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Important Changes in Office Of
the Florida Food Administrator

home economies, and will lend her eff
forts to increasing the scope of work
SO that united force will be created
among hundreds of women who have
not as yet taken active part in food
conservation.
Miss Agnes E. Harris, as director
of home economies, needs but little
introduction to the. public in this par
ticu,ar field, for as the state director
of home economics under the U. S.
department of agriculture, she has
built up in this state an organization
that is the envey of other states, and
has been prominently successful in the
education of the women of Florida
along lines of home economics which
means so much to the country at this
| time. Miss Harris will be most eff
fective force in the new organization,
or the new system, which after all is
only greater cooperation of Admin
istrator Beacham's workers.
Dixision of Fisheries, A. j. Williams
director. This division, as the name
| implies, will administer all affairs re-
lat:ng to fishing in Florida, as may
come under control of the United
STATES food administration, and that
embraces practically all the salt water
Hcb of f1n e,4a - M,
the fish commiss on,r of Florida and
I has volunteered S service to the food
administration and will conduct the
work of the food administration along
lines suggested by the Washington
aut thorties. Although his office will
be located in Tampa he will be in di-
rect touch with Administrator Beach
am at all times, and he hopes throubh
his new position to bring about great
er harmony among the fisherman and
/ fish dealers and great development
of the industry in this state.
Prof. Nathan B. Young, director of
Negro Activities, will have entire
charge of spreading the message of
food conservation among the negroes
Eof Florida, and already has built up
an organization in most of the coun-
ties of Florida. County chairmen ap-
pointed by him will work under adj
vice of the county food administrators,
each of whom will assist in outlining
the best methods of getting cooper.
alton of the negro population of their
respective sections.
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WHAT WOMEN WANT

London, Aug. 16.-To the question
what will women want next" the
National Union of Women's Suffrage
Societies have given reply in their
manifesto of reconstruction. Among
the concessions asked for are:
Women members of parliament.
Women ENJOYS at the international
reconstruction congress after the war.
British nationality to be retained on
marriage with aliens.
Women magistrates and jurymen.
Women solicitors and barristers.
Higher posts for women in govern
ment offices.
Women 20 b. po'ica constab'as.
Women teachers paid same monay
as r2en.
State maintenance for widowed
mothers with dependent children.
Equal guardianship rights for faith
ers and mothers.
Equal moral standard.
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ing the harvest be formed into labour
companies and dstained in barracks
under the supervision of German cor
porals.
After the harvest those refusing to
work will be sent to prison for six
months; on the third day the rations
will be simply bread and water
(2) Women unwilling to work will
be exiled to Honlon to labour.
After the harvest these women will
be imprisoned for six months.
(3) Children refusing to work will
be fiogged
The commandant will, further, at
his discretion. order the punishment of
refractory workmen with a 1ogging
of 20 strokes daily.
The workmen of the parish of Veu-
delles are now undergoing severe pun
ishment.
(Signature of Commandant.)
To be posted in Public.
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"FRIsK" HORSES
SHOES TO USE IN GAMES

Tossing quoits or "horse shoes" has
become so popular with the American
soldiers in reserve in the battle areas,
that the stable sergcants have had to
station extra guards to prevent the
boys from frisking the horses of their
shoes in order to obtain the necessary
wherewithal. The sargeants, in turn,
have invoked the a;d cf tie army Y.
M. c. A. to help break this ha4
stealing the nags' footwear by fur
nishing the much-sought quoits. But
as yet, as intrepid as are our Ameri-
can boys they haven't sought to bor-
row the shoes of a Southern army
mule.
The American army and navy Y. M.
Q. A. has actually bought the QUOT
output of certain factory to fill the
demand for the iron disks. In addi
ton, the "Yo has asked that the boy
scouts of America weave rope quoits
which can be used at "ring toss" on
board ship by the boys going across
on the transports, every ship having
ON board its Y. M. C. A. secretary, by
order of the war department.
Boy scouts are proficient in knot
ting, tying and weaving ropes. Mqk-
ing rope quoits IS simple. Full irfor-
nation can be secured from South
eastern Army and Navy Y. NJ. C. A.
headquarters at Atlanta, Ga, where
the finished quoits should be sent.
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PUNISH HOARDERS.

A man in Pinellas county was found
with 600 pounds of sugar in his home.
Z He had accumulated it from time to
time and was boarding it for use in
his home at time when the world is
denying itself sugar. The man was
not dealer in foods and had no store.
He did not run restaurant or board
ing house. He was just selfishly un-
patriotic. Yet he is to escape punish
ment. All he is asked to do is to re-
turn the sugar to some grocer and get
paid for it.
This sugar hoarder ought to have
to pay very heavy heavy fine; might
even be imprisoned for time to teach
him lesson and to serve as an exam
pie to others who might be tempted to
do likewise. The probability is that
l-e food administration, anxious to
get as much sugar as possible hopes
. , uncover private supplies by the
2 sid measures that are being applied.
4 heavy fine is imposed in this or
mother similar case the other sugar
hoarders would do their level best to
avoid detection and the chance of find
,ag the hidden hordes are not good.
f1he food administration probably
hopes that if the hoaTders understand
That they will not be punished and will
merely be required to surrender their
sugar they may come forward volun-
tarily and give up the sugar they have
stored.
But the chances of this are very re-
mote. The man who has boarded sug-
az is not the kind of man to be ac-
taated by any motive except fear. He
has no better nature that can be ap-
pealed to- The man who would store,
in an empty house, 600 pounds of
sugar for his own private use, has no
conscience or patriotism and there is
only one way to make him disgorge
and that is to force him to do so. And
he should be made to suffer for his
selfshness. 1t is not enough to make
him give up his supply of sugar.
The man who boards food now is
an enemy to his country and to the
allies, and should be treated as such
st. Petersburg Independent.
If the mans name might be pub
lished, that would be some measure of
punishment.
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"GARGLE PARADE ONE OF
NEWEST SPORTS IN ARMY

London.-"G Gargle parade" has been
added to the numerous medical pa
rades which American soldiers have
80 SUBMIT to in camp. This has be-
come necessary owing to the preva-
lent wave of influenza. About 5:45
each morning the men are required to
cleanse their throats with an antisep-
tic solution.
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We wrote head yesterday; "Short
age OF Skilled Labor Being Relieved" F"
When the head appeared in the paper
it read: Shortage of the Skilled La
Dor is Being Delivered" Oh my, oh
my!
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THE LEADER
CARPON SPRINGS FLORIDA

TARPON SPRINGS FLORIDA
Member The Associated Press.
The Associated Press is exclusively
entitled to the use for republication of
all news dispatches credited to it or
not otherwise credited in this paper,
and also the local news published
herein.
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Presbyterian Church.
Sunday school; 10 a. m.

Sunday school, 10 a. m.
Morning worship at II a. m. Sub
ject: "Three Helps to- Spiritual Prog
ress."
Evening worship at7;45.p. m. Sub
jeet: ''The Call to Service"
Mid-week service Wednesday, 7:45
p. m.
We desire to share with you the up-
lift which the Gospel message affords,
and assure you Of a hearty welcome at
the above services.
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GERMAN ORDERS POSTED IN
BELGIUM DURING 1915
HonlOn, JulY 20. 191

All workmen, and women and chill
dren of Is years and upwards, must
work in the fields daily, Sundays-in-
cluded, from a a. m. till p. m.
4Frenc time). A break is allowed of
half an hour in the morning, one hour
4at midday, and half an hour in the
efternoon.
Any breach of those regulations viii
be punished as follows:
"a Men refusing to work will dur
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LOCAL NEWS

Within the last few days there have
been 42 head of cattle in the pound.
rounded up by Marshal Jones and his
able assistants. Mr.. Jones says he has
sent a bill for $61 to Mr.. Lykes, of
Tampa, who is the owner of these
cows.
Rev. Tompkies, pastor of the M. E.
hurch south proceeding Rev. Dagger,
arrived in the city yesterday accom-
panied by Mrs. Tompkies and two
grand children Ruth and James Har-
grove and will remain here for some
time occupying his house ON Pinellas
Avenue.
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Baptist Church

Sunday school 10 a. m. A. E. Patch,
superintendent.
Services viii be held at the Baptist
church tomorrow at the usual hours.
The pastor, who has just returned
from Zephyrhills, where he has been
assisting with revival services, will
preach.
B. Y. P.>U., 7 p. m.
A. E. GAMMAGE, Pastor.
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Tomorrow
Methodist Union Services.

Methodist Union Services.
Public worship, Sunday, Aug. 1S.
Conducted by Rev. A. M. Dagger.
IL a. M. Service at Trinity. Sub
ject: "The Greatest Battlefield"
8 p. m. Service at First Methodist
South. Subject: Strength AS Thy
Days"
Every one, including all visitors and
strangers, invited.
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All Saints Episcopal Church.
REV. WILLIAM C. RICHARDSON,

Minister.
Holy communion and sermon every
second Sunday in each month, at II
a. m.
Evening prayer and travel lecture
every Sunday at s p. m.
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If the Fellow Who Fluids Plenty 10 do
Leeping his wife supplied with work
would like relief in the form of a job
for himself, he should advertise in The
Leader classified columnsi
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BUILDING q Trench.

Trenches on the western front M
pear to the civilian eye which Is ixe6
upon photographs to be just q ditch
backed by dugouts. In reality, detail,
a trench correspondent, an enormous
amount OF work and scientific study 10
required for the establishment of @
complete winter trench.
For every mile a trench over 6.OO0..
oVo SAND bags are needed. One man
can MI n bag with earth and lit II to
place = times In n night, when all the
work OF repairing trenches Is done.
IL would take n battalion eight months
to do this work.
a mile Of trench and It's concomi.
th"t protection demands 10000 six.foot
stakes, 1900 small pickets, 6,25O.O 600
sandhags, weighing 1000 tons in all;
$1,000 feet Of corrugated iron, 1875. O0c
feet OF timber, etc.
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young fellow with whom Elliot Ind
played tennis a good deal, and left the
papers In his hands for safe-keeping.
After which they returned to the hotel
and reached the second floor by way
Of the back stairs used by the serv-
ants.
Here they parted, each going to his
own room. Gordon slept like n school
boy and woke only when the sun
poured through the window upon his
bed In n broad ribbon Of warm gold.
He got up, bathed. dressed, and
went down into the hotel dining room.
The walters looked at him In amaze
ment. Gordon ate as II nothing were
the matter. apparently unaware Of the
excitement he was causing. He paid
not the least attention to the nudging
and the whispering. After he had I'm.
ished breakfast, he lit q cigar, leaned
back In his chair. and smoked placidly.
Presently an eruption Of men poured
into the room. At the head Of them
vas Gopher Jones. Near the rear Wal.
ly Selfridge fingered modestiy. He
was not looking for hazardous adven-
ture.
"whad you doing heref~ demanded
Gopher, bristling up to Elliot,
The young man watched q smoke
wreath float ceiiingward before he
turned his mild gaze on the chief Of
police.
"Tm smoking"
"Don't you know We Just got in from
hunting you-two posses Of us been
out all nightT Coz her giared savage
ly at the smoker.
Gordon looked distressed. 'sThat's
too bad. There's a telephone In my
room. too. Why didn't you call upl
I've been there all night"
"The deuce you have" exploded
Jones. "And us combing the hills for
you. Young man, you're mighty smart.
But l want to tell you that youIl pay
for this"
"Did you want me for anything in
particular-or Just to get up q poker
gamer" asked Elliot suavcly.
The leader Of the posse gave him
self to a Job Of scientific profanity. He
n spurred on to Guido himself be.
cause he had heard a litter or two he.
hind him. When he had finished, he
formed a procession. He. with Elliot
handcufed beside him. was ut the
head OF 1t. 1t marched to the jail.
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LIAM MACLEOD RAINE

but until now there had been no rea-
son why he should. Within q quarter
Of an hour he lifted the iron-grilled
sash bodily from the frame and
crawled through the window.
He found Paget and Strong waiting
for him In the shadows of Q pine out.
side the yard Of Selfridge.
ITO begin with, you walk straight
home and go to bed, Peter" the young
man announced. You're not In this.
You're not invited to our party. !
don't have to tell you why. do II"
The engineer understood the reason.
He was an employee Of Macdonald, q
man thoroughly trusted by him. Even
though Gordon intended only to right
a wrong. II was better that Paget
should not be n party to II. Reluctant
ly Peter went home.
Gordon turied to Strong. II owe
you a lot already. There's no need for
You to run a risk Of getting into trou.
BILE for me. II things preak right. I
can do what I have to do without
help"
"And II they don't7" Strong waved
an impatient hand. "Cut 1t out. Elliot.
I've taken a fancy to 60 through with
this. I never did like Selfridge any
how, and I amt got a wife and I don't
work for Mac. Why shouldn't I have
some fun?"
Gordon shrugged his shoulders. "All
right. Might as well play ball and get
things moving, then"
The little miner knocked ut the door.
wally himself opened. Elliot, from the
shelter of the pine. saw the two men
In talk. Selfridge shut the door and
came to the edge Of the porch. He
gave a gasp and his hands went trem-
bling into the mir. The six-gun Of the
miner had been pressed hard against
his fat paunch. Under curt orders he
moved down the steps and out Of the
yard to the tree.
At sight Of Gordon the eyes Of
Wally stood out In amazement. Little
sweat beads burst out on his forehead,
for he remembered how busy he had
been collecting evidence against this
man.
"W-w-what do you wantf" he asked.
got your keys with your
"Y-yes."
"Come with u.s."
Wally breathed more freely. For a
moment he had thought this man had
come to take vengeance on him.
They led him by alleys and back
streets to the Office of the Macdonald
Yukon Trading company. Under Or
ders he knocked on the door and called
out who he was. Gordon crouched
close to the log wall, Strong behind
him.
Let me in, Olson" ordered Sci.
fridge.
The door opened, and a man stood
on the threshold. Elliot was on top Of
him like a panther. The man went
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down n though his knees were oiled
hinges. Before he could gather his
slow wits, the barrel of a revolver was
showed against his teeth.
Take II easy, Olson" advised Cor
don. Get up-slowly. Now. step back
into the Office. Keep your hands up"
Strong closed and locked the door
behind them.
II want my papers. selfridge. Dig
up your keys and get them for me-"
Elliot commanded.
Wslly did not need any keys. He
knew the combination Of the safe and
opened It. From an inner drawer he
drew q bunch Of papers. Gordon looked
them over carefully. Strong sat o. q
table and toysd with q revolver which
he jammsd plsyfully into the stomach
Of his fAt prisoner.
IAN here" announced the field agent.
The s~afe-robbers locked their prison
ers In the once and disappeared into
the night. They stopped at the house
! Of the collector Of customs. = genial
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orln "Now, nln't that modest of hlmt
You ads are entertaining that WELL
known de~teckative and spy. Gordon
Elliot, that renowned king Of hold
ups"
Tbe ~red.hcadod man interrupted
with A howl Of rage. "If you're telling
II straight, Bill Macy, I'll learn him to
spy on me-
Elliot was sitting OF one Of the beds.
Tie had not moved an inch since Macy
had appeared, but the brain behind his
live eyes was taking stock Of the stu
atlon. Big Bill blocked the doorway.
The table was In front Of the window.
| Unless he could fight his way out, there
was no escape for him. He was
trapped.
Quietly Gordon looked from one to
another.
I'm not spying on you. My horse
IL lame. You can see that for your.
self. All l nsked was a nights lodg-
Ing"
"Under another maine than your own.
you cussed sneak"
The feid agent did not understand
the fury OF the man. because he did
not know that these miners we're work.
ing the claim under q defective title
and that they had jumped to the con-
clusion that he had come to get evi..
dence against them. But he knew that
never in his life had he been In a tight
or hole. In another minute they would
attack him. Whether It would run
TO murder he could not tell. At the
best he would be hammered helpless.
But no evidence Of this knowledge
appeared in his manner
II didn't give my last name because
there is a prejudice against mi. In this
country" he explained In an even
voice.
He wondered as he spoke II he had
better try to fling himself through the
window sash. There might be a re-
mote chance that he could make II.
The miner ut the table killed this
possibility by rising and standing
squarely In the road.
Look out! He's got q gat,~
warned Macy.
Gordon fervently wished he had. But
he was unarmed. While his eyes
quested for a weapon he played for
time.
You can't get away with this, you
know. The United States government
Is back OF me. It's known I left the
Willow Creek camp. I'll be traced
here"
Through Gordon's mind there flashed
n word OF advice once given him by
n professional prizeHghter: "Tf you
get In a rough house. don't wait for
the other fellow to hit first"
They were crouchlng for the attack.
In another IN they would be upon
him. Almost with one motion he
stopped, snatched up by the leg a
heavy stool, and sprang to the bed
upon which he had been sitting.
The four men closed with him In .
rush. They came Mt him low, their
heads protected by upiifted arms. His
memory brought to him a picture Of
the w~hitewashed gridiron Of a football
field. and In 1t he saw a vision Of
safety.
The stool crashed down upon Big
Bill Mays head. Gordon hurdled the
crumpling figure, plunged between
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CHAPTER XVII.
Sheba Does Not Think So,

SSSo " UtUN oVs
The fingers of Sheba were busy with
the embroidery upon which she worked,
but her thoughts were full of the man
VINO lay asleep on the lounge. His
strong body lay at ease, relaxed.
Already health was flowing back into
his veins. Beneath the tan of the
thin, muscular cheeks q warmer color
was beginning to creep. Soon he would
be about again. vigorous and forceful,
striding over obstacles to the goal he
had set himself.
Sheba had sent him a check for the
amount he had paid her and had re-
FUSED to see him or anybody else.
Shamed and Inundated. she had kept
to her room. The check had come back
to her by mail.
Across the face Of II ne Ind written
In his strong handwriting:
Il don't welsh on my bets. You can't
give to me what is not mine.
DO not think for an instant that !
shall not marry you"
She moved to adjust a window blind
and when she returned found that his
steady eyes were fixed upon her.
You're getting better FAST" she
said.
Eyes"
The girl had q favor to ask Of him
and lest her courage fail she plunged
into 1t.
"Mr. Macdonald. II you say the word
Mr. Elliot will ha ralaasad n ~ han Y
am thinking you will be so good a. to
say It."
His narrowed eyes held a cold gilt.
ter. "WhyT
"You must know he is innocent. You
must"
II know only what the evidence
shows" he cut In, warily on his guard.
HE may or may not have been one of
my attackers. From the first blow
was dazed. But everything points to
IL that he hired"
"Oh, no" interrupted the Irish girl,
her dark eyes shining softly. 1.-The way
OF II Is that he saved your life, that
he fought for you, and that he Is in
prison because Of It,"
III that Is true, why doesn't he
bring some proof of it?"
proof" she cried scornfully. BE
tween friends"
Hes no friend of mine. The man Is
a meddler. ! desplse him."
The scarlet flooded her cheeks.
And / I'm liking him very, very much
she flung back stanchly.
Macdonald looked up at the vivid
flushed face and found II wholly
charming. He liked her none the less
because her fine eyes were hot and
defiant In behalf Of his rival.
VERY WELL" he smiled. "T1l re,
him out II you'll do me a good turn
"rhank you. It's a bargain"
"Then sing to me-"
what shall ! singf"
"Sing Divided"
The long lashes yelled her soft eyer
while she considered. In a way he had
tricked her into singing for him O
love-song she did not want TO sing
But she made no protest. Swiftly she
turned and slid along the bench. Her
fingers touched the keys and she be.
gan.
sheba paid her pledge In full. After
the nrst two stanxas were finished sh.
sang the last ones as well:
An what about the wAthsr when I'd
have ouid PAddy's boat,
10 II me hat would be aSsard TO grip the
oars an TO aheatf
On. could md him By the hight Of sur
or moon ~ star;
But there's csuAss tAisss tina. sal, wave.
between us. % they are
Och anssi
Sure we'll I hAow he'll never have IN
! heart to come - me.
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SmokeleSs Powder.

Tho advantages Of smokeless DOW,
GER besidss It's virtue Of high expio.
s'Veoess' are two-f0ld. II does not
create q smoke cloud that betrays,
me location OF the gun or gumars.
and At The Nme time the man pehisd
me gnn 10 act confused for a second
~ q PAIL q smoke that obscures the
range a VISION In the direction Of
de sasay.
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An love In w1d as any wave that wan
ders on the aea,
IT'S the same u he 10 near me. tits the
same u no In far:
His thoughts are hard an over hard be-
tween us. 50 they are
Och aneei
Her hands dropped from the keys
and she turned slowly on the end Of
the seat. The dark lashes fell to her
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Plunged Between Hands outstreteheG
TO Seize Him.

outstretched to seize him, and
over the table went through the win.
dow, taking the nlmsy sash with him.
CTo BE CONTINUED,