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The Spectator., 1914-10-27
AMERICAN COTTON
 GAN BE SHIPPED
ENGLAND ASSURES U. S. IT WILL NOT INTERFERE WITH
 SHIPMENTS.
NOT CONTRABAND OF WAR
British Ship Laden With American Cotton Held at Scotch Port Be-
 cause of Disagreement.
Western Newspaper Union News Service

Western Newspaper Union News Service. Washington. Sir Edward Grey, British minister for foreign affairs, has assured the United States l through Ambassador Page at Lcndon. that England will not interfere with American cotton shipments as con traband of war" it is announced at 1 the State Department
 Ambassador Page said the British ship Camperdoon, laden with Ameri-
 can cotton and products, detained at
 Stornoway, Scotland, is held only be-
 cause of disagreement between her owners and the charter party.
 This attitude of the British govern ment will permit the safe movement of American cotton to any point, in cluding Germany, where a market may be found. Moreover. Sir Edward firey's statement is construed as
 meaning there is to be no interfer.
 ence with any non-contraband car
 goes from a neutral country carried
 in neutral ships, even when consigned to a belligerent.
The Spectator., 1914-10-27
Blanket Ballot Law Invalid.

Jefferson City, Mo.-The Missouri blanket ballot law was declared in. valid by the Missouri Supreme Court late Saturday Two of the seven judges dissented As result the Missouri ballots will be printed on separate sheets for each party. John Schmoll, chairman of the Republican City Committee ot St. Louis, had de- clared the law was not legally passed by the legislature, as it received two less than the necessary number of votes in the House oi Representative
The Spectator., 1914-10-27
w ar Snatches.

Simeon Ford the humorist of New York said the other day:
 We are a nation of humorists We exact humor even out of war. As l walked down Broadway the oth- CT morning l overheard scraps of talk like these:
 The missionaries have been look ing for hcaclens In the wrong coun- tries.
 Whats the matter with the late Rudyard Kipling resurrecting himself and giving us new war song?'
 'Carnegie's peace palace? The kaiser has turned it into a fort.
The Spectator., 1914-10-27
Receiver For the Clover Leaf.

Toledo. Ohio.-Tte Toledo, St Louis and Western Railroad, common, iy called the Glover Leaf. is in the hands of receiver appointed Thurs day night in federal court, Walter l.. Ross, president of the corporation yuptcy petition alleged that the rail toad operates between Toledo ana Cast St. Louis; thu. it has outstand Ing bonds of $lf.a@7, 900; that 1t de faulted interest on the bonds amount ing to s23O,540, que August l.
The Spectator., 1914-10-27
French Recapture Altkirch.

Paris.-The French Friday recap tured Aitkirch in Upper Alsace at the point of the bayonet. Watching each others every move in order to take advantage of the slightest weakness the two great armies continued vio cording to officers and officials arriv. ing here from various sections of the battle line. These assaults did not effect any noticeable change, although the allies were compelled to give way a little at LaBassee, near Lille.
The Spectator., 1914-10-27
English General Is Dead.

London General Sir Charles Wit the Imperial General Staff and first military member of the Army Coun- cil died Sunday. General Sir Charles Douglas was appointed chief of staff of the British army on April l last, following the resignation of Sir John French, now in command of the Brit ish expeditionary army forces on the continent. Sir Charles was born in 1851 and had served in all England's wars since the Afghan campaign.
The Spectator., 1914-10-27
Few Prisoners on the vistuIa.

London. From all accounts the Germans for some time were under the delusion that they would be wei. comed in Warsaw, and therefore start ed to dropping bombs from aeroplanes comparatively late in the fighting. Relatively few prisoners have been taken in fighting along the Vistula. This is explained by the mutual hatred of contestants and their determina- ton to come to mortal clutches. The Germans were strongly entrenohed in the forests.
The Spectator., 1914-10-27
Germans Resent Reports.

London.-An official telegram from
 Berlin denounces as entirely fict,- tious" the statements which it as. serts have been repeated constantly in the English press that Emperor William at Aix-la-Chapelle on October 19 issued an order Tn which he cha~. acterized the British expeditionary
 force as the contemptible British army" The Telegram declares tha. the emperor has not been at Aix-la. Ghapelle since the beginning of the war and never issued such an order.
The Spectator., 1914-10-27
Austria Will Surrender Italians.

Rome.-The Russian ambassador to Italy has notified the Italian govern ment that Emperor Nicholas, desiring to give Italy further proof of his friendship, is ready to free all Austrian prisoners of Italian nationality taken by Russian troops in Galicia. He will send these men to Italy on condition that the Italian government does not return them to Austria.
The Spectator., 1914-10-27
BATTLE LINE IN FRANCE
 REMAINS UNCHANGED

London.--The immense armies of the belligerent powers continue to hammer each other ceaselessly on lines extending from the North sea to the Swiss frontier in the west The net result, however, so far as can be learned from official reports is that they gain little at one point only to lose little elsewhere. General
The Spectator., 1914-10-27
Expenses Cut Down.

We must admit that the cost of liv- ing is rather high" said the campaign adviser
 Well" replied Senator Sorghum, we must do something with the mon- ey We cant buy votes with it any more. Washington Star.
The Spectator., 1914-10-27
British Fleet in OardaneIles.

London A British fleet is lying off the Dardanelles; the thunder of its guns has been heard at Maditor (prob- ably Maidos)." says dispatch from Berlin by the Marcont Wireless Tele- graph Company
The Spectator., 1914-10-27
Heavy Fighting on the San.

London,-Along the River San and south of Przemysl in Galicia desperate fighting continues. An attempt by the Austrians to turn the Russian left wing sonth of Przemysl failed the Austrians suffering great losses.
The Spectator., 1914-10-27

loire, the French commander, is the only one to admit reverses in the west ern theater of the war, and he does so only in cryptic sentences. It is difficult to judge therefore how the battles in France and Belgium arc | progressing, but it is certain that up | to this evening none of the armies has succeeded in pushing it's offensive far enough to bring appreciably nearer ! the end of the engagements that have been going on for so many weeks.
 The Germans have taken the often sive against both the right wing Of the allied army, which rests on the sea, and that portion of the French army which is defending the line Of Notifications between Nerdun and Foul. In the former operations. in which every German soldier at the command of officers in Belgium is tal,- ing part. the French report admits that the Germans have made progreYs at some points, but declares that at others the allies have been just as successful
 1t is evident that along the coast the Germans have :ound it difficult to advance in the face of the hard fight. ing force drawn along the Yser canal, aided by the British and French ships which are bombarding them from the
 
 declares the Germans have crossed the canal in force.
 It probably is the most picturesque battle ever fought On shore the troops of five nations are fighting. Al sea British monitors, gunboats, do stroyers and submarines are fighting side by side with French warships, while at the same time they are being subjected to attack by German subma- rines and airships.
 Thus far the warships have had the better of it, for while they are re- ported to have inflicted terrible losses on the Germans trying to advance along the coast, they themselves have suffered little or no damage.
 The British admiralty has issued an interesting account of the opera tions Of this fleet. in which it is ex- plained that the ships have fired upon the German batteries in the vicinity of Ostend. It probably was this which led to reports from Holland that the Germans have been driven back in that direction and also to the statement that the allies had reoccu- pied Ostend.
 Round about Lille, which the Ger mans hold, there have been unusual fluctuations, the French gaining in one area, and the Germans in another not far distant There has been so much fighting here. as well as further south. in the direction of Arras ard Rove. that even the accounts of tho | trainloads of wounded being taken daily to the hospitals cannot be ex- aggerated.
 The same can be said of the dis. trict between the fortresses of Yer run and Foul, where two armies have | been batting TOT many weeks, with 1 gains and losses amounting to vir- ! mally nothing as far as distance Is concerned.
 Saturday both sides claim success in battle, in which t<ore were so many victims that the Germans asked for truce to bury their dead. This plea was refused
 The Sunday Observers correspond ent in the Department of Pas de Ca lais, France, says that through the cutting of the dykes south of Dix munde, large German force has been
 flooded out, some estimating the Ger man losses there at 5000 drowned,
 besides S0,000 killed and wounded
The Spectator., 1914-10-27

Washington.--The United States protested to Great Britain against the >acent seizure of the platuria, a tank steamer owned by the Standard Oil Company, now detained at Lewis Is, land, Scotland
The Spectator., 1914-10-27
Money for Christmas.

Selling guaranteed proof hosi- cry to friends X neighbors. Big Xmas business. Wear-Proof Mills. 3200 Chestnut St, Philadelphia, Pa.-Adv.
The Spectator., 1914-10-27

A maid of twenty tries to act like a widow of forty, widow of forty tries to act like a maid of twenty-and there you are
The Spectator., 1914-10-27

Dr. Pierces Pleasant Pellets regulate and invigorate stomach liver and bowels Sugarcoated, tiny granules. Easy to take us candy. Adv.
The Spectator., 1914-10-27

Self-conceit is a good asset. man can't hope to be popular with his friends unless he is popular with himself
The Spectator., 1914-10-27

An economical woman tries to make her waist as small as possible.
The Spectator., 1914-10-27

The girl who is a good cook usually deserves better husband than she gets.
The Spectator., 1914-10-27

Every little helps-especially little kicks when you're going down hill.
The Spectator., 1914-10-27

Never attempt to borrow trouble; if you do, people will insist upon pre- senting it to you
The Spectator., 1914-10-27

Smile on wash day That's when you use Red Cross Ball Blue. Clothes winter than snow All grocers. Adv.
The Spectator., 1914-10-27

Balsam because it cleanses and heals the wound Adv.
The Spectator., 1914-10-27

For harness sores apply Hanford's Balsam. Adv.
The Spectator., 1914-10-27

ssI r-sats.t ala
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1914-09-17

ship swung into her mornings. hugo
I.ouheque slowly lifted tbs. cigar from
his mouth and waved ii ina deliberate
circle that ended with its tip pointing
toward the slender girl He caught
her eyes and smiled ut the expression
of terror. of fear in them. as be saw
she had marked his gesture.
Came a crowding Forward in the cen
ter of the throng upon the deck. The
gangpank thrust its nose out, out. IN
Til it rested upon the dock Some of
the passengers looked about in sur
prise at sound of cultural 10Th. They
saw q. tall, somher. saturn1ne passenger
smoking cigar. his eyes fastened
upon u squad of bluecuated policemen
edging their way from the rear of the
ttrong into the exact center. They
wondered.
Lucille tripped down the gangplank
Once more the man who had uttered
the oath lifted his cigar Came a quick
upheaval in the throng. The spy smi-
ed TO himself then moved toward the
plank. He looked down upon the crowd
of men surrounding the slip of girl
Surrounding her SO closely she was hid
den from sight The policemen were
lighting their way to the ship. Came
scream in woman's voice Loubeque
bent forward, his knuckles showing a
blue wilderness from the fierceness of
his grip upon the liners rail.
Help, help. Cap
The officers whirled in the direction
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ne started to protest, no, no. f-lease
listen"
Again the sailor shook his head, a
troubled expression in his eyes Lu-
ellie knew that she had lost and, in
stead Of pleading, took the next best
course that seemed open to her.
Then, If you must bring the cap
tain to me Instead Of parading me be-
fore every one. l would not ask you
this. but have an enemy aboard and
OH cam she closed her lips quick
ly, as the hiRt Of a CLEAN of avarice
showed in the mans eyes. After a Sec
ond's thought he nodded briefly and
moved hurriedly away
Lucille had no time for regret at her
discovery. She had felt an along that
it was inevitable, but had refrained till
now from figuring on what explana-
ton she could make In such event
That expression. the swift change on
the sailors face, as be thought her ON
the point Of mentioning money. verified
her instructive knowledge that she
must keep her ownership of the mag
niffcent ruby necklace secret She knew
that the best Of men would be tempted
by such kings ransom as the mar
Vicious jewels represented Likewise
she felt that it would be unwise under
any circumstances, to entFust any one
with the knowledge that she possessed
the international spy's diary. This much
she had concluded when the captain
stamped heavily across to her, followed
by the sailor, his face frowning black
ly, but with a curious twinkle in his
eyes the girl was quick to discern.
And SO the young lady with murder
GUS tendencies was on board my boat
all along. OF course you understand
that | must put you in irons and turn
you over to the authorities at San
Francisco"
Some impulse impelled her. an i'm
pulse to put on a manner altogether
at variance with her nature. She drew
heRSgjf saucily egec& maaE9Gg his eyes
wita hsHga@sg sEaiSsag "a Eer own.
'Eaf course. yea @Dn't iatend doing
any Sucn rniRg." sne rsSOrUed DoIu-
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OF the girls voice. Tie crowd of men
damned closer. resisting. without the
appearance of resistance. the shoulders
of the law. From outside the jam
darted a woman clad in deep MOURN
Ing. Easily the throng of men gave
way before her. Her arms were about
the neck Of the girl who had screamed.
smothering her lips with kisses.
My poor, dear sister, she sobbed
uncontrollably, her arms about Lu-
Giles waist, bearing her through the
crowd of men.
The captain stood at Loubeque's ell
bow, his face troubled The policemen
fought their way to the center of the
group to find no woman there, Their
leader, sergeant. stepped toward the
captain.
"You sent wireless, sir, regarding a
young woman
The captain turned to Loubeque. his
eyes threatening.
THE girl he demanded. what has
become Of
Hugo Loubeque lazily pointed his
cigar toward black, high powered
motorcar leaping out into the city's
street
1.-THE insane grip he smiled. 81 be-
lieve saw her step into that machine,
cantain''
Continued Next Week.
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OISlOis
you In the open boat 1t is no quarter
from now on. / shall have no mercy
hereafter. Will know that you are
only safe when you are dead"
He rose and motioned to the chair.
an ominousness i'll word and gesture
which compelled obedience. Fascinat-
ed. panic stricken. she obeyed. while
from his pocket he drew long loop
of fine cord which he bound about her
wrists and ankles, then strapped hei
securely in the chair. He stood off a
moment, regarding his handiwork,
then moved toward the door. You
see l have been prepared for the visit
he murmured. 81 will just be little
while, so don't be worried-this time. >
The door closed behind him.
A scant quarter of an hour that
to her was interminable and the
spy returned, the smile still playing
about the corners of his mouth, a smile
that matched poorly the agate express
sion Of his cold eyes. He united the
cords that had bound heF, watching her
curiously as she chafed the bsaCd hack
to her hands.
Yes" he answered her unspoken
question, ''you may go now. | do not
care any more whether you heed my
warning or not. You have chosen to
continue the war. / merely wish you
to know what it means to you. | have
made arrangements that will look to
your being cared for in San Francisco.
SO the end of this trip means nothing
to you. Good night, Miss Lucille
Love-"
1t was as though his mockery, bis
gliding tones, were giant hands against
her chest, pushing her through the door
and upon the deck.
His threat of looking after her at the
end of the voyage-his mockery-she
must appeal to strong hands now.
She could not imagine how, in free
country, he could do anything. Still,
she knew Hugo Loubeque and the
knowledge terrified her. She decided
to rely upon her women's fragility to
gain the masters sympathy. She had
reached this conclusion as the aston
ished captain looked at her wan. mis-
cradle face when he answered her
knocking.
Swiftly, the words tumbling over one
another in the nerve racking strain of
trying to convince the man of the IN
believable things she had gone through
at the spy's hands, she poured out her
whole story. Slowly, under the spell
of an obvious sincerity, she saw he
was convinced.
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mile, the spy turned AWAY.

smile, the spy turned away.
Young lady, the captain said. ''you
Will resume your duties for tonight.
AMI in the morning | will see that you
ire properly clothed. | will immedi
ately send a wireless to the authorities
iii San Francisco and see that you are
met by them at the pier No harm
can come TO you from this man You
understand why ! am unable to do
more for you. r.
Lucille extended her hand. graspina
his firmly and meeting the troubled
eyes of the man with her own-her
own eyes. in which glowed gratitude
and confidence and truth And in that
hand clasp the pair cemented com
mon union against any enemy.
Hugo Loubeque stood little apart
from the eager passengers gathered at
the rail watching the giant harbor of
the Golden Gate creeping about them.
'ncircling them.
To others the sight meant home, but
70 Louheque 1t meant bitterness. gall
II meant the country that had been
his, but which had cast him forth an
unworthy son unfit to be its citizen
His eyes fastened morosely upon the
slender. pretty slip of a girl clinging to
the rail. her lips parted as she watched
the dock. black with eager friends and
relatives. coming closer. closer.
Then a slow crunching as the great
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CHAPTER XIV.
Lucille Finds a Friend.

~ANliS q ETTS1Qs
Y z e summoned a steward and dis
patched him for Loubeque, de
handing an answer. Evident
= - ly the spy had been waiting
some such thing, for he appeared quite
promptly, his face worn and harried.
He started violently at seeing Lucille,
then took both her hands in his own
and patted them soothingly. his voice
the cajoling one with which one soothes
child. The captains stern counte-
nance had fallen. and the good man
looked rather foolish
"Mr. Loubeque." he began abruptly
this young lady has made complaint
to me that you have threatened her
with death. Have you anything to
say?'
Certainly, | shall be more than
pleased to look after her if the poor
child has escaped the surveillance of
her relatives. No friend could do less
the spy answered suavely. and he
touched his hand lightly to his head
The captain nodded, and Lucille, see
ing now the maddeningly unbelievable
quality of the story she had told re-
garding her adventures. felt hot rage
fairly burning her up. She sprang at
the captain, taking his coat in her
hands and shaking him fiercely.
Il am not insane-it's the truth
every word she sobbed. then lifting
eyes in which the clear light of sanity
glowed Enthusiastically. captain, |
swear to you that every word is true"
The captain turned fsSH one to the
other in the very extremity of perpiex-
ity Finally he nodded to Loubeque
that he might leave, and. with stow
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FOR SALE-Fresh mich COW.
JOHN O'BRIEN, Roberts.
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7 Z e summoned a steward and dis
patched him for Loubeque, de
handing an answer. Evident
a - lY the SDY had been waiting
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-04-22
PREDICTS CHANGES
IN SCHOOL SYSTEM
Assistant Commissioned Mere
9th Tells Dover Audience 1t
VIII Come In IS Years.
Isp~oaal to the Evening start

DOVER. April 23.-Addressing the
Usmners Of the Central Home and
scaooI Association in tho high school
auditorium last night, A. b. Mere
li-h. assistant commissioner of edu-
sasion. predicted that within fifteen
'ears the people Of this State will see
} great transformation In the school
.Ystem with the six and six" plan
inpersedlng the elementary and sec
iadary courses which are operative
the schools at present
The subject was Some Fundamen-
ais In Public School Education" The
differentiation of classes for the deaf,
,iind and mentally deficient children,
ar. Meredith said, not only created
,:ficient citizens of the affected pupils
but assisted the classes and teachers
ii general. THE children who are
mentally and morally blank are sep
rated from the other pupils and
rained in such manner as to permit
hem to enter society with q thor
ugh education.
AT the beginning of the. adolescent
ge, or about thirteen years" he con-
inued, the child ii at an age when
he schools can do the most for him,
,ut many pupils leave school at that
.ge to take up various labors for
which they are not prepared. The
General conception of the high school
that it is something apart from the
over grades and only for those who
an afford to continue the studies,
nut the high school is for the better
nent of the youth or growing pupil;
md instead of leaving school upon
eaching the upper grades the pupil
hould continue to complete the work
{ the elementary school"
The commercial, industrial and
manual training courses were COM
nented upon by the speaker as bring
ng the pupil face to face with con-
rete facts rather than knowledge
leaned from the text books.
Mr.. Meredith commended the work
f the Home and School associations
IS being of great aid to the system
md creating interest among the PEG
lie for the betterment of the schools
Previous to the address program
vas rendered including selections by
he German Quartet, A. Leonard,
nandoinist, and a recitation by Miss
iladys Elicit
A general discussion of 1.-THE Kind
# School Building Required in
Dover" led by Supervising Principal
" V. Singer, concluded the meeting
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-04-22
Horgan-Denpsey
Especial to the Evening star

MORRISTOWN, April 22.-In the
,hurch of the Assumption this morn
ng Miss Genevieve c. Dempsey,
laughter of Mrs. Jane Dempsey, and
ierald NJ. Morgan, of Buffalo, n. Y,
we're married by Rev. Edward L.
1llard, administrator of the church.
Mss Lucy a. Dempsey, a lister of
he bride, was bridesmaid, and John
iorman, of Owego, n. Y. best man.
rhe bride was attired in a travelling
iuit of violet color and wore n bou
luet of daffodils. The bridesmaid was
lttired in brown and wore a bouquet
If sweetpeas. Thomas Dempsey,
brother of the bride, and Eugene
sharkey, both of this town, we're
ishers. After a Western trip Mr.. and
Mrs. Morgan will reside at the Man
ion House in Dover, where Mr.. Hor-
;an is in business.