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ork. Aug. 21.—Gen. George .fPMterg, who carries the icui of .tv:BHM'Wotmds received to the warg of Vvlftiarta from the Russo-Japanese & through the world war, when hie last ttommand was with the-White axmy UBter Oeii- Tudneltch, la ^mployeain Bronx garage. His estates, one 1n Rsaaia and the other in France, hare been sold, and now he is depending on fall* JtiHkwfledge of. motor mechanics to .~r^ndte a living* In the historical drive' on Petrograd lay wounded in the prison 'fortress of 8S. .Peter and Paul. When it was be lieved that there was no chance! for his- recovery, and .while he was dan gerously and his wounds still un healed, he was thrown into the streets to die. Had 1t not been for a former kindness to a puard he probably would ,.,T»ot hare lived. i-v fc Rescued by Relatives. to* The. guard1 notified the general's |Vretativtes. They nursed d'Hedberg baok to life, and then smuggled him eut of thf country to Finland, where after setnaining for some time in hid ing he «ot on a ship,and reached the United.' states. tlls properties were gone, and when he- landed in New York he hadjiftieJtrtoney left. However, he hair-made a friend in Russia duiin* the war. That was Eric Moraller, who was a Y. M. C. A, see- When Moraller knew d'Hed over there the generat was a per- •4 son of means. His estates were intact and he owned eleven automobiles and employed a chauffeur for each. The .jr. 1mct *i that he did not perrfiit any of the chauffere ^o/work on the motors, ben eAted shlnvriwhenvhereached America. ,, for. hivingf'Bato^^'jtf the repair work for years ononis* own cars,' he was f, qualified to repair other cars. His knowledge of foreign cars and parts vm iinportant, "for whtlfe there are many foreign cars in this country, thsre. are comparatively few Amer ican mechanics who understand the*n. 'Finds "Y" Secretary. The general hunted up Moraller through the international committee 6t the Y. M. C. A., and learned that the war secretary was working as ex ecutive secretary of the Bronx. Union, Y. M. C. A. Secretary Moraller speaks Rusahun, and he was a great help to the general in finding employment. Several offers were made for his «f»nriees as a mechanic by agenteies handling foreign cam, but the fact that he.coyjd hot speak Bnglfsh les sened the value of hi» servlce The «eherjil..jBpealMt, jRua8ian, German. YVaneh./apd a number of dialects of eastern Europe, but he never had studied English. Job In Garage. Tfetally, the Elaey Motor oompany found a place fof the general in the repair department. The company con ducts a *big garage, and found a valu able man in the'Thrmer commander of a part fthe tyhite army. BuMhe the general is not altogether natiiigM with his lot. He has enrolled in thisnight school at the Bronx union Y. M.«C. A.'to learn English. He is In the early forties, and is starting life *... over fgain—working his way through the (Khool of democracy. BeH«V^ Recent Polish |lcesiei Will Not Be .1 W here Factor in Negotiations (By The Associated Press.) 21.-+-It is not believed Warsaw ire.lthat ilito!ry w,iAug. __ the ^recent Polish-Russian successes will materially change the program of the Polish 11 delegation at present treating with the I Bolsheviki in Minsk. The newspapers I ji expresa the belief that the basis of peacep.remain as follows: Poland wil claim only the territories s! inhalgCted by a majority of Polish and Cathaiic population. The soviet gov f^ernrojjiit does not contest this point. Se«nd: Poland will claim for thet '"twopli once forming a part of ancient the right freely to determine The declaration of the government on these counts, Counts,-Which often has been repeated but never realised, must be guaran- wtth the VVhite army d'Hedberg was 1 teed by acts. '7 taken .a prisoner, and for nine months •ta«. in ttDyri-iBnn YnrtrMi nil in advertising the "Bathing Girls' a*'local theatre says, "Their offering will be unusually good." Well, there is nothing that we-Jtnow of to keep the public from seeing the show. In the Wllllsfon Herald we learn that "Alexander Was Victor In Sun day's Game." If he keeps upa that pace he will again be weeping tor more worjd's to conquer. 1 "f* r^ y- •'2 •'rvyii•% ''v.lwt?:-. iw -ri A GROUP1NCOEBALKANS ON DEFENSIVC. BASIS IS AM ACCEPTED FACT Vienna, Aug. 21:—A newylfrouping of the Balkan states on a defensive basis la regarded as an accepted fact by the Vienna newspapers, which al ready have christened it "the little Entente." 1 A treaty, described as principally v" lyi S, i'7, 'r A T' "i* \?L 1 of the ,J ah. ann kl A -$£v 4 A V?K at rf •,* Rumania*.. ent«mce%fto •,the:: circ] luid' the departure. era"the"Buli_ premierfor Belgtfade (frbellev6drto ih dicate that It la Biilr Unlimited service, Thorough semicey, v. be"en the aim of the Franklin. y' ll enjoyed fori .eighteen v"'~ We-learn tn the1 Whilst* that the ground is new $100,00,0 hospital the treasury is notljrokeri all is well! ,'1.^ 'V"1 «. r* -4- H. mmsv •-V- -i (V il 4 A 'A fA-!' 5*-» r. ns-fj'. -:s. ,.-v service si\||rv^g^onRe, -'Mxk llttrease the totalifnu tHMClKl' Y?1 »4 -f1' 'fe over 65,000—an increase of more than 22% since last veafr A wad fow W bCi'.yery ^apaitdtiiK.t^the walla and ceiling were-of a kinKof everywhere.ftfep,..prevailing tint The t|hy curtaih'k, the'.lbjrtg lietteie Into which on- aank. ther dicate that it is Bulgarj^'slntentidtt^t© which on aank., thechaira, the, shades Join the hew* com|blnatian. .. 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