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The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-07-11

Now, after weeks confinement IN
his cabin, he felt, strong enough to ven
ture out again and to attack his prob.
lens. They we're personal problems
now, much more intimate than before,
for he was building not only the bridge
but weaving in its web Of steel his own
future happiness. r.
OF course he had been able to get
out on the rough porch O.. his galvan-
lied iron shack where lie had the
bridge in full view, and the day before
he had even walked unsteadily down to
the river bank, where he had been
equally surprised and delighted at the
progress that had been made. Abbott
was a driver after his own heart. Real
ly things seemed to have gone on just
as well without him as If he had been
on the Job. He had not been lonely in
his illness, for all Of the chief men con-
nected with the construction had done
their best to beguile the tedium of his
hours by visiting him whenever they
could spare the time.
Abbott had been especially kind In
his somewhat rough-and.ready way.
The big construction superintendent
was fond Of Meade, although he I'M
dervalued him. He regarded him more
as a theoretical than a practical man
and the inevitable antagonism between
the theorist and the practical man,
when they are not combined in one per-
sonality, was latent in Abbott's heart.
Nightly, he brought to Meade details
Of the progress Of the work. That eve
ming, just before leaving, he remarked
in the most casual manner in the world,
as If it were matter of little or no i'm
portance, that C-10-R was trifle out
Of line.
Now C-l0-R was the biggest member
of the great right-hand truss on the
north side Of the river. It consisted
Of four parallel composite webs, each
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-07-11

formed of several plates of steel riv-
eted together. These webs were con-
nected across their upper and lower
edges by diagonal latticing made Of
steel angle bars. C-10-R and its parallel
companion member, C-10-L, in the left
hand truss, carried the entire weight
Of the cantilever span to the shoe rest-
ing on the pier. These members were
sixty feet long and five feet wide. The
webs were over four feet deep and in
size and responsibility the great struts
were the most important Of the whole
structure.
To say that C-10-R was out of line
meant that it had buckled, or bent, or
was springing, and had departed from
that rigid rectangularity and parallel
ism which was absolutely necessary to
maintain the stability and immobility
Of the truss and the strength of the
bridge. To the theorist nothing on
earth could be more terribly por-
tentous than such a statement,
If it were true. To the prac-
teal man, who, to do him justice, had
never dealt with such vast structures
and he was not singular in that be-
cause the bridge was unique on ac4
count Of its size-the DETECTION noted
meant little or nothing.
"Good God!'' exclaimed Meade.
af1ame on the instant with anxious APP
prehension. The night was warm and
he was dressed in his pajamas and had
been lying on the bed. AS If he had
been shocked into action he sat up, for
getful Of his weakness. 'Defection I"
he fairly shouted at Abbott, who re-.
garded him with half-amused astonish~
ment, "a Gambler in C-10-R? Why
didn't you tell me?''
By this time Meade had got his feet
into his slippers and was standing
erect.
1T isn't enough to make any differ
ence," answered Abbott quickly, per-
haps little disdainfully.
1T makes all the difference on
EARTH" cried Meade. 1T means the
ruin Of the BRIDGE"
he Iedcueu 1Or MS jacket, hanging
at the foot Of the bed, and dragged it
on him.
"Don't worry about it, youngster."
said Abbott rather contemptuously, al.
though he meant to be soothing. I'm
going to jack it into line and-here,r
he cried as Meade bolted out of the
door, you'd better not excite yourself
that way. Come back to bed, man.
and"
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-07-11
CHAPTER ".
The Detection In the Member

The DETECTION In the Member.
Three days after the departure Of
the nlingworth party the young en-
gineer fell i'll with follicular tonsilitis,
which is about the meanest small thing
that can lay a strong man low. He
fretted over his enforced absence from
the work and in the end had to pay for
that very fretting, for he got up too
soon and went out too quickly, and was
promptly forced to bed again as con-
sequence Of his tmpatience.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-07-11

her Slightly, though he still held her
closely and she was quite content.
I'm quite calm now" he began,
that is, I am as composed as any man
could be who is holding you in his
arms. But If it had not been for me,
you would never have been in danger.
It was my fault. I should have made
sure. shall never forgive myself"
"But If had not been in danger ]
might not now be here in your arms.
And It I were not here" she went on
swiftly, too happy In her love to be
mindful Of anything else II certainly
would not be doing-this."
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-07-11

getful Of his caution. Before he could
complete his step or warn her Of the
danger, 1t now bent forward. It tilted
distinctly. In spite Of herself, Helen
nlingworth was carried still farther
forward as she sought to regain her
balance. The piece of steel began to
slip downward, grating on the pile Of
beams as it moved; another second
and it would be off and on its way IT.
revocably.
Meade threw himself at the girl. He
lunged out and caught her just as she
was slipping downward with the plate
now almost perpendicular. To catch
her he had to step to the very edge Of
the planking beyond which the rails
ran naked on the ties.
With tremendous effort he caught
her by the waist, swung her up and in,
and stood fast on the brink quivering,
heaving himself desperately backward
as he sought to maintain his balance
and take the backward step that meant
safety.
A wild shout rose from the steamer
as the huge plate dropped, like the
blade of a mighty guillotine, straight
down through the air. If it had struck
the boat, it would have cut through
like knife. Fortunately it cleared
the gangway by inches. In a second
1t had disappeared. Screams, shouts,
arose from the boat which promptly
sheered off into midstream.
Helen Illingworth's back had been
toward Meade as he seized her. She
had seen as he had everything that
happened. Recovering himself at last,
he stepped back slowly, almost drag.
ging her, until they were safe dis
lance from the edge. His face was
CHASTITY white in the moonlight. Sweat
covered his forehead. He was shaking
like wind-blown leaf.
''The whole world went black when
I saw you co." he said slowly.
'tDo you care that'much?'' asked the
girl, trembling herself.
There was no necessity for maidenly
reticence now.
"Care?" said the man. "Care?"
I'm all right now"
'fYou are more fortunate than !. ]
stood to lose you, you stood to lose
only life. Don't you see? Can't you
understand"
Suddenly he swept her to his breast
as this time she faced him. She was
very near him and she did not make
the slightest resistance. She had wait.
ed for this hour and she was glad
They had faced death too nearly fol-
any hesitation now. She knew he
loved her, and knew that he had
saved her at the imminent risk Of his
own life. There had been swift yet
eternal moments when it seemed that
both Of them, trembling on the brink,
would follow the downward rush OF
the gusset plate. Now as he strained
her to him, she lifted her face to him
glad that she was tall enough for him
to kiss her with so slight a bend OF
the head.
There, under the great trusses of
steel, amid the huge, gaunt, massive
evidences Of the power of the might,
Of the mastery Of man, two hearts
spoke to each other in the silence, and
told the story that was old before the
first shelter had ever turned the first
ore into the first bit Of iron, before
Tubal Cain ever smote the anvil; the
story Of love that began with creation,
that will Out1aSf all tho from in oil thu
hills Of the earth-that is as eternal
as it is divine!
After that wild embrace, that first
rapturous meeting Of lips, he released
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-07-11

How young Meade faces a
great crisis and what he does in
trying to avert serious trouble
is told In a thrilling chapter in
the next installment.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-07-11
PERIENCE JUST HOW MUCH HELEN ILLANG-
WORTH MEANS TO HIM

The Martlet Construction Company
tiona bridge planned Beram Meade engineer
Bertram Meade r, resident
with Helen Hngworth daughter
the
strength Of
but laughed doubts
wardy agreeing with
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-10-04
Prepare for Air Raids

London, Oct f. - Formation of a
special ministry to return measure for
measure to the Germans for air raids
over London is the war cabinet IS re-
sponse to the public demand for repris-
ais, according to the Chronicle today.
The special minister, it was asserted,
would concentrate British aerial fore
es specifically for raids over German
cities. His duty would be to devise the
maximum amount of fFightfulness
which could be inflicted upon German
cities.
All official announcement on the mat
ter of reprisals was withheld today.
Proponents of a vigorous reprisal
policy brought a new argument today.
1t was that the German cities most ae-
eessible for British raiders were in
southern Germany-and the southern
German, according to reports, is chat
ing over too much Prussianism in the
empire. Advocates Of British rsiding
held that nothing could bring home to
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-10-04
By William Phillip Simms,

=. UNITED Press Staff Correspondent)
With the British Armies in the field Oct 4---Brtsh
forces have advanced than mile deep into the Ger
man lines in what looked today to be of the wars
greatest battles.
Prisoners already taken reach into four figures.
Several villages have already been taken.
The drive still on this afternoon
Hag struck his blow early this morning the climax to
Whrwnd of artillery that for days has beat relentless
y increasingly the German positions In all respects
the blow mpresses among the biggest if not the
biggest of all the battles of the greatest of all wars
Fighting is on unprecedented scale of magnitude of
men, munitions, guns and territory.
At Zonnebeke alone three enemy divisions (Note--A
German division ordinarily contains $4,000 men) we're
ordered to attack and retake ground they lost in the first
staggering impact of the British blow
The Germansthe whole three divsions---were caught
IN the British barrage. The terrific fire literally churned
the poor devils into bloody lobloly.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-10-04
star Pitcher In Camp.

Camp Lewis, Tacoma, Wash, Oct. 4.
-"Say bo, have you got a lump of
good butter and spoonful OF sugar
on you2"
This is the way Eddie Klein, one
time shining light of the st. Louis Ma
tional league team and pitcher on the
Seattle and Tacoma mines greeted a
visitor yesterday. Klein is now Pri-
vate Klein, headquarters company.
Eddie sure misses his little old
'fthree times a day at the best hotel. y
"If they would only give me some
butter I wouldn It mind it so much, +"
he said, ''but l don't like bread with
out something to make it go down
easy"
Eddie is playing a lot of baseball
although he has been forced to lay off
for the last few days because of q
sore arm due to the innoeulation fol-
typhoid the men of his company re
eeiyed this week.
he says he likes army life vel
enough, barring the fact that there arr
only three mail deliveries day and NJ
butter on the bread.
His mail. according TO his bunl
mates, mostly comes in scented en-
Yelopes and is delivered by the bushel
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-10-04
WAR TAX TAKES TOLL
OF ALL POCKFTDOOKS
IN AMERICA TODAY
Public Assessment Starts In
Sixty Days---Now In
Effect

Washington, Oct 4.-The war tax
toll on the American pocketbook began
today.
Within two months the buying public
will be paying over the counter,
through ticket windows of various
kinds-and almost everywhere else the
levies under the $2,535,000,000 revenue
bill, now a law.
Throughout the land today the high
cost of drinking mounted with addi-
tional taxes on hard, soft and medium
| beverages effective Immediately. Auto
mobile owning, with a tax of three per
cent of the sale price, becomes more
costly. Pills, patent medicines and
chewing gum are hit.
Sporting goods, motor boats, estates,
inheritances, incomes, war profits and
other luxuries of the wealthy are tax
able Immediately.
Smoking also may be more costly
within 80 days, with added taxes on
tobacco, cigars and cigarettes, ranging
from 81 to 81 a thousand on cigars and
from so cents to $1.20 thousand on
cigarettes. Even snuff users win
suffer.
On November l also, the tax on
freight and express packages-one cent
for each twenty cents charged-be-
comes effective, together with a ten
cent levy on berths and staterooms in
| Pullman cars.
Every telegram, telephone or wireless
message costing more than 10 cents
after November l, will bear five cent
tax and taxes of eight cents on each
500 on life insurance and one cent on
each dollar of fire insurance also begin.
With a tax on "movie" and "legiti-
mate" theaters after November l, of
one cent on each ten cents admission
charged, the cost of Choking them
over" either on the screen or in the
"pony" row promises to mount. The
usual New Years outbreak will be
more expensive with a new tax on
table reservations. 1t will cost toll
equivalent to 10 per cent of the dues
to join club after November l.
Stamp taxes on bonds, promissory
notes, bills of sale and playing cards
become effective December l, as dcrs
the one cent tax on parcel post pack
ages costing % cents or more. The ad
ditional one cent on letters is effee.
| tive November /.
Money raising bills being disposed
of, congress will adjourn Saturday
House and senate are to pass the ad-
journment resolution today. The sen
ate also will pass the soldiers and
sailors insurance bill.
House adoption of the conference re-
port on the $4,000, 900 urgent de-
ficieney bill is expected today. The
senate passed it late yesterday.
The civil rights bill, suspending legal
action on debts of soldiers and sailors
in foreign service may squeeze through
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-10-04
WELL
Of GOLD IS LOCATED
IN DEUTSCHES BANK
nexhaustible Millions For Germanys Propaganda Work
Came From This Source-Much Of 1t Paid to Americans
--BOIo Pasha and His ntrigues Are Now Under Invest
CATION by Federal Authorities Many May Be Implicated

New York. Oct. 4---The well of gold from which Ger
Ambassador Bernstorf drew apparently nexhausti
BILE millions for Germanys propaganda work here and
abroad is believed by New York legal authorities to
have been located at last
In statements to the United Press today, the author
tiles indicated that trace had been found of pouring out
of literally millions of doarsmuch of it to Americans
-~on Count Won Bernstorffs orders through the
Deutsches bank Hugo Schmidt, prominent German
banker here and head of the Deutsches bank first
toned through Boo Pasha ntrgues is be examined by
those probing the case this afternoon.
millions upon millions Of dollars and securities have
passed through the Deutsches bank said Perey Morse
expert accountant entrusted with investigation of the
Boo Pasha and other intrigues.
eff the source and destination of these and secur
tiles became known, the information would doubt be
valuable for the apprehension of many closely con-
nected with Germany"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-10-04
GENERAL PERSHINGSEES
|SAMNIES Co over TOP
OF CAMP TRENCHES
Commanding General Is
Pleased With Showing Of
His Troops
By j. w. regler,

Omitted Press Staff Correspondent
American Field Headquarters, France,
Oct. A. Major General Pershing
watched his Sammies ego over the
top" today. He spent the day on a
hill top in the training grounds, criti-
cally viewing his troops to executing
practice attack formations. The work
was over rough, muddy practice ground
or through knee-deep yellow acres of
wild mustard
The concluding drill was an attack
in force. Pershing, General Sibert and
three other American generals, with a
French general, followed close behind
the waves of the American troops, on
a battalion frontage.
With their grenadiers in front, the
Sammies walked slowly behind an i'm
aginary barrage after leaving the
trenches. A volley Of real grenades
reverberated through the valleys as the
line reached the first objective-the
Wilson trench.
There a section detached itself-the
choppers up" Others maintaining
the same leisurely pace, passed on, with
helmeted machine gunners closely fol
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-10-04
CAMP LEWIS BOYS
Spend MONEY FOR
TOBACCO AND CANDY
Two Hundred Thousand Dol
lars Monthly Is Cost to
10000 Soldiers

Camp Lewis, Tacoma, Wash, Oct a.
Talk about gum-chewing stenograph-
ers and chocolate nibbling loungs liz
zards-the Sammies at Camp Lewis
have them all backed off the map.
The monthly candy and tobacco mon
ey spent by the 10000 men in camp
amounts to approximately 100000.
The consumption of candy at this
cantonment almost exceeds the amount
of army beef that the men "put away"
each day, according to the dealers who
are clustered about the entrance to the
camp.
Most of the little shops do not close
until late at night and from the time
the soldiers are released from duty ear
ly in the evening until taps at night,
the clerks are busy selling candy, to-
bacco, chewing gum, and hot dogs, and
hamburgers.
Almost all of the regiments, trains
and units have post exchanges now
where the profits are turned over to
the men to establish mess fund.
"Fifteen thousand bars of candy
have been sold at my exchange since
the first quota of men arrived" said
Lieutenant E. R. Block in charge Of
the 346th field artillery store, yester-
day, "while we have distributed 5000
packs of one brand of cigarettes
alone. +"
There are only 400 men in the 346th
but the stock carried by the exchange
has a value of $4,000 most of which
is invested in candy and tobacco, al
though the exchange carries a general
line of most everything, from hardware
to soft pillows.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-10-04
Wireless Messages Show
Berlin Foreign Office Was
Sending Money to America

New York, Oct. 4.--The unlimited
flow of gold with whiei: Ambassador
Bernstorff carried on his propaganda
and intrigue against the United STATES t,,,
which America and Germany Were sun
at peace, was revealed this a1terhoon
as having its source direct from the
Berlin foreign office. ~.
i This revelation came direct on the
heels of disclosures which showed nov
Bolo Pasha, now imprisoned IN franse
as traitor, came to this country ~
carry ON his work of influencing news
napers in behalf Of Germany.
Hugo Schmidt, resident agent OF the
peptsches bank of Berlin, appeared pc
fore Attorney General Lewis OF New
York state ir response to suopoeina
this afternoon and turned over 70 nun
comics of wireless messages ne han "a,
changed with the bank in Bernn. Ineso
messages showed the code for behn-
s+orff was stCharles Gledhill.
Tbe code for the Guaranty Trust com
onv of New York, where some OF Ine
German funds were deposited was
HFred Hoomen. -. parl;r
Another code designated vne D1s..-- -
fora;gn office. 1t was Wilham Eo1-
~, ~ = The first message surrendered ~
Ssys,;dt was one sent via Sayvlie oy
sl;,, 20 the bank in Berlin, dated Maien
l11 1915, Tho message SAID: r-,.w
-. .Co,nmunicate with William Foxiey
taIegraph whether he has plaeeo
"nonev nnS INV disposal for Charles 0iee'
hill" ,.A "a said.
aRepIying your cable, Gledhhi' treu
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-10-04
Battle in A.driatic.

London, Oct. 4.-British troops start
ed successfully early today on another
"big push" in Flanders.
East Of Ypres we attacked at 6
O'Clock this morning on a wide front
and with satisfactory progress, Field
Marshal Haig reported. ga number
have already been prisonered.
For ten days London has been eager
ly awaiting just such news as that con
tained in Haig's message.
During that time massed British guns
have been pouring a concentrated fire
of the greatest intensity the war has
yet recorded on German positions in
the Ypres sector.
The bombardment has been intersper-
sed with desperate German assaults.
The enemy high command realized the
tremendous gunfire presaged another
British drive and has sought in every
manner to mass troops and guns to pre-
vent it.
Nearly week ago correspondents at
the British front gave hint of what was
preparing. Then day or so later they
aroused London's expectancy to the
highest pitch by mysteriously announc-
ing nothing would be reported from
the British front for "a hours. 1t was
during this time, the public figured to-
day, that Haig completed all plans for
the drive.
Presumably Haig struck again today
at the Passchendaele ridge line-the
strategic center of the German front
in Flanders 1t is the key to the German
lines from there to the coast, the dom
mating geographical citadel defending
the Rouiers railway and certain arteries
of communications with the German
bases at Zeebrugge and Ostend.