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The Washington times., 1918-01-15
Puss in Boots Jr.

one from ltarE'. So Puss tAAuksd
her and went away and after he had
gone q Ions way ne met an old
witch who carried a basket OF sECE
under her arm.
Good DAY, Sir Cat said IT,
crooked little old woman. for her
back was as ment as a bow when n
strong man pulls the cord. and her
nose was as hooked as a scyths
and her chin as sharp as a hatcher
And her eyes wsre like two little
black beads.
What have you in your pocket
she asked, and I might just as we'll
tell YOU she knew ell the timethat
Puss had the little blue glass egg.
but, Of course. he didn't know that
oh, my. no. SO he took out the
eEK and showed ~ 20 her.
What do YOU want with an old
glass egg said the ugly witch
fresh egg. for IT," So Puas handed
her the glass egg and took her nice
fresh ones, and then the wicked
witch flew away on a broomstick.
which she had hidden under her red
skirt. Well. after that Puss walked
along until he came to a little vii
lage. and as he was hungry he went
into . shop and offered his eggs for
some bread and milk And the kind
hearted shopkeeper. who was a lit
tie baldheaded man. when ne heard
how Puss had got the eggs. he
said
Foolish. foolish cat. That litcls
blue glass esq Is a magic egg and
you have lost a friendly charm.
and in the next story you shall hea-
whether Puss ever got back his lit
tie blue glass egg.
CCOpyriEAt 1918. by David COryJ
CTs ne CsatInusd Ts-mOrrswJ
The Washington times., 1918-01-15
BY David Corey

W OF remember what the toad
said In the story before this.
that every one who came into
his Kingdom would lose his fingers.
don't your Wasn't that a dreadful
thing for little Puss Junior 10 hear:
Well, guess il was. and there
were so many toAds all around thAt
II Puss had tried TO get away he
would have stepped on them. ana
YOU know what an awful feellnG IL
is to step on a toad.
We'll, Puss didn't know Just what
30 do until he suddenly thought OF
his magic ring So he turned 10
about three times and In a minute
a big white goose few down from
the sky and told Puss to get on her
back. And in less time than can
tell II 20 you he was safely dying
away, over the treetops and over the
mountains. over the valleys and
over the fountains.
And then that good, kind goose
set Puss down In a big farmyard.
and after that she few away. 90
Puss went UP TO the door and
knocked. and when Il was opened
he saw q kind-iookinE woman IN .
blue dress and q green apron.
Please take me in,' Said little
PusE Junior, FOR am very tired"
And when he was rested h told
the good woman all about the ugly
toads and how the good. kind goose
had rescued him.
You had a narrow escape" said
the good woman. and she felt 80
sorry for little Puss that she went
10 the cupboard and brought out
Tttls blue glass egg
Here she said. take this egg.
for I have heard thBt Il will ksA0
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A Good Article to Cut Out and
Paste in Your Scrap-BOOk
Copyright. 1873. by international News servie

cleaning. BY starting we'll tn ad-
vance and sending a few things at
2 time to the cleaners the home
will not appear stripped" all at
once.
small summed labels will be
FOUND very useful IN helping 20
let moving men" know in Just
which room you want certain pieces
or furniture placed The gummed
lAbels come of very easily when q
damp cloth is applied and should
he pasted in some convenient, per
haps inconspicuOus place.
II possible, engage mover"
who will do the packing and be re-
sponsibls for damage Otherwise
YOU yourself must rive very careful
attention To tho packing.
Old quilts, cotton batting. news
papers. sawdust. excelsior. rags and
cotton waste will all be found valu-
able adIuncts.
Every glass and every dish
should be wrapped sspsrateIy-nrst
In newspaper and then in excelsior
or anything else that prevents one
piece from touching the other.
Wherever it 10 possible, take all
bulky pieces OF furniture apart.
Swinging mirrors should always be
removed from dressing tables and
similar furniture before packing.
Don't forget to take TO the new
residence something to eat while
you are engaged in putting the
house in order. Take a definite
period for luncheon and you will
be all the better for II in the after
noon. a bottle OF coffee and some
substantial sandwiches will do
much toward taking the rev edge
IN the trouble ~ moving DAY.
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CHAPTER NXvIT.
Vino HarLscrIs Journal.

November.-All day long we have
travelled, and at a good speed. The
horses seem to know that they are
being kindly treated, for they go will
lingly their full stage at best speed.
We have now had so many changes
and find the same thing so constantly
that we are encouraged to think that
the journey will be an easy one.
Dr. Van Helsing is lsconic; he tells
the farmers that he is hurrying TO
Bistritz, and pays them well to make
the exchange Of horses. We get hot
soup, or coffee, or tea: and off we GO.
1t is a lovely country: full of beau
ties of all imaginable kinds, and the
people are brave, and strong. and
simple. and seem full OF nice quail
ties. They are very, very supersti-
tious. In the first house where we
stopped, when the woman who served
us saw the scar on my forehead, she
crossed herself and put out two fin
gers towards me, to keep off the evil
eve
The Washington times., 1918-01-15
The Hidden Hand

copyrighted.

ana a stranger arrived AZ tine Whit
nsy House ignoring Ramsay,
Abner strods into the library and
advanced Bternly toward Doris
The time has passed to prove
your Identity" he fairly shouted
The consul has orders to deport you
to the Emperor"
Doris naturally rscoiled in fear.
but Abner was too quick for her.
He seized her arm and pulled her
forward. as he turned TO the con-
sui. shouting. "Here-take her"
Before either OF the men could
take another step. Ramsay had
Jumped between them and Doris.
Let her 60" he cried, shaking
his clenched fist dangerously near
Abner's long nose.
She must return to her own
country" reiterated Abner. though
somewhat weakly. Il am boss here"
Doris, released, shrank away in
terror.
You'll 60" ground out Ramsay In
rage. seiEing Abner by the shoulder
and forcing him from the room,
while the Consul. considering dis
crstion the better part OF valor re-
treated voluntarily.
lust a minute" cried Abner. lIvid
with rage. as he tired to throw OF
RamsHy's hand. Il will get even
with you for this"
Ramsay sneered as he forced tb.
two men from the room, Abner re-
treating breathing FIRE and threats
A moment later Ramsay turned 10
Doris. his face softeninR tenderIv
as he saw the tears gathering in her
deep azure eyes He bent over her
as he took her lftt.e hand and hold
II tight to reasBure her
There was just one thing that IA.
wanted to say. but mis- tongue seem
ell TO refuse to frame the words.
Finally. IN his embArrAssment, Ls
managed to whisper what was in
his heart
Marry hS. dear" he pleaded in .
low tone. "As my wife you would
be an American citizen and they
could not dsport you"
Doris looked up at him through
her tssrs. She smiled sadly, but
shook her head.
The Drawer thing" she nur-
INJURED "is TO fight on until I prove
my Identity"
Ramsay was greatly disappointed.
But there was something hnal In
her tone, without destroying uIti-
mate hope. Then" he asserted
eagerly. let US go TO whitney IsI-
and, whore you will be safe"
TS De CSarinHsS TS-asEFsW.
The Washington times., 1918-01-15
By Ira s. Vile, NJ. D.
Associate EdftSr Aneriean MeSi-
cine and ForgsaE Menber NY.
City Board OF EAueatiOn-


-ow much IL enough to sGtr
The small boy rarely Ad-
nIts having had enough
though be may have had sufficient
GOOD.
The amount 81 food . person de-
sires Is usually . fair indication OF
his actual needs
When the pie 10 particularly de-
iicious OF some Wand appeals to
your taste, you may eat inordlnAte-
iy OF that single article and still
lack tho full measure of food your
energies require.
The more act OF living during
sleep consumes tissue and energy
which must be replaced by q new
supply through eating.
Tho greater the degree Of bodily
activity the larger the amount of
food that ts required.
OttSF things being equal. Winter
calls for an Increased production OF
bodily heat and consequently more
food as fuel.
Maturity has EreStrr activity than
old age, and the supply of energy
is yielded by the food eaten
The lurn herman. soldier or steve
dors performs heavier labor than
The clerk, steacher or minister. and
the food requirements are conBS-
ausntly greater.
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HAS MANAGED TO
ESCAPE Suspicious.

I believe they went to the trouble
OF putting an extra amount Of garlic
into our food: and can't abide garlic.
Ever since then have taken care not
to take off my hat or veil, and so
have escaped their suspicious.
We are travelling fast, and as We
have no driver with US to carry tales,
we go ahead Of scandal; but I dare
say that fear of the evil eye will fol-
low hard behind us all the way. The
Professor seems tireless; all day he
would not take any rest, though lie
made ME sleep for long spell
At sunset time he hypnotized me,
and he says that ] answered as usual,
darkness, tapping water and creak-
ing wood" so our enemy is still on
the river. ] am afraid to think of
jonathan. but somehow ] have now
no fear for him, or for myself.
Cro BE Continued Tonorrow.)
Couy-riZhted
The Washington times., 1918-01-15
Advice to the LOvelOrn
Nv REATRICE FARFAY

of the doubt. and not believe tuIs
story o. him until it Is proven true.
But iH order 10 protect yourself.
your good name. YOUR whole rutura,
YOU must give yourself the benefit
of the doubt. and must not marry
this man until II Is proven conclu-
sivelv that he has not a wife al
ready He never urged a hasty
marriage before. did he His sud
den haste. now that ne knows you
nave been told he 10 married. makes
mo a littls suspicious. no not mar
~ him until you have thoroughly
Investigated the rumor. A blundsr
now may wreck your Vhvls NE.
The Washington times., 1918-01-15

moves and inefficient amateurs make
ready for THO short moves.
The wise housewife begins" 10
move tust as soon as Ehe has
thought OF moving. Begins? Yes.
she begins by going over a room a
week or perhaps a room n day. She
carefully eliminates every article
she knows will not be needed iu
the new residence. ! am thinking
Of one woman who paid freight and
other handling charges on three
TRUNKS OF outErowu chiIdren's Win
ter clothing when the family moved
The Washington times., 1918-01-15
The Next Time You MOUe

from Chicago for their permanent
residence in Texas
Sometimes a broken ornament or
an irreplAcabIe piece OF furniture
has been In the home for some
time. These, and the like. the far
seeing housewife gets rid OF we'll in
advance OF moving day.
4 list or inventory OF the con-
tents OF the furnishings Of each
room and r note as TO the!- cOndl-
tlon. might he placed Ia a small
notebook. One or two carpets. rugs
or draperieS may need professional
The Washington times., 1918-01-15
EPISODE 9.
"Jets of Flame"
Copyright, 1917. Star CO.

ODpJEG4As AS@AH eN@A ~
~UT as she leaned out she hap
X pened to look back. To her
~ utter amusement, there on the
other track she could see Ramsey
en- the motor car, coming along.
ard a. he pesred an1iously ahead
ne seemed to realize her peril. She
looked back at the weakening door,
hen nerved herself and climbed
through the window a. the train
Iwsyed and almost threw her OF.
There she cIunE.
on few Ramsay. like the ham
nlsrs Of HadeS. every bit of speed
In his motor coming out As he
Ihot past in the EwsyinE car which
almost left the rails. he leaned up
a. far as he dared.
Al the moment that Ramsay was
BDresst Of the Pullman Doris
lsspe6. and none too soon, for the
door finally gave way and the
Hidden Hand dashed to the broken
window, Just in time to see her
land In the arms OF Ramsay. who
shot ahead Of the train, carrying
Doris TO safety. while from his gun
lie DISCHARGED such a fusillAde Of
bullets that the Hidden Hand was
glad to give up the chase.
In his apartment in the city the
next dRy Uncle Abner was waiting
.or q visitor whom he had sum
nioned, and II was with satisfaction
'hst at last he welcomed q rather
;,Ortly gentleman OF decidedly for
eign appearance.
You are the Consul-Generalr' he
SSked. motioninG the man to be
seated.
ss Abaer proceeded 10 outline to
;ae consul what was in his mind
;lfs mans face became grave.
And" concluded AbnsT. Doris
Whitney 10 the girl OF the Mad
Monks prophecy. II 10 your duty
20 deport her"
Thus Il happened that later IN
rhs morning. after Doris and Ram
sBy kzd } :urEsd 10 the city. Ahnsr
The Washington times., 1918-01-15
The Benefit of the Doubt.
DEAF MISS EAIRFAX

DEAR MISS FAIRFAS
am nineteen and have bseH
nine, whom dearly love. and l
know my love is reciprocated.
have just learned through q friend
that he is married. although he
denies It. He 10 going on bust
ness trip and wants me to marry
him and go with him. VIII you
kindly advise me what am TO do?
n r. 2. II.
FOR purposes Of friendship you
must give this man the bsnsnt
The Washington times., 1918-01-15

II WONDER where Nina is now.
and Van HelsinE. They should
lave got 10 Vercsti about
noon on Wednesda--. It would
take them some time to get the
.arriage and horses; So IL they had
started and Travelled hard, they would
be about now at the EoTgo Pass
GOD guide and help them. ! am
afraid to think what may happen. II
VIC could only go faster. but We
cannot: the engines are throbbing and
doing their utmost. | wonder how
DR.. Seward and Mr.. Morris are getting
on There seem to be endless streams
running down from the mountains into
this river, but as none Of them are
very large-at present, at all events.
though they are terrible doubtless in
winter and when the snow melts-
the horsemen may not have met
much obstruction.
hope that before we get 10 Stras-
pa we may see them: for il by that
time we have not overtaken tthe
count. it may be necessary to take
counsel together what to do next.
Dr.. Seicard's Diary.
November-Three days on the
road. No news, and no time to write
II IL there had been, for every mo-
ment is precious. We have had only
The rest needful for the horses: but
we are both bearing il wonderfully.
Those adventurous days OF ours are
turning up useful. We must push
on; We shall never feel happy till
we get the launch in sight again.
} November-We heard at Fundu
hat the launch had gone up the Bis
rritza. wish il wasn't so cold.
There are signs OF snow coming; and
y il fails heavy It will stop us. In
such case we must get a sledge and
go on, Russian fashion.
LAUNCH DETAINED
BY An ACCIDENT.
November-Today we heard OF
the launch having been detained by
an accident when trying to force
way up the rapid. The Slovak boats
set up all right. by aid of a rope,
and steering with knowledge. Some
went UP only a few hours before.
Godalming is an amateur filter him
self, and evidently II was he who
put the launch in trim again.
Finally, they got up the rapids all
right. with local help, and are off on
the chase afresh. 1 fear that the boat
= not any DtllcT lOI the dCSluSHAr
rhe peasantry tell us that after she
got upon the smooth water again, she
Kept stopping every now and again
so long as she was in sight. We must
push on harder than ever; our help
may be wanted soon.
Uind HGrkeT's Journal
81 October-Arrived at Veresti at
noon. The professor tells me that
this morning at dawn he could hard
ly hypnotic me at all, and that all
I could say was: Dark and quiet"
He is Ofte now buying a carriage and
horses. He says that he will later
On try to buy additional horses, 80
mat we may be able 10 change them
on the way. We have something
more than seventy miles before us.
The country Is lovely. and most
interesting; II only we We're under
different conditions. how delightful
j. would be to see II all.
II Jonathan and I were driving
through II alone what a pleasure IT
would be. To stop and see people.
and learn something OF their life.
The Washington times., 1918-01-15
By Arthur B. Reeve.

Greater 81 the "CraIE kennedy
ayHtery stories, which appear s1-
eIzHITsIy In COsRS1OIItaa Magazine
The Washington times., 1918-01-15

HIS little girl of the West from under the blue that
the there. She Uncle Sans potofce in the
classification All this that lam
shut and where she wOrkke happy
dngy business desk Uncle SANS old
tighten lifts them tired and dim. and they fresh,
pretty like this Little Miss Ganley Kansas City the
she has the chair that
filled army bueonc month and
half
a demure person. brilliant.
look without the her mouth
The Washington times., 1918-01-15
This Day In History.

THIS is the anniversary of the discovery in 177S by Cap
ain Cook of the Sandwich Islands The redOubtablc
navigator regarded god by the natives until luis
mareated them, whereupon they murdered the
great explorer. His family pensoned by the British
Government
The Washington times., 1918-01-15

TS De CSattnasS Ts-asETsW.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-04-03
"CELTICSAFE"
SAYS MESSAGE
Nhite Star Liner Relieved TO
Have Landed in nritis.
Port

New York. n. Y, April 3.-~The nls
White Star line steamship Coidc,
which was torpedood q day or two
ago while on a voyage TO the rnitc,l
States has reached British port In
aatoty ...s
The White STAR line today receivod
a cable message reading Celtic safe =
This was, taken to mean that the
Celtic had returned TO her port, Of dc.
pAr;ure or some other British, port
lnforma ton that the Celtic had beea
a victim OF submarine attack was re-
ceired here yesterday. but no details
were sent other than that efforts were
being made to save her from sinking
That these efforts We're successful was
weicoma news as 1t meant that one of
the biggest Transports In allied ser.
vice was still available. The Celtic
IL vessel, Of more than 10000 tons
and her destruction would have been
equivalent to, the loss OF. a half dozen
vessels such as ordinarily fall victim
to The German submarines. W. @.s
While lacking knowledge, of the ex.
tent Of the damage sustained by, the
Celtic, officers. Of the, White Star line,
here felt confident she soon would
be In cotnrr,ission again. ~' '''t
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-04-03
Bismarck to Do Share in
Child-Saving Drive to Open
"Children's Year" on April 6.
Special Staff Dispatch.

Washington, April 2.-April 6, 1918
is to be the birthday Of Children'a
Year.
In tho 1868 days between April G this
vcar, and April 6, 1919, the United
5tates as a nation will conduct a cam
align to save the lives Of 100000 ba'
lies and children under five years OF
age.
War abroad is taking its toll OF
american young men. Those at
home must. recoup some Of that loss
by conserving the nations child life.
Death, reaping his grim harvest in
Europe, must look for q crop fail
Ure In America this year, and his
dreadful record Of 100 infant deaths
for every 100 births, must be cut-and
cut deep.
Will North Dakota do it's share?
VIII I'urleigh county and Bismarck do
their share?
Children's Year begins April
6. with Baby Registration week,
when, for the first time In the nations
history every niece and nephew Of
Uncle Sam under five years will
stand up and be counted" They will
also be weighed and kept in two
places-the child's home, and the
United States. Children's Bureau at
Washington.
The registration work will be done
Under the supervision OF the Child
ren's Bureau. with the assistance
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-04-03
RAPELJE MADE
Mp. VICE PRES,
Succeeds Slade, Now in Army
Railway Transportation
Corps

st. Paul. MINI. April. 1.-The ap'
polntmeut OF JOhn NJ. 'Rapelje, general
manager Of the Northern Pacific
railway, as acting vice president IN
"har@e OF operations was announced
,gi3 'olQy ~ J. NJ. Hannaford, presi
eat.
Mr.. Rapclje succeeds Major T.
Slade, now In the army railway trans
portation corps who has been granted
leave of absence. Major Slade is OK,
pected to 60 overseas for service
soon.
A. NJ Burt. former chief engineer
Of maintenance Of way, is appointed
9ctiug general manager. Chief Engi
neer Fl. e. Stevens, will continue his
'ut!es and will assume those Of chief
engineer OF maintenance Of way also
Il appointments are effective immed
otely.
Vice president Rapelje began his
ailWay career in 1879 as brakeman
On the Grand Trunk road: Later he
was fireman on tho Santa F'e, and
hen conductor on the Canadian Pac-
nc railway, He came to the, North,
err Pacific In 1898 as a conductor on
the Yellowstone division. While, In
hat position he was chairman Of the
I<rothe,hoo of Railway Trainmen.
Tho new operating head Of the. Nor
th"Fu Pacific system IS distinctly, a
tyotUct from the ranks, His rise was
steady during the thirty years he has
! cen with the road BE was success
tondedt and genera! superintendent
and in 1914 succeeded G. A. .Goodell
as general manager when St. Paul be-
cam" his headquarters.
Mr. Burt has made his mark in both
the engineering and operating end OF
the railway game. He succeeded, Mr..
RNNe'ie as superintendent at Spokane
after years Of service in the engineer
ing department. Later he left. the op.
Grating end and was made chief en-.
gineer c. maintenance of right OF
way.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-04-03
COLD WAVE THRU
MOUNTAIN STATES

Denver, Colo, April "A cold wave
last night was followed by snow in
a wide area of the Plains and Rocky
Mountain states today, some points
reporting fall of ten inches tonight
Central Wyoming, Northern Utah
northern Colorado and western Sou.l
Dakota are covered with from one to
en- inches Of snow tonight.
Western Nebraska also was visited
by rain and snow furries.
Lander Wyo., reported ten inches
Of snow tonight, Edgemont, S. d., five
and the weather bureau has received
reports that there were heavy falls
Of snow throughout central Utah and
Northwestern Colorado.
You must clean the stomach ald
bowels, purify the blood, each Spring.
or you leave Winters germs and i'm
purities in your blood and system
Drive them away, clean out the stom
1ch and bowels HOLSTERS
Rocky Mountain Tea, "a Spring
cleanser purifier $50. Tea Or Tab
lets. V BreslOw's. s.'N ' "-.''
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-04-03
LADD OPPOSES
MIXED FLOUR
AS NOT LEGAL
North Dakota Food Administra-
tor Makes Known Views
at Conference
AGAINST FOOD ACT, CLAIM

minneapolis. Mimi. April 3;--Card
systcms for checking wheat -four
transactions Of retailers and vigorous
prosecution Of Epardcrs Of wheat -four
we're urged at meeting in Minneap-
Alis today or food administrators Of
six states Of the northwest.
Instituting a wheat -four card sys-
IN among retailers was regarded as
lv.sable but its extension to consum-
c"s was held feasible. 1t was decid-
that complete all-statc invoicing
"a, excess -four stocks is an urgent ne
, ,sSity in the food conservation pro-
s ram 81 .--... 5-,E H., i.
Use Of mixed flour, recently author
j ed, was regarded by some OF the food
{. illustrators as one means of imprOV-
jIg the wheat -four situation. +. +.
/ add OF North Dakota said, however.
/ lat he would oppose any attempt to
market mixed -four in his state. declar
i.lg that such -four was, under the fed
erai pure food law, adulterated. 9th
c - asserted that the federal food reg
1 lations specifically supercede the
cure food laws in that respect. 81 z
WOnid Limit Consumption. ~
After the meeting Mr.. Ladd said he
believed voluntary conservation of
wheat vas not producing the desired
GgSu!ts. Some definite way Of linz
Ting consumption in accordance with
government regulations will have to-
re worked ont If the war continues
much longer" he said. II think both
-four and bread cards for consumers
nay Eo resorted to- within sixty
lays" .....
Alfred Atkinson, Montana, explain
FL TIE system used in locating excess
iour stocks in that state. Hundreds
If persons have voluntarily notified the