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tobacco in my packet and had al
most reached the road when the
sudden red haze in the air told
me the worst had happened. |
was unable to run. The troop
ers had leaped to their feet.
Suddenly one cried out to seize
me. / was seized violently and
dragged back into the yard. The
soldier told of finding the slip In
my tobacco. was searched
roughly. The tobacco box was
torn apart - and other slips
found.
Shoot the spy" "He is a
spy" I heard. / cried that / was
an honest man that | had found
the tobacco by dead German
soldier by the roadside.
| was bound; my arms tied be-
hind me, and sentenced to die at
once.
II was a beautiful day, Aug.
81, clear. with a light breeze
blowing and the sun shining.
The world looked very fair and
good. In spite of my protesta-
tions I was told had ten min
1tCh W piCBdAC iOA hhC CnAs
advised to tell if other spies were
in the district.
I was thinking hard. To pro-
test innocence was useless. The
French had been warned of the
glowing signals and already had
caught one of our service with
them. It was near Mons they
said, and they had shot him.
- l argued well. / think I had
half convinced them when a peas
ant was brought in. He lived not
far away, and he exposed me as
an imposter, denying that / ever
had lived in the district.
My ten minutes had been
dragged out to fifteen when they
led me to the wall of the little
cottage. They asked me III 7
would be blindfolded. and told
me shooting was too good; that
they should hang me IL there was
a rope nearby. For that was
grateful. But for a slight doubt
think they would have hanged
me.
Three men were detailed to shoot
me, when suddenly there was an
uproar, shouting and shots from
the roadway. Troopers sprang
for their horses. others ran from
the roadway. A group of hard
pressed ones came gallopfng
down the road, hotly pursued by
a German squadron. In the ex-
element I leaped into the open
cabbage cellar. arms still bound
behind me. One shot was fired
at me.
Five minutes later the French
were gone. The Germans were
breathing their horses at the
crossroads. shells were screa aiming
overhead.
I crept out of the cellar and
shouted in German to be re-
leased Ny arms were united. II
explained the situation.
| ran for shelter at A
cottage partly destroyed, and
climbed down the we'll At dusk
that evening a party of French
accommodating stopped to drink
at the well and drew me m. al
most dead from cramps from
standing waist deep in cold wa
ter.
They laughed at me and or
dered me to the rear.
Continued Tomorrow
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and finally a hurting assault by
great numbers of Germans. The
allies claimed to be heavily out
numbered, but it seemed also
that the Germans drove heavy
masses at light lines. smashed
them in unexpected places,
threatened the French rear, and
compelled a retirement. The mo-
ment the allies started to retire
the Uhlans were called upon to
follow and harass them.
Two things we admitted: the
German guns outranged those of
the defenders, and the Germans
marched much more rapidly, due,
perhaps, to the automobile trans
ports.
Our retirement was in a south
eastern direction and was rather
a change of front than a retreat.
After six miles We met large
bodies of troops, bivouacked. We
crossed a line of new fortifica-
lions some six miles to the north
and east of Senlis. Evidently the
French front was much changed
from what it had been at the
river Disc and it was evident, al
so, that the French had been
beaten toward Compiegne and
the retirement of our part of the
line was compelled by their de-
feat. The French and British in
the section now faced nearly
north instead of directly east.
The allies had been heavily re-
inforced, and the worn troops
were being sent to the rear for a
well-earned rest, while fresh
troops replaced them. The new
troops evidently had been pre-
pairing for battle, as the earth
works appeared more finished.
expected that the allies had at
least reached the spot where they
were to make a decisive stand
against the German advance.
The troops who had fought at the
river near Compiegne retired a
mile behind these works and
bivouacked there. They were
exhausted from long fighting and
retiring. Fresh food came at
daybreak.
SEES ALLIES POSITION
was extremely anxious to find
some means of getting word to
the herman dONdhCC Def~
cialIy after overhearing part of a
conversation between my major
and some officers of an artillery
division.
After daybreak I succeeded in
reaching an elevation in bit of
woods at the rear of our position,
and gained an excellent idea of
the French and British position.
They had taken up a curved po-
sition on a low plateau overlook
ing a creek bottom. An automo-
bile road, part of the road from
Paris to Brussels, curved along
the foot of this ridge. I hastily
marked the position of batteries,
especially one screened behind
trees commanding and enffIading
the creek crossing. Then l re-
turned to the kitchen. I fortified
myself with food and strong cof-
fee and determined to make an
effort to reach a village that II
saw some three miles across the
valley and to secrete myself
there. l was weary of the kitch-
our service and therefore useless
unless could reach the army. Il
planned to go boldly forward
with the troops still moving to
the advanced positions. II the
German cavalry struck &C the,
village in the prelim mary fighting
l would allow myself to be taken,
reveal my identity and ask to be
sent back q the main body I'm
took a large bucket Of coffee,
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a cup and walked away as II to
we're doing. That coffee was my
passport. BY the time ii was
half gone l reached the strip of
woodland under the screened bat
terry, dropped the bucket there
and crept down into a field of un-
cut grain. From there ! gained
shelter in a vineyard. Once be-
tween the rows of grape vines ]
bowed low and ran. Troopers
we're at the farm house and pa
trolls we're moving along the
roads. | was compelled to lie in
a wet ditch, overgrown with
bushes, for half an hour before
finding an opportunity to cross
one road. A strong cavalry pa
troll was at the farm house near
by, their horses in the yard, and
troopers lounging in the shade.
They had breakfasted there.
While watching an opportunity
to slip across the field unobserved
observed that the women and
upon a ruse. Hurrying forward
entered the yard and scolded
vigorously, charging the troopers
with killing my chickens. They
laughed good-naturedly, and one
tossed me a piece of bread and
congratulated me upon having a
wife who could bake so well.
The officer asked me why I had
returned and It was evident they
believed me the farmer. toll
him 1 came for something I had
hidden and forgotten, which /
knew would be stolen by his ras-
cally troopers, who were worse
than the Germans. The men
laughed loudly at my anger. I
entered the house, crept up to the
loft and after a time descendeu,
pretending to hug something in
side my shirt. I was hurrying
away when one man seized me
and demanded to see what I had.
We scuffled. The officer shouted
to the man to release me, and
scolded him for abusing the peas
antry.
The troopers saluted and re-
leased me, remarking to the pet
ty officer that he merely TESTED.
your TESTING is likely to be
rewarded with knife" re-
marked the officer.
BE a good fellow, show us
what You have" said the soldier.
''I'Il wager it is some sweet
hearts picture"
ct am a husband and a father"
I answered as sHrlily as possible.
"h-o, no." he laughed. I'VE
find virtue in the vineyards. Give
me some of your tobacco neigh
Dor, and be gone"
TELL-TALE TIN BOX
Again the unexpected! Think
ing to be free from them I passed
him the tobacco box. The paper
slips were safely hidden in the
lid. 1 had forgotten that, during
the early morning, I had taken
one from the packet and stuffed
II loose into the box. thinking to-
set a flare il I learned of impOr-
tant moves. The trooper care
Iessly pulled the slip from the
tobacco and tossed 1T away. then
commenced filling his pipe. NY
eyes followed the paper. It fell
upon the grass. unnoticed. The
wind caught It. Ut fluttered a
few feet and settled down.
Again a breeze lifted It and it'll
scared in the air q moment, then
fell Ito the duck puddle. where
the well water was waste.
I saw Il float there. AS soon
as It became wet through ana the
air made the reaction OF the
II would flare up a red |
signal I grumblingly placed the
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ny HUGH FULLERTON.

BOSTON, Oct. f3.-Boston to-
day threw down the statue of
Hank Adams, set mp that of
Hank Gowdy, tossed the statue
of Johnny Adams into the bay.
and set up one of Johnny Evers,
and then went wild. Nothing
will persuade them now that,
after triumphing in the greatest
and most exciting game In the
history Of worlds series, any
thing will stop the Braves.
It was the last-line stand of
the Athletics yesterday, who, re-
fusing to withdraw, stood and
gave battle to the charging
Braves, fought them to a stand
still, broke their defense, wav-
cred, and, rallying desperately,
gave Boston a taste of a real old
Athletic baseball game.
In the attack. Hank Gowdy.
McGraw's despised CASTOR, led,
and his terrific swattfng earned
Boston its runs. Three times he
drove the ball over fences into
maddened mobs. twice for two
baggers under ground rules and
once for a home run.
1t was great baseball IL was
soul and spirit and courage
against sheer power and skill
and again spirit and courage won.
Never, save in the first game OF
the 1907 series between Chicago
and Detroit, has there been such
madness and such breaking
strain, and never in q worlds
series has there been such an ex-
hibftion of magnificent baseball.
As far as generalship goes,
the struggle was even. Both
leaders used excellent judgment
down to the last ditch, when
Mack played Il out by passing
q batter to increase by a small
percentage the chances of max
ing a double play.
AS far as actual play goes, the
difference between the teams Is
the difference between Schans
and Gowdy. Schang is catching
wretched ban. throwing badly
cial season. The engagemenf has
just been announced BY Mrs. viii
liam Haywood.
DIR. Hume. an alumnus of the
University Of Virginia. is a very
popular Washington clubman.
Miss HAYWOOD was considered the
most beautiful debutanle OF the
brilliant seeIaI season IN which
Miss Helen Taft Ms presented -
societs
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PART ".
PART ".
Copyright. 1914, by the Newspa-
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CONTINUED from yesterday
Evidences that Frances fear of
the attack brusque" had not
been unfounded were presented
during that retiring movement.
IL was one of a series of retire
ments by the allies. l learned
from troops who had been with
the first armies that for twelve
days the Germans had given them
no rest and that the strategic
plans of the French to retire to
stronger fortified positions had
been overthrow by the rapidity
with which the Germans kept up
the pursuit. Each battle seemed
the same, a preliminary battle OF
cavalry, supported by heavy artli-
Iery, a brisk artillery engagement
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Mrs. Clara Wilson Of Hoquiam.
Who begged the police for protec-
ton Sunday night, saying thar she
feared her husband wouId kIIf
her seven-months-o1d baby. BE-
came suddenly violent yesterday
afternoon and threatened -
threw the infant from : xi1dox
station.
TIE baby <as taxes <rea -
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BERLIN, Oct. 10. by wireless
to sayvflie. l.. The American
Red Cross unit. which is 60 serve
among German and AUSTRIA
wounded. has arrived here. The
coming of the Americans has
been gratefully acknowledges BY
the govern ments. Two Rrouna
will go to Vienna and two other
groups to Breslsu. when they viii
proceed TO the deld hospitals
A Dutch paper and Sir Sven
Anders Hedin, the Swedish keoe-
rapher. are quoted as saying that
the damage caused by the bomb
bardment OF Antwerp was fnzfz-
nIflcant- They say that the M
seums and churches were nos
harmed.
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Hayden-W.fson Co., arti=s.~
fioraI work o3s q 81 Main 500.
"Advertfsemenf-"
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ADVERTISEMENT
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Jobs Wanted-Male

BOY of 16 years, with experience
in office work, wants position as
office boy, errand boy or any posi-
tfoA where he can advance. Address
ID. H.. 4220 No. Cove ST.. Tacoma,
Wn.
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CAPABLE and efficient young
business man, experienced in
salesmanship, bookkeeping cor
respondence. typewriting, and gem
eral office work, desires position
Can make good and is plactical and
honest. Add. Al. Times.
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YOUNG married man with family
will take any kind of work. Can
drive and repair any make of autos.
Wei acquainted with city. Will
furnish first-class references. Main
z71s
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SOBER and Industrious married
man wishes position of any kind,
Well acquainted with city. Can
drive and repair any make of auto
mobile. References. Add VS..
Times.
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wANTED-Position at any kind of
work. Am licensed ships officer
have worked at sheet metal trade
will accept any work. CT, The
Times
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YOUNG man would like a position
driving auto; can drive any
make. Phone Madison iii after
8 o'clock. Xxx
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GOOD, reliable man wants position
as night Waterman or collector.
Good reference. Add. A-3, Times.
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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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Work of anv kind wanted by
sober, middle-aged man. Can do
ranch or dairy work. drive team or
cut wood. Reference IL desired. j.
Il. Carpenter. So. 5Oth and Ferry,
City.
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YOUNG married man, reliable and
steady, wishes a position at
steam fitting or plumbing, or gen
eral repair work. Clio, Times. 80
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-05

walk the floor. I could not lie down or sit still sometimes for day and night at time. was nervous, and had very little appetite, no ambition, melancholy, and often felt as though l had not a friend in the world. After had tried most every female remedy without suc- cess, my mother-in-law advised me to take Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. I did so and gained in strength every day. I have now no trou- b1e in any way and highly praise your medicine. It advertises itself. Mrs. s. T. HURLEY, Eldon, Missouri.
 Remember, the remedy which did this was Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. For sale everywhere.
 It has helped thousands of women who have been troubled with displace- ments, inflammation, ulceration, tumors, Irregularities, periodic pains, backache, fhat bearing down feeling, indigestion, md nervous prostration, after all other means have failed. Why don't you try 1t? Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine CO. Lynn, Mass.
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There were stacks of short waists went on. could hardly leave, it was so fascinating, but I was so nearly dead and so nearly pulled to pieces that just had to come home. But I wouldn't have missed that sale for my weight in gold. don't care how big the crowd was, and how much trouble I had getting what press it. I never saw such bargains in all my life and that's saying a good deal, because I've seen some. few"
 And
 She dashed off at high speed
 Plus
 Two yards and half of swiss embroid- cry at $11s yard, reduced from s25o And A white cotton voile waist embroidered at 8. 4s, reduced from s5 And Minus Five hours of time and her perfectly good veil and hat and shirt waist almost demolished. My 'young-old'' lady's eyes followed the bargain-buyer and then she turned to me smiling, sweetly unconscious of our argument of a few minutes ago and said
 What do you think of that?' ssT ' lives and is very much on the job re- piled knowingly, ''and that there is hope for-Johnr'
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With Italy in Her Heart

When Frances Palmer was a very little girl, young aunt, returning from a season in Rome, had brought her a string of amber heads and the gift and the young aunt together had shown to her the road to dreamland, says the Youth s Companion. For many years, after the strange secret fashion of childhood, she kept her longing to herself; but when she was 16 she spoke it out.
 There is nothing in the world want so much as to see Italy!" she cried.
 Her father patted her on the shoulder ship comes in, little girl;" and because she was young she did not see the pain in his eyes.
 By the time she was 20 she understood better. 'I'll earn the money myself" she determined. Meantime she could be studying language, history, poetry, art Frances believed she could save enough for her trip in five years
 At the end of five years however, Italy was farther off than ever. for her father had broken down. and every cent that she could save was needed at home.
 Poor Frances!" her friends said. But Frances refused to be pitied If I can't go to Italy, Italy shall come to me- she declared. and she kept on studying.
 The words were prophetic. for Frances never went to her Italy. Some said that 1t " as cr ucis WhoH Sne HdQ lOOkeu IOrWarQ to the trip so long; but others under stood better, for it was true that Italy came to her. People who had been to Rome and Florence and Venice loved to meet her because she was so eager a list ener to all they had to tell of the places and people they had seen. Friends sent ser many bit of beauty from Italy. and her homewas full of books and photc- graphs of her golden land. but 1t was a deeper sense than that that her words became true.
 Frances has had more Italy than nine- tenths of the people who go there,' said those who undergtood, flor all her life she had Italy in her heart"
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petus that would have made a steam engine look like toy.
 Her hat was owed one eye; there was an intermission of 15 minutes between her shirt waist and her skirt; her veil was torn and altogether she looked like the wreck of misspent life.
 In spite of all this, however, the fire of enterprise was in her radiant eyes.
 Tt was the most wonderful sale that you people ever heard of You should have gone-both of you.' she exclaimed and flung the contents hither and thither. Picking up piece of swiss embroidery she went on; 'I got this beautiful bargain for $1.13 yard, reduced from $2.5O. Look at the quality of it. Did you ever see anything to equal it at that price?'
 And do look at this shirt waist" she said as she grabbed up another package and tore the wrappings from it. 'Tsn't this perfect dream? Cotton voile en- broidered. Isn't 1t lovely? I'm just ashamed toStell you how little it cost A woman right ahead of me at the bargain table got her eye terribly hurt by another woman's umbrella and the floor-walker had to come up and separate them be- cause they were about to fight Why the | women are tearing each others clothes off nearly, but you don't blame them, do you, when you see these bargains?'' | Here, like many other illustrious cases of history she paused-not for an answer, but for sheer want of breath.
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ENGLAND's GREAT FOOD BILL

The London Times of June printed remarkable supplement of A pages de- voted to the food imports of the United Kingdom, says Commerce and Finance. It is perhaps the most comprehensive presentation of the subject ever placed before the public. In it's detail and its general treatment 1t Is up to the high character of the Times. The more one reads 1t the more one is impressed by the mighty toll the Britisher pays to the world nearby and the world afar for the things he needs to live
 For foodstuffs imported, John Bull pays in excess of 1850, ,0000O0 a year--nearly $4,00o,O0O day. He pays tribute for ev- erything; for his beef for his bread, for his bitters. for his vegetables, for his fruits. He has been proud of his insular- ity, but 1t makes one pause after read ing the wonderful review of the Times to think what would happen to the 47, ,0OO,- GOO persons in the United Kingdom If the supplies which now pour in each day through the wonderfully well organized channels were to be cut off by the storm or otherwise, for Great Britain lives al- most from hand-to-mouth and from day to day.
 No other great nation in the world is placed so precariously in this respect The Times does not dwell strongly on this fea- ture, but it cannot escape anyone reading through the great mass of information London's greatest paper has placed before the world. Indeed, it is a question how England could be fed today were 1t not for cold storage
 Each year the United Kingdoms pro- duction of food shows a decline. Each year, with increase of population, the levy upon the outside world for supplies becomes greater.
 For the feeding of John Bull, the Argen- tine gets the larger share of the great monetary tribute. The United States ia close second. India ranks third, Den mark fourth and Canada fifth. It is not alone in what the Times articles show as the situation today that they are interest ing, but in what is indicated as to the fields from which the greater supplies of the future must be drawn
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centered and a far more agreeable con- panion"
 'Hurrah for you Hypatia," said sev- eral in the group. "Go ahead"
 The little brand new, brown-eyed bride sat demure for moment and then in dignantly demurred thusly:
 q don't believe women will ever un- derstand men any better than I under stand-John, nor--nor-love them bet teri"
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among the many millions In his immense collection.
 It need hardly be said that this manner of indexing is vital one to anybody who thinks of accommodating a cutting library, for a collection of the kind if systematically and regularly pursued ac- cumulates at an amazing rate For this reason it is far better not to paste the cuttings into scrap-books The best plan is to store them in long, foolscap enve- opes, marking on the outside top left hand corner of each the nature of the cuttings contained within, as, for in- stance. "Aeroplanes," Aliens An archists," and so on. In this way the library becomes It's own index, and its owner can turn, almost in moment, to any subject upon which he may de- sire information.
 The wonder is that more people, out side of the ranks of journalists and authors, do not cultivate ~this exceed ingly interesting and instructive hobby The initial expense is practically nil. and the results, after a few years persever- ance, are agreeably surprising
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Hypatia looked at the innocent little face of the speaker and the trusting bride-like eyes, and the round, soft dim pied little wrists and arms and said:
 'No~ don't either.''
 The little brand new, brown-eyed bride was not as simple, however as she seemed and she "spurred up considera- ply and said:
 What do you mean?"
 'She means, dear" said one of the old
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weakness. For two ye ar 8 I could not stand on my feet long at a time and I
 could not walk two blocks without en- during cutting and drawing pains down my right side which in ere a ed every month. Ihave been at that time purple in fhe faca and u,o,,Id
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Dolly Has Something About The Eternal Feminine and John

tharming young lady.
 She is 70 and ought to be discreet. But
 wel--
 I'll let you be the judge.
 She raised her contemplative dark eyes Ind surveyed group of young Thar tieds," bout-to-be-marrieds." and