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kieI, Germany. Every day that
our submarine warfare against the
British. mercantile marine continues
the more effective Will our navy be-
come, War under the sea is new To-
us; it is new TO the world There are
no past experiences to learn from
or profit by We confront conditions
entirely new and must learn every
thing from the behavior of our craft
under adverse conditions War under
sea is as new as war in the air.
1T follows htat as boats come IN
TO make reports and compare eXpe-
riences our work Will become more
effective and the ring around Eng
land will become tighter
Wearing an iron cross of the first
class, Lieut.. Commander Claus Han
sen. commanding the U-16, which re-
Gently sank the British Dulwich and
marine warfare from the standpoint
of one who has had experience.
Boats Have Patrols.
Commander Hansen explained
that each submarine has a definite
area to cover. On his last cruise he
was assigned to the Channel.
He related sinking several boats.
The weather was thick and we
couldn't see far, he said. Il was
compelled to submerge for hours.
and came up in the vicinity OF smell
British ship. | ordered the crew TO
the boats, and torpedoed her as sew
eral French torpedoes gave chase,
we escaped by going dovz.
1.-The same evening opposite IIay-
re we stopped the Dulwich. The
crew was given ten minutes to get
into the boats They were off in less
than five The torpedo tore hole
clear under the smokestack.
"The next day we came up in
front of Cherbeurg to have a lock
around Just as the French steamer
Vile de Lille was coming out OF the
harbor. Evidently believing that it
was a French submarine which sud
denlv came cut of the water the
steamer showed a French Nag, but
then started to fee regardless OF our
signals ] saw TWO women and two
children on the deck. OF course we
couldn't torpedo ship with women
chase.
'The Vile de Lille finally stopped
and twepty-four men, women and
children clambored with alacrity into
the boats We sent four men aboard
and placed bombs in the bottom and
sank the steamer
Il gave the women and children
some blankets and food for them
selves and crew. Then we took the
two boats in tow of the U-16 ant
towed them opposite Barfleur, close
ITO land, from where there was ns
difficulty in rowing in
Describing life in the submarines
in the present blockade OF England
fearfully trying on the nerves. Every
! man does not stand it. When in the
vicinity of the enemy or when wealth
er conditions make it necessary We
submerge. First We close all opening
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S. D. YOUTH
THE HERO LIST
RAPID CITY YOUNG MAN GIVEN
$500 BY CARNEGIE FOR RES
CUE Or GIRL FROM RUN
AWAY

Rapid City, s. D.-In the list of
1914 awards by the Carnegie hero
fund commission. South Dakota has
one representative, Thomas E. Cassil
ly. 19 years of age. Iowa and Ne
braska did not score in the 1914 list
Young Mr. Cassidy is awarded a sill
yer medal and an allowance of 81
GOO. 10 be used for educational pur-
poses.
The or, cial report of the commits
sicn gives the following notation on
the South Dakota award:
Thomas e. Cassidy. aged 19 stu
dent, rescued S. Lorene Robbins,
aged 21 from a runaway, Rapid City
s. d., April 9, 1911. Cassidy and Miss
Robbins were on horses that became
badly frightened and bolted. Miss
Robbins lost her rein and ciung tc
the horn of her saddle as her horse
ran at an increasing pace. Cassidy
partly reganed control of his horse
and went in pursuit of Miss Robbins
He tried to grasp the rein of her
horse, but he could not then he grail
bed her horses neck and threw him.
self across its neck and clung there
His weight caused the horse to low
er its head, and ii seemed about to
fall but it continued to run. After go
ing 100 feet farther, it came near 9
pole; land Cassidy jumped
backward, grabbed Miss Robbins witt
one arm and pulled her off the morse
The horse struck the pole. but it con
tinued to run short distance ane
then was caught"
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-04-01
WEATHER FINE But ALLIES
DON'T ATTACK KHARDANEIIEs

Dardanelles. Sunday. (via Berlin
to Londonl After having remained
almost totally inactive since March
is, vessels of the allied fleet today
developed a slight activity near the
entrance to the Dardanelles, bonn
harding lightly what appeared to
have been an untenanted infantry to
position.
Since March Is the Allies have not
made an attack of any sort on the
Dardanolles, limiting their opera
1ions TO weak attempts to fish for
| Turkish mines. Every Allied vessel
which has penetrated the straits at
night has been met by firing from
the alert Turkish troops and the re-
| suit invariably has been quick
withdrawal.
Apparently no serious attempt to
sweep the mines from the Dardanel-
| les waters has been made by the
Allies since March .. Iterest by the
| Allies in the Dardanelles defense
work has not been lacking, however.
| for every day an allied aviator takes
a spin over the outer end of the wat
| erway.
! Meanwhile the weather conditions
| for bombardment have been of the
! best. There has been a quiet sea and
a clear atmosphere all along. The be-
| lief is expressed here that the re-
sumption of the bombardment has
been delayed because. in addition
TO the ships sunk March is, most of
the other vessels engaged We're very
badly used by the Dardanelles bat
teries Turkish officers say that the
Allies are not likely to resume their
operations as long as they are unable
to avail themselves of a fire superior
to that OF March is which they de-
clare was tremendous, but totally in
capable of cooping with the situation.
The Associated Press correspond
ent in the last few days has visited
every Dardanelles fort bombarded by
the Allies On the 18th. He discovered
that notwithstanding the heavy shell
fire from the warships the damage
sustained by the Turkish positions
Twas uniformly slight
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-04-01
PASSENGER IS HELD
FOR FIRING FRENCH
LINER. LA TOURA|AE
Flames Started in Mid
Ocean By Explosive
Device.
AGENT OF ENEMY
Correspondence in Raymond
SWoboda's Room Said to
Reveal Plot.
AGENT OF ENEMY

Paris, France-Raymond Swoboda,
French line steamship La Touraine,
which was imperiled by fire at sea on
March 6, has been arrested, charged
with setting fire to the vessel, ac-
cording TO the Matn.
Swoboda, the paper asserts, is sus-
pected Of having "close relations with
the enemy and correspondence
found in his rooms is said to indicate
that he had been charged with the
task of blowing up the Touraine He
has been taken to Havre.
The investigation made by experts
appointed by Admiral Charlier, who
is conducting the inquiry. has estab-
lished. it is said, the fact that the
blaze must have been caused by the
explosion of some detonating device
Statements made by passengers and
members of the crew support this
theory
The explosion was sufficiently vio-
lent 10 wrench loose the doors OF
cabins nearby Authorities believe
the explosive was placed with Grim
inal intent in trunk which was
SUI ch W itll tlit baggage Oh iil5L CidSs
passengers in the NO hold
Remarl Causes Suspicion.
II is stated that one witness will
assert that one night Swoboda said
Germany is strong enough to do
what she wants. This ship, herself
even before she reaches the war zone
might be obliged to have recourse
10 the doctors and nurses aboard to
care for the passengers
Swoboda was listed on the ships
records as Raymond swoboda aged
fnancier: destination, Paris"
Home in Frisco.
Washington, ID. CA search of
State department records revealed
that Raymond Swododa. who Paris
newspaper says, is suspected of hav
ing "close relations with the enemy
and to have been charged With the
task of blowing up the Touraine,
made application for an American
passport in New York February 26.
Swoboda gave his residence as San
Francisco. The state department
forwarded this information to the
department of justice for investiga
ton.
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RUSSIANS TELL NEW
TALL TALE ABOUT
SWEEPING VICTORY
Petrograd Says ''Whole
Divisions'' of Ger
mans Wiped Out.
AUsTRlANs HOLD
Conflicting Reports Indicate
Russians Have Been I'm
able to Pass Carpathians.

London, England.-The defeat OF
the German forces in northern Po-
land, attended with unusually heavy
losses, it is reported unotficially from
Petrograd. This information is to
the effect that the Germans in the
Niemen river district attempted q
thanking movement. Petrograd states
that the maneuver failed and that
'entire divisions" OF Germans We're
annihilated.
The German official statement to-
day, while making no special refer
ence TO such an engagement, an
nounces that the Russians suffered
reversals at various points near the
Russian frontier.
Conflicting Claims as to Carpathian
Battle.
London, England A brief lull in
the fight for the possession OF Dukla
Pass, in the Carpathians, has en-
abled the Russians to bring up re
Inducements and they have now re-
said the Russians have not been able
along the Carpathian front for the
y
were defeated in Bukowina yester-
day
Dispatches to Swiss newspapers,
however. say the Austrians suffered
enormous losses in northeastern Hun
gary. Ii was estimated that they
lost 5000 on Sunday, and the Rus
slams are credited with annihilating
a column of 200 Austrians in an
hour
German Aviators Active.
Great activity has been displayed
the last few days by German aviators
saws a Patrograd Reuters dispatch.
according to a semi-ofticial statement
which follows
''Fifteen German aeroplaens few
over Ostrolenka Monday, dropping
100 bombs at an isolated house
which was mistaken for the Russian
Headquarters. None OF the bombs
hit the house and the occupants We're
not injured
Near Jedwabno we brought down
an enemy aeroplane, capturing an
officer and mechanic
I.ibau Bombarded Twice.
London, England Libau cor
respondent of Reuters sends mes
sage saying that as u result OF two
bombardments of Libau by the Ger
man fleet three persons were killed,
seven were wounded and fifteen were
damaged. Telegraph wires also have
been wrecked and the steamer Bal
tica, in port, sustained damage.
Some Action in Caucasus.
Petrograd, Russia (Via London -
The following official statement from
the headquarters of the army of the
Caucasus was issued last night:
'In the coastal district there has
been gun firing. Our troops, acting
on the offensive from Borchke and
Ardanutch, occupied Artvin, throw
ing back to the south. The left wing
on the Sari-Kamyah front is now III
action and there have been artillery
duels. Nothing OF Importance has
taken place on the other fronts.
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GERMAN CONSUL is
NOT TO BE PROSECUTED

Seattle, Wash. 1t was announced
here today that the prosecution of
Dr. Wilhelm Mueller, German con-
sui at Seattle, and B. Max Shultz,
his secretary, charged with conspir-
acy to bribe an employe OF the Seat
tle Construction & Dry Dock Co, to
reveal the secrets of his employer $
business would be dropped within a
few days.
The state department at Washing
ton desires that the prosecution un-
der state law be discontinued. Al
fred II Ludly. prosecuting attorney
who caused the arrest of the consul
and his secretary, consented to the
discontinuance, when he learned that
a federal statute prevented his bring
ing the consul before state court.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-04-01
Leon Thrasher. Lost
With the Falaba,
Citizen of u. S.
STARTS
Relatives in This Country
Ask State Department to
Make Investigation.

! Hardwick, Mass.-Leon Chester
| Thrasher, one cf the PASSENGER.
whose llves were lost when the Brit
| ish steamer f'alaba wa ssunk bv .
| German submarine off the coast o-
wales last Sunday was citizen OF
the United States He was born here
IN 1894. This was established toda,
by his mother who said that Leon
was the second of four children.
The announcement that Tbra a,
was missing" and probably drown.
ed was contained in a statement
from London last night.
The Thrasher family apneoled tc
washington to learn the circum-
stances OF the death of Leon. Mrs
Austin M Thrasher, of West Spring,
neid. communicated by long distance
telephone with Congressman Gillett
VINO she said promised to cable am
bassador Page at London, asking the
latter Tor a complete report on the
death OF her brother-in-law.
Steamer FIamanian Sunk,
London, England.-The Ellerman
line steamer Flaminian with a gen
eral cargo, from Glasgow to Cane
.own, was sunk off Seily Isles. March
~, presumably by a German sub
marine. Members of the crew were
saved.
Later it was learned that the Flam
lnlan was sunk by the German sub
marine U-2S.
J he Flamian's crew took to the
boats and were picked up by the
Danish steamer Finland and landed
at Holyhead.
Think Submarine Sunk.
Paris, France.-A statement that
La German submarine may have been
sunk by a French cruiser was given
out by the French minister OF mar
me as follows:
esterday afternoon French
ilsht cruiser sighted German sub
marine maneuvering on the surface
on Dleppe. The cruiser Immediately
gave chase, forcing the submarine to
diVe, firing meanwhile at hte peri
scope and turning in order to ram
1T with the bow
lhe cruiser passed above the sub
marine the moment the periscope dis
appeared and from the spot where
the submarine was last seen quanti-
Ties OF oil flowed to the surface"
Steamer Crown Sunk.
Cardiff, Wales. The Cardiff Echo
declares the British steamer Crown
OF CASTLE, was torpedoed and sunk
Off the Scilly Islands The vessel
was 800 feet long and 2OoO tons net.
lombard Outer Forts.
London, England Reuters dis,
patch from Constantinople says the
allied fleet has resumed its lombard
ment OF villages near the outer forts
of the Dardanelles. Turkish aviators
are making daily "Reminiscences
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-04-01
BET WAR WILL
END SEPT. l
EVEN ODDS ARE OFFERED IN
LONDON THAT STRUGGLE
WILL TERMINATEB BY THAT
DATE.

London. England. betting on the
outcome OF the war is all the rage in
London now. Several firms and indi-
yiduals, through the Lloyd exchange,
nut on the board the followfng:
Book on the duration Of HOSTILE
ties: That the war will end before
Nav. 1915, 3 to / against; that the
war will end before June ], 1915.
10 against that the war will end
before Septmber IL. 1915, even
money. that the war will end before
December l 1915, 10 to 4; that the
war will end before March !, 1915,
Is to H. I.
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FOUR BURN IN
NEW YORK FIRE
BLAZE AT WATERTOWN Also
DESTROYS $2OO,0OO WORTH
OF BUSINESS AND RESI-
DENCE PROPERTY.

Watertown, n. Y.-Four lives
were lost and 100000 damage was
dane by fire which practically de-
stroyed the village of Norfolk. Four
teen stores were destroyed as were
two hotels and several residences.
Mrs. j. Thomas. her two children
and her sister are the dead.
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few simple medicines,
We need neither doctors nor un-
dertaf.er, the Commander sad, IF
goes wrong on cur craft
when down. no doctor can help us>
and we carry our coffin with us.
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employing all disposabe forces to
avert a Russian occupation of the
Hungarian plains"
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1915-08-27

blow Blair Stanley had dealt Hagar
with the heavy poker had made no cut
or external wound. She was soon in
fevered sleep, and Esther was forced
to leave her bedside at urgent sum-
mons from below.
There she found Luke Lowell, head
man for Hagar here as well as at the
gypsy camp. hidden In the mountains
twenty miles away.
Suspicioning that Hagar was III both
Of mind and body, Lowell had already
usurped authority. Even now he was
ordering the wandering hunchback or
gan grinder from the place.
But II Quabba was frail he was cour-'
ageous. He was insisting he would
not leave the place until he had said
farewell to the strange. grand lady
who had spoken Romany to him and
also farewell to her fair faced daugh
ter. who had also hidden him to stay
and lie refreshed
There was something so loyal and
true IN the hunchbacks respectful gaze
that. stranger as he was. It made Es
ther take his hand. after sterniy dis-
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missing the scowling Lowell, and beg
the humble hunchback to stay

missing the scowling Lowell, and beg
the humble hunchback to stay.
do not leave u.s." she whispered.
Something tells me you will be n
friend. and we have no friends now
save perhaps our gypsy people" And
even as she spoke Esther recalled tho
scene in the grand stand ut the tourna-
ment and how this hunchback wander
er had warned Arthur that he had
been betrayed.
At this juncture a carriage drove up
to Stanley hall. From this strange
figure alighted. the figure OF tall,
lank, serious. side whiskered English
man wearing plaid suit with heavy
mourning band on the arm and a
glistening white troplc helmet. This
strange individual had rife In the
carriage.
At the sight Of Quabba's chattering
monkey the lank Englishman grew
wildly excited Some of their native
wild beastsr' he exclaimed and rushed
back to the carriage for his rifle.
1t took some effort on the part OF
both Esther and Quabba to reassure
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1915-08-27
SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAP.
TIERS.

A fcud has existed between Colonel Ar
thur Stanley and his cousin, Judge Lamar
Stanley. over an heirloom the diamond
from the Sky. found in a fallen meteor by
an ancestor. Also, the succession to the
Stanley eardom in England may come to
an American. When a daughter is born
to the colonel and the mother dies, the
colonel buys gypsy boy and substitutes
him. Three years later the gypsy mother.
having had no part in this bargain, steals
the girl. being reared in secret and leaves
her son undetected as the heir. The gyp-
sy has obtained possession of the diamond
from the sky. and document with the
Stanley secret. When Esther is grown
beautiful young girl, liagar, now gypsy
queen. returns to Virginia with her. DR.
Lee. the late Colonel StanIey's friend,
adopts Esther, but demands that Hagar
turn over to him the diamond from the
sky. Arthur Stanley, son of Hagar, falls
in love with Esther and so does his com
panion and cousin, Blair Stanley. rightfui
male heir of Stanley In stealing the da-
mond Blair causes the death of the doc
tor, Outside is Arthur serenading Esther,
Blair. escaping, infers that he has left
Esther's room. Arthur forces him to
fight duel in which Blair is only
stunned. He tries. with the aid of his
mother to place the blame for the murder
of DR.. Lee upon Arthur, who now has the
diamond. The sheriff attempts to take
Arthur, but he eludes his pursuers and
Joins Hagar, who reveals his identity and
upbrads him for his wild life, Needing
money, he pawns the diamond in Rich
mond Blair is in Richmond and he. too,
is forced to visit the pawnshop The two
agree TO stand by each other. At ball,
at which supposed New York belle is
the guest of honor, they are stunned to
find the diamond on the visitor. She is
an adventures who has borrowed IL.
While Hagar is telling the 'beles'' for
tune Luke Lowell. Hagar's gypsy guard,
steals the diamond and to avoid detection
drops it into a mail box A sheriff tries
to arrest Arthur on the murder charge
He escapes from Richmond on a freight
train. The diamond passes into a mail
bag, which is lost from wagon and is
picked up by Quabba, an organ grinder.
Quabba's monkey steals the diamond and
leaves 1t in a nest in tree. Arthur is
robbed by hoboes, who leave him In tat
ters. Fl seeks work at farm Hagar
takes Esther to live at Stanley hall. An
old time tournament is held. Arthur at
tends in disguise, proves himself the best
knight. defeating Blair, but is betrayed
by the latter to the sheriff. Quabba, in
Jest, handouts the sheriff and Blair. BY
daring craftsmanship Arthur escapes. Lat
| er he leaves the farm. Tom Blake, de-
tective hired by Hasar produces finger
| prints proving Blair guilty of the death
of DR.. Lee. Blair and his mother quarrel
about Vivian. Hagar proposes silence to
Mrs Stanley as the price of Hagars and
Esther's being received in Fairfax society
Blair strikes down Hagar and steals the
fingerprints and money from his mother
The diamond is found by negro boy.
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1915-08-27
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE OF
SALE OF REAL ESTATE AT
PRIVATE SALE

Under authority of an order of sale
granted by the Probate Court of the
County of Twin Falls, State of Idaho,
dated August LIST, 1915, l will sell at
private sale the following described
real estate:
Being the entire interest of the es-
tate of Clinton B. Ault, deceased, in
and to the northeast quarter (NEA)
of the southwest quarter (SWH of
section twenty-nine (29), township ten
(l0) south, range seventeen 90 east
B. NJ, and including as appurtenant
thereto an easement or right of way
for road extending through and along
the east side of the northwest quarter
(NWA of section 20, T. 10 S.. r. IT
d. B. NJ, and the said forty (40) acre
tract herein ordered to be sold is burd-
ened with an easement for ditch right of
way which enters the said tract at the
S. E. corner and runs thence west
through and across the said tract and
along the south boundary thereof
distance of 80 rods to the west boun-
Diary of said land which ditch or ease
ment was granted by the predecessor
in interest of said estate to Cyrene
Green and Jay P. Green. The sale will
nc ilaue oH TIE Isl udy Oh september,
1915, and bids will be received at the
office of M. G. Ripley, 124 Shoshone
south, Twin Falls, Idaho.
TERMS OF SALE: Five Hundred
($50O) Dollars cash; thirty-four hun
dred ($3400) Dollars on delivery of
deed, balance by assuming mortgage
on property. M. G. RIPLEY,
Administrator of the estate of Gin
ton B. Ault, deceased
Dated, August 23, 1915. Aug "a
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1915-08-27
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

Notice is hereby given that I, Frank
Dolan, was found guilty of the crime
of grand larceny in March, 1913, in
the district court of the Fourth judi
cial district, in and for the county of
Twin Falls, State of Idaho, and SEN
fenced to the state penitentiary for a
term of l to IA years, will make an
application to the Honorable State
Board of Pardons, at its next regular
meeting after the legal publication
OF this notice for conditional par
don. (Signed) FRANK DOLAN.
p. o. Box 5S, Boise, Idaho
August 3-1O-17-24
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CHAPTER XIV.
"A Mind In tho Past.r

DULL. aching resentment burn
~ ed in the bosom of Blar'S
~ mother as With Il voice hoarSe