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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-19
Ruby Palace Tomorrow Night.

Polly of the Circus as a drama
was one Of the greatest successes of
the American stage 1t tells the story
OF little circus orphan tMae Marsh
who has been raised BY Toby, the
clown JCharles Eldriigel Eight reels.
First show at 6;30; second show at
$50 Children under -, il cents;
adults, - cents.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-19

the earnest loyal band,
Who will fight this bloodless battle
for the love Of home and land.
BERTHA l.. CISCO.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-19
BODY OF IT. ROOSEVELT
WILL REMAIN IN FRANCE
AT PARENTS REQUEST

New York Sow l9-Col. Theodore
Roosevelt has authorized the an
nouncement that he and Mrs. Roose-
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1918-01-01

band to get possession of the mine.
They killed the owner. but Gwyn mar
ries his daughter and they defy the
bandits. Time and again they are
near death, trapped in a burning
house and locked in the mine They
finally are captured, but escape. and
the pursuit leads to a hanging bridge
which gives way.
Gwyn manages to hold to the bridge
until Nan reaches safely and then
drops the bridge into the chasm, but
not until the outlaw leaders gain a
place of safety by grabbing onto a
rope. Then follows lapse in hostil-
tiles in which Gwyn gets the mine in
operation.
The outlaws, however plot to at
tack the mine and begin by stealing
the first pay roll, together with the
mine deeds.
A wild race to the recorders office
is made in which the Central Powers
agent wins.
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1918-01-01
CHAPTER IL

The entrance of the main shaft of
the mine was all hustle and hurry
Ore cars were travelling in and out
with unusual speed, making up for
the time that had been lost Near the
entrance Casey and Nan were talking
quietly enjoying the first relax in
days, now that the excitement had
died down. Gwyn, with a shift of
workmen, was down in The mine. Then
with an abruptness that was start
ling, Mans voice broke off in the mid
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1918-01-01
SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING
EPISODE

John Gwyn, an American mining
engineer, contracts to furnish the
government with the ingredients of a
high explosive used in the manufac-
ture OF ammunition In working the
mine he is fought by an agent of the
Central Powers who hires an outlaw
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1918-01-01

See this story in F0to Play form
Monday and Tuesday matinee and
night, at the Orpheum Theatre.
Every chapter complete story in it.
self. A Jump can be made from one
to the other without losing the trend
of the story.
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1918-01-01

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The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1918-01-01
THE FIGHTING TRAIL
THIS STORY SHOWN AT THE
ORPHEUM THEATRE

AN EXTRAORDINARY FOTOPLAY
Each chapter is a complete story in
itself, and jump can be made from
one to the other without in the least
destroying the sequence of the story.
William Duncan and Carol Holloway
in the stellar roles accomplish some
death defying stunts. The tale in
brief follows the adventures which be-
fall the discoverer of valuable in
gredient for the making of a powerful
explosive, and the efforts of foreign
enemy to get possession of the secret.
The photoplay is unusually beautiful
and artistic.
The marvellous adventure story OF
the great outdoors written by ].
Stuart Blackton and Cyrus Townsend
Brady.
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1918-01-01

Continued next Tuesday
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-05-29

The British are of wood, white the
German are iron. My heart stopped
beating; by mistake l lad crawled
back to the German lines.
/ turned slowly about and my tunie
caught on the wire and made loud
ripping noise.
A sharp challenge rang out. l
sprang to my feet, ducking low, and
ran madly back toward our lines. The
Germans started firing. The bullets
were biting all around me, when bang
| ran smash into our wire, and a sharp
challenge, salt, who comes there?'
rang out. I gasped out the password,
and, cropping my way through the lane
in the wire, tearing my hands and
uniform, tumbled into our trench and
was safe, but / was nervous wreck
for an hour, until drink of rum
brought me round.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-05-29
PLANT LOOKS LIKE SHEEP
Singular Growth Resembles Animal So
Greatly as to Deceive Even an
Experienced Shepherd.

"Some of the most singular plants
In the world" says a writer in the
April Wide World, "are the vegetable
sheep of New Zealand. These are
known to science as Raoulia eximia,
anti although they are of such a
strange habit of growth they are men,
bers of the daisy tribe. The vegetable
sheep grow at high attitudes, usually
on some bleak mountain slope, which
may be 5000 feet above sea level. The
whole plant is a compact mass of
stems densely covered with small
woolly leaves. SO closely do the Raou-
las resemble sheep that experienced
shepherds will often climb long way
up the mountain thinking that they
see some missing member of their flock
huddled against a rock, only to dis
cover that they have been deceived by
plant! During a recent exhibition
at Christchurch, in New Zealand,
some specimens of the vegetable sheep
were collected for the show. The
plants are often large and heavy, and
1t required the efforts of half a dozen
strong men to secure some fine exam
pies of the RaouliaS."
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-05-29

wire, when we walked into a Boche
covering party nearly thirty strong.
Then the music started, the fiddler rem
dered his bill, and we paid.
Fighting in the dark with a bayonet
is not very pleasant. The Germans
took it on the run, but our officer was
no novice at the game and didn't fol-
low them. He gave the order "down
on the ground, hug it close"
Just in time, too, because a volIey
skinned over our heads. Then in low
tones we were told to separate and
crawl back to our trenches, each man
on his own.
We could see the flashes of their
rifles in the darkness, but the bullets
were going over our heads.
We lost three men killed and one
wounded in the arm. If it hadn't been
for our officers quick thinking the
whole patrol would have probably
been wiped out.
After about twenty minutes wait we
went out again and discovered that
the Germans had a wiring party work.
ing on their barbed wire. We returned
to our trenches unobserved with the
information and our machine guns i'm
mediately got busy.
The next night four men were sent
out to go over and examine the Ger
man barbed wire and see if they had
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-05-29

cut lanes through it; if so, this pres
aged an early morning attack on our
trenches.
OF course had to be one of the four
selected for the job. 1t was just IKE
sending a fellow to the undertaken 5
to order his own coffin.
At ten o'clock we started out, armed
with three bombs, bayonet and re-
volver. After getting into No Mans
Land we separated. Crawling four or
five feet at time, ducking star shells,
with strays cracking overhead, 1
reached their wire. / secuted along
this inch by inch, scarcely breathing.
I could hear them talking In their
trench, my heart was pounding against
my ribs. One false move or the least
noise from me meant discovery ana
almost certain death.
After covering my sector L query
crawled back. l had gotten about half
way when 1 noticed that my revolver
was missing. 1t was pitch dark. L
turned about to see il / could IND 1t !;
it couldn't be far away, because about
three or four minutes previously had
felt the butt in the holster. l craWied
around in circles and at last found 1t,
then started on my way back to our
trenches, as thought.
Pretty soon 1 reached barbed WIRE
and was just going to give the pass
word when something told me not 10.
I put out my hand and touched one OF
the barbed wirN stakes. 1t was iron.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-05-29

and advise all ailing women to try
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com:
pound and I will guarantee they viii
derive great benefit from tt Mrs.
FRANK FITZGERALD, Is N. 1st Street,
West Philadelphia, Pa.
There are thousands of women every
where in Mrs. Fitzgerald's condition,
suffering from nervousness, backache,
headaches, and other symptoms of o
functional arrangement. It was Q
grateful spirit for health restored which
led her to write this letter so that other
women may benefit from her experience
and find health as she has done.
For suggestions in regard toyour con-
dition write Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine
Co., Lynn, Mass. The result of theig
40 years experience is at your service.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-05-29
CHAPTER XVI-continued.


Quite q contrast to Wilson was an
other character in our brigade named
Scott: we called him sold Scotty" on
account of his age. He was fifty-seven,
although looking forty. "Old Scotty"
had been born in the Northwest and
had served in the Northwest Mounted
police. He was a typical cowpuncher
and Indian fighter and was a dead shot
with the rife, and took no pains to
disguise this fact from US. He used to
baby. In his spare moments you could
always see him cleaning it or polish
Ing the stock. Woe betide the man
who by mistake happened to get hold
Of this rifle; he soon found out his
error. Scott was as deaf as a mule,
and it was amusing at parade to watch
him in the manual of arms, slyly
gIaucng out of the corner of his eye
at the man next to him to see what
the order was. How he passed the
doctor was a mystery to us; he must
have bluffed mis- way through, because
he certainly was Independent. Beside
him the Fourth of July looked like
Coed Friday. He wore at the time a
large sombrero, had a Mexican stock
saddle over his shoulder, lariat on
his arm, and a ''forty-f1ve" hanging
from his hip. Dumping this parapher-
MALTA on the floor he went up to the
~ nd chnJJfn6
from America, west of the Rockies,
and want to join your ID army,
I've got no use for a German and can
shoot some. At Scotland Yard they
turned me down; said I was deaf and
so I am. don't banker to ship in with
ID underwriting outfit, but the
cavalry's full, so l guess this regi
ment's better than none, so trot out
your papers anC " sign 'em." He told
them he was forty and slipped by. I
was on recruiting service at the time
he applied for enlistment.
It was Old ScOtty's great ambition
to be a sniper or body snatcher," as
Mr. Atkins calls it. The day that he
brated his appointment by blowing the
whole platoon to Tags.
Being a Yank, Old Scotty took a lik-
Ing to me and used to spin some great
yarns about the plains, and the whole
platoon would drink these in and ask
for more. AnaniaS was a rookie COM
pared with him.
The ex plainsman anG discipline
could not agree, but the officers all
liked him, even # he was hard to man
Hge, so when he was detailed as a
Sniper a sigh Of relief went up from
the officers mess.
Old Scotty had the freedom Of the
brigade. He used to draw two or
three days rations and disappear with
his glass, range finder and rifle, and we
would see or hear no more of him
until suddenly he would reappear
with a couple of notcheS added to
those already on the butt of his rife
Every time he got German it meant
another notch. He was proud of these
nOtches.
But after a few months Father
rheumatism got him and he was sent
10 Blghty; the air in the wake of his
SFetcher was blue with curses. Old
Scotty surely could swear; some of his
ouJburSts actually burned you.
No doubt, at this writing, he is
somewhere in Blighty" pussy footing
IL on bridge or along the wall of
some munition plant with the Sc. R."
o. Home Defense corps.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-05-29
CHAPTER XVII.
Out in Front.

After tea Lieutenant Stores of our
section came into the dugout and in
FORMED me that was ''for" a reconnoi-
terng patrol and would carry six Mills
bombs.
Al II 30 that night twelve men, our
lieutenant and myself went out in
front on patrol in No Mans Land.
we cruiSed around in the dark for
ABOUT two hours, just knocking about
Ioohlng for trouble, on the lookout for
noche working parties to see what
they were doing.
Around two in the morning we were
carefully picking our way about thirty
Yards in front Of the German barbed
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-05-29

0OOAA AZ 0eS4 h1O1A "a
and had several at
tacks Of nervous
prostration until it
seemed as if the
organs in my whole
body W ere worn
out. ] was finally
persuaded to try
Lydia E. Pinkham's
getable Com
pound and it made
q well woman OF
me. I can now do
all roxy ho,1ooxuorl-
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-05-29
The Tinpinu Habit.

Church. see to save money shoes
are to be made without tips.
Gotham-Gracious me! Do they
have to tip the men who make shoes
too?
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-05-29
Empey stages his play under
difficulties but with great sue
cess. The next instaIiment tells
about it.
cTo BE CoNTINUED)
Used Vast Amount Of Wire.

Used Vast Amount Of Wire.
It has been estimated that the wire
in the cores and sheathing OF the
worlds submarine cables that have
been made since they were first used
in 1851, would reach from the earth
tn the moon.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-05-29

The pace that kills causes few de-
misses among the messenger boys.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-05-29

There are six men In the house Of
representatives who fought in the Civil
war. Three of them were Confeder-
ates, Major Stedman Of North Caro-
lima, General Estopinal of Louisiana
and Private Talbot of Maryland. The
other three, Sherwood and Hollings-
worth of Ohio and Osborne Of Cali
fornia, wore the blue Of the Federal
army. The blue outnumbers the gray
in the senate. There are s1o former
"Yanks" In that body, Warren OF
Wyoming and Nelson of Minnesota.
while Senator Bankhead of Alabama
Is the sole remaining Johnny Reb."
1t has always been the case that sitter
the conclusion Of a war congress has
been thronged with fighting mens
Since 1865 there have been hundreds
of Civil war veterans in congress at
one time or another, but even at that
It is rather remarkable that after 53
years there still are nine of them left,
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-05-29

He is the richest man who enriches
mankind most.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-05-29

synopsis-Fired sinking with the loss of
Arthur Guy Empey
goes and enists
recruiting officer
he
makes period of training
he
fire while
falls that death
himself
shovel
Exciting
wOrko n observation post duty
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-05-29
NERVOUS
PROSTRATION
May be Overcome by Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound This
Letter Proves It.

West Philadelphia, Pa" During the
thirty years ! have been married, I have
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-05-29

The quorum proposition in both the
house and senate is a good deal Of a
farce. Recently there was an impor-
tant matter pending in the senate, and
at the same time hearing was going
on in one of the committees. There
was ring of two bells in the commit
tee room and the hearing was stopped.
eve must go into the senate and an
swer to our Names" explained the
chairman, "but We'll be right back"
They left the committee room and
were in the senate perhaps one-half
minute, helped to constitute a quo
rum, and then returned to the COM
mittee room. On count they figured
as part of a quorum, but of course
they were not actually a part of 1t.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-05-29

tiful PARKS in Washington have oeeH
invaded and covered with most IN
slightly structures for the purpose of
housing government employees. In
some cases fine trees in the parks have
been destroyed.
Comment and criticism in congress
about the manner and methods by
which the life of Washington has been
interrupted by the war occur from
time to time, but such comments
amount to nothing; they cannot cure
or change conditions; but they do af-
ford an opportunity for senator's and
members to express their disapproval
of what has been done. The old
time residents In Washington fear that
the city will never recover, and that
it, like the world, will be changed by
the great war, which seems to have
come to curse the world.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-05-29

Official Washington has realized dur
ing the past week or ten days that the
country has become more interested in
the war than any time since the Unit
ed States entered upon that great con-
fiict. This interest is ascribed to the
fact that American casualty lists are
now being received and 1t is brought
home to our people that great sacri-
fees are necessary in order to win the
war Of civilization.
Prerogatives are great things and
If properly used can often overcome
common sense. The house of repre-
sentatives will not surrender what 1t
claims as its great constitutional
prerogatiye, that of originating all
bills relating to revenue. The senate
has its own prerogatives, but 1t does
not have to contest with the house for
them because these prerogatives relate
almost wholly to what is known as
executive business, the ratification OF
treaties and the confirmation of pres
idential appointments. 1t does, how
ever, have to contest with the presi-
dent, for occasionally appointments
are made without the consent of
the senate, which seem to be an In
fringement upon the senate's prerog-
alive, the right of confirmation. Then
the president often makes an agree
ment called "modus vivendi" with a
foreign nation, which is practically q
treaty, without reference to the sem
ate's right of ratification.
There is always more or less Of a
squabble over these "prerogatives"
and from the way members Of con-
gress talk it would seem that they
are more important than anything else
connected with legislation.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-05-29

An unexpected thing happened in
the senate the other day when Sena-
tor Overman suggested the absence
of a quorum. "There Is quorum
here" asserted Vice President Mar
shall. "The chair will take judicial no.
tice of the fact that there Is quorum
here"
After the senators recovered some
what they felt the full shock Of what
had been done. Never before in the
history of the senate had presiding
officer failed to direct that the roll be
called when any senator suggested the
absence of quorum. 1t was almost
like the days when Tom Reed counted
a quorum in the house of representa-
tives.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-05-29

Perhaps no one but President VIII
son could have secured the enactment
Of such important legislation as has
been passed by congress since the war
began. Beginning with the conscrip-
ton bill and on down to the Overman
bill, there have been many measures
of vital Importance enacted, all or
them increasing the power of the pres
ident, until at last he has practically
a free hand to do anything he pleases
in order to carry on the war success
fully. There is no governmental
power or agency that has not been
placed in his hands, save only the pow
er of making appropriations, and even
in regard to that there Is no doubt that
the president can secure from congress
all the money that Is necessary to
carry on the war.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-05-29

Cash for Old False Teeth P0n mater g IT broken
also cash for old gold silver, platinum dental gold
and W i'll hold goods 10 days for senders approval of
my price Mall to Mazer Dept B. aO07 5thSt Fhis Pa
m TE AgTA Watson Il. Coleman, Wash
AHEW iagsSs Books S FREE; aga.
The Cordova daily times. [volume] (Cordova, Alaska) 1914-1947, 1918-02-22

During the fntsrmission Of the Red
Cross musicale given by tho Episcopal
Guild Auxiliary next Tuesday night q:
the Empress theater Misc Leila r.
Bennett of the Cordova General Aospi.
tai VIII give q four.minute tam set
ting forth the reasons for this per.
torrance and where your little sir. bits
viii go. Come and help and make the
first musicale of the season a success
and likewise help further @ good cause
The Cordova daily times. [volume] (Cordova, Alaska) 1914-1947, 1918-02-22
SACRIFICING FATHER

the following is from a recent issue
of the Northwest Red Cross Bulletin:
Dear United States Army: My
husband asst me to rite you reckmend
that he supports his family He can't
read, so don't tell him. Just take
him. He amt no good to me. He
amt done nuthin' but drink lemmin
essence an play the fiddle sense we
married eight year ago, and I gotta
feed seven kids of hissen. Maybe you
kin git him to carry a gun. He's good
on squirrels and eatin' Take him
and welcum I need his grub and bed
for his kids Don't tell him this, but
take him.
MARY JANE WILKINSON"
The Cordova daily times. [volume] (Cordova, Alaska) 1914-1947, 1918-02-22

1t Is the duty of the guards or
watchmen stationed at the Ocean dock
to detain any person who cannot show
eonclusively that he or she has legiti.
mate business that carries them to
the boat, dock or warehouses, and
thus Is another popular promenade for
young folk cut OF.
The Cordova daily times. [volume] (Cordova, Alaska) 1914-1947, 1918-02-22

Love always finds a way, even
among the younger of 'em, as was
demonstrated when little Woodrow
Wilson escorted tiny Grace Dooley to
the theater the other night. These
S-year-olds set an example that might
be followed by some of the grown
SWANS.
The Cordova daily times. [volume] (Cordova, Alaska) 1914-1947, 1918-02-22

There was considerable disappoint-
ment on the part of some of our young
men yesterday afternoon upon the ar
rival of the steamer Alaska. Cause
non-arrival of that promised beyy of
clam girls
The Cordova daily times. [volume] (Cordova, Alaska) 1914-1947, 1918-02-22

Chitina will experience a revival of
the old dance hall days of '98 In big
stunt to be pulled off there tomorrow
night for the benefit of the Red Cross.
The Daily Times printing presses
banked" the games for those who
secured the gambling privileges
The Cordova daily times. [volume] (Cordova, Alaska) 1914-1947, 1918-02-22

The enforcement of the eight-hour
law is still DIP in the air. as Governor
Strong has made no ruling as the re-
suit of the recent hearings, but sim.
ply "passed the buck" to the officials
at Washington.
The Cordova daily times. [volume] (Cordova, Alaska) 1914-1947, 1918-02-22

The Cordova Credit Association
meets next Tuesday and if the object
of the organization is enforced de-
linquents will be asked to pay up be-
fore any more credit is extended them
The Cordova daily times. [volume] (Cordova, Alaska) 1914-1947, 1918-02-22

Don't forget that electric percolator
given to the lady selling the most
tickets for the Red Cross musicale,
and the five dollars given in Thrift
Stamps to the boy or girl selling the
most tickets. which can be had from
Mrs. f. L. Harwood.
The Cordova daily times. [volume] (Cordova, Alaska) 1914-1947, 1918-02-22

Il German propaganda in Russia can
result in the Slav invasion of Alaska
wouldn't it be good idea for all OF
the towns in the territory to at once
organize a home guard.
The Cordova daily times. [volume] (Cordova, Alaska) 1914-1947, 1918-02-22

We are resolved, here and now, that
the new American army shall be the
finest flower of the century of demo-
crazy Your contribution to the Y.
NJ. c. A. will help make this possible.
The Cordova daily times. [volume] (Cordova, Alaska) 1914-1947, 1918-02-22

They do say that John Muller is an
expert solo player, and after his "go-
down" he is always sure of scoring a
few points.