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The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-10
The White Feather
RY J. E. Harold Terry and lechmere Worrau
SYNOPSIS.
BY ]. f. Harold TER

The story opens in the West
Crest private hotel in an English
seacoast town when England has
been at war one month. Mrs.
Sandsrson, the proprietress; her
son, Charles, serving in the Eng
lish admirslty; Mr.. Pollock, the
justice Of TIE peace; his daughter,
Molly, ~; Christopher Brent,
MbIIy's fianee; nirs. Miriam Lee,
= widow Of IS, the latest arrival at
the hotel; Miss Myrtle, a .pinster;
eraulein Schroeder, a German
woman claiming twenty years Of
English naturalization; Pennieuik,
q young English soldier, and
Fritz, q servant in the house.
Brent is looked upon by all the
other hotel occupants, excepting
Molly and Mrs. Lee, as an ire
sponsible idiot. A young English
girl breaks in on the hotel party
one nerning carrying a basket of
white feathers, one Of which she is
going to present to every man she
meets who has not enlisted. In
the presence Of almost the entire
hotel patronage she asks Brent If
he is not going to enlist, and why
not. He says he is not, but his
reasons are evasive. Molly eringes
under the disfavor Brent thus
brings down upon himself by what
her father calls coward;ce. Brent
tries to gain MoIly's absolute faith
in him without disclosing the ma
ture Of his real business. But
partly because Of his lack Of faith
in keeping things from her and be-
cause Of his seeming filtration and
constant attendance upon the Wild
ow, Miriam Lee, Molly wavers.
Brent examines the fireplace and
discovers secret Mareoci install.
tation. Miriam discovers Mrs.
Sanderson to be the widow Of
General Won Mantle. Brent finds
that Fraulein Schroeder has made
q comprehensive drawing Of these
points. Brent instaiis a dictaphone
in the living room Of the hotel,
and hears the entire conversations
held therein by the German spies
Ne learns Of an intended plot TO
signal = German submarine from
the hotel by burning the hotel TO
the ground, the occupants along
with Il. In the meantime the spies
Try to find out who is spying on
them. The plotters devise a
scheme Of bringing Pollock into
conference and telling him that
Brent and Mrs. lee are German
spies, and as justice OF, the peace
he should arrest them. Pollock
arrest Of Brent. Molly,
believing Brent to be Mrs. Lees
dupe, decides to save him. She
steals a paper from Miriam's draw.
er and confronts Brent with evi.
dence Of Mrs. Lees treachery.
Mrs. Lee overhears her t.ilins
Brent what she has found, AMI 70
save the situation Miriam pleads
guilty to Molly.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-10
COnfesses to Murder;
a Lynching's Feared

Los Angeles. n"e. 3. Thrrats Of
lynchinp by citizens of Santa Ana
caused the hasty removal to this city
today Of Eddie Reyes, - years Of age.
who is reported to have confessed 10
the authorities Of staying Leonard Hell
wick. ] years Of age. The henohcss
body of ihe victim was found yester-
day In a ditch near Balboa, a beach re :
sort west of Santa Ana
The boy was choked to death in The
home of keNes ut Newport Beach a
resort west of Santa Ana. according ,o
the alleged confession as told by Sher-
if {. +. jackson of Orange county,
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-10
US. DECLARATI0N
OF war GR|EvES
Austrian Minister, However,
Thinks II Will Not AZ
feet Outcome.

Amsterdam, Dec. 9.-Thc decla ra ton
Of war against Austria Hungary by
the United States while painful to
the empire will not affect the events
Of the war. in the opinion Of Coun,
CZcrnin the Austro- Hungarian min
lister. whose speech last Tuesday Is
quoted by the Vienna correspondent
of the Berlin Tages Zcitung. Refer
ring to President Wilson's address TO
congress, Count Czernin is quoted as
having said:
president Wilson's speech is in
many respects incomprchensiblc and
not clear, but it still marks step for.
ward in the presidents manner OF
thinking. at least in one direction
when he says. We in no wise desire
to harm Austria Hungary and II Is
none OF our affair to concern our
selves with institutions and peoples.
Calls Il Catch Phrase.
The president shows signs of max
ing important progress which we must
recognize and which il is to our inter
est to nail down. The right of self
determination by IL nation is a catcl
phrase given different interpretations
by various statesmen, We find II frs,
used by the entente at the beginning
of the war as their reason for taking
mp arms to protect small states like
Serbia and Montenegro from violenc,
by the central powers.
I'm 4 note addressed TO the belliger'
ents in December. 1915. President vii.
son still held to be the one principle
of his peace aims the safeguarding ol
the rights of small states. Subsc.
quently. he supplemented this with ths
formula that nc is waging war for tho
liberation from foreign domination o.
Italians. Serbians. Rumanians, Czech.
and Slovaks. This protection for small
nations has receded into the back
ground to be replaced by plans for thu
forciblc separation from the monarchy
Of certain nationalitiss without grant.
ing the letter of right of self dctcrni
nation of their future"
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-10
Eight Year-Old Smiles
Out Of Deaths Clutch

Virginia, Minn.-Tony BerhoNitch
twice dipped his feet In death for oper-
atoms that were critical and danger
GUS and twice the little fellow smiled
his way past the danger point back to
health.
Tony Is years Of age, More than
Il year ago he had "A ruptured appen-
dix. Surgeons believed death was Ger
tain. Tony smiled the moment he
came to his senses from the ether.
Complications developed last week
and once again Tony went on the
operating table. This operation was
even more serious for a lad SO young.
He smiled again and the smile won.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-10
HARLEM OIL CAPSULES
IF YOUR BACK ACHES

DO you feel tired and "worn-out:"
Are you nervous and irritable? Don't
sleep well at night" Have a dragged
out" unrested feeling when you get Up
In the morning" Dizzy spells? Bill
ious" Bad taste in the mouth, back
ache. pain or soreness in the loins,
and abdomen? Severe distress when
urinating bloody. cloudy urine or sed-
iment: All these indicate gravel or
stone In the bladder. or that the pois-
onOus microbes, which are always In
your system, have attacked your kid
neys.
You should use GOLD MEDAL
Harlem Oil Capsules Immediately
The oil soaks gently into the walls
and linin. of the kidneys. and the lit
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-10
Not Thrice Wed; Two
Arc Enough. He Allows

New York.--Two wives at a time are
sufficient for any man. John Glca :
son. a machinist Of Dover. ". j., de-
claved when ne was arraigned before
Judge Muluueen IN general sessions
court on q charge of bigamy. A wife
from Norwalk. Conn. and another
from Dover were in the courtroom to
testify against him.
Il understand that there are ut least
two other women who look upon YOU
as their meal ticket" Judge Mulaueen
said to Gleason.
Not on your life" declared the pris
oner. Two at o time are plenty for
me-"
Gleason was sent to Sing Sing prison
for two and onc-half years.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-10

tie poisonous animal germs. which are
causing the Inflammation, are Inn
mediately attacked and chased out of
your system without Inconvenience or
pain.
DO not delay "A minute. Go to your
druggist and insist on his supplying
you with box OF GOLD MEDAL
HARLEM Oil Capsules. In 81 hours you
will feel renewed health and vigor.
After you have cured youself con.
tinue to take one or two Capsules
each day so as TO keep in first-class
condition. and ward Off the danger of
future attacks. Money refunded II
they do not help you. Ask for the
original imported GOLD MEDAL
brand. and thus be sure of getting
the yenuine.-Adv.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-10
Continued From Yesterday

When they We're alone together
Sandcrson walked very slowly across
to where Miriam stood, her head VI
and her hands lightly claspcd behind
her. He knew that this woman must
be Il secret service agent employed by
the British government. but he was
not yet aware of exactly how much
she knew about him and the rest of
the household. II was of vital i'm
portance that he should find out FL
adopted tone which, if she still
thought him the innocent victim of
say. fraulein OF. Fritz. would not Civ.
him away.
so YOU are the spy. are YOU" he
asked quietly and with slight but
grim smile playing about his clear
shaver mouth.
Does II surprise YOU she asked
withholding any clew while her eyes
danced with mischief.
Not altogether. but = we'll. I'm
sorry
Why"
Il don't like fighting against WON
They. stood looking at each other
neither giving away the secret of how
much he or she knew.
Sanderson found he must bring mat
tiers to a head
Look here" he began. lets come to
an understanding. I'll make things
easy for YOU If you will be quite square
with me-
What does that mean" asked Mir
lam. cautiously.
Il have lost as you must know, 9TH
er documents replied Charles. with
equal caution. Where are they"
The time bad come for Miriam &c
play her trump card and she played it
She laughed in his face Beyond your
reach" she replied triumphantly.
1T remains to be SEEM he said a
trifle grimly. where are they"
I'm sorry that | can't give You
precise information. but they are on
their way to Germany
Charles took two steps backward
and stared at her with his mouth
open. Miriam did not give him long
to think
Il knew that Fritz had been given
an important letter to post to some
one in London. thought it might
be something connected with your ad
lniralty work. and | used Mr.. Brent
to get il for me. | told him"---sh6
began to laugh a little-"what do VOL
think ! told him. That Fritz was &
German spy. OF course he was onl.
most anxious to help me-thought il
most awfully good fun
But who the devil are you' Wha
are YOU" cried Charles coming to
ward her again.
Miriam swept him deep curtsey o
defiance. her black and gold skirt.
swaying out into elttering circl'
about her "One of the fatherland!
most humble but devoted servants,
she said quietly The game is up
you'll dcnounce me, | know. But q
least | have been able to do some
thing for GERMANY
But. mein Colt" cried Charles il
his excitement. this is incredible. w
are saved after all"
We. What do YOU mean" aske
Miriam, staring at him as though be
reft OF reason
You. Gh, Well" And. THROWN
his head back, Charles laughed alou
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-10
As Viewed in Russia.

Petrograd. Saturday. Dec. s.--com-
menting on President Wilson's mes
sage to congress. the Army and Navy
Journal this morning pictures Amer
lea and Great Britain as determined TO
carry on the war in order that they
may triumph over all others. including
their allies.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-10

Whether the gains will compensate 70,
the loss.
First is expense II costs consld-
cradle to go away from home and live
as consunptivc must live. Their.
Is the question of railroad fare. living
expenses and medical supervision
There Is usually a far better chance
or regaining health at home than 10
ing away without sufficient funds In
search OF the will o the wisp. "A per-
feet climate
Food also must be considered. TO,
the consumptive needs a greater at
tentlon to food than does the we'll In
diNidual. Tho food should be good
well prepared and appetizing One
should consider whether this will be
obtained away from home
Work must also be considered 70,
many expect 10 secure work to- pay
their expenses in the locality to which
they go In search of health. on,
should know whether work can be OBJ
tanned and whether II will he work
under conditions favorable to recov
cry of health
The possibility of IroRer meIical
supervision must be looked into for
every consumptive needs at times com
potent medical advice and supcrvi
sion. This is particularly 50 for a pa
tient who has not had training as to
how consumptivc should live and
what he should avoid.
Absence of family and friends is
another important point to be con-
sidcred for in leaving family and
friends to so among strangers in q
new locality one should realize the
rossiblc effects. This is particula rly
true for one who has never before been
away from home. II is practically
impossible for consumptive who Is
homesicf to regain health.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-10
CONSULAR AGENT ARRESTED.

Spokane, Dec. S.-Arthur Elm. for
mer German consular agent here. was
arrested here today by Deputy United
states marshals, charged with having
failed to obtain a permit to go within
the prescribed alien zone. In default
of bail he was locked up.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-10

ur less is no great matter. but. still
every one we make sure of tx to the
good
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-10
Climate
Often Lures Consumptive
Into UnWise Move.

The consumptive who longs 10 go
away to IA favorable climate or what he
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Continued on This Page Tomorrow
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SsNsbsN" "s's
Il more favorable
climate must con-
slider the advan-
tazes and disad :
vantages.
How much good
tho better climate
will do. and what
he forfcits in max :.
ing the change.
The day book., 1917-04-25

he be reappointed and confirmed.
The alliance went on record
against payment of municipal and
county funds to sectarian schools
and institutions which keep depen-
dents. Repeal of the statute which
exempts church property from taxa
ton was also asked.
The day book., 1917-04-25

90
WOMEN COMMEND LOEB
The Alliance of Protestant Women
of Illinois and the WOman's Party of
Cook County sent resolutions to the
city council and mayor Monday
commencing the work of, Pres. Loeb
of the school board and asking that
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-10-24
SMOKING
THEM OUT.

Tbro,,gb tba affCr+s ~ abo14 +bfr+v
businessmen who canvassed the city
an dav Hammond was given chance
TO redeem itself from the shame Of
being slaclser civ Al noon these
caroDairners turned in reports which
nrornieed 5000 oo0 for there was brisk
buvinp bv neo,Ie Who did not wait 10
be solicited Bv noon today. none Of
the can,natyners bad come across a
valid argument from ANYBODY as to
why he or she could not buy bond
Few Of them we're turned down. The
party interviewed already had bond
or subscribed for one then and there
Nobody wants TO be Stacker in the
sight Of his neigbbor NOT even the
Cinnamon. for the latter have placed
e-oodlv subscrjn+ion III Hammond
Plummer avenue II not prosperity
row. but the committee canvassiug
that thoroughfare This forenoon vii
liam rFes+ines Dr r c1arb ond
Henry Conlfoz,- -fonnd moro +ban e 4oo
worth ~ s,,hscr,n+ions A,nong tba
.s,bscribars vas tbo owner ~ 1t+t1o
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-10-24
Black Watch 10 Help In Liberty Bond Sale
A Peek Through the PeriScOpe
At the Hammond Political Situation
THE ouTLooI
ARTICLE NO. 2.

THE OUTLOOK FOR THE NEXT
c % % % % % ARme 3Td es man nv with the breadth Of view %
ace @ Ha%na o is 9sat big dTfd @ a city It has its Lake Michigan ron.
we'll defnd 0Soao ast f % with % ns n % S'ln "s sI' %
expand greatly en-
ots @ are devop n aG0 81 % @ @ ts & ss apd ] % % d b DIS
the present limits Of e @ tS % viii soon become @ m poo go %
"3a fr. p@ot"a involving problems sewer and water extensions policing and
so%S m the The @ that wi" ha. be S taken
suburb Hammond and city Of Whiting are divided by Ab
Of Whiting
the the @ ss. oos @ @ soS CITES c6 Of VIKING srs .s dsd
high A ll1' Of fsossas %z
p! coaeosHToSs, f5a srfGATIoN
a"a n.: ":s D @
" o T % s a M % TO % rE nj t sao S1t 9psoa o.
AmAGeHmATioN7 The
pooy Of opposition the powers something
M & cut . with s ss.a 8r9S: srsss tracks. sss:
wheeled traffic
UNION DEPOT problem
immediate problems that must be
expert engineering with the object view
be met when track elevation
Fubsrrs establishes @ to provide .os +an
track YEARS work AHEAD
Ss2EN M sEo5.M APyATGS g. Fs 7ssoK 5 gAs
ToMS 1s Fitness FoR The OFFICE OF MAYOR
sTRHeT M4N an nehborng
of 4ag0ba no @ | that fPa @ oy thoS6ds Of is
L0eoA PRASE t. & or @ PF where
s.bo6s s"oP it. a y d esen g @ e dstr
10 s eET to FSoM @ M that hat . a9
bb & % tSe most problem solution
enextF YEARS
the double tracking OF Cav
Iamonds argued out before that BODY N the near
RAILWAY COMPANY Has CONCsDeD
las poUeLE TRACKING STATE AND Holman STREETS IN TIE
BUSINESS DISTRICT
ahead with his work Of bringing ] so0ut a ne necessary e
FORMER HAMMOND CITY COY aoI
AN THROUGH HAMMOND ON MICHIGAN
F1E WAS BUILT ON IHE
h0eTtI WHERE RleHT-oFWAY WAS PURCHASED Oo'
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-10-24
GREAT
FRENCH
VICTORY
United Pres. CnbIegram.

PARIS. oct. % - Prisoners IN
Frances great victory on the Aisne
front today reached 5000. including
$50 officers. and these of the choicest
Of the Crown Princes group. Today :
official statement said they had been
Identified as belonging to eight separ-
ate German divisions
Three fulleregimental staffs were in
cluded in the prisoners taken.
Two German reserve divisions suf-
fered heavily.
East and west Of Cerny." the state
ment continued, artillery was most
active on the right bank of the Meuse
throughout the night there was intense
artillerying.
Northeast Of Hill 344 an enemy at
tack was thrown back. n severe fight
ing. except for a foothoId which the
enemy gained on one Of our fortified
works"
General Pershing witnessed the great
French victory in the battle Of the Cav
erns.
Today he penetrated deep into the
conquered zone.
French tanks had brilliant share
in the master stroke on the Aisne
They participated in many Of the at
tacks and to them was given credit for
the taking of Guilan farm.
Importance Of the French stroke on
the Alsne grew today. General Pc
tain's brilliant coup was hailed as one
Of the greatest victories achieved by
French forces since Verdun The sud
denness of the assault. its tremendous
driving power and the Irresistible push
Of the French forces completely swept
the Germans off their feet The power
rul Malmaison fort. depended on by the
enemy eIectually to bar all progress
down the plains OF Laon was taken.
such an important gain a this particu-
lar point suggests the most dangerous
menace towards the German-held city
Of L7on
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-10-24
CROWN POINT ELECTION
TO Be CONTESTED
Citizens Ticket Headed by
Present Regime, Opposed
by Former Sheriff.

CROWN POINT. IND. Oct. "a
There are two tickets in the running for
city election in Crown Point. namely
the Citizens ticket and Citizens Party
on the ballot for rejection on the citi-
zens ticket
Mayor Edward a. Krost.
City Clerk-H. V. Parry.
city Treasurer-Edward c. Glover.
Councilman 1st Ward-D. w Vincent
Councilman End Ward-Cyrus Hay
den
Councilman 3rd Warod-John II. Leh-
man.
Councilman 4th ward-cIaude w
Altman.
Councilmen-at-large- Earl j. Craw-
ford and Z. H. HiXon
Te members Of the Citizens Party
are;
Mayor Benjamin T. Hayes.
City Clerk Raymond Nfinas.
City Treasurer-Arthur Volk.
Councilman 1st Ward-Geo Fatch
Councilman End Ward-Herman Fox
Councilman 3rd Ward-Geo. Ran
dolph
Councilman 4th ward-Chas. J. Tink-
ham.
Councilmen-at-large-John Bowman
and Geo. Letz.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-10-24
TOTAL BOND
SALES LAST NIGHT

Lake County is over Two million
dollars shy on its second Liberty
Loan Bond sales quota.
And yet Lake County is begin
ming to understand.
Lake county fathers and mothers
are beginning to cry. Back Up
Ny Boy"
The mites Of the poor and hard-press-
ed are putting TO shame the checks Of
the well-to-do. There are more dry
eyes than wet eyes in the crowd but II
the yellow blood does not predominant
over the red blood somebody must dig
and dig deep.
Though Lake County is only so per
cent subscribed she now ranks second
Of Indiana counties in total amounts Of
Liberty Loan subscriptions on the sec
ond issue. according to Chairman r. G.
Hay. Jr.. of Gary. who IS hustling the
sale for the county
II Lake County lags for an hour she
will not raise her quota.
Don't let it be said of you that YOUR
HEART WAS STIRRED-TOO LATE.
one more we tell YOU that these bonds
ray per cent. They are not mere Lib
erty Bonds-they are plain. old-fashion-
ed UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
BONDS. Nobody short of the Angel
Gabriel himself can impair their value
They will be UNDERWRITERS in the
blood OF Lake County boys, Indiana
boys and boys Of all cities.
You can buy them on easy terms.
ANY bank OF trust company will buy
them for you. and you can pay the
bank one dollar a week on the ffty dol
lar ones and two dollars on the hundred
dollar ones-and so on up.
we are past threatening. Can't you
hear the voices of the mothers pleading
in chorus to you-"BACK UP MY
BOY?"
saturday noon win be too late. Make
1T today-phone your order-come in
handle II anyway.
But-hurry. Even the seconds on
your watch are priceless now-for each
n1eans-an American life.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-10-24
Bulletins
CBv United Pre.s.l

NEW YORK, oct. 24.-Count Won
Bernstorf, secret representative in
America, all his records and papers
constituted part OF rich haul announc-
ed by the secret service today. The rep
rosentative was Baron Won Recknng-
hansen His papers, it was limited to-
day, gave complete record Of German
plotting in the irish rebellion, planned
for a new revolt and showed the source
of a great fund of German propaganda
money. They were under close scrutiny
today.
In addition the secret service arrest
cd General" Lain Eonovg, one Of tha
leaders of the Dublin revolt OF 1915 and
by its ''tip" to the British authorities
aided the taking into custody at Halifax,
N. s., or DR.. Patrick ZdcCarton, another
Sim Fein leader. =ae arrest with fun
evidence taken In connection Herewith
show that the American secret service
undoubtedly moved in time TO prevent
contamination of plans for another
Dublin revolt next Easter.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-10-24

A0AAAAAN@4NA3 AAAAsf WI -
Mr.. Well-to-do Man,
Easy Street,
Hammond, Indiana.
Dear Sir: Do you know that
the men and women of this city
who gain their board and keep
by their daily toll are likely to
prove themselves more patriotic
than you in the purchase of Lib
erty Bonds?
Do you know that the boys at
the front who have placed their
lives between you and danger
have bought more Liberty
Bonds proportionately than you
have?
Mr.. Well-to-do Man, the sol
diers and the day-toilers expect
you to buy Liberty Bonds to the
point of inconvenience as they
have done, they want you to
either come cross or 60 across
and if you do not do either they
want to know why.
w. C. BELMAN,
Local Liberty Bond Chairman.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-10-24
WRITINGS
SPLENDID
OFFERING
Next to Smallest City in
County Is One of Heaviest
Purchasers of the Liberty
Loan in State.

WHITING. Ind. oct. 24.-The Oil
city's Second Liberty Loan record Will
cause Writings name to be emblaz-
oned as a shining star in Lake county
history. The smallest city in this dis
trict save one. Whiting has oversub-
scribed her quota by over 100000.
Her total is now $315.0oo. and the
number of bond-buyers is at present
1850. showing that. though Whiting
hasn't a lot of big factories to fall
back on. she has as loyal and patriotic
crowd Of citizens as there are any
where.
The women of whiting have sub
scribed $4,000. mostly in $50 and 500
bonds. Many of the Standard oil en-
ployes have not bought yet. but are
going to do so today and tomorrow,
and Whiting expects to buy s40o,O 900