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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-05
MARIA BOTCHKAREVA SAVES so LIVES
AND WINS ORDER OF THE FOURTH DECREE
Soldiers See Evidences of
German Treachery
Among Their O,Un Off,
GERS in an AdUu,ce Where
BUbed Wires Are Uncut

'Niliezai." climb OUT his voice rang
out.
crossed myself. Ny heart was
filled with pain Tor the bleeding men
around me and stirred by an impulse
OF savage revenge toward the Ger.
mans. Ny mind was Kaleidoscope
of many thoughts and pictures. My
mother, death mutilation. various
petty Incidents OF my life filled il. But
there was no time for thinking.
| climbed out with the rest of the
boys, 20 be met by a hail OF machine.
gun bullets. For moment there was
confusion. So many dropped around
us. like ripe wheat cut down by a
gigantic scythe welded by the invisible
arm Of Satan himself. Fresh blood was
dripping on the cold corpses that had
lain there for hours or days. And the
means, they were so heartrendng, SO
piercing.
Amid the confusion the voice Of our
company commander was raised:
Forward"
And forward we went. The enemy
had perceived us go over the top and
he let loose hell. As we ran ahead we
fired. Then the order came 10 lie
down The bon,bordmcnt grew even
more concentrated. Alternately run
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-05

ming for some distance and then lying
down for while, we reached the
cnemys barbed wire entanglements
We had expected to find them demol.
ished BY our artillery, but, alas! they
were Untouched. There were only
about seventy of our company of $50
left.
Whose fault was II? This was all
offensive on "a twenty-verst line, car.
ried out by three army corps. And
the barbed wire was uncut! Perhaps
our artillery was defective. Perhaps
Il was the fault OF some one higher
up, Anyhow, there We were. seventy
out of $50 And every fraction of a
second was precious. Were we doomed
to die here in heap without oven
coming to- grips with the enemy?
Were our bodies to dangle on THIS wire
tomorrow. and the day after, 10 provide
food for the crows and strike terror
into the hearts of the flesh soldiers
who would take our places in q few
hours?
As these thoughts fasnco through
our minds an order came to retreat.
The enemy let barrage down in
front Of US. The retreat was even
worse than the advance. BY the time
we got back to our trenches there
were only forty-eight OF our company
left alive. About a third Of the $50
were dead The larger part of the
wounded were in No Mans Land, and
their cries of pain and prayers Ioi
help or death gave US no peace.
The remnant OF our company
crouched in the trench, exhausted.
oazed, incredulous of their escape from
injury. We were hungry and thirsty
and would have welcomed a dry and
safe place to recover our poise. But
there We were. smarting under the de.
feat by the enemy's barbed wire bar.
rier, with the heart-tearing appeals for
succor coming from our comrades.
Deeper and deeper they cut into my
soul. They were so plaintive. like the
voices of hurt children.
In the dark it seemed to me that I
saw their faces, the familiar faces of
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-05

all tho saints OF tho Church to save
her daughter.
wake up, Marusia," She cried.
What are you doing" But it was
too late. The ardOr Of war held me
securely in its embrace. Somewhere
deep in my heart my beloved mothers
walls found an echo but my eyes were
dimmcd with tears OF JOY. And only
when | bade my mother goodby, hug
ging and kissing her for what she
felt was the last time, and boarded
the train, leaving her on the platform
in a heap frantic with grief, did my
heart quiver in my breast and a
tremor shake me from head TO foot.
My resolutencss was on the point of
melting as the train pulled out OF the
station.
/ was going to war
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-05

Ivan and Peter and Sergei and Militia,
the good fellows who had taken such
tender care of me, making comfort
able place for me in that crowded te-
plushka or taking off their overcoats
In cold weather and spreading them on
the muddy road 10 provide a dry seat
for Yashka. They called me. ] could
see their hands outstretched in my
direction. their wide.open eyes strain.
ing in the night in expectation of res
cue. the deathly pallor of their coun.
tenances. Could remain Indifferent
to their pleas? Wasn't 1t my bounden
duty as soldier, as important as that
of fighting the enemy, to render aid to
stricken comrades?
climbed out of the trench and
crawled under our wire entanglements.
There was Il comparative calm, inter-
rupted only by occasional rifle shots,
when would lie down and remain
motionless, initiating "A corpse. Within
a few feet of our line there were
wounded I carried them one by one
! to the edge OF our trench, where they
were picked up and carried to the rear.
/ The saving OF one man stimulated me
to continue my labors till I reached
into the far side of the field. Here I
had several narrow escapes. A sound,
made involuntarily. was sufficient to
attract several bullets, and only my
anticipating that by flattening myself
against the ground saved me. When
dawn broke in the east, putting an
end to my expeditions through No
Mans Land, | had accounted for about
fifty lives.
had no idea at the time of what !
had accomplished. But when the sol
diers whom I had picked up were
brought to the relief station and asked
who rescued them. about fifty replied,
"Yashka." This was communicated to
the commander, who recommended me
for an Order of the Fourth Degree FOR
distinguished valor shown in the
saving of many lives under fire
CONTINUED TOMORROW
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-05
MONA McADOO'S HUSBAND DIES
+. de Mohrenschildt, Russian,
Succumbs-WidoM in Hosnital

New York. March 5.--Ferdinand de
second secretary of the Russian en-
bassy in Washington, until the Rolshe-
Wiki revolution in November, 1917, died
of pneumonia yesterday at his home
here, at the age of thirty-three years
In 1917 he married Mis- Mona McAdoo,
daughter OF the then Secretary OF the
Treasury, and she is Ill in a hospital in
this city.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-05
THIS STARTS THE STORY

In 1912 the announcement Of the
formation by Maria Botchkareva OF
the Battalion of Death, a woman's
hghting unit in the Russian army,
thrilled the world, and an obscure
Russian peasant girl entered the In
ternational hall OF fame. The earlier
installments told of her childhood.
Forced TO leave her husband on ac-
count Of his jealousy, she resolves to
join tho army and by special per
mission of the Gar enlists in an in
faptry rpRirnent
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-05
Climbs Out OF Her Trench,
Goes Into No Mans Land
and Carries Her Com
rades to Safety While
Under Fire

tcopyrioht. 1919, by Frederick 4. stokes co..
tThis story. told by Maria Botchlsareya and
translated and transcribed by Isaac Don
Levine, IL published by Frederick A. stokes
Company under the title OF 'iashks.D
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-05

Take that, with drugged dinner, flight down
secret passage with the girl and dark lantern
a wild horseback ride, night in the woods, a duel
in the morning, and you are carried breathlessly
with knaves and knights and silks and swords
through the golden book of romance that leaves
you wish it would 60 on and on and on.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-05

That was all right But the Perrys were Of 9
very exclusive set. Old family, and all that. And
Schuylers father was lin rope"-out West. That
olted the Perrys terribly to have Daughter marry
into trade" And the young people would insist
on getting married. Then things began to happen
and Josephine Daskam Bacon shows us the effete
East and the red-blooded West in full ti1t and
you get story that certainly moves!
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-05

CONTINUED TOMORROW
The daily morning oasis. [volume] (Nogales, Ariz.) 1917-1920, 1919-05-07
Elk GOVERNOR HUNT
FOR u. S. SENATE?

There is an understanding
that former Governor G. w. +.
Hunt has started an organiza-
ton of his supporters through
out the State toward the end OF
succeeding Senator Mark Smith,
who next year is to come up for
reelection. Hunt at the time
of leaving the executive office,
made a declaration that he
should not be considered out OF
politics.
For nearly two years Hunt
has been endeavoring to in
fuence the Wilson adninistra-
ton to appoint him governor OF
Porto Rico. He has done every
thing in his power to get the
American Federation of Labor
to back him, his agents working
among the native Porto Ricans
throughout 1917 and 1918, and
they obtained a great many
thousand signatures to a petit
ton to President Wilson to give
them Hunt as governor.
The daily morning oasis. [volume] (Nogales, Ariz.) 1917-1920, 1919-05-07
Establish New Rates

A strike of building craftsmen
in Lorain, Ohio and surrounding
towns has been averted by Com
missioner A. L. Faulkner of the
United States Department of
Labor settling wage rates to the
satisfaction of the interested
parties.
A strike had been arranged
by the workers as both sides
could not agree on arbitration
when it was suggested that the
commissioner set the rates. This
was agreed to and the following
award was made: Bricklayers,
871a cents an hour; electrical
workers, 7712 cents; carpenters
and plumbers rs cents, and
painters and sheet metal work
ers, 1912 cents.
The daily morning oasis. [volume] (Nogales, Ariz.) 1917-1920, 1919-05-07
Pass Health Insurance

The New York State Senate
has passed compulsory health
insurance bill. There is to be
no compulsory physical exami-
rat;' MS and employers and en-
p.oyes will pay an equal amount
into the insurance fund. Where
the worker earns less than So a
week, but more than SIS, the EN-
p'oyer must pay three-quarters
of the contribution and the
worker one-quarter. The week
ly cash sickness benefit is to be
equal to two-thirds of the insur-
ed persons earnings, not to ex-
coed So a week, nor to be less
than SIS. The benefit shall not
be paid for more than 26 weeks
in any one year. This benefit
is also to be paid to an insured
woman, disabled on account Of
prospective motherhood. En-
ployers of eight OF less employees
are exempted from the law.
The daily morning oasis. [volume] (Nogales, Ariz.) 1917-1920, 1919-05-07
Express Men Gain

Wage increases averaging
about SIS a month for approxi-
mately 10000 employees of the
American Railway Express Com
pany has been announced by Dr.
rector General of Railroads
Hines. The increase represents
an advance Of $25 a month above
the wage scale in effect the first
of the year.
The major portion of these
are members of the
division, Brotherhood OF
Railway Clerks and the wage
negotiations were conducted Tor
the workers by President For
roster of the brotherhood.
The daily morning oasis. [volume] (Nogales, Ariz.) 1917-1920, 1919-05-07
Smash Colour Week

While organized textile work
ers have not secured the 49,
hour week in Columbus, Ca,
they have succeeded in smash
ing the 6O-hour week. The strik-
ing workers were confronted
with an offer to reduce hours to
So per week or possibly to stand
a long siege. They chose the
former plan and are confident
that with their union intact
other gains can be secured in the
near future.
The daily morning oasis. [volume] (Nogales, Ariz.) 1917-1920, 1919-05-07
With the Labor World
Compiled by Local Scribe, A. F. Of l..

en- countries Of Europe are en-
abled to resume their quota of
production and that ''high pric-
es will continue for a long time"
It is stated THAT each day
that brings final peace nearer
means greater call on this
country for meal and that low
meat prices must wait until Eu-
ropean production is in good
swing again.
The daily morning oasis. [volume] (Nogales, Ariz.) 1917-1920, 1919-05-07

The following dispatch was
received by this department
last week:
"The Bisbee deportation suits
will be settled out of court. The
defendant corporations and the
wealthy residents of Bisbee are
said to have agreed to settle
with the deported men on a
basis of twelve hundred and fifty
dollars each for married men
with children; one thousand
dollars for married men, and
five hundred dollars for single
men.
The daily morning oasis. [volume] (Nogales, Ariz.) 1917-1920, 1919-05-07
Bowman

Hector Barrantes, E. j. Jor-
dams, G. L. Gandara, Mazatlan
E. F. Apledon Jr., Lochiel; C.
H. Ranus, ]. J. Ryan, w. o. Ry-
an, Cajeme; L. H. Sansifer, C.
w. Grunewell, San Diego; J. B.
Mann and wife, Phoenix; E. A.
Boyce, E. M. Whitney, Iswald
Olson, A. Jones Haupt, Herman
Secondhand, Constant Sigrist,
Chautauqua; o. H. James, Kan
sas City; C. HI. Henzel, Phoenix,
Mrs. Anna S. Randall, Detroit
H. B. S. Randall, 3-R Mine; A..
D. Anderson and wife, Phoenix;
H. G. Brown, Benson.
The daily morning oasis. [volume] (Nogales, Ariz.) 1917-1920, 1919-05-07
THE 10TH CAVALRY
and 18th INFAN-
TRY EAGLE
A Collection of Interesting
Items About Soldiers Sta
toned at NOgales and
Their Families

Sergeant Frawley, of the In
telligence Service, U. S. A., who
was accidentally killed Monday,
was buried yesterday, the obse-
seuuies in the Y. M. c. A. build
ing. and the ceremony being
most impressive, full military
honors being accorded.
Yesterday Mr., Luther Brennan
of Company K, returned from
Atlanta, where he had enjoyed
a most delightful visit with his
parents.
Yesterday evening the 18th
Infantry Social Dancing Club
gave their regular weekly dance.
There was a large attendance
with good music and all pres
emit enjoyed themselves.
All subscribers are requested
to call at Mothers Kitchen or
Soldiers Inn and pay their SUBJ
scriptions.
Sergeant Thomas still. con-
tends that Company B will come
out ahead when it comes to tar
get practice.
The daily morning oasis. [volume] (Nogales, Ariz.) 1917-1920, 1919-05-07
National

G. E. Littler, San Francisco +,
Thos. M. Cumming, rancho; R.
j. Ingram, Hern.osillo; J. A. A.
Ian, FL Paso; F. H. Kirch, Naco;
Mr.. Mills, J. NJ. Sloan, Los An
geles; P. T. Coleman, Holbrook !;
Tom Seacord, Patagonia; T. A.
Dean, Benson.
The daily morning oasis. [volume] (Nogales, Ariz.) 1917-1920, 1919-05-07
MOntezuma

r. l. Swayze, Baldwin, Kan
sas; Robertson, Fred J. Lutz,
]. T. Fitzgerald, G. E. Cole, San
Francisco; H. G. West, New
York; Arthur Gonzales, Los An
geles; Albert E. Zakanay, Den
yer; Lulu Frust, R. A. Watkins,
Phoenix; E. D. Haynes, Doug
las; L. ]. Jackson, J. F. Byers,
st. Louis.
The daily morning oasis. [volume] (Nogales, Ariz.) 1917-1920, 1919-05-07
Painters Raise Wages

A short strike by Painters
Union No. GOT, of Rockford, ILL.,,
resulted in a two-years' agree
ment and a wage increase of 10
cents an hour. The rate now is
70 cents.
The daily morning oasis. [volume] (Nogales, Ariz.) 1917-1920, 1919-05-07
Win Eight-Hour Day

The Gem City Stove Compa-
ny of Dayton, Ohio, has conced-
ed the eight-hour day to its
striking metal polishers and
these employees have returned to
work.
The daily morning oasis. [volume] (Nogales, Ariz.) 1917-1920, 1919-05-07

San Antonio, Texas Fire
Fighters Union has secured
over 1000 signatures to it's pc
tition to submit a two-platoon
question to a referendum vote
at the municipal election May
IS. The ttrade union movement
is behind the fire fighters in this
movement.
The daily morning oasis. [volume] (Nogales, Ariz.) 1917-1920, 1919-05-07
No Sign of Cheaper Meat

The American Meat Packers
Association has issued a state
ment in which it declares that
lower prices for meat may no
be expected until the war-strick
The daily morning oasis. [volume] (Nogales, Ariz.) 1917-1920, 1919-05-07

Yesterday, Tuesday, May 9Th,
Mrs. Alma Jett departed for her
home in Brennan, Texas.
Saturday Mrs. M. Butler will
leave for Columbus, New Mexi-
CO, to visit friends there.
The daily morning oasis. [volume] (Nogales, Ariz.) 1917-1920, 1919-05-07
Pass Three-PlatoOn BIZ

New York State Senate has
passed the fire fighters three
platoon bill. A referendum rid
er to appease cities now finan-
cially overburdened removed
practically all opposition to the
measure.
The daily morning oasis. [volume] (Nogales, Ariz.) 1917-1920, 1919-05-07

Mary bought a little lamb =
about a pound or two. Her hub
by, so his mother said, was very
fond of stew. She bought po-
tatoes, onions, peas, tomatoes.
parsley, rice, and just a bit OF
garlic, so it could be seasoned
nice. She washed and rinsed
and chopped them, and put the
whole blamed lot, together with
a pinch a flour, into boiling
pot. Some callers came, and
Mary quite forgot her little
lamb, until it burnt so badly it
wasn't worth a d
-Bugler Robert Jackson
The daily morning oasis. [volume] (Nogales, Ariz.) 1917-1920, 1919-05-07
MOST ORNAMENTAL is THIS ORIENTAL SLIP
sE,,l OVER COAT $3.50

Almost smells
of sandal-wood,
doesn't 1t?
This enchant- 5
ing house-coat
was dreamed
out in the ORR
ent, and is own
cousin to a XII
mona except
that it takes a
modern t W ! S t
and slips over
the head--and
laces d o W n
either side with
silk cords and
t a S S e ! S. It's
( a S h | oned OF
luna red satin,
and heavily en-
b T. oi d 9 red in
red. blue. green.
yellow. b | a c k
and gold. Very
S m a r t my
dear!
The daily morning oasis. [volume] (Nogales, Ariz.) 1917-1920, 1919-05-07
Guess the Reason Why

You should ask Corporal Reed
for pointers on shooting?
Cook Rip has the blues?
Ct think it is because he can't
go home. Poor Rip.
The daily morning oasis. [volume] (Nogales, Ariz.) 1917-1920, 1919-05-07

Moline, ILL.,, painters have Sc
cured a union-shop agreement
and a new minimum that ad-
vances rates to Is cents an hour
The daily morning oasis. [volume] (Nogales, Ariz.) 1917-1920, 1919-05-07

The new wage agreement
of Painters Union No. 226 of
Chattanooga, Tenn, increases
wages from 60 to IS cents an
hour. Sign painters have organ
lied 100 per cent and have Sc
cured a new wage agreement.
The daily morning oasis. [volume] (Nogales, Ariz.) 1917-1920, 1919-05-07

Organized painters of Buffalo,
N. Y, have secured one-year
agreement which raises wages
so cents a day.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-05-09

 NOT ALLIANCE
Engagement to Assist France APOuSeS Great
 Interest.

Paris, May 9-(By The Associated Press) - The engagement for joint action by the United States and Great Britain to assist France in case of an unprovoked attack excited greater in terest and satisfaction in French of fcial and military quarters than the treaty. It is understood to have been the elimination of conferences held by Premier Clemenceau and Marshal F'och.
 The present engagement Is in the fofm of a letter to be submitted to the United Stctes Senate and the Brit fsh Parliament It is understood that the letter requires approval by the United States Senate in which to make the pledge effective, and if thH> approval is given by resolution or otherwise. the engagement will then be submitted for approval to the League of Nations Council.
 Those close to President Wilson maintain the engagement is not all alliance and, therefore, not inconsist- ent with the principles of the League of Nations. They say it Is a tempor- ary means of assuring French secur- ity until the league is fully establish ed and able to make France secure. It is expected the provision that the United States shall Immediately come to the assistance of France in case of unprovoked aggression will involve consideration by the United States Congress of 9. plan for a suffi- cient army to permit immediate" ac- tion without awaiting the creation of an army and the forwarding of large forces as an expedition to France after such aggression occurs.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-05-09
ASSEMBLY FIXES S2,5OO,OOO FOR
 SOLDIERS FUND

A S2.500,OO0 fund for the benefit of distressed Connecticut soldiers, sail ors and marines was created by bill adopted by both houses Of the Legis- lature yesterday before the session of 1919 was adjourned without date. Taking the place of a faultily drawn House bill, under which service men could draw no more than S30 notwith- standing the seriousness of their pre- dicament, the new measure. which was in the form of an amendment to the House bill adopted Tuesday, sets no limit on the amount of aid that may be given by the state to ex-servfce men in financial straits anil makes the money available to them at once.
 The final Senate vote was unani- nous and only Il opposed 1t in the House of Representatives.
 It was 5:02 o'clock yesterday after noon when Secretary of the State Frederick L. Perry, at the direction of Governor Marcus H. Holcomb, de clared the Legislature of 1919 ad- journed without date.
 It was the shortest biennial session ever held in the history of Connec- tut, occupying 120 calendar days and about half that number of actual ses- sion days. Important measures pass ed include the revision of the work mems compensation act, which was equally satisfactory to labor and cup itaI; the state grant to towns of s per capita of average school attend ance, the revision of the motor vehi- cIe law further to safeguard life and property, the establishment of Q de- partment of AmericaniZation within the state board of education, the re- organization of the state board of ed ucation to break a deadlock hamper ing the educational system of the state, the bonding of jitney owners as a guaranty against damage to life and limb, the regulation of the jitney business to stabilize the service for the public, the granting of permis- sion to street railway companies to engage in jitney business, the codifi- ca ton of the fish laws to make them uniform in all parts of the state, the authorization of Sunday mot'cn pie lures under conditions, the provision for state assistance to discharged, disabled military men neglected by the federal government, the granting of pensions to widowed mothers, and the adoption of g. small loan law and a bill regulating the sale of stocks, to make difficult the swind1ing of people of limited means by loan sharks and stock manipulators. A boxing bill also found it's way through both houses, but it's life is expected to be limited to the day when it reaches the governors office for approval.
 Ratification of the national prohi- bition amendment was denied, Presi- dential suffrage was averted a propos-I ed constitutional amendment for wo- man suffrage was indefinitely post poned as faulty along with a, state wide prohibition amendment.
 Only slight concrete relief was ex- tended to the street railway compan- ies of the state, although an exhaus- tive investigation of the problem in Connecticut was made by a special commission created for the purpose
 There was but one veto, that of the Sunday motion picture, which was adopted over the disapproval of the governor.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-05-09
OBITUARY
HAROLD KAISER.

Funeral of Harold Hauser, son of MT. and Mrs. George Hauser, of 274 Newf1eld avenue, was held yesterday afternoon from the mortuary chapel of August G. Baker, 1297 Stratford avenue The services were conducted by Rev. Herman Weimer, pastor of the German Reformed church. There was a large attendance of sorrowing relatives and friends and the floral offerings were many and beautiful The bearers were Harry Smith, liar old Askinson, Frank Dol1ard, Vincent Hurley, Carl Larson, and Walter Lot tel. Burial was in Park cemetery.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-05-09

reuI1iem was celebrated by Rev Michael Lynch. As the body entered the church the choir sang Some Sweet Day" and at the offertory Mrs. William Prendergast sang an Ave Maria" and after mass ''Face to Face" was rendered by John Hanley. As the casket was borne from the church the choir sang Nearer, My God, to Thee. The bearers were Francis Ryan, James Pehan, Charles Hoffman, John Wallace. P. H. Fftz- patrick and Charles Synes. Therd were many beautiful floral offerings. The burial was in St. MichaeI's cem- etery.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-05-09
cBudind NeWeSt Creations in Suits, Ca

Ladies' New Capes-Va- rious new styles, flea turing serges, pophns and velours-
 Prices from $12-5O to S35