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The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-07-05
SCOUTS SHOW PREPARATION.

Scout troops in all parts of the coun-
try recently marched to the offices Of
the mayors of their respective cities
and towns, and let the authorities
know that they were prepared, by their
scout training, to be Of such service at
home as might be necessary. The serv-
ice suggested included messenger
work, sending messages by wire, wire
less or semaphore, cooperating in the
protection of property, assisting relief
workers, and so forth. In preparation
for any quick call because of an emer-
gency, the Scouts everywhere have
practiced mobilization.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-07-05
"No! All That Is Over" She Said.

"No! All That Is Over" She Said.
And he rose abruptly and took a few
quick, restless steps about the room.
'Why-what an imaginationv' he
exclaimed, forcing a laugh at last.
Really, Ethel, you're quite absurdv %
"But always, before we were mar
ried, you were SO kind, so thoughtful.
You talked only of pretty things. But
now, always it is the f1eet-the navy.
You seem interested only in their
plans, their secrets. Is it for
that you married me?"
Streetman's patience had reached
the breaking point. And at the qt1es-
ton he flew into a sudden rage. He
turned face like thundercloud upon
her.
"And on my side ask why you mar
ried me? For love? I think
not!' he sneered.
His quick anger brought Ethel to
her feet
But Henry"
He waved her answer aside as If #
were not worth his listening to.
"Once, perhaps, I thought So" he
said, talking her down like a common
brawIer. But now 1 hear it was
another man whom you really loved
young Irishman who gent away
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-07-05
APPLICATION OF RAIL-
FREIGHT RATE INo roA
DENIED.
SUSPENDED UNTIL OCT. o
Order Says No condi+io.
sency Exist as to ws.. sHsN
Southern Roads to JUSTLY :, 'Oa
Revision of Rates. 0p"au

Washington.-The Ip+o
merce Commission suspanS %S Co..
October %, 1917, the pronosaS u Vaa
per cent increase in freight w. a''O
The commission, in annou -"tVS
decision said: 'lag A
I'VE are led to the cono1u..
no condition of emergency ovia ,Uu hat
the western and southern oa as to
which would justify permittirn n'lFleN
eral increase in their rates to :, Gen
effective. " OecOne
I'm the eastern districts ino,,
rates have recently been permit a,saSa
become effective, generally ~ y. %
minous coal, coke and iron ora % nt
think that similar increases mo-. We
permitted in the southern distrio, W
coal, coke and iron ore. I'll
I'm the southern u..;r;ct t,o
posed increased rates on coal a.. p'O
the basis of fifteen per cent wt t "
maximum of fifteen cents
These tariffs we shall permit to ' vi
come effective. O'
''In the western district tbo :,
creases are based upon fftoor
cent with a minimum of fifteen co ~,
per ton. These tariffs will ba ons
pended, but the western carriers NOV
if they so elect, file new tariffs corrr
ing increases in rates on coal and
coke not exceeding in any case fftoon
cents per ton.
Cali of the tariffs included in III,
percentage of the western lines will
be suspended. All of the tariffs in
cluded in this percentage of the soutb
ern carriers will be suspended excant
ing those applying on coal, coke and
iron ore"
The commission, in it's decision DE-
clared it's willingness to meet any ST.
uation which may arise in case the
fear of the railroads of heavily de-
creased incomes are realized.
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CHAPTER III.
A Foe in the Household.

Brewster had hardly closed the doors
behind him before Ethel WiIIoughby
appeared.
"Oh, Henry! You surprised me-" she
said.
81 came before the Others" Street
man explained, because there is some
thing you must do for me at once"
about the fleet 1 suppose" she
said, somewhat YEARLY, as she turned
away from him.
Glow did you know?" He shot the
question at her almost too quickly for
caution, But for the moment he ex-
fper1enced something approaching
alarm. But her answer treasured him.
Nowadays it is only of the fleet
you ask" she told him. And she re-
garded him with eyes that were pa
= thetic, if not reproachful. Once it had
: seemed to her that Henry Streetman
was interested in her. But of late she
: had been obliged to admit to herself
= that that interest had quickly waned
Her handsome caller paid no atten-
ton to the obvious complaint that lay
In Ethels answer. In the most mat
'ter-of-fact fashion he proceeded
permost in his mind.
"You must learn at once from Sir
George where the ships at Spithead
are going" he announced bluntIy
Find out if they sail together, or if
they will disperse-and how"
AS she faced him again there was
beseeching in her voice. her eyes, her
whole manner
"Wait, Henry, waitr' she begged.
Before we go into that, tell me-
when are you going to let people know
we're married?'
Streetman remembered then that he
had a many-sided role to play. And
thereupon he went up to the girl: and |
taking one Of Ethel's hands in his, |
while he put an arm around her, he |
looked down at her in q most loverlike |
fashion.
"Ah, my dear! I'd let them know |
now-this minute-if only could" he |
exclaimed
"But we must announce our mar
rage at once" she said quickly.
Announce our marriage-whyY'
''Georgy Wagstaff told me just a
few minutes ago that when I said I |
was in Brighton a friend Of hers saw
you and me together in Paris" she re-
piled in tragic tones.
"You did not explainY' he asked.
'"That we were on our honeymoon?
No! I kept my word to you. 1 said
was in Brighton" She looked at
him in a puzzled way as he left her
then and paced the floor in a nervous
fashion.
''Of course, it's easily proved that I
was not in Brighton" Ethel continued
"Georgy seemed to think you and
Well-you can imagine what
she must have thought Oh! why must
there be this secrecy? I loathe it."
She sank upon the settee and stared
modify at the foor-a most unhappy
picture Of a pretty bride.
Streetman reused himself and bent
over her.
MY dear! We must wait until !
can arrange matters with my family"
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CHAPTER II-Continued.

eyes, yes! OF course"' Streetman
agreed hastily. as if he would forestall
any patriotic exhibition. "Still, one
would like to live with the luxuries
Of life. One day l shall make the
grand coup; and then to cease all
this" He broke off suddenly, for he
heard Miss Willoughby stirring on the
other side of that closed door. ''Sssh!
To the door!'
every good, Brewster" Mr.. Street
man said in a clear, firm voice, which
he intended to carry we'll beyond that
closed door. 'I'Il wait here for Miss
Willoughby."
And then Sir Georges butler bowed
and left the room.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-07-05
FOUR BRITISH VESSELS .s:
SUNK BY SUBMAn'"

Boston.-The torpedoing anu IN,
ing of four large British cargocala o. 70
steamers was announced in ad'i'0 Sso,e
insurance offices. The steamers sseS
the UItonia, of the Cunard llne I line
tons; Haverford, of the America sgs
7,4o3 tons; Buffalo, Wilson liner, rnu.
tons, and the Manistee, anotn0i ,,oees
ard vessel. No details OF tne made
were given and no mention was Nv
of the fate of the crews.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-07-05
MONEY NEEDED FOR -us
EMERGENCY HoSP''N

Observation-Disclosures "i ,t;or by
sent to Congress a recommenu.a ION Of
Secretary Daniels for appropll~rgeucy
s2,2CO,OOO for additional ei 'toIe are
hospitals. Temporary hoSpita ,th n
nearing completion at PortSino oTorfOlk
H.; Philadelphia, Newport ~ New
Charleston, S. c., Pensacola anu ready
Orleans, and plans are neatl3 New
for similar establishments ~
York, Annapolis, jamestown
Va, Key West and Great LaN''
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he explained IN his most plausible man
ner. Until can come into my own
again we should starve. Soon it will
all be arranged" And once more he
turned away from her-this time with
an air Of finality-as If there were
really no argument against his vague
protestatiOns.
/ "Soon? You have said that for a
! month" Ethel reminded him. you've
| said it ever since we were married
''Next week, then!" he agreed in des-
! peration. 81 promise! And you will
learn tonight about the fleet?" he
added in the same breath.
! ''But, Henry, if l do ask Sir George
and he tells me, isn't it rather a shah
by thing to do then to come to you
, and"
''No, no, no-as I've often told your
he Interrupted. { 1t seemed to him that
her objections were interminable.
And under the stress Of the urging
from his superiors his forbearance was
fast reaching it's end. To hide his
anxiety and his irritation, he stepped
to the window and looked out.
''But Sir George trusts me-" Ethel
resumed Streetman stifled a mouth
filling German oath while he listened
to her. "When he answers my QueS-
tiOns," she continued, che does so be-
cause he thinks I'm just idly curious.
He never dreams I'd repeat what he
says to anyone. It all puts me in a
heastly position. Sir George is a loyal
Englishman, and if he thought
He wheeled about and said sharply, to
forestall even the merest mention of
such thing as an infOrmer-let alone
spy
''And you are loyal Englishwoman
and I am loyal tO-France'
''Then why do you pass yourself off
as an Englishman?"
because it is the wish of my en-
ployers, the French secret service. 1t
is the wish Of France" he declared in
grand manner, which he intended to
carry conviction with it.
Its all quite beyond me-" she said
with a hopeless air. They had had
many such discussions. And never
yet had she been able to understand
the reasons that Streetman put forth
with unvarying glibness. "Why should
France wish to know about our f1eet?"
All. that I do not know" he re-
piled. The secret service gives me
their instructions. It is for me to fol-
low, not to question them. It is my
work-my future" He drew nearer
to her. and his masterfuI eyes gazed
full into hers. ct is our future,
Ethel"' he cried with apparent emo
ton.
But isn't France England's ally?"
she asked. II can't understand why |
she should need this information"
In times like these it is best for |
each country to know all possible |
about every country" he explained |
You will be doing no wrong to Eng
land when you get me the facts I
desire" He sat down beside her, and,
placing his arm about her, he drew her
close to him. "You will find out to-
night about the feet?" he pleaded.
But there was something about his
persistent wheedling that made Ethel
Mrs Streetman-sus-
oicious
II can't help feeling that there is
something behind all this-something
you are not telling me- she said
slowly.
Despite his confident air, Streetman
'ould not easily look into her search
ng eyes. He was uncomforta BILE.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-07-05

Boy Scout troops of Savannah, Ca,
have become interested in repairing
the highways. They take jaunts into
the country, sometimes as many as
fifty or a hundred Of them and, select
ing some piece of road which needs at
tention, go to work at it. A hundred
pairs of willing hands can accomplish
wonders and all those who have occa-
sion to use these roads are now en-
thusiastic friends of the scout move
ment.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-07-05

upon discussion Of any topic-ex
) cept such as touched upon his high
! office And there he was exceedingly
! tOuchy.
!. You think. then, there will be war
! between Russia and Germany?-
| Streetman asked him eagerly. He
could not do otherwise than ignore
Sir Georges slightly frigid reply to
his previous question. If he felt any
resentment. he trusted to be able to
pay off the score in his own way, later.
Sir George lifted his eyebrows ever
so slightly as he glanced at Ethers
caller.
THAT, sir is a matter 1 should pre-:
fer not to discuss" he replied.
Pardon me. sir, but as a loyal Eng
lishman I am naturally Interested"
And then Ethel stationed herself be-
hind the tea table.
Come! Let's talk of peace and
tea" she said. 1t made her feel guilty
to sit there and hear Streetman try to
pry information out of Sir George be-
meath his own roof. And it seemed
that the least she could do to repay
him for his many kindnesses was to
protect him as best she might from
Streetmans indefatigable curiosity.
They had no sooner taken their cups
from her when Georgy Wagstaff burst
into the ROOM
Hello. everybOdyv' she greeted
them. Here's Guy and his mother"
Close behind her followed Mrs Ste
phen Falconerand her good-looking son,
who was. as everybody knew, more
than devoted to Sir George Wagstaff's
VlvaciouS daughter. WED have been
here earlier" Georgy explained, ''but
Mrs. Falconer and Guy had gone to
a matinee"
SILLY show"' the blase Guy added
in bored drawl. THE eternal tri-
angle or some such nonsense!'
Very tiresOme!' his mother agreed. |
And so noisy! Full Of shots and
mostly about some poor
creature who'd sinned and repented." !
That's the sort Of play I disap-
prove of, particularly for my daugh-
ter" Sir George commented from his
place on the settee. II am glad,
Georgy, that you were not there"
"Oh, l saw it last week. said
IeOrgy with miSchievOus satisfaction.
And you ought to go, father. You'd
weep over the heroine. Frightfully
damaged lady-wasn't she, Guy?"
"Oh. frightfully!" said Guy. "Com-
oletely beyond repair"
Il knew the minute she walked on
she wasn't good woman. She was
20 pale and circle-y, and so beautifully
iressed." Georgy explained, as she
her father squirm. Shocking
Ter respectable parent was one of
1eOrGy's favorite diversions.
You mustn't talk this silly cyni-
ISM" Ethel reproved the two young
'eop1e.
Don't worry"' Georgy retorted.
Father knows l don't get. that sort
# chat from my very proper COVER
less. It's just hereditary from him.
express what he, feels but doesn't
are say
But Sir George refused to be an
Dyed by his daughters hectoring.
AT least I deserve credit for nv
nodesty," he observed dryly.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-07-05
CHAPTER ~,
Gathering storm-cEouds.

And then Sir George Wagstaff Joined
them, with his trusted butler, Brew
ster, in his wake, bearing a muffin
tray.
Ethel went gayly to meet her bene-
factor. At least, her manner was
blithesome; but her heart was leaden.
Hello, Sir Georger' she said.
Hello, Ethelw They were good
pals-those two. The daughter of one
of his oldest and dearest friends.
Ethel had always occupied a niche
all her own in Sir Georges affections.
Sir George was not Of the bic type
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-07-05

OF Englishman. He was. on the con
trary, not much over the height '0f
Ethel herself. But he was unden1aDiy
impressive. with his keen, gray eyes,
his fast whitening hair, and his eK-
quisite manners. And despite the
punctilious politeness that Sir George
displayed to everybody, there was
something in his bearing that warned
one that he was no person to tribe
with
Il just dropped In for few min
utes because I'd promised to come to
your tea, Ethel; and l. try never to
break my word to SO charming
lady"
She made pretty curtsy.
THANK you, Sir George!'
"For you, at the admiralty, these
must be troublous times?" Streetman
ventured.
Rather busy, yes!' was Sir Georges
somewhat short answer. He was al
ways ready, when at leisure, to enter
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-07-05
SYNOPSIS.

Georgy Wagstaf, daughter OF Sir
George, Of the British admiralty, hints at
2 1iaison between her egoverness' Ethe1
denies it. Henry Streetman calls on Ethel
and while waiting for her talks to Brews-
ter, Sir Georges butler. who is German
spy, about his failure to get at admiralty
papers in Sir Georges possession. He
phones to German secret service head
quarters
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-07-05

A fine young Englishwoman
is caught in the net of interna-
tional plotting and is made the
victim of circumstances-tragic
circumstances. She becomes in
nocentIy involved with an enc
my of her country and he pro-
ceeds to use her as a tool. How
she is cornered and prodded, as
boys might tease a wounded
wild animal, is told wildly in
this installment.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-07-05

streetman, the German spy, and
Roeder (aIias Brewster, the butIer),
are discussing the possibility Of war.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-07-05

Will Ethel get the damaging
\ naval information @rom Sir
George-and will she refuse to
pass it aIonq7 Or will Sir
George, suddenly suspicious of
unexplained actions, refuse to
talk to the girl?
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The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1917-03-15
BoRAH AND THE PRIMARY.

Senator Borah has written letter the Capital News
affirming his faith in the direct primary and suggesting that
the question: stripped of all antiquities be submitted to the
people to whether the primary shall be repealed not
His suggestion is couched in language He does
not mpugn the motives of those who differ from him. but
makes it very clear that he has not changed his mind
His suggestion is fair This is government of the
people and if majority of them the direct primary no
legislature should take it from them.
The LeaderHerald has favored the direct primary
for state officials 1t believes that is COSTLY cumbersome
and Inefficient the people cannot select men, from among
those with whom they well acquainted who will honestly
represent them convention how they select officers
from among strangers who will properly represent them in the
conduct of public busnesq The they cannot and do
not in many instances Where candidates have been widely
and avorably known the state like Mr. Borah him
SELF the primary has worked all right but other cases the
people have made of it far the Republican party
concerned The Democrats have been fortunate be-
in effect they have nulfed the direct primary The
leaders have met beforehand and arranged matters that
but has gone before the Democratic primaries for
given Office All the Democratic voters had to do was to
ratfy the action of their leaders While this has been in
violation of the spirit not the letter of the law has worked
well and has resulted in better distribution of the Offices
and better quality of candidates all probability than would
have been the had not the candidates hand picked
This too has left the Democratic voters free to 90 into be
Republican primaries and vote for the weakest men and II
the boast of some that they have done this very thing
Nevertheless majority of the people want to continue
these conditions it should be their prvegeNampa Leader
Herald
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1917-03-15
WHO PAYS REDUCTION OF INTEREST ON STATE
L.OANS9

George Barker exsecreta of state and member of the
land board and Ned ennes ex-regster of the land
board both gentlemen who have had direct connection with
the working of the oanng business for number of
years. have recently written articles for their papers, the
Standpoint Review and the Nampa in which
they seriously question the policy from business point of
view of further reducing the interest state loans The old
land board with which those editors connected year
ago reduced the interest state loans from to per
cent the present land board would reduce per
The two editors both argue against this further reduction
of the school fund of the state and will have
be made by taxing the rest of the people the state and
there present far applications
be accommodated with the funds available In dealing with
this subject Editor Jenness Says
The state land board has passed resolution favorng
duon of the interest rate state loans from six FIVE
per cent There is for question whether this
pst proposition not The school funds and endowment
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1917-03-15
OLD FASHIONED AMERIcANIsM.

Let not despair of oldfashoned Americanism Some
folks complain OF the presidents patience and confound
with mid apprehension but this judgment is probably due
the mystery which the president hrouds his There
have been insults and provocaons from Germany
have been given for resentment and is natural
that In sections of the country there should be much
clamor for the assertion of Indignation and rights
but it should be remembered that somewhat beated
with preparations for defense There circumstances
much to be depored making advisable for to restrain
ourselves not in dread of arrogant enemy the awful
consequences Of righteous action but that may be able to
serve our own interests to the greatest possible advantage
to ourselves.
This time those responsible for UMPIRE
paredness The responsibility is to be widely distributed at
the proper time AS president having reelected him
for his pacsm and applauded him for his dread of mtar
sm should be sensible of physical shortcomings in
military Why not that the presidents
ling hesitation asserting the clear rights of merchant
ships has not been due mdy but rather
over which he lacked conro We have complained that
merchant ships have not been armed only to learn that
have guns to spare In how much else may
we not be lackng Ask Of osephus Daniels the horse
marines
We lacking many things but of odfashioned Amer
canism have apeny notwithstanding the hyphenaes and
the pacsts President Wilson appauded this odashioned
Americanism when the theme of Senator Pomerene
address Washingtons birthday At public meeting
tended by the president Secretary Lansing and other cabinet
officers Senator Pomerene spoke of the folly of being
pared unt the enemy is at door, and he gried the
hyphenaes and other American agatos who have
advocating referendum he said, "hoising white
flag and crying Don't shoot -
Odfashioned Americansm is than mere sentiment
as we learned two weeks ago when Captain William j. Rob-
ers of the American line steamship New York brought his
ship into his home port after passing through zone
Asked if he had painted his ship and followed sea
prescribed by the kaiser he sad II recognized no path laid
out by the Germans Here Americanism aboard
an American ship under command of American skipper
We patient people, but after ALL collective camness is
more to be vaned than the collective madness that
cuated the other day the Rechsag by the frenzed
man chancellor when after the of Busterowsk
scattered his nsncere accusations against government
Our national mood at this time mood of collective calm
ness which warrants the belief that in Of national
peril shall be united IN heroic and eor-Town
Talk
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1917-03-15

FUNDS belong to all the people of Idaho Whatever these
earn goes to the support of the schools and other state ns
tutons and whatever they lack of supporting these nsu
tons must be made up by taxing people The proposition
SIMPLY amounts to taxing the whole people cent that
less than 1000 may have abnorma low rate When money
is earning and eight per cent and the interest
duced to six it looks though the state had done its share
to give cheap money to borrowers
Ihere is another objection 1t will be long time before the
state can fill but fraction Of the demand there would be for
money at live cent and the bulk of the borrowers would
nave to go elsewhere and whatever the money market de-
ands would be heraded the country that Idaho was
lending money at five per and the tendency would be for
capital to seek profitable market All borrowers, them
but the fortunate few would be taxed to make good the
crease from the interest earnings state funds and probably
higher rate for money than though cent
maintained there money competing with the state
at six per cent, but would not at ive
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1917-03-15

some sensitive people are beginning to wonder if NAL
will feel better in the next world after being blown up
mne than he would have felt had he been sunk by sub
marine. - ~ $500 -