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GERMANY ONLY TEMP0R|z|NG tn
REARRANGE HER TROOPS Is The
BELIEF Of THE ENTENTE POWERS

ing is said to be that the German
reply. which was received in the
interim, showed that the German gov
ernment had not been influenced by
misconceptions regarding the presi-
dents purpose which the unfriendly
press in both camps attributed
thereto"
by Ass0cia ed Press.D
WASHINGTON. Dec. 30.-Secretary
Lansing refused to comment on the
report that a second note was sent
explaining the first note.
tBy Associated Press.l
BERLIN. Dec 30.--Dr. Paul Nathan,
well known as secretary OF the Ger
- - - 4
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$4,000 A YEAR
FOR MANAGER
SALARY OF RED sox MANAGER
AMOUNTS TO A SMALL
FORTUNE
tBy Associated Press,

BOSTON, Dec. 30.-William CARR
gan received $23 800 for managing
the Boston American team last sea
son. or this $4,000 was salary
$500 from the worlds series. $250O
bonus for winning the pennant and
$1,000 percentage allowance on the
receipts of the club.
Carrigan announced his retirement
but is now considering an offer from
the new owners. which 1t said to be
over $4,000.
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BUSY
IN THE ATLANTIC
STRONG SUSPICION THAT MISS
ING SHIPS HAVE BEEN
CAPTURED
(By Associated Press.)

NEW YORK. Dec. sO.--Marine in
surance rates have been increased by
the underwriters, who quote 6 to s
per cent for cargoes bound for the
United Kingdom and 10 per cent for
Mediterranean ports. The advance Is
attributed to reports that the liner
Voltaire. long overdue, was captured
by German prize crew which Ia
preying on allied freighters on the
north Atlantic and the fact that
several transatlantic liners are over
due.
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AVIATOR SAVED
FROM THE WAVES
tBy Associated Press,

NEW YORK; Dec. 3O.-Perched
atop disabled hydroaeroplane and
half frozen by the waves that had
dashed over him for two hours, T. X.
Okuri. Japanese student aviator,
was rescued from perilous position
four miles of the Staten island shore
late yesterday. The captain of a
tugboat saw him wildly waving his
arms for help and took him on board,
but was unable to save the machine.
Olxuri came from California.
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FASTEST DESTROYER
OUT ON TRIAL TRIP

ROCKLAND. Me-. Dec. 30.-Trials
of the torpedo boat destroyer Allen.
held today on the government course,
were successful. according to state
ment by the board of inspection and
survey. The destroyer averaged 31.1S
knots an hour in her FIVE high speed
runs, making one mile at the rate Of
315 knots. A speed of 30 knots was
required in the contract
The trials will be completed with a
four hour full speed run today.
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mo EXPORT TRADE
LEFT AFTER WAR

tBy Associated Press.)
BERLIN. Dec. 30.-Albert Ballin,
director general of the Hamburg
American line. does not believe there
will be long continued shipping
trade boom after the war. He says
after few months there will be
more tonnage offered than demanded.
Ocean trade will suffer from short
age of goods for export owing to
high prices of raw materials and
unfavorable rates of foreign ex-
change.
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tBy Associated PressD

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3O.-Prompt
consideration in congress of Presi.
dent Wilson's proposed railway legis.
( iation was predicted here after an
nouncement OF the termination Of
conferences of railway and brother
hood heads in New York In an un.
successful attempt to settle their
differences.
Ihe view was taken that reprosen.
.atives of employers and employees
nau thrown their entire controversy
ment
Hearings on the part Of the presi
dents program viii begin before IN
senate committee next Tuesday Wit
nesses for the roads, the brother
moods and the general public have
oeen advised to appear then to nre
sent their views on the proposals. te
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1916-12-30
RUSSIA ON
THE JUMP
HITTING ONLY HIGH PLACES
KEEPING AWAY FROM
TEuToNs

BERLIN, Dec. 30.--The French
made several attacks on the verdun
front today in an effort to retake
positions and we're repulsed.
During heavy fighting on the Tran
sylvanian front the Teutons entered
entrenched o-Rumanian positions
and pushed further ahead. notwith-
standing strong counter attacks. In
Rumania the Russians and Ruma-
mans have been driven back along
the whole front between the noun
tains and the Danube.
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MAGAZINES GOING
OUT Of BUSINESS
COST OF WHITE PAPER PUTS
PUBLISHERS AGAINST
WALL
tpy A.socInted Press,

NEW YORK, Dec. 3O.-Owing to
the cost of white paper and other
materials several magazines OF ma.
tional circulation have announced
they will increase their subscription
prices 20 to 33 per cent. Several
smaller ones are planning to merge
with others controlled by the same
interests or suspend.
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FLEET OF A|RPLANEs
START ON A FLIGHT
TEST OF NEW SCHOOL GRADu
ATEs FROM REGULAR
ARMY
tBy Associated Press.)

NEW YORK, Dec. 30.--A fight of
twelve airplanes from the aviation
field here to Philadelphia, which was
postponed on December Is because
Of snowstorm, was started this
morning, Some sof the machines car
ried passengers, and ten of them
were piloted by United States army
aviators. The return fight from the
League Island navy yard, Philade-
phia, will be made Sunday morning.
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GIRL KILLED
In COLLISION


. RIVERSIDE. i,ec. sO-Miss =
= Lois Wood. daughter of the Z
= county physician, was killed and =
= Fred Smith. Jr., slightly injured
. when a Santa Fe freight struck =
. their automobile Z
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MASKED MEN
HOLDUPH PHOTEL,


. tBy Associated Press.D :
= OXNARD. Dec. 80. Two Z
= masked men held up G. r. =
= Blackhahn. proprietor OF the =
= Hotel Oxnard. as he was count Z
. ing the contents Of his safe, and Z
= took $500. They slugged Black =
= hahn and escaped while he was =
= unconscious. Z
. = - . = . . = = . = Z
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No BONANZA WILL
BE ISSUED MONDAY

Monday being the day on
} which the glad New Year is 4
ushered in, no newspaper will 4
be issued from the Bonanza
office. following the custom
} paper pioneered journalism in
, the camp. All readers are 4
, wished the best that the year
, may afford.
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CLEVELAND. Dec. 80. Warren
Stone and w. G. Lee. heads of the
railway engineers and trainmens
brotherhoods. have arrived following
the rejection of the demand by the
managers committee that the Adam
son bill be placed in effect January /,
IT is nightly Improbable that there
will be strike Monday Stone said.
He denied that circular letter had
been sent to railroad employees ask
ing for renewal of authority to call a
general strike.
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PAWNBROKER MAY
DIE FROM INJURY
SAFE LOOTED AND OWNER LEFT
UNCONSCIOUS WELTERiNG
IN HIS BLOOD

Los ANGELES, Dec. AL
Joseph. proprietor of a pawn shop,
was found this morning shot through
the right arm and beaten so he may
die, lying before his looted safe.
Jewelry valued at $4,000 is missing
Two men were seen to leave few
minutes before customer found
Joseph.
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WILL NOT STRIKE is
OFFICIAL STATEMENT

failure of the railroads and brother
hoods to agree.
Following the conference, Senator
Newlands said there was no indica-
tion that the president had in any
way modified or altered his sugges-
tion for legislation
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1916-12-30
ANOTHER BOMB CIGAR
FINDS ITS ADDRESS

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 3O.-Eleven
of the twenty-five bomb cigars are
accounted for One exploded in the
home of John f. Craig Of Long Beach,
a shipbuilder. 1t was addressed to
his son. who suspected 1t and lighted
II on the floor His hand was injured
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ny Associated Press, f,

ny Associated Pre-s.p
WASHINGTON. d. c.. Dec 3d.
The president this afternoon went
to the capitol to confer with Senator
Newlands wirn regard to expediting
railroad legislation in view OF the
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oBy Associated Press, !,

Thy Associated Press.D
BERLIN, Dec. s0.-It has been
learned that President Wilson sent
second note a few days ago explana-
tory Of his first to the central powers
presented. The reason for withhold
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1916-12-30
tBy Associated Press,

my AhsOciuteu tress.D
PARIS, Dec. 30--The entente gov.
ernments, replying to Germany, de-
clare they refuse to consider Ger.
many's insincere and ineffective prop.
osition for conference without con.
ditions. The note declares this is not
peace ofTer, out rather one to ar
range war maneuvers.
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ENTENTE SpURNS 0VERT(JRFS
Call Proposal Plan for War Maneuvers
. . = = . = ~e~ . = . =
TO-DAY AND A YEAR AGO

70 n II ~ n 49, p MT
= today. ga per cent !
. . 80 , = ' - = . . =
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world One thousand dollars for you
II you will help me get IT,
With increasing cleverness sverdrup
urged with increasing cupidity BOYD
wavered. and by the time Jane HAM
lin returned. victory was perchng on
the standards OF the anarchists
And what resulted from the meeting
OF Bethune Sverdrup and Clayton Boyd
is the ghastly story OF Violence ana
sudden death have to relate.
When,I reached the Hamiip nome
Jane welcomed me with an enthusiasm
which made me very happy that | was
doing work. which brought me such d.
rect results. ..
Jane and I sat and had one OF those
heart TO heart girl talks that run into
midnight condolences. She revealed her.
self to mo as one of those sweet, low
able girls. who need Affection. She had
worshiped her father, and she seemed
TO be giving an unquesfionin2 devotion
| to CLAYTON Boyd. But even her enthuSi-
astic word pictures of that handsome
youth did not convince me that he was
| the sort OF young man to whom i would
give my unquestioning npproval'
In the midst OF our conversation the
was almost sorry to be glad when I
heard Jimmyc voice. II didn't seem
fah that l should be comforted by hear
| worker when poor little Jane .Hnmlin
was grieving because her lover re-
! mained obdurate and would not teie-
We'll. how do you like abiding un.
der the roof with Jane Hamlin and
papas invention?" asked Jimmy.
Don't be frightened whatever hap
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pens. And also. whatever happens
don't shoot any ghosts. I'll be there"
At midnight / was ushered into my
bed room. / took the precaution OF
leaving my door ajar. l meant to stay
awake and listen--but / fell asleep.
Then suddenly something woke melt
was not sound.
II was q strange feeling, unlike any
thing | have ever known before-the
sure consciousness OF an alien presence.
] leaped to my feet, wrapped my XII
mono about me. and seized the revolver
had hidden under my pillow, My
door was partly ajar. / hurried to the
opening which had left In order that
Jane Hamlin might feel companioned
and protected and looked over into her
room.
The first thing that met my eyes was
Jane Hamlin sitting up In bed with her
terrified gaze fixed In horror on some
thing I could not yet see. ! needed
nothing more to tell me what must be
, meeting her eyes.
In the meantime. where was Jimmy I?
He had promised to be on hand IL we
had any ghostly visitors! The ghosts
had arrived on schedule time, but Mr..
Barton was failing us.
A sheet. a revolver. and a queer little
box of makeup accompanied him when
he started on his travels after tele-
phoning me not to shoot any ghost that
ney. he stopped and had a little inter
view with one of the various police SER
geants who were his friends.
Then he returned to the empty house
| which he had previously that morning
visited. and sat waiting.
After a time his patience was re-
! warded. Two men came into the hall
way where he was croaching and van
ished somewhere In the upper reaches
OF the house.
Jimmy watched With grin on his
face which was little more cynical
| than friendly this time. Before long one
of the men he had seen entering The
house appeared again In costume quite
| different from the imma culately tailored
suit which he had worn a little while
| before.
1t consisted Of an elaborately draped
! sheet streaked with some phosphores-
| cent stuff and face painted gleaminG
white and further decorated by white
| whiskers. Jimmy followed the ghost
who was stumbling along in his sheet
and cuTsing 1t in voice for more EN-.
phatic than sepulchral.
| to the top OF the house, accompanied by
| the second man. who still wore ordinary
citizens attire Then the ghost
| mounted through scuttle which the
other man lifted Cor him, and disappear.
ed somewhere out on the unchartet
The other man turned with an ugl,
| cnuckle And he found Jimmy Barton
| waiting for him. Mr.. Barton saw his
| duty-and did II, The ghosts asoislan
was choked into insensibilltJ'--and n few
moments later a second ghost disap
'aken. And the second ghost was th'
first ghosts doubl
When j sensed an alien presence IL
the house, / was quite unafrsM. hav,
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NEW WORK FOR HUMANITY
Dear Readers of The Washington Times:

Dear Readers of The Washington Times: s4 .
AT the suggestion of wise man have begun new kind
of work For years have written advice to the Loveorn
for the newspapers have answered questions of men and
women concerning the affairs Of their hearts.
Now am going to do something more exciting than that
With the help of Miss Grace Darling going to take some
of the most important episodes that to through the
letters from the millions of readers of advice to the Love-
on make stories of them for The Washington Times and
Miss Darling and Basil Dckey will turn them into scenarios for
motion pictures.
They will be produced stories in The Times every Sun
day and during the following the motion pictures will
show the acting of the story. ..,i.i,i
1t is SO exciting to think Of having your thoughts changed
into actual moving human beings appearing before the public
on the SCREEN - ,-t KY f.at
In my work in collaboration with Miss Darling in the
on pictures shall try to give good advice working always
with my great MOTTO Love makes the world 70 round"
BEATRICE, FAIRFAX. --..
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prosperous enough to take on a man
servant. That soft footed dett-handed.
sneaky-eyed individual had been set
ting the little place in order when jim
my had returned. burdened by the accu-
mulated weariness of an all-night as
signment. ........
He had been so exhausted that the
only things In all the world he cared
to contemplate were nerve-restinS
warm bath and a bed. The fact that IT
was 1890 a. m, had quite escaped his
consciousness., He wanted to sleep.
Sleep was the only thing that mattered.
But his obsequioun servant insisted
that Mr.. Barton examine few bills and
other annoying doouments-including
my note. Mr.. Barton read that-and
since It Cancelled the necessity of being
up In time to lunch with me. he went to
sleep with a clear conscience.
Suddenly he awoke and discovered his
servant removing that little note OF
placed 1t. The man read It. started
nervously and crossed to the telephone.
What Jimmy may have heard did not
seem at all important then. But later
he knew that 1t was very definitely a
link In a chain Of evidence which he
must forge.
And SO Jimmy met me at Jane Ham
Inns house, as / have recorded, heard
OF her lovers sudden deep interest In
the internal machine. ... -.
Jimmy's servant had telephoned were
setting about their business In life
after the manner of their calling. They
represented The most powerful band OF
anarchists over known to New York.
or our country.
To them had come word through the
various underground channels they
kept ever in motion OF tho wonderful
invention OF Cyrus Hamlin and Of mis-
deathbed decision that it was too dan.
serons, TO give the world, but that II
must be destroyed by the daughter
| who was his sole heir.
1.tG Sverdrup's Plan.
They had summoned to their council
Bethune Sverdrup, their most daring
unscrupulous and brilliant member-th'
man by whose name the police of a
| least three countries called this band
He attempted by the simple means oi
breaking In and entering to put himself
! in possession OF the Internal machine
How Clayton Boyd captured him we al
| ready know-but what passed betwaer
him and Clayton Boyd while Jane Ham
lin was trying to reach ths police q
almost unbelievable,
When Syerdrup. was left under Boyd
guardianship he brought all his clever
ness to bear on the task OF pcrsuadin,
Boyd to let him 80. Up to a certaiI
point he failed and then Boyds curios
ity became so overpowering that h
could DO nothing but ask his captlv,
for information as to what was hiddeI
In the safe. Sverdrup knew then tn
| victory was In sight. He smiled I,
himself as he answered: "The onl,
perfect Internal machine In all tn
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49, cnh ~ t.F tt ~
The Curious Adventure
...-:. of the Hamlin House

meht than the gloomy cellar had given
him. He crossed over to the stairway
and began to mount. Then something
arrested his attention.
The Ghosts Costume.
In far corner OF the room lay a
folded sheet. II seemed to be huddlins
away from him as IL hoping to defy de-
lection. Jimmy examined It carefully. II
told the story he wanted to have Jug
titled. Much to the amazement OF his
housekeeper, he, dined at home that
night. Afterwards he had little inter-
view with her. as a result OF which he
came into possession OF a large. clean
sheet! ..t.
All day long he had been annoyed oy
a link In his chain Of evidence for which
he could find no use, but which persisted
In remaining welded into the chain. It
was his memory or the incidents OF
that morning.
A few weeks before JIMMY had felt
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BEATRICE PUSHED OPEN THE DOOR AND ENTERED =

NJ respect for superstition. nor for those
who fear the supernatural.
SO when ! seized IT! revolver and
prepared to cross the hall and run 10
the rescue of Jane Hamlin.. new fear
Of sort that had nothing to do with
the supernatural and everything to do
with the real. Could Jane Hamiin's
morbid imagination endIrc anything
more Of pain and terror? ...
From the open. doorwayto the girls
room voice proceeded. II was
thfoaty and sepulchral IT carried with
1t a grim menace. I could see Jane
sitting up in bed starting In sheer ter
ror. / lifted my arm and pointed my
denly remembered that Jimmy had
said; Don't shoot any ghosts I'll be
there"
The Two Ghosts.
! became curiously aware OF the fact
that the ghost had shifted its attention
from Jane Hamln to me. 1t seemed
, to be standing stiff and tense. staring
with fixed eyes at the barrel OF the gun
had aimed with such quiet menace.
| And then one of Its arms jerked up
mechanically and / saw a gleaming
gun-barrel.
l took aim quite calmly. This was no
Ghost. but some evil man with whom
1t would not do to attempt parley,
| Jimmy had said he would be there
| but he had failed us. The ghost took
wavering step toward me. and then
I became aware of a startling state OF
affairs; there were two ghosts at Jane
| Hb mlin's bedside.
| When Jane Hamlin awoke from the
sleep which her faith In me had made
comparatively easy and placid. It wal
| to see ptanding at her bedside. a sheeted
white figure which she knew at once
to resemble nothing so much in all the
world as her dead father.
| And then In a voice which sounded
as IL II might be death become articu-
late, the ghost said: "Glve my inven.
ton to the man you love.%
And while her brain was still whirl'
ing with uncertainty and the ghostly
figure before her was turning with
stately majesty and walking to the
door OF the room, as IL grimly deter
mined 20 leave her to her vaclllating
unhappiness. the door opened and In
stalked another ghost
An Energetic Ghost.
And now-though Jane Hamlin wal
far too frightened to see it--tragedS
vas become comedy, The two sheetet
white figures confronted each other
and the first, so stately and dignifec
but moment before, shrank back n
abject terror The second ghost stepped
over to the switch which controlled thu
electric lights and fopded the room witi
illumination. D.. -.t
Then it dropped its sheet and ou,
OF the ghostly make e-believe stepped
Jimmy Barton, as cheerful and, un
ruffled as II masquerading as a ghos
were part OF his days work.
The Jimmy grin vanished and In III
stead there came a look Of that deter
mination which does not parley will
evn-doers. He advanced unwaverinsii
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Tho twelfth episode will be publiahsd
in The Times next Sunday
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O'DONNeLL's DRUa srOAE
=. - -.-...- ~. N......, ,---AdvL
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A FEW years ago the sverdrup
.N'@ Band terrorized the East. or q
"a sudden It's activities ceased.