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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-07-24

I cannot help envying him that delight.
BE naturally finds 1t difficult to realize
this additional good fortune. Will you
excuse me for one moment?"
The prince departed to welcome
some later arrivals. The noisy little
group standing close at hand, from
which John had been diverted, passed
on into the refreshment room, and the
two were, for few moments, almost
isolated. a.3y ss ~
"You were pleased with the perform
ance, I HOPPER"
Her voice was in character with her
personality. It was extremely low,
scarcely louder than whisper. To
his surprise, 1t was almost wholly free
from any foreign accent.
1T was very wonderful" John an
swered. 45rs. s--
..The prince tells me-" she continued,
shat you are stranger in London.
Give me your arm. We will walk to
quieter place. In a few moments we
are to be disturbed for supper. One
eats so often and so much in this c0un.
try. Why dol say that, though? 1t
is not SO bad as in Russia"
They passed across the polished
wood floor into a little room with
oriental fittings, where lamp was
Eawinging from the ceiling, giving out a
E1Im but pleasant light. The place was
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CHAPTER xI.

The reception rooms Of Seyre House,
by some people considered the finest In
London, were crowded that night by q
brilliant and cosmopolitan assembly
For some time John stood by, the
princes side and was introduced to
more people than he had ever met be-
fore in his life. Presently, however,
he was discovered by his friend Amer
ton.
"Queer thing your being here. a
friend Of the prince and all that!" the
young man remarked. "Where's Miss
Sophy this EVENING" /,
II haven't seen her." John replied. II
don't believe she is invited"
Like to be introduced to some of
the girls, or shall we 60 and have a
drink?'
John, was hesitating when he felt
hand upon his shoulder. The princes
voice sounded In his ear.
"Stnngewey," he said, II am priv
legged to present you to Nine. Aida
Calavera. Madame, this is my friend
Of whom spoke to you"
John turned away from the little
group Of girls and young men toward
whom Amerton had been leading him.
The woman was different from any
thing he had imagined, from anything
he had ever seen. In the ballet d
writhing, sensu6us figure6iwith every
gesture a note IN the octave of pas
sion. here she seemed the very per-
sonification of a, negative and striking
lmmobility., She was slender, not 50
tall as she, had seemed upon the stage,
dressed In white from head, to, foot.
Her face was almost marblelike in its
pallor, her smooth, black hair was
drawn tightly over her ears, and her
eyes were of tho deepest shade Of blue.
She raised her hand, Sas he bowed, with
gesture almost royal in its 'condescen-
sion. The prince, with quiet tact,
bridged over the moment dutiag which
John struggled in vain for sohething
to say. .
"Mr.s Strangewey," he remarked,
paid his first visit to C0vent Garden
tonight. He has seen his first ballet,
as we moderns understand the term.
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: CHAPTER x.

During the remainder Of that after
noon and evening John was oppressed
by vague sense Of the splend0r Of
his surroundings and his companions
mysterious capacity for achieving i'm
possibilities. Their visits to the tai
lors, the shirtmakers, the hosiers and
the bootmakers almost resembled a
royal progress. All difficulties were
waved aside. That night he dined,
clothed like other men from head to
foot, in the lofty dining room Of one
of the most exclusive clubs in London.
The prince proved an agreeable If
somewhat reticent companion. He in
troduced John to many well-kn0wn
people. always with that little note Of
personal interest in his few words of
presentation which gave a certain Sig
nificance to the ceremony.
From the club. where the question of
Johns proposed membership, the
prince acting as his sponsor, was ia
vorably discussed with several men,
bers Of the committee, they drove to
COvent Garden, and for the first time
in his life John entered the famous
opera house. The prince, preceded by
an attendant. led the way to box
upon the second tier. A woman turned
her head as they entered and stretched
out her hand, which the prince raised
to his lips.
"You see, have taken you at your
word, Eugene" she remarked. %-
you give me double pleasure, dear
lady," the prince declared. mot only
is it a joy to be your host, but you give
me also the opportunity of presenting
to you my friend, John Strangewey.
Strangewey, this is my very distant
relative and very dear friend, Lady
Hilda MullOch." ~.
] Lady Hilda smiled graciously at
John. She was apparently of little
less than middle age. with dark bands
Of chestnut hair surmounted by tiara.
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age of leather is not denied, but the
consumer will still be puzzled over
why it is necessary to pay from 81 to
$40 for shoes made of substitutes for
leather.
The fact that one big shoe COM
pany rolled up a profit Of hllf mil
lion dollars last year may help him
find the reason.
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Her face was tie face 81 a clever ant
still beautiful woman; her figure slen
der and dignifed; her voice low ant
delightful. T., 5
"Are you paying your nightly HON
age to Calayer.tg Mr.. Strangewey, o
are you only an, occasional visitor?
she asked.
"Thls is my first visit of any sor
to Covent Garden John told her.
She looked at him with as much sur
prise rs good breeding permitted. John
who had not as yet sat down, seemed
almost Ipreternaturally s tall in tina
. small box, with itsIioM ceiling. Fl,
was. looking around the house with tn,
enthusiasm of "a. b8y!m Lady Hid.
glanced away from him toward tn,
prince, and smiled; then she looked
back at JOHN. There was somethin.
like admiration in her face. ="
do you live abroad?' she asked.
John shook his head.
II live in Cumberland" he said
"Many people here seem to think tina
that is the same thing. My brother
and l have a farm there
but you visit London occasionally
surely?"
II have not, been in London Joh1
told her, "since passed through it or
my way home from Oxford, eight years
ago.
r'~ II have never heard anything 50 ex
Extraordinary in my life !" the woman De
,elared frankly. us it the prince who
has induced you to break. out Of YOU
seclusion?" - : AfA'
: sour young friend the prince ex
planned, finds himself suddenly in al
tered circumstances. He has been left
large fortune, and has come to spend
it. Incidentally, I hope, he has come
to see something more of your sex than
is possible among his mountain wilds
He has come, in short, to look little
way into life"
Lady Hilda leaned back in her chair
"HOw romantic!"
"The prince amuses himself" John
assured her. II don't suppose I shall
stay very long in London. I want just
to try it for time" ~.
She looked at him almost wistfully.
She was a woman with brains; wom-
an notorious for the freedom of her
life, for her intellectual gifts, for her
almost brutal disregard Of the conven-
lions of her class. The psychological
interest of John Strangewey's situa-
ton appealed to her powerfully. Be-
sides, she had weakness for hand
some men. ,.-
AT any rate said Lady Hilda, II
am glad to think that I shall be able
to watch you when you see Calavera
in her dances for your first time
The curtain rang up upon one of th'
most gorgeous and sensuOus of tn
Russian ballets. John, who by thei
joint insistence was occupying tn
front chair in the box, leaned forwar,
in his place, his eyes steadfastly tixet
upon the stage. Both the prince ant
Lady Hilda, in the background, al
though they occasionally glanced a
the performance, devoted most Of thei
attention to watching him.
As the story progressed and the mu
sic grew in passion and voluptuous
ness, they distinctly saw his almos
militant protest. They saw the knit
ting of his firm mouth and the Sigh
contraction Of his eyebrows. Thu
prince and his friend exchanged
glances. She drew her chair a LITTLE
farther back, asd he followed her ex
ample.
.Where did you find anything y
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Don't feel too badly about Ameri.
can mistakes. Remember, German
U-boat ruthlessness was the biggest
mistake of the war.
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COMPETENT OFFICERS.

Drafted men, as we'll as their rela
tiyes and friends, are now vitality in
terested in the calibre of the officers
who will command them. The ma
tional defense act is specific as to the
qualifications of officers appointed by
the governor to national guard units
Il It reads; .rarnr gG 81, Y
NJ. HSscten,I 74-Persons hereafter
d commissioned officers shall not he rec
ognfzeH' as such Unless they have
been selected from the following
classes:
Officers or enlisted men of the ma
tional guard; officers ON the reserv,
or, unassigned list of the nationa
N guard. officers active or retired, ant
former officers of the United State
army, navy and marine corps; gradu
ates of the United States naval ano
military academies and graduates o.
4 schools, colleges and universities
+, whena military science is taught"
The act moreover provides that all
officers appointed shall pass examina
lions as to their qualifications.
1t is hoped that federal authorities
will see that the rule is RICHLY an
forced. No appointments should 'be
made or commissions issued to mer
who have had no previous military
experience The boys who 60 to the
front are entitled to the best officers
that Governor Frazier can secure.
The Tribune voices, it believes, the
sentiments of the state in this. Some
excellent material has volunteered al
officers of the Second regiment an(
doubtless most, OF the men named
caRssass.if9 Raa eE thes SA .! nti iona
d E!Esss 7 y y Ms |YsSsM
pvrely III lGs ptpoint
.nafts have been made tie federal
process of examination and elimina
tion will relentlessly weed out all
incompetents, whether they are in
the First or Second regiments OF
whether they have political pull OF
not.
The best officers are none too good
for the brave boys Of North Dakota
who are sacrificing all they have in
defense of their country.
If any incompetents were appoint
ed doubtless their places can be fill
ed by promoting senior officers Of the
First regiment
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The women seeking jobs as war
censors forget a censor's work is to
keep secrets.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-07-24

If suffrage pickets would only ex-
ercise the feminine privilege Of chang
ing their mind!
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+ True wit never made us :
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and voices seemed to come from dis
lance. She sank down upon a divan
back among the shadows, and mo-
toned John to sit by her side.
"You have come to find out, to I'M
derstand-is that not so?" she inquired.
"What YOU know of life, the prince
tells me, you have learned from books.
Now you have come to discover what
more there is to be learned In the
world of men and women" 6.
1.-THE prince has been very kind"
John said. s..a-
She turned her head slowly and
looked at him. 800. u.
"A young man to whom the prince
chooses to be kind is, In a way, for
tunate," she said. "There is very lit
tie in life, in men or in women, which
he does not understand. Let us re-
turn to what we were speaking about.
I find it very interesting"
"You are very kind" John declared.
"What you will learn here" she went
on, depends very much upon yourself.
Are you intelligent? Perhaps not very"
she added, looking at him critically.
"You have brains, however, without
doubt. You have also what places you
at once en- rapport with the cult Of the
moment-you are wonderfully good
looking" -
John moved a little uneasily In his
place. He felt that the dancers eyes
were fixed upon him. and he was fever
lshly anxious not to respond to the in
vitation of their gaze. He was con-
scious, too, Of the queer. indef1nable
fascination of her near presence In the
dimly-lighted room. ~
"What you will learn" she proceed
ed, depends very much upon your de-
sires. If you seek for the best, and
are content with nothing else, you will
End 1t. But so few men are content
to wait!'
II intend to-" John said simply.
Look at me, please" she ordered.
Once more he was compelled to look
Into her deep-blue eyes. The incom-
prehensible smile was still upon her
lips.
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WEATHER REPORT


FORECAST
for North Dakota: Generally fair to-
night and wednesday; cooler tonight
in east and south portions and south
east portion Wednesday.
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Lowest
Temperatures

Meteorog0list.
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Ito be continued.)
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-02
National Commission Warns People
Against Buying Pasteboards
From the
Seaipers.
CITY COUNCILS RULE
Special Ordinance Against Scalpers
Passed by Body, W!fh Resolution
Instructing Sox to LAM
bast Giants.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.]
CHICAGO, Oct. 2.-The 1917 model
counterfeiter doesn't bother, with
such tribes as $40 bills or $40 gold
pieces. d sst
He goes right out and tries to
bunco the public with phoney world
series Understanding to the ma
tional commission.
The commish let the world know
today that the big city slickers can't
put anything over on it.
Baseball patrons are warned
against purchasing world series
tickets except through the regular
channels" read an announcem ent by
The commission.
1T has been reported that a plan
Tor counterfeiting worlds series
tickets Is under way. This informa-
ton is believed to be correct"
The commission also admitted its
ability to Sherlock Holmes the fes-
tive Spectator.
"Plans have been formulated
whereby the management can trace
tickets that have been resold," it an.
nounced. 1.-THE management reserves
the privilege of refusing admission
to any persons on tickets purchased
from spectators"
For the inform alton Of the commits
sion, spectators are said to have
been offering grand stand seats in
down town hotels last night-face
value $3.50 for three games-for the
Insignificant price of s35.
The city council last night passed
a special ordinance against ticket
sca1ners and adoDted resolution In
structing the White Sox to lam the
stuffing out Of the Giants for the
honor and glory of Chicago.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-02
Organization Perfected at Meeting of
Representatives Last Night
and Schedule
Arranged.
TO OPEN IN TWO WEEKS
Eight Churches to Have Teams In
New League-Participant Must
be Members of Con-
sregatlon.

At a meeting of the Sunday School
Athletic federation, held last evening
at the Y. NJ. G. A, plans were dis
cussed for promoting a church IN
door baseball league. Players, to be
eligible for this league, must be
regular attendants of some church or
Sunday school holding membership
in the federation, and over sixteen
years old. The games will be staged
in the Y. NJ. c. A. gymnasium. The
schedule will open within the next
two weeks.
Each team entering the league will
be required to sign q contract OK
entry blank securing guarantee fee
of ten dollars. This fee to be forfeit
ed If the team fails to complete It's
schedule. Admissions will be charg-
ed to the games and any money TAX
en- in in this way will be distributed
among the teams to apply on the guar
antee fee.
A committee composed OF three
members, Karl Klann. chairman.
John Dickey and G. w. Danielson,
was appointed with power to act In
drawing up the rules to govern the
league and the proper distribution Of
entry blanks. The churches with
their respective representatives that
hold membership in the federation
are as follows:
Trinity NJ. E-P. G. Benner.
Baptist-Bernard Merriam.
egational-Donald Vath.
Westminster-John johnson.
United Presbyterian-John Angel.
German Evangelical-Karl. Kann.
st. Peters-John Dickey.
ChriStian-Gregory Meador
The following officers have been
selected: Bernard Merriam, presi-
dent; John Johnson, secretary and
treasurer; Karl Klann, vice prest-
dent.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-02
ARMY JURIST
SETS WAR DATE
Advocate General Rules That Hostlll-
ties Between America and
Germany Began April
g. 1912

The Judge advocate general of the
army has delivered the following
opinion:
Upon the question raised as to the
date Of commencement Of the pres
ent war;" with reference to the ac-
ton which should be taken on
claims Of officers and enlisted men
for property destroyed in the mill
tary service under the act Of con-
gress approved March 3, 1885, provid-
ing that the act shall not apply to
losses sustained in time Of war or
hostilities with Indians"
Held, that the date Of the COM
mencement Of the present war should
be regarded as the date OF approval
OF the joint resolution Of congress of
April 6, 1917 (Pub. No. l, s5th
Congo, formally declaring a state of
war as existing between the United
States and the imperial German gov
eminent
Q8-461, J. A. G., June 80, 1919
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-02
Ii Happened in keokuk
And Is Happening to keokuk People
Every Week.

The case told below is not an un-
common thing. The same occurs fire.
quently and will continue to happen
as long as folks have kidneys and
overtax the kidneys.
Mrs. T. A. Wilson, ZIG 18th e.
Keokuk, says: Il had rheumatic nah,
in my back s.ld limbs and my arms
and fingers felt numb, so that l could
hardly move them. I also had 1rnn,
bago. My kidneys were not actfne
properly and I had headaches and
dizzy spells. ! finally began using
poan's Kidney Pills. procured from
Engeihardt & Co.'S Drug Store and
in short tina, they relieved me.
continued to use them and about
plight boxes cured me of all signs nj
rheumatism and kidney complaint"
Price soc. at all dealers. Dom,
simply ask for kidney rem edy-ge,
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same tina,
mQred Mrs. Wilson. Foster-MiIburn
Props. Buffalo, N. Y.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-02
) WOULD INVEST
SERIES MONEY
IN u. S. BONDS

. UNITED Press Leased Wire {
= Service.l
= CINCINNATI, Ohio, Oct. p
. If plan suggested by Garry 4
= Hermann, chairman of the Ma
= tional baseball commission,
= works out, large per cent Of
= the money taken in at the gate 4
= during the worlds series be-
o tween the New York and Chicago
q clubs will be invested in the
= second issue of Liberty bonds. I
. Hermann announced today 4
. that at next Fridays meeting
= OF the commission In Chicago
. he will recommend to his col 4
e leagues that the monies receiv-
= ed by the commission, the club
. owners and players during the
= series except such as may be
. necessary for actual expenses
. be invested in the bonds.
9 Worlds series receipts have
. averaged about $4,000 a game.
. If Herrmann's plan goes through
q it would produce at least a quar-
. ter Of a million dollars for the
. bond issue,
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-02
Cotton Crop Condition.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Servicel
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2.-The con.
ditfon OF the cotton crop on Septem-
Der 20, was GOA per cent. as com.
pared with CTS on August 25; 56.3
on September rs, 1916; 6O.S on Sep
TENDER 20, 1915, and 85.7 the average
on september 20 lot the past ten
years.
This condition according to the ag-
riculture departments crop estimat-
ing board, forecasts total yield OF
about 12,070,O00 bales.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-02
Mexicans Are Aroused

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. !
NEW YORK, Dot. 2.-Juan T. Burns.
Mexican consul general here today
charged Mexicans have been given
no consideration and that the vice
consul, Jesus Martinez, has been draft
ed. He bitterly attacked New York's
draft board, likening them to VILLAS
savage hordes in their refusal to con-
slider human rights"
Charles H. futile, chairman Of the
draft board, assailed by Burns, replied
that Martinez had not been drafted
and that Burns had sent him an insult
ing letter. An investigation is under
way.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-02
Wlqqins Defeats Chip.

United Press Leased Wire SeTvice1
TOLEDO, Ohio, Oct. 2.-"Chuck"
Virgins, Indianapolis lightweight,
won from Joe Chip, Allentown, Pa, in
twelve round engagement here last
night. The Hoosier fighter won every
round except the eleventh.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-02

braska corn crop is now past the
frost danger and the yield is
bumper, according to the Burlington
crop experts report just made pub
lie. The railroads crop bulletin esti-
mates the Nebraska corn yield at
250,000,000 bushels. Winter wheat is
now practically all in and the acre
age is exceedingly heavy. The stand
at this time Is reported perfect.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-02
Miske to Meet Weinert.

NEW YORK, Oct. Billy Miske,
st. Paul machine gun hitter, will
meet Charley Weinert for the second
time tonight at the Broadway Sport
ing club. Mtske's showing against
Carl Morris has boosted his standing
among the heavies.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-02
Four PoII.eS Bout,

limited Press Leased Wire Service
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 2.-Gunboat
smith and Jack Dempsey will meet
at recreation park tonight in a four
round bout Smith is the favorite in
the betting. The referee has not yet
been agreed upon.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-02

Iceland has decided to inti Trsry
compulsory national service. six
young man is to give to the sta. IA.
months labor on some WORK VI and
tiona1 importance, such rs briase ruh
road making and the building y
lie ad1tces,
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-02
Third Quota Tomorrow.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
/, WASHINGTON, Oct. 2.-The third
section of Americas first national
army will start for environments to-
morrow. More than 2501000 will be
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-02

included in this call, ranging from 80
to 40 percent.
In part of the middle west, how
ever, the quotas on this call have
had to be reduced for different rea-
sons. but Provost Marshal General
G<oWdsT has urged AL EoYegnoEa to
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-02

speed movements as much as pos.
sible.
The matter Of supplying troops
with essential equipment is progress.
ing satisfactorily.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-02
American League.

Scientists have found that children
grow little from the end of November
10 the end Of March
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-02
American LEAGUE,

YESTERDAYS RESULTS.
National League.
At MISUNDERSTANDING 2, Boston
O.
American League.
At New York-New York 4, Chica-
30 2.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-02

-ReaA Gata catx, Want ads J
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-02
Past Frost Dancer,

eSe TTOSl DdhSGT,
UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
LINCOLNS Neb.. Oct, 2.-The Ne.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-02
TODAY'S GAM ES.
National LEAGUE,

National League.
Boston at Brooklyn.
New York at Philadelphia.
American League.
Philadelphia at New York.
Washington at Boston.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-02

lead Gate City Want ada