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picking the remnants of nuts and tea leaves.
- They stared at me indifferently, with the cold
dislike of the Chinese for any American. Yes,
| could see the bride if / wanted to. She was
in the back room muttered her mother, point
ing over her shoulder with chopstick.
| stood at the doorway of the back room,
gazing at little creature, who brought
lump to my throat. All alone in that back
room, while the fat neighbors Toasted on her
wedding cake out in front, she sat frightened
and speeches., and dressed up in gorgeous
stuff of crimson and glass jewels, which could
not have been worth one smile from her mother
in that critical hour of her life. 1t isn't Chi
nese custom, though Nobody but the bride
groom must speak to the bride on her wedding
day, and it is better for her to be left alone to
think of her unworthiness.
| couldn't speak Chinese, but | tried fool
ishly to smile at her, to tell her that pretty
soon her lover would come and hold her hand,
and she could look at her wedding presents.
But of course she was too scared. ! had to
go away without even the shy smile from her
almond eyes that would have relieved the
gloom she cast over my heart.
In the hall | met the bridegroom, coming
to receive the congratulations of his kinswom-
en-. He had just been to the Municipal Build
ing to get his license, and he had on his best
Bowery suit of clothes, with a chaste and ele-
giant tie of dark blue. He was seventeen
wears old and a student at the De Witt Gin
ton High School.
Really" said he to me, 81 cannot be both
cred with you. | am very busy to-day. No,
/ am afraid you cannot come back after the
wedding, because l have to study my lessons
for tomorrow afterward."
Will somebody please tell me what movie
reporter would have done then? ! went up
town and bought pair of rubbers.
Reel Two of the Adventures of Addie the
Girl Star would naturally deal with an alb
duction in high life. Did | ever pose in any
such picture? Yes, did. The stage was all
set. Everything was in readiness-the dark
night. the unknown villain, the helpless hero
ine-only, when it came down to brass tacks
the God of Ironies, who watches over the
careers of real Girl Reporters, reversed the
cast. and everything was as mild as child's
goodnight kiss.
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Teaching the Girl Friend OF a
Gunn,an How TO Crochet

knew a Girl Reporter who hid in hotel
for four days with girl friend Of a gunman
while the gunman and all his friends were
hunting the whole city for her, and all those
days, when motion picture gunner would have
had her cornered and gagged dozen times
she was having the stupidest time teaching
the friend of the gunman to crochet
We ride with wild-eyed chaufeurs over
mountain roads and never get robbed; We
tramp through forests and. never get frozen
to death; we invade dark tenements and never
get stabbed; we go to Jail and never have 70
stay there Yes, it's "peril-less' life, ana
one which no young girl should enter unless
she dares to be bored to death.
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visits to him. Criminals condemned for par
ticipation in pogroms came to him to seek
pardon from the Gar All kinds of specu-
lators and mysterious agents did their work
through him. Jews who sought right Of resi-
dence paid Manuilov huge sums for it Men
who wanted to escape military service came
to seek his aid.
Manuilov's connections were so powerful
that he was in a position to obtain everything
he wanted. His clients were therefore salts
fed. He would divide the large brides he re
ccived from them with high tchinovnks. Some
Cabinet ministers were his collaborators. lie
always dominated the latter. as they knew of
his connection with Rasputin. The goodwill
of Rasputin was, of course, necessary TO the
security of their positions.
The reports of Manuilov's activities finally
grew so much in volume as to develop into a
public scandal. Rumors Of the illegal trans
actions of some of the highest officers in the
government filed the air They reached
Stolypn, the Premier. He ordered secret
investigation of the whole affair. When the
full report of Manuilov's busy career was laid
before the powerful PINE Minister, he af-
fixed to it the following ,terse order: ut is
time to finish this scandal
But the all powerful Stoypin, the man who
suppressed with his iron hand the Russian
revolution, was not strong enough to finish"
Manuiov. lie ordered the judicial authorities
to take up the case. AS result of the in
vestigation that followed it became known that
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-11
Alone i'm a Hotel: What Could BE
More Delightfully."- PeriIOuS?

"These men can sleep on the billiard table
if they want to-" he added grudgingly.
But what about me-" / demanded
II dunno" said he.
Whereupon l subsidized in corner of the
sofa, and pondered whether should cry or
tear the house down. ! felt much more like
the former, what with the bsters and the
eighteen miles had walked, and no dinner.
Just then man unwound himself from the
cloudy back part of the room and came to me.
There's another of the reporters down at
my house." said he. IF you want to come
along guess the wife will put you up too
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to telephone back to the office for the first edl-
ton.
| have known two Girl Reporters who went
up in airships. One did it when she was sup
posed TO be in Central Park seeing Bill Snyder
feed two lion cubs with baby's bottle The
Girl Reporter had a splendid time, and her
adventure would have been harmless enough
if some mean man reporter had not thought II
funny and put it in the rival paper, with her
picture and everything She wasn't fired that
time. so it can't be counted as a peril.
Well. I went up in an airship myself, and
it was almost as tame. 1t hadn't even the
flavor of forbidden fruit, for my editor com
manded me.
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ernment as rewards to his nformants. In ac-
uality however, he pocketed the money him
self, giving the agents little remuneration.
promised by Manuilov for their work will never
be paid to them, raised such public scandal
that Manuov had to be recalled.
One of his most brilliant acts was per-
petrated during the Russo-Japanese War. He
got hold Of the key to japanese secret code.
which enabled him to furnish the Russian gov
eminent some very valuable information The
japanese authorities, however soon discovered
that their code was known in Russia, and
changed it. Manuilov facing the loss of large
sums Of money, which he received in return
for his japanese dispatches, continued to sup
ply the Russian government with false in
formation, fabricated by himself. He did this
till the conclusion of the war, going sometimes
as far as photographing pages of a Chinese
dictionary and substituting them for the would
be japanese documents.
When this was discovered by the authorities
il seemed that Manuilov's career would be
ended quickly by military court But here
Rasputin's influence interfcrcd Manuilov and
Rasputin were already friends The latter was
even then, in 1906, n power in the court. The
result was that Manuilov for his criminal ac-
tivties was punished only with dismissal from
the service Of the state
Manuilov then began exploiting his connec-
ton with the court for all kinds OF illegal and
dark purposes. He openly boasted to all those
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Continued on Page Seven
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The PeriIS of Flying Lie i'm Com
ina Back Without a Story

You're going up in an airshlp this after
noon" he telephoned $50 be sure to wear your
heavy coat when you come downtown"
"Yes, sir" said !, meekly.
At the aviation field it was very cold. /
appreciated the dear things thoughtfulness
about the coat, but would have been much
happier if / had known what | was going up
for. The sky looked very dull and uninter-
esting | couldn't see a story anywhere. |
thought of my mother, and why | should risk
my life for nothing. However, ] shivered on
the fence rail for an hour or two, and by and
by it was impressed upon me that the folks
weren't showing the proper enthusiasm about
nv trip. They didn't seem to care whether
the First Girl Reporter made flight or not.
That irritated me. Before | knew it was
determined to go up in that airshp. 1t didn't
matter what for | was going, just to show
them they couldn't slight The New York
Tribune.
So, when the aviator finally said to come
along swept haughtily past the other women
who thought they could get ahead of The
Tribune, and climbed into that airship as if
I owned it. The only thrill connected with
that afternoon was the perilous moment when
the machinist said it was too dark to fly any
more, and | shrieked that my life would be
i'm danger if / went back to the Office without
my story.
The operator is putting on Reel Four. This
promises to be story of court intrigue
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the case Of Manulov involved two assistant
ministers, the head of the secret service, Geh'
eral Gerasimovitch, some officers of the CARS
bodyguard and others. Rasputin's influence
was exerted in their behalf. An imperial de'
cree was issued which put an end to the prose
cution of Manuilov started by Stolypin.
The triumph of ManuiloY was complex
His reputation and influence rose still nisnel'
He and Rasputin ruled Russia, and ne mso'
no secret of it. When Sturmer became nv
mier the "king of swindlers" was appoin1s'
his private secretary. He acted as the sssn.
between Rasputin and Sturmer. The rise o.
Sturmer to the Premiership is said to DC Gu
tirely due to Rasputin's influence. Manuilo'
nefarious activities developed still fuIme'
while he served as secretary TO Premier o'u,
mcr. lie caused the downfall Of khyos'0",
the Minister of Interior who was a Zoe '"
Rasputin. In order to get even with NAHUM.
a group Of fnanciers invited him to 40 S''''
illegal work for them. They informed inc o.
thorities of the appointed meeting. Manons'
came and received bride Of twenty-five NV
sand rubles. The police arrested him IN Nv
course of the act.
The case was to be one OF the most sens"
tional affairs in Russian history. 1t was
pected that the trial would disclose eef'.
relations Sturmer is alleged TO have mao ".
Germany. The whole nation was aStlr Oh -
day of the trial, December 2s, 1916. Star''ns
revelations, in connection with Rasputn' -
Gar, and the operations Of ManuioV' ~
awaited with intense interest in Russ"
all Europe.
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"WO dark figures Of colossal Importance
stand out to-day from the background
n of Russian political life. These figures
we're designated heretofore as the dark forces
in the Russian court. The tale of their ac-
tivities forms one of the most remarkable
chapters in the history of our time.
The career Of the first, Rasputn has just
been brought to sudden end. The career OF
the second, Manasevich- Manuilov, IS now at It's
auogee. The two, working together, constituted
the most sinister, omnipotent power IN the
Cars empire Cabinets were set up and as
missed, ministers appointed and retired al
their will. Law, decency and patriotism were
defed. outraged and sold by two charlatans'
The full story of the latest Russian Cabinet
crisis and the murder Of Rasputin is now Tor
the first time obtanabe IN this country inc
events leading up to the crisis go back 10
the activities Of Manaseyich- Manuilov during
Sturmers Premiership. Manuilov was Premier
Sturmer's private secretary. He was also Ras-
putin's closest collaboration and agent.
The "king Of swindlers" is the term with
which the Russian press characterized Manu-
iloy. IFS past certainly warrants such de-
seription. Az far back as 1876 he was com
mandecred by the police department to Paris
20 act as a spy on the notorious Ratchkovsky.
,The latter, IL will be recalled, was the head
Of the Russian secret service in France, whose
activities were wholly devoted TO espionage
work in connection with the Russian revolu-
tIonary movement.
Next Manuiloy was cent 20 Rome TO watch
for the Catholic priests arriving from Russia
70 the Pope. He established connections with
.o,oe Individuals close 20 the Vatican, and de
,,.,dod eroymous sums from the Russian gov
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princes and spies and poison on the Pom.
eranian's tongue, so that if he ticks the hand
of the heroine she will die. Newspapers just
dote on intrigue, you know. Any time the
mana ling editor wants to kill his political
rival he has the Girl Reporter make love TO
him and then she steals his Papers.
In mn story it wasn't a managing editor
and politician at all. Much better 1t was
n real Prince We looked him up in the Al
manach de Gotha, and there he was filling up
a whole page. That was a thrill, | admit, for
a staid New Highlander who never expected
to see a Prince, much less make love to one
Peril? | was scared to death.
You see, the Prince had advertised that he
wanted a wife, and it was up to me to offer
myself on the altar. | wrote him letter
His lawyer came TO the Office, and | expected
him to lock the door and shoot me dead when
he saw that ! was no lovely daughter Of
copper king. Instead, he believed my hastily
devised story that | was the social secretary
for the copper kings daughter, but she had
been unavoidably detained at the family man.
sion in the Adirondacks. He was looking
straight at the door, on which was written IN
great gold letters New York Tribune" but
he believed me. In the proper course OF the
perious life he should have found me out and
his master. the Prince, should have hired out
as our elevator boy and poisoned the Pom
eranian, as | said. He never did, the piker.
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And 7hafs as Far as 1t GoeS-Lookimg. Not
Being a Movie Reporter, but a Real One,
She Finds That-bm Read 1t and
Thrill for Yourself

There was the moment for a movie reporter
to pull out her pistol and tell the dapper
stranger to leave the room at once. ] was
nothing but Real Reporter, but even ! had
a moments qualm about accepting this mid
night invitation.
That's mighty lucky, isn't it?' said the
Handy Man, Juggling my suitcase over from
under the pile of suffrage literature. You
certainly ought to be glad that guy turned
up
Eyes, suppose So" quavered. "Do you
thnk"-
ooh, for heavens sake, kid exploded the
Handy Man. $50 along and don't be foolish.
So | went along, down the dark street, with
the kind man helping me over the toughest
parts of that frozen village road, and we con-
versed pleasantly as we walked about the fem
mist movement and how interesting it was
to be reporter, and in ten minutes we reached
the kind mans house, where his wife and my
sister reporter were waiting for me beside
the open fire. The last recollection | have OF
that perilous night is of bending over bed
where sleeping cherub lay, and holding his
sleepy little feet, while his mother picked him
I'D and carried him into her bed. Then Gertie
and | crawled into the cherub's bed.
always meant to thank that Good Samarl-
tan of Metuchen, but, of course, | never did.
The only real peril in this reporting business
is that you will be so busy you lose all your
friends.
Take look at Reel Three Of the peril
less" life:
The City Editor sends the Girl Reporter up
in an airshp to catch the diamond thief be-
fore his yacht reaches the secret cove.
thunderstorm comes up, but the daring hero
inc climbs into her machine, breaking her arm
in so doing, but faces the gale one-handed, and
drops the bomb on the yacht just in time
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Bv ISAAC DON LEVINE

Cars residence), and that for decent re-
ward he could obtain anything.
His fame soon spread far and wide. Tschl-
novniks, who wanted promotion, paid secret
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who came in contact with him that he occupied
a very high secret post in the government, that
all the ministers were at his service, that he
was frequent visitor in Tsarskoye Selo (the
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Evening journal., 1917-06-23

planes from the French front would
be serious, and any larger number
would almost certainly end the Allies
supremacy in the air.
In the opinion of military authori-
ties this would be almost fatal 70 the
Allies for IL would mean that the
Germans would have all the advan-
tage Of knowing by aerial observation
the exact location OF the Allied
trenches and batteries and the move
ments OF troops
Germany. supreme In the air. would
be able 10 renew the offensive and
seriously threaten the weak spots in
the Allied front.
The only effective answer TO the
German ar raids over England Is for
the All les TO keep every airplane they
have on the western front and make 20
so hot for the Germans they will not
even be able 20 spare fifteen machines
for raiding purposes.
The complete success OF this plan
requires more planes than the Allies
now have. And that is why the Allies
are anxious 10 see the United states
get a big airplane building program
under way as soon as possible.
Evening journal., 1917-06-23
HUNTING QUARTERS FOR
new ASSESSMENT BOARD

with the County Board OF Assess
mont to come into Office July /, there
is already a problem as to where the
board will be housed. It is a case Of
Now you've got it what are you go
ing to do with it?' One plan calls for
moving the Office Of the Comptroller
from its present location to one Of the
smaller rooms on the Levy Court
chambers and putting the County As
sessment Board in the rooms where
the Comptroller has his Offices.
Another plan suggested is TO build
a large partition in the Offices occu-
pied by the County Treasurer, making
two rooms there and using one for
the County Treasurer and the other
for either the new County Assessment
Board or the County Comptroller II
is admitted that the office oE-the
County Treasurer and the Levy Court
rooms are much too large for their
actual needs.
Evening journal., 1917-06-23
BY MILTON BRONNER.

BY MILTON BRONNER.
WASHINGTON d. c.. June %
The object of the German aid RAIDS
over England is 20 destroy the aer al
supremacy of Great Brita II and
France on the western front. by fore
ing a large number of the British
planes to be called from the fighting
front 10 protect English cities. such,
az least. Is the opinion OF military au-
thorit es here.
It is admitted that in this plan all
the advantage lies with the Germans.
In the first place, Il requires only
fifteen German planes 10 carry out q
rad as destructive as the last one,
with its toll Of 81 dead and 437 in
jured. They are free TO strike any
city or any great industrial center
that they choose. and no one can pos
sibly predict in advance where the
blow will fall
To protect Great Britain from such
raids, on the other hand, thousands
Of lighting planes would be required,
and these can only be procured by
Withdrawing them from the French
front, where every plane is now need
ed TO maintain the supremacy in the
air recently won by the Allies.
The second great advantage OF Ger
many lies in the fact that il is very
much farther from any Of the Allies
flying bases 10 any vital spot in Ger
many than from the German flying
bases 10 London and other big Eng
lish cities.
! This doesn't sound reasonable-it
seems Il ought 20 be as far in one
direction as it is I'm the other-but
look az the map and you will see
/ WHY IL IS true. and realize what an
enormous advantage this gives Ger
many.
The German airplanes start their
raids from bases on the Belgian coast
/ principally Ostend and Zeebrugge. il
is only $50 miles from Ostend to Lon
don; the round trip is an easy flight
OF two or three hsirs.
or course. it is only 1870 miles from
London to the Belgian coast. aud
Great Britain has any number OF greai
machines capable Of making retalia
tory raids at this distance. But VIVA
is the use? The scattered Germai
flying and submarine bases could no
, be seriously damaged except by
concentrated campaign on the mos
. important. And there is noth.n
else in Belgium worth raiding
Suppose the British airplanes con
Evening journal., 1917-06-23
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