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Eastern Utah advocate. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1895-1915, 1915-03-05

one Of his specialties was putting his
stout hand upon the shoulders OF male
factors ana asking them politely which
they preferred. steel cuffs OF docilityf
The dny before Bruce landed Hunt re-
ceivcd a cable IN which he was In
formed that their old enemy was 20.
ing TO attempt to run the blockade
again, with diamonds as usual. And
ene ~ the remarkable phases Of these
exploits OF Bruce's was the fact that
he invariably sold gems In Holland as
starter. but brought the bulk %
them Into the United States.
The officials knew that he had con.
federates. some above him IN power
and some below. Chief among those
Of the hrst order were Nine Du Val
and Captain Radcliffe. a man without
country. Radcliffe was patiently IN
love with Name. Du Val. but she could
not put from her thoughts the man
Baird. The fact that he had gone over
TO the other side IN an attempt 20 re
habilitate himself did not lessen the
-'oman's admlration. A the pseudo
Hnssam she had had some power over
him. but ~ reporter on one OF the
hlg newspapers he had passed beyond
the reach " her arm.
Somewhere she had seen a painting
by the late Alma .Tadema. and she had
under the inspiration fixed up what
she called u Greek salon. She really
possessed excellent TASTE. In the cen.
ter there was n fountain surrounded
by plants. The wnter tinkled merriiy
az all times. but sometimes the stream
suddenly fell aslant. which indicated
that some one was behind the secret
panel.
on the night before the arrival OF
Bruce with his ~ gotten gems madame
was In the salon. playing idly with
an Angora kitten. II II a fact that
these tiger women always have kit.
tens about. Suddenly she noted tho
slant 90 the Jet OF water. She sum.
mOncd an attendant and nodded mean.
ingly toward the wall. The footman
went over swiftly. touched a knob
and the secret panel went up. reveal.
Ing n small elevator. out OF this step.
ped Captain Radcliffe, something Of n
dandy In appearance. but az heart a
shady rogue. lie crossed the room
swiftly. making no effort TO conceal
hls sentiments Hut she adroltly eyad.
ed him.
Take care. captain. No sentiment.
N you plcnsc. Some day possibly. but
for tho present we have business"
II wonder n that some day viii ever
conner The captain shrugged.
II will be ready" she said. "in about
twenty minutes"
"Whatr' mklng n step forward.
mo. mo-. simplctonl I mean I'll be
ready 10 go out with you. Now. LET
me add this. Please do not use that
secret panel again just because you
want 10 surprise me. After midnight,
n you have anything really important
on hand. enter by the panel. but In
ordinary times the front door. my deaf
captain"
your word II law" he replied. bow
ing.
She left the salon. and ho Idled
away the twenty minutes playing with
the kitten. When she returned she
was ready for the street She carried
n kind ~ velvet purse.
do you know what's Ia thisi' she
asked
Powder punsT'
"she did not reply. but took out a
I la.A ~ nh
Eastern Utah advocate. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1895-1915, 1915-03-05

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Menncr and u,euncr grew the s,ree,.
That's one fault OF the crookc,
mind" wns tho adjective. eommen,
''Tbey alwnys seek low plncca Ia hid.
their victims Ia. Not one detective &,
a thousand would think OF hunting q
missing person ~ n good neiehborhood
He's slowing up I think we'd better
finish this on foot. Come along. A..
Lawyer nnd don't yet Ia q sweat"
A. for Zudom. her evil star shon,
cold aud brilliant NJ any ~ the gem
Eastern Utah advocate. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1895-1915, 1915-03-05
Come In
storm entered With = I,nnnnn,

Come In
storm entered With = bOuoue,
On. now prettyi Wait until I ma,
,nem INTO vase. Tbcrel Flowers Al.
ways make room look cozler~
Ant what's going on hereY- askea
conn. pointing to the trunk.
u WY John, that trunk Il abop, the
any thing they rescued from the house
10 You Know. I'm happier in iris room
man ! have been In year. uucle
frank was always cold and repellen, /.
Re Just wouldn't let me love him
1ccd riddHncc u hud ruhlashr'
why. John STORM"
u don't care. Pm positive % the
met that he attempted TO make wav
with both Of W. half . dozen times
And I'm equally again positive that
ne was hand IN glove with su,n, OF the
must dangerous criminals In the com
wy. Wei. rs you say. he's dead Bu,
Eastern Utah advocate. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1895-1915, 1915-03-05

The CLERK stuck bis head into his
chiefs ONCE. Lady and gentleman
wish 10 see you"
Manner
storm"
"John storuY'
"Yes. sir"
SHOW them IN at once" Tie hailed
Storm jovially. fr he had known this
young lawyer for several years. Come
In. come inl I'm glad to see you
What's on that legal mind OF younr'
y want you to meet Miss Keene.
Hunt-Mlss Zudon Keene."
"Oh. I believe I've heard about you.
Miss Keene. You're Hassam Airs
Eastern Utah advocate. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1895-1915, 1915-03-05
CHAPTER X.
Io.nllsmsn crook. snd n, Lady.

osn,lsmsn Crooks and the Lady
IASsAM ALI. or. 10 give him
~ hls real name. Frank kecne.
u died suddenly. baird. his dou
bic. approaching that the end
at hand. left the house by a secret
taking with him only such things
belonged 10 him. When the Hindu
want notified Zudora that her uncle
dead she could not believe II. and
\ look ~ the dead man was enough
convince her that there was some.
pig extremely mysterious In the
Eastern Utah advocate. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1895-1915, 1915-03-05

Baird was half conscious OF being car
Red out Of the building ana dumped
into a wagon. A moment later q iOl
Of evil smelling junk was thrown ~
upon him. Then they went rumblinE
over the rough cobble pavement II
seemed 60 Baird that the journey mus
have lasted fully an hour. Then the
wagon stopped. the JUNK was hauled
away. and he was dragged ip'o hu
Eastern Utah advocate. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1895-1915, 1915-03-05

Then Hunt Succeeded In Drawing His
Automaties.
TO handle. II was hard for Storm &
wait for Hunts signal. When II die
come he was FIRST az the door OF IN,
hut But the door was a stout one
aud II took sundry smashing blows o.
both mems shoulders 20 make the loci
give. There was a rafting good hgh
for a moment Then Hunt succeede,
In drawing his automatics.
Hands up"
The two thugs saw business In hi
cold blue eye aud raised their hands.
"YOu poor girl" cried storra.
"Neyer mind me-" she said. There's
some one In the next room calling To-
help"
Aud there they found Baird.
lTo M CONTINUED
Eastern Utah advocate. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1895-1915, 1915-03-05

se' The Hassam Ali she had seen
=, " uays past had not looked M,
'uH corpse was mute evidence OF
- una desperate illness. But she
solved this puzzle; she was new
wen the time TO. That night the
eaught IRE, aud very few things
day shortly after the fre she
seu the battered old trunk out into
sn'er OF the room aud proceeded
Z o r'ule It's contents. The first things
a"'e across We're her mothers old
.oS.uineS' aud she sat dreaming
them foe some tine. A knock
Tue door aronaed her.
Eastern Utah advocate. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1895-1915, 1915-03-05

Nine. Du Val and Captain Radcliffe
retlrned to the formers house inme-
diately after lunch and they both ap-
peared rather excited over something
Il seems that the two had met Storm
aud zudora at the restaurant aud had
asked them to alt at their table. with
no purpose IN mind save that Of friend
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-04-29
SINKING OF THE
LEON GAMbETTA
Officers and Crew of Ill
Fated Vessel Cheer as
She Sinks :
SIDE WAS BLOWN OUT
Engines Started With Full Steam
Ahead in Futile Effort to Run Ship
Into Shoal Water.

Milan. Italy, April 29-DetailS oI
the end of the French cruiser, Leon
Gambetta, torpedoed and sunk by The
Austrian submarine Us, in the strait
Of Otranto Monday night tell Of ne
roism by the officers.
Practically the entire starboard side
Of the cruiser was blown out when
the Austrian torpedo hit her almost
amidship. The officers rushed to
the bridge and the engines were stan
ed full steam ahead in an effort ~
make shoal water.
1t was plain from the start thar
this would be impossible. as within
less than couple Of minutes the
boiler rooms were flooded and the
macheinery stopped. The engine room
crew drew most of the fires to pre-
ient explosions.
The crew was assembled at quarter
and the order given every man for
himself" All OF the commissioned
officers assembled on the bridge as
soon as it was certain that the crui-
ser must 90 down, and as she listed
lust before turning over they united
in the cry Viva la France
4 number of bodies Of the vie
inns have been recovered and buried
With full military honors in the
cemetery at Bridisi.
Rome, April 29---Ten officers of
minor rank and 100 seamen surTI-
:ors OF the French cruiser Leon
Gambetta, have reached Syracuse
where they are receiving treatment.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-04-29

RENEW BOMBARDMENT
AIosIem Armies on Both Sides OF
Dardanellcs Said to be Commanded
by German Officers.

Athens, April 29-Tulkish regu-
lars have been defeated with ileaSy
losses. and an entire TurklSn bat
Gallon has been captured by d British
,amding party which took possession
.ot the coast along the Gulf Of Souvil
twenty five miles from Seddie- banr
on the Gailipoli peninsula.
Advices say that the battle commen-
menccd early on Wednesday and last
ed until long after nightfall. The Brit
ish were assisted by warshlps IN
their landing operations.
Three allied warships on Tuesday
penetrated Gulf Of Smyrna. Wneth-
er they were able TO lombard the
inner forts is not yet known.
Bombardment of the DardaneIies
Notifications is proceeding with the
utmost violence. according to report;
from MyIitene, not only at stated
periods during the day, but the a!'ied
warships are taking advantage OF the
moonlight to operate during the night.
Details of the operations OF l:ie
allies along the GailipOli peninsula
SHOW that the British forces are mold
ing the European and the French the
Asiatic side. They are advancing
very slowly in parallel lines. Up to the
present the fighting has been conlln-
ed 70 sliiymisl6Gg IS tEa IGrNs are
apparently waiting 10 choose tne!f
own battle ground. The British have
established 4 chain base on the snoft
Of the Aegean Sea, and have intrench-
ed Il frontal line across the peninsula"
10 Esl;i Hiscarlik.
British aviators are understood /"
have reported the presence III frohv
Of their line Of force OF some -" 9
900 Turkish troops Of all braMcnes'
heavily supplied with artillery.
It is reported that the luFh!Sn
forccy on both sides OF the Daroanei-
;es are commanded by German "tlicers
If binb rank. who have arrived trom
the northern battlefront.
The Turks are said to be so strong"
i, ;,trenched that it will be lmpos-
s;.,,e for the allies to advance except
urder the cover Of their "arships'
mich will make it essential that
.Ae forts along the Dardanei'eS DC
.aducc!
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-04-29
CHICHESTER CHARGES
Walter T. Oliver. of Fairfax, is Chair,
man of Legislative Committee
Which Meets May 3

Richmond, April 29-Walter Tan
sell Oliver, of Fairfax, chairman of
the legislative committee to investi-
gate charges against Judge R. H. l..
Chichester, of the Spotsylvania cir
cult, will call his committee together
at Fredericksburg on May 3.
Charges of misuse of his position
were brought against Judge Chiches.
ter by, Delegate Powell, l.: of Spotsyl-
vana and fredericksburg independ-
ent member of the Virginia House OF
Delegates, at the last session of that
body. He accused the judge of pack
ing electoral boards and of using. his
office for POLITICAL ends. His charge
came in the course of a heated de-
bate, but were repeated by him wher
sharply questioned by Judge Martl'
Williams of Giles County, and re-
suited in the appointment Of conf
mittee of investigation.
Delegate Powell and Judge Chlch
ester and their friends have been
busy in the interim preparing charges
and defense and both have been Al
work securing witnesses. The hear
incs we're set by chairman Oliver 10:
Nav 5 at Fredericksburg.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-04-29
DANIELS PICKS BENSON
Newly Created Position of Chief Of
Operations Goes to Navy Yard
Commandant

Philadelphia. April 29-Captain
William Shepard Benson, commaE-
dant of the Philadelphia Navy Yard
since August, 1913: was yesterday ap.
pointed Chief of the Bureau Of Ma
val Operations by Secretary Of the
Navy Daniels. His appointment to
the position, which was created by
the last Congress, gives Captain Ben
son more authority and power than
any American naval officer has had
heretofore except when in command
of fleet in actual war The position
carries the rank Of rear admiral, and
virtually makes Captain Benson &C
tive head Of the navy.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-04-29
EXPECTS PEACE IN FALL
Germany Is Near End of Reserves
British General Thinks

Montreal, April 29--Gen. Sir Hor-
ace Smith h-Dorrien, commander Of .hc
British second army in France, does
not think there will be arothcr winter
campaign. He made this statement n
Il speech he delivered 70 officers of
the Canadian contingent just before
chat force was moved from Neuve
Chapelle to ipres. an extract Of which
has just been received here. General
Smith -DOrrien SAID:
''No one can say definitely when the
war will end. As sou know we are
optimistic out here, a!id rlghtfuily 50
I do not say the war will end Ill
one month on two months, but |
think [ can promise you that there
will not he another winter campaign.
we know that GcrmahN:'s reserve
Of fighting men are nearly exhausted.
They have one more reserve TO draw
on. and when this trained and put in
the field they will have used every
available man. We are satisfied of
this and so is General Joffre."
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-04-29
EAGLES GO TO WASHiNGT0S
Two Hundred Will Make Trip o.
Two Snecial Trains Tonight

Two Hundred Will Make Irip on
Two Special Trains Tonight
Preparations are being made by
Alva Aerie, No. S7l, Fraternal Order
of Eagles, for a big time in wash
incton tonight, Two hundred mem
bers of the order will visit Wash.
ington Aerie, No. 27l, where they
will be the guest of that lodge. They
+ will leave here at 7 o'clock in tw%6
special trains. Upon arrival IN WASH
ington they will be met by a delega'
ton of Washington Aerie and vii
be formed in marching line by lhoma:
D. Downey as chief marshal.
Sixty candidates, 40 of whom ar'
from Alexandria, will be initiated to
night. The ceremonies will be il
charge of William L. Rammel, presi
dent of Alva Aerie, OF this city, ant
Luther T. Hayes. president of Wash
ington Aerie.
A banquet will follow the initiate,
exercises.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-04-29
CARDINALS. NEW PARK
Baseball Field OH Upper King Street
10 be Ready for Opening Game
Saturday

| The new Cardinal Athletic Club
Baseball Park il: West King street
is being graded and put in shape.
under the supervision of Benjamin
Baggett. and will be ready for the
/ Cardinals TO have general practice
Friday evening. The opening game
will be played Saturday, May l, be-
+: tween the Cardinals and the strong
Technical High School Baseball team
Of Washington, at 4,30 p. N. This
contest should be tip top one, as
the captain of the Capital City stu
dents is anxious to trim the local
lads and he will have his best players
| in the line up 20 accomplish that
feat.
Capt. Dug Merchant, of the Car
dinaiS, will use his regular men 10
battle his rivals as follows: Mer-
chant, first base; Bauer. second base; !;
George Allensworth, third base;
Kid Devers, shortstop; Nugent. Gen.
ter field; Snowden, left field; Owens
right field; Thompson, Risdon, Allen
worth. Padgett. and Smith pitchers;
Melvin Jones, jim Patterson. and
Tom Slick. catchers and Lucky Lynn
all around utility player.
The new grounds secured by the
Cardinals are located in the estate
Of Mrs. Benjamin Baggett, near the
Union Railroad Station. and are well
suited for baseball games, and will
be an excellent place for persons to
spend their leisure time during the
summer evening: watching the great
national sport.
The Cardinals have booked many
first class baseball teams from near
by cities and they will try 10 make
all their athletic events as interest
ing as possible.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-04-29
KILLED BY A TRAIN
Passengers on South Bound Electric
Train Horrifed Late Yesterday
Evening

Passengers on the Washington,
Alexandria and Mount Vernon. train
that left the Twelfth street station
in Washington yesterday afternoon at
$50 o'clock for Alexandria were ap-
prehensive when their train came to
sudden stop at Fourteenth and +
streets, and then were grieved 70
learn that boy had been ground to
death under the wheels.
Herman Lacey, l6. employed in the
seeds division Of the Agricultural
Department was the victim. He was
killed instantly and his mangled
body lay beneath the wheels. The
body was identified later by his
grandfather, Henry l.. Lacey, OF
Hume Springs Va, with whom the
boy lived.
The cars were crowded with pas
seneers and Division Superintendent
Percy F. Cliff was standing or the
front platform with the motorman
Frank Travis.
. As the car sped down Fourteenth
street those on the front platform
saw young man leave the curb and
walk toward tho tracks. He paused
presumably to wait for the cars 10
20 by. Superintendent Cliff said he
did not signal for a stop.
The gong was changed and the man
fell back one step. Cliffs hand was
resting on the controller brake and
as the car whizzed by he felt the IN
strument vibrate. The vibration
startled him, for he knew what it
told. He looked out and saw mans
legs: then they disappeared under the
car.
- The; emergency naI:elansed and
the brakes were applied and the car
stopped within twenty feet The man
eled body of the boy was i9uhu ABOUT
twenty: feet from the real OF the
trailer. ! Emergency Hospital just a
few blocks away, was notified and
DR.. William Kelly responded. re
pronounced the boy dead.
The brakeman. on the trailer j.
+. Buckley. of Alexandria who was
standing on the front platform OF hls
car. said the young man stepped. di-
rectlv between the cars. The bumper
struck him, knocking him down i'll
the path of the wheel. which passec
over him and swung him clear of the
hind wheels.
An inquest will be held this after
noon at o'clock.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-04-29
MASSACRE OF CHRISTIANS.
.Crucifixion and Burning Alive Ke'
ported by Missionaries.

New York, April 29.-Details OF the
massacre of native Christians at uru-
miah, Persia, by Kurds, have been re-
ceived by the Presbyterian Board OF
Foreign Missions Missions, state that
not less than 300 have been murdered
there and that not less than 2,0ou
have perished from disease.
The attacks, it would appear, have
not been confined to Kurds, but have
been made, in at least one instance,
by Turkish soldiers. Crucifxion and
burning Christians alive have been
revived, missionaries reported TO the
board
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-04-29

showed that Virginia had paid S51,-
100000 in interest and principal OF the
old bonds and still has S24,000,00
of them outstanding, upon which she
is paying interest and principal OF the
that the resources of West Virginia
have increased 800 per cent. since
the two States separated, while Vlr-
einia's has increased only S4 per
cent. He said that West Virginia. 5
taxable values aggregate Sl,OOO,OOO,-
600, while Virginia's are only $780,
900 600. He denied yesterday that
Virginia has refused to enter into
negotiations TO settle the controvcr-
sy, but declared that as soon as the
State was readmitted into the Union
she sent commissioners to West Nlr-
pinia with offers to arbltrate the
question and settle 1t.
"West Virginia is resisting the pay
ment of interest, ne sand. III west
Virginia does not pay this interest,
who should pay it? Certainly Viz
pinia should not be compelled to paw
it. West Virginia was compelled to
recognize her obligation for share
of the original debt in her State Con-
stitution, or Congress would never
have admitted her. into the Union
Recognition of her obligation is writ
ten in the Wheeling declaration. Il
she recognized her equitable proper
ton of the debt at that time' IS 1t
not right that she should be Wiling
70 paw interest on that proportion
when it is definitely fixed?
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-04-29
HINDEEBURG IN BRUSSELS

London. April 29--The Rotterdam
correspondent of the Daily Telegraph
says:
Whatever thuth there may be ii
the reports that Field Marshal Won
Hindenburg has been transferred 10
the western front it is Il fact that he
is now at Brussels.
Several days ago it was reported
that the defender Of East Prussia,
the German hero of the Nazudlan
lakes would be sent to replace Gene
raj Won Kluck on the western front.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-04-29
CONVICT TELLS OF KILLING
Warrant Issued for oserserr "n"
Beat Negro to Death.

Montgomery, Ala, April 2?;-A1ter
negro convicts leased by tine Guy
for work on:a nearby plantation, nad,
testified before coroner's jury that
p. VI. Fulcher. an overseer, had beat
on jim Lee, one Of their number t"
death with strap studded with tachs'
officers began today a search l"f
Erlcher with warrant chafglng
murder in the first degree.
He has NOT oecn found, State
county and city authorities are inveS-
tjeating the whipping Of convietS.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-04-29
BOMBS HIT MAUSER FACTORY
French Airmen Reported to Have
Done Some Damage.

Geneva, Switzerland, April pa
French airman Tuesday threw four
bombs on the Mauser rifle factory at
Oberndorf, near Stuttgart.
Each of these missiles reached It's
goal. and according to the, informa
ton coming into Geneva, considerable
damage was done. A quantity OF
rifles, together with some machinery
was destroyed
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-04-29

Given a new hearing yeSterda!
upon the plea that she understood
che was only witness at the time
she was held for the grand jury AS
the alleged accomplice Of i)r. WI
liam &. Long. a Bristol dentist, IN
conspiracy to kill her husband ArS'
Walter II. Jones was recommitted'
her bond being placed at 81, 800. Al
ditional letters purporting to haze
passed between Dr.. Long and MIS-
Jones were read at todays hearing
Those tended 10 strengthen the evil
dence against Long and Mrs. jones'
neither Of whom has been able TO give
bond.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-04-29
SENTENCES PAIR TO MARRY
Girls Assault Charge Proved to 81
But Lovers Tiff

Allentown, Pa. April 29-stephen
A. Mink, a young cigar worker, was
hailed into Aldermen Gotthardt' s
Court yesterday on oath of Miss Mary
Lucas. who charged him with as
sault and battery.
1t developed he had been a little
100 rough in a lovers quarrel. due
to his suspicion that she had beer
flirting with rival.
The Alderman sentenced him to
get married. Mink agreed, but the
girl coyly demurred it was too sud
den. After Il little coaxing she gave
formed by the Magistrate.