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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-10-09
new FRENCH EXPLOSIVE KILLS
EVERYTHING WITHIN 400 YARDS

fragment of the shell. The other old
horse was half falling, half leaning up
against the fence, his fore legs
stretched out forward. his hind feet
doubled up on the sand beneath him.
Both had been killed instantly.
There was faint odor in the air
which can only describe as that
given on by methylated spirits yet
mixed with pungent smell of men
thol.
There was no wind at the time,
the air being practically still. should
like to have seen the gun, but this, as
well as the shells. was surrounded by
a canvas screen. That the experiment.
made a deep impression on those pres
ent was quite obvious, and was not
surprised therefore to hear that the
experiments had been repeated on q
much larger scale at the French per
manent camps Of Chalons and Mailly.
Behind Locked Doors.
Il am told that the experiments got,
to the ear Of the German general STAR
for it appears that various plausiblei
people. self-styled journalists, business.
agents, and others, began to call upon
M. Turpin. After the war broke
out special guard was placed outsidel
M. Turpin's residence to warn on
all unauthorized persons. Within the
last few weeks, however, Mr.. Tur-
pin has taken up his quarters at a
magnetic factory in. populous Paris
suburb, where a number Of men have
been engaged in preparing the com.
ponent parts Of the turpinite shells,
which are finished of in private lab
oratory by Mr.. Turpin and two assist
ants, who work with the doors locked.
For special reasons, which it would
be unfair to divulge at the present
moment, am strongly Of opinion that
these shells have not been used to
any extent by the French armies in
the field. Probably an actual test un-
der battle conditions has been made
once or twice, but no more. A num-
Der Of people, however, have got wind
Of the matter, and imagination has
done the rest.
"That this terrific explosive win,
however, be used in case Of such an
eventuality as, say, an attempt to
take Paris by storm have no doubt,
but am convinced that, despite the
thousands of bombs now prepared and
the special apparatuses that are being
cast, this explosive, single 56-pound
shell Of which is able to kill-so to
speak-to 'petrify' every living thing
in space of 400 square yards, will
not be used unless in very desperate
circumstances, and only with the full
consent of Frances allies"
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SYNOPSIS.

Mr.. and Mrs. Reynolds move into their
new bungalow-$500 down, balance same
as rent!-on Staten Island. Dick Meade,
newspaper man, cynic. socialist. takes din
Mer and spends the night. The Reynolds
seem comfortable in their home. but with
hint OF loneliness. Jane Reynolds goes
to city matinee with Mrs. Collins, q
neIghbor. and BY her companions advice
pretends sickness to cover her neglect to
provide dinner for Bob. Jane, con1essing.
- forgiven for shamming. Dick arrives
with delicatessen forage. Dick warns Bob
against John Brand. Bob's old school
mate, now member OF ''the system, !"
who is expected to call. Jane confegseg
that the money for the butchers bill has
gone Tor new hat Brand, Hudson Ce-
Ment company president. offers Bob $4O.-
yyO 70 use his position as chemist with the
United CONSTRUCTION company to cheat the
gpecincations for cement work on the
Eecos River dam. Jane overhearing. asks
BOD to accept His refusal. in the face
o. their poverty. chills her; Brand wIles
lane into conspiracy to make Bob
earn" the $4,000. She receives 500 CON
splrator's money by mail from Brand.
and In the sudden change from skimping
economies and unpaid bills to real ready
money loses all sense OF true moral
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Jane sat up in her bed tense and at
tentive. Her first thought was to light
the gas, but something deferred her.
There was 9 note of shrill defiance in
the dogs bark that bespoke encounter.
II was punctuated with sounds OF scuf-
fie and attack. Suddenly she heard q
rush, the fall of an overturned chair
and desperate half yelp and half
growl, smothered, but vicious; then
a thud, a pause and quiet. She jumped
from the bed, threw open the window
and screamed. She cared for nothing
now. knew nothing but woman's In
stinct for help. She screamed again
and her cry was echoed from the room
next hers. Presently she ceased She
saw the figure Of man beneath her
window and heard the reassuring
voice of Collins and then the voice Of
his wife. That restored her.
Stay where you are" Collins called.
Don't unlock your door. / saw him
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-10-09
CHAPTER XII.
The Day He Would Remember.

The Day He Would Remember.
The coming of the burglar brought
things to focus. 1t is an Ill wind that
blows nobody good, and Jane, though
she was frightened half to death, saw
in this untoward incident strong ar.
gument to advance to Bob. Her en-
deavor to wean him from his deter
mined attitude towards Brands offer
had met with little success. In fact,
since the sharp rebuff she had re-
ceived on the night of the millionaire's
first visit she had touched but lightly
on the matter. She had not conquered
her resentment OF her husbands words
and she had gone blindly on in her
Conspiracy" with Brand. enjoying the
automobile rides and the small lux
uries that his advance payments"
brought without stopping to consider
how she was ultimately to earn her
wage.
Brand, strangely enough. had not
pressed her for reports. He seemed to
be as willing as she to let the affair
take It's course and rely on some final
coup for success.
But Jane realized that nearly four
weeks had passed and that soon Brand
would have to have her husbands re-
port on the cement or supply the su-
perior kind and let the gold lie dor
mant IN the corn field' where he had
discovered 1t. If Bob was determined
to tread the straight and narrow path
she was equally determined that he
must not miss this opportunity Of q
life time. And II she had had the
slightest doubts as to the probity of
the transaction, the millionaire had
banished them. His ready speech and
the businesslike tone of his arguments
had convinced her that his ideas were
simply the embodiment Of successful
tactics of the day.
Money makes money. That was
Brands constant theme. why, If Bob
gets this $4,000" he had told her.
that will be but the beginning of his
fortunes. / can point the way to in
vestments and speculation that will
double or triple the sum for him in
year."
So, Jane almost desperate now, de-
cided to make capital out Of her dis
tress. and what she knew would be
Bob's distress, when he heard of her
peril, and urge him again to take the
means OF escape from an environment
they both had come to realize was not
congenial.
GRO BE CoNTINUED.)
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CHAPTER xI.
Two and Two.

TWO and TWO.
When Dick looked through the win
dow at the roadhouse and saw Jane
with Brand in the auto he was q thor
oughly astounded man.
"Mein Gottl" exclaimed the fat pro-
prietor as he carefully removed the
pieces of broken glass and wiped the
unpublished bar. You are nervous,
what? Did you see ghost?"
Ghost be damned. his customer an
swered. give me some more Pill
sener."
Dick carried the glass to q little
table in a corner OF the room. There
was no other patron in the place and
the convivial old German who had
found a most congenial spirit In his
caller. followed and took chair. He
was loath to break the chain of their
idle chatter. Dick let him rambIe on
with only a curt nod now and then as
sign that he heard. Shortly before
he would have replied In kind, revel.
ing in the chance to disburse his doc
trines, answering argument with arEu-
ment. Now his ioquaciousness had
vanished. The proprietor gave it up
and moved away. Still Dick sat, silent
and inert, with drink untasted.
"Ghost!" he communed within him
self, 'EIow I wish 1t were bne. It's
the ghost OF an ideal; another dem
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pang. Some sudden impulse, childish,
II you will, spread q haze over his
eyes. a ven Of moisture. Ghost, hell. =
he thought, and his words. as he forced
them from dry lips. sounded harsh, al
most vindictive.
Brands stuff?"
NO." laughed Reynolds, "it's the
Curtis company. You've got Brand on
the brain. Didn't you see enough Of
him the other night?"
More than that, Bob. How about
your"
We'll, don't think he'll call again,
neither for sociability's sake nor on
business. We didn't hitch exactly.
Dick. Schooldays are one thing. and
workdays another"
The reporter felt like crying out
aloud. but he waited. He could have
put a bomb under Brands chair and
touched 1t of without remorse. But
he wanted to Danish the last loophole
Of doubt for Jane.
CAS- bad as that?" he asked "Don't
you think If It was business that took
him over the bay, he would persist?
He offered you something, Bob. and
you turned It down. Am ! right?"
you are. but thought you went to
rout the German. didn't know we
Mad witness"
Nor did you, but I'm mighty good
guesser, old scout. Don't forget what
Pm up against. I've tackled not
Brand alone, but all the brands Of the
universe. It's hot proposition"
Dick dropped his air of flippancy. He
looked keenly at his friend and
snapped out question:
Brand met your wife?"
why, naturally. That's quite
custom of Mrs. Reynolds, meeting per-
sons who call at our home"
Didn't talk business in front of her.
thought"
Reynolds flushed. It seemed to him
that even considering the close bond
OF friendship between them the re-
porter was following too closely the
bent of his trade. He took step for
ward and placed his hand on Dicks
shoulder.
"old man." he said. 81 don't know
what you're driving at"
And then he lied. Not in words. but
In intent.
when talk business ! talk it with
business men. / love my wife and !
like my friends and choose time and
| place for EACH"
Dick flushed in turn, and paled. The
knife struck hard. He felt the sting
and smart; he felt the solid battering
Of big mans blow. But he had
courted it. He blushed for the rebun
to himself and grew white for shame;
shame for the woman he idolized and
pity for the true man who bore her
name He had his answer. Bob did
| not know.
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CARRY GERMANS OFF
FEET IN LONG FIGHT

Paris.-A fine story Of heroism is
told about certain infantry regiment
which was fighting near SCISSORS for
three days. The regiment made inees-
SAINT assaults on the enemy's positions,
but time after time was compelled to
retire under the heavy German ire.
Toward nightfall on the third day
the regiment gained the position at
the point Of the bayonet and swung
around q height which was an impor-
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mo BE CoNTINUEp.l
New Device for Gym.

A wrestling device that will always
be at the gymnasium when it's owner
wants to exercise. and will do nothing
to hurt It's adversary, no matter how
provoking he may be, is the invention
of Washington man.
The mechanical wrestler. which is
made in the form Of man. is placed
on rolling and rocking base. The fig,
ure is padded and may be weighted to
suit the needs Of the individual.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-10-09
HALF WORKS WHILE
OTHER HALF SLEEPS

London.-The secret of the tremen-
dous German dash through Belgium
and on the outskirts OF. Paris now ap-
pears to be explained, according to a
British officer who has returned
wounded to England. The German
army was organized as are the work
ers In factory or a coal mine. That
is, they worked in two shifts. Through
out the advance from Liege half the
army was sleeping while the other
half was attacking or advancing, and
by these tactics they kept the allies
constantly awake and wore them out
by sheer want of sleep.
The fall Of Namur was almost en-
tirely due to the two shift tactics of
the German army. The bombardment
of that town, 1t will be remembered,
was continuous for three days-from
Thursday, August 20. until five o'clock
on the following Sunday afternoon.
It is obvious that the German attack
ers must have worked two shifts to
have carried on such bombardment.
Even II the gunners were beyond the
range OF Belgian fire and safe from at
tack, they could not have kept 1t up
for 20 consecutive hours. In the gar
rison of Namur sleep would have been
impossible under such a terrific can
nonade, and want Of sleep is q
stronger engine Of war than even the
German 11-inch howitzers.
From Namur right down through
the northwestern part of France the
German advance was conducted on the
two shift" principle. which means
that twice day when the Shift that
has just slept, comes up to the front
to relieve the shift" whose time for
sleep has come. the firing line is re-
enforced to the full strength OF the
army and vast attacks can be
launched. These, it will be observed,
have been the tactics employed for
the great German dashes have not
been continuous, although the general
movement forward during that stage
of the war was.
Only soldiers who have fought
through arduous campaigns can real
lie that sleep is a thing to which the
bravest soldiers must eventually sue
cumb. 1t is a struggle to beat OF the
healthy approach Of sleep only for
"a hours; 70 hours is longer than most
human beings can resist it. and by
that time 1t is so strong that it out
weighs other considerations.
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tant position to the German force.
The French general in command OBJ
tanned endorsements Of fresh troops
and ordered them to capture the hill
while the regiment which had been
fighting he told to take much-needed
rest.
This announcement caused much
disappointment to the men OF the
lighting regiment, and they sent a
petition to their colonel asking that
they be allowed to complete their
work. The request was granted anS
the regiment carried the hill
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Naming the Baby.

Young Mamma-''W What shall we call
baby?" Ditto Papa--"C Coffee, because
he keeps us awake at night. "-Phila
delphia Ledger.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-05-18

Toll OF the war drug is sui nSaTu III
the Cannibal. Islands. While it no
longer calls the hosts of painted
savages. to feasts of human flesh,
the unique musical instrument, if it
may so be called, is treasured by the
natives as a relic of the barbarOus
days of yore. One of the several USE
full purposes to which the war drum
is now put is that of sounding the
call for church services in the diff
ferent missions that are scattered
about the islands. If the instrument
is of large size the sound may be
heard for ten or twelve miles.
In every village the drums are to
be seen occupying some shady spot
under the wide-sPTeading branches
of the banyan tree. They are hewn
out of hardwood logs of native tim
Der and resemble an old-fashioned
pig trough. In the early days stone
axes were used to shape the instru-
ments. The slightest slip of the axe
or knife would spoil the work of
many days.
Notwithstanding the civilizing in
huenceS which the missionaries and
British government officials have
thrown around these former can
nibals they still cling to many of
their ancient customs. KandaTu, the |
hereditary king, still yields silent |
power that the colonial authorities
have been unable to take from him. |
He resides in the ancestral home up
on the island of Bau, where he rules |
over the $4,000 natives. Officially he
has no more voice in the affairs of |
government than any other native.
He is a grandson of the late King
Kakanbau, who ceded the islands to
Great Britain in 1874 Kakanbau
was the most notorious of all can
nibal kings, and when he found that
a rival king was about to conquer
his little empire he turned his pos
sessions over to the British govern
mont aud Eiii hacaD1p a crown col
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-05-18

Manhattan, Kan.-The women Of
the Philippine Islands are not making
much fuss about their rights or their
wrongs. No one ever heard of a Fill
pino militant" but, nevertheless,
Uncle Sam is going to see that the
little brown women share some of the
advantages of the new-woman move
ment. To the islands" the war de-
partment has sent H. ]. Waters. presi-
dent of the Kansas State Agricultural
School, to study the agricultural pos
sibilities of the country, and he has
special instructions to devise some
plan to take the native women from
the fields and make the men do the
farm work.
Canada. has a woman judga. 81
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WAR DRUM STILL HEARD IN FIJI ISLANDS, BUT
NOW IT CALLS NATIVES TO CHURCH

So powerful is King Kandava that
should he send to each tribal chief
the tooth of a whale, accompanied
by message that he must lead his
people in an uprising against the
white inhabitants Of the islands,
the command would be instantly
obeyed.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-03-11
now YOU NAY THROW
Away YOUR GLASSES

4 The statement is made that thou
sands wear eyeglasses who do not
really need them. If you are one Of
these u%nfortunates then these glasses
may be running your eyes instead of
helping them. Thousands vino wear
these windows" may prove for them
selves that they can dispense with
glasses if they will get the following
prescription filled at once: Go to any
active drug store and get a bottle of
DIPLOMA; fill a twO.Ounce bottle with
warm water and drop in one Diploma
tablet. With this harmless liquid SO
luton battle the eyes two to four
times daily, and you are likely to be
astonished at the results right from
the start. Many who have been told
that cataract, sore eyelids, weak eyes,
conjunctiyitis and other eye disOrd-
ers, report wonderful benefits from
the use Of this prescription. Get this
prescription filed and s it; you
may SO strengthen your eyes that;
glasses will not be necessary. Thou
sands VINO are blind or nearly so or
who wear glasses would never have
required them if they had cared for
their eyes in time. Save your eyes
before it is too late! Do not become
one of these victims of neglect. Eye
glasses are only like crutches anu
every few years they must be changed
to fit the ever-increasing weakened
condition so better see if you can,
like many others, get clear, healthy,
strong magnetic eyes through the
prescription here given.-Adv.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-03-11
GRAIN DEALERS
ELECT OFFICERS

Jamestown, N. d., March IO.-The
third annual convention of the Farm
ers' Grain Dealers association Of
North Dakota, which has been in SEES
sion here this week, closed with the
election of officers and directors.
P. A. Lee of Pekin, N. D. the able
president of the association, who pre-
sided over the recent jamestown con
v%ention, was reelected president for
another year. Though this was much
in opposition to Mr.. Lees wishes, his
splendid executive ability and the gen
eral satisfaction he has rendered the
association, caused his. reelection to
be thrust on him by the persistent
demands Of the dealers and stock
holders.
Secretary Unkenholz was also chos-
en-. again for secretary for u; fourth
year. Mr.. Unkenholz was elected sec
rotary of the Farmers Grain Dealers
at its first meeting at Devils Lake in
1911. His reelection at this time,
though against his own. personal de-
sire, was made a foregone conclusion
and the delegates would not accept
his wishes to retire. Following is the
complete list Of officials Of the as
ISOLATION for the ensuing year:
.President-P. A. Lee Pekin. Il
.Secretary-S. w. U%nkenholz, Man
dan. ... . T. . -
Board of Directors-J. H. S. Th0mp
son, Valley City; A. o. Sundlie,. For.
man; II. A. Jewell. Ray; A. Scholar
der, James town; Fred Nichols, Ypsi-
lanti; J.. NJ. Johnson, Hatton, and A.
Damskey st. Anthony. EGss.s
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-03-11
DICKINSON HAS
5,6|6 PEOPLE

Dickinson, n. d., March 10.-The
keiter Directory company third cam
vas of Dickinson, just completed
and %rechecKed by Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
p. Keiter, after ~deducting duplicates
or fancy such as used for
trade purposes by firms or individ-
uals in business, and names Of those
removed from the city cince the pres.
ent work was undertaken, shows 1872
names. Applying the low multiple Of
three to that number, gives Dickinson
4 population Of 5616. n
Using the same multiple for names
in their directories compiled for dir
ectories published in 1910 and 1912,
the Keiter's gave this city a pOpula-
ton Of more than 5000 in the latter
part of 1909 and 544S at the line OF
their last canvass completed Decem.
Der Is, 1911. The several estimates
of population based on yearly school
census taken 191O-l913 all give this
city a population nearer 5000 than
5000. It is therefore ridiculous that
the government census of Of 1910
shows our population as it does. E.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-03-11
FLASHER NAY SOON
Be INCORPORATED

Mandan, ~ d., March 10.-Prob-
ably the most important matter up
for consideration when the Morton
County Commissioners held their
meeting for this month was THAT of
allowing Flasher the privilege of in
cooperating. A population of 200
is required and the petition seeking
this privileea must be signed by a
majority Of Nhe voters of the village,
both of which conditions Flasher full
fills. The commissioners decided to
grant the prayer of the petition and
voted to call the first town election,
when officers will be chosen to serve
until regular election. This will make
the eighth incorporated town or viii
lage in the county, they being Man
don, New Salem, Glen Ullin, Hebron,
Elgin New Leipzig and Raleigh. There
are several villages in civil town
ships which amount almost, to the
same thing as Incorporated villages.
J. C. Arndt of Thinner, was ap-
pointed assessor for Standing Rock
reservation. Names were picked
from which to draw a jury panel for
the next jury term of district court.
Advertisement was made for bid.
ders for a 1S0-foot span concrete
bridge across Louise. creek east of
FLASHER. This will De a business get.
tie from the territory across the creek
and the business men there are glad
to see it going in.
-4#. @H " gt III
HAVE JOINED MOOSE HERD.
Aberdeen S. D., March 10.--Fourteen
candidates were taken into the loyal
herd of the Moose at the regular meet.
ing of the lodge at Odd Fellows hall
Sixteen applications were voted on,
and a large majority Of this number
will take the work next Thursday
night.
Following the initiation nomination
of otncers for the ensuing year was
made. The election will be held next
Thursday. An oyster supper was serv
ed following the meeting.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-03-11

of unaided local levee work, stated
that a few years ago f0rm&r Vice
President Fairbanks bought, IN
Greene county, ILL.,, 10000 acres OF
land subject to overflow and reclaim
ed it by levees which cost him close
to $4,000. Last year he refused an
offer for this body of land Of $780,.
900. 1t produced for the season over
200. 900 bushels OF corn, raised be-
tween l,0O0 and 5000 hogs and sever
al thousand cattle and provided com
Portable homes and remunerative en-
ployment to over zoo persons-all on
land that a little. while ago was left
to ducks and game and the unim.
peded sweep of the waters. Z
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-03-11
CAMBElL KNOWS
jim JAM JODGE

Mandan, N. d., March 10.-Speak.
ing Of the decision of the federal
court granting Clark 4 Crockard Ct
Bismarck, a new trial, j.. q. Uamp-
bell OF this city says,
II know Judge John r. Garland,
who granted a new trial to Clark &
Crockard we'll. Judge Garland was
a member Of the Constitutional con-
yention of this state. He and w. ~.
Purcell were considered the two
ablest men in that convention, both
democrats. During Grover Cleveland's
first term he appointed Garland judge
and Purcell United States attorney
for Dakota territory. They both made
good, and are both honest and hon
orable men in or out Of Office"