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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-07-20

"Eyervwhere In the fields there were
neople down on their knees searching
for grasses to eat. Those near INC
railroad lifted their heads and gazed al
orr train ms It rushed past, ana
caught glimpses Of terrible faces. An
old man sitting at the top or an ell
bauLment waved handful OF grass az
me where l stood at the car WINDOW,
then threw his head back and laughed
maniacal laugh. began then TO 1eei
the cold cliIls with which l was TO
shiver for days on end
OF karS she writes:
1T had been raining for days, ana
wherever one looked one saw nothing
but misery and mud Between me rail-
road tracks were unsightly pools and
puddles, through which many human
scare-crows trudged back and forth.
"They were multiple Lazarus, and
the train was the rich mans table.
They we're begging for crumbs. be-
gan TO hear for the first time the whln-
.ne Understandable phrase that sounded
to me like 'O-na-ne, O-na-ne. 1t was
so fccbly, so plaintively raurmured'
'O-na-ne.
Mrs. Egan asked what 1t meant and
was told the nearest equivalent was
ooh. nv soulm But" she says, ut
was more than that; 1t was prayer
for mercy"
Describing makeshift hospital be-
fore the arrival of the Near East Relief
workers. Mrs Egan writes:
.srhe sick IL their unbelievable rags
we're lying around on the floors-bun-
dies OF unimaginable wretchednesa
The doctor was not doing anything at
all for them. What could he dot be
had not SO much as single ounce OF
medicine Of any kind. The little peo-
pie were more pitIabe than the
adults RI, ward, if | may call 1t that,
had m it not one stick Of furniture OF
any kind, and the children were all
lying on the lsty and rubbish-strewn
floor with nothing under them and no
covering save the rags they wore.'
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-07-20

tai population, were maSsacred Nc
harbarity in human history exceeds
the gross cruelty OF that destruction
Thousands were driven out upuu The
desert, there To die from hunger and
thirst under the pilleSs rays OF trop-
lcal sun.
Such was the price which the Arme-
nian people paid for their Christianity
and their loyalty 10 the cause nf justice
and democracy during the world war.
One-quartcr OF million children.
chiefly orphans. whose parents persisted
IT. maSsacres. are utterly dependent on
American charity.
Hundreds of thousands Of refugees
in the Caucasus. clad only In torn, YER
minous rags, without shelter and with.
out food, ran exist only if America llas
compassion Upon them.
Shall we f3;: them: Not & =. know
my couatry!
Help Near East Relief in t.. VOL
far Gs&'s poes.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-07-20

in a shop and bought 1t for Sc. That
day 1"hati arfeast and did not cry at
ak Scvceal>times my father was able
t" buy u. 'suts herring, for which he paid
$l50.
I began to get very thin. My mother
sal she must take me away SO that !
would not die. We began To go away,
hut II rock long time. Everywhere
there we're people going. They mostly
bad 10 clothes. and often they would
fall down. My mother said they would
never rot La again. My mother said
they did not have the money TO huy
even the bad hrea1 we had and they
could not live without food We
travelled In an ambulance, on horse
back, donknyhRck and camelback, in a
truck. motor lorry and cart-in
facr, by every way except an airplane.
II was many months before we could
coIhe 10 America. There is much to
ea1, here. like America. never cry
arit more. Ny mother cries. She says
there are thousands. of little children
starving to death in our country. 1t is
nnt nice 10 starve | did not Ike il.
Ii makes her sad Eut some DAYS she
smiles. That is when my mother says
she knows America will nor let the lit
tie Armenian babies suffer az he hurt.
ARANlA
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-07-20
14nerican . y omen Stirred
I bv Armenian Horrors

= xERcTFUL GOD, it's all a.sel
I'VE Nobody has ever tcEa the
lole truth! Nobody couldi'"
fThus Eleanor Franklin Egaa. IL tns
turday. Evening Post, quotes nov
Ia Heinz of Pittsburgh, HsInart
bowers representative /. Gas Ns@-
hst, on the real conditions il G.ZAsa-
h as he saw them with his OWE sJes.
EMr. Heinz had been one OF GaSs
4io had believed the stories Of ota-~
y ton and death II Armenia Lao 'Gesc
kagg Grated. Not un>n fe Uecs Aill"
lii 20 the Caucasus diG Ei2 visWa
kaass. Then he was shaken - inc
l3undaron OF his soui b. '9has ne saw.
aleGaarful! I-wful! horrible! grG5-
3syzbis:" aTs como q !ts =iIa1tl7 e
3tr-. -Egai says E-lCt : : -@ga j. 7re~a-
GE & Conditions = tAs 2ear Est,
8Gsza Eeer Ea,s aa!lsE, : 1a5i22n
vs1us, Nav ZZ5--'. 3Ifpczts- - Ger
EkEutio2s g2cr1 he AlGec-caE peopls,'
cc1lucu1E t.c on-y .raz-!,ga ado-t'
D sa74 ~. .t3=5 q tl.5ar I...2glg 4e@a-
|s:a nIlons. E2yg-yb sIas &ha ss'7 ana
H. --I91i@e5 >a2 .ec-sai.g 70. quick
III re2sr. 50 Ill ilcsc America. Ter
o. & So: oae "i.nesSei re-en-
E-css M cz1. Of tLs Near Eat Ec-
Il IL ~. "a, a..::,,c3-,ea .irneria.
"al.., 5: ..1uez.r .til' : 2r.,gheI'e
ND. p IL. -lsan H.!tcc. The
-. a1nag1G1 aesMaa = me TO be
aay;@r constantly. &c. profoundly
!. :. Gsr, ~: ~llap esicGly, ap-
,lla.i1g,,g s. /. uTlbeGraDis physical
.ias1eaz. Z. te-Ei1,s population. Tn
2es.E:t-- litng an- characterization
...ozsa. eIa.tarlas-, death stricken
Lsua:3 A.,-iL2g from place 10 place.
sa.l.. [.eL :. .E5 al2ud, wcmen sobbinS
N ..--tc1 !aartilulat2 !amenkstion;
Tx ..te-,,j;- hopeless and reduced to
..zs. arins Tea&s,sSs, needless or the
les 2,olllng dom their dirt-streakcd
,sc,..'
!, INA. 4 aec picture OF the Arme-
3''s:..- nost IN evidence IN Armenia.
l..hose are the throngs. Then she
igzl2 20 inc mobs. Large numbers
sc and there, wide-eyed, eager, hands
1T. tretched in woltish supplication
;set:& barred in a CHASTITY grin that had
;ons since ceased TO smi,e-an emaciat-
Is sr.in-stretched grin, fixed and un-
Tn .rollable."
':rS it any wonder" she asks, that
co,lld not swallow my food? threw
Z co the children in the ravening
lordes and started small riots. The
fought together, snarled and
:lawed at one anethsr Tor small bits
If army biscui: ,r norels Of bully
9eef.
land then I was told that many of
hem were so starved that solid food
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-07-20

I AM little Armenian, girl. ! have
three years. MY name has his
Eory as long as the tail of a cat. Tam
Hailed Iraneh Esther! Ankle Azsape-
Nan a 49,; Il. III" ,ij',,#, !;
Iraneh, because was born at: 1kl
Vim. IN Persia, and mat IS q good Per
Man name. Near the Red. Cross hut
t:here I first opened my eyes was the
Ronb of Esther and, Mordccai, so my
Father also named me Esther. Then.
teing good Armenian, 1,bad to have
he' name Of our; beloved river Aiax.
Eherefon Lam Araxte. ..:t.. i...;a
My father Is General Mesrop Newton,
9Ehan Azgapetiam He wis with an
EFnS IN THE; Caucasus mountains dur
hs the ;!Great Var. We were living
list inside the city wall / could hear
bic jaesals at night bowling. howlinc
= II the fine, j hnwled too. Ny nurse
HID, the iacksls set.me bad example.
W. first nurse was 4 great big soldier.
PIE heioIsed., 10 the Russian army,
70 h$eh was Sencamped near US
My mother tells me thar she paid
Ye. roubles day Chat is $50 in
.metScan lhoiieD for half 4 Ioaf OF
Fead. ,<Ete bread was often full. Of
,St; and spl;nters. One: fine day my
ssS~- f,sna a-.sn Of eanaens-d milk
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-07-20
INCREASED PAY FOR ARMY
MEN

Camp Lee, Va, July i2o.-Ihe
first day of July saw the nd of a
temporary U. S. Army an every
thing in that army now Is becoming
of a permanent nature. IN that
date the reorganization bll went IN
to effect making many radical
changes in the status anG pay OF
nearly every grade from p'vate to
general.
This bill is considered re great
OCT and most beneficial rmy bin
that has ever been passedoy Con-
gress.
The enlisted man is thegreatest
affected by the changes. hstead OF
the multitude of ranks an grades
that formerly made up tn enlisted
strength of the army therfare now
only seven grades whose Ply ranges
as follows: 1st grsde, maSeF serg-
cant, s72; End grade techrcal serg-
cant, $50; 3rd grade staff sergeant
s45; 4th grade sergeant, $40; 5th
grade corporal, s37; 9Th FADE pri-
vate list class, s35; and tn grade.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-07-20
EXPLOSION ON CUNARDER.
Aquitania Blows Off Stop Valve of
Boiler, but Proceeds on Journey.

A4ulLaHEt DlOWS oll sopop WI
Boiler, but Proceeds on Journey.
London, July 20.-An engineer was
killed and 4 stoker injured on board
the Cunard Line steamer Aquitania
off the coast Of Ireland yesterday,
when the stop valve of one of the
boilers of the steamship blew off,
according 40 a wireless dispatch re-
ceived here
The steamer reduced speed and
made repairs, and then proceeded on
her voyage for New York.
The Aquitania sailed Saturday
from Liverpool on her first trip as a
passenger vessel since the war. The
vessel had been converted into an oil
burner. The sailing of the steamer
was delayed owing to a dispute on
board as to whether one man should
tend nine or twelve oil furnaces.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-07-20

was likely to kill them instantly. This
was TOO terribly true. Yet in the whole
length and breadth Of the land there
was not an ounce Of food of the kind
necessary for such cases. At kars l
saw one man die with bread in his
teeth. And IL you will consent TO look
with me upon too awful thing will
ada that he showed evidence Of having
eaten too much grass.
II went hungry in Armenia, and |
associate remembered pangs Of my
own With all my recollections Of the
terrible land. I had plenty Of food
with ne, but for days on end I could
not eat. 1t was physical impossible
ity.
"And I came to point, too, when to
look upon things that had to be looked
upon set my heart to 1uaking IN a
horror difficult to describe"
or her first sight in Armenia OF the
terrible condition Of the people Mrs.
Egan writes of the scenes on her way
to karS.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-07-20

private, $50.
Besides these grades there were
several grades Of specialists who are
known as privates and privates lst
class but draw additional pay as.
specialists because of the special
nature Of the duties on which they
are engaged.
Until 1922 q twenty percent IN
crease on the rates Of pay shown
above is being paid to all grades
with the exception of the sixth and
seventh grades. The first three
grades are entitled to and receive
$3.50 per month in addition to their
regular paw az extra ration money
This is intended to benefit the mar
NED men particularly but both single
and married men receive it.
Married men of the frst three
grades also receive transportation
for their wives and families upon
permanent change Of station.
Reenlistment pay, as it has been
known for the past few years, has
been discontinued and now 10 per
cent on the base rate of pay (that
shown above) for each five years
served until an aggregate Of 40 per
cent has been reached, no man be
ing allowed to receive over 10 per
cent of his base pay as reenlistment
| money:
A bonus. equal to three months
paw of a man of the seventh grade is
paid to every man reenlisting for 3
years or enlisting on his first enlist
ment for 3 years. When man is en-
listing on his first enlistment the
money is paid to him at the end of
the enlistment but if man reenlists
for three years he receives his bonus
on the first payday following his
reenlistment.
A man upon his first entry into
the service may enlist for either one
or three years while the man who re-
enlists must re-enlst for three years.
Provision has been made for the
continuance and extension of the army
school system throughout the United
States and in the possessions Of the
United States.
Rates of pay Of officers have been
increased and q new rank has been
established. The new rank is that
of warrant officer. Any enlisted man
with ten Years service or over and
who is 4 nor-commissioned officer
may take the examination for this
rank a we'll as regular army en-
listed men who served as officers
during the war and field clerks.
As yet the provisions of the bill
have not been completely put into
operation The size of the army
having been increased it is surmis-
ed that the better pay and higher
promotions Of enlisted men will in
duce a large number Of men to en-
list and in that way the quota will
soon be filled and the authorities
have a definite number of men with
which to work the changes of re-
organization more rapidly.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-07-20
1T Is Not Very Nice to StarUe,'
SAYS Little Guest From Armenia

This Ettls &r~
menian has a
name W: * :
'his tory as
;. ; long as the tail
of a cat, !" she
!; ;isays. Dough
! terofafanous
1soidieryf;shee Of
ten cried HoRs,
$hanger. Nop
=: 2, she is in Am.
$>.; erica; anddoes
NOT cry any
$, m o =: e;, Esh e
naiveiy adds,
but her mother
cries mourn
ing for the
thousands of
other Arn1eni-
an babies Dho
are h ing r.y,
: back IN the ma.
the land. But
LITTLE IroReh
smiles Wisely,
as she knoUs
Near East Re-
lief is aiding
the poor peo-
I pie of Arne-
mia.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-07-20
AID GODS F00R,
cave A8lo nAsIsEiV
ia u 2ssslJE sSAlaas.lU
y MRS. josEPaUs HELS,

Wrie oi II, osc'esa:, .aE Navy
THE plight of she 7copls o.
= Armenia presents ely lScoa.
8elvable. Hundreds OF tlioNsaauS 81
tAae desrendants of The earliest thris
tlan%race.are now, because or their -
Hgions %..ihlergoing sulferings beyond
the imagination Of civilized America.
During the war 1t is estimated thar
1000, GOD aunenfans, d: third OF the to
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-07-20
Mrs. Hug Catches Mr.. Hug.

New York, July 20.-Because she
saw her husband Charles l.. Hug
hugging another woman, Mrs. C. Hug,
who believes that all Hugs should be
hers, has brought suit for separation,
ard is asking the court to award her
80 week alimony and $3.50 counsel
Tug charges in her COM
= husband has treated
1917, year after
.irvy ied
ON -, 1920" Mr.. Hug states
"the plain. :. -ccon.tered the defsn:-.
dant and an unknown woman wbilsi
in the act of kissing each o,ief
Mrs. Hug also said that Hug SPOKE
to her so Every infrequently" that he
had caused her to become nervous
wreck.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-04-15

DRAFTS CALL FOR CONVENTION
National otncers OF National
AIce Paul
which will
eonnue as separate OF voting Left
Mabel Vernon Mrs
Paul chairman Mrs press chairman Mrs
Abby Baker,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-04-15

NEW TYPE OF GUNS PRESENTED TO THE NAVY
Models of three
presented to the Navy They during
just been completed They absolutely
should of this be needed task
ordnance
Models being presented Secretary Daniels ~
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-04-15

ahes
is than the rule Kun
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1920-10-22

the bartender's face menacingly, his
eyes searching the maddened crowd.
"Wnit minute. you" he command
ed sharply. II reckon I've got some.
thing to say bout this. Put down that
axe, Mike. or yell never draw another
glass O. beer In this camp. You know
me, lads, an ! never draw except fer
business. Shut your mouth. Lacy;
don't touch that gun, you fooll am
In charge here-thls Is my job: and IL
there is going to be any lynching done.
1t Will be after you get me. Stand
back, now; all Of you--yes. get out
into that barroOm. mean you, Nike
This man is my prisoner. and I'll de-
fend him. Ayi I'll do more, I'll let
him defend himself. Here, Westcott,
pick up your gun on the floor. Now.
stand here with mel We're going out
through that bunch, and IL one of
those coyotes puts paw on you. let
him have It'll"
The crowd made way, reluctantly
enough. growing curses, but with no
man among them sufficiently reckless
to attempt resistance. They lacked
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1920-10-22
WHAT SCOUTS DID IN EUROPE

Never was there another such won
derful adventure as that of the 3O1
Boy Scouts of America with their 81
adult leaders who represented the
United States at the International
Scout "JambOree" In England. Across
the Atlantic on a United States army
transport. more than three weeks In
merry England, week in France. sew
eral days In Belgium, and cruise Of
two weeks on another transport on
the journey home, made a trip far be
yond the Imagination Of any of the
boys who made 1t.
Under expert guidance the places
they visited and the things they saw
made this the most educational jour-
ney. that could be conceived. The
first camp In England was at Midway
park, where stands the venerable null
berry tree under which the American
Declaration of Independence was first
read In England, as was also the Mon
roe doctrine. Many times during their
stay the scouts were guests Of men
and women Of international promi-
hence. They were banqueted by the
They visited Crystal palace, the Brit
ish museum. the Tower of London;
went to Warwick castle, the home Of
British monarchs; they visited Shake
speare's home at Stratford- On-Avon
they attended service In st. Paul's Ca
thedral; spent much time in West
minister abbey, and in fact saw all
there was to see.
Best Of all, Mt the jamboree they
won the highest honor that was
bestowed upon the delegation of any
country. This highest award was
given for the American scouts scenic
display, representing the history Of
scouting from its beginning, graphical
~ depicting American Indian life and
demonstrating all Of the American
scout activities.
AS guests of the French government
they had a wonderful week In that
country. They were officially received
in Paris, marched In body from the
Arc dTriomphe to the Grand Palais
through a crowd of spectators six
deep on both sides Of the Champs
Elysees. At the Grand Palais they
gave a pageant of scout life before
crowd of 10000. They visited Eiffel
tower and Notre Dame cathedral. In
army automobiles adorned with
French and American flags they Wis
tied the principal French battlefelds
and placed immense wreaths in the
cemeteries where are buried the
American dead. Over the grave Of
Quentin Roosevelt they placed floral
wreath of appropriate design.
In Belgium they visited the great
buildings OF Brussels; visited Cardi-
nal MERCER at Malines, and on the
second day of the Olympic games In
Antwerp, acted as the Guard Of Hon.
or to King Albert OF Belgium.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1920-10-22
LIMIT OF SCOUT COURTESY.

The following is an extract from the
modernized 'McGuffey's Third Read
err" according to the Kansas City
Star:
An obese gentleman slipped on the
muddy walk and fell with such feroci-
ty that II an artist had drawn the
scene he would have depicted stars on
the ends of wires protruding In every
direction from the point where the
pavement and the luckless mans per
son came into juxtapos!tion. The
victim of the accident lay on his back,
opening and shutting his mouth like
an obfuscated clam, and saying no
more. A bright-faced lad In a natty
khaki uniform stepped up.
"Unfortunate sir" he said. Just like
that. ~ am boy scout. One of the
tenets or our order Is to do good
turn each day. Before Joined the
troop loafed around pool halls quite
a good deal. Permit me to swear for
you'll"
All, children. was he not helpful
scout?
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1920-10-22

madly away, lying fiat on his pory.
with no purpose but to get out Of
range. The two fugitives plunged into
the bushes opposite. taking the rough.
est but most direct course to where
the rather PERCEPTIONS banks dropped
Off to the stream below. The marshal.
pauslng for nothing. flung himself bodI-
~ down the steep hank. unclasplng his
belt, as he half ran. half rolled to the
bottom.
Here. take these cartridges" he
said. "and hold 'em up. Save yer own,
too, fer we're going to need 'em. That
water out thar is plumb up to my
neck. Come on. now; keep them
things dry, an don't bother bout me-"
He plunged in. and Westcott follow.
ed. both cartridge belts held above his
head.
The water deepened rapidly. ana
Westcott was soon to his waist. lean
Ing to his right to keep his feet; he
heard the marshal splashing along be-
hind, convinced by his ceaseless pro-
family that he also made progress In
spite of his shortness Of limbs. In
deed, they attained the rock shelter
almost together, creeping up through
narrow crevusse. leaving wet trail
along the grey stone. This was &C.
complished none too soon, yell from
the bank telling Of their discovery,
followed by the crack of gun. The
marshal. who was still exposed. hastl.
ly -crept under cover wiping a drop
of blood from his cheek where a
splinter Of rock tlislodged by the bullet
had slashed the flesh. He was, never
heless. in excellent humor, his keen
grey eyes laughing as he peered out
over the rock rampant.
IF they keep up shpotin' like that.
Jim, reckon our Insurance won't be
HIGH" he said. .'I'm plumb ashamed
of the camp. the way them boys waste
lead. Hand over them cartridges; let's
see what sorter stock we got"
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1920-10-22
"somE DANDY FIGHT"

Synopsis. - Frederick Cavendish.
New York man OF wealth. receives
letter from an old friend. Jim
Westcott. urging him to come at
once TO Colorado. Deciding to go.
he employs a lawyer. Patrick En-
right, TO draw up a will leaving
most OF his estate TO charity, with
4 mere pittance to John Caveudish.
his cousin and only relative, a dis
solute youth That night Frederick
Cavendish Is murdered In his apart
ments. No will being found. John
Cayendish inherits the estate. Two
months later Enright informs John
Cavendish OF the existence OF the
will and offers, for 100000. to say
nothing OF II. John agrees Stella
Donovan, newspaper writer. learns
from Frederick Cavendish's valet
that he is not satisfied the body
found was that OF his employer
She Is directed by Farriss, city edi-
tor OF the Star, to follow up the
case. Stella learns OF the will En-
right had drawn up, also OF John
Cavendish's infatuation for Celeste
La Rue, chorus girl. A conversa-
tion Stella overhears between Ce-
leste and John Cavendlsh convinces
her Frederick Cavendsh IL alive.
the victim OF conspiracy engi-
neered by Enrlght to secure his
fortune, and that Celeste knows
where he Is hidden. Ned Beaton.
notorious gunman. Is also men,
toned Celeste is about to leave
for Haskell, Co >-ado. and Stella
goes there. At Haskell Stella, rep
resenting herself as a magazine
writer, makes the acquaintance of
Jim Westcott, Frederick Caven-
dish's partner. Stella confides In
Jim. who believes Cavendish Is
alive. Celeste and Enright join
Beaton at Haskell. Westcott lis
tens 10 a conference between Bea-
ton, Enrlght and Bill Lacy. local
desperate. He learns that Fred
erick Cavendish IL alive and pris-
oner OF Lacy. Caught listening.
Westcott escapes, but becomes
marked man. Celeste visits Stella
and discovers her mission. Stella
Is lured from the hotel. kidnapped
and taken to Sunken valley, a
stronghold OF Pascuai Mendez.
leader of horse thieves. She Is left
prisoner In the hands OF Juan Cate
ras. Mendez' lieutenant. Back at
Haskell, Westcott il told Stella
has returned east, but Is informed
of the kidnapping. He determines
TO force the truth from Bill Lacy.
and surprises him In a conference
with Enright