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The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-08-06

thing called conversion, men con-
sciously wrong, inferior, and unhappy
become consciously right, superior,
and happy 1t produces not change,
but revolution in character 1t does
not alter, it creates new personality.
The phrase "a new birth" is not a rhe'
torical hyperbole, but fact Of the
physical kingdom. Men, who have
been irretrievably bad, and under con-
version have become ardent savers sf
the lost, tell us, with all the pathetic
emphasis OF their inexpressible and
impenetrable discovery, that in the
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-08-06

better now, was waiting He had
pulled long coat over his Chinese
clothes and wore a slouch hat, As
he looked at the incoming passengers
he spied the man he was waiting for
the young crook who had been walt
ing in the shrubbery outside the ma y
building when the torpedo model was
thrown out
The man had the model carefully
wrapped up under his arm. AS his eye
travelled over the crowd he recognized
Wu, but did not betray IT, He walked
by, and as he passed hastily handed
Wa the package containing the model
Wu slipped 1t under his coat. Then
each went his way, in opposite direc'
tions.
It was a close race between the car
bearing the two crooks end that which
Kennedy had impressed into service
but we kept on through the city and
out across the country, into Connect
cut.
Time and again they almost got
away, until II became a question OF
following tire tracks. Once we came
to cross roads and Kennedy stopped
and leaped out. Deeply planted In
the mud he could see the tracks OF
the car ahead leading out by the left
road Close beside the tire tracks
were the footprints of two men going
up the right-hand road toward the
sound.
You follow the car nd the driver,
decided Craid hastily indicating the
road by which It had gone. I'll fol
low the footprints"
The secret service men jumped
back into the car and Kennedy and
went along the shore road follow
ing the two crooks.
Already the wounded crook, sup
ported by his pal, had made his way
down to the water and had come "a
a long wharf. There, near the land
end, they had a secret hiding place
into which they went. The other crook
drew forth a smoke signal and began
to prepare it.
Kennedy and l were able, now, ts
move faster than they, As we came
in sight of the wharf, Kennedy paused
There they are, two of them, he
indicated.
/ could Just make them out IN theii
hiding place. The fellow who hac
stolen the torpedo was by this time sc
weak from loss of blood that he coulc
hardly hold his head up, while the
other hurried to fix the smoke signal
He happened to glance up and saw us
Come Red, brace up, he muttered
They're on our trail
The wounded man was almost toe
weak to answer Il can ne
gasped weakly. "You-go Then
with a great effort. remembering the
mission on which ne had been sent ne
whispered hoarseiy. ii hid the sec
oud torpedo model in the Dodge mouse
in the bottom Of He tried to fin
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-08-06

SYNOPSIS.

Tho New York police are mystified by a
series OF murders and other crimes Ihe
Drincipal clue 10 the criminal is the warn
ing letter which is sent the victims, ABned
i'm ~ me unysterious assassin Is Taylor
Dodge. the insurance president His
1aughter Elaine, employs Craig Ken
nedy, the famous scientific detective, to
irv IN unravel the mystery. What Ken
nedv accomplishes Is told by his friend,
Jameson, a newspaper man. After many
fruitless attempts to put Elaine ana
craig Kennedy out OF the way the Clutch
ing Hand is at last found to be none other
than Perry Bennett, Elaine's lawyer and
the man she is engaged TO marry Ben
nett fees to the den of one of his chi
nese criminals The Chinaman forces from
Bennett the secret Of the whereabouts or
81 ,OOO Then he gives the lawyer po-
ton which will suspend animation for
months Kennedy reaches Benefits side
Jest after he has lost consciousness.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-08-06

ish, but he was too weak He fell
back, dead
His pal had waited as long as he
dared to learn the secret. He jumped
up and ran out just as we burst into
the hiding place.
Kennedy dropped down by the dead
man and searched him, while dashed
after the other fellow.
When l returned found Kennedy
writing a hasty note.
81 couldn't follow him, Craig" l
confessed.
TOO bad" frowned Craig, evidently
greatly worried by what had hap
pened, as he folded the note. Wal
ter" he added, seriously, Il want you
to 90 and find the fellow" He hand
ed me the note. And if anything sep
arates us today-give this note to
Elaine"
Meanwhile, as nearly as | can now
make out, Kennedy searched the dead
man again. There was certainly no
clue to his identity on him, nor had
he the torpedo model Craig looked
about. Suddenly he fell fiat on his
stomach.
There was Wu Fang himself coming
to the wharf, carrying the model Of
the torpedo which had been stolen in
Washington and brought up to him by
his emissary.
Kennedy, crouching down and TAX
ing advantage of every object that
sheltered him, crawled cautiously into
an angle. Unsuspecting Wu came to
the land end of the wharf
There he saw his lieutenant dead
and the smoke signal still beside him,
unlighted He bent over in amaze
ment and examined the man,
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-08-06
GettIno Alona NleeIy.

A minister. meeting psrsnioner
Of his who had been quite recently
married and abou, whose domestic
happiness terrible stories we're rife.
saluted him anu said:
"Weg!. John, says he. "how's all go
I'M. or:"
"Oh, happily enough" returns Joa1-
I'm glad to hear It. YOU Know'
there were rumors Of rows or"
Rows" says John "CL, yes, there
are plenty of rows; whenever she
sees me she catches the first thing
to hand, a dish or anything, and hrea
It at me- If she hits NE, she's happy;
Il she doesn't, am! Oh, were get
ting on fine"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-08-06

structive mental activity In time the
race acquired the fxation Of these lev
els, and the intoxicatlon impulse had
served its usefulness.
"The impulse survives today in its
harmful aspects says the New York
Medical Journal in reviewing Doctor
Partridge's book Studies in the Psy-
chology of Intemperance," and con-
tinues: 1T no longer has great func-
ton to perform. 1t dominates indi-
viduals and social groups when they
are unable to reach these higher lev
els Of activity, to direct their vital
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-08-06

energies into these channels, and SO
are dependent upon its temporary and
inefficient exhilaration. They find in
it also a social reaction, likewise in
adequate and evanescent, but a feeble
survival of the effective social awak-
ening that intoxication produced in
the early history Of mankind The
narcosis of alcohol or other drugs is
now merely refuge for those whose
mental organization demands release
from the too great pressure which
they are unable tor meet in ceaseless
struggle for exis.Aace and advance,
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-08-06
lNToxICANTS ONCE OF USE
Physician Has Made interesting DelVe
Into the Worlds Usage Of Ar
dent Liquors.

Intoxcation, according to DR.. G. E.
Partridge, was originally an accompani-
ment and the source of those exalted
psychical states necessary for the de-
yelopment of individual and racial con
eciousness, which meant enlarged
mental hcrizon and the lifting Of in
dividnals and nations to levels Of con-
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-08-06

change which overcame them they
were conscious OF being born again.
TO them, and we can go to no other
authorities, this tremendous revolution
in personality signifies new BIRTH
Twice-Born Men.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-08-06
AL Extra.

There's some mistake about this
bill" said the departing guest. You
told me your rates were five dollars
a day.' 81. s'sS
"s6 they are, said the genial hotel
propri or, but that's just for having
your name on the register Rooms and
board are extra" 81
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-08-06
IN SUCH PAIN
WOMAN CRIED
Suffered Everything UntilRe
stored to Health by Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegeta-
bic Compound.
Florence, So. Dakota. 81 used 10 be
very sick every month with bearing

d o " n pains q n Q
backachs, and h ad
h headache q good
deal Of the tinsc and
very little appetite.
The pains were so
bad that j used TO
sit right down on the
floor and cry, be-
cause It hurt me 80
and | could not do
any work at those
times. An old Wo-
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-08-06
Mo Road 10 Riches.

After looking over the life history
OF some of the wealthiest men in the
world, we have about reached the
conclusion that none of tfSm got rich
by saving tobacco coupons. ToleGa
Blade.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-08-06

the unequal struggle between instinc-
tive forces and ethical conditions"
According to Doctor Partridge, the
cure for habitual intoxication must
consist in directing the activities Of
the sufferer to higher spheres, which
must be such as are capable of arous-
ing an interest sufficient to stimulate
and sustain him in his best endeavor.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-08-06

Most particular women uae Rcd Cross
Rali Blue. American made. Sure 10 please.
At all good grocers. Adv.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-08-06

The circus sometimes fails, but the
visiting girl always gives a parade.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-08-06
What Is Conversion?

Whatever we may think Of the
phenomenon itself the fact stands
O'Ssx svd unassailable that by this
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-08-06

Speaking of grief, the .old fried egg
undoubtedly is the saddest thing. g,
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-08-06
DAISY FLY KILLER

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The Alaska daily empire., 1915-08-12
JEWS
 ASK AMERICA
 TOHFAR PLEA

BERLIN. Aug l2.-The, following was given out for publication toda, by the Overseas NeNws Agency.
 "The Association of Jews in Ger many has issued an appeal to Ameri ca. based on the fact that American shells are being thrown by the Rus sians into Polish towns believed tc harbor Germans, which reads as fol lows
 Europe stands in flames while across the ocean America lives in peace: she hears not the thunder of the cannon. A fruitful rain of gold is falling on a land enjoying golden peace. We cry out to America for aid: thousands of thy loyal and industrious ciu- zens come from towns now being destroyed by the shells of war thou are sending. Instead of gifts and money thou once sent back to childhood homes from Iibau to Lemberg. thou sendest iron shells to supply the army Citizens. thou gavest iron for gold, death for life. and thou, our children art numbering thy parents.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-08-12
ITALIANS ROLL
 ROCKS DOWN ON
 AUSTRIAN FoEMEN

LONDON. Aug. 12.-Reports from both allied and Teutonic sources tes- ufy to the intensity of the terrible struggle between the Italians and Aus trians along Che Isonzo front
 Berlin newspaper dispatches say 1t is doubtful whether Neuve Chappelle and Ypres will see engagements more grimly. terrible than some of the aw- full bloody battles in early June along the Austroltalian frontier
 The green Isonzo is literally afloat with bodies. it is declared
 A Rome dispatch says that many Of the Austrian Qualifications are no lon ger recognizable, the Italian artillery having done it's work SO we'll
 A letter from an Italian officer at the front says that a large proportion of the Austrian losses were caused not by the Italian fire but by the hurling down of rocks. Over 10000 men were thus crushed to death in their trenches.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-08-12
RECEIVER FOR
 ALASKAN ASKED

In the case of Kreielsheimer Bros. vs the Alaskan Hotel company in which Judge Jennings yesterday eve hing issued an order to show cause why a receiver should not be appoint ed. a short hearing was held this af- ternoon at two o'clock and after being continued on the request of the de- fendants attorney z. R. Cheney until four o'clock this afternoon. the mat ter was postponed until two o'clock tomorrow afternoon.
 Suit has been instituted by the Kreielsheimer Bros. to recover S6.- l94O3 which was given as security for goods furnished to the hotel com pany Gunnison & Robertson appear for the plaintiffs
 Several creditors will be represent ed by z. R. Cheney in connection with the appointment of a receiver. which will probably be made tomorrow af- ternoon.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-08-12
SOME ABATEMENT
 IN MEXICAN ROW


 WASHINGTON. Aug. 12. - There was some abatement in the Mexican border situation today, although the same activity around the war and navy department buildings prevailed. President Woodrow Wilson arrived from Cornish. N- H this morning and went at once to a conference with Secretary Lansing, on the Mexican question
 The navy department announced that the Atlantic fleet would leave for southern waters on August 29. but de- nied that the move was in way con- uected with Mexican affairs.
 Troops Reach Border.
 General Funston. in command of the troops on the border reported to- day that he had transferred battal. ion from the Ninth Infantry at Lare- do. to Brownsville. but in his tele- gram he failed to ask for additional troops. and this was taken by admin isrative officials as a good sign.
 Texao Governor Alarmed.
 Early today cablegram was re- ceived from Governor Ferguson of Texas. in which the Governor appeal ed to President Wilson for federal aid. and added that conditions around Brownsville were "perilous and grave"
 Texas Rangers yesterday reported at Brownsville ,that they had found a flag on which was inscribed. in Span ish. the following words Army O liberation. for Hexicans in Texas"
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-08-12
WARDEN SIGHTS MISSING F1ADLEY LAUNCH
 REAL GOAL
 OF TEyT0N

PETRocRAD, Aug. t2-WIth the Baltic flank of General won Hinden- burs's armies resting on the banks of the River Dvina, midway between Ri- ga and DvlnsIs Petroarad today has adopted ao certain Che theory that the real objective of the Teutonio offon- give la the Russian capital. The ln- vadero are now within 300 miles Of Petrosrad.
 The Novoe vrsmya, discussing that theory today, uayo:
 "There ls an enormous difference between the Napoleonlc war of 1912 and the present conflict. Today the Germans are hurling against Russia forces equivalent to seven invaoions such as that of Napoleon, and are supported by Che latest technical ap- piianees, whereas In 1912 Russa's army in the latter respect was fully on a par with the French.
 "The Germans arc infinitely better posted as to the position of Russia than was Napoleon; they know that Petrograd, its political center, ls only half ao far from Riga as from Moscow and that Riga To the point from which the thrust should be made. They al- 90 know that lt 10 only a nishts jour ney by railway between Riga and Pe- trograd, and that the distance 10 over good roads. The fact that from Riga there are two lines Of railroad to Fe- troerad does not offer lnsurmounta- ble difficulties to an invading host. This Is no second war Of 1912, but something far more serlous"
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-08-12
SHEEP CREEK WHARF C0LLAPSES AS GROUND
 UNDERNEATH CAVES IN

About 10000 square feet of the AL aska-Gastineau companys dock at Thane fell into the channel today at i2:45 as the result of a landslide un- der the water which cleaned out the base of the docking for an extent of about 300 feet and to a depth of about 25 feet.
 Fortunately no one was injured" said Superintendent Jackson not long after the cave-ln occurred. We thought 1t was a small tidal wave first, and then realized that what had hap pened was submarine land slide. The piles shot into the air ten or fif- teen feet when the slide occurred and everything near the face of the dock slid into the channel"
 Some Material Lost.
 R. J. Wulzen stated that no valuable material had been lost. There were several bolts of old cable that went down with the dock, but it's loss is negligible. The lumber that went over has been recovered, and with the gang of men working there now will probably be only a slight loss other than that of the dock itself
 Three hundred men were put to work tearing the wreckage loose from that part of the dock which was not affected, as it is feared that at low tide another slide may occur. The water at present is very high and has been since the accident The Grub stake and several small boats arc busy towing in wreckage and moor ing lt to the dock. From Thane all the way up to Juneau there are floating islands of wreckage, chiefly piles and parts of the dock flooring.
 Several small boats were swamped. but SO far as is known all of them have been recovered. The garage which stood near the ferry slip is completely under water, but can be recovered.
 Channel Is Deeper.
 At the end of the dock the water is now nearly thirty feet deeper than it was before, and the ledge on which the dock was built has disappeared along a slant line which runs from the face of the old dock over to the end Of the piling on which the bunkhouses are built. "We hardly think that an- other slide will occur" said Mir. Wul- zen, "but there isn't any certainty about 1t. There is no rock along here, and it may wash out farther.
 "We will get at the work of recon struction just as soon as this stuff is cleared out and we can get the sound ings necessary to determine the line which the face oe the new dock must take. It will probably run parallel to the roadway, and if it does the dock will have to be narrower than be- fore.
 No accurate estimate of the dam- age can be made as yet, but it has been roughly estimated at $5,0OO."
 The slide occurred shortly after the freight steamer Cordova had docked at Thane to unload the complete equipment for the new Annex Creek power house, and her crew were work ing on the dock about fifty feet from the place where the break occurred. One of the Cordoya's crew said this afternoon: Tt sure looked like ti- dal wave, even if it was only a young one. The water ran easily feet high"
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-08-12
BURNSIDE
 CUTS ROPE

The United States army cable be- tween sitka and Seattle is again out of commission, but this time the trouble is only temporary, and the rope will be welded together again by n o'clock tomorrow morning.
 At 3:1O o'clock this afternoon ofi- cers on the cableship Burnside noti- fled the local cable office that they had additional repairs to make on the cable, and promised to have the work completed by tomorrow morning.
 The point where the Burnside "cut in" is about half way between Sitka and Seattle After the repairs are made the Burnside will return to the Sound for additional cable, but will be back North next week and complete the repairs.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-08-12
K OF (" HEADS
 VISIT JUNEAU

Supreme Advocate Joseph Pelle- tier. Supreme Director McGraw and Connecticut State Deputy Mulligan, of the Knights Of Columbus lodge, form an interesting party aboard the excursion steamship Spokane, which reaced Juneau late this afternoon. They are making a round trip on the Spokane, between Seattle and Sitka. They are making a round trip on the Spokane. between Seattle and Sitka. cil of the Knights of Columbus, in Se- attle last week. at which delegates were present from all parts of the United States. as well as Canada, Mexico and the Philippines.
 Mr. Pelletier is the United States district attorney in Boston and is al- so prominent socially and politically, in the Massachusetts metropolis A delegation of the local Knights met the Spokane and showed them about the Capital City
 One of the chief matters taken up by the convention was the report of the Commission on Religious Preju- dice It covered the findings of an investigation which was carried on during the past year to determine the causes of waves of religious prejudice with a view to effecting a more friend ly feeling between different religions.
 "The recommendations of the re- port submitted.' Supreme Advocate Pelletier said today included a dec laration of the Catholic position in regard to civil allegience and con- demned the action of the politicians who make religion campaign issue. It further dealt with the principal matters which excite prejudice, the chief sources from which it springs and the classes in which 1t largely exists"
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-08-12

NOTE - Vesuvius Is supposed to have been heaved from the submarine level where it was formed. This sup position is based upon the fact that on the mountain are found shells of sea origin and cratic blocks of lime stone from the higher Appenine off, shoot. None Somma. which in an ir- regular semi-circle surrounds it on the north and east. The earliest known eruption of the mountain oc- cured in 63 A. ID. The mountain is about four miles from the sea and rises to an altitude Of 420O feet The main eruption of the volcano oc- cured in 79 A. D. at which time Her. culaneaum. Pompeii and Stabiae were entirely destroyed The latest serious eruption occurred in 1872. though sev- eral minor outbursts have stricken with terror the population for miles around Ait. Aetna, sometimes spell ed Etna is located on the island of Si- ely and is the highest volcano in Eu- rope. it's first recorded eruption occur red in SO A. D. lated ones being re- corded in 116e. 1869. l792. and 1892. Aetna is 1O.SS5 feet high.
 Stromhoh, which is located on an island Of the same name would be in about the middle of a straight line connecting Mt Aetna on the Island of Sicily with Mt Yesuvius in the Bay of Naples, and is s.O3S feet high. AL though the mountain has been active since about the time that Vesuvius broke into eruption. no serious dam age has been charged to its account THE EDlTORl
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-08-12
CANADA MAY BE PREPARING TO
 RETURN LIBERALS

WINNIPEG, Aug 12.- The new Manitoba Parliament will contain 47 Liberals. three Conservatives and one Laborite. with two seats doubtful. One of the doubtful seats will probably be Liberal and the other Conservative.
 This is a reversal of parties in Man itoba. The Conservatives controlled the last government
 Winnipeg Liberal Lenders are re- ceiving the congratulations from mem bers of their party in an sections Of Canada. Liberals say that the result of the election foretells the return of the Liberal party to power and the ascendency of Sir Wilred Laurier again
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-08-12
TIDE
 IN MUNITIoN
 WAR ORDERS

NEW YORK. Aug. 12.-A compila- tion by the Wall Street Journal shows that the orders for war munitions and supplies placed in the United States for the last week in July show to- tai of S591OO0OO0.
 Pittsburgh was the largest benefic- iary though orders were placed in this country as far south as Tennes- see and as far west as Kansas City.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-08-12
GERMANY READY FOR PEACE SAYS
 A BERLIN PAPER

BERLIN, Aug l2.-"Germany now should accept reasonable peace condi- tions in accordance with the even bal- ance. progress and safety of all na- tions," says the Deutsch Tage zei- ung in discussing the peace procla- nation of Pope Benedict XIV No country would receive a proclamation by the head of the Roman Catholic church with greater respect and less prejudice than Germany"
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-08-12
TREASURY COMPTROLLER TO
 BE CLAIMS COURT JUDGE

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12. - George E. Downey, comptroller of the Treas. ury is slated for the vacancy on the bench in the United States Court of Claims caused by the resignation of A. Mitchell Palmer of Pennsylvania. it was reliably reported yesterday President Wilson is expected to name Downey on recess appointment when he returns from Cornish.