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The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-12-26
Austrians and Germans Claim
Greatest Success of
War in Poland.
GERMANS RAID BRITISH COAST
Cruiser Fleet Shells Three Towns,
Killing Many Persons and
Destroying Much Property
Escapes in Fog.
Summary If E1enks.)

Berlin is celebrating the news
from Poland of what is termed
one of the greatest victories in
history" Berlin headquarters
announces that the Russians have
been clearly beaten and that the
Russian offensive against Silesia
and Posen had been broken. a
general retreat of the Russians In
Poland, with the Germans in pur-
suit, is reported.
In contradistinction to this, the lat
est official bulletin issued at Petro-
grad declares that the Russian cavalry
and vanguard troops ARE chasing en-
eTgetically the beaten Germans" in
the direction of MIawa
Both sides lay claim to the capture
of prisoners, the Germans to a very
large number of them.
American visitors, who, a few days
ago, commented upon the nondisplay
of flags, scarcely recognized the
streets, which everywhere were gay
with the German black, white and red,
and the Austrian orange and black at
many places intertwined.
Big Battle Near Warsaw.
A great battle is in progress at
Sochaczow, thirty miles west of War
saw. The German wedge, which is
proceeding in a southeasterly direc-
ton from How has managed, after
heavy fighting in which serious
losses are reported to have been in
flicted, to establish itself a quarter
of a mile west, of Sochaczow. The
Polish campaign now centers at that
point.
The German column was met at
SOchaczow by fierce resistance on the
part of the Russians. The fighting
was extremely severe, at points lead
tiIlery fire on both sides was heavy
and continuous. German aeroplanes
are constantly circling over the town.
Austrians Capture 81 900.
The Austrians have succeeded in
again crossing the Carpathians, and,
according to their account, are driving
the Russian left back toward the River
San. This army, assisted by German
endorsements, has undertaken the
rather difficult task of forcing the Rus
SLAMS to withdraw from in front Of era
COW and also of relieving Pryzemysl-
The Austrians apparently have met
with at least partial success.
An official communication issued at
Vienna says the Austrian offensive in
Western Galacia has compelled the
enemy to retreat and his front in
South Poland to waver. Austrian
troops, advancing from the south,
reached Jas1o and RajbrOt. In this
advance and the last battle they took
thirty-one thousand Russian prisoners.
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Russians Defeat Turks.

The Turks, considerably reinforced
from Bagdad and by a new formation,
assumed the offensive in the Euphra-
ties valley and the Van region, which
resulted in number of engagements
of secondary Importance. In these bat
ties the Russians were victorious with
the result that the Turkish forces are
demoralized and in some cases have
lost their effectiveness.
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SIX SHIPS WERE IN RAID
ON ENGLISH COAST TOWNS

London.-The people of the English
coast towns of Scarborough, Hartle-
pool and Whitby, which were bonn
barded recently by German cvruisers,
have resumed their ordinary occupa-
tions. The only difference discerned
in the regular routine of this season
of the year was the arrival of crowds
of camera-bearing tourists, which re
minded the residents of the summer
influx
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GERMAN RAID ON ENGLISH
COAST NOT UNEXPECTED

Paris.-The raid OF the German war
ships on the English coast was not IN
expected here. 1t had been predicted
by several close Observers of the naval
events and possibilities of the war
who have had Information from inside
official sources.
These men believe the lombard
ment VIII be followed soon by a gen
eral dash OF the German waTships into
the Atlantic from the naval base at
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Rritish EIan over Eovnt-

Cairo, Egypt, Dec. ia British
protectorate was formally proclaimed
throughout Egypt yesterday. In all
the garrison towns a salute of 1o1
guns was fired and the Union Jack
was hoisted-
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Plaoe for N oklahoman

Oklahoma City, Ok, Dec Is
George A HenshaE, corporation CON-
missioner of Oklahoma, is in Wash
ington and it is rumored that he has
been slated by President Wilson for
a place on the new trade commission
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Eel Nc Alarm Ter kaiser.

London. Dec 1S.-The condition Of
Kaiser Wilhelm is said to be greatly
improved. An American who was in
Berlin as late as last Sunday said
there was no alarm there concerning
the kaiser's condition.
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captursd Emden.s crew.

Toxic, Dec. 19.-Certain British
warships have captured those mem
bers of the crew of the German cruis-
er Emden who escaped at Cocos Isl
and when the cruiser was destroyed
November 10.
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hotel at Scarborough received the full
effects Of a she'll A number of houses
and shops were shattered and partly
burned in each of the towns
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Diamond Thieves cauoht.

Kansas City. Dec. 19.-Two bandits
who held up and robbed Abraham Dia-
mant. pavnbroker, in his shop at
S13k Main street, at 1880 o'clock
yesterday morning, were captured
after thrilling chases through down
town alleys a third bandit escaped
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TWO Dead in Terre Haute Fire.

Terre Haute. Ind., Dec 19.-Two
persons were killed and several in
jured, three Of them dangerously. IN
4 fire which today destroyed lcrge
rooming house here.
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Chicago, Dec 1S--ClaTence Row
land, last year manager Of the Pc
ria Three-I IeaFre club. today signed
manager Of the Chicago Americans
O. q tern OF one year.
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80 captures a Torn.

Washington. Dec 1S-The city Of
Puebla, in the Mexican state Of that
name, has been evacuated by CaTran-
"a forces and now IS held By Zapa-
tistas. A report to the state depart
ment says CarTanza troops burned
the railroad station before departing
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Vice Admiral Sir r. c. D. Stur- E
dee, commander of the cruiser :
squadron of the British navy :
which destroyed the German :
cruisers Scharnhorst, Gneisenau E
and Leipzig off the Falkland is
lands. :
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Thomas Mott Osborns, known
E IS one of the foremost prison
reformers Of this country, has :
8 accepted the post of warden OF
s Sing Sing prison and started in
to make vast improvements IN
E the management OF that place.
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Woman Dies in Ffre.-ParmeIia
Fisher, an old woman. was burned to
death when her small residence at
Doniphan was destroyed by fire. The
origin Of the fire is unknown. She
lived alone in the house.
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Hlliaal lIlIl llllHIIF lIlllIIHllaIl5
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Crops Moving to Market.-Not in a
dozen years have the shipments of
corn. Kaf1r and ether grains which are
now being sent out from Chase county
been so heavy. according to local
grain dealers.
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Dies in Bed.-Mrs. John Humphrey
of Cheney awakened to find her hus-
band very ill. She ran two blocks to
a physicians home. She was attired
in her night robe only and had no COW
ering on her feet. When the doctor
reached the stricken man he was
dead
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w. p. Hackney InIured.-Col. W. P.
Hackney. one Of the most widely
known lawyers and politicians in Kan
sas. fell down a flight of marble steps
at the courthouse at Winfield and re-
ceiyed injuries that may prove fatal
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Will Interest Farmers.-Farmers in
terested in traction engines, automo-
biles. or stationary engines, VIII be at
tracted by the courses offered by the
division of engineering in the Kansas
State Agricultural College during the
statewide institute December % to
January 1
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Mayor Sued for $2,0o0.-A damage
suit for $4,000 has been filed in the
district court against V. E. Niquette,
mayor of Salina, by Roy CarTuthers,
81 years old. 1t is charged that the
mayor assisted two police officers in
arresting Carruthers and placing him
in jail.
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To Quiz WhoIesaIers.-The test
mcny of a number of Kansas Cit
wholesalers as to the amount of bus
ness they are doing in the wester
part of the state is expected to be
feature of the distance tariff hearin
before the Kansas public utilize
commission.
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Gives $ao6 to BeIgians.-The Usage
City Commercial Club obtained 1905. 50
and sent a draft for that amount to
Scott Hopkins, treasurer of the Kan
sas Belgian relief committee. More
money will be subscribed and sent
later.
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Elks Hold MemoriaI.-The Winfield
Elks held public memorial services
for their departed brethren recently
The address was delivered by Judge
A NJ. Jackson. Twenty-one names
were emblazoned on the tablet in the
hall.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-02-13
CHAPTER XII.
With All NV Sou,


The general swung around to the
lad. Francois, this letter is about
you" He tapped the rustling paper.
"Pietro wants you to come to him as
his secretary"
Francois large eyes lifted to the
generals face, inquiring, startled,
childltke. "Pietro!" he said slowly.
Il had not thought of that"
yet you knew that Pietto was
heart and soul in the plots of the
Italian patriots?'
YES"
But you had not thought of going
to help him fight?"
mo, my seigneur. l had thought
only of the fight for which I must be
ready here"
This Italian business will be good
practice" said the general, as a man
Of today might speak of tennis tour
nament. And you and Pietro will be
enchanted to be together again"
Francois smiled, and something in
the smile wrung the generals heart.
FRANCOIS, you are not going to be
unhappy about little Alixe?"
Quickly Francois threw back as IL
he had not heard the question: my
Seigneur, will go to Pietro; 1t will
be the best thing possible-action and
training, and good old Pietro for a
comrade. My Seigneur. may go to-
morrow"
Tomorrow" The general was
startled now. "a thousand thunders
but you are sudden lad! Yet 1t will
be no harder to give you up tomorrow
than it would be next month. Yes, to.
morrow, then, let it be-"
Francois stood up, slim, young. alert
and steady, yet somehow not as the
boy who had come in to the general
an hour before; more, perhaps, as a
man who had been through a battle
and come out very tired, with the
noise of the fighting in his ears.
Il will go to the farm tonight. to
my mother and my father. And this
afternoon will ride with Alike. IL Won
do not want me for the book. NV
Seigneur-and If she win 90. NAV /
ask you not to tell Alike of this-to
leave 1t to me to tell herr
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-02-13
SYNOPSIS.

Francois Beaupre. a peasant babe of
three years, after an amusing incident In
which Marshal Ney figures, is made a
Chevalier of France by the Emperor Ma
poleon. In the home of the lads parents
In the village of Vicques, France, where
the emperor had briefly stopped to hold a
council of war. Napoleon prophesied that
the boy might one day be a marshal of
france under another Bonaparte. At the
age of ten Francois meets stranger who
is astonished when the boy tells him of
his ambition. Francois visits General
Baron Gaspard Gourgaud, who with
Alike, his seven-year-old daughter lives
at the Chateau. A soldier of the Empire
under Napoleon he fires the boys mag
lnation with stories of his campaigns.
The general offers Francois a home at
the Chateau. The boy refuse to leave his
parents. but in the end becomes a COPY
Isl Tor the general and learns of the
friendship between the general and Mar
qufs Zappi. who campaigned with the gen.
eral under Napoleon. Marquis Zappi and
MS son. Pietro. arrive at the Chat eau.
The general agrees to care for the Mar
quis's son while the former goes to
america, The Marquis before leaving for
America asks Francois to be a friend
MS son. The boy solemnly promises.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-02-13

ceremonies, lis Monsieur the Marquis
Zappi of Italy. His father also fought
for the great captain"
The quiet strange boy interrupted
swiftly. Il know" he said. "Of the
Italian corps under Prince Eugene;
also on the staff of Lannes. / know
the name WELL" and he had Pietro's
hand in firm grasp and was looking
into the lads embarrassed face with
his dreamy keen eyes.
The children, surprised, we're yet
too young to wonder that a boy scarce
ly older than themselves should have
the army of Napoleon at his fingers
ends; he gave them no time to think
about it.
"One sees, without names, that you
are of the noblesse," he said simply.
embracing the three in his sleepy
glance. He turned to Francois. "And
you, Monsieur the spokesman? You
are also of great Bonapartist house?"
Francois stood straight and slim;
his well-knit young body in his mill.
tary dres- was carried with all the
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-02-13

an" Alike answered thoughtfully.
"She lives like that. She never let
things trouble her, not even when your
father lost everything. Did she, Fran
cois?"
NO." said Francois. "She is one of
the few people who know what the
real things are and live in them. 1t
is hard to do that l can not. l care
so bitterly for what / want. 1T iss-
Francois hesitated-"it is very hard
for me to give up-what l want" He
stumbled over the words; his voice
shook so that Alike shifted in the
saddle and looked at him inQuiringly,
Alike dear" then Francois
stopped. you need not be afraid that
| shall have more than Pietro," he be-
gan uncertainty. For it is not going
to be so. He will have what-what |
would give my life for" Then he
hurried on. Il see how It is" he said
gently, "and you are right to care so
loyalty for Pietro. He is worth it.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-02-13

A we'll known player was talking
about brilliant but unsuccessful dis
ciple of Blackstone.
His habits are to blame for his fail
ure." said he. "One of his remarks
illustrates his habits we'll. He said
to me in the Union club:
There's no place like home-espe-
cially at or 8 a. m, when you've ex-
hausted the pleasures of all the other
places, and you're tired. and every.
thing shut UP anyway"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-02-13

MIDST or cloSe-cropped millions OF
blades of grass as he stopped short
on the sloping lawn which led down
to the white stone steps which led to
the sunken garden. Alike, in her rid
ing habit, with a feather in her hat,
and gauntleted gloves on her hands,
was so lovely as to be startling. She
looked at the ground, half shy, half
Laughing, and beat the grass with her
riding-whip. Francois was leaning
toward her and talking, and the gen.
eral, coming slowly down the lawn.
felt flood of pride rise in him as he
looked at this successful picture of a
boy which he had done SO much to
fashion. The two had been riding to-
gether. and Francois appeared as
most men do, at his best in riding
clothes. With that, as the general
marched slowly down the velvet slope.
unseen by them, regarding them his
girl and his boy, this happy sister and
brother-with that the brother lifted
his sisters hand and, bending over it..
kissed 1t slowly, in a manner unmis-
takably unbrotherly.
Mon Dieu!" gasped the general,
and turned on his heel and marched
back to his library.
All that afternoon he stayed shut
up In the library. At dinner he was
| taciturn.
The next morning the general sent
for Francois to come to him In the
library. A letter had been brought a
short time before and was lying open
on the table by his hand.
Francois" began the general in his
deep abrupt tones. 81 am in trouble.
Will you help me?"
Yes, my Seigneur," said Francois
quickly.
The general glared at him, frown-
ing. We shall see," he said again.
and then-suddenly as a shot from a
cannon-"Does Alike love you, Fran
cois?"
Il think not, my Seigneur," he
answered in low voice.
Il am hurting you," the deep voice
said-and only one or two people in
the world had heard that voice SO full
OF tenderness. 81 am hurting my son.
But listen, Francois. 1t was the dear.
est wish of Pietro's father-it has
been my dearest wish for years-that
Alike and Pietro should one day be
married. 1t is that which would be
the crown of friendship forged in
the fires Of battle-fields, tempered in
the freezing starving snow fields of
Russia, finished hope never finished
for all eternity"
Francois, his head bent, his eyes on
the generals hand which held his. an
swered very quietly. Il see," he said.
You would not take her from Pie
tro, who, l am sure, loves herr"
Francois looked up sharply, but the
general did not notice. He spoke
slowly. Il promised Pietro's father
the boy seemed to be out of breath
ito be Pietro's friend-always." he
said.
The general smiled then and let the
fingers go, and turned to the letter
on the table before him. Good" he
said. "You are always what | wish,
Francois" and it was quite evident
that the load was off his mind.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-02-13

GAAAO anu rTdHcOlS ana P1eLrO were
growing up; the general already
grumbled words about kittens turning
into cats, as he looked at them.
Just behind the great stone there"
Alike formulated, was the dogs bed
room. OF course, a great monsieur
like the dog had his own bedroom
yes, and office, too-and maybe his
dining-room.
And the joke was enough on that
lazy day of vacation to set peals OF
laughter ringing through the ruins
Alike stopped laughing suddenly.
who ie that?" she demanded. Her
eyes were lifted to the hill rising be-
mind the green mound, and the glance
OF the others followed hers. A young
man, boy, was coming lightly down
the slope, and something in his figure
and movement made it impossible
even at distance that it should be
any one of the village. He saw them,
and came forward, and his cap was
off quickly as he glanced at Alike.
But with a keen look at the three, it
was Francois to whom he spoke.
"Is this France?" he asked.
But yes, Monsieur" Francois an
swered wondering-and In a moment
he wondered more. The strange boy,
his cap flung from him. dropped on
his knees and kissed the grass that
grew over the Roman governors foun-
dations. With that he was standing
again. looking at them unashamed
from his quiet gray eyes.
1T Is the first time Il have touched
the soil of France since l was seven
years DID," he stated, not as If to
excuse his act, but as If explaining
something historical And was silent.
The strange boy talked very little;
they could not recollect that he asked
questions, after his first startling
question; yet here was Alike, the very
spirited and proud little Alike, anxious
to make him understand everything of
their own affairs.
Il am Alike" she began - and
stopped short, seized with shyness.
Was 1t courtesy to explain to the
young monsieur about her distin-
guished father? She found herself
suddenly In an agony of confusion.
Then the stranger made low bow
and spoke in the gentlest friendly
tones.
1T is enough. 1t is a charming
name, Mademoiselle Alike. believe
shall now think it the most charm
ing name In France"
"She has more of name than that,
however, Monsieur" and Francois
stepped across the grass and stood by
the little girl, her knight, unconscious
of the part he played. 1T is a very
grand name, the other one. For our
seigneur, the father OF Alike, is Mon.
sieur the Baron Gaspard Gourgaud. a
general Of Napoleon himself; was in
deed with the Emperor at st. Helena"
Francois had no false modesty, no
self-consciousness; he felt that he had
placed Alixe's standing now in the
best light possible. The strange boy
felt it, too, it seemed, for he started
as Francois spoke of Napoleon; his
reserved face frightened and his cap
was off and sweeping low as he bowed
again to Alike more deeply. Francois
was delighted. 1t was in him to en-
joy dramatic effect, as it is in most
Frenchmen. He faced about to Pietro.
This one, Monsieur" he went on.
much taken with himself as master of
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-02-13

YES, agreed the general doubt
fully. But you will be careful not
to-upset her, Francois?"
Il will be careful"
"And-and you will do what you
can to help Pietro, will you not, my
SOM"
A quick contraction twisted Fran
co.'s sensitive mouth and was gone,
but this time the general saw. you
may trust me, my Seigneur," the boy
said, and moved to the door; but the
general called to him as his hand
touched the latch.
"Francoie!"
yes, my Seigneur" He faced about,
steady and grave, and stood holding
the door
Francois, my son|I have not hurt
you-very much? You do not love
Alixe-deeply? Do you love her, Fran
cois?"
There was shock of stiffness in the
old dim library. Through the window
where the children's shouts had
come in ten years before to the mar
quis and the general--one heard now
in the quiet the sudden staccato of a
late cricket. The general, breathing
anxiously, looked at Francois, Fran
co.'s standing like a statue. The gen
eral repeated his question softly.
breathlessly. DO you love her, Fran
cois?"
With that the great eyes blazed and
the whole face of the boy lighted as
If fire had famed inside a lantern.
He threw back his head.
With all my SOUL" he said. and
forever"
A rushing mountain stream-white-
yelled in the falling, black-brown in
the foam-flecked pools-tumbled,
splashed, brawled down the mountain:
the mountain hung over, shadowy;
banks of fern held the rampant brook
In chains of green. Alike and Fran
coise, riding slowly in the GOODNESS of
the road below, looked up and saw it
all, familiar, beautiful, full of old as
sociatiOns.
"One misses Pietro." Francois said.
He always wanted to ride past the
'Trou du Gouverneur.'
A Roman legend had given this
name to the deep pool of the brook
by the road; it was said that the cruel
old governor had used it, two thousand
years back, for drowning refractory
peasants. Alike gazed steadily at the
dark murmuring water.
Yes, one misses him. Is life like
that, do you suppose, Francois? One
grows up with people, and they get
to be as much part of living as the
air, or ones hands-and then, sud,
denly, one is told that they are go.
ing away. And that ends it. One
must do without air, without hands.
What world, Francois!"
I'VE are not meant to like it too
much, believe, Alike" said Francois
sunnily. 1T Is just en- PEASANT, this
world, when you stop to consider.
This is school, this life, gather. Ny
mother says 1t is not very important
if one has good seat in the school
room or bad; if one sits near ones
playmates or is sent to another cor.
ner, so long as one is a good child
and works heartily at ones lessons.
1t Is only for a day-and then we go
home, where all that is made right.
Not bad idea of my mothers, is it,
Alixe?"
Your mother is a wonderful wom-
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-02-13
CHAPTER x.
The Promise.

Mon Dieu!" said the general.
1t was six years later. At the new
chateau not a blade of grass seemed
changed. The general stood In the