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CHAPTER XXV.
TK4 rM KK.
llTKU bla elprrtrOCe lit tea)
ruli.f Jbu lir from tba
betide of (l iuira4'r4 pflrete
of lluala. Mr I Kim I J teVrr
ebaw pnparnj tt atari lt iw-w day
11 could UH aril ra-alua- Jill a Bat
bad bapbl III lb larMiy four houra
ltu bad Juet uJel l lu-nlrd lb
ruauaoiiiai driii 1 1 of a muTtilng
MUI i make hli.f ea-rui actual
And Kbit fails tbry arc lhal
changed bla aboia future!
Uutb bad iruitilcl la marry bin!
favrrafiaat trlut4-i la Ibal great
Claw of I'uflUbtDti aba nulla lb
vlrtuea of careful training Kb ea
attainability lo rtrrtituataor a hu b
baa bad tirral lirttaltt tbe roloularf
Of ItM Of Id.
II wee aa formal la bud? ways aa
t rkark. la tHbrra b co'd a hum tbe
mxmt mpiil and Impreaaaiooabie al
eufurrr.
nUt b BnK to Ituib he bail bail
aot tbe felutrat tuMtm of woulug ber
ilia admiration bad been frank aod
oorrarrved. but attbout any oodrrty
lag depth of feeling.
Ilia volunteering lo join John Don
and Itulb la Ibla wild seqrrb fur Iba
Bilaadng Mo) bad brea what bo Called
a lark.
It aa eoly lunar aaeoriadoo wltb ber.
the constant view of brr pretty Inno
cence awl aa ooreaJonal gtlmpe of brr
prufonodrr aod aotuanly nature that
bad touched bla hrart and wakroed Id
bin feellnga lhal b bad refrelaed
from ronfeaalng to himself.
Then ram tbe tnororot wbro abr
bad turned to bltn for help aod be bad
been the alugle peraoo lo lb world
who Could eave Jobn Dorr.
8 harp and brief aa bad beeo Ibr
a(run:l la bla ova mlud. It bad
brought bla to an acknowledgment of
tba fart that she aaa tbe on It woman
ba wanted fur bla wife.
Oo too very tick of brr bour of trog
bla ba bad ventured lo aak bla reward
for eervlee.
8ba bad promised, and now be. bar
DM aod retired offlor of ibe Brit lab
army, shook Ilka a boy at tba thought
of Ibr bapploraa that awaited blm.
Tbey met at breakfast. IVirr atlli
bowing tbe effecte of bla nlgbt'a ad
Tenturra. flutb bright eyed from want
of eleep and Sir ttooald aiune prerut
log tba appearance of one who bad be
fun tba day aright after a aouod
night's reeL
Their natural topic of conversation
wat of Dorr'a attempt to rapture tbe
Idol aod Sir IXmald'a retra of blm.
Jobn could fire little MlUf action to
Itotb a minute Inqulrlea. and tbe Enc
tlahmin conrened that be blmaelf.
thoURb nocb more familiar with tbe
native ware and oatlre templea. bad
not mnrb notion of exactly bow It bad
all come about nor bow he h.nd found
Dorr and eitrlcnted hltu.
"Tbe on I thlnx I rather from It all
la tbla. be aald ambblr. "Vou bad
better take mj advice in tbU country
and not try to perform any of your
western featM, India la a rory old
country, and tbey rwent here aurtblUK
that doexn't follow the good old line.'
"I euppusie I waa very fnolisb." John
confewed ruefully. "Hut wheo I u
tbnt ImMKe right within reach I alinplj
couldn't resist the teuiptntlon to prnb
It and try to esouie."
Sir Dounld looked at Ituth tueaulne
ly. "I can't ay that I'm a bit aorry.
old rhap." be told l)orr. "After all. as
you mv. It's an ill wind that blovra no
one any (food."
InsUintly Ittith rauuht bis tuettnlni;.
and her eyes foil. Yes. she bad prom
lsed. and this brnve cetitletuiin who
bad risked bis life for ber anke should
not be without bis reward.
But abe atarod uilsonihlv at ber
plate until Jobn rallied ber and snore
that be would yet ret the plnus.
"And here comes the fellow who will
tell us what really did buppen." Sir
I
Nt T ramtnty atlrred up lb prlaeta;
Iorr-
"Wrll, wbal do tbrf ItilrtJ to cWr '
njutir4 Jotn. UiMluiurtd. rTi1 tu i
be did n ui.lrtiai.d a (taia-a at
r ha lit 1 4 by Itulb and Kir iMiaLL
"It areuia Ibry bate atarled a kluJ
of buiy aar eaiut aa." the l-rniH
abtaittrl liuil "You drotial.d
lUIr H-.la tud Ibey'tv aailtnl a k4 '
tba ' In Sa'aliiM you aud"
"And katr draiaikled J.n luipa
Ikiiliy.
Wltb a a-anln l.k luaard Ituth
lr tuoald faivl I oir TbU la hot a
filaca tut Uiu liallou." be aald formal
-We abaat
fetlliil aaar.
1.lcd
1 brie w aa a
laterrene
atoll
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auppoaa I waa vary fool i ah,"
confessed ruefully.
John
Donald remarked, pointing to a much
bedraggled native who bad entered the
compound and waa evidently waiting
for some one.
"That's my old servant." be couiln
tied. "If you will excuse me I'll ko uud
bear what be baa to tell us.'
Ruth and Jobn watched tbe two of
them for some time, tbe tall, carefully
dressed Englishman and tbe dirty nn
tire.
Tbey could see that tbe latter was
much excited, and toward tbe last Sir
Donald himself seemed to lose a little
of bin aplomb.
Finally tbey aaw him nod curtly to
tbe native, wbo aquatted down on the
parement A moment later be bad re-
Jolru-d them, flla usually placid fare
bore an expression of anxiety.
"What can be tbe mafterr demand
ed Itnth.
"Not anytblnn for yoo to worry
about " renlled Faversham. Tut sure
1 can arrange everytjilne preetntly
PHJCiiESTER S PILLS
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I - iV tnrfU Aiki- NM lfV.a-Trwa
l L V liit Zosm iiuaao hua fc at
f rantarraBM.KM.AIatuMa
ly. "The truth of tbe matter la. a
are knowo to be atopplnc here aod the
mob will undoubtedly vllt ua shortly."
"Hut the police T
Sir Donald looked very uncomforta
ble Indeed. "Yly dear follow, dou't yoo
real lie that what you and I did last
Dhjht waa purely and aim ply Indefenal
bier We tried to rob a temple, to be
frank about IL"
tried to recover aome pnpera be-
IookIljc to ua," be prottvted.
We would bave a attff time trying
to prove that to the official here."
waa tbe rely. "Aa a matter of fact
I can't afford to bring thLs op I'm
still practically an officer and I should
bave a donee of a time rlearinc my
self. You can't afford to call In tbe
police because you're an American, and
you broke British law. and I very
mui'b fear killed a British subject or
two."
I see." Dorr assented tbouirhtfully.
But what are we to do?
Precisely, precisely the qiifUlon."
Mid Sir Donald. "You and I could slip
away, but there la the young lady to
consider."
And tbe plana." aald Jobn doggedly.
Mr uonaid nusniii angrily, "l am
considering tbe youtu; lady in ibi-matter."
And I, as her guardian, bave to
think of ber best Interests." wis the
retort.
Paversbam tugged at bis mustache
in perplexity.- Then he said quietly.
I think Miss Gallon has really put
ber Interests In my charge. '.
Whnt-wbnt do you mean.' statu
meted Dorr.
At this moment there came from the
street outside the sound of cries anil
yells and trampling feet. The two
men looked nt each other. With one
accord they withdrew Inside the hall
way. "That's the mob coming:" Sir Donald
said hoarsely. "Now for It:"
"We must save Ituth at nil events'"
"Certainly." said l-'aversham coldly
'But I must plan iUlckly. Ah, hero
comes my faithful Achiuet!"
The servant spoke rapidly iu the
vernacular, and Sir lon:ild answered
In the name tongue Then he turned
to John.
"Iiring Miss Gallon here quickly." be
commanded "Don't alarm her need
lessly."
Ituth responded to the summons
without a tremor, and when u few I
hurried words had Informed tier of
what was afoot she turned to the Eng
IJshmun and said simply, "What shall
we do?"
"I am going to put you in charge ol
my old servant Achmct," ho told her
"I trust blm. and he will see you safe I
Dorr and I shall iiave to go a separate
way."
liy this time the mob had tilled the
street without and was yelling for
vengeance ou tbe sacrilegious white
men. punctuating Its demands with-an
occasional stone against the wall.
Acbmet bowed low before Ruth and
with a gesture Indicated that she was
follow him. She hesitated.
Kir Donnld curtly said. "Hurry!"
She Impulsively turned to John, and
be saw ber eyes filled with anxiety for
him. That satisfied his wounded heart,
and he urged ber on.
When she hod disappeared In the
wake of the hastening servant Sir Don
ald glanced at Dorr and then said
abruptly: "Come ahead: We'll try
back wav out
111 tatrrth
brod
-.Nn Ai biiirt SHU t.iae brr bla oa
at. He gii an rntlrvly different i.iio
ir r, air the ncli
Me had ba dly a4ro bolt the out
rr filii ea)Uh liioaid and there aa'
a a lid -ru'i of lnii,-lli. nle !
latrti tbe pi lar A atone aim. a
tbe (1sr lirlana the ao l.'untraii
"tVitte a lib me.' aald Kai erhiti
ticl d tw Ifcirr around a Corner and
thru lualde a email etitry. Another
rntrv guiigt off I Ma ofT. ra.1 rvai
aiid ll'-y dirie, daa it An ntuni
lairrlhry arr In aa ruipty courtyard
I know here atn now." tf'aer
aham an I J root!) and oprncl a gnle In
lb tiikalle aall a hi. h led Into a Kar
eVn. Me nilnutra l.ifrr tbe two aim
arr atrtdllna al-n a qnlrf lane mil
I ef ala'hl and eiiind of the mob.
. "Thry a III ilrlror all mir thing.'
J IWT angraed.
.No The botrlkrelirr and tha n
- W
Ih-e a III are to It that thry don't. All
Ibey wanted waa yoej and me. .fall
hut to catch us, ibey a III dlpr-
"Ilul a bore shall we and KutbV
John went oa eagerly.
"Arbmct will take ber lo a camp of
urcgar miiam tne city." be an
awrrrd
-Hut bowT hhe on be aafe wia
only a native"
"Nafrr than with a rrglmrnl of aol
aieca. waa the reapouae. "1 kn
wuere tbe plai-e K Ij-fa go ta It. I
cuarantre that we shall find Ml Cal
loo safe and anumL I know Arbiuel
of old. He ta arclally truatworthy
brcauae be la a Mohammedan and be
ooeant respect Idols any more than
yoo and I dn
turT nnany reacneo tne ramp up
tbe bank of the river and Acbmet aa
laamrd before tbem.
-Mbrre la the maklrnT d.-roaudrd
r avrrabam
The servant r aud took the cover
Ing off a Inrge basket. Ituth amlled no
at thorn.
I beard your voli-en." she aald,
laughing "Aohuiet Ihooght I ought to
fl out right away, but I aaote.1 to
surprise yott
"And that Is the aay you aist out of
the botrlT" ilomnnlei John
-Ties. Aonnicl tucked me Into tbla
basket aud carried me right through
all tbiaar trtrllile people."
"What la to be done nowr John de
mandrd presently.
"I'll bave Achmel iret our helong
Ings," aald Faversbant "Tbla mug
here la bla, be aaya. We can't do bet
ter than atlck wltb tbeiu for awhile.
I believe Ihey are going up Into tbe
bllla anyway. So much tbe hotter for
us Ilhala Is no at for you and me
Just now "
"But the Idol and tbe plana.'" protest
ed John. "We know where It la toilav.
Tomorrow It may lie a hundred miles
away or hidden past our ever finding
It."
"That la true." aald Sir !o:tld "Hut
tbe safety of Mtsa (Sullon Is paramount.
I will do what I raa. I'lwsibly I'll be
able to do more than you think."
If b tbla (rr had to be content, but
later when he and Itutb were alone
be brought the subject up again.
To Ms amazement. Ituth socuicd lit
tie Interest) d mid her manner was nn
oild mixture of reserve and timidity
Cone was the old frankness ami in
tlmacy.
At last John said quietly. "I huH
yon don't think I was wholly caroli-oi
of your safety last night. My only oh
Ject was to got back your acrs."
And Ituth. with Sir Donald's flush. -0
face before ber eyes aud bis Voice In
her ears, remembered her promise aud
waa silent.
(To be Continued.)
AND SUBMARINE
ACTIVITY IS PLAN
ANDIRIC') WILL AID
LANIINO IN POITINQ
' BRYAN ON LAW POIN
LIMITATION ON
PR0P08I0 I
aCVIRAL TVPI
N NOT! BY
UNITED STATC
ATTACKS ON KEKCMEN IS
DEPLORID IN NEW DOCUMEN
Mine Could ba Laid Only for Purpoae
ef Defenee and floating style
Would be tarred Under
Scheme.
to
of
IXIMK1N. March 1 A alepatch lo
lleuter a Telegram company from Am
strrdam gives the contents of the Am
erlcan note of Krbniary Zi to Croat
Hrltaln and Cermany'a reply thereto
The not re aere received In Ameter-
dara In a dlepatcb from lierlln.
The American note eipreaaea the
hoe that Crrat Hrltaln and (iermany
may, by means o( reciprocal concea-
aluna. dlacover a baaia of undemand
ing, the result of which would tend to
free ships engaged In neutral and
peaceful commerce from the serious
dangers to which thry are eipoeed In
paealng through the roaalal waters of
the belligerent rountrlea.
Thla auggeatlon, the note proceed a
lo say. should not be considered aa a
proposal by (he American government.
horn It naturally docs not behoove to
propose conditions tor such an agree
ment, though the question at Issue baa
a direct and far-reaching Intereal for
the government and people of th
I'nlted States.
The note aaya the I'nlted States ven
turea solely to take a liberty whlc
It la convinced can be roncedrd
neither of the two natlona, and poa-
slbly serve the common Interests
humanity.
The suggestion Is made that Ger
many and Great Britain should agree
first, that Isolated drifting mines
should be laid by neither party, thai
anchored mines should be laid exrlu
slvely for defensive purposes, within
gun range of harbors, and that all
mines should bear the marg of the gov
ernment of origin and be ao construct
rd aa to become harmless after break
ing loose from their anchorage.
It la suggested, second, that the sub
marines of neither of the two govern
menta should be employed to attack
merchant vessels of any nationality
except for tbe purpose of carrying out
the right of holding them up and
searching them; and. third, that mer
cantile ships of neither of the parties
should employ neutral flogs as a wur
ruse or for the purpose of concealing
their Identity.
Great Britain It is suggested, should
an roe that foodstuffs shall not be
placed on the list of absolute contra
brand and that the British authorities
shall neither disturb nor hold up car
goes and such goods ben addressed to
agencies in (iermany. the names of
which are communicated by the I'nli
ed States government for the purpose
of receiving such goodH and handling
them over to licensed German retail
ers for further distribution exclusively
for the civil population.
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v Ir
-ALLIES' FLEET TO
STOP ALL SHIPS
ON WAY TO EOE
BRITAIN TAKII DICIDCO ITAN
IN ANIYVIH TO GIN-
MANV'B ftlLINO
taUIIH CHEERED AS HE MAKES
PUBLIC KEW POLICY OF ENGLAND
Premier, Careful In Preparing Hate
ment, purposely Avoids Term
leefcade Poe'tlon la
Hetallatory.
' CHANDUR P.MDtfSCtj
WASHINGTON. Mar. I.-The for
nial atatemrnt aaa made at the atale
department that Chandler . Anderson
had been engaged to aaalal the depart
ment In a general advisory rapacity.
Mr. Anderson alii deal mainly allh
the quoatlon coming before the aollii-
or of the dertmenl. directing the
work of the aollcltor'a office during
the present lllnraa of Cone Johnaon
nd will In that rapacity work hand
hand with Counselor Hubert (.an
alog Mr. Amleraon. like Mr. I.aneing.
a an authority on mattera of Interna
tlonal law and policy, and upon these
wo men Secretary Hryan a III depend
r legal advice on Important proh
ema brought up by the war In Kurope.
CAPTAIN DOW USING
AMERICAN FLAG ON
TRIP TO AMERICA
Tkq ,
AIR
ICAN SHIP,
DA
TAKEN BY
Fi
RENCfi
CRUISER
VESSEL LOAOED WITH COTTON
FOR GERMANY IS TAKEN
TO BREST
OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT IS
MADE BY PARIS GOVERNMENT
Seliura Not Unexpected in WaeMng
ton Alllea to Stop All Ship
ping Both to and From
Germany
U).NIH)N. Mar I -If tha combined
fleets of Ureal Hrltaln and rTanre ran
prevent It no coimnoditlre of any kind
eicrpl thoae now on the eras shall
henceforth, tinlll lha ronrlualon of Ihe
war, reach or leave Ihe ahorea of (Iermany.
Thla la Kngland'a anaaer l'i Orr
niany'a aubiuarlne blm-kade and It la
to be effective forthwith.
Premier Aaiiitb. reading from a pre
pared atatenienl, made this announce
ment In Ihe house of rommons thla
afternoon at the ereslon ablrh a III le
hlatorlr. Htudloualy avoiding Ihe
terma "blockade" and "contrahrand"
for these aorda H-cur noahere In Ihe
prepared statement the premier el
plained lhal after thla day Ihe alllea
considered Ihemaelvea Justified In at
tempting, and would attempt lo "de
tain and lake Into port ships carrying!
giKxIa of preaumed enemy destination
oanerehip or origin."
The premier rmphaalied, howver.
that Veaarla and rargoea ao aelied
were) mil neceaaarily liable lo coiifle
ration and begged tha patience of neii
tral countrlea In Ihe face of a step
UiriMigh which Ihey aere likely lo euf
fer. He added that In making euch a
step ihe allies had done ao In self de
fenae.
"We are quite prepared." he went
on. "to submit to the arbitrament of
neutral opinion and atllt more lo the
verdict of Impartial history, lhal In
the clrrumatanrea In which we havr
been placed we have been moderate;
we have been retrained; we have ab
stained from Ihinga that we were pro
voked and tempted to do, and we have
adopted a policy which rommemla It
aelf lo reason, lo common sense and
to Justice."
Every member of Ihe house not at
the front In khnkl or unavoidably do
talned waa In hla seat lo hear the
prima minister's spetch and there waa
frequent cheering. The gallerlea were
packed. When the premier concluded
hla aet statements and, turning to the
aiieakrr, aald. 'That, air, la our reply,"
there waa a trememloua outburst.
Explosive Coughs
Fairly Rack You
to Pieces
UWt H-r Ms Tar b Jerf U
04 eaTtaUL. VV.Irr.Joc (We
VioltM Racllaf CeaU
TVaf ra a4 aiiala f Utanal, el
fimt ti-l a. I Ims a4 ika Li la
ak e4 l. alM mtim r--,
Uta m aa a4 (! a-l. itttmn
laf a a ar 4. ia ta aat 4a aa
t.aMliibe, imil, N-ana tkw
a
"ok. f- a uu w rmrrs irnnrT -J
I AN ta aiai Maa aa1 iiae.
fot ai'alliMrn aaa Ta t'oain rtp aaa4e
a aaaliaat, ai-ikie mun aa U a"4e
eWe Ua tae ( u..i. Ii ika
aa, !n Ua Hia aa ewiif. Taaa
miliil LaH tlo-a a"-a lk , kaat. aa4
era Madf , a kaf taaikiaia4 aaiwma
a il.alaelT"it-s !, Ii lai Imiitoll
aUe aaa a, I J f "iai a ll.al aae Taa k
("Hi aillxi AIm t'f ar ' mm
Uieaima iuaaa k autoara isvakuea. Ha
aa aahisa vi.4aaii Ual ka ai4 k4
Ulk. I aal aiai ika aaj save klaa a bmu1
i I tis ai a lluaai aaaTia. aallaloaiaba
ta kaj iwiMaU. lie ka4 aa eaakia to
4k laraaawtka,a1aleUiaMa. He
aaia Sotat'a Uoaai aau Taa aalataaJ klaa
aallnlr ' la Imahla."
aUUTIX.ta.MMI.K.W. v,taa, Ua
a en imi a4 a44 a ad ni alaint aaa
"aa. I Hi Sftila a4 Fin are ll.iaaf
aau Ttaaa4 aaad II liauaMiJt. aaa kaaa
vi..lMlauaaiaeailla.aalaaBalaJtoaaa ta
rami ar ak aiiry aa4 aaa euM aaaaa
aiMeaaaiaaL" t
uatalae aa etilaUa. llaulatt a u
eaa Imaa. lufsaa aal u UM.
tviav wain it a ranao.
Jonea Orug Co. lAdv.)
HEAD Of UNION SAYS
PARIS, Feb. 18. A French cruiser
has arrested tho American steamer
Due In In the channel and tukeu her
to Un st. This announcement Is of
ficially made.
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CAPTfiin DOW
eaj
NEW YORK, Mar. 1. Cavtaln Dow
of the liner Lusitanla is expected to
raise the American flag again during
his present trip across the Atlantic
from England. Many Americans home
ward bound are on his ship. He
caused a great stir by using the flag
on bis trip to England, and before he
sailed on his return trip he said he
would raise the flag again to protect
the liner from German submarines.
FEEL BLUE OR JUST 8TUPID7
Sluggish bowels and torpid liver us
ually go together and It does not take
long for constipation to produce a bad
condition a feeling of languor or lazi
ness the "blues," headaches, palpita
tion or other malady. Indeed, when
In this condition the system Invites
more serious Illness and Is not able to
throw off disease. Foley Cathartic
Tablet are a wholesome laxative and
cleansing cathartic. They act without
Inconvenience, griping or sickening.
Jones Drug Co. (Adv.) J
SALEM, Ore.. Feb. 27. Thomas
Dawson, aged 75 years, stabbed and
probably fatally wounded Thomas B.
Waldo, aged 71 years, at the state
hospital for the insane today.
Cold Proportion.
"My bank Is mean. I think."
"IJow mo, girlieT
"I bnve tiiken hundreds of checks to
that bank, and tbey always count me
out the exact amount, just so mnch
and no more. All Ibe other business
men wltb whom I deal (brow in a "lit
tle occasionally for good wll."-1tt-burgb
Poet
The recreipts for tho week at the
Portland I'nlon Stock Yards Co. have
been: f'uttlo ft:!.'!, calves 2S, hogs
:012, sheep 1 "tor..
Cattle receipts have been only mod
erate, this week and have taken a
lower level in price. New prices es
tablished are 1.1 to 23 cents lower than
former prices. The market Is con
sldered Bteady at J7.75 for top Bteers
and other lines In proportion.
The receipts of liogg have not been
ns lari;o as ordinary anil consequently
prlres.have advanced accordingly. Top
prime light hogs bringing $0.85 at
close of week.
The sheep market can best be ex
emplified by the one word "excellent."
Prime lambs are bringing $8.25 and
extra good quality would no doubt
bring at least a quarter more than
this figure. All killers seem short of
supplies.
The following sales are represent!!
live:
20 ateers 1102 $ 7.75
25 steers 1175 I 7.43
87 steers 11231 7.2!
122 steers 1131 I 7.00
1 bull 1431 5.50
1 stag .1211 0.75
1 heifer 790 6.75
7 calve '. 152 I 7.50
90 cows 1116 6.50
1 cows 941 6.25
4 cows 1350 I 5.75
3 cows 1073 6.50
206 hogs 185 C.8
1141 hogs 186 6.75
707 hogs -. 181 6.70
6 hogs 156 6.60
141 lambs 65 1 8.25
303 Iambs 74 I 8.00
219 ewes ill 6.00
15 wethers 101 1 7.15
1 he steamship tiacla left Galveston
for Rotterdam January 31 with ll.Oun
bales of cotton to be trans shipped to
Krcinnn. It was fully expected lit that
line thai the ship would be seized on
er way to rtottenlum.
('.rent ilritaln questioned the v.il-
1 it y of the recent transfer of the Do-
la from Gorman to American rcglslry.
The Dacla touched at Norfolk Fehru
ary 11 and proceeded.
The D.lcla was formerly a Hamburg-
merle an freight steamship which hnd
been used before tho war In trade with
llremin mid New Orleans and other
Gulf ports. At the outbreak of hos
tilities she was interned nt Port Ar
thur, Tex.
Th'Daola wns bought on December
24 by an American and on January 4
American registry was obtained. It
wag then announced that she was lo
bo unod to relieve the cotton conges
tion and loading was begun with a car
go of cotton to be taken to Rotterdam
and thence shipped to llremen, whero
It wns already sold.
Representations were made Imme
diately by the Ilrltlsh embassy at
Washington, quesaiotitlng tho validity
of the transf'ir of the itemed vessel
and it was generally understood that
If she said she would be seized by
Ilrltlsh or French warships and taken
before a prize court.
BATTLE LINE IS
HAZE OF GRAVES
m TRENCHES
CHICAGO. Mar. J. Warren 8. Hlone.
grand chief of Ihe llroltirrhood of lx
roniotive Knglneera, In a atiati ment to
day before Ihe hoard named lo arbl-
rate Ibe difforenrea botaren the weal
em rallroada and their operating em
ployers, declared the engineers aud
firemen had nol participated equitably
In Ihe frulta of their labor because of
financial mismanagement of Ihe tall
road proper! lee.
The ronataol tendency baa been, he
aald. for the men In control of eaih
road's flnanrea lo ahaorb galna In reve
nue arlalng from Incrraard efficiency
by Ihe laauance of fictitious aecuritlea
Ha declared tha progenia derived from
irnnla of land by Ihe federal and state
governini nla to assist In building up
the wistern rallroada had Dot been
properly ueed.
Direct financial control of Ihe aeat
ern rallroada, he said, rrata alth a
small group of batikera and financial
Institutions which made aud unmake
railroad presidents.
BRITISH "EYE-WITNESS"
6CRIBES CONDITIONS.
ALONG FRONT
DE
STILL GRAY FIGURES DOT
GROUND EVERYWHERE, HE SAYS
WERE ALL WELL PAID
REVENUE IS DECLARED GREAT
EST NEED OF AMERICAN
RAILROADS
Eleven
In
Thousand Killed or Wounded
Terrific Hand -to H.md
Encounter In tha Car
pathian Mountains
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BERLIN ADMITS THE
CZAR'S TROOPS SAID TO HAVE
RECEIVED HEAVY REINFORCEMENTS
I1ERMN by wireless to Sayvlllo, L.
I Mar. 2. For the first time, the war
office admitted this afternoon In an
official statement thut the Russians
have recaptured Przasnysz, and are oo
the offensive at both ends of the line
extending from the Nltman river. In
Prussia, to the Ilukowlna frontier.
Doth German and Austrian reports
Indicate that the Slavs bave been re
enforcing heavily. Whether they have
remained satisfied with the reoccupa
tion of Przasnysz or are advancing
farther Into Poland Is not yet known.
The operations In the Carpathians
are proceeding slowly, and consider
able violent fighting hat taken place.
In the western theatre operations by
the crown prince's army at Verdun
appear about to be resumed, follow
ing German gains In the Argonne, near
Malan court.
LONDON, Feh. 20. "All tho ground
near the front Hue Is plowed up with
shells and furrowed with tho remains
iu old trenches and grnves. Tho
whole place Is a vnst cemetery In
which our trenches and those of the
enemy wind In every direction." This
statement Is mnilo by tho Ilrltlsh of
ficial "eye witness." nt the front In a
description given out here tonight of
the recent battles southeast of Yprcs
and of the country In which tho arm
ies ore fighting.
"In a sheltered Bpot," ho continues,
"there Ih a llttlo graveyard whero
some of our dead have buen hurled.
Their graves have been carofully
marked and a rough square of bricks
has been placed around them. In
front of the trenches German bodies
still lie thick.
"At one point of Ihe brick fields re
cently some 30 men tried to rush our
line. At their hcud wag a young Ger
man officer who came on gallantly,
waving his sword. He almost reached
the barbed wire and then fell dead,
and he Ilea there yet, with his 8 word
in his hand and all his HO men about
him.
It la the same all along tho front
In this qunrter. Everywhere still, gray
figures can be seen lying, sometimes
several rows together and sometimes
singly or In twos or threes.
"Thla description might serve with
few minor alterations for many of
the localities along our front, whero
the fighting has centered around some
wood, a village or line of trenches. It
is as ii eacn nail Deen swept by a
withering blast before which every
object, whether a work of nature or of
man. has crumbled Into ruins or he-
come twisted and deformed, and even
the very ground Itself looks as If IL
nao been shaken by a violent convul
slon of nature."
WASHINGTON. Fib. 2fi.-"Moro
revenue and less legislation Is whut
the American railroads need."
This wns the declaration here today
of nDnlol G. Hold, Now York financier,
testifying ut (ho Interstate coimneno
commission's Investigation of the af
fairs of the Um k Island rnllrnnd. Hold
Is one of the present owners of lln
corporation.
"Probably that is what the railroads
want." suggested Commissioner Clem
onts, "but more legislation Is needed."
In questioning Held, Judge Folk, so
licitor for the commission, nsked about
tho details of Ihe transactions where
by Held, tho Moore. Ilrolhors, and W.
Illeeds formed the Rock Island con
solidation with $:i"5,noo,ooo worth of
securities against It. Asked whnt
they paid for the road, Held replied;
"That deal was closed 14 years ng-.i.
I have been In several things since
that time, and I don't keep books on
such things."
Folk then recited somn of tho sal
aries paid to officials of tho Hock Is
land road.
"President I.oree,'' no said, "receives
JIOO.OOO a year; Vlco President Miidun
gets 100,000; H. H, Cable draws $:ia..
000; llenjnmln Wlnchell, $10 000; II.
F. Yoakum drew 1:10.000. and W. fl
Purdy received 22,fi00, and was given
two yours salary when ho left the
company,"
Asked If tho salaries of Hock Ialnnd
officials could not have been reduced,
Hold answered; "A man who can run
8000 miles of rnllrond Is worth nil ho
con get."
"You nre rather generous with the
company's funds " observed Ktolk.
Hold then recalled a gift of $100,000
to It. A. Jackson for "services ren
dered." He also asserted that Juek
son received a salary of $:0.000 a year
Instead of $25,000. as stated by Folk,
Cottage Grove Is to have
park.
a station
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