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sor which the Icy would pray, but Il
greater one. Surely these kneeIiu-
Hcapt.. gazing WITH moist and hiadly
ayes At tie cre4u rrfuce could aot
#at the he's words If demaseEues. turn
into The mab Ae feared Rat had
#aarrancd before Tho people vhe had.
uue HlUsat a8artI fbr Dauphau of
France ea ms balcony mt Versailles,
+ ha8 Hygd 10 scream for his HE
TIE countess. standing ON her bal
#con4 and staring down into the valley.
hghsla the pilgrimage and had thus
her first knowledge e. II. She was
|duercaulou nj sr>t. and stood gazing.
gripping the stone railing with tense
hands Ste watched horror stricken.
The crown prince himself come to
Etzel TO pray, For his grandfather,
of course. Then indeed. must things
be had with the king. as bad as they
could be.
The church doors closed behind
them.
olsa Loschck fell on her knees. She
WAS shaking from head to foot. And
because the religious training Of her
carly life near the shrine had given
her faith tn miracles, she prayed for
one. Rather, she made bargain with
cod:
Ii any word came to her from Karl,
any. no matter 10 what ii pertalued,
Size would take it fer sign, and at
trHpt flight II she was captured she
would Xii herself.
Bat II ne word came from Karl by
fAc hour Of her departure the next
morning, then She would do the thing
She had set out 10 do, and let him he
ware. Tho king dead, there would be
40 king. only ever the dead bodies
of the LiYouians would they let him
marry Hednig and the throne. 1t
would be war.
CurlouSly. while she was still on her
knees, her bargain made, the plan
came to her by which. when the time
came, the terrorists We're to rouse the
people TO even greater fury. Still
kneeling, she turned ii over In her
mind Ii was possible. More, it could
be made plausible, with her assistance.
And at the vision it evoked-Mettlich
horror and rage. Hedwig's pulling
tears, her own triumph--she took u
deep breath. Revenge with ven
geanee, retaliation for old hurts and
fresh injuries, these were what she
found on her knees, while the bell in
the valley commenced the mass, and
a small boy, very rapt and very earn
est, prayed for his grandfather's life.
Yet the bargain came very close to
being made the other way that day,
and by Karl himself.
On the day of the pilgrimage Karl
found himself strangely restless and
uneasy. Olga Loschek haunted him,
her face when he had told her about
the letter, her sagging figure when he
had left her.
Something like remorse stirred on
him. She had taken great risks for
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COUNTESS LCSCHEK, STARTING ON WAY ACROSS
BORDER, WARNED TO KEEP COMMITTEES
PLANS SECRET.
PLANS SECRET.

Ferdinand William Of
the republic His
king order the Kingdom
Ielws King Karl of
formed
attendant.
with the OF is
will the
he Milky between and
of and to
control Illness of Prince
Ferdin William grandfather is discussed
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by one. No one knows where. hut all
suspect. Student meetings are pro-
hibited. The yearly procession OF
veterans Is forbidden, for they trust
none. even their old soldiers. The
council meets day after day In secret
session."
"But the army"
"They do not trust the army"
karls face was grave. Something
of the trouble In Liyonla he had
known. But this argued an immediate
crisis.
ION the kings DEATH" the countess
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said, "A republic Will be declared.
The republic of Livouta, The crown
prince will never reign"
SO you came today to tell me this?"
She glanced up, and catching his
eyes, colored family. These are
things you should Know"
He knew her very we'll A jealous
woman would 20 far. He knew now
that She was jealous When he spoke
It was with calculating brutality. You
mean, in view of my impending mar
riage?"
So 1t was arranged! Finally ar
ranged. Well. She had done her best.
He knew the truth She had told 1t
fairly. IT, knowing it. he persisted,
II would be because her power over
him was dead ut last.
Yes. l do not know how far your
arrangements have gone. You have
ut least been warned"
But she saw, by the very way he
drew himself up and smiled. that he
understood. More than that, he
doubted her. He questioned what she
had said. The very fact that she had
told him only the truth added to her
resentment.
You will see" she said sullenly.
Because he thought he already saw.
and because she had given him bad
moment, Karl chose to be deliberately
cruel. "Perhaps." he said. But you
leave out of this discussion the one
element that consider important.
Hedwig herself. II the Princess He'd
wig were tomorrow to be without a
country, l should still hope to marry
her"
She had done we'll up to now. had
kept her courage and her temper. had
taken her cue from him and been quiet
and poised. But more than his words.
his cruel voice. silky with friendship.
drove her To the breaking point.
Bitterly, and with reckless passion,
she flung at him IIedwig's infatuation
for young Larisch. and prophesied his
dlshonor rs II result of II.
In the end she grew quiet and sat
looking into the fire with eyes full of
stony despair. She had tried and
faiied. There was one way left only
one, and even that would not bring
him back To her. Let Hedwic escape
and marry Milky Iarisch-Still where
WIS She? Let the terrorists strike
Asain=Where WAS she?
Her emotions were deadened FL
SaYe enc, and that was her hatred af
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CHAPTER &lIi-Continued.

CHAPTER XIli-Continued.
The candle VAS ut last lighted. 1t
burned fitfully illuminating only tiny
zone In the darkness.
II need lantern" Bobby observed.
There's draft here. 1t comes from
the other grating. Some time, when
you have time I'd like to see what's
beyond it. l was kind of nervous
about going alone"
II was the old passage, then, of
course Old Adelbert stared MS Bobby
took the candle and held 1t toward
second grated door, like the first. but
taller.
close examination revealed to old
Adelbert two things: First. that
briek-lined passage apparently in good
repair, led beyond the grating. Sec
ond that II had been recently put In
order No unused passage this, but
one kept In order and repair. For
what?
- That evening Adelhert called to see
his friend. the locksmlth In the uni
versity place. He possessed, he said,
InuipCh al AIlltH NJ Ia! A'Ht 'h'
key. and which. being fastened To
chest. he was unable In bring with him.
a large and heavy paddock. perhaps
the size Of his palm.
When IL left. he carried with him
n bundle Of keys. tied in brown
paper.
Eut he id not back to his chest.
He went fnsfeaa - tfe th5eket around
the oil late. uM.h =uae st4A termed
the Gate of fhg Moon" and There.
armed With III lantern. pursued his in
yeSticauaus .lnri1, Il portion Of the
NIGHT.
When Fa rgH Finished. oil AdtfRert.
veteran II HaaHF# seaes. eaeaae patriot
and urvlx turned traitor. hHll I'm his
Shaking Aa.ls Tile fate o. the Eiu%-
dom.
The Countess IoeeheG was On hcr
way across tha border. Iata arrange
u.uts vtrp mi nj Err raa.u.. l.r
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guarded. Even Mrna. slipping off for
an evening hour with a village sweet
heart. WAS stealthily Swallowed. Be
fore this iine ladies' had changed gar
ments with their maids and escaped
from divers unplcasantnesses.
At the end of two days The countess
was able to be up. She moved
languiIly about her room, still too
weak To plan.
And on the fourth day came the
crown prince of Liyonla on Il pill
srinage.
The manner of his coming was this
There are more ways than one of
reaching the hearts of an uneasy peo-
pie. Remission of taxes is bad one.
1t argues mistake in the past. in ex-
acting such tithcs. Governments may
make errors. but must not acknowl-
edge them. There is the freeing of
political prisoners. but that, too. is
dangerous. when such prisoners
breathe sedition to the very prison
walls.
And there Is the appeal To sentiment.
The government, pinning all its hopes
10 one small boy, would further endear
him to the people Willy statesman
that he was. the chancellor had hit
on this to Offset the rumors of He'd
wigs marriage.
"a pilgrimage !" said the king, when
the matter was preached to him. For
what? My recovery? Cannot you let
your servant depart in peace2"
"Pilgrimages," observed the chancel-
lor, "have had marvellous results, sire.
do not insist that they perform
miracles, as some believe."-h smiled
falntly-'but as matter of public
feeling and remedy for discord. they
are sometimes efiCacious.'
u see" said the king. And lay still.
looking ut the ceiling.
Can 1t be done safely?" he asked
at last.
THE maddest trnitor would not
threaten the crown prince on pill
srimage. The people would tear him
limb from limb"
Nevertheless, should take all pre-
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japanese are planning to link two
of their islands with q railroad tun-
mel. 1000 feet of which will be under
the sea.
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King Karl becomes acquaint-
ed with the troubled state Of
the country in the next INSTALL
ment.

(To BE CoNTINUED)
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1918-07-17
FLAYS GERMAN RULERS
Macmillan Harden Intimates
Policy Is Disastrous.
Carry on Tradition Of Power of the
Sword While PROCESSING
Democratic Aims.

London, July ia current number
of Die Zukunft contains a sharp in.
dictment of the rulers of Germany by
Macmillan Harden.
The holders of high offices, he is
quoted as saying by the Rotterdam
correspondent of the Daily Telegraph
when it seems useful to themselves
profess to favor new world order OF
democracy and national peace, but
they really are only carrying on the
tradition of the power Of the sword
mo high parsonage in the German
empire" he says, wishes to see set
up a league of nations, adhesion to
which has been declared by the states
OF North and South America and rep.
resentatives of England, France, Italy
Canada, Australia and India. The con.
tinuance of endeavors to conceal this
fact has become unnecessary since
Brest-Litovsk and Bucharest.
I'VE know what the enemy wants
and we know that we have govern
ment which, calling itself pan-German
or whatever else it likes, only expects
peace through the might of the army
and feels certain of obtaining it in a
short time. We may be certain that
no words Of theirs will ever gain belief
anywhere"
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1918-07-17
WHEAT PRICES ARE NAMED
Conditions Governing U. S. Purchase
of Cereal Announced.

Conditions Governing U. S. Purchase
of Cereal Announced.
Washington, July 16.-Food Admin
istrator Herbert c. Hoovers plan OF
wheat and flour control and condi
lions governing the purchase of wheat
by the government grain corporation
have been made public.
The corporation will purchase, at
stated prices, wheat graded according
to the department of agriculture grade
revision. The prices which will be
paid at the primary markets for the
basic wheats, No. 1 northern spring
No. l hard winter, No. 1 red winter
No. 1 durum, and No. 1 hard white
follow:
New York, $2.seK; Philadelphia
$3.50; Baltimore, $2.38A; Newport
News, $2.3SA; Duluth, $2.22k; Min
neapolis, $2.21R; Chicago, 1926; St.
Louis, 1924; Kansas City, $2.18; Oma
ha, $2.1S; New Orleans, 1928; Gal
weston, 1928; Tacoma, $3.50; Seattle
$3.50; Portland, $3.50; Astoria, 1920;
San Francisco, 1920; Los Angeles
$3.50. Intermountain +. O. b., outgoing
car basis, 81.
The food administration grain cor
poration will buy warehouse receipts
In approved elevators at principal pri
mary markets.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1918-07-17
ALLIED TROOPS
MENACE MOSCOW
Small International Force on
Attic and White Seas Has
Been Reinforced.
SOVIET POWER WANES
ment Has Strengthened Its Posi-.
tions at No Less Than Three
Widely Separated Points.

Washington, July 1.-THE situa-
ton in Russia and Siberia is daily
presenting new phases, although
greatly overshadowed by the tire.
mendous developments on the West.
ern front.
At no less than three widely sep.
arated points have the opposition
to the Soviet government greatly
strengthened their positions, thus
heavily taxing the inadequate military
machine of the Bolsheviki.
On the shores of the Attic and
White seas the small International AL
lied force which has been holding the
railroad terminus at Kola and Muir
mansk has been considerably rein
forced and is advancing southwark
along the railroad towards Vologda
and Moscow.
1t is admitted officially that there
are some American sailors and ma
rines in the neighborhood of Kola,
but it is not known that they are par
ticipating in this southwark movement
and it is doubted whether, in the alb
sence of special instructions they
would do so. unless it were necessary
as defensive measure.
Firms Change Heart.
Reports from reliable sources in
Sweden indicate a surprising change
of sentiment among the Finnish people
toward their German controlled gov
eminent, making it impossible for that
government to raise any volunteer
troops to attack the Allied force on the
line Of the Kola-Moscow railroad
This has greatly relieved the minds of
officials, who realize that this rail-
road could be held only by a very
large force if attacked from Finland.
Cutting off communication in that way
would greatly endanger the position Of
the Allied forces on the Murmansk
coast when winter comes.
With Finland practically neutral,
and the local population in the MUIR
mansk country coming to the aid of
the Allied forces, it is believed that
the Allies now are reasonably sure of
being able to maintain a channel of
communication with Central Russia
and Siberia against any German at
tack.
Lenine Protest ignored.
The protest Of the Lenine govern
ment against the Allies operation in
the North is believed to have been a
mere f0rmality, made possibly to sat.
| isfy the Germans, who are endeavor.
ing to control the Bolsheviki govern.
ment. Officials say it will not be en-.
tertained because the Allies do not
| recognize the Bolsheviki as the real
government of Russia and persist in
regarding that nation as still in the
war on the side of the Allies, regard.
less OF the peace treaty of Brest
| LitOvsk.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1918-07-17
BARRIERS BEM0AN TRADE LOSS
Women Who Are Taking Mems Places
In Industries Are Not Helping
TonsoriaI Artist,

Memphis. Tenn.-Women taking the
place Of men in the industrial world
may be filling the jobs all right, but
they are not helping the barber.
Visit any tonsorial establishment
and ask the man who Yields the gleam-
Ing blade. He will tell you some Of
his best customers have gone-gone to
fight the Germans. And he will tell
you that all the women who took their
places are strangers to him.
While the barber complains the
beauty DOCTOR. has a different story
to tell. She says her patrons are
more numerous than ever before, and
they are more liberal. They spend
money lavish]y. A few dollars to re-
move wrinkle that has appeared as
result Of business worries is handed
over without murmur. Powder and
paint and toilet water are used law
ishly.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1918-07-17
AMERICA AND ENGLAND
BY GIDEON HOE
OF the ViaIIantea.

Chester NJ. Wright, member Of the
New York Typographical union, and
managing editor of the American Al
lance for Labor and Democracy, at
present in Europe as one of the rep
resentatives of labor who went abroad
recently to reassure our allies OF our
temper and sentiment In the war, has
been writing some very interesting re-
ports of his present experiences.
The following paragraphs are illumi-
mating. They show the rapid growth
of a better understanding and warmer
fellowship between the English and
American free peoples:
"The English look to America as
to brothers; they look upon Ameri-
cans with affection. And their adj
miration for our president knows no
bounds. When they hear the splendid
story Of our trade union movement and
it's firm position they know that Amer
lea will make good. Having made
mistakes themselves, they know we
have made them, too, and will make
more. They understand us better
than we have imagined.
Here are two indications Of the
British regard for America. The
American mission visited Warwick to
be guests for day at the historic
castle. built in the thirteenth century.
America is as mythical to the humble
folk Of Warwick town as Warwick is
fn pr,k <hn
ordered the American flag flown dur
ing our visit. 1t was the first time an
American flag had ever flown to the
breeze in Warwick. Last night I Wis.,
tied theater-the Adelphia. A musi-
cal comedy was on the boards. Two
thirds Of the chorus costumes con-
tanned the American colors. There
were Uncle Sans and American COW.
boys and Goddesses of Liberty. The
theaters have been doing this since
we came into the war. They overlook
no way here of showing affection for
America. America must overlook no
way Of making good!
1--WE were on the sea on April 6, the
anniversary of our entry into the war.
The event was celebrated, and those
who spoke most feelingly for America
were Canadian and British soldiers.
'The same love for democracy and
freedom that fires America and thrills
her people inspires and thrills the pe0-
pie Of England. AS many as must
will die for the cause. The Hun can
never win. Civilization must and will
be saved. The free people of the
world are bound in a new and indis-
soluble unity"
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1918-07-17
PHANT0MS
BY WILLIAM HAMILTON OSBORNE
of the viQilantes.

BY WILLIAM HAMILTON OSBORNE
Of the Vioilantes.
In Seattle, WASH, during one Of the
Red Cross drives. was one of an au-
dience of 5000 people that crowded q
huge motion picture theater on a Sat-
urday night. There was a special ap.
peal made from the platform for i'm
mediate contributions. The result of
this appeal was the immediate sub
scription Of $30,OOO-or $40 head, for
every man, woman and child in the au-
dience. AS that large audience surged
out into the brilliantly lighted street
1 noted that the street was occupied
by goodly company of soldiers,
drawn up at attention. saluting the
audience as it went by. There must
have been 500 of them. I stepped to
the curbstone and approached the
commanding officer, who saluted as !
came.
"Who," queried, "are these men
what are they doing here?'
: The officer smiled-his eyes fash
ed. "These," he said, ARE the
500 members Of the National army
whose lives are going to be saved be
cause your audience this evening con.
tributed $4,000 to the Red Cross
fund.-"
He finished speaking to me. He
turned and gave an order. On. the in.
slant the 500 soldiers vanished into
thin air. And then I realized that
: they weren't there-they hadn't been
there at all, save in my Imagination
They were phantoms.
. But-were they phantoms? Do they
exist? They were not in that street
ranged up before that theater-are
they anywhere? They are not phan
toms-they do exist-and they are
somewhere today either in the trench
es or about to enter them. They may
be in France-they may be here-but
they are real, those 500 men whose
lives will be saved by that audience
who subscribed that evening their av
erage Of $40 apiece. How many men
are there whose lives will not be
saved because there's nobody to put
up the cash? Are they phantoms. too,
Let US hope they are.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1918-07-17

Germans Bomb French Cities.
Paris July 17.-Aerial activity is
marked especially on the part of the
Germans, who announce officially the
bombing of large cities and railway
centers in Northern France. This is
the first report of the kind in Berlin
for several weeks and may have been
made to counteract the effect of AL
lied raids on Rhine cities. Abbeville
and the regions of St. Po!, Doullens
Creepy En-Valois and Villers Cotterets
have been attacked by enemy air
men. All these cities are behind the
Allied lines. between Ypres, & Rheims.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1918-07-17
Keen INTEREST
AT WASHINGTON
ProveSS of American Soldiers in
Battle Thrills National
Capital.
.ELAT|0N IS APPARENT
Secretary Baker in a Statement Says
German Attack Came After Care
full Preparation-Preside
Eagerly Reads Accounts.

Washington, July 17.-As dispatches
from France unfold the story of the
valiant stand of American troops along
the Marine against the renewed Ger
man offensive an air Of citation was ap
parent in government circles.
Official advices were slow and nc
formal report on the German effort to
drive the jaws of great pincer move
ment about Rheims on a IS mile front
was available.
Americans Huri Enemy Back.
Press reports made it clear, how
ever, that the enemy had not only
been stopped, but hurled back by
American counter attacks along the
Marine where they hold the left flank
of the great battle front, while the
French army, aided near Rheims by
Italian divisions, stood fast over the
far greater extent of the line they de
Tended against fierce assaults by the
enemy.
At the White House, the President
read the account with eager interest
that did not wane. At the War de
partment, Secretary Baker, General
March, chief of staff, and other high
officers received eagerly the brief
glimpses of the battle flashed across
the country in press bulletins from
the battle front.
President Gets News Reports.
Every line was studied with grow
ing delight, as it became evident the
enemy had met with a decided check
in the first rush of his greatest effort
thus far. The fact that credit TO,
stopping the heaviest parts of the as
sault thus far reported belongs to men
of the first American army corps add
ed to the feeling of elation.
After reading reports, Secretary
Baker made the following statement:
"The attack made by the Germans is
evidently the result of careful prepare
tions. 1t covers a wide front and is
made in force. We are at the end OF
the first day of a great battle. The
reports so far are encouraging and
seem to indicate both heavy fighting
and effective resistance along the en-
tire 'front.'"
The prompt and hard driven counter
attacks of the American troops at two
points sent a glow of enthusiasm
through the whole War department
when the word first came.