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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-02
OPERATORS HEAD FROWNS
ON IMMEDIATE STRIKE
Refuses Sanction While War Labor
Board Endeavors to Settle Tele-
graph Controversy.

A strike of union telegraph operators
while adjustment BY tho War Labor
Board Of the operators differences
with the Western Union and Postal
Telegraph companies is pending will
not be sanctioned by S. ]. Kenenkamp,
international president Of the CONNER
cial Telegraphers' Union.
In an announcement issued last night
the union leader said that, in COM
pliance with the request of the board,
he would not approve a strike, and
declared that the men appreciate that
this is not the time to accept a chal-
lenge to fight"
Mr.. Kenenkamp's statement was
made after the War Labor Board had
received word from Newcomb Carlton.
president of the Western Union. re-
fusing to comply with the boards re-
quest that the company refrain from
dischargtng employees who Join the
union until after the board could hear
both sides of the controversy. Mr..
Carlton agreed to appear before the
board May 8 and the board adjourned
until that date. No reply has been
received from the Postal Company.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-02
OFFERS A DOLLAR
LINCOLN GAVE HIM
FOR LIBERTY BONDS.

A man too poor to buy a
liberty bond today offered the
Treasury his most priced pos
session, a gold dollar given him
by Abraham Lincoln in 1900 at
NATION, Ill, to be auctioned
off, and the receipts turned into
bonds. Writing to Secretary
McAdoo, he said:
"Uncle Abe jokingly put his
hand on my shoulder and said:
"'0eorge, you will vote for
me, won't y0u?'
II said: Il can't, Uncle Abe,
because you are 4 republican
and l am a democrat.
"He burst into a big laugh and
said:
"'George, l am going to give
you 4 present for your honesty.
"He put his hand in his pocket
and pulled out a gold dollar and
gave it to me. | have been Of
fered $500 for that dollar, and
l prize it very highly, but ] will
send 1t to you and will let it go
at any price to get q liberty
bond to help the boys in
France"
The Treasury now is trying
to find a way of disposing of
the Lincoln dollar.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-02
800 DISTRICT COLORED MEN TO BE
DRAFTED, TRAINED AT HOWARD

Texas. 500. University Of Texas. Aus
tin, Tex.
Boulder. Col.
Vermont. ss5. University of Vermont.
Virginia. 600. University of virginia
West Virginia, 500. state Fair
Grounds. Richmond. Va. and 100. Uni
versity Of Akron. Akron. Ohio.
Wisconsin. 500. Michigan A. & NJ.
College. East Lansing. Mich.
To Be Mobilized May 10.
The men will be mobilized May 10.
with the exception of those from Vir-
ginia, who will be called May %. They
will receive training as auto me-
chanics and chauffeurs, machinists.
blacksmiths. sheet metal workers. gem
eral mechanics, carpenters. electricians.
radio operators. concrete workers and
telegraphers. They will be unas-
signed until after tho completion OF
their courses.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-02

The call fer 1886 additional draft men
just issued by the provost marshal gen.
eral includes 800 colored men from the
District of Columbia, who are to be
sent to Howard University for two
month course Of training in mechanical
studies. The other men are assigned to
various institutions as follows:
From Alabama, 200. to 60 to the
University of Alabama, at Tuskegee.
Florida, $50 (colored), Tuskegee Uni
| versity.
Georgia, $50. University Of Georgia.
Athens, Ga.
illinois, 100. to Lewis Institute. Chi
cago.
| tural College. Manhattan. Kan.
New Orleans.
Maryland. $780, as follows: $50 Uni
versity Of Pittsburgh. $50 Pennsylvania
New Hampshire, $40. New Hampshire
College, Durham, N. H.
| New Jersey, $50, Brown University.
New York 500. New York University,
North Carolina, 100. North Carolina
College of Agriculture. West Raleigh,
N. c.
Ohio, $50. as follows: One hundred.
| Toledo University, Toledo. Ohio; $50.
Ohio Mechanics Institute. Cincinnati,
and 800 Valparaiso University. VAL
paraiso. Ind.
south Carolina, 200. Clemson Agri-
culture College. Clemson. g. c.
South Dakota, $50, Dunwoody Insti-
tute, Minneapolis. MINI.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-02
new Y. W. c. A. QUARTERS
TO HOUSE COL ORED GIRL S
Erection Of Building to Be Big Step
in Solution Of Servant
Problem,

The servant problem in Washington
Will soon be on the way to q solution.
With plans for new and modern
home for the Washington colored Y. w.
c. A. almost completed. officers Of the
organization are now making arrange
ments for bringing to this city and
housing the hundreds of colored do
mestics who have left because they
were unable to ohtain rooms
Ohicers Of the association estimated
that hundreds Of the much in d emand
servants have left and secured en-
ployment in cities where they were
they would preferably work here be-
cause Of the higher remuneration.
The colored Y. w. c. A.. now located
at 40 T street northwest. IL crowded
to capacity. although 1t Is only housing
girls anxious to work have applied
for positions through the associations
employment agency during the last
three months, but specifically stated
that they would leave the city unless
they were able to obtain rooms. Some
were successful, but many others were
forced to leave.
The associations new home will be
modern in every respect. with . num-
Der OF large. airy rooms. and equipped
WIN Sy"HdsiuM, swimming poor ana
cafeteria, which the present homo il
now badly in need OF. Through the
courtesy of the board Of education
members Of the association have been
permitted to use the gymnasium and
swimming pool in the Armstrong and
Dunbar high schools.
The new home will also be used as
an inducement in the associations five
day campaign for 1000 new members,
which will be inaugurated Sunday. A
public mass meeting in the Asbufy
M. E. Church. 18th and K streets north
west, will formally open the campaign
Plans for carrying on the campaign
will be discussed at . meeting of the
leaders tonight in the associations
rooms at o'clock.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-02
TO EQUIP COLONIAL RIFLES.
State, County and Towns Provide for
Virgiuia Militia Body.

FAIRFAX. Va, May 2.-The county
board Of supervisors yesterday appro-
priated $500 toward the expense Of uni
forming the Colonial Rifles. the state
militia body organized recently at Falls
Church. The town Of Falls Church re-
Gently appropriated $3.50 and the town
Of Fairfax appropriated $50 for uni
forms. These sums. with the money
allowed by the state Of Virginia, will
DO sufdcient. It 10 stated, to uniform
the seventy or more members Of the or:
furnish arms and other equipment
The members Of the Colonial Rifles
are taking much interest IN the organi:
xation, and the weekly drills are well
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-02
PATRIOTIC PAGEANT
TO OPEN FESTIVAL
Annual Spring Event Of Neigh
borhood House Will Last
Three Days.

Friends and patrons Of Neighborhood
House, 470 N street southwest, this att
ternoon are witnessing a patriotic pa
geant embodying all the forces helping
to win the war. presented by the young
club members of the settlement.
The occasion is tho sixteenth annual
spring festival of the clubs and classes
Of the institution. and this year the. at
fair has been made appropriate to tho
crisis in which the country finds itself.
The festival will last for three days,
various features being held from UNI
til 10 o'clock pm.
Review This Afternoon.
At 4 o'clock this afternoon Uncle Sam
will review the loyal subjects who arc
to make the world safe for democracy.
These include the lads in khaki and
blue, Red Cross nurses, liberty garden
makers. food and fuel conservers and
buyers of war securities. National
songs are to be sung by the future
citizens Of the United States, and all
will pay homage to Liberty. the only
queen to whom America bows. This
feature will be repeated tomorrow, but
not on the following day.
At 8 o'clock tonight there will be u
pageant expressive of love for the flag.
and Of the changes in the various ban
ners that have waved in the land. First
the vikings. 500 years before Columbus.
are to plant the raven standard Next
Columbus Is to set up the standard of
Ferdinand and Isabella. and John Ca
bot the English banner. The flag of
the French at Arcadia will be repre-
sented; also the British flag on tho
Mayflower, the Dutch flag at New Am
sterdam: the "rattlesnake" flag. Paul
Jones' battle standard, and, finally, the
flag in foreign lands, ending with the
admission of tho forty-eight states
which are represented on the present
field. This performance will be dupli-
Gated both tomorrow and Saturday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-02
DETECTIVE KILLED
WITH SCREWDR|VER
William Jackson was Trying to
Buy Liquor in Shoe Shin
ing Shop.

William Jackson, rs Morton street, a
secret detective" employed by the po-
lice to obtain evidence of liquor selling
here, was stabbed to death in q shoe
shining shop at 1895 Columbia road late
yesterday. Jackson went to the shop
to learn whether liquor was being sold
there. and received his death wound
during a fight that started when he was
recognised as a police agent.
Arbie Brown. colored. employed in
the place, and Ernesto Postorino. pro-
prietor, were arrested and held for the
killing. Brown Is said by the police I'd
have admitted stabbing Jackson, but to
insist that he struck in self-defense.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-02
WAR STAMP SALES GROW.
Increase for April, However, Is Be-
low Those Of Preceding Months.

Sales Of war savings and thrift stamps
in April. although actually greater than
in any previous month. showed q re-
duction in the ratio Of increase. and
some Treasury oflcials attribute this
to the liberty loan campaign, although
previously 1t had been predicted the war
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-02

savings would BE- stimulated BY bona
sales. war savings organisations had
Instructions to cooperate In every way
with liberty loan campaigners without
disseminating their own work.
War savings in April were $60,971,Ooo,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-02
Search Tor Liquor 3aias.

Antonio CondeN and Russell were de-
tained as witnesses A search of the
premises failed to reveal the presence or
| liquor.
inquest over Jackson's body at the morgue
late this afternoon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-02
Program for Saturday Afternoon.

The May day procession and May
pole dances by Neighborhood House
clubs Is on the program for Saturday
afternoon instead of the review by I'm
Gle Sam. supper is served each day
from until Z. and Miss Clara D. Ne
ligh, resident worker and chairman OF
the festival committee. requests that
guests bring with them the programs
which they have received in the ad-
vance notices mailed to them.
The Washington times., 1918-10-13

Arousiag became very glad when the prior assured her
that God had understood when she renowned Him. that
in her heart she still loyal to Him. When the aged
prior kne with her alone and prayed specially that God
forgive her every basphemous prayer she had made
Allah while under the eyes Of the wachfu harem
in the house of Hadji GhafOur she was happy again
For two weeks we were safe in the monastery.
Then suddenly, peace was ended. One night long
after every one in the monastery had gone Sleep
awakened by great shouting and pounding at
the gates From our windows we could look into the
yard, but we could not see the gate itself While we
hudded together in fright we the little company of
monks hastily robed led by their aged prior carrying
lighted candle slowly across the yard. When they
had passed of sight toward the gate the shouting
suddenly stopped and heard voices demanding that
the gate be opened.
1 think the monks refused The shouting began
again and we saw the monks retreang across the yard
An instant later horde of strange figures which we
recognized those of Tchechens Crcassian bandits
pushed the yard the monastery doors. When
the monks refused to open the iron gates they had
climbed the walls.
Tchetehens even more cruel and wicked than the
Kurds The constantly war; either with the Kurds
and Arabs or the Turks themselves During the mas.
the Turks had propitiaed them by giving them
permission prey upon the bands of Armenian exes in
their district and to steal many Christian girls they
wished Always it has been the Tehetchens who have
brought to the haems of the pachas their prees girls
people, the Crcassan for the slave markets of Consan
tinople and Smyrna.
The monks tried to barricade themselves in their
chapel The prior pleaded through the iron barred win
dows with the Tchechen leader appealing him for the
same consideration the Kurds had always given the
monastery But the Tchethen chief had learned in some
manner that Armenian girls had been concealed in TIE
monastery and he demanded that be surrendered
the price of mercy for the monks
The monks refused to open their chapel doors to
reveal hiding place. But the chapel doors of
wood-they gave way when the Tehetchens rushed
against them We heard the shrieks of friends the
monks There cries for mercy prayers to God and
brutal shouts from the Tchetchens. In little while
there were screams, more prayers-just the
shouting of the bandits.
There was no escape for u.s. The Tchetchens were
swarming about the yard below and through the cham
bers Of the monastery proper The only way out of the
buildings the monks had set aside for through
passages or windows leading directly into the yard We
heard one band of Thechens breaking in the door that
opened into the the floor below We crowded
into corner and waited trembling too frightened
to pray.
The Tchetchens climbed the stone stairway. They
were cursng their i'll fortune at not having found
One of them pushed in the door Of the room in which we
The Washington times., 1918-10-13

Che days in the sand for fear of wandering villagers or
Kurds and walking far as we could at night We had
bread other food and only late at night when the
dogs in the villages asleep could dare to ap-
prOaeh village well for water.
think Arousiag would have died on the fourth day
he famished for water of which could get none
the night before that when cried she mostened her
tongue with my At last she could 60 further
and sank the earth In the distance was an Arab vii
lage. The Arabs not like the Kurds-they are very
fierce sometimes, and do not like the Armenans, but
unless they in the pay of Turkish pachas they
cruel To Arousiags life left her and went into
the village
The Arab women gathered around me, and to them
] appealed for food and water as best ] could. The
women pitied me- and when the Arab men came to in
speet they too, felt sorry They brought gourd of
cool and bread and rice and some of the women
went with to where Arousiag lay The water revived
and strengthened her. and it gave strength Our
delicate clothes mostly torn away, and the Arab
gave other garments and sandals for feet
The monastery they said but few miles further on
and they showed the nearest way An Arab boy
with tell the of other villages that must not
be harmed Also the boy guided away from CrcaS-
sian village where would have been made eaptiyes
When the gray stone walls of the convent rose before
the distance Arousag and knet down the earth
and thanked Saviour The Arab boy turned and
back when he saw that praying to the God
of the "unbelevers That was something he could not
unQefSLduo DuI we were very gFdLelu 10 nlm
1t was almost evening, and the monks prayer
We stood at the gate until of them heard call
and then they let in. The monks very kind to
u.s. They gathered around and listened to our story
Then they took into their little chapel and kne down
around u.s. while the prior chanted prayer of thank
fulness.
When the prayer finished monk led US to a part
of the monastery separated from the main buildings
Here astOnished TO find than half hundred
Armenian girls and widowed brides who, like u.s. had
found refuge among the monks Nearly all these girls
and young from Van the largest of the Ar
menan cities from districts by Some from
Bitlis where thousands Of my people had been killed in
single hour only the girls and brides being left alive
for the pleasure of the Turks Some had escaped from
Diyarbekir
All had been told Of the monastery as a refuge by
friendly Arabs Armenian derders One by one or in
groups of two and three they had applied at the
terry gates just had Arousag and and the monks had
taken them In dsregardng the great danger them
selves
We all cautioned not to show ourselves outside
the smaller building which the monks had given to
lest wandering Kurds soldiers chance to and
thus discover that the monastery the retreat of
capped refugees The monks prayed with twice every
day and nursed back health those who ILL Little
The Washington times., 1918-10-13

had gathered. The moon was shining through the win
dows and the bandits Then the spell OF our
silent fear broken-we screamed In instant the
Tchetehen band came pouring into the room.
They called terrible jests to each other Arousag and
I were kneeling, with arms around each other. A
Tchechen caught my hair in hand and that of Arou
stag in the other and dragged down the stairway The
others either dragged out in the way carried
into the yard tossed across a Tehetehen shoulder
About the steps of the chapel the bodies of the
monks All had been driven of the chapel INTO the
moonlight and then killed The Tchetehens dragged
outside the monastery gate They then gathered up their
horses and drove them into the yard where they could be
left for the night Then the Teheehens returned
Each claimed the girl girls he had captured and
dragged through the yard Those who satisfied
with their prizes in comparing their beauty with that Of
girls who had fallen the lot of others quarreed
their captves Little ArOusag's broken when
one Tchetehen seeing that the bandit who had captured
had two girls pulled her away from him. Her eaptor
paid no attention to her of pain until he scov
cred what caused them Then he subdued her by twisting
her broken arm until she unconscious.
When daylight came and the Tehetchens could see our
faces plainly thew selected those whom they consd
cred the prettiest and killed the rest They killed Arou-
stag because Of her broken Then they lifted onto
their horses and took US to Dyarbekir.
inued Nerfo oand0
The Washington times., 1918-10-13

Gi-AH Thst Ls Left Of His FauiIy-Upon Their Arrival
At DiyarbeHr. This Nan Was Rich Banter Educated
in Europesn Universities He Managed Live Until
He Reached DiTarbeHT By BEibing the Soldiers. Just
After This Photograph Was Taken He Was Killed
and His YoEng Daughters Were Sold Turks
up Kurdistan
A from Albustan, who really was an Armenian
Derder. low priest but who disguised Turk
and making his way the Caucasus where hoped
get aid for the exies from the Russians had told
Arousag about the monastery while she being kept
Malata with other refugees Many Armenian girls had
found safety there the Derder had said the fathers
the monastery had been mOleed and their refuge
far of the track of the companies of deported Chris
tians. Many years ago. the Derder told ArOusag the
monastery fathers had saved the life of famous Kurd
cheftan and there legends about which kept the
Kurds from attacking it, though they so
fanatic The Sutans understood their respect for the
monastery, and the Turks had not molested it. All this
] was told by Arousiag.
Arousag eon6ded to that she had often planned to
escape from the house and try 10 alone the des
to the monastery There, she there would
be safetyfor time at least But each time her courage
deserted her Now she willing to make the effort
since too would rather risk everything than remain
The sleeping apartments of the haremk were IN the
second story of tbs houSs The windows barred
they opened only into courtyard surrounded by other
wings of the house ArOuSag knew of passageway from
the courtyard into the dvankhane reception chamber
which opened the street Often the aaiks of the
haremk went into the street through this passageway
A night when Hadji Ghafour sent early for the
girl he desired long before the haremliks rer
ing hour Arousiag and slipped away and let ourselves
down from window into the courtyard We hurried
through the passageway into the dvan-khane and
the streets. We had yeed ourselves and with Turkish
slippers mistaken for Turkish girls or harem
slaves hurryng home to escape a scOlding
When to the gates of the city fright
ened lest be stopped-but the Turkish soldiers guard
ing themselves
girls from refugees camped the city and too
busy amusing themselves with these girls to notice u.s.
Soon beyond the city, alone in the night, the
sands cutting through thin slippers afraid that every
shadow that of a lurking Kurd.
1t twenty miles more ArOusiag believed to the
monastery For three days travelled hiding most of
The Washington times., 1918-10-13

fcOnsinasd Nert ssnSGy,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-06-20
How Easy To Keep My Pledge
To Save Food

waste in several ways. For one thing.
Il keeps your flour. sugar. cereals. and
other foods. each IN It's proper place pro.
tectrd
For another II guards against waste IN meas
urine and mixing AID u saves any woman
uho has H. miles and miles cf steps and hours
81 time
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-06-20
w. A. Parker.N Nd.

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sts.-~s sr~pssss astrs. Ny~ see e@s
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ft.~ptsat 49, r4fr ha~s4taf 90 tsetFs4ss
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The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-07-05
RESULTS
First Year Of Food Ad.
mlnlotration Activity.

preliminary work began May ~.
1917. Food Control Act passed Aug
ust 10. 1919
WHEAT EXPORTS (sincs July ~:
Estimated surplus for export 90.-
100000 bushels. Actual shipments
to June. 100. 0.0OO. 900 bushels.
BEEF EXPORTS:
Ordinary rate one to two million
pounds monthly. Largest single
month this years, 100000 lbs.
PORK EXPORTS:
Ordinary rate. 60.000.000 pounds
monthly. Largest month this year.
500 900 900 lbs.
PRICE OF FLOUR (Minneapolis):
One year ago. t16.76 q barrel whole
sale. Present price. $3.50 per bar.
rel.
PRICE MARGIN (bstwssn farmers
wheat and flour made from ~:
One year ago the difference was
16.68. Present date the difference
10 81 cents.
IN GENERAL: 10 the farmer going
to market. ~ per cent moro than
last summer; to the housewife buy
ing In market, II per cent less than
last summer
AND THE ALLIES HAVE BEEN
SUSTAINED.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-07-05
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
Items of Interest Taken from the Siftings of Th
Corresponding Week Fifteen Years Ago

Mrs. Adolph Nelson was visiting
in Wisconsin.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. W. Lowell had
lei, for a months trip to Boston.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. +. Angove
had returned from a fine trip to
eastern cities.
Miss Roxie Champion and Mr..
Flank II. Heron had been mar
ried in Denver. :
Mrs. L L. Roberts had been to
Denver, making an ENJOYABLE
trip both ways by private con-
veyance.
A, a party given by M. and
Mrs. Tanner, among those present
were Misses Lillian Paiten, Nellie
jenkins, Maude Morris, Muriel
Hill, Gertrude Noxon, Vera Nc
Neil OF Sheboygan. Mich, Lulu
Weinberger. of Hiawatha. Kansas,
Zula Sickle, Clara Wienberge,,
Messrs Clayton. j. W. B. Smith,
George Moscript, George Smith,
Alex We;nberger. Walter Cain,
Ed Stinsley. Harry Mcneil and
Walter Moscript. Misses Bella
Vein berger. Florence Williamson
Florence Bond and Margaret Will.
hanson assisted in serving.
The following had been given
the Red Men war paint: Henry F.
Miller. Albert l. Bean, Clifford
Murdock, Albert Nipko, Joseph
Kitto, Henry L. Roberts, John
Mitchell, A. d. Fraser, L. E. Wan
amsker, Martin Hanson, NJ. D.
Mcleod. William Hult, w. A.
Williams. Arman H. Page, Al bert
D. Olcott. f. T. jacobson, W. p.
Alkire, Daniel Gabriel, 81. G. Pud-
er oaugh, George Wehman, v. I.
Noxon, William Jules. Alex II.
Colburn. James Quinn. A. E.
Simpson, Fred G. Shaffer, Arthur
W. Miller. They seem to have
all bad merry pow-w wow. The
folio wing officers were installed:
Frank Weatherbee, lime Rus, H.
B. Sheldon, William Williams,
Lewis Oliver, W. F. Doherty,
Thomas Coppard. John Rohner,
r. G Bonney and Robert Classen