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The Washington times., 1915-07-03

" HERE is no doubt judging from
the accounts. which agree on all
sides, that one of the most Sc
rious problems which confronts
the Red Cross departments Of the
French. English. Italian. German,
Serbian and Russian armies is to salts
~ the thirst Of those wounded AMI
left to suffer on the fields of battle.
Testimony is received almost daily
from these battlefelds that, despite ell
OF the preparations. extensive and lib
cral supplies and multitudes of nurses,
doctors. orderlies and medical military
measures; in spite of those wonderful
dogs which seek out the wounded with
little barrels OF water attached to their
collars, the most heartrending agony
OF those shot and injured in battle is
caused by their consuming thirst.
,.rr,t YET ms very thirst, so burning and
| shot and otherwise wounded victims OF
war Is the very thing which has always
reduced the numbers of those who dio
n battle. Not only does this rank
ling thirst usually irritate the brain
In such a wise that consciousness is
prevented from laspin8, but when un-
consciousness does supervene, causes a
series OF groans and automatic vocal
noises, which uuunlly leads to the res
cue of the victim Of the thirst. More
over. II prevents the mangled and mu-
tilated sufferers Of battle from bleed
ing TO death.
Too Much Water Dangerous.
The very agencies which cause wounds
and hemorrhages instigate a fiery thirst.
With the loss Of blood there arises an
increase of the closing principles in the
scarlet current in the veins and in the
arteries. The blood and lymph cham
nels shrink spontaneously, and at the
same time their surfaces stick together
with the ferocity of a bulldogs teeth
This glueing together of the open
is in part due to the occupation of the
torn and sundered flesh by a blood clot
T'he very factors in the Juices and lis
sues of the soldiers body. which thus
enhances the speed and power with
which his blood clots, at the same time
produces the grievous dryness Of the
lips, mouth. tongue and peighboring
parts.
The energy and living chemistry other
wise exerted to make saliva and the
mouth fluids are rushed to the support
OF the more vulnerable spots. Thus the
piteous thirst becomes not only a token
OF trouble at another point but a sign
that the human system is concentrating
Its fighting forces in an able manner
in the area injured.
In other words, pathetic and soul
stirring as the cry OF the thirst victim
Of the battlefield Is. vet its pathos has
In II much that speaks well for the
powers of the fighters resistance In
deed. 1t Is at times a dangerous, IL not
misplaced sympathy, which allows
the wounded man to ruaff too free,y Of
water or other liquid. Only too often
the doctors of the medical corps OF an
army are howled down as brutal be-
cause they refuse to permit men ap-
The Washington times., 1915-07-03
ADVICE TO GIRLS
Bv Annie Laurie

ment Of their engagement days soon
after marriage. Even though you
want him to be more demonstrative,
haven't you lot to be thankful for?
He certainly Is faithful to you, and.
aside from not being demonstrative
there is really no fault 20 find with
him as a husband.
don't believe he realizes how much
his lover-like attention Of earlier days
mean to you, for he doesn't seem to
be the kind Of person who would
knowingly cause you any pain.
Cheer up. little lady. and be thank
full for your present blessings.
Miss Laurie ,1Hl toelcome lettors OF IN
quiry on subjects of feminine tnteres
from young toomen readers Of thi
paper, and toill reply to them in theS
columns. They should be addressed l.
her care, this office.
The Washington times., 1915-07-03

z Dear. Annie Laurie: I am a girl
nineteen years old. and have been
married almost two years. Before
! was married my husband acted
as II were just made for him.
and for about a year after our
marriage he was very loving, but
now he hardly notices me. He
is good to me. he often helps me
about the house. and always
comes right home from work, but
never kisses me as he used to.
He says IAN men change after
they have been married awhile"
It almost breaks my heart to
have him act as he does. What
can ] do to win him back?
HEART-BROKEN = NELL.
Your case is not uncommon at all,
Heart-Broken Nell. There are ever
30 many men who drop the senti-
The Washington times., 1915-07-03
Ans7uers togHedlth Questions

\. l.. L.-Q. l. Is the period of wom-
ans life. known as change Of life,"
recognized by medical authority as a
period Of unusual physical disturbances?
?. What is the usual age to be over it,
and should the normal woman expect
better health after that?
A. !. 1t is a period OF normal changes.
To most women II comes as naturally
and quietly as the hair and nails grow.
When headaches and other troubles are
cause. 2. From forty-three to fifty
three are the usual ages. A well wom-
an should be in good health before, dur.
ing and after 1t.
Extra-Q.-1. What should compose
tho diet OF anemic people? z. What
can be done for ringing noises in the
ears? My tonsils have been removed.
but my hearing is not what it should be.
Al The diet of anemics should con-
sist OF the following: Thick soups. all
kinds OF broths. two quarts of fresh
milk daily. one wine glassful of olive
Oil half an hour after meals, raw
oysters. raw clans. beef. chopped or
scraped meat, mutton. chicken, game,
butter. raw, soft-boiled. poached, or
cooked vegetables, such as potatoes,
spinach. and young peas. rice. egg ana
milk buildings. ripe fruits, pure water,
Poland or vichy water, warm fresh
milk. cream. and malt preparations.
Avoid pork. veal. salt meats Except
ham. hashes. stews. thin soups, cooked
oysters or CLAIMS. turkey. pickles,
spices. pies. pastry. and preserves
thick gravies, and all made dishes. 2.
Use a small electric battery in the ear
and apply 6 grains OF ammoniated mer-
curry to u ounce OF white vaseline in
the nostrils two or three times a day.
Have your tonsils and adenoids re-
moved and the turbinate bones OF the
nose compressed.
B. W.-Q. /. VIII you please sug-
gest a remedy for perspiring feet? 2.
What can I do to cure dandruff?
Al. Soak the feet daily in formalin.
half teaspoonful to a pint of water.
Dry them and duss with tn zinc oxide;
hose, q The dandruff must be re-
The Washington times., 1915-07-03
The Educated" Woman.

Is women's higher education a fail
ure at present?
No less a parsonage has suggested
this query than Miss Marjorie Bridg-
man, the president of the graduating
class at Radcliffe. who has expressed
her views in a newspaper interview.
The Washington times., 1915-07-03
Lessons of Hague Conference
Of Women Drawn By a Woman
Mary Chamberlain, Social
Service Worker, Believes
Mission of Congress Will
Extend Across Trenches.

Varied are the opinions expressed by
students and observers as to the i'm
mediate and future results OF the now
famous Peace Conference of Women a,
The Hague. ....
Were the 800 womer who gathered ir
the Dutch city from the nations mere
dreamers and visionaries supporting a
futile movement, or has their work
borne fruit? VIII the spirit of the con.
gress spread over warning Europe and
lessen the burdens Of war?
In an attempt to catch the spirit OF
the unprecedented gathering, Mary
Chamberlain, an American social ser.
vice worker. attended the sessions in
the dual capacity OF staff representa-.
tive OF the Survey magazine, and DELE
gate OF the New York committee for
the organization of Department Store
Workers
Her account Of Tho Women at The
Hague follows:
By MARY CHAMBERLAIN.
(Reprinted by courtesy Of Tho
Survey.)
~ HE four of us sat over coffee
In the cafe of the Hotel Gen.
i trail in The Hague. The Inter-
national Congress of Women
was over. The four OF us were Jour
nallsts-tired with taking notes.
seeking Interviews. hurryinE to
meetings. straining our ears to for
eign languages. Now for the first
time we were trying to clear our
vision by an exchange of impress
sions.
1T was bourgeois" said the
Socialist, "a gathering of senti-
mentalists. The real people who
want the war stopped are the work.
Ing people, and they could have
nothing to do with this congress. To
me 1t seemed barren and cold. Why.
I've heard little East Side striker
rouse a meeting to a pitch OF en-
tnuslasm that was never touched by
leaders"
Self-control, you mean, not lack
or feeling" objected the Short Story
Writer. II felt a great swell Of
emotion under the reserve Of those
women from warning nations"
And as for the delegates from
neutral countries" added the News
paper Woman, I'm sure the minds
OF those women were poisoned for
the hrst time with the fear of war!"
What Jane Adams Said.
Bewildered by this wrangle and
confusion, left my friends in the
cafe and went to Jane Adams to
ask her opinion of the congress. For
three days Miss Adams had, as
president, steered the business Of
~
The Washington times., 1915-07-03

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The Washington times., 1915-07-03
Sewing Circle With
Much Whispering

Before the stork
arrives there Is
much to talk about.
The comfort OF the
lexpectant mother Is
1.-THE chief topic. And
there Is sure to be
someone who has
used or knows of
that splendid exter-
nal heln TNInthar,a
The Washington times., 1915-07-03

~ HE closing Of school, church and
society entertainments, all CEN
ter at this season around the
The Washington times., 1915-07-03

A Times Reader-A. The removal dis
ease or alteration OF many glands do
this at times.
The Washington times., 1915-07-03
Three-Minute
Journey
BY TEMPLE MANNING.

VERY one OF US knows that
- Noah's Ark fioated forty days
and forty nights through the
The Washington times., 1915-07-03

G. W.-Q.-Is It healthy to take olive
oil during the summer months?
A.-Olive oil is wholesome at any time.
but have 1t kept in a cool place. as It Is
more palatable.
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SYNOPSIS.

Stanley Hargreave, millionaire, after, a
miraculous escape from the den of the
gang of brilliant thieves known as the
Black Hundred. lives the life of re-
ciuse for eighteen years. Hargreave &C
cidentally meets Braine. leader of the
Black Hundred. Knowing Braine will try
70 get him, he escapes from his own home
by balloon. Before escaping he writes
a letter to the girls school where eight
cen years before he mysteriously left on
the doorstep his baby daughter. Florence
Gray That day Hargreave also draws
$i,oO0000 from the bank, but 1t is reported
that this dropped into the sea when the
balloon he escaped in was punctured
countess Olga, Braine's companion, Wis
It's her and claims to be a relative. Two
bogus detectives CALL but their plot is
bribing the captain of the Orient Norton
lays trap for Braine and his gang.
Countess Olga also visits the Orient's
o optan, and she e easily fails into the re-
through Braines good luck and only hire
hngs fall into. the hands of the police.
after falling in their first attempt the
Black Hundred trap Florence. They ask
ner for money, but she escapes. again
foiling them Norton and the countess
call on Florence the next day. once more
Jones removes a section of flooring and
from a cavity takes a box. Pursued by
members of the Black Hundred. he rushes
to the water front and succeeds in drop
ping the box into the sea. Countess Olga
succeeds in breaking the engagement ex-
listing between Florence Hargreave and
Norton. Accomplices of Braine succeed
in kidnapping Florence while she is shop
ping and hurry her off to sea. She leaps
into the sea and is picked up In a dazed
condition by party of fishermen. The
Black Hundred locate her, and Braine
disguised as her father, succeeds in TAX
Ing her back to sea with him. Florence
sets fire to the boat and Is rescued by a
ship on which Norton has been shang-
haied. Norton and Florence. safely ashore
and with no longer any misunderstanding
between them, take the train for home.
The train is wrecked and waiting mem
bers of the Black Hundred carry the in
jured Florence to a deserted hut. Norton.
who tries to rescue her, is tied to the
railroad tracks. Florence saves him and
finally Jones comes to the rescue of both.
The Black Hundred recover the box
Jones dropped In the ocean. By a clever
ruse Norton and Jones regain it.
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CHAPTER XiII-Continued.

yes; and more than that, he is
the dear friend of the countess. But
understand, you must never let her
dream or suspect that you know. By
lulling her into overconfidence some
day she will naturally grow careless,
and then we'll have them all. think
understand what your fathers idea
is: not to have them arrested for
blackmail, but practically to extermin-
ate them, put them in prison for such
terms of years that they'll die there.
When you see a snake, a poisonous
one, don't let it get away. Kill it.
Well. must be off to work"
And you be careful, too. You are
In more danger than 1 am"
But I'm a man and can dodge
quick" he laughed, picking up his hat.
What a horrid thing money is! If
] hadn't any money, nobody would
bother me-"
Il would" he smiled. He wanted to
kiss her, but the eternal Jones might
be watching from the windows; and
so he patted her. hand instead and
walked down the graveled path to
the street.
1t was difficult work for Florence
to play at friendship. She was like
her father; she did not bestow it on
every one. She had given her friend
ship to the Russian, the first real big
friendship in her life, and she had
been roughly disillusioned. But if the
countess could act, so could she; and
of the two her acting was the more
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branch OF the secret service and put
the matter to him frankly. !. Flor
ence, Susan, and the rest of us must
be arrested. The wretches must be-
Heve that the house is empty. They'll
rove about fruitlessly and will return
to their den to report the success OF
the coup. All the while you and
some detectives will be in hiding up
stairs, dfctagraph and all that. When
the time comes you will follow. This
Will not reach the heads, perhaps. but
1t will demoralize the organization in
such way as to make it helpless for
several months to come There is
tunnel from the stables to this house"
What, tunnel?"
Yes, Mr.. Hargreave' had it built
several years ago. don't know what
his idea was; possibly he anticipated
an event like this. You and your men
will find entrance by this method.
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No; l warned you nSySl = 4.A
upon them without first consulting
me. And we might have made a cap
ture! My child, always show me these
things. l will advise you whether to
tear them up or not"
Jones, believe you are going a
little too far" said Florence haughtily.
1T might have been my father
Never in this world, Miss Florence.
Still, beg your pardon for raising
my voice. What / do and have done
is only for your own sake. There are
two things wish to impress upon your
mind before l go. This can be made
comedy or terrible tragedy. You
have already had taste of the latter;
and each time you escaped because
God was good to US. But he Is rarely
kind to thoughtless people. They have
to look out for themselves. I am act
ing under orders; always remember
that
Forgive me; / acted wrongly. But
Pm so weary and tired Of this eternal
suspicion of everybody and every
thing. Can't / go somewhere, some
place where I can have rest?"
IF ! thought for a single moment
it was possible to take you thousands
of miles from this spot, it would be
done this very night. But this is our
fortress. So far it has been impreg-
nable. The police are watching it.;
and that prevents a general assault
by the scoundrels. If we tried to
leave we would be followed; and they
play that game exceedingly we'll. Now,
goodnight. Well have you out of all
this doubt and suspicion one of these
days. There will not be any past;
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1t can be done without exciting the
suspicious of the watchers"
Looks as if my yarn wasn't going
to be delayed so long after all. Jones,
you ought to have been in the secret
service yourself" admiringly.
Jones smiled and shrugged. Il am
perfectly satisfied with my lot-or
would be if the Black Hundred could
be wiped out of existence"
I'll see the secret service people at
once. stand in well with them ALL
"And good luck to you. Well need
good luck"
Norton was welcomed cordially by
the chief The secret service men
trusted him and told him lots of tales
that never saw light on the printed
page. The reporter went directly to
the point of his story, without elabora-
ton, and the chief smiled and handed
him the original letter.
Norton, I've been after this gang
of counterfeiters for months and they
are clever beyond words. I've never
been able to get anywhere near their
presses. And for moment thought
this note was from a squealer. I've
a dozen men securing the country.
They find the bogus notes, but never
the men who pass them. You see.
it's new stuff. l know what all the
old timers are at; but none of them
has had a hand in this issue. Some
foreigners, I take it, under the leader
ship of man I'd very much like to
know. Now. what's your scheme?"
Jim outlined it briefly.
1T all depends" said the chief,
upon the fact that they will be i'm
patient If they have the ability to
risk the chance The man who wrote
this letter is not a counterfeiter He's
an old yeggman. We haven't heard
of him lately We tried to
corner him on post office job, but
he slipped by. He may be stool.
Anyhow, I'll draw him in somehow"
"There1l be some excitement"
Were used to that; you too. All
we've got to do is to locate this man
Beggs There are signs of spite in this
letter. Very well played, if you want |
my opinion. What's this Black Hun |
dred?"
I'm not at liberty to tell just yet. |
It's strange game; half political,
half biackmail It's a pretty strong |
But if they're back of
his counterfeiting, there's a fine
chance of landing them ALL"
Here the chiefs assistant came in.
Got Beggs on the wire. Says he'll
conduct you to the home if you'll
him immunity for some other
'ffenses."
TELL him he shall have immunity
n the word of the chief. But also
ay that he must come to see me in
erson."
"All right, SIR"
II don't believe it would be wise
DR. Beggs to see me here. / gave him
good send-off-Sing Sing-five years
go. He may recollect," said Norton.
Suit yourself about that. Only,
eep in communication with me by
slephone and I'll tip you of as to
hen the raid shall take place. Lucky
on came in should have honestly
one there and arrested innocent
eople, and they would have had
evil of a time explaining 1t would
ave taken them at least week to
ear themselves. That would leave
lie house empty all that time"
Norton did not reply, but he put
lie blotter away carefully. There
as no getting away from the fact,
1t the god Of luck was with him. t
DO you know what's back of it
/" t
Il can't tell you any more than o
lve." said Norton 4
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Then l pass / know you well
enough. II you've made up your mind
not to talk = man couldn't get any
thing out ~ you with a can-opener.
And that's %hy we trust you, my boy.
Don't forget the telephone"
Il shan't. So long"
That same night Braine paid the
Russian woman brief visit
i think that here's where we go
forward. The secret service will raid
the house tomorrow and then for a
few days well roam about as we baIly
please. I'm hanged If / don't have
every plank torn up and all the walls
pulled down. More and more I'm con-
WINGED that the money is in that
house"
Don't be too confident" warned
Olga. $50 many times have we been
tripped up when everything seemed in
our hands. The house should be
guarded but not entered for a day
or two; at least not till after the raid
is cold. I'm beginning to see traps
everywhere"
Nonsense. Leave it to me. We
shan't stick our heads inside the Har-
greave house till we are dead certain
that it is absolutely empty. Olga,
you're a gem. l don't think Russia
will bother us for awhile. En-? Paroff
will not dare tell how he was film
fammed. The least he can do to save
his own skin is to say that we are
fully capable of taking care of our
selves"
Olga laughed. ITO think of his
writing a note like that! Florence
would have recognized-and no doubt
did-a palpable attempt to play an
old game twice."
How does she act towards your"
Cordial as ever; and yet :. :"
'Yet what?'
Il thought her an ordinary school
girl, and yet every once in while she
makes what you billiard players sssI
a professional shot What matter?
So long as they do not shut the door
in my face, / ask nothing more. But
do you want my opinion? feel it in
wrong tomorrow"
Good lord, are you losing your
nerve?' cried Braine impatiently. The
secret service has the warning; they
find the green stuff, and Jones & Co.
will mog off to the police station. And
there'H be week of red tape before
they are turned loose again. They'll
dig into HargreaVe's finances and all
that Well have all the security in
The world to find out if the money
IS in the house or not. Why worry"
IT'S only the way l feel There
IS something uncanny in the regular
ty of that girls good luck"
"Ah, but we're not after her this
line; it's the whole family
THE servants too?"
Everybody in the house viii be
lnder suspicion"
And can you trust Beggs?"
His life is in the hollow of my
land You can always trust man
when you hold the rope that's around
lis neck"
Still the frown did not leave Olga's
,row. With all her soul she longed
o be out of this tangle. 1t had all
ooked SO easy at the start; yet here
hey were, weeks later, no further
onward than at the beginning, and
dded to this they had paid much in
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CHAPTER XIV.
Norton Makes a Discovery.

Norton Makes Discovery.
Perhaps the most amusing phase of
the secret agents discontinue was the
fact that neither Jones nor Florence
had the least idea what had happened.
Florence regretted a hundred times
during the evening that she had not
gone out to the summer house. It
might really have been her father. Her
regret grew SO deep in her that just
before going to bed she confessed to
Jones.
You received letter of that sort
and did not show 1t to me?" said
Jones, astonished.
you warned me never to pay any
attention to them"