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The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1916-05-27

wrongs and humiliations flashed upon
me with dazzling brightness. all that
had suffered and others had suffered
at his hands, all the enormity of the
mans very existence. l sprang on
him, blindly. insanely. and drove the
knife into his shoulder. knew then.
that it was no more than a flesh wound
= had felt the steel CRATE on his shout
der-blade-and l raised the knife to
strike at a more vital part.
But Maud had seen my first blow.
and she cried, Don't! Please don't!"
dropped my arm for moment, and
a moment only Again the knife was
raised, and Wolf Larsen would have
surely died had she not stepped be-
tween. Her arms were around me, her
hair was brushing my face. My pulse
rushed up in an unwonted manner, yet
my rage mounted with it. She looked
me bravely in the eyes.
For my sake" she begged. ~
Il would kill him for your sake!"
cried. trying to free my arm without
hurting her.
Hush" she said. and laid her fin
gers lightly on my lips. could have
kissed them, had dared. even then,
in my rage. the touch of them was so
sweet, so very sweet. please, please,
she pleaded. and she disarmed me by
the words, as was to discover they
would ever disarm me.
stepped back, separating from her
and replaced the knife in its sheath
l looked at Wolf Larsen. He still
pressed his left hand against his fore
head. It covered his eyes. His head
was bowed. He seemed to have grown
limp. His body was sagging at the
hips, his great shoulders were droop
ing and shrinking forward.
ivan weyden!" he called hoarsely
and with note Of fright in his voice
ooh. Van Weyden! where are your
looked at Maud She did moi
speak. but nodded her head.
Here I am" answered, stepping
/ to his side. What is the matter?"
Help me to seat" he said. in the
same hoarse, frightened voice.
81 am a sick man, very sick man
Hump" he said, as he. left my sustain
ing grip and sank into chair.
what is the matter?" asked, rest
ing my hand on his shoulder. i.'Wha
can do for your"
But he shook on my hand with ar
irritated movement, and for q lonf
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1916-05-27
SYNOPSIS.
II

Humphrey Van weyden. critic and diet
tante. finds himself aboard the sealing
schooner Ghost, Captain Wolf Larsen,
bound TO Japan waters. The captain
makes him cabin boy ''for the good OF his
soul. Wolf haZes a seaman and makes
IL the basis for philosophic discusSiol
with Hump. Humps intimacy with Wolf
increases. A carnival of brutality breaks
loose I'm the ship. Wolf proves himself
tho master brute. Hump Is made matc
on the hell-shp and proves that he has
learned ito stand on his own legs" Two
men desert the vessel in one of the small
boats. young woman and four men,
survivors of steamer wreck. are res
cued from a small boat. The deserters
are sighted. but Wolf stands away and
leaves them to drown. Maude Brewster,
the rescued girl. sees the cook towed over
side to give him bath and his foot
bitten off by shark as he Is hauled
aboard. She begins to realize her danger
at the hands of Wolf. Van Weyden real
ICES that he loves Maude. VOLTS brother,
Death Larsen, comes on the sealing
grounds In the steam sealer Macedonia.
hogs" the sea. and Wolf captures sew
eral OF his boats. The Ghost runs away
In log. Wolf furnishes liquor to the
prisoners
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1916-05-27
HOUSE VOTES FLOOD CONTROL
Measure Authorizes the Expenditure
Of $45, 100000 on the Mississippi
and Sacramento Rivers.

Washington. May 1.-THE flood
control bill, providing appropriations
for the Mississippi and Sacramento
rivers, was passed by the house on
Wednesday by vote OF $50 to SO.
The bill now goes to the senate. It
would authorize the expenditure of
not exceeding $45, 100000 for food con-
troll and general Improvement Of the
Mississippi river under the Mississippi
river commission, and $5,6O0,00O for
flood control, removal OF debris and
general Improvement of the Sacra-
mento river, including continuance Of
the California debris commission
plans.
The expenditures are to be spread
over a five-year period. The Missis.
sippi valley local interests are to CO.
operate with an amount equal to one
half Of the $45, 100000.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1916-05-27
CARLYLE CALLED US BORES
Equality Developed Monotony Of Type
In country's Second Epoch, Was
His Assertion.

Prof. Max Farrand of Yale, lectur.
ing on american Traits" as developed
in the epoch of 1912 to 1910. said
at Lowell institute recently. the Kan
sas City Star Observes
Equality of status is, OF course.
not characteristic, but condition;
yet It is a factor which has led to
the development Of important Ameri-
can traits. Here, whore. II absolute
equality did not exist, at least there
was far greater equality than there
was anything else; where. IL there was
not equality OF opportunity for all.
there was at least some opportunity
for all, the European relationship of
superior and inferior classes could not
long continue. The inferior OF today
were too likely to become the 'supe-
rior' of tomorrow.
This meant, of course, great slim
illus to independence, and developed
the peoples self-reliance. Independ-
>ence is one of the most conspicuous
American traits. and It has been not
without unpleasant manifestations. II
has induced a lack of respect for an.
thority and for elders. and the exist
ence of equality has tended to re.
markable monotony among the people
who developed these opportunities. till
Carlyle could say: Americans have
begotten, with a rapidity beyond 70
corded example, $4,000. 900 Of the great
&c. bores ever seen in the world b.
FORE.
yet in contrast with this deadly
equality. the existence Of opportunity
for all individuals also led to strong
individualisn among Americans. Civ.
ing each uan q chance to develop
what was in him. Hence our love
for the Belf-made man, and hence the
American devotion to leaders rather
than to principles"
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1916-05-27
SENATE ADOPTS ARMY BILL
Conference Report on Reorganization
Measure Passes Without
Roll Call.

Washington, May 1s.--After live
ly discussion OF the Mexican situation,
the National Guard and the proposed
government nitrate plant. the senate
on Wednesday adopted the conference
report on the army reorganization bill
without roll call.
The bill provides for regular army
Of $4,000 officers and men at peace
strength. and approximately 100000 at
war strength. and for q fcderalixed
National Guard OF $4,000 officers and
men at maximum strength.
Republicans generally and few
Democrats expressed their hostility at
the retention Of the provision for the
nitrate plant.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1916-05-27
IA KILLED BY POWDER BLAST
Thirty Others injured at Du Pont
Plant In New Jersey-ExpTosion
Wrecks Building.

Gibbstown, N. j., May 17.--Fourteen
men were killed and about thirty in.
jured in a terrific explosion at the
Repauno plant Of the Du Pont Powder
company. near here on Monday.
The blast occurred In the building
in which trinitrotoluol is manufactured
and wrecked that structure and three
others. Among the identified dead
are: w. F. Lawley Of Woodbury.. N.
j., assistant superintendent Of the
trinitrotoluol plant. and George Marsh
of Paulsboro, N. j., foreman
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1916-05-27
CHAPTER XIII.

knew not what had aroused me,
but ! found myself out OF my bunk. on
my feet, wide awake. my soul vibrat-
ing to the warning Of danger as 1t
might have thrilled to q trumpet call
] threw open the door. The cabin light
was burning low. saw Maud. my
Maud. straining and struggling and
crushed in the embrace Of Wolf Lar.
sens arms. could see the vain beat
and fiutter Of her as she strove. press
ing her face against his breast, to
escape from him. All this I saw on
the very instant of seeing and as I
sprang forward.
struck him with my fist, on the
face, a. he raised his head. but It was
. puny blow. He roared in q ferocious.
Ahimal-like way. and gave me shove
with his hand. II was only shove. a
dirt Of the wrist, yet so tremendous
was his strength that was hurled
Backward aS from catapult. struck
The door Of the stateroom which had
formerly been Mugridge's. splintering
ana smashing the panels with the I'm.
pact Of my body. struggled to my
feet. with Aificulty dragging myself
clear of the wrecked door, unaware CT
any hurt whatever. ! was conscious
only Of an uvermastering rage. think
]. too. cried aloud, as drew the knife
at my hip and sprang forward sec
ond time.
But something had happened. They
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1916-05-27
CHAPTER xxIl-contlnued.

He led lost cause, and he was not
afraid of Gods thunderbolts," Wolf
Larsen was saying. Hurled into hell.
he was unbeaten. A third of Gods
angels he had led with him. and
straightway he melted man to rebel
against God, and gained for himself
and hell the major portion of all the
generations OF man. Why was he beat
en- out of heaven? Because he was less
brave than God? less proud? less
aspiring? No! A thousand times no..
God was more powerful. as he said.
Whom thunder hath made greater. But
Lucifer was free spirit. To serve
was to suffocate. He preferred suf-
fering in freedom to all the happiness
OF a comfortable servility. He did not
care to serve God. He cared to serve
nothing. He was no figurehead. He
stood on his own legs. He was an in
dividual."
'The first anarchist" Maud laughed,
rising and preparing to withdraw to
her s.ateroom.
'Then it is good to be an anarchist"
he cried. He. too, had risen, and he
stood facing her, where she had paused
at the door of her room, as he went
on:
"'Here at last
We shall s,5,,, be Free the Almighty hath not
Here for his envy; win not drive US
Here we may reign secure; and In my
To reign is worth ambition. though in
Better to reign in hell than serve In
II was the defiant cry Of Q mighty
spirit. The cabin still rang with his
voice. as he stood there. swaying. his
bronzed face shining. his head up and
dominant. and his eyes. golden and
masculine. intensely masculine and I'm
sistently soft. flashing upon Maud at
the door.
Again that unnamable and unmis.
taxable terror was In her eyes, and she
said, almost in whisper. "You are
Lucifer."
The door closed and she was gone
He stood staring after her for min
ute then returned to himself and to
me.
I'll relieve Louis at the Wheel" he
said shortly. "and call upon you to re
lieve at midnight. Better turn in now
and get some Sleep"
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1916-05-27

time / stood by his side in silence.
Maud was looking on. her face awed
and frightened. What had happened
to him we could not imagine.
! Hump" he said at last. Il must get
into my bunk. Lend me hand. I'll
be all right in a little while. It's those
damn headaches, believe. was
afraid of them. had feeling-no, |
don't know what I'm talking about.
Help me into my bunk"
But when got him into his bunk
he again buried his face in his hands.
covering his eyes. and as i turned to
go could hear him murmuring. Il am
a sick man. very sick man."
Maud looked at me inquiringly az
! emerged. l shook my head. saying:
4 Something has happened to him.
What. don't know. He IL helpless,
and frightened.H imagine. for the first
time in his life. It must have occurred
before he received the knife-thrust
which made only superficial wound
You must have seen what happened
She shook her head. 81 saw moth
ing. It is Just as mysterious to me
He suddenly released me and stag
gered away. But what shall we do
What shall I dor"
III you will wait. please. until come
back" answered.
i went on deck Louis was at the
wheel.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1916-05-27
BlRDsALL DIES SUDDENLY
Former Congressman From lsws Sue
cumbs 1t Clarion After erisf
Illness.

Clarion. Ia, May 1s.--B. p. Adsall.
former congressman from this district
and successor to Col d. B. Henderson.
died suddenly after brief nlness ct
his homo here. Mr.. Birdsall, Who vas
well known throughout the state,
served in congress- from 1909, to 1903.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1916-05-27

Chicago, May ls.--Alrs. Fnnklin'
lfacvsasb, wife Of the fornhof eeoge
tary Or the treasury an1 lof uAnx'
ysars 4 leader In TIE exclusive cIr<1o&
q Chicago society dic6 a X<61i
tn on Wednseda /. =
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1916-05-27
conunercIaI.

"That fellow Dsubsr's work II sb
solutely rotten exclaimed one Of his
brother artists. He has no feeling
for true art. All he cares for q 70
pander to the degraded tasts Of ~
philistins public" ls
g-what's the reason for this vsnom
ous tirade against Dauber7" asked
the man who occupied The studio neul
door.
s'whstf Havsnt you ksArds ~
lucky dub soh : picture ysstFday. =
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1916-05-27

London, Nay 1s<--Ths coalition sov.
eminent won Z sweeping victory n .
by.olectlon. W. n Hfcke-Beoch, ..
unionist. who waa coppeete4 ~ ~
Iiberals wns >loc<ed over Winiam
poo5ey. independent
New Britain herald., 1916-10-21
REALTY SALES FOR WEEK.
S'!ight Falling Off in Transfers Noted
 By Record Of Deeds.

| Real estate transfers for the week | as shown by the record of deeds at 1 city hall show slight falling off as l compared with previous weeks. The | list however, indicates no weakness in 1 the market, but appears simply to be 1 a case of an off week. The list fol- ] lows: John Woods to H. C. Noble land and buildings on Elm street. II. c. Noble to the North & Judd Mig. Co. land and buildings on Elm street. George A. Quigley to Benjamin Lin sky land on Belden street.
 Estate of Madeline Ingraham to Bartlett l.. Swanton. ct al, land and buildings on Monroe street.
 The American Hardware Corpora ton to North & Judd Mfg. Co.,. land and buildings on North Stanley street.
 William L. Smith to Olive c. Smith Camp street.
 Samuel Gwosdof to Samuel Gwos- dof, Jr,, land and buildings on La faYette street.
 Samuel Gwosdof to Samuel GWos- dof, land and buildings on Grove street.
  lick, ec al, 1am5 and buildings on West street.
 William Cs4sr1se 10 Rudolph Peplau, land and baadl5l1rres 0m McClintock Road.
 The Title Reality X Development Co. 10 Maria ID K1rul1en, land and buildings on Cfrr avenue.
 Benjamin Ii1rls3fcr to Samuel Gold hind, land and tGG51IdGngS on West Main street
 Samuel MaasfTUWiI1u 10 Henry Fin l-elstein, lard and buildings on Will low street
 John NJ B1a1dtE tD Wir,gIlio Miranda, land on LeGgftt1tsst avenue.
New Britain herald., 1916-10-21
Cty Hems
Goodness of Aunt Delia's Bread"

Goodness of Aunt Delia's Bread" --advt
 Mrs. U. E. Damon and Miss Fannie Damon left today for Boston where they will be the guests of relatives until after Thanksgiving.
 Carpenters Fair, Turner hall.-advt
 Selectman Latham stated this af- ternoon that the board would ad- 5ourn this afternoon until Tuesday when the session for making voters would be held from 1 to o'clock D. m.
 MT. and Mrs Eric Frederickson of Wakefield court were surprised last evening by a large company Of thelr friends and relatives, the occasion De- ing their tenth wedding anniversary The couple were made the reclplents of a handsome dinner set.
 John Loomis defeated John F. Nee Ian in the semi-tlnal game or lne rool tournament at Walsh x Holfcl- der's cigar store last evening, Scor7 100 to 76. The final game will be played next Thursday evening, Wheh Loomis will meet George Hallapy'
 Harry Gold, who has been resi- Cent of Omaha Neb., for several years will return to this city November 1 and will engage in business with ms father Nathan Gold.
 I'D to o'clock this afternoon the reeistrars and selectmen, who are making voters at City Hall, reported that thirty eight had been made ana five placed on the restored llst
 Next Mondays meeting of the pro- hibition party will be held in the Feo- ples' church with Rev. Warren f. Cook of Trinity Methodist church speaking on prohibition. In the past meetings have been held in the Jr. U. U A. M. hall but a lodge meeting on that evening has changed the scheo- ule.
 Carpenters Fair, Turner hall-adVt
 The F'oresters will hold an open meeting tomorrow afternoon at o'clock in the Dawson building at which prominent mem bers of the or der will speak. In addition to those already announced, Grand Chief Ranger Down will address the gath ering
New Britain herald., 1916-10-21
LOCAL SOLDIERS TO
 PUBLISH NEW BOOK
Herald Correspondent and Brother
 Officer Prepare Work

| Sergeant J. F. Corners and Corporal | Cedric Powers, both of Company I,
 now that they nave returned from ac-
 tive soldering along the Mexican
 frontier, are turning their hands to
 the literary side of life and are about | to publish a book on the recent Mex | ican episode in American history that
 should sell we'll both to those soldiers who participated In 1t and the gen eral public. Sergeant Corners was
 The Herald correspondent at Nogales. The first edition of this book is ex-
 pected off the press immediately and strong initial sale is expected. The
 publication will appear in the form of
 leather covered booklet of sixteen
 pages, printed on high grade paper
 and containing no less than thirty-five actual photographs. The publication
 will give an accurate and comprehen- siVe picture story of the entire eNpe- clifton to the border. There will be enough reading material in it to fully explain every picture and to also tell something of the conditions leading up to, during and following the presi- dents call for soldiers along the bor- der.
 This picture story has been ar ranged with care by the two soldiers in nine general parts. The first part will contain pictures of those who first went with the militia and Companies E and l as they marched away from the mobilization camp and took the trains for Nogales last June. Part two will picturize the trip to Nogales and the third section will depict the arrival of the Connecticut troops at the border town and also show some good views of the Mexican town of Nogales, Sonora. Nogales itself, the town and camp will be itenlized in the following section and other sections will picture Mexican life as it is, as well as the camp life experienced by the militiamen. The long hike to Fort Huachuacha will also be pie 1 turized and the final section will show the grand review of the Connecticut troops at Nogales prior to their de- i parture for home.
New Britain herald., 1916-10-21
Y. w. c. A. NOTICES.

Chopin and His Music" will be the subject at the vesper service at the Y. w. c. A. Sunday afternoon at 43O o'clock. Mrs. Ernest Stanley Browne $ to have charge and will be assisted by Miss Doris Bradley. The program will be as follows: A Half-hour With Frederic Francois
 Chopin-1S09-1S49
 A short talk on Chopin and his mu- sic. followed by selections from his compositions.
 Funeral March--Mrs. Browne and
 Miss Bradley. Prelude in D flat "The Raindrop'' Mazurka in B flat. Mazurka in G sharp minor. Study in G flat (The Butterfly Nocturne' in F sharp. Waltz in D flat (The Minute Waltz, Polonaise in c sharp minor.
 The Busy Bee club will meet as us- ual on Monday evening. The club is to start a course in stenciling on that evening,
 The Oneida club and the Girl Scouts are to meet together this week on Tuesday afternoon.
 The English class for foreign wom- en will meet as usual on Thursday afternoon at 3 o'clock.
New Britain herald., 1916-10-21
TWO MURDERS SUSPECTED
Body of Man With Broken Jaw and Corpse of Woman Unearthed By Rutland, Mass, Police.

Rutland, Mass, Oct. 21.-The au- thOrities today were Investigating the possibility that two residents of this town, whose bodies were found yester- day might have been murdered. One of the bodies, discovered in the woods between North Rutland and Princeton was identified as that of James Ryan, who disappeared early in Septemb mber Dr. A. H. Pierce, associate medical examiner, who performed an autop- sy, said that Ryan's jawbone had been fractured A loaded shotgun was beside the body.
 The second body was that of a wo- man. It was unearthed by a farmer while he was digging in some rubbish near the barn. An autopsy revealed evidence that the woman might have been strangled. The body was clothed in a night dress. The only clue to possible identification was the fact that a woman who had been employed on the farm early last summer dis appeared in July. Her husband a farm hand, said that the woman had gone away and the next day he left town
New Britain herald., 1916-10-21
AMERICAN WOMAN IGNORED
Mrs. F,arnum of New York Was First Foreign Woman to Re-Enter Ser
 bian Territory With Crown Prince.

Vodena, Greece, Thursday, Oct. 19,, via London, Oct. 21, BPS a. m.- Crown Prince Alexander of Serbia has decorated personally rsM Charles Farnum of New York with the Order of St. Sava for her services in Serbian relief work. Mrs Farnum was the first woman of any foreign nationality to enter reconquered Serbian terri tory She accompanied the Crown Prince when the Serbians crossed the Cerna River above Dobroveni, and stormed the Bulgarian stronghold of Brod.
 Mrs Farnum quotes the Crown Prince as saying that the struggle for reconquest of Serbia will not be brief or easy although he is confident of ul- innate success. The Serbians, Mrs. Farnum says, have been stimulated greatly by being again on their native soil. When Prince George of Serbia crossed the frontier he knelt and kissed the Serbian earth
New Britain herald., 1916-10-21
WHIST A SUCCESS.
Sum Realized for Church of St. John
 the Evangelist.

Booths hall was the scene of a de- lightful social success last eveing, when under the auspices of a num- Der of local women, whist and so- cial were given for the benefit of the church of St. John the Evangelist. Although the weather was not the most favorable for such an affair, the hall was crowded and a large sum was realized on the project The decora- tfons, which were one of the features, were arranged by Miss Marguerite O'Brien and created favorable com ment.
 The whist prizes winners were; La dies first, Mrs Anthony Gunterman; second, Miss Regina Dunlay; gentle men, first, William F. Troy; second, William J. Dunlay. A program of dancing was conducted with Lynch's orchestra furnishing music
 8iaA~s..
New Britain herald., 1916-10-21

Field Marshal vOn Falkenhayn re- ported from Rome to be wounded in the leg and compelled to give up his campaign against the Roumanians, is one of Germany's ablest strategists- the ablest, according to some critics. Until recently he was chief of the great general staff of the army. He turned the Roumanian invasion of Transyl- vania into a defeat, driving the invad- CTS out of most of the territory occu- pied by them, but more recent reports said the Roumanians had turned suc- cessfully against his army.
New Britain herald., 1916-10-21
KAISER DETERMINED.
Says He Will Fight Until Country's
 FoWs Are Cowed.

London, Oct. 21. 11:25 a. m.-A Central News despatch from Amster- cam today says:
 Emperor William, in a speech to the troops on the western front, af- ter commemorating the dead, said ::
 But we who are living will fight further until nobody will ever dare again to assail the honor and liberty cf the German people,
 The Emperor, added the despatch said, he hoped God would be with the Germans in the fighting.
New Britain herald., 1916-10-21
CORBETsT IN "MOVIES."

Will D. Corbett in letter to his brother, Patrick H. Corbett of North street, tells of his re-entry into the moving picture field as member of the Sunbeam Picture company. This is Mr. Corbett's second venture in the silent drama" he having taken the leading part with Nance O'Neil in a picture exhibited at local theater sev- eral months ago. In the first pie ture completed by the company Ty Cobb the noted baseball star, is one of the actors. Two more big features for MT. Corbett are being prepared bv Vaughn Chaser and Fay Courtney.