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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-01
Prominent Seattle
Pioneers Drowned
in River Duwamish

SEATTLE, March N,--Funeral arrange
ments are being made TO-DAY for the four
prominent pioneers drowned in the Du-
vanish river late last night when an
automobile belonging to Mrs Morgan j.
Carlxeck ran off the bridge at Allentown
on the Tacoma road ten miles south Of
here Mrs. carkeek and her Japanese
chauffeur were the only persons saved.
Those drowned were Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas w. Prosch. Miss Margaret l..
Denny and Mrs. Harriet II. Beecher.
1 1Ir. Prosch. who was s. years old. was
the son OF Charles Prosch. who founded
tho Puget sound Herald at steilacoom In
1865. Mr.. Prosch was editor OF the Post
.Intelligencer for several years, He was
postmaster OF Seattle under President
Grant.
Mrs. Prosch was daughter OF General
Morton NJ. McCarver, founder of tho city
OF Tacoma. She was "a years old.
Miss Denny was the daughter OF Ar
thur A. Denny who founded Seattle In
1851 She was one OF the last survivors
OF the schooner load of people that landed
at Seattle In November OF that year. She
was 20 years old
Mrs. Beecher was the wife of Captain
Herbert r. Beecher. son OF the late
Henry Ward Beecher. the Brooklyn cier-
gyman. She was IS years old.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-01
Japan and China Are
Near Rupture and
Ultimatum Probable

PEKINo. March si.-In diplomatic cir
oles the situation arising from Japan's
negotiation Of It's demands upon China Is
regarded as more serious today than at
any time since the conferences to this
end were inAugurated,
After further consultation between
President Yuan shi Kai and Foreign Min
lister la chenE-KsianE the Chinese per
sist that they cannot accord absolute
extra territoriaiity 20 Japanese imml-
grants Ia MAnchuria. and at the confer
ence OF yesterday NJ. Hloki. the japanese
minister refused TO discuss this question
further.
Il is believed in Pekin that the confer
ence 10 take place tomorrow very prob
ably win bring a break IN the deadlock
over this question which has lasted fol
number OF weeks. Failing 10 break tn,
deadlock It is felt In some quarters thai
Japan viii present an ultimatuin,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-01
HOW IDARKENED MY
GRAY HAIR
Lady Gives simple Home Recipe
That She Used 20 Darker Her
Gray Hair.

For years tried 70 restore my gray
hair 10 It's natural color with the pre-
pared dyes and stains, but none OF
them gave satisfaction and they we're
all expensive. l finally ran onto a
simple recipe which l mixed al home
that gives wonderful results. ! gave
the recipe. which IL as follows, to .
number Of my friends. and they are
all delighted with IL. To 7 oz. "
water add a small box Of BaTbo Com
pound. 1 o. OF hay rum and Y o.
OF siyoerine. Use every other day un-
iii the hair becomes the required
shade then every two weeks. II viii
not only darken the gray hair. but
removes dandruff and scalp humors.
and acts az tonic 10 the hair. IL v
not sticky or greasy, does not rub off
and does not color the scalp. You
can prepare Il AZ home at very little
expense -Advertisement,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-01
BETTER .IHAN CAL0MEL


DR. Edwards Olive Tablets--the substi-
lutc for calomel-are mild but sure Taxa
tive. and their effect on the liver Is almost
instantaneous. They are the result OF Dr.
Edwards determination not 10 treat liver
and bowel complaints with cslomei His
efforts 10 Danish Il brought out these
little olive-colored tablets.
These pleasant little tablets do the good
that calonlcl does but have no bad after
effects They don't injure the teeth like
strong LIQUIDS or calomel They take hold
81 the trouble and quickly correct Il. Why
sure the liver az the expense OF the teeth
calomel sometimes plays havoc with the
gums. So do strong lldulds.
az ID hest not TO take calomel, but to let
1ir Edwards Olive Tablets take It's place.
Most headaches. .'dullnesaf and that
lazy feeling come from constipation and
q disordered liver Take DIT. Edwards
Oileo Tablets when you feel 'loggy" and
heavy" Note how they clear clouded
brain and how they pork up" the spirits.
AZ 10. and &c per box. All druggists.
Tho Olive Tablet Company. Columbus, o.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-01

army CORPS with three reserve regiments.
amounting in ,sll to an entire rOrps.
ecross the melting ice Of Lake DuEa be-
fore the Russian forces had advanced suf-
flciently to assure the success Of the pro-
posed encircling maneuver.
Having sUrmountod the hazards OF the
transportation OF these troops over weak
ice the Germans discovered. according to
the reports coming 20 Petrograd, that
their movement was premature. and in
desperate effort to retrace their steps
they were met by fierce Russian on
slaught According TO their account OF
this fighting the Russians annihilated en-
tire divisions OF the Germans.
At other points along the German from
ter isolated engagements continue, but
they are without strategic significance.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-01

To be possessed OF head Of heavy,
beautiful hair soft. lustrous. fluffy, wavy
and free from dendruff "a merely a mat
ter Of usliig little Janderinc. =
Il is easy and Inexpensive TO have nice,
soft hail, and. lots OF II. Just get AIS cent
bottle OF Knpwiton's Danderine now--ail
drug stores 'feconmsnd 1t--appiy a little
as directed and within ten minutes there
viii be ans appearance Of abundance,
freshness. flufflness and an Incompatible
gloss and lietfey and try as you viii you
san not flrg trace OF dandruff or fall
ing hair: but your real surpfise viii be
after about two weeks use. when you VIII
soc new hair&fine ana downy at fret
xes--but realty now halr-sprouting opt
all over your scalp Danderine 10. we be-
teve, the only aure hair grower. destroyes
II dandriiff and cure for itchy scalp and
Mnevtr falls TO, stop falling hair at'onca.
II you want 70 prove how pretty and
soft your hair really Is, moisten a cloth
with a little panderino and carefully draw
II, through Your hair--tnlsing one small
strand az time Your hair viii be soft
glossy aua beautiful in Just a few mo-
ments--a delightful surprise awaits every
one who frles this. -Adyertisement
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-01

Oar "Jitney" Offer-This ana Sc.
Don't miss this. Cut out this slip en-
close with Sc 70 Foley a Co. Chi go.
~. writing your name ana address,
clearly. You win receive In return a trial
package containing Foleys Honey and
Tar Compound for coughs. colds and
Group; Foley kidney Pms. COY pain IA
sides and bach, rheumatism, backache.
kidney and bladder ailments, and Foley
cathartie Tablets. a wholesome and thor,
oughly cleansing cathartic. especially
eomforting 70 stout persons sold every
where. advertisement
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-01
General Garcia
Pays $ll,300 to
Widow of McManus

WASHINGTON. March a.-Dispatohes
10 the villa ageaey here says that GEN
eral Garcia, az the head Of the Mexico
city government, has paid 10 the widow
OF John b. McManus. the American killed
by zapata troopers. $500 pesos. which.
az the present rate or exchange equals
approximately sii,soO In gold. as indem-
nifty.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-01
KAISER SEES NEW
MENACE IN FIGHT
IN CARPATHIANS

Continued from PAGE one)
ciai bodies are coming forward with Of
fers 20 back the government in drastic
action against tho drink evil, while the
liquor interests are beginning TO express
fear Of severe government regulation.
Austrian Losses Enormous.
GENEVA. March Olivia PARISH
Austrian losses In Lyutta valley and the
province OF Bereg Northeast Hungary
on the day Of March q are estimated at
1900. according TO dispatches received
by Swiss newspapers. These advices
state that n column OF 1900 Austriane
was annihIIated in less than an hour dur
ing desperate action i'm Bcreg province.
six miles north Of vereczke. Austrian
troops in this territory are reported 20 be
demoralized as tho result Of their enor-
nous losses.
DuIIa Pass Battle Renewed.
VIENNA. March 31.-CBy Wireless TO
London)--Thc cessation Of fighting in
Dukla Pass lasted only twenty-four
hours. the newspapers report, the Rus
SLAMS then bringing Up fresh reserves.
Fighting IN the valley Of tho Ondava
and Laborcza las recommended and now
Is in fun swing. The Austrian troops are
fighting desperately and the Russians II
is reported here. IN spite OF furious at
tanks with large forces. have not been
able 10 gain their objective at any point
for an invasion Of Hungary. The fight
Ing In the Carpathians Is going on during
a heavy rainfall.
The battle in Bukowina yesterday is re-
ported 20 have resulted in favor Of the
Austrians. +.r.r,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-01
Wages. Of Copper
Miners Increased

CHICAGO, March az A tIoughton.
Mich. dispatch to the Gold and stock
Ticker states that ths copper range mines
today announced that they would in
crease wages 10 per cent beginning to-
morrow. The advance restores the scale
to the standard which was reduced upon
the outbreak OF the European war
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-01
Can They Win
Alone?

The odds are big against your kidneys,
for alone they must face foes like uric
acid, poisonous germs, rheumatism.
dropsy. Brights disease and many 9TH
Kidneys to subdue these enemies. But,
the kidneys should be reinforced. They
should be given two allies-first. Care
fur Living, and then Doan's Kidney
Pills TO stimulate them in their struggle
against uric acids attacks. Doan's Kid
ney Pills are In successful use all over
the world. Here's a home case.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-01
Crown of CASTLE
is TOrpedOed Off
the Scilly Islands

CARDIFF. Wales. March a-The
Cardiff Echo declares that the British
steamer Crown Of CASTLE has been tor
pedoed and sunk off the Seilly islands.
The Crown of CASTLE was engaged in
the transatlantic trade and sailed from
ST. john N. B., on March 10, for Europe.
1t was $50 feet long. 2,s2s tons net and
was built and owned In Glasgow.
Rent room quick with a Bee Want Ad
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-01
Br FRANK H VIZETElIY. Lad. LID.

sts Fourth Ave- New Yk
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-01

Continued from PAGE one)
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-01
Omaha Testimony:

Edwin Meredith.
i423 She r W o o a
Ave. o m a h q.
says: 81 had a Sc
we're attack OF
kidney complaint
three years ago.
IN fact. ! had been
annoyed more or
less all my life.
The trouble was
brought on by a
severe sick n Q s 5,
OF all the medi-
cine l tr 4 e d.
ID o a ms Kidney
Pills proved the
m o . I effective.
They strengthened
my kidneys 80
that I = ell d o m
have any cause
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There's nothing DO 90 by-sxcept the
bare possibility that the reef she
spoke Of may be Norton's. It doesn't
seem possible, but We may have made
that much southing. In that case
we're about three miles Of tho main
land. somewhere in the neighborhood
Of Katama island, . little. rocky. DESC
late bump Of earth. inhabited mainly
by fishermen"
The girl wrung her hands. "But
how could Judith get there-and with
her men-and ammunition"
Don't ask me. Going on my expo.
rience with the lady. I'd be willing to
bet that she was picked up by the
steamer that ran us down. and pro
ceeded to make q prize Of it-or try
to. One things certain-she must
have found or stolen q boat from
somebody; they couldn't have made
Norton's reef by swimming-it's too
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vsinly with his bonds. A. for Rosa
she vested no strength in STRUGGLING
perhaps had mono 70 waste. When -
looked her way he saw her exquisite
profile unmarried by any line Of fear q
doubt, sharply relieved against tbo
darkness Of the rising food. Her levsS
gaze without . tremor ~traversed thu
shining flood to its far horizon.
He noted that already the waters
had risen more than an inch.
Humbled v In his terror by that
radiant calm that dwelt upon her. hs
ventured d%inidently: Rose Miss
Urine"
She turned her head and found the
heart to smile. "Rose." she corrected
gently.
I'm sorry" he said-which vas not
ut all what he had meant to say. i've
done my best. I suppose it's wrong
to give up-but they've made it too
much for me, this time"
II know" she said gently.
"You"-he stammered-"you're moi
afraid?"
There is nothing to fear" she said.
but death. .
"Then," he said more bravely, after
a time-the water now was near his
chin-"good-by-good luck!"
mot yet. dear friend" she returned,
mot yet"
But the sun was p%erilously Gloss
upon the rim Of the world. But a littls
time, and it would be night.
He closed his eyes to shut out the
vision Of Its slow. implacable descent
The water was now almost level
with his lips; 1t seemed strange that
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Tho 1aIand.

sF.. The Island.
r Not more than twenty seconds could
have elapsed before Barcus recovered
from the shock of the motors treach'
cry sufficiently to reverse the wheel,
throttle down The carburetor and jump
out Of the engine-pit.
But in that small space of time the
iifeboat and Alan Law had parted com
pany az definitely as though n aof
them had been levitated bodily to the
far side of the earth.
It could not have been more than
q minute after the accident before
Barcus was guiding the boat over
what, going on his sense Of location
and Judgment Of distance, he could
have sworn was the precise spot
where Alan had disappeared. but with.
out discovering q sign Of him.
And for the next twenty minutes
he divided his attention between at
tempts to. soothe and reassure the
half-distracted girl and efforts to
educe q reply from Alan by stentorian
hailing-with. as little success In the
one as in the other.
"Alan!" he shrieked at the top Of
his lungs. "Alan! Give q hail to tell
10 you're safe!"
There was . little pause; he was
racking his brains for some more NOV.
Ing mode Of appeal when the answer
came In another voice-in tho voice
Of Judith Urine, clear. musical eRer-
vescent with sardonic humor:
BE at peace. little one-bleat no
more! Mr.. Law 10 with us-and safe
oh. quite. quite safe!..
In dumb conformation BaIcua
sought the countenanes Of Rose: Her
eyes. meeting his. were blank with
despair He shook his head helplessly
and let his hands dansls idly between
his knees. ss III
with no way On her. the lifsboat
drifteds With . current Of unknown sst
and strength.
what can W dol" Rose implored.
We must do something. We can't
leave him Oh, when I think
Of him theirs, In her hands. I could 20
mad!"
III only I knew" Barcus protested:
'sbut my hands are tied, my wits ars
. hslpasss g nv -syss 40 Hind
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deft bitches Of rope and . stanch
knot, made fast in that position-sub-
merged to his chest.
This accomplished. the men turned
attention to Rose. flashing her In SINH.
lar wise at Barcus' side.
Standing just above the water-line.
with every sign Of complete calm and
sanity other than that ominous flicker.
ing in her eyes. Judith superintended
the business till it, conclusion, then
waved the men away.
Quietly. like well-trained servants.
they turned their backs and marched
OF.
And again, after . brief wait, TIE
woman laughed her short and mirth.
less laugh.
THE tide will he high" she said.
precisely st sunset. You may time
your lives BY that. When the sun dips
into the sea, then will your lives 20
down with L."
She turned5ton her heel and strobe
swiftly away, With not 90 much % Q
backward glance. overlook her men.
ami passed quickly from sight around
the farther point Of rocks.
1oe some time Basess strugglsd
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THE TREY o'HEARTS
CONTINUED From Last Week)
The Maekad Yolea,

tN5tt v00 WS0NO0 VOICE.
yor . matter Of twelve hours thu
6og, leaden. dank, viscous, - insxor.
able - the dominion Of evil, had
wrapped the world in an embrace -
foul and noxious 40 the coils Of some
great, gray. Shiny serpent.
Through its sluggish folds the pom.
dsrous. power.impelled lifeboat crept
ct . snail's pace, its stem parting and
rolling back from either flank a heavy.
hearted Q Of gray.
In the bows q young woman rested
In . state Of eemi.exhaustion, her eyes
closed, he head pillowed on q cork.
belt hf~e-preserver, her sodden gar
ments modelled closely to the slender
body that was eve and again shaken
from head to feet with the strength
Of q long, shuddering respiration.
Seated on the nearest thwart, Alan
Law, chin in hand, watched over the
rest Of this woman whom he loved
with a grimly hopeless solicitude. He
was In no happier case than she, so
far as physical comfort went-he was
in worse, since he might not rest.
Premonition Of misfortune darkene.:
his heart with its impenetrable
shadow.
In the stern Tom Barcus presided
morosely owe the steering gear; and
Law was no more ~jealously heedful of
his sweetheart than Barcus Of the
heavy-duty motor that chugged away
30 purposefully at its business of driv-
ing the boat heaven-knew-where.
Lacking at once a compass, all no.
ton whatsoever of the suns bearings,
and any immediate hope of the fog
lifting or chance bringing them either
to land or to rescue by some larger
and less comfortless craft, Barcus
eteered mainly through force of habit
the saltwater mans instructive feel.
ing that no boat under way should
ever in any conceivable circumstance
be without a hand at the helm. It had
seemed impossible that it could long
escape repetition of the disaster, but
somehow, it always did escape, and
that by a wide margin; once
had it passed near enough tc another
vessel to e it. .., .
And now for more than an hour the
silence had been uncannily constant,
broken only by the rumble Of the mo-
tor, the muted lisp Of water slipping
down the side, the suck and gurgle of
the wake.
Forebodings no less portentous than
Laws crawled in the mind of Barcus.
It was as likely as not that the life
boat was travelling straight out to sea,
And gasoline tanks can and oftentimes
do become as empty as an official
weather prophets promise of fail
weather for q holiday.
More than this, Mr. Barcus was q
confirmed skeptic in respect of ma
rine motors; on terms Of long and
intimate experience with the ways Of
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j
his throat could be SO dry. q
parched 80.
He opened his eyes. shuddering.
"It's good-by now," he faltered.
"Not yeti" her voice rang beside
him. vibrant. Lookup there-alonS
the cliff" i.
He lifted his gaze -. :
Two men were running along the
clin-and the man in the lead was
Alan. But his lead was very scant.
and the man who pursued was one d
Judith's, and stuck to the trail like
bloodhound fresh from the leash.
And now the water was at his lips:
Barcus could 10 more speak without
strangling. :
OF a sudden he groaned in his heart:
though there was no passable way
down the cliff, stiA the sight Of hia
friend alive and unframed had brought
with it q thrill of hope; now that hops
died as he saw Alan stumble and g
to his knees. e~SSseN :
Before he could rise the other wa1
uPOA4A IA Will AN Iuly VI q WILL
ing the throat of a stag.
For an instant they fought like mad
men; then. in q trice, the sky line
Of the cliff was empty: one or the
other had tripped and fallen over the
brink. and falling had retained hold
of his enemy and carried him down q
we'll.
BY no chance. Barcus told himself,
could either escape unin1ured.
Yet. to his amazement, he saw one
man break from the others embraces
and rise. And he who lay still,
crumpled. inhuman heap upon tha
sands. was Judith's man. /,
With a violent effort Barcus lifted
his mouth above water and shrieked:
ALAN! Alan! Help! Here-at the
end Of the point-in the water-help!~;
A precious minute was lost before
Alan discovered their two heads, Co.
barely above that swiftly rising food.
Then he ran toward them az he had
never run before. and az he came
whipped out jack.knife and freed its4
blade. I
Even so-since Il was, Of course. !
Rose whom Alan freed the first
Barcus was half-drowned before Alan
helped him in turn up to the beach. 4
And % this happened the last blood.
red rim of the sun was washed under
by the waves.
Two minutes later the lifsboat waas
afoat. and MI. Barcus. already recov:q
cred. was laboring with the dyWheels
Of the motor, stimulated to supreme
cxertion by the sight Of . party. I'D bysS
Judith. racing madly down the bsaehsSa
But II was not until we'll out from
shore and ON tho way TO the sat6ty8
promised by the 'mainland-now rea4H3
lily discsrnibls on the horison-thaaaH
any one Of them found time for speeckS
Then Mr. Barcus straightsnod
from his asslduous attentions 70 ~
motor, and Observed:
"You bsar Q charmed life. my
venturous frisnd- I want TO- ten lysl1
that whom I saw you 90 ovsr thatsclA
! made up my mind your usec11llnlal
would DO at least permanently a.
paired. AZ II u, / don't mind t0llin
you that Il ever I get out a
alive, I'm going to have 81 60
lie myself. Just onoa Or 1naklsss#&6
J (Continued ns1t vssk.ta ss
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the demon Of p%erversity that tenants
them one and all, he knew that the
present sweet-tempered performance
Of the exhibit under consideration
was no earnest whatsoever Of future
good behavior, that when such q COM
plicated contraption was concerned
there was never any telling /.
In view of all Of which considera-
lions he presently threw open the bat
terry switch.
And the aching void created in the
silence by the cessation Of that uni.
form drone was startling enough to
rouse even Rose Urine from her state
Of semi-somnolence.
With . look Of panic she sat up.
thrust damp hair back from her eyes.
and nervously inquired:
whats the matter?"
Nothing" Barcus told her. II shut
the engine oh-that's all"
Tempers were short In that hour.
and Alan was annoyed to think that
the rest Of his beloved should need
lessly have been disturbed,
What did you do that for1'' he Do.
manded sharply.
Because I jolly we'll wanted TO-"
Barcus returned In q tone O. brusque.
"Oh, you did-ehf"
'Yes, ! did-sh!8 / happen to b
bossing this end Of the boat and to
have sense enough to realize there's
q 49, a.