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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1915-12-16

business trip to Chicago.
REMEMBER-Rich Jersey milk
and cream at Allard's every day
adv.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Walsingham
have moved from Hudson to St
Paul.
Miss Gertrude Parker of Mimi
eapolis visited in the city from Fri
day until Sunday.
A New Years dance will be given
in Syndicate. Watch for further
announcements adv.
Mrs. Carolina Winter returned to
Fort Atkinson Monday after a ten
days visit here at the home of her
son, C. F. Winter.
Raymond Casey, of New Rich
mond, a member of the normal
school senior class, was taken to
St. Johns hospital, ST. Paul, yes
terday to undergo an operation for
appendicitis.
Christmas and New Year Post
Cards. Large assortment of Christ
mas cards and folders. Price lc to
SOC. Initial Christmas cards with
envelope Sc Initial stationery 35c
and SOC, Freeman's drug store
adv.
Duncan McGregor, of Altoona,
underwent a successful operation
for appendicitis at St. Johns hos
pital, ST. Paul, last Wednesday,.
His father, Rod McGregor of this
city, was there during the opera
ton.
Frank Schuster was called to his
former home at Glenwood City last
Wednesday by the death Of his
mother, Mrs. Magdalena Schuster,
aged "A years. IL months and 20
days. Mrs Schuster is survived
by eleven children.
A. C. Deneen, graduate of the
River Falls normal, who has taught
two years in the Superior normal
school, has been appointed assist
ant and field organizer in the Eau
Claire district of the extension di-
vision of the university of Wiscon-
sin.
Geo. Haas, of Spring Valley, has
challenged Warren Holtsapple, of
Ellsworth, to a finish" duel, and
the latter has accepted. A series of
Fl checker games, played during
the holidays, will decide the issue.
Where is the River Falls expert
who will challenge the winner?
Al. Luger, of North ST. Paul, is
already about hustling for strong
er organization of the Interstate
baseball league. He is boosting
for a reorganization which will in
sure in all towns interested class
of baseball equal to that shown by
New Richmond and his own team
last year.
At meeting of the poor agents
last week M. L. Sparks, chairman
of Diamond Bluff, was elected su-
perintendent of the county poor
farm, in place of M. Nugent. re-
signed. The appointment is an
excellent one. Mr. Sparks will take
possessihn on April 1st next
Ellsworth Herald.
President Wilson has contributed
to the national fund of Ford stories.
Here is his contribution: "a man
who owned a Ford was about to
die. His last request was that his
machine be- buried with him. When
asked 70 explain, ne Sa1d; wen,
that little old car has pulled me out
of many deep hole and it may pull
me out of this one"
A special train of five coaches
brought in the neighborhood of 200
people out from Hudson to the Rey-
burn meeting Friday night. There
were also several auto loads out
from that city that evening. An
average of seven or eight auto part
les drive out from Hudson to each
meeting. On Sunday there were in
the neighborhood of IS machines
parked about the tabernacle, and
also nearly that number of buggies.
The State capitol at Madison will
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1915-12-16

We pay the best prices for hides
and furs, iron and junk. For iron,
$4 90 per ton delivered at River
Fal S. Gordon & Miller,
River Falls, Wis.
Telephone No. 379. -adY.
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-09-03

opened the window and listened. Then
he entered
FIRST he went to the door and set 4
chair under the knob. Next he drew
an electric bulls-eye and flashed 1t
about the -oom. He glanced about
and finally went over to Del Mars
desk, where he examined batch Of
letters, his back to the secret panel.
Arnold was running rapidly through
the papers on the desk. as he flashed
his electric bulls-eye on them, when
the panel in the wall opened slowly
and Del Mar stepped into the room
noiselessly. To his surprise he saw
a round spot of light from an electric
fiashlight focused on his desk. Some
one was therel He drew a gun.
Arnold started suddenly. He heard
the cooking of revolver. But he did
not look around. He merely thought
an instant quicker than lightning
then pulled out spool of black thread
with one hand. while with the other
he switched of the light, and dived
down on his stomach or the floor in
the shadow.
Who's that" demanded De Mar.
"Confound II! l should have fired at
sight
The room was so dark now that 1t
was impossible to see Arnold. Del
Mar gazed intently Suddenly Ar
nolds electric torch glowed forth in
spot across the room
Del Mar blazed at 1t. firing every
chamber of his revolver. then switched
on the lights.
NO one was in the room. But the
door was open. Del Mar gazed about,
vexed. then ran to the open door.
For second or two he peered out
in rage, finally turning back into the
empty room. On the mantlepiece lay
the torch of the intruder. 1t was one
in which the connection is made by a
| ring falling on a piece of metal. The
ring had been left up by Arnold Con-
| nection had been made as he was
leaving the room by pulling the thread
which he had fastened to the ring. Del
| Mar followed the thread as 1t led
| around the room to the doorway.
Curse him!" swore Del Mar, smash
ing down the innocent torch on the
floor in fury. as he rushed to the desk
| and saw his papers all disturbed.
Outside. Arnold had made good his
escape. He paused in the moonlight
and listened. No one was pursuing. He
drew out two or three of the letters
which he had taken from Del Mars
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-09-03

Under the ice. as he had known.
tiously. turned and presented the ice
to Ancient Anna with a bow.
Thank you. kind sir" she curtsied.
taking It
Del Mar stepped aside and glanced
at the little slip OF paper Then he
crumpled 1t up and threw it aside.
walking away.
No sooner had he gone than Aunt
Josephine reached out and picked up
the paper. She Strengthened 1t and
looked at 1t. There was nothing on
sunrise on the ocean.
What's that" asked Aunt Jo-
sephine, In surprise.
Just then Elaine and Lieutenant
Woodward came in and stopped be-
fore the tent. Aunt Josephine mo-
toned to Elaine to come in and Elaine
followed. Lieutenant Woodward start
ed after her
No. no. young man." laughed An
cient Anna. shaking her forefinger at
him. Il don't want you. It's the
pictey youiiS iduy L WANT.
Woodward stood outside, though he
did not know quite what 1t was all
about While he was standing there,
Professor Arnold came up. He had
not exactly made a hit with the guests.
At least. he seemed to make little eff
fort to do SO. He and Woodward
walked away. talking earnestly.
In the tent Aunt Josephine handed
Elaine the piece of paper she had
picked up.
What does it mean?" asked Elaine.
studying the curious drawing in sur
prise.
'1m sure don't know" confessed
Aunt Josephine.
Nor l."
Meanwhile Lieutenant Woodward
and his friend had moved to a corner
of the yeranda and stood looking in
tently into the moonlight. There was
Del Mar deep in conversation with a
man who had slipped out. at a quiet
signal. from his hiding place In the
shrubbery
mark my words" muttered Arnold un-
der his breath.
They continued watching Del Mar,
but. so far at least he did nothing
that would have furnished them any
evidence OF anything.
So the party went on most merrily
until. long after the guests had left.
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-09-03

Elaine sat in her dressing gown up
in her room, about to retire
Her maid had left her, and she
picked up the slip of paper from her
dresser, looking at it thoughtfully.
What can a crude drawing of a
sunrise on the sea mean?" she asked
herself
For long time she studied the pa
per. thinking it over At last an idea
came to her.
I'll bet l have it," she exclaimed to
herself. Something is going to hap
pen on the water at sunrise"
She took a pretty little alarm clock
from the table. set it. and placed it
near her bed.
Returning from the party to his IL
brary. Del Mar entered. Except for
the moonlight streaming in through
the windows the room was dark. He
turned on the lights and crossed to the
panel In the wall AS he touched a
button the panel opened Del Mar
switched off the lights and went
through the panel, closing it.
Outside. at the other end of the pas
sageway. was one of his men, waiting
in the shadows as Del Mar came up
For moment they talked "I'll be
there. at sunrise agreed Del Mar, as
the man left and he re-entered the Sc
cret passage.
While he was comforting, at the IL
brary window appeared face. 1t
was Professor Arnold's. Cautiously he
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-09-03
SYNOPSIS.

After the finding of WI Fang's body
and kennedys disappearance. a subma-
rtne appears the following morning on
the bay. A man plunges overheard from
II and swims ashore II is the entrance
of Marcus Del Mar into America.
His mission is to obtain information of
Kennedy and recover, II possible, the lost
torpedo. At the Dodge home he soon
wins the confidence OF Elaine. Later
she IS warned by a little old man TO be
careful OF Del Mar. This warning came
carrying out his plans.
Later Elaine gives a masquerade ball.
DE Mar attends Neither he nor his DOM
mo girl can locate the torpedo A gray
friar warns Elaine and Jameson of Del
Mars purpose, and his plans are upset
Later the girl enters the Dodge home
as maid: finds the torpedo. places 1t in
a trunk which, with others. is sent to
the Dodge country home. In a hold-up
Del Mars men fail to get the trunk con-
tanning the torpedo. Elaine hides the tor
pedo. which later is stolen by Del Mars
men. who, in escaping, meet the old man
of mystery. A desperate battle follows.
In which the old man destroys the tor
pedo. Enraged. Del Mar plans to blow up
a bridge over which Elaine and Jameson
are passing. The plan fails. Next day
Elaine and Jameson are motoring when
Jameson loses his hat in the bay. AS
Elaine reaches in the water for II
small tube bobs up which contains
secret service at Washington. Jameson
in taking the letter to the town is cap
tured by Del Mars men. Elaine later
discovers Jamesons revolver laying in
the road. II furnishes clue by which
Elaine is able to save Jameson.
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-09-03

desk. and hastily ran through them.
Not a thing in them" he exclaimed.
At the first break of dawn the little
alarm clock awakened Elaine. She
started up and rubbed her eyes at the
suddenness of the awakening, then
quickly reached out and stopped the
bell so that 1t would not disturb soth-
ers in the house. She jumped out of
bed hurriedly and dressed.
Armed with spy glass, Elaine let
herself out of the house quietly. Di
rectly to the shore she went, walking
along the beach. Suddenly she paused
There were three men. Before she
could level her glass at them, however,
they disappeared.
That's strange" she said to herself.
looking through the glass There's a
steamer at the dock that seems to be
getting ready for something. | won
der what it can be doing SO early"
She moved along in the direction of
the dock. At the dock the disreputable
steamer to which Del Mar had dis
patched his emissary was still tied, the
sailors now working under the gruff
orders Of the rough captain. About a
capstan were wound the turns of a
long wire rope at the end of which was
a three-pronged drag hook.
Already. on the shore, at an old de-
serted shack of fisherman, two of Del
Mars men had been waiting since be-
fore sun-up. having come in a dirty.
dingy fishing smack anchored of
shore.
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-09-03
TWENTY-NINTH EPISODE
THE ATLANTIC CABLE CUTTERS.

ou remember Lieutenant Wood
ward, the inventor OF trodite?" asked
Elaine one day after l had been out
for ride through the country.
Very well indeed" she nodded with
look OF wistfulness as the mention
of his name recalled Kennedy. "Why"
Hes stationed at Fort Dale, not
very far from here, at the entrance of
the sound" l answered
Then let's have him over at my
garden party tonight" she exclaimed,
sitting down and writing:
Dear Lieutenant:
Il have just learned that you are
stationed at Fort Dale and would like
to have you meet some of my friends
at little garden party / am holding
tonight. Sincerely,
ELAINE DODGE"
Thus 1t was that a few hours after
ward, in the officers quarters at the
fort, an orderly entered with the mail
and handed a letter to Lieutenant
Woodward. He opened it and read
the invitation with pleasure. He had
scarcely finished reading and was
Fastening to write reply when the
orderly entered again and saluted.
"A Professor Arnold to see you.
lieutenant" he announced.
Professor Arnold?" repeated Wood
ward 81 don't know any Professor
Arnold. Well, show him in anyway"
The orderly ushered in we'll
dressed man with dark, heavy beard
and large horn spectacles. Wood
ward eyed him cautiously and bit
uspiciously. as the stranger seated
himself and made a few remarks.
The moment the orderly left the
room, however. the professor lowered
his voice to a whisper. Woodward
listened in amazement. looked at him
more closely, then laughed and shook
hands cordially.
The professor leaned over again.
Whatever it was that he said. it made
a great impression on the lieutenant.
You know the fellow Del MARI"
asked Professor Arnold finally
No" replied Woodward.
well. he's hanging around Miss
Dodge all the time" went on Arnold.
There's something queer about his
presence here at this time"
I've an invitation to a garden party
at her house tonight" remarked
Woodward.
Accept" urged the professor, "and
tell her you are bringing friend"
Woodward resumed writing and
when he had finished handed the note
to the stranger, who read:
Dear Miss Dodge:
ssI eball ha arrnad tn ha with vou
tonight and with your permission will
bring my friend, Professor Arnold.
Truly yours.
EDWARD WOODWARD"
Good" nodded the professor. hand
ing the note back
Woodward summoned an orderly.
"See that this is delivered at Dodge
hall to Miss Dodge herself as soon as
possible he directed, as the orderly
took the note and saluted.
Elaine. Aunt Josephine and l were
in the garden when Lieutenant Wood
wards orderly rode up and delivered
the letter.
Elaine opened it and read That's
all right" she thanked the orderly
"Oh, Walter, he's coming to the gar
den party, and is going to bring
friend of his, Professor Arnold
We chatted few moments about
the party.
oh exclaimed Elaine suddenly. 81
have an idea"
What is it," / asked, smiling at
her enthusiasm.
''We1l have fortune teller" she
cried, Aunt Josephine, you shall play
the part"
''All right. Il you really want me-
consented Aunt Josephine smiling in
eulgently as we urged her.
Down in the submarine harbor that
The Washington times., 1915-09-16
POSTPONE CARNIVAL
on SEVENTH STREET
Midcity Citizens will Have
Celebration Of Paving Com
pIetion on October 4.

The carnival and Industrial parade
to mark the completion Of the upper
Seventh street paving was postponed
from September ~ to October I at u
meeting Of the Midcity Citizens As
ISOLATION last night. the change OF
dates being made out Of fear that the
paw ms would not be finished before
the first Of the month.
Joseph Berberich was selected as
marshal Of tho parade. and Joseph
Shugrue was named as his assistant.
It was announced that a feature OF
the parade will be a body OF 800
school children carrying American
flags. In the parade will be the men,
bers Of the Midcity Citizens Associa-
tion and various social and civic or
sanizations. There will be three
bands.
The line Of march will be north on
Seventh street from New York ave-
nue. to T street. east on T street to
Florida avenue, back to Seventh
street. and thence to Market place. in
Ninth to K street. and back to Sew
enth street.
The finance committee has $500. over
block of Seventh street. Representa-
tives from the four daily newspapers
will be invited as judges and will
award the prizes to the best decor.
Hs or nnd o or
group. All clubs and civic bodies are
invited to participate, and all wishing
to be represented in the carnival are
serser,eh fsFse 'o%mua,Sa.s NJ aoisserlsn snn
Driscoll. c. S. Shreve. Thomas Sergeon,
or ]. +. Simpson.
The Washington times., 1915-09-16
TWO MEN SHAKEN UP
AS AUTO RUNS WILD
Both Escape Serious Injury When
Motor Car Plunges Over En-
bankment In Anacostia.

John schults. a boilermaker on the
Presidents yacht. Mayflower. and Louis
Keppler. Of IA Eleventh street south
east. were severely shaken up late yes
terday afternoon when an automobile
in which they were riding ra mover an
embankment at Anacostia road and NJ
street southeast.
Keppler suffered a slight injury to his
left knee. but both men refused to go
to hospital for treatment. The auto
mobile was slightly damaged.
A second automobile accident occurred
yesterday, when Louis Shellborn, eleven
years old, Of 1921 North Capitol street,
was struck by an automobile in front
Of his home. The police say the ma
chine was operated by r. II. Stone.
who lives In American University Park.
The boy was taken to Georgetown Uni
versity Hospital where 1t was found
he was suffering from conclusion Of the
brain.
The Washington times., 1915-09-16
Changes in Personnel
In q. p. o. Announced

Appointments. separations and trans
fers effective today in the Government
Printing Office are as follows:
Appointments-Frank E. Ruth. proba-
tional messenger boy.
separations-Louis Rosenfeld. skilled
laborer. resigned.
Transfers. etc.-Preston L. George,
from office of the superintendent OF
work to presswork division. Walter A.
Clarke. messenger boy. 1915 per annum.
office OF superintendent Of documents.
holme. messenger hoy. $42o per annum.
office Of superintendent OF documents.
to messenger boy. $500 per annum.
Lawrence b. Curry, messenger boy.
$500 per annum, office Of superinten-
dent Of documents. to skilled laborer.
&626 per annum. James E. wilkins.
skilled laborer. twenty-five cents per
hour. presswork division. to helper.
division.
The Washington times., 1915-09-16
Government Officials Try to Lay
Foundations for Future
Business. {,
NEEDS ARE INDICATED
Business Men Urged to Visit
Countries to Pave Way for
Future.

Development Of trade and commerce
with South American and Central Amer
lea, is showing encouraging signs as
the regulations with Latin-America are
being strengthened.
Government. officials who take broad
view Of the subject assert that 1t Is less
important to work up trade now, when
Hatin-America Ia. shut off from much
Of Europe. than to lay the foundations
for trading in competition with the
world after the war Is over. especially
Al japan is reaching out for Latin
American trade.
Federal Activity.
IN addition to the work being engineer
ed by Secretary Of the Treasury Nc
Adoo, the agents Of the Department Of
Commerce are bestiring themselves. The
Pan-American Union Is also busy.
Many private houses are giving more
intelligent and persistent attention to
Latin-American business than ever be
fore. A few, great American banking
houses arc turning their eyes to the
Latin-American field. The big Chica-
10 packing houses have for some
lime had a strong hold in South Amer.
ica.
The Pan-American Union Is doing
what It can to promote excursions OF
business men to South America. No
less than five parties of American
pected to go to South America in the
next few months. Two will go to the
western coast OF the continent Three
will go to the eastern coast.
Needs of Situation.
Such excursions, it is pointed out
by Latin-American representatives
standing Of Latin-American countries
But they cannot be expected to &C.
compltsh the big task Of putting close
relations between the United States
and La&in-America on q stable basis
What Is needed. they say. Is organiza.
ton. sending Of responsible repre-
sentatives to Latin America. to learI
the language and settle down. estab
lishment of a credit system and. sucl
q conduct OF business as will harmon
ize more fully with the notions Of tn,
Latin Americans whose business way
are not the ways Of the United States
The Administration. in urging tn,
establishment of q Government-ownet
merchant marine. will lay special
stress on the need for developing Lat
in-American business and putting tina
business on such a foundation that !
will stand the strain Of competition
once that competition Is on in full
force after the European war. 1t I!
the belief In Administration quarter.
that the growing appreciation of th'
Latin American field of trade Is goinl
to help materially in the passage o.
its bill.
The Washington times., 1915-09-16
THE WASHINGTON TINES. THURSDAY,

commerce will be represented by DR..
Thomas II. Norton, commercial agent
for the Government, who Is expected
20 make important announcements rela-
tive to his discoveries that the United
States has the facilities and the ma
teriai for a complete and seif-contain ained
dyestun industry, and for supplying
potash to the world.
The Bureau of Standards will demon
strate at the exposition how IL stapd-
ardizes raw materials and the fnished
products Of the chemical manufacturer
and the processes and machinery
requisite to transform the former into
the latter. Officials OF the Government
are confident the exposition wifi 70 Far
toward Fastening the materiali zation OF
dustry should be independent OF for
eign countries.
The Washington times., 1915-09-16
Trap Gun Kills Woman
Who Set 1t for Thief

NEwBERN. N. c.. Sept. 16.-Failure
to remember that she had placed n
shotgun in such position that II
would be discharged when any ono
entered the gate at her chicken yard
caused the death Of Mrs. Rosa Wat
son, whose home was on Stanley
street
conmotion In the chicken yard, Mrs.
Watson went out to investigate and
opened the gate. Immediately the, 9
the whole load of shot imbeddod in
her shoulder and breast. She died
within five minutes.
The Washington times., 1915-09-16
Surgeon Takes Bullet
From Heart of Soldier

PARIS. Sept. l6.-Means by which he
extracted a shrapnel bullet from the
right auricle Of a French soldiers heart
have been described to the Academy Of
Medicine bv DR.. Charles Infroit. This
surgical feat was accomplished by the
use Of a photographic compass invented
by the surgeon.
The instrument enabled DR.. Infroit to
find foreign bodies In the tissues with
mathematical precision and permitted
their extraction without injury to the
neishboring organs. he told his coll
leagues.
The Washington times., 1915-09-16

Of the 20 per cent increased enrolment
gained through the efforts of tho
schools extension committee. Twenty
five members Of the alumni donated
automobiles for the occasion.
The extension committee was orRan-
ICED by Fathers Mcdonnell and Duarts.
3. J.. president and vice president. re.
spectively, Of Gonsaga College. Benz
mott 9. Jones. president Of tho Gonsaea
Alumni Association. Is chairman OF the
committee. Other members are Leo A.
Rover. Charles w. Fioecker. Thomas
A. Cantwell. and John ]. O'Day. Mem
bers of this committee and others Of tbs
alumni who were instrumental in the
enrolment Of new students attended
the outing given to the students TO-DAY.
The Washington times., 1915-09-16
B. & o. Cars All in Use
First Time in 2 Years

BALTIMORE, Sept. 1s.-Presidept
Daniel Willard. of the Baltimore and
Ohio. expressed the most optimistic
views of the railroad outlook, especial
ly as 1t concerns the Baltimore and
Ohio. He says all the cars of the COM
pany are now in use for the first time
in two years.
Crop conditions throughout the Balti-
more and Ohio's territory seem fully up
to II not above the average, and the
outlook is more than satisfactory. The
ore movement from the lake sections
mas been stimulated by the renewed
activity in the steel trade. and promises
to continue.
The Washington times., 1915-09-16

Some,chere-among all the brands the narket-is tie
just-,7gM cigarette for YOUI
Maybe it's the very one you have now in your
pocket-but are you SURE? Maybe it's some entirely
different" cigarette-it may may not be Fatima.
But find it Until you do you're cheating your
self out of whole lot of smoke-pleasure. Also you're
wasting some money.