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able to draw a safe breath. There were
French there and some Americans, and
she threw of her chambermaid rags and
sang in concerts. Still greater was her
Joy at now being near her little thirteen
year-old daughter Aldenna,>who was living
at the singers native city OF Nicolaief, not
far from Odessa, on the Black Sea.
But Nine. Lipkowska was not long to be
left In peace. The onward sweep OF the
Bolshewk army finally developed Odessa,
and the old horrors Of her Petrograd ex.
periences again faced her. Suddenly con-
fronted on the street by q party Of Boil
sheviki soldiers on her return from con-
cert, the leader stripped the wrap from her
shoulders, and with grin OF Joy cried:
"Give me those diamonds! My wife can
wear Jewels Just as well as you!"
Assuming a perfectly cool air Mme Lip
kowska tried to reason with him.
But I, too, am worker" she argued.
'T am an opera singer and these jewels
are my tools OF trade. / need them quite
as much as you need your rifles"
without any reply the leader tore the
Jewels from her throat and ears and fin
gers, and while he held them to the light
to examine his prize others Of the party
took possession OF her and explored her
clothes and person for their share in the
booty One ruffian stripped her fur coat
OF, while another slipped his knife under
her waistband anS her skirt slipped to the
q
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short struggle. Inc DaSSO Tell, STABBED
and shot in a dozen places. In the con-
fusion the two girls escaped.
In the early morning hours Nine. Lip
kowska left. Odessa in an automobile in
peasant costume.
Nine. Lipkowska avoided the main thor
oughfares and travelled by the less-fre-
quented roads to Nicolaief hoping to pick
up her little daughter and escape from
Russia.
The Bolsheviki were already in posses
sion of Nicolaief and the singer dared not
60 to the house where her child lived
Diminishing the automobile in the suburbs
Of the town the singer sought work as
chambermaid in house half a mile away
from her own residence. At night she
crept through the shadows of her own
home and prepared for her young daugh-
ter to join her as soon as she could COM
rlete her plans for a safe escape for them
both.
But the next night on reaching her home
she found the child gone and the house
empty. A pair of drunken Bolsheviki
stopped her and were about to force their
attentions upon her when a young French
officer, hearing her cries, came to her res
cue and put her assailants to fight. The
singer recognized that there was not a
moment to lose. In despair she confded
to him the desperate situation. He ex-
planned that he was Lieutenant Pierre
Bodin, Of the French Cavalry, and she af-
terward found that he was man of wealth
and poet Of considerable distinction In
France.
While the distracted singer and the gal
liant French cavalryrnan were pondering
what to do the two Bolsheviki ruffians re.
turned with achievements. Lieutenant
Bodin felt equal at any time to two or
perhaps a dozen Bolsheviki, but with o
woman to protect he did not dare risk
taking on whole company Of Trotzky
troops single handed SEEKING the tremb-
ling soprano by the arm he rushed her to
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to leave Petrograd. But the news Of her re.
sistance to Lenine and Trotzky authority, as
represented by the peasant soldier, spread,
and an effort was made to hunt down and
seize the singer. Her maid was found and
threatened and compelled to leave her. Her
former friends were watched and warned
not to help her. Her bank account was
seized and her famous collection Of china
was put under guard.
Alone, with only such money as she(hap-
pened to have in her pocketbook, the
prima donna crept out Of Petrograd In the
night, wearing the rough clothes OF peas
ant girl and seeking work along the way
as a chambermaid. -
But in spite of her disheveled hair and
uncomely clothes there was, something
about her which did not fit her pretended
vocation. Everybody was spying on every
hoy else and in terror of their lives. Hardly
little hotel before she found she was being
watched and suspected, and was soon mott.
fed to move on.
Again and again her beauty attracted
the leering familiarities OF the newly made
Bolsheviki officials. and II required the
utmost patience and adroitness to escape
from their hungry attentions. Slowly and
cautiously, with unbrushed hair ana dirty
face and hands and ragged clothes, Nine.
Lipkowska picked her way by tortuous
journey to Tiflis in Trans-Caucasia.
But here the city was swarming with
Bolshevik civil authorities. military Off
GERS and spies and undisciplined soldiers.
She must move on. Again taking the high.
way and travelling mostly at night and
often through the fields, the singer. finally
made her way to the city of Odessa, on
the Black Sea, which the Ukranian forces
had been able to hold against the Boil.
sheviki.
In Odessa Nine. Lipkowska at last was
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A UDlENCES at the Metropolitan Opera
~ House before the war remember
well the attractive colorature So
prano prima donna. Nine Lipkowska. Not
only did this singer possess a memorable
voice, but she was rather exceptional as
one Of the few prima donnas who was
really pretty. for nature unfortunately does
not always endow a singer with a grand
opera voice and great personal beauty.
The war Is over and this distinguished
musical artist is again in America. But
In the time which has elapsed since the
grand opera lovers Of America last saw
her she has lived through quite as remark.
the characters in the various operas whose
imaginary Joys and sorrows she has in
terpreted on the stage. And as the lead
ing role in every opera usually ends with
q happy romance, SO, too, Nine. Lipkowska
has lived through a multitude Of tragic
real life heroine Of just as charming love
affair as any Of the various heroines she
has impersonated on the operate stage.
Nine. Lipkowska was in Paris filing an
engagement at the Paris Opera House
when the world war broke out In the
course Of developments It became desir-
able for the President Of France to make
an official visit to the Gar of Russia in
Petrograd for reasons Of state At the
Russian court in those days things were
done on magnificent scale, and the Rus.
sian Government bestirred itself to pre-.
pare q welcome and series of entertain
ments In honor of the French President
which befitted the representative of Rus.
sia's firm friend and ally, France.
Among other things special gala per-
Torrance at the Imperial Opera House in
Petrograd was arranged and by command
Of the Car Nine. Lipkowska, the great
soprano, was telegraphed to come back
from Paris and sing the title role Of the
opera that night.
Things were unsettled in Paris and the
managers OF the Imperial Opera House per-
suaded her to remain in Russia Then
came the overthrow Of the Cars Govern.
ment, and this was followed by the Keren-
sky revolution, and then came the over
throw Of the Kerensky regime by the Boil
shevists. with the entrance Of the polshe.
Wiki into national affairs Nine. Lipkowska
found herself in the midst Of troubles. The
Boishevist officials hated her because she
was reminder Of the glittering days Of
the Car. Furthermore, she wore French
gowns and had wealth and Jewels.
Sneers, threats and small indignities be.
came daily more menacing. One day A
bearded peasant soldier, emboldened with
vodka and unaccustomed authority. flung
his arms around the soprano on the street
and tried to kiss her through his bristling
'whiskers.
Nine Lipkowska had played romantic
roles on the operate stage, although In
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those instances, the
impassioned lover
was q well-washed,
clearly clothed tenor
or basso, but her ex-
perience in her roles
stood her in good
stead, and with the.
graceful a agility
learned from many
rehearsals under the
greatest stage man
ayers of the world,
and with the help Of
her maid Nine. Lip
kowska eluded the
drunken soldier and
slipped from his
clumsy embrace.
II this was the
way things we're go
ing in the Bolsheviki
capital Nine. Lip
kowska decided that
the time had come
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hoh, in the costume OF
Faust, fell to the stage.
Mephistopheles tried to
escape, but the guards
brought him back. His
character of Sata n
pleased the mob; they
cheered him. He sang
to Faust, the dead body
lying on the stage in .
pool Of blood.
Lipkowska sang her
own role and that Of the
dead Faust. The ker-
mess scene excited the
mob and they swarmed
over the footlights and
raided the chorus Of pref
ty girls. Then they made
Lipkowska sing the Mar
seillaise twelve times,
without even piano &C
compartment. A giant Of
a man leaped on the
stage.
"Stay here" he whis-
pered; wait until the
rest 60. Then you and
I've shall have refresh.
ments, and I will be your
protector"
Lipkowska knew what
that meant. She and
Kouznetzoff locked them
selves In q dressing room.
Kotchanovesky gen.
tie, much.beloved man
came to their door and
whispered, "Try to get
away. Cover your heads
with shawls and creep
out quietly"
Even as he whispered
the giant and his COM
rades came up. They
ordered the door opened.
Kotchanovesky placed
himself before It and de-
fed them. There was q
The basso fell, stabbed
The Washington herald., 1920-10-27
GERMANYPL ANS TODRAFT
ARMY OF WORKING YOUTHS
Rich and Poor Would be Forced Into
Industrial Service to Avoid
Catastrophe.
BY S. B. CONGER.

Berlin Oct GA proposal reinroduce universal COM
puory service in Germany military but industrial is under
consideration here the of avoiding
obligations under the peace treaty
The plan OF creating conscrpt like that which Soviet
Russia moblzed and of employing the coun youth rich and
alike in the Mines forests and farms-visonay
seemshas already received the approval
Finance
portion OF the conscrpts possible the producing
at minimum cost the coal for reparatons and
pr finance mprts and foodstu An auxiliary
will be employed German forests cutting mine props
timber and the domains producing
army
The would provide by legislation that every
bodied be required devote part of his le
18 and the industrial service of the country strongest
in coal mining the others auxiliary service the
to be measured and months but productive
effort The mining recruit for example having prospect
of freeing himself he ha sproduced specified guam
y Of coal Conscrption it figured will yield
fit for mining
The of the industrial could be barracks
thus meeting the housing problem which is the chief
present to increasing coal production The price
would be lessened by the that props mbcrne
could be provided from the forestry
and food will be largely produced crown domains
leased farmers but henceorth cultivated
Copyright 1920, Public Ledg Co.
The Washington herald., 1920-10-27
FREE NURSING
PLANNED HERE
Miss Boardman Urges Sys-
tenn to Aid Sick Gov
ernment Clerks.

PIedging her aid to help improve
living conditions for all government
employees in Washington, Commits
sioner Mabel T. Boardman last
night told 500 members Of Federal
Employees Union No. >. at their
annual meeting at Pythian Temple
that she is working out a plan OF
unified, free nursing service for this
city.
This has for some time been a
pet idea OF mine" said Miss Board
man, and l expect in the near fu-
ture to see in operation a nursing
system in which the Red Cross and
the District will cooperate.
Washington should be divided
into moderate size nursing dis
tricts. There should he a central
lied control and central office. All
cases of Illness would be reported
direct TO this office, which would
take appropriate steps. ] believe
this to be one OF the things we
should do for the Federal employees,
thousands Of whom come from
practically every State.
with such a system we should
not hear Of the pitiful cases where
friendless girls from out OF town
have been found critically IN OF
dying in some Out-of- -the-wSy- sec
tion of the city"
The Washington herald., 1920-10-27
DC. IRISHPL
.DEATHPROTEST'
Meeting Tonight Of Friends
Of Freedom to Pay
MacSwiney Tribute.

Plans for a mass meeting of
Washington Irish sympathizers as a
protest against the death of Terence
MacSwiney, Sim Fetn Lord Mayor
of Cork, will be made tonight at a
meeting of Padraic H. Pearse branch
of Friends of Irish Freedom, at SOL
E street northwest.
A parade, headed by three flag
draped caskets in memory of Mac
Swiney and the two Cork hunger
strikers who died Monday. is in
cluded in the plans contemplated by
Rosa F. Downing, director of the.
Friends Of Irish Freedom Bureau in
Washington, who will preside to-
night.
The mass meeting, a message OF
protest to Great Britain from Irish
sympathizers in the capital of the
United States, will be of a deeply
religious complexion. Clergymen
from both Catholic and Protestant
will voice their trib-
ute to the dead Irishmen. Ad-
dresses will be delivered scoring the
British governments policy in Erin,
it was declared.
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WOMAN GETS $4,000
BY SHOWING HER LEG

New York City, Oct. 26.-After
Mrs. Angelina NJ. Aufiero. a pretty
young bride of the Bronx. in her
suit for $4,000 damages against the
Terminal and Town Taxicab CoSr-
pany, had lifted her skirt to sow
the court injuries to her right leg.
it took the jury thirty minutes to
returD a $4,000 verdict for the
plaintiff.
Mrs. Aufiero testified she received
lasting injuries when run down by
taxicab February II. DR.. Cornelius
Egan, 6S1 East 1S2d street, testived
measurements showed a difference
of one inch in the circumference
of Mrs. Aufiero's legs.
VIII you prove your injuries to
the satisfaction of the Judge and
jury?" asked Phinius Lewinson, at
torney for Mrs. Aufiero.
We'll. If you insist" the young
woman replied. and drew a some
what tight skirt about an inch
above her knee, while judge and
jury looked
The Washington herald., 1920-10-27
GIRL JILT DEAD:
LOVER IS DYING
Dagger is Death Weapon in
Below Stair" Tragedy
In Mt. Pleasant.

]. H. Robertson, newspaperman,
and his wife were chatting with
guests in their home at 1909 Monroe
street northwest last night when ].
L. Fitzsimmons, a nephew of Mrs.
Robertson, starting to descend to
the basement, was confronted on the
top step by a colored youth, his
shirt front stained with blood.
Don't bother with me. Hollie's
worse off than 1 am" the youth said
to Fitzsimmons.
Fitzsimmons ran down the steps
leading to the living quarters of
Hollie Cochran, Is years old, a mu-
latto servant girl, raised from child
hood by the Robertson family.
Fitzsimmons found her lying on
the floor dying from a stab wound
in the breast. Beside her was a
dagger. She died before the police
arrived.
The man, Raymond Allen, 20 years
old, cripple, is at Freedmen's Hos
pital with several stab wounds in
the chest. He is expected to die.
The police say Allen was the girls
sweetheart, but she tired of him.
The Washington herald., 1920-10-27
GERMANS WAR
T0END STRIFE
New Organization for Law
and Order Begins Wide
spread Activity.

Berlin. oct. 26.-The "Orgesch.'
the most powerful organization in
Germany for the maintenance of law
and order. has raised the flag of
class reconciliation" in a program
just issued, as against the class
war" slogan of the Socialist ele-
ments.
The ''Orgesch" was organized by
Forestry Councillor George Esch-
erick, of Bavaria, who is also head
of the Bavarian Einwohnerwehr. or
civic guard. Behind the political
scenes, Escherick probably has more
real power than any other German.
Large sections of the middle class
people have caught up Escherick's
spirit, and the "Orgesch" has spread
SO rapidly that it is now said to
number several millions of con-
tributing members.
The Orgesch has for its purpose
the exclusion of all party politics,
the gathering together of all Ger
mans who love the fatherland, and
who stand for law and order"
The Washington herald., 1920-10-27
ERIN RIOT TORN
ASST GRIEVES
3 Sim Feiners Killed and
$3.50, 900 Mill Burned,
After Mayors Death.

Dublin, Oct. 26.-Friday will be a
day of mourning all through Ireland.
On that day the body of Terence Mac
Swiney will be taken home for
burial. In his honor all business
houses will close and masses be said.
Today special masses and prayers
for the repose of MacSwiney's soul
were offered in Dublin and some of
the provinces. Many public bodies
adopted resolutions of sympathy for
the lord mayors relatives and ad-
journed for the day.
Resentment against the govern
ment was widespread. There was
especially condemnation for the re-
fusal of Brixton prison authorities
to admit MacSwiney's relatives to be
at his bedside the last moment.
The Cork municipal Offices, form
er official residence of MacSwinev.
were raided by military patrols
yesterday. Bales of documents were
carried away.
Three Sim Feiners were killed
in another outbreak of police re-
prisals. Two were shot at Thurles
and one at Belfast. An unverified
report of the shooting of another
at Galway was received here. The
shooting was accompanied by de-
struction of property
At Bandon, near Cork. a hosiery
mill valued at $4,000 was destroy
ed by fire. Bandon's residents fed
and hid in the fields all night. Two
Sim Feiners were killed at Thurles
and another was seriously injured
in police raid. A number of
homes there were wrecked.
The Washington herald., 1920-10-27
DEVELOPMENTS OF THE DAY
NPRESIDENTLAL CAMPAIGN

In telegram Cox asking that he repudiate
dent Wilson, William Hearst said: BE Democrat
American and be President"
Secretary Of State Colby kened Senator Harding rudder
less Ship addressing Washington presided
Democrats which Wilson had
Maurice De Kobra the French journalist whose figured
of the French had approached him
regard association of declared article
hed Paris that Cox told him America will
and observe all obligations of the
is elected President
The White House reticen the Leon
Bourgeois France Article of
mated without modifying the effectiveness of the league
Secretary Colby public cabegram
Riga purportng Senator Harding syndicate
Americans headed by Washington D. Vanderp of California
obtaining
denied that he knew anything about Vanderp
stranger him.
On his return from his second speaking Franklin
Roosevelt Democratic candidate that the
league issue had become clearly defined greater
demand
The Washington herald., 1920-10-27
f4 CHRISTIANS TO DIE,
FOR JEWISH POCROMS

Fourteen Christians have been
sentenced to death for "excesses
perpetrated against Jews" it was
announced last night by the Polish
Legation on the authority of a
cablegram from the attorney gen-
eral of Poland.
In this statement the attorney
general says: This proves the lack
of foundation OF the complaints Of
the Jews that crimes committed
government. We are communicat-
ing the names by mail"
The foreign office at Warsaw also
has sent here to be made public a
statement indicating that the Jews
and Poles of Eastern Galicia are
acting together politically and are
demanding that Eastern Galicia be
reunited with Poland. The foreign
office cablegram, as given out by
Prince Lubormiski, Polish Minister
here. says:
Newspapers both Polish and
Jewish announced on October ls
that a committee including all
Jewish parties, among others the
National party, the Jewish Labor
party and the Orthodox party of
Poles OF Mosaic faith had called a
meeting for October 19 at TarnopoI.
Both Nationalists and Polish Jews,
gathered at that meeting. voted with
surprising unity, recognizing the
sovereignty of the Polish state, and
proposed to call a conference OF the
representatives of all communities
and Jewish parties of Eastern Ga
licia with the purpose of bringing
about union of that territory
with Poland"
The Washington herald., 1920-10-27
RUNAWAY SHIP
ENROUTETOU.S S.
Turkish Vessel, on Out
law" Voyage, May Not
Be Allowed to Dock.

A new problem in immigration
will confront United States port au-
thorities at New York with the
arrival in a few days of the Turk
ish ship Guldjemal, which stole
away from Constantinople about ten
days ago without the permission of
port authorities.
It is also suspected that the ship
left without passport vises for her
large list of passengers, without
medical inspection, and without
clearance papers.
II the ship appears at New York
or Norfolk and is forbidden to dock,
as now seems likely. it is thought
probable the outlaw" vessel will
attempt to make a landing in Mex
leo or South America.
1t is rumored that there are many
cases of typhus on the ship. If this
is true it is unlikely that the ship
will be allowed to dock at any port,
and may be forced to return to
Constantinople.
The Washington herald., 1920-10-27
SHIP BOARD DEBATES
KERR FLEET SANCTION

The Shipping Board still is un-
decided whether to withdraw its
twenty vessels now being operated
by the Kerr Steamship Company,
Of which H. F. Kerr, president. and
A. E. Clegg, vice president, are
British subjects. Admiral Benson
revealed Monday that he had re-
fused to allocate additional vessels
to Kerr and Clegg because of their
British citizenship, and was con-
sidering the adyisability Of taking
back those already assigned.
In view of the fact that Kerr and
Clegg will become American citi-
gems by naturalization in Decem-
Der, 1t is though hardly likely that
tney VIII be deprived of those ves-
sells already in their hands.
The withdrawal of this fleet of
government vessels would prove a
serious blow to the company, as all
Of them have been doing a very
large business, it was stated.
Efforts are still being made to
purchase the Leyiathan, former
German liner Vaterland and largest
vessel afloat, Admiral Benson stated
today Representatives of several
snip concerns have conferred with
him, but have made no direct offer,
I am determined that the Levia-
than shall not be sold until we can
get a fair price for her." he added.
A fair price. il is understood, is
considered to be in the neighbor-
hood of $1,000, 900.
The Washington herald., 1920-10-27
HITCH IN TERMS
HOLDS UP COAL
STRIKEPARLEY
Miners Make New Demands
Which Government Re-
fuses to Consider.
SIGNS STILL HOPEFUL
Lloyd George Tells Miners
What Position Cabinet
Plans to Take.
SIGNS STILL HOPEFUL

London, Oct. 26.-A hitch occurred
in the negotiations between the
miners and the government tonight,
but officials still believe the coal
strike will be settled within two
days.
During the afternoon miners ex-
ecutives presented new and unex-
pected, demands, which the govern
ment refused to consider.
Premier Lloyd George gave the
miners a complete statement Of
what the government would con
sf6er. Smillie and his colleagues
left for further consideration of the
governments attitude tonight.
The governments position has
been greatly strengthened by the
refusal of the railway men to sup
port the miners.
Copyright. 1920, BY Public Ledger CO..
London, Oct. 26.-It was stated au-
thoritatively today that negotiations
now on at Premier Lloyd Georges
residence are expected to end the
coal strike.
Settlement Expected.
With the announcement that the
result OF the discussions in Down
ing street will be placed before a
meeting of miners and miners dele
gates, it was pointed out that Lloyd
George had declared he could not re-
open formal negotiations unless he
was convinced a settlement was
practically certain.
The miners delegates will receive
the report probably tomorrow. That
would permit ending the strike by
Saturday and full resumption OF
mining by Monday.
The terms were said unofficiaIly to
provide 2 shilling per day Increase
for the miners with a stipulation for
Increased production.
Precedent Feared.
Laborites were understood to re-
sard the provision for increased pro-
duction as a dangerous precedent,
but they were anxious TO avoid 4
general strike. The fear had
grown that If a general strike did
develop. Lloyd George would seize
upon 1t to call a general election
on the issue nation VS.. unions" ."
In that event they foresaw the re-
turn OF the Lloyd George govern
ment by heavy majorities.
The miners strike has been ex-
pensive for nation and men alike
Two million workers were unem-
ployed and 10000 more were on
short time. Three hundred and If
ty thousand were accepting strike
benefits. II was estimated the dis
turbance has cost the taxpayers SIS
100000 and that the miners have
lost S40.00O.000 in wages In ad-
dition. 100000 tons of coal that
should have been dug last week re-
main in the ground.