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BELITTLE GERMANS
Fervor of Foes' Patriot
ism Admitted.
CONFIDENCE STILL UNSHAKEN
How Long Will War Last? Is
Leading Question Now.
OPINIONS WIDELY VARIED
"Cafe strnlrgir-ts" Abandon Maps
loStudir Greater Statecraft in
Its Bearing on VJtiniate
Brinslnjr of Peace.
r.x will inwix.
LONDON, Feb. IS. That fervor ol
German patriotism has reached the
Knslish consciousness at last. One
liears no more belittling of the enemy.
The newspapers admit it. The Times
is printing the observations of a neu
tral who passed-six weeks in Germany
and really etudied the situation. lie
" makes no bones of telling the English
reople that the Germans are not break
ins under the strain. That the food
Ktipply, for all the solicitude expressed
by the German authorities, may veil
iar mvr until the next harvest, ana
I'm! h itnmi-jtir supply of copper will
take care of military needs.
And the English, confident fatalists
that they are. face this also, perfectly
sure that the allies will win In the end.
but sure also that it is going to be a
man's Job.
location Is: "How LoilC
When the first crop of American cor
respondents came scurrying back to
America with their copy, every one
asked them. "How Jons is If coins to
last?" Their friends kept repeating
that question vntil the correspondents
grew tired of declaring that they were
not prophets. Here, it is still the ques
tion of the hour. Only, if America asks
this question with anxious solicitude.
Imagine how solicitously they ask It
here! Your son,- your brother, your
husband, a dozen friends and acquain
tances are out there In the mist of war.
Every day subtracted meahs a better
chance for their lives; every day added,
a worse one. Upon the answer may
depend all your happiness and your
worldly prosperity.
All talk lierc drifts Inevitably and In
suite of your will, toward the war; and
all war talk drifts toward this ques
tion. I.ararr Problc-m Studied.
The "cafe strategists," now that the
lines have become locked, no longer
pore over niap3 and explain the real
meaning of the latest communique from
Paris. They argue now over the rela
tive importance of offense and defense,
over the Germanic influence in the court
at Petrograd. over the food supply of
Germany, over the possibility that Italy,'
Koumania or even Holland will enter
the fight and all to prove that it will
be a long war or a short war.
In a question so immeasurably com
plicated and so afTected by an uncertain
f'lture. the guess of these cafe strate
gists is perhaps as good as that of the
wisest statesman who walks; yet I will
inote a few sincere opinions, if only to
show the diversity of opinion.
All Confident of WtnolnB In End.
"It will end sooner than most peo
ple think; and as suddenly as it began,"
s-ays one of the most able statesmen of
Rritain. "Some time before next
Autumn." says a great soldier. "August
r thereabouts." says a military expert.
"Two or three years." says an Ameri
nn journalist, whose position keeps
him In broad touch with all Europe.
Two years." says one of the most as
tute journalists in all Europe.
On one point, however, there is no
question whatever. In a fortnight, 1
have heard no Englishman, be he wise
or Ignorant, express the slightest shade
of a doubt that the Allies will win.
Great Blockade Approaches.
Shrove Tuesday a Mardi Gran with
out merriment in all Europe. Tomor
row will be Ash Wednesday and
Thursday is the ISth. the day set for
the great blockade or the paper block
ade, whichever you may wish to call
it the day when Germany proposes
to make Lent begin indeed for Ihis
island people. I cannot say that Lon
don seems especially disturbed. In
deed, the city seemed much more dis
turbed when the talk of the Zeppelin
menace was at its height.
This. I think, is only human. The
Zeppelin is a new, ghostly terror; a
thing whose laws no layman under
stands; a thiu-r which drops death and
destruction out of the fog from the
unexplored regions of the upper air.
There Is a touch of the supernatural
about that. You shudder over it as
over a pyxic. But a terror from the
sea England has been dealing with
that ever since the rtrst bare-legged
Saxon scraped his keel asainet the
kands of England.
Ponxible Sertouimesa Admitted.
"It's serious, yes," says the average
Informed Englishman. "Yes. "We may
lose a. great many ships first and last.
Rut as for cutting off commerce en
tirely or starving tis out that's rub
bish." I have met no one, high or
low, who appears. to fear isolation or
starvation. The neutral observers,
while they take much the same view,
are taking no chances of getting cut
off by sea. Testerday the boats from
Holland came In crowded to the rails.
CcncIuded on ra-2.
GREECE IS DIVIDED
OVER WAR POLICY
PEOPLE SHOCT FOI! PItEMIEK
WHO OPPOSES KING.
Turks Threaten Massacre, German
Minister Says Teutonic Allies
Will Move at Once.
LONDON". March 7. Dispatches from
Athens today say that Greece is di
vided over declaring war against Tur
key and that those who favor, enter
ing the conflict as against the party
of the King, who insists on neutrality,
have been openly demonstrative. -
King Constantine today accepted the
resignation of Premier Venisjielos. who
was In favor of war. He has re
quested M. Zaimis. governor of. the
National Bank, to form a ministry. 31.
Zaimis asked the King to give mm
until lomnrrow to consult with his
friends.
The Turkish Minister, Salih Bey, has
declared openly in the last lew aays
that massacres would take place
Turkey if Greece broke with the Porte,
while Count Mirbach, the German Min
ister, informed the diplomatic corps
that Austria and Germany'.would im
mediately declare war on Greece the
day that Greece moved against iur
key.
M. Venizelos. speaking in ine v-uam
ber of Deputies today, declared -that he
had advised King Constantino to send
for M. Zaimis to form a new Cabinet
"M. Zaimis." the retiring Premier adaeo.
will follow the policy of neutrality.
and I hope that this policy will not en
danger our newly-acquired territory.
'Our party," M. Venizelos continued
ill refuse to support any government
which may be formed. Besides, ai.
Zaimis if he forms a Cabinet, will not
come before the Chamber." ,
An immense crowd cheered Ai
Venizelos. as he left the palace
A disDatch from Geneva says that
all the Greek army officers in Switzer
land were recalled Saturday. Other
Greeks of a military age must present
themselves at the offices of the Consul
General In Geneva before March 11.
The opinion is expressed by many here
that there is to be a general mobiliza
tion of the Greek army.
TRAP IS SET FOR NURSES
Services of Discriminating Ones Are
Xot Acceptable to General.
BERLIN", Feb. 16. (Correspondence
of the Associated Press.) How a wise
old surgeon determined which of . 20
youthful nurses he should accept for
service is told in the Tagliche Rund
schau. The young women had spent
six weeks In training in one of the big
garrison cities and at last stood before
the superitnendent.
"I congratulate you," he began, "on
your willingness to serve the -cause of
the Fatherland. Previous experiences,
however, have shown me that all does
not always go well with those serving
in the sanitary divisions, that the work
proved distasteful to them. Will those
who would prefer to serve exclusively
in the otiicers wards please step lor
ward?" Shyly and blushingly 15 of the 20
young women stepped out of the line,
whereupon the surgeon continued in
his amiable tones: "1 thank you, ladies.
Of your services I shall not avail my
self. Your decision indicates to me
that you have not yet attained the nec
essary degree of earnestness required
of those serving our wounded soldiers."
FLEET SPEEDS FROM FOE
Austrian 'avy, Sent to Win Glory,
Returns When Enemy Is Sighted.
ROME. March 7. (Special.) An un
censored dispatch from Vienna says
the heir to the Austrian throne in
spected the forts and. reviewed the fltjet
at Pola previous , to a oruise of the
Adriatic, which was expected to be a
prelude to operations In the Aegean
Sea. The ships sailed cleared for ac
tion and with provisions for two
months. Colliers accompanied the
fleet.
The heir to the throne made a speech
in the Emperor's naroo. in which he
said he expected the fleet to- return
covered with glory. However, the fleet
got only as far as the Lower Adriatic,
where it sighted Anglo-French war
ships. Then It returned to Pola at full
speed. -;
PRISONERS LEARN FRENCH
Belle Isle, Famed by Dumas and
Bernhardt, Is Retreat. .
PARIS. Feb. 14. (Correspondence of
the Associated Press.) Belle Isle, fa
miliar to readers of Dumas and dis
tinguished by Sarah Bernhardt, who
fixed her Summer' residence among ts
savage rocks, is' now the retreat of
3000 German prisoners of war. Break
ing stones for the new roads they are
employed in building keeps their appe
tites sharpened for the regular camp
fare of ham, sausages and other deli
cacies received in large quantities from
across the Rhine. '
The Alsatian prisoners are carefully
separated from the others and are
given regular soldiers' rations and all
the privileges of French troops In bar
racks. Books and papers are pro
vided for those who desire to read and
those who do not understand French
are given facilities for learning It.'
TURKS WIN OVER BRITISH
Attack on Euphrates Is Successful,
Reports Constantinople. .
BERLIN. March " 7. The Overseas
News Agency has sent out the follow
ing dispatch: .'
"A dispatch from Constantinople
gives a report from Bagdad that the
Turkish advance troops, supported by
volunteers, have made a successful at
tack on Chalie, to the southward of
Korna, which lies at the confluence of
the Euphrates and Tigris rivers, 38
miles northwest of Basra. Several
British prisoners are said to have been
taken and in addition the British suf
fered heavy losses In killed and
wounded."
E SWEEPER IS
Reply to Allied Attack
Succeeds, Say Turks.
COAST OF SMYRNA IS SHELLED
Four of Main Inner Forts
Dardanelles Bombarded.
of
LANDING REPORTED COSTLY
Anglo-I'rcncli Force Driven -Back to
Vessels, Says Constantinople.
Attacks by Fleet Are Dc
clared at Longer Range.
LONDON", March 7. One mine sweep
er was sunk and a warship of the
Anglo-French fleet was hit squarely
seven times by shells from Turkish
forts on the coast -'of Smyrna, when the
a Hied sea force made an attack which
continued three hours Saturday, ac
cording to a dispatch from Constanti
nople. The report adds that no serious oper
ation against the Dardanelles was un
dertaken by the hostile naval vessels
either Saturday or today. However, an
Amsterdam dispatch quotes a Constan
tinople report as saying six vessels
attacked the forts In the Straits today.
This communication says the forts re
plied successfully.
' Four Main Fori Skelled.
The French official announcement
says four of the main forts in uie
Dardanelles were bombarded Saturday.
The official Turkish communication
issued today says:
'Two enemy warships -bombarded
forts on the Smyrna coast for three
hours yesterday without result.
'At 8 A. M. one French and three
British warships, accompanied by five
large mine sweepers again bombarded
Smyrna forts for an hour and a half.
Seven shells fired by our batteries
struck the warship which was the first
to osen fire. One mine sweeper was
sunk. -----
'Our casualties yesterday and today
were four Killed ana seven wounaea.
Another Says Attack Made.
The enemy's fleet undertook no
serious action against the Dardanelles
either yesterday or today."
Reuter's Amsterdam correspondent
sends the following official communi
cation issued in Constantinople Sunday
night:
"This afternoon six hostile warships
bombarded our batteries in the Dar
danelles. The batteries replied suc
cessfully. "There is no Important change in the
general situation."
Regarding operations in the Dar
danelles Saturday the official French
communication says:
"The British battleship Queen Eliza-
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INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
i . The Weather. '
TESTER DAY'S Maximum -'temperature, 61
- degrees; minimum, 43 degrees..
TOUAV'S Probably , fair; easterly -winds.
- War. V.
Will Irwin says British "no looser belittle
Their enemy. Page 1. --.
Anglo-French minesweeper reported sunk
and warships struck seven .times .by
Turks. Pago 3,.- ,
Russians near Kast Prussian border; Germans
score success in Kawa. Page
Both sides report minor successes on western
battle line. Page 2.
Von Hindenburg- directs army from seclusion
of castle far In rear of line. Page 2.
Greeks divided on issue of entering war.
Page 1. . .
Torelen. ' i
Burning liner La Touralne sailing -for tort
without aid. Pago 3.
Mexico City in chaos; most of people of n-
ilon would welcome Americans. , jrago
Domestic. - - .
Oregon building t San Francisco Exposition
jacks floral ilecoratlons. rage J.
Trial of Harry . TV.aw on conspiracy charge
to be begun today. Page J.
Oregon ever-prominent figure in fan Fran
cleco exposition. Page 11. '.-
Increase of nearly- 50.000.000 bushels of
wheat expected this year. . Page 1.
Sports. ; '.
Beavers de'reat St. Mary's College," 3 to
rage 10. , .
Matty says baseball ' is -squarest sport and
that horse aaces and other contests are
' - poor ones to bet on. Page 10.
Fans hopes re3t with 'track and baseball
i teams, with state basketball honors even.
Paga 10.
- " Pacific' Northwest
Appropriation bill .Cuts held Idaho 'Legisla
ture in session." - Page t.
Veto expected on several bills by Governor
Lister. Page 8. , . .
Portland and Vicinity.
Dorothy Shoemaker -back and Edmond Elton
makes bow at maker In "Awakening or
Helena Richie. ". Pae 3. -
Robert H. Dunkirk.- boastful forger, arrested
with diary of hl-crimes. Page l.
Three gh-ls start on tramp to San Francisco
today. Page 14. ; . - - ,-
New bills at movie-?. Page 8.
T. M. c. A. lays plans to assimilate 10S5
members added recently. . Page 11.
Steamer Beaver,- with two newly-married
couples, leaves for San Francisco. Pago
Blanche Rins keeps four laughs ahead of
Orpheum audience. ..Page I.
Tolstoi's "Kreutzer.-Sonata" removed from
movie bouse by censors. Page 8. ,
Bishop H. I Bnrkley. of United Brethren
Radical Church, dies. Page S.
Portland basks In balmy weather. Page 11.
MOVIES OUST SERVICES
Con -riots at Oregon Prison to See
Films in Place or Hearing Sermons.
SALEM. Or.. March 7. (Special.)
For the first time in the history of the
Oregon State Penitentiary regular Sun
day religious services at the prison
were eliminated today-', in favor of a
motion-picture play which was pre
sented for the convicts.. -For the next
four Sundays motion pictures .will be
substituted for the religious service.
The convicts saw "Du Barry'" -today.
Other motion-picture plays which they
will witness on succeeding Sundays are
"Officer,- 666." . "Julius Caes-.-.' "Stop
Thief and "The Naked Truth:"
Substitution of motion plays for re
ligious services was made with ihe ap
proval of Governor Withycombe. '
Open Air Meeting Attracts -J
At the open-air service in front -of
the Taylor - street Methodist Church
yesterday morning. Rev. 11. S. Wallace
preached -"The Atonement of Christ,"
emphasizing the fact that Christianity
is the only religion that includes atone
ment for sin among its cardinal doc
trines. The attendance was large, in
cluding' many from the street who
never attend Indoor services.
Kditor Elected School Director.
CATHLAMET, Wash.. March .7.
(Special.) Joseph Girard. editor of the
Columbia River Sun, yesterday was
elected School Director of this district
by a majority of 23.
WHEATGAINMAYBE
finMininNRiifiHc1,
uumiiiiuiiuu'' v
- - n
- ot -
940,000,000 Is Total
in Prospect Now.
CONDITION IS MOST PROMISING
New Record Is Expected for
Third Consecutive Year.
A0REAGE INCREASE IS BIG
Crop Passes Winter in Good Condi
tion and More of Spring Variety
, Is Expected to Be Sowed Tlian
Was Case Last year.
CHICAGO, Slareh 7. (Special.) In
dications point to a wheat crop of
more than 900.000.000 bushels this
year, against 891.000.000 ousneis Har
vested last year. This, if realized, will
make tfifc third consecutive record
breaking crop.
The Unit-ed States last year raised
684,990,000 bushels of Winter wheat
and set a new record. It was one of
the best things that ever happened to
this country to have a bumper crop,
as it enabled the united States to feed
all Europe and obtain the highest
prices in years.
40,000,000 Bnxheln F.xprctcd.
This year it is possible to raise' 700,-
000,000 bushels or more of Winter
wheat with-- favorable conditions to
harvest-. This, with a Spring wheat
crop estimated at 240.000,000 bushels,
which is not a hljh figure, will make
the wheat crop reach 940,000,000 bush
els. The wheat crop last Spring was a
poor , one only i'U6,ooo,ouo Dusneis
while in 1913 it was 240.006.000 bushels.
A Winter wheat acreage of 41,263.000,
an increase of 4,132,000 acres, or 11.1
per cent more than was seeded for the
harvest of. 1914 Is the largest ever
known. The plant has come through
the, Winter in unusually good condition
and indications are that there will be
little less in acreage from various
causes lip to harvest.
- Aereage Loss In Small.
The estimate of 700.000.0u0 bushels of
Winter wheat Is based on a loss of
only 263,000 acres up to harvest and a
yield per acre of slightly more than 1
bushels,' or about tv-o bushels an acre
less than' last-year. For Spring wheat,
which is yet to' be seeded, the estimate
is based on an acreage of 18,000,000
acres and a yield of 13 bushels an acre,
or the same as harvested in 1913, when
the crop was 240,000,000 bushels. As
prices are high it is expected that with
an early Spring farmers in the North
west will put In the largest acreages
In years and possibly it may exceed
19,000.000 acres, against 17.533,000 har
vested lust year.
Winter wheat is relatively in better
(Condutld on Page 5.
Sunday's War Moves
KKCE apparently is at the parting
of the ways with her King exert
ing his influence to maintain the neu
trality of his country in opposition to
the retiring JI. Venizelos. the man to
whom Greece- owes her revival.
M. Venizelos announced on Saturday
The resignation of himself and cabinet,
as King Constantine did not approve the
policy of the government. In the
Chamber of deputies yesterday 51. Veni
zelos clearly indicated that the differ
ence between him and the monarch
was over the question of peace and
war. lie said he had advised the King
to select as a new premier M. Zaimis,
governor of the? National Bank, who he
said, "will follow a policy of neutral
ity. Which I hope will not endanger
our newly acquired territory. "
A grand council of Ministers was
held at Athens yesterday under the
presidency of King Constantine, and
as M. Venizelos was leaving the palace
at its conclusion he was acclaimed by
the populace.
King Constantine won great popula
ity by the successful manner In which
he led the last two Balkan wars. Thi
popularity, however, he shared wit
Af. Venizelos, to whose diplomacy i
the conferences following the war
Greece is said to owe her success an
whose organization was largely re
sponsible for her ability to fight
she did. The retiring premier also wa
the moving spirit in the Balkan alii
ance which united the Balkan state
asrainst Turkev.
In his speech XI. Venizelos promised
Ilia support to any government Belected
by the King. There seems to be som
doubt, however, whether the Deputle
will follow any other leader than Ven
izelos. M. Zaimis. who lias been re
quested y the King to form a new
ministry, requested 24 hours in which
to consider the matter.
While this political dispute Is goln
on in the Greek capital the allied flee
continues the bombardment of the fort
of the Dardanelles, the forcing
which would make such great changes
In the Near Kast changes which, it
considered, none of the Balkan states,
and least of all Greece, can afford
treat slightingly.
Having damag'ed two of the forts o
the Kuropean side of the narrows pre
viously, the British battleship Queen
Klizabeth and others of the allied flee
Saturday started a bombardment by in
direct firing on the forts on the Asiati
side of the narrows. As had been ex
pected, these forts are proving hard
nuts to crack. In addition the Turkish
army, with modern German guns.
concentrating on the Callipolis penin
sula to oppose any landing, and unti
it Is disposed of naval experts declare
the ships will not be fate in the strait.-!
Bulgaria is said to have been aroused
by this attack on the Dardanelles and
is loojung to the futuie. it is said tha
King Ferdinand la considering the for
nation of a coalition government to
direct the affairs of the country through
the crisis which is expected.
The only other events in the Nea
East to be reported are a couple of
skirmishes which the allies' forces, au
vaijc-ing from the head of the Persian
Gulf, have had with Turks and tribes
men.
Russia nas sun anotiier battle 01
her hands. hile she is declared to
be pressing her offensive in North Po
land and L'astcrn Galicia and holding
up the Austrian lit the Carpathians
the Germans have launched an attack
in the region ot the Plhca lliver, to
the south of Warsaw, where a big bat
tie is developing.
So far as the west is concerned, the
most important news Is that the
French have refurned to the attack in
the Vosges, and, according to Paris
succeeded ir securing & footing on
some of the hills near Munster and
pushing their lines slightly forward.
821,000 ALLIES CAPTURED
.More Than 200.000 Taken Since
First of January.
BERLIN. March 7, by wireless
Sayville, N. y. Among the items given
out today for publications by the Over
seas News Agency are the following
"Members of the Prussian diet ho
have been visiting prisoner camps have
received information that at present
there are 821,000 war prisoners In
terned in Germany, an increase since
the end ot 1914 of more than 200.000
men."
GERMANS KILL 300 TURKS
Troops In Conflict With Officers
on Ilctreat After Sue..
LONDON, March S. Telegraphing
from Cairo the Daily Mail's corre
spondent says:
"During the 'retreat of the Turks
after the recent Suez operations, the
Cerman officers had an open conflict
with their allies, and 300 of the latter
were killed in a single affray near
Jcriifcalcm."
SERBIANS INVADE ALBANIA
Advance to Adriatic Sea, Is riannctl,
Says Sofia "Report.
BCnLlN. March 7. (By wireless to
Sayville. N. Y.) Advices from Sofia
say that Serbia Is planning an invasion
of Albania and an advance to he
Adriatic.
At several points, it is said, the
Serbians already have crossed the Al
banian border. .
PENDLETON CHURCH BURNS
Blaze of Ink noun Origin Iamages
Prcslij lerian Mccting-HouM;.
PENDLETON, Or., March 7. (Spe
cial.) The Kirst Presbyterian Church
in' this city was partially destroyed by
fire of unknown origin al 4 o'clock this
afternoon.
The loss is fully covered by insur
ance.
BOASTFUL DIARY IS
F
Impersonator of Mil
lionaire in Toils Here.
ALL MISDEEDS ACKNOWLEDGED
Train of Bad Checks Left
Path Across Country.
in
OMAHA FORGERY HIS LAST
"I Uve Only fur .MjM-lf Hint al F-i-pen.se
of Other"!," Vrltet Adven
turer Who Pretend to tic
Klch Koliert If. Duke. ,
"I am expectim T any lime to h
apprehended for one or moie of my
many misdemeanors. The aim of th
law Is strong and Inexorable, so
are given to understand, but In mv
particular caso the arm acems strange
ly paralyzed, or possibly asleep."
Thus. In a neat little diary at Nonh
vllle, Tenn., February 14. I SI J. wrote
Robert II. Dunkirk, clever check
passer who has lived mainly on his
wits since 1908, one of his favorite
stratagems being pasMnir lilmelf off
as Robert If. Duke, pseudo member of
the millionaire tobacco magnate's fam
ily. With the Incriminating diary In
his possession and after leaving: a liail
of bad checks from Xavjiville to
Francisco, Dunkirk was arrested by
City Detective Tackaberry and llcllrr
yesterday morning, and is now await
ing extradition to Omaha, where he
wanted for forging a $'i0n draft on the
Universal Film .Manufacturing Com
pany branch.
Prepared Stat'ouery I'vuad.
In hi suitcase wa.4 found a thou
sand sheets of stationery embossed In
Tennessee with the name or th
American Tobacco Company, 111 I iflh
avenue. New l oi k ity. -unice ot me
Treasurer." and 100 engraved card
bearing hi alisf. "Mi. Kobrrt H
Duke."
By trade a inechaiiHal engineer, Dun
kirk for tiic past seven yean ha lirt
almost wholly upon ins ii aunnieni
schemes, according to his onfeseion
made to Detective T kabcrry jeslei
uay afternoon. Dressed In Ihe latet
mode, with Ihe finest linen and undei -wear
of silk, Dunkirk fi'iiud It com
paratively simple to pans himself
he son of a inlliotiali e, anil lo tiatil
n good t-oclety.
Much of Ihe money necured by Dun
kirk was through a Idler of Iniiodu- -tion
given him. he assert, by Miiurn
Flechlc. vice-president of the tail
Laemnile film Service Company in
Chicago, whom he snys he mei while in
South America.
Trne Krrord W aiitril.
Though bombastic In style, ihe Imi
begun lust month by Dunkirk is Inlci-
csling and may prove a damning -'
of evidence In his pro.- cutior.
Vou probably think I am a mil'
for keeping such a ieord, .ald Dun
kirk yesterday, "but 1 kn w I would
get lauphi some lime and it pleases
me lo have my enreer noted correctly .
In ihe introduction to the book Dun
kirk write.-:
This hook contain a rather c:i- I
and detail! d record of my Hie iitirini;
the last sex en or eltiht years. It doesn t
naUe ery good rending and 1 shall
rather dislike It fallliiB "i'o inyone
bunds diiitiis niy lifetime.
I am not a xood mau :o l-r tr'--
mitted the freedom of Ibis world, ne-
ng a nieiir.ee to all who men inc. and
of no use. I Ihe only for niyscu. at m
expense of others.'"
Robert II. Duke' and I-obrn
Drake" were auuma Hie aliases utm
by Dunkirk.
.Some Name KoruoOra.
I have used so many different nano-n
that I have really forgotten inem in.
i said.
The diary is not complete, not tuch-
ng. except ty iciereine o--Li.Tiuii.nj.
Dunkirk's life prior to 1 ctiruar n
this year, when he wrote In Nmh-
il lo. His first rntiy i rs follows.
.Shall leave here lomoriow nlht fo'
Memphis, whcie I shall r-ce a t: iri ir.-r.i-i
n particular and kill koiiio tune. Mj.'t
plan at nine for more sii anil snaii
to rai.? f-IOO in Menipliln on n To.
aero i o. cnecK, men mni's .n,o-it. m--
id of February I hops lo vet J.ioo fium
Maurice Heckles, of imaiio. w
hould have reached home from th
oplcs by then."
In Chicago, und'-r dste or rrhni-"
, thcie is the. foUo-Nin; cntij, in
art :
Reached Memphis as planned on tha
morning of I etirnary m. viopping in
room oil st ihe Clils-a Hotel on Main
street, a-s 'Duke. Orjrred a JnO Mm Ins
suit from 'Giillfoll" and in payment for
same prescnicit a .uiirnnn iu-
acco Company check, drawn on lli-
bernin Bank. .New Orleans. Mr. null-
foil Indorsed the check. 1 cashed It at
his bank, paid him $."0 for the anil, and
everybody satisfied until few day a
later, when the cluck comes hack
marked "no funds.' Same old (i; and
then I'm hard to tlnd. Of course thin
boasting is poor form on my part, but
on the square, I think I am quite an
efficient little grafter, on a r-lker stale,
to be sure.
Anotiier ( out rianned.
"Arrived here yesterday (Sunday) a I.
4;15 P. M. and am putting on a little '
'dog,' being recistercd at th Plack
tone. room 11 S3. 'Duke.' This biln- a
(Concluded on Tag 11.)
POIf, Till
FORGER