he said she was too big
ship for that port. Accordingly. il
was arranged to send there a French
ship, the Armenia. to take the passen-
gers to Gallipol. from where the By
zanton could take them to Corsica.
it was decided to convey to Durazzo
on the Armenie as much of the Ameri
can Red Cross and Serbian relief sup
plies as possible. but, the Italian
la borers We're all very busy, the few
Serbians in charge We're told to do the
loading themselves. And this they did
with the aid of twenty British TONNES.
lent by the British military mission.
The captain of the Armenia. his staff
and his crew-a1 F'rench-accepted
with great readiness to work during
the night. and with the help of all these
good people forty tons of material
were loaded by the early morning.
Men. wholly unaccustomed to manual
labor, including a professor. worked
with their own hands, down in the
hold
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-26
Many Waited at Medua.

The number of refugees awaiting
tn" arrival Of the ships at Medua was
5000 among the mbeinS 500 students
and boys above fifteen and 700 bows
below fifteen. AS it WAS evident that
Nh" whole lot of Us could not he taken
on the two ships. Mr.. Grouitch decided
to pack III ut least as many as possible
and asked an Italian naval captain
who had the command of all the
barkS and small sailing boats as well
as Admiral Troubridge. an English
man. to help him to do so. But they
answered that one Of the ships would
take 500 and the other. at the utmost
700. But. secretly. We Serbians de-
cided the ships must he made to take
more. We knew well enough that
only one more small ship woulG come
to Nedua the next day and that it
would be the last one, because the Aus
TRANS were only twenty five kiIo-
meters from us. and it was evident
that all the officers. troops and officials
would cVacUate the place that very
day, which. as a matter of fact. they
did.
",;reatly daring, therefore. our gov
eminent delegate made up his mind to
overdue the admiral's orders In order
10 do so he arranged with the Serbia n
project TO hurry as much as poSs BILE
the emharkation of the people from
the shore to tile banks, and he then
went ON board the larger ship to hurry
the enbarhinG there.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-26
Hundreds Left at Dock.

when the ship got so fun that il was
evident that there were at least 700
people on board. the captain ordered to
stop the embarkaIiou. And there were
three boatloads- 100 people in each
waiting alongside the ship Mr..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-26
Situation Confronting Central
Powers More Difficult Than
-: at Any Time Yet.
RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE OF
DETERMINED CHARACTER
Great Losses Suffered by Saws in
Double Effort Against Germans
and Austrlans.
Ply OLIVER OWEN KUHN.


l''tti'-N''"e" '-"i Up -
ton and consequent hloodShed is heltS
anur:,s.d
-, MT, -, ,-o,d,,,, * rro
'"' -''"' ~
Cesuin= with intensity IA certain SEE
films The Russians are sacrificing tens
80 moe, =, ,r,ir ,;t,n,nt IL,
- ~ -
dFiNe the Germans 1rpH the festohS "a
Riga and IpNinSk and at the same time
III ,,,,,,,;,,,, f,I,,,,. T., tho ,ustrians
a..
in ,alIcta: the AuStriahS ana itai'S''S'
dcSpite terrible weather conditions. are
,-s., 81, cob ,,bar.. limos in
H'"uHtJtn Businesses. Every N'lt'' ''''tf
are-:sisuS that the lonG-cN pcCted spring
49,. ,,,,.,.-,,..,,.. .,,, ON iva EARNEST
iintr the "tNt'"hF''htH III ''i' "''''' '''''
duriu.. the next three months are eN-
motto, =, .., far toward SOLVING. the
-;
ll"I't HN" 'Nt""l'SI''i- NV >''''i ''
,i - ,,,, r ,,.,i,,,,. il, =, .,,erar..
decisivcly the couqueror.
d. While chief interest ceuters on Ger
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-26
When They Left Scutari.

You Will recall that in the middle
of last month-January, says the writ
or, the Serbian army had retreated so
far into Albania that the government
We're forced to make their headquarters
at Scutari. Then. things developed sud-
denly in such a way that Scutari was
no longer healthy" for the govern
ment They had to leave in a great
hurry for Medua. where it was so diff
ifcult for them to get aboard the only
aVailah BILE steamer for Brndisi. owing
to the rough weather. that they left
every piece of luggage on shore. NJ.
l'achitch came only with the clothes
he had on him; so did all the other
ministers. Worst of AL, crowds of
refugees had been begging to be TAX
en- away, some of them kneelinC. hold
ing on to VI. Pachitch's coat-and We're
left behind The only ones who did
get on board We're the members of the
government, some officials and two
hundred selected people
AN Engiishman who was at Brindis
when the party landed tells me they
crowded round Mr.. Grouitch. who was
awaiting them, with the cry: Save
the people who have been left behind.
e must have ships to bring out the
rest of The refugees. Try to get one,
10 hire one. to buy one. We will pay
amy price. They then left for Corfu
and their delegate. meanw lille, was
left to do what he could
His task was not easy. but after a
great deal of pariey with the Italian
naval officials. consent was given for
IVY" ships 10 be sent to AeduG, to bring
away the poor stranded Serbians, of
whom was one. Mr.. Grouitch de-
Cidcd to tray" on one of these ships
himself. in order to see that as many
peopl" as possible Were taken on board
because on previous occa sionS not a
fifth OF the refugees that could have
been taken had managed to get on
board He also took with him small
cargo Of stores. OF which we were bad
II i'll need.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-26
Seem Determined to
Strike Hard Blow.

declare that the Russian offensive
movements have in the main been re-
pulsed and the Slavs have suffered ire
mendous losses III dead and wounded.
The Russians are declared to hav"
learned bitter lessons earlier in the
campaign through their friahtful
casualties. and their method of attack
is said 70 have been altered Should
this he true, and they still are suffer
ing countless losses. The assumption
that they are attacking with fury and
determination is d redsona Bile one.
The chief fighting seems to have cen
tered on the front Of Dr'sviaty lake
LIKE. whore PetrO2rad claims to have
gained several lines OF German
trenches. Practically every official re-
port has mentioned continuous fight
ING II these sections which further
Indicates the Slavic int eutiou of deIiV-
er1ug a determined blow at the Ger
mans. Berlin has been inclined to
HlrinliZe the Russian effort. declaring
that It's chief purpose is 70 lessen the
tension against the allies lines in tI...
western arena. owing to tn. absence
OF news Of troop movements from the
western. 70 tine eastern arena il may
De assumed that the Germans have no
intention Of lesseuiuG their offensive.
power III the west TO forestall the Rus
SLAMS al TINS JuncJure Field Marshal
Won Iiudenherg. however, has been
FORCED 70 call for assistance from the
AuStrlaHs, even though they also be
s"reIN pressed in Galicia and along the
hessarablan frontier
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-26
Teutcns Slowly
Pushing Forward.

forward. The German offensive move
inents east of the Neuse and to the south
east hav. temporarily halted though the
artillery engagements III these regions
continue with great intensity The Ger
man effort is being carefully planned AS
j., progresses. Ever> move is weighed
H. the military commanders. = concert
ed offensive on all sections OF Nerdun is
not necessary at the present time. for the
great German ''pincers'' are closing in
ON the French. IN fact. the notes of
optimism which were sounded IN Paris
aud London earlier in the battle have
been superseded by feeling of pessimisin
as to the outcome OF the battle Gen
Jofr". however, claims that his men will
he successful. and in Il special appeal to
them has urged that they hold firm
against the enemy. that the German pur-
pose may he frustrated and victory
achieved
The French have summoned great num-
ncrS OF reserves to the battle arena while
BRUSH forces and avia .OrS nav. been
pressed into service. withstaudinc
Jn' fact that The French claim 10 b. we'll
hjt-d ana thoroughly abb. to handle the
situation presenting itself AT Verdun, the
Germans seem 70 make gains at VIII
while The French count erattacks seem to
Iack the power necessary to drive back The
1euions from their present positions
gained at such fearful cost. Determined
rr"Hch attacks at Naux and Fort Douau-
mont ana III the region Of Dead Mans
mn proved futll. during the week even
though great masses Of men were hurled
forward atter prolonged artillery prepa
ration.