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The Jasper news., 1918-02-21
FEW VISIT INLAND TURKEY
Americans Are Not Acquainted with
Thriving City Of kaIsariyeh, an
Ancient Metropolis.

OF the real Turkey few Americans
have a clear picture. Constantinople
and Smyrna, few seaports-thou-
sands Of Americans have seen those.
Very few Americans have made the
inland voyage. Behold, time, the city
of Kalsariyeh. halfway between the
Mediterranean and the Black sea,
served by no railroad, yet thriving
place of 10000 people, playing some
Constantinople's New York, writes a
correspondent.
Approaching Kaisariyeh of morning
one sees 1t haloed by haze of light
blue smoke. 1t rises from the fumes
from the charcoal brazlers, which are
set out on the roofs until they are well
alight, for these first fumes from the
slowly burning charcoal, odorless and
scarcely visible, are fatal In the In.
closed air of q room. Later the clear
sunlight battles the housetops and the
towering form of Mount Argaeus rises
like a snow-capped sentinel behind the
city. The streets are full of motley
crowd, gray-bearded sheiks Of the old
regime pausing to exhange the elabo-
rate bows and greetings ordained by
formality, and young officers of the
Young Turks party riding by on rest
less horses.
AT sunrise, noon and sunset, the
boom of single cannon thuds out
from the roof of the old palace. This
cannon serves as the town clock, and
as all the ritual of prayer and fasting
commanded by the prophet for the diff
ferent feasts is regulated by Its thun.
der, the old man who serves 1t is one
of the most important local function
aries.
The Jasper news., 1918-02-21
WOMEN SUFFERERS MAY
NEED SWAMP ROOT

Thousands upon thousands Of women
have kidney and bladder trouble afd
never suspect 1t.
Womens complaints often prove to be
nothing else but kidney trouble, or the
result Of kidney Or bladder disease.
If the kidneys are not In . healthy
condition, they may cause the other or
gans to become diseased.
Pain in the back, headache, loss Of am
bition, nervousness, are often times symp-
toms of kidney trouble.
Don't delay starting treatment. DR..
Kilmers' Swamp Root, . physicians pre-
scription, obtained at any drug store, may
be just the remedy needed to overcome
such conditions.
Get q medium or large size bottle i'm.
mediately from any drug store.
However, If you wish first to test this
great preparation send ten cents to DR..
Kilmer q Co., Binghamton, N. Y, for
sample bottle. When writing be sure and
mention this paper.-Adv.
The Jasper news., 1918-02-21
Historic Paving stones.

There are several remarkable his.
toric paying stones In Edinburgh upon
which the visitors make point of
standing. One is the Heart of Mid
lothian, heart formed in stones mark
ing the spot where the old Tolbooth
stood. Another is the paving stone
In the Grassmarket which marks the
spot where the old gallows stood on
which, In the words Of the old rec
ords, Hundreds of Covenanters glorl-
He'd God" and the third 10 little
square fiagstone bearing the inscrip-
ton, AZ. K, 1872" II marks the spot
where John Knox was buried. once
the churchyard of the cathedral, now
In the middle of the thoroughfare.
The Jasper news., 1918-02-21

Her hopes were high. They could
not overtake her now she had had too
good q start of them
There was smile on her lips as she
dropped to the ground to cross a little
clearing where once had stood ma
tive village surrounded by Its fields.
The huts still stood in ruins.
The deserted huts were to her all the
better because they were deserted. She
did not see the keen eyes watching
her from a dozen points, from tum-
bling doorways, from behind tottering
granaries. In utter unconsclousnes Of
impending danger she started up the
village street because 1t offered the
clearest pathway to the jungle.
The Jasper news., 1918-02-21

Now the carioe was within easy
speaking distance of the shore.
what do you want7r yelled Nal.
blhn, raising his weapon threateningly.
"You, hang youps shouted Baynes,
whipping out his revolver and firing al
most simultaneously with the Swede.
AS the two reports rang out Malbihn
dropped his rifle, clutched frantically
at his breast, staggered, fell, flrst to
his knees and then lunged upon bis
face. Baynes stiffened. His head flew
back systematically. For an instant
he stood thus and then crumpled very
gently into the bottom Of the boat.
Baynes turned weakly In the direc-
tion of the shore, to see Malbihn drawn
up upon his elbows, leveling his rife
at him. The Englishman slid to the
bottom of the canoe as bullet whiz-
zed above him. Malbihn, sore hit, took
longer In aiming, nor was his aim as
sure as formerly.
With difficulty Baynes turned him.
self over on his stomach and, grasping
his revolver In his right, hand, drew
himself up, until he could look over
the edge Of the canoe.
Malbihn saw him instantly and fred,
but Baynes did not finch or duck.
With painstaking care he aimed at the
target upon the shore, away from
which he now was drifting with the
current. His finger closed upon the
trigger. There was a flash, report,
and Malbihn's giant frame Jerked to
the Impact of another bullet.
CTo BE CONTINUED)
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You'd. There was no one in sight upon
that side. Throwing herself upon her
stomach, she wormed beneath the tent
wall just as Malbihn, with final word
to his men, entered the tent.
Meriem heard him cross the floor,
and then she rose and, STOPPING low,
ran to native hut directly behind.
Once inside this she turned and
glanced back. There was no one In
sight. She had not been seen.
And now from Malbihn's tent she
heard great curslng. The Swede had
discovered the riding of his box. He
was shouting to his men. and as she
heard them reply Meriem darted from
the hut and ran toward the edge of
the bona farthest from Malbihn's tent.
Two minutes start Of any pursuers
was all Meriem cared for. Once In the
trees she knew that she could outdis-
lance and elude them.
The Jasper news., 1918-02-21
CHAPTER XIV.
Morrison Squares. Accounts.

TWVI tSVVUrtt-s :
A mile away toward the east, fight
ing his way through the jungle along
the trail taken by Malbihn when he
had brought Meriem to his camp, q
man in torn khaki, filthy, haggard, I'M
kempt, came to sudden stop as the
report of rifle resounded family
through the tangled forest. The black
man just ahead Of him stopped too.
1--WE are almost there, Bwana," he
said. There was awe and respect in
his tone and manner.
The white man nodded and motioned
his ebon guide forward once more. 1t
was the Hon. Morrison Baynes, the fas-
tidlous, the exquisite. His face and
hands were scratched and smeared
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GU oTOGbI
with dried blood from the wounds he
had come by in thorn and thicket. His
clothes were tatters. But through the
blood and the dirt and the rags a new
Baynes shone forth-a handsomer
Baynes than the dandy and fop Of
yore.
AS the two forged ahead toward their
goal they were startled by volley of
shots ahead of them. Then came a
few scattering reports, some savage
yells and silence.
Baynes was frantic in his endeavors
to advance more rapidly, but here the
jungle seemed thousandfold more
tangled than before. A dozen times
he tripped and fell. Twice the black
followed blind TRAIL and they were
forced to retrace their steps, but at last
they came out into little clearing
near the big af, clearing that once
had held thriving village, but now
lay desolate In decay and ruin.
In the jungle vegetation that over
grew what had once been the main
village street lay the body of black
man, pierced through the heart with a
bullet and still warm. Baynes and his
companion looked about In oil direc-
tons, but no sign of living being
could they discover. They stood In ST.
lence, listening intentEy.
What was that? Voices and the dip
of paddles out upon the riverf
Baynes ran across the dead village
toward the fringe of jungle upon the
rivers brim. The black was at his
side. Together they forced their way
through the screening foliage until they
could obtain view Of the river, and
| there, almost to the other shore, they
saw Malbihn's canoes making rapidly
for camp.
The black recognized his companions
Immediately.
"How can we cross2" asked Baynes
The black shook his head. There
was no canoe. and the crocodiles made
1t equivalent to suicide to enter the
water in an attempt to swim across.
Just then the fellow CHANGED to
glance downward. Beneath him.
wedged among the branches Of tree,
lay q canoe.
The negro grasped Baynes' arm and
pointed toward his find. The Hon.
Morrison could scarce repress shout
Of exultation. Quickly the two slid
down the dropping branches Into the
boat. The black seized the paddle, and
Baynes showed them out from beneath
the tree. A second later the canoe shot
out upon the bosom of the river and
headed toward the opposite shore and
the camp of the Swede.
Baynes squatted In the bow, strain.
ing his eyes after the men pulling the
other canoes upon the bank across
from him. He saw Malbihn step from
the bow of the foremost Of the little
craft. he saw him turn and glance
back across the river. He could see
his start of surprise AZ his eyes fell
upon the pursuing canoe and called the
| attention of his followers to II
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Iat lam Lain m chorua.

Someone sends us card with this
inscription: "If you see an editor who
pleases everybody, there viii be glass
plate over his face and he will not be
standing up" True as gospel
Omaha Bee.
The Jasper news., 1918-02-21
NEGLECT No Task.

The poorest way in the world to
get along is to neglect the little task
you have to do because you know
you're capable OF doing the bigger
things. Exchange.
The Jasper news., 1918-02-21
Found an Oyster.

Bill-Did you go to the oyster sup
per at the church,
JILL sure did.
"Were there many there?"
~ found one"
The Jasper news., 1918-02-21
Official Approval.

"He says I'm nice enough to eat"
"of1clal praise. my dear. He's food
inspector"
The Jasper news., 1918-02-21

The Germans have succeeded In
making a substitute for gun cotton.
New-York tribune., 1918-10-25
Hitchcock Asks Wilson
To Define Peace Term
Senate Seeks Clear Statement
on Meaning Of Third
Demand
Especial Dispotch to The Tribune)

(SpGcLHl DtSpGtch to Inc I'rtbunep
WASHINGTON, Oct Ex-senator
Hitchcock to-day asked President Will
son to define the third Of his Fourteen
Peace terms in which he approved the
removal of economic barriers after the
war. This step became necessary after
the Senate had INDUCED in pro-
tracted political debate regarding the
economic policies to follow the war,
during which the chairman of the Sen
ate Foreign Relations Committee was
asked for information regarding the
Presidents exact meaning in this con-
nection.
1t is understood that Senator Hitch
cock has in his possession letter
defines, at some length, all of the
Fourteen Peace terms. This White
House communication, however, has
been safeguarded sith strictest in
functions Of secuecy, SO that Senator
Hitchcock could not use any Of its
contents to-day when called upon for
an exposition of the third peace term.
The Presidents explanation of the
proposed suspension of economic bar
riers may take the form of decara-
ton in favor Of the unrestricted in
standardization of world trade, it is
said This would mean free trade, it
is pointed out. Moreover, if this pro
gramme became part of the peace
for the President to commit the coun-
try to free trade without the consent
of the House. which has always con-
sidered tariff questions its particular
prerogative, by merely securing treaty
fatlhcationS in the Senate.
New-York tribune., 1918-10-25
Reichstag Leaders
Tell Government
People Must Rule

BASLE, Oct. 24.-After the speech of
Prince Ma~imilian in the "Rechstag'
on Tuesday, Deputy Karl Herold, in
the name of the Centrist party, read a
statement asking that the reform of
the constitution Of the empire be ex-
tended so that war cannot be declare d
without the consent of the "Reichstag.' -
He added that if peace with the En-
tente Allies is not possible the gov
ernment will have to call on the last
man. Tor the defense of Germany.
Deputy Ebert, Majority Socialist, de-
clared the German people would no
longer permit themselves to be with
out the right to decide their own fate.
Friederich Naumann, Radical, said he
considered peace impossible by mill
tary means and that Germany must use
her diplomatic resources to end the
war.
Count Won Westarp, Conservative
declared his party would not vote for
the constitutional reforms proposed by
the Chancellor because it considered
them DANGEROUS
New-York tribune., 1918-10-25
Lithuanians Appeal
To American Troops
Bolshevik Army Extending
Terror Among the Defence
less Inhabitants
By The .Assoclated Prcss,

COPENHAGEN, Oct. 24.-On the
heels of the German evacuation of the
Lithuanian districts, east of the Brest-
Litovsk demarcation line, detachments
of the Red Army of the Russian Boil
sheviki followed and are extending the
red terror among the defenceless in
habitants.
Two delegates from the Lithuanian
people are now in Copenhagen appeal
ing to the American, British and
French missions here for help. De-
scribng the situation to the CORE
spondent to-day, one Of the delegates
said the Germans had decided to evacu-
ate all the territory named in the
Brest-Ltovsk treaty. including the dis
tricts of Desna and Minsk, and a porn
ton of Mohilev. The inhabitants of
these districts, he said, were unarmed
and unorganized and had no means for
preventing murder or pillage. The
people asked that the evacuated terri
tory be occupied by American, French
or British troops.
New-York tribune., 1918-10-25

made up of men whose anti-protective
views are well known.
A treaty removing trade barriers is
not law that can be repealed. as in
the case of a legislative enactment. 1t
must stand until mutually abrogated d
by the parties to. the treaty. 1t goes
without saying that the European
countries which have always resisted
our tariff schedules will not mutually
agree to invalidate free trade treaties
when once entered into
'Is it possible that the Presidents
desire for Democrats in the Senate
might arise from the intention to per-
petually fasten upon the country a
policy of free trade by committing the
nation under treaty obligation which
would take the question of tariff MAX
ing out of the hands of the people of
the country as expressed in Congress
and make it contract between an cx-
ecutive committed to free trade, by and
with the consent of a Democratic SEN
ate, with like beliefs on the one side
and the foreign nations or the other =?
'This is perhaps the real significance
to be drawn from the letter"
New-York tribune., 1918-10-25

made binding by treaty. Mr.. Fess's
statement reads:
"President Wilson's letter asking for
the election of the Democratic Sena-
tors from New Jersey will be inter
preted by many as the act of the chief
Of the Democratic party rather than
the head of the American government.
"This attitude in time of war will
be the subject OF just criticism by
voters who have resented the capitali-
zation of the war for party purposes.
"'Ikere is, however, deeper sig
nticance when properly interpreted.
Heretofore tariff schedules have not
only been regarded as legislative in
character, but must originate in the
House of Representatives.
"The President, in the third of his
fourteen points, proposes by treaty
negotiations to determine legislation
touching tariff schedules by the re-
moval of all trade barriers, when he
speaks of the removal SO far as pos
sible of all economic barriers, and the
establishment of an equality of trade
conditions among all the nations con-
sentlng to the peace and assocating
themselves for its maintenance
The farreachng significance of this
proposal may not have been detected
by the average citizen.
"Presidcnt Wilson views the tariff
question from the angle of an acade-
mician, and quite naturally is a free
trader. with but little respect for the
opinion of those who hold to the pro-
lection idea. His tariff commission is
New-York tribune., 1918-10-25
If He Must Go Let
1t Be Now, Huns
Say of Emperor
Kaiser Talks With Official
Family Individually, Then
Harangues All
Max Is Critics e d
Newspapers Serve Notice Peo-
pie Will Not Continue War
to Please Ruler
Max Is Critics. e d

PARIS, Oct. M.-Empcror William
conferred on Monday with all the men,
bers OF the government, talking at
length with each individual, and then
harangued them in a body, says dis
patch from Zurich to the journal" ="
thus far the German newspapers have
printed nothing concerning the En-
peror's speech.
The War Cabinet held another long
meeting on Tuesday.
The address of the Chancellor to the
Reichstag is criticised sharply by a
majority Of the newspapers. The ex-
tracts from the speech circulated by
the Wolff Bureau, the semi official news
agency, are to some extent garbled,
while other passages bear SO little re-
scmblance to what Prince MaXimilian
said that they appear to have been in
vented.
The Socialist newspapers. the Zurich
dispatch continues, are particularly
outspoken. The "Frankischc Tagcs-
post" of Nuremberg, Bavaria, says the
Emperor must not think the German
people are going to continue the war
for months to please him.
"lf the Emperor must co. it adds,
"let him go at once
The correspondent reports that the
Chancellor and the pane Germans arc
working actively toward the forma-
ton Of Il national defence government.
He says proclamation to the people
exhorting them to carry on the war to
the utmost has been drafted with the
help of General Ludendorf. and that he
understands it will be published as
soon as President Wilson'S reply has
been received. 1t is expected in Ber-
lin, the correspondent adds, that the
President will not allow himself to be
fouted and ridicu1ed by the existing
German government.
New-York tribune., 1918-10-25
Liebknecht Released
From German Prison

AMSTERDAM, Oct. 22.-Friedrich
Ebert, the Socialist leader in the Ger
man Reichstag, informed the Reichstag
to-day that DR.. Karl Liebknecht, for
mer Socialist member of the Reichstag,
had been released from prison, whern
he was serving sentence for at
tempted treason.
Dr.. Karl Liebknecht was arrested at
Berlin in connection with May Day
celebration on May 3, 1916. He was
tried before a Berlin military court
and sentenced to thirty months penal
servitude and dismissal from the army
This sentence caused great disorder
among the Socialists of Berlin. Stutt-
gart, Leipsic and other cities. An ap-
peal was taken. as a result of which
the court sentenced DR.. Liebknecht to
prison for four years and one month
in addition to forfeiting his civil rights
for six years. 1t was reported on Au-
gust 10 from Paris that he had been
released, but this report was never
confirmed
New-York tribune., 1918-10-25
Chastise Barbarians
for Devastation,
Demand of French

PARIS, Oct. 23.-The question of the
devastati m wrought by the Germans
in Northern France was the topic of a
discussion in Parliament to-day.
In the Senate, Antonin Dubost, presi-
dent, asked that victory should give all
it's might to chastisement of the
offender and reparaton for the crime.
"The enemy will be condemned to
restitutions, for which we will take
guarantees, not being able to rely upon
his word" said Stephen Pichon, For
eign Minister. "We are near the end
of sacrifices imposed by savage aggres-
sion for which it's authors try to escape
responsibility. Their calculations have
been upset by President Wilson"
Senator'S from the liberated regions
fled a resolution asking that commits
sions be sent to ascertain the extent Of
the devastations, which were described
rs heartbreaking. The resolution was
unanimously adOpted
New-York tribune., 1918-10-25

Italian, Belgian, Serbian, Portu-
guese, ETC., 1t means Unconditional
Surrender"
The Nocii way to peace is the
surest way. The German armies are
no longer inflated with an overween-
ing sense of German military pres
tlge on a proud consciousness of
German invincibility. They have
been fighting for three months with
out d break in a phenomenal record
OF disaster. They have been swept
out of the strongest defence lines
which they had been able to con-
struct. They are going back to the
Rhine. They know the war is lost.
They are the only barrier between
the German people and ruin. When
they break and the military autoc-
racy raises the white flag. then only
will Germany pocket her pride and
that peace of penance and repara-
ton .sgme which an outraged world
holds to be political and moral ne
cessity.
Winter or no winter, peace talk or
no peace talk, Foch will not lift that
relentless. pressure which is sapping
and wasting Germany's military
power. Ludendorff needs a respite.
He is not getting it. His efforts to
hold the Scheldt River line have
New-York tribune., 1918-10-25
Austria Able to Accept
Terms Made by President,
Baron Uon Hussarek Saws

COPENHAGEN, Oct. 24.--The dcmoc-
ra'ization of Germany is spreading
discussing President Wilson's reply to
Austria in the House of Lords in vi
emma on Tuesday, said that Austria
was able to jndorse the Pres dent's
peace programme without forsaking
deep-rooted convictions. He declared d
u was an historic and fundamental idea
of the Hapsburg monarchy that all it's
peoples should have equal rights. He
did not think the Presidents reply
would result in breaking off of ex-
Czech members declared that the
plan embodied in the i'm berial mani
festo for the establishment Of Czech
state was impracticable
New-York tribune., 1918-10-25
"Free Trade" in
Wilson'S Terms
Arouses Senate
Continued from page 1

candidates were not regarded as de-
sirable, and opposed their nomination.
In conclusion, Senator Thomas said
the Republican organization was seek
ing support. for candidates who had
been attacked severely for their course
regarding the war. He said Senator
Norris, the Republican candidate in
Nebraska, was an honest ana upright
citizen.
"But the Senator's record for paci-
hsm," Mr.. Thomas continued, "is no.
torious. If | remember correctly, he
made a speech here placing the dollar
mark on the American flag. The man
cunning against him has no such blcm-
ish on his record"
In Kansas, Senator Thomas said
Governor Capper, the Republican can
didate for Senator, was notorious for
his pacifism," while Representative
Roberts, the Republican candidate for
Senator in Nevada. the Senator said
voted against war with Germany.
"If pacitism is the test why interfere
in Michigan ?" Senator Smith asked.
Senator Williams in reply said the
speech in the Senate in which the
dollar mark was placed on the Ameri-
can flag was "disgraceful," and at least
had not been made by Henry Ford
the Democratic candidate for Senator
in Michigan.
While denying that he had any in
tention of saying anything against Mr.
Ford or Truman Fl. Newberry, the Re
publican Senatorial candidate in Michi-
gan, Senator Smith, said the Democrats
party was guilty Of kleptomania whel
it took man out of "the neutral"& gone
and made him its exclusive candidate
Talks of Newberry's Money
Senator Williams charged that New
berry spent 'a whole lot of money" ir
his campaign.
Senator Smith denied this. saving
New-York tribune., 1918-10-25
Wave of Den,ocratizotion
Spreading Through All
Federal States of Germany

COPENHAGEN, Oct. 24.--The demo
cratization of Germany is spreading
through the federal states. according
to special dispatch printed in the
"Berlingske TidenGe.' sent to hat pub
lication by its correspondent At Berlin
At a meeting of the Grown Council
at Dresden yesterday the question of
asking Socialists tc join the govern
ment was considered. The Baden gov
ernment met at Karlsruhe to consider
the abolition of the three class fran
chise system and the introduction of
the proportional franchise
Wuertemberg also is said to be con-
sldering whether that government s
representatives in the Federal Council
shall not henceforth receive instruc-
tions direct from the representatives
elected by the people rather than from
the Wuertemberg government
The characterization OF the first
chamber there is also being considered.