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sure that Tim had seen Brown give them
to him; and, though the police had not
been set on his track, it was possible
that some one would be waiting for him
when he got home-Tim himself, per-
haps. No, he would not dare go home
with the papers; nor ought he, he
thought, to keep them in his possession
overnight.
Striking out across the soggy lawn
toward the nearest path, he took the pre-
caution of leaving the park by some
what distant exit, turning over in his
mind, as he went, schemes for the dis
posal of Browns papers; and, as he dis
carded one idea after another, it seemed
to him for a time that there was no place
within his reach where he could hide
them. But at last the chance sight of
postman collecting the mail from "A
strect-boX suggested the thought that
the post-ot1ice was as secret and as safe
a guardian as he was likely to find that
night. And, inclosing the papers in an
envelop purchased at a small stationer's,
he wrote his own name upon it.
At the address he hesitated. His first
idea was to send the package to himself
better plan occurred to him, and he
addressed it to Columbia University.
For he knew from experience that it
would lie there until doomsday unless
he went and got it,
When the slide of the mal-boX fell
shut upon the papers, Dozy breathed a
sigh of relief and turned his steps toward
home.
ALBA awoke with frightened start;
but, even before regaining conscious
ness. she recognized the touch that had
reused her as Mrs. MARTINEZ $, and muir
INJURED "Nana" drowsily, as if reassured.
her eyes still closed When she opened
them, however, on coming fully to her.
self. the sight of the figure by her bed
startled her anew and she sprang up in
alarm.
Mana! What's the matter? What
has happencd?' she cried
"Sh!" The old woman raised a warn
ing hand. BE quiet. | want to talk to
you--to tell you something"
She glanced apprehensively toward the
door of the narrow. cell-like room, listen
ing intently; after which, satisfied appar-
entity that no one had been awakened.
she turned again to the girl, who sat
crouched upon the edge of the bed watch
ing her.
In one hand .Juana MARTINEZ carried a
lighted candle in a candlestick, and her
first action now was to set this down on
a table, after which she herself sank
heavily down beside Alba on the bed,
which creaked under her weight
She wore over her night-dress a faded
flannel wrapper, her coarse gray hair
hanging loose about her face, which too
seemed gray in the shadowy light-all
but the eyes, which had never been so
black: at least, so Alba thought. In the
face-the most familiar to her in the
world-Alba found something awesome,
something strange. And unconsciously
she drew back a little
But ,Juaha Martinez did not notice her
movement She was staring past her at
nothing. And Alba, mastering her mo-
mentary revulson, did not stir again.
She waited breathlessly, not daring to
...n,l- What woS IL Mana had come to
Evening star., 1917-03-25

Alba. "You are better-you are not going
to die.
"Yes. He will come for me too. 1t is
the will of God, Mrs. Martinez answered,
and crossed herself.
Alba caught her breath. Who would
come? What did Mana mean? From her
vacant eyes it was plain that she had
spoken unwittingly. Hesitating mo-
ment, Alba risked question
"Who will Gomez" she asked softly.
There was no reply. The old woman
seemed not to hear
"Who will Gomez" Alba repeated, after
another pause "Who was it that came
before?" she ventured. "Whom did you
see?"
A that, as if the last question, by its
sense of caution and brought her back
to IA sense of her surroundings, Juana $
eyes regained focus and narrowed little.
Il saw nobody saw nothing" she
declared, revertng to her eXaspcrating
formula.
Alba heaved sigh of disappointment.
what do you want to tell me, them"
she demanded YEARLY
Il want to tell you what you must do
when | am dead" was the answer; and
there was no doubt now that the speaker
knew what she said, and that every word
was uttered with intention. Are you
listening?' she questioned, fixing her
black eyes sharply on the girls face, and
adding, after an answering nod: "You
must not sell the mine"
.I) "a IL 4 IL, "
mo. He did not sell it, You must not
believe what they tell you. He did no,
sell it. | know that"
"But he did, Mana dear, Alba insisted
with shade of impatience for they had
argued the point in the same way some
hours ago.
NO." the old woman repeated; she
did not sell it. ! know! He was afraid.
Afraid" Alba stared This was some
thing new. Afraid of whom"
"Of me"
"Of y0u?'
Juana MARTINEZ nodded her head
solemnly.
You must not sell it. You must not
keep it, either, she said. at is not yours
it never was yours.
NOl Hlnt! tNtlalnltQ lne Slfl, starting
up. Mana, what are you talking about?
The Rosalba was mine! My father left
ii to me and my mother
"Sh!"
IN her surprise and excitement Alba
had raised her voice above the subducd
tone they had both been using, and after
stopping her Mrs. MARTINEZ rose and hur-
ried to the door to listen there, fearful
lest some one might come to see what
was the matter. Then. reassured. after
Il moment she returned to the bed. But
she did mot again sit down. Pressing her
hand against her thigh, she glanced down
at it, then at Alba.
"The paper is here" she said in a
cautious whisper. II have carried it on
me for twenty years. But when | am
dead you must take it to a Judge and let
him read it, and he will tell you what YOU
must do. And She paused and
leaned closer to the girl. You must
never leave me again. Wherever | go.
I Il
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P1TTsToN

NORTH-John Mccormack Of the Morse
High school at Bath was a THANKSGIVING
and weekend guest at his home here.
Mrs. r. F. Hazard of Gardiner was a
caller at w. B. Jewett's recently.
Mrs. Charles Starks was the guest Of
trends in Lewiston on THANKSGIVING day.
The many friends of Mrs. H. B. Moody
are very sorry to learn OF her illness and
al, are hoping she may recover speedily
William Grady of Aver, Mass, was Il
recent caller at the home of his uncle,
Augustus Williams
". II. Grant returned TO his home her.
last week after having been at Anticosti
Island and Port aux Iuilles, Quebec,
since last April. His work at the island
was experimenting a cutting-up mill for
pulp wood and since the finishing his sum
mers work there he has been at Port
aux DULLES, where he has superintended
the constructing OF dam and a water
conveyor $500 feet long.
Mrs. Vera Starks went TO Lewiston last
Thursday to be the guest Of relatives for
a few days.
H. q. Lawrence, William n. Lawrence
and Miss Tilla Lawrence of Chelsea were
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Da-
vid Lawrence
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STRUGGLES
Continued from Page One)

calibres have opened fire on the Ital-
have been captured in small attacks
Both in the Cambria and in the Italian
region the allied armies are awaiting
calmly the enemy'S assault
In the Cambria it is conceded the
British will be forced by reason of the
dangerous salient held by the enemy in
their line to straighten out their front
somewhere. optimism is expressed that
on the whole Gen. Byng's forces will be
able to give a good accounting for any
attacks the enemy may launch. Like
wise the menace of a dash by the Aus
tro-GermanS down through the hills
and out upon the plains of Venetia
has been provided for so far as the
reinforcement of the Italians by the
British and French troops and the
bringing up of fresh guns are con-
cerned. If Field Marshal Won HOet
zendorf. commander of the enemy
troops. should be able to reach the line
and gain his objective, it would be only
after one of the most sanguinary en-
counters of the war.
Successful Operation Against Turks
In MesopCtamia the British and Rus
sian troops have carried out sue
Cessful operation against the Turks,
Lut just where has not been stated.
This has significance inasmuch as it is
the first report of the fighting of the
Russians with the British in this Sc
gion since they formed a junction af-
ter the British captured Bagdad
Although a British official announce
ment eharacterizes as shameful
statement that report from Berlin
and Vienna that Rumania has proposed
to enter into negotiations for an arnis
tee with the Teutonic allies, both Ber
lin and Vienna reiterate that negotio
tons are in progress.
Submarine or mines were response
BILE for the sinking last week of 16
British merchantmen of more than 1000,
tons each as compared with II the
previous week. Only one vessel undcr
1000 tons was sent to the bottom, how
ever. as compared with seven the pre-
cedinE week.
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RICHMOND

Mrs Addie Peaslee and daughter
Agnes of Randolph were recent visi5nrs
at the home of Mrs. Cora Searles.
Nh and Mrs. Charles Cross of Boston
have been in town as guests Of Mrs
Cross brother, Elmer Rogers
Miss Frances Kidder, who has peen
passing a few days at her horne il
town, returned Yesterday TO her duties
as preceptress Of Maine Central insti-
tute. Pittsfield
Mr.. and Mrs. {. ii. Merrifield nave
been entertaining Miss Bertha Whitney
Of Gardiner.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Cmberhind and
daughter were recent guests of reia-
tiVes in Gardner.
Rev. A. S. Prescott of Springfield, y.
H., preached Sunday evening at the
Pleasant street Methodist church.
Bernard Monahan and George Gibbs
returned Tuesday from hunting trip
II northern Maine.
Among those who attended the recep-
ton given by the Eureka Rebekah
Lodge Of Gardiner TO one of its man.
hers. Mrs. Julia Marley Tuesday eve
ming. were DR.. and Mrs. F. B. Peabody.
Mr.. and Mrs. }. W. Rapdlette and Mir.
and Mrs. f. + BoWdon
Mrs. Arthur Adams was a visitor in
Ga rdiner Wednesday
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BOWDOIN MEN SELECTED
FOR THIRD TRAINING CAMP

Brunswick, Me, Dec. 5-Maior John
II. Duval. military instructor at Bowdoin
College, this evening announced the APP
polntments Of six principals and six al
ternates who will represent Bowdoin at
the third training camp, and will report
early in January at Camp Devens, Aver,
Mass.
The principals are Herbert II Foster 10
a sergeant in the Headquarters co. of the
LIST Maine IIeavies at Camp Green; Ma
thanel Z. MacConaughy II. now in =
NJ. c. A. work at Camp Dix; Robert j.
Albion IS of Portland; Franklin D. Nc
Cormick is Of birmingham, Mass; Karl
D. Palmer is of Portland
The alternates are Almon y. sullivan i,
of Rockland Robert \. Filiemore II Of
Battery II, LIST Me. Heaves; j. Paul Ham
lin IS Of Milo: Willard NJ Cook 20 Of ia
maica Plain, Mass; Murray H. Bigelow
IS Of South Paris: and Bradbury ]. Bag.
ley rs Of Jacksonville. Maine.
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Search HObOken House
And Arrest Two Germans
Seize Maps and ModeIs-Trunks Filled
with Oocuments-And an Interesting
German Letter

New York. Dec. 5.-SeveraI trunks
filled with maps, documents and aero
plane and torpedo models were seized
by department of justice agents to-
day, after they had arrested Mrs. Anna
Werner and Frederick Herwagen, Ger
mans, in a house in Hoboken, known
to the police as the House of Mys-
terry Both were held as alien enc
mics. The house was conducted as a
furnished room establishment by Mrs.
Werner and is said to be within the
100 yards barred zone.
A letter found among the papers
of a German who formerly held an
important position with large fl
nancial house in New York, but who
is now interned at Ellis Island, was
made public today by Assistant Unit
ed States District Attorney Knox. In
part it said:
"Gentlemen, remember always =
proudly waves the flag, black. white
and red-and woe to the enemy who
threatens it. What does it matter to
us? To - with the Yankee rabble
Do the cowardly dogs think they can
lift their hands against our great. hard
struggling Fatherland in its sorest hour
of need? Let us now therefore en-
dure these humiliations silently with
gnashing teeth, but our hour will vet
come. We of the younger generation
will remember the Star Spangled Ba-
mana people too. Hoch the Kaiser and
the Empire"
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DEFEAT OF TURKS
In Mesopotamia Related
in BIRTHS h Official
Communication

London, Dec. 5.-The British official
communication dealing with operations
in Mesopotamia says:
After the action of Oct. 90 in which
we established ourselves on the label
Hamarin range north Of Bagdad,' and
or the left bank of the Riala river. the
Turks continued to hold a position i'll
the hills and on the right bank of that
river north of DEFY Abbas.
General Marshall reports that this
position was Alta ked on the morning
of Monday by converging columns one
Of which successfully bridged the Dia-
la near Kizil Robat,
The enemy attempted to delay our
advance by flooding the area between
Nahrcn and the Diala river close to
their Junction, but by the morning of
Tuesday our troops had driven back
the Turks and were in possession of
the Skaltutan pass through which the
load to DAILY Abbas leads north
"A force Of Russians under command
of Col. R.charakov operated on our
right flank and rendered valuable as
Sistance.
prisoners TO the number OF Jos and
TWO field guns We're captured"
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Prominent Portland Man
Passed Away Wednesday

Portland, Me, Dec 5,-Hiram r Water
house, former city clerk of Portland and
resident of Portland the greater part of
his life died early this morning at Jas
State street where he was residing tenn
porarly. He had been in poor health tor
on the street meeting friends and ap-
peared in his usual health. He was taken
suddenly i'll Yesterday and died at an
early hour this morning
Mr.. Waterhouse was born in Buxton
Dec 3. 1860. and only Monday passed Ia S
51th birthday. He was the son of Israel
T. and Phoebe A. Waterhouse. well known
people of Buxton. He came to Portland
as boy with his parents and attended
the public schools, graduating from Port
land High school He afterwards entered
Bowdoin College, continuing his study
there until the death of his father. when
he gave up his studies and went to work.
He was engaged for many years in the
brokerage business and was we'll and IA
vorably known in banking and bond cir
cles
Mr.. Warehouse was a member OF
Portland Lodge of Elks. the Portland
Yacht Club and the Navy League and
was for several years member Of the
Portland Athletic Club.
Mr.. Waterhouse is survived by a sister.
Miss Mabel waterhouse with whom he
lived, and an aunt. Mrs. William II. Rob
erts.
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Prout.M onahan

4 very pretty wedding took place
Wednesday afternoon at the residence
OF the officiating clergyman, Rev. E.
w. Weber, of the Universalist church.
The contracting parties were Joseph
Wendell Prout Of Farmingdale and
Miss Gladys l.. Monahan Of Water
willie. The bridesmaid was Miss AL
.herts Lurana Getchell Of Waterville
and the groom was attended by Allen
n Niles of this city. The bridal par
" was met on leaving the house by
their friends, who showered them with
confetti. The young couple left at 3
o'clock for Waterville. They both are
popular young people and have a host
Of friends in this city. who wish them
much happiness.
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GUNNER RETURNS
Boston Man Was o.
Three Ships that Wes
Torpedoed and Sunk

Boston Dec. 5-After serving 4
three steamships that were torpea
and sunk while homeward bound i
the submarine zone. Edmund j. Ne
ton, a United States naval gunner. r
turned to his home here today.
He had been on duty for sever
months in foreign waters when he vi
assigned to the steamship Orcar
bound for this country. The Orlear
was torpedoed off the coast Of Fran
and Norton. with other survivors. "
picked up by an American patrol bOi
Later he was placed in charge
the gun crew of one Of the Luckcnha
steamships. The first night ont Of
French port the vessel was attack
by a submarine. Norton directed d
shot that struck the submarine a
sank her. The same night the stcar
ship was torpedOed without warm
and went down. The gunner was
one of the boats picked up by No
wegian trawler.
On October - Norton again start
for the United States on the stean
ship Finland. which was tOrpedoed q
second day out Norton with 9TH
survivors was rescued 10y an Amer
can patrol boat and was landed at
French port.
The next ship on which he sa'
passed through the submarine zcT
without mishap.
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Man POWERS
CONSIDERED BY
WAR COUNCIL

London. Dec. Reconsideration Of the
question of man-power for the prosecution
of the war was one of the important
matters taken up by the inter-alied con-
ference in Paris. it became known TODAY
when the official summary of the results
Of the conference was made public.
II was decided by the conference that
the United States should appoint dele
gates to the permanent committee which
will handle this problem
The conference decided to create an i'm.
ternational organization to co-ordina+.
the utilization OF transport facilities. In
this way without hampering the employ
ment of the various nations resources if
is planned for them to restrict their i'm
ports to permit as much tonnage as nos
sible to be released for the carving of
American troops
me conference provided for an inter
aliied committee to carry out the de.
clsions of the body with regard to unity.
o. ACTON IN the production of war manu-
factures. such as armament and air.
planes, by way Of avoiding duplica tons
ana for specialization by the various ma
TONS III the branches or production for
winch they are best fitted.
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STEAMER FINDS TWO
AMERICAN BIRDMEN
$50 MILES FROM LAND

An Atlantic Port. Dec. 5.-Two Am
erican aviators who had lost their
compass and their bearings during
fight in search Of submarines from
a station somewhere in Europe were
encountered at sea $50 miles off the
Irish coast by steamship which ar
rived here today.
The flyers started on the return trip
to their stations after being supplied
with provisions and a new compass.
The ships lookouts sighted strange
appearing craft on the surface of the
sea, flying signals of distress. 4 boat
was sent to investigate. To their great
surprise the crew learned the craft
was hydro airplane with American
birdmen on board. The aviators said
they dropped their compass after they
had lost sight of land and as they
had no way in which they could de-
termine their bearings they decided to
rest on the sea in the hope that some
passing ship might sight them and rem
der the necessary assistance.
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FRIENDSHIP MAN IN
BATH LOBSTER CASE

Bath, Me, Dec. 5.-Zenas E. Lawry Of
Friendship appeared before Judge j. J.
keegan this noon as claimant in lob
ster case where on Nov. Il Fish War
den Daniel Macdonald seized two b4r-
rels of Holsters going through Bath on
their way from the claimant to Buffalo
and in which III shorts were found and
So counts. Under the law the counts
were appraised and sold for $40 and Mr..
Lawry appeared today to see If he
could get his money. He was represent
ed by Attorney r. l. Thompson of
Rockland.
After a hearing Judge Keegan de-
clared the Holsters forfeited and the
proceeds Of the sale, less costs. to be
paid to the State treasury and enter
ed judgment against the claimant for
costs. Mr.. Lawry appealed and recog-
nized in the sum Of 800 for his an
pearance here at the January term of
the supreme judicial court.
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NEAR CAMBRIA
A m e r c a n Engines
Had Thrilling Tims
Captured by Germans-Th.v !,
Met BY Party Of Tommi.,-nl
ovsrpowered Guards-Metor ,
Charges Machine Gun Squad

With the British Army in T..
Tuesday. Dec. 4.-(By the Asso.N
Press)-The best of many ov4
episodes related in connection v,S
Cambria fighting was that inr.,
American and Canadian engines.
gether with some British g..
troops. These men were cut oF T.
German turning movement
Gouzeaucourt, and were taken NJ
err. y German escort Of % soldio,s Il
more started with them along N.
leading from Gouzeaucourt to CO..
AS they were proceeding dsc,.
lately towards the zone of the Ca
prison cages they came upon a 81
body of British troops who Mad =,
been cut off from their Comrades
We're wandering about.
The British Tommies immo5...
charged toward them. Tho Corn.
tried to drive their captivcs of to....
La Nacqucrie. but the prisoners hr.
themselves upon their guards
struggled bare handed until the r,s
mics arrived and disposed of tb0 q,
mans.
The engineers and their com-,;
took the German rifles. and wo,,s
their way back with their rescucrs =.
til they were able to reach ma,
where they could Join the British IN,
\ party of Americans and Canad,..
also had an exciting time in MAJ,
lorry which. coming uneXpectediv an,
six Germans holding the cross r,s
with machine guns. charged at il,
speed. tank-like. bowling Over the O,
prised enemy and escaping down :,
road before the Germans recoyen
from their shock and fright.
The engineers were not the or
army men from the United States "
did their bit during the most inter.
part Of the German counter atta3
at Cambria. Not less than 10 Anr
can army medical officers were vo1
ing in the casualty stations along A
Gouzeaucourt front. In fact they 4.
been laboring there since Gen Rv
began his great offensive.
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kALTSCHM|OT PLOTS
Respa Testifies to At
tempt to Blow Up
British Munitions
Ships in New York

Detroit. Dec. s-That Albert kait-
schmidt conspired to blow up British mu-
nitions ships in New York harbor in l9lo
was the testimony of Charles kespa, chief
witness for the government, today at the
trial Of kaltschmidt and nve others on
charges Of widespread dynamite conspirs-
cies
Respa was brought from Canadian
prison where he has been serving a life
sentence for completely in the plots chars-
ed to kaltschmidt. He testified that, at
Kaltschmidts direction, he and three otn-
ers went to New York in 1910 supplied
with funds to purchase explosives intend
ed for use in destroying British munitions
ships in the harbor He found. he SAID
that the ships were too closely. guarded
and the plan was abandoned. He descrih-
ed the dynamiting of the Peabody Overall
plant. at Walkerville, Ont, June y, lylo
trips made TO Port Huron. where he said
it was intended to dynamite railroad
tunnel; to Nipigon, Ont. where a Cana
dian Pacific Railroad bridge was to be
destroyed, and several other visits to Ca
madam points with the same purpose
United States District Attorney Kin
name in Quilting the case said:
We will produce check for $4,000
drawn for kaltschmidt from the joint &C.
count of Count Won Bernstorff. then Ger
man ambassador, and Dr.. II. +. Albert Of
the German embassy. We will produce
checks for $1,000 from Wolf Won Igel of the
German embassy and Capt Won Pa pen to
Kaltschmidt."
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SHIPPING BOARD
LETS CONTRACTS
II STEEL SHIPS

Washington, Dec. 3.--Contract> "
the construction of L S00G-tOn steel %,
go ships were let by the Shipping Boa;'
today to Charles W Morse t" hc oU
at the plant recently purchased b. 1f
Two more vessels commandment p
the board while under construc|
lave been completed. it was annoTr
&c today. ono of 10000 tons was u'
iShed at an Atlantic coast yard, f
the other of $500 tons on the Or"
Lakes.
series OF bearings on the 'f
yard wage question will he started 0@
week by the shipbuilding adjGsin'
beard. The first will he held at Cht'f
Pa.
On the recommendation Of tn: ~
iustment board tho Shipping Board u
set aside $4,000 for use in ESTABLISH"
with the ai6 of the labor departing.
a system of shipbuilding employHS
agencies on the Pacific coast,