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The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1918-10-18
Letter From Lieutenant Sasscer.

Somewhere in France,
September 20, 1918
Dearest Parents:
| have been on the
front for some time and thought l had
seen some fighting, but this last drive
was the real stuff. was right in the
wedge of 1T all. At 1 a. m. the guns
all opened up together and kept pump
ing for hours and then the infantry
Went over.
The next morning we followed up
through miles of relinquished country.
Everything was torn to pieces by the
American shells. The fields, of course,
had been uncultivated for years and
were grown up with grass, and the
barb wire entanglements were strewn
with dead Germans and few Ameri-
cans. We passed a German wagon
with two dead horses and two dead
men with it. The American Engineers
were already repairing the roads. Our
uiSu SOI oil oOl 10 VI SOufCliiI WI ulou
caps, boots, rifles, watches and a
thousand other things. A dugout had
caved in on German soldier and all
that was sticking out was one hand.
Some of our men shook hands with him
and said he was a good German.
Among the prisoners whom l saw
coming back were two women with
Red Gross wells and red crosses on their
arms. They were caught operating
machine guns. Some weeks ago the
Germans took place where there was
an American Hospital. The Doctor
said, when we retook it, all the patients
mad had their Threats cut.
l have been out in the cold and wet
for about three weeks with little or no
food and sleep for days, but feel fine.
[ often think how careful you were t.
prepare a bed for all visitors, and l
have seen many wet rainy night
sleeping in pup tent and damp dugout
in woods when I would have thanked
God to have slept on our kitchen floor
with a blanket. However am hard as
nails and feel fine and happy with an
ticipation. With love to all.
GHISELIN.
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S100 Reward, S100

The readers of this paper will be
pleased to learn that there is at least
one dreaded disease that science has
been able to cure in ali it's stages and
that is catarrah. Catarrh being great
ly influenced by constitutional condi
tons requires constitutional treatment.
Halls Catarrh Medicine is taken in
ternally and acts thru the Blood on the
Mucous Surfaces OF the System there
by destroying the foundation of the
disease, giving the patient strength by
building up the consultation and assist
ing nature in doing its work. The pro-
prietors have SO much faith in the cur
alive powers of Hall Catarrh Medl
cine that they offer Ore H.!aGred Dol
lars for any case that ii .,lls to cure.
Send for list Of testimcrl Ii.
F. J. CHENEY & o.. Toledo. D
Sold by all Druggist, 75c,
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BREvITIES

Mrs. Mary E. Wilson, who has been
ill with Spanish Influenza, is recovering.
Misses Mary, Burnadette and Rosie
Ridgley, of this town, are slowly re-
covering from 'Spanish Influenza at
their home.
George Buckheister, of Iceland,
| has been wounded, degree not deter
mined, on the battlefields of France.
The extra hour of daylight which
was added to each day on March 81 last
by the pushing forward of the hands of
the clock, will be lost again the last
Sunday in this month, October 81,
when the hands of the clock will be
pushed back one hour at 2 a. m. on that
day.
Owing to the prevalence of inf1uen-
"a, it has been thought wise to post
pone until some time in the latter part
of November, the County meeting of
the Red Cross Chapter which should
take place for Prince Georges County
on the fourth Wednesday of October.
Due notice of the time and place of the
adjourned meeting will be given.
Marlboro District, with 161 indi-
vidual subscribers, has sent the word,
and the word is Reconsideration" to
its Fourth Liberty Loan Bond Quota.
All praise to the men, women and chill
dren of the district who have responded
SO nobly to the call. Those who have
not yet subscribed, but are able to do
so, can still make arrangements at the
Bank either today or on Saturday.
Marlboro District,
Liberty Loan Committee.
Classification by local boards of
men of the new draft regulation has
been so rapid that questionnaires soon
will be sent to youths of Is and men
between 81 and 46 years of age.
Though required to register on Septem-
Der IL, no action had been taken as to
these classes because of the intention
to defer calling them for service until
all other available material had been
exhausted, and local boards were order
ed cot to send them questionnaires.
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Nor1cE TO CREDrroes

This is to give notice. that the under-
J. sigred has obtained from. the Or
phans' Court of Prince Georges Coun-
ty, letters Of administration upon the
personal estate of
WILLIAM GORDON,
deceased. late of Prince Georges Cuun
ty. All persons having claims against
said deceased are hereby warned to eX-
hibit the same, with tine 'uchers there
Oh legally au,heutioatcf on or before
the 18th day of April, 1919 or they
may otherwise by law be exc uded f1"In
all benefits Of said estat". All persons m
debted to said estate are requested To
make immediate payment even uu-
der my hand this Both day of September,
GEORGE F. HAVELI,
Administrator of William Gordon. de-
ceased. Oct, II, 1918.
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Gnral anh perHnnal
Friday, October 18th, 1918

THE ENQUIRER will be pleased
to receive items, such as we'd
dings, parties, teas and other
news of personal interest with
the names of those present. The
items should be endorsed with
the name and address of the
sender-not for publication, but
as a matter of good faith.
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NOTICE.

Office of County Commissioners,
Prince GEORGES CouDty, VI d
Upper Marlboro, Md.
October IS, 1913.
FNHE County Commis5 Oners ai'l
4 meet on November 25'h, aud 81 II,
and December 4tp, 9th, and Oh, 1918,
from 10 a. m. To 3 III. to "riu>t CLAIMS
of assessment for the year 1913.
By order of the Board.
Test:-1FNRY ST, J. L. BRISCOE.
Clerk.
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URDGR OF RATIFICATION
T. VAN CLAGETT, Attorney to sell
named in Nor gage, Complainant.
VS..
MADGE D. WHITE and FREDER-
lex M. WHITE, her husbond
Defendants.

In the Circuit Court for Prince
Georges County, Maryland.
Equity No. SIPS.
ORDERED on this Goth day of Sep
" TENDER, 1918, by the Circuit Court
for Prince Georges County in EQUITY,
that the sale made and reported by T.
Van Clagett, Attorney to sell named ia
Mortgage, be finally ratified and con-
firmed unless cause to the contrary
thereof be shown on or before the 18th
dav of October next, provided copy of
this order be inserted in some weekly
newspaper published in Prince Georges
County, Md, once week in each of
three successive weeks before the said
10Th day of October next.
The report states the amount of sale
to be $1025.
S. D. HALL, Clerk
C. G. for z. G. Co., Md.
True Copy-Test:
S. D. Hall, Clerk. Sept. u
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ORDER OF 1 UBL1cAr1oN
HERBERT HETTERLY
vs..
ETHEL M. HE1TERLY
EQUITY No. 513U.

In the Circuit Court for Prince
Georges County, Maryland.
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FOR SALE.

60 Bbl of Corn. Wanted to buy
500 Locust Posts, will give a good
price Apply to.
J. IRVING PARKER.
Upper Marlboro, Md.
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Ass1eNErs SALE
OF VALUABLE
IMPROVED REAL EsrArE
NEAR CAPITOL HEIGHTS,
PRINCE GEORGES COUNTY,
MARYLAND.

FINDER and by virtue of the power
u of sale contained in a mortgage
from the Maryland Park Cement Manu-
featuring Company to Eleanor M. Nc
Gregor, dated February u, 1916. duly
recorded in Liber lit at folio II of the
Land Records of Prince Georges
C unity, Maryland, which mortgage has
been duly assigned to the undersigned,
default having been made in the coVen-
arts of said mortgage, the undersigned
assignee will Offer for sale at public
auction on the premises on
Thursday, November II, 1918
AT FOUR O'clock P. NJ.
all the property describe in sail N 1T
gage and being lots Numbered Ore q
to Fourteen QD, both inclusive, OF
Block No. Six (6), Pm Fowler's Addition
to Maryland Park.
This property fronts on Central
dapi1oi ne 5use Ah is i'm. 49,
proved by large cement S4llzl WHY
block and frame building =
and is admirably adapted for Il small
manufacturing plant.
TERMS OF SALE.
One-third cash unon the ratification
of the sale by the Court; b dance III two
equal instruments, payable ana
twelve months after date; deferred pay
ments to bear six per CeuL per aunum
from the dsy of sal or all cash at the
option OF he purchas Ell; Cash dc post OF
5000 will b.; +, quired at the time ot sale;
conveyancIng, acknowledgement, stamps
and recording tees III the expense OF
purchaser.
VIM. MEYER LEVIN,
Assignee.
Fendall Bui dug,
Washington, d. G.
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Office TO CREp1roRs

~ Office TO OREDITORS
fNHIS is to give notice. that the un-
i dersigned has obtained from the
Orphans Court of Prince Georges
County, letters testamentary upon the
personal estate of
s. EDWIN THORNTON,
late of Prince Georges county, deceas-
ed. All persons having claims against
said deceased are hereby warned to ex.
hibit the same with the vouchers there.
on legally authenticated en- or before
the goth day of March 1919, OF they
may otherwise by law te excluded from
all benefits of said estate, All persons
indebted to said estate are requested
to make immediate paymeD'. Given
under my hand this 17lh day ol Srpten
| Der, 1918.
JOSEPH G. Ma fFlNGIY,
Executor uf S Edwin Thoruton, de
| ceased. Sept. 20
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hurled him to the floor of the inner
temple.
The rest was but a repetition of
what TarZan and Jane Clayton had
passed through. The priestess came,
and La, the high priestess. Werper
was raised and laid across the altar.
Cold sweat eXuded from his every pore,
as La raised the cruel sacrificial knife
above him. Tie death chant fell upon
his tortured ears.
His staring eyes wandered to the
golden goblets from which the hideous
votaries would soon quench their in.
blood. He wished that he might be
granted the brief respite Of uncon.
seriousness before the final plunge of
the keen blade-and then there was a
his ears.
The high priestess lowered her dag.
ger. Her eyes went wide in horror.
The priestesses, her votaresses,
screamed and fled madly toward the
exits. The priests roared out their
rage and terror according to the tenn
per of their courage.
Werper strained his neck about TO
catch a sight of the cause of theh
panic. and when, at last he saw 1t,
he too went cold in dread, for what
his eyes beheld was the figure Of a
huge lion standing in the center Of the
temple, and already a single victim lay
mangled beneath his cruel paws.
Again the lord of the wilderness
roared, turned his baleful gaze upon
the altar. La staggered forward, reel.
ed, and fell across Werper in a
sWoon,
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floor, where it sputtered for moment
and went out.
Now he was in total darkness, and
again terror rode heavily astride his
neck. What further pitfalls and dan
gers lay ahead he could not guess; but
that he was as far as ever from liberty
he was quite willing to believe, so de-
pressing is utter absence of light to
one in unfamiliar surroundings.
Slowly he CROPPED his way along,
feeling with his hands upon the tun-
ners walls, and cautiously with his
feet ahead of him upon the floor be.
fore he would take a single forward
step.
At last, feeling that the tunnels
length was interminable, and exhaust.
ed by his efforts. by terror, and loss
of sleep. he determined to lie down
and rest before proceeding further.
When he awoke there was no
change in the surrounding blackness.
He might have slept a second or a
day; but that he had slept for some
time was attested by the fact that
he felt refreshed and hungry.
Again he commenced his cropping
advance; but this time he had gone
but short distance when he emerged
into a room which was lighted through
an opening in the ceiling, from which
flight Of concrete steps led down.
ward to the floor of the chamber.
Above him. through the aperture,
Werner could see sunlight glancing
| from massive columns, which were
twined about by clinging vines. He
listened; but he heard no sound other
than the soughing of the wind through
leafy branches, the hoarse cries of
| birds, and the ckattering of monkeys.
Boldly he ascended the stairway, to
find himself in circular court. Just
before him stood a stone altar, stained
with rusty brown discolorations. At
the time Werper gave no thought to
| an explanation Of these stains-later
their origin became all too hideously
apparent 10 MIN.
Besides the opening Of the floor just
behind the altar, through which he
had entered the court from the sub
terranean chamber below, the Belgian
discovered several doors leading from
the inclosure upon the level Of the
floor. Above, and circling the court.
yard, were a series of open balconies.
Monkeys scampered about the deserted
ruins, and gaily plumaged birds fitted
in and out among the columns and the
galleries far above; but there was no
sign Of human presence.
Werper felt relieved. He sighed, as
though great weight had been lifted
from his shoulders. He took a step
toward one of the exits, and then he
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'1ARZAN and the JEWELS OF OPAR
By EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS

II was intended. A blind tunnel such
as this was senseless. 1t must con.
tinue beyond the wall. Some one at
some time in the past had had it
blocked for an unknown purpose of
his own.
The man fell to examining the ma.
sonry by the light of his candle. To
his delight he discovered that the thin
blocks of hewn stone of which 1t was
constructed were fitted in loosely with.
out mortar or cement He tugged upon
one Of them. and to his joy found that
It was easily removable.
One after another he pulled out the
blocks until he had opened an aper.
ture large enough to admit his body,
then he crawled through into a large.
low chamber. Across this another
door barred his way: but this, too,
gave before his efforts, for it was not
barred. A long, dark corridor showed
before him, but before he had followed
1t far his candle burned down until
II scorched his fingers.
With an oath he dropped it to the
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THE DAILY NOVELETTE,
A SCRAP OF PAPER
BY EstelIe u. Tidd

TNIiB first time the telephone rang that
l. morning young Mrs. B. picked up
the receiver and heard the following:
THAT you. Nell? Say. did you notice
a little folded piece of paper on the
hall floor after I left? Didn't? Well
will you look. please and say. Nell, If
you find 1t, don't look at it. please. do
hold the line. Hurry back"
The paper was quickly found and Nell
her success:
was the reply. Put 1t in the little
drawer in my desk and you won't look
at it, will you, Nell? Promise"
lawfully private. 1t seems to me. but
you needn't worry, ! won't look at your
precious paper. Good-by."
She sat for moment, regarding the
bit of paper with hostile eyes.
Pretty fussy to call it folded piece
Of paper" she unused Indignantly.
Looks to me like a note--a regular
note"
Presently there rushed in upon her
Julia D, her best frankest friend.
Have you heard the latest?" she de-
nanded. Sue B is here-ceme Tues
day she's going to stay a month. She's
looking magnificent. Funny sine hasn't
visited In town since your engs cement
to Harley was announced-over two
dsO. DIG uoeu 10 De crazy ABOUT
him. They made the most stunning
pair--everybody turned to look l won
der" she paused abruptly then rat
tied on: Say. Nell, I wouldn't dare to
marry a handsome man--you never can
tell-Goodness, Nell. don't ever wear
that shade Of blue again. You look five
years older in it." ~.
Julia had just whirled out when the
telephone rang again. Harley'!s sister
Lou wanted Nells new. recipe for egg
less cake, and after hearing 1t she con-
tributed her share to the mornings
budget.
Whose car were you out in last night
at Pinetree Heights? After you had
whizzed by, breaking every speed law
ever made, I realized that one of the
men was Harley. 1t was so near dark
couldn't recognize any one else, but, 1
suppose you were along. You certainly
had reckless person at the wheel"
It'll tell you all about 1t later, Lou.
IL think there's something burning on
the stove, Good-by."
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she should wake UP on Christmas morn-
ing and find nothing in her stocking.
Worse still, supposing poor children who
didn't have a nice comfortable home and
plenty of toys as she had should walts
up TO find all their hopes of Christmas
Joy ended In fearful sorrow!
Only that day she had seen wizened
faces anxiously pressed against the store
windows and had heard eager voices
pitifully wondering IL Santa Claus would
find them or miss them that year.. Yes,
1t would be tragedy II Santa Claus did
not come.
Jingle e-jangle! Jingle -jangle I" Other
sleighbels chimed In with Prancer's
"tingle-tangle," and a second reindeer
came dashing through the snow. On his
back was Billy Belgium.
"Oh, you've found Princess Peggy.N
cried the second reindeer. II asked this
boy where she lived, and he was show
ing me the way"
Princess Peggy, this Is Dancer" said
Prancer, "And here comes Dasher, Vixen
Comet, Cupid, Thunder and Lightning"
Peals of Ginning bells sounded from
all directions as six other reindeer came
galloping up.
Hail. Princess Peggy. What are we
going to do?'' they cried to her.
It was too big a problem for Peggy to
solve all in a flash.
Perhaps II we could go to Santa
Clauss home and took things over, we
could figure out how to find him." she
said.
Get on your hat and coat! Well take
you there In jiffy," answered Prancer.
Peggy was quickly ready. She
mounted Prancer's back. and away they
went on a jinglng. tingling, zippy ride
toward the North.
IN, tomorroto's chapter Peggy vtsfts
Santa Cldns's toorkshop) 4
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halted, wide.eyed in establishment and
terror, for almost at the same instant
a dozen doors opened In the courtyard
wall and a horde of frightful men
rushed In upon him.
They were the priests of the Flam.
ing God of Opar, the Same shaggy,
knotted, hideous little men who had
dragged Jane Clayton to the sacriicial
altar at this very spot years before.
Their long arms, their short and
crooked legs, their close-set, evil eyes,
and their low, receding foreheads
gave them a bestial appearance that
sent n qualm of paralyzing fright
through the shaking nerves of the
Belgian.
With a scream he turned to fee
back into the lesser terrors of the
gloomy corridors and apartments from
which he had just emerged, but the
frightful men anticipated his inten.
tions. They blocked the way. They
seized him, and though he fell. grovel.
ing upon his knees before them, beg.
ging for his life, they bound him 3nd
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CHAPTER l
The Reindeer

GFTNINGLE-TANGLE! Tingle-tangle %
L Clear and sweet the music of
sleighbells sounded through the swift
falling snow, calling Peggy to the win
dow to watch with eager eyes for what
might be passing.
"Tlngle-tangle ! Tingle-tangle I" Closer
drew the melodious jingling until It
was right above her. Glancing upward,
Peggy's eyes fell upon a most surprls-
Ing sight--there amidst the snow flurries
was a reindeer.
The reindeer was gallopingl through
the air, and as 1t galloped 1T shook
strings of sleighbells fastened to its
harness. These pealed out the merry
tune which had first drawn Peggy's at
tention. Just then the deer saw her and
came straight to her window,
Can you tell me, please. where I can
find Princess Peggy?" cried the reindeer.
I'm Princess Peggy" she answered,
astonished that the reindeer should be
seeking her.
Hail, Princess Peggy" cried the Rein
deer. ringing a merry peal on his bells.
MY friend, the King of the Wild Geese,
once told me that If I ever got into
trouble to come to you because you are
wise and kind. My name is Prancer."
"Prancer. oh, are you one OF Santa
Claus's reindeers?" exclaimed Peggy
ITO be sure I am" answered the REIN
deer, pranclng around so that the bells
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CHAPTER III
The Coming OF Achmet Eek

A FTER their first terror had sub
L 4 sided subsequent to the shock Of
the earthquake, Basuli and his war
riors hastened back into the passage.
way in search of Tarzan and two Of
their own number who were also miss.
ing.
They found the way blocked by
jammed and distorted rock. For two
days they labored to tear a way
through to their imprisoned friends,
but when. after herculean efforts, they
had unearthed but a few yards OF the
choked passage, and discovered the
mangled remains of one of their fel.
lows. they were forced to the con.
clusion that Tarzan and the second
Waziri also lay dead beneath the rock
mass further in, beyond human aid,
and no longer susceptible OF it.
Again and again as they labored they
called aloud the names of their mas
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man you need? II
., AWAITING to be honored with a reply.
Your letter is good one, but Il is,
| fear, too sensational. You will have
to eliminate the first part, and start Il
the man you need?"
Your story of what you are and can
do is given in one paragraph, which
makes 1t less easy to read than. 1t would
Also some of your word sequences are
unfortunate. You say you are "a coll
lege graduate. married sorry to say"
At least that's how 1t reads. OF course,
are sorry to say that you are a draft
exempt These little things make all the
difference between a commonplace and
superior letter. ..
That note in the corner about "In
replying please refer to" Is certainly
misplaced. One usually does not reply
to strange writer's who feel that they
have to put an emphasis on reply"
Leave that of and your letter is =, much
MAN, sirs"--it is altogether too formal
and hackneyed. N |
/ aeauainted myself with party in an an
BY the bankS rated in. pdn''s. He offered me
oI aut. II spd
BE ware. don't be a sucker" However. IL
might be good and believe sorpe chances
are reH sonaple. Just how would you 60
about determining whether this proposition
should he embarked upon2 M. B. c.
Ask him to give you references. See
II your bank won't correspond with .
bank in his party's town and find out
something about him.
OF course, his proposition may be high
grade in every way, but go mighty slow
ly before parting with your money. In
could start n mail-ord proposition of
your own. II you want to venture with
this somewhat risky (fnancially) field
why not gamble on your own ability
rather than on a-stranger's?
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ByDADDY

played an excited tune. "And we rein-
deer are in awful trouble-we've lost
Santa Claus"
Lost Santa Claus Gracious! Where
did you lose him?" cried Peggy.
Some place in this big. big world"
cried Prancer. "He left home suddenly
months and months ago. He hasn't re.
turned nor sent us any word. Here IL
Is the night before Christmas Eve ana
he isn't ready with his toys and gifts
We've got to find him right away or
there will be lot of disappointed chill
dren on Christmas morning"
Peggy felt, pang Of dismay. Santa
Claus lost-khat a tragedy Supposing