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The Elbert County tribune., 1918-08-02

and demanded explanations: "F'or
untidy nails, five marksI gentle
man never has untldy nails, Otto. For
objecting to winter flannels, two
marks. Humphi For pocketing sugar
from the tea tray. ten marks Humph
For lack of attention during religious
instruction, five marks. Ten of for
the sugar. and only five for inattention
10 religious instruction! What have
you to say, sir?"
Prince Ferdinand william Otto
looked at Milky and Milky looked
back. Then Ferdinand William Otto's
left eyelid dropped. Milky was
astounded. How was he to know the
treasury of strange things that the
crown prince had tapped the previous
afternoon? But. after glance around
the room, Nikky's eyelid dropped also.
He slid the paper wad into his pocket.
81 am afraid his royal highness has
hurt your eye. M. Puaux," said Miss
Braithwaite.
mot at ALL" said the unhappy young
man, testing the eye to discover If he
could see through 1t. II am sure his
royal highness meant no harm" NJ
Puaux went out, with his handker.
chief to his eye.
While Oskar. his valet, put the
crown prince into riding clothes. Milky
and Miss Braithwaite had talk. 1t
began by Nikky's stating that she was
likely to see him a great deal now,
and he hoped she would not find him
in the way. He had been made aide
de-camp to the crown prince, vice
Count Lussin, who had resigned on
account of illness, having been reused
at day-break out of healthy sleep
to do 1t.
Not that Milky said just that. What
he really observed was: "The king
sent for me last night, Miss Braith-
waite, and-and asked me to hang
around"
Thus Milky, of his sacred trust
None the less sacred to him. either
that he spoke lightly. He glanced up
mt the crossed swords, and his eyes
were hard. M
And Miss Braithwnite knew. She
reached over and put hand on bis
arm. "You and l." she said. "Out
of all the people in this palace, only
you and II The archduchess hates
him. / see 1t in her eyes. She can
never forgive him for keeping the
throne from Hedwig. The very
guards down below, the sentrles at
our doors, how do we know they are
loyal?"
"The people love him." said Milky
doggedly.
1.-The people Sheep. I do not trust
the people. 1 do not trust any one.
watch. but what can do? The very
food we eat"
"He is coming" said Milky softly.
and fell to whistling under his
breath.
Together Milky and Prince Fesdi-
AND william Otto went out and down
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This afternooa she was not alone.
Lounging at Z window was the lady
who was waiting at the time, the
Countess Loschek. Just now she was
getting rather wigging. but she was
remarkably calm
The last three times" the arch
duchess said. stirring her ten. "you
have had a sore throat. In my opinion,
you smoke too many cigarettes"
The Countess Loschek was thirty,
and very handsome. in an insolent
way. She was supposed to be the best
dressed woman at the court. and to
rule Annunciata with an iron hand.
although II was known that they
quarreled great deal over small
things. especially over the coal fire.
Some said that the real thing that
held them together was resentment
that the little crown prince stood be-
tween the Princess HedwIg and the
throne. Annunciata was not young.
but she was younger than her dead
brother Hubert
The countess yawned.
"Where is Hedwig7" demanded the
archduchess.
Her royal highness Is 10 the nurs-
cry, probably"
why probably?"
"She goes there great deal"
The archduchess eyed her. "Werl.
out with it," she said. There is
something seething in that wicked
brain of yours"
The countess shrugged her shoulders
Not that she resented having n
wicked brain. She rather fancied the
idea. "She and young Lieutenant Lar.
isch have ten quite frequently with
his royal highness."
Little fooll" said Annunciata. But
she frowned, and sat tapping her tea
cup with her spoon. She was Just a
trifie afraid ofs Hedwig. and she was
more anxious than she would have
cared to acknowledge. "How far do
you think the thing has goneT
HE is quite mad about her"
And Hedwig-but she Is silly
enough for anything. Do they meet
anywhere else?'
AT the riding school, believe. At
least. +"
Here maid entered and stood
waiting at the end of the screen.
Ills excellency. General Mcttlich."
| said the maid.
The archduchess nodded her august
head, and the maid retired. go
away, Olga" said the archduchess.
And you might she suggested grim
| ly. ''gargle your throat"
The chancellor had passed trou-
bled night Being old. like the king,
he required little sleep. And for most
OF the time between one O'Clock and
his rising hour of five he had lain In
his narrow camp bed and thought. He
had not confided all his worries to the
king.
Evidences of renewed activity on the
part of the terrorlsts were many. In
the past month two of his best secret
agents had disappeared. One had been
found the day before. stabbed in the
back. The chancellor had seen the
body-an unpleasant sight. But 1t
was not OF the dead man that General
Mettlich thought. 1t was of the other.
The dead tell nothing. But the living,
under torture. tell many things. And
this man Haeckei, young as he was.
knew much that was vital.
At five General Mettlich had risen.
exercised before an open window with
an old pair Of iron dumb bells. had fol-
lowed this with n cold bath and hot
coffee, and had gone to early mass at
the Cathedral.
He entered the boudoir of the Arch
duchess Annunciata. and the countess
went out another door. and closed 1t
behind her. Immediately opening 1t
about an inch.
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of the last few months alarms me.
Dangerous dogs do not bark. 1 trust
no one. The very air is full of Sc
dition."
The king twisted his blue-veined old
hands together. but his voice was
quiet. But why?" he demanded, al
most fretfully. ''If the people are
fond of the boy. and I think they are,
tO-to carry him Off. or injure him,
would hurt the cause. Even the ter
rorists, In the name of republic. can
do nothing without the people"
"The mob is curious thing, sire.
You have ruled with strong hand.
Our people know nothing but to obey
The Elbert County tribune., 1918-08-02

Countess Losehek, lady In
waiting at the court, who 10 In
love with Karl Of karnia, plots
to Illustrate his marriage to He'd
wig. She is already involved In
an intrigue with the ruler Of
karnia and she prepares 4 Sc
cret message for transmission.
Some interesting developments
are recorded in the next INSTALL
ment.
The Elbert County tribune., 1918-08-02
Tibet History Lost.

The history of Tibet is lost in the
obscurity of the long ago, for its GUS
toms date back to the morning of the
world. Its people come from the an
cient ages, and 1t Is only known that
they belong to the Tibeto-Indo-C Chinese
branch of Keene's Homo Mongolicus
The Elbert County tribune., 1918-08-02
MANY seem 10 Tbink a

Like everybody else, the paragraph
er has his dull days. though. perhaps.
the rest of the people feel that the
pnragrapher has more of them than
anybody Wilmington News.
The Elbert County tribune., 1918-08-02

The archduchess was having tea.
Her boudolr was n crowded little
room. The archduchess liked 1t be-
cause it was warm. The palace rooms
were mostly large and chilly. She had
a fire there on the warmest days In
spring and liked to put the Goals on.
herself. She had them wrapped in
pieces of paper SO size would not soil
her hands.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-02-20
YARN FUND DANCE
Large and Successful Gathering lndi
Gated by Advance Ticket Sale

Up 10 the present time The yam
committee of the Red Cross has con-
tracted for about $1,000 worth of yarn
for local knitters. Funds from private
sources. such as clubs and auxiliary
organizations have provided only about
$500 10 pay for purchases. But every
one can now help reduce this indebt-
edness by attending the Washington
birthday dance which is being arrarg-
ed by the young people Of the city
to aid this deserving charity.
a pleasant entertainment, a delight
full social event and a most worthy OBJ
ject already predict a successful event.
The ticket committee has accomplish
ed wonders in the advance sale of tick
cts. Reserve seats for the first two
rows in the balcony have begun TO so
rapidly at Bithers.
That necessary feature. now part
Of a fashionable dance, will be pro-
Vided in a special innovation called
the Hula Lula" and Charlie Chap
lin." of local fame. will draw melody
from banjo. Everybody is looking
forward to these two features as they
promise both an element of surprise
originality and novelty. Concert and
features will begin at s. Dancing at
s. 30-AQV
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-02-20

SOUTH--J. P. Twitchell was q bust
ness caller Monday at Branch Mills.
The hay prcssers have finished
pressing hay at Mrs. G. NJ. Dickey's and
moved to Andrew Webber's Saturday.
The thermometer still hovers around
the zero mark, registering four degrees
above Monday morning.
Mrs. @. F. Davis entertained the
Mistletoe Club Saturday afternoon.
Mr., and Mrs. Edward Howe passed
Sunday with their son Frank Of Cross
Hill, who is i'll at his home
Owing to the illness Of two of the
pressers. Frank Howe of Cross Hill and
Windsor and Geo. and Chas. Perkins
are substituting.
Harold Casey is i'll at the home Of his
sister. Mrs. Alton Porter Of Augusta
where he went to pass the weekend.
}. L. Twitchell passed portion Of
the day Wednesday, at Weeks Mills.
NJ. J.. Sabin was q business caller
Friday at Mr.. Weilcr's of West Wind
sor.
MI ANi ,. I1dIOlu MDlS Sc Oh Norm
FassalbOro were Friday guests Of Mr..
Morse's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. c. Fl.
Morse. Mr. Morse, who is employed In
Waterville is laid off with a lame hand.
Miss Ola Haskell of the Cony High
school has a position at the Vickery
and Hill publishing house during the
enforced vacation caused by the fuel
shortage.
The Bailey press is working at +. A.
Hussey's barn.
Will Dutton is hauling pressed hay
to Augusta.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Weber and son
were dinner guests Friday Of sir. and
Mrs. Geo. Tobey of Cross Hill
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CITY HALL
CITY HALL
Ben Greet Companys Wonderful
Career-PIays Given in True Eliza
bethan style-Famous Actress at
Head Of Players.

The Ben Greets are coming Tuesday
evening, Feb. 26. This statement will
mean great deal to those who know
the wonderful career Of this famous
company Of Shakespcarean artists
The company is unique in that it is the
only company that has been able TO
successfully play the works of the
Bard of Avon night after night, sum-
mer and winter for nearly fourteen
years. There are several very definite
reasons for this remarkable success.
At first glance the popularity Of the
company is surprising to many when
the fact is mentioned that no scenery
is used. Upon second thought. how
ever, this very feature Of the company
probably has more to do with the re
suits attained than any other single
feature.
1t has been the aim Of the Ben Greet
Players since the organization of the
company to produce these plays as they
were intended to be produced three
hundred years ago. In the Elizabethan
period the thcaters were very different
from those of today. Naturally
Shakespeare wrote for the time and
conditions of his own period.
There were no wonderful scenic eff
fectS, in fact the front curtain had not
been invented and as for light eff
feet" of correct setting" such Won
deIs We're not even dreamed Of
In the old DAYS two little boys sat
with drawn swords on either side of the
stage and came to the center and
crossed their swords to denote the end
Of the act. This Of course is not nee
eSSaTy when we have the modern and
convenient curtain. The other inno-
walton Of the "on stage music which
is performed on q modern instrument
instead Of the ancient string effect
which would he more or less impracti-
cal.
In addition 20 the faithfulness Of the
production to original ideals in the
matter OF settings the company Is com
posed of fourteen real artists. Every
man and every woman is perfectly cast
for the principal play produced each
season The result is simply marvel
Gus. The company is headed by Grace
Halsey Mills. an actress Of wonderful
charm famous for her Adriana, Rose
land and Portia.-Ady.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-02-20

That the war situation is very Sc
riouS one is indicated by a report from
Washington that the Germans have re-
called their U-boats to their bases with
the intention of fitting them up so that
all of them can make big drive this
spring and sink every transport and
other vessels coming from the United
States. In view of this the government
and the shipyards are making every
effort to speed UP the production of
destroyers, submarines and ships nee
essary for the protection of our troops
going across and the successful prose
Cution Of our war against Prussian au-
tocracS.
General Pershing sent a message
over last week saying we must build
a bridge of ships If our forces and
those of the allies are to meet the sit
uation. Although the L. S. Public
Service Reserve is registering men for
shipyard employment in the near flu
ture, the request has come to this pa :
per asking for cooperation In securing
the following men for employment at
once on destroyers which the Navy de-
partment plans to send over immedi-
ately:
Three hundred erecting machnists,
who have had experience in setting up.
lining up and general fitting and as
sembling big machinery or engines in
power plants, locomotive shops or ma
chine shops: hoilermakers and marine
coppersmiths.
Men who have had experience in
these lines are urged to apply at once
to the L. s. War Emergency Bureau,
So Canal street, Boston, and any of
the Public Employment offices listed
below:
Boston Public Employment Office, s
kneeland street; Worcester Public
Employment Office, As Green street:
Springfield Public Employment Office,
AZ Water street; Providence Public
Employment Office, 557 Westminster
street, Providence, r. 7.
Men Of draft age who are expert
enccd in the above trades will be placed
! by the I. $. Shipping Board. Emergen-
CIV Fleet Corporation, in a special de-
! ferred classification, where they will
remain so long as they are employed
upon shipbuilding work.
Requests have come repeatedly from
our boys in France TO send over more
ships and it hehooves all of us to
make whatever sacrifice is necessary in
order that our troops and allies may
have our fun support. Every day
counts-act now.-Advertisemen
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y certain little miss in this city was
anticipating the coming of the State
assessors to this city and had heard her
folks talking about entertaining one OF
the men. Thinking it would be great
joke to act the part of n maid, meet the
guest at the door and escort him to his
room, little Gladys donned a cap and
apron and stood ready. The door bell
rang and going to the door there she
saw q man wearing a big fur coat.
Are YOU the assessor" No answer.
Again, Are you the ASSESSOR And
still no answer Then. Are YOU the
man papa expected" The man nodded
and was shown into the hall The lady
of the house, the impromptu maids
mother appeared and said, Gladys,
show the gentleman to his room.
Gladys did that part of her task in
great style even though she had about
given herself away in asking if he was
the man papa expected" Then she
came down stairs and said. Mama. I
think that man suspects something for
he smiled. I'm going back upstairs with
some water to see So she went back
upstairs to the "assessor's'' room and
found the man was her own father.
Needless to say the laugh was on
GLADYS
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-02-20

1t is understood that the city Will
not do anything the coming spring in
the way of destroying the winter nests
of the brown tail moths inasmuch as
there appears to be belief that none,
or but IL few of the insects are left
The crusade against these insects has
been carried on steadily since the
early years of 1900. with the result
that for the past several years there
have not been enough of the insects
found about the city that could hard
~ be called flight. 1t is claimed by
some people who have been looking
over their foliage and fruit trees this
winter that where they have found an
occasional nest the nests are very
small. and ii is the belief of the city
authorities who have charge of the
brown tail moth work that there
are not a sufficient number of the
nests about town to warrant the max
ing of contract to have them cleaned
up.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-02-20
Lenten Topics.

The Christian Discussion Club Pro-
gram" will be used at the mid-week
meetings of the South Parish Congre-
gational church during the Lenten sea-
son. The following topic with sub
topics will be considered What Do l
Believe Today; "a About the Relation
Of the Soul to God, 60 About God. (S)
About Jesus Christ, ca About the
Problem of Evil (Social and Individually
90 About the Bible, CO. About the Flu
ture Life.
In these days of world stress when
special emphasis is being placed upon
the need OF social service, it is well-to
take little time each week to deepen
and strengthen those spiritual convic-
tons which bring men nearer to God
and energiZe to larger and nobler serv-
ice for the nation and the world.
The place of these meetings is the
parsonage, 40 Oak street, the time 1880
o'clock Wednesday evenings.
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MAINE PIONEERS
Ar SPhRTANBuRG

a Spartanburg, S. c., dispatch to the
Boston Globe says: The filling UP the
provisional depot for the training of
corps and army troops continued to-
day (Monday) with the arrival at
Camp Wadsworth of two additional
New England regiments to be con-
yerted into pioneer organizations.
The list Maine Heavy Artillery, now
the 56th Pioneer Infantry. and the 5th
Massachusetts Infantry, now the Sd
Pioneer Infantry. arrived early today,
to be followed tomorrow by the list
Vermont, the LIST Connecticut and the
9th Massachusetts. The regiments are
coming from Camp Greene. Charlotte,
n. c. They are being placed under the
command Of Brig. Gen. Guy Carleton,
who is commanding the depot
The seth Pioneer Regiment came in
to camp with 45 officers and 733 men
urder the command of Col. Ballentine.
The Sd Pioneer, commanded by Col.
Willis W. Slower, has So officers and
562 men.
The building up Of these regiments
"4i N1Ai -iOt oHiy 1oi eilSleu men, put
the New England organizations are
said to be needing about 400 officers.
who will come along in few days TO
he assigned. 1t is still understood that
the men to fill up the units will come
from the draft in the sections from
which the respective regiments came.
When the Sixth New England regi-
ment arrives Cen Carleton will have
10 regiments under his command, all
OF them to be built up to $500 men.
This force, II addition to the 27th Di-
vision, will give Camp Wadsworth a
population Of more than 60 600.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-02-20

Capt. Charles Chase. the mountain
trout" fisherman, who quit fishing
some weeks ago on account of the
scarcity Of that fish in the upper Ken
nebec river and had since that time
been in Rockland and vicinity, has
returned TO Augusta and will take up
his winter quarters in his houseboat
which is nauled up on a small island
in the cove below the old fort on the
east side of the river. Capt. Chase
said yesterday that he should fix up
the craft and paint her and should
also resume the work of fishing.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-02-20
CHINA.

WEST-Frank Rand, Fred Burgess
and Oscar Ward have sold their apples
and are being put up by w. +. Ward.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Perkins were
at Branch Mills Saturday on business.
Mr. and Mrs. Arno Little. Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Rand, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Burgess. Mr.. and Mrs. Belden Tingley,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Goddard. attended
the Ladies Aid supper at East Vassal-
boro Thursday evening and also Quar-
terly Conference which was held di-
rectly after. Mr.. Luce. the district
superintendent, was present
Charles Bailey is hauling pressed hay
to Watervilie. He has jus, purchased
another large work horse.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-02-20

Only Appearance, in Maine This Sea-
son.
Private Peat is a young Canadian
who went over seas with the first
Canadian contingent He fought an
through the long bitter fray when the
British struggled desperately 70 stem
the tide of mlitarism until sufficient
men and munitions could be obtained
He was ir the thick of that terrible
fight at ipres where the Canadians
made history and saved civilization.
FINALLY an explosive bullet laid him low
ana he lay on the battlefield for fifty-
two hours, at deaths door; Yet with a
sublime trust in God-he never lost
faith that he would he rescued.
Private peats own story-eynry
word true-of his two years in the
trenches, the most thrilling and ab
sorbing OF soldier tales that the war
has produced so far. will be told bv
him in person at eight O'clock Friday
evening, March /. at City Hall The
New York sun SAYS: 1T is the great
est Of all war lectures He does the
trick where others had only half sue
ceeded."
Although Private Peat is the highest
paid lecturer today before the public
and has never before been booked out
side of the big cities. the managers of
the Augusta Entertainment Course. be-
lieving that nothing is too big or too
good for their home city, have become
responsible for the City Hall engage
ment.
Popular prices will prevail fsee to-
morrow's announcement in face Of the
fact that $3.50 and $500 have been the
prices in the large cities where capac-
ity audiences and return engagements
have been the invariable rule. The
local managers also take pleasure in
announcing that special reduced rates
will be given to Augusta Entertain
ment Course season ticket holders
Adv.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-02-20
DATES ANNOUNCED FOR
FEEDER DEMONSTRATIONS

The kcnnebec County Farm an
nounces the following dates and places
for demonstrators in building selffeed-
ers for hogs:
Thursday. Feb. q, A. NJ, at the
home of George NJ. Graves. Sidney;
Friday, Feb. %, 2. NJ, at the home of
a. T. Drummond. Sidney: Saturday
Feb. %, 10 A NJ. Al the home Of
Charles ". Wilson. Winslow; Monday.
Feb. Is. r. NJ. at the home Of George
II. Eames. Winslow; Tuesday. Feb. 20.
A. NJ, at the home Of l.. S. Whit
taker, Albion; z. NJ. Of the same day,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-02-20

A little Augusta girl, Miss Hazel
Locke, who lives on Hospital road, was
made happy this week by receiving
from a soldier friend in France most
deliberately embroidered handkerchief
case bearing the inscription Happy
Birthday" The case was q pink satin
puffed affair lined with white silk,
having fine lace inserts and being en-
broidercd in most realistic looking
pansies. The case was gift from G.
L.. Tarbell. a member Of Co. +, 1881
Division, formerly the Second Maine
Regiment.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-02-20

friends, and bids fair to be one of the
leading screen artists.
Today's Pathe War News is bound to
please, as it is fun of news from Our
Boys in France. Seer Baker claims
that there are 100000 Americans in
France at the present time. A good
comedy completes today's program.
See The Auction Block" Rex
Beach picture tomorrow.-Adv.