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The Press., 1917-12-06
The Diamond Snuggler Woman Balks a ShreWd Scheme to Defraud
 Uncle Sam.
By HOWARD FIELDING Copyright by c. W. Hooke.

1 was ships doctor on the Victoria, and Dudley Jarvis was third officer The steamer had docked about 8 o'clock. and it was nearly noon when went ashore AS 1 stepped of the gangplank I saw a hanson cab where in there sat very charming girl, Miss Amy Leyland, and my heart leaped at the thought that she had come to greet me after the voyage. The next instant was aware of Dudley Jarvis, who strode up on the other side of the cab and took Amy by the hand.
 had known Miss Leyland always | was "a friend of the family" Jarvis was a recent acquaintance. -
 Had Amy come to see me or Jarvis i debated that question with myself for full two minutes, while they talked eagerly. Then Amy turned and saw me and waved her hand.
 '.Dfck." said she excitedly as ap. preached, '.is it true that poor dog has eaten all those diamonds?"
 stared at her.
 ''AIr. Jarvis says he has," she went on. He says that MT. Stover, the customs inspector, has arrested two men and a dog for smuggling dia- monds and that the dog has swallowed them"
 swallowed whom?' said I. "Is this joke?"
 '.No. no; honor bright" said Jarvis. Didn't the captain tell you about it? Slower told me that the captain had re quested you to perform the autopsy"
 '"rhe captain said nothing about any dog" replied.
 This Is very interesting" said Miss Leyland. T want to hear all about it. .''
 WhereupOn Jarvis unfOlded q won drOus tale. There was q certain man among our passengers who had long been an object of interest to customs detectives on both sides Of the Allan tic He had been pointed out to me during fhiS voyage-a square built. bandy legged Englishman who went by the name of -Applebee. This fel- lows purchases of diamonds abroad had been reported many times within the last two years. and he had been arrested more than once and was al ways searched, cross questioned and shad0wed whenever he came ashore, But nothing had ever been proved against him. no diamonds had been found In his pockets or his baggage, and (so Jarvis sai6 the problem of how he got his gems ashore had robbed the customs people of much sleep, especial ly our captains particular friend, StO- yer. It was this sapient individual who, according to Jarvis, had worked up the theory of the diamond swallow ing dog.
 And it's not Applebee's dog either, 7 said Jarvis. There's the clever part
The Press., 1917-12-06
Governor HoIcOmb Urges P Peo- pie to Keep in Touch With
 Defense Council.
EVERY OUNCE OF POWER
 MUST BE CONCENTRATED
Executive Asks That No New War Work Be Taken Up Until Council Has Been Consulted 50 That Energy of State May Not Be Wasted and Worthy Products May Have Official Backing.

Governor Marcus H. Holcomb has issued an appeal to the people of Con- necticut to consult the Connecticut State Council of Defense before un- dertaking any war activity so that waste and duplication of effort may be avoided and every ounce of power that there is ill our state may be de. voted efficiently to the task of win. ming the war" The appeal follows:
 "On April 26, 1917, under power vested in me by Chapter A of the Public Acts of 1917, appointed the Connecticut State Council of Defense by proclamation, with me and under my direction to conduct the prosecu- | tion of the war so far as concerns this state and with power to cooper ate with other states and with the Federal Government
 "For more than six months this council has been performing the l tasks for which it was organized. It was clearly the intention of the Fed eral Government when it asked me l to appoint this council, and it was my intention in carrying out that | request, that the Connecticut State 1 Council of Defense should have full supervision over Connecticut's part in the civilian activities called for by the prosecution of the war.
 "Multiplicity of organizations at | tempting to do the same thing results l in duplication and waste. If cur 1 state is to perform it's part to its full est efficiency, there must be no waste and, therefore, no duplication.
 q urgently desire that the citizens of Connecticut cooperate fully with the Connecticut State Council of De fense and undertake no war activity without consulting the council which has it's offices in the State Cap ital, Hartford. Every ounce of pow CT that there is ill our state must | be devoted to the task of winning the war; every bit of individual ef- fort to help Americas cause is well comed and appreciated by your gov ernor. It is to secure the greatest power from the effort expended that I ask the people of our state to con- suit the Connecticut State Council of Defense before they inaugurate any new effort, in order that the whole organization of the council may be made available to every desirable lln- dertaking and that there may be no duplication of effort and wasted energy.
 T make this appeal to the people of Connecticut, feeling certain that they will see the importance of this call to their patriotism, and will re- spond to a request which is intended to keep Connecticut a leader among the states in the efficiency and value to the government of her response to l the nations call for service.
 I'M. HOLCOMB, "Governor."
The Press., 1917-12-06
WAR SAVINGS PLAN
 IN OPERATION SOON
25 Cent and $5 Stamps to
 Be Put on Sale.
Money Invested In Them Is Loan 10 Government to Help Defeat
 the Kaiser.

The United States Government War Savings plan will soon be put in Op eration. in Connecticut This new idea provides for loans to the federal government of amounts as small as 25 cents and includes the issue of S5 interest bearing stamps. The money invested by this plan Is a war loan to the federal government just as much as is the money used to buy Liberty bonds and will be used by Uncle Sam to win the war against the Kaiser.
 Howell Cheney of Manchester has besn appointed state director for this work. He has announced the follow ing committee which will help him "put the plan across" in Connecticut:
 Right Rev. Chauneey B. Brewster, Mrs. Henry A. Bumstead. Rev. Dr. H. ". Ettelson. Charles D. Hine. E. Kent Hubbard. Edward P. Jones, Rev. Dr. F. S. Luther. Right Rev. John J. Mi Ian, Rev. Dr. Rockwell H. Potter. Eli jAh Rogers. Julius Stremlau and c. T, TreRdway.
 MT. Cheney will be aided by the following assistant directors: N. SearIe Light and Mrs. Bernard T. Williams.
 Briefly the plan is this: Thrift stamps are to be sold for 25 cents each. Any one who wishes can get these stamps. When all the spaces are illed-that is, when $4 has been invested in thrift stamps-the card may be exchanged by the payment of a few cents for a $5 war savings cer- tiacate stamp and a new card will be issued holding 20 of these s5 stamps. The person may then start second thrift card.
 During the month of January, 1918, the payment required for & s5 stamp in addition to the $4 invested will be 12 cents. and this will in crease & cent each month during the year 1918. The plan is based on per cent. interest, compounded quar- terly, and the investment is for five years. On October i, 1928. the goE- ernment will pay $5 for each stamp which individuals had bought at a cost of $4 and few cents. The War
 
 into money at any time prior to the date of maturity.
 An active campaign for the sale of these stamps. which may be obtained at any postoflee or a number of other places. which will be announced lat CT. Is to begin at once in this state, and 1t Is hoped by MT. Cheney that In this. as in all other war activities to date. Connecticut may set the pace for the whole nation.
 There are two purposes of the War Savings eampaign-to raise funds for the prosecution of war and to ineul- cate the principles of thrift in the mind of the American public, to e1im- mate waste and to increase produc- ton.
The Press., 1917-12-06
eraanland In Green.

When you were a boy you used to sing "On GreenIand's Icy Mountain. ' We'll, the country is simply vast nest of green mountains, covered with snow, ice. and glaciers. These are known as live and dead glaciers. The dead glaciers are mass of snow and ice which has accumulated between gorges for a million years or more and have become so condensed that you could not penetrate the mass except by a steel drill. The live glaciers are those that break o5s and fall into the waters and become floating masses of ice, often inficting damage to ships. Where the sun can strike spot the trees, which are of dense growth, but small, wear the most beautiful green.
 The word massage is derived from a Greek word meaning to knead. The practice dates back to the earliest med tcml AiDt@ry.
The Press., 1917-12-06
The Moslsm,a ExaItsd MnnA,,.

Ramadan is the month exalted by MosIems above all, others. IH that month the Koran. according to Mos. lem tradition. was brought down by Gabriel from heaven and delivered ito man in small sections. In that month Mohammed was accustomed to retire from Mecca to the cave of Hira fol prayer and meditation. In that month Abraham, Moses and other prophets received their divine revelations. In that month the doors of heaven are always open, the passages to hell are shut, and the devils are chained" S0 run the traditions. .-C Christian Herald.
The Press., 1917-12-06
A Traffic TraaadY,

The panicky rc;;cst! .an hesitared al the intersection of ty7o busy streets X motorcar w:is tusIIing upon him from one diicctioa. from smother point a motorcycle Na$ approaching rapidly an aftntr;:c'l was coming @)m behind and tax.";'3 vas speedily healfne down upon him.
 He gave a hoi:cIcss glance upward Directly above him q runaway aero plane was in rap.d dcs cnt
 There Icf..ained fer him but one re source. He E-:ts standing upon d man hole cover. Quickly se..:ing it, he Tilted the lid, jumped into tae hoIe-and was run over by :: subway train!--New York Times.
The Press., 1917-12-06
Fiftv.Eiftx.

My son." said the father impress, sively, ''you are leading an absolutely useless life. For the last ten years you have done nothing hut squander time and money
 That's all right. dad,' replied the unrepentant youth. 1t isn't as if ! was asking you to bear the whole bur. den. You just furnish the money, and I'll try to find the "-St. Louis Post Dispatch.
The Press., 1917-12-06
You Can Help
 Stop Boats
camnecticut BinOculars Wanted by United
 States Many.

Connecticut eyeglasses, bi- noculArs and telescopes are needed to spot submarines in the war zone. 1t is expected that before long many glasses now privately owned in this state will be doing their part in rfddIng the sea of German U boats, and it may be that be- fore the war Is over a Conneeti. cut spyglass will be the means of saving a transport bearing Connecticut troops from de- struetion by a submarine.
 The United States navy is threatened with a shortage of spyglasses, telescopes and bi- noeulars because 1t has in the past depended largely on Euro pean sources for It's supply of glasses.
 It is believed that many peo- pie who own binoculars. spy glasses and telescopes will be glad to give them to the gov ernment SO that they can be used as ''syes for the navy" It makes little difference how old the glasses may be so long as they are in n seryieeable eondi- tion. As the government does not accept gifts. it will pay the nominal sum of s1 for each pair of4 glasses which it finds ac- ceptable. It, will return the rest to the senders.
 The glasses should be sent to the Hon. Franklin D. Roosevelt assistant secretary of the navy. Naval Observatory, Washing ton, ID. c. Each one should be carefully tagged with the name and address Of the sender All gifts will be acknowledged by the Navy Department.
The Press., 1917-12-06
The eaIIows Plant.

During the middle ages the botanists OF old 'herhaIists," gave currency to many curious stories concerning the growth, form, etc. of the mandrake or May apple, which finally resulted in its being given the name of ''gallows plant" The pseudo scientists of that time declared that mRndrakes would grow ill no other place except upon which some terrible crime had been committed. The roots were formerly supposed to bear strong resemblance to the hnman form.
The Press., 1917-12-06
Welsh Maddlnn cuaton,.

In the following Quaintly formal let ter the parents of Welsh brides some times bid their friends attend the wed. ding and bid them also not to come empty handed: Whatever donation you may be pleased to bestow will be thankfully received and cheerfully re. paid whenever called for on similar occasion. The parents of the bride and bridegroom elect desire that all gifts due to them will be returned to them nn the above date and will'be thankful for all favors granted"
The Press., 1917-12-06

! felt as a lliddle aged man might if, he should try to bc q boy again and, rob an orchard-tcn times as much scare for tenth part of the fun. Yct I wouldn't take q dare. My hand was at the door to open it for Amy, but i!1- stead opened it for Stover.
 "Ah, doctor.." he cried s.Great ease! Have you got the plunder?''
 My dear fellow" said |, they weren't there
 Stover's face showed boundless sur prise, verginS toward consternation
 You got the dog:'
 "Yes."
 "And-and'' He glanced at Amy.
 "Yes," said I.
 He was bewildered.
 "But this simply cant be" he finally managed to say. Look here" And he pulled sheet of paper from his pocket. Here's message that 4Ap. plebee sent to Horowitz. the man that handles the smuggled diamonds for him. He sent it just before leaving the steamer. We bring nothing this ! trip And now look here," producing \ various sentences written in such way that saw at once the thing was a code or cipher key. '' We bring noth- ing this trip means. The diamonds gc with the dog This is Applebees ci- pher book 1 got it out of his trunk. But to make the thing surer l myself | tracked the messenger that carried Ap- plebee's note, and I nabbed HOroWit2 while he was reading-nabbed him, by jingo. with his own cipher book in his hand! And here's the book He pull- ed it out of another pocket. What do you say:''
 Cant help it,'' said ill desperation. ''The dog had eaten no diamonds" Stover laid the palm of his left hand on his forehead, and it seemed to me that could hear him think.
 "What did you do with the dogs col Iar?" said he.
 There was am awful silence, and then Amy said:
 "I thing Mir. Jarvis carried it to his \ stateroom with those other things"
 ''l:" cried Jarvis. turning pale. "Oh no! I didn't touch it.'
 Tt isn't here,' said Stover, flashing keen eyes around the room. You think he took it, missy"
 Il saw it in his hands, said Amy icily and truthful1y, of course, for Jar wis had had Dennis by the throat quite recently.
 "Show me where your stateroom is v cried Stover as he dragged Jarvis away. And you hunt here, doctor" I hunted and so successfully that I was able to place the collar in Stover's hands when he returned pallid and | breathless Dennis and the basket were in my inner room.
 With Amy and me the mystery was l already clear, for no sooner had we \ seen the collar off the dogs neck than | we perceived some part of the elaborate trickery of it's construction. It was q \ spiked collar, such as is thought becOm- ! ing to bulldogs. but when Dennis had it 1 OH it looked so thin that nobody would | think of it as the hiding place even Of 1 such small objects as diamonds, but it was rounded underneath most cunning \ ly to deceive the eye, and there were ! little spring traps communicating with the brass spikes, which were hollow and as thin as paper. From these recepta- cles StOver took fourteen diamonds and l seven rubies, some of them very fine
 stones exceeding five carats in weight.
 And when it was all over Amy and
 rode uptown together, with Dennis
 in the basket. and Jarvis stayed aboard
 the ship and wished that he had never | been born.
The Press., 1917-12-06
somethina ln Thla.

Instead of the greeting. How are youf" which makes it easy for your friends to discourse on their alleged ills, why not say You're looking well ?'' which puts the burden of proof on the man who thinks he is i'll.
 There's an interesting bit of psychol. ogy in this.-Exchange
The Press., 1917-12-06
kinM lt hannanari.

Strange, one of your twins is blond and the other is a brunette"
 Well, we never could afgord a maid I washed one child and my husband washed the other, and that one grew mp dark '-I.onisvilla Gourass Journal
The Press., 1917-12-06
Three cnuntie. nruaniu.d

Three counties - Middlesex, New london and Tolland-have been fully organized in preparation for the se- ries of war rallies which is now start ing and will be conducted by the Con- maaffcut state Council of Defense
The Press., 1917-12-06
SICK WOMAN HAD
 CRYING SPELLS
Restored to Health by Lydia E. Pinlxham's Vegetable
 Compound.
Enhaut. Par was all run down and weak inwardIy. I had female troubles

and nervous feeling and my head both cred me. l woulI often have crying spells and feel as it 1 was not safe. If l heard anyone com ing l would run and lcck the door so they would not see mo, l tried several doc tors and they did not help me so I said to r1v Hnnthar dT o-lIass
The Press., 1917-12-06

l will have to die as there is no help for me. She got me one If your little books and my husband aaid I should try one bottle. 1 stopped the doctors medicine and took Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. 1t soon made q. change in me and now am strong and do all my work. Mrs. AuGusrus BAUGHMAN, Box S6, Enhaut, Pa.
 Why will women continue to suffer day in and day out and drag out sickly, half f-hearted existence, missing three fourths of the joy of living, when they can find health in Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
 If you would like free confidential sd- vice address Lydia F. Pinkham Medicine !N.. Lynn. Mass.
 M-NAG GR 4 NLED lNA R nG c,.r,,.nhnl n lNk 4
The Press., 1917-12-06
Eatafui WarsI,in Maman.

The i'll luck attendant oil British warships bearing the names of reptiles is almost beyond coincidence. The first of Englands fast turbine ttcstroyers was the Viper. She WaS only 312 tons, but had engines of 10000 horsepower and could do sthirty-iye knots. During naval maneuyers she ran into fog. struck the rocks off the Channel is- lands and broke into three pieces.
 Three other Vipers have been lost at different times.
 The Cobra, a similar vessel to the Viper, broke her back in the North sea- Some say she hit a whale. some that it was merely force of wave and weather
 In 1890 the Serpent, gunboat, went on the rocks of the north coast of Spain, with terrible loss of life The death roll was 173.
 Three other Serpents have been lost at different times, three Lizards, two Snakes, one Basilisk and one Crocodile. Does any one wonder, then, that Eng land carefully avoids ships with ''snaky" names London Answers.
The Press., 1917-12-06
Real Test of States Loyalty,

In making public this warning" the Connecticut State Council of Defense gave out the following statement:
 ''The time has come when every ounce of power in America must be used for a single object-winning the war. Nowhere is this more true than in Connecticut, "the arsenal of the na- tion," for our country is depending upon this. state for more than half of the tremendous supply of munitions which America must provide for use in the struggle to overcome autoc- Facy.
 we are now face to face with the real test of Connecticut's loyalty to the republic. The next few months will show whether this state Is en- titled to the reputation 1t enjoys as 2 leader among the states of the Union in war service to the nation, or must be known to the world as a stacker state.
 "All effort-every resource in men and money and materials-must be directed to the task of winning the war. If Connecticut responds to this GSs44S GOy@4ty UGH uCNC1 bS QUGSs sioned. The people of this state must respond, and will respond, to this na- tional demand that those things which are non-essential be cast aside and that our whole force be directed to essential work.
 "The consideration of new enter nTises-personal occupation, public Improvements, building construction and industrial work of every descrip- Etion-must be guided Ly the test: Will it help win the warp The whole force of the nation must be directed toward the nations one paramount task. Connecticut must do it's share, and more, in laying aside all non essential enterprise and devoting it's entire resources to essential work. It is highly probable that. through fed eral legislation and the already es- tablished priority system, the use of labor and materials for all unessen. tial purposes will be made impossi- ble during the war. The loyal citi- zens of Connecticut will not wait until such legislation is enacted to respond to the nations demand in its hour of need"
The Press., 1917-12-06
State Council of Defense Warns Connecticut Busi- ness Men Against New
 Enterprises.
PREDICTS RESTRICTIONS
 THROUGH NEW STATUTES
No New Undertakings tn Factories Building Activities, Public improve nsnts. Etc.. Should De Considered Warning says, unIess Materials Required Win Contribute to Prose cutlon of War.

The Connecticut State Council 0. Defense has issued "a warning against undertaking any new enter prises which do not contribute direct ly to the war strength of this country or it's allies" until victory is won, al the same time declaring that, fin the course of time, no one need be sur 'prised if, during the war, the use oi labor and materials for all non-essen tial purposes is made impossible by regulation or statute" K, The warning" which will be circu' lated widely throughout the state, fol, lows:
 Text of Warning.
 "New enterprises which do not di- rectIy contribute to the war strength of this country, or it's allies, should not be undertaken.
 During the period of the war any new enterprises or undertakings should be tried and justified by this test:
 "'Will the men, money and mate rial required by this enterprise best contribute in this way to the winning of the warp
 Every man and every resource will be needed by our country during the war. All efforts should be centered on winning.
 "There Is no uncertainty or ambigu- ity about this statement of your duty.
 Men who are considering new en- terprises, public improvements, dwell ings, factories, industrial work of any description should be guided by the above test.
 "The above should prepare the minds of business men for action af- fecting the full operation of those in- dustries not essential to the national defense and also affecting the con- sumption by the public of luxuries and essentials.
 "In the course of time no one need be surprised if during the war the use of labor and materials for all non-es sential purposes is made impossible by regulation or statute.
 CONNECTICUT STATE COUNCIL
 OF DEFENSE"
The Press., 1917-12-06
Had Road the Siqna.

"Now, children" said schoplte.lchs CT, tell mo what minerals are found in tue United States
 s'Coal and iron and water" said Il small girl
 ssNot water. dear," said the teacher. ssWhat makes you think sop
 'sWell all the signs say mineral wa tors for sale,' replied the observant young lady, Cleveland Leader
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-03-03
FOR sALe-m,scELLANEous

SEWING MACHINES, SPECIAL THIS
week, slightly used drop head Sing
ers, SIS, SIS. $21, $24 and $780,
Wheeler & Wilson drop head, $3.50;
other makes as cheap as $40 and box
top machines, 81 each. H. +. Parker,
14l w. Main. Phone 226 Red.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-03-03

S-ROOM MODERN HOUSE, WITH
all of the accessories that make an
ideal home. One of the best bar
gains ever offered In Missoula.
Hartley Hammond plD,L
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-03-03

THREE WHITE LEGHORN COCK
erels and two Barred Rock cockerels.
@. A. G. strain; two Rhode Island
Red cockerels, Elliott strain. G.
Paseman, Box sos, Missoula or phone
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