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and seemed TO understand. was dear
old Pedro. who now stood. like n
faithful old animal, waiting to obey
her.
Suddenly she turned. Pedro" she
said, saddle the horses. We leave
for the border tonight"
Now Lopez, having failed once be-
fore to secure Liberty's money. deter
mined to make another attempt. Be
fore leaving his shack he called his
men about him and began making
preparations to steal her again.
Once before we tried to obtain the
American girls money to finance our
cause he said to the men as they
gathered about him. "This time we
VIII be successful. In order to make
certain we will capture the whole
bunch In the hacienda and make them
all our prisoners. And, above all
things, we must get that black dog,
Pedro. / have personal debt l want
to pay him."
AS the leader and his men left the
hut they saw a dark figure turn the
corner and make for the bushes. Two
OF his men made after him and a mo-
ment later they appeared, dragging
along Pedro, who fought madly to
free himself from the poems.
Then they started for the hacienda.
They broke into the house and made
Pancho and Manuel prisoners and
hustled them outside, where they were
placed under guard Liberty was
fully dressed when two of the band
entered her room and ordered her to
follow them. She refused. Then they
grabbed her and, though she was able
to put up considerable resistance. now
that she had recovered the use of her
injured arm, she was no match for
them and they soon overpowered her
and led her away to the hut.
As they passed through the court
yard Lopez, who was directing his
men, saw her and grinned In satisfac-
lion. You see, Senorita, cannot live
without you. This time l do not think
you escape so easily. Your Captain
viii not find you so quickly as he did
before"
Arriving at the hut of Lopez, she
vas surprised to find that Therese had
already been captured, and as they
brew her In and locked the door she
ound the poor Mexican girl sitting
noodily in one corner.
Presently the entire band returned |
o the hut. Lopez then sent two Of
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smoke, which arose from n clearing
NOT FAR from the main road. They
had Just left a thick wood. ana as
they approached. Rutledge pulled up
MS horse and raised his field glasses.
III was camp of Mexican bnndits.
They were cooking some food. while
their horses were grazing some dis
lance away. Some of them were
gambling; others were busy looking
over their loot. while several were
asleep under the trees. They had
brought some of their victims with
them, for, as he studied the field, Rut-
ledge discovered a number of white
women hudded together on the
ground, their hands and feet tied and
their faces wrapped in terror.
They far outnumber u.s." said Rut-
ledge, "for they have three to our
one; but we've got to attack them and
save those women"
Then he ordered his men to dis
mount and, hiding their horses In the
bushes beside the road, the rangers
took their guns and crept cautiously
down the hillside until they were with
In a few feet of the camp. Then they
opened fire. Several Mexicans drop
ped, while the others picked up their
guns and returned the fire of the ran
gers. A hot fight followed The ran.
gers fought under cover of the huge
rocks, toward which the Mexicans
rushed in the face of volley after vol.
ley, which soon thinned out their
numbers. But Rutledge had lost sev.
eral men, too, and it looked as though
he stood in danger of being defeated.
lie and the Major tried to creep up
on the Mexicans by lodging from one
rock to another, but the furious fire
drove them back each time.
Finally during brief lull in the
lighting, Rutledge heard a bugle call
on the road behind him, and as he
looked around he saw troop of cav.
airy dashing toward them. 1t was Col |
onel Dalton on his way across the Dor. |
der to break up the bands that had |
been sacking American towns. A few |
seconds later they reached the spot |
and sent their horses charging right
Into the Mexicans, scattering them in
all directions and killing a large mum.
Der of them. They finally drove them
of and after making several of them
prisoners they released the women
and Colonel Dalton sent them to Dis.
covery under escort.
After it was all over and the troop
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-11-10
LIBERTY
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SAME NAME. RELEASED BY
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SYNOPSIS.

Liberty Horton. American heiress and
owner OF large estate in Mexico is cap
tureu ana held for ransom by Juan Io-
peg, noted Mexican insurrecto While
IN ms camp. she overhears a plan to al
tnck an American town and army camp.
She escapes with the aid of Pedro, a faith
iul servant, and while the rescuing party.
headed by Major Winston, u s. A. Cap
tam Rutledge of the Texas Rangers who
Is IN love with her, and Manuel Leon son
OF her other guardian, stop pursuit she
rides to warn the Americans. She, how
ever, Is too late. and the Mexicans at
tack. They are repulsed by American sol
aiers That night Pancho Leon threatens
MAJOR winston with exposure OF misap-
propriauon of funds left in his care, un-
less ne, Major Winston, forces Liberty to
marry his son Manuel. The Major refuses
Manuel is upbralded by Therese, his Next
can sweetheart. Pedro and Rutledge are
witnesses. Liberty. who has overheard
tne argument between Pancho and the
Major steps into the room. TO save Ma
1or Winston's honor. Liberty agrees to
marry Manuel. Rutiedgo prevents Pedro
from killing Manuel The marriage takes
place. The Major, with Rutledge, leaves
70 join the troops, who have in the mean
time, received orders to cross the line and
bring back, dead or alive, the parties re-
sponsible for the Discovery outrage The
Mexicans continue to maltreat Americans
Manuel goes to Liberty's room that night
Liberty tells him she Is his wife In name
only ana threatens suicide.
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ers had formed again on the maiI
road Rutledge rushed up to Colone
Dalton and grasped his hand.
You arrived just in time, Colonel,
he said. Il had only one cartridge
left"
"a fellow needs a carload of am
munition to fight those greasers," re
piled the Colonel, laughingly; "they
fire so damn fast"
TITS strange that you overlook u.s.
said Rutledge. ave were on our way
! to join your troops
1--WE would have been away beyond
| here" replied the officer, but we bao
an argument with another band about
mile or two back there. There were
only about two dozen of them and we
quieted every one of them before we
lett We've got orders to bring EN-
back dead or alive, but it looks to me
as though Wen leave most of them
stretched out where we find EN-"
Then the Colonel rode to the head OF
his column, while Rutledge and the
Major, followed by the rangers, fell In
behind the troopers, and they started
again on the march. But had the
brave ranger known of the danger
Liberty was in at that moment he
probably would have influenced Dial.
ten to turn his troops about and,
despite his orders from Washing.
ton, go with him to her rescue. And
this, In spite of the fact that she had
turned him aside for his greatest en-.
envy.
But at that moment it looked as
though Liberty would be able to effect
her own escape, for, when she heard
Lopez and his men move away from
the hut, she peeked through a crack
In the door and discovered he had left
but one man on guard outside. Then
she pounded on the door and as soon
as 1t was opened by the guard she
grabbed him and tried to throw him
to the floor.
The door was now wide open and, as
Therese, who had been sitting silently
In one corner up until now, saw that
she had chance TO escape, she lost
no time in taking advantage of 1t.
So, while Liberty was battling with |
the sentry, Therese rushed out and |
left her alone with him.
But the Mexican girl did not get |
far.
END OF SIXTH EPISoDE.)
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dust of more than fifty vanished cen
turtles, while hundreds of bats, dis
turbed in their slUmbers, tapped theil
wings In our faces as they passed be
tween our limbs, we made that mem
| orable ascent.
The SepuIchral Chambers.
l never tainted in my life, but the
only reason that l did not do so on
that occasion was the fear of adding
still more unpleasant complications to
those already on hand. Finally, after
passing through the strange little grot.
to where Mr.. Covington pointed out
the mysterious granite block he dis.
covered concealed there, we reached
the grand gallery, where 1t was heav.
emily pleasure to once more fill our
lungs with good air.
We passed through the horizontal
gallery and entered the Queens cham.
Der, the lower of the two sepulchral
chambers in the Pyramid, although no
sarcophagus was found there. We no.
ticed the smooth, white, pointed roof,
which distinguishes 1t from the granite
Kings chamber above. This Queens
chamber contains perhaps the finest
masonry in the world, the Jennings of
the great white limestone blocks being
almost Invisible, yet they contain a
thin, weblike film of white cement.
We returned once more to the grand
gallery, leading upward to the large
granite-lined room containing a sar.
cophagus, supposed to be Khufus
This magnificent gallery, 155 feet long,
~ feet high and more than Z feet
wide, is built of white mokattam lime.
stone, so finely wrought and laid that
into the joints between the blocks 1t is
dlfhcult to insert the point of a needle
or even hair. Above the second
overlapping course of stones that com.
pose the walls there is a finely cut
1our-inch groove that extends right
around the entire gallery. It's use is
unknown. Yet those ancients must
have had excellent reasons for chisel
Ing 1t out. Again, why?
Passing from the grand gallery
the small, mysterious granite
we found ourselves I'm
the famous superb granite Kings
chamber, the walls of which are com.
posed of just 100 blocks of red gran.
lite. We were alone, and standing by
the side of the mutilated, Hdless sar.
cophagus of that great Pharaoh who
relgned more than 5000 years ago
we had the Pyramid entirely to our.
selves. 1t was long after midnight,
Ihere was a deadly silence, broken oc.
caslonally by the chirp of a distant
pat. The sensation / experienced was
one or eerie pleasure, not unmixed
With awe. | was In the presence of
great manifestation of power-the liv.
ng power of man dead nearly six
hiiiehnlums ago; man who In the |
morning of the world had wrought his |
'wn immortality in this architectural
wonder of the ages. No one could |
ieip feeling exalted at the majesty
ina mystery of the great structure
Us defiance of time and defeat of in. |
Jury; It's strength and beauty: its
'eometrical perfection. Then came
'ver the exaltation feeling of depres.
ION as of the weight of all the super.
imposed masonry above me, and upop
nat the weight of centuries and Of
'eath. We were In q structure of
Vorldamazing grandeur, but for all
hat, tomb.
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his men TO bring Pedro from the barn
In the meantime Manuel and his ia
ther were being guarded by several
desperate looking outlaws. AS they
We're waiting for Pedro the leader
walked over to Manuel.
I'VE need money" he said; "also
men with military training. give
you your choice-an officer with me
! or DEATH"
For moment Manuel was undecid-
ed. He stood looking Lopez suuarely
In the eye, wondering whether he was
really serious. But Lopez met his
gaze with piercing glance which con-
WINGED him the outlaw meant every
word.
AT school," said Manuel, 'I was
stunned by my classmates because
they said | was a greaser; my wife
hates me because she thinks | am
one. Now I'm going to make the ac-
ton fit the name. Henceforth I'm
going to be a greaser. accept the
proposal"
"Ah, thought you would come with
US grinned Lopez. Unite him."
After they had cut the ropes that
bound his hands, Manuel requested
Lopez TO release his father, too. Fol
lowing a consultation with some of
his men, Lopez ordered that Pancho
be allowed to go.
When the men arrived with Pedro,
who fought every inch of the way,
Lopez walked up to him and, with a
sneer, struck him in the face.
Il always pay my debts" he said.
ITO you now 1 will pay what owe"
Then he sent two of his men to the
barn for wild horse which had been
purchased a few days before by
Pancho. When they arrived he ordered
them to tie Pedro to the back of the
merry creature. This they did and
bound his arms and legs securely to
the animal as it danced about, eager
10 break away. After he was securely
bound they let the horse go and he |
dashed away madly with the form of
the poor slave dashed to its back and |
soon disappeared down the road.
While Lopez and his gaug were fin |
control of the hacienda. Rut-
ledge and his men were many miles |
away, patrolling the border for rowing |
bands of Mexican raiders. As the
Captain was riding at the head of the
rangers he was suddenly attracted by
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SIXTH EPISODE
The Desert of Lost Souls.

Il mean what l sayw exclaimed
Liberty, as she gradually brought the
knife nearer her breast and stared at
Manuel in grim defiance.
lie moved away from her and see
Ing that his attempt to force her had
failed, he grew calm and submissive.
"It is true 1 do bear your name"
she said, but l could never love and
respect a man of your nature. You
are deceitful, dishonest and could
treat no woman-even your wife
fairly"
"You do me an injustice" he said as
he dropped before her. 81 love you
with all my heart, and If you give
me chance I'll prove that am
worthy of your affection"
please do not speak of ii again.n
she pleaded as she raised a protesting
hand.
He arose anj walked slowly to the
door. Reaching there, he turned and,
with the aid of his old spirit which
had now returned, shouted:
you may love that fellow. Rut-
ledge and he may love you. But he
viii never get you honorably, for |
Will never permit you TO leave me I"
Then he Went cut and slammed the
door.
Therese, who had seen Manuel when
he started for Liberty's room, had fol-
lowed him. and with her ear at the
door, she had heard every word that
Dad passed between him and Liberty.
AS he left the house and stepped in
to the courtyard she confronted him.
80 you have cast me aside, as you
said you would, for herr" she said,
as she pointed to Liberty's room. 'But
she doesn't want you; she loves Rut-
ledge"
what business Is that of yoursP"
ne exclaimed as he stared in anger at
the Mexican woman.
"You will find out when I tell her
that
You wouldn't dare" he challenged
her, you common"
With that she whipped out her re-
volver, She was about to level it at
him when he snatched it out of her |
hand and showed it in his pocket.
Cant you see I'm crazy about
your she humbly pleaded as she
out her arms in an agoniz-
ing appeal
But he sneered at her and then
turned and walked across the court
yard.
Therese then went to Liberty's
room, where she found her mistress
nervously pacing back and forth. In
tent on telling her the whole truth. the
girl confronted Liberty.
You have taken him from me-" She
said falteringly in the eyes of the
law you are his wife, but In the ewes
of God he is mine"
What do you mean?" asked Liberty
In surprise.
Then the poor girl, as Liberty lis
tened attentively. unfolded the whole ]
story of her intrigue with Manuel and
Of his deception.
Pedro had followed Therese when =
she left her room.
Liberty knew she would get the
truth from him and, going over to ,
where he stood, she laid one hand on
ais shoulder.
Did you hear her story7" she
asked.
Pedro nodded.
rs 1t truef" she continued.
"She speak TRUTH" answered the /
lave. Then he turned and ordered ,
rherese to leave the room. I
Then the full realization of her po- 5
ition dawned upon Liberty. She was
he wife of man who had used her G
eryant for a mistress. The thought 1
Increased the hatred she had for him a
nd she 1oathed him now more than b
yer. He was so unworthy to live. {
he only one who knew everything, r
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-13
CARRANzA MEN THREATENED
TO HANG SIX AMERICANS
Peril Follows Attack on Train by
Villa Bandits

Ell PASO, Tex, March 49, - John
Churchill Of I'll Paso, who arrived IN
Juarez yesterday from Chihuahua CITY,
said that while he and FIVE other Amer
leans were coming by train through
Chihuahua Carranza soldiers threatened
them, saying that all six Americans would
be hanged before they reached the border.
The other Americans on the train were:
Harry Vein, Adelbert Taylor, David IIor-
witt, c. Joseph, and a man named Barley.
They reported that so Americans are stu
in Chihuahua City ready TO come out. but
waiting a tip from United States Consul
Marion Letcher.
"The train was attacked Just as II
stopped for water at CuneJos, coming north
from Torreon," said Mr.. Taylor. There
was n guard Of 60 Carranza troops, under
three officers, aboard the train The at.
tacltlng force of Villstas number about 80.
when the first shots were fired the train
crew started to move. The Villistas fol-
lowed along the right of way. firing at the
engineer and fireman and trying to make
them stop, hut they lodged out OF sight
and let the train run wild.
"Soon the increasing speed left the raid.
ers behind Then the Carranzistas came
up from behind their seats, fired few
shots back In the direction Of the raiders
and began TO talk.
"1f you gringoes hadn't been aboard
this train there would not have been any
trouble" one officer told me. We ought
10 take you all out and hang you. guess
we will before we get to the border at
that
Then he walked away. and the six Of
us, with four other Americans whose
names do not know, got together In the
last car of the train and prepared to de-
fcnd ourselves II the CarranZistas made
an effort to carry out their threat"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-13
U. s. TROOPS MOBILIZING
FOR MARCH INTO MEXICO

IsJJ iEAEN''1 hhTEn 10.
Martial law goes into effect along the
border between the United States and
Mexico today. American troops, en-.
trained under secret orders, are moving
along the frontier as fast as the rail.
roads can supply facilities, They are
ready for the forward movement that
will send them on the trail of Francisco
Villa and his outlaw band.
Early today, in fact. report reached
FL Pnso that the 7th Cavalry, stationed
at Douglas, Ariz.. had crossed the line
into the Sonora district. The American
military authorities refused to confirm
this
Daylight revealed the beginnings Of the
eXpeditonary force which the United
States army Is gathering along the border
west OF here to pursue Francisco Villa.
Six mountain guns, unloaded during the
night, were in readiness at Columbus, n.
NJ. the scene of Villas raid last Thurs
day, when II Americans were slain. and
the first armed camp to develop evidences
that 1t has been selected as one OF the
starting points for a pursuit column.
Ffty-seven car loads Of battery mules
and transport animals, arriving during
the night gave evidence that more guns
were coming, Eleven hundred men were
In the Columbus camp this morning.
Along 20 miles or the border west of
here troop trains were reported passing
various points during the night. the re-
suit OF orders issued Friday by the War
Department What points except Colum-
bus may be used 10 assemble pursuit
columns were not developed. but consld-
erable activity was noted on the Arizona
border near NOgales, and also near a
small Mexican settlement called San Ber-
nardno. In that region several troops OF
cavalry We're reported In readiness for ac-
ton.
A column entering Mexico from one OF
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-13
CHESTER COUNTY License
HEARINGS NEXT WEEK
Judges Butler and Hause Fix Dates
for Consideration of Remonstrances

WEST CHESTER, March i3-Follow-
ing a conference between Judges Butler
and Hause and the No-License Committee
officers, the program for hearings on re-
monstrances has been decided upon. They
will begin on Monday March 20, and
continue until all have been heard. II is
announced the licenses to be granted
against which no remonstrances have
been filed will not be handed down until
the cases in court have been completed,
when all decisions will be made at the
same time.
Hearings have been scheduled as fol-
lows:
Monday, March 2O--H. Parke Gable,
Hotel Parkeshurg, and Walter n. Halde-
man, Right House. Parkesburg; r.. John
Allen, Hotel Grand, and Charles III. Tay
Subway House. Coatesville; Joseph H.
Korls, bother, Coatesville: Charles Vein
gartner, Green Tree Inn; Morris Seller
Turks Head Hotel and Aubrey Smith
Magnolia House, West Chester, and James
+. Rox, bother, West Chester.
Tuesday March 21-Rlchard F. Miller
Mortonvlle James Ferguson, Octoraro
House, and George T. Hoffman, oxford
Hotel, oxford; william @. Stoll, whole
sale, Phoenixvlle Samuel X. Yost. Gun
Tree Hotel; John H. Zeigler, General
Wayne Hotel, Honeybrook township, and
Elmer r. Sellers, Marshallton Hotel.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-13
CAPT. FURNTvAL DEFIES
j COURT; GOES TO JAIL
Tx Philadelphian's Alleged
Failure to Pay Alimony Lands
Him in Cell in Richmond, Va.

Captain Richard Furnival, U. s, A., for
fneriy Of Philadelphia, occupied cell to-
day In Richmond. Va, because Of his
failure TO give bonds in $4,000 to insure
his appearance before the Chancery Court,
which has Instituted contempt proceed
lnes against him.
Mrs. Mary Lamb Furnival daughter of
Federal Judge Edmund wnddill, obtained
divorce from Captain Furnival IS
months ago. While the divorce proceed
inss were pending, Captain Furnlval was
transferred from the coast artillery at
Fortress Monroe to the Philippines
II IL alleged that he failed to comply
with an order of the court for SIS per
month alimony. and upon his return to
Fortress Monroe he was held in contempt
by the Chancery Court. Captain Furnlval
has appealed the case to the Supreme
Court of Virginia.
Captain Furnival was graduated from
West Point In 1901 and he was stationed
at For du Pont Delaware city. for three
years. He was born In Philadelphia and
he lived in this city with his parents Mr.
and Mrs. Richard Furnival, for many
years.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-13
GERMANY WANTED NICARAGUA
REVOLT, SAYS BLUE BOOK
Plot to Get Control of Interoceanic
Canal Route

WASHINGTON, March 13.--That Ger
many. in order to secure control of the
interucean canal route, has sought TO
fomcnt n revolution in Nicaragua and re-
turn the ex-Dictator Zelaya to power, was
revealed I'm an official Blue Book pub
lished in ManaEun yesterday. The Ger
man Charge and Consul are even declared
to have been involved in conspiracy to
assassinato President Diaz and his Cab
met AS part of this program.
In the publication OF the diplomatic
correspondence for the year 1914 relating
to the Nicaraguan debt, n tecgraphic
summary of which has been received here,
these facts are laid bare.
They afford an official confirmation TO
persistent reports. current during recent
months. of the extensive German intrigue
in Latin-America before the war. While
the Haytian and Nicaraguan treaties
were before the Senate recently II IL un-
derstood a memorandum Of these activ-
tiles was laid before the Foreign Relations
Committee
whether there was any connection or
not. the Senate promptly ratified an agree
mcnt by which the United States pays to
Nicaragua $4,000, 900 for a canal route and
for naval bases. II also approved the
Haytian treaty establishing an American
financial protectorate over the island re-
public.
Charge Won Frantzius and Consul Karl
Ucbersezig are named by the Foreign
Minister as heading the German activities
in Nicaragua Both are declared to have
been intimates of Heaya and hostile to
President Dlaz. on October 90, 1918, n
conspiracy was unearthed for the assas-
sinatlon Of the President and his Cabinet.
When the German Consul was involved.
Nicaragua demanded his removal Berlin
demurrcd. Only after repeated protests
was he finally withdrawn.