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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-07-17

PITTSBURG, p, July 17-Hogs-
Receipts, 1900; market steady; heav-
les, S1S1O@1S.25; heavy Workers, SIS
75G1SS5; light Workers, s1S.90Q 49,;
pigs, $1S9061900.
Sheep and Lambs-Receipts, ZOO;
market. steady; top sheep, $500; top
lambs, $3.50.
Calves - Receipts. 1926; market
steady; top, $500.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-07-17

Norway expects to produce 100000
tons Of peat for fuel this year and
Denmark 100000 tons.
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GRAIN QUOTATIONS

CHICAGO, July 1.-THE range OF
futures on the Chicago Board OF Trade
follows.
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No trading in wheat.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-06-06
HUN PROFESSOR
CONTEMPT UOUS
AS To RUSSIA

AMSTERDAM. June 5-"Residue-
Russia" is the name given to what
is left of the Russian empire by
Professor Paul Rohrback, the Ger
man historian, lecturing before large
audience in Berlin.
"Petrograd, shorn of the western
bia, is only a residue Danger from
Russia in any shape is no longer fear
ed by Germany. Russia is now a
mere geographical conception and
nothing more. And it will never be
anything else It's powers of cohe-
sion, reorganization. and reconstruc-
ton are gone forever.
CAS- world-power Russia has now
ceased to exist. and all talk about the
great nation which has not yet been
destroyed is simply sentimental rub
bish The nation no longer exists
save as an inchOatc mass. Residue
Russia may still have 100, O0o, 900 in
habitants. This looks stupendOus, but
it contains no element of danger.
The great resource and reliance of
Russia used to be her export of grain.
Residue-Russia will be community of
peasants-90 per cent. of them, with
not too much fertile soil. 1t will be
thickly peopled, huge in area, but
politically, economically, financially
and militarily weak-a stupid, apa-
thetic state of peasants.
"In contrast with Residue-Russia
the sundered territories are capable of
high development. The Ukraine has
the best prospect of developing in
strength and economically. The har
vests could easily be multiplied over
threefo1d.
CAS- regards Poland, the less said
the better, but it might be we'll if
foolish energies could be diverted to
Residue-Russia, where they could Pol
onize. Catholicize and agitate to their
hearts content That would be a
matter of Indifference To us. The lay
ing low of the Russian wall may be
regarded by us as a mastery break
ing through of the encircling policy
pursued against Germany. We have
now the other great task to accom-
plish-the bursting of our sea i'm
prisonment in the Neeett :, -, - -
The Cordova daily times., 1918-06-06
INDICTMENT At NOME
FOR CONDUCTING RATTLE

The first prosecution for violating
the territorial rattle gambling law
was tried at Nome during April.
Referring to the case the Nome Mug
get says: "a complaint sworn to
by Deputy Marshal Harry Pigeon
charging Mrs. Laura Orehm with
promoting and setting up a lottery
contrary to the provisions of Sec
ton 2015, compiled laws of the Ter
ritory of Alaska, was filed by Dis
triCt attorney George B. Mundy with
the United States Commissioner, the
alleged violation consisting in the de-
PENDANT having ratified off a diamond
ring some days ago. Mrs. Orehm
was arraigned in the commissioners
court at three o'clock this afternoon
and through her attorney, James
Frawley, waived examination and
was bound over to the grand jury in
bonds of $500. The bonds were fur
nished by NJ. o. Solberg and Fred
Peterson and the defendant was re-
leased"
The Cordova daily times., 1918-06-06
PRAISE AIREDALE TERRIER
AS VALUABLE WAR DOC

CHICAGO, June 6-The Airedale,
a shaggy, sad-eyed dog that gained
popularity only in recent years, has
convinced officers of the central de-
partment, signal corps, Unitd States
army, of its superiority over all broods
as a canine war messenger
While official authorization for use
of the Airedale on the battlefields of
Europe has not been issued by the
war department, schools for intensive
courses in training have been estab-
lished and officers say that reports
from the various army camps show
that the dogs have made remarkable
progress.
THE Aircdale surpasses all other
dogs in point of intelligence, and al
though peaceful, is also most coura-
geous," said one officer. TESTS have
established beyond doubt it's super
iOrity over other dogs as a war mes
senger, particularly those used in the
German army.
"The Airedale is cross from a bull
terrier, otter hound and a Berkeley
terrier. 1t is a result of years of
careful breeding and it's name, it is
said, is derived from the Aire Valley
of England, where it originated"
The dogs now in training were given
to the signal corps by patriotic citi-
zens or purchased by interested army
officers. Scores of them with long
pedigrees and valued highly have been
given and others are coming in daily
Females are in greater demand than
males because of their intelligence.
Methods of training are a military
secret.
when the dogs are taken at the
age of ten to eighteen months and
properly developed as one-man dogs
(for the Airedale is distinctly a one
man dog no beast can equal them as
war dogs" said the officer. Their
color blends perfectly with night
shades. The ability of the dogs to slip
quietly through barb wire entangle-
ments without scratch is remarka-
able"
The Cordova daily times., 1918-06-06
Of PAPER
IN VOGUE IN ENGLAND

LONDON, June 6.-The paper con-
troller is preparing a new economy
order which will come into effect in
about a month and will contain these
provisions:
Newspapers, periodicals, etc, to be
distributed for sale only, not to be re-
turned; music on two pages instead of
four; theatre programs reduced by
half; catalogues and circulars reduc-
ed; use of confetti prohibited; no more
cigarette pictures; lighter wrapping
for packages; street cars and omni-
buses to collect used tickets. These are
tickets given to passengers punched
with destination and amount of fare.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-06-06

For real lemon pies-the American
Bakery. Next door to the Modern
Laundry.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-06-06

Food will win the war. Wheat is
the test.
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Miss O'Neill. this is Mr.. Macdon-
add" he said, as soon as he had freed
himself from the rope. "You are fell
low passengers on the Hannah"
Macdonald was looking at her
straight and hard. "Your fathers
name-was it Farrell O'Neill?' he
asked bluntly.
eyes"
II knew him."
The girls eyes lit. "rm glad, Mr..
Macdonald. That's one reason I want
ed to come to Alaska-tO hear about
my fathers life here. Will you tell
meY'
"Some time. We must be going now
to catch the boat-after I've had a
look at the cliff this young man
crawled across"
He turned away, abruptly, it struck
Elliot, and climbed down the natural
stairway up which the young man had
come. Presently he rejoined those
above. Macdonald looked al Elliot
with new respect.
AOu &c Ill IuSAs lily llISuu, that
we're not carrying you from the foot
Of the cliff" he said dryly. II wouldn't
cross that rock wall for hundred
thousand dollars in cold cash."
"NOr again." admitted Gordon with
a laugh. "But we had either to home
stead that plateau or vacate it. I pre-
ferred the latter"
Miss O'Neill's deep eyes looked at
him. She was about to speak, then
changed her mind.
|
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The CrevasSe,

For an hour before the Hannah
nached Katma Miss O'Nein was busy
lifting her little brood ready. Her
TART was as tender as q Madonna to
fbese lambs so i'll fitted to face a frigid
vaste. Their mother had been a good
woman. She could tell that. But she
lad no way of knowing what kind of
nan their father might be. When they
mid their shifting goOd-bys at Katma
he was suspiciously bright and
n4ry. Soon the children We're laugh
liz again with her.
One glance at their father, who in
hoduced himself to Miss O'Neill as
John Hustled. relieved her mind great
\. His spontaneous delight at seeing
hem again and his choking gratitude
10 her for having looked after them
yere evidence enough that this kind
Ned man meant to be both father a.
lDther to his recovered little fOlkS.
Her temporary family stood on the
ii of the wharf and called good-bys
kthe girl. When they turned away
- went directly to her room.
Elliot was passing forward when
lls O'Neill opened her stateroom
nor to 60 in. The eyes of the young
seman were blinded with tears and
- was biting her lip to keep back
be emotion that welled up. He knew
he was very fond of the motherless
[dildren, but he guessed at an addi-
r0nal reason for her sobs. She, too,
vas as untaught as Il child in the life
IT this frontier land. Whatever she
feund here-hOw much of hardship or
happiness or grief or woe-she knew
that she had left behind forever the
nfe harborage Of quiet waters in
which her life craft had always floated.
II came on to rain in the afternoon.
Heavy clouds swept across from the
Fountains. and the sodden sky opened
Re a sluice-box. The kusiak contin-
mt, driven indoors, resorted to
dge. Miss O'Neill read. Gordon Ell
bit wrote letters, dawdled over mag
ines, and lounged alternately in the
ldles' parlor and the smoking room,
here Macdonald, Strong. a hardware
lerchant from Fairbanks, and a pair
s0ur-dough miners had settled them
ives to poker game that was to
lt all night and well into the next
".
0 the two bridge tables all the
payers were old-timers except Mrs.
AlllOry. She had come in over the
~ for the first time hast winter. The
ener women felt that she was bird
passage, that the frozen Arctic
eould be no more than a whim to her.
mey deferred a little to her because
ne Knew the great wOrld-New York,
Vienna, London. Paris. Great names
idi from her lips casually and care
ssely She was full of spicy little
melodies about German royalty and
ae British aristocracy. 1t was no Won
ger, Gordon Elliot thought, that she
aal rather stunned the little social set
4 Kusiak.
Through Northrup and Trelawney a
aeW slant on Macdonald was given to
pofd0n. He had fallen into casual
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"Better give it up," he advised.
an not, then" She smiled stnb.
bornly as she shook her head.
Presently her fingers touched the
belt.
Gordon edged forward an inch or
two farther. Put your hand through
the loop and catch hold Of the leather
above" he told her.
She did so, and at the same instant
her foot slipped. The girl swung out
into space suspended by one wrist. The
muscles of Elliot hardened into steel as
they responded to the strain. His body
began to slide very slowly down the
incline.
In moment the acute danger was
past. Sheba had found hold with
her feet and relieved somewhat the
dead pull upon Elliot.
She had not voiced cry, but the
face that looked up into his was very
white.
"Take your time," he said in a quiet,
matter-of-fact way.
With his help she came close enough
for him to reach her hand. After that
it was only moment before she knelt
on the plateau beside him.
"Touch and go, wasn't it?' Sheba
tried to smile, but the colorless- lips
told the young man she was still faint
from the shock.
He knew he was going to reprOach
himself bitterly for having led her into
such a risk, but he could not just now
afford to waste his energies On regrets.
''You might have sprained your wrist, "
he said lightly as he rose to examine
the cliff still to be negotiated.
Her dark eyes looked at him with
quick surprise. $50 I might" she
answered dryly.
But his Indifferent tone had the eff
feet upon her of plunge into cold
water. 1t braced and stiffened her
will. If he wanted to ignore the ter
rible danger through which she had
passed, certainly she was not going to
remind him of it.
Gordon was mountaineer enough to
know that the climb up is safer than
the one back. The only possible way
for them to go down the trough was
for him to lower her by the belt until
she found footing enough to go alone.
He did not quite admit it to himself,
but in his heart he doubted whether
she could make it safely.
The alternative was the cliff face.
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s,r,prrr I-As Il representative of the
Ararnment Gordon Elliot is on his way
,laska to investigate coal claims. On
hoat he meets and becomes interested
follow passenger whom he learns is
.lha O'Spill. also going in Colby Mac
lid active head of the land grabbing
rd;cste under Investigation. comes aboard.
e...donald is attacked by mine laborers
som he had discharged. and the active in
E,rrppfion of Eliot probably saves his life
.u,rrsR II-Elliot and Macdonald be-
..s,e in measure friendly. though the lat
I, does not know that Elliot is on Il mis-
| ~ which threatens to spoil plans of Mac
|s..ld TO acquire millions of dollars through
h. unlawful exploitation of immensely val
pshle coal fields Elliot also gets line
!. tho position occupied by Waly Selfridge,
~.esoua,d's right man, who is return
- from a visit to the States" where he
"a some in IN effort to convince the au-
horities that there was nothing wrong in
uaedonalds methods.
ITbe above is given rs II short synopsis
= chapters one and two. which appeared
!. lsst weeks issue of the Banner Chap
l,.r three is that first appearing below.
srste mn the thread of the story where you
En- of and go on with it. You will find it
| I EXCEPTIONAL interest throughout. After
~ have read :" The Yukon Trail " in the
Inner. tell your neishbors who are not
sfxeribers all about it'll
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CHAPTER w.
Across the Traverse,

ACROSS ItnS lravSF6Ss
Elliot took off his shoes and turned
toward the traverse
'Think I'll see if can cross to that
stairway. You had better wait here,
Miss O'Neill. until we find out IL 1t
can be DONE" ~
Sheba looked across the cliff and
down to the boulder bed two hundred
feet below. "You can never do it in
the world. Isn't there another way
up?"
mo. The wall above us slopes out.
I've got to cross to the stairway. If
/ make it I'm going to get rope"
'Do you mean you're going back to
town for one?'
EYES,"
Her eyes fastened to his in long.
unspoken question. She, read the an
swer. He was afraid to have her try
the trough again. To get back to town
by way of their roundabout ascent
would waste time. If he was going to
rescue her before night, he must take
the shortest cut, and that was across
the face of the sheer cliff. For the
/ first time she understood how serious
was their plight.
The glance of the girl swept again
the face of the wall he must cross. It
could not be done without rope. Her
terrified eyes came back to his. 'It's
| my fault. / made you come" she said
in n low voice.
Nonsense" he answered cheerfully.
There's no harm done. If l can't
reach the stairway can come back
and go down by the trough"
Sheba assented doubtfully.
| It had come on to drizzle again.
| The rain was fine and cold, almost a
mist. and already it was forming film
of ice on the rocks.
II can't take time to go back by the
trough. The point is that don't want
you camped up here after night. There
has been no sun on this side of the
spur and in the chill Of the evening it
must get cold even in summer"
He was making his preparations as
he talked. His coat he took off and
threw down. His shoes he tied by the
laces to his belt.
"Tll try not to be very long," he
promised.
''It's Gods will then, 50 it is" she
sighed, nlapsing into the vernacular.
Her voice was low and not very
steady, for the heart of the girl was
heavy. She knew she must not pro-
test his decision. That was not the
way to play the game. But somehow
the salt had gone from their light,
! hearted adventure.
Elliot took her little hand in warm
strong grip. you're not going to be
afraid. Well work out all right, you
know"
EYES,"
"It's not just the thing to leave 8
lady in the rain when you take hel
for a walk, but it can't be helped
Well laugh about it tomorrow"
Would they? she wondered, answer
ing his smile family. Her courage was
sapped.
He turned to the climb.
you've forgotten your coat" she re
minded.
I'm travelling light this trip. YOU'D
better slip it on before you get chilled
Sheba knew he had left it on pur
pose for her.
Her fascinated eyes followed hin
while he moved out from the platea,
across the face of the precipice. 81
had none of the tools for climbing
no rope, no hatchet, none of the sup
port of numbers. All the allies h
could summon were his bare hand
and feet, his resilient muscles, and hi
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ice film from the rain coated every
jutting inch of quartz with danger.
But he worked steadily forward.
who knows that there will be no
chance to remedy later any mistake
A slight error in judgment, the failure
in response of any one Of fifty muscles,
would send him plunging down.
Her eye left him for an instant to
sweep the gulf below. She gave a
little cry, ran to his coat, and began
to wave it. For the first time since
Elliot had begun to traverse she took
the initiative in speech.
II see some people away over to the
left. Mr.. Elliot. I'm going to call to
them" Her voice throbbed with hope.
But it was not her shouts or his,
which would not have carried one
tenth the distance, that reached the
group in the valley. One of them
caught glimpse of the wildly wav-
ing coat. There was a consultation
and two or three fiuttered handker.
chiefs in response. Presently they
moved on.
Sheba could not believe her eyes.
They're not leaving US surelyy' she
gasped.
''That's what they're DOING" an.
swered Gordon grimly. "They think
we're calling to them out Of vanity
to show them where we climbed"
"Oh!" She strangled sob.
"Pm going to make it. think see
my way from here" her companion
called across to her. "A fault runs to
the foot of the stairway, if I can only
do the next yard or two"
He did them, by throwing caution to
the winds. An icy, rounded boulder
projected above him out of reach. He
unfastened his belt again and put the
shoes, tied by the laces, around his
neck. There was one way to get across
to the ledge Of the fault. He took
hold of the two ends of the belt,
crouched and leaned forward on tip
toes toward the knob. The loop of the
belt slid over the ice-coated boss.
There was no chance to draw back
now, to test the hold he had gained.
If the leather slipped he was lost. His
body swung across the abyss and his
feet landed on the little ledge beyond.
His shout of success came perhaps
ten minutes later. ''Tve reached the
stairway, Miss O'Neill. I'll try not to
be long, but you'd better exercise to
keep up the circulation. Don't worry,
please. I'll be back before night"
"Pm so glad" she cried joyfully. II
was afraid for you. And I'll not worry
a bit. Good-by."
Elliot made his way up to the sum-
init and ran along a footpath which
brought him to bridge across the
mountain stream just above the falls.
Before he had specialized on the short
distances Gordon had been cross.
country runner. He was in fair con-
dition and he covered the ground fast
About a mile below the falls he met
two men. One of them was Colby Mac
one shoulder. The big Alaskan ex.
planned that he had not been able to
get it out Of his head that perhaps
the climbers who had waved at his
party had been in difficulties. So he
had got rope from the cabin Of an
old miner and was on his way back
to the falls.
The three climbed to the falls
crossed the bridge and reached the tor
Of the cliff.
"You know the lay of the land down
there, Mr.. Elliot. Well lower you," de
cided Macdonald, who took command
I as a matter of course.
Gordon presently stood beside Sheba
on the little plateau. She had quite
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recovered from the touch of hysteria
that had attacked her courage. "Y0u
weren't long," was all she said.
II met them coming" he answered
as he dropped the loop Of the rope over
her head and arranged it under her
shoulders.
He showed her how to relieve part
Of the strain of the rope on her flesh
by using her hands to lift.
"All ready?' Macdonald called from
above.
"All ready" Elliot answered. To
Sheba he said, "HOld tight" .
The girl was swung from the ledge
and rose jerkily in the air. She
laughed gayly down at her friend be
low.
"It's fun"
Gordon followed her a couple of min
utes later. She was waiting to give
him a hand over the edge Of the elf
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During August, 1914. walls of build
ingS throughout the cities of Germany
We're covered with posters in which the
Kaiser said: Germans: Your Emper-
or is giving you short war. Within
six weeks my armies will he in Paris.
and the French will not only pay the
cost of the war but large indemnity
besides.' 1t is now three and half
years since the war began and the
Kaiser il further from his goal than
ever with no hope Of ever putting foot
in PariS.-Edst Carroll Banner Dem.
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Buy Thrift Stamps for your children
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The kaiser's Futile Promises.

tContiaued in nert meek's Bdnner.I
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S1 NDPSIS.

by William Macleod RaineI
Milford chronicle., 1918-07-19
MILLsBORo.

Misses Margaret and Mildred Val
liant Of Church Hill, Md, are visiting
Miss Edith Sparklin.
Mrs. Elsie Lingo has been confined
to her home by illness but is suffi-
ciently improved to be out again.
E. E. Carey and family spent Sun
day with Postmaster George r. Mears
and family in Georgetown.
Walter Belts, e. T. Elliott and W.
G.. Phillips left Monday morning to
find employment in Wilmington. A
large number of persons from here
work, and fifty-fOuR boys who lived
in and near here are wearing khaki.
y Lee Carey has accepted a position
in the electrical department of. the
DUPONT Powder plant at Gibbstown,
N. J..
Mrs. Annie Perry and son George,
OF Seaford, are occupying their cot
tage at Oak Orchard and are often
with friends in town.
Eddie Carey and Miss Alice Carey
are visiting relatives in Philadelphia.
Mrs. F. H. Burton and children,
Mrs. W. P. Prettyman and children
and Mrs. Hettie J. Lingo are guests
at a house party in the cottage Of
Mrs. Lena Hearn at Oak Orchard.
The residence Of B. G. Truitt is
being treated to a new coat Of paint
Mr.. and Mrs. J. C. Ellis left on
Tuesday morning for Philadelphia to
spend a few days with their daughter,
Miss Mary e. Ellis. MI. Ellis is
cashier Of the Millstoro Trust and
Safe Deposit Company, and is enjoy
ing vacation Of two weeks.
Amos Donaway is recovering from
an attack Of typhoid fever.
The De3aware Trust Company op-
ened their new bank here on Monday
with people from various
parts Of the state In attendance.