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ing to the wind pressure, began to
move calmly northward. dropping
steadily. yet hardly perceptibly. The
wind was stronger than the law Of
human freight travelled two feet north
ward for every foot 1t fell.
The soldiers in the. front line had now
to lie on their backs in order to follow
air. The parachute hoated past our
trench into German territory only five
hundred feet above the ground. kerdra-
IeG must have realized the nevitability of
railing into enemy hands. He practIced
as he had preached.
Untying the cords that bound him to
the parachute. he finished the last few
hundred feet Of his descent without as
sistance. his lifeless body thudding down
among the discounted Germans who
had thought to make a prisoner
In the meantime, the aero station crew
were busily pulling In the cable attached
to the second balloon. lest 1t also break
away from its mooring
Castelgalant. having witnessed the fate
of his colleague. gathered together his
papers and maps and dropped them over
board: weighted by sandbag. 40 that if
he fell into the hands of the Germans his
work at least might not benefit He
had no intention of committing suicide
II the boches got him. ''tant p1s" so
much the worse. but he would do his
The motor-driven drum on the ground
revolved slowly, taking in the cable. It
was a hard pull. what with the seyenty-
mile-sn-hour wind to work against. And
it was dangerous work also for the
strain on the cable was doubled by the
two irresistible forces working against
each other. Making the most of every
lull. few hundred feet of line would be
gathered in. only to be let out again dur
ing the next gust, in order to ease the
strain.
When the balloon tugeed at its leash.
only 5000 feet from the ground, the Ger
mans awoke to a sense of Its accessi.
bility, and opened fire with their anti
craft guns. The target was too big a
sliced away a part of the observation
car, the part to which the cable was
attached. without hurting the observer.
The balloon envelope was untouched.
and. freed Of the weight Of the re-
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Abe and Morris Discuss "On the Front Page

"The chances is" Norris declared, elf
they was to come across the names ref
,erendum and recall in the papers today.
Abe. they would say it's miracle they
escaped as long as they did, because
they've got a hazy impression they read
1t somewheres that the Recollection. the
Resurrection and the Reproduction Of the
same line was sunk by U-boats about the
time they torpedoed the Minnieboska.
the Minnietoba and all them other Min
MES"
"Prize fighting is also got a black eye
in the way of newspaper publicity since
We went into the war, Mawruss." Abe
continued, land it amt remarkable
neither when you look back and think
of the pages and pages the newspapers
used to print about a couple OF loafers
trying to hurt each other with gloves on
their hands. which. believe me. Mawruss.
a green shipping clerk could give himself
worse Makkas mailing up one case OF
goods than them boys could do to each
other in whole season already"
81 bet YER Morris said. land for such
a picnic JEFF Willard used to get over
hundred thousand dollars. yet.''
Can you imagine how much money
one of them aviators over in the old
country ought to draw under such
wage scaleo" Abe asked. Il read an
account of what an aviator has got to
do when he goes up in an airyoplane.
Mawruss, and at one and the same
time. while he Is balancing himself
5000 feet in the air. he takes photo
graphs. shoots Off guns. drops bombs.
sends wireless telegraphs and also runs
and steers an engine which Is so
powerful. y'understand. that If you
would be running it on dry land. Nav
russ, you wouldn't be able to take
your mind off of 1t long enough to
think about the high cost, of camera
supplies, let alone taking pictures
YETI
II wonder if such a young feller has
got also a knowledge Of bookkeeping
and stenography." Morris speculated.-
What difference does that make?"
Abe asked.
Because, Abe. If after the war We
could get him to come to work in our
place It would pay us to give him a
hundred dollars week even," Morris re-
Piled. ION account 1t would be cinch, aft
er what he's been used to in hos last posi-
ton, for such young feller to operate an
electric rotary cutting machine with
his left hand and press garments with
his right, and he has still got both legs
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cloud banks.
castelsalant rapidly thought over
the situation. What should he do?
Drop out at the end Of his parachute
and perhaps be killed or stay in his
balloon and trust to luck?
The wind was blowing northward, in
the direction of the German lines, but
also In the direction of Holland. a neu-
territory. Perhaps he could keep in
the air long enough to descend on
Dutch territory. whore the worst that
could happen to him would be intern-
ment until the end OF the war.
He cast out everything movable from
the wrecked observation car and
hung on.
Six hours later Castelgalant pulled
his safety valve and descended below
the clouds to within field-glass view
of the earth. A careful scrutiny of the
surroundings revealed a nat and fruit
shining ribbons OF water,
1t was now safe to descend, but Cas-
telgaiant could not make up his mind
to the inactivity which an interment
camp would mean until the end Of the
war. The wind had shifted to the
northwest Why not try to cross the
North sea and reach England?
He made himself nest from the hang
ing ropes which swung from the balloon
and cut away the remnants of the obser-
walton car. Again he shot upward and
continued his aerial voyage toward the
unknown. the while he calmly penciled
voluminous data In his notebook
1t Is from this notebook that have
taken his story. for it was found on his
body in the North sea by a mine sweeper
and sent to the regimental commander
Il N war time spies are everywhere, but
they do not last long when they play
as bold game as did Lieut.. Fauxnom.
Perhaps 1 am wronginE the memory
of Fauxnom by branding him as a spy,
Evening star., 1917-11-04
BY FREDERIC BOUTET

The last day. when. with tears In h..
eyes. she was helping him to pack his
bag. he said to her suddenly:
have something to ask of Won. INV
little Denise. Give me the medaiiton
l wish to carry it with me. It will
there. oue
shall not leave my picture in II.
you understand" he added. lauzhinely'
L am going to put yours into it."
She did not hesitate She handed
MIN the medallion. He slipped into it
picture of his young wife and said.
half apologetically:
You don't think that I am foolish.
do You? You know out there one has
no false shame about loving those
whom he loves. And it will give me
the greatest pleasure to have with mo
something that you have worn SO long"
The next morning he went away.
Denise fonnd herself alone on the rail-
road platform.
Then for the first time she thought,
with a shock. of NJ. Barbinet She be.
gan to tremble with fear.
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some 1000 meters behind the German
lines. I knew Just where it was. but had
great difficulty keeping It within my ao nsla
Of vision on account Of the freShenlng
wind, which fIled the atmosphere with
dust.
"No. 1, long; direction good. No. 2.
range correct: ten degrees to the tight.
Just right: bulrs-eye."
A gust of wind of hurricane velocity
whistled through the tree stumps and
I telephoned to the battery to cease firing
and leaned back in my shelter to await q
calm.
Across the patch Of sky which could
rfed northward Below the moving
banks two ahapeless specks hung notion
less. They were our "saussicese (sau-
sages) - captive observation ballons
and Castelgalant.
Too high to be reached by the German
anti-aircraft guns. they were our most
valuable lookoutA commanding the entire
danger.
The wind blew stronger and stronger.
The balloons began to buck ana dance;
The cables which held them to the ground
grew dangerously taut-
Suddenly Kerdrajecs balloon broke
away from its moortng and began to
move majestically toward the German
lines under the impulse Of the wind
Oblivious Of the danger. I leaned out of
my post and watched its progress. won
dering what was about to happen
News of the accident ran rapidly
through the trenches, and the parapets
Of both the French and German were
lined with watchers, who, linked by
common bond of curiosity, forgot for the
moment their enmity.
Kerdrajec did not lose his head. Almost
the second that he realized the wind was
driving him over the enemy lines. he
must have pulled the ripping cord. for
he saw the huge shapeless envelope sud
denly collapse and settle slowly earth
ward At the same instant a tiny black
speck detached itself from the falling
mass and shot downward
A sigh went up from the watching
thousands.
THE observer, He has fallen,"
But no. Kerdrajec had not fallen
he had let himself drop with a fair
chance for his life. for his parachute
was attached to his body. and see!
after few hundred yards. it had be-
gun to open and to slacHen the speed
of his fall.
Now the parachute. like an enormous
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and his head left to keep the books.
answer the telephone, run a typewriter
and an adding machine -and fix up
new card index for our credit system"
"At that he would probably throw up
the job on account he didn't have
enough to do to keep him busy, Nav
russ" Abe commented. land also it's
going to be pretty hard for them fel-
lers to settle down after the war gets
through. considering all the excite
ment they've had with their names in
the papers and everything"
"sayw Morris exclaimed. 'the fact
that feller like Hindenberg is now
getting his name in tho paper the way
it used to was few years ago with
Hannah Elias and Cassie Chadwick
amt no criterion to Judge by. Abe, be-
cause what war done to mako the
newspapers forget their old friends
ain't a marker on what peace is going
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b can define these words?
Ti Lieuts. Kerdra5ec and Cas-
= q teigalant of the Balloon Corps
were ever disputing about their mean
ing and when the showdown came
each acted according to his lights.
It seems paradoxical that two men
actuated by Identical motives should
entertain diametrically opposed theo-
ries regarding subjects so vital, but
Such is human nature.
Kerdrajec was a Breton from Nell
han, headstrong and innexible, like all
Ala race.
"A mans first duty is to himself" he
would argue. His personal honor
should be conserved Immaculate. re-
kardless Of the expediency Of certain
acts which may seem to serve his
country's cause The nations honor
y based on the individual honor OF Its
Droud of its traditions and institu-
lions. The moment that had cause
% blush for them I would cease being
nrsErenchman-"
Castelga!ant. an impulsive. versatile
Aarseillais. saw things differently.
What are we compared to France?'
Ae would counter hotly. What are
eur selfish ideas regarding personal
honor that we should dare to weigh
Them In the balance against our coun-
sry's veal? 1t is our duty to sacrifice
overythtng, even our self-respect.
should the sacrifice rebound to the
benefit of the land that gave US birth. IS
They would go on in this strain in
1ssminably. much to the amusement OF
their mess fellows, whose less complex
natures were satisfied with action minus
discussion. What usually started them of
were the published lists of prisoners Ker-
lrajec held that a man should die rather
$han surrender; while Castelgalant In
Qsted that a prisoner is an incumbrance
10 the enemy and does his bit even during
his captivity.
On that morning had been assigned to
1uty in an observation post, which. clev-
0r1y camouflaged among the naked trunks
% q shell-torn clump Of trees. overlooked
part of the German lines. A telephone
Ssceiver clamped about my head. good
palr Of field glasses glued to my eyes.
watched the dust raised by our shells and
ysported results to the battery COM
1sAnder.
Our target was a concrete blockhouse
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1t Is generally enough to commend
story to say that 1t IL one of Frederic
Boutet's. NJ. Boutet Is Il master in the
compressed sketch. in the terse and
compact expression Of an idea or feel
ing. In this little story he deals with
petty tragedy Of the war, but one which
illuminates. perhaps more clearly than
many a larger tragedy would do. Its uE-
dcrcurrent Of pathos and heartbreak. The
touch Is light: the treatment Of the sit
uation is for that reason all the more
natural and effective.
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THE MEDALLION-- FREDERIC bfff boGiHf
*

translated by william L. Mcpher.on.
Evening star., 1917-11-04
BY MONTAGUE GLASS.

AI07 Es. Mawruss." Abe said asehe
W ~ thrust aside the sporting
~ section one Sunday In Oc-
Evening star., 1917-11-04
BY GERALD BRANDON.

q 1 ONOR! Patriotism! Duty! Who
i" can define these words?
VT Lieuts. Kerdrajec and Cas-
Evening star., 1917-12-02
Has the y. S. Government
Stamp Of Approval

After many weeks of careful research and experiment
by the Government they have worked a Standard
Formula which enables us to
Evening star., 1917-12-02
Deliver Direct to Your Home
One Pound Loaf of Holmes
Home Made Bread for SC

We consider it an HONOR and PRIVILEGE to make
BREAD from the GOVERNMENT FORMULA and it is
earnestly hoped that the Housewives our PATRONS and
the strangers within city will cooperate with us.
Evening star., 1917-12-02
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PETROGRAD. Wednesday, November
2S.-The text of a secret agreement
among France. Great Britain, Russia
and Italy has been published here by
the bolsheviki government. The agree
ment gives Italy, sanction to annex
certain territory in return for entering
the entente alliance, and embraces the
inadmisability of the Intervention Of
Pope Benedict, with a view to stopping
the war.
The document was signed in London,
April 26. 1915, by Viscount Gray. for
mer foreign secretary; Paul Cambon,
French ambassador to Great Britain.
and Count Benckendorff, the Russian
ambassador to Great Britain. 1t con-
tains a memorandum from the Italian
amba ssador at London to the foreign
ofiice and the allied ambassadors.
Territorial Rewards.
Italy was to have the assistance Of
the French and British naval forces
until the Austrian naval force was de-
stroyed. After peace Italy was to re-
ceive the Trentino. the southern Tyrol
to the Brennan pass; Triest and 1stris
and Dalmatia, with additional geo
graphical boundaries outlined in great
detail. Italy was to govern the for
eign relationships of Albania in the
event that that country became an
Evening star., 1917-12-02
Rewards for Haly'S War Aid
Revealed by the B0lSheviM
Secret agreement Provides for Prevention of Papal
Influence in Ending Struggle-Lands Naval
Supremacy and Loans Provided For.

autonomous government, but Italy was
not to oppose objections if it were de-
cided to apportion parts of Albania TO
Montenegro. Serbia and Greece.
The agreement supported 1taly's con-
tention in the principle of the balance
of naval power in the Mediterranea
sea, subject to future definition. Italy
was to have rights in Lydia enjoyed
by the sultan on the basis Of ~" 7 T"'
same treaty italy agreed to the pro.
posed Independent MussuiniaE -------
places in Aarabia.
Holdings in Africa.
In the event OF France and Great
Britain increasing their holdings In
Africa at the expense of Germany
Italy was to have tho right to increase
her holdings. Great Britain was to
facilitate the cause Of Italy in bor-
rowing f50,000,0o0 in the British mar
ket.
France, Great Britain and Russia
were to support Italy in preventing the
papal influence from ending the war
and in regulating questions concern
ing the war. Itaiys cooperation was
to begin one month after the ratiflca-
tion Of the agreement.
A dispatch from London. November
80, quoting a belated Petrograd ad-
vice. said that Italy also was to have
certain islands in the Grecian archi-
pelago and territory in Asia Minor as
conditions to her entrance into the
war.
Evening star., 1917-12-02

was made clear last night. are readyt to
insist that coal and foodstuffs be put
on preferential list by government or
der, holding that only in this way can
their prompt movement be assured.
Evening star., 1917-12-02
QUESTIONS OF PRIORITY
OF SHIPMENT UNSETTLED
Order for Preference to Food, Fuel
and Munitions Held Up-Deci-
sion Expected Tomorrow.

Confusion that has developed over re-
| quests from various government quar-
ters for priority of shipment for food,
fuel and munitions appeared far from
cleared up last night after an all-day
conference between government heads
and railroad war board officials.
An order drawn UP by Robert S. Low
ett, director of priority, directing that
| food, fuel and munitions be put in a
special classification for movement
ahead of general freight was held up
at the last minute and it was indicated
| that the whole question would be re-
ferred to the inter departmental war
, council for a decision tomorrow. The
council was formed recently of de-
partment heads and chairmen of gov
,, ernment boards and commissions to
take up problems.o of the sort.
Objections to Railroad Board.
No announcement was made after
the conference, but it was learned that
reached an agreement as to preferen-
| tial movement of food and fuel and
J. that each is willing that the two be
classed together along with war sup
plies.
Vigorous objection. however. 1t was
said. came from the railroad board
against any general priority order The
railroads, they hold. best can clear the
present freight congestion through
! their pool. A general priority order for
any particular commodity or any group,
| they said, further would complicate the
situation. Coal, they declared, already
is beginning to move under the unof1i-
cial arrangement made by the eastern
operating committee. which puts coal
ahead of general freight
The food and fuel administrations, 1t
Evening star., 1917-12-02

Ths wealth Of the United Kingdom in
1914 vas computed at about S12,50O,-
100000. while q conservative estimate
would place Il now lt $4,000, ,000, 900.
Evening star., 1917-12-02
AMBULANCE MEN GIVE
ADMISSION A SURPRISE
Company Arrives at Blue and Gray
Camp From 0glethorpe; Review
to Honor Gov. Stuart.
speci.1 pi,pateh to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
HEADQUARTERS BLUE AND GRAY
DIVISION, CAMP MCCLELLAN, ANN
STON, Ala, December More troops
have arrived at Camp Mcclellan. With
out any advance information, Ambu-
lance Company 20 arrived here late
this afternoon from Fort Oglethorpe
Ga, and will detrain tomorrow morn
ing. 1t will go into the camp for
merly occupied by the old 5th New
Jersey Infantry prior to the reorgani-
zation Of the infantry units.
News of the arrival during the after
noon of the ambulance company was a
surprise even to the STAFF officers at
the division headquarters, who had not
heard of the movement of any more
troops here at this time. Although
were due early in the afternoon, the
train did not reach here until too dark
for detraining.
Evening star., 1917-12-02
Inspections Continued.

Inspections Of the division were con-
tinued today by Col Herbert o. Will
liams and Maj Peck of the inspector
generals department. Coming on top
Of this inspection it has been decreed
that all field officers must undergo a
very thorough physical examination.
and these tests are now under way.
The start was made this morning in
the 57th Infantry Brigade. consisting
of New Jersey and Delaware troops.
The Maryland District of Columbia ar
tillery regiment started to move today:
1t is going over beside the Maryland
infantry regiment. Some Of their equip
ment was moved to the new camp today,
and the movement will probably be COM
pleted on Monday. The entire Maryland
and Virginia infantry brigade moved to-
day. It doubled UP in its camp suf-
ficiently to make a more compact brigade
camp.
Blue and Gray Division on Monday. This
one has been ordered by Gen. Rafferty,. in
honor of Gov. Stuart of Virginia, who
will arrive here tomorrow night. The re-
view will take place at 10 o'clock in the
morning
Evening star., 1917-12-02
Investigate Store. Looting.

The military police are trying to fix
responsibility for the looting Of ono of
the stores opposite the constructing quar-
termasters headquarters on Thanksgiv-
ing night. About $4,000 worth of goods
they were In any way connected with the
camp.
Brig. Gen. Charles w. Barber is in
Washington He was ordered there for a
matter which is purely Of routine ma
tire and will return here within a very
few days.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-04-19

A bushel or 2 bushels per acre
this year will mean a big help to
the crop. On spring blowing be
sure to follow up With the drag,
close after the pillow. This will
save moisture, save time in max
ing a good seed bed and will in
crease the wheat crop.
While the United States needs
wheat worst of all the grain crop
and rye perhaps next, oats and
barley are very essential. The
suggestion made about the wheat
crop, with THE exception of the
smut treatment. will apply equally
we'll with oats and barley, and
with these crops you have a lit
tie more time to look ahead and
test them out as you usually leave
them until the wheat is seeded be-
fore you put the seed of them in
to the ground. Expand Dhe ac-
rcagc of all these crops insofar as
you can find it possible. Put in
all land that is at at All fitted for
these crops.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-04-19
QuickIime Aided Wreckers.

The tremendous expansive force of
Quicklime was lately used effectively
in breaking up brick masonry. 1t was
necessary to remove three foundation
piers, each IL by 20 feet in area and
IL feet high, and similar piers support.
ing working engines on each side pre.
vented blasting. Cutting and breaking
up by hand being too slow and expen.
sive, the new method was tried. Yer.
tical holes three inches across and
three feet deep were bored three feet
apart in both directions, and were
filled to within six inches of the ton
with fresh-slacked lime. The holes
over the wet lime being closed with
well-tamped brick dust, cracks started
in ten minutes, soon breaking the pier
tops into three-foot cubes.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-04-19
Foss N. E. CHURCH NOTES

The effects OF the Revival cam
paign are quite apparent in the
church attendance and especially
in the mid-weck prayer meeting.
The room was crowded and the i'll
dications are the Thursday even
ing services will soon have TO BE-
held i'm the large room.
Last Sunday number more
united With the church making
forty-six received into the church
since the campaign.
Last Sunday afternoon Junior
League was organized. Glasses
were formed and the regular study
will begin next Sunday.
Services next Sunday as usual.
Sunday School at 9:i5.
Preaching al 100.
Junior League at 800.
Epworth League al 6:30.
Preaching at 1880.
Prayer Meeting Thursday even
ing at $3.50.
A special feature of the evening
services is the singing of the
Chorus Choir led by Rev. +. L..
Hobbs.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-04-19
Uses for Postcard.

Mount the pretty cards on colored
cardboard five by eight inches. Mt.
taching cord or ribbon to the two
upper corners for hanging. The re.
clpfents of missionary box in China.
We're delighted with groups of six
cards mounted on colored cambria.
which had been pinked around the
edges. The missionaries declared
they were pretty enough to hang in
our own home" but they were sent tc
some of the schools. and delighted the
pupils, who see few attractive things.
me children could easily make these
gifts for those across the sea.
The pretty motto and greeting
cards may he converted into things Of
use as well as beauty. for the schol-
airs in our home mission schools. Get
bunale of blotters Of different col.
"rs. Have the children cut them into
postcard size and carefully paste them
over the writing on used cards. When
gwen TO the pupils they prove of great
heip to them as well as to their
teachers.-Exchange.