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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-20
CHAPTER IN.
TILE PLOT THIcKENs

lilE ILOI iIliStNEAH'
The man. whom Tavernake had left
walking up and down the corridor lost no
time in presenting himself once more
at the apartments OF Mrs. Wenham
Gardner. He entered the suite without
ceremony, carefully closing both doors
behind him, 1t became obvious then that
his department on the occasion OF his pre-
yous appearance had been in the nature
OF bluff The air with which he looked
across the room at the woman who
watched him was furtive; the hand which
laid his hat upon the table was shaking;
there was a gleam almost of terror In
his eyes The woman remained tmpas-
awe, inscrutable, simply watching him.
After moment or two, however she
tpoke-a single monosyllable.
''Well7"
The man broke down.
''Ellzabeth," he exclaimed, "you are too
too ghastlyl 1 can't stand 1t. You are
unnatural"
She stretched herself upon the couch
and turned toward him.
Unnatural. am II" she remarked.
"And what are your"
He sank into chair. He had become
very fiabby indeed
What you are always calling me.
suppose" he muttered,-"a coward You
have so little consideration. Elizabeth.
NY health isn't what 1t was"
His eyes had wandered longingly toward
the cupboard at the further end of the
apartment. The woman upon the couch
smiled
You may help yourself" she directed
esfelessly. Perhaps then you will be
4ole 10 tell me why you have come IN
such a state
He crossed the room In a. few hasty
.tsns, his head and shoulders disappeared
inside the cupboard There was the sound
Of the withdrawal of cork, the MA OF
.aaawater syphon. He returned 10 his
place a different man.
fon must remember my age, EliEabeth
aear," he said. apologetically. Il haven't
your nerve-it isn't likely that should
nave. When was 25, there was nothing
"a the world OF which l was afraid"
she looked him over critically.
Ferhaps / am not so absolutely
s2arageous as you think" she remarked,
70 tell you the truth. there are good
many things which / am afraid when you
come 70 me In such a state. / am AFRAID
q you, Of what you will do or say
\ ou need not be." he assured her
hsstily when / am away from you,
eh dumb. What l suffer no one knows.
: zeep It to myself"
sae nodded, little contemptuously.
suppose you do your best, she de-
rizfed. Tell me. now. what Is this fresh
tning which has disturbed your"
Her visitor stared at her.
DOES there need TO be any fresh
taln8f he muttered
suppose It Is something about Wen
Hz1af she asked
Hae man shisered He opened his lips
-aH closed them aEain The womans 5
'eas' Z possible, grew colder
nope you are not going 70 tel me
sazs yoa have dl4o1syed my orders abe
ae.r - protested. eaal uas there
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CONDEMNS STONY GROUND"
The Rev. w. r. Turner Deplores Lack
Of Appreciation Of Gospel.

STONY ground" is the cause Of the
ministry's unsatisfactory results In this
country. declared the Rev. william n.
Turner at the MONDAY Lenten services at
81. Stephens Episcopal Church, 10th
street above Chestnut, today.
A practical realization Of the parable
Of the sower is the fate OF the preachers,
he said:
'If the same tremendous amount Of
preaching were done In China" he said,
there would be hundreds of thousands
Of converts, The Oriental peoples are
willing and anxious to accept the Gospel
"The fault is not with the seed but with
the soil" he continued. The speaker
pleaded for more widespread willing
ness to learn the. Gospel. He character
ICED as foolish the rejection OF Christ,
for by opposing Christ, the teacher Of
life and truth, one becomes champion
Of death, falsehood and blindness.
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Dare Devil Diavolo's desth-defying de-
scent. daily deighting the delirlous, had
nothing on the slide for life taken by
Tillie. the Fearless Feline, forcefully ny
ing forward on a clothes line to safety
into the arms of the assembled multi
tude.
But that's Just what she did from the
top Of a 6O-foot tree. Just why the cat
climbed there is only known by Tillie her
self. 1t Is presumed that she was chased
by dogs in the neighborhood, as there
were scars on her front feet.
The tree Is on Germantown avenue
above Locust avenue. and nelghbors say
the cat remained near the top of II for
two days.
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west similar TO their intrenchments
around the Bzura and Rawka Rivers.
From Plonsls an effective advance on
Warsaw could not be made without the
capture OF the Novo Georglevsk fortress,
situated at the Junction OF three big
rivers.
It is announced at the War onlce that
the strength of the German attack on
the Serpez-Plock front has perceptibly
decreased during the movement of troops
Further fighting is expected there, as the
Germans, checked by the stubborn de-
fensive and deep mud in the Augustowo
region, are apparently withdrawing troops
from the front south OF the Niemen River
and transferring them to Poland, north of
the Vistula.
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pnrtn Ricans Protest to Redfield

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2O.-secretary of
Commerce Redfeld today made public a
protest filed by President Benito-zaldu-
ondo. of the Porto Rican Chamber of
Commerce, against rates charged by
steamship lines plying between the island
and the United States 1t is charged
that the New York and Porto Rico Steam
ship Company, the A. II. Bull Steamship
Company and tn Red ID Line have
steadily increased their rates on shoes.
drygoods and other necessities from 1911
to date and have established a monop-
olistic combine in this trade.
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Several boys told Agent Lelper. of the
Pennsylvania Society for the Prevention
of Cruelty to Animals. He got clothes
line, and, climbing to nearby roof, las
seed limb. Several small boys threw
Tilie some beef by the same system. She
nlbbled 1t, smacked her lips, and then
meowed her gratitude.
Finally the cat grasped the idea of the
rope and then the rope itself. Entwining
her paws around It, she swung gracefully
from the limb of the tree and slid down
ward, In long jerks, to the ground.
On reaching tho sidewalk Tillie was pro-
vlded with a dinner OF lamb chops and
mahsed potatoes, which she ate heartily.
The cat was then adopted by Policeman
Roy Davis, Of the Germantown station.
No one knows where she came from.
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street below walnut street. today. He
said:
what is forgivcness7 Most people say
II means pardon and they mean BY that
the mere iettlng-off from consequences.
But we mean rescue from the evil thing
itself Forgiveness is the removal OF
barrier not on Coda part, but on ours,
How may we be forgiven7 II we confess
our sins, we are forgiveni that Is, II we
are ready to get rid of them We can
earn forgiveness. We begin with II as
gift when we receive It we are recon
ciled TO God"
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GERMAN DASH ON NIEMEN
HALTED, PETR0GRAD SAYS
Sharp Engagements Reported in
Augustowo Moorland.

PETRoGRAD. Feb. 20.
The German advance in the Niemen
River region virtually has been aban-
doned It was In this zone that similar
drive into Poland was halted last fall.
and apparently the foe has met with as
little success as on the former occasion.
Complete collapse of the German cam
paign in northern Poland against the
fortress of Novo Georglewsk which pre-
vents an attack upon Warsaw from the
northwest. was predicted today by Rus
sian military experts.
The Germans, however, are engaging
the Russian defenders sharply In the
Moorland north of the Augustowo forest
and on the Ossowitz road. Augustowo ls
adjacent to the great Ossowitz fortress,
which once before checked the Russian
invasion.
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FURIOUS GERMAN CHARGE
DRIVEN BACK AT YPREs
Kaiser's Forces Lose Heavily in At
tempt to Garry Trenches.

PARIS. Feb 20.
The Germans have been repulsed with
the heaviest losses In more than month
IN their attempt TO drive a wedge through
the British lines east Of Ypres. Following
a 2-hour bombardment OF the Allied
trenches, they attacked In enormous force
with the bayonet. Although their front
ranks were literally wipud out by the
whitening Are from the British and
French machine guns. they kept pressing
on and were finally able to gain foot
hold in the outlying Allied trenches. But
their ruccess was short-llved, as addi-
tional reinforcements were sent into ac-
tlon and the Germans were finally forced
TO break and ruin
German reserve columns that were sent
forward to support the main attacking
column were caught under the direct lre
of the French artillery aud many OF
the units we're completely wiped out.
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PLEADS FOR MORE CHARITY
Mutual Help Is Burden of Sermon at
Old Christ's Church.

The lack of godly righteousness among
professed Christians was greatly de-
plored by the Rev. Franklin $. Moore. at
the MONDAY Lenten service in Old Christ's
Church. Second street above Market, to-
day. The speaker said that the majority
of present-day Christians think they have
performed their duty II they say their
prayers and go to church regularly.
True godly righteousness, however"
he said, means the willingness to go
down in the gutter and help those in need.
This willingness to help Is sadly lacking
among the church members today"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-20
GERMANS HACKING WAY
TO BASE ABOVE WARSAW
Plonsk, East Of Plock, Objective Of
New Movement.
PETRoGRAp. Feb. %.

PETRoGRAD, Feb. 20.
The Germans have moved heavy forces
from Serpez southwark and from Plock
eastward along the road toward Plonsk,
where their head column is in fighting
contact with Russian cavalry moving
north of Novo Georgievsk. The Germans
are grasping stubbornly at this position,
evidently with the aim of seeking a base
for an attack on Warsaw from the north
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-20
THE GATES OF THE BIBLE"
Doctor Jefferys breaches Special Len
ten Sermon to Children.

The Rev. DR.. Edward Jenerys, rector
of 81 Peters Church, Sd and Pine streets,
smoke at the MONDAY Lentop service. He
took as his subject "The Gates of the
Bible" one of course of sermons for
children. Such a sermon, 1t was an
nounced will be held every Saturday.
''The gates of Heaven are the wide and
the narrow gates" said DR.. Jefferys.
'Chrlst makes no distinction between
them. but sets them before us for us to
choose between them The reason so
many choose the wide gates and the
broad way is because It is the easiest
way and all down hill. The narrow gates
lead to the hard way 1t means living
for others, for duty and for God. But
Christ says the end of the way is eternal
life"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-20
MARRIED FIFTY YEARS
Golden Wedding Anniversary Recalls
Civil War Romance.

A golden wedding which recalls a Civil
War romance will be celebrated tomor-
row, when two sons, two daughters and
81 grandchildren of MIR. and Mrs William
Halberstadt will gather at 1901 Green
street to observe the occasion. They live
at 1913 North Wilton street.
Halberstadt. now 76 years DID, met his
wife, the sister of his chum, when his
regiment, the 9Sth Pennsylvania Volun-
teers, was encamped at 25th and Thomp-
son streets at the outbreak of the war
Four years later he returned unscathed
and married her in Baltimore. Mrs. Hal
berstadt is 20 years old.
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"THE FORGIVENESS OF SIN"

Doctor Foley Speaks on This Topic at
Old st. Paul's.
The Rev. George C. Foley. of the Divln-
ity School, spoke on "The Forgiveness OF
Sin" at the MONDAY Lenten service at
Old st. Paul's Episcopal Church, Sd
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5UsINE Ess inst OTTO n
sEENa0h Affa4. Eooffk kEFIAG
English Hzanches. Hl4Inzas AfIlhluella
ozz HAS hpitatn1s 1875 thsstuaE sirezz
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BHowN's.MLLs-IN-T N. J.
THE INN For health. pleasure and reers-
AAL AANiN alton. Favorite resort for
tourists. Under new MANAGEMENT,
]. L & N. s. HuDDER5,
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sEABRzEzE. ia

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rates 1a6o psE d. -
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s EMiNOlE HOTEL
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HOTEL BREAKERS RUS.@. Rlssstly On b:..sa. sssss,
bathing, boats and hshlng. Mrs. n. n. KaFta
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RESORTS
nLn PoINr CoNIFOR1
ATLANTIC CITY. N. >.

ATLANTIC CITY, N. J.
Leading hiEh-class, modsrate-rate hotel.
Al REMARI E YiTsinis Ave. near Beh.
ALDL"lNiNI- Cap, $50. Steam heat. sle-
table sVg. dinners, orchestra. Special-t10
up wily.; 50 up dly. Booklet. ]. r. COPE.
uotaI Vovk Brick. Hot and cold running
lotSl &OAA water. New York Ave. = Boh.
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ST. AUGUSTINE. IA.

SEASIDE INN D''f'ily 2, dTEas. sa r. Iass ssssA
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THE MELROSE Sss.1: Sss.so'sss.s ss lss..,,' sa
tzesnsns table. 40 ep: A5s. u ~ Alsa.E
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THE BARCELONA 81 s,.us':s Z, = 3 , nI7Sss. 4lSs..
Private baths; exclusive. A. n. BLA1H
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THE ALLENHURST SO ~ PER- Eae WAEK RAE
located Modern, Home cooking Boating.
bathing and hshing. W. II. sFURGE.
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RocKLED0E. IA.
PAIaI BEACH. VA


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nsss all attEsesleas. 4: g: 1kq1Essl
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COLONIAL HOTEL 99REgo.Isss 9E9s 4 3 2,
Modern family hotel. c. B. NIcHpI sQk
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POINT PLEASANT HOTEL
Directly on the water front. Large vsrandag,
gplendid Views. Hone cooking. Rates -
per day up. ]. ID. CUTTER.
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DAYTONA. FLA.
DAYroNA BEACH. FLA.

hotel. Every room electrically lighted sisam
heated 4 equipped with hot a cold run. waiof.
Elevator service. Hiyard Holroyd. Props,
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HAMILTON. BERsIUDA

HOTEL COLONIAL
Open all the year. New, modern. Three min.
utes from boat landing Comfort without
extravaKance. W. p. BELL. Mgr.
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La PosADA ESss,gE'. SssEg Sss Ss.s ,1ss.... ss.,'..
msnt Rates. 1900. MRS. b. DEYo.
DUNHAM HOUSE P.ggs.;ss, PPlggsss;,sy On 80. ~.
Hish.elsss boarding: MEs. D. [: nanAaa.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-05-14

TEN all his own. If he can't hit them
over the infeld, or by some player,
he soaks so hard at an inner defense
man that there is no stopping the ball.
Eddie Cicotte deserved to win that
ball game: The little knuckle ball
expert has been an earnest worker
this spring, but has not met with
emphatic success in his endeavors.
On several occasions he has gone sew
en- or eight innings, only to have
things break badly in the final stages
and force his departure.
The win yesterday should put lot
of confidence in him, as any pitcher
in the league is proud of defeating
Washington with Johnson pitching.
The Collins boys, Weaver and Four
nier each soaked two hits. Brief got
the other and it won the game in the
ninth.
Just how valuable good sun field
player is to a ball team was empha-
sized yesterday in Brooklyn, when
the Cubs dropped game by one run.
And that single and fatal tally, was
the difference between an experienced
sun fielder and a man unacquainted
with the situation.
On the first man up for Brooklyn
Wilbur Good, playing right, the Dodg-
er sun patch, made remarkable div
ing catch. But in doing so he injured
his shoulder so severely that he was
forced to retire from the game.
Schultz going to right and Pete
Kniseley to left.
Schultz is not up on the angles of
sunfield defensive work He has not
held the job for a couple of seasons
on the West Side, and has forgotten
how to look at ball through smoked
glasses. Two balls we're hit to Frank
that should have been caught, but
they fell safe. One resulted in no
damage, because two were out and
the next batter failed, but the other
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game and should have won.
It's a sad, sad eastern. trip for the
Whales. Nothing seems to go right
for Tinker and his crew. The pitch
ing has been miserable, and the bat
ting, except by few men, has been
mediocre. Zwilling is holding up with
his war club, and Hanford is olso do
ing bit of batting that should bring
better results. But the other fellows
are. failing. Art Wilson has slipped
badly.
Pitching is the real weak spot,
however. Except when Hendrix or
Mcconnell occupy the center of the
diamond it is merely question of
who will act as relief pitcher, and I'M
der such conditions there cannot be
much of a forward rush. Now the
Whales the tied with Newark for
third place and can be dropped to
fifth Wy defeat today at the hands
of the Tip Tops.
What the 21-pIayer rule is doing to
the National league is exemplified in
the case of Art Fromme, released by
the New York Giants to Jersey City.
Fromme is not through as a big
league pitcher, so far as ability is
concerned. He is much better than
several fellows who are drawing reg
ular salaries from National league
teams. He is even better than other
men on the McGraw staff, better than
Poll Perritt, for instance, on the work
of this much of the 1915 season.
But Perritt has an ironcIad con-
tract whic heals for larger salary
than that given Fromme. And if the
Giants release dhim they would have
to make up the difference between
the salary guaranteed him and the
amount a minor would be willing to
pay.
Fromme could help two or three
clubs in the National. Right at home
here he would be a prop to the Cubs.
Rut RreSnahan has irOnclad contracts
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-04-22
u TRIUMPHS
Madison Citizens Testify for the Pub
lie Benefit.

A truthful statement OF a Madison
citizen, given In his own words.
should convince the most skeptical
about the merits of Doan's Kidney
pills. IL you suffer from ~backache,
nervousness. sleeplessness, urinary
disorders or any form of kidney ills,
use a tested kidney medicine.
A Madison citizen tells of Doan's
Kidney Pills.
Could you demand mor convinc-
ing proof of merit?
William Morgan, 900 West Fifth
street, Madison, says: II suffered
from weakness OF the kidneys and
bladder. The kidney secretions were
highly colored. too frequent in pass
age and contained sediment. / used
Doan's Kidney Pills and they made
me much better in every way"
Price SO cents at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
Mr.. Morgan had. Foster-Milburn
Co., Props, Buffalo. N. Y.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-04-22
MADISON GRAIN MARKET.


Sioux City, April 22.-Receipts of
cattle were again of fair volume,
some 20 cars. or LOCO head. as
against 1893 q week ago and 4,661
the corresponding day a year ago.
Bearish news featured i'm the wires
from outside points and with a fair
quota of killing grades at hand prices
were forced weaker. Steers formed
the bulk OF the offerings and suffered
the brunt of the decline, loss for the
day figuring about a dime, while
butcher stock held about steady.
Stock cattle continued popular and
a ready clearance was made at prices
that measured up well with those on
yesterday.
Hog market slipped back a notch
today when prices ruled 5 a Toe low
er with close at low point. Tops
landed at $40, while the bulk of the
sales ranged from $7.27h OBS.
Paucity of supplies in the sheep
and lamb department continued a
feature, and there was not enough
stuff on sale to give an accurate test
10 market conditions.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-04-22
TRADE OF ALLIES Has
SUFFERED MUCH MORE
Their Losses S43,OOO,OOO,
Gsrmany's S13, 100000.

Washington.-Great Britain has lost
far less trade during the war than amy
of her allies. according to figures gath
cred 10y the department of commerce.
Frances sacrifice of American trade
has been seven times as great as that
of England.
During the last seven months, end
ing with January, the approximate de
crease In the value of goods exported
by the allies to the United States was
Great Britain, $4,265, 900; Belgium. 50,
245, 200; France, 500, 100000.
Germany's sales Of goods to the
United States In the same period fell
off $13.S00.0O0. as compared with the
seven months ending with January.
1914.
Each of the four nations named eX-
perienced both gains and losses In their
various lines of exports TO the United
States In the last seven months.
Britain's gains were $13, 10000. losses
SIT 100000; Belgium gained 100000
and lost $10.200,000; France gained 81.
000, 900 and lost $50 GOO 700; Germany
gained s 1,S00,000 and lost $15.G00,OO0.
The chief losses in England's ex-
port trade to the United States were
In rubber. uncut diamonds. pig tin. tin
plate. carpets, cocoa, copper, embroid
cries and trimmings, jute fabrics
linens, furs. hides and skins, iron and
its products, gin, whisky and tea. HeI
chief gains were In exports of art
works. opium, cotton and woollen
goods. wool, leather and its products
paper and books, cut diamonds.
Germany's chief losses We're In art
works, embroideries, linens, furs, cali
skins, crude rubber, leather gloves,
printing paper. clover. silks and EN-
broideries and wines. Her large gains
We're In leather and wool goods.
The net losses OF the allies In ex.
ports to America as compared with
Germany were: Allies, $43.000.000
Germany, $13,S00.0O0.
There Is practically no direct trade
between Russia and the United States
so no account has been taken of the
figures.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-04-22
Ex-MILLIONAIRE IN TRENCHES
Private Pawson, In London Recovering
From Wound, Once Wealthy.

TEO'H vNoGfi6r 0nGC bNCotAhy
London.-When William Hargrave
Pawson attained his majority, sixteen
years ago., he came into possession of
81, 100000 giving him an income of
$4,000 a year. Eight years later he
was forced into bankruptcy.
At the outbreak of the war Pawson
Joined the crack Eleventh hussars and
went to the front as a private soldier,
was wounded and sent home, but Is
now convalescent and soon will return
to the trenches.
don court of bankruptcy Il few days
ago before Registrar Brougham on his
application to be discharged from bank
ruptcy. The receiver stated that when
certain life insurance policies mature
there will be "a surplus OF between $780,
600 and $4,000.
Pawson married when he was TWEEN
ty-four years old. His household and
personal expenses ran to $125,0O0 a
year. In eight years he had spent a
million dollars. He attributed his fail
ure to various extravagances. among
them horse racing and greyhound
coursing. lmpecunious friends also got
on the soft side of him.
Registrar Brougham. in view of all
the circumstances. fixed the judgment
at $25 only. sufficient T., comply with
the statute.