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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-07-19

LONDON. July 19-British forces
on the Arras front extended their
lines during the night, re-occupying
advanced posts in the Monchy- Lee
Preux sector that had been aban-
doned on July II, the war office an
nOunced at noon.
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Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-07-06
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Damage Caused by insects.
Iowa University News letter

Iowa University News Letter.
The demand for full efficiency in crop
production caused by the war has
were wont to look upon him as a harm
less Individual who amused himself by
counting the legs I'M examining the
wings of flies and other insects. But since
the war began his true worth has come
to the surfact in the way of supplying in
formation on insects that prey or crops.
H. F. Wickham, professor of entomology
from swo bureaus of the government to
max an ~exhausting study of the large
group of insects known as beetles. h
bureau Of biological survey and the
bureau Of entomology are the two orga-
niZations that nave asked him to do this
work. Several Of Professor Wickham's
former students are now in the employ of
the government and part of this years
graduates will take up the work this SUM
mer.
The beetle group. according to Profess
sor Wickam, has over 100, GOO species. His
work will consist in furnishing the names
OF the various species and in determining
forms which are injurious and which are
beneficial to crops. He will observe
whether birds eat the beneficial forms and
If so. he will report the fact to the agri-
oaken to check the destruction of bene-
fetal forms.
Every year, Professor Wickham points
out, insects destroy 500, 100000 worth Of
grain in the United States. The corn root
worm, a form of beetle, alone takes 2 per
cent, or 10000 from the corn crop.
The total loss in the corn crop is $50, 900, 600.
900 over one-fifth Of the total value Of the
wheat CrOD.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-07-06
A Word Of Hon.

Doctors and laymen both fear the re-
currence of %infantjle paralysis with the
warm. weather. In the Woman's
Home Companion, DIR. Roger II. Den
nett, while making no prediction as to
what we may expect in the way of an
epidemic, speaks a word Of hope to
those whose children have suffered
from the disease.
so long as any Improvement what
ever is taking place in the child's con-
dition, we may feel encouraged, and
continue any necessary treatment with
undated enthusiasm, for, even after
six months or a year. improvement in
the muscles continues to take place.
ION the other hand, when no inn
provement whatever has taken place,
for instance when the limb Is absolute
ly paralyzed. we would be inclined, at
ter six months Of faithful treatment, to
give up the battle 30 far as anything
in the way of an absolute cure is CON
cerned. There is one hopeful outlook.
however. and that is that when once the
damage is. done, when once the
acute stage of the disease has subsided.
1t is perfectly certain hat no further
paralysis Of he muscles viii take
place."
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-07-06
The Old Family Doctor.

From the Memphis Commercial-Appeal.
The old family doctor is now but q land.
mark. He y rapidly passs!ne out q exist
by the specialist. His field Of practice
now includes only the small n
towns.
Time was when the old family doctor
was q member of the household. He Was
the father confessor, the family. a0yiaar.
the counselor Of the head Of the family.
His word was law. He commanded more
respect from the children than the pfesi-
He wa. the doctor 81 al the MS the
flesh might fall heir to. He cured a cold
he was tn the physician who treated trou.
the coed Samaritan who walked with
suffering m through the valley OF
the. shadow Of death; It was he who
took the little red bundle, Of humanity and
with patient smile. that to
The family doctor g Old was 8 saint.
He was q potent factor In the affairs Of
many homes. In his bosom he held sacred
the secrets Ok man men and women.
lIabored veil and feithfully. But the old
family doctor lived In an aeo-which q
passing rapidly. =
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-07-06

"a better man than you Pigot! L
it not SO? A better man than you
How often have l proved it,"
Pigot' s hand turned and closed
like a flash upon the others wrist
"You will come with me-" he
said.
The anger faded from Gro.
chard's face, and an ironic amuse.
ment took its place.
where would you conduct
met" he asked.
"To the prefecture!"
"You are mistaken. You will,
conduct me to M. Delcasse. YOU
cannot conduct me to the prefec-
ture, Pigot l will not allow It'll"
"Allow it," sneered Pigot, and
pressed forward.
"Fool!" Kissed Crochard in his
ear. "Thickheaded fool! Have
you learned no wisdom yet? l
would smite you, Pigot, but that l
have need of you. Listen! l and
only l can save France! 1 demand
that you take me to NJ. Delcasse."
Pigot felt himself waver; a
vague uneasiness stirred within
him as he met his companion s
flaming gaze.
ION what pretext can I intro
duce you to M. Delcassei" he
asked at last.
"You will leave me outside the
door," said Crochard rapidly, al
most in a whisper. "You will go
in to NJ. Delcasse alone; you will
say to him, Sir, l have outside a
mar who asserts that. La Liberte
was blown up by the Germans, and
that he can prove it, Then let M.
Delcasse decide whether or not he
will receive met"
Pigot was staring at the speak
er with distended eyes.
"By the Germans" he repeated
hoarsely. "By the Germans!"
Crochard answered with an i'm
patient pressure of the arm.
"You r wasting time" he
said.
"You are right" Pigot agreed.
"Come with me- and he led the
way across the square.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-07-06

rigid with emotion; and then came
the explosion, which, without
question, they anticipated"
"You have a description Of
them7" broke in Delcasse.
can excellent description. They
were men Of middle age, heavily
built and clean shaven. Their
faces were deeply tanned, as with
long exposure, and had that full
ness about the lips which bespeaks
the German. They wore caps and
walking suits with knee trousers.
Each had strapped upon his. back
a small knapsack."
Lepine, who had been taking
rapid notes, looked up with gleam-
ing eyes.
eve shall find these men," he
said. 1T will not be difficult"
"More difficulty than you sup
pose, NJ. Lepine," said Crochard
drly.
Lepine looked at him.
What do you meant" he
asked.
Crochard turned to Delcasse
with a little deprecating gesture.
Before l proceed" he said, "I
must be certain of my position
here. With you, sir, no explana-
tions are necessary; we under
stand each other and we have no
past to prejudice us. But M. lie
Project and 1 are old enemies. We
respect each other, but we always
welcome an opportunity to try
conclusions. Until this affair is
ended, I propose a truce"
II will go further than that"
retorted Lepine, "and call it an
alliance. l shall welcome your
help. l have already told M. Del
casse that you are probably as
good a patriot as he or l."
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-07-06
CHAPTER III.
TWO MEN MEET.

NJ. Delcasse and NJ. Lepine were
still in conference when Pigot was
announced. He was admitted with
out delay, and made his report
briefly and clearly. 1t could have
been summed up in sentence:
neither by him nor by his. agent
had anything been discovered to
indicate, even remotely, that the
catastrophe had been the result Of
intention; every rumor to that eff
feet had been sifted and dis
proved; La Liberte had been de-
stroyed from within, and not from
without.
Another accident then"
grunted Delcasse gloomily. "But
I do not believe it Something
something here"-and he. smote
his forehead sas.tells me that it
was not an accident!.- .
Pigot, az . practical detective,
had no faith in intuition but
whatever his thoughts may have
been, he managed to mask them
behind an impenetrable counte-
nance.
Our investigations have but
just begun" Lepine pointed out.
They will be continued without
pause. ! will conduct them in per-
son. No circumstance, however
trivial, will be overlooked"
know you are . good man,
Lepine,' said the minister wear.
lily; II know there il none more
clever. But something more than
cleverness il needed here-we
need genius, inspiration. He
stopped abruptly ard rose from
his chair. am sufv you viii do
your best. Remember, 81 there d
any discovery, I am 10 Be told q
Ionce."
Rgot, who had been standina
with lips compressed, undergoing
= violent inward struggle, &c lasi
managed to open them.
s1 have Imam 6ut4des,she aid,
40 though fspeatilg : leisoI, who
IEsQusgts N audience with MyDel.
cAsse. HesaM1pSShGtf Ldbcrf1
)
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-07-06
Dog o. vsnies.

A noveau richie who was noted for,
me- miguse OF the kings Ea1lish 10
b cost Of the kennels for. hia. ns-i
country place In these words.s ~ insts
throwing money into tho flre. W.
.naven't an animal on tho place worth
=. but the way these architects ara
hitting up those confoppded iennels
9 ! kthey.sxpoctad them
g &c oecupeed By the dog e Venice
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-07-06

enough to guide her through it TIL
umphantly."
"To what struggle do you re-
fer?" inquired the minister, but
his shining eyes belied his care
less tone.
"The struggle to regain possess
sion Of Alsace-Lorraine and to
avenge ourselves upon the nation
which once Inundated u.s."
A slow flush crept into Del
casse's checks, and his lips tight
ened.
"You foresee such a strugglei',
he asked.
cas- clearly as you do yourself,
sir"
"Well, yes;" cried Delcasse,
and smote the arm of his chair a
heavy blow. II do foresee such a
STRUGGLED have never denied it !;
and for 20 years l have labored
to prepare for it. You can under
stand, then, what a blow it is to
mellow terrible, how dishearten-
ing-to have all my calculations
blasted by such accidents as that
of today!"
"Pardcn me, SIR" said Gro
chard, in a low tone, "but the de-
struction of La Liberte was not an
accident
"You assert that?"
81 do. And furthermore, 1 as
sert that it was the work of Ger
many!"
Delcasse sprang from his chair,
his face livid.
"The proof!" he cried. "The
proof"
"The proof, sir, is this: at five
minutes before dawn, this morn
ing, two strangers, attired as Pc
de%strians, with knapsacks on their
backs, stopped in the recess Of the
doorway of Number Ten,. Quai de
Cronstadt. They stepped we'll
within the shadow, as though not
wishing to be seen, and stood gaz-
ing out on the harbor. Directly
before them, at a distance of not
more than 800 yards, La Liberte
was moored. 1t was at her they
stared, with eyes expectant and
uneasy. At dawn, La Liberte
blew up, and one of these men
cried out some words of German"
"What were they?"
Unfortunately the person who
overheard them does not know
He understood only the
first two words, 'Ach Gott!'"
"And the men?" cried Delcasse.
What became of them9"
"They strobe. rapidly away
along the quay, and were lost to
sight"
Delcasse dropped into his chair,
his face dark with passion.
"What do you infer from this
circumstance" he DEF landed.
"There is only one possible in
Ference" answered Orchard.
50 At five minutes before dawn this
morning, there were, in this city of
Toulon, two Germans who knew
that La Liberte was to be de-
A moment silence followed,
Those woxds, terrible as thy were,
astounding as they were, carried
conviction with them.
"Tell me-" said Delcasse, at
last, chow you discovered all
this"
81 have been spending the
month at Nice," Crochard ex-
planned. "I learned of the disas-
ter as soon as I was up this morn
ing, and l came at once to Toulon.
Monsieur will understand that, in
the many years during which I
have been at variance with society,
1 have made many friends and
gained a ceretain power in quar-
tiers of which monsieur knows lit
tie. One of these friends is the pro-
prietor Of the cafe which occupies
the ground floor of the house on
the Quai de Cronstadt. / stopped to
see him because his house is close
to the scene of the disaster-so
close, indeed, that all of is win
dows were shattered It was he
who gave me the first clue.''
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-07-06
and stared at the speaker.

mered, barely able to speak Tor eX-
element, "why have you not in
troduced this man at once? Why
have you wasted our time ="
He stopped and took a rapid
turn up and down the room. When
he spoke again, his voice was
quite composed.
"1ntroduce the man at once"
he commanded.
81 think it would be well," said
Pigot tonelessly, "that M. Del
casse should first be informed as
to the name and character of this
man."
What were they?"
Again Delcasse stared.
"Explain %yourself!!" he cried.
"Who is the MANI"
His name is Crochard, SIR"
Pigot replied.
Delcasse evidently did not rec
ognize the name, but Lepine's face
was suddenly illumined.
"Crochard," he explained, els
the most adroit, the most daring,
the most accomplished scoundrel
with whom | have ever had to deal.
Surely Monsieur remembers the
affair of the Michaelovitch dia-
monds?"
"Ah, yes!" cried Delcasse, his
face, too, lighting. $50 that was
Crochard!"
"Crochard the Invincible, he
calls himself" crowded Pigot. "He
is a great braggart."
"And with some reason" added
Lepine. I'VE have never yet been
able to convict him."
"He restored the Mazarin dia-
mond to the Louvre, did he not?"
queried the minister. "And also
the Mona Lisa?"
"The Mazarin certainly" as
sented Lepine. CAS- for the Mona
Lisa, l have never been quite GER
tain. There is a rumor that the
original is now owned by an
American millionaire, and that the
picture returned to the Louvre is
only a copy-a wonderful one, it
is true. Where did you meet him,
Pigoti"
hgot related the story of the
meeting, while Delcasse listened
thoughtfully.
lis he to be trustedi" he asked,
when Pigot had finished.
I'm this affair 1 believe so" an
swered Lepine quietly. "He may
be as good a patriot as you or L.
If he is really in earnest, he can be
of immense assistance. He has alb
solute command of the under
world, and a thousand sources of
information which are closed to
the police. AT least, it can do no
harm to hear what he has to say"
Delcasse agreed with a nod, and
sat down again.
"Bring him in" he said, and a
moment later Crochard entered.
II NJ. Delcasse had expected to
perceive anything Of the criminal
in the man who bowed to him re-
spectfully from the threshold, he
was most thoroughly disappointed.
What he did see was a well built
man in the very prime Of life, with
clear and fearless eyes of greenish-
gray 1ecked with yellow, a face
singularly open and engaging, and
a manner as easy and self pos
sessed as Delcassee's own. The on
" sign of approaching age was the
sprinkle Of gray in the crisp,
brown hair, but this served rather
to accentuate the y%outhfulness Of
the face, covered now by a coat Of
tan which bespoke q summer spent
in the open. In any company, this
man would have been notable.
IN. Crochard, I believe" said
Delcasse, and involuntarily the
great minister arose and returned
his visitors bow. "Be seated,
sir"
"Thank you," said Crochard,
and sat down. II see that we are
going to appreciate each other"
he added, and l6bked at Delcasse
with q friendly smile. /.
That gentleman's eyes were
twink!ing behind his glasses, and
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CHAPTER IL CONTINUED

his men out along the docks, where
they listened to every one, asked
questions of every one. Not a ru-
NOR escaped them, but, alas, for
no rumor could they find founda-
ton. The wreck in the harbor was
Illuminated by the searchlights of
the other battleships, and Pigot
caused himself to be rowed out to
it, introduced himself to Admiral
Marin Dabel, maritime project of
Toulon, who had taken personal
charge of the rescue work, and
spent half an hour inspecting the
melancholy scene. Then he landed
again and listened for a time to
the reports of his lieutenants.
There was among them not a sim
gle ray Of light-not the slightest
evidence to show that the disaster
had been anything but an acct
dent. The fire in the store room
had, it was whispered, been much
more serious than the officers
would admit.
Pigot made his way slowly to-
ward the hotel to report to his
chief, but as he crossed the Place
d'Armes, a hand was laid upon his
sleeve. He turned, expecting to
see one of his men. Instead, he
found himself looking into a face
he did not know.
pardon, SIR" he said. "You
are, perhaps, mistaken"
ooh, no, Pigot," said the
stranger. with a little smile, 81 am
not mistaken. 1t is you whom l
wish to see."
II do not remember you, SIR"
said Pigot, looking at him more
closely. Have we met before9"
"Many times
"Many times!" echoed Pigot,
incredulously. "Surely mott" and
he looked again to make certain
that the stranger was not intoxi-
Gated. "Where have we metz"
"We met last said the stran-
ger, smiling again, ION La Sayoie,
in the harbor of New York city. To
be sure, l was not in this incarna-
ton, but ! am sure you will resall
the incidents
See The Mystery OF the Eoule
Cabinet"
Pigot drew a deep breath, and
his face flushed.
"Ah,' he said quietly, after a
moment. remember. | wish you
good evening, NJ. Crochard."
One moment" Crochard com
manded, his grasp tightening on
Pigot's arm. Forgive my re-
calling that meeting to your mem
DRY. 1t was indicate of me.
Nevertheless you would do well to
listen to what l have to say"
Pigot stopped and turned.
Well he said, after gazing
Tor . moment into Orchards eyes,
ssspeak quickly. What is it you
have to sayi"
~ wish to say to you, Pigot,
that Ihave come to offer you my
hs!p;"
In solving the mystery Of this
dlsaster.n
Pigot looked At him coldly.
We do not require your help"
he sid et last. 49,,
erhaps not; and yet you
would be mistaken to refuse 81. l
swAs q Nice; + haye been on the
ground since morning;I have dis
covered -
well, what have you discov-
sEsdl" :sked Pigot,. = Orchard
haxs discovered, Orchard
ceptinned slowly, what / can re.
veal only toM. Delcasse himself.
lsdanandsthat youscause me to be
ntredu6ed 10 him q once,
HOT dhrugesd his shoulders
mDiIiently
s|s'''Ill = I As = mid, and
d5pssc IAN,
{lfTS 6i11S7 f0ifSs&sAspsxWk h,,rsf
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-07-06

tiers of which monsieur knows lit
tie. One of these friends is the pro-
prietor Of the cafe which occupies
the ground floor of the house on
the Quai de Cronstadt. / stopped to
see him because his house is close
to the scene of the disaster-so
close, indeed, that all of is win
dows were shattered; It was he
who gave me the first clue"
Coon" said Delcasse, who
had been listening intently. II
need not say how deeply all this
interests me-"
my friend had arranged to go
to Marseilles this morning." Gro
chard continued, "to make a pur-
chase Of wine. The train, he tells
me, leaves at 6 o'clock. It was
about IS minutes before that hour
when, as he started to open his
door, two men stepped into the
little vestibule, as though to screen
themselves from observation. He
peered through the curtain, think
ing they might be friends, and
found that he id not know them.
Gazing from the darkness Of the
interior, he could see them very
well. They were staring at Il
Liberte, . I have said, their faces
sN1H
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-16

of record that he did not attempt to display the new car on the street for almost five months after buying 1t.
 PERSEVERANCE WINS
 Perseverance gained another vic tory, however. and today this same doctor is using 8 very modern car. started with electricity, heated in the winter by the exhaust of its own en- zine. the heat of the water cooling the engine regulated by shutters on the outside of the radiator. electric hand warners on the steering wheel a horn that gives a piercing shriek with only 8 slight pressure on the button, riding on wheels of wirs con struction, and a thousand and one other features that have been de- signed for the pleasure of the motor ist of America.
 The automobile is here to stay. No one will attempt to deny that. New fields of usefulness are being opened to 1t every day, new standards are constantly being made, and most inl- portant Of all, the public has real ized that it is now a fixture in the commercial field. The old expression of Can I afford a carr" is being supplauted by Gan I afford to be without a carr" and as "doc'' proved to a doubtful populace. there are many cases in which you can't at- ford to do without one.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-16

This being one of the first auto mobiles which was sold in that part of the country, and I being youth of <g-, sSquisitive turn of mind, par ticularly in regard to mechanics. must admit of being among the most faithful followers of the machine, and therefore am fairly well ac- quainted with it's eecentricities,
 AS I have stated before. it most Certainly was not pleasure car. In good luck, on a warm day, with a good strong man cranking Cat the side) it was sometimes possible to get an explosion or two inside the first 15 nainutes-usually, though. the time allowed to put the machine in actual operation on the road was half an hour.
 DOCS CAR" STAPLE
 Much argument was current at the time as to whether the doctor would be allowed the use of the highways for the operation of his automobile. Runaways were brought into the lnaeIight. and 1t soon came to pass that if a mans chickens turned up late for their breakfast, the blame was placed entirely upon docs car. ''Doc's car' soon became a. house. hold expression in that little hamlet. No horn or signal other than the mere approach within & radius of half mile was necessary to have faces pressed against windows or curious face appear at a crack in the doors, and an amused smile and a. sad shake of the head usually re- turned with it.
 Finally doc" extracted from some pf his faithful patients enough on their back accounts to pay someone else to take the car off his hands. and I would like to add the logical conclusion that he lived happy ever after" But unfortunately he had caught the fever" and soon pur- chased again.
 This next car followed somewhat the lines of 9 very much abused stage coach with half of the top re- moved. The boards In front of the seat presented an intricate array of pedals. big, little, broad, short, dull, shiny and many others which are too numerous to mention. It is said that, being a professional man and accus- toned to deep study, he was able to put the majority of them to a more or less harmless use in 8 little less than three months but 1t Is a matter
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-16
DoRTs FOR ECONOMY

If a man was looking toward buy ing an automobile for economy and low upkeep, lie undoubtedly would se- lect the Dort car,' says B. Edgar Evans, sales manager of the Peirce Motor Car Company. Mir. Evans is one Of the most experienced automo- bile men in America. He has sold several high-grade foreign make cars. and is well informed of the me- chanical parts of automobiles. Mir Evans says that the Dort will equa any car under 5000 In low upkeep and power, and that it has proven this statement in competing with every known make car in this country on cross-country runs from 100 to FOO miles, taking the toughest roads that could be found for the test The Dort cars are on demonstration this week by the Peirce Motor Car com- pany.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-16
PASSING THE BUCK ALONG
 By HARRY s. FORD THE FLIVVER ROUTE
By HAIRY S. FORD

An indeibe impression of the first automobile that ever forever slowed away in my memory Probably many o you have the same type of vehicle
 paicu something wanted m narcotics clear from it's path honas company wIe the lear" O