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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-06-17
AMERICAN YOUTH AND PEACE

In every Thanksgiving period we are
wont to thank divine and all wise
Providence for the manifold blessings OF
peace. The world is in better position
than ever before to realize the horrors
OF war, and TO appreciate the blessing
Of peace at full worth. Even though we
read of the suffcrngs and the devasta-
ton growing out of the present war In
Europe We can have no adequate concep-
tion OF its varied woes.
We know that a host of little chill
dren have been deprived of their fathers.
not n few have had their homes burned
down over their heads. Some have been
made the victims of unspeakable cruel
ties These and other penalties of war
are now being paid in the great major
ity OF instances by innocent persons who
had no voice in precipitating the struggle
or in forcing their nation Into the con-
nict
The dcprivations growing out OF war
will not END with the return of peace
sad to say. Thousands of little ones
must go on enduring an unequal struggle
for very existence, without the help of
fathers or mothers. Berlin alone is
already caring for 10000 little orphans,
and they are not tithe of the boys
and girls in the dozen and more coun-
tries at war who will have no homes
until they grow large enough to have
homes of their own,
The boys and girls of Vermont and
of America in general can help form
public sentiment against war and all Its
horrors and atrocities They can cult
vate a love for the high and the noble
and the beautiful, and in few years
! they will be the men and women who
will determine at least by their voices
whether this nation can 90 on thanking
a divine Providence for the blessings oil
peace, or whether they themselves vii
help at any time to make that thanks
giving an utter impossbillty for ou
great nation and throughout our beauti
full land
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-06-17
VERMONTs BOARD OF EDUCATION.

The new Vermont board Of education
has a great opportunity; and if it takes
advantage of that opportunity, it can
do a grand work for the Green Noun
tain State. 1t can he a partisan body,
seeking to promote the interests Of some
one institution or institutions, or it can
set for itself a standard as broad as our
commonwealth and as high as our rug
ged mountain heights As they say in
the dramatic field, the new board must
create the part written by the Legisla-
ture 1t can wreck its bark on par
tisanship. We hope it will remain indie
pendent Of every local institution, seek
ing to promote the interests of all so
far rs consistent with the cause Of gen
eral education in Vermont as whole.
If it does this, its work will be a mani
fold blessing to Vermont for generations
to come We believe the members of the
board are big enough men to do this,
and that they will select an educational
head for our commonwealth who will
carry out this broad and bcncfcent
spirit of progress and development.
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much more to overtake and pass thelr
energetic rival
On the other hand. in case or hostin-
ties with Germany. it would be convenient
to have at hand the means of turning out
aircraft to meet a German Taupe ana
to drop bombs on n Zeppelin attacking
The lIub. ANY conflict of this kind would
be- found by the Iiostonese to dilier ma
terinlly from the ancient method of hos
unity, the pOmbardinS of the harbor with
chests Oh tea. Modern bombs are far
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-06-17
WILL REMAIN A TRUSTEE.
Judge q. VI. Powers to Succeed Late
E.x-GoV. Mccullough mt l.. V. VI.

Governor Charles w. Gates has APP
pointed Justice George NJ. Powers OF
MorrisVille as trustee of the univer-
sity of Vermont and State Agricultural
College to fill the place left vacant in
the board of trustees by the recent
death Of Ex-Governor John @. Nc
Cullough. The Legislature of 1910
elected the late Governor Mccullough
for a period of six years. that is from
|1911 to 1917. Judge Powers WILL there
fore, serve in his new capacity for two
years
Judge Powers term as n member OF
the board on the part of the university
expires the first of July. and accord
ing to the rules laid down by tho
alumni association he could not be
candidate for reelection. He became
Il member of the governing body OF
the university in 1911 and has been an
active friend of higher education for
many years. Governor Gates new APP
pointment takes effect the LIST OF July
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-06-17
RIFLES OF THE ARMIES.

Each army now fighting In Europe uses
n rifle different from that used by each
of the others. The Russians have the
longest rife. the French the longest hay
onet while the Austrans use the heaviest
bullet. The rifles with the largest calibres
are those of the French and the Aus
trians. The German rife attains tho
greatest muzzle velocity. The British
have the shortest rifle, but with the bay
onet added the weapon Is longer than
the rifle and bayonet of the Belgians and
Austrians
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-06-17
WIPES OUT CUIEDRA CUT.

by executive order of President Will
son, Culchra cut. as the name given TO
the widest known section of the Panama
canal. has been superseded by the name
Gallard cut in honor of the late Lieut.
Col. u. -. Gaillard of the United States
army engineers Colonel Gaillard was in
charge of the work at that section from
March. 1907, until illness terminated his
life on December ;, 1919. the period of his
service including the years of most active
construction work in the cut.-The Chris
tian Herald.
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HOW TO GET RID OF THIsTLEs.

A contributor to the current issue OF
Farm and Fireside says: Il killed the
Canada thistles in my meadowland by
burning the brush that had been trim
med from some apple trees. About the
10th of June | put the brush on the
thistles and burned It, The next day
went over the burned ground with
spike-tooth harrow, then | sowed grass
seed and rolled 1t down I had no more
trouble win the tbIstles.'
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the FIRST American reporter who ventures
Tn this direction TO give away the secret
and thus to haul down the American
Gag I'm the presence Of a foreign aviator.
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WANTED.

When You want anything. advertise
paper. Some bargains are offered
there this week which 1t will pay you
TO read about See page two. This
paper has more than 5000 readers
every week and one cent a word Will
reach them all.
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HOW IT SOUNDED

Bacon-What is your daughter
at the piano?
Egbert--Sounds as If she was 8
her class yell to muslc.-N onkers S
man.
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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-07-17
CHAPTER II.
En- Voyage.

En- Voyage.
The great liner Anne of Austria lay
In her slip at the dock, her giant
pulses just throbbing now and then
Everywhere men and women were
,hurrying to and fro In the customary
orderly confusion of the last few mo.
lments before the departure of an
ocean steamer.
Calmly Kitty Gray passed on her
way to the boats Office and asked for
her mail and her keys.
!: As she turned, she almost stumbled
against a man who had just hurried
laboard-a dark man, thickset. foreign
In appearance. She had the strange
conviction that she had seen him be-
fore.
Then she turned to settle herself
down in her quarters. SO far as she
knew, she had not an acquaintance
on the boat.
I Now, oddly enough, she recalled the
face Of the stranger, the dark-visaged
foreigner whom she had met at the
ships Office. Surely it must have been
the same man who had handed her
her package when she dropped it in
the little antique shop! Why should
he be on board this boat? Why should
he recognize her, remember her-for
he had! Trust woman to know that
he had-he did. Yes. he had known
her. Again a cold feeling of appre-
hension cIutched at Kitty Gray's stout
little heart.
She rose and tried to fling off her
depression bv means of visit to the
dining saloon But for some reason
she felt she would be more comfort
able--or safe--in her own room.
Here she lay down upon the single
berth, which was directly beneath the
portfolio.
She woke--she knew not when nor
why--woke with her eyes staring,
passing in her instant from sleep to
waking
A face was looking in upon herl A
man had been looking at her, or try
ing to look at her. as she lay asleep.
Kitty Gray's instinct spoke to her
some message--she could not tell
what. Swiftly she caught the chamois
bag from her bosom, and, emptying its
main treasures into her hand. placed
them In that other treasure house Of
woman--her stocking. Again feeling
the drowsiness invoked by the fresh
salt air, at length she lay down once
more upon the little couch and re-
signed herself more comfortably to
slnmber
But again she woke--this time it
was with a scream of terror. She
had felt the touch of hand. Some
thing had tugged at her neck.
She raised her hand. The cham
ois bag was gone-it was the jerk
of the broken silk cord that had
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he BROKEN
COIN p HodS HG5SfoS
From the Scenario NGRAl Ql!N\gAlRssD
cOpyRlotr lol5. q WpIOf1T a. P4I

I'm down to the last words now. II
Ifs curious--a proper name. IL is only
the Latin name OF the kingdom OF
Gretzhoffen! That's little bankrupt
kingdom over in southern Europe, near
the Mediterranean. know about IT.
| did story about 1t once, the time
the kingdom was trying to float loan
lin this country. had to read up a
whole lot"
Il bet you could did it. Miss Cray"
said Mainz, admiringly. "Vell, goot'
by. Come again und tell me vot you
find out, like a goot girl"
Sure" said Kitty, and turned to
leave, her coin clutched tightly in her
hand. So intent was she on her pur-
chase that she did not notice she had
dropped the package containing the
shell-ribbed fan. Vaguely missing
something as she emerged into the
open air, she turned back, and almost
ran into man who had passed her
as she came out. He was a foreign
looking individual, dark of hair and
eyes and skin, strongly Dullt, ngure
such as one would note. He bowed
now courteously enough as he handed
her the package she had let fol. Kitty
thanked him and hurried on her way.
This stranger entered the shop and
spoke in some foreign tongue to the
old dealer, who shook his head.
NO" said he, answering in English.
II choost sold ito dot young lady
who vent out
! who is she? ] know her very well.
She is on der papers. Better look out
or she put you in der paper sure. Miss
Kitty Gray vos an oldt trent of mine.
She read like a book vot vcs on the
coin. Wy didn't you telephone-maybe
she sell 1t back to you'll don't know.
she wouldn't sold 1t back to me,
know dot. vot! you are going?"
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awakened heri And there was the
hand that had done it, strong, dark
hand, full-veined. hairy. II still
,clutched the bag-it still was visible
at the portfolio. A ribbon end had en-
tangled itself for just an instant in the
portfolio fastening-an instant long
enough for Kitty to see what had been
the hand that had committed this rob
berry.
But who was the robber himself?
Quick as thought Kitty sprang to the
door, ran down the deck, out the next
deck door. The band was giving its
firgs saloon concert, aud the decks
were sparsely tenanted, it seemed. Far
of towards the bow a man was pass
ing-what man she could not say. He
seemed neither 10 hurry nor to linger.
She could not make out who It was,
dared not hang upon him her own sus-
picion.
She turned to the captain now and
made report of what had happened
not once but twice: but even as she
vent she smiled grimly to herself The
LEADER WANTS BRING RESULTs
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Standing Of the Team.
A TEXAS WONDER

The Texas Wonder cures kidney
and bladder troubles, dissolves gravel
cures diabetes, weak and lame backs.
rheumatism. and all Irregularities OF
the kidneys and bladder in both men
and women. Regulates bladder
troubles in children. If not sold Sy
your druggist, will be sent by mail
on receipt of $tO0. One small bottle
is two months treatment, and sell
dom fails to perfect a cure. Send
fer testimonials from this and othen
ststes. DIR. E. w. Hall, 1925 Olive
Street, ST. Louis, Mo. Sold by drug
gists.--Adv.
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chamois bag was worthless-it had
held only a kerchief, bit OF powder
puff, perhaps a little silver-nothing
more. Her real treasures-she knew
where they We're now.
The captain was outraged at what
he learned when at length she gained
admittance 20 his cabin. With marine
precision, he acted at once. From
that time on all through the voyage, a
boat detective stood at each end of the
passageway which led to Kitty's state
room.
No trace of any other robbery could
be found. nor any clue by which the
intruder could be identified.
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strange quest. To the bold eyes OF
the tall stranger she must have seemed
fair enough to look upon, for suddenly,
as he passed, he stared at her direct
ly, bowed, raised his hat-yes, even
smiled.
who was that MANI" demanded
Kitty Gray fiercely OF her companion.
He doesn't know me. And yet how
like he looked to pictures l have
seen. There was man--an interna-
tional spy, they said in our country
some strange foreigner-at the time
of the Gretzhoffen loan fiasco. Yes,
the two faces are strangely alike. Who
Is he?'
"Of the other know nothing" re-
Joined her companion; but this--he
is the Count Frederick
Count Frederlck-the pretenderi"
Hush. mademoiselle. for Gods sake
hush! We do not dare-you must not
dare" 500
Follow" said Kitty Gray sharply.
Now tell me more"
(To BE coNTINUED)
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glance about the FIRST little room, and
then paused
The rug in the hall was turned over
at one cornei--was II by accident
The pictures all hung on the walls,
yet several we're askew, and--the lit
tie wall-safe back Of one OF the pic
tures--which had held some small OBJ
jects OF little value, an old daguerreo-
type or two, some silver spoons. a
few gold pieces which she had cher
ished--had been broken open. Its
contents now lay upon the floor
Amazed Kitty stopped and picked
them up. one by one. Nothing was
missing the gold coins we're
there Nothing had been harmed But
who had done this, and why?"
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was their oyster, and they opened It
and scraped the shell
Now in case the Count Frederick,
the big plunger, or his man Grahame,
or the little King Michael the Sec
ond, should ever get hold of the re-
manning clue to the whereabouts of
old King Michaels treasury -pouf!
you know what would happen then.
There would. Miss Kitty. to quote a
certain American ballad. be hot
time in the old town in that case
Its storyl" said Kitty Gray, draw
ing long breath. But troubled light
came to her eyes at the same time.
How will fellow dig it out?" she
asked whimsically.
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CHAPTER w.
The consuI's Story.


The business of any true American
consul is to have known the father. or
at least some relation, of any caller
who comes from his own nation. Con-
sui Jethro Thompson of Ohio, cast
away in the melancholy enterprise of
representing the dignity of this repub-
lie in this small and none-too-well-
known principality of Gretzhoffen, was
glad-really glad--to see Miss Kitty
Gray. And he knew-really Knew
her father, or had done SO at the ume
when he was still living.
ITS a grand little place, isn't IT
Gretzhoffen?' said Kitty smiling I've
read about it-and written about It
before now. But this isn't vacation
really. am on big assignment Mr.
Consul. l may want your neip-'ne
only trouble IS, l don Know wnat 20
want to dol am aiter STORY ana
don't know Where y is or whal ~ 70
The gaunt, kindly ola man smiieo
at ner We'll my dear, rest ass'ireu
that Will do all can FOR you AND
between us, we ought TO start some
thing, maybe; IT us stories you Fe
after, you've come 10 the place wnere
they grow tna's sure enough. why,
MISS hltty' the story Oh the hins ~
Gretzhofen alone would nii DOOR
What do you know OF GretzhoHen'
anyhow? he asked suddenly you
said You had written about II. sup
pose"
well, you see" replied Kitty,
when the big news story about the
proposed Gretzhoffen loan-its hawk
ing about the street and its rejection
when that came out was put on the
assignment of looking into Gretzhoffen
in general. | remember that the old
kings name was Michael, wasn't it?"
s"The one that died? Yes. Michael
the First. He was a good sort His
death was the unluckiest thing that
ever happened for this poor little peo-
pie. He was a good man, King Michael,
and strong one and just. So much
cannot be said, | am thinking, Of the
new incumbent of the throne, Michael
the Second
sYou see, this Michael the Second is
only a king in name. when it comes to
facts. He is only a little lieutenant
He has been put on the job by a bigger
and stronger man-Count Frederick is
the real power behind the throne in
Gret2hoffen---a strong and handsome
man--be sure you don't fall in love
with him. What Count Frederick
plans no one knows. Perhaps he
has his own eye on the throne-we
can't tell what may happen / say it
is tense sort of place, Gretzhoffen.
But Gretzhoffen is broke. Michael, the
king, is broke. Count Frederick, the
Warwick of Gretzhoffen. also is broke.
That is why they tried to make loan
in our own country.
s'put thev didn't seem to have the
sol,ateral--no unused reyenues-noth-
ing which had not been used or spent
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CHAPTER II.
-ss
The Bio Assionmsnt.

/ Kitty Gray did not go to her usual
place for luncheon that day. Instead
she hurried into nearby delicatessen
shop and bought sandwich, which
she put In her handbag. After this
Ehe hulsi,a on back to the office. Ar
rived there, without ceremony she
went again 10 the desk Of the city edi-
tor, ard silently laid down before him
her empty purse, her antique fan, her
sandwich and her broken coin.
Cutler looked up with professional
calm.
"Yes. Miss Gray? Why all this or
derly array Of fresh and ipteresting
objectS?"
"That Is my story" said she.
"What makes you think SO? Are
you seeing things. Miss Gray?"
Look here"
Kitty picked up the coin and showed
1t TO him.
"See, 1t Ia broken quite across--more
than a third of 1t gone. The inscrip-
tion is Latin. 1t s not SO much what
10 or the coin--it 10 what is off of 1t.
pernaps it comremorates something"
Commemorate what, Miss Gray?"
Precisely That's the story!'
"By Jove!" Cutler was studying at
the inscription. "'Sub' means under
what does it say?--under the bam-
boo treeT"
mo, under the sidewalk or the
tfagstone,' or floor. :"
Underneath the flagstone' or
fpavement' or 'fioor'-in the angle or
'corner'-whateve that may be-
chamber OF torture'-'room of tor
ments' whatever it is--'there will be
found treasures s'--'of the king'-'of
-"
"-'Of Gretzhoffen! concluded Kit
ty Gray. "You have not forgotten all
your Latin, have you, Mr. Cutler?
There is story for you--if we can
only dig it out. There'd be an assign
ment, wouldn't there? I'd rather do
that than society in the summer
time"
Billy Cutler. time-tried news mans
grown thin and grim and gray in the
business, sat for just one moment in
Thought, wait a minute. please,
said he at length, and rose to leave
the room.
Kitty did wait anxiously enough, for
what reason she could not tell She
sat at her own desk. the mysterious
broken coin tight clutched in her
hand. 1t seemed an hour before she
saw the slender form of the city edi-
tor returning from the door which led
to the office of the manager and pub
Usher of the Evening Star. He looked
at her thoughtfully as he approached.
) He held out check.
Three thousand dollarsl" Kitty
Gray's eyes grew larger.
Expense money. Three months
vacation. Full powers as missionary
plenipotentiary of the Evening Star
TO Gretzhoffen, ambassadress to any
old place you happen to think OF,
Miss Gray. / never knew the old man
to go on his head before, but he has
this time"
Tugging at her heart the swift feel@
ing that she was leaving her usual
modest and safe line OF life to ad-
venture upon something perhaps fate
ful-perhaps indeed fatal--Kitty Gray.
sober-faced, turned from the door of
the Evening Star and walked slowly
toward the corner where customarily |
she took her car for home.
She entered her apartment, cast one
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haby there should be bottle OF Me-
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needed at any time TO correct sour
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morphine or Injurious drug OF any
kind. Price 25e and soc per bottle.
Sold by Owl Drug Store. aai
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Want Glossy Black Hair7

Want Glossy Black Hair7
A late discovery to turn gray hair
to a pure brown or glossy black and
at the same time strengthen the hair
and prevent dandruff, Is now on the
market. 1t is harmless and a great
hair tonic. 1t Is called Q-Ban Hair
Tonic Ed Nichols of the Eagle Drug
store has limited number Of bottles
on hand. Try IL. Many Guthrie
people have used Q-Ban and are de-
lighted with the results.
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s.ana,ns Of the Teams.

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Standing Of tho Teams.

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OF SPORTS
IN WORLD

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LEADER WANTS BRING RESULTS
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LEADER WANTS L4..,,..s RESULTS