PRESIDENT WILSON WINS
California Swings to Democrats Insuring 272 Elec
toral Votes New Mexico is Democratic Repub
licans Will Recount All
New York, Nov. 10. President Wil
son has carried California and has been
re-elected.
Without New Mexico this gives him
269 votes in the electoral college, or
three more than he needs.
New Mexico is believed to be as
sured to the Democratic column, mak
ing a total of 272.
Fifty hours after the polls closed in
California, Republican Chairman Row
ell conceded the Btate to the President.
Thus the 13 needed to assure the Pres-
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WOODROW WILSON, RE
Ident a majority in the electoral col
lege dropped Into the Democratic col
umn and apparently ended the sus
pense and anxiety of an election which
has been unparalleled in American po
litical history.
Republican Chairman Willcox, when
informed that the President carried
California, only replied: "I have
nothing to say."
Secretary Tumulty, at the summer
White House at Shadow Lawn, sent
the wireless to President Wison on
board the yacht Mayllower en route to
Rhine Cliff, N.Y.
The California returns showed that
with only 48 districts missing the
President's plurality in the state was
2965.
Barring some wholly unexpected
turnover in the incomplete states lean
ing toward Wilson or a change on a
recount, California's acquisition to the
Democratic column gave the 'resident
269 electoral votes without New Mex
ico's three. In New Mexico at mid
night the President whs leading by
2639 votes, with 158 districts missing,
and it was believed this advantage
could not be overcome by Mr. Hughes.
Conceding West Virginia, New
Hampshire and Minnesota to Mr.
Hughes and he was in the lead In all
three only gives him 2.r9 votes, seven
less than tho required majority. With
272 votes in sight President Wilson
had six to spare for a possible split of
electors in California, or a sudden re
versal in New Mexico.
At Republicsn national headquarters
it was admitted that after conferences
between George Wickersham, ex
attorney general of the United States;
fcverett t-olby, of Now Jersey: Mr.
Hughea, Chairman Willcox and George
W. i'erkins, or Baltimore, preparations
were being made to begin legal pro
ceedings for recounts in states where
the results wore close. Chairman
Willcox included California, New
Mexico, North Dakota, New Hamp
shire and Minnesota in his list of
states where recounts undoubtedly
would be demanded.
Democratic headquarters was not be
hind the Republicans in preparing for
legal developments.
Rail Rates Are Cut.
San Francisco Additional reduc
tions have been ordered recently by
the State Railroad commission on
freight rates in the state between
local points and the Oregon state line,
in what is kown as the Sacramento
rate case, which will mean an annual
laving of 1300,000 to shippers.
The case was pressed by the San
Francisco chamber of commerce, the
Oakland and Herkeley chambers, and
others, and will mean 1 big cut in the
rates on all classes of merchandise
which jobbers handle.
73,000 Taken on Somma.
Paris Recent days were barren of
Important happenings along the French
front, the war ofllee announced Wed
nesday. A statement recapitulates
the prisoners taken by Franco-Iiritish
troops in the course of the fighting on
the Somme front since July 1, giving
the number up to November 1 as 71,
632 men and 1449 officers, while the
number of guns' raptured Is given as
173 Held guns, 130 heavy guns, 216
trench mortars and 981 machine guns.
Of this total the French captured 40,
796 men and 809 officers.
Close States.
OREGON "BONE-DRY" PROHI
BITION AMENDMENT CARRIES
Portland, Nov. 10. Indications are
that the "bone-dry" prohibition
amendment, which was aimed to stop
all importation of liquor into Oregon
for beverage purposes, had carried by
about 3000.
Under the present Oregon prohibit
tion law, 24 quarts of spiritous liquor
can be imported from other states for
private ubo by one person a month.
The new law, it is claimed, will stop
ail importations.
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- ELECTED PRESIDENT.
IDAHO DEMOCRATS
WIN GOVERNORSHIP
Boise, Idaho, Nov. 9. Moses Alex
ander, the nresent governor, a Demo
crat, has been re-elected governor of
Idaho by a plurality of 830 votes.
Alexander polled 60,840. HiB oppo
nent, D. W. Davis, received 60,100.
President Wilson carried the state
by about 15,000 votes, and all state
oillcers, except those of treasurer,
superintendent of instruction and state
mine inspector, fell to the Democrats,
who will also control both houses of
the next legislature. The constitu
tional amendment favoring Prohibi
tion was carried by a large vote.
FOUR STATES AND ALASKA
ADDED TO DRY TERRITORY
Seattle, Nov. 9. Prohibition has
carired in Alaska by a large majority.
Gastmeau, the first of the mining pre
cincts of the Juneau district to report,
gave 1566 votes for prohibition, 886
against.
San Francisco, Nov. 9. The defeat
of the two "dry" amendments was
forecast here when the vote from 4936
precincts out of 6717 gave: For pro
hibition, H24.4H2; against, 449,465.
For liquor restriction, 335,634; agaiiiBt,
397,448.
Little Rock, Ark., Nov. 9. This
state remained "dry" by an over
whelming majority of the vote cast in
Tuesday's election. The proposed ini
tiative act to substitute local option
for the present state-wide prohibition,
was defeated by probably 20,000 on
the face of incomplete returns avail
able. Chicago, Nov. 9. Four states and
Alaska were added to dry territory by
Tuesday's election. Michigan, South
Dakota, Nebraska and Montana, from
latest returns, appear to have voted
for prohibition. In addition Florida
elected a Prohibition-Independent gov
ernor and Arkansas defeated an anti
prohibition amendment. California
remained in the wet column.
Canada's War Debt Gains.
Ottawa, Out Canada's war expend
itures during the seven months ending
October 31 of the fiscal year aggregat
ed nearly $127,600,000, or an average
of more than $18,000,000 monthly, ac
cording to figures issued here Saturday.
The Dominion's total net debt on Octo
ber 31 was approximately $695,778,
000, as compared with $492,628,000 a
year ago. The revenues for the seven
months amounted to $121,748,000 as
compared with $87,684,000 during the
iHme period in 1915. October reve
nues totaled about $18,15,000.
One Wife Found Enough.
London Although, as we recently
have been reminded in the courts,
Mohammedan may have four wives.
the privilege of being so much married
s one less frequently exercised nowa
days than formerly. In Turkey the
majority of people find it sufficiently
difficult to suport one wife, and polyg
amy there is practiced mainly by rich
men, who more frequently have two
wives than four, and more often only
one. Similar conditions prevail In Per
sia. There monogamy it becoming in
creasingly popular among the nobility.
OREGON GOES REPUBLICAN
FROM TOP TO BOTTOM
Portland, Nov. 9. Oregon's five
electoral votes will go to Charles E.
Hughes. He will carry the state over
President Wilson by a plurality of ap
proximately 7500 votes. The figure
may be as high as 8000, but not more.
Returns from every county in the
state, excepting Harney county, give
Hughes a lead of 6272. The present
figures are: Huhges, 105,898; Wil
son, 99,626.
These returns represent approxi
mately 93 per cent of the vote cast.
The missing precincts are in the out
lying districts of the state, including
some in Multnomah county, and are
not expected to affect the result much
either way.
Hughes has carried the outside coun
ties by a plurality well over 2000 and
iB maintaining his early lead in this
county.
Hawley, Republican, for representa
tive in congress in the Western Ore
gon district, has been elected over
Weatherford, Democrat-Prohibition,
by a decisive vote, although Weather
ford has carried Linn, his home coun
ty, and Jackson, which is strongly
Democratic.
Sinnott, Republican - Progressive
Democrat, was re-elected representa
tive in congress in the Eastern Oregon
district over Barkley, Socialist.
McArthur, Republican, was re-elected
representative in the Multnomah
county district over LafTerty, Indepen
dent, and Jeffrey, Democrat.
State officers, all Republicans, have
been elected as follows : Secretary of
state, Ben W. Olcott; justice of the
Supreme court, George H. Burnett and
Frank A. Moore; dairy and food com
missioner, John D. Mickle; public
service commissoiners, H. H. Corey
and Fred G. Buchtel.
CONTROL OF HOUSE IS CLOSE;
DEMOCRATS LEAD IN SENATE
New York, Nov. 9 Although the
Democrats have assurance of control
of the senate by a working majority,
control of the house was still in doubt
at an early hour today. The Demo
crats had made slight gains however
in the late returns in Montana and
Kansas. At 1 o'clock 208 Democrats,
198 Republicans, 2 Progressives, 1 So
cialist and 1 Independent had been
elected, with 25 congressional districts
yet to be heard from. Republicans
did not give up hope of winning con
trol. The situation in the house at this
hour is so indefinite that it is impossi
ble to declare whether the Democrats
will maintain control. If they do it is
certain to be by a greatly reduced
margin and one that will scarcely give
a good working majority. In fact, un
less Democratic gains are made in the
districts yet undecided, independent
minority members might seriously in
terfere with the re-election of Speaker
Clark and the organization of import
ant committees.
Electoral Vote 1912 and 1916.
Offlalal Unofficial
Hlfr- HUH
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STATES- It H A SJ
Alabama IS .. .. li ..
Arixona 8 ,. ., 8 ..
Arkatiaaa 9 .. .. B .,
California S .. 11 IS ..
(lolerado S .. .. ..
Connecticut 7 ,. .. ,, 7
l)lawar 8 .. ,, ' 8
Florida 6 ,. .. 0 .,
Georgia 14 .. .. 14 ...
Idaho 4 ... .. 4 ..
Illinois ! .. ' ,, .. 28
Indiana 15 .. ,. .. 15
Iowa IS 18
Knnitaa 10 ,. ,. 10 ,,
Kentucky 13 .. ,. 13 ..
Itoumiana 10 .. .. 10 ..
Maine 0 ., ,. S
Maryland 8 .. .. 8 ..
MatuiachuMtta 18 .. .. ..18
Michixan .. .. 15 .. 16
Minnesota ,, 12 .. ,,
Mitftdtfitinpi 10 ., ., 10 ..
MtHAouri 18 .. .. 18 ..
Montana 4 .. .. 4 ..
Nt-branka 8 ., .. 8 -..
Ntvada 8 .. .. 3 ..
New Hampshire 4 .. .. .. ..
New Jt-iwy 14 .. ,. ..14
New Mcxioo 8 .. .. 8
New York 45 .. .. ..45
North Carolina 13 .. .. 12 ..
North DakuU 8 . . . . 6
Ohio 24 .. .. U ..
Oklahoma...; 10 ,. .. 10 ..
Oretron 5 .. .. .. 8
IVnimylvania 88 .. 88
Khode Inland 5 .. ,, .. 5
South Carolina 8 .. .. 8 ..
South Dakota 8 I
Tenneeaee 18 .. .. IS ..
Texaa 80 .. .. 20 ..
Utah 4 .. 4 ..
Vermont...,, , 4 .. ..4
Viririnia 18 .. .. 12 ..
Wanhina-lon ..7 7 ..
Wont Viririnia 8 8
Wisconsin 13 ,, .. .. IS
Wyeming 8 .. ,. 8 ..
Total! 438 8 SS 872 24$
Jitney Car Plunges Through Draw.
Vancouver, B. C A' Vancouver
Ladner jitney, driven by George Smith,
plunged through the gates of an open
draw. and carried nine persons to death,
with the possibility that two more may
be added to the list, at the Main street
crossing of the Fraser river Sunday
night. Smith was driving to Vancou
ver at a high rate of speed, and the
supposition is that In tho frosty air
the windshield became clouded and he
failed to see the warning lights. He
fore any warning could be given, the
machine had plunged overboard.
Mrs. Pankhurst Silenced.
London A demonstration arranged
for at Trafalgar Square Sunday by the
Women a Social and Political society,
the organization of the militant suf
fragists, was prevented by the police.
Mrs. Pankhurst was to be the speaker.
Billings Has Zero Day.
Hillings, Mont. A cold wave envel
oped Montana Sunday, and aero weath
er was experienced for the first time
this fall, the mercury standing at 2
below at 6 a. m. A light snow cov
ered the ground.
One American on Arabia.
London The American consul at
Bombay, India, states that only one
American, Pual Rutledge Danner, was
on board the British steamer Arabia,
unk November 6 in the Mediterra
nean, says a Rcuter dispatch from
Bombay. The Peninsular & Oriental
Liner Arabia, according to a state
ment by the British admiralty Novem
ber 8, was sunk without warning by a
submarine. All of the 437 passenger
and all the crew but two, were saved.
UNBJ
A European
ROI
SYNOPSIS.
11
The chief characters are Ethel Wll
lougliby, Henry Streetman and Capt.
Larry Redmond. The minor characters
are Sir George Wagstaff ot th British
admiralty and Charles Brown, a New
York newspaper correspondent. Ethel,
a resident of Sir George's household,
secretly married to Streetman, ft German
spy, though Bhe did not know him as
such. Captain Redmond, her old lover,
returns to England after long absence.
From him she learns the truth about
Streetman; furthermore, that he has
betrayed her simply to learn naval se
crets. The European war breaks out.
Ethel prepares to accompany Streetman
to Brussels as a German spy in order to
get revenue and serve England. Captain
Redmond. Ethel and Charlie Brown turn
up at a Belgian inn as the German army
comes. She is Madame De Lorde. She
begins to work with a French spy. The
Germans appear at the inn.
CHAPTER XIV. Continued.
"Here, please!" she said to the lieu
tenant. From the bosom of her gown
she had drawn forth a small gold
medal, which hung upon a ribbon
about her neck.
He looked at It closely, for Lieu
tenant Baum was no man to take un
necessary risks. Thoroughness was his
middle name.
"From the German secret service,
the Wllbelmstrasse!" he exclaimed,
when he had satisfied himself. "Your
pardon, matliiine! I did not under
stand." And he bowed deeply.
She acknowledged his apology with
the slightest of nods. And with an as
sumed calm that she was far from feel
ing, she said to him In a confidential
manner:
"I am here on a confidential mission,
and one thing at once I must know.
Tell me, lieutenant, by which road do
we march to attuek the fortress at the
frontier?"
"By the left fork, madame," be an
swered without hesitation. That token
from the Wiluelnistrasse obtained
from Streetman hud quite disarmed
his suspicions.
"Good! Good!" Ethel exclaimed. "I
have studied the country hereabouts.
That is the best way. . . . Good
night!"
"Madame shall not be disturbed fur
ther," the lieutenant promised. "I will
explain to the major when he returns."
"Thank you so much! You have
been so very nice to me!"
"Madame is welcome," he said, with
another low bow.
Smiling happily, Ethel left him. She
congratulated herself, both because she
had escaped detection and because
she had obtained the Information that
was so vital to the French.
As he watched her departure, the
young Gorman ofllcer smiled likewise..
It was good to have a few minutes'
talk with a lady of his own class, after
the canaille with which- he had been
obliged to mingle since the great drive
begun. And, pulling out his chest to
its largest dimensions, he stepped into
the street. In hla complacency over
work that he considered well done he
had entirely forgotten that there still
remained another suspect to question
the Innkeeper's American gentleman.
CHAPTER XV.
Mr. Brown Finds His War.
I.leutei.unt Baum had been gone but
a short time when Sergeant .Schmidt
appeared, bringing Brown with him
The German "noncom" looked about In
vain for his lieutenant, who had or
dered him to fetch the American. But
only two of his mates, Otto and Huns,
remained In the room, standing guard
at the street door.
Sergeant Schmidt was nonplused, It
was not like Lieutenant Baum to fall
one like that. And he gurgled a few
throaty German words In his surprise.
There seemed nothing to do then but
assume the task himself the duty of
examining his prisoner, for so he re
garded the Interested Mr. Brown, who
was aliviuly making mental notes of
the proceedings, which he Intended to
use for the embellishment of the sto
rles he would send his paper later.
Charlie had paused JUst Inside the
door through which he bud entered the
room. Anil now tho sergeant beck
oned to 111 til violently.
"Komm liter!" he commanded.
At that peremptory command Mr.
Brown regarded hltu with mild sur
prise and a toln! luck of comprehen
sion. But the sigu language was plain
enough. So Charlie drew uear to that
formltlublc-lnoklug automaton.
"Wus tlmst du bier'r" Sergeant
Schmidt demanded fiercely.
Mr. Brown appeared to consider him
a huge joke. At least he glanced past
his frowning Interrogator at Ilans ami
Otto uutl laughed outright.
"1 dou't get you. Why don't you
speak t'.tiKlUh)" he replied.
But the sergeant stolidly repeated
his question.
"Oh, shut up!" Mr. Brown said Im
patiently. "Du blst eln Englaender," Schmidt
announced with a malevolent glare at
his captive.
"No, I'm au American," h eiplalnej.
"Auierlkaner?" the sergeant repeat
ed dubiously.
"Yes, American!" Charlie mimicked
hltu, congratulating himself that the
German language offered fewer diffi
culties than the French. He even be
gan to pride himself on being a natural
linguist. And in order to convince this
fellow beyond a possibility of doubt,
he reached a hand toward his hip
pocket, whtrt he carried bis Identifica
tion paper..
Sergeant Schmidt's eagle ey no
sooner detected the move of hand
toward hip than he thrust his revolver
Into Mr. Browu't stomach.
"Haltr
That was something that Charlie
understood without difficulty, too. He
raised both hands above his head as
high as be could get them, while a
look of Ineffable disgust suffused bis
face.
"You i n fool," be exclaimed.
"I'm oat reaching for gun. These
r my passport. Leekt Papers !"
R
War story based on the drama of
COOPER. MEGRUE
With a shake and a twist he managed
to throw his coat back from his right
hip. And Sergeant Schmidt then pro
ceeded to relieve him of the bulky
packet that projected from the pocket.
He looked at them with a scowl.
"Ah, you are Franzoesisch!" he de
elared, still in his native tongue, for
he knew no other.
"I'm what?" Charlie inquired.
"Franzoesisch! You are no Amerl
kaner." Charlie grasped only the last word.
"Yes, that's right Americane, right
from the comer of Forty -second street
and Broadway; and, believe me, I wish
I was right back there right now."
"What do you say?" the sergeant
asked him.
"None of your d n business. . . .
You bonehead." . . . Mr. Brown
was quite enjoying himself, abusing
that walking arsenal with Impunity.
"Have a cigarette?" he asked, holding
out his case.
Sergeant Schmidt was not above ac
cepting one, even from the enemy. And
he thanked Charlie in a voice as gentle
as a bass drum.
"Gee, I'd like to give you one good
wallop on the nose just for luck," the
American remarked longingly.
Then Schmidt suddenly snatched ofT
Mr. Brown's hat.
"Nix on the Herrmann stuffwhat
are yon doing?" Charlie demanded. He
began to feel as If he were taking part
in a slapstick vaudeville skit
The sergeant had his face buried in
side the hat. Ho was looking for
clues.
"Engllsch!" he sputtered the next
moment.
"Of course It's English!" Charlie re
torted. "It cost me two-and-slx," he
added, regarding the rough handling of
his straw with Indignation.
Sergeant Schmidt leaned over, and.
seizing Charlie's coat by the collar,
lie pulled It back from his neck while
he examined the label.
"English also. Splon! Thon art an
English spy!"
Ills trusty henchmen, Hans and
Otto, together with their corporal,
brought their guns up to their sides;
and, hissing "Splon!" in the most sin
ister manner Imaginable, they all three
approached Chorlle threateningly.
Mr, Brown suddenly changed his
mind about the vaudeville. . It seemed
to him that possibly he had been un
wittingly cast for a tragedy.
"Splon splon!" he repeated. "Good
grief, you don't mean spy?"
"Spy, spy Ja wohl," said Schmidt.
"Komm hler!"
He took hold of Charlie's arm and
faced him nbout so that he confronted
the trio of formidable soldiers. And
then the sergeant ordered them to load.
Charlie observed the operation with
increasing alarm.
"Good God, you're not going to shoot
me!" he cried. "I'm not English, I'm
not a spy." And remembering all at
once that the girl whom he had first
met at the house of Sir George Wag
staff in London could speak German,
he yelled at the top of his voice, "Ma
dame de Lorde! Madame de Lorde!"
The two privates were alining at
htm now. Aud he faced them Indig
nantly. His anger was already begin
ning to get the better of bis fear.
"Say If you shoot me there are a
hundred million people back there
who're going to be sore ns hell!" he
snailed. "They'll come over here nnd
blow you a off tlie face of the earth."
At an order from the sergeant th"
corpora! and one of the privates then
grnsped their victim and hustled him
across the room.
"Say what are you going to do with
me?" Charlie asked. "Let me alone!"
"From the German Secret Service, the
Wllhtlmstrassel" He Exclaimed.
And ugnlti he called ioudly for Ethel
Wlllougbby.
To hli Immense relief, at that mo
incut she appeared.
"What are you doing?" she asked
the sergeant.
"It is not your affair," b retorted
gruffly.
She showed her medal to him the
medal from the Wtlhelmstrasse.
"Do you know that?" she Inquired.
He did. And Immediately he cried
"Halt" to Charlie s captor.. They re
leased hlin at once. '
"Goih, I'm glad you're not deaf,"
Mr. Brown told Ethel with Immense
relief, as be crossed tie room to where
she stood.
"He Is an English spy," the sergeant
protested to the girl.
"No, no, no you are mlstaKen," the
aid. "Ht Is an American."
"They're going to shoot mP Charlie
FIR1
told her. He did not yet feel, safely
out of the woods. "For. heaven's sake,
tell them I'm not a spy."
"I have just told them," she assured
him.
"I know. Slake sure! Tell 'em
again!" he urged her. "Ask If there
Isn't someone who speaks English."
Questioned as to whether there were
not some officer who understood Eng
lish, the sergeant informed Ethel that
.Major von Brenlg knew the hateful
language.
"For the love of Mike, get him here!"
Charlie besought her, when she ex
plulucd to him.
While Sergeant Schmidt betook him
self away in order to summon the ma
jor, Charlie Brown turned to Ethel
with mi air of great relief.
"Well, I was looking for a war, and
I certainly picked out the right spot,
didn't IV" he asked.
"I suppose mistakes like this are
bound to happen. But haven't you pa
pers to prove your identity?" she in
quired. "Oh, yes yes! French passports,
aud an English hat and English
clothes! All I needed to really finish
me was a' Russian blouse," he said
with a grin. "Seriously though," he
weut on, "I do want to thank you."
He offered her his hnnd.
"It was nothing," she said, as she
shook hands with him.
Before the major arrived Ethel left
him, after promising that she would
not go so far away that he might not
call her in case he needed her assist
ance again.
The sight of the fatherly appearing
major, whose bearded face soon
showed in the doorway, weut far to
restore Charlie's equanimity.
"The spy where is the spy?" Major
von Brenlg asked the sergeant, who
followed close at his heels.
Charlie Brown did not wait for the
"noncom" to answer. He stepped for
ward expectantly. ;
"Are you Major von Brenlg and do
you speak English?" he Inquired.
"I am, and I do," the officer said.
Mr. Brown smiled at him winningly.
"I'Ttzslmmons there has my pass
ports," he announced, pointing to the
lanky sergeant.
Major von Brenlg took the papers
from tin! sergeant and looked them
over.
"They seem to be in good order," he
said "vised by the American consul
In Paris."
"And here's a letter from the paper
I work for," Charlie added, handing
the major an envelope.
The German officer merely looked at
the Imprint In one corner. Ho did not
even take the letter from the Ameri
can. "It's a good newspaper. I've often
read it," he remarked. And he re
turned the passport to Its owner.
"Now what Is the trouble?" he asked.
"These guys were just going to shoot
me as au English spy." Charlie in
formed him, with an Indignant glance
at the soldiers.
The major laughed in his face.
"You English?" ho cried. "No one
but au American ever snld 'guy'!" He
appeared greatly nmused. "I am glad
my men did not make the mistake of
killing you," he saiJ pleasantly.
"You've nothing on me," Charlie told
him.
CHAPTER XVI.
Interviewing the Major.
The sergeant saluted, clicked his
spurs together, moved majestically to
a position in front of the cigar case,
and clicked his heels again. Judging
by Ills movements, one might almost
have supposed him to he some groat
mechanical doll. But Charlie Brown
was quite certain that he, for one,
had no desire to play with him:
"I feel much better now," he told the
major.
"I can imagine," the other said.
"You speak very good English," the
American remarked generously.
"Why not?" the officer asked. "I
spent three years at Columbia."
Mr. Brown's newspaper Instincts
crowded to the front again.
"By Jove! You're a German! You're
in the army you speak English! . . .
It's too good a chance to miss! Say,
can I Interview you?"
Major von Brenlg regarded him cu
riously for a moment. lie seemed to
consider that the American would be
a satisfactory person to talk to, for
he said, presently:
"Yes for I should like America to
understand, to realize what Germany
is fighting for."
"Fine!" Charlie exulted. "Can Ger
many win?" he demanded, looking up
at Major von Breuig In bis most pro
fessional manner.
"It Is Inevitable there Is no chance
to fall," the officer replied.
"And what Is Germany going to gain
from the war if she wins?"
"When she wins, you uieau," the ma
jor corrected him stiffly.
"Well, when she wins," Charlie con
ceded. '
"She will be the greatest power In
the world!"
. "Except the United States!" Charlie
Interposed.
"Do not let us discuss your coun
try, sir! You are my guest"
Charlie rose and bowed to the Ger
man. "I get your be said. "Oh, Just
minute!" be added, since the major
appeared to consider the Interview at
an end. "And what about England?"
he asked, dropping Into the chair once
more.
That question was one that the Ger
man officer was only too ready to take
up.
"What army has England r And
straightway he gave the answer.
"None! In only one thing Is England
our superior In lies and Intrigues!
There she has always been our master;
but the will not fight That is for
franc tud Russia to do. But It the
war lasts they will grow weary of be
ing the catspaw. . . . England Is
a fine example of your happy Ameri
can phrase, 'Let George do It! "
"And the French?" Charlie persisted.
"The French! For forty years, they
have been thinking of what some day
they would do to Germany, and while
they thought, we have planned, we
have worked and now today we are
ready and they are not!"
"You seem very confident," Charlie
told him.
"Why not? ... For forty years
our men of brains have been planning
a system the most marvelous system
In the world!"
"What a pity It isn't devoted to
peace Instead of war," the American
said somewhat pensively. All the while,
as they talked, the boom of field guns
In the distance punctuated their sen
tences. "In the end It will be for peace,"
Major von Brenlg said gravely, "the
peace of the world. For this Is a Just
war and justice must triumph."
"But what of these poor people
these uoncombatants who streamed
through here a little while ago?"
"It is the habit of an invaded coun
try to proclaim the Invaders as bar
barians," the Teuton replied warmly.
"They're Going to Shoot Mel"
"But we Germans are not barbarlana.
We are a simple people fighting only
for our fatherland."
"And the ruined towns destroyed
homes and civilians shot?"
But Major von Brenlg had always
an answer ready. He was an honest
man; and he was convinced of the
justice of the German cause.
"If wo are fighting soldiers w treat
them as soldiers," he pointed out. "But
if men or women lurk behind closed
shutters or on housetops to shoot our
men we shall burn the house they Uvt
In and If there is resistance we shall
kill all those who resist. It Is regret
table, but we must stop guerrilla war
fare. We must fight under the laws of
civilization."
Another roar as of distant thunder
interrupted Charlie Brown's next ques
tion. "And you call that civilization?" ht
demanded, while the windows of the
Lion d'Or rattled under the shock of
the distant cannonading.
"I do!"
"I am your guest," Charlie said. So
far as he was concerned, he had heard
enough. In fact, lie had heard almost
too much for his own peace of mind.
"I think we'd better not continue this
discussion or we might get into an ar
gument nnd that wouldn't be diplo
matic" (TO BE CONTINUED.)
WORSE THAN FACING GUNFIRE
Gallant Seaman Found Himself In
Dilemma From Which He Was Ex
tricated In Nick of Time.
A Jack tur from H. M. S. entered
a southwestern London post ofilce te
change a money order.
As It wns a government pny order
he was asked, according to regulations,
to show his certificate of identity. But
the sailor had lost the certificate.
All the girls In the post office bt
came anxious to help. ,-
"Huven't you your name marked any
where?" urged oue. Juck thought
hard, suddenly kindled with Inspira
tion, opened his mouth to speuk, and
then stood silent. A flush deepened
his tunned complexion.
"Well?" urged the young postal lady.
The sailor wanted that money badly,
lie fuced the guns. "Yes," he blurted,
"my uume's marked ou my shift"
Post office girls huve no training la
the technical lingo on his mnjcsty't
navy. Whatever sort of document,
ducket or disk this "shift" might be,
it was her duty not to puy the money
until she had seen It "Then let at
see your 'shift'" she demanded amia
bly but firmly.
Stuull veins knotted on Jack't tem
ples, a moisture stood on his brt w. But
desperate flounce needs desperate
measures. "Huve you got a screen
here?" he asked In n hollow volet.
"A screen !" echoed the post office
girl In bewilderment "Aye, screen 1"
repented Jack on a rising not of
agony.
It was then that a colleagut saved
one of his majesty's A. M.'s from apo
plexy by a hurried and whispered ex
planation to hit inquisition,
I'erhaps because tht goda lovt
laughter the tailor's Identity waa then
accepted without further tvldtnct.
London Dally Mail.
Earache.
Dip a piece of cotton wool la awttt
oil, then Into black pepper; putting
this In the ear proves a quick remedy.
Nose Bleed. Boll a piece of ton
paper quitt hard and pack bard be
tween the upper lip and tht gum, aad
in a few minute tht bleeding will
stop.
Hoarseness. Beat tht white ot aa
egg, add the Juice of a lenioa aa4
sweeten with sugar. A teaapookfal
U ttakt.