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The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1917-04-28

81 know-but I've reconsidereu.
Please come in to the telephone-get
the governor on long distance-tell
him we must have the militia"
With a nod of relief Donald jumped
down from the platform, and with Pa-
tria at his side ran across the yard
toward the office of the superintendent.
Several revolver and rifle shots rams
out before they reached the building.
Obeying orders, the guards and strike
breakers were firing over the heads of
the mob in endeavor to frighten II off.
Selling the receiver of the instru-
ment on the desk nearest the office
door, Captain Parr called again and
again without response.
He got no answer whatever.
"The wires dead-probably cut" he
announced, hanging up. "We're cut off
from the world. Now we shan't be
long finding out how many of these
lunatics are willing to die at Huroki's
behest. Stay here till l send word It's
safe to come out"
He ran hastily out into the yard.
AS he did so a scattering volley
sounded from beyond the fence and
n of the guards pitched backward
from the platform, shot through the
head.
Incontinently his comrades began to
shoot to kill.
Selling the rifle of the fallen man,
Parr jumped to the platform. The
weapon was at his shoulder and his
eye was sighting along its barrel when
he became aware of a sudden lull In
the uproar, a lull in which Patria's
voice sounded high and true:
cease firing! All of you-cease FIR
ing, l say"
With a gasp of horror, Parr saw the
girl running out into the open space
between the fence and the advancing
rabble, and understood that she had
taken advantage of the general preoc-
small gate and take this foolhardy
risk.
The establishment with which both
parties greeted her appearance brought
about a complete cessation of HOSTILE
ties. The defenders held their breath
in terror. The attackers stood gaping,
rooted In amaze.
Without hint Of fear or doubt, the
girl paused within a dozen PAGES Of the
foremost rank of strikers, when she
paused, and stood quite still, facing
them with adorable courage, her head
high a brave color famine in har
cheeks.
In the dead silence which ensued
her accents rang clear:
81 beg you all to listen to me till J
have finished. l am Patria Claiming,
l own these factories, I am the one YOU
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1917-04-28

| undivided and respectful attention wac
accorded her.
II want every man of you to agree
to train himself at my expense for mil
itary service in the defense of the
United States. Channings will meet
every bill. for your time and for every
thing else. If you will consent to pre-
pare yourselves to defend your homes
against foreign aggression. Do you
agree?"
Spontaneously a cheer answered her.
And cheer after crashing cheer fol-
lowed. 1t was some minutes before
she was able to continue. In that in
terval her quick eyes, searching the
crowd, picked out two countenances
only toe well known to her on the out
skirts of the crowd-faces that, almost
alone among all those there, failed to
reflect the enthusiasm her words had
excited.
Secondly" she cried, when at
length she could make herself heard,
II want your promise to have no more
to do with those who melted this
strike. l do not mean you are to be
without leaders, or to give up your
unions, but that you must cast out
striking in the interests of the enemy.
For those leaders who have misled
you are tools of an enemy of this coun-
try who brought this strike about.
japan conspires to embroil the United
States with Mexico in order to pave
the way for the Japanese invasion Of
the west coast. Therefore Japan would
like to get control of, or, failing that,
destroy the Channings' munition
plants. Therefore japanese and Mex
lean conspirators paid ~agitators to
bring this strike about. I mean
those men,"
ignated the two on the edge Of the
crowd.
II mean Baron Huroki, Juan de
Lima and all who are with them"
There was a sudden turning of heads
and craning of necks in the indicated
direction. Those nearest Huroki's
party moved threateningly toward it.
Then a strikers voice was uplifted,
hoarse with fury:
xiii 'em! Lynch the spies! !"
Instantaneously an ugly growl re-
sponded. There was a concerted move
ment Of the crowd toward the ILL
starred conspirators.
P%rudently the conspirators turned
and fled, the pack swapping at their
heels.
By the narrowest Of shaves lit was
later learned) they regained their mo.
torcar and escaped with their lives.
THE $7,ooo,oo EARTHQUAKE.
"The riddle" Donald propounded
quite seriously-"the riddle is: When
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1917-04-28

and where will Huroki strike next?"
Patria nodded patiently to Indicate
Endorsement of this rather obvious
nifty her complete ignorance as to what
the answer might be.
In point of fact she was tremendous
ly fatigued with the affair as a whole
and In detail. This business of being
a self-constituted savior of her coun-
try was proving tolerably exhausting.
Huroki was SO tlreless, displayed such
abominable ingenuity in %inventing new
and battling combinations of intrigue,
that even the excitement of combat
ing him, the satisfaction of checking
him time after time, was beginning to
pail upon the girl.
Tonight, for instance, she was feel
ing very fit indeed. Captain Parr had
brought her home from Powder Town
in ample time for her to take a long
nap and in other ways make herself
over into a new woman before dinner.
And now, at something later than nine
o'clock, she very much wanted to
arouse herself-see a play, or take a
hand at auction, or dance, or do any
thing else that a normal young woman
finds healthily diverting.
And she couldn't. 1t was absolutely
prohibited. She dared not to step out.
side the door, for fear lest Huroki
had ferreted out her hiding place in
Donald's lodgings Vacated by him to
provide her with a secure REFUGEE, and
laid some trap for her.
She was permitted only to sit and
gossip with her betrothed-and he
manlike, was obstinately bent on dis
| cussing Baron Huroki rather than the
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1917-04-28

have been working for. l want this
nonsense to stop instantly. If you
have been unfairly treated, it is not
by my order, and 1 pledge myself to
see that your wrongs are made right.
But first you must tell me what you
have to complain Of"
She waited an instant but got no
response. The strikers stirred %uneasily
and murmured a little together, but
none appeared as spokesman. Again
Patria addressed them, lifting an arm
to point out three of those who stood
nearest her.
"You have an intelligent face-and
you-and you. Come forward, please,
and tell me what 1t is that has made
you take this attitude toward Chan
nings."
Almost reluctantly, certainly sheep
ishly, the men indicated moved toward
her.
One began to speak, a brawny crea-
ture with q face of thoughtful cast,
now that surprise had modified his
passions. His voice was low-pitched,
his words were indistinguishable to
Donald; but he talked earnestly and,
it seemed, well-briefly and to a point
and finished to approving mods from
his companions.
Instantly the girl replied in tones
that carried distinctly to the farthest
rank of strikers.
eff what you say Is true, the matter
shall be set right without a days de
lay. And every reasonable demand
you may make is granted, Patria
Charming, give my word of honor to
that upon two conditions"
She paused briefly; the stiffness Of
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1917-04-28

One such window fell inward to the
floor of a room In the Murray Hill dis-
trict of New York, where Baron HUI
roki of Tokyo sat In quiet confabula-
tion with Senior Juan de Lima OF
Mexico.
The Japanese consulted his watcn
and arched a quizzical eyebrow at MS
colleague.
"Our even million-dollar earth
quake. my dear De Lima! ne aid
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1917-04-28
Sled Was Mise.

Junior had been in a fight with some
boys and got slightly the worst of 1t.
The streets were covered with snow
and ice, and Junior was busy shook
Ing" his sled IN behind delivery wag-
ons. He had made a hook and the de-
livery boy had started up fast. In
turning a corner the hook broke and
Juniors sled a angling across the
street, bumped into the curbing, throw
ing Junior off and slightly bruising
him. I picked him up, asking what
was the trouble, and he said: ooh,
nothing; my sled don't want me to go
down that street, where there are some
boys that want to fight me."-Chicago
Tribune.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1917-04-28

INS MAST, u tOPPtCo tUtO buS SSas
blandly. "And-Germany will be
blamedr !"
power boat alongside a schooner that
lay moored to the northernmost Of the
Charming docks. Ryley swarmed up
over the %schooner's side and made fast
the painter-to find, when he turned,
Patria at his elbow.
"You stay here, MISS" he shouted,
to make himself heard above the din :
of the conflagration. "I1l find Captain
Parr If he's here to be found, and
bring him back to you"
But when he ran up the gangplank
to the dock, Patria was by his side.
Bowling to her indomitable courage, he
made no more protest, but hurried on
with her into the heart of that furnace
which yawned for them ashore.
1t was as if the earth itself had
lowered in devastating flame.
Following the spur line of rails that &
ran from the dock to the shore, they
fought their way on, scorched by flame.
deluged with sparks, deafened with
the incessant defamation of shells ex-
ploding in burning freight cars, dazzled
to blindness.
Eventually, on the verge of abandon
ing their efforts as wholly hopeless,
they stumbled across the body of DON
aid prone between two lines Of rails,
beside the ruins of a freight car al
ready consumed to its trucks.
Insensible when they lifted him up
and, with one of his arms across a
shoulder of each, they dragged him
back toward the water; he came to
after a time-a badly singed and badly
shaken Donald, but in no way seriouss
ly injured.
Thereafter he did his part like the
man he was, not only taking care of
himself, but aiding the failing efforts
of Patria to keep moving. The girl was
half fainting with fatigue and hard
ship. She dragged on the arm that. u
Donald had wound round her like a
thing inanimate.
In some manner of which none re-
tanned coherent understanding =
through some miracle-the three re-
gained the dock and staggered down it
to the schooner.
Sparks flying on the night wind had
already set fire to the vessel. To re-
gain the launch, their one hope Of es-
cape, they had to cross a deck that
Spewed smoke from every seam
where it was not already aflame.
Leaving Donald to care for Patria,
Ryley threw himself on ahead to un- 4
moor the power boat.
AS he did so, and swung round to
give aid If need be, the deck between
him and those two laundering figures
caved in and a sheet of flame shot up.
With a groan the detective dropped
over the side into the boat and pushed
off.
At a little distance he looked back,
and cried out in wonder to see the fig
ures of Donald and Patria half way up
the foremast-the hungry flames leap
ing ~savagely for. their feet. ,
With infinite exertion, slowly they
climbed on and on, logged ever by the
flames.
A slight explosion sounded in the
hold of the schooner. The flames shot
higher. The mast rocked, tottered,
swayed like a broken reed, and crashed
owe the side, carrying the lovers with.
it.
(END OF EIGHTH EPISODE.)
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1917-04-28
THE CAST.
SYNOPSIS.

Baron Huroki. chief of the Japanese
secret service in America, conspiring to
smbroil the United States with Mexico.
desires control Of the great Claiming mu-
nitions plants owned by ~Patria-last of
''The Fighting ~Channings' and sole exc
eutrix Of a 800, 000, ZOO trust secretly Gre
ated by patriotic progenitors to combat
the national perils inherent in "unpre-
paredness." His schemes failing, thanks
to tho opposition Of Patria aided by her
nance, Capt. Donald Parr, Huroki causes
q strike at the Charming plants.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1917-04-28
Mystery Story.

$50 you read Anticipates novel. How
did 1t come out?"
tits a mystery to me. I guess he
must have ~hypnotized the publisher
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1917-11-01

kitchen. 1t is a realization Of that
fact that has caused not only the war
mothers and wives, but the grand
mothers, the aunts, the cousins, the
sisters of American boys now wearing
their country's uniform to mobilize in
to a host pledged to the doctrines that
since food will win the war our sup
plies must be conserved.
The American War Mother is pre-
pared not only to SO administer the
affairs of her household that the food
needs of the allied nations will be met,
but she likewise is prepared to petition
the entire sisterhood of American wo-
men that they work with her in cam
paign that both her reason her heart
tell is vital.
In every state in the nation War
Mothers have become recruiting agents
for the conservation army. Their
presence in the field has brought home
realization to all women of the hum
an aspects of the pending food pledge
week campaign, and it is only natural
that in the Food Administration s
Pledge Campaign week, October % to
November 4, they should take lead
ing part. They realize what it means.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1917-11-01

be n defense
not
bread soldiers
II is
is OF stocks OF food
Of food values and equva
Tents Is being
will told what to do
muffin breakfast instead piece OF
he
safe for
shall
will be battle line and the bread line
be efficient democracy is
effective.
the first line
America
will win the
the food problem
SIGN THIS CARD WHEN CALLED ON TO DO so.
Pledge for United Administration
ADMINISTRATOR:
10 in
directions the Food Admins
home insofar circumstances permit
havea
the
which
receipt OF the signed pledge
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1917-11-01
OF JULESBURG
PLEASED WITH HAWAHANS

The Kulclas Hawaiians gave an en-
tertainment at loves hall last Fri
day night, large crowd being in at
tendance. The Hawaiians have a
world wide reputation in the art of
music, and the entertainment furnish
ed last Friday night in this city was a
first-class program with the possible
exception of the comedy which was
mixed in at intervals part of the
program lacking considerable of being
in the Lew Dockstrader or Cohan
class. However the splendid instru-
mental and vocal music rendered was
above reproach. and more than made
up for any DEFICIENCIES noted in the
comedy" line Last Friday nights s
entertainment was the first entertain
ment of the season at Loves hall
and with the advent of the new stage
scenery, etc, lovers Of good shows and
entertainments will have the oppor-
tunity of witnessing some first
class attractions, which are being
booked by Lowe Bros. to appear at
this popular place of amusement dur
ing the winter
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1917-11-01
HOUSE PATRONS
MUST PAY NEW TAXES

For the sake of the Sammies- who
fight, you will pay while you play.
Such is Uncle Sans ruling. Whether
you go to the ball park, spend an hour
at the cabaret, see the opera, or look
upon the smiling face of Mary Pick
ford or the dainty little Marguerite
Clark, you must pay tribute to the
government that has taken its stand
for democracy. The government has
levied a tax upon patrons of all sorts
of amusement places which must be
paid when the pleasure seeker enters.
The new tax is not another tax upon
the operators Of such places of amuse-
ments. but upon the patrons.
Particularly affected by this new
ruling, however, are the picture shows
Following closely upon the capacity
tax of last year, congress has laid a
tax of fifteen cents upon every reel of
pictures shown in any theatre in the
United States. Another tax has been
made upon patrons for every ten cent
admission or fraction thereof. Man
ayers of picture houses declare that
these new taxes amount to eighteen
per cent of the gross receipts. They
incur, too. additional expense in the
matter of, account keeping. Every
patron must pay his tax as well as
have his ticket before he may be pass
ed by the doorkeeper.
The life of picture house managers
is not all pleasant. The universal
raise in prices of last year was not
one which they welcomed The raise
came as result of the heavier taxes
and expense. Many exhibitors over
the country may be compelled to raise
their prices when these new taxes &c
into effect November l, or pay to the
government out of their own profits
this tax which the government has
levied upon the patrons of the picture
shows.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1917-11-01
WOMEN IN THIS WAR

The women In this country are view
ing statistics with a new vision. For
the first time in the lives of many OF
them they are interpreting crop totals
in terms of human life. Wheat and
meat have come to mean to them, not
ship loads and car loads, but soldiers
on the firing line, workers in field and
factory; mothers and their little ones
in lands devasted by war.
For nearly three years the world
war was not part of the lives of the
women of this country. True, they
knew that in other lands war was
rushing men in the trenches. There
was sympathy, deep sympathy. for
those who suffered. Then suddenly
the war, thousands of miles away,
stepped into the American home. 1t
became, not a shadow or far distant
mirage of distress, but something very
near.
When the war was hurled into the
American home the War Mother Of the
land became a more conscious eco
nomic factor than she had been be-
fore. It suddenly dawned upon her
that in some way the welfare Of her
boy was bound up with what had be-
fore been uninteresting export figures.
Crop. totals that had given her only
vague sort of satisfaction became a
matter not only of interest but of anx-
iety. When the war began calling
American boys to the colors, the Amer
ican War Mother became the logical
evangel of food conservation.
The food problem of the allied ma
tions will be solved in the American
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1917-11-01

There isn't much talk yet Of con-
scripting the wealth of the country,
but that will be done if the war must
continue. And the man with great
wealth should no more object to giving
iect to giving up his son. The men Of
the country were conscripted, and they
went willingly when they were called,
If the time comes when the country
needs and must have more money than
is given voluntarily. then the govern
ment will go and get it.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1917-11-01

What has become of the yellow
flowred alfalfa which Professor Han
sen introduced from Siberia as the
hardest thing on the map? This al
falfa has so many variations that it
does not germinate evenly the first
year, but appears few at time dur
ing long period, large percentage
holding over until the following year.
These hardy seds found in SO many
legumes and other plants are natures
provision to prevent determination of
seeds in an unfavorable season. In
Asia and southern Europe wherever
the common blue and the yellow-f flow
cred alfalfa grow near together, the
pollen is naturally carried from one to
the other by bees and other insects, so
that hybridization takes place freely.
These hybrid alfalfas are sometimes
called sand lucerns. Their number is
legion and they consist of all sorts of
mixtures in various proportions of yell
low and blue. AS the yellowed- flow
cred alfalfa is widely distributed in
Europe and Asia, from India to north
eastern Siberia, the plant varies
greatly in its ability to resist cold;
hence it follows that the hardness of
this hybrid depends largely on the re-
gion from which it comes. The var
Iety is one of the dominant and char
acteristic plants of the steppe pas
lures of Siberia and we ought to have
it growing ali over our Rocky noun
tam plateau region.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1917-11-01
HARDY APPRECIATES COURT.
ESY OF THE UNION PACIFIC

Mr.. Guy U. Hardy, editor of the
Canon City Record, returned to his
home recently from visit to New
York City. He wrote up the notes of
his trip and published them in his
newspaper. One of these notes, in
which he comments upon "Courtesy,'
is especially pleasing to the Union
Pacific Railroad. 1t is little sermon
we'll worth reading. This is what Mr.
Hardy says:
!. "a little courtesy helps wonderfully
in business. saw this illustrated in
New York. One day went into lit
tie Union Pacific ticket office in a
corner of the Woolworth building to
inquire about routings back to Colo
RADIO and connections via Fort Riley.
A very pleasant young chap waited on
me. He looked up everything l want
ed to know, cleverly. / wasn't ready
to buy my ticket then and wouldn't be
for several days so he said that he
would be glad if I would come back
and let him sell the ticket when was
ready for it. 1 told him might do so,
but would probably find it more con-
venient to buy up town, near my hotel
Several days later when l wanted
the ticket l stepped into the office of
another line, the line l was leaving
New York on, near the hotel, intending
to buy the ticket and get it off my
hands. The man who waited on me
was SO short and grouchy about my in
quiries that finally told him I did
not care for the ticket then and went
away.
81 went down to the Woolworth
building 80 blocks away, and finding
the courteous young man l had seen
before, had him fix up the ticket. He
not only arranged the ticket just the
way wanted it and did it cheerfully,
but he got my Pullman ticket, from
Albany to st. Louis, wired St. Louis
for berth to Fort Riley on a later
day, and wired somewhere for berth
out of Fort Riley to Denver on another
day all Of which found reserved just
as requested.
ut was little thing. 1t didn't
amount to much to the Union Pacific |
but just little courtesy sold that
ticket for New York to Pueblo and the
little effort which arranged Pullman
reservations at three different points,
which I hadn't thought of asking for,
made me feel that l was travelling
with friends.
Courtesy pays in any line of bust
ness. Courtesy and advertising sell
lots of goods" ...
The Traffic officials of the Union
Pacific are planning to send this lit
tie sermon to their ticket agents all
over the country. It's value, how
ever, is not confined to ticket agents,
there is . lesson in it for everyone.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1917-11-01

The following letter was written in
English, just as it stands, by Jap
anese student to account for his alb.
sence from work: "Honored Sir
Having been amputated from my fam
lily for several months, and as have
complaints of the abdomen, coupled
with great conflagrations of the in
ternals, with entire prostration from
all desire to work, beg to be excused
from orderly work for ten or nine more
days, and in duty bound will always
pray for the salubrity Of your temper
and the enlargement of your family"
Eager Shopper-Where are the
demonstrations on Thursday. E. S.
Not even special sale? S.-Special
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1917-11-01
HOOVER WANTS 100000
COLORADO FAMILIES
TO Save FOOD

I'VE have TO find in the United
States, an amount of food stuff for eX
port during the next year, two or
three times more than We ever
dreamed of exporting from this coun
try, and We must find 1t In such a
manner as not to injure our current
supply
"lt appears to us that no right mind
ed man in this community wants ex-
ira profit from the war II he does he
should be branded with the brand of
Judas for sc!ling the blood of our sons
for profit"
Eat plenty wisely - without
waste"
Tie individual program, this or its
equivalent:
"one whcatless meal daily.
Two meatless meals daily,
And cut down third of an ounce
of butter day"
This is campaign for Food Econ
omy-to carry oA the war and to
serve humanity"
ITO save tOOd-not pennies.
To use food-not to go without.
To set free what Europe wants by
uSing what Europe can't"
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1917-11-01
CONGRESSMAN TIMBERLAKE
IN IN ENGLISH CAPITA.

LONDON, Oct. 27.-Some of the
ten American congressman have ar
rived in London for an unofficial tour
of the war area. They propose to Wis.
it the battle fields of France, and will
go to Italy. Included in the party ar
irving here are Congresmen Timber
lake and Taylor of Colorado and
former Congressman Stout Of
Montana.