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u. s. 1--WE NTORS
Plan DEFE:NSES

regardless of whether or not
secret orders were issued to the
gunners, armed merchant ships
could not be classed as warships,
although Germany has claimed
that Great Britain's secret orders
made her armed ships actual war
vessels.
While the state department was
making this definite announce
ment, presumably at the direction
of President Wilson, the navy de-
partment was refusing any de-
tails as to it's plans.
American inventive genius, 1t is
known, however, has been called
upon to give aid in protecting
American ships venturing forth
soon into Germany's barred area.
United States inventors, in
Guiding the electrical wizard,
Thomas A. Edison, are trying to
design methods of sheltering mer-
chantment from all German under
sea boats. These new inventions
will be installed in the armed
vessels, provided they meet with
government approval.
What the plans are will be
withheld for military reasons, but
it is admitted a perfected smoke
screen may be one means en-
ployed. British ships now use
such a device, artificial smoke
from chemieals-that hides a YES
Isel behind an impenetrable screen.
Electric methods of detecting
submarines, improving upon the
present microphone attachments,
may be invented. But in keeping
with the Administrations plan of
secrecy, no details will be an
nounced lest German inventors be
placed to work to overcome the
American advantage.
The work of arming merchant
men should occupy only a few
more days and then American CON-
merce will be freed from the
bonds that have kept it in Amer
lean harbors.
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all, madame she added, hoarse-
ly.
1T is all of that story said
Godfrey, in a crisp voice. but
there is another"
Another echoed the yelled
lady, looking at him.
Ask her, madame, for what
purpose She called at this house,
night before last, and saw Philip
,antine in this room"
q did not" shrieked the girl,
her face ablaze. 1T is a lie"
She does not need to tell!'
went on Godfrey inexorably. ANY
fool could guess. She came for
the letters. she had resolved
herself to blackmail you, mad
ame."
1T is a lie." shrieked the girl
again. II came hoping to save her
to s. 81 ="
A storm of angry sobbing
choked her. Then | saw her eyes
widen, and, glancing around, |
saw that Rogers had dragged him.
self to a sitting posture, and was
staring at her, his face livid.
The sight of him seemed to
madden her.
1T was you!" she shrieked, and
shook her clenched fist at him.
at was you who told! Coward!
Coward"
But Godfrey, his face very grim,
laid a heavy hand upon her arm.
BE still" he cried. "He told
us nothing! He tried to shield you
though why he should wish to
do so d"
Rogers broke in with a hollow
and CHASTITY laugh.
at was natural enough, sir, y
he said hoarsely. She's my wife,
1t was sordid story that Rog-
ers gasped out to us; and, as it
concerns this tale only incidental
ly, | shall pass over it as briefly
as may be.
Eight or ten years before, Julie
| had come to New York to enter
the employ of a family. Rogers
had met her, had been fascinated
by her black eyes and red lips, and
proposed marriage, had been ac-
eepted, and for some months had
led an eventful existence as the
husband of the siren.
Then, one morning, he awak-
ened to find her gone. He had, of
course, entrusted his savings to
her and the savings were gone,
also. Julie, it seems, had been
overcome with longing for Paris,
and she had flown back to France.
Rogers had thought Of following;
but, appalled, at the difficulty OF
finding her in Paris, had settled
gloomily down to live upon his
memories. Some sort Of affection
for her had kept alive within him,
and when he opened the door OF
Vantine's house, and found her
standing on the steps, he was as
wax in her hands.
and now" said madame, with
irony, perhaps you will be SO
good as to tell us of your previous
visit here
Continued in Our Next Issue.)
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ellis First Line of Defense

led law Is months at home, at
tended normal school at Shenan-
doah, Id. for year. He studied
1S months longer after he reach
ed Seattle, and was then admitted
to the bar.
Fishing Is His Hobby.
During the last 20 years he has
kept his nose close to his work, as
q partner Of Ivan l.. Hyiand.
Tucker has one hobby-that's
fishing. He keeps his rod in his
office and hikes out to the streams
when the spirit moves.
He's never been particularly
stuck on criminal law, but has
never hesitated to stand with the
democrats. Tucker ran against
Judge Ballinger for mayor and
was defeated by 100 votes. Like
United States District Attorney
Clay Allen, he made an unsuccess-
full race for corporation counsel.
Tucker Defended Munday.
With Walter Fulton, Tucker
helped defend Charles F. Munday
when he was tried on charges of
conspiracy In the government land
fraud cases.
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TO MAP
.FORTSPROBED
United Press Leased Wire.)

Los ANGELES, March IA
federal officers today began an
investigation of what they believe
may have been an unsuccessful
plot to map the possible fortifica-
ton sites of southern California
for a foreign government.
This followed the receipt from
Chief of Police Cole of military
sketches, a diary, a German book
and a number of personal effects
found beside a skeleton discov-
ered by a Long Beach hiking par
ty near Glendora Sunday.
The Long Beach authorities be-
lieve the skeleton is that of a
young German officer, and HAT
that Teuton activities in this coun-
try were under way six years ago,
according to the diary, whose last
entry was dated April 6, 1911.
The maps are said to be the work
of a trained military man and all
lettering is in code.
The last entry in the diary
read:
ut is raining now. From this
mountain, want to leave the
earth and go back to my God,
where | was from the beginning.
God forgive me for | know not
what am doing"
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GERARD NEAR HOME

himself burned every bit of paper
in the building.
Germany's food situation is
serious, In the belief of all the
returning Americans. The Teu-
tons greatly lack potatoes, fats,
sugar and other basic food staples.
But everyone who had lived in
Berlin agreed that Germany
would probably be able to exc out
an existence through this sum-
mer on her present supplies of
food. Then she will have to de-
pend on this years crops. And
those crops have now only
fair promise of sufficiency.
Shortage of metals and nitrates
is now interfering with Germany's
manufacture of munitions, accord
ing to members OF the Gerard
party. Germany Is being raked
with a fine-toothed comb for
metals and more metals. The
pewter tops of beer stems have
gone. SO have the leaden pipes
of church organs.
The annoyances to which Ger
ard was forced to submit before
he obtained permission of Ger
man officialdom to leave Berlin
were not only anticipated in part
by Gerard himself, but by WASH
ington.
1t was learned that the ambas-
sador was specifically instructed
by the state department to exer-
else great care and to not let
petty personal insults complicate
the already delicate situation
aroused by the diplomatic break.
1t became known that Gerard
had been warned by a German
friend before he left Berlin not
to take passage for America. He
was told a German submarine
would surely torpedo the boat
carrying him.
Two days out from Corunna,
with passengers and crew panicky
and nervous, there began to be
wild rumors of periscopes sighted
near the lnfanta. There wasn't a
moment that was not filled with
vague dread of unwarned attack.
But the "periscopes" turned out
not to be periscopes. No SUBJ
marines were sighted.
Gerard Worn Out.
Then Just two days before Ha-
vana was reached panic reigned
again for a moment when
strange vessel was sighted. The
stranger steamed rapidly toward
the Infanta. IL circled about the
vessel cautiously and then finally
changed her course and soon was
lost on the horizon line. The
vessel apparently was a British
patrol boat.
Gerard is still tired and worn
by his experiences. His first word
on reaching Havana was a re-
quest for further information as
to the German plot revealed in
Foreign Secretary Zimmerman's
letter. The wireless had told
him only the briefest outline.
Gerard said he had no plans
for the future aside from looking
out for his persons' ~ssasrs.
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Omitted Press Leased WIre.)


WASHINGTON, March 12.-An
armed guard" for the protection
of vessels and lives of persons
aboard will be placed on all Amer
lean merchant ships sailing
through Germany's barred area,
the state department today mott
fled all foreign diplomats in this
city.
The following statement was
presented to the foreign diplomats
for their information"
In view of the announcements
of the imperial German govern
ment on January 81, 1917, that all
ships, those of neutrals included,
met with in certain zones of the
high seas would be sunk without
any precautions being taken for
the safety of the persons on board
and without the exercise of visit
and search, the government of the
United States has determined to
place upon all American merchant
NGobtlo oulllilS lhIOuSl llit bdliCu
areas an armed guard for the pro-
lection of the vessels and the lives
of the persons on board"
The armed guard" will be
American navy gunners. The Of
fetal statement shows, too. that 1t
Is the intention of the government
to arm not only passengers steam
ers, but also to provide guns and
navy gunners for munition ships.
The statement to the foreign
diplomats cleared up definitely the
question of whether navy gunners
would be used.
Not Warships, Is Ruling
The state department holds that
the presence of these men aboard
will not give the vessels the status
of warships. The vessel becomes
a warship only when used definite
ly for that purpose, the depart
ment ruled.
The state department held that
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WAKEOF
CYCLONE
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NE w SAC LIZ INV, hoibh -
With 30 bodies already recov-
cred, search continued today for
further dead in the wake of the cy-
clone which swept down on this
city late yesterday, destroying 500
homes and causing property dam
age of more than million dollars.
Manufacturing plants were clos
ed while the workmen aided three
companies of militia and 100 spe-
eial policemen in keeping guard
and cleaning up the debris, strewn
over a district two and half
miles wide and 10 miles long. The
cyclone swept through the resi-
dence district of the city and on
into a prosperous farming coun-
try.
Fifty physicians and nurses
from neighboring towns are car
ing for the wounded in improvised
hospitals.
Fifty are seriously injured and
100 or more slightly hurt.
Martial law exists in the strick-
en- district. Several reports of
looting were received but no one
was held by the police or militia.
Hundreds Left Homeless
! Women and children in the
hundreds of homeless families
were taken care of by those more
| fortunate, while the men gathered
around little campfires on street
corners watching what was left of
their property and waiting for the
break of day to renew their hunt
for the dead.
| At the hospitals relatives aided
the nurses and doctors In caring
for the injured. Ruth Day, IS, who
lost her three little sisters and a
brother and was injured herself,
sat beside the bedside of her
mother during the long night hop
ing to save the one other member
of the family still alive. The
mother has little chance for re-
covery.
Greatest suffering was reported
during the night. 1t was cold and
no fires were allowed in the
houses on account of danger of
starting a conflagration. Lights
were out and no water was pro-
durable as the water mains had
burst.
Comes Without Warning
The storm broke without warn
ing and was over like a flash, last
ing from 20 second to minute,
according to various estimates. 1t
was typical Kansas twister with
a long funnel-shaped cloud which
swept down from the northeast.
1t struck the Indiana Rolling
Mills first, leveling the large plant
as if it had been raked with a
dozen 42-centimeter guns.
The better residence district of
the city was hit next. Houses
costing as high as $4,000 were a
mass of ruins in an instant.
Miraculous escapes from death
were reported, when families, hud-
died in easements, had their
houses swept off over their heads.
Houses were jammed, one against
another, and in one case a garage
and automobile were set down in
the middle of home.
Workingmen Suffer
The storm continued through
the city, striking the homes of
the workingmen, where most OF
the deaths were caused. Here a
district half mile wide and a
mile long was swept clean. Not a
house was left standing.
After leaving the city the storm
destroyed many farms for a u
mile stretch.
Ora Smith was painting a barn
door when it was blown off. He
was carried along with the door
about zoo yards and landed in a
pond. He cannot recover.
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Continued From Our Last Issue. }

(tOntihucu FROM ouT baSt losuc'b
"Is there not, connected with
the drawer" l asked, "a mechan-
ism which, as the drawer Is open
ed, plunges two poisoned fangs
into the hand which opens itR"
"No, Mr.. Lester" she answered,
establishment in her voice, II as
sure you there is no such mechan-
ism."
"At any rate, madame" | said,
II would ask that, in opening the
drawer, you wear this gauntlet
and | picked up Godfrey's gaunt-
let from the chair on which 1t lay.
at Is needless that you should
take any risk, however slight. Per-
NIT me-" and I slipped the gaunt-
let over her right hand.
She moved toward the cabinet,
Godfrey and l close behind her.
The yelled lady bent above the
table and disposed the fingers of
her right hand to fit the metal
inlay midway of the left side.
at is a little awkward" she
said. 81 have always been accus-
toned to using the left hand. You
will notice that | am pressing on
three points; but to open the
drawer, one must press these
points in a certain order-first
this one, then this one, and then
this one"
There was a sharp click, and at
the side of the table piece of the
metal inlay fell forward.
THAT is the handle" said the
yelled lady, and, without an In
stant's hesitation, while my
heart stool, she grasped it and
drew out a shallow drawer. "Ah!"
and, casting aside the ridiculous
gauntlet, she caught up the packet
OF papers which lay within.
I then told her of the recent
tragedies and that all we knew OF
the Frenchman was that he ar
rived on La Touraine.
THAT is the boat upon which |
came over" she said.
1T has occurred to me, madam
that you may have seen him
that he may even be known to
you"
What was his name?"
We believe it to have been an
assumed name," | said: but per-
haps yoI will recognize his photo
graph" and | drew it from my
pocket and handed it to her.
She took it, looked at it, and
shook her head. Then she looked
at it again.
There seems to be sometime
familiar about the face" she said
at last. II am quite sure that /
have seen him-and yet l can't
say where"
Perhaps" / said, in a low
voice, "he may have been one OF
the friends of your husband"
l saw her hand tremble under
the blow, but it had to be struck,
And she was brave.
"The same thought occurred to
me, Mr.. Lester" she answered
"but l know very few of my hus-
bands friends; certainly not this
one. And yet :" = Perhaps my
maid can help u.s.
Photograph in hand, she STEP
ped through the doorway into the
outer room. The maid was sitting
on the chair where we had left
her.
Julie" said the yelled lady, In
rapid French, 81 have here the
photograph of man who was
killed In this room most mysteri.
ously few days ago. These gen.
tlemen wish to identify him. The
face seems to me somehow famil.
far. but | cannot place it. Looi
at it.'fc=v5s
Julie put forth a shaking hand
took the photograph, and glanced
at It; then, with long sigh, slid
Imply to the floor, before ethel
Godfrey or / could catch her.
on the chair-back, was torn away
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NAVAL MILITIA
AWAITS ORDERS

Members of the Tacoma naval
militia organization, sworn into
the federal service Friday night,
are preparing for any develop
ments by making arrangements to
drop their business affairs on
short notice on orders coming
from the navy department at
Washington.
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CONTINUED From Page One.)
amazing details. IL is pos
sible these details may be
the basis of further revela-
lions of Germany's machina-
lions against America-if the
government sees fit.
But because of the unbearable
ceaseless activity of spies in Ger
many, not a paper of the Ameri'
can embassy's archives in Berlin
now remains. The ambassador
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SENATOR NORRIS
PREPARES ALIBI

PHILADELPHIA, March IA
At a fair play and free speech"
mass meeting here last night, u.
s. Senator Norris Of Nebraska
said he did not consider his action
at the closing hours of the senate
a filibuster against the armed
neutrality bill.
Resolutions were adopted ask
ing President Wilson to still la
Dor for peace by every honorable
means and maintain it."
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SAYS CITY WILL
AID SETTLEMENT

Presiding at the dedication Of
the new Tacoma Commons Settle
ment and City Mission auditori-
UNI, 1886 Broadway, Commission
er Of Public Safety Petit declared
Sunday that the city commission
ers will do everything they can to
advance the work. The dedica-
ton sermon was preached by Rev.
c. w. Weyer OF the First Presby-
terrain church.
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TO MAKE FURTHER
PLANS FOR TEMPLE

Further plans for the proposed
Tacoma Labor temple will be
made Tuesday night at meet
ing of the committee OF Is ap-
pointed to find ways OF raising the
funds and the trustees of the La
Dor Temple association.
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CHAPTER ri.
The Secret of the Unknown
Frenchman.


Godfrey sprang forward and
lifted the unconscious woman to
the couch.
Bring some water" he said.
rushed to the door and snatch
ed it open. Rogers was standing
in the hall outside, and | sent
him hurrying for the water, and
turned back into the room.
Here's the water, SIR said
Rogers, and handed me glass and
pitcher.
The next instant, his eyes fell
upon the woman on the couch. He
stood staring, his face turning
slowly purple; then, clutching at
his throat, he half-turned and fell.
Hornblower, who was staring at
the unconscious woman, spun
around at the crash.
We'll, I'll be damned" he said,
in a hoarse voice, as he saw
Rogers extended on the floor at
his feet. What's the matter with
this house, anyway"
| called Parks and together We
looked after Rogers.
Madame, meanwhile, had dashed
some water into the face of the
unconscious Julie.
"She will soon be all right
again." she said, and truly enough
at the end of few seconds, the
girl opened her eyes.
What is. it, Julie?' asked her
mistress, taking her hand. you
knew this man."
The girl nodded, and closed her
eyes; but the hot tears brimmed
from them and ran down over her
cheeks.
I'm Paris?"
The girl nodded again.
"He was your lover?"
A third nod, and a fresh flood
of tears.
Il remember, now" said mad
anne, suddenly. II saw him with
her once. What was he doing in
this house," she went on, more
sternly. Tell us!"
Madame will never forgive
me-" sobbed the girl, but at last
she was persuaded into telling the
story.
what was his name?" asked
the yelled lady.
Georges Drolet. He was bad
bad he lived off women. l met
him six months ago. He knew
how to fascinate one; I thought
he loved me. Then he began to
borrow money from me, until he
had taken all that l had saved.
Then"
She stopped and glanced at her
mistress.
"That will do, julie" broke in
tile yelled lady, her voice cold as
ice. Tell your story"
81 knew of the secret drawer;
I had seen madame open 1t; l
knew what it contained. But was
faithful to madame; / loved her.
Madame will remember her de-
spair when she entered her room
to find the cabinet gone. I, too.
was in despair desired with
my whole soul to help madame.
That night l had q rendezvous
with him." and she nodded toward
the photograph which lay upon
the floor. 81 told him.
"He questioned me-he learned
everything-the drawer, how 1t
was opened-all. But I did not
suspect what was on his mind.
But on the boat l saw him, and
then / knew. Well, he has got
what he deserved! think that is
AS she fell. her veil, catching
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SEATTLE, March 12.-Wilmon
Tucker, who is associated with
Judge Frederick Bausman in de-
Tending Mayor Gill against federal
booze-graft conspiracy charges,
climbed to his position in the legal
profession by hard work.
He never went to law school.
Now he is president of both the
State and King County Bar asso-
Citations.
Tucker came to Seattle when he
was 81 years of age. He had stud
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60 NAMES DRAWN
FOR JURY SERVICE

The county clerk has drawn
names of so Pierce county tax
payers, 40 of whom are residents
OF Tacoma, for jury service in the
superior court for the term be-
ginning April 3.
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Mystery of the Boule Cabinet
BY BURTON Z. STEVENSON
Copyrighted by B. E. Stevenson)

and, looking down at her, great
emotion burst within me, for |
recognized the mysterious woman
whose photograph d'Aurelle had
carried in his watch-case.
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Dairymen OF Colorado have
found prohibition a great business
asset. Their business In Denver
alone has increased 1921.
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Both salt and fresh water fish
are caught in Lake Maracaibo.
Venezuela.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-11-24
Plant Life In Books.

We have all heard Of the worms that
live in books and do so much damage,
but until recently OF was not known
that books also have plants which
thrive inside their covers. AS French
scientist has discovered, most books
show traces of plant life on their
leaves and In some cases this life Is
considerable enough to constitute a
veritable miniature botanical garden.
The plant life in books shows ,Nself In,
the form Of tiny yellowish, black or
reddish spots, which are SO often seen
on the pages Of both new and old vol
umes. The plants are nothing more
or less than low form of mushrooms
which sometimes envelope themselves
with protective covering and, when
mashed by pressure Of the sides Of the
books, secrete the colored liquid which
spreads through the page.
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TRAINING Little Children.

Physicians agree that infants under
the age Of 6 months Should never be
played with, or needlessly handled or
caressed, and though 1t may be the
dearest delight to rock and coddle the
new infant, and to watch his sweet
ways, the wise mother will place him
comfortably in crib or carriage, and
let him 60 to sleep by himself, prefer
ably in the open air. Babies treated
in this sane, unselflsh fashion seldom
cry except for some good reason. Self
control and seif-reliance seem big
words to apply to infant education,
but these virtues have their founda.
ton in earliest childhood. The child's
wonderful mysterious little PERSONAL
ity must have time to develop itself,
and growth and strength come I'm
the silence."-Exchange.