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Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1919-12-12
HOW ARMENIANs ARE
HELD BACK BY fate
European Powers seIfshIy cIamor For
Territory I'M Wealth RightfuIly
Belonging to Armenians.

While the Peace Conference is quib-
bling over the partition of Asiatic
Turkey, secret treaties entered into
between Great Britain. France and
Russia before the collapse of that ma
ton. are coming to light and are TO
tarding the giving Of the Justice to the
Armenians that appeared to be almost
in the grasp Of the Christian peoples
who have been harassed by the Turks
for ages
A London correspondent Of the
Christian Science Monitor. In q re-
cent number, tells of the wheels with
in wheels that are revolving to pro-
vent the Armenians from taking their
place among the nations that their
qualifications merit.
AS long as 1916, says the Monitors
correspondent, 1t was agreed in secret
treaties that Russia should have .
large strip Of land in Turkey. mostly
occupied by the Armenians. and
France should have another largo
strip on the Mediterranean coast. With
the revolution in Russia removing
that country from further considers
ton. that territory still claimed by
France is still a bone of contention,
and the French claims are becoming
louder each day.
Then the powers are seeking to
re-establish themselves as national m
titles. The whole world knows how
the Turks, wen before the outbreak
Of the World War. despoiled the thrifty
Armenians. Then when the war came
on, how they even surpassed the previ-
u efforts and more than a million
Armenians were slaughtered under the
merest pretext. Women and children
were carried off and made slaves.
The very land owned by the Armen-
ians were taken by the Turks when
| the owners were banished and all of
their property and money was %
tlscated. Now the powers are seeking
to saddle the enormous Turkish ma
tional debt on the people who were de-
spoiled. even Of their all, and who
would how be starving were 1t not for
the aid that has been and Is still be.
ing given them by America.
The hearts of Missourians should be
softened this approaching Christmas
season when a nationwide Christmas
gift is being assembled to bestow on
the suffering Armenians to help them
in living through the present winter.
This free.will Christmas offering, In
which every Missourian Is asked to
participate, is preliminary to a nation.
wide move that will be launched some
time in February to give the necessary
aid that will restore these Christian
peoples to the rang among nations that
Is their heritage.
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INTEREST TALKS.

Sing Q song Of Thrift Stamps.
Lay aside your coin.
For five and twenty w. 8. g.,
The Savings League to join.
When the ave years are ended,
Then the Interest will sing.
See how money Grows and grows
II saving you begin"
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1919-12-12
AMBASSADOR ELKUs
TALKS OF ARMENIA
American Who Knows OF Turkish
Atrocities From First Hand
Gives Testimony.

Hon. Abram |. Elkus, who was AM
bassador to Turkey when diplomatic
relations between that country and
this were broken off, is as well quail
fed as any man to tell Of the brutal
and cruel manner in which the Turks
treated the Armenians, Who had been
slaughtered by thousands eve before
the World War gave them the oppor-
tunity to continue their atrocities with
renewed fanatical zeal.
Mr.. Elkus, In q recent address In
New York, when attending a meeting
of the Near East Relief Committee.
went into detail and told of some OF
the sufferings heaped upon a nation as
old as Christiandom. His recital Is
quite In line with the reports made
by Former Ambassador Morganthau.
who is clearly identified with the move
to extend immediate relief to the
stricken Armenlans.
Here we don't know what statva-
ton really H." said Ambassador
Elkus in the course Of his address.
I'm Armenia, because Of the persecu-
tions Of the Mohammedan Turks. mil
lions OF tnen, women and children
have actually starved to death. The
sufferings ! have seen and know OF
through fty own Investigations would
make so narrowing a tale that 1t would
pull at the heart-strings OF all Ameri-
cans, and cause them to open their
purse.strings with free hands"
Then he related how the children
over there e r. dying by hundreds
and thousands and how they locked to
this country for help.
Missourians will respond to the let
tiers recently sent out by the Near
East Relief, urging gifts this Christ
mas season that will save many Of the
children, who will perish else this
help is given. w. w. Smith. vice pres
ident of the First National Bank Of
st. Louis, has been named Treasurer
for the fund for Missouri. He may be
addressed at Room 1923 Chemical
building, where Missouri Headquar-
tiers have been established. and where
J. A. Mcmillan, Secretary for Mis-
souri,, Is in active charge.
not been formulated fully, but when
such plans are perfected the amount
contributed by Missourians during the
Christmas season will count as a part
of the Missouri quota
The reason for the Christmas oher-
ing is that the funds may be available
at once and used before II is too late.
Many will perish II they are compelled
to wait for relief until next spring. /,
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terry The jade presented 10 them has
been sold by some OF the men, and so
therc can he no DOUBT OF its existence
Yet science has long believed that no de.
posts Of this very valua ble/material exist
il South America. Where do the women
get it from?' The Rices may find ont and
add a new source of wealth TO our South
ern neighbors already weu filed collec-
ton.
If the men. when the purposes of their
admission are accomplished refuse to go
or hang about they are quite remorseless-
II killed. The women, as has been said,
are accomplished soldiers, expert both in
tie use OF bow and arrow and in the blow
pipe, carrying the little darts TIPPED with
the deadly curarc poison. Apparently at
tempts OF men OF adjoining tribes to attack
them and carry them off have long ceased.
owing to the deadly accuracy OF al.. of
the Amazons and their whole hearted de-
sire 10 be left alone.
Many Of the women Of the tribe are ex-
ceedingly comely. The present ruler, ac-
cording TO DR.. Rice, is virago and unap-
proachable by any man Some years ago,
when he was abandoned by his workers
near the region the AmaZons rule, the eX-
plorer managed to get in touch with her
and to secure from her a number of the
women to carry his goods and to canoe
him to place where he could get men to
help him reach civilization. DR.. Rice, in
speaking OF this incident. praises the ANA
IONS ability and honesty. Out of all the
things they moved, he found at the end
not one article missing
Women from other tribes are admitted
to the ranks Of these AmaZons if they sub
scribe to the laws and customs governing
them Sometimes, though infrequently,
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those around them that for long they have
dwelt in peace unknown to the world we
call civilized
Although there is much evidence that
the whole world was once ruled~in some
such fashion as these savage women of
the southern American jungles rule their
region, the earliest mention of AmaZons is
ny Homer, the Greek poet They were
said TO have lived in Pontus, on the shores
o. the EuXne, where they formed an in.
dependent kingdom, or queendom Like
tne Amazons OF the Amazon, no men were
allowed in their country. but once a year
Trey visited the Gargareans. neighboring
trlne' TO prevent their race from dying out.
Ana. another astonishing parallel, Hero.
dotus records that these ancient Amazons
either put to death the male children who
we're the result of these visits, or sent
them back to their fathers. The female
chlldren-thls also according to Strabo-
were kept and brought up by them and
trained in the arts of agriculture, hunting
ard war. This is just exactly what the
South Americans do with their girl babies.
The Amazons appear in several Greek
legends. One Of the tasks imposed upon
hercules was to obtain possession of the
girdle of the Amazonian Queen Hippolyte.
They are heard OF in the time OF Alexander
the Great. when their queen, Thalestris. is
said to have visited him and to have be.
come mother by him. Pompey is re.
ported to have found them fighting in the
armies Of Mithridates. the Persian.
Their costume. as given by the ancient
Greek legends, is interesting. They were
interference with drawing tine bow-strins.
Ihere Is no evidence of this, however, in
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She does not go into it. however. entire
ly unprepared. Shortly after the then Mrs.
Widener's marriage to the explorer. a
somewhat surprising match 10 fashionable
society which only considered her great
wealth. the two made trip up the Amazon.
News Of the entry Of this country into the
war, brought 10 them on the waves Of the
wireless, brought DR. Rice hurrying back to
America to offer his services When the
war ended the pair decided TO resume their
Interrupted honeymoon trip where the
wireless had cut it short.
If the legends of the natives and the
stories Of the few travellers who have
touched the hands of these women are to
be believed, there Is very striking paral.
lei between them and those AmaZons of
Greek legendary history which has hther.
to been thought to be more or less
mythical.
The Amazons of the Amazon tolerate no
men among them except in the months of
May or June. They are most capable sold.
iers. according to DR.. Rice himself. The
head Of their state is woman, and women
and women only administer every branch
of what Is very we'll organized com
munity. The men who are admitted into
the villages at these specified times are
chosen by the Queen and must submit to
rigorous examination. There seems to be
an excellent, If unformulated, theory of
In practice among them. All male
children that are the result OF this COM
are slain by the tribe, unless
the fathers come back and claim them
When the men come to the end OF their
time Of visiting they are given by the
Queen ornaments Of jade and Jade in the
rough.
+ In these rewards is still another mys-
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ne ancient statues Dor :
raging them. Their arms <SsSSs
we're the bow. spear and --SS@ssssSSSSS:ss,
axe. They wore helmet.
This is the way they are
shown in the earliest sculptures. In later
irt they were shown wearing IA thin dress,
GRIT high to enable easy movement. On
still later painted vases they are shown
wearing close fitting trousers and cur
ious high hat. Fashion undoubtedly
changed for them. just as ii does for other
women.
The Amazons of The Amazon use bow,
spear and axe. Their clothing is how
ever. hardly anything to talk about for
more than n second.
In this most unusual of broken honey
moon trips Mrs. Rice, after she enters
the jungles will have none Of the Injuries
to which she has long been accustomed.
Her delicate skin. one OF her most admired
points OF beauty, will be protected. not
for beautys sake. but for lifes sake. from
the hordcs OF singing. poisonous. fever
carrying insects by hoods OF noting. She
will wear high, thick boots to protect hen
against snakes. She must leave her hands
uncovered as little as possible.
And as a futher nrecau'ion she must take
zen grains Of nuininc daily. Sometimes
their progress will he barred by hdeous.
evil-smelling swamps When they are on the
waters OF the streams she must I've guard
ed against the attacks OF the enormous
alligators and great snakes. Largely she
will have 10 guard herself for instant
action is necessary in such cases She
has qualified by becoming a quick and ac-
;urate shot both with rifle and revolver
There is danger from hostile saw
ages, blow ,g unseen from the Jungle, the
death-tipped darts from their blow-pipes-
darts covered with the swiftacing poison
called -curare which the Indians brew
from notwithstanding plants and SER
pent venom.
All these perils and more will the hot
house reared daughter OF Philadelphia
riches undergo. She is confident that she
can pass through them. and so is her hus-
band Further. she believes the work in
nnltely more worth while than the CAV
eNtravagant life of Newport and New York
and the cities where her millions and
social standing open all doors for her.
A tremendous optimism is the chief
asset or an explorer" said Dr. Rice, dis
cuSsing the trip. "Ie knows that from the
minute he enters jungle till he comes out
ne VII! be bitten continuously by numerous
insects, some OF which are poisonous.
awoke one morning to find my clothes in
tatters and my shoes in shreds. They had
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The Clothes for Which Mrs. Rice Will
Exchange Her Partisan Creations When
She Enters the Jungle. The Netting |. for
Protection Against the Hordes of Poisonou,
insects; the Boots Shield Against Snakes,
cnolce or husband among the unmarried
young men, Ii she does not survive, She Ia
not permitted to marry within her tribe.
out becomes an outcast. Only a woman
and why ga sNiAeo
But Mrs. Rice's most interesting. most
dangerous work. will be to solve the mys.
s .sr OF the Amazons OF the Amazon The
tHegendary women described by the ancient
'r Heha. cannot be purely accidental.
what lost pages OF the vanished aeea
may be brought back by this white woman
81 hnest fashion. of exquisite daintiness.
:, ,,. she WINS the confidence of these darker
SISTERS separated from her by as wide a
chasm of habits, thought and customs az q
Is possible to imagine! ~
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See Men Only Once o. Year, Kill Their
Children and Rule. Like the AnauzOns

M. ALEXANDER HAMILTON RICE,
~ the very distinguished American ex.
plorer and ethnologist, and Mrs.
RICE whose first husband was George u
"idener of Philadelphia. one OF the vic.
utns OF the sinking OF the steamship ri
'anic are now on their way 10 study and
To solve, if possible, one Of the MOS.
notable mysteries hidden within the inn.
giles Of South America
This is the existence on tho ,n,o-
reaches OF the Amazon River g! tribe Of
women true Amazons, from the legend If
"hom' told to the early explorers. tho
mighty stream probably derived it's naro
This nation OF women-this mucf is knou,
allow men 10 enter the territory ruIes
by them only once a year They Kill ,bair
male children, with certain exceptions
ihelr culture, reaching as il doe. hack
INTO immemorial antiquity, forms the onlv
e1isting link with that ancient. long los,
cNiiizatlon called the Matriarcba,e mo
Time when women actually ruled the world
and man was little more than bjo,oric,i
factor.
In an earlier expedition DR.. Rice had
gotten in touch with these Amazons. had
almost, indeed. penetrated TO The rr., ..
their villages But owing 10 their ey,rao-.
binary customs it would proba blv have
i'm lncc Il l..
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been eaten by sauba ants. X<3
There are also many 50
snakes. usually poisonous.
But as a rule 4 snake will
not attack unless disturb
cd too much. We, Of course, wear
stout boots which protect the leg to the
knee. Frequently when leveling a camp
site we stir up snake or two. We use
long pole with a forked end to capture
them. There is one snake about four feet
long with a fiat head that Is very poison
Gus. The anacondas do not strike but
their power OF construction Is very great
The feYers are, Of course, to be reck-
oned with Colonel Roosevelt undoubtedly
contracted illnesses which led to his death
in this way.
But l do not think we shall encounter
the tremendous privations we have met on
former trips. We now know what precau-
tons 10 take. But we are not going into
place where we shall have the comforts
OF civlilZation. by any means. Life will be
crude, indeed
Mrs. Rice will not be the first white
woman TO penetrate the upper Amazon
out VIII be the first to go SO far in But
she IS eager for the trip. She went with
me on our last journey, and | must saw
she is as good traveller under all kinds
OF olHlcuitles and hardships as ever saw"
S'N io"o lhaI tHeI6 is much work
Tor Mrs. Rice to do. There are MANY
things to be learned about all the tribes
CT the upper Amazon impossible to be as.
certained by men. possible only to be-
learned by woman. Some OF the tribes.
Cari1onas, Cubbeos, Hutates and Guayibas.
lhcluoe some OF the most superb men and
women physically extant. When Or,
arrives at her coming-out age-marriage
age-tne tribe lines up in two lines The
slrl starts at one end and runs betwean
tie lines. Every man and woman as she
passes hits her on her breast with whin
o. SUCK as hard as they can HIT When
she reaches the end of the line ~ che s,Iii
Is able, she must turn back and run 10 the
other end of the line whence she started
4!d again be struck by each stalwart man
and woman Ina"
II she survives the ordeal she has her
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uo!lc MN Tess gOOQ II no
had gotten all the way.
On this expedition tho
burden will fall upon
Mrs. Rice OF winning the
confidence and conf.
dences OF these women.
II she can do this a con.
siderable volume of facts
not only important 20
science. but OF intense
interest 70 the world az
large, will undoubtedly
be revealed.
The region into which
Mrs. Rice must go 10 Sc.
cure these facts is not
only difficult 10 reach.
but is filled with all kinds
OF perils. from fevers 20
snakes. II is very much
more difficult for a white
woman than 1t is for a
man. And when it is
considered that Mrs. Rice
was for years a social
leader. both in Philadel.
phia and Newport; that
from ha byhood every lux
ury that money could
buy was hers. and that
for many years. before
the tragic death of her
first husband, their en-
tertainments were not
only lavish, but. as many
Philadelphians thought.
both frivolous and spec
tacular. the contrast be-
tween her past life and
what the immediate fu.
ture holds for her is very
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they are forced
to take up arms
against warriors
OF other tribes
a III II d them.
T n Q unbroken
success OF the
women in these
encounters has
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DISCHARGE OF WORKERS
BIC ISSUE IN ELECTION
Dock Workers OF London Are Voic-
ing Opposition to Lady
AStor'S Candidacy.
SUPPORT OF LLOYD GEORGE
Considered by Many That Premicr's
Backing Has Gone Far Toward
Making Election Government
Issue.
IBy Universal SeryIc,.l

PLYMOUTH. Nov. 11.-Discharges OF
dock workers here is proving the chief
issue against Lady Astor in her fight
against the Liberals and Laboritcs
and Premier Lloyd Georges support of
the American peerless is going far to-
ward making the election govern
ment issue.
Plymouth is essentially CONNER
cial shipping and fishing constituency,
and the. government laid off numbers
OF naval workers when the British IL
nancial crisis compelled economy. y
great many people in plymouth believe
that these men should have been put
70 work in the commercial shipping
lines instead OF being laid off.
This week started off with whirl-
wind fight. Isaac Foot, the Liberal
Nell hold sixty meetings"
Wen hold seventy and more" said
Lady Astor's reply.
with the official color. which is blue.
Lady AStor announced:
ana blue. which are my colors.''
some or her supporters urged her to
re. p, at the episode Of her husbands
bourinc covered with streamcrs at the
eiect loneerinG meetings. but she de-
c ciaicd TO-, tSoniEht that while. she appre-
was the danger of lcvity in such
.S stun, ANA her campaign wasn't t' a
out very serious
and d!gniiied thing
heckler flung at her tonight some
ca!!iipalSn. This was her retort:
may have said lot OF foolish
LINES once; but | have not always
iariiament members are already dis
CUISINE the question whether to aban-
oon d me o'a rule Of keeping their hats
AStoT lakes a seat in the Commons.
frsn ar ic, '9n h keeS. bitter an,isuf-
ncr seats in the House is being In
,; TO surrender it to the American
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TOLEDO CAR COMPANY NOW
SEEKING ANOTHER ELECTION
Begin Circulating Another Petition to
secure Ordinance Granting n
toSt-plus Franchise.
iBy Associated Press

PARIS, Nov. ll.-An inventory of
deadlock over settlement of the
street car question, the operating con-
Germ, the Toledo Railways and Light
Company. began today the circulation
OF petition seeking to have an ordi-
nance, embodyinS the granting of a
coSt-plus franchise. submitted to tle
voters at another election.
IT was pointed out by company at
torncNS taat $500 signatures were
needed to force 4 vote. II was said
that the solicitors met with adve.s
response. as the voters last Tuesday
voted nearly three TO one for the ordi-
nance which ordered the cars Off the
streets and which resulted yesterday
morning in the withdrawal OF every
piece Of rolling stock that would roll.
1t was reported today that the city
is negotiating with other trolley con-
Germs TO supply Toledo with car ser
vice. Mayor Schneider, who intro
duced the custer ordinance in Council
last June, would neither confirm nor
deny the report. saying ne was not
in Il position TO make any comment.
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ARMISTICE DAY Is
CELEBRATED WITH
PATRIOTIC FERVOR

continued from FIRST IdSel
the entertainment OF the War Camp
Community Service for service men and
members OF tho committees which
a; Westhampton and Camp Lee will be
i'll the line OF march.
Last night the first ball of the cele-
bration was given in the Blues Armory
American Leg Tonight the dance
MIL be given under the auspices of
thc War Camp community Service
Service and eN-servicc men will be
the SuestS OF honor Many prominent
people Will be present, including Gov
eTnor Davis and Mayor Ainsiie
VIII Stage the "Socicty Circus"
The dances Will not interfere with
the society circus" which will be
staged twice nightly. at 1880 and ESQ
Q CLOCK Following the circus, Rcea
oors Jazz band VIII play for dancing
IN the GraNs' Armory from II TO
IourtSen Vaudeville acts direct from
New York. Large crowds were nresem;
AT both performances last ni,lh;
performance is also given each after
noon at $3.50 o'clock.
All went merrily in tho carnival
area last night. Following the decision
Court that he had no au th ,oiitc
,,n.crSe me action Of Commonwealth's
NHi',orAey Wise stopping the games Of
Smhhre Linea along lower Broad Sire,
q! 81 the booths opened and ratHinw
a"r nIankctS turkeys. dolls and sweat
continued until a late hour Tho
~. .i Oh the rain brought throngs into
me open who had stayed indoors an
ing tho day because of tho inrion maI
weather. All of the many shows IA
a thriving business viz
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WORKERS WILL MEET
OPERATORS FRIDAY
lContlnned from Eirsi rnnnl

---- --00II.LNDu Ir"M FlrSt Flgc)
uH me miners in the fields. In some
u Va. II was believed that the men
would return almost as a wbnIa az
orders from their union heads. How
ever there We're indications thar I'm
some districts feeling against Chewing
. "o oEuer 20 resume work existed Dele
gates To the conference who we're onas
Toned ON this subject would make no
predictions.
Patriotic, devotion TO the govern
,hcni ana American ideals and insti-
tutions caused the United Mine Work
crS OF America to comply with the
order OF the United States court to
Withdraw the strike order. according
10 statement made tonight by ELLIS
Scarics editor OF the United Mine
W OrkcrS journal