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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-29

and tried to talk about them in New
York.
preached the subject to Gardner one
night as we sat in Cipola's. Gardner
had been following up clews to the loca.
ton of Cipola's for three months. He
had found it within the week. He was
IN an exceedingly happy mood, though
he hadn't seen his wife in ten days, and
probably had lost his place with the
Eureka Bung Starter Manufacturing
Company.
"The war is terrible, isn't it?" said
by way of opening.
al don't think So" he declared. ITS
been a wonderful boon to the restaurant
business in New York. You see, thou.
sands of people who usually 60 abroad
now spend their winters here. Then
there are more thousands of foreigners
who have come here since the war start.
ed. They've increased the restaurants
by thousands, especially the quaint lit.
tie places with a Continental flavor"
He produced well worn notebook.
Look" he said. 81 have here the
addresses or approximate addresses of
3.287 little restaurants that have
sprung up in New York in the last two
years. I've discovered 1916 of them in
eighteen months. On that basis, and BY
giving up Sundays, I've steady work
twenty-nine months ahead. And, of
course, the number is always growing.
No, | can't call the war terrible"
Perhaps you have seen the keen faced
New Yorker hurrying along the street,
hurrying into subways, hurrying away
from office buildings, hurrying some
where always. You have seen the
strained expression upon his face, and
you have wondered if the market was
going ill or if that enormous deal in
sweet pickles had fallen through and
endangered his job with the great
American Sweet Pickle Manufacturing
Company.
used to think such things about him,
too. But don't to-day. He isn't think
ing of dollars and deals. He's a table
d'hote hound on the trail.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-29

minutes, and made so little progress
that eventually asked my friend Hast
ings to be my guide.
"All right" he said. Where do you
want to go?"
well, let's begin with upper Fifth
Avenue" I suggested.
ooh, pshaw" he said. Don't you
know that there aren't any nice little
restaurants in upper Fifth Avenue? At
least, I've never discovered any up that
way. Whattaya say to run down
Fifth Avenue toward Washington
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-29

Unfortunately" said the editor,
Hewlett squeezed the medieval orange
until it became lemon. Nobody has
been able to hand it to the public since.
Besides your characters are entirely too
modern. What we want is a good old
fashioned love story"
| determined to try once more. Even
tually went back with large manu-
script, an air of determination and,
concealed in my hip pocket, a loaded
revolver.
said: ~
"The characters in this, aside from
few beasts, are two lovers, Adam and
Eve. 1t is generally assumed that Eve
became Adams wife immediat ly. That
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-29

where the best and hottest chile con
carne is served this side of the border;
know whose onion soup is most appe-
thing; l know where the red drinking
fluid most nearly approximates claret
l know where the alleged Bohemian re-
sorts of alleged Bohemians are located,
and l know where the poor man shud
ders when he looks at the right side of
the carte du jour. But of anything else
in New York know nothing.
| made several attempts to discover
the city myself, but l got lost every few
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-29

"The hero of my story is Bavarian
air scout on the Eastern front" | said.
In his Reconnaissance he has numerous
encounters with certain
WHAT Russian aviator, a youth
EDITORS of rare beauty. Fate
WANT. seems to throw them To-
gether in the air, but in
all their meetings neither can overcome
the other. At last the German succeeds
in coming upon his rival behind the
screen of a cloud and getting fair shot,
which pierces the others petrol tank.
AS the hostile machine tumbles to de-
struction through the mist the German
notes with horror that the doomed youth
is a woman. Of course he realizes that
he has killed the only woman he could
have loved.
"He is so stricken that he is sent back
to Germany as temporarily insane.
Loathing the thought of further action,
he succeeds in escaping to America by
Disgusting himself and stealing the
passports of an American correspond
ent. He lands in New York. While
walking up Sixth Avenue he is run over
with malice prepense by a French taxi
cab driver outside of Mouquins. In an
unconscious condition he is taken to
Bellevue. When he first opens his eyes
he sees that his nurse % the little Rus
sian aviatrix. She had. had a miracu
lous escape from death in the stricken
aeroplane, but her nerve was shaken
and her usefulness in the air service
destroyed, so she too came to America.
AS a result"
'Wsr fiction" interrupted the editor,
SIS drug on the market, a soporifc
drug. Besides, no house would dare to
put out book with a German hero. In
cidentaly, your characters are entirely
too modern. What we want, my dear
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-29

and denounce the callous sWindle perpe-
trated on the Indians when they were
induced to part with the whole of Man
haitian Island for twenty-four dollars
worth Of cheap jewelry and keg of
rum. Of course, he becomes unpopular
Not only the real estate interests, but
all the respectable burghers denounce
him. He is driven off to live among the
Indians and in his Punishment he falls
in love with the daughter of the chief
prophet of the Ma-na-ha-tas.
"The old gentleman, however, will not
listen to his suit. The white man with
the long face is a fool he says. He is
so full of consideration for others that
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-29

Square? I know lot Of nice little Bo-
hemian places down there"
But" | said firmly, Il don't want to
see nice little Bohemian places. | want
to see the sights-buildings and monu-
nents and historic tablets and things.
Say we compromise and go to the
Brooklyn Bridge"
Hastings seemed puzzled. 1.-The
Bridge, the BRIDGE" he repeated.
Lets see. Oh, yes l think it's near
photographers. You get the finest ge-
fullte fish in New York at Zollengrab-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-29
bers. All right; I'm with you

ber's. All right; I'm with you"
But never saw the Brooklyn Bridge.
We got no further than Zollengrab-
ber's.
In my home city up the state we are
deeply interested in the war. We read
all the news about it and try to digest
the editorials. We are deeply concerned
in the Somme drive and the Balkan
muddle. and what became Of the Brem-
en-, and is Kitchener really dead or d.
recting the Russian armies incognito.
We talk often of those things at home,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-29
By TANSY M'NAB

he is unfit to be a husband and father.
He is even simpler than his fellows.
They at least think they put over slick
deal. But they have no prophets to read
the future. A few strings of beads are
worth more to us than our island be-
cause we were about to move out any
way. We know that terrible race
called the INTERIOR oughs is destined
to conquer Manhattan. Exactly what
they will do we don't know, but we are
not taking any chances. The tall timber
for ours Hereupon-"
unfortunately, your book has a
flavor of socialism," said the editor. 81
am afraid some of our directors would
resent that. And Of course readers de-
mand more romantic nonsense in Colo
NAL stuff. Your characters are entirely
too modern. What we want is good
old-fashioned love story"
went away from there and after
considerable time / returned with an
other typewriter masterpiece.
"This is a romance of medieval
times" ! said. "My heroine, the Prin-
cess Mauvaise de Montfaucon de
Cour-"
Call her Maggie" interrupted the
editor.
On her childhood her parents had
taken her to an exceedingly dirty old
woman with a wart on her nose, who
was famous itinerant soothsayer. The
old dame predicted that when Maggie
was twenty years old handsome prince
mounted on a white horse would come
riding up to her fathers castle and fall
in love with her. She would marry him
and live happily ever afterwards. If
she married anyone else the happiness
stuff was all off. Maggie grows up and
falls head over ears in love with young
Giles de Gillemont de-
Call him jake" said the editor.
unfortunately, Jake's dad is only
baron, and, besides, he doesn't own
white horse In this dilemma Jake de-
cides to go off into the world and see if
he can win princeship and faxen-
haired charger. He goes. But on
Maggie's twentieth birthday a regular
prince rides up to her door, as per pre-
diction, on a white charger. That night
he proposes marriage and of course
Maggie's old man accepts for her. There
is really nothing else to do. His
name
Call him Nike" said the editor.
This is an awful dilemma for Mag
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-29

"The hero of my story is a Bavarian
air scout on the Eastern front" | said.
In his Reconnaissance he has numerous
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-29

gie," resumed. The prince is the real
thing, young, handsome anr Of great
wealth, but she cares no more for him
than a fried parsnip. She breads the
first kiss, but as lover he proves fiiv.
He just mopes about and makes no at
tempt to start any soft actions. AT last,
encouraged by his inactivity, she tells
him about the soothsayer and confesses
about Jake.
"When she finishes Mike laughs until
he nearly splits his doublet. That mus
have been the wart-nosed bag tina
stung my dad he says. When | was {
kid she showed up and predicted thai
in my twenty-ffth year should ride uI
to distant castle on my white charger
and there find the princess who was
ordained to be my bride. The deuce of
it is that few years ago fell in love
with the daughter of neighboring
duke The soothsayer had been to her
place, too, and predicted that in her
twentieth year her affinity would come
riding up to her dads castle on black
charger
"Why didn't you get black horse?
asks Maggie.
"You see, the prophecy demanded a
princess says the prince. And be-
sides we are never allowed to ride black
horses in our family. There's some old
political superstition about it. / sup
pose that old rip went about handing
out her prophecies all over the country
and tangling up the lives of hundreds of
unfortunate children like ourselves
"'But you do like me- don't you?
says the princess.
beyond measure says the prince,
but l can't help being sorry for the
little girl crying her eyes out at home
cts sweet Of you to lie about it,
says the princess. Now We'll go tell
father
"The next day the prince, honorably
released from his engagement, rides off
to marry his first love- No sooner has
he vanished than Jake shows up, dis
consulate figure in rusty armor, riding
his old brown horse
"T'm afraid I'm no good, my dear
he says. I'll never win to be a prince
by the might of my sword. haven't
the heart to kill people and all the
knights meet want to feast me rather
than fight me- Besides it's so ridicu-
lous to go clanking about the country
dressed like canned tomato. You'd
best chuck me and go off with your
prince
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-29

sir, is a good old-fashioned love story"
| departed from the editorial presence
and in due time returned with another
manuscript.
"This is a story of Colonial days in
New York." l said. "My hero is a
young Dutchman of sterling character,
who makes it his life's duty to expose
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-29
SWEEPINGS FROM INKPOT ALLEY
Illustrated BY RODNEY THOMSON

What do I care for the old
prophecy cries the generous princess.
My dearest boy, I'll take chance and
marry you anyway, if you'll promise al
ways to let me have my own way.
"My brave darlingp he exclaims
rapturously, and clasps her to his manly
cuirass."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-06
COULD NOT GET
ENOUGH TO EAT
Rock Island Man Makes Statement
About His Past Condition and
Relief.
T4NLAC HELPED HIM.

4 most interesting statement in con-
nection with Tanlac, the Master Medi-
cine" is that which was made recently
by Clarence A. Reynard. a we'll known
restaurant man who resides at Eigh-
teenth street and Fourth avenue, Rock
Island. Ill He said:
4 have been troubled a great deal
with my stomach. In fact my whole
system has been out of order and has
caused me no little suffering. My ap-
petite was gone and my food did not
taste right My kidneys bothered me a
great deal. | felt tired and WORKOUT
most Of the time and had very little
energy
Il heard this Tanlac so highly rec
commended that | bought a bottle and
began taking it. l was surprised at the
results which l obtained. My appetite
increased and my food hogan to taste
good to me. Now l can hardly get
enough to eat. My work is easier and |
feel stronger than | have in a long
time. l can certainly recommend Tan
lac after what it has done for me"
Tanlac. the Master Medicine" that
did so much for Mr.. Reynard is now
being sold in Rock Island at Riess'
pharmacy where the merits of this ex-
cellcnt preparation will be gladly ex-
planned to you upon request.-(Adv. J
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-06
HOGS ADVANCE At
| HEAVIER DEMAND
Spirit Shown by Packers and Shippers
Sends Quotations On the Up
ward Trenr.

Chicago, Jan. 6.-Active demand
from shippers and packers sent the
hog market today upgrade. Cattle Of
ferlngs were of unattractive quality
Sheep aud lambs for the most part
met with ready sales but plain sorts
were somewhat slow late in the day.
Hogs: Receipts, $4,000; slow; bulk
6.S5@7O5; light, 665d705; mixed
6.70Q7,15: heavy, 6.7O@7.2O; rough
6.7O@6.85; pigs, 5.75@6.75.
Cattle: Receipts, 5000; weak;
3.10q $40; calves, 7.O001O.75.
steers, 6.3O@950; COWS and heifers
Sheep; Receipts, $4,000; steady;
wethers, 6.75Q725; lambs, lisa
1925.
st. Louis Livestock.
st. Louis, Jan. 6.-Hogs-Receipts
$4,000; higher; pigs and lights, 5000
40; heavy, 715Q725.
Cattle - Receipts, 5000; steady
steers, 7,50Q95O; COWS and heifers
5,50Q9,35; calves, s6.OO@1O.5O.
Sheep-Receipts. $50; higher; ewes
6.OO@6.75; lambs, 9.00Q1000; year.
lings, 7.500S.75.
Kansas City Livestock.
Kansas City, Mo, Jan. 6.-Hogs. re
ceipts, 5000; higher; bulk, 6.6O@6.85
heavy, 6.SO6690; light, 6.5506.75
pigs, 5.25@6.25.
Cattle - Receipts, 1000; steady
steers, 6,OO@9.OO; cows and heifers
4.00@9.00; calves, 6OO@1O,OO, S.
Sheep - Receipts. 5000; higher
lambs, 9.0O@9.65; yearlings, 1909
$50; wethers, 6.5o@725; ewes, 81;
1850.
Omaha Live Stock.
Omaha, Jan. Clogs: Receipts, Is,
800; higher; heavy, 6.6O@6.75; light
6,5006.70; pigs, 5.2566.25; bulk, &C,
| @6.7O.
Cattle: Receipts, 5OOO steady
steers, 6.0009O0; cows and heifers
5,O0@7O0.
Sheep: Receipts, $500; higher
yearlings, 700@S.25; wethers, 6.256
1926; lambs, 9.OO69.9O
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-06
WEATHER OBSERVATIONS

The crest of the northwestern area
of high pressure, with its attendant
cold wave, has moved southeastward
to Illinois Temperatures below zero
prevail from Saskatchewan and Man
itoba southwark to Wisconsin and
northeastern Iowa, with the lowest
reading at 7 a. M, 80 degrees below
zero, at Winnipeg. The northeastern
storm has moved to the north Atlantic
coast, accompanied by rain or SNOW in
most section east of the Mississippi
and by gales in the lake region. Pre-
cipitation in the gulf sections, the
Rocky mountain states and on the Pa
cific coast has resulted from storms
which are central over New Mexico
and northwestern Washington. Mod
Grating weather prevails in the north
ern Rocky mountain section. Rising
temperature is indicated for this vi
cinity tonight and Friday, with unset
tied conditions tonight, probably fol-
lowed by snow Friday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-06
General Alexeid.

Petrograd, Jan. '6.-Though the car
is the nominal commander-in-ch of
the Russian armies, it is no secret that
the real man at the head is General
Michel Vassilievitch Aiexeiff, who is
the nominal chief of the general staff
He seems to be the man who has come
through the close Sitting of time and
stress. Since he took charge there
has been new spirit in the Russian
armies. No one knows that better
than the kaiser and Field Marshal Won
Hlndenburg. The allies know it too,
and the French government has con-
ferred on him the Grand Cross of the
Legion of Honor
General AleXeiff is a studious man.
He works hard, and for many years
he was a professor in the military
academies Of Petrograd, Moscow and
Nicolaieff. IN his manners he is demo-
cratic, and in addition to being popu-
! lar in the army, he has close contact
with the leading spirits of the now
| dissolved Duma, which, after all, rep
resents the Russian people better than
the autocratic government.
! His military career dates from the
Russio-Turkish war in 1S777S, when
Russia tried to break her way
through the Golden Horn in vain.
Young Alexeiff had been graduated
from the military academy at Moscow
/ in 1874 as a sub-lieutenant, and dur
/ ing the war with the Turks he was
wounded three times. In 1890 he was
attached to the general staff, and soon
after took up teaching Russian mill
tary history at the military academy
of Petrograd Moscow and then al
! Nicolaieff.
In the WARMTH Japan he was one
of those whose regulations were en-
HANGED rather than the contrary. He
was in command of the Third army
! in Manchia, and the Japanese rec
ognized him as a worthy opponent
When the war was over the ear gave
him iewelad sword as a mark of his
regard. 1t had not been his fault that
things had gone wrong.
Early in the present war Genera
AleXeiff was one of the collaborators
of General Ivanoff in the south. He
helped design the conquest Of Galicia
and assisted in the taking of the Car
pathian line. which was later lost
There is rumor that those early adj
vances were contrary to the advice Of
General AleXeiff, who wanted to fix
limit for the Russian invasion of Ga
Iicia and East Prussia, which was eX
ceeded with such disastrous results.
The retreat, which was conducted
90 skilfully (even the Germans admit
that, was another piece of strategy
that General AleXeiff gets the credit
for, though he was not in supreme
command. After Iyanoff it was Gen
cral Rousky who commanded in the
south. and with him General Alexeif
was brought north to stop the Ger
many advance toward Riga and Petro
grad. 1t has been stopped and as Il
the ultimate outcome General AleXeif
is quite optimistic The worst crisis
has been passed and henceforth tht
Russians will have enough ammuni
ton to resist.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-06
nlseuss Settlement of Disputes.

Des Moines. Iowa, Jan. 6.-settle-
ment OF minor disputes between OPP
orators and miners was the chief work
before the official board OF district No.
IL United Mineworkers OF America in
session here today. The meeting is be-
ing presided over by W II. Rogers OF
Abba. president of the district
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-06

Pana, Iil-Nrs. Catherine Burk
Hughes, Pana's oldest inhabitant, is
dead at the age Of 81. She came over
from Ireland in a sailing vessel. She
was the last survivor Of the irish col
ony that settled in Pana in 1854.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-06
|T@dlay'@ Market Quotations
WHEAT Gains ON
BASELESS RUMOR
Chicago Prices Strengthen When Word
of kaiser's Death Proved to
Be Gr0undless.

Chicago, Jan. 6.-Wheat developed
strength today when rumors of the
kaiser's death proved untrue. A cold
wave in the winter crop belt tended
also to lift prices. Advances in ocean
freight rates, however, and lower quo
tations from Liverpool acted as a
check on the bulls. The opening,
which ranged from q to sc higher
with May at 1.2712 to 1878. and July
at 1.196s to 1.19& was followed by
gains, then a reaction.
The market later rallied on account
OF smallness of receipts northwest and
owing TO assertions that imports from
Canada were next to impossible be-
cause of the difficulty of getting cars.
The close WAS steady, 1s614 to &c net
lower, with May at 1:268Q1.27 and
July, 1.1SB61.19.
Waves of buying hoisted corn. After
opening Is ale to 1@11sc higher, the
market scored further gains before
undergoing a moderate setback.
/ On car scarcity. small country offer
ings and higher Liverpool prices ever
known, the market closed at asQ4 to
( q C net advance.
! Oats hardened with other grains.
+ Higher prices on hogs gave a lift to
provisions.
Chicago Grain.
/ Chicago, Jan. 6-Wheat No. 2 red
1864; No. red, 1.24@@1.25ss; No
hard, 1237s01.24; No. 8 hard, 1909
/ 0L2214.
/ Corn: No yellow nominal; No.
! yellow 7O072c; No. white, 99126 4 C
Oats: No. white, 44A @46c; stand
ard, nominal.
. Rye: No ., 9S1ac; barley, 6407Sc;
timothy, 6,000S00; clover, 10000
1900; pork, 179561S,95; lard, $3.50
1912; ribs 9.85@1O.35.
Chicago Provisions.
Chicago, Jan. 6.-Butter, unchanged
Eggs: Receipts 1857 cases; un.
changed.
Potatoes, higher; receipts q cars;
/
Dakota white and Minnesota and Da
kota Ohios, 900100.
| Poultry, alive, higher; fowls 1515
springs 1872; turkeys IS.
Kansas City Provisions.
! Kansas City. Mo-, Jan. 6.-Butter
eggs and poultry, unchanged.
I Liverpool Grain.
Liverpool, Jan. 6.-Wheat: No.
hard winter, new. 12s sd.
Corn: American mixed, new, los.
Minneapolis Grain.
Minneapolis, Mimi, Jan. 6.-Wheat
May 1243s; July. 1928; No I hard
1878 No, l northern, 1.23%6125B
No. northern, M93s@1223s.
Corn: No. yellow, 75G76c
Oats: No. 3 white, 42a4 043Ac.
Flax: 2191a@2.2212.
Peoria Grain.
Peoria, H., Jan. Corn: No.
white 6912; No. 4 yellow 69QG9&
No 4 mixed 6S34 @69.
Oats: No. 8 white AZ.
New Y0rk Provisions.
i New York. Jan. 6.-ButteT, steady
receipts 5,1S3; creamery SO; firsts .
@32: seconds 2602712.
Eggs, steady: receipts 7,7SS; fres
gathered extra fine 37@3S; extra first
1896; firsts 33@34; seconds 80
921a.
Cheese, firm; receipts 1865; stat
, whole milk fats held specials 17&4
ditto average fancy 17h @17l2; dit
current makes specials 17M1713; dit
TO average fancy 16R@16%.
Live poultry, steady; western chick
I ems Is: fowls 150161a; turkeys 22G
%; dressed, quiet; fresh killed chick
ems 1921; fowls 13G1712; turkey
24625.
Z, st, Louis Provisions.
: St. Louis Jan 6-Poultry: Chick
r ems 10@12: springs IS; turkeys l46
2 IS: ducks Il; geese 10ml2
Butter. creamery g.
Eggs. uncha1 FeG.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-06
recovery MADE
BY sPECIALTIES
o.onipr Hour on Wall Street Market
Shows Favorable Reaction IN
Leading Stocks.

New York. Jan. Choppers and spe-
..,Ities made substantial recoveries in
ma first hour Of the stock exchange
.-sding today and steel rose TO S7l4
,ssore another selling movement was
.,countered. On this decline steel fell
- s6ss. other leaders, including
Standard Railways, went lower, some
If the high priced specialties fell eight
points.
Bonds were irregular.
Initial prices in the stock market To-
3.v nointed to further speculative I'M
asrtaintv. 4 new factor of interest
w,s injected by the statement Of the
hssd of the United States Steel cor
norati0n. which counselled caution.
United States Steel opened at Sis, a
email fraction over yesterdays heavy
close but soon declined to S612 on
large sales. Other leading shares were
disposed to sag. but declines were com
naratively nominal, except in certain
high priced specialties, General Mo
mrs losing Is. Rails were slightly
iover with heaviness in Erie.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-06
London Silver.

London Silver.
London, Jan. G.-Bar silver 267sd
per ounce.
Money, 404l2'e.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-06

New York Sugar.
New York, Jan Sugar: Centrif-
ugal 4,39@458; molasses 3.G0@3S1;
refined, quiet
Omaha Grain.
Omaha, Jan. 6.-Wheat: No. 2 hard
1150118.
Corn: No. 8 white 661a @6712; No. 3
yellow 60.
Oats: No white 4134 6D42
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-06
LOCAL MARKETS.

I Jan. 6.-FolIowing are The whole
sale quotations on the local markets
to-day: