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The Monte Vista journal., 1915-02-06

The Women's Foreign Mission
ary society of the M. E. church
met at the home of Mrs. F. H.
Lauer Thursday afternoon. About
thirty members were present and
a fine program was rendered Mes
danes ID. j. Elliott, Lee Smith
and f. &, Matthias assisted and
Mrs. Hogle, vice president, pre-
sided over the meeting.
The Priscillas will meet next
Thursday with Mrs. John Burgett.
The Monday Embroidery club
was delightfully."- entertained this
week at the home of Mrs. Kloepfel.
The hostess was assisted by Miss
Clara Batchelder in serving.
Mrs. W. H. Leonard entertained
the Ladies of the Maccabees at
her home Wednesday afternoon
and all enjoyed very pleasant
social time. Dainty refreshments
were served.
The W. G. T. L. will meet next
Wednesday afternoon at 2:3O at
the home of Mrs. E. l.. Stroup,
and the society will carry out a
Frances Willard memorial parlor
meeting. Friends are invited
The Monte Vista journal., 1915-02-06
FURNITURE AT PRIVATE SALEN

FURNITURE AT PRIVATE SALEE
Will offer at private sale, commencing
Friday. Feb. 5, six-hole steel range, one
good base burner, dining table and
chairs, chiffonier, beds, book case, da-
venport library table, sdeboard, dress
ers and all contents of seven room house.
MRS. JOHN j. FOSTER.
The Monte Vista journal., 1915-02-06

Monday, Feb. 8, Mrs. Maxwell and
Miss Bechtel will open dressmaking par
lors at 637 First avenue, in the Isbell
block. Patronage solicited,
The Monte Vista journal., 1915-02-06
Valentine napkins at Fuller's.
ANNUAL MEETING

Monte Vista, Colo, Jan. 30, 1915.
The annual meeting OF the Silver
Lakes Fish Co. will be held March 1st,
1915, at 8 o'clock p. m, at DR.. True
blood's office.
Election OF officers and any other bus-
ness that may come before this company
at that time.
JAS. E. WARD, President.
GEO. COLE, Secretary.
Feb. s, 13, 20, 27.
The Monte Vista journal., 1915-02-06

New books in the exchange
library at Fuller's.
The Monte Vista journal., 1915-02-06

SYMPATHY COAL" IS 90.
This is a good grade of coal that
should sell at $5.75, but owing
to the hard times we are selling
it at $500.
The Akers Lumber Co.
The Monte Vista journal., 1915-02-06

ter, Moninger, W. j. Clark, Rupert, wv.
s. Woods, Geo. Corlett, Goodding, l.. b.
Wallace, Umfieet, John Foster, Akers,
Patterson, Hildebrandt and Sims.
The St. Joseph observer. [volume] (St. Joseph, Mo.) 1906-1932, 1915-08-28
DISEASE is SPREAD sr RATs
Tsslr Nisrstosy Hsbi's Espisin asny
Fsets Coenseisa Win Disss1
tos ~ Pisgss Germs,


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The St. Joseph observer. [volume] (St. Joseph, Mo.) 1906-1932, 1915-08-28

Severe nrorslgia ean ha -srod nv
lhiectiux AlcoN, j1fo tns nerves bat
the Co@l - Terrible fas the price -
thr death u the nerve. eiib paralysis
- the resah
Such IN nrtef Il tho conclusion
Which tr Mniisms n CAdpsia8af ".
plrts e. The Joarua q the American
Medical assoctsticu after e1Psrtmsnts
made AZ the Laboratory % Nruropa
h2icgy o. the JuNersigf 81 Peausyt
raniA
The alcrhnl kills not only THE usrvvs
~ sensation. but the m5tof nerves as
yell Ia nerve iiks the sctatic this
you'd es serseas Fer the nerve ual
remain paralyred for a year Atssr tss
tRsectica ot the alcuho&
In turaetal nevraigiN shtch u
caused BY = purely s.nsnry nerve. thi'
Action - - little Importance Tbs
cure ts not permanent, however, h2i
AZORES freed IN ,rous pain tcr seveFA
us0nthk PERHAPS ss nach a. year
TAs nerves rsEsBsrA,s tass a. they q,
~hen severed
The St. Joseph observer. [volume] (St. Joseph, Mo.) 1906-1932, 1915-08-28
ENTIRELY A STATE or sIso
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esss ~ longevity sss ths Fssss
Are Yssys.

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have hssa kisssea With lanE yesss u
- bssaass ihsy uwyst arHns. NJ ba
saass is-y ea sstss h.saBss thef
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risA. ssi 30 iass ~ eishis ~ heesgse
yhsf 90 sii these thlngs 80 coHstsF
acted ike srii ssstts slih dt-ts -
nit mush suguhresa % % appie a
asy Asirbisas aae fsistivas snd d..o
tafs msY Eanarf whg thf bsoth ~
tine has pfarsl Iasspsbic nHf tha
subjects ~ tbtif s8a3sf hsss never
any a6sbis Tbe9 knHr sfssny NhY
thsY ARs sastk kesp aFAFf
A. isilm@io ssqsv ~ tAs chsrsftsf
~ cvHtsbsrtaas miEhi fes~st ihs tfus
foFunis fuf iunf ijfs These tsnsr;gps
ola felt al have MA thaE 10 o7m.
mpn. sni tkst - parfesf fanhtsHes
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InEs. usssf sfrirtsi sith self 4aTe
tioaips its psfegh ~ srsoiu,siy rsf
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perhaps ibst ~ ~ eHett1st - y "a
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suin that hs 10 Es'aG "a asfsai eass
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good nhDdyns FOE slrepiesahsss a
wosihy sla - digestion . protector
saainsi affideHt
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aidA,s fus q baH.irod b. abs,smigaa
90 moderately isfuiEsnt esrsfli siih
bis ford of fsebisss a. that he feal
sqrs that he has ihS ssrFo' n loo
sa,ltr 10. u volli seem the ssst
dnEm-iic ssi ~ oglHlcns Tuirdo
tilAda
The St. Joseph observer. [volume] (St. Joseph, Mo.) 1906-1932, 1915-08-28
NO LAW WILL STOP FLIRTING
WIN iss Gtr.s rhAn WftS
tNr Boys

tyery rrrsgn rf sauss Ru1eA hat
thetr rs danger tr nlrins tut ra lae
v'Ii step she rrsCt.re of ypHryr a.
- us taUsvr The ifrahIr iifs 30 81.
flfla rsihrr than tbp h,.a We have
harp scs'usi,'Fe3 fs th.rk 70 uur s,rts
A. 'oH rrArsf ans r'rros fr ei-t
Nrst ~ itrir are tat 500 Iroror'i.u
ihat is uet is sifrEetAer 'sc IarFv
lArger thaa grssd b. atats y hsa
sri rces tr pcrs iu stttr ~ far
tct1 sho seems - tAink shr has tSrs.n
e5nanrinatsai frovn h0tne r,atr,st ARd
an tno ofiea the rsrvuts oake No
AitrmPt % iree Der trum this ae,usion
The Consequence 10 thNt shs is IN
'sas'ant danger h~csuse she 10 lNety
IN her nee fcu0d ffeeeOra 90 torlov
The c'sur~e ~ TIE pleasure sesker-
sincpH her cuapauiuns prorcr bone
Training and cDntncl ~ the girt untn
she hss acquired kRee le1Es - the
daasrFs that h~set a youaE riri IN ne
~vrsd are better rrvventivss q elrt
inE Hsa w. accompAnyinE svus tAaa
AL tNr lave that an the leeAslAtHrps
coaa PAS ISechsster Uataa and "A
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The St. Joseph observer. [volume] (St. Joseph, Mo.) 1906-1932, 1915-08-28

The Moor. are tho loliyrst a. ! most
rfaF r,up'r taken as a vho.c that
srr fa 20 f-u.A srfaksto. a writer
'a fRss. rsfHrfs iu Describing Wait
tn f,r puHrur-a rras nys,.sr. Il
HrssHf .v the ,irnlt, Of 'ba - asqua
40 WHaal J5y's fcQnArr AMI n.afector
~ Pee rto strrr's are hs-ai 81
hf p1.ss ana ,hrrstisa. yevv and
even Nftwa.s sre forbidden ta -u,af
'rH jats before orY bruh a
F'F'rr".s1 fat h,rF a'Hast te5tcn 90
assfh ''r ir"sgassi0E IN This quarter. '
The 'rsfr'sg s8ts The tourist natu
ts.l' wsde no atttWpt 20 take rho
toEraYhs IN thts srcttNn rjsswhers
the r'iite nati'rs dii cot object 10
his use ot the csnera-- "A western In.
vcn,'on nci usually wsiCcmea IN Mo
eawm@lau towns
The St. Joseph observer. [volume] (St. Joseph, Mo.) 1906-1932, 1915-08-28
~ n..s. Nnlna "a trsns..

The superiority ~ Freueh tia gloves
Over all otAOrs II 6pe Asove al to 'hs
psrfsctIoa of the skins. the ATS b~iaE
rwAred IN villages ~ p~assAis Sho
osp oaly a few geAts asa tasrNfors
tAks great care az tAsm Aaothef
reAson m thst IN Frsnee Gee vcfNsasn
tAkes the prvFAred skg ard maniFa.
lA,ss a Ainussif risht ua to tks auisaeS
slave --NewaFk Seas
The St. Joseph observer. [volume] (St. Joseph, Mo.) 1906-1932, 1915-08-28

As the manufacture and sAh Of
aNslnths have Neea preAieiied ~ h~
the little paYtsA u orsy iast eoath
81 rartN has s'st To- ohlet sudus,rS
the groSius 81 abs'a,Ae p'ants Tor
the trade TIE ne, iaS allowed CON
pepsattoa tor ne ctOp already plant
"a ~ tsNeeo ~cytA cs plants ~sfe
hspdea ever 10 tkv excise suteerities
They werc ~esshea spt hurus1 TIE
same arsfalNon v psr'crmSs o, al
plaees Wkon, ~ plant Vas groSa'
The St. Joseph observer. [volume] (St. Joseph, Mo.) 1906-1932, 1915-08-28
Hsres a sss,snss

There eas lhe saver thc dc"idsrs
,um. the force ard quantity tha, 80
have been iaislnG ot-a aver ifn
mcns" and extraordinary. In rs'at1n
10 shioh m, mudilsmru, that have
called subjective cams directly ffcS
the 'a,i that il u rut. iik. the sxS ors
10 Witch I iosi paid tribute "alsbeh.'
served administered AFTER the fashion
- precious things "a general ,snt per
hsps ia ANY degree ,hs result Of whai
rastrs 10 other societiss for pfcpars
,lon ~ gross vild end I bad doubt.
Mss partRkcn ~ II etude Wtib IA.
TsarNe,ous rrer, of iis re' ,iissgrrstng
With me The Suu
The St. Joseph observer. [volume] (St. Joseph, Mo.) 1906-1932, 1915-08-28

the reisa astrrunu.r p riA,g, -a
ports Zoe AslrnuHuIs hv NaUhr.. hfsn
that he vas rvoaH', atfo t-.m sn
ellen s'ri spot r0af Urn"Na ~hvro tts
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'enar crater ture3n'DuE whpn btpg
heYoat 'hs termiostnr i o. tho su,n
mU - 'ho cfatnr sss illuminated
uhi's iNe aHrrnurJius rssl1r Vas silli
tp shadow
The St. Joseph observer. [volume] (St. Joseph, Mo.) 1906-1932, 1915-08-28

Predecessor RiACkte ~ Aa apaeela
grapAiral ess,cA snt,,AsS Neyes ~ q
tsi~ tells ~ = vtst ~ GAIA 20 Cele
rtags th~u hvins a. HxAgsts ~
~acsa he rseseHhsts eRt twe tAlss.
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btns maa ,gl iasi ~ tela ne hs hsa
,ArN~r ssssh>Nrd an srvoalstisr san
pserAY hnAiss nsgieet setisfac,t,n -
the Hrst cAAVis1 0i ths gosrs D.
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The St. Joseph observer. [volume] (St. Joseph, Mo.) 1906-1932, 1915-08-28

Tn GLAD 10 kno~ that yea iiksa NY
sermoe, saia ne afHafsr 70 aa "a.
has.AstiS saswhsr 0t hts aock
lndecs ! sia n wss o. tfus ana
10 10 tie psNst ~tsh a a.iEheor Of
mine cssela have sosrd Il, knos Il
SAs iGteuaed isst sot h!m~
The Washington times., 1915-05-10
ANNEXATION OF BELGIUM

Germany has formally proclaimed
the annexation Of Belgium to the
German empire. 1t appears at first
glance that this is a somewhat futile
formality, because the final status of
Belgium will manifestly be decided
according to the event of the war.
Germany's say-so does not make
Belgium German. That is an issue
yet to be decided.
But the proclamation of annexa-
tion does nevertheless have decided
significance. Belgium was at war
with Germany prior to "annexation. ."
Following "annexation," Germany
can, if it choose, insist that Belgium
is in revolt. The honors of war are
due to the military forces of an en-
emy country; but the treatment of a
traitor may be administered to the
insurrectionist. Thus Germany may
assume that her proclamation of
annexation" places the whole Bel
gian people in new relationship, in
which the EXTREMIST rigors may be
visited on them with the color of
regularity, if they persist in fighting
Germany.
1t seems impossible that Germany
would attempt to enforce so harsh
rule. But the annexation" of Bel
gium is more nearly accomplished,
according to general ideas of inter-
national law, than is the BLOCKADE"
of Great Britain that has been pro-
claimed by Germany. 1t is not safe
to assume that the German authori-
ties would not adopt as extreme a
policy in the one case as in the other
If the Americans on the Lusitania
could be treated as belligerents and
killed, why should not the people of
Belgium be regarded as traitors and
hanged?
The Washington times., 1915-05-10
MURDER WINS NO WARS

Though Lusitanias be torpedoed
and their human freight, men, wom-
en-, and children indiscriminately, be
murdered in cold blood, there is no
estimating the stupendous commerce
which will flow as long as the war
lasts from this country to the allies
in ever increasing quantities. For a
destruction Of property and a
slaughter of life like the atrocious
work done on Friday is void of COM
mercial effect as it is destitute Of
military result. That is what makes
the act of the submarine assassins
who destroyed the Lusitania the
more wantonly brutal and the more
stupidity futile.
A Lusitania is no more than an
express for humankind, all Of it
non-combatant and much of it neu-
trail, and for mails not essential to
belligerent operations.
But thousands of ships constantly
sail, and as long as the allies COM
mand the seas will sail, into and out
of the British and French ports.
German submarines could sweep
the seas of all the Lusitanias as the
navies Of the allies have swept the
seas Of all German ships, those Of
commerce and those of war, and yet
those countless argosies of wheat,
corn, cotton, beef, iron, and ammuni-
ton, would steadily float their car
goes to the fleets and armies which
are battling with Berlin militarism
which in it's shameless abandon and
savage spirit holds that in the kind
of war it exalts women and babes
are fair and honorable game.
If the submarines could destroy or
even cripple the war fleets Of the al
lies, they might cut off those thou
sands Of merchant ships from bear
ing to the enemies of Germany war
supplies from all the productive
fields and factories of the world.
But while they seek no combat
with the fighting ships which keep
wide open for the allies and tight
shut for the Germans and Austrians
the trade lanes of the seven seas,
while they wage only a desultory
warfare against non-combatants
afloat. dyeing their hands with the
blood of the weak and defenseless,
the Won Tirpitz warriors can achieve
nothing but the stigma of the out
law.
The Washington times., 1915-05-10
THE ELDER STATESMEN

Both China and Japan have just
passed one of the most serious crises
in the history of the Orient. The re-
public stood out boldly against an
invasion Of her sovereignty by the
empire, and there was talk of the
imminence of war.
The japanese cabinet, it was said,
had decided to send an ultimatum to
Peking, but if it intended doing any
thing of the kind it was prevented by
the Genro, or ELDER Statesmen" the
Emperor's privy council, who ad-
,vised against such action
This remarkable body of men is
unlike any other in modern govern
ments. Its number is not fixed, but
there are usually about twenty-five
members. They are purely a delib-
erative body, with no administrative
functions, brought together around
the person of the Emperor, and ap-
pointed by him. They advise him
upon matters of state, especially up
on foreign questions and policies.
They usually are the most capable
men in the empire, transcending
party and personal interests in their
devotion to their country.
Marquis Ito, the framer and COM
mentator of the Japanese constitu-
ton, said of the Elder Statesmen
! that to them is assigned the task
/ Of planning far sighted schemes OF
statecraft and of effectuating new
enactments, by leisurely meditation
and calm reflection, by thorough in
vestigation into ancient and modern
history, and by consulting scientific
principles" He also declared that
. they were the palladium of the con-
stitution and the law"
The Emperor may decline to act
upon the advice of his privy council,
but as matter of fact has never
done so. Being responsible to him
alone, they possess greater influence
over Japan's policies than do the
minister of state, whom the EN-
peror can displace.
To the Elder Statesmen the EN-
peror is the soul of the Japanese
people, and they give the best fruit
Of their thought and wisdom to him
in order that, in the words of their
constitution, "the empire of Japan
shall be reigned over and governed
, by line of Emperors unbroken for
ages eternal"
The Washington times., 1915-05-10
, ATTEND TO DERNBUR0

This man Dernburg, who faunts
in any and every city of the United
States the crimes of those he repre-
sents in Berlin, needs nothing so
! much, for the sake of common de-
cency, not to speak Of international
obligation, as to be put out of the
country.
What the first President of the
United States did promptly to Genet
was long ago due to this creature
Denburg. Genet officially was less
of an offense to Americanism than
Dernburg semi-officially is an out
rage both to Americanism and all
civilization.
George Washington more than a
century ago snuffed out the blatant
Genet. Let the noisy, noxious Dern-
burg, in this year of 1915, follow the
less insufferable Genet.
The Washington times., 1915-05-10
A LONG LOOK BACKWARD

Few are the men and women the
span of whose existence stretches so
far beyond the scriptural term as to
include two great world wars. A
Baltimore woman, a Mrs. Pouder,
celebrating her one hundred and
eighth birthday enjoys such a dis
tinction. She was eight years old
when the fateful battle which finally
shattered Napoleon's dreams of en-
pire took place. Now, a century
later, she notes the progress of cam
paigns conducted on more than
Napoleonic scale.
A year ago reflections upon the
developments that have occurred in
the course of Mrs. Pouder's long
life would have been less martial in
tone. They would probably have
possessed a decidedly pacific note
We should have dwelt more upon
the advancement of science in all its
various phases; of the Harvesting of
the great elemental forces to mans
use; of the increase in the worlds
wealth and the multiplication of the
worlds industries.
The hundredth anniversary OF
Waterloo puts a good many of these
reflections out Of mind. We begir
to doubt whether the spirit of ma,
tions has changed so much after all
and this doubt is intensified by the
latest developments in the Far East
It is not hard to draw a parallel be,
tween the European situation in the
early nineteenth century and in thu
early twentieth century. 1t may bt
disheartening to consider that Sc
many of our vaunted achievement.
Of peace are being bent to the de-
structive ends of war, but it is 8
cold fact.
Yet when we consider the devel
The Washington times., 1915-05-10
THE RIPPERS

A "Jack the Ripper" in New York,
after numbering two victims, wrote
to the mother of the second victim
thus:
81 am going to do the same thing
on Monday [today]. will do 1t be-
tween Fiftieth street and Fifty
fourth street and between Fifth and
Eleventh avenues. A. RICH
The German submarines sank the
Gulfight, numbering some of her
company. Then the German embassy
advertised thus:
Z" -" travellers sailing in the war
zone on ships of Great Britain or her
allies do so at their own risk"
The German submarines there
upon proceeded to murder, not one
but 1.149 victims.
On the theory that they are not
guilty because they advertised their
purpose to commit the crime, it is
assumed that "Jack the Ripper
likewise is immune because he also
advertised.
"Kultur" brings some queer logic
with it.
The Washington times., 1915-05-10
THE AFTERMATH OF HEROISM

American men have not forgot
ten how to die like men and heroes.
The stories of heroism are now COM
ing in from the Lusitania; of men
taking off their life-belts and put
ting them about women in the last
minutes before the ship plunged to
the bottom; of one vigorous citizen
who, when he could not get people
to lower a boat, pulled "gun" and
stood over squad until it had let
down boat with sixty people in it;
of little girl of fourteen helping
put off one boat, cheering and reas-
suring the people about her; and
later, when the boat was trying to
pull out of the maelstrom, taking
the oar Of fainting sailor.
These are stories that recall how
pride was mixed with national grief
when we read of the conduct of
Archie Butt and John Jacob Astor,
and the scores of other real Ameri-
can gentlemen who died nobly with
the Titanic.
The last seen of Alfred Gwynne
Vanderbilt he was taking off his
life-belt and strapping it around a
woman.
Two men from a Texas town stood
together, ready to leap. both with
life-belts on. One Of them saw a
woman from, the steerage with no
belt. He coolly took off his own and
placed it on her. The other looked
around, found another steerage
woman without lifespreserver, put
his own on her, and leaped into the
sea. Three hours he swan, when he
was picked up; and the very next
person hauled into the boat with
him was the woman to whom he had
given his belt! But his friend, the
other Texas hero, is at the bottom
of the ocean.
Any nation that goes crazy with
the notion that Americans are too
pusillanimous to resent any possible
insult, will do it's cause a service by
reading these stories of how Ameri-
cans can die.
The Washington times., 1915-05-10

in the Forest Services decalogue,
and his carelessness will cost thou
sands of dollars in the loss of good
timber. 4t
The devastation of forest fires
can be seen from the recent report
of the Forest. Service that, on ma
tional forest purchase areas alone,
forty-nine fires occurred in March.
More than $500 acres were burned
over, while forty-four fires starting
on private land near Government
boundaries damaged nearly $500
acres.
Forest guards and wardens will
be of little avail unless those who
go into the woods realize the need of
care. Forest fires are not remote
from Washington. They occur an
nually in western Maryland, and in
Virginia, destroying timber, not only
valuable in itself, but much more so
for protection it affords against
food, erosion, and drought.
Boy Scouts have learned enough
of woodcraft to be careful when
they 60 into the woods. But most
city campers are woefully ignorant
on this point, and it is the city news
papers that must get the information
"across" to them.
The Washington times., 1915-05-10
DOING 1S KNOTS IN WAR ZONE.

~ talked with the captain generally
about the torpedo scare. which neither
of us regarded as of any moment. TIE
captain-you understand, of course.
that we were smoking and chatting
explained his plans to me. He said
they were then slowing down, in fact
were going at only eighteen knots. and
that the ship would be slowed down
until they got somewhere further on
the voyage. and then We would 60 at
full speed and get over the war zone.
II asked him what the war zone was.
and he said 200 miles from Liverpool.
According to the next days run. about
two hours before the disaster occurred.
we were about $50 or 800 miles from
Liverpool so we were In the war zone,
and we were only at a speed OF about
eighteen knots at the critical moment.
For two days previous. as we'll as
remember. the days run had been 1o6
and sol. and on Thursday II was 4SS.
Saw Torpedo Coming.
I was playing bridge Friday when
the pool was put up on the days run,
ond I heard twenty members go from
4SO to 499. thought II would be a
grand speculation to buy the lowest
number, as we were going so slow. /
did buy 1t. and paid 500. The sum In
the pool was between 500 and $3.50. and
was the winner. The steward offered
to hand over the money II ] would go
to his cabin. but l said he could pay ms
later.
Shortly after the steward had left
me was on the upper deck looking
out over the sea. ! saw, all at once.
the wash OF q torpedo. indicated by the
snakelike churning OF the surface of
the water. 1t NAV have been about
thirty feet away. And then-thud!
Mr.. Berth and his wife. from New
York. frst class passengers. were the
last spoke to. | should say that
about this time all the passengers in the
dining saloon had come up on deck.
The upper deck was crowded. ard OF
course, the passengers were wondering
what was the matter. few really believ-
ing the truth. still. the crew began 10
lower the boats, and then things began
to hapen very quickly.
Fell Into Boat.
Berth was trying to persuade his wife
to get into a beat She said she would
not DO so without him. and he said
| oh come along, my darling. I will be
all right added my persuasions &c
his. l saw him help her into a boat
then the falls suddenly slid through the
davits. fell into the same boat ant