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At Ruhleben there was a hospital
which, In spite of many representa-
tions, was never in proper shape.
In addition, there was in the camp a
special barrack established by the
prisoners themselves for the care o.;
those who were SO i'll or so weak
as to require special attention, but
who were not Ill enough to be sent
to the hospital. This barrack was
for a long time under direction OF
devoted gentleman, prisoner, whose
name 1 have unfortunately forgotten,
but whose self-sacrifice deserves
special mention.
l arranged with the camp authori-
ties and the German authorities for
permission to enter into a contract
with Doctor Weller. Under this con E
tract Doctor Weller, who had a sana-
torium in the West of Berlin, re-
ceived patients from Ruhleben. Those
who were able to pay paid for them
selves, the poorer ones being paid
for by the British Government This
sanatorium occupied several villas.
/ had many disputes with Doctor
Weller, but. finally managed to get
the sanatorium in such condition that
the prisoners who there resided were
fairly well taken care Of.
Sent Back To Countries.
An arrangement was made between
England and Germany by which civil
ians unfit for military service were
sent to their respective countries, and
just before I left 1 effected an ar
rangement by which all civilians
more than forty-five years old, with
the exception of twenty, which might
be held by each country for military
reasons, were to be released. 1 do
not know whether this arrangement
was actually carried out in full.
With the lapse os time the mental
condition of the older prisoners in
Ruhleben had become quite alarming.
Soldier prisoners when they enter the
army are always in good physical
condition, and enter with the expec-
tation of either being killed or
wounded or taken prisoner, and have
made their arrangements accordingly.
But these unfortunate civilian pris-
oners were often men in delicate
health, and all were in a constant
state of great mental anxiety as to
the fate of their business and their
enterprises and their families. In 1916
not only Mr.. Grafton Minot, who for
some time had devoted himself ex-
clusively to the Puhleben prisoners,
but Mr.. Ellis Drs5el, a distinguished
lawyer, of Boston, who had Joined
the embassy as i volunteer, took up
the work. Mr.. Dresel visited RuhIe-
ben almost daily and. by listening to
the stories and complaints of the
prisoners, materially helped their
mental condition.
The Germans collected ell the SOL
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LONDON. Oct. 25.-The real purpose
of the Austro-German drive on the
Italian front was a matter of specu,
lation among military experts here
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ABANDON
KRONSTADT WHEN
FOE DRIVE NEARS

/. PETROGRAD, Oct. 25.-Ger-
man attempts to land troops at
Tomba, south of Werder, were
repulsed, an Official statement
declared today.
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Kronstadt's civil evacuation IL evil
IDENTIFY in anticipation of q German
naval drive toward Petrograd. The
fortress Is located twenty miles north
west Of the Russian capital! on the
island Of Kotlin, and Is regarded as
a fortress of the arst rank. A large
naval depot. with docks, yards, and
various establishments Is also iocated
there.
Reval. the outermost OF the Russian
naval fortihcations on the Gulf OF
Finland, has already been evacuated
both by civil and military forces. The
Russians are apparently concentrating
their power Of defense on the remain
ing fortiications OF the gulf-At VI
borg, Helslngfors. and Rronstadt.
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camps were not fitted for their posi-
tions.
The commander at the camp at Wit
tenberE was replaced. but the Ger
mans have never acknowledged that
bad conditions had existed In that
camp. Shortly before we left Ger
many the war department seemed to
gain more control OF the prisoners-of-
war situation. and on our representa-
tions at least one camp commander
was permanently relieved. II exam
pies had been made early in the war
Of the camp commanders who were
not At for their places and Of those
who had in any way mishandled pris-
oners of war, the German people a. a
whole would not have had to bear the
burden of this odium. The many
prisoners will return to their homes
with q deep and bitter hatred Of all
things German
Interest In Prisoners.
The British government took, .
great interest in. the British prisoners
in Germany. Nothing was omitted,
and every suggestion made by me
was immediately acted on. while
many most valuable hints were given
me from London as to prisoners af-
fairs. Their rnajesties, the King and
Queen, showed q deep personal con-
Germ In the welfare of the unfortu-
nate British in German hands. and
this concern never tagged during the
period of my stay IN Berlin LORD
Robert Cecil and Lord Newton were
continually working for the beEeft OF
British prisoners
At q time when the British prison
ers were without proper clothing,
oyercoats and the like, the British
Royernment sent me uniforms, Syer-
coats and so on, and hired q ware-
house in Berlin as q distributing
point, but after some months the Ger
man authorities refused to allow me
to continue this ethod Of distribu-
tion on the ground that 1t was the
duty Of Germany to provide the pris-
oners with clothes. But Germany was
not performing this duty and the
British prisoners had to suffer be-
cause OF this German ofncial wooden
headedness.
In the spring Of 1915, quite eharac-
teristicalIy, the Germans broke their
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Births.

Births.
Ulysses J. and Nathalie wydIas, boy.
Labert and Mae St. Clair, girl.
CarmeIo and Maria PugIisI. boy.
Harrison and Catherine Van O'Linda, boy.
Charles 5 and Mary l.. Lowe. girl.
LarkIn and jessie Lake, boy.
L. Harper and Lucille Leech, boy.
John T. and Ruth z. Kelley. boy.
Maurice and Ruth Judd. girl.
John S. and Helen b. Hoover, girl
vincenzo ard Amalis Di Girolamo. girl.
Amedeo and Vittoria Di Pretore, girl.
Filippo and Grazio Capone, girl
Ernt st W. and Mary Z. Crosson. boy.
Charles o. and Laura NJ Barnes, boy.
George +. and Dorothy /. Belt, girl.
Kenneth P. and Lillian NJ. Armstrong, boy.
Charles and Mary Z. Thompson. boy.
stanton J. and Mary E Smackum, boy.
Rufus and Ollie Ridley, boy.
Howard and Daisy MoKley. boy.
Edward and Annie Low girl.
James and Mammie Johnson, boy.
Arthur and Louisa Dove, boy.
John and Mary Bowling. boy.
John and Matte Banks girl.
Jacob and Minnie Anderson, girl.
Deaths.
William Gaynor. s2 yrs. 10 Florida ave. NV,
Annie Anderson, s. yrs. 3l7 Park Row sw.
Mary A. Martin. IS yrs, ll2s F st. ne.
Matthew Healy. s5 yrs. as N st. sw.
Joseph ID. Hopkins. "a yrs, Casualty Hos.
Joseph Gibson, 3 yrs, Walter Reed Hos.
William Page. % yrs. Walter Re. Hos.
Catherine A. Kline, s. yrs, 1907 7th st. NV.
Mary F. Keese. 81 yrs, 537 n st. sw.
Mary {. Rawlings. 50 yrs, as n. J. ave. Sc
Ida Carroll, s. yrs. GARFIELD Hos.
Clarence C. Schmidt, l mo-, 1911 Neal st. ne.
Alice Roebuck. q yrs. Garfield Hos.
Louis Washington, 36 yrs, l4i5 Duncan ST
ne.
Martha Thomas. 50 yrs, 2ols bth st. NV.
Amanda Gray, 50 yrs. Sf7 81. NV.
Hannah L. Jones. u yrs, 20 Elm 1t. NV.
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PETRoGRAO. Oct. 25.-CiviI evacu-
alton OF Kronstadt, the main naval
fortress, guarding Petrograd. vas be-
gun today, according to Official an
nouncement.
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By JAMES W. GERARD.

American Ambassador to Germany, July "a.
1873. to February 4, 1871.
Copyright, United States, Canada, and In
ternationAI. 1917. by the Public Ledger CO..
Ambassador Gerard, toho, during the
four years preceding the declaration Of
SDor, tOos IN Berlin aud IN constant
touch Gcith German affairs, has tcritten
O VtVid story Of his experiences. This
story The Washington Times tUiH pub
hSS in daily instdIImeHts, Of tchich the
JoIIotciH0 ts the fOrtieth. No docT-
nlent Of diplomacy t1ds ever more vital
or more iHtereStiR1.
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Case of Captain Fryatt.

Captain Fryatt, who commanded a
British merchant ship. was captured
and taken to the civilian camp at Ruhle-
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Vital Records of the District.

Albert Honesty. 81 yrs, 1OI Jefferson ave.
NV.
Ida Sheppard. IS yrs, Garfield Hos.
Martha Parker, So yrs Wash AEy Hos
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SPECIAL NOTICES

FRANCIS c. wALLACE-Represcntin Bas-
tian Bros. Co. Manufacturers Advertising
Speciaities in celluloid and metal. Emblems,
badges. buttons. signs. etc. 5l9. Washington
I.nan and Trust building
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WOMAN STATES ATTORNEY
TO BATTLE IEaISIATURE.

DENVER. Colo. ian. To-. Miss
Clara Ruth Mo7zer, the only woman
assistant states attorney general In
the United states, appointed to the
position In response TO the demands
oG the women of this state, today
starsad her campaign I'd force the
decorate party to live up to its
Hedges and put through minimum
wage law for women at the present
session of the stale legislature.
Tire hill passed By the last legis-
lasure and vetoed by the governor
will be amended and relntroducea al
this session. The most important
changes In the bill. which is pattern
.ed after the Oregon iaw, will be the
inclusion of piece workers as we'll as
u age workers In the minimum, &C
eording to Miss Nozzer.
II the hill passes, all cases coming
under the new Law while she holds
office viii be turned over to Miss
Mizzer.
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the distress words and responded. IL
L. Hart Of &aypearl came nobly 10
KY relief SATURDAY.
Tho following ether handsome, fa-
teliigeat enterpriaing, generous and
pabIse spirited fellow citizens caused
rae 10 work my pencil and fHl my
ptrse Saturday, G. n. KuyFenaall.
Waxabachie +. Z. A. Davenport,
Wazaltashle f. J. A. Richie. Waxa-
luehie; ANGEL Jackson, Waxahachle
#; e ". Taylor Waxabachie T.; j.
II, FarFar, Waxahaehie A. J. G,
i'arten WsAabaehie =: W A Shif-
lett Aidlothian u, l., L. Peacock.
For his sister Mrs r. A. Reeves.
Bnfctd, Tenn. Bob Burton. F9rros-
tou II; and G. W Madden, Waxa-
iathie 3, F. W Iiouoboush of noar
Enterprise. was mere today lie said
his brother Jim visited him from
Tennessee not loag since. While
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y. NJ. q. A. HITS HUG SHE'LL
TORN TRENCHES AT FRONT
By J.. " PEGI.ER

United Prsss staff gDrregpepd dent
LONDON. Jaa. lo.The fighting
frpnt holds no terrors for fhe 4. If.
G. a.. IT'S hats are built wherever
soldiers 10.
Al. II. Yapp. eeaaral secretary. 81
fer ! tour of the British sector, ID
haak lii London today NTH an a.
Count of lie u. H. q. AS work III
housing soldiers and pro.iaine them
Hlth simple fuxuries thai d. much to
snastasasn tie huoyant spirits Of the
oraraies
hare established hats in the
eataeonsbs 81 Ypres and Loos he
said, and one Is placed Is she
eronnis 81. a Trapn4et MONASTERY
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PJiINyIE.W,

Miss Alvina Graham and Prot
Ramer, our school teacher, spent
the holidays with their relatives at
Venus
Frank Ragsdale OF KIeberg spent
a few days with his uncle. Lee War
rem
Mr. and Mrs. John Coleman OF
Dallas returned home Wednesday &C
compsnied by John Alsup.
oseie Aleup and Miss Jennie Al
sup, Mrs. Ora Marse and mother
Mrs. Bechner. visited relatives al
Naypearl Thursday and Friday.
Grandma Warren has gone to Ok
Mhoma to visit her daughter
Misses Cleo aud Tee Curry. Elsie
and Grace Gurley and Me8srs. Roy
Archer. Frank and Tom Gurley
oseie and Arthur Alsup and Edel
Curry were at Mr.. Lee Warrens
Saturday night.
Miss Alyira Graham and Mr.. Bur
nice Williams visited Miss Jennie
Alsup Sunday afternoon.
J. NJ. Alaup and family. Mr.. and
Mrs. John Cileman visited the family
Of J. \. Alsup OF sardis Tuesday
The Plainvlew basket ball girls
viii play a game Friday afternoon
With Lone Elm. Everybody invited
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BEN kAIFF GETTING LITTLE
PUBLICITY THESE DAYS
By IT. G. HAMILTON.

United Press Staff Correspondent. J
NEW YORK. Jan. To- Biushing
Benny kauff, the youth they we're
Ian watching and wondering about q
year ago, Is spending a very quiet
Geld spell compared with the tnr-
bulent session he passed through IN
l1aI5 There isn't a flicker or in
terest whether the Giant outfielder
will eIout for q 900 average or
I6 IS next summer.
Ben Is spending the winter in Ohio
and Indiana, chasing around in a
big green automobile and having a
good time. but he IL fighting shy Of
the interview columns.
This probably means 2 lot to
Kaaff. He Isn't going to have a
top-heayy mark to aim at when he
starts going at the next bell-ringing.
He's going 10 be just plain Benny
Kauff. with 4 job 10 held. and with
some real ability packed away in
his little body He isn't going up
thefe feeling that every fan expects
him 10 knock the bail out OF the park
"a every effort.
II isn't loss Of confidence; it's the
descent or an oyerplayed star. one
who was eager 10 make good. and
oxerstepped himself IA trying to live
up to sonorstiag he couldn't touch
,Fohn MeGraW aad many ether level
headed engineers In baseball believe
Benny will b. the real goods when
the time comes for compilation o.
National league averages about a
year hence McGraw, especially, be-
iieves Kanff il AZ good hitter as
there Is III The National league. This
fact, he thinks coupled with the sup
port that viii be given from other
members Of the new Giants. will give
Benny an impetus IN the spring that
viii be hard TO stop.
As has been noted many times be-
fore. Benny spent great deal OF
time last summer whacking away at
unhlttablp things Late in the sea-
son he began to qult this and found
oat how much IL helped. He viii go
in there next spring Convinced that
it's best. and he'll take his time
Everything looks favorable TO good
year for the former Federal league
star
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SUTTON HAS RECORD
TO HELP THE REDS
nr II. Z. HAMILTON.

United Press Staff Correspondent,
NEW YORK. Jan, io.lf the Gin
csnnati Reds don't kick holes in all
ohio river records within the next
few years II woat be the fault Of
Larry Sutton. recently signed By
Manager Chrisfy Mathewson 10
scout for Garry Herrmann's hold
ings.
Baseball men agree that Mathew
son made the wissst move since tax
ing hold OF the Reds when he signed
UP the foxy Sutton. Larry has a
great record for ivory-hunting be-
hind him. Connected for several
years with the Brooklyn club Sutton
dug up some Of the most famous ball
players In the country,
Among the Dodgers who. got their
big league chances through recon-
rnenaation of Sutton are Jake Dau-
bert. Jeff pseffer. Casey Ssengel,
zack wheat and Otto Miller. They
i all have made good. and they don't
form the total Of his scouting ma
Ineuvers by several.
Minor leaguers know Sutton bet
ter perhaps than any person now III
the scout business. And they know
also that when Larry comes into
view they've got TO trot out the best
they have. No one yet has been
caught putting one over on the vet
eran grass comber. He has the eye
for young ball players and he rarely
picks a flivyer. All his selections.
of course. are not doing duty in the
big leagues, but most of them are,
and that's better record than a
great many of thent can boast.
Harry spends his winters in New
ark. n. j., where he reads proof on
newspaper. He was formerly a
con1positor. He ehases over to New
York whenever there's anything 60
ing on and he usually has the best
tips of everything.
Mathewson's Reds seem booked
for an upbuilding process that will
accomplish something besides sew
euth or eighth place every year.
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POWER AND LIGHT
STOCK AVAILABLE
EMPLOYEES or TEXAS POWER
y IasHr 90. MAY PURCHASE
COMPANY STOCK.
Plan IL AslapteSI A. . Means 81 En-
cunragfng Employees q Form
the Habit ~ saving
Their Money.

All regular employees of the Texas
Power and LIGHT corn pany and sasesa-
hers or the empioyees family or
housshnId nov have an opportunity
ii purchase the preferred stock ~
the company on partial pas naent
plan.
This stock pays dividends At the
rate of per cent annually the div
idend being paid 70 Stockholders
quarterly
None Of this stock has been on the
market previously The Idea In siE-
ing employees and their family this
opportunity Is apsIv expressed In a
letter BIZ General Manager r. r.
Slater, announcing the plan, which
reads partially as follows:
We believe that this plan may be
the means III starting some oil cur
employees 10 saving II NE can ae-
comnlisi, this. We will have attained
good result. because the more We
can get our employees to save the
better citizens and members OF our
organization they are going g be.
The idea Of giving each eInpIoyee
. chance 10 obtain proprietary inter
est ii the company also helped TO
carry ont the plan.
From an investment standpoint
this stock purchase plan makes an
attractive proposition. The stock will
be sold at the par value nf s1ea per
share on terms Of So down and s.
per montla per share purchased No
Individual can subscribe for more
than / 4 shares Employees subscrib-
ing will receive dsyldesds Oh the full
face vaIsae Of the stock from the date
the first payment Is made. and no
interest," will be charged On the de-
ferrsd payments.
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gift was, but ]. E can sing What
Is Homo without a mother-in-Law ~
Mrs. ]. 7, Bruce had her home
decorated for the entertainment of
the 'As You Like It" club. do not
know how to describe decorations
but venture TO say that everything
VAS as pretty as a Christmas tree.
Al the home Of Mr.. and Mrs J -
Simmons spent pleasant night,
had good eating and comfortable
bed. J. NJ Newcombe. who is al
T. avs up to the front with his WORK.
got his last row listed just as / get
there sid Griffin was at home and
ready for me. He showed me some
ten dollar Rhode Island red chick
ms which were very fine. ~. n
Norman was at home and eaiayina
tire rest and feast incidental to
Christmas / got some of his
Christmas cake which was powerful
o''Ins oha compliment To the
e0oE' Mr. ana Mrs henry Ander-
son ana daughter took me in fhefT
car ana soon had HE back to town
Mr. Anderson has built a cottage on
me farm and ne and Mrs. A. live
''eFe Nh'ie taelf daughter attends
enooi ID i'aiias.
Nt8. . H. woodward, forfestou
a. @0' uasN on ay list. j, H.
al'''""' f-n"iS H. and Ny. j. Spla@n
W aA'A''"4' y, BOTH good men ana
''0'De's. are the next on my list for
''''' week. r. L. Lavender. a good
'aaA @aa sood iafmeF-on Midlothian
~ so' pa'k on my H5L Sam pFude,
g ''NN '''''Hdn' Oh Rocket, was in
y u Just NeeN. MES iefence Fos-
.[' 81 "'a'oH "as here last weet
,,, Noa'e 9mith sent the
nav - p'i9s To AUS father. $. h.,
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MAILS OF \ BOYER.

I've got bally offer In me baiiy
bloomin' hand,
I've got bale Of others in me trunk.
Now here's the only thing about EN-
/ cawn't understand:
Please tell me just how many OF
ems bunk
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Chasnbe1Iain.s Cough Remedy.

This is not only one Of the best
and most efficient medicines for
coughs. colds and Group. but is also
pleasant and safe to take, which Is
important when medicine must be
given TO children, Many mothers
have given Il their unqualified en-
dorsement. For sale ny Curlinss Two
Drug Stores aslv.1
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are protected as well a. possible b
natural concealments.
Ho,r 10 Prevent t,ruup.

tn child that Is subject to at
tacks Of Group. the first indication
1of the disease il hoarseness. Give
Chamberlain Cough Remedy a
soon AN ID child becomes hoarse and
the attack may be warded off and all
LANCER and anxiety avoided. ToI
sale BY Cursin's Two Drug Stores
f. tag,s.i
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Coal Miners Voting.

MeALEsTER. Okla, January 10.
Goal miners Of this district were
voting today on the new contract,
which grants five to fifteen per cent
increase in wages About 5000 min
ers are affected by the contract.
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Stomach, Trouble and Constipation.

These who are afflicted ~isis stom-
ach trouble and constipation should
read The following r have never
found anything SO good for stomach
trouble and constipation as Chamber
ladn's Tablets have used them
off and Oh now sor the pagt tNo
years. They not only regulate the
action Of the bowels bur stimulate
the liver and keep ones body In g
healthy condition, writes Mrs. Ben
janln Hooper Auburn. n. Y
tadY.}
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Jacques Fourier. says Charles
Comiskey. will not be first baseman
next year. thereby confirming rum
ors that have been prevalent for sew
eral years.
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To get the pest prices for any ar
tiele you may have for sale ii is
necessary that everybody know that
you have something for sale. Let
the Daily Light want column tell
them about 4. II
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Tex Rickard says he doesn't want
Mike Gibbons for q bout in New
York. Pure lese majestic.
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Hal Chase isn't going 10 be catch
er either, it is understood.
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II you have second hand articles
that you wish TO dispose of let the
people know ii by placing small
at In tho Daily Light want co1umn.
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Don't worry over trying 70
buyer for whatever you mss 81
sale Eet The Da1g light VI
uuln d tile wcrk for you.
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,Jab printing, That's al
I4S Jack Tuckeg,-t AdFl
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NOT IN 4 POSITION
TO DISCUSS TUE NATTER

KANSAS CITY, January l0.-'I
am up against a proposition that pre-
cludes me from saying or doing any.
thing about the matter WAS all that
Fred Gump, father Of the nineteen
yearold boy on whose charge liaf-
ry x. Thaw was indicted yesterday.
would say about the matter today
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We thank you for your patronage in the
past and solicit liberal share for the
coming year.