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WAR MUNITIONS BLOW UP $25,000,000 loss In New York Explosion and fire. MIRDRtDS Of «D R E N DIE IN MONTREAL FROM INTENSE HUT COLUMBIA NAVAL BASE IS ON TAPIS The Red^Mirage Conféré« Are Willing if Secretary of Navy Daniels Assents. A Story o f the French Legion in Algiers down. It was a curious, terrible thing to see this man, who had brazened out death and every law of humanity, reel with the shaking fiiiiiidstloiis of Ills secret temple “ You gave your son Ills life,” Lows went on quietly. “ You have ruined It. Ill a few hours It rusy finally lie taken from him. It lies In your power to give him back that life aud the conditions which make It worth the living Itavs you Dot—M I have siiine sen«« of atonement?" "Atonement — you ?’’ Lowe bowed tils bead lu grave depre cation. "I a in a blackmailing scoundrel, and quite ruthless as you have been aud are. Ilut I understand atonement. Moreover, you kuow that I am not lying and that what I promlae to do I will do.” Colonel Deatlnn turned and ernsaed the room. Lowe wnlted composedly, without triumph, lie aaw Destlnn take a key from the Inner pocket o f hla dol man and luaert It In the lock of the email Iron safe let Into (lie wall. He came back a moment later with a sheaf o f transparent pupor lu his hand. He awiiyed slightly. "These are— the plana.” I»iw c made a little movement of aa sura lice. "Consider! A friendly power—” Deatlnn lunghed under Ids breath Very deliberately he tore the delicate paper across and across. "Not that," lie said under Ills breath, "not that. My son would not desire that." There was a silence Stephen Lowe glanced curiously aud a little bitterly at the white shreds fluttering through the sunlight, and then for the last time at the peaceful face of the man beside him. "You may be right.” he suld. “ It Is quite iHissllde that you are right. Rut I aiu not mud« like that. Colonel Pea linn." He went out, closing thu door softly after him. Chicago— The present heat wave, which envelops all of the country ex cepting the Pacific Coast, is proving especially severe in Eastern Canada, where the people are unused to torrid- ity. Dispatches say that more than 250 children perished in Montreal the (AU llttfeU rOMfVtsl ih « tlohh»- Mart All C'o. à past week from heat. The tempera- i It stopped at last, abruptly, tragically, SYNOPSIS. ture there Tuesday was 93—the high and Destlnn lifted hla head as though est point reported in five years. In S i l v i » Oiii rey , her lover. R ic h a rd Kar - released from a hypnotic trance. A Quebec 23 children have been killed by q i l i u r (hula, h a » fallan In lovo with r a p little group of men In white drill uni inili Vi nand of the f o r v i g l i I.«gioii. F a r the heat since Sunday. Toronto also f u l l a r t u r c « « S o w e r to I n n a i*rcaloit*s 1 O 1 forma were crossing the courtyard. reports unusual heat, which has con l' a r« ln in «> l l o hlm. S o w e r f or v ia F a r - j They were carrying something between tinued for nearly a week, resulting in qutiar to rvalgn hla coililnlaaton Gabrieli** something Hint fought and s i l v a Kait pih ur f ro m aulvhl«. T o ahtalU them deaths and prostrations. Arnuud, Sy lvi a*« ftaneg, F a r q u h a r pro- struggled. Conditions, in Montreal especially, fvaaua lo iiaia stolen w a r plana. As Colonel Destlnn'« eyes were Hied R ic h a rd Nainvlaaa lie Joins thu Foreign are most unusual. Ordinarily that city Washington, D. C. — The l.ane l.egton. Fat q u h n r inasta S y lv ia and ( l a ou the broad red Hue which ran from is positively cold when the States are amendment to the naval bill, appro tnlvlle. A r n a u d he.\nnca a d ru ii k ai d and baking and sweltering, and hay fever priating $500,000 to establish a sub opium smoker. S i l v i a becomes friendly north to south, puat carefully marked licHttnn A r n a u d becoim s towns and villages, through white sufferers have hailed Montreal as the marine and torpedo E>oat base on the u l. n a ii lo u I'olonel i of F u r q u h a i and la aliol d own by New York— Property loss estimated one spot they could count on for relief. Columbia river, will tie accepted by him A m a n t i goes to u danc ing girl w h o spaces o f open plain, skirting broad loves film for co mfort U u b t tallo macla waterways and low rldgisl mountains, at $25,000,000 was caused early Sun Now conditions are almost reversed, as the house conferees if Secretary Dan laiwc. for wihoin she had sacrificed p os i Montreal is seven degrees hotter than iels will inform them that he favors tion and reputation, a nd Ielle lili:' she Is to the Immense yellow bunk where It day by a series of terrific explosions of ended abruptly, like some proud free from liltn. S v i v i » meets licet inn be Chicago. the appropriation at this time. This hind the mo sque A r n a u d be come« 111 but ammunition awaiting shipment to the thought that had eome to nothlug. was learned by Representatives Haw Sylvia will lint help him. nor Interfere for Colonel Destlnn bent lower, bis brows F a rq u h a r. rlahrtelle, a id ing Farquhar. entente allies and stored on Black Tom ley, Sinnott and McArthur Saturday. w h o Is under punishment. <• mistaken by contracted In Impatient bitterness. Island, a small strip of land jutting in They immediately arranged a confer him In his delirium fur S y lv ia F a r q u h a r With u red pencil he struck off nn Inch del a m essa*» tu lies ll nn at ence with Secretary Daniels and later ri g h ivering to New York Bay off Jersey City. t (Inde S v i l i i with him l ie learns of the greut line sud murked It with n in the day presented to him the reas that h w a s Oabrtelle who aided him Go The loss o f life cannot be deter Fi Ielle lea ves S i l v i a and goes In F a r cross. The place of the seven hundred ons why, in their judgment, this base f u l la r * « mother, w h o has come to Al g ie rs Portland — Restrictions as to the mined definitely until there has been should be authorized without further In an effort to « a v e her eon W h i l e on a dead. The dmir opened again. He did not opportunity to check up the workmen amount of liquor which persons in Ore delay. ma rch F a r q u l i a r « a v e » Il eal lun 's life Ar gon may receive from outside the state naud tilings relief to the co lumn attacked employed on the island and on boats Before calling on Secretary Daniels by A r ab s . F ar ip ih ur is tiled for mutiny hear It. His knuckles were pressed every four weeks are in danger of Ew against hla forehead, us though crush the house members conferred with moored nearby. ing swept aside. Ing buck un Intolerable recollection. Three are known to be dead and at Captain J. S. McKean, aide for mater Sections of the Oregon dry law reg Ouly us he was addressisl tiy name he least five more are missing. Scores ial and chief adviser o f the secretary Suppose t hat you had saved ulating the importation of liquor and started aud glanced buck over his o f persons were injured, some of them the life of another and that ha alcohol into the state are nullified, in on matters of this character. shoulder. Captain McKean heartily approved probably mortally. realized hla obligation, and sup- the opinion of District Attorney “ I must apologize, Colonel Destlnn. The detonations, which were’ felt in poae that he wai given the op Evans, if the decision o f Circuit Judge the Lane amendment and said the i I ventured to come In unanuouiiced. five states, began with a continuous portunity of saving your life Morrow Tuesday in overruling the de Navy department was in favor o f es- j Tlie sentry appears to regard me us rapid fire of small shells, the blowing tablishing two submarine bases on the and refuted to do eo—could you murrer to the complaint of Wadhams one of the fuiully with the right to CHAPTER XX. up of great quantities of dynamite, Pacific Coast at this time, one on the : die serenely, with faith In tha & Co., against the San Francisco & come slid go as I please/’ trinitrotoluene and other high explo Justice and goodness of God? Portland Steamship company remains Columbia and the other at San Diego. “ You have earned the privilege. Fste Decides. sives, followed by the bursting of in force or is upheld by higher courts Captain McKean then went with the I’ rny be seated.” Destiny had decreed that Desire Ar thousands of shrapnel shells, which Oregon members to call on Secretary on an appeal. The visitor came slowly, haltingly naud should die He was lu his room literally showered the surrounding CHAPTER XIX—Continued. “ Two thirds of the Prohibition law Daniels. across the room He canV* to the table, now. dying quietly and unostentatious country and waters for many miles The three representatives urged Sec- ; is wiped out by this decision, ” said tint did not accept the proffered chair. ly, "from the brain downward," as the around. Mr. Evans. “ The state is not a party retary Daniels to write Chairman Pad “ Legionary, you nre charged on your He stood In un attitude o f listless ex doctor had explained to Mndauie Ar Fire started soon after the first gett, of the house naval committee, to the suit and any appeal from the own couTension. Do you still luslst haustion. Ills hsiids clasped ou the nuud with extreme gentleness, aud had great crash, which spread death and o f the ruling must be made by the steamship recommending concurrence that you were the sole Instigator amt heavy walking stick, his face with Its been deeply moved by the manner of desolation in its wake, destroyed 13 of house in the senate amendment. Sec- 1 company.” leader o f tlie mutiny?” almost unearthly transparency bulf Its reception. She h«d not cried or the huge warehouses of the National Judge Morrow’s decision holds that retary Daniels said he would talk with "Yes, my colonel.” turned to the Inpourlng sunshine. fainted. She had looked ut him with Storage company on Black Tom Island the provision of the dry law limiting Mr. Padgett about the amendment. "You have no statement to muke, no “ I w hs In the Arab quarter last her warm brown eyes, and bad given and six other warehouses in which The Oregon members tried to exact the right of importing large quantities exploitation to offer?” night. Colonel Destlnn \!l Mahomed's him her hand with a quiet dignity. were stored merchandise valued at be of alcohol to wholesale druggists is in from him a promise that he would “ Noue." brother heads a fresli rising. There tween $12,000,000 and $15,000,000. 1 "talk favorably, ” but he would not j " I t la the will o f God, doctor.” direct violation of the interstate com- j Colonel Deatlnn leaned forward on will lie nn attack from the north. The The flames, shooting into the clouds, He had admired her Immensely, and merce clause of the United States con-1 commit himself. hla elbow. Aud suddenly It seemed Aratis In the town sre arming stealth were reflected against New Y ork ’ s she had admired herself. “ The will of stitution. Any manufacturer, genu-, to the man beside him that ha had ily, hut they will only move If there God!” It wna tieuutlful and simple, “ skyline” of towering office buildings, inely in need of alcohol in wholesale ceaaed to interrogate— that he wan has been success outside.” which only a few minutes before were nnd It was wouderful to find that lu quantities, may import as much alco pleading with a smothered passionate Colonel Destlnn nodded. shaken to their foundations as by an spite o f modem skepticism all things hol as he desires for manufacturing energy. earthquake. Miles o f streets in Man "That Is Interesting. I f your Infor work out for the heat for those who purposes, maintains the jurist. "Captain Aruaud, you were with me. mation Is correct, we shall have further hattan alone were strewn with broken surrender themselves to the ungfcen Possession o f alcohol by the manu- j You were the sole survivor o f my staff 1 cause to lie grateful to you, Mr Lowe." glass and shattered signs. guidance. facturer not Ewing unconstitutional, it Portland— A t the conclusion o f a Have you anything to say for this The cause of the disaster has not "It Is probably one o f the last serv And now this woman was here— this is unconstitutional to prohibit him two-day preliminary hearing on the man?” » been determined. Officials of the Na from importing it ruled Judge Morrow, j merits of the temporary restraining j There was a brief silence. It seemed ices I shall be able to render, Colonel woman lu the pale gray dress, with tional Storage company and the Lehigh the brown hair nnd small dead white “ That Ewing the case, it follows that order issued July 19 against striking as though Arnatid had not heard He Valley railroad, which also suffered face, out of which the eyes burned as the possession of intoxicants is not longshoremen, on petition of the San was still staring In front of him, aud a heavily through loss of property, de I with a fierce consuming energy aud unlawful for the individual, no matter Francisco & Portland Steamship com full minute passed before he lifted clared, however, that reports to them , purpose. what the quantity, the restriction of pany, Federal Judge Wolverton Satur his eyes slowly, reluctantly to Des showed a fire started shortly after 1 "Mrs. Farquhar Ilea stricken with the amount received by him to two day ordered that the injunction be con tlnn's face. o’ clock Sunday morning on a barge total paralysis," Gahrlelle Smith suld. quarts o f whiskey and 24 quarts of tinued pending further the final hear “ I?” And then suddenly he half belonging to an independent towing “ She cannot speak to me. hut 1 can beer a month must tw unconstitutional ing to determine whether it shall be arose, his hnnds gripping the edge of company that had been moored along read her «yes. She Is usktng for her also,” said the attorney. made permanent. the table. " I — I —have— He stopped side a dock used by the railroad com i son. Madame Arnnud, you have Influ In granting the preliminary injunc His blank gaze had passed on. It rest pany to transfer ammunition ship ence with Colonel Destlnn. You can tion, however, he modified considera- I ed on the prisoner's gaunt untroubled ments from trains to vessels in the set Richard Furquliur free. You can bly the terms of the previous tempor- \ features aud lit up with a flame of harbor. alone." ary restraining order. awakened recollection He relapsed. The barge, it was said was there Cleveland— Federal officials investi- j “ Atone!” It seemed Incredible, In general terms, this order re- | “ No. I have nothing to suy,” be said without authority o f either the rail gating the waterworks disaster which ridiculous. It was tactless. Above all. strained the men from interfering un- I road or the storage company. The cost 22 lives late Tuesday ordered all slowly and distinctly. It brought atorui Into her peace. Yet lawfully with the business or property officials refused to disclose the name attempts to reach the bodies of 12 men It seemed that the heat became she remained gentle very calm. o f the company, or with non-union of the. independent towing company, i imprisoned in the tunnel abandoned denser, more stifling. There was no "You usk me to Intervene nt a men employed by the company. saying they were investigating “ to until Wednesday. Bound but the soft maddening buzz of atrniigo moment for a strange cause. Judge Wolverton said he would per- j ascertain whether the barge purposely This action was taken because tests mit picketing on condition that it be the flies In the circle of sunshine. 1 Miss Smith,” she said. "My huslmud had been set on fire as the result of a of the gas through which the rescuers Colonel Destlnn drew himself up stiffly. I carried on peacefully. He defined ! la dying.” plot.” ______ "Then I have no option but to pass had to pass showed that it was highly j “ peacefully” to be without threats, j "And the man who saved him?" explosive and the officials feared a sec- ! violence, vile language or any form o f the highest sentence on you. Le Advance Tip Given. Sylvlu glanced toward the curtained An attempt w ill be j intimidation against strikebreakers.” ! gionary.” lie said. "There Is ouly one doorway and laid her linger gently to Washington, D. C.— The government ond explosion. mitigation which lies In my power. I her lips. Secret Service was notified three days made to pump out the gas so that the know that you are a brave man—you "Hush, you must not talk so loud. ago that several enemies o f England work of recovering the bodies may pro shall die us one. Y b u will be shot— gress. My husband Is sleeping. And then— had been employed by German agents unbound— at daybreak— by your com- A ll hope that any of the 12 men to preciptate just such an explosion I am sorry—I can do nothing. Should rudes.” of ammunition as took place in New trapped in the tunnel are alive has I lie Justified In trying? Your—feeling “ I thank you. Colonel Iiestlnn.” York harbor. The informant said that twen abandoned. Ten Ex>dies, those of blinds you, Miss Smith. I cannot, even The major looked up shyly. Through the men were Irishmen, probably members of the two rescue parties j for the memory of a girlhood's friend Grants Pass, Or. — What is believed which tried to reach the doomed men to have been an attempt to blow up | out he had been conscious of something members of the Sinn Fein. ship, take up linns— risk perhaps hu What steps were taken to guard but themselves succumbed to the dead- the pumping plant which supplies the j unseen passing between these two miliation and mlr,understanding for a men; he saw now that they gazed at against the catastrophe is not known. ' ly gas, are in the morgue. man who sold, his country for a South Side and Fruitdale ditches with ! In any event, they were futile. The irrigation water at the dam of the each other unflinchingly with that In woman.” Secret Service now is running down its Rogue River Public Service corpora-1 tensity which seeks below the surface "Mr. Preston Is In Rldl bel-Abbes," for the Inexplicable. clews in the hope that it will enable tion, three miles east of this city, was wna tlie answer. "Mr. Preston knows The sergeant came forward and the apprehension o f the criminals if it Washington, D. C.— A ll National made at the pumping station early Sat that Richard chose the appearunec of touched the condemned tnnn on the Bhould turn out the treagedy was j Guard organizations composed of col- urday morning. dishonor to save your husband— your shoulder. He turned at once with a "You Will Be Shot, Unbound, at Day caused by human agency. , lege students will tw mustered out of The night watchman at the pump happiness, Madame Arnuud." break, by Your Comrades.” The information came from a source | the Federal service in time for them ing station hail just stepped behind little whimsical shrug of upology, Hylvla recoiled the step she had which in the past has proved absolute i to proceed with their school work at some heavy timbers when a terrific ex bowed ceremoniously to the whole Destlnn. I am retiring from the— taken. Her bunds were preased to her court, and to his own horror the major ly reliable. It failed to disclose the the Fall term. plosion occurred. face. service.” names o f the men in the plot and it is It was announced at the War depart The turbines were damaged and tim reullzeil that he had returned the sa " I f that were true— ” Rut she did "France will lie the loser.” He glanced anxiously around not certain they can be obtained. ment Wednesday that the policy o f the bers ripped off the dam. The damage lute. Stephen Lowe did not speak for a not ask a question. She knew that It him. and recognized on the face* of his However, it is understood the source government would be to disband organ to the plant will amount to approxi moment. He was gazing fixedly and was true, tt was pitiable—terrible— is to be “ tipped” again, in the hope izations completely as units o f the Na mately $3000 although the most ser companions the same uncertainty and apparently Indifferently at the grent beautiful. Her whole soul seemed to that some further details may be se tional Guard and to seek the reorgani ious aspect at the present time is the bewilderment. Destlnn looked at no map spreud out on the table before expunil beneath Its beauty. There hud cured which will aid in the arrest of zation of the college men into branches loss of the irrigation water to several one. been no "other woman” lu his Ilfs— him. Richard Nameless was led out Into the men involved. of the officers’ reserve corps. hundreds of acres o f sugar beets. only the one— Sylvia Arnuud. for whom “ I wish to retire a rich man, Colonel the sunshine. With bis passing the he had sacrificed Ills honor, bis name. spirit of tension passed also; there re Destlnn.” Not Liable to Foreign Duty. Swedes Chase Russians. Americans See Bullfight, Ills place. And now It was for her to Destlnn looked up Into tbe keen alg Washington, D. C. — Mooted ques- Berlin— An attack on German mer- El Paso. Tex.— Hundreds o f Ameri turned the old torpor, touehed with the n I flea nt eyes. act and to use her power nobly—to re petulnnt irritation o f exhausted nerves ticns about the status of state troops chant vessels by Russian destroyers, cans crossed the Rio Grande Sunday to “ You are very persistent, Mr. Lowe,” gain the ground lost on thut futal eve that have been too highly strung. ning—to win back tlie holy place In hla called for the Mexican emergency are alleged to have taken place within attend the first bullfight and broncho- Colonel Destlnn picked up his kepi he su Id. Stephen Lowe leaned forward; his life. Suddenly she held out her hands. decided in an opinion given Secretary Swedish territorial waters, is reported busting contest held in Juarez since and, without greeting, atrode out of “ Osbrlelle. forgive me!” she said Baker by Brigadier General Crowder. in a statement which says: “ Two, the Villa regime. General Francisco the courthouse. The rest followed. But frnll body emnnated a sudden power gently, and there were tears gathering General Crowder holds that the state Russian destroyers attacked four Ger Gonzales, commandant, and Andres os they reached the door they hesi and the knowledge o f power. " I do not know. My offer Is not the on her long lashes. " I must have soldiers are not subject to duty outside man merchant steamers at the entrance Garcia, Mexican consul, expressed tated. Someone had laughed. It waa of the United States unless and until to the Port of Lullea, within Swedish gratification over the number attend no usual sound; in the heavy stillness old offer, Colonel Destlnn. It’s not seemed hard—wicked. I did not nn- they are formally drafted by order of waters. The Swedish torpedoboat V ir ing. The bull ring was thronged with It rang shrill and unnatural. They money. As a French officer nnd a derstand. 1 had not your love— or the the President; that they are under con go steamed toward them and the Rus Mexican soldiers, rifles across their turned nnd saw that Desire Arnatid naturalized Frenchman, you never can faith thut love gives. I saw ouly dis trol o f the Federal government and not sian craft fled, pursued by the Virgo, knees and cartridge belts swung about bnd not moved. He sat at the table offer your Invention to nnotlier na honor—and sometimes we who stand outside tlie stress o f life Judge very o f their respective state governors, and which had made ready for action. The their bodies. Interspersed between with his hands spread out before him tion.” "There 1 h a man who will Inherit It harshly.” that they are entitled to the same pen Swedish government has protested them sat American men and women and and laughed. sions and privileges as regulars. “ Rut you knew him,” was the stern — my son.” against this breach of neutrality.” hundreds of gaily-dressed Mexicans. The major shrugged his shoulders. reproach. “ Tomorrow you may have no son.” " I have seen It corning,” he said re liesllnn mnde a single gesture—the “ I was a child, Gahrlelle. Can't you Petrograd Fire Reported. Poles Thank Americans. Check Order Rescinded. gretfully. “ I have seen It coming a Will you, too. Judge Berlin — Reports of a great confla The Hague, via London— The Polish Washington, I). C, — Postmaster long time. Ah, this terrible country— Instinctive, upward movement of a understand? gration at Petrograd, in which a bureau Wednesday informed the Asso-1 General Burleson has suspended until this terrible, beautiful country! It Is man seeking to protect the face from harshly?” bridge across the river Neva, 12 large ciated Press that the Polish delegates further notice his recent orders au pitiable— and his poor w ife! Well, I a sudden blow. “ My son Is In Englnnd; be Is with steamers, including several trans- to the Congress o f Nationalities at thorizing postmasters to collect checks shall give our friend, the doctor, a hint. But will Sylvia plead fo r that his regiment.” Atlantic liners, and the Putiloff gun Lausanne, Switzerland, have sent a on banks in small communities where He will know better—” life of Richard If ehe learnt “ I f you had accepted my second offer works and other establishments were cablegram to President Wilson, thank there are no members of the Federal He too went out. but the laughter that Colonel Deatlnn will ex destroyed, are printed in the Lokal An- ing the American Nation for the ac Reserve system. The suspension was followed him. It drifted out on to the you would know that he resigned his pect her to sacrifice her honor zeiger. The newspaper adds : “ The ( tion t>egun to succor the economic mis- j ordered at the suggestion of the Fed courtyard, and rose with the stifling commission over a year ago. He did to him for tha aake of the con police suspect that the conflagration j ery in Poland. Hope is expressed that j eral Reserve hoard. Members o f the waves o f heat to the windows of the so at Sower’s request—to save your demned man? honor.” lie waited n moment, study was the work of anarchists, who the "sacred watchword of liberty and | bosrd said the recommendation was whitewashed room where Colonel Des planned to bum all public buildings independence for Poland will find a ( made because more time is necessary tlnn sat with hla forehead pressed ing the livid Immobile features with (TU BE CONTINUED.) being used for military purposes.” ready echo in America.” against his clenched huuds, listening. a pitying Interest. The Iron mask was to perfect the check collection plan. By I. A. R. WYLIE URGENT IMPORTANCE ADMITTED WAREHOUSES BURN Lane Amendment to Appropriation Bill for Torpedo Boat and Sub marine Base is Admitted. Three Dead and Many Injured By Shock That Shakes Five States — Washington Gets Tip of Impending Danger. Oregon Dry law Seriously Hurt by Circuit Court Decision Injunction Order Against Longshore men Strikers Reasonably Modified Ten Die in Cleveland Tunnel. Explosion Wrecks Grants Pass Irrigation Plant— Plot Suspected Students Will Be Released.