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dealers, bakers and confectioners is
not forbidden.
Article 30. Whosoever delivers or
acquires -four contrary to the provision
of Article 40 will be- sentenced TO i'm
p%risonment up to six months or fined
W to 1900 marks.
Article 81. Until the regulation OF
consumption has been carried out by
the Imperial Distributing Bureau
the competent central authorities o.
the authorities Il Signated by them may
in case OF urgent need order the transfer
Of -four from one community to an
other. II tho communities belong TO
different Federal States the Chancellor
has the same authority. but he must
first get INTO communication with the
respective competent central nuthori-
tics. The transferred quantities are to
be appropriated to the Imperial Dis
tributing Bureau.
M.-coMrrLsoRY MEASURES
Article 50, The competent authori-
ries can close a business who's owner
or manager has proved remiss in the
execution Of the duties which devolve
on him through this decree or the pro
visions for rhe enforcement issued in
connection with II. Appeal against
this decree is admissible Il has no
p~ostponing effect. The higher admins
tratlve authority has the Anal decision
on the appeal.
NIL-FrNAI PROVISION.
Article So. This ordinance goes into
erect on the date OF issue. The I'M
perial Chancellor shall decide on which
day the regulation of Article 20. para
graph I shall 20 into effect, The han
cellor shall determine the date when
this ordinance will cease 10 he In force,
Acting for the Imperial Chancellor.
"DEIRRUECK.
"BERLIN. January %, 1915"
The t~oIowin1 is the tcrt Of the an
ro~uncement concerning the conservation
Of the meat supply:
'Tho Federal Council, in accordance
with Article 3 OF the law concerning the
powers of the Federal Council in resnect
10 economic measures of August 4, 1914
(Onicial Gazette, pag 327), has issued
the following decree
"Articfe |. Cities and rural communi-
ties with more han 5000 Inhabitants
are hereby ordered TO procure and keep
on hand for the people a supply of meat
preserves I'm order To- prevent a scarcity
Of mra; Tho ~CoinTc:'nt authorities MI!
Judge for themselves az to tAr amount
| and kind Of the supplies to he procured.
"hr,i0ls >. For the purpose OF crmpli-
ance v--r as order the proper authorl-
ties may confer the ownership of pigs
upon the communities or a third party.
"Plgs which because Of contracts for
fattening have to he delivered to tn
communities or to the Central P~urchas-
ing Society. Ltd, In Berlin cannot be
appropriated.
"Artlclr 2 OF the law concerning maxi
mum prices AS announced by the I'm
portal thaucallOr on hrCrmlrr II. lG1
iOni la Gdz,tto. paE5 5iG), applies
with the provlso, however, that the
transfer price IL to be fixed according Ia
The market price.
The price Is fixed in the last instance
by a commission OF three. The higher
administrative authorities appoint ths
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ITALIAN HOUSE
GIVES SUPPORT
TOTHECABINET
It Votes Overwhelmed,
Against Revelation of IA.
tons Foreign Policy.
INTERVENTION NEAR.
PUBLIC BELIEVES
Sp,coi cobje Despatch 10 rnl s

fN w w
ROME, Feb 20-prtmi,r Si...H
last nights sitting Of the Cha7.... n,
Deputies successfully avoided O. .I..,ta
on ltaly's foreign policy aud accidentally
procured proof that the Csnne, .,ll
has the support of Il very great majority
OF the Chamber.
The question was raised hv 'lo A..
list members. who presented a ~;.u..>t
to discuss the estimates. r.cu.,- 81.
landra FASTENED to object ou '. rIr,
Of The Government on the ground '1at
such a discussion would rt,.ot, ia.
bate on tho nations foreign policy re
Premier refused to accept 'he proposal
and a cote was taken. tn, proposal re
ceiving only q votes Vbl,e -5l t.,,.
were cast against II.
The Republicans. who ar, v,-. n.ch
H. favor Of Italian Intervention lu ... N..
then presented a mos significant o.
ton, made by Deputy Eugene CO. 81,
urging the Government 10 explain ljt',.
attitude clearly. since, ne said. tN7T
TO The fun powers and unso'dt uuI'
funds accorded to the GoNoruu.f. y
Parliament preparations 'or wIl V,e
now completed and an areo,l -,y
had been reached 20 jotn .H, a.
with the object of safeguarding I'l',s
interests in the Mediterranean arf 30
20 avert the possibility IF l',iy 'erg
dangerously Isolated after a.. v,r
The Triple Alliance. he motion .'i'.'
had been virtually denounced. l.r., trs
time was ripe to relieve tuo ~I~r,e
Of the nation suspense w'.. Nas
depressing the national energies
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the Government at Washing
ton. review ng the law. the ~precedents
and tho history bearing on the subject.
was able to cite an unhroken line Of
authority. alike British and American.
which renovcs this principle forever
from the domain of controversy. That
protest called attention to the fact that
not only the entire succession OF Amer
can Secretaries of state from Mr.. JEFF
fcrson to Mr.. Hay. but equally the sue
Cesslon OF British Premiers and Foreign
Ministers from 1875 down the 119 years
til the outbreak OF the present war, had
upheld this principle. 1t quoted Lord
Granville. Lord Salisbury and Lord
Lansdowne in unqualified assertion OF
the principle thar 'foodstuffs with a
hostile destination can be considered
c~ontraband OF war only II they are sup
plies for the enemy's forces" This par
ticular language is Lord Salisbury's,
January 10. 1900
To these citations ! now ask THE
NEw YORK SrN to add for the attention
OF the country n remarkable expression
made nv the present Minister of For
9 On Affairs Of Great Britain. Sir Ed
ward Grey. I'm his Instructions TO the
British delegation at the second peace
conference ut The Hague.
In the document which Is enclosed,
hiN'u n nv l-bllhpU T'l'tEu 'ill'
June ~. 1907
ca The British Government de-
clares its purpose OF going to tho ex.
trcme OF abandoning the very principle
OF c~ontr1band OF war altogether.
tb) In the event 81 tho rejection Of
the proposal 20 abandon the principle 81
contraband OF war altogether. the Brit
!sh Government instructs its representa-
tlves to erdeaVor to secure from the
conference a list OF articles Of contra
hand restricted within the %narrowest
POSSIBLE limits
(c) II such n list could not be Sc
cured, the British delegates are in
structed to propose that nations should
publish during peace n list OF contra
band articles. from which no changes
SEould he made on the outbreak of the
war.
Cd The British Delegation - in
structe to secure. it possible, the
enumeration OF such articles as food
stufrs. mails and peaceful raw mate
rails as articles which IN no event shall
fall within the category OF c~outraband
te) Finally the Nr.t sh Government
expresses lis anxiety to see the right Of
search limited IN every practical way.
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he fined provided ne nles a correct re-
port now.
m-ExPRoPnrArioN
A Article IA. The decree which
effects the transfer cf properly ia pro
mulgated by the county councillor or
in civic districts hy tho communal COM
mittee on request Of the War Grain
Society so far 80 II involves grain.
Reference is made to Article "A In
connection with the separation OF the
supplies required for consumption and
spring sowing by tho farmers. when
separating the seed grain the possible
increase o' tho area for corn by de.
crelsInc the cultivation OF sugar he6ts
must he duly considered in a given
east.
"Ad. Article II. The War Grain So
ctety will provide the county council
lors with new blank forms for the
appropriation of the supplies of indivii-
ual holders and Of whole districts.
"Ad. Article l6 A. regards the trans
fer price reference is made to Articles
~ to IA GnC!usiNe) OF the instructions
for the enforcement of December %,
1914. That place is 10 be considered
As the market place, as defined by the
last paragraph ~ Article Is. whose
price has heretofore served as the
basis for fixing the price,
'Ad, Article ~. The holder of sup
plies is obliged to store them and care
for them also after the decree pro-
nouncing the transfer of ownership (see
Article AZ has been issued, and he
is held liable for remissness I'm this
obligation ,see Article 4, paragraph l..
and article lga),
V.-sPEcrAL PROVISIONS FOR ~uNTHREsHEp
GRAIN.
uAl Ar.f,1. % T-kn
Tors and in civic districts tn communal
committees are the competent author!-
ties In the sense OF Article -. Refer
euce IL made to Article 0 OF the instruc.
tion for the enforcement OF December
%. 1914
N~.-RELArIoN OF THE WAR GRAIN So
GETTY LIMITED, TO THE
AUTHORITIES
districts which wish TO take under their
own administration the provisioning OF
the community with bread grain must
communicate with the War Grain So
clety In regard TO payment for or ad-
vanceS of the grain supplies Transferred
20 them. To anal districts tius rcgu-
lattou offers The possibility TO have
ground within the districts ;ho required
bread grain, also Of the part Of the pop.
ulation to whom no grain supplies Of
their own nrc left. and To regulate the
sale 81 the bran thus Obtained within
abe district.
"tb) II the -four supplies seized IA
behalf Of community exceed the
amount needed by Il II is advisable
hat the holder sell the supplies TO an
other community In accordance with
Article 4, paragraph 3, The War Grain
Society will assist IN bringing about
such sales, The Wa Ciraln Society can
take over only Nour which has been
stored under loanahle conditions.
W.-oBLlaATioN TO GRIND GRAIN AND
REGULATION OF FLOUR TRANSACTIONS.
"Ad, Article 81, When the compensa-
ton for milling has been agreed upon
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imported Grain \ OF Affected.

Furthermore. passing on TO Chapter
VIII, article As. | read
The provisions of this ordinance
do not apply 10 grain or fiou which
are imported from foreign countries
after January 81, 1915"
TT would seem to be unnecessary
to point out that this means that the
ordinance does not apply TO any i'm
ported grain or -four whatsoever-he-
cause the ordinance went into effect
only on tho first OF February, mani
testify no grain nor four could have
been imported between January 81 and
February / Yet certain %ewspapers
have found a suspicious fact in that
date January 3l'l'
1t IS true in the original decree the-e
Is an additional sentence which makes
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On the table before me lies the text Of
the famous decree of the German Fed
eral Council OF January 2b. I have
spent some hours studying It, as. since
the outbreak ~ the European war. I
have spent the working hours Of several
months studying the law, the prece-
dents, the history Of neutral trade dur
ing wartime-under a conviction that
only upon the question OF contraband.
or what an interested Power might as
sert to he contraband. could the United
States become involved In the tragedy
now enacting abroad.
The German decree Of January 25
is a document of $500 words. It Is
promulgated under the title:
ANNOUNCEMENT CONCERNING THE RrGu-
LATToN or THE RAp IN BREAp-GRAiN
AND FLOUR.
Under Chapter l., article /, ! read:
"On and after the first Of Feb
ruary, 1918. all supplies within the
empire of wheat. rye, pure or mixed
with other grain. threshed and un-
threshed, are seized on behalf OF
the War Grain Society, Limited. In
DrIllH b III me VII why dl sup
plies OF -four OF wheat. rye, oats
and barley will be seized In behalf
of the communities in which they
are found.
The ordinance runs on. through ffty-
three articles, giving pa r~ticulars of an
arrangement which clearly and beyond
question is concerned solely with the
task of securing the grain supply of
Germany from speculative monopoly. OF
conserving 1t. and OF guaranteeing
equs BILE distribution OF grain food TO the
peaceful population OF the country.
There is no question OF o for the
military. Exempt from the operation OF
the ordinance are supplies belonging 20
the empire or TO a State OF the empire,
or TO the military or naval authorities,
or to the central bureau for the pro-
visioning OF the army. 1t is the food "
the people with which the new law IL
concerned Seed grain is carefully
guarded. Farmers are ~safeguarded In
the feeding of the members of their
families and hands. Mills and flour
dealers are put under regulation as to
the amount of their sales. Bakers are
confined to the use Of thr~ee-quarters of
the amount OF their former daily aver
age OF -four. And so forth. and so forth.
There Is not a sentence. a word. a
syllable nor a letter regarding any
form Of food except wheat, rye. oats.
barley and the -four OF wheat. rye, oats
and barley.
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Ix.-ENroncrMENT PROVISIONS

Article f6. The competent central
authorities issue necessary provisions
for the enforcement Of this ordinance.
They may establish special agents on
whom devOlves the sub-d!strihution and
regulation OF consumption In their dis
tric..
article A. WhOsoever violates the
provisions for the enforcement issued hv
the competent central authorities viii
be sentenced TO Imprisonment up TO six
months or fined up to 1900 marks
Article As, Tho competent central
authorities decide Is to be re-
Rnrdcd as "A community, as n commune,
MS competent authorities and as higher
administrative authorities in the sense
of this ordnance
81 rAAsiTIoNARy LATloN5
article 80 The delivery Of -four,
wheat, rye, oats and barley in COM
merc!al transactions is forbidden in the
period. from January 20 10 81, 1915.
inclusive. Delivery 20 authorities, pub
Ito and common interest institutions,
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"Nr CONF N''v ''r'

"NuS lnT a.
'rhe Minister OF the interior
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went the naturalist. Elaine still keeping
close after him.
He looked out through the front DOOR
then drew back. Quickly he went
through the lower hall until he came 20
the back door In the kitchen, Elaine fol-
lowing. lie unbolted the door and
opened II,
Run" he said, simply. pointing out of
the door, They're coming back the other
way. I'll hold them"
She needed no further urging, but
darted from the house as no closed the
door after her.
II was just at this point that Del Mar
came riding along the main road on
horseback. He pulled up suddenly as he
saw car run in alongside the road.
That's Elaine's runabout." he NUT
tered. as he dlsmounted and tied his
horse. How came It here7'
He approached the car. much worried
by Its unaccountable presence there In
stead of before the ST. Germain. Then
he drew his gun and hurried up the eide
road.
He heard a shot and qulckened his pace.
In the woods unexpectedly he came upon
his three men still beating about. search
ing with drawn revolvers for the person
who had fired the shot.
'Well?' he demanded. sharply. what
all this?"
Someone fired a shot," they explained,
somewhat crestfallen.
1T was trick. YOU fools" he an
swered. testify. Get back TO your pris-
oner."
Without a word they turned and hur-
ried toward the house. Del Mar following.
you two go in," he ordered the fore
most. "I'll go around the house with
Patrick"
As Del Mar and the other man ran
around the corner they could just catch
a fleeting glimpse OF someone disappear
ing into the trees.
II WAS Elaine.
The man hurried forward. blazing
away with his gun.
Running. breathless, Elaine heard the
shot behind her which Del Mars man
had fired In his eagerness. The bullet
struck a tree near her with ''pingr'
She glanced back and saw the man. But
she did not stop. Instead she redoubled
her efforts, running zigzag In among
the trees where they were thickest
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Saved from the Waters
cHAPTED TX.

CHAR Ell L.
Early one morning very handsome
woman of the adventures type arrived
with several trunks at the big summer
hotel lust outside the town, the st. Cor
main.
Among the many fashionable people at
the watering place. however. she attracted
no great attention. and in the forenoon
she, quietly went out in her motor for a
ride.
II was Madame Larenz. one OF Del
Mars secret agents, who. up to this time,
had been engaged in spying on wealthy
and ifnpressioaable American manufac-
turers.
Her airing brought her finally to the
bungalow Of Del Mar, and there she was
admitted in a manner that showed that
Del Mar trusted her highly.
Now" he instructed, after a few min
utes' chat II want you to get acquainted
with Miss Dodge. You know how TO in
ferest her She's quite human. Pretty
gowns appeal TO her. Get her to the st.
German. Then I'll tell you what to do"
few minutes later the woman left in
her car. so rapidly driven that no one
would recognize her
It was early in the afternoon that Aunt
Josephine WINS sitting on the veranda
when an automobile drove up and very
styiishly gowned and bonnetted woman
stepped out.
Good afternoon" she greeted Aunt
Josephine insratiatingiy, as she ap-
preached the house. II am Madame
Larenz of New York and Paris. Perhaps
you have heard OF my shops on Fifth
avenue and the Rue de la PAX"
Aunt Josephine had heard the name,
though she did not know that this woman
had assumed IL without being in any way
connected With the places she mentioned.
I'm establishing new sort OF summer
service at the better resorts" the woman
explained. ''You see. my people find II
annoying to go into the city for gowns.
SO 1 am bringing the latest Paris models
out to them. Is Miss Dodge at homer
II think she is playing tennis" re-
turned Aunt Josephine.
"Oh. yes. see her, thank you" the
woman murmuned. moving toward thu
tennis court back OF the house.
Elaine and I had agreed to play I
couple of games and were tossing rae
quets for position.
Very WELL" laughed Elaine. as sh'
won the toss. take the other court"
1t was a cool day and / felt In goos
spirits. Just to see whether I could d.
Il still. jumped over the net.
Our game had scarcely started wheI
We were interrupted by the approach o.
stunning looking woman
Miss DOdge?' she greeted. 'Wm yol
excuse ME q moment?"
Elaine paused IN serving the bali ant
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From his pocket he took the leather
case and opened II. There was a peculiar
arrangement, like some OF the collapsible
are often fastened to a desk or wall. ca
pable OF being collapsed into small space
or of being extended for some distance.
On the thing was arranged a system OF
mirrors. which the naturalist adjusted.
1t was a pocket perisoope.
He thrust the thing over the edge of
the roof and down, and looked through
II. Below he could see into the room
from which came the peculiar sounds.
He looked anxiously. There he could
see Elaine endeavoring still to loosen
the cords and unable TO do 30. Only for
a moment he looked. Then he folded up
the pocket periscope in the case and
showed It back into his pocket. Quickly
he crossed the roof again and slid back
down the rain-pipe.
At the door stood three Of Del Mars
men waiting for Del Mar. who had told
them he would follow Immediately.
The naturalist had by this time reached
the ground and was going along care
fully back of the house. He drew his
revolver and. pointing It down, fired
Then he lodged back OF an extension
and disappeared for the moment
Instantly the three men sprang up and
ran toward the spot where Il seemed the
shot had been fired. There was no one
about the side OF the house. But the
wind had carried the smoke into the
bushes beside the grove, and they crashed
into the bushes. beating about
At the same time. the naturalist, having
first waited until he saw which way the
men were going, dashed about the house
In the opposite direction. Then he slipped
unopposed and unobserved in through
the open front door, up the stairs and
along to the room into which he had
just been looking. He unlocked the door
and entered. Elaine was still struggling
with the cords when she caught sight
of the stranger
mot a word" he cautioned under his
breath.
She was indeed too frightened 10 cry
out Quickly he loosened her, stiIl hold
ing his finger to his lips TO enjoin Sc
lence.
Follow me-" he whispered.
She obeyed mechanically, and then
went out into the hall. on downstairs
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Copyright. 1915. by The Star 60. All
Foreign Rights. Reserved
synopsis Of Previous Chapters


After the finding of WI .Fangs BODY
anu henneoS = u4Sappearance, SUI
marine appears the IOnOwlng morning
Un the bay. A man ptunges oNerDOaiu
from IL ana swlns ashore. Al Is the en-
trance OK Marcus Del mar mo Americu.
Ills mlssiOil IS 20 oDtain tntornIaIiOn OF
Kennedy and recover, II possible, inc lost
GOrpe0O. AT the DOuge nome ne SOON
WINS the Confidence OF r4lains. Later sac
is warned by little Ola man to be care
Iui oil Del MAR. 1hIs warning came Just
m time TO preVenC del mar from carry
ing out ms pans.
Inc girl enters the Dodse home as a
malu; IInds the torpedo, places II IN
trunk, winch with others IS sent TO the
Dodge country home. ln a hold-up Del
Mar 8 men tall to get the trunk contain
ing the torpedo. hlalne hides the torpedo.
which later Is stolen ny Del Mars men.
who in escaping meet the Old man OF
mystery. A uespeIate battle follows, In
which the old man destroys the torpedo.
Jameson is captured by Del Mars men
whine, ON his way to mail a letter 70 the
cues him. Lieutenant " oodward and his
friend attend q party given at the, Dodge
home, at which Del Mar Is present. IN
knowingly Del Mar drops note which
gives Elaine q clue. IN her attempt TO
prevent his cutting the Atlantic cable
the boat which Afterwards Is wrecked
by woodward and the old man of mys-
terry. Jameson arrives in hydro-aero-
plane Just in time to save Elaine from
elaine disguised as a man, discovers
the entrance Of Del Mars wireless cave
at almost the same time Prof. Arnold by
a radio detective" has discovered the
wireless station. Elaine's discovery nearly
proves fatal she Is saved by Jameson,
both aid Prof. Arnold and Lieutenant
Woodward in destroying the wireless sta
ton. but Del Mar escapes.
Making his way to a deserted hotel In
the woods he directs the making OF q
number of gas bombs. Elaine discovers
Del Mars man at work, is captured, but
Escapes When the hotel is later attacked
the men retreat to the woods, where they
explode the gas bombs, nearly causing
the death OF Lieutenant Woodward and
! After the affair in the woods with Del
Mars men, Elaine received package
which contained a new searchiight gun
from an unknown friend. Followed by
Jameson and Aunt Josephine they, go TO
the cellar where Elaine proves the ac-
curacy OF the new weapon; That after
noons while motoring with Jameson;
Elaine discovers a bomb placed there by
one of Del Mars men Tor sare keeping
They decide to take II to Lieutenant
Woodward. who. after looking ~ over
directs them TO Prof. .Arnold's yacht Be
fore reaching the yacht they are attackeo
by Del Mar and his men. The searSh-
light gun saves Elaine and Jameson VINO
reach the yacht safely. Del Mar appears
on the hav with a submarine ana soon
after destroys the Yacht with torpedo,
only to find that Prof. Arnold ana MS
party have escaped
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Author Of .The Psrs Of Pauins The Exploin Elaine

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Larenz entered
and sse d
through the ro-
tunda of the
hotel, followed
by many ad-
niring glances
the men.
Up in her
room stood sew
eral larg Q
trunks, open.