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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1917-11-08

seen the Marvel portrait would be de-
ceived. There were certain character
istics missing for a man who had been
Intimate with the real Marvel, but this
imposter might have walked through
nine out of ten city banks and would
have been accepted as the genuine
article.
And then fell to studying the Du-
plicate's companion. The latter wore
no long beard his attire was different
from that of the man had seen at
Marvels apartments the evening pre-
vious, but he certainly was the man
who had jumped into the automobile
with Resilus Marvel in pursuit.
If the Duplicate was Rex Maginn,
the Human Spool, and his present
companion the white-whiskered man
and the president of the City National
bank of Springfield. then indeed l had
come upon the scene at an interesting
juncture. to say the least.
The two men proceeded on a mod
crate walk until they had reached the
City National bank. Then they en-
tered it, the man l might suppose to
be Morgan in the lead. They entered
it, but not by the front, where the
night Waterman was seated on the
stone steps. The banker unlocked a
door on the side street. They disap-
peared from view.
1t was fully half an hour before the
side door again opened and Morgan
came out alone. He went around to
the front, spoke to the Waterman and
then proceeded homewards at leis-
urely gait. did not follow him. Had
l not the sure evidence that a false
Resilius Marvel was now alone in that
treasure house of riches, left to roam
at will, with the Waterman very prob
ably instructed not to disturb him nor
interfere with his actions?
OF surety the Duplicate was a
criminal. He could, therefore, only
have gained the confidence of the
bank president with some evil purfAse
in view. 1t was up to me to act. The
local police were at once in my
thoughts. l turned, cogitating upon
the course l would pursue, when a
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1917-11-08
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strand OF the proposition and follow.
ing 1t up. For all that, as the lights
went out in that upper apartment
some of the sleuth fever Marvel had
imbued me with came into my veins.
Marvel Two came down to the
street, drew his coat well up about
his neck and shoulders and walked
along, unconcerned and apparently
disdaining all thoughts Of being fol-
lowed. l acted the shadow the best
knew how. In an expert case would
probably have failed. In the present
instance I seemed to succeed. My
man-let me call him the duplicate"
went straight to a railroad depot.
At its ticket Office he purchased trans.
portatlon, and then at some urgent
words from the ticket agent hurried
down the stairs to the train sheds.
think I did clever thing just
there. I fastened to the ticket win
dows and opened my pocket book.
Same as my friend" said Train
ready?"
You'll hustle if you make It," was
the reply. The speaker threw me out
a ticket and my change rapidly. !
was not In shape just then to keep
steadily on the trail of the man l had
Swallowed thus far. nor had that been
my intention. l saw a train pulling
out just as reached the train sheds.
l doubted not that my man was
aboard. Then I glanced at the bit of
pasteboard in my hand.
1t read: "Springfield." That was a
town about two hundred miles dis.
tant. prided myself on having dis
covered at least the temporary loca-
ton of the Duplicate. Then l re-
turned to the home quarters Of Resil-
Jus Marvel.
Somehow I felt safe in using the
key my friend had supplied me, to
take up watch and ward in those
rooms of his. l reasoned that the
only other outsider likely to intrude
there would be the Duplicate. Had
not seen him leave the city? Very
probably he had served his purpose in
posing as ReHilius Marvel. For him.
self that sect or of his plot was con-
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summated fully. The scene would now
shift. Perhaps Marvel conjectured
this same thing and would return.
sat down in an easy chair to wait for
him. He did not come. l fell asleep.
When l woke up the light of a new
day was invading the room.
AS l left the apartment house,
got breakfast and went down to
the bank, felt that 1 must not re-
main inert. More than once l took
out the bit of pasteboard that had
cost me something over four dollars,
and that name, springfield" seemed
to lure me on. l left a brief note for
the president of the bank, whose con-
fidential secretary 1 was. l merely
named Resilius Marvel. l knew that
would suffice and atone.
The first train for Springfield, l
found upon inquiry at the railroad sta
ton, left in an hour. l was one of its
passengers. l had no idea what pur-
pose | might serve by thus mixing up
with an intricate case solely within the
province of Marvel to explore and ex-
plot. However, l could casually look
out for the Duplicate. The presence of
the latter at Springfield might be
known to my friend. Perhaps | would
run across Resilius Marvel himself
l did not gain any results from a
stroll about the streets. Then as a
bank man l became interested in look
ing over the two institutions the place
supported. There was the Farmers &
Drovers', small concern, and the
City National, the leading financial
institution of the district. looked in
at both banks. The cursory visit gave
me no new inspiration or impetus, SO
/ planned to return home on the next
train. l found none city bound until
late in the evening, however, and
therefore decided to view the palatial
home Of Daniel Morgan, president Of
the City National bank. l strOlled to-
ward it casually to put in the time
The residence of the fnancier was
certainly worth viewing. l could not
help but admire the ornate residence
the beautiful garden surroundings.
Slowly retracing my way townwards
again l slowed up as l saw two men
come out through the iron-guarded
gateway.
The one l recognized first was the
Duplicate. Except in his walk and the
build of his frame he was Resilius
Maryel-at a distance His face was
well made up A person who had only
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significant and sinister about the man
except his covert, nervous actions.
had no thought of following him. My
intention was to mount the stairs to
Marvels rooms and venture to in
trude upon my friend. At just that
juncture, however, something hap
pened, something so unexpected that
| was lifted off my feet, fairly.
Standing in the shadow of line of
trees opposite the apartment house
was a second machine. It's chauffeur
was unobtrusively lounging in his
seat. AS if by magic he started up.
\ man made a flying leap from some
dark doorway back from the curb.
knew the sprint, / knew the supple
swing of the body, l caught the out
line of the face in CLINT of the cor
ner arc light, though well Swallowed
by broad peaked cap pulled down al
most to the raised collar of the cray
enette-it was Resilius Marvel.
The first automobile was out of
sight, the second machine two blocks
comprehend what two Resilius Mar
wells meant and what that discovery
might mean for me.
There was q plan, then, not only to
send Resilius Marvel away from the
city so as to leave the field clear for
the operations of the Human Spool
and his accomplices, but as we'll his
deserted quarters were to be appro-
priated by the people who sought to
dupe him. Further than this, a coun-
terfeit Resilius Marvel had been con-
structed. ! had seen him. l saw him
again as ! swiftly ran around the cor
ner and sought my old focal point.
Yes, there was the duplicate of my
professional friend. He was standing
up now. l watched him put on a pair
of hideous eye-obscuring goggles and a
false mustache. Under this new mask
he no longer resembled the man he
had counterfeited. However, the made
up face that was Marvel at a distance
was ready for disclosure when neces-
sary
A score of theories presented them
selves readily to my mind. OF course
the man with the tall hat was a figure
of some importance in the case 1t
was this person whom Marvel had
chosen to follow. OF course my friend
was aware Of the imposture going on.
Since he had left the home end of the
affair to take care of itself he must
have provided for later picking up this
Omaha daily bee., 1917-10-20

FRIENDS DENY .
PASHA AFFAIR
Tageblatt Declares Ambassa-
dor Never Knew Spy; Calls
1t "Another Forgery Of
Secretary LansIng's."

Amsterdam, Oct. lo.-Count Won
Bernstorff, former German ambassa-
dor to the United States, did not
know Bolo. Pasha, the Frenchman
held as spy in France, according
to the Tageblatt. Discussing the
Bolo affair, the newspaper says:
"In connection with the Bolo
Pasha episode and the disclosures Of
Secretary Lansing concerning the
part alleged to have been played by
Ambassador Won Bernstorf and For
eign Secretary Won Jagow, we are
informed by competent source that
the personality of Bolo Pasha was
not known to Won Bernstorff in
Washington inasmuch as the ambas-
sador did not have recourse to sources
in the. United States, which might
have been at the disposal of official
quarters here. a.. ---s p
= 49,, Never Knew the Name.
ut is also established that the name
of Bolo Pasha was never made known
to Won Bernstorff and his banker
Intermediates did not mention him.
Consequently the passage in the al.
legged telegram published by Secre-
tary Lansing in which Won Jagow'
asked Won Bernstorff What is new
about Bolo? is false. 49,.
"This warrants the obvious deduc-
ton regarding the trustworthiness Of
other details in this telegram"
The Taglische Rundschau says that
the mention of Bolo's,, name in the
Won Jagow dispatch is another for
gerry Of Secretary Lansing's for trans
parent purposes"
Bolo Got $l.7oo,oo0.
In the inquiry into the Bolo af-
fair in New York early this month
it was learned that Bolo had all ac-
complice In Switzerland, through
whom he had learned the terms on
which Germany would conclude peace
with France. Bolo Pasha is said TO
have received more than $l,7O0,000
from Won Bernstorff TO aid in carry
ing out his plot.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-10-20
COAL Miners
MAKE THREAT TO
DEFY GARFIELD
On Verge of Rebellion Against
Mandates Of Fuel Admins
traitor; Chicago Is in
Desperate Straits.

Chicago, Oct. i9.-Despite the
threat of Frank harrington, president
of the Illinois Mine Workers, to Dust
any striking miner from that or
ganization who did A.. not Immediately
return to work, it was predicted here
today that the coal strike would not
be settled until the fuel administra-
ton permitted higher price schedule,
SO that the operators might meet the
miners demands.
The Black Diamond, Organ of the
coal industry, in tomorrow's edition
will say that no settlement is possible
unless Fuel Administrator Garfield
yields. D. w. Buchanan, an official
of the Illinois Coal Operators as
sociaton, said that reports received
from southern Illinois were that the
miners were on the verge of open re-
bellion against Garfield, harrington
and John P. White international
president of the mine workers.
Peoria Miners Back.
r A dispatch from Peoria stated that
400 miners returned to work this
morning in that district. The miners
said that they had not been actually
on strike, but had suspended work
pending the outcome of the trouble
in the Springfield district.
Mr.. Buchanan's report showed that
the miners had returned to work
around Virden, Thayer, Auburn
Athens and Andrew, ILL.,, and in the
Clinton fields of Indiana.
On the other hand, walkouts oc-
CURED in Toluca, ILL.,, the first trouble
in the northern part of the state; the
United States Steel corporation
mines at Benton, and the Madison
Coal Evaporation at Glen Carbon. Mr..
Buchanan figured the loss to about
100000 tons daily in Illinois alone.
,.l. Situation Is Serious.
The situation in Chicago became
more critical today as the tempera-
ture shot downward toward freezing
mark. Fred w. Upham, president of
the Consumers company announced
that his company would be without
coal within five days and that no
new orders were being accepted. Hos
pitfalls will be unable to get coal after
next week, was his statement after a
talk with other dealers. The depart
ment stores are fortunate in having
about two weeks coal supply in
various yards. Other loop buildings
appear to be in desperate straits. =.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-10-20
SUGAR BUYERS ( .
!. LIMITED: PANIC
SEXES WOMEN
No Cause For Alarm. Says
Monroe Beet Sugar will
Soon Arrive and Limits
Will Be Removed.

A sugar panic fas seized the people
of Omaha. Reports that New York
City is to be put on half sugar ra-
tions led to many rumors today.
George Monro, Omaha food ad-
ministrator, says that large number
of -Omahans have started boarding
sugar in frenzy.
THE stores have adopted a rule,
refusing to sell more than 80 cents
worth Of sugag to any one customer"
said Mr.. Monro. ITO get around this
rule many people have gone from
store to- store, ordering 50 cents
worth OF sugar at each place"
One woman boasted that. she had
secured 200 pounds of sugar by this
method. "~' .-'@73s
Omaha jobbers have no sugar in
stock. Whatever sugar is still for
sale in Omaha is in the retail stores.
The 50-cent rule has served to alarm
many people, who have felt. for the
tlbot ttittS, q lCStli liNLloH EtldSCu upOll
the amount of sugar. they may buy.
There is no need for panic" says
Mr.. Monro. "Just at this time we
are between the end of the cane sugar
crop and the beginning of the beet
sugar crop. Some of the beet sugar
factories are already in operation and
within two weeks their sugar will be-
gin to arrive at the stores. Thep it
will be possible to buy any guam
tity. The beet sugar crop this year
is one of the largest in the history
of the country.
"The price of sugar will not ad-
vance. The big crop Of beets makes
that sure and besides the price is fixed
by the food administration. Retail
ers are buying it at $7.85 per 100
pounds. They are selling it at about
9 cents a pound.
1.-THE supply will be ample for all
within the next two weeks. Those
who hoard it now do not benefit them
selves and may hurt others" he said.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-10-20
SLAV CAPITAL
TO Be MOVED
TO MOSCOW
Capture of 0eseI and Moon
Islands and Threatened In
-vaSion of Esthohia Causes
! Evacuation. =

Petrograd, Oct. l9.--The govern
ment has definitely determined to
move to Moscow in the very near fu-
ture. b
The newspapers publish an official
announcement that the evacuation of
the fortified port of Reval, on the Bal
tic at the entrance to the Gulf Of
Finland, has begun.
The schools at Revsl have been
closed. The inhabitants of the city
are being sent to the interior of Rus
sia.
Announcement that the government
will move to Moscow was made to-
day by M. Kishkin, minister Of public
welfare. -.
The sailors of the main Baltic fleet
are demanding that the ships be sent
out to meet the Germans, but the gov
ernment is understood to have taken
the position that as the enemy forces
are of superior size, itswould be dis
astrous to leave Petrograd unde-
Tended. a., st......2 .2-s#
The Germans on Wednesday began
TO land troops on Dago island, south
Of tie entrance sst, the Gulf of Finland.
REMOVAL PLANNED BEFORE.
After the capture Of Riga by the
Germans preparations for removal of
the government to Moscow were be-
gun. The failure of the Germans to
develop their offensive after taking
Riga, as well as the approach of win
ter weather, making open campaign
ing irnpracticable, relieved the fears
for the safety of Petrograd for the.
near future.
Last week announcement was made
that the preparation fpr transferring
the seat Of government had been
stopped, as there was no prospect that
such action would be necessary, at
least for some time.
Threaten Esthonia Invasion.
The new offensive operations by.
the Germans resulting in the cap
ture of Oesel and Moon islands and
the threat of an invasion of Estho-
MIA again changed the situation, how
ever, and may be responsible for the
decisiAn to remove the government to
Moscow, the ancient capital. The
turbulent political contiens in Petro-
grad and the presence there of large
Plumbers Of extremists and agitators
Nay also have influenced the cabinet
Reval, town of about $4,000, 200
miles southwest of Petrograd, was
naval station, and with Helsinfors
Omaha daily bee., 1917-10-20
Rescue 100 Americans Lost
In England for Five Weeks

London, Oct. 18.-The American
Young Mems Christian association re-
ports that detachment of ninety
nine American soldiers which had
been "lost" in England for more than
FIVE weeks has now rejoined the
> American forces. By some mistake
these men were set down in a British
camp without single officer or a
penny. The day after they arrived
twenty-eignt of them fell victims Of
the German measles and were sent to
an isolation hospital.
For FIVE weeks the Americans were
unable to obtain stamps for letters
home or even tobacco. Then they
were discovered by an American col
lege student, who is in British
Young Mems Christian association
hut, and they were restored to their
proper up,E.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-10-20
Flyer Defeats German
In Fight Three Miles Above Trenches

enemy returned the fire, despite the
fact that his pilot had been Killed and
that his own death, was imminent,
One bullet from the German machine
gun. punctured the radiator or Luf-
bery's monoplane and lodged in the
carbureter. so thai he was compelled
to land Immediately. -
Except for the fact that strong
wind had been blowing in the direc-
ton of the German lines, the weather
of the past few days has been ideal
for flying, and the members of the
Lafayette SQUADRON have been busily'
engaged. While on low patrol pro-
tecting a Photographic machine. Ser
gent Walter Lowell of Boston was
attacked three times and his machine
badly shot up by machine gun bullets
Omaha daily bee., 1917-10-20
Norwegian Held for
Attempted SQb0taqe

New York, Oct. 19.-The police
turned over to the federal au-
thorities today Charles w. Walnum,
a Norwegian, 80 years old, sus-
pected of trying to get aboard a
United States government vessel,
formerly an interned German liner,
with intent to loosen some of the
rivets. The ship is being converted
into. transport.
Walnum has been employed as
chef and pantryman on a yacht
owned by Harry Payne Whitney.
He was to be arraigned late to-
day before United States COM
missioner. i @
Omaha daily bee., 1917-10-20

Bearing the largest American flag
in this part of the country, which he
has had made especially for the pur-
pose, Leo Stevens, chief instructor at
the Fort Omaha army balloon school,
will today fly over Omaha in the in
tereseof Liberty bonds. 60
Mr.. Stevens will use the largest
passenger balloon at Fort Omaha and
will take with him three student pas
sengers from the, fort. The big bal
loon with the immense American flag,
90 by 0feet in dimensions, will cir
Gle the city for several hours.
= The aeronauts will drop down from
Omaha daily bee., 1917-10-20

Headquarters of the Lafayette Es-
cadrille, on the French Front. Oct. l9.
Lieutenant Raoul Lufbery of We'll
lingford, Conn, member Of the I.afey-
ette esca&ille, fought the latest fight
in which >he brought down a German
machine (reported yesterday as his
thirteenth) at an altitude of 5000
yards and directly over the trenches.
When it was first seen by Lieuten-
ant Lufbery the German airplane
was several hundred yards above him,
but by making a wide detour and
climbing at a,Sharp angle the Ameri-
can was able to make near ap-
proach to the German biplane before
being discovered. The German pilot
was killed at the first burst of FIRE
from Lufbery's machine gun, and the
Omaha daily bee., 1917-10-20
Drafted Chemists Are
Given Special Duty

Washington, Oct. 19.--Several hun
dred chemists drafted into the ma
tional army have been assigned to
special work under governmental de-
partments and others are being with
drawn from cantonments daily. : it
was announced today. Army authori-
tiles we're able to PICK out these men
with the aid of census of ali chem
lists within the draft age limits, ar
ranged by the bureau of mines. A
similar census has been made of min
ing engineers, showing age, de-
pendency conditions, position in the
draft liability list and the nature Of
work each could do il drafted.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-10-20
SEVENTY LIVES LOST WHEN
TORPEDO STRIKES ANTILLES.
( GOES DOWN IN FIVE MINUTES
No Trace of Submarine That Did the Fatal Work. Names
Of Missing Enlisted Men Not Announced Until
Ascertaned From Muster Roll of
General Pershing.
lRx Assoclnkd prsss.A

Assolatd PrsJ ..
Washington, Oct 19.-The American transport Antilles
homeward bound torpedoed in the October IT,
and went down with loss of about 70 lives
The ship former Ward liner, under convoy by
naval patrol when attacked The submarine not een nor
the torpedo <-..t
All naval and army officers aboard saved and all but
three of the ships officers but Is soldiers of 33 aboard
were lost
SEVENTY ARE MISSING s.~-. b.. b.
Those lost include:
- Walker third engineer officer; $Boye, 20 Rourke, junior
engineer officers. .....s~f %#.e
Navy MenE L. Kinney second class Valley
W. Hunt second class Mountain
electrician New Oeans Watson electrician Rutland Mass
EXAMINE MUSTER ROLL
The of the soldiers and Of missing cannot
determined until the roll
amned Further details will be made public the Navy department
they received. a. .gsM.
No army units aboard officers and men of the
aboard being home special assignment
home those be discharged for
will not be available until be obtained Peshng
France The personnel
to the War department in advance
Omaha daily bee., 1917-10-20

? Secretary Daniels authorized the
following statement: !.
sfNKSsTN FIVE MINUTES.
"The department is in receipt OF
advice from Rear Admiral Sims which
states that the steamship Antilles, an
army transport, was torpedoed on Oc-
tober II, while returning>tb this coun-
try from foreign service. This vessel
was under convoy of American patrol
vessels at the time.
THE torpedo which struck the An
TILES was not seen, nor was the sub
marine which fred it. The torpedo
hit abreast of the engine room bulk
head and the ship sank within Ave
minutes. One hundred and sixty.
seven persons out Of about 237 on
board the Antilles were saved. About
70 men are missing.
ARMY OFFICERS SAVED.
"All the naval officers and officers
OF the army who were on board at
the time we're saved, as were the Off
GERS Of the ship with the exception of
the following:
Walker third engineer officer;
Boyle, junior engineer officer and
o'Rourke, junior engineer officer.
The following enlisted naval per-
sonnel were lost: E. L. Kinney, sea-
man, second class, next to kin.
Thomas M. Kinney. father, Water
Valley, Miss; J. w. Hunt, seaman,
second class, next of kin, Isaac Hunt,
father, Mountain Grove, Mo-; G. L.
Ausburn, radio electrician, first class,
next Of kin, r. Ausburn, brother, New
Orleans. La, and H. F. Watron, radio
electrician, third class, next of kin,
Mrs. w. L. Seger, mother, Rutland,
Mass.
SAVE II ENLISTED MEN.
There were about 50 OF the army
enlisted personnel on hpard of whom
II were saved. The names of the
missing of the army enlisted person.
mel and of the merchant crew OF the
ship cannot be given until the muster
roll i'll France of those on board has
been consulted. As soon as the de-
partment is in receipt Of further de-
tails concerning the casualties they
will be made public Immediately"
% @ Crack Coast Liner.
New York, Oct. 10.-The Antilles, a
freight and passenger ship of 6,87S
tons gross, owned by the, Southern
Pacific Steamship company Morgan
line), was one of the crack American
coast ligsrs.
1t piled between New Orleans and
New York and had carried thousands
of persons to- the Mardi Gras cclebra-
ton in the southern city. The vessel
was taken over by the government
as transport early in the war.
Captain HF. Boyde, master of the
Antilles, retained his command when
the vessel entered the government
service as did most Of his officers.
The crew as recruited by the quarter
master department included many of
the men who had served on the steam
Ship when it was in the merchant
service. -.s--x
The Antilles was built by the
Cramps at Philadelphia in 1907. It
was 42l feet long with beam Of S.
feet and depth of 81 feet.