Evening Star Newspaper, December 16, 1924, Page 20

WRIER PERCES RFFIANSLIES Disguise as Native: PlaysBig Part in Effort to Reach King. { . 1 (The following article is the fiffh of d serics in. which <Mr. Mowrer describes his extraordinary adventurés in Morocco on his trip to visit and interview Abd-el- | Krim, leader of the victorious 'Riff | tribesmen, who have driven back the | military forces of Spain.) | ias | BY PAUL SCOTT WOWRER. Correepoudence of The' Stec-aud the Chicago ANy News, When my olerk of Fez dow next morn naled guide, Si Mohammed. the win and sig: me down my preparafions were already com- pleted. My mivney, except, for a small sum fo be don hand against’ emer- &encies, had beem, hiddenr in a safe place to await my return. A lette had been written and posted friend. advising him whom . to Mmform and what-te do in be heard from within 2 month's time. And the s whic 1 desired to ako with m ked into a mountain sack of under-{ Wear. a sweater incape, -y tf- Jet case. two bulky copies of the Daily News destined as a present for Abd-el-Krim Shouldering the clerk of ez at to a sack. T féllotved the a distance of about 110 fan strong men, :| dénsity of thefr sinPurn belied the fact | hors: cation. e 1 should not | £ laba, . which dyriog most of the year renders.cven g blanket unnecessary. The clerk of Fez, after eyeing me critically, gave an .approving nod - and thrust mie out of doors, I felt Iike some untimely masquerader:--{ was surprised that_the two or three passersb so much ak glance twice at me. disguize, apparently, was wplete, 80 thoroughly does a costume change one's whole apeparanc Meet Group .n Riaes. At the end of the street a baBd af] with close-shaven heads 4nd baré sinewy legs, were wait- ing. .They were whife men, though' the rhey were Riffians, intént uporr pass- ing the lines back into the Riff, and we ‘were to go with them. We went about a hundred yards down the road, tmen all squatted-in the gutter to- walt for 8i Mohammed. The morning auto car whizzed by, “Fhen’ presently here came Si Mohan- med with' two little Arab saddle He mounited the brown one, 1 the white, and we were off again tlie fast-walking Riflans easily Keep- ing pace with the_ horses. s 1ert the toad o follow a faint across the steppe. Taourirt sank out of sight behind us. I was fairly started at last. The man to whom T had confided my life and fiberty was large, slightly stout and very affable. The title of “si” meant that he had a certain edu- Tho additional title of “clerk” ttested, presumably, to a fluent com- rand of the art of writing. That he me from Fez was also significant, s Tez is the most refinedscity- of Moroceo. Devised Language. Unfortunatelyi & was: myself unable to emjoy his miftpl Juent speech, for e Knew. nor uropean ‘language, and Avahbic, t did not take us long, to work out between us a signs-and polyglot mano means of which We were ate all essentlals By the Assoclited Press. :BELLEVILLE, Til.," Decembet 16. ~~While both speeded 6,600 feet 'fn the air a Sperry Messenger plane hooked itselt to an Army dirigible, remained;attached 10’ minutes and freed 1tsdif to sall away agalp in a feht accomplished. for the first time vesterday'at Scott Fieid here. A metal -hook @ttached to & frame over the motor of the plane was used by Lieut® Finter 6f-Me-* Cook Field, Dayton, Qhio, pilot af the Sperry, to catch on to & small trapeze swinging from cables slung under the bombing rails. of the ship, the T-3, in charge of Lieut. take the ford. We declded to lead them. I packed my shoes and stock- ings into the hood of iy Jellaba, trussed up my robes, as did the oth- ers, and In we waded with all hold- ing hands for greater stability against the rush of the sediment- laden water. In_the deepest part it rose to our hips. T got miy knickerbockers wet, bhut E Wihat inattered were the stones. My comrades had feet as tough as those of animals, I did not. I doubt if they even. knew there were any stones. I wag aware of them 4t every step. Some were sharp and cut Some rolled from under my welght and nearly unbalanced me, Itis hu- miliating to be a tenderfoot So wide are the river's bends just heré that within the -next hour we had to ford it four times. The last ford leff us on the farther bank, in sight_of a lonely French arnty post whose white BE onel without us! Frank McKee. The craft were flying at approximatsly the same speed, about 53 miles: an -hour, when the attachment’ maneuver was completed: The plane motor was stopped and started 10 min- utes later, when Lisut. Finfer-re- leased his. craft: by :Qperating. w hand. Jever. According to Lieut. Col. John e * Paegelow, commandant, there .was danger tliat the plane in hooking on might pull down ‘the lighters than-air craft, and that the plane- might not be able to resume flight after cutting loose. A previous experiment in Day- ton had relsased a to 4 djrigible as it w, At ottt Al sty R e MR St 2 ik it it L R about 20 miles. I was hot and tired and keenly conscious of the fact that I had not, previously mounted on horseback 1n' 14 years. .The mative saddle straps the knees high, in a bent position, which, to thoss unac- customed to it, can become very painful. Left Behind by Riffs. What with the irritating héat and the discomfort of my thighs, knees and ankles, T forgot about my flowing, robes, and, as T attempted to re- mount my horsge, T caught my leg in a fald of unwonted skirt and feil. A sudden pang shot through my right foot. T realized instantly what had happened and became both angry and anxious. I had sprained. my foot! 1. determined to take at Jeast an hour's 7St right there, during which I would massage the foot thoroughly and eat @' little of the ‘bread and gnion which Si Mohammed had stowed in“his hood, by way of a luncheon. The Riffians, on realizing the situ- | us either. but started on at ‘We never saw them- §| Mohammed Ted our horses:fhto & (\;hy where they would be’ virtually “of*sikht. -I- Hmped after -them desporidént’ slesta. ‘A negro boy eame and” stripped’ and ‘bathed happily in the current and went away again, all unaware of our presence. A native French cavalryman passed on the 'op- posite “bank, his carbine across hig saddle, but luckily he did not see My £60t; though much swollen; felt better “after *a good rubbing. Tne bread and onfon were dellcious. ' Thé rest was refréshing. When an hour Was up two men driving four camels forded the Moulouya in our vieinfty Wo hafled them as they passed- and in thelr company continued on our way. (Copyright, 1024, by Chicago Daily News Co.} Tulsa Is Convention Site. TULSA, Okla., December 16.—The Veterans of Foreign Wars will hold thelr 1925 national encampment =ut Tulsa during the week of August 30 to Septémber 4, the state council of administration announced today. The pational encampment was voted to Tulsa at the last annual encamip- ment held at, Atlantic City, but the date was 19ft to the local and statc .— ;._| Gift Boxes Whiting & Hurd STATIONERY $1.95 Hoxes i8¢ & $1.00 Many Specials HARRY C. GROVE, Inc. 1210 G St ON OIL_EXPORTS. DUTY Manager vt ?'ettoleuxp Company Pays Total of $6,000,000 to Mex- ican Financial Secretary. By the Associated Pre MEXICO CITY, December 16.—The local manager of the Huasteca Pet- roleum Company, yesterday handed Financial Secretary Panl a check for $5,000,000, which; tégethér with a pre- vious instalment,. makes a.total of $6,000,000 . advanced . against. oil ex- port duties. After the payment Presidlent Calles ¥ i Til 10 P.M. For “Her" Hose, Silk Bath Robes, Waists, Ties, Underwear, rears claims at-enorious. disconnts, President Callea decided that only legal interest should be paid directly by ‘the financial department. to the buyers of these claims, sl S "The Verb That Counts. Prom the Boston Transcript. Hobo—T heard dat you was Kind- hearted, muni, an" handed out a feed | to de unfortunate. | Lady of house—That will depénd | on what you “saw,” not on what you heard. 1 Hiary, many:. have been obliged to-sell their ar- ‘For Rehevmg "HEADACHE NEURALGIA TOOTHACHE Ask Your Druggist Established in 1900 Mr. Abramson Says: USE YOUR CREDIT and Buy Your Xmas Clothing For the past 24 Christmases the “shrewd” ington have taken advantage of our easy and convenient credit system—to buy their Christmas clothing and give suitable gifts. We invite you to come in and open an account. N | For “Him” | Shirts, Bocks, Collacs, | Coats and people of Wash- For the Kiddies For Yourself ent charge 20 pace called Camp Berteaux, walls shimmered on a hilltop above the river some two miles away. idforenoon we found our- skirting an eclongated oasls a pond or two, a few palms, fig groves and canebra were flocks and herd: little - canps” of hamads just. folding their tents ew migration. The cips were baled on Chickens, an empty side street ale daybreak, un- 1d of windowless which was hi ked the door, then Sweaters make brelias, and Um- } Lingerie, l Handkerchiefs, Searfs, | = Basr Robe | Dresses with warehouse store. e unpadl bolted it behind u Quic e sign dre For Women and Misses DRESSES Our magnificent display of high-, grade dresses worthy of vour -inspection. Handsome silks, crepes satins, charmeens, in fact every type 6f dress.is rep- resented, complete range of sige mcludmg stouts Don’t wait until you get the cash—USE YOQUR CREDIT -OUR TERMS ARE VERY I()\\' $19.75 to $69.50 FUR-TRIMMED COATS The Coats are richly trimmed with all the desired furs Every Coat s a_high-class model. ical of the ABRAMSON QUALITY. Look at the t illustrated —note the handsome fur; there's e BOYS’ SUITS AND O’COATS. \f,\l\F USE OF OUR EASY CREDIT r O'Coat carries our guara TERMS nd service. They're abs The Suits have Your Credit CHILDREN’S COATS An unusually large showing of beautiful f. trimmed and plain_coats for Xmas, credit. - All sizes .. &%fi‘%fifi&?%’:&?fif%fifl:fi he 1 to me. . *Un- BN LN the high backs ¢ e | tied togethe oolen | qumped unc f donkey pac lifted heads_stared about in obvious astonishment Deep in a cornfield, hidden among | the tall stalks, a shepherd ing the flufe.” The clear no quavering Arab melody enhanced the charm -of what. was already a more than confmonly attractive scene. B . v Having stripped to my underwear, & pair of brown ings and a pair of gray knicker Si Mohammed gave me bair of low canvas shoes with-rope f soles. He ped a collarless Arab | shirt over my head and let it hang | down outside my knickerbockers. | After the shirt came a blue tu- | nic which rippled about Knees. Over the tunic he adjus long ample native o nt, the | hooded jellaba of the Moroccan irihos Some are brown, some striped hgown and white. Mine was more elegant it was fad een. The costume wa completed by a turban. He togk a long Strip of white cheesecloth; laid end of it upon my head to cover my-{ crown, then wound the remainder round and round and.tucked.in the fast as the fastest to end. i et Los Angeles— watch here. Any Read announcement ‘%‘ U1 lady will be enrap- tured by one of these tive dress to be in virtually all respects superior, for the place and climate, to for details of the new, fast, luxurious service Gruen Cartouche Wrist Watches for helq on at every step by a compre our own European attire The native has no underwear or stockings. He wears a shirt, a tunic, a jellaba and ot Possibly, or possibly not. a pair Of eots to California. See. page 36 & of the toes. Notl ipler th)m‘ t ChnStm_a's' Beautiful to kick off these slippers when you go |3 new designs made for gn: Indoors or to kick them on when you | g0 out. beauty and accuracy. $50 TO $60 ton trousers tied with strings at the knees and waists. 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