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The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1917-10-20

in. Last night, again, he stood to win
out. But man fell into the river, and
Stanton lost out once more"
Starbuck glanced up soberly. "You're
talking In riddles now, John. I don't
sabe."
ut isn't necessary for you to sabe.
Results are what counts. Barring acct
dents, you Timanyoni High Line
people can reasonably count OH having
me with you for the next few critical
days; and, I may add, you never
needed me more pointedly."
Starbuck's smile was face-wide
II hope I don't feel sorry" he re-
marked. "Some day, when you can
take an hour or SO Off, I'm going to
get you to show me around in your
little mu-zeeum of self-conceit. John.
Maybe l can learn how to gather me
up one"
Smith matched the mine owners
good-natured smile. For some unex-
plainable reason the world, his particu-
lar world, seemed to have lost its
malignance. He could even think of
Stanton without bitterness; and the
weapon which had been weighing his
hip pocket for the past few days had
been carefully buried in the bottom of
the lower dressing-case drawer before
he came down to breakfast.
"You may laugh, Billy, but you'll
have to admit that I've been outfigur-
ing the whole bunch Of you, right from
the start" he retorted brazenly. "But
let's get down to business. This Is
practically Stanton's last day of grace
II he can't get some legal hold upon
us before midnight tomorrow night
or work some scheme to make us lose
our franchise, his job is gone"
"Show me-" said the mine owner sue.
cinctly.
"It's easy. With the dam completed
and the water running in the bitches
we become at once a going concern
with assets a long way In advance OF
our Liabilities. The day after tomor.
row-if we pull Throughout won't
be able to buy a single share OF
Timanyoni High Line at any figure
AS natural consequence, public senti
ment, which, we may say, Is at pres
ent a little doubtful, will come over
to our side in a landslide, and Stan
toms outfit, II it wants to continue the
fight, will have to fight the entire
Timanyoni, with the city of Brewster
thrown in for good measure. Am
making 1t plainf
Fright you are, so far. Go on"
"Billy, I'll tell you something that
I haven't dared to tell anybody, not
even Colonel Baldwin. I've beer
spending the company's money like
water to keep in touch. The minute
we fail, and long before we could
hope to reorganize second time ant
apply for new charter, Stanton's com
pany will be in the field, with it's char
ter already granted. From that to tax
ing possession of our dam, either by
means of an enabling act OF the leg
islature, or by purchase from the pa
per railroad, will be only step. Ant
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marry any man who has so much to
explain as have"
"You didn't know this was her home,
when you came out hereT
"No."
But you had met her somewhere
before you Gamer
"Once; yes. 1t was In Guthrieville,
over year ago. met her there at
house where she was visiting"
II see," she nodded, and then, with.
out warming: "What was the matter
with you last night--about dinner
timer
"Why should you think there was
anything the matter with me?"
II was out driving with the Stantons.
When came back to the hotel found
Colonel Baldwin and another mana
lawyer, l think he was--waiting for
me. They said you were needing q
friend who could go and talk to you
and-'calm you down. wus the phrase
the lawyer used. / was good-natured
enough to 60 with them, but when we
reached your offices you had gone, and
the ranch girl was there alone, wait
ing for her father"
THAT was nonsensew he comment
ed; their going after you as IL were
a maniac or a drunken man, mean"
This time Miss Richlander's smile
was distinctly resentful. II suppose
the cOlonel's daughter answered the
purpose better" she said. "There was
an awkward little contretemps, and
Miss Baldwin refused, rather rudely, ]
thought, to tell her father where you
had gone"
Smith broke away from the unwel-
come subject abruptly, saying: "There
Is something else you ought to know.
Jibbey Is here, at last"
Does he know you are hereT
Gle does"
"Why didn't you tell me before1
That will complicate things dreadfully.
Tucker will talk and tell all he knows |;
he can't help It,"
This Is one time when he will not
talk. Perhaps he will tell you why
when you see him."
Miss Richlander glanced at the face
of the small watch pinned ON her
shoulder.
"You must not stay here any longer"
she protested. "The Stantons may come
down any minute, now. and they
mustn't find us together. I am still
forgiving enough to want to help you,
but you must do your part and let me
know what IL going on"
William staybuck's rev Car was
standing in front Of Judge Warmers
house In the southern suburb when
Smith descended from the closed cab
which he had taken at the Hophra
House side entrance. The clock In
the courthouse tower was striking the
quarter Of nine. The elevated mesa
upon which the suburb was built COM
manded broad view of the town and
the outlying ranch lands, and in the
distance beyond the river the Hillcrest
cottonwoods outlined themselves
against background of miniature
buttes. @e4
Smiths gaze took in the wide, sunlit
prospect. He had paid and dismissed
his cabman. and the thought came TO
him that in a few hours the wooded
buttes. the bare plains, the mighty
mountains, and the pictured city
spreading maplike at his feet would
probably exist for him only as a mem.
Org. While he halted on the terrace
Starbuck came out Of the house.
''The Judge IL at breakfast" thA
owner announced. you're to 90 In
and wait. What do you want me b
10 nextT
cro I'm CONTINUED,
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1917-10-20
Custer Men win Be Made officers.

New ambition and hope for officers
rank has been aroused in the breasts
OF Camp Custer soldiers.
This was caused by definite an
nouncement by the war department OF
officers training camps to train pri-
vate soldiers for commissions.
The schools will be opened Jan. IL.
One will be opened In each division
OF the regular army, the National
Guard and the draft army. This
means that school will be located
at Camp Custer, or that one will be
opened nearby for Camp Custer men.
Any private between II and 40, n
member Of the regular army. the draft
army or the National Guard. will b.
eligible for the officers schools. In
addition, about 5000 college men will
be received.
Camp Custer will be entitled to send
about IL per cent OF her enrolment,
or 700 men, to the officers school,
This will be only the beginning OF
Camp Clusters contribution to the
officers OF the land forces. When the
army of 100000 is finally trained 1t
must have 100000 officers. Camp Gus
ter's quota will be upwards Of 5000.
or course, many contingents will
have come and gone in Camp Custer
before the army of 100000 is afoot.
and her 5000 officers have tied their
gold.and-black hat cords. But already
definite chance of nonors Is offered
the national army men,
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you must tell them the truth, verda."
Her smile was mildly scornful.
as that what the plain-faced little
ranch person would dor" she asked.
II don't know; yes. guess It Is"
Doesn't she care any more for you
than that?"
Smith did not reply. He was stand
ing where he could watch the comings
and goings Of the elevators. Time was
precious and he was chafing at the de-
lay. but Miss HIGHLANDER was not yet
ready to let him go,
"Tell me honestly, Montague" she
said; "is it anything more than a case
Of proplnquity with. this Baldwin grill
on your part, I mean."
1T isn't anything" he returned So
berly. Corona Baldwin will never
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1917-10-20
Sewage Disposal plants at Custer.

Kalamazoo, Galesburg, Augusta and
other towns lying below Battle Creek
on the Kalamazoo river, which have
been wondering what effect Camp
Clusters sewage might have on their
health, can now breathe easier, for the
war department has ordered immedi-
ate construction of two sewage dispos.
al plants, and one OF them is already
under way. at the foot Of the famous
hill over which each of the 10000 Sc
lected men of the Eighty-fifth division
has to pass.
Each plant is a cement structure 100
by so feet, containing eight settling
tanks, approached by three channels
through which all sewage for that
particular end Of the camp must pass.
After being chemically treated the
liquid will eventually pass into the
Kalamazoo river. II will cost the gov
eminent $4,000 for this one little
item.
The Wisconsin weekly blade. [volume] (Madison, Wis.) 1916-1925, 1917-11-15
FOND DU LAC
(Blade News Service)

Mr.. and Mrs. III. Frizer, Mr..
and Mrs. +. ID. Clendenen, Mr..
and Mrs. j. w. Smith, Miss
Josephine Smith and Winifred
Ray were among the many Osh-
koSh guests at Wright'S Just
Right Orchestra entertainment
given in Fond du Lac Thursday
evening, at the G. A. X. Hall.
Mrs. Anna Hill and Mrs. ID. l..
Jones served Il dainty luncheon.
Dancing and music by the Or
chcStra were features of enter
tainment.
Miss Kate Williams will
leave soon for Jacksonville,
Florida, to visit her mother.
Mrs. J. w. Smith of Oshkosh
will accompany her to Chicago.
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis, Fond
du Lac, will reside in Chicago
in the future.
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HOUSEHOLDS LOSE $4,000.
BLADE News Service)

Cairo, Ill.,, Nov 18th. City of
Dexter No. 2702 and Household
No. 491 Mound City Illinois, lost
their entire property valued at
$4,000 in a recent fire.
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NAOMI HOUSEHOLD

Naomi Household Of Ruth
No. 1913 &. w. o. o. +. met
Friday, Nov. 10, 1917, with a
large attendance. Regular rou-
tine of business. Few sick.
The membership roll is still in
creasing. The Ruth Club is do
ing nicely, the members are
spending pleasant Thursday
evenings playing whist, check
ers, billiards and bowling. Re
freShmcntS are served and all
RuthitcS are invited to join.
On Saturday, Nov. II, all in
mates are invited to visit the
Desdcmonia Juvenile Society.
Contribution was lifted for the
distressed Inmates and Broth
erS of East st. Louis. Brother
VIM. Gains Of Strangers Rest
Household, visited us and gave
US some encouraging remarks.
All members will please sub
scribe for the Wisconsin Blade.
Get others to help you to help
us make The Blade not only a
source of information, but a
teacher Of MORALS.
l. r. Burrell,
312S Dearborn st.
Arthur Perkins,
45J +. 31St st.
Phone Douglass $3.50.
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Continued from page l
Chicago, III.

was had at st. Matthews A. NJ.
f. Zion church, 1888 Dearborn
St, last Sunday. A very splen-
did program was rendered and
apparently enjoyed by all pres
ent. The Trustees Aid, one OF
the Auxiliarics of the church,
made a splendid showing, Its
entire membership being pres
cnt with new badges. Mrs Sal
lie Stewart, the president, is
thoroughly alive and is ever at
her post.
The ladies of the second ward
are doing all in their power,
and leaving no stone unturned,
to land Major X. Il. Jackson,
better known as Fighting Bob,
in the council chamber as the
next alderman Of the ward.
The election of Mr.. Jackson at
the spring election means the
salvation of the negro in the
ward. We are moving slowly
but surely on to victory. Let
every race loving man and
woman who are residents Of the
ward and have not registered
to heed the clarion call, register
when registration day rolls
round and be prepared to stand
and he counted. BE not SWaycd
by any false ideas or sentiments
but do your duty. You owe it
to your God, your home and
your community.
Help those that are assisting
us to make this paper source
Of information for the race.
Mrs. MOnice Fletcher, fsoS|
Dearborn St, departed this life
on the 9th, at the age of -.
The remains were shipped to-
Cairo for burial. The Blade eX-
tends sympathy To the hercaved.
Mr.. Jas. Harris was in the
city Il few days ago, owing to
the severe illness of his wife.
Edward Williams, an expert
carpenter, has secured Il SIX
month job in Indiana lIarbor
repairing and building in gen
eral.
Edward Burton. crack muSl-
elan of the X. of i. band WAS
lost to the men ON account of
the draft.
Sergeant John Meadows of =
company Eighth Inf writes tfat
things are .. X. with him and
the boys i'll Houston, Texas,
with the exception of missing
State Street and the haSSiCS.
The Home Guard. Col. Mar
shall commanding, expect to
take possession of the Sth Inf |
armory soon.
Arnett Lodge 1855 is still
making progressive strides. |
Brother Allen, W. NJ. =. q. VI.
&. No. 20 was with us last Sat
urday nighC and made some
good points in his remarks as to
the benefit Of the Council ask |
ing the assistance of the Lodge |
by becoming members.
Brother Charlie Griffin, II.
w. Wells, and Coleman spoke |
on the need of Lodges taking |
care Of their old members |
Chartered when they are ii |
nancially, or physically unable
to care for themselves. Brother |
Carroll was relieved.
We were honored with the
presence Of Brother JAS. Harris, !
c. Jones Of Golden Link, $500 /
Milwaukee; Rev Brother
Handy OF Englewood Lodge
and Williams Every member
who means business will attend
the initiation meeting on the
18th. under the jurisdiction of
Golden Fleece. Brother Burr
well, our -. G. L., will be ON
hand. Don't fail TO attend
The banquet planned by this
Lodge has been postponed on
account Of the high cost Of liz
,,,o ,ul ~. tb, ,,,,u,.,s, - j.,
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Granderson, subject: "Yoking
the OK with the ASS" He
dwelt on the unsatisfactory
marriages, unstable businesses,
decentralization Of social attrac-
ton and the delinquent mem
bers of all churches. He will
lecture at the same church on
Tuesday evening, Nov. Goth.
Subject "What is the matter
with Sambo.."
Mrs. Malinda Craig has re
turned TO the city after a
months visit To her sister in At
lant1 ia
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BUY a CAMERA. HAVE YOUR
YORK DONE BY THE PHOTO
Art HOUSE, PIP STATE ST.
Evening star., 1917-04-01
LABOR NOTES.

The Central Labor Union will hold an
important meeting in Typographical
Temple tomorrow night
The report of the law committee OF
Columbia Typographical Union, which
was scheduled to be read at last Sum
days meeting. was Indefinitely post
poned.
John b. Colpoys. former secretary
of the Central Labor Union and one Of
the conciliators for the United States
Department of Labor, has gone to
Montana on special work for the
department.
Joseph +. Toone was elected dele
gate to the Maryland state and District
of Columbia Federation of Labor con-
vention at a meeting of Dairy Workers
Union, Local No. 15lp3, Tuesday night
in Typographical Temple. Three new
members were admitted.
Dairy Workers Union, Local No. Ill.
obligated several new members at its
meeting in Typographical Temple.
Tuesday night.
\ board meeting of Bakery Sales
mems Union. Local No. 81. was held in
Typographical Temple on Wednesday
night.
Teddy" McHoid. general organizer
for the Brick. Tile and Terra Gotta
w OrReFS 1 mon OF -NoIli -AiutiiSsi, VIII
leave Washington this week for Har-
risburg. Pa, to establish labor paper.
Brewery Workers Union. Local No.
As. viii hold special meeting today
IN Costellos Hall to discuss Ways and
means of aiding the street car strikers.
George W. Crosby, general organizer
for the United Brothe rhood Of Carpen-
ters. is spending several days in this
city visiting friends.
Joseph Riley of Jacksonville. Fla.
former organizer for the United
brotherhood OF Carpenters. is visiting
in Washington. Mr.. Riley resided in
this city several years ago.
Newton \. James, secretary OF the
Central Labor Union and president OF
the International Brotherhood of Sta
tiouary Firemen. WAS the prlnclpai
speaker at meeting of the latter or
gauization Wednesday night IN COS
tello's Hall.
The executive board of the Central
Labor Union held "a special meeting IN
typographical Temple Thursday nighI
Evening star., 1917-04-01
THE SEARCHLIGHT
New Altitude Record.

An italian military aviator has estabf Il
lished a new record for height in an
aeronIaue. Starting from the Turin
Sc. he ascended steadily to a height
of 25.S00 feet-almost five miies-eho
returned safely to earth. He found a
Temperature of 50 degrees below zero,
at the highest point. though 1t was Al
mild pleasant day at ground level: he
succeeded in keeping control OF MS
machine in the extreme colo py tne us
~ tha new ayiator's electric gloves.
which are wired with an electricaI|
heating system. They are coming intol
general use for flying at high altituoesI
or in cold weather.
Evening star., 1917-04-01
took on new color during the week
owing to
Political Situation the report
t h a t Ger
Takes on New Color. n,anv Va

Takes on New Color. nanv
about to propose a separate peace 10
Russia Only last week it was re-
corded that Austria planned some such
move. 1t is declared that one of the
chiefest concessions which Germany
would make would be the information
alization of the Dardanelles. Minister
of Justice NJ. kerensky, representative
of the more radical elements represen!-
ed in the new Russian government, is
said to have openly espoused the pol
icy of INSTRUMENTATION of the Dar-
daneles with the possibility OF Iur-
key retaining her territorial rlents on
both sides OF the straits. In TINS stahd
of the Russian minister there is seen d
possible chance of Austria and Ger
MANY coming to an agreement win
Russia provided the latter consents TO
any course other than stanch stahu
with the allies until the war has enoeo.
In the utterance of NJ. kerenskE
is also seen an effort to weaken the
Turks stand against Russia ana pos
sibly influence the Ottoman empire TO
conclude a separate peace Win 'us t
sia Such a break in the ranks OF the
central powers undoubtedly would De
followed by similar action on the paIt
of Bulgaria, a nation never Thoroughly
antagonistic at heart to the RUSSIAN
empire. ;+a-,,1
conditions continue to come from yer
manvand Austria. There where the loou
allowances have been cut down TO al
most an absolute minimum, gruiiplihs
goes on. The people during the pas.
Week were forced to go on curtalled
bread allowance in order that the pres
emf supplies of breakmaking cereals
NAV be stretched over until the heAs
harvest. There is great Snor''se ~
notatoes and other vegetables, Whlch
90 u
and as a consequence the edge OF nun
ger. which has been gripping the peo-
ple. undoubtedly will be further shaip
ened In Bavaria as well as RUSSIA
and other provinces the suHerlns al
readv is keen but officials plainly warn
the neople that they must undergo even
further privations if they are TO con-
time until the Germans win the pres
ent war.
Teutonic political conditions remain
muddled The people represented III
the under classes continue to murmef
for a separate peace. Bolder ones open
lv are espousing the cause or peace AT
any price" The dissatisfaction created
by governmental methods mas helght-
ened rather than abated.
to the meeting of the kaiser and En-
peror Charles of Austria during the
week. 1t is declared that the advIs-
ability of disseminating the submarine
war was discussed in order that a break
with the United States might be avoid
ed IT is declared that the kaiser per-
sonalIy opposed measures which might
lead to a break with this country, but
was forced to take the stand he did be-
cause of great pressure from certain
threatening quarters. There is some
reason to believe that the submarine
issue may have been discussed, but it
is more likely that the Russian situa-
tion as it affects the cause OF the cen-
Evening star., 1917-04-01

would be a very wide expanse of
ground for maneuvers. The Germans
would be close to their undestroyed
communi tions. while the French and
the British would have advanced over
sixty or seventy miles of destroyed
country and would be handicapped and
might conceivably come to grief, but
this is patiently long way off
An Offensive in the WestP
Discarding the theory that the Ger
mans are leading the allies into trap
on the present front, there remains the
possibility that they have prepared a
colossal offensive either between Arras
and the North sea, between scissors
and Verdun. or between Pont-a- Nous
son and the Vosges, in front of Nancy.
No sign of any such movement or
movements Is to be found in anything
that has come to US recently, apart
from Dutch reports of huge troop
movements in Belgium. And it seems to
me unlikely that the Germans Will no"
make such an attack between the
North sea and Arras because their re-
tirement has already released one large
British army and because the British
already have superiority in NUMBERS
and guns which can hardly be chal-
lenged by the Germans and is conceded
in the German official reports.
As to possible attack between
scissors and Verdun, which is IN
Champa agne. this is conceivable, but Is
rendered unlikely by the enormous
work of preparation done by ths
French in this region for their attack
of 1915. and the great defensive works
that have been erected My own 1udg-
ment is that if the Germans are pre-
pairing to attack in the west, 1t seems
to me reasonably likely they VIII at
tack on the Lorraine front. with
Nancy as an objective and with an ui-
innate purpose of putting new ana
heavy strain upon the French. VINO
have suffered far more than the Eng
lish. Verdun was intended to destroy
the resistance of France. A new Of
fensive in the Nancy region would nave
the same purpose.
But, looking still further afield. it is
reasonable to conjecture that the Ger
man retreat in the west was the del1b-
crate refusal for battle on the
French front. the incidental surrender
of thousand or more square miles OF
French territory of no military value
for the purpose of obtaining freedom OF
action elsewhere. The position IN the
west had become difficult, perhaps dan
gerous; to defend it would require a
large number of troops and would I'M
mobilize German effort on other fronts
To me it seems most likely that the
Germans have executed "A retirement
in the west with deliberate purpose
of postponing any possible allied Of
fensive for two or three months at the
least. and intend to take the troops
released by the shortening of the line
and employ the time thus gained for
dealing a blow either upon Russia, in
the Balkans, or against Italy That
this attack is to be made against Rus-
STA seems to be the conviction of Rus
sian statesmen and soldiers, and Pc
trograd has very frankly forecast an
attack to be made upon the Russian
capital and intended to put Russia out
of fhe