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0-H FIRES ON U. S. IP Submersible Launches Torpedo at Destroyer Near N. Y. MISSED 30 YARDS Warning of Submarine Menace Sent Broadcast to All Ships Some Officials Think Destroyer's Lookout Is Mistaken. Boston The war was brought to the shores of this country Tuesday when the United States destroyer Smith re: ported by radio that an enemy sub marine had tried unsuccessfully to tor pedo her 100 miles south of New York. Nothing of an official nature regard ing additional reports was made pub lic here. A suggestion in shipping circles that the lookout on the Smith had perhaps mistaken a large fish for a torpedo in the uncertain light of the early morn ing, met with the reply that the Smith's officers "stood by their orig inal statement." It was learned, however, that an other destroyer passed near the posi tion mentioned in the Smith'B report without sighting anything unusual. Warning of the probable presence of a German submarine off the Atlantic coast was sent broadcast to all ships upon receipt at the Navy department of the report from the destroyer Smith. This announcement was made at the Navy department : "Reported from Fire Island light ship to the naval stations at Boston and New York at 3:30 a.m., on the 17th, an enemy submarine was sighted by the United States ship Smith, run ning apparently submerged. "Submarine fired a torpedo at the U. S. S. Smith, which missed her by 30 yards. The wake of the torpedo was plainly seen crossing the bow. Submarine disappeared." Germans Lose 100,000 in Battle and 40-Mile Front Paris Casualties estimated at 100, 000, including more than 13,600 taken captive, and loss of 40 miles of the strongest part of her line were sus tained by Germany Monday and Tues day in the new French offensive. Continuing their terrific attack against the German positions between Soissons and Rheima and east of the latter place, the French carried Ger man firBt-line positions over many miles of front, captured powerfully organized heights, occupied the im portant village of Auberive and on this part of the front, about two miles in extent, took more than 2500 pris oners. The invaders had manned naturally formidable positions with effectives amounting to at least 20 divisions and an enormous number of guns, well sup plied with ammunition. The battle opened on the left of the line, where, shortly after 8 o'clock in the morning, the French infantry swept forward in an irreaistable wave. In spite of a stiff resistance, the Germans were driven back, and inside of half an hour prisoners began streaming toward the French rear. Seven Billions War Loan Unanimously Passes Senate Washington, D. C. The war finance bill providing for issuance of $7,000, 000,000 in securities the largest sin gle war budget in any nation's history was passed unanimously by the Sen ate Tuesday night. After seven hours of discussion the administration measure, which was passed by the house last Saturday and which provides for a loan to the allies of $3,000,000,000, was approved by the senate with a few changes in rec ord time. The amendments may ne cessitate a conference or the senate changes may be accepted by the house. More Planting Urged. Washington, D. C Wednesday Sec retary Lane appealed to holders of land made valuable by government reclama tion work to put all their available oil In food crops. He said land in ex cess of 700,000 acres, made useful by the government and not under tillage, if planted, would produce $15,000,000 worth of food this year. "Loyalty and patriotism as well as economic necessity," said the Secre tary, "demand that you get busy and put this land into food crops this year and next." Evidence of Bombs Found. Des Moines Five explosions, fol lowed by fire, Wednesday destroyed the grain elevator operated here by the A. B. Fogarty Company, resulting 'in destruction of property valued at approximately $50,000. One fireman and half dozen members of the Na tional guard, who had been on duty at the plant, were Blightly injured. The police said evidence had been obtained which indicated that a number of bombs had been placed in the building. WARNS OF TREASON President Wilson Makes Proclamation Defining Offenses Against United States Penalties are Severe. Washington, D. C. All persons in the United States, citizens and aliens, are warned in a proclamation issued Tuesday by President WilBon that treasonable acts or attempts to shield those committing such acts will be vigorously prosecuted by the govern ment. The proclamation defines treason, citing statutes, provisions of the con stitution and decisions of the courts, and declares that the acts described will be regarded as treasonable whether committed within the borders of the United States or elsewhere. Far-reaching importance attaches to the direction of the warning to aliens and the declaration that resident aliens, as well as citizens, owe alleg iance to the United States, "and there fore are equally subject to the laws against treason and like crimes." At war, the United States is in a very different position from a neutral. Bomb plotters may now be gripped with an iron hand. Not only are con spirators themselves subject to heavy penalties, but anyone, even a German resident, who has knowledge of trea sonable acts and fails to make known the facts to the authorities, may be sent to prison for seven years and fined $1000 for concealment of treason. 100 Cars of Wheat to Leave Northwest Warehouses Daily For a time about 100 carloads of wheat will leave the Northwest each day for the Atlantic seaboard, destined for the allies in Europe, the initial railroad lines having agreed to give foodstuffs right of way and the quick est possible dispatch. It is said the unprecedented action on the part of the railroads was brought about by influence of the Brit ish and American governments, the former having demonstrated to author ities at Washington the imperative need of hurrying wheat supplies with out delay. They in turn enlisted the aid of the railroad heads. Purchases by the British government have been exceptionally heavy of late, and while they bought in large amounts before, much wheat remained stored in warehouses in the interior because of the inability of shippers to obtain cars. Furthermore, because of the conges tion in the East, cars have been block ed en route and it has proved difficult to keep the movement regular bo that vessels held at Atlantic Coast ports could be loaded for Europe. Germans Lose 4,180,966. London German casualties, as re ported in the German official lists for the month of March, total 54,803 men, according to a statement made public here. The statement says that the March casualties, added to those reported previously, bring the total given in the German official lists since the begin ning of the war to 4,180,966, as fol lows: Killed or died of wounds, 960, 760; died of sickness, 63,920; prison ers or missing, 612,858; wounded, 2, 643,428. Carranza Forces Near Border. Calexico, Cal. Two hundred Car ranza soldiers, with an airplane and machine guns, are encamped at the mouth of the Colorado river, opposite La Bolsa, Lower California, 60 miles southeast of here, according to a man who arrived Sunday. He reported the Mexican gunboat Guerrero had re turned to Guaymas, after being in the upper part of the Gulf of California several days, but it was not known whether the mission of the vessel was to bring In reinforcements as had been reported. . Villa Again Disappears. Juarez Francisco Villa, with his characteristic cunning, is believed to have slipped out of the trap carefully laid by General Francisco Murguia to capture him in Western Chihuahua General Murguia was at El Valle, south of Casas Grandes, Monday, and his scouts have been unable to locate Villa and his forces in the Namiquipa district, where he was reported to save gone following the fight at San Andres on April 3. John D.'i Brother Dies. Cleveland, Ohio Frank Rockefeller, 72, youngest brother of John D. Rock efeller, died Sunday. He was not on Bpeaking terms with his brother, John D., as a result of a quarrel they had years ago. Frank Rockefeller was a brother of John D. and William A. Rocke feller, and was for mRny years asso ciated with them in the oil busi ness, but was not as widely known as they. 6000 Canadians is Cost. Ottawa, Ont Estimates of Cana dian losses around Vimy, based on good authority, place the casualties from the commencement of the Vimy offensive until Tuesday night at be tween 5000 and 6000. Three hundred and thirty Canadian officers fell last week on Vimy ridge, , according to the information. The totals include killed and wounded, with the latter dominat ing. Farmer Are Summoned. Sacramento, Cal. At the recom mendation of the state council of de fense, Governor Stephens has issued a proclamation calling upon producers and distributors of foodstuffs to set aside their usual occupations and at tend a series of conferences to be held April 28. Ill 1 BOND VOTED House Passes Defense Measure Without Dissention. SENATE TO ACT SOON Sentiment is Overwhelmingly in Favor of Helping Entente Method of Sale Left to Government. Wahington, D. C. Without a dis senting voice the house, amid plaudits of members and the galleries, late Saturday passed the $7,000,000,000 war revenue authorization measure. One member, Representative London, of New York, the only Socialist in congress, voted "present." Owing to several pairs of absentees only 389 votes were recorded for the bill, but both Democratic Leader Kitchin and Republican Leader Mann announces that all their members would have voted affirmatively if .pres ent. The formality of a rollcall would have been dispensed with if several members who voted against the war resolution had not insisted upon the opportunity of recording themselves in favor of providing money to carry on hostilities, now that the nation is at war. The bill authorizes $5,000,000,000 in bonds, of which $3,0000,000,000 will be lent to the entente countries and the issuance of Treasury certificates for $2,000,000,000 ultimately to be met by increased taxation. Favorable ac tion by overwhelming vote is assured in the senate. It probably will be signed by the President by the middle of this week. Discussion in the house was confined to proposed amendments. Five of these were added. The two most im portant, drafted by Representative Lenroot, of Wisconsin, would confine the proposed $3,000,000,000 allied loan to countries at war with Germany and permit loans only during the war. Others would prohibit the sale of the United Statse bonds at less than par, permit the purchase of foreign bonds "at par" and limit the cost of dispos ing of the $5,000,000,000 worth of bonds to one-tenth of one per cent of their total. Representative Fitzgerald, of New York, chairman of the appropriations committee, made the proposal to cut in half the cost of disposing of the bonds, originally fixed at one-fifth of 1 per cent. ' Mr. Kitchin, in charge of the measure, tried to offset the amendment by inserting a provision that the Sec retary of the treasury should expend one-fifth of 1 per cent, "or as much as is necessary," but he failed. A proposal by Representative Moore, of Pennsylvania, to limit the life of the bonds to 50 years, another by Rep resentative Green, of Iowa, to create a congressional committee to act with the Secretary of the treasury and the other proposed amendments similar to Mr. Green's were overwhelmingly de feated. Democrats and Republicans alike declared they were satisfied to leave the details to the Secretary and the President. States Have Right to Add New Units to National Guard Washintgon, D. C. Against the judgment of military experts as to the wise course in the present emergency, the War department Monday was com pelled to reverse a previous ruling and annnouce that states have the right to organize new untis of National guard. This permits expansion of the existing guard force to about 125,000 men to 400,000 at peace strength or more than 600,000 on war footing. The department planned to draft in to Federal service only existing units of the guard, plus such auxiliary troops as were needed. . Twenty states have asked permission to raise new regi ments, however, and Secretary Baker ordered a new duty of the National de fense act, to determine whether the acceptance of new units up to the lim its set in the act was mandatory. Judge Advocate-General Crowder took this view and his ruling was ap proved by the Secretary. Serbians Start Revolt Londnon An uprising of Serbians against the Bulgarians, who now are occupying their country, is reported in an Exchange Telegraph dispatch from Athens. As a result of pressure ex erted by the Bulgarians the Serbian population revolted and took to the hilly country. The insurgents divided into battalions and companies and are engaged m destroying bridges, rail ways and other means of communica tion. The Bulgarian government has dispatched troops to Nish to suppress the disorders. Family Men to Return. Washington, D. C. The following statement was issued Thursday from the War department: "The secretary of war authorizes the discharge of all enlisted men in the National Guard who have families dependent upon them, members of which, while sol diers in the Federal service, would be entitled to the benefits of the comforts provided by the act of congress ap proved August 26, 1916, whether they desire to be discharged or not. DJlLUDEIStlpEl' OF 11HE PAR-j-TOnLLgE. ETHEL HUESTON ILLUSTRATED BY W.C.IANNE ti (Copyright, by the CHAPTER XIII Continued. 16 "Will we!" And Carol added, "Will yo,u kiss Prudence good night for us, and tell her we kept praying all the time? Prudence is such a great hand for praying, you know." Fairy promised, and the twins crept upstairs. It was dark In their room. "We'll undress In the dark so as not to awake poor little Connie," whis pered Lark. "It's nice she can sleep like that, isn't It?" And the twins went to bed, and fell asleep after a while, never doubting that Connie, In her corner of the room, was already safe'and happy In the ob livion of slumber. But poor Connie 1 She had not wak ened when Fairy closed the dungeon door. It was long afterward when she sat up and began rubbing her eyes. She did not know where she was. Then she remembered! She wondered If Prudence She scrambled to her feet, and trotted over to the dungeon door. It was locked; she could not turn the knob. At first she thought .of screaming and pounding on the door. "But that will arouse Prudence, and frighten her, and maybe kill her," she thought wretchedly. "I'll just keep still until someone passes." But no one passed for a long time, and Connie stretched her aching body and sobbed, worrying about Prudence, fearful on her own account. She had no Idea of the time. She supposed It was still early. And the parsonage was deathly quiet. Maybe Prudence had died! Connie writhed in agony on the hard floor, and sobbed bitterly. Still she would not risk pounding on the dungeon door. Upstairs, In the front room, Prudence was wrestling with fever. Higher and higher it rose, until the doctors looked very anxious. They held a brief con sultation In the corner of the room. Then they beckoned to Mr. Starr. "Has Prudence been worrying about something this winter?" "Yes, she has." "It is that young man, Isn't It?" In quired the family doctor a Methodist "member." "Yes." "Can you bring him here?" "Yes as soon as he can get here from Des Moines." "You'd better do It. She has worn herself down nearly to the point of prostration. We think we can break this fever without serious conse quences, but get the young man as soon as possible. She cannot relax and rest until she gets relief." So he went downstairs and over the telephone dictated a short message to Jerry: "Please come Prudence." When he entered the front bedroom again, Prudence was muttering unin telligible words under her breath. He kneeled down beside the bed and put his arms around her. She clung to him with sudden passion. "Jerry! Jerry!" she cried. Her fa ther caressed and petted her, but did not speak. "Oh, I can't," she cried again. "I can't, Jerry, I can't I" Again her voice fell to low mumbling. "Yes, go. Go at once. I promised, you know. They haven't any mother I promised. Jerry 1 Jerry!" Then, panting, she fell back on the pillows. But Mr. Starr smiled gently to him self. So that was the answer 1 Oh, foolish little Prudence! Oh, sweet hearted little martyr girl I Hours later the fever broke and Prudence drifted Into a deep sleep. Then the doctors went downstairs with Mr. Starr, talking In quiet, ordinary tones. "Oh, she Is all right now, no danger at all. She'll do fine. Let her sleep. Send Fairy to bed, too. Keep Prudence quiet a few days that's all. She's all right." . They did not hear the timid knock at the dungeon door. But after they had gone out,' Mr. Starr locked the door behind them, and started back through the hall to see If the kitchen doors were locked. 4 He distinctly heard a soft tapping, and he smiled. "Mice!" he thought. Then he heard something else a faintly whispered, "Father!" With a sharp exclamation he un locked aud opened the dungeon door, and Connie fell into his arms, sobbing plteously. And he did the only wise thing to do under the circumstances. He sat down on the hall floor and cuddled the child against his breast. He talked to her soothingly until the sobs quieted, and her voice was under control. "Now, tell father," he urged, "how did you get in the dungeon? The twins" "Oh, no, father, of course not ; the twins wouldn't do such a thing as that. I went into the dungeon to pray that Prudence would get well. And I prayed myself to sleep. When I woke up the door was locked." "But you precious child," he whis pered, "why didn't you call out, or pound on Uie door?" "I was afraid It would excite Prue and make her worse," she answered Imply. And her father's kiss was uu- 1 1 Bobbt - MerrlU Company.) wontedly tender as he carried her up stairs to bed. Prudence slept late the next morn ing, and when she opened her eyes her father was sitting beside her. "All right this morning, father," she said, smiling. "Are the girls at school?" "No, this is Saturday." ' "Oh, of course. Well, bring them up, I want to see them." Just then the distant whistle of a locomotive sounded through the open window, but she did not notice her fa ther's sudden Btart. She nodded up at him again and repeated, "I want to see my girls." Her father sent them up to her at once, and they stood at the foot of the bed with sorry faces, and smiled at her. "Say something," whispered Carol, kicking Lark suggestively on the foot. But Lark was dumb. It was Carol who broke the silence. "Oh, Prudence, do you suppose the doctors will let me come In and watch them bandage your head? I want to begin practicing up, so as to be ready for the next war." Then they laughed, and the girls realized that Prudence was really alive and quite as always. They tqld her of Connie's sad experience, and Prudence comforted her sweetly. "It just proves all over again," she declared, smiling, but with a sigh close following, "that you can't get along without me to look after you. Would I ever go tov bed without mak ing sure that Connie was safe and sound?" Downstairs, meanwhile, Mr. Starr was plotting with Fairy, a willing as sistant. "He'll surely be In on this train, and you must keep him down here until I get through with Prudence. I want to tell her a few things before she seas him. Bring him In quietly, and don't But Mr. Starr Smiled Gently to Him self. let him speak loudly. I do not want her to know he Is on hand for a few minutes. Explain It to the girls, will you?" After sending the younger girls downstairs again, he closed the door of Prudence's room, and sat down be side her. "Prudence, I can't tell you how bit terly disappointed I am In you." "Father !" "Yes, I thought you loved us the girls and me. It never occurred to me that you considered us a bunch of self ish, heartless, ungrateful animals !" "Father !" "Is that your Idea of love? Is that i "Ohrfather!" "It really did hurt me, Prudence. My dear little girl, how could you send Jerry away, breaking your heart and his, and ours, too just because fcou thought us such a selfish lot that we would begdge you any happiness of your own? Don't you think our love for you Is big enough to make us hap py In seeing you happy? You used to say you would never marry. We did not expect you to marry, then. But we knew the time would come when mar riage would seem beautiful and desir able to you. We were waiting for that time. We were hoping for it We were happy when you loved Jerry, be cause we knew he was good and kind and loving, and that he could give yon all the beautiful things of life that I can never give my children. But you thought we were too selfish to let you go, and you sent him away." "But father! Who would raise the girls? Who would keep the parson age? Who would look after you?" "Aunt Grace, to be sure. We talked It over two years ago, when her hus band died. Before that, she was not free to come to us. But she said then that whenever we were ready for her she would come. We both felt that since you were getting along so magni ficently with the girls, It was better that way for a while. But she said that when your flitting time came, she would come to us gladly. We had It all arranged. You won't want to mar ry for a year or so, yet. You'll want to have some happy sweetheart days first. And you'll want to make a lot of those pretty, useless, nonsensical things other girls make when they marry. That's why I advised you to save your burglar money, so you would have It for this. We'll have Aunt Grace come right away, so you can take a little freedom to be happy, and to make your plans. And you can Initiate Aunt Grace into the mysteries of parsonage housekeeping." A bright, strange light had flashed over Prudence's face. But her eyes clouded a little as she asked, "Do you think they would rather have Aunt Grace than me?" Of course not. But what has that to do with It? We love you so dearly that we can only be happy when you are happy. We love you so dearly that we can be happy with you away . from us, just knowing that you are happy. But you you thought our love was such a hideous, selfish, little make-believe that" "Oh, father, I didn't! You know didn't ! But maybe Jerry won't for give me now?" "Why didn't you talk it over with me, Prudence?" "I knew you too well, father. I knew It would be useless. But doesn't It seem wrong, father, that a girl that I should love Jerry more than you and the girls? That he should come first? Doesn't It seem wicked?" "No, Prudence, It Is not wicked. Af ter all, perhaps It Is not a stronger and deeper love. You were willing to. sacrifice him and yourself, for our sokes I But it is a different love. It Is the love of woman for man, that 18 very different from sister love and fa ther love. And It Is right. And it la beautiful." , "I am sure Jerry will forgive me. Maybe If you will send me a paper and pencil, I can write him a note nowl There's no use waiting, is there? Falrj will bring It, I am sure." But when a few minutes later, she heard a step In the hall outside, she laid her arm across her face. Some how she felt that the wonderful joy and love shining In her eyes should be kept hidden until Jerry was there to see. She heard the door open, and close again. "Put them on the table, Fairy dear est, and, leave me for a little while, will you? Thank you." And her face was still hidden. Then the table by the bedside was swiftly drawn away, and Jerry kneeled beside her, and drew the arm from hel face. "Jerry!" she whispered, half unbe lievingly. Then joyously, "Oh, Jerry !" She gazed anxiously into his face, "Have you been sick? How thin you are, and so pale! Jerry Harmer, you need me to take care of you, don't you?" But Jerry did not speak. He looked earnestly and steadily Into the Joyful eyes for a moment, and then he pressed his face to hers. THE END. LIVED UNDER SIX SOVEREIGNS Aged Resident of New Brunswick Ascribed Long Life to His Ac tivity and Early Retiring. After posing for his picture on hit one hundredth and fifth birthday an niversary, Levi W. Richardson, said to be the oldest man In New Brunswick, died before he had fairly started hla one hundredth and sixth year. H had been 111 for only about ten days. Mr. Richardson ascribed hislong life and remarkable preservation ol his faculties to going to bed early and being active. He had followed the operations ol the war with the most careful atten tion, and his only ambition for tha last year, says the Mutual Star, hud been to live long enough to see Great Britain and Its allies successful, for he had lived under six sovereigns and had watched with Interest the ex pansion of the empire. More than 80 children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren survive him. Didn't Get the Umbrella. One of Chauncey Mitchell Depew's best stories Is the story of the spotted dog which, as a boy, he bought from a local dog dealer. "The next morning It was raining," he says, "and I took the dog out into the woods, but the rain was too much for him. It washed the spots off. I trotted the dog back to the dealer. " 'Look at this animal,' I said. 'The spots have all washed off.' "Great guns, boyl' he replied, 'there was an umbrella went with that dog. Didn't you get the umbrella?'" Proof Positive. "You can't fish here," said the farm er to an angler who was gloomily making his preparations to quit the post "Don't you Bee that si Trespassing'?" "Oh, yes. I see the sign," replied the fisherman, "but I wasn't convinced that I couldn't fish here until I had waited nearly seven hours without get ting a nibble." Where the Paint Wit, Regular Customer (who has Just en tered restaurant) "Strong smell of paint here, William." Walter (cough ing apologetically and indicating young women about to leave table) "Yea, sir; soon pass off, sir; they're Just go ing." London Punch.