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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-12-03
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Catarrh a Danger Sign. Hyomei the
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response 10 hers. r0F- lhs was no
solemn ministering angel. but high.
spirited. CHEEKY. OF the sort that the
major surgeon would have chosen to
distribute flowers TO the men. Every
remark OF the victims OF war made its
distinct and indelible impression on
the gelatin OF her mind. H'
II like my blue aster better than
that yellow weed OF yours. Toni"
"You didn't know Ed Schmidt got It :
Yes. he was right next to me in the
line"
Say. did you notice Dellarme's
smile? II was wonderful"
And old Bert Stranshyi ! heard
him Nhistling the wedding march as
he fired"
Miss, I'll keep this flower foreveri"
"They say Billy Lister will ive-his
cheek was shot away!"
"once we got going didn't mind.
II seemed like as II I'd been lighting
for yearsl"
Hole no bigger than lead-pencil.
I'll be back in n week."
"Yes; don't these little bullets make
neat little holes?"
1--WE certainly gave them a surprise
when they came up the hill! won
der II we missed the fellow that
jumped into the shell crater!"
"Our company got II worstl"
mot any worse than ours, III wa
gerl"
"Oh-oh-can't you go easierI
oh-h-h-" the groan ending in q clench-
ing of the teeth.
Hello, Jake! You here, too, and
going in my automobilef And we've
both got lower berths!"
'Sh-hl That poor chaps dyingF
Worst Of all to Marta was the case
OF a shrapnel fracture Of the Uranium.
with the resulting delirium. In which
the sufferers. incoherence included
memories Of childhood scenes. mo-
ments on the firing-line, calls for his
mother, and prayers to be put out OF
misery. A prod Of the hypodermic
from the major surgeon, and "On the
operating table in fifteen minutes" was
the answer TO Marta's question II the
poor fellow would live.
Until dark, in groups, at intervals,
ana again singly, the wounded were
coming In from q brigade front In the
region where the rifles were cracking
and the shrapnel clouds were hanging
prettily over the hills; and stretchers
were being slipped into place In the
ambulances, while Marta kept at her
post.
I'VE shan't have much more to DO at
this station" said the major surgeon
when a plodding section Of infantry In
retreat arrived.
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SYNOPSIS.

CHAPTER lat their home on the ron
naSr between the Browns and orays MAT
= OAKLAND and her mother, entertAi l,l
Colonel westsrling OF the orayA see AZ =,
fhs Browns. injured by TALL In bis AERO
blame.
CHAPTER u-Tsn years later. Wess
hsSiing nominal vice but real CHIEF OF
tar. rsinforoes South La 11r. meoitasss
i've ages Of himself and Marta VINO v
Waiting In the Gray capital IN. :.
hfsrta- She tells him Of her teacnin1
Shiidren the foilies Of wfr ana In.
nafrfotiaun. begs him 20 prevent VA Mnu y
Ia Il chief OF stan. and Predicts nss ~
e makes. war against the SroW".
cHXprER won the march with ne
nd OF the Browns Private Dtfansky, anaI-
rhist 6ecries war and played-out patriot.
I'm and IL placed under arrest Colonel
anstron Sys,hscTIiIngS T 9ss, v en- % vi en-
Saged and Il ell nan"
CHAPTER v-Lanstron' calls on Marta
nj her home. He talks with Teller, the
Gardener. Marta tails LAnStrom that she
Believes Teller TO be . spy. Lanstron
bonfeeses Il y trpe.
CHAPTER vI-LAnstron SHOWS Marta
. teiephone which Teller has conceeled IN
to benefit the Browns In war emergen-
pies, pointing out its value ~ being IN
the center OF the fighting some In case OF
var. Marta consents for q ana Feiler
90 remain for the present. LAnstron de-
oiAfep his love for Marta
CHAPTER vII-WesteFilng end the
Gray premier plan to use q trivial inter-
national AFFAIR 70 foment warlike patriot
Ism IN army and people and strike before
declaring war. Partow. Brown chief Of
stan. and Lanstron, made vice. diecuss
the trouble. and the Brown defenDes. Par
tow. reveals his plans to LAnstrcn.
GHAPTER YIN - At the Frontier the
two armies lie crouchsd for attack ana
defense. In the town with the non-com-
batants fleeing from the danger zone.
Marta hears her child pupils rocito the
CHAPTER N-The Gray army crosses
the border line and attacks. The Browns
planes and dirigibies engage. Stransky,
rising to make the anarchist speech Of his
life. draws the Gray artillery IRE. Nicked
by a shrapnel splinter he goes Berserk
and aahts-"all O man."
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An aeropfane Following the ur1giole
A a screen, hoping TO get home WIN
information II the dirigible were lost
had escaped the sharpshooters In the
church tower by flying around inc
town. However, II ran within range OF
the automatic and the sharpshooters
ON ton OF the castle tower. They failed
OF the bulI's-eye. but their bullets, rim
ming the target. Gripping the motor
and cutting braces, brought the crum'
ming wings about the helpless PILOT.
The watching gunners uttered "Ansr
NJ horror and triumph as they saw him
fall, gliding this way and that IN inc
agony OF slow descent.
GONE, nowi" called the artillery
commander. I'VE are wasting pre-
cious time"
Entering the grounds Of the Galland
house, Marta had to pass to one side
OF the path, now blocked BY army
wagons and engineers materials ana
tools. Soldiers carrying sand-oass
were taking the shortest cut tram
Ming the flowers on their way.
"Do you know whose property TINS
is?" she demanded in q burst OF an
ger.
"ours-the nation's!" answered one
perspiring freely at his work. BOT
ryl" he added on second thought.
Already parts Of the frst terrace
were shoulder-high with sand-bags and
one automatic had been set In place.
Marta observed as she turned to the
yeranda. There her mother sat IN her
favorite chair, hands relaxed as tney
rested on its arms, while she looked
out over the valley in the supertran-
guilty that comes to some women
under a strain-as soldiers who have
been on sieges can tell you-that some
psychologists interpret one way ana
some another, none knowing even
their own wives.
"Marta, did any Of the children
Conner" Mrs. Galland asked In her
usual pleasant tone. So far as sne
was concerned, the activity on the
terrace did not exist. She seemed Cd
liyious Of the fact Of war.
Marta's monosyllable absently an
awerinE the question was expressive
OF her wonder at her mother. MOST
girls do not know their mothers mucn
better than psychologists know their
wives.
marta, whatever happens one
should 90 regularly about what ne
considers his duty" said Mrs. Galland'
"They have been as considerate "a
they could, evidently by Colonel Ian
stron's ORDERS" she proceeded, nod
ding toward the industrious engineers
"And they've packed all the paintings
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She Looked Up to See Gray pIrISibIe'

OItS SSSNSS SP -
and works of art and put them in the
cellar, where they will be SAFE"
The captain Of engineers In COM
mand, seeing Marta, hurried toward
her.
Miss Galland, isn't it," he asked.
81 have been waiting for you. II
we'll. l found that l could not make
the situation clear to your mother"
"He thinks me In my second child
hood or out Of my head" Mrs. Galland
explained with q shade of fairness.
And he has been so polite in trying
to conceal his opinion. too" she added
with comprehendlng smile.
The captain flushed in embarrass-
ment. $500
I'll can't speak too strongly" he
declared when be had regained his
composure. Though everything seems
to be safe here now, 1t may not be in
an hour. You must 60, all Of you
This house viii be an inferno as soon
as the SD falls back. and ! can't pos
sibly get your mother to appreciate
the fact, Miss Galland."
"But l said that did appreciate u
and that the Gallands have been II
infernos before-perhaps not as bad
as this one that IL coming-but, then
the Gallands must keep abreast Of tn
times" replied Mrs. GaIlAnd. Il hav'
asked Minna and she prefers to n
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CHAPTER X.
Marta,a EIr.. oIImpse o. wa.

AS Marta and the children came 70
the door Of the chapel after theI reci.
tation of the oath, she saw the CIVIL
population moving along the street IN
the direction Of the range. There was
nothing for Marta to do but start
homeward. The thought that ner
mother was alone made her hastsn At
a pace much more rapid than the pro-
cession Of people, whose talk and ex-
CARNATIONS formed. monotone audi
BILE in its nearness, despite the coptinu'
GUS riie-are, now broken by the pound
ing Of the guns.
TITS ali done to beat the Graysr isn't
It, Miss Galland? They are trying to
take our land" said Jacky Werther
as Marta parted from him. =.
Eyes, It is done to beat the Grays'
she answered. Good luck. Jacky"
Yes, yes, to beat the Grays! The
same idea--the fighting. nature. the
brute nature Of man-animated botn
sides. Had the Browns really tried Tor
peace? Had they, in the spirit OF her
oath. appealed to justice and reasonI
Why hadn't their premier before all
the world said to the premier OF the
Grays, rs one honest, friendly neigh
Dor to another over q matter or dis
pute: ..,,.
1--WE do not want war. We NOW
you outnumber US, but we know you
would not take advantage OF thaS II
we are wrong we will make amends;
II you are wrong we know that you
will. Let us not play tricks In secret
to gain points, we civilized nations,
but be frank with each other. Let US
not try to irritate each other or 20 in
fluence our people, but to realize how
much we have in common and that
our only purpose is common progress
and happiness"
At the turn of the road in front OF
the castle she saw the gunners OF the
batteries making an emplacement Tor
their guns in q field Of carrots that
had not yet been harvested. The roots
of golden yellow were mixed with the
tossing spadefuls Of earth.
A shadow like great cloud in mad
flight shot over the earth. and with the
gunners she looked up to see a Gray
dirigible. Already II was turning
homeward; already It had gained its
object as a scout. On the fragile plat
form of the gondola was a man. seem
ingly human mite aiming a tiny toy
gun. His target was one Of the Brown
aeroplanes.
They're in danger Of cutting theiI
own envelope! They can't get the an
gle! The plane 10 too Hight" ex
claimed the artillery commander Boil
he and his men forgot their work II
watching the spectacle Of aerial Davi'
against aerial Goliath. ''If our mai
lands with his little bomb, oh, my!'
he grinned That's why he 10 o
high. He's been waiting up there!
pray God he wilt" exclaimed ont
Of the gunners.
Look at him volplane- motor .
fun speed tool"
'Tnto IT! Making surel- Oh, apien--
Of" cried the artillery commander.
A ball of lightning shot forth sheet
of fame Dirigible and plane wer
hidden in an ugly swirl of yeilowisl
smoke, rolling out into q purple clou
that spread into prismatic mist owe
the descent Of cavorting human boaie
and broken machinery and tWiste
braces, flying pieces OF tattered Q
burning cloth. David has taken oolsat
down with him in death gFip.
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CHAPTER XII.
At the GaIIand House.


Every unit engrossed In his own
work! Every man taught how a weak
link may break q chain and realizing
himself as a link and only link! The
captain of engineers forgot Marta's ex-
istence as an error of his subordinates
caught his eye, and he went to caution
the axmen to cut closer to the ground,
as stumps gave cover for riflemen. For
the time being he had no more interest
in the knoll than in the wreckage OF
the dirigibles which were down and
out Of the fight.
After all, the knoll was only single
point on the vast staff map-only one
of many points Of struggle whose
progress was bulletined through the
siftings of regimental, brigade, divi-
sion and corps headquarters In net re-
suits to the staff. Partow and Lam
stron overlooked all. Their knowledge
made the vast map live under their
eyes. But our concern Is with the
story Of two regiments, and particu-
larly of two companies, and that Is
story enough. If you would grasp the
whole, multiply the conflict on the
knoll by ten thousand.
There had been the engrossment
of transcendent emotion in repelling
the charge. What followed was like
some grim and passionless trance with
triggers ticking of the slow-passing
minutes. Dellarme aimed to keep
down the fusillade from Fracasse's
trench and yet not to neglect the fair
targets of the reserves advancing by
rushes to the support OF the 12Stn.
Reinforced, the gray streak at the bot
tom of the slope poured in heavier
fire. Above the steady crackle OF bui-
let's sent and the whistle Of bullets re-
ceived rose the cry of Doctors! DOC"
tori" which meant each time that an
other Brown rife had been silenced.
The litter bearers, hard pressed to re-
move the wounded, left the dead. Al
ready death was familiar sight-an
article of exchange In which Del
larme's men dealt freely. The man
at Stransky's side had been killed out
right. He lay face down on his rife
stock. His cap had fallen of. Stran-
sky put it back on the mans head.
and the example was followed in other
eases. 1t was a good idea to keep up
a show of full line Of caps to the
enemy.
Suddenly, as by command. the hre
from the base of the knoll ceased alto
Cether. Dellarme understood at once
what this meant--the next step In the
course of systematic. irresistible ap-
proach by superior numbers. It was
to allow the ground scouts to advance.
individual gray spots detaching them
selves from the gray streak began to
crawl upward in search Of dead spaces
where the contour Of the ground would
furnish some protection from the
blaze of bullets from the crest.
"Over their headsi Don't try to hit
theml" DeIIarme passed the word.
That's It'll Spare one to get
dozeni" said Stransky, grinning IN
ready comprehension. He seemed e
be grinning every time that Dellarme
looked in that direction. He was
plainly enjoying himself. His restless
nature had found sport to its taste.
The creeping scouts must have stg
nailed back good news. for groups BE-
gan craving slowly after them :
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had been worked out no less system
atically than that Of wounding them.
THANK you, no! We don't want to
waste time" he replied. I'VE must
get them away with all speed so that
the ambulances may return promptly.
It's only q fifteen-minute7 run to the
hospital, where every comfort and ap'
pliance are ready and where they VIII
be given the right things to eat"
"Then we will give them some
wine!" Marta persisted.
mot If we can prevent It! Not to
start hemorrhages! The field doctors
have brandy for use when advisable
and there is brandy in all the ambu-.
lances."
Clearly, volunteer service was not
wanted. There was no room at the
immediate front for Florence Nightin-
gales in the modern machine OF war
"Then water?"
The major surgeon aimed to be pa
tient to an earnest, attractive young
woman.
I'VE have sterilized water-we have
everything" he explained. If we
hadn't at this early stage l ought to
be serving an apprenticeship in a viii
lage apothecary shop. Anything that
means confusion, delay, unnecessary
excitement is bad and unmerciful."
Marta was not yet at the end Of her
resources. The recollection of the dy-
ing private who had asked her mother
for a rose in the last war flashed into
mind.
you haven't any flowers! They
won't do any harm, even II they aren't
sterilized. The wounded like flowers,
don't they? Don't you like flowers!
Look! We've millions!"
Eyes, / do. They do. A good idea.
Bring all the flowers you want to-"
The major surgeons smile to Marta
was not altogether on account OF her
suggestion. "It ought to help anybody
who was ever wounded anywhere In
the world to have you give him a
fower!" he was thinking.
She ran for an armful Of blossoms
and was back before the arrival Of the
first wounded man who preceded the
stretcners on foot. He was holding
up a hand bound in q white hrst-aid
bandage which had a red spot In the
center. Those hit in hand or arm, II
the surgeons glance justified it, were
sent on up the road to a point mile
distant, where transportation in reQui'
sitioned vehicles was provided. These
men were triumphant in their cheer
fitness. They were alive; they had
done their duty, and they had the
proof Of it in the coming souvenirs Of
| scars.
Some of the forms on stretchers hac
peaceful faces In unconsciousness Of
their condition. Others had q look Of
wonder, Of pain. Of apprehension IN
their consciousness that death nigh
be near. The single word "shrapnel!
by a hospital-corps corporal told tht
story of crushed or lacerated features
in explanation of white cloth cover
ing a head with body uninjured.
/ Many Of the wounded looked a
Marta even more than at the flowers
II was good to see the face Of won
an, her eyes limpid with sympathy
and II was not what che said but IN
way she smoke that brought SMILES y
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-12-03

HREALTH is fully restored by the
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Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-11-11

allied Itself. With Russia, the spokes
man Of the worst despotism, country
that knows no intellectual nor relig'
ious freedom and which treads under
foot the, liberties Of whole peoples as
we'll as of individuals. s
Already England must begin to see
that she has made a miscalculation,
since Germany is winning the mastery
over her foes. Therefore !, England
now tries 10 injure Germany by the
most petty means, striking at our com.
merce and our: colonies. Regardless
of the inevitable fatal. consequences
for the common civilization of our
white race, England has provoked ia.
pan to predatory raid upon our COL
fony OF Kiauchau In China and has led
the negroes Of Africa to battle against
the Germans in our colonies there.
After destroying Germany's means
of Geographic communication across
the seas England went further and
opened an all.round campaign of lies.
# "The officials Of Belgian cities in.
gvited officers Of our army to eat with
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Patriotism Sweeps Russia.

Frenchmen ws6a have arrived IRON
various parts of Russia by way OF
Odessa, the Dardanelles and Marsellle'
saw that never before in it's history
has Russia known such wave OF pa
triotic enthusiasm. From the moment
that Austria delivered its ultlmatum tc
Seryia the entire empire clamored FOL
war, Cafe orchestras played national
music so constantly that people were
kept standing half through their meals
rhe sale of vodka has .been prohibited
entirely.
The bitterest political factions have
Joined hands. Jews are praying III
their synagogues for victory and arts
tocrats are giving money abundanl!y
to peasant families. the male members
Of which have gone to the war. Many
Of the peasants say they never before
saw SO much money as now. a..
R Fierce ardor permeates the Russian
army, and the devastation caused by
the Germans in Belgium Will doubtless
be nothing compared with what the
Cossacks will do in eastern Prussia
Some of the Circassian regiments are
said to be so bloodthirsty that they ara
being kept in the rear. h E