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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-23
Hun Chancellor Quit Wen Again

Amsterdam. IllY - otnf Won
lIcrtling, the German imperial chancellor.
who has been N the care of physicians 81
main headquarters has recovered from
his lndisposiiion and has fully resumed
hle fiutIcs
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-23
AUGUST z DOLLAR DAY.

Wednesday, August Z, will be the next
Dollar Day III Wilmington.
This was decided upon at luncheon
Of the Mercantile Section of the Chamber
of Commerce at the Hotel du Pont at
noon yesterday.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-23
Hondnraa Joins Kalaer,s Enes.

Washington JulY W Honduras
which broke diplomatic relations With
Germany on MAY ~ followed that action
last Friday bv declaring var The state
Department Vas notified today II thr
action
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-23
Enlist in Marines.

G. Nolan Macklin, Of BridgeviIle,
was accepted for enlistment at the Marine
recruiting station yesterday morning Mr.
Macklin was formerly employed with
the du Pont Powder Company.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-23
AUSTRIA'S CABINET OUT.
designations Accepted by Emperor
Charles, London Reports.

London, JuIy % The entire Austrian
cabinet has resigned, says an Exchange
Telegraph dispatch from Copenhagen
TODAY
Emperor Charles, il is added has
accepted the designations of the ministers
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-23
Montreal Strike Ayerted.

Montreal, July % The threatened
general strike OF railway shopnsen in
Canada has been averted, it was an
nounced today
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-23
AUSTRIANS LOSING FIGHT.
Italians Advance Capture 10G Prisoners
and Many Guns.

Rome July - Italian troops are
continuing 10 gam gIcund in the bend
Of the Devol rIveI in Albania. the Italian
war Office announced today The ad-
vancing troops yesterday took a hundred
prisoners and captured several machin
guns
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-23
labor Bureau nj New Castle

Within few days branch of the
United States Employment Service will
be opened at New Castle Andrew NJ
Gallagher Of that place has been ap-
pointed examiner
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-23
Ferris Runaway Captured.

George Lewis. aged II years, who
recently ran away from the Ferris In
dustrial School. was arrested yesterday
by the local police and sent back " the
institution.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-11-14
Van Vert.

Our town was a scene of wild
demonstration Monday just because
the longed-for peace has at last be-
came a reality. The ambitious
shown his place, and that isn't as
he thought or supposed it was, in
the SUM- but in some remote spot
hidden from the eyes of an indig-
nant world.
Mrs. Phoebe Mote, of Creston, re-
turned to her home wednesday,
after having spent several days with
Mr.. and Mrs. Jerome Traupel were
visiting with friends in the west part
of town Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Will Branscomb was a Wei
don visitor Tuesday.
Fred Fuller, of Des Moines, came
Ell, Mrs. Marion Fuller and other
j. A. Prather left last Wednesday
for a business trip to Des Moines.
Mrs. l. M. Frey was t~ransacting
business in Osceola Wednesday:
MIR. and Mrs. G.. S.. Cox visited
with Miss fy' Enla IN Myrr oYf E ssniaiay spent
Wednesday, night in town at the
home of her grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs. L. D. Kelley.
Mrs. Fern Briner spent one day
last week at the home OF her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Branscomb.
Will Hedrick has purchased the
Newt McJimpsey property in the
Hedrick will soon move to town.
Vern Binning, who has been at
the Great Lakes Naval Training
Station, came Saturday for a visit
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Binning.
Mrs. John Hanks left Saturday for
her home in CrestOn after visiting
with her brother, Frank Mote and
other friends.
G. W. Barr and family left the
first of the week for Des Moines
where they will make their future
home. :
c. Jennings, who has been help.
ing with the work on the new school
house, left for his home at Humes-
ton Saturday.
Phil Lantz and Gary Saylor left
for KANSAS Saturday.
Mrs. l.. d. Kelley returned home
Monday morning from her daugh-
ter's Mrs. Holgar Rasmussen.
Mrs. F. L. Clanton was a Thurs.
day afternoon visitor at the Will
BranscOmb home.
Mrs. Ira Price was a visitor Mon
day afternoon at the G. w. johnson
home.
Miss Pearl Hatfield spent Saturday
night and Sunday in town with
friend DIS.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-11-14
FairvieW.

Reno Willis and family. Jim
Vaughn and wife spent Sunday at
the Laural Johnson home.
Grant Dillon spent Saturday
night with his friend Sebert Stute-
vile.
Jamie Duncan and family spent
Sunday with his sister Mrs. Buthford
Hollinger.
Blanche Wells spent Saturday
might with Leila and Thelma Curry.
Don Moore and family spent Sun
day with his father Milt Moore.
Arthur McCarty and family spent
Sunday at the George Lushbaugh
home.
Mrs Matte Dillon and danghter
Ethel and Mrs. Oscar Peck called on
Mrs. Pete Lourance one evening last
week.
Mrs. Cyrus Wells left Saturday for
Humboldt to visit a few days.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-11-14
Brush College.

David Hubbard had business at
Davis City Thursday.
Mrs. Charley Campbell visited one
afternoon last week at Cecil HUI
linger's.
lack Mcdaniel and wife were
Sunday visitors at the E. J. Evans
home. =.
Ernest Robson called at David
Hu bbard's Sunday evening.
Marjorie, Airline and Elizabeth
Hampton spent n afternoon last
week at E. J.. Evans.
Steve Latta and family were Da-
Wis City visitors Saturday.
Oscar Mcdaniel and wife, of Davis
City. visited Saturday night and
Sunday at David Robison's.
Mrs. Jane Lille called on Mrs.
Ralph Frost Friday afternoon.
Steve Latta and family were Sun
day visitors at the Andy Smith home;
Miss Mary Flynn, of Leon, spent
last week at John Flynn's.
Mike Griffin and family were Leon
callers Sunday.
Miss Frances Martin is some bet
ter at this writing.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-11-14
Lonesome Ridge.

Jesse Maynard and family spent
Sunday at j. B. McDaniels.
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Garner and
baby visited Saturday night and
Sunday at J. o. Gamers.
c. il. Chastain and family were
Sunday visitors at Pat Hampton's.
Mrs. C, C. Campbell called on
Mrs. Cecil Hullinger Tuesday.
W z. Mcdaniel and wife and
Roscoe Mcdaniel spent Sunday at -.
J. Evans. ..
The sick in this vicinity are i'm
proving some now; Co.,.
E. Cannon and wife spent Sun
day at j. o. Gamers.
Mrs. John Bellows called on MIS-.
Roy Waller n day, last week:
Sunday at Mrs. Mary Grogan's.
The Brush College school began
again Monday after being closed for
some time on account of influenza.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-11-14
he Word
CATARRH
HAS NO DEFINITE MEANING

HAS NO DEFINITE MEANING
AS an example: In nasal catarrh
one form, hypertrophy, enlarges the
structures and more or less closes
the breathing space. Another form,
atrophy. causes too much opening.
Both are catarrh but need different
treatment.
Chronic Rhinitis, Adenoids, Oezena,
Tv1doS 'uInldoS pSle!A9O !dAIod
Spurs. Sinusitis are all catarrhal fac
tors and headache, deafness, diZzi-
ness. had breath are some results.
These are durable with proper
treatment. What is necessary is
o o treatment for that particular
form you are afflicted with.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-11-14
Welcome Ridge.

Several from this n~eighborhood
attended the election at the Center
school house Tuesday.
Miss Iva Stephens spent Tuesday
night with her friend, Mrs. J. e.
Woodmansee.
Tuesday.
J. e. Woodmansee, e. NJ. Jones
and son Robbie were Leon callers
Wednesday.
Fred Cash and brother John we're
seen in this vicinity Wednesday,.
Mrs. O. H. Stanley called on her
sister Mrs. E. M. Jones one day last
week
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-11-14

Loren Stephens, Ellen Gravatt,
Laura Gravatt, Cleta Beard and
Susie Bedell were Decatur callers
Saturday.
Isaac Bedell and wife we're Leon
callers Saturday.
George WoOdmansee was seer in
route for Charles McLaughlin's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed McGahuey were
seen in this locality Sunday.
HALEY Rauch and family spent
Sunday at Clyde Rauch's.
A. A. Miller and family spent Sun
day at Mrs. Ida Gravatt's.
Mervin Naylor called on his
friend Loren Stephens Sunday.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-11-14
Burr Oak Ridge.

Every true American is rejoicing
over the peace treaty.
John Butler and family, Mrs.
Main and daughter Julia, Mrs. Ella
Webster and children, Sylvester
visitors at A. p. Bethards, Mrs.
Bethards being in very poor health.
C.. E. Chastain and family were
guests at the Pat Hampton home
W. A. johnson is delivering wood
in Leon.
Miss Eta Lewis returned to her
a guest at G. e. Chastain's.
We hear several members of the
Mckinley family are sick, also Julian
Miles and Walter Frost are on the
sick list.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-01-25

While nearly ever woman Is tryins
to do her bit in some way, there are nj
least a hundred thousand other fair
ones who believe they can serve theIr
country by breaking info the movies.
notes New York crtac. That Is why
every motion-picture office is crowded
with applicants and why motion-pic-
ture managers are buey men these days
Of frantic filmdom. Il requires much
patience, nerve and sometimes a set
Of burglars tools to enable would-be
actress to reach manager, however.
but an overdressed ~oman OF rather
ripe years gushed her way past the
array Of Office boys and clerks into
the sanctum Of the MA who hires anl
fires. 81 wish to beca,ne movie ae.
tress," she announced ~ feel that
have within me the mAkings of great
impersonator of the silent drama
"Have you ever had any experience
madam7" asked the manager. "MiR
IL you please" simpered tho applicant
mo, I haven't any experience. Nc
face Is my fortune" Well. you nest
not worry about the income tax, Z
that's the case" gruntcd ths massage
Don't slam the door =
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-01-25
CHAfTSS XXI.
A QeaI Gain.

II was Gods mirEeE that we lived
and kept ahoat: tat Soe were not
sucked under, or crr,hc,. into drift
wood. Ia This day / know not what
occurred, ~ how we held upright.
There was ,"-ash, crunchinS sound,
mad pluHs'rsC of the tortured boat
under us. Ny hands Stripped vainly at
the steel sides slipping past-then sud-
denly the wild race rrted with Jerk,
with leap Of tbc host Through a surge
of water 1-aacia.sg u 90 the skin, snd
we struck tie schooisSt's side eiaw
which, IL seemed 20 ne must crush
every plank into atrUr. I held Vera
to me ready for the erd, but Leayord
yelled wildly:
"That's 1t Red, >sske fast thcrsl
make fast! Lively rev, before we SO
down. The mizzen $Nains. Olson Up
you go, my lad-by hraven he made
it,"
was on my feet now, understand
ing 1t all, realizing TIRE value of each
second, knowing that the shattered
boat must be Cinkins WIDER us. also
got grip or fbe chainS and Tia three
of us held on desperately, Red En7iing
the single rope enc teut, and looping It
about the thwart.
"Here, Olson; r~nsa your arms
down; sake the woynHn first-there's
no time t. wait for npip. Now, Vera
quick, girl; tse boat is sinking under
u.s."
She stepped rpto my shoulders.
grasped the chains to steady herself;
then gripped Olson'S hand, sprang up
ward, and was drawp safely in. ]
turned to the others.
snake fast, Req where Is nothing
more to be done but rat out. One al
a time now; here, Waite, you're Grip
pied, 60 first-hoist I'm up. Masters,
now ease in there, OlSsa--good enough
You're next. MGr.avs"
(TO BE CC-SsTNUED)
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-01-25
A DAGGER
IN THE BACK

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The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-01-25

lost consciousness even to her pres
ence.
She told me later that lay there
motionless for two hours, so still. so
softly breathing, as to almost frighten
her. Twice she leaned close to assure
herself that did actually breathe, and
her fingers felt for the beat of pulse at
my wrist. 1t was the coma of sheer ex-
haustiOn. The bull-like roar of a
startled voice forward awoke me.
caught no word, only the sound, but
tSeHs ~as a note to 1t like the violence
OF NAe~. sat up, staring about, the
entire rsne within the range of vision
photogf%3hing isself upon my brain.
The ocean hcayef IN long green bill
lows, crested w,& .',hm, the boat ris-
ing and falling IA steadily as a rock
ing chair; the sun 40 wager beat down
upon us from a clopaiQS. sky, but APP
peared as fiery rec disk through
cloud OF vapor, which swept along the
| surface Of the water observing the cir
Gle of horizon. Liverpool stood erect
in the boats Row, holding himself firm
by gripping .he inverted oar, his free
| hand followed tv make trumpet Of
his voice. Every ether face was turned
forward, yet for an instant, the flap
ping shirts, imprcvised for sails, PRE-
vented my seeing the cause of excl e-
ment. Then LeasOrd, with an oa IN,
iammed down his helm, and the dinghy
swept to port, mounting a wave crest
like bird In fight, and there burst
out directly ahead the sharp prov of
a twO-masted schooner, bearing
straight down towar-1 us, sailing before
the wind.
"Ahoy there! Ahop! I" yelled Red End
| Olson, almost in one voi''e. Port your
helm! Curse you. port ~ ,ir helm!"
1t was almost Ike vis~-n, that YES
sel--a grim, menacing Epetfcr, leaping
straight on toward us oIS o. the mist,
the white foam circling frosA' Ter sharp
cut-water, her spars and ,0pcS sill
houetted against the gray .sg, her
main sheets reefed, but with Ss,eSs,ils
bellying to the sharp breeze. yet c-th
not sign of human life visible.
"Put your he9c, down. Lea-~&l
Hard down, man," sobbed. "She'li he
in5n us in a minute! Az! that's bet
ter; stand by. forward. If there is any
chance lay holc."
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-01-25

face, every numbed faculty restored by
the plunge, the icy grip of the water,
the glow of the flames above me re-
vealed the small boat. Dashing the
moisture from my eyes, conscious only
of the pleading in her extended arms,
I swan toward it. Then behind me the
ship burst into Il thousand fragments.
rending apart with the report of a
mighty gun, and shooting upward in a
volcano of flame. i went downtown
down. and knew no more.
If one could be in an instant trans
ferred from the most fantastic depths
of an inferno to the heavenly delights
Of paradise, his experience would not
seem stranger, or more impossible than
mine. I had sunk to death, about me
every horror of noise and sight; the
black night, the glare of flame, the
roar of explosion, the icy clutch Of wa
ter what followed that plunge into the
depths was unconsciousness. / awoke
with Vera's eyes smiling into mine, her
face bent above me, the golden sun
light Of new dawn resting on her
hair. could but stare up at her, I'M
able to comprehend, half believing it
all vision to as quickly dissolve into
mist. Yet was rational, my brain
swiftly clearing to the truth. The hand
which held mine was of flesh and
blood: those were no dream eyes smil-
ing their welcome, and was lying in
boat, bobbing up and down to the
surface of the sen. Words came to my
lips, a whispered question:
"You-you picked me up? we are
still at scar"
Eyes, dear; OH am so gladl Lie
still, you are not strong enough to sit
up yet"
ooh, yes I am see, will lean against
your shoulder. Why, ii is actually
morning; the sun is an hour high"
NV eyes left her face to survey the
others, and the cockleshell in which we
foated. The little boat bore up brave
| " under its load, although White and
Olson were both bailing, and my eyes
took note of several charred spots
along the gunwale showing the touch
of fire. Leayord was at the tiller, and
seemed to comprehend all that I was
most eager to learn.
Eyes, we're still afioat, sir" he said,
with a sailor's hopefulness. 'But it's
Gods mercy. BY every token we
should have been blown out of the
water when the indian Chief exploded,
but somehow the gust Of It didn't hit
MS. We was shpwered with fire, an hit
by a lot of flyin' stun, but nuthin' to
wreck the boat. White had his arm
broke nv piece q timber. nm an oar
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-01-25
julius Anderson Writes,
Wouldn't Be Without
Dodd's Kidney Pills

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Mich, says about Dodd's Kidney Pills:
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IT take them almost regularly and mn
them very handy for keeping In the hous1
and feel that I cannot be without them.
They have done me much good. which
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Wise persons. like Mr.. Anderson. accept
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Kidney Pills; their remedial qualities are
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have saved themselves from the ravages
Of Bright's Disease by the timely use of
this famous old remedy.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-01-25

teusity Of struggle-McCann fighting
desperately to escape; BascOm exer-
clSing all the mad strength of insanity
uttered sound, heard 1t not. 1t was
like horrid picture projected from
Out the smoke cloud, and as instantly
fading. I saw the mems faces, eX-
ultant hatred in one, unspeakable ter
rcr in the other; witnessed the strain
OF muscle, the awful effort to rend
apart arms and limbs. 1t was vision
OF hell, yet almost before I could thus
vision 1t, the two figures were engulfed
in sea of flame; where they went
into the seething caldrOn, or over the
rail into the depths of ocean, can
never tell. They were there, struggling
like fiends, n horror unspeakable i'm Il
frame of smoke and fire; then that
curtain of death and fire dropped
and they were no more.
may have jumped; may have re-
leased my hold upon the backstay, and
fallen. The deck planks were hot TO
my feet, and serpents of flame crept
along the seams as though reaching for
me with tongues of fire. / staggered
back with hands held before my eyes.
half blinded with the glare, still seeing,
In crazed memory that awful spectacle
of death and horror. From far below
cry reached my ears-a woman's
agonized cry shrieking upward through
the crackle and roar of flames until it
even penetrated my brain, and brought
me life again:
"RObert. Robert! Come to mo! ~
turned, ard gripped the rail. With
one swing l was over 1t, my body
hurtling through the air, down into the
black sea. AS came back to the sur
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-01-25
CHAPTER xxx.


turned, my fingers yet gripping the
rail. Before then had had no time to
think, to appreciate the full terror Of
our situation, to realize the horror Of
the spectacle. In that last instant this
burst upon me in all it's vivid horror.
Between the two matches the deck was
sheet of flames; already the canvas
of the lower yards had caught, and was
blazing fiercely. TIE red writing SER
penis. famed by the wind, were sweep
ing aft in pillows, tipped with black
smoke, dense and suffocating. All
about us the glare of dancing fire, the
swirl of shadowy smoke clouds; the
air was hot, almost blistering. I saw
nothing of Mccain.
''He isn't In the boat?"
"No, sir"
swell, we can't wait-lower away
yes, I'm coming"
They must have unlocked the falls
at my first word, for the boat sank just
as / swung to the rail. This, and a
sight suddenly revealed against the
front Of the cabin, held me there,
clinglng to a stay, struck motionless
with horror. heard Vera cry out from
below:
"Robert-Roberti Don't wait
jumpw
But the words seemed to have nc
meaning. no power to impress me; for
IN instant the sight beheld paralyzed
my brain. The dashed wheel still held
the ship to the wind. and the clouds
of smoke belched aft, becoming sc
dense could not see across the deck
to the port rail. I knew not where
they came from, nor how they had met
In that last death grapple. All I know
| is, that suddenly, both bodies wrapped
In flame, and half shrouded In wrenths
of smoke, the glare of fire on theiI
-sr, tory muscle stralning In the In
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-01-25
Professional Bias.

The conductor was looking for one
of his passengers i'm order to return
his ticket. She was not in the Pull
man. and the big dusky porter sug-
gested that she might be on the OBJ
servation car.
How'll know her when l see her?"
asked the conductor sharply.
"Ahll ies Describe huh, sub. Anil
describe huh IN yuh."
go ahead" said the conductor.
The porter scratched his head. oval
subj" he began, wal, sub. she's got
on black dress wild white collah
suh-an' abs jes done shine hub
shoes, sub"