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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-28
OBITUARY

Luray. Va. May 37.-B Franklin,
Stricken. ffty-fve years old for years
active in the Republican party In this
county, died Friday In Springfield dis
trict. He was stricken in the Blue
Ridge while driving a herdS of cattle.
His widow and four children survive.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-28
FIND DEN Of VICE

4 table beside him was loaded
.'LAw-abiding citizens should take
possession he said, '.in recommend
ing a remedy for the maiady from
which the league believes Norfolk is
suffering. and that these lewd YAM
pires and vicious rufYians should no
longer ruos your city.
Help the police. Tell them of
the violations that come to your no.
ticc," he concluded. Then, II they
won't act, write to me. I'll promise
you that your complaints will receive
attention"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-28
MAKE econ DEFICIENCY
Continued from First Psse.)

CONTINUED from First Page,)
labor. There has never been time
when the board has felt from any one
Of these departments the slightest lack
Of sympathy. or the slightest attempt
TO restrain its efficiency. II In al
most impossible to bring the shipping
board to any other attitude upon this
question OF Indication of endeayor."
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-28
Act Now
The Time Is Limited.

The PATRIOTISM OF the city Of Richn1cnd
Of every citizen is ON TEST VIII ~
fall short of coming to the support of our
country at the time when 1t is needed MUST?T
Will we hang back when others are Offering
their lives-wflen all that is asked is the loan
Of the dollars we can spare--and that on At
tractive terms?
LIBERTY BONDS can be bought from any
bank In Richmond by joining a LIBERTY
BOND savings club--pay 81 now ana 81 4 week
until fully paid. You will then have United
States Liberty Bonds which pay 10 per cent
interest, tax free in All respects except In
heritance tax. 8T
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-28

,--~.; Thes Mslser d sRho&ds &storo zhASss
established booth on the frst
floor where all may join Liberty
Savings Clubs and buy $50 bonds
ut 81 weekly.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-28
Liberty Bonds Pay $40 Interest

Call At yeuF
Savings Bank and
start one or more
accounts for 80
Liberty bonds &
BE A REAL
PATRIOT.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-28
You Take No Risk
When You
Serve Your Country
LIBERTY LOAN

With our young men willing and anxious
to offer their lives. the least we who stay e
home can do to lend money for their
support
You can lend your country $50 or moro,
thereby rendering your country a patriotic
service-and your money witt be SECURED
By THE WHOLE RESOURCES OF THE
UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-03-30

disguises n positions OF security.
Evenrs thickened. Fretted by our
alien laws, the Orient, whose glittering
eyes were fastened upon our Asiatic
possessions, kept us In a constant ex-
pectancy. With Canada, our northern
neighbor, we had no difficulty except
that by her we were not regarded
with the old-time friendliness; rather
We're we in disfayor because of our
neutral position with all powers then
at war In Europe, Of which her mother
country was one On our southern ex-
posture we We're always In hot water ;
and now added fire had been heaped
under the troublesome diplomatic
kettle and Granada was boiling.
AS a precautionary measure Colonel
Dare and his staff were detailed south
TO quietly establish base patrols on the
G%ranadian frontier and meet and con
fer with the American consul, whose
passports had been handed to hirl by
the Granadian government. Miss Pearl
Dare. with Toxic and the big touring
~44s dtto1ibabttn titbi.
To Orderly Adams, il must be ad-
mitted. the orders to go south came
as though they had been long expected.
and he prepared. As a soldier he had
developed with remarkable aptitude
and was eager 10 see real service. As
a private individual. so far as his open
conduct was concerned, the confidence
Of the Dares seemed to have been war
rnnted. Unknown to anyone. however,
except the foreign alliance, Adams
was really not what he represented
himself to be, or mt least was open to
serious doubts as to the patriotic side
Of his character. For Adams was the
possessor of the secret caaal-defense
plans. This much-speculated-about
military document was in the slim, OBJ
long packet brought to him by Bertha
Bonn In the committee room Of Sena-
tor Warfield. Ii came from the foreign
alliance. who, by their w error,
thought they had sent him n copy.
when too late realizing their mistake,
for the Ink In the plans had faded en-
tirely. rendering them illegible until
another chemical application could be
made. This, for the time being, IL was
impossible 10 do because no n POS
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-03-30

carried an interminable distance
through an underground passage. and
flung into a corner In "A damp cellar.
A tall. heavily built and altogether
stunning Granadian leaped upon her.
leashing her arms To her waist and
binding her ankles together. He
jerked Adams belt from her. Coarse
ness and brutality. and that he was
n g~randiloquent and cunning type,
were stamped upon his features as he
stood over her. NJ
She crouched back, ~disheveled. IN
afraid. searching her brain TO account
for his audacity In kidnapping her that
night on American soil and right under
the eyes and ears Of an American Dor
der garrison.
He seemed to be musiRg YER the
belt with his back partly toward her.
Just behind him a cluster OF electric
lights from some unknown and titful
current burned in the ceiling, reflect
ing n shadow against the farther wall.
There was something unusual about
this shadow, for while BolerO-for Ii
was he-stood like stone, the shadow
was animated.
Although Pearl had never heard Bo-
lero's voice. she was quick To recognize
something odd in the Granadian ac-
cents which were now spoken.
"Senor has badly b~lundered. This
II no the girl, although this Is the belt.
Senior will hide the belt somewhere.
The girl must be released ut once. She
is the American colonel's daughter and
Captain Payne was 10 have been her
husband"
Pearl not only heard this speech
In surprise, for she could not see Boz
Iero's lips move at all. hut what was
more confusing was the disappearance
II the shadow though Bolero had not
changed his position.
His meditation. IL such II was. came
10 an end. lie concealed the belt in
4 cache and approached her.
"Ze Mees Dare-her pardonl Ia
Bolero. he make 'um meestake. She
shall be-what is il you say-set loose,
yes!'
lie was STOPPING. as IL to free her,
when her fingers touched his revolver.
clutched ii; and she held him ut bay
before he quite comprehended what
had transpired.
The place suddenly filed with Boz
leroists. one Of whom knocked the
weapon to the floor. too greatly x
cited to pay further heed 90 her. The
flying revolver fell near where was
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-03-30

return unframed and be yours forever,
Meanwhile. Bertha Bonn will disappear"
Brent Ieaped upon his horse and sent
for Adams rs soon as he arrived mt
the fort.
LET me have your belt. sir" he de-
handed when the latter appeared.
There was nothing TO do but obey
the superior officer.
When he was alone Brent scruti-
nized the belt with great care. IT did
not seem to differ In any respect from
the common article. Afterwards he
sent for Pearl. with whom he had q
long and serious talk.
That evening Pearl set out alone on
horseback. ~laughingly refusing an
escort and stating that h did not In
tend TO go far or be absent long. In
the holster OF Adams belt, which Ma
jor Brent insisted upon adjusting
around her waist. was n loaded re-
volver. Toxic was to fetch Bertha Bonn
about the hour fixed for her return.
Twilight deepened into darkness.
She dug the spurs into the TANKS or
her mare so as to each her destna-
ton quickly for she was eager to ac-
complish her errand. Suddenly the
mare stumbled and fell, throwing her.
She rose unhurt. The mare. however,
lay writing with a broken leg. Pearl
drew her revolver and shot the mare.
She realized that she was alone In
an unknown country. Yet she was
not alarmed, even when, after dis
charging her revolver In the air. no
sign Of assistance appeared. Present.
ly there did appear a light moving rap
idly and drawing nearer every sec
ond. After an interval, M automobile
hove in sight. Toxic was ut the wheel;
in the rear sat Miss Bonn.
In that same instant Orderly Adams
rode toward her like mad, and there
doomed out of the shadows a body or
horsemen intent upon doing harm.
Pearl was lifted by W powerful arms
and tossed upon a saddle In front Of q
huge and evil-eyed foreigner. A fu-
sillade Of shots followed. a blanket
was thrown over her head. and she
could neither see nor hear more.
At the end OF n half-hour of hard
riding she was seized from the horse.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-03-30

;essed the chemical formula. Adams.
FOR reasons Of his own. hid the docu-
nent In his military belt. He thought
hat he alone knew where IL had been
secreted.
To Major Brent the southern detail
vas a most welcome one. for he looked
upon IL as an opportunity 10 be re
lieved of the constant persecution of
Bertha Bonn who seldom let a day
pass without making an effort To be-
guile him and finally threatened TO
expose their affair to Pearl Dare.
AS well may be imagined. therefore,
when on leaving Washington on the
long overland journey, Brent ran
across the girl on his train and discov-
cred that she also was bound for the
Granadian frontier, his rage knew no
bounds. He became possessed OF one
.dea-how TO evade her forever.
The circumstances were more than
startling when that way opened. His
party had arrived and were domlciiod
at Fort Gordon. "A military post OF
strategic value. adjacent TO the com
munity Of Paso del Norte. He had
gone to the hotel to prevent a meet
ing between Pearl and Bertha. which
the latter had succeeded in conniying
for that night.
Seated at a corner table in the rude
basement bar, Brent bolstered his
courage with a julep.
Brent was In the act Of lighting a
cigarette when n faint shadow crept
upon the wall in front Of him and Il
soft, purring voice In foreign> accents
whispered in his ear:
"Do not turn. senior. IL would be
dangerous. You desire Ia efface Der
tina Bonn from your life; eh, senior?
All. That will be easy and at no in
convenience to the m jor. Ii will hap
pen tonight, if the senior officer. who
desires the ~colonel's daughter to for
get forever about Captain Payne will
follow the written directions"
The voice ceased. The shadow faded.
Brent sat as still NJ stone for IA sec-
ond. When he looked about no one
was within immediate talking distance.
He put on his hat. paid his bill,
and stepped outdoors. Here he almost
ran over n little halfbrced girl. who.
to his surprise, thrust into his hand a
nosegay and quickly disappeared
around the corner Of the building.
A note was fastened to the stem.
Send Pearl Dare alone in the twilight
TO the pass before Bertha Bonn arrives at
Fort Gordon" the note read, she must
wear the belt OF Orderly Adams. She will
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-03-30
FIFTH EPISODE
Somewhere in Granada.

For several seconds no m stirred.
All stared at Adams in sheer amaze
ment. 1t was Toxic who broke the sus-
pense by entering and whispering to
Miss Dare.
Pearl looked at her chauffeur blank
IL. awhere-here? Did she give you
her name?"
Toxic shock his head.
Miss Dare excused herself and
stepped into the corridor. There a
naughty and stylishly dressed young
woman awaited her.
Pearl Immediately recognized the
girl whom she had seen when the
corpse Of Captain Payne was discoy-
cred at the railroad wreck.
~ycu are Miss Dare. / believer"
Pearl bowed formally. "And your
Her caller smiled family. rs the
name Of Miss Bertha Bonn unfamiliar
- Jour"
II regret L say that II is. Please
Be brief for I am engaged. ! saw You
It the railroad wreck yesterday.
didn't II"
~Yes," said Bertha Bonn, abruptly.
THAT has something to do with my
Sixit to you here-that and this" She
took from her mesh bag a slim. oblong
packet and a sealed note. do you
recall the strange a with the Ian
tern who helped you to identify Cap
fniE Payncy'
A thrill shot through Pearl. "Ad-
ans. ~ she gasped before she could
restrain herself.
'Yes-is he here!'
Pearl eyed her suspiciously. "He
u. DO you wish to communicate to
him through met"
Bertha placed the packet and note
IN Miss Dare's hand. "Not ten min
utes ago I received n visitor ut my
apartment In the Hotel Wilton" she
explained. He was dressed in the
uniform Of u Senate building guard
and was very much upset. He told me
that q grave injustice was being done
to q man by the name Of #. o. Adams
Of Monks Corner, Nebraska, and that
II i came here Immediately and deliy-
cred these things TO You 1t would prob
ably be the of saving his life.
He gave me a written order Of admis-
sion. So here I an"
"Why. of all persons. were you cho-
sen a. his messenger" was all Pearl
could think of saying In that sur.
prsing moment.
Thus far Bertha had spoken the
truth. But now she became evasive.
The return of her locket containing
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-03-30

non bali or something has broken. the
pipes and turned the water this way.
B-back fire, miss. back fireI"'
They faced each other resolutely q
It dawned upon each that they were
cornered as the rapid inflow reached
their waists.
1T. o. Adams" began Pearl very ear
nestly, as the light flckered and died (;
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-03-30
SYNOPSIS.

Capt. Ralph Payne. u. s. A.. Is given Sc
erek plans Of defense TO deliver to Pana-
ma He attends 2 ball at the M EN-
6assy with Colonel Dares' daughter.
Pearl. A. q climax to a series of mys-
FERROUS Incidents he Is arrested for Urea.
ron. The ambassador OF Granada Is found
dead and the plans missing from Payne's
coat Major Brent. Payne's rival. enters
into suspicious negotiations with Bertha
Bonn. Pearl Dare follows a burglar from
her home; il drugged and left In a Held.
and later overhears rlotters. who almost
copfure her. Payne Is sentenced to life
imprisonment. a train carrying Pearl.
Bertha Bonn and Payne On his way 10
prison In wrecked and Pearl sees Payne's
tffe1ess body at her feet. She meets q
mysterious stranger who offers her his
services 10 trace the traitors. She learns
that he has the plans. Pearl finds Adams
In Washington and learns OF his peculiar
actions. Adams warns Senator Warneid
that he IL In danger from a ring OF spies.
While the tall the senator's office Is
attacked by conspirators-
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-03-30

Major Brent's photograph. so neces-
sary In Bertha Bonn's scheme OF con-
quest, had been promised her II she
would perform this mission and pro-
coed without delay to the originally
appointed rendezvous at the Peso del
Norte on the Grapadian frontier.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-06-05
SOLOMON kEPlER
DIES N ZION CITY
Pioneer Settler Of Hamilton County
Passes Away at Ripe Age
Of 50 Years.

Solomon Kepler, q former we'll
known and much respected early set
tier Of Hamilton county, died May 80
in Zion City, ILL.,, at the age of 50
years. Solomon Kepler was born
March II, 1896, and while quite
young was left an orphan. Coming
west in the fifties, he bought land
in southern Hamilton county and
also in Fort Dodge. Later he re-
turned to Ohio md was married Jan.
~, 1861. to Miss Philena Dennison.
and they went to steuben county,
Indiana, to make their home. After
a few years they sold their farm and
came west in a movers wagon, set
tling near Webster City. Here the
deceased lived until fifteen years ago
when he went to Zion City, where he
lost the financial accumulations of
the previous years. :
Four weeks ago Mr.. Kepler was
taken i'll and passed quietly away on
the evening of Memorial day. He
was ready and longed to go. He had
been a member Of the Methodist
church many years before going to
Zion City.
The funeral was held from the
home on June l, conducted by Rev.
Cox, a returned missionary. All of
his children were present but ]. w.
Kepler of South Dakota and Mrs.
Mary Meredith of Nebraska. Five
daughters and son and loving
wife remain to mourn his departure,
one son and one daughter having pre-
ceded him to the great beyond. He
also leaves twenty-eight grandchil-
dren and eleven great-grandchildren
Ellis children rise up and call him
blessed"
'To be absent from the; body is to
be present with the Lord"
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-06-05
Attended Fort Dodge Meeting.

Several from this city were in at
tendance at the big knights of Co.
lumbus meeting held in Fort Dodge
Sunday. Among them were DR.. A.
F. Schultz, G. w; Harrison, Harry
Ash, P. Schooner, ]. S. Gingery, p.
H. Treanor, John Hanrahan and son
John.
The meeting commenced at 1880
in the afternoon, when class of 65
from Fort Dodge and vicinity were
initiated into the Fort Dodge Coun-
Gil Of knights of Columbus. At 8
o'clock in the evening between 500
and 600 people attended the elabo-
rate banquet held in the armory. A
program followed the banquet when
M. S. Healy of Fort Dodge, presiding
as POSTMASTER, introduced J. J. Mey-
ers of Carroll, e. G. Kelly of Des
Moines, and other speakers. The
talks were interspersed with musical
selections and provided an interest
ing entertainment.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-06-05
Cost of Coal.

According to a dispatch sent out
from Des Moines day or two ago
it costs $2.25 per ton to produce a
ton of screened coal ready for ship
ment at the mine or for hauling, &C.
cording to estimates made from fig.
ures secured at the state mining de.
partment.
1t is stated that the cost Of haul
ing from the mine to the home in
Des Moines averages Is cents per ton
making the total cost of production
SO per ton.
Coal is now retailing at IS per ton
and operators have declared that II
will sell at Sc per ton this coming
fall. 'G }sh
From the state mine inspectors
report for 1916, just completed, it is
shown that the coal mines of the
state produced 7,217,979 tons of coal
during last year. The total cost of
labor at the mines, which includes
the labor of miners, leaders and 9TH
er underground and surface employees,
was $10,259,00S. The average cost
for mining the coal was $1.52 per
ton
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-06-05
THE AMERICAN FLAG
ON CHURCH ROSTRUM
Eight Members G. A. r. Present Ma
tional Emblem to Congrega-
tional Church.

The Congregational church has
been presented beautiful flag by
eight members of the G. A. R.-Capt.
F. E. Landers, P. NJ. Banks. Chas.
Younkee, ]. c. Robson, Geo. S. Neel.
Fred Bauer, F. E. Brown and Geo.
S. Jacks. Every church should con-
tain the Stars and Stripes, and with
this thought in mind these veterans
of the civil war had installed in their
place of worship this beautiful en-
blem Of our country. The flag is
made of silk, fringed in gold, with
gold cord trimming. and the top of
the staff is surmounted with a gold
eagle. The emblem has been placed
on the right side of the rostrum in
standard of natural oak.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-06-05

too much to hope for so far as l an
concerned, but | have added an ad-
mirable coat Of tan.
"The climate is rather disagree
able, being windy and raw at times.
Often, however, as today, the sun has
been warm, and the air resembles
Iowa in April. There are lots of
flowers, of course. On the whole, I'll
take Iowa as being the more desira-
BILE place to live, although this is a
good place for a visit.
"Just what the future holds for
us is pretty hard nut to crack. Ac-
cording to our drill sergeant, it is
quite probable that eventually our
company will be converted into
siege gun battery, in which case we
are likely to get to see action in
France. This is not likely to occur
for the present. perhaps not for some
months. If Uncle Sam sends us to
the front. we'll endeavor to argue the
kaiser into some sense, and we'll
probably be equipped with some ef-
fective means of argument, too. l
can't say that am at all crazy about
rushing over the water, but it will
be at least more inspiring than mere
ly watching Uncle Sans back door,
as we are doing at present"
In concluding, Prof. Mitchell says,
"We wish we could be present at the
commencement week activities in
person instead of merely in spirit"
and also that "we hope to be back
in the ranks (school ranks) at as
early date as possible, and hope
that; that may be some time this next
year."
All friends wishing to write to the
Webster City boys may address them
First Company, Fort Miley, San
Cal.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-06-05
FORD ROADSTER IS
STRUCK BY FAST MAIL
Fast Westbound Passenger Train
Hits Auto on Railroad Cross
ing Near Wilke.

Tra1nmen ana others witnessed a
near fatal accident on the Illinois
Central railroad crossing near Wilke
Friday noon when No. Is. the west
bound passenger. struck Ford road
ster occupied by +. O. Hawes. trav-
cling medicine salesman, and another
gentleman. A large box on the rear
of the machine held stock of medi-
cine. The car had crossed the track
when the men decided they were go
ing in the wrong direction and there
upon began turning around on the
railroad right-of-way. not noticing
a passenger train which was then
due. When directly on the track
they saw the train, and almost be-
fore they knew it the passenger
whizzed by, knocking the box off the
rear part of the Ford and scattering
medicine and glass bottles in every
direction. Both men were thrown
out, but aside from bruises, escaped
injury.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-06-05

American citizens Of today are
given an opportunity to serve their
country by purchasing liberty bonds.
Fifty-six years ago the people of
Iowa were asked to show their 10y
atty by purchasing state bonds in or
der that Iowa might do her full part
in the struggle to maintain the
Union. Equally significant now as
then are the words of the old war
governor, Samuel j.. Kirkwood, BIZ
ography Of whom will soon be pub
lished by the state Historical soci-
ETY. of Iowa.
"Three thousand Of our young men
have crowded to the field, as If to a
banquet" he told the people in June,
1861, "cheerfully offering their lives
to defend our country and its flag,
and thousands more but await the
opportunity to follow the glorious
example. But to maintain those who
have already gone, to equip those
who may follow, money, the means
OF war, must be had. Your neigh
bors. your sons, your brothers, are
freely periling their lives. Let those
of you who cannot show your patriot
ism otherwise, step forward, and by
the performance of this duty, as i'm
portant but less dangerous than that
of soldier, show that all the patriot
ism Of Iowa is not in the camp with
her soldiers"