"B ut I '? t pro m ised for you!" a s Dean w ar scare, In w hich one of th e b ellig eren t p a rtie s refu sed to com e p o stu lated his wife. “ And h s adm ire* down b ecau se it w o u ld n 't h av e been you so.” Bosh! You wom en can gad aboul w orth while, th e r e b eing th e usual V ien n a — T he S e rv ia n s F rid a y blew W ash in g to n , D. C. — A lth o u g h th e pow ers read y to In terv en e. C o u rtlan d t a s m uch a s you p lease, b u t I’m io up th e b rid g e sp a n n in g th e R iv e r Save, U n ited S ta te s is b u t a n e u tra l o b se rv er did n o t b o th e r ab o u t th e c a t; th e w rong w hen it com es to e a tin g sponge b etw een th e A u s tria n tow n o f Sem iin | in th e E u ro p ean w ar, th e m an ifo ld puppy claim ed his a tte n tio n . He was ca k e and k n u ck lin g my k n ees u ndei and B elg rad e. T he A u s tria n in fa n try in te re s ts o f A m erica in E urope com ­ very fond of dogs. So he reach ed a dinky willow tab le.” T he wom en d e p a rte d a t th re e , foi and a r tille r y s ta tio n e d a t S em lin , in m anded th e in cessan t a tte n tio n of down sud d en ly and p u t an end to th e sh a rp ch allen g e. T h e d ach el stru g g led th e re w as to be te n n is u n til five conjunction w ith m o n ito rs on th e D an­ P re sid e n t W ilson and officials th ro u g h ­ v alian tly , for th is breed of dog does o'clock. W hen H a rrlg a n was reaso n ube, fired on th e S e rv ian p o sitio n s be­ o u t M onday. ably su re th a t th ey w ere h alf th e die not m ak e frie n d s easily. yond th e brid g e. T h e S e rv ia n s re ­ T he W h ite H ouse officials, th e S ta te ” 1 say, you little D utchm an, w h at's ta n c e to th e co lo u el's villa, he p u t on tre a te d a f te r a sh o rt e n g a g e m e n t w ith th e T re a s u ry d e p a rtm e n ts, p resen ted th e ro w ? I ’m not going to h u rt you. h is h at, w h istled to th e dachel, and T en fo re s t fires a re r a g in g in Mon­ Situation Is Herman y and Austria scenes o f u n w o n ted a c tiv ity . W ires trillin g losses. F u n n y little co d g er! T o whom do you to g e th e r th ey took th e p a th to tin ta n a . Against Russia , France and b elo n g ?’’ H e tu rn e d th e co llar around, village. It is sa id th e A u s tria n s h ave a n ­ and cab les w ere k ep t busy w ith m es­ M exican F e d eral fo rce s are p re p a r­ “W ed look fine d rin k in g te a read th e in sc rip tio n , and gen tly p u t Servia—Italy Xeutral. o th e r b rid g e, in se ctio n s, on th e ir side sa g es and o rd ers to ca re fo r A m erican s in g to e v a c u a te M azatlan . w o u ld n ’t we, old sa o u t? ” reaching th e puppy on th e ground. ab ro ad and to ta k e n ecessary p re c a u ­ o f th e riv e r, w hich th e y can p ut up in down and tw eak in g th e dog’s velvet N o ra H arrlg a n ! A tr a in in C hicago h its an auto, tio n s fo r s ta b iliz in g financial condi­ a few days. H is Im m ed iate im pulse w as to w alk ears. “ T hey d o n ’t u n d e rsta n d , an d it ’i k illin g one w om an an d th re e m en. London— E v e n ts in th e E u ro p ean tio n s in th is co untry. P re sid e n t W il­ on. b u t som ehow th is im pulse refu sed no use try in g to m ak e ’em. N o ra g eti A sm all d e ta c h m e n t o f p io n eers, in c ris is developed S unday w ith s ta r tlin g son se n t S e c re ta ry McAdoo to New T h e s tin g of a bee k ills H. V. H u n t­ H e rr R osen! to a c t on his se n se of locom otion. He a s n e a r a s possible. b an k ers, in g to n , a re sid e n t o f S ilv e r L ake, co-operation w ith th e custom s officers, ra p id ity . T he G erm an u ltim a tu m to Y ork to be accessib le to w aited, dully w o n d erin g w h at was go­ Now, w h ere h av e I seen h is phiz b e la rg e and sm a ll. T he s e c re ta ry con­ c a p tu re d tw o S e rv ia n s te a m e rs laden W ash. ing to h ap p en w’hen she cam e out. H e fore? I w ish I had a real m an to R u ssia, d em an d in g t h a t R u ssia cease fe rre d w ith se v era l b ig bankers- h ere had left h e r room th a t n ig h t In P aris, | talk to. A b b o tt su lk s h alf th e tim e H olland has called all arm y reserv es, th e m o b ilizatio n o f h e r arm y , ex p ire d ab o u t sh ip p in g gold to E uro p e, called vow ing th a t h e w’ould n e v e r in tru d e and th e B arone ca n ’t g et a Joke un f ro n tie r g u a rd s and coast g u a rd s to th e a t noon, and a t 5 :1 5 o ’clock in th e a f ­ to g e th e r m em b ers of th e F e d e ra l r e ­ on h e r again. W ith th e recollection less it's d riv en In w ith a m allet. On colors. tern o o n th e G erm an em p ero r sig n e d a se rv e board, alread y confirm ed, a s well of th a t b ullet w hizzing p ast h is ear, j yo u r way, old scout, o r I’ll ste p on as P au l M. W arb u rg , w hose n o m in a­ O ne m an w as killed and e ig h t in­ m o b ilizatio n o rd er. h e h ad been conv in ced th a t th e play I you. L e t’s see If wo can hoof it down tio n is p en d in g , and d iscussed fo re ig n ju re d in a $500,000 w a te rfro n t fire in w as done. T ru e, sh e had testified to th e v illage a t a tr o t w ith o u t ta k in i A t 7 :30 o ’clock th e G erm an a m b a s s­ ex ch an g e. S e a ttle . th a t it had been accid en tal, but n ev er ; th e co u n t.” ad o r a t S t. P e te rs b u rg d e liv e re d a d ec­ D ip lo m atic officers o f th e g o v e rn ­ He had b u t tw o e rra n d s to e x e c u te would he fo rg et th e look in h e r eyes. G erm any re fu se s to m ak e a tr e a ty la ra tio n o f w ar in th e nam e of h is g o v ­ m en t rev e a le d by th e ir d isp a tc h e s th a t w ith U n ited S ta te s fo r g e n e ra l a r b i­ It w as n o t p leasan t to rem em ber. And T h e first w as acco m p lish ed e x p e d ite d co n d itio n s th ro u g h o u t E u ro p e w ere be­ e rn m e n t to th e R u ssian g o v e rn m e n t, still, as th e n eed le is d raw n by th e in th e little to b a c c o n ist’s shop u udei tr a tio n . com ing in creasin g ly g ra v e . W ord m agnet, h e re h e w as, in Bellaggio. He j th e arcad e, w h ere th e p u rch ase of s and th e e n tir e sta ff o f th e em b assy T housands of A m erican to u r is ts are Elean or .-» d e T o s c a n a w a s s i n g i n g In cam e th a t E n gland w as m o b ilizin g box of M in g h etti cig a rs prom ised latei P a r i s , w h i c h , p u r h u p s , a c c o u n t e d f o r E d ­ cu rsed h is w eakness. im m e d ia te ly le f t S t. P e te rsb u rg . h e r a rm y and navy along th e N o rth w m arooned in v a rio u s c itie s o f E urope a r d C o u r t l a n d t ’s a p p e a r a n c e t h e r e . M u l ­ . . . Ah, voices! H e step p ed aside solace. T h e second e rra n d took tlm« by th e w ar. A lth o u g h , a f t e r th e w a rlik e sp eech es sea, th r e a te n in g G erm any. tim illio n aire, h e w a n d e r e d a b o u t w h e r e and d elib eratio n . H e stu d ied th e long quickly. ta te d . H e m ig h t be in P a r i s one A m b assad o r G erard, a t B erlin , fo rm ­ d f a a n y c y a n d d i c K d e liv e re d by th e G erm an e m p ero r a m c h a t k a th e n ex t. F ollow ing E n g la n d se ek s a fo u r-n a tio n c o n fe r­ sh elv es of T au ch n itz. H aving re d c o r “F ritz , F ritz ; w h ere a re you?” ally notified th e S ta te d e p a rtm e n t th a t t h e o p e r a h e g o e s t o a c a f e a n d is a c ­ and th e im p eria l ch an cello r a t ence to a v e r t w a r b etw e e n A u s tria And a m o m en t la te r sh e cam e out, p uscles In su p e rab u n d a n ce, he n a tu r costed by a p re tty y o u n g w om an. She B e rlin on F rid a y , no o th e r re s u lt could G erm an y had d eclared w a r on R u ssia. g a v e h i m t h e a d d r e s s o f F l o r a D e s i m o n e , follow ed by h e r m o th er . . . an d th e ally p re fe rre d th em in h is litera tu re, and S erv ia. be ex p ected , hopes th a t th e d read Official m essag es did not m en tio n w ar v o c a l r i v a l o f T o s c a n a , a n d F l o r a g i v e s little lady of th e T av ern e Royale. Did in th e sam e q u an tity . E . B. O shorn, a ’noted Iris h h is to r ­ e v e n t m ig h t be a v e rte d had been b etw een G erm any and F ra n c e . F u r­ h d i e m t e r t m h e i n e a d d d r t e o s s s o e f e . E l e a C n o o u r r a t , l a w n d h t o m e n h t e e r Is s N o ra se e him ? It w as im possible to ' E v er read th is? ” a sk ed a pleasan t ian , d ec la re s th e U lste rm e n a r e u n lik e ra ise d by th e in te rv e n tio n of K in g th e r in d icatio n of I ta ly ’s d e s ire to re ­ E l e a n o r a ’s a p a r t m e n t s . S h e o r d e r s h i m tell. S he sim ply stooped and g ath ered voice from behind, in d icatin g “ R odnej th e H ib e rn ia n s. . T he next day G eorge in S t. P e te rs b u rg . H en ce th e m ain n e u tra l w as conveyed to th e o P u a t r i s a n Is d s s h h o o c o k t s e d a t b y h i t m h e m y s t e r i o u s d i s ­ up th e puppy, w ho stru g g led d e te r­ S to n e’’ w ith th e fe rru le of a cane. a c tu a l d e c la ra tio n o f w ar had n o t been A m erican g o v ern m en t. a p p e a ra n c e of the p rlm a d o n n a. R ealizing A f a rm e r in P e rry , O k la., killed m inedly to lick h e r face. C o u rtlan d t H arrig a n looked up. “ No. W h a t’i A s R u ssia, A u s tria and G erm an y , t h a t h e m a y b e s u s p e c t e d o f t h e a b d u c ­ e x p e c te d fo r a n o th e r day or tw o. h im se lf an d tw o horses, w hen a c h a tte l lifted h is hat. It w as in now ise of­ : It a b o u t? ” tion o f E l e a n o r a C o u r t la n d t a r r a n g e s for N ow th e d ie is c a s t and E u ro p e is to th e c o u n trie s alread y in a s ta te of a n a l i b i . E l e a n o r a r e a p p e a r s a n d a c c u s e s fered a s an a c t of reco g n itio n ; it was m o rtg a g e on th e a n im a ls cam e due. “ Best sto ry of th e Ixm don p rize ring be plunged in to a g e n e ra l w ar, w h ich w ar, had ask ed th e U n ited S ta te s to C o u r t l a n d t o f h a v i n g a b d u c t e d h e r . H i s m erely th e m ech an ical co u rtesy th a t ev e r w ritten . You’re Mr. H arrigan, a l i b i Is s a t i s f a c t o r y t o t h e p o l i c e a n d t h e T he U . S. g o v e rn m e n t w ill dep o sit has been th e ap p reh en sio n of E u ro p ean care fo r th e ir d ip lo m atic in te re s ts , c h a r g e is d i s m i s s e d . E l e a n o r a tl e e s t o a m an g e n e ra lly p ay s to any wom an a r e n ’t y o u ?’’ in th e n a tio n a l banks o f th e co u n try sta te s m e n fo r g e n e ra tio n s. It is now th e A m erican em bassies a t S t. P e te r s ­ L a k e C o m o t o r e s t a f t e r t h e s h o c k S h e in w h o se p ath h e ch an ce s to be for the “ Yes,’’ diffidently. is f o l l o w e d b y a n u m b e r o f h e r a d m i r e r s , $34,000,000 to help m ove th e crops. only a q u estio n o f how soon a s ta te of b u rg , B e rlin and V ien n a w ere e n tr u s t­ a m o n g t h e m t h e p r i n c e w h o r e a l l y p r o ­ b re a th of a second. T h e th re e wom en P R E S ID E N T P O IN C A R E “ My nam e is E d w ard C o u rtlan d t. 1. E n g la n d and c u r e d h e r a b d u c t i o n . C o u r t l a n d t a l s o g o e s A su g g e stio n h as been m ade in To- F ren ch R u le r R e g re ts In a b ility to Jo in ac tu a l w a r w ill e x is t b etw een G erm any ed w ith new d u ties. in im m acu late w hite, h atless, b u t with I I am n o t m istak en , you w ere a g real F ra n c e h av e inquired if th e U n ited t o C o m o a n d t h e r e m e e t s J i m m i e H a r r l - and F ran ce. kio t h a t U n ite d S ta te s and J a p a n offer F re n ch A rm y. g a n , r e t i r e d p r i z e f i g h t e r a n d f a t h e r o f E l ­ su n sh ad es, p assed on down th e s tre e t. frien d of my fa th e r’s.” to m e d ia te in th e E u ro p ean im broglio. P lacard s w ere posted in P a ris ca llin g S ta te s w ould ta k e ch arg e o f th e ir a f ­ e a n o r a . w h o s e r e a l n a m e is N o r a H a r r i - “N ora, who w as th a t? ” ask ed Mrs. “A re you Dick C o u rtlan d t’s b o y ?” f a irs in E u ro p e, in case o f em erg en cy , g a n . H a r r l g a n t a k e s C o u r t l a n d t i n t o h i s fo r g e n e ra l m o b ilizatio n , and th e G er­ f a v o r a t once. H a rrlg a n . A ll fo re ig n carg o es le a v in g Pacific w ith am m u n itio n and m in es. T he pio­ “ I a m .” and th is re q u e st lik ew ise has been fa ­ m an am bassador, alth o u g h he had not “ W ho w’a s w ho?” co u n tered Nora, C o a st p o rts a r e h eav ily covered w ith n eers and re v e n u e g u a rd s, a f te r a “ Well, s a y ! ” H a rrig a n held o u t hli been handed h is p assp o rts, w as p r e p a r ­ v o rab ly ac te d upon. I t is re g a rd e d as C H A P T E R VII— Continued. sn u g g lin g th e w rig g lin g d achel u n d er hand and w as g ratified to en co u n tei w a r in su ran ce, a t g r e a tly increased c e rta in th a t th e A m erican em b assies, sh a rp e n c o u n ter, o v ercam e th e S erv ian ing to leave th e F re n ch c a p ita l. “ T h e m oth an d th e c a n d le ,” m used h e r arm a n d th ro w in g th e su n sh ad e ra te s . a m an 's g rasp. “So you’re E dw ard I t is not know n e x a c tly a t w h a t ho u r leg atio n s and con su lates w ill b e th e C o u rtlan d t. ‘‘T h a t will be N ora H a rri­ a c ro ss h e r sh o u ld er. crew s and took possession o f th e v es­ 1 C o u rtlan d t? Now, w h at do you think m ean s o f co m m unication b etw e e n all gan. H ow long h a s th is in fatu atio n A y o ung p h o to g ra p h e r who w e n t to G e rm a n y ’s u ltim a tu m to F ra n ce, a s k ­ “T h a t fine-looking young m an who of th a t! W hy, yo u r f a th e r w as th< Y o se m ite v alley fo r p ic tu re s, fe ll over sels and th e ir d an g ero u s cargoes. ing th a t c o u n try to define w h a t a t t i ­ th e c o u n trie s in conflict. been g o ing o n ? ” stood by th e do o r a s we p assed out. b est sp o rtsm a n 1 e v er m et. S q u a re as P o p u la r e n th u s ia sm is g ro w in g sin c e tu d e sh e would assu m e in case o f a a p re c ip ic e 1000 f e e t high and w as “ Y ear and a h alf.’* H e ra ise d h is h a t.” they m ake ’em. Not a kink anyw here killed. tn e e m p e ro r’s m a n ife sto and p a tr io tic w a r by G erm any and A u s tria a g a in s t Government to Fortify “ And th e o th e r sid e ?” “Oh, b o th er! I w as looking at in his m ake-up. H e used t com e tc “ T h e re is n 't an y o th e r side,” ex B ecky E delson, th e I. W. W . a g ita d e m o n s tra tio n s are being held all over R u ssia, w as to e x p ire, b u t i t is b e­ F ritz .” e b outs in h is plug h a t and d ress American Bank System ploded th e a r tis t. “ S h e ’s w o rried to C e le ste se a rc h e d h e r face keenly, th to r in a N ew Y ork priso n , has broken th e co u n try . R uns on th e sa v in g s liev ed it w ill n ot be long b efo re d ip lo ­ su it; alw ay s had a s e a t by th e rin g m a tic re la tio n s w ill be ru p tu re d o r w ar h e r h u n g e r s tr ik e by e a tin g th e w h ites b an k s a r e d im in ish in g . W ash in g to n , D. C. — T he v a s t m a­ d eath . N ot a day p a s se s b u t som e b u t N o ra looked on ah ead se ren e ly ; I could h ear him ta p w ith his cane declared. o f tw o eg g s. ch in ery o f th e F ed eral g o v e rn m e n t sc u rrilo u s p enny-a-liner sp rin g s som e when th e re h ap p en ed to be a b it ol T he w ar s p ir it in th e A u s tria n cap ­ T h e G erm an e m p ero r and h is a d v is­ w as tu rn e d T uesday to w ard th e p e r ­ y arn , som e b e a stly in nuendo. S h e ’s p retty sp a rrin g . He w as n o slouch E x -P re s id e n t H u e rta , o f M exico, ita l is hou rly in c re a sin g . T he s tr e e ts e rs h av e m a in ta in e d to th e la s t th a t fectio n o f plans to f o rtif y th e A m e r­ b een dodging th e fellow' fo r m onths. h im self when it cam e to p u ttin g on w ho landed in J a m a ic a fro m M exico, o f V ien n a w ere so crow ded w ith e n ­ th ey m ade su p rem e e ffo rts fo r th e sa k e ican b a n k in g system so th a t th e n a ­ In P a ris la s t y e a r sh e co u ld n ’t m ove ' i f - | th e m itts. M any's th e tim e I’ve had re c e n tly , is re p o rte d to be w a itin g for th u s ia s tic persons, sin g in g an d p a ra d ­ of peace, and th e la s t o f th e se rie s of tio n ’s sh a re in th e financial b u rd en o f w ith o u t ru n n in g in to him . T h is y e a r i a round o r tw o w ith him in m y old a sh ip to ta k e him to S p ain , w h ere ing, th a t traffic in th e le a d in g th o r ­ e a rn e s t ap p eals fro m E m p e ro r W illiam E u ro p ean w a r will be d is trib u te d on sh e ch an g ed h e r a p a rtm e n t, and g av e gym nasium . W ell, w ell! It’s good tc he w ill resid e. o u g h fa re s w as alm o st b ro u g h t to a to E m p e ro r N icholas, a te le g ra m r e ­ m any sh o u ld ers and its d ire c t effe cts o rd e rs a t th e O p era to re fu s e h e r ad see a m an again. I’ve seen your name T h e B ank o f F ra n c e h as decided to s ta n d still. d re ss to all who ask ed fo r it. C onse­ T he p a tr io tic d e m o n s tra ­ p u d ia tin g re sp o n s ib ility fo r th e c a la m ­ m inim ized. in th e papers, b u t I n e v e r knew you place in c irc u la tio n 2 0 -fra n c an d 5- tio n s su rp a sse d in e x te n t and fe rv o r ity th r e a te n in g th e w orld, on g ro u n d s C o n feren ces a t th e W h ite H ouse q u en tly sh e had som e peace. I d o n ’t i w as D ick’s boy. Y’o u ’ve g o t a n old th a t w hile G erm any w as en g ag ed in and T re a s u ry d e p a rtm e n t a t w h ich th e know’ w hy it is, b u t a w om an in public [ fra n c n otes f o r th e p u rp o se o f re lie v a n y th in g w itn e sse d w ith in m em ory. g rizzly ’s head in y o u r dining room m e d ia tin g w ith A u s tria -H u n g a ry a t fo re ig n and do m estic a s p e c ts w ere d is ­ life seem s to be a ta r g e t.” in g th e difficulties o f com m erce a ris in g l a t hom e. Som e day I'll tell you how R u s sia ’s re q u e st, R u ssia by h e r g e n ­ cussed, cu lm in ated in th e d e p a rtu re th ro u g h th e d isa p p e a ra n c e o f gold and ‘‘T h e p en alty of b eau ty , Abby. H om e­ it got th ere, w hen y ou’re not in a e ra l m o b ilizatio n w as th r e a te n in g G er­ fo r N ew Y ork of S e c re ta ry McAdoo ly w om en seldom a r e an n o y ed , u n less silv e r. Daily Cost of General h u rry . I w ent o u t to M o n tan a fo r a m a n y 's sa fe ty . and C o n tro ller of th e C u rren cy W il­ th e y becom e s u ffra g is ts.” T h e colonel sc rap , and yo u r dad w en t along. A ftei A n alum inum t a g found in th e M ex­ War Would be $51,000,000 p o u red fo rth a d e n se cloud of sm oke. liam s. th e mil! w as over, w e w ent h u n tin g ican W a r d e p a rtm e n t office h as proven I t is e s tim a te d t h a t th e co st o f a “ W h at b ran d is th a t, C olonel?” T hese tw o m en have all th e g o v e rn ­ Com e up to th e villa an d m eet the to be th e id en tifica tio n m ark o f P r i­ Americans in Paris Safe a sk e d C o u rtlan d t. choking. m en t a u th o r ity to p u t in o p e ra tio n th e g e n e ra l w ar, such as would ensue if folks. . . . H an g it, I forgot. T h e y ’re v a te S am uel P a rk s, U . S. A. in fa n try , But Many in Dire Need T h e colonel g en ero u sly produced his plan w h ich co n g ress d esig n ed y e a rs up to C axley-W ebster’s to te a ; piffle who is believed m u rd ered by th e M ex­ G erm any, E n g lan d , F ra n ce, R ussia, pouch. ago fo r such situ a tio n s a s th e p re se n t w a te r and stick y sponge cake. I want P a r is — T he s itu a tio n o f A m erican s ican s som e tim e ago. Ita ly and R o u m an ia should be draw n "N o, no! I w as a b o u t to o b serv e by w h ich th e n atio n al b an k s of th e you to m eet my w ife an d d a u g h te r.” on acco u n t of th e w a r c risis w as m uch A n A th en s d isp a tc h to th e London in to th e conflict b etw e e n A u s tria and w orse M onday. “I should be very p leased to m eel T h e ir p an ic w as in­ co u n try can o b ta in $500,000,000 in th a t it is n ’t a m b ro sia .” “R o tte r ! ” T h e so ld ie r dug th e of­ D aily T ele g ra p h say s th e A u s tria n se a ­ S e rv ia , would be $54,000,000 a day. creased by th e clo sin g o f ban k s, C ook’s cu rre n cy u n d er th e A ld rich -V reelan d th em .” So th is w as N o ra ’s fa th e r! p o rt o f C a tta ro , in D a lm a tia , h as been T h is is based on th e e s tim a te th a t 20,- ag en cy and A m erican E x p re s s a t noon. a c t w ith w h ich to face any co ndition fe n d e r in th e rib s. “ I am going to “ W o n 't you com e along w ith m e tc h av e th e H a rrig a n s o v er fo r te a th is occupied by th e M o n te n eg rin s. C at- and m eet an y o b lig atio n s. th e colonel’s ? ” w ith su d d en in sp ira 000,000 m en w ould be called to arm s, H ow ever, th e l a t t e r tw o co n cern s m et aftern o o n . C om e over! You’ll like ta ro is d o m in ated by th e M on ten eg rin tion. H ere w as an o p p o rtu n ity not all p a p e r w ith cash and p ro m ises to o f whom h a lf w ould be se n t to th e th e fam ily. T h e g irl Is c h a rm in g ; and m o u n tain s and has im p o rta n c e a s th e Russian Empress Detained. open soon. to b e th r u s t a sid e lightly. fro n t. T he co st is d iv id ed by an e x ­ com m ercial o u tle t o f M ontenegro. “ Why, I ju s t begged off. T hey w o n ’t T he in a b ility to se cu re m oney is th e London— T he d o w ag er em p ress of th e f a th e r is a sp o rtsm a n to th e b ack ­ p e r t as fo llo w s : be ex p ectin g me now .” c h ie f p e ril of th e A m erican s, fo r th e re R u ssia has been d eta in e d in G erm any bone. Som e silly fools lau g h behind h is back, b u t n e v e r b efo re his face. T ea p lan ts, se n t fro m C eylon fo r th e “All th e b etter. I'd r a th e r h av e you P ro v is io n in g o f tro o p s, $12,500,000; w ill be p len ty o f tr a in s to b o ats a f t e r by th e k a is e r, it w as learn ed here. T hom as L ip to n te a e x h ib it a t th e e x ­ m o b ilizatio n is o ver. | in tro d u ce me to y o u r fam ily th a n tc T he d o w ag er had been v is itin g h e r A nd my w ord, I know r a f ts of g e n tle ­ fee d in g o f horses, $1,000,000; pay, p o sition, h ave a rriv e d a t S an F ra n ­ A m b assad o r H e rric k , h o w ev er, con­ s is te r, th e E n g lish q u een m o th er, b u t m en w ho a re n o t fit to sta n d in his | h av e th e colonel. As a m a tte r of fact, cisco, w ith th re e n a tiv e C in g alese $4,250,000; w ag es, a rse n a ls and h a r ­ sid e rs th e financial s itu a tio n so c r it- a t th e o u tb re a k of h o s tilitie s s ta rte d sh o e s.” I told him I co u ld n ’t g e t up. B ut 1 “ I should lik e to m e e t Mr. H arri- n u rsery m en to se t th em o u t. I t is said bors, $ 1 ,000,000; m o b ilizatio n , $2,- i ical, it is re p o rte d , he w ill ask W ash- fo r St. P e te rsb u rg . ch an g ed my m ind. Com e along.” F ro m London she th is m ay m ean th e b e g in n in g o f a 000,000; tr a n s p o r t o f foodstuffs, w e a ­ 1 in gton to send a s w if t c ru ise r w ith a w en t to N ew H av en , crossed fro m g a n .” C o u rtla n d t r e tu rn e d h is g aze to “ B ut th e pup an d th e cig ar box?” th e w indow once m ore. g r e a t te a in d u stry in S o u th e rn C a li­ “ Send th em u p .” pons, e tc ., $4,000,000. A m m u n itio n — | c a rg o o f gold to en ab le A m e ric a n s to th e re to D iep p e and took a tr a in fo r *‘And hl9 d a u g h te r? ” said A bbott, fo rn ia . ‘We’d Look Fine Drinking Tea. H a rrig a n eyed his own sp otless I n fn try , $ 4 ,000,000; a rtille ry , $1,250,- | cash t h e i r checks, a t p re se n t u seless. th e R u ssian c a p ita l. S he had e n tered cu rio u sly . Wouldn’t We, Old Scout?” flannels and co m p ared th em w ith th t , . ____ _ „ . . H e also w ill ask fo r tra n s p o r ts to fa- G erm an te r r ito r y w hen ra ilro a d s e rv ­ Ja p a n m a in ta in s an a ttitu d e of „„ „ “ Oh, s u r e ly ! ” 000; sh ip a r tille r y . $375,000; fittin g ! c ilita te A t t i n g o u t o f th e co u n try . o th e r's. W h at w as good enough foi ice w as susp en d ed e x c e p t fo r m ilita ry w a tc h fu l w a itin g in th e E uropean ” 1 m ay co u n t on you, th e n ? ” T h e n o t a q u iv er o f an eyelid, n o t the th e son of a m illio n aire w as certain ly o u t o f arm y , $ 4 ,0 00,000; am b u lan ce In case w ar is d eclared A m e ric a w ill purposes. c risis , b u t w ould be o b lig ed to h elp her s lig h te s t ch an g e in color o r ex p ressio n . serv ice, $500,000; m o v em en t o f ships, ta k e o v er th e b u sin e ss o f th e G erm an good enough for him. B esides, it T he k a is e r, i t w as said , would e ith e r colonel stow ed aw ay th e offending ally , E ngland, if th e la t t e r becom es in­ “ S he did n o t se e h im !” th o u g h t th e $5,000,000; deficit in ta x e s , $10,000,- em b assy h ere, and in B e rlin A m b assa- r e tu rn h er to London o r send h e r to Co­ b rier. “ And you ca n sta y to d in n e r.” would be a bully good jo k e on Nora volved. m u sician , cu rio u sly stirre d . She knew “ I’ll ta k e th e d in n e r end of th e in­ 000; su p p o rt fo r po p u latio n w ith o u t do r G e ra rd w ill assu m e th e b u sin e ss of penhagen. She w as a D an ish p rin cess. and Molly. v ita tio n ,” w as th e reply. “ I’ve got h e r frien d to le ra b ly well. It would L loyds m a rin e in su ra n c e firm of m eans, $(»,750,000; re q u isitio n s, dam - th e F re n c h em bassy. T h is m u tu al ac ­ “ Y ou're o n !” h e cried. H e re w as a F o r a tim e she could n o t be lo cated h av e been im p o ssib le fo r h e r to have I-ondon, cab les its San F ra n c isc o a g e n t ag es to to w n s, b rid g es, e tc ., $2,000,- com m odation on th e p a r t o f th e U n ite d and th e g r e a te s t a n x ie ty c o n c e rn in g to go o v er to M enaggio to se e ab o u t lark . H e tu rn e d th e dog and the se en th a t m an and n o t to h av e given so m e p a p e rs to be sig n ed . If I can t h a t i t w ill m ak e no r a te s on E uropean 000; to ta l, $54,125,000. S ta te s w ill p re v e n t an y ill fe e lin g h e r w as fe lt. p u rch ase s o ver to th e p ro p rieto r, who ev id en ce of th e fact. m ak e th e th re e o ’clock b o at in re ­ carg o es, as “ w a r is believed in e v ita b le I f such a w’a r la s te d as long as th e to w a rd A m erican c itiz e n s in e ith e r prom ised th a t th ey should a rriv e in­ M rs. H a rrig a n to o k th e o m nibus up on all s id e s .” tu rn in g , you'll se e m e a t tea. D in n er b rie f F ra n c o -P ru ss sia n conflict o f 1870 I co u n try , a ssu m in g G erm an busin ess s ta n tly at th e villa. Berlin Issues Statement. to th e villa. It w as g en erally too a t all ev en ts. I’m off.” T h e F re n ch g o v ern m en t has issued th e o u tlay on th is b a sis would exceed m ean s a trem en d o u s am o u n t of w ork. B erlin — A n official s ta te m e n t issued C o u rtla n d t w alk ed u p th e s tr e e t m uch of a clim b for her. N o ra and “ P adre, my shoe p in ch es,” said Nora a d e c re e lim itin g w ith d ra w a ls from $5,000,000,000 irre s p e c tiv e of w ar in­ A m b assad o r H e rric k said th e re w ere M onday s a y s : leisu rely , idly p au sin g now and th en C eleste p re fe rre d to walk. s till 100,000 G erm an s in th e co u n try . w ith a p u ck er betw een h e r eyes. sa v in g s ban k s to 50 fra n c s ($10) for d em n ities. “ In consequence of a R u ssian a tta c k b efo re th e shop w indow s. A p p aren tly “W h at am I going to do. C eleste? In case th e y a re g iv e n th e o rd er im ­ on G erm an te r rito r y , G erm an y is in a “My child,” rep lied th e padre, “ n ev ei each de|x>sitor. W ith d ra w a ls ra n be he had n e ith e r o b je c t n o r d e s tin a tio n ; H e is here, an d o v e r a t C ad en ab b ia c a rry yo u r v an ity into a sh o e m a k e r’s m e d ia te ly to leav e F ra n c e th ey w ill be s ta te of w ar w ith R u ssia. Sisson Seems Dimmed . effected only on tw o w e e k s’ notice. la s t n ig h t I had a te rrib le sc en e w ith y e t h is m ind w as busy, so busy in shop. T he h ap p iest m an is he who S isson, C a l.— W ith a g r e a t fo re s t herded o v er th e S p an ish f ro n tie r to “ The F re n ch rep ly to th e G erm an fa c t th a t h e looked a t th e v ario u s him . In h e a v e n ’s nam e, why c a n 't M a rtia l law is proclaim ed o v er Bol- th e f u rth e s t p o in t from hom e. w alk s in loose sh o es.” re p re se n ta tio n s is o f an u n sa tis fa c to ry c u rio s w ith o u t tru ly se ein g th em a t th ey le t me b e?” lera, R u ssia, and th e m outh o f th e fire ste a d ily d ra w in g n e a re r to th e “If they a re his own, and n o t In­ c h a ra c te r. D v in a r iv e r and its v ic in ity . S te a m e rs lim its o f th is tow n, bu sin e ss co m p lete­ “ H e rr R o sen ?” all. A d e lic a te situ a tio n , w hich n eed ­ h e rited , ’ quickly. Hermans * Cable-Cutting Fails. “ M oreover, F ra n c e h as m obilized, ed th e lig h te st h an d lin g , co n fro n ted “Y es.” h av e to o b ta in sp ecial perm iaaio n to ly suspended and v irtu a lly e v e ry able- T h e pad re laughed q uietly. H e w ai C openhagen — G erm an to rp ed o b o at and an o u tb re a k o f w a r w ith F ra n ce him . H e m u st w ait fo r an o v e rt act, pass in and o u t. T he field o f su b ­ bodied re s id e n t a id in g in r e s is tin g th e “ W hy n o t sp e ak to yo u r fa th e r? ” very fond of th is new -found d au g h tei m a rin e m ines o u tsid e th e e n tra n c e to flam es’ advance, Sisson seem s T h u rs­ d e stro y e rs, o p e ra tin g o u tsid e th e D an ­ m u st, th e re fo re , be reck o n ed w ith any th e n he m ig h t p roceed a s h e p leased. “ And h av e a fisticuff w hich would of his. H er sp o n ta n eity , J ie r bloom th e h a rb o r is com plete. How’ really h elp less h e w as! H e could a p p e a r in every n ew sp ap er in th e day on th e v e rg e o f d e s tru c tio n . T he ish S ea te r rio tr y , m ade an u n su ccess­ day or any m o m e n t.” ing beauty, h e r c a re le s s o b se rv atio n ol A n o th er s ta te m e n t d e c la re s R u ssia w o rld ? No, th a n k you. T h e re is n o t force h e r h an d b ecau se sh e held fa c t th a t th e tow n is n ot a m ass of ful a tte m p t to c u t th e cable com m uni­ C a b le g ram s fo r A u stria -H u n g a ry , convention, h er in d ep en d en ce, had cap­ h as invaded G erm an y d u rin g a tim e en o u g h sc an d alo u s stuff being p rin ted all th e ca rd s and h e none. Yet he ru in s is du e solely to th e heroic w ork catio n to R u ssia by w ay o f R oedvig, K oum ania, B u lg a ria S e rv ia and Mon­ o f peace, “ in fla g ra n t c o n tra d ic tio n o f w as d e term in ed th is tim e to play th e a s it is, and I am h elp less to p rev en t tiv ated him. te n e g ro a re accepted by te le g ra p h com ­ o f 500 fire-fig h ters, headed by F o re st D en m ark . (T O B E C O N T I N C E D . ) g am e to th e end, ev en If th e ta s k w as It.” S u p erv iso r H a m m e tt, sh o rtly a f te r T h e F eh m arn Bell ¡9 crow ded W’ith R u s sia ’s p eace fu l a s s u ra n c e s .” p an ies in New Y ork su b je c t to indefi­ As th e clim b s ta r ts off stiffly, th e re equal to all th o se of H e rc u le s rolled noon, w hen a sudden v e e rin g of th e G erm an d re a d n a u g h ts and o th e r b ig n ite d elay and only a t th e s e n d e rs’ risk in to one, an d none of th e gods on his w a s n ’t m uch in clin atio n in e ith e r to CONVERT TO EQUAL SUFFRAGE England Is Prepared. and in creased expense. N o te le g ra m s w ind fan n ed th e fire o v er all tre n c h e s. w a rsh ip s, w hich a re accom panied by talk . C e le ste had com e to one de­ N ew tre n c h e s h ave been dug. tr a n s p o r t vessels. A n u m b er o f R u s­ London— T o w ard s th e close o f h is side. in code o r c ip h e r are accepted. A t th e hotel h e ask ed fo r his m ail, cision, an d th a t w as th a t N o ra should Small Boy Had His Own Opinion as tc sia n v essels also h ave been o b se rv ed in speech b efo re p a rlia m e n t S ir E dw ard R io tin g in D ublin co n tin u es and over Nerve of Men Who Refused It th a t v ic in ity . N e a rly all th e s te a m ­ G rey s a id : “ W e m u st be p rep ared and an d w as given a fo rm id ab le p ack et find o u t C o u rtla n d t's p re se n c e h e re in English Forts Passed Up. 4000 persona m arch th ro u g h th e w hich, w ith a sig h of d isc o n te n t, he B ellaggio h erself. W hen th ey arriv e d to Women. sh ip lin es b etw e e n G erm an y and D en ­ London T he N o rth G erm an Lloyd w e a re p re p a re d to face th e co n se­ slip p ed in to a p o ck et, stro lle d o u t Into a t th e v illa g ates. C eleste offered a s tr e e ts . T ow n councils th ro u g h o u t I re ­ m ark h av e sto p p e d t h e ir b o ats. s te a m sh ip K ro n p rin ze ssin C ecilie s ig ­ qu en ces o f u sin g all o u r ste n g th a t any th e g a rd en by th e w ater, an d s a t down su g g estio n . land pass re so lu tio n s d en o u n cin g “ th e T h e sm all boy’s m o th er and aunl m om ent, w e know n o t how soon, in o r­ to read . T o h is su rp ris e th e re w as & m a s s a c re ,” w hich occurred re c e n tly nalled by w ire le ss to Mai in H ead at “ You could easily sto p a ll th is ru m o r had Ju st com e in from th e p rim aries. 4 :1 5 o ’clock T uesday m o rn in g . T he McReynolds Is Favorite. d e r to d efen d o u rs e lv e s .” Andrew’ n ote, w ith o u t sta m p o r p o stm ark . H e a n d an n o y an ce .” w hen a com pany o f so ld iers fired on a "Rem em ber, M anny,” said his a u n t W ash in g to n , I). C .— S e n a te lead ers B onar L aw , le a d e r o f th e o p p o sitio n , m ob in th e s tr e e ts , k illin g fo u r and p osition of th e vessel w as n ot a s c e r­ “ And, p ray , how ?” opened It. m ildly c u rio u s to learn who "that when you w ere seven y e a rs old ta in e d . U n d er o rd in a ry c irc u m sta n c e s e x p e c t to see A tto rn e y G en eral M cR ey­ w arm ly su p p o rted th e g o v ern m en t and w oun d in g 60. “ M arry .” you sawr yo u r m o th er com e in from vofc th e K ro n p rin ze ssin C ecilie would have nolds no m in ated fo r th e S u p rem e co u rt re fe rre d , am id ch eers, to th e p ledges it w as th a t had d isco v ered his p res­ “ I p re fe r th e ru m o r and annoyance. ing fo r th e first tim e .” S ta r tin g th e ir second cam p aig n fo r com m unicated first w ith th e F a st net vacancy. A t th e W h ite H ouse th e only o f su p p o rt receiv ed from th e B ritish en ce In B ellaggio so quickly. T he en ­ velo p e co n tain ed n o th in g m o re th a n a I h a te m en. M ost of th em a re b e a s ts.” H e follow ed h e r into h e r room. w om an su ffrag e , Ohio su ffra g is ts have s ta tio n off th e so u th e rn c o ast o f I re ­ s ta te m e n t a v a ila b le w as th a t he w as dom inion. W ild c h e e rin g from all “You a r e p reju d iced .” “ W hy d id n 't you vote b efo re?” h€ placed on file in itia tiv e p e titio n s for land. I t is b elieved, th e re fo re , th a t fo rem o st in P re sid e n t W ilso n ’s con sid ­ p a rts o f house g re e te d Jo h n E. R ed ­ n e a tly folded b an k n o te fo r one hun­ d red fran cs. H e eyed It stu p id ly . W h at If C e le ste ex p ected N o ra to rep ly dem anded. th e su bm ission in th e N o v em b er ele c ­ th e vessel is s k ir tin g th e n o rth o f th e e ra tio n . In official circles, S e c re ta ry m ond, w hen he spoke. m ig h t th is m ean ? H e un fo ld ed it and t h a t sh e had reaso n , sh e w as disap­ “ Men w ouldn’t le t w om en vote until tio n o f a proposal to am end th e con­ B ritish Isles w ith th e in te n tio n of e n ­ L ane is reg ard ed as a m ost lik ely su c ­ sm o o th ed It o u t a c ro ss h is knee, and p o in ted . N o ra q u ick en ed h e r pace, now*. Of co u rse, good m en like youi s titu tio n so as to g iv e w om en th e rig h t te r in g th e N o rth se a anti m a k in g her cessor to Mr. M cR eynolds fo r a tto rn e y Stand Drops .7 0 Women. th a t w as all. th e h aze of p u zzlem en t d rifte d aw ay. papa w an t all th e b u sin e ss in th e world to vote. A su ffra g e am en d m en t w as w ay d ire c t to som e G erm an p o rt. g e n e ra l. It w as sa id th e P re sid e n t had T acom a, W ash. — F orm all p a r ts o f T h re e b a rs from L a Bohem e. He At luncheon H a rrlg a n in n o cen tly m anaged rig h t. T hey a r e going to lei d e fe a te d in S e p tem b er, 1912. p ra c tic a lly d e te r f m ined to p ro m o te th e th e N o rth w e st p ro m in e n t a n ti- tu b e rc u ­ lau g h ed . So ‘ th e little lady of th e th re w a bom b Into cam p by in q u irin g ; wom en help a t l a s t ” a tto rn e y g e n e ra l to th e v acan cy on SI0,000 Damages Asked. L ie u te n a n t Jo h n C yril P o rte , who losis wrorkers a re in T aco m a to a tte n d T a v e rn e R o y ale w as In B ellaggio! Say, N ora, w ho’s th is ch u m p H e rr T h e sm all boy gave h e r a little w as assig n ed to p ilo t Rodm an W ntia- A s to ria A s u it w as filed in th e C ir­ th e S u p re m e bench c o u rt in succession th e an n u al m e e tin g o f th e W ash in g to n R o sen ? H e w as u p h ere la s t n ig h t , push. m a k e r ’s a irb o a t A m e ric a on th e con­ c u it co u rt h e re bv Jo h n M artin o u s to th e la te A sso c ia te J u s tic e L u rto n . S ta te asso ciatio n fo r th e P re v en tio n an d ag ain th is m orning. I w as going C H A P T E R VIII. ’ W om en a r e n ’t all th e re a re ,” hf te m p la te d t r ip acro ss th e A tla n tic , a g a in s t th e C latso p M ill com pany to re- ; and R e lie f o f T u b ercu lo sis and th e to offer him th e co t on th e balcony, said, and m arch ed h au g h tily o u t of th« m ay be called hom e hy th e B ritish o v e r $10,000 d am ag es for alleg ed p e r­ liOOO Rather at Palace. N o rth w e st A n ti-T u b e rc u la r conference, b u t I th o u g h t I d c o n su lt you first.” Marguerite« and Emerald«. room. n a v a l a u th o ritie s if w a r th r e a te n s to sonal in ju ries, $100 for m edical a t ­ London T h ere w a» a sc en e o f g r e a t w hich opened h ere. T he d e le g a te s a t ­ “ H e r r R o s e n !” exclaim ed Mrs. H ar­ By elev en o ’clock C o u rtla n d t had He w ent to h is fa th e r th a t evening, in v o lv e G re a t B rita in . L ie u te n a n t ten d an ce and $180 fo r w ages, w hich e n th u s ia sm o u tsid e B u ck in g h am P alace ten d ed th e la y in g o f th e co rn ersto n e finished th e re a d in g of hi« m ail, and rig an , a G utter in h e r th ro a t. “Why. and a s m an to m an ask ed : P o r te is on a sp e cial a v ia tio n re se rv e be could h ave earn ed . T he c o m p lain t M onday. A crow d o f 6000 g a th e re d of th e new $25,000 sa n ita riu m b ein g w as now read y to h u n t fo r th e little t h a t ’» . . "D id n ’t wom en u se to v o te?” lis t. alleg es th a t on M ay 18, 1014, w hen b efo re th e palace, sa n g th e n atio n al b u ilt by P ie rc e county. D u rin g th e lady o f th e T a v e rn e Royale. It was “A c h a rm in g young m an who w ishes “No. but th ey a re v oting now .” T h e s tr e e ts o f S t. P e te rsb u rg , R us­ th e p la in tiff w as w o rk in g a t th e com ­ a n th e m , and called for K in g G eorge, cerem ony a scaffo ld in g g a v e w ay. n e c e ssa ry to find her. T h e w h ere­ m e to sig n a c o n tra c t to sin g to him ' Why d id n ’t th ey v o te b efo re ! sia , overflow w ith e n th u s ia s tic sub­ p a n y ’s m ill, he w as stru c k in th e le ft who, w ith Q ueen M ary, a p p e a re d on a d ro p p in g 30 w om en in to an e x c a v a tio n ab o u ts of F lo ra I>esim one w as of vital In p e r p e tu ity .' in te rru p te d Nora, p re ss­ W ould n 't m en le t th e m ? ” balcony and bow ed in resp o n se to p it. S ev eral w ere s lig h tly b ru ised . j e c t s o f th e em p ero r, and p a trio tic ey e and h is sig h t destro y ed . im p o rtan ce. If sh e had not y e t ar- in g h e r m o th er s foot w arningly “No, I sup p o se n o t.” ch eers g iv e n fo r him and fo r F ra n ce. d e m o n s tra tio n s co n tin u e w ith o u t ce ssa ­ “ W ell, w hy d o n 't you m a rry him a ? r I “ W ell — m en — h ad —th e ir — n erv e!" rived, th e p resen c e of h e r frien d p re­ Spain Assembles All Warships. tio n . T h e B ritis h and F re n c h em b a s­ lau g h ed H arrig a n T h e re ’s w orse said th e sev en -y ear old lad. saged h e r u ltim a te arriv al. Chicago to I'se Paper. Japan lakes l i a r Move. s ie s an d th e S e rv ia n le g a tio n a re s u r ­ G ib r a lta r S p ain h a s o rd ered ev ery H e ro se and pro ceed ed on his q u e s t th in g s th a n fra n k fu rte rs and sa u e r­ C h icag o — C hicago b an k s w ill go on rounded by crow ds o f ch e e rin g R u ssian s. a v a ila b le w a rsh ip to assem b le a t th e T okio - T he e m p ero r h as sp e cially a clearin g -h o u se c e rtific a te b asis and B efore th e p h o to g ra p h e r's shop h e k r a u t.” First of All Things Is Work. W a r s p i r i t p re v a ils e v e ry w h e re am i it B a le aric isles, in th e M e d ite rra n e a n . sum m oned th e p riv y ctxincil to co n sid ­ sa v in g s d ep o sito rs w ill be re q u ire d to saw a d ach el w rath fu lly ch allen g in g “ N ot th a t 1 can th in k of Ju st now ,” “ My sd v lc e to all boys Is, ’W o rk !' is r e p o rte d t h e em p ero r, in case of T he b a ttle s h ip P elayo and se v e ra l e r J a p a n 's a ttitu d e w ith re la tio n to g iv e n o tices of w ith d ra w a ls o f th e ir a c a t on th e b alcony of th e ad jo in in g r e tu rn e d N ora T h ey c a n 't all be g en iu ses, b u t thej h o s tilitie s , is to ta k e su p re m e com ­ c ru ise rs a re p n x -e e d irg from th e M$>or- th e E uro p ean w ar. T he em p ero r has acco u n ts. • • • • • • • T h e c a t knew , an d so did T h is ac tio n w as decided b u ild in g can all w ork; an d w ith o u t w ork even m an d . T h is fe e lin g has also ex ten d ed ish c o a st, and th e c ru is e r E x tre m a d u ra asked L ie u te n a n t G en eral O k a. th e upon by a c o m m itte e o f fo u r b an k e rs th e puppy, th a t It w as all buncom be H a rrig a n d eclared th a t he would not th e m o st b rillia n t g en iu s will be ol t o th e d is t a n t w o rk m e n 's se c tio n s o f and a to rp ed o b o at squ ad ro n a re l e a v - ! m in is te r o f w ar, to re p o rt to him on re p re s e n tin g th e C hicago c le a r in g ­ 9u th e p u p p y 's p a r t, th e u su a l Euro- j o o v er to C ax ley -W eb ster s to tec. very little good."—S ir Jo h n MillaU. ing A lg e c ira s fu r th e sam e d e s tin a tio n . th e con d itio n o f th e arm y. t h e c ity . house asso ciatio n . NEWS OF THE WEEK General Resume of Important Events Throughout the W orli first Clash of Troops Comes on Danube River KAISER VS. RUSSIA Strict Neutrality to Be United States’ Stand P L A C E gA War Declared and Fighting Begun Throughout All Europe. & HONEY­ MOON HAßOLD t MACGPAT14, Pici urea è CD. RHODES!