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Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-05-18
CHAPTER XIII.
Gordon Buys q Revolver.

Gordon Buys Revolver.
Selfridge was not eager to meet his
chief, but he knew he must report at
once. He stopped at his house only
long enough to get into fresh clothes
and from there walked down to the
office.
1t had been the intention Of Mac
donald to go direct from Sheba to his
office, but the explosion brought about
By Meteetse had sent him out into the
hills for long tramp. He was In
stress Of furious emotion, and until
he had worked off the edge of II by
hard mushing, the cramped civiliza-
ton of the town stified him.
Hours later he strobe into the office
of the company. Wally lay asleep In
swivel chair, his fat body Singing
and his head fallen sideways in such
way as to emphasize the plump folds
Of his double chin. His eyes opened.
They took in his chief slowly. Then,
In a small panic, he jumped to his
feet.
"Must "a been taking thirty winks,"
he explained. Been up nights good
deal"
"What doingY" demanded the Scots
man harshly.
In hurried attempt to divert the
anger of Macdonald, his assistant
made a mistake. -Say, Macl Who
do you think came up on the boat
with me? / wondered If you knew.
Meteetse and her kid"
He stopped. The big man was glar-
ing savagelv Mt him. Pint Macdonald
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an occasional cigar with the land agent
and aired his views on politics and ar
fairs social. He left the boat at the
big bend.
Not till a week later did Elliot re-
turn up the river. He was asleep at
the time the Sarah passed the big
bend, but next morning he discovered
that Selfridge and Dustin had come
aboard during the night. In the after
noon he came upon real surprise
when he found Meteetse and her little
boy Colmac seated upon box ON the
lower deck where freight for local
points was stored.
His guess was that they were local
passengers, but wharf after wharf
slipped behind them and the two still
remained on board. They appeared
to know nobody else on the Sarah,
though once Gordon met Dustin just as
he was hurrying away from the Indian
woman.
Meteetse transferred with the other
Kusiak passengers at the river juno
ton. The field agent was not the only
one on board who wondered where
she was going. Selfridge was con-
sumed with curiosity, and when she
and the boy got off at Kusiak, he could
restrain himself no longer. Gordon
saw Wally talking with her. Meteetse
showed him an envelope which evil
IDENTIFY had an address written upon IT.
for the little man pointed out to her
the direction in which she must go.
Since leaving Kusiak nearly two
weeks before, no word had reached
Gordon of Sheba. AS soon as he had
| finished dinner at the hotel, he walked
out to the Paget house and sent in
his card.
Sheba came into the hall to meet
| him from the living room where she
had been sitting with the man she ex
pected to marry next week. She gave
d little murmur Of pleasure at sight OF
him and held out both hands.
II was afraid you weren't going tt
get back in time. I'm so glad" sht
told him warmly.
He managed to achieve a smile
"When Is the great day?"
"Next Thursday OF course were
as busy as can be, but Diane says
A ring at the door interrupted her
Sheba stepped forward and let in al
Indian woman with a little boy cling
ing to her hand.
"You Miss O'Neill?" she asked.
| "Yes."
From the folds of her shawl SIN
drew letter. The girl glanced at tn
address, then opened and read wha
was written. She lookedsup, puzzled
first at the comedy, flat-footed Indian
woman and afterward at the handsome
little brown-faced papoose. She turne'
| to Gordon.
'This letter says I am to ask thi
woman who Is the father of her boy
What does 1t meanT'
Gordon knew instantly what i
meant, though he could not guess whit
had dealt the blow. The impulse t.
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GENEvEvE MALLORY, SEEING MACDONALD SLIPPING
FROM HER GRASP, TAKES A HAND IN THE GAME

synopAs representative of the government Gordon Elliot Is
Alaska claims On the boat he meets
becomes interested fellow whom he Sheoa
ONe n Colby Macdonald active head of the land
grabbing syndicate under investigation aboard Elliot and Mac
donald friendly Landing at kuak Elliot finds
that old friends his Mr. Mrs. Page the people whom Sheba
visit Mrs Paget Shebas cousin At dinner Elliot
Macdonald the object of his coming Alaska The two men,
antagons become rivals for the hand OF Sheba
failure of his financial plans Elliot learns the
sends Sdge his rghthand Kamath mat
Elliot will he deceived the situation Elliot also
Kamaah and wandering from the trail believes that he
faces Sefrdg arrival Kamatah has his agents abb
Holt oldtme who knows much about Mac
donad activities Elliot wanders into the where Holt held
prisoner The ovepowerng the Hdnap return to Kamat
the land deals On the
Kusak Elliot Meeetse with her child
Elliot Macdonads Soon after his return Elliot
learns Macdonald Sheba have become engaged
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Elliot rose and looked across at the
blue-ribbed mountains. His square
jaw was set when he turned 1t back
toward Diane.
"She isn't going to marry him IL L
can help it," he said quietly.
He walked out of the gate and down
the walk toward his hotel.
A message was waiting for him there
from his chief In Seattle. 1t called him
down the river on business.
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Elliot finds himself In a serious
predicament as result OF a re-
markabIe chain of cIreum-
stances which seem TO convict
him. These circumstances are
related In the next instaIlment.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-06-24
SENATOR FLETCHER WILL
SOON RESUME DUTIES

Senator Fletcher, of Florida, who
has been i'll at his home here for
the last ten days, suffering from a
heavy cold, today was reported to be
convalescing satisfactorily, and is ex-
pected to return to his work in the
senate soon. Senator Fletcher is
chairman of the senate commerce
committee, and for months has been
hard at work handling the legislation
for the merchant marine and the in
vestigation of the shipping board,
along with the river and harbor legis-
lation. He has been charged with
handling all the administration meas
ures for the upbuilding of the mer-
chant feet so needed in the winning
of the war.-Washington Evening
Star.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-06-24

Edward 7. Cheyney, of Chester, Pa.
arrived in the city this morning
There will be further news concerning
Edward in few days.
A called meeting of the Ladies Aic
society Of the Presbyterian church
will be held at the home of Mrs. w. S
Milne, Tarpon avenue, Tuesday after.
noon at a o'clock. Members are urg-
emily requested to be present.
Mrs. D. w. Pinholster came up from
her farm near st. Petersburg Sunday
and spent the day at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. G. H. Knight. Everyone call
ing at 221 Tarpon avenue yesterday
had slice of fine big forty-pound
watermelon which was raised on the
Pinholster farm and brought up by
Mrs. Pinholster.
Hugh Coachman arrived in the city
today from Miami, and is visiting
Mrs. M. B. Coachman and family here
until tonight. He states that he runs
on the overseas railroad between Mia
mi and Key West, transporting the
troops to the camps at these two cit
les. He also stated that most of the
men at these camps come from the
far western states.
At ten o'clock Sunday morning a
truck loads and is auto loads of SOL
.diers passed through here on their
way to Jacksonville where they are
training in the quartermaster corps.
There were sixty men, we are inform
ed, and they had been all over the
state on tour, getting practical
training in their line of the service.
They were carrying all the necessary
paraphernalia for camping, and form
ed a merry company. They stopped
here for a short time.
Miss Eva LaCore is scheduled to
leave tonight over the A. G. L. for
her home at Moss Point, Miss, where
she states she expects to remain. Miss
LaCore has been employed during her
four years stay in Tarpon Springs
by j. E. Jackson in his store, and by
her pleasant disposition has won
many friends, who will send their
heartiest good wishes after her,
though they regret seeing her go.
Mrs. Eva Rouse has filled Miss La
Cores position in Jackson's store.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-06-24
TO COMPLETE ORGANIZATION
OF MOTOR CLUB TUESDAY

Tarpon Springs Leader.
Gentlemen:
The State association has asked me
to go over to Tarpon Springs and
complete the organization of that
club not later than next Tuesday
night, so / will be in your city some
time Tuesday morning and will get
busy.
We have just succeeded in getting
a nice membership in Plant City, in
Guiding Tile mayer and the representa-
tive citizens Of chat town.
Will you kindly run in your Monday
issue some notice of the meeting for
Tuesday night I will be there to see
those who have signed applications
for membership.
Very truly yours,
r VAN YALKENBURGH.
Field Secretary, F'lorida State Auto
mobile Association
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-06-24
CLASSIFIED COLUMN
WANTED

Come and see Oldsmar, fast-grow-
ing, progressive, new town fifteen
miles west of Tampa on Tampa Bay,
automobile road, Seaboard railway.
Choice lots and farm locations, low
prices, easy terms, free booklet. Viii
liam Bolles, Oldsmar, Fla. 6-6-10t.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-06-24
PRESIDENT OF PORTUGAL
GIVEN ROUSING OVATION

Lisbon, May 15.-The people of LIS
bon gave President Paes an ovation
when he assumed the duties of his of
fee on proclamation Day" DR.. Paes,
the first Portuguese president elected
by universal suffrage, received more
than half million votes. His OPP
ponents refrained from voting.
He was elected in the face of the
most bitter campaign, threats of
death being freely made against pros
pective voters if they dared journey
to the polls and drop their ballot. IF
you vote, you die" were the words
written on many slips of paper nail
ed to houses or slipped under the
doors of voters presumed to be parti-
san to the new regime.
The official proclamation took place
at the Lisbon city hall. People lined
| the streets and quays from the presi-
dents palace to the city hall, where
double cordons of police vainlv at
tempted to keep the crowd hack.
President Paes. 1.-THE, martial fig
ure, remarkably young looking for
| his 46 years, escorted by his guard OF
honor, assembled the dais On his
right was General Bernardiston. chief
of the British mission, and next to him
| the military attache of the United
States, General Brainard, and several
other officers of the allied legations
President Paes first granted a gen
leral amnesty for all political and mil
litarv crimes end sad that all the *
lies would be allowed to return 70 Por-
itngal.
He spoke Of the ins;dious art'n"
ltriotic campaign that he'd beer "raoeod
against him and his government based
on the calumny that Portugal as ron
Ercsented at present v-as hcs+ilc FRS s
cause o f4he allies, and reiterated his
determination to carry on tie war on
the side of the allies with al the re-
sources at the command of the coun-
try.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-06-24
AMERICAN LIEUTENANT GETS
MARRIED UNDER DIFFICULTIES

Vologda, Russia, March 20 Cor
respondence of The Associated Press
"A wild, three-days sleigh ride
through the battle lines of the Finnish
White Guards and Red Guards brought
Lieutenant Alfred w. Kliefoth of the
United States army to Petrograd just
In time to keep his marrying engage
ment.
Lieutenant Kliefoth, who was Am
erican passport control officer at Tor
neo, the Finnish border city at the
Swedish frontier, left Torneo for Pc
trograd at time when the railway
communication was interrupted by the
Finnish civil war.
He was forced to leave his train,
but obtained sleigh and after three
days journey across the barren, snow
covered and wolf infested interior of
Finland, reached another railway line
and made his way to Petrograd.
On the night of February 20, after
hurried preparations, Lieutenant Klie-
10th and Miss Barbara Alexandria
Leslie were married at one of the
larger Petrograd churches. The next
day Lieutenant Kliefoth and his bride
were fleeing from Petrograd with a
train of American refugees. But, in
stead of going all the way through to
America as he had planned, Lieuten.
ant KIiefoth was recalled from a lit
tie station on the Trans-Siberian rail-
way to join the embassy staff at Vol
ogda.
Lieutenant Kliefoth's home is in
Fon du Lac, Wis, He is a graduate
of the University Of Wisconsin. He
met his bride while attached to the
American embassy at Petrograd.
Mrs. Kliefoth is a Russian. She is
a daughter of General Leslie, a de-
scendant of one of thesScotch officers
at the court of Peter the Great, is q
niece of Countess Tolstoi and was a
lady in waiting at the Russian court
in the old regime.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-06-24
Extraordinary
High Tites

Several people have called the at
tention of The Leader to the unusual
high tides prevailing at this season.
We noticed for the past three days
that the tides are over the sidewalks
around Spring bayou and think they
are fully three feet higher than the
usual high tide. This forces people to
walk in the main street to get around
the bayou, as they cannot use the
sidewalks without wearing bathing
suit.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-06-24

u.
Mrs. Ed O'Cramer returned Satur-
day from the north, where she visited
in Chicago, Pittsburgh and other cit
les. She came here direct from Wash
ington, after having been at Annapo-
lis to see her nephew, Adelbert Wal
lis, safely commenced on his duties
at the naval academy.
Among the out-of- town visitors in
the city today were A. n. Fulford and
SON Albert and Mr.. Sanford, of Czona
Albert Fulford Is stationed at Camp
jackson, Columbia, S. c., and is home
spending Through with his family
He is nephew of w. sB. Thompson
of this city.
Those who see Harold Lockwood II
his latest Metro starring vehicle, "Ths
Landloper," an adaptation of Holman
Days novel of the same name, wher
it is shown at the Royal theatre to
night, will have an opportunity t
view the beauties of Palm Beach
Fla. for a number of scenes in "Th'
Landloper" were photographed at tina
famous Florida winter resort. 9Th
Landloper" is colorful romantic
drama and provides the star with
most congenial role.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-06-24
MISCELLANEOUS

Beautiful home, located on Spring
bayou; large grounds filed with fruit
trees which are bearing; also beauti-
full ornamental shrubbery and trees
The price asked rs very low. Inquire
at The Leader Office II.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-06-24
FOR SALE-REAL ESTATE

OLDSMAR LOTS, SIC down, $40 a
month; progressive new town, fifteen
miles west of Tampa; Seaboard rail-
way; good automobile road. Free
booklet. William Bolles, Oldsmar,
Fla. 5-13-tf.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-06-24
Another War Objective,

The German people NAV not krow
it, but we are fighting this war 50
that never again shall any ruler be
able to waste German lives as the
present kaiser is doing.-Detroit Free
Press.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-06-24
FOR RENT

FOR RENT-Fine store building
formerly occupied by Alissandratos,
1923 Tarpon avenue; $50 per month.
See L. R. Fernald. at his store. 6-12-tf
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-06-24

FOR RENT-Nice 7-room house.
Apply A. Cradle or Leader office.
3-26-tf.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-06-24

FOR SALE Marlin pump shot
gun, new army rifle model 1898.
Also one SKI camera in good con-
dition, and one sewing machine.
Inquire A. E. Allemand, T. S. Jewelry
store.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-06-24

FOR SALE OR RENT-Good bum
galow in good location. Inquire at
Leader office. If.
New-York tribune., 1918-09-09
Stifenir,g Line
Indicates Enemy
May Make Stand

PARIS, Sept 8.-The Allied advance
continues along the entire front in the
direction of Cambria St. Quentin, La
Fere, Anizy-le- Chateau and the Chemin
des DANES. According to the latest ad-
vices, the French and British troops
nevertheless are meeting with stubborn
resistance, In which intense artillery
activity is being carried out.
This resistance is taken as an indi-
cation that the enemy intends to make
stand along this line, which roughly
follows the old Hindenburg intrench-
ments.
General Humbert's army still con-
tinues its pressure against Tergner
and La Fere. The operations toward
the encirclement of the st. Gobain for
est are giving the Allies strong posi-
tion. "If the enemy loses much more
ground in this region his defence of
the Chemin des DANES and the Plateau
Of Craonne will fail" says Marcel
Hutin, editor Of the Echo de Paris"
Genera, Msngin's army is still max
ing progress at the right of the army
of Genera, Humbert, advancing on the
scissors plateau. Military commenta-
tors say that if it is General Luden-
dorff's plan to resist on what remains
of the Hindcnburg line it will be a
supreme test and will mean the enemy's
retirement from the soil of France if
LudendorT is not able to retain his
grasp on the line
New-York tribune., 1918-09-09
600 Miners on Strike
Ask to Serve in Army

WILKES-BARRE, Penn, Sept. s.
Nowing that they would rather dig and
fight than dig and starve, 500 free lance
delegates Of the Anthracite Nine Work
ers' Union adopted the following strike
resolution here to-day:
Resolved, That we, the miners Of
the anthracite region, unable to make
a living for ourselves and families, do
hereby ask the right to be indicted
into the army. where we shall be rec
ognized as willing to do our bit for
God and country"
This action was taken despite the
fact that nine members Of the Depart
ment of Labor have started a survey
of conditions in the Wyoming Valley
region with the intention OF making
that may eliminate
the caus of the miners discomfort.
which is becoming widespread. John
Dempsey. district president OF the
United Mine Workers Union. and John
II. Mack, treasurer. were invited to al
tend the miners meeting to-day, but
declined on the ground that il was IN
authorized and untimely.
One miner at the meeting declared
that in two weeks coal cutting he had
earned but S24, at an expense Of s26
for powder and labor.
New-York tribune., 1918-09-09
1,25O,OOO Germans
Crushed by Allies
In Son7r1e Reqiior,

LONDON, Sept S.-The fighting line
from the region southwest of Cambrai
southwark now runs through the
Havircourt Wood to Heudecourt,
VillersFaucan, Roisel, Bernes, Poeuillv,
Villeveque and Vaux, along the canal
TO Tergner and thence BY the western
edge of Servais. All these villages are
in British possession.
The most important event of the
fighting has been the crossing of the
st. Crozat Canal at st. Simon, because
the canal might have been used as a
bastion for this part of the linden
burg line. 1t no longer offers the Ger
mans reasonable defensive position.
Roisel Is the junction of two lines to
Cambrai and ST. Quentin: hence the
Importance of its capture to the Brit
lsh, who when they advance further will
be able to utilize these lines The
british now hold virtually all of the
Havrincourt Wood
Between the Disc and the Ailette
the french are up against the So
called Alberich line, which is a con-
tinuation of the Hindenburg line.
It has just been discovered that
three German divisions have thrice
been put in the fighting since August
3, and thirtytwo divisions twice. out Of
the 1O7 divisions engaged since that
date. Altogether. north and south of
the Somme, Ia; divisions of the enemy
have been counted of total rife
strength of 1,c50,000. On the whole
front from the sea to Switzerland the
total strength of the enemy probably
does not exceed two and half million
men,
New-York tribune., 1918-09-09

to hold-at least tempOrarlly--on
the Hindenburg line south from
Marcoing, an outpost of Cambrai.
But there are many ways of shaking
his grip loose Foch can strike for
Cambria from the northwest, west
and southwest. He can elect to
break the Hindenburg line between
st. Quentin and La Fere, where
there are no natural obstacles in the
way of massifs and rivers. He can
try to envelop the Forest of St Co
balm, the bulwark of Laon, thus
turning the CambrafSt. Quentin-La
Fere line from the south. Or he can
experiment with southern turning
movement on a much larger scale
by calling Gouraud's army into ac-
ton east of Rheims.
In the scheme of strategy which
Foch is following all the eggs are
not in one basket, as they we're in
each of the blasting-rnrough opera
tions which Ludendorff undertook
successfully against four distinct
sectors of the Allied front. Foch can
vary his pressure and multiply his
offensive combinations. He still has
Plumer's British Second Army in
Flanders free for a stroke against
Lille. He has the newly organized
American army in reserve for an
operation in the Meuse Valley.
Therefore, when the Germans
reach the still unbroken part of the
Hindenburg line south Of Cambria
the strategical situation. cannot
abruptly change. The curtain will
not be rung down on finished cam
paign. The remnant of the Hinden-
burg line is no stabler than any
other German line in France. All
the magic it once possessed has gone
out Of it. The Germans will have to
fight to hold any part of it under
much the same handicap as that un-
der which they have been fighting
since July 18--the handicap of q
confused defence. They have not yet
solved Foch's strategy. And we have
the marshals own word for it that,
having captured the offensive, he
will pursue it without a halt.
New-York tribune., 1918-09-09
P Pershing's Ancestors
Came From Alsace

OKMULGEE, Okla. Sept S.-Ac-
cording to records in the possession Of
Mrs Hattie l.. Hagar. General Pershing,
commander of the American Expedi-
tionary Forces in France. is a direct
descendant of French Huguenots OF
Alsace. the great-grear- grandfather Of
the present general having been born
within sight of the Rhine.
Mrs. Hagar, who is second cousin
of the General. has the complete family
tree, from Frederick Pershing, born IL
l724, down to the present generation.
According to this record, Frederick Per
shing was born in Alsace. about three
quarters of mile from the river Rhine
When Frederick Pershing came to
America in 1749 the family name was
"Pfoerschin," which in French meant
silk and in German peach" Some
years later members of the family
changed the name to suit the English
language better, and II became Per-
shin" Isaac Pershin, a prominent
member of the family. added the final
g" Descendants of Frederick Per
shing are now scattered throughout the
United States.
New-York tribune., 1918-09-09
Fiss77etfe Held in
errifc Battle by
Pure American Crit
(By The Associated Press


WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE, Aug. 19.-The fighting in the
region of Fismette early in August was
Of most violent character, the Amer
leans being determined to hold the viii
lage at any cost against the enemy.
The casualties of the first week in
cluded Captain Orville R. Thompson,
Of Pittsburgh, who was. killed by
grenade in the village of Fismette,
during a hand to hand encounter. The
Germans held the northern half of Fis-
mette and the Americans the southern
half. Captain Thompson and detach-
ment of his men were making a charge
IN an effort to oust the enemy when
Thompson met his death He was a
former member of the PITTSBURGH
Hockey Association.
Lieutenant Frank Giendenning, also
Of Pittsburgh, was killed in the fight
ing about Fismette. He became en-
tangled in the German barbed wire and
was shot by German machine gunner.
Glendenning had received his commits
sion since his arrival in France
Lieutenant Ralph Bush, who had
relatives in Kansas and who before the
war was an employe in the govern
ments Bureau of Mines in Pittsburgh
was killed by shrapnel, west OF Fs-
mette, during an attack by the Ger
mans.