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Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1917-12-21
1t Was a Gray, CHASTITY Morning.

no water oozed in through the seams
we were soon floating with much
greater buOyancy, the planking under
foot rapidly drying.
The night was dark and thick, but
without rain. My wet clothes chung
to me in discomfort, yet 1 had
no reason to fear evil results, as the
air was warm, and the salt water had
its own virtue. 1t vas gray, CHASTITY
morning, the sky overcast, the great
surgeS bearing down upon US, ever rae
ing toward our little cOckleShell, ter
rifying in their aspect. The sharp bow
of the dinghy rose to them buoyantly
enough, but the broad expanse of trou-
bled waters stretching all about, the
black, cloud shadows overhead, and
the little boat in which we were tossed,
combined to bring to me feeling akin
to despair. The only hope was the
possible Overhauiing of some passing
snip, but the lowering sky scarcely cir
abled me to see clearly a hundred
yards, even in the light Of the gray
dawn. A rescuing vessel might easily
pass US by within quarter of mile
unseen, nor had we any means of at
tracing attention. I confess that, sit
ting there in loneliness, staring about
into the grim expanse of fog and sea, I
fell into a blue funk. Nor was !
greatly heartened when the sun finally
rose above the horizon, for it was no
more than a sullen red glow, barely
visible through the clouds of vapOr,
and only rendering more CHASTITY than
ever the heaving leagues of ocean.
My glance turned downward to my
companions in the boat. Mccain still
slept, with head pillowed on his arm,
but the woman lay with her eyes wide
open, looking upward at the drifting
spume. Her eyes met mine, and she
sat up, grasping the gunWale with
one hand, and stared about her over
the drear expanse of sea.
There is nothing in SightY she
spoke YEARLY. cara you sure Mr.. Car
ringtOn made his escape?'
'As certain as / can be. l did not
see him after l left the party in the
after cabin last evening. But Mccain
insists that he came on deck, and
joined the others in lowering the boats.
Beyond doubt he got away safely, and
was picked up by the liner"
She was silent for some time, her
gaze on the man sleeping in the bows.
He rolled over, revealing his face, gray
and haggard in the dawn.
"Who-who is that man?' she ques-
toned "You call him Mccain; is he
a sailor?"
'No; he was one of the guests. He
is rich mans son, who occasionally
takes flyer on Wall street"
''Not-not Fergus McCann?''
81 believe that is his name, now that
you recall it. Why? Did you ever
know the fellow?'
: "Only by reputation, which is not
the best. He was involved rather I'M
pleasantly in the Bascom shooting
case"
'Aye, I remember. 1 read about the
affair in a Chicago paper at the time,
but failed to comprehend it was this
Mccain who was involved. Did Bas-
com die?"
"He will be crippled for life; of
course his assailant may not have been
entirely to blame-it was a drunken
quarrel over a woman"
SWELL" I said quietly, ''the man is
in for job of sailor work here, wheth-
er it pleases him, or not. He acted
bit sullen last night, but I am in no
mood just now to baby him. Have you
k-szzz-@4---- --ssr-r--
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1917-12-21

Il did not realize until I lay down
how weary was" I replied, adopting
her manner, "but really you had no
right to let me lie so long. Why,
must have been sleeping three or four
hours, and you will be tired OUT
"Oh, no; it was no trick at all. The
wind kept steady until just few mo-
ments ago, and do not feel in the
least fatigued."
"And you have seen nothing? no
smoke, no sail?"
She shook her head, her eyes grown
grave.
"Not thing; we seem to be absO-
lutely alone in the immensely of the
sea-just one great wave after the
other. lit gets on my nerves."
''It certainly does; such sight has
driven more than one insane. Blu.
what does this mean? Why is the bis
cult bag out here?'
pointed to the bottom of the boat,
beyond her feet. Her eyes met mine.
her answer made in whisper.
'He-he crept back here while was
adjusting my oar, and took two
"McCann?"
eyes, he had the bag before I no.
ticed, and thought it best not to anger
him then, for he held that open knife
in his hand"
"You should have called me-"
''The mischief was done before I had
any time. Besides l knew you needed
the sleep. What are you going to do?"
I smiled a bit grimly, glimpsing him
beneath the sail.
II am about to give Mr.. Fergus Nc
Cam, late of New York, little Speci-
men of sea discipline which hope may
last him for the remainder of this voy-
age" I replied quietly. "Hold the boat
steady Miss Vera, and leave me to at
tend to this degenerate son Of wealth."
I crept forward, scarcely Earring the
frail craft, and was beyond the jury
mast before the fellow had aroused
sufficiently from his knife play even to
note my approach. He stared at me in
solently, leaving the keen blade trem-
bling in the plank.
"McCann," / began, wasting no time
in preliminaries, lifting myself on one
knee, and facing him, "the young lady
says you took advantage of my being
sound asleep to help yourself to bis
cults; is that so?'
"Well, what if I did? / was hungry"
$50 am I so no doubt is the lady,
for the matter of that. Hunger is no
justification for stealing. You were
not starving; you received exactly the
same share we did. More than that,
have assumed command Of this boat,
because / am the only one on board
knowing the ways of the sea. l told
you plainly what you were to do, and
/ propose to enforce my orders. Not
another bite will be given you today.
or tomorrow"
"Is that 500" he drawled, wicked
smile revealing his teeth. "You must
think you are dealing with foremost
hand. 1t takes something besides
threats to run me, Mr.. Robert Hollis"
lie nalf arose TO MS IeeC, out forced
him back onto the thwart none too
gently. His face was red with passion,
his eyes malevolent.
Cd you! take your hands oil
me!'' he snarled. "No clustering sea
bully is going to make me jump at the
crook of his finger. You touch me
again, and I'll show you who am, you
big brute. Me take orders from youi
Why, pooh; I've got more money in
New York, than you ever saw"
'If you owned the Bank of England
it would mean nothing to me. You will
do what I say, OR I'll make you"
"YOu will? Howw
Continued Next Week.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1917-12-21

Life, Accident. Compensation,
steam boiler, Fly wheel, Fire, Light
ming. Windstorm and Tornado insur-
ance written in the best Companies.
B. e. French.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-12-06

The United States civil Service
Commission announces competitive
examinations as follows.
January \. negative cutter Cmale or
femaiep s~s00-s1eOo.
Applicants for the following will
not be required to report for examin-
ation at any place. Until further no.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-12-06

would not lease e, ALL for ON" section
~ grazing land would bee insufficient
Furthermore future sales and icd~c-
would De very greatly reduced.
The point Is that IL the revenue
which h schop! system derives from
IN" state lands were reduced. the
schools would continue JUS the am"
but the money for their support
would have 20 come from increased
taxatiou. Also. Sew Mexico would Do"
placed IN Arizona's predicament 'cft
with 81 large body VI state land iu ava
unprosluctive state and with no one to
u1ly ur lease IT,"
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-12-06
The Mountain States Telephone & Telegraph Company

tioe applications will be received at
any time. Papers will be rated i'm
mediately upon their receipt in order
that appointments may be made
promptly.
Executive secretary (male) $1,000
s2s00.
Upon request further information
will he furnished by II. r. Pagan. 10
cal secretary. Albuquerque. y. NJ,
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-12-06

Mrs. James Fife has learned that
her husband is in u haypress at Tunk-
vilIe.-west Virginia Recorder.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-12-06

or G. l. snyder. district secretary,
California.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-12-06

ona immediately adIoin.ur the All
luua Sew Mc>ipo state In, Oothcr
large EXAMINATIONS ar, situated tdi-
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-12-06

Many his come from impure blood
can't have pure blood with faulty
digestion. luly liver and sluggish
Hurdprk Blood Bittcrs Is
recommended for strengthening gtow-
lch. bowels and liver and purifying
the blood.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-12-06

cen, Go the Xuui Indian reservation tn
the o>troru" w,suu part OF Sew
Mexico
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-12-06

$40 stylish hats nov s. NJ Furgu-
son Millinery, ies South Fourth ~.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-12-06

An actual saving uf from 20 go $50
per cent uu standard automobile I'-
y]e,surir~ and supplies 80 the closing
out sol" uf the Auto Supply 90
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-12-06

The curve in the rghthand corner Of the illustration shows approximately the
fluctuations of telephone calls at a large central office n a business section II a
city The high spots represent the rush hours for which additional Operators and
adequate equipment must always b. ready
To get sasisr hauls the railroad engineer lowers grades and srsightens curves
cutting through hills and filling valleys
Of calls over less busy periods IL would effect a material saving and assist us
TO meet the extraordinary demands for telephone service.
Important business calls ann be deferred, but there are many calls social
and lss urgent which might be made at other times without loss 10 the sub
scibM.
sy avoiding these high spots in telephone traffic and by making telephone calls
Of q socal OF less urgent nature before or after the rwh hours the telephone
usr will be cooperating with us in the patriotic service we are rendering thu
Government and help rs 10 meet the constantly increasing demands for telephone
service
The Keota news., 1917-09-21

Without warning I was draRgco to
the brink of the grave by. malignant
kidney trouble" says Robert Wen
INV kidneys seemed to stop acting and
The Keota news., 1917-09-21
COAST LABOR TROUBLES HALT
$4,000. 900 IN SHIP coNsTRUc-
TON IN UNITED STATES.
$4,000 MEN Walk OUT
MANY REPORTED INJURED WHEN
THRoNos TWICE ATTACK
STREET CARS.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
San Francisco. Calf. Sept. 1S.-
Disturbances In various parts Of the
city marked the strike begun Monday
OF approximately $4,000 metal trades
mechanics In San Francisco and near.
by cities. Numerous arrests were
made. Most Of the disturbances were
in connection with the strike. now In
its sixth week. Of . majority Of the
employees Of the United Railroads
Company and with whom the striking
metal workers have expressed sym.
pathy. Mondays strike caused . tic
up Of .$150.O0O.000 government ship
building and engine construction con
tracts. At first only the shipyards
and few large machine shops were
affected. but the strike spread quickly
to other shops.
Conferences between employees and
representatives Of the women and EN-.
ployers continued but without reach
Ing basis for settlement.
Sporadic street rioting closely fol-
lowed the walkout Of sympathixers Of
one group attacking . United Rail-
roads street car add beating two sub
stitutes replacing platform men. &C.
ccrding to police reports.
While some Of the unions are ask
Ing for an increase in pay Of 10 per
cent, the majority Of the crafts are
demanding an increase Of so per cent.
Pattern makers IRE demanding 81
day. The. crafts who are demanding
Sc . day. an increase Of so per cent,
include: Machinists. molders. boiler.
makers. blacksmiths. stationary engt
neers. sheet metal workers. copper.
smiths. electrical workers. steamfit'
ters. metal polishers. shipwrights.
caulkers and joiners. structural iron
workers. pile drivers. ship painters
and shipfitters.
The Keota news., 1917-09-21
Colorado Man Was in Trouble for
Twenty-Five Years,
He Says.
GAINED ten POUNDS
sTanlac Has Sure Done Wonders for
Me-" He Writss-Exprsssss Desire
70 Help Other sufse0rs.

Remarkable indeed Is the experience
Of Antonio Lopez. residing in Roubi.
deau. Colorado. as related by himself
in q personal letter to Tanlac head.
quarters. His plain convincing state
ment follows exactly a. 1t was writ.
ten:
Roubideau. Colo. Aug. 25th, 1917.
Mr.. G. F. Willis,
Tanlac Distributor.
Dear Sir:
want to write and tell you what
Tanlac has done for me. have been
sick for twenty-five years and have not
been able to eat any supper for i've
years, neither could I eat any vege-
tables or fruit because would cramp
30 in my stomach.
am sixty-five years old and before
I started taking Tanlac I had gone
down until I only weighed 1873 pounds.
After taking three bottles Of Tanlac
I have gone up to 14S pounds (gained
ten pounds). I can eat hearty sup
per, vegetables and fruit without the
slightest of pain or gas troubling me.
Tanlac has sure done wonders for
me and as hope 1t may do the same
for other sufferers. You can use this
letter II you wish.
Yours truly.
ANTONIO LOPEZ.
There Is Q Tanlac dealer in your
town.-Adv.
The Keota news., 1917-09-21
Horrid Man.

She-What is the correct transla.
ton Of the motto of that lovely ring
you gave me?
He-Faithful to the last.
She-The last! How hOrrid! And
you've always told me before that
was the very first!
The Keota news., 1917-09-21
ARGENTINA ASKS o,sAvowAL.
Reply Of kaissr's Aide Fails 20 Sat
Iefy In Diplomatic Tanale.

Reply o. N0oo0ro AooO t0oOo 70 OSt
Isfy In Diplomatic Tansls.
Buenos Aires. Sept. 18.-Dr. Luis b.
Molina. the Argentine minister 1T Der.
lin. informed the Argentine foreign Of.
flee by cable that the German govern
ment had expressed regrets over the
action of Count Won Luxburg. the Ger.
man minioter to Argentina. DR.. Mo-
lima reported that Baron Won Dem
Busche- Haddenhausen, under secre-
tary of the German foreign office. had
informed him that Germany disap-
proved absolutely Of expressions used
by Count Won Luxburg In his dis
patches. The under secretary, who
acted for DR.. Won Kuehlmann, the
German foreign secretary. during his
absence in Munich, asked the Argen-
tine minister to request the Argentine
government to notify Count Won Lux
burg that the German government
wished him to return Immediately to
Germany to explain the entire matter
personally.
DR.. Molina was asked 70 obtain .
safe conduct for Count Luxburg.
Foreign Minister Pueyrredon. after
reading DR.. Molina's cablegram, an
nounced that he declined to accept tho
assurances Of Baron Won Dem Busche-
Haddenhausen az satisfactory settle.
ment Of the Luxburg incident because
1t was merely the verbal statement Of
an under secretary.
The Keota news., 1917-09-21
Tempted.

Temples.
crimson Gulch Is very quiet and
comfortable since It reformed"
"Yes." commented BrOnchO Bob.
Sometimes we're a little tempted to
let the town backslide. 80 that tenn.
to wake US up with one Of those good
Old.fashiOned talks"
The Keota news., 1917-09-21

Lindsey Now Keeps House For Seven.
Tnne CAT want to tell how much have been benefited
by Lydia Pnhams Vegetable Compound About eight ago1
unable for three
family had dull tired dizzy feelings cold feet and hands nearly
al the time could scarcely sleep all The doctor said had
severe case of operation
be invalid told him wanted to wait awhile Our druggist
husband Lydia Pnkhams Vegetable Compound
Now house for and work
the garden som thankful got this medicine feel
though life and have recommended to others and
thew been Tennile Ga.
Won Lydia E. Pinkham Medi-
Your letter will be opened
rad and held in strict confidence
The Keota news., 1917-09-21

Which 10 Wrong. Of Course.
II hope Tom spends his money
right"
mo. right and left"
The Keota news., 1917-09-21

Red Ctoas Bag Blue makes the lsundrsas
happy. makes clothes whittier than 0oW.
All good grocers. Adv.
The Keota news., 1917-09-21
Many Women in this Condition Re
gain Health by Taking Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
Convincing Proof Of This Fact.

Ridgway, Penn. - II suffered from female
trouble with backache and pain in my side for over
seven months so could not do any of my work. I
was treated by three different doctors and was
getting discouraged when my sister -in-law told mo
how Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound had
helped her. decided to try It, and it restored my
health, so I now do all of my homework which is
not light as have q little boy three years old"
Mrs. O. NJ Ru1NEs, Ridgway, Penn.
The Keota news., 1917-09-21
The Plain Truth.

The Plain Truth.
I'VE are going to entertain company
tonight"
"Some people you like. presume"
social standing II we entertained peo-
pie We like"
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1917-12-13
BRADDOCK BREvITIEs.
Continued from page two.)


Miss Nora Melander, accompanied
~ Miss Bennett, came down from Bis
narck Thanksgiving to participate in
that big dinner at the home of the
formers parents, Mr.. and Mrs. ].
II. Melander.
Emmons county was to contribute
$4,000 towards the Y. M. C. A. cam
paign and the patriotic citizens went
over that mark just 81 ,0O4. 55, making
a total Of $1,000 IS. Braddock gave
1852 a. its share.
North Dakota hoseuhclders who
have more than ten pounds of sugar
may find themselves facing prcsecu-
ton on food boarding charges, punish
able by fine of $4,000, two year
term Of Imprisonment, or both, repre-
entatives of the food administration
said today. Government operative
today were investigating reports of
sugar boarding in various parts of
the state, and one or two persons may
be tried and convicted on the charge
of boarding, as en- example to the
rest of the public.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1917-12-13
SALE OF REAL ESTATE.

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN. That
under authority of an order of sal.
granted by the Honorable Charles -.
Carley. Judge of the County Court Of
the County of Emmons. in the state
OF North Dakota. dated the 9Th day
OF December. 1917. the undersigned. AZ
the administrative of the estate II Sc
bastian Bauman. late of Strasbure. -.
the county Of Emmons and Stat" %
North Dakota, deceased. will sell at
private sale to the highest bidder. for
cash. subject to confirmation by tn"
Judge of the County Court. the fol-
lowing described real estate, to-wit:
Lot three t3). in Block seven a..
in the town OF Strasburg, EmmOns
County. North Dakota.
The sale will he made on or after
the 10th day OF January. 1918.
All bids must be in writing. and may
be left at the First State Bank of
Strasburg. Strasb.s, North Daho,..
or filed with the IL Ige OF said County
Court or delivered to the undersigned
personally.
Dated Dec. 9th. 1917.
KATHARINE BAUMAN
Administrators of the estate OF
Sebastian Bauman. Deceased.
Dec l3-20-27
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1917-12-13
SANK IN II MINUTES
Destroyer Jones Went Dowr
Quickly After Being Hit.
New Estimate Places Death List q,
Sixty.eight as Result Of Tor.
pedoing Of U. 8. Ship.

Washington. Dec. 1.-THE loss q
large part of the crew is announced
by the navy department by the sink
ing, in the war zone. Of the American
destroyer Jacob Jones.
Only A OF ITO or more officers and
men aboard are known to have sur
vived. including one unidentified man
picked up and carried of by the sub
marine that struck the blow.
Secretary Daniels issued this state.
ment:
Additional information received
from Vice Admiral Sims reveals the
fact that the Jacob Jones was torpe.
doed at Alp p. m. December 6. She
began to settle aft and finally sank al
429. The submarine was not seen
until some time after the ship sank
The submarine then picked up one
survivor. whose identity is not known
The destroyer was not SO far from the
European coast as was indicated by
first dispatches.
"Twenty.seven additional names o
survivors have been received. bringing
the total num,,cr saved up to a.. In
elusive of the man taken prisoner b,
the submarine"
Officials entertain little hope tina
more surv! o"s will be found The bit
ter cold makes ii improbable that 9th
ers who may have escaped and floatet
about on RATS or wreckage through
the night could have survived eS
| pOsure.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1917-12-13
RUSSIA TO RECLAIM DESERT
Good Pasture Lands Are Destroyed 1t
the Rate Of One Hundred Thous-
and Acres Year.

The shifting sands Of Astrakhnn and
the measures taken by the Russian
government to deal with this problem
form the subject Of memoir by ].
G. Firstov, published in Petrograd, OBJ
serves the Scientific American. Ten
million acres of the province in ques-
ton are covered with shifting sands
formed during the nineteenth century
and subsequently. These sands have
been spreading at the rate Of 100000
acres year. the result being the trans
formation Of good pasture land into
barren waste. The principal cause 10
over grazing; fiocks and herds are kept
10 long in one place rs to result In the
complete destruction of the turf. Poor
agricultural methods are also respon-
sible. About the beginning of the pres
ent century the government took meas
ures Of control and reclamation, and
between 1904 and 1909 an area Of about
10000 acres was brought under cult
walton. In 1918 a special service was
ordered to deal with the question.
The province was put under the charge
Of chief forestry officer and divided
into six districts, in each Of which a
subordinate official was appointed to
superintend the work. At the time of
writing good progress has been made
In planting soil binders and growing
heri,a0sous crops, but 1t was still prob.
lematicai whether the province was
adapted to the establishment Of for
ests.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1917-12-13
Gladstone = Hard Worker.

Gladstone was hard worker, with
no drends with regard to work. says
the American Magazine.
He turned from political RESPONSE.
bilities Of the heaviest to Greek for
recreation, and lived his four-score
years and more, just rs Pope Leo
NH, turned to Latin poetry for his
relaxation from worldwide burdens.
and lived on beyond fOur-score and
ten, living so hopefully that when,
at the little dinner given him on his
ninctieth birthday. one of the cnrtlin.
ais said, in proposing toast to him,
"Here's that you may live to lie n
hundred. holy father" the old pontin
replied: But why limit me to a
huntlreGT
They were contemporaries Of l,anka
the German historian, who at the age
of ninc'y-One proposed to write II his.
tory of the world in IL volumes, one
volume to be completed each year,
and actually lived, ] believe, to com
plcte nearly half of it.
These men had no breads; but they
allowed their energies to work on.
without any fear Of exhausting their
vitality.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1917-12-13
Some Grievance!

The railroad official invited the stern
citizen to communicate his troubles.
II want you to give ORDERS" demand
ed the visitor. that the engineer Of
the express which passes through Elm
Grove ut about II :55 be restrained
from blowing his whistle on Sunday
mornings"
'Impossible!" exploded the official.
"Whnt prompts you to make such u
ridiculous request?"
"Well. you see" explained the citi-
zen, In IN undertOne, "Our pastor
breaches until he hears the whistle
blow, and that COMPOUNDED express
was 20 minutes late last Sunday
Lamb.