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The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-05-15
PORTUGAL Revolt Set For Autumn.

Paris, May 10. The financial agents
Of the royal prctcndcr tn the Portu-
CUES throne. Dom Miguel Of I;ragan-
"a, are searching Europe for Il wealthy
man who will lend S%l,..1n,0oO for the
purpose of financing Il revolution in
Portugal nea autumn.
Dom Migucl's agents say that he is
now the accepted candidate to the
throne of Portugal on occur of the
abdication of King Manuel ut Il fam
ily meeting in Vienna III the occasion
Of the christening Of the eldest son OF
the .Archlukc Carl Ferdinand. The
Manuclists, however, deny this story
of abdication.
Although Dom Miguel has Il patri-
mony Of a few million francs and re-
ceives a pension from the Hapsburgs,
he does not intend to waste his own
money on the revolution. His agents,
however. talk enthusiastically Of his
chances. They say that 10000 rifles,
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-05-15
Woman May Fly Across Ocean.

Berlin. May H. Melli Beese, Ger
many's famous woman aviator, has an
nounced her intention Of trying to be
the first air pilot to fly across the At
lantic. for which purpose she is con
structing her W hydroaeroplanc.
Melli Beese is widely known not only
as a daring f1ier and as Germany's only
woman aeroplane pilot, but as the only
woman in the world who conducts Il
flying school. of which she herself is
the principal. and who makes Il bust
ness OF designing and manufacturing
flying machines. \ small. 1.-THE figure.
Frau Beese is a beautiful Woman Of
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-05-15

TATHEN Mary made her way to
WV the lonely cabin at the head
OF the hollow on this occasion
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-05-15
Society Preparing For suIgars' Queen

Society Preparing For 6uIgars' Queen
New York, May 12.-lt is understood
that society will open its doors to the
queen OF bulgaria and entertain for
her on q large and regal scale.
Generally the social activities in New
York are yer by June / and the large
portion of society either abroad or ut
their country homes. This year the
international polo games ut Meadow.
brook, which are to be held early In
June, will bring many back from Eu
rope. II society, as last year, will
be centralized around New York.
The advance agent of the queen has
been met with many invitations from
prominent society people'of New York,
who are anxious to extend the hos
pitality OF their houses to the distin-
guisllel visitor. There are many
houses on Fifth avenue much larger
and more pretentious than the royal
palace at Sofia. and they would easily
accommodate the royal suit Of fifteen
persons.
The queens personal representative
has stated that the queen hopes to he
treated here in the same way as any
private visitor. The big hotels have
all heen keenly alive TO the importance
Of housing such an important guest.
The addresses that she plans to give
are all to be delivered before specially
invited audiences and will be in the
nature Of semipublic receptions. She
will probably speak in Carnegie hal'
before an invited audience.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-05-15

! sion cr lreSn eartl TWO night runn1n :.
an reckon know we'll enough what
that means"
"Lor'" Mary returned, trying to turn
the words off lightly. Don't talk that
erway: reckon most anybody could
dream err fresh earth in Their spring. l
was plantin' corn all %yesterd'y an l
seer err whole field err fresh earth las
| night"
At her words the woman's eyes lit
up like a flame, and she thrust her
strange, crazy old face close to the
girls.
Don't yer make err mock err me,
girl she cried %iercely as Mary shrunk
away from her startled. Il tell yer
I've dreamt er dream twict err fresh
earth, an ther'll be two graves dug in
this yere Draft fore Their months out:
one er them'll be mine, l reckon, an
Their Lord knows l don't keer eff hit is,
but who Their otherll be Their dream
amt said" She got up suddenly and
stood beside the girl. looking away
down the little hollow. ".Aha-a.'' she
said slowly, two fresh graves, an
I've seed er shaddcr in Their Draft, too,
what nobody else amt seed yit. but
they will see hit. An hits err shadder
what's follerin' David Cree"
David Cree screamed the girl,
struggling to her feet.
The old woman whirlcI upon her.
whats David Cree ter you:' she de-
handed.
Mary put her hand to her breast and
tried to recover herself.
"He's-he's"- she stammercl and
was silent.
The old woman looked at her Il mo-
ment half pityingly. "Oh, Lord, them
Crees.' she cried at length passionate.
ly. anderson Cree broke my girls
heart. an you'd better mind out David
don't break your'n.'
For a moment longer she stared wild.
" at the girl; then she spoke in a
goftened tone and her look was almost
affectionate.
You don't believe what | say she
said, but ef I'm took sick will yer
come ter me-
"Er curse I will. Ant Marthy, or
course Mary promised eagerly, start
ing to pick up the dropped seed pack
ages and slipping them into her pocket
II mus so now she said hesitating-
~, the color beginning to come back
to her face, though she was still fright
ened.
Martha stepped over to tho bush of
bridal wreath and began breaking of
long branches Of the snowy bloom.
BE you goin' back by Their low
places, past Their Hull %gravcyard:' she
asked.
Mary wavcrcd n moment. IL reck.
on So" she said at length. though she
had meant to rcturn by the road, the
way by which she had ono
Then take these here ter .Ammy,'
the white sprays. Put 'cm on hcl
grave an toll her l say her mamnly'l
be crlong SOON
Mary gathered the bridal wreath
carefully in II arm and, climbing
. over the fence, set out once more down
III uvilON I've OIu "oIudI 'uitIIi6 AT
or her, BE sure an come when | send
fer YER
At the Hull burying ground where
Amabel Iamfire's dead beauty had
been laid five and twenty years before
Mary turned from the pathway and
stepped carefully across the little un.
even mounds until she came to ANA.
bells. There was no stone to mark il
from the rest Of the graves. but Mary
knew it by q clump Of jonquils at its
head.
At Amabel's grave Mary knelt dowr
and taking the burden of white blooms
! from her arm she laid them over the
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-05-15
Army Lamfre's Grave.

rATHEN Mary made her way to
WV the lonely cabin at the head
OF the hollow on this occasion
she found old Martha at
work in her garden patch, her whole
shriveled personality almost Of a color
with the brown earth.
The last ten years had altered her
little. The death Of Amabel had made
the n great change in her life. and,
aged and withered by that like u
blighted leaf, the years afterward had
little effect upon her. In the dooryard
Il few perennials shot up out Of the
grass. remnants Of Amabel's little gar
den Of long ago, and by the corner OF
the porch a great bush of bridal wreath
was almost hidden in its own clouds
Of white bloom.
"Howdy, Amt Marthy:.' Mary called
across the fence to her. The old wo-
ma spun around at her greeting and
whipped off her sunbonnet that she
might see.
"Howdy, howdy:"' she jerked. Walk
up on ter Their porch an set yerself
down." And, sticking her unwieldy
mattock into the ground, she came
across the burrows to the girl in un-
even strides.
Il ON Y ter see could I git ther
flower seeds yer promised Mary said,
dropping down to a seat on the edge
Of the porch.
It'll fetch 'em right out now" said
the other, disappearing as she spoke
into the cabin.
"Ef yer hadn't er come fer 'cm ter
day I'd er sent yer word, fer Their
moons right now, an hits time they
was In Their ground she continued.
presently reappear1ng with her hands
full Of little newspaper packages
wrapped around with thread, in which
were the desired seeds, together with
many a withered petal.
There" she said, dropping them all
save n package into Mary's lap;
''them's Their coxcombs an zinnias an
halsams an marigolds, an that big
package is Their red beans"
So saying she seated herself on the
step by the girl, and, drawing her thin
knees up under her chin, she clasped
her arms about them, her back against
q post Of the porch. IAN now" she
went on, regarding the girl with bright
witch eyes, I'm ergoin' ter Civ you
what I never lowed ter Civ ter no
body" And unclasping one hand she
held up the little bundle she had re-
tained.
This here" she said, "js some maid
in ther mist seed, er Their same stock
es some Army planted Their year she
died. I've planted hit every year scnce
and saved Their seed, an nov I'm err
goin' ter Civ hit ter you, seem es
you're a good hand with flowers, an l
want you ter plant hit SOS ther'll be
somethin' left in ther Draft cs Ammy
he'd er hand in"
Mary took the seeds held out to her
descendants Of those faraway ances-
tors planted almost twenty-five years
ago by the dead girl.
but whyn't yer plant ON yersclf
this spring like yer alters dog she
questioned.
The old woman shook her head.
I'm not see EN- bloom this year.
che said.
"Lor'. Ant Marthy. why not!' cried
the GIRL
mo, sir. I won't see 'em bloom" the
old woman went on. 1--WE he'd or Vi
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-05-15
Photo by American Press Association.
Melli eeese Building Her Own Hydro
aeroplane For Atlantic Flight.

about thirty. She Won a pilots license
more than four years ago. the first to
be granted to Il woman in Germany.
She is not discouraged by the fact that
she has broken her legs in five places.
sustained fractures of several ribs and
Las broken her nose three times in
tumbles out Of the air.
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Wants Grain Exchanges Investigated,

washington. May H. Representative
James Manahan of Minnesota thinka
congress should investigate the grain
exchanges OF the middle west. lie Is
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-05-15
Alliance at Current Topics

with the requisite ammunition, are al-
ready concealed in the northern prov.
inces of Portugal waiting for the ia
vorite moment for Il coup.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-05-15

particularly insistent that the methods
Of conducting business pursued by the
exchanges in Minneapolis. Duluth and
Chicago should be looked into by cor
gress.
He is showing considerable activity
in the national body for \ nrst term
congressman. l-opI
Evening star., 1914-10-25
TREAT FRENCH TO DINNER,
Germans Help Out Hungry Enemy
in Trenches.

Correspondence of the Associa ted Press
BERLIN. October 5.-A unique dinner
party is reported in a soldiers letter from
the front.
At a point where the German and
French lines approached to within a few
hundred yards from each other, apparent
ly to the west Of Rheims. the fighting
stopped at about nightfall, and the Ger
mans were just going to their warm meal
at the nearby field kitchen, when an Off
Ger was seen to mount the French in
trenchment waving a flag Of truce. A
German officer went out to meet him.
The Frenchman, who turned out to be
the captain Of a company. explained
that his men were very hungry. hav-
ing had nothing to eat for several days,
and asked whether the Germans would
not give them something.
How many men have you?" he was
asked About a hundred" was the
answer. "An right call out your men,"
said the German The company there
upon laid aside their arms and came over
to the Germans, where they sat down and
ate their supper with their enemies. The
captain Is reported to have said that his
men were SO famished that they would
not be able to continue fighting without
something to eat"
Evening star., 1914-10-25
AMERICAN NEGROES SAVE
TWO FAMOUS RACE HORSES
Durbar and Shannon Hidden From
Germans in France-Grooms Liv-
ing in Haystack.
of the Associated Press.

Correspondence Of the Associated Press.
LONDON. October 1e.-While a dra-
matte story of the escape of Durbar
II. winner of this years Derby, from
German hands has already been circu-
lated by the press, its circumstances
do not at all agree with those vouched
for by Edward Johnson. the head
trainer of H. P. Duryea's stable at
Chantilly. near Paris. Instead of Dur
bar being spared because he wore an
American flag with the words Shoot
me not" across his breast. the trainer.
who Is now in London, says the Ger
mans never saw Durbar, nor did they
see his companion. Shannon, and the
two American colored men in charge.
The reason of their escape, he ex-
plains. was that during the German
raid the two horses were hidden in
shed on a peasants farm while the
two negroes lay in a protecting hay
stack.
For ten days and ten nights the
negroes lay in fear of the Germans.
BY a mistake in the road they had
led the animals into territory occupied
by the invaders. There they obtained
told the hostlers that II captured by
the Germans they would be mistaken
for the hated Turcos of Algeria, who
had been distinguishing themselves
with the bayonet work. Hence the
pair would be tried by a drumhead
court and shot dead. The peasant
promised to look after the horses and
to bring food TO the hiders. During
the ten days uhla1ls rode by frequently.
Evening star., 1914-10-25
BAY0NETTED GERMAN DEAD
STOOD IN LINE IN TRENCHES
Italian Correspondent Tells of Splen-
did Discipline Of Teutons
in Battle.
Correspondence of the Associated Press.

Correspondence OIL tue Associated fFeSS
ROME, October 12.-Recognition Is
given German discipline by Luigi Bar
zini, war correspondent with the
French of the Roman Corriere Della
Sera. in a recent article on the fighting
about Chambry.
"Along the road of Chambry a story
of a combat of man against man was
told by the dead" wrote Mr.. BarZini.
"a troop of Germans who had been left
behind to guard the rear had taken
cover in the ditch along the road. from
where they had replied to the fire of
the enemy.
THE Germans offered resistance to
the very last-the last dead Frenchman
Law three meters from the ditch. Then
the storm passed over them and killed
the last one. Stabbed through and
through with the bayonet the German
soldiers lay against the embankment in
a row. Bent bayonets and broken rifles
spoke of the violence of the desperate
struggle.
The first in the row was the ser
geant who had been left part of the
small force. 1t seemed that even in
death he still uttered commands. An
other group of dead lay about the body
of the officer who had been in COM
mand. The similarity Of expression on
the faces of the dead was striking.
the officer. There was sort of fra
ternity among them all even in death.
THE dead Germans still had their
knapsacks on their backs, were splen-
didly dressed and appeared to be ready
for parade"
Evening star., 1914-10-25
WAR TRAGEDY IS TOLD
BY A GERMAN OFFICER
Pictures Fighting in Forest, Death
of French Lieutenant and
Prayers of Comrade.
Correspondence of the Associated Press.

Correspondence OF the Associated fresS
THE HAGUE. October 1.-THE trag-
edy of war is pictured in the letter OF
an unnamed first lieutenant which ap-
peared in the Cologne Gazette of
recent date.
THE woman in whose house 1 am
quartered, and whose husband is in
the field" he writes, told me in tears
this morning:
Since two months no news. We do
not know where my husband is.
1.-The woman and her family do not
even know in what regiment the man
serves. That is terrible. The woman
wanted to know how many French had
been killed. tried to console her by
telling her that many had been made
prisoners of war. And now she mas
fastened every hope upon this.
when 1 hear that at home children
go to school and that everything pro-
crosses more or less IN the regular
channels. I am compelled to say
prayer of Thanksgiving that our coun-
try has been spared. You ought to
see the disorder here. The countryside
is overcrowded with troops. there is
no administration. the crops are still
The people are irresolute and detected.
"It is now eight days since the fight
ing in the forest of 1 think OF
the event with shudder. 1t is differ
open but to fight in the woods-in the
deep dark forests awful The ex-
plosions of the shells reverberated
through the forest and the heavy
bombs cut lanes through the trees.
We did not even know most of the
time where the shells came from. 1t
was impossible to return the fre. In
the morning we saw the French cook
their breakfast, but we could do moth
ing because we had to conceal our po-
sition.
There is one picture I will never
forget. On September 1 we shot down
a patrol of chasseurs; two men who
were in cover were taken prisoners.
When the skirmish was over I went
with one of the chasseurs to where
the officer in charge of the patrol had
fallen.
1T saw Immediately that the man
had died from a shot through the |
heart. But the chasseur who accom-
panied me, and who evidently was |
very fond of the officer. asked me, |
with great concern in his voice:
"Does my officer liver
ct shook my head, saying:
".No, he is dead!
"And then a very touching thing |
occurred. The soldier fell to his knees |
Evening star., 1914-10-25
SEWING GIRLS FACE
STRUGGLE FOR FOOD
Serious Problem for 10000
Midinettes to Solve in
Paris Today.
40 CENTS A DAY BETWEEN
40 CENTS A DAY between
THEM AND STARVATION
Government Aids Those Regularly
Married to Soldiers-No Rent to
Pay the Only Comfort.
Special Correspondence of The Star.

Special Correspondence of The Star.
PARIS, October 12@Suppose that 40
cents a day stood between you and
starvation-and some one took away
the 40 cents?
That's the problem that 10000 midi
nettes are trying to solve in Paris to-
day. Some of them took a short cut
to the solution. Their bodies have been
found In the bosom of Father Seine
Others are holding out-only that God
who keeps watch over the sparrows
knows how-until the German goes and
prosperity returns again to France
Every American who has ever visited
Paris knows the midinetees. II the
American Is a woman she has watched
them making wonderful gowns in the
great workrooms of the modistes If
tas American ia a man he has been
wfnked at by them. He has gone on
his way with the Uncomfortable certi-
tude that the group of bright-eyed.
round-cheeked. happy little girls have
said something about him as he passed
which might not add to his happiness.
Reach Paris When Sixteen.
them can counterfeit prettiness. They
are young. and they have that sturdy
health which comes of country air and
country food-for most of them reach
Paris from the provinces when they
are sixteen-and in good times they
are quite irresponsible and merry and
thoughtless- They live that life of
careless bohemianism which people
think that artists models do-and
which they generally do not.
Now these little soft, tender things
are starving. They are literally starry
Evening star., 1914-10-25

obtainable at Rotterdam and advised
Amsterdam for a reason overheard by
one of the refugees.
What do you mean by telling these
people they can't get rooms in Rotter-
dam?" asked one agent angrily of an
other.
I'VE want some of the business, too"
responded the Amsterdam man.
An American lady complained of Civ
ing an indorsed check for twenty
pounds to an American stranger who
treated her gallantly in Germany
Since he was going ahead of the party
he volunteered to draw the money in
London and send her the rest, after
paying six pounds to a friend in Lon
don. No money came and the lady pro-
ceeded to London. where she learned
that the gallant stranger had not only
drawn the money for himself, but in
stead of paying six pounds to the Lon
don friend he borrowed six pounds. His
name did not appear on the relief com
mfttee's books.
Another case closer home was that
OF man who sold worthless tickets to
Liverpool to confiding refugees
Evening star., 1914-10-25
but they did not discover the racers or

but they did not discover the racers or
their guardians.
When news first came to Paris that
the Germans were sweeping south Mr..
Duryea, as an American citizen, OBJ
tanned permission from the French
government to send his stock to his
and Shannon were unequal to the trip,
as their legs had been fired and were
badly swollen. They were left with
the two negroes to follow up at leisure
Not knowing the roads. the negroes
their unexplained absence that led Dur
yea to think the Germans had made a
capture.
Durbar will never race again. His
legs have given away, although i'm
proved by the fire treatment But his
value has not decreased on this ac-
count. as he may be the sire of future
Derby winners.
Evening star., 1914-10-25

said one midinette, there were hun
dreds of us at the marie. We were
married-v'lo-so!"
The marie is the official headquar-
ters of the ACCOMPLISHMENT, that is. the
city hall. No other marriage except
that performed by the mayor of the
reimbursement is recognized by law in
France.
$50 fast we came" said she. "that the
good mayor stood US up five couples in
a row. Behind US stood the witnesses
two for each person. All, m'sieu. we
were a merry party!
Join your hands, my children said
So. You are married.
And we all signed the book. and
our witnesses signed the book, and we
were of, singing. dancing, kissing each
other. AS we turned five other couples
were in row before the marie. All
m sieu, 1t was good day."
That kept up for days during the
early mobilization. Each wife is paid
1 franc rs centimes per day by the
government. That amounts to Ok cents
day. These incredibly economical
little housewives can live in compare
tive comfort upon that sum, there be-
ing no rent to pay. For each child
the government adds so centimes, or
10 cents. Nor is the marriage bond
looked into too closely. In such mat
ters wide charity is exercised
No Relief for Thousands.
But for thousands upon thousands no
governmental relief is available, These
live as best they can. In every street,
almost, relief stations have been open
ed. Those who can give what they
can. whether they be rich or poor. The
helpless ones who depend on this char
ity were at the outset given two bowls
of soup a day. Sometimes few sous
are added to this. Sometimes-it de-
pends upon the financial strength of
the organization-but one bowl is
given.
But each one in Paris does what he
or she can. The families Of the mid
die class. who in prosperous times live
well up on a sum that would mean des-
titution to an American family, give
all they can spare. One and perhaps
more societies of this sort are sup
ported by the servants of the well-to-
do.
Give two sous day." these servants
are asked. land the leavings of your
masters table"