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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-11-06
Massacre OF
HelpIess0nes
By Germans
APPALLING STORY OF COLD-BL CODED AND UTTERLY
NEEDLESS SLAYING OF MEN AND WOMEN ON DE-
FENSELESS MERCHANT SHIPS In NORTH SEA
BY GERMAN WARSHlPS

LONDON Nov 5-By Canadian Press-An appalling story Of
cold booded by of of British North sea
conveys battle is told by the Norwegian newspapers the
said the German were observed at CLOCK IN
the morning thought be British vessels but at o'clock
when there they suddenly began shooting ana tne
was the British destroyer at the ste OF the
CONVOY begin to sink although fought the end The German
cruisers after signalling vessels STOP advanced each side OF
the CONVOY they with all their at range OF less
than 200 yards.
doyers and helped spread death ana
ships shells falling thick and fast The
sink the ships but sheed the eoo
every living thing tr mercessy
survivors lives the high which was running
making boats difficult mark :s5
In the midst another British destroyer came up
and Immediately attacked the unequal struggle
orsed backward and forward among the
sinking steamers pouring fresh and terrible rain Of shells at
yards shell went through the Swedish ship VIM
dar expodng in feboat other side and killing all its oc
pants fourteen and three women
The other hfeboat the captain and
mattresses shell struck the boat and killed FIVE at
her occupants escaping by swimming The Wirnda
was mass flames and the two girls jumped into the sea-
captain was cngng As the women
we're sinking English ship hoisted the white flag The answer
of the Germans which killed both girls Twelve me Of
ship had just got into the feboat when she Killed them
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GOVERNMENT WILL
TAKE 10 P. c. OF ALL
j. s, COAL OUTPUT

WASHINGTON. Nov AN order re-
Questioning for the government ten p''r
rent OF the output Of virtually every
coal mine in the country will be issued
by the fuel administration probably to-
morrow. The coal will be distributed
hy the government to meet emergency
requirements wherever they may arise.
Consumption is keeping pac" :" close
| ly with production that many parts uf
III" country are feeling the pinch Of Il
coal shortage. Industries essential 10
the public welfare in many cities face
tn" prospect Of closing down and thou
sands Of houscholders have found ii i'm
! possible 10 purchase q winters supply
Of fuel.
Thc fu" administration has met the
situation ~ best il could 10y ordering
individual mines to supply emergency
hceds. hut it has been decided that II
government pile of spot coal WI best
serve the purpOSr. Operators will h.
directed TO trim contracts generally 10
furnish the ten per cent desired. Ii is
likely that instructions will accompany
tho order directing producers to reduce
firs, the contracts of concerns whose
output is not required either for war
purposes or for domestic requirements.
Within i short time the fuel admins
tratl"n wilnr -laSSify all industries i'll
tho order 0f their lmpnrtanr" and will
direct tha; they h" supplied with coal
according 10 their classification. i.S-
ScnIiI industries and h"uSehnldrrs will
h" rIaS%rd undo: tho heading "a and
others Will hr rated ~ in tn" upilin'i
"t the government they should be sup
piled.
Au carly revision Of coke prices was
forecast today. when Warren : Rlau-
vrlt. Of Detroit. was named as It &pc
| ciHl assistant 10 Fuel .N,imiuiStr traitor
i Garfield III charge of coke. coke now *
selling ut prices fixed in IN" steel pri"-
| agreement mad" recently by steel pro
! tiuc"rS with the war industries board.
/ Th" fuel administration has rr,,.ir" ;
from tn" federal trad" commission "sti
mates on the cost of producing fu"! nil
and gasolin" and will annu,Inc" soon th.'
mcaSur" "f control it will ASSUME" over
oil production and distributions
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-11-06
Artillery BombardmentS
Predominant on Every
Sector Of West Front

The BRITISH and French troops in
Flanders runtinr!" iu carry "ut raidin;
operations successfully against tn" Ger
mans and tn lombard heavily til" "nenIv
positions Al various points. with III"
Germans replying actively in the sector
hrI wrru tn" lInuthu'S' wood and th'
rnnlinrs- Yprrs canal Eu'nhardmen nfS
ais" pred"ninmt" on III" southern part
Of the line in Franc"
Two additional tirfcatS Of the Ottoman
forces ar. rrrurdr,l---hy the British III
southern Palestine ami by tn" Russians
in tho region "f the i;i"cS srr coast
Nnrih uf R",rsh"ha ihr RritiSh are
pressing nn With IN" definite object "f
IN" raptur" "r tn" rnast city af tiaEi
la their operations they have taken @s'
,ftir"rS ami "."49 prISun"rS. tn" Hrs-
Sims hav" driven thr Turks from hrs;
line tr"urh"S in III" lilark sea region
and have HdvInc"d AZ SON" places (" Tie
thirh line. Large quantities uf boot )
were. ra ptIItrd.
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Barbour Board Resigns

.HNr:!.t.SrrN W. Va. Nov. '.~-M"m-
n..rx Of ,hr barbour county draft '"Htrt
,n,.iI:d.,.E J. Hop Woods. J. y. Ntqu"S-
10y AMI p; II VI lfnf hav" rendered
.l.:r r..~rl.uatiu;. - Er"rE!nrldS' Jones'
S;:tr.. military ,rr~iIS ard Cur"lltu"ni
ch'rf. and TIN. hav" been acc"p'"d L"
fakr their pi:.rr-. new hoard has been
named consisting of W. r. Ice. Jr., OF
rhil:pri: Trilnbi.. H"fman, nf Peeled
IT,. ard +. II. pUnninrt"n. uf PhIlippi
Concerning tn" resignation IF t!'" old
board ,.:r Iru.'S said:
'':h.. r.-"ra!nimatlun of tn" Eari'1ut
-n,inty registration list has been COM
pls,-,l.. with tn. result that in addition
-. hos. :lrca'!! Ut camp Hn' Enr.n have
,,....m acc";,t"ti HS v'ySirally lit Uut If
; 81. r..-cN:trnln."l. while on rhc first "A
.,IuII.ation only :ttmui l5p nat "i l22"
u.r. found phy&i"ttllH qualified tor sol
. d..r tiutH.
"t'""liur that il would hc with "onsld-
:.rh;.. ..rr!G,rra <S,n'nt tha; il would con-
s:dcr again thrS" cases already heard
ty it, ia" hid board has decided 10 QUIT
. aud III" nh"rS har'. rendered their
designations They nave h"n accepted
'rh.. members If th'. rev board vii!
r,"., IN Phillpri W"dn"s'ia! /" effect IN
;inGurd.rt. organization and begin aS the
R;,rh"urv county board in consideration
i ,f III" $0I n,ul"s.
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THOUSANDS OF PATRIOTIC N0RNNGNENRETURN
tn JOBS IN RESPONSE To ROOSEVELT'S APPEAL
But 1t Wasn't It. r. Who
Did His Bit In This
Instance

QUINCY, Mass. Nov. 5.-Work
at the great plant Of. the Fore
River ShipbuIding company,
which has been badly crippled by
a strike since last Wednesday,
will be resumed tomorrow. The
three labor organizations concern
ed responded today to an appeal
to their patriotism by Assistant
Secretary Of the Navy Franklin
D. Roosevelt, and voted amid dem-
onstrations to return at once to
work and leave the matters in
dispute TO be arbitrated 81 Henry
= 3. Endicott, executive manager OF
the Massachusetts committee on
public safety. The company also
accepted MIR. Endicott as arbi-
traitor.
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No NEGRO SEGREGATION RULING
MADE BY THE SUPREME COURT

WASII1SGTON. N"v. ;..-CompuIs"ry
separation Of ;h.. u"G:" ar! white races
IN residential dssr!"tS =; IL violation "f
he constitution. M. Supr":u" r0ilrt held
'oday. in IAN un:,uirn""> opinion ds"lar-
.ng invalid tn" Louisville. k"ntuckE
aggregation ordinance. Thu measure
which prohibited persons "f either race
moving into blocks in which Il majority
IL residents wsr... Of tho opposite color.
= similar tu ordinances now in effect
N st. Louis. Balt!nor:. Richmond and
many Other southern citisS.
Such laws. the court decided. would
not prevent the anal eamAtion OF the
races az was claimed by the Louisville
authorities. or prevent race conflicts
Desirable rs this is. and important
as is the preservation of the public
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Th" NuS:r,-' ;errn"n forces "t" rating
acains, tn" ltai:lE, a'vH. u. 1asiia-
nl.nto riycr from the r,.gI"u rt The car
nc Alps Suu;iiwa:d "a IL" Adr'&t!c sea
are pr,.v.ng IL serious Ei':,;tc.:.
rh-. invaders al ,'n"itA have 'iri."h
heir way a.-rnSS th, river at Iinza"c
Will. - the nor. l.. ;he Italian i"rt wing.
intensive oprr:l.i 'n~ &rr h"in- rarri"t!
utt hy ,hc r"..t"u;, al'l.S. the Two
...ancur.r>: pr"hat.i'. having az their oh-
i"ytiNa Tho rui, ,iag "j. Il rn'' "nt'r-
,,yh. v.jr= - ';.',.,-ra' tad"rra'S array.
Th. i:"~ili, war uttr'" ~ - "ai"unCc
.tfcr; II -. t"r.t.I,.: -! II" ~: >;tyS S%
ILouSand li:.lian.. w,.r" ru.t,!', rrISnn"cS
.'rt,l that ~ ;,Giiti'rtis,i r:Ili bar "i guns
nis,. w.r.. 'ah",.. IT,. l.Atian .riCiai
..utuu;t.ai,.tti"u "a: k.< ni:ly briei mca-
iiun ~ ~. ~ cgt,i"n :u'r..H asserting
.i;at i.;.. ri,.-,rtH .Gs'...Gcd ~ bring pss
-nn>, ~ his :prr,= :" th- ilSh. bank OF
~. stream.
Tla.r" : ~, iri!rht''H A. - wn";h"' :
!: j. IT,. In,cnt,ru -; i;rr':rl '.aI"rna
~ -;ItI..;tN": ~ u'.,Iml,>ia fu.. r2Si:aHu"n.n
IN. u:l, 1 - ~. Improbable that =!
-lant! h.r.. - = :%tHr"r1rE Hn... wn;iI
inosi;iUnS al great: strength ar" b''inG
piryaIrI IL Ih.. rear. Never ~Ii.t'" ;nc
r~.r..,' f-",,i -. '>,tnX" f"nni b..gar has
.srr.. 6.ru AZ, .t;.'iai >ta'ru..r' "0r'.
;rrnir. .va,,,<t IA" II, nay. bur N.,u'.'
MILITARY "bSrrS.r~ hay - S.Ci.t.H ihht
~;th his IarG" l'>ss"~ Ia mn ,tnd "a,
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LIFE STORY Of OLGA vDN MARX !.
GERMANY'5 GREATEST WOMAN SPY
Continued on Page Twelve.)

held at the abode OF Frau Anton Schult1e
in the Vietoria-Luiscnplatz Berlin. We
became very friendly. -
Although she never confessed to ma
she wAS "A Secre; Service Agent in the
employ OF Potsdum. | had 1t on good au-
thority that she was Germany's chief
woman spy.
Once on taxing her on the point 8he
laughingly replied. Il am merely 3our-
nalist: but one day I will write 4 book
about German spying. and I will send 1t
to you in England to publish"
thought no more about the matter.
considering her promise as a joke: but
much Ia my surprise on the afternoon
IF October -. 1916. received at my
private residence by registered post
(postmark London. W. c. a parcel con.
taIninG Il manuscript. and accompanying
the parcel was letter. couchcd IA ~
following words:
C........'s Hotel ". &
October 1ieA. f11s.
Ny Dear Friend: :
Doubtless you will be veY surprised
(coastaADd On RAGo 0o0oA)
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German Statement

BERLIN. Nov. :..--Th" text III the
German official report "n military opera
iinnS III France md Belgium roads:
"W"Stcrn thea ir"--ln Flanders IN"
visibility hring had there was only
lively artillery firing. notably IN the
Ynrr luvlands. in III" evening. \ pow
rrCuI and drStruriiv" iir" WAS directed
in th, ruurs" "f tn" night on tn" latter
mrra and on tho lighting district between
Hmuthulst wod and TN" confines fprcs
canal"
"RritiSh accommodating d"ta"hmrnts
many times pushed forward. They were
rrpulsrd everywhere.
with the other armies "u III" western
front th..rr was Iittl.' activity generally
on account Of the fog.
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pra,'e" said the opinion. this aim can.
not i-r accomplished hv laws or ordin-
anc"$ which deny rights created or pro-
tcctrd by the federal constitution"
Laws providing for tn" separation OF
ri,css in public ronv"ytnc"S and III the
publ" schools where equal privileges
are given. thr court painted out have
h.-cn upheld but it asserted that such
Legislation must have its limitations and
cannot be sustained where the exercise
Of authority exceeds the restraints OF
the constit tion.
The courts action was Il reversal Of
the lower court which held tho ordinance
to be- II REASONABLE exercise Of the state
police powers. The ordinance was en-
acted in 1914 and the case was argued
twice In the supreme court.
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(Coutinued On Page Twelve.)
LLOYD GEORGE
CONFERS WITH
CEN PERSH|NC

PARIS. NOr. I.--Beforc leaving
Paris for Rome. David Lloyd
George, the British premier, had Il
long interview with General Per-
Shing. The American commander
came especially from the Aneri-
can army headquarters to meetthe
British prime minister. Field
Marshal Haig, the British conf
mander. also was present at the
conference.
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.CZAR'5 STORY
SOON IN THIS
NEN5PAPER

Former Car Nicholas own
story Of the incidents leading
up to his abdication of the Rus
sian throne, a thrilling, personal
narrative, will be published in
The Intelligencer, beginning
Saturday morning, November
10. 1t will be in three chap
tiers.
This is one of the most in
tensely interesting war stories
printed in America, and throws
a new light upon the life of the
Gear. It was contributed by
the Czar himself to a Siberian
newspaper.
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URGE SENDING
OF PANESE
ARMY To AID
Of RUSSIANS
PRE- JUDGE MUST BE
SET ASIDE BY ALLIES
Siberian Railroad Transport
Conditions Big Element
IN Situation
BY JACQUES DARvILLE.
(wen Known French Writer on Interna
tionnl Affhrs.)

PAEIS. Nov. Whilst the Germans
| proclaim from the h"usctopS the casy
victory which the diSurEa nizatinn of tho
IsuSSinn forces has permitted them 10
gam at Riga. FROM America comes n
retort which has ALREADY VIsihiy disturb
ed them. Thr r"'Hp,inn nrrurd"d I" tn"
Mission OF SiScnunt lShil. the stirring
words pronounced nj WaShingt0n'S grave,
and in tho House Of Representatives.
Leave no doubt AZ tu the inpnrtancr or
tn" negotiations in progress. in III"
American capitol. and /" h" attached {"
the decisions WhitiI are being arrived
at. The United States and japan. Ia us"
the picturesque expression OF Mr.. Mo-
tnno. Minister Of Foreign Affairs in IN"
Cahine, nj Tokyn ar'. working ardcntly
10 inauguratc the IRA If IN" i'acfic."
In order to ilrr III" German peril. they
nrc applying themselves fcrNrn;iy 70 IN"
TASK, not only of reducing the demands
uf private ini"r"StS-h|r"tnf" intense
ly ut varian,c--hut still moro ia find
practical means nf uniting their re-
sources with a view. /" helping the
powers. who for Ihr."" years have been
engaged in a nl"rrli"SS struggle. towards
speedy completion If their work Tor
III" salvation ni the world. hnc" more
the poliry Of WilhrlmStraSSr. II n"n-
StruuS comhinALnn Of tr"arhHry and
force. has ended in drawing together
TWO rival nations. whuS' uuarrrls Ger
many had rridcd herself upon env"n"m-
ing 70 4 point beyond rer0nciliation
The yellow Peril.
II was. however. To Be furcs'"n That
the mere prospect Of German hcGemony
over an cnslarcd nr -nfreblcd Europe
a. hegemnny which might cNtend to IN"
AsiAlic counrties--muat CauS'' III" gov
crnnenis Of Tokyo and aWshinGtou I"
rise up in defence OF 4 common interest
and make their reconciliation hn lmprra- =
tiv.. political necessity. Japan. "Srcclal-
ly, by favoring the anarchy which r"iEns
in All the centres of Muscnyt" activity
would only admit German influence
nearer and nearer To the Far East TO
(Conrinued on Page seven-)
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WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN FRANCE, Nov BY the
detachment of American nfantymen was
attacked the line trenches early Saturday morning by much
superior force shock troops The Americans were cut on
from by heavy barage fire in their rear They fought GAL
lantly until overwhelmed, solely by numbers.
The fighting the trenches hand to hand 1t was brief and
fierce in the extreme. .
AS result of the three Americans killed and
five wounded sergeant and corporal and ten were taken
prisoners.
Two French soldiers who the trenches also killed.
The enemy but the number unknown as their dead
and wounded carried off by the retiring Germans
From the beginning Of the until the end the Amer
lived up traditions of the American the records
bravery the detachment and of individual members
casualties list of the losses of American In
France in their first clash with the Germans follows:
o
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Eren ch Report.

PARIS Nov. a.--'Thrr" Was ln,rrmi:-
tent artillery a'.tiviiy i'll belgium and
upper NlS:I'..." sn!S today's official an
nnunccrn"nt. An enemy attack on oar
small posts west Of the Upper Cnucy for
est was rrprIlSrd and prisoners remained
in unr hands. Every wh"r" rlsc the night
was calm"
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A Price on Her Head, the Au-
thor of These Revelations
Escapes to America
written by Miss Olga Ven Marx.
Edited by Henri dc H11salle.

(Olga Won Marx WAS, until recently,
Germauy's greatest woman Spy. Mr. De
HalsAlle, whose nAme has boon world
famous for his scath4ng exposures OF the
KLasrs secret service system, mot her
during hts Investigations, and as a result
OF that meeting hsr disclosures are now
made public. It WIS with great diff
Guilty that olEa von Marx escaped from
Germany with her manuscript, and even
After her safe arrival In America at
tsmpts Were made by German agents to
Est tho manuscript GuppTessed.)
{Conttnued from Saturday.
It was in the month OF October In the
year 1909, that first made the acquatnt-
ance of Olga Won Marx at a reception
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In Macedonia

EEHLIN. Nov. I.--Via l.nndon--Rr-
r,,ls" IT n british attack an the Mace
dnnian front near the Nardar river was
r..purtrd today hy army headquarters.
The announcement follows;
after strong artillery preparation for
oavs pagt, which VAS continued Trstrr-
day. hstwc"n the Nardar and Lake Del
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Orders Miners Back
Pending Convention

KANSAS CITY. Mo. Nov. Whether
the $1,000 coal miners nf th" south
western district. which includes Mis-
souri. Kansas. Oklahoma and Arkansas.
continual On Papn Tralvel
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ITALIANS DECLARED
BY BERLIN TO HAVE
LOST 5000 MORE MEN

ITALIAN HEADQUARTERS IN
NORTHERN ITALY. Nov. S.
10 A. M.-The reports of heavy ar
tilIery fire on both banks Of tho
Tacliamento, with chief pressure
on the italian left wing, shows
that Austro-German patrols have
crossed the river. as foreseen, and
that the enemy is trying to throw
his main body into the plain OF
the western Friuli region.
Tn. enemy in the Giudieari,
valley on the Trentine front also
shows clearly his purpose to make
mass attack from the north.
The Italian authorities highly
appreciate the work of the Amer
ican Red Cross. which is supple
ncnting the conspicuous service
the British Red Cross rendered
during the recent retreat.
BERLIN. Nov. 5.-Via eondon
- Austro- German troops have
crossed the middle Taeliamento
river in northeastern Italy and
taken $500 prisoners. the war Of
flee reports. They are advancing
toward the west.
The text of the statement reads:
italian srcnt: German and
austro-tiungarian divisions have
GAINED the crossing On the middle
TaeIiamento srd are advancing
westward.
From the italian brI9ades de-
feated in this engagement more
than 5000 prisoners and number
of guns have been taken.
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Americans I raped
In Dugouts, Forced
To Lay Down Arms
When Overwhelmed

IN ADDITION TO THE THREE AMERICANS, TWO
FRENCHNEN WERE ALSO SLAIN - GERMANS
SUFFERED HEAVILY, BUT CARRIED OFF THEIR
DEAD AND WOUNDED-NO DOUBT OF GAlLAN-
TRY OF THE AMERICANS.
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GREAT EXPLOIT BY
TWO ITALIAN SOLDIERS

ROME. NOV. 5.--'rw" Italian r:Ir-
| hn""rS fired int" Tho automobile a.! III"
general commanding ia" rnird Gcrmnu
army corps of lirand"nhur.: whilr It VAS
in tho SnhuriS of tdin.. October = RI.
general WAS killed and hIS aid. Was Il. ;.
prrntcly wounded and u.uIr priSn.rg.
THE WEATHER.
WASHINGTON, d. c., Nov. 5.--Fore-
cast:
West Virginia, Western Pennsylvania
Fair and warmer Tuesday; Wednesday
fair.
ohio-Fair Tuesday and wednesday;
moderate temperature.
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DOUBLE ATTACK BY GERMANS,
WHO ARE OVER TAGL[AMENTO


deadly
i frnerat
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Fair and Warmer Monday Tuesday
Fair.
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(oo.ssaaSd On Fass SsesA)
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thizers are blamed by the police
for the outrage. Gov. Stephens
returned only last night from Los
Angeles where he had delivered an
address in which he advocated
sterner methods in suppressing
enemy agents and enemy propa-
ganda.
Minister Furnishes Glue
The principal clue, on which
the entire police force of Sacra-
mento is working, was furnished
by Rev. Fraser Langford a Baptist
minister living in the vicinity.
He declares that for several
months he has seen a man, whom
he believes to be a German, Turk
ing in the vicinity of the COVER
nor's mansion and apparently ex-
aiming it's construction. This
man, he said, vanished less than
week ago and Rev. Langford
believes he was responsible.
The police threw out a dragnet
early today and rounded up a
number OF suspicious persons but
have not yet located the man
wanted. Gov. Stephens was calm
Immediately after the explosion
and assisted the police in their
investigation.
II am grateful the affair was
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Regrets Rescue q Little
1.-THE sea, the glory of a strange
land, the sweet winds, starry
nights around campfires, the pro-
tecting league of men, and the
thrilling uncertainty Of tomorrow
every real woman bankers for
just that at some time in her life.
II trusted to luck when
slowed away at Willapa Harbor
that May day. And I trusted to
/ luck on Mopeha island. 1t play
ed me true. and l have no re-
grets."
Count Won Lucknor and some
Of his officers, restless to be about
their kaiser's business, left the
island in the Seeadler launches.
The Americans, including Miss
Taylor, were left to the mercy of
chance. After two attempts Cap
tain Haldor Smith and small
company succeeded In reaching
Pago-Pago in an open boat and
directed a rescuing expedition to
Mopeha.
The castaways we're taken to
Tahiti on Oct. 6, and thence to San
Francisco.
1.-THE day the rescue vessel
came" concluded Miss Taylor, 81
didn't know whether to be glad
or sorry. Something finer and
more wonderful than / had ever
before known was drawing to |
close. I almost wept when Mo-
peha, the island of my adventure,
faded on the horizon"
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CHARGE AGAINST
I. w. WIS DROPPED

j. w. Lamar and l.. j. Fortune,
arrested by the police Saturday
evening when a raid was made on
an !. w. w. smoker, were dis
charged on request of Assistant
City Attorney Carnahan Monday
afternoon in police court. Carna-
han reported to the court that
there was no evidence on which
to hold the men.
Attorney Homer Bone was pre-
pared to make a strong fight for
the men. on the ground that the.
/. w. w. we're staging a smoker
and social entertainment, and
that the police had no more right
to demand a license from them
than from any other Organization
giving socials in Tacoma.
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sailors, had their own tent and
palm-tree huts. Three Kanakas
made up the rest of the popula-
ton.
Among that motley group the
girl-woman alone did not con-
SANITY watch the horizon for a
liberating sail. She was content
- living q romance that only
Stevenson could have devised for
his heroine.
"They all seemed Just men
there to me-Germans and Amer
leans and the rest-men with big
hearts and clean minds. My trust
was not once abused. | lay down
in my tent at night to sleep as
untroubled as If / were in my bed
at home in Messy Rock, Wash
ington. And l woke to days that
seemed like glorious dreams come
true.
Il felt like mother Eve must
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. few minutes from your
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SERVED FROM II TO 2.