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The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1918-03-14
CHAPTER Xxx.
Antlciimax.

II was out OF the limbo Of the I'M
foreseeable that the blind instrument
Of Fate appeared TO tell Rodney about
Rose. He IA a country lawyer from
down-state, who had been in Chicago
three or four days, spending an hour
or two Of every day In Rodney's office
In consultation with him, and. for the
rest Of the time, dangling about, more
or less at a loose end. A belated
sense OF this struck Rodney at the end
Of their last consultation.
I'm sorry I haven't been able to do
more" Rodney sald-"do anything,
really, In the way of showing you n
good time. AS n matter Of fact, I've
spent every evening this week here In
the office"
"Oh, I haven't lacked for entertain
ment." the man said. ave h~nyseeds
find the city n pretty lively place. I
went to see n show just last night
called The Girl Upstairs I sup
pose you've seen It."
"No," said Rodney. III haven't"
We'll. 1t was downright funny. l
haven't laughed so hard in n year. II
you want a real good time, you go to
see H."
The last part Of this conversation
took place In the outer office. Rodney
saw the man OF with a final hand
shake, closed the door after him, and
strolled i~rresolutely back toward Miss
Beach's desk.
It was true, he'd been taking II on
rather recklessly during the past two
months. But they'd been pretty
sterile. those long, solitary evening
hours. He'd worked fitfully. grinding
away by brute strength for a while,
and then, In a frenzy OF impotence,
thrusting the legal rubbish out Of the
way and letting the enigma OF his
great failure usurp his mind and his
memories.
Telephone over to the University
club" he said suddenly TO Miss Beach,
land sec II you can get me a seat for
The Girl Upstairs"
The Office boy was out on an crrand
and In his absence the switchboard
was In Miss Beach's care. She arose
obediently and moved ovcr TO the
switchboard. then began fumbllng
with the directory.
"Why. Miss Beach !" said Rodney.
"You know the number OF the Univer-
sity club !"
He was looking at her now with UNI
disguised curiosity. She was acting,
for n perfectly lnfnlllblc machine like
Miss Beach. almost queer. Without
looking around nj him, she said "Mr.
Aldrlch, You won't like that show. If
you 60. you'll be sorry"
While he was stIll staring at her.
young Craig came bursting hllthely
out " his office. ooh, Miss Beach 80
he said, and then stopped short, see
Ing that something had happened.
Rodney tried nm experiment.
"Craig," he said, "Miss Beach doesn't
want me 10 see The Girl Upstairs
She says I won't like It. Do you agree
with h.rr
A fare Of red came into the boys
face. and his jaw dropped. Then. az
well as he could. he pulled himself
together. Eyes. sir" he said. swung
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1918-03-14
GRO BE C~oNTINUED.)
Why He Came Homo.

Roscoe Boone, u Muncie electrical
contractor, went home late the other
afternoon 10 find Mrs. Boone enter.
taInlng Il company of women at cards.
lie had forgotten about the party and
besides It was the usual period OF the
day for him 10 remember about the
evening meal.
"Oh, Mr.. Boone" said one OF the
guests as he stumbled upon the room
filled with women. did you come
home to supper?"
"Oh. no; not at ALL" he replied gal.
lantly. even II somewhat confusedly.
81 just came home 10 see what time
IL was."-Indlanapolis News.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1918-03-14
Had Illustration Of Fact.

"A Scot will make his home whers
ever he sets his foot" declared q Of
that Tx. "Where he zoe he stays"
~ often heard that, but I never be-
lieved It," said the cockney.
"Nor OF. nayther, until today" put
In Pat. "Me an McDougal an another
fella whit in for a divin' competition In
the river this mornin' an MacDougal
touched the twenty-fve-foot bottom"
SWELL" asked the cockney. "how
does that support your idea?"
"MacDougal stopped there" replied
Pat.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1918-03-14
Spend More for Sweets,

American people are spending more
for candy every year, according to fg-
ures compiled recently by the census
bureau. They spent W 1885,. 900. 900
for f~actory-made sweets last year.
which is an average Of about $50 for
every man. woman and child. Figures
recorded 65 years ago show that the
annual per capita consumption Of
candy was then about Is centS
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1918-03-14
TO ALL WOMEN
Who ARE ILL
This Woman Recommends
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegs.
table Compound-He
Personal Experience.
Mclean, Neb.-"I want 20 recoms
mend Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable

compound TO all
who suffer
from any functional
disturbance, a. 10
has done me o
good than all the
doctors medicine.
Since taking It !
have q fine healthy
baby girl and have
gained in health and
strength. Ny hus-
band and both
praise your med
--n-I--
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1918-03-14
A NEGLECTED. COLD

10 often followed by pneumonia. Be
fore II Is too late take Laxative Quini.
dine Tablets. Gives prompt relief In
cases Of Coughs, Colds, La Grippe and
Headache. Price 25c.-Adv.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1918-03-14

To keep clean and healthy take DR..
Plerce's Pleasant Pellets. They regu.
late liver, bowels and stomach.-Adv.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1918-03-14

Somehow a man never discovers that
ne is n fool until long after his neigh
bors have found II out.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1918-03-14

Alkali metals are found to be the
most transparent to the Roentgen
rays.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1918-03-14

What do you suppose happens
when Rodney meets Rose at the
stage door, II 10 thrilling
meeting they have-and the emo.
tionA stress takes them almost
TO the breaking point. The neat
Instapment tells you all about
what happened.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1918-03-14

The Bank of England has 30 differ.
ent methods of detecting forged bank.
notes.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1918-03-14
Bayonet.

think you can hit that dummy right
now?" Drill-'I n make u stab at
1.-THE Testers.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1918-03-14

A may be beaten. but she
rarely acknowledges II.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1918-03-14
GIVEN WITH HUGE SUCCESS FOR ROSE - JIMMY
WALLACE, DRAMATIC CRITIC, MAKES A DISCOVERY

Synopsis-Rose Stanton, Of moderate circumstances, marres
wealthy Rodney Aldrich, on short acquaintance. and for more than a
year lives sin dleness ad. luxury in Chicago. The life pals n her, she
longs to do something useful but decides that motherhood will be n big
enough Job. She has twins, however, and they are put in the are Of
q professional nurse. Rose again becomes intensely dissatisfied with
idleness, so yer the protest of her dotng husband she disappears into
the business world to make good on her own initiative, gets n Job In
the chorus of u musical comedy In rehearsal and lives In n cheap
rcoming house. Her taste and intelligence SOC get her a place ns
assistant to the producer. Her fashionable friends think she has gone
to California.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-06-17
CREW OF SAMOA CI.OsETED
WITH NORWEGIAN coSSrv

NORFOLK VA. Juno is-The Sa-
rnoa- according to statements Of sur
ViNors, was sunk about eighty miles
OH the VirsiLia capes. slightly TO the
south the ship subjected TO she'll FIRE
lhat several OF the men we're forced
l" hurriediy leave the vessel was evil
denced by the fact that they were
scanti!y clad. All lost their personal
belongings.
On arrival here on an inbound yes
sci the fttcen men were met at the
dock by naval intelligence men. and
were brought TO Norfolk by trolley.
ihcy were questioned for an hour or
NOR" by officers OF the bureau and Nor
"eI!am concul William Klyver The
utmost secrecy was maintained as to
IN" story tod hv the officers OF the
snip ana even when they were carried
out TO Il hotel for supper they were
closely guarded, sailors sitting with
men! al the table ana Sccre, Service
/ 'n'H ru"rding tia. dining-roon. No one
WAS allowed 10 talk 10 them.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-06-17
EAT LESS AND LEAVE
PLATE THAT Is CLEAN
Navy OmcIal Gives InaIde Informa don
on Serving
Meals.

WASHINGTON June l6-'Size up
what you can eat and then halve IL"
is the advice of Roar Admiral Meow
an. paymaster-Eeneral OF the navy.
"If every man and woman. and es-
pecinlly every housekeeper in the
country would observe. as the navy
does. the doctrine Of the clean plate.
an immense saving would be effected.
One OF the tasks imposed upon The
supply department OF the navy by the
war has been the subsistence OF good
part Of the American Army en- route
TO Europe. The armed forces trans
ported overseas are fed by the navy.
Here is a sample Of the meals served
on a transport at sea:
breakfast: pork sausage. boiled po-
tatoes, canned fruit, bread and butter.
coffee
mashed potatoes, tapioca pudding.
bread and butter. coffee.
Supper: cold corned beef vegetable
salad. Jam cake. bread and butter. CO.
Goa.
The reason the navy can give meals
like this at low cost is because OF
the doctrine OF the clean plate" said
the paymaster-general. The men can
have all they want and are encouraged
to help themselves. but set the whole
country an example because they eat
what they take. There are two meas
ures Of appetite-the eye and the stom-
ach-and the eye usually over-esti-
mates the real hunger capacity.
Think OF this when you are dining
at a hotel. and order two courses, and
wait and see how you feel about the
rest. And when you are lunching at
cafeteria. don't heap your tray with
every tempting dish you gee. Take one
or two things as do the men in tho
navy. and return for more II you are
still hungry. This Is the sort Of con-
servation everyone in the country may
practice. and it saves money and helps
digestion"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-06-17
RAILROADS TO HELP
WIN THE GREAT WAR
Energies VIII Be Directed to Prompt
Movement OF Troops and
Materials.
McADoo OUTLINES HIS POLICY
Director-General Hopes Future De-
veloph- ents VIII Disabusc Minds OF
Public That Corporations Have No
Souls-Purposes Are Defined.

WASHINGTON, June 16.--ln a COM
prehensive statement OF policy made
public to-day. Dircctor-Gcneral McAdoo
declared tho railroad administrations
aims In order OF Importance are to win
the war by moving troops and war ma
vice to the public. TO promote sympathy
and understanding between the rail-
road management, employees and pa
irons. and TO apply sound business poll
cies TO railroad operation. He said
no hoped future development would
"humaniZe the science of raiIroading
nave no souls"
The policy OF the United States rail
road Administrations" said tho director
general has been formed and shaped
by desire to accomplish the follow
ing purposes which arc named in what
l conceive to DO tho order Of their i'm
portance:
First, the winning OF the war. which
includes the prompt movement of tho
men and material that the government
requires. To this everything else must
be subordinated.
Second. the service OF the public
which is the purpose for which the rail-
roads were built and given the pr,vi-
'eses accorded them. This implies the
maintenance and Improvement OF the
railroad properties 80 that adequate
transportation facilities will be pro-
vided at the lowest cost. the object OF
the government being to furnish SER
Vice rather than TO make money
Third. the promotion OF spirit Of
sympathy and better understanding
as between the administration of the
railways and their 100000 employees.
which latter class includes every in
tation has become a prime and univer-
sal necessity of civilized existence.
Fourth the application Of sound
economies including: the elimination
OF supernuous expenditures: the pay
mcnt OF a fair and living wage for SER
vices rendered and just and prompt
compensation for Injuries received; the
purchase OF material and equipment at
the lowest prices consistent with a
reasonable. but not excessive profit to
the producer: the adoption OF standard
ICED equipment and the Introduction Of
approved devices that will save life and
labor; tho routing OF freight and pas
senger traflc with due regard TO the
fact that straight line 10 the shortest
distance between two poins: the inten-
sive employment OF all equipment and
careful record and scientific study
Of the results obtained, with n view
TO determining the comparatively ell.
cheney secured"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-06-17

kupnyrs and rinemen repulscd Ger
man NAttack on tho American sector
jn A1sacc this morning.
About 500 German shock troops
ratded the American hrst-linc positions
sector. early this morning. Some OF
tho enemy got into Xivray hut were
soon driven out. Al other points ,hc
Germans were badly beaten. The at
tack began At O'Clock In the morning
after an extremely violent lombard
ment of the front limo American bat
teries and villages far in the rear ..t.
Germans advanced swiftly 10 the at
tack. but were met by n heavy fire.
Those who penetrated Xvray were
forced speedily TO withdraw, and ELS
where the enemy was completely re-
pulsed in hard lighting iastiuE more
than two hours,
According 10 prisoners. the object
of the enemy was to take American
prisoners This object failed as no
American is reported missing.
The Germans evidently anGcred ny
the failure OF the attack, continued
An intermittent Smelling of the villages
In the rear throughout sunday. Some
of the points were not less than eight
miles behind the line. The American
troops engaged at close quarters the
small German force that entered NV
ray There was severe fighting with
bayonets and dubbed rifles. The Ger
mans left nine dead in the streets and
six prisoners were taken two OF them
officers. one OF whom was wounded
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-06-17
All long distances from the front

All long distances from the front
heard.
While the exact geographic obtec-
tiNcS Of the Austrians as yet are con-
i"ctGra!. il seems evident that their
c1Tlicst attack was heaviest against
the positions in the upper Brenta Val
ley III the Val Sugana region. whore
the Brenta flows towards Bassano. 1t
is considered possible that Austria is
following Field Marshall Conrad Won
Hoetzendorfs old plan OF striking at
the Italian plains through the Tren-
tino district. Of which the first classic
move consists in obtaining possession
ot Val Stagna, Monte Tomba and Monte
Grappa- then following the Brenta
River TO the plains. and then attack
ing with three columns westerly along
the valleys of the Rivers Adiego and
Aatico. and also on the Asiago plateau.
Summing up the situation. 1t seems
TO be renewal of the great battle
for ltaly's Alps. which was left off
last November, with the keys to the
mightiest frotresses OF Europe held by
the Italians. who have spent the en-
tire winter fortifying with extraordi-
nary care Val Stagna. Monte Grappa,
Monte Tomba and other positions.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-06-17
WAR WORK ORGANIZATIONS
TO COOPERATE ACTIVELY
Woman's Committee. Council National
Defennc and Training Camp Activities
ComniisaioR Pull Together.

WASHINGTON. June Is. = Nation
wide cooperation between the Wo-
mans Committee, Council OF National
Defense and the Commission on Train
ing Camp Activities has been agreed
en-, and measures have been taken to
Insure the broadcast possible efficiency.
In recent conference between Ray
mond f. Fosdick, chairman OF the Com
mission on Training Camp Activities
and Mrs. Philip n. Moore. chairman OF
the department Of health and recrea-
tion of tho Woman's Committee. the
following memoranda were ordered
transmitted to the chairman OF the
State committees:
The community organizers working
under the war-camp community service
OF the Commission on Training Camp
Activities are advised to consult with
existing agencies working on the camp
community problems. The names Of
the chairmen OF the State divisions and
the chairmen Of the health and rccrea-
ton OF the woman's Committee have
bcen sent to the community organizers
working in the camp cities. and lettar
Is gong forward to these charmcn
from the central Office OF the war camp
servi,e 40 that this con-
sultation may be made as easy az pos
sible.
Tho members or the woman's Com
mtttee are requested to give all pos
sible assistance to tho war camp COM
munity service committees and their
various subcommittee passing on any
which they may have re-
garding the community, It's agencies
and It's ideals which may have any
value for tho war camp community SER
vice. The members OF the Woman's
Committee are requested to do all in
their power to secure for the war camp
community service the hearty co-opera-
ton Of the local agencies
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-06-17
CONNECTICUT HAS SEVEN
POliCEWOMEN NEAR CAMP
Was First state to Give Full Authority
TO Women Police
OnccrH.

WASHINGTON. June 1s.-connecti-
cur was the first State to give complete
authority. TO policewomen. according 10
a statement made by DR.. Valerie il.
Parker, of Hartford. chairman OF the
health and alton committee OF tho
committee on sanitation and medicine,
Of the Connecticut Council OF Defense.
Connecticut now has seven policewomen
TO look after the women in camp neigh
borhoods and DR.. Parker acts as super
visor.
The problem OF ille3itimacy has not
been increased to any particular extent
by the fact that soldiers are encamped
in the State" said DR.. Parker. I'VE
are. however, cognizant OF the dangers
of camp life to youth and are taking
measures for protection. Supervised
recreational activities have been in
troduced into camp districts as one OF
the greatest remedial agents. giving as
they do. proper outlet for energy and
healthful diversion"
DIR. Parker is on the board OF dIrec-
tors.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-06-17
Historic French 7own
is Nllew- Cotterets
Here Dumas Was Born. Nov in
The Path Of the German
OfensiUc.

WASHINGTON June 1e.-Vlllers- Cot
'ere;s. one Of the historic French towns
which lie in the path of the present
German offensive along the Noyon-
Mon,didier front. Is described in to-
days war geography bulletin. issued
from tho Washington headquarters OF
the National geographic Society as
follows
"Dc!'Ehtfu!iy situated with the for
est of vil!ers- Cotterets circling It to
the south and ess,. the town of Villers-
Cottcrets with population of 5000, is
seventeen miles southwest of scissors
by rail and twenty-throc miles south
east Of Competence.
The town is noted in the history Of
French literature as ,le birthplace OF
the elder Alexander Dumas. Another
great literary light. Racine. the drama :
fist. was horn a 4cw miles from here. at
forest OF Villers -Cotterets. eigh, and a
half miles distant by rail A statue OF
the great novelist was erected here In
.tS5.
"A philosopher might write volume
on the fallen graz deur OF V'llers Cot
tercts' once legal chateau. dating hack
many hundreds Of years AM rahni't
during the irst ha:f nf the sixteenth
century by FrNr,;s ]. TODAY Il is l
poorhousc.
ct was arI 'ug 10 reign of th,S same
Francis that tnn IA ordinance II
N.lierS-Cotte-ets WAY promuiGnted
through the -fT ,rts % CTt;inume Po"et
d French magistrate VIC rose to ncwe'
trough tina fav.r ~ louise OF Siv v.
r:cthcr of Francis. This o-Ilinnere
greatly shortened legal procedure in
France ordered the keeping OF regis
tiers OF baptisms and birth and en-
joined the exclusive use of the French
language in all legal actions"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-06-17
OFFICIAL ITALIAN
ACCOUNT OF FIGHTING
lBy Associated Prcss.l

iBy Associated Prcssl
ROME. Jun. ls.-The text OF the
Italian Official statement reads:
"A great battle has been in prog
Yess on our front since yesterday.
after artillery preparation, which
was exceptionally intense on account
of the violence Of the fire and the
number OF guns employed, the enemy
has begun his expected offensive ov
launching large masses of infantry TO
attack our positions in the eastern
sector OF AsiaEo plateau, AT the end
of the Brenta valley, and on Monte
Grappa. by attempting at several
points to force the Piave and by car
rying out heavy local demonstrative
actions on the'-remainder of the front.
.Our infantry and that OF the allied
contingente fearlessly bore the tenn
pest OF destructive FIRE, and. supported
by barrage OF their own artillery,
which had already prudently antici-
pated the enemy's preparation with q
timely and deadly contemporaries !
bomoardment. bravely sustained the
enemy's onslaught in the advanced de-
fsnsive area
ron the $50 kilcmcters front more
intensely attacked. the powerful storm
ing columns of the enemy occupied in
their initial rush forward only few
t-ont-line positions in the Monte III
Val Bella region: ia the Asolone area
and at the head OF the Monte Solarola
salient. Some troops succeeded IN
passing TO the right bank OF the Piave
River, in the Nervesa area. and in the
Fngare-Musile region
During the day our troops initiated
along all the front attacked, energetic
eountera ttachs. which succeeded ir
holding back the powerful pressure OF
the enemy and in rcEaining good por.
ton of the positions temporarily yield.
ed on some OF which. however $50.
lated dota chnents had with great valo,
continued TO remain at all costs
The struggle did not diminish II
violence during tho night and s con
tinuing herccly But our troops ar,
firmly holding the front along tn,
AsiaGo plateau. have completely rcoc
cupied their original positions on Aso
lone and a, the Mont" Solarola salient
and arc very closely pressing tn,
enemy infantry which has passed I,
the right bank Of the Fiave River
The number OF prisoners so IN
counted is more than 5000, inCiudin,
eighty-nine officers
"Our own and tho allied airmen ar
taking. strong part in the battle b
bombing the crossing points on u
Piave and by attacking the enemy
massed troops with machine gun nr,
Thirty-onc enemy airpanes have bee
brought down"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-06-17
GASOLINE APLENTY
WHILE WAR LASTS
Assurance Is Based Expected Increase Rate of Pro
ducton, Which Officials CLAIM Will Follow if
Friendly Relations Are Continued.

on that score and at the same time
indicates the attitude of the railroad
administration toward oil and gasoline.
The War Industries Board and tho
railroad administration Invariably CO.
operate in the issuance of any ruling
involving both raw materials and trans
portatlon
No assurance Is given that the price
of gasoline will remain unchanged, 1t
might DO repeated. The increase Of
25 per cent In all freight charges will
affect this product along with Others
that must be hauled overland, and It
is not unlikely that gasoline will be
retailcd at II slightly higher figure In
the future than in the past. But this
will not come about because OF re-
duced rupply.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-06-17
Honor WISCONSIN Woman.

WASHINGTON. June 1s.-one Of the
hrst women to be appointed examiner
under the Federal Trade Commission Is
Miss Marian L. Davies. a graduate OF
the University OF Wisconsin. AT pres
ent she Is doing research work in the
Congressional Library on the subjects
Waste In Advertising" and "Elimina-
ton OF Middlemen" Miss Davies re-
ce'ved her preparation for this work
during two years of employment in
secretarial position in the same de-
portment. Coupled with her univer-
sity education she has also had ex-
Eerience as newspaper reporter.