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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-03-20
CLAIMS SUPERIOR STRENGTH
"crnian Quarternasler General Says
Huns Can Outweigh Allies in All
Departments.

Amsterdam March l5.--Germany
is now stronger than her enemies in
men. material and air forces, and in
tanks as well, General Won Ludendorn
declared in an interview in the CO.
logne Volks Zeitung. The general said
the enemy was welcome to attack and
would find Germany ready, and that
II he was not inclined to make peace
he would have 10 fight.
our front in the West is now much
more favorable for US than it was Ia ST
year." General Won Ludendorff told
the interviewer. How difficult the
situation was must be gauged from
the fact that we had to restore calm
IN the East and defeat italy in the
south. But now we are stronger than
the enemy both as regards men, ma
terial. aerial forces, tanks, everything
IN fact OF which he boasts i'm standing
In readiness on our side in the great
est abundance.
III the enemy wishes to attack now
let him do so. He will find us ready.
II the enemy does not want peace he
Will have to fight, and this fight will,
OF course, be the most tremendous of
the whole war: with Gods aid we
Will obtain German peace, not a
doubtful peace"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-03-20
Died Of Meningitis.

The case OF meningitis reported In
the Tindal section of the county q few
days ago had quick and fatal termi-
nation. The patient, an eighteen
year-old girl. the daughter of Joe
Smiling. was sick only five days, dying
"Wednesday night. There are no 9th
or cases I'm the neighborhood and pre-
cautions have been taken to prevent
the spread OF tho infection.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-03-20

London, March IA large num-,
Der OF Swedish ;rawiers, and one of
the largest Gothenburg steamers have
been captured by German submarines
Off Skaw, the northern extremity. of,
Jutland, and forced to go to Germany,
according to reports printed in the,
Gothenburg shipping Gazette, and
forwarded from Copenhagen, by the
Exchange Telegraph Company. -.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-03-20
No Proposals Considered.

London, March 15-Replying TO an
inquiry as TO whether there was any
truth IN the rumors that proposal Is
had been received from GERMANY for
u peace at the expense OF Russia
Lord Robert Cecil, the minister of
blockade, said i'm the house of com
mons today:
posals are being considered or will be
considered"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-03-20

In we'll informed neutral quarters
recently the Associated Press CORE
sp0ndent was told that the Germans
an offensive operation.
The Verdun offensive of the Ger
mans. in which they failed to break
the French line. has been estimated
in conservative quarters as having
cost them something like 500, 900 men.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-03-20
THE GERMAN PRESS IN RAGE.
Concerning Allies Taking Over Of
Dutch Ships.

London. March l5.--The notice
served on Holland by Great Britain
and the United States regarding the
taking over OF Dutch ships in Allied
ports has thrown the German press
into a towering rage. the Copenhag gen
correspondent OF the Exchange Tele-
graph company cables. t."'
The newspapers demand that Ger
many take the most drastic counter
measures if Holland gives way to the
Allies. H.sHt
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-03-20

Mexico City, March 15.--Captain
Ronald True. formerly OF the Royal
Flying Corps OF Great Britain. recent
ly aviation instructor ut the Texas
training camps. has arrived here to
teach flying to the students at the
Mexican National Aviation school.
Captain True saw active service in
Flanders, Palestine and the Darda
nsllss.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-03-20
BLAdES FLAGMAN AND CON
DUCTOR.


primarily" Responsible for Re-
cent Wreck.
Columbia. March 15.-That Flag
man Harry LOcklier. OF passenger
train Is. was primarily responsible.
and that Conductor j. O. Meredith. OF
the same train, was secondarily re-
sponsible for the disastrous wreck at
Frost. small station on the South
ern Railway six and one-half miles
west Of Columbia. on February 25,
when thirteen persons lost their lives
and two score Of others were injured
in collision Of Southern Railway
passenger trains. was the unanimous
decision OF the members of the South
Carolina Railroad Commission. de-
livered late this afternoon.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-03-20
Miller's Certificates.

The Sumter County Council Of De.
tense has had printed supply Of
millers' certificates I'm the form re-
quired by the Food Administration.
Sumter County miilers can obtain this
form at the Chamber OF Commerce.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-03-20
WAR MUST GO ON.
Hindonhurg Declares Entente Has
Shown UnrespOnsiye Attitude.

Amsterdam, March 15.--AccOrding
to news received here, Field Marshal
Won Hindenburg has stated in an in
terview in Berlin that the Entente
had shown an unresp0fsive attitude
toward Germany's peace intentions
and that the great German offensive
therefore must 60 on.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-03-20
Mexican Town Raided by Zapatistas

Puebla. March 15.-Shortly after it
was learned that the own of Chiautla.
in this State. had been occupied by
Zapatistas. many houses and stores
robbed and destroyed and numerous
of its inhabitants killed. it was an
nounced officially that government
troops had recaptured the place.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-03-20

Daughter OF President MarricS British
Officer I'm London.

London. March 4.--Miss Esther
Cleveland. daughter OF the late Grov-
er Cleveland. president OF the United
States. was married OH Thursday In
Westminster Abbey to Capt. W. s. B.
Bosanquet. ID. s. o.. OF the Coldstrcam
Guards. and son OF Sir Albert Bosan-
quet. according to the Daily Graphic.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-03-20
No Lives Lost.

Dublin, March lG.-NO lives were
lost In the collision Thursday between
the trawler and the steamer Rath-
more, according to the owners of the
vessel.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-03-20
Red Cross Notes.

The Sumter Chapter sent To At
'"nta today u box OF the following: 25
"ospiai bed shirts. 10 pairs OF
p"Iamas. 20 mufrlcrs. &C pairs Of
SOCKS and 2S sweaters
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-03-20

pr. and Mrs. Fred Nash are visiting
Airs. A. L. Nash.
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OVID TIL. TOP
AN AfGpICAN SOLDER
WHO WENT =
AUTOBIOGRAPHY
I 0nI7 o /
M[lM q 0ukY1
rA0irE Qkln NvnI6 N FRAME


meat. - far ~ I can remember. that
ths s6Bcsfs' servants In the British
forces totaled nearly two hundred
thousand. He claimed that ~ r.
moved two hundred thousan1 GReep-
do0ally good and well-traIned fighters
from the actual firing line. claining
that the odArers, when selecting q man
for servants duty. generally picked the
man who had been out the longest and
knew the ropes.
But from my observation ilnd that
Q large percentage Of the servants do
60 over the top. but behind the 1ines
they very seldom engage In digging
partiea fatigues. parades or drillA
This work II n necessary ~ actually
engaging In IN attack. therefore think
It would be isafe to say that the all
round work Of the two hundred thou
sand Ii about equal to nifty thousand
men who are on straight military du-
ties. In numerous instances, ofYlcers'
servants hold the rank Of lance-c -corpo-
rails and they assume the same duties
and authority of . butler. the one
stripe giving him precedence over the
other servants.
There are lots Of amusing stories
told Of 20. g."
One day one Of our majors went into
the servants billet and commenced
"blinding" at them. saying that his
horse had no straw and that he per-
sonally knew that straw had been Is
sued for this purpose. He called the
lnnce-corporal to account. The cor.
pornl answered. ''Blime me. sir, the
straw was issued. but there wasn't
enough left over from the servants'
beds; In fact. We had to use some Of
the 'ay to 'elp out. SIR"
It is needless to say that the serv.
ants dispensed with their soft beds
thut particular night.
Nevertheless II 10 not the fault Of
the Individual officer, 1t Is just the sur
vival Of quaint old English custom.
You know an Englishman cannot b
changed In day.
But the average, English o6icer u .
good sport. He win sit on IRE step
and listen respectfully to Private
Jones' theory Of the way the war
should be conducted. This war II
gradually crumbling the once insur-
mountable wall Of caste.
You would be convinced Of this II
you could nee King George 60. among
his men ON an inspecting tour under
Ore Or pause bsfors . little wooden
cross in some ahell-tossed field with
team In his eyes AZ he reads the In
scription. And q little later perhaps
bend over wounded man ON stretch
ef. patting him on the head.
More than once In q hospital have
seen titled Red Cross nurse fetching
and carrying for . wounded soldier.
perhaps the one who In civil life de-
livered the coal ut her back door. To-
day she does not shrink from lighting
his fss or even washing his gziny
body.
Tommy admires Albert Of Belgium b.
causs he u not . pushee Of men: he
leads them. With him it's not . cass
Of take that trench" II y -edt.e o.
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Captain
German Army
Died 1915
Unknown
b. l. r.
Unteromxier
German Army
Died - 1919
Unkn0wn
B. / r.
cHAPrER XXI.
Abeue Turn.

The next evening We were relieved
by the -th brigade, and once again
returned to rest billets. Upon arriving
at these billets we were given twenty
four hours in which to clean up. had
Just finished getting the mud from my
uniform when the orderly sergeant In
formed me that my name was In orders
10 leave. and that l was to report to
the orderly room In the morning for OF.
ders, transportation and rations.
1 nearly had IT. hustled about
packing up. hlllns my pack with SOU
venirs such ~ shell heads. dud bombs,
nose caps. shrapnel balls, and Prus-
sian guardsman's helmet. In fact, be-
fore turned In that night. I had every
thing ready to report at the orderly
room at nine the next morning.
] was the envy Of the whole section.
swanking around. telling. Of the good
time was going, to have. the places 1
would visit, and the real, old English
bsef ! intended to guksls. Sort Of
rubbed Il Into them, because they all
Do It. and now that It was my turn. I
took pains to get my own back.
J At nine l reported to the captain. re-
ceiving my travel order and pass. He
asked me how much money wanted
10 draw. giibly answered, '~Three
hundred francs, sir;" he Just a. giibly
handed me one hundred.
Reporting at brigade headquafters,
With my pack weighing . ton. waited.
with forty others, for the adjutant to
inspect ua After IN hours walt, he
came out must have been sore because
be wasn't going with m.
The Quartermaster sergeant issued
~ two days rations, in little white
canvas ration bag, which we tied to
our belts.
Then two motor lorries came along
and we piled in. laughing. joking. and
In the best Of spirits. We even loved
the Germans, we were feeling 20 happy.
Our journey to seven days. bliss In
Blighty had commenced.
The ride In the lorry lasted about
two hours; BY this time we were COW
sred with fine, white dust from the
road. but didn't mind. even Il we were
nearly choking.
At the railroad station at r. We
reported to an Odicer, who had . white
band around his arm. which read n.
Z. o. (Royal Trnnsportation Omcefl.
10 y this oG1cer was eanta Claus.
The sergeant II charge showed Nm,
eur orders: hs sianced through them
and sald: sAake yourselves con1ort
49, - the p1atfsgn an1 dpat leayo;
~ exaln = llab1e b ~ 49, - ~
u1nntoo-ee ~ heaRs
4 eans = 1so heufR = Gox1no q
0pyen unteA banoo - ~ -
UAedna lRuNA ~ . An1V ue11o 1l11l
(, u1oA ~ Ae1as xkeo nnon -
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Then another collection IL mnde. q
schoo, formed. and they carry on with
the game.
The caiier-out has many nIcknames
for the numbers such a. -Kelly's Eye
for one. Legs Eleven" for eleven.
'Clickety-click" for sixty-slx, Of Top
Of the house" meaning ninety.
The game II honest and quite en-
joyabie. Sometimes you have fourteen
numbers on Jour card covered and
you are waiting for the ffteenth to be
called In an implorlhs voice you call
out. Come on. Watkins. chum. I'm
sweating on 'Kelly's Eye"
Watkins generally replies. swell.
keep out Of draft. you'll catch cold.-
Another game Is -Pontoon." played
with cards: 1t is the same rs our
"Black Jack" or ''Twenty-one."
A card game cailed "Brag" is also
popular. Using casino deck, the
dealer denis each player three cnrds.
II is similar to our poker. except for
the fact that you onIy use three cards
and cannot draw. The deck IL never
,shufIled until q man shows three Of
kind or ''prlle" as Il II called. The
value Of the hands are. high card. a
pair. a run. flush or three OF kind
ar ''prile." The limit is generally a
penny, so it is hard to win fortune
The next In popularity Is a card
game called MAP" II is well named.
Every time played II ! went to sleep
Whist and solo whist are played by
the highbrowS of he company.
N''ien ;t., s,imblcrs tire Of all other
g. -ses aey try "Daiiker and Eroker.r
I spent a week trying to teach some
Of the Tommles how to play poker. bur
because I won thirty-five francs they
declared that they L,ln't "f,lwncy" the
game.
Tommy plays few card games; the
general run never heard Of poker. eu-
chre. seven up. or plnochle. They have
q game similar to plnochie called
"Royal Bezique." but few know how to
play II.
Generally there are two decks of
cards In . section. and In short time
clsey are % dog-eared ard greasy, you
can hardly tell thesmce Of spades from
the ace Of hearts. The owners Of these
decks sometimes condescend to lend
them after much c0axing.
So you see, Mr.. Atkins has his fun
mixed In with his hnrlshlps and. con-
trary to popular belief, the rank md
die Of the British army in the trenches
is one big happy fnrnily. Now in vir-
ginia. ut school. l was fed ON old Nc
.Gufry's primary reader. which gave me
m opinion Of an Englishman about
equal to 20 Minute Mans backed mp
By Sinn Felner's. But found Tom
my to be the best Of mates and gem
tleman through and through. He never
thinks Of knocking his ofncers. II one
makes costly mistake and Tommy
pays with his blood. there b no gen.
.eral condemnation Of the olicer. He
3 Just pltied. Il u exactly the same
~ It was with the Light .Brigade ak
Baiaclava. to cay soothing Of 0allipoli.
Nsuvs Chapeile and Loos. Personally
7 remember . lttis ineideat whers
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cAAp4rR Xxx.
4chats WIN Frltz..

~ SU8kD WIN TTts4>
We were swimming In money. from
the receipts Of our theatrical venture.
and had forgotten all about ths var,
when an order came through nat our
heiDde would again take over theii
soctor e he linz.
Ths ~ that these orders were -
Sued On captnln assembled the com
pant and aik6d for volunteers 70 % tc
the 1GAcl,fns Gun school at ~ Omar.
I vulunfeeeed a6d vas accspted
olxfeen - fron cur bsigads IN
IT ~ eOerDs IL maee1ne Gqnnery
IA1s ee1ese lastpd tWo weeA1 I'D ~
sloulle1 - 80 and wees eallGlQ1 q
~ E1Nn1e moe11ne - eeqlpoo1s y
- - hs1zs = lqqSe -
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Il h a1lpa1ag y n1tfes IL different
ehafaefss1stfeB = he In, oeutcA ard
lnGiisA Soldl6kk 1he lrieA - 1eoteA
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~ l<la - - ~ ~ u Il =
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Win IN iris ftosY later q.
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thae ~ seVpntsv = = ~ Bg1fish
ar1nQ fhefo ~ e1Bo sneynn1lI e0e1E1
e1syanlA = 70. - - 90 ~ tgElol
= ~ 1meslenn af110 ~ es1ln
nnino ~ g. = stee f1e1q pfon
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s--== ssssss q. s5ss - -.y. -
~ Glnss = ~ onnnoa
~ ~ ~ svonsn1lv ~ -.
~ heavlly. ~ - anenno1 49, Vuo
stebs1ing - euu nso11y nuv&0n1 -
euUDuk tuDo1 nu1y = 1I11r9
eaf11g = - Z - 0un1 - 0roof n
~ ~ g bosna
o. e - eneHs essn1 sUsak g.
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h . fhlnt vusea. t.tsssuuo11 q ~
~ htcce1GnA ~ ul1sIumu19 ~
- sesy.
1Asss - ~ Z 6.snnaae ~
aDeog ~ e0cso = - e ~ Co.
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e1nmDagnA Wlth . GEunhn ~ -
ln6egDed - t1at ehauQano ~ 49,
tifHl - their ~ ani ehat lt ~ ~
cost the0 anytAiag sleher. About oovea
tAet nisht ~ esavsssneisn ~ tuEns6
10 ths .coateapeiA1sr EngllaA. and -
eaptaln had mo1o Z WnsuP that ~
would hang his cap - ~ unGl1ah
earood wiFU - shoW hls cootenpt IT.
the Engiish ssatSies. Ths wneur Wns
aecepted-- At e1sAt O'Clock tAs captnln
and - had cfept ct into No leanss
Land,to carry out this wasse.
TAsy hAd gottea about halfway
across when he drink took eject and
ths captain fell asleep. After about
two hours Of vain attempts IL unteg~
o0sief had ut last succeeded IN wax
Ing the captain. reminded him of hls
bet and warned him that be would BE-
the laughing stock Of TIE olRcsrs' men
u be did not accomplish his object. but
the captain was trembling al over and
inslsted on returning to the German
lineA IN the darkness they lost their
bearings and crawled toward the Eng
lish trenches. They reached the barbed
wire and were suddenly challenged BY
our sentry. Being too drunk to realize
that the challenge was In Engiiah, the
captain refused to crawl back. Finally
the unteroffixier convinced his superior
that they were In front Of the English
wire. Realizing this too late, the cap
tain drew his revolver and with mutt
tered curse fired blindly toward our
trench. His bullet no doubt killed our
captain.
Then the bomb came over and there
he was. dying-and a good Job too. we
thought. The captain deadf Well, his
men wouldn't weep at the news.
Without giving us any further infor-
nation the unteroffixter died.
We searched the bodies.for identifl-
cation disks but they had left every
thing behind before starting ON their
foolhardy errand.
Next afternoon we buried them In
our little cemetery apart from the
graves Of the Tommles. II you ever
20 into that cemetery you will see two
little wooden crosses In the corner Of
the cemetery set away from the rest.
They read:
Captain
German Army
Died - 1915
Unknown
b. L p.
Untero6ixier
German Army
Died - 1919
Unknown t.
B. / e.
cHAprER XXI.
Abeut Turn.
A - =
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vised him to keep It out Of sight, or
some Tommy would b sending It home
to his sirl In Blishty - . souvenir.
One dark and rainy night while on
guard We were looking over the top
from the nre step Of our front-line
trench. when we heard . noise imme-
diately In front Of our barbed wire.
Tho sentry next to me challenged.
@Halt. who comes theref~ and brought
his rifle to the aim. His challenge was
answered in German. A captain In the
next traverse climbed upon the sand
bagged parapet to investigate brave
but foolhardy deed Crack" went q
bullet and he tumbled back into the
trench with hole through his stomach
and died a few minutes later. A lance
corporal in the next platoon was 30 en-
ragged at the captains death that he
chucked Mills bomb In the direction
OF the noise with the shouted warning
to ,is: "Duck your nappers, my lucky
lads" A sharp dynamite report. Z dare
In front Of us, and then silence.
We Immediately sent mp two star
shells. and In their light could see two
dark forms lying on the ground close
to our wire. A sergeant and -four
strotchef-bearefs went out In front and
eoon returned. carrying two limp
bodies. Down IN tie dugout IN tie
oleeering ligkt of thrss candles, ~
enW tat thsy wsse two 0esnnAn on
era ones . ,eaptaln and tie otAee -
entorolnaef. .. rink GO srade hisAsr
ezaA Z swDoank genseal bot beoow ~
IeE11e - ne0tonanf.
~ enDanta1 - ~ - 49,
eool1y Nh aWay ~ ~ ban6oaB
no11al n nk1ne l11ee W1o a1lvo,
49, ~ tqeul. - : ~ -,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-03-07
INVESTIGATION
OF FALkNER ON
BY GRAND JURY

The federal grand jury has begun
investigation OF Raleigh NJ. Falkner.
alleged leader OF a gigantic whisky
ring. who was arrested by govern.
meut. county and municipal officials
on December 20. according TO ru.
mors nj the federal building Thurs
day.
This IL expected TO lead immediate
~ 20 investigation % Serx,. George
ccmsto.k. former head Of tho police
dry squad. arrested January 4 on a
charge OF conapirinE with Faikn-r
10 violate the ilq.or traffic laws.
Sheriff John sirsngrr and Deputy
Sheriff Won Grr-tc ar. Nasid 10 be
among tho witnesses called before
the inaul.itoriai body Thursday
morning. II was Won Gern,. who
exposed the ailssr whisky plot. lie
IL said 10 have obtained tip TO
Faiknor's operations and TO have
kept In hiding near Faikncr's home.
40 North ssth st. while on his "a.
cation lAHt fall.
Assistant L. 4. Attorney Fen. l..
Moore IL handling the cases for the
government.
The jury probably will not make
its returns before Friday.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-03-07
MARINE CORPS NEEDS
GLASSES FOR FIELD

The United States marine corps is
badly Ia need OF field glasses. Due
to the fact that the majority OF these
glasses are made IN France. Il has
been impossible - procure them.
These glasses viii be used in France
and aboardAship The marine corps
win accept them as a loan or dona.
ton. The office Is located at the cor
ner Of First ahd Yesler. or they will
call for them. Their telephone mum.
Der is Main sen
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-03-07
SPECTATORS SOB AS
MURDER TRIAL ENDS

CLEVELAND. March Women
and men in Judge Kennedy's court
room today sobbed an attorneys for
and against Elmer Hupp made their
final pleas 10 tho jury
Hupp. a wealthy oil operator. 70
charged with second degree murder
re shot and killed Chas. ]. Joyc,
when he returned. unexpectedly. and
found Joyce in the attic Of the HupI
homo on June 10.
Consuella. IIupp's it-year.old
daughter. who was with her mother
In tho house at the time OF the
tragedy. came to court with her
father to hear the concluding argu.
ments.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-03-07
Sneak Thieves
Steal Variety
Physicians Instruments Ar, In
List OF Articles Taken by
Husy burglars


The boarding house belonging 10
Mrs NJ. A. Griffin. iaib sixth ave.
suffered a thoro ransacklng WedneH'
day night when burglars entered
the rooms " four OF her boardcrn
and obtained "a fair haul IN each.
Frank McCarty lost s2b, In two
ten.doilar hills and silver. John
Arch.y. sa6o: Mike Clancy. I'll. and
William Jones. tii.
None OF those had his door
locked. and all slept roundly.
Tho room occupied by A. Purvis.
233t First ave. was also entered
some time "Wednesday night. while
Purvls was sleeping. and $50 taken
from HIS trousers pocket Tho door
was not locked.
Capt August Friedburg OF Port
land. who II stopping at tho Bristol
hotel. ai9 Seneca. reports that his
room waa entered while he WIS sleep
ing. and the following stolen. A
iady's small purse. containing s25 In
bills. and mans drnwutring pocket.
book. containing 80. ts5 In another
pockctbook In Il dresser drawer was
overlooked by tho burglar.
An auto belonging 20 Dr. y. Mich
olson. 1906 Green blvd. was ranSaek'
ed at Fifth and University and sew.
eral grips OF surgical appliances
stolen.
Mrs. william W. Mcbride. i7s5
Third ave. N. was frightened Thurs.
day morning about sac by strange
man. who tried TO obtain entrance to
her home a few minutes after her
husband had gone 10 work.
According TO Mrs. Mcbride. the
man first knocked at tho door. and
upon her inquiry as To who was
there, did not answer. but tried TO
force his way In. She locked the
door hurri-diy. and phoned police
headquarters. An officer investigat.
ed without results.