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The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1916-11-10
News From Craig.

MIR, and Mrs. Will Shirlcy, OF 81
JOSEPH. spent Sunday with Dave Bost-
wick and family.
John r. Iden. Of Big Lake. was
transsrting business in Craig. Mon
day. ,,, -,
Oregon. was visitor in Craig, sat
urday. -,
was a visitor in Craig, the early por-
ton Of the week.
Don Wise returned home Satur.
day from Topeka. Kansas, whore he
has been the past eight months, in
n business college.
VIM. BIcknum and family. of
New Point. mctorcd 90 Craig. Satur.
day, ard were the sunday guests Of
A. u. imtfman and family.
Henry Erp,'ing, ~ Albert. Kan
sas, who ha. been back to Craig aul
vicinity. visiting friend and rr'atlN"
for the pat three weeks, returned
home with his family, IN car, Tues
day.
DR. :. ". Vim. nm o-tcopath.c
physicign. tas located in Craig. lie
CONES from Rcd oak. Iowa, and Will
III the practice warrants. move to
Craig with his family and make q
permanent home among W..
-Corhin Goldsbcrfy. brother n
Mrs. Ora Morse. has opened the cn''
In the Woodwap building. formerly
conducted by John Horn. Mr.. Colds.
berry has thoroughly rc.arrangcd the
stock and fixtures, and Will condu,
the business in an orderly, up.to-dat,
manner. lie asks for portion oil
the trade.
Work has begun on the erection
Of n store building. Mt the vacancy
made By fire. between the meat mar
ket and bakery. The building will b.
Of brick and of the same dimension,
rs formerly. II will be rushed Il
completion before cold weather. an,
will be occupied by l.. u. Adams will
a complete and modern stock of jew
clry.
Mrs. Ray ". Carter arrived HON,
last Thursday, from Pcrron's Ranci
ant- .arcdo TcNas, where she has beer
the past ,iX weeks On The Border
with her husband, Captain Carter
She stoppcd over for week, visit a
CartcrvillC, with her brother, Prof
Fred e.. Ar,hal. and visited Webb
City. Joplin and Springfield, bcfor
resuming her journey.
-Norkmou, from 81. Joseph. hav,
completed the building Of modcr
store front 20 the Ford building, &c
cupicd by Ncrbin 4 Rose. II trans
forms the building into an up-to.thc
minute structure. our complaint, !
any. Is that Mr.. Ford does not contrib
ute 20 the good of our city. even b.
employing local workmcn, who are a
capable and responsible a. any for
eign workmcn.
-Rcbccca, the five months'-old bah.
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. peblcy, va
found dead in bed. Sunday morning
The little one had been suffering will
adenoids and other complications, an
the parents had been taking II 10 81
Joseph for treatment. While II seem
cd much better, the parents knew /
was In serious condition, but littl
dreamed that on awakening Sunda
morning that the spirit Of the it'll
one had taken It's flight Ilcavcnwar
during the night. The funeral ser
mon was preached at the Christia
church. Monday afternoon, by Eide
O. II. LOOMS, and interment was ha
1t the !. o. o. i. cemetery. Thi
community deeply sympathizes wit
the fond parents in their sad bcrcave
nent.
coon. ENOIICu
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1916-11-10
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The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1916-11-10
GOOD-ENOUGH.
Evangelical.

The Oregon church services and
Sunday school as follows: Sunday
achool ut O:I5; the sermon at IL
O'CLOCK. Young Peoples Alliance at
$3.50, p. m.
Nickell's Grove: Sunday school, al
10 a. M; Young Peoples Alliance, at
2 p, M, and the sermon at 1880.
PASTOR.
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1916-11-10

John Russell Fits. son of J. C.
Fits. Of the Maxwell. Mcclure, Fits
Dry Goods Company, Kansas City,
NO., has been elected president Of the
freshman class at Haverford, Pa. He
Is II years old, and still our boys 20
to the front wherever they are. Rus
sell was born In Oregon, and we are
oil proud Of him
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1916-11-10
FOR SALE!

I have IL head Of Big Jumbo Blood
Poland China Male Pigs for sale
They are registered stock.
ED FOSTER.
The Washington herald., 1916-08-07

Haven't you noticed change in
her."
"Eho What're you driving att"
loathing any form of indirectncss.
"They,vc been married for four
months"
Without looking up, Helen wait
ed for his caustic, mcrciless de-
nouncing of Laura's deception. For
several seconds he said nothing at
all; then he reached for his paper
with a brief:
Bigger fool than l thought her"
THAT isn't all" unhappily. They
are not living together. They haven't
except for the first two weeks"
"Only two weeks" dryly. "Td
have given them a couple of
months"
ooh, don't dismiss it like that.
Talk to me about tim so wor-
ricd. You know how fond | am
of her-and oh, | want To-"
"Wcll it's a mighty good time for
you to lie low. She's made bloom
ing mess of it, and she'll have to
work things out for herself. She'll
not take your advice anyway-they
never do. That spiel we gave her
didn't carry much weight, so what's
the sense of butting in nowT
The Washington herald., 1916-08-07
Health Is the First
Wealth" "

The rich man suffering from asth-
matte or pulmonary trouble knows this
even better than the poor man thus
afflicted Either may be able to OBJ
tain relief by using ECkmans Altera-
tive. a preparation containing calcium
chlOrid, which for more than twenty
years has been giving widespread salts
faction in such cases.
OF course. its use should be seconded
by rest, pure food and fresh air, for no
medicine can be OF much help where
these provisions Of Nature are not
made use OF. But IN numerous in
desired results. Eckman's Alternative
has furnished the missing link in the
chain.
II contains no poisonous or habit
forming drugs. so a trial IS safe
O'DonnclIs drug store and leading
druggists
Eckman Laboratory, Philadelphia.
The Washington herald., 1916-08-07
EXPECTS ALLIES TO
WIN BY NEXT AUGUST
French Historian Believes Germans
Cannot Stand War More Than
Another Year at Outside.
by JOSEPH REINACH.
Famous French War Historian.
Cah-, % Thn Masl.inrfnn Hc-aE

SErIlaI NaIIe o Inc " Was.InEToD HCTaE-
Paris, Aug. Eve have turned the cor
ner. After a careful considera tion o. oil
the factors I believe that Germany can
not hold out for another twelve months,
while Austria-Hungary must collapse by
the end OF November at the outside.
Economically the central empires have.
OF course, been bottom dog since the be
ginning OF the war, and time only
worsens their situation in this respect.
But, as Lloyd George said. to defeat
Germany we must smash the prestige Of
her armies by defeating her in the field.
otherwise the allies will never be able 10
guarantee Europe a permanent peace.
This We shall do.
The German feet are now at the top
of the slippery incline. and from now on
she will slide steadily backward till she
falls
The Washington herald., 1916-08-07

In the library Warren was max
ing a desultory effort to entertain
Ed Marsten, whom he thoroughly
disliked. With forced cordiality
Helen greeted him.
Il hope | haven't intruded." with
easy grace. "Thcy told me Miss
Wilson was here, and I thought I'd
stop by and take her home"
The next few moments would
have been awkwardly constrained,
had it not been for the inouiring en-
trance of Pussy Purr-Mew.
oh, here comes that wonderful
cat, he stopped to stroke her.
Usually most diffidcnt with stran-
gers. she rubbed purringly against
his hand. There must be some
thing good in him." thought Helen,
to attract animals"
In a dark. foreign wav he was
undeniably handsome. Tall, slen-
der, faultlessly groomed, he car
RED himscf with careless assurance.
Laura, still pale, was drawing on
at once. She had hardly glanced
at Marsten.
Don't you think Laura's looking
'"ttL. HSNNu IlSlCll lOlnlSUlN-
hard" Marsten's dark ewes S rested ted
upon her. But she'll never take a
day of"
NO, my landlady has an unrea-
sonable desire to have her board
money every week" her laugh was
gratingly harsh.
That seems to be a failing of
rem unconsciously.
They were in the hall now, and
the. descending elevator hurried
their leave-taking.
Thought you said she wasn't see
ing him." frowned Warren as they
returned to the library. Looks
like he's hanging around much as
ever"
81 think he's asked her to marry
him." hesitated Helen.
Marry him! Why he can't make
enough to buy his cigars. Laura's
a fool in some things, but she'll not
throw herself away on dub that's
all front. Pm glad we gave it to
her straight that night at Shanley's"
Helen was at the window, staring
down at the corner street light that
Diurred an orange haze through the
darkness.
Knowing his intolerance of any
form of deception, she shrank from
telling him the truth. And yet if
she was to help Laura, il further
complications should arise, he would
have to know.
Dear" twisting the shade cord,
she's so lonely-she's had such a
long, discouraging struggle. can
understand how she might be per-
suaded to marry, just for compan-
to!"
We'll he's got about as much
stability to hold to" con-
temptuous snort served for want of
an adequate comparison. And she
won't get anybody else while he's
dangling around"
"Oh, it's so hard to tell you"
coming over to a low stool by his
chair. Dear. can't you guessi
The Washington herald., 1916-08-07

beckoned. and he returned the signal
He thought he saw his chance of getting
a little of his own back from the chan
cellor and perhaps also from the kaiser
and the Camarilla, and he was impatient.
and seized It,
He Is a very clever man, but he is also
ambitious and disgruntled. He has not
forgotten the proud times when the
Kaiser used to slap him on the back and
call him Bernard He mas not forgotten
the Camarilla which put an end to those
times. He does not love his successor
1t seems he is now allowing his policy
to be shaped by his opportunities, pre-
pairing to enter the door which he finds
open. and allowing himself to follow the
stream of tendency which floats a lead
er without party toward party with
out a leader"
Opposed by Conservatives.
In the Reichstag. Bethmann-HolIweg is
opposed by the whole Conservative party,
which Is largely made up of the Junkers
or great landowners. The National Lib
eral party, which also desires to depose
him and resume the submarine war, rep
resents the great industrial interests
which are blamed in England for bring
ing about the war. and which now de-
mand the annexation OF all the conquered
territory Germany can hold. Herr Bas-
SCI Aidliil' lSducT Ol lne NaIlOnal Liberals,
recently brought out an attack on the
Chancellor's american policy" in the
form of a pamphlet to elude the press
censorship, in which he remarked that
the whole German nation approves a
ruthless submarine war as the best
means of bringing proud Albion to her
knees"
The Center party is split between the
chancellor and his enemies, and as there
have been no test votes opinion is dI-
vided as to how most OF these liberal
Conservative deputies would vote. The
Social Democratic party supports Beth
mann-Hollweg.
Many students of German politics are
remarking that an accident" to the Ger
man merchant submarine Deutschland or
any OF her sisters would stampede the
German nation into the arms OF the ex-
tremists and bring about the gravest
crisis yet with the United States. Eng
land. I can say on the highest admiralty
authority. will sink any German subma-
rine warship or merchantmen. armed or
unarmed. with passengers or without, at
sight, unless 1t Immediately surrenders,
And if it is encountered when wholly or
partially submerged it will have no op-
pOrtunity to surrender. The wrath in
Germany If England is permitted to sink
German merchantmen" when America
prevents German warships from sinking
British ships can be easily ima gined
The Washington herald., 1916-08-07
LOCAL WATER NYMPHS
READY FOR CONTEST
Five of Washington's Female Swim
mers Enter for Long Distance
Match in Potomac.

Five young women have entered their
names for the first long distance swim
ming event to be held under the auspices
OF the Washington Police Department on
August l6. The race will be over a mile
and-a-Quarter course. from Rrazy Kamp
to Dempsey's boathouse. on the upper
Potomac. There will be no medals or
prizes
Mai. Pullman has named Policeman F.
j. Drummer to take charge of the meet,
and ali ARRANGEMENTS and applications
should be sent to him at police head
quarters.
The young women who have entered
are:
Miss Myrtle King. 1749 Q street north
west: Miss Phoebe Preston, Petworth;
Miss Caroline Nelson, All NJ street north
west: Miss Marcia George, Cherrydale
Va. and Marion Day, the Madrid Apart
ments
The Washington herald., 1916-08-07
TUG TIMMINS TO TAKE
GERMAN NAME HANSA"

Baltimore. Nd. Aug. G-The tug
Thomas F. Timmins. which figured ex-
tensively in the movements of the sub
marine Deutschland, is to have its
name changed to the Hansa. An ap-
plication for the change has been filed
with the United States shipping au-
thorities. Three or four days Will be
necessary before the change takes ef-
feet
The Hansa is to figure in further
submarine enterprises Capt Fred
erick Hinsch, port manager for the
Deutsche Ocean Rhedcrei. operators
Of the Deutschland. has indicated that
the Deutschland's trip is but the pre-
lude to a regular service between Bal
timOre and German ports
The Washington herald., 1916-08-07
STAGE JOHNNY"
NOW AT front
London Theaters' Back En-
frances Desolate When Mon
ocled Dandies Join Colors.
abe % The Wssbington Hr.N,

Special Cable 20 The Washington HersE-
London, Aug. 6.-Few spots in Eng
land have been laid more desolste by
the war than the stage door Of the
late George Edwardes' Gaiety Theater,
which has shared for a decade with
America the distinction Of being a
recognized recruiting ground for the
new blood Of the British peerage.
By the scores and hundreds those
monOcled, silk-hatted triflers-stsnd-
bys of the comic weeklies-have been
piling themselves into the trenches
and the death trap OF the Dards-
nelles. No class Of the English public
has offered to the risk Of death
greater proportion OF its young men
than the Johnny" class: and among
no class have the ravishes Of the con-
fict been more severe.
These gay, inconsequential, light
spirited youths rising at their cOUn-
try's call as to a sporting adventure
and abandoning instantly the frothy
pleasures Of the town, have gone
down by dozens upon dozens.
There has been. Of course. a per-
fectly logical reason for this: wine
suppers at Nhe Savoy are not the best
training for life in sheIl-swept
trench But the matter has gone
deeper than that. Ridiculous as II
may seem at first. these "Johnnies"
were commissioned, with almost no
training, as officers
Nor was this a blUnder. IL was a
necessity. Your average English SOL
dier-Or at least this was true at the
outbreak OF the war-was simply un-
able to follow one Of his own social
rank. The tradition OF centuries that
after all there was innate superiority
In the nobility was too strong TO be
overcome in a day. SO the John
MES" with the best titles in England.
nominally led and. following that
other tradition, now happily being dis
Carded. that the officer must take
equal OF greater risks than his men,
exposed themselves UnflinChingly.
The Washington herald., 1916-08-07
BAND CONCERT PROGRAMS


At Marine Barracks. this afternoon at
80 O'Clock. by Marine Band. William II.
santelmGnn, leader.
March, ''On TO Plattsburg'' Lowe
Overture, 'tTannhanser'' r''..............w Wagner
Characteristic. Wedding of the Rose" .
Comet solo. New Creation Smith
Musician John J. Miller.
Excerpts from Carmen" n"............... .Bizet
Waltz. Der Rosenkavalier'' ......... Strauss
Descriptive Fsntase. "A Hunting
. scene ........-..................Bu .Bucalost
March, True to the Flag .......yon Blon
The Star spangIed Banner
NoTE-The audience is requested to
stand and men to remove their hats when
The Star spAngled Banner is played.
At judiciary Park. this evening at 80
O'Clock. by Engineer Band. Prank J.
Weber, leader.
March, University Of PeunZlvauia
Overture. Don Juau'............... Mozart
Soldiers March and Ballet Music from
MiLlam Tel .:...................Ros .Rossini
Waltz. Blue Danube '............... Strauss
Ia Paraphrsse, Nearer, Ny God. to
Thee" trequesteD ...........,...,. Reeves
(b) Hawaiian Farewell Song. Aloha
De- trequestedl .............. .Liliuokalani
Descriptive. a Summer Evening in the
Hli@ .-...'-. '-.'...-.......---.-........ King
az Gall q the Shepherdess d.
Dance and Dovers' SerenAde. (c)
Storm, Calm and Song Of Joy.
Medley, Popular SOngs'' '.............. .Lsmpe
FoItot. "Yaaka Hula Hickey DulA'
'.'''.'........ ......-...--...........-..... GoetJ
star Spangled Banner"
By Soldiers Home Band. John s. NJ
Zimmerman. director. at the Bandstand,
this evening at 60 O'Clock.
March, The imperial Poteutate" - Woods
Overture. Bohemian Girl Balfe
lnternezzo and BarcarOlle, ''Horman's
Love Tales" .......................,.Or .Oreubzcf
selection, The Prma Donns" ...... Herbert
Comic Patrol. I'm On My Way 20
Dublin Bay" .....................Ia .Iampe
Waltz Suite. Spring and Love" Won Blon
ldyl, The NoddinE Tulip '...... Trinkhaus
Finale. You'll Always BE the Same
Sweet Girl TSlzer
The star Spangled Banner"
The Washington herald., 1916-08-07
CHICAGO KNIGHTS
TO ARRIVE TODAY

The visiting delegation of Chicago
Knights OF Columbus. 800 strong.
with their families, will arrive at
Union Station today at 8 o'clock, where
they will be met by a delegation OF
Washington Knights. headed by DR.. ].
Rozier Biggs chairman Of the entertain
ment committee.
DR.. Biggs will make an address OF well
come in front of the Columbus Monu-
ment after the visitors have been pre-
sented with a key to the city,
The visiting Knights will then be es-
corted to their hotel, led by band. An
elaborate program has been arranged for
the entertainment of the Chicago
Knights during their stay here.
The forthcoming revised edition of the
United States pharmacopoeia will make
use of the metric system Of weights and
measures exclusively.
The Washington herald., 1916-08-07

But, Laura, he's clever enough
he CAN work. Surely he"
"Oh, he speaks three or four
languages and knows all the social
tricks, but he can't hold down a
steady job at fifteen week"
"You really mean YOU don't care
as you did" startled at the sting
ing note Of contempt.
Sometimes ! think loathe him"
Yet you're living with him?"
Il lived with him lust two weeks
You learn lot about a man in
two weeks, after you're married
Any infatuation l had for him-well
he's about killed all that. Now hes
bounding me to come back to him, u
drawing crumplcd note from her
waist. "He sent this by messenger
last night"
$50.
I'm respecting your wish not
to come to the house, but you
must come to me. I'm waiting
here, at the 59th St station, up
town side. Laura. I've got to
see. you! | saw Gardner TODAY,
and he's going to land that lob
for me at forty a week. III
show you I can make good.
Give me another chance. |
swear l haven't drank a drop
for three days. But if you fail
me tonight-well you'd better
come, that's all ED.
"The first part isn't so bad" dis
criminated Helen, "but I don't like
that threat. Did you go?"
Eyes, and he'd been drinking. Oh,
if l could believe anything he tells
me-but it's all 1ies-lies."
"The position too-you mean that
isn't true?"
"Oh no, he can get work any,
where, but he can't keep it"
"Yet he seems to care for YOU"
rereading the note.
That's the strange part He does
love me, in his foolish way. He'll
be at the house tonight felt he
would; that's why I came here.
couldn't bear another scene just
now"
Through all the difficulties tina.
had confronted Laura in her grim
self-supporting struggle, Helen had
stood Loyalty by her. But before
the overwhelming disaster of this
reckless marriage, she felt helpless.
"The maids out-P1l have to 60"
starting up at peal of the door
bell Then at the sound of heavy
steps. "Oh, Warren's going. Who
can it be; it's after nine" glancing
at the dresser clock.
Mumbling voices from the hall,
and Warren called curtly.
"Mr. Marstcn to see Laura"
"Fdw all the color left her face.
"How did he know you were
here" whispered Helen.
MRS. Burrows knew, but I didn't
think she'd tell him. Oh, I can't
see him-I don't want to see him."
you'll have to now that he's
here"
"Oh. he mustn't know that you
know" cxcitedly. "He'd feel free
to tell every one"
"Then go in. quick. so he don't
think we're talking about him"
"Come in with me: you do the
talking" dragging Helen after her.
The Washington herald., 1916-08-07

w reasoned Helen. "He'.
w thoroughly irresponsible
He can't give you a home-you ad.
init he can hardly support him.
self"
""Oh, know all that-and more
said Laura bitterly, stabbing with a
hatpin the veil-draped sailor hat she
had thrown on the couch beside her
You can't tell me anything about
him that don't know. I've no illu,
sions."
You mean you're going to marry
man you can't even respect-jus,
because in foolish schoolgirl way
you think you're in love with him?'
II was in love with him. I'm not
sure even of that now"
Laura, you're hopeless! I don't
understand you any more. You
haven't been yourself for weeks"
Longer than that-four months
to be exact" Then with tense abb
ruptness, 1--WE heard you say YOU
don't expect women to be wholly
truthful, that they all resort to
small evasions. But suppose some
one you were fond of was untruth-
full in big way, that her whole
life was a lie-could you still be
fond of herr"
Il don't think 1 understand" fall
tered Helen, with rush of tortur-
ing suspicious.
Suppose you found that for
months I've been deceiving YOU
Could you forgive that?"
at 1yAu I1,'+
1--WE been married to Ed Mar
sten for over four months"
Through the open window came
the rumbling street sounds, the
lessening rumble of the early even
ing. Helen, sitting by her dressing
table, was bending double a flexible
nail file. Her pressure frightened
and the thin steel broke.
-Four months~ dazedly. "Then
you were already married the night
you dined here and he came to
take you home"
"Yes."
"And that evening you were with
US at Shanley's"
mo, we were married the next
day"
after both Warren and I had that
talk with you-and I begged YOU
not to see him again."
Laura snapped her glove clasps
in silent, hopeless admission.
"It's rather late to offer congrat-
ulations." Helen's voice was With
drawingly cold.
"Don'ti I can bear anything but
cynicism."
"But why have you kept it a
secret? Why" q
"He couldn't support me-and i,
would hurt my work if il were
known that I was married"
"And he was willing for this
secrecy" with swift scorn for the
man who would take a wife under
such conditions.
"Oh no." YEARLY. "But wb.,
could he do-he hasn't worked three
weeks in six months. His nennIe
give him fifty dollars a month";,
doesn't pay for his clothes.
The Washington herald., 1916-08-07
BOY SCOUTS GET CODE.
Morse and Continental Distributed
for EmerEenCies.

Baltimore, Aug. 6-In order that every
Boy Scouts may be able to send a tele-
graph message in an emergency the West
ern Union Telegraph Compan- has or
dered cards printed bearing the Morse
code and the Continental code These
cards Will be given TO Boy Scouts who
wish to learn telegraphy 10 all to their
usefulness in emergencies
The cards will be distributed through
Scout officials, and boys who master
the codes and learn how 10 send and
receive messages Will get special badges
indicating their proficiency.