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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-01
CAMP DIX SEES
SHELL PERFORMANCE
Trench Mortar Guns Successfully
Tested at the Big
Cantonmcnt.
CAMP DIX. N. j., MARCH

CAMP DIX, N. j., MARCH l.
Camp Dix witnessed the effect of cx-
plosion of tho new American trench
mortar shells yesterday afternoon, when
theseweapons were given their initial test
on thcfortihcation system. Six live shells
we're fred by officers and at the points
where oach struck hundreds of tons of
earth were hurled skyward and six huge
crnters were formed. The results of the
shots gave officers, and men here their
FIRST chance 10 inspect a real shell crater
\ fire IN n building occupied by the
26th Engineers Wednesday night gave the
division tire department an opportunity
"a demonstrate its tire-hghting speed
Men Of Engine Company No. j were on
the sceno before the blaze could get n
big start and cxtinguished il with small
damage 10 the building.
While new ordnance, long needed by
troops training here, will begin To reach
the cantonment on April |, some of the
hlg guns arc not scheduled for delivery
until August and, IN fact, may not he
supplied 10 artillery units until they arc
over there. according to the latest
information from the War Department.
The tractors for the heavy artillery. at
least. will not be supplied TO tho bat
tcrics IN this country What little
equipment Is needed TO complete the
outhttIng of tho infantry recruits will
srrvo within n month, Or before tho
recruits now reporting arc ready TO Use
Machine guns are not due until
August and pistols and rcvolvers will
not hc available before july ~.
Displaying even more interest than
civilian visitors in the scene around him.
Naior-tcncral Scott yesterday afternoon
had the unique experience Of observing for
tho trst time the actions of freshly drafted
National Army recruits. In Europe
when the first drafted mon wrrC called,
and in Washington when tho recent
quota of 1000 Jerscymon reported to
his division for duty. he had missed the
spectacle that has thrilled thousands Of
other army officers rs the finest of Amar-
cas- Young manhood struggles through
ITS first military problems
So impressed was the general with
what he saw when he visited section
of tho camp occupied hv the 3llth In
tantry. where I 300 of the now men are
omartcrcd. that he accorded them an
honor never before extended 20 "rook-
les" when he reviewed the long column
not one man IN which had been III camp
more than o. hours Another unusual
feature Ot the situation was the fact
that u was the first review General
Scott has hold in camp. as ~ tho re-
cent division review Brigadlcr-t t'encral
pran was the reviewing officer.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-01
A Sure Way to
End Dandruff

There In one sure way that has never
failed 10 remove dandrtff at once, and
that is To dissolve IL, then you destroy IL
entirely. To do this, just get about four
ounces nf plain, common liquid arvon
from any drug store this is all YOU will
needl. apply it at night when retiring:
use enough to mosten the scalp and rub
IL in gently with the finger tips.
BY morning. most, II not all. of your
dandrnn will I've gone, and three or four
more applications will completely dis
solve and entirely destroy every single
sign aud trace Of it, no matter bow much
dandruH YOU may have.
You will find all itching and digging
Of the scalp will stop instantly. and your
hair will he fluffy, lustrous. glossy. sily
and soit, and look aud feel hundred
times better
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-01

Le,t aornething 2 Try a Classified adv.
IN Every Evening ADV
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-01
PROPAGANDISTS CONVICTED.
Two italian Socialist OfY1oiais Get Prison
SentnnfnR.

Rome. March tt Constantine fazzari,
general secretary. and SIgnor Bonbacci.
assistant secretary Of the Italian Socialist
party, have been sentenced by tho Penal
Court to two years and eleven months
and two years and four months imprIson-
ment respectively.
In addition Lagzari must pay iine of
1900 lire and Bombacci Of 2, 100 lire and
cpsts. They were convicted on a charge
of conducting propaganda prelud'cial 70
the national defenre
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-01
Parcel Post Changes.

To encourage food shipments by mail
Postmaster General Burlcson has amended
the postal laws and regulations effective
March Is, 1918, by which parcel post
shipments are allowed TO be made to tho
extent Of 20 pounds instead Of 80 pounds
in the first, second and third zones, and in
creased from 20 to 80 pounds To oil
zones over tho third, 80 that 80 pounds
can be sent 10 the rcmotest corner OF the
United States.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-01
Hooks for Camp Div Soldiers.

George Il. Miller president Of tho Board
OF Education, announces that he has re-
cclvcd sufficient funds to purchase books
and black board for soldiers ~ Camp niX
m need of instruction. and he expresses
his appreciation oi the cooperation given
him in the movement
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-01
$3.50

Strictly tailored spring sui. in black
and white or blue and white stripe.
burellas and oiret twills. Colors of
navy, green, tan, rookie and checks.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-01

Other spcoches werc delivered after Mr..
Brysn's futile attcnpt and without
interruption.
The din in the gallery increased while
Mr.. Bryan was making his statement TO
the press. Canadian flags were waved,
while the ex-eoldicrs sang "fhe Maple
Leaf" God Save the King" and other
souyp
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-01
MAIL FROM MEXICO CENSORED.
Spanish Liners Letters Arc Under
Scrutiny nj Havana

Havana, March Postoliico officials
and secret service agents are examining
the mail from Moxieo on the Spanish
liner Reina Maria Cristina. The Spanish
Minister 20 Cuba, who IL IN charge OF
German interests here, 10 watching the
inspection.
An unooufirrned ruuor was current
late last night that certain documents
from the interior of Mexico addressed to
n German consular officer in spain had
been found. The documents were said
to contain information relating to the
military plans Of the United States and
Cuba against the Central Powers
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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-01
1850
Lovely Spring Dresses

Embracing dozens of new styles FOL
street, afternoon and business wear
Crepe de chimes, serges, and satin.
charmingly made of taupe, tan, navy
and black colors. Many have satin col.
lars and cuffs. Button and braid trim
mings are used profusely. Very spe.
cially priced at
The Washington times., 1918-08-25
When the Muezzin Prayed
After the Murder of the Mother

lausanne was much encouraged when she heard
Andranik was still safe. All afternoon neigh
boring women, some of them wives of wealthy
men, came to our house to look from our windows
into the square, hoping to catch a glimpse of
their loved ones. The soldiers would not let the
women gather near the square, nor communicate
with their men. One pretty woman, Mrs.
Sirpouhi, who had been married not quite year
to a son of our richest manufacturer, was just
about TO become a mother.
From our window she caught sight of her hus-
band and she could not keep herself from run
ming out of the house and across to the square,
screaming as she went, "My Dashna-my
Dashna!' Dashna was his name.
The young husband heard his wife calling and
ran through the crowd of men to the edge of the
square, holding out his arms to her. Just as she
about to throw herself upon him yezidcc
stepped up and struck her on the head with his
gun. When this yezidee and his companions
who ran up the young woman almost
mother they took turns running their bayOnets
into her. The husband fell to the ground. |
think he tainted. The soldiers carried him off.
They left her body where it fell.
AT sundOwn, when nearly all the Christian
women in the city must have cried their eyes
drv. as did lausanne and |, we heard the muezziD
calling the Fourth Prayer from the minarets of
the FL Hasan Mosque in the Mohammedan quar-
ter of the city. 1t seemed to me the muezzin was
mocking us as he sang: "There is no God but
Allah come TO prayer; come to security" With
out letting mother know ! knelt down by myself
and asked our God if he would not think of us
and send our fathers back. Perhaps He heard
me- for as soon as the Mohammedans s Fourth
Prayer was over soldier came to our door
He said father had sent message; that father
would be able to speak to us if we should go at
once to the north corner of the square; that the
soldiers would allow us to talk with him. To
prove that his message true the soldier
showed us fathers ring.
With all my little sisters and brothers holding
to our hands, mother lausanne and ran quickly
to the north corner, and there father and Emin
The Washington times., 1918-08-25
''They Took Enrin, Too
He Is lUith Our Father" :"

could not be brave then. ! screamed with
all my might. Mother heard and came running
upstairs, with lausanne and the others following.
But father saved Emin. He gathered him in his
arms and swept him aside and into the crowd of
men just the soldiers bayonet came down.
When mother reached me had my hands over
my eyes. | was the only one who had seen-I
would have TO tell her that-now little Emin, who
had wanted to grow up and be a priest like
Father Rupen, gone too. Mother thought
something had happened to father in the square
and that had seen it.
Tell me quick-what is t7-ITave they killed
him." she cried. couldn't answer-except to
shake my head. Suddenly mother missed Emin
for the first time. Something must have told
her She asked lausanne: "Where is my boy9
Where is EminR Why ism t he herei'
Lusanne started to run downstairs to look in
the yard. Then knew my first time to be brave
had come / looked at her and motoned her
not to go. put my arms around mother and
said, between my sObS:
"They took Emin tOo-he is with our father''
Mother sank upon the floor and buried her face.
lausanne and knelt beside her But she didn't
cry Her eyes were dry when she gathered us
TO her ] never saw my mother cry after that,
even when the Turkish soldiers, at the orders of
Ahmed Bey. of whom ] shall tell later, were
beating her to death while they made me look on
before taking me TO Ahmed s Bey's harem.
Out of the window we could see the men of the
ScitY comforting each other or talking excitedlY
The Washington times., 1918-08-25
The Death of Andranik
6y the KniUes of the YezideeS

A neighbor woman ran in to tell us. Andranik
threw off his women's clothes, took an old saber
father had hung on our wall, and rushed out of
the house. He cut his way through the yezidees
and got into his home, where he found his
mother and sister and his other relatives in
panic of fear. The hakim shouted to him to
come out at once. Andranik saw them bringing
up cans of oil. He kissed his mother and sister
again and stepped out into the street. They
killed him with knives on the door step. His
sister ran out and threw herself on his body, and
they killed her, too. When neighbor told us
what had happened, Lusanne ran out to Andra-
nix s house and helped his mother carry in the
two bodies.
Father and the other men were taken away
that night. In our house we were sitting in my
room trying to pick out the shadows in the
square made by the torches and lanterns carried
by the yezidees. Just after midnight many new
soldiers appeared, as could tell by the lights,
and suddenly there was a great Shouting. Soon
we saw the shadows of the men, formed into a
long line, march out of the square, with yezidees
and soldiers all about them 1t was too dark
for us to pick out father and Emin, but we knew
they would be looking up at our window.
They took the men toward the Kara River.
which is branch of the EuphrateS. Many were
so old and feeble they could not walk far and
fell to the ground before they got tosthe river,
twelve miles distant. The yezidees killed these
with their knives and left their bodies. 1t was
daylight when they came to the little village of
Gwazim, which is on the river bank. There was
a large building at Gwazim which the Turks
sometimes used as barracks when there was a
war with the Kurds, and at other times as a
prison. Half the men were put into this build
The Washington times., 1918-08-25

and will accept whatever He willsl'' Abdoul-
lah respected mother for her courage. He
bowed to her as he went out. 81 am sorry for
what may come" he said.
We tried to eat then, but could only sit at the
table and think of father and Emin out in the
square, waiting to be taken into the desert OF
ourselves, we had not yet begun to think. We
were still at the table, with neighbor women
crowded into our front rooms all weeping when
Andranik returned from Harpout He still wore
his sisters dress. When he appeared at the door
lausanne ran into his arms. / ran to him. too,
and read in his face bad news. When he had
embraced lausanne Andranik said:
II begged of Count Won Wolfskehl to save u.s.
He said the Sultan had ordered that no Chris
tian subject be left alive in Turkey, and that he
thought the Sultan had done right
lausanne secretly had thought Andranik would
be successful. She had such confidence in him
she did not think he could fail to win the aid of
the German consul-general She was overcome
when her hope was destroyed, but she thought
more of Andranik than of herself She begged
him to try escape. Andranik decided he would
remain in his wOmen's s clothes. Lusanne cut off
some of her. own hair and tied it on Andranik's
head so bits of it would show under his shawl
and make him look more nearly like a girl
They thought perhaps he might get out of the
city at night, unmolested, and hide with some
friendly farmers not far away.
But the German consul must have told the Off
cials by telegraph that Andranik had come to see
him in disguise. Early in the evening the yezi-
dees, under command of Abdoullah surrounded
his house and demanded that he come out.
When his mother said he was not there, the
hakim replied it was known he had disobeyed
the summons to the square, and that if he did
not appear at once the house would be burned
with all who were in it.
The Washington times., 1918-08-25
CONTINUED from Last Sunday
CHAPTER II.

CIV IHATEVER happens, my daughter, be
w brave. If l do not return, remem-
Der l died for God. Comfort your
mother and your sisters and brothers-and be
faithful to Him
Those were the last words of my father as he
went out of the house that Thursday noon, to
obey the Sultan's order that all the Christian
Armenian men over eighteen years old in our
city gather in the public square, to be sent away
as told last Sunday. Father had never spoken
to me that way before. 1t seemed as if, when he
realized, as he must have done. that he was going
to dreadful fate, he knew l would soon become
a woman-and no longer be just his favorite
little girl
Comfort your motherI'' Those words al
most burned me. L knew, no matter what our
trust and hopes had been, that the "awful day"
had come Ever since was very little could
remember father and mother sometimes talking
with visitors in our house of the massacres in
Armenia in 1894 ordered by Abdul Hamid. Both
father and neither had lost their parents then and
fathers sister had been taken to a harem. AL
ways after that ArmenianS talked of another
time they were afraid would come-''a an awful
day" ;" when 1894 would be repeated.
was only fourteen, burt father had said. ''Be
brave-Comfort your mother' That could only
mean the lawful day" had come.
ran upstairs to my window on the second
floor of our home to watch father crossing the
street to the public square. When he left, mother
fell onto divan in the front room downstairs.
lausanne, my older sister. and my little brothers
and sisters stayed with her, even the little ones
trying to make believe that, perhaps, father
would come back
From my window l saw little Emin, my fifteen
year-old brother, run out to follow father as far
as he could. and | saw the Turkish soldier stop
him when he tried to turn back, as have told
before. l father protest that Emin was
under eighteen. Then l saw the soldier lift his
gun high in the air and turn his bayonet to bring
it down into little Emin s body.
The Washington times., 1918-08-25
No. 2---The Dawn of the Day Of Terror
By Aurora Mardiganian

with the leaders in the square. By the middle of
the afternoon more than 5000 men and older
boys had assembled. The soldiers and yezidees
rode through the streets, searching houses that
no man over eighteen might escape When the
women clung to their husbands and fathers the
soldiers said the men were summoned only to be
addressed by Vussier Pacha, the VAIL or High
Governor of the district who was coming up from
his capital, Harpout. Some of the women be-
ieved this explanation Others knew it was not
the true reason.
Not very far from our house was the home of
Andranik Vartabed, young man who had grad
uated from the American School at MarsOvan, in
Upper Armenia, and who had come to our city,
with his family, to teach in our Christian College
He was very popular in the city, and lausanne was
engaged to marry him When the Turks con-
scripted most of the strong young Armenian men
they spared Andranik because of his position as
teacher.
When his father answered the summons to the
square that noon Andranik remained behind.
He disguised himself in dress belonging to his
sister and made his way to the edge of the city,
where he bought horse from Turk whom he
knew he could trust By the Turk, Andranik
sent word to Lusanne that he would try and ride
to Harpout, where he knew the German Consul
General, Count Wolf Won Wolfskehl, and beg of
this powerful German official to ntercede for the
Armenians of Tchemesh- -Gedzak. He said he
hoped to get through in his disguise, the Turks
did not seem to be yet ready to bother the girls
and women. and would let him pass.
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were waiting us at the edge ofthe square. For a
time he could not speak. Then he told us:
"The men are to be taken into the desertl''
He said the officers had told them they would
be taken only to Arabkiro, which is in the middle
of the desert, sixty miles away, and that they
would be allowed to camp there until the Turks
were ready for them to come home again. Father
said he hoped this were true-that they would
be allowed to return. Little did he know then
what was to happen to them the very next night
Father had bribed soldier to let us talk with
him. He told mother that since little Emin was
along he would like to have her bring him blan-
ket to wrap up in at night, and some more money.
He had with him hundred Ira, or $3.50 in Amer
lean money, but perhaps if he had more he said,
he could bribe the soldiers to let Emin ride on a
horse, or, perhaps, escape. when they began their
march.
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"Let Your Daughters
ReHounce Their Faith in the Cross"

Mother and l hurried back to the house She
went into the basement where father had hidden
great deal of money for us to use if we could
When went to get blanket thought of my
''yorban, birthday blanket father had brought
me from Smyrna when was ten years old. 1t
was the most beautiful thing / had. The Ten
Commandments were woven into it, and it had
been made, many people had said, hundreds of
years ago. took this to Emn and another blan-
ket for father. Emin cried when he saw had
given him my pretty yorban. We made sand
wiches, too, of cheese and dates, and wrapped
them in the blankets Mother took 200 liras-
almost thousand dollars
The soldiers would not let us talk long to
father the second time. Father himself had to
take Emin away from mother when we were or
dered to leave. We crossed the street and then
stood there long time, just looking across at
father and Emin. When it got too dark to see
them any more we went home. We never saw
father or Emin again.
When we reached our house we found Abdoul-
lah Bey, the Hakim, or police chief, waiting in
the parlor. Abdoullah always had been friend
of my fathers, and we thought him a kindly
man. Perhaps he would have helped us if he
could. but when mother begged him to have
Emin, at least, restored to us, he showed us a
written order, signed by VusSier Bey, the High
Governor, which had been given him by PaSselt
Pacha. 1t read
During the process of depc tation of the
Armenians if any Moslem resilient or visitor
from the surrounding country endeavor to con-
ceal or otherwise protect Christian, first his
house shall be burned then the Christian killed
before his eyes, and then the Moslem's family
and himself shall be killed"
'YOu see ! cannot help you" Abdoullah Bey
said to mother, "even though | would. But l
can advise you as a friend. You have two
daughters who are young. 1t is still possible for
them to renounce your religion and accept Allah
will take word personally. if you wish, TO Pas
self Pacha that your lausanne and Aurora will
say the rex 'ah (the oath TO MOhammed). He
is willing to take them both, and thus spare
them, and you. many things. which, perhaps, are
about to happen Soon it may be too late'
did the Pacha Governor send you to carry
this meSsageY" mother asked
''He did not send me, but he knows | have
come, Abdoullah answered. Mother looked at
me and at lausanne PaSSelt wanted us both! /
remembered Father Rupen's words the Easter
Sunday before, Trust in God and be true to
Him" But it seemed as if ] ought to sacrifice
myself Even then ] would have gone to the
Pacha s house, but mother said to AbdOullah:
'Tell the Pacha Governor we belong to God.
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ian Armenian Girl to Escape at Last from the Mu
ms Of the Sultans Bloodthirsty Officials Reveals
sale Massacres and the Seizure of Thousands of VI

and sisters il she would join his harem slaves willingly an
afectionatelyS
It was terrible choice for the girl make-the certa
slaughter of all that dear her the subecton
own pure self this Turkish brute Little Aurora did nd
hesitate her poor mother claping the child in her
refused to let her make sacrifice She must ask the cer
man at her church-and the holy told her that
Christ had willingly given up his life to the Roman pers
tors she and all who loved the Saviour must be read
make the same sacrifice and thus inherit life everlasting
All this Miss Mardganian related IN her opening cha
last week She begins to-day the story of her two years
derngs and by permission Of the American Committee
Armenian and Syrian Relief through which the American peop
have than million dollars for needy peoples
the Near East and whose workers have brsved and
lence to help the suffering peoples Of the Ottoman Empire
diary of her terrible experiences win be printed from sund
to Sunday on this page.
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ing and told they would have to|
next day. The yezidees then took
across the river and marched then
kiro, in the desert.
At noon Of that day the yezidd
Gwazim. They had killed. all the
taken across the river just as sOoI
out of sight of the village. Duri|
heard in Tchemesh- -Gedzak that pI
had been left in the prison, and
women walked the dusty road to @
to catch a glimpse of husband
lausanne and | went.