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The Washington herald., 1918-05-05

In his recently published auto
biography. The Mad Monk OF Rus
sia-Iliodor," the famous confidant
and aceuser Of Rasputin describes
how he corresponded with his
friends and relatives in Russia
after he had made his escape to
Norway. Knowing that all my
letters to Russia would be opened
by the censor" he writes, Il decid-
ed to smuggle them through. This
did in the following manner.
took a heavy cardboard and be-
tween two pieces ] would put my
letter. Then 1 would take a book.
and have the whole thing bound
together. AS sent from Norway
only the most harmless children's
stories, / thus succeeded in writing
to Russia on the most delicate mat
ters. In order to acQuaint my peo-
pie with the real contents OF these
books 1 telegraphed them: In case
of death, i leave you my four houses
in Tsaritzin; but have the four
corners Of these houses repaired
They did not understand at first.
and asked: What kind OF housesy
You already have these four
houses,',I replied, Repair the corn
ers, and they will be all right
The books were so made that by
cutting through the corners the
The Washington herald., 1918-05-05

A curious development Of the war
in the villages near the front is de-
scribed as follows by Preston Glib
son in "Battering the Boche": "As
the Germans and French have a
perfect system of listening in on
a telephone by means of an instru-
ment which is stuck in the ground
and which enable you to hear con-
versations going along on the other
side Of the trenches. all villages
near the lines have been renamed.
The street names are comic Here
in this village, a mile from the fir-
ing line. we have the street of
New York. the street of Chicago,
the street of Paris! il is also neces-
sary that curious numbers and
foolish codes be employed. Thus
when sending for small ammuni-
tion a message will sound some
thing like this: Send to New York
five baskets of grapes which
would mean FIVE wagon loads OF
small ammunition. The detail of
the war is almost greater than the
war itself"
The Washington herald., 1918-05-05

Dana Burnet. author Of "The
Shining Adventure" took up col
umn-conducting this week during
the absence of Don Marquis from
the New York Evening Sun. and
one OF his most startling contribu-
tfons was an extract from his own
The Washington herald., 1918-05-05

Sinclair (The Macmillan Co.. New
York;.
The Washington herald., 1918-05-05

war diary. written over a year ago
as he tramped Messines Ridge and
the country around Ypres now be-
ing fought over. 1t almost seems
as IL he foresaw the events of the
last two weeks. Dana Burnet made
the trip just after finishing The
Shining Adventure" which is far
removed from war. being the story
OF a little boy who has a key 70
Gramercy Park and of the people,
young and old, who adventure with
him in that delectable neighbor-
hood. The Harpers also publish his
volume. Poems"
Under the severest difficulties the
Russians must have their weekly
steaming out, which is called a bath.
At one OF the field hospitals just
back of the fighting lines was q rude
bath-house described in Florence
Harpers Runaway Russia just
published by the Century Company.
She was, for the time being, a nurse
there. She tells OF a day when the
nurses were permitted to use the
ba,h-house.
"When I saw those girls dress, /
knew WIZ l had been tortured by
fieas and why they had escaped. A
fiea would have broken his heart be-
fore he cO"io get close enough to
bite them. They wore a thick cot
ton chemise that came down nearly
to the ankles and was high around
the neck. over this went their cor
sets. Their garters held up the thick
est kind OF cotton stockings, so thick
that no llea could ever bite through
item. Over their corsets were other
thick and cottony garments that
came down below the knees. and into
it the chemise was tucked. These
coded with a frilL Camisole and
innumerable petticoats were all of
the same thick cotton. 1t was no
wonder that Tire fleas never bite
them. They examined my under
clothes inside and out. Because my
petticoat was Of silk. they said it
was a dirty habit TO wear underwear
that couldn't be washed. This made
me so angry that threw the clothes
I had taksL OF into a basin of water
to prove TO hem that soap and water
did not hurt them. This was so
unusual to them that when we re-
turned to the hospital they asked me
tc show the head nurse the kind Of
clothes ! wore"
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-11-09

Bombing Base.-Dr. Albert
II. Stevens of New York, medical off,
Ger ut this base, owes his life to the
tact that he was taken prisoner by the
Germans, while DR.. Harry ]. Dooley OF
Chicago, successor to Doctor Stevens,
assistant surgeon, owes his liberty to
the fact that Doctor Stevens is pris-
oner.
It is one Of those weird romances
ef the sea and war.
Word was flashed to the bombing
base one afternoon that seaplane
was down on the surface of the water
about thirty miles off the coast. A
fast motor boat. ready for such emer-
gencies, was sent out. A surgeon al
ways accompanies such expeditions.
Doctor Dooley in ordinary circumstan-
ces would have gone. But Doctor Stew
ems was just retiring from the post,
and he thought the trip might do him
good.
II think I'll Co." he said to Doctor
Oooley. 1T will be my last trip and
the Journey will be something of re.
lief"
He Jumped into the boat and was
OF. There were six others aboard
They reached the stranded seaplane in
little under two hours. The flyers
men had got her into condition again
and were just ready to start off. They
left the motor boat and landed back at
the base in good time.
sheiied by Germans.
It was dark. The surgeon, seeing
what he thought were lights Of town
near the base, headed the motor boat
In what he supposed the correct direc-
ton. They surged through the light
sens for an hour or more. They ap-
preached close to the supposed home
lights. when suddenly the scream of
q shell was heard coming straight at
them. It exploded directly in the back
Of the boat. A second shell dropped
about two hundred yards in front.
''The Germans are Smelling u.s." call
ed one Of the men.
"Where are we?" asked the skipper.
They were under German guns. The
lights they thought their base lights
had been far off. They had been steer
Ing straight toward German-held
ground.
"Jump into the water!" commanded
the surgeon.
A strong current was running up
the shore. Doctor Stevens and one 9TH
er man, being strong swimmers head
ed for the nearest point Of land. They
reached the beach. They were drag
cling themselves through the surf and
had just reached the shallow water
when a squad of German soldiers
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G., jumped into the camp iitney- and
started for the place where the res.
cued men were. He had to drive over
exposed roads, but he made the up
journey safely, his car loaded with
blankets. He took the men aboard
and started home. Suddenly shells
began exploding in front of him and
back of him. But through the canopy
of bursting shells the little jitney made
speed safely for more than five miles
getting in without even a scratch.
Meanwhile the German bombing
planes started to raid the base. The
sound Of exploding bombs dropping
around the air base was heard by Mr.
Moore even before the automobile was
near home.
"Where is Stevens?" asked the e1
ecutive officer, as the car drew up.
Taken prisoner by the Germans
was the reply.
swell, l guess he is lucky at that
His pet place, in which he always
stands when the raiders come, was
blown to pieces half an hour ago."
I'VE have been wondering who is
the luckier of the two-Stevens OF
Dooley," said the executive officer,
"Dooley for not being captured OF
Stevens for not being killed."
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-11-09
NURSES
SHOW METTLE

+, "Waacs" (Women's Army Auxiliary
Corps) Is now conducting a nation
wide recruiting campaign here fol-
these British girl volunteers for duty
as clerks. chauffeurs, typists, orderlies
telephonists, etc., with the American
army.
Practically every troop convoy
IRON the United States brings scores
more Of these women experts. From
peace loving American homes that
nave not yet felt the grim hand Of
war these blue-clad Yankee girls, like
their big brothers, are plunging into
this maelstrom Of war with deter.
mlnatlon and efficiency that has won
for them already the unstinted praise
OF all the allies.
They know they've got a man-sized
job before them, stripped Of all the
so-called glamour Of war, and they're
tackling 1t in a mans way. Up in the
field and base hospitals under she'll
fire and valiantly Drawing air raid ter
rors, they're carrying on" untiringly,
night and day, working increasingly to
save the lives Of our boys.
Miss Hall, who was one of the first
American nurses to arrive in France
Immediately after the United States
decided to jump into this job Of wind
ing up the watch on the Rhine, was
witness of the sterling quality Of
American WOmanhOOd in this war I'm.
der fire.
Morale Is Perfect.
II was one Of the first to come over
with the Harvard Base hospital unit.
No sooner were we lande~ than we
were attached to the British and hur-
ried up near the first line to staff q
little tented hospital city near Cam
iers.
1T was a bright moonlight night.
Our tents were shown up like a silver
city. At midnight the alarm sounded.
We leaped from our beds. There was
no panic. The hum Of the BOche ma
chimes was plainly audible. Suddenly
five deafening explosions told us they
"'iu Solleu ouI C'tIHp. IL only lasted
about five minutes, but In that short
time their five bombs dropped in a
straight line had nearly demolished
our camp.
"One girl, Eva Parmalee of Boston
was on duty in one Of the tents most
badly hit. One bomb fell so near her
clothing was rirred and torn by bits
of flying debris and pieces of sand
lodged in the flesh of her face. I'm
daunted, she carried on through it all.
rushing here and there aiding wound
cd and assisting in the work Of rescue.
Not until it was all over did she no.
tice the state Of her clothes or the bits
of sand in her face"
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-11-09
YANKS ENJOY CHOW

With the American Army In France.
Chow time" means one of the most
picturesque sights ..ong the front, es-
pnci;llly with the Americans. It seems
to mean more to the Americans than
to any other army. perhaps because
American GRUB" Is better.
Happen along through ruined vii
ia~c or woods in an American sector
fifteen minutes before "chow time" and
you would think the place deserted.
Probably there wouldn't be more than
one or two stray doughboys in sight.
Come along fifteen minutes later and
Won ,0ndcr ''where in thunder they all
came FROM"
They'll be lined up, and in front of
each line there'll be q field kitchen
steaming away, with perspiring army
cook disIliny out grub that makes you
want to 'grab some tools and get in
line too.
There's lots Of animation at "chow
time" among the Americans. A crowd
Of Frenchmen is quiet while eating,
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-11-09

, the only time French soldiers are
quiet. They MUNICH their bread and
meat and vegetables and drink their
wine in silence.
Not so with the Americans. It's a
| big time First of all. there's specula-
ton on whats the chow for today"
Then, as they sit around on the
ground, on ruins, or under trees, and
that satisfied feeling Of having eaten
a good meal grows upon them, there's
lots of life and joking among the
doughbOys.
''Doughboy chow" is good. Usually
there is soup. Then there are meat
and vegetables, usually two kinds.
There are always big slices Of white
bread and coffee. Nine times out of
ten there's dessert, probably pudding
or fruit.
Each man has a pan with handle
that folds into it, and cup. Some
way they get some of everything in a
four-cOurse meal into these two instru-
ments and never mix foods.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-11-09

London.-America has poured q
veritable army Of her womanhood into
war-torp Europe. To date over 1900
American nurses have been sent over
Within the year there will be right
here on the ground more than A,OOO
Of these American girls behind the
men behind the guns"
This is the estimate Of Miss Carrie
NJ. Hall of Boston, head of all Ameri-
can Red Cross nurses in Great Britain.
OF the 1900 now here. between
GOO and 100 are working in Great Brit
ain in the dozen or more American
hospitals that have sprung into being
within the past six months.
With the arrival of American SOL
diers at Vladivostok came contin-
gent of nurses from the American Red
Cross unit at Toxic, Japan.
All Highly Trained.
All women sent over so far are high
ly trained graduate nurses, hacteriolo-
gists, dietitians and college trained
hygiene experts. The war department
in Washington has ruled that only
these trained women may be sent over
for the time being, at least.
For this reason General Pershing's
recent call for 5000 girl workers with
the American army in France will be
filled by British instead of American
girls. England's women's army, the
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-11-09
Took Him Out Of the Mud,

1T was the first time ever felt like
A hero" an Indianapolis man told Of
ffcials at the Marion county war sav
ings organization offices.
"Nly little girl caused me lot of
worry one night by crying out num-
Der of times, Take him out of the
mud In the morning made inquiries
and then accompanied her to her
school. There found her teacher had
rugged up dummy soldier in an imi-
tation trench filled with mud. AS the
sales of Thrift stamps by the children
Increased the soldier was raised grad
ually out of the mud onto a ladder
leading over the top According to
the plan sales amounting to $175 re-
NAMED to be made before the soldier
was out of the mud. My little CIR;
begged me to take him out, and yield
ed, buying the required number Of
stamps. AS that roomful of young
sters stood and cheered me l felt like
real hero."-Indianapolis News.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-11-09

continued fighting for three hours
after he was wounded. Here is how
he tells the story:
1--WE started out two hours previ-
ously and we certainly did give the
Huns a merry chase. In that time we
advanced about two and one-half
miles. taking prisoners and sending
about as many to the land beyond. I
have come to know the German SOL
der, and l call him a cowardly dog.
He will hold up one hand and keep
the other on his gun. But we can give
them dose Of their own medicine.
1T didn't bother me much when I
got hit. l looked back and my leg
was still there, so 1 was satisfied. We
advanced a few yards. 1 could still
walk, but could crawl better.
stayed for three hours with the men
I had charge Of before left the field"
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-11-09

was one too many. So she had slain
it. TRANQUILITY enough the bereaveC
family was taking its outing-sO s0oL
after the funeral!
Father was the advance guard, like
cruiser bringing in transport
ship and lesser craft. Two gray
fluff balls were on the mothers back,
in a warm cradle deep and soft be-
tween her. wings. They arched and
stretched their necks as they saw her
doing, and took in all the view, and
peered over the side with a remark
able air of detachment at their small
brother padding desperately 20 keep up
with the procession. with his day-old
wings and feet like those of the Platy-
pus that you may see in f. Strand win
dow devoted to New South Wales.
Father did more than c1rcl~ about
and pride himself. When the young
and foolish dog attached-if one may
say SOTO the boat started t. swim
the river to look for rats a-plensy in
the farther bank, the male swan would
steer down upon his snuff1ing head as
ruthlessly as HOratiO Lord Nelson on
the track of a French frigate, and II
a rescue party did not at once pole
shoutingly to his salvation in a punt
il went hard with the furred swimmer
in battle with the feathered, who from
bis superior height, had something Of
the advantage of mounted policemen
over pedestrian.
Antics of Water Babies.
Suddenly Mother Swan swished her
head about and said something In a
kissing undertOne to the indiscefnible
car Of one Of the gray fluffs-fOr out
It sprawled from it's snug shelter and
into the darkling Thames it tumbled
en- It's back. Quick as nudge it right
ed itself. Here was a fine chance for
little padding brother to get aboard
but alas though he could swim bet
ter than the sturdy British schoolhoys
round the bend, he could not climb,
and so he cuddled in the lee of his
mother like tug that noses lord
ly ocean liner.
Ill Tie performance I'll THESE uUTIIIlS
l:ttle wcb-footed water babies using
their mother for an excursion steamer
as audaciOusly as land baby rides
"pick-a-hack" in the nursery. there
was Il ludicrous resemblance to the
holiday trippers who were overcrowd-
ing the small but ambitious river
steamers from lock to lock. But the
swans babies, trying to make a neck
like mothers were undulant as SER
pents and restless as wcathercocks. in
their curiosity. whereas AIRY and Ar
riet often sat with their backs to the
river oblivious to everything but loves
young dreams.
AS the rose flush of the sky paled
10 lime yellow on The way to the few
short hours Of night the family sat
down to dinner, and there the cook; a
dignified parishioner. had fixed for
gentleman from America-a
great bowl Of geranium petals, blue
flowers and white carnations.
care you sure" she had asked her
mistress anXiouSly. that these are
Just the cOlorS Of his country? I
would like so much to please him. You
see we owe so much to American
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-11-09
SCHEME TO SCARE AGENTS.

Tobias Knowal peeped through the
window of his Office. then tiptoeing
to his desk put flannel bandage
around his neck, put his arm in Il sling,
AN his hands through his hair and
imped to the door.
"Mr. Knowal?" inquired the caller.
EYES," groaned KnOwal. "What can
{ do for your
"You appear to he far from WE'LL"
said the caller.
appear to bel" echoed Knowal.
DO you think I'm doing this for fun?
But what can I do for you?"
"Oh-er-I won't trouble you now"
said the caller hurrledly. "Any time
will do" And he departed.
ITS some trouble" murmured
Knowal, pulling off his bandages. "But
It's really the quickest way to get
i'd of these life insurance agents.
That one won't trouble me again, any
lOw!"
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-11-09
.::=.<ENPRfS0NER;
%eeeesSS:LIFE rs SAVED
Publishes

marched down the sands with drawn
bayOnets and commanded:
Surrender! You are on German
territory"
Doctor Stevens and his companion
surrendered.
One Of this trio was drowned. The
other two got to land and were cap
tured by the Germans. The two men
who were left swimming in the current
were in a weakened condition when two
British officers ashore made them out.
The Britons jumped into the surf,
swan out and dragged the men ashore.
They ran to a telephone and called
the bombing base.
1--WE have two of your men suffer
ing from exposure and exhaustion.
Their boat was sunk by Germans and
two Of the men taken prisoner" said
the voice.
Maurice NJ. Moore of Washington, D.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-11-09

changes. The following is his story
of the development of a Korean
church: "Twenty years ago when ]
first went to Korea, l stopped in the
little town of Pyeng Yang and visited
church. 1t had seven members; it
met in mud hut about ten feet
square; it could hardly be called
church. The last Sunday I was there
(1915) I saw 1900 members filling ev-
cry seat on a rainy Sunday. They
were so busy that they had no time to
hear a foreigner speak. Eight hun
dred of them were out to prayer meet
ing every Wednesday night, and all of
them wished to pray. Already they
have sent out fOrty-twO branch
churches. They have the 1900 men,
bership ut the home church, and that
membership increased from the orig
inal membership of seven until they
have sent out 10000"
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-11-09

well and feel fine in the morning and
able to do my work. / gladly recon-
mend Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound to make weak nerves
strong. Mrs. ALBERT Suite, COB
Olmstead St., Winona, MINI.
How often do we hear the expression
among women, II am so nervous, l can.
should fly." Such women should profit
by Mrs. Suites experience and give
this famous root and herb remedy,
Lydia E. Pinkhsm's Vegetable Com
pound, trial.
For forty years it has been oyercom-
ing such serious conditions as dispiace-
ments, Inflammation, liberation. irreg-
ularities, periodic pains. backache, diz.
ziness, and nervous .prostration OF
women, and is now considered the STAN
dard remedy for such ailments.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-11-09
keqro Women as Nurses.

Kansas City. MO.-The first free
school in the United States to train
negro women for nurses for negro sol
diers with the American expeditions
airy forces IN France has been estab
lished here. DR.. William J. Thomp
kins has charge Of the work under the
supervision of the city hospital and the
health board. The course of training
will be eight weeks.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-11-09
AVERAGE HUN IS COWARD
Yankee Corporal Says German Soldier
Shows Yellow Streak
In Fight.

San Francisco.-Describing the Ger
man soldier as "cowardly- dog" Corp.
w. P. Goggin, Company G, Fifty-ninth
United States infantry, who was
wounded at the battle of the wheat
0elds" on July 10, has written to rela-
dives here giving vivid description
OF cpnaI&iOns as he has observed them
On he battiedelds. Corporal Goggin,
AItxough having been shot in the leg,
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-11-09
Wealth Of the Underworld.

1t is only within very recent years
that man has begun to draw largely
upon the mineral resources Of the
earth
In the last fifteen years he has talk.
en- out more iron than in all the pre-
viOus history of mankind.
In the last thirteen years he has
mined more copper than was produced
In all previous ages.
In the last eleven years she has
drawn more petroleum from the
earths bowels than in all the years
since the world began.
Where other minerals are concern
ed. the record is somewhat similar
But the misfortune lies in the fact
that we are exhausting these resources
with such. rapidity that few centuries
from now there may be comparatively
little of them left.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-11-09
CUPID GETS HELLO GIRL s
London Telephone Company Has Dif,
ficuIty In Keeping Corps of
Operators.

London.-Dan Cupid is playing hav.
oc with the London telephone system.
So many "hello girls" have been mar.
ried lately that the staffs of the va.
rious exchanges are very short-handed.
Wages up to 81 Il week md HE lure
of the telephone brings in raw re
cruits, but as soon as they are suffi-
GENTLY trained some cooling voice over
the phone interferes and there's new
unframed girl on the job next day,
telephone officials complain.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-11-09
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Mr.. KAISER OF BERLIN
FIRST TO REGISTER

Berlin, COnn.-That this town
is doing it's best to live down its
name was indicated when SOB
men Of the town stepped up to
register. And first among them,
strange to say, was J. H. Kaiser.
The town was one Of the first in
the state to erect a huge honor
roll, which is evidence to visi-
tors and passing aut0ists that
there is no local lack Of patri-
Otism.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-11-09
Record War Stamp Sales.

Albany, N. Y.-Post Office employees
here claim a record seller Of Thrift
and War Savings stamps in one of
their number, Edward g. Ainsworth, a
letter carrier. Ainsworth has already
sold over 5000 worth of stamps and
declares he hasn't really started yet