The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1913-05-16

and the two explorers set forth or
their adventurous journey Mile by
mile they made their way up the Qua
qua Shire. and SO to Lake Nyassa
We will pass lightly over this sec
ton OF the great Journey for it was
similar to many another African triI
trip by boat on river and lake. But
once they had reached Karonga their
real difficulties commenced Tho
motorlaunch had to be pushed on its
wheels across the watershed by the
so-called Stevenson road which Is no
road at all in the generally accepted
meaning of the word to Fife and
thence 20 the Chambesi river. so that
Lake Bangweolo might eventually be
reached Where distractions impeded
progress-and there were countless
numbers of such places-they had to
BE- overcome Trees had to be felled
streams bridged hills climbed. and
bush cleared from the self-made path.
After days and days OF toll in ter
rife tropical heat, the voyagers reach
ed the banks of the Chambesi river
and again took to the water courses.
This part OF the trip was full of dan
gers, unexpected and entirely impos-
sible to guard against
All went well with them until they
had nearly reached the shores of the
mysterious Lake Bangweolo Then
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them. Within sight of their goal they
were overcome by cruel, relentless
fate
At dawn on September third. the
blood-red morning sun triumphantly
rose over the summit of the dark
chain OF the Muchemwa mountains,
bathing all nature in its glorious
beauty 1t babe them rise and con-
tinue their journey down the Cham
best TO the lake, their long hoped for
destination
AT siX-thirty the two white men en-
barked, and few minutes later the
African servants were rowing Justify
up the Chambesi toward Bangweolo
for whenever possible they saved
their gasoline and rowed Moreover
there We're many shallow channels to
be negotiated and these were tho
more easily navigated without use Of
The motor.
For time nothing unusual hap
pened There was no sign Of life
beyond occasional birds along the
river banks At last a convenient
place to land and partake of break
fast was found, and the two men ran
the launch into the bank The cook
and servants busily stirred them
selves to prepare the delayed meal
But suddenly they stood petrifed
with establishment. Not more than
fifty PAGES from them. close to the
river bank. stood three mighty buf-
falo. watching them with wondering
eyes They had appeared so silently
through the underground and reeds
that no one had had warning of their
approach These were no ordinary
buffalo. They were gigantic and sug-
gestive of prehistoric types
Silence. deep and impressive, like
that silence which foreshadows death,
reigned for a brief moment. Then
Lieutenant Graetz awoke 10 the dan
ger that threatened them With the
almost automatic precision Of the ad
venturer in savage lands, ne unslung
his rife The F'renchman, Fiere fol
lowed his example. Graetz fired the
moment his cheek rested along the
butt of his Mauser rifle and the sights
came on Bang, the shot rang out,
awakening the bird life and echoing
through the tees beyond them and
r. > J..-s, - IN tne pSiSJI. y. 49,
johnson who cared as little for chan
ior of the United States as he did the |
SenslblllteS OF Japan. been
international relations are deter who
al Washington. The treaty-mak- matte
fer is at Washington The au- an o.
(which is able TO uphold treaties he r
made is at Washington. In the publ
nfornia will be bound by what that
place at Washington. Since it not +
ITO stand upon an extreme asser- the
its rights. California may pres mite
iscover that those rights. so far twee
OrientalS are concerned, have ocrat
Sphatically narrowed. - Dem