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say that they were numerous and Va ried. that O'Reilly experienced excite ment a-nlenty and that upon more than one occasion he was forced to think and to act quickly in order to avoid q clash with some rowing guerrilla band.
 Food became a problem immediate ly after the travellers had crossed the troeha. Such ,.oprehensiye families as still lurked in the woods were liberal enough-Antonio. by the way, knew all of them-hut they had little to give, and, in consequence, OReilly's party learned the taste of wild fruits, Der ries and palmetto hearts. Once they survivor of some obscure country trag edy, but the rest of the time their meat, when there WIS any, consisted of iguanas-those big, repulsive liz ards-and iutias, the Cuban field rats.
 Fortunately there was no shortage of food for the horses, and se despite the necessity of numerous detours, the party made good time. They crossed into MatanZaS. pushed on over rolling hills, through sweeping savannas, past empty clearings and deserted villages, to their journeys end. X fortunate encounter with rebel partida from General Betancourt's army enabled them to reach headquarters without loss of time. and one afternoon, worn, haggard and hungry. they dismounted In front of that gallant officers hut.
 General Betancourt read the letter which O'Reilly handed him, then looked up with q smile.
 "S0 You are one of Gomez Ameri- cans. eh? Well, I would never have known it, to look at you; the sun and the wind have made you into very good Cuban. And your clothes One might almost mistake you for Cuban cabinet officer"
 (TO BE CONTINUED
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CHAPTER xV-continued.

Esteban raised himself to his elbow. You think it's myth, joke. We'll it's not. 1 know where it is. I found it!n
 Norine gasped Johnnie spoke sooth- ingly:
 Don't get excited, old man; you've talked too much today"
 "Hai" ESteban fell back upon his pillow. 'T haven't any fever. I'm as sane IS ever l was That treasure exists, and that doubloon gave me the clue to its whereabouts. Don Esteban, my father, was cunning; he could hide things better than a magpie. It re- maIned for me to discover his trick"
 He is raving," OReilly declared, with sharp stare at his friend.
 The girl turned Loyalty to her pa fent "Tll believe you. Mir. Varona. always believe everything about buried
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l come this way" said he. You saw me, didn't you? We'll, made few Spanish widows tonight"
 When no one disputed his assertion Jacket proceeded further in praise of himself, only to break off with word- less cry of dsmay.
 What's the matter?" Johnnie in- quired.
 Look! Behold mel walled the hero. ''I have left the half of my beau tiful trousers on that barbed wire !"
 Antonio swung q leg over his saddle, saying: Come along, amigos; we have fifty leagues ahead of us. The war will be over while we stand here gos- siping.'
 OReilly's adventures on his swift ride through Las Villas have no part in this story. It is only necessary to
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banded kind If you take such bee off the gaillardia the insect will re- main in your hand, indulging in quaint antics or simply trembling in every member. Presently. however, it will recover and fly off straight to another gaillardia flower and in q very short time is again in its former state ot imbecility. One may pick 1t up again and have repetition of the performance.
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treasure The bigger the treasure the more implicitly I believe in it. I sim ply adore pirates and such things if were a man I'd be one. Do you know, I've always been tempted to bury my money and then go look for it"
 There is no doubt that my father had Il great deal of money at one time,n Esteban began; he was the richest man in the richest city of Cuba"
 0'Reilly shook his head dubiously and braced his back against q tree trunk there was look of mild disap- probation on his face as he listened to the familiar story of Don Esteban and the slave. Sebastian. When Esteban had finished, Norine drew deep breath.
 "Oh That lays over any story ever heard. To think that the deeds and the jewels and everything are in the well at this minute Suppose some body finds it?" Norine was aghast at the thought.
 Not much chance of that The treasure has lain there for genera ton, and the story itself Is almost for gotten" Esteban turned triumphantly to OsReilly, saying, Now, then. dc you think I'm so crazy?"
 O'Reilly didn't have it in his heart to say exactly what he really thought What he more than half suspected was that some favored fancy had formed lodgment in Esteban's brain.
 "Its an interesting theory" he ad- nitted. "Anyhow. there is no danger ef the treasure being uncovered very soon. Cueto had good lock and made himself ridiculous You'll have ample chance to do likewise when the war is ever.n
 You must help me find it" said Esteban. We shall all share the for tune equally, you two, Rosa and l."
 'We? Why should we share in it?" Norine asked.
 "I owe it to you. Didn't O'Reilly leseue me from dungeon? Haven't tou anrsed me back to health? Don't owe my life to you both?'
 "Nonsensei I, for one. sha'nt take dollar of it."
 "oh, but you must insist. Nurs- ing is q poorly paid profession Wouldn't you like to be rich?"
 Profession! Poorly paid?" Norine sPuttered, angrily. As if Td take payi"
 As if l would accept a great service and forget t, like some miserable beg gar" Esteban replied stlfiy.
 o'Reilly laughed out. Don't let's quarrel over the spoil until We get it. said he. That's the way with all treasure-hunters They invariably fall out and go to fighting. To avoid blood. shed, III agree to sell my interest cheap for cash My share of the fa- nous Varona fortune going for dol larw
 "fhere. He doesn't believe word Of it, Esteban said
 Norine gave an impatient shrug. Some people wouldn't believe they were alive unless they saw their breath oil les kingglass. Goodness How l hatt q sneering skeptic. a wet blanket
 0'ReiHy rose with one arm shielding his fase. 'lo the interest of friend ship, withdraw. A curse on these buried treasures, anyhow. We shall yet come to blows
 As he walked away he heard Norine say: Don't pay any attention to him. We'll go and dig 1t up ourselves, and we won't wait until the war is over"
 An hour later Esteban and his nurse still had their heads together They were still talking of golden ingots and pearls from the Caribbean the size oi plums when they looked up to ses O'Reilly running toward them. He wal
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Inducements.

Mrs. Dubwaite and Mrs. Twobble seem to he on friendly terms
 Yes indeed. They've been that way for number of years."
 How do you account for the fact they never fall out. as most women do. sooner or later2"
 Well. their husbands incomes are Identical; both are passably good looking they have about the same amount of money to spend for clothes, IuXaries and amnsements. and there are neither children nor poodles to stir up strife. In fact, they'd have hard time finding something to squabble about Birmingham Age-Heraid
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Her Ambition Not Hioh.

Mother had changed the style of her young daughters hair dressing and Betty was remonstrating.
 Why, Betty" explained mother. you should like this way of wearing your hair It makes you resemble your grandmother, and she was a splendid character"
 But mother" objected Betty. T don't want to be a splendid character when l grow up. want to be teach err
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mv homework. My baby When seven months old weighed 19 pounds and l feel better than I have for a long time. I never had any medicine do me 30 much good. Mrs. PEARL MoNYHAN, Mitchell, ind.
 Good health during maternity Is s most important factor to both mother and child, and many letters have been received by the Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co, Lynn, Mass, telling of health restored during this trying period by the use of Lydia L. Pinkham's Vege- table Compound.
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uuflnS IIle time
 was looking gforward
 to the coming of my little one that I am recommending it to other e xpe c t a n t mothers. Be fore taking it, somedays I suffered with neu- ralgia so badly that I thought I could not live, but after taking three bottles of Lydia E. Pink ham 8 V e ge u ble Compound l was en- tirely relieved of n eural lgi a, l h ad gained in strength and was able to go around and do All
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A Rule With Executions

"A man should think for himself"
 As rule, yes" replied Senator Sor. ghum. But 1 have occasionally seen people thrashing around in politics who would be better off If they would get some smart, conscientious person to do their thinking for them.n
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Natural Charms Best.

That garden is best and most pleasing, if 1t be large one, that had the most varied charms before the hand of man began to interfere with nature and work at variance with it's dictates.
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Have Not the Rinht rnnoh

Many gardens are so out of touch with art and nature that no one feels at home in them and the owners throughout live in constant wonder as to what is wrong.
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His Position.

"What's your part in these biz drives? Are you one of the drivers ?"
 "oh, mo- answered the German pri- vate soldier; T am one of the people who are being driven.'
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 Irritatinu.

"ls Bliggens pessimist?"
 NO. He's worse. He's the kind of an optimist who tells you to laugh at your troubles, and then starts the laugh himself"
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A cinch.

Into each life some rain must fau," said the philosopher.
 Yep. Especially if he lives in this territory during the month of April"
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When 1t Grew.

Our children and the neighbors' children had quarrel yesterday"
 Did it amount So much?"
 Not until We parents butted into it."
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rsdoxical Raise

T see where the price of slaves has gone up.'
 Queer in business where there are so many cuts"
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Despite the competition of electricity, the coal-gas business is steadily in- creasing in England.
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MOTHERS
 ID BE:
Should Read Mrs. Monyhan's Letter Published by
 Her Permission.

Mitchell, Ind.-"Lydia E. Pinkhan's Vegetable Compound helped me so much
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intendent of Public Schools.

intendent of Public Schools.
Mr.. Lonnie Barnard has just re-
turned from Chicago, Ill, where he
has been purchasing goods for the
store of his father S. c. Barnard.
Mr.. VIM. H. Reid, of New York, ar
rived Saturday for a visit to his sis.
ter, Mrs. Geo. R. Snyder, and broth
ers, J. Coleman and Henry P. Reid.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. C. Edsall and
little daughter, of Huntington, w,
Va, were guests the past week of
Mrs. Edsall's mother, Mrs. John W.
Taul.
Miss Anne Simrall, supervisor of
household arts in the Lexington pub
lie schools, has been the guest of
her parents, DIR. and Mrs. w. T.
Simrall.
Mrs. Eugene F. Kinniard, of Lex
ington, came Saturday for a visit to
Mrs. VIII T. Hunt. Her husband,
Lieutenant Kinniard is now in
France.
Mrs. Forrest Suter, of Louisville,
spent Sunday with relatives in this
city and attended the funeral of her
uncle, Mr.. A. C. Eubank, at Win
chester Saturday.
Mr.. William Huls, of Florida, has
been in this city for the past few
days enroute to Washington, d. c.,
where it is likely he will enter some
branch of government work.
Misses Frances Kennedy, Dorothy
Tyler, Elizabeth Clay Highland and
Mildred Gatewood and Mary Lawless
Gatewood leave today to attend Ken
lucky College for Women at Danville.
Mrs. f. H. Goodpaster and Miss
Mcha Martin, of Owingsville, Miss
Louise McAllister, of Lexington, and
Miss Matte r. Daughtery, of Flem-
ingsburg, were visitors here Monday.
Mrs. M. c. Mckee and daughter,
Ada, have returned to Union after
spending the summer with Mr.. and
Mrs. j. w. Hedden. Mrs. Mckee
will again have charge of the school
at that place.
Mrs. C. T. Coleman, who has been
with her husband at Camp Funston,
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PERSONALS

Mr.. o. S. Sanderson was in Louis
vile last week ON business.
Mr.. Ed Grubbs, of Winchester,
was a visitor here Sunday.
Miss Susette Johnson spent sew
eral days in Lexington last week.
Mr.. James Allen, of Winchester,
was visitor in this city last week.
Mrs. F. w. Bassett visited friends
in Lexington and Millersburg last
week.
Mrs. W. G. bearing, Of Louisville,
is the guest of her sister Mrs. James
Bogie.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. M. Isola left Mon
day for Florida to spend several
months.
Miss Jenmol Gatewood will go to
West Hampton College at Richmond,
Virginia.
Mr.. James Rutledge and wife, of
Winchester, are visiting Mrs. N. G.
Haggard.
Mr.. Chenault Woodford was in
Louisville on business the first of
last week.
Joseph Bogie goes this week to
enter Kentucky, Military Institute at
Lyndon, Ky.
Mrs. Grace Ogg Coons, of Indian
apolis, Ind, is here visiting friends
and relatives.
Mrs. Dan Prewitt and Mrs. Henry
Prewitt Reid were in Lexington last
week shopping.
Mr.. Lester Mclaughlin, of Louis
vile, is here visiting his mother, Mrs.
Lily Mclaughlin.
Mr.. and Mrs. Default Guerrant
were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. CatIett
Everett last week.
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Kan, has arrived in this city for an
indefinite visit to her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. T. f. Triplett, her husband
having been sent overseas.
Colonel and Mrs. Henry L. Stone
of Louisville, who have been spend
ing the summer in New Hampshire
were here for several days with Mr.
and Mrs. Albert Bourne, at their
home on West High Street.
Mr.. Joe Keller, of Camp Zachary
Taylor, spent, Saturday night here
with his brother, Mr.. John II. Keller,
Mr.. Keller is in the artillery train
ing school and is working hard for
a commission and feels confident
his efforts will be rewarded.
Mr.. Tom 0wings, of Ashland, ar
rived at home this morning for a
short visit to relatives.
Sgt. Hodge Morris, of Camp Tay-
lor, arrived today for a few days
visit to his parents Mr.. and Mrs.
o. M. Morris.
Miss Ola Rogers has returned
home after a visit TO friends in Lou
isyille, Bowling Green, WOODBURY.
and Franklin.
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Owings and Lee Conyers were in
Owingsville Monday,
Mr.. Eddie Mcnamara a popular
clerk at Vanarsden & Co., has gone
to Bay View, Mich, for his vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Beall MADDEN are
attending the State Fair at Louis
vile this week,
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Miss Mary Beall spent tn week
end with relatives in Winchester.
Mr.. c. H. Petry and family, Mr..
G. H. Strother, Mr.. Paul Strother,
Mr.. j. Y. Rogers and NJ. j. S.
Frazer attended the Methodist Con-
ference which was in session at
Cynthiana Sunday.
Messrs. Malcolm Thompson. Jack
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Misses Laura Hart and Gladys
Mccormick will enter Ward Belmont
at Nashville, Tenn.
Mrs. W. 7. Perry, Of Winchester.
was the guest last week Of her sis
ter, Mrs. Steve Pieratt.
Mrs. George Doyle, of winches-
ter, visited her brother, Roger Drake
and family the past week.
Mr.. j. G. Trimble, Jr., of Cincin-
matt, was here last week to see his
father, Mr.. ]. G. Tfimble, Sr.
Mrs. John Eastin has returned
home after a visit with her sister.
Mrs. r. 1. Cord, at Cynthiana.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe T. Wilson, of
Bagdad, Shelby county, spent the
week end with relatives here.
Miss Julia Rodman will return to
Randolph Macon College at Lynch
burg, Va, to resume her studies.
Mrs. John McMullen, of Cali
fornia, is the guest of the family of
Mr. John T. Bolts in this county.
Miss Mary Lawless Gatcvood left
Monday for Danville, where she will
enter Kentucky College for Women.
Miss Cleo Wright, of Winchester,
was the attractive guest of Miss
Mary Land Drummer for the week
end.
Mrs. Belle Rice and Mrs. Scott
Goodpaster, of Owingsville, motored
to Mt. Sterling Thursday for the
day.
Mr.. cambridge Richardson, of
New York, was here last week to see
his mother, Mrs. Lucy B. Richard
son.
Misses Frances Kennedy, Mary
Vansant Robertson and Anna B.
Pinney spent last Friday in Owings-
vile.
Misses Kathryn Howell and Hen
rietta Coleman will leave this week
for Florida where they will attend
college.
Mrs. Effie Pieratt left last week
for Millersburg to assume her duties
as Matron of the Millersburg Female
College.
Little Miss Margaret and Eliza
beth Thompson, of Lexington, visited
the family of their uncle, DIR. w. r.
Thompson last week.
Mrs. j. C. Burnett, of Louisville,
and Miss Carrie Lee Hathaway, of
Lexington, spent the week end with
Mrs. W. P. Apperson.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Hedden, Jr.,
and daughter Emily, have returned
from a visit to relatives in Louis
vile and Shelby county.
Miss Ida Belle Brother, Miss Angie
Young Jackson and Miss Louise
Lacey, of Owingsville, motored to
Mt. Sterling Saturday.
Prof. and Mrs. Henry L. Jones left
Friday for Pineville where Prof,
Jones assumed his duties as Super
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|, . - . . . - . 80 . =
, THE COMMUNITY
CHRISTMAS FUND

. Contributions to the commu-
. nifty Christmas fund to date are
q as follows:
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HAMILTON MEN
AND THE POLICE
Two of Them Get Disorderiy In keo-
kuk and Enrich the City
Treasury Twenty
Dollars.

Charles Gale, who gave. his age as
flfty-one and old enough to know
better, and Joe Hasting, younger
but not a wiser man, said they are
from Hamilton when the entry was
made on the police blotter last night.
They admitted they were disturb
ing the peace around Fifth and John
son streets. In fact they were trying
to. get admission to. house and
frightening the inmates thereof. and
the police say they were drunk when
they came to Keokuk. A couple OF
bottles containing a remnant OF some
thing that looks like iced tea was
confiscated from their pockets at the
station.
After Officers Griffey and Conn had
brought them in and the above pro-
ceedings were had. they said they
wanted to go home, and Night Ser
geant Park released them after col
lecting $40 apiece from them which
was turned over as collection by
the superior court and nunc pro
tune fine this morning.
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Il ettsr From the Pope.

limited Press Leased Wire Serv1ce.1
ROME Dec. 23.-The Agenzia
Nazionale today stated that the pur'
nose of the visit of Mgr. Cerrettl,
napal under-secretary of state, to
President Wilson, was to present an
autograph letter from Pope Benedict,
together with memorandum dealing
with the question of protecting re-
1ig;ous interests in Poland and Ar
rnenia, especially the sanctuaries in
the Holy Land
The pope. the newspaper said, re-
Iouested Cerretti to explain to Will
con the yaticans attitude regarding
mast events upon which the wrong
construction has been placed, with
the understanding that all would be
spbn,itted to the peace conference.
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TRANSPORT OF
RETURNING MEN
Two and Half Thousand on Board
Motika Which is Due to Land
in United States jan
uary 8.

+ limited Press Leased Wire Servtce.1
WASHINGTON, Dec. 24-The trans
port Princess Motika, with ISIS off,
GERS. men and civilians, sailed from
france December 20 for Newport
News. where it will dock about jan
uary with the following troops:
Second and Third battalions, 37th
regiment coast artillery corps, 35 Off
cefs and 723 men; casual company
number 1903. one officer and 80 men;
casual company number 100. two Off
GERS and $50 men; casual company
number 10, two officers and $50 men;
141st machine gun battalion, compos-
cd of men from Camps Pike. Beaure-
gard and Zachery Taylor, rs officers
and 744 men; goth division 'Cadre.'
composed of detachments from the fol-
lowing Organizations:
153rd. 154th, 155tn, 156th infantry;
14oth and 142nd machine gun battal-
ions: Hath supply train and 114th
train headquarters. all trained at Camp
Beauregari, II officers and 81 men;
headquarters Goth brigade, coast artl-
lery CORPS, from Camp Merrill, six Of
ficers and so men: f3 officers, incIud-
ing Mai. Gen. Charles Menoher; one
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CITY NEWS.

Private Ernest H. Plug, who is
with the 505th aero squadron, station
ed at Babylon, Long Island, is home
on a furlough to spend the holidays
with relatives and friends
Archie Warren Moore and Miss
Myrtle Hess. both of Davenport, were
married at 80 O'Clock this afternoon
by Justice James Il. Burrows, at MS
Office.
-Jewett Fulton. who has sbeen at
tending the University Of Illinois, Is
at home to spend the holidays with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. J. Far
ton.
For number OF years, Miss
Sadie Marion Becker has been writ
ing verse for a prominent publisher
of Christmas cards, and it has al
ways been good verse. Friends in
Keokuk have received cards this
year carrying a we'll printed and
beautifully decorated card, the verse
being by Miss Becker.
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Pershine Reviews Troops.
TBy Webb Miller. United Press Stan
Correspondent.

AMERICAN HEADQUARTERS IN
GERMANY, Dec. 23.-(By courier to
Nancy with the first sunshine in
weeks flooding the valley, General
Pershing reviewed the First. Second
and Thirty-second divisions today.
The general made the circuit OF
the bridgehead in an auto, motoring
through solid lines of troops, two
deep, drawn up beside the roads.
The columns, which were miles long
in some districts, stood at attention
as General Pershing passed by.
The troops presented a magnificent
appearance, wnen, with bands play
ing, they marched out and formed
along the roads Pershing drove
slowly by, hating frequently for in
spection. The review lasted all day.
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GUS PECHSTEIN
IN BOCHE CAMP
Mother Gets a Card from Him Today
Written While He Was a Pris-
oner of War in Oc-
tober

Mrs. Henry Pechstein today re-
ceived a card from her son, August
Pechstein, written ON October 10, at
Camp Ukramerlager Rastatt. soon
after he was captured and before he
was released by the surrender OF the
Boche army and navy.
The card shows him to be No. Sl,6I9
in that army prison and reads:
Dear Mother: / am now prison
er of war in Germany. l am in the
best of health and feeling fine. Send
nv mail to above addreAs. Give my
regards to all my friends. Send
candy
Since then, the war department mott
fed the family here Of the capture OF
the Keokuk soldier, and later that he
has returned to France we'll and
hearty
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BREAK OF
RESERVOIR
No Casualties, But Many People
Caught in Swirling Water
and Had Marrow
Escape.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Seryicc.]
SEATTLE, Wash, Dec. 24.-Dam-
age estimated at more than quar-
ter of million dollars was wrought
by the breaking Of the north bank
Of the Cedar river reservoir Monday.
TIE Snoqualmie valley was flooded
and mills and residences swept
away.
Dozens of people living in Edge
wick, a small town in the valley,
narrowly escaped death before the
rushing waters. Charles Moore,
North Bend Lumber company watch.
man, gave a general alarm by fasten-
ing down the mill whistle and run
ming from house to house. The peo-
pie rushed to a nearby elevation
Several were caught, the water swirl
ing uo to their armpits. There were
no casualties,
The bank that gave way is mile
long and composed of debris and
accumulation. The reservoir, which
is Seattle's water supply source, has
been sealed several times by the city
at an expense Of more than 100000.