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Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-07-09
keeps Boy from Front.

st. Paul. July 6.--Rollin Knowles, Of
South Park, near ST. Paul. who ell.
listed in the English army at Calgary,
Alberta. and who was destined to
leave for the front Aext week, was
halted on his warlike march by Con-
gresham Carl G. Van Dyke of St.
Paul. who wired the American consul
ut that city and had the boy detained
for investigation.
In the meantime. his mother is on
her way to Calgary as fast as train
can take her there. armed with birth
certificate to show that her son is only
sixteen.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-07-09
Philadelphia Gets Convention.

San Francisco, July 6.-The Nation.
al Speech Arts association has brought
to a close its five-days' convention
with the election of officers. Fhila.
delphia was selected as the scene of
next years convention. The newly
elected officers are: President, George
c. Williams. Ithaca, N. Y; vice presi.
dent. Charles M. Holt. Minneapolis;
secretary. Miss Julia e. Thorp, New
Orleans; treasurer, Mrs. Elizabeth M,
Irving, Toledo. Ohio: auditor, Mrs. F.
S. Haskell. st. Louis. No.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-07-09
Capture Kew to ,.onzo v.,,.v.

Capture Key to Isonzo Valley.
Paris. July 6.-The Italians have &C.
cupied the village of Tolmino on the
lsonzo north of Gorilla, according to
a Rome dispatch. The Austrians still
hold neighborhood Notifications and
are bombarding the village. Italian
heavy artillery has been brought up
and mounted for use against the forts.
Tolmino, the key to the Isonzo val.
ley. has been considered by the Ital.
ians as indispensable in their opera.
tions in that district. 1t 10 protected
by strong natural and artificial, de.
lenses and was well garrisoned.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-07-09
Expression Misunder,tood,

There is a certain young man who
used to be VIGOROUSLY egotistic. Some
of his acquaintances were one day
speaking of him before an old lady
who was not "up" in the slang expires.
sions of the day.
The next time she met him she
put out a congratulatory hand.
"Oh, Mr.. Smith," she cried, Il am
so glad you are better! / heard last
week that you had a swelled head"
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-07-09
St. Paul Delay. "Dry" Campaign

du' 0e'dyS IVY VdnpdI9h.
st. Paul, July 6.-After several in
ef1ectual attempts on the part Of dry"
leaders in st. Paul to inaugurate a
campaign for county option election
In Ramsey county, 1t has been deter
mined by the Good Citizenship COM
mittee to give up the attempt for the
present.
In resolutions adopted it was de-
clared that the present moment is
not propitions" for launching on anti.
saloon campaign in Ramsey county,
and that 1t will be best to wait until
Aennepin has fought the battle.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-07-09
For Italian Munitions.

Milan. Italy, July 6, via Paris.-Lom.
hardy. Italy's greatest manufacturing
center. has organized a preparation
for "a munitions committee" the ex.
ecutive committee of which in colabo-
ration with the military authorities
will work to organize Italian industries
on vast scale to cope with the new
and unexpected national situation re.
garding munitions.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-07-09
Huerta to Face FIrIno sou.d,

~ ~SS Vss10 000AVS
Ell Paso, Tex, July Cover in Jua.
req Villistas are talking with JUNCTION
of the day when Victoriano Huerta
will face a firing squad. Despite re-
ports from Washington that the state
department will not grant General vii.
las request and extradite Huerta for
Madero's murder.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-07-09
The Commuters.

The WifeII am beginning to sus-
pect that the cook we got from Phila-
delphfa has a terrible past.
The Mere Man-What makes you
think that?
The Wife-She's been with US six
months and hasn't even limited at
wanting to leave us for the city
Philadelphia Ledger.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-07-09
Remove eodle. fcon e,i,,

Marseilles. July 6.-Thirty bodies
have been recovered from the ruins of
the Illuminating rocket factory, which
was destroyed by an explosion. A
number Of the injured are expected
to die.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-07-09

Washington, July Ga tremendous
explosion, believed to have been caus-
ed by some kind of bomb or Internal
machine, wrecked the public reception
room on the east side Of the capital
building shortly before midnight No
one was injured.
Officials believe that the explosive
was placed by a crank who desired to
create sensation. Visitors were al
lowed in the room during the day and
a timed machine might have been left
without attracting attention.
Superintendent Woods of the capitol
building, summoned by panic-stricken
watchmen, made hurried investiga-
ton and then telephoned for an expert
on explosives. Until the expert has
made his report no official statement
concerning the incident will be made
public.
Doors Blown Open.
Part of the ceiling and side walls of
the room were shaken down. a huge
mirror and crystal chandelier shat
tered, and the doors blown open. One
of the doors led into the Office of the
vice president and is said not to have
been opened in 40 years.
The building had been closed since
dark and there was no one in it but
the watchmen and telephone switch
board operators. Waterman Jones on
the floor below at the east entrance
said he was blown from his chair by
the explosion.
The report could be heard for a
great distance and in a few minutes a
crowd Of excited people had gathered
on the east plaza. In the meantime
lights had been switched on and ex-
cited officials were rushing back and
forth on two floors of the great build
ing.
Believed Work Of Crank.
While some officials thought the en-
plosion was the work of an irresponsi.
BILE crank with no other end in view
than a sensation, others seriously sug.
gested that it might have been per.
petrated by person desiring to DEM
onstrate his disapproval of some of the
policies of the American government
1t was apparent that there was no in
tent to destroy life as it is generally
known that the room is empty at night
Some idea of the force of the blast
was gained by the discovery of chan.
delier crystal into the connection links
of which splinter of wood had been
driven.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-07-09
, piAz, FORMER MEXICAN
PRESIDENT, DIES ABROAD.

Paris, July 6.-GeneraI Porfirio
Diaz, former president Of Mexico,
died here at 2 o'clock In the even.
ing. General Diaz's wife, Sonora
Carmen Romero Rubio Diaz, and
their son, Porfirio Diaz, Jr., and
the latter's wife, were at the bed.
side when the end came.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-07-09
koenIssbera Has Bio Fire.

koent0sber0 Has Big Fire.
Amsterdam, via London. July g.
The Berlin Tageblatt states that a
IRE in distillery at Koenigsberg.
Prussia, destroyed more than a mil
lion quarts of spirits.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-07-09

o liberty, what lot Of divorce.
hide under thy cloak.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-07-09
SIDE Of CAPITOL IS
WRECKED BY BOMB
TREMENDOUS EXPLOSION AT
WASHINGTON IS BELIEVED
WORK OF CRANK.
WATcHMAN BLOWN OFF CHAIR
Part Of Ceiling and Side Walls Of Pub
lie Reception Room are Shaken
Down-No One is Injured
BY Blast.

Washington, July 6.-That the ex
plosion which wrecked the reception
room at the senate end Of the national
capitol was that Of bomb was con
clusively proved by the receipt Of q
letter mailed an hour and a half be
fore the explosion occurred, announc
Ing that the explosion would occur.
After confessIno responsibility TO,
the act, the letters author, who signed
himself, not in his own hand, but with
a typewriter, "R. Pearee," added:
"This 10 the exclamation point In my
plea for peace"
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1915-12-24

Rev j. G. Bigbec returned Wed
ncsday frcm a visit to his old homo
at Coldwater, Kansas lie held a
three weeks revival meeting while
there and witnessed twelve CONVEX.
sions. He says Kansas is In fine con
dition In % material way The state
debt will be- paid OF ON January ist
and the country is solid
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1915-12-24

and $4,000 for the stock Total S25.-
10000 Baker Gpyum q Anderson.
Snyder Texas 2S
RED PIGS months old $3.50 and
$500 delivered Mr. Emmett John
SON Phone ESQ. o longs IT
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1915-12-24

Mr. and Mrs C. T. shafer will
spend Christmas with bis brother in
Howard County
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1915-12-24

Christmas Candies At Townsend
oldham a Go.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1915-12-24
WANTED

WANTED To buy small curly
dog Leave word 90 signal onIcc.
George Webb. ~
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1915-12-24

TO TRADE FOR STOCK FARM. .
sections ~ miles Me. Fort Stock
ton. owned and with / sections more
under lease. divided into three pas
mros Two dwelling houses. windmill.
corral stock pens and barn: large
surface tank; troughs and other im-
Stocked with high grade
pcrt1oron mares and stations 81. so
due thc State at per cent $500 per
aore bonus throwing in the leases
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1915-02-17

Urine to Alan Law We are due in
Chicago at eleven tomorrow morning
and leave Immediately for the Pacific
coast via Santa Fe route"
Comparison between this and the
message purporting to be from Rose
distilled the conviction that the same
hand was responsible for both.
Alan shrugged. So he was to be
lured away from New York and Rose
by this transparent trick, was he? No
fear!
He glanced at his watch, finding the
hour far too early to attempt what he
had in mind
With plenty of time on his hands.
he gave the matter serious considera
ton and concluded to take no chances:
it was just possible that Urine had
taken Rose with him on his western
trip, after all. In such case the only
possible way of overtaking the special
would be by air line.
Promptly Alan called up the avia
ton fields at Hampstead Plains and
got into communication with gentle
man answering to the surname OF
Coast: the same birdman who had
come to Alans rescue with his hydro
aeroplane.
Their arrangements were quickly
consummated, Coast agreeing to wait
for Alan with his biplane in Van Cort
landt park from midnight till daybreak
prepared if need be to undertake a
transcontinental flight
Thereafter Mr.. Law proceeded to re
habilitate himself in decent clothing
and his own esteem; after bathing, he
dined alone in his rooms, from trayi
after dining he slept soundly for three
hours-and may be thought to have
earned at least that much rest through
having been for four hours passen-
ger in hydroaeroplane lost in fogs
that wrapped Long Island and all the
adjacent territory in an impenetrable
shroud
Nor had this been all. Leaving aside
all that had led UP to Alan's rescue by
Coast: the forced landing of the hydro
aeroplane for lack Of fuel had taken
place on the south shore of the Great
South bay; a search of hours had fol-
lowed before boat was found to con-
vey Alan and the aviator to the main
land; and a motor run of several hours
had followed that, conveying Coast to
his Hampstead hangers and Alan on
to his hotel in New York.
Another man would have needed
twelve hours in bed at the least to
compensate for such day: Mr.. Law
awakened in a lamb-like temper when
called at eleven-thirty.
At midnight he committed an act Of
burglary, calmly and with determine
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Holly pressed. the fugitive climbed

Holly pressed, the fugitive climbed
higher and still higher, until at length
he gained the topmost yard; with
three policemen not half dozen feet
below him and popping away for dear
life, if happily with the VIGOROUSLY
poor craftsmanship of policemen gen.
orally.
None the less, there was no telling
when some accident might wing bull
let into the young man; and it was
evident that he so decided.
For, inching out to the end of the
yard, he waved his hand toward his
prosecutors with a gesture of light
hearted derision that Enthusiastically
identified him as Alan Law to Mr.. Bar
Gus, and forthwith dropped to the wa
ter, feet foremost.
Alan later took the water neatly,
came up uninjured and clearheaded,
and without an instant's hesitation
struck away toward the middle of the
Hudson.
AS this happened the police ran to
the stern of the square-rigger, I'm.
moored dory that was riding there,
and threw themselves into it.
During the Ito Barcus, at least)
breathless suspense of that chase, the
ferryboat drew stolidly farther and
still farther away from the scene. Bar
Gus could not tell whether, as it
seemed, the police-laden dory was real
~ overhauling Alan, or whether the
illusion of perspective deceived him.
At all events, it seemed a frightfully
near thing when the interruption be-
fell which alone could have saved
Alan.
Out of the very sky dropped hydro
aeroplane, cutting the water with a
long, graceful curve that brought it,
almost at a standstill, directly to the
head of the swimmer, and at the same
time forced the police boat to sheer
widely off in order to escape collision.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1915-02-17
CHAPTER Xxx.
Biidman.

About eight o'clock in the evening of
the same day a motorcar deposited at
the Hotel Monolith gentleman whose
weather-beaten and oil-stained motor.
ing-cap and buster covered little cloth
ing more than shirt and trousers and
assorted oddly in the eyes of the desk.
clerk with the rather meticulously
turned-out guest known to him as Mr..
Arthur Lawrence and to the manage.
ment of the hotel as Mr.. Alan Law in.
cognito
Eventually persuaded, the clerk
yielded up the key to Mr.. Lawrence's
suite of rooms, together with two
notes superseded with the same nom
de guerre.
Alan's Impotence was so great that
he could hardly wait to examine these
communications until he was quit of
the public eye.
The first proved to be a character.
istic communication:
Dear Ulysses-Thanks for the Jail
delivery. / got in this morning lust in
time to motor over to Jersey in hopes
OF seeing your finish as bachelor;
instead, | was favored by being made
an involuntary witness to your spec
tacular ascent, following your almost
equally spectacular high-dive
"But to business: my time is lin.
tied; in half an hour more I am to
double in black-face for the purposes
of the author of this meloGramatic
farce which you, no doubt, call the
history of your grande passion.
Il mean to say-well, several things,
to-wit: When saw you snatched out
OF the North river I was engaged in
trailing pale-faced villain in a motor
car concerning whom you probably
know far more than L; he on his part
was busy being bold, bad kidnaper;
Rose was in his power. as we say in
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1915-02-17

such cases. His Intentions, however,
were nothing more blameworthy than
to return her to the arms of her doting
parent. | know, because I sleuthed
after 'em, even to the house of Seneca
Urine. Later I sleuthed some more,
following a furtive young man from
the house of Urine to the Office of the
general manager of the New York Gen.
trail, where he made arrangements for
a special to convey the said Urine and
retinue to Chicago and points West.
1t leaves at three this afternoon. I
was unable to ascertain whether or
not Rose is to participate in this
hegira, but know shall On the off
chance of being useful, | have bribed
the train crew to let me impersonate
the porter. So, should you be moved
to follow and succeed in catching up
with us, and observe anybody who
looks rather off-color in the party
don't shoot: the said party will be me.
Yours for the quiet life,
tom BARCUS."
The second note yielded a commune
cation written on notepaper of the sim
plest elegance in woman's hand-a
hurried scrawl:
"They are taking me West by spe-
cial train-I don't know where or why.
A servant has promised to see that
this reaches you. Save mel"
Over this Alan wrinkled an incred-
ulous nose. The hand was the hand of
Rose, but the phraseology was not in
her spirit. He examined it more close
ly and thought to detect beneath it's
semblance of haste a deliberate and
carefully guided pen. He picked up
the envelope to compare the handwrit-
ing of the address with that of the en-
closure-and shook out trey Of
hearts.
This last was covered, as to it's face,
with plainly-written message.
with the compliments of Seneca
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CHAPTER XXI.
Via Air Line.

Not once in the course of the next
sixteen hours but thousand times
Alan questioned (and, it will readily
be allowed, with all excuses) his san.
ity in permitting himself to be in.
fluenced to humor Judith's insistence
and make her a party to this wild
aerial cross-country dash.
Between whites the plane flew fast
and high, cutting direct line, as the
crow flies, athwart the eastern and
western states.
Chicago they raised as smudge on
the northern horizon about one o'clock
in the afternoon; thereafter some lit
tie time was lost in descents to ascer-
tain the identity of the many railroad
lines that criss-crossed the swimming
landscape Only at the third cast did
hey succeed in picking up the line or
the Santa Fe. And it was some hours
later, though still daylight, when they
picked up the special train, flying like
bunting across the levels.
There was scant room for doubt
that it was the train they sought Spe.
Gals are not common. Moreover Alan
contrived with considerable difficulty
to focus binoculars upon the rear plat
form of the car, and caught fugitive
glimpse of white-coated figure with a
black face that was watching the BIZ
plane in the same manner, that is,
with glasses.
The man in the white coat, Alan as
sured himself, was positively Barcus.
And hardly had he comforted him
self with this assurance when his sar.
donic destiny struck the motor dumb.
In response to his look of dashed
inquiry the aviator merely shook q
weary head and muttered the words:
Engine trouble
Swiftly the earth rose to receive the
volplaning mechanism. Under Coasts
admirable handling it settled down all
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Immediately the swimmer caught
the pontoon of the hydroaeroplane,
pulled himself up out of the water,
and clambered to the seat beside the
aviator.
Before he was fairly seated the plane
was swinging back into its fastest
pace.
With the ease of wild goose it left
the water, mounted the long grade of
an air lane, described a wide circle
above the bluffs of Weehawken, and
swept away southwark.
In that quarter it was presently lost
to the sight of Mr.. Barus, engulfed in
light folds of haze that were creeping
in from Stewards to dim and tarnish
the pristine brilliance of that day.
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most without jar, on the outskirts OF
city whose name Alan never learned.
For the biplane was barely at
standstill before he was out and, reel.
ing with the giddiness that affects men
after long fights, making his way as
best he might toward the managers
Office connected with trainyard i'm.
mediately adjacent to the spot where
they had come to earth.
Lavish disbursements of money won
him his way against official protests
that what he demanded was an impos.
sibility. Within twenty minutes, leav.
ing Coast to follow on when and as
best he might, Alan and Judith were
spinning through open country in the
cab Of an engine running light, with
only clear track between it and the
special
The several hours that ensued be-
fore the rear lights of the special were
brought to view were none too many
for the task imposed upon Alan OF
overcoming the scruples of the en-.
gineer and fireman.
Another minute, and less than fifty
feet separated the two-the special
train and the light engine, both bur
Ting through the light at top speed.
With a word to the engineer Alan
crept out along the side of the boiler,
with only greasy handrail and a mar
row foothold between himself and
what meant death, or something closes
ly resembling it, should he be shaker
off by the tearing wind and the sways
ing of the locomotive.
1t seemed an hour before he worked
himself up to the cowcatcher-now
within four feet of the rear platform
of the special.
On this last he could see woman's
figure indistinctly silhouetted against
the light through the door, and beside
her man in white coat, clinging for
dear life to the knob of the door
holding it against the frantic efforts OF
some persons inside to tear it open.
Another hour of suspense dragged
out-or such was the effect-while the
light engine with intolerable slowness
bridged those four scant feet.
At length it was feasible to attempt
the thing. Rose Che could see her
strained white face quite plainly now
was half over the rail of the car ahead,
ready to jump.
His heart failed him. 1t was too
hazardous risk. He dared not let her
take it,
Something very like shot sounded
from the train and something very like
bullet whistled past his cheek, and
proved the signal for several more.
Strangely, that knowledge steadied
his nerves. Straining forward and
Continued on last page.)
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1915-02-17

I've no reason to, going on what I
know Of YOU
Give me one minute to find my coat
and hat"
In less than that time she was at his
side in the hallway
The police entered by the front door
as the two crept out of the area win,
low.