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DUBLIN DAMAGE
 RESULT REVOLT

London, May 5.-A Dublin dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph, dated Thursday, says railway and light street car traffic has been resumed to limited extent.
 The correspondent says that his fears that the record books of the four courts were destroyed during the ricting has not been realized. Little damage was done to the thousands of historical documents.
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NAVAL FIGHT IN
 ADRIATIC SEA

sN Berlin, May 5, by wireless to Say s.9ille.-A battle in the Adriatic be- tween Italian and Austrian warships and aircraft is reported in statement received here today from the Austro- Hungarian admiralty.
 The statement :, also says Austro- Hungarian airships have raided the Italian city of Ravenna.
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Cause of Rebellion.

New York, May 5.-The assertion that the rebellion in Ireland was caused by the preparation of the au- thorities to disarm the Irish volun- teers was made by Robt. E. Ford, of the Irish World. il; telegram sent tonight to Secretary of State Lan- sing.
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STATE SCHOOL MEET
 PROGRAM.

Saturday, May 6, 8 A. M. Preliminary track and field events, elimination contests, Athletic field.
 Saturday, May 6, g A. M. High school reading, section B, Elks' club.
 Spelling, High school:
 Preparatory reading, Hotel Pines. College piano, Hotel Pines.
 Saturday, May 6, F. M. State track and field events. High school and colleges, Athletic field.
 Saturday, May 6, 8 P. M. High school voice, Hauber theater. High school quartet, Hauber the ater.
 College oratory, Hauber theater. Awarding of cups and medals, Hauber theater. What has the mysterious key got to do with it? You will know Mon-
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What has the mysterious key got to do with it? You will know Mon- day. Knox Walker. 5-5-2t
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BRITISH TRADER
 FIGHTS OFF TWO
 GERMAN U-B0A1S
French Submarine Sinks Torpedo Boat in Lower
 Adriatic.

London. May 5.-The British liner Clan MacFadyen has arrived in Gsavesend from Africa somewhat damaged by the gunfire of two Ger man submarines. The steamer re- turned the fire and it was believed on board that one of the submarines was destroyed.
 The steamer reports the first at tack on her was made in the Biy Of Biscay, where submarine fired 60 shots at her at range of 30 yards. The steamer brought her big guns into action and hit the sub marine several times. Three hours later another submarine fired a tor pedo, but rised the Clan MacFayden by few feet.
 London, May 5.-The British steamer Ruabon has been sunk by a submarine aacc1rding to Lloyd's. The crew was picked up by the Italian steamer Miscurata.
 Rome, May 5, via Paris-The French submarine Bernouille sank an enemy torpedo boat in the lower Adriatic sea yesterday, says an of- ficial communication issued this af- ternoon. "Five enemy aeroplanes raided Brindisi the same day." the statement adds. Bombs fell on a hos pital and four patients were killed and five injured.
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TEXAN HEADS s. D. P.

Columbus. Mo-, May 5.-Robert c. Lowery of Austin, Texas, was elected president of the Sigma Delta Phi journaistic fraternity in session here, today.
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The revolver was invented in 1929 by Samuel Colt of Connecticut, and patented by him in 1885.
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(By Associated Press.)

Nx0y AooONAoSOu AOoSeJ
 Washington. May 5.-Germany's note has postponed if 1t actually has not averted diplomatic break with the United States.
 President Wilson will make the de- cision after he has received the of- ficial text which Ambassador Gerard sent from Berlin by cable last night. It should be before the president to- morrow. It was stated authoritative ly after the cabinet meeting today that if the official text bore out the unofficial version, transmitted in today's Berlin news dispatches, Ger many's assurances undoubtedly would be accepted and before taking another step the United States would await the fulfillment of her latest promises. In such case the Unitsd States might not reply to the note. and would await evidence of the aban- donment of GArmany's present prac- tices of submarine warfare which is declared.
 President Wilson Is described by those close about him as being in position where he cannot question the good faith of Germany's aasur- ances. which must stand or fail by the future conduct of her submarine commanders.
 The German embassy's view Is that the note is all President Wilson asked for in that 1t signalises the return to cruiser warfare"-the use of suhsna- rines as regular naval cruisers. in- tercepting commerce with visit and search. and that. inasmuch n it makes no mention of the armed chip question. that perplexing feature q
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U. 5. WILL TAKE
 NO ACTION TILL
 TIME TESTS PLAN Assurances of Germany Will Likely Be Accepted and
 Fulfillment Awaited. WILSON HAS NOT
 DECIDED COURSE Cabinet Members Reflect View That Rupture Avoided. Notwithstanding Germany Expects U. s. to Take Action Against British Blockade.
CYST OF GERMAN NOTE.

Reserves decision on Sussex case. Says U-boat commanders are
 * obeying orders to stop vessels
 only under international rights of visit and search.
 Says continuation of war not
 fault of Germany, who has
 made peace proposals. Denies indiscriminate destruction of neutral vessels. Notifies United States of new or ders to German commanders more nearly meeting presidents views. Claims England violated laws by blockade to starve German non- combatants. Charges United States demands on England have been ignored. Saying imperial government will- ing to go limit in makingg concessions. Declares United States should not make demands upon Germany which are not made upon Eng land. s Declares that should such de- mands be made the imperial government must reserve to itself complete liberty of deci- ' sion.
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Centennial of Founding of First Missionary Society
 to Be Observed.
CHURCHMEN URGED
 TO ENTER POLITICS
Former Prohibition Candidate for President Declares at Conference of Northern MethOdists That Reforms
 Must Come Through Ballot,

Nashville, Tenn, May 5-The board of missions of the M. E. Church south, concluded it's annual meeting tonight, after adopting plans for the centennial celebration in 1919. of the founding Of the first Methodist mission society in America, and dis losing of committee reports.
 Action taken by the board included approval of the proposal made by students of Methodist schools in Texas to raise $4,OOO to build a church at Paso Fundo, Brazil, and the setting aside of the week pre- ceding Easter for the annual week ot prayer and self denial, for the cause Of missions.
 Mrs. T. H. E. Ross treasurer of the woman's department of the board, reported receipts for foreign missions of $292,000; home work, s119,233; and s3,65S for the Scariett Bible school. A balance Of $11S,525 was shown after disbursements.
 Scores Sqnaw Churchmen.
 Saratoga, Springs, N. Y., May B. churchmembers who fail to support at the polls the proposed measures for political and social refrom were criticised today by John G. Wooley. former Prohibition candidate for president, at a meeting of the Metho- dist general conference in the interest of the Anti-Saloon league.
 He asserted that conditions sought by the churches cannot be attained by "crowding the hills with temples. but that votes, organization and money are essential.'
 More than ten million young peo- pie in the United States, under 20 years of age, do not attend the Sum- day school of any religious denomina tion, according to figures by the Sun day school board tonight. More than 1-2 millions aare enrolled in Metho- dist schools.
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Tho Weather

Saturday fair; continued warm.
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What has the mysterious key got
 to do with it? You will know Mon-
 day. Knox Walker. .--.... 5-5-2t
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Baltimore News-For the time be- ing we are left nothing to complain Of.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-09-08
Nav Chance Color Of Uniforms.

There continues to be discussion
mong navy officers as to the uniform
best suited for members Of the enlisted
force, with special reference to the
apparel of landing parties. This has
been live subject since the naval &C.
cupation Of Vera Cruz, when there was
much complaint on account of the use
of white clothing, which obviously fur
nished a better target than a less con-
spicuous color of uniform. the Wash
ington Post remarks.
One question is as to the shade Of
blue that should be adopted, il that
color is determined upon as the most
suited to service needs. In addition
to the factor of a protective uniform,
it is reported that men going on shore
leave and returning after "a hours lib
erty as a rule are not neat and tidy
when white is prescribed as a uniform
There is by no means unanimity Of
opinion among officers as to the color
of uniform to be adopted in the serv-
ice by landing parties. The expert
view on the subject is divided between
blue and khaki, with further division
In the latter instance between the
shades of olive drab and grayish
green.
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CHAPTER XVII
The Abyss

1t was at early candle-lighting in
the evening of the day of renewed and
unbridled speculation in Mirapolis
front feet" that Brouillard, riding the
piebald range pony on which he had
been making an inspection round of
the nearer Buckskin ditchers' camps,
topped the hill in the new, high-pitched
road over the Chigringo shoulder and
looked down upon the valley electrics.
Brouillard let the pony set its own
pace on the down-hill lap to the finish,
freshened himself at his rooms in the
Niquoia building, and went to the
Metropole to eat his dinner with MUIR
ray Grislow as his vis-a-vis. The buzz
zing throngs in the Metropole cafe and
lobby annoyed him, and even Grislow's
quiet sarcasm as applied to the days
bubble-blowing failed to clear the air.
At the club there was the same atmos.
phere Of unrest; an exacerbating over
charge OF the suppressed activities i'm
patiently waiting for another day of
excitement and opportunity. Corner
lots and the astounding prices they
had commanded filled the air in the
lounge. the billiard room and the buff
fet. and after few minutes Brouillard
turned his back on the hubbub and
sought the quiet of the darkened build
ing on the opposite side of the street.
He was alone in his office on the
sixth floor and was trying, half absent
ly. to submerge himself in a sea of
desk work when as distinctly as il she
were present and at his elbow, he
heard, or seemed to hear. Amy Mas.
singale say: Victor, you said you
would come IL l needed you. | need
you now" Without moments hesita-
ton he got up and made ready to go
out.
The Massingale town house was ono
Of row of succeed villas fronting on
the main residence street, which be-
yond the city limits became the high
road to the Quadjenai bend and the
upper valley. Brouillard took a cab at
the Metropole. dismissed it at the villa
gate. and walked briskly up the path
to the house, which was dark save for
one lighted room on the second floor
the room in which Stephen Massingale
was recovering from the effects of Van
Bruce Cortwright's pistol shot.
Amy Massingale was on the porch
waiting for him. as he fully believed
until her greeting sufficiently proved
her surprise at seeing him.
You. Victor?" she said, coming
quickly TO meet him. Murray Girls
low said you had gone down to the
Buckskin camps and wouldn't be back
for two or three days!"
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door of Haley's place, and when David
Massingales daughter made as IL she
would go in. Brouillard protested
quickly.
mo. Amy" he said firmly. you
mustn't go in there. Let me take you
around to the Metropole. and then I'll
come back alone"
Il have been in worse places" she
returned in low tones. And then, with
her voice breaking TREMENDOUSLY: BE
my good friend just'a little longer. Vic
tori"
He took her arm and walked her
into the garishly-lighted bar-room.
bracing himself militantly for what
might happen. But nothing happened.
Dissipation of the western variety SCI
dom sinks Below the level of a certain
rude gallantry, quick to recognize the
good and pure in womankind. Instant
ly a hush fell upon the place. The
quartets at the card tables held their
hands, and group of men drinking at
the bar put down their glasses. One. a
Tri'-Circ' cowboy with his back turned.
let slip an oath, and in a single swift
motion his nearest comrade garrOted
him with a hairy arm. strangling him
to silence.
AS IL guided by the same unerring
instinct which had made her choose
Haley's out of the dozen similar bells.
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AMERICAN HABIT A BAD ONE
That as Nation We Are Addicted to
Concentrated Pleasure Is I'm.
doubtedIy True.

Pleasure is limited by the time to
enjoy it; in enjoyment. time is more
than money.
1t is forgetfulness of this fact which
makes much of our American spending
banal and sterile. With much money
to spend and few hours in which to
spend 1t. we become addicted to quick,
concentrated. expensive pleasure. We
cannot initiate the placid, fruitful
economy of the Teuton. who takes his
beer and music inexpensively and at
his leisure. Nor are we like that alb
stemious German professor who, on
his vacation. travelled on the slowest
Bummelzug because that way the Joy
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CONVERSATIONS

Director Hale of the Mount Wilson
observatory reports in a recent note
that at the close of the 1915 construc-
ton season the steel dome for the 100
inch reflector-the worlds largest tele-
scope-was completely inclosed and in
working order. The shipment OF the
tube, constructed at the Fore River
shipyards, has been delayed by the
suspension of traffic via Panama canal.
The parabolizing Of the 100-inch mirror
is now IS per cent complete. 1t is now
thought that the great telescope cannot
be ready for use before the summer Of
1917.
California wine growers may find q
market for their products in India, &C
cording to United States Consul Laing
at Karachi. The importation Of Euro
pean wines in his district has fallen
of on account of the war. and he sug-
gests that it would be well for Califor-
mia growers to send samples to India
of wines similar to those formerly con-
sumed by the natives.
Pictures are projected from the
back through a new translucent motion
picture screen, the surface Of which
is composed of prisms to prevent dis
tortion to persons seated to one side
Of the screen.
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IL

Broulllard. chief engineer Of the Niquoia
irrigation dam. meets j. Wesley Cort-
wright and explains the reclamation work
TO him. Cartwright organizes a company
and obtains government contracts to fur
nish power and material. Steve Massin-
gale threatens to start q gold rush IL
Brouillard does not use his influence 10
bring q railroad branch to the place, thus
opening an easy market for the Little
Susan" mine ore. Brouillard tells Amy
on his dead fathers debts. She tells him
to be true to himself. He decides for the
extension. Mirapolis. the city OF num-
bered days. booms. Cartwright persuades
Brouillard to become consulting engineer
OF the power company In return for $l00,-
900 stock. Stoppage of work on the rail-
road threatens a panic. Brouillard spreads
the Massingale story of placer gold In
the river bed and starts a gold rush,
which promises to stop the reclamation
project Amy tells Brouillard that her
father In In Cortwrights financial
clutches. He tells her he has made $780,
900 and declares his love. She loves him.
but shows him that he has become demon
allied. A real gold find is made Brouil-
lard sells his stock but does not pay his
fathers debts. Cortwrights son shoots
Dave Massingale. Brouillard threatens
Cartwright with exposure IL he pushes
Massingale to the wall. The magnate
promises to give the old man a free field.
Stories Of the dams abandonment revive.
Foreclosure on the Little Susan" Is inn
pending and Brouillard loans Dave Mas
singale his 900 to clear him.
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An ingenious substitute for a phono-
graph needle was discovered recently
by some sailors in the United States
naval station at Guantanamo bay,
Cuba, says a contributor to Popular
Mechanics. A group CT the seamen
had ordered a talking machine from
the United States. .yhen it arrived.
they found that while a number of
records had been sent. the needles had
been overlooked. They were bemoan-
ing their plight, when a sailor climbed
on deck. carrying a number OF electric
light bulbs. Out of curiosity. he start
ed the monograph and pressed the
tip of one of the bulbs against the rec
ord. The sound Of a popular song
rang out clearly.
Removing 25S,OOO tons of sediment
from the water of st. Louis In 1914
cost 22h cents an inhabitant. In the
classification process, which was used
prior to the construction of the filters.
1900 tons Of lime and 6,770 tons of
sulphate of iron were applied to a.
G5G,OOO gallons of water. Had 1t been
loaded on ordinary coal cars they
would have made q train 112 miles
long.
To enable ira 7elers to launder small
articles Of clothing there has been in
vented a pocket kit that contains q
small clotheslIne, pushpins to hang
it up and half a dozen clothesplnx
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CHAPTER xvI-continued.

There's one thing-and I've got to
spit 1t out before it's everlastingly too
late. See here, Victor Br'uillard-Amy
likes you-thinks a heap of you; a
plumb blind man could see that. But
say, that little girl o. mine has just
natchurly got to have free hand when
It comes to pairin' up, and she won't
never have II she finds out about this.
You amt allowin' to use it on her.
Victor?"
Brouiilard laughed.
'I1l make q hedging bet and break
even with you, Mr.. Massingale.' he
said. THAT check Is drawn to my or
der. and ! have Endorsed 1t. Let me
have 1t again and I'll get the cash for
you. In that way only the two of us
need know anything about the trans
action; and II promise to keep the
secret from Miss Amy, you must prom
Use to keep 1t from Mr.. J. Wesley Cort-
wright Will you saw it of with me
that way until you've made the turn
on the ore sales?"
David Massingale shook hands on 1t
with more gratitude. colored this time
with hearty imprecation. Dad burn
you. Victor Br'uillard. you're a man
ever single mill-run Of you'll" he burst
out. But Brouillard shook his head
gravely.
mo. Mr.. Massingale. I'm the little
yellow dog you mentioned a while
back" he asserted. and then he went
70 get the money.
Left alone in the small retiring room
of the bank where the business had
been transacted. David Massingale
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merely looking out for the maturing
paper. How much more time will you
need to enable you to get returns from
your shipments? Sixty days? All
right, you needn't make out new notes;
I'll indorse the extension on the back
OF these, and I'll undertake to get
Cortwrights approval myself. No; not
word, Mr.. Massingale. AS long as
you're borrowing, you must be loyal
and borrow of US. Good afternoon.
Come again when we can help you
out"
David Massingale turned away.
dazed and confused beyond the power
Of speech. When the mists of astound-
ment cleared he found himself in the
street with the thick wad of bank
notes still in his pocket. Suddenly.
out Of the limbo into which two years
of laborious discipline and self-denial
had pushed it stalked the demon Of
the ruling passion. mighty. overpower-
ing, uncomfortable. The familiar
street sights danced before Mas
singale's eyes. and there was a drum
ming In his ears like the fall of many
waters. But above the clamor rose
the insistent voice of the tempter, and
the voice was at once a command and
an entreaty. a gnawing hunger and
parching thirst.
by cash! I'd like to try that old
system o. mine Jest one more time!"
he muttered. "All it takes is money
enough to foller it up and stay. And
I've got the money. Besides, didn't
Br'uillard say was to get an extern
sion IL could?"
He grabbed at his coat to be sure
two steps toward the bank, stopped,
turned as II in the grasp of an invisible
but irresistible captor. and moved
away, like a man walking in his sleep,
toward the lower avenue.
1t was the doorway of Haley's place,
the Monte Carlo of the Niquoia, that
finally halted him. Here the struggle
was so fierce that the bartender. who
knew him, named it sickness and led
the stricken one to a card table in the
public bar-room and fetched him
drink. A single swallow of whisky
turned the scale. Massingale rose.
tossed a coin to the bar, and passed
quickly to the rear, where pair OF
baize doors. opened silently and en-
quilted him.
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took the sheaf of bank notes from his
pocket with trembling hands. fondling
1t as a miser might. Twice the old
man made as II he would turn toward
the door of egress, and the light in his
gray-blue eyes was the reminding
flame of passion long denied. But
In the end he thrust the tempting
sheaf back into the inner pocket and
went resolutely to the cashiers coun.
ter window, finding Schermerhorn. the
president, sitting at the cashiers desk.
I've come to take up them notes O.
mine with John Wes.' name on EN-"
Massingale began, pulling out the thick
sheaf of redemption money.
HIN, yes. here they are. Brought
the cash, did you? The Little Susan
has begun to pan out. has it? / didn't
know you had commenced shipping ore
yeti"
We haven't" David MassingaIe
made the admission and regretted il in
one and the same breath.
I You've borrowed to meet these
motes?" Queried the president, look.
ing up quickly. THAT won't do, Mr..
Nassingale; that won't do at all. We
can't afford to lose an old customer
that way. What's the matter with our
money! Doesn't 1t look good to you
any more?"
Massingale stammered out some
thing about Cashier Hardwick's per-
emptory demand Of . few hours earlier,
hut he was not permitted to finish.
-Of course. that is all right from
|Hardwick's point Of view. He was
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Wa CHAPTER XVIII AI
The Setting of the Ebb

Contrary to the most sanguine ex.
pectations of the speculators-con-
trary, perhaps, even to those of Mr.. J
Wesley Cortwright-the upward surge
in Mirapolis values, following the visit
Of the distinguished citizens" proved
to be more than a tidal wave; it was
a series of them. Day after day the
curb" markets were reopened, with
prices mounting skyward; and when
the news of how fortunes could be
made in a day in the Miracle city OF
the Niquoia got abroad in the press dis
patches there was fresh influx of mad
money hunters from the East.
Now, il never before, the croaker
was wrathfully shouted down and ST.
fenced. No one admitted, or seemed to
admit, the possible impermanence OF
the city.
To the observer, anxious or casual.
there appeared to be reasonable
grounds for the optimistic assertion. 1t
was an indubitable fact that Brouil.
lard's force had been cut down, first to
men to keep the crushers and mixers
moving and to add fresh layers of con-
crete to the huge wall of sufficient
quantities to prevent the material-in
technical phrase-from dying" The
Navajos had been sent home to their
reservation, the tepees were gone. and
two-thirds OF the camp shacks were
empty.
Past these material facts it was
known to everybody in the frenzied
market place that Brouillard himself
was, according to his means, one of
the most reckless of the plungers, buy
ing, borrowing, and buying again as IL
the future held no threat of a possible
debacle. 1t was an object lesson for
the timid. Those who did not them
selves know certainly argued that
there must be a few who did know
and among these few the chief Of the
reclamation service must be in the
very foremost rank.