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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-12-26
TNO VIEWS EXPRESSED
As TO I.ANSISG'S REASONS

Two views were expressed as to
Secretary Lansings reasons for rnject-
ing tho offers OF the Austrian charge
TO enter into oral discussion OF the
case
one view held by those who insist
that the United states will stand
irrevocahly on It's demands upon Aus
-;Fia for dtsavowal OF the act and pun
ishmcnt Of the submarine commander,
was that tho United States is through
temporizing on the submarine issue.
and is prepared to hold Austria TO full
accountability. The other view, which
finds support in diplomatic circles. is
that Secretary Lansing rejected Baron
Zw!cd!nek's ovcrturcs because the lat
ter has not been given plenipotentiary
powers to negotiate with the United
states toward 4 settlement OF the An
coma case. as was Count Won Bern
Storff by the German government dur
ing the I.usitania crisis Those hold
ing this view take the hopeful attitude
that the United states Will not force a
break in relations with Austria Hun
gary If that government backs down
sufficiently TO pave the way for fur
thcr discussion
Secretary Lansing held the same at
tirude to-day he has consistently fol :
lowed during the Ancona discussion,
and refused 10 make any comment
whatever on the case. He remained AT
his home during the day. and an
nounced that he would not return to
his Office until Monday This pre-
cludes the possibility of further con-
ferenccs between the secretary and
Baron Zwicdinek until Monday.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-12-26
NEW PULLMAN BUFFET riRl.OK CAR
Between Richmond md DanviiIc

Via Southern RniIWay daily. I.cnVr Rich.
mond l0:3c y. NJ. arrive DanvIIie 4:ij r. NJ
Returning. leave Danvlle $40 f.. NJ. arri, o
Richmond $3.50 2. NJ.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-12-26
NEGROES CHARGED
WITH BIG THEFT
Stock Certificates Worth 100000
Stolen From Registered
Mail Pouch.
DRIVERS Of WAGON HELD
Men Believed by Police TO Be
Tools Of Professional
Robbers.

WILMiNGTON. DEL. December %
-Four hundred thousand dollars in stock
certificates were stolen from reg
!stcred mail pouch here late last night.
while in transit in a horse covered
wagon from the Wilmington post
of'ic" 10 the Pennsylvania Railroad
station. The bag contained stock Ger
tificates Of the Du pont, Hercules and
Atlas Powder Companies, General Mo-
tors Company and railroad companies
TO the value OF $4,000, but s%5OO0O
OF the securities were subsequently,
found hidden in the vehicle.
Albert Johnson and Earl Johnson.
negroes, the drivers OF the wagon.
were arrested to-day. They are not
related. The men are believed. ac-
cording TO the police, to he the tools
Of professional robbers.
The securities were en- route to New
York. Some Of the stocks belongs TO
tho Du Pont Company and the re-
mainder is the property OF brokers' in
New York. The postal INSPECTORS Will
not divulge the names OF the brokers'
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-12-26
Mobilizing Huge Army for
Operations Against
Entente.
FORM OF THEIR ATTACK
MATTER OF SPECULATION
Whether 1t Will Be Move
Against Saloniki or Advance
Into Greece Not Known.
sERnI,Ns TAKE OVER ArFMRs
Germans Establish Provisional Cow
crnment ut Nish and Witi-
draw Many Troops

ui!'N tanN troops.
LONDON December Dispatches
from tho Continent predict that tho
holiday lull will nrst be broken on tho
Fal5an front. whore Greek observers
believe the central powers are prepar-
ing huge army for operations di-
rccted against the entente whether
this Will take the form OF an actual
attack on Salonikt or merely an adj
vance into Greece for tho purpose of
seizins strategic defensive points ia :,
matter of keen speculation in Athens.
According to ono correspondent. the
Greek government has definitely de-
cided not TO permit the enemies OF tho
entente to penetrate Creek territory,
unless tho central powers satisfac-
torily guarantee that Greek territory
VIII not he endangered.
According TO dispatches fromsa Ser
bian source, tho Germans have estab-
Hshed a provisional government at
Ntsh, withdrawing all the Bulgarian
ana Austrian troops and ending B,il-
gar-Austrian Interference in the ad-
mnIstration OF Serbian afratrs 1t is
added that procllmatious have been
issued announcing that tho Germans
viii respect Serbian natiounljty."
NOTHING or IMPORTANCM
FROM BRITISH FRONTS
There has been no news Of import
ancc from the Hrit.sh corresi, ,ondents
at Athens and Saionisi since Friday.
The Montcnogru official communica-
tion states that the Austrians are in
renching Oh "A front between Monte
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-12-26

See Society Section for No. Thirteen Of
I'D, Series by homc Authors
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-05-18

The photograph OF torpedo used
by the American submarine FL. now
ia New York hsrbor, with the wan
ships making the greatest naval dis
play In the history Of the country
shows 10 some extent the American
preparations for war The photograph
WAS taken with the camera NJ the
submarine sailor who ls shown be-
side the torpedo II Ia powerful
enough TO sink any man of war
aflout The El WAS the submarine
which made the wonderful trip VI
l23O miles from Key West to New
York II is doubtful II any submarine
SO far used In the war IN Europe has
gone su far without outside aid.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-05-18

lUI uH Ep .
ono UUU I2t q
runs HAL hIdurr
stolen bases lrluiugrr
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-10-06
By JEFFERY FARNOL

as you gets your cad knocked off-ah!-
an gets It knocked off-soon!" Having
SAID which, he spat up into the air toward
me and trudged on.
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and Ibid II; and so. tried to torment
you-you will forgive me for that. won't
your"
There is nothing to forgive. nothing,
and-good night, Chairman" Here she
turned and, coming TO me, gave me
her hand
Chairman Brown will always think Of
you as "a"
Blacksmith" said I.
AS a blacksmith she repeated, look
ing at me with gleam in her eyes,
but oftener as a"
"Pedantv' said /.
"As n pedantl' she repeated obediently,
but most OF all as a"
"Well7" said I.
"As a-man," she ended. speaking
with bent head. And here again l was
possessed OF sudden gladness that
was out OF all reason, rs l Immediately
told myself
your hand is very small" said I, find
ing nothing better TO say, smaller even
than I thought"
"Is it?" and she smiled and glanced up
at me beneath her lashes. for her head
was still bent.
And wonderfully smooth and soft"
us it?" said she again, but this time
she did not look Up at me- Now another
man might have stopped and kissed
those slender shapely ingers-but, as
and, once more bidding her good night,
re-entered my own chamber, and closed
the door
But tonight, lying upon my bed,
could not sleep, and fell to watching the
luminous patch of sky framed in my open
easement. 1 thought OF CHAIRMAN, of
her beauty. OF her strange whims and
fanoies. her swift-changing moods and
her contrariness, comparing her, in turn,
to all those fair women l had ever read
of or dreamed over In my books. Little
by little. however, my thoughts drifted
to Cabling Dick and Black George, and,
with my minds eye, I could see him as
he was (perhaps at this very momenD.
ferce-eyed and grim of mouth, sitting
beneath some hedgerow. while, knife I'm
nand, he trimmed and trimmed his two
bludgeons, one of which was to batter
the life out of me. From such disqutet-
ing reflections l would turn my mind 70
sweet-eyed Prudence, TO the Ancient, the
forge, and the thousand and one duties
OF the morrow. / bethought me- once
more. Of the storm, of the coming OF
Chairman. of the fierce struggle in the
dark. of the Position, and of Chairman
again. And yet, in despite of me. my
thoughts would revert to George, and ]
/ would see myself even as the Peddler pic
tured me, out in some secluded corner OF
the woods, lying stiffly upon my back
with CLASSY eyes staring up sightlessly
through the whispering leaves above
while my blood soaked and soaked into
the green, and with a blackbird singing
gloriously upon my motionless breast
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-10-06

her, Peter--like Caesar, you came, you
saw. you conquered'!'
Here dragged my tinder-box from my
pocket so awkwardly as to bring the I'M
ing with it.
"And-even smiled at her, Peter-and
you so rarely smile!
Having struck flint and steel several
times without success, thrust the tinder-
box back into my pocket and fixed my
gaze upon the moon.
us she so very pretty PeterY
stared up at the moon without an
swering.
II wonder If you bother her with your
Epictetus and-and dry-as-dust quota
tionsY'
l bit my lips and stared up at tho
moon.
"Or perhaps she likes your musty books
and philosophy
But presently, finding that 1 would not
speak, Chairman began to sing. very
sweet and low, as If to herself, yet, when
/ chanced TO glance toward her, 1 found
her mocking eyes still watching me. Now
the words of her song were these;
80, my luve's like red, red rose
O. my luves like the melode
That's sweetly played In tune"
And so, at last. unable to bear 1t any
longer, rose and. taking my candle, went
into my room and closed the door. But
had been there scarcely five minutes when
Chairman knocked.
"Oh. Peter! l wish to speak to you
please" Obediently I opened the door.
What is II, Charmian2"
you dropped this from your pocket
when you took out your tlnder box so
clumsilyw said she, holding toward me
a orumpled paper. And looking down at
IT, saw that II was Black Georges let
a
Now, as l took 1t from her, / noticed
that her hand trembled, while In her eyes
read fear and trouble; and seeing this.
was, for a moment, unwontedly glad,
and then wondered at myself
'You-did not read it-of courseY" said
/, well knowing that she had.
Yes Peter-it lay open, and"
Then" said 1, speaking my thought
aloud, you know that she loves George"
"He means you HARM" said she speak
ing with her head ayerted' "and, II he
killed you"
and--and modification, and-other people
would be no longer bothered by Epicte-
tus and dry-as-dust quotations" She
turned suddenly, and. crossing TO the
open doorway, stood leaning there. But,
indeed" went on hurriedly there is no
chance OF such a thing happening-not the
remotest. Black Georges bark is a thou
sand times worse than his bite; this let
ter means nothing, and -er-nothing at
Ali. i ended somewhat lamely, for she
had turned and was looking at me over
her shoulder
slIf he has 10 wait and wait and follow
Won and follow your" said she, In the
same low tone
Those are merely the words OF a half
mad peddler," said l.
Z" And your blood will go soaking and
soaking into the grass
"Our Peddler has a vivid imaginationi"
said / lightly But she shook her head
ana turned 70 look out upon the beauty
of the night once more, while watched
her. chin Ia hand.
~ vas angry with you tonight Peter"
sa,d ahe al length "becauso yOl ordered
M to Do something against my will
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BOOKS II.

CHAPTER XIlI-continued.
n,EcAUsE happen to be that cove"
Di answered.
obr. said the Pedler, eyeing me more
/. .,rowly; you are, are ye?"
Il amr'
ay.t YOU amt got w'ite 'ands."
prbsy were white once" said I.
'eAn, don't see as your ways is soft
rr ytt-takin'!
,Soue the less, am that cove!"
roh," repeated the Pedler. and. having
armed this intelligence over in his mind,
IN thodghtfully into the shadow again.
'You won't be wantin' ever a broom. 1
rink you said?'
NO. said l.
.vsry well thenp" he nodded. and, lift
II hIs brooms, made toward the cottage
Dor.
|rWhere are you going?"
ITO sleep In this ere empty ut"
'But Il isn't emptyW
so much the better" nodded the Ped
II good night" and, with the words,
4 laid his hand upon the door, but as
4 did so 1t opened. and Chairman ap-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-10-06
b THE BROAD HIGHWAY q
10Th Century England Spirit of Romance
s"T ""sTsast. ssySsy By JEFFERY FARNOL
4 Tale Of 10th Century England, Full of the Thrills {

..,sbt. 1915, Littb. Brown a Co.
oops v,bart. an English scholar, de-
|., uron his uncle. Sir George Wharf
I'ass, asne,,ea fhed only 10 suineas $50 BY the
pe4e Maurice tybuckD Wharf. a mo-
ID nA' ,rige nahtef and rake. q cousin
W ~. Il lett 20 600 pounds tSl00OO0).
q mi also provides 500, ,OO0 ior the one
y. r.srries the LADY Sophia Seiton within
10 ~ peter. against the protestatons %
? yea,s iriend with whom he lived Sir
~ w Angtrnther, decides to 20 down
tlRs broad Highway OF Kent ana i've
N e,sns 10 york after the money Is gone
~ llsei tells OF his exciting adventures
BOON rosches Sissinghurst village. where
wy s.nsracs ns n blacksmith In the employ OF
...e.tsi Georee reter goes 10 I've IN
.tp,..r,ca'i house In hollow; The prin-
opa .tos times mistaken for his cousin
W. The only difference between the
W thet Peter is clean shaNen anu
Ssuree has *. : SesTaii esssTSaiinnins OF Book H. 10
fssesaiv awakened by a mans vo.ce CAL.
.lloss'aTi ss'aTibarmianr' Rushing from hts bed
y. be finds n strange woman about 70
.eseEE seoSE AZ a man entering bis home: Is his
cons'lhhn opnss'lhhn,ty. after a herce struggle. pos
.',,,n helps Peter remove the prostrate
fgn leaves during the night. and
fna'ppn,er swakes he hnds only a noto
rnen ana a iocket BLACK" George,
~. teaiousv OF Peter has been growing
.s,oooSli, suddenly leaves the chop. Pru-
ttere'" ttan Who loves George, comes TO Peter
~ .f Vsscice and the two decide TO induce
v- ~ return. George. however, u con
w w III that Prudence and Peter are In love.
v'hen Peter returns from ms Nain ,h seshrCh eharn
~, has cnme hack 70 his homo. -.
"e'fsw nights later Peter meets p broom
...n5tr' who tells him that Black George
,ln',,,w ,r,o,wed TO fight ''the cove" who has
~ .s,,n sOS KS sweetheart's love until one or
Y. cher is dead.
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pared The Pedler fell back three or
/ aar PAGES, staring with round eyes.
By Goiesw he exclaimed. 80 you are
nuied then?"
Now, when he said this, | felt suddenly
% all over, even to the very tips of my
. 20 and, for the life of me, l could not
h1e looked at CHAIRMAN.
i Nhy-why-" 1 began, but her smooth,
Pr voice came to my rescue.
Nozzle is not married. said she. FAR
om H."
Notg' said the Pedler. 80 much the
ller; marriage amt love: no, nor love
1nt marriage-Pm a married cove my
~, 50 know what I'm a-sayln'; If folk
2 lalk an shake their 'eads over ye-
2 let 'em, only don't-doh't go a-spilin'
nngs by gettin' 'churched.' You're
oman, but you're fine una dasher,
" uolesi nice an straightb backed, an
"ha. an plump-if | was this ere cove.
As know what"
Here. said l. hastily. 'here-sell me
ne Pedler drew a broom from his bum
Y and passed 1t TO me.
one shillin' and sixpence!' said he,
I
pptlnued, pocketing the money. and
s'Mag 10 Chairman, don't 20 spilin'
1ss py lettin' this young cove go "a
-'fih an a-churchin' ye-nobody
.u eot married as didn't repent il
~ ''me or other. an wot's more, when
4 .''ese :. comes In at the door, Love flies
~ W the ehimbley-an' there y arei
~ You loves this young cove, WY,
5000 IL this ere young cove loves
& - (Which amt TO be wondered also
ea ne better. but don't-dont go a
s..'fn each other, an'-as for the chill
s. <spe-Ir take belt-give me beltl"
+ a more more hastily than before.
. 1elti' said the Pedler.
4 pelt yes"
4 F-year said /.
4 r.s|.1o shlllin' an slxpencel" said the
M Sp.. iaaw you last time. you offered
I lsno,,. same belt for a shilling"
I|.. nodded the Pedler, but belts is
~. !, = s'ero"n's the priee-take II or
I a.... ssstins late" said 1, slipping the
4 81 I.'Ss,.. "'o ms hand. 'and I'll wish you
'ItsiN !" urry about. ain't your"
. a7'. oe sure" nodded the fellow,
~ y. '.em me TO CHAIRMAN with an
..1..r' early TO bed an"
.yo'- set onl' said /, angrily.
. i az ts ye eoin' to turn me away
ume o. nightp
8o ~ 20 Tar TO Slssinghursti" said I.
/ H'.> ,.pIoi wouldn't disturb ye-an'
wy rooms. amt there?"
/ ]. 1.t,e are plenty OF comfortable beds
~ ~ a. The Bull.'f'
~ ~ won't gle me nights shelter.
/ e s|I., answered. greatly annoyed by
Persistence
p II, ". aon't want TO buy nuthin'
#|.1 foune woman-a necklace
p ~ O eartersf" But here. meet
3H|. ~ he shouldered his brooms
= ..s .na moved on. And. after he
4.'|I al sumo ,.. dozen yards or so he
7'h pasnF he shouted. q opes
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- 'Vu etls your cad Knocked OH-ahi-
an gets It knocked off-soonw Having
said which, he spat up into the air toward
me and trudged on
CHAPTER XIV.
T WAS with a feeling OF great relief
l. that l watched the fellow out Of sight:
nevertheless his very presence seemed
TO have left blight upon all things.
for he, viewing matters with the material
eye Of Common-sense, had, thereby. con-
taminated them--even the air seemed
less pure and sweet than II had been
heretofore, so that, glancing over my
shoulder. l was glad TO see that Char
milan had re-entered the cottage.
Here" said to myself, here Is Conn
nonsense in the shape OF a half-witted
peddling fellow, blundering into Arcadia,
In the shape OF haunted cottage, a
woman and man Straightaway our
Pedler. being Common-sense, misjudges
us-as, indeed, would every other COM
nonsense individual the world over; for
Arcadia, being OF itself abstract and inn
material, Is opposed to. and incapable OF
being understood by concrete common
sense, and always will be-and there's
the rub! And yet" said l, thanks to
the wanderer OF the Roads, who built
this cottage and hanged himself here,
and thanks to Highland Scot who per-
formed wonderfully on the bagpipes,
there is little chance of any common
sense vagrant venturing near Arcadia
again-at least until the woman is gone.
or the man is gone, Or"
Here, going to rub my chin (being
somewhat at loss). 1 found that 1 had
been standing all this while. the broom
in one hand and the belt in the other.
and now, hearing a laugh behind me I
turned and saw CHAIRMAN was leaning
in the open doorway watching me.
"And so you are the-the cove-with the
white hands and tho taking ways, are
you, Peter?"
"why-you were aetually-listening
them"
"why, of course / was"
That" said l, that was very-undig-
nihed!
But very-feminine, Peterv Hereupon
1 threw the belt from me one way, and
the broom the other, and sitting down
upon the bench began to fill my pipe
rather awkwardly, being conscious uf
Charmian's moclxing scrutiny.
"Poor-poor Black Georgew she sighed
What do you mean by that?" said
quickly.
Really 1 can almost understand his
beng angry with YOU"
"Why?"
"You walked with her and talked with
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-10-06
Henpecked

"Are you satisfied with your hus-
band?"
Il am. When l want anything now
1 have only to look at him. and he
understands me at once"
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Pas Opinion

"Pa, what is a cannibalH"
"a savage who eats human beings.
SON"
Would a cannibai eat mamma II he
couldY''
HE might. son. but she would Be
sure TO disagree with him."-Bir-
mingham Age-Herald.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-29
Matchmaking in Matrimnnu

DOEs the womans college cut down the
IL supply of wives and mothers? That is
the burning question of the "sllly seasons"
opening. Two Western professors say 1t does
unless. of course, in the case of their
college, it goes in for co-education. Wellesley
rises in wrath to announce that a dozen of
its 1915 class are matriculating in a post
graduate course of matrimony. Bryn Mawr
comes back with the announcement, viseed
by its president. that every one of its So new
graduates is to become a bachelor of the art
of single e-blessedness.
You may argue the question out pretty
deliberately with facts and figures. You may
point TO the lack of sufficient men in the en-
virons of the women's college. You may
add homilies on the lack OF instruction in
waftie-toasting and baby-tending among the
courses of high education. But the fact re-
mains that modern women want to be the
intellectual equals of the men they marry,
and also that the fundamentals of femininity
will continue much the same with or with
out cap and gown.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-29
The Rich of the Centuries

"DELIEVE Me If All Those Endearing
ID Young Charms" may not compete with
when Grown-up Ladies' Act Like Babies" on
the song shop counters of today. Irving Ber-
lin has left Tom Moore far behind as a coll
ieetor Of royalties, But when Catholic So
ciety of Philadelphia celebrates the IS6th
birthday OF what we may call "the" popular
song writer Of a hundred years ago, Ii is
time to recall something as patent as the
stlll fresh popularity of the sentiment and
melody in Moore's famous old song. And
that is the age-long reward which comes TO
these literary men" who often grubbed out
"a starving life and never cut the figures of
the moneyed and titled men of their day
Where now are the rich ones of old Rome
and the East? Croesus and Maecenas and
crassus are still with us; but where are the
others that lorded IL in forum and on quay
while song writer's like Horace and Journal
lists like Taeitus fawned for favors? Except
for a single Crassus. merchant and little else,
II Is only those who stopped to the poets
those that. like Croesus and Maecenas, kept
a court of learning. whom we remember
Two out OF the moneyed thousands A poor
showing beside Tom Moore and the singers
before him who are rich In the homage OF
the centuries
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-29
The Parlous State of Mexico

MO BETTER word can be found to de-
In scribe the conditions across the border,
for the Oxford Dictionary defines "parlous''
as hard to deal with"
The President, who has been pursuing a
course of vigiant patience, has issued an
appeal for bread for the non-combatants
Whether one approves his political policy
toward our Southern neighbor or not, every
one must indorse his efforts to relieve the
starving. Hunger does not wait on argu-
ments, but must be satisfied. We have re-
sponded generously to the call of the Bel
gians for relief and there Is human fellow
ship enough left to inspire us to go TO the
succor of the unfortunate Mexicans. If we
feed their stomachs we may some day be
able to enlighten their minds and show them
the folly of anarchy
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-29
Time to Wake I'm

lave you ever seen number of former
IL football stars line up against a college
team In training? It's slaughter Be it a
baseball nine or a pugilist, track team or
swimmer, the unframed champion is an easy
victim for the trained challenger Efficiency
wins. Opportunity knocks at thousands of
doors. If the answer is mot ready" that
ends It, There is somebody further on who
is ready.
There is a group of loose thinkers in this
country who imagine that the United States
is different 1t does not have to make ready
1t will stamp it's foot, as Pompey was going
20 do, and millions OF trained soldiers and
scores of battleships will spring into being
Maybe so, but no miracles of that sort have
happened before. Our national wealth is al
~4st 200 billions. a sum so vast that the
ms Cannot grasp its meaning. All Europe
o'he impoverished after this war But we
e told that we must take no measures to
protect ourselves and our possessions. If any
nation attacks us we shall annihilate it's
armies with soft words!
1t is time to wake up and make our de-
fenses impregnable.