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The daily morning oasis., 1918-02-17

Cannon took one of her hands and
pressed it gently. "Pm glad you came
early" he told her. II was lonesome
Do you ever get lonesome?"
81 hain't never nothin' else," con-
fessed Nance.
And in another moment she was
sobbing out the whole story Of her
prosecuted life to his finely sympathetic
ears.
He heard her through in silence; but
every now and then he pressed her hand
lightly or stroked her dark-brown hair
And sence I've told you," finished
Nance, smiling up at him with eyes that
were very bright, won't you tell me all
all about you?"
"Some other time, little girl" said
Cannon. eff you don't mind, I'd
rather spend this afternoon in planning
for your welfare"
He meant it. His brown eyes were
honest. He was already in love with
Nance Hurley, the woodland nymph,
the princess in calico. .
And that night Nance, lying asleep
in the loft of her fathers old log cabin,
dreamed that he told her so.
Four days went by, and Ben Hull had
not been again to see Nance Hurley.
The warning of the man whom the
mountain folk knew as The Cliffhawk
had, to all appearances, had the desired
effect. Each afternoon Nance had met
David Cannon at the leaning beech.
Cannon had refrained from talking
about himself, and Nance had not
pressed the point; but she wished very
much that he would tell her his story,
for she we'll knew he had story to tell.
1t was not matter of satisfying curl
osity, with Nance. She wanted his
confidence in exchange for hers; it
would make them seem closer to each
other, she told herself.
And there came an afternoon when
he told her of his own free will.
81 was born up here, somewhere in
these hills" he began, carelessly finging
a round pebble into the nearby creek.
my mother died little later and left me
l soon drifted, a mere boy, to the little
here, down in the lowland. was born
fought itself to extinction; and when /
reached townsville the first thing l did
was to engage two street boys in a
fight adopted me. His wife didn't
like it.
~ had a foster-brother named
Charley, petted and spoiled boy year
younger than me. Charley's mother
was never strong, and she believed in
her son. l bore Charley's burdens
whenever 1 could, because of the debt
felt l owed his mother; / fought his
fights, and l took the blame for most
of his little badnesses. / was paying
my debt, you see. The worst of it was
Mrs. Gannon's constant saying this to
me:
"You can't change the wild noun
tain heart. 1t was born in the boy to be
bad
eyes, she would say that of me.
But l bore it like a man, always. :.
Well, the years passed. Mrs Gannon's
health became gradually poorer, and
her sons conduct became steadily
worse. l continued to take the heft OF
most of Charley's misdeeds. Then
last spring, it was-Charley came to my
room at midnight, woke me, and told me
that he had robbed and killed man
named Pensinger, and that officers were
already on his trail. Charley always
told me his secrets. He wanted to know
The daily morning oasis., 1918-02-17

and went down to meet the officers, who
had just surrounded the house. l con-
fessed to Charley's crime and was taken
to Jail to await my trial. And during
those long, black hours in Johnsville's
Jail imagined thousand times that l
could hear Mrs. Cannon saying:
"You can't change the wild noun
tain heart. 1t was born in the boy to
be bad.
"Pensinger did not die, but there was
still heavy charge left-that of felon-
ious assault and robbery. 1 broke jail
They almost caught me week later in
logging-camp. . l am not willing
to serve a term in prison. l will be
taken back dead if am taken back at
all. Mine is still mountaineer's heart.
1t can never be changed. Now
you know all, Nance. And you doubt
less know that l love you, as l know
that you love me. If was free to offer
you marriage, 1 would do it. But I'm
"a fugitive, you know, little girl. ="
He bent forward and covered his
quivering face with his hands, this man
of a debt, and circle of golden sunlight
of the beech and fell on his head like a
halo of glory. Nance knelt beside him,
put an arm about his neck and kissed
him tenderly He was the one friend
she had in the world; he was her cham
pion, her protector Cannon looked
up, smiled happily and yet sadly; but
before he could speak there came to his
quick ears sounds which told him that
men were moving stealthily through
the laurels towards him.
Cannon went to his feet with his
rife in his hand, and peered from
behind the leaning tree. Nance was
at his side. They saw Ben Hull and
two officers coming slowly and carefully
through the underbrush. Hull had
heard David Cannon introduce himself
to Nance, and later he had followed
Nance to the leaning beech; then he
had taken the name David Cannon to
the authorities at townsville.
The Cliffhawk lifted his rifle. "Halt!"
he commanded in voice that had an
icy ring to it,
The three halted Immediately and
stood very still.
Run home, Nance!" whispered
Cannon.
Nance obeyed with evident reluctance.
Cannon fired twice over the heads of
the hostile trio, crossed the creek and
was gone.
Ten minutes later Abner Hurley's
prosecuted daughter, still trembling,
sank to the front doorway, broke off
yellow flower from beside the doorstep
and began to tear its petals apart
without in the least thinking Of that
which she was doing. Another moment,
and Mrs. Hurley came to the door.
"Who was it that shot them two
shoots?" she demanded, rather than
asked.
"The Cliffhawk," Nance answered
readily.
"What'd he shoot 'em at?"
"Ben Hull and some officers. seed
it done"
Mrs. Hurley's countenance wore
queer expression. "The Cliffhawk!
What's The Ciffhawk to your"
There was something very unpleasant
about her way of saying it. Nance was
reused to instant anger. She rose,
stepped to the yard, turned and faced
her stepmother with eyes that flashed
like burning powder.
"He's all in the world to mel" she
declared in the bitterest defiance
"And he's a goin' to see at have a
square deal outen you and pap-that's
Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-21
South Side
OBITUARY..

The funeral of Daniel Kennerly
will be held at 1911 T street Tues
day at 2 p. m. Interment will be in
st. Mary's cemetery.
LESTER DARSELL, five months
old son of Mr.. and Mrs. Darsell, died
Sunday at the st. GATHERINGS hos
pital. Funeral arrangements have
not yet been made.
ANTHONY YASEN, 26 years old,
3431 U street, died Sunday at the
Lord Lister hospital. He is sur
vived by his wife. Funeral arrange
ments have not yet been made.
MRS. KLANIAK, age 80 years.
1909 South Thirty-fifth street, died
Sunday in the South Side hospital
She is survived by her husband
Funeral services will be held at the
Larkin chapel Tuesday, and inter-
ment will be at the German Catholic
cemetery.
ERNEST HAYES, aged 26 years,
2713 A street, died at the South
Side hospital of influenza Sunday.
He is survived by his wife and
daughter. Mr.. Hayes was an oper-
ator at the Union stock yards The
funeral will be held at the Larkin
chapel Tuesday at 9 o'clock, and
interment will be at the Graceiand
Park cemetery.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-21
important Cases Will Be
Tried in Federal Court

| A call has been made for the
petit jury to convene in the United
States district court October %
There are many criminal cases on
the docket to be brought before
the court during this term. Among
the cases to be tried are several es-
pionage cases, conspiracy to violate
the Reed amendment, larceny of in
terstate freight, sale of liquor to In
dams, large number of cases grow
ing out of the dope traffic, also one
or two perjury cases.
The most important cases coming
before the court at that time under
the espionage act, is that of Thomas
T. Kerl, rich Oakland, Neb., farm
er, charged with sedition, and the
members of the l. w. w. now being
held in the Douglas county Jail.
Among the important white slave
cases in violation of the Mann act
will be the trial of Johnny Lynch
deposed county commissioner Of
Douglas county, and the case against
Dr.. George L. Carey, the Bancroft
dentist.
Ben Keegan, former Omaha city
policeman, will also come before the
jury, charged with violation of the
opium act.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-21
Lovely Denies Rumor He
Will Withdraw From Race

Joseph M. Lovely states that
there is.no foundation for the rumor
that he intends to withdraw as
candidate for municipal judge
which nomination he obtained at
the August Urinary.
II am in the race to stay and
wish to have that understood. and
will add that intend to do all that
can to be elected" he stated.
C. w. Britt, one of the present
judges of the municipalScourt, who
was defeated for nomination for
county attorney, has been circulat-
ing petitions to have his name 60
on the nonpartisan ballot as can
didate for municipal judge. Six can
didates were duly nominated and
none has withdrawn, A selection
of the election laws specifically pro-
v;des, referring to the nonpartisan
ballot, that not more than twice as
many names may appear on this
ballot as there are offices to be fill
ed. Three municipal judges are to
be elected.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-21
Harry 0. Palmer Wins
CaptainCY at Washington

Arthur L. Palmer, Omaha attor-
ney, has just received word that his
brother, Harry o. Palmer, former
Omaha attorney and later executive
secretary of war savings for Ne
braska and national organizer of
war savings, has ~heen promoted
from first lieutenant to captain and
assigned to duty at the headquar-
tiers of Judge Advocate General
Cro@der, at Washington, D. c., as
assistant executive officer and liaison
officer.
Captain Palmer enlisted as a pri-
vate in the infantry on July 7 last
and was stationed at Camp Lewis.
American Lake, Washington, during
which time he was made corporal
and recommended for the sergeancy.
On August % he was promoted to
the rank OF first lieutenant and or
dered to Washington for duty. He
said that it was with real regret
that he gave up his corporal
chevrons as he was proud of being
a "doughboy" and enjoyed being
called the little corporal" as he was
affectionately known among the big
fellows at Camp Lewis.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-21

intended to use as lasso. He tied
a moose in this as he and Peggy
hurried along toward Jonathan
Hardfist's suburban estate.
"We will creep into his garden
and wait until he comes along" ex-
claimed Billy. "He walks a lot in
his garden thinking up schemes to
make money"
As they entered the Hardest
property, crawling through a hedge,
Peggy gasped at its beauty. There
were wide stretches of lawn, charm
ing flower gardens, thriving patches
of vegetables, great palace-like
house and various other buildings,
including stables, garages, and ser
wants quarters. 1t seemed to her
that Mr.. Hardest ought to be will
ing to lend America all he could to
keep this safe.
Suddenly voice stopped the
children.
"Ask him again if he will help
America protect him and all the
nation"
The command came from a statue
standing on a high pedestal above
them.
ITS Liberty" whispered Billy
Belgium in an awed voice. II saw
her statue as entered the Land Of
the Free"
Eyes, I am the Liberty spirit"
answered the statue. appeal to
him in my name"
Down the garden path came Jona-
than Hardest, his face set in a
severe frown. Billy Belgium, obey
ing the Liberty spirit, met him.
an the name of Liberty, l beg
you, Mr.. Hardest to lend your
money to, the Government"
Get our of here, you impudent
scamp, or I'll turn the dogs loose on
you!"
ITO protect your own property,
lend a part of your money" urged
Billy.
"My property is safe enough. The
war can never reach US"
"He must see and feel to know"
cried the Liberty Spirit. "He shall
see and feel!"
Instantly the earth beneath their
feet gave great shake in
moment there came another shake.
Then the air seemed to be filled
with great pounding roar.
Cannon cried Billy Belgium,
his face going white. Quickly he
darted up ladder leading to, look
out in a tree. He gave one fright
ened look all around. "'The Ger
mans" he shouted. "We are in hte
midst of battle" .~..
Tomorrow will be told how Peggy.
Billy and Jonathan HARDEST get
startling surprised
Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-21
Veteran Jack Root Is
Trying Comeback;
Now Army Instructor

San Francisco, Oct. l9.-Jack
Root, who retired from the ring
more than 10 years ago, is coming
back. The famous veteran has been
appointed boxing instructor at an
aviation station in California. Since
he retired from the squared circle
Root has been living il, the north
west and has made quite piece of
money in the moving picture bust
ness.
The last important battle Root
engaged in was with Marvin Hart.
The promoters of the contest ad-
'vertised the show as worlds
championship" affair and engaged
Jim Jeffries to referee. 1t was held
in an open air arena at Reno, New,
on July 8, 1905. The public was in
formed before the contest that JEFF
fries, who was then retired cham
pion, would turn his title over to
the winner, but when Hart knocked
out Root in the twelfth round Jeff
failed to give the victor his title.
When the public learned that Hart
did not receive Jeff's title they de-
manded an explanation.
A few weeks after the battle the
retired champion announced that he
had no intention of giving his title
to the winner of the bout, and he
added that the promoters advertised
the fact that he would award the
championship honor to the winner
without his knowledge.
Root. is now AZ years old and his
last appearance in the ring was in
1906. Frank Russell was his OPP
ponent and Root was returned the
winner after battling 10 hard rounds.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-21
DEMAND MADE|
BY HUNCARf'F0R
INDEPENDENCE
Address to King Charles De-
cIares Acceptance by Ma.
ton Of President VIII
sons Principles.

Amsterdam, Oct l9.-"Hungary
must return to its, autonomy and
complete independence" declared
the draft of an address to King
Charles, which was read at the con-
clusion of the sitting of the lower
house of the Hungarian Parliament,
says a Budapest dispatch.
Hungary is in harmony with the
international currents based on the
noble principles of President WIZ
sons points," the address adds. |
Hungary must be completely in-
dependent" the address continues.
The general franchise must be in
troduced and the relations OF the
various nationalities to each other
must be arranged in the spirit OF
President Wilson's principles.
The draft of the address in its
preliminaries states that the final
result of the war is apt to endan-
ger the security of the throne. 1t
concludes with the demand that in
view of the danger of invasion the
Hungarian troops must be brought
back to Hungary and all foreign
troops" in Hungary must be with
drawn.
"War Lost" Says Karolyi.
Amsterdam, Oct. l9.-Count
Michael Karolyi, leader of the OPP
position, speaking in the lower
house of the Hungarian parliament
today, is quoted in a dispatch from
Budapest as saying:
1--WE have lost the war and we
ought at least to try to save peace.
Those men who heretofore have
championed the policy of strength
ening the alliance with Germany
must go. This policy is in contra
diction of the idea of league of
nations. There will be no more such
separate alliances"
Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-21
Move to Stimulate
Production Of More
Iron, Steel and Coal

New York; Oct. l9.-With an aim
toward stimulating the wartime
production of iron and steel and
coal and coke, a special meeting OF
the American Institute of Mine en-
gineers will be held in Milwaukee,
Wis, for three days beginning o.
tober 8. Prominent members of the
institute of metals division, and the
iron and steel section of the insti-
tute will be in attendance.
Mining engineers throughout the
country feel that the importance of
iron and steel production, which in
itself is dependent on the quantity
and quality OF coal and coke avail
able, is paramount at the present
stage of the war. ~
The Milwaukee meeting will be
held simultaneously with the an
nual meeting OF the American
Foundrymen's association, and the
men actually working with the
products of American mines will be
able to take counsel with the Ameri-
can engineers on the most pressing
needs of the day.
Some of the subjects to be taken
up in the course of the sessions are:
A symposium on the conservation
of tin, the Autobiography of alu-
minimum, dental alloys, radium, low
temperature, distillation of Illinois
and Indiana Goals, the manufacture
of ferro-alloys in the electric fur
mace, the use of coal in pulverizel
form, price fixing of bituminous
coal by the United States fuel ad-
ministration, the work of the ma
tional research council.
Motion pictures will be shown on
the triplex steel process, concrete
ships, and the work of war cripples
in the manufacturing industries.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-21
PreIates Pay Tribute
To Cardinal Gibbons

Baltimore, Nd, Oct. 2O.-Dele-
cations from the Catholics of
France, England, Belgium, Ireland,
Canada and Mexica joined
those from this country here today
in honoring Cardinal Gibbons On his
fiftieth anniversary as a bishop.
Rome, Oct. 20.-On receiving a
cablegram from the United States
today saying that the festivities in
cident to the golden jubilee of Car
dinal Gibbons had been postponed,
Pope Benedict, wishing to empha-
size his tribute to the venerable arch
bishop of Baltimore, decided to send
"a special envoy to represent him at
the celebration. He Immediately
appointed Monsignor Cerretti as his
personal representative to the jubi-
lee.
Monsignor Cerretti will be the
most prominent official ever sent by
the vatican to the United States.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-21

Italy, is at present assigned to spe-
cial duty in connection with avia.
ton at Dayton, o. The Croix de
Guerre has just been awarded to
him. The third son, Herbert s.
Agar is In the aviation section Of
the Navy. Here at home, their
father is devoting every hour TO
pushing the United War Work
Campaign in his post on its Com
mittee Of Eleven, and with the &C.
tive campaign organization that the
National Catholic War Council is
putting behind the great drive "for
the boys over there"
The majority of the fathers in
Y. M. c. A. work have sons in uni
form. Among these are Cleveland
H Dodge, treasurer of the National
War Work Council; John B. Mott,
general secretary of the same, and
George w. Perkins, actively iden.
titled with the Y. M. c. - in sew
eral capacities.
The record of the Salvation Army
is extraordinary, both here and
abroad. There are more than co.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-21

IF your boy Is in the service-if
he is steadfastly facing the Hun
with eyes and heart unafraid.
what better can you do than join
one Of the great organizations
whose mission 1t is to care for him
and tighten the heavy load of war
that rests on his young shoulders?
You cannot fight, but you can
stand behind fighter and give him
the support that makes for the
American pep" recently made IA
nous by King George Of England.
when he said that the "doughboys"
had put pep" into the whole Allied
armies. These are the reflections
that have led so many fathers of
soldiers and sailors to enter into
the great work being done by the
Y. M. C. A., Y. w. c. A., Knights
of Columbus, Jewish Welfare Board,
War Camp Community Service,
American Library Association and
the Salvation Army.
Have Fighting Sons
Yes, the Y. w. C. A. Is included
in the above list-many Of its most
, prominent workers and officials
have sons In the service and are
standing behind them in every pos
sible way Just few Of those who
have sons in the service are Mrs.
Henry P. Dawson, treasurer and
chairman Of the National Campaign
Committee: Mrs. Edward M. Town
send, chairman of the Hostess
Committee; Mrs. Lewis H. Lapham,
chairman Of the Publicity Commit
tee; Mrs. John R. Mott, chairman
Of the Committee on Work in Other
Countries; Mrs. Robert s. Spear,
president Of the National Board;
Mrs. Edward T. Stotesbury, Mrs.
Edwin R. L. Gould, Mrs. William
A. Read, Mrs. Percy v. Penny
packer, Mrs. Van S. Merle.Smit.l,
Mrs. Leonard Wood, Mrs. Jonathan
Buckley, Mrs. Robert Bacon and
Mrs. Coleman Du Pont.
In the National Catholic War
Council, John G. Agar, treasurer of
the organization, embraces the
knights of Columbus and other spe.
cial welfare activities of the Catho-
lie Church, has three sons in active
service. All of them are aviators.
Lieut.. John G. Agar, Jr., is now
flying in battle over the American
Army before Metz; Lieut.. William
NJ. Agar, who had been flying in
Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-21
Allied Soldiers in
Valley Of the Jordan
Withstand Much Heat

Jerusalem. Sept. 30.-Allied SOL
diers in the valley of the Jordan
know now how really unkind were
persons who, in pre-war days,
wished them in Jericho" To these
fighting men, Jericho and its dust
covered environs mean heat. flies,
mosquitoes and snakes, mildly ad-
vertised by the Turks in this mes
sage set up opposite the British
lines: Don't fear an offensive from
us; we will come over later when
you are all dead"
This summer. day after day. army
thermometers along the Jordan reg
istered from los to IFS. Yet with
scarcely a breeze. and these dust
laden, the Australian and New Zea-
land horsemen holding these lines,
bringing from a temperate climate
a reserve of health and vigor lack
ing in the natives, withstood the
ordeal. 1t is the second or third
summer that tells.
The flies and mosquitoes of the
valley know no pity. In the early
days of the fighting, when it was
impossible to take the necessary
sanitary precautions, they bred in
myriads, but now pools of stagnant
water have been eliminated and
large tracts of scrub burned. As
a result, the number of malaria
cases has been surprisingly low.
Of the minor evils. the snakes
are the worst, but due to the pre-
cautions taken by officers and men.
casualties from snake bites have
been comparatively insignificant. de-
spite the numerous reptiles. and
their venomous species.
One captured Turk had been at
tackled and bitten by a serpent four
feet long, and as he lay on his
cot in a British hospital, he told
how he had strangled the reptile
and then tainted. His nerves were
shattered by the incident. and med
ical officers said it would be years
before they were again normal.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-21
Brief City News

Lighting Observation-Disclosures
Have Root Print It-Beacon Press.
DR.. Frank Simon, suite 713. Oma-
ha National Bank Bldg.
Fine fireplace goods at Sunderland's
Clerk Goes to War;. ]. Ramey,
chief clerk at the Wellington Inn,
was indicted into the service Satur-
day afternoon and will leave Monday
morning for Camp Kearney, Cali
fornia, where he will enter the
heavy artillery service.
Bazaar Postponed-The bazar for
the benefit Of the new church in
Holy Mamie parish, Forty-fifth and
Maple streets, which was to have
been held October "a to 81, has been
postponed on account Of Mannins's
Injured in Auto Smash-Mrs. Eva
Walker, 2646 Harvey street, re-
ceived a severe cut on the top of her
head and internal injuries, when the
auto in which she was riding COL
lided with an auto driven by Frank
Buckley, 1905 Lake street, at Thir-
tieth and Newport avenue Sunday
afternoon.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-21

other officials, three of the direc-
tors Of tho Jewish Welfare Board
have sons in the service. Louis
Marshall's son, Sergeant James
Marshall, has been in France
for more than a year. Richard
Charles Hartman, Company Com
mander of the Third Regiment at
the Pelham Bay Naval Training
Station is a son Of Charles Hart.
man; David William Unterberg,
son of Israel Unterberg, another d.
rector, is finishing his training at
Pelham.
Although last here, the American
Library Association is far from
being last in the number of fathers
who have sons in uniform. DR..
Frank P. Hill, chairman Of the Sec
ond Library War Fund, speaks for
all the others. He was asked to
tell in 100 words how It felt to
have son in the Army. IT don't
need 100 words" he said, with EN-.
phasis. Three will be enough. 1t
feels bully"