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"Oh, m'sfeu," I walled. Save
me. They think l stole them and
would shoot me for it. l found
them"
See" he said to the others.
him of. You found these, where?"
Again I feigned great fear and
trembling and would not answer.
Speaking truth | was thinking OF
some explanation. TELL me or
they will shoot you." he said
sternly.
II tried to initiate the cunning
look I have seen some of the
peasants give I'm trading.
II would tell your exeellency
aside / said.
He led me aside.
The German rascal who rob
bed me-" l whispered. Il stole
them from him when he left the
cottage"
lie reared with laughter. and
when he told the others they
laughed heartily. The big cap
tain ordered me to go and keep
out of trouble. l thanked him and
AnadU u o1ghO until hG Ba1nC0 Aut
from the room.
At eight O'Clock that night l
crossed the Meuse near the Cock
GRILL iron works, in Seraign, below
the forts, and made my way rap
idly toward AK. Before day
light | met the outposts of a Ger
man cavalry camp. From there
was fastened toward AK in an
automobile and before breakfast
ing | forwarded a complete code
report, and under orders remain
ed up until nooa drawing maps
of Liege, it's forts, the disposition
of troops and giving other data to
officers.
Then I was permitted to rest,
having been nearly seventy hours
without sleep.
CONTINUED Tomorrow
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-10-08

SAN FRANClSCO, oct. 3. -
BY working her way around the
world by her wits. Miss Hilda
Gilbert won for Jack London, the
famous novelist, a $1,000 wager.
London asserted that an aver
age American woman would not
find It difficult to work her way
around the world and the declara-
tion was disputed by New York
cIubmah- The $1,000 waged re-
suited and Miss Gilbert, a friend
and neighbor of London's, was
chosen to make the attempt.
Miss Gilbert sailed from New
York city in 1911 and was to
have four years in which to make
the journey eatward to San Fran
cisco. She was to do Europe.
India, South Africa, Australia.
China, Japan and Honolulu.
When she arrived here recently
she had four months to spare.
Miss Gilbert will publish soon
a book of her travels and in il
she will describe her adventures
and the queer stunts" she did
for bread and butter.
Here are a few of the stunts
the wager adventures" will de-
scribe in her book:
She has been a waitress In a
London tea shop, sung in the
cafes of Paris and Vienna, ac-
companying herself on the man
dolin; has managed a beauty shop
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that the actually
a a
of in
to
a useless
thought of a plan cry are
the
be at
the midi of
he
laughing
he
I wall wep and-to / get %
andf
mig bowling.
cabbage leaf told
rea O
OF
pretending grief
MY dayw bus /
continually sought officials de-
man
Also neither French
small
engineers
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-10-08

CENTRALIA, Oct. 8.-The to-
tai tax levy in Centralia this year
will be 5367 miles as against 50
mills last year. The city COM
mission Monday fixed the city
levy at 81 mills, an increase of 9
mills over last year, which is due
TO an effort to retire indebted
ness. This allows $35. 21S.90 for
current expenses and s17,329 for
taking up outstanding warrants
and paying interest on bonds.
The school levy is 10 mills and
the county levy 14.6 mills, the
latter the same as last year.
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A WOMAN GIRDLES GLOBE ON WITS
WINS $4,000 BET FOR JACK LONDON

on Bond street, motored through
Denmark, Germany and Austria
as companion to a wealthy Eng
lish woman; interviewed the head
of the Tolstoi communist colony
in England after London journ-
alists had failed; told American
stories before a royal prince and
his family, read Persian manu-
scripts in the British Museum,
wrote short stories, filled a two
weeks engagement at the Tivoli
theater in London, appeared on
the stage in Bombay, Calcutta
Melbourns, Sydney, johannes
burg; visited the Rajah of Rut-
land and his wife in Northern In
dia, and went through a siege of
typhoid fever in Agra.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-10-08
HANSON CHEERED AT
VANCOUVER MEETING

VANCOUVER, Wash, Oct. g..
Ole Hanson and Stanton War
burton united I'm a bonfire rally
here last night in opposition to
a democratic rally. The demo-
Gratis refused to divide their time
between the two meetings, SO as
result. many of the Vancouver
democrats attended the progress
sive meeting and did not go near
their own rally.
Hanson secured the use of a
public street, piled up several
cords of wood, and devised IL with
kerosene. When night came he
lighted the pile, and people came
from miles around.
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Hanson read Jones speech call
ing Theodore Roosevelt "Pontius
PLATE" and talked to the crowd
on the development of harbors,
lands and waterpower. Warbur-
ton talked on Johnson's record
in congress, and both speakers
were enthusiastically aplauded.
The men speak at Kelso to-
night, at the Olympia fair tomor-
row, Tenino tomorrow night, and
Tacoma Saturday. Hanson said
tonight that the progressive vote
this year would be even larger
than il was two years ago and
predicted an easy victory for him
self
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-10-08
NIGHT SCHOOLS
DRAW AN army

Attendance at the Stadium and
Lincoln Park High schools night
classes last night jumped to 2,034
and taxed the capacity of the two
schools. There are &c teachers
in the night classes at Lincoln
and 32 at Stadium, with the pos
sibility that more teachers will be
needed in the near future IL the
attendance continues to increase.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-10-08
Senator's Son
Weds Quietly

The news of the marriage of
Ross b. Piles, %. son of former
United States Senator Samuel H.
Piles, and Miss Marcella Escalet,
%, a Seattle girl. here last Sat
urday has just leaked out in Ia
coma society. The wedding was
quietly performed at the home of
Rev. G. F.. w. Stoever, OF st.
Johns English Lutheran church.
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that the French we're coming and
very brave talk-but no soldiers
Troops and some guns arrived
from Brussels and several covered
guns that looked to be for aero
plane work. My mind was busy
with details.
On how slender a thread does
the life CT a man In our service
hang. Al three o'clock in the aft
ernoon I was directed to appeal to
- -. Ga Belgian offic-
ial) and present my claims to
him. maintained my ASSN. -
(eseD acting. | found him giving
orders ntor the Longdoz station.
He was very brusque and very
busy. Fool" he said angrily.
You lose little, we lose perhaps
all" chung to him and wept.
"Foolhead," he said. Ito rid
myself of you. | will write an or
der that you be paid something.
Gice me a pencil.
Il have a peltcil, excellency,"
said-and handed him one.
The moment | gave the pencil
to him I knew l had blundeI ed.
lie looked at it al instant, slanc-
ed at me and said sharply
Where did you get this?"
IL found it, m'sieu." said.
II was a German pencil, made
in Berlin and marked.
Take him to the COM
mandant." he ordered. Search
him"
They searched and found only
a few pennies. the key to the cot
tage, my order for payment foe
the vegetables and my watch As
| saw them l)ok at the watch
trembled.
"A spy" he said.
My Watch Was Set the German
Time
I wept and protested my fnno-
oence. They dragged me away.
The crowd hooted and threatened
me. In one hour | was before a
court of three officers--aii too
busy to spend much time in shoot
ing one man. They looked at the
watch, the pencil, searched me for
papers, found nothing, consulted
for a few minutes and ordered me
shot.
pid9Cu my part d5 Stthpittoh
more realistically then. really
was frightened - the turn had
come so quickly 1t seemed unreal,
and there was little time to pre-
pare for dying. I pretended ut
most terror and purposely feigned
belief that they we're killing me
for stealing the watch and pencil.
They were taking me away
when the big officer who had been
kind to me in the market the
preceding day came up. "Ho," he
said, recognizing me, what's
this2"
begged him to save me and
the others explained.
Under his orders i was led back
He spoke with the other officers
and looked at the watch and the
pencil.
Lands Data I'm German Campi
II know the man." he said.
He is a poor fool | allowed to go
home yesterday. Perhaps he can
tell me about these things"
where did you get them?" he
asked, turning to me.
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JUNK TRUST ON

WASHINGTON, d. c.. Oct. 8.
"A junk trust operating on the
Pacific coast has been unearthed
by the department OF justice. and
its prosecution may be ordered
after reports now in the hands OF
Attorney General Gregory have
been considered.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-10-08
B BULLETINS

LONDON, Oct. S.-The fourth
issue of SIS, 100000 (s75. 00O,-
0O0) in treasury bills, repayable
in six months, has been as sue
cessful as the previous issues.
Tenders were received at just
over e9S 3s.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-10-08
POLICE ANSWER

City. Detective Price Recob ana
Police Sergeant II. V. Hill have
filed an answer to the suit Of
Harry Gong. a Chinese. who asks
$4,000 for alleged false arrest.
declaring that Gong's past record
shows him to have associated
with gamblers and gunner. Chief
A. P. LOOMS and Detective A. G.
Brown are also defendants IL
Gong's suit. The case will be
tried this month In the Superior
court.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-10-08

LONDON, Oct. s.-A Vienna
Dispatch by way of Rome says
there has been a violent outbreak
of Asiatic cholera at Tarnow. Ga
licia.
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Hunters lunches put up. Duen-
wald's. ana nth. near e. ADV"
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wANTED-Posftfon at any kind of
work. Am licensed ships officer
have worked at sheet metal trade
will accept any work. CT, The
: Time
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WASHINGTON, ID. c.. Oct. 8.
The bureau of war risk insur-
ance announced today that IL has
written insurance TO date asgre-
eating s4.324.541 aud has pend
ing policies calling for <51. 197.
600. Applications were received
yesterday for s1,034, zoe fnsur-
ance. of which about three
fourths was on cargo.
NEW YORK, Oct. s. - The
French Cable company announced
today that Il was again prepared
to accept deferred kilograms for
ali points to which deferred serv-
ice was in force prior to the war.
with the exception of Belgium,
Germany, Austria
and Szrvia-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-10-08

aot Nc married man, renapIe and
steady. wishes a position al
steam fitting or plumbing, or gen
eral repair work. Gle, Times
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wANTED-By competent carpen-
ter houses to build by the day
or contracts; would take part pay
in lots or acreage. Address Box 4.
Times Ky
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BERLIN. Oct. s.-The 43rd
German casualty list has been
made public. 1t contains 10.60o
names of dead, wounded and
missing. 1t is headed by the name
of Major General Won Walter,
who, while commanding a bril-
gade of Landwehr infantry. was
wounded at Tarnovka. Russian
Poland. September 8.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-10-08

OFFICE man. experinced, accurate
stenographer and bookkeeper. %,
married, open for position. Have
good references from past EN-
ployers Box 2, Times. XIX
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MTnDLE-AGED man would like
light work for board and room.
Standard Hotel. room AZ.
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WANTED-By an elderly wan, we'll
qualified for almost any position,
have had many years in mercantile
life. VIII work very reasonable.
Best OF city reference. Call Proc
tor 1892 Ia
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Dsssr-ss.--. Hs--s s.sss..: = - =
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YOUNG man wants n position in
electrical shop. machine or print
ing o. Williams. 917 SO. Aims
worth Main 2427.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-10-08

WANTED-Posftion by experienced
cook Tor small crew or on ranch.
B-4 Times.
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YOUNG man would like position
driving auto: can drive any
make. Phone Madison 11T1 after
o'clock. ky
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EXPERIENCED grocery clerk an
driver wants work; well a
quainted in city; good reference. A
0. Times. L
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YOUNG man desires position in the
evening, where assistance Is re-
auired for few hours, clerical
work or otherwise. Apply Ale,
Times Ia
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BOY. II years old. wants office boy
work 1917 Jefferson av. Main
30q2 Hugh McLard.
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WANTED-Any kind of work by
capable young man. clerical
salesman or qualified for almost
any position. Main 1851.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-10-08

WANTED-wo God cutting. 16-inch
preferred. Box 935. Tacoma.
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WELL educated young man "a yrs
of age, would like a position as
clerk In clothing or grocery store.
Have had experience. Grover Boyd,
r. r.. ID. No. /. Box 294, Puyallup.
WIN.
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YOUNG man would like job deiiv-
ering with wagon or automobile.
4521 No. Huson.
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MTDDLE-AGE man. experienced
shorthand and typewriting teach
err can do loose-leaf and carbon
work; references from u. 5. navy
want work by day or month. Adj
dress John Leroy. Times. Ia
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WANTED-Work by sober indus
trious married man, 10 years
residence. Handy with tools. Bus
fness ability Anything considered.
Ali. Times Ia
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wANTED-Work as bakers helper
or any work in connection with
a bakery or lunch room. Threee
years experience. Address Box /,
Times XXX
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ANY kind of light work wanted By
young married man, carpenter By
trade. Can furnish best of refer
enees. Call Main 6S56.
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MARRIED man wants any kind Q
work: anything honorable Ger
sldeFed. ADD. sse9 East X
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WAN and woman want work as
cook and second cook In hotel or
camp. Add. 5420 So. Sheridan, Mr..
Russell.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-03-28

en- Of our day. to become workers who need
not be ashamed, as that burning bush -
on an Arabian mountain side-awoke the
dormant powers of Moses. defined to shine
in Hebrew annals as the great lawgiver.
enfold tired humanity in loving embrace,
but darkness '-materialism-hid from
view, and the tender accents fan unheard.
Come unto me and L viii give thee rest"
Big Business Interferes.
ssBfe business interests loom above life S
real and eternal issues, spiritual apathy,
proved by the popularity Of rag time, "
is on the increase, while our Suggestive"
lyrics idolized by vaudeville devOtees. with
the attendant suggestive dances, stigmatize
a vast multitude as atavists or more prop
erly, degeuerates.
SociaIisrn-the goddess type deemed by
many self appointed ''reformers' a force
destined TO revOlutiOnize our political sys-
tenn, sorely menaces the stability Of our re-
public; indeed. as much, or more. a menace
than plutocratic-gold-
Civilization Is Endangered.
The unequal and unfair ditribution OF
wealth. the senseless arrayiug Of class
against class the unprecedented worship Of
cOmmercialisrn-thes abnOrmalftfes cannot
be fairly adjusted by legislation Beware,
our civilization is perilously near the quick
sands that swallowed up the Roman empire
Lowell, singing, New occasions teach new
duties" voiced a principle OF ethical evolu-
ton
The exalted doctrines OF Christ in refer
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-03-28

hand, their objective faculties, keyed to the
pitch of matter alone, did not sense" the
beloved presence, yearning to assist. Light
came, however, and they perceived the
helper.
Today as then, the Christ, negative to the
objective but positive to spiritual perception,
stands very close to the modern disciple,
full Of dependency because Of bad luck"
sickness. sorrow, an ineffable vibration il
Interpreted by words, MY grace is suf-
dcient," fails to change the mento-splritual
condition. Why? An important query and
key to the entire situation. Because the
parting promise. Of the resurrected Lion
Of the Tribe Of Judah" has been forget
ten, Il am with you Away, even unto the
end Of the world"
Offers Help to Humanity.
Christ offers help to humanity, also
through the preached word, the sacraments
Of baptism and Lords supper as well as the
tndefinable personal fellowship outlined
above If, however, We are to profit by this
help, we must be able to recognize and as
simulate ii, One who is much in the spirit of
prayer, is he who is able to profit by the
divine human alternating current Of love
sympathy and assistance.
Results are discerniBle; growth OF per-
cepnOn, intensification Of inner vision and
enlargement of qualities Of goodness. Here
BY individuals are able to offer up the in
cense 70 recognition Of Gods solicitude and
guidance on the altar Of service to hu-
mainly.
A real TheOphany, calling men and WON
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-03-28

Edward Millican and Frank Cook were
the ushers, most FORMAL and dignified,
in full dress suits. Tessie Honsley
and Grace Kendell, each five years
old, were the brides maids. They
were gOWned in pink silk and car
rled pink carnations. Dorothy Quinn,
five and half years old, was the
matron Of honor, she wore pale yell
low silk and carried yellow roses.
Preceding the bride came Lucille Burt,
the little flower girl, dressed in a
white lace, little girls dress, and
scattering pink and white apple bios
SONS from dainty basket The
bride was little four-year-oId Daisy
Mlllican. She was dressed in a white
lilies of the valley. The groom was
Jesse EidWel, five years old, who wore
q full dress swallow tail suit. His
best man was Frank Adams. Ray
DlltZ was the preacher. and he was
prince ALBERT coat Following the
amusing ceremony, Alice DrUmmOnd
sang a solo, Mine" then Addie Bias
and Carl Cook sang a duet, SILVER
Threads Among the Gold" and Mary
Goodwin and Esther Bourland sang
duet Put on Your Old Gray Bonnet"
Addie Bias sang MY Rosary The
bridal couple received the congratula-
tions Of the guests and then refresh
mcntS were served to every one at
tending the entertainment, while mu-
steal selections were played by an. or
cheStra composed of Miss Minnie Tay-
Tor, organ, and H. NJ Turner, b A.
Rock, A. Williams and A. Bulls.
Frances Wafer and Alice Leggert
served the refreshments. Those in
charge of training the children and
managing the entertainment were:
Ers. Ed. L. MilIican. Mrs. c. L Borch-
ording and Mrs. Sabra Bourland.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-03-28
A TOM THUMB
CHURCH WEDDING

Tom Thumb wedding was staged
Friday night at the East FL Paso
Baptist church and proved Il most
successful entertainment. The church
was prettily decorated with flow
ers and palms. Miss Minnie Tay-
Tor presided at the organ for all
Of the music during the evening. She
played as a voluntary Flower Song"
then the little wedding guests, "a in
number, were escorted to their seats
by the ushers. The little guests Were-
Leona Pollard, Johnnie Warden. Ed
mond Krull, Virginia Krull Homer
Kelly, Dorothy Fitchet Howard MilIi-
can, Rose Taylor, Belle Richardson,
Leonard Nalley, John Pollard, Nora
BOurland, Hylen- Harris, Alice James,
Leonard Pollard, Vera Pollard, Ed
mond Krull, Herbert Ruston, Eliza
Shea, Bertha Wristen. Leonard Wris-
ten, Eveline Berg, Louise MARITIME and
Donald Wynn. The guests were all
gowned as grOWnups- Zelma Gun
ningham was the brides mother
Marcel Bridgers was the brides
father. Addie Bias, as the brides
grandmother, was quaint little fig
ure, dressed in black silk, trimmed
with black lace, with white hair, and
wearing specs" The brides grand
father was Carl Cook Catherine Har-
ris was the grOom's grandmother. The
SroOms grandfather was Allie Rus
ton. Dorothy Cunningham was the
mother of the groom. She wore a blue
dress with a train, covered with or
candle. Clarence Kelly was the
father of the groom Alice Drum
mond sang, ooh Promise Ne" pre-
ceeding the bridal party.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-03-28

Sunday school at 9:45 a. m, preaching
IL a. m, Junior Union p. m, B. 7.
p. u Gas .. m, preaching I:45 p. m
Grand View Baptist Mission.
At the Grand View Baptist Mission,
J. W. Earle, superintendent, services
Sunday viii be held as follows: Sun
day school at 3 p. m. After the sun
day school hour there Will be song
regearsal for the Thursday night
viii preach Thursday evening, begin
ming promptly at 7;45 o'clock.
East Ell PasO Baptist.
At the East Ell PasO Baptist church,
DR.. Henry Allen Upper of New York,
will preach Sunday at 1880 p. m. His
subject viii be The Power of Chris
tan Activity" There will be bap-
thing at the close of the evening SER
vices. Preaching at II a. m, by the
pastor, Rev. .. L Millican. Sunday
school $3.50 a. m. Junior B. Z. p. q.
meets at 3 p m. The young people
VIII meet at $50 p. m. The monthly
conference will be held at 1880 p. m.
Church Of St Clement.
At the Church Of Saint Clement,
streets, Rev. Henry Easter, rector,
will hold Sunday services as follows:
Holy communion at 1880 o'clock. Morn
ing prayer and sermon, II o'clock.
Evening prayer and sermon, 1880
o'clock Sunday school at 9:45 o'clock.
Lenten services Tuesday, Thursday
and Friday. Litany at o'clock.
" ednesday night evening prayer at
o clock.
West Ell PasO Sunday School.
The West FL Paso Sunday school
VIII meet Sunday in the barracks of
old Fort Bliss, with J. L. Vaughan,
superintendent, in charge, at .. m
Preaching service Thursday night at
1880 o'clock.
German Lutheran Church.
Sunday services at the German Lutb-
eran church. 1109 San Antonio street \
VIII be as follows; Sermon at 1890
q. m- subject. Faith in the Word of
Jesus" Sunday school ut 9:45 a. m.
Lenten service Wednesday night, be-
ginning at eight o'clock Rev. Paul
Q. Blrkmann is the pastor and SER
vices at this church are conducted in
5crman.
ST. PauPs Lutheran Church.
At ST. Pauls English Lutheran
church, corner Montana and Anpe
streets, Rev. Charles H. Armstrong,
he pastor, announces Sunday services