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SAVED FROM COURT
MARTIAL BY ATTACK
Mayor of French Village Long
in German Hands Tells of
Wrongs Suffered.
Especial Correspondence Of The Sunday
Star and New York Worldly

Especial Correspondence of The Sunday
Star and New York Worldly
PARIS, December 20-Georges Las
selin, who, since August 26. 1914. has
been acting as mayor of Masnieres.
one of the villages recently taken by
the British troops IN their surprise
drive toward Cambria, related the ex-
periences of himself and the small
population of his village under Ger
man domination.
The rescue of these French citizens
was doubly fortunate for NJ. Lasse-
lin. for he was to have appeared be-
fore German court-martial on De-
cember for refusing to give up to the
German authorities sixty young viii
lage girls.
All the rescued Inhabitants of the
villages retaken from the enemy are
now in the south of France, where
the various municipal authorities are
doing their utmost to make them Tor
get the cruelties and hardships they
have undergone and make them feel
that once again life is worth living.
Though we were less than two
miles from the actual firing line"
said NJ. Lasselin, 'our sector for some
time had been COT 1paratiyely quiet.
But how monotonous life was, The
and we could see no hope of getting
away from the iron rule of the Ger
mans. Once. on September Fl, 1914.
during the battle for Bonavis farm.
we caught sight of French soldiers and
signaled to them our plight and or
desire to risk crossing the lines. But
We were motioned to remain. that the
French would soon be in Cambria. We
never saw them again.
Rescue at Last.
but at 6 o'clock in the morning of
November 20 of this year we could hear
the roar of the guns getting louder
and louder, and I thought to myself
at the time that the hour of our de-
1iverance had perhaps struck. l there
upon ran from house door to house
door warning the inhabitants to re-
main in their cellars. At o'clock in
the afternoon the British entered the
village and had to face the murder
Gus fire of German machine guns. In
the evening the firing slackened on
account of the Germans running short
Of munitions. The upper part of the
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morrow morning from the Methodist
Church at Colesville.
John Warren and John and Frank
Dorsey, negro residents of Poolesville
district. this county. were before Judge
J. Abby Henderson In the police court
here today on a charge of stealing two
hogs from william Getxendanner, q
Poolesville district farmer. The Dor
seys were held in $500 bail each, and
Warren's bail was fixed at $500.
Jesse Bea1. ffty-seven years old. died
, Yesterday at his home near Burnt
Mills this county. following a long III
ness. He was unmarried. The funeral
took place at II o'clock this morning
from the Methodist Church at Coles
Vile
Cornelius w. Clum. editor of the
Kensington Press and for years promi-
nent In republican politics in this coun-
ty, was chosen journal clerk of the
Maryland house of delegates at the
organization of the legislature Wednes-
day.
Edwin W. Broome. county superin-
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ROCKVILLE AND COUNTY

ROCKVILLE Nd, January s.-Philip
Reed. q lifelong resident OF this coun-
ty, died yesterday at his home in Rock
vile. aged seventy-three years. Death
was due to pneumonia. He Is survived
by flve sons and three daughters, Rufus
and Grafton Reed Of Washington and
Lewis, Philip. Edgar and Misses Eva,
Geneva and Katherine Reed Of Rock
vile. The funeral will take place at
IL o'clock Monday morning from the
family residence.
The funeral of Edwin n. Chinn. one
OF the first Montgomery county boys
to enter the military service through
the draft, who died Of pneumonia at
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Misses Sadie and Fairfax Meade. Mar
garetta whiting, While Morris Snouf-
fer and Elizabeth Undertake. Messrs.
Osborne. Undertake and Taylor.
Lieut. J. r. Elder left Thursday for
Camp Greene, Charlotte, n. C.. whore
he has been assigned to duty. Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward Barnett. who have been
the guests OF relatives here. returned
to Culpeper. Miss Mamie White has
returned from Richmond. Mr.. and Mrs.
Blackburn have returned from Anchor
age. KY. where they were the guests
Of Mr.. and Mrs. f. L. Williams. Mrs.
Horace Smithey and little son have re-
turned to Washington. Capt. Donald
Giipin. U. 8. r.. after spending the
holidays here with his mother. Mrs. H
b. Gilpin. left for Fort Hill, Okla
James Clagett. who has been the guest
of his mother. Mrs. w. B. Cfagett, has
returned to Ashland. KY Mrs. John
Henry and son. Province Henry OF
Falls Church. are the guests Of Mr. and
Mrs. Province Mccormick. Mrs. John
Kerfoot and little daughter have re-
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war necessity. But I refused to obey
his order
The same afternoon some of my ad-
visers and myself held a meeting at
our small town hall to consider what
punishment the Germans could impose
on US for our refusal. There was much
that could be done against us, yet we
stuck TO our word and unanimously
refused to help our enemies in their
night against our own country.
Demanded Sixty Young Girls.
"on the 9Th of November 1 received
new instructions from the German
commandant to pick out sixty young
girls. wanted to go and dig trenches far
away from their homes. Already some
women with sacks on their backs had
left their native Village for similar
work and had not been seen or heard
from since. / categoricaIly refused to
pick out sixty young women, and l was
then summoned to appear before a mill
itary court-martial on December S. In
the meantime l was left at large.
During the whole time of our can
tivity the inhabitants never let an op-
portunity slip of showing their patriot
ism. and many took grave risks in re-
fusing to be dominated by Germans.
IN 1915 Canadian aviator. serious
was put out OF his misery by German
policeman Our municipality then
wanted to give the aviator decent
burial and place him in a Respectable
coffin This. however, was forbidden by
the German authorities, but when the
funeral took place the population hung
tricolor ribbons on the rough WOOD
coffin supplied by the Germans"
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terdent Of schools. has announced the
appointnent Of Miss Rose Snaveiy, un-
til recently an assistant teacher at the
Rockville High School. As teacher OF
the high school at Germantown. He
has also announced the appointment OF
Miss Katherine ClaEett Of Rockville as
an assistant teacher at the school at
Blafrs.
Ellsworth Best, . native Of Frederick
county and for the last twenty flve
years . resident Of this county. died
Yesterday At hts home at Germantown.
aged ffty-seven years He Is survived
by two children The funeral will take
place from the Methodist Church at
Jamestown at Q o'clock tomorrow aft
ernoon.
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SUFFER FROM LACK OF FUEL.
Hyattsville People Also Confronted
by Shortage Of Drinking Water.

HYATTSVILLE. Md. January g.
Hyattsville is feeling the pinch of war
time conditions. Owing to the limited
coal supply. the cold Of the past week
has caused discomfort and suffering.
Wood 10 increasingly scarce and ex-
pensive. Oil. electric and gas stoves
are popular. Tho community 10 CON-
fronted with a serious water shortage.
Because gas Is not sufficient to furnish
power the local plant Is able to operate
only for a short time each day.
All manner OF receptacies are fIled
with water, because no one knows how
long II will be before any more pump
ing win be done. Additional wells and
more powerful pumps are suggestsd.
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bridge over the st. Quentinscanal was
blown up. but the Germans had not
time to destroy the pillars. The same
happened to the footbridges over the
canal. It was over these footbridges
the British came, and advanced into the
village during the night Of November
20. At about am. the English ad-
vance guards fired their first shots in
lage was completely In their possession.
A little later I saw the first British
tank attempt to cross the canal. and fail
in-
ment had come for US to act as quick
~ as possible. and, encouraged by a
courageous population. ] crossed the
canal and went to report to the Brit
fish authorities. who Immediately r. ok
steps for our safety and eva W :. ~.
Carrying a white nag. to war: British
gunners OF our presence. and -unning
the gauntlet of German bull and
shells, / got together some 80 rsons
from neighboring villages. Sc were
old. enfeebled men. women chill
dren. two of the latter be two
months old. There were also u r blind
persons.
Fled as Battle Ragged.
mo thought could be given to car
rying much away with us. The Ger
mans had often warned US and told
us to be ready to evacuate the village
et thirty minutes notice. Consequently
every one had prepared his little
bundle Of linen and family souvenirs
in the event of the Germans taking US
with them, where We should have been
treated as hostages.
The two blind persons. a woman and
her baby. were placed in a waiting
motor car the only one the British
could detail at the moment, and were
driven away. The rest OF us had to
walk to Gouzeaucourt. a distance of
tan miles. During this march we had
70 cross the whole battlefield, then
swept by machine gun fire and still
strewn with barbed wire. Many wom-
On tore their clothes and lost their
hats, and some Of the younger girls
tore their skin SO badly that many Of
them are still under treatment Yet,
with all their troubles. every one was
happy in the thought OF once again
belonging to the mother country.
mo description Of mine can convey
to you what our hrst step toward free
dom was like. Doubled up. sometimes
on our knees other times lying down
nat. we had TO cross the shell-swept
area. We got into communication
trenches where, in places. soldiers
were still fighting desperately.
Some Died in Flight.
Though they were occupied in their
Rrim struggle, our English friends
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Public Summoned to
Outline Garden Plan

Now f. tho time to get ready
for your home gardens!
This f. the Idea of the Central
gardens committee of Washing
tom, which has called q meeting
for Wednesday morning at 1850
O'Clock Mt Rauscher's. to make
plans for nm intensive garden
campaign in the District next
year.
Clarence r. Wilson. District
food administrator; DIR. bradford
Knapp. Department Of Agricui-
ture, f. +. Colladay and william
II. Baldwin. chairman OF the Dis-
trict Council Of Defense. VIII ne
the principal speakers.
The public In invited.
"Only 100 more days In which to
plant your gardens II the I'M
offcial slogan Of the committee.
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The Bedwear Store
Bids For Your Favor

:: :;:s e.. s: $::: s8s5
with overlooked edge.
double-bed size.
Bedspreads White Gu or
d a m a X bedspreads. y sOO
prettily designed; full -
double-bed size.
SI.35 Bed Sheets- c. II
Seamless bleached bed y 10
sheets of good quality i
muslin.
Wolfe Curtain- CT Or
Beautiful curtains of y 90
wolfe in white or ivory. i
trimmed with lace or
insertion. Special price. $1.55.
Heavy Sateen Conn O. or
forts - Extra quality ph.So
comforts. with plain ~
or sateen borders.
Double-bed size and good quality
cotton filling.
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$3.50 and IS Cur ca 60
tains In white or y <.OO
ecru are these Irish ~
Point. Cluny Lace and
novelty Braided Curtains. great
variety of patterns.
S11.s5 Silk Portieres CO or
Art silk portieres of 0S.OO
beautiful quality. In
two-tone greens or
blue and green.
En- s;'::S =: $::s s495
quality cotton filling.
LnmbswooI Comforts CO or
Covered in pretty DkA.OO
mercerized and dres-
den effects. and filled
with lambs wool.
W. S "; o., s'; %;;: II i sIl.s5
gray and white
plaids. Double-bed size. Special.
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BERRYv1LLE, VA.

Mr.. and Mrs A. Cummins of Audley
entertained Friday evening in honor of
their house guest. John Ballentine Of
Pittsburgh, Pa Those present were
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turned to Nashville. Mr.. and Mrs.
Floyd Gaver have returned to Brook
lyn. Miss Emily Mccormick has re-
turned to Alexandria
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often helped US by showing US the
right direction. At other times they
would carry the youngsters on their
backs across open country or help the
women to cross trenches and d1tches.
But round about US the fight continued
Two of our number were wounded ana
an aged couple died from exhaustion
Many others would have fallen had
not our allies given US bread, milk,
cocoa and beef tea.
Almost exhausted. we slept that
night under tents. The following
morning supply train took us down
to Peronne. That was to be the end
to Albert, then to Amiens and finally
to Paris
In all, 253 men have been liberated,
Fifteen of them at once Joined the
French army. The others will be
called up with the 1919 class of con-
scripts. All men aged from twenty to
twenty-five were taken by the Ger
mans to be held as prisoners of war.
Several of them had been sent to Can
taing to dig trenches for the Prussians
Those who could escaped and came TO
me. But the Germans had their sus-
for the men. They found twelve OF
them and fined me $50 marks, which l
refused to pay.
More SScraps Of Paper"
ION May Is of this year 1000 per-
sons were taken out Of our district by
the Germans and sent to Liege in Bel
GUM On the 18th, at In the morn
ing, the German comInandant OF tho
village ordered me to gather together
all of the men. Asked why he wanted
the men, the German officer told me
they were needed to dig trenches in the
nejphhorhood When l pointed out to
the officer that this way of treating
harmless Inhabitants was against The
Hague conventions, he remarked that
no conventions held where there was
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Our Annual Winter
Sale Of FurS!

7HE war; unusual conditions and the extreme weather
point to higher priced furs NEXT winter. This sale
is your opportunity
4 Group Of Of! Separate *a so se Ear s17.a5
Black Fox Gray Taupe Wolf Scarfs The animal
are silk lined trimmed with head tail and paws
A Group Of Odd Neckpieces ST. .95
That Sold Up to $2450. ..... ~
Good Warm Neekpiece that will give lots Of service and
include Jap Mink, Fitch Fitch and Hudson seal
combinations Muskra Koinky, Persian Caracu Every
worthy of higher price
FIR Sets Mufs
RedFox
1890 Taupe wolf
OSaiis o.
So1'o oiAeA ~
ssaFfs R.d For s14ss s245o Mink sess
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Dominic and Mary santsi;i. boy.
Max and Fannie Lopatin. boy.
John L. and Alice King. hoy.
Milton and Loretto X Henry. boy. ~
Ernest n. and Alice NJ n. CARRIER, boy.
Louis and Carcatizo Celia. girl.
william and Nora Watts, boy. ri
Morris and Mary weems. girl. ~
Frank and Minnie Wright. boy. -
Lorenzo and Bertha Russell. boy. ~
Robert and Annie Hughes. girl.
Edward and Mary BeatleY. boy.
John and Margaret Brooks. boy.
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Some Died in Flight.

Though they were occupied in their
grim struggle. our English friends
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Births Reported.

health department In the past twenty four hours:
Marion F. and Cleo r Williamson, girl.
nd
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Beginning
NJ on d a y,
January z, 1918
The National Council of
Defense instructs US to
adopt the following:
There shall be not moro
than one delivery in any
one day over any route in
any part of the District
of Columbia.
The return Of merchan-
disc of all kinds shall be
limited to three days from
day of purchase.
The practice of having
goods sent by special de-
livery shall be entirely
abolished.
The following deposit
shall be required on G. 0.
D. purchases: 10 per cent
of the total amount of
the purchase. with a min
imum deposit of Csc
Read the full-page mes
sage today, page II. part
/,
Phoenix tribune., 1918-11-02
OUR BLACK BOYS
WITH THEIR SHORT
SHOT-GUNEs- u. S. A.

Our boys are there, yes over there
And hooked up in war harness gear:
They have handed to old Kaiser Bill
Some knockout drops and a quinine
pill,
And proved that sure as son of Ham
They are also sons of Uncle Sam.
They've done the act-it's a real fact
And many Germans head they've
crac't.
What did Johnson and Roberts do?
Something to Germans that was worse
than Flu"
We're proud, yes proud, you bet we're
proud;
Well say it out in any old crowd,
Because if it's a black boys picture
frame,
Or the letter "B" in Black boys name
You'll certainly hear German squall
Drop his gun and bat the ball;
For our Black boys, with their short
shot guns
Sure did slam hell up to those Huns
And to the whole round world did
show
They really meant for Huns to go.
Phoenix tribune., 1918-11-02
SALARIES PAID TO PRINCIPAL
OFFICERS OF UNITED STATES

The salaries of the principal officers
Of the United States government are
rs follows: The president, $4,000 a
year; vice-president, $4,000; members
Of the cabinet, $4,000; representatives
in congress, $500; speaker of the
house, $4,000; United States senator's,
$500; chief justice of supreme court,
$4,000; each associate justice, $14,-
500 In the diplomatic service twelve
ambassadors are each paid $17,5O0 a
year; five ministers are each paid
$4,000, and 23 ministers are each paid
$4,000. An authority says: 1T is a
matter of common knowledge that GER
tain posts, especially in the diplomatic
service, entail expenses SO much in
Phoenix tribune., 1918-11-02
JUDGE SAMES THINKS
CAMPBELL Will BE
ELECTED ON NOV. 5

That Tom Campbell will be elected
governor of Arizona by a majority Of
5000 is the prediction of Judge Albert
NJ. Sames, Republican state chairman.
who has just returned from tour
which took him into every county in
Arizona. Judge Sames found that in
every county the old Hunt and anti
Hunt lines have been closely drawn
and that it is generally understood
that Fred Golfer is the Hunt candi-
date. Judge Sames believes that 1900
Democrats in Arizona will vote for
Tom Campbell this year, because they
believe he was counted out when just
ly elected and because of their de-
sire to smash the Hunt machine.
Will Garry Cochise
Judge Sames, who lives at Douglas,
predicts that Tom Campbell will carry
Cochise county and that he will get
a larger majority in Maricopa county
than he received two years ago when
that county went over the top with
1894 He also believes that Co,ter
will lose his home county of Apache.
Here is the way Judge Sames has
figured it out from personal observa-
ton in each county:
Phoenix tribune., 1918-11-02
Home cOIOred FemaIe war w0rk.rs

Home colored Female War Workers
1t is highly encouraging to note
that the colored women of Chester.
Pennsylvania, acting under the aus
pices of the Pennsylvania State Fed
Grafton of Negro Women's Clubs Of
which Mrs Ruth L. Bennett is presi
dent, and Mrs. Rebecca Aldridge of
Pittsburg. Pa, honorary president.
have purchased a building to be used
as a home for women CT the Race
who are doing war work in the many
corporations in and near the city of
Chester, Pam. This property viii
also be used as a center for govern
mental activities. viz: American Red
Cross, Colored Women's unit of the
National Council of DEFENSE, etc. This
IS the first effort on the part of the
women in said city to do something
lefinite along this particular line, al
hough they have been working faith
sully ever since they we're called upon
o help. This splendid achievement
hould be an inspiring example to
colored women in every city where
any appreciable group of them reside.
formal opening of the building in
question will be held October 30th-No-
vember 1st Hon. Emmett ]. Scott,
special assistant to the Secretary of
War, Miss Mamie H. Burroughs. prin-
cipal of the National training School
for Women and Girls, Washington, D..
C., and other prominent persons have
been invited to deliver special ad-
dresses upon said occasion The Of
icers of the Pennsylvania State Fed
grafton of Negro Woman's Clubs are
IS follows: Mrs. Ruth L. Bennett,
president; Mrs Laura A. Brown, vice
president; Mrs. r. Evelyn Payne, re-
.cording secretary; Mrs. Ida s. Wright,
corresponding secretary; Mrs. Fannie
2. Morton, treasurer; Mrs. Daisy F..
Lampkin, organizer. Chester is one
Of the leading manufacturing centers
Of Pennsylvania and a splendid oppor-
tunity for usefulness is open to the
patriotic and aggressive colored wo-
men of the vicinity.
Phoenix tribune., 1918-11-02
AMERICAN NEGROES
REFUSE TO GO IN
GERMAN TRAP

Had it occurred to you, the univer-
sal loyalty of our colored citizens
Have you ever met a colored man in
this country who was a pro-German?
Do you even know anyone who thinks
he has actually seen one? | have per
sonally made this inquiry in the South,
in New England, on the Pacific coast,
and here at home in the central West,
and have arrived at the firm convic-
ton There amt no such animal as
a pro-German American colored man.
When the big war started and
Bernstorff let loose his long and care
fully prepared plans of arson, bombs,
strikes, and general confusion in this
country, on of the most dastardly
schemes on which his boss depended,
was an uprising of the nine million
colored people in the South. The eff
fort was well organized, bountifuily
supplied with money, was operated
with great secrecy, and at first was
carried, on outside the larger south
ern cities. All sorts of impossible re-
wards were promised; the blacks were
to own and rule the South; every
sort of poison lie was used to tempt
the colored people into a revolt
against the whites. 1t was expected
and hoped this revolt would keep this
country busy for the duration of the
war. Of all this, people in the North
heard very little.
To the everlasting credit of the col
ored people they refused to be led
into the trap, and like the proposed
revolution in India and Egypt and
some other countries, the plot miser-
ably failed.
At last we entered the war. What
then of the colored man? When vol
untary enlistment was offered, he re
sponded promptly and in large num-
bers. During the Civil War, it was
no infrequent part of northern gen
erals report of a battle that "the col
ored troops fought bravely." The re-
ports which are reaching us Of the
colored troops in France include more
than fought bravely'-they fight
magnificently
A letter from an officer describing
such a regiment going 'over the top"
is a picture worth painting. Bare
headed, shirts unbuttoned or no shirts
at all with the most unearthly yells,
as demons let loose, they went at the
enemy like a cage of wild lions releas-
cd. These boys from the cotton and
cane fields like best to fight with the
bayonet, which Fritz enjoys least OF
all. but in hand-to-hand combat they
fall back on their trusty razor or
knife, in the use of which they are
more than proficient The staunchest
Hun is said to quail and run before
one of these dusky giants bent on
carving a map of Florida on a fat
German face, or a delta of the Mississ-
ippi on his throat.
Yes, the colored troops are still
fighting bravely Popular Mechan-
les.
Phoenix tribune., 1918-11-02
GOD BLESS OUR BOYS
(Tune, "America")

(Tune, America
God bless our soldier boys,
Watch DER them over there;
God bless our boys.
Help them to win this war,
For truth and righteousness,
They love our country true,
God bless our boys.
AS they go from us, Lord,
Let them expect reward,
Be thou their guide.
In all their conflicts be,
That they may plainly see
That thou art leading them.
God bles sour boys.
When over there they land,
To fight the whole war through,
Give them their strength,
That they may faithful be
To every trust assigned,
Till victory shall ring.
God bless our boys.
And when the war i so'er,
When peace shall reign on earth
To all mankind.
May our dear boys return
To home and loved ones dear.
Thy name we will adore,
For evermore.
Mrs. NJ. F. Gather.
Esparto, Calf.