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The Glenwood post., 1918-09-07
PUBLIC TRUSTEES SALE

Whereas, Harold E. Fowler and Alma
G. Fowler, whose address is Minneapo,
lis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, Grant
ors by their Trust Deed, dated Decsm-
ber l, 1913, and recorded January 2t,
1914, in the office of the Clerk and Re-
corder of Garfield County, Colorado, in
Book SO at Page 494 of the records Of
said County, conveyed to the Public
Trustee of said County the following
land in said County, to-wit: The
East half of Tract No. Fifty-six (5GJ,
Section Thirty-three (33), Township
Five t5), South, Range Ninety-two
1927, West of the Sixth Principal Me-
ridian, according to Plat No. l of The
Antlers Orchard Development Compa-
ny's land filed by it for record in the
office of the County Clerk and Recorder
OF Garfield County, Colorado, the said
tract containing Five (5) acres, more or
less, together wit hFive )5) shares of
less, together with Five (5) shares Of
The Antlers Orchard Irrigation Compn-
ny, endorsed and delivered herewith
to The Antlers Orchard Development
Company, in trust to secure the payment
Of their principal note of One Thousand
= oui AAuhuIeu ocNchLy auu ~ uuu-
dredths Dollars ($1470.00) payable -
the order of The Antlers Orchard De-
velopment Company on or before De-
cember l, 1918, after date with interest
thereon from date at the rate of SIX
per cent per annum, payable annually.
And Whereas, Default has been made
by the said grantors in said Trust Decd
in the performance of the covenants
imposed upon them by the terms Of said
Trust Decd in this, to-wit: That Rid
grantors have failed to pay the annual
interest due on said principal note %
December l, 1914, and .sAeh yea1 tasss.
after. r.o.f.,s,s ,.g..1 .t.',l;....eg.
And Whereas, The legal holder Of the
indebtedness trepreesnte6 bynsaid note
has tiled with said RublicT Trustee notice
and demand in writing, declaring aid
default and sleeting itfto hdsciife tAs
vhsls, debt fsprssentsd, byr eaid nets
and interest thereon 70 date 81 sale dls
ana Ya5AblS, ind dsKandifS Satks'taaSt9
said sAA sidsr ssiA &seeA 11ssA:r
Nov, Tksfsfqss, Pubic hat3ss d Asse,
" tivsG tSay \ ts95 95uaat " VA sastfabs
The Glenwood post., 1918-09-07

rhsrs n iuaoi more c.tarrn in tbs lection .f
thSodsuntff thsnl aV Vlothsr idIsSssss epst
togsthNr, and until the last few yeAfs
va .satpoGad 10 ~ lineufSbla.1 3 gEft e
Ereet @9ny yearR docto5e pronoYneed II .
dies. and by censtantly falling 70 cYre
With lecal sht.proriosnes1 y tnstk.
abae. 0ctApce has proven Catarfh to BE- =
sai1". sa con.sitSaionsi nsf' tss.sSsest. Hsifs
Catarrh Cure. manufactured hy aN ~
Cheney q Co.. Toledo. Ohio. - The only
sss,s ssf.sssIs surY II e sess "a d.sss d sSs
4Ssy Ga one kundrsd dstflfs icr sAy
SIieoa.sk n sure eeeAsear stfeaAess
gAft91E: GS2FMFr A'ceo7sa.s4'A
3ake. blfs5t Valk 1ltn ~ ssAsslbe1sA
The Glenwood post., 1918-09-07
SUF11nm OoU11
STATE LAND BoARD
DISTRICT OFFICIALS

Register U. 8. Land onics. d. G. wsysnA
Receiver U. s. Land Onice. f. H. selhosss
Clerk District Court. ...... .Chas. H. King
Division Irrigation Engineer. "A J. Dielssa
The Glenwood post., 1918-09-07
AsToNIsHED
BY SIMPLE MIXTURE

Glenwood people are astonished s,
the INSTANT action of simple buck
thorn bark, glycerine, etc, as mixed il
Adler-i-ka. ONE SPOONFUL remove,
almost ANY CASE constipation, sou.
such surprising foul matter it relieve,
stomach or gas. Because Adler-iskA act,
on BO1N lower and upper bowel, few
doses often relieve or prevent append
citis. A short treatment helps chror;'
stomach trouble. c. D. Basnes, drug
gist. g.
The Glenwood post., 1918-09-07
PUBLIC TRUSTEES SALE

Whereas, Harold E. Fowler and Alma
G. Fowler, whose address is Minneapo.
lis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, Grant
ors by their Trust Deed, dated Deem
Der l, 1913, and recorded January 81,
1914, in the office of the Clerk and Re-
corder of Garfield County, Colorado, in
Book SO at Page 493 of the records of
said County, conveyed to the Public
Trustee Of said County the following
The Glenwood post., 1918-09-07
Official Directory

UNITED STATES SENATOR'S
The Glenwood post., 1918-09-07

For Group or sore throat, use Dr.
Thomas Eclectic Oil. Two SKIES, 80c
and 6oc. At all drug stores. ~
The Glenwood post., 1918-09-07

wosan loyss sr,slsar, rosy complex
ion. 1p,ss Hpsdofk e Bleed p Bittsrs Y a sple,d,a
fer pp5sisying ths blood, slss5ss e.
3kia,' !, HstorMe o ySadd ''ARsgViSA! Al
dt6Ssfsss VA lit. isPass yYA5ss TX
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-09-07

OLD CLOTHES AND JUNK-Phont
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GIRL - General houseWork, Mrs
kachelmacher. 1880 Broadway.
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SERVING iN SIBERIA.

Fergus Falls, Mimi, Sept. Z. Henry
Ydstie, a former Fergus Fails boy.
more recently OF Jamestown ~.
Is now serving as lieutenant with the
American forces In Siberia I1e vol
unteered with the American railway
commission that was going To RlaEHia
more than q year ago. The AYgleG
cans we're forced To leave the cpurtes
due To the unsettled conditions agla
Lieutenant Ydstie spent last winter
III Japan. but ia again Ga
somewhere beyoaa ViadivostoEg
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-09-07

WANTBD-Linotype operator on city
Forum.
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TRACTOR sCHooL-The Twin City
Tractor School Is conducted in con-
nection with one Of the worlds larg-
est tractor shops, affording practical
and inexpensive instruction in all
branches OF tractor operation and
care; 4 5-week terms start respect
lively on Nov. IS, 1918, Jan, 9, 1919,
fee; write for catalog and application
card. Minneapolis Steel g. Machinery
Co, Minneapolis, MINI. : - ::
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Want Ad Rates
And Rules Governing Insertion OF
Advertising Under the
CIaBsifleat1onss
One Cent a word each In
III EAVE4e : In
$1.OO per line Per month
Minimum Charge 25cs

One Cent Word eacn III
ger&iOn. ..-,-.,,-.....;.
SI.OO per line per month
Minimum Charge 25cs i"l.. +. r.
No clairvoyant, fortune teller, maj
/ rimoniaI or doubtful advertising &C
cepted. We reserve the right 10 TS-
S, iect any copy submitted,
No display lines. cut or D!aeK + ponf,
and all ads must conform to the typo
graphical restrictions. a.
out-of-town orders must be accom-
panied by the cash to insure prompt
Insertion.
TELEPHONE YOUR WANT ADS s.
i want ads will be accepted over the
telephone S from bona noe telephone
subscribers but are payable the sans
day when our collector ca!ts. LhIs 10
accommodation service ana we eAPeSt
prompt payment
TELEPHONE 1895.
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HELP WANTED-FEsFALBs
kArnn fTs-uaGA

WANTED-severaI girl typists; no
knowledge of stenography re-.
| quired; also girls who are good pen
| $50, Forum. .. a.r -.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-09-07
REAL ESTATE
tCOntinued.l

FOR SALE, by owner, st a bargain.
alI-modern 6-room house, best loca-i
tton north side; good garage; terms to
right party. Address 81, care Forum
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FINE DAIRY FARM - About 400
| acres: Is acres under cultivation;
meadows cut over 100 tons OF hay
| half mile from station, postofice and
creamery; timber for fuel; large
! 10-room house, 2 large barns; river
runs through farm. good chance to
make money. Itasca Lumber Co, Box
! 30, Deer River, MINI.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-09-07

TO EXCHANGE want a good farm
or ranch, preferably equipped for
operation, for my 42-apartment hotel
building on Chicago's famous Sheri-
dan nd; this building appointed with
every conceivable modern contriYance
one party Tor 10 years at $4,000 net
10 me: tenant pays running expenses
except taxes and ingurancel. this is
one of the feature" places Of the e1-
elusive M. s. ana iB strictly I'm the blue
ribbon class representing q solid tFs-
come hasis Cor the owner ag long 40
he holds ib; Will handle s260.00B 70
5000, 900 proposition. III. Bpuscaren
RIM. go, NO. 1le 8, Dearborn St. Chi.-
cagc.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-09-07

TO EXCHANGING acres, improved.
land clean, 1913 crop worth $4,000;
p 3c e in q nart p AVN address
No. 397, Forum. H..
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-09-07

RESPONSIBLE WOMEN WANTED
Unusual opportunity; chance, Tor re-
PRODUCING Priscilla fabrics, hosiery
Blankets. underwear and specialt ieai
beautiful samples furnished. address
HIFftzcharles Co, Trenton, n. j.
WANTHD-Ten bright, capable ladies
GO travel, demonstrate and sell well
known goods to established dealersi
S2R to $50 per week. railroad 5aIe
paid; weekly advance Tor tgayeLlnE
sIDensas, Address at once, Gooogicn
Drug Co, Dept. s32. Omaha Neb.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-09-07

WANTED Young men, 18 to 25 years
old, who are exempted from mill
tary service, to take instructive
course in our mechanical Department.
salary paid while learning and excel
IeFfG chances for advancement. Bur
Toughs Adding Machine Coz j.. F..
SILVER La Magill Blk.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-09-07

GOVERNMENT civil service exanin-
atoms Fargo, in September; govern
ment clerk, railway mail, teacher, i'm
migrant inspector, typewriter, re-
search clerk; salary S1,S0o-$2.O00; ex-
perience unnecessary. Men, women
desiring government positions write
for free particulars, J. G. Leonard
(forrner civil service examiner(, 1877
KenoIs Bldg, Washington.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-09-07

FOR sALE--Ford touring car, in good
condition. Call $751;.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-09-07

FOR SALE-Practicaily new 6-cyIln--
der car. Address 500. Forum.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-09-07

WRITE THE WORDS FOR A SONG
We. write music and guarantee pup
lisher's acceptance; submit poems on
war, love or any subject chester
Music Co, 538 So. Dearborn, suite
1857, Chicago.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-09-07

WANTED-Experienc girl for gen
eral homework. 1915 9Th st. g..
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-09-07

SEE Us for Ford cars. Fargo Auto
Exchange, opposite Masonic Temple.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-09-07

WAETBD-Girls to learn nursing.
Moorhead Hospital.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-09-07

FOR SALE -25-45 Minneapolis gas
tractor and Avery self-lift, s-bof--
tom stubble plows and improved
Rumely separator, with belts COM
pletes nearly new; having sold my
farm, have no use for them. See or
write s. Fletcher 214 =. End ST. VAL
ley City. N. ID.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-09-07

.WANTED-Girl for general house
work small family. Phone $40.
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WANTED-To rent, 2 modern, fur
nished rooms in private home or
fat, by respectable young women.
Address Box 1866, Fargo.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-09-07

THREE downstairs rooms; cook stove
furnished; close in. AIS 1st Ave, N.
Moorhead. Phone 1855.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-09-07
.Al.gTo-MoToKCYOLEs.

FORD CAR FOR sALE-Phone 1854.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-09-07

WANTED - Experienced .diningroom
girl Powers Hotel.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-09-07

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. girl; top wag-
es. 1918 End Ave. n.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-09-07

WANTED First class automobile re-
pair man; must be able 20 40 e4eS 6
trfcaI and general repair work; 20
cents per hour to right man; give REL
erences. Dickinson Motor Car Co.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-09-07

EoR EXCHANGE,

CITY PROPERTY in Canada to trade
for second hand car. Address 20bs
care Forum.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-09-07

FOR sALE-Ford touring car, in good
condition. Call 3119-J. or 726-W
after 6 p. m. t
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-09-07
EOR RENT--ROQAfS.
= =, kEcoRT6nu@t7.

FOR RENT--One or 2 modern rooms,
close in; board If wanted. 4o7 Rob
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-09-07

APPRENTICE GIRLS wanted at Hol-
derman's Hat Shop, -
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-09-07
HELP WANTED-FEAIALE.
,(C0MtInue0.A

1908 9th st. s
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-09-07

1917 SAXONY ROADSTER, fuIIy
equipped. 1923 3rd Ave. n. Phone
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-09-07

wANTBD - Skilled lumber graders
and skilled lumber; h andlers; pest OF
wages, steady employment; mill oper-
ates3 year around. Write employment
Department, : International Lumber
Co, International Falls, Minn.e
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-09-07

BARBER WANTED at once; steady
lob: $40 a week, so over $50. Ad-
aress Martin Stienerg, Leeds, n. d.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-09-07

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Phone 1855
Call 1924 18th Ave. N,
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-09-07

WANTED = TWO girls. Apply at
Loomts & LOOMS, 10 9Th ST. s.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-09-07

SITUATION WANTED - BY young
lady bookkeeper, with { years ex-
perience; best OF references. Address
3S5, Forum.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-09-07

CANADA-S130,0 600 for 563 acres, sub
urbs Regina, capital city Saskat-
chewan; big new industries costing
millions nearby; mile and half track
age: acreage for hundreds Of homes;
should treble value. Keenleyside, Re
gina, Saskatchewan.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-09-07
WANTED 10 aux.

wANrED-ro buy tools. s2o Front St.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-09-07

TO Al MAN of character and energy
we offer splendid territory and bans
connections of old line life insurance
company; we train and assist you;
GOOD opportunity for advancement
ana increase in earnings. 426 deLen-
drecie Bldg.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-09-07
POSITION WANTED---ElnaLA1.ls. /

WANTED-Position as stenographer;
with experience 404, care Forum.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-09-07

LADY wishes position 70 cook for
crew OF men or housekeeping. Room
20, Continental Hotel. ts.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-09-07

YOUNG WOMAN wants position as
housekeeper for single man on
farm. write No. S7s. Forum.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-09-07

FOR sALE-Paige touring car, 1917.
perfect running condition: price
reasonable. Wagner Motor Co. as.t.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-09-07

ELDERLY WIDOW, with boy OF 13,
wishes position as housekeeper; can
furnish best references. Address Box
212, McHenry, N. D. s.s'"r -
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-09-07

MODERN housekeeping rooms; every
thing furnished. 1923 3rd Ave. N
Phone 2S34-J.
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GIRL for general housework. Mrs
Ted Bvenson, 40 Sth ST, N.
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FOR SALE-King 8-cylinder, 7-pas--
Address 3S3, care Fargo Forum.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-09-07

OLD CLOTHES AND JUNK-Phone
1862. -~a-
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YANTED-Barber; guarantee SCI per
- week ana 500 over $50. VIM. riley,
Harvey, N. D.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
FoR RENT4HoysBs AND FLATS.
furnished OATS. 10 4th St.

HOUSE FOR RENT-i11 10th St. N.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-04-16

greater advantage by the Germans than
by our own pilots, for the reason that
when a fight gets too hot for the Ger
mans he will put his machine in a spin,
and as the chances are nine out OF ten
that we are fighting over German terri
tory, he simply spins down out Of our
range, Strengthens out before he reaches
the ground, and gets on home to his
airdrorne: 1t Is useless to follow him
down inside the German lines, for you
would in all probability be shot down
before you can attain sufficient altitude
to cross the line again. .s
1t often happens that pilot will bs
chasing another machine when suddenly
he sees it start to spin. Perhaps they
are fifteen or eighteen thousand feet in
the air, and the hostile. machine spins
down for thousands of feet. He thinks
he has hit the other machine and goes
home happy that he has brought down
another Hun" He reports the occur
renee to the squadron, telling how he
shot down his enemy: but when the rest
of the squadron come in with their re-
mort. or some artillery observation bal
loon sends in a report, it develops that
when a few hundred feet from the
ground the supposed dead man in the
spin has come out of the spin and gone
merrily on his way for his airdrome.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-04-16

much more than 1t would if the motor
were shut off, and there is great dan
ger that the wings will double up, caus-
ing the machine to break apart. AL
though spins are made with the motor
on, you are dropping like a ball being
dropped out of the sky and the veloc-
ity increases with the power of the
motor.
This spinning nose dive has been fire.
quently used in stunt. flying in recent
years, but is now put to practical use
by pilots in getting away from hostile
machines, for when a man is spinning
it is almost impossible to hit him, and
the man making the attack invariably
thinks his enemy is going down to GER
tain death in the spin.
This is all right when a man is over
his own territory, because he can right
his machine and come out of it; but If
Huns would only follow him down, and
when he came out of the spin they
would be above him, having all the ad-
vantage, and would shoot him down
with ease. IT is a good way OF getting
down into a cloud, and is used very
often by both sides, but it requires skill
and courage by the pilot making it if
he ever expects to come out alive. A
spin being made by pilot Intentionally
lOOhS SAdCIly IlkG q Spli Lildl IL maze
by machine actually being shot down,
so one never knows whether ii is forced
or intentional until the pilot either
rights his machine and comes out of 4,
or crashes to the ground
Another dive similar to this one IS
known as just the plain dive. Assume,
for instance, that q pilot flying al a
height of several thousand feet, is shot.
loses control of his machine. and the
nose of the plane starts down with the
motor full on He is going at ire
mendous speed, and in many instances
is going so straight and swiftly that
the speed is too great for the machine,
because it was never constructed to
Withstand the enormous pressure forced
against the wings, and they consequent
ly crumple up
If, too, in an effort to stTaighten the
machine, the elevators should become
affected, as often happens in trying to
bring a machine out of q dive. the strain
is again too great on the wings. and
there is the same disastrous result.
/ Oftentimes, when the petrol tank is
punctured by a tracer bullet from an
other machine in the air, the plane that
is hit catches on FIRE and either gets into
a spin or a straight dive and heads for
the earth, hundreds of miles an hour. a
mass of flame, looking like a brilliant
comet in the sky.
The spinning nose dive is used to
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-04-16
:: The Truth About Belgium ::
- - By Brand Whitlock = =

entered Paris in 1870, had diplomats
remained when a court and govern
ment had gone, and the cases were
not precisely on all tours, as the law
yers say. The Germans had shown us
personally every courtesy, and yet we
were not in communication with our
| governments; between us and the tele-
graph wires in Antwerp were host
armies, and it was not difficult to i'm
agine that there might be uneasiness
in those four capitals where govern.
ments we're waiting for word from us.
And then on that Sunday, day OF
dull and rainy skies, as if the fine
weather were weary at last, man
somehow got through the lines from
Client, riding as though he had been
in Browning's poem, with a letter from
our consul, Mr.. Johnson, bearing two
kilograms for me from Washington,
one approving my course and the other
"@GSiug the question OF whether 81
legation should not be removed to Ant
werp to keep in communication with
the Belgian government. had feel
ing, and it was only feeling, that my
place was in Brussels.
Indeed, on Sunday morning, after
$, an official of the foreign Of
flee, had come to the legation formally
to express gratitude ION behalf of the
king and his people," and appreciation
of our attitude toward Belgium in hav-
ing advised the burgomaster not to of
fer futile resistance to the German
army; he was generous enough to say
that our action had saved the city.
had no vision of what was coming,
of course, but l had a strong impress
sion that for the moment there was
work to be done there. There were
people in trouble; they were coming
to the legation at all hours Of the day
and night, and while in most cases
sympathy was all one could give them,
it seemed in many of those cases to be
what they most needed and desired.
There were Americans and Ameri-
can interests to be looked after, and
I had assumed, also, the protection
of British interests in the land. And
then the mere presence of diplomatic
representatives of neutral powers
was itself a kind Of restraint, and
especially the presence of representa-
tives of America, whose public opin-
ion almost Immediately became the
jury before which the world tried its
great cause.
But we must get into communica-
ton with Washington and with civil
ization again, and since our dis
patches would not be forwarded from
Brussels-the directeur never sept
one of them-and since the nearest
telegraph station was Antwerp, 1t
was necessary to go to Antwerp. For
this service Gibson volunteered, and
Mr.. Blount, an American, volunteered
to drive him in his car.
l found my general with an aide
and an orderly just dismounted from
sweating steeds on the steps of the
Escalier d'Honneur in the court of
the Hotel de Vile, brandishing his
riding crop, very red, shouting to a
group of Brussels trades people, come
to present their bons for comman-
deered goods and imploring payment.
One after the other the general
snatched the little papers from the
uplifted suppliant hands. and one by
one returned them with a gruff
''Nitcht quit" and then seeing me,
rushed forward smiling with out
stretched hands and a welcoming