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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-11-11

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Wednesday VIII be with Mrs. Fred S.
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j.. W T. Dirkcu is expected nom,
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H. i...ur-- u Surgeons
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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-11-11
If il were not fact il would be too good to be true

Some OF them are Illustrated, although there are
dozens ol other MODELS A careful examination Of
them will reveal that there has been no Sackcning o
the WooIltN pace in these suits. The woolenS are
WootN that is all wool-Superb ScrgeS, cloths, CAB
mJlneS, chtyotS and mems wear fabrics The styles
are FratoAmtritan, designed in Paris by the Wool
tex organization, in charge of Madam Sayare, unob-
uuSiye, as the American woman likes and will have
hut radiant with charm and prettneSs
Black, blues, browns greens and the bright,
cheerful mixtures in bonnie Scotch tweeds and lin
ingS that will wear for two seasons at least.
1t has often been said that one does not exactly
buy a WOoteX suit, one invests in it!
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-11-11

mr the passengers were iu % puudcmo.
uum Men. Women and children
seemed 90 lose their hrud, completely
The submarine presumably tp nccrl-
|rW'n our departure continued 10 fire
|Irwul the vessel Their. was rush
fnr DHr first boat, lowered and In the
/ confusion these we're wurmmrd bee.
/ i,w they were fr.r from lhr ship the
occupants failing into the vutrr Many
were drowned before our eye,
The shrirks NJ women children
ud struggling men rent the uir. but
10 ..nmrd no help could hr given.
Every Man for Himself
Everyone was trying 200 urt for
Hm.rIf The heart ruuIug -rrrum,
were wuruurd with shot after shot
delivered almost mechanically from
OH. dr.a or tine submarine. adding to
Du. panic aboard lll 10 mott been
.ur mr-n shot. ir m-ht Muu been po~-
.Ihw tu have restored 70 la-.in.r sem
hm.r uf ORDER The conduct of the
submarine was muumprrhrn..h.r Nut
uun shul vn, directed ar rhr ship but
luuN wore fired nll around the vessel
H- u lu Great" O.. much terror 20, p,s
,lh0r
About eight hal. got AWAY ponr.
.nmr with a complement other. hulf
m
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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-11-11
AUOITORIUM--DA

New Pollcy--Nrw Music
Broad enough, music good enough and
management careful enough IN please the
most whimsical as we'll AZ the most fas
tldluus Teach you tu one step free Audi
torum
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-11-11

drew across the AnCuua bow tu pre-.
vent any attempt at escape Continu.
INK, the Anrunn's officer says:
AT the first shots the captain NJ
the Auroua orinrrd out the boats.
The eighth boat hardly had touched
the water Vhrn the Iir.r sank hy the
hend, eugu1ul The ua0a1pr NJ the
passengers and CrN Who had taken
refuge ON the rrupdr,k
The eight bouts, keeping together
,,rrcd on sHuthcrly course. After
travelling 7umn distance they sighted
shin with her Sights out The sur
yiyors ishtod flares and the ship mp
preached then h" the submarines.
which werr following turned their
.slarrhllgL,s upon her aud she abrupt.
rs chnugef ht' course and disappeared
il the uight
''lhr .p"ts then separated Twenty
..v person We're landed nt o'clock
lHru1sy morning on the beach at
..i hHDI. ou Cape Bon peninsula.
where l." were taken in by the
nulu, sa uhabitints'
SrNpm''h believes the persons who
were NOT IA the eight boats lneylt
HHl psrishcl
mother boat with the captain NJ
the Ancuna aud - other persons was
picked up this morning ON Xembra
island by the lighthouse tender from
Cape Bon while searching the coast
for survivors
CHICAGO. Nov. II Ezra Winter.
Chicago artist is feared 10 have been
lost In the Italian liner Ancona. with
his wife aud three ycaruld daughter.
Winter. member ~ the Chlcrm
Academy ~ Fine Arts aud winner ~
the Erik he Roms In 1911 was to have
smiled ON the Ancona with a large col
lection NJ paintings aud landscapes
for exhibition In New York and Chl.
cngo.
! LONDON. Nov II The submarine
which sunk thr AnconR, according to
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-11-11

LONDON. Nov II The submarine
which sunk the AuconN, according to
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-11-11

Meet mc tonight Auditorium Al.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-06-15

of our conversation on blood crys-
tails, and Kennedy himself answered it.
1t was Elaine asking Craig's adj
vice.
They have offered to hush the
thing up for ten thousand dollars" she
said in a muffled voice.
She seemed bent on doing it, and no
amount of argument from him could
stop her. She simply refused to ac-
cept the evidence of the blood crys-
tails as better than what her own eyes
told her she had seen and done.
Then wait for half an hour" he
answered, without arguing further.
You can do that without exciting
suspicion. Then go with her to her
hotel and hand her over the money"
"All right-Ill do it," she agreed.
What is the hotel?"
Craig wrote on slip of paper what
she told him-"Room 500, Hotel La
Coste."
Hastily he threw on his street coat.
Go into the back room and get me a
brace and bit, Walter, he said.
l did So When / returned l saw
that he had placed the detectascope
and some stuff in a bag. He showed
in the brace and bit also.
Come on-hurry!" he urged
We must have made record time in
getting to the La Coste. 1t was an or
nate place, where merely to breathe
was expensive. We entered, and by
some excuse Kennedy contrived to
get past the vigilant bell-hops. We
passed the telephone switchboard and
entered the elevator, getting off at
the fifth floor.
With a hasty glance up and down
the corridor, to make sure no one was
about, Kennedy came to Room 500,
then passed to the next room, 511,
opening the door with skeleton key
Quickly Craig went to the door
which led to the next room. 1t was,
Of course, locked also. He listened
moment carefully. Not sound Quick
ly, with an exclamation of satisfac-
ton, he opened that door also and
went into 500.
This room was much like that in
which we had already been. He
opened the hall door
Watch here, Walter" he directed
Let me know at the slightest alarm"
Craig had already taken the brace
and bit from the bag and started to
bore through the wall in Room 511,
selecting a spot behind a picture Of a
Spanish dancer-a spot directly back
Of her swapping black eyes. He fin
ished quickly and inserted the detecta-
scope so that the lens fitted as an eye
in the picture. The eye-piece was in
room Sill. Then he started to brush
up the pieces of plaster on the floor.
"Craig," / whispered hastily as I
heard an elevator door, someone's
coming!"
He hurried to the door and looked.
There they are" he said, as he saw
Elaine and Mary rounding the corner
Of the hall.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-06-15

Mary. She looked at it with interest,
as one woman always does at the pic
ture of another pretty woman. 1t was
q newspaper cut of Elaine, under
which was:
"ELAINE DODGE, THE HEIR
ESS, WHOSE BATTLE WITH
THE cLUTcHiNG HAND IS GRE
ATING WORLDWIDE INTER
EST"
Now" he began at last, breaking
the silence, "Ill show you just what |
want you to do"
He went over to the wall and took
down a curious long Chinese knife
from a scabbard which hung there
conspicuously.
"See that?" he added, holding 1t up.
Before she could say a word he had
plunged the knife, apparently, into his
own breast.
"Oh!" cried Mary, startled.
She expected to see him fall. But
nothing happened. Wong laughed. 1t
was an oriental trick knife, in which
the blade telescoped into the handle
Look at it" he added. handing it
to her.
Long Sin took a bladder OF water
from a table near by and concealed it
under his coat. Now, you stab me"
he directed.
Mary hesitated. But he repeated the
command and she plunged the knife
gingerly at him. It teleseoped. He
made her try it over. and she stabbed
him more resolutely. The water from
the bladder poured out.
Good" cried Long Sin, much
pleased. Now" he added, seating
himself beside her, Il want you to
lure Elaine here"
! had been amusing myself by rig
ging up a continuance by which
could make it possible to see through.
or, rather. over. a door.
Kennedy, who had been busy at the
other end Of the laboratory, happened
to look over in my direction. What's
the big idea. Walter?" he asked.
1t was. / admit, a rather cumber-
some and clumsy affair.
We'll, you see, Craig" l explained,
you put the top mirror through the
transom of door and"
Kennedy interrupted with a hearty
burst of laughter But suppose the
door has no transom?" he asked,
pointing to his own door.
scratched my head thoughtfully.
had assumed that the door would
have a transom A moment later
Craig went to the cabinet and drew
out a tube about as big around as a
putty blower and as long.
Nov, here's what l call my de-
tectascope," he remarked. None of
your mirrors for me-"
Il know" / said somewhat nettled,
"but what can you see through that
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-06-15
ZEPPELIN BLOWN
TO PIECES IN AIR
Canadian Aviator Wins Duel
Among the Clouds.
EXPLOIT FIRST ON RECORD
Attacking AeropIane Turned UPSIDE
Down When Bombs Explode tho
Diricible's Gas 5aq-The
Pilot Rights Machine.

Iondon.-For the first time on rec
ord a Zeppelin in the air has oeen oe-
stroyed BY an aviator in an aeropiahe'
Reginald A. j. Warneford, a young
Canadian sub-lieutenant In the Royai
Navy. who mastered aeroplaning only
this summer, has performed the feal
and is somewhere within the BRUSH
lines. while the Zeppelin lies In ruins.
sprawled on the roof and grounds OF
an orphanage near Client.
Failing there blazing mass, after
being struck by the young aviatoFs
bombs, its crew of IS men were killed
as also were several occupants OF the
orphanage buildings
The theory IS advanced that TINS
Zappelin was the craft which raided
the east coast Of England Sunday night
for the fact that it was In the air over
Belgium. between Client and Brus-
sells. at o'clock in the morning, leads
Ia the belief that il was returning from
an expedition, not starting. Dawn
breaks early these days. and the huge
Zeppelin could be sighted far on, ana
IL Is presumed that the cratt was
headed for her home hangar when
Warneford came winging swiftly under
the gray skies.
Long Pursuit.
The Zeppelin, which was flying COM
paratively low, began to mount at
once, but the British, wasp was
speedier and climbed into the air in
long spirals, reaching a position at
length over the Germans vast bulk.
From this point of vantage Warneford
pierced the Zeppelin's shell repeatedly
with his incendiary bombs.
without parallel in this war or any
other. is the story which the young
aviator will have to relate, for details
Of the fight have not yet been told.
First came the long pursuit, for, &C
cording to the Admiralty report, the
aeroplane was 5000 feet up. To reach
this altitude would require nearly 20
minutes, and the Zeppelin meantime
could drive forward approximately Il
miles
Then followed the maneuvering for
position, and finally the dropping OF
the bombs from which the dirigible
tried vainly to escape. Minor explo-
sions occurred. and, at last, one of ter
rife force, and the Zeppelin burst into
flames.
Aeroplane Turns Turtle.
AT that moment Warneford must
have been at close range over the
dirigible, for almost simultaneously
with the outburst his machine turned
completely over. and for moment he
hung head down with his monoplane,
all control OF which had been lost.
pitching and tossing in the swift cur
rents Of air which rushed up to ill the
vacuum created.
Then by a desperate effort Warne-
ford righted his machine far above the
earth and plaDed to a landing behind
the German lines. He alighted I'M
hurt. set his propeller going again and
flew off to the west
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-06-15
GET POWER !.
The Supply Comes F'''

II we get power from i'S2 !
strive to get all the power ~ =
is only possible by seleeuls
exactly fits the requlfel'-
body. -
mot knowing how to 'sis ~
food to fit my needs, J -, 4
ously for a long time ~. y. /
trouble" writes a LADY ~
Western town. -
1T seemed as If ] Voa.I |, =
able to find out the sort O \. I.
was best for me. Hardy q
/ could eat would stay % 7. =
Every attempt gave ne ", y
nlled my stomach with e.. !.
ner and thinner until 10 !. !.
came a living skeleton sl' :. 7
compelled to keep to HJ y
"A few months ago ! w. :, ! 4
to try Grape-Nuts food aas y
good effect from the ,s.. ~, y
thai T kent ND its use. ] " ~. :
at the ease with which ! ~ ".
proved to be Just what J =,
"All my unpleasant :, ,..,:
heartburn, the infaleu ~
gave me SO much pain, ".
My weight gradually inel ..s..l
to 116 lbs, my figure I9,1II,ss
strength came back anu "A y
to do my housework 'l'
Grape-Nuts did it." ., 80
A ten days trial VII
some facts about food NJ
Name given by Postum ,1lss D
Creek. Mich. Read. ....,y
MELVILLE" in pkgs 1,..,,,d
Ever read the aboys i 3 ",
one appears from sid fsn :
are genuine, true
interest
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-06-15

She opened the bag and displayed
the blood-spotted handkerchief. He
took it and examined it carefully.
Elaine" he said earnestly. not al
all displeased I could see, that some
thing had come up that might blot out
the past unfortunate misunderstand-
ing, there simply. must be something
wrong here. Leave this handkerchief
with me. I'll do my best"
Thank you." she said simply as
she left the laboratory.
Craig went to work abruptly without
a word.
On the laboratory table he placed his
splendid microscope and several cases
of slides, as well as innumerable NIL
cro-photographs. He had been work
ing for some time when he looked up.
1T is dogs blood-not human blood"
he said simply, 'but what's the game
back of all this-that's the main ques-
tion now"
It was not much later that Elaine
received a second visit from Mary.
DO you know why the servant al
lowed us to leave the apartments"
whispered Mary with glance about
fearfully, as If the walls had ears.
'No-why?" inquired Elaine anxious
ly.
He's a tong man who has been
chosen to do away with the prince.
He followed me, and says you have
done his work for him. II you will
give him ten thousand dollars for ex-
penses he win attend to hiding the
body"
Here, at least, was a way out.
1T is the safest way out OF the
trouble. Yes, III do it. I'll stop at the
bank now and get the money"
They rose and Mary preceded her.
eager to get away from the house.
At the door. however. Elaine asked
her to wait while she ran back on
some pretext.
Our telephone rang in the middle
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-06-15

room. There Mary looked at the mo-
tionless body on the floor and recoiled,
Mortified.
Elaine noticed some spots on her
hands, and, seeing that they were
stained by the blood of Long Sin.
wiped the spots OF on her handker-
chief, dropping it to the floor.
"Ughi" exclaimed cultural voice
behind them.
It was the servant who had come
in.
"You-kill him-with knife?" insin-
uated the Chinese.
Elaine was dumb. The servant did
not wait for an answer. but hastily
opened the hall door.
To Elaine it seemed that something
must be done quickly. A moment and
all the house would be in uproar.
Instead, he placed his finger on his
lips. "Quick-no word" he said. lead
ing the way to the hall door, "and~-ch,
you must not leave that-it will be
clue" he added. picking up the
bloody handkerchief and pressing 1t
into Elaine's hand.
They quickly ran out into the hall.
"Go-quick!" he urged again, "and
hide the handkerchief in the bag. Let
no one see it,"
He shut the door. AS they hurried
away Elaine breathed a sigh Of relief.
They had reached the street. Afraid
to run, they hurried as fast as they
could until they turned the first cor
ner.
They pressed each Others hands and
parted.
Meanwhile in the front room Long
Sin was on his feet again, brushing
himself of and hopping up the blood.
1T worked very well, SAM" he said
to the servant.
They were conversing eagerly and
laughing and did not hear a noise in
the back room.
A sinister figure had made its way
by means OF a fire escape to a rear
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-06-15

window that was not barred, and ST.
lently he had stolen in ON them.
They turned at a slight noise and
saw him. Genuine fright was now on
their faces as they looked at him,
open mouthed.
What's all this?" he growled. 81
am known as the Clutching Hand. |
allow no interference with my affairs.
Tell me what you are doing here with
Elaine Dodge"
Their beady almond eyes flashed
fear. The Clutching Hand moved me-
nacingly. There was nothing for the
astute Wong Long Sin to do but to
submit.
With low bow, Wong spread out
his hands In surrender and submission.
Il will tell you, honorable sir" he
said at length.
Go on" growled the criminal.
Quickly Wong rehearsed what had
happened from the moment the idea
Of blackmail entered his head.
How about Mary Carson?" asked
Clutching Hand. Il saw her here"
Wong gave a glance of almost SUI
perstitious dread at the man.
she will be back-is here now" he
added, opening the door at knock
and admitting her.
Adventures Mary had hurried back
to see that all was right This time
Mary was genuinely scared at the for
bidding figure of which she had heard
ct is all right" pacified Wong.
"Henceforth we work with the hon
orable Clutching Hand"
At home at last, Elaine sank down
into a deep library chair and stared
straight ahead. She saw visions Of
arrest and trial, of the terrible cleo
trio chair with herself in it, bound,
and of the giving of the fatal signal
for turning on the current
Were such things as these going to
happen to her, without Kennedy's
help? Why had they quarreled? She
buried her face in her hands and wept.
Then she could stand 1t no longer.
She had not taken off her street
clothes. She rose and almost fed
from the house.
Kennedy and | were still in the la
boratory when a knock sounded at
the door. l went to the door and
opened it. There stood Elaine Dodge
It was complete surprise to Craig.
What is the matter?" he asked.
She hesitated, then suddenly burst
out, "Craig-I-I ana murderessl"
had never before seen such look
on Craig's face as suddenly came over
it.
Then she poured forth the story sub
stantially as | have set It down, but
without the explanation, which at that
time was not known to any OF us.
oh" expostulated Craig, there must
be some mistake. It's impossible-im-
possible"
NO." she asserted. "Look-here's
my handkerchief all spotted with
blood"
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-06-15

fessor and, unfortunately, practicer
of modern education, who wished to
arrange that all the school children
should be taught their lessons In the
middle OF a field.
This might be convenient If he
wanted to teach them to eat grass.
If boy finds that German bores
him or decimals bother him, who can
see why he should be less bored and
bothered because he has to study them
in full view of meadow he must not
play in, or a tree he must not climb?
These people are so fundamentally
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-06-15
Too Sour


Professor Copeland Of Haf
the story goes, reproyed DID
for coming late to class
This is a class in EngIiSa
ton" he remarked with saial
an afternoon tea
At the next meeting one !
twenty minutes late. Profess
land waited until she haa !
seat. Then be remarked bIsa
How win you have you ?
Brown"
Without the lemon, pre-
Brown answered quite gsa'i'
tian Register.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-06-15

John, If you ever expect to make good
as a naval officer"
The boy struggled all the harder. A
few nights ago he had problem that
concerned a farmer who had sold
certain percentage of his wheat for a
certain sum. The boys problem was
to find out how much wheat the farm
er had before he sold any of it.
Daddy Gilbreath noticed Johns fur
rowed brow and decided to help him
with the problem. 1t took Gil only
few seconds to get an answer, which,
OF course. won the boys admiration
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-06-15

Elaine Took Out the Package of Bills.
putty blower? A keyhole is just as
good"
do you realize how little you can
really see through a keyhole?" he re-
piled confidently TRY it over there"
did, and, to tell the truth, / could
see merely little part of the hall.
Then Kennedy inserted the detecta-
scope.
Look through that" he directed.
1 put my eye to the eye piece and
gazed through the bullying lens of
the other end. l could see almost
the whole hall
Elaine was playing with Rusty when
Jennings brought in a card on which
was engraved the name, Miss Mary
Carson" and underneath in pencil was
written Belgian Relief Committee. "
How interesting" commented
Elaine, rising and accompanying Jen-
nings into the drawing room. Il won
der what she wants?"
Very pleased to greet you, Miss Car
son." she greeted her visitor.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-06-15

distinctive badges in the fairly famil-
lar form of the Legion Of Honor.
Germany is proud of her Iron cross,
while Austria confers her Ancient Or
der of Maria Theresa on her heroes.
Russia distributes her Cross of st.
Vladimir sparingly to her gallant sol
diers.
Denmark has one Of the most illus
trious orders OF chivalry, the Order
of the Elephant. which ranks as high
as the British Order of the Garter.
Sweden has her noble Order of the
Seraph, founded in 1920 This order
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-06-15
DADDY RETIRED IN DISORDER
Youngsters Remark Left the "Ad4
miral" Without an Answer Ade-
quate to the Situation.

John, the young son of w. S. Gill
breath, secretary Of the Hoosier Motor
club, wants to join the navy when he
grows up. John recently has been
having some trouble mastering mathe-
mates and. just to push him along a
bit, Daddy Gilbreath remarked:
sYou must keep up on mathematics.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-06-15

ruly mule" After being considered by
justices of the peace. one circuit Judge,
three judges Of the court Of appeals
and four supreme court justices the
mule is exonerated by Judge Lamm as
follows:
There are sporadic instances of
mules behaving badly. That one that
Absalom rode and went from under
him at a crisis in his fate. for instance.
The mule don't kick according to no
rule saith the American negro. His
voice has been a matter of derision
and there are those who put their
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-06-15
GOOD WORD FOR THE MULE
Supreme Court of Missouri Hands
Down Decision In Favor Of
Abused Quadruped.

In what is described by Justice
Henry Lamm Of the supreme court of
Missouri as a celebrated case" the
court has handed down a decision ex-
onerating the Missouri mule. Some
years ago one Lyman sued one Dale
for damages done TO the plaintiffs
buggy by the aforesaid wild and I'M
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-06-15

Alexander Powell. var 4
dent and lecturer. said d i
New York:
THE English voluulesi 4
splendid. You can tell By 4
marks where they come I'd
can tell the miners Of Tie !
the mill hands Of Maag.sa
bookkeepers OF London, the
How do you tell them
lady asked.
We'll" said Mr.. Powell i
enough to tell, for example g
keepers. Every time the Tea
are commanded 10 stand At Z
try to put their rifles be.s
ears"