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The Detroit times., 1917-11-13

docs 70 leave such victims as sur
rivo tho Smelling and tho sudden
found rims asks MI Frost. Toss
ed d tins boats at the mercy Of Tho
most cruel ocean In tho world. two
'Aree ud even four hundred ailc
out upon the boIndiess wtstoe or
water ASK you 90 think pack ~
yoGr last ocean voyage and Soc
again Tho bleak cxpan7e- at soullcas
cra te Remember The winds ana
wages raising jke madmen against
the great oemcr tina. bore you. and
hen picture SOW scir fighting for
life in q ltaa cokIe-sheI. hundreds
of miles from land
I'm MANY Cascs not n single life
boat ever reaches land 10 tell thc
fate OF crews thus abandoned upon
tbo opon sea and In many cases
only one OF two life boats are heard
from Tho Towergato vae sunk i'm
roaring tempest. 2o1 miles OF The
B'asQuet islands, west cf Ireland. ~
March. and tivo days later in LINER
lex I sass The single bOatl0ad OF sur.
yivors f-naCiated, hollow checked
unshaycn the.r clothes hanging dis
fcvclcd about them, thoy told me iu
h0arse whispers OF tho comradea
who had 11it The wreck with them
and who were by that time dcrelic'
corpse halfway 20 the ocean bed
or carrion for eea-fowl
"a case which stands ont Ia ms
memory was that Of tho Marina, 81
horse transport. attacked in a No
vcmb0r hurricate Two boats laden
with American muleteers fought The
wild elements for 80 hours After
nightfRl on the second day thcy
found themselves driving before q
bowling wind into tho rocky bay OF
Bailinskelhgs. the most VIGOROUSLY
cruel OF tho Irish fjords. At 20
o'clock their last red fares strove
fcebly 90 pieroo tho sheets OF mist
and spindrlft, Apparently their
doom was scaled Bat ~ II o'clock
plucky little British admiralty tug
which had been searching for them
thru The stornl nosed IT'S wRy be
tween them and mo raging SURF not
a quarter OF milo OFT. and lifted
our exhausted young mon, now weak
rs infants. out OF tho Jaws Of an
swful death
Whatever your opinion may be
az 20 ENGLAND. ] want YOU 60 Join
with me- here and now IN saving. All
honor 90 the gallant British navy.
which. night and day. year IN and
year out. has been tlreiessly and
foarlcssly hunting down these COY
cites OK tho sea-"
The Detroit times., 1917-11-13

e'hle. but ! gee no way In which j
can do this Their firing on life
boats and other outragcs too .uhu
man "a comprehend prove hat they
have TO decent conception OF q chiy
alrous warfare such as prec.udes the
possibility OF an American firing or
women ana helpless noncombat
ants"
Mr. Frost says the Germans are
uncomfortable liars That flev are
towards 40 heart as we'll us liars hc
proves by drawing attention to the
fact that they lie about the distance
90 land VIXEN they have surrepit.
tously scnt harmless passenger
b0ai 10 fhc bottom OF thc sra Weak
and haltcr9zCd women, ciuiching
bahos 90 their breasts. have been
told b. che German C-boat crews
HAT land was near az hand and that
they need have no fcnr. when tAe
towards knew safety WAS hurdrod
W miles or, bat couldu't find 10 iu
thcir craven hearts 20 tell 'ho truth
90 the Innocent victims OF thcir out.
RACES This ability 20 he. Mr Frost
says. is The only sign of complnc-
ton Tho undersoa pirates havo
shown
"Now. when the submarine has
wrought its dsstardly worJ, w1are
The Detroit times., 1917-11-13
COMMISSIONS. oEdWTF7:
The Law OF Compensation.

aIa t.u lruu saId Dick when
rearh.i f.af farr 81 tno letter from
tbe woman .lisldc' which spoke ~
anotI.er ~. uluk we pretty much
Frt vHrf We counting 60 us GA thls
world
~p.-nnrs TI.L " 4natvrred. "Dut
thirh I.fa mnu Do r1ther reach -
INK uuf frra u ilrnl state Shn Say
dE.rn.r. r.u 4uow the answer.
afra hf.rI- O., mo ouratinn. 'Wlnt
AZ v .I .tyn ta each ofhprP' Some
fifr.. n.tr. Thought u wia only
The Detroit times., 1917-11-13

Fay Courteney has unusual acting
opportunities as Mary Turner IN
within the Law" which the Chaser
players are presenting this week. in
the Adams
sent 20 prison innoccntly by
harsh employer, Mary 81 released
three years later cmbittered and de-
termlned 90 be revengrd upon the
head ~ the big department store who
hnA cnt her up the river Failing
60 Nnd employment In honest cham
uels because ~ her prison record.
Mary aligns herself with Joe Carson.
a clever crook. and Agnes Lynch.
ono ot the smartest and most inno-
cent looking little blackmailers in
tho business. Tho trio coin money
by clever schemes which are always
within the law Mary is the brains
~ tho combination In her plan for
revenge upon the man who sent her
10 jail she marries his only son and
OF course there Is the dickens 10 pay.
Mr. Chaser has the role OF Carson
and Gladys kremer that OF Agnes
while Don Burroughs Is the son. VIII
- Corbctt the father. and William y.
Powell the police Inspector. who IL
Mary's Nemesis. Tho minor roles
were IN capable hands.
Tess OF the Storm Country will
be next weeks Offering.
The Detroit times., 1917-11-13

T. a sternad's "Goidcn Rule Days
a one-act juvenile uuslrai comedy. IL
the attraction picked br Monday AZ
ternocn's audience - the best act on
20 if wool rlIi I'm thc Miles theater.
Tho vehicle an ail one. bat the
rta.te and several lines are new A
trio 81 male voices drew the most
applause Ia n couple OK impromptu
songs
bryan rec md lew Cranston oc-
cupv tho favored spot on the bill and
succeed in a measure in holding up
their share ~ tho entertainment.
They nave good voices and some new
ideas are Incorporated IN their act
Bqruoida' dog and monkey show.
labeled - 4Ict 7F17C in Dogville.
pieases the Riddles until one of the
tCauN1o actors omulates Leon Enrol
ina drunk fceue. when the whole
audience becomes enthusiastic.
Reoa Dalridge. a singing come
dleuno with a very good voice, sings
several songs Francis and Nord. a
couple of impersonators Of Julian
tltinRe, Ego across well.
cebury and Price songsters and
poster painters OF merit. open the
vaudeville bin. Motion pictures open
and close the performance
The Detroit times., 1917-11-13
BY siooY BYE

The omission of pumpkin pfc
from the Thanksgiving spread
would be even more calamitous than
tho omission Of turkey. and since
tho ingredients OF this plump vol
low dellcacv are still within reach
OF tho ordinary purse wo haston ~
add an excellent recipe for The
standard pie end recipe in which
eggs are absent
Pumpkin Pic one ard ono half
cupfuis steamed and strain raur.
kin. 23 cur'uls brown suer. Z fr..
spoonful cinnamon. II ieasP0 ont f
ginger ~ tenspo1rfll salt cr
llrhtiy beaten. - Crel'r uy
To cupfW cream Miv s For
tard and bake iu rich pssfrF crust.
Tgrless Pumpkin Pic ON PINT c,
prepared pUmul In. cuart rirh
milk table, U01nf1ls folr. 10 te1.
spoonful cinnamon "a teaspoon ll
olisplcc. ia Seas poonful cloves. Jill
crusts md bake slowly This recipe
makes three pies
Frozen Chocolate with Whipped
Cream-Two SQUARES bitter choco-
late. cuphl sugar. pinch OF salt. /
The Detroit times., 1917-11-13

strange seemed 20 enter among the
familiar SURROUNDINGS ~ the room
and her eyes and throai got fun, and
her heart suddenly 9ecame dull
lump I'm her breast?
WAS the messenger first 20 I'm
form her that her son James was
immortalized az 20 as thc frat Amer
lean soldier go stain The sold Of
France With his blood n land battle
what promonition had travelled 20
her sNifter than telegraph?
"pont y6u think any mothr'
would DO glad 70 have her boy tt'
FIRST 20 give Its life for his country
u such p causcf I had asked her
casually as ! could Then ] rails
cd my glance TO her eyes There
Vaf mo- light in them
"Ah Cod It's not my boy that's
Acad7" she cried But nor in ono
ttar And then only TWO more son
tcnces
God help me 70 endure
The Detroit times., 1917-11-13

EVANSVILLE Ind Nov l2-
What mysterious wireless beyond
fhe knowlod of man. iorewarued
Mrs Auco D0dd ~ tha de'h of hor
SON. Iame Gresham nrr soldier of
thc American army kiod n b2ulo
IN France?
The peril- az army lfe were not
% ncw nightmare fo Mrr Doad Her
son had enlisted four wears ago
Shc was proud ~ hin She signed
lis papers. for De was under ag"
10 was one OF enc Gret with
pershing on the Mexican border
and on OF the last away
lio was I'm the first contjrge tC
France. too Iiis risks bra warfare
we're an OLD thought 20 hia mother
And rtt-
WIS dld Mrs Dodd. brave and
proud. voop unaceounfablr IN terror
each day Tor weok7 WHY was 81
char on "a certain morning While Dr.
was eating hreakias something
The Detroit times., 1917-11-13

"Wll hey bring his body home 2
la her hand She held little stla
handkerchief embroidered IN gay coll
orcd floss. her SONS last at 20 her
hcfore De went Cover tNe top" SHE
iolt only he personal tragedy not
The hcrOism ard the history
eyes. he's a hero. and for IFS sake
] ought to 30 brave. She said and
She WAS weeping But Im not a
hero J am just mother and my
boy is dead
Besides Dr. mother and s'apfathar.
William Dodd. James Gresham
leaves two brothers and two sisters
they are better able 20 detuch them
selves from the scnse 81 loss SO far
as 20 feel c1at with Thomas En-.
right. OF PITTSBURGH. and = d. Hay
9f Giidden Ia, James Gresham
forms one of an immortal trio as
fhe FIRST members Of the American
eypeluionary force 20 give their
lives IN battle
The Detroit times., 1917-11-13
nnpnEllM

What Is vaudeville hcadlinerT IL
~ an "act that has the greatest
reputation, one that draws the most
mooney iu Tho salary envelope. or one
tunt gives the most satisfaction? tie
JUST as hard o. answer this question
fh"ut argument as 10 is Or Dick tie
feature IN The Orphcum this week
aut NJ Gao six acts. there are
tour that might claim the headline
hoUnr-.
Iho four major attractions are the
NJ Iani Five. "Nnautv is skin deem"
Rose E-rrr ard Holiday in Dixie
l.nu Iary aIe named in the order
~ I4cir appearance. Tho Mllani Five
arg street singers and musicians who
uher "a variety 81 melodies and sing
The Detroit times., 1917-11-13

a Frenchman has invented q
watch on which a single hand, car
rying mineral 10 designate the
hour. travels across semicircular
scale with the minute marks, then
disappears and is succeeded by an
other hand for the next hour.
The Detroit times., 1917-11-13

Recently compiled official figures
show that 753.170.952, 900 cubic foot
or natural gas were commercially
utilized In the United states last
year. about % per cent more than
In tho former record year, 1918
The Detroit times., 1917-11-13
THEATERS.

keep right on singing the "war STUFF DO
It IA "a pleasure and rarity 90 hear
singer ~ Mr. Bergeu's d#fincfuefs
~ eruncIBfinu, well placed tones nud
artistic etrIe 1u the vaudeville stuFe
charming biz on sweet wl ale-
some entertainment with cieverut "a
and reason Goa ~ Is the sketch 'Dis-
o.nf.ut' delghtfully presented by
Co. OII ana clarence oliver.
~ Dol Russell and Marty Ward
wItt four young men. par ND as
fn.rft ANA dssbing singing ana
U4tfer 1851 could bo ima glned. They
r-IUi hara h-lJ the stage half the
roan M the audience had had lts
0ar.
aluwy llussey who is enough like
Wlio Howard in hts stage methods
% POI hig twin brother. kept laughter
Hrprrn in au ACT called The Fox
Iunt u which he was assisted
or ann Woflry
Ih' Erren faWaly which closed the
h0W ha- faut 'Fer members who
dn aii SORTS uf thiugs Chat nuke for
eutcra nsent and laughter. and
Charles lHulon and Art clifton who
apen tHr nI'i Nuke good their promise
M lnr IuuKp -rtei witch is thn
tllr ~ their Herohatlr act Good
pictures of timely interest close the
pruErau.
EILA NAE HAWTHORNF .
The Detroit times., 1917-11-13

An Ohio inventor has patented q
submarine that runs on a track as
an amusement device.
The Detroit times., 1917-11-13

Postum Cereal Company Postum Cereal Co Ltd
Battle Greek. Michigan. S. lndeor Ontario
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1917-11-30

do not drive to the station to meet
captains very often; yet King climbed
into the dogcart unexcitedly, after
keeping the general waiting while he
checked a trunkl
The general cracked his whip with
out any other comment than smile.
A blood mare tore sparks out Of the
macadam, and q dusty military road
began to ribbon out between the
wheels. Sentries in unexpected places
announced themselves with a ring Of
shaken stcels as their rifles came to
the '.present," which courtesies the
general noticed with a raised whip.
On the dogcart's high front seat, star
Ing straight ahead of him between
the horses ears, King listened. The
general did nearly all the talking.
'qThe North's the danger"
King grunted with the lids half-low-
cred over full, dark eyes. He did not
look especially handsome in that at
tftude. Some men swear he looks like
q Roman, and others liken him to a
.gargoyle, all of them choosing to ig-
more the smile that can transform his
whole face instantly.
Were denading India Of troops
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CHAPTER II.

The train pulled out, amid din OF
voices from the left-behind that nearly
drowned the painting Of the overloaded
engine. Hyde all but stripped himself
and drew on striped pajamas. King
was content to lie in shirt sleeves on
| the other berth, with knees raised, so
that Hyde could not overlook the gen.
erals papers. At his ease he studied
| them one by one, memorizing string
Of names. with details as to their own
ers' antecedents and probable present
whereabouts. There were several
photographs in the packet, and he
studied them very carefully indeed.
| But much most carefully of all he
examined Yas1nini's portrait, returning
to it again and again. He reached the
conclusion in the end that when it was
| taken she had been cunningly dis
guised.
'"This was intended for purpose of
Identification at a given time and
place." he told himself.
"Were you muttering at meY asked
Hyde.
mo sir. Nothing Of the sort In
tended"
Hyde turned an indignant back on
him, and King studied the back as II
| he found it interesting. On the whole
he looked sympathetic, so it was as
well that Hyde did not look around.
Baked ambition as rule loathes SYM
pathy.
After many prickly-hot, interminable,
| jolting hours the train drew up at
| RaWal-Pindi station. Instantly King
was on his feet with his tunic on, and
| he was out on the blazing hot platform
| before the trains motion had quite
ceased.
He began to walk up and down, not
elbowing but percolating through the
crowd, missing nothing worth noticing
| in an the hot kaleidoscope and seeming
to find new amusement at every turn.
| 1t was not in the least astonishing that
well-dressed native should address
him presently, for he looked genial
| enough to be asked to hold baby.
| King himself did not seem surprised at
ALL Far from it; he looked pleased.
Excuse me, sir" said the man in
glib babu English. Il am seeking Cap
| tain King sahib, for whom my brother
is veree anxious to be servant. Can
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1917-11-30

King, with his mouth full Of curry,
cid not answer, but his eyes smiled.
After lunch he was closeted with
the general again for twenty minutes.
Then one Of the generals carriages
took him to the station; and it did not
appear TO trouble hiDl at all that the
other occupant Of the carriage was the
self-same Major Hyde who had sat
next him at lunch. In fact, he smiled
so pleasantly that Hyde grew exas-
perated. Neither Of them spoke. At
the station Hyde lost his temper open
ly, and King left him abusing an un-
happy native servant.
The station was crammed to suffo-
cation by a crowd that roared and
writhed and smelt to high heaven. But
the general himself had telephoned for
Kings reservation, so he took his time.
There were din and stink and dust be-
meath savage sun, shaken into re-
verberations by the scream of an en-
gine's safety valve. It was India in es-
sence and awake India arising out
of lethargy India as she is more
often nowadays-and 1t made King,
for the time being Of the Khyber rifles,
| happier than some other men can be In
bathrooms
Any one who watched him--and
there was at least one man who did
must have noticed his strange abil-
| ity, almost like that of water, to reach
he oSyy 1nEa n
not around, the crowd.
| He neither showed nor argued. Or
ders and blows would have been equal
| ly useless, for had it tried the crowd
could not have obeyed, and it was in
no mind to try. Without the least ap-
parent effort he arrived-and there is
no other word that quite describes it
he arrived. He climbed into his car
riage and leaned from the window.
"Why are you here?" asked an acid
voice behind him: and without troub-
ling to turn his head, he knew that
Major Hyde was to be his carriage
mate again.
"Orders," said King.
IFS that your answer" asked the
| major. Baked ambition is an ugly
horse to ride. He had tried for 9
command but had been shelved.
| II have sufficient authority" said
King, unruff1ed. He spoke as if he were
| thinking Of something entirely differ
ent. His eyes were as if they saw the
major from very long way off and
rather approved Of him on the whole.
"Show me your authority, please!'
| King dived into an inner pocket an6
! produced a card that had about ter
words written on it's face, above 6
generals signature. Hyde read it and
passed it back.
$50 you're one of those, are you =
he said in tone Of voice that woulc
start fight in some parts of the worlc
and in some services. But King nodded
cheerfully, and that annoyed the major
more than ever; he snorted, closed his
mouth with a snap and turned to re
arrange the sheet and pillow on his
berth.
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stant the generals fat figure darzened
the doorway twenty men Of higher
rank than King, native and English,
rose from lined-up chairs and pressed
forward.
"Sorry-have to keep you all wait
ing-busy!" He waved them aside
with little apologize gesture. "Come
in here, King"
King followed him through door
that slammed tight behind him on rub
Der jambs.
"Sit down."
The general unlocked steel drawer
and began to rummage among the pa
pers in it. In a minute he produced
package, bound in rubber bands,
with a faded photograph face upward
on the top.
That's the womanl How d'you
like the look of her?''
King took the package and for q
minute stared hard at the likeness of
a woman whose fame has travelled up
and down India, until her witchery
has become proverb. She was
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1917-11-30
That's the Woman! How Do You
Like the Look Of Herr"

dressed as a dancing woman, yet very
few dancing women could afford to be
dressed as she was.
The general watched his face with
eyes that missed nothing.
"Remember-I said work with her y
King looked up and nodded.
"They say she's three parts Rus
sian," said the general. ''To my knowl-
edge she speaks Russian like native,
and about twenty other tongues as
well, including English. She was the
girl widow Of rascally hill raJah.
I've heard she loved her rajah. And
I've heard she didn't! There's another
story that she poisoned him. | know
she got away with his money-and
that's proof enough of brains! Some
say she's a she-devil. I think that's
an. exaggeration, but bear in mind
she's dangerous!"
King grinned. A man who trusts
Eastern women over readily does not
rise far in the secret service.
"If you've got nous enough to keep
on her soft side and use her-not let
her use you-you can keep the Hills
quiet and the Khyber safe! 1t you
can contrive that-noW-in this plnch
there's no limit for you! Com
mander in chief shall be your job be-
fore you're sixty!"
King pocketed the photograph and
papers. sI'm well enough content,
sir, as things are" he said quietly.
The general paced once across the
room and once back again, with hands
behind him. Then he stopped in front
of King.
mo man in India has sitter task
than you have. now! A jihad launched
from the Hills would mean anarchy
in the plains. That would entail send
ing back from France an army that
can't be spared. There must be no
jihad, King! There must--not-b be
one! Keep that in your head!"
"What arrangements have been
made with her, STRIP
practically none! She's watching
the spies in Delhi, but they're likely
| to break for the Hills any minute.
Then they'll be arrested. When that
happens the fate of India may be in
your hands and hers! Get out Of my
way now, until tiffin-time!"
In a way that some men never learn,
King proceeded to efface himself en-
tirely among the crowd in the hall,
contriving to say nothing of any ac-
count to anybody until the great gong
doomed and the general led them all
in to his long dining table. Yet he
did not look furtive or secretive. No
body noticed him, and lie noticed ev-
erybody. There is nothing whatever
secretive about that.
The fare was plain, and the meal a
perfunctory affair. The general and
his guests were there for no other
reason than to eat food, and only the
man who happened to seat himself
next to King-a major by the name
of Hyde-spoke to him at all.
"Why aren't you with your regi-
| ment?" he asked.
Because the general asked me to
! lunch. sir!''
81 suppose you've been Fostering
| him Cor an appointment J"
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CHAPTER l.

The men who govern India-more
power to them and her ARE few.
Those who stand in their way and pre-
tend to help them with a food OF
words are a host. The charge has
seen the light in print that India-Well-
spring of plague and sudden death
and money Ienders-has sold her soul
to twenty succeeding conquerors in
turn.
So when the world war broke the
world was destined to be surprised on
Tndia's account. The Red sea, full OF
racing transports crowded with dark
skinned gentlemen. whose one prayer
was that the war might not be over
before they should have struck a blow
for Britain, was the Indian army's an
Swer to the press.
More than one nation was deeply
shocked by India's answer to "prac-
tees that had extended over years.
But there were men in India who
learned to love India long ago with
that love that casts out fear, who knew
exactly what was going to happen and
could therefore afford to wait for or
ders instead of running round in rings.
Athelstan King, for instance, moth
ing yet but captain unattached, sat
in meagerly furnished quarters with
his heels on table. He is not a
doctor, yet he read a book on sur
gerry; and when he went over to the
club he carried the book under his
arm and continued to read it there.
In the other room where the telegraph
blanks were Uttered in confusion all
about the floor, the other officers sent
kilograms and forgot King, who sat
and smoked and read about surgery
and before he had nearly finished one
box Of cheroots general at Peshawur
wiped a bald red skull and sent him
an urgent telegram.
"Come at once" it said simply.
King was at Lahore, bur miles don't
matter when the dogs of war are
tossed. The right man goes to the
right place at the exact right time
then, and the fool goes to the wall. In
that one respect war is better than
some kinds of peace.
In the train on the way to Peshawur
be was not troubled by forced con-
versation. Consequently he reached
Peshawur comfortable, in spite of the
heat. And his genial manner of salut-
Ing the full-general who met him with
a dogcart at Peshawur station was
something scandalous. Full-generals
particularly in the early days Of war