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on my shoulders and said, God will be done!"
closed my eyes and seemed to see my father and
mother and sisters and brothers all lying dead In
the massacre knew would come sooner or later.
And Passelt Pacha had said could save them!
But l couldn't disobey my father Suddenly l
thought of Father Rupen.
broke away from my mother and ran out of
the house, through the back entrance and into
the street that led to the big four spires that
marked the church where Father Rupen was
waiting for his Easter Sunday congregation. No
one had had the courage to tell the holy man of
the news from Van. When l ran into the little.
room behind the pulpit he was wondering why
his congregation had not come.
fell at his feet and it was long time before
] could stop my tears long enough to tell him
why | was there. But he knew something had
happened. He stroked my hair, never noticing
the big yellow ribbons lausanne had said would
dispIcasc him When could speak l told him
of the visit of Passelt Pacha, and what he said
to us-and then told him of the message the
hOrSeman had brought. ! pleaded with him to
tell me that it would be right for me to send
word to Passelt Pacha that he might send for
mc-that I would be his willing eoncubine If he
would only save my parents and my brothers
and sisters
Father Rupcn made me tell it all twice When\
] had finished again he put hand on my head
and said, "Let us ask God, my chlld!
Then Father Rupen prayed.
He asked God to guide me in the way should
20. | do not remember all the prayer, for was
crying too bitterly and too frightened but
know the priest pleaded for me and my people
and that he reminded the Father we were His
first believers and had been true to Him through
many centuries of persecution. As the priest
went on / became soothcd, and uncOnsciOuSly
began to listen-hOping to hear with my own
ears the answer that felt must surely come
down from up above to Father Rupen'S plea.
When he said Amen the priest knclt with me
and together we watcd-watcd for the answer
from Him. Suddenly Father Rupen pressed me
close to his breast and began to speak.
"The way is clear, my child, he said. 1.-THE
answer has come Trust in Jesus Christ and He
will save yOu as He deems best. 1t were better
that you should die, if need be. or suffer even
worse than death, than by yOur example lead
others to foreswear their faith in the Saviour
Go back to your father and mother and comfort
them, but obey them :"
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along, and, should he appear
governors order. We had re
was away.
We could not imagine wha
doors meant. We could moi
meant that deliberate mass
means was taken to have us
At 4 o'clock guards, anon
from the Jail, marched up t.
men, with orders for them
palace with Passelt Paeha.
When mother explained to T
door that my father was out
ths house, roughly pushing N
in their way. They then dem
business place. When Lusan
the officer insisted upon goir
getting the keys from my faf
tearing open her dress as he d |
laughed at her and slapped h
onto the floor. He left her ths
From our windows we eoul
Here the yezidees gathered fl
Among them were Father Rupj
tian College, which was found
several professors and physid
merchants and other business
Instead of marching their pi
the Pacha, the guards turned I
the city Then We knew they
audience with the Military Cd
had been emptied by the COVE
Many women, when they RI
were being taken, ignored the
ran into the street and tried 1
The gendarmes knocked them
woman, the wife of a professo
the guard and reach her huSba
away, but she elung tightly, S
his rife about and drove his b,
leaped at the mans throat and
The prisoners were compellI
Of the professor and his wife, |
also run out of their house, Stod
and weeping, until the comp
permitted to tug the bodies of
None of us who watched dared
little ones.
The Jail is a rambling ston
centuries ago, our school boo
monastery, but the Turks tool
have used it as a prison for q
1t is surrounded by a high "
onto which the great, barrel
custom of the military govern
whenever it became erowdedI
-Iro one dig dungeon ana Sc
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While was running back to my home / heard
the bell on the church ringing violently-Father
Rupen's reminder to his congregation that the
Easter services were waiting.
All that day and the next messengers rode
back and forth between Harpout and our city,
bringing the latest scraps of news from Van.
First the men were killed, then the older women;
then the children and such girls as were not
pretty enough to be stolen. We were filled with
Joy when we heard the Armenians had barri-
caded themselves and were fighting back, but we
dreaded the consequences. No one slept that
night in our city. All day and all night Father
Rupen and his assistant priests and religious
teachers in the Christian College went from house
to house to pray with family groups.
The principal men in the city waited on Pas
self Pacha to ask him if we were in danger. He
told them their fears were groundless-that the
trouble at Van was merely riot. My father
and mother clutched eagerly at this half promise
of security, but Tuesday morning We knew there
was no hope. That morning Passelt Pacha or
dered the doors of the district Jail opened, and
the crminalS-bandits and murderers-who
were copfned there released and brought to his
palace.
An hour later each one of these outlaws had
been dressed in the uniform of the police guards
given rife bayonet and long dagger and
lined up in the public square to await their
orders. That is the Turkish way when there is
bad work to do.
At noon officers of the police guards, or yezi
dees, rode through the city posting printed no.
tices on the walls and fences at every street cor
ner. My father had gone to HarpOut early in
the morning to confer with the rich Armenian
bankers there and to appeal direct to VuSsier
Bey, the High Governor. Mother was too weak
from worry to go to the corner and read the
notices, so lausanne and l went at once. The
paper read:
TO ALL ARMENIANS.
You hereby commanded by His ESeelleney
PasseIt Pacha, Military Governor Of the district,
to Immediately go Into your houses and remain
within doors until II is the pleasure Of His Excel
Ieney to again permit you to 90 about your affairs
All Armenans found upon the streets, al their
places Of business otherwise absent from their
homes later than hour after Of this day
will be arrested and severely punished.
(sIaned) ALI AoHAZADE,
Commander Of the Guard.
When we reported to our mother she was
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TO ALL ARMENIANs.

When we reported to our mother she was
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-12-15

tai Of 81 is the number Of months
the war lastedI
The government clerks are pite-
ously pleading for higher salaries.
We would favor it II it would do
them any good, but the landlords
and butchers would raise 100 per
cent on them If they obtained a 10
percent hist in salary. The only
hope for the government clerks is
70 quit the salary business entirely
and work for wages.
a visitor TO our sanctum the past
week told US IT was Just as easy to
be pleasant as II was 10 DO grouchy.
This was an important declaration,
for it came from a man who suffers
periodical attacks Of rheumatism.
Another thing the inventor OF the
word coolies" has accomplished is
this: He has made it possible for
lice 10 be discussed in polite society.
With any other word it would be
impossible.
The returning soldiers on the
Mauritania called out from the ship:
HAS New York gone dry" It only
goes to show that we have been do
ing lots Of things IN the absence OF
the boys that may have 70 be con-
sidered all over again when they're
back.
Dorothy Dix says there is no rea-
son for woman 10 quit business when
she marries. Can a woman marry
and conduct a home as il ought 10
be conducted and attend to com
mercial business? And where does
Mrs. Dix get her prunes?
William Hohenzollern is an unap-
preciative cuss. There are not many
men who have the privilege of re-
signing after they have been fired
bodily.
A writer rapturously says of Lii
Ian Russell; "A woman who car
hold her freshness and beauty and
capering nimbleness while grand
children are gathering about her
/ tights, gets our vote" Why, man
/ Lillian doesn't wear tights now. does
she Lillian makes Trixie Friganza
| look like a bean pole, yet Trixie lost
I a silk stocking at an opera house in
Milwaukee once that the finder said
would hold two bushels Of corn.
That Tennessee duck George
.NinsOn shot for us was dead
when it arrived at it's destination
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-12-15
INSTALL FARE BoxEs.

Fare boxes will be installed on all
street cars running in NMishawaka
on the Northern Indiana lines, the
purpose of the change being TO ia
cilitate service. zach passenger
entering the car. drops the fare into
the face box and passes into the
car, consuming out little time. The
conductor is present merely for the
purpose of making change when IT
is necessary. Passengers are urged
by the management Of the car serv-
foe 10 have fares ready so that it will
be unnecessary 10 hinder the service
by making change.
The boxes will be installed
through the action OF L z. Hoilar.
manager Of the Northern indiana
line. All the large cities OF the ma
ton use such boxes.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-12-15
MRS. WILLIAM ULlNE
DIES AT HER HOME

Funeral arrangements for Mrs.
william Uline. Z. Fourth ST. who
died yesterday, have not been COM
pleted. Word from a son. Col VII
lis Uhne, Camp Kearney, Calf, is
being awaited
Mrs Uline was formerly Miss
Sabra Uline, and was born at West
Sand Lake, n. Y, April IA. 1886,
being past So years old. In 1857 she
was married to VILLAIN Uline, who
for several years was employed at
the Mishawaka postofflce. He died
II months ago. She is survived by
two sons. Edwin OF Brooklyn and
Col. Uline.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-12-15

The Mishawaka Interpretation Of
TIE prohibition law is such that you
are liable 70 a fine and imprisOn-
ment II you serve one Of the old
time mince pies with your Christmas
dinner. In fact. you may not have
the veriest soucpcn in your medi-
cine chest unless you are a mem
Der OF the city administration and
know where it IS handy.
The fact is, we are not only
of eggs at six bits a dozen, but no
uog at all
An English editor declares that II
the allies demand the kaiser's head
they ought 20 take the crown
princes. too. In the latter case. #
would DO wasted effort.
mo more for charity" announces
Henry Ford. And he hasn't been
editing his weekly newspaper but 10
days
Germany can not pay in fun, any
more than Mrs. OLeary's COW could
give milk enough TO pay for the de-
strucuon OF Chicago-weH. at the
milk prices prevailing at that time.
Among other weak-minded people
in the nelghborhood are those who
think the necessity for thrift and
sane economy has passed.
man told us that he got by
easily because his wife implicitly
believed every word he said She
told us she didn't believe anything
he said. Here are two conflicting
statements. We rule that the wife
was telling the truth
IL is said Turkey IS thinking about
asking the allies TO clean up the
country" We thought the British
did that 70 a superb and elegant
sutiiciency.
We note a defeated candidate says
booze and the nu beat him for the
senate. A postmortem like that
doesn't help. Call II busthead
booze or bootleg. designate # as
grip. crouch. gulp or grumps. what
ever il was seems TO have been
translated into a devilish prepOnder-
ence Of votes.
Did you notice that the war closed
at II o'clock on the 18th day Of the
18th month OF the year? BY adding
these figures to the year rs the to-
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-12-15
CITY OOURT NOTES.

Omer Lane and Hugh Crye OF
South Bend were both arrested Sat-
urday afternoon on a charge OF Civ
ing short weight In selling potatoes.
The arrests were made on the COM
plant OF Il Z. Strubbs.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-12-15
SURPRISE MRS. CAsBON.

Members Of the 500 club surprised
Mrs. L ]. Casbon at the home OF
Mrs. Frank KonEea. $50 Lincoln way
W, last evening. The affair was in
the nature OF a farewell to Mrs.
Masbon, who will leave. together
with her husband. on a visit TO Den
yer, Colo.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-12-15
HARD COAL

Egg. stove and chestnut sizes for
immediate delivery. Herzog An
derson. Home phone 241. Bell phone
24.-Advt.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-12-15
sea? she is. isn't she?

The food administration has taken
the limit off sugar consumption
Now that the people can get all
they want they will not want so
much. It was the Thou shalt not"
applied to the apple tree in Eden
that made the apples look red and
sweet
Dorothy Dix advises every per-
son TO analyze his own veal ness
IL is quite impractical You can't
do justice to the weaknesses Of
others if you have to Aevote time to
your own. and the unseifsh rule is,
others first.
Didn't we tell you couple Of
weeks ago the Sim Feiners would
be asking a place at the Peace
table2 For helping Germany in the
world struggle. we suppose.
An insidious propaganda is abroad
in this country today; but Ameri-
cans don't so quickly forget.
We are glad the History club Of
the high school is going to help out
in making a success of the lecture
to be delivered by Sergt. Ruth Far
nam. The lady Will appear on the
platform in an abbreviated military
skirt. and in anticipation OF an add
ed attraction the front two rows OF
/ the auditorium have been reserved
/ for the bald-heads.
Read the Christmas advertise
ments in this section today, and
| trade with those live ones who have
I the enterprise 70 appreciate a val
liable advertising medium.
See you again before Christmas
John r. Jarrett has gone 20 IN
diana polls on account Of the serious
illness Of his daughter. Mrs. Charles
Turner. who is suffering with an at
tack OF pneumonia.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-12-15

An Indiana nurseryman has
named a new pink saliva for King
Albert. a Kentucky horse breeder
has named a stallion for him. and
from other directions announce
ments come that the name OF the
Belgian prince has been bestowed
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-12-15

The Chicago News says the Ger
mans having made their bed ought
not 20 object lying in IL They don't
They prefer to do their lying in a
rathskeller, but beds are all right.
All they insist upon IS no interior
ence with their right 70 lie.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-12-15

Why are they debating whether
Great Britain shall be supreme at
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-12-15

John r Jarrett has gone 20 In
diana polls on account Of the serious
illness Of his daughter. Mrs. Charles
Turner. who is suffering with an at
tack OF pneumonia
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-12-15

upon a Berkshire boar, a barred
Plymouth Rock rooster, a fve-cent
cigar, a Durham bull, an Angora
billy goat, n Georgia watermelon, a
Maryland tomato, an Ohio squash
and a Mississippi pecan. Fame and
glory are twin sisters in the case Of
Albert
The pastry sale for the Day Nur-
sery was quite successful The truth
of the matter is, after the exper-
fence in giving Mishawaka has en-
joyed this year we believe II Will
soon get so that the average citizen
will be able to part from a nickel
without dropping dead from heart
shock.
Tennyson neglected to say that the
| parliament Of the man and the fed
GRAFTON Of the world would arrive
only when humanity speaks a uni
versal language A world can't
federate successfully with a thou
sand varieties of jabber going on.
A AIishawaka boy writes that on
Peace day he kissed French maids
until he was exhausted. Now the
| slackers can see what they missed.
a cable from Athens reports the
death OF a Greek millionaire who
left 100000 francs TO the Greek
} government. That's not so much
money. but we fancy ne had a
/ considerable fruit stand and shoe
! shining parlor at that time.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-12-15

You viii have TO admit that dur
ing the time that elapsed between
July 80. 1914. and the day he re-
received his walking papers, Count
Johann Bernstorn was not an ~
dolent individual, and he developed
wonderful knack Of slipping up
on the blind side OF the gents who
wanted the coin.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-12-15

A choir member writes to ask II
we would consider it correct for him
10 give a young lady friend silk hose
for Christmas. We think so. II he
has any doubts as 10 style ne might
stand on the Niishawaka Trust cor
ner on a windy day and get the
right idea
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-12-15

Did you notice that the war closed
at II o'clock on the 18th day Of the
18th month OF the year? BY adding
these figures to the year IS the to-
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-12-15

Billy Sunday told a Baptist con-
vention when later scholarship and
the Bible disagree later scholar
ship can go to hell and take a front
seat" Did you ever hear Of such a
high-tempered man as Billy2
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-12-15

Mishawaka will wind up the year
richer spiritually than il has ever
been because it has given more
than Il ever gave before.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-12-15

Read the Christmas advertise
ments in this section today, and
trade with those live ones who have
the enterprise 70 appreciate a val
liable advertising medium.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-12-15

See you again before Christmas.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-12-15

A war correspondent writes from
Metz: There sat a lean Indian;
soldier on the postoffice steps eatini
a pie" Grand old Indiana soldie
and democrat. grand old postoffice
True 70 form, by hockey, anywher,
IN the world!
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-12-15

That Tennessee duck George
NtnsOn shot for us was dead
when it arrived at it's destination,
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-12-15

Jobs or Observation-Disclosures the
demand OF the emancipated wom-
anhOod of Germany. That is what
every woman is entitled to-a job
by which 10 earn living or a hus-
band 10 love, cherish and protect
her. Anything less is proof positive
that men have not yet emerged
from barbarism.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-12-15

The fact that Sec'y Glass has sue
cessfuIly conducted a daily news
paper in Lynchburg and thus made
+. possible 10 live in Washington
during the war shows that he is a
finsncIer worthy the great treasury
fOh
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-12-15

The assumption which Is freely
disseminated by some OF the Amer
lean newspapers and politicians that
England and the United States will
have a row at the peace conference
ought to result in one thing: If It
doesn't happen, every person who
predicted II ought 10 be tapped on
the bean with a bungstarter.
Meade County news., 1918-05-09
HELPFUL HINTS
AND SUGGESTIONS
From Kansas State Agricultural College
Kansas Council of Defense
u. S. denartment of Agriculture

FROM hdnSab OthtC HBtiOultui1l NN'4NSN
Kansas Council of Defense
U. s. department of Agriculture
Fifty tomato plants we'll cul-
tivated and we'll watered, if water
becomes necessary will produce
in dollars and cents average re.
turns equal to those realized
from a half acre of wheat, as
serts George o. Greene, extern
sion horticulturist in the Kansas
State Agricultural College.
Raise corn for silage in the
northwest part of Kansas and
sorghum lin western Kansas,
suggests BIS. Wilson, assistant
co operative experiments in the
Kansas State Agricultural Col.
lege.
"More than half the farmers
in the wheat belt, where the
soil is highly productive, fail to
provide good vegetable garden.
The time was when it was con-
sidered a part of good farm
management to force the farm,
in so far as possible, to provide
all the fruits, vegetables meats,
butter, and eggs for the family.
With agricultural operations on
a large and more extension scale
there has been a tendency to neg
lect the production of fruits and
vegetables for the family"
"Kansas will be the first state
to have large amount of wheat
to put on the market. 1t will
be essential that we get this crol
harvested as quickly as possible
for wheat will be needed worse
at that time than at iany other
period of the year. Farmers o.
Kansas are faced with the big
gest job they have ever known
a job they are going to be unable
to handle unless the city folk:
turn out in large mum bers t
help harvest these crops. A
least so per cent of the men pop
ulation of our cities is farm.
Meade County news., 1918-05-09
Wait for The Blue Bird.
Electric Fire Alarm

In order to save time and lab
or when fire alarm IS turned
in the city recently installed anew
equipment al the telephone office
In place of the l8 or 20 calls be
fore necessary, the telephones
are now so connected that by
one ring central is able to get in
to connection with the entire
force of firement.
The time saved can easily
mean the saving of many dollars
worth of property by the de
partment being able to reach
the scene of action before the
fire has gone beyond their con
troll.
Under the new system th'
fire whistle is blown when spec
ial request is made. Every dol
lar put into fire-fighting equip
meut is sure to come back sever
al times over IN property save
from loss.-Liberal News
You'll never forget The Blu
RIrd
Meade County news., 1918-05-09
Let us call and show you san
pies of wall paper-M. & M.

Dean Murphy had an nforun
ate experience with his automob-
lie last Sunday evening In comp
any with Oris Mcclure and Bob
Johnston, he had driven to Fow
ler in it, and when he stopped in
front of the Bunyan hotel, the
boys discovered that the car was
attire. Due to prompt work on
Deans part, and the help of a
by-stander, the fire was extin
guished before the car was a
complete wreck. Investigation
showed that the gasolie connect
ion breaking was the cause Of
the trouble. Other than a gen.
uine scare, the boys suffered no
injuries.
Meade County news., 1918-05-09
OBITUARY

Charles A. Armstrong was
born IN Albany, N. Y, June p,
1857. He died at Bert Decks
home south of Meade, April %,
1918, at the age of 90 years, 10
months and 7 days.
He married and rails. d his
family in Missouri. There were
SIX children, three girls ard
three boys. He came to west
ern Kansas and took up a Hon. {.
stead about nine years ago, but
his wife was never able to join
him here, and the lot fell to the
daughter Mrs. Deck to care for
her mother during the years OF
her sickness.
After the death of his wife a,
bout five years ago he seemed to
become despondent, and worried
more and more about the past,
and lately he seemed to break
very fast, and the tregedy OF
the end of his life was shocking
was not entirely unexpected.
He made profession, and con-
version about six years ago, and
united with the Methodist Epis
copal of Englewood. A change
was noticeable IN his life, but
even this seemed to cause him
to worry more over his past
life which he knew had been
wrongly lived, and the burdens
became oppressively heavy upor
his mind.
At times he talked of God''
goodness to him which be did mo-
deserve, and spoke of His won
derful mercy that had brought
such a change in his life. Blu
his grief and despondentcy over
so much life mispent was NOR
than his mind could bear, ant
resulted in the shocking tregedl
of his life's close.
He leaves four children, Will
Armstrong of Decaturville, Mo
Bert Armstrong of Rozet, Wy
Mrs. Susie Jackson and Mrs
Nellie Deck of Meade. Th
o:her son and other daughte
lied some time ago. He ha
one brother at Canton ILL.,, an
two sisters dead.-Contrlbuted