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back to him by Greek. with every
circumstance and detail to give II an
appearance OF truth.
Nothing, in fact, was too amazing 10
be believed in Constantinople. and at
the time l was hiding there nothing,
indeed, was too amazing to be true.
Although in the latter days OF the
war the miserable population had no
leader to voice its discomfort, there
came n moment-while the Bulgars
we're at the gates OF Adrianople com
munications with Germany were cut,
the allied fleet threatened Dedagatch.
and the citizens OF Aleppo were pre-
pairing to surrender TO Allenby's vic
torious cavalry-when every one In
Constantinople knew that Turkey was
beaten. Spontaneous rebellion then
threatened.
At that period the City OF Dlsguises
had many wonders TO show those with
eyes TO see. And nobody, perhaps. had
his eyes more variously employed than
the escaped prisoner OF war. always on
the qui vive for the secret police OF
which the capital was full. At the
time Capt. Yeats Brown was living In
Constantinople as a girl and Capt
White and I were hiding in the WIRE
less cabin OF a tramp steamer moored
on the Bosporus. We went about
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Mr.. Goslington Declines to Comment

horse and wagon. and wait. on the
chance that something would happen
to start him.
"One day these young men had an
idea Of their own.
The expressman had a load OF poI
tatoes to deliver somewhere, these
potatoes being just put in loose in the
body of the express wagon. His point
or destination was just around the
corner from the top OF hill up which
he had to drive from the bottom,
Tho idea OF the young mon was to fix
the tail board OF the wagon so that
the potatoes would drop out slowly one
by one as the expressman drove up
the hill. so that he would find his
wagon empty when he got TO the top
and see his potatoes scattered all the
way back TO the bottom.
What the young men expected. OF
course, was that upon that discovery
the eXpressman would explode in a
manner far surprising anything they
had ever heard even from him; but
What really happened was that. after
surveying the empty wagon and see1
ing the young men sneaking up be-
hind IT, the expressman simply said,
Boys, I haven't n word to sayi
"Or. TO put It in another form, ha
declined 10 comment.
Now in the case Of the eNpressman
it is clear that he didn't want any tima
to consider. he knew precisely what hs
thought about this whole business
from start to finish; he declined ID
comment because, singularly equippe"
though he was he felt that he Couldn
begin to do the subject justice; but ii
to why so many men in public an
private life when asked for the
opinion on this. that or the othe
thing, decline TO express it wout
not undertake to say. Like them
must decline to comment"
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It, Bot Depicts Turkeys Terrorism and Misery During War

war. Once a party of us were sitting
with our guards In the Petits Champs
Tea Garden when a waiter hid under
meath our bill a small piece of paper
on which was written "vive Les
Anglais!"
Often the wishes Of the population
for peace gave birth to lying reports
that wildfired through every bazaar OF
the country, only to leave the populace
more despairing than ever after It
realized that such inventions were un-
true.
Yet these -rumors were not always
as innocent e. they appeared. We
ourselves stapted one or two stories on
their sensational rounds, by way Of
propaganda After the first of the
1918 bomb raids on Constantinople
Capt. Yeats threw out o hint that the
attack was not the work of the British
at all. but was a display Of Hun
frightfulness to show what would
happen II the Turks loyalty to Ger
many wavered.' After an interval of
weeks this beautiful lie was whispered
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British Filler Who Fell Into Hands of Ottomans Tells
of Seeing Hundreds of Dying Babies Left in Streets
by Mothers Themselves Starving-Relates Expert
ences Below the Surface" in City of DISCUSSES

time they hid in the woods or caves
and avoided observation by coming
into the open only at nighttime. All
went we'll until on a hillside they
found themselves surrounded by brig
ands. One OF them offered resistance
and was promptly shot dead. The
other two were stripped OF their
Gle thes, so that when they were re-
captpred one was quite naked and the
othS3Dwas clad in nothing but sack
which a kind brigand had given him
for a waist cloth.
There were 80 many brigands in
Turkey during the last year Of the war
that they had to rob and murder each
other SO as to gain a bare existence.
Plight of the Armenians.
In the provinces the lot Of the sub
ject nationalities was dreadful. Most
OF the Armenians had been wiped out.
and most of the few left alive had run
through great hardships to the British
zones of occupation. Except for one
or two traders in the larger towns the
only Armenians left in Anato.ia were
young women kept for the pleasure OF
Turkish officers and officials.
Thousands Of Greeks were dragged
from their homes on the coast to the
interior, where they were lucky to OBJ
| tain any KIND OF shelter. Often they
were found literally starving.
Arab officers in Syria and Palestine
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WIN brother to that now so
familiar phrase, holding a
- conference" said Mr.. Cos

conference" said Mr.. Cos
llnrton. lis that other one, equally
familiar. declining to comment.
"Thc honorable member tells us that
until he has had time carefully to con-
slider the complex provisions OF the
hin he must decline to comment, An
other declines to comment tonight,
also insisting on more time. In many
cases, we read, no comment will be
forthcoming for publication until the
bill has been moro fully digested
Others defer comment for the present;
still others prefer to waN little be-
fore commenting.
Then there are some who must
withhold comment at the moment;
and some who do not at tho present
time desire to make extended COM
mont: and some who must defer full
comment: but all in one manner or
snothev decline to comment. And
would not this be true of many men,
In many walks OF life, as 10 many
public questions? They decline to
comment.
There is an Old story about an AL
bany eXprtssman who was said to be
the most profanc man in the city.
He was by no means vicious man;
he was, in fact. aminble and a good
Z citizen: but as n swearCr he was
l.nlauc. His swearing was novel, origi-
nal, striking; pyrotcchntc. volcanic.
and ever new; to his profane speech
he gave strange and startling new
twists all the time he seemed TO have
gift in this direction; you never
could tell what he would say. Young
/ men who knew HIN used to gather
/ round him, where he stood with his
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plenty OF paper money about, and not
a little gold. Those were the days Of
extravagant specuiations. when Minis
ters received colossal brides, little poll
ticians made little fortunes by acting
as go-betweens and rich merchants
manipulated so as to get 100 per cent.
profit.
Everybody was on the make. To
take but q few Of the swindles I re-
member from my Constantinople days,
these were the Smyrna sugar graft,
involving the barefaced theft Of twenty
truckloads Of this commodity; the
Reggie tobacco graft: the cocaine and
ouinine hold up, engineered by q few
Jewish spectators. so that for time
the hospitals could obtain these drugs
only at the price Of 10000 piastres per
kilo.
Some Of the Ministers traded openly
Enver Pasha and his associates owned
two OF the largest shops in STEAMBOAT
The Committee of Union and Prog
ress," vampire OF corruption that
drained the very lifeblood OF the peo-
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T TTERING a business Office where
r one would have thought that
nothing but business matters
could ever be considered. a visitor
found the business man talking with
somebody over the telephone about
going fishing.
"Why. yes" the man at this end
said. "he thought he could so next
Monday or Tuesday" and then they
fell to talking about the trip; and as
they talked along you gathered that
they would have to make very early
start, they would have to get away
by 4 or o'clock in the morning and
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Pera and Gaiata, White dressed a. q
Turk and myself in the gulse of either
a German officer or a Russian sailor.
Col. 2 and three more escaped, Of
ficers were likewise in or near the
town.
During those days we learned his
tory as 1t is never written. but as 1t is
most strangely lived by a people on the
brink Of famine and defeat and preg-
nant with revolution. The revolution,
which Capt. Yeats-Brown helped to
prepare, was to have hanged Talaat
Enver and DENIAL Pashas, and hanged
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hunger. A small loaf OF bread at nom
military rates cost us twelve piastres
(half a dollar at pre-war valueO,
sugar was about three hundred piastres
q kilo, and tea more than two thousand
piastres a kilo, while five thousand
piastres were needed to buy shoddy
suit OF clothes.
In the Lebanon province starvation
seemed to have been organized sys-
tematically. Magnificent forest lands
ceased to exist when the Turks cut
down thousands upon Thousands OF
trees-cedars, fruit trees, nut trees and
ways. coal being unc. Ainable. Crops
were Communicated. either without
payment or for small sums in almost
worthless paper money, while the
population that produced them could
not itself find enough to eat. The
"Cedars OF Lebanon" are no more. and
sheer restitution Is responsible for the
fact that 40 per cent. pre-war popula-
ton of Lebanon is no more. The ruin
Of this fertile land is the work Of one
man-Djeml Pasha. self-styled 1.-THE
Great"
for a walk through the streets 1 no.
ticed lined against the walls and door
ways little babies with scarce enough
strength to cry their hunger and dis
tress Arab mothers, themselves on
the verge Of starvation. had left the
children they could not feed to the
mercy of Allah (who was perhaps
asleep) or Of Turkish officials (who
were awake but brutally callous). No
body but the British prisoners took
the least notice Of these babies. Not
till they were dead did the police pay
any attention to them. Their small
bodies were then removed for burial
and more mothers left more infants
against the walls and doorways.
The daily deaths of babies from star
walton averaged about fifty in Damas-
Gus, and Aleppo could boast the same
mournful average.
Ruined Fishermen of Haifa.
remember being taken to the port
Of Haifa in May, 1915. and seeing line
upon line of fishing boats stranded on
the beach, with great holes knocked in
their sides SO that they might not be
floated. The reason for this, 1 VS.
told, was that several of the fisherme Il
had taken their craft to Cyprus and
deserted to the British. To prevent de-
sertion and espionage. therefore, no
body was allowed to put to sea from
the Mediterranean ports; with the re-
suit that thousands Of people who lived
by fishing were left utterly destitute.
Several times during the train Jour-
ney from Aleppo to Asia Minor I saw
soldiers running from the railway line
toward the hills under cover Of dusk
while their officers fired at them with
revolvers. They were leaving a life OF
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Stable Pickerel

then they would have To drive forty
or Nifty miles to get to the place
where they were going. Then ap-
parently the man at the other end
asked whether the fishing was good
there, for presently you heard the
man at this end saying calmly:
You can get pickcrcl there as long
as umbrellas" =
After that they nXSd things
quickly. and then the business mi
turned to his visitor. and back
business; but Il had been pleasant 10
discover that this business man who
had seemed To be business only did
really take a day of occasionally and
that he knew place where you could
get plckcrcl as long as umbrellas.
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:, .,.,,.~ .o,an. .vya will cr,cify
r..-,' .,a,,, a., I,,,,o
h,,. - TT 80. .o,a,ns a,o,as 70 action
,,,,,h ,,d..orihah,,, s-onh,c bv-nlay
,,,,a, .,,sso,,,,, vi, exnr..,,ve hands
,,s,sIs a., = sos,,ro =, ,no,,,ry
.yuha. ,bnrotoro ,o,,,a,rs fo, ~, IN
a. o., ~ oon,,r,,aa ..ro I..r ca,n, nv
Sr,.,a. "a rros.-,.a our d,unity az
c,,,,ar, =, ,ho o,oat.., cit,, Of the
ret"
Moss. ,..,os oro,,,a ror avian
st,rred. but tho alien nresence was
aensed NV all soon after these imprac-
hcable sentiments had been expressed
the meeting adjourned to a cellar,
whore n Quiet elderly gentleman
danced a bornpipe over two swords.
He was the nroprietor of a hotel in
habited chiefly nv German officers, and
he declared himself willing. nay de-
sirous. of cutting all their throats.
Famine and revolution we're the two
ghosts lurking in the dark places OF
Con,tantinople. Yet their presence
was not always felt. There was no
doubt that the poorer people we're In
despair last August and September
For long hours one would look at the
| traffic below, from an attic that served
as Capt. Yeats Browns hiding place
II circulation be the test OF a city's
vitality then STEAMBOAT was certainly
at low ebb. All Mediterranean peoples
move slowly in the streets; but the
Turks one noticed, scarcely moved al
all. The pedestrians seemed to ge'
nowhere.
1 was in a chemists shop when the
first bomb Of British air RAID zen
"Ah. here is the revolution at last!
said a Turkish officer, with something
like a sigh of relief.
"Oh, Allah Send the English soon!
a woman cried out on similar occa'
'o' 49,. 80, 10 ,,,orso thor
| Enver."
This sentiment reflected the genera
opinion at the time. The poor woman
was not molested. The policemen, bS
the vay had a serious grievance. No
long before the armistice their right 4
examine passports was withdrawn, ant
tho gendarnes we're consequently ou
or roc,,et
"Eor tho ,ove of Allah find me ;
o,.;,,,;,,ln ono of +bem nleeded with al
ooo,,ai,,torco ~ can't yeats-Rroyn's
"I 49,, 80 nothtno h,, hI.ckma,, nov
49,. 80 ,ot aI,owed 70 osk 70,
.n
.s, ~. .ho cor,o, n,
.n,s e. n.oro hoth IN
anu ia r,,o ,,s,o-,o >,
ST. u,s',e CIV .,,.. s,,nnr,o,
n'"iiiies' a''on' ~ s s,,,,ah,
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In the Twilight Of the
Turkish Empire.

This is the second of a series
of articles by Capt. Alan Bott.
r. A. r., who was captured by the
Turks while flying with Gen.
ALenby's Army OF the Palestine.
His amazing experiences as a
Turkish prisoner of war are the
basis for the present narrative,
I'm the Twilight of the Turkish
Empire" He had opportunities
for observing the collapse of
Ottoman power such as few other
men could find.
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pie, engaged with enthusiasm in the
game Of profiteering. and by control
ling the transport collected enormous
sums for It's political ends.
Police share the Plumber.
The police, OF course, shared in the
olunder, and dabbled In every species
Of blackmail and blackguardlsm. For
the first three years OF the war they
waxed fat on the system that entitled
them to demand the passports of any
ablebOdied man at any time.
When a rich man-Turk. Greek.
Jew or AUTOMATICALLY was con-
scripted he could always pretend sick
ness, bride the military doctor to send
him to a hospital. bride the hospital
doctor who examined him, and finally
bride the medical board to give him
leave. AT the large hospital in Con.
stantlnople. such rs the one In which
I slammed mental arrangement. the
recognized tariff was 5000 for each
months leave, with pretended COM
plants suggested by the doctors, by
way OF bonus.
Many times. in the bazaars and pub
lie places of Constantinople. hatred OF
the Germans and OF Enver Pasha was
whispered to me, followed by questions
as. to when the Allies would win the
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ITO be continued il, merit Sundays Sun J
The Republican journal., 1919-05-01
MONROE.

George Peavey has gone to Hallowell,
where he has employment.
Miss Mildred Smith of Newbureh is
the guest of her aunt, Mrs. Harold Richie.
Mrs Lydia Clement and grand-daugh-
ter spent the weekend with Mrs. Charles
Littlefield.
Mrs. Annie Aborn of Knox was in
Monroe last week in the interest of the
boys and girls club.
Mrs. G. A. Palmer entertained the whist
club April Gath. Bertha Nealley won the
first prize, - Dickey second and May
j. Curtis consolation.
Morning Light Grange observed its 45th
anniversary Saturday, April 10th. The
forenoon was devoted to the regular
routine of business and meeting of old
friends. A bountiful dinner was served
to rs patrons. In the afternoon an open
session was held and good program was
carried out: opened by singing America;
history, Mary j Curtis; anniversary
poem, Annie B. Clements; solo, Nettie
BilIn gs; poem, Lizzie York; remarks,
Nettie Billings, Past Master c. C. Glenn
ents; solo, Lizzie York; story, Mr.. Crock
EFT of Harvest Home Grange. BY request,
Mrs. Billings sung "Keep the Home Fires
Burning" This was day long to be re
membered by all present.
The Republican journal., 1919-05-01
BROOKS.

I George B. Roberts was business call
er in Monroe Thursday of last week.
Mr.. Harry Peavey and family were
Sunday guests of his mother in Monroe.
! MIR. Howard Small of Thorndike was
the guest of friends in town few days
recently.
! Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph D. Ellis were
guests of relatives in Boston few days
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. G. Cox and daugh ter
spent Sunday with John Abbot and fam
lily in Knox.
Mrs. l.. H. Bowen returned last week
from months visit with friends and
relatives in Boston.
Mrs. Abbie Cilley has received word of
the arrival of her grandson, Arthur R.
Frost, at Camp Mills, N. j.
The fishing season has opened in full
| force and several of this village have
caught number of fine large trout
Mrs Edith Beers has gone to Skowhe-
gan, where MIR. Beers has employment as
salesman for the Waterville Motor Co.
Mr.. Daniel B. Plummer is doing rush.
ing business buying potatoes. . Prices
were one dollar and fifty cents Monday.
Capt. Walter O'Brien, who recently
returned from a trip overseas, spent
few days last week with his wife and
family.
B. H. S. base ball team played the
Camden team on the latter's home
grounds last Saturday, the score being B.
II. s., 3; Camden, 8.
A fast, clean game of basket ball was
played in Union Hall last Friday night
between Brooks A. G.. and Belfast A. A.,
the score being B. A. c., 81; B. A. A., 80.
The Colby Glee Club, which was here
Tuesday eve, Apr. %, under the auspices
of the Senior class of B. H. s., was the
best entertainment ever given here 1t
held the attention of the audience from
the beginning to the end. There was
large attendance and dance followed
with music by the club orchestra, j. S.
every way. The net proceeds from the
entertainment and dance were over fifty
four dollars.
There was the largest attendance of
the season at Crockett's Theatre last Sat-
urday night. A fine five reel Metro fea-
ture, "The Silent Woman" with world
movie star, Edith Story; fine reel of
Hearst's Pathe News and episode eleven
of "The Lions Claws" were shown.
Next Saturday night will be shown what
is without doubt the best feature ever
shown in this town, "Our Mrs McChes-
ney," featuring the famous star, Ethel |
Barrymore. This picture is shown in all
the leading picture theaters and was
shown three nights in Bangor to large
audiences. On May 14th mid-week pic
lures will begin and continue through the /
summer, high-class pictures being shown
both Wednesday and Saturday nights
The Republican journal., 1919-05-01
Ethel Clayton, Saturday

Ethel Clayton, a favorite of the screen,
will be seen Saturday in film version of
Rose Stahl's former stage vehicle, mag
gle Pepper" one of the most appealing
stories ever picturized and one of Charles
Klen's most successful creations.
Miss Clayton is ideal in the role of Mag
gle, the brave shopgirl, who wins out by
pluck, common sense and faithfulness.
The love story is an intensely absorbing
one and there are dramatic moments in
the picture which rise to great heights,
despite the simple character of the inves-
titure and the characters.
The cast is excellent, Elliott Dexter
being the leading man.
A Sunshine Comedy and Pathe News
complete the weekend bill
The Republican journal., 1919-05-01
HOw's This :?

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After you have taken Halls Catarrh
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Start taking Halls Catarrh Medicine at
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The Republican journal., 1919-05-01
Alice Brady, Monday

Monday Alice Brady will be seen in the
latest and best of her Select Pictures in
the double role of twin sisters. The story
was adapted for the screen by Louis
Sherwin from Miriam Michelson's novel,
"Michael Thwaite's Wife" 1t was di-
rected by j. S. Robertson.
The ease and skill with which Miss
Brady portrays the double role of twin
sisters make this picture one of the best
she has ever done. The sympathetic role
of Louise is one which is especially adapt
ed to the versatile Mss Brady, and the
entire picture leaves nothing to be desired.
1t is remarkable accomplishment by a
very accomplished actress.
The Republican journal., 1919-05-01
"Virtuous Wives" Thursday.

The Colonial Theatre has contracted to
show, Thursday, Miss Anita Stewards
initial First National production, "Vlrtu-
GUS Wives" adapted from the two mil
lion edition book of the same title by
Owen johnson.
"Virtuous Wives" is described as
truthful story of married life in New
York society. According to the author,
in the introduction to his story, virtu-
GUS wife is becoming an extinct specie OF
femininity under present-day conditions.
The reasons for this, as described in his
novel, have been included in the screen
adaptation Miss Stewart makes her re-
turn to the American screen after an alb
sence of several months in the role OF
Amy Forester, the "only member of
social set to whom pleasure is young"
As the wife of Andrew Forester, and
obsessed only with the idea of constant
and uninterrupted amusement, she ap
pears in the role of the young society
matron who finally is brought to realiza
ton that unbridled pleasure is but the ash
of happiness.
Has AI-Star Support.
Supporting Miss Stewart in "Virtuous
Wives" are four stars of the present
New York theatrical season. Conway
Tearle plays the part of Andrew Forces
ter, money maker; Edwin Arden is seen
in the role of Rudolph Delabarre, Mrs.
DeWolf Hopper plays the part of his
wife, Irma Delabarre, and William Boyd
appears at Monte Bracken, social waster.
Also on Thursday, one of the famous
Mack Sennett two reel comedies will be
shown, entitled Summer Girls"
The Republican journal., 1919-05-01
A REAL IRON TONIC
Like Peptiron May Be Just What You
Need This Sprinq.

Probably nine people out of ten
have lost or are losing their grip on
health in these trying months of aw-
full epidemics, exposure to damp,
changeable weather, and association
| with sick people in overheated homes.
Depleted blood loss of the red cor
puscles, shattered nerves, loss of ap-
I petite, duh, dozy feelings in the head,
irritability all loudly call for the real
tonic strength and nourishment that
Peptiron Will give you. 1t is Won
derful corrective of anemic tendency,
paleness languor, nerve exhaustion.
Peptiron restores the red cor
puscles to the blood and gives a
natural vigor and snap that keeps
up courage, makes you CHEEKY and
helpful to your family and friends,
and contributes wonderfully to the
health of all. Remember this one
thing-as vitality. positively true
Peptiron is a real iron tonic.
The Republican journal., 1919-05-01
WINTERpORT.

Mr.. and Mrs. E. L. Treat arrived home
from Washington, D. c., last week, and
will do light housekeeping at their resi-
dence on Upper Main street.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. L. Clements were in
Monroe Saturday to attend the 45th an
niversary of Morning Light Grange OF
which they are members. Other oranges
represented were Harvest Home, Brooks;
Star of Progress, Jackson; Comet, Swan
vile; Granite, North Searsport, and
Northern Light and Sunrise Oranges,
both of Winterport.