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New-York tribune., 1918-03-01
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Beautiful Wraps at small cost

With the rapidly advancing prices of furs and rich
materials, women who are looking ahead will buy
now knowing that charming wrap useful throug gh
out the Spring and Surnmer
These luxurious wraps were made up from highcost rich
ta brocades and chiffon veyetsthe fus assembled when
fur prices were about half what they
Wraps that were SITS to $3.50 now range at about
half those prces-or S110 to $495.
Handsome Evening Gowns or Dinner
Dresses at about half.
Beautifully made gowns are being offered at much
less than the materials alone would regularly cost.
Included in the selection are gowns of nearly every
color, also black and white.
They have sold at SOS to $225. We are Offering
them now at S38-$58 and $685.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-12-26

Prevent Weak Fences.
Weak fsnces make unruly herds OF
cattle and other animals.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-12-26
HAPTE XII.
Four Walls and a Roof.


Brought to it by a kindlier road,
Hazel would have found that nook in
the Klappan range a pleasant enough
place. She could not deny its beauty.
But she was far too trail weary to APP
p%reciate the grandeur of the Klappan
range. She desired nothing so much
as rest and comfort, and the solemn
mountains We're neither restful nor
soothing. They stood too grim anC
aloof in a lonely land.
There was so much to be done, work
Of the hands; a cabin to build. and 6
stable; hay to be cut and stacked sc
that their horses might live through
the long winter-which already her.
aided his approach. With sharp, sting.
ing frOsts at night, and flurries Of
snow along the higher ridges.
Bill staked the tent beside the
spring, fashioned Il rude fork out OF
a pronged willow, and fitted a handl,
to the scythe he had brought for the
purpose. From dawn to dark he swung
the keen blade in the heavy grass
which carpeted the bottom. Behind
him Hazel piled it in little mounds
with a fork. She insisted on this,
though it blistered her hands and
brought. furious pains to her back. Ii
her man must strain every nerve She
would tighten the burden With what
strength she had. And with two pair
OF hands to the task, the piles of hay
gathered thick on the meadow. When
Bill judged that the supply reached
twenty tons, he built Il rude sled With
n rack on it, and hauled in the hay
with 4 saddle horse.
"Amen!" said Bill. when he had emp
tied the rack for the last time. and
the hay rose in a neal stack. '"That's
another load off my mind. / can build
II cabin and a stable in six feet of
snow II l have to, but there would
have been Il slim chance of haying once
a storm hit us. We Wouldn't go hun,
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-12-26
Watches on Trim Ankles.

Residents of Newark, Del, suffered &
shock the other afternoon when two
Well-known young women appeared on
Main street wearing ankle watches.
There were several narrow escapes
from accidents when drivers Of auto
mobiles forgot their wheels in the ex-
citement of the moment.
Nearly every store d mr and window
held a rubberneck and repeated calls
of what time is it?' but the young
women did not seem to mind in the
least the furore they We're raising.
Ihey We're neatly and attractively
dressed. They wore low shoes, with
black silk hose, the watches strapped
to their trim left ankles. One old resi-
denter who got a closer view of the
watches remarked:
We'll l be - I have read of
such things, but never saw it before.
and right here at home"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-12-26

by within a hundred miles of our
shack. Three years. It'll be there be-
fore we know it. Well have neigh
bOrs to burn"
"a hundred miles !" Hazel laughed.
"Is that your idea of a ncighborly dis
tanceY
"NVhat's a hundred miles?" he de-
Tended. 1.-TWO days ride, that's all.
And the kind of people that come to
settle in a country like this don't stick
in sight of the cars. They're like
me-need lots of elbow room. There'll
be hardy souls looking for a location
up where we are before very long.
You'll see"
They passed other crews Of men,
surveyors with transits, chainmen,
stake drivers, az gangs widening the
path through the timber. Most of
them looked at Hazel in frank sur
prise, anI stared long after she passed
by. And when an open bottom beside
a noisy little creek showed the seat
tered tents Of the survey camp, Hazel
said:
Lets not stop. Bill"
He looked back over his shoulder
with Il compromising smile.
Getting shy? Make you uncom-
Portable to have all these boys look at
you. little person| he bantered. eau
right, we won't stop. But all these
fellows probably haven't sesn a white
woman for months. You can't blame
them for admiring, You Go look good
to other men besides me, you know"
So they rode through the camp with
but Il nod to the aproned cook, who
thrust out his head, and Il gray haired
man with glasses. who bumped over
q drafting board under an awning.
Their 1,oon fire they built ut a spring
five miles beyond.
At length they Jared into EaZleton,
which is the hub Of Il vast area over
which men pursue gold and furs.
Some hundred odd souls were gath
cred there. where the stern-wheel
steamers that ply the turgid Skeena
reach the head of. navigation. A land
recording office and Il mining recorder
Hazleton boosted as proof OF Its
civic Importance. The mining recorder,
who combined in himself many cnpnci-
ties besides his governmental function.
undertook to put through BINS land
deal. Flo knew Bill Wagstaff.
"Wisc man" he nodded. over the de-
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-12-26
For MiIdeW

An old Scotch gardener says for
plants subject to mildew take two
tablespoonfuls of sulphur and a like
quantity Of air-slaked lime and boil for
ten minutes in five and a half pints Of
water, stirring continuously. Allow to
o and when settled pour off the
liquid into bottles and cork.
Use one part of this stock solution
to 100 parts Of water.
Plants likely to be affected should
be syringed every three weeks, and
mildew then will seldom appear.
Plants badly affected before treatment
have to be syringed three times in sue
ceSSfOn,
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-12-26
tContinued Next Week)
Keep Down the Weeds.

Weeds will thrive even when prov
ductive plants will not, and no cultf-
walton is required for a bumper crop
Of pests. All that either or both of
them desire is to be left alone. Then
the weeds will choke the plants and
the pests will devour them, and the
garden will finish the season a wreck
as far as it's appearance and produc-
tlvlty are concerned. This causes a
criminal waste at a time when no
waste can be tolerated. 1t is a waste
OF the seed that has been planted; it
Is a waste Of the labor that has planted
and cultivated it, and it is a consequent
waste Of the crops that should have
been gathered in the fall.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-12-26

specKl5G uEn1Zens rnereor r.ruugn q
hole in the ice.
so their larder was amply supplied!
And as the cold rigidly frightened its
grip, and succeeding SHOWS deepcned
the white blanket till snowshoes be-
came imperative, Bill began to string
out a line Of traps.
December winged by, the days sue
ceedlng each other like glitteriug pam
els on a black ground of long, drear
nights. christmas came. They mus
tered up something of the holiday
spirit, dining gayly off a roast of carl
Eou. For the occasion Hazel had saved
8sa last half dozen potatoes. With the
EsaSsss9a at her command she evolved
Il Christmas pudding, serving it with
brandy auce. And after SATISFYING
appetltes bred of a morning tilt with
jack Frost along Bills trap line, they
spent Il pleasant hour picturing their
next Christmas. There would be holly
Il bright lights and music-the festi-
val spirit freed of all restraint.
A day OF two after the first of the
year Roaring Bill set out to go over
n OF the uttermost trap lines. Five
n after closing the dou, he was
back.
Easy with that fire, little person.
ne cautioned. "She's blowing out Of
the northwest again. The sparks are
sailing pretty high. Keep your eye
on it, Hazel"
All right, Billum," she replied. "Tll
be careful"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-12-26

sry-rnere's moose enough to teeu an
army ranging in that low ground to the
SOUTH"
"There's everything that one needs,
almost, in the wilderness, isn't there?"
Hazel observed re1ectively. "But still
the law of life is awfully harsh, don't
you think, Bill. Isolation is a terrible
thing when it is sc absolutely com
plete. Suppose something went wrong
There's no help, and no Hercy-abso-
iutely none. Nature. wAeaa ysa get
close to her, is so ineDsaaG2a.9
Bill eyed her a secoaa, Szss he sat
his arms around hef, eaa msatsssasa kes
hair tenderly.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-12-26

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"Huh," Bill grunted. SIS it a dead
.cinch, or is it something that may pos
sibly come to pass in the misty flu
ture?"
GAS near a cinch as anything ever
is" the surveyor answered. "Construc-
.tlon has begun-at both ends. I
thought the few white folks in this
country kept tab on anything as i'm
portant as a new railroad"
"We've heard a lot, but none of 'em
has transpired yet; not in my time,
anyway" Bill replied dryly. "How-
ever, the world keeps on moving. I've
heard more or less talk of this, but I
didn't know it had got past the talking
stage. What's their Pacific terminate"
"Prince Rupert-new town on a pc
n1nsula north Of the mouth Of the
Skeena," said the surveyor. cts a
rush Job all the way through. I believe.
Three years to spike up the last rail.
And that's going some for a %transcon-
tinental road. Both the Dominion and
B. G. governments have guaranteed
the company's bonds away up into mil.
lions"
"Be a great thing for this country
say, where does 1t cross the Rockies:
what's the general route?" Bill
asked abruptly.
"Goes ove the range through Vel.
lowhead pass. From here it follows
the Nachaco to Fort George, then uI
the Fraser by Tete Juan Cache
through the pass, then down the Ath
abasca till. it switches over to strike
Edmonton"
"Uh-huh," Bill nodded. "One of the
modern labors Of Hercules. Well
We've got to peg. So long"
"Our camps about five miles ahead
Better stop in and noon," the surveyor
invited, eff it's on your road"
"Thanks. Maybe we WILL" Bill re
turned.
The surveyor lifted his hat, with
swift glance Of admiration at Hazel
and they passed with a mutual $50
long"
"What do you think Of that, ole
girl?" Bill observed presently. "a
real, hOnest-tO-goodness railroad going
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-12-26
sINoPsls.

CHAPTER 1.-The story opens in the
town. Of Granville, Ontario, where Miss
Eaxel Weir Is employed as a stenographer
IS engaged to Jack Barrow, a young real
estate agent, and the wedding day Is set.
ANhiie walking with him one Sunday they
meet Mr.. Bush, Hazel's employer, who for
the first time seems to notice her at
Effectiveness. Shortly afterward,. at his re-
guest, she becomes his private stenog-
r napneses After Tn;o t three h a,h; months Mr.. Bush
and after a stormy scene In the office
Hazel leaves her employment, Mr.. Bush
warming her he would make her sorry for
CHAPTER II-Bush makes an effort, by
g gift of flowers, to compromise Hazel in
them. The next day Bush is thrown from
his horse, and fatally hurt. He sends for
M diaz. T Wne refuses davs a to see him before fs a he
aounced that fha he left fla a legacy {, Of 5000 1 ITO to
Hazel. lin reparation for any wrong I
may have done her" Hazel recognizes at
once what construction will be put upon
the words. Bush had his revenge.
d wild part of British Columbia and Ha-
eel, shortly after her arrival, loses her
way while Walking in the woods. She
wanders until night, when, attracted by
hoping to find somebody who will guide
her home. At the fire she recognizes a
character known to Cariboo Meadows as
Roaring Bill W~agstaff," who had seen
her at her boarding house there. He
promises to take her home in the morn
ing, but she is compelled to spend the
night in the woods.
I CHAPTER Wat the cabin wagstaff
provides Hazel with clothing which had
been left by tourists. There they pass
the winter. Wagstaff tells her he loves
her, but in her Indignation at her 'sabduc-
ton" she refuses to listen to him..
CHAPTER vII-With the coming OF
spring Hazel insists that Wagstaff take
her out of the mountains. He endeavors
to persuade her to marry him and stay,
but on her persistent refusal, he accom-.
panies her to Bella Coda, from where
she can proceed to Vancouver.
CHAPTER VI1I-On parting, Wa gstafl
gives Hazel a package which she discov-
ers later contains $1,2O0 and a map which
will enable her to find her way to the
cabin If she desires to go back. At Van
couver Hazel plans to return to Gran
vile, but on the train realizes thai she
loves Wagstaff, and decides to go to him
She leaves the train at the first stop.
CHAPTER Ix-With the aid Of Bills
map she finds her way back, and the pair
travel to a Hudson Bay post and are
married After some months they decide
to go farther into the mountains to g
CHAPTER x.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-12-26
En- Route,

AOuS SLICE I1dZel lldu DeCOIu0 aware
that whatsoever her husband set about
doing he did swiftly and with infex-
ible purpose. There was no malinger-
ing OF doubtful hesitation. Once his
mind was made up. he acted. Thus,
upon the third day from the land stalk
ing, they bore away eastward from the
clearing, across a trackless area, trav-
cling by the sun and Bill's knowledge
Of the country.
"Some day therell be trails blazed
through here by a paternal govern
ment," he laughed owe his shoulder,
"for the benefit Of the public. But we
don't need 'em, thank goodness"
The buckskin pony Hazel had
bought for the trip in with Limping
George ambled sedate!y under a pack
containing bedding, clothes and a light
shelter tent. The black horse, Niger,
he Of the cooked ear and the rolling
eye, carried in a pair of kayaks six
weeks supply of food. Bill led the
way, seconded by Hazel on easy-gaited
Silk. Behind her trailed the pack
horses like dogs well broken to heel,
patient under their heavy burdens. Off
in the east the sun was barely clear
Of the towering Rockies, and the
woods were still cool and shadowy,
full Of aromatic odors from plant and
tree.
There was no monotony in The pass.
ing days. Rivers barred their way.
These they forded or swan, or ferried
q makeshift raft Of logs. as seemed
most fit. Haps and mishaps alike they
accepted with an equable spirit and
the true philosophy of the trail-to
take things as they come. When rain
deluged them, there was always shell
ter to be found and fire TO warm them,
If the flies assailed too fcrcely, a
smud:;e brought easement of that i'll.
Each day was something more than a
mere toll of 50 many miles traverSed.
eager-eyed, lurked on the shoulder Of
each mountain, in the hollow of every
cool canyon. or met them boldly in
the open, naked and unafrnid.
Bearing up to where the HTachaco
debouches from Fraser lake. with a
Hudson's bay fur post and an Indian
mission on its eastern fringe. they
came upon a blaZed line in the scrub
timber. Roaring Bill pulled up, and
squinted away down the narrow lane
fresh with OK marks.
WELL" said he, II wonder what's
coming off now? That looks like a
survey line Of some sort. 1t isn't a
trail-too wide. Let's follow it a
while.
"Tn bet a nickel" he asserted next,
1'that's O railroad survey"
Half an hour of easy jogging set the
seal of truth on his assertion. They
came upon a man squirting through
a brass instrument set on three legs,
directing, With alternate wavings of
his %outspread hands. certain activi-
ties of other men ahead of him,
"Well, I'll be" he bit off the sem
tence. and stared q moment In frank
establishment at Hazel. Then he took
off his hat and bowed. "Good morn
Ing" he greeted politely.
"Sure," Bill grinncd. ave have
mornings like this around here Ill the
time. What all are you fellows doing
in the wilderness, anyway? Rnilrond?"
.Cr0ss-sectlon work for the g. Il.
u ~. surSnVn" raN,i"d
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-13
WE'LL WIN
What does mean you to know that your American
Red Cross:

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" sessa%f % s"s at s @
accommodating & 600 o uotne,
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soldiers s @ "s '1 %
Has Has 4S % % s 'f s % Pads aad Of saas "E ppes M % a from France
within Hs s S y st or %os s" as s hs % FiaVs FSa so"
'"" Started % i Italy the
workshop for hospital
And that n m: aSSSe f Of & pq @ @ @ Hs cSaD scattered hs P s a
out van ''' ~'' ''" '' '"'
What does all this mean to you9 And that is but
fraction Of the work your Red Cross has done and is doing
1t that without this ceaseess heroic work Of the Amer
can Red Cross could win this
Without your Red Cross quick vital hep to keep Italy
in the fight for Liberty would not have been possible.
Without your Red Cross thousands Of French soldiers
galany fighting for you the front would have died OF
wounds, exposure and lack Of food
And great and wonderful as has been the work of the
American Red Cross the past still greater and
derful must it be in the uure-for your boy is in the
fight
Your Red Cross cannot neglect France England Italy,
Serbia Roumana and little Bel gium 1t must give them all
constantly increasing he for the Of these countries have
been fighting battles
But now we must all redoube our efforts and sacrifices
for our Red Cross because million mothers sons going
carry the Stars and Stripes the greatest victory God has
ever given to men fighting for honor and Liberty.
With the help Of your Red Cross your boy will win
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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-26
SOLDIER BECOMES EDITOR.
Lieut.. Col. Fabry Is Writing Expert War
Summaries for Paris Papers.

Paris, guly 26.-tCorrespondence of
the Associated Pressl After long pc.
Rod of anonymity made necessary be-
cause of his active connection with the
army, Lieutenant Colonel Fabry, chief
Of staff 20 Marshal Joffre and his com
panion on the marshal's visit to America,
has come out under his own name in the
new Paris daily, "0ui." He will here
after write the trenchant military criti-
cism under his own name rather than as
"Bouchavesnes," whose identity has al
ways puzzled the readers of "0ui" quite
as much as the articles have pleased
them.
Lieut.. Col. Fairy retires from the reg
ular army in consequence Of his many
serious mi iries while fighting. He has
become one Of the principal editors Of
"Oui" with the direct, though il is said
reluctant, permission of Marshal Joffre,
who deeply regrets having to part with
his faithful chief of staff.
Lieut.. Col. Fabry's war record is as
brilliant as his journalistic work. AT the
beginning Of the war he was a captain
Of the staff Of General Dubail the re-
Gently supplanted military governor Of
Paris. He wanted a more active life, and
was transferred to the command Of the
Esd battalion OF the famous Alpine
Chasseurs.
He led them through battles in the
Woeuvre, at st. Mihiel, Ypres, Dixmude,
Arras and in the Vosges, and at Reich
sackerkopf was SO seriously wounded
that one leg was amputated. He was
carried TO hospital and lay there for
fifteen months before recovering. His
life was despaired of at times, but his
indomitable grit and pluck carried him
through.
Discharged from the hospital, he
amazed even his friends by expressing
a desire to continue on active service
Of some kind. Marshal Jotfre called him
in as chief of staff and the colonel has
been constantly with the grand old
man." Papa" Joffre, ever since.
As "Bouchavesnes' he has achieved a
reputation as a military critic and has
done much II build up the circulation
of "Oui."
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-26
ATE CARRIER PIGEONS.
They Were Mistaken for Pigeons to Be
Eaten in Iassy.

London, July 26.-(By the Associated
Press Correspondent recently in Ruma-
MIA. The most expensive pigeon pie
which perhaps has ever been served any
where was enjoyed by members of the
allied diplomatic colony in Jassy last
spring.
One February afternoon one of the al
lied ministers received crate Of fine
pigeons There was no mark to indicate
the sender The pigeons were killed and
cooked that evening, a number Of the
minister's colleagues, including American
Minister Yopicka, had their fill of pigeon
pie.
A week later delayed telegram
reached the minister who had been host
at the dinner. 1t was from high mill
tary officer of his government, directing
him as to the disposal Of "yery valua-
BILE consignment" of carrier pigeons
which had been sent him after a long
course Of training and which were de-
signed to take an important part in GER
tain highly confidential negotiations then
pending.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-26

will be needed monthly to officer new
units and replace casualties, according to
official stimates. 1t is believed they can
not be obtained solely from the army
training camps and that the colleges
must be called upon to supply great
number.
President MacLauren of the Massachu-
sets institute of technology has been
appointed by Secretary Baker to organ
ize the training scheme and to appoint
regional advisers. Among the men named
by him who attended the conference to-
day was President McGracken Lafayette
university, Easton, Pa.
To make the training effective, stu
sent Candidates will be required to live
virtually under army conditions. Vet
eran officers will act as instructors and
the war department will furnish uni
forms and rifles.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-26
LACKING IN POTATOES.
But Germany Has Better Supply of Sug-
ar and Early Vegetables.

New York, July 26.---Secretary steger.
void Of the German war food board an
nouneed in meeting in Dresden that
Germany's supply of potatoes was not
quite sufficient to last until the next
harvest, according to the Berlin Tage.
blatt.
He added that the supply Of sugar
and early vegetables met the require.
ments better than last year. but the
shortage of meats and fats was greater,
Owing to the shortage Of food it Is pro-
posed to restrict tourists in Bavarian
communities, saws the Taaehlatt.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-26
EVERY COLLEGE An
ARMY TRAINING CAMP
Colleges Must Be Called Upon to Supply
a Great Number of New
Officers.

Washington, D. G., July 26.--Plans for
establishing student army training corps
in every college in the United States
having male enrolment of one hun
bred or more, were discussed yesterday
at a conference between officials of the
war department and group of college
presidents, who have appointed advisers
to the department in their respective sec
tion. Approximately 5000 new officers
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-26
EXPECT GERMAN ATTACK
In Order to Lessen Demoralizing Effect
Of the Retreat.

OIL the Retreat.
Paris, July 25.-More reserves are be-
ing thrown into the battle by the Ger
mans, according TO the latest adyiees
reaching Paris, but these were unable to
prevent the allies from making appre-
ciable gains Wednesday. The important
point of 0ulchy- Le- Chateau slowly but
surely is being surrounded, If the Ger
mans lose it, it will be impossible for
them to hang on to Fere Tardenois
Military observers here are convinced
that General Ludendorff shortly will
launch counter offensive. His objects
will be, first, to clear the front between
SCISSORS and Rheims; second to lessen
the demoralizing effect of projected re-
treat to the Vesle, and, third, to have
Germany regain the initiative.
Consequently, it is to his interest to
prolong the present battle as long as pos
sible, even at the expense Of his treas.
ured reserves, SO as to keep the French
occupied and give him time to prepare
another blow.