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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1915-02-02

ia cada dla 10 mismo que los productos
de los diferentes mpuestos
Todo este no es otra cosa que Ia ma
nifestaci6n de la fuerza economica da
un pals, que Sc ha adaptable con facili-
dad las difcultades nacidas de una ST.
tuaci6n profundamente anorunssl que
declara al mundo que es estado de su
hacienda lie permitira continuar la que
ira hasta Ell dfa en- que obtenga Las
compensaciones necesarias.
Senores, el dia de la victoria final no
ha llegado a1n y hasta entonces nuestra
labor presentara grandes difcultades.
Puede ser que ell camino sea largo. pre-
paremos pues nuestro esp1ritu tenga-
mos valor
Si este conficto es ell mas gigantesco
que registra la historic, no es porque
los pueblos sc lanzan unos contra otros
con ell fin de una conquista territorial.
Q para obtener ventajas en- sus vidas
materiales, econ0micas pollticas, sin6
porque luchan para decidir del destino
del mundo.
NADIA mas grande Sc ha presentado
ante vision humana.
Contra la barbarie el despotismo;
contra ell sistema de provoeaciones y de
amenazas metodicas que Alemania or
naba ell nombre de paz; contra ell siste-
ma de asesinato y pillage que ella la
ma guerra contra un militarismo inso-
lente que ha llevado a cabo esos horro
res, Francia emancipatriz, Francia ven
gadora, al lado de los aliados, Sc ha Ian
zado a la pelea
He aqu1 ell fin que perseguin1os. Els
mayor que nuestras vidas. Continue
mos unidos, no teniendo mas que una
sofia alma, y malana, en- la paz que Sc
guira a la victoria, recordaremos con
orgullo estos d1as tragicos porqi1e ha-
bran hecho de nosotros hombres mas
valerosos, hombres mejores.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1915-02-02
DE CARNIVAL

Como no hay plazo que no Sc cumpla
hemos llegado va d1a tras d1a, a enfren-
tarnos con la temporada del Carnaval,
que aqu1 en- San Juan sc anuncia sobre
la base de un festival sin eiemplo.
Y nosotros ante la aglomeracion de
visitantes que llegan commandments
EN- autos y en tren al descubrirnos an
te ellos, debemos dar la nota de que to-
dos tienen que pertreeharse de titles,
no solo de batalla, sino de esa profusi6n
de art1culos necesarios en- epocas como
esta, pues apesar de que los estableci-
mientos Sc han surtido a prop6sito la
demanda es mucho pudiera legarse
tarde.
No deben descuidarse los residences
aqu1, y los transeuntes.: es precise pre-
pararse porque la aninaci6n y ell entu-
siasmo es delirante.
PIERROT.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1915-02-02
|EL DISCURSO DE ViVIANI
sgica sera vengada el mitarismo apastado dice Il ;f
de COB ierno frances
Tradueido para el BOLETINl

(Tradueido para Ell BOLETIN).
Senores: S6lamente una polftica
podemos seguir en- este momento: la lu-
cha sin cuertel hasta que obtengamos la
liberacion de Europa consiglliendo una
victoria que asegure la paz.
Ese fue ell grito que Sc escape de to-
dos los pechos, cuando, durante la Sc
sion de La camara de diputados del
de Agosto, Sc concerto la union sagra-
da, que hara honor Francia en las pa
ginas de la historic futura.
Ese es el grito que todos los france
ses repiten despu6s de haber puesto fin
a sus discordias, que a menudo han to-
mado possession de nuestros espfritus y
que un enemigo ciego las tomo por dis
gustos irreconciliables Ese es ell gri
to que Sc oye en- todas las trincheras en-
donde Francia ha colocado toda SUI ju-
ventud y toda su virilidad En- frente
del empuje de nuestros sentimientos
nacionales, Alemania, que no Sc 10 es
peraba, ha visto disiparse algnn tanto
SUI sueno de victoria.
Ell primer dia del conficto Alemania
reniega del derecho; recurre a la fuer-
"a; desdena la historia y, para excu-
sarse de haber violado la neutralidad
de Belgica para invadir a Francia in
voca la ley notable del interes privado.
Desde esa 6poca, ell gobierno aleman
ha considerable que deb1a tener en-
cuenta la opinion del mundo y, recien-
temente, ha tentado rehabilitar su ac-
titud esforzandose en- hacer recaer So
Ore los aliados la responsabildad de Ia
guerra, pero a pesar de sus esfuerzos,
resalta la verdad Esta emerge de to-
| das las falsedades que aun la credull-
dad amical no admite va. Todos los do
cumentos publicados por las nacioneS
| interesadas, aun, aver Ell Roma, ei
discurso sensational de uno de los re
pEesentantes mas ilustres de Ia noble
Italia, muestran, que nuestr& enemigos
estaban dispuestos a llevar cabo .un
acto de aggression inopinada.
ST las CIRCUMSTANCES 10 exigiesen,
bastar1a con uno solo de esos documen-
~tos para convencer al mundo. Cuando
ell 81 de Julio de 1914, a ruegos del go
b;erno ingles, todas las naciones inte-
resadas fueron invitadas suspender
sus preparativos militares a tomar
parte en- una serie de negociaciones con
Londres, Francia y Russia aceptaron es-
ia proposition. Aun esa hora cr1ti
ca, la paz hubiera podido ser manteni-
da 81 Alemania acepta la idea.
Ell primero de Agosto Alemania de-
,-clar6 la guerra a Russia e hizo inevitable
! ell recurso de las armas. Y 81 es un he
cho que Alemania, por su diplomacia,
desdeil6 esa posibilidad de paz, la razon
es que durante 40 amos, con perseveran-
cia ha perseguido su fin, que es aplas
tar a Francia para esclavizar al mum,
do.
Todas estas revelaciones estan hechas
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1915-02-02

! - - oAne1A uc 10 HlSGOI1d; ell COH-
Gle no hay sitio para la corruption, y
puesto que Francia y sus aliados ape
sar, de SUI amor por Ia paz, Sc han visto
obligados a ir la guerra, iran hasta el
fin.
F1el la firma que estampo en- ell ira
tado del 4 de Septiembre de 1914. ira
tado en- el cual lleva comprometido su
honor, es decir su vida, Francia, de
acuerdo con sus aiados, no envainara
su. espada sino despues de haber ven
gado el derecho ultrajado, reconquista-
do las provincias que le fueron arreba-
tadas por la fuerza, colocado a La he
roica Belgica en- la plentiful de suvida
material y de su independence politica
aplastado ell militarisno prusiano, pa
ra que sea possible reconstruir, tomando
la justicia por base, una Europa rege-
nerada.
Senores, ese plan de cannpana y ese
proyecto de paz no han sido inspirados
en- una esperanza pretenciosa. Tene-
mos la completa certeza de la victoria
Esta certeza Sc la debemos a nuestra
marina que en- cooperation con la in
glesa son duenas de los Mares nues-
tro ejercito, que guiado por jefes in
comparables ha obtenido La victoria de
la Marine y La victoria de Flandes, Y &
la naci6n que ha sabido sostener este
heroismo por su union, su silencio su
serenidad en- las horas cr1ticas. De es-
ia manera, esta guerra imp1a ha hecho
brotar todas las virtudes de nuestra ra-
"a Hemos dado prueba de iniciativa,
de empuje, de valor y de temeridad v
todo 10 hemos sobrellevado con pacien-
ia estoicismo.
Senores, saludemos a esos heroes.
gloria a aquellos que han perecido en-
Ell umbral de la victoria; gloria tamben
| 4 aquellos que, por esa misina victoria,
vengaran manana q aquellos que han
muerto hoy Una naci6n estimada por
tai entusiasmo no puede perecer jamas.
| El ministrO de hacienda os ha dado
una clar1sima explicaci6n de la situa-
| ci0n financiera y os ha revelado los re-
cursos que nos ha procurado La emission
| de bonos del tesoro y los anticipos he
! chos por ell Banco de Francia. Estos
recursos han sido suficientes para los
gastos de la guerra y no nos hemos Wis
to obligados recurrir a ningun en-
prestito. Gracias su eNcelente situa-
cion, el Banco de Francia, esta en- esta-
| do, no solamente de facilitar los fondos
necesarios al tesoro sin6 de contribuil
al restablecimiento de la vida econ0-
mica del pals.
Todo este prueba la vitalidad de
Francia, la seguridad de su credito y la
confianza que inspira en- todas parties.
A pesar de la guerra que trastorna al
mundo entero, el bilIete de banco fran
ces tiene prima
El trafico de papel comercial aumen-
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-07-09
CITY NEWS.

Born to Mr.. and Mrs. A. Schrieb-
man, 1118 Franklin, daughter.
Two beautiful new pianos. special
price. Cash or time. Piggott. 626 Main.
Choice roasts Of beef, pork,
spring lamb and fine spring chickens
at JOS. Haubert's, TOO Main street. .
-Puckechetuck lodge No. AZ meets
every Friday nighs at 8 o'c,ock. All
n embers requested to be present. By
order of noble grand. Geo. 1mmegart.
secretary. Installation Of officers.
--Esau Lindsey Powell IS years
old. veteran of the civil war, died
yesterday morning at the home of his
daughter 1915 Bank street. His death
was caused by dropsy.
A report was turned in to the
Sixth street fire station at nine O'Clock
last night that the roof of the Y. w.
@. A. was on fire. The department
responded to the call, hut no fire could
be discovered.
Regular meeting OF Evening Star
temple No. 254, Pythian Sisters. at
X. P. hall Friday evening at 1880.
Visiting members invited. Mrs. Ida
Mass, NJ. e. c.: Miss Anna King, NJ.
Of r. & c. Initiation.
The board Of supervisors have
had temporary bridge erected over
Dry creek, one hundred feet south Of
the bridge now barricaded A com
mittee of west end business men petf.
toned the board for some relief from
the present state of affairs as their
business was being injured, say the
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-07-09
Allowed 1zh Inches.

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4 UNITED Press Leased Wire Service?
OKLAHOMA CITY. Okla, July g.
Seventeen and half inches-that' $
all the space passengers can have III
Oklahoma City's new street cars. And
that's two and eight-tenths inches less
than New York figures for its street
car passengers.
Even then. the manager here says
that the Oklahoma Cityian's average
width is 1859, so Of course most folks
will have room to spare-to some poo-
unfortunate fat man.
Oklahomans, the manager added. run
more to the lean, lanky variety than
either New Workers, Chicagoan or
Milwaukeeans. AS for the latter
we'll, he limited maybe that famous
fluid they make UP there had some
thing to do with the more ponderohs
framework Of trolley passengers.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-07-09
WILL GIVE TALK
AT BELMONT SCHOOL.
Prof. C.. 1. Fitch Of Amcs Extension
Bureau Will Speak to Anti
Horsethief Association.

Prof c.. L. Fitch of the Ames extern
sion bureau has been secured by the
Belmont Anti Horse Thief assocfa-
ton, to give a lecture at the Belmont
school house on Wednesday evening.
The lecture will be free. and everyone
is invited to hear Prof. Fitch.
Prof Fitch expects to lecture on the
topic OF weed spraying. He is an
expert in this line, and will have some
excellent advice to offer. An invita-
ton is extended by the Belmont asso-
citation, to everyone interested in this
vicinity
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-07-09
WEATHER MAN TO
TAKE VACATION
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred z. Gosewisch VII
Make Trip to Pacific Coast-C.
w, McGann to Be In Charge.

Mr.. and Mrs. Fred H. Gosewisch
will leave next week for an extended
trip TO the Pacific coast. This will be
Mr.. Gosewisch's first trip to the coast
since 1857. C. w. McGann, who is In
the weather bureau at Des Moines,
will relieve Mr.. Gosewisch, and will
be in charge of the Office at Keokuk,
commencing next Wednesday. Mr..
McGann and Mr.. Gosewisch worked
together some years ago.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-07-09
Eastern Men With Standard -Four
Tire Company Come Next Week
When Work VIII Be j
Commenced.
DRAWINGS coMPLErEr
Awarded Contract and Completion Of
Organization VIII Be Done
Paying Money For Stock
Now.

j. r. Beaver, president of the
Standard Four Tire company, and W..
j. Richards, manager of the COMPANY,
will arrive in keokuk the first Of the
week to locate the Standard Four
plant, and to complete the organiza-
| ton of the company. The contract
will be let for the construction Of the
building as soon as the eastern men
arrive and the first work will be
started by July Is, 1t is planned nov.
Architects drawings OF the Stand
ard Four Tire company's new build
ings have been made, and these viii
be submitted at the meeting the first
of the week When the plans are ap-
proved, and the specifications drawn
up. the contracts will be allowed. The
building will be located on portion
Of the Rein tract. Some preliminary
markings of the tract have already
been made
The drawings provide for one long
building. There will be sixty foot
span in this building, and the problem
now is to construct it, il possible.
without posts down the center. The
building will be OF steel and con-
crete.
The boiler rooms will be built
% O ooPoAo t0 ouAuiA6, cPSihAuo ~ -
center of the main structure. This
will be done in order to give complete
circulation Adjoining the boiler
rooms will be the machine shop.
A number Of the stockholders have
taken up their notes at the bank, aud
these will be issued their shares OF
stock as soon as the certificates are
printed. The certificates already
have been ordered. These will De
printed here, and will be properly
signed up and delivered to the stoca-
holders as soon as the money is paid.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-07-09

Ft. Madison Democrat. The supervis-
ors at once responded and the struc-
ture finished today is satisfactory in
every respect to the merchants af-
fected.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-07-09
FUNERAL NOTICE.

HOGAN The funeral for the late
Mrs. James Hogan will be held at ST..
Peters church Saturday morning at
9 o'clock Friends invited.
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ing wholly unofficial business. There
was reason to believe--although the
fact was never published-that Beck
err hadn't stolen anything at all. ex-
cept those letters. In any case, 1t
was the memory OF those letters
alone which had brought me across
the ocean on a fresh clue to seek our
elusive wanted" in North Africa.
Mabrouk was the colleague lent me
by the Algerian secret service.
How'd he die?" I asked softly.
ut was in n brush we had with the
Touaregs," continued Mabrouk, his
bright eyes narrowing at the mern-
DRY. do you know the Touaregs?
They have never been tanned. They
ride swift camels. They wear heavy
black wells. They are fierce. They
are men Of mystery.
I'VE were two companies Of the
legion. Our camp was a lonely VIII
lage on dry oued, three days
march to the south. There we squat
ted in the sun and wated-waited
three weeks, four weeks, expecting
swift death and getting it slow. 1t
was then I began to learn the soul
Of Sidi Ha-rees. He began to talk
Of q home and wife. He began to
talk Of the beauty Of forgiveness.
That is always a bad sign in the
desert. 1 have seen poor devils Of
the legion, perfect Apaches in town,
break down under the sun, and the
waiting, and the desert-break down
and cry like babies. That was gen.
orally day or so before they MUIR
dered themselves or somebody else.
It was a bad sign for Sidi Ha-rees.
and l sought to divert him with gay
stories. 1t was no use. He was a
man pursued by ghost.
I'm a way, it changed him for the
better. He had always been so dirty.
He began to wash. He had always
been so broody. He began to make
friends. He had always been sullen
when obeying orders. Now he was
perfection. I have seen men behave
like that when expecting court-mar-
tial. Perhaps he was. Ysu shall
see.
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thoughts, for ne went on: Death, I
know it's death. with those Touaregs
smoking around. That's why I'm 60
ing to head her off. That's why I'm
talking to you,' and he laughed.
death for you, too, Sidi,' told
him, for If the Touaregs do not get
you, a corporals guard will. and
you're shot for desertion.' He sneered
and sworc. And then--I was a fool
in those days--I told him I'd desert
with him. to help him out in case
of need. Sldi Ha-rees cried.
Perhaps you remember reading in
the papers, Mabrouk continued,
about the night attack and the re-
treat. The English papers called 1t
n rout. But when Sidi Ha-rees and
I deserted we didn't go alone. I had
kept my uniform. He was disguised
In a dirty burnoose and pair Of old
slippers. On the morning Of the sec
ond day we found the woman.
There were five in her party, in
Guiding herself. The American consul
had seen that she got an escort Of
three mounted Arabs who could be
trusted. The woman made the fourth
member Of the party. The fifth was
a little boy-three. four years old.
She and the boy were mounted on
donkeys. AS soon as the party came
in sight Sidi Ha-rees began to pant
and sweat. Then he started to run
toward them. The guard took us
for robbers, l guess, and gave a
show Of fight. Not having time to
embarrassing what a hurry Sidi
was in-I covered them with my gun
and called to Sidi to go ahead.
IT heard Sidi cry Nellie. Nellie.'
and she gave some sort Of a little
shrek. Then there was silence. The
next ] heard was the voice Of Sidi
Ha-rees very much changed. I could
see that he was standing right be-
side them like q man petrified. star
ing at the child. And then: oh,
Nellie he says, I could forgive you
everything but this, and me all these
years trying to forget She had been
trying to get down, but her dress
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"HERl: was already the mingled
fragrance OF a5sinthe, cous-
cous, and tobacco in the air.
EIabrouk added that of coffee. Ma"
BRONX also added the note OF his per-
Bonality-whi.e burnoose, high tur-
ban bound about with what looked
lsc twenty yards Of camel-hair rope,
O pair Of flashing dark eyes and q
let ,card--added the note Of his per-
so,.ality to the already exotic SYM
phony Of red and blue uniforms,
cream and scarlet clooks, shake, kcpi
snd fog, that made the terrasse of
Clio little cafe shrek. But above and
Dominating this local clash OF color
was the palc amethyst Of African
twilight; above the babel OF French.
snd Spanish. and Arabic, the vast
ness of Saharan silence. For was
this nos Bskrn, the Queen Of the
Desert? Mabrouk was born there,
and slipped his coffee unseenlingly.
Buy it was far from Mulberry street,
and let my drink grow cold.
Two months away from Mulberry
strsct md Thomas Becker more o.
less certainly located in the Foreign
Legion-nothing but that to report.
He might be fighting over In the d.
rection Of Figuig, where Mabrouk
says they are always fighting; or
dead, or deserted, or both. More than
one man has deserted ere this by
aid of his service pistol-not because
Of military hardships, either The
knapsack is the lightest load some OF
them carry-Becker, for instance.
"Do YOU see that woman in front
of you, to the right?" asked Mabrouk
softly. "She Is compatriot of yours,
inc Americana. ] saw her first I'M
der strange circumstances, before 1
Joined the secret service, before got
the cross. She has come to visit the
Koubba of Sidi Ha-rees.'
1.-THE Koubba of Sidi Ha-rees?" /
asked absently, staring at the back
o. the woman indicated. There was
something indefinably familiar in the
turn of her cheek her movements,
and the way her red hair was dressed.
1.-THE Koubba of Sidi Ha-rees?" l re-
peated. Tell me about it, Mabrouk.
What's a koubba, anyway"
ut isn't a real koubba," said Ma
BRONX, stroking his black beard, for
Sidi Ha-rees was a Christian at least,
an unbeliever; but some of us an
clients call the place we buried him in
a koubba, because we make occa-
sional visits there, just as this wo-
man does, as though it were the tomb
Of a saint"
The woman with the red hair was
dressed in black. She was talking
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was caught in the saddle or her
foot In the stirrup. or something, and
her donkey was Keeling back.
couldn't hear what she said in re-
ply, but saw Sidi Ha-rees draw his
revolver. He did 1t in the slow,
calm way a crazy man goes about
such things. And I heard him say:
Nellie, let eternity settle all that.
We all go together--him first The
little boy was sitting there on his
donkey staring with his blue eyes
wide open--hardly getting the drift
Of It.
but when Sidi said him first you
ought to have seen the change in the
woman. She was horror-stricken and
crazy-mad. Kill your own SOM she
shrieked. XIII your only child? You
dare!' and she jerked her donkey
around as though It had been a kit
ten and raised her riding whip. Sidi
let his gun-hand fall, and stared at
her like a man in a dream.
And 1t happened that th>re wasn't
any time for theatricals. Just then
the three men Of the escort began to
pipe up and pointed to the SOUTH
along the road over which We had
just come. The Touaregs. the Tou-
aregs!' they shouted. and began to
pray. The next second was at Sidi's
side. There was only one thing to
be DONE Sidi and I would have to
drop out Of sight right there to COW
er the retreat. Sidi grasped the situa-
ton at once. Service in the legion
had helped him to that extent. All
of a sudden he was as calm and cool
as II he were ordering a drink. Good
by, Nellie, he said with a smile.
I'm going to work The woman
on her face and kissed him on the
lips. Then Sidi went to the little
boy and kissed him and said: Tell
papa good-by.' And the little boy
said 'good-by.'
THAT was all. The Arab guards
were crazy to get away. And Sidi
Ha-rees and I were lying there alone
behind a boulder waiting for those
Touaregs.
"They were twenty, but we stopped
them. We got four right Off. They
must have thought that we were
many at first, because they did not
charge, but fluttered out Of range
in a way they have, and took coun-
sci. They knew they had time. They
had the sun on their side. They also
knew that waiting kills no Arab, but
Is poison to the white man.
"Sidi Ha-rees talked much to HIM
self. Then, again. he talked to the
woman and the child as though they
were there at his side.
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Copyright, The Frank A. Munsey Co.

"One evening Sidl Ha-rees called
me aside. He led me beyond the
we'll and behind big rock. 1 slip
ped my revolver loose under my
burnoose, but there was nothing to
fear. Behind the rock Sidi stopped
and faced me. 'Mabrouk,' he said,
and he gave me the sign. I've kept
all dark, even that, being dead in
the spirit and wishing to die In the
flesh. The Voice that Does Not Lie
tells mo my wish will soon be full
filled. But 1t will not be so simple
as 1 had expected. l am troubled.
There is a woman. She was my wife.
I left her four years ago. I have had
letter from this woman. She swears
she loves me still---in spite OF all, Ma
brouk,' he said, she swears she loves
me still. 1 think it's lie, but It's
a good lie. Therefore. listen:
"Tf I die before I see this woman,
you will seek her out and tell her
that died bravely, with her name on
my lips.
eff I do not appear in camp within
a week, or you do not hear of me, you
may feel at liberty to deliver your
message when and where you will
might had fallen. Sidi Ha-rees
was only a shadow in front of me.
Somehow felt that he was no long
err Sidi Ha-rees at all, but some
strange, noble caid. A camel
coughed, and there were three shots,
followed by the squeal of a horse
after that, the great silence. You
can never tell. with those Touaregs.
when you'll swallow your teeth.
And it was that every night: the
Touaregs-always there, us in tho
dark-ghosting, shooting now and
then to remind US of death. They'd
been doing it month, and we
hadn't even seen them.
ut Is at such a time that Sidi
Ha-rees first tells me Of the woman,
his wife.
"'Where is she?' I asked.
'Mabrouk,' he said, she is on her
way here across the desert from Bis
kra.' He must have read my