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The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-11-22

could draw their pistols Ravengar was
In the cellar.
They drew; but before they could
aim and fire they saw Blanca standing
by the trnpdoor, covering them with
the shotgun.
Hands up" she called.
They threw their hands up. Blanca
had them at her mercy. And then en-
sued the battling mystery Of feminine
psychology. Instead of disarming them,
Blanca dashed down into the cellar. As
she ran a bullet from Joe's revolver
pierced her gown.
Crouching on either side of the trap
door, the men fired, with the hope of
wounding Ravengar by random shots.
A spray of shot came up in return,
scattering upon the wall. The two
drew back and considered.
1--WE got to finish them-both of
'em," growled Joe's companion. "We're
done now, SO far us Bianca's concerned.
See this trick, Joe?"
He picked up a piece of board and,
hoisting a hat on 1t, SO that 1t re-
sembled the upper part of mans face,
moved 1t cautiously around the corner.
As it came into sight from the cellar
below two shots rang out from the
shotgun.
The hat twirled upon the board,
which dropped from the crooks hand.
As 1t revealed the hand. two answer
ing shots came from the crooks re-
volver. Aimed along the line taken by
the pellets from below, 1t was difficult
for the weapon to miss. Ravengar,
wounded again, dropped to the cellar
floor.
The men above heard the thud, and
rushed toward the trapdoor in exulta-
ton. An instant later the shotgun
spoke again. Joe yelled as half dozen
pellets caught him in the leg.
The two men beat a hurried retreat :;
but in that second they had caught
sight of Blanca. standing like a lioness
ut bay above the body Of Ravengar.
They drew off. Joe limping painfully
and cursing hard. He slammed the
cover down and looked at his COM
panion. "We've got one of them," he
said. "We've got to get her too
Suddenly he uttered an exclamation
md pointed to one of the shelves. Upon
it lay stick of dynamite, all ready
set with a fuse.
He pulled down the stick and began
winding the fuse about 1t. When it was
ready he struck light, lit the fuse,
and, holding the stick in one hand.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-11-22
6Y 0ANOA[( 0A00(Sf3
SYNOPSIS.

Adventurous Jerry Carson embarks
in search of hidden treasure with the
on Of Ills aer father e Gs ns
ed. he is reported lost. Sebastian presses
10 tbs eonsrons charges OF the
against him. In a struggle for forged
paper Diego Navarro is killed and Jerry
and finds the treasure and a wonderful
chemical pellet. Leontine is forced to
marry Sebastian. On the honeymoon,
confronted by a weird apparition. Raw
engar forces a confession from Louie.
Sebastian attempts to get t. An earth; h,
Finn steals the confession and fees. He
appears in New York as Romanofr and
Gambling house The Shadow battles
for her and she escapes with the con-
takes the paper from her. The Shadow
saves Navarro from robbery. Romanor
attempts to kidnap Sebastian and Leon
him Blanca and her thugs are puzzled
by Ravengar's repeated escapes and re-
turns to his cellar prison Leontine con-
sents to accompany Hamilton on a bal
loon ascension. Sebastian drugs Hamilton
and arranges to have Leontine set adrift
in the balloon. The balloon bursts into
panion is Ravengar: They are rescued.
but One-Lamp Louie reports that they
perished in a hurricane. Sepastiah ar
ranges to marry Blanca. Louie prevents
il to save himself and is thrown to death
by Sebastian who changes his marriage
plans. He sees Leontine alive and well.
Later Sebastian kidnaps Leontine, but the
Shadow has promised her protection. Raw
engar delivers Leontine from the hands of
her enemies. but Bianca's thugs capture
him. Blanca hesitates to kill him as she
is passionately in love with him. BY
maintaining that Leontine is insane, Sc
bastian again gains possession of her.
Rayengar after n terrific battle, rescues
her. but the mystic mantle which renders
them invisible, is stolen.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-11-22

opened the cover hastily with the other
and flung the fuse down the hatchway.
Madly the two ran from the shack
as fastas they could go.
.
gar in the forehead. inflicting a scalp
wound. but glancing Off the bone. He
was still alive. and breathing heavily.
A gleam Of light flooded the
cellar as the hatch was raised. Blanca
grasped the shotgun and pointed to-
ward the opening. But the lid fell
down before she could fire, and some
thing same tumbling down the steps.
Blanca heard the outer door slam as
She lifted the thing she held in her
hand. 1t was kissing. She ran up
to the top of the steps, pushing open
| the lid of the cellar with her free hand.
1t was stick of dynamite, al the
fuse was nearly burned down.
She hurried toward the door, tug
ging at the fuse.
She raised the stick of dynamite on
high to fling it from her.
AS her hand went back to her shoul-
der the explosion happened. The room
was filled with smoke; the walls OF the
! cabin tottered, stood for a moment,
and collapsed inwardly. Where had
been the shack was only heap of
smoking ruins.
From their hiding place the two con-
federates watched with grim satisfac-
| ton.
Lets beat it, joe" said one of them.
His companion, without answering,
clutched him by the arm and pointed.
An automobile had emerged from
| among the trees and was standing be-
| side the ruined shack. Someone in it
a woman-was crying out and pointing
toward them. The car approached.
They darted through the trees. AS
they ran they heard the car come
whirling along the road and stop. Some
body cried again--a man. The cry was
the note of discovery. The chase was
taken up. The two ran faster. Before
them lay a patch of irregular, rocky
country, in which it seemed freedom
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-11-22

might be found. Their pursuers were
no longer near them, though they could
still hear their cries.
Creeping cautiously forward, Joe
reconnoitered, and then beckoned to
his companion to follow them.
In front of them lay sort of tun-
mel in the rocks. Within the mouth of
the cave there should lie safety.
Leontine fed down the trail. She
hardly dared hope to find help in time.
She had only gone u couple of hun
dred yards when the sound Of an ap-
preaching automobile arrested her at
tention. A moment later she saw the
machine whizzing toward her. and,
planting herself in front of 1t, called to
the driver.
The machine stopped. In it was a
party of men, touring the woods. Leon
tine hurried toward them.
"Helpw she gasped, almost inarticu-
lately.
"Yes. Wherew
She pointed back along the trail.
"There are u band of crooks there, and
cried.
She tried to get them to drive on. but
the leader of the party shook his head.
''I'll drive you to the sheriff." he
said. "You can tell your tale there"
He would not listen to Leontine's
frantic appeals. They drove to the
sheriff's office; and in moment she
was telling him her incoherent story.
He hurried to the door. Put the
machine about" he commanded.
The auto, running at full speed,
came into sight of the shack. Leontine
saw Blanca run into the doorway. and
her heart leaped joyfully. He was I'M
harmed then!
The next instant rush of flame
came from the hut, the roar of the ex-
plosion followed it. The hut collapsed
into heap of debris.
Leontine jumped from her seat and
ran to where Blanca had been. There
was no trace of her.
The Queen of the Underworld had
met her fate.
Leontine flung herself down u2on
the sill of the broken door and wept
bitterly.
The sheriff. half stunned by the sud-
denness Of the disaster, quickly re-
gained his wits.
watch the trees. gentlemen, and see
If you can find any traces of them"
The car moved on. leaving Leontine
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-11-22

he heard the buffers footsteps in the
bedroom. He poised himself like a
swimmer, and plunged.
By miracle Of good fortune he fell
into the leafy branches, clung to a
bough. and made the descent unin-
He fired. The detective staggered
and dropped. He did not move again.
Beneath the window, but some dis
tance away, was a tall tree. AS Sebas-
tian hesitated, uncertain whether to
make the desperate leap or to go back,
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-11-22

"You will be safe with this" he SAID.
Don't hesitate to use it. Wait Tor me
here; shall come back to you"
He went out of the door, and Leon
tine, watching him with sinking
heart, saw him disappear, carrying the
glasses, among the trees.
Presently he saw something tnat
Wrought his heart into his mouth. 1t
WAS the solitary figure of man stand-
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-07-12

G.ers wtl - no stopping trfe stream OF
wounded until the war IL won. And
the Red Cross cannot afford to let q
single fighting man die for lack Of Q
bandage or q splint. IL our commu.
nifty doing its part?
In France right now the supply Of
gauEe and linen IL 80 low that they
are reported to be using old newspa.
pers to stanch bleeding wounds. That
must never happen TO an American sol.
der. And unless the American people
get behind the Red Cross with all their
strength and In all their numbers, and
train themselves to turn out supplies
for their hospitals, It may happen.
II would be the irony Of fate II q
soldier from our own tOwn-perhaps
your own family. or mine-were to get
gangrene In his wound. perhaps lose
an arm or leg or even his life, be.
cause We folks here had failed 10 fur.
nlsh the dressings for his wound.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-07-12
AMERICAN RED CROSS HOSPITAL UNITS
FIRST TO ANSWER NATIONS CALL FOR
Id HELP ON EUROPE'S BATTLEFIELDS
Organized In Peace Tmes These Groups Of Surgeons Nurses
and Prvates Are Showing the Allies That Uncle Sam Is
Prepared to Aid Them Fully In One Department at
Least-IhlS Community Must Do Its Part-We
Must Give Our Time, Services, Money. a.:

bridge Of which the end spans were
complete. but the middle span-tht
base hospitals-was entirely lacking.
When q man ls wounded In battle
the method Of caring for him IL this
modified, Of course. by varying condi'
lions:
He lies on the field In No Mans
Land between the lines. or In the
trench until he Is able to drag himself
away, or the stretcher bearers can
reach him, and carry him to one Of
the little nrst-aid stations. These are
always very near to the fighting lines
sometimes In q part Of the trench
where the men are fighting.
There an army surgeon shameless the
now Of blood. puts q dressing on the
wound to keep out infection, binds on
requires an operation. he is in the
hands of the best surgeons Of the land,
with the finest surgical tools to do
their work. And the hospital has an
ample supply Of wound dressings, pads.
splints, hospital gowns, surgical
shirts-all the thousand and one things
q flrst-class hospital must have.
That IL the service which the Ameri-
can Red Cross has provided for the
American soldier before our country
was at war-before q single American
ship or unit Of the American army
was headed for Europe. Thirty-six Of
these hospitals-enough to care for the
wounded Of an army Of a million men
have been made ready to the last
strip Of bandage and the last enrolled
stretcher bearer. Several Of them are
now In France, helping to care for the
wounded Of the allies. and ready to
care for the American soldiers who are
sure to fall into their hands before
many weeks.
Each Of these base hospitals calls
for the services Of % surgeons. 2
dentists, 70 Red Cross nurses and $50
privates. including orderlles. ambu-
lance drivers. stretcher bearers and
clerks.
The permanent minimum equipment
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-07-12
PUBLICATION NOTICE

First Published In Tho Baxter Springs News
June 20. loI7.)
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF CHEROKEE
COUNTY, KANSAS.
SIT TING AT GALENA.
jefferson Lee Howell, Plaintiff.
vs.
Edna Frederick Howal Defendant.
The State Of Kansas 70 the above named de-
PENDANT,
Greeting:--
You are hereby notified that you have been sued
In the above named Court by the plaintiff whoso
petition Il now on file with the Clark Of said Court.
and that you must answer said petition on before
the 9th day Of August. 1917. or the allegations
therein contained will be taken ~ true and judg-
ment win be rendered therein granting the plaintiff
q decree Of divorce because Of your fault and
plaintiH viii also be granted such othsr relief -
may appear Just and proper.
Dated ct Galena, Kansas, this 26th day Of June.
1917
JEFFERSON LEE HOWELL.
SEAL Plaintiff.
By E B. MORGAN, His Attorney.
ATTEST; FRED SIMKIN,
District Clark.
ByA. W. WEBER, Deputy.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-07-12

II the American Red Cross had nevel
done anything else than organize. eQuiT
and supply the base hospitals which
are now backing our armies, II would
have Justified its existence. OF course
Il has done, and still 10 doing. count
less great things for America and FOL
the world; but its accomplishment IN
the line Of base hospitals IL just now
Of prime importance.
AZ briefly a. Il may be defined, q
base spital IL an institution which
cares for the sick or wounded soldier
from the time he II sent back from
the firing line. until he II able to be
removed to q hospital in his own coun.
Try.
II IL almost unbelievable, but never
theless O fact, that until the American
Red Cross took hold Of the task Q
year ago, no nation In the history Of
the world had ever organized q base
hospital until after war had been de.
clared and the fighting begun. and the
wounded men lay writhlng on the
ground.
Always, Of course. there have been
. few army surgeons with each regi-
ment. who patched up the slishtly
wounded and got them back into the
firing line a. quickly a. possible. Also.
Of course. there have always been In
all countries some sort Of hospital syS-
tenn for the care Of the sick and
wounded when they got home.
But always the intermediate insti.
tuition, for the care and transportation
Of the sick and wounded between the
front and the home hospitals, was
missing. This has invariably led to
Q terrible congestion Of wounded on
the battlenelds, where thousands SUI
fered needlessly, lost arms and legs
that might have been saved, or died
when q little care would have pre-
served them.
Col. Jefferson Randolph Kean, q. 8.
4. Medical corps. director general Of
military relief Of the Red Cross, has
Hkeped the former organization to q
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-07-12

Of each hospital consists Of three car
loads OF beds, mattresses, scientific ap'
paratus, operating room paraphernalia'
and all utensils. Units going to Eu'
, rope these days, however, are taking
double or triple equipment.
The consumable supplies Of each hos
pltal consists OF IS crates OF bandages,
wound pads, spllnts. fracture pillows
dressings and hospital supplies OF
every kind to the number Of ~, 4S2. all
made up to army standard, packed.
hoxed and labeled so that surgeons and
nurses can put their hands on them
In q moment.
Now-from this II might seem that
the Red Cross has done every
thing needful. and that there is moth
Ing more to do for the base hospitals
but to walt until the wounded begin
to stream In. and give them the beneft
Of all this foresight.
Not so. It has been established that
the supplies Of bandages and splints
and wound pads and gauze in base
hospital last through just about four
days Of heavy fighting. Then, unless
there were a great store Of supplies
to draw from, the hospital would find
itself with 500 wounded on hand, and
no dressings for their wounds.
Here, again, Is work for the Red
Cross. All over the land, wherever
supplies were made for these 80 base
hospitals, are women trained In max.
ing hospital supplies. 1t IL for these
women not only to stand ready to fur
nlsh other supplies. but to train still
splints In case Of broken bones, and
makes It possible for the patient to be
moved to the little field hospital q
short distance from the fighting line.
This field hospital is usually tent
sometimes q hut or q barn or even
a space In the open air sheltered by
hill or q clump Of trees. 1t is really
little more than an enlarged first-aid
station, with a capacity for not more
than 125 wounded, who lie on the
ground on tarpaulins. There are no
beds. and seldom any cots.
From the field hospital the wound
ed are taken, as rapidly as possible. to
the evacuation hospitals, still farther
from the danger zone. Each evacua.
ton hospital cares for the wounded
from three field hospitals. This, too,
IL an emergency station, and has no
1t Is a collection station
for wounded, where the worst cases
may be given q little more attention
than has been possible before.
As rapidly as the motor ambulances,
the hospital trains, the hospital ships,
Or other agencies. are able to work.
The wounded are taken from these col.
Getting stations to the base hospital,
Ocated at the army base some distance
% the rear.
Here, for the first time, the wound
ID man finds himself In q real hos
,ltal, In the hands Of surgeons and
lurses who have the time to give his
lurts every possible care.
He Is put into real bed in a real
hospital, supplied with X-ray, bac-
geological and pathological labora'
cries, diet kitchen presided over BY
killed cooks, and with surgeons and
lurses drawn from Americas most
tightly trained to wait on him. II he
ther women to take up the work; for
nhen the Americans begin to fight
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-07-12


First Published In The Baxter Spring. News,
July 8, 1870
,, ,
NOTICE OF CONDEMNATION PhOCEED-
lNGS OF THE SOUTHWEST MISSOURI
RAILROAD COMPANY IN CHEROKEE
COUNTY, KANSAS.
STATE OF KANSAS
CHEROKEE COUNTY 80
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Distriet within ana lot the county OF Cnerokee
and state oil Kansas VIII on the osh Gay o. august
nif' u TWO O'CLOCK p m, OF Ano oAy mese u J,
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missouri, zAO Ieet south o. the noi.ns,' corn1 az ~
lot IN section 20, townsn,P o., sou1n. l,nse 90
east, IN Cnerokee Coun.y' nAn1As' WIZ .ns ~
southwest missouri hAiiroao Company pIopose. 70
nuiia its nne o. railway acioN tns ItA's nne
the states Of Kansas ana Missouri a SHOWN osnnts
~ and particularly by the map ana prone Of sAld
proposed railroad MEG IN the once Of .he county
cierk o. saia Cnerokee county AAn1As On tns iS'n
day Of April isl'' ano rom tnence pfCsseo 70 ny
on and conoemn along tne PROPOSE nne o. sAiu
Southwest Missouri hairoao company anh"sy
corporation a. iocateo rom AAo point AOovs 1e-
scEtbed and extending westerly ana SOutnwesteny,
through said Cherokee County hanses' 70 point ~
the intersection Of Sheridan ana Military streets IN
the city oil baxter springs Cnerokee Soun.y, AanS,A
through eertAin Ahos nsrSnhiVeI oseIe " ~
used Tor the purpose Of Dunotng IailOao tnetsOn
ana necessary Tor the proper CONSTRUCTION Operation
ano maintenance OF Said nns OF ProPo.eo IAllVAu -
tnuA located through ala county o. Cns1UAss -
route LOT such PROPOSED railroad nor sAceeolng "
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Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-07-12
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT

Notice b hsreby given on the % day Of June.
A. D. 1917. the undersigned was. by the Probate
Court Of Cherokee County. Kansas duly appointed
and qualified a. Administrator Of the estate OF
Halle B. Cecil late Of Cherokee County. deceased.
All parties interested In said estate will take notice
aAd govern Themselves accordingly.
A. l. HARVEY, Administrator.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-07-12

First Published in The Baxter Springs NswS,
June 20. 1917
NOTICE OF NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
State Of Kansas. County Of ChsTokso. ..
In tho Matter Of the Estate Of Halle B. Cecil lats
NJ Charokaa Cotintv Kanaaa
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-07-13

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Mems Classy Dress Shirts, made
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Women's beautiful Sport Suits or
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stripes, ETC., neatly trimmed with
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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-11-19
WILL MARK EPOCH
IN CLOSED CARS
Sales Manager Says Coming
Year Will See Increased
Appreciation.

That 1918 will go down in the
history Of the motor car industry
as a great enclosed car year. is the
prediction of S. NJ How. general
sales manager of the Haynes Auto
mobile Co. KokOmo, Ind The
Haynes company has made extern
sive' preparation for it and has an
bounced it's most complete line of
enclosed models. The Haynes 1918
line comprises all-season sedans.
coupes and town cars. embodying
the latest modes in mOtordom.
There was a time not so very
long ago when the closed car was
looked on as an out and out lux
ury." says Mr.. How, but with the
evolution of the all-season feature
that conception has practically dis
appeared. People have been quick
10 see the value of a car that will
give summer comfort to winter
driving, and yet not sacrifice any
of the advantages of an open car
when the weather is fine. 1t isn't a
bit strange that with money as
plentiful as il is that more people
will turn TO closed cars this year
than ever before"
A perfection in the all-season
feature of the new Haynes sedan
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-11-19
Kaiser Says God
Defeats His Foes

AMSTERDAM, Nov. 1s-Advices
received here from Berlin say that
the German emperor addressing d
Brandenburg regiment on the plains
near Tagliamento recalled the
soldiers share in the battles Of the
Champagne, at Verdun and Tarn-
pol. The emperor said.
But you have had a greater task
that of breaking through the Italian
front near Flitsch and Tolmine-a
heavy task considering the high
mountains and the enemy's immense
means Of defense. Your success
exceeded all calculations so greatly
that a higher power than the power
Of man must have been at work
the enemys collapse was the judg-
ment OF God"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-11-19
UNCLE SAM SAVES
WASTE AT ARMY CAMPS

International News Service.
WASHINGTON. Nov. Is Waste
material is being conserved by the
war department, and money is bees
ing made out OF IT,
At every national army and ma
tiOnal guard camp special officers
have BEEN detailed TO have an eye
TO the penny 10 be saved through
careful conservation OF waste ma
terial Refuse from the mess halls
are being placed in separate recep-
tacles. fertilizer from the stables IS
10 be sold 10 farmers living. in the
territory Of the camps 20 save
freight rates, and garbage. likewise
is 10 be disposed OF 20 the highest
bidder among stock men raising
hogs
Lieutenant Colonel J. Austin Eli
son has been placed IN charge VI
the division Of conservation. He
has the distinction OF having called
the attention OF the War department
20 the vast saving that would result
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-11-19

worthy Of special attention, is the
window construction. The windows
at the front and center drop into
the body. entirely out of sight when
not in use. The rear windows on
each side drop down part way and
may be entirely removed with little
effort. II is but the matter of few
minutes 10 change from an enclosed
to an open car or vice versa. Even
the four pillars which support the
windows may be removed and stor-
ed under the rear seat where COM
partments have been provided.
The coupe and town cars are
notable additions to the Haynes
line. In the coupe the drivers seat
sets a little ahead Of the main seat
which accommodates two passen-
gers, and the fourth seat lets down
from the dash at the right, in front.
This car also is convertible in the
same manner as the sedan. The
Haynes town car carries seven
aysengers.-fve within and two
in the drivers compartment. The
body is of aluminium. For summer
driving the plate glass windows
may be lowered by means Of con-
venient regulators.