Vera Cruz Police Will
Shoot Lawless on Sight
thought you’d be glad. I Just can’t
stand It with you living out of the
house, Dan. Lord. I haven't slept a
wink since you left. A ren't you miss-
V ers Cruz—G eneral Candido Agui-
lug m e?" and her voice trem bled Just
| lar, who succeeded B rigadier G eneral
the least bit.
Frederick Funston as m ilitary gover-
“Oh, Dan. It’s all over now, a in 't
j nor of V era Cruz, did not mince words
It, our tiff?" she began eagerly, catch
when, through his chief of police,
ing his arm im pulsively and pressing
Theodore Frezieres, he told the resi
her face against his coutsleeve, kiss
dents of th is city th a t any disturbance
ing the unresponsive broadcloth again
of the peace, w hether it be picking
and again. “W e re m aking up; we’ll
pockets or any of the graver crimes,
go home together. I t’ll all be different
such as sacking, would result in the
a fter this, and I’ll see you at the break
execution of the offending individuals.
Illustrations
from
Photographs
of
the
Stage
Production
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fast table m ornings now," she finished
I The proclam ation containing th is dec
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“Dan." she began again, “I don’t b e
streets as G eneral A g u ilar’s forces
»
f
e
n
were arriving.
The decree provides
SYNOPSIS.
“I don’t see how the public can ; lleve you’ve had a decent cup of cof
fee since you left home. I’d like to
■ M l / »
A < -
K 0
J
: th a t all arm s m ust be turned in to the
blam e him ,” declared Hibbard.
make you a cup now, myself,” and
authorities and any failu re to comply
D a n ie l S la d e s u d d e n l y a d v a n c e s fr o m a j
"They can't,” asserted H art.
i w ith the order will cause the shooting p e n n ito M m i n e r t o a m illi o n a ir e . H e is ! "W hy, she's a sem i-invalid,” am end she looked reflectively around the sen
a m b i t i o u s to b e c o m e g o v e r n o r o f t h e i
a to r’s library as it she thought there
! of anyone in whose possession a gun is , s t a t e . H is si m ple , h o m e - l o v i n g w ife f a il s i ed Strickland.
m ight possibly be som e opportunity
j found.
to ri se to t h e n e w c o n d it io n s . B la de m e e ts j
"My
wife
h
asn
't
seen
her
out
since
a t h e r i n e , d a u g h t e r of S e n a t o r S t r i c k
to brew a cup of coffee right then and
This flat statem en t caused W. W. K
la nd , a n d s e e s in h e r all t h a t M a r y is not. j she drove him out of the house five
there.
Canada, the A m erican consul, to call Blade de c i d e s to s e p a r a t e f r o m his wife w eeks ago," declared H art.
n d t a k e s r o o m s a t h is c lu b, ir i s d e s e r
“Come on home, fath er,” she urged,
a t the police statio n , w here he told a t io
"Good! W e’ll use th at." exclaimed
n o f h is w ife a n d his c o n s t a n t a t t e n
! Chief F rezieres th a t many A m ericans d a n c e o n K a t h e r i n e S t r i c k l a n d c a u s e s M erritt, eagerly. “A sem i-invalid— calling him by the nam e of the old,
had deposited th e ir arm s w ith him. i pu b li c c o m m e n t . K dit or M e r r i t t is w on when she's ready to be moved she old days, when they had both dreamed
o ver to t h e s u p p o r t o f S la d e b e c a u s e he
j The consul was told th a t General c a n n o t o t h e r w i s e s u p p ly th e m o n e y f o r a w ill be taken away a t her own request. of little ones In th eir home, and pat
A guilar had no intention of dem anding E u r o p e a n t r i p d e m a n d e d by M rs . M e r I’ll publish it myself. I’ll s ta rt the ball ting his arm lovingly, tenderly. "Mad
t.
K a t h e r i n e a g r e e s to m a r r y S la d e 1
| them , and in fa c t expected th e consul rit
w h e n t h e l a t t e r g e t s a d iv o rc e .
B oy a-rolling. Why, gentlem en, the world a t me yet?" 6he questioned.
Slade winced under the gentle touch
| to use his discretion in holding the H a y e s . In love w ith K a t h e r i n e , h a s a ought to pity th a t man."
sion w i t h t h e l a t t e r o v e r h e r
arm s of any A m ericans. A m ericans s c t o o n r d m u y c t ses
H ayes had stood the conversation of her hand on his arm , and found It
t o w a r d Sla de.
are not exem pt from the order, but in !
as long as he could.
cases w here th e au th o rities are con
CHAPTER VII—Continued.
“Do you realize th a t you're atta c k
vinced th a t th e ir standing w arran ts it,
ing this woman unjustly?" he broke
they will be given perm its.
She turned to him w ith a b itter In, walking into the middle of the
V era Cruz is to go on the list of pro laugh. “I’m through with you—and group.
hibition cities, a t least tem porarily. your insults," and sh e fled from the
"T his is not a t all tru e.”
On e n terin g th e city the M exicans room.
"You keep out of th is game," w arned
A company of tho w ell-trained n ative soldiers upon w bom tbe B ritish will rely to repulse a T u rk ish invasion of
found th e saloons closed in accordance
K atherine did not go a m om ent too Strickland.
Ssypt.
w ith the order issued by General Fun- soon, for scarcely had the folding
“Well, boys, w e're all agreed,” de
| ston. This w as h eartily approved and j doors closed behind her when the clared M erritt.
“It’B one for all,
BARON JOHN A. FISHER
under a new order issued by the Mexi- | door from the smoking-room swung then— ”
can com m ander the saloons will re- open, and with noisy talk tho few re
"And all for one," added H ibbard,
i m ain closed “ u n til fu rth e r o rd ers.”
maining m em bers of the dinner party excitedly.
G eneral A guilar issued another proc straggled in.
"H ip! H ip!" began M erritt, when
lam ation in which he calls on the
In her agitated condition, even K ath the door opened and the butler an
i people of V era Cruz to assist him in erine would have found it difficult to nounced:
| th e m aintenance of order. The g en regain her com posure sufficiently to
“Mrs. Slade."
eral assures them of his intention to m eet these men.
The h urrah th at had been on each
furnish g u aran tees of sa fe ty “ to all
Ex-Governor Hibbard was in a par m an’s lips died a sudden death. They
residents, M exicans and foreigners, of [ ticularly happy fram e of mind. The looked a t each other in consternation.
all classes, even to those opposed to sen ato r’s excellent viands and the sen
“Mre.
S lade!”
gasped
M erritt.
th e cause. ”
ator's choice wines and the sen ato r’s “W hew !"
The eyes turned tow ard th e door
H avanas had succeeded in m aking him
Non-Combatants Urged to Keep
Cruisers Told to Take No Action German Forces Again
feel well satisfied with th e world In saw a tiny, gray-garbed woman, with
general and with Slade in particular. great, questioning brown eyes, hesi
Off Streets, As Disturbance
Unless Commanded by Wash
Retreating in Poland His round face was flushed and his tating in bewildered fashion as she
Is Considered Likely.
ington Authorities.
found herself confronted by a room
London —- An official com m unication string tie a trifle awry.
“ Had a good time, senator,” he said, ful of men. H er gown with Its tight
given out in Petrograd, according to
an E xchange T elegraph dispatch, an rem oving his cigar, "but th ere were basque and full sk irt was dowdy and
W ashington, D. C. — The U nited
V era Cruz — Through W. W. Can
nounces a G erm an re tre a t in Poland. too many sw allow tails here for me to badly cut, in m arked co n trast to the
ada, th e U nited StateB consul here, the
S ta te s governm ent has directed Am The statem en t follow s:
night. W hen 1 was governor of the fashionable, clinging gowns of the Slade's Eyes Darkened and an Ugly
consuls of Cuba, Spain, France and
Scowl Appeared on His Face.
bassador M orgenthau a t C onstantino
“ Between the V istula and th e W a rta state 1 never wore one. No, nor a plug women who had graced the room a
G reat B ritain have asked th e U nited
short tim e previous. H er w hite gloves
th e G erm ans have re tre a te d from the hat. either."
ple
to
ask
th
e
O
ttom
an
governm
ent
S tate s “ w hat effective m easures are
”1 never wore one, and I never were a fraction too short to m eet her necessary to turn aw ay from the face
for an explanation of the firing by line running from Strykow to Zpirz,
going to be taken by the U nited S tates
will,” seconded Colonel Sm ith, a typ sh o rt sleeves, and left exposed thin th a t was so sw eet and penitent.
Szadek,
Zdunska,
W
ola
and
W
ozniki.”
to protect tho lives and property of
T urkish land forces a t a launch from
"No,” he stam m ered, "I’m not mad
ical long, lean, lanky w esterner, with arm s and pointed elbows. B ut the ten
foreigners in V ear C ruz.”
the A m erican cru iser Tennessee, pro
London — A dispatch to the Tim es the Inevitable w estern cut beard and der face, with its sw eetly expressive a t you, only this is no place to talk
The consuls explained th a t they had
mouth, w as unchanged. The lovely about our troubles."
hair a bit too long.
ceeding from V ourlah to the A m erican from Petrograd says:
no inform ation to show th a t th e Mex
“ The expected victory betw een the
“Well, we'll go along home,” she
consulate a t Sm yrna, A sia Minor.
"Governor, you're right," and Strick eyes were more appealing, as filled
ican governm ent would be unable to
V istula and the W arta has been con land gave each man a resounding slap with w istful shyness, they gazed about suggested.
S
ecretary
D
aniels,
w
ith
the
approv
enforce th e guarantees given by it.
"No, I ca n 't come now. You'd bet
al o f P resid en t W ilson, cabled the firmed by p riv ate advices. L arge bod on the shoulder. “Colonel, stick to the room.
The police a ssert they are daily ob
“I’m afraid it’s a little late for me ter let Rob take you hom e," and he
comm
anders of th e T ennessee and the ies of th e enem y's forces w ere su r your guns. T hey're a nuisance. Now,
tain in g evidence tending to show th a t
to
come,”
she
m
anaged
to
say,
as
the
started for the door.
N orth Carolina, also in the M editerra rounded and captured n ear Lowicz. boys, forget your homes and your
reprisals are planned by the co n stitu
Mary started a lte r him, clutching at
nean, to tak e no action which m ight The enemy is reported in some cases trains. The others are all gone. Let senator cam e up to her with out
tionalists.
From one prisoner they
his arm .
us, th e ringleaders, adjourn to the stretched hand.
em barrass th e A m erican governm ent as abandoning his g u n s.”
say they obtained a d etailed list of
"T his is an unexpected pleasure,"
"I’ve got to know w hat the m atter
and to aw ait specific instructions from
dining-room and over one of my
houses th a t are to be searched.
the senator assured her with an u r is now—I m ust—I m ust,” she declared
W ashington concerning the general German Submarine Sunk
punches—”
E xcitem ent was caused here by the
The governor putted his stom ach bane smile. "G entlem en, Mrs. Slade.” vehemently.
situation.
circulation o f a handbill which said
By British Patrol Boat tenderly.
“Why, my dear m adam e,” and M er
"Very well, Mary, as far as my
The m ention of the sena
These
steps
followed
the
receipt
of
th a t since G eneral Francisco V illa's
ritt greeted her effusively, "I’m glad plans go, I've arranged my life differ
to
r’s
punch
was
all
th
at
was
necessary
a
m
essage
from
C
aptain
Benton
C.
London
—
The
secretary
of
the
ad
men proposed to prevent th e occupa
to
know
th
a
t
the
reports
to
th
e
sena
ently.”
D ecker, comm ander o f th e Tennessee, m iralty announces th a t th e G erm an to weaken his desire to catch a train.
tion of th e city the day th e A mericans
Your
"D ifferently? D ifferently? H aven’t
which was paraphrased in th is s ta te subm arine boat U-18, w hich w as re
“Ah! Strickland's punch! I’m with to r have been exaggerated.
leave, it was earnestly urged th a t non-
health
is
now—er—”
I given in ?”
m ent from the N avy d ep artm en t:
ported off the north coast of Scotland you."
com batants keep off th e stre e ts. It
"Oh, I never felt b etter in my life,
“l t ’6 too lnte now. I’m sorry to
“ C aptain B. C. D ecker, in command Tuesday, w as ram m ed by a B ritish
“Now, gentlem en,” in terrupted Mer
was added th a t th is inconvenience
sir," Mary declared, puzzled th at be say this, but you force me.”
of th e T ennessee, w ired Secretary patrolling vessel and foundered.
ritt In a business-like m anner, “before
probably would not last more than 24
should ask such a question.
"W ait a m inute. Dan." She drew a
D aniels th a t w hile proceeding from
The p atrolling ship ram m ed the sub we split up tonight it's understood
hours, as it was expected in th a t tim e
HayeB hastened to the little wom long breath, as if nerving herself for
Vourlah
to
Sm
yrna
to
m
ake
official
w
e’re
all
Slade
m
en?”
m
arine
a
t
12:20
o’clock.
The
U-18
th e co n stitu tio n alists would be able to
an 's side.
an ordeal. "You’re going to say some
calls boat w as fired at.
Consul was was not seen again until 1:20, when
“All Slade m en!" was the unani
secure reinforcem ents to make certain
“Oh, Rob," she exclaimed, relieved thing dreadful. Before you begin I
anxious for safety of consulate.
Ten she appeared on th e surface flying a mous shout from the colonel, the ex-
th e ir ten u re o f th e port.
to see a fam iliar face. As she turned w ant to say th a t I'll do anything to
nessee proceeded to and le ft Vourlah at w hite flag.
Shortly a fte r th is she Governor H unt, pious old Pop H art to Hayes, Slade appeared a t the sm ok
T here appears no likelihod of an J
get things back ju s t the sam e as they
req u est of A m bassador and is now foundered ju s t as the B ritish destroyer and Ingram.
early resum ption of traffic between
ing-room door, and as he recognized
anchored in th e harbor of Scio (Chios), G arry came alongside. The destroyer
“And we’re preparing to cope with the dowdy little figure his eyes d ark were before—anything. T here's noth
V era Cruz and Mexico City.
So fa r
ing you could ask me I won’t d o -
G reece, from w hich C aptain D ecker’s rescued th ree officers and 23 o f the Slade's dom estic trouble should It
as is known here the Mexican railw ay
ened and an angry scowl appeared on nothing! T here! Now! Now go on,"
teleg
ram
was
sen
t.
S
ecretary
D
an
subm
arine's
crew
,
only
one
being
come
up.
and
It
will,”
w
ent
on
M
er
has not been cut, but a considerable
his face. Strickland saw the expres and she sank weakly into a chair.
iels telegraphed for fu ller inform a drowned.
ritt.
stretch of th e Interoceanic line has
sion and hastened to urge the men to
"Look here,” Slade w as cruelly ab
Baron John A. Fisher, adm iral of tio n .”
"T
he
devil,
S
trlck
!"
broke
In
the
A
dispatch
to
the
E
xchange
T
ele
been destroyed. Local tra in s from in-
follow him into the dining-room.
rupt. “T his separation is perm anent.
tho B ritish fleet, who has been ap
A
lthough
w
ithout
definite
d
etails
as
colonel.
"C
an't
It
be
patched
up
un
graph
company
from
Copenhagen
says
term ed ate points arrived here filled
N othing's going to change it.”
pointed first sea lord of th e adm iralty to ju s t w hat occurred, high officials of the Danish steam er Anglodane collided til a fter election?"
w ith refugees.
CHAPTER VIII.
to succeed P rince Louis of H attenberg. the W ashington governm ent had no in the Oresund w ith th e G erm an to r
“Separation?"
She gave him A
"No, gentlem en.” The senator was
blank, amazed stare.
“Why, Dan,
doubt th a t the incident, no m a tte r pedo boat d estro y er S-124,
which unctuous but firm. "W e m ust take
Allied Army Inflicting
As the men filed out, Mary turned who's talking about separation? We
w here th e responsibility lay, would j foundered.
Two G erm an sailors, ac Slade as we find him or—drop him. to m eet her husband's angry eyes.
Heavy Loss on Germans Russians Lose 50,000
can't be separated.”
be prom ptly adjusted through diplo- cording to th e correspondent, w e r e '
“Well, Dan, I'm here,” and she
"W e can be— we are. W hen I left
W ashington, I). C.— Foreign office
In Attack on Germans m atic channels. P resident W ilson is rescued by th e steam er seriously in- ;
looked pleadingly up into the unin you th a t night It was for good and
dispatches to th e French embassy here
determ ined
th a t under no circum jured, but la te r succumbed.
The re
viting face.
London
—
B
erlin
was
decorated
all, Mary. We can ’t get along togeth
Saturday referred to g re a t loss o f life
stances shall th e U nited S tates be in m ainder of th e crew of the destroyer
‘T’ve given In,” she w ent on. "It's er and I’ve made up my mind to it.
inflicted on th e enemy by th e allied Thursday in honor of G eneral von llin - volved in w ar w ith T urkey. If th e \ w ere drowneil.
been
a
struggle,
but
I’m
here.
Why,
d
enburg’s
victory
in
Poland,
according
It's settled .”
troops and s|a>ke of th e success of the
T urkish officers acted w ithout the au
I've been thinking all this evening,
French scouting parties in securing in to Copenhagen dispatch to th e Times. th o rity of th e O ttom an governm ent
"You mean to say you haven’t
Peace
Near,
Lloyds
Think.
while I wa3 g e ttin ’ dressed. I’d give missed yer home? You haven't w ant
The Russian losses, the dispatch and th e firing was not justified by
form ation of German troop move
London—R em arkable optim ism rel- !
a dollar to see the look on your face ed me to give in? You mean w hat's
m ents. The dispatches duplicated war says, are estim ated a t betw een 40,000 naval procedure in a closed |>ort, it is
ativ e to th e duration of the w ar pre- I
when you saw me here, Dan, and happened is for the best?"
office com m unications w ith the follow and 50,000 men.
confidently believed here th a t th e O t vails in financial and insurance circU'S
know th a t you got your own way.
A P etrograd d ispatch to the Daily tom an governm ent will render an apol- j
"Yes,” he an sw tred icily.
ing additions:
in London. The Lloyd policies indi-1
Dan—-I’ve—well—I’ve given In, fa
“ Supplem entary inform ation receiv T elegraph s a y s :
Mary gazed a . him in bewilderment.
ogy.
cate th a t b e ttin g now is 10 to 6 th a t
th
er.”
And,
turning
to
Rob
with
an
“
The
b
a
ttle
now
being
fought
in
the
ed here reveals th a t th e last three
You're not the man 1 talked to five
On account of th e slow cable com th e w ar w ill be ended by M arch 31. j
expectant
little
smile,
“Do
I
look
all
Northwi-st
corner
of
Polaial
may
be
d ay s’ fighting resulted particularly d is
weeks ago. I dou t know you. It
m unication
from
Constantinople N ot long ago th e b e ttin g w as 5 to 1 ;
right. Hob?"
astrously for th e adversaries as re regarded as possibly th e most critical through th e only av ailable route Bul
m ust be the people about you—or
th
ere
would
be
no
peace
w
ithin
a
y
ear.
|
“ I think you do." Hayes replied, it’s—”
gards the execution inflicted by the a l y et fought in the Russian cam paign, g aria, Roumania, A u stria and Italy —
gravely.
and although little inform ation is ob no m essage concerning th e incident The m ilitary situ atio n in the E a st is i
lies in repulsing attacks.
Like a Basil the possibility of an
regarded as favorable and little anx
“Will you take Mrs. Slade home,
"T o the ea st o f Ypres, the Germans tainable, it looks as though th e v icto r came from A m bassador M orgenthau.
o th er woman came into her mind.
iety is fe lt fo r the sa fe ty of th e allies
R obert?” Slade broke in.
ious
R
ussian
advance
has
suffere»!
a
le ft more than 1200 dead in a space of
Hut sho dism issed it as quickly as it
his last dispatches dated N ovem ber 16 left w ing in the w est, in sp ite of th e
"It's very late,” H ayes pleaded as
ground not more than 500 to 000 me check, as it is evident th e German arriv in g only Thursday. They w ere of
had come. She would not insult him
m assing of G erm an reinforcem ents
he
put
his
hand
lovingly
on
the
little
counter
attack
has
compelled
th
e
R
us
tre s square.
—or herself—or fneir love by such a
a ro u tin e ch aracter.
ag ain st it. As for the m enace o c a ir
woman's shoulder.
suggestion.
“ The G ermans blew up the garrison sians to concentrate a considerable
The reserve banks are not to do a ships and raid forces, w hile such a t
“Yes,
I
know
It
Is,"
Mary
agreed,
of Chauvoncourt w ith a m ine. We had distance to th e rear of tho line reached banking business except w ith m em ber
"1 am another man from the one
tacks
are
expected,
nobody
appears
to
still not realizing w hat a fiasco h er
partially captured th is town and, re by th e ir rig h t flank.
you m arried," Slade agreed, "but you
banks.
believe th a t they can prove to be over-
first attem p t to e n te r into social life w ouldn't see it."
“ One of the ablest critics, in the
sum ing, we w ere able to force the en
pow eringly disasterous.
was. " I’ve been outside for half an
em y’s lines back on th e other troops Army M essenger, adm its th a t a new
King’s Mail Fills Truck.
"Is it my fault th at I m arried a man
hour—Just try in ’ to m ake up my mind,
phase of the w ar has opened, which is
operating in th a t region.
who's turned Into somebody else?”
H avre, Fraru-e—A large m otor truck
but
as
long
as
you're
here
yet—why—"
likely
to
have
a
decisive
influence
on
Relayed
Reward
Large.
“ The German press has announced
Mary argued, fighting, fighting for her
was required to forw ard to K ing Al
"T here aren 't any o th er ladies pres
M ontville, Conn. A bequest of $75,-
th a t a strong French atta c k in th e re th e whole cam p a ig n .”
life, her happiness—for him. "I m ar
ent,”
H
ayes
tried
to
explain,
"and
I
bert
a
t
his
h
eadquarters
in
Flanders
gion of Cirey had been repulsed. As
ried you. Dan. I m arried a poor young
000 is the rew ard w hich has been
think perhaps—”
the mail received here for the king on
Turks Are forced Rack.
a m atte r of fact, we have not engageai
fellow who was hard w orked and I
given
to
H
enry
A.
Bolles.
o
f
this
“You’d b etter go,” Slade finished
No class of
a t th a t point except in reconnoitering.
P aris A d ispatch from P etrograd the occasion .*i his fete.
helped him along. We started fair,
place, for saving a little g irl from
for him, but not in his conciliatory
Those reconnoitering parties, fo rtu n to the llav as agency contains a s ta te society forgot th e Belgian ruler on his drow ning in th e Tham es riv e r 28 years
Dan, but this ain 't fair,” lapsing m ors
tone.
s
a
in
t’s
day,
which
corresponds
to
a
ately, have been successfully conduct
and more into poor gram m ar and dia
m ent issued by th e geneal staff of the birthday in P ro testan t countries. P ic ago. The g irl was the dau g h ter of a She Hesitated in Bewildered Fashion.
“B
ut
you
don't
understand,"
Mary
ed, and d espite resistance have dis Russian arm y in th e Caucasus, which
lect as her excitem ent rose. "You got
objected. "He doesn’t understand ,”
tu re postcanls bearing congratulations Mr. Trum bull, of New York C ity, and
covered the position and stre n g th of
says:
“ E ngagem ents of secondary and best w ishes w ere in th e m ajority, had fallen overboard from her f a th e r ’s We re in the hands of a peculiar and . she turned to Hayes In a perplexed beyond me, but it was because I
the enem y.”
im jiortance continue in the region of . but th e k in g 's mail containt'd poems, yacht. Mr. Bolles. a boatm an a t th a t dom inant personality. We can 't make | way. "My being here tonight m eans worked and saved the pennies for you,
while you went out and got helped and
Z ateharekh. In th e valley o f G lytchai, draw ings, p aintings and even original tim e, said he rem em bered th a t the these big fellows to order.'
I've given in," and sh e looked up
learned.
Cooking didn't learn me. I
Japan to Rule Kiau Chau.
a T urkish column was defeatetl and m usical compositions. Children were fath e r askeii his name, but he had
"W hat I can't understand," com- j searchingly into her husband's forbid
P ekin—G eneral Kamio w ill be ap forced back tow ard Bar. In the Er- heavy contributors.
heard nothing
m ore
since
then. plained H ibbard, throw ing the stub ding face. “I'm going out with you didn't even know 1 was behind th s
Trum bull died recently and Mr. Bolles of bis cigar into tbe fireplace, "is why | every night, all the time, whenever tim es or unsatisfactory until ons day
pointed m ilitary governor of Kiau zerum region action occurred along
you—”
has ju s t been notified of the bequest.
they can't get on together."
you w ant me. bails, parties, dinners,
Chau by th e Japanese governm ent, but th e whole front, but the light is im
British Navy l.oss Creat.
(TO B E C O N T IN U E D .)
peded
by
the
s
ta
te
o
f
th
e
roads,
everything."
"T
ake
It
from
me,
gentlem
en,
it's
the appointm ent of a civil governor
London
W inston C hurchill, first
which
have
been
rendered
im
passable
Americans
Keen
to
Fight.
“Will
you
see
Mrs
Slade
to
her
car-
her
fault,"
exclaimed
M
erritt,
as
much
has not been settled.
The Jap an ese
lord of the adm iralty, said in th e house
A m erican Caviar Popular.
O ttaw a—One hundred thousand men in favor of Slade as he had previously ' rtage?" Slade turned to Bob. Ignor
will have charge of the custom s tem by rains. ”
o f commons in reply to a question,
The use of the roe salmon and other
porarily.
Two m ilitary ad m in istra
th a t th e to tal B ritish naval casualties in the l Tniie»l S tates have offered to been opposed to him. now th a t Fannie [ ing his wife's detaining hand.
A m erican fish for the m aking of cav
Dig Piles of Dead Burned.
tions will operate, one at T sing Tau
to »late w ere: “ Officers killed, 222; enlist in Canada for service in Europe, was appeased with the money for her I "Yes, but." Mary began to object.
" It's necessary th a t l Join these gen iar is growing rapidly, and as a re
The H ague According to a corres wounded, 27; m issing, 5. Men kills'»), according to M ajor G eneral Hughes, trip to Europe.
and one at Lantsun. Officials of the
sult w hat at one tim e w as a serious
“She's preparing to desert him tlem en," Slade inform ed h er coldly.
South M anchurian railw ay will m an pondent th e G erm an losses in south 3455 ; wounded. 428; m issing, 1. This Canadian m in iste r of m ilitia. He made
age the Shantung railw ays until order w estern Belgium have been so terrib ly list, the first lord said, did not include the assertion a t the C anadian club in now," Strickland assured them . 'Tt's "T ake her a t once." he commanded w aste has been turned into an excel
lent and valuable food. T he principal
H ayes
is restored.
Only officials and ex- : high th a t th e dead, instead o f being the mess officers and men in the royal reply to questions regarding the theory I irrevocable."
difference between thle caviar and the
Hayes started tow ard the door.
"W ell. we can’t blam e him for be-
residents possessing title deeds to buried, are burned. W herever possible naval division at A ntw erp and on the th at G erm ans in th e U n it* ! S taU s
"Call me when you’re ready. Mrs Russian caviar it th at the Russian a r
property will be perm itted to en ter. ! this is done at some distance from the B ritish cruiser Gixid Hope, sunk by m ight a tte m p t a raid across the border. Ing deserted." agreed Hibbard.
"Tou t►et we ca n t !
My wife de- Slade. I ll wait In the hall." and he ticle is made principally out of stu r
fighting line, but in some places this the G erm ans off the Chilean coast, Major G eneral H ughes said he was in
geon roe. while American caviar Is
declared the colonel with disappeared.
is out of the question and the pyres are which totaletl 1000 and 875, respec fav o r of accepting the men who had sert»'«l mi
Russian Port Bombarded.
Slade th ru st his hands deep into his made from salmon roe. white fish roe,
offem l them selves.
Hundreds of an attem pt at fan“tiousness, "and she
Petrograd -T he following statem en t rais»*d w ithin sight of th e active sol- tively.
Americans, he asserted, are w ith the duin t do it a daiy too coon, either pockets and looked at his wife In a and the roe of other fish th a t are han
was issued by th e general staff of the diers. The dead are pla»*eti face down
puzzled way.
She was nervously dled on a large com m ercial scale as
l> e gone right ah ead ever since "
first and second contingents.
Landslides l l r r r H Train.
R ussian navy: “ On the m orning of ward on the pyres. A p»>stiferous o»lor
"Now. then." wiunt on the industri- pulling off her gloves and beginning well as from sturgeon roe.
N ovem ber 17 a German squadron of spreads over th e land ami th e sights
B ellingham . W ash. G reat N orthern
to realize th at her visit was. for some I This caviar is made In the sam e
->US M erritt, "th re e of us own paper*.
Raiser's Son Recovering.
tw o cruisers, 10 torpedo boats and sev w itnessed are so ghastly th a t they can passenger tra in No. 855, bound from
unexplained reason, scarcely the sue j m anner as the R ussian caviar The
These
ar
e
our
po
ints
Mr*.
Slade
ic
not
be
described.
eral steam ships apix-sred before I.ibsu
A m sterdam — " P rin c e A ugust W il
Vancouver, B. C ., to Seattle, struck
roe is pressed through screens, which
The G erm ans bombarde»! the city and
two landslnles 10 m iles north of W hite liam . fourth son of the German em ■—e r —er a w ornaia who has no syrapa- cess she had planned It to be.
"In God's name, w hat did you come . allow the eggs to pass, but hold back
4 / - Year Marriage Ends.
harbor, se ttin g fire to several build
Rock, a t 5 o’clock S aturday. The first peror, who was injured in a m otor car ti y with her hueiband—chuns public
cee n refuccd even to here for. M ary?” Slade finally de all th e m em brane and the egg sacks.
ings. The sam e day, early, th e Rus
Salem, Ore. His w ife for 44 years. slide was passed safely, but when the accident, is im proving, but com plete ;|fe- -is nicver
These eggs are then packed in a large
sym pathy for him. manded.
sian Black sea fleet, which had been Ruth A. Byrne Friday obtaine»! a d i engine struck th e n ext one a few yards recovery will take a long tim e ,” says •e r me. And no
"W hat did I come here for?" she quantity of salt, « h i ! , draw s some of
cru isin g off Trebizond, steam ed close vorce from Jam es S. Byrne, C ircuit on. the engine toppled over and r»dle»l the Berlin correspondent of th e Tele- don't forget that."
"Yep! Ju st like my wife," grunted repeated blankly. “W hat did I come the w ater and other substances from
to th e town and bom barded the harbor Judge Kelly g ra n tin g th e decree. They down th e em bankm ent onto the beach. g raaf. The correspondent a d d s: "T h e
h ers fo r’ Why, to please you. I them.
and se t on fire many buildings. No have th ree children, th e youngest be Firem an Will Cumm ings was injured report th a t th e crown prince ha# been the colonel.
wounded has been unfounded.”
slig h tly . No ona.else was hurt.
T urkish ships w ere s ig h te d .”
ing 31.
D esertion was alleged.
SUDANESE WHO WILL FIGHT THE TURKS
The Governor's
7
A --
A N o v e l i z a t i o n of
J L / 3 / Q y Alice B r a d l e y ' s Pl ay
GERTRUDE STEVENSON
EUROPE ASKS U.&
ABOUT VERA CRUZ
EXPLANATION IS
ASKED BY U. S.
Policy of America Toward For
eigners Is Sought.
Firing on Americans by Turks
Will Be Investigated.
J