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Middletown transcript., 1917-10-13

only slender girl, kneeling, and evi.
IDENTIFY In tears. She was very thin;
he saw that, and her shoulders heaved
convulsively. But as the service went
on she grew quieter. When she rose
from her knees at last, she was quite
calm.
1t was then that he knew her.
Ward watched her with an ache In
his throat. She looked frail, sad. Al.
ways in his mind he had pictured her
in her summer garden, flower herself
among her flowers, or as she had
looked that night In old Hilary's II.
brary, the night when, to save him,
she had told him the shameful truth
about herself. And now he found her
here, wearing the garb of service, and
on her knees!
So fearful was he of losing her that
he stayed close as the congregation
moved slowly out of the church. She
did not intend to go; he saw that. She
stepped out of the crowd and waited.
He thought 1t probable that she was
seeking what he himself had once
sought-a quiet hour under a holy roof.
And so it was that they came face to
face again. She put her hand to her
throat, with the familiar gesture, when
she saw him. For moment neither
of them spoke. The ordinary greetings
were out of place, and what was there
to say?
| 1t was Ward who spoke at last.
| 'It doesn't seem quite possible, Eli
nor" he said.
She had never been "Elinor" to him
save in his thoughts. But neither OF
them noticed.
-"I am sorry you have found me. ]
have tried so hard to bury myself"
1t was increas asingly hard for him to
speak. All the things that had lain Id
his heart for three years clamored for
speech.
"You are-quite well again?"
Perfectly. But you? You are thin
ner."
II have worked hard and, Of course,
have suffered. It was not easy-to
tear myself away from the few friends
I had"
And. then, at last, he broke into
speech. rapid, incoherent. He blamed
himself for his hardness that night in
old Hilary's library, he condemned him.
self for thousand things. She lis
tened, rather bewildered, with the old
wistfulness in her eyes.
"Why should you say such things!"
she asked at last, when he stopped
from sheer panic. "You were right. !
was q criminal. have been learning
things since then. You were always
kind to me. have never forgotten"
| "Kind!" He almost groaned
She held out her hand. Il must go
now. My time Is not my own" She
glanced down at her uniform. DO you
Middletown transcript., 1917-10-13
World War in Brief

With the British secure in all the
positions they won Thursday along
the more than eight-mile front of the
Ypres sector in Flanders, Field Mar
shall Haig's men were busy consoli-
dating their newly won positions and
preparing for another hack into the
German lines when the time becomes
propitious. Nothing but the drop
ping of shells from German guns
served to interrupt the breathing
spell the British were taking, except
here and there small counter-attacks,
which lacked the usual strength the
Germans employ in endeavoring to
regain lost ground. In addition to
the enormous casualties inflicted on
the Germans the British captured
4.446 prisoners in Thursdays attack,
among them ia officers.
Comparative quiet prevails on all
the other battle fronts. The artillery
duels between the French and the
Germans on the Verdun sector and
in Champagne continue, and at sew
eral points in the latter sector General
Petain's forces have again repulsed
surprise attacks delivered by troops
of the German Crown Prince.
Apparently, the Teutonic Allies in
Rumania, after several weeks of vir-
tual inactivity, again are preparing
to attempt to force back the Russo
Rumanian line The Russians have
been forced to sustain an offensive
near Radautz, while near the Buzeuze
river region attacks by Bulgarian
troops have been defeated.
Admission is made in the latest
Vienna official communication that
the Italians were successful in win
ming trenches from the Austrians on
the western slope of Monte San Ga
briele in the Gorilla sector, but 1t Is
asserted that heavy losses were
sustained by them.
Middletown transcript., 1917-10-13

remember what you said to me once
about the brotherhood Of man? have
been trying to live up to that"
Ward took her hand. 1t was very
cold.
"Do you remember that?"
a"I remember almost everything yo1
told me. Even the things, that night
while I was watching the clock. re.
member them ALL"
The church was empty, save for
verger here and there, busy about his
duties. Quite suddenly Ward lost his
composure.
"And IL remember everything too.
Your smile, your eyes that night when
was carried into the house-oh, my
dear, my dear, you are written on my
heart"
He bent over, shaken and pale, and
kissed the palm Of her hand.
"It is you who are gocd." he said
huslzily. II, who talked smugly Of vir-
tue and tenderness and pity, and who
LET you 20 out of my life-I care for
Won more than ] care for anything in
tbis world. want you-I want you"
Elinor's eyes turned toward the high
altar with its cross. Always, when she
looked at 1t, she had seen the cross at
Saint Jude's, and the dawn, and SPAR
rows drinking out of the wet gutter at
her feet.
81 want you," said Ward, and waited,
frightened.
But her eyes came back to MIN, ciear
and full Of promise.
81 have always loved you," she said
simply. II will 60 with you. Ana
yo,r God shall be my Cod"
(THE END.l
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DAY AND NIGHT
T0. TRAIN TROOPS
Intensive Course Will Continue
Sixteen Weeks
TO TRAIN 40 HOURS WEEKLY
Prouram Includes Varied Lectures by
Allied and American War
Experts-Trench Raiding,
Scouting.

Washington.-Train work mapped
out by the War Department for Ma
tional Guard and National Army di-
visions before they will be regarded
as ready for duty abroad is based on
a 16-week course of the most inten-
sive kind of work in the open, varied
with lectures by American and Allied
officers who are experts in modern
warfare To insure uniformity OF
training throughout the entire army,
divisional commanders have been
urged to see that the schedules an
nounced are followed closely.
Great stress is laid upon the neces-
sity for night training. Trench raid
ing, scouting, trench building and
operations of all kinds which may be
called for in actual combat will be
duplicated at the camps through the
night hours. To give the men some
respite their Wednesday and Satur-
day afternoons will be kept free, ex-
cept in the case of backward 1ndl-
viduals or units. Target practice runs
through the entire course, and the
schedules call for 40 hours training
each week.
A striking feature Of the program
is the fact that practically the en-
tire 16 weeks will be devoted to train
ing individuals, platoons and COM
panies. Brigade, divisional and even
regimental exercises are reserved for
later period with some minor excep-
ton during the last weeks. Since the
platoon, commanded by lieutenant,
is the actual fighting unit in trench
battles, the new regulations fix upon
the lieutenants of each company the
responsibility for training of less than
company units, so that they may get
in close touch with their men and to
set up an understanding of each other
that will be invaluable when they
finally "go over the top"
New elements will be injected into
the training each week, so that every
phase Of modern trench warfare will
| be dealt with.
Middletown transcript., 1917-10-13
MAYOR ARRA|GNEO
IN MURDER CASE
Philadelphia Executive ana
Eight Others Accused
OF ELECTION CONSPIRACY
Hearing Attraeks Throng To Court
Trial OF Gunmen Waits On DIG
posal Of "Higher-Ups"
In Case.

Philadelphia. = Mayor Tnomas d.
Smith and eight other men "efe
formally arraigned on the charge Ok
conspiracy to murder as the result OK
the killing of Policeman Eppley Dy in'-
ported gunner during the recent prl-
mary election riots in the "Dioooy
Fifth ward. The hearing TOOK placs
in the Municipal courtroom OF tne Ci1S
Hall before Judge Brown.
The other eight defendants are:
Isaac Deutsch, Common Councilman
from the Fifth ward; Police Lieuten,,
ant David Bennett, William E. Finley
Select Councilman; John Wirtschafter'
special policeman; Michael Murphy
special policeman; Clarence Hayden
Emmanuel Uram and Louis Feldman,
the latter three being policemen from
the Fifth ward.
The trial of the two gunner charged
with the actual murder was put asioo
In order to prosecute the nine men.
Samuel G.. Maloney, chief of the Val
OFarrell Detective Agency, who was
arrested on charges of conspiracy to
murder, but later released on writ
Of habeas corpus, with the aid OF DIS
trict Attorney Rotan, was the star VIII
ness against the accused.
Hours before the time set for the
trial spectators jammed the corridors
of the City Hall in efforts to gain ad-
mittance to the courtroom. Admis-
sion was by card only. Many clergy
men were unable to gain entry and
had to be satisfied with news that
came from the trial.
That Mayor Smith told James A.
Carey, who was elected as Common
Councilman from the bloody" Fifth
ward, that he (the Mayor had started
the Wares against Carey and that the
Wares were told to go the limit during
the city administration, was brought
out when Carey was put on the stand.
Carey testified that the Mayor told
him that the city administration was
against the witness.
"T started the Wares against you.
l told them to go the limit and that
nv administration would stand behind
them,' Mayor Smith told me-" Carey
testified.
Carey was one of the men assaulted
by imported gunmen and suffered from
a fractured skull.
Middletown transcript., 1917-10-13
U. S. COURT CLERK INDICTED
Georaia Offiois! Charged With En-
bezzIing $4,000.

Macon, Ga-Cook Clayton, Clerk Of
the Federal Court for the Southern
district Of Georgia, was indicted by
the Federal grand jury on charges
of embezzling $4,000 of Government
funds. Seymour B. Byron, president
of the National Bank Of Byromville,
a relative of Clayton's, was indicted
for manipulating the books of the
bank so as to aid and abet Clayton
in making false statement OF his
accounts
Middletown transcript., 1917-10-13
prier for Photographers.

Chloride of calcium Is sometimes
used to absorb moisture and keep GER
tain Photographic products dry, sucE
as platinum paper or carbon paper;
but a photographer has discovered
that cardboard of the heavy kind VIII
act as good drier. The card is used
in rough sheets, 1t being we'll dried
by heat and then wrapped In waxed
paper so as to leave only the edge
Of the board free and thus not absorb
moisture too quickly.
Middletown transcript., 1917-10-13
One Of Manv.

The Friend (who has been abroaO
And how Is your wife, old man?
Ex-Husband-Oh, haven't any wife
now. She got divorce last summer.
and is now ON the stage.
The Friend--Ah, an actress. ehl
Ex-Husband-Oh, no; she's merely
on the stage.
Middletown transcript., 1917-10-13
TWO RAIDERS IN PACIFIC.
Germans From Stranded Seeadier Put
Out In Other Vessels.

Washington. Two German COM
merce raiders, manned by the crew of
the famous Seeadler, which it now de-
velops stranded on Mopeha Island, in
the South Pacific, after roaming the
seas for seven months preying upon
American and Allied shipping, are
operating somewhere in the South
seas, according to a report received
at the Navy Department from the COM
mander of the naval station at Tutuila,
Samoan Islands.
Middletown transcript., 1917-10-13
U.BoATS BEING HARD HIT.
More Sunk Last Three Months Than
Durino Any Similar Period.

London.-A high official of the Ad-
miralty announced that more German
submarine boats had been sunk DUR
ing the last three months than during
any similar period. Speaking at din
ner here Lieutenant General Smuts de-
clared that whatever had been the dan
ger Of the submarine, it had ceased to
be a decisive factor. Take that from
me as a bedrock fact" he added.
Middletown transcript., 1917-10-13
BRITISH CRUISER
DRAKE TORPED0ED
The 14,000-ton Warship Sinks
Off Irish Coast
VISITS TO UNITED STATES
MANY BaItinoreans Aboard the Big
Fighting Ship While She Lay
In Annapolis Roads
In 1907.

London.-The British cruiser Drake
has been torpedoed and sunk, accord
ing to an Admiralty announcement.
The Drake was torpedoed off the
North Coast of Ireland. She reached
harbor, but then sank in shallow
water.
One officer and IS men were killed
by the explosion. The remainder OF
the ships company were saved. She
CARRIED complement of STA officers
and men.
Middletown transcript., 1917-10-13
U-BOAT SHELLS U. S. SHIP.
Two Cruisers Rescue Sailing Vessel
Attacked Off Gibraltar.

A Cuban Port.-The captain of an
American sailing vessel which arrived
here reported to the American consul
that ON June the vessel was shelled
by German submarine near Gibraltar
and badly damaged. Two cruisers
rescued the American boat from the
underwater craft and she was towed
into Gibraltar, where repairs were
made
Middletown transcript., 1917-10-13
? YEARS FOR DRAFT OFFICIALS.
Physician And Clerks Sentenced For
Exempting Man.

New York.-Maximum prison SEN
tences of two years each were i'm
posed in the Federal Court upon DR..
Henry Seligman, physician of a
Brooklyn draft board, and Nathan
Ehrlich and Lazarus Jacobson, clerks,
as penalty for recently exempting a
man examined for the draft. Selig-
man in addition was fined $4,000.
Middletown transcript., 1917-10-13
GERMANS NOW HAVE TANK.

Carries 3-lnch Gun and Forward End
Has spur-Like Ram.
French Front TN France.-The Ger
mans are experimenting with a tank
armed with a 3-inch cannon and ma
chine guns. The forward end of the
tank is fitted with spur-like ram,
while the upper part bears super
imposed cupola, and the armored plate
descends sufficiently to protect the
caterpillar wheels, which thus are al
most invisible.
Middletown transcript., 1917-10-13
IMPERsoNATED DANIELS SON.
James Levy Committed To Jail After
Pleading Guilty.

ing imperscnated the son of Secretary
of the Navy Daniels as well as pass
ing worthless checks, James Levy.
alias Frank Daniels, elias George En-
right, Of Pittsburgh, was committed to
Jail here by Judge Davis in the United
States District Court after he had
pleaded. guilty. He is alleged to have
gained admittance to the Brooklyn
Navy Yard as Secretary Daniels son.
Middletown transcript., 1917-10-13
cERmAN REPLY NOT APPROVED
Vatican Says It Was Submitted WITH
out Comment.

Washington. i Denial that rope
Benedict, in transmitting to the Allies
Cermany's reply to his peace note,
accompanied it with supplements
communication OF approval is con
tanned in a semi-ofiicial publication OF
the Vatican received here from Rome
The official dispatch declares the
pope forwarded the German reply
absolutely without comment OF en-
iorse,,ent Of any kind.
Middletown transcript., 1917-10-13
RADIO OUTFIT SEIZED.

Federal officers Overcome Resistance
Of San Francisco Hlndus.
San Francisco.-Forced to break
down the front door of place because
of resistance offered by a number of
Hindus within, deputy United States
marshal and city police seized a fully
equipped radio outfit in private home
here.
Middletown transcript., 1917-10-13
MAKING 10000 AiRPLANEs.
Immense Air Fleet Now Actually
Under Construction.

Immense AIT TTeet NUW NCtudTfy
Under Construction.
ashington.-Twenty thousand air
planes for Americas fighting forces in
France, authorized in the $S10,00O,00O
Aviation bill passed by Congress last
July, actually are under construction.
The necessary motors also are being
manufactured, Secretary Baker an
nounced, and the whole aircraft pro
gram has been so co-ordinated that
when planes and motors are COM
pleted, trained aviators, as well as ma
chine guns and all other equipment,
will be waiting for them.
Middletown transcript., 1917-10-13
TO TRAIL PRICE BOOSTERS.

Secret Service Men To Take Up the
Work.
Observation-Disclosures manipula-
tors and profiteers will have the train
ed men and resources of the Secret
Service to cope with. Herbert Hoover.
the Food Administrator, has asked
President Wilson for the services of
the corps and they have been granted.
Middletown transcript., 1917-10-13
DO YOUR XMAS MAILING EARLY
November IS Deadine For Gifts To
Men Abroad.

Washington. - With the time ap-
preaching to give thought to bringing
cheer to the American soldiers and
sailors abroad, Postmaster-G General
Daniels, in joint statement, warn tho
public that Christmas packages for the
fighting men in Europe must be mailed
not later than November Is.
Middletown transcript., 1917-10-13
PERsHINe AND BLISS GENERALS
Senate Approves Suggestion For Pro
notions-Lieutenant Generals.

rnotions-Lieutenant Generals.
Washington.-With the $4,000, max
imum insurance plan restored, as
urged by the administration, and with
an additional provision raising Major
General Pershing, commanding the
American forces in France, and Major
General Bliss, chief of staff, to the
rank of general, the Soldiers and Sail
ors' Insurance Bill, carrying an appro-
priation of s176,0OO,O0O, was passed by
the Senate by vote of II to 0.
Middletown transcript., 1917-10-13
ARMY DOCTORS THROAT CUT.

Lieutenant Andres Body Found in
Hotel Room.
Ell Paso, Texas.-With his throat
cut. First Lieutenant John H. Andres,
of the medical detachment, Field Ar
tillery, was found dead in his room
at hotel here. He came here from
Camp Cody, Deming, N. M. An in
yestigation into his death is in prog
resS ,
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1917-12-19
"MEATw CRY BELGIAN WAITS
Hungry Children March Through
Streets Shouting for Food-Fed
by the Red Cross.

The desperate condition of the civ
ilian population of Belgium and north
ern France, who are being repatriated,
and the work of the Red Cross in re-
storing them to normal health is
graphically described in a report to
Red Cross headquarters from Evaln,
where repatriates are received. These
destitute people are returning to their
land at the rate of 1000 a week, 6O
per cent of them children. Their hard
ships have been so acute that OF the
adults who return 80 per cent die the
first month from exhaustion.
'There arrived recently" says the
report, "a train loaded with Belgian
children, $50 of them, thin, sickly,
alone, all between ages of four and
twelve, children of men who refused
to work for the Germans and of moth
ers who let their children go rather
than let them starve. They poured
off the train.
'They had come all the long way
alone. The children poured out the
station, marched along the street,
shouting, 'Meat, meat, we are gong
to have meat!' to the Casino, where
they were given square meal, the
| first in many months"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1917-12-19
GRAND RAPIDS NEWS

Grand Rapids, Visit have used
DIR. Pierce's medicines and found then
very beneficial. had stomach tr2u,
BILE for about eight years. HAD TO DC
very careful what would eat OF l
would be down sick. I suffered some,
thing terrible about yeas ago. !
started to take Golden Medical DIS DIS
coovery' and two bottles put me ID me
condition. I can eat anything and 90 90
not feel distressed. l had taken lnany
medicines previous to this and nau
doctors prescribe for me. but nothing
seemed to give me any relief until !. !
Started Started taking this medicine and it
gave me great relief. l take pleasure 11sGIT
in recommending it."-MRS. EMIL
n ~ 212 Fourteenth Avenue,
North.
IF not obtainable at your dealers,
send 10 cents to DR.. Pierce. lnvailds
Hotel. Buffalo, N Y, for trial package
of tablets. Large package 6Oc.-Adv'
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1917-12-19
DEFECTS IN "CANNEDa SONGS
Vocailsts Do Not Break Down on Top
Notes and No One Shouts "Amen,"
Comments Countryman.

he was a plain, old-fashioned coun-
tryman without no frills," as he often
proudly boasted. He lamented the
passing of the old cottage organ, ear
hobs and coal oil lamps and contended
that persons in these days are not
nearly as happy as those of half CEN
fury ago. The other day he came into
town from his country home nearby,
relates an exchange, and stopping at
his sons home was entertained by his
daughter-in-law with music on the
monograph. Knowing his fondness for
old religious music, the daughter-in-
law put on the records containing old
time hymns sung by the worlds great
artists of song. The old man was
plainly thrilled and sat in rapt atten-
ton as he heard his old favOrites sung
with such sympathy and meaning as
he never had heard them sung in real
life. At the conclusion of what she
called her sacred concert" the young
woman asked, 'Well, father, weren't
those old hymns sung as beautifully as
you have ever heard them in the old
daysw
Emmy, they mightn't be so bad
he reluctantly conceded, "if that
Madam Human Shank or whatever you
call her, had only broke down on the
top notes like they used to in church
most always, and somebody'd only said
Amen right out loud when they got
through singin'."
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1917-12-19
Queen Mothers Gift Bible.

Upon one of his journeys during the
Antarctic expedition Sir Ernest Shack
Teton was obliged to reduce his lug
gage to the smallest possible amount.
He states that up to this point the
Bible given by Queen Alexandra to the
ships library Crowded by the British
and Foreign Sailors society had been
carried with the party. In leaving
other things behind it was decided
with reluctance that this also must be
abandoned.
AS the Bible contained on its fly leaf
a message written by Queen Alexan-
ORA, the fly leaf was cut out, also the
page containing the Twenty-thlrd
psalm, and the chapter in the Book OF
Job which speaks Of the sea being fro
zen. These three pages were carried
to the end of the journey and brought
back to this country.
Sir Ernest has promised to present
the three pages to the society to be
sold on behalf of its funds.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1917-12-19
The Cent Comes Back.

Our smallest coip, the cent, is en-
crying from the low position IN puoilc
esteem which it has occupied for many
wears. says the Pittsburgh Gazette-
Times. Under the operation OF the
neyy revenue law it will achieve the
favor which it deserves at the hands
of thrifty people. Prosperity brought
the copper coin into contempt. NOW
that we are to cut out extravaganza
and waste, the cent will be respected
like every other necessity. One may
not care to burden himself with
fstful of the erstwhile despised near
money" but we are entering upon an
era of odd prices which makes tne
one-cent piece essential to the COM
monest transactions of the day. Inc
nrosperous may escape the annoyance
of oyer-many coppers by buying such
quantities they can make payments III
multinles of nickels and dimes, out
even that resource may fail them. Inc
nub,ic will soon look askance upon the
citizen who buys more than enough
for Immediate needs. "Hoarders" are
NOT IN favor, thanks to the warnings
issued by the food and other admin
;strators of necessities. So the peo-
n,e generally may as well make up
+bo;r minds to carry pennies" ano
make and receive odd change wnen'
ever they buy.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1917-12-19
COLT DISTFMPFR
Recalls Economy of 1864.

Let the persons who think wheatless
and meatless days are a hardship lis
ten to the venerable men and women
whose memory takes them back to the
Civil war, says the Anaconda (Mont.)
Standard.
Roasted barley, parched corn, chic
DRY roots, and even dandelion roots,
dried and roasted, were used as cof-
fee substitutes. White or granulated
sugars were a rarity and only on the
table for company. Brown sugar and
old-fashioned black molasses, bread
and honey and even bread and ham
fat were considered pretty good enough
for all but the old people. In those
days nearly every family in town kept
a COW. Those who didn't, as rule,
went without milk. The papers of
that day emphasized the fact that cot
fee and tea were more nutritious when
used without milk.