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and a razor were staged in the bed
room. while the proprietor's wife was
Instructed to attend to mademoiselle's s
requirements.
Dalroy was shaving, for the first time
in thirty-three days, when voices
reached him through the open window.
He listened.
Smithy had cornered Shiney Black in
the hotel yard, and, in his own phrase,
was putin i'm through the 'oop.
You don't know it. Shtney, but you're
reely a vardamd Henglishman." he said,
with an accurate reproduction of Won
Halwigs manner, If not his accent.
The grite German nytion is abart ter
roll yer in the mud, an wipe it's big
feet on yer tummy. You've awsked for
1t long enough. an nah yer goin' ter
git in In the neck. Blood an sausage!
The cheek O. a silly little josser like
YOU tellin' the lord-'igh-cock-a-d
doc that e can't boss everybody as e
dam well likes! Shiney, you're done
in! The keyser sez so, an e ought ter
know. wy? That shows yer misera-
ble hignorance! The keyser sez SO,
tell yer. SO none O. yer lip, or ]. Won
schmit. O. the Dirty 'Alf-Hundredth.
will bin you on the boko. But no! I
must keep me air on. AS you an
hevery hother verdamd Henglishman
will be snuffed aht before closin'- time,
! shall grashiously tell thee wot's an
'oo's 90. Germany, the friend O. peace
no. you blighter. not Chawlie Peace,
the burglar. but the lydy in nightie.
wiv a dove in one and an holive
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friends. In fact, to whom she was re-
turning q vtsit-was actually In league
with her prosecutor to keep her In
Berlin.
She ran in panic, her one thought be-
ing to join her sister in Brussels, and
reach home.
$50 you see, DEAR" she said, with one
of those delightfully."- shy glances which
Dalroy loved to provoke. Il was quite
as much sought after as you. ana
would certainly have been stopped on
the Dutch frontier had l Travelled by
any other train" II
The two were packed into q carriage
filled to excess. They had no luggage
other than a small parcel apiece, con-
tanning certain articles Of clothing
which might fetch sixpence in rag
shop, but were of great and lasting
value to the present owners.
At Charing Cross, while they were
walking side by side down the plat
form. Irene shrieked, There they are!'
She darted forward and flung herself
into the arms of two elderly people. q
brother in khaki, with the badges OF
a guard regiment, and a sister OF the
flapper order.
Dalroy had been told at Dover to re-
port at once to the war office. as he
carried much valuable information in
his head and Won Halwig's well-flled
notebook In his pocket. He hung back
while the embracing was in progress.
Then Irene introduced him to her fam
lily.
You'll dine with US, Arthur" she
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powers. Joined to q recent frst-hand
knowledEe OF local conditions, would
be far more profitably employed in
Flanders than as q squadron leader In
France.
Thus. when that day OF mellow au-
tumn had sped all too swiftly. ana no
had said his last goodbye to Irene. II
was to Dover he went, being ferried
thence to Ostend in q destroyer.
In those early weeks of tho WAT all
England was agog with the belsef that
Antwerp would prove a ranking thorn
In the ribs OF the Germans, while men
in high places cherished the delusion
that a flank attack was possible along
the Ostend-Bruges-Brus line
But Dalroy was an emtnently sane
person. Two hours of clear thinking
in the train re-established his potse.
When the lieutenant commander IN
charge Of the destroyer took him below
in midchannel for smoke and drink
and the talk turned on strategy. tho
soldier dispelled an aIluring mirage
with a breath Of common sense.
''The scheme is nothing short of rank
lunacy." he said. I'VE haven't the
men. France can spare none Of hers,
and Belgium must be crushed when the
big batta1ions meet. Germany has at
least three millions In the field already.
Paris has been saved by miracle. By
some other miracle we may check the
onrush in France, but, II we start di-
viding our forces, even heaven won't
help U.S."
surely you'n admit that we should
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THE END.

Their activities are legion and they are
oranching out in new lines of work
each day. One Of the latest develop
ments are the guest houses which are
being provided for the families of the
men by the Young Mems Christian AS.
ISOLATION.
Mrs. Robinson hears the UNIQUE dis.
tinction Of having been the first woman
state senator in the United States hay-
ing been elected to represent the city
and county OF Denver in the Colorado
senate in 1912. The legislat tive achieve
inent in which she takes the greatest
satisfaction is that during her third
session in the state senate when she
was one of a group Of senator's who, by
bold strategy. placed on the statute
books of Colorado. against the oppo-
sitfon OF determined ma aiority the
most advanced Legislation dealing with
industrial disputes Yet enacted by any
state Legislature. Senator Robinson
also "mothered" a minimum wage for
women law and drastic abatement of
nuisance act dealiI g with commercial-
lied vice. AS ohassman of the senate
committee on education she was a
leader in securing minimum salary
law for Colorado teachers and in
Iengthening the compulsory school
term for rural schools.
Mrs. Robfnson's experience in public
affairs, while 1t has broadened her un-
derstanding Of the realities of national
life and politics, has also deepcned her
faith in that ultimate democracy which
she sees as a principle OF life. not mere
ly form OF government Since she
believes that sex should not be bar
rier to democracy. she is, naturally.
identified with the feminist movement
both in America and in Europe. Some
one has said of Mrs. Robinson: "She
is an example of the undoubted truth
that politics is one of the occupations
in which the first-class female intelli-
gence shows at its best"
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strengthen the defense of Antwerp"
argued the sailor.
''I think 1t impracticable. LIege only
held out until the new siege howitzers
arrived. Namur fell at once Why
should we expect Antwerp to be Inn
pregnable?"
The navy deemed the army pessimis-
tic. but. exactly month later. the
lieutenant commander remembered that
conversation, and remarked to friend
that about the middle of September he
took to Ostend "a chap on the star
who seemed TO know bit"
1t is now a matter of historical fact
when Won Kluck and Sir John French
began their famous race to the north
the Belgian army only escaped from
Antwerp by the skin of its teeth. The
city itself was occupied by the Ger
mans on October 9. Bruges was entered
on the 18th. Won Bessler's army reached
the coast on the 18th and the British
and Belgians were attacked on the line
of the User next day.
Thus. fate decreed that Dalroy should
witness the beginning and the end of
Germany's shameless outrage on a
peaceful and peace-loving country. On
August 2. 1914. King Albert ruled over
the most prosperous and contented
small kingdom in Europe. Within
eleven weeks he had become. as Emile
Cammaerts finely puts it. lord of a
hundred fields and a few spires"
Though Dalroy should live far be-
yond the allotted span of mans life, he
will never forget the strain, the misery.
the sheer hopelessness of the second
month he spent in Belgium. The eli
max came when he found himself lit
orally overwhelmed by the host of ref
ugees. wounded men, and scattered
military units which sought succor
In. and. as the iron ring of kuI-
tur drew close. transport from Ostend.
With the retreat Of the Belgian army
toward Dunkirk. and the return to
England of such portion Of the ill-fated
naval division as was not interned in
Holland his military duties ceased. In
his own and the country's interests he
ought to have made certain OF, berth
on the last passenger steamer to leave
Ostend for England. He, at least, could
have done so, though there were sixty
thousand frenzied people crowding the
duays. and hundreds. if not thousands,
of comparatively wealthy men offering
fabulous sums for the use of any type
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ORD NORTHcLIFFE said.

III ferring to one of the great agen-
= cies for war relief in England,
H II am of the opinion that the
addition of feminine insight to Its coun-
ellis has had a great deal to do with the
absence of that foolish optimism which
would have prevented operations being
conducted as they are
America has had longer time to learn
her war lessons than England, and
consequently, there are fewer national
relief organizations which have not
women on their council boards The
commission on training camp activities
has two. Mrs. Helen Ring Robinson Is
one Of those. and she is serving in the
Navy department of the work. Mrs.
Robinson has served her state of Colo
rado as senator for a number of years
and has been the mother OF laws which
have operated for the social betterment
of that state. She is. therefore, well
fitted to act in the capacity of a student
and investigator Of camp activities.
Mrs. Robinson has found much to
praise in the conditions surrounding the
training camps and of the national ac-
tivities which have been set in opera
ton for their welfare. She is, however.
anxious that yet fuller safeguards be
placed in camp surroundings for the
young women and girls whom circum-
stances bring into their neighborhood.
In her studies and Investigations at the
naval training stations Mrs. Robinson
was surprised to find the youths more
eager for educational advantages which
would assist them to advancement in
their work for the country than for
further recreational measures
I'm all our work for the benefit of the
men at war. we are just a little apt to
forget our girls," said Mrs. Robinson in
talking recently of her wor And it is
of the utmost Importance that they be
not overlooked. There is something in
war which alters the standards of all
things. as youth sees it, or feels it,
There seems to be something In the air
in wartime which inclines youth to throw
aside some of the social laws of peace
time, and youth does not fully realize
the danger to itself. It may be the
spirit OF the time: it may be some bio
logical expression which we do not yet
fully comprehend. But there is something
which makes a change, and we must be
on our guard. The women of today are
the inner defenses of our nation and we
must look well to those defenses
1T was Prof. Ely who said. that never
before- ya8r 8rtheress sthea NECESSITY. for men
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Bad Train Service.
ERANK HARRINGTON, president

u the Illinois mine workers. said, in
a Joliet interview:
when conditions are bad it's impos-
sible to keep the fact secret It's like
the testimony Of the miner.
"A miner, suspected of crime. at-
tempted to prove an alibf.
"'You say the prosecutor thundered
At him. that on the day the crime was
committed you were at the railway sta
ton. What in heavens name were you
O'Clock in the morning till $50 at nishtf''
Il WAS waiting the Witness an.
swered. FOR the arrival OF the noon sx-
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meetings. The great majority of the
sailors in training are mere lads be-
tween seventeen and twenty. I never
before saw SO many mothers boys to-
gether. and the appeal to do all In a
wonlan's power was simply tremendous
II asked them II they wanted moving
pictures. They said. No? That excel
lent form of recreation and instruction
is already provided for abundantly.
What they wanted most was purely
educational matter. They want to learn
French: they are interested in his
tory-American, English and French.
The spirit OF youth and adventure was
prominent in their desire to know OF
early wars. They wanted books about
the naval battles of this and other
countries. They were keen to talk of
all the great warriors. I heard on
every hand such remarks as. Look
what We did in 1872 and We will win
this war on the sea- And they want
best talks and the best Information
generally on this and all educational
subjects.
Those thousands of splendid boys OF
our country in the care of the govern
ment are at this most plastic period in
their lives, reaching out for the very
best that fs to be had. and they should
have IT. Now is the great opportunity
to educate them. and the nation must
do its part to make of those lads in its
they represent"
In the interest of the young mon in
the naval training stations Mrs Rob-
inson visited the women in the COM
munities near the camps organized for
war work among the boys. In the in
terest Of their youth she begged for
the display of the home spirit as
far as It could be brought to the situa-
tion. They are just dear kids" she
bade the women remember and she
begged for them a bit OF real home
atmosphere.
When the boys are OF for the day
let them come around you Just as early
In the day as they are free. even IL it
Is soon after breakfast. Think Of them
as dear sons" she said. 'tand let them
come and go as members Of the family.
little of that real homo influence viii
mean more to the boys than many
formal entertainments"
Mrs. Robinson spoke with enthusiasm
Of the work being done by the various
organizations working in cooperation
with the commission on training camp
activities. These include the Young
Mems Christian Association, the
knights Of Columbus. the American
Library Association and the Playground
AaDoctAkSo0-oG
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and women to worl, together as now.
This war has called for the work of
women on a fifty-hfty basis. and the
whole order is changed to some extent.
Youth cannot comprehend the full mean
ing Of this change, and our young
women and girls must be taught the
necessity for care. They also should be
safeguarded. I would advocate due chap
eronage of all camp relief and recrea-
tional activities In which young women
and girls are taking part, and I would
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also wish to see woman patrols appoint
ed for every training camp and canton
ment.''
Mrs. Robinson recently spent some
time in visiting the Great Lakes Train
ing Station well as that at Newport
She spoke with enthusiasm Of the fact
that the commission on training camp
activities was securing the services of
young professors interested in helping the
boys along educational lines, and said
that some of these young men were ten
dering their services for three nights of
every week.
X
IT had the opportunity Of making OBJ
servations among the men," she said,
''and few things have ever inspired me
more than to see those thousands of up-
turned young faces, eager for tnforma-
tom -aD-I-eaW -xhen1-at. Somo OF our
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ferring to one of the great agen-
, cies for war relief in England, ,
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~'iNiiAN. ~ appcdfchb cAplOucQ Ihe Oe-
tonator.
"Is that what you were doing under
the car outside the barn?" he inquired
catching Smithy's eye.
''fus. sir. I've on'y one left aht o
six" said Smfthy, producing an omi-
rs the detonator in position?''
"Yus. sir"
viii you kindly take 1t out, and la,
II gently on the tabie?"
Smithy obeyed, with reassuring deft.
ness.
Dalroy was about to comment on the
phenomenal risk of carrying such a
destructive bomb so carelessly when he
happened TO notice the roll collar of a
khaki tunic beneath Smithy's blue
linen blouse.
Have you still retained part of you,
uniform?" he inquired.
"Oh. yus. sir. We all ave. We
weren't goin' to strip fer fear of any
bally Germans-peg pawdon. NISSAN
II IT kline to a reel showdahn we meant
ter see It through in reggalation kit
Every man of twelve had retained his
tunic. trousers and puttees, which were
completely &C 'ered by the loose fitting
garments supplied by the priest Of a
hamlet near Louvignies. who concealed
them in loft during four days until
the mass of German troops had sureed
over the French frontier. The tf,ir-
teenth. Highlander. actually wore
his kilt,
The Belgian officers grew enthused
They insisted on providing a yiu
d'honneur. which Irene escaped nv
pleading utter fatigue and retiring to
rest -
Dalroy opened his eyes next mornins
on a bright and sunlit world It mieh,
reasonably be expected that his
thoughts would dwell on the astound.
ing incidents of the past month. They
did nothing OF the sort. He tumbled
nf fn rfof NJ ~
the proprietor of the Trois Couronnes
and asked that worthy man IL he un.
derstood the Significance of Bank OF
England fve-pound note. During hi
many and varied 'scapes, Dalroy's store
OF money. carried In an inner pocket OF
his waistcoat. had never been touched
Monsieur lie Patron knew all that wal
necessary about fve-pound notes vers
quickly eervtceable cloth suit, q paiI
OF boots. some clean unan.-A tin. h Ia
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-04-23

Paris.-Stars and stripes hung be-
side tri-cOlor on Eiffel tower Sunday
afternoon, while formal salute Of p
guns was fired in its honor. It was
United States day in Paris and Amer
lean flags were everywhere.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-04-23
New York. - Loca

New York. - Local newspapers
adopt resolution criticiZing press
censorship provision of espionage
bill assault upon very foundation OF
our free institutions, freedom Of
thought and freedom Of speech.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-04-23

.
The Washington times., 1917-04-07
TRADE BOARD PLANS /
WAR PRICE FIXING.
Munitions, Food, Clothing, and
General Supplies Expected
to Be Affected.

War prices for armor and arma
ment, war. munitions and POSSIBLY
food, clothing and other necessities
for the civil population of the United
states, probably will be fixed by the
Federal Trade Commission.
The Commission is prepared for
such action and has data on many
industries, as well as cost of produc
tion figured, as a basis for price-fix-
ing.
The commission has offered its ser
vices in this capacity to the Presi-
dent and the Council of National De.
Tense, and awaits word to go ahead
No action has been taken. but the
commissions course will be speedy
when the call is made.
Manufacturers Welcome Action.
Armor plate manufacturers have
publicly volunteered to let the com.
mission fix the price on Government
contracts. Makers of munitions of
all kindsj and of food, clothing and
general supplies. have agreed large
ly through the Chamber OF Commerce
OF the United States, to eliminate ex-
cessive gains from war and to keep
iCeo@AS Oh ali COntTdCls uO"n 10 NOT
NAL and reasonable profit.
In view OF this situation Admins
tration leaders believe the logical
course will be to instruct the Federal
trade commission to fix reasonable
prices" on all supplies for the Govern
ment.
The question will be taken up in
Congress in a few days, and authorize
tion and the necessary appropriation
for such action is expected in Ad-
ministration quarters.
Food Probe Proposed.
An appropriation of S4O0, 900 for a
national food investigation by the
commission has passed the House. Be
cause of the critical situation 1t is
likely that in its final form the bill
carrying the appropriation will
authorize food price fixing by the COM
mission.
The trade commission has avail
able detailed data on food production
and distribution, gathered from the
Department of Agriculture. and other
governmental and private agencies in
contemplation of the food probe di-
rected by the President weeks ago.
After finding distribution costs, the
The Washington times., 1917-04-07
WEATHER REPORT.

Forecast for the District of Colum
bia and MaryIand-Fair. continued
cool tonight and Sunday. probably be.
coming unsettled by Sunday night;
probably frost tonight: strong north,
west winds. diminishing.
For NirGinia-Fair tonight and
probably Sunday; frost tonight: rising
temperature in the interior Sunday;
strong westerly winds. diminishing.
Middle Atlantic States for the com
ing week-Unsetled weather and prob
ably rains Monday and Tuesday will
be followed by generally fair weather
until about Friday. when rains are
again probable. The first half of the
week will be cool, the later half con
siderably warmer.
The Washington times., 1917-04-07
INCENDIARY FIRE AT TRACK
Six BIazes Wreak Havoc at BEL
mont Park, N. Y.

NEW YORK, April six incen-
diary fires starting almost stimuli
taneousIy, today destroyed the main
grandstand the terminal grandstand,
the betting ring, and the jockey
house, and damaged other buildings at
Belmont Park race track, on Long
Island.
Four fires broke out first in the
Erandstand and quickly spread to
the other buildings. The loss is esti-
mated at $250,000.
Local fire apparatus was made
quate and August Belmont. owner OF
the property. appealed TO New York
fire forces for help. Engines were
sent from Jamaica. but arrived too
late to be of any assistance.
The club house while not destroyed,
was badly damaged by smoke and
water. Many horses were saved with
difficulty from the stables.
The Washington times., 1917-04-07
SUFFRAGISTS OK.
JEANNETTE'S TEARS
Justify Vote of mo" as True
to congresswoman's
Convictions.

Sunragists of Washington were
agreed today that Miss Jeanette Ran
kin doesn't deserve to be scolded be-
cause she cried when voting against
the war resolution in Congress yes
terday morning.
Suffrage opinion here is that it
didn't matter which way she voted. so
long as she voted her convictions.
Miss Alice Paul. head OF the Ma
tional Woman's Party, said she could
not speak. in an official capacity
about the Rankin vote and then added
that she could not speak as an indi-
vidual because her remarks might be
interpreted to be those OF the party.
She admitted Miss Rankin voted right
II she voted the way she felt.
Question of Convictions.
IF she voted her honest convictions
her constituents ought to be salts
fed" said Miss Paul.
At the National American Woman
Suffrage Association headquarters
there was much discussion about Miss
Rankin's vote.
Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait, head OF
the association said:
Even IL Miss Rankin did weep
when she cast her vote, 1 don't think
IL any worse than the mems methods
of running out OF the House and CALL
ing each other names after the vote.
1 read. too. that Mr.. Kitchin's voice
was choked with sobs when he voted.
I haven't heard anybody say yet that
he is a disgrace to the sex on that
account. AS for Miss Rankin's NO
we must honor 1t as an honest convic-
tion.'
what Matter Few Tear.s
"The way Miss Rankin bore up un-
der the strain was wonderful" de-
clared Mrs. Maud Wood Park what
IL she did cry when she voted? The
biggest thing we can ask Of any wo-
man in public life is that she vote the
way she feels about a proposition.
That / am sure Miss Rankin did
What does a few tears marter?"
Miss Ethel Smith, newly appointed
secretary of the headquarters of the
national association. declared it Is not
a question of how Miss Rankin voted;
The Washington times., 1917-04-07
NAB CHIcAGOAN AS PL0TTER
Gustav D. Jacobsen, Realty Dealer,
Accused of Conspiracy.

CHICAGO, April 7.-Gustav d.
Jacobsen. wealthy Chicago realty
man, will be arraigned today before a
United States commissioner on Va
charge of conspiracy to start a revo-
luton in India.
Jacobsen formerly was director OF
the American Embargo Conference.
He was released last night on S25,OOO
bail
Hinton G. Clabaugh, special agent
of the Department of Justice here,
alleges that Jacobsen in May, 1918,
with Albert Wehde, H. L. Gupta, Jodh
Singh, Dhirendra Nath Sen. and a man
known as Sterneck violated American
neutrality laws. 1t is charged in
June, 1915, the alleged conspirators
sent George Paul Boehm and Singh
to India in furtherance of the plot.
Prisoners held incommunicado in
this or other cases are known only to
myself and a few trusted agents,
said Clabuagh.
Boehm recently was apprehended in
Calcutta.
The Washington times., 1917-04-07
ROUNDUP CONTINUES
New York Policemen Assist in Cap.
tUte of Accused Germans.

NEW YORK, April 7.-Roundup of
enemy aliens whom It was not
thought safe to permit at liberty"
continued in New York today. Forty
five secret service operatives being
assisted by the regular police forces.
To date eight Germans, all of whom
have been connected with bomb or
other plots have been taken into
custody. The list is headed by Capt.
Paul Koenig, theoretically head of the
secret service force OF the Hamburg
American line, but known to police
as one of the Wilhelmstrasse spies in
America.
Koenig is under Indictment in con-
nection with the Welland canal plot