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Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1916-06-23
ron? mails celia nest pas possible?

IOu! Ald1o OOAo O0O Hoo eSS
-Et pourquoi?....
Mais avant que Godelaine edt
pu r6pondre d ce "pourquoi' inter
rogatif, monsieur Savaron reprlt,
sur un ton de Encouragement:
-Oui, je sais......vous allez
me dire que je suis vieux, malade,
use, pressure in6rme, que ce iserait
folie q moi d'entreprendre un pa
reil voyage. Et en- distant celia, vons
aurez raison. Les fatigues de Ia
travers6e me tueraient. Je me sens
81 fable! ct je mourrais a Motto
chemin sans avoir Gu la derni6re
joie que je reve: embrasser ma pc
tite file! Mais vous, vous irez,
n'est-ce pas? Vous me la ram6ne-
rez?
Godelaine n'h6sita pas une mi
mute q r6pondre. Son plan etait ST
bien fait, que toutes ces questions
6taient pr6vues d'avance.
-Moi? dit-il; je ne peux gutter
Paris.
II arreta dun geste M. Savaron
qui ALA Sc r6crier ct continual
tranquillement:
Paris est lie centre du monde
ct c'est aussi lie centre de mes ope-
rations. A Paris settlement, je
peux tenir r6unis en- un seul fails
cea les fills multiples de mes af-
fairies en- general ct de la v6tre en-
particular. M'6loigner de Paris
seralt tout compromettre. Mais
soyez tranquille, quelqu'un est
parti, deja; une personne sure
choisie par moi ct qui, munie de
mes instructions, r6ussira aussi
bien que 'aurais pu lie faire moi
meme .....Dans trois mois, 81
tout marche bien, j'esp6re voir la
jeune file lei.
Dams trois mois! s'6cria lie
vieillard. Dams trois mois!....
Sa voix 6mue 6tait pleine de
larmes. II Sc leva de nouveau pour
faire quelques pas de long en- lar
ge, non plus avec la fougueuse
impatience quill await montree
tout a rheure, lorsqu'il voulait
partir lui-meme pour l'Amerique,
mails marchant lentement, s'arre-
tant parfois, lie front pench6, dams
la pose m6ditative brusquement
assault de souvenirs.
La voix de Godelaine lie rappela
a lui-meme. ii cut un tressaille-
ment ct passa la main sui son
front.
-Oublions, Sc dit-il alors, pour
ne plus songer qu'au bonheur qui
m'attend dams trois mois.
-Je mai pas Gu lie temps de
prendre vos ordres, disait lhomme
d'afaires, mails je suis sur d'avoir
r6pondu a vos intentions en- ne
pargnant rien, ponr arriver plus
sdrement au but. J'ai pris sur
moi de remettre en- provision une
forte somme a la personne que j'ai
envoy6e a New-York,
-Vous avez bien fait, mon cher
Godelaine. Je donnerais avec joie
la Motto de ma fortune pour AVIAN
Ger dun seul jour i'arriv6e &c celle
que 'attends. MATS il faut que je
vous rembourse cette somme.
-J'ai remis dix mile francs.
C'6tait, je vous l'avoue, tout &c
que %'avais de disponible.
-Tenez, fit M. Savaron en- lui
tendant une feuille quill venait de
d@chirer dun Garnet de souche, en-
voici vingt mile pour faire face aux
nouveaux frais qui %pourraient sur
venir.
(Suite a Ia Be page)
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1916-06-23
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Boulevard Malesherbes!

Boulevard Malesherbes!
Jeta (4odelaine a son cocher en-
sortant de chez la baronne D6sar
els.
ct pendant que son fiacre rou-
lait, M. Godelaine, lie sourire aux
levres, Sc nit a regarder d66ler de-
want le carreau e. la porti6re les
maisons, les arbres, les r6verb6res.
les PEASANTS DIES rues, pendant que
son esprit travaillait q areeter tous
les details d'ex6cution de son plan
L'affaire Savaron 6tait sa 'gran-
de affaire." II la travaillait en- ar
tiste. Ii voulait en- faire son chef
d'puvre en- meme temps que sa
fortune.
LIE cocher arreta enfn son che
val en- haut du boulevard Males
herbes, au num6ro que son client
lui await indiqu6 devant I'm richie
sutel. Godelaine descendit, paya
sa voiture, ct soma q la porte CO.
chere don't les deux lourds bat
tants 6tsient ferm6s. La, encore,
CONNIE chez la baronne D6sarcis,
il p6n6tra en- habitu6 de la maison
ct il monta directement au pc
mier 6tage par un large escalier a
marches de pierre recouvertes dun
moelleux tapis, lie long duquel cou-
RAFT une rampe de fer artistement
forg6e ct orn6e de feurons dor6s.
Un valet de pied, prevent de Tar
riv6e dune visite par lie coup de
timbre du suisse, attendait en-
haut.
-Votre maftre est visible?
-Oui monsieur. II est toujours
visible pour vous, ct il ma dome
l'ordre de vous introduire de suite
aupres de hi lorsque vous vien-
driez.
M. Godelaine traverse, q la suite
du domestique, plusieurs pieces
luxueusement meubl6es, mails de-
series ct s,lencieuses, remplies d'u-
ne vague tristesse d'abandon.
LIE valet de pied s'arreta devant
une porte masqu6e par une tentu-
re: il souleva lie rideau, frappa
deux l6gers coups, ouvrit ct s'etfa-
ca pour laisser passer lhomme
d'afaires.
Un vieillard 6tait assis, GU plu-
tot affaiss6 dams I'm fauteui), au-
pres dune large table bureau. Un
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1916-06-23
No 17771
ORDER FOR HEARING FINAL ACCOUNT
AND PETITION FOR DISTRIBUTION
No 17771

ORDER FOR HEARING FINAL ACCOUNT
AND PETITION FOR DISTRIBUTION
State of Minnesota, County of Henne-
pin. In Probate Court.
In the Matter of the Estate of Louis
j. Esswein, Decedent.
On receiving and filing the final &C.
count of the Administrator of the Es-
tate of said decedent, and his petition
praying for the allowance of said ac-
count and for decree assigning the re-
sidue of said estate to the persons by
law entitled to the same
1t is Ordered, That all persons inter-
ested in said estate appear before the
said Probate. Court, on Monday
the 10th. day of July
1916, at 10 o'clock in the fore
noon, at the Probate Court in the
Court House, at Minneapolis in said
County, then and there to show cause
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1916-06-23
Nous enverrons gratuitement les
num6ros d6ja parus de CO feuille-
ton q tout nouvel abonn6 qui en-
fera la demande.

II la regarda 6xement, pour ju-
ger de leffet que produirait sa re-
ponse.
-Vous 6tes veuve. Un moment
TAI pens6 s6rieusement a vous
6pouser.
-Jamais!
En- jetant ce cri, ellie Sc leva
avec un brusque movement de re-
vote. Mais Godelaine r6pondit a
son indignation par un franc 6clat
de rire.
-Calmez-vous, baronne, ]'ai
change d'id6e. Calmez-vous, ct
rassurez-vous, vous le tiendrez un
jour on lautre, ce pr6cieux chiffon
de papier que vous avez 81 grande
hate de brhler au feu de votre
chemin6e. Mais je ne vous le rem
drai que lorsque ma fortune sera
fate, telle que je la reve; j'ai be-
soin de vous pour m'aider dams
Accomplishment de mes projects
ct, pour vous forcer a accomplir
mes volont6s, je veux roster arm6
contre vous. Vous m'aiderez done,
ct voici ce qu'aujourd'hui j'attends
de vous. Domain, d6s ce soir peut-
etre, je vous am6nerai une jeune
file, belle ct intelligence, mails sor-
tie de la classe la plus humble ct
sans education. Je vous la laisse-
raj trois mois. Pendant &c temps,
ses mains accoutum6s au travail,
s'afineront ct Sc blanchiront ct
vous, par vos lecons, vous la facon-
nerez aux usages du monde. Je ne
vous demande pas de l%'instruire;
des maftres plus tard Sc charge
ront de ce soin, mails settlement de
la d6grossir, de lui faire subir une
premiere preparation pour la des-
tln6e que je lui reserve ct qui est
celle dune grande dame. Grace 3
moi, cette jeune file jouira un
jour dune 6norme fortune.
-Quelle infamie pr6parez-vous
encore?
-Vous n'etes pas aimable, ba-
rome! Je vous jure, pour Tranquil
User votre conscience, que je mai
que de tres honn6tes intentions ct
d'ailleurs vous les connaitrez plus
tard. Pour le moment, supposez
81 bon semble, que je suis amou'
reux ct qu'avant d'6pouser la belle
file, objet de mon amour, je vous
charge den faire une compagne
digne de moi.
Godelaine s'6tait lev6. LIE but
de sa visite s'6tait rempli, i
await dict6 ses ordres, ct il pri'
congo de la baronne, qui ne cher
cha pas q le retenir.
Ellie lie regarda q travers son ri
deau, traverser lie jardin ct peut
etre edt-il RESENT quelque inqui6
tude pour la r6ussite de ses pro]et'
sill ent pu entendre ces menacan'
tes paroles.
-Je suis forc6e de t'ob6ir, mau
vais genie. Mais je me vengerai, e'
cette jeune file que tn vas me con
fer je lui apprendrai a to mepri
ser, q te hair!......
Evening star., 1916-08-03
VOTE FOR THE BIG STRIKE
IS NEARLY UNANIMOUS
Railway Employees May Resume
Negotiations With EN-
ployers Tuesday

NEW YORK, August Seventy five
per cent of the ballots cast by more
than 100000 railroad employees of the
United States in the vote general
strike had been counted by the special
board of tellers in this city this after
noon. Timothy Shea. assistant presi-
dent of the Brotherhood of Locomotive
Firemen and Enginemen. in charge of
the work, declared that of these 300. 900
almost all favored a strike.
The count will not be completed Mr.
Shea said, until Monday of next week,
owing to the fact that the vote chair
men of the western railroads not
expected to arrive here with the west
ern ballots until Saturday. The ballots
counted to date are from the eastern
and southern railroads. The vote from
those districts is virtually complete.
If the strike vote is ended before
Monday night, Mr.. Shea said, the lead
ers of The railroad brotherhoods, rein
forced by the authority of the strike
vote, Will resume negotiations with the
the railroad managers Tuesday.
W. s. Stone, president of the Brother
hood of Locomotive Engineers, who
assisted in the vote counting today
and Mr.. Shea declined to discuss the
appeal made to President Wilson by
the Chamber of Commerce of the United
States to intervene in the situation.
Evening star., 1916-08-03
TO REPRESENT MEXICO
Selection of Commissioners to Treat
With the United
States.

MEXICO CITY. August st was Of
ficially announced at the Mexican for
eign office today that Luis Cabrera.
Ygnacio Bonillas. and Alberto PAM
have been selected as the commission
commissioners regarding the questions
at issue between Mexico and the United
States. The commission will be headed
by Senor Cabrera. and Juan B. Rego will
act as secretary.
Evening star., 1916-08-03
LAMM AND GARDEN LEAD.
Nominated by Republicans and
democrats in Missouri for Governor

ST. LOUIS. August 3.-Returns today
on Tuesdays statewide primary gave
Henry Lamm Of sedalia a lead of $4,000
over John E. Swanger in the republi-
can race for the nomination for gov
ernor. About 5000 republican votes
have not yet been tabulated.
Returns from the democratic primary
gave Frederick D. Gardner Of ST. Louis
lead Of 10000 for the democratic
nomination for governor.
Evening star., 1916-08-03
RAILROADS NOT TO RESIST.
Agree No High Explosives Shall Be
Taken Into Jersey City.

JERSEY CITY. n. j., August g.
The railroads entering Jersey City
have agreed not to bring high explo-
sives into their terminals here, and
will not resist the edict of the city
commission requiring an inspection of
every freight train entering the city.
it was announced by Frank Hague,
director or public safety.
The railroads asked the director to-
day to meet representatives in a con-
ference to discuss the situation.
Evening star., 1916-08-03
CONGRESS REMOVES
BANE Of TRAVELLER
Alters Cummins' ~AFaendment
to Eliminate Declaration of
Value on Baggage.

That bane of the railroad traveller,
the Cummins amendment" under
which every one who checks a trunk
at railroad station has to sign a
separate declaration OF value for each
article of baggage forwarded. has had
the sting taken from it by both houses
of Congress now, and all that remains
for the Presidents signature to be in
order on the amending act is a con-
ference between Senate and House of
representatives over several minor
differences between the two bodies The
House passed a bill late yesterday
amending the original liability act. The
Senate already had passed it.
Ever since the so-called Cummins
amendment has been effective travel
ers have been confronted in railroad
stations by huge signs directing atten-
tion to the amendment and the ne
cessity of standing in line to. sign a
pink or a blue or a green or a white
slip. according to the railroad to be
Travelled on.
Evening star., 1916-08-03
AIM OF PRESIDENT
TOPREVENT STRIKE
MAY Not Wait on the Referen-
dunn Vote of Railroad
Employees.
BUSINESS MEN EXPRESS
FEAR AS TO THE RESULT
Warn Executive That Split Between
225 Systems and 400, 900 Work
ers Will Cause Severe Hardship.

William L. Chambers, commits
sioner of the federal board Of
mediation and conciliation, was
called in by President Wilson to-
day in connection with the
threatened strike of 100000 en-
ploves of the 225 railway systems
of the country.
The President is anxious to
get all the information possible
on the situation in order to inter-
vene if strike seems inevitable.
The mediation board, author
lied by law to attempt to avert
strikes on railroads, is gathering
facts in anticipation that the
strike vote now being canvassed
will favor walkout and that the
railroads and their employees will
be unable to reach an agreement.
When this point is reached the
board expects to be called IN to
attempt to settle the differences.
Crisis Expected Tuesday.
The President has referred to the
Department of Labor an appeal from
the Chamber of Commerce of the
United States for federal Intervention.
The situation is expected to come to
a crisis Tuesday. when the result Of
the strike vote will be announced and
representatives of the railroads and of
the employees.
The mediation board takes the posi-
tion that nothing of formal nature
can be done by it until after the re-
suit of the vote is known and the
employers and employees finally fail to
agree. The President, however, is
considering whether some extraor-
dinary action may not be taken.
All the papers relative to the controv-
ersy are before the Secretary of Labor,
William b. Wilson. who, though on his
vacation. is giving this matter his per-
sonal and serious consideration and Is
keeping IN toucn py teiephohe WIN the
situa tion.
There is question as to whether the
board of mediation and conciliation.
under the Newlands act. withdraws
from the Labor Department all author
ity to act in railroad controversies, but
1t is understood that the Labor Depart
ment officials feel their organic act
gives them scope for whatever offices
they may exert.
The President is warned that unless
he takes prompt action introducing
some strong measure of Intervention
break is inevitable that will cause
widespread and severe hardship to
citizens at large and to the business
interests of the entire country.
Because the railroads refuse to bulge
from their attitude and the brother
hoods of employees will not recede from
their demands. this appeal to the Presi-
dent is made by the Chamber of Com
merce of the United States. with Henry
A Wheeler of Chicago as spokesman.
who is chairman of the committee on
the railroad situation for the chamber
Evening star., 1916-08-03
Capt. Morey Rejoins Regiment.

HEADQUARTERS AMERICAN PuNI-
TIVE EXPEDITION. MEXICO. August 3.
Capt. Lewis H. Morey, the only sur
viving American officer of the Carrizal
fight. returned to his regiment today
after being on sick leave.
Evening star., 1916-08-03
Serb Parliament to Be Convoked

CORFU. Island of Corfu. August g.
The Serbian government has decided to
convoke the Serbian parliament. King
Peter of Serbia and the Greek govern
ment have been advised of this inten-
ton.
Evening star., 1916-08-03
Made Travellers Miss Trains.

The matter got to be sore point with
commercial men, and more than one in
experienced traveller has missed trains
in the efforts necessitated under the law
AS an additional inconvenience to travel
ing, the Cummns amendment probab bly,
would be given first prize.
AS explained by Representative Esch of
Wisconsin. ranking republican on the
interstate and foreign commerce COM
mittee:
The amendment was slipped in on the
Senate side March 4, 1915, near the min
ute of the final adjournment of Congress.
The bill was that which refuses to allow
railroads to limit the liability for loss
upon goods and livestock carried on their
lines. The original intention did not
cover personal baggage. but these words
were deftly slipped into the bill in some
manner. provided. however. that If the
goods are hidden from view by wrapping,
boxing or other means and the carrier Is
not notified as to the character of the
goods the carrier may require the shipper
to specifically state in writing the value
of the goods and the carrier shall not be
liable beyond the amount SO specifically
stated, etc.
Reading that over you will see that
personal baggage is perfectly well COW
cred. Whether intended or not, the
travellers of the country have been put
to much Inconvenience. loss of time and
SO FORTH
Evening star., 1916-08-03
WHAT THE GOVERNMENT IS DOING FOR WOMEN AND
GIRLS in THE INDUSTRIAL WORLD

Special division of United States employment
service. finding jobs for them and directing them in
vocational training; government virtually an official
ckaperon for female wageearners. Read this article in
The Sunday Star
Evening star., 1916-08-03
vote in their hands. will recede from
the position which they have hereto
fore taken.
When the Break Will Come.

The United States board of mediation
and conciliation may come into the
matter at this point. but without effect.
in my judgment. in bringing these con-
bitration may be discussed. and the
break will come when the roads abso-
lutely refuse to arbitrate only the de-
ma nds of the men and the men refuse
with equal force to admit into the ar
bitrations the contingent proposals of
the roads.
Thus, unless there is intervention. as
proposed in Senate joint resolution 145,
ratified by almost una anmous vote of
the commercial bodies affiliated with
the Chamber of Commerce of the United
States. or other governmental interven-
ton on behalf of the public, nothing
will be left but for the men indefinitely
to defer action or exercise the author
ity conferred upon them by an over
whelming vote to call a strike.
"In the meeting the roads definitely
expressed a determination not to re-
cede from their present position no
matter from what source appea! Is
made, and while ! am usually optimis-
tic about finding way out of difficult
situations. I must confess in this sit
uation, after talking most earnestly
with both parties to the controversy. l
see no ray of light nor any possibility
of averting a serious catastrophe.
Evening star., 1916-08-03
I. C. C. Never Favored Law.

While not officially stated. members
of Congress say that the interstate
commerce commission never was in
favor of this so-called "Cummins
amendment" and that possibly one rea-
son for the strict enforcement of the
law by the railroads is because of a de-
sire to direct attention to the extreme
undesirability of the law.
The. law. as it will be amended. now
that the Senate and House have passed
the amendatory bill. expressly specifies
that the liability law shall not apply
first to baggage carried on passenger
trains or boats" This act is made more
specific as to what it really means to
cover: and livestock is specified as of
prime Importance. Railroads will be
required to be liable for livestock
shipped over their routes. 1t is a far
cry from herd of cattle to a woman's
trunk shipped over a railroad, and the
Congress of the United States now is in
process of declaring that it recognizes
the difference.
Evening star., 1916-08-03
Purpose of Conference.

Chairman Wheeler. in submitting the
copy of the letter sent to President
Wilson to the four chairmen of the
brotherhoods, said the conference with
the railroad interests in New York was
for the purpose of securing a definite
statement as to the possible COM
promise of the differences existing be-
tween the roads and the brotherhoods.
Our communication to the Presi-
dent" Mr. Wheeler goes on, address,
ing the brotherhood heads, "endeavors
clearly to reflect the gravity of the sit
uation as we see 1t. We hope we are
wrong; but with the passing days We
have found no reason to change the
form originally expressed by our COM
mittee that the public interest is a
definite and tangible third interest in
this controversy, and that the public
have a right to know whether any in
crease in cost of operation arising
from an adjustment Of the differences
between the brotherhoods and the rail-
roads is to be passed on for final pay
ment by an increase in rates for trans
portatiOn.
Evening star., 1916-08-03
WEATHER

Generally fair tonight and tomorrow;
warmer tonight: light variable winds.
Temperature for twenty-four hours
ending Il. pm: Highest. so. at 2:SO
PIN. yesterday; lowest, 60. at am.
today.
Full report on page 15.
Evening star., 1916-08-03
Easements Last Hours.

Easement showed not the slightest con-
Germ over his fate. He ate well and chat
ted freely and cheerily with two warders
in his condemned cell After hearty late
supper he Invested himself for the last
time Of his convict clothes and went to
bod. He was notified that he would be
Continued on Twelfth F5gs.)
Evening star., 1916-08-03
Settlement Believed Remo>s.

LAS chairman of the national chamber
committee on the railroad situation I
met in New York with the railway
executive advisory committee, Frank
p Trumbull, chairman. and the ma
tional conference committee OF rail-
roads Elisha Lee, chairman, to request
from them definite statement as to
the position of the roads when the con-
ference reconvenes to hear the result
of the strike vote. which was complet ed
last week." Chairman Wheeler wrote to
the President
There seems to be a prevailing opin-
ion in Washington. and l think rather
generally held throughout the country
that no interruption of freight trans-
-portation will result and that some
means will be found to adjust the dif-
ferences.
las a result of the meeting my con-
viction Is deepened that an amica BILE
settlement is remote and that while
other orderly steps are yet to be taken
before Anal break is reached, yet
such break is inevitable unless strong
measures of Intervention are speedily
introduced.
ION August the joint conference
will convene again. the men will an
nounce the result of their strike vote
and the roads will reiterate their pro-
posals which the brotherhood chiefs
have once declined. am assured that
there will be no modification Of the at
titude Of the roads. Neither IL 1t ex-
pected Ehat the representatives OF the
men, W1tA ~ new power Of the strike
Evening star., 1916-08-03
British Consolidate Ground.

During the night we continued the
work of consolidating the ground
which we had gained and in opening
up communication trenches" says the
British ofhcial statement issued today.
Our guns were active and the enemy.s
artillery retaliated briskly during the
evening along our front from Maltz
farm to Longueval; also on the woods
of Mametz. Fricourt and Becourt and
the village of Pozieres."
Evening star., 1916-08-03
Big Hearing Planned.

How serious the thousands Of leadin g
situation is shown by the fact that al
ready they are planning for a big
hearing In Washington. probably early
this month. at which will appear rep
resentatIves of practically every i'm
portant commercial body in the
United States, to present the interests
of the shippers and the public.
This conference is to be called If nee
essary, to impress upon Congress the
imperative need for immediate action
to prevent a giant strike.
Copies Of the appeal to the President
have been sent to the representatives OF
the railroads. the four brotherhoods,
Chairman Newlands of the Senate COM
mittee on interstate commerce and Chair
man Adamson of the House committee
on interstate and foreign commerce. A
special message has been addressed to
all urging steps be taken to insure In
tervention as assured in the resolution re-
Gently introduced by Senator Newlands
and ratified by an almost unanimous vote
of the commercial organizations affiliated
with the Chamber of Commerce of the
clares it may be imperative to call a
conference in Washington In the near fu
ture where the interests Of the shipper
and the general public can be so far ad-
vised to impress Congress with the
necessity of immediate action. This
would be attended by representatives of
practically every important commercial
body in the United States-all the mem
bers of the national chamber.