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new light Shines
ON LEAK EARLY
TIPS FOR BROKERS
Evidence Before Probers Today
Shows Big Firms Had lnfor-
nation; Huge Profit Taken
tAssoeia..d Press hr Fsderal wirsiessl

fAssoeiated Press hy Federal Wirelessl
NEW YORK, ". y0 Jan. 3o.-NeW
light Was shed today on the noW-fa.
NOUS "Ieak" on President Wilson's
peaee-term note Of December.
Evidence that brokers had informa-
ton earlier than 12:4s p. m. Deeen-
Der 20, that the secretary Of state was
going to issue . peace statement was
addueed today before the house rules
committee, which 10 probing the al
leoed leak. - ss
The note was published on Decem.
Der 21. The information today was
given by E. F. Hutton, weliknown
broker. It was in the form of con-
fidential telegram by private wire
from Chicago. The telegram read:
Hear state department going issue
statement on economic situation at.
tempt promote peace. What do you
think of this and how are you on
stocks?" s..s:E :.
To this Hutton's firm replied.
Our Washington wires have same
information as yours. Others have
similar. We put It out
Hutton told the committee that the
reference to Washington connections
meant f. A. Connolly & Company, one
Of the partners In this firm being a
brother-in-law of President Wilson.
Huttonis firm wired details Of the
Presidents coming message to cor
respondents. -. -
Earlier In the hearing today, Ber-
nard M. Baruch, prominent broker
and heavy speculator, testified that
bis profits taken during the time Of
the alleged leak between Decem.
Der 10 and December %, amounted to
SAFE, ,168. He declared that these
large profits were Tduesto foresight In
Interpreting the .snGaehes OF chancel-
1or Won BethmannsHoilweg or Ger
many and Premier Lloyd George Of
Britain, as meaning that peace Is COM
ing. Not q. single transaction, he de-
clared, was influenced by advanced
information that the president was
about to despatch q peace note.
He had not received such informa-
tion, he insisted. As q proof he said
he was on the buying side of the mar
ket when the news came and he
would not have been there had he
foreseen the note 4.E.
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PASSENGERS OF G. N.
MISS BOAT At HIL0

Six cabin passengers of the Hill
liner Great Northern who missed the
boat at Hilo last night, failing to re-
turn from the volcano before midnight,
the scheduled sailing hour Of the liner,
are believed to be coming on the
Inter-Island steamer Helene, which
was due to leave Hilo today and ar
rive here some time tomorrow
A wireless from L. H. Kittridge, one
Of the party, was received by the
Great Northern in port today request
ing that the baggage in staterooms
100, 16I and 153A be held Until the
occupants arrive. The liners berthing
list shows the three rooms to have
been occupied by R. c. Bourne and
w. ]. Fleming, Miss Clara Reed and
Mrs. A. H. Monroe, and Mr.: and Mrs.
Kittridge. ss. -.
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Under present Federal regulations
pay Of the entire force Of national
guardsmen is dependent on the aver
age attendance "a drills of the organi-
zation to which they, belong, for the
half-year period. It Is therefore pos
sible for chronic slackers, as they are
now termed by the national guard.
and habitual absentees, TO pull down
the attendance of company to such
an extent that no member could re-
ceive pay for his services, even
though he might have attended every
drill. II is to prevent any such In
justice from now on that the governor
has taken prompt action.
Both territorial and federal laws
provide ample means for enforcing at
tendance, by providing Tor courts mar
tial and for the execution of proper
tCoutinued on bage twoI
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OF COPPER PEOPLE
COME IN GREAT NORTHERN

George C. Evans, Mr.. and Mrs. w.
T. Burns Of Great Falls, Montana, and
DR.. and Mrs. A. u. Simonson and Al
bert Simonson of Calumet, Michigan,
make up q party of six copper" 9so-
pie who arrived in the Great North
ern and will return on the same ooat,
excepting the Sinonsons. They. are
at the Young Hotel. ...~Zz
Evans is an engineer in the mechan-
ical and electrical department of The
Great Falls reduction department. Of
the Anaconda Copper Mining compa-
NY; Simonson is chief of the medical
staff of the Calumet & Hecla Mining
Company of Calumet and Burns Is
superintendent of the electrolytic re-
finery in the Great Fails plant.
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FIVE MORE, TO BECOME
SECOND LlEUTENANTS

Notification that five non-commfs-
stoned officers and priyates of the
Hawaiian department have passed
their examinations for second lieuten-
ants and viii be so commissioned has
been received at department head
quarters. They are as follows:
Cpl. s. p. Tuohy, Company C, 3rd
Engineers; Sergt. William c. Hanna,
Medical Department; Sergt. Cotchett,
sergeant-instructor from the Medical
Department with the National Guard
of Hawaii; Sergt. Lawrence w. Sagg,
Medical Department. and : 1st Glass
Pvt. Maury Mann, Company C, 3rd
Engineers. ~.
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GERMAN OFFICIAL
cABLEGnAMS

GERMAN ARMY HEADoUAR.
TIERS, Jan. 2S.--Army group. Crown
Prince Rupprecht, west front: After
strong fire English detachments sue
ceded In settling In e. small section ok
our advanced line southwest of II
translow. north Of the Sonhme Other
armies on west quiet, except for TEN
porary increase Of fire IN limited sec.
tors and isolated forefield engage
ments Eastern Arena, Prince Leo
poldis front: On the river an artit
lery duel was violent today. on both
sides of the river Russians launched
attacks which failed under hedll
Archduke Joseph's front: n Me-
tesaneci sector on Golden BisfrItz. oo
account Of superior Russian pressure.
our positions had to be placed neaf8.
to the east bank Of the river,
Won Mackensen's army: No impor
tant events.
Macedonian front: BuIearians eaI1.
ed advantages In engngenfe1t1 81 ~
eonnoftering detachments a sfrnUn
river lowlands.
n AA,sitfnnafs 4e1anrsnk 1isa.S@1... y
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called EndiHss
summary approved the findings which
with
: 70 sayG--Governor Pnkham.
National guadsmen who absent themselves from drill without
territory and may jail sentences for repeated alb
hef the National Guard of Hawaii called the high sheriff to
of Company Hawaiian
without
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ARMY AVIATOR STILL
SUFFERING SEVERED 7

+ WASHINGTON, D. G., Jan. 3d.
Gen. Funston has requested permis.
sion to send Lieut.-Col. Bishop to the
Letterman army hospital at San Fran
cisco for treatment. Bishop Is still
suffering from the effects Of the hard
ships he endured while he and Lieut..
Robertson were lost in the desert, fol-
lowing their breakdown on an aero
plane flight.
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Norwegian Vessels
Sunk in Warzong

tAssociaaed Press By Fsdsral wlr.lsss, {
LONDON, Eng, Jan. 30.-The
Norwegian steamer Argo has been
blown up by a mine in the war
zone, with the loss Of nine lives,
and the Norwegian steamer Ful-
ton has been sunk.
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ROdin Isn't
III-Weds

ASSOCIATED Press BY Federal Wfreiess)
PARIS. France, Jan. 30.-Auguste
Rodfn, the famous French sculptor, Is
declared not to be seriously I'll, as
reported, but to have married. The
bride is said by the Evenement to be.
Mile. Rose Beurre, and It is said the
honeymooners are at Meudon.
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Nearly $500 women ar employed by
the French railways. 800 Of them act
ing as station masters. - A..
The honor of having the shortest
name In the Brockton director is
divided between Nils Elk and John Elk.
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BOY BANDITS ROB
BANK AND FLEE1N AUTO

J. WICHITA, Kan.-Two boy bandits
held up the State Bank at corwin, In
Harper county. shutting the cashier
and several citizens who had just
reached the bank into q vault. They
took $500 in currency and silver and
escaped in motor car, going south.
They were unmasked and heavily
armed and made their escape easily.
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tAssociassd Press Service by FEDERAL wirslsssl


hnsd
passage
WASHINGTON, 3o-tt Briton
considering pacing heavier armament on her merchant vsss
What constitutes ~ahp under International law no. u eont
lc1
right safe attack Wlct
notfieatonl
AMSTERDAM, Holland JAN 30.-The Berlin VorWaerts the
radical declares that Ad0ph Baock president OF the
Regulation the food detn
speech indicated that the supply of provisions for spring
scanty and will require careful distribution and economical
quoted saying neither potatoes tuFnips Be
used animal fodder and that there 2OOO000 tons les wheat
and potatoes than last year.
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What is said to be the largest wind.
mill In the world. a steel one so feet
in diometer, has been erected In Hol-
land for draining tract of land.
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Austrian Destroyer Crippled il Fight

ROME, Italy Jan. 30The newspaper Tribuna says
DESTROYER Huzzar out Of action in
ment in the Ariatic yesterday today battling with
The Huzzar hit several times and set fire.
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NEW YORK STOCK
MARKET TODAY

Following are the closing prices Of
stocks on the New York market to-
day, sent by the Associated Press over
the Federal Wireless:
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An electrically heated coffee perco-
Iator made Of earthenware has been
patented by New York inventor.
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Puzzle Begins on Last Trip Of Great NorherPretty Slip
Feminnly Declared BY Detectives to BE Smooth "Mop-
Sought Funds Of Y. W. c. A. Telling Conflicting Stories
Famous Disappearance Case Of Dorothy Arnold of New
York Reyyed-She Does Not Answer Description
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things police
DECLARES GRAVE INJUSTICE HAS BEEN
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DOROTHY ARNOLD IS RELEASED, SUES
GREAT NORTHERN; IDENTITY UNKNOWN

Puzzle Begins on Last Trip Of Great NortherPretty Slip Of
Femnniy Declared BY Detectives to Be Smooth "Mop'
SOUGHT Funds Of II w. c. A. Telling Conflicting Stories
Famous Disappearance Case of Dorothy Arnold of New
York Reyiyed-She Does Not Answer Description
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WASHINGTON EXPECTS CElIRll
POWERS TO SAY AMERICANS OIL
ENEMY SHIPS TRAVEL At PERL

Rumor Germany Facing Food Shortage in Coming SPRING
Director Batocki Indicates in Speech That Further Care
Must Be Used-NavaI Battle in Adriaticland Fighting
Has Few Features Today
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Pretty Girl Held 8 Days BY Police Freed, Case Mystery

eovERNoR-eENERAL HARRi SON I

eovERNoR.eEHERAL HARRISON TO TAKE LONG LEAVE
application
Harrison Of the Philippines for leave Of six months and
his
not officials -
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Turkey, IN Var, Is
Changing Calendar

(Assoeiated Press by Federal Wirslsss)
LONDON, Eng, Jan. 80. A
Reuters despatch from Consfanfi-
nople says that the Turkish par.
lament has adopted tine Gregorian
calendar.
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Verdun Fields Again Scene Of STRIFE

PARIS France 30A German Hill aoi In
Yer sector repulsed today with considerable losses for the
enemy. 80 80 -
BERLIN Germany, Colour French attacks were made
today Hill 304 yerdun but all 1ieI
prevailed for the last "a hours the Russian Ru11
fronts as@4s4 49, sSzs SZsE ~
only scouting operations czerna river bend
the Struma region. -
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U, 8, TO PUT FLETCHER ON MEXICAN AFFAIRS

30Secreary State Lansing announced
with
to Mexico quickly
points Of difference
ing Objectionable parts the constitution
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HOUSE BILL RA1lElEs MAHukA SIZE SALE.

confirm ray the Mahuka Site and settle
ton recently raised to sufeney Of ADVERTISING Of the sale bill
according
advces received today and made public this BY Acting
quitc Castle Cooke
bill
committee the ordered printed
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DR. CARY cRAYsoNs PRoMoTIoN STARTS HIGHT

WASHINGTON, c., 30The COMMITTEES naval af
floor the indicated
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Grayson gng
of lieutenant medical dt
of ia experienced and active naval officers and also him
indicated that
the appointment hor 10 =
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SENATE DEBATE ON PEACE BROUGHT TO ABRUPT END

WASHINGTON 30The senate debate President Will
League Of nations speech and his peace move
his resolution defeated The Cum Minis resolution to devote the
Senator Williams,
being 3S to 3d. Senator MARITIME New Jersey Demo
with the Republicans ' !
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.sld. fEx-divldend. tunquosed.
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] Additional TsIsnraph dS,batchcs
! published On Page :
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WASHINGTON, o. c., SOFT 10 reported that Greet
considering placing heavier armament her merchant ssse
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1917-04-27

yer here. I'm on trial. This Is my
first trip as buyer for Hildebrand, and
it's a case of make or break with me.
War or no war, I've got to make good.
Anyway"-this with a toss of her round
little chin-"I'm an American citizen,
and nobody1l dare to start anything
with me-
Fright you are!' Woodhouse beam
ed his admiration. "Now we'll talk
about those skyscrapers of yours.
Everybody back from the States has
something to say about those famous
buildings, and I'm fairly burning for
first hand information from one who
knows them.
Laughingly she acquiesced, and the
grim shadow of war was pushed away
from them, though hardly forgotten by
either.
So the afternoon sped, and when the
sun dropped owe the maze of spires
and chimney pots that was Paris each
felt regret at parting.
ITO Egypt, yes" Woodhouse ruefully
admitted. "a dreary deadly place in
the sun for me-. To have met you,
Miss Gerson, it has been delightful,
QUITE
II hope" the girl said as Woodhouse
handed her into a taXi-"Il hope that II
that war comes it will find you still III
Egypt, far away from the firing line"
Not a fair thing to wish for a man
in the service Woodhouse answered,
laughing. Il may be more happy when
l say my best wish for you is that
when the war it will find you a
long way from Paris. Goodby, Miss
Gerson, and good luck"
Captain Woodhouse stood, heels to-
gether and hat in hand, while her taxi
trundled off, a farewell flash of brown
eyes rewarding him for the military
correctness of his courtesy. Then he
hurried to another station to take a
train not for a Mediterranean port and
distant Egypt, but for Berlin.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1917-04-27

TEL me, Miss Gerson, when will you
be through with your work in Paris
and on your way back to American
Not for a month, that's sure. May
be I'll be longer if | like the place.
Woodhouse pondered.
"a month. This is the 10th of July.
| am afraid | say, Mss Gerson,
please do not set me down for a med
dler-this short acquaintance and all
that-but may l not urge IN you that
you finish your work in Paris and get
back TO England at least in two weeks?'
The captain had turned and was look
ing into the girls eyes with an earnest
intensity that startled her. Il cannot
tell you all | know, of course. | may
not even know the truth, though |
think | have a bit of it, right enough.
But one of your sort-to be caught
alone on this side of the water by the
madness that is brewing! By George,
| do not like to think of itv'
Il thank you, Captain Woodhouse,
for your warming Jane answered
him, and impulsiyely she put out her
hand to his. But, you see, I'll have to
run the risk. l couldn't go scampering
back to New York like a scared pussy
cat just be somebody starts a war
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1917-04-27

back to England. to be sure, but you
might be useful in the Balkans, where
you're not known, or even in Egypt.
You have your good points, Capper.
You're a sly little weasel-when you're
sober. Perhaps
Eyes, yes; get me a job with the Will
helmstrasse, Louisa!" Capper was bah
bling In an agony of eagerness. "You
know my work. You can vouch for
me, and you needn't mention that bust
ness of the Lord Fisher letters; you
were tarred pretty much with the same
brush there, Louisa. But, come, be a
good sport; pay me at least half of
what you think my info's worth and
I'll take the rest out in salary checks
if you get me that job. I'm broke,
louisa His voice cracked in a sob.
Absolutely stony broker
She sat toying with the stem of
her w~ineglass while Capper's clasped
hands on the table opened and shut
themselves without his volition. Final
ly she made a swift move of one hand
to her bodice, withdrew it with a bun
die Of notes crinkling between the fin
gers.
''Three hundred marks now, Billy
Capper," she said. The man echoed
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1917-04-27

I" y IT would be wiser to talk in
German" the woman said.
In these times French or
~ English speech in Berlin
She finished with a lifting of her
shapely bare shoulders sufficiently elo
quent. The waiter speeded his task of
refilling the mans glass and discreetly
withdrew.
"Oh, I'll talk in German quick
enough" the man assented, draining
his thin half bubble Of glass down to
the last dzzing residue in the stem.
Only just show me you've got the
right to hear and the good fat bank
notes to pay that's all" For an in.
stant-half the time of a breath-a
flash of loathing made the woman's
eyes tigerish, but at once they chang
ed again to mild bantering.
$50? Friend Billy CaDper of Brus-
sells has a touch of the spy fever him
self and distrusts an old pal?" She
laughed softly. and II slim hand toy
ed with a heavy gold locket on her
5osom. Friend Billy Capper forgets
old times and old faces-forgets even
the matter of the Lord Fisher let,
ters"-
"Chop it. Louisa!' The man called
Capper lapeed into hrusk English as
he baneee tlle s3,a 81 his wineglass
on the dal4 So. 80 SC xs% III rakine
that up again-irst leca, l ask you
a fair ~question-ask YOU to identify
yourself in your new job."
we go no further, Billy Capper,"
she returned, speaking swiftly in Ger
man. mot another word between us
unless you obey my rule and talk this
language. Why did you get that mes
sage through to me to meet you here
in the Cafe Richie tonight if you did
not trust me? Why did you have me
carry your offer toto headquarters
and come here ready to talk business
If 1t was only to hum and haw about
my Identifying MYSELF"
"Louisa-Louisa, oil pal; don't be
hard on poor Billy Capper," he mum
bled. I'm down. girl-away down
again. Since they kicked me out at
Brussels l haven't had a shilling to
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1917-04-27
p !.
Jane Gerson, Buyer.

Jane Gerson, Buyer.
MI HAD two trunks-two, you
ninny! Two! Gu est Pau
treY'
- The grinning customs guard
lifted his shoulders to his ears and
spread out his palms. "Mals, man.
selle"-
Don't you 'mais' me, sir! had two
trunks deux troncs when l got
aboard that wabbly old boat at Dover
this morning, and I'm not going to
bulge from this wharf until l find the
other one. Where. did you learn your
French, anyway? Can't you under
stand when 1 speak your ~languagep"
The girl pumped herself down on
top of the unhasped trunk and folded
her arms truculently. With a quiz
zical smile the customs guard looked
down into her brown eyes, smoldering
dangerously now, and began all over
again his speech of explanation.
"W~agon-lit?" She caught a familiar
word. "Mais oui; that's where 1 want
to go-aboard your wagon-lit, for Par
is. Voila.'' The girl carefully gave the
word three s~yllables. Mon ticket pour
Parcel She opened her patent leath-
er reticule, rummaged furiously there
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1917-04-27

stand good French
IL, brought out q handkerchief, a tiny
mirror, a packet of rice papers and at
last a folded and punched ticket. This
she displayed with a triumphant -four
fish.
"Voila! II dit Miss Jane Gerson'-
that's me-moi-meme, l mean. And IL
dit 'deux troncs.' Now, you can't go
behind that, can you? Where is that
other trunkY'
Pardon, but If 1 may be of any as
sistance''-
Miss Gerson turned. A tallish man
in a gray lounge suit stood heels to-
gether and bent stifly in a bow, moth
ing of the beau or the boulevadier
about his face or n Miss Ger
son accepted his intervention as heav-
en- sent.
ooh, thank you ever SO muchl The
guard, you see, doesn't understand
good French. 1 just can't make him
understand that one of my trunks is
missing, and the train for Paris
Already the stranger al rafting
incisive French at the guard. That
official bowed low and, with hands
and lips, gave rapid explanation. The
man in the gray lounge suit turned to
the girl.
"A little misunderstanding, Miss
ah"-
"Gerson-Jane Gerson Of New York."
she promptly supplied.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1917-04-27
PROLOGUE
Inside the Lines" FIRST appeared

Inside the Lines" first appeared
as a stirring war drama Of today.
the best of its kind since Secret
Service" Its author. Earl DER
Biggers, is known to fame as the
author Of Seven Keys to Bald
pate" His later play has been nov-
elized by Robert Welles Richie.
and the story opens at the outset OF
the present great war drama in Eu-
rope. Caught by the swirl Of events.
a lovely American gii} is detained
in Europe and becomes innocently
enmeshed in the Vaccinations Of
spies and Of the secret service Of
two contending nations. Every
chapter is replete with mystery and
incident. skillfully woven threads that
blend to a surprising climax.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1917-04-27
CHAPTER II.
From the WilheImstrasse.

y IT would be wiser to talk in
German" the woman said.
In these times French or
- English speech in Berlin'-