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AN N|NC|DENT Of THE GREAT WORLD WAR
proper Gander)


It was August of the year 1919
that Lieutenant-Colonel Whittlesey
vas sent with battalion of men tc
drive the Germans from their almost
uncomfortable stronghold, Argonne
Forest. The soldiers conditions wher
they reached the outskirts of the for
est were pitiful. Worst of all, they
had lost their commander, and all OF
their men with the exception of about
seven hundred. There seemed to be
10 other alternative, but to retreat.
Retreat! The word grated harshly on
every soldiers ear and most of all on
Lieutenant Gerald Leland's. He had
dropped down on clump of bushes,
and was gazing at a smiling, girlish
face, looking out at him from its
leather case. Underneath the picture
was written in pretty feminine hand
these words: "To the bravest lad in
khaki, from Peggy"
1.-THE bravest boy in khaki wouldn't
retreat, I know" Jerry muttered to
himself, "and-by George, l won't
either" So springing to his feet, his
khaki handkerchief tied around his
hleedin ghead, and his bayonet held
high above him, he gave the command
-Forwardw and turning, he plunged
into the forest, followed by that ia
NOUS battalion.
Those seven hundred Yankees were
surrounded by thousands Of Germans.
They had had no food for thirty-six
hours and death seemed inevitable.
Yet they fought on. The sounds Of the
battle rang in their ears, the shells
Sursted all about them, occasionally
clouds of poisonous gas floated over
shem, and in the midst of it all, the
enemy sent messenger, carrying a
white flag with an offer to spare them
If they would surrender
Lieut.. Leland read the message and
tearing it in shreds, roared the four
words which sent the messenger fly
ing back to the German lines, "Go to
the Devil lp-which was both refusal
and prophecy combined. Those four
words not only sent the messenger
hack, but also put new life into the
gallant. little band of heroes. The
Yankees won that battle for France
and for themselves, fame and immor-
taIity. The dead of that famous "Lost
KattaIion" were buried and the few
that survived were carried to an en-
efgeney hospital. There the immortal
Red Cross nurse worked, and there
the romance in my story begins.
The lovely, young nurse bent over
the cot of a severely wounded and
bandaged soldier and felt his pulse.
She shook her head and the doctor on
the other side of the bed shook his.
1If you thought you were able to
stay with him all during the night,
we might" the doctor began.
ooh! I'll stay" she interrupted
and smiled wistfully as she thought
Of her soldier boy.
The kind gray eyes of the doctor
looked down into her violet-blue ones.
IAN right, little LADY," he said. "Take
down these directions"
wont you please take this band
sge off my eyes?" It was the wounded
soldier. The nurse started and bent
closer over the cot.
mo, no, you'll leave it there for
little while, won't you?" the nurse
spoke soothingly.
why. you talk just like my girl
ut home and you have a. wonderful
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certainly was frank enough.
"Oh, Pm just a little American
Red Cross nurse" She was smiling
now.
"No, you're not" he contradicted
"I'm dead and in heaven, and you're
an angel. Can you sing?" He wa
dazed with pain.
"No, you arn't in heaven. You art
just in French hospital. Do yor
want me to sing"
"Please."
Her voice, low and sweet, rose anc
fell to the strains of "His Truth i:
Marching Onw When she finished
he sighed.
"Now I know I'm in heaven anC
since l am l don't guess you can sing
"How You Gonna Keep EN- Dowr
On the Farm?"
"Oh, yes 1 can" And one song af
ter another, she sang for him. She
stopped and for minute he wa:
quiet.
And then-''Please sing some more
1t helps me not to feel the pain sc
much" And on through the long
hours of the night, she soothed him
At the first faint flush of dawn, he
slept and the nurse slipped her rigid
fingers from his clasp.
"Jerry, jerry" the nurse called
softly as she slipped to her knees be,
side the cot. She felt his pulse ii
was stronger. Just then the door
opened and the doctor entered. The
nurses finger went to her lips in
warning. The doctor softly approach
ed the bed, and bent over the patient.
The nurse waited eagerly expectant.
"You have done it. He will live"
the doctor said simply. In silence the
big strong hand grasped the small,
firm white one.
And now let us skip period. 1t
is November 8, 1918. The patient is
sitting in an invalid's chair. dressed
in his uniform, waiting for the physi-
clan to come and remove the bandage
from his eyes.
The door opened and the physician
came in. "You are ready for me?''
he asked of the nurse, standing be-
side the chair. She nodded nervously,
Doctor Keitt began at once to undo
the bandage so skillfully wound a.
round his eyes. When heshad finish.
he and the nurse stepped quietly be-
hind the chair-and waited. At first
the soldier could not see, and then
his eyes began to become accustom.
ed to the light.
"Why, I think I can see," he ex-
claimed.
The nurse sighed with relief and
stepped in front of him. "Can you
see me?" she questioned.
"Sure, I can. You're the nurse that
Why Peggy! What on earth"
She smiled. "Well," she began, 81
just couldn't stay away and now I'm
so glad I came. 1t was all so won
derful, but the most wonderful thing
was to see Foch himself kiss you and
pin that war cross on your coat, and
to see General John ]. Pershing shake
your hand so cordially. Oh, it was all
just grand. / didn't mind the noise
and terrible sights one Bit"
"But why the past tense? l don't
understand" Jerry was plainly puz-
zled.
"Why you dear, silly goose, peace
was declared yesterday and the fight
ing part is over"
And so, as the fairy tales say,
they went home and lived happily
ever afterwards.
-Dehy Owen. TX
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THE ACE OF CLUBS

Miss Margaret Perrin entertained
the Ace of Clubs Thursday after
noon at her home on South Main
street. In addition TO delightful
afternoon at cards and lovely re.
freshments there were enough
spring hats and frocks to make the
interest double.
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tions of the Carohnas between the
9th and 18th were followed by an
usually high flood waters in prac-
tically all the streams Of the state.
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various colleges and their high stand
ing is the best evidence Of the fact
that Abbeville High is doing thor
ough work.
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from traces to four inches and was
confined principally to the 21st and
22nd.
Heavy rains in the higher eleva-
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-04-14

ent them in the Sixty-seventh
Congress. The Paul attorneys
built up mass of testimony as
to irregularities" in precincts re-
turning Democratic majorities !;
the Harrison attorneys hate
taken like mass OF testimony as
to the same irregularities" in
precincts returning Republican
majorities. If the votes OF the
former precincts are thrown out
by the House, Paul can count a
majority over Harrison; if the
rule is applied to Republican pre-
cincts, Harrison will still have
majority over Paul. In any pos
ture OF the case, the Harrison
people contend, he must be seat
ed. The only possibility OF his
rejection they see is that the
House, voting absolutely on par
tisan lines, may throw him out
because he is a Democrat. In
these days. and under conditions
at Washington. however, there IS
but little possibility of that.
Outside OF the Seventh District,
some observers take another
view. They say it may be that
Congress, confronted with the
open-and-shut question whether
it shall place the stamp OF APP
proval on an election in which 1t
is admitted that State statutes
governing registrations and cleo
tons. are ignored, will take the
attitude of declaring that all
these statutes ought to be strictly
adhered to. In this event, there
can be but one result Congress
will vacate the seat.
Conceivably, this action may
be taken, but it will be against
the protest of many sound law
yers and publicists who assert
that parliamentary precedents
and fairness and justice are
against vacating legislative seat
where substantial requirements
have been complied with by the
voters, and their choice of rep
resentative can be clearly estab-
lished. Being the sole judge OF
the qualifications of its own mem
bers, the House is not precluded
from any arbitrary action.
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| To the Editor of the EUening Capital.
/ was very much interested in the
suggestion of Mr.. w. NJ. Boucher men
toned in your paper some days ago in
regard to the pavement around St.
Annes Church, and was very glad that
the suggestion came from some one not
connected with the church. While the
re-paving of the walk around the
church is not absolutely necessary at
this time, it would be a great inn
provement to the neighborhood. 1t is
almost the only old pavement left on
the circle, which is now the bust
ness centre of the city. Many people
have expressed the opinion that the
pavement should be made a matter of
community concern, rather than a
matter to be handled by the official
body of St Anne's Church, as it is
used daily by thousands who have nc
connection with the church.
When l was the Warden of ST.
Anne's l took up the matter of re-
paving with several contractors, and
had a bid for the work for about
81 200 That was some years ago.
There are between 900 and 1000
square yards of pavement on the
circle. and the work should be done
for something like 50 yard, which
would make the job cost something
like $4,000 now.
The suggestion of Major Douw that
YOU act as treasurer of a proposed
fund, and that the Evening Capital
start a subscription for the purpose,
seems most wise, and it is hoped that
you will undertake the matter. Per-
sonally l shall be glad to subscribe to
the fund and feel sure that the Vestry
of st. Anne's Church will be glad to
contribute at least a fourth of the
amount necessary. as it feels deer
interest in all movements which in
terest Annapolis.
Hoping that you will undertake this
important public matter, l am
Very truly yours,
w. MEADE HOLLADAY.
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FIRE DAMAGES NEWSPAPER
AND TELEGRAPH OFFICE

joHNSTOwN, PA. Apr 14.-Fire
today partially destroyed h e
building occupied by the Johnsiown
Morning Ledger, the. Western Union
Telegraph Company and several other
concerns. The loss is estimated al
approximately 100000.
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HARVEY FOR BRITISH AND
HERRICK FRENCH, AMBASSADORS
nv me Associates zsress.l

VAS INGTON. ID. c., Apr. H.
Nominations of George Harvey, Of New
York. to he ambassador TO Great BTU
ain and Myron T. Herriek, OF on1V'
10 he ambassador to France, were sent
10 TIKI senate today by President
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ORDER NISI
In the Matter of the Sale of the Mortgaged
Real Estate of William Il. Offer
and Sadie Offer his wife.
In the Circuit Court for Anne Arunde
County. No 1851 Equity.

and Sadie Offer his wife.
In theI Circuit Court for Anne Arundel
County. No. 1851 Equity.
Ordefed. this 18th day of April, 1921,
that the sale of the property mentioned IN
these Proceedings. made and reported by
Frank H. StOckett. attorney named in the
mortgage. be ratified and confirmed. un-
less cause to the contrary thereof be
shown on or before the
I6ta DAY OF MAY NEXT;
Provided. copy of this order be inserted
in some newspaper published I'm Anne
Arundel county. once in each of three sue
cessive weeks before the 10th day of May,
next.
The report states the amount Of sales to
be $55000
wM. y. WOODWARD, Clerk.
True Copy, Test:
WA. \. WOODWARD, Clerk.
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LETTER TO EDITOR

Mr.. Holiday Endorses Suggestion For
Re-paying st. Anne's Circle And
That Evening Capital Start Sub
scrlpti0n List
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PROPOSALS

Bids will be received ut the Mayors Of
fee, Municipal Building. for furnishing
1000 feet of hose for use of City Fire De
partmeilt. Bids willN be opened at II
o'clock noon, April >. by the Fire De
partment Committee, which reserves the
right % accept or reject any or all bids
By order
JOHN j. LEVY,
Mayor of Annapolis.
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81 ror tickets and information apply at our
sei .y ticket offices: West Street Statinn
R Piaes MOUSE Station. College Avenue and
Hotel street. Carvel Hall. Maryland
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AMERICAN
Teday's Schedule

Today's Schedule
Chicago at Detroit
Boston at Washington
Cleveland ct St. Louis.
Athletics ct New York.
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The Big Leagues
NATIONAL

TOday's Schedule
Brooklyn at Boston.
st. Louis at Chicago.
New York at Philadelphia.
Pittsburgh at Cincinnati
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The Associated Press IL exclu-
aiveiy entitled 10 the use for re-
publication Of al news credited 10
IL or not otherwise credited in this
paper aud also the local news pub
llshed herein. All rights OF re-
publication Of special dispatches
herein are also reserved.
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Saturday. April %, 1921,


Saturday, April %, 1921,
At Il O'Clock noon.
All thd real estate known as nos. a. All; 30
and ~ West street belonging TO the " hlt.
tington Estate, fronting about - ieet
anon said street. with depth q 40 leel,
more cir less, and improved with a iafse
brick building sUbdivided as follows
LIST. IA store. known as No. y West
street how under lease for a period OF hNe
wears from July /. 1919. unto Andrew II
wilson, and used by him as bicycle ana
MOTORCYCLE store
end. The dwelling boHse, known as No.
30 West street. lately the residence Oh 1"i ,'.
= Whittington. deceased, eehtaihlhE Sipn'
rooms with bath ana coulho"iouS p"oN
ara. store. known rs No. - West
street now under lease 20 Sing Lee and
used by him MS laundry.
This property viii be sold as whole,
in fee simple subject only 70 the legal
operati1n of the leases TO Wilson and sing
Lee and immediate possession VIII pc
given to the main building and dwelling.
These leases are among the land records
at the Court House, and may there ne
examined.
Arrangements may be made with the
undersigned whereby half of the purchase
money may be left as a mortgage az go.
For further information, apply to the
undersigned, or the auctioneer.
DANIEL r. RANDALL,
Attorney for owners.
J. ROLAND BRADY,
AudtiOneer
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LEAVE WAAnINcrnu

oVO, SO. 500, $500. 1000, 100 A. II. 200
I'D zoo, 800 80, s4.O0. 4.30 200
600. 100 900. 11.O0 p. NJ 1ai 10 A M NJ
x-Daily except Sunday.
o-Loeal Annapolis to Baltimore.
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Yesterdays Scores
New York. Il: Athletics, J.
Boston, G Washington, 5.
st. Louis. 4; Cleveland, ?.
Chicago-D Detroit (rain).
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Yesterdays Scores
Brooklyn. 5: Boston, 4.
New York. l0; Philadelphia, s.
Cincinnati, 5; Pittsburgh, 8.
Chicago, 5; St. Louis, 2.
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PUBLIC SALE
OF VALUABLE
RESIDENCE AND BUSINESS
PROPERTY
ON W1st street. Known the Whiting
ton Estate.
PUBLIC SALE

By ahd with the authority OF LIS ~ V VIZ ~
the undersigned VIII onef ~ pupiiN s"'0 =
the Cohrt House door, Annapolis, on
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LEAVE BALTIMoRE-w.. y. 8 a

o-5o. xl.5J. 80. 9.35, 1873 11.35. A. Al
12.35, LBS. 23J. 3.35 x4.O5 4.35. zoos
9.S2 5.S5s 7.35, 9.35. 1L.35, p. NJ, 1885
a ~
All trains receive or discharge passenger,
a. local points between Annapolis and
Naval Academy Junction and at Shin.
ley and Linthicum on signal.
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DA-H5 stAVhI LINZ DIV.
Liberty Street, Station

90 $50. GO A NJ. and every half bour a,
- and % minutes after the hour. ti3l
o.5, T. NJ: then at $50. $50. 9JO.1O I'D
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f or Sale!

Bungalow, Severn avenue; 6 rooms, cleo
trio lights, pipeless furnace; two lots.
81 400 cash, balance on terms.
Dwelling ON State street; rooms. in
Guiding bath: electric lights, garage
$LJ00 cash, balance on terms.
Dwelling, Severn avenue and Second
street.
Store property. Best location In East
port.
Dwelling. 2s4 Fifth street. 5000 cash.
balance on terms.
Dwelling, II Holland street, $500 cash,
balance on terms.
Dwelling. No. 10i Conduit street. $1,000
cash. balance on terms.
Modern dwelling near weems Creek.
$1,5OO cash, balance on terms.
Lot near West street extended. $500
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90 A. NJ, and every half hour on the
hour and half hour tin 90 = N tban
at 500, 900, 1000. 11.oO and 300 p. N.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-26
Churchless Christians
To the Editor of The Tribune

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Noticing the letter of W. De T..
r. taking exception to your statement
IN an editorial that "there is probably
more religion outside of the churches
than in them, because the membership
Of churches is restricted while the
membership of humanity is restricted
only by the number of human beings.
Not all human beings are religious, but
large majority are" agree with you.
Belonging to a family most of whom
are church members and naturally hay-
ing friends chiefly in the church, nv
observation shows that most of those
who join the church do so when girls
and boys. Those who do not are those
who perhaps have left the home infu-
ence at an early age or. who have not
for some reason stepped from Sunday
school into the church at an age when
1t is easy to do so.
To Confess Christ" does not mean
necessarily to join the Church. ANY
acknowledgment of Christ is a confess
sion of Him. The mere act of Joining
the church makes one no different, and
one may be Christian whether
church member or not. 1t is help to
join the Church and it is a good thing
to debut, as an author recently made
one of her characters say, "Christians
were before churches" H. T.. w.
Brooklyn, July %, 1921.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-26
Armenia Expectant
Hopeful of Near Eastern Settlement
at WASHINGTON Conference

TO the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: Some small nations, sacrificed
during the war and since the armis-
tice, are hopefully looking forward to
the forthcoming conference called by
President Harding, earnestly hoping
that the discussions of the Pacific stu.
alton and disarmament will embrace
also the problems of the Near East.
Those European powers which are re-.
solved to disarm Germany are, on the
other hand, doing everything at their
disposal to arm Turkey and encourage
the numbering instinct of the Turk.
In the general scheme of disarma-
ment and peace shall the Turk be left
in occupation of territories which have
been Armenian, Greek, ETC., from time
immemoral? No responsible person
would deny to the Turk what is his due
in Asia Minor. Nobody would deny
that the great Anatolian plateau is
populated by Turks. That the terri
tory east of the Euphrates River has
been Armenian and will be Armenian
within the next thirty years is also as
inevitable as it is necessary for the
trade, commerce and general peace of
the Near East.
1t is probable that the reastablish-
ment of the Armenian state, the boun-
daries of which were traced by ex-
President Wilson, will be one of the
subjects to be settled at Washington.
Are there any wrongs that cannot be
redressed at Washington by the CO.
operation of the United States and
Great Britain? These two powers
could easily reastabish Armenia and
Palestine as the homes of the most
ancient civilizations and coniine Tur-
key within it's strict ethnographical
boundaries. Then only will the Near
East enjoy peace based on tho respect
OF mutual rights and good neighborli-
ness. The Near East, thus pacifed,
may some day help in its small way
to the general peace of all Asia.
ARSHAK SAFRASTIAN.
New York, July 90, 1921.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-26
Aliens to Deport
To the Editor Of The Tribpne

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: The Black Hand letter writer's
are so bold that any plan to suppress
them is worth considering. There is
now law that forbids criminals to
come to this country, but they come in
violation of the law, and if they once
get into the country there seems no
way to get rid of them, no matter how
many times they are convicted of crime.
Perhaps such law as this might
clear the country of some of them:
ANY alien who has been convicted of
writing Black Hand letter demanding
money or who abducts any one to get
money shall, after serving his sem
tence, be deported. Any alien who has
been convicted Of felony for the sec
ond time shall be deported.
Any such criminal who has secured
citizenship papers should have them
annulled, as obtained by fraud, and he
should be deported. Those deported
should be forbidden to return without
permission, under as severe penalties
as can be imposed. As it would not be
right to separate family, and as an
habitual criminal is likely to bring up
his children in the same way, all his
family should be deported with him.
BENNETT c. WHITNEY.
Plainfield, N. j., July "a, 1921.
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The Rum Runners

A casual glance at the headlines
suggests fleet of ocean liners, pri-
vate auxiliary yachts, schooners,
barks, tugs, brigantines, yawls,
sloops, motorboats, launches, canoes
and kayaks fastening to the coast of
Long Island, New Jersey or Massa-
chusetts.
They come not as the animals ap-
preached the Ark, "two by two," but
by the scores and hundreds. Dwell
lers on the ocean and Sound shore,
in their own dories, are pictured IS
Fastening to meet the gin schooners,
whisky yawls, rum banks, brandy
briggs, wine sloops and alcohol
launches. On land a division of
auto-trucks, limousines, touring cars
and runabouts is waiting, ready to
speed away. Coves such as only
pirates and smugglers used furnish
beach wharfage; carousals and or
gies are seen by the light of the
campfire; and one almost hears the
refrain Of "Fifteen men on dead
mans chest--Yo no no, and bottle
Of rum!"
And now the United States water
and air forces are to join in the war
on this three-plane navy. The fleet
in the Pacific may be recalled. The
Anti-Saloon League is believed to
have urged a new appropriation for,
coast defense. A move has been
made to abolish the three-mile limit
and make all the sea American and
subject to the Volstead act.
But there is yet no report of any
great break in the price that boot
leggers demand. A concern which
sells breath purifiers significantly
went broke the other day. Brother
Anderson says that the rum fleet is a
phantom one, mirage born of the
imagination, and for once Brother
Anderson seems right.