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the tap-tap OF pebbles on hfs window.
Startled, he rose and peered without.
The sky was cloudless and the moon
three-quarters-by its rays he saw
three crouching fgures--shadows Of
the night. One Of these figures held
up a white hand. Welcher responded
with silent signal; and then drew
back into his room. He drew from his
pocket a pint flask and drank deep.
He smoked a cigarette, taking quick,
swift, strong puffs and inhaling deeply
--he needed strength. He waited un.
I'll the tingling Of that first drink had
entered his system; and then he took
another and another. Then he re-
joiced, for he was reckless now, reck.
less as to consequences. He liz IN.
other cigarette, and tossed the lighted
match far from him and no tiptoed from
the room. Softly and in his stocking
feet, he crept along the narrow second
story hallway. At last he stood In
front Of Annette's door. The door was
closed. Welcher turned the handle
softly. noiselessly. and II yielded to
his pressure. The door was not locked.
Under his silent. steady pressure. It
opened on crack-inch wide-more.
Then suddenly. from within he heard
Annette's voice-a dream voice -
"Neal-Neal'
II startled him. He stood there 81.
lent for an instant. Then he realized
that something had happened to him
he had become sober, too sober, to do
the trick. He felt In his pocket for the
flask. II was not there. He had left
In In his room. Stealthily he groped
his way back to his room, opened the
door and reached for the bottle.
Then with choking, inarticulate
cry. he turned and darted down the
stairs, out OF the house and up the
road.
His room was a living furnace OF
red fiames-the hastily tossed lighted
match had done It's work.
Outside. Ponto and Hernandez won
dering. gave chase. Welcher. with
fear at his heels. sped on and on.
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alive With flame. She sprang 10 her
window--no thoroughfare--the whole
side wall-the side OF her room--was
now ablaze. Obeying some instinct
Annette threw herself face downward
on the floor. The air there was singu-
larly sweet and cool.
Somebody will come" sbe told her
self. somebody will come"
without the word passed that An
nette had rushed into the house-was
inside now. A huge figure leaped
into the crowd. parting II right
and left and bounded into the door.
way of the house. Whimpering with
fear, the Brute ran hither, thither,
through the living room. and entered
the hall--flnding the staircase mass
of ruin. He leaped and clutched the
landing up above. Some instinct led
him to Annette's room. He saw and
found her-clutched her unconscious
form in his huge arms and leaped with
her to the floor beneath and, unseen.
laid her unconscious form down
at the feet of Mrs. Hardin. Then
black, burned, ana ua.scosa;zaSie, he
sped away into the night
Hernandez gritted his teeth. II
thought had that brute trained" he
exclaimed wrathfully, as he realized
that Annette and her treasure had es-
capped him. "and I thought he was
afraid Of fire. In both was mistaken.
We must take II out Of his hide. Pom
to--next time he must make no mis-
take"
Cro BE coNrINurD)
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DANCE-Saturday night-Moore
Hall. Everybody invited.
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CHAPTER XVI.


Annette woke. choking. Smoke
poured into her room. She realized at
once that the house was burning. She
heard tho nearby cracking Of flames
she saw the nearby glare Of fame.
Without the village fire gong changed
she heard the shouts OF volunteers
coming down the road.
She ran to Mrs. Hardln's room. The
door was locked; smoke was creeping
from underneath the door. Mother
Mother Hardin" cried Annette. There
was no response. In a frenzy Annette
rushed back to her room. seized
chair and returned TO the locked door.
With sudden twist OF her 1.-THE body
she raised the chair above her shoui.
ders and brought II crashing against
the door. A volume OF smoke poured
out. Regardless OF It. Annette rushed
In. dragged Meals mediterranean.
scious as she was-from the bed. out
of the room and down the stairs.
Joey" gasped Annette. Joey
Welcher-he's In there. We must save
him. too"
no" interposed q distant neighbor.
hes not In there. saw hin In the
village. running for help"
During the confusion, three shadowy
figures. returning as from O chase.
crept through the smoke and croached
beneath bushes in the rear OF the
house. unnoticed and unseen.
One OF these men turned to another.
"Ponto." cried Hernandez In q low
voice. what of the packet?-what Of
Lost Isle?-the fool Welcher! BY this
time we might have had IT,"
Annette, seated on the ground, with
Mrs. Hardin's head In her lap. watched
the scene as In a dream. Her glance
roved from the flames to the crowd OF
jostling people-and from them back to
the flames again. Then suddenly her
heart rose to her throat. Peering at
her from the middle of q dense mass
OF shrubbery, there was q face-a face
with staring eyes. matted hair. and un.
kempt beard.
She had seen that face beforehand
on that very road--it had once strick-
en- terror TO her heart. This time how
ever, 1t had far stranger effect upon
her. No sooner had she caught sight
of this uncanny countenance. than. un-
accountably she remembered some
thing-the yellow packet
my fathers fortune-my fathers
whereabouts" she cried. She sur
rendered her charge to q neighborly
woman close at hand and struggled
to her feet. She reached her room In
comparative safety. save for the chok-
ing In her throat. Once there she
seized a water pitcher and drenched
herself from head to foot-then with
dripping hair and clothes she felt for
and found her hiding place. She
groped for the packet. A tongue OF
fame swept the window. She shut
1t. and the glass cracked and fell
tinkling to the ground below. Then
she groped again.
1--WE got it-got IT," she cried In
exultation, and thrust the yellow pack
OF safely In her breast. There was .
sudden crash. She flung open her
room door. The staircase. eaten
through with fame as its top moor
ipgs had fallen in. The hallway xss
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Services
Catholic Church.
Mass at 10 q. m. Sunday mornings.
H. A. CAMPO, Rector.

Congregational Church.
Sunday School, 1000 q. m.
Morning Worship, 11:00 a. m.
Endeavor, TOO p. m.
Evening Service, 500 p. m.
REV. PHILIP KOENIG.
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BAPTIST CHURCH.
Local Market

Prices quoted below are general re-
tail prices prevailing in Ontario and
are in no case special sale prices:
An.lAo ha. A. TX.
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METHODIST CHURCH
Sunday School, 1000 a. m. Preach
ing, morning, ll:00 a. m, evening 500
p. m.
You need the church-the church
eeds vou-"Let's get together"
c. G. PRATT, Pastor
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The readers OF tins paper VIII De
pleased 40 l,..rn tll'a there s al lehnt one
dreaded disease that scieIice has been
Catarrh. iialls Catarrh Cure Is the only
positive cure now known 10 the medical
fraternity. Catarrh being constitutional
disease. requires constitutionai treat
meat. Halfs catarrh Cure Is taken In.
ternally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces OF the system. there
BY destroying the foundation OF the dis
ease, and giving the patient stIength Ny
nature in doing it's work. The proprietors
have so much faith In It's curative pow
ers that they offer One Hundred Dollars
ior any case that II falls 70 cure. Seiiu
Tor list OF testimonials.
Address; y. j. CHENEY q CO. Toledo. O.
Sold BY all Druggists. 1sc.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
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United Presbyterian Church
Bible school at 10 A. M. Preach
Ing at IL A. M. and 1880 p. M.
Christian Endeavor at GAS.
Come to any or all the services and
you will find a welcome. w. N. Brown
Pastor.
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The County Court of Malheur
County meets in regular session at
Vale on the first Wednesday of jan
uary. March, May, July, September
and November. County Judge, Geo.
w. Mcknight; M. ID. Kelley and
John II. Weaver. Commissioners;
John L, Houston. Clerk.
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PRINTING

DANCING ORDERS Our Speciality
ty? You want Fine Dancing orders.
be convinced. .-ONTARIO ARGUS.
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Wants
WORK WANTED

Anyone wanting rugs or carpet
woven from rags address Mrs. s.
Burkhardt, Ontario or cab at Wyom-
ming and Grant st. tr.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-06-08

temporarily, in the event of a break
in relations with the United States.
The statement that the sinking OF
the Vaterland, the largest steamship
afioat, and perhaps others of the Ger
man commercial fleet held here, to
bar passage through the NarroWs
would be embraced in the first Ger
man effort, has been believed in
Washington as a result of the ver1tl-
cation offered by the unusually large
corps of Investigators. The orders
received regarding the conduct OF OIL
ficers of both army and navy mere
could not be mistaken. They were
simply to sink any German vessel
that did not Immediately respond to
an order to stop.
Bolstering this information it was
learned that orders likewise have
been issued to deny clearance papers
to any of the German vessels now tied
I'D in this port. Inasmuch as no ap-
plication for such papers has been
made by any of the ships since within
few days after the actual beginning
of hostilities abroad no other expla-
nation than that dash for the sea
was contemplated by one Of more OF
the ships could be offered OF the
order
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-06-08
THE CENTRAL RAIL
ROAD EXPENDITURES
For the Past Ten Months 1t Has
Paid Out For Operating and 9th
er Expenses $4,000 Day.

oP Expenses pAOsOOO d D"ys
Some idea of the importance of
big railroad system to a community
is indicated in the report Of the Cen
trail of Georgia railway company for
the ten months ending April 30. The
report gives a great deal more data
than those for similar periods have
given in the past 1t not alone shows
the amount of revenues and the sum
expended in maintaining and operat-
ing the system, but it gives in a very
interesting way the money paid to the
different departments of the system.
For instance, it shows that of the to-
tai operating expenses $404,247.43
(57.23 per cent of the totaD was dis
tributed on pay rolls to approximately
8,421 persons, substantially all OF
whom reside on the company's lines.
This is an average of approximately
S13, 474.91 daily.
This more than 5000 a day is
spent in more than one city and in
more than one state. OF the Operat-
ing expenses 1901 ,649.75 or 28.55
per cent went for materials and sup
plies, which we're purchased, we are
advised, In the local territory served.
The company spent during the
month for improvements to its prop
erty $17,382.09 as against $74,-
124.25 for the same month of the
previous year, decrease of $685.
1916, or 1855 per cent.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-06-08
SINK GERMAN SHIPS
IF TRY TO LEAVE N. Y.
NEW YORK HERALD PRINTS A
SENSATIONAL STORY OF Or
DERS FROM WASHINGTON.
TO DENY CLEARANCE PAPERS

United States Government is to Stop
Effort to Bottle Up Gotham HarbOr
i'm Event of HOstilities Between
This Country and Germany.
The New York Herald Prints the
following sensational story anent the
correspondence between the govern
ment at Washington and Germany:
Naval officers in New York city
were intensely interested yesterday III
unexpected orders that came from
Washington to sink any German ship
that attempts to leave this harbor'
The orders were based, it was learn
ed, upon reports submitted to gov
eminent officials in Washington that
in the event of hositilities between
this country and Germany an effort
will be made at once to bottle up New
York harbor by sinking at an ad-
vantageous spot in the Narrows one
or more of the big German steam
ships that have been tied UP at Hobo
k0u pier SluCO bhO AAAA OPS~A
gan.
1t was also admitted that the same
orders regarding German steamships
attempting to leave the port were
transmitted to the commanders of all
the forts that guard New York city.
Just where the information came
from upon which the orders were IS
sued could not be learned, but 1t is
known definitely that rigid invest1-
CATION has been in progress almost
| from the time President Wilson's for
NAL protest against the sinking of the
Lusitania went to Berlin. This inves-
tigation has been participated in by
approximately 100 secret service OPP
eratives who were sent from Wash
ington; practically every customs in
spector and guard who could be
spared from other duties to take part
| in the work, and a large corps of spe-
cial agents of the department of JUS
tice.
No effort was made yesterday IN
responsible quarters to conceal the
fact that the reports submitted from
these several sources maintained that
there was a real basis for fear that
Germany has decided upon already 9
way to isolate New York city, at least
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-06-08
the collective value of the

accurately the collective value OF the
articles contained therein.
And when one thinks of long lines
of fellow sufferers just behind one,
also in a hurry to catch trains, one
is not in Just the mood to add dozen
pairs of silk sox, one shaving SET
wife's dinner gowns, one dress suit,
two Palm Beaches" one collar but
ton-no, that was left at home--a
cigarette case and that very pretty
tie, birthday present from Aunt Su-
sic, and express the sum in dollars
and cents.
A Ray of Hope.
lust a CLEAN of relief is seen in the
paragraph which permits your valet
maid, butler, second cousin or once
how to act as your agent in checking,
but here new terrors lie, for this
agent may declare a wrong value
No nrovision is made for agents to
serve ones prison sentence in case OF
a false declaration.
One other ray of hope is seen. JUST
at present the law will only be ap-
nlied to interstate travellers.
Most of the baggage masters are
said to be looking for other JOBS.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-06-08
WOMEN DOING MEMS
WORK IN EUROPE
Are Coal Carriers in Germany anu
Farm LabOrers in England. Inc
War Is Responsible.

Women are dong
mems work in Europe, even the hard
est physical labor. There are some
things that must be done no matter
how closely the comforts OF life are
trimmed away, and in some OF the
continental countries the women ana
aged men form just about the Whole
working population.
Two classes of labor in particular
cannot be allowed to stop-tne pro-
ducing and distributing of food. anu
the cleaning of streets and perform
ing of sanitary services necessary 10
keen epidemics away from the cltles'
In England the pressure Is less Sc
we're than on the continent, because
not so large a proportion OF men are
fghting. but even in England the
emnlovment of women is looked Oh
as one of the most important OF the
wars by-prOducts. d
Women work on the farms anu
women attend to the Marketing VI
the produce, which in these days ls
as vital a part of the food business
as hoeing and digging. There are
women olacksmiths, women porters'
women elevator operators ana W.
men workers in factories thaI nave
always used men before.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-06-08
DEATH TO men WHO
YIELD UP their ARMS
GRAPHIC ACCOUNT OF HOW SAX
ONS WE'RE DELIBERATELY
SLAIN BY PRUSSIANS.
TO CHECK THEIR SURRENDER


Raised and Amidst Dead and Dy-
ing Soldiers Were Butchered by
Their Own Comrades.
NEW YORK "A London cable to
the World says the British official
eyewitness" at the front, in report
of recent date gives graphic ac-
count of the recent British advance
near La Basse and Festubert, during
which Prussian artillerymen DELHI
erately moved down their own COM
rades in arms to prevent the surren-
der of the latter. He says:
Desperate fighting was going on
in front of Ferme Cour de la Boue
when the remains of battalion OF
Saxons which, it appears, had been
hastily brought down from further
north, was thrown into the fight.
Having decided to surrender en- bloc
they advanced toward our line. Not
knowing what movement the mass OF
men implied our infantry poured a
hail of bullets into them, whereupon
the survivors, some hundreds strong,
halted. threw down their rifles and
held up their hands. One of their
number waved a white rag tied to a
stick.
AS soon as the Prussian infantry
on the north of this point realized
what their Saxon comrades were try
ing to do they opened rapid fire
from the flank, enfilading the mass.
ut appears also that the news of
what was happening must have been
telephoned to the German artillery
further east, which also probably was
Prussian, since its guns suddenly
opened on the Saxon infantry, and
under this combined fire most of the
latter were very soon accounted for.
Among the many scenes of war
there probably has been no more
strange spectacle than the masses of
gray-coated soldiers standing out in
the open with hands raised and
amidst dead and dying being butch
cred by their own comrades before
the eyes of the enemy"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-06-08
CHECK IT EARLY"
IS BAGGAGE SLOGAN
TRAVELLERS MUST DECLARE THE
VALUE OF THEIR BAGGAOE
IN WRITING.
ADOPT NEW INSURANCE PLAN
Interstate Commerce Commission
Again Causes Trouble. ParlOus
Times Ahead For Baggage Men.
Many Threaten to Quit Jobs.

ATLANTA, Ga.-Persons checking
baggage on railroad trains today
must declare the value of that bag
gage to comply with the provisions
of the Cummins amendment to the
interstate commerce laws, and the
baggage master-already a man OF
many troubles-is laying in a stock
of new explosives in anticipation OF
the present system of the railroads,
whereby they assume a general la
bility of 500 for each article check
ed, the railroads shall require pas
sengers to appraise at the correct val
ue their baggage, and where this val
ue exceeds 500 a rate of ten cents
per 800 shall be charged.
This represents a sort OF insurance
lee, and EhiIe it imposes a consldera-
Die tax upon the employees OF the
baggage rooms is both a boon to tne
travelling public and to the railroads
Tor it permits the former to coIlec'
full value for lost trunks and CON
tents and saves the railroads mucn
litigation.
Correct Values Required.
Stress is laid upon the correct val
uation of baggage. If you, for In
stance, check a trunk containing 9
diamond breach valued at 5 900 and
value your trunk at only SlOO ano
should that trunk be lost and later
found to contain that excess VaIue
you are liable to go to jail. Also il
you should overestimate the value o.
Your baggage you are culpable.
hallway officials are not altogethel
Sanguine that the new regulations
viii prove popular with the travelling
public.
What will be said of the new law
ana its authors by the man VINO nas
Just one minute in which to eaten hl'
Train and finds that he first must e
through this little proceeding IS nor
IIole to even think. 1t is not so hare
70 check a trunk in hurry, but IL Il
very different matter to remember
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-06-08

The smallest nation in Europe de-
clared war against Austria Friday
San Marine, the smallest Independent
state in Europe. 1t contains only p
square miles of territory.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-06-08

IT is mighty hard to make the
world forgive a man who confesses
and reforms.
The Dickinson press., 1915-05-01
THE crowds WERE THERE
HELP VISITORS AT FAIR

The Secretary Of the North Dakota
commission with headquarters in the
North Dakota building at the Frisco
Exposition, again wishes to call the
attention Of the people of North Da-
J Hota who intend to visit the EXPOSE
ton to let him know and he will be
more than pleased to see that their
hotel reservations are made. He has
a list now of dependable hotels that
he has personally investigated and
will be glad of an opportunity to as
sist any North Dakotan in securing
| the right kind Of accommodations.
+ Rates are from $1.5Q or day per
| room and up. Meals extra, Of course.
Among the distinguished visitors
at the North Dakota building at San
Francisco last week were Hon. Amos
7. Crowl and daughter, Miss Grace
! Crowl, Of Dickinson. They had been
autoing over 1900 miles through
southern California and had q mo t
enjoyable trip. Mr.. Crow expressed
himself as more than we'll pleased
with the excellent showing that North
Dakota is making at the exposition
and thinks that many new settlers
will be attracted to the state as a con-
sequence.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Babcock of
Fargo were interested callers at the
North Dakota building a few days
ago.
The register in the North Dakota
building at the San Francisco expo
sitions tells some good things. Many
former North Dakotans are register
ing every day, but it remained for
one man, who used to live in the state
to place after his name the following
sentence: II once lived in North Da-
kota and rejoice in the memory" An
other visitor, who resides now in
North Dakota, had the following to
place after his name: 81 once saw
California, north and south, and am
gladTto get back to North Dakota to
meet a summer season."
Judge Wallin, n of the first three
judges of the North Dakota supreme
court, called at the North Dakota
building at the exposition the other
day. He now resides in Chicago and
at the age of 70 years is enjoying
good health. He served on the su-
preme bench for thirteen years and
greatly enjoys r%ecounting some of the
historical events Of those early days.
Hon. Thos. Marshall and wife of
Cakes, N. D., were callers at the,
North Dakota building the other day
were greatly surprised and
pleased at the showing the state is
making at the greatest Of expositions.
They have been on the coast for
several months and left San Fran
cisco via auto route for Portland,
Oregon, where they will visit a short
time before returning to the best
in the Union. :
The Dickinson press., 1915-05-01
NATIONAL PARKS HIGHWAY
MEN TO INSPECT ROAD

The National Parks Highway have
a big contract on their hands for In
spection Day, Saturday, May 18th.
The Coast to Coast highway has
been divided between the different
bodies to care for this simultaneous
inspection, with the Good Roads Asso-
citation of Spokane, WASH, caring for
the distance between Seattle and
Terry, Mont.
The National Parks Highway will
inspect the roads from Terry East to.
St. Paul, and east of that other ar
rangements will be made clear to
New York.
Blanks will be mailed to each in
| spector and these are so minute that
almost every foot Of the ground will
be reported. The distances each in
| spector will be asked to cover will on
the average be less than so miles.
The following are the inspectors
from St. Paul to Terry:
St. Paul to St. Cloud, C. A. Stead
man, Inland Motorist, Minneapolis.
St. Cloud to Alexandra-Not yet
appointed.
Alexandra to Fergus Falls-Not yet
] appointed.
Fergus Falls to Fargo-Johuson
Wagner, Moorhead.
Fargo to Valley City, J. P. Dotson,
Fargo.
Valley City to Jamestown, Mayor
White, Valley City.
Jamestown to Steele, G. VIM. Kurtz
jamestown.
Steele to Bismarck, A. C. Cross.
Dawson.
Bismarck to Mandan land ap-
p%roaches) Grant Call, Bismarck.
Mandan to New Salem, w. A. Lam
terman, Mandan.
New Salem to Hebron, Not yet ap-
pointed.
Hebron to Dickinson, w. R. Veigel,
| Dickinson.
Dickinson to Medora, w. J. Ray,
Medora.
Medora to Beach, Thor. Plomasson,
Beach.
Beach to Glendive, Arthur Barclay,
Yates.
Glendive to Terry, Frank Hughes,
Glendivc.
The outcome of this inspection will
mean much to the cities along the
highway through which the Red Trail
passes.
Citizens and autoists should be will
ling to set this day apart as n of
the red-letter days of the state and
! kindred states.
We cannot afford to loose a single
tourist and in a financial and adver-
4 Using way this inspection means a
] few millions to each state.