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The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-08-17
Photographers Elect.

Des Moines, Aug. les. M. Judd,
of Minneapolis, was elected president
of the North Central Photographers
association in session here. II. II.
Egbert, of Atlantic was elected vice
president for Iowa. H. e. Volland, OF
Sioux City, was named treasurer and
]. X. Enow, of Mankato, Minn.I the
new secretary.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-08-17
Fear Bremen Is Lost.

Copenhagen. Aug. l6.-German mari
time papers have begun to express
fears that the merchant submarine
Bremen has been lost by being caught
In steel net. They predict that nc
more merchant submarines will be sent
TO the United States.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-08-17
TRYING TO POISON HORSES
Evidence of Plot Said to be DiseoV.
cred by Sante Fe Railroad.

Fort Madison, Aug. 16.-Evidence
that a German agent has been work
ing in Iowa trying to poison horses
consigned to the allies, has been dis
covered by the Santa Fe railroad Of
ficials here.
For several weeks sickness of horses
and mules consigned to the allies aft
er travelling over the Missouri divis-
ion of the road and an investigation
showed arsenic had been placed in
the drinking water at some point on
the division.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-08-17
aasolene Takes a Drop.

Des Moines, Aug. 16.-Gasolene took
a tumble of 1c a gallon today. The
Standard Oil Company quoted 1t at
1Thc this morning against lSh yes
terday and at noon the independent
companies followed the Standard with
a reuction,
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-08-17
Russ. Makes Advance.

Petrograd, Aug. 16, ~ Despite stub
born enemy resistance at different
points the Russians advanced their
line ON 10 mile front extending from
the Carpathians to a point near Tarno-
pol in yesterdays fighting, occupying
two villages.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-08-17
IOWA WOMAN A CANDIDATE
VIII be Presented for National Treas
urer Of Womans Relief Corps.

Iowa Falls. Aug. 16.--Mrs. Estelle
Plopper of Iowa Falls. viii be a cam
didate for the national treasurer OF
womaE's Relief Corps at the national
convention soon to be held in Kansas
City. Iowa department will present
her name. e
Mrs. Plopper has been prominent
worker In the Iowa department for
thirty years.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-08-17
Pattee undergoes Operation.

Perry, Aug. 16.-H. M. Pattee pres.
ident of the First National Bank OF
this city is in the Kings Daughters
hospital where he underwent an OPP
GRAFTON last night
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-08-17
s12s,ooo Fire.

La Sale. Ill. Aug. 16.-An all night
fire which destroyed the store house
and shipping house of the German
American Portland Cement Company
at loss of $i25.000. was finally
brought under control to-day. The
origin is unknown.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-08-17
Miss Weaver to Wed.

Iowa Falls, Aug. 16.-Miss Helen
Weaver, only daughter of Supreme
Court Justice S. M. Weaver, will be
married to Arthur T. Esgate here to-
morrow. Esgate and Miss Weaver
met in Arizona where Miss Weaver
has been teaching school. He is a
banker at Phoenix.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-08-17
Dead Man Identified.

McGregor. Aug. 1.-THE man whose
body was found near here Monday
fifth throat cut, has been identified
as Frank Clune of Toronto, Canada.
No cause for the act is known. ReIa,
tives and friends have been notified
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-08-17
Fire Near Dubuque.

Dubuque, Aug. 16.--Fire of unknown
origin this morning destroyed the
general merchandise store OF Milton
Fox, Of La Motto, near here. The
damage is about $4,000 covered by
insurance,
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-08-17
ForuerY Is charued.

Marshalltown, Aug 16,--C. Ward
Morgan, locomotive fireman en-
ployed by the M & ST. L. was arrest
ed by officer Campbell on instructions
from Peoria, III. Chief of Police w.
w. Rhoads OF. that city notified Chief
of Police Breckel to arrest and hold
Morgan, for whom the Peoria officer
held warrant charging forgery.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-08-17
RECORD Weld Of Oats.

Perry, Aug. 16-Dan Wessling liv-
ing near Grand Junction has the
prize yield OF oats for the community
thus far, getting 1O4 bushels per acre
from a four acre tract.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-08-17
Academies Enlarged.

Provision was made for extension
and improvement of the coast defenSes
with appropriations aggregating $685.
74S,O5O. To furnish needed officers in
the army and the navy, the personnel
of the naval and military academies
were enlarged. the former to 1,760 and
the later to 1852. For the military
academy a special appropriation Of
$l,225,O00 was made, the fund for An
napolis being carried in the naval ap-
preparation bill.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-08-17
Austrian Trenches Taken.

Rome, Aug. 16.-Italian troops cap
tured Austrian trenches on the slopes
of Monte Pecinka south of Goritz, TAX
ling 1853, it was announced today.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-08-17
Russ in Weak Attaeks.

Berlin, Aug! 16.-The Russians made
only weak attacks north of the Dnies-
ter yesterday following heavy loss in
Mondays fighting, and these attacks
were repulsed, it was announced to-
day
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-08-17
WAR BULLETINS FOR TODAY
England May Not Resume Diplomatic
Relations With Germany A.
ter the War.

London, Aug. 16.--England may not
resume diplomatic relations with Ger
many after the war until Germany
makes full reparation for the execu-
tion of Captain Fryatt and similar al
legged outrages, PRIMER Asquith init
mated in the House of Commons %
day. N..<
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-08-17
APPROVES SENATE
NAVAL PROGRAM
HOUSE VOTES FOR EIGHT CAPT,
tai sATTLEsHIPs.
BILL GOES BACK TO CONFERENCE
Conferees Sustained In Disagreeing to
Upper 5ody's Increase In APP
preparations for the Navy
Yard improvements.

Washington, Aug. 16.-The house APP
proved by vote of 2S3 to 81 the SEN
ate naval building program, including
provision for eight capital ships-four
dreadnaughts and four battle cruisers
next year. Seven representatives
voted present"
The house also concurred by viva
voce vote in the senate amendment In
creasing the navy's personnel to "a
400.
The house conferees were sustained
In disagreeing to the senate increases
in appropriations for navy yard I'M
provements, the house voting to send
the bill back to conference for deter
mination of that issue.
Acceptance. of the building and per-
sonnet sections, however, finally dis
poses of those provisions, and they
will not be again considered by the
conference.
Millions for Defense.
The defense program, which ap-
proval of the naval bill by the house
virtually completed, has been the most
important achievement of the session
and has involved appropriations aggre-
eating 1851 ,41S,000
In addition 10 the navy bill IT in
Guided reorganization of the regular
army and National Guard, bringing the
enlisted peace strength of tie army to
1877, 900 men, capable of expansion to
10000 men in time of stress, and pro-
viding a federalized National Guard
which at full strength will number
100000 men.
For maintenance Of the recognized
army and militia and supplies and
equipment. congress appropriated
$2G7, 59T ,000 More than $13,000,000 of
, this Is for development of aeronautics
and $11, 00000OUis for government
plants for the manufacture Of arnor
plate. .HHb
The army bill alSO carried an ap-
preparation of $2G,OO0,OO0 for a govern
ment plant to produce nitrate for use
In manufacturing munitions.
Academies Enlarged.
Provision was made for extension
and improvement of the coast defenSes
with appropriations aggregating $685.
74S,050. To furnish needed officers in
the army and the navy, the personnel
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-08-17
Capture Many Prisoners.

Petrograd, Aug 16.-Russian armies
from June to August 10, have captur
ed 35S,6O2 Austro German prisoners
and 405 cannon, it was announced to-
day. Other booty includes 1925 ma
chine guns and 1888 mine and shell
throwers and 292 powder carts.
Germans are Dispersed.
Paris, Aug 16.--German reconnoit-
ering parties were dispersed by the
French in the Champagne last night
It was announced today. Northeast of
Verdun bombardment occurred on ad'
vanced sections. German aeroplanes
bombarded the fortress town of Belfort
but there were no victims. ,. .
No Design on islands.
Berlin, via wireless, Aug. 16.-For-
eign secretary Won Jagow today fiat
ly denied that Germany ever had any
design on the Danish West Indies in
commenting on the English report
that Germany would buy the islands in
the first step of an assault on the
Monroe doctrine, which inspired the
United States to negotiate for their
purchase.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-07-13

CMA LN1

That dry season saw the beginning
of a drought that will long hold the
blacklist page in the annals Of the San
Francisco basin. It seemed but days
after the rains when the sparse grass
and new-leafed bushes of the wilder
ness began TO shrivel up Day after
day the sun leaped brazen, from the
horizon to the sky, his first level rays
searching out the scant, stored mois-
ture OF whiting foliage, and the very
sap of the hardy brush. While the cat
tie were still fat they became weak
and turned to cactus for nourishment.
They broke down the sickly branches
with their horns and rubbed them IN
the sand TO free them of the worst OF
the thorns. Herders rode the rounds
on weakening horses and dismounted
time and again to pull out sptnes from
the shouts of passive, painting cows.
Bulls died Of broken pride. They
would not subject themselves to the
pain of eating cactus. The riyer-the
great riyer-was no longer great. 1t
e II
down in the gorge. Gerry watched its
falling level with anxious eye and one
day sent an urgent call to Lieber for
help.
Lieber came. He brought with him
an army, every man bearing with him
the tool that had come soonest to his
hand. Spades were few and hoes; the
bright shares OF pick or two caught
the light like lances. Most of the men
depended on the heavy sheath knives
they carried at their sides. They
looked like an army of sansculottes
as they swarmed into the ditch and
began to dig. In two days they BID
sunk 1t to the required level. Whel-
they finished Gerry rode back with
them to help bring down Lieber's
weakening stock.
Kemp had stayed In sole possession
OF Lieber's. Digging was not In his
line, so he had volunteered to hold the
fort against the return Of the gaIEl,
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hat covered him, his mind went |


that covered him, his mind went h
TO the feel of Lieber's fine linen.
from that it poised on Alan and then
flew back to Alix-Alix, who, seen
through the years, became doubly ethe-
real and fiowerlike. Where was Alix?
What had Alan done with her? He
must ask him. That, at least, he must
know. But before he could ask he
must decide about Margarita and steel
himself to his purpose. He thought OF
the long, still days at Fazenda Flores
before Alan had come to Lieber's-the
struggle and the reward that had been
his-and the firmness in him, the
steadfastness that had led Alan to
name him The Rock, rose up In de-
Tense of Margarita and her son.
Gerry was up early. AS he was
saddling True Blue Margarita came on
to the veranda. Where art thou GO
ing?" she asked.
Gerry looked up. He was
little pale from the wakeful night
and there were slight shadows under
his eyes. Il am going to Liebers.
There is a sick man there-he is dying
and / must help. He is my fellow
countryman."
Margarita'S eyes searched his face.
Her bosom rose and fell rapidly. do
not 60" she said, and Gerry started at
the passion in her voice
He looked at her and smiled. ST
must see this man before he dies" be
said, half to himself
"Ah," said Margarita, beating with
her little brown fist on the veranda pill
lar, 81 know. I know. It Is not death
that calls thee. Why should one turn
from things that live to fondle death?
1t is the stranger thou wouldst see"
Gerry dropped the reins of his horse,
and, hurrying up the steps, took Mar
garita in his arms.
And why not, my beloved? It is
not a woman l go to see, but a man.
Shall I not talk with a man that Is
at deaths dOorW
LET him but die" pleaded Marga.
rita; ''let him but die and thou shalt
go and bury him. See, the day is
beautiful. There is a cloud. Perhaps
1t will rain. Come, my Geree, let us
go down to the river and swim. We
will take the Man. He shall sit on the
bank and the river will play with his
bare toes. He will laugh"
Gerry smiled but shook his head.
Tomorrow my beloved, tomorrow we
shall play with the Man and the river"
Margarita's arms fell to her sides
in pathetic surrender She watched
Gerry mount and ride slowly up the
slope to the bridge where Kemp await
ed him. Then she went back to the
veranda steps, sat down and wept
with her face hidden in her hand. She
did not know why she wept, but she
knew she wept for things that were
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out and watched jealousy as -NeDou-
gal opened out the sheets with averted
eyes and set fire to the thin paper. The
hlmy cinders blew hither and thither
under the light breeze The men under
the pole moved nervously, anxious TO
be OF. Their eight companions
wheeled their fea-bitten ponies and
headed for the trail. No, you don't"
shouted McDougal and explained with
many gestures that they were to ride
behind on account of the dust.
eve know, master" answered one
quietly, 1--WE would but start"
McDougal held out an awkward
hand in farewell. You're ready, Mr..
Wagner
Yes" said Alan between chattering
teeth, and then cried, mo, I want the
boarding. epitaph thing, you know"
McDougal dived into the tent and
brought out the board with the roughly
cut words that he could not read but
somehow began to understand. He
slipped 1t into the hammock behind the
cushions and then just touched Alan's
hand and gave the word to the men.
They started off in a stumbling, rapid
trot. The horseman fell In behind. A
cloud of dust cut them off from Nc
Douglas gaze. He turned and fell
upon his laboring squad with a rolling
food of curses. To them the words
were Greek, but nevertheless their
blood curdled and they worked as only
Wayne had taught them.
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Deep in South America, on the
ragged fringe of the outskirts of prog
ress, Alan Wayne was pushing a long
bridge across dried-up watercourse.
He was sick, tired, disguised. Over
and over again he had grumbled to
McDougal that it was a job for ma
son and McDougal had patiently an
swered, I'm the mason, Mr.. Wayne.
Do you lie bye wee and gle the fever
chance to get out Of the body" But
Alan stuck jealousy to his Job. Ten
Percent Wayne might retire ON his
laurels but he could never be beaten.
Every third day the fever in bis
bones seized his body in grip that
could not be denied, shook it till 1t rat
tied and cast 1t down limp, cold and
hot, teeth chattering and then clenched
and thea chattering again. But on
the dayv between Alan made up for
the lap0. He became q devil hanging
on the backs of his men and driving
them to superhuman efforts. Terror
held them. They were Italians, far
from home. A wilderness stretched
between them and the sea. The sea II
self was AOne OF theirs; 1t was but an
added barrier. A madmGr had them
In thrall. Terror drove them. 1t was
a race to finish the bridge before he
killed them. Il am going to be SICK" he
had told them in cold, rapid words, 81
am going to be sick, but before I'm
finished the bridge Is finished Or" He
smiled and made a gesture with his
hand to show how he would brush
them all off into the dry gorge. His
smile terrified more than the raised
hand.
The giant sanxbus, hcDougal,
stood by and nodAsd solemn conArna-
ton. When Alan was Ill by day, Nc
Dougal left him and drove the men In
his stead, but wheA the hour for knock
ing off came with the sudden eclipse
of the sun by the horizon, he hurried
to Alan's tent, flshea him out from
some corner on the floor, wrapped him
in blankets, dosed him with quinine,
tempted him with poor, weak broths
and nursed him, unprotes.iAg. through
the night.
McDougal had followed Alan into
strange lands and strange places and
seen him in many deep hole, and
through it all Alan had been the same
"a purring dynamo at work. He had
| been the same until this trip into the
| Brazilian wilderness, and here q
change had come over him. There were
| times when he talked and what he said
was, mo more trips for me, McDougal
| I'm a consulting engineer from this
| on" McDougal had heard more than
| one man talk like that under fever and
| he frowned, trying to remember one Of
| them that had ever come back.
Alan was Injured to river fever. He
| had fought 1t often, and when he saw
| the fetid pools Of stagnant water In
the dried-up watercourse he knew be
would have TO fight 1t again. Some
how, some night a mosquito was
bound TO get at him, and the fever
would begin. He doubled his proven
! tive dose Of quinine, but he could not
double his spirits for the battle. He
came to the field with a gnawinGs q
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pie trees ana the smen OF nay; wuen
you've been coddling bare memories
of simple things like those for fifteen
years, you can't turn around on your
inside self and forget.
There's a flag the sight Of which
makes my heart come up into my
throat and tears to my eyes. You
think / mean the Stars and Stripes,
but l don't. l mean the Blue Peter
that flies at the haiyards Of big ships
and says to everybody that takes the
trouble to look, We sail today Over
the tops Of the houses I've seen that
flag blinking in the heavens ike a bit
of deep blue sea married to a white
cloud and to me it always said, We
sail for home today I'd shut my eyes
or close the blinds but what was the
use of that? Night and day l could
hear the below Of the great horns-a
blast for good-by and another for a
challenge to the sea-as the big boats
headed out for home.
Il couldn't stand 1t. I came up here.
And now, last night, I dreamed that |
heard 1t IN my sleep-up here. Gen
tlemeR, man without country is In
a bad way but man without a home,
even If it's hovel-well-we all know
the ola song" He paused to master
his voice. Then in a whisper that thew
just caught he added, Home Is the
anchor Of a mans soul. | want to go
Home"
5 Lieber stopped talking. The reveal
ing silence had done its work. 1t had
brought them close-so close that he
had spoken lest they take his soul by
assault. He left them and went to his
own room. They saw he was an old
man, beyond the years he had dis
closed.
They did not speak. They were
nervous. Kemp made a cigarette,
pulled at it once or twice and then
threw 1t away, to roll another mo-
ment later. His thoughts were wing
ing away to the fork of Big and Little
Creek where a three-room shack stood
In the shadow Of the White mountains
of New Mexico. He had thought 1t
small, miserable, cramped. But out
here in the wilderness, thousands and
thousands Of miles away, 1t came back
to his vision, glorifed. A swelling
came into his throat He tried to
cough 1t up. But as long as he thought
Of the mountain, the thickness stuck
In his throat. He took from his pocket
treasured cake of tobacco and with
strong teeth tore off a generous por-
ton. Then he rose and walked off to
the corral.
Gerry sat on alone. Thoughts were
troubling him, too. What was he do
Ing here? Who was this Margarita
that had twined herself into his life?
Was 1t his life? And her little boy
black-haired, black eyed, ive-tinted-
he was his boy, too. He was Gerry
Lansing's son. No. not that-not Ger
ry Lansing's. Gerry Lansing belonged
to time that was far away, to a hill
where white houses with green blinds
peered out from the darkness of
domed naples, from the long shadows
Of appointing frs and from the caves
of 1aring elms, the wine cups of heav-
en-. A sigh came quivering through all
his body and escaped from his trem-
bling lips. II am alone" he breathed
to himself
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CHAPTER
49, So XIV

Alan was struggling back from coma.
He muttered, he talked. he awoke.
Lieber found his sunken eyes, the pu'
pills appearing almost concave, fixed
on him with a seeing gaze. 1t was like
resurrection. A spirit had come down
upon the body Eye to eye, mouth TO
mouth, heart to heart, it had given
sight, breath, life.
The eyes closed. Lieber hurried
away. From the kitchen he brought
a bowl of broth. 1t was steaming and
filled the room with an odor Of rich
essence. It was in itself concentra-
ton of life. The bowl was emptted.
Alan sank back into the pillows. His
eyes wandered wistfully over the bare
walls, the high thing Of the strange
room. "I would have great gods! but
one short hour of native air-let me
but die at home,'" he murmured, and
Lieber heard.
The words clutched at his own heart,
but he answered cheerfully, you shall,
my boy, you shall die at home If you
like, but you're going to have years to
think it over. Sleep, that's the word.
And sleep it is" he added to himself
as AIan's eyes closed and his chest be-
gan to rise and fall in healthy breath
ing. Lieber held his wrist. The pulse
was taking on strength.
Alan was still sleeping when Gerry
arrived. Lieber looked up, surprised.
you've come all the way back from
Fazenda Flores"
Gerry nodded. "HoW is he? Has
he come to, yet?"
Eyes" said Lieber in q low, modu-
lated tone. "He came to, all right. But
the fights not over yet. Fever goes
and comes. you know If another par
oxysm seizes him, he'll not have the
strength to pull through. It's ques-
ton of hours now"
you've been up all night" said Ger
~. GO and lie down for while. I'll
call you if anything happens"
Lieber rose reluctantly. Don't fail
to call me-" he said. ''I'll leave my
door open"
Gerry sat down In chair beside the
settle. He had not known how tired
he was himself Soon he drowsed. His
head fell forward on his chest. Sleep
came to him and then a great trouble
came to his sleep. He reused himself
from a nightmare and, suddenly wide
awake, found Alan's eyes fixed on his
face i
Your murmured Alan.
Gerry did not answer His face be-
came mask 1t seemed to him that
only Alan's eyes were alive, and to
Alan that Gerry had projected his
spirit to his bedside to watch him die.
Alan tried to smile In defiance.
Cant you speakT he whispered
hoarsely.
Gerry leaned forward. The question
he had to ask was stronger than he.
It forced its way through his lips.
"Alan, what did you do with her? Tell
me that and I'll go away"
A troubled look came into Alan's thin
face He frowned do with her? Do
with whom"
"Alan." said Gerry, his suppressed
voice trembling, you know. With
AK
"Oh," said Alan. still struggling on
the verge Of consciousness. Il remem-
Der 1 did nothing with her. She
wouldn't go with me-"
"Alan," groaned Gerry. 81 saw you.
Issaw Won and Alix on the train"
Ito be Continued)
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Oscar Hagen of Clintonvilfe spent
Sunday in the city with his wife, who
is a guest at the George Germanson
home.