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advanced and waved the men aside.
"Let me answer you, Mr.. Bentley.
Il am the poor fool who brought
you here. In other words, told my
men to bring you here. Strange to
say, this afternoon l heard of your de-
sire to be captured and to play the
hero, and l thought l would oblige
you by sending some Of my men to
you"
He made q motion to his men, who
proceeded to tie Mr.. Bentley hand
and foot, while he departed.
Meanwhile, the Masked Stranger had
gone to the room where Philippa had
been left. She saw the door open
with new terror, and she beheld the
newcomer approach with kind of hor-
rible fear, which showed in her eyes,
but the attitude of the stranger was
most unruflianlike; his actions we're
quiet and he spoke reassuringly. HIS
first act was to cut the cords, and his
next to motion politely to the door.
"YOu will find a taxi waiting" ne
said; dyou are free. I shall be obliged
to detain your escort, however," and
he bowed politely to the now aston
ished girl.
Philippa hesitated, looking straight
into the inscrutible eyes that glinted
above the mask. "WhO are yOu?" she
asked; II fear, yet trust YOU"
The stranger shook his head and
Philippa, waiting no longer, almost ran
to the door in her anxiety to gel
away.
Perhaps it was coincidence that Pc
ter Hale happened to have entered
her house few minutes before her
he had started from his apartment II
his car, but deciding to take advan
tage of the fine air, had walked t
Mr.. Brewster's house to see Philippe
So as Philippa rushed into the vesti
bule she met Peter in the big hall ant
in broken words poured out the gis
of her terrible experience with the he
rOic Mr.. Bentley. The effect Of ne
story on Peter was far from wha
she had expected-he even laughed
remembering what he had suffered 8
the hands of that social renegade.
Philippa was at once indignan
"But they've kept him there, we mus
rescue him." she cried excitedly.
Peter interviewed, Pm sorry II
Mr.. Bentley, of course, but, you see
know him-his danger doesn't concer
me-"
Naturally, Philippa didn't know an
couldn't know what Peter knew abO'
Bridgey-aIl she could think of WI
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1917-08-10

their products, and by an inevitable
shortage of farm labor, they cannot put
on longer requirements Of worn out
machines and the additions to equip,
ment necessary to increase acreage
and production.
1T Is also essential In meeting the
demand Of the farmers for implements
that there shall be preference in trans
portation for raw,materlals to the fac
tories and for finished goods from the
factories to the farms.
For the last ten years farm labor
has been more and more difficult to
secure, and now with an enormous In,
crease In the demand for labor in mu-
nitiOns factories, and the withdrawal
Oh many young men from productive
occupations, there Is bound to be q
shortage of farm labor such as this
country has never known. In Kansas
alone vast number of fertile acres on
which the wheat crop failed will lie
idle this summer, chiefly for lack of
labor and partly through lack Of ma.
chimes to replant to corn.
ave regard it as vital to keep on the
farms the men now there who know
the business, especially the men
trained in the use of labOr-SavIng ma
chinery. 1t would be wasteful and
foolish to let them go and afterward
try to replace them with unskilIed men.
I'VE seek no advantage for our in
dustry over any other, but we realize
and we want the public to realize that
without this product and without Suf-
tiCient labor the farmers of the United
States cannot increase or even main
tain their production of fOOdStuffs next
year. To avert the calamity that such
condition will surely produce, our in.
duStry and the farming industry which
it chiefly supports must be put upon
the same preferred basis as the making
of war munitions, even if other less
vital industries suffer thereby for ma
terials and men.
These are the measures that we de
clare to be vital to the feeding Of this
nation and its allies next year:
81. That the manufacture of farm
materials be given equal preference
with the manufacture Of war NUM-
tons as regards supplies Of necessar!
raw materials.
''2. That service to the country il
farm machinery factories be consid
cred of equal Importance with service
in munitiOn making plants, Govern
ment or private.
'3. That labor on the farms be con
sidered as of equal Importance witt
the production of war munitions.
II. That the raw materials for farm
ing machinery and the finished good
be given equal preference by the trans
portatiOn agencies of the country wit
munitions of war.
= "These measures must be taken in
mediately to be effective, because tn
, use and demand for farming maChiner
] are seasonal. We must have right nov
. materials and the men to make tn
: farm machinery that the farmer a
: home and abroad must use this Fa
and next Spring. Delay in action wi
he as disastrous as failure to act
0t1
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s1OO Reward, $1OO

The readers of this paper will be
nleased to learn that there is at least
one dreaded disease that science has
been able to cure in all its stages and
that is catarrh. Catarrh being greatly
influenced by constitutional conditions
REQUIRES constitutional treatment. Halls
Catarrh Medicine Is taken internally and
acts thru the Blood on the Mucous Sur
faces of the System thereby destroying
the foundation of the disease. giving the
natient strength by building up the con-
stitution and assisting nature In doing It's
work. The proprietors have SO muen
faith In the curative powers OF HAIRS
Catarrh Medicine that they of1er one
Hundred Dollars for any case that II rails
10 cure. Send for list OF testimonials;
Address +. J. CHENEY q GU" Ioleao'
Ohio. Sold by all Druggist, zoe.
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his seeming herOism in trying to save
her in the hold-up, she therefore adj
vonced to Peter with flaming eyes and
almost shouted Coward" in his face.
Peter thought quickly-made a
deprecating gesture and then said: "Ail
right. if you feel that way I'll go
along" and he followed her into the
hall ont to the car, and back to the
house where Bucks master was Am
prisoned.
Was It the irony of fate that the
disguised ruffians waiting on the cor
nor of Bates street should have waited
too long? True, more than once they
had been on the verge Of departing
the oppearance of Peter and Philippe
made them certain that here was
their quarry. In an instant they were
in action, and before the astonisheo
occupants of the car could protest
they were overpowered.
No one could have fought more va
liantly than Peter Hale.
For the second time Philippa wa
token to q strang place, and for tn
second time bundled into strang
room while Peter, set free among tn
desneradoes, received their congratu
1otions and found himself in Bentley
house.
"what do you mean by bringing m
here?" cried Peter, as angry and myst
! fed as Bridgey Bentley. The roug
faces looked further admiration
that's all right, boss-them was you
orders. You can pull that fake rescu
stuff whenever you're ready"
A glimmer of understanding swel
over Peters brain. His eyes cleare
"It's all right, boys" he said gayly, an
he sank into a chair.
"By the way" said he, "lend me
gun one of you chaps, must have 10
. forgotten mine"
. "Sure." One of the rufians pass
.. over heavy revolver and pause
, "What about the dame"
! Peter nodded. "Oh, I'll take ca
of her" Though the others seem
, satisfied, Peter knew that his esca
|, hung on quick action.
a To Peter it seemed as though
i must dash into the next room a
r tell Philippa she was free-but pl
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1917-08-10
The Best Laxative

To keep the bowels regular the best
laxative is outdoor exercise. Drink a
full glass of water half an hour before
breakfast and eat an ambulance of fruit
and vegetables, also establish a regular
habit and be sure that your bowels
move once each day. When medicine
is needed take Chamberlain'S Tablets.
Thew are pleasant to take and mild and
gentle in effect. Obtainable every
where. Aug.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1917-08-10
Liver Trouble

81 am bothered with liver trouble
about twice a year." writes Joe Ding.
man, Webster City, Iowa. II have
pains in my side and back and an awful
soreness in my stomach. l heard of
Chamberlain's Tablets and tried them.
By the time had used half bottle OF
them | was feeling fine and mad no
signs of pain" Obtainable Every
where. Aug.
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Observation-Disclosures
Copyright, 1917, Star Coz
SYNOPSIS.

Peter Hale falls in love with beautiful
Philippa Brewster aboard ship and acct
IDENTIFY sees a double cross on her arm.
He learns she is the girl he is to marry
to get his inheritance. A masked stranger
advises him. He illustrates plot against
her father and Is mystified by her actions
Bentley the Conspirator, captures Hale
and sets machine to kill him. but the
machine contains the masked one, who
releases HalA.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1917-08-10

,srestS-Rhe' "" "'NN ,Try
a.source to Meet Worlds Demand
~. Eood-Labor Saving Machines
W. w. Man Power on the Farms Vital
r,e.ors In Economic crisis-APpeaI
,or government Action.
c,rornment action ensuring the
..osrs Of America ample supplies of
. a implements and competent farm
W. &c virtually necessary to this
uu 'ntrv's future participation In the
ws declare the manufacturers OF
va a.,nIng tools and machinery in the
~.,,od States. This action must be inn
.d,ote and radical, they say, or In
,Ots the United States will fail to pro-
..o foods.uffs necessary to feed the
~ ronulatiOn Of our allies and to
Ian ibe allied armies In fighting trim.
This declaration is made In a public
..,oment by the National Implement
"a Vehicle Association, whose menu
say, manufacture most Of the farming
,.,olsments used in and exported from
,ho limited States. 1t Is the AssociN-
IoO,o answer to an anxious Inquiry
.Sort reports of a prospective nipple
noOt shortage addressed to it in behalf
!, tbe cOuntry's farming interests by
,v.Governor w. d. Hoard of WiscOn-
- oDe of the leaders of American az
.icnlure and publisher Of HOards
nolrvman. The statement, which is
Toned by Charles s. Birmingham
chairman of the Associations Execu
live Committee, says;
Unless prompt action Is taken by
mo Government, our country will make
mo same mistakes that have result
ID in compelling our allies to ap
oeol 10 us to save them from famine
Unless we protect the production o
obor.sayIng farm machinery and tn,
mpUly of skilled farm labor we, toe
must soon face u shrinkage Of foo
supplies.
without such action as Is here sug
,osted and urged, the farmers o
mo United States will not have enoug
machines or men in 1913 to meet til
demands upon them.
"We are now confronted by shortage
of raw material aud factory labor tina
will begin to be manifest in shortage
# certain lines of farm machinery thi
fall and will result in serious shortage
IN many vital lines next year. Stock
an hand in important kinds Of tool
and machines are smaller than In mol
NAL years, because of earlier scarcit
Of factory labor and rapidly tighter
lng scarcity Of all raw materials.
aFarmers have deferred during Il
last three years the replacing Of o.
and badly worn tools and machine
Now, confronted by the practical ce
mnty that the war is to continue i
definitely, with attendant assurance
heavy demand and high prices for q
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-31
Not afraid OF U-boats

Washington, Aug. 31.-Any German
attempt to increase submarine fright
fulness against the United States be-
cause of President Wilson IS reply to
the pope will meet new and vigorous
measures from this country
Defensive and offensive measures
against the kaiser 3 sea pirates recent
ly invented by America s men of gen
ius are responsible for confidence ex-
pressed at the navy department today
that the U-boats will fail.
Some believe Germany may plan to
launch larger submarines than the 800
ton type. This would give the patrol
stiffer work, but would not make the
situation much worse than it has been
for months, said one of the experts.
A secret device for detecting ap-
proach of submarines, use of smokeless
ccal, scheme of camouflage, depth
bombs and other inventions will check
the kaiser revengefulness, they be-
lieve.
The allies and the United States will
turn ont standardized cargo vessels by
the hundreds,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-31
MONEY ROLLING into
NATIONAL TREASURY
Last InstalIment Of Liberty
Loan $4l5,OOO, Being
Paid It

Washington, Aug. 31,-Money by the
millions is rolling into the treasury
and its branches today--the final in
stallment of the first Liberty loan OF
$4,000, 100000. The $415,000,000 repre-.
sented will not be rounded up complete.
ly for several days.
Meantime government engravers are
Fastening the, task of finishing the
fancy bonds which will replace the in
term certificates now held by purchas-
ers.
The vast sum represented by the loan
has gone to domestic war uses and into
foreign loans. About $S0,0O0,000 is in
volved in navy work. Congress has ap-
propriated $640,O0O,0O0 for aeroplane
work and an additional $45,000,000 is
sought. Upkeep of military forces, pur-
chases of guns, orders for every pos
sible naval and commercial ship-these
and many other expenses are drawing
heavily on the nation Is resources, while
hundreds Of millions have been furnish
ed by the allies in loans.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-31
council IS LOOKING
. FOR A PLACE TO LIGHT
Shut Iut Of Three States Will
Seek ROOst on Steps Of
National Capitol

Minneapolis, Mimi, Aug. 31.-The or
phan People s Council, disavowed by the
middle west, will deposit itself on the
front steps Of the national capitol.
Louis P. Loehner, executive secretary
of the council, made this known today
when he announced that an effort will
be made to hold the proposed peace con
ference in Washington on Sunday.
Denied home in Minneapolis, North
Dakota and Wisconsin, the council has
determined to assemble on federal soil.
Officials of the organization will leave
for Washington tonight to make ar
rangements.
The special train bearing eastern del
egates, which left New York yesterday
afternoon, will be turned back at Elk
hart, Indiana.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-31
WOMEN MAY HAVE
MUCH TO Do With
BR|NC|NGOF PEACE
Suffering From Hunger, SOr-
rowing Over Losses, They
Weary Of War
EXPECT COMING WINTER
WILL BE WORST OF ALL
Kaiser Sees Signs of Trouble
and Orders Name Kept
Out Of Papers
(By Carl D. Groatl

Omitted Press Staff Correspondent
Washington, Aug. 31-Germany IS
women are likely to have much to do
in remolding Teuton peace opinion Suf-
fering from short rations, torn with
sorrow over their losses, they are be-
ginning to sulk at continuance of the
war. This spirit, coupled with a gener-
al war WEAKNESS and a stirring desire
for governmental liberalism, are ele-
ments upon which authorities here count
largely IN beliefs that peace is not far
distant.
State department advices today indi-
cate that the coming winter will be the
worst Germany has experienced since
the great struggle started. Some crops
are short. Fats are scarce, smaller ra-
tions are in force.
The kaiser himself begins to see the
signs of trouble, for he has ordered the
newspapers not to print his name so
much. Hence the German people are no
longer fed on fulsome praise of a lead
er whose authority is being assailed
Revolution May Come.
One evidence of food shortage is that
prisoners, always scantily fed, are now
on even lower rations. Turnip and beet
soups, sometimes favored with nettles
with now and then potato, constitute
the bulk of their diet. To make their
lost worse, Germany is forcing them t,
work on the west front, frequently in
direct line of fire.
All this is found in official reports
showing that q revolution may be near
er than surface indications show. Con
fidential messages indicate the liberals
are growing bolder. Officials believe
when the full force of President VIII
son s message strikes them they will
force a governmental reform that will,
place power i'll the people s hands rath-
er than with the kaiser and his WI
lords.
This government will see that actual
translations of the president s reply to
the pope reach Germany to correct i'm
pressions that America s spirit is one of
butchery and conquest.
Wilson has held out the first ray of
hope to the German people by show
ing clearly that peace negotiations can
be undertaken once the plotting, muir
derous Hohenzollern regime is side
tracked.
This government will promptly un
dertake peace proceedings when this
comes about. 1t will notify the allies
that the reforms have been accomplish
ed and that they must fall in line with
the peace negotiations.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-31
This 1t Is Believed viii Be
Concentrated Against
American Shipping
POPE Is DISAPPOINTED
AND KAISER is ANGERED
RumOred Emperor Karl and
the Kaiser Offered to Dem
Ocratize Governments
By John H. Hearley

(United Press staff correspondent
Rome, Aug 31.-Intense and con-
centrated warfare against the United
States, as well as England, may be one
of the results of President Wilson IS
declination of the pope's peace appeal,
in which the American executive clear
ly showed he was not impressed by the
steps toward democratization Germany
has taken to date
Diplomatic circles here today re-
vealed their belief that the Central
empires have been aiming, through so
called democratic DEGREES and discus
sions, to influence American public
opinion.
The reply of President Wilson is
evidence that they have failed in this
Germany's next step, then, diplomats
here believe, may be expected in the
form of new outbreak of terror from
her U-boats.
Pope Benedict, it was learned today,
has expressed himself as greatly dis
appointed over the rejection of his
peace plan by the American president
Will not Abandon Hope
At the vatican today it was stated
that when replies of all belligerents
are received Pope Benedict proposes
to issue a statement pointing out the
questions of peace on which all agree
and separating those on which there
are differences. These latter he pro-
poses to make matter of discussion.
In this way he hopes gradually, by
sitting oNt the agreed sections, to make
peace a matter of practical politics.
According to rumors here, Emperor
Karl of Austria and even the kaiser,
have written the pontiff indicating
pledges of the widest characterization
within their empires.
(This dispatch does not indicate
whether these letters were written be-
fore or after Pope Benedict issued his
anpeal, but it is reasonable to assume
they preceded the pontiffs nOte.)
In spite of the decrees and discus
sion within the central empires and the
letters to the vatican, diplomats here
believe the democratic moves are
designed for American consumption
rather than for the Teutonic peoples
themselves. Failure of this plan of au
tocracy then leaves but one alternative
new strokes to crush its foes, which
may be delivered by the UboaUs,
through renewed attempts to starve out
En- Gland and prevent supplies reaching
the American army from the United
States.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-31
Soldiers Are Ready But Sup
ply Departments Are WO-
fully Deficient
FRENCH WOMEN DOING
THE STEVEDORE WORK
Washington Stirred by United
Press Correspondent VIII
Remedy Defect
]. w. Pepler

Omitted Press staff correspondent
On the Line of Communications of
the American Army in France, Aug. 81
The army behind America s fighting
army needs men and supplies. 1t is
tackling the stupendous job of supply
ing the fighting forces with scanty
doles of labor and material.
Throughout trip along the Cline of
communications, concluded today,
the most frequent assertion encounter
ed from army men was:
Some one is asleep at home. The
army needs masses of labor-especiar-
ly carpenters and joiners-and vast
supplies of all descriptions. Now is the
time to send them, when transport of
troops is not occupying the bulk of the
tonnage" +"
After six months, the rear organiza-
tion of the American army is mere
framework.
The United Press correspondent has
lived for a month with the American
troops in the training camp. The men
are physically and mentally almost
ready to fight. But tour of hundreds
of miles of the American bases gives
the striking impression that the rear
organizations are far behind their COM
batant brothers.
Makeshift Arrangements
For instance, a certain base bakery
is of makeshift appearance. 1t shows a
couple rows of field ovens. The bakers
until a few days ago lived in tents.
The flour supply looks big to the cas-
ual observer, but the towering flour
sacks dwindle into mole hills in COM
parison with the amount every army
officer knows must be constantly forth
coming.
A hard working reserve captain show
ed me over the food magazine-from
which he is constantly drawing. The
building is only fair sized and yet it
is less than half filled.
French female labor is doing steve
dore work for this American army in
the rear, trundling crates of canned
food and supplies, because of the short
age of American military labor.
The American medical base is APP
parently the only one which has bene-
fitted to the fullest possibilities since
the war. They have sufficient supplies
and forces to cope with extraordinary
casualties and illness for three months.
shortage and cramping even
here is causing the storage of a big
portion of valuable medical supplies in
and unfloored sheds.
/ found the aviation center grimly
to leisurely German prisoners
thereabouts Scores of alert Americans
are training at French air schools, hop
ing to obtain repatriation and join the
American forces when they attain pro-
ficiency in the air.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-31
Work Goes On Again
at Camp Fremont;

San Francisco, Aug. 31.-Construe-
tion work at Camp Fremont was in
PROGRESS again today, despite the war
department announcement that the
camp had been finally abandoned
Late yesterday captain J. w. Jack
son, quartermaster for the remount
station, received telegraphic orders to
hire 100 men and clear the site for the
station. simultaneously the civilian
commissary was ordered to prepare to
feed from 500 to 800 workmen by Tues
day of next week and the big trench
digging machines resumed the eycava-
tions for the water mains. Nearly 200
men went to work at the camp this
morning
No direct indication of the purpose
of this resumption of activity has been
given.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-31
Press AGENT .sees Things.

New York, Aug. 31.-Reports from
the "front" as the eastern delegates
TO the Peoples Peace Council proceed
westward today show that they think
they are going to Hudson, Wis, the lat
est town to prohibit the peace assembly
originally scheduled to start in Minnea-
polls tomorrow.
The press agent filed thrilling ac-
count (paid) to the United Press from
Buffalo telling of enthusiastic crowds
that greeted the peace special at Syra-
cuse and Rochester.
At Rochester, it was stated, "25O0
to 5000 people had waited until mid
night"
The Young People $ Social League of
Rochester presented the peace delegates
with a huge mass of roses. to which the
legend "Thou Shalt not kill" was at
tsehed, the councils press agent re-
lated.