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Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1916-12-09

have gotten delay until came home.
AS he didn't-the law took it's course
The law that you gave me up for.
The law whose study you preferred to
the honored position of wife and moth
err"
oh. john" she wept. Il have
sinnedl | have sinned horribly. But
I've paid. I've paid in tears. in an
guish. in heartbreak, Is there no for
giveness? Can you never take me
back and give me another chance?
I'll spend my whole life. trying to
atone"
Like granite his face was set, as he
gazed coldly down into her imploring
ewes. Then-between him and the
woman who so vainly entreated his
forgiveness and love-a shadow
seemed to fit. The shadow of Edwin
Martel. And the shadowy Bps seemed,
to Leonards excited fancy. to muir
muir:
Forgive as you hope to be forgiven.
II | can forgive her, cannot your"
Involuntarily, Leonard's sternly fold
ed arms opened. And the girl he loved
crept weeping into their tender shell
ter.
(END OF EIGHTH STORYl
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1916-12-09
ADDY'SHENING
UEAIR TALEp
b. MARY GRAHAM BONNER,
THE FOG.

81 want a Change" said some of
the Drops of Water in River.
And so do l." said some of the
Drops of Water in IA nearby Lake.
Il want a Change to the Air" said
little Brook. and Tiny Stream said,
Il want To- be- up in The World for
little while"
\ few Drops in the big Ocean not
far away heard the MurmuringS of
the River. Lake. Brook and Stream
and said in Roaring, Rumbling Tones;
Lets have Change. one, two
three, now all together go"
Then UP into the Air went the Drops
from the Ocean. River Brook and
Stream that had wanted Il Change as
the Ocean Spoke and Il great Fog was
over all.
Now the Drops from the Lake had
not gone in time so they Hurried up
TO Join the others When they Joined
the rest OF the Fog was so thick that
People could not see across the Street
and the Places looked almost rs Dark
as Night
isn't this Wonderful" Reared the
Ocean Drops.
Il Love The Air" said the Drops
from the Lake.
IT'S So good to see the Houses near
by said the River, instead OF being
always Beneath and being Looked
Down upon"
It's 50 Exciting" said the Httlt
Brook.
ITS Wonderful" said the Stream.
And just then the People began 10
come out of their Houses and Look
all about them. They held up their
Hands over their Eyes and trlcd o.
See as hard as ever they could. But
the Fog was very thick and they had
to 90 about just Seeing a little Dis
lance ahead at time.
I'VE can See" said the Ocean Drops
"Ah, yes, we can See through our
own Fog said the Drops from the
Lake.
What a Fine thing it is to make a
Fog" said the River Drops IT'S so
much better and more Wonderful than
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1916-12-09

to make anything Stupid that no one
Notices. Everyone Notices Fog. Ev-
eryone has to Notice a FOg!"
yes" said the Drops from the Tiny
Stream, land when we make Fog
a Bell has TO ring from the Tower
by the Rocky Coast of the Ocean. Ii
is to warn Ships about us. They're
afraid of us! We're so Strong even
If we don't seem to be- For we keep
them from Seeing! We're very Won
! derful"
The Fog Bell went on Ringing, a Fog
Horn Sounded to show Ships the clear
Water and the People Walked about
only when they had to, Picking their
way ever so carefully.
But soon the Drops from the Ocean
got very lonely. It's so Rough and
gay down in the Ocean now. They're
having II FrOiic we know" And down
went the Drops from the Ocean. But
before going the Drops Boosted some
more. And the River Drops Boosted
too, so did the Stream, and Lake and
Brook Drops. They did not want TO
20 back to the Earth just yet-but they
had to 90. Yes, they were Driven
back.
Out Peeped Mr. Sun, and the Fog
couldn't stand his Bright Rays for very
Long
As they were going he said: do
you know why you have to Break up
Enn nd ha ;r2S
I'VE want to go home" said the
Drops of Water"
"Oh, no, you don't" said Mr.. Sun.
Not just yet. You wanted to Stay
a good long Time. But you haye to
20 Back, because I've Come And do.
you know why I've Gomez
'NO," came from the little Drops.
Because" continued Mr. Sun. you
were all Boasting about the Wonder
full Fog you made. You Praised Your
selves and never thought to Mention
the most Important Person Of all who
Helps you"
"Oh, we know said the Drops of
Water as they were slowly Disappear
ing.
Yes" said Mr.. Sun, land she sent
me here to Drive you back to your
Water Homes because you had been
and had not told who gave
you the Greatest Help of ALL"
"We1l never do it again." they said.
VERY WELL" said Mr.. Sun, I'M tell
ler-and maybe she'll let you have an
)ther Fog some Day. But now
must Shine hard-so be eff"
But as the Rays of Mr.. Sun drove
away the Fog, the Drops Of Water
Heard the Voice of old Mother Nature
aging, Another time I'll give you
rood FOg-for you can't get along
without me, you know"
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1916-12-09
When the Dean demonstrated.

The Manchester Guardian says this
is true story from the front: Two
Tommies wandering on a part of the
line with which they were not famil-
liar found on many of the trenches
neatly painted signs displaying the
names with which their occupants had
labeled them. They came to a trench
marked THE Deanery" "EIo." ex-
claimed one of the Tommies, 'hif ere
amt a d deanery!" At that in
slant head popped out of the trench
and the chaplain retorted: Yes. nv
man, and I'm the d. dean. so please
moderate YOUR language"
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1916-12-09

with her father and herself Later Hal
loran and she were planning to look
on at the New Years Eve reveIs in
one of the big restaurants.
Edwin Martel," Leonard had once
said, lis a living proof that luck is
the very worst thing in the world
for the fellow who haSh't got it,"
And he was right Born and brought
up to the idea that he was to inherit
a goodly fortune. Martel found himself
cast on the world at twenty-five. with
out a dollar.
The man was strong. willing, eager
TO learn. But. for lack of the right
equipment. he was barely able to pick
up the most precarious sort of a liv-
ing.
The chance to 60 with Leonard to
Brazil came to him as a godsend. He
was not only out Of work and at the
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1916-12-09
-fnl news ?" be
.AAuuNu1uu
his chagrin that

her greeting v 3 impersonal and
that she had thought of going out on
this last afternoon he could be with
her. What has happened? Have
they decided to admit you to the bar,
after only seven months of law study?
Or" a shade of hope in his voice,
have you decided to marry me today
and come to Brazil with me-"
Mr.. Halloran has promised to make
me his secretary! Think of that
I'm trying to think of it,, said
Leonard in perplexity. But II doesn't
make sense to me. Why should a
well-to-do girl want to be any mans
secretary-and deprive some needy
girl of a good job And. who is Mr..
Halloran?'"
who is Mr.. Halloran?" she echoed,
oring his first question. Next
III be asking Who is Theodore
sevelt?' or Who is Andrew Carne-
!" Don't you read the papers at
Or has that silly Brazil expedi-
ton taken up all your mind? Mr..
Charles Morehouse HaIloran. my
ignorant friend, is the new district at
torney who was elected last November
and who takes office tomorrow morn
ing. And"
obi" grunted Leonard in disgust
That Halloran?"
Well?" she snapped. you needn't
speak OF him as II he were an ashcart
H-ver. He is one Of the most bril-
criminal lawyers in America and
everybody says he will be governor
or United States senator some day
4 He"
He h one of the most unscrupulous
and corrupt machine politicians in the
city" contradicted Leonard.
You shan't speak so Of hint" said
the girl, sharply. Mr.. Halloran is 8
friend Of mine, and of fathers too
And I won't hear him vilified, ever
by you"
"But he"
He appreciates my ability and my
ambitions for a career!" she hurried
on, enthusiastically. He is going t.
make me his secretary, and to hell
me show what a woman can do wher
for once she is given fair chance"
"A fair chance for WHAT" demanded
Leonard. in some irritation. ITO be
come the instrument of a social sys
tenn that is so merciless and so un
tust that II belongs in the Fifteenth
century rather than in the Twentieth
Don't take up that sort Of work, Mar
garet Don't do II. It's not suited t.
any woman. Least of all to a woman
who has been brought up as yo,
have!"
isn't it?' she sneered. Il suppos,
you have the fossil old idea that
voman's place is in the homer"
IT there is q nobler place than tn,
home, l don't know where it is" h.
returned. But I'm not insisting tina
women stay there. They have ven
tured into a thousand honorable fields
of endeavor. But the position of sec
Rotary to the district attorney isn't one
of them. Certainly not for you, dear
You have no right to" o
II have a right to do as please"
"You have not" he denied. mo one
has. Edwin Martel's father thought
he had right to do as he pleased.
40 he left his money to charity In.
dead OF leaving 1t to the son he had
never trained to earn . living. And
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1916-12-09
EIGHTH STORY
Beyond Recall

Margaret Graeme had amazed her
friends by dropping out of the social
world for a time, and returning to ii
with the queer statement that she
had been taking course in law.
People wondered what John Leon
ard would think of this freak on the
part OF the pretty but strong willed
girl to whom he had so long been en-
i gagged.
But Leonard was not given to airing
his opinions for the benefit OF the
public Moreover, he was used to
Margaret's eccentric ways. Indeed, he
had tolerated them in haifamused
fashion ever since he and she mad
4 been children together.
Then. too, he had new interests OF
his own, just then. that so absorbed
bin as to leave little time or thought
for lesser matters.
! The Explorers club. of which he
was a member, was organizing an ex-
petition into the unpOpulated hinter-
lands OF Brazilian expedition which
Leonard had largely financed and
which he was 10 lead.
Preparations for this siX-mOnths abb
sence from New York engrossed his
whole attention for weeks. At length
all was ready. and his passage was
booked on a Brazil-bOund steamer
which was to sail at a m. on New
Years day.
IN the early afternoon of New Years |
Eve, Leonard called ct the Graeme |
house to say goodbye to Margaret
He had hoped to spend his last eve
ming with her, before starting on the
journey. But there were still dozen
last things" to attend to before sail
ing: so he made his call earlier In the
day.
He found Margaret in the living
room of her fathers home, waiting for
him with an eagerness she had not
shown toward his visits for many
long day.
For a moment he felt ~0nscience-
stricken at thought of going away for
a half year from a girl who seemed to
g., dearly Butviargaret's
>..C- nrst words undeceived him.
o ta,sf he mel" hefexclaimed.
luck tbe most wonderful bit i
as,s ~frI nsws2. be {,
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1916-12-09
MARTEL CONDEMNED TO DIE.
Slayer of Elsie Drayton Sentenced 20
Electric Chair.

Followed a New York date line
and the following abridged item:
Edwin A. Martei was yesterday
sentenced by Judge Hinkle to die in
the electric chair during the week Of
March 80, for the murder OF his sweet
heart, Elsie Drayton, an artist.
"Martel was engaged to be married
to Miss Drayton On the evening OF
December 81, he called on her. alleged
ly to say good-by before starting for
Brazil on the Leonard expedition. Mrs.
Wigs, janitress Of the studio build
ing in which Miss Drayton lived. heard
the sounds of violent quarreling as she
passed along the hall outside of the
victims apartment.
She heard Miss Drayton call out
in terror: Don't! You're killing me!
and, afterward heard her cry defiant
ly. Shoot me! Go ahead and shoot
mel Half an hour later, Mrs. Wigs.
in her own room, heard piercing
scream. followed almost at once by
pistol shot
The evening world., 1916-12-23
ARABIA NO TRANSPORT,
SAYS BRITISH ADMIRALTY
Declares Torpedoed Steamer Was
Never Used as Such in Re-
port TO Lansing.

WASHINGTON. Dec. :3.-Contra-
dieting Germany's contentious that
the steamer Arabia was a British
transport, the British government to-
day Informed the State Department
the Arabia was not in Admiralty SER
vice when she was torpedoed nor had
she ever been in such service.
Great Britain did say. tho Arabia
carried some government passengers
booked as ordinary packet passen-
gers at the expense of the Gevern-
ment."
The State Department had awaited
this word before deciding It's course
toward Germany in pending sub.
marine matters.
Secretary Lansing indicated he Is
undecided about passing along the
incomplete information to Ger.
many, and 1t is thought he will wait
for the figures of Great Britain be-
fore deciding upon action.
German asserted that the Arabia
was In the service OF the British
Government. filled with coolie la
borcrs. with no women or children
visible on board, painted like a trans
port and travorsing the regular
transport lane, but has offered repaf-
alton IL she shall be shown to have
been wrong In that opinion.
The evening world., 1916-12-23
LANSING FAVORS
|NvEST|GAT|0NOF
PEACE NOTE LEAK
Wouldn't Know How to Spec
1late in Stocks il | wanted
TO-" He Says.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23.-Secretary
Lansing said to-day tho State De-
partment would welcome an invita-
ton to show whether any Govern
ment oflcials profited through stock
speculation resulting from his two
statements regarding President Will
sons peace note. such as was pro-
posed in the House yesterday in a
resolution by Representative Wood OF
Indiana.
"If there is the slightest doubt
about the two statements issued by
mo I should welcome an Investigation
TO remove It," said Secretary Lam
sing. 'I don't know anything about
stocks and would not know how 10
speculate IL | wanted to. Wall Street
has always been a mystery to me-"
Counsellor Polk said:
"If such a charge Is being pressed
in good faith II ought to no investi-
gated without delay. Oficials OF the
department would welcome It,"
II was stated on the highest au-
thority that exceptional care will be
taken hereafter to guard against pos =
sible leaks of advance Information
from Washington that might tend TO
cause price fluctuations.
Government officials were admit
tedly concerned over the apparent
fact that a tip as to tho peace note
Wednesday reached Wall Street
ahead OF publication.
The Information that the note had
gone was given in the strictest con-
fidcnce to newspapermen wednesday
morning. Shortly sfterward. the
news In more or less definite form
was In Wall Street.
Because of this the Government II
anxious to weed out any newspaper
men or any ono posing as newspaper
men who may be serving as "tipsters'
for the Street. 1t. realizes that thu
utmost caution was not taken in max
ing the confidential announcement.
Four men not In the newspaper bus
mess were in Secretary Lansing's con
ference room when he pledged the re
porters to secrecy and gave them th'
information about the note. Tit
whole note proposition was more o.
less an open secret.
The evening world., 1916-12-23
TAMMANY BEATEN:
FAILS STOOVERR|DE
VETO Of mitchell
City Budget, Cut in Board of
Aldermen, viii Remain
at Original Figure.
MAYOR IS ASSAILED.
Dowling, in Sarcastic Speech,
Denies the Charge of
Playing Politics.

The Tsmmany faction OF the Board
OF Aldermen completely failed this
afternoon in its effort to override the
veto of Mayor Mitchell on 1917 budget
cuts amounting to si20,i20.
When tho Board of Estimate. Of
which the Mayor is Chairman. passed
the 1917 budget OF s21l.1i5.Oi6.s2 the
Aldermen cut s120,420 in salary in
creases, new positions and positions
they considered useless.
sixty of the rs votes in the Board
OF Aldermen arc necessary TO over
ride the Mayors veto. To-day, on the
question OF salary increases amount
/ ing TO S3s.320. the Tammanyites could
got only ~ votes. The Fusionists. who
supported the Mayor. cast 20 votes On
tho propositions for thirteen new posi-
tions costing the taxpayers si4,070 and
the attempted abolition OF sixteen
useless" positions costing s37,15o tho
Tammanyites got but 4s votes out Of
the necessary so. The Fusionists cast
20 votes.
This means that the S211,115.olssc
budget for 1917 stands as the Board
OF Estimate passed 1t.
In n speech brlstling with sarcasm
and ridicule, Aldermanio President
Bowling attacked the Mayor for
vetoing the budget cuts.
IF we had been playing politics"
declared Alderman Bowling, I've
could have cut 100000 out OF the
1917 budget made up by the Board OF
Estimate and then told the Mayor
to put the amount back.
II desire to serve notice on Mayor
Mitchell. and ] do not think he ever
has reason to doubt my word, that i
was not approached either by any
member of the board or OF any polit-
ical body whatsoever while the Alder
men were considering the budget.
In fact, the Finance Committee Of the
board took Up the budget and an
alyzed 1t. item by Item. during my
absence"
Mr.. Dowling then proceeded TO flay
many OF the methods OF the Mitchell
administration. First OF all. he cited
an instance of the "riotous use" of
the word efficiency.
During an absence OF Mayor Nit
chel from the city" nc said. Il was
acting Mayor and had to present
street cleaning medals in Union
Square. One OF the White Wings
who came before me for decoration
was a resident OF my district. This
man. we'll known TO me. was having
n badge Of honor pinned on him for
efficiency. As I affixed the medal
leaned over and asked him how
many days week he was called
upon to work and no replied three"
That means that the great City of
New York shows It's appreciation of
an efficient man by handing him
$3.50 week and a medal"
The evening world., 1916-12-23
MYSTERY IS TO LOSER
OF EMERALD RINGS SOLVED
Mrs. w. B. Thompson, Who Stops
at st. Regis, Owned Missing
Gems-No Evidence of Theft.

The mystery surrounding the
identity Of an advertiser In yesters
days World who offered a reward OF
$4,000 for the return of two certain
lady's rings unaccountably missing
since about Dec. s." was solved to-
day when 1t became known that
the loser of tho gems is Mrs. w. b.
Thompson of New York ami WASH
ington. who makes her Manhattan
home at the Hotel st. Regis.
Tho superintendent of Police in
Washington, according to a despatch
from that city to-day. said the
loss had been reported TO him. but
he declined to discuss the case.
II was learned. however. that Mrs.
Thompson in her st. Regis apart
ments recently inadvertently threw
into a waste basket an uncut dia-
mond, puro white. weighing two
carats and a half. Sho thought ths
diamond had been stolen until II was
found by a maid.
The Washington police bellevs
there Is "a strong possibility the two
cmeralds also may have been mis-
laid. There is no evidence they
were stolen further than that they
disappeared.
The evening world., 1916-12-23
DENIES TORREON HAS been
CAPTURED BY VILLA
Military Commander at chihuahua
City SO Replies to Carranza
Consul at FL PaSo.

Ell PASO, Tex, Dec. GA mes
sage from Gen. Francisco Murguia,
military commander at chihuahua
City, denying that Torreon has been
captured by Villas forces, was re-
ceived to-day by Eduardo Sorlano
Bravo, Carranza Consul here.
Gen. Murguia also denied that lose
Ynez Salazar had attacked Chihul-
hua City from the South.
Persistent rumors that Torreon had
been captured by villa were in cir
culation here to-day, but Carranza
officials here and in Juarez insisted
that nothing had been received from
the Coahuila metropolis. One report
was that villa forces entered the town
at o'clock yesterday afternoon and
are now in complete possession of the
city and surrounding territory.
The evening world., 1916-12-23
OOBRUDJA BATTLE
IN RAIN AND SLUSH
Germans Outnumber Russian De-
tenders and Force Them Back,
SAYS London.

LONDON, Dec. 23.-Bitter nghting
in snow and rain and slush is attend
ing the German effort to advance In
Dobrudja. outnumbering the rus
sian defenders there enormously. they
have succeeded in forcing retirement
OF tho Cars troops. but only after
some hard fought battles along tue
entire front.
stopped in their drive northward
tons have reinforced their Dorudja
line heavily and transferred their
greatest pressure TO this front. The
object is undoubtedly 10 exert a fiank
pressure at Q later period In the pro-
posed advance on tho Roumluian
Russian forces in the Braila neigh.
borhood.
The evening world., 1916-12-23
SIXTY GIRLS NARROWED
ALL NIGHT IN THE SNOW
Normal School Students Held in
Stormbound CarS-Food and
Coal Rushed.

UTICA, n. y, Dec. 23-One hun
dred persons. whom about sixty
were Onconta Normal School girls
going home for the holidays, were
marooncd by tho snowstorm in two
cars OF the Onconta and Horklmcr
Electric Railroad, four miles from
Richfeld Springs. lat night.
They spent the night In the cars
At midnight there was only about q
shovelful of coal left TO feed the fires
A man came from Richfield Springs
with bushel OF coal which kept
them from freezing. A truck con
tanning foor was hurried by the com
pany officials from Richficld Springs
The girls were from Utica, Syra
cuse, Buffalo. Rome and other places
The evening world., 1916-12-23
V0lTAIRE BELIEVED SUNK;
49 AMERICANS ON BOARD
Lamport & Holt Virtually Give Up
Hope for Their Missing
Steamer.

The Lamport & Holt liner Voltaire.
win crew of 1i7 men, one-third OF
whom are Americans, Ia believed TO
have been sunk by a submarine some
whore in the vicinity OF the British
Isles. She left Liverpool In ballast
for New York Nov. 2s and has not
been heard from since.
The Noltairc, which before the war
was In tho New York Buenos Ayres
trade. left this port Oct. 81 for Liver
pool with a cargo OF frozen meat.
Sho was scheduled to leave o-day
for Buenos Ayrcs.
Officials OF the line have about
given up hope for tho vessel. She
was equipped with a powerful wire-
less apparatus and could easily have
summoned assistance.
The Vauban OF the same line. which
left Liverpool two weeks after the
Voltalre, reported by wireless to Hal
ifax on Thursday and is expected in
port tomorrow. Tho Voltairc was
faster than the Vauban. Little hope
Is entertained that the crew of the
Noltaire was saved n she was
wrecked, because the weather since
the first OF the month has been un-
usually violent on the North Atlantic
WASHINGTON. Dec. 23.-Slnking
OF the British steamer Lariston was
reported to tho State Department to
day from London. Neither place lor
time nor manner was given.
The evening world., 1916-12-23
GUARD OFFICERS REDUCED
FOR SIGNING ROUND ROBIN
T11oSe Who Protested Against Camp
Conditions and Food Lose Their
Ranks.

Ell PASO, Tex, Dec. 23.-Sergeants
and corporals of the Eighth Ohio Ma
tional Guard who signed the round
robin protest against camp condi-
tions and food have been reduced TO
the ranks as punishment, Gen. Bell
announced to-day.
After several days investigation
army inspectors reported the charges
Of the guardsmen were. without foun-
dation. To more than 500 privatcs
signing the petition no disciplins will
be administered.
The signing was the result of ign6r-
ance on their part said Gen. Bell,
but there is no excuse for non-com-
missioned officers taking part"
The evening world., 1916-12-23
SERIOUS FOOD RIOTS
REPORTED IN DRESDEN
Police and Military Forces Said to
Have Been Called Out
Women Aid Rioters.

LONDON, Dec. 23.-Serious food
riots at Dresden In which police and
military forces were used by the
German authorities to queli the at
tack OF hundred women were re-
ported In Rotterdam dispatches to-
day 10 the Exchange Telegraph
Company The riots occurred on
sunday. Monday and Tuesday, It was
asserted. On Tuesday policemen were
seriously wounded by the rioters.
The Rotterdam despatch asserted
that the women Joined In a process
sion which stoned shops and
marched past the palace shouting
for food, The sharpest fghting oc-
CURED Tuesday, when the author
ities sought 10 suppress the demon
stration which at that time was
joinsd In hx . haadxa6 anmaas