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word of God and living it's principles
before them. She was faithful unto
death and God will give her a
crown of life. She left to her dear
child no fortunte of this worlds
goods, but she left a greater fortune,
which this world can neither give nor
take away. A victorious life in Jesus
Christ.
Let US think not of this dear one
as being down in the red earth, but
happy in heaven with loved ones and
singing ellis praises" around the
beautiful white throne of God
Her chair is empty, her presence
missed and many hearts are sadden-
ed. But we would not call this pre-
cious che back but we will live pure
clean and Christian life and pre-
pare to meet her and loved ones
"Some sweet day. in the Great Be-
yond.
In tie midst of this sad hour we
hear voice saying, "weep not, she
is not dead, but sleepeth." She was
laid to rest Tuesday afternoon in
Troy cemetery in the presence Of
many sorrowing friends and rela-
tives. Funeral services at the grave
by Rev. R. T. Kerr Of Bradley, and
Rev. R. +. Bradley. God needed an
other pure one, why not her?
We all wished that she could have
been permitted to remain with us
longer. The Author and Disposer of
human life has ordered otherwise,
and calls us to learn to submit to His
righteous and sovereign will. Our
great loss is heavens great gain. We
cannot call this precious one back,
but we thank Thee oh, God, that it
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is possible for US to see them again
if we walk in her footsteps as she did
her Saviour's. "Be We ever ready
for we know not what hour the Son
of Man cometh." She leaves a hus-
band, one daughter, Edith, age 13
years, father and mother, two bro
theirs, three sisters and a host of
relatives and friends to mourn her
sad death, and inherit the sweet
memory and prayers of a sainted
mother. The bereaved family have
our heartfelt sympathy in this dark
hour of trouble. A. Y.
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Thrift Stamps grow into War Saw
ings Stamps. The person who buys
these stamps helps himself and also
the government. He saves and BE-
comes thrifty-a better citizen-and
he helps the government pay the War
bills.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-19

this calculation, imagine: IT we
attempt to rescue him the French
will fire on us. We shall lose three
or four men trying to save one. That
is had business.
all day and all night and all the FOL
lowing day never stopping his groan-
ing and calling, although his voice
was becoming weaker and weaker.
THE second night some of our Al
rius vent ont to release him. Our
men are made of different stuff from
the Germans, and their chiefs would
have blushed to forbid them this i'm
prudence. Those cries, those horri-
BILE groanings, prevented them from
sleeping. Yes, we have more nerves
than the Germans have--which is
only another way of saying that we
have more heart. ..r"
"rhey brought the unfortunate man
to me- His abdomen had been pierced
more hours to live. Moreover, he had
lost consciousness while being car
ried in. l administered an injection
of caffein and he came to- He gave me
a look which I shall never forget--a
look full of atrocious anguish, but at
the same time of infinite gratitude.
Then he said, in very pure French:
~ am going to die. But don't leave
me! Don't leave me"
ed to death. What he had suffered
from unspeakably while he hung
those forty eight hours on the barb
ed wire was the idea of dying alone.
absolutely alone. One can support
everything but that
1.-The condemned on the scaffold,
criminals, at least have human beings
around them-even to the last min
ute. IL they reflected they would say
to the executioner: My brother. Il
thank you for being here Neverthe-
less, I could not remain always at
the bedside of this wounded man.
There were others to attend to--and
Frehchmen! But when obliged him
to loosen his grip on my hand his eyes
protested so piteously that I made
a sign to an orderly. The latter
stretched out his big paw and the
other chung to 1t. t,a
''At last had time to open his let
ter case. ! learned that his name was
Friedrich Weckel. from Zwickau. in
Saxony, student Of romance
languages. He had also in his KNAPP
sack some letters, some photographs
and a note book, in which ne had
kept a sort of Journal and written
some verses. I was too much occu-
pied at that moment to read all these
things. s-. ts,,
Toward evening I administered, q
new injection OF caffein. He aroused
himself from the torpor into which
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1T was Marlis, tho surgeon major
with two stripes. won by three
years service on the Alsace front
who told me what l am going to
tell you. l shall try TO reproduce his
own words, without sdding anything
to them.
II have no need to describe to you
what this war has been on the sum
mits of the Vosges. at an attitude of
1000 feet. and what 1t Will be soon.
when we descend into the valley of
the Rhine. | suppose you know that
we. fought in the woods, in the cold
and the snow. In four years we adj
vanced hardly half a kilometer, and
were never driven back more than
that. Nowhere, save at certain points
ON the Verdun front and near Arras
in 1915, were the trenches SO close.
From the two sides of a little val
ley. about as big as handkerchief,
the opposing forces s.iped and spied
II was there, at N, with bat
talon of Alpins. in u little hospital.
three-quarters sunk into the ground.
rooted over with trunks of trees. on
which covering of earth was
two or three men, usually wounded
by shell fire, rarely by bullets.
zone morning-or. rather. one
night. for the fighting there gem
orally done before dawn---the boches
made an attack. They succeeded in
clearing the trough of the valley
They cut our first line OF barbed
wire and got q footing on the slope
But they were driven. back by our
rifle and machine gun fire to their
starting point. and lost many men.
''They left a wounded man sus-
pended In our barbed wire entangle-
ments--a poor devil of private SOL
dier. who cried out despairingly,
sometimes in German, sometimes in
excellent French without an accent.
This led me to believe that he was
q student, or some sort OF intel
lectual And he was very young
Ono didn't need q pair of glasses to
distinguish that; he was so close to
II thought at first that his COM
pany would come to look for him. If
he had been an oh1cer, or even n
feldwe bel, T. am persuaded that they
would have done so. under orders
We should have interposed no OBJ
stacle, for his cries cut us to the
quick. But he was only q private,
without "stripes---human material
and the boche command cares for
it's human material only us you care
for your money. They want to spend
1T to the best advantage, They made
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The Agony of Friedrich Weckel By By Pierre Willie Willie

he had fallen. his tongue was thick,
but he took my hand. l was about
to say to him:
".Reassure yourself; I shall stay
with YOU
"But he protested. as if he had d.
vined my thought:
"T know. I thank you. But do not
forgive them
II believed that he meant the men
""Ihey did their duty i said to
him. And they rescued YOU -
with a gesture he denied that he
thought of. them except to thank
them.
"'No" he said. the others-down
there. Do not forgive them
what was he trying to say? fam
cfed / understood. Do not forgive
those who cruelty left me there to
suffer, while you, the enemy. attempt
ed to save me.
Put that was not all. 1t went fur
Hher back His grudGe was more an
cient and stronger. This Friedrich
Weckel of Zwickau, died in the night.
The next morning / began to de-
cipher his notebook. i found there
the prose poem which follows:
Near the spriug--near the spring
which flows out from the grasses-in
my own country. In the old oeech
wood. met my well beloved. My be-
loved OF long ago.
land she had the same smile as be-
fore She took my hand in her hands
as before, and said to me: You love
me, don't you. as you used to do?"
"'And IL answered: "Of what use
are these eternal oaths? 1t is war.
Do you believe that can love al
ways? The dead do not love. ! shall be
killed tomorrow. And tomorrow you
viii forget me-"
"'She wept-rny we'll beloved. All!
how she wept! Then she asked: '1f
! must not love you when you are
gone. whom shall l love? For
swear it could not love any one
but you.' 80
land I said to her: ut seems 80 to
you! But, for the rest. it makes lit
tie difference, In what way can in
fldeiity matter to the dead? All that
ask OF you is not to love, but to
hate. To hate those who have killed
me and who have assassinated the
German fatherland--our. rich. proud
and peaca BILE Germany. Bat do not go
to seek them where have fallen.
They are all about you ~
This Ia what was in the notebook
Of Friedrich Weckel." Marlis con-
cluded A.s, .t .,
And IL / tell you this story 1t Is
that you may comprehend that even
eighteen months ago there lurked In
Germany, in certain vouls. deep bit
terness and burning resentments. :
Copyright 1sisj -
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Author of The Gold Trail"
and "Sea Plumber"

that stamp. Stout women. children.
weedy man or two and a honey
moon couple.
Jones. without the slightest hesita- :
ton, climbed into the char-a- banc.
1t seemed sent by heaven. 1t was a
seat, 1t went somewhere. and 1t was
a hiding place. Seated among these
people he felt intuitively that view
less barrier lay between him and his
pursuers, that II was the very last
place man in search of runaway
would glance at.
He was right. Whilst the char.a
banc still fingered on the chance of
last customer. the running police
at the sea end OF the street. He was
young man with face like an
apple. he wore straw helmet
:!orthbourne serves out straw helmets
for its police and straw hats for It's
horses on the first Of June each year
and he seemed blown. He was look
Ing about him from right 10 left, but
he never looked once at the char-a-
and round the corner OF the street
he vanished, still looking about him.
A few moments later the vehicle
started. The contents were cheerful
other. conversing freely on all sorts
Of matters. and Jones. listening de-
spite himself. gathered all sorts OF
information on subjects ranging from
the pictures then exhibiting at the
cinema palace to the price of butter.
He discovered that the contents con-
sisted of three family parties-ex.
elusive OF tho honeymoon couple--and
that the appearance Of universal fra-
ternity was deceptive that the parties
were exclusive, the conversation OF
each being confined to its own mem
bers.
SO occupied was his mind by these
facts facts that they were "a mile and 2
in the depths Of the country before q
great doubt seized him.
He called across the heads OF the
others to the driver asking where
they were going to.
'Sandbourne- on-Sea,' said the driv-
Now. though the Sandbournites hate
the North bournites as the Guelphs
are at adverttsemental war, the IA
vorite pleasure drive Of the char-a-
brancs of Sandbourne is to North
bourne, and vice versa 1t Is chosen
simply because the. road Is the best
Whereabouts, and the gradients the
easiest for the horses,
"Sandbourne- on-Sea%' cried Jones.
Yes" said the driver.
The vision of himself being carted
back to Sandbourne-on- with that
crowd and then back again to North
bourne-if he were not caught-ap-
peared to Jones for the moment as
the last possible grimace OF fate. he
struggled to get out. calling to the
driver that he did not want to go to
Sandbourne. The vehicle stopped.
and the driver demanded the full fare
two shillings. Jones Produced one
of the sovereigns. but the man could
not make change. neither could any
of the passengers.
"Ill call at the livery stables as
go back" said Jones, and pay them
where are you stayin' in the
town." asked the driver
Belinda Villa said Jones.
It was the name of the villa against
whose rails he had left the bicycle.
The idiocy OF the title had struck
him vaguely at the moment and the
impression had remained.
TO Be Concluded Next Sunday.)
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By H. De We're Stacpoole
Copyright, 1913, by John Lane Co.

they did not occur to Jones: he was
making good speed. or thought he
was, TIN the long decltvity leading to
Norfhhourne was reached. Here he
began to know what speed really was,
for he found, on pressing the lever,
that the brake would not act. Fortu-
nately ii was free wheel.
This declivity runs between de-
tached Villas and stone walls, shell
tering prim gardens. right on to the
west END OF the esplanade, which Is.
In fact, continuation of 1t. For the
first few hundred yards Jones thought
that nothing could go quicker than
the houses.-and walls rushing past
him; toward the end he was not think
ing.
The esplanade opened out: a bappy
band of children with buckets and
wooden spades, returning home to tea,
opened out, gave place to rushing
apartment houses with green balco-
MES on the left, rushing seascape and
bathing machines on the right. Then
the. speed slackened.
He got OF. shaking. and looked be-
hind him. He had reached the east
end OF the promenade. 1t lay. as It
always lies toward 5 o'clock. abso-
lutely deserted by visitors. In the
distance. and Just stepped out of a
newspaper kiosk, woman was stand
ing, shading her eyes and looking to-
ward him. Two boatmen near her
were looking in the same direction.
They did not seem excited, just mild
ly interested.
At that moment appeared on the
long slope leading down to the espla-
made the figure OF man running He
looked like policeman--a seaside po-
liceman.
Jones did not pause to verify. He
propped the bicycle against the rails
of verandahed house and ran.
The esplanade at this. the eastern
end, ascends to the town by zig
gag road. As he took this ascent the
mind OF Jones, far from being cloud
ed or dulled, was aeutely active. 1t
saw that now the railway station
OF Northbourne was out of count,
flight by train was impossible, for
the station was the very first place
that would be watched. The coast
line to judge by present results,
was impossible, for 1t seemed that to
keep to it he might go on for ever be-
ing chased till he reached John O. Greats.
Northbourne is the twin image of
Sandbourne-on on Seattle same long high
street, the same shops with blinds SELL
children with spades, and invalids.
The two towns are rivals, each claim
Ing the biggest brass band, the longest
esplanade, the fewer deaths from drown
ing. the best drains, the most sunlight,
and, the swiftest trains from London.
Needless to say that one of them is not
speaking the truth, fact that does not
seem to disturb either of them in the
least
Jones, walking swiftly, passed a
seaside boot shop, butchers. green
grocer's and Italian wareh ouse-the
same, to judge by the name over the
door-that had sent forth the mes
senger boy on the bicycle Then
lures splashed across with yellow
bands announcing:
TONIGHT" s,.
Then miiliner's. then a post office
and lastly livery stable.
In front of the latter stood char
a-banc nearly full A blackboard
announced in white chalk: 1.-TWO
hours' drive 2 shillings." and the con-
gregation in the char-a- banc had
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apples and Banbury cakes. Jones
bought eight Banbury cakes and two
apples with his one and nine pence. and
then took his seat on the warm turf by
the way to devour them. He lay on his
side as he ate and cursed Hoover.
To lie here for an hour on this idyllic
day, to watch the white gulls flying, to
listen to the whisper OF the sea far be-
low. what could be better than that?
He determined If ever he should win
freedom and money to return here for
holiday.
He was thinking this. when, raised
now on his elbow, he saw something
moving against the bushes and long
grass of the waste lands bordering the
cliff road.
1t was a man, man on all fours,
yet moving swiftly. a sight natural
enough in the Devastating High
lands, but uncanny on these Wessex
downs.
Jones, leaving four Banbury cakes
uneaten on the grass. sprang to his
feet, so did the crawling one.
Then the race began.
The pursuer was handicapped.
Any two sides OF triangle are
longer than the third. right line
toward Jones would save many yards.
bat the going would be bad on ac-
account Of the bramtles and Bushes,
straight line to the road would length
en- the distance to be covered, but
would give much better course when
the road was reached. He chose the
latter.
The result was that when the race
really started the pursuer was nearly
half mile to the bad. But he had
not recently consumed four Banbury
cakes and two apples. Super Banbury
cakes of the dear old days, when mar
garine was ninepence a pound, -four
unlimited and currants unsought after
by the wealthy.
Jones had not run for years. And
in this connection 1t Is quite surpris-
ing how society pursues man once
he gets over the barrier-and espe-
cially when he has to run for his lib
erty.
his second wind handed to him. de-
spite everything, by fair constitution
and a fairly respectable life, but the
pursuer was now only quarter OF
mile behind UP to this the course
had been clear with no spectators.
but now came along from the
direction of Northbourne an in
valid on the arm of an attendant. and
behind them boy on bicycle. The
bicycle was an inspiration.
1t was also yellow painted. and bore
carrier in front blazoned with the
name of a Northbourne Italian ware
houseman. 1t contained parcels. evil
IDENTITY intended for one of the few bung-
allows that strewed the cliff.
The boy fought to defend his mas
ter's property. briefly but still he
fought. till happy stroke in the
wind laid him on the sun warmed
turf. The screams Of the invalid-it
was female--sounded in the ears Of
Jones like part of some fantastic
dream. so seemed the bicycle. 1t had
no bell, the saddle wanted raising at
least two inches. still it went, and the
wind was behind.
On the right was a sheer drop of
200 feet, and the road here skirted the
Cliff edge murderously close, for the
simple reason that cliff falls had eaten
the bordering grass 20 within few
feet Of the road. This course on an
unknown and questionable bicycle,
laden with parcels IL tea and sugar.
was open to a good ciany objections;
Imperial Valley press., 1919-09-22
GALVESTON WALL
STOPE DAMAGES
OF HUGE WAVES

GALVESTON, Tex.-With a sixty
five mile wind, high tides, and heavy
seas, the tropical storm struck Gal
weston this morning, tidewater from
the bay flooding the business section
ofthe city and the north side of the
island with three feet of water.
Huge waves broke harmlessly on
theSsea wall and there was no material
damage from the wind. Shipping in
Enis vicinity weathered the storm and
the wagon bridge across the bay was
not damaged and tonight was open
to traffic.
Two thousand feet of track on the
causeway and railroad bridge connect
ing Galveston with the mainland was
washed out, destroying rail communi,
cation with the outside world but Of
ficials of the Gulf, Colorado & 'nta
Fe railroad said this woula Il re-
paired with twentyfour hours.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-09-22
BULLITT STORY
STIRS INTEREST
AND KERR DENIAL

PARIS.-Peace conference circles
are giving much attention to the pub
lished account here of the testimony
by William c. Bullitt, formerly at
tached to the American peace delega-
ton before the American senate COM
mittee on foreign relations.
The statement accredited to Mr.. Bull
mt that has aroused the most interest
is one to the effect that Philip Kerr.
secretary to Premier Lloyd George Of
Great Britain, had apoligized to Mr..
Builitt for the premier's denial in the
house of commons that approaches
had been made by the soviet govern
ment to the entente.
Mr.. Kerr has authorized the state
ment that "the account of private con-
versations between himself (Mr. Bull
htt), Mr.. Lloyd George, and Philip
Kerr as reported in New York tele-
gram to Paris newspaper, is tissue
of lies"
Imperial Valley press., 1919-09-22
Discharge
BELTS MAY LEAD
TO A CLASH OF
HIGH GENERALS

WASHINGTON To prevent a
break between Gen. Pershing and
Gen. Peyton C. March, the chief of
staff, Secretary Baker has issued an
order which will permit the wearing
of the Sam Browne belt in the first
division parade which takes place here
Wednesday.
By the direction of Gen. March or
ders were issued prohibiting the wear
ing of Sam Browne belts in the United
States. 1t is understood he was op-
posed to its use in the American ex-
peditioary forces but as Gen. Per-
shing was ia supreme command he
could not put his policy into effect in
the overseas forces.
According to reports around war
department, there will be a clash be-
tween Gen. Pershing and Gen. March
ocer the latters' eth thennritSoE, ,tc
over the iatter's recommendations for
Ia permanent military policy. The pend
ing March bill does not meet with the
approval of Gen. Pershing.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-09-22
GREEKS SPREAD
REIGN OF TERROR
ACROSS ALBANIA

PARIS.-Albanian refugees arriv-
ing from Koritza bring reports of the
terror insured by the advance of the
Greek troops into that territory.
Repeated protests have been made to
the peace conferencnreFfith vateHD
Repeated protests have been made to
the peace conference against Greek
advances into territory awarded to AL
bania by the London conference, but
no replies have been forthcoming and
lack of information concerning the
plans of the entente, it is assehter, is
causing much uneasiness to the Al
banians, who fear some secret agree
ment as regards Albania.
AS far as can be learned the peace
conference has not arrived at any de-
clsion as to the future of Albania.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-09-22
AIRPLANE CRASHES
INTO YUMA DESERT

Two aviators, flying from San Die
go yesterday AFTERNOON about six
miles east of Bond'S Corner, when
the plane in which they were riding
became unmanageable and toppled
over on the desert.
Realizing that the machine was
not working properly, the soldiers
whose names were not learned at.
tempted to make landing place
but were unable to do so before the
machine began it's downward course
from the skies. Fortunately and mi.
raculously, neither of the men were
seriously injured, although both wert
considerably shaken up by their sud
den encounter with Mother Earth.
Many ranchers in the vicinity o1
Bonds Corner, and the Eastside
are interested. spectators at the
scene of the accident, watching tn,
attempts Of men to get the airplan,
picked up. } 1t is said to have beer
completely demolished by the force
of its impact with the desert, bu
its available parts will be shipped
back to the field in San Diego.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-09-22
GREWSOME TESTS
USED IN SUISIDE
ASE EVIDENCE

DENVER, Colo.-To determine the
effect of a revolver shot on human
flesh, DR.. A. L. Bennett, criminologist
fired a shot into the body of a wom-
an about to be buried in the potter's
field, with the muzzle, of the revolver
pressed against the flesh.
DR.. Benefits experiments were in
connection with the case of Miss Lois
Jeffery against the Railway Mail As
sociation, which refused payment of
an accident policy of $4,000 carried by
her father, Thomas P. Jeffery, rail-
way mail clerk, on the ground that
Jeffery committed suicide.
The insurance company contended
that Jeffery hald the revolver muzzle
close against his head, and that the
shot he fired left no powder marks
because the powder was forced into
the head.
The bullet, DR.. Bennett testified wa,
fired into the woman's pelvic bone at 6
point constituting the average thick
ness of the human skull Only a sligh,
laceration and faint powder marks re
suited.