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gist, has collected several thousand
, photographs, snaphots and scenes from
photoplays to take to the Neurasthenic
Hospital back Of the American lines
in France. with which to distract the
minds Of soldiers.
! Tho pictures to be shown at Gran
dalrs Savoy next week include The
Man From Painted Post" featuring
Douglas Fairbanks: Olga Petrova, IN
The Silence Sellers: Jane Cowl. In
''The Spreading Dawn" and 'The Ad-
venturer," featuring Charlie Chaplin.
In Chicago, the ofacfal censors
white permit" indicates that the pho
toplay for which 1t is given may be
shown to children. Select Pictures has
declared Clara Kimba1l Young's Mag
da'' was given a white permit" de-
spite rumors to the contrary.
In Mary Pickford's latest photoplay
The Little Princess" she tells the
boarding school girls stories from the
Arabian Nights" which are pictortally
presented as she tells them, on an
elaborate scale.
Mary Pickford. in her latest photo.
play, The Little Princess" screen
version of the story Of the we'll known
Anglo-American novelist, Frances Hodg-
son Burnett. will be the attraction all
next week at Loew's Columbia.
1t is a story of the adventures OF
Sara Crewe, scullery maid in the board
ing school. and a sort Of feminine
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gagged by Thomas H. Ince and will ap-
pear with Dorothy Dalton In q new
picture to be released by Paramount.
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Balboa Is to make a series Of six-reel
productions for the Paramount, Win
Kathleen Clifford as the star. IL VIII
also produce Fatty" Arbuckle's come
dies hereafter.
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hima tMay 10). and the German cruis-
ers Irene (May 81 and Cormoran CMay
81. Our flagship was OF Cavlte, our
colors were flying over the Cavite
paramount in the bay. In view OF
these facts, the British, French and
Japanese saw and acted on the obvious
propriety-as foreign men-of-war did
commander in chief of the blockading
force and asking where they should
anchor.
THE Irene had come from Nagasaki.
Although she may not have heard the
news of the victory before leaving
japan, she definitely had the informa-
ton from an English steamer the
morning of her arrival. Nevertheless.
she steamed by the Olympia without
stopping and dropped anchor where
The second German ship,
the Cormoran, came in at in the
morning Naturally, at night il was
our business to be on the alert. When
her lights were seen a steam launch
was sent to board her. She gave no
heed to the steam launch's hail. Even
though a man-of-war few the German
flag. it was possible that she was
ruse. According to the laws of block
ade. it was our right and duty to
board and identify her.
TN order to get the attention of the
tormoran ihe Ndieish HIeo sHo'
across her bows. Then she promptly
came to. Her captain was surprised at
our action. but our boarding officer
explained the law. and also the risk
that man-of-war was running In
coming into the harbor at night.
"On the 18th Vice Admiral Won Died
richs arrived in his flagship. the Kais-
erin Augusta. This made three Ger
man cruisers in the harbor. ] learned
that another was expected Already
on the sixth. German transport. the
Darmstadt, bringing 1.400 men as re-
lief crews for the German vessels. had
appeared Such transfer. for which
1 readily gave permission, while II
might have been unusual in block
AIDED harbor, might at the same time
be easily explained as a matter of con.
venience for the German squadron
which was absent from its regular
base at Kiauchau. The Darmstadt
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6ermams Deliberately Defied international Law at MANILA

the activities of the German ships.
which were continually cruising about
the bay and running in and out
Admiral Dewey then goes on to say:
Finally. without my permission: they
landed their men for drill at Mariveles
Chica. at the entrance of the bay, and
took possession of the quarantine sta
ton. while Admiral Won Diedrichs oc-
cupied a large house which had been
the quarters of the Spanish officials.
On July I hoisted my nag on the
McCuiloch and steamed around the
German ships anchored in Mariveles,
without. however, communicating with
the German admiral, while l trusted
that he might understand that ] did
not view his proceeding with favor
ION the 9Th was informed by the
insurgents that the Germans had been
interfering with their operations in
Subig bay. This was. of course, con-
trary to my policy to allow the insur-
gents to weaken the Spaniards as far
as possible, and it was, besides. a
breach of neutrality by neutral
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UP upon the bed. and in that moment
her distorted. passionate spirit passed
Chris. who had turned from the WIN
dow to come to the beds foot, was con-
scious of an unreasonable feeling of
relief. as though heavy weight which
had been pressing all of them IN
that house was lifted. He became in a
moment the man of decisive action
again. In a low quick voice he ordered
the removal of Charles. and as he him
self conferred with the doctor and the
inspector he saw out of the corner of
his eye that Miriam was attending to
Mrs. Sanderson.
"She had better be taken down to the
police station" he ordered. You can
possibly sit up any longer, Miriam. and
there she can have woman warder
with her. Corporal. YOU take Herr Won
Mantel with you. You have got the
bomb. haven't your
IT'S waiting outside in bucket of
water. sir.
Very we'll, that's all. then. Tell the
colonel Til come down and see him in
the morning.
Molly crouched back against the wall
Of the corridor as Won Mantel with his
guards passed along it. followed by
Mrs Sanderson between Miriam and
the inspector. Then Chris came to the
door of the room. The light was be-
hind him. so that his figure showed
dark, but even SO she could see by the
sudden droop of II how worn out he
looked. Her brain registered the fact
unconsciously. though naturally at that
moment the stark horror of what she
had seen possessed her to the exclusion
OF everything else. She ran toward him
with frantic cry.
Chris. take me away" she sobbed
Take me out of this. or 1 shall &C
mad. o Chris. Chris"
why. Molly. what did you come ur
for? How wrong of you, You poor
child" and. putting his arms around
her. Chris picked her up bodily. She
let her head fall on his shoulder, but
still chung to him tensely. You mus
go to bed. Molly" went on Chris
to bed. l can't bear IL. l shant ever
sleep
But what shall / do with you
sweetheart? I am dead beat myself"
Molly had the first moment OF genu'
inc inspiration of her life. Put ms
down a minute. Chris" she whispered
and, running to the big window at th'
end of the corridor. she pulled asid
the heavy curtains. A cold. pure, gra!
light suffused the passage, the frs
breath of dawn. The garden still La
dark, but beyond 1t the sea glimmeret
palely and a line of gold CLEANED a
the rim.
Let's go out, Chris" said Molly
Just for a few moments. Look at tn
sky and the sea, it all looks so clean.
1. =
Brent turned her face up toward hi
, and scrutiniZed it in the wan light
5 Even Molly's triumphant prettines
} showed signs of WEAKNESS: there wer
dark marks under her eyes and sh
i was very pale. but Chris thought h
n
2 rather, more than pretty. This was IN
deed Cndine after she had found he
r soul: but, as he looked, he gave sig
. to the lovely thoughtlessness that wa
I gone.
, All he said, with the absurdly boyis
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equal to the total number OF my own
crews. remained at anchor for Tour
weeks
"As my rank was inferior to Vice
Admiral won Diedrichs, made the first
call. in the usual exchange of visits
In the course of conversation referred
to the presence of the large German
force and to the limited German in
terests in the Philippines tthere was
only one German house in ManIls). and
this in a courteous manner. amount
ing to a polite inquiry, which thought
was warranted, particularly in view OF
the fact that six days had elapsed
without the Darmstadt transferring
her men. To this the vice admiral
answered:
~ am here by order of the kaiser.
sir from which l could only infer that
/ had expressed myself in q way that
excited his displeasure.
within a week there We're five Ger
man men-of-war in the port, two of
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Trees Great Mistake.

VrHE late Sir Herbert Tree met the
late Charles Frohman one morning
in Piccadilly.
"Frohman." he said. that little chap
Barrie has gone out of his mind. He
read me a play last evening that was
madman's Work. every line of tia
four-act play about children and fail
ries and Indians, with the most improb-
able plot you ever listened to. ] turn
ed 1t down. of course. and little Barrie
said defantly that he'd read IL to you
and he knew you'd accept it, You per-
ceive now what's coming to you. Froh--
man. so beware. Beware, my boy, and
ta-taT
So saying. the tall and willowy Tree
swung jauntily away. quite unconscious
that he had just refused Peter PAn,~
the most profitable play of the twsn.
tieth century. -
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comfortably to her eyes. But the next
minute Brent ran into the room and
came up to the back Of her chair as she
knelt upright on the seat, looking over
it.
Don't go to bed, sweetheart. wait
for me-" he whispered, and taking her
head between his hands he made as il
to kiss her, then checked himself and
went quickly out Of the room again
Molly remained kneeling up in the
chair. then, with sudden determination,
she. too, went out and up the stairs and
crept toward the door OF the room
where fraulein lay.
Fraulein lay drawn up in contorted
position under the bed clothes. her heed
was pressed right back into the pillow.
so that her aspen-pale features 1utted
sharply up from It, A little froth lay
at the corners of her mouth. Her eyes
were open and staring, but she was
quite unconscious.
Mrs. Sanderson sat by the bed. shud-
dering violently Her motor bonnet
was off and her fair. grayish hair was
disordered and hung about her tear-wet
face. She held the dying womans wrist
and kept on appealing to her by name,
as though to pierce her fiuttering con-
seriousness
Charles sat beside her, and the only
expression in his pale, impassive face
was sheer distaste for the whole affair.
Nevertheless. what remnants of human
ity the downfall of his hopes had left
him were centered in his mother. and
since he was permitted to sit with her
through these most trying moments of
all. he did his best to comfort her by
dint of stern calm rather than. by any
consolation. Two soldiers stood just be-
hind him and two more were at the door.
Molly did not attempt to pass them.
but stood looking in. She was almost
past horror. 1t seemed to her by now
that nightmare had become the usual
mode of life. Miriam was already
beside the doctor on the other
side Of the bed. Chris stood by the
1ong-drawn painfuness OF the scene
rather as Charles did-as an infection
that had to be borne. But although the
dying woman had been Charles COM
panion. it was Chris who was the more
moved by the sight. 1t was not a
pleasant death. not the quiet and in
evitab1e drawing to the full of one who
dies in due time. but rather a sudden
and violent disruption of the life it's
sues. Everything that was sordid and
ugly in the work of spies seemed con
centrated and fused on the stiffenine
figure on the bed.
Charles and his mother were both. il
their different ways-his clear cut ant
positive. hers muddled and hopeless
aware that all the glamour and glory hac
been stripped off their exploits. n,
one engaged in what was gloriou
would have been driven to end lik
fraulein: that was the bare fact. an
there was no getting away from il
Even the silent soldiers posted abou
the room were dimly conscious that tn
excitement and the thrill of the sp.
hunt had dwindled to terrible drab
ness There seemed no glory on thei
side. either; only unpleasant necessity
Suddenly a more violent convulsio
than ever before jerked fraulein's bod
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home base and a desire to avoid any
difficulties which should cause the gov
eminent concern, II was bound to be
a matter, If not of personal predilec-
ton. to allow visiting naval vessels
every privilege consistent with the
principles of international law in re-
lation to neutrals. AS I have already
stated. they were allowed to enter the
bay without any requirement other
than the simple formality of being
boarded, in order to establish their
identity. to inform them of the con-
dition of affairs, and to assign them an
anchorage where they would not be In
the way of operations il / had to en-
gage the enemy's batteries or defend
the squadron from any fmprovised
night torpedo attack.
Among the early arrivals of foreign
men-of-war, besides the British ships
Linnet tAiay p and Immortalite MAY
-. were the French crusier BrieuS
MAY 81, the Japanese cruiser Itsukus-
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ever saying or doing or thinking any
thing that one man might not do or say
or think in relation to another. ASK
any OF his friends and they will all ten
YOU Christopher Brent Is the straight
est pal on earth"
1T know. I'm sure he Is" replied Molly
a little more cheerfully, put you mus.
about IL at first, isn't It? 1t isn't that
blame Chris for any single thing ne
done. 1t was his duty. and think ne
has been splendid. It's only that IT'S a
observation-disclosures ma ne
could deceive one so well"
"suppose YOU forget about your side
of IL for bit, Molly. Realize that Chris
hated it just as much as you do, only
for his country's sake he had to sacrifice
everything, even you. il necessary. be
had had an awful strain in these last
twenty-four hours, my dear. and it's up
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power. l dispatched the Raleigh and
Concord to Subig to inuuire into the
truth of this report. They found a
force of Spanish troops intrenched on
Isla Grande. and under siege by the
insurgents. There was not German
subject in the place. When the Ger
man cruiser Irene appeared her cap
tain had visited the Spaniards and then
informed the insurgents that they
might not use small steamer which
was in their possession to assist in
their operations against the Spaniards.
However. when the Raleigh and Con-
high. IKE irene promptly steamed ous.
II was glad OF an opportunity of stat
ing my own position with perfect can
dor to Admiral Won Diedrichs. yet in
diplomatic fashion which could not be
personally offensive to him. however
positive he was in his views about the
rights of neutrals in a blockaded port.
Already there had been correspond
ence between us In which. in keeping
with the accepted authorities on in
ternational law, including the German
Perels, who had lectured at the Inn
perial German Naval Academy at kiel,
/ maintained my right OF blockade in
boarding ALL vessels, including men of
war. Or. in my own words. in one let
ter to Vice Admiral Won Diedrichs:
LAS a state of war exists between
the United States and Spain, and as the
entry into this blockaded port of the
vessels of war of a neutral is per-
mitted by the blockading squadron as a
matter OF international courtesy such
neutrals should necessarily satisfy the
blockading vessels as TO their identity.
] distinctly disclaim any intention of
exercising or claiming the droit de
visite of neutral vessels. of war. What
I do claim is the right to communicate
with all vessels entering this port. now
bIockaded with the forces under my COM
mand. II could easily be possible that
It was the duty of the picket vessel
to notify incoming men-of-war that
they could not enter the port. not on
account of the blockade. but the inter-
vention OF my lines OF attack
''Vice Admiral Won Diedrichs. In de-
NAL of the rights. had notified us that
he would submit the point to a con-
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Reviews of New Books

,lonos;do 81 The really venerable PEN
rod And rom cover to cover one runs
1ncn5otion of this busiest of Young
stsrs mindfn, that he does not lose
q scran of any of the tremendous bust
ness Of mp-coilecting. or pirateering.
Ja,ectsh1e thinas that boys are such
cor,niata aesc,ancy a~narts in +, is a
deiirbts,,l nerformance as full of pure
hov "a ~ possiblv couId he convincing
ona oil oysr again that of the worth.
while tbinps created a real bow takes
the nri,e
BROMLEY NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. BY Alice
Rrown author Of THE Prisoner
ere New York. The Macmillan
comnany
Bromley neighborhood might be any
Observation-Disclosures is. any one in New
u,, -. 49, a.. az sof,ar fool
Ing iaiiu' "heie' even w. 'i'e ao'Ne'
inss come to the surface under protest
AeAi"s. 'i,is '',a, -. ,,,itn
point OF detail Aice Brown uta"S WIN
infinite sympathy and skill are set three
young peoP.e-a s'li ana '"' "
wnose in.erioehine ,is'enes dsr 'a In,e tory
OF New England stripe. Behind these
three are the minor folks OF the neigh Dor
IN bis smhordinare canacity as are the
principals in this everyday adventure OF
living in the pattern OF one ancestry ana
surroundings. The hne quallty OF Woik
Tor which one mas learned 10 looh from
this authorship Is even Hstie iinef. d
nttie more nnisheo. ia b,onies ~. 81.
pornooo man IN ,ne eaii.ei t,,t,s
Aiiee bsoMh ohe oi dne ~ W., ne as,,1,e
W, NJ. ,. one ~ uor,,aav liz IL. on
70 iet .he las.e .. -. .-i,,s;,.
ms paidte iof its suo'iei anu iiiois
laNors-
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new 1orn' Gu =
This English love story works around
), :. almost comnlete circle II there
:" "n "iii'os'
were single chapter more that sHsh'
break in the circle would without ques-
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over"
The idea caught at Molly's imagina-
ton and she sat up eagerly, fresh life
kindling in her face.
IF I can do that she began, then
stopped as Chris himself came in.
There you are. Molly" he exclaim-
ed. You poor little thing, l have been
looking for you everywhere. and now
can't stop with you after all. I must
go upstairs again. Miriam. you had
better come. too: the doctor says it's
only question of few minutes
Miriam stood up and once again
Molly had the feeling of being slipped
into the background while more impor-
tant things were attended to. She look
ed after them and the tears rushed I'M
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ELEVENTH INsrALLMENT.
Conclusion. }


0EITHER Brent nor Molly ever
MV forgot entirely the night that
uNl followed. To Molly the whole
q " thing seemed like a nightmare.
The atmosphere was charged not only
with impending death and futile rage
and bitter disappointments, but with
actual evil 1t seemed TO her. so I'M
used to contact with such things
actually to pervade the air. Fraulein
had been carried in, a little. twisted
convulsive figure in her brown wrap
pings, her unconscious face dewed ana
twisted. Her jerkings were horrioie
tn see. and Molly. who with the rest
had crowded into the hall. turned ana
ned down the passage to the sitting
room again. where she remained hud-
dled mn in an armchair. shaking with
what was more distaste than fear
i X
Chris had not followed her there. In
that disoreanized household some one
had To take the lead. and it devolved
naturally on him. The case was hope
les. as every one could see from the
nrst. but still the doctor did all he
If stony despair by the bed. Mr.. Pol
1oek went booming round the mousse
Miss Myrtle. feeling neglected. hao ny
terics and brandy and SOFA IN heI
room and Charles remaineo-aiWa!
WITH that fixed immohility OF his-in
the room next to frauIein's, his guard
around him. So much Chris haa con
coded to the misery and terror OF MIS-
Sanderson- .s,ooa
n order chris went in search of Molly
He looked in her room, hut she was
not there, and he knew enough OF nei
TO be sure she would not pc seekihE
solace either with Miss Myrtle or her
Tather He went to his own room.
wondering il she had gone there 10
look for him. but that. too. was enp.s.
And when he went down to the situ,nS
room he found he had been forestaiied-
Miriam. whose life had taught her to
thinL of every ones feelings when the
work In hand permitted her to do so.
had no sooner done all she could for
fraulein than she went in search OF
Molly. She had seen her rush from the
hall and had realized what the whole
affair must mean to girl who PROB
abIy had never come across anything
worse than a cut finger in the whole OF
her life. She had found Molly hiding
her face in the cushion and shaking
all over
Growing up is a perfectly natural
process il the ordinary time is allowed
for it. but when a norman law suffers
violent upheaval IL can become un-
natural, and Molly had done all her
growing up since the morning before
The nervous and mental strain had con-
seouently been very much more IN
tense than IL the usual experiences of
lift had gradually unfolded themselves
to her step by step.
That little nightmare o. a writhing
figure In brown and the knowledge of
what had gone to bring it to that state
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her hair and mopping her face with rose
water. and added a busting of powder.
all of which. especially the last. did
more to make Molly feel herself again
or conversation would have done
There" said Miriam at length. giving
a final pat to Molly's hair. Now you're
feeling better. aren't you?"
oh you ace good said Molly. "but
YOU only make me feel worse in a
way. To think how have been hating
you
Never mind. 1t was quite natural,
and it's all over now. anyway"
"AIl over" repeated Molly. Yes.
everything's all over-you are quite
right there.
Miriam paused. brush in hand, and
looked at her inquiringly.
x X
What do you mean when you repeat
it like that" she asked. Whats all
over"
Everything between me and Chris
MY dear child. excuse me. but what
utter nonsense. You are just tired out.
that's what's the matter, and you're
seeing everything out of focus. Every
things going to begin all over again
for you and Chris. and going to be
much better than ever before"
Il don't see how II cam. said Molly
miserabIy I'm sort of feeling two
things at once. / don't know how to
explain il"
TRY and tell me about it, suggested
Miriam. sitting down beside her.
Well. it's like this" began Molly.
of Chris and that he's been so great
and wonderful and splendid and saved
all our lives, while I was being petty
and self-absorbed and let myself sus-
1t of ~ f.,1t n in
l don't see how he can ever forgive
me or feel the same to me again. And
the other part of me" she paused.
well, go on" encouraged Miriam.
"It sounds very absurd. but the other
part of me can't forgive Chris. You see.
he's lied and lied and lied to me. or
course. / can quite see he had to. and l
know ne hated doing II, but still the
fact remains that he can. doesn't 1t? And
I can't help feeling that now l should
always be uncertain about Chris. about
what to believe. Just when l was low
ing him most. and he was being incest,
1 should think. I wonder IL this is true
or whether he is only saying it?' oh. it
sounds horrid of me, but don't you see
what I mean"
Miriam nodded and took both OF
MoIIy's hands in hers. II quite see what
you mean. my dear she said. but
won't it make dinerence'to you when
I tell you that Chris sees it. too?. It's
what he's been afraid of, but I have
known him a great many years now.
and 1 can tell you this. that he has al
ways realized the danger of his work
that IL might upset his values. / mean.
and make him think less of lying than
other people--and the consequence is
that he is more rigorous than any other
man know in his personal affairs:
You could always believe him about
anything like that. And, Molly. don't
know how much you know of the
world. but you surely know that there
are not many men who could be such a
good pal to me as he has been without