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VEREJNE ozNAMENIE,

Omamujem, 2e moja resignacia
co riaditcl 'ka ceskoslovensktho
oddelenia FILLS vojde platnost'
dira 16. decembra t. r. Checm dat >
vyraz 1primnej vd 'aky ceskym a
slovenskym easopisom a nasmu
l'udu "a vern1 spolupracu po
celd dobu Z rolxov mojho p6sobe-
MIA fch slu9bach. Ufam, ze tato
priazen mi bude mad 'alej zacho-
vavana.
Ked' by mi dakto chhel pisat' :,
mech mi adresuje takto:
Sarka B. Hrbkova,
100 West 44th ST.,
New York City.
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wood and grass thatch. Moving eau
tiously forward. l led my party
around toward the farther side and
extended them i'm a shallow depression
covering the gateway and about is
yards from It.
Now h. and | had often discussed
the procedure to be adopted on just
such an occa sion. | was of the opin-
ion that such outlaws should be shot
out of hand simply as an example
and to avoid possible casualties.
One might always reckon that they
would fight TO the death, as they
firmly believed that death would in
any case be their portion. Mostly
men with prices on their heads, if
they were handed over to the Abyssin-
ian authorities. their punishment
might even be preceded by amputa-
ton of the right hand and left foot.
X on principle was rather inclined
to consider that they should be chal-
lenged before being fired on.
In this case, as escape seemed i'm
possible. decided to offer them their
lives, but wished to get the business
over quickly, as | rather suspected
that most of the gang were out hunt
ing and that II was only a few men
in charge of the base that we had
run to earth. / also rather wanted
to get some of them alive, as ] be-
lieved, on the principle Of set p thief
l,te catchsA thiet. they might possibly
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w. Lloyd-Jones. brevetted ma ior
IN the British army during the
World War. has had many brushes
with death in his military career.
but none have been more harrow
ing or SoGl.searching than the eN-
periences -recounted in this and
succeeding article.
These occurred when Maj. Lloyd
Jones, leading q detachment of the
Kings African Rifles. sought to
capture a band of AbyssinianS who
had crossed the border into British
Fast Africa and committed many
Expectations. terroriZing the i'll
armed inhabitants of the region. to
whom they were known as the
HaVash.
In the detachment. composed en-
tirely of Africans. Mere four ma
tiveS of AbysSinia. who were the
British officers chief reliance This
article opens when the detachment
has reached the post of Loiyanga-
lani. on the shore of Lake Rudolf.
For his services in the World
War. Maj. Lloyd-JoneS was award.
ed the Distinguished Service Order
OF his own country and was made
Chevalier of the French Legion OF
Honor, Chevalier of the Crown of
Italy and Chevalier OF the Crown
of Rumania. The White Eagle of
Serbia was also conferred upon
him.
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cover. Realizing the utter futility of
such an attempt. repeated the order,
''Melangoni! Melangoni"'
With fierce yell and shouting the
name Of their patron saint, the three
went for the gateway and, as j
thought, to certain death. Followed
several shots and the sound Of heavy
blows. cries, and groans. ! lay on my
side, ready to shoot the first man who
came out to finish me: then, thinking
that j had better not risk being taken
alive. l rolled over. and. placing the
muZZle Of my rifle into by right eye,
felt for the trigger.
4 y y +
I REMEMBER thinking at that mo-
ment that though l had often
contemplated having to shoot myself
in such circumstances and even dis
cussed ii. somehow / had never really
believed I'd actually have to do 1t. If
ever I'd prayed for anything, it was
that I might not be MANNED.
Quickly ! thought of my brother,
definitely calling upon him for help.
ut is a remarkable fact that at that
very moment my brother felt uneasy
on my behalf and inquired at Nairobi
for news. He was assured that there
was no need of apprehension
These fleeting thoughts were rudely
disturbed by the sudden and unex-
pected reappearance Of GizaL ARAR.
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quite palatable water. so we decided
20 halt "A few days and refresh men
and animals. Ii was a welcome
, change after the tepid. oily water
from Lake Rudolf. While there, a
body of spearmen came i'm TO report
The presence of Havash raiders. They
stated that they were within d couple
of days march and offered TO lead us
10 the raiders lair
K determined however, to press on
northward for a few marches to try
TO get into touch with the Reshiyat.
another tribe, and to deal with the
Havash OH the return journey. AS
our food supplies We're getting low,
we decided to send some of the men
and animals back to Loiyangalan nj
from here and to press on with the
barest number possible.
s;
FOR three days we trekked on
northward. but, finding absolute
ly no trace of any human beings. re-
turned to our temporary base. Again
we reorganized the caravan. sending
back the pony and one or two sick
men. Now, at last, we could devote
ourselves TO the hunting of the Hav-
ash. who were undoubtedly in the
vicinity.
The first days march We managed
to do some Is miles. though the 60
ms was very bod and thA beat terrible,
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make excellent material for my own
company. which was getting rather
below strength
Accordingly. calling Gabre Michael.
my best educated non-comniSsioned
officer, | ordered him to call to them
in their own language to surrender.
promising them their lives. Unfortu-
nately. fear that they did not believe
in my good faith, At any rate, no
answer was forthcoming. Again Gabre
Michael repeated the luminous and
again received no rep.
l did not wish to await the return
of any others OF the gang. so gave the
order to fire and poured volley into
the Enclosure. Then another and
again another AS there was no sign
of movement decided to rush my
men inside SO as quickly to overcome
any resistance that might be offered.
Ordering my bugler TO sound the
charge. | dashed forward at the head
Of my men towards the gate.
AS We broke cover, there was a ire
mendous discharge of heavy rifles. and
| heard a hoarse shout. which after
wards learned meant Shoot the
white man Down went the bugler
on my left the man on my right fell
forward with a shattered knee. and as
| reached the now barred gate / felt
the wind Of bullet past my ear.
Tearing at the thorn obstacles in
the gateway ! called my men forward
/ had just time TO fire at villainous
looking cut-throat when felt heavy
blow on my left ankle and cola psed
like a shot rabbit. My first feeling
was one Of fury as ! realized that the
gate had not been forced and that the
men had not followed me, but were
lying down firing into the zaribs.
My left ankle was shattered and
bleeding profusely. and my right arm
lacerated by the thorns Of the gate
way. Looking up. | saw that only
Gizau. Abdul Gadir. and Dasalin now
remained by me. They were crouch
ing close up to the zariba. firing stead
lily. Abdul Gadir's rife TANNED. He
cursed and cried with impotent rage.
The man OF my right started to try
to crawl away, very weak from loss OF
blood. The bugler lay quiet, 10 all ap-
pearances dead.
Calling GiZau by name, | shouted
"Melaneoni. Melangoni"' Unto the
gateo
Followed by Dasalin and Abdul Ga
dir he rushed towards me. with the
evident intention Of carrying me to
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Bravely Pursued in Storm of Abyssinian Bullets

I asked him 10 look AT the hugIar
and was relieved to hear that he had
only been graZed and was not really
badly hurt at all Somehow we man
aged to get off my boot and ptittee
and after trying To battle the wound
with some antiseptic lotion. Is. MADE
a splint from the lid Of his drawing
box.
Just as he was going to examine
the Zariba couple of shots rang ON
thought at first that more HavsSh
were returning, but II turned out I"
be merely the SomaI constahularv
making quite certain that the raider
were dead, though | don't believe thai
there could have been much doub'
about 1t after my blood thirsty order.
lies had finished with them.
X. carefully examined the stoutly
constructed grass thatched hut which
had evidently been used as a dwelling
house and a store for trophies. Inside
he found a considerable quantity ~
the ammunition psed by the Havash
cooking utensils. and several skins.
including that of a fine lioness.
THERE were. think. eight bodies
i and four rifles and several home
made goatskin bandoliers. We de-
cided To burn the lair so as 10 make
an impression on any rowing bands
and make it clear that superior
force had arrived and had utterlv
wiped out the party. TO encourage
the young soldiers / asked *. 70
have the dead askari buried and fire
the customary three volleys over his
grave.
To my surprise and amusement J
heard Ecu de joe.' and. though hV
this time In considerable pain. could
not help laughing aloud. Gizau. ir
charge of the firing party, had never
taken part in a military funeral h'J
evidently remembered the proCedu
on the Kings birthday.
1t was now afternoon, so Is. decided
to remain where we We're for tho
night, and TO start back for Loiya n
gallant early next morning. ! realized
that / was in for bad time. as We
had no morphine or ChlOroform and
not even a proper supply of banda ges-
Runners were sent off at once to- Mar
sabit in the hope Of finding the doctor
allotted to the frontier. Or at any rate
the Indian assistant surgeon.
Before leaving NairObi ! had taken
the precaution of buying three bottles
Of veronal tablets and these were the
only sedativeS in our possession
During the night ! took a whole bot
tie Of the tabloids hut did not sue
coed in getting any sleep.
Next morning al dawn We began
the trek back 10 Loiyangdlani.
was placed on the regulation stretch
er, which was. however. owing 10 the
shortness of the poles. very difficult 10
negotiate over the broken country.
My Orderlies walked beside me just
behind the advance guard.
Copyright. 1896
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They had charged and only took cover
when two OF them were down and they
saw me fall.
then told Abdul Gadir to look to
the wounded men. The bugler was
now gasping for breath. and / thought
dying, but Abdul Gadir said:
HE Is not bad, but the other is
dead"
Now / got the three to pick me up
very gently. holding my shattered an
kIe together in both hands. Oddly
enough, my right leg hurt most
though it was but grazed. They laid
me down very gently on the top Of
the little rise above the water.
Fearful of poisoning from the dirty
ammunition and noticing that pieces
of my puttee and boot had been driven
into the wound. / ATTEMPTED TO take
or my boot. but tainted with pain.
thought my whole foot was coming
too. They dashed some water over
me.
A S / came round. ] said. turning TO
Gizau and the two Orderlies: II
am badly wounded and may die soon.
Remember to tell my brother the true
story Of what has happened this day.
Send quickly now for the cimmis
sioner."
Gizau. unable TO speak. turned
away. but Dasalin replied Com
mandant we will look after you. Now
We know for certain that the White
Officer can never turn back, for | was
also with Comdr Aylmer, and even
we were afraid
This last remark / do not think
would have been made had he not
believed that ] was dying man.
Turning to them again, said:
Listen well for soon I shall BE-
very sick and may not be able 10
| speak. However, shall eventually
recover and will go TO Wilaya Eng
land) and then the Great Padshaw
tkingt shall hear the story of your
bravery and no doubt will send IL
you each a decoration that few men
in Africa possess.
And verify ] do believe that the in
tention sof carrying out this promise
had a great deal to do with keeping
me alive. In those days African sol
diers were not eligible for the Victoria
Cross, Put IL men ever deserved the
| cross 1t was these three.
| it ia nothing 1t is Of you that we
think. i You who could move as
quickly over the mountain as we
How could we have returned 10 our
comrades and told them that we had
left our .commandant dead on the field
| Of battle"
now saw X. coming and shouted
out. We've got some of them al
last" Looking down al my shattered
ankle. he murmured. H m. at a
| price, He started at once 10 wash
the wound and bandage it temporarily
to try TO stop the bleeding. Probably
d doctor would have amputated a,
once.
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How many
They could not say.
How did you manage"
They were frightened and missed
their aim. Some were already wound
ed. They thought We were many"
then remembered that precautions
must be taken at once. in case the re-
mainder Of the gang, hearing the FIR
ing. should return. So / ordered
GiZau to collect the scattered men and
place a picket on the high ground just
above. He replied:
Comma ndant. my place is by you.
Where is Corporal Gabre Michael?"
DaSain repeated with sneer,
Where Is Gabre Michael" For Ga
bre Michael was the only other Abys-
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sinian present, and had remained IN
der cover when the gallant three
rushed the gate. He now appeared.
and at once proceeded 10 collect the
men and throw out sentries
What Of the Wakamba?" / asked
Gizau
CoEtemptuously he replied, as
though it was only too obvious:
They are only fit to carry loads
The Abyssinians never believed that
any of the Bantu races were real
fighters. but after plenty Of training ]
believe they have fought well. This
was certainly a pretty severe test.
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~ completed and a start was
"A made northWard along the
4 4 lake shore. The column. as
usual, was preceded by a few
local Spearmen. supported by aSkarlS
native s0ldierSl in more or less native
dress
The advance guard kept in touch
with the local scouts. as when ii came
to the point so greatly We're the
Havash feared that. unsupported. the
spesrmen were likely to lose their
nerve at the last minute and Try TO
avoid the raiders rather than report
their presence.
For several DAYS we trekked north
ward keeping parallel To the lake. bat
always some few miles east of ii to
avoid the soft mud of the foreshore.
Sometimes we found water; at others
we used that in our water bottles and
marched through the night to try TO
reach a water hole before the sun was
up next day.
The country became. if anything
less hospitable AS we got clear of
Mount kulai. and more like the aC4
cepted idea of the desert. with fewer
patches of palms and less even of
the cruel thorn bush The heat was
intense.
/ insisted on taking military precau-
tons. as | was partlc ularly anxious
to surprise any party of raiders We
might come across by the Way and
not allow them to get IA start of us.
h. the political officer who accom-
panied the detachment. rather chafed
at this, as he liked to wander off any
where his fancy might take him TO
make observations for his sketch map.
However, when | pointed out 10 him
that the responsibility for his protec-
ton lay on me, he Welded Ia my en-
treaties and suffered an escort of a
couple of aSkaris to accompany him
We also took proper preca utions
every night and were very careful
about camp routine The water YES
sells were always placed under an
armed guard and no one was allowed
to touch the tanks but the comman der
Of the guard, under our personal SUI
perXision.
After some seven marches along
the lake shore we encountered a
mountainous mass of lava rock which
extended abruptly to the waters edge.
This obstacle obviously necessitated A
deviation inland and eastward from
the lake.
And there. in raNine running into
the mass of rock we found Il pool of
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ging a halfdead raider by the ba ndo-
lier. Hurting the wounded man at my
feet. he shouted:
This Is the swine that shot you"
And with a blow Of his rife butt
killed the man at my feet. Dasalin
and Abdul Gadir followed. throwing
captured rifles and bandoliers in d
heap.
With their clothing torn and Gov
cred with glood. their faces distorted
with passion. the three Abyssinians
we're hardly recognizable. Gizau and
Dasalin wished to pick me up al once.
but / motioned them away. | asked
quickly
Are they dead
They nodded grimly.
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I Plight of a British Officer, With
Native Soldiers, Cut Down in a Dash
Upon Stockade of the Dread Havash
Marching Into a Desolate Region.
Water Shortage in Intense Heat
Shoot the White Man!'-The Charge
and Collapse.
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BY MAJ. W. LI.OlD-JONES.

A 7 last all our preparations. we're
~ completed and a start was
"A made northWard along the
4 lake shore. The column. as
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MANY no doubt who read these
4'A lines recall. stored in some spot
sacred to family memory. a bundle of
faded yellow packets bearing dates a
century gone by, mementoes of love
and adventure from some one of the
family circle gone to the western
country" Thelr crinklipg folds bear
male scrip - IN even and Arm hand.
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= HE recent issue by the Post
Office department OF d Sesqui-
centennial postage stamp adds
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Fairgrounds Open.

The public playground season open.
ed today and the young population
of the District greeted the coca sion
with shouts and cries, in tenor, So
prano and perhaps alto. There was
a brave show of base ball. tennis.
Volley ba Ia sket bsll and soccer and
some other games which potent grave
and reverend seian have not PLAYED
for twoscore. ma ybe threescore. wears
Games are merrily going on which
some persons with creaky joints never
heard of when they were boys and
girls. The swings are swinging, tots
are shooting the slides and even the
sand piles have their vutaries. The
opening of the playground seq sou is
not greeted with as loud acclaim as
the opening of the official base ball
sea son. but there is a good deal of en-
thusia SIN and pitchers and batters ia
nous on their home blocks are facing
each other IL is a sign OF Spring
even though March has just arrived
Being the LIST of March. il may be
that many gallant fellows Ia lumber
jack shirts will lay down the bat and
ma SIX and bring forth tiA faithful sled
or shining skates. hut &e'e is NO use
baxrowinx Irnuhla~ March may be a
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Rep. Davey's Explanation
Is Not Satisfactory.

10 the Editor OF The Star:
A friend sent me a copy Of your
esteemed paper issued February %. in
which. the Hon. DaveN, on personal
privilege request, makes long
speech trying to recover himself
from the bad break he made in sla n
dering. vilifNing and maligning thou
sands of honest conscientious men
and women who are his equal in every
respect and their records more credit
able than is his. His constituency
which he claims he serves so faith
fully. is but little part Of these
United States from which the EN-
ploHes of the Government come. Does
his oath of Office mean that he is to
serve his constituency only? Nay
verify. What becomes of the fact
that he has sla ndered and traduced
faithful workers and had it broadcss st
all over the country to their hurt
while his personal privilege speech
Will only be read by a few? He will
hnd that the American people like
fair play and not innuendo. The
fathers and mothers and other rela-
tiVes of the Government employees
from every State in the Union will
resent his attitude, and justly so. ]
doubt If his own constituency up
holds him. There were other WAYS
for him 10 bring about his great re
form. which he SAYS he is going to
bring about. but never will.
CHARLES F.. WRIGHT.
New Haven, Conn.
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| plains of the West, and these few
specimens were collected and shipped
East as guarantee that the species
would not be wholly LOST to America
! The great national parks were moi
I then esta blished and the consers D lion
of the buffalo in them was not pos
| sibe. So the bison came East and
were CORA lied south of the Smith
sonian.
Then other geological specimens
were received from all parts of the
! world. Naval officers, consular Off
! GERS and unofficial citizens travelling
in distant lands occasionally sent
| birds and beasts to the Smithsonian
until there was quite siza bic 200
in The grounds. The housing was IN
adequate. There was small cha nee
for The proper care of the specimens.
Yet the public appreciated the collec.
zion and it was visited by large mum
bers, though of course by not 50 ma ny
as when il was given a proper estab-
iishment.
When Rock Creek Park was created
The southern eud WAS sci apart
a. national geological garden. There
went the buffalo and The other spec
linens that had been accum,lial ed
The housing Was better than that
IN Snil hsonian Park. but ii was
still Inadequate. Appropriat ions were
small and ditiicult 10 obtain. There
was NOT much money for the purchase
Of animals and birds. Through shrend
mana cement, however, successful
breeding aud effective training The
collection grew steadily. From time
to time better quarters were provided
and all the time The 100" increa sed
in popularity and proved to Ice one
Of The most enjoyable points OF inter
est for The pubic especially The,
Younger generation.
There is no more beautiful setting
ia the world for geological garden.
Some other collections are larger and
better housed, but none is more at.
tractiNely situated. With an adequate
endow OF with ID larger annual
revenue from The public funds. the
Ma tiunal ZoViosical fsrh would he
one of The wonders Of The world
There is cause for era titica ion in the
anuouu, eInent that as u result of The
generous interest uf h citizen The col
lection viii now be given hi hertu
la cking specimens. and the hope is
that there viii he u suitable inCrea Sc
in the mainte ma nee fund to insure a
proper housing for these newcomers
when they have been aken ia their
native wilds aud shipped 10 Wash
ingtou.
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WashingtOns War Memorial.

NaShinSton's memorial To the me-
Of the Distri of Columbia who rep
resented it in the great war through
their services in the armed forces of
the United States will take the form
NJ q white marble temple ia Potomac
Park. The site OF his memorial
chosen by The Commission of Fine
Arts, will be in grove of trees NOT
far from the rejecting poe" of the
Lincoln Memorial. most appro-
pirate setting, in which the beauty
cf the temple will be enha need by
its surroundings. 1t will serve as d
music stand for the band concert )
given in Potomac Park
This memorial will be the creation
Of the people of Washington alone, in
ehectionate tribute to those who gave
their services. and especially those
who gave their lives in he great war.
Other cities have been more speedy
In expressing then gratitude and APP
precia zion for the services aud sacri-
fees of their soldier sons. But Vast
ington, proceeding more carefully in
order that the final nifestations of
its sentiment should he worthy in
every respect is now ready to con
tribute memorial that viii he a part
Of the art of the capitol and an in
spiration to all who behold it in the
years To come
The fund necessary for the erection
Of this memorial is placed at 500 300.
The campaign for popular snbscrip-
lions for the work will he conduct ed
during the first week in April. :;
month hence. 1t is the hope OF those
10 whom has been assigned the task
Of providing the means for the me.
mortal that 1t viii be quickly raised
by great number of donations. This.
the gift of The city of Nashington.
should he representative of thouSa nds
in al walks of life for from an Wash
tngton went the men who 50 nubly
represented the National Capital in
the great emergency. The 258 sons Of
the District who made the supreme
scrihed in the dome of the memoria /
temple. are likewise repre- sentative of
all Washington. SO 1t is meet that
this beautiful tribute should he the
cres ton of every citizen of the bis.
trict