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CHAPTER "
WHAT THE BOOK is ABOUT

The story of 'Philip Dru" is that of
young man who is introduced to the
readers on commencement day at West
Point. 1t was in 1920, a time when
Wealth had grown so strong that
the few were about to strangle the
many, and among the great masses Of
the people there was sullen and rebel
lious discomfort.
"The laborer in the cities. the pro-
ducer on the farm, the merchant. the
professional man and all save organized
capital and its satellites saw gloomv
and hopeless future"
Philip Dru was graduating into his
chosen profession, the army, but on
this big day he took no part in the
festivities, but stood apart depressed
and out of touch with the triumphant
blare Of militarism." Into his mad;+.
lions steps Gloria Strawn, a DAUGHTER
of that "debased power of wealth.
about which Philip has been copitat;no
Then for some pages the two dscuss
the wrongs of the universe. emnlovino
in their conversation most of +ba ,1o4,
'uoes that embellish the talk of younp
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n Few Prophecies
a Fulfilled

1t must be remembered, of course.
that the book was written in 1911 and
1912, before Germany set out to ac-
quire the world. The books events are
supposed to transpire, however, between
1920 and 1885 A few of the things
that are predicted in the book have al
ready happened, although they seemed
fantastic enough at the time they were
written. Those who read the book back
in 1912 probably placed little faith in
the prediction of the overthrow of the
Gar and the breaking up of Russia.
but history has given the statement
the standing of fulfilled prophecy.
So long as Colonel House refuses to
acknowledge or deny the authorship of
the book, the public must content itself
with such evidence as can be adduced to
fix the responsibility. First of all, as
showing the high position of the writer,
the latest advertisement on the paper
cover of the book says:
"The author of this book-a man
prominent in political councils-must
necessarily remain anonymous. His
pages full of facts known only to
the inner circle in statecraft and
finance. His story shows how the
seething, radical elements in the DO
litical cask to-day, under pressure of
rising prices for the poor and greater
privileges for the rich, literally burst
into one great conflict, the Second
Civil War, out Of which rises the fig
ure of Philip Dru, who shapes the
future Of the nation"
New-York tribune., 1918-12-15
By Woodman Morrison
CHAPTER /
THE SPHINX OF POLITICS

l.
THE SPHINX OF POLITICS
VT WAS the discovery Of the Rosetta
stone that made possible the unrav
IL elling of the secrets of the Egyptian
pyramids and monuments. The prac
tice is common of referring to Colonel
Edward Mandell House, President Will
sons alter ego, as the Sphinx of Ameri
can politics. From the silent lips of the
man from Texas has come no hint by
which the American public could judge
this man who obviously plays so impor-
tant part in the affairs of the nation.
Now another Rosetta stone has been
found and the mute tongue of the
Sphinx is loosened. Colonel House may
= be known for the manner of man he is.
The stone which is the key to Colonel
Houses mind is book, book written
by Colonel House himself, in which it is
revealed that, millionaire and hard
headed man of business as he is supposed
to be, he is back of that dreamer with
political status of America and the
world In view of Colonel Houses prom
inence in the nations negotiations with
Europe throughout the war and his place
as member of the peace commission
from the United States, the views ex-
pressed in the book on the duties of gov
ernment and on international relations
are of supreme Importance.
The name of the book is "Philip Dru:
Administrator" 1t was published anon
ymously six years ago, and its author
ship has never been publicly acknowl-
edged by Colonel House. Neither has he
denied it, though charged repeatedly
with having written it. The evidence as
to his authorship does not rest entirely
on his silence. however. Baconians, for
instance, who have combed Shakespeare
for ciphers, would find it easy to prove
that Edward Mandell House is the au-
thor of "Philip Dru: Administrator" if
for no other reason than that hotel re-
ferred to in the book is called the Man
dell House.
An even better bit of evidence, per-
haps, is the fact that an intimate per
sonal friend of Colonel House, in quoting
the Texan in a magazine article, act
ually puts into Colonel Houses mouth
the exact language of Philip Dru
There is also at least one very appar-
ent reference to Woodrow Wilson-in the
book, and there are numerous illusions
to public affairs that would be consistent
with the knowledge of inner secrets that
could be gained by man in Colonel
Houses position.
AS a bit Of supplemental evidence,
there are various eulogies on Texas, the
l. SCdCe from WHICH COlOnei HOUSE HdilS.
N philip Dru: Administrator" is not
. great book. If any proof of this state
ment is wanted it may be found in the
fact that the book attracted very little
attention when it was published, six years
ago. 1t utterly failed to catch the public
imagination, as, for instance, did Bel
lamy's "Looking Backward" book Of
similar import, in an earlier generation.
Books designed to reform the world were
no novelty, even before Sir Thomas More
provided an adjective for all future
projects of the kind by writing his
utopia"
New-York tribune., 1918-12-15
I'm an Anonymous Book Whose
Authorship He Has Not
Denied

has the greatest influence with President
Wilson and who will play a big part in
drawing up the peace agreement soon
to be adopted in Paris Most extraordi-
nary and interesting is that section of
the book that places entire approval of
Germany's scheme for Mitteleuropa and
turns South America over to the tender
mercies of the Hun. Says one para
graph:
Germany was to have a freer hand
in the countries lying southeast of her
and in Asia Minor"
Philip Dru, as administrator of the
United States, Also knocked the Monroe
Doctrine into a cooked hat by arranging
that:
Germany was to have the freest COM
mercial access to South America, and she
was to develop those countries both with
German colonists and with German capt.
tai"
However, it was not Germany alone to
whom large gifts were given, although
Germany fares by far the most gener-
ously at the lavish hands Of Philip Dru.
To make amends to the United States
for repudiating the Monroe Doctrine,
Dru deprives Great Britain of Canada
and adds it to the United States. 1t is
assumed that England will welcome this
robbery, although a prominent English
man few days ago referred to Canada
as ''the brightest jewel in our CROWN"
and Canadians themselves have shown
no inclination to give up their allegiance
to England. AS compensation for this
breaking up of her empire, England is
given a free rein in Africa, with the
exception of the French colonies
The philanthropic Mr.. Dru, as dictator
of the United States, not only repudiates
the Monroe Doctrine, so dear to every
American heart, but hands the Philip
pines over to Japan. AS matter of
fact, everybody gives up something ex-
cept Germany, which is shown entirely
in a receptive role. The international
arrangements, briefly, are:
Japan to have the Philippines as
protectorate. "The United States to
give the Philippines their independence
under the protection of Japan, reserv-
ing for America and the rest of the
world the freest of trade relations
with the islands"
All the United States got out of
this international barter was Canada.
"In consideration of the United
States lifting practically all custom
barriers, England, after having OBJ
tanned the consent of Canada, agreed
to relinquish her own sphere of po-
litical influence over the Dominion"
New-York tribune., 1918-12-15
CHAPTER V
THE PEOPLE MEET AND DEFEAT
AUTOCRACY

Then comes the revolution. Philip
Dru's West Point training now stands
HIM IN good stead. He does not believe
IN war, but if there must be war he is
Tor force without stint" The army of
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VIII I Inc OF 81 p {. des1e
g n n res W = . tn &c q S - teei
Il = Z. the ct s. % ot 81 Lle.s
eIln ~ nay eElliIs and also 3 Conner @
sad Lot No. 3, thence Win the east
side OF 1EorgantoNln aHennes n ~ de.
grees o minutes ~. Q distance Of 50
meet 10 staSe, conner 70 Lot No =;
and thence with Q line Of said Lot no.
81, No. 40 degrees 50 minutes =. q d1s'
lance Of 81 sc feet 20 the plsce OF Be
ginning, containing 1855 square
feet more or less,
Said deed or trust contains also the
following clause:
at IS Thoroughly understood and
agreed between the parties hereto
that this deed is made subject TO q
certain deed OF trust made and e1ecpt.
ed by one q. C.. Htxenbaugh and wife
unto James Powell, Trustee. bearing
date the 4th day OF October, 1916. and
Iof record IN said County Clerks Of,
flee in trust deed book No. q, at paSe
Terms Of Sale.
One-third Of the purchase price cash
In hand, one-third thereof with inter.
est IN one year, and the residue there,
OF with interest, In two years from the
day Of sale. taking from the purchaser
his notes, with good security. for the
deferred payments, and retaining the
legal title as further security or the
legal title win be conveyed, reserTtng
In the deed lien Tor the deferred por,
Given under my hand this 18th day
Of october, 1918
A. P. H1XENBAUGE,
N. POWELL.
Attorney for the Trustee.
11-2O-27 12-4-l1
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LEGAL NOTICES
10 GnS6a S. S11sgTave:
Won are hereby notified that a Cha

10 EnSha 5. N1usgrave:
You are hereby notified that a Chan
Gerry cause has been Instituted in the
circuit Court OF Marion county. Wesl
Virginia, by Aida Bailey, administIa
triS OF Elisha S. MusgraVe, deceased
against Benjamin $. Musgrave, the
heirs, distributes and all known cred
itors OF the said Elisha S. MusgraTe
which suit is for the purpose OIL OBJ
tanning decree directing the sale and
distribution Of your estate among the
persons entitled thereto and that you
are required to appear in said Circuit
Court before the Judge thereof on the
second Monday in March, 1919. that
being the first day Of regular term
Of said court, and make defense to
said suit, II any you can.
This the 10Th day OF December, 1918
CLARENCE CURREY,
Clerk Of the Circuit Court OF Marion
County, West Virginia.
AIDA BAILEY, Administrators
of Elisha s. Musgraye, deceased.
12-11-19-25: IL
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Pittsburgh

: PITTSBURGH, Dec. 11.-American
Window Glass Machine common was
the stronger stock in the local mar
ket yesterday advancing to SS1S, a
new high mark, and c.osinS at SS9S. a
net gain OF 81 for the day. The pre-
Jared stock was q higher at s3. There
were no dealings In or quotations on
any OF the other glass stocks.
Ohio Fuel supply was the strongest
OF its group, advancing to AK and
closing at an bid, q net gain Of 81
q share. Manufacturers Light and
Heat was firmer at soc and Oklahoma
Gas was x lower, declining from
2s% to 293S. while Pittsburgh on and
Gas sold unchanged at 7A. Wrestling
house A1rbrake advanced from 93A
to % and closed at the best Electric
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By, EirtlIe @ 2 s-eea OLE
The "a day Of October 1917 and re.
corded IN the Clerks once Of the
County Court of Marion comfy West
Virginia, IN trust deed book NO. e,
at page 500, executed by Peoples Gar
age Company corporation, to A r
Hixenbaugh. Trustee, 70 secure %
Katherine Btekert the PAYMENT OF the
debt therein mentioned and oetne re-
quested so TO 90, the Undersigned Hlll'
on Saturday, the 21st Gay OF Deem
Der, 1913, at the southeast front dook
Of the court house IN Maroon county
West Virginia, commenetnS az Two we
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Ve Eae Gas Urged
.E1la eIllilli stIa slon

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For the purpose Of c0nseEFtnS the
.supoEy OF natural gas IN the sections
o. the country which have access TO
the same the Gnited States fuel adj
ministrAtion has issued piacard en-
titled How Domestic Consumers Can
Save Gas"
The following suggestions, under a
series OF don'ts, are made on the pla-
card-
Don't burn lamps in daytime
Don't keep hot water tank fame
higher than necessary
Don't turn gas on for cooking until
you have vessel ready for use; turn
on Immediately when cooking Is COM
pleted
Don't use gas at high pressurs and
long flames; short flames, II properly
directed, consume less gas for the
same cooking operation
Don't turn the gas high after cook
ing boils; after boiling begins, the
same temperature can be maintained
with smaller gas consumption
Don't keep rooms at over 60 DE
.grees; lower temperature by turning
down gas, not by opening doors and
wondows
Don't burn gas in a furnace without
automatic thermostat CONTROL such an
automatic device prevents oyerheas
ing and waste of gas
Don't burn gas in an ordinary Goa.
furnace; it requires much more gas
for the same heat than with specially
built natural gas furnaces
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Grain and Produce

CHICAGO, Dec. IL. = Unfavorable
weather put the bears in corn at a
general disadvantage yesterday. New
eE=theless, prices closed unsettled Is on
to Il net higher with January $1-317s
to -$1311k and May $1.30. Oats fin
tshed x cent down to like advance.
In provisions there were gains OF 10
cents to So cents.
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Colonial troops first served with the
British army in 1SS4-s5, when New
South Wales sent a contingent OF 500
to the Soudan
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The evening world., 1918-08-10
65 GERMAN AIRPLANES DOWNED
BY BRITISH ON THE FIRST DAY
OF HAIG'S ADVANCE In PICARDY
Kept Troops Informed of All Movements
Dropped Smoke Bombs to Screen Tanks and
Flying Low Lost so Machines by Gunfire

LONDON. Friday. Aug. 9.-sixty-
five German airplanes were de-
stroyed by British avlators or driven
out of control in the fighting of Aug.
s, when the Allied offensive in
Picardy opened. Fifty British ma
chimes are missing. the British losses
being due chiefly to fre from the
ground. The official statement says:
"on Aug. 5 our aIrplane squadrons
o-operated with other arms on the
battle front throughout the day. The
line reached by our attacking infantry
was reported by our contact airplanes.
The positions of the hostile artillery
in action and columns OF German IN
fantry and transport on the march
were signalled to our guns by our ar
The evening world., 1918-08-10
,MY STORES CAPTURED BY THE ALLIES IN PICARDI

o'clock this afternoon to the effect that the French line
still advancing on both sides Of Montdider.
To the north the important junction of Chaunes
untenable for the Germans well within the fire Of
the British field guns.
BIG BRITISH DRIVE ON THE CENTRE.
An Associated Press despatch from British Head
quarters says the enemy to be retreatng all along
the battle ne especially in the centre where Haigs troops
are making heavy attacks
The opinion in London to-day was that the enemy
could possibly hold any sort of line until he
reached the Somme and the canal from Nese to Noyon
That would make a maximum retreat of twenty miles.
Roughly speaking the Allied advance in two days
front of twenty miles has been twelve miles.
On the British front splendid progress is being made,
and the average welve-me progress forward in
antry advance with the cavalry tanks and amored
well ahead of the infantry and pressing the rereans
enemy.
When the French captured Beaufort Friday they had
made an advance of thirteen miles eastward of Case This
is the maximum infantry advance of the present offensive
thus far reported
One important result has already followed the Allied
plunge east of Amiens. The Pars-Amens Railway, by
way ST. Just of which had been blocked by the prox
unity of the German lne working again last night.
The evening world., 1918-08-10

ullery machines. Other machines sup
piled our advance troops with am
munition from the air.
"Co-operation with the tanks was
carried out systematically. BY drop
ping smoke bombs along the line OF
their advance, the approach OF the
tanks was concealed from the enemy.
Our bombing squadrons. rying a few
hundred feet from the ground, at
tackled trains, railway functions and
bridges"
WITH THE FRENCH ARMIES IN
THE FIELD. Aug. 10.-Allied aviators
are continually bombing the impor-
tant railway centres Of Roye and
Nesle. Many explosions and fires
have been observed in these cities.
(Roye is ten miles northeast OF
Montddier. Nesle is seven miles
northeast of Roye and six miles
southeast of Chaulnes.)
The evening world., 1918-08-10
LUCIUS BROWN REINSTATED
IN HEALTH BOARD BUREAU
Director of Food and Drugs Re-
buked, Also His SuperiorS, for
Lax SuperYiSiOn.

Lucius p. Brown. the suspended
Director of the Bureau of Food and
Drugs OF the Department Of Health
has been restored to his former posi-
tion and the cha a5linst him.
which were brougu' flowing the
investigation by James Mcbride.
Chairman of the Civil Service Board.
have been dismissed.
The Mayor ordered the investiga-
tlon into the Bureau OF Food and
Drugs last spring. which was fol-
lowed by the suspension Of Brown
and the indictment OF two of his
subordinates on the charge of re-
celving graft from oystermen. The
head OF the bureau was charged with
neglect OF duty. inefficiency and in
competency.
The Board OF Health report ad-
ministers a sharp rebuke, neyerthe-
less 1t concludes:
we seriously disapprove Mr..
Browns conduct of the office. but
our sense Of justice will not permit
us to inflict undue punishment upon
him. His superiors certainly failed
to observe his methods, or else their
conception of the office differed radi-
cally from ours"
The evening world., 1918-08-10
RIVER PIRATE PLOT
TO STEAL S5OO,OOO
IN WAR SUPPLIES
Continued From First Page)

from the cargoes OF the lighters Lena
and Serafine early in the year. Acting
District Attorney Alfred j. Talley and
all tho Federal agents employed on
the case are satisfied that the thefts
were committed by an organized gang
Of river pirates, whose operations
were to bribe lighter captains.
In presenting the case, Assistant
District Attorney Rorke stated thht
large share Of the goods was traced
directly TO enemy aliens.
Immediate action was taken several
months ago upon receipt OF the fol-
lowing letter from George NJ, Schutt
President OF the New York Cotton
Exchange, at the office of District
Attorney swami;
'"The good name OF this port is in
question and the cotton trade is dis
turbed, not only on account OF the
enormous losses, but because the
banks have become alarmed and are
threatening to curtail the facilities ex-
tended on cotton passing through
New York
The evening world., 1918-08-10
WAR
STIR PASSENGERS
ON COAST Liner
L Boats, Fighting Airplanes
and Depth Bombs Mixed
With Hurricanes.
AN ATLANTIC PORT, Aug. To-

AN ATLANTIC PORT, Aug. TO-
U boats, hurricanes, S o S calls.
fighting airplanes and threats of
drastic punishment for cigarette
smoking all combined to make life
interesting for the 100 passengers
who reached this port to-day on an
American ship from South America
and the West Indies.
The hurricane hit the ship on Its
way TO Kingston, Jamaica, and kept
it tossing and fighting for thirty-six
hours.
Steaming north again, the ship re-
ceived wireless warning of U-boats
off the United States coast, and Cap
tain w Law spent four days on the
bridge. He posted notices forbiddlng
passengers to smoke or light matches
on deck, and when two foreigners
took the warning too lightly he posted
a supplementary notice calling atten-
tion to the fact that on one ship a
man who lighted a match against
orders had been sent to prison for
three years. The order was obeyed
after that. But previously there had
been a lively fist fight. between one
of the offending foreigners and a
drafted man who said he didn't want
to be blown up before he got his uni
form.
A Shipping Board offer OF 800 re-
ward for the first passenger TO ee-
port the presence OF a U-boat was
posted, and passengers stood all day
at the rail strainlng their eyes,
Wednesday afternoon the 5 o
OF the torpedoed lightship Diamond
shoals was picked up. Next morning
Frank NJ. Tracy OF Newark. one OF
the passengers, sighted a ship uine
miles TO starboard running at top
speed. Four shots were heard, then
wireless call. and little later Two
hydroairplanes from the coast came
sweeping out at eighty miles an
hour. They merged into the sky
above the running ship, and nothing
more was seen OF the contest. al
though explosions were heard. These
are believed to have been from depth
bombs dropped by the flyers upon the
subs.
Tracy bought a banana when he
reached this port and paid a nickel
for it. This angered him more than
Uboats.
Bananas are delivered in New
York." he said, "for 35 cents a stem,
and a stem holds 2lO bananas, Figure
the war profit"