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The French Report.

Paris, July 2.-The village OF
Vaux, west Of Chateau Thierry and
the height to the west of Vaux, were
captured last night by American
troops in an operation on the
Marine front carried out in, con-
junction with the French the war
office announced today.
More than 800 prisoners includ-
ing five officers, were captured in
this action.
The success has resulted in an
improvement in the allied line be-
tween Hill 204 and the vicinity Of
Valix. .@
The French carried out raids on
the front between Montdidier and
Noyon and eastward OF Rheims in
which prisoners were taken. Ger
man raiders were driven off by the
French fire near Behoy and in up
per AIsace, The statement reads:
'"To the west OF Chateau ThierTy
g. local operation carried out in con-
junction with the Americans enabled
the French to improve their posi-
tions on the front Of VauX-hill 204.
The village of .Vaux and the heights
to the west of the village were cap
tured by American troops. The num-
Der Of prisoners taken during this
action exceeds 300 including five Of
ficers.
"Raiding operations carried out
between Montdidier and Noyon and
to the east Of Rheims resulted in
the taking Of few prisoners.
Attempted German raids near
BelIoy and in upper Alsace failed
under the French fire."
The British Report.
London. July 2.-German troops
last night, after a strong lombard
ment attacked to the northwest of
Albert, north of the Somme, in an-at-
tempt to regain the positions lost to
the British on Sunday night. The
enemy succeeded in gaining a footing
in one Of the British trenches, the
war office announces, but elsewhere
were repulsed with loss.
British troops took prisoners in
patrol encounters.
The statement reads:
IAN attack carried out by the
enemy last night under a heavy bonn
bardment northwest of Albert to re-
capture the ground taken by us on
Sunday night, was repulsed with loss
except at one point. where the enemy
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The Ameriean Repert.

Washington, July Another quiet
day along the American fronts wers
by General Pershing today
In a communique for yesterday. sent
before the successful operations last
night west Of Chateau Thiarry, de-
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The British Report.

Continued on page 2.)
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swimmer. With one hand Macdonald
caught hold of the edge Of the boat.
The other clutched the rescued man
by the hair Of his head.
Look out. You're drowning him" ,"
the mate warned.
"Am Ir' Macdonald glanced with
mild interest at the head that had
been until that moment submerged.
"Shows how absent-minded a man gets.
I was thinking about how he tried to
drown me, expect"
They dragged the miner aboard.
"Go ahead. I'll swim down." Mac
donald ordered.
Better come aboard" advised the
mate.
mo. I'm all right"
The Scotsman pushed himself back
from the boat and fell into an easy
stroke. Nevertheless, there was power
In 1t, for he reached the Hannah be-
fore the rescued miner had been
helped to the deck.
A dozen passengers, crowded on the
lower deck. pushed forward eagerly
to see. Among them was Selfridge, his
shirt and collar torn loose at the
neck and his immaculate checked suit
dusty and disheveled. He was wearing
a pair Of up to date Oxford pumps.
Macdonald shook himself like New
foundland dog. He looked around
with sardonic amusement, grin on
his swollen and dishgured face.
"Quite pleasant welcome home," he
said ironically. his cold eyes fixed on
face that looked as II 1t might have
been kicked by a healthy mule. "Eh.
Trelawney?"
The Cornishman glared at him, and
turned away with low, savage oath.
"Are you hurt, Mr.. Atacdonaldf"
asked the captain.
"Hurtl Not at all, captain. I cut
myself while was shaving this morn
ingCjust q scratch" was the ironic
answer.
there's been some dirty work going
on. I'll see the men are punished, SIR. !"
"Forget It captain. I'll attend to
that little matter" His jaunty. almost
insolent glance made the half-circle
again. "Sorry you were too late for
the party, gentlemen-most Of you. i
see three or four Of you who were
among those present It was strict
ly exclusive affair. And now. II You
don't mind. I'll say good night"
He turned on his heel, went up the
stairway to the deck above and dis
appeared into his stateroom.
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purser. Fine and dainty though sho
was. Miss O'Neill gave an impression
Of radiant strength.
"What is she going to do In Kusiakf
Again the purser grinned. "What do
they all do-the good-looking onesT'
"0et married, you meanT
"Eurest thing you know. Girls com
ing up ask me what to bring BY way
Of outfit. I used to make out long
list. Now tell them to bring clothes
enough for SIX weeks and their favor
ite wedding march"
rs this girl engagedr
Cant prove 1t by me-" said the d.
ncer lightly. 'But she'll never get out
Of Alaska q spinster- that girl.
She may be going In to teach, or to run
a millinery store. or to keep books for
trading company. She'll stay to
bring up kiddies Of her own. They an
do"
Three children came up the stair
way. caught sight Of Miss O'Neill, and
raced pell-mell across the deck to her.
The young woman's face was trans.
formed. II was bubbling with tender.
ness, with gay and happy laughter.
Flinging her arms wide. she waited for
them. With incoherent cries of de-
light. they flung themselves upon her.
The two Oldest were girls. The
youngest was fat, cuddly little boy
with dimples in his soft cheeks.
u dwessed myself. Aunt Sheba
Didn't I, GwenT
Sheba stopped and held him Off I'd
admire. "All by yourself-just think
Of that"
I'VE helped Just the teeniest bit on
the buttons" confessed Janet the old.
est OF the small family.
And tied his Shoes" added Gwen
dolen. "after he had laced them"
Gwendolen snuggled close to Misc
oNeill. "You always smell 80 sweet
and clean and violety, Aunt sheba,~
she whispered in confidence.
You're spelling me. Gwen" laughed
tne young woman. you've kissed the
olarney stone. It's good thing you're
leaving the boat today"
Miss Gwen had one more conf,dence
10 make In the ear of her friend. ~
wish you'd come too and be our new
mamma" she begged.
A shell-pink tinge crept into the
milky skin of the Irish girl. She was
less sure Of herself, more easily em.
barrassed. than the average American
Of her age and sex.
Are your things gathered ready for
packing Janet?" she asked quietly.
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aNeo, tne wan went TO xno FLOOR.
light. You'd "a thought It weighed
about two pounds. That amt all, ei.
ther. Mac used his brains. Guess what
was In that grip"
"The usual thing, suppose"
"You've got another guess-packed
In among his socks and underwear was
about twenty pounds Of ore samples.
The purser told me. II was that quarts
that put Trelawney to sleep 80 thor.
ough that he'd Just begun to wake up
when I passed . minute ago."
The young man turned his eyes
again upon the big Canadian Scots
man. he was talking with Mrs. NAL
lory. who was leaning back luxuri-
ously In Q steamer chair she had
brought aboard at st. Michael's. Il
would have been hard to conceive Q
contrast greater than the one between
this pamperee heiress Of the ages and
the modern business berserk who
looked down into her mocking eyes.
He WAS the embodiment Of The DON'T
nant eme1ent 10 The last Inch Of
~ st5aisht slx fssG What hs wanted
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CHAPTER u.
Tho oIrl From preeheda.

INV 0bGb VbOtU 0TO0U009s
Gordon Elliot was too much Of a
night owl to be an early riser, but next
morning he was awakened by the
tramp Of hurried feet along the deck
to the accompaniment Of brusQue Or
ders, together with frequent angry
putting and snorting Of the boat.
From the Quiver Of the walls he
guessed that the Hannah was stuck ON
sandbar. The mates language gave
backing to his surmise.
Elliot tried to settle back to sleep,
but after two or three Intellectual ef-
forts gave 1t up. he rose and did one
or two setting-up exercises to timber
his Joints. The nrst Of these flashed
the signal to his brain that he was stiff
and sore. This brought to mind the
fight on the hurricane deck. and he
smiled. 1t hurt every time he twiched
muscle.
The young man stepped to the look
ing glass. Both eyes were blacked. his
lip had been cut, and there was a
purple veal well up on his left cheek.
He stopped himself from grinning only
Just In time to save another twinge Of
pain.
"Some party while It lasted. never
saw more willing mixers. Everybody
seemed anxious to sit in except Mr..
Wally Selfridge." he explained to his
reflection. "But Macdonald IL the
class. He's there with both right and
left. That uppercut Of his 10 vicious.
Don't ever get In the way Of It, Cor
don Elliot"
He bathed, dressed and went on
deck.
Early though he was, one passen-
ger at least was up before him. The
young woman he had noticed last eve
ming with the magazine was doing q
constitutional.
Irish he guessed her when the deep
blue eyes rested on his for an instant
as she passed. and fortified his conjec-
ture by the coloring Of the clear
skinned face and the marks Of the Gel
tic race delicately stamped upon II.
The purser came out Of his room and
Joined Elliot. He smiled at sight of
the young mans face. ''Your maps
q little out of plumb this morning, sir."
he ventured.
But you ought to see the other fsl.
low" came back Gordon boyishly.
"rve seen him-several Of him. I've
got to give It to you and Mr.. Macdon-
aid. You know how to hit"
"Oh, I'm not In his class"
Gordon Elliot meant what he said.
He was himself an athlete. had played
for three years left tackle ON his col.
lege eleven. More than one critic had
picked him for the All-America team.
But after all he was product Of train
ing and Of the gymnasiums. Nacdon.
aid was what nature and q long line
Of fighting Highland ancestors had
made him.
The purser chuckled. Hes q GOOD
| IN. Mac - Tbsv ~ hs liked 10 have
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drowned Northrup after he had saved
him."
Elliot was again following with his
eyes the Tilt Of the girls movements.
Apparently he had not heard what the
officer said.
With grin the purser opened an
other attack. "Don't blame you bit,
Mr.. Elliot. She's the prettiest colleen
that ever sailed from Dublin bay"
"Who is she?"
"The name on the books is Sheba
O'Neill."
"From Dublin, you say"
"Oh, If you want to be literal, her
baggage says Drogheda. Ireland IL
Ireland to me-"
"Where is she bound fort"
"Kusiak."
The young woman passed them with
little nod Of morning greeting to the
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lows. None of that rough stun goes"
ordoroH tho noko cho rplv =

lows. None Of that rough stun goes
ordered the mate sharply.
The big Cornishman who had been
tossed aside crouched for spring. He
launched himself forward with the
awkward force Of bear. The suit.
case described whirling arc Of cir.
Gle with the arm of its owner as a ra.
dius. The bag and the head Of the
miner came into swift impact. Like q
bullock which had been poleaxed, the
man went to the floor. He turned over
with groan and lay still.
The new passenger looked across
the huge, sprawling body at the group
Of miners facing him. They glared in
savage hate. All they needed was q
leader. to send them driving at him
with the force of an avalanche. The
man at whom they ragged did not give
an inch. He leaned forward slightly,
his weight resting on the balls Of his
feet, alert to the finger tips.
'Next," he taunted.
Then the mate got busy. He hustled
his stevedores forw&rd In front Of the
miners and shook his fist In their faces
as he stormed up and down. II they
wanted trouble, by Jove 1t was wait
ing for 'em, he swore in apoplectic
fury. The Hannah was a river boat
and not dive Of wharf ratsi
The man with the suitcase did not
wait to hear out his TRADE. He fol-
lowed the purser to his stateroom,
dropped his baggage beside the berth,
and Joined the Kusiak group ON the
upper deck.
They greeted him eagerly, q little
effusively, as II they were anxious to
prove themselves ON good terms with
him.
"What was the matterf" asked Self
ridge. "How did the trouble startf'
The big man shrugged his shoulders.
1T didn't start. Some of the outfit
thought they were looking for a row.
but they baked on the Job when IRE
lawney got his"
Gordon, as he watched from little
distance, corrected earlier impressions.
This pan had passed the thirties. he
had the thick neck and solid trunk of
middle life, but he carried himself 80
superbly that his whole bearing denied
that years could touch his splendid
physique.
Strong had stepped to the wharf
to talk with an old acquaintance, but
when the boat threw out a warning
signal he made hurried goodby and
came on board. He rejolned Elliot.
swell. what d'you think Of himl
Was ! rightr'
The young man had already guessed
who this imperious stranger was. "
never saw anybody get away with q
hard Job as easily as he did that one.
You could see with half an eye that
those fellows meant nght. They were
all primed for it-and he bluffed them
out"
"Bluffed them-huhi was where ]
could see just what happened. Colby
Macdonald wasn't even looking at Ire
lawney. but you bet he saw him start,
That suitcase Travelled like a streak Of
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nexhaustble stories
well; peoped pros
but with cbred and seize to the Wilderness
heartily
energy, the the future Of Alaska.
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"How old1"
Search me. You never think Of age
when you're looking at him. Forty
1--WE. mebbe-or hfty-I don't know"
"Marriedf"
"No-o." Hanford Strong nodded N
the direction of the Kusiak circle.
''They say he's going to marry Mrs.
Mallory. She's the one with the red
hair"
1t struck young Elliot that the miner
was dismissing Mrs. Mallory In too
cavalier a fashion. She was the sort
Of woman at whom men look twice,
and then continue to look while she
appears magnlf1cently unaware Of It.
Her hair was not red, but Of lustrous
bronze. amazingly abundant, and
dressed In waves with the careful skill
Of a coiffeur. Slightest shades of
meaning she could convey with a lift
Of the eyebrow or an intonation Of the
musical voice. II she was already
fencing with the encroaching years
there was little evidence of It in her
opulent good looks.
.
The whistle Of the Hannah blew for
the Tatlah Cache landing while Strong
and Elliot were talking. The gang.
plank was thrown out.
A man came to the end Of the wharf
carrying a suitcase. He was well-set
thick In the chest and broad-shoul.
dered. Looking down from above
Gordon Elliot guessed him to be in the
early thirties.
Mrs. Mallory was the FIRST to recog
nize him, which she did with q drawI
Ing little shout Of welcome. "Oh, you
Mr.. Man. knew you first. I SPEAK
for you." she cried.
The man on the gangplank looked
up. smiled and lifted to her his broad
gray hat in . wave Of greeting.
"How do you do. Mrs. Malloryf CLAD
to see you"
The miners from Frozen Gulch wers
grouped together on the lower deck
At sight Of the man with the suitcase
. sullen murmur rose among them
Those in the rear pushed forward ant
closed tho lane leading to the cabins
One Of the miners was flung roughly
against the new passenger. With {
Wide. powerful sweep Of his arm th>
man who had Just come aboard huriet
the miner bach. among his companions
~0angway hs said brusQuoly. sn<
- Ae stFods forward did not svss
dance In the direction oe tho angfJ
msn prsHsing toward him.
J Here. Keep bach tAseA ~ Il
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Casto N Khaki.
Mayme Gas two officers pass without
giance)-Gee, Cert. some army men
are 'ndrely blind to the female sex.
Gert-Sure. I guess they must be-
long 70 that reserve corps.-Judge.
Gilpin observer., 1918-04-11
ould Pro Quo,

Here's a theorist declares hens
think like human beings."
Il don't doubt they think like the
human beinsn Wha ~eekle Me hans"
Gilpin observer., 1918-04-11
Elliott obtains an Introduction
20 Miles o'NelII and while the
boat 10 taking on freight they
60 for stroll and have an
amazing adventure together.
Caste In Khaki.

(To BE CoNTINUED,)
Gilpin observer., 1918-04-11

with wave OF his hand Strong
pointed to a group Of miners who had
boarded the boat with them at Pierre's
Portage. There were about q dozen of
the men, for the most part husky,
heavy-set foreigners. Elliot gathered
from their talk that they had lost their
Jobs because they had tried to organ
ize an incipient strike in the Frozen
Gulch district.
"Roughnecks and booze fighters
that's all they are. But they earn
their way. Not that I blame Macdon-
aid for firing them, mind you," con-
tinued the miner. "His superintendent
up there was too soft. These here
Swedes got gay. Mac hit the trail for
Frozen Gulch. He hammered his big
fist into the bread basket of the ring
leader and said, Ctr That fellows
running yet, TIL bet. Then Mac called
the men together and read the riot act
to them. He fred this bunch on the
boat and was out Of the camp before
you could bat an eye. It was the clean
est hurry-up job ever did see."
From what I've heard about him,
he must be remarkable man."
Hes the biggest man in Alaska,
bar none."
This was a subject that interested
Gordon Elliot very much. Colby Mac
donald and his activities had brought
him to the country.
'Do you mean personally-or be-
cause he represents the big corpora
tionsf"
Both. His word comes pretty near
being law up here. not only because
he stands for the Consolidated. but
because he's one man from the ground
up."
"Do you mean that he's square
honestf"
you've said two things. my friend"
answered Strong dryly. "He's square.
II he tells you anything, don't worry
because he amt put down his John
Hancock before a notary. Don't waste
any time looking for fat or yellow
streaks in Mac. They amt there. No
body ever heard him squeal yet and
what's more nobody ever will"
mo wonder men like him."
''But whens you say honest MOI
Not the way you define honesty down
In the States. He's grabber, Mac is."
"What does he look nke3"
"Oh, ! don't know" Strong hssi-
tated, while he searched for words to
show the picture In his mind. big a.
a house-steps out like a buck in the
spring-blue-gray eyes that bore right
through you."
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Beadle county will launch a big
drive to Increase the membership OF
its farm bureau. The bureau now has
S32 members. the largest membership
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would have been placed under 1t. But
of what we're they, and what power
was sufficient to move aud control
this immense mass of limestone rock?
Romans Reused the Stones.
The Roman builders would appear
to have largely reused the stones OF
the earlier Phoeniciah work. The tenn
pie of the Sun itself had 81 columns,
IL each on the north and south sides.
and ten each on the east and west
sides. On the south side six of these
great columns still remain standing.
They are 10 feet In height, including
base and capital, while the entabla-
ture above adds another ii feet; the
shafts consist of three blocks only.
joined with iron ties, their diameter
is z feet 3 inches at the base and q
feet 6 inches at the top. To the
south Is the temple of Jupiter. This
is OPT feet by lit feet, and on a low
er level. 1t also faced east, and had
a beautiful portico and stone stair.
case, nothing Of which remains. The
peristyle had AZ columns, 13 on the
east and west sides, and eight OF the
north and south. These were 90 feet
In height, the shafts being 9 feet u
inches at the base, and 5 feet 8 inches
at the top. The entablature was IL
feet high, the distance between the
columns and the celia is 20 feet, the
ceiling being formed by great slabs
OF stone connecting them. and beau
tifully decorated. The north facade
is the best preserved, where nine col
umns out Of fifteen still remain in
position.
About 300 yards from the great tenn
pies is the small shrine of Venus, a
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Julius Caesar gave 1t the privileges of
a Roman colony, and later, Antoninus
Plus, in the last part Of the second
century, A. d., built the beautiful tenn
pie of Jupiter, and the great temple
of the sup was erected about the same
time. These two temples would APP
pear to be represented o~n.coins ef the
time of Septimus Severus some thirty
years later, and they carry the in
scription on the reverse, "COlonia
Heliopolis Jovi Optimo Maxine Hello
politani."
Great Phoenician MonoIiths.
The great temple of the Sun is
erected on the site Of the Phoenician
temple Of Baal, and at the western
end of the sub-structure are to be
seen three colossal monoliths which,
with other lesser ones, are placed In
the wall at a height OF 20 feet from
the ground level, and measure respec-
lively Ga feet, 1914 feet and 62 feet In
length. by 10 feet in thickness and
about the same in breadth. The
writer notes that they are so beau
tifully squared and fitted that. al
though without mortar. II would SS
difficult to put q knife between them.
The quarry from which these gigan-
tic stones were brought Is about half
a mile away; and there another one.
still larger. is to be seen. This is 68
feet long and. being squared on all
sides. was left In process Of being cut
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He shifted again, uttered a satisfied
grunt, and, Selling it in his powerful
jaws, shook it.
"Whoop! "A fruit cake yelled d
watchful soldier, and grasped it as 1t
rolled Il the ground. 'Hurrah!
Some knitted socks and a dozen lit
tie packages tied up with ribbon fell
out OF the shattered receptacle. Dale
uttered d sharp gasp. Among them
was n letter. He snatched it up and,
aflush and Quivering, secreted ii in his
pocket quickly.
But not for long. When he had d.
vided the cake among his impOrtunate
comrades and gathered up the mum.
berless mementOes from home, he got
TO his tent speedily. He opened the
precious missive, his eyes :parkled. he
kissed it f~ervently and his face fairly
shone.
What a wild, riotous, f~un-producing
New Years day! Old Bruin did him.
self proud, and Dale never sang the
patriotic songs apportioned him IN the
program so thrillingly.
II say" observed Roy quizzically as
the day waned, you've acted like some
wild schoolboy ~
Reason to-" cried Dale ~fervently,
and his heart beat faster against the
cherished missiye lying neX to it
the letter from Winnie saying II have
always loved you, and. though half
the world separates US, / love you now
more than eyer!'
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Insect Authority.

Aesop and the author Of Tom Saw
yer agree in their mental nhilosophv.
After describing the mental attitude
OF some creatures Aesop says: The
smaller the mind the greater the
~conceit. Mark Twain tells about the
oficious superintendent of a small Sun
day school in his showing of" mo-
ments and calls IL insect authority"
The species Is common. turning up in
all sorts Of functions and places. It's
that subtle something that wants to be
always In the limeliglt and has moth.
ing to show. It's the buster and the
bluff that takes the place of inward
s%elf-control. II has no effective con
nection with reason, Ii just sputters
and splits parade red fire. and fools
itself into thinking it's making an i'm
preston. 1t is, but It's n of insect
authority.