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, 1916-03-09
SYNOPSIS

Robert Strickland is on trial for killing
Gerald Trask In the latter's library at
night. District Attorney Gray declares
Strickland killed Trask, with the aid OF
an accomplish, who escaped, for the sake
OF sio'OOo In cash, which Strickland had
lust repaid to Trask. The defendant and
Trask were the only two who knew the
combination to the safe. Important fig
ures In the case are Arbuckle, counsel for
the DEFENSE, and Glover, who was Trask's
secretary.
Strickland would not make defense.
but law compels him to do so. Mira
Strlckland disappeared after the shooting.
MRS. Trask. on stand, tells of telephone
cal made on her husband. on the night of
ms oeath, by a woman who would not
give her name.
Trask returned from Long Branch that
night and told of giving by mistake the
combination of the safe to Strickland,
Mrs. Trask asked him in vain for name
OF woman who called him up. Glover and
Trask discussed Strickland and praised
him.
Mr.. and Mrs. Trask quarreled about his
attentions to other women, and she drag
ged out of the past that affair at Great
Neck" thirteen years before, in which a
Miss Deane was involved.
His thoughts swung back to Joan
sitting, scornful and Indignant, before
him. 1t was plain to the nan of the
world that now he had gone the linn
It" But little more was needed to
force his wife over the precipice TO
which their steps had been ~converging
for years. He knew her well enough
to realize that, her resolution to divorce
him once taken, she would not turn
back from the bitter road, whitherso-
ever 1t led. Not even the thought of
the children, so much dearer to her
than to him. would deter her, he knew.
Plainly he saw that the conjugal az
fairs Of the Trasks had reached a crisis
and he must avert it. His words We're
conciliatory.
Look here. Joan. what's the use of
kicking up a row? That divorce idea
Is all nonsense. There's no reason why
we can't 60 On together"
"No, I'm through with you," she said.
I've forgiven you a dozen times, and
it's been the same thing owe again."
There was no sign of weakening in
her tone. He knew now that he could
lot afford to argue with her further.
1t must be as a suppliant he must ap--
proach her. The woman who had
yielded to his will all these years, had
condoned his offenses for the sake of
the children and for the sake of ap-
pearances before the world, revealed
herself at last as willing to be the mis-
tress of her own fate. More strongly
than before the desirability-nay. the
necessity-of conciliating her impressed
itself upon him. He pleaded with her,
rising from his chair. going over to her
and bending over her.
Make this the last time" he begged.
what do you wan me to dor
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reclaimed him!
And the stars SAM to her as she peer
ed from the window of her room, and
the voices Of the city. stilled in the
night, spoke only of the happiness that
was to come to her at last after years
of suffering. Gerald was to be hers
again. and all was well!
And the man? He left his wife with
a lie on his lips and In his heart. Not
love, but fear had prompted the recon
Citation. The storm had blown over
for the time. He would live quietly
until Joan had time to forget a bit
Forget? Joan forget? He laughed a
little bitter laugh. Curse it. Her
memory was too good. Thirteen years
since the Deane affair at Great Neck.
Jove, how lucky he had been. Why, 1t
might have brought him a penitentiary
SENTENCED! Joan had remembered every
detail OF the affair, 1t seemed, and had
flung 1t Into his face that night. wo-
men remember some things much bet
Ter than men But there. 1t had pass
ed, fortunately for him, and he had
squared" Joan this night. So what
was the use of remembering one affair
in many?
Besides. he was dog tired and must
rest. Tomorrow he would plan how to
get around Joan. Thus Gerald Trask
went to his rest on the night that was
to be his last on earth.
Other persons are astir with the az
fairs of the Trasks this night.
1t was but a few minutes after Mr..
and Mrs. Trask had left the library.
All was in darkness. but the quiet OF
the place was broken by a queer graf
ing sound from the alcove in which
stood the safe. 1t was metal moving
upon metal. a slithering and scratching
noise. To the nerves Of Joan Trask.
tautened and thrilled by her talk with
her husband. NIL sensation Is magni-
fed. and she heard the sound. She
moves toward il. entering the room.
The figure of a man rises from before
the safe. seizes a scarf from the library
table and glides to where the hesitant
figure of the woman stands. Before
she IA give voice to the words of in
quiry on her lips he has sprung upon
her, strangling her as he envelops her
head in the scarf. He forces her to
the floor. but as he does so another
man enters the room at the
1t is Robert Strickland. come to the
home OF his friend for a purpose.
Ii his hand is something bright and
strange of shape.
The nan who is choking Mrs. Trask
hears him and looks up, desisting from
his terrible work. Joan Is too far gone
to scream, however. He has succeeded
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Slide suries Two in Argentine Pass.

ohue 6uries w IN argentine Fass.
Dillon, Colo.-An avalanche 500
ieet wide and a mile long crashed
down the slopes of Argentine pass,
near the town of Argentine and car
rled away the buildings of the Shoe
Basin mine, burying Gus Ostberg and
Ed Larsen. who we're asleep at the
time, in the w~reckage. Larson was
carried out to the edge of the slide
and. covering his body AZ we'll as pos
slble with some gunnysacks he found,
made his way barefoot down the
mountain, through huge drifts and in
a singing blizzard, to the Colorado
rover Company's patrol station.
'hree.quarters of a mile below. Pa
'rolman Roy Hall of the company
Went to the scene and dug Ostberg out
OF twelve feet of snow. Both men
are badly hurt and frozen, Larsen
oelng in an especially serious condi-
ton.
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CHAPTER VI.
His Last Night on Earth.

His Last Night on Earth.
N TOR a moment the light of 70
turning hope burned In the
85zS eyes of Joan Trask. ~ want
y&W&y you she began, but the
memory of the bitter years, Of the long
succession Of broken promises and
the man before her had taken upon
himself the solemn obligation to love,
cherish and honor" clouded her face
again.
mo-" she said duly. Its no use.
It'n be just the same as ever"
81 tell you 1t WON'T he said. What
more do you wantf ! give you my
word. l know that I've broken 1t be-
fore, but this time I'm in earnest"
There was solemnity in her tone as
she said:
Gerald. If l do this 1t Is the last
time"
1t was with genuine relief that he
exclaimed: "Goodl Wen begin all over
again.
He kissed her. Oh, trusting heart OF
womanhood! She took his words at
their face value and returned the kiss.
But there was still misgiving in her
mind hat was not stilled by the wild,
glad beating of her heart.
Gerald" she said. you'll keep your
word?'
1--WE said So" was his reply.
"Then promise me that you'n break
of with this woman"
what womanT"
1.-The one who called up"
"Oh, pshawr' he said. There's moth
ing in that. You're wrong. You've
misjudged me this time"
They kissed again. With a parting
good night Trask switched OF the
lights in the library, and the two went
to their respective rooms. Such was
the last talk Of Gerald and Joan Trask.
The woman went to her room with the
Joyous hope that she had regained her
husband as he was In the first few
months of their welded life. She had
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"ashington.-Col. e. NJ. House re-
'uIhed from London, Paris and Berlin,
anG told President Wilson Monday
,ual the German government believed
'self justified in its new submarine
pVney' and was not bluffing. Col.
mousse strengthened the view held by
'ne President that the submarine ne
to'lations must be handled with the
e'eatest care If a break with Ger
many is to be avoided, although he
,oported that Germany had no desire
wi war with the United States.
, 1916-03-09
445 LOST ON LINER WRECK.
Principe de Asturias Goes Down OFF
Sebastiao Island.

London, March IA Lloyds' dis
patch from Santos says that 1913 pas
sengers and lot members of the crew
on the Principe de Asturias are be-
lieved lost. The steamer was wrecked
off Sebastiao Point. the western ex-
tremity Of the island of that name,
near the entrance to Santos bay.
, 1916-03-09

twenty Killed In Explosion at Jail.
III Paso, Tex.-Twenty persons are
uead and about thirty are seriously
burned as the result of an explosion
IN the disinfecting baths in the jail
here.
, 1916-03-09
Germans Sink Two British Ships.

London. The British steamship
Masunda has been sunk. All the
members of the crew were saved.
Lloyd's reports that the British
steamer Rothesay has beer sunk.
Her crew was saved. The Rothesay
was a vessel of 2,0O7 tons. Her home
port was Cardiff.
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German forces have captured the
village of FORCES, nine miles north
west OF Verdun. Efforts to advance
from this point were blocked by
French counter attacks.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-03-25
ATTACKS POLITICIANS
Declares Poor Management Reason
for German Air Raids.
International News Service

International News Service:
LONDON, March PA new aero
plane which can climb al the rate
Of hundreds Of feet a minute and
which looks like a huge silver fish
is being used By the French army.
SAYS Lord Northcliffe IN an article
in the News Friday.
Lord Northcliffe declared that the
Germans are afraid 10 attack Paris
with their Zeppelins and that Lon
don could be made Just as safe II Il
were not for the politicians.
The article in part says.
The French arc very indignant
that any German Zeppelin or aero
plane should attack Paris. on the
occasion Of the last feeble Zeppelin
raid the French Immediately got rid
Of the politician who was response
bic for the inadequate defenses. The
reason the Zeppelins cannot raid
Paris now is well known 10 the Ger
mans themselves The French do
not cover under ridiculous darkness
like the Londoners. They are pro
vided with enough aeroplanes 20
make the Huns realize 70 IS much
safer 10 take the long journey 10
London than the short one 20 Paris
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-03-25
WILSON PLAN
is REJECTED
En- ente Powers FefuSe to Dis
arm All of Their MeT-
chant Ships.
Associated Press Service :

Associated Press Service;
WASHINGTON, March 24.-All OF
the entente powers. through their
embassies here, have handed 10 Sec'y
Lansing formal responses rejecting
the proposal made by the state de-
partment I'm its circular memoran-
dunn that they enter into a modus
vivendi and disarm all Of their mer-
chant ships with the understanding
that the United States government
would endeavOr to secure from the
central powers a pledge not 10 at
tack any such unarmed ships with
out warning and without providing
for the safety Of the passengers and
crew.
Soon after the proposition was
preached, through interviews in the
press and otherwise, responsible Off
Gals Of the entente powers indicated
their decided opposition 10 such a
plan. 1t was generally believed here
that this unanimous expression Of
disapproval inspired the German
government 20 promulgate the new
order. which is now in force. for at
tacks without warning by submarine
commanders upon any armed belli-
gerent merchantmen.
The nature Of the objections TO
F, the proposal was indicated in the
unofficial statements Of various Off
Gals when the American memoran-
dunn was submitted.
II was contended In the unofficial
/ discussions that Germany's contempt
for treaties and other formal stipula-
lions. as evinced by her treatment OF
Belgium had made il unsafe 10 rely
upon any German pledge or under
/ standing not to attack a merchant
/ ship without warning. The funda-
mental objection urged, however, was
/ that there should be no change IN
the principles OF international law
during the period OF hostilities
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-03-25
GIRL and BOY
OUTWIT FOLKS
Freda Werner end C,a &c A.
derSon Flee to Chicago
to be Married.

That IL will be a case Of Bless
YOU. my children" so far as Freda
Werner,--now evidently Mrs. Claude
Anderson, -daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs Carl Werner, 634 Dubail av..
this city, is concerned. seems to be
the prevailing opinion among those
close to the family Friday night.
After an officially interrupted
elopemenC to st. Joseph, Mich.
F'reda, who in the city court here
said she would marry Anderson or
die. despite the fact that he was
little more than is and she Il, left
Thursday with Anderson for Chi
cago. There a license to we'd was
issued Thursday. No confirmation
Of a marriage has been received, ac-
cording TO neighbors who have fol-
lowed the case with the mother.
Freda had not returned 10 her
home since March 10, when she was
returned from st. Joseph after ad-
vices from the police department
here had halted the pen Of County
Clerk George w. Larkworthy as he
prepared the license. She lived for
few days with the Andersons, r.
+. i. No. 8, and then went TO the
home of a sister, Mrs. William
Labadie, Mishawaka av. It was un-
derstood she would remain there
until she reached the age Of Is.
Wednesday evening, It is report
ed. Anderson, with his brother
George, came to the house. and on
their departure Freda said she had
to leave. She then went TO Ander-
sons sisters home for the night,
after which the couple left for Chi
cago on a second matrimo nial at
tempt. Apparently 1t proved sue
cessful. for no one contested the
issuing Of the license. Mrs. Werner.
after her daughters declaration in
police court. is said to have con-
scented TO the match. but to have
later changed her mind.
That the marriage is legal. j. the
opinion Of a local attorney. unless
one OF the parties in the contract
bring proceedings.
With such love as theirs" he
said. there isn't a jury in the world
that would not countenance the
vows. II is bound TO be a case OF
Bless you, my children and II is
10 be hoped that the love exempt
fed before Judge Warner never
dies"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-03-25
SPEECH CRITICIZED
COngressman's TRADE May Not 6e
Printed i'm Record.
national News service :

International News Service:
WASHINGTON. March "a. - A
special committee of the house was
appointed Friday TO investigate and
determine whether a speech inserted
in the Congressional Record several
DAYS ago by Rep. Cyclone" Davis OF
Texas was Eft to be printed" The
speech was a vitrioic attack on a
newspaper writer who had criticized
the Texas representative at large.
Rep. Madden Of Illinois called the
attention Of the house 10 the Davis
speech.
u do not intend" said Rep. Mad
den. Ito allow the Congressional
Record 10 be used as a cesspool.
Some Of the language in this speech
is such that no respectable news
paper in the United States would
print il. It contains language which
could not be published in a news
paper and which would be libelous
if published anywhere except in the
Congressional Record"
Madden moved that the objection
able speech be expunged from the
Record. but after some discussion II
was decided 20 follow the regular
practice Of the house which calls for
an investigation by a special COM
mittee. Reps Webb OF North Caro-
lima. Barclay Of Kentucky, Montague
OF Virginia. Cooper Of Wisconsin and
Platt OF New York were named TO
conduct the investigation.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-03-25
DENIES FAST
NAVY GROWTH
Rear Admiral FiSke Says Men
Cannot be Trained in
Short Time.
Associated Press serrice

Associated Press Service:
WASHINGTON, March 24.-Rear
Admiral Bradley A Fiske declared
before the house naval committee
Friday that regardless Of how many
ships were built. it would be iInpos-
sible to carry out the general boards
plan for making the American navy
equal TO any ahoat by 1925 be-
cause it would take ten years longer
10 develop and train the personnel
necessary 70 man the navy in first
rank.
You can appropriate enough
money to build enough ships to
equal the ships of any other navy
in three years" said the admiral,
but ships do not make navy. You
would not have the men, officers or
training that would bring a navy up
10 first rank. Great Britain has been
500 years training its men and build
ing up its navy. We can't catch up
with Germany in FIVE years. AS 70
training men we need to train en-
listed men, but the greatest need is
the training OF the admirals."
Reiterating his official expressed
opinion that the navy never could
be made efficient as long as it's poll
cies were subject to change by every
new secretary of the navy, the ad-
miral urged legislation for the es-
adjustment OF a general staff with
statutory powers and to define and
extend the powers Of the chief Of
operations. He agreed that the
navy now needed battle cruisers
badly. but said the most urgent need
was an adequate flying corps.
Admiral Fiske, who has been a
center of the storm Of criticism Of
the navy's administration since he
resigned as aide for operations a
year ago, was not Inclined 10 dwell
upon his differences with Sec'y Dan
iels. In response to questions he
said the secretary had granted him
month leave of absence when he
asked for three months and that Mr..
Daniels had told him he did not
want naval officers in Washington
talking to congressman and news
paper men.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-03-25
.SHACKLETON is
LOST IN SOUTH
Wireless From Aurora Shows
Ship Failed to Meet
Explorer

Associated Press Service;
LONDON, March 25.-A wireless
message from the auxiliary ship
Aurora Of the Shackleton Antarctic
expedition was received in London
yesterday.
The Aurora at the time the mes
sage was sent was in the far south
Pacific. The wireless said that the
steamer had been damaged and was
proceeding to New Zealand for re-
pairs. The fate of Lieut.. Sir Ernest
Shacxleton and the party with him
which set out to cross the south pole
is not known.
Apparently an attempt had been
made to send the wireless for sew
eraI months. but it had only just
been reported at the New Zealand
station which forwarded it to Ems
land. The message was sent by a
mem Der of the staff Of the Aurora
which went from Australia to Ross
sea at the end of 1914 for the pur-
pose Of bringing back ShackletOn's
party when they had crossed the
south polar continent IL was not
known that the Aurora had wire
less on board and the dispatch was
delivered 10 an office of the expedi-
ton which had been closed for some
time.
The news as received in London
leaves the world completely in the
dark as TO the dOings or where
abouts OF Lieut. Shackleton and his
immediate party. If they have car
rled out their program they are
now presumably at the Ross sea
base, but without the expected ships
10 take them Off
Even il Shackleton has been un-
successful I'm the attempt 10 cross
the pole and has had TO retrace his
steps 20 the Widdel sea base thence
10 return TO Buenos Aires. the re-
lief expedition will have TO be re-
organized TO effect the rescue Of
Lieut.. Macintosh. r. y. r.. in COM
mand Of the Aurora, and a nun Der
of his companions who were left
on shore at Ross sea when the
Aurora broke from her mOorings.
The great question is viii the stores
which these men possessed be suffi-
client 90 sustain the lives OF the party
for a year2
Until the Aurora arrives at some
port and a full story Of her adven-
lures is available the extent OF the
loss sustained by the party cannot
be definitely known
The breaking away OF the Aurora
and her consequent inability to pick
up the mem bers OF the Shackleton
expedition on their arrival AZ the
Z Ross sea side Of the Antarctic was
almost the only contingency that
had not been foreseen.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-03-25
Yuan Shi Kai
Admits Blame
For Condition
Associated Press Service:

Associated Press Service:
WASHINGTON. March 25-Pres't
Yuan Shi Kai's mandate renouncing
his acceptance OF the title OF en-
peror Of China. and declaring Chinas
return 70 republican government was
made public in part Friday night by
the Chinese legation. In it Yuan
says he consented TO proposals for
a monarchy after Irresistible" in
sistence by a convention of popular
representatives but feeling that ac-
ceptance of the throne would violate
his oath as president never took
any steps TO put the monarchial pro-
gram actually into effect. For his
failure TO oppose the monarchial
movement more vigorously. how
ever. he takes upon himself the
blame for "all the faults Of the
country and calls upon all Chinese
to unite in saving a nation which,
through internal dissension, sis
racing to perditiOn."
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-03-25
To
Speed LaborS
Of Congress
Associated % 80 :

Associated Press se(vIce;
WASHINGTON. March 24.-House
democrats i'm caucus Friday night
adopted a resolution outlining a plan
lOt speedins mp the administration
legislative program with a view TO
adjournment before the national
political conventions in June as urg-
ed by Pres't Wilson. They pledged
themselves to cooperation in earlier
daily meetings and 70 such night ses-
sions as may seem advisable. The
plan is 10 handle at night sessions
the business Of all special days In
the week except the sO-called calen-
dar Wednesday.
1t was also agreed that the tariff
commission bill should become part
Of the coming general revenue meas
ure
Before the resolution embodying
the plan was adopted without dissent
Speaker Clark made a vigorous
speech urging team work by the ma
jority. He presented the caucus a
memorandum from Pres't Wilson
recommending a legislative program.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-03-25
LACK OF AVIATORS.

Associated Press Service
SAN DIEGO, Calf, March IA
There are no qualified military
aviators available at the signal
corps school here for duty with the
expeditiOnary forces in Mexico" said
Capt. Arthur s. Cowan, command
ant at the North island training in
stitution, in commenting upon the
request of Brig. Gen. John PERISH
ing for eight more fiiers.
There are four student aviators
at North island who are ready to
take their junior military aviators'
tests" he said, but none has had
experience in crOss-country flying.
They need training before being sent
into the field for service such as
they would find with the expedition
airy forces in Mexico"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-03-25
AMERICANS KILLED.
ted Press Service

Associated Press Service
DOUGLAS, Ariz. March %. -
Three Americans. two women and
one man. were killed near Gibson's
line ranch on the New Mexico-Me0-
leo boundary eight miles west OF Co
lumbus, y. NJ, between 4 and 5
o'clock Wednesday afternoon, pre-
sumably by MeNicans, according 20
the story brought here by a party Of
five Douglas people. who said they
arrived on the scene shortly after
the bodies had been removed by sol
diers.
A command Of United States sol
diers stationed at the Gibson ranch
was said to have crossed the line in
pursuit Of the slayers