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GUADY COUNTY PROGRESS, CAIRO, GEORGIA.
AUSTRIANS REPAIRING DESTROYED BRIDGE
This photograph, taken during the retreat ot the Russians through
Galicia, shows Austrian troopB repalrl ng bridges.
THRILLING STORY
OF SIEGE OF
Told by United States Mission
aries Who Were on Scene
at the Time.
BARRICADE THE BUILDINGS
Ten Thousand Cared for in the Town
In Weeks Before Russians Arrived
—Provide Ingenious Defense
Against Turk Bullets.
Now Yorlc.—Letters from the stall
of the American board of commission
ers for foreign missions who were in
Armenian city in east-
I during the recent trou-
|have Just been received
of the board by way
They tell a thrilling
' last desperate weeks be-
tusslans arrived, when
determined to crush the
when the mission prem
ises were/orowded with refugees and
.the houses barricaded against shot
and shell. The wife of Dr. Clarence
D. Dasher thus tells the story of the
siege:
"As/you know, there has boen
longstanding and well-grounded dis
satisfaction on the part of the Arme
nians with the Insincerity and in
justice of the 'Young Turk' party in
power. This feeling has grown strong
since Turkey declared war against
Russia six months ago.
; “This suicidal rush into the fray
was a most unpopular move among
Moslem and Christian alike, but its
conSequenaeB bore -most heavily upon
the latter, who were pressed into
service and then deprived of their
arms and forced to work as day labor
ers without proper food or nre. Thou-
. sands died of typhus and neglect.
Punish Rebels, Was Order.
“It was small wonder that as many
as possible securod exemption from
service or refused to be enlisted. The
government naturally regarded their
course as nothing less than treason,
bo when a strong governor-general, the
brother-in-law of Enver Bey, was ap
pointed to Van, his first concern was
to punish the rebels.
"Three - woks ago last Friday 'the
military head of this revolutionary fac
tion, with two of his companions, was
killed at command of . the vail, who
had sent them to Shaddakh as official
peace commissioners to settle a ques
tion between the government and the
revolutionists. Another prominent Ar
menian leader, a member of parlia
ment, was seized and deported to the
capital. April 17, the day word was
received of the assassination ot the
revolutionary leader, Ishan, Doctor
Usshor and Mr. Yarrow (also of the
Amorican board) were called by the
vail, who told them, plaldly that he
-was determined to crush the rebel
lion-. If. it_ Involved the extermination
of the whole Armenian population, but
that he would prefer not to injure
the women and children.
Refuse Turkish Guard.
. "As we proposed to open our prom
ises to refugees he urged placing a
guard of 50 Turkish soldiers here. We
at first consented to the suggestion,
but the revolutionists said experience
had taught them the soldiers could
not be trusted. They were unwilling
to allow the soldiers to come. We
have been thankful many times since
that they refused to do so.
“That evening we consulted with
Signor Sbardone, Italian consular
agent, the only consul left in the city
to' represent our Interests and those
of other foreigners. It was midnight
before qur plans were' made. That
vory evening neighbors began to bring
1n beds, carpets, boxes and wheat, as
those who realized the situation con
sidered our premises, those of the Ger
mans and Sbardone’s the only safe
places.
“The next day was Sunday, and we
had chul-ch services as usual, but all
day long the streams of people poured
through the gates. Men, women and
children y/ere loaded with their house
hold effect's. (The rich hired 'hamals'
treasures of , bare necessities. Lit
tle donkeys brought in largo sacks of
flour and wheat.
Hay Obtained for the Cattle.
"Moat of the horses in the city had
already been seized by the govern
ment, but a few were found to bring
hay for the cows, which had to be
put in the basement of our old school
building as our small stable was full.
We have had such a rainy Bprlng that
the ground was too wet to store goods
outBide so we packed the basements
of our new school buildings from floor
to ceiling with boxes, bedding and
bags of wheat and flour, reserving all
rooms above for the people we knew
would need them.
“Betbro wo had dressed Monday we
had had applications for rooms from
half a dozen families and by , night
we in our houses had a regular hotel
ot more than seventy people, while
attic, wood room and halls were, piled
with.goods of every description.
"Our family are all together in the
middle bedroom, which is barricaded
by a wall of large oil cans filled with
earth. This shuts out most of the
sunlight, but the windows are down
from the top, and with three open
doors we can get good ■ ventilation.
The sitting room windows are pro
tected by bags ot flour piled up on»the
wide sills and a triple hanging of
heavy blankets across the bay win
dows to keep out the stray bullets.
Bullet Holes In the Walls.
"The need of such protection Is evi
denced by the many broken tiles on
our roof, and forty or more bullet
holes in the walls and the broken
windows through which four balls
have entered our living rooms. Some
times the air hums with the Constant
flying of bullets over and through the
premises, and it Is a miracle that so'
few have been hurt. It was an ex
citing moment when an unexpected
cannon ball struck the wall of our
house only ten Inches above the head
of the mayor's wife, who was outside
the study door, and fell harmless at
her feet. The same morning another
cannon ball fell into the stable yard
a few feet from where Neville (Dr.
Usshor’s son) was standing. He
lirought-t|ie empty sholl In, still warm,
to show us.
"Tho benches from the church and
s'-atB from the school rooms have been
removed to make floor space. Many
mo huddled In the low dark basement
of the church; the audience room and
KnllorieB are crowded. The pchools
nre filled even .to the hallways. The
hospital Is considered ordinarily to be
full If / it has 50 potiont8,_now.. L40.
ure -under Its roof. There are at
least 6,000 rafugeos on our promises,
and as many moro In the near vicin
ity. The Gorman compound resem
bles ours and Sbardone feeds belweon
thirty and forty at his table.
How Armenians Make Ammunition.
"The Armenians have shown won
derful Ingenuity in making gunpow
der, dynamite bombs and serviceable
^bullets. They make a mortar to throw
'bombs, and now are at work on four
cannon, the only weapons the Turks
have which thoy have not. I visited
"their cartridge factory last week. It
was most interesting to see the proc
ess from the start, when disks of
coppor were cut frofi plates, to the lin-
ished product of a polished cartridge
with even English lettering on the
end. Everything was handmade, but
between 2,000 and 3,000 cartridges is
the daily output.
"I never Imagined that I could be
so Interested in munitions of war, or
hopo so fervently that the revolution
ists should win, but it Is now a ques
tion of saving the remnant ot the peo-
plo from massacre and starvation, of
defending their lives and homds from
fiendish cruelty, and we exult over
every advance of the little band and
pray that in some way permanent help
may come to them.
"After three weeks of fighting In
the city the Armenians have the ad
vantage. But in the defenseless vil
lages the story is very different. It,
is wholesale and systematic massacre
of as many as possible and the taking
of mnny prisoners and sending them
later to the head of the revolutlonsts
to be fed. In this way starvation will
finish the slaughter.
"From the first the most of our refu
gees were villagers, some from many
miles away. When our premises could
hold no more the houses near by and
protected by the positions held by
the revolutionists were filled. It is
estimated that at least 10,000 fugitives
are being fed in the gardens. It is
impossible to do Justice to their con
dition. Fleeting without time to col
lect their food, they come to us rag
ged, barefoot, hungry and sick from
exposure and fear.
' "Mnny of the regular Turkish sol
diers are averse to butchery, so the
vail haB promised plunder and glory
to-the lawless KurdB, who are nothing
loath to do his will. One morning
4Q women and children, dying or
wounded froln Turkish bullets, were
brought to our hospital. Little ones
crying pitifully for their mothers, who.
were killed while fleeing, aijd moth
ers mourning for their children whom
they had to leave behind on the plains
Some ot our orphan girls ask us if
God will forgive them for leaving one
ohtld thus when as they were carry
ing one and leading another, they
could not manage the third. I could
tell you stories which would siipply
break your hearts, but it Is needless
to harrow your feelings."
stings.-
Keep a watch on your words, my chil
dren,
For words are wonderful things;
Thoy are sweet like the bees' fresh
. honey,
Like the bees they terrlhle
GOOD THINGS FOR THE TABLE.
Everybody who has a garden should
raise a few pepper plants to supply
the table with the appe
tizing flavor In salads
and made dishes.
Stuffed Peppers With
Egg.—Parboil six fresh
A f (fl ® reen peppers for five
|\ Wflj minutes, after cutting off
the stem and removing
the seeds and white
fiber. Put 1 two table-
spoonfuls of butter Into
a hot frying pan and add one finely
chopped onion and let. it cook slowly
for ten minutes; then stir in three
tablespoonfuls of fine bread crumbs,
salt and pepper to season, with a Ut
ile catchup. Drain the peppers and
set them up in gem pans to hold their
upright, position. Into each put a ta
blespoonful of the mixture, then break
in an egg, cover with more of the pre
pared crumbs and bake until the eggs
are set.
Hot Weather
Meats
Sausage With Banana.—Select sound
ripe bananas and pork sausages In the
link. Cut the sausage apart, prick
them and place them in a saucepan
with water enough to parboil, leaving
the saucepan uncovered; the water
boils away and the sausage then be
gins to fry. When the sausages are
done remove to a hot platter, take out
some of the fat and to the remainder
add the bananas, cut in half length
wise and dredged with flour, fry to a
golden brown and serve on the plat
ter with the sausage.
German Coffee Cake.—Take two
cupfuls of BOft bread sponge that has
become light, add a half cupful ot
warm milk, a little salt, a fourth of a
cupful of melted butter, two eggs, well-
beaten and three-fourths of a cupful
of sugar. Add half a grated nutmeg,
some raisins or currants and as much
warmed flour as can be stirred in with
a spoon. Put into a greased tin and
let rise. When very light, moisten the
top with milk, sprinkle with sugar and
cinnamon and bake in a slow oven 40
minutes.
Cheese and Nut Sandwiches.—Mix
together equal parts of grated cheese
and pounded almonds, add whipped
cream or mayonnaise dressing to
make it creamy to spread.
PLAN LIKE BUILDER
Germans Prepare for Battle
With Great Precision.
Decide on Certain Plan, Provide Nec
essary Soldiers and Equipment
With Margin for Miscalculation,
but No More, Never Less.
noia ercects. ,Tne rten mrea namais'
to bring pllenVif bedding and beauti
fully polished cfcajsts of clothing, and
tho poor hurried irk.'with their pitiful
Petrograd.—In an Interview with a
correspondent a Russian general.who
fought in the Galician battles has Just
explained ■ the Gorman plan of cam
paign which has resulted so success
fully this summer.
He said the Germans plan battles
as builders plan houses. A builder
gets togethof his blue prints and his
estimates, engages a sufficient.number
of workmen and a certain quantity ot
material and sets to work. He doesn’t
try to build a bigger house than he
has materials or labor for, Of course,
accidents or bankruptcy may prevent
the execution of the plan.
Similarly the Germans plan .tha.t a
certain thing shall be done; they
bring up the necessary soldiers and
the necessary guns, shells and' bullets,
with a margin for miscalculation, but
no more and never less.
They may, through accident or mis
calculation, fail. But they never start
fighting on the principle of doing the
best with' the men- and shells they
have,
, To revert to the house parallel:
The house may collapse during con
struction, owing to a mistake. But
the builders will not decide suddenly
that they have not enough material
and dock the house off one story,
nor will they abandon the house
halt built, because of lack of work
men or material.' They know what
they want to do. The battle planned
and prepared for months in advance
is a precise work.
The whole eastern campaign shows
this, When the Germans won-at Tan
nenberg they planned the march on
the Lower Vistula, which ended near
Warsaw. Hardly had they retreated
when they tried a new vast and clear-
cut operation from Thorn. When that
Stagnated on the Bzura they were
preparing the battle of the Masurian
lakes, which was a great victory, and
hardly was over when thoy were send
ing their armies south to assault the
Dunajec.
“The Germans, in short," said the
general, “never start fighting on tho
principle that would make them say
we have so many men, so many guns
—let us have a shot at the foe and do
him as much harm as we can with
these men and guns. They'plan the
shot first, see that they have the men
arid guns to execute the plan, and do
not touch a plan which is from the
first plainly beyond their strength.
“Thus, they never once tried to
crush our army as a whoie. That is
beyond them. Even admitting their
technical superiority and good muni
tion supply, they would want, in order
to cruBh us by one operation, at least
as many men as we have. Their way
is to plan relatively small operations,
which attack only one section of our
front, in the hope of destroying this
section before we can strengthen it.
"The battle of the Dunajec shows
that the enemy planned to tako
these lines and to reach the San. He
prepared everything for this, and
something over, but did not lritehd to
march straight .to Lemberg, When
he reached the San he had to stop—
apart from our attempts 'to counter
attack. '!
"Then he brought up, no . doubt,
sheliB, food and men for his next op
eration. He treated the next opera
tion as a self-contained thing, and
until it succeeded or failed he would
attempt no more. Also he will not
attempt a modified plan. If he feels
top weak he will try something new.
which, according to his judgment, i.
within his strength.”
'wmK Band Leader at Sevan.
Muncle, Ind.—At the concert given
In the town hail at Eaton a few nights
ago by the Garrett Boys’ band, which
is to- play at the National G. A. R,
encampment in Washington, D. C., .in
September, the director was Paul'Gar
rett, seven years old; The boy, who. is
a son ,9f E. W. Garrett, organizer and
general manager of the band, is an
accomplished musician and direc
tor notwithstanding he lit in year*
little., niore than a baby.
FRUITS AS MEDICINE.
The more we learn about our diet
and how valuable fruits are, rather
than d rU g s, to
keep us in health,
the less we will
need to employ
'ret
drugs to relieve
distress. The
modern tendency
seems to be swing
ing toward the
elimination of drugs and medicines en
tirely, but we still find them efficacious
In time of need, yet the future genera
tions, If taught to follow right living,
may have no need of them.
The fresh fruits, such as oranges,
grapefruit, apples and seasonable ber
ries, are most Wholesome when taken
at an early breakfast.
Bananas are more heavy, containing
starch, and should neve’r be given to
a young child without baking.
Fruits in moderate quantities do not
exert medicinal effects, hut. they “en
courage - the natural processes by
which the remedial effects are brought
about."
Lemonade is a cooling and refresh
ing drink in hot weather, and especial
ly agreeable in time of fever. The
danger of too much acid or too sweet
lemonade is one which wiil cause
trouble if taken too frequently.
Lemon juice is valuable as a com
plexion beautlfier, as it whitens and
softens the. skin. Lemon also applied
to corns ofteri enough will soften and
remove them,: taking away the sore
ness and making them endurable even
before they ; are cured. Bind on apiece
of lemon; peeling side-tip, to the foot
at nighty
Raisins and figs spilt open are a re
lief to a boil of ulcer. A split raisin
with a pinch of red pepper put into it
and applied to the gum of an aching
tooth will generally bring quick relief.
A hot raisin put into the ear for ear
ache is another old-fashioned and good
remedy.
Raisins * taken on a Journey have
saved many from car. sickness. They
should be thoroughly masticated," ari
the Bklns are hard to digest, The
raisin is. high in food value and will
make good lunch, both Sustaining
and agreeable.
Extremist.
Hemmandhaw—I like a man of per
fect poise; but Beanbrough carries the
idea to extremes.
Shlmmerpate—In what way?.
Hemmandhaw—He wears a lead
pencil over each ear to keep his head
from getting lopsided.—Youngstown
Telegram.
Voice of Experience.
- “It is hard to tell whom can
trust," sighed the romantic maiden.
" I 'l\m>d It much safer not to trust
anybody,'‘.said the.anromantlc grocer,
Veal Loaf, to serve cold: Cooked Corned Beef, select
and appetizing. Chicken Loaf, Ham Loaf and Veal Loaf,
delicately seasoned. Vienna Sausage, Genuine Deviled
Ham and Wafer Sliced Dried Beef for sandwiches and
dainty luncheons.
/mill on Libby 'j at your grocer ’$
Libby, McNeill & Libby, Chicago
130
120
110
100
90
80
70
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REASON FOR THE MUSTACHE NOT A MATTER OF FIGURES
In Evidence as Having Been Worn by
British Soldiers as Measure of
Military Necessity.
The correspondent who writes to a
contemporary suggesting that the
British war office authorities should
insist on soldiers being clean shaven
Instead of ordering them to wear mus-
tachqs, might have alleged Teutonic
influence in the adoption of the mus
tache of the British army. The idea
was first borrowed from a batch ot
Austrian officers quartered with some
of our troops on the South coast dur
ing the Waterloo campaign. It. was
then taken up by the guards, who very
much resented any attempt on the
part of mere line regiments to follow
the new fashion. The winter cam
paign in the Crimea led our men to
grow full, beards for warmth, and
these, modified into flowing whiskers
(“Picadilly weepers,” as they came
to be called) on their return to Lon
don, were long regarded as the mark
of the man of fashion.—London
Chronicle.
Number of Churches-or Synagogues
Seem to Be of Relatively
Little Moment.
HAD PELLAGRA;
IS NOW WELL
Ringgold, La.—Mrs. S. A. Cotter, ol
this place, writes: “Will say that I am
perfectly well and the happiest soul on
earth. Wish every pellagra sufferer could
know of your great remedy.- I know how
to appreciate health and sympathize with
those that are not so blest as I. Am grow
ing stronger, gaining in weight and can
do anything I ever could. Oh, I know I
am well of that horrible disease, and my
heart is full of rejoicing. I feel that I
have come out of a dense cloud into tho
blessed sunshine. God be praised! Ho
has spared my life for some good, and I
feel that I have just begun to live.”
There is no longer any doubt that pel
lagra can be cured. Don’t delay until it
is too late. It is your duty to consult the
resourceful Baughn.
The symptoms—hands red like sunburn;
skin peeling off, sore mouth, the lips,
throat and tongue a flaming red, with
much mucus and choking; indigestion and
nausea, either diarrhoea or constipation.
There is hope; get Baughn’s big Free
remedy for Pellagra that has at last been
found. Address American Compounding
Co., box 2091, Jasper; Ala., remembering
book on Pellagra and learn about the
money is refunded in any case where the
remedy fails to cure.—Adv.
Spoiling His Chances.
“Miss Twobble aspires to draw a
cultured circle about her."
“A dangerous thing for a young girl
to do.”
“Why so?"
“Likely suitors show a disinclina
tion to break through a ring like
that."
HAIR OR NO HAIR?
It la Certainly Up to You. and Cutl-
cura. Trial Free.
Hot shampoos with Cuticura Soap,
followed by light dressings of Cutt-
cura Ointment rubbed into the scalp
skin tend to clear the scalp of dan
druff, soothe itching and Irritation and
promote healthy hair-growing condi
tions. Nothing better, cleaner, purer.
Sample each free by mail'with Book.
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. - XY,
Boston. Sold everywhere.—Adv.
“Is it progress to go to church or
not to go to church?" asks Dr. Ernest
C. Richardson of Princeton university.
Thereupon he answers the question in
this wise: “What is almost the last
word that can be spoken on universal
progress at the present stage of af
fairs was onco spoken by that most
gracious and polished author of the
most scholarly ‘Life of Our Lord,’. Dr.
Samuel J. Andrews,, apropos of this
very matter. -
"An enthusiastic apostle* of Chris
tian endeavor in a quiet library read
ing room was holding forth in noisy
conversation on the wonderful prog
ress of the church in these latter
times.
'Why, JUst think oi it,’ he cried,
‘there, are twelve hundred churches (it
it was' twelve hundred) in the-city ot
Philadelphia alone today; twelve hun
dred churches, Just think of it!’
“Doctor Andrews looked up from his
book at the strenuous declaimer and
remarked quietly: ‘And there were
eight hundred synagogues (if it was
eight hundred) in Jerusalem at the
time when Jesus Christ was cruci
fied." . . -
In Far-off * *
In some unknown'm.ariuer./sfcllttle
sample of Hanford’s Balsam ofj^Iyrrh
found its way into an iriteriorvlliaga
of India. It was Us own agerit.-.and
from that small beginnlngVa^teady
trade has developed and each succeed
ing shipment has been Tarver. /Adv;
She Was yvise., <
Patienfce-^Arid'you saV tf^'Irled to
kiss you? t . . •".x. -if;
Patrice—Yes, andjfctpiiWjJm IM.call
for mother. :
“And did y6u?” ' * '■ |
"I certainly did.” t
What did your mother say?”
, “Oh, mother'jievei; paid a bit of at-
teritlori. Sin; was a/glrl-once herself,
you know." - ; *
Might Have Been Worse.
. Flatbushrd-.WasU’t that awful for
Nero to be playing his fiddle while
Rome burned? '
Bonsonhurst— It might have been a
good deal worse.
“How so?”
“Why, trie old man might have
played the bagpipes."
His Kick.
"You know there 1b a,n old saying,
.‘Beauty, may ■ draw us with a single
hair.”’
“Sure. Blit I’d like to get my hooks ,
on to the cartoonist -Who. drew me jM
with a single'liair/' ' <1
Let Them Go Cheap. ' \|
Lady (in furniture store to riew !
clerk)-—Where are those handsome ;
Not In the Money.
“Does your husband play cards for
money?”
“No,” replied young Mrs. Torklns,
thoughtfully; "I don’t think Charley
plays for money. But all the people
who play with him-do."
For the big and little burns in cook
ing and baking, keep Hanford’s Bal
sam of Myrrh near for quick relief.
Adv.
Exactly.
“How did you come to.run up your
cottage?"
"Oh, that’s another story.”
Unfortunately the fellow who is al
ways willing to lend a hand generally
has an empty one.
At a wedding men laugh and women
weep—probably because they are not
the victims.
. „ Anticipations and regrets show up
'oftener than anything else during a
man’s earthly career.
sideboards that you had last week?
Clerk (embarrassed j—Oh, I—er—I
shaved them oft day afore yesterday,
ma’am.—Life.
Professor's Break.
Professor (to student)—What are
you laughing at? Not at me?
Student—Oh, no, sir.
Professor—Then what else Is there
in the room to laugh at?
Its Yenrrilngs. . .
“I see they are going to establish
a Jitney line in Manila."
“Ah! Then I suppose the Jitney
service is that for which the Philip
pines."
An Alternative.
Caller (at door of apartment house)
—What, no elevator! Must I walk
up?
Janitor—No; you may run if yoi
like.
Spoils the Impression.
"Rogers has an intelligent face. If
he didn’t say a word you’d know he
was clever."
“Yes; but the trouble 1b he doesn't."
Her Identity.
“Yonder girl's a daisy."-/ ■ .:./»■
“She isn’t, for'.I know her, and
she's a black-eyed Susan."
Women are acting as street cleaners
in Cardiff, Wales.
No Doubt.
Teacher—Mary, can you tell me howj
Noah’s ark was lighted?
Maryr-Yessum, with ark lights.
A man is Judged by his dejfds; also
by what ho doesn’t do-