The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, July 08, 1913, Page 8, Image 8
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THRUSTINTHE DARK
(Servian Soldier Tells Story of
Experiences in War.
' counter Between Sentry and Albanian
In Blacknees of Night and Storm
?Waiting In Pitchy Darkness
for Unseen Enemy.
Salonlki, Macedonia.?A Servian soldier
Just returned from Albania related
the following episode as his
worst experience in the war:
j wna uu iiigm umy hb a seiury un
the Albanian hills, where rain and
dark overtook us. All thiB region was
unknown to ub, but the tribes were
Moslem, and supposed to be hostile.
I knew that thousands of lives depended
on me; I stood motionleeB.
weary, stone cold, and unable to see
anything, glad to rest my back sometimes
behind me. 1 got to thinking of
home in spite of myself, till I was
startled by a rustle some paces off.
W? were warned not to make any
noise, bo I did not touch my gun, but
got my sword ready.
There was no other sound for a
long time, except the pouring of the
rain. I do not know how many hours
It was till a stone from above rattled
past me and fell to the precipice below.
I tried to persuade myself the
rain had dislodged it, but the rustle
began again, and I knew something
living was near. I made the sign of
the cross and held my sword straight
In front of me. 1 strained my eyes,
but could not see a move or a gleam
In the black night.
The muffled sound continued, aver
-i slightly, but distinguishable, and
1 had the horrid sensation of being
een by what I could not see. 1 mad*
no move, but suddenly my sword encountered
something, and 1 preaaed
hard, just taking one step forwardThere
was a strange gurgle. I was
ehivering and drenched, but some hot
drops now fell on my hand. 1 pulled
back my sword, and heard some heavy
object tumble down the slope, wondering
whether It was a dog or a wolf
or a strayed mule?or a man. I felt
the blade and found It wet with something
thicker than rain. 1 held it near
my eyes, in vain. 1 wiped It on the
damp earth at my feet, and waited for
another encounter, but there was no
farther sound till dawn approached
and the cocks began to crow In some
village far away
. "1 watched In agonx tor the coming
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of the round ball In the heavens that pp
would bring relief, and 1 longed to lie
down and sleep. With the first rays.
however, our commander gave orders *
to march, as he had Information we
were surrounded by danger. We went
down the some rugged path we had
climbed the night before, and at the
bottom of a ravine right beneath my nR
poet at the rock lay the body of an
Albanian, fully armed, In a pool of ?
blood, with a hole In his breast and a 8 a
long two-edged knife in his closed fist.
Four hours later we defeated his tribe ter
and burned their village."
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RIPLEY SEES CRISIS AHEAD
the
Preaident of 8anta Fe Railroad De- niTt
clares That Congress Is Danger- bldi
ously Radical. ert:
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Chicago.?E. P. Ripley, president of Het
the Santa Fe railroad, Is distrustful of
the country's political future. He has
no downright fear that the United
States is heading for disaster; the
tendency may be checked in time to
prevent a catastrophe. There are certain
signs which make him hopeful
that the headlong course will be
stopped, but he is far from sure.
The house and the senate, in his
view, are dangerously radical. The
one compensating factor in Washington
is that which Is relative to the
railroads. He believes that the Interstate
Railroad Commission is less perilous
than it was, say, a year ago.
Mr. Ripley returned from California
yesterday and went direct to his home R
in Riverside The president of the
Santa Fe Is gradually recovering from
an acute attack of Indigestion, which
occurred seven weeks ago in California.
"I suppoee I have unwittingly acquired
the reputation of being a pessimist."
said Mr. Ripley. "I am per- j
fectly conscious of not agreeing with '
the majority of people who elect legislators,
but long experience as a rail
road man and aa an observer of poll- 001
Ucal tendencies Impels me to say that | me
the United States of today. In Its Ren- P*T
political aspect, that Is to say, In Its
political trend. Is not at all what the an(
founders of this country Intended."
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Mrs. Marshall's Many Visits.
Washington.? Forty-five calls In 90
minutes Is the visiting record estab- eai
Ushed by Mrs. Marshall, wife of the pr<
vice-president.
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Find $5,000 Lump of Ambergris. "e
Sayville, N Y? Miss Ethel Terry Ce
>f tliiv town found a large piece of cei
valued at $6,000, while ***
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THE LANCASTER NEW
INCE GETS OLD CASTLl VI
Duke of Cornwall, He Come* Into **
Possession of Famous Maitiun
Encampment.
ondon.?One of the most Interestrelics
of prehistoric times has Just
je Into the possession of the Prince cl
Wales aR Duke of Cornwall in the j*
pe of Maidun castle, the famous
historic encampment near Dorches- c<
b<
he encampment was offered for ^
? by auction, and has been bought (
the Duchy of Cornwall at the lnstl- a
Ion of the king. It first caine into ^
market in July last, when It was ^
ired by auction In Dorchester. The
fling started at $5,000 and the propf
was withdrawn at $7,125.
latdun castle, according to Sydney
?th. the great authority on the .
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Prinet of Walse. y
ith Devon and Dorset coast, Is **a e
mortal that has remained In almost *'
feet condition to our own day,
ereas lta only rivals In Interest K
1 Importance, 8toneh*nge and Old u
rom, have but few fragments to 8
>w for their greatness. | e
All our leading authorities now *
ree that this stupendous stronghold, w
thwork or oppidum Is not only of
( Roman date, but that It was occu- ,
d and probably strengthened by the
rotrlges, the race of Immigrant 8
lgae who wrested It from older e
Its, who named It Mai Dun. It was fl
-talnly used by the Romans, who d
engthened It with Pur beck stone, i '
d for whom It provided something h
the nature of a summer cam* ~ I n
Duty to PIe*
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[onths or a Y
[lily. Don't 1
County I
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:o Sell let the
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fOMAN IS DIVORCED AT FIFTY <
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inter's Wife to Continue Earning ^
Own Living and Supporting Her
Children.
New York.?"I am simply a victim,
it a loving and willing victim, of so- i
al conditions, said Mrs. Sarah Mc- t
onald Sheridan, Intimate friend of
resident Wilson and his family, in \
>mmentlng on the divorce granted j
Br husband at Reno.
Mrs. Sheridan was found In the
[?autlful apartment of her daughter
I Gramercy Park, where she had
>me after being the guest of Mrs.
rilson for two weeks in the White
ouse.
In giving her views of the action
ikon by her husband, her eyes slow
filled with tears as she said:
"There is no bitterness of reproach j
i my heart for my husband. We !
ave been married S3 years and have '
vo beautiful children. My son is
lark Sheridan, twenty-eight years, ,
nd my daughter is Mrs. David Crump- ,
>n. Both are in Europe at present. |
"Now, that this calamity has come
nd 1 am fifty years old, I shall just
o on with my life as I began it, trylg
to put into the world all the gifts
have; giving to the world all my
V II V anu uervice.
"My husband 1b Charles Oscar Sherlan,
a painter, formerly of New
ork He went west four years ago (
ecause his sight was failing. He has
) stay out In the sunshine all the
me. 1 could not follow because of
le necessity of earning my living,
b 1 have always done, to help him 1
ould have placed obstacles In his
ay and prevented his securing his
reedom, but that would have vloited
all my principles In life. If he
an be happier away from me It Is
ly duty to contribute in every way
3 the fullness of hlB life. , 1
"We worked side by side for 33
ears, he as a painter, and I as a singr,
each contributing his quota to
he fullness of the other's life.
"My life has been devoted to two 1
reat impulses Through my voice I '
ave given myself for 30 years to 1
oclologlcal work, retaining only 1
nough to support life and give, my
wo children all that they deserved
,1th their sensitive and fine natures." ^
Horses Fight a Duel.
Harrison. N J.?Two horses fought 1
J...1 I- 1 1^1 v. -kll. <
uuoi in a vavaiii. ii/v unr w line nr**
rml hundred persona watched the
ight. One of the animals finally
ropped with a broken leg A bullet
nded Its suffering, and the other i
orse Is under the care of a veterlary.
ase Your Wi
mcastei
rear will Plea
et your famil;
*aper. Only
of
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People KNC
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). K. SHIPS 'RIGHT* AND 'LEFT* wI
Vdmiral Wlnslow's "Port" and "Star- yvt
board" Protest Turned Down by
General Board.
Washington, D. C.?Although Rear- j
Vdmiral Cameron McR. Winslow pro- utj
ested against the use of 'right" and pQ1
"left" instead of "port" and "star- jUB
joard" in giving orders to the helms- cri
men in the navy. Secretary Daniels tht
he
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Rear-Admiral Wlnalow. af(]
has announced that the change which
he recently ordered would stand.
Admiral Wlnslow based his protest
upon the simplicity of sounds of the
words "right" and "left" when given
as orders in a strong breeze The gen- '
eral board, to which Secretary Daniels po'
referred the protest, did not agree
with the admiral, however, and recommended
that the change stand.
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Rabbit Wrecks Railroad Motor. no
General Road master A. A. Millar of
the Iron Mountain system was recently
taken to the company's hospital In
St. Louis suffering from a compound bo
rractore of the left arm, cuts on his in<
law and ear and internal Injorlea. He at
was riding on a railway motor car of
near Knobel, Ark., when a rabbit, leap- 19
Ins acrose the track, was caught In the re
wheels of the car. The car was de- gr
railed Three other men on the car th;
?lso were Injured. or,
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Plan to Reduce Cost of Living. m'
Milwaukee working girls are orranlzing
co-operative buying clubs to *r
reduce the cost of frrtag Pr
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ife. A Subscr
r New:
ise Her and tl
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y uo wunoui i
$1.50 year
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\SP STING MAKES MAN WALK
tile In Bed Feels "Hot Needle"
Pierce His Ankle?Leaps to
Floor and Runs.
Jt. Louis.?Charles Wight man, dep'
county clerk at Clayton, told A
st-Dtspatch reporter how he had
it been able to walk wlthoat
itches for the first time In 38 of
> 42 years of his life. He fell whan
was four years old and injured
th legs permanently,
le Bald that a neighbor had told
II It MIttllf DiUIJ JUDl UVIUI C UV WDUV
bed. It was a tale of a blacksnake
er so many feet long and an lncrede
number of Inches thick, whleh
> neighbor had Bald he had killed.
^harleB woke up In the morning:
th the Btory Btlll In mind. He
>ught how comfortable It was to
e In a country where one coujd,
ep In peace Instead of In one
jse countries where, he had heard.
akeH Bometlmes creep In and share
e's bed.
Revelling In the thought, he thrnet
i right leg deeper under the cover*,
en something that stung like a hot
edle pierced his ankle.
'I sprang out of bed and ran and
imbled 12 feet across the room,"
said. "It was the hrst time I had
ten so many steps ''nasslsted sine*
iv as a baby."
'And was It really a snake V he was
ked.
'No: It wan a wasp." And he
owed the ankle where the sting ]
d Bwollen It.
[>octor Makes New Chin for QIH.
Baltimore. Md.?A new chin, comBed
of different parts of the patient's
dy. wan grafted upon a little girl br
ynlci&ne at a local hospital. Ths
lid had fallen upon a store and the
In upon her chin was seared to the
ne. When the wound healed she had
mouth.
Book Exhibition.
kn International exhibition for tlM
ok Industry and the graphio arts.
Eluding photography, is to be heM
Leipslc, the book Industrial oenter
Germany, from May to October,
14. In celebration of the 160th sunt
rsary of the royal academy fdfL
aplc arts and the book Industry tn
at city. The exhibition is to bm
ganized upon an elaborate scale, landing
among various allied arts tha
mufacture of paper, the developant
of newspapers, and, finally, m
oup devoted to measures for
otectlon and welfare of workasa.?
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