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American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-07-06

where he arrived in time even TO see
the last Of the vans, now empty, whip
briskly out Of a pier shed and up the
street.
Delaying only long enough 10 note
the license number OF the vehicle. he
darted briskly into the pier shed and at
discretion lost himself among its
shadows in which business luck-of 8
sort-again was with him. For he
barely escaped being spotted by two
particularly grim and repulsIve look
ing young japanese, who had appar-
entity been posted neal the entrance for
the express purpose of preventing Is
pionage.
1t was a busy place, a-r0ar with the
activities OF a multitude Of longshore-
men. On either side steamers were
taking in cargo. with every indication
of furious effort to get finished with
the job and away. But which was
which? Aboard one the Claiming pre-
paredness" fund had been slowed and
presently would be outward bound !:
Presently a lull fell in the sound
and fury of cargo loading on one side
Of the pier. Preparations were made
TO take in the gangplanks. Dock labor
ers concerned themselves with the
cables that moOred the vessel. Its deep
throated whistle blasted a warning
once, twice. and again. Down the
pier ran alertly the two japanese who
had stood guard near its entrance. As
they jumped aboard the last gangplank
was withdrawn. The vessel began 10
sheer away from the pier.
Parr FASTENED to the nearest opening
and waited there till. overhead. an
open cargo port in the ships painted
flank moved past. At peril OF his life
he leaped. caught the lower lip Of the
opening. and scrambled aboard. 10 find
himself in 'tween-decks glOOm-and
definitely committed 10 the most des-
perate adventure OF his history.
1t seemed impossible that he could
have escaped observation. Yet, ap-
parently. he had and that despite the
fact that. not far distant. a number OF
efficient, deadly little japanese deck
hands were busy slowing cargo at the
behest OF a bOatswain.
Eavesdropping attentively upon the
conversation Of the deckhands. he
learned all he needed 10 know-discov-
cred that he had slowed away aboard
the Sandal" OF Yokohama. bound for
Vera Cruz; that she had sailed with
considerable ~suddennesS three days be
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-07-06

session of the garden with nothing
more to report than that they had OBJ
served no suspicious circumstances OF
any sort.
II was Burgess who offered this re-
assurance tubby little man with a
low-pitched, pleasant voice, and milo,
friendly eyes. He had just finished
speaking when he started violently,
cried out in sharp pain, clapped a hand
to his left breast, stood for a moment
.swaying while a look of acute, amazed
protest widened on his countenanc~
dropped dead at their feet, shos
Ugh the heart
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-07-06
SYNOPSIS.

On her t~wenty-hrst birthday, when size
IS to take over control Of her fortune.
Patria Claiming finds her guardian as
Fascinated by Japanese ia her New York
A letter written by the murdered
man tells Of a secret vault beneath the H.
brEy containing 100000, boarded By
Pa&ia's patriotic progenitors to combat
the perils Of national "unpreparednessi
of which trust Patria is sole executrix-
and warns against Baron Huroki, alleged
head Of the Japanese secret service IN
America Japanese invade the house and
bet II a1re while Patria Is inspecting the
treasure vault with Capt. Donald Parr Of
the United States secret service. The two
escape by an underground passage to a
garden behind the house.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-07-06

FSAHA bHS D21y OF a DEal
cifully anonymous. For b. had been
severely m~anhandled before ir0ned and
imprisoned.
Now he had knowledge neither OF
his Ehereabours-save that he was not
far from biig-or u how long he had
lain there insensible.
Vaguely he apprehended that the
ship was once more under steam. But
he suffered TOO much 70 reason from
this that the fog must have lifted
Il was, IN fact, only JUST lifting az
that sunset hour. And as the evening
breeze gained strength and swept clear
the face Of the sea. il showed those
on the Sandals bridge the slender,
graceful. white shape If a Naval Re
serve cutter standing between her and
The open sea.
Aboard rhe cutter Pa-ria Claiming
Indicated -he fr---h-=- with q t-em-
bling hand
A moment later q rr-1-pounIe- spoke
from -Le cutters deck. and lis shot
dropped neatly 6=nssth the Sandals
bows.
NOW the fraishte- had dritted almost
dangerously near insh0re during that
afternoon Of fog: while the cutter vas
still well w.t.. She would need several
minutes in which TO lay her boatz
alongside the Japanese-more minutes
by several than The Japanese would
require in which % land her own boats
on the nearby. lowiying shore. And
the crew of the fralEhrer. no more than
her passengers. desired % become pris-
ouers Of the United States government
There followed consequently. some
thing ~ a scramble aboard the Sandal
Bu- her boats were launched quickly
aui In sal.oriy fashion. and were acr0-
ally headed sAorewari and pulling fast
hy the time The cutters were we'll
started toward their destination.
Br- before -ha japanese abandoned
vh- f-e -h--- Donald parr was briedy
entertained hy 5 fugitive caller.
A mauhal- above his head was sud
denly opened Aa ac-ive little officer
Slipped iu~ -a -.n faitar u he
uL Arle-al vested.
N .l- i t-- j .rF way. ne
officer moved Of into The gloom. and
for q moment was busy in some mys-
FERROUS fashion. H reappeared pur-
sued 5y a noise Of gushing water.
swarmed b-iSkly up the ladder. re-
closed the ualhole.
Parr moved uneasily ia his irons
Cold water vas swiftly enveloping his
body in a pool. Then abruptly he IN
derstoOd. and with desperate effort goe
upon his feet. His tongue ciave 10 the
root OF his mouth and his heart wsS
Ike 8 mad thing in his breast
For the sea-cOcks had been opened
20 scuttle the ship-and he was penned
in there 20 die BY drowning In tho
dark.
When the Naval Reserve men opened
the msnhole. they found Parr clinginx
with his manacled hands 10 tie uppsc
rungs of the ladder. his head barely
out OF water.
But he wasn't long about regainiRE
his poise. when they bore him up "a
Psria on the deck Under the inhv-
ence OF that surprise he was even xble
10 muster s pickering smile When the
lieutenant in command OF the oOard4
ing party lsughlngly explained that his
life had never been in real danger
since the japanese had tried 70 scuttle
the Sandal AZ q point SO shcai that she
could not have sunk or e have
hlled beyond the point the waters had
reached when Parr 3 rescued
As for the treasure. that
was saved without n loss wI4>
so~vsr.
GND OF THIRD EPISoDEl
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-07-06
THE CAST.

MRS. VERNON CASTLE as
Patria Charming.
MILTON STILLS as Donald Parr.
WARNER GLAND as Baron
Huroki.
DOROTHY GREEN as Fanny
Adair.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-07-06

Help me Into thiq Immediately fhe
girl insisted. making q selection. Then.
II you can get Mr. Ryley % rh- ,ei--
phone, read him that messag-and say
I've started 70 answer Il in person.
No-don'r ask questions. Just finish
dressing me-and don't bother
But before long Patria Interrupted
her dressing u her own yolltion r.
seize the telephone and secure cone
nectton with a yacht club whose floats
we're moored IN the Hudson nOt far
from Ciaremont.
A taxicab whose chauffeur risked bis
license for q lady's whim bore her up
to~n with such expedition that Ia les.
than twenty miaures from the time
when she had teIephoned she hurried
down the gangTay 70 a float beside
which waited a mOtorooar built On rae
Ing lines.
Two mechanics were tuning up the
motor. Impatiently waiting tin they
pronounced IL fir. Patria refused their
further services Jumped into the boat
and ordered II cast III.
NOT until II was well away-so far
distant THAT me f1- hal hletted the
club landing our asrern-did she feel
conscious Of any l~essenins of nervous
tension. Vow ~ leasf-Affle as she
could possibly hope for. who must
grope binlly over q blind sea Tor a
goal u uncertain Whereabouts-sne
vas doing what she could; she was
trying % md rhe man who had proved
himself never f9r an instant unready TO
risk his life 10 her interests ana whose
lif- she never doubted was now more
-miy -mperiied than it ever yet had
been.
And even though b were 70 nnd
him by some Wild whiri n the wheel
u chance 70 come upon that vessel Of
al those hundreds which haunted that
~fog-oonn1 laraor-what then could
sA- lot
>Ar never topped 10 q-L2n her
e- t-- nan p hinder ms
ea- a-t ler--f She were happily
- - permitted q DO anything neip-
Il-. i would only 7e when she -aa
.'lai tls M #Aa f--e was now
ready - atll1 meant more % Ier
nan al the "a ne world II
was her business ars- - 11t him. then
- fret about resclnz him.
once through tne NarroTs, how
ever once aslraF In the lower bay,
she perrorce slowed DOWN. for very
lack II any means or guessing where
10 turn And for g space ~ time that
seemed many weary hours she wan-
dered hlther and yon over the face 81
ina suiien sea amnesty save as she
essayed ever ana again 70 trace some
tog warning 70 us source IN the Tor
lorn nope mat Il might prove 20 De
me noauhg prison 81 her protector.
Is there a F~roFlaenee II especial
charge OF overs: VINO o deny me
Iact. Whar else LED Patrlas Grant
BOAT y mat quarter OF me hArOo1
MA-4E AaF -L4r ELLfA1A
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-07-06
THE SANDAL.

Luck Of a sort played into the hands
Of Captain Parr that morning. He
found no difficulty about trailing three
heavy-laden moving vans across the
lower West side 70 the waterfront.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-11-16
SWEATERS FOR THE KAISER.
By Caroline Ticknor OF the vigilante

Just now there Is a big drive on to
secure sweaters for our boys In camp.
and for those going of TO France. Our
soldiers, who are going out to stand be.
tween us and the guns are cold. The
Red Cross Is calling for a million hel.
NETS and sweaters, and thousands Of
devoted women are working overtime
trying to fill this great demand. Wool
is expensive, some OF our women are
going without the things they want. yes,
need. in order that they may buy It,.
Some OF our women would gladly knit
II they could buy the necessary wool
but they have not the money. And In
the meantime, there are thousands OF
women able.bodied. and well-to-do, knit
ting pro.German sweaters for them
selves. Knitting for Germany!
A few days since / visited the worst
ed-counters of several Of our big depart
ment stores to get some wool to finish
up a soldiers sweater. Before these
counters | found that women were lined
up three-deep purchasing wool and
needles. | looked at them with salts
faction: our women We're certainly
awake to the needs of our boys
And then, | suddenly discovered that
they were buying pale-greens, and pinks
and blues; only one woman in dozen
was calling for the gray, or khaki.
These were the scraps of conversation
which greeted my astonished ears
I'm going TO, make mine yellow trim
med with whiter' Nell, you look sweet
in green" 1--WE got a pattern that fits
me like a glove" I've made me a
red one, and blue, and now I'm going
} make a black"
turned away in wonder. / couldn't
at first understand. They were we'll
dressed, well-fed and seemingly intelli-
gent and well-intentioned.
What was the explanation? There
must be some sufficient reason?
Suddenly, all in an instant, the an
swer was flashed upon me. They are
knitting for Germany. They're max
ing sweaters for the kaiser" I'm glad
none of my friends are doing it. If
you know anyone who is. just tell her
that Major Murphy, Red Cross Com
missioner in Paris, has cabled I'VE
need at once 100000 sweaters. 100000
mufflers, ,500,O00 pairs of socks, 1900
900 wristlets;-they must come before
cold weather. Everyone here looks to
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-11-16
$500. 900 PARK BOND ISSUE or
OKLAHOMA CITY BE APPROVED

Oklahoma city, Nov. i6.-The $780,
900 bond issue voted by the people OF
Oklahoma City for park purposes. which
stipulated the tract OF land upon which
the buildings and track OF the State
Fair association II located, will receive
the approval OF the attorney generals
office This was decided upon follow
ing settlement OF the main points or
the bond issue.
In the ballot voted on the bond Issue
II was specified that the city In buying
the ground for park purposes would
lease II for period OF thirty days TO
the fair association each year. IL IL
held by the attorney generals office
that II Is not an element adverse to
the general purpose of the park; that
the city had a right under Its charter
to issue bonds for park purposes. and
that In placing the further stipulation
In the ballot what the park was to be
used for at least portion OF the time
OF the year. It was further protection
TO the voter, and II he did not want II
used for that purpose he could say so
by his vote and could not say after
ward that he had been misled as to the
purpose Of the bond issue.
II was this question that caused New
York bond attorneys recently to make
an adverse report on the bor Is. The
matter has received extensive consider
alton, however, and local attorneys have
cited many authorities supporting the
action Of the city.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-11-16
DAILY ARDMoRElrE

work straight 10 these strategic points.
They have orders TO burn or otherwise
destroy every pound OF food and other
supplies that they can get at. And
they are not terrified at all by re-
pressive acts OF the government. for
none OF these repressive acts go fur
ther than mere arrest or Imprisonment
OF the accused or suspected persons.
The United States OF America is an
easy field for the spy.
We are helping Italy as well as we
can In the face OF her disasters, but
II behooves US to help ourselves against
the drive OF German destruction at
home. We are fronting n most char
acteristic movement OF the German ad.
ministration. which In every possible
way is taking advantage OF our ma.
tional complaisance toward the enemy
within our gates. 1t is time TO awake
TO this evil and danger-to guard
our strategic points OF supply with sol.
diers. and 10 visit the sternest meas
ure OF punishment upon all conspira-
tors against our peace and safety and
our prosecution of the war.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-11-16
BETTER THAN CALOMEL
Thousands Have Discovered DR..
Edwards Olive Tablets are
a aHarmless Substitute.

Dr.. Edwards Olive Tablets-the substi.
tute for calomel - are mild but sure
laxative, and their effect on the liver Is
almost instantaneous. They are the result
of DR.. Edwards determination not to treat
liver and bowel complaints with calomel.
His efforts to Danish it brought out these
little olive-colored tablets.
These pleasant little tablets do the good
that calomel does but have no bad after
effects. They don't injure the teeth like
strong liquids or calomel. They take hold
of the trouble and quickly correct it Why
cure the liver at the expense of the teeth4
Calomel sometimes plays havoc with the
gums. So do strong liquids. 1t is best not
to take calomel, but to let DR.. Edwards
Olive Tablets take its place.
Most headaches, "dullness" and that
lazy feeling come from constipation and
a disordered liver. Take DR.. Edwards
Olive Tablets when you feel '1oggy" and
"heavy." Note how they "clear" clouded
brain ana how they "perk up" the spirits.
l0c and 25c box All druggists.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-11-16
THE UNAFRAID

By Mary Elizabeth Rodhouse Of
the VigilantesD
They sing to us from every age ana
cline.
The Unafraid.
The heroes, saints and martyrs of old
time
who dreamed and dared, nor bowed to
adverse fate,
And they whose lot was suffering
and to wait,
Conquerors they of earth and air and
sea,
Conauerors they of darkness and of
wrong,
Heralds of faith and truth and liberty
Who met the foe undoubting, with
song
The Unafraid.
They call to us from every age and
cline,
The Unafraid.
Americas true sons and daughters
risei
Now is the day to guard that which ye
prize.
Your hour has come,-your oppor'
tunity.
Upl Join the heroes of the faith sub
lime.
shame not your fathers dust. nor rec
reant be.
Children of heroes. rise from sea to
sea.
Ye Unafraid"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-11-16
FromOther
Editorial Pages
DELIBERATE ATROCITIES

Wichita, Kas) Beacon: The Ger
mans now make no denial OF the
stories OF doctors and nurses being
killed. but have n mathematically cor
rect, military" reason for doing so.
There IL method In their madness and
unutterable barbarity.
Such marvellous advances have been
made In surgery In the allied armies
that the largest proportion OF cas-
ualties were being recovered as fight
ing material and sent back to the
front. thus helping greatly 10 keep up
the man power.
When this dawned upon the Ger.
mans they began To bomb Red Cross
hospitals deliberately and use every
possible effort to kill or permanently
disable doctors and nurses.
Also, In order to prevent the safe
handling OF the wounded and allow
gangerene and infection to have its
best opportunity they have formed n
habit of warning hospitals to stay a
long distance back OF the lines on pen
atty OF being bombed. The long trip
from the front trenches to the hos
pitals does It's work. The fatalities are
greater.
This shows that there Is no limit TO
there is any possible military value TO
be obtained by a given policy. that
policy is given free rein, regardless of
international law or the humanitarian
teachings OF the centuries.
This is the kind OF the enemy the
rest of the world must fight. In way
IL explains why the United States
could not possibly escape getting into
the war and why our cause Is the most
Just and righteous one that man has
ever been privileged to fight for.
German militarism. typifies the low
est brute instincts of frightfulness and
cunning Like a monster OF the jun
giles II roared out its threat at Belgium
and France. hoping TO cow the spirit
of their defenders, and now, at bay
1t exhibits the same cowardly and
soulless ferocity that characterizes the
beast which cares nothing about fight
ing fairly-which knows nothing OF the
spirit of confidence and Kindness with
out which all the earth would be a
desolate wilderness.
That is why German autocracy must
be crushed forever.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-11-16

family fare. Meatless days. wheatless
days and wheetless days are enJoined
as patriotic obligations the wise econ0.
mist and patriotic housemother may
not shirk. u
The rapid approach OF the Christmas
holidays thrusts upon us what will be
10 some the most startling problem Of
all that have been born OF the Great
Tribulation convulsing the nations.
To put II directly and plainly: How
many of us are willing, in the fear OF
God and In true love for our fellow.
to each OF those. to whom we had
blessed Yule.tide?
Dearly Beloved
Conscience and circumstances
have forced me upon the painful duty
of denying myself the pleasure of max
ing Christmas gifts this year. Will
YOU accept the card shall send to you
on Christmas Day as pledge OF my
steadfast affection and believe that
with II go sincere wishes for your
health and happiness during the holi'
days and the coming year?"
Regretfully and affectionately yours
In many households 1t Is the pretty
custom for each member to hoard
spare coins for months before the holi'
days as an almost holy fund to be
expended In love-gifts when the happy
season dawns. The hoard represents
selfdenials innumerable. and long and
severe calculations for the happiness
of others. Is all this to be wasted?
No! thousand times no. 1t will soften
- ...l
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-11-16
THE GERMAN DRIVE AT HOME.

Boston Transcript: our people shouli
not be 80 much appalled, and shocked
by the German victory in Italy that
they will overlook the German victory
at Baltimore, where s5.000,000 of prop
erty,i very much of it supplies for our
fighting forces abroad, have been de-
stroyed by fire which, in the opinion
both of the local detectives and of
the authorities of the Baltimore & Ohio
railroad. was incendiary and for the
setting of which three men of German
origin are already under arrest on sus-
picion.
If the Baltimore confiagration was
indeed incendiary, as quite plainly it
was. nothing but the command or the
prompting of the German government
could have been responsible for it. 1t
must be remembered that it does not
stand alone The Great Kansas City
stock yards fire was of the same ma
ture, and the manner of its setting in
dicated the same management. Large
stores of wheat and other grain and war
goods have been destroyed by similar
fires in Oklahoma in Brooklyn, n. Y,
and elsewhere. 1t is plain that the
German spy forces in this country,
whose name is legion, and whose in
dustry and audacity are boundless,
knew Just where war and public food
supplies are concentrated or accumu.
lated, and they direct their destructive
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-11-16
NOSE CL0GGED FROM
A COLD OR CATARRH
Apply Cream in Nostrils To
Open Up Air Passages.

S-s--s-e-s-s-e-e -e-s--e-e-s-s--' 49,
All! What relief, Your clogged nos
trils open right up. the air passages OF
your head are clear and you can breathe
freely. No more hawking. snuffling.
mucuous discharge, headache, dryness-
no struggling for breath at night-your
cold or catarrh is gone.
Don't stay stuffed up! Get small
bottle of Ely's Cream Balm from your
druggist now. Apply a little of this
fragrant, antiseptic cream in your nos
trils. let 1t penetrate through every
air passage of the head: soothe and
heal the swollen, inflamed mucous mem
brane. giving you instant relief. Ely's
Cream Balm is just what every cold
and catarrh sufferer has been seeking
It's just splendid.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-11-16
OKLAHOMA CHAPTERS.

Oklahoma City, Nov. 16.-Secretary
of state ]. l.. Lyon has issued the fol
lowing charters:
Oklahoma Lockable Valve company
Oklahoma City; capital stock $1,000. In
corporators: j. w. Bartholomew, walter
Bartholomew and Herman !. Birks' all
of Oklahoma City.
Modern Benefit association, Hugo; no
carital stock. Incorporators: Charles
IL Clanton. Luther Carter and Lucy
Clanton. all of Hugo.
The Doty oil Supply company, Okla
homa City: capital stock 100000. In
corporators: c. f. Doiy OF Alva, c. Joyce
of Enid and u. = Humphrey OF Okla
homa City.
baldwin Mining company. Sapulpai
capital stock s25O,000 Incorporators'
c. Il. Paxton. o f. Robertson and r
r. Phillips. all Of Sapulpa.