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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-02-04
BREAiiS OIT or UPPER
FLOORS or S\i StttPE:R

\ little later the flames br";;e
through the thirteenth. :iftcenth and
seventeenth stories. aud III q north
eastern window Of the highest story
a bit of flame flashed against the WIN
dow pane and WAS gone. Then il
flashed in larger force. and its warn
ing signal was noticed below. Firemen
were sent up. climbing their slow way
about the winding stairs. and the house
chemical was forced against the newer
peril.
From one story to another the fire.
men climbed. finding on each new stair
way another danger. Tile elevator.
because OF the water. was stopped:
but the fire fighters kept ON. Whcn
they had the bank building in their
hands they poured water onto the fam
ing structure below. The stream
seemed to add fuel y vast and en-
comprising cloud OF smoke asccndcd
and envcioped AL the buildings Of the
block. only to fall TO the street level.
leaving the firemen in their high haven
lined against the sky. battling against
the uncontrolled elements above and
the fierce namc below. other fircmcn
assembled To the roof Of tho Allison
Building, on the western side. carry
ing with them wcll-nigh bursting hose.
FIRE Constructed no
ORIGINAL. AREA
From the ground level. from the
alley running in the rear of the block
from Eighth street TO Ninth Street.
more than dozen lines Of hose were
pressed against the fire. So IT was
CONSTRUCTED into tho narrow area OF
tho three street numbers cncompassed
CONTINUED on Twelfth Page.)
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sTOrs TOBACCO uAnIr

Elders's Sanitarium. located al 5ae Main
street 81. Joseph. Mo- has published a
habit. and how II can be stopped In three
to hNc days a, home
As they are distributing this hook free
any ono wanting copy should send their
name and sddrcsa et oncc.---Adv.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-02-04
.F|REMEN WORK IN
COATING OF ICE
Spray From Hose Lines Freezes
as 1t Falls While
Men Battle.
KEPT IN CONSTRUCTED AREA
First National Bank Skyscraper
IS Scorched by Blaze
Next Door.
KEPT IN CONSTRUCTED ARE

TN" lone girls on tn eighteenth
hoor OF tho First National Bank Euld :
ing carly Yesterday morning worked
~ tho switchboard OF the Chesapeake
aud Ohio Railway Company while a
fierce and disastrous IRE ragged thirteen
stories beneath them. They answered
calls until 2:30 o'clock, when the ele-
ratcr was run up by negro boy for
the last trip Then they came down,
with nine other people employed in
the building. they had done their
duty. and they were summoned down
to saw their lives The Chesapeake
and Potomac Telephone Company de-
ciined TO give for publication the ma es
Of the two young women, saying that
it was against the rules.
While the fire was at its highest and
when blaZes I'D broken out in thirteen
rooms in the bank building a police
officer suddenly be,houhgt him Of the
two telephone operators. captain r. B.
Sowell OF the Second District. called
up the telephone company and asked
II the girls were safe. They had just
been brought down. h" was informed.
FIRE: EATS IT'S WAY
INTO BANK BUILDING.
In three stories Of the bank building
the fire ragged for more thin two hours.
smoke whirled from every window and
from ever! chimney escape. and. for
the moment, 20 the tariled caze of the
lew onluok.rS and the patrollinG po-
llCemcn. IL seemed Il the whole
building We're atira and doomed to
reduction TO a shell. The heat from
the burning building below. rigmy in
SIZE compared To tn. twenty story
structure reared AT its side. era Ckcd the
windows Of the bank building on the
fourth story. just above tn" "ornice
Of the flaming pile. Water was da he'd
into th" slight taper Of flame, and i;
was Gucnch"d only 10 break ont again.
Captain Harris. OF Company No. !,
climbed on the extension ladder. and.
with half-froZcn fingers. Stoadlcd the
hose against the peepnS light He
swayed with the trembling ladder. but
stuck 10 his post until jhe cold had
SO nippcd him that his hands were
numb and useless and he WAS forced 10
descend. He came down and Went into
nearby lunchroom. where willing
attendants bathcd his hands IN cold
water and sent him back 10 his peril
Gus job.
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ASSURANCE Nor CONTINGENT
Upon ANY OTHER iC"rIoN


''fo this the government Of the
United states replied on the Sth of
May. accepiing, of course. the assur-
anccs given. but adding:
The government OF the United
states feels it necessary 10 state ,hat
1T takes 1T for granted that the i'm
per'al German Sovernnieut does not in
tend to imply that the maintenance
Of its newly announced policy is in
amy way contingent upon the course or
result "f diplomatic negotiations he
tween The government Of the United
States and any other belligercut gov
crnnent. Notwithstanding the fact that
certain passages in the impcfial gov
ernncnts note of the ith instant might
appear to he susceptible OF that con-
struction. In order however. to avoid
an! MISUNDERSTANDING the government
OF the United States notifies the inn
periai government that a. cannot for
IL moment entertain. much less discuss
suggestion that respect hV German
naval authorities for the rights Of citi-
Zcns OF the United states upon .c hieh
seas should in any way or in the
slightest degree hc made cottiucan,
upon the conduct Of any other govern
mcnt affecting the rights Of ncutraIs
and NON -combatants. EcsponSibilitv
IN such matters is single. not Joint:
absolute. not relative.
ITO this note Of the Sth of May the
imperial German government made no
reply.
'on tho $lst OF January. the We'd
ncsday OF the present week. the Ger
man ambassador handed 10 the Secre-
tary of state, along with formal note
memorandum which contained the
following statement:
The imperiai government, there
fore, does not doubt that the govern
mcnt of the United states Will under
Continued ON SECOND raEnl
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ORIGINAL. AREA
SOUTHERN RAILWAY SYSTEM

mir glam. Mnmphis. New Orleans. Texas and
California. rhonc Mad. %: for information.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-02-04
Wilson Speaks Words
7hatMay Carry
Into World Conflict

perlal German government gave this
government the following assurances:
The German government Is pre-
pared to do Its utmost TO conhne thc
operations OF war for the rest Of it's
duration to the lighting forces OF the
oel!iEercnts. thereby also insuring the
freedom OF the seas. principle lpon
which the German government believes
now, as before, to he in agreement with
the government Of the United states
The German government. guided
by this idea. notifies tho government
OF the United States that the German
naval forces have received the follow
ing orders: In accordance with the gen
erai principles OF visit and search and
destruction OF merchant vessels rccog
hiEcu by International law. such YES
seis, both within and without the area
declared as naval war zone. shall not
De sunk without warning and without
saving human lives, unless these ships
attempt TO escape or offer resistance
Eut.' 1t added, 'ncutrals cannot cx-
pcct that Germany. forced 10 fight for
her existence. shall. for the sake of
heutra! interest. restrict the use OF an
effective weapon ii her enemy is per-
united to continue to apply at will
methods OF warfare violating the rules
OF international law Such a demand
would he Incompatible with the char
acter of neutrality. aud the German
government is convinced that the gov
rrn'nent Of the United States does not
thlnk OF making such a demand, know
ing that the government OF the United
states has repeatedly declared that it
is determined to restore tho principle
OF the freedom of the seas, from what
nNnI ulla rlnl l.. N
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ocontinued on Tcm,h Page
The Polk County Republican. (Ducktown, Tenn.) 1914-191?, 1917-10-12
SYMPATHETIC SOCIETY.

On Tuesday evening Oct. 10, the SYM
pathetic Society will give an oyster sup
per and patriotic Social at the Y. M. c.
A. The ladies will be ready TO serve sup
per at $50 and will serve all during the
evening. Ice cream and cake will be
served to those who do not eat oysters.
Everybody is invited. We are planning a
social that we hope everyone will enjoy.
Proceeds will be used for the benefit of
the charity work in our town and COM
munity.
The following committees will have
charge of the affair:
General Chairman-Mrs. Hugh Frye.
Kitchen Committee Albert
Howell, Hoyt Taylor, Amanda Mulkey and
]. l. Swanson.
Tables and Serving Committee-Misses
Blanche Arthur, Mae Hall, Maggie Reese.
Social and Decorating Committee
DANES Carl Crawford, W. t. DeLozier and
Miss Minnie HARRISON.
The Polk County Republican. (Ducktown, Tenn.) 1914-191?, 1917-10-12
County Correspondence
ARCHYlLLE.

Sidney Norwood, am old and respected
citizen of this place. dropFei dead last
week, and was buried at the Bates cemc-
terry.
Miss Prudie Rymcr and W. {. Pierce, of
lockwood, were married, last week.
J. L. McNabb, Of Postelle IS visiting here
and cOntemplates renting from {. X. Har-
per.
James Parker, teacher and merchant at
Postelle, visited home folks, Saturday and
Sunday.
Bertha, the daughter Of NJ. E. Boring, is
very sick, at present.
DIR. ]. D. NuchOls, Of Benton was here,
last Saturday on professional business.
A MOUNTAINEEE.
The Polk County Republican. (Ducktown, Tenn.) 1914-191?, 1917-10-12
SHOOTING NEAR BLUE RIDGE.

AS a result of a shooting affray, last
Monday, near Blue Ridge, Ga, Tom Ste
vens is dead and Os Alternately is danger
ously wounded.
There had been some trouble between
tbs two, we understand. and that Stevens
called Alternately out to talk the matter
over. It was then that the shooting began
aud it seems that there were no eyewit-
nesses.
Stevens was shot four times, dying al
most instantly while Alternately was shot
through the right lung and ball creased
his forehead
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The Polk County Republican. (Ducktown, Tenn.) 1914-191?, 1917-10-12
THE BL A d E
Toledo, O.
NOTICE.!

have two hogs in bin at Appalachla.
One SOW, marked crop off each ear and
bit out of left ear. One barrow, marked
same. Owner can have same by paying
all damages and feed bill.
H. J. CRUMLEY.
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The Polk County Republican. (Ducktown, Tenn.) 1914-191?, 1917-10-12
I eleDhone Courtesy

&h
The people who get the greatest
amount OF good out of their telephor;
are those who talk over it as though face
to face.
Courtesy smooths out difficulties and
promotes the prompteSt possible connec-
tons.
The operators of the BELL System
are trained to be patient and polite under
all circumstances, but they will do better
work if they meet with patience and
politeness on the part of the telephone
users.
The fact that you cannot see the
operator or the other party should not
cause you to overlook this. The best
results come through the practice OF
mutual courtesy.
The voice ultb tbe smile 1cins
s ssS'5si4:s 55"5ss7
BOX 49, ATHENS, TENNESSEE ~
The Tomahawk., 1917-11-01
week to decide on q settlement. or

week to decide on q settlement or q
suit"
But" began, and paused there
summarily. No sane man would
devise a scheme to destroy money
on the risk of + it's value recov-
cry and where the act would bring no
gain. Marvel did not give me any
hint that. might have, enlightened me,
and before the interview had led to
further developments there was an in
terruption. III
1t was the original of the first pho
tograph Marvel had shown me who
now burst unceremoniously into the
room-Howard Sutherland. His face
was flushed and heated, his eyes fired
with the widest excitement. He fell
rather than sank into a chair, fairly
collapsing under some terrific mental
strain. Catching his side with his
hand, painting. painfully, he almost
sobbed out:
Another blow-the worst yet! We
shall have to close the doors of the
bank"
take time, we are friends" spoke
Marvel reassuringly, with motion of
the hand embracing myself. Tell
your story-we will do the thinking
for you"
There was something pitiful in the
picture presented Of a proud, strong
man bent down by weight of trou-
BILE, dread and, above all, mystery. It
was this latter element that brought
the distress. To me it was all incoher-
ent, the motive the purpose obscured.
and could tell from the manner Of
Marvel that he did not yet see the
light. o., .. .. -. "a. = =
According to the banker, when the
cashier had gone to the document
chest that morning, he had found
missing bundle Of notes represent
ing one-half the accommodation paper
of the bank.
Itwould be difficult for any person to
negotiate the notes without our. being
called up first, as the impress of re-
ceipt by the bank is stamped upon
them" .,
Then why selected?" I could not
help break in. " "'.:' a..
Il will answer that interrupted
Marvel crisply. "This last blow at the
bank is one of a series made by the
hand of an enemy. There can be no
other hypothesis upon which to pro-
coed, and I now know my ground"
Il have not one in the world" de-
clared the banker, and I could not
doubt his clear frank eye and open
face.
Some one is trying to ruin YOU"
declared Marvel. "Play for delay In
the settlement of the claim for that
The Tomahawk., 1917-11-01
"Then She

linen Spe- ""@t'
"Will be the object Of some atten-
ton ON my part this evening. I want
you to keep the bank in view from
eight until about eleven, and report
to me first thing in the morning."
was glad I had not been born a
patrolman, after an hour of my serV-
ice in following the instructions r OF
Resilius Marvel that evening. BY the
end of an hour was tired of circling
the block in which the bank was To-
Gated. Finally, when the Waterman
gave up his smoke and his seat on the
steps and went inside, I slipped into
the shadow of space aligning the ad-
joining building. ,
The bank was located in district
just outlying the business section, and
somewhat off the main thoroughfare.
Not many people passed except neigh
borhood residents. None called for
especial attention, interest or suspl-
cion until a woman passed by, deeply
yelled. .... =.
AS she reached the entrance to the
bank she slightly paused. She drifted
out of view. 1t was to reappear again,
however, in about fifteen minutes.
Now it was later, and she had chosen
a time when the street was fairly de-
serted. She looked ahead and back Of
her .searchingly, hurried forward,
knelt on. the second step and threw up
her veil. -
The light from the corner arc light
glinted brilliantly across her. I stood,
fairly fascinated. had never been
impressed SO startlingly. It. was like
some effective stage picture. Her
face had smooth creole .tinge, her.
eyes were like the circlet Of gems she
wore at her throat. In her ears were
two diamonds that must have cost a
small fortune. Her dress was of rich
dark velvet. A plain black silk ribbon
suspended at her breast simple gold
cross. y -
The. woman lifted the cross to her
lips, kissed it reverently and closed
her eyes as If in prayer. And then.
" She arose from her knees. Sudden
ly the pose of devotee changed to
that of fury. :. heard her lips hiss,
her teeth grit, her breath came In
hard, broken gasps, and gush of
words came from her lips in a viperish
hiss that cut the. still night air like
steel lash.
e.. lam a fair French scholar, and
once had acquired a smattering of
Spanish. knew enough of the latter
language to partially interpret those
dreadful words that fell from the wo'
mans lips. Where pr perfect face
had appeared beautiful, it now as
sumed a. demoniac expression. An
The Tomahawk., 1917-11-01
The First Submarine.

The first submarine boat of which
history makes any record was built by
a Dutchman named. van Driebel, in
1910. The boat, was built in England
with money said to have been adj
vanced by King James l.. According
to reports, the vessel had a unique
ballasting system. There was a num-
Der Of goatskin bags placed under the
deck between two large planks. These
bags, when filed with water, caused
the vessel to sink. 70 cause it to rise
again the bags were pressed together
with windlass arrangement, forcing
the water out, and thus giving the
boat reserve buoyancy.-TheE Engineer.
The Tomahawk., 1917-11-01
I4o, oOO.; How far will the abstraction.

81, oOO.; How far will the abstraction
| of; these last notes hamper;you?"
'eTheys Included the paper Of some
Borrowers we had planned to drop,
and If aware that the notes were lost
these might repudiate their loans" ex.
planned: the banker. Outside of that
the break on our records. our system,
together with our repeated losses.
cripple us considerably, :.
II will have some definite word for
you within seventy-two hours, Mr..
Sutherland" promised Resilius Mar
vel, and l knew he would redeem the
pledge. saw, nothing further Of him
until the following afternoon, when he
came into the bank. tA>-,,,a M
Arrange to join me about dusk"
said Marvel. II have learned great
deaf but it is only a tglimmering.
The potent force behind conspiracy,
or q vendetta" - A.,
"A vendetta" I repeated blankly.,,
Call it by what term you choose,
but the elimination will show a hid
den hand impelled by some other mo-
tive than that of gain. Sutherland,
Jr.. and this Chespa have each key
to the bank, Either may enter it after
closing hours at his option. The only
one who entered it-about ten o'clock
last evening-was Chespa. The watch
man says he went to the counting
room, got an umbrella from under the
counter and went away. :. ~,
"You distrust this Chespa?"
I'm no sense. and for q very good
reason. I had casual talk with him.
He AYERS that he ate something that
disagreed with him last evening, that
he went W to his room. lay down on
the bed with his clothes on, and slum-
bered profoundly until daybreak. A
servant at the house verified that he
had neither left nor re-entered the
house since dinner. From the same
source I learned that his wife, this
volatile, butterfly, Nina. was absent
from nine until eleven" ~
The Tomahawk., 1917-11-01
DLATING.'. NOT WITH

|, anathema, crushing, ,blighting, came
from her lips In whitening blast.
Alive and dead, in health and sick
ness, might heaven curse and destroy
the Sutherland, family. root and
branch!' "
A motorcycle turned the corner
with it's disturbing chug, a pedestrian
came into view. The woman dropped
her veil and rapidly proceeded down
the street. I was fairly stunned.
.cowed. bewildered. but / started from
my covert, dimly tracing in this I'M;
canny visitation a thread In the dust
that might lead to the solving OF the
mystery that appertained; to the for
tunes of the Sutherlands. ..,..
I came around the corner Of the
next street half minute after the
woman had turned, Too late! She
had sprung into a taxicab and flashed
out, of sight and had no means OF
following her. > ;: 7....:sA,s.
That was all that night. That was
all had to report to Resilius Marvel
in the morning. He listened silently,
gravely. Then he gave me further in
structions. What he had accomplished
he did not say, but when he named
the. volatile Nina, the newly made
bride of Chespa. knew where the
main interest was centered.
1.-THE woman knows me-" observed
my friend. 1T Is necessary, very nee
essary to keep track of her through
the day. We must descend for the oc-
casion to old-fashioned Methods
pair of side whiskers and some dark
glasses will afford you respectable
disguise. trust you not to lose sight
of her when she leaves the Sutherland
home until she returns"
was proud Of my commission
While I believed It represented a mis-
taken confidence in my ability, was
flattered. When I went to the office
Of my friend at eleven o'clock that
morning. the quick glance Of Marvel
told ma that he saw Ia his shrswd
The Tomahawk., 1917-11-01
Ooomsday Book.

The Doomsday book was a valuation
survey of England made by William
the Conqueror. 1t was begun IN 1885
and completed two years later. The
book records the owners Of land, the
nature Of its cultivation, the number
Of its inhabitants and their respective
classes-whether freemen, villeins or
serfs. The compilation of the book
made taxation on a sound basis pos
sible, besides being a census FOIL and
a record Of property valuations. The
survey was called the Doomsday Book
because in the eyes Of the people it
was like the great reckoning Of dooms.
day. :.
The Tomahawk., 1917-11-01

AS "a figure stepped over the tnresu'
hold he closed the door quickly, set his
back against it and faced the aston
ished woman Of mystery: ~ 80
,"Who are you?"" she demanded, her
eyes dilating not with alarm but
heightening displeasure. =,
"My card" -:'t',-.'' <''''"''' \
The woman read the name with one
sweep of her matchless eyes. The
color faded In her cheeks. She had
heard of Resilius Marvel, that was
manifest. Her shapely hand 'trembled
slightly. Then she set that trsgio
face of hers steady as steel. !,
Your business here?" she demand:
ed. .,.. .;.., >.%s....,
"To ask you to return that package
of accommodation notes to Sutherland
& Son, from whom your. accomplice
stole Them" Marvel incisively, In
formed her, and he rendered the docu-
ments had seen him secure from the
writing desk. .'Isora Giglia, judge,
IA your name. II you do not care to
have It appear in public print, you
will assist me in. retracing the false
steps you have taken and inform me
what inspired them"
"Give me Eve minutes" said the
woman, simply.
"Ten, II you like. sut consider the
net drawn" replied Marvel.
The woman drew chair In the cen
ter of the -oom. Directly facing the
sbrouded portrait, she fixed her eyes
mon It her hands crossed in her hap.
her soul in commotion. Sadness, IN.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-02-13
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