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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-27
HIGHWAYNIAN SHOT.
II News Service

International News Service
CHICAGO, Dec. 27.-Henn Nit
chell, Negro highwayman, was shot
today by a fellow bandit during
their attempt 10 rob man who
resisted them Mitchell died in a
hospital.
Fred Quinn is under arrest and
police say he confessed firing the
shot.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-27
FIRE LOSS is 100000

BALTIMORE. SD. Dee. 1-.-Fire
believed 90 have been on incendiary
origin. early today destroyed the
box manufacturing plant of Otto
uuker and Sons here. engaged Deb
government vork. With loss 80
over 100000
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-27
German ttackson
Verdun Front Are
Repulsed by French
,ternational News Service

International News Service:
PARIS. Dec. 27.-Two power
ful German attacks were
launched on the Verdun front
on Wednesday. but both were
repulsed, the war Office an
nounced today in a communique
dated Dec. 90.
The Germans made a determ-
ined effort TO break through the
French lines but were thrown
back by the heavy fire Of the
French artillery and machine
guns.
The Germans have been
bonn barding French positions at
Verdun with persistence for
many weeks The infantry at
tacks may be the beginning Of
a new offensive or might be an
individual operation undertaken
for the purpose Of testing the
strength Of the French line
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-27
KILLED BY PRISONER

ATLANTA. Ga. Dec. -.-Dr.
James = Brock deputy warden of
the Atlanta federal prison. was kill
Cd by a prisoner today.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-27
REPORT COMMANDMENTS.

International News Service:
LONDON. Dec. 27-Bom bard
ments near Ypres on the West Flan-
ders front was all that the war Of
zee reported today.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-27
Rail Dictatorship
is Hailed as Great
Step to Win War
PreSt Wilson's Action to Coordinate Control of TranSpOr
tatiOn Wins Almost Unanimous Approval.
Even Operators Praise Pan
-nternatlonal NeWs CIVIC !:

WASHINGTON Dec. 27.-"The greatest single step tova,
winning the war with the exception of general CONSUMPTION
the verdict official Washington today placed PreS WI
sons action in taking the nations railroads.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-27

tCONTINUED ON PAGE THREE.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-27

CCONTTNUED OF PAGE EIGHT1
The Yale expositor., 1917-03-15

Leontine looked at the man who had
risen. He was a dissolute youth with
a pasty complexion, and the air of one
who was at the end of his resources.
An instant later the sound of a re-
volver shot was heard, followed by the
thud of falling body.
Leontine Sprang to her feet in ter
ror. The others followed suit.
Half hidden by the curtain behind
which he had fallen, lay the young
man.
Peering into the dead mans face
was a man whom she seemed to re-
member. Yes, it was little Louis Lamb.
II guess Madame Blanca won't like
this sort of job going on next door,"
he said with grin.
"What do you mean by next doorP"
asked Leontine.
"Why, through the door behind those
curtains" answered Louie. "Say,
you're green, amt you"
"You must go, you must go at once,
madamel" said a negro attendant,
pushing through the excited throng.
Kindly leave the house Immediately"
Leontine, with two or three other
women, was being jostled roughly to-
ward the door. She was In despair,
for Loule's words had given her a clue.
Suddenly she saw that the curtains
Had been drawn. The suicides body
was being carried into Madame Bian-
cas- house through the secret entrance.
Instantly she threw up her arms and
fell to the floor in simulated faint.
Through her half-closed eyes she
saw the commotion about her. Two at
tendants came hastily up to where she
lay.
"We'll have to run her in, too" they
said. "Say, amt them women the
limit"
Taking her by the head and feet they
pushed their way back to the curtains.
A glare of lights burst on her closed
eyelids. Cautiously she opened them.
She saw Sebastian and the woman
known as Madame Blanca, with Ro-
manoff, standing about the body of the
suicide.
She sprang to her feet and faced
them. At the sight of her Sebastian
WINGED, started, and whitened. Into
Romanoff's eyes there came look of
understanding. Madame Blanca looked
at her steadily and inqulringly. And
suddenly Leontine realized the purpose
of Scbastian's presence there. For
there was a paper in the woman's hand
and it was the confession Of Louis
Lamb.
Sebastian had certainly been attract
The Yale expositor., 1917-03-15

got something In view that's worth
considering"
"Slt down and tell me about It."
said Blanca.
About one minute after Romanoff
had left the gambling room, Ravengar
rose from the table. He pocketed his
winnings with a yawn and strolled in
to the hall. Pushing back the curtain,
he, too, touched the spring, and the
panel opened. He entered the ante
room nolselessly and turned to close
the panel behind him.
He could hear the low conversa-
tion in the next room. AS he moved
stealthily forward, he became con-
scious that his coat had caught In the
panel.
He turned to free himself. The sliding
panel Jared slightly. In an instant
one of the men in the next room,
alarmed by the sound, appeared in the
doorway. Ravengar had just man.
aged to free himself when the man
was upon him, grasping him roughly
by the arms.
"What are you doing here?" he de-
manded.
Something in Ravengar's look fright
ened him, for, releasing his captive,
the man stepped back and drew re-
volver from his pocket. Ravengar
caught him by the arm. The weapon
was discharged, the bullet passing in
to the ceiling. A chip of plaster fell
to the floor.
At the sound, Romanoff, Blanca, and
the third man rushed into the room,
They found Ravengar struggling with
the lookout" man.
At Bianca's command the men fell
back, leaving Ravengar in possession
of the revolver which he had wrested
from the other. Blanca and he looked
at each other for a moment in silence
Then Blanca smiled.
Put that away, please" she said
quietly. 81 don't allow weapons in
my house."
The Yale expositor., 1917-03-15

his companion goodnight and hurried
away.
Leontine followed him. The chance
that she had sought seemed to be at
hand. Sebastian called taxicab and,
giving a brief direction to the chauf-
feur, entered 1t. Leontine summoned
another vehicle.
"Follow that cab" she said.
The driver, who was used to such
situations, obeyed with alacrity. Pres
emily he stopped and came running to
open the door. "The gents just gone
into that house with the barred win
dows," he said to her.
"Whose house is it?" asked Leontine.
MADAME Bianca's," said the man,
with q grin. "They won't let you in
unless they know you, missus. It's the
swellest gambling place in town to-
day."
Leontine thanked him and paid him,
just in time to see the houses door
close upon her husband.
AS she hesitated, the grilled door
opened and two men came down the
steps. They passed her, staring hard
at her. One of them hesitated and
then came back to her.
Anything 1 can do for you" he
asked, raising his hat, uncertain what
sort of woman she was.
81 want to get into that house. It's
Madame Biancx's, ISN'T it?" she asked.
"Why-yes," said the man In hesi-
tatiOn. 'Want to try a round or two
of baccarat?" he continued.
Leontine nodded. "They don't know
me-" she said.
He escorted Leontine into the gamb-
ling room. Sebastian was not there.
Leontine realized it and turned sick
with disappointment.
Are there any more rooms where
they play?" she asked her escort.
He shook his head. 'But you can
get good game here" he said, and as
q man rose from the table he held the
chair for her.
The Yale expositor., 1917-03-15
BILIOUS, HEADACHY,
SICK ''CASCARETS'
Gently cleanse your liver and
sluggish bowels while
you sleep.
Get a 10-cent box.

Sick headache, biliousness, dizzf-
ness, coated tongue, foul taste and foul
breath-always trace them to torpid
liver; delayed. fermenting food In the
bowels or sour, gassy stomach.
Poisonous matter clogged in the In
testines, instead of being cast out
of the system is re-absorbed into the
blood. When this poison reaches the
delicate brain tissue 1t causes con-
gestion and that dull, throbbing, sick
ening headache.
Cascarets Immediately cleanse the
stomach, remove the sour, undigested
food and foul gases, take the excess
bile from the liver and carry out all
the constipated waste matter and
poisons in the bowels.
A Cascaret tonight will surely
straighten you out by morning. They
work while you sleep-a 1O-cent box
from your druggist means your head
clear, stomach sweet and your liver
and bowels regular for months. Adv.
The Yale expositor., 1917-03-15
FIFTH EPISODE
Blanca Deals.

"Red" Finn had almost forgotten
the fact that nature had assigned
him many parts to play. He was so
good an actor that he identified him.
self with every part completely. For
FIVE years he had been Red" Finn,
the name Of man he killed in Mon
tana Gambling house. He spoke like
a Western desperado, his verbs and
nouns were seldom upon nOdding ac-
quaintance with each other, and he
forgot all about his other roles.
When he emerged, dripping and
shaken, from the river, clutching the
stolen confession in his hand, he made
his way hastily to his shack. He
found it unharmed after the earth
quake, changed his clothes, ate a meal
and hurried toward the nearest sta
tion.
In the train he shook off ''Red" Finn
entirely. "Red" had outplayed his
part. He became Ludwig Romanoff,
a role he had filed in Germany, with
great success, six years before. His
nouns and verbs made up; and as the
rough desperate became sleek, pol
ished crook, the very expression Of the
man ceased to change.
Arriving in the East, he quickly
found his level among the denizens of
the underworld. Ee soon came to real
ize that Louis Lambs confession, for
which Sebastian had offered Ravengar
ten thousand dollars, must still be
worth at least that sum.
Sebastian, having returned with
Leontine from Whites Village, had re-
sumed his old life with all the burden
of his latest experiences added to it..
He knew now that detection of his
part in the conspiracy against Jerry
Carson was imminent. He knew that
Louis and Ravengar were leagued to-
gether to hunt him down. He guessed
that Leontine suspected. And he did
not know what to do.
1t was while he was in this uncer-
tainty that Ludwig Romanoff called
with Louis confession in his pocket.
Sebastian, who did not know that
the confession had been stolen from
Ravengar, started nervously, never
theless, when the strange name was
announced. He had been breakfasting
with Leontine. She saw him start and
looked after him in wonder as he left
the room and went into his library.
Overcome with curiosity, Leontine
went into the hall. The library door
was not quite closed, and the two men
were standing in such position that
Leontlne could see them reflected in
the mirror that hung in the hall. She
The Yale expositor., 1917-03-15

Ravengar smiled back at her, but he
did not put down his weapon.
A moment afterward she reached
behind the portieres and pulled cord.
A trap-door opened under Ravengar's
feet, and he slid down a chute.
AS he disappeared, the spring door,
released of his weight, sprang up
again. Blanca looked at the men with
her and laughed.
"An interesting fool" she said.
"What were you telling me, Mr.. Rom
anoffT
Could free herself from the man
who was her husband In name alone?
That was Leontine's thought as she
sat miserably in her room alone.
Suddenly she sprang to her feet as
new idea came to her. 1t brought
the flush to her cheeks; 1t seemed a
shameful thing-yet 1t might mean
her freedom from Sebastian.
No sooner had the idea come to
her than 1t assumed mastering force.
She dressed hurriedly and slipped out
of the house.
She took q street car downtown. She
must have sat brooding In her room
for hours, for it was already late and
the crowds were pouring out of the
theaters. She reached the one to
which her husband had gone just In
time to see the first of the audience
leave.
Drawing into the doorway of little
shop adjacent, she scanned the
crowds keenly. Presently her atten-
ton was directed toward a black
haired woman of slngularly attractive
appearance, who was just getting into
her motor. There was something
about her that made Leontine watch
her every movement.
Then. just as the woman had
seated herself within the car, Leontine
saw Sebastian leave the theater with
a companion. At that moment the
woman dropped her fan.
The act was done with a certain de.
liberation. OF that Leontine was sure
She knew, too, that II had been done
to attract Sebastian; she knew all this
as only woman understands the mo-
tives of other women.
Sebastian picked 1t up, bowed, and
handed the fan to the woman in the
motor. She thanked him with smile
and pressed something into his hand
Leontlne saw the flutter of a piece Oi
paper.
The motor drove away, but Sebas
tian stood reading the note under the
light. A moment afterward he bad'
The Yale expositor., 1917-03-15
6V QANOAlC pA0RGSH "
SYNOPSIS.

Adventurous Jerry Carson embarks In
search of hidden treasure with the prom
ise of Leontine Walcott to be his wife on
his return. Her father fayors Sebastian
Navarro. Jerry's ship is burned; he Is
reported lost Sebastian presses his at
tentions Jerry suddenly turns up to
confront charges OF the Navarres against
him. In a struggle for a forged paper
Diego Navarro is killed and Jerry Is con,
finds the treasure and a wonderful chemi-
cal pellet. Leontine Is forced TO marry
Sebastian. On the honeymoon, he attacks
her in a rage. Suddenly he is confronted
by a weird apparition. Leontine meets
One Lamp Louie. Ravengar saves her
from fire. Sebastian, driven to desperation,
threatens her again but the Shadow In
tervenes. She hears II speak OF Jerry.
Ravengar forces confession from Louie.
Sebastian attempts to get 1t. An earth
quake occurs in tine excitement Red Finn
steals the confession and fees.
The Yale expositor., 1917-03-15

saw Sebastian, looking nervously at
his visitor, and In the visitor she rec
ognized, to her surprise, the man who
had stolen the confession from Raven
gar.
Unable to stir, she could not but
hear the ensuing conversation:
mir. Navarro. your name Is men
toned in a certain confession" said
ROmanoff. 81 have it here" He drew
1t from his pocket and held it in his
hand.
II know all about that" answered
Sebastian, swallowing hard. "a man
I'm my position is naturally the victim
of conspiratOrs and blaclSmailers. II
you have come here TO blackmail me,
you have mistaken your man. How
ever, my tiuie is valuable. and rather
than waste II In having you arrested.
a'a willing to pay you a hundred dol
lara for that ooE<sssion-S
The Yale expositor., 1917-03-15

were useless and only an operation
would help me, but Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound has proved it
otherwise. / am now perfectly well
and can do any kind of work. Mrs.
NELLIE PHELPS, care of r. A. Rider.
RID. No. s, Fulton, N. Y,
We wish every woman who suffers
from female troubles, nervousness,
backache or the blues could see the let
ters written by women made well by Ly-
dia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
If you have bad symptoms and do not
understand the cause, write to tho
lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co., Lynn.
Mass. for helpful advice given free.
The Yale expositor., 1917-03-15

been effected, being a transfer Of GER
tain property held by Jerry in America
to Sebastian, In return for ready
money to finance his treasure-finding
expedition. OF course, Jerry had never
executed such a paper.
Sebastian and his brother Diego had
then accused Jerry to Leontine, alleg-
ing that instead of transferring the
property, he had sold II and pocketed
the proceeds. II was Jerry's unexpect-
The Yale expositor., 1917-03-15
Impractical Estimate.

"Father," said the small boy, 'what
Is pacifist?"
"a pacifist, my son, is a man who
thinks that war is rough form of out
door sport that the police could stop
If they wanted to-"
The Yale expositor., 1917-03-15

receive no benefit,
when 80 many have
proved that Lydia
E. Pinkham's S Vege-
table Com poun d
will make them
well ? For over q
year l suffered so
from female weak
ness / could hardly
stand and vas
afraid to go on the
street alone. Doc
tors said medicines
The Yale expositor., 1917-03-15

A woman has as many ways Of max
Ing man feel cheap as she has Of
using up stale sbread.
The Yale expositor., 1917-03-15

DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets are the orig
inal little liver pills put up 40 years ago.
They regulate liver and bowels.-Adv.
The Yale expositor., 1917-03-15

Seventy per cent of the worlds cork
supply is said to be produced in Spain
and Portugal.
The Yale expositor., 1917-03-15

Being sorry for yourself doesn't en-
list the sympathy of others.
The Yale expositor., 1917-03-15

For a disordered liver, take Garfield
Tea, the Herb laxative. All druggists.
ADV.
The Yale expositor., 1917-03-15

Man is made of dust and he wants
the rest Of the earth.
The Yale expositor., 1917-03-15
WOMAN could
HARDLY STAND
Restored to Health by Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound.

Fulton, NJ Y. - "Why will women
nav out their money for treatment and
The Yale expositor., 1917-03-15

Only One "BROMO OUININE"
To get the genuine, call for full name LAXATIVE
BROMO QUININE. Look for signature of X. W.
GROVE Cures q Cold in One Day. Zoe.
The Yale expositor., 1917-03-15

Sebastian had certainly been attract
The Yale expositor., 1917-03-15
IsE.y4KEKsyNTR5

Avoid operations. Positive Liver q stomach remedy
(No Oul-Results sure; homo remedy. Write today.
cAIsisas Remedy .DeptW7. 1isS Dearborn S. chesss
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-10-04
Cherrians viii Sell
Tickets For Red Cross
Preliminary Benefit

In order to insure big house for the
Oregon State Penitentiary minstrels to
be given next Wednesday evening for
the benefit of Willamette chapter, Am
eriean Red Cross, the Cherrian organ
ization voted to assist in the disposal
of tickets. This is in addition to the 200
tickets taken by the Orange club of
Salem, students or graduates of the o..
A. G.
Every assurance is given by those
who have seen the rehearsals that the
show this year in almost every respect
will be the best that has ever been
given at the penitentiary.. There hap
pens to be an abundance of real talent
in the show line, and these men have
been given specialties on the program.
AS every dollar taken in is to be Civ
en- to the Red Cross, committee OF
Cherrians has been appointed to take
charge of the ticket selling and to bring
before the Cherrians that one way to
help the depleted tereasury of the home
Red Cross organization, it to attend the
show. And then the entertainment IS
worth lot more than the 90 cents ask
ed for the tickets.
On this committe are C. s. Hamilton,
chairman; F. G. Deckebach, BENZ. Brick,
E. Cooke Patton, B. w. Macy and Ivan
G. Mcdaniel.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-10-04
KIDNAPPING MYSTERY
FAILS TO DEVELOP
Couple Failed to Arrive On
Schedule and Good Story
Is Spoiled

A mysterious kidnapping case where
in beautiful young lady was being
carried off by an elderly gent riding in
Buick car almost developed yesterday
evening-only it didn't.
Chief Cooper had received word yes.
terday to be on the look out for a
Buick of a certain number wherein
there was something in the kidnapping
line going on.
About 5 o o'clock yesterday afternoon
he received telephone call that a GER
tain car was on the ferry and that it
would reach the shores of Marion
county within about five minutes.
Chief Cooper was on the job when
the ferry anchored on this side and
promptly took charge of the car which
WASN'T the one carrying the kidnappers,
but one wanted by the sheriff.
The sheriff was after booze ship
ment and the car was delivered to him.
After giving the car thorough once
over about three times, no booze could
be found and the driver was permitted
to wend his way homeward or some
where else.
There is nothing to this story, as no
one was hurt nor was any one arrested
nor any corn juice found. But with a
booze car and kidnapping affair in
the air, the possibilities were great.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-10-04
Government Refused
To Match State Money
for Road Improvement

The state highway commission re.
caved this morning notification that
ths general government has rejected its
request for cooperation in the iliminat.
ing of grades in the Wolf Creek and
Srave Creek portions of the Pacific
highway. The notification was re-.
sedNed by X. J. Finch acting district
eagineer for the government. This pro.
1ect Is estimated to cost about $77 900
for five miles of road in connection
with the Pacific Highway, which is
considered one of the most important
On the state program for road i'm
ptcvement Of the connecting link be.
tween this state and California. In
places there are grades of as high as
"a per cent, which makes them prae.
ticaily impossible. The government
refused to match the state s money dol
lar for dollar.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-10-04
AMERICAN ALLIANCE
LABOR AND DEMOCRACY
Object Is To Make Plain
LabOr's S Position and Show
Il Is Loyal


DIR. Carl GREGG Doney, president of
Willamette University, was the first
man to sign the pledge of the branch
of the American Alliance for Labor and
Democracy, organized last evening at
an adjourned meeting of the Salem
Trades and Labor Council.
A public mass meeting will be held
next Tuesday evening in the chapel of
willamette University for the purpose
Of officially organizing the party when
the public will be asked to Join. Ad
dresses will be made explaining the OBJ.
iects of the American Alliance for La
Dor and Democracy.
The temporary organization was ef-
fected In response to an appeal by Her
man Robinson, of New York. The organ
ization is primarily for the purpose of
setting right before the American peo-
ple the stand of labor in regard to the
present war, and to show that Union
Labor is supporting the government
The activities Of the |. w. w. and the
Of many Germans who were
members of labor organizations have
70 some extent placed labor in an un
favorable light before the public, and
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-10-04
Soldier Boys Abroad
Have Received No Mail

The boys who are now in France
have received no letters, even those
who sailed early in August. There
seems to be mix up somewhere in the
postal service of the war department
and according to the letters received
in Salem, the only kick the boys are
making is they cannot hear from the
home folks.
At this rate of postal service, it is
advisable TO mail all Christmas pack
ages early. The war department says
the latest will be November Is, but un-
less there is some change in the postal
service TO France, the boys would
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-10-04
COURT HOUSE NEWS
y 4 ~ y = x X X Y y

Knut Buns against State Industrial
Accident Commission, demurrer, sus-
tanned.
State Industrial Accident Commission
against Ben Dimmick, reply filed.
II. L. Bents against A. f. 0berg, ct
al, answer of A. E. Oberg filed.
Casper Groffer against j. NJ. Schaefer
amended answer and reply filed.
Q. A. Demasters against Charles o.
Dunnett and wife, L. l.. Wood and wife
the Salem Land company and Homer
Gouley complaint in equity filed, judg-
ment is asked against the Dunnetts and
Woods for $4,000 with interest at the
rate of six per cent from May IL, 1917,
and for $3.50 attorney fees For a fur
ther Judgment for $4,000 with interest
from May IL, 1917 and for 5000 at
torneys fees and for money advanced
and paid out for taxes. 1t is also ask
ed that the rights of the other defend
ants, if any, be declared subservient
to those of plaintiff.
The suit of George Ayre against F..
p. harrington an action to recover dam
ages on account of hogs sold by defend
ant to plaintiff being as it is alleged
diseased, was in the hands of the jury
at noon.
The suit of Barr against Stayton
bank is called in Judge Kelley's de-
partment of the circuit court for trial
this afternoon.
A marriage license was issued to Solo,
mon w. Roberts and Verna Goss both
of this county.