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there was q rattle OF rtfie fire. Two
bullets were fiattened upon our four
inch armor You might as we'll try to
stop a charging bull with paper pellets
as the Iota with rifle fire. I had
learned my lesson from the Adela, and
this time l had the torpedo discharged
at safer dastance-250 yards. We
caught her amidshlps and the explo-
sion was tremendous. but we We're
we'll outside its area. She sank almost
instantaneously.
am sorry for her people, of whom
hear that more than 200, including
seventy Lascars and forty passengers,
we're drowned. Yes, l am sorry for
them But when l think OF the huge
| floating granary that went TO the bot
tom I rejoice as a man does who has
carried out that which he plans.
1t was bad afternoon that for the
+. & o. Company. The second ship
/ which we destroyed was, as we have
since learned, the Moldavia of 1000
tons, one OF their finest vessels; but
about half past 3 we blew up the
Cusco OF 5000 OF the same line, also
from Eastern ports and laden with
corn. Why she came on in face of the
wireless messages which must have
warned her Of danger | cannot mag
Inc. The other two steamers which
we blew up that day, the Maid OF
Athens tRobson Line) and the Cor
morant, were neither OF them provided
with apparatus and came blindly to
their destruction. Both were small
boats of from 5000 to 1000 tons. In
the case OF the second had to rise to
the surface and fire six twelve pound
shells under her water line before she
would sink. In each case the crew
TOOK to the boats. and so far as know
no casualties occurred.
After that no more steanners CANA
along. nor did I expect them. Warn
inss must by this time have been fly
ing In all directions But We had no
reason to be dissatisfied with our first
day. Between the Maplin Sands and
the More we had sunk five ships of n
total tonnage OF about $4,000 tons, Al
ready the London markets would begin
TO feel the pinch. And Lloyds-poor
old Lloyd's-what a demented state Il
would be in!
l could imagine the London evening
papers and the bowling in Fleet street.
we saw the result OF our actions. for
1t was quite laughable to see the tor
pedo boats buzzing like angry wasps
out OF Sheerness in the evening. They
were darting In every direction across
me estuary, and the aeroplanes and
hydroplanes were like flights of crows.
black dots against the red western sky
Ihey quartered the whole river mouth
uhtI they discovered us at last.
Some sharp sighted FELLOW with n
telescope on board of DESTROYER got
sight Of our periscope and came for
us run speed. No doubt he would very
S'adly nave Tammed us, even II IL had
meant his own destruction, but that
was not part OF our programme at all
sank her and ran her ast-southeast
with an occasional rise. FINALLY we
brought her TO, not very far from the
hentlsh, coast. and the searchlights Of
our pursuers We're far on the western
SKY line, There we lay quietly all
night, for a submarine at night 10
nothing more than a rsrr eAIeS rate
surface torpedo boat. Besid-1. we
We're all weary ana needed rest. Do NOT
forget you captains OF men, when you
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I when a swift craft comes suddenly
| upon you.
We were now within a few hours OF
our cruising ground, 30 I determined
to snatch a rest. leaving Vornal in
| charge. When he awoke me at 10
o'clock we were running on the sur
face and had reached the Essex coast
of the Maplin Sands With that
charming frankness which Is one of
their characteristics our friends OF
England had informed US by their
press that they had put q Gordon OF
torpedo boats across tho Straits OF
Dover to prevent the passage of sub
marines. which In about as sensible as
to lay a wooden plank across a stream
to keep the cells from passing. knew
that Stephan, whose station lay at the
! western end OF the Solent. would have
no difficulty in reaching It. My own
cruising ground was to be the mouth
OF the Thames, and here was at the
very spot with my tiny Iota, my elgh-
teen torpedoes. my quick firing gun
and, above all. a brain that knew what
should be done and how to do It
When I resumed my place in the
coming tower I saw in the periscope
(for we had dived) that a lightship
was within a few hundred yards Of us
upon the port bow. Two men were
sitting on her bulwarl1s, but neither
Of them cast an eye upon the little roc
that Glove the water 80 close to them,
1t was an ideal day for submarine ac-
tion, with enough ripple upon the sur
face to mako Us difficult to detect, and
yet smooth enough to give me a clear
view. Each OF my three periscopes
had an angle Of 80 degrees, so that be-
tween them l commanded a complete
semicirclo of the horizon. Two Brit
ish cruisers were steamins north from
the Thames within half a mile OF me.
! could easily have cut them off and
attacked them had ! allowed myself TO
be diverted from my great plan.
Further south destroyer was passing
westward to Sheerness. A dozen small
steamers were moving about. None of
these were worthy OF my notice. Great
countries are not provisioned by small
steamers. / kept the engines running
at the lowest pace which would hold
our position under water, and moving
slowly across the estuary waited for
what must assuredly come had not
long to wait.
Shortly after I o'clock perceived In
the perlscope a cloud Of smoke to the
south. Half an hour later a large
steamer raised her hull, making for
the mouth OF the Thames. ordered
Nornal to stand by the starboard tor
pedo tube, having the other also loaded
in case OF a miss Then ] advanced
slowly, for though the steamer was
going very swiftly we could easily cut
her Off. Presently laid the Iota in a
position near which she must pass and
would very gladly have lain to, but
could not for fear OF rising TO the sur
face, therefore steered out In the
direction from which she was coming
she was very large ship, $4,000 tons
at the least, painted black above and
red below with two cream colored fun
nels She lay so low in the water that
1t was clear she had a full cargo. Al
her bows were cluster OF men, some
or them looking, dare say. for the
first time at the mother country. How
little could they have guessed the well
come that was waiting theml
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three days later both town and feet
were speedily destroyed.
However, I am not here 10 ter you
the Incidents OF the war, but TO ex-
plain my own part IN II, which had
such a decisive effect upon the result
My first action was to send my four
second class boats away instantly 70
the point which l had chosen for my
base. There they we're to wait sub
merged, lying with negative buoyancy
upon the sands In twenty feet of water
and rising only at night My strict
orders were that they were TO attempt
nothing upon tho enemy. however
tempting the opportunity. All they
had 10 do was to remain intact and
unseen until they received further or
ders Having made this clear TO Com
mander PanZa, who had charge of this
reserve fiotilla, shook him by the
hand and babe him farewell, leaving
with him a sheet OF note paper upon
which | had explained the tactics TO
be used and given him certain gen
eral principles which he could apply
as circumstances demanded
to my own hotilla, which l divided into
two divisions, keeping Iota and Kappa
under my own command. while Capt.
Miriam had Delta and Epsilon. He
was to operate separately In the Bril-
Ish Channel while my station was the
Straits OF Dover. made the whole
plan Of campaign clear to him. Then
saw that each ship was provided with
all II could carry. Each had forty
tons OF heavy oil for surface propul-
sion and charging the dynamo which
supplied the electric engines under
water. Each had also eighteen tor
pedoes, as explained, and 800 rounds
for the collapsible quick firing ~
FOUNDER which we carried on deck, and
which, OF course. disappeared into a
water tight tank when we were sub
merged. We carried spare periscopss
and a wireless mast. which could be
elevated above the coming tower when
necessary. There were provisions for
sixteen days for the ten men who
manned each craft. Such was the
equipment OF the four boats which
were destined to bring to naught all
the navies and armies OF Britain. Al
shutdown that day-it was April 10
We set forth upon our historic voyage.
Miriam had got away In the after
noon, since he had so much further to
go to reach his station. Stephan of
the Kappa started with me; but of
course we realized that we must work
Independently. and that from that mo-
ment when we shut the sliding matches
Of our coming towers on the still
waters OF Blankenberg harbor It was
unlikely that we should ever see each
other again, though consorts in the
same waters. | waved to Stephan
from the side OF my coming tower
and he to me. Then ! called through
the tube to my engineer tour water
tanks were already filled and all Kings
ions and vents closed) to put her full
speed ahead.
just as we came abreast OF the end
Of the pier and saw the white capped
waves rolling In upon US put the hor-
izontal rudder hard down and she slid
under water, Through my glass port
holes ! saw its light green change to
a dark blue. while the manometer in
front of mo indicated twenty feet.
let her go to forty, because ! should
then he under the warships OF the Eng
llsh. ts-"ngbL took the chance of foul
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Ing the moorinss of our own floating
contact mines. Then / brought her
on an even keel. and Il was music to
my ear to hear the gentle. even tick
ing OF my electric engines and 10 know
that l was speeding at twelve miles
an hour on my great task.
! At that moment, as stood control
, ling my levers in my tower. could
| have seen, had my cupola been OF
! glass, the vast shadows of the British
! blockaders lowering above me. held
my course due westward for ninety
! minutes and then, by shutting of the
electric engine without blowing out
the water tanks. brought her to the
surface. There was a rolling sea and
the wind was freshening, so did not
think II safe 10 keep my hatch open
long, for so small is the margin of
/ tuoyancy that one must run no risks.
! But from the crests OF the rollers 1
had a look backward at Blankenberg,
and saw the black tunnels and upper
works of the enemy's fleet with the
| lighthouse land the castle behind
them, all flushed with the pink glow
OF the setting sun. Even az looked
there was the boom OF a great gun.
and then another. I glanced at my
/ watch. II was 8 o'clock. The time OF
the ultimatum had expired. We were
at war.
There was no craft near us and our
/ surface speed Is nearly twice that Of
our submerged so I blew out the tanks
and our whsleback came over the
surface. All night we were steering
southwest. making an average OF
eighteen knots. At about in the
morning, as I stood alone upon my
tiny bridge. saw low down in the
west the scattered Lights OF the Nor
folk coast.
"Ah. Johnny, Johnny Bull" I said,
as looked at them, you arc going TO
have your lesson, and am 10 be your
master. 1t Is l who have been chosen
to teach you that one cannot live
under artificial conditions and yet act
as II they were natural ones. More
! foresight, Johnny, and less party poll
tics-that is my lesson TO you"
And then l had a wave OF pity, too.
when I thought OF those vast droves
OF helpless people, Yorkshire miners,
Lancashire spinners Birmingham
metal workers, the lockers and
workers of London, over whose little
homes I would bring the shadow OF
starvation. | seemed to see all those
wasted. eager hands held out for food
and l, John Sirius, dashing 1t aside.
All, well! war is war, and II one Ia
foolish one must pay the price.
Just before daybreak saw the
/ lights OF considerable town, which
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you the measures which were taken at
Blankenberg, since, as you are aware,
the fortress and the entire fleet were
destroyed by the British within a week
OF the declaration Of war. Will con-
fine myself TO my own plans, which
had so glorious and final result,
The fame of my eight submarines,
Alpha, Beta. Gamma, Theta. Delta,
Epsilon, IOta and Kappa, has spread
through the world TO such an extent
that people have begun to think that
there was something peculiar In their
form and capabilities. This Is not so.
-Four OF them, the Delta, Epsilon, Iota
and Kappa, We're. II is true, OF the
very latest model, but had their
equals Though not their superlors)
In the navies Of all the great Powers.
As to Alpha, Beta, Gamma and Theta.
they were by no means modern vessels
and found their prototypes in the old
f class of British boats, having a sub
merged displacement of 500 tons. with
heavy oil engines OF 1900 horse
power, giving them a speed OF ls
knots on the surface and OF ~ knots
submerged. Their length was 1ss
and their breadth "a feet. They had
radius of action of I 900 miles and
a submerged endurance of hours.
These were considered the lates, word
In 1915. but the four new boats exceed
them In all respects. Without trou-
ping you with precise figures, l may
say that they represented, roughly. A.
20 per cent. advance upon the older
boats and were fitted with several
auxiliary engines, which were wanting
In the others. At my suggestion. IN
stead OF carrying eight OF the very
large Bakdorf torpedoes, which are 10
rect long, weigh half ton and are
charged with 200 pounds OF wet gun
cotton, We had tubes designed for
eighteen of less than half the size.
II was my design to make myself in
dependent OF my base.
And yet 1t was clear that I must
nave base, so I made arrangements
at once with that object Blanken-
berg was the last place I would have
CHOSEN. Why should ! have a port of
any kind? Ports would be watched or
occupied Any place would do for me.
1 finally chose a small villa standing
o'Ni'' nearly UNt miles from any VII
lage and thirty miles from any port.
To this I ordered them to convey,
secretly by night oil. spare parts. ex-
ira torpedoes, storage batteries, re-
serve periscopes and everything that
I could need for reGitting. The little
whitewashed villa Of retired con-
fectloner-that was thc base from
which I operated against England
The boats lay at Blankenberg. and
thither ! went They were working
frantically at the defences, ana they
had only to look seward TO be
spurred to fresh cXertions, The Brit
ish feet was assembling The ulti-
matum had not yet expired. but IL
was evident that a blow would he
struck the instant that ii did Four
OF their aeroplanes, circling at an I'M
mense height, were surveying our de-
fences. From the top Of the light
house | counted thirty huttleshlps and
cruisers in the oning, with number
of the trawlers with which in the
British service they break through the
mine fields The approaches were ac-
tually sown with two hundred mines,
half contact and half observation but
the result showed that they were in
sufficient to hold Off the enemy. siuce
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NGE f. Being d the Leg S by SIR A. CONAN DOYLE

In this story, written four
months before the outbreak
of the present European
war. Sir Arthur Conan
Doyle suggests that Eng
lands strength might be
shattered in d month; he
tells. moreover. how il
could be done. -Four sub
marines belonging to a
minor Power are described
as blowing up grain ships
as they near the British
Isles, and England is rep
resented as facing starva-
ton. In other words, he
forecast nearly a year ago
the very situation threat
ened just now by the opera
tions of German submarines
in the Irish Sea and the
Channel.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-02-24
every day. Give all a chance.
Frank Smith.

FRANK SmILn.
WALsH's HOT SHOTS. - 1 just
finished reading your Saturday arti7
Gle labeled, "WeH-Fed Chicagoans
Hear Some Hot Shots Fired by
Walsh" Indeed, they were "hot
shots" and he placed them in avery
vital spot, as every one knows what
class of people the City club repre-
sents. Surely not the Iaboring class,
the class 1 am glad to consider my
self part Of
Perhaps many of your readers
would be glad to know, or surprised
to know, thatWalsh is a Catholic and
Knight of Columbus. The two or
CARNATIONS named have been vilely
slandered time and again, and their.
members pictured as villains, cow
ards, sneaks, murderers and unpa-
triotic. 1 will ask those of your read
ers who read the article referred to
above if there was anything villain
GUS, cowardly, sneaky or unpatriotic
about Walsh's speech.
incidentally, might ask the fol-
lowing question: If, as the Menace
and kindred publications say, the
Catholic church and the Knights of
Columbus are in politics, why does
Gov. Edward F. Dunno, a Catholic
and X. of c., stump the city for Car
ter H. Harrison, a Mason, against
Robert M. SWeitzer, Catholic and
K of c.?
The above might serve to change
somebody's opinion of. the Catholic
church and Knights of Columbus,
while others-Well, some one has
said: Convince a fool against his viii
and he is Of the same opinion stiIl. -
James A. Clark.
RosENWALD'S TAXES. - A cor
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RosENWALD's TAXES

respondent in your issue of Feb 9 at
tempts to "enlighten" members of
the Single Tax club on their action in
endorsing julius Rosenwald's objec-
ton to the payment of personal prop
erty taxes.
AS it is evident that this CORE
spondent is either n1isinformed as to
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the action Of the club or does not
understand the Georgian idea which
he tries to interpret to those who.
have organized for its propagation,
am confident you viii welcome, andte
be glad to print, a statement by az
member of that organization, eveno
though he has no authority to speak
for it. ~ 7Jsd
The S. T. club did NOT endorse IONS
condemn) the police club, the methiW
DDS of the Y. M. C. A., the chureh,W
nor Julius Rosenwald as a man, eith4V
er in his private or his public funCas
tons; as hurried reader of thatlet-
ter, with no other source of infOmass
ton, might easily conclude. - 1sd
Mr.. Rosenwald has been indicted5
for failure to perform an act incidentd
to the payment of taxes on personal
property. He thereby becomes o4Bd
of the most conspicuous examples
before the American public of those5
Directing to that form of taxation t8G
Now, if your correspondent knOHss
anything worth mentioning of the
ideas the S. T. club stands for has
knows that the abolition of all taxes
on everything that is the product Of
labor is an essential part of those
ideas. Wherein do we depart from
the business Of teaching the ideasyUBg
Henry George by. endorsing Mr.. Ros4z
enwald's refusal to. conform tOl5hB9
present law for the taxation of per-
sonal property law that George
taught and we believe is wrong ?ew &
Remember that this action is meEsE
ly the endorsement of an idea, EerJ
rather the endorsement of a singleI
act exemplifying that idea, and thstr
it does not endorse Mr.. Rosenwaldlsli
position on any other question. NoFn
does it necessarily endorse the mOs1
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-08-23
IMMENSE FIELD Or
CANVASS FOR
FAIR EXHIBITS
Instructions Sent to Various
Counties Regarding Pack
ing, Marking and Shipment
of Their Products.

Secretary r.. W. Wiley of tho state
fair commission has taken Up Nipor-
uusly the work oi p%royiding house
room for the exhibits 20 be sent Ga
the fair from many counties. Fol
lowing the methods being used by the
Chicago annual exposition the cxhih-
It's are Co De housed entirely under
canvas. Details Of the ChlcagO plan
have been received and will DE c.usc-
ly followed as 10 arrangement 81
tents and allotment of space. For
the county exhibits alone "a tent 60 by
2t0 feet had becn secured. THIS,
however. e. now certain Jo prove in
adequate ana q hurry-up call has
been sent Tor n tent ct larger dimen-
sions. Altogether sixteen tops viii
be on the grounds. 90 0e used exclus-
lively for exhibit purposes Tho plat
Cor tho manufacturers space has been
made out and merchants and others
planning TO exhibit are advised Co
make early application for oue Of the
nifty hooths available.
The Casino Is Co bc used Tor mo-
ton p%ictarcs OF Sow Mexico. now
being shown al the san Diego expo
sltion. Duplicate films Of the reels
arc TO be furnished for she state fair
here.
instructions have been sent out 10
afI counties. containing fuil Informa-
ton as Co the best methods "f pack
ing the exhibits. markine and other
wise arransiur them.
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work.
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SPRINGER
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, FORECAST Probable show
ers tonight and Tuesday; cooler
; southeast portion Tuesday
-
Maybe.
tFrom judged
, Sick ana weary aud want to I
quite
Blind and staggering. weak
ana wnn'
Losing courage and strength and
Erit7
what's the object of fighting
on?
, Let r." whisper q word To YOU.
, Maybe the other guys rrogEy
, too
, Mnvbc his arms nave lost their I
punch.
Maybe his heart Is faint and
sick,
Go on nghtlnr with just that I
, bunch.
summon yonr last grim grit I
and stlck' I
stick TN the final round is 4
through.
, Maybe the other guys sroggy
tool
-Berton Bralcy. I
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H WEATHER.

FORECAST Probable show
= tonight and Tuesday: cooler
southeast portion Tuesday.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1915-11-27
PARISH SATURDAY, NOVEMBER q, 1915

of Connecticut and the Kings
commissioners were just prepar-
ing to fall upon the viands. when
it was announced in horror
stricken tones that the bear pre-
pared for the occasion had been
"shot on We Lords Day." At
that dismal news, the entire
gathering declined to touch a
morsel of the roast bear, and it
was decided that the Indians who
shot the animal should be whip
ped to the extent of 80 stripes
and restore the price paid for
the meat. Then, having inflicted
a lust and righteous sentence
on we sinful heathen," the COM
pany fell upon the meal with
clear consciences and quickly put
it out of sight.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1915-11-27
The May Apple Liver Tonic.

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medicine. 1t arouses the liver, increases
bile, does not grippe, has no nausea and
one feels fine generally. Get Soc
bottle, take dose tonight and notice
how much better you feel-you cannot
afford to get along without Po- Do Lax.
The liver tonic with vegetable calomel.
50s. -Adv.-1.