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"Not One Cent for Tribute. +"

Charles Cotesworth Pinckney first
used the phrase, Millions fer defense,
but not one cent for tribute" Sent
as peace envoy to France in 1897. he
was told that only payment of money,
to be called 'loan," would make the
directory of France cease violating
American rights on the sea. "War be
it, then" he replied. millions for dc.
lenses, but not one cent for tribute"
A little later Napoleon Bonaparta
came into power as first consul of
France, and, seeing the folly of pro-
voking war with America. he treated
this country with fairness. War.
which had really begun. quickly ceased.
Pinckney's phrase was used again by
Captain Decatur in. his dealings wif.r
Algeria, country which, early in the
nineteenth century, tried to make
American ships pay for the privilege
of sailing the Mediterranean sea un-
molested.
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DRAFT ARMY CALLED.
NEW NATIONAL FORCE WILL BE
MOVED SEPTEMBER 5, SAYS
GENERAL cRoWDER.
80 PER CENT FIRST DAY
Final Decision on Mobilization Dates
for First SOC, 900 Men Drawn Indi-
Gates They Will Be Train
ing by October.

Washington, Aug. 15.--The new ma
tional army will be moved into canton
ment camps beginning September 8,
Provost General Crowder announced on
Monday. The first increment of 30
per cent will be moved September 8.
The second of so per cent September
Is, and the third September 30. The
remaining 10 per cent will be moved
to camps as soon thereafter as possi-i
BILE.
The dates specified for each move
ment of troops are for entertainment at
home stations.
Final decision on mobilization dates
for the first 100000 men drawn indi-
Gates that virtually all of the first citi-
zen army will be in training by the
first week in October. Each mobiiiza-
ton day will be turned over to pa
triotic demonstration.
The first day will be Wednesday. the
second Saturday and the third will
fall on Sunday. On the days named
the men accepted for service viii re-
port to their local boards and will en-
train for camp within "a hours after
they report.
They must present themselves in CIV
ilian clothes, with nothing but abso-
lutely necessary baggage.
For many days the war department
and railway experts have been working
out plans for the great troop move
ment to camp. 1t is stated the men
will go with the least personal incon-
venience.
The plan to assemble the new forces
In three increments distributes the
task of furnishing supplies and equip
ment through September. 1t will also
prevent serious shortages in any camp,
and will give the new officers from the
training camps time to familiarize
themselves with their duties gradually
before responsibility for a great body
of men falls on them.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-08-21
CHAPTER Xxx.
AnticIimax.

1t was out of the limbo of the I'M
foreseeable that the bind instrument
of Fate appeared to tell Rodney about
Rose. He was country lawyer from
down-state, who had been in Chicago
three or four days, spending an hour
or two of every day in Roduey's office
in consultation with him. and, for the
rest of the time, dangling about, more
or less at a loose end. A belated
sense Of this struck Rodney st the end
of their last consultation.
I'm sorry haven't been able TO do
MORE" Rodney said-"do anything.
really, in the way of showing you a
good time. As matter of fact, I've
spent every evening this week here in
the Office"
'Oh, haven't lacked for entertain
ment." the man said. "We hayseeds
find the city pretty lively place. L
went TO see show just last night
called The Girl Upstairs I sup
pose you've seen It"
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silence that followed had galvanic
quality. The others began urging him
to sit down, but he said lie was look
Ing for somebody, and walked away
down the room and out the farther
door.
He knew now that he was afraid.
Yet the thing he was afraid of refused
to come out into the open where he
could see il and know what ii was.
He still believed that he didn't know
what 1t was when he walked past the
framed photographs in the lobby of
the theater without looking at them
and stopped at the box office to ex-
change his seat, well down In front.
for one near the back of the theater.
But when the sextette made their
first entrance upon the stage, he knew
that he had known for a good many
hours.
He never stirred from his seat dur
ing either of the intermissions. But
along in the third act he got up and
went out
The knout that logged his soul had
a score of lashes, each with the sting
of its own peculiar venom. Everybody
who knew him, his closer friends and
his casual acquaintance as well, must
have known. for weeks, of this dis
grace. His friends had been sorry for
him, with just a grain of contempt;
his acquaintances had grinned over
xUifh i,rc% -
pity. DO you know Aldrich? Well,
his wife's in the chorus at the Globe
theater. And he doesn't know it. poor
devil"
The northwest wind which had been
blowing Jelly since shutdown, had in
creased in violence to gale. But he
strobe out of the lobby and into the
street unaware of 1t.
He found the stage door and pulled
it open. An intermittent roar of hand
clapping, increasing and diminishing
with the rapid rise and fall of the
curtain, told him that the perform
ance was just over.
doorman stopped him and asked
him what he wanted.
II want to see Mrs. Aldrich." he
said. Mrs. Rodney Aldrich."
mo such person here" said the
man, and Rodney, in his rage, simply
assumed that he was lying. 1t didn't
occur TO him that Rose would have
taken another name
He stood there a moment, debating
whether to attempt to force an en-
trance against the doorman's unmis-
taxable intention to stop him, and de-
cided to wait instead
The decision wasn't due to common
sense, but to a wish not to dissipate
his rage on people that didn't mat
ter He wanted it intact for Rose.
He went back to the alley. braced
himself in the angle of a brick pier,
and waited. He neither stamped his
feet nor failed his arms about to drive
off the cold. He just stood still with
the patience of his immemorial ances-
tor, waiting, unconscious of the lapse
of time, unconscious of the figures
that presently began struggling out Of
the narrow door that were not she.
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NO." said Rodney, II haven't"

NO." said Rodney, ''I haven't"
swell, 1t was downright funny. ]
haven't laughed so hard in a year. If
you want real good time, you go to
see it."
The last part of this conversation
took place in the outer office. Rodney
saw the man off with a final hand
shake. closed the door after him, and
strolled irresolutely back toward Miss
Beachs desk.
1t was true, he'd been taking 1t on
rather recklessly during the past two
months. But they'd been pretty
sterile, those long, solitary evening
hours. He'd worked fitfully, grinding
away by brute strength for a while.
and then, in frenzy of Impotence,
thrusting the legal rubbish out Of the
way and letting the enigma Of his
great failure usurp his mind and his
memories.
Telephone over to the University
club" he said suddenly to Miss Beach,
"and see If you can get me seat for
The Girl Upstairs
The Office boy was out on an errand
and In his absence the switchboard
was in Miss Beach's care. She arose
obediently and moved over to the
switchboard, then began fumbiing
with the directory.
"Why, Miss Beach," said Rodney.
"You know the number of the Univer-
sity club ~
He was looking at her now with IN
disguised curiosity. She was acting,
for perfectly infallible machine like
Miss Beach, almost queer. Without
looking around at him, she said: Mr..
Aldrich, you won't like that show. If
you go, you'll be sorry"
While he was still staring at her,
young Craig came bursting blithely
out of his office. "Oh, Miss Beach -
he said. and then stopped short. see
ing that something had happened.
Rodney tried an experiment.
Craig" he said, Miss Beach doesn't
want me to see The Girl Upstairs
She says I won't like it. Do you agree
with herr"
A flare of red came into the boys
face, and his jaw dropped. Then, as
well as he could, he pulled himself
together. eyes, SIR" he said, swung
around, and marched back into his
own cubbyhole.
"You needn't telephone, Miss
Beach," said Rodney CURLY. And,
without another word, he put on his
hat and overcoat, walked straight over
to the club and told the man at the
cigar counter to get him a ticket for
tonight's performance of 1.-THE Girl
Upstairs"
1t was after five, and he decided he
might as well dine here. SO he went
up to the lounge, armed himself with
ap evening paper, and dropped into a
big leather chair.
But all his carefully contrived en-
vironment hadn't the power it seemed
to shift the current of his thoughts.
They went on dwelling on the be-
havior of Miss Beach and young
Craig, which really got queerer the
more one thought about it,
Ee flung down his paper and went
into the adjoining room. The large
round table nearest the door was pre-
empted by group Of men he knew,
and he came up with the intention of
dropping into the one vacant chair
But just before the first of them caught
glimpse Of him his ear picked up the
phrase "The Girl Upstairs" And
then lawyer in the group looked up
and recognized him. Hello, Aid
rich," he said, and the fash of
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person who's made the six weeks bear
able, and, in way, wonderful. new
er could thank you enough for the
things you've done for me, though /
hope may try to, some time"
II DOM want any thanks" he said.
And this was completely true. 1t was
something very different from graft
tude that he wanted But he realized
how abominably ungracious his words
sounded, and FASTENED to amend them.
What l mean is that you don't owe
me any. You've done a lot to make
this show go as well as 1t did. in
more ways than you know about. 1t
wasn't for me, personally, that you
did it. But all the same, I'm grateful.
You'll stay with this piece. / suppose,
as long as the run lasts. But in the
end, what's the idea? Do you want
to be an actressT
''The notion of Just going on-not
changing anything or improving any
thing; doing the same thing over and
over again for forty weeks, or even
four, seems perfectly ghastly-just to
keep going round and round like a
horse at the end Of pole. What I'd
like to do, now that this is finished,
is-well, to start another"
His eyes kindled. THAT'S IT," he
said. That's what I've felt about you
all along. I suppose it's the reason
felt you never could be an actress. You
see the thing the way 1 do-the whole
fun OF the game is getting the thing.
Once it's got :" He snapped his
fingers, and with an eager nod she
agreed.
SWELL then, look here" he said. 'Tve
an idea that l could use you to good
advantage as sort of personal as
sistant. There'll be a good deal of
work just of the sort you did with the
sextette, teaching people to talk and
move about like the sort of folk they're
supposed to represent. 1t would be
done more if we could teach chorus
people to act human. Well, you can
do that better than /, that's the plain
truth. Under this new contract of
mine that l expect to sign in day or
two, I'll simply have to have somebody
And then, of course, there's the cos
tuning. That's great game, and l
think you've talent for it.
There you are! The job will be
paid from the first a great deal better
than what you've got here. And the
costuming emu of 1t, If you succeed
would run to real money. Well. how
about it?"
"But," said Rose, little GREATNESS.
ly-"but don't have to stay here with
The Girl Upstairs? / couldn't just
leave, could I?'
"Oh, sha'n't be ready for you just
yet, anyway" he said. ''I'll write when
/ am, and by that time you'll be per.
fectly free to give them your two
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-08-21
TWENTY DIE IN CAR CRASH
Trolley Coaches Meet Head-On When
One Fails to Wait at Switch Near
New Haven.

New Haven, Conn, Aug. 15.-Nine-
teen persons were killed and more
than forty injured in head-on troll
ley car collision at North Bransford,
10 miles west of here, on Monday
night. The crash took place ON sin
gle track line between this city and
New London. A car speeding for New
Haven crashed into one from New
Haven. One car should have waited
at switch.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-08-21
WARNING ON INFANT PLAGUE |
Medical Scientists Place Themselves in
State of Preparedness to Repel
Advances of Foe.

The best war news of home signifi-
canoe published the other day related
to the new state of preparedness in
which our medical scientists find them
selves for the fight with infantile par
alysis and it's microbes, observes the
New York World. In case of fresh
advance by these foes of childhood in
the coming summer. the prospects for
a distinct repulse are encouraging.
1t is from the research forces of the
Rockefeller institute that the bulle-
tins come of progressive readiness.
Not least encouraging among the
discoveries of the doctors is the fact
that two centers of generally efficient
defense are Characteristic of the body
itself. One of these is in the secretions
Of the nose and throat, the entrance
avenues of the microbes. The other is
in certain membranes, when intact,
surrounding the spinal cord and brain.
A slight injury to these membranes
will let the virus in when the disease
germs have once passed the other bar
riers. How frequently the defenses
succeeded all around is shown by the
record of last summers attacks, only
1.59 cases of paralysis occurring to
every 1000 of population in this city.
This would mean about 16 cases to
city of 10000 people.
Passing from natural preventive TO
dicnovarod roradieS the doctors fell of
a better serum and of methods of adj
ministration made more effective by
winters study and experiment. Alto
gether the research bulletins go far to
strengthen the counsel, found to be
well based even in last summers cpl
demic, against panic and nerve-racking
worry.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-08-21
Why He Came Home.

Roscoe Boone, a Muncie electrical
contractor, went home late the other
afternoon to find Mrs. Boone enter
tanning company of wemen at cards.
He had forgotten about the party and
besides it was the usual period of the
day for him to remember about the
evening meal.
"Oh. SIR. Boone" said one of the
guests as he stumbled upon the room
filed with women. did you come
home 10 supper"
"Oh, no; not at ALL" he replied gal
lantly, even if somewhat confusedly
II lust came home TO see what time
if was."-Indianapolis News.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-08-21
Spend More for Sweets.

American people are spending more
for candy every year, according to fig
ures compiled recently by the census
bureau. They spent over 1885,. ZOO. 900
for factory-made sweets last year.
which is an average of about S1.S0 for
every man. woman and child. figures
recorded So years ago show tnsy the
annual per capita coDs-Es2t.oo Of
candy was then about 13 cents.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-08-21
Neal Brown La Pradt C. 8. Gilber1
ABSTRACTS

We have the only abstract Of Mara
Ehon county. We have thoroughly
qualified abstractor, and make abb
stracts at reasonable prices. We are
responsible for all abstracts made by
US and guarantee that they show the
condition CT the title properly Ss 1t
appears GA record.
An abstract of title is useful II you
desire to sell or mortgage your prop
erty, ard Is very valuable in ascertain
ing defects In your title that can be
easily remedied, and yet might be suf-
dcient to spoil sale. II you desire
an abstract Of the title to your prop
erty, call and see us.
Wausau Law & Land Association
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-08-21
GERMAN TROOPS WIN TOWN
Russo Roumanlan Forces Lose Impor-
tant Railroad junction in Southern
Moidavis.

Berlin, Aug. 15.-Troops under
Field Marshal Won Mackensen captured
the Roumanian town Of Pantzju, a
railroad junction in southern Moldavia.
which had been desperately defended
by the Russo Roumanian forces. The
capture Of the town was reported off,
cially on Monday by the German gen
eral staff.
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An Ancient Degicacy.

Horseflesh as food waS introduced
into GauI when the country was in
vaded by the Franks after the con-
quest by julius Caesar. Records re-
lating to 1404 show that it was eaten
in Paris in that time. In several Eu-
ropean countries this food Is much
used and often from choice.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-08-21
Buying a Substitute.

Bessie had a new dime to invest In
Ice cream soda 'Why don't you give
your dime to missions!" said the minis
ter who was calling. Z thought about
that" said Bessie, but / think I'll buy
the ice cream and let the druggist
give 1t to the missions"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-08-21
Austrians Shift Heasouarters.

Rome, Aug. 13.-The Austrian chief
of staff on the Italian front, General
Won Smetzendorff, has removed his
headquarters from Trentino to the
Isonzo front, according to information
received here.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-08-21

Fort Benjamin Harrison, Ind, Aug.
11.-Richard Fairbanks, son Of former
Vice President Fairbanks, won a cap
taincy by his three-months' training in
the officers camp here, it was an
nounced-
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-08-21
Hoos Smash Records At s17.

Chicago, Aug. 13.-A new REGARD
price for hogs was established at the
Union stock yards when Miller & Hart
purchased two loads at SIT a hundred
weight. The record price for August,
1916, was S11.j5.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-08-21
Former Villa Chief Dead.

Juarez, Mexico, Aug. 15.-Jose Ynez
Salazar, former chief to Francisco VIII
la, was shot and killed at Nogales
ranch. Americans brought the details
of Salaazar's death at the hands of
small band of home guards
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-08-21
THE FIRST PERFORMANCE OF "THE GIRL UPSTAIRS is
GIVEN WITH HUGE SUCCESS FOR ROSE - JIMMY
WALLACE, DRAMATIC CRITIC, MAKES DISCOVERY

synopss-Rose Stanton moderate circumstances
wealthy Rodney Adrch short
lives In deness and luxury Chicago
longs to DO something useful but decides that
job She
disappears
the business world to make initiative
the chorus of musical comedy in rehearsal and
house Her intelligence a
the producer
10 California
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-08-21
aan on Planes to heutrals

Washington. Aug. 15.-Neutral coun-
tries have been pouring in orders for
airplanes at such rate that in order
to conserve the supply for itself and
allies the government has prohibited
the export of aircraft.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-08-21
consul General to Denmark Returns.

An Atlantic Port, Aug. 11-Edward
D. Winslow, American consul general
at Copenhagen. arrived here. Mr..
WinsIow viii act as an adviser on ex-
port problems with reference to Scan
dinavian countries.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-08-21
And How Ear They DON'T Go.

That time-worn expression about
hard dollars is al Dunk. Anyone knows
how easy they are to break.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-08-21

What do you suppose happens
when Rodney meets Rose at the
stage door7 1t is a thrilling
meeting they have-and the emo
tionaI stress takes them almost
to the breaking point. The next
instalIment tells you all about
what happened.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-15
TWENTY-EIGHT SWEATERS
GO TO CAMP MCCLELLAN
Socks and WHISTLES Also Knitted to
Keep District Soldiers
Warm in Camp.

Twenty-eight moro sweaters. eighteen
pairs Of wristlets, twelve mufners and two
pairs Of socks have today gone to Annis-
tered at Camp Mcclellan. for which an
appeal was recently printed In The Star.
This is tho largest consignment Of winter
comforts yet dispatched However. It
leaves a balance Of 102 swseters Of the LEO
needed to be supplied.
The twenty-eight sweaters came from
the following donors: Twenty-one from
the ladies' Of the State Department War
Relief Work Organization. two from 8. C.
Robinson, 1415 Park avenue. Brightwood;
one from NJ. E. Robinson. same address,
and four from anonymous persons. Two
pairs Of wristlets were sent through The
Star by Miss E. e. Luke. liz 3 street
southeast: four pairs were from I'M
named donors and twelve pairs were pre-
scented by the State Department >knitters.
who also sent the twelve mufders and the
two pairs Of socks.
The State Department War Relief Work
dent; Miss Nataiine Dulles, secretary, and
Mrs A b. Ruddock. treasurer.
These cold days should make the
needles dy to finish the $50 sweat
ers for the District boys at Admission.
Clellan is in the south. the weather there
Is wtntry and these soldiers are shiver.
ing as they go about their work of train
Ing to cross the sea to fight Every one
Of the needed garments should be in
hand next week for mailing to them The
Star win receive and promptly forward
all knitted goods for these representatives
Of Washington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-15
FINAL ARGUMENT FOR
MEANS Is PRESENTED
Defendants Sister Led From Court
in Tears as Attorney Ends
His Pleading.

CONCORD, N. c., December 15.-As 2.
T. Cansler of Charlotte today concluded
his fve-hour argument for the defense
in the trial of CASTOR B. Means. with a
dramatic and graphic portrayal Of what
the conviction and execution OF the de-
PENDANT for the murder of Mrs. Maude
A. King would mean to Mrs. Means and
their little children for all the future
years Of their life. the defendants Sis
ter, Miss Belle Means. at the direction
of Judge Cline. was taken from the
courtroom weeping .audibly. while Mrs.
Means sat beside her husband and
sobbed in silence. Mr.. Cansler made the
final argument for the defense. He was
followed by + G. Caldwell OF statesViiie
Indications were that the trial might
include a session tonight In hopes of the
case reaching the jury before adjourn
ment of court over Sunday. This was
expected because of ruling yesterday
by Judge Cline that a verdict returned
by the jury on Sunday would be legal.
Mr.. Canister this morning took up the
contention Of the state that Mrs. King 9
resources were practically exhausted
at the time of her death. and that the
defendant spent the last few weeks be-
fore her death laying his plot. Mr..
Canister showed from the evidence that
she had, in addition to other assets,
an annual income of about $4,000
from her $500. 900 life trust. which ended
at her death. He sought to show from
the evidence that the defendant was
very busy last July and August pre-
pairing to probate the alleged last Will
Of the late James C. King. which could
not be probated after her death. OF all
men in the world. declared Mr.. Canister.
the defendant had the strongest pos
sible motive to preserve and prolong
the life of Mrs. King.