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Eir5=gs h1d z.zl= children That time
= 15z pzsS=-5: yIy boy died before at
-zl-z1- Zzcz-z-y g0u are y0ur fathers
9zly cid
T. f-a-1 s0dzy has grown through
1-=SE EzV-s7rseat and au-e1DitEing
E5-zzss1=- - IT, zFIi-=-52f.Ie total sum
= aFF-aE5zzz=sy s5lpDJO1ro. The
rhsG- - s-a--sz = itse secret vzuIt b.
s-=E-h rals -a.gz1 - EEl3ea the password
{ : yGz- nasze- Tfsr-e-fsszrzh. Of II :
F. tzE-1Er-As-s5-1 II .iIt--i-ei securities.
j ilz-1ls-1lJfs5g rs-7zD-izbs=: t8s balance 0t
{ s-5sl's2lE'yy Is FL znsd-;hus aceumu-
x lated for E2E1edlz.s resVzree IN ezue--
Esncy.
WEs=3y employed. ttss trlzs7zr- rasy
T,roTs Ihs salvation Of y0lr country in
this. IS il seems. It's hour Of direct
heed EuroP7 Il aHars1 With xar;
slssa J=Ses is declared. EuroT--'s fore
0n1ziB-d say 70 recpgp viii b. by
means q I1r=glag upoa so1De great and
WEALTHY but dssf4-4seIess e0zn1rE. s.ssfl
Ss tie J1tt<-5 States Of An5eriea- On
the other tlsEsd- 20 the Esss Of us- nc
hare great nation without room 70
sryw-Jagsan- Its natural ess,rs- ..
growth following tire line of least re-
slssaoe=- Uus- be in and tts-U1St. Gu.
western szzfses- To the sou-h sf d.
lies Mexico. b0-ise5 o. :1eroIutio-l. in-
trig1e and racial tlstred
ETl4eDee IN szygs05r II JaJ,an-x Ge
: saSas syzi,sz "Gr pace is not Lacking
TIE ,sre-eDoe u her armies IN Hszlco
the fact -tlzf JaJsz1eee officers hsr.
bee1l detailed ~ dran Mexican trosps
! is kn0wD 20 the as.tui nj s7raff1o a
Washington il oss TO The peoy,le, tbs
Jzlen uzsinfains 1sarzi bases. mid
Mexican 6eEssecf- st NaxdaielS f,al
assd elsewhere. is . matter sf sscsaaso.
knowg+=dxe- II my personal exyr-rsene
I II IL true rfrar- fedios5nx sey refusal a
ieyai and patriotic citizen 20 ias X,
: confrsets In the nsnae ~ Chznasaxa
/ Inc- for d<1isesy NJ arms and sznzun1
: tsss IL Nexzcs. JsIsss hiss iefr - -
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u refnnL - <ren - eAnenxens =
/ ftk1s heepnseI a16se ~ ~
, - ak. ~ xleek a1ra = ~ nu
81 11n y y lns - 81
4 - - ~ J i e
II Eax
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Maple Ege.-Beat an e' 90.
ioamy, add gradually two tabesDoss' ~.
runs OF ice-cold maple slrup. ri, |.
haif a cupful of rich milk. Cove, -.
whipped cream and ton II with ~. Wy
maple sugar. s'''a
Tea Cream.-Pour boiling water o,..
two ounces of the best tea cova, ~ ",
let stand for five minutes. stir ln,s
one quart of scaldcd cream cove, ~
stand five minutes, strain swa.,..
and chill.
Grape E0gnos.-Bcat one egp r.,,
light, add half a glass Of prane NH.
md beat again. Then add half ~
OF cream. beat well, sweeten IL desj,,l
and serve with waters.
Banana Fioat.-AIash three h.,.,..
with the juice of one lemon. ada
cupful of sugar and gradually one m,
ful of sugar. then fold in two cuptuh
of whipped cream. Put few spoOut,L
of this mixture in glass and ill :
Win Grunge juice.
Jelly JumbIe.-Dissolve a rla.ts
each of blackberry, crab apple N
plum jelly In two quarts Of boIlx
water. When cold add the juice Of I'M
lemons and sugar to sweeten.
Egg oraneeade.-Beat sepa,t,y
the white and yolk OF an egg. AL
gradually to the yolk the Juice Of w
orange. then add the beaten white M
stir to n froth. Pour milk into slss
and top with the mixture. Serve wn
pale yellow nasturtiums on the plia
rs gnrnish.
Ginger Water.-Thls Is an Old.taA
oned drink which is most refreshly
and wholesome. Mix tablespooaii
of ginger with three Of sugar and aa
n pint of iced water, stir until vd
mixed and serve at once.
Place marshmallows on round cfid
ers. put n nut meat on each and bcn
In the oven.
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i h,,.. nut for. you I do fear. when you
shall have set your hand to the tasN
which mine must yield. know YOU,
breed well enough TO know you NJ. W..
not faIter In the discharge oi W.
sacred trust, know Jnp-n wen ehous' ny.
| to know she will stop ut nothins 10 "s
courage you.
charge you above all things !" oe
ware the man who calls n''i'se'
Baron Hurokl--who poses as eos''o
poiite of japanese bIrth--who Is w
reality secret chief of the Jap'i"ese
secret service in this country.
More than this hope TO lei, you :"
detnil-if live to see you asa'h' ''
erwise-I shall die content III 'ne
knowledge that have, at least u"',.
my best to warn you against ''e enc
est dangers YOU must apprehehu aS
executris of the Chnnnins secret ue
fense fund.
Your nffectionute GUARDIAN,
PETER RIPLEY.
GOLD!
When Parr had finished reading 'ie
last page of Peter RtpieyS ielter ne
looked down to encounter fntria III
rect. uucompromisnc gaze. 10 heF uh-
uttered inquiry he nodded slightly
He was sane, said Parr. lie
feared 1apan-and u japanese assaS-
sinnted him. That much continuation
OF what he wrote We POSSESS, peS"iu
refutation. There remains only I" be
the actual existence of tins
defense fund In secret
vnult beneath this room t" "hlch 'he
is your name" What do you
make of that?"
Patria shook her head.
It's all too StranEr. ! never
had any suspicion nj anything OF the
sort. I'm afraid | don't quite
grasp it yet !"
II was Patria who stumbled upon the
solution haphazard-or. as woman
would claim, intultIyely.
THE password my name-fatrta
That sounds as though there must be
A safe door somewhere with letter
. or else
"Or else-?" Parr prompted as she
hesitated.
Look there"
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until soft, then rub them 'n'ousl
sieve. Pour the sirup into sp
cake and when well-soaked ada :
pulp carefully. Whip pint OF c'ea4
add two tablespoonfuls of sugar. M
spoonful of almond extract anu
lightly on top Of the cake just Oe'N'
sending to the table. n.
Fresh fruit may be used 10.
dessert, not cooking the fruit ou' = y.
ring the sugar into the pulp ai'e' '"
ting 1t through sieve.
Apricot Tapioca Puddins'-o1,,ss,,u ,.s VI
and n half cupfuls of tapioca wiz ~ III
water and soak three hours, tnen "a ~
In three cupfuls of boiling wafer -
half teaspoonful of salt ana M ~
full of sugar, cook In doup'e -
until transparent. .,.. ,pil
Peel and stone twelve apricou =
nut them In the bottom Of a ou" W.,
dish. pour over the taploca ~ m -
and bake in a moderate oven y. ,s IA n
ty minutes. Serve hot or eo''
cream and sugar. ,r, ~
ooosebsrry chutney.-Mao.s, sa,erda
and top SIX cupfuls Of so0s. ,~o -
add one chopped onion ana ". . ~
fuls Of raisfha put all throusa .. s .nofjG
chopper. Add one and a han 3 e't n
~ hrown sugar to the chopped
ture, two tablespoonfuls Q. !x,on.us
ginger, one tablespoonful OF .,u ..ra n
three tablespoonfuls of mus.a ,..s i /
tablespoonfuls Of salt, one-ios, rsorhs
teaspoonful Of red pepper aau ~ tmpas
mixed, one teaspoonful ?. 9. ,,aeels .
powder and a quart Of cloe, .,o,nt mi y
Rrinr gently to the boiling POM Ss.ii,
simmer s for an hour. 1t may oe y ~ -
upstrained or II strained 'na
as a relish or catsup. "a
Onion seup.-Take two lalse ~ n
or four medium-sised one' ..hie,Ds!|
slicing, fry them In three ~. ~ =
fuls 81 fat. when the onion I - \ =
coot o = them quietly until bro~s ~
80 49, ~ % -. time to keep tnse
| burning. Thea add : pint 81, 80
watsr end IL aAme emo
mllk. Ad1 Ae1r y thicssa y 1 ~ V I
s,ssss,,a Sss 71I1I 2 u bsesd eae
Nh - a :! i -. ) sss sSyl
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/ over ,ometnins son and ytelding that
ohstructed the floor. In stumbling ns
throw out a hand which encountereo
nm electric light bracket. Steauy'us
himself by this he felt for ana turheu
III. switch; the brilliance Of single
huh dazzlingly exercised darkness.
He stood in a small, airless, window
less chamber, furnished simply Win
sauare mahogany table and four chsirs
on rug. otherwise II was feature'ess
hut for n huge safe-door built into the
wall close by the foot of the staircase.
This door stood ajar. A black void
was beyond 1t. At PARIS feet my the
obstacle which had so nearly proven
his downfall: the body of Il httie 'iapa-
ncse clad In the Uniform OF teie-
prnph messenger-ln his dead hand an
automatic pistol.
Turning. Parr called to Martih 10
come down to him.
The neyro's answers to his questions
enabled him rapidly to reconstruct the
prelude to n brutal crime.
Ii seemed that, shortly before Pat-
ria's guardian had dismissed him Tor
the night, Martin had answered the
door.bell TO admit telegraph messen-
ger boy with telegram for Peter ZIP
ley. Signing for the message, Martih
had told the boy to wait for possible
answer, and had taken the envelope TO
his employer in the library. But when
Mr.. Ripley had opened 1t, he had found
nothing within the envelope; and
when he and Martin had gone back to
the hall to interrogate the messenger
this last had vanished.
BY this ruse Parr reckoned) obtain
ing udmittance to the house when Mar
tins back was turned, the pseudo-mes-
senger had sacreted himself and waited
TIL, finishing his letter to Patria, Rip
ley had found reason to descend to the
treasure vault. Then, following, the
messenger had tried to shoot Ripley
down. but had met death himself in
the attempt. Meantime confederate
had entered the house-gaining admit
tance through the front door, left un-
locked. us Pnrr and Patria had found
it. by the first japanese. And when
Ripley, emerging from the secret pas
SiSe-nO tOubt even then lutailS
wounded-had called Patria in New
port by long distance-the second
Japanese had shot TO kill and had sue
cceded If nj cost of his own life.
Asking Patria to turn aside while he
with Martins aid carried up the dead
Japanese and placed him with the 9TH
ers in the drawing-room, Parr left Mar
tin on guard, and conducted the girl be-
low to. the treasure vault.
If any traces of incredulity had thus
far colored his thoughts, they We're
promptly dissipated.
The vault was not largNperhaps
twice the size of its northumberland
was so weli-filled with boxes. bales and
bundles that it afforded scant space in
which to move about. Aside from the
entrance, three walls were hidden by
packing-cases. The fourth the farth-
est from the entrance. boasted racks
of pigeonholes in which were filed and
docketed packet upon packet of papers,
and in addition richly framed oil por-
trait of gentleman in continental uni
form. boosting brass plate with this
legend:
JOHN CLAIMING. Esq.
(B. 1757-D. 1861
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JOHN CLAIMING. Esq.
(B. 1757-D. 1861
Patriot, Statesman, Soldier.


Founder of the Charming Secret De
fense Fund.
Ignoring all else in the vault. the girl
Patria fingered for many minutes be-
fore this portrait of the ancestor whose
clear foresight and love of country had
created that trust whose h.rden had
now fallen upon her slehslar, pretty
shoulders.
Rapt beyond utterance. she signified
her wish to confirm her deceased guar
dian's report as to the treasure
Parr selected one from the nearest
stack Of wooden boxes, and essayed to
| transfer II to the table. But 1t proved
heavier than he had ANTICIPATED. and
slipped through fingers unprepared for
its weight. There was crash; the
| box lay shattered at their feet. its con-
| tents spilled-stack upon stack of gold
en- double-eagies scattered upon the
| floor.
There was pause.
| Patria sank into chair and resi- ed
forearms upon the table In her hands
she held Peter Ripleys letter.
After little. shuftiing the sheets,
she brought that one uppermost which
showed the words
| Wisely employed. this treasure may
prove the salvation of your country in
this its hour of direct need
God make me wise" she said-and
faltered-"God make ne wise to ad-
minister this sacred trust"
Without wholly appreciating what he
did. transported beyond himself, Parr
closed his fingers over hers.
Amen to that !" said he.
On the echo of his words dull graf
Ing noise sounded above their heads.
HOLOCAUST.
In the twinkling of an eyelash both
appreciated what had happened: the
door to the secret passage had swung
shut: for whatever reason, Martin pre-
!. sumabiy had seen fit to close ii,
! Without hesitation Parr swunp
. about. out Of the vault and up the con.
stricted stairway
: At the top he found only the smooth
surface OF the closed door His fingers
; groped vainly over 1t and round its
: edges; II any means there we're of
opening 1t from the inside, II was ton
cunningiy concealed for his ingenuity
But II closed. the door was not alto
: gether tight. Lights from the library
cleaned round three Of its edges. PsrI
! could not cOnfrfve to get an eye d 7
E crack, but he could not avoid bearing
What he hard WIS. h0Wever, diaseuli
e tataEpppt, 8eyveal volcsa wsliu
> auAo9e fEom beSnad the barrSer. r.
4tG4affn 1n& ~ /. 4 - ...l. VI s.
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THE CAST.
SYNOPSIS.

On the eve of inheriting sole control Of
Channings Inc. Americas larsest arms
and ammunition industry, Patrta Cnanntns
Is mysieriously summoned from newport
10 New York by Peter Ripley, trustee tef
her estate Baron HGruki, chief OF ire
Japanese secret service, busleS hirlselt 20
hinder her response to this summons oI;
Patria overriGes his opposition WI The
aid OF Capt Donald Psrr. UniteE states
secret ser-ice, who suspects JaYdn Of IN
triguing to eubroil the United States with
Mexico.
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We are very slightly changed
From the semi-apes who ranged
India's prehistoric clay;
Whose drew the longest bow,
Ran his brother down, you know.
AS we run men down today.
-Kiplln
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lnU Is U1IV NoIIH
in mind:
Peach TriHe.-Scah :
pound of peaches, dril.
remove the skins ~
stones. Prepare a sr9
of sugar and water ~
when boiling hot drop 4
the peaches and eoo1
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,eNTCH
qbLNE{

\ would be true, for ,hsr.
who trust me. s ars ~
! would be pure for thar
who care. are tA1la|
would be strong for thar.
suffer much \ 4
I would be brave for ,bsr.
to dare. 'e md
II Arnold wsl,.,.
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mint leaves Gu, !;
10 bits and ~
cupful Of NJ
heat i the whltss Z
'onr eggs. y,
sun sum, and grads,l
whip, whip in the ~
Juice Add a a,,I
OF carbonated q
Ter md ca,,
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HOT DAY DRlNka

Mix the Juice of one plneapp,. U
one lemon with -four tablesnooa.s., i
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SOME FRUIT DISHES.

Peaches may be used in yah0u
for desserts, the follow
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Her Outfiung hand indicated the mas
sive marble chimney-piece. Parr knit
ted his br0ws, staring. The thing was
interesting If only as relic OF the
curious artistic taste OF bygoue day:
none but & Victorian intelligence
could have tolerated the thought Of
such a Inons-rFsls monument to home
iiness- And yet the carving was ex-
quisitely done. He crossed to ii. with
Patria by his side, for closer inspec-
ton
In whatever brsin the design had
originated, II vas PATRIOTS: the
American eagle screamed in scuiptured
st0n=- the flag haunted bIatantIy its
rnoysiess folds. the arms of Virginia
fisni;ed the arms Of the United States
Immediately above the fireplace the
I Claiming arms we're ernbIazoned upon
. shield beneath this a scroll bore the
motto Of the house
PRO PATRiA NosIs."
To ~hiet the password is my
name
Pstria Pot forth fingers which
toaehs7d lightly the initial OF t., word
P=trSa o1 the scroii- She Withdrew
her hand Efth an exclamation the let
ti1- she had touched had fallen In flush
J with the surface Of the scroIl- Parr
+ Nodded eIc1teeily. Try the next let.
TER
To her pressure the letter A became
IS the letter r. the remaining letters
of the Zord followed suit as readily.
And when the last had been depressed
they heard curious grating noise be,
meath the rnanteI and. looking down
ssT the apparently s0Iid stone backing
81 tie hrsf,sscr proper swing rnassiyeI,
inward and disclose the mouth Of !
slasT"~ ysssssge-sy.
Let rDe 20 frstr.
PssTs time vas imperative. Won
tes1nx little at the distinctive doc,,it,
With which she obeyed him, Patrt,
STOOD aside. He daeked beneath IN,
! assstes 40 Disappeared
The paMa9evay pspsed saAort, upo,
jGaef leEel- RAfv elynnoed fhree per<,
Il = attsr Aarrnen1 H. Il tnfnsI
"A ~ = SaoAt - N tae ~ =
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rRfvATE AND CONFIDENTIAL

Ny Dear Ward: Tor1o-rox. you-
twenryfirsG birthday wiIi f,1s jog tie
last Of The Fighting Cllanniags-- On
that day you wIll Legally become your
own mistress and viii be relieved of
the guardianship Of yourself and your
forsune-one o. the greatest fortunes
in the United States If not Ia all The
world.
I write. rather than wait to com
municnte what 1 have to say. because T
live In the shadow Of death ! may
not live to see you- personally to &C.
count to ron for my st@rsrdsasp-I
may mot lIse to see fomosruwss dnun.
Ny fife = s.raneeIy nenaeesd- even -
yonf Iife nay be wiIea ~ have ena<n
oser 80 cpatru1 ~ - iAlAels1azess
~ a11e - 1stn1 i1F
- n4
q - a
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-25

Berlin, May 2L-Cvia London May zo} The foreign office today emphaucaiiy de- nied assertions alleged to have einahateu in the United States that Germany IS intentionally holding Americans desirous of leaving the country.
 Their departure, it was explained was, was delayed solely by official routine Whlch in view of existing circumstances was naturally slow of motion, even supJects of neutral countries as well as Gefnlans desiring to cross the frontier being Wlth- ou exception called on to secure permis- sion from the police and military au- thorities.
 Ottawa, Ontario, May 24-To prevent Canadians from evad:ng military serVlce by leaving the country, an order Tn couH- cil effective tomorrow, was issued today' making it illegal under heavy penalty TOT any male person, within the ages of IS and 45 years, ordinarily resident Wlthin Canada, to leave the country without the written permission of the authorities
 Baltimore, May 24-Cardinal Glib bons Will shortly issue a letter to Cathohcs urging them to subscribe to the liberty loan. Bishop Murray of the Marylana diocese of the Protestant Episcopal church. has issued a letter in which ne says:
 T can conceive of no greater possible patriotics action at the present time and believe it to be pious obligation to the full extent that 1t is a patriotic one.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-25
Interesting NelOs Briefly Told

Topeka, Kan. May 24-A prospective yield of 100000 bushels of winter wheat in Kansas this year. the lowest in 20 years, despite the fact that reports in- dicate the acreage is larger than ever devoted to a single crop in the state is indicated in the states crop report, issued tonight by J. c. Mohler, secre- tary of the Kansas state board of agri- culture.
 The report reviewing conditions May 20, says the wheat yield indicates an average of about 10 bushels an acre.
 Londone May 25.-The North Dublin executive committee of the United Irish league has adopted a resolution well coming the proposed Irish convention as a practical and common sense means for settling the constitution of Ireland and expressing confidence in John Redmond. The speakers condemned the clergy for helping Sim Feiners
 Another resolution adopted densunced the younger clergy for practicing "out- rageous intimidation in the South Long ford election, in which Sim F'einer was elected to Parliament over the na- tionalist candidate.
 Washington, May 24-President Wilson soon will nominate Read Admiral Simms to vice admiral in view of his position as commander of American naval forces cooperating with the allies in European waters
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-25

The programme of the third day of the Redpath chautauqua here was enthusi- astically received by the large crowd present, both afternoon and evening.
 Heading the attractions was a con cert last night by celebrated oratorio artists. In the afternoon the principal feature was lecture on "Moonshine" by Judge B. F. Mcdonald of Newark, O., who made a plea for the substantial things in life. The speaker said that the people of today live too much in con- ventionalities, deceits and lies. AL though money is an essential element in life, said MT. Mcdonald, riches do not always mean happiness
 Not since the Boston Opera company visited Birmingham has there been a more- delightful musical treat than that furnished by the oratorio artists last night at the chautauqua. The quartet of finished artists pleased the most critical by their excellent rendering programme numbers.
 Reed Miller, the well-known oratorio tenor, is always well received in Bir- mingham. It is matter of interest that his first public work as a singer was done in this city. For a few months several years ago he was a church so- loist here. He went direct from here to New ' ork, where he acnleNed dlStlncuon in the concert field -
 Miss Nevada Van der veer the con- tralto has a voice of unusual power and a personality that charms and capti- yates. She sang with perfect ease, dis playing a rich vocal equipment and a warmth of emotional interpretation which belong only to singers of the first rank. Her aria from Samson and Delilah was one of the events of the programme.
 Miss Myrtle Armstrong, soprano, won the audience by the unaffected simplici- ty of her manner and the intelligence with which she sang her various num- bers She has flute-like quality of voice and much technical skill.
 Frederick Wheeler baritone. is we'll known through his photograph records. He was heartily applauded every time he appeared.
 Frank Brown, the accompanist, rem dered a Mcdowell study that was great ly enjoyed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-25
ITALIAN MISSION
 |NENTERTA|NEDBY
 PRESIDENT WILSON
State Dinner Is Given, to Which Many of Admins tration Leaders Were
 Invited

Washington May 24.--The Prince of Udine and other members of the Italian war mission were the guests of President Wilson at state dinner at the White House tonight, closing a day spent by the visitors in receiving honors simi- lar to those conferred on their British and French predecessors and in mak- ing the acquaintance of the American officials with whom they will negotiate during the coming month.
 The White House dinner brought to- getner to meet the Italians many of the leading officials of the American gov ernment. In addition to the President and Mrs. Wilson, the members of the cabinet and their wives, Chief Justice White, Senator Salisbury, president pro- tenn of the Senate; Speaker Clark of the House, Senators Gallinger and Martin, Representatives Mann, Fitzgerald and Rainey, Counsellor Polk and Assistant Secretary Phillips of the state depart ment.
 The Prince of Udine started his first day in the American capital with an off, ficial call on Secretary of State Lansing, accompanied by other main figures of the mission Then, as a captain of the royal Italian navy, he called on Secre- tary Daniels and later on Secretary Ba- Ker, secretary Lansing eScortlng nm to the White House. where he handed Pres ident Wilson a personal letter from King Victor Emmanuel of Italy. In a short address he expressed his joy at being in this country as the representative of an allied nation and the President re- sponded with a warm welcome
 The mission is a body of experts and technical men qualified to deal with every phase of the war and is anxious to come into contact as. soon as possible with the corresponding American officials. Needs very different from those of the other allies will be desired, as is seen in the fact that nearly one-third of Italy s imports from this country consist of bricks for making quarters for the troops in the Alps.
 Tomorrow night the Prince of Udine will be formally entertained at dinner by the Secretary of State and Mrs. Lam sing.