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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-04-30

itary authorities. The marines are to
occupy and defend the northern part;
the Fourth infantry will have charge
of the center, and the Seventh infan-
try will guard the southern an south
western part.
The Twenty Eighth and Nineteenth
regiments will watch the harbor front
and act as reserve force.
There are now about 10, 600 Ameri-
can soldiers and marines on shore,
guarding Vera Cruz from bullets and
disease. The sanitary corps has es-
tablished rigid rules 10 keep up the
good health of the Fifth brigade.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-04-30
KALAMAZOO BASEBALL CLUB.


The following are the team mem
bers who comprise the Kalamazoo
squad: Charles Wagner, manager,
2b; T. Sharkey, 1b; A. Archer, c; c.
Smith. Of; f. Rynearson. p: Chine
Miller. IF; Roe Carleton, III; Ray
Flannery, SIS: c. Woodward, If: Bill
Sweeny, 3b; Harry Halstead, p; +. Ed
wards, c: Burkhardt, p.
The visit of the Kalamazoo base
ball team to Mishawaka was fraught
with much interest The boys. all
clean cut and intelligent. are out to
win the pennant. After Wednesday,
victory they were confident.
They had their pictures taken on
the steps of the Hotel MishaWaka to-
day. They were respondent in their
morning dress. If q
In the top row of the picture are
shown the faces Of The News-Times
staff. the staff Of the Hotel Mishawa-
lSa and it's mascot. Tom" the cat.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-04-30
IL Big Side Shows and
Speciality Features

Museum, Punch and Judy Show, Snake
Charmer, Tatooed Man, Woman with
the Longest Hair In the World, Wild Man
from Mexico, Ball Rack and Baby Stands,
Peanut, Pop Corn and Pink Lemonade
Stalls and several other necessities of a
real Circus.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-04-30
RESCUERS FIND ONLY
DEAD BODIES HEAPED
AT BOTTOM OF SHAFT

ECCLES, w. Va. April 3N-Rescue
parties finally reached the bottom Of
No. ) shaft of the New Rivers Col
heries company mine early today and
were confronted by scores Of bodies
of miners who persisted in Tuesdays
explosion disaster. The bodies, piled
in heaps at the foot of the shaft. give
mute evidence Of how the trapped
miners fought for their lives.
Many Of the victims were so badly
burned that they were unrecognizable
The mining experts, equipped with
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-04-30
FORMER RESIDENT
DIES IN SPRINGFIELD

Word was received in this city
Thursday morning announcing the
death Of Mrs. Louis y. Neise, a form
er we'll known resident of this city,
but now located in Springfield. Mo.
Death was due 20 pneumonia after
few days illness.
Mrs. Neise was formerly Miss Lille
Wilkinson, and the adopted daughter
of the late Mr.. and Mrs. Michael
Cfeyer of this city. About g years
ago she was united in marriage to
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-04-30

the latest safety helmets and other
rescue devices, stated on their return
to the surface. that the discovery Of
bodies at the foot of the shaft means
that the 1877 men in the mine perish
ed. IT is not believed that any of
those in other parts of the workings
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-04-30

Louis y. Neise. who with the follow
ing children survives; Iona, Pearl
Fred. Adah and Katharine. The
youngest child is but five weeks old.
She also leaves one sister and a
brother.
1t is not known when the funeral
will be held.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-09-19

half we must find and break this renegade
Hargreave."
If he lives said Braine.
WHO can say one way or the other?"
brusquely asked Paroff. "The fact that all
your plans and schemes have come to naught
should prove to you that you are not fighting
ghost There is but one way to bring out the
truth"
" And that is to make captive of his daugh-
ter" supplemented Braine. And we have
worked toward that end ceaselessly. We are
quite ready to listen to your suggestions,
count"
" And so am l." thought the man with his
ear to the little hole in the ceiling above.
" And some day, my energetic friend, I'm going
to pay you back for that bullet"
Count Paroa cleared his voice and laid his
plans before his audience.
To act frankly and in the open, to go
boldly to the Hargreave home and proclaim
myself Hargreave l can disguise mytelf in a
manner that will at least temporarily fool the
butler"
Who has been with his master for fourteen
years. knows every move habit, gesture, infec-
ton" interposed Braine. -" But proceed, count,
proceed. You will remember the old adage:
too many cooks" ,.s.
"Ah," flashed back the count, but new
cook?"
Olga. touched Braine's erm warningly.
" You mean, then. that there has been talk
in st. Petersburg of disposing of some one?"
" good deal of talk, sir" haughtily, for
getting that he had bent humbly enough but a
few moments gone.
' Very well go on"
Thought the man at the peaphole above:
There's another adage. When thieves fall
ort, then honest men get their dues Yes,
yes proceed, proceed" !"
Paroff went on. al SHALL then, go frankly
to the Hargreaye house and claim my own
Meantime leave to you the business of Turing
the butler away, Half an hour is all need to
bring that child here, to break the wall that
stands between us and what we seek"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-09-19
SYNOPSIS OF PREVIOUS CHAPTERS.

SYNOPSIS OF PREVIOUS CHAPTERS.
Stanley Harsreave, millionaire, after n
miraculous escape from the den of the
gnng of brilliant thieves known as the
Black Hundred, lives the life of a re-
cluse for eighteen years. Hargreave ac-
cidentally meets Braine. leader of the
Black Hundred. Knowing BrnIne will
try to get him, he escapes from his own
homo by n balloon. Before escaping he
writes letter to the girls school where
eighteen years before he mysterIousIy
left on the doorstep his baby daughter.
Florence Gray. That day Hargreave
also draws S1.OOOOOO from the bank, but
1T IL reported that this dropped into the
sea when the balloon he escaped In yyas
punctured.
Florence arrives from the girls sch oOI.
Countess Olga. Braine's companion, Wis
fts her and claims to he a relative. Two
bogus detectives call, hut their plot is
fOiled by Norton, n newspaper man.
BY bribing the captain of the Orient
Norton lays n trap for BrnIne and his
gang. Countess Olga also visits the ORR
ents captain, and she easily falls into
the reporters snare. The plan proves
abOrtive through Braines good luck and
only hirelings fall into the hands of
the police.
Black Hundred trap Florence. They ask
her for money, but she escapes, again
ifOIIing them.
Norton and the countess call on Flor
fence the next day, once more safe at
home. The visitors having gone, Jones
removes n section of flooring and from
n cavity tnkes n box. Pursued by menu
bers of the Black Hundred, he rushes to
lthe water front and succeeds in Drop
ping the box into the sea.
Countess Olga succeeds I'm breaking
the engagement existing between Flor
ence HarEreavc and Norton.
Accompliccs Of Braine succeed in kid
mapping. Florence while she is shopping
and hurry iicr of to sea, She leans Into
the sea and is picked up in n dnzed con-
dition by party OF fishermen. The
Black Hundred locate her, and Brafne
disguised as her father, succeeds i'm TAX
ang her back to sea with him. Florence
sets fire to the boat and is rescued by m
ship on which Norton has been shang-
haied.
Norton and Florence, safely ashore
and with no longer any mIsunderstand-
ing between them, take the train for
home. The train Is wrecked and waiting
members of the Black Hundred carry
the injured Florence to a deserted hut
Norton, who tries to rescue her, is tied
= to the railroad tracks. Florence saves
him and finally Jones comes to the res
cue OF both.
The Black Hundred recover the box
Jones dropped in the ocean. ny n clever
ruse Norton and Jones regain It.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-09-19

Is that 500" murmured Braine. Olga,
want you to play trick on this handsome
delegate at large. I'm not very enthusiastic
over his talk, l want him humiliated All
you have to do, he says, is to walk into the
Hargreave house and walk out again. Well,
let's you and I see that he does that and moth
ing else I'll have no one moddling with my
own game"
Some one sneezed, and everybody looked at
his neighbor. The sneeze was repeated, but
mufied, as if some one was desperately anx-
ious to avoid sneezing.
at came from above!" whispered Olga
Don't look up"
Braine was cool, He walked idly across II .
room to where vroon sat. Very well, Paroff
we give you free rein To Vroon he said:
Some one is watching us from the room
" 1t does" said Vroon stolidly.
Then how is it that some one is watching
from up there? No excitement. I'm going to
BID every one goodnight, then I'm. going to
investigate. When leave you will quietly
send men to all the exits to the building.
want the man who sneezed, and want him
badly"
Olga departed with Braine, only she imme-
datey sought the taxi that brought her and
was driven home 1t was always understood
that when any serious exploit was under way
hereabouts she was to make her departure at
once
Vroon stationed his men at the several exits
and Braine went upstairs The man who had
sneezed, however, had vanished as completely
as if he had worn that invisible cloak one
reads about in the Persian tales As matter
of fact, after the second sneeze he had gone up
10 the roof got out by the trap, and jumped
rather risky business, toto the next roof
and had cambered down the fire escape of the
second building He was swearing inaudibly.
After all these days of care and planning.
after all his cleverness in locating the rem
devious of the Black Hundred, and now to lose
his advantage because of an, uncomfortable
snee2e! He would never dare go back, and
Just when he was beginning to pick up fine bits
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-09-19
Copyright: 1914: By Harold MacGrath.1 ]
CHAPTER XIII.
AN AGENT FROM RUSSIA.

- HE Black Hundred, not as individuals
but as an organization, began to worry.
Powerful, and often reckless and dar-
ing because 1t was powerful, 1t began
to look about for some basic cause for all these
failures against Hargreave's daughter and
Hargreave's ghost. They had tried to put the
inquisitive reporter out of the way; they had
laid every trap they could think of to catch
the mysterious visitor at the Hargreave home
they had thrown out hundred lures to bring
Hargreave out of his liar, and failedi and
they had lost dozen valuable men and several
thousand dollars. This must end somewhere,
land quickly
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-09-19

The one ray of hope for the conspirators lay
in the fact that Florence had never seen her
father and knew not in the least what he
looked like. They detern ined to try again in
this direction.
Give it all up. said the countess IN
Braine. Il tell you, whatever is back OF all
this is stronger than we are. He knows the
organization, and for all we know he may be
a ghost"
never go back" smiled Braine There,
something more than the million. There's the
sport of the thing. We've been bested in a
dozen bouts, and nearly always by a fuke.
They have the breaks, as they say out at the
Polo grounds
But the time and expense when we might
be getting results elsewhere I tell Won. Leo.
I'm afraid. It's like always hearing some one
behind you and never finding anybody when
you turn. | have told you my doubts. have
also asked you to trap that butler but vou've
always laughed"
Aou are seeing ghosts Olga. A new man
from holy Russia Struggling, "is coming to-
night. Evidently the head over there thinks
our contributions of late have not been I'D ts
the mark, and they are going to stir us I'D. I
am willing to wager my soul, however, that
that box is simply hoax to befuddle MS
Either that or it holds the key. But the rest
of them insist that the box must be recovered
]
over to Riverdale and stalk all by myself.
I'm going to get glimpse of that myterious
stranger. He carries scar of mine some
where, for hit him that night"
The door opened, and the executive chamber
became silent.
Count Paroff,'' doomed the voice of Vroon.
He will present his credentials"
This formality was executed as prescribed
by the rules and Count Parotf was given his
chair. He spoke for a while, rather POM
pously.
The head organization is not satisfied with
its offspring in this Hargreave affair."" he said
in conclusion. You are slow"
for the betterment of our business ?" asked
Braine ironically.
Sir this is not the hour for flippancy,"
said the agent coldly.
Braine made sign with his hand, sign
not observed by every one. Instantly Paroff
bent lowly. He recognized that the speaker
was the actual, not the nominal, head OF the
American branch.
What are your suggestions?" inquired the
nominal head from his chair, anxious to avoid
clash between the newcomer and the trucu-
lent master of them all.
have been informed that Hargreave's
daughter has never seen ker father. not even
photograph of him." said ParofT, more amia-
bly,.
We are absolutely certain that this is the
case," said the nominal head. who was known.
as the president. But we tried one play in
that direction, and it failed miserably."
a." have the story" replied Paroff. 1T
was clumsily done. The ruse was an old one"
Braine was frank enough to admit the truth
of this statement, however much he dislike1
the admission He nodded.
hive authority to take hand in this af.
fair We cannot waste all summer. Those
government plans of the Notifications of the
Panama are waiting. There's your millions
But the fact remains that it is the law of the
Black Hundred never to step down till abso-
lutely defeated. The hidden million is but
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Observation-Disclosures
SlO,OO0 FOR 100 WORDS.

Ihe Million Dollar Mystery" story
will run for tt0enty-tiCO consecutive toeeks
fn thts paper. By an arrangement 4oith
the ThGnhouSer Film COMPANY it has been
made possible not only to read the story
IN this paper but also to see it each t0eek
in the UdrioUs moUin9 picture thedters
] For the solution of this mystery story
$4,000 toiH be giUen BY the Thdnhoaser
Film corporation.
CONDITIONS GOVERNING THE
CONTEST.
| The prize of $4,000 toiH be 1oon bp the
] man, 40omGn, or child t0hO aorites the most
dcceptable solution of the mystery from
tchich the last too reels of motion picture
| drama aoiH be made and the last ttoo
chapters of the story aOritten By Harold
EacGrGth.
-l---Solations mdy be sent to the Than
4 hotss- Film corporation either at Chicago
Il Or Neao York, any time up to midnight,
1 ian. III. This dLLotos several 3Ceeks after
4 tie last chapter has been published.
A board of three judges 4ciH determine
I a6kich of the many solutions received is the
] most acceptable. The judges are to be
I Hprold MaoGrath, Lloyd LonergGn, and
| Mss Mae Tinee. The judgment of this
| board soiU be absolute and final. Nothing
iAof a literary nature qoiH be considered in
/ the -1ecision, nor given any preference IN
The sebectton OF the qCfnner OF the SIO,OOO
| prize. The last t'oo reels, tChich toiH give
the most acceptable solution to the mVs-
tery, 1oiH be presented in the theaters
d IrkaOin1 ifhis feature as soon as it is pos
sible to produce the same. The story oorre-
ispoAding to. these motion pictures 1oiH dp-
pear in the no,cSpapers ooincidentGIly, or
as Soon after the appearance of the pic
tares as practicable. With the last tioo
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| ner, his or her home and other interesting
IfeatGreS. 1t IS understood that the netos-
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Il the last ttoo chapters of the story BY HGr-
Fold MacGrGth, 9oiU also Shoi0 a picture of
| The successful contestant.
/ Solutions to the mystery must not be
more than 100 qOords long. Here are some
l. questions to be kept in mind in connection
4oith the mystery as an aid to q solution:
l. No. What becomes of the millionaire?
u No. 2-Whdt becomes of the Sf,000,000?
/ n No. S-Whonl does Florence marry?
No. What becomes of the Russian
coantesSf
Nobody connected either directly or in
| directly 1oith "The Million Dollar MyS-
| terry" aoiH be considered as a contestant.
Bisbee daily review., 1914-06-14

said CT have lived a thousand years in the past brief moments. The last few seconds of my life have taught me that it would be hideous to attempt further to deceive myself and you, or to entertain for am instant longer the possibility of ever becoming your wife, should we regain civilizauon.'
 "Why. Jane," he cried "what do you mean? What has our providential rescue to do with altering your feelings toward me? You are but unstrnng- tomorrow you will be yourself again"
 CT am more nearly myself this min ute than l have been for over a year" !" she replied. "The thing that has just happened has again forced to my mem ory the fact that the bravest man that ever lived honored me with his love. Until it was too late l did not realize that l returned it, and SO ] sent him away He is dead now, and l shall never marry. Do you under stand me|
 "Yes." he answered, with bowed head. his face manuing with the flush of shame
 And it was the next day that the great calamity befell.
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ed Ihe methO1 .t ,Uus,.ue,ioh a-ove ground Small pieces of granite of various sizes were iugeniously laid to- gether without mortar to construct these ancient foundations.
 The first time around the walls Tar gan thought he detected a strange phe- nomenon for room with no window and but single door.s Agnin he crept carefully around close to the wall. No, he could not be mistaken! He paused before the center of the wall opposite the door. For a moment he stood quite motionless, then be moved a few feet to one side. Again he returned, only to move a few feet to the other side. There was no doubt of it! A distinct draft of fresh afr was blowing into the chamber through the interstices of the masonry at that particular point-and nowhere else.
 (To Be Continued).
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Run for the shelter,T But her para lyzed muscles refused to respond, and she stood mute and rigid. staring with ghastly countenance at the living denth creeping toward them Clayton could endure the strain no longer Turning his back upon the beast. he buried his head in his arms and waited.
 The girl looked at him in horror. Why did he not do something? If he must die. why not die like a man, bravely. beating at that terrible face with bis puny stick, no matter how fu- tile 1t might be? Would Tarzan of the Apes have done thus? Would he not at least. have gone down to his death fighting heroically to the last?
 Now the lion was crouching for the spring that would end their young lives beneath cruel, rendmg, yellow fangs. Jane Porter sank to her knees in prayer. closing her eyes to shut out the last hideous instant
 Seconds dragged into minutes long minutes into an eternity. and yet the benst did not spring. Clayton was al-  most unconscious from the prolonged agony of fright. His knees trembled- moment more and he would collapse.
 Jane Porter could endure it no long CT. She opened her eyes. Could she be dreaming?
 "Wiuiam," she whispered. look"
 Clayton mastered himself sufficient ly to raise his head and turn toward the lion. An ejaculation of surprise burst from his lips. At their very feet the beast lay crumpled in death A heavy war spear protFuded from the tawny hide It had entered the great bacl, above the right shoulder. and. passing entirely through the body, had pierced the savage heart.
 Jane Porter had risen to her feet; as Clayton turned back to her she stag gered in weakness. He put out his arms to save her from falling, and then drew her close to him-pressing her head against his shoulder, he stopped to kiss her ln thaukssiving
 Gently the girl pushed him away.
 "Please do not do that William" she
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CHAPTER xxlv
he Treasure Vaults of Opar.

Tho Treasure Vaults of Opar. IF Y was quite dark before Ia, the
 high priestess. returned to the
 Chamber of the Dead with food
 and drink for Tarzan. She bore no Iieht. feeling with her hands along the crumbling walls until she gained the chamber Through the stone grat- ing above a ropic moon served dimly to Illuminate the interior
 "They are furious" were her first words Never before has human sacrifice escaped the altar. Already fifty have gone forth to track you down. They have searched the temple, an save this single room
 ''Why do they fear to come hereT' he asked
 "lt is the Chamber of the Dead. Here the dead return to worship. See this ancient altarf It is here that the dead sacrifice the living if they find a victim here That is the reason our people shun this chamber Were one to enter he knows that the waiting dead would seize him for their sacri flee"
 But youT' he asked.
 'I am high prestess. l alone am safe from the dead. It is I who at rare intervals bring them a human sacrifice from the world above. l alone may enter here in safety. l had difficulty in eluding their vigilance but now ir bringing you this morsel of food TC attempt to repeat the thing daily would be the height of folly Come Let us see how far We may go toward ] liberty before l must return" ] She led him back to the chamber be meath the altar room. Here she turn ed into one of the several corridors ! leading from it. In the darkness Tar gan could not see which one. For ter
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Copyright. 1918. by W. C. Chapman

Clayton. Tor lack of any better 0ccu- patton, had carefully sayed the skin of every animal they had killed By stretching them upon the stems of trees and diligently scraping them. be had managed to save them in a fair condition. and now that his clothes were threatening Co cover his naked ness no longer. he commenced to fash ion a rude garment of them, using a sharp thorn for a needle aud bits Of tough grass and animal tendons in lieu Of thread.
 The result when completed was a sleeveless garment which fell nearly to his knees. Later Thuran also found it necessary to construct a similar primi- tive garment SO that, with their bare legs and heavily bearded faces, they looked not unlike reincarnahons of two prehistoric progenitors of the human race. Thuran acted like one
 Nearly two months of this existence had passed when the first great calam- ity befeu them. Thuran down with am attack of jungle fever, lay in the NAEINNL NlANNlla NAlE NA t.AlAlINIn NA NAANAA tree of refuge. Clayton had been into the jungle a few hundred yards in search of food As he returned Jane Porter walked to meet him. Behind the man, cunning and crafty, crept an old and mangy lion For three days his ancient thews and siuews had proved insufficient for the task of pro- viding his cavernous belly with meat At last he had found natures weakest and most defenseless creature.
 Jane saw the lion, but so frozen with horror was she that she could utter no sound The fixed and terrified gaze of her fear widened eyes spoke as plain. ly to Clayton as words quick glance behind him revealed the hope lessuess of their situation. The lion was scarce thirty paces from them and they were equally as far from the shelter. The man was armed with a stout stick-as eficaclous against a hungry lion, he realized, as a toy pop gun charged with a tethered cork.
 Run. Jane" cried Clayton. "Quick
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you Wui be safe here untii fomorroW
 night" she said.
 minutes they groped slowly along a winding passage until at length they came to a closed door Here he heard her fumbling with a key, and present ly came the sound of a metal bolt grat- ing against metal. The door swung in on scraping hinges, and they entered.
 "You win be safe here until tomor- row night she said
 Then she went out and, closing the door, locked it behind her.
 Where TarzaD stood it was dark aa Erebus. Not even his trained eyes could penetrate tue utter blackness. Cautiously he moved forward until bis Ousiretched hand touched wall, then, Yerye slowly he travelled around the Tour walls oi the chamber.
 Apparently 1t was about twenty feet square The floor was of concrete, the walls of the dry masonry that mark