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The Elbert County tribune., 1917-06-22

Taken n second time by surprise,
the boy swore petulantly as he sawed
at the reins. His cob resented this
and turned awkwardly. The girl had
a long lead on the pursuit before it
was well renewed
Even without that advantage the
chase was hopeless. She had the bet
ter horse and the instinct of her sex
to boot.
Little wonder, then, that in the
pride of fearless and carefree youth
she rode recklessly-who loved reck-
less riding-the swing of thorough
bred beneath her, the long roll of
earth-spurning hoofs. the sweep Of the
wind In her facel
Without warning, all this was
changed-changed beyond repair.
Thickest trees and underbrush
masked impenetrably the next turn
ahead.
The horse took the curve like
sorrel thunderbolt. A human shape,
small and brownish, lodged directly
into his path. There was shock,
shrill cry, sickening thud. The horse
plunged furiously. Unaccountably
Patria lost control of him-felt the
saddle slip from under her, dropped
her crop. lost the reins, grasped wild
ly at the air as she felt herself falling.
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-06-22

streets of the ancient seaport, s.nd
Parr brought the car to stnndstill
on the waterfront of the inner harbor.
Abandoning the machine heedlessly,
the two ran out upon yacht club
dock, tumbled from this to landing
float and thence into a small rowboat
whose boat, Parr never learned.
He bent his back with will to the
oars His power boat was moored
well out, on the farther fringe of that
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-06-22
EPISODE ONE
The Last Of the Fighting Chan
nings.

Down on the beaches, whose gold
broke the umber and slate monotony
of rock-girt island shores, soft winds
played. But here In the wooded up
lands the air was moveless; against
the brooding woodland hush the slight
est alien noise attained sharp relief.
One such began as a remote vibra-
tion troubling the stiffness. waxed
apace in volume. became quickly rec
ognizable as hoof-beats.
A horse appeared. racing like a mad
thing down a narrow brIdIe-path little
better than neglected trail. On its
back, cross-saddle, sat young woman.
OF a sudden she chose to interrupt
that headlong flight.
Kicking a stirrup free, the girl
turned in her saddle and looked back.
Presently. round the nearest bend.
another horse pounded. hard ridden
Dy young man with a temper
At sight of his well-favored young
face darkened by sulky frown, the
girl threw back her head and laughed
outright
'Why. there you are. Rodney" she
cried. Where have you been all this
time?''
Her banter only served to darken
his scowl. '.No fair - he protested,
drawing rein. you can't call that
race You shot away without a word
Of warnlngl"
"Why,'' she said, with guilelessly
widened eyes. you yourself started
the race !"
81 never-f'
"Oh, but you did. You knew per-
fectly well I've put you on an allow
ance of two proposals per day-one
after lunch, one after dinner. So when
you begin the very first thing after
breakfast''-ber jeweled wrist-watch
flashed momentarily In the sunlight
''well, before noon. anyway-you as
good as invite me to run away from
you as fast as ever can"
He refused to be trifled with. He
was very young-almost as young as
she-and took love seriously.
"Patria ~
She ininicked provokingly his tone:
"Rodneyf"
you're only playing with me. It
IL lsn WOIiuy VI yOu, Iat ouitis
you must know whether you love me
or not !"
II declare / don't" she replied, a
trnce more seriously.
you don't know your own mind"
'Jn the eyes of the law I'm a minor
and can't know my own mind. That's
why / must have guardian to man
age my affairs"
"Nonsense. You'll be twenty-one to-
morrow"
But the law Is the law, even when
it's an ass. How can l know my own
mind about you when the law says
can't? Really. Mr.. Wrenn," she teased,
"you must be reasonable. Wait till
tomorrow"
"You meau." he interposed eagerly,
"youll give me my answer then?"
''Who knows? If you can't be pa
tient till I'm of age-a woman grown
III have to refer you to Peter Rip
ley. You might wire him-something
like this: Your ward, Patria Chan
ming, doesn't know her own mind.
Please advise Immediately. at my ex-
pense.'"
His ill-humor broke down complete
ly. "Patria, you witch u he cried, try
ing to capture her hand.
But she was prepared for that and
too quick for him. A touch of her
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-06-22

with back to her, a little man OF fur-
tive presence, oddly like the japanese
whom Kitchener had bowled over in
the woods that morning.
She had hardly appeared by the
window when the man In evening
dress nodded pleasantly, as II termi-
mating a casual conversation, and the
other stepped. instantly yet without
apparent haste. down to the lawn and
quickly disappeared amid the shad-
ows of shrubbery.
The incident made little impression
upon her But she was relieved to
see the remaining guest turn and leis-
urely saunter away.
AS he rounded the farther corner
of the house, a shaft of light from an
other window identified his profile,
Enthusiastically as Baron Huroki's.
A light footstep sounded behind her;
she reused in dismay, striving to calm
heart in panic
"Aees ChanningT
Patria all but giggled with the reac-
ton from her fear lest Captain Parr
had found her there, in mood all too
melting.
rs it you, Senior de Lima? How
fortunate / haven't had real chance
to speak to you tonight, but now"
Patria was startled to find De Lima
so close beside her; his breath famed
her cheek.
'Mees Channing-Patria- love
youi"
"Ah, but please"
"No-listen to me. / beg you will
marry me. am mad about you"
"You are mad indeed, Senior de
Lima. to imagine I'd ever marry any
one but an Americanl'
you will forget that-in my armsi"
Patria uttered a slight cry. De
Lima had taken unto himself one of
her hands and was covering it with
kisses.
AS If in answer to that cry, she
heard De Lima's half smothered ex-
clamation of annoyance, felt her hand
abruptly released, and discovered Cap
tain Parr standing almost between
them.
Pardon, Miss Claiming, but this is
my dance, isn't it?"
She laughed a little, almost hyster-
ically: rs it. Captain Parr? Why, yes,
OF course it isl How stupid of me
You Will forgive me, Senior de LimaT
The Mexican recovered admirably,
stepping back with bow.
The music ceased; their flying feet
We're stilled; Patria awoke as from
dream. A faint suggestion of ap-
NIL hor fof hot hnx
had had the floor practically to them
selves.
Her embarrassment was such that
she never knew just what it was she
said to Captain Parr as they hastily,
by way of another window, sought the
refuge of the veranda.
She never, indeed, could quite re-
call what passed between them in the
course of the next few minutes.
A footman found them with the in
formation that Patria was wanted on
the telephone: Long distance calling
from New York.
A little dazed by the conflict of her
senses, she responded mechanically.
A moment later she was in the IL
brary-quite by herself-with re-
ceiver to her ear. Then voice fall
tered through the night, a voice most
clear, yet strangely faint, iterating her
'Patria"-over and over.
She managed to make the speaker
understand that she was Patria.
peter Ripley speaking-your guar
dian. The nations welfare rests with
you. And l am dying"
On the echo of that last word the
report of pistol shot reverberated
over the wire. so loudly and seemingly
so near at hand that it might have
been fred in the room adjoining that
wherein Patria stood.
Almost instantly it was echoed by
another report,
Thereafter-silence
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-06-22

the Cliff waIk7 I do want to
know you better. Captain Parr-but
we're already in danger of being late
for lunch
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-06-22
THE CAST.

MRS. VERNON CASTLE as
Patria Charming.
MILTON SiLls ~ Donald Parr.
WARNER GLAND as Baron
Huroki.
DOROTHY GREEN as Fanny
Adair.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-04-26
AMERICAN IS HELD PRISONER
Germany Captures Captain of Schoon-
er After uBoat Destroys His
Vessel

London, April 27,-The taking of the
first American prisoner OF war was
reported to the American embassy
through the American consul at Glas-
gov.
lit is usually the practice Of the Ger
mans TO take prisoner captains of mer-
chantmen sunk by their submarines
In view of this fact the above dis
patch may mean that an American yes
sci has been sunk.
Washington, April 27-The destruc-
ton without warning by submarine
gunfire Of the American schooner
Percy Birdsall of New York was re-
ported to the state department. Time
and place were not announced.
The submarine fired ten shots. seven
of which struck the schooner below the
water line, some of them while the
captain and crew of nine were taking
to the boats. The survivors were res
cued by a British patrol boat after be-
ing in the boats about an hour and a
half
The Birdsall was of ]. 1877 tons gross ::
built in Wilmington, Del, in 1890. and
was owned by Edward l. Holmes.
The captain was c. e. Peterson of
Lowell, Mass.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-04-26
GERMANS WARNED BY MEXICO
carranza Forbids Teuton Residents to
Concentrate Near the American
Border.

Washington, April 27.-Official adj
vices to the state department said the
Mexican government had warned Ger
mans in Mexico that any concentra-
ton of Germans near the American
border would be followed Immediately
by their arrest.
In conveying this notice the Mexi-
can authorities explained that they
could do no less in view OF the fact
that a state of war exists between Ger
many and the United States.
Officials of the American govern
ment were gratitied by this first prac-
teal manifestation of Mexico's pro-
claimed neutrality. Suggestions that
her proclamation of neutrality was
only thin covering for a more friend
ly feeling for Germany never have
been accepted by the American gov
ernment
knowledge of the instructions of
the German foreign office to Minister
Eckhardt in Mexico City to do what
he could to secure Mexico as an ally
in the event of war with the United
States has, however, caused all de-
velopments in Mexico to be watched
carefully.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-04-26

WISCONSIN SENATE ExPELs IA
GUsE FOR DisLoYAL REMARK.
Offensive Statement Made During De-
bate Over Resolution to Print
Wilson's War Message.

Madison, Wis, April Ex-senator
Frank Raguse, Milwaukee Socialist,
was expelled last night from member
ship in the Wisconsin senate for con-
tempt, disOrderly behavior and con-
duct unbecOming a senator of WiscOn-
sin, in making q disloyal statement on
the floor Of the senate last Tuesday
evening
The vote on the expulsion was 80 to
3, Senators Raguse, Arnold and Zu-
mach, all Socialists of Milwaukee, vot-
ing against the resolution.
Preceding this action the senate
adopted a resolution reciting the of
Tense committed by Raguse and de-
handing that he be brought to the
bar Of the senate and sign a retrac-
ton previously prepared. This reso-
luton carried by vote of 80 to 3, the
same lineup as on the final vote of ex~
pulsion.
Raguse was escorted to the bar by
the sergeant at arms and a statement
of retractiOn was reread to him. He
refused to sign. Then followed the
vote on the expulsion resolution.
Just before the vote on expulsion
was taken Raguse said that he would
be candidate for reelection.
''When that special election is held
| will be a candidate, and | will come
back, declared Raguse. 81 am being
expelled on a trumped-up charge. l
challenge any member Of the senate
who questions my loyalty to enlist in
the United States army with me-"
The specific charge on which Raguse
was dismissed was contempt, disor-
derby behavior and conduct unbecom-
ing q senator of Wisconsin. Raguse is
thirty-two years old. He is a garbage
collector. He is serving his first term
in the state senate, having been elect
ed in 1916. The offensive statement
made by RaguSe was uttered Tuesday
evening in the course of debate over
the Wilcox resolution to print $4,000
copies of President Wilson's message.
The official finding of the senate credit
Raguse with making dislOyal state
ments regarding President Mckinley
and the blowing up of the Maine.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-04-26
HOOVER WORLD
FOOD DICTATOR
President May Name Expert to
Control Rations.
ROOT HEADS RUSS MISSION
Accepts Craftsmanship of Body to Be
Sent to Aid SIavs-HurIey, WI
lard and Straus to Be on
Board

Washington, April 27.-That some
one = American = possibly Herbert
Hoover, or Secretary of Labor Wilson
within the next few months will be-
come food dictator of the world was
indicated by developments at the inter
national war conference of the allies
here.
More and more the war councils
proceedings are crystaIlizing into a
monumental campaign to feed the al
lies. Finance and shipping problems
are coming to be considered compare
lively collateral, though, Of course,
vital
1t was taken for granted that it will
be the policy Of the allies to intrust
of the food supply.
This will mean that one man, or
small group of men, will be named by
President Wilson absolutely 20 dOmi-
nate the production and distribution
of all food in the United States, Eng
land, France, Italy, Russia. Cuba and
the other allied countries.
Root Heads Russ Mission.
Washington, April 27.-FOllowing
an hours conference between Presi-
dent Wilson and EIihu Root at the
White House, it was admitted in Off
ciaI circles that the former secretary
OF state has accepted the Craftsmanship
of the commission that soon will go TO
Russia. Mr.. Root would not discuss
the matter, saying any announcement
must come from the president, but in
other quarters it was learned that an
official statement probably would be
made later
1t was stated that other members Of
the commission that will advise the
new Russian government on the work
OF rehab1litating the country will be
Edward I. Hurley, formerly head of
the federal trade commission; Daniel
Willard, president Of the Baltimore &
Ohio railroad, and Oscar S. Straus Of
New York.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-04-26
after dark.

d1LSf
Put it up higher than your head.
Never put it upside down. That is
signal of distress at sea.
Do OF let children trail the flag in
the dirt 1t should never touch the
ground.
Do not use paper napkins decorated
| with the flag
Caution careless users of the flag.
Report violations Of the flag law.
Do not pile merchandise of any
kind on the flag in your show window
Even when used as an altar cloth the
bible may be laid on it-nothing more.
See that your flag has forty-eight
stars in even rows. The length should
be 19-10th times the width and the
Union as wide as seven stripes.
When other flags are displayed put
the Stars and Stripes up first and high
est of all. In parade it should have
the place of honor.
When hung as banner, the stars
should be in the upper left corner. If
hung with the stripes perpendicular,
the stars should be at the upper right
hand corner.
When flown at half staff the flag
should first be raised to the top of the
pole and then lowered the width of
the flag.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-04-26
WOOD COUNTY
SUNDAY SCHOOL
CONVENTION

A large number OF Sunday school
workers in this county met at Arpin,
Monday and Tuesday, April Is, II, to
plan for Sunday school convention
for Wood county Sixteen Sabbath
schools out of 26 in the county We're
represented. The state workers Miss
Mabel Baily and J. R. Roger wer pres
ent and gave very helpful addresses
on various subjects. A most interest
ing meeting was held and the county
organization was effected and the fol-
lowing officers were elected for the
following year:
Pres.-A. H. Anderson of Vesper.
Vice Stanley Sorley, Grand
Rapids.
Sec.-Mrs. Ross Porter, Marshfeld.
TreasA. A. Miner, RichfeId.
Supt. or Adult Dept.-Axel Johnson
Vesper
Junior Dept.-Mrs. E. L. Hayward
Grand Rapids
Teen Age eDpt-Mrs. B. R. Goggins
Grand Rapids.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-04-26
VOTE ON DRAFT DUE
BELIEVE THAT AMENDED BILL
WILL PASS CONGRESS.
End of Debate Over Administrations
Plan for Enrolling Army by Con-
scription is Near.

Washington, April 2T.-The end Of
debate over the Administrations plan
for enrolling an army by CONSUMPTION
is in sight. Wearied by the struggle,
both senate and house reached agree
ments which Indicate that before the
end of the week the CONSUMPTION bill
will have passed both houses and,
with certain amendments inserted by
the senate, be in the hands of con-
ferees who will experience little diff
Guilty in reaching an agreement. The
measure is expected to be placed be-
fore the president for his signature by
May L.
1t is admitted now by the supporters
OF the volunteer system that the cause
Of CONSUMPTION will prevail. This is
true in both houses. The majority in
the house of Representatives is vari-
ouSly calculated at from 60 to 120.
In the senate, Chairman Chamberlain
OF the committee on military affairs,
whose name the pending measure
bears, is assured Of more than 80 votes,
or practically two-thirds OF the SEN
ate.
An agreement has been reached in
the upper house to begin voting on
amendments at one o'clock on Satur-
day afternoon. In the course of this
piecemeal consideration of the meas
ure, speeches will be limited to ten
minutes by the proponents of the
amendments and five minutes for re-
plies. The senate will vote upon the
bill itself not later than midnight Sat
urday.
The agreement in the house leaves
debate unlimited. But at noon today
REPRESENTATIVE Kohn will close the de-
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-04-26
A. l.. FONTAINE, Publisher.
Thursday, April &c, 1917.
PAINT Up AND
CLEAN Up

The fine spring weather we are now
enjoying gives everyone the spirit of
cleaning up their yards and premises
and painting their houses and out
buildings so that they will harmonic
with the beauty and development of
spring with all its attractiveness and
beauty of flowers, lawn and shrubbery
This is perfectly natural and everyone
should take pleasure and delight in
doing everything possible to help beau
tify The city in which we live. Don't
confne your work only to the front
yard but get into the back yard and
corners and allow no rubbish of any
kind to remain on your premises. Co.
ing to the street along the curb and
clean out old leaves and rubbish and
pick stones and sticks and etc, go to
the center of the street and if your
neighbor does the same the street be-
tween you will be fully in harmony
with both sides. If we all do this
by the first of June the city of Grand
Rapids will look like one great big
garden and the visitors who ride thru
the city in their automobiles will be
impressed by the tidyness of our city.
This will be a compliment to every
body and Wen all enjoy the improve
ment equally. Get Busy.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-04-26
BRIDGE
CONTRACTS
ARELET

The Wood County Highway Com
mittee, while in session here Thurs
day, let the contract for two bridges
one in the town of Cranmoor and the
other in the town of Sigel, to the low
est bidder, the Whitewater Bridge Co.
Their bid for the building of the two,
forty-foot span bridges in the town of
Cranmoor was 5000 and their bid
for the twenty-foot span bridge in
the town of Sigel was 81 300 dollars.
These two bridges are to be Of con-
crete construction according to plans
and specifications. They secured these
contracts because they were the low
est bidders.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-04-26

John Lassa etux to w. II. Burhite
etux part of SEX of Sc 4 11-22- 5 e.
Emil Haumschild etux to Ralph E.
Wagers etux swA of swA 1926 east,
Ignatius Reith etux to John F. Web
er n II Of neA 14-24-3 east.
Albert Drews etux 20 John Stone
house etux sw fractional Il 3O-21-5 e.
Lawrence Scarf etux to Francis
Young part Of swA Of swA 1925
east.
Mary Jane Hiles to Town of Dexter
% rods west and 21a rods south Of ne
corner Of se14 of nwA of 1928 east.
Matt Cyprys etux to Frank Ringer
Jr., etux seA Of se1a 1925 east.
Frank Heise etux to Julius Heise
neA of seA 1925 east.
Alfred Smith to John Krajcik etuX
nwA of swA 1852 east.
Soren Jensen etux to Tony A. Jen-
sen neA of sw4 1852 east.
Sophie Kenyon to Reimer c. c.
Vehrs nwA of seA and swA of neH
23-21-4 east.
August Radtke etal to Ben Knobel
80 feet north of Sc corner Of VIE of e
4 of n14 of neA of se1h 9-21-5 east.
Joseph NOLAN etux to Andrew Dayl
lot IL, II. A. Lathrop's LIST Add, city
Marshfeld.
Aug. D. Daemrich to Augusta
Mundt etal sw14 of nwA 2-22-3 east.
Joseph Springob etux to William
Mertes ne14 of nw4 1928 east.
seH of nwA, IS.
c. F. Knudsen etux to Lynda D.
Wilson ne14 of neA 1888 east.
Fred Wunrow etux to Adolph Wun-
row WIZ of se4 12-24-3 east.
Owen Oliver etux to John S. Girar-
dot e1a of seH 12-24-4 east.
John S. Girardot etux to Owen DIV
er e1a of seA 12-24-4 east.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-04-26
REPORT LULL IN BIG BATTLE
German Counter-Attacks Against Posi-
tions Taken by the British
Halted.

London, April 27.-There has been
a comparative lull in the fighting east
of Arras in the last "a hours. the
German cOunter-attacks in the effort
to retake the positions captured by
the British in Mondays push having
worn themselves out. After each of
these attacking waves had been
thrown back the Br' fish managed to
creep forward still farther.
Stories of the German cOunter-at-
tacks-there have been eight separate
attempts to capture Gavrelle since
Monday evening-telI of almost in
credible tactics employed by the Ger
mans in sending forward troops in
mass formation, giving the British az
tillery the greatest opportunity for
open target shooting it has had in the
last two years.
Several thousand gray-clad Ger
mans were advancing in one of these
attacks late Tuesday when the British
curtain of fire shut down in front of
them. Still other British guns fired
straight through the curtain on the
advancing men.
Not a man passed beyond that cur
tain, and when its obscuring smoke
lifted there was not a moving German
in sight. Nothing was to be seen but
plOwed ground, Uttered with sprawl
ing dead
Paris. April 27.-Thirteen hundred
German prisoners and $50 machine
guns were captured in one swoop of
French forces around Vile aux Bots.
according to complete tally given
out at general headquarters.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-04-26

bottom. Presence of oil on the surface
is a good Indication. though not alb
solutely conclusive. 1t may be used
for deception
"All the indications are good that
the American steamer Mongolia
bagged one, though it is possible It
got away
Whales Often Bombarded.
"One Of the great difficulties we have
had to deal with has been whales, who
have absorbed an enormous amount of
prOiecti4es fred in the belief that they
were German U-bOats.
THE entrance of the American fleet
into the war hardly makes it more
probable that the allies will send their
big fleets in after the Germans. It is
not good strategy to risk war vessels
against land Notifications"
Admiral DeChair Sketched wildly
the long night vigils of the patrol YES
sells, the terrible winter storms which
sometimes send vessels to the bottom
without leaving 4 trace, the menace of
floating mines. the hide-and-seek game
between submarines and their prey,
and the ever-present tension and
alarm.
One striking story was Of a trawler
with but four men aboard, which on
sighting a periScope near by made full
speed toward it. The traWler struck
the submarine squarely amidships,
slipped upon her back, and came to
rest there. The skipper shouted for a
shovel, and smashed in all the delicate
apparatus by which the U-boat sees it's
way. The trawler then backed off, the
submarine rose to the surface, the
matches opened, I'D the crew of q
came on deck and surrendered. The
four captOrs had a problem on their
hands until a destroyer oppOrtuneIy ap-
peared.