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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1916-04-07
Tore or in a Mad oaIlop.

in water. She took her eyes from
Gerry, who she thought was reckoning
to her, and looked down. A hurrying
rivulet whose swift flow carried it be-
fore the churning crest OF the flood.
tugged at her ankles. She looked up
toward the laundering wall of oncom-
ing water and knew that she was lost.
She stopped and fixed her eyes on
Gerry, who was piunging down the
slope in a mad effort to reach her. She
called to him, but she knew he could
not hear her. With arms stretched to
their highest, she held up the Man. The
Man was not frightened. His black
eyes were fixed on his running father
Margarita could feel him gurgling with
joy in the new game. Then suddenly
he cried out 1t was wall of fright
The wall was cut short Broken in
two. IT rang terribly in her ears as
she went down.
The water had felled Margarita and
the Man. Gerry saw them flung down
the crest of the wave. They became
suddenly a twirlIng, sodden mass, in
animate save for the fling OF loose
limb into clearer view against the blue
sky or the uncoiflng of long black hair
on the. seething water.
Gerry reached the torrent Marga
rita aud the Man had already been
whirlel far towards the great river.
He plunged into the food. The water
was thick with earth. sticks. uprooted
plants and debris OF every sort. Con-
tlIcting. swirIing currents tugged at
heavy stones. rolled them along and
sometimes even tossed one to the sur
face.
Gerry's struggling body was hurled
bither and thither. A stray cuIrenf
shot him to the surface hut before he
could take breath other currents
sucked him down and dragged him
along the rough surface of the crum-
bling soil He felt as though he were
being torn limb from limb.
Then suddenly he was east into an
eddy that IN sr.uparison with the mael
stroni was almost peaceful. For an
instant he felt like one who awakes
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1916-04-07

no BE coNTINUEDl
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1916-04-07

Gerry had never ridden horse to
death before. When True Blue first
staggered he put spurs to him and laid
on his quirt right and left.
The roar OF the river was so loud
that he could not tell If he had really
beaten the food or not. though he
could see just before him the long.
snaky ridge of the main ditch banks.
He must get on.
But True Blue only came to a stag
gering stop under the quirt. With his
,forefeet he stiu marked time as though
with them he would drag his heavy
body and master one step nearer Iipme.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1916-04-07

away on the horizon rose a white, nd,
vancing mist. The rider rolled off his
staggering horse. ''The food he
gasped. Never before has there been
such flood"
Before the words were out of his
mouth there was a frenzied rattle of
hoofs and Gerry on True Blue tore
of at a mad gallop down the trail
towards Fazenda Flores. Almost at
his heels followed the first mounted
Of the herders, riding all they knew to
cut across to Piranhas ahead OF the
wall of water.
Lieber's eyes followed Gerry's flight
Then he turned them on Alan. THAT
hollow down there" he said, twill be
turned into rushing river in half an
hour-perhaps less. We're just safe
here. and that's all You see Mr.. Lam
sing? He's the spot farthest down the
TRAIL Pm thinking well never see
him again"
A faint flush came into AIan's
cheeks. 1t was flush of pride pride
in Gerry. Gerry had not hesitateds
He had not ridden OF like laggard.
Even now they could see thatNhe was
riding for Iife-riding with all his
might for the lives that shackled him.
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SYNOPSIS

Alan Wayne IS sent away from Red Hill.
his home, by his uncle. J. T.. as o moral
failure. Glen drinks Alan's health on his
birthday. Judge Healy defends Alan in
his business with his employers. Alan and
Alix. Gerry's wife. meet at sea. homeward
bound, and start Irritation At home.
Gerry, as he thinks, sees AK and Alan
clipping, drops everything. and goes to
Pernambuco. Alix leaves Alan on the
train and goes home. Gerry leaves Per-
nambuco and goes to Piranhas. On a
canoe trip he meets q native girl, The
Judge fails to trace Gerry. A baby is born
to Alix. The native girl takes Gerry to
the ruined plantation she is mistress Of
Gerry marries her. At Maple house Coll
hngeford tells how he met Alan-''Ten
Per Cent Wayne''-building a bridge in
Africa. CoIlingeford meets Alix and her
baby and gives her encouragement about
Gerry, Alan comes back to town but does
not 60 home. Gerry begins to improve
Margarita's plantation and builds an ir-
rigating ditch. In Africa Alan reads
Elem's letters and dreams of home. Ger
nv pastures Lieber's cattle during the
drought. A baby comes to Margarita
Collingeford meets Alix in the city and
finds her changed. Alan meets Alix, J. Y.
and Glen, grown to beautiful womanhood
In the city and realizes that he has sold
his birthright for mess of pottage. Kemp
and Gerry become friends. They visit
Lieber. and the three exiles are drawn
together by a common tie. Lieber tells
his story In South America Alan gets
the fever and his foreman sends him to
iohor,c stsi
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1916-04-07
GERMANS OCCUPY
FRENCH POSITIONS
Claim An Between Aaucosst
and BethinCOurt.
LOST PART OF VAUx VILLAGE
Paris Also Says caIIIette Wood Out
skirts Were 0ccupied-Aero-
planes Active On Both
Fronts

Ber1in--AIl the French positions
north OF FORCES Brook, between Haul
court and Bethincourt. west of the
Mouse. in the region northwest of Yer
dun. are in German hands, the war
Office announced.
The text Of the statement is as fol-
lowe:
Western theatre:
ION the left bank OF the Mouse all
the, enemy's positions north Of the
Brook of FORCES, between Haucourt
and Bethincourt, are in our hands
Southwest and south of Fort
Douaumont our troops engaged in bat
tie with troops holding the French
trenches and points of support.
Eastern theatre:
'sThere Is nothing to report.
Bombs Dropped on Russian Towns.
Bombs were dropped by squadrons
of German aeroplanes on the railway
stations at Pogorjelzy and Horodzieja.
on the line to Minsk (Russian front1
and on the camp at Ostrowki. south Of
Mir. Bombs also were dropped ON
railway establishments at Minsk By
one OF our airships.
Balkan theatre:
There Is nothing to report
"Airship movements:
Army and naval airships during the
night attacked docks at London and
other important military points on the
English east coast, and also Dunkirk. 1
Russian artillery displayed In
creased activity on nearly the whole
OF our northeast 'front.'" says the AUS
TRAN official statement of today.
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CHATTER xxlv-continued.

you've been up all night" said Ger
fy. "Go and lie down for while. I'll
icall you If anything happens"
Licber rose reluctantly. 'Don't fail
to call me-" he said. "I'li leave my
door OPEN"
Gerry sat down in chair beside the
settle. He had not known how tired
he was himself Soon he drowsed. His
head fell forward on his chest. Sleep
came to him and then a great trouble
came to his sleep. He reused himself
from nightmare and. suddenly wide
awake, found Alan's eyes fixed on his
face.
Your murmured Alan
Gerry did not answer. His face be-
came mask. 1t seemed to him that
only Alan's eyes were alive, and to
Alan that Gerry had projected his
spirit TO his bedside to watch him die.
Alan tried to smile in defiance.
"Can't you speakY he whispered
Hoarsely.
Gerry leaned forward. The question
ne had to ask was stronger than he.
1t forced its way through his lips.
Allan. what did you do with herr Tell
me that and I'll go away"
A troubled look came into Alan's thin
face. He frowned. "Do with her? Do
with whom"
ALAN" said Gerry. his suppressed
voice trembling, "You know. With
Alix."
sOh," said Alan. still struggling on
the verge of consciousness. 81 remem-
Der. / did nothing with her. She
wouldn't go with me-"
.Alan,' groaned Gerry. ST saw you.
saw you and Alix on the train"
The frown was gone from Alan's
forehead. He felt sleep coming back
to him and he was glad. EYES," he
said. "she was on the train with me.
remember. She jumped OF. A bag
ageman-caught her." He dropped
on to sleep again.
I,ieber stepped catlike across the
floor. He caught Gerry by one ear,
and with the other hand over his
mouth led him out of the room. Gerry
went tamely. When they were on the
veranda Lieber looked at him. $50"
ne said. his blue eyes blazing, you
only want to kill him.
..No.' said Gerry. dazed, mot now"
'.Mr. Lansing" said Lieber. "you get
out of here. Wen settle this busi-
ness some other time"
Gerry's lip trembled. You're right,
Tieber," he said. You're right. only
Won don't know 1t ali. That chap In
there-we were boys together. He ran
away with my wife. That's why
Gerry suddenly stopped. Allx had not
run away. She had jumped or the
train. Where was she. then? What
had she done through the years he
had been away? Why had she jumped
on the train. He struck his hand to
his head and stumbled or the We
rnnda.
l.ieber's anger died in him. but
he turned and went back to Alan.
Two hours later he came out again
to find Gerry crouclied on the vcranda.
The spirit had gone out Of him. but
ne turned OH Lleber with a deterIni-
nation in his tired eyes. You told me
to get out and haven't. There are
things I've got to know. I'll walt"
II spoke in haste. Alr. lansing" siid
Licber II want you should forgive
me. You are all In. toe. Come with
me"
He led him in5e his own room. made
him lie down. ana closed IN shutters,
Gerry threw Himself AZ ihe bed.
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CHARLES o. woLFFRAM DEAD.
Publisher and Editor Of Three German
Papers In Now York.

New York.-Charles B. Wolfram.
the publisher and editorin-chief OF
the New Yoker Herold. the Morgen
HeroId and Sonntags Herold, died sud-
denly in his home here Mr. Wolfram
was born in Pomerania, Germany. Sep
TENDER 20. 1s48. He came to the
United States in 1867 and joined the
star Of the Philadelphia German Dem
okrat. In 1871 Mr.. Wolfram acquired
an interest in the old New Yorker
Journal and from that have grown
the three papers he published at his
death.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1916-04-07
FoR AlRMEN TO GUARD COAST.
Montague Has 5nI Creating specIss
Aerial Corps. 1

Washington. Representative Mon.
tague. Of Virginia. introduced in the
House a bill providing for the creation
of an aerial corps in the Coast Guara
for the purpose Of aiding distressed
ships at sea and OF acting as scouts
In time of war. The bill proposes to
form trained aviator corps at all the
life-saying stations along the coasts.
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Would it not be a sort Of
poetic justice If Gerry should
die now without ever being
able to make amends to AIIx
for his dreadful suspicion and
without ever seeing his son and
heir?
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1916-04-07

Consider the mental agony Of
an intelligent man when he
comes to realize that he has
committed q great wrong, an ir-
reparabIe wrong against his
wife and against himself. Rev
citation and sort of terror come
to Gerry.
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leading Republicans who had criticized President Wilson.
 The paragraph omitted by former Sen ator Root from his speech was one com menting upon the Democratic failure to see that power must stand behind the peace able assertion of the United States rights. The omitted paragraph reads:
 Others saw it and urged it; MT. Gardner urged 1t Mir Stimson urged it; Mir. Roose- welt urged it; but their arguments and urgency were ascribed to political motives, and the President described them with a sheer as being nervous and excited"
 The anti Roosevelt men feared the effect of the mention of Roosevelts name in the convention, and it is said, prevailed upon Root to drop the paragraph, an action that has caused not little comment.
 Those opposed to MT. Roosevet's having prominent part in the councils of the Republican party at Chicago are attempt ing to demonstrate that prominence tor hun would drive out of the party more voters than it would attract to 1t.
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BEST LIQUORS AND CICAIS Three Times Move Bar (Formery the Stanley House
 JOHN BAGOY, PROP. GOOD ROOMS CLEAN BIlS
 FLAT CITY
EFFORTS OF STANDpATS
 TO SQUELCH THE COLCI'EL

NEW YORK, March That enemss of former President Roosevelt have bae1 at work for weeks to prevent any comprcmse that would permit the late presidential can- didate of the Progressive party to control the situation at the Republican nat,onal convention when it convenes in Chicago Is admitted by leaders of the movement who are now out in the open to secure strictly anti Roosevelt delegations from New N ork, Pennsylyania, Maryland Ohio and the New England states It is said that they were strong enough to induce Temporary Chair man Elihu Root, at the recent Republican convention at Saratoga, to omit any men ton of Colonel Roosevelt's name in his sneech. and that to accommodate the anti Roosevelt men he dropped a whole para graph from the speech that he had pre- pared.
 It is known that at the time of the Sara toga convention former Senator Root at tempted to lay foundation that would per init the former President 10 come back into the Republican party without huiniliat- ing himself, and he had intended to cm- phasize that trend of his speech by coupling the name of Colonel Roosevelt with other
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NOTICE OF FORFEITURE

To B. Anderson, J. EIdridge and w. Nc
 Curdy, and to their heirs and assigns:
 You are hereby notified that the under signed has expended ih each of the years t9I3 and 1915 the sum Of one hundred dollars in labor and Improvements upon the Chicken Association placer mining claim, situated on Chicken creek, tributary of Bonanza creek, in Otter precinct Fourth dI- vision, territory Of Alaska, the location CeT- l!ilCate of which is found of record in Vol. i, Page 3G2, Tn the OflCe of the recorder for sad precinct, in order to hold sad claim under tine provisions of section 2324 of the Revised Statutes of the United States and the amendment thereto approved Janu ary p, 1880, concerning annual labor upon mining claims. being the amount required to hold said placer mining claim for the pcrIVuS ending on the 3lSt day of DcCcm- Der, 19li, and the 3lst day of December, 1915.
 And if within ninety days from the per Sunal service of this notice, or within ninety days after the publication thereof, N>u fail or refuse tO contribute your pro portion of such expenditures as d CO-OWuc", your interests i'll the sald placer mining claim will become the property of the sub sCriber, your cG-oWncr who has made the required expenditures, by the term, of >aId section. D. NcGUiNNE5S.
 First publication, April t5, 1916.
 Last publication, July s, 1916.
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SOME PLUCK"
LPetersburg Report

N'oi-''@'t
 Franklin K Lane, secretary of the in terior sent a Christmas message to Com missioner Mears commenting his pluck in staying through the winter at Anchorage. Mir. Mears, as a government railroad com missioner draws salary of SlOOO0 year, occupies a residence built, comfortably fur nshed and steam heated at the expense of the government.
 There are also some hundreds of other men wintering in Anchorage whom the commissioners hired to work on the gov ernment railroad during last season at 37 F cents per hour-board not included
 The secretary don't congratulate these latter on their "pluck" in deciding to winter in Anchorage when they found themselves without means to get "Outsidc' at the close of the seasons work.
 Perha0s he fears that calling attention to this sort of "pluck" might clash with the prosperity "dope" being handed out by the departments of commerce and labor.
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NOTICE OF FORFEITURE

To J. F. Baird, Marie Baird and Charles
 HOAste, and To their heirs and assigns:
 You are hereby notified that the under signed have expended in each of the years t914 and 1915 the sum of one hundred dol lars in labor and improvements upon each Of the placer mining claims known and de ScriDed as follows, to wit: The Rainbow association, situated at the head of Flat creek. in otter precinct, Fourth division, territory of Alaska, tine location certificate of which is found of record in book one Of Locations, page BIS, in the otIice of the recorder for sad prCClnct; the Montana as SOCiattOn, adjoining the above described Rainbow aSsOCiatiun the location reTtjn7atc of which is found of record in volume one of Locations, page BIS, in the office of tnr recorder of said precinct; in order tO hold sad claim under the provisions of Section 2324 of the Revised Statutes of the United ~latrs and the amendment thereto a. proved January 22, 1880, concerning d!- uual labor upon mining claims, being the amount required to hold said placer mining claims for the periods ending on the 3int day of December, 1914 and 1915.
 And if, within ninety days from the per sonal service of this notice, or within ninety days after the publication tho! rDf, portion of such expenditure as co-GWncr, your interests in the said two placer nm ing claims will become the property of the subscribers, your CO-OWnerS, who have made the required expenditures, by the terms of said section.
 GEO. W. ALBRIGHT.
 CHAS. E. TAYLOR
 First publication, April t5. 1916.
 Last publication, July &. 1916.
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,n Edith RadfOrd:

TO Eulth RaQIO"G:
 You are hereby notified that I, the under signed, have expended during the year nine teen hundred and fifteen t9t5j one hun dred dollars tst0Oj in labor and improve Gnents upon the Gold Run Association placer mining claim, on the left limit. of Otter creek, I tributary of the IdtarOd river in otter mining district, Fourth division. Ter rtory of Alaska, notice of which is found lh volume 0, at Page i05. of the records ol said otter mining district, in order to hold Sadt claim under the provisions of Section 2324 of the Revised Statutes, and the amendments thereto approved January 22, 1880, concerning annual labor upon mining claims, being the amount required to hold said placer mining clam for the period end ing on the tst day of December 1915.
 And if within ninety days after the pub Iication of this notice you fail or refuse 10 contribute your proportion of such eXpendi- ture as cO-oWner, your Interest in the Gold Run Association placer mining claim will become the property of the subscriber your cO-owner, who has made the required Expenditure, by the terms of said section.
 CHAS. GERHART, o-owner.
 First publication, Jan. t5, 1916.
 aSt publication, April t5 1gI6
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That St. Patrick's Day Race

The Matheson Jensen bird dog team with Frank Gleasno as driver, won the big race from Anchorage to knik and return by a margin of thirty four minutes, says the Cook Inlet Pioneer. The surprising thing about the race was the speedy time made by all the contesting teams. It was the general belief that if the winning team crossed the line in fifteen hours it would be doing mighty we'll, considering the fact that the trail was not of the best for fast traveling So when all the teams beat that record by more than an hour, and the winning team
 rcomplshed the course in less than thr teen hours, the most skeptical are now con vlnced that there are some racing teams m this part of Alaska As matter of fact the race was huge success from every st andpont refectng credit alike on the par ticipants and the Anchorage Kennel Club,
 that fathered the high-class sport Of course, you'll find some of the oldtjmcrS from Nome and other Interior camps telling of the greater achievements accomplished in dog-team racing in those places, but the writer very vividly recalls the first dog team race at Nome, and is here to say that it was
 tat affair beside the Anchorage Knik race Indeed it is safe to assert that, all things considered, the Anchorage Knik race was one of the most exciting and interesting that has ever been pulled off in Alaska, and demonstrates the possibilities for this class of sport in this section of the country The Pioneer has been informed by a sourdough who takes great interest in dog team races and has followed the sport very keeEly that the time made by the bird dogs in this race has only been beaten in one other race, the distance being taken into consideration. This wGs the great A Al-Alaska sweepstakes race at Nome, when John Johnson driving Siberian dog team, accumulated 10S miles of the course in some 8A hours The bird dogs in the local race clipped along at the rate of nine miles an hour for the entire
 tance of 106 miles. There was consider able betting on the result A rough esti- mate is that S3000 changed hands on the result with the bird dog team admirers at the receiving end of the line. However, much of the money was wagered or the time consumed by the teams.
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NOTICE OF FORFEITURE

To Sig Fransen and 10 Fritz Larson, y0nr
 heirs and assigns.
 that the undersigned has expended in labor and improvements the sum of one hundred dollars tst00) for each claim for each of the years 1914 and 1915 upon placer min ing claims known as and called Yeager Bench and Fraction Gulch claim situated on Canes creek, a tributary of Innoko river, in the InnokO mining and recording district, district of Alaska location notices therefor being of record in Vol. :, Page 64, and Vol. ?, Page tO3, of the records of location for said mining district.
 You are further notified that if 3t the ex- piration of ninety (90j days after the last publication Of this notice you fail or refuse to contribute your proportion of such ex- pendture. your interest in said claims VIII become the property of the undersigned. your O. O-oWner, under Section 2324 of the Revised Statutes Of the United States.
 Date of first publication, Jan. 2Q, 1916.
 Date of last publication, April 29, 1916.
 JNO. NOGTOR. Co., owner.
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FORFEITURE NOTICE

To r. E. Bowers and P. J. Corbett:
 You are hereby notified that We, the un- derSigned, have expended in labor aud i'm prorementS the sum of one hundred dol lars tSI00) for each of the years of 1914 and 1915 upon the Rooster Association placer mining claim, situated on Chicken creek. a tributary of Bonanza creek, in the otter mining and recording district Fourth division, Territory of Alaska. location notice thereof being recorded on Page 53Q. Vol. i, of the records of location for sad mining district.
 You are further notified that if at the expiration of ninety (90) days after the last publication of this notice you fall or refuse to contribute your proportion of such expenditure, your interest in said claims will become the property oC the un- derSlgned, your co-OWners, under section 232 of the Revised Statutes of the United States.
 Date of first publication, Feb. t2. t9l6. Date of last publication, May 13, 1916.
 R. q. LESLIE and
 A. D. SWINGEN. Co Owners.
 By H. DOnnelIey Attorney in Fact
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Copper Miners Asking Increase

The miners employed by the kennecott Company in the Jumbo and Bonanza mines at Kennecott have asked for an increase in their pay the request having been made to Superintendent Seagrave by a committee of two men from each mine. On March l the kennecott Copper Corporation volun- tarly gave the men an increase of 5 per cent in their wages but they now ask for 50 cents day more for all classes of labor and it is reported that the company was given until March 10 to make their deci- sion. At present machine men are paid s per day and board and helpers $25O and board Superintendent Seagrave has taken the matter under consideration and has communicated with the company's head quarters in New York. but it is believed that the increase asked by the men will be granted, as the wage scale paid by the Kennecott company is considerably lower than that now being paid the miners em- rloyed at the copper mines at Butte Valdez Miner, March l2.