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WINNETKA WEEKLY TALK, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1920 % I. RISKS LIFE TO SAVE | BeLieve in sions, Emmerson | GREG FAHEY WINNER Bt dor eee Fos LIfe imriiin of oie saith wiry ADVISES Board is about $800 short of being! Star. NEAR EAST CHILDREN Alice M. Clark Recounts Thrilling Tale of Siege of the Turkish Nationalists A thrilling tale of the dangers en- countered and the sufferings endured by Near East Relief workers in their valiant efforts to save the lives of the thousands of Armenian orphans under their care is told by Miss Alice M. Clark, of Evanston, who has just returned to her home after near- ly two years of service in the Near East. Miss Clark was under siege of the Turkish Nationalists from March 8 to June 13 and for four days during a terrific battle between the Turks and Armenians she and five other American girls hid in a store room and subsisted on raisins and bread while the Near East orphanage was under constant fire. The Armenians drove off the Turks, but later the Turks recaptured Hadjin and the ear East Relief workers were given three days to leave the city. The women left via Cesarea,and Samsoun and repcatedly were held up and their lives imperiled during the course of the journey through the very heart of the Mustapha Kemals country. When the Turks advanced upon Hadjin they found an American flag flying from the Hagstaff of the Near East Relief compound, where Miss Clark and a number of other Amer- ican girls were guarding the destines of more than three hundred little Armenian orphans. Beside it was a white flag, showing the American compound was neutral. But the Turks fired upon the orphanage and Miss Clark and the other American girls did their best to assure the little hungry orphans that they were under the protection of the American flag and were safe. Under Guard Ten Weeks "After a day of constant firing," said Miss Clark, "two burly Turks entered the orphanage and then we women began a little game of dip- lomacy that lasted ten weeks. They asked us if we had any fire arms. We brought out one rusty gun, ammuni- tionless. They were about to search the orphanage, but we assured them we had no other firearms and they went away, saying that as long as we kept our promise of neutrality, we would not be harmed. The pledge was kept on both sides, but is was a terrible ten weeks we women spent as 'hostesses' to these swaggering Turks, who varied their protesta- tions of friendship with such di- versions as leveling their guns as we crossed the compound or twirling daggers suggestively as they follow- ed us about the buildings. After more than nine weeks of this the Armenians made a sudden charge on the compound and drove off the Turks. During this fierce battle we took refuge in a store room for four days and subsisted on raisins and bread. One June 13 the Turks re- captured the compound. We were iven three days in which to leave. e reached Talas after a three days' march and finally arrived in Con- stantinople. "The need for American assistance to save the lives of these poor, hung- ry, homeless people in the Near East is greater than ever. Unless Amer- icans come to the rescue at once, there is little hope for these help- less races". Secretary of State Calls Attention to Law for Grade Crossings. The signs at railroad grade cross- Ings are put there for a purpose, al- though a great many automobile driv- ers do not seem to think so, Secretary of State Louis L. Emmerson says, in pointing out the provisions of the highway and automobile laws. At all rallroad grade crossings there are signs warning the driver that he (Rl! a A GRADE CROSSING WARNING This sign tells the driver that he Jo spproaching a railroad and under the law he must slow down to ten mlies an hour. is approaching a railroad and should exercise care, Under the law the driv- er must bring the speed of his machine down to ten miles an hour before pro- ceeding over a railroad. The quartered circular signs with R's In the two upper quarters, are placed at some distance from the track, In order to give the driver am- ple time to slow down. If the crossing A PEREMPTORY ORDER. Under the law, the driver must bring his car to a full stop wherever this sign appears at a grade crossing. Is obscured or for some other reason )s unusually hazardous, there is a ¥stop" sign a few feet from it. The law provides a fine of $10 for fail- ure to bring an automobile to a full stop before proceeding over a railroad where there is one of these signs. WIN ONE, LOSE ONE Winnetka defeated Evanston's Colored Stars Sunday at Winnetka, Dave Johnson holding the dusky warriors to a trio of bingles. On Monday Wilmette defeated the Win- netka tribe 10 to 1. The local nine was opposed by their old hoodoo hurler, "Smiling Hank" Boesch. MAKE YOUR OWN COMMENT What a wonderful country is ours! Eighteen thousand schools failed to reopen last year, but just think of the record we made in opening new garages.-- washington Post. Seems to be a lot of needless wrangling over General Wrangle. ee tf Advertising Is Progress EOE OI 0 --"------I0=0 724 Elm St. CFE ET OE OEE O EY OES DODGE We are the authorized dealers in the above cars, and can offer Studebaker cars for immediate delivery. : STUDEBAKER- JORDAN | Repair work done on all makes of cars. Handled by the best mechanics and done promptly and economically for you. STENMAN'S GARAGE WINNETKA EO OO OE O I OE O EY OI 0 Z10700 00 7 -- OE O EI OX 0 Phone Win. 841 OF 1920 MARTIN CUP Oliver Voltz Is Runner-up in Annual Event at the Playfield Association Course The John 8. Martin Challenge trophy of the Winnetka Playfield association, donated by William H. Martin and won in 1919 by Alfred Tilroe, was won for 1920 by Greg Fahey. The runner-up in this event was Oliver Voltz and the winners of the second and third flights respect- ively were C. H. Kreger and Gerald Burnham. This is a scratch event and practically constitutes the sea- son's championship of the Winnetka Park Board Golf course. The cup becomes the permanent property of the person winning it three times. The first round of match play in the September Class tournament, now being held, will start Saturday, Sep- tember 11. This will conclude the program of golf events scheduled for the playfield course and will bring to a close a very busy, interesting season. Open New Hcles The new nine holes are now being used, having been thrown open in- formally for play last Saturday, Sep- tember 4. It is planned to have a formal opening of this welcome ad- dition to the course, with appropriate events under the auspices of the Winnetka Playfield association, later in the month or early in October. In- cidentally that $3,000 maintenance completed, and now, with the addi- tional nine holes an accomplished fact, is a good time to clean up that little matter. CHINDBLOM IS TYPE OF REAL REPRESENTATIVE Carl R. Chindblom, selected by the voters of the Tenth Illinois Con- gressional district as representative in Congress, has served one term faithfully and industriously, display- ing extraordinary capability and working always for the best interests of his constituency. Mr. Chindblom is before the elec- torate for re-nomination for Repre- sentative in Congress at the Prim- aries on Wednesday, September 15. He should receive the hearty en- dorsement and favor of every voter in the district interested in "good government", Mr. Chindblom has displayed an intimate interest in the people he represents in Congress. An instance of his initiative and eagerness to be of actual service came to the north shore last Spring when he assumed a personal interest in aiding the sufferers in the tragic tornado of March 28 which demolished scores of homes in Evanston, Wilmette and other sections of the district. Mr. Chindblom is aligned with the Deneen - Brundage, anti - Thompson group of candidates. KAISER HAD SAME PIPE DREAM Vacation | Days are over So why not or- || der your stock of groceries from us. mune m------ Our prices are the lowest on the North Shore, and our goods are the best. HUBBARD WOODS So far as it can be analyzed from | a distance, Lenin's scheme is one of} CASH GROCERY QUT UT UT TT PULTE] LLL LUT RTT LOMDAHL'S OOT SHOP x announces The OPENING of their new Shoe Store Wednesday, Sept. 15th We carry a COMPLETE line of Ladies', Men and Children's Shoes LOMDAHL"S )OOT SHOP WI J. A. BLOMDAHL, Proprietor 805 Elm Street SLT TTT TE CE EE EE EE TC LL LLL NNETKA QUT HURT TTT Him Z00070% 00 mms Che True Secret of Success Is thrift in all its phases, and principally thrift as applied to saving. A young man may have many friends, but he will find none so stead- fast to his wants, so capable of pushing him ahead as a little leather-covered book with the name of a bank on its cover. Come in; let's talk it over Winnetka Trust and Savings Bank % INE aa gan ELL Sb { |