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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-08-21

Visitors to Atlantic City were yes
terday treated to the spectacle of a
fire on the Boardwalk, The Riddle
block, a frame structure, betweei
North Carolina and Pennsylvania av-
enues, was burned by flames which
started in the kitchen Of the Quaker
inn, on the Pennsylvania avenue SIDE
of the building. Several shops and
brokerage offices were destroyed. The
loss on the building is about $4,000
and on the shops, 100000.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-08-21

+. J. Leach, young salesman re-
presenting Sulzburger & Son, Am
erican meats. Norfolk, was badly hurt
Thursday morning in a collision with
an automobile driven by Ed Brink
lev. w. S. Beamon's chauffeur. MI
Leach was on motorcycle coming
toward Suffolk, the collision occur
ring between Beamon and Suffolk.
The injured man was taken to Suifolh
by Mr.. Shea and is now i'll St. Az.
drcw's hospital suffering from a bad,
ly mangled leg.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-08-21

FOR SALE-Hudson
Touring Car. A bargain for $3.50.
Will demonstrate. Apply 304 King
Street, Alex, Va. 72-3t.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-08-21

Several German cruisers of the
newest type were sighted steamlns
northward near Saltholm Island IN the
vicinity of Copenhagen. apparently
going into the North Sea.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-08-21

Mons So M Low Shoes now ...... 1885
Men $500 Low Shoes, now 9''.-"
Mems 400 Low Shoes, now S2.'o
Mems 50 5o Low Shoes now ....... $40
Mans &c m uiob Shoes this sale ....... SI.Sj
Mons g. m High Shoes this sale .. $500
Mo,.. "a m High Shoes this sale ....... S:;.e5
Mems So. & $3.50 High Shoes, this sale " $500
Mans 50 10 High Shoes this sale ........ $t.95
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-08-21

Strong rumors were circulated IN
the lobby of the Prussian Duma yes
terday that now overtures for a sep
arate peace had been made to Rus
sia by Germany. The foreign minis
ter was cushioned as to the report and
announced that there could not be i
discussion of peace at the present
time.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-08-21

John Sharp Williams, United Stat
es senator from Mississippi. said yes
terday in New Orleans: "Our navy
should be ordered to patrol the trans
atlantic trade routes and find and slnF.
every German submarine which show;
It's periscope above the waves.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-08-21

The Swiss government has dispatch
ed $50 tons of wheat in 81 cars, under
the supervision of Swiss officers, to
Luxembourg, which is said to be vlrtu-
ally without bread.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-08-21

A German submarine stopped the
Norwegian mail steamer lrma within
Norwegian territorial waters Thurs
day. but the timely appearance OF d
Norwegian torpedoboat on the seen.
prevented further interference with
the mail ship.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-08-21

800 pair Ladies Tan Oxford tics and Pumps, such as
Queen Quality, and Red Cross worth $3.50 and
81 90 for this sale at $50;
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-08-21

It is rumored that the submarine
which sank the Arabic Is beng
brought to Queenstown as a prize D!
a patrol boat. The Esplanade Is
crowded with an eager throng. The
admiralty does not confirm the report
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-08-21

News CT the sinking OF the Arabic
caused great nervousness, in Berlin
the foreign office fearing it would !ead
IN serious difficulties with Washing
ton. Details are withheld from the
newspapers, which are prohlDiteo
from making comment.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-19

husked. Your husband is right upstairs
with the girl"
The viperi' Kissed Honoria Blye and
dashed into the dim hallway.
Bill Wolf caught her as she started up
the stairs.
"Not 50 fast, madam" he called. and
laid hold Of her arm. This way,
please"
But my husband The girl Junev"
They're here all right. and they can't
get away Here's your picture. Fam.
and here's your bill"
He handed her large roll OF paper
and two photographs. one Of Gilbert Blye
and one OF June.
Upstairs there was a scene OF wild
confusion The runaway bride, her
mother. Iris Blethering and the vivaeious
Tommy Thomas were screaming In hys-
terra. while the heavy man with the
thick eyelids ana the man with the white
mustache and BObbie Blethering and bali
dozen other men rushed upon the
fieroely strugsling men on the floor
MY husbandl" shrieked June. My
husbandv'
Into this tumultuous scene there rushed
Marie and officer Dowd and tat old
Aunt Debby just as the man by main
strength dragged from Gilbert Blye the
maddened assailsnt who had sprung upon
him
Gilbert Blye rose. feeling OF his throat,
and for moment he contemplated Ned
Warner with daxed bewilderment; then
flash OF anger came into his cheeks
and his black eyes blAzed
Let him gog' he yelled. and. thrustihs
the heavy Edwards out Of his way. he
made mad rush for the man who had
attempted to strangle him.
II was huge OFFICER DoWd who this
time jumped In between the two furious
eOmhatants and, with the aid OF half a
dozen strong men. prevented the desper-
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-19
Europe's Great Struggle
Will Arouse the World
To Much Higher Ideals

: livery carts. elevated trains, automobiles
and black specks measuring five and
half feet by a foot and a half, all
steadily perambuiating and scurrying in
every direction between times, what kind
o. an impression would Il leave upon him.
with every object moving with a deter
mination that appeared as though its
own existence and the existence OF every
thing else depended on the turmoil being
kept up. and with only enough interval
OF comparative quiet between evening and
morning to allow the ferment to renew
itself with undated ferocity7 The impress
sion made upon him would be exactly
that which Is made when we look upon a
live ant hill or hive Of bees where each
little insect Is tremendously busy. but
without any appearance Of accomplish
ing anything.
And vet all this miscellaneous and
complicated scurrying is not at all foolish
OF meaningless In the first place, II is
In keeping with the general order Of
things TO be stationary IL against ma
ture. Everything below and above is In
stinct with the spirit Of motion. IL is a
law o. the universe. Its life depends on
keeping a-gong. II IL the rule OF the
heavens and ell the way down to the
minute atom. whose component elements
maintain a system OF lnflniteslmaI revoIu-
ton like that OF the wheeling OF the
planets around the sun.
Motion thus II one Of the fundamental
ideas that the Creator carried into the
construction of the universe 20 that the
unrest Of the city IL only In keeping with
the general scheme OF things. and a
sleepy town is an offset against the laws
OF good behavior.
And not only that. II il the policy I'm
pursuance OF which men and things. the
planets and the stars work out their
destiny. In a hive OF bees each little in
sect 10 tremendously busy but without
any appearance OF accomplishing any
thing. And yet II IL accomplishing some
thing all the time. The full meaning Of
its unresting activity II may not itself
appreciate. and may not be at all evident
TO the eye OF the observer but in some
way II counts in the summing up OF
the general result.
II is in that way that we have TO regard
much OF what looks 10 us to be our own
meaningless activity. There appears 20
be very little 60 show for each davis
exertions. We travel over n great deal
OF ground, and 60 through a tremendous
amount OF performance, and at the end
OF the day ask OF ourselves what Il all
amounts TO. That. however, Il the wav
we achieve our destiny. for with us. as
with tho perpetuRlly stirring honey bee
there Is more In life than we find In n
ana more than we consciously put into Il.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-19

like . rev girl and am now relieved
Of all these troubles. hope all young
girls win get relief as have. never
felt better In my hfe,"-Mrs. JoHx
TETREAULT. Box ll6, Sterling, Conn.
Massena. N. Y.-"I have taken Ly-
dia r. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
and highly recommend Il. II anyone
wants TO write 70 me win gladly tell
her about my case. Twas certainly In
q bad condition a. my blood was ell turn
ing TO water. Ihad pimples on my face
and bed color, and for Ave years had
been troubled with suppression. The
doctors called Il Armenia and Exhaus-
ton. and said ! was ell run down, but
Lydia T. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound brought me out al right. Miss
LAvsA MYREs, Box "a. hassens. NY.
Young Girls, Heed This Advice.
Girls who are troubled with painful or
irregular periods, baekache, headache,
dragging down sensations, fainting
spells OF Indigestion, should Immediately
seek restoration 70 health BY taking Ly-
de =. PinkhaEn's Vegetable Compound.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-19
Read it Here-see it at the Movies.
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round head bristling VITA short hair. He
sat In chair, and In his hands was
money. He rose as June was led up 10
him. and into her hands he thrust the
money. Then he smiled at her. while
Gilbert Blye stepped back. suavely smil-
ms and strOking his black Vandyke with
his long. lean, white fingers.
June sprang from the fat hands witch
were about to be clasped upon her Shout
ders and from that wide. thick smile
upon the face OF the heavy man and.
laughing nervously turned to Gilbert
Blye, who bent his dark. handsome head
above her and spoke to her IN his low
voice.
Crashl
The door splintered and gave way. and
through Il burst the wild eyed Ned
Warner. his Jaw set and his fists clinched.
For a second he stood bewildered by the
strange light which flooded this large
room; then, with an oath. he sprang foE
the black vandyked man. He olutched
his fingers around the throat and. with
a savage roar, bore Gilbert Blye 20 the
after shrek.
At the door downstairs there stopped an
electric coupe. driven by a sharp fea-
tured woman with long nose and hish
arched brows. She jumped out. and from
the dim hallway there came short
thick man with short. thick stub Of q
cigar IN one corner OF his mouth. IL was
the well known and Justly famous pri-
vate detective. Bill Wolf
Got MIN. Mrs Blye." nc triumphantly
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-19
Some Queer
Superstitions
of Love
Nv IRENE WESTON.

There is no step along the rose-stre"h
path that leads to the altar tnat ~,
haunted by its own pet supersti'loh' enU
the nearer TO the lovers goal the NOR
thickly these s'uperstitions cluster anu
herein lies much of the charm OF Woo'ns
and being woed; for not step iorwaru
can be taken without a delightful trep'-
dation as to whether it will be lucky OF
the reverse, wise or foolish II is such
pleasing fears. such delicious dououngs'
that feed the flame Of love, and add
greater brightness TO its halo of romance.
Every maid. for instance. knows that
II she marry in the month OF May she
will surely rue the day-but what of all
the other months of the glad year OF
wedding? Which will bring her happi-
ness, and which must she shun? Hap
PLY she is not left to her resources In
deciding this crucial question. for loves
calendar has all been land-marked for
her guidance. She is told, on unInis-
| taxable authority.
When February birds do mate
You may mate. nor dead your fate
N YOU wed when March winds blow,
Joy and sorrow both you'll know.
Marry in April when you can.
JOY Aoi anu AoA man
Marry when June roses blow,
| over land and sea you'll go.
Those who in July do wed.
And so on, until December snow fall
fast. marry. and true love will last"
In all the year since June and OctobeT
seem TO shine with brightest promise on
nuptial bliss, and the days of happiestN
A N1Fza
who wears her bridal veil on either OF
these golden days Is assured Of all sweet
things in her welded life.
Then each month has its unlucky day,
which lovers on wedding bent will be
wise to avoid. After ALL they only num-
Der thirty-two in the year, so that is a
liberal margin for felicity. Thus in
Februthy. 9Th. 7th and 18th must be
struck out of the nuptial calendar; in
March the list, 9Th and sth; in April. the
9Th and 18th; in May, the 9Th. 9Th and
7th, and so on to the 18th Of December.
the last ill-omened day OF the year. OF
all the days of the MONTH the 6th holds
least promise of happiness and the Sd the
greatest Even in lucky June lovers must
give the 9TH and 18th a wide berth. and In
October the 9Th.
Having chosen the month in the light
of this good counsel. a crucial question
still faces the would-be happy couple.
Which day of the week shall 1t be7 And
here none but the blind-the wilfully
blind-need go astray. Friday Ia admit
teddy a day to avoid the altar-except in
Scotland, where it is, curiously enough,
the favorite day of all the week Tues
day and "Wednesday are full of promise.
Thursday has one conspicuously lucky,
IL inconvenient, hour-that before sun
rise; while Sunday. Monday and Satur-
day are neutral days. The qualities of the
days are fairly displayed in the following
not unfamiliar lines:
Monday for wealth.
Tuesday for health.
Wednesday the best day of all;
Thursday for crosses.
Friday for losses.
Saturday no luck at all.
When once the happy day is fixed be-
ware Of changing it, for that way GER
tain disaster lies.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-19

Hello! HeIloi Hello, Please give me
information. ! want the small fat one
with the yello eurls. for l want some
thing very Important And only he
knows. Uf he shouldn't-who does y
lis this information? Listen. I
want-please put me on the wire of the
man who wants me, too. don't know
his number. I don't know where he lives.
No. don't know the street-or the town
either. And I don't even know his name.
Not oven his name and initials! what9
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-19

I-l-fm mighty sorry. i don't know
what he looks like either. l only know
one-no. two things-can't you get him
from that? I know that he's livin'-and
l know that he's splendid And nothing
else do know. He must have been ring
ing for me, too. That Is II he's had a
breathing minute to lean back and wish
that he might find the only girl in the
world! Up till now I've been busy my
self. I've been growing-and finishing
myself into the girl that Is the best I
can do. I've been saving my neart-Rnd
thinking and working so might be pos
sessed of a soul and capable hands. I've
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-19

there's been plenty a-calling who are hav-
ing their breathing-minute and thinking
OF finding the only girl in the world.
but they, too. are poverty stricken in
addresses and numbers and any little
thing 1 might nab onto to locate Heart s
Desire Which one is it that's been call
ing that's the one you're looking for?
I'm the one big information! know al
most everything. And sometimes get
him! But was born of Newsstand
sometimes 1 fail. oh. sometimes I fall
But I'll do my best and give you the one
who sounds like the one you're looking
for. Good-bye,"-Nel Brinkley.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-19

been growing a merry smile so 1 might
win the happy-hablt for good. Oh. I've
been most husy-just living and rounding
out the angles OF mind and heart And
now-now I have time to study on which
side my hair looks best parted-and what
color looks best next to my face, so I
may please a prince.
Listen. informatlon-I don't know his
street number-nor the town where he
lives-nor even the color of his eyes-but
please find hlnr> and put him on the
wire"
And says Information. cooking her head
and tucking In her chin. Sure, my dear,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-19

ate encounter which would have ensued.
MY husbandr sobbed June. and tried
TO throw herself upon him, but he turned
from her. Ned Mr.. Blyel"
A hand was laid upon Ned's arm-Iris
Blethering. She had forced her way
through the excited throng.
why, Ned" she called, shaking his
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-19
CHAPTER 4.

Al the moment that Blye met June,
Ned Warner was Sprinsing up the stairA
his Jaws set and his fists ciinchsd.
IL was thus that Ned Warner had, after
AL his weary pursuit. found his BRIDE
IN the presence q Gilbert Blye.
Beyond the door the dark. handsome
man with the black Vandyke had led
the beautiful little runaway brids 20
heavy man with thick lidded eyes and a
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-19
Do You Know That

just AZ deep sea fish, when brought
70 the surface. sometimes bursts open.
owing TO the removal OF the great pres
sure to which II has been habituaily sub
jected. so the diamond. fetched from the
bowels OF the earth. H. liable 70 explode.
In many instances large ones have
actually burst In miners pockets or even
held in the warm hand.
There has been recently placed on the
market a gun for sporting purposes in
which compressed carbon dioxide is used
as the .propelling agent. The carbon
dloxide is contained In a small inter-
changeable case holding sufficient for
from 100 to 800 shots. and lodged in the
gun.
One civilian. and one only. has right
to pass through marching troops namely.
a court physician on his way to a royal
residence. He can make even the house,
hold cavalry open their ranks TO him.
Mr.. Kennerley Rumford. the popular
singer, is acting as chauffeur at the
front.
Once a bullet finds lodging in ~
body, u can now DO located in few
minutes BY means OF the ,e-ray and
quickly extracted ''It 10 all done In a
few minutes" says an expert Five
seconds for a wound In the hand. thirty
seconds for one in the foot and ten or
fifteen minutes for a wound In the alb
domen."
The Marselliaise." the national an
them OF the French republic. was written
and composed IN liza.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-19
Household Hints

To remove rust from steel moisten 4
piece Of soap and rub all over the steel
then powder and some bath-brick and
rub well. Polish with a, clean dry rag
To polish mahogany wipe with q cloth
wrung out in cold water. then rub for
twenty minutes with a dry cloth.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-19

month and was very
weak. i was also
bothered a lot with
female weakness. I
read your little book
Wisdom for Wo-
men, and l saw how
other had been
helped by Lydia e.
Pinkham's Vegeta-
BILE Compound, and
decided 70 try'it and
Il has made me feel
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-19

European unlNle-
fields they are alec
calculating the
gain 20 the world
In the acquisition
OF higher ideals. in
the broader grasp
upon the doctrine
OF the brotherhood
OF man. in a more
earnest arc n
after the things
that are true. and
I'm a deeper ex-
periencc OF what
ever Is spiritual
and eternal. Events
such as are now
being chronicled
work upon the
hearts Of men IN
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-19

BY special arranRements for this paper
a photo-drame corresponding 70 the In
stallments OF Runaway juno" may now
be seen az the leading moving pictura
thcaters. BY arrangement with the MI
sible 10 read Runaway June each
week. but also afterward 20 zee moving
pictures illustrating our story.
Copyright. ISIS. by Serial Publication
Corporation.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-19

something the same way that earth
auakes work In nature. which shatter
the mountains and lay open the seams
81 gold
The soul IL that haif-asleep kind Of
thing that cannot be aroused into full
wakefulness except by being startled into
H. We read in the Hebrew scriptures
that q vas only after Moses had wit
messed the strange scene Of the burning
bush that he felt equal to becoming the
ernancipator Of tho children OF Israel
SO In the newer scriptures IL the story
Of the way IN which Paul was fitted to
become the chief apostle OF the church
by the dazzling experience OF tho great
light which he encountered on his way
20 Damascus.
There Is enough In any man TO make
Of him a prophet and master OF events
81 only he be overtaken by some influ-
ence penetrating enough to reach inward
20 the hidden spot where are closeted his
possibilities.
That IN the philosophy OF the present in
teliectual and moral and religious ccndi-
ton OF the world. II has been stirred
out Of its sleep and will be stiIi more
thoroughly aroused than II IL now by
what the coming months have in store
for us. Unsettled conditions make men
search for more stable foundations. An
English writer has recently made the
statement that English publishers are
now issuing only 70 per cent OF tho usual
amount OF novels. and explains It by say
ing that the appetite OF the reading pub
Nc Ia for literature that deals with what
s. real rather than with the fictitious
All OF which IL a symptom OF the deep
ening OF the popular consciousness
Tho same influence Ia also affecting
the world rcligiously. Every quality sue-
Eests Its opposite. n beauty renders do
formity more repulsive. 30 deformity I'm
parts a new charm 20 beauty. and the
very horror Of the times. the fiendish-
ness OF them. is itself suggestive OF its
opposite. and creates a longing and a
passion for Whatsoever things are hon
est just pure. lovely and OF good re-
port" And the lesson IL being burned in
In way unparalleled IN our history.
Both here and abroad are evidenced
The preliminary symptoms OF a quick
ened religious life. People are praying
even while they are killing. II seems a
monstrous incongruity. but one needs not
10 be a great psychologist 10 understand
how that can be. Mems souls are roomy
and can contain incompatible passions
without danger OF mutual interference
II one we're placed on the planet Mars.
with eyes strong enough 10 appreciate
the tumult that racks the city OF New
York on busy day. with the population
surging from north to south In the morn
fnr and hack aRain from, aoush IN north
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-19
By DIR. CHARLES II. PARKHURsr.

1t is fact that ought not perhaps 70
surprise US that in the same months in
which men are computing the cost TO the
world OF the blood that IL being shed on
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-19
Synopsis

June. the bride. OF Nse Warner. I'm.
honeymoon because she begins TO realize
that she must be dependent on him for
money. She desires TO be independent.
June II pursued by Gilbert Blye. .
wealthy married man. She escapes from
bis clutches with difficulty. Ned searches
dlseractedly for June. and, learning OF
Blyes designs. VOWS vengeance on him.
from river pirates by Durham. an artist
She poses As the Spirit OF the Marsh |"
h driven out by Mrs. Durham and Is Kid
naped BY Blye and Cunningham. June
escapes. tries sweatshOp work and Is dis
possessed by her landlady. Blye finds
June In her tenement home and drives
FiFTEENfH EPISODE.
at ast, My LOvei"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-19

arm and looking at the eyes from which
the light OF reason seemed to have fled
Ned, listen to me! It's Iris! Don't you
see? This is a motion picture studlo!"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-19
IN STERLING
LIVES A GIRL
Who Suffered A Many Girls
DO-Tells How She
Found Relief.

Sterling, CONN am q girl Of %
years and / used to faint away every
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-19

The Bee Want Ads Are Best Bushes.
Boosters.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-19

II one we're placed on the planet Mars.
with eyes strong enough TO appreciate
the tumult that racks the city OF New
York on busy day. with the population
surging from north to south In the morn
ing and back again from south 20 north
In the evening; carriages. wagons. de-
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-19

Go Be Continued TOmorrowJ
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-19

Mr.. Kennerley Rumford. the popular
singer, Is acting as a chauffeur at the
front
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-19

The Marselliaise." the national an
them Of the French republic. was written
and composed IN liza.