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him, but Mr.. Sanderson has lost some very
important document. something belonging
to the admiralty"
Careless beggar, that's all I can say"
when l say lost IT," went on Molly, IT
mean it's disappeared. It's been stolen,
down here"
WELL of course It's dashed awkward for
him." answered Chris. 1.-THE admiralty
won't like that at ALL When did he miss
it?"
Il don't know. Some time today. sup
pose. He told father about it after dinner"
Chris began to chuckle. "Ill bet know
who your father thinks 1t is. Dear old
Fraulein Schroeder"
NO, he doesn't suspect fraulein. neither
does Mr.. Sanderson."
Fritz, / suppose"
mo. nor Fritz" said Molly mpatiently,
NOR Miss Myrtle nor his mother, nor me.
o, Chris can't you guess?"
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n lie MITE EEATHER

''what's It all aboutT" he asked.
''well, it's about spies. He's got them
on the brain, poor dear"
"Spies? Poor chap" commented Brent,
drawing at his pipe.
"He even suspects" continued Molly,
that there's one In this house Just imag-
inev'
"By Jove, you don't say so? I say. Molly,
that's really funny. When did the old dear
think of that?"
"of course you-you don't think It's pos
sible, do you, Chris?'
II don't know. Everythings possible I
suppose but should say 1t was excessive
ly unlikely. whatever's put the idea into
his head?"
Charles Sanderson."
Nonsense"
mo, no. don't mean that he suspects
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Brent stared at ner with his pipe In his
hand and his mouth open. Then slow
smile seemed to beam out all over him.
you don't mean to say it's me?" he asked.
by Jove, that's priceless. How pleased
the old dear must be. because he's got his
knife into me anyway. / say, that's the
greatest compliment ! have ever had paid
me. No ones ever though me brainy enough
before" and he continued chuckling with
pleasure after he put his pipe back In his
mouth.
'They suspect Mrs. Lee, too" added
Molly, watching him narrowly.
The laughter sank away from Brent,
leaving him very grave. "Eh, what?" he
asked.
"Chris. you must admit you've let father
have some excuse for thinking Of you, be-
cause of your not doing anything, mean"
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By LECHkfERE WORRALL
AND J. E. HAROLD TERRY

Jealous Young Woman Determined to Learn the Exact
Relationship BetIUeen Her L0Uer and Another Woman,
Finds Out Enough to Satisfy Her, but at the Same
Time Comes PeriIously Close to Running Great Britain
In the United States There Are Large Number of ANA
tew Spy Hunters Who Prompted by Motives of
Jealousy, Adventure LoUe of Country Innocently
Hamper Our Secret Service Agents by Their Meddng
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scratches
However, the
iderably Chris. E54'
New Britain herald., 1917-04-07
ALL RADIO PLANTS
 ID BE TAKEN OVER
President Authorizes Seizure of
 Stations All Over Country

Washington. D. C., April z Seizure of all radio stations in the United States and it's possessions, operation of those needed for naval communities tions and closing of others has been authorized by President Wilson.
 Enforcement of the order was del- egated to Secretary Daniels, and pre- liminary steps toward carrying it out already are in progress. It Is under stood that all plants for which no place can be found in the navy's wireless system, including amateur apparatus. for which close search will be made. are to be put out of conn mission immediately. The presidents order says:- N
 Whereas. 1t Is necessary to operate certain radio stations for radio com : munication by; the government and to close other radio stations not so oper- ated. to insure the proper conduct of the war against the Imperial German government and the successful term ination thereof:
 '.Now, therefore 1t Is ordered by virtue of authority vested in me by the act to regulate radio communities tion, approved August IS, 1912. that such radio stations within the juris- diction of the United States as re- uuired for naval communications shall be taken over by the government of the United States and used and con- trolled by 1t, to the exclusion of any other control or use, and. further more. that all radio stations not .nec- essary to the government of the United States for naval communities tions may be chased for radio conn- munication.
 s.The enforcement of this order is hereby delegated to the secretary of the navy, who is authorized and di- rected to take such action in the premises as to him ma yappear neces- sary.' 4.
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The Interest of America i'm Viscowmt Bryc@'s Plan
to Dsnm@rnber the Tymkish Government i'm Asia Minor

soldiers have been marched overland
more than thousand miles, much of
1t through the desert. How many of
them have survived out of the original
10000 cannot be guessed, and will not
be disclosed until the end of the war.
Turkish government from even Ana
tolfa and the adjoining section of
Asia Minor the Gulf of Alexandretta
and its future strategic value also
come into account. 1t never has been
clearly explained why the allies. con-
trolling the Mediterranean as they do.
failed to land forces along the Gulf Of
Aiexandretta and take possession of
the Cilician plains. This would have
put them in control of the cities of
and the other seaports.
Adana has special interest for
americans who are concerned over the
future, as well who remember the
past. 1t was the scene of one of the
most atrocious of all the Turkish mas
sacres that have taken place. This
massacre was as recent as 1909. Mo-
Mammalian fanatacism was allowed to
riot unchecked until there were few
surviving native Christians left.
American missionaries at the time
made record for heroic self-sacriice
that was in keeping with their work
throughout Armenia. 1t was then that
some of them gave utterance to the
hope that the time would come when
there would be no Turkish government
in Asia Minor. Their aspiration re-
ceived little encouragement from the
great Christian powers of Europe, who
were still concerned with maintaining
Turkey as balance of power. Now.
some of these missionaries are taking
hope again. and are with Viscount
Bryce in advocating the policy which
will end Turkish rule in Syria and
Asia Minor as well as in Europe.
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The Ingenious Schuyler.

TT is not known who first conceived
u the idea of connecting by a canal
Lake Erie with the Atlantic ocean. Ex-
periments to improve the navigation
of the Mohawk by means of small
canals and locks had been tried years
before De Witt Clinton built the Erie
canal. The purpose, which was to con-
meet Lake Ontario through the Mohawk
with the Hudson, met with a formida-
BILE obstacle at Little Falls. where the
river descended for a mile or two over
a series of rapids.
Gen. Philip Schuyler of revolutionary
fame had planned a series of locks to
overcome the descent of the river.
knowing that the success of the project
would depend upon the favor with
which the Dutch farmers. settled near
the river. received it. he visited them.
Calling a meeting at tavern. he I'M
folded his plan. The old Dutchmen
loved and honored Schuyler, for he was
the head Of an old Dutch family They
were delighted with the prospect OF
the commerce of the state sailing past
their farms. but they could not COM
prehend how boats could ascend Little
falls.
The general. by means of drawings,
explained the principle of locks. 1t
was in vain. The stolid Dutchmen shook
their heads, saying that they did not
believe a word of it. Water would not
run uphill and it was useless for the
general to endeavor to make them be-
lieve that it would.
The general went to bed, mortified at
his failure. Turning over the thing
in his mind. a happy thought sug-
gested itself. He arose, lighted a cam
die. took knife and few shingles
nd int hn fov
ging a miniature canal of two different
levels. he connected them by a lock of
shingles. Then he summoned the
who came grumbling at
being aroused from their slumbe
Pouring water from pail into the
little canal. he locked chip through
from the lower to the upper level
We'll. general. dot beats eferything"
exclaimed the astonished Dutchmen.
Now We understands und We goes NIT
you unit your canal"
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The Chinese Complexion.

A FRENCH expert has turned his at
~ tention to what he calls "the ex-
quisite complexion of the Chinese wom-
en-" This, he claims. is not due to
enameling. as is generally supposed,
but to careful manipulation of the face
by the most expert masseuses.
They begin by gentle pinching of
the cheeks between the tips of their
fingers, an operation that consumes a
period of ten minutes. Lotions are ap-
piled by means of absorbent cotton;
then comes an unguent. and there fol-
lows a kneading of the cheeks with an
extreme delicacy of touch. always pro-
ceeding from the nose and commissures
of the lips toward the ears.
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that of the mountain sheep. 1t brings
higher prices than any other game in
the market; but it is difficult to get and
the supply is never abundant A hunter
at Fairbanks told me that he once saw
600 sheep in one drove. He thought him.
self lucky in that he killed two before they
got out of sight. These wild sheep are
different from those of the Rocky noun
like hair than wool. There is one kind
that is pure white with horns of jet black
This is the Dali sheep, so named after
William H. Dali, the Alaskan explorer
These sheep most numerous in the
kenai peninsula and in the Alaska range.
There are some about Mount Mckinley,
and good hunting grounds will be reached
by the railroad There are also large
numbers in the E,ndicott mountains north
of the Yukon, the animals feeding for
the most Part on the wild mountain tops
far above the timber line. They move
about over the hills. and you can see their
trails going this way and that along the
sides of the mountains.
Some attempts are now being made to
domesticate the mountain sheep. The
lambs are caught and reared in captivity.
There is a farmer near Copper Center,
about 100 miles from Valdez, who is try
ing to cross the sheep with some that he
has imported from Montana and other
cold parts of the states He has been
successful with some of his rams and has
bred from about half dozen mountain
ewes. He expects to bring in about 1000
sheep from the states. and establish a
mountain sheep industry. The cross
results in a tame. large-siZed animal,
with a fleece which is a combination of
hair and wool. The wool is thick and
close to the hide, the hair extending
out beyond it. The meat is said to be
superior to that of any other than the
wild mountain sheep.
Bears are to be found almost every
where in Alaska. No less than thirteen
different varieties are recognized by
the scientists. There are four general
types, the brown, the grizzly, the black
and the polar~bear. The black and
brown bears are the most numerous,
and there are some of the brown bears
so big that they weigh almost ton.
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patamia or whether the Ottoman en-
pire should continue to exist as a
purely Asiatic power.
There is trade to be had, more than
we have had in the past. and our ma
tional policy in the future should be
directed to obtaining a larger share OF
it. But this is merely incidental to
the broader question of government
in Asia Minor that will not expose the
Armenians and other Christian inhab-
to outrages by the Kurds which from
time to time have sickened civilization.
X
No British statesman commands deep
er respect of the United States than
does Viscount Bryce. He never was
identified with the English political
party which ignored the outrages of
the Turks because British interests de-
manded that the Ottoman government
be maintained in order to preserve the
balance of power in continental Eu-
rope Disraeli's cynical indifference to
these outrageS SO long as Turkey
served to hold Russia in check never
was accepted by the large section of
the political party with which Mr..
Bryce, when pam commoner, was
identified.
Just as may be the charge that Turk
ish rule only became odious in the
near east when 1T ceased to serve Brit
ish interests, this can not be said of
men Of the type of Viscount Bryce,
who now urge that the Turk must go,
not only out Of Europe, but out of a
large section Of Asia.
The interest of Americans in the
prospect of driving the Turks out of
Syria and Asia Minor has been quick
ened by the uncertain dependence which
could be placed on the Turkish govern
ment since relations with Germany be-
came so acute. There are American
missionaries in Armenia and other
parts of Asia Minor. There are also
numerous refugees of whom nothing
has been heard.
President Wilson's slowness in TAX
ing extreme measures against Germany
doubtless. in part, has been based on
the knowledge that the course of action
of Germany's allies also must be taken
into account, and any policy that will
hold the Turkish government to civil
lized usages and enable responsibility
to be placed on 1t for the safety Of
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fountains and monuments in the public
squares. streets and parks in the DIS
trict of Columbia and upon the selec-
ton of models for statues, fountains
and monuments erected under the
authority of the United States and upon
the selection of artists for the eXecu-
ton of the same. The Capitol of the
United States and the Library of Con-
gress were excepted from their juris-
diction. The further important decision
was also included that the commission
shall also advise generally upon ques-
lions of art when required to do so by
the President, or by any committee or
either house of Congress.
Under this last provision the Presi-
dent has at various times extended the
scope of the commissions jurisdiction
to other important matters. For in
stance, an executive order was issued on
November IS, 1913, requiring that
whenever new structures are to be
erected in the District of Columbia
under the direction of the federal gov
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artists to supervise the material de-
velopment of the capital was brought
to definite elimination when, by execu-
tive order. council of fine arts. con-
SiSting of thirty architects. painters.
sculptors. landscape architects and lay
men. was created on January 10. 1909.
This was dissolved by order of PreSi-
dent Taft in May 1909. after an exist
ence of only about four months.
1t had, however. been brought to the
mind of Congress that such an art
commission was necessary to preserve
the beauty of the capital. and on May
Il, 1910. Congress created the present
permanent commission of fine arts
STIMULATING that it should be composed
of seven well qualified judges of the
fine arts. who shall be appointed by the
President and shall serve for period
of four years each and until their sue
cessors are appointed and qualified"
1t was further enacted that it should
be the duty of this commission to ad-
wise upon the location of statues,
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is amply supplied with facilities for
transporting troops and munitions.
Before Viscount Bryce's plan for
driving the Turks farther into Asia
entente allies will have to be in con-
troll. either physically or morally, of
konia. the capital of Anatolia. the
great productive province of Asia
Minor. When the Inflated Dardanelles
expedition was thought to have a
chance of success the Turkish govern
ment was preparing to move to Konia.
Later. when the suggestion came that
the Turk might be driven out of
Europe, the prospect of an Ottoman en-
pire in Asia, with konia as the capital
was seriously discussed. There were
sentimental and historic reasons for
this, since it was the former capital
of the Turks. 1t is better known to
Biblical students as Iconium, where
Paul was prosecuted.
konia has been the headquarters of
various missionary bodies, and thus
has come to be known to many persons
in the United States who have little
interest in its historic Turkish mem
cries. Supporters of American mis-
sions would not look with encourag e-
ment on the prospect of it becoming
the capital of a new Mohammedan en-
pire. They are likely to give hearty
support to Viscount Bryce's suggestion
that the Turk must be driven farther
on, at least so far a political en-
pire is to be considered.
In an indirect way there have been
reports that Konia was a sort of a con-
centration camp maintained by the
Turkish government for the survivors
of the Inflated military expedition I'M
der Gen. Townsend, who. in the effort
to take Bagdad. was defeated and COM
PEELED to surrender at Kut. on the
Tigris. Recently reports have come
through London of British military
successes at kut. but it is not believed
that there are any British prisoners
now held in that region whose relief
might be obtained through these sue
ceSSeS.
There have been rumors that the
bulk of Gen. Townsend's army have
been brought, or driven, from the
Tigris to Konfa. If these rumors are
true. and apparently they are. these
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Americans justifies caution in not pre-
cipitating hoStilities.
The future will disclose how far Tur-
key has observed civilized usages. After
she entered the war as an ally of the
central powers, Turkey renowned her
existing treaties which actually made
her vassal of other nations, since I'M
der them, she had no real authority
over the nationals of those countries.
To what once seemed a really pro-
greSSive and enlightened Young Turk
ish party this vassalage was intensely
humiliating. The hope was held out
that they would establish government
which would be strong enough to JUS
tify ending the eXtraterritorial rights
of foreign countries, just as Japan had
done. but this was not realized.
The control of the Turkish tariff by
the other powers with which Turkey
had treaty relations was abrogated by
Turkey after she entered on the war.
The tariff. which was an ad valorem
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to the modern requirements of tho
city of Washington.
The other members of the commission
appointed at the time Were: Frederick
Law Olmsted. an associate OF Mr.. Burn
ham on the park commission work.
and one of the most prominent land
scape architects in the country.
Thomas Hastings of the firm of Car
rere & Hastings. architects of New
York city. who had designed the New
York Public Library. the House and
Senate Office buildings in Washington
and many other important buildings in
this country; Daniel Chester French.
sculptor. of New York city and late
president of the National Sculpture So
ciety: Cass Gilbert of New York. ar
chitect of the Minnesota state capitol.
the Woolworth building, New York. and
of other prominent structures: Charles
Moore. author and authority on city
planning. of Detroit, Mich, and Francis
Davis Millet. mural painter Of note, OF
Washington.
Mr.. Burnham died in 1912, and was
succeeded by Peirce Anderson of Chi
cago, who was connected with the de-
signing of the new Union station in
Washington. the Washington city post
office and with many other large and
important structures. Mr.. Millet was
nent mural artist. painter of the dome
of the Library of Congress. Daniel
Chester French has recently resigned
from the commission and been sue
ceeded by Herbert Adams of New York
city, designer of the Mcmillan memo
rial fountain in Washington and other
notable works. Mr.. Blashfield's term
of service also having recently expired.
he has been succeeded by J. Alden Weir.
painter. of New York city. and president
of the National Academy of Design.
Mr. Andersons recent successor has
been William Mitchell Kendall Of the
firm of McKim, Mead & White of New
York city, the restorers of the White
House, and Cass Gilbert has been sue
ceeded by Charles A Plat. architect, OF
New York city. Other members of the
present commission are Charles Moore.
Frederick Law Olmsted and Thomas
Hastings Col. William w. Harris. u.
S. A, officer in charge of public build
ings and grounds Of Washington. is
secretary and executive officer Of the
comm ssion.
The organization practically consti-
tutes the supreme court in matters Of
federal art in this country, and acts as
government art reaches the highest at
tainab BILE standards and that the United
States gains the best results from
funds appropriated for artistic pur-
poses.
The advisory influence of the commits
sion has effected renaissance in tho
municipal art of the capital From now
on Americans from far and near. as
we'll as visitors from other lands, will
And in the later structures, whether
buildings or monuments, objects in
which every American may take the
highest pride
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air. They froze within a short time, and
the natural cold-Storage conditions were
such that they were kept until used.
During my stay in Dawson l had a talk
with Commissioner Black, the governor
of the territory. who. like Nimrod, is
mighty hunter He described a caribou
herd which he saw on a recent trip up
the Sixty Mile river He says that the
narrow valley and high mountains on
either side swarmed with the animals
At every hundred yards. for the ten miles
were trails a foot deep. and there were
so many footprints that he could not
put his hat on the ground without COW
ering some of them.
The great Mackenzie watershed, which
is about half the size of the United States
proper, teens with caribou, and there
are vast numbers in the Yukon basin.
Nearly every miners cabin in Alaska
has a pair of caribou antlers over its
door, and the Indians sometimes kill the
animals for the mere pleasure Of slaugh-