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telegram dated March 90 from Nogalas
stating that no disorder has been re-
ported th"r" \ message dated March
20, from Matamoros, states ther. has
been no disturhauv" whatever AZ that
place. ana officials arc very corda, ana
that NO trouble is anticipated.
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VILLA IS DEFEATED.
GcW. irrshtng CONFIRMS WcpOvt sr
tRrrAntn ictOry.

III IAso, T">. March ~ Brict WI,
less m"s,lg"s reaching the bordrr to.da,
from 'iru. h'rsh'us some plac" sou, i
"f rastS t;raudrs, M"Xico reporting Tho
Iunur,I defeat nj Villa yesterday by Ne
C,rlen1L forces "near III Vallc,' was
inc only news that came 10 the border
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NOPEACEW WORD
FROM BERLIN,
YETU.S. HOPES
Request to Start NcgOtia-
tiOns Not Made. as Re-
ported. Say Officials.
TIME MAY RI NEAR
FOR ENDING OF WAR

wAsIiiSoroS. March 9I.--"Germany
has not asked the United states to init
ate peace ncgrjiatiora Th" department
has no Information hat Mr. Gerard was
asked to postpone his vacation because
OF peace negotiations"
This official statement. made public
by the acting Secretary of state this
afternoon. disposes of u rcpor, pub'ished
In a New York newspaper to-day. me
report said Germany had suggested 10
the United states tina, the time was ripe
for the initiation Of peace proposals ana
that Mr.. Gerard had been asked by Won
Rethmann- iiollweg, the German Chan-
ceiior, to postpone his vacation "hiie
negotiations were under consideration.
Careful inquiry by Tur SrS fails 4"
bring to light any definite move III ina
direction OF prospective peace between
the bclligerent Powers President WIZ
son. IL is authorita,ive,y stated. had no
official Information indicating that either
Germany or the Allies are nearer an
understanding on the question OF peace
than they were months ago.
Count Won Bern-torff. the German
An,bA.ss .or = tonight that he knew
nothing Of any peace proposals emanat-
ing frprn Berlin. Nevertheless peace
talk continues to invade the of'icial AT
mosphere here, and there IL little doub'
but that II is reflected IN to- "oninuni-
cations which Ambassador Gerard "od
other American Ambassadors FORWARD
daily to the Department
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TWO II. s. AVIATORS LOST
IN MEXICO; THIRD FALLS
Aeroplane Scouts Hunting Missing Members at the
Front-Army Suffers From Heat in Day
and Cold at Night

Colt MBrs. y. NJ, March 1.-two
of the United States army aeroplanes
sent south for tho use Of Gen. Per-
shing's American columns are lost
somewhere between the border and
their destination and "A third has been
smashed in IL fall.
Robert II. Willis and Lieut.. Edgar $.
Gorren. who lef, here last SUNDAY.
Lieut.. I. :. Bowen. native OF
Frankfort. ky.. operating the wrecked
machine. sustained "A broken nose and
other injuries and the machine was
considerably damaged in the fail.
The wind was blowing havdeuU0V
eddiss. Rccortling 10 wireless messages
received at tn. border to-day report
ing the accident. Additional aero
plane scouts were sent out to-day for
the front in an effort 10 locate the two
missing machines, Ii was stated that
they Nigh; have become disabled in
some manner and forced I" light with
out serious mishap In which event
repair mon are to be sent to them.
Gen. Pershing now has five p.an.s
with MIN for mountain scouting. aC-
cording - IN" report "f Capt. Fnulois.
III charge NJ the aerial corps. but the
AR currents are so uncertain in the
lofty mountains where Villa is now
hiding that operations 10y the aerial
scouts ar" difficult. Owing to the
liEhinc~s Of the air IN that altitude the
machines do not lily We'll and the en-.
gines. tuned up al Columbus, have to
he r"adiusted 10 ia. mountain air of
the Sierra Msdres
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Mi,r examining all dispatches re-
c"iNcd al the War Department up to
!" 80 o'clock tonight. Secretary Baker
announced that tn. latest news from
l"rsh'ng indicated that the at;itud. OF
IN" Mexican natives toward the cxpedi-
ton was still friendly.
" FAR as our dispatches SHOW said
the secretary. not shot has been
fired since the American forces entered
Mexico
secretary Bake stated that IN addi-
ton Ia tn. Fifth Cavalry the new troops
ordered to the border tonight include
the Twen,y-fourth Infantry. at Chcy-
,in', Wyo., and that a squadron Of
cavalry from Fort Ethan Allen. w..
has been ordered to For; Mycr. Va, to
TAX" the plac" Of the squadron of the
Fifth, ordered from here to the border
These troops Nc said, ARE going
TO In" border At the request Of Cen.
Funston To relieve tension along IN,
boundary line. and to provide rnoro
FORCES for the protection oi the border
towns.
secretary Baker who had returned
from cleveland during tn. day, said
tha, 40 confirmation uf he reported de-
feat ~ villa by 'arrarzistas Al Sami-
Suipi had yet reached the department
Although NO official confirmation was
received here OF the report that Nillisias
have se2.d the oil fields near Tampico
and ruNpani, on IA. east coast and
that the United States gunboa, Machias
had taken American women and children
on .hor, at Tuxpam. stat" department
officials declare Tonight that these fields
hay, been IN control of villa follow .rs
of, and ou for som" tim. ami that Il
would not be surprising II the report
about the Machias wCt. correct.
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More Hopeful Vow. They say.

IN this connect the situation to-day
looks perhaps NOR" hopeful than It did
"A wear ago for IN" reason That tho
crush ,;srmany' policy app"ars 10 bc
less pronounced as policy iIan for
m.rly. Comment by leading British
statesmen now shows "a tendency, It -
explained. To- take u more mode view.
Both the British aud French puoli'
still entertain hopes of seeing IN" Ntr
carried across tho Rhine hcfurf peace IS
Thought Of, but there - an und"rcurr"n'
Of feeling in responsihl" circles in Great
Britain and France that this would
prove "A gigantic and to = certain extent
useless proceeding il Germany Should b."
willing to make i,cac" rn IN" Allies
terms without y,
This change Of feeling may appear ~
Significant. II is explained. hu' in reality
1t might hc Ia" opening wedge To- dis
c,,ssiou among tho belligcr.uis "f terms
Of peace. And once discussion - uHd"r
way little doubt is foit in official circles
here that IN. greatest of World wars
viii lie nearing i'S close.
II is for this reason HAT peace gossip
IN the respective foreign capitals. to-
gcthsr with the responsible rev spaper
comment in each. is followed 50 closely
at the State department. VI IL realized
that peace, vhcu II does come. may
come with the same suddoun,s~ that
characterized the beginning Of tho war
The problem that ronfrouts 'hr United
States az willing mediator is to hul
some entering wedge that will bring the
beiligerent Powers to the point Of con-
senting to preliminary discussions OF
negotiations,
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RcrIin Won't Take First step.

President Wilson knows that Ger
many Is willing 10 discuss peace terms
with the Allies and would h. onl, too
pleased II a way could br found To bring
about this situation. Iiut a, the same
time German! is not willing to MAX" IN.
first move in the direction Of peace uu.
less there IL reasonable ASSURANCE In
Berlin that the German suggestion
would he met half way. otherwis" there
IL danger. II is explained, Of the Allies
curtly refusing all overtures and herald
Ing the fact that Germany asked for
peace as "A sign of future victory. thereby
sending "a wave of encouragement and
enthusiasm throughout the Entente capi-
tails
German diplomatists explain that thi.
might have very pronounced effect in
the morale OF the En'.nt. Allies hight
ing forces and cause like depression
among the nghting forces of the Cen.
trail Powers. Therefore, officials say,
Berlin IL going very cautiously and re-
fuses to do more than place itself in u
receptive mood for proposals that the
Entente may Wish to make, The Ger
man viewpoint AZ expla ained here is that
the war. IL won for Germany and that the
continued fighting is simply an effort
on the part OF the Entente to wrest away
the spoils OF victory.
Great britalns ATTITUDE ~ the great
est stumbling block to Germany's hopes
Of calling "A halt now or In the near
future. Ambassador Page In London
is keeping the state Department closely
advised. and col, House. when he re.
turned from London. told President VIII
sOn that the British were apparently
Just beginning TO fight In earnest. col
House, after visiting London and Ber-
lin, considered the Views at these two
NAMfinuad on Third Paae
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Ambas ssador GerarS particularly hears
much that is of interest from the Ger
man poin' view. a. R"r'in has been
a centre of ls.acc gossip for months Inc
German Embassy does not credit the re-
port that the United states has received
a suggestion from Berlin that the SER
vices OF tn. american Government misht
be rendered Vropitiously toward initiai-
ing proposals AT tho present moment,
but IL IL considered likely in certain
quarters tina, one Of Mr.. Gerard's Gus
t0mary reports has been misin'"rIreted
hy some one and construed to mean that
tmtliss ssador Gerard himself believes
peace neg " tiatt,r.. -sesc SS,~----
Germany has desired peace since
July so. 1914 Was the reply at the
German Embassy to question a. TO
whether G.ripany's prescu, attitude
favored peace negotiations. No secret
is made IN official German circles here
that ,;ermany for SOM time has been
willing to discuss peace. provided the
Entent. Allies express liz" willingness
and abandon their announced dc'ermna-
ton to Crush ;ermany.'
When President Wilson made his last
over,ures to Berlin the German Govern
men, replied in .fec, that +, would be
willing TO discuss p"ace and desired
peace, but diI not feel that negotiations
could he initiated unless the Allies made
the FIRST move.
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-29

land many other precious stones.
There is one huge carpet in the royal
drawing room that the car of Russia
is said to have offered 100000 for
and the offer was scorned. The park
surrounding the castle is said to be
beautiful beyond the power of descrip-
ton. The
Il asked you where you got all this
information. Can't you answer me?"
Il obtained all this and a great deal
more from a lady who spent year or
two inside the castle walls refer to
Mrs. Truxton King, who might have
told you as much if you had possessed
the intelligence to inquire"
Gee whiz!" exclaimed Mr.. Blithers,
going back to his buoyant boyhood
days for an adequate expression.
What a wonder you are, Lou, Say.
but won't it make wonderful home
for you and me to spend a peaceful
old age in when we get ready to lay
aside the
He stopped short, for she had arisen
and was standing over him with
quivering forednger leveled at his
nose.
"You may walk In where angels
fear to tread, but you will walk
alone, Will Blithers. I shall not be
with you. and you may as well I'M
derstand 1t now. I've told you hun
dred times that money isn't every
thing, and 1t is as cheap as dirt when
you put 1t alongside of tradition,
honor. pride and loyalty. Those
Graustarkians would take you by the
nape Of the neck and march you out
Of their castle so quick that your
head would swim. You may be able
to buy their prince for Maudie to ex-
hibit around the country, but you
can't buy the intelligence of the peo-
pie. The people Of Graustark must
have an opportunity to see and be-
come acquainted with Maud before
the marriage is definitely arranged,
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CHAPTER Nv.
Three Messages.

A S Robin approached the Ritz .
tail young man emerged from
~ the entrance. stared at him
for an instant and then swung
off at rapid pace in the direction Of
the Rue de la PAX. He was the good
looking young fellow who had met
her at the steamship landing, and it
was quite obvious that he had been
making Investigations on his own &C
count.
Robin permitted himself sly grin
as he sauntered into the hotel. He
had given that fellow something to
worry about, If he had accomplished
nothing else. Then he found himself
wondering If by any chance 1t could
be the Scoville fellow. That would be
a facer!
He found Quinnox and Dank await
ing him in the lobby. They were Wis
IDLY excited.
"Did you observe the fellow who
Just went out?" inquired Robin, as
Stunning a most casual manner.
eyes" said both men In unison.
~ think we've got some interesting
news concerning that very chap"
added the count, glancing around I'M
easily.
perhaps I may be able to antici-
pate it, count" ventured Robin. GIVE
an idea he is young Scoville. the chap
who Is supposed to be in love with
Miss Blithers-and vice versa" he
concluded, with a chuckle.
"What have you heard?" demanded
the count in establishment.
Lets sit down." said Robin, at
once convinced that he had stumbled
upon an unwelcome truth.
Quinnox gravely extracted two or
three bits Of paper from his pocket
and spread them out in order before
his sovereign.
"Read this one FIRST" said he
grimly.
1t was cablegram fro. their flnan-
cial agents in New York city. and 1t
said:
Mr.. B. making q hurried trip to Paris
Just learned Scoville preceded Miss B. tc
Europe by fast steamer and has been seer
with her in Paris. B. fears an elopement
Make sure papers are signed at once, a:
such contingency might cause B. to change
his mind and withdraw IL possible.
Robin looked up. IT think this may
account for the two manhunters, -
said he. His companions stared
"You will hear all about them from
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win not have my daughter cast into

/ viii not have my daughter cast into
den of lions, Will-for that Is what
it may amount to. The people will
adore her, they will welcome her
with open arms if they are given the
chance. But they will have none of
her if she is forced upon them in the
way you propose"
"I'll-Pll think it over" said MI
Blithers, "but there's nothing on
earth that can alter my determine
ton to make Maud the Princess Of
Groostork. That's settled"
"Graustark, Will"
"Well. whatever it is" said he. and
departed.
He thought hard until half-past /,
and then went to the wireless office,
where he wrote out a message in
cipher and directed the operator to
waste no time in relaying it to his
Offices In Paris. 1t would be the height
Of folly to offer Scoville money, and
it would be even worse to inspire the
temporary Imprisonment Of the youth.
But there was splendid alterna-
tive. He could manage to have his
own daughter Acknowledgment in
cluded-and held for ransom!
The more he thought of it the bet
ter it seemed to him, and so he sent
cipher message that was destined to
throw his Paris managers into a state
Of agitation that cannot possibly be
measured by words. In brief, he in
structed them to engage few peace
able. Trustworthy and positively re-
spectacle gentlemen-he was particu-
larly exacting on the score of gentil-
ity-with orders to abduct the young
lady and hold her in restraint until
he arrived and arranged for her lib
GRAFTON. They were to do the deed
without making any fuss about 1t,
but at the same time they were to do
it effectually.
He had the foresight to suggest that
the job should be undertaken by the
very detective agency he had employ
ed to shadow young Scoville and also
to keep an eye on Maud.
Late that evening he had a reply
from his Paris managers. They in
quired II he was responsible for the
message they had received. 1t was
ticklish Job. and they wanted to be
sure the message was genuine. He
wired back that he was the sender
and to go ahead. The next morning
they notified him that his instruc-
lions would be carried out as expedi-
tiously as possible.
About IL o'clock the next day an
incomprehensibly long message be-
gan to rattle out Of the air. He con-
tanned himself in patience. for the
matter Of half an hour or so longer,
and then, as the clatter continued
without cessation, he got up and
made his way to the door Of the op-
orators office.
"What is 1t? The history Of Eng
land?" he demanded sarcastically.
Message for you, Mr.. Blithers. It's
a long one. and had hard time
picking 1t up
There were four sheets of writing
at some outlandish price per word, but
what cared he? His eyes almost start
ed from his head as he took in the
name at the bottom OF the message.
1t was Maud"
He took the precaution to read 1t be.
fore handing 1t over to his wife. to
whom 1t was addressed in conjunc
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-29

gram from the Jupiter when the ship
was three days out from New York.
1t was terse, but sufficient.
Have Just had a glimpse Of Prince
Charming He is very good looking. Love
to mother. MAUD.
He had barely settled into state Of
complete satisfaction with himself
over the successful Inauguration Of
shrewd campaign to get the better Of
the recalcitrant Maud and the incom-
prehensible Robin when he was
thrown into panic by the discovery
that young Chandler Scoville had
sailed for Europe two days ahead Of
Maud and her elderly companion.
Newspaper reporters in New York
camped on the trail Of Mr.. Blithers.
He very obligingly admitted that
there was something in the report
that his daughter was to marry the
Prince Of Graustark, although he
couldn't say anything definite at the
time. 1t wouldn't be fair to the par
ties concerned, he explained. Then
came the disgusting denials in Paris
| by his daughter and the ungrateful
| prince This was too much. He
couldn't understand such unfilial be-
| haviour on the part Of one, and he
certainly couldn't forgive the ingrat-
| itudc Of the other.
| Instead Of waiting until Saturday to
rail. h. changed ships and left New
York on Friday. thereby gaining
nothing by the move except relief
from the newspapers. for it appears
that he gave up a five day boat for
one that could not do it under six.
"There will be something doing In
Europe the day l land there, Lou
/ he said to his wife as they stood on
deck and watched the statue of Lib
! erty glide swiftly back toward Man
/ haitian Island. "I've got all the
strings working smoothly. We've
got Groostock where it can't peep
any louder than a freshly Matched
chicken, and we'll soon bring Maud
to her senses. By the way, did l tell
you that I've ordered some Dutch ar
chitects from Berlin to CO.
'The Dutch are from Holland" she
| said YEARLY.
l ITO go over to Growstock and give
me complete estimate on repairing
and remodeling the royal castle?
| dare say We'll have to do a good deal
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,ourou. We were followed this aft

Gourou. We were followed this aft
ernoon."
"Followed?" gasped Quinnox.
beautifully" said the prince. with
his brightest smile. detectives, you
know. It was ripping"
~ had the feeling that evil would
be the result Of this foolish trip to-
day." groaned Quinnox. II should
not have permitted you to-
THE result is still in doubt" said
Robin systematically. And now, what
comes next"
Read this one. It is from Mr.. Blith-
ers. I'll guarantee that you do not
take this one so complacently."
He was right in his surmise. Robin
ran his eye swiftly over the cablegram
and then started up from his chair
with a muttered imprecation.
Ssh" cautioned the count-and Just
in time, for the young man was on the
point Of enlarging upon his original eff
fort. Calm yourself. Bobby, my lad"
you needn't caution me-" murmured
the prince. IF l had the tongue of a
pirate couldn't begin to do justice to
this" and he slapped his hand re-
soundingly upon the crumpled mes
sage from William W. Blithers.
The message had been sent by Mr..
Blithers that morning. evidently just
before the sailing Of the fast French
steamer on which he and his wife were
crossing to Havre. 1t was directed to
August Totten and read as follows:
Tell our young friend to qualify state
| ment to press at once. Announce recon
| sideration of hasty denial and admit en-
| gagement. This IS imperative. l am not
| in mood for tri1ing. Have wired Paris
| papers that engagement is settled. Have
also wired daughter. The sooner we get
| together on this the better. Wait for my
| arrival in Paris. w. &.
There is still another delectable
communication for you, Robin" said
the count. 1t was directed to R.
Schmidt. and l took the liberty OF
opening it, as authorized. Read it,"
This was one of the ordinary "petits
bleu," dropped into the pneumatic tube
letter box at 2:30 that afternoon
shortly before Robin ventured forth on
his interesting expedition in quest OF
tea, and its contents were very crisp
and to the point:
Pay no attention to any word you may
| have received from my father. He cables
| a ridiculous command to me which / shall
| ignore. IF you have received a similar
message l implore you to disregard it al
| together Let's give each other a fight
| ing chance MAUD BLITHERS.
Mr.. Blithers received a marconi-
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to the place. It's several hundred
years old and must require lot of
conveniences, such as bathrooms,
electric lights and steam heating.
Probably needs refurnishing from top
to bottom, too, and a new roof l
never saw ruin yet that didn't leak.
Remember those castles on the Rhine?
Will you ever forget how wet we got
the day we went through the one at
They were abandoned, tumbledown
castles" she reminded him.
There isn't castle in Europe that's
any good in a rainstorm," he pro-
claimed
1T is time you informed yourself
about the country you are trying to
annex to the Blithers estate" she said
sarcastically. Il can assist you to
some extent II you will be good enough
to listen. In the first place, the royal
castle at Edelweiss is one of the most
substantial in the world. It has not
been allowed to fall into decay. In
fact, it is inhabited from top to bottom
by members of the royal household
and the court. AS for the furnishings,
can assure you that the entire Blith-
ers fortune could not replace them if
they were to be destroyed by fire or
pillage. They are priceless, and they
are unique. have read that the hang
ings in the bedchamber OF the late
Princess Yetive are the most wonder
fui in the whole world The throne
chair in the great audience chamber is
OF solid gold and weighs nearly 5000
pounds 1t Is studded with diamonds,
rubies, emeralds"-
Great Scott, Lou, where did you
learn all this?" he gasped, his eyes
bullying.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-29

forget they are there. Do your feet
sweat and smell bad? Then you want
TONGO quick. for TONGo makes
them healthy again. 1t restores cir
culation: 1t gives them a nice. soft.
clean skin like a baby's. and your
tight shoes won't hurt any more.
Nothing like TONGO for foot COM
fort and foot health. ESQ all drug
gists. or sent prepaid, by Dsnnison
Pharmacal CO., Chicago. CT It today
Yon viii always md ToDKe ~. ION =
Chnetder's, Chas. j. Strat~'', % ".
Ever's. A. j. keiss and G.,)<A, NAr.
Macy Rock ISlsnd. III
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-29
Give Your Feet
A Chance
Stop That Foot Torture-Tired. Aching,
Burning. Throbbing Fset Get Instant
Relief Prom ToN0o. It Makes the
Feet Feel Smaller and Tight
Shoes Comfortable.

Poor old give
m q c b q n Q % Of
,urse they hurt you
drive you nearly dis
acted with { ctr
1robbing. q C htng,
nrning all day long
I'D all night long. too
but why tor
ture them furth-
er 7 Get TON9O
and put themout
of their misery.
TONGO gives IN.
- slant relief. II
SCOT h es and