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Evening star., 1917-04-15

In the January storm 1T may be that the
vengeful spirit of FRANCOIS Breault set
out in company with Corporal Blake to
witness the consummation of his VEN
geance. That first night, as he sat close
to his fire in the shelter of a thick spruce
timber, Blake felt the unusual and dis
turbing sensation of presence some
where near him. The storm was at its
height. He had passed through many
storms, but tonight there seemed to be
an uncannily concentrated fury in its
beating and wailing over the roofs of the
forests.
He was physically comfortable. The
spruce trees were so dense that the storm
did not reach him, and fortune favored
him with good fire and plenty of fuel.
But the sensation oppressed him. He
could not keep away from him his mental
vision of Breault as he had helped to pry
him from the sledge-his frozen features,
the stiffened fingers, the curious twist of
the icy lips that had been almost grin.
Blake was not superstitious. He was
too much man of iron for that. His
soul had lost the Elasticity of imagination.
But he could not forget Breault's lips as
they had seemed to grin up at him. There
was q reason for it. On his last trip down,
Breault had said to him, with that same
half-grin on his face:
M'sieu, some day you may go after
my murderer, and when you do, FRANCOIS
Breault will 60 with YOU"
That was three months ago. Blake
measured the time back as he sucked at
his pipe, and at the same time he looked
%ha ehol nd ho1e 1ocf of
dogs, curled up for the night in the outer
rim of freight.
Over the tree-tops sudden blast of
wind howled. 1t was like monster voice.
Blake rose to his feet and rolled upon the
fire the big night log he had dragged in,
and to this he added, with the woodman's
craft of long experience lengths of green
timber, so arranged that they would hold
fire until morning. Then he went into
his silk service tent and buried himself in
his sleeping-bag.
For long time he did not sleep. He
listened to the crackle of the fire. Again
and again he heard that monster voice
moaning and shrieking over the forest.
Never had the rage of storm filled him
with the uneasiness of tonight. At last
the mystery of it was solved for him. The
wind came and went each time in great
moaning, half shrieking sound Bf-r-r-r
--e-e-e-e-daD-ao-tc-W!
1t was like shock to him; and yet, he
was not superstitious man. No, he was
not that He would have staked his life
on it. But it is not pleasant to hear a
dead man S name shrieked over ones head
by the wind. Under the cover of his
sleeping-bag flap Corporal Blake laughed.
Funny things were always happening, he
tried to tell himself. And this was a
mighty good joke. Breault wasn't so
slow, after all. He had given his promise,
and he was keeping it: for, if it wasn't
really Breault's voice up there in the wind,
multiplied a thousand times, it was good
imitation of it. Again Corporal Blake
laughed laugh as unpleasant as the
cough that had come from Breault's
bullet-punctured lung.
He fell asleep after time; but even
sleep could not drive from him the
clinging obsession of the thought that
strange things were to happen in this
taking of Jan Thoreau.
Evening star., 1917-04-15


He smiled grimly, and as he sank back
he gave sharp cry. He had practised
that cry in more than one cabin, and
along with it convulsion of his features
to emphasize the impression he labored
to make.
"I'm afraid-Ill be trouble to you,
he apologized. ,"It's not broken,. butits,
bad, and won't be able to move-soon.
Is Jan at home?"
ANo, m 'sieu; he is away"
Away" repeated Blake disappoint.s
edly. "Perhaps sometime he has told youS
about me, he added with sudden hope
fulness II am John Duval.
aM'sieu-Dupal!' s.s,
Maries eyes, looking down at him, be-
came all at once great pools Of glowing
light. Her lips parted. She leaned
toward him, her slim hands clasped sud-
denly to her breast. r
IN 'sieu Duval-whonursedh him through
the smallpox she cried, her voice trem-
bling an sieu Duval-who saved my
JAMS life!"
Blake had looked up his facts at head
quarters. He knew what Duval, the
Barren Land trapper, had once upon
time done for Jan.
Eyes, am John Duval, he said. aAnd
so-you see-I am sorry that Jan is
away"
"But he is coming back soon-in few
days, exclaimed Marie. "You shall stay,
m'sieu! You will wait for him? Yes?a
"This leg began Blake. He cut him.
self short with grimace. "Yes, I'll stay.
/ guess I'll have tor
MARIE had changed at the mention Of
- Duval's name. With the glow in her
eyes had come flush into her cheeks, and
Blake could see the strange little quiver
at her throat as she looked at him. But
she did not see Blake so much as what
lay beyond him-Duval's lonely cabin
away up on the edge of the Great Barren
the hours of darkness and agony through
which Jan had passed, and the magnificent
comradeship of this man who had now
dragged himself to their own cabin, half
dead
Many times Jan had told her the story
of that terrible winter when Duval had
nursed him like a woman, and had almost
given up his life as sacrifice. And this
-this-was Duval! She bent over him
again as he lay on the cot, her eyes shining
like stars in the growing dusk. In that
dusk she was unconscious of the fact that
his fingers had found long tress of her
hair and were clutching it passionately.
Remembering Duval as Jan had enshrined
him in her heart, she said:
u have prayed many times that the
great God might thank you, m 'sieu."
He raised hand. For an instant it
touched her soft, warm cheek and ca
ressed her hair Marie did not shrink.
The darkness was thickening swiftly and
she could not see his face. To shrink
yes, that would have been insult. Even
Jan would have said that For was not
this Duval, to whom she owed all the
happiness in her life-Duval, more than
brother to Jan Thoreau, her husband?
"And you-are Marie?" said Blake.
ayes, m'sieu, am Marie"
A joyous note trembled in her voice as
she drew back from the cot. He could
hear her swiftly braiding her hair before
she struck match to light the oil lamp
hanging from the ceiling. After that,
through partly closed eyes, he watched
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MAGAZINE SECTION for April Is, 1917

count of the hearty supper of caribou liver
he had eaten. He was fond of liver, and
once or twice before it had played him
tricks.
He began to wonder if he would find
Jan Thoreau at home. He remembered
him quite vividly. The Indians called him
Kitoochikun because he played fiddle.
Blake, the iron man, disliked him because
of that fiddle. Jan was never without it,
on the trail or off. The Fiddling Man, he
called him contemptuously-a baby,
woman; not fit for the big north. Tall
and slim, with blond hair in spite of his
French blood and name, a quiet and unex-
citable face, and an air that Blake called
damned superiority" He wondered how
the Fiddling Man had ever screwed up
nerve enough to kill Breault. Undoubt-
edly there had been no fight. A quick
and treacherous shot, no doubt. That
was like man who played a fiddle. Poofl
He had no.more respect for him thanjf he
dressed in woman's clothing. .x
And he did have wife, this Jan Tho
reau. They lived good twenty miles off
the north-and-south trail, on an island
in the middle of Black Bear Lake. He
had never seen the wife. A poor sort of
woman, he made up his mind, that would
marry a fiddler. Probably half-breed;
maybe an Indian. Anyway, he had no
sympathy for her. Without doubt, it
was the woman who did the trapping and
cut the wood. Any man who would tote
q fiddle around on his back
CORPORAL BLAKE travelled fast, and
it was afternoon of the second day
when he came to the dense spruce forest
that shut in Black Bear Lake. Here
something happened to change his plans
somewhat. He met an Indian he knew
an Indian who, for two or three good
reasons that stuck in the back of his head,
dared not lie to him; and this tribesman,
coming straight from the Thoreau cabin,
told him that Jan was not at home, but
had gone on three-day trip to see the
French missioner who lived on one of the
lower Wholdaia waterways. .....
Blake was keen on stratagem. With
him, man-hunting was like game of
chess; and after he had questioned the
Indian for a quarter of an hour he saw
his opportunity. Pastamoo, the Cree,
was made part of his Majesty's service
on the spot, with the promise of torture
and speedy execution if he proved himself
a traitor. .' ID
Blake turned over to him his dogs and
sledge, his provisions, and his tent, and
commanded him to camp in the heart Of a
cedar swamp few miles back, with the
information that he would return for his
outfit at some time in the indefinite future.
He might be gone day or week. When
he had seen Pastamoo off, he continued
his journey toward the cabin, in the hope
that Jan Thoreau's wife was either an
Indian or fool. He was too old hand
at his game to be taken in by the story
that had been told to the Cree.
Jan had not gone to the French mis-
sioner's. A murderer's trail would not be
given away like that. OF course the wife
knew. And Corporal Blake desired no
better string to criminal than the faith
of wife. Wives were easy if handled
right, and they
had put the finish
ing touch to more
Valdez daily prospector. (Valdez, Alaska) 1905-1918, 1917-06-21
SCHOOL BOYS USED
IN MEMS PLACES

EUGENE, Ore, June 21.-Twenty-
eight school boys of Eugene, rang
ing from 10 to 20 years of age, left
on the Oregon Electric train yester-
day for Portland. They will be en-
ployed by the company on the line
between Astoria and Portland.
When the labor supply man came
I'D to look the boys over and found
that many of them were still in knee
pants. he shook his head.
"Can you do rough carpenter
work." the agent asked the youths.
"Bet your life" yelled half Dozen
1--WE took manual training in school. y
j The agent asked one little fellow
about 13 years old how he was with
arithmetic.
I'm a figuring fool" replied the
lad confidently.
Labor has become very scarce and
the company has had to accept boys
to handle much of the work.
Valdez daily prospector. (Valdez, Alaska) 1905-1918, 1917-06-21
Suffraqists Mob Insults Slav Commission
OFFENSIVE BANNER
DISPLAYED BY MOB

WASHINGTON. D. c., June 21.-
Incensed at suffrage pickets who
Haunted denunciatory banners before
the White House gates today as the
Russian Commission entered to pay
their respects to the President. three
hundred men and women employees
of the different federal departments
charged the women. tearing the ban
ners from their hands and demolish-
ing them.
The banners, which were ten feet
high, had printed in big black type,
president Wilson and Envoy Root
are Deceiving Russia" One-was dis
played at each official entrance to
the White House grounds, and had
not been noticed until just before the
ENJOYS arrived, when the attention
of the guards at the gate was attract
ed to them by soldier. who asked
that they be taken down. as they were
direct insult to the President and
Valdez daily prospector. (Valdez, Alaska) 1905-1918, 1917-06-21
GRAND Jury ASKS
FOR UNION BOOKS
MINUTES OF MEETING OF
LABOR COUNCIL WANTED
Federal Grand Jury Meet in Seattle
to Consider Cases of Anti-C -Conscrip-
tiOnists-I.abOr CniORists Who
Fought COnscription In Bad.

SEATTLE, June 21.-The Federal
Grand Jury, which convened here yes
terday to consider the case of Hulet
Wells. the Socialist labor leader of
Seattle, arrested June 1 for alleged
conspiracy against the government by
preaching anti-conscription propa-
ganda, and refusing the register. I'm
mediately upon convening the grand
jury called for the books containing
the minutes of the meeting of the
Western Central Labor Council, that
passed an anti-conscription resolu-
tion a few weeks before registration.
1t is not believed that the federal Of
ficials will take any action against
the unionists but wish TO ascertain
the sentiment against conscription.
Valdez daily prospector. (Valdez, Alaska) 1905-1918, 1917-06-21
i. S. DESTROYER
SINKS SUBMARINE
CAPTAIN or VESSEL
RUNS DOWN U-BOAr
Blue Jacket States That Crew Of Des-
Boat is Rammed-No Chance to
Fire Torpedo Given Teut"n Crew

WASHINGTON. d. c.. June 21.-
That a German submarine had been
rammed and sunk by United States
destroyer was the belief expressed
here today by the members of the
destroyer's crew. which put into port
today at the American naval base IN
Great Britain. The bluejacket who
first sighted and reported the presence
of the submarine was the son of Ger
man parents. The destroyer appeared
directly in her path a short distance
ahead The U-boat attempted to sub
merge. but before she disappeared the
destroyer was almost directly on top
of her giving her no chance to use
her deadly torpedo. The commander
ran his ship directly over the spot
where the submarine has disappeared
and members of the crew state that
they distinctly felt the shock of the
collision.
No trace was seen of the submarine
after the reported sinking.
Valdez daily prospector. (Valdez, Alaska) 1905-1918, 1917-06-21
RUSSIA AGAIN
ENTERS CONFLICT
FUSlLLADES AND AIR
ACTIVITIES ALL FRONTS
Gen. BrusilOff Says That Country
is i'm Honor Bound to Stick to AL
German Take Monkey Hill.

LONDON, June 21.-Petrograd re-
ported today that the Russian troops
had again actively entered into the
war, and that artillery duels and air
plane activities were going on all
fronts. In answer to kilograms of con-
gratulations from Major General Sir
William Robertson, assistant direc-
tor of military operations. Gen. Bru-
siloff said that Russia was in honor
bound to see that her armies did not
fail to do their duty, and that she
would remain in the conflict until the
end of hte war.
Valdez daily prospector. (Valdez, Alaska) 1905-1918, 1917-06-21
FOX TROT is LEFT
IN DANCE SCHEDULE

NEW YORK, June 21.-The waltz,
fox trot and one-step will continue
to hold sway as the big three
dances, according to dancing instruc-
tors here attending the fourth an
nual convention of the International
Association Of Masters of Dancing.
While the instructors are sure of the
performance of the three dances, it
was announced today that at sessions
oft he convention, which will continue
throughout the week, many new steps
will be demonstrated. About 200 of
the members Of the association are at
tendingt hec onyention.
Valdez daily prospector. (Valdez, Alaska) 1905-1918, 1917-06-21
COAL FAMINE
PENDING us.
FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION
WARNS AMERICAN PEOPLE
On Account OF Inadequate Transport
tation Facilities. Coal Will be Very
Scarce Next Winter-Ask Govern.
ment Operate Mines.

WASHINGTON. D. c., June 21.-
Declaring that the American people
faced a coal famine next winter be-
cause of the failure of transportation
facilities, to adequately move food
supplies, the Federal Trade Commits
sion today recommended to Congress
that the production of distribution of
coal and the operation OF rail and
water facilities be pooled and carried
on by government agencies.
Valdez daily prospector. (Valdez, Alaska) 1905-1918, 1917-06-21
CRIPPLED GERMAN SUB
INTERNED IN SPAIN

CADIZ. Spain, June 21.-The Span
insh torpedo boat No. 6 this morning
discovered the German submarine u
65, disabled from gun shot which had
struck her engines. The submarine
was towed into Cadiz and stripped of
her wireless apparatus. Repairs to
the German submarine will take at
least two days. but it is believed
the vessel will be interned. The sub
marine is Of $50 tons and carries
crew of twenty. 1t is equipped with
two torpedo tubes and two rapid fire
guns,
Valdez daily prospector. (Valdez, Alaska) 1905-1918, 1917-06-21
WAR JUST BEGINNING
SAYS LORD NORTHCLIFFE

BOSTON, June 21.-The war, in
the opinion of Lord Northcliffe. is just
beginning, and the people of this
country must realize that they are up
against a hard proposition. and meet
the situation cheerfully. This is the
statement made in a communication
read before a meeting held in the in
terest of the Red Cross here last ev-
ening. Lord Northcliffe said he based
his opinion on much experience at
the front.
Valdez daily prospector. (Valdez, Alaska) 1905-1918, 1917-06-21
GERMAN SUBS
AGAIN ACTIVE
WEEKLY LIST SHOWS
GREAT LOSSES SHIPPING
More Ships Sunk than at Any Time
During War-While Many Boats
Escaped Number Is Increasingly
Large.

LONDON. June 21.-The British
Admiralty is alarmed at the increas-
ingly large number of vessels being
sunk by undersea boats, the weekly
list showing the British losses for the
week just ended to have been greater
than for many weeks since the be-
ginning of the ruthless campaign.
British naval authorities say that sub
marine activities run in waves, and
this weeks superactivity is not viewed
pessimestically by the naval men, who
point to the large percentage of ships
which run the gauntlet of U-boats
safely.
The base for the recently arrived
American destroyers has been estab-
lished in British waters.
Valdez daily prospector. (Valdez, Alaska) 1905-1918, 1917-06-21
BALL GROUNDS BEING
FINED UP FOR GAMES
Many New improvements Being Plan
ned Before Fourth

Manager COnley reported today
that he had force Of carpenters at
work at the ball grounds. many new
conveniences being under way. A
ladies toilet has been added. and a
place for the baseball boys to keep
their paraphernalia. The infield is be-
ing made faster, and the sticks and
stones picked up. Manager Conley
says that some boy has stolen the
new base recently placed on the
grounds, and that boys have written
obscene language on the score board,
he is Offering a reward today leading
to the arrest of the culprits and says
if he can ascertain their identities
he will have a warrant issued forth
with. ,tssa
Mr.. Conley states that arrange
ments have been made for a regular
ballfest here the fifth of July when
the Cordova and Seward teams visit
the city on their way back from the
celebration at Cordova. There will
probably be five games played. The
first game will take place between
Fort Liscum and Seward; the second
game between Cordova and Valdez;
the third game between Seward and
Valdez; the fourth between Liscum
and Cordova, and the fifth between
Seward and cordova. These games
will be played in the afternoon of the
two days, so as to enable all to wit
ness them.
Valdez daily prospector. (Valdez, Alaska) 1905-1918, 1917-06-21
Women Show New Banners

WASHINGTON, D. c.. June 21.-
Shortly after the riot here this morn
ing when 800 civil service employees
tore up offensive banners being dis
played by suffragette pickets, the wo-
men appeared with other banners
with words offensive to the President
upon them. They were again charg-
ed by the guards and the banners
torn to bits. The women were warned
that a repetition of the otfense would
not be tolerated
Valdez daily prospector. (Valdez, Alaska) 1905-1918, 1917-06-21
MARCH HOUSER HAS
RECEIVED COMMISSION
Former Well Known Valdezan Takes
Successful Examination

Word was received here yesterday
that March Houser, we'll known Val
dezan, who took the officers examlna'
ton last fall for service in the U.
S. Army, had passed successfully and
that his commission had heen re-
ceiyed. Mr.. Houser was formerly pre-
4 ,cription clerk in the Valdez Drug
Store, and left for the States last
month in anticipation of his promo
ton, he is now at the Presidio, and
Mrs. Houser is at her parents home
in Seattle.
Valdez daily prospector. (Valdez, Alaska) 1905-1918, 1917-06-21
JUNE $3.50 WILL BE
RECRUITING WEEK IN l.. S.

WASHINGTON. d. c., June al
President Wilson in proclamation
today, designated June 90 to June
80 as Recruiting Week. when young
men unmarried and without depend
ents, would be asked to enroll under
the colors for the duration of the
war. The President stated that this
proclamation was being made in or
der that the ranks of the regular ar
my might be filled promptly. He al
SO stated that he hoped the response
would be general.
Valdez daily prospector. (Valdez, Alaska) 1905-1918, 1917-06-21
OVER THREE HUNDRED
DOLLARS RAISED JUNEAU

JUNEAU, June 21.-B NJ. Beh-
rends. chairman OF the finance COM
mittee of the Juneau Red Cross Chap
ter reports excellent progress for the
final campaign to raise funds for the
American Red Cross. Three hundred
and twenty-five dollars were raised at
a jitney dance given by the society
last night. All the week is being de-
voted to this noble cause. 1t is hoped
that Valdez will hold up it's end of
the campaign and send in goodly
sum.
Valdez daily prospector. (Valdez, Alaska) 1905-1918, 1917-06-21
WOULD SEIZE
ALL LIQUORS
WEBB
ADVOCATES Such PLAN
Offers Amendment to the Food Bill
Authorizing the President to Seize
Liquor Stocks of the Country and
Redistill into Alcohol.

WASHINGTON, D. c., June 21.-
Congressman Webb. of North Caro-
lima today announced that he would
introduce a resolution in the House
authorizing the President to seize all
liquor stocks in the United States and
have the same redistilled for the pur-
pose of extracting the alcohol for the
manufacture of munitions and for
scientific purposes.
Valdez daily prospector. (Valdez, Alaska) 1905-1918, 1917-06-21
L|SCUM NAMED
EXAMINATION POST
COMMANDING OFFICER
PASS ON APPLICATIONS
Blanks Will be Mailed from PresidiO
June 25-NO Examinations aiiow-
ed Until Arrival of Blanks-Selec-
tion Made August I, May Sav1ile.

JUNEAU, June 21.-Acting Gov
ernor Davidson is cabling notices to
all Alaskan papers today informing
them that the War Department has
authorized the selection of quota OF
twenty men from the Territory of AL
aska for the second camp of the Of
hcers reseSee, at the Presidio, COM
mencing August Z. The command
ants at Fort Liscum, Anchorage, Fort
Seward, Fort Davis, Fort Gibbon, and
St. Michael have been instructed to
designate one examining officer from
each station.
The new form of official applica-
lion blanks will be mailed the exam
lining officers from the Presidio June
o5. No examinations will be made
pending the receipt OF the blanks
The examinations at all stations will
be completed in time to place all pa
pers and recommendations in the
hands of Major Saville, at Fort Sew
ard, who is examining officer in charge
for Alaska, by July 80, and on August
/, Major Saville, assisted by the board
oflcera will make final selection
and STasfy those selected to report
at shs PresAdio, San Francisco.
One huRdred dollars per month
and transportation and other ex'
penses will be allowed successful ap-
70
Valdez daily prospector. (Valdez, Alaska) 1905-1918, 1917-06-21
Eleven Under Arrest

NEW YORK, June 21.-Eleven
men were arrested and twenty-eight
others were detained by the police at
ter a mass meeting held in Har-
lem hall tonight by the No Conscrip-
tion League. The men arrested declar-
ed they would not register. Those de-
tanned were unable to produce regis
tration cards and apparently were of
military age.
Valdez daily prospector. (Valdez, Alaska) 1905-1918, 1917-06-21
:ANTI-DRAFTER WHO
IL IN PRISON GOES
ON HUNGER STRIKE

KANSAS CITY. Mo. June 21.-
Flea Luboshez. a photographer. ar
rested a week ago on a charge of an
ti-draft conspiracy, last night was
forcibly fed at the county Jail. Lu-
zoshez since his arrest has refused
food. though an abundance was plac-
ed in his cell. He was held. tube
forced into his mouth and a pint of
milk and three eggs administered.
Valdez daily prospector. (Valdez, Alaska) 1905-1918, 1917-06-21
Germans Take Positions

LONDON, June 21.-By a violent
attack on the French positions at
East Vaux Gallon, reinforced by ar
rival of fresh troops from the Rus
sian front, the Germans penetrated
the French lines south of Monkey
Mountain for a considerable distance.
The French later regained the cap
tured territory.
Valdez daily prospector. (Valdez, Alaska) 1905-1918, 1917-06-21
COUNT TARNOWSKI
BE POLISH PREMIER
Former Ambassador to United States
Will be Polish Ruler

VIENNA, June 21.-It is reported
in official circles today that Count
Tarnowski, former ambassador to the
United States, will be named as the
first premier of Poland. Count Tarn-
owski is now in Warsaw
Valdez daily prospector. (Valdez, Alaska) 1905-1918, 1917-06-21
McGraw Suspended

NEW YORK. June 21.-President
John X. Tenere, of the National lea
que announced today that he had sus-
pended John J. McGraw, manager of
the New York Nationals, for attack
siag Umpire Byron in Cincinnati yes
4erday after the game as result of
~ argument. Previously McGraw had
been ordered from the contest as a
result of disputing a decision.