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The Washington times., 1917-07-15
STORM PLAYS HAVOC
WITH CAPITALS PRIDE

washington's trees, the pride of the
Capital, suffered in the severe gale
that accompanied the heavy thunder
storm that hit the city late yesterday
afternoon. Launches in the haroor
were loosed from their moorings, a
nag pole was torn from q furniture
store in Seventh street. and the top
was ripped from an automobile.
Several streets In the southeast
were blocked by fallen trees and
limbs. The Anacostia line Of the
Washington Railway and Electric
Company was tied up by q tree across
the tracks In front Of Dos G street
southeast.
A big touring car on the driveway
in Potomac Park had its top torn to
shreds and carried away by the wind.
The occupants were drenched.
The rainfall amounted to LIZ inches.
The Washington times., 1917-07-15
GOOD WILL" KIDDES
ON INSPECTION TODAY

"Aw, gee, mommer; but hate for
Sunday to come" muttered a short.
squatty youngster to his mother to-
day out at Camp Good VIII. where 100
mothers and their children are the
guests of the summer outing com
mittee of the Associated Charities.
Jus as sure as Sunday comes l got
ter git all cleaned up and act like
one OF them uptown kids"
Today scores OF visitors are looking
over the camp in Rock Creek Park.
Yesterday also was a big day at the
camp. Various brands of entertain
ment was furnished by employees Of
the naval gun factory. Miss Mary
Addison Ingle, superintendent Of the
camp, served as hostess.
The Washington times., 1917-07-15
WORLDS LARGEST AERO
ON WAY TO WASHINGTON

Government officials learned today
that the Italian government is send
ing to Washington the largest aero
plane In the world.
According to officials here. the d.
mensions OF the plane are a secret,
but II Is said to have been operated
with great success on the italian
front against the Austrians. as well
as against U-boats in the -Lediter-
ranean.
The plane 10 being sent to the
United States, II was said, SO officials
here may demonstrate Its value, and
lose no time in manufacturing other
planes along the same lines.
The Washington times., 1917-07-15
NEIGHDOR STATES
NOT YET PREPARED
FOR RDRAFT LOTTERY

Maryland and Virginia are two Of
fifteen States which are delaying
plans for completing the gigantic
draft lottery.
In fifteen huge cases in the office
OF Provost Marshal General Crowder
more than 1000. 900 names with their
red ink serial numbers are filed.
The lists come from 3,8T1 districts in
thirty-three States. but s63 districts
in fifteen States are trailing.
A date for the first drawing, which
will call 6s7 900 men to the colors,
cannot be set until all districts have
reported. General Crowder insists that
all the serially numbered lists must
be completed and in official hands
before the drawing, to avoid any
The Washington times., 1917-07-15

Lawn, Percale and Gingham. Wash
Dresses. Extra bargains. Unloading d.
500 Silk Dress Skirts, navy, blues, black,
stripes, plaidS and khaki kool patterns, with
5-inch shirTed waist band and two deep,
comfortable, stylish pockets. Sold 90 no
up to s6.eS. Unloading price. .00. 30
Positively SOC Muslin Underwear tcmor-
row, 35e. Muslin Underskirts, embroidery
trimmed; Muslin Drawers, embroidery TRIM
med; regular and extra sizes; Envelope
Chemise, all sizes; Muslin Gowns, all sizes;
China Silk Camisoles and Corset Cow or
ers, lace trimmed. Unloading price. OOC
90 Silk Waists and Silk MILDLY Blouses.
This lot consists of odds and ends The va
riety is small, but bargains are big. O.
Unloading price.
81 Fiber Silk Sweaters, gold, Copenhagen
and rose; all sizes; sold for S5.o8. GO no
Unloading price. 0O.SO
Again Our SILK Waist Sale at $1.9s.
Georgette crepes, crepe de chimes, China
Silks, Jap Silks, in white and blacks and all
shades. Sold up to $3.50. Un- d no
loading price. ce....................S 30
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Spring Suits, all-wool poplin, in apple
green and gold Sold up to St9.98. DR.
Unloading price. 4O
16 Taffeta Silk Suits, made from best
quality taffeta, in navy blue and black; sizes
up to a. Sold up to s3s. e10 90
Unloading price. ...............O1k. 20
Taffeta Silk Dresses, so of the prettiest
Taffeta Silk Dresses ever offered for sale.
All new summer and fall models, made from
heavy quality taffeta silk, in navies, black,
and other desirable shades Sizes 1o
to A. Double Extra Special Unload -h1n
ing price, .'..'...'........' eDxV
Corset SaIe-The celebrated c B, r. &
G., American Lady, Royal Worcester and the
Miller. These are all well-known Ct
makes. Sold up to s.. Unloading price. 0l
$50 Wash Skirts, White Gabardine Wash
Skirts; regular and extra sizes; also broad
and narrow stripes. Sold for St,On
St.25 and St.9S. Unloading price. OJC
200 Beautiful Wash Skirts, in all the
newest patterns, white grounds with
the various colored designs. Sold to d.
S2.9S. Unloading price. ce..............1l
Silk Goats, made from the best quality
taffeta and MORE silks, in navy and blacks;
sizes up to A. Sold up to S29.98. EN-
Unloading price. ....................1 1xV
ESQ Hot-weather Dresses, made from best
colored organdieS, dimities, lawns and batiste
Sizes t6 to a.. Sold for S4.98 GO no
and s5.9S. Unloading price. -. .OL. 20
1s5 Fine Wash Skirts. Mercerized Cab
ardine and Poplin Wash Skirts. Regular
and extra sizes. Sold up to S3.o8. G. no
Unloading price. 30
Chambray Utility Dresses, in Copenhagen
blue, pink, and tan, with collar and cuffs
and shocked yoke. Very beauti- O. rn
full Unloading price. .OU
The Washington times., 1917-07-15
CARRANzA LOOTS
BRITISH BANK OF
ABOUT 100000

NEW YORK, July 15.-The extent
to which the carranza administration
has gone to raise funds to maintain
itself has just been exposed in an
edition OF FL Universal-formerly an
organ of the de facto gobernment.
according to q Washington dispatch
to the New York World.
The paper sets forth in detail the
manner in which the British owned
bank OF London and Mexico was loot
ed out OF approximately 100000 by
agents OF the administration.
The q fact the former Carranza or
gan has published the facts Is ac-
cepted here as an indication of the
general belief the President Is about
at the end OF his financial tether and
no longer attempts to hide the condi-
tion Of his exchequer.
OF Peculiar Interest.
Officials OF the administration con-
slider the expose as OF peculiar in
terest at this time because of the
understanding that Carranza had
about decided to Join the United
States in warning with the allies IL
this government would assist him In
financing his government for the next
twelve months.
The precise methods employed by
the agents OF the defacto Govern
ment to remove all bullion from the
bank was presented by Ely Universal
nthe following abstract from the
report Of the board OF directors of
the bank:
Report was then made of the
story OF the negotiations carried on
between the finance department and
the bank 70 rthe loan OF 5000, 900
pesos, which the bank refused to
make, for which reason the board of
directors received authority to use
force and take an amount in metal
up to 100000 pesos, instead of
100000 asked for before.
Kept Safes Open Always.
"It was then reported that the
amount OF more than 10000 900 pesos
(about $500. .OOo) in gold and silver
which had been In the bank vaults
had been slowly taken away from
January IS until the present, up to
the sum OF over 100000 pesos
(about $3.400.0OO), and there re-
mained In the vaults, according to
Information received by the board OF
directors, only about 100000 pesos
(about $40O.OO0)."
"In the report II was stated that
the board OF receivers ordered that
the cash department and the safes
should always remain open. which
measure obliged the board of direc-
tors to put a corps Of employees on
guard in this departmental day and
fight to avoid responsibility for alb
straction OF funds from the vaults
falling on those not responsible"
The Washington times., 1917-07-15
MONA LISA RESTORER
ASKS $4,000 IN SUIT

PARIS, July 15.-Alfred Geri. q
dealer In antiquities in Florence, Italy,
through whom Leonardo de Vincfs
celebrated painting, Mona Lisa"
was restored to the Louvre, has
brought action against the French
government to recover q premium
Of 10 per cent Of the value OF the pic
ture Estimating II to be worth
500. 900, he asks for $4,000.
The French government refused
the claim, and the case will come up
In court at an early date
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No Flag Flutters
At Military POss;
Blame Lightning

There's q military post In the
United States today-right here
in Washington. and at the wash
ington Barracks. to be exact
over which the Stars ana Stripes
are not fiuttering.
II probably ID the only mill
tAry post In the country which 10
not floating 4 nag today.
This condition Is due to the
fact that q bolt of lightning dur
ing yesterday Afternoons storm,
struck the nagpole on the pa
rade ground, tearing II to pieces.
No one was hurt. as the parade
ground was deserted at the time.
II will be q day or two until
another staff IL secured.
The Washington times., 1917-07-15
wIcKERsHAM LAYS DOUBT.

Damn the Kaiser"
This Is the concluding remark 4n 4
telegram sent by George W. Wicker
sham, former Attorney General to
Judge K. NJ. Lands, denying a report
that wickersham had said that Presi
dent Wilson has no authority to send
citizen soldiers abroad.
The telegram was in reply to one
sent by Judge Lands asking Mr..
wickersham what position he now
took on the question of sending the
soldiers abroad.
The Washington times., 1917-07-15
COIN FOR DEFENSE
BUT NOT FOR FINES,
SUFES BATTLECRY

I'VE won't pay our fines, no mat
ter what sentences may be imposed
on us!"
This was the def issued by the
National woman's Party today, in
advance OF the big war council that
will be held at party headquarters
this afternoon to familiarize the six
teen suffrage piclCets with the court
procedure they must face tomorrow
on charges Of blocking traffic in yes
terday's demonstration at the White
House.
Their absolute refusal to pay any
fine that Judge Mullowny may i'm
pose tomorrow was the first decision
reached in advance of the council.
At this gathering, . leader for the
suffragettes' legal hght in Police
Court tomorrow will be chosen.
"We have thousands for defense,
but not one cent for tribute" said
Mrs. Abby Scott Bakern press rep
reseRtative off the party, today,
"and we won't pay a fne. even IL the
Judge gives our pickets two months
in Jail"
Hammers administrator.
Mrs. Baker hammered the Admin
istration today in a statement that
read:
''The Presidents opposition to suf-
frage IL stupid and stubborn. 1t is
born Of the ingrained anti-suffragism
In his nature
"we have been told that Secretary
McAdoo is acting for him in instruct
ing Major Pullman to set the police
on us, though admittedly we have
done nothing unlawful
THE President told me personally
that the onl ything standing in the
way of national suffrage now is the
'dynamics" Another of his lovely
long words that don't mean anything.
THE best I can make OF It is that
he means there isn't enough force in
Congress to put through the amend
ment-
sixteen Visits Made.
'sThe real trouble is that the Presi-
dent in his heart OF hearts does not
believe that any woman is the equal
OF men. No woman could look into
his face as I have done and believe
otherwise.
ave have been to see him sixteen
times about suffrage. Fourteen of
those times he had has q different
reason for opposing national suffrage.
Two Of the times he said It would
violate State rights.
The last time he entirely changed
front, sa idhe had abandoned all op-
position to national suffrage, but
could do nothing because he didn't
think it could be put through.
I'VE women want to help the ma
ton, but we can't do much when
we're chafing under the Presidents
injustice.
should Set Minds At Rest.
1--WE could and would do much more
n he would set our minds at rest by
granting US the freedom and equality
for which the whole world is fighting
today.
"Why won't he 90 for US what
Russia and England have done for
their women. and what Germany :
yes, even Germany. gives evidence OF
being forced to do for its peopleT
''The answer is, he doesn't want to.
''If he doesn't, we will fight until
he does.
at would be quite simple for him
to get Americas 10000 900 women
behind him by playing the trump
card Of suffrage that he holds.
Instead. he and his Mr.. Hoover are
Issuing frantic appeals to us TO come
and help them. When we ask them to
help US, they say: Yes, after the
war"
The Washington times., 1917-07-15
"LIFER" RED CROSS HEAD

sALEM, Ore, Jnly 15.-Jesse Webb,
from Multnonah county. serving a
life sentence for murder, has been
elected president OF the Red Cross
auxiliary which has been formed at
the State penitentIary.
The Washington times., 1917-07-15

chance OF q breakdown in machinery.
The War Department hopes to hold
the lottery before the end OF this
week, but some officials believed II
may be early next week before Sec
rotary Baker will draw the numbers.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-01-25
FRUIT LAXATIVE
FOR SICK CHILD
"CalIfornia Syrup Of Figs" can't
harm tender stomach,
liver and bowels.

Every mother realizes, after giving
her children California Syrup OF
Figs" that this Is their ideal laxative
because they love its pleasant taste
and 1t thoroughly cleanses the tender
little stomach, liver and bowels with.
out gripping.
When cross, irritable, feyerish, or
breath Is bad, stomach sour look at
the tongue. mother! If coated. give
teaspoonful Of this harmless fruit
laxative" and in few hours all the
foul. constipated waste, sour bile and
undigested food passes out Of the bow
els. and you have a we'll. playful child
again When its little system ia full
OF cold, throat sore, has stomacll-ache,
diarrhoea. indigestion. colic-remem-
Der, good inside cleaning" should
always be the first treatment given.
Millions Of mothers keep "California
Syrup Of Figs" handy: they know
teaspoonful today saves a sick child
tomorrow. Ask at the store for q so.
cent bottle Of "Caifornia Syrup Of
Figs which has directions for babies.
children Of all ages and grown-ups
printed on the bottle. Adv.
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CHAPTER X-Continued.

She got up quickly, and, trailing her
long satin train across the floor boltcd
the door. Then from inside her cor
sage she brought out and held to Sid
ncy letter. Especial delivery. Read
It,"
1t was very short; Sidney read it
ut Il glance:
Ask your future husband IL he knows a
girl at 2l3 -- avenue.
Three months before, the Avenue
would have meant nothing to Sidney.
Now she knew. Christine, more So
phisticntcd. had always known.
"You see" she said "Thats what
I'm up against"
Quite suddenly Sidney knew who
the girl ut 2l3 --- Avenue was. The
paper she held In her hand was hospi.
tai paper With the heading torn on
The whole sordld story lay before her
Grace Irving, With her thin fnce ant
cropped hair, and the newspaper ol
the floor OF the ward beside her!
She picked up her veil and set tn
c0ronet on her head. Sidney stoo
with the letter In her hands. One q
KS answers to her hot question hn
been this: "Thrrc Is no sense i'm l0ol;
/ Ing back unless it helps us to Loo
ahead What your little girl Of TIL
ward has been is not so important a
what she IS going to be-"
even grating this to be true" sh,
said to Christine slowly-"und it may
only be malicious after all, Chris
tine-it's surely over and done with
It's not Pnlmer's past thut concerns
YOU now--it's his future with YOU, isn't
it?"
Christine had finally adjusted her
veil. She rose and put her hands on
Sidncy's shoulders.
"The simple truth is," she said uui-
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10 L., sitting in the back of the
church between Harriet and Anna, the
"euoihg was Sidney-Sdney only.
Afterward he could not remember the
wedding party at all. The service for
MIN was Sidney, rather awed and very
serious, beside the altar 1t was Sid
ney who came down the aisle to the
triumphant strains Of the wedding
march, Sidney with MAX beside her.
On his right sat Harriet, having
reached the first pinnacle of her new
career. The wedding gowns were sue
ccSsful. They were more than that
they We're triumphant. Sitting there
she cast comprehensive eyes over the
church, filled with potential brides.
But to Anna, watching the ceremony
with blurred eyes and Intellectual
Dllllsh lips. was coming her hour Sit
ing back i'll the pew, with her hands
folded over her pruyerbook, she said
little prayer for her straight young
daughter, facing out from the altar
| with clear, unufraid eyes.
AS Sidney and Max drew near the
door. Joe Drummond. who had been
standing ut the back OF the church
turned quickly and went out. He
stumbled, rather as II he could not
see
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CHAPTER XII.

The supper at the White Springs no.
lel had not been the last supper Car
| lotta Harrison and Max Wilson had
| taken together Curl0tta had selected
FOR her vacation q small town within
easy motoring distance of the city.
ana two Or three times during her two
weeks Off duty Wilson had gone out to
see her. lie liked being with her. She
stimulated him. For once that he could
see Sidney, he saw Carlottu twice.
She had kept the affair well in hand.
she was playing for high stakes. She
knew quite we'll the kind of man with
whom she was deuling-that he would
pay as little as possible. But she
knew, too, that. let him want q thing
enough. he would pay any price for If,
even marriage.
She was very skillful. The very ar
dor In her face was in her favor. Be-
hind her eyes lurlicd cold calculation.
She would put the thing through, and
SHOW those pulling nurses, with their
| pious eyes and evening prayers, n
| thing or two.
During that entire vacation he never
saw her In anything more elaborate
than the simplest Of white dresses
modestly open at the throat, sleeves
rolled up to show her satiny arms.
There were no other boarlers at the
| little farmhouse. She sat for hours
In the summer evenings in the square
yard filled with apple trees that bor-
dered the highway. carefully posed
over book, but with her keen eyes
always OH the road. She read Brown
ing, Emerson, Swinburne. Once he
found her with book that she has
tily concealed. He insisted on seeing
1t, and secured 1t. It was q book on
brain surgery. Confronted with 1t, she
blushed and dropped her eyes. His de-
lighted vanity found in 1t the most in
sldious of compliments as she had in
tended
II feel such an idiot when I am with
YOU" she suiu. II wanted to know Il
little more about the things you do"
That put their relationship on Il new
and advanced basis. Thereafter he
occasionally talked surgery instead Of
sentiment He found her responsive,
Intelligent. His work, q sealed book
to his women before, lay open to her.
Now and then their professional dis
cussions ended In something different.
The two lines Of their interest con-
verged.
Cad" he said one day. II look
forward to these evenings. I can talk
shop with you without either shocking
or nauscatlng you. You are the most
Intelligent woman knOw--and one of
the prettiest."
The one element Carlotta had left
out OF her calculations was herself.
she had known the man, had taken the
situation at Its proper value. But into
her calculating ambition had come a
new ana destroying element. She who,
like Is. In his little room OH the Street,
had put aside love and the things
thereof, found that 1t would not nut
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By MARY |
ROBERTS t
RINEHART |

She turned, Oh her way out of the
locker room, and shot quick glance
ut Sidney.
II happened to be on your street the
other night" she said. 'You live
across the street from Wilson's, don't
you?"
"YeS."
Il thought so !; had heard you speak
of the house. Your-your brother was
standing on the steps,"
Sidney laughed.
II have no brother. That's a room
cr, a Mr.. lie MOyne. 1t isn't really
right to cnll him II roomer; he's one
of the family now"
''Le Moyne"
He had even taken another name.
1t had hit him hard, for sure.
Ms name had struck an always re-
sponsive chord in Sidney. The two
girls went toward the elevator to-
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stly, that I might hold Palmer If
cared-terribly. don't. And Pm
afraid he knows It. It's my pride that's
hurt. nothing else.
And thus did Christine Lorcnz go
down to her wedding.
Sidney stood for moment, her eyes
on the letter she held. Already, In
her new philosophy, she had learned
many strange things. One Of them
was this--that women like Grace Ir-
wing did not betray their lovers; that
the code OF the underworld was death
to the squealer;" that one played the
game, and won or lost, and II he lost,
took his medicine. If not Grace, then
who9 Somebody else In the hospital
WHO knew her. story, Of course. But
who3 And .again-why?
| Before going downstairs, Sidney
placed the letter in q saucer and SET
ssse TO 1t with a match. Some Of the
tadiance had died out OF her eyes.
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gethcr. With a very little encourage
ment, Sidney talked of X. She was
pleased at Miss Harrison's friendly
tone, glad that things were all right
between them again. AT her floor she
put timid hand on the girls arm.
Il was afraid l had offended you or
dispieased YOU" she said. 'I'm SO
glad it isn't So"
Carlotta shivered under her hand.
Things were not going any too we'll
with Il. True, he had received his
promotion at the Office, and with this
present nffluence Of $22 week he was
able to do several things. Mrs. Rosen-
field now washed and ironed one day a
week at the little house, so that Katie
might have more time to look after
Anna. He had increased also the
amount of money that he periodically
sent east.
So far, we'll enough. The thing that
ranked and filled him with sense
or failure was Max Wilson'S attitude.
It was not unfriendly; 1t was, indeed,
consistently respectful, almost rever-
entail. But he clearly considered LIE
Moyne's position absurd.
| There was no true cOmradeshlp be-
tween the two men; but there was be-
ginning to be constant association. and
lately certain amount of friction,
Ihey thought differently about almost
everything.
Wilson began to bring all his prob.
lens to lie Moyne. There were long
consultations in that small upper
room. Perhaps more than one man or
woman who did not know Of KS exist.
cnce owed his life to him that fall.
Under KS direction, Max did mar.
vels. Cases began to come in to him
from the surrounding towns. TO his
own daring was added new and re.
markable technique. But LIE Moyne,
who had found resignation If not con.
tent, was once again In touch with tho
work he loved. There were times
when, having thrashed case out to.
gether and outlined the next days
work for Max, he would walk for hours
into the night out over the hills, fight.
Ing his battle. The longing was on
him to be In the thick of things again.
The thought Of the gas office and itp
deadly round sickened him.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-01-25
FOR PIMPLY FACES
Cuticura la Best--Sampes Free BY
Mall to Anyone Anywhere.

An easy. speedy way to remove PIN.
pies ana blackheads. Smear the affect
Ell surfaces with Cutlcura Ointment.
wash OFF In five minutes with Cuticurn
soap and hot water bathing some min
utes. Kepeat night and morning. No
netter toilet preparations exist.
free sample each by mail with Book.
auoress postcard, Cuticura, Dept. L,
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
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FROST PROOF CABBAGE PLANTS
A Pertinent Query.

Cant YOU spare me dime, mlster2"
"Not tc ~"
II hahn had bite since yesterday"
Cant h, lp It,"
why can't yer do Il little fer me?"
81 haven't any change"
"No changer"
That's what I said"
Den why thcr dickens don't yer go
to work ?'-Boston Evening Trans-
script.
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Second Choice.

IN writing II story for one Of the
leading magazines" remarked Serb.
son. with lofty air.
indeed" replied his caustlc friend
Ana which one Of the inferior magn.
zines do you think Will publish it?"
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Miqht Get His.

"Guess Flubdub won't apply for
country board next summer"
"Why nOt?"
"He was too prominent in the egg
boycott to take chances on getting into
the clutches Of farmer on the latter'u
native heath" = Louisville Courier
Journal.