Bisbee daily review., 1917-04-29
TENTH EPISODE
War in the Dooryard.
IN TIME OF PEACE.

IN TIME OF PEACE.
 The banishment of Baron Huroki proved to be as complete an affair as heart could wish. a mystery as pro- found. as finished, as thOrOughgoinS as could reasonably have been ex- pected even of Oriental Subtlety, cum ming and forehandness, leaving no room for doubt but that the head of the Jap aneSe secret service in the United States had long anticipated and plan ned against precisely such contingency as had at last driven him out of public life
 Without the slightest considerable lead into that blind labyrinth of under ground life wherein the Japanese had taken refuge. Patria's private bureau of investigation, under the direction of Donald IEdr. worked tirelessly for weeks upon the problem, leaving no stone unturned in its efforts to track down the fugitives-
 At last Parr, innately incredulOus, suspicious and sOlicitOus for Patria's welfare, was drawn to admit that Baron Huroki must have fled the coun- try.
 He was at once glad and reluctant to believe this-reluctant because he feared lest some disaster impossible to foresee develop through overconfi- lence; glad because with Huroki elimi- hated from the land, Patria was free fhot narSap1Ifinn and peril of assassination which had been her daily portion ever since, in coming of age, she had been so unfortunate as to attract the attention of the Japa- Mexican junta.
 But if both Donald and Patria Dreathed more freely as day followed Hay without overt attack upon the lat ter or any of her properties, they did not permit themselves to be deceived. Beneath this truce both divined an un- ceasing ebb and flow of intrigue.
 Impossible as it was to surmise in what quarter or manner that malign outbreak should be apprehended, Pa tria and her aides neglected no imagi- aable precaution. The small arms and munitions factories, the ordnance fOun- dries, arsenals and Shipyards owned by Charming, Inc, were reorganized to a degree of the highest efficiency, each working three shifts of employees every twenty-fOur hours. Existing con- tracts with the allies for war material were filled, renewals and further or 1ers were refused. Great stores of irIns and ammunitiOnz began to accu- nulate, and were held against that day when, plunged unexpectedly into war, his nation should find itself in urgent ieed of equipment for the hordes of Intrained volunteers who would spring up to its defense.
 And whereas nothing could persuade purblind people to prepare physically .or the trials and strains of warfare, nothing could prevent Patria, or any other patriot. from putting the men )n the pay roll in shape to fight for heir homes.
 Very quietly the Plattshurg scheme MS put into effect at Powder Town, II CIRCUMFERENCE Mlll lAc plOlnlSC dAAlu lad made her employees at the time of he strike. Under the supervision of Captain Parr the employees were or ganized into companies, put through a .ourse of setting-up drills. and in- Gtructed in the use Of arms-all on full pay for the time demanded for these exercises. Almost immediately the sue cess of the experiment was assured by he response Ofsthe men, their eager interest and willingness.
 With this encouragement, Patria :aused the experiment to be put into effect at all the Channings plants. Its success was uniform. In a space of ime incredibly brief the half-million nen employed by Channings in vari- )us capacities were organized and rap dly approaching a state of military efficiency.
 In short. all that could be accom- olished toward the preparation of this country for war by private citizens whose efforts were unsanctiOned by the government was done by Patria with he assistance of Donald Parr and their staff of aides.
 Despite their most determined ef- ,orts to cloud these matters in secrecy, however, the news leaked out. Sharp