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might as well capture that. 1t was
more nearly her size. She would be
safer alone on a skiff than on the
barge when the tugmen released that
fiend of a Trask. He had planned to
kill her before she tied him up. He
would certainly do no less now that he
had escaped. Jed had evidently picked
himself up from the rocking chair trap.
united Trask and unmufled Nell. The
three had been pounding and bowling
for some time. TIE hatch held for a
while, but they we're going at 1t now
with something as heavy as q batter
Ing ram. 1t would yield soon surely
and then where would she be?
She ran to the edge of the barge and
hauled In on the painter attached TO
the little boat. The barge was swish
Ing In the tide and 1t was trying to
run over the skif. But Gloria had no
other avenue Of escape. She hung
across the edge of the barge and
dropped into the skiff. Her aim was
not very accurate and the river nearly
got her. But she sat down quickly
and steadied herself and the boat. She
began to ply the oars with great eager
ness, but little progress.
At length she noticed that she had
forgotten to cast off. She ran to the
bow and had to unite the painter. The
wet knots were torture to her delicate
hands, but at last she was free and the
boat fell away from the barge. The
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SIXTEENTH EPISODE
A Modern Pirate

People who raise children are sure
vf a life Of surprises. They would
have more than they get II they could
see everything that goes on.
Pierpont Stafford had been kept
pretty well surprised Of late by his
daughters actions. In his haste he
had said that she was probably "on
that canal barge In the river" he
did not expect to be taken seriously
by the fates. But there his daughter
was, at least on another barge. miles
farther up the stream but drifting
downward. She was In command of
the ship. ut the tiller. trying to steer
the bulky hulk.
When Gloria saw that the captain
Of the tug had noticed the slight de-
tnil Of the parted hawscr and the lost
convoy she was vexed. When she saw
the tugboat turning around to recap
tute the barge she felt that 1t would
be hard to explain about the prisoners
she had fastened down In the cabin.
She supposed it was mutiny or some
thing for q passenger to tie up cap
tain, crew and cook. and change the
course Of the ship. She believed that
people who did that were usually hung
from the yardstick OK something. She
hoped that the old barge did not nave
such Z thing on board.
The nearer the tug came the louder
ne pilot and the yelled Al her
T.. y. ~ -W"< i. LNU NWH.LMM.t
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Had Il Marked.

A New Orleans cotton broker en-
ployed a young woman stenographer
who was an acutely incorrect speller.
She was SO competent In every other
way, he bought her a dictionary and
advised her to use 1t regularly.
The next morning, when he came
down to his office he noticed that to
protect the new book from the con-
start wear she was expected to give Il
she had covered the backs with cloth,
and across the w she had written:
sDictionerv.n
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started up dozens of times, seeing
Gloria's little white finger pointing at
him, hearing her cry out again:
"You killed him! l saw you'll" 4
The daybreak found hun stretched
out at the stern of the canal boat, looks
Ing south for some possible avenger,;
He saw the yacht swcoping up the
stream long before Gloria made him
out. He seemed to feel that the un-
canny speed of the boat meant bust
ness. So he hunted out his old riffs
aud kept his eyes on the yacht, as ts
joined with relentless persistence,
Finally he made out Gloria on the
prov, pointing at him. X
Now Trask felt assured that Gloria
was a witch. She had appeared in his
cabin, then vanished, only to reappear
with a posse of yachtsmen. He felt
that he had been a fool to let her dus,s
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Jim Was Ahead Of Him.

Wits SO strange" sighed the omni.
bus conductor, "how. when two boys
start out with equal chances, one of
them Is bound to forge ahead. There
was Jim. He and I were the best of
friends In youth. But look at me now
Equal as u chances were, Jim is
ahead"
what is he doingT asked the gen.
tleman sitting near the door.
Hes the driver Of this ere bus"
came the answer. did / give ye yer
ticket, please"
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mar refused and repeated his warn
ings. but Gloria would not even tell
him good-by. She, her father and
Royce went down to the yacht landing
and were carried aboard in q little
boat, the oar flashing in the moon
light and the sailors coming hand
somely alongside.
1t was splendid to feel the deck under
foot. Gloria chuckled at fhe contrast
between the yacht and the canal boat.
She rejoiced in the famous speed Of
the engines and she could imagine the
Prov slicing the waves In pursuit OF
the numbering barge. She was on a
~racehorse and she was chasing an OK.
But ~rncehorses are delicate giants and
50 are race cars and racing yachts.
This sen rover declined to rove. There
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ana was so glad to have her safely
there again that it was several minutes
before he began to scold her.
She asked him to hush, please. as
she had no time to waste and she
wanted to borrow his yacht and its
entire crew for a while. Pierpont re-
FUSED the loan with all the severity of
a ban president, but Gloria calmly
sent for the sailing master and in the
presence of her father gave him orders
TO De ready as sOor as she had her
long-delayed dinner.
Doctor Royce and Judge Freeman
were at the house. They sat with
Gloria while she told them of her ad-
ventures as she ate a hastily reas-
sembled dinner. She said to Doctor
Royce: Il Inn surprised, Stephen, at
your leaving me alone by myself to
solve my new problems. OF course,
you didn't know where l was going,
but you usually manage to arrive in
the knick of time. You ought to have
been there
II wish had been there" Royce re-
piled. His heart ached at the sight of
her beauty and at the adventurous
spirit which SEN her tender body into
so much danger with so few
Il won't let you quit my sight again,
Gloria" he said and stared with such
idolatry that she felt afraid that he
was loving her too well.
'"Then you will come along and help
me to capture the man vino killed my
beloved Dick?"
"All right, captain" said Royce with
a plucky smile, though her allusion to
Freneau cut him to the quick.
Judge Freeman seemed to be agf-
tated by the plan Gloria outlined for
the pursuit and capture of Trask.
"You must not permit this, Pierpont,"
he protested, a~nxiously. "Your daugh-
ter has no legal right to arrest the man
Trask. If she should capture him she
would have to turn him over to the
authorities and she would have to face
a public explanation"
Gloria retorted with vigor: "You had
him, judge, and you said that he
slipped out of your fingers. Now you
advise me- not to go after him again.
You let him escape once and want me
to let him escape a second time. Why,
| do not know. Why don't you tell me
why?"
Judge Freeman looked away guiltily.
His eyes turned to Pierpont and his
answer was to him and not to Gloria.
"You must realize, Pierpont, that
such a cruise is 40 place for a girl of
Gloria's position and breeding
That's true" said Pierpont. "It's
all off, Gloria"
"No, it isn'tI" Gloria cried. eff you
don't help me to catch that fiend I'll
get the police after him."
what police?' Pierpont laughed.
"The local chief? He couldn't capture
q snail" !
"The maj is out of his Jurisdiction,
anyway" said the Judge. 'It would be
quite a complicated process getting the
fellow arrested and he would probably
be hard to find"
MY way is a very simple way" said
Gloria. Instead Of sending. 60!
That's a good motto. But the judge
viii neither send nor go, and once
more l want to ask him why?"
The judge was not used to being
cross-examined and he bore it lily. He
faltered:
Some day you'll know and you'll
realize that l acted for your peace of
mind"
MY piece of mind depends on cap
turing that man." Gloria answered
CURLY, "and anybody that wants to
can come along now"
Royce saluted and waited for orders.
Pierpont decided to go. Judge Free
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river was dark and menacing. and It's
current was like some invisible gent
dragging the skin away to Its lair.
Still, when Gloria saw the tug come
alongside the barge and make fast.
and saw Trask, Jed and Nell dash up
the companionway and meet the tug
hands OF the deck. she felt that the
current would be kinder to her than
the men would have been.
What explanation Trask and Jed
made she could not imagine. Evidently
Il was not q good one. for the crew
from the tugboat gesticulated violently
and Il looked as n there would be a
bis fight. Gloria hoped that they all
would throw one another overheard.
The tugboat crew went back to their
Evening star., 1917-11-04
TRENCH MORTAR is ONE
OF DEADLlEST OF GUNS
Though 1t Has a Limited Range,
It's Destructive Power
Is Terrific.
BN PAUL SCOTT MoNRE.R.
tabicxram 10 The Sunday Star and
(h.raXO sIa:iy NenN. CnnxrinhI. IHIS

WITH TIL, 1I:ENCH hT:1IE.S. No
v-rnber SIN The attention which has
beea given IA" Importance OF machine
guns al.G Ava:T artillery the equal i'm
portancc .: another modern weapon has
been somewhat oy.rlookcd--I mean the
trench mortar. It is now permissible
TO Say that il: the wonderful artillery
preparation preceding the French Of
fcGsivc on the Aisuv most OF The dc :
St.Uctioa OF the enenly's barbed wire
ana first line trenches was accom-
piiateJ hy trench mortars. AS early ;ss;
october :" one Of the German crown
princes cclnmuniques said:
The continual FIRE OF q great number
of r,inenwerfer tmine throwers) has
transformed the fight zone between
Nauxallor and Bray into field OF
C-aters.
The "minenwerfcr" To which the
prince refers Were the French .s
and 80 millimeter teiGEJ and thirty
four iuciD nortars. which had been
concentrated and placed VII. re It would
D. possible TO use then. Without too
,:.uch danger. When tIo French :ufaa-
try mad. t!s" assault, October -, q
number Ct units of trench 4Itil!er.'
equipped with the lia,nt nurtars Nc:tt
along to help repGl&c possible counter
attacks
I. 80; Lieut. walter, commanding Il
section Of trench mortars. who captured
siaslehanded German field piece and
Evening star., 1917-11-04
Musical Program for Soldiers.

The soldiers and sailors recreation
rooms at 141s Pennsylvania avenue
northwest will be converted into a
concert hall tomorrow evening. when
an entertainment will be given by
young women employed in the Offices
Of the National Geographic Society.
The program viii include original
compositions by Miss Helen Josephine
Johnson, recitations by Miss Margaret
Ford Perkins, a contralto solo by Miss
Caroline Manning. q violin solo by
Miss Lillian Koechling, Hawaiian songs
and dances by Miss Ruth Hoffman. The
entertainers, under the direction OF
Mrs. FLORENCE Donohue, will provide
refreshments for the men in uniform
following the musical program.
Evening star., 1917-11-04

turned it straightaway against q ma
chine gun at 800 yards distance, re-
ducing it to fragments. A bomb from a
.S-millimeter mortar accomplishes as
much destruction as a 155-millimeter (22-
inch) shell, and a bomb from q 240-milli-
meter mortar is as destructive as a 220-
millimeter t31-inchD shell and costs only
half as much.
The Limitation Of the trench mortar
is its range. which does not exceed
1000 yards. This is sufficient, neverthe-
less, to permit the concealment of the
emplacements and tho renewal Of am
munitIon. 1t was another trench mortar
ahssd o1nee. eyen e Of the Frencb infentrY f With
revolver in hand. captured an entire
battery of German heavy guns. fnclud-
ing the captain and sixty astonished
[artilleryInen.
Evening star., 1917-11-04
German "PIlbOx" Forts
Victims of British Big Guns
For Long Time the Concrete Defenses Had Been
Taking Heavy Toll of Allied Infantrynen.

that was tho end Of tho 'pillbox' and
every one inside it. Even when a high
explosive shell failed to land sQuarely
on tho structure, but exploded near by.
tho concussion was so great that the
Operating. or assisting at the opera
tion. of machine gun in one OF these
concrete structures is no sinecure. Ger
man prisoners report that there is tho
greatest difficulty In finding men to
literally driven into the ''pillboxes" and
kept inside by another machine gun
trained on the only entrance and exit.
which is in the rear.
Evening star., 1917-11-04
HOW To PREVENT WARS
BY SOCIETY OF NATIONS
French Analyst Finds Plan Of Uni
versal Brotherhood Presents
Many Difficulties.
Correspondence OF the Associated Press

Correspcndenee OF the Associated Press.
PARIS. October 25.-''WiIl the pro-
posed society of nations come out of
an eventual peace. or viii peace come
out OF the organization OF O. society of
nations7" asks Jean Finot. who ex-
amines in La Revue. OF which he is
editor. the possibility OF bringing the
nations of the earth together in a
happy family.
Tho principle OF the society OF ma
TONS" he says, requires equality Of
representation among the participants.
Neutrals as we'll as belligerents must
be invited. the smallest countries must
have an equal voice with the biggest.
such as Great Britain. the United States,
France. Italy and Germany.
"The victory Of the allies" n. Ffnot
asserts, will procure ct least dozen
new units in the list Of nations" Those
countries that have not existed under q
regime Of freedom will require several
years to become conscious Of them.
selves. Party struggles and diametri-
cally opposite tendencies are rife even
now In some of those countries and in
unusually violent form.
Would Bring in Disorder.
tie points 10 lHS proposed CkfAlNI2U
nation as 4 sample of what difficulties
the newly formed states may bring to
such a concert Of nations. inquiring
VI no may be able say what the proper
limits Of Tkrainian nation should be.
'Tumultuous disorder, he says, is what
mere than one such nation would bring
into the society.
.''Is it not necessary to take into &C.
count Germany's habitual methods?"
NJ. Finot asks Since no one may
RI ~ nto1
her morality from one day to another
Il must be admitted that she would
work inside the fold of the society Of
nations she has done before and
central empires. fortified by representa-
ttves Of other small or large states,
might easily compromise the essentfal
projects oe the future conferences" NJ
Finot cites in this connection tho re-
cent case in which Switzerland was
compromised ~ one of her councillors
for the benefit of Germany.
Fear international Mtlitarism.''
NJ. Finot asks whether 10 is not
doubtful that even the socialists arc
ready for what he calls "the divine
kingdom,' and cites the Dutch socialist
leader. Troelstra, as saying that "a
method of peace that would, by force,
oblige an the powers leagued together
10 fight the one that might break the
peace would be equivalent to driving
out the devil of national militarisnl
by the Beelzebut of international mill
t.risr,.
The question, NJ. Finot says. with
the support OF the United States and
the allies becomes n living issue" He
declares there is no use of thinking
OF the juridic organization Of the soci-
ETY. of nations SO long as German mill
tarism and Imperialism remain erect
and concludes by calling upon Presi-
dent Wilson. who. he adds. pa sses at
the present. momen, as the accepted
champion OF the society of nations. to
make 4 declaration that 4 peace that
would not be the fruit OF n victory,
permitting the previous Organization
Of the world. would render sterile all
Efforts tending toward the creation
@t 4 league Of honor among peoples"
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q. N. b. and N. A. R. additional. o.
Mayer. sI.So; warren NJ Mitchei. iE:
A. L. Craig, 81; Cornelia 8. Barnes. q:
william c. Van Week: 81: Misses p.
and N. Rathbun. IS: william Eilis. y:
Sc: NJ. W. Payne. 81; Mrs. e. K. Nelson.
81; J. S. Harper. IS: Miss n. A. Davis.
81: Adrian ColQuitt. e2.70: Mrs. h q
Fisher ST.
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Accurate Gunnery Wins.

You VIII remember that 4; ;i.; t.gae
the 'pilIboxes' first made taeir :a-
pearance." he said, 81 ,old t"u that
they represented a verE serious OBJ
ttacle TO our advance In Fl1Et,.:s. This
fcemed so at the time oees. use only a
direct hit from a big gun couId put
them out OF business.
I'VE haSs overcome the menace Of
the 'pillbox' by good military strategy.
Our success IS mainly due 70 our :tc-
cIrate observation and good slooiints.
We knew that only 4 big shell voulI
put one cf the begsars out Of COM
. mission. 50 We deliberately set ont 10
max, il possibi for our big gums; u,
f,ud their marks. small as they were.
Our aviators furnished ~ H5Itt tn"
]: cst perfect. detailed phot@=-:a plls nf
ts.e whole area which was wa with
these s.tructures. Maps o. Il larsc
scale wer" constructed. and -. science
os artillery fss become SO cNact these
days thai our Sunner5 were able TO
score Ir3-y- direct hits on these small
objects. when direct hit was scored
Evening star., 1917-11-04
Contribute to War Service Fund.

Tho Red Cross finance committee an
nounces the following contributions to
the war service fund:
Harris & Ewing. SEQ: Franklin & Co,
s25; Frank R. Jellefr. s25; Anna D. Prall.
$40: w. H. Osborn, SO; the Woman's
Club Of 18th Street Highlands. through
Mrs. Minott z. Porter. treasurer. So;
Evening star., 1917-11-04
by PAUL AYREs ROCKWELL.
Cablcgram to Tho Sunday Star and
Chicago Daily News. Copyright, 1917.

Cablcgram to Tho Sunday Star and
Chicago Daily News. Copyright. 1917.
PARIS. November 3.-In the foreign
legion-that strong corps of heroes
where princes and poets battle shoulder
to shoulder against the Germans with
ditch diggers and unlettered peasants
men are often given posts which con-
trast strongly with their former station
in life. The present occupation Of AL
gernon Charles Sartoris is an instance
Of this and it is one OF the finest ex-
amples know Of real democracy in the
allied fight for civilization and liberty.
This American volunteer, grandson
OF L. S. Grant, former captain in the
United States Army, at ono time dip
lomat and well known in European and
American society. is today a donkey
Evening star., 1917-11-04

Three pieces 0uarter-saW-
ed Gal, Library Suite, polish
finish Scttcc, hrIn Chair and
Rocker: with upholstered
spring seats covered with
genuine Span $50 90
isi leather ..... |Oo'Oo
Evening star., 1917-11-04
Gets Legion Of Honor Colors.

The red fourragere (decoratfon) show
ing the color Of the Legion OF Honor has
been formally conferred upon the For
eign Legion. At the ceremony Gen. Petain
said to Lieut.. Col. Rollet. commander OF
the Foreign Legion:
Il am sure your corps will not rest
content with this honor. and I shall not
tire of giving it new ones. After the
legions next great feat Of arms I will
give to its flag the rosette and later the
cross Of the Legion Of Honor"
Recently a battalion OF the legion In
tho trenches was asked to supply two
volunteers to execute a dangerous mis-
sion. Seven hundred men offered for the
service. That shows the morale today
Of the corps which Germany SO bitterly
hates.
Evening star., 1917-11-04
Grandson of Gen. u. S. Grant NOU
Mule Driver With French Arn1y
Algernon Charles Sartors, Former Captain in u. S.
Army, Says He Likes His Job With
Foreign Legion.

driver and water carrier with the
legion. Sartoris' job is neither easy
nor safe-that is why he chose it. The
legion now holds trenches where the
drinking water must be brought from q
place several kilometera in the rear.
Sartoris is in charge OF four small
donkeys and twice every twenty-four
hours-once by day and once by night
he loads the docile beasts with water
bags and leads them through heavily
shelled woods and muddy communities
ton trenches to the front firing limo.
where his thirsty comrades watch and
fight.
Likes His Humble Job.
Several times the daily water convoy
has had narrow escapes from bursting
shells and snipers' bullets, bat SartoriR
writes me that he likes his humble post
and is in excellent spirits. Ono of
Evening star., 1917-11-04

A municipal water and lighting plant
is to be installed in the city OF Orlando,
Fla
Evening star., 1917-11-04

his companions. Gunner Christopher
Charles Of Brooklyn, writes:
"The most unpleasant thing at the
front now Is the weather. The cold
rain bothers us moro than the shells.
My squad has a nice dugout and we
keep bright fire burning all night
When one Of us is called to go on sem
try duty he certainly starts growing.
for 1t hardly puts one In pleasant
frame of mind to leave a comfortable
fire and go wading knee deep in mud
and water for several hundreds of me-
ters along the trenches and then stand
in the rain several hours. Sartoris is
making good at his new Job. He is q
fine water boy"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-09-25
MAKE PLANS
FOR SHIPPING
WAR MATERIAL

Representatives OF the state high
ways departments Of Michigan, Ohio,
Indiana. Ncw York Ponpsylyania
and Virginia, the Office OF Director
of Public Roads Logan r. Page, the
L. S. Engineer corps and various
other departments or organizations
net ia the Detroit Board az Com
merce. Monday on call 81 r. O. liar-
rreaves. Of the Council of National
Defense. 20 consider auXiliary ship
ping measures In the handling OF
war products IN the event of car
shortage A plan ~ assembling and
Transporting these supplies was out
lined and viii be submitted 10 the
defense council for approval. IN
addition 90 the representatives LIST
ed there were present r. ID Chaplin.
chairman good roads committee.
National Automobile Chamber OF
Commerce. William r Metzger.
chairman Of the good roads commit
tee, Detroit Board OF Commerce. A.
a Templeton, president ~ the
Board OF Commerce. Capt. CAT
braith. and William Ingis. with
whom r. c Hargreayes is associat-
cd IN the present emergency war
work
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-09-25
FORD CO. ASSETS
SHOW INCREASE
Motor Concern Is Worth $685.
754,560 More Than
Year Ago

LANSING, Mich, Sept. 25.-The
annual report OF the Ford Motor
company. dled here last night. shows
an increase in total assets OF S26,
T54. $50 over one year ago and Il re
duction of s7.420,2Sl IN cash on
hand and IN the banks. The list OF
assets az nled follows
Real estate used in the company's
business. S27. 2s2, $3.50. Real estate
Tot used in the compsny's business,
none Goods. chattels. merchandise
and other tangible property, t66.
92I,15813.
Cash on hand. including deposits
in banks. St5.I30.390 90.
Patent rights. copyrights. trade
marks and formulas given no valua.
ton. Good will, nothing Value OF
credits owing 10 the corporation,
sl9.4906S7l0. All other property
nothing Total OF above items. tl5S,.
s34.77se9
Liabilities Liability on real es
tate mortgage. nothing
Liability on chattel mortgage,
nothing
Liability on all other secured IN,
debtcdncss. nothing.
Liability on all unsecured indebt.
cdness. s25.2zs.S7l74
Total, s25,229.s7l74