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American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-06-15

ped by the cook. His voice was a little
higher pitched than usual; otherwise
he was the %steadiest man there.
We'll hang right on to our bran
new cable. men, he said. Its ours.
not theirs Course we kin turn her
adrif' agin an be wuss off too. We
can't lind de foremost now But dat
amt de bes' way. John, he called to
the Englishman Of the crew. how
many men do you country tramp
steamers carryg"
John computed mentally. then NUT
tered: Two mates. six ash cats (engi-
neers and dremenl. two hunkies. two
quartermasters. Waterman, %deckhands
oh, bout sixteen or seventeen. Mar
tin"
Boys, lie 8 man de win'lass. Well
heave in on our cable, an if we kin
git close enough to climb aboard Wen
reason 1t out wild dat English cappen,
who can't fin his way roun' alone wild
out stealth little fshin' ~schooners."
Right" they yelled. MAN the wind
lass. Well show the lime juice thief
who's dom this"
amos" said Martin to the ex-engi
neer, you try an member all you for
got bout engines In case anything
happens to de crew O. dat steamer, an,
Elisha, you want to keep good track o
where we 20, SOS you kin find you
way back"
IN get the chronometer on deck
now. | can take sights alone
They took the cable to the windlass
barrel and began to heave, 1t was
hard work, equal to heaving an anchor
against a strong head wind and ten
knot tideway. While the first shift la
bored the rest watched the approach
Of a small tug towing a couple Of
scows, viii h seemed to have arisen
out Of the sea ahead of them When
the steamer was nearly upon her she
let go her towline AMI ranged up along
side. while a man leaning out Of the
pilot house g%esticulated to the steam
er's bridge and finally shook his fist
Then the tug dropped back abreast Of
the schooner. She was a dingy little
boat, the biggest and brightest Of her
fittings being the name board on her
pilot house. which spelled in large gilt
letters the appellation u. c. Hawks.
"Sey," yelled her captain from his
door. I'm blown out wi my barges.
short o. grub an water Can you gi'
me somef That lime Juice sucker
ahead won't"
Can you tow us to New York;" ask
ed Elisha. who had brought up the
chronometer and placed it on the house
ready to take morning sights for his
longitude If the sun should appear.
mo, not unless | sacrifice the barges
an lose my contract wi the city
They're garbage scows. an | haven't
power enough to hook on to another
Just got coal enough to get in"
AN what do you call this-a gar
bage scow?' answered Elisha III ma
turedly. We've got no grub or water
to spare. We've got troubles Of our
own"
MAN alive. we're thirsty here! Give
US u iedhtI y water. AuIbW IL over
hoard. III get it,"
NO; told you We have none to spare
an we're hcin' yanked out to sea-
well. 81 me a bottleful. That won't
hurt you
NO! Sheer of Git out O. this
We're not il the Samaritan business"
A forcefli malediction came from the
tug captain and a whirling monkey
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-06-15

manned by masked men, who over
powered and locked all hands in cabin
or forecastle and then removed the car
goes of fish to their own craft. hidden
In the fog. Shortly after this the
Ishmaelite disposed of a large catch
I'm Baltimore, and the piracy was be-
lieved of her. but never proved.
Her luck at finding things was re
markable. Drifting dories, spars, bars
and trawl tubs sought her ~unsavory
company as though impelled by the
tnanimate %perversity which had sent
them drifting. They were sold In port
or returned to their owners when paid
for. In the early part of her career
she bad tOwed a whistling buoy into
Boston and claimed salvage of the
government. showing her logbOok to
prove that she had picked it up far at
sea. The salvage was paid; but. as her
reputation spread. there were those
who declared that she herself had sent
the buoy adrift.
With her blunt jibbOom she had prod
de6N hole in the side of a lighthouse
supply BOAT and sailed away without
answering questions The government
was taking cOGnizance. and her de-
scription, was written on the fly leaves
of several revenue cutters logbOoks.
while Sunday newspapers in the large
cities began a series Of special articles
about the mysterious schooner rugged
pirate of the Atlantic fishing feet.
Her trips had become necessarily
longer, and there was but two weeks
supply of food in the lazaret. The
New England coast was an enemy's
country, but in the crowded harbor Of
New York was a chance to lie unob
served at anchor long enough to secure
the stores she needed. So Cape Cod
was doubled on the way to New York,
but the brisk offshore wind developed
to a gale that blew her to sea
Hard headed. reckless fellows were
these men who owned the Rosebud and
ran her on shares. They were eighteen
in number, and they typifed the mari
time nations Of the world. Americans
Tfedominated. of course. but English
French. German. Portuguese. Scandi-
1ayian and Russian were among them
NE cook was a West India negro, and
the captain, or their nearest approach
to a captain, a Portland Yankee.
The captains navigation had its linn
its. however, and this gale defined
them. He could find his latitude by
meridian observation and his longitude
by morning sights and chronOmeter
time. His dead reckoning was trust
worthy. and he possessed a fair work
ing conception of the set and force of
the Atlantic currents and the heave Of
the sea in a blow. But his studies had
not given him more than a rudimen-
tary knowledge of meterology and the
sdaws Of storms.
As a result the vessel was finally
caught In a still heavier blow without
warning and dismasted. II was mani
testify a judgment of a displeased Prov
idence. and. glad that the hull was still
tight, they cut away the wreck and
rode out the gale, now blowing out Of
the north. hanging to the tangle OF
spar and cordags which had once been
the foremost and its gear Then they
rugged a jury mast.
Soon a speek which had been show
ing on the horizon when the schooner
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-06-15


wouldn't #? And | think they might
have got 1t If they could have held
out"
Yes; think they might. But here's
another funny thing about il. They
needn't have starved. They needn't
have chopped her to pieces for fuel. I
just remember now. Her skipper told
me there was good anthracite coal in
her hold and Chicago canned meats,
Minnesota -four, beef, pork and all
sorts of good grub lie carried some
Of the rails iii the tween deck for
s~teadying ballast, and ! suppose it pre-
vented them looking farther And now
they'll lose their salvage and perhaps
have to pay it ON their own schooner
if anything comes along and picks
them up"
How many years would it take you
to save money to equal your share Of
the salvage If you had yanked that
tramp and the schooner into New
York q asked the pilot.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-06-15

- HE had a large crew. abnormally
60 large hawse pipes and a bad
~ reputation - the last attribute
born of the first. Registered as
the Rosebud, this innocent name was
painted on her stern and on her six
teen dories. but she was known among
the fishing feet as the Ishmaelite, and
the name fitted her. She usually left
behind her such bitter memories of her
visit as placed the last port at the
bottom of her list of markets.
Once, too, three small schooners had
come home with empty holds and com
planned of tire appearance while a n
chored in the fog of a hotilla of dories
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-06-15

chance would come in port to remova
the section Of wire rome with which
they had Joined the broken ends.
Fate became still more unkind The
logbook disappeared, and. the strictest
search failing to bring It to light, the
conclusion was reach that it had
been fed to the fires among the wreck
age Of the shippers room and furni-
ture.
Martin had rakedr and scraped to-
gether enough Of food to give them
two scant meals, but. these eaten, star
vation began. The details Of their suf-
fering need not he given.
The afternoon Of the third day Of
fog the humping, struggling engines
halted, started. made a half revolu-
ton and came to a dead stop. Amos
crawled on deck and forward to the
bridge, where, with Elisha's help, be
dragged on the whistle rope and dissi-
pated the remaining steam IN a wheezy,
gasping howl. 1t was answered by a
furious siren blast from directly astern,
and out Of the fog, at twenty knots an
hour, came a mammoth black steamer
Seeming to heave the small tramp out
Of the way with her bow wave, she
roared by at six feet distance, and In
ten seconds they were looking at her
vanishing stern. But ten minutes later
the stern appeared IN view as the liner
backed toward them. The reversed
English ensign still hung at the gan.
and the starving men, some PROSTATE
on the deck, some cllnglng to the rails,
unable to shout. had pointed to the
dag Of distress and beckoned as the
big ship rushed by.
There's a chance" said the captain
Of this liner to the pilot as he rejoined
him on the bridge an hour later. "of
International complications over this
case, and ! may have to lose a trip
to testify. That's the Afghan Prince
ami cousort that I was telling you
about. Strange. isn't it, that / should
pick up these fellows after picking up
the legitimate crew going eastI don't
know which crew was the hungriest.
The real crew charge this crowd with
piracy. BY George, it's rather funnyy'
And these men" said the pilot, with
a laugh. would have claimed sal
vagef'
Yes. and had a good claim. too, for
effort expended. But they've offset It
by their violence. Their chance was
good in the English courts If they'd
only allowed the steamer to go on.
And then, too, they abandoned her in a
more dangerous position than where
they found her. You see, they met on
Nantucket with sea room, and nothing
wrong with her but broken tiller ropes.
and they quit her close to Sandy Hook
in a fog, more than likely to bit the
beach before morning. Then, in that
case, she belongs to the owners or IN
derwriters."
why didn't they make Boston,
Tried to, but overran their distance.
Chronometer must have been way out.
talked to the one who navigated and
found that he'd never thought Of al
lowing for local ttraction-didn't hap
pen to run against the boats deviation
table-and so. with all that railway
iron below matches, he fetched clear .
Nantucket, and way IN here"
That's tough. The salvage OF that
steamer would make them rich.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-06-15

The next Morgan Robertson story
will be "From the Roysi Yard Down."
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-07-06
Best Gas Engine VIII Win
War, Experf Predicts

army 10 fwentieth century cavalry.
and 'he potential destroyers OF mu-
nitions canal and railroad connec.
tions
And far behind The battle.lines.
The ultimately decisive factor IN war
food for tho fghting men rests
on Thar unga My new work animal.
ihe farm 'racfor With the terrific
drains on man-power and animal
power 'ha' his war has caused Il
would be- ne2t 10 impossible 10 feed
ihe armies and people OF the fight.
in- nation, f1r any number OF future
season without the tractor
Tho VrFafest contribution ~
AmeiI,a 'o victory are her tremen-
dou. Do ourccs for the practical ap-
plicat.0n OF internal combustion
These resources IN automobile fac.
TORIES. tractor factories .airplane fac
tories. engine plants, and scores OF
other American establishments are
now being mobilized and within
few months will begin 20 produce
these giVamodern war machines In
enormous Quantities.
AL military authorities agree
mat Wfrn nose hURF EQUTurOrT7 n
in'ernal c0m bustion fghiing ma
chins especially the airplanes
reach ihr front the doom OF the &c
reach ine font. the doom ~ the
Central powers will be sealed.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-07-06
England's Independent
Writer, H. G. Wells, Is
Again On the Rampage

There is no more independent writer
today than the Englishman H. G.. Wells
Every time he takes his pen in hand
he writes something that stimulates to
thought if not to bitter discussion.
Just at present a novel of his is being
issued in serial form that is bound to
provoke much argument on both sides of
the Atlantic.
1t will do so especially in England,
where despite its essential democracy.
the country still retains the gilded figure
head of kingship and where, despite re-
ligious tolerance, the established church
still retains its great power and priv
ileges.
For Wells is proclaiming in this new
piece of fiction that out of this war will
come an era of republics and an age of
religion that will transcend the narrow
confines of creed.
Wells tried to project himself into
space and view this our world from affair."
In this frame of mind ne is optimist
rather than pessimist.
He sees an end to kings and thrones.
No more will few dynasts be able to
say whether the world shall be plunged
into bloody war or remain in blessed
peace.
The peoples will take unto themselves
the power and the government.
In the same way, he has a vision of
what is coming in the religious field.
There will not be less belief in God, but
more.
However, he advances the theory that
the new belief in God will not allow itself
to be confined by sects and creeds.
1t will be something bigger, something
broader, something more tolerant, some
thing more of the spirit of the Christ
in it than anything we have known since
Jesus ceased to preach in the Holy Land.
Coming from a man who was once
rated as an agnostic, coming from a
man stirred to his deeps by the awful
world-tragedy of which he is an unhappy
witness, this message is sure TO be the
theme of many an angry sermon.
But Wells will be happy.
He will have stirred men to think, and
that after all is the greatest duty of the
writer who cares more about progress of
the world than the size of his own bank
account.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-07-06
FRIDAY, JULY s, 1917

No forcible annexations; no punitive
indemnities; free development of all ma
tionalities.
To urge international organization for
the maintenance of world peace
To induce our government TO state
concretely the terms upon which it Is
willing to make peace.
To work for the repeal of the con-
scription laws.
To safeguard labor standards.
To preserve and extend democracy
and liberty within the United States.
The Peoples Council will be a PEG
PLIES POWER body in constant opera
ton
1t is intended as a clearing house for
the democratic forces of the country; a
stronghold of defense for the fundsmen-
tai rights of free speech free press,
peaceful assembly and the right 10 petit
ton the government
1t is hoped that the Peoples Council
will voice the peace will Of America as
and effectively as the
Council of the Workmen's and Soldiers
delegates is speaking for Russia.
Any information may be had by ad-
dressing David Starr jordan, room lie,
South Michigan-ave., Chicago
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-07-06
BY BASIL N. MANLY.

WASHINGTON. D. c.. July c.
AN internal combustion war" Is the
way c F. Clarkson. secretary Of
the Society % Automotlve Engi
neers. describes the gigantic con
1ict between tho Allies and the Cen
trail powers
This war will BE- won" he Saws
in explanation. by the group OF ma
tons that can make The bes' appi!
cations of tho principle of internal
combustion as illustrated in the
gasoline engine. 90 the machinery
OF Wat and then produce these war
machines IN tho greatest quantities.
internal combustion TODAY b. fhc
vital factor in The decision under
the sea. on tho sea. on The land and
in the air
Under the sea We have the sub.
marines. driven by internal combus.
ton oil engines
ION The sea are the 'sub-chascrs'
with gasoline engines
Above the sea are the gasoline
-d1iXen Aea -nlansg. sc0utlng constant
Isl 10 locate submarines
"On land are the motor trucks and
The tanks the dreadnoughts 81 tho
land
In the air above The battle lines
are the airDlanes-the eyes Of the
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-07-06
Lite Most Precious Possession"
Is Satdn'S Sldnder, Says Sickle
BY THE REV. CHARLES STEELE.

The men OF this country will again
demonstrate that the age-long sheer
OF Satan. all that man hath will
he give for his life" is miserable
lie
There are towards and slsckers
among them. true enough. but the
average American citizen will give
his life for home and country
give Il gladly when the time comes
10 make the sacrifice.
This doesn't mean he counts his
life a cheap thing. 10 be recklessly
flung away.
Probably nowhere IN all the world
is human life valued as highly as Il
is in the United States. We have
become extremely sensitive 10 the
fact that human life is to be CON
served and enriched.
II is true industrial accidents are
still far too numerous. but this Is
due primarily 10 the pace we have
set for ourselves in industry and
commerce in order that all life may
be fuller and richer.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-07-06
Bright Prospects
-
BY Or. FRANK CRANE
Copyright. 1915. by Frank Crane)

There is prosperity ahead.
Just at present everybody is a bit
scared and business is hating. But the
alarm is only temporary.
Curiously enough war brings good
times, financially. Business is booming
in England and France What is going
on in Germany, of course, nobody knows.
as news from there is manifestly doc
tored.
We complain Of high prices. But that
means good times. There never was
period of prosperity accompanied by low
prices.
Good times simply means that money
is circulating. 1t does not mean more
production. 1t means everybody's buy
ing. Consequently, even during the colos-
sal waste of war, there is business pros.
perity because money is more liquid
j. Ogden Armour, one of the foremost
business men of the country, in recent
newspaper interview, brought out some
good points which we ought to have com.
mon sense enough to appreciate. He
said:
Modern war requires the expenditure
Of huge sums of money and means max
imum employment and high wages for all
workers. Other conditions peculiar to
this war make it certain that this nation
will enjoy period of business and in
dustrial activity the like of which has
never been seen, and which is assured
whether the war lasts several months or
several years"
The probability is that there will be
a tightening up of affairs for while, but
it will surely be succeeded by great &C
tivity in all lines both of production and
distribution
The loan we are extending to the allies
is not at all that much money taken out
of the country. On the contrary, it
means that billions of dollars will be
freed here for the purchase of supplies.
And Uncle Sam himself will spend bill
lions to prepare and support his military
operations.
There never was time when the indi-
cations of a period of great prosperity
were stronger. Labor is employed at
record wages. There are plenty of jobs
for everybody, from the common day
laborer to the trained expert There is
no reason why anybody that can work at
all cannot make money.
Let us cheer up. And above all things
keep up business as usual"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-07-06

But our chief concern has been
FOR the lives OF the people as a
whole.
And II. in order 70 further care,
for the state. 20 safe-guard It's inter-
ests-which means the interests OF
the people-it becomes necessary
for individual men 10 surrender the
heritage which has been theirs be-
cause they are a part OF the state.
they will be found ready 10 respond
10 the call 10 arms
We have learned that precious as
life may be. II is by no means 70
be the most highly priced thing In
the world Truth and righteousness
are more 10 be desired than peace
obtained thru submission TO inius-
tees done 70 others-our neighbors,
for whose lives we are az least In
part responsible.
All that a man hath will he give
for his life" is the motto Of the ex-
IRENE pacihst-and 1t Is likewise the
challenge OF Satan when he branded
all men as towards.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-07-06
The Old Gardener Says

II is quite possible 70 grow a
good garden witbou. the use OF
water. especially II one Is willing
70 make frequent and faithful
use OF the hoe and cultiyator
Keeping the ground well stirred
prevents the escape OF moisture
Nevertheless many OF the crops
can be brought to earlier matur-
ity by the use OF water II must
be remembered. tho. that this
means IN every case thoro ap.
plication. and not mere
sprinkling Simply wetting the
surface does more harm than
good for IL coaxes the roots close
20 tho top Of the ground, where
the sun can burn them.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-07-06
Aim of This Society Is
That Democracy Shall Not
Perish From the Earth

AS we are embarked in a war to make
the world safe for democracy, it is above
all things necessary that the American
people shall safeguard democracy at
home.
Democracy is the only sure foundation
for loyalty, and free discussion in no way
hinders the prosecution of just cause.
In order to provide opportunity for the
American people to discuss from all
standpoints the conduct and aims of the
war, an organization started in New
York, under the craftsmanship of David
Starr Jordan and having on its roll some
of the best known names among the
ministers, professors, scientists and pro-
fessional men of the country, held one
meeting in New York, May 80, and will
hold another in Chicago, July and 8.
1t is hoped by those interested that
this conference will further the organi-
cation Of the Peoples Council of Amer
lea in the middle west, and all organiza-
tions associated for any public purpose,
Dc III peace, wal, euuCdlIOh vi leloiIH are
asked to send delegates.
The conferences are for discussion, not
for action and such resolutions as may
be adopted will be discussed by the whole
body before being put to the vote.
1t is the opinion of those interested
that democracy cannot endure without
freedom of discussion and that freedom
of discussion cannot be maintained un-
less people are given)an opportunity to
present their views.
II the Peoples Council is formed from
these conferences its purposes will be {:
TO secure An carly, democratic and
general peace, in harmony with the prin-
ciples outlined by New Russia, namely