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, base of the mountain. HIS reveries on
England. home and beauty were
abruptly ended by a succession OF pistol
shots. Then came the pounding clatter
Of hoofs and the rattle Of carriage
wheels. smpthe felt himself bowlsd
| over and scattered. with his belong
inKs. In the dust.
When he recovered. he found himself
being helped by an Italian hunchback
into a wagon driven by the pretty young
.sae coach se seed.n 81. "a. ioon
Ing very frightened. They had been at
| tackled. she explained. few yards
back. by two armed men on foot. who
had left the driver dead In the road.
haste.
But the maddensd horses. At fork In
| the road. took the wrong turn and went
astray. Realizing this. and that Luke
Esther made camp for the night. As
they sat around the hrs In the wilder
| ness. this strange trio exchanged stories
Of their adventures. Thus Msrmaduke
STANLEY. The barri.ter himself had
given up the quest. He felt that Eng
| land scarcely could expect him to risk
anv more adventures IN the American
jungle. He determined to entrust his
elusive MIR. Stanley. II ever she found
him: that he was heir to the Stanley
Then. to the hrssthle,s amusement Of
rster brought from his vest pocket, in
the most matter OF fact manner, The
Diamond from the Sky; He only asked
to be rid Of y, 80 this strange gem
delivered to Arthur. Even when she
stanley" Msrmaduke did not permit
The following day. Esther reached
the miners that Arthur had gone thith.
er to take possession Of hi. new yacht.
board unapnounced. But meanWhiie'
piices Of this beautiful 0Sn though ICON. %n.
scrupulous woman. had none Of them
In Los Angeles. whittier Arthur had
been summoned ON business early that
morning. Vivian still wove her spells
sSoyt the ensmo.s:d s .s: sou soul Of the ''doId:
him at the door Of her hotel she never ever
had been % interested nor % happy.
Smiling her most dassnng smile in fars-
we'll shs y wss =. eonsSiou. Of Z dspper III:
her. but not a. though quite BY acoi.
dent. She felt q card pressed into her
hand. Scarcely knowing how she had
1 OAI0-SA0
king Of diamonds. She struck q match
and applied It to q corner. The eoiersd
face shriyelled of. Vivian read,
with US. We are after Tho Diamond
from tho Sky. Csisned The King OF
Diamonds"
Frank Dqrsna" g.sped Vivian, The
international swindler and gem thief 10
which her past still bound herI Tho
past of Monte Carlo apd Egypt The
Queen Of Heartsi The dscoyE '
Esther. In a snowy yachting suit. had
been rowed out to Arthur's Yacht 6he
boarded the beautiful boat and swiftly
made her way to the owners cabin.
Esther tiptoed forward, and, puiiins
The Diamond from the Sky out In view
on her neck. her lips had framed the
word. Arthur" when she found herself
casing horrifed into mirror which re-
hected tho handsome but wicked face Of
Blairl A rushl A cry for helpi And
Esther plunged into the sea.
Ito BE- continued neIt Sunday
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(Synopsis Of Preceding Chapters.)

A fsud exists between Colonel Stanley
and JuSgs STANLEY. wealthy Virginians.
:s found s.nsS4,.! srs% .e the
meteor. TO deceive his cousin. Colonel
Stanley buys eypsy baby boy. but the
gypsy mother; Hasar. steal. The d!smond
Dr.. Lee to steal the diamond. Arthur.
the colonel'c son (the sypsy ehanselins!
.sS ... aoi s,.. i'm m.n:s:. . 's' 70 .a' % sna
sss. Ths advessuress Ssf.ss to MARI,
lae.u Se :, srs 81 .s: ana A. =
the gambler who represents the syndicate
which sssks the return Of tho great bril-.
Sis,r ..e.p.. after wor.t,ng Bloom and
Blake and hees with Vivian Marston.
Luke LEVEL. failing in his ambition to
become chief Of the gipsy band. ruled by
II. ncm.d.' ea.Sos. es u the Ss orssn % srindsr.
from . vantage point high on the noun.
tain overlooking the camp. starts . land
slide which demoiishss the caravan.
Arthur Stanley oyerhears q plot to hold
Up the train On which Blair Stanley IL:
is taken for q robber.
Stanlsy schemes to make her marry Blair.
Prosecuted by mother and son the poor
firl determines to seek Arthur Luke
aDss III. ~snase,n sHs S.n ;i Ss .n.s:
and 10 rescued by Arthur, whom no
threatens. Arthur Sivss him blank notes
ham.
Luke rseoXer.. get, the diamond snd
man in an open boat in the Pacific: Both
IAN overheard, the diamond goes to the
bottom. Arthur. in the meantime invests
the tIsia robbers loot in oil wolls and
VIVIAN sees and reoosnisss Arthur and
notinss Siair, who hastsns hi. plans TO
eapes from him with the help OF ouabba
and Detective Blake,
Esther Quabba and Blair all 10 to Cali.
fornta by separate routes seeking Arthur
h'sir meet: up with Lowell. ousSbe hooks
Sky In It's mouth. Blair and Luke fnd
Esther and Quabea who sscape their CAP.
tors and take refuge In . mine Vivian
sos. sAiiins the day Arthur tries out his
yacht she steers her boat in the path.
way OF the yacht and is run down Az.
thus rescues Vivian and she begins a
irritation with him: Esther and ouabba
eiude Luke and Blair by setting on q
biast IN mine where they take refuge.
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Hasei Dawn. the musical comedy star
who has foresworn the stage and In.
tehds to be photoplayer for the next
two years at least. will be seen at the
I'm the Paramount Corporations pro-
duction Of The Heart Of JennifSr."
At : and s:l6 p. m. today concerts will
be given At the ,. F; Keith rhsatsr
Laura Burt ana Henry ssanfard. villa
Holt Wakefield, Theodore Bendix and
his symphony players. Towers and Oar
rell. and every other feature Of last
weeks bill.
The mana cement OF Tho Tourists"
company at the Gayety TheAtsr this
week has arranged q program to con.
form with the police regulations gov-
srning Sunday performances. The arst
the past week. The second act viii
be omitted entirely ana IN It's pAee the
mana cement announces that the differ-
ent members Will give specialties OF
their own.
Three dances from Germans Henry
from Massenet's 'Scenes Pittoresdues;" !"
Roberts valse lents. .'cuptd's cAress.".
and sarseant's march, Progressive. ;"
Theater concerts today from 3 to 10:3O
D. m which will also present vocal and
instrumental selections BY special
artists.
Today the presram st crsndslis. !.
william Fox production with Theds
Bara in the principal role. The music
will consist OF a specially selected pro-
gram by Prof. Heitmuller and organ
recitals.
Robert Edeson will be seen At Moofe's
Strand Theater today in film vercio1
of Arthur c. Trains Psychologist
story "Mortmain." There will also b<
special music by the new strand sym
phony Orchestra
At Moore's Garden Theater today the
principal attraction Will be Mrs. Plum'l
Pudding" In which Marie Tempest will
make her debut before the camera
Supplementary attractions include spe'
ciai music by the Garden Symptom,
Orchestra.
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HEARD IN THE FOYERS

Lillian Russelrs success. "Wildfre, "
10 underlined for early production by
the Poll Players.
Nine. Melba is reported to be cover
Ing herself with glory in a concert tour
o. tho Hawaiian Islands.
Peggy Cameron. the ingenue Of the
new Poll Players. has scored a distinct
hit with the patrons Of the house.
James X. Hackett intends to return
70 n me stage next season with Mac:
on the stage as Beatrice Beckiey. viii
be leading woman Of the company
known as the MutuaH no Girl" e'f1 in motion ,'
piotures, 10 to appear In vaudeville In
''The Victory" by Ella Wheeler VIII
COX.
Mhe Pearson. the soubrette Of the
''Rosey Posey Girls" at the Gayety this
week, Is a native OF the District and
received her first instruction in dancing
IN the local dancing schools.
Mark Kent is to be seen next week in
the part OF the Pullman porter In "Ex.
cuse Me" which Willis Sweatnam made
the most important part Of the piece
In the original production.
Edna Goodrich has returned from Eu-
rope where she spent q year as q nurse
and Is to appear in a series Of motion
pictures under the auspices Of the
Jesse Lasky company.
Tho records Of the Poll Theater were
broken by the attendance last week
according to Manager Cones repor,
when ne had totaled the weeks box
Office statements last night.
Claire Evans. one Of the featured
members Of the "Rosey Posey Girls''
company at the Gayety this week. VA
leading man Of the Bushwick Tseater
stock company In Brooklyn all summer.
The tour Of Shaw's "Androcles and
the Lion and Anotole Frances THE
Man Who Married q Dumb Wife" un-
der the direction Of Granville Barker
will open In this city at the Bella sec
Theater October H.
Gertrude Hoffman's production OF
"sumurun' In vaudeville. which fur.
nishes more than an hours entertain
ment and 10 scheduled for next week
- Keith's. 10 making . big nsms fol
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the fair young dancer as we'll is for
Richard ordynski. the producer.
Richard Buhler. former leading man
or the Poll Players. has an important
part In the photoplay production Of
Evidence"
1t is understood that Teresa Dale,
formerly with the Poll Players. is to be
Company, In Baltimore. next season.
Manager Roland 8. Robbins Of the
local Keith Theater stole a brief vaoa :
tion last week and visited his mother
In Boston.
Earl and Marie Oates. Of the "Rosey
posey Girls" company at the 0ayety
this week. vere formerly understudiss
eordnx to Mss Y:sser Hstss cs:s c.a
Florence Martin win be the sxploiter
Of the charms Of Peg in what 10 be-
coming the annual appearance Of Peg
beginning September D-the second
week Of the Belasco season.
Surviving ths,.srso.., sf thirty y..r.
49,: asH are - .e'sd,, een'vtns:d that amussmsnt
hit With : song called WHEN the
Wait TIL the Clouds Roll ~. Jenny"
the grandfather Of popular Sonss.
Helen Freeman has been snssssd az
leading woman for William Gillette.
He will present Secret Service" and
sherlock Holmes' for Z limited num-
Der Of performances on tour, after q
brief New York engagement.
According to the Dramatic Mirror,
otolla Neamith, the Wa.hinston Eiri IN
which Henry Miller produced IN New
BY her charm OF manner. hsr seif-ooil.
mand and personal grace, as weii a.
her intelligent grasp of the aignihcanoe
Of the somewhat contradictory elements
| Of the role"
Bert Leslie. tho stngster who started
his career IN this city u dosen or more
years ago, Is now rated as one of the
stars of'Ned Wayburn's Town Topics
Company" which IL expected to wake
things UP In New York at the Century
Theater. Trixie FriSanza. Adelaide and
Hughes. Vera Michelena. Blossom See-
ley, and Will Rodgers are only a Few
Of the othsrs on The wsysurn roster.
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TODAY'S PROGRAM

Nat Goodwin will make his bow to the
patrons Of the Poll Theater as .
screen star this afternoon and evening
In Tho Master Hand" which. wivG an
tnstalimsnt Of THE Diamond from the
sky Roy MoCardell's 80 900 prize pho
toplay. will head the program Of MIN
features beginning at o'clock ~
afternoon.
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\ OWN the rough mountain road.
turning abrupt and dangerous
= curves. skirting the edges Of

turning abrupt and dangerous
- curves. skirting the edges Of
sheer precipices. the buckboard I'd
sped on its thirty-mile trip from the
south portal Of tho mine tunnel in tho
mountain to tho small depot that wan
the nearest rail connection Of the mines
with civilization. The drivers face
was ~reathed with a cheerful smile Of
APPRECIATION at tho honor he felt was his
In conveying 50 fair q young woman
as Esther. and 30 odd and interesting a
parsonage as the droll ouabba, on
socnced on the back of the blackboard,
Meanwhile. Blair Stanley and Luke
Lowell. after their narrow escape from
the mine. had gained that mountain
summit and had taken up their reient-
less watch,
There gees Esther!" cried Blair, put-
ting down his neld glasses, and point
Ing to the blackboard which moved, a
more speck to the naked eye, along the
road far below. We can Intercept her
yet by dropping straight down this
oursedly steep mountain"
Luke granted a surly assent, and the
two despsrate adventurers started down
the TRAN. At the same time, Marina
suks Smyths vas plodding along the
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years. when he was turned over to o.
p. wrisht. sheriff. II was directed .
bath be given the man. TRUSTEES Of the
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fall applied soap and brushes With the
result that Dinkls received . securing
he will remember for some days. :.
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EXCURSIONS

GREAT FALLS PARK
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Last Weeks Winners

washinStea. D. c.. August 81. 1915.
Classified AdvsrtisinE Manager.
D>aS eis-whils ridiaS In the country last
sunday costractsd . vsry ss~sre cold. After
rsaehint homo I tried evtry medicine avail
Abe but they did me no sood. It was after
my health BY the 'Indiaa wiswam Herb
Hcmsdy Establi:hmsnt." in the Hints to
Now that an In perfect health. ] recon-
mend the sAid sstabhshmsnt. with every OF
portunity. Yours respectfully.
l177 10th n N. W.
wsshinston. n, c.. August .. 1918.
Classified Advertising Manager. washinston
Dsar sir-,I thought Of buyinx . new mat
very much e II: s:e .na hts S::s :ns W..
!9.t = seoa = new Win vssy S.ss 1sxiss.
s ns
70 any one who wishes 10 hSve their Old
MATTRESSES made like new. Re;pse,iHiIy.
sN Q ct. N. W.
Winder Bldg. wash d. C.. Aug. 81. 1918
es.::d e. D. n W.tors se:'; .:sss :ss S. S.I
=. =. H;yss. .sys SsS.r.ns::; n. s.!ss .o:: Wiz
giving me any trouble. bscause Il hsa always
BEN depsndabls. II cost 80. but would not
To-Day part with It tor that sum- wlfoyd'S
other stun 10 like thit watch, nrst class. I
knSw TOR I have purchased ammunition.
tAfhs ana other goods there. received full
value syvTytimt and they dop't know NE by
name. fsurs truly. R. H, WOOD
Wsshington. D. c., August - 1915.
Classified Advertising Manager. washinston
Dear dir-Being . man. II isn't often l am
attracted to work. such As remodeiinf a hat
but ! had an old panama about 10 years old
that was Just about ready TO throw away.
and on reading the sunday Times my at
tsntion was attracted by the ad. OF the
Vienna Hat Company. Is iith st. n. W,
and lust for experiment. took them this
Panama 70 be hxed. II possible. and when
recsivsd N-by 0eoree. the change was re-
msSkable. aside from entir,ly cleaned. the
tissusS seemed to be much btrong4r can
highly recommend the work Of this nrm.
MYRON GATES.
- French st. N. W.
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One Bath In " Years.

MARION. Ind, SEPT. k-.!shn piahls.
he had not taken bath for savsntesn
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Gertrude Horman's production OF
''eumurun' In vaudeville, which fur
nishes more than an hours entertain
ment and 10 scheduled for next week
- Keith's. 10 making q big name for
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Ito b continued nsIt Sunday
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the fair young dancer as we'll as for
Richard Ordynski. the producer.
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The tour Of Shaw's "Androcies and
the Lion" and Anotole Frances Tho
Man Who Married q Dumb Wife" un-
der the direction Of Granville Barker,
will open In this city at the Beiasco
Theater October II.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-11
GAS COMPANY
WANTS MORE
MONEY SOON
Kansas Natural Doesn't Think
Increase Is Sufficient.
Accept Scent Raise Now
Then Ask for More.
"ORDER is CONFISCATORY"
Robert Stone Says New Rate
Isn't Compensatory.
2S-Cent Rate Will Go Into Ef-
feet This Month.
Accept Scent Raise Now
Then Ask for More.
ORDER IS CONFISCATORY"
2S-Cent Rate Will Go Into Ef-
feet This Month.

Robert Stone, attorney for the Kan
sas Natural Gas company receivers.
stated this afternoon that he would
recommend the adoption at once of
the new gas rate, but would also urge
finish fight for a further increase.
He declared that the 28 cent rate un-
der the order was confiScatory and
that findings of the Bristow commits
sion were not in keeping with the evil
dence
Mandamus proceedings will prob
ably be filed in the state courts in the
next few days, Stone indicated. 1t is
probable that the gas company will
take it's troubles at once to the su-
preme court and will ask for an order
instructing Bristow to make further
pursuit of his Investigations. Stone
does not anticipate that the gas COM
pany will refuse to supply gas under
the q cent rate. Instead, he says, a
fight will be waged to show that the
Bristow order was not based on facts
or evidence offered in the hearing be-
fore the former United States senator.
Order ConfiscatOry.
THE order is confiscatory and does
not provide a rate that is any way
compensatory" was the rather caus-
tic remark which Stone ventured to-
day. For one thing, the statement
in the opinion that the field has
future life of twelve years is not borne
out by any testimony offered by the
gas company or the commission. Every
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A ROW IN COUNCIL
MunitiOn Strike Probe Breaks
Open Labor Meeting.
German SympathizerS Accused
of Taking Control.

New Yo-k. Dec. I1.-A quarrel
which rent labor's national peace
council into two antagontstic factions
was stated today by federal officials
to have been largely responsible for
the uncoverin& of an alleged conspir-
acy involving Franz Won Rintelen 70
instigate strikes in munition factories
According to this statement a num-
Der of members of the council ioined
the organization believing it was a
body formed to work impa rtiaIly In
the interests of peace. Later they dis
covered. it is said. that an inner rim
of German sympathizers and agenr=
of Won Rintelen was really in control
and intended to use the council as a
means to further the strike propa :
ganda.
When the government started its
lnVesti cation into the activities of Won
Rirtelen. several men. who had been
officials of the peace council and had
resigned. placed at the disposal of fed
eral authorities information regar riding
the inner working Of the council.
l. p Straube, secretary of the coun-
Gil. Is said to have been one of these
men He is due in New York from
Chicago tomorrow and will be aues-
toned by United States Attorney Mar
shall.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-11
DUMBA MAN BAD?
Successor to Late Austrian En-
vOy Quickly Under Fire.
Photographic Prints Involving
ZWiedinek StartIe Lansing.

Washington. Dec. 11.-Simultaneous
with the announcement that the
American note on the Ancona incident
had been delivered by Ambassador
Penfield to the Austrian foreign Of
flee, it became known today that Bar
on Zwiedinek, temporary successor to
Ambassador Dumba, stands in grave
danger of following the latter official
home by request of the United States.
The American note. said to be ex-
tremely emphatic, will be made pub
lie Monday morning. Developments in
the case of Baron Zwiedinek have oc-
Cured paridly in the past fe wdays.
The most startling evidence against
any Austrian official yet was laid be-
fore Secretary Lansing today in the
form of photographs of letters bearing
Baron Zweidinek's signature. They
were written from Manchester, Mass.
in August, 1914, to the consul general
at New York and indicated plans for
wholesale misuse and forgeries of
American passports
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JITNEY men
LOSE FIGHT
FOR RIGHTS
May Be Restricted as to Streets
in Handling Traffic.
Supreme Court Decision May
Put Them Out of Business.
CASE ORIGINATED At WICHITA
Decision of the District Court
Has Been Sustained.
Other Opinions Handed Down
by Highest Tribunal.
CASE ORIGINATED At WICHITA
Decision of the District Court
Has Been Sustained.
Other Opinions Handed Down
by Highest Tribunal.

Kansas jitney owners lost their fight
in the supreme court today, when that
body held that drivers of cars may be
restricted a. to streets in the handling
of passenger traffic. The case went
TO the supreme court from Wichita
and according to opinions of persons
in touch with the case, the plan of
fighting the jitneys may be adopted
in Topeka and other cities.
Under the Wichita case, a jitney
driver might operate on streets not
traversed by the street cars and pay
but nominal license. Operation on
the principal streets of the town. how
ever, meant a heavy license. The fee
ranged from $25 to $4OO a year. The
Wichita ordinance was sustained by
the Sedgwick county district court and
affirmed by the supreme court in an
opinion by Justice West Chief Jus =
tice Johnston and Justice Porter dis
Sented.
In Wichita it was held that the
classification of streets to be used by
the jitneys was proper regulation
under the power of the city commits
sion. The ordinance virtually put the
jitney drivers out of business. 1t
made competition with the street rail-
way almost impossible under the slid
ing scale of license fees.
The Mckinley interests, which own
the Wichita street railway. also own
the Topeka and Atchison lines. Other
street railway and interurban COM
panies were keenly interested in the
suit and the decision today probably
will affect jitney- owners in every
town in Kansas where the motor cars
compete with street %lilways. While
no definite statement has been made,
Il is believed that an early effort will
be mad dc - secure the passage of an
ordinance in Topeka similar to the
Wichita measure.
Brewers Lose Case.
Brewery wagons cannot operate on
the streets of Kansas towns and assist
CONTINUED on Page Two)
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UNITED STATES IN NEW
CRISIS IN WORLD CRASH

Washington, Dec. 11.-World
relations of the United States
came to a head today.
With Austria, grave danger of
severance of diplomatic relations
over the Ancona attack was evil
dent.
With France, dispute over
shelling of the American steamer
Coamo developed.
With England. congressman
sought to start vigorous action to
break down the embargo on
American commerce.
An apparent deadlock with
Germany over the settlement of
the Lusitania incident also loom
ed up, with possibilities of fur
ther Developments
Apprehension increased over
Austro-American relations. ST.
Ience from Vienna was regarded
ominous.
Publication of the note which
awaits only official word of its
delivery to the Vienna foreign Of
flee may make clear the reasons
for Austria's silence.
Relaxation of tension with Ger
many as result of an agreement
to recall the attaches was marked.
British and French embassies
were today asked to arrange safe
conduct That is will be granted
without serious difficulty Is as
sumed. Whether the allies would
demand guarantee for the Ger
man attaches not to enter military
service ON returning to Germany
was the only undecided question
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-11

London, Dec. 1.-THE latest news
from the Balkans indicates that the
allies are still falling back, but with
out suffering the losses endured on
the first days of the retreat, when the
pursuing Bulgarians attacked rear
guards repeatedly.
Paris reports that in these action
the French inflicted heavy losses on
the pursuers by their artillery fire.
in the form of a Saloniki dispatch
stating that Gievgeli had been occu-
pied by two divisions of German
troops. Later reports, however, state
that this important position is not yet
within the range of the invaders guns.
Gievgeli is on the Greek frontier near
the Vardar river and commands the
railroad north from Saloniki. The
town first came into prominence dur
ing the present war as headquarters
of the typhus hospital of DR.. James
F. Donr ely, of New York, who died
in Nish in February.
Forces Are Inadequate.
1t is generally conceded the present
forces of the allies are inadequate to
cope with Bulgaria and the central
powers whose armies, according to
statement credited to Premier Bados-
lavoff, of Bulgarian, now number j.,
900, 900 men.
The final day for recruiting under
the plan of the Earl of Derby finds
no dfmlnution in the crowds which
the rush medical examination has be-
come as perfunctory as the signing of
the recruits name and it is expected
many of those. who. have come for
ward will be rejected when Ss1lle1 for
active service.