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The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-03-14
P'S MASTER
ut He WOULD
Be UNM0LESTED
bin Said He Would Be
Ter in War Zone Than in
New York Streets.
HAKES Statement
ITO AMERICAN CONSUL
|at Began Firing Before
my One Aboard Knew
of Her Presence.

y York, March 1.-THE Algon-
owned by the American Star
>f this city. was recently trans
from British registry. She was
)ed to have ten Americans in her
Including the captain.
y Algonquin was shelled and
March 12. according to a cable
received here today by tho
y. Where the torpedoing took
was not mentioned in the mes
(which came from Penzance, Eng
Her Value.
Gers OF the American steamer
bid the vessel was worth approxi-
y s450,600 and that the cargo.
Ting mostly OF foodstuffs. was
more than s1,250.000.
One of First to Go.
Algonquin. a freighter. was one
, first American vessels to sail
|the United States after German
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The Instructions.

General instructions, II was learned.
were issued some time ago to the local
ehairmen as to their duties In case OF a
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-03-14
Fsse C Conaband
k heled by Submarine From Distance 900
(BMARINE BON46ARDED THE SHIP
lITHOUT WARNING; BLEW HER UP
NTH BOMBS WHEN CREW GOT OFF

Americans Board Are Landed England Submarine Re-
sed to Tow Lfebsats Toward Shore Algonquin Recently
Transferred to American Registry
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Far Reaching Effect.

1hina's action Is expected 10 have
FAR reaching effect on far eastern his
tcontinusd on Page @in.1
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-03-14
WEATHER FORECAST

MONTANA Partly cloudy and prob
ably unsettled tonight and Thursday.
colder west OF divide tonight.
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Her Value.

Continued on Page Nine }
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-03-02

stared helplessly about the disman,
tied studio. Then the instinct of self
preservation reasserted itself. He ran
to the back of the room, dived into a
kitchenette, found a small door in its
wall, swung it open, discovered a
dumb-waiter shaft in front of him, and
escaped to the street.
The Corridors of Dread.
= Margeiy Golden, as she sat in the
taxicab which carried her homeward,
was comforted by the thought that she
had at least saved the life of factory
girl to whom she stood indebted for
her own escape from death. The
further thought that she had sent Dan
O'Mara and his exhausted daughter
safely home in her own luxurious
limousine even reconciled her to the
somewhat stufy-aired public convey
ance in which she found herself. She
blinked meditatively out at the back
Of the heavy faced driver 80 sullenly
and yet so adroitly plotting her
through the tangle of traffic. Then the
abstraction suddenly went from her
eyes and the nstlessness from her
pose. For, from the back window of
the red-wheeled taxicab Immediately
in front of her she caught sight Of
peering face. And it took no second
glance to tell her that 1t was the
deep-seared face of the Iron Claw him.
self.
The next moment Margery was
shouting to her sullen-faced driver.
Follow that red-wheeled taxi" she
told him. pointing down the side
street. Keep within sight Of it, what
ever happens!"
Soon they had left the city well be-
hind them and were in that twilight
zone which is neither quite rural nor
quite urban. But Margery, the mo-
ment she saw the red-wheeled taxicao
come to stop, commanded her driver
TO draw in under the shadow of a
dense row of catalpa trees. There,
from the running board of her car,
she beheld Legar step out on the road,
pay his chauffeur, and stand looking
after the departing taxicab until it dis
appeared from sight. Then he turned
about, pushed his way in through a
tangle of shrubbery, and left the lone
ly roadside as empty as desert trail.
Then the resolute browed young wo-
man turned to her chauffeur.
I'm going to follow that man. II l
fail to return here miide Of ten min
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-03-02

throne. 'The painting~-It Is spit
ting steel at u.s."
Legar, however, was no longer in
need of that warning. Standing to
one side Of the mantel, close beside
the wall, he attacked the huge can
vas with his fire-tongs, beating in the
center Of the picture at the same time
that Peggy OMara, realizing that
she was no longer being held a pris-
oner, caught up teakwood tabou-
ret and with it precipitated her
self on the preoccupied Legar.
He ignored that flank attack, how
ever, for the Iron Claw suddenly found
himself confronted by a figure of more
importance than either the spindle
legged girl or painted gunman.
Out from behind that tattered can
vas had emerged a man wearing
yellow mask, tossing to one side a
slender blowpipe as he came Before
he could regain hfs feet after that hur-
ried leap from the mantel shelf, Legar
himself had dropped the fire tongs and
whipped a revolver from his pocket.
This he leveled directly at the body
Of the Laughing Mask. But before
he could pull the trigger, Peggy's
tabouret struck against his out.
stretched arm, knocking the weapon
up in the air.
By this time the Laughing Mask
was up on his feet, and face to face
with his enemy. Before the revolver
could again be brought into play the
two had clenched. Then the Iron Claw
went down before a clean-cut blow
from his opponent. He recovered him.
self sufficiently, however, to roll to
where his fallen revolver lay. But
before he could level that firearm at
his adversary the Laughing Mask, re-
Numbering that even the officers of
the law were no longer his friends,
dived out through the small door at
the rear Of the studio and disappeared
from sight, for already the sound of
O'Mara and his rescuing party could
be heard as they swarmed up the
stairs.
The Iron Claw himself heard those
sounds, drew himself together, and
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-03-02

Ing as a costume model. Legar and
two of his followers, in the meantime,
entered Aimick's studio on the pre-
tense of being fire marshars inspec-
tor, caught the artist off his guard,
and carried him bound and gagged and
helpless TO one of the small back
rooms OF the studio building.
Peggv herself, before starting out
in answer to that summons, was still
somewhat uneasy in mind over recent
events. So she left word with her
father to call for her not later than
eleven o'clock.
But more than Dan O'Ma-a called
for his daughter that night, for ten
minutes after her departure from the
cottage Margery Golden's limousine
drew up at the door. Margery's eyes
widened when O'Mara explained the
reason Of his daughters absence from
home.
"But an artist like Frank Aimick
would never be able to work at night"
she argued, with growing alarm. HE
must have daylight for working in
color"
Dan O'Mara. turned to the table at
his side.
Here's his message, plain as day,
written in his own handwritin'," was
the puzzled workman's only explana-
ton.
Margery took the message in her
hand and studied it. Then her color
faded a little.
'That is not Frank Aimick's writ
ing!" she suddenly announced.
1--WE must get to that studio as fast
as my car can carry us.
Peggy O'Mara, in the meantime,
was being confronted by more than
one surprise. The first came with her
arrival at the Aimick studio, when
the stranger who opened the door in
response to her knock informed her
that the artist was out, but would re-
turn in a minute or two. The Sec
ond came with the quiet movement
of yet another man who sided up to
the studio door and promptly locked
and barred it. But the greatest sur
prise of all awaited her as she turned
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-03-02

from the door and saw Legar himself
standing before her.
She stood there, white Tipped, star
ing from one evil face to the other as
Legar's companions closed in about
her.
You're a fine bunch O. cradle
snatchers!" she finally and wrathfully
burst out at them, with the ultimate
and reckless anger of desperation II.
her eyes. You're a grand army o.
heroes, you are, to come five strong
agin' girl like mel"
stop that brat!" commanded the
irate Legar. And there was a general
movement in the direction Of the blaz-
ing-eyed girl.
There was one man in that group,
however, who did not join in that
movement. The reason for this lay
in the fact that at that moment he
happened to be looking up at the paint
ing of 1.-THE Vigilante.'
He was about to reach for a heavy
easelpeg, to fling at the canvas, when
he suddenly Strengthened up, clapped
hand to his shoulder, and turned
about There was a look of mingled
wonder and incredulity on his face
Then he slowly drew from the fleshy
part of his upper arm small steel
dart, little bigger than knitting
needle.
The next moment a second man,
ha 70 f0h
curtain cord with which to tie the
captured girl, felt a sudden sting in
his hip, stopped abruptly and point
ed with shout of anger toward the
canvas above the mantel.
Still another Of Legar's followers,
not realizing the meaning Of that cry,
stepped forward and stared at the
painting. Out Of the barrel-end of the
painted rifle, as he did so, shot still
another dart which buried itself in his
neck.
9TH darts!" he mumbled, as thick
ly as a drunken man might. 18th
darts re drugged!"
But even before those mumbled
words were spoken the swarthy-
skinned Mauk, trying to hold the still
struggling Peggy O'Mara down on a
divan, felt sharp pain above his
shoulderblade, turned about, and saw
Legar run across the room and catch
up the heavy brass fire tongs from be-
side the mantel end.
The painting" squeaRo1 &auki.
staggering out against the model
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-03-02
SYNOPSIS.

On Windward Island Palidori intrigues
Mrs. Golden into an appearance of evil
which causes Golden to capture and tor
ture the Italian by branding his face and
crushing his hand. Palidori floods the is
land and kidnaps Golden's little daughter
Margery. Twelve years later in New York
a Masked One rescues Margery from Lee
gar and takes her to her fathers home,
whence she is recaptured. Margery's
mother fruitlessly implores Golden TO find
their daughter. The Laughing Mask
again takes Margery away from Legar.
Degar sends to Golden a warning and a
demand for a portion of the chart of
Windward Island. Margery meets her
mother. The chart is lost in fight be-
tween Manley and one of Degar's hench-
men, but is recovered by the Laughing
Mask. Count Da Espares figures in a
dubious attempt to entrap Legar and
claims TO have killed him. Golden's house
is dynamited during a masked ball. Le-
gar escapes but Da Espares is crushed in
the ruins. Margery rescues the Laughing
Mask from the police. Manley finds Mar
gerry not Indifferent to his love. He saves
her from MaUld's poisoned arrows. Man
ley plans a mock funeral which fails to
accomplish the desired purpose, the cap
ture Of the Iron Claw and his gang. Mar.
gerry is saved from death at the hands OF
the Iron Claw by the Laughing Mask.
New Britain herald., 1917-05-28
HoIlDAY P. Q. HOURS.
Carr5ers Will Unjoy Day oM.x( :. to Attend Convent6un.

7 tO Attend C0nNo0G)on. sSg
 Poatmaster W. F. Delaney has I1 fected planax for the holiday obssil ance Merhofial day at the p6sk oi and ai1s following schedule VI ncunceds today: No delivery h
 carriers. money order window oiq5 all day. registry window opAn nl 12:So 'o'ciook, stamp window cabS from 10 to 13:so o'clock and ai, FIT close A4> 13:80 o'clock. assSs' sSs'
 The following dslegates walt reprsx ssnt tho local branch of the CSnA necticut Mall Clerks assooiation wkict1 will meet In annual convsntton IT. Hartford. WAdnesday. Fred O IaMz renee. Clarence J. Boardmass araAf William Fl. Jackson. -Postmastsr De- laney will be ono of che pfinctpaf speakers ct the banquet which stll follow She busfness seseion.
 Tho focal civil service board haa approved the appointment Of Jame5 E. Murray as a substitute letter ETY. rier. t N
New Britain herald., 1917-05-28

Mrs. Still believes Warriner at one time lived in Plainville. She writes that he fell from load of hay and was killed two years ago.
 Warriner's cousin. Mrs. Still advises, died last week, leaving no will and his descendants consequently are entitled to share in the diviston of the estate. Mrs. Stills letter of inquiry was sent, she writes, as a friend of the War riner family.
 Brief Items.
 The. w. CT. U. will meet Friday afternoon at the home of Mrs. G. w. Moody.
 The Foresters', baseball team de- feated the Annex of New Britain yes terday afternoon in a listless game played in the rain. The game went eight innings, the visitors having the small end of a five to four score. The teams will meet again under more fa- vorable conditions at a later date.
 Rev. o. w. Barker gave a most in- teresting Memorial sermon yesterday morning at the Congregational church. Flags of the countries allied with the United States in the war were, dis played in the church.
 The local barber shops will be> onen until II o'clock tomorrow night and will be closed all day Wednesday. > LOST-Camco brooch, between AL
 lens Field and East street. Plain-
 vile. Reward for return to se East
 street, Piainv1lle. 5-2S-d1x
New Britain herald., 1917-05-28
PonICE VACATIONS.
Days of Rest Begin July ( md End
 Septemher 2l.

September 2l.
 Vacation dates for the police de- partment, officers and especially as- signed men excepted. were drawn Saturday at headquarters on Commer- cial street with the following results: July s12, Francis J. Moore. Fl. ". Lyon. Michael Massey and Charles Anderson: July 14-20, Dennis .Neelon, James Skelley. James M. McCabe and Thomas c. Dolan: July 3l-27, George E. Mofit, John T. Carlson, James Storey and William O'AGara; July es- Aug. }. Gustave Hellberg. A. E. Att water. Michael Meehan and Chaufrehr Matthias Rival: Aug. 4-10, Frank M. English. M. '. cnsgrove, Patrick Meehar and George B. Evtnger; Aug. 11-17, Frederick WasneA William Strolls, Anthony Walincxus and Gus, tav Litke: Aug. lS-24, Charles Mo- Carthy, Hanford W. Dart, Thomas !. Woods and Joseph Kennedy: Aug. 25- S1. Patrick Qnirk. Patrick Howiey, William F. McCue and Charles M. Johnson; Sept. 1-7, Axel Carlson, Wal. tor F. Malona. William F. Hayes and William F. Murphy: Sept. S-14. Ned drick Perry, Anthony Bachman. John Kennedy ard Thomas HesHn; Sept. 15-21, John King and Clarence La,n- phere.
 Chief of Police William U. Rawl- ings, Capt. T. w. Grace. sergeants Theodore Johnson, William c. Hart and George J. Kelly, Detective Ser geant Samuel Banlforth. Detective A. J. Richardson and Day Desk Officer 4. C.. Malone take their days off when they desire and so arranged that there will be sufficient officers on duty to handle the work of the department. The street. men are also allowed an additional seven days of during the year.
New Britain herald., 1917-05-28

marched into the services each one was decorated with bunch of violets. The Sunday school children helped in the exercises at the Soldiers monu- ment after the church services. The Boy Scouts are expected to he up bright and early on Wednesday morning as the members of the troop are to plant garden on Beach swamp road.
 5 Red Cross Meeting.
 All the ladies of Kensington are in- yited to attend the all day sewing meeting of the Red Cross which will be held at the home of Mrs. c. J. Burr on Tuesday Up to the present time the local ladies have done very efficient work for the case and have completed 106 articles altogether. Lunch will he served to the workers at noon.
 The chapel at Upson's corner will be used for registration on June 4snd in East Berlin the library will be used
 The local barber shops will be open Tuesday evening and closed all day Wednesday.
 A case of diphtheria has been placed under quarantine.
 Charles Roberts who has been visit ing in East Berlin has returned to his home in Bridgeport.
 Frank F. Clark who is employed by the government at the Newport tor pedo station is the first man that has registered at thefewn clerks office.
New Britain herald., 1917-05-28
BOX co. HAS ANNUAL MEETING. J. M. Curtin Again Heads Local Con.
 cern-Directors Reelected.

The annual meeting of the New Britain Box company was held during the past week and the following di- rectors were reelected: James M. Curtin, Ernest N. Humphrey, James Byett, Lincoln Odenkirchen, John B. Smith and William Cowlishaw.
 At subsequent meeting of the di- rectors. the following of1icerS were elected: President. James M Curtin; secretary and treasurer, Ernest N. Humphrey; manager, Lincoln Oden- kirchen.
New Britain herald., 1917-05-28
MISSION NEEDS MOlBI

Campaign to Secure 4f From
 Persons to Be Inaugurated
 Bruemmer Ia President.
 At the annual meeting of thes rit Mission held yesterday efter campaign was announced Fl aa 1000 persons for $1 each, fSr years. and a number to give ,i as they can afford, in order fIIa s work of the Mission may be tinued. The plan was explain&el a8 the budget committee and thu .bers expressed confidence tfats 41ISs5 .quired amount would be rai6i6(s 93 \, The committee on invesfirsa the Rfoposed plan to build an9 ton to the Mission building 0n C ry street also reported but m W or the unsettled conditions t,nv v siderd 1t better to defer the sksaiI of the addition to a later. daf E. . The following oficers were 1i@ ? for the coming year: K
 President, Louis W. Bruennu1a Sunday school superintendent. Y 11 Elizabeth stoddard: assistant snd s ganization, Mrs. c. R. Attwood: retaryr C.. w. Dietrich: treasurer. Fl. Taylor; auditor, F. H. Afford: pervasor and janitor, Qg>R. A4tWe1
 Finance committee. F. H. Alfal GeorEe Wilde. l.. W. Bfuemmer. C.s Steele and E. F. Jennison. E. shjerden. IT. GG. Hancock. DwlS Skinher, e. H. Fox, L. H. Taylor ' c. We Dietrich were added to board of trustees. James M. Naay resiGned as trsaAurer after seviS years Of service and MT. Taylor G eiecttd to succeed him.
New Britain herald., 1917-05-28
0Vl141l lNG"S PROFESSOR N0gRsE 0!!l TALKS ID GUARD | Special Services Held in Berlin Congregational Church GERMANY LIBERFY'S ENEMY
Meetings in the Various Churches
 for the Coming Wcek-Red Cross to Sew All Day Tuesday-O Other Items of Interest to Berlinites.

Special services for the local unit of the Home Guard were held at the Berlin Congregational church last evening Professor E. E.. Nourse was the. speaker of the' evening and he told what had brought about the formation of the organization He stated that America was not in the war to help England or France but to help mankind to be free from the most powerful and unscrupulouss ene- my to human liberty ever organized. The address follows:
 ."The Home Gurd' principal Is stated in these words ascribed to David and it may be extended to in sclude not only sharing in the fruits of victory but also the sharing of the burden and responsibility of the struggle.
 Tt is strange. an unusual, expcri-s ence that we are passing through these days The sight of soldiers is becoming familiar. but until recently many of us never saw 8 soldier uni- form, and even now few have ever seen . soldier of the regular army And this organiztion. Home Guard how new, how strange to our experi- once 1t is!
 "something has happened that has brought all this about, we haven't seen that thing. we haven't had any 2 close experience of 1t, but we know it exists, the fact that there is war in the world, a world war, being waged 5000 miles away, but as much fact IS if it were at our very doors.
 There Is a war in which ten to fifteen million men are actively en- xaged, in which three to five thousand men are being lost every day. in which the daily expense is over $75,- OO0, 900, in which the toll of suffer tne and waste and desolation is simply dmmeasurable.
 Home Guard. In that war we are participant, in 1t we have a share and x mart and its outcome vitally concerns \ - all. That we believe and know this Gar organization is evident. And il k not only we who stay behind witf the stuff who are thus involved bu1 the whole citizen body of our land.
 ."This is the supreme fact about
 which every one of us has his ideal.
 Of the clearest and his convictions ol 7 the finest. We may not see an enemy
 or hear a gun, but the war in Europe
 is the reason for our being here 1T
 this capacity tonight. But why is thi! E % end why should there bE any i'm
 pcrtAnce for us in the fact that there
 is aswar in Europe? Why shoult a1ther6 be any reason for us to be con cerhGA In the matter. This has beer Ae4aAe1 often, not always clearly ant Ae Nords even of PTsadsnt Wilsoi
New Britain herald., 1917-05-28
VETERANS NEED Auros1osrnrs.

Owing to their advanced years it will be impossible for the Grand Army Veterans to take part in the Memorial Day parade unless 9ener6uas citizens loan the use of their automc-s piles in order that the aged mon may be driven along the line of mArchs) To this end, fourteen cars are needSds for the accommodation of tho 0l1l soldiers and any citizens who are. Till ing to loan the use of their nA4chIh6l " for two hours on Wedncsda ay aI3H 5s1 quested to communicate with NJ
 Wood or VI. H. IAthanA v sssSsa E Ss Ss|sSS S
New Britain herald., 1917-05-28
ATTENDING coNFpREagrx.

Frank H. Johnston of this caty le16 Saturday by automobile for Nsw Y Yor " where he is attending as diract6.| " of the Chamber of Commerce ok TIT United sStates. the National ConfArss ence of the Foreign Relations of tl,S3 untte0 States. under the ausnices Of: the Academy of Political Science in, cooperation with the American Go-
 ciety of International Law. The con-
 ference Is being held at the Hotel Nas-
 sau. Long Beach, L. T., from May sS to June 2. K
New Britain herald., 1917-05-28
Has Early Drill.

the penalty prescribed for their fail ure to do SO.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-04-24
EAST SIDE NOTES

Advance Homestead Of the Yeomen
will give a social dance from 8 to IL
o'clock tonight after the regular meet
ing. All Yeomen and their friends will
be welcome.
Mrs. George Mcdonald. ST., Of HawL
ley will make her home with Mr. and
Mrs. Ernest Mcdonald of Seventh
street south.
An interesting program has been ar
ranged for the meeting Of the Mems
club Of the Trinity Lutheran church,
to be held at the home Of G. Granskrov,
this evening. >..
DIR. o. J. Hagen left last night fer
Chicago, where he will spend the next
two months investigating the work Of
the Red Cross. During his absence DR..
Bottolf Bottolfson will be in charge Of
DR.. Hagen's practice.
John Karlstrom .reopened his res
taurant on First avenue south yester-
day.
The. Clay County Bar association
has been invited to assist the crop
production movement by H. e. Rob-
erts. chairman of the Clay county COM
mittee.
Chas. S. Marden returned last even
ing from st. Paul where he argued a
case before the supreme court yester-
day morning.
Mrs. ]. L. La Valley and Miss Lola
La Valley are at Darcy. N. D., for a
few days stay.
Final action. on the Eighth street
and Seventh avenue paving petitions
will be had at the meeting of the city
council tomorrow evening.