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Omaha daily bee., 1915-07-04

crawled toward the plunger box.
oar car was now in the middle of the
bridge
over and over rolled the men, the dog
doing his best to help his master.
The man who had broken away reached
toward the plunger.
with a shout he pushed 1t down.
Our car had Just cleared the bridge
when we were startled by terrific roar
behind us It was as though a thousand
tires had blown out at once. Elaine shut
off the engine automatically and we
looked back.
The whole bridge had been blown up.
second before we had been in tho
middle OF it,
AS the explosion came. the men who
had been struggling in the thicket paused.
startled, and stared out. At that instant
the old farmer saw his chance. 1t was
all over and he bolted, calling the dog.
Along the road to the bridge he ran,
two of the men after him.
Come back" growled the leader. Let
him 60 Do you want US ali to get
caught?"
As the farmer ran up to the bridge he
saw It in ruins. But down the road he
could see Elaine and myself sitting in
the car staring back at the peril which
we had SO narrowly escaped. His face
lighted up in as great joy as a few mo-
ments before 1t had showed despair.
What can that have been?' asked
Elaine, starting to get out of the car.
What caused it?"
Al
arm firmly. but enough has happened
today. II II was intended for us we'd
better not stop Someone might take a
shot at us. Come. We have the car.
We can get out before anyone does any
thing more. Let's do Il. Things are go
ing on about us OF which we know moth
ing. The safest thing is to get away"
Elaine looked at the bridge in ruins
and shuddered. 1t was the closest we
could have been to death and have es-
capped. Then she turned to the wheel
quickly and the little car fairly jumped
ahead.
"oh. II Craig were only here" she MUIR
INJURED, HE would know what 10 do"
As we disappeared over the crest Of the
next hill, safe, the old farmer and his
dog looked hard at us.
The silence after the explosion was
ominous.
He glanced about No one was pur-
suing him. That seemed ominous, too.
But II they did pursue he was prepared
to elude them. They must never recog-
nize the old farmer
AS he turned he deliberately pulled off
his beard, then plunged again into the
woods and was lost
(To be continued.)
Omaha daily bee., 1915-07-04

Neither OF us could guess, and 1 doubt
whether we would have understood any
better IL We had seen sinister face
peering at us from behind a rock near
by, although doubtless the man knew
what was an the tube and what It meant.
We climbed into the car and started
again. As we disappeared, the man
came quickly from behind the rocks and
ran quickly up to the top of the hill.
There. from the bushes. he pulled out a
peculiar instrument composed of
strange series Of lenses and mirrors set
up on a tripod.
Eagerly he placed the tripod. adjusting
the lenses and mirrors in the sunlight.
Then he began working them, and 1t was
apparent that he was flashing light
beams, using the Morse code It was a
heliograph.
Down the shore on the top OF the next
hill sat the man who had already given
the signal with the handkerchief to those
In the valley who were working on the
mining OF the bridge. AS he sat there,
his eye caught the flash Of the hello
graph signal He sprang up and watched
intently. Rapidly he jotted down the
message that was being flashed in the
sunlight:
Dodge girl has message from below.
Coming In car Blow first bridge she
crosses"
Down the valley the lookout made his
way as fast as he could As he ap-
preached the two men who had been
mining the bridge, he whistled sharply.
They answered and hurried to meet him.
Just got heliograph." he painted.
The Dodge sirl must have picked up
one OF the messages that came from
Omaha daily bee., 1915-07-04

The ride around through tho country
and back TO the shore road from Del
Mars was pleasant. In fact IT was al
ways pleasant to be with Elaine espc-
cially in car.
We were spinning along at a fast clip
when we came to a rocky part Of tho
coast. As we made turn a sharp breeze
took off my hat and whirled It far off
the road and among the rocks en- tie
shore. Elaine shut down the engine.
with laugh at me, and we left the car
by the road while we climbed down the
rocks after the hat
1t had been carried into the water
close to shore. and. still laughing. we
clambered over the rocks. Elaine In
sisted on getting Il herself. and in fact
did get 1t. She was Just about to hand
II to me when something bobbed up In
the water Just in front of us. Sha
reached for It and fished It out. It VIZ,
cylinder with alright caps on both
ends. in one OF which was a hook
What do you suppose it is?" she
asked, looking It over as we made our
way up the rocks again to the car.
Where did It come from?"
We did not see a man standing by our
car. but he saw us. 1t was Del Mars
man, who had paused on his way to
watch us. AS we approached he hid on
the other side of the road.
BY this time we had reached the car
and opened the cylinder. Inside was a
note, which read
Chief arrived safely. Keep watch"
What does it mean?' repeated Elaine,
mystified.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-07-04

across the roof tree, re low
cred the glasses quickly and climbed off
| the fence with a hitherto unwonted
energy.
Come, searchlight," he called 20 the
dog, as together they moved off quickly
in the direction he had been looking.
Del Mars men were coming through the
hedge that surrounded the Dodge estate
Just as the farmer and his dog stepped
out in front OF them from behind
thicket.
Just a minute" he called. II want to
speak to you"
I He enforced his words with vicious
looking gun. IL was two to one and they
closed with him Before he could shoot,
they had knocked the gun out OF his
hand. Then they tried to break away
and run.
But the farmer seized one OF them and
held him. Meanwhile the dog developed
traits all his own. He ran in ana out be-
tween the legs OF the other man until he
threw him. There he stood, over him.
The man attempted to rise. Again the
dog threw him and kept him down. He
was a trained Belgian sheep hound,
splendid police dog.
"Confound the brute" growled the man.
reaching for his gun.
AZ no drew It, the dog seized his wrist
and with a cry the man dropped the gun
That, too, was part OF the dogs training
While the farmer and the other man
struggled on the ground, the torpedo
worked it's way half from the mans
pocket. The farmer seized It. The mar
fell back limp and the farmer, with the
torpedo in one hand. grssped at the CUR
on the ground and Strengthened up.
He had no sooner risen than the mar
was at him again. His uneonsciousnes'
had been merely felgned The struggle
Was renewed
At that point the hedge down the roaC
parted and Del Mar stepped out. A
glance was enough to tell him what wa
going on He drew his gun and raI
swiftly toward the eombatants.
As Del Mar approached, his man sue
eeeded in knocking the torpedo from tn,
farmers hand There It lay, several fee
away. There seemed 20 be no chance TO
either man to get II.
Quickly the farmer bent his wrist, aim
ing the gun deliberately at the preeiou
torpedo. As fast Is he could he nulle'
the trigger Five OF the six shots psne
trated the little model.
so surprised was his antagonist that IN
farmer was able TO knock him ont Will
! the butt Of his gun. He broke away en-
fled. whistling on a police whistle 70
the dog just as Del Mar ran up. A coual
OF shots from Del Mar flew wild as IN
} farmer and his dog disappeared
} Del Mar stopped and picked up tn
} model Il had been shot into an unrecog
nizable mass OF scrap In a fury. De
, Mar dashed Il on the ground. cursinl
? his men as he did 80.
= The strange disappearance Of the tor
pedo model from Elaine's room worrie
. both OF US. Doubtless II Kennedy ha
: been there he would have known jus
what to do. But we could not decide.
Really" considered Elaine, II thin
We had better take Mr. Del Mar into on
6 confidence
'still. we've lad a great many warn
= inEs." / objected
Il know that" she persisted. but the
have all come from very unrelabl
sources"
Very we'll" I agreed finally. the
lets drive over to his bungalow"
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READ IT HERE NVNTHEN SEE IT ALL IN MOVING PICTURES

rose and pulled himself to the
roof. going ma he had come.
zee
II did not take him long TO
unpack the few things I had
brought and I was soon back
again in the living ROOM
where Aunt Josephine Joined
me in a few minutes.
Just as Elaine came hur-
riedly down the stairway and
started toward me. Del Mar
Omaha daily bee., 1915-07-04

entered from the porch She stoPPeu.
Mar watched her closely. Had she touho
anything7 He was sure OF H.
Her hesitation was only for moment
however. walter" she said. may l
speak 10 you a moment? Excuse u.s.
please?"
Aunt Josephine went out toward the
hack of the house TO see how the servants
were getting on while followed Elaine
upstairs. Del Mar with bow seated
himself and opened his magazine. NO
sooner had we gone, however. than No
laid Il down and cautiously followed US.
Elaine was evidently very much excited
az she entered her dainty little room and
closed the door. Walter" she CRIED
rive found the torpedo"
We looked about at the general DIS
order. why" she exclaimed nervously'
someone has been here-and locked the
door. too"
She almost ran over TO her bureau
drawer. 1t had been jimmied open In
the few minutes while she was down
stairs. The torpedo was gone. We looked
Omaha daily bee., 1915-07-04

at eacn OlneTs hkhdsh'
Behind US, however, we did
not see the keen and watchful
eyes OF Del Mar. opening the
door and pering in. As nc
saw us, he closed the door
softly, went downstairs and
out of the house.
Perhaps half a mile down
the road the farmer aban-
doned his hay rack and now.
followed by his peculiar dog
walked back. lie stopped at
a point in the road where he
could see the Dodge house In
the distance. sat on the rail
fence and lighted a olackened
corncob pipe.
There ne sat for some ume'
apparently eugrossed in his
own thoughts about the
weather. the dog lying at his
feet. Now and then he looked
fixedly toward Dodge Hall.
Suddenly his rlveted atten-
ton seemed TO be riveted on
the house. He drew a field
glass from his pocket and lev
elled Il. Sure enough. there
was a man coming out of a
window. pulling himself up to
the roof by n rope and going
Omaha daily bee., 1915-07-04

Everything you read here today
you can see in the fascinating Pathe
Motion Pictures at the Motion Pic
ture Theaters this week. Next Sum
day another chapter of "The Ex-
ploits of Elaine" and new Pathe
reels.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-07-04
Featuring
WRITTEN BY ARTHUR B. REEVE
The Well-Known Novelist and the
Creator of the Craig Kennedy Stories

oramaized Into Photo-Play by Chas W. Goddard
Author The Pauline" THE Exploits of Elaine
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1915-11-25
WHAT IS YOUR STANDING! !!
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The Bamberg Herald's Big Sub
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end. A few days more, and the win
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Five Bamberg county ladies are go
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be answered by yourself. The mat
ter rests entirely with you. The
Herald still has several hundred dol
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who collects the subscription, it will
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Y In order to give each one of the
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will be compelled, in self-defence, to
cut off all those subscribers who
have not paid up. We extended ia
vors when they were really needed
but we can't run forever without
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when we must either be paid up or
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sure that you do so this week, for
the Booster Period ends Saturday
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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1915-11-25
DAUGHTERS TO MEET IN UNION
Mrs. j. L. McWhirter, of Jonesville,
Heads L. ID. @.

Aiken, Nov. 9.-Selecting Union
for the meeting place of the 1916 con-
vention and electing Mrs. ]. L. Nc
Whirter, of Jonesville, president for
the next year the 1 9th annual conven-
ton of the South Carolina division,
United Daughters of the Confederacy,
ended tonight with brilliant recep-
ton at the Titanian hall.
The election of officers came at the
close of a busy day during which the
convention was in continuous ses-
sion, broken only by luncheon serv-
ed at 1 o'clock. The newly elected
officers were installed following the
election, Miss Alice NJ. Earle, of Co.
lumbia, the retiring president, turn
ing the gavel over to Mrs. McWhirter.
Other officers elected we're: Mrs.
John Cart, Orangeburg, first vice
president; Miss Mary Williams, York,
second vice president; Mrs. A. G. Sim
clair, BennettSVIlle, thlrd vice presl-
dent; Miss Birdie Smith, Greer,
fourth vice president; Mrs. James W..
Mixson, Union, reelected, correspond
ing secretary; Mrs. Walter Duncan,
Aiken, recording secretary; Mrs. W..
H. Cely, Greenville, treasurer; Mrs.
McC. Patrick, Anderson, reelected,
historian; Mrs. T. R. TRIMMER, Spar
tanburg, registrar; Mrs. Mallie Perry,
Lancaster, recorder of crosses; Mrs.
Anna c. Ancrum, Camden, auditor.
Miss Mary Poppenheim, of Charles
ton, was dominated for president gen.
eral of the general division, United
Daughters of the Confederacy, in
1916. 4 resolution indorsing Miss
Porpenheim was adopted with mark
ed enthusiasm and a rising vote.
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contestants an opportunity to get the
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The standing of the contestants is
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If you are not at the top, you should
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Nearly everyone of them have turn
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feeling and friendly rivalry has been
worth every bit of effort we have
made.
The beautiful suite of mahogany
furniture has arrived, and is now on
exhibition at G. Z. Simmons's Hard
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and take look at it. Mr.. Simmons
will be delighted to show it to you.
Mr.. Simmons says it is one of the
most beautiful suites he has ever
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BILE, and it is both beautiful and
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worthy of being the capital prize in
this contest
The second prize, an order on MIR.
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awaiting the second prize winner.
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worth of the best records in the
world, or it will buy anything else
Mr.. Lucas sells. Would go long
way toward the purchase of a fine
piano. We don't care what the win
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ond prize winner to use as she will.
II she chooses Victrola, she will
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everybody knows that when Lucas
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what he says.
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The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-09-03
-Four Of General Pershing's Family
Perish in Burning Preside Home

San Francisco Warren Pershing,
five-year-old son of Brigadier General
John j. Pershing, rescued early Satur-
day from his burning home at the
Presidio of San Francisco, in which
his mother and three sisters, Mary
Margaret, Anna and Helen, were
suffocated and burned, awaited the
homecoming of his father.
General Persing, commanding troops
on the Mexican border, left FL Paso
Immediately when informed that his
wife and three of his four children
were dead.
United States Senator Francis E.
Warren, father of Mrs. Pershing, will
come here from Cheyenne, Wyoming.
Warren, the only one left of the
Generals family of five, is being
mothered by nurses at the Lettermann
general hospital at the Presidio. He
was taken there when he was picked
up unconscious on the floor of his bed
room by officers and men who crawled
through the burning house searching
for Mrs. Pershing and her four chill
dren. Warren revived quickly. The
others were dead when the rescuers
reached them, suffocated and their
heads, hands and feet burned.
Mrs. Walter 0. Boswell, wife of
Lieutenant Boswell, Twenty-first In
fantry, and her maid, leaped from the
porch roof to the ground, after throw
ing Mrs. Boswell's two children down
to officers and men, aroused by her
cries and the noise Of cracking wood.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-09-03
Cartoons Magazine for September.

The present crisis between the Uni.
ted States and Germany is reflected in
cartoons from many quarters Of the
world. Some Of the best of these are
reproduced in the September Cartoons
Magazine. A French artist, for In.
stance, pictures Uncle Sam welding
q huge club, labeled Right" Ger
many, In the garb Of bespectacled
woman, wearing helmet, looks bel
ligerently at him from chair. Uncle
Sam. with a threatening gesture, re-
minds her that perhaps she can read
this better than II 1t were scrap Of
paper"
An Australian cartoonist has the
kaiser plucking, one by one, the tail
feathers from the American eagle.
The feathers are marked respectively,
"Lusitania," "Gulflight," william P.
Frye" ETC., while the kaiser is repre-.
sented as saying, "She loves me-
loves me not"
London Punch shows President Will
son as Noah. A dove of peace has
returned to the ark to report Moth.
ing doing" Say, Boss" the Ameri-
can eagle speaks up, "why not try
me?"
Even more interesting than the car
toons on political subjects are the
samples of Japanese art, picturing the
lighter side of war. The efforts of
these oriental Nasts are quite anus
ing, even II trifle elementary.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-09-03
Sunken United States Submarine
ia Raised at Honolulu Harbor

Honolulu, T. H.-Submarine F-4,
which went to the bottom off the har-
Dor Of Honolulu, March 25, 1915, DUR
ing practice maneuvers, and carried
to their death Lieutenant Alfred l..
EIDE and crew of 81 men, was sue
cessfully raised Sunday and at
o'clock p. m. was towed to quarantine.
Although the F-4 has been brought
into the harbor, the wreck is still sub
merged to the depth of 6 feet and
probably will not be drydocked until
several days have elapsed. Nothing
has been divulged by naval officials re-
garding conditions, IL known, inside
the boat.
The actual raising operation occu-
pied two hours, the plans Of the en-
gineers working without hitch. The
still submerged derelict was towed
slowly into the harbor, where all the
shipping, including the interned Ger
man gunboat Geier, half-masted their
flags,
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-09-03
Submersible OIL Tanks for Supplying
Submarines.


The ability Of the German submar.
ines to keep at sea for indefinite per-
iods when hundreds Of miles from any
German naval base has been one OF
the surprises of the war. 1t is now
suggested that the Germans may have
established secret submarine bases
consisting of submersible oil tanks at
unfrequented points along the Nor.
wegian coast and among the islands
at the west and north of Scotland, and
that the enormous supplies of oil re-
quired for the operation of these yes.
sells is obtained from this source. This
could be accomplished by means of a
submersible tank that had already
been invented for commercial pur-
poses before the war began. This tank
is cylindrical, is 150 it. long and 30 IT..
in diameter, and has an oil capacity
of $3.50 tons. 1t is divided into four
or more compartments which can be
used for various grades Of oil and can
be emptied separately or together.
Each end Of the tank Is divided verti-
cally into two compartments, the up
per compartment being utilized as a
pump house and the lower as a ballast
or trimming tank. With these trim
ming tanks, which can be filled with
sea water or emptied by means Of
electric pumps, the cylinder can be
floated or submerged, or can be made
to float at an angle with the pump
house at one end above water. An
electrical oil pump forms part Of the
equipment. When submarine or
other vessel is to replenish its bunk.
ers 1t comes alongside, couples its
electric cables to the pumps in the
valve house and pumps out the re-
quired supply of oil, after which the
tank is sunk to the depth required for
concealment. A picture of one Of
these supply tanks in use appears in
the September Popular Mechanics
Magazine.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-09-03

Portland = Dealers report the high
market to have developed weak and
unsettled streak, and if present condi-
tions continue there will probably be a
drop in quotations. The market on
hides is said to be off from a cent to a
cent and half in the East. Dealers
here will attempt to retain their old
price schedule until the first of next
month, unless there should be a further
break in prices. when change would
be necessitated. There is said to have
been falling off in the European de-
mand as well as in the domestic.