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The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1918-12-12
Can't Be Done.

II thought yous were going to say no
when young Wombat asked for your
daughters hand in marriage"
"That was When he was a civilian,
How could I say no to q second lieu.
tenant?"
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1918-12-12

uOSS llIe,' SalQ
one member of the
Crouch club.
"1'm not doing
that WE'LL" an
Swered another.
"The bread my
wife tries to cook
isn't nearly as sat
isfying as dog bis
cult"
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1918-12-12
1t Would Be,

II have a letter from Bill, who In
somewhere in France, and he says be
has such trouble in learning French"
"Yes, I dare say his difficulties in
speaking to the natives are pronoun-
ced."
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1918-12-12
Suez Canal.

Although the Suez canal is only 90
miles long it reduces the distance from
England to India by sea nearly four
thousand miles,
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1918-12-12
Clean and Sweet Cream.

The cleanest and sweetest cream ia
obtained when milk is separated imme.
diately after milking and then cooled
% near so degrees F.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1918-12-12
Cruel Treatment.

Yeast-The Germans in the intern
ment camps in this country say we are
treating them cruelty.
Crimsonbeak-HOw so?
"They claim we're taking all the
kick out O. the beer we let 'em have"
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1918-12-12
Speed of the Pulse.

The pulse beat Of infants is 120
per minute, Of men, 20. and Of women
about q.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1918-12-12

1t is better to live in the fOggy pres
ent than in the misty past.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1918-12-12
One or the Other

Ellis wife gave him his choice, he'd
have to give up smoking altogether
"
"Or lose herr"
"No; or get his life insured and dou.
BILE the quantity"
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1918-12-12
"Or lose her?"
Envious of Eido.

I'm leading a
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1918-12-12

His satanic majesty must have a lot
of branch offices.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1918-12-12
SMILES FOR ALL
Nice and Cool.

H-H-4-44-H-H-H-
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-08-15
In and Out.

There is some talk among a number
of the women folk Of Woodruff place
of organizing a club to be known as
"The ms and Outs" Not that they
wish to be marked as %gad-abouts or
anything Of the sort. The proposed
club title refers solely to a recent
pamphlet issued by the authorities of
"the town within a city," which con-
tains the directory of the 1880 inhab-
itants. The booklet is neatly arranged,
Is embellished with pictures Of the
towns beauty spots and contains plen-
ty Of advertisements as all good direc-
tories should. But somehow in the
course from census taker to printer
the names of about twenty-five Of the
good wives Of the town were omitted.
The little club idea has been proposed
with n requirement for membership.
which Is that the member shall be elm
the town and tout" Of the directory
Indianapolis News.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-08-15

the citizens of the city; no organized
effort had been made to care for them
and there was insufficient surplus food
for half their number. Yet somehow
they lived and fingered on.
At the time of O'Reilly's arrival the
sight presented by these innocent vic
Tins of war was appalling; it reused
in him q dull red rage at the power
which had wrought this crime and at
the men who permitted it to continue.
Spain was a Christian nation, he re-
flected; she had. set up more crosses
than any other, and yet beneath them
she had butchered more people than all
the nations Of the earth combined.
This monstreus, coldly calculating eff
fort to destroy the entire Cuban people
| seemed to him the blacklist infamy Of
all, and he wondered If it would be al
lowed to succeed.
Fortunately for the two friends, Cen
eral Betancourt's generosity served to
relieve them from any immediate dan
ger of starvation. After making a few
purchases and eating with the utmost
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-08-15
fContinued Next Week)
French Labor SHORTAGE.

The lack of labor has become more
acute in almost all the vital Industries
OF France. There are many soldiers
of the old classes in the French army,
men 40 years of age or more, whose
usefulness at the front is a question
open to debate. Agitation has been
going on since the time when Americas
participation in the war made the de-
mand for men less acute at the battle
front to relieve the old Poilus. Early
in 1917 the doubtful privilege of an
honorable discharge was granted ta
carefree fathers Of six or more chill
dren. The real problem before the
chamber of deputies is whether to take
up the question of the old classes In q
large spirit or whether to continue to
make slight concessions to the demands
Of their constituents. ii
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-08-15

Evangelina seemed to be stupid, a
trif1e touched, perhaps, from suffering,
for she laid a skinny claw upon O'ReiE-
ly's shoulder and warned him earnest
ly: "Look out for Cobo. You have
heard about him, Ell? Well, he is the
cause of all our misery. He hunted US
from place to place, and it was for him
that I put that hump on her back. Un-
derstand me, she is straight-straight
and pretty enough for any American.
Her skin is like milk, too, and e
hair-she used to put flowers in it for
you, and then we would play games.
But YOU never came. You will make
allowances for her looks, will you notT'
"Poor Rosa! You two poor crea-
lures" O'Reiiy choked; he hid his
face upon his sweetheart's breast.
Rosa responded; her fingers caressed
him and she sighed ~contentedly.
O'Reilly's ascent Of the hill had been
slow, but his descent was infinitely
slower, for Rosa was so feeble that
she could help herself but little and
he lacked the strength to carry her
far at a time. Finally, however, they
reached the wretched howell where
Asensio lay, then leaving her there,
| Johnnie sped on alone into the city.
| He returned soon with several small
bundles concealed about his person,
and with Evangelipa's help he set
about preparing food. -'~saszkss. 81
! Neither Rosa nor the two negroes
bad any appetite-their hunger had
long since passed the point at which
! they were conscious of it-and O'ReillY
was compelled to force them to eat
! When he had given them all that he
dared he offered what food was left
to Jacket. "aaf
The boy moistened his lips and his
fingers twitched. but he shook his head.
"Oh. I'm not so hungry" he declared,
indifferently. II have a friend in the
market place; l will go down there
and steal a fish from him."
O'Reilly patted him or the shoulder
saying: "You are a good kid, and you
understand, don't you? These stck
people need more food than we can
buy for them, SO we will have to draw
our belts tight" . .Auslsasaaa&S Hssss ssAk;sssxagSS u
"Of course. Eating is a habit, any
how, and we men know how to get
along without it. I will manage to find,
something for you and me, for I'm a.
prodigious thief. I can steal the hair
from a mans head when 1 try" WftlI
a nod he set off to find his benefae<
tors supper. ,s.ssuse il -.assasess e @%@ ~.
.u . a-aax. . T. !; "
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-08-15
CHAPTER XVII.
Rosa.

"Look!" Jacket clutched at O'Reilly
and pointed a shaking finger. "More
beggaFs! Christo! And those little
children!" The boy tried to laugh, but
his voice cracked %nervously. "Are they
children, or gourds with legs under
them?"
O'Reilly looked, then turned his
eyes away. He and Jacket had reached
the heart Of Matanzas and were facing
the public. square, the Plaza de la Lib
ertad it was called. Matanzas ap-
peared poor and squalid, depressingly
w%retched; its streets were foul and
the Plaza de la Libertad-grim mock
cry Of a. name-was crowded with a
throng such as 1t had never held in
O'Reilly's time, a throng Of people who
were, without exception, gaunt, list
less, ragged. There was no afternoon
parade Of fnery, no laughter, no noise;
the benches were full, but their occu-
pants were silent, too sick or too weak
to move. Nor were there any romping
children. There were, to be sure, vast
numbers of understood figures in the
square, but n needed to look twice
to realize that they were not pygmies
or wizened little old folks. 1t was not
strange that Jacket had compared
them to gourds with legs, for all were
naked, and most Of them had bodies
swollen into the likeness Of pods or
calabashes. They looked peculiarly
grotesQue with their spidery legs and
thin faces.
O'Reilly passed a damp hand across
his eyes. "Just Heaven !" he breathed.
"She-she's one of these"
The r~econcentrados overran .Matan-
zas in an unclean swarm; streets and
plazas were %congested with them, for
no attempt was made to confine them
to their quarters. Morning brought
them streaming down from the sub
urban slopes where they lived. evening
sent them winding back; their days
were spent in an aimless search for
food. They snatched at crumbs and
combed the cutters for crusts. How
they managed to exist, whence came
the food that kept life In their miser-
49, ."3'"" was q mvsterv, ever to
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-08-15
SYNOPSIS.

CHAPTER I-Don Esteban Varona, q
hoard; This wealth has been hidden in
and only he and his master know the Sc
cret cache. Don Esteban's wife dies at
the birth, Of twins. Esteban and Rosa.
Don Esteban marries the avaricious Donna
Isabel, who knows there is hidden treas-l
ure and tries to wiring the secret from Sc
bastian. When the slave refuses she tries
to hurt him by having Evangelina, his
daughter, whom he loves dearly and who
Is the special servant of the twins. sold.
CHAPTER II-Through Donna. Isabel's
scheming Don Esteban risks ~Evangelina
at cards and loses. Grazed by the loss OF
his daughter. Sebastian kills Don Este
ban and himself.
bel searched for the hidden wealth Of the
man she had married. A few years later
she seeks to marry Rosa to the r deb . RSn
the American, and awaits his return from
New York, whence he has gone to break
on ms engagement to his employers RS
1nsurrectos.
CHAPTER Iv-Donna Isabel Is at the
mercy Of Pancho Cueto, her unscrupu-
!ous administrator. who knows the deeds
ure. one night she walks in her sleep
and meets her death in the treasure we'll.
Esteban and Rosa are forced to flee then
Cueto d~enounces them as rebels.
CHAPTER v-Rosa writes to O'ReiIiy
of their plight and urges him to come
and save her.
CHAPTER v1-o'Reilly soon lands in
Cuba. but finds he will have hard work
to reach Rosa. as communication with
the Insurrectos ls difficult and danger
Gus.
CHAPTER VII-O'Reilly. meets Leslie
Branch. newspaper man. who is a victim
Of tuberculosis. and they plan a way to
Join the InSurrectOS together.
CHAPTER vIII-In the meantime Cueto
plans to lead Cobo, a Spanish colonel Of
the hiding place of Esteban and Rosa.
CHAPTER 1x-Cobo and his men cap
cued by Esteban, and Cobo is injured in
surrectos by the aid Of Doctor Alvarado.
a friend Of the Cuban cause.
CHAPTER x-o'Reilly is about to
carry; He and Leslie Branch are ar
ban tells Rosa of the coming. Of General
weyler to "pacify" the island.
home and kills him, but Spanish troops
% S1%n "R f Hs does sst not rea sfei home. R %itS
Esteban missing, Rosa. Evangelina and
her husband. Asensio, with whom Rosa
into e q spa s9hX'n eon eexs uR n0 Camp a"o 81
CHAPTER KILN New York O'RelIly
plans a flibustering expedition to Cuba
and Is offered assistance by ,Norine
Evans, a wealthy girl, who insists on
financing the venture and going along as
a nurse. Soon the expedition starts fol
Cuba in a small tramp steamer.
CHAPTER x1II-The f1IpusIers lano IN
Cuba and O'Reilly learns Of Esteban and
Rose, in Matanzas, visits her old home,
which Is in ruins.
CHAPTER xIV-In a raid Esteban,
dangerously III, is rescued from a Spanish
prison by O'Reilly and the Cubans.
CHAPTER xv-Estepan tens o,,e..,
he believes the treasure is hidden IN the
we'll on the plantation. O'Re!ily learns
the town in which Rosa Is held prisoner
and determines to go to her.
T. CHAPTER xVI-With Jacket, a Cuban
boy. O'Reilly starts out determined to
save Rosa. After many trials they en
ter Matanzas. the CITY OF Death.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-08-15
~ Can't Stand That" He Confessed.

f%rugality, they began their search.
Later they stretched themselves out to
sleep on the stones beneath the portales
bf the railroad station.
They spent a horrid, narrowing night,
for now the general distress was
brought home to them more poignant
~ than ever At dawn they learned
that these people were actually dying
of neglect. The faint light betrayed
the presence of new corpses lying
upon the station 1agstones. From
those still living, groans,' signs, sick
mutterings rose until O'Reilly finally
dragged his youthful companion out Of
the place.
Il can't stand that" he confessed.
Il can't sleep when people are starving
to death alongside Of me. This money
burns my pocket. IT,"
Jacket read his purpose and laid a
OBTAINING hand upon his arm.
1T will save u lives, too," he said
simply.
"Bah! We are men. There are
women and children yonder-"
But Jackets s%ensibilities were cal
loused, 1t seemed. "Of what use would
your few pesetas be among so many?"
he inquired. "God has willed this, and
he knows what he is doing. Besides,
your pretty one is probably as hun
CRY as these people. No doubt we shall
find that she, too, is starving"
O'Reilly slowly withdrew his hand
from his pocket. Eyes! It's Rosa's
money. But-come; I can't endure
this"
He led the way back to the Plaza of
Liberty and there on an iron bench
they waited for the full day. They
were very tired, but further sleep was
impossible, for the death wagons
rumbled by on their way to collect the
bodies Of those who had died during
the night.
Neither the man nor the boy ever
wholly lost the nightmare memory Of
the next few days, for their search
took them into every part Of the recon-
centrado districts. What they beheld
aged them. Day after day, from dawn
till dark, they wandered, peering into
huts, staring into faces, asking ques-
tons until they were faint from fatigue
and sick from disappointment.
AS time passed and they failed to
find Rosa Varona a terrible apprehen-
sion began to weigh O'Reilly down his
face grew old and drawn, his shoulders
sagged, his limbs began to drag. It
was all that Jacket could do to keep
him going. The boy, now that there
was actual need Of him, proved a per-
feet Jewel; his optimism never failed.
his faith v faltered, and O,Rellly
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-08-15

cred his lips and gave vent to d low
whistle of amazement. $50. This fae
your pretty one, Ell? L She WeIls*
I don't think much Of her. But them
you are not so handsome yourself, are
your" +
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frugality, they began their search.
Later they stretched themselves out to
sleep on the stones beneath the portalea
bf the railroad station.
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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-11-11
VICTORY PARADES FROM one
END END Of | COUNTY TO OTHER
HAMMOND WILL
CELEBRATE TONIGHT.
Blue Monday in Hammond?

Blue Monday in Hammond?
Well, hardly 1t was the most joyful
day in the history of the city and the
fact that it was the third time Ham
mond had celebrated the end of the war
didn't lessen the celebration.
Everything that was spontaneous. in
formal and unconventional was staged
on the streets with only few minor
accidents.
This evening the city viii hold the
great victory parade that hiss beer plan
ned for so long. Plants, lodges, church
es, schools. unions and all other organi-
cations desiring TO participate are to
form on streets east and west of Hob
man street from Webb street south The
parade will form on Holman street with
the head at Webb street and begin NOV
ing promptly at 1880. Automobiles are
barred and motorists are asked not to
park their cars on Holman street.
A platoon Of police, with mayor and
other officials, will lead the parade.
bands are to furnish time Chief of
Police Austgen and George Hanlon viii
act as marshals with DR.. H. E. Sharrer
as guide.
East siders are TO form at Calumet
and Truman avenues and march east TO
haywood street to Summer. down sum-
mer to Calumet and thence to State
street starting at O'Clock. They
will proceed to the starting point Of the
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-11-11
KAISER
WILL BE
|NTERNEO

LONDON, Nov. 1I.-rhe Dutch gov
eminent VIII intern the kaiser and his
entire party, telegraphs the Daily Mails
correspondent TO The Hague.
The kaiser arrived In special train
at Maastrtcht. and along with Il came
ten automobiles nued with rtAes, the
correspondent adds.
Later the Daily Mails correspondent.
said the imperial party included IAN old
man believed to be Hdndenburg.r
Another rlrnor said the whole Ger
man army star had reached Maastr1eht,
The Dutch government denies the I'M
per1al party was allowed 60 proceed to
2Giddachten. saying the kaiHer's train
was being closely guarded by Dutch
soldiers.
Later details from Maastricht are Just
coming in. A train OF flatcars has been
drawn UP beside the closely guarded
imperial train, and the unloading OF
the imperial motor cars has begun The
contents will be taken TO the intern
ment camp whittier the kaiser will be
sent.
The ex-emperor is wearing a uniform
ana cap, not Inc helmet Whlch ne is won't
to wear. He paced UP and down the
station platform, cheerfully chatting
with German staff officer and sInok-
ing many cigarets.
Soon another train carrying staff Of
flcers and supplies arrived. Great
crowds surrounded the station curiously
watching the proceedings. kodaks are
clicking in merry rivalry.
As the kaiser left Belgium a crowd
Of Belgian civilian saw him off, shout
ing Bon voyage a Parisi''
German soldiers posted along the Ger
man frontier danced around the Bel
gian flag as soon as the imperial train
had crossed the border into Holland
King Ludwig OF Bavaria and Crown
Print Rupprecht. the Bavarian seeir ap-
parent, have fed, the Daily Express
leans.
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main parade.
The Elks lodge will meet At o'clock
al the lodge rooms and march in body
The Vimy Ridge orchestra. which
played to $500 people last night in Lib
erty hall. liked the town so well il
stayed over and gave a concert this
afternoon. 1t plans to give a second
concert after the parade tonight
There were thousands of people in
the streets at dawn today when it was
officially known that the war was over
The plants. including the Standard Steel
Car Co. dismissed their employees who
marched down town waving flags. and
cheering. The streets were jammed and
street car service was almost suspend
ed at times. Throughout the forenoon
the informal celebration continued. Pa
rades formed here and there about the
city and marched through the down
town district Bands came from every
direction. The drum corps. Masonic and
Boy Scout, and the Home Guards were
in evidence. The streets were covered
with confetti and noise producing in
struments OF all kinds came into play.
The jams in front of TIE TINES bull
letin board were impossible The Kais-
err was dragged IN effigy from automo-
biles and favorite noise making de-
vices were three or four old boilers
dragged from automobiles.
Nobody worked that could possibly be
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-11-11
AM|ST|CE DOES NOT
MEAN GENERALIZATION
LAKE COUNTY
HAS GONE WILD

Lake county cities went wild
today. They signalized the vic
tory of the Allies over the arch
enemy-German with a jubilee.
Siren whistles screamed and
bells rang all day long. With
colors flying the streets were,
mass of celebrators. It's like
cannot be described. The cele-
bration took the place of all the
celebrations that have been
missed since the country was at
war.
For eighteen months the peo-
pie have been having lightless
night, meatless meals. coalless
furnaces, boyless homes. wheat
less bread. split egg sandwiches,
baconless breakfasts. Hallow-
Gems minus the festivities. New
Year ewes without the usual cafe
demonstrations, and for four
weeks, practically nothing. not
even picture shows or pool
rooms. It was a pent-up out
burst, not so much a paean of
victory as soul thanksgiving.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-11-11
GREATEST
WiRGE \ n. ~! ]
HISTORY
Is ENDED
Nation Celebrates With q JubI-
lee Never Before EqualIed
In COunlry's History.
BY ROBERT J. BENDER
United Press STAFF Cores pondent !

4
WASHINGTON, Nov. II.
At six o'clock this morn
ing, eastern time, the great
est war in history came to
an end.
The state department officially
announced early today that Ger
man plenipotentiaries signed the
u S.-Allied armistice terms at
Foch'S headquarters at S o'clock
this morning and that hostilities
ceased at II o'clock both French
time.
While an armistice merely hats
war and does not end it, the terms
laid down by Foch are such as to
prevent Germany from renewing
hostilities. The war. therefore, may
be regarded as definitely over.
There remains now the greatest prob
lens of the peace conference and the
gigantic work Of returning the fighters
to their homeland. As to the first
Geneva and Brussels are mentioned as
the most fikely meeting places. AS to
the latter the general staff already has
completed its plans for disqualification.
Throug hout the nation today cesebra-
tons were held. President Wilson.
aroused from his bed at an early hour,
was told the news and prepared
statement for the country. The White
House was delugcd with kilograms of
ccngrat1lation.
At the close of the unprecedented
strife Germany stood alone before the
wrath of twenty-five civilized nations.
These twenty-five were in arms, FIVE
others had severed diplomatic relations
With her government and two others
Russia and Roumania she had imbitter-
ID by enforcement Of vicious peace.
Her enemies had called to the colors
,ver twenty-three million men during
the conflict, determined TO crush for
.ver the power that had upset the peace
If the world. Her allies. Bulgaria. Tur-
Key and Austria Hungary had left her
vhen her strength began to weaken enc
inaIly her own people seeing at last the
disaster their treachcrous emperor and
1ar lords had brought upon them over
.hrew his reign and ne has fed the
country.
In these events or the four years of
var twerty-four great nations partici-
pated in the fighting with over thirty
tCon'inued on page ntaS
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WASHINGTON
OFFICIALLY
ANNOUNCES 1T

L
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1.-THE arnis-
tice between Germany and the allies
was signed at o'clock. French time.
this morning. Hosulities ceased ct II
am. French time, or a. m. Wash
ington time. today.
This announcement vas officially
made BY the state department at 2:45
a m. The department stated that the
terms of the armistice would not be
made public al this hour bue that 1t
expected to announ@ them soon.
President Wilson was asleep when
the tidings arrived. He was aroused
at o'clock by Secretary Tumulty. with
telephone message informing him Of
the signing of the ruce.
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the signing Of the ruce.