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Middletown transcript., 1918-07-20

Deck Of 4 Grimy Little Steamer.
and twisted himself around till his
head rested in her lap.
"Vot iss?" he asked cheerfully.
Lonesome? Bored with yourself
Amt here7 Surely you don't feel
yourself neglected because l happen
to have my nose stuck in a book?"'
"Of course not!" she denied vigor-
ously. The childish absurdity Of her
attitude struck her with sudden force.
'Still, I'd like you to talk to me once
In a WHILE"
Bills eyes narrowed trifle, but he
still smiled. And suddenly he stepped
around behind her chair, put both
hands under her chin, and tilted her
head backward.
"Ah, you're plumb sick and tired to
death of everything. aren't your" he
said soberly. you've been up here
too long. You sure need a change.
I'll have to take you out and give you
the freedom Of the cities, let you dis
sipate and pink-tea, and rub elbows
with the mob for a while. Then you'll
be glad to drift back to this wOOdsy
hiding place of ours. When do you
want to start?"
why, Bill" she protested.
But she realized in a flash that Bill
could read her better than she could
read herself. Few Of her emotions
could remain long hidden from that
keenly observing and mercilessly log
ical mind. She knew that he guessed
where she stood, and by what paths
she had gotten there. Trust him to
know. And it made her very tender
toward him that he. was so quick to
understand. Most men would have
resented.
II want to stack few tons of hay"
he went on, disregarding her exclama-
ton. It'll need it in the spring. IL not
this winter. Soon as that's done we'll
hit the high spots. Well take three
or four thousand dollars, and while II
lasts we'll be couple of-of high
class tramps. Huh? Does It sound
goodT'
She nodded vigorously.
"Perk up, then" he wheedled.
'Bill-boy," she murmured, you
mustn't take me too seriously"
II took you for better or for worse"
he answered, with a kiss. II don't
want 1t to turn out worse. want you
to be contented and happy here, where
I've planned to make our home. 1
know you love me quite a lot, little
person. Nature fitted us in a good
many ways to be mates. But you've
gone through pretty drastic siege 81
isolation in this rather grim country,
and guess it doesn't seem such an
alluring place as it lid at first. I
don't want you to nurse that feeling
until It becomes chronic. Then we
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ed. And when it comes to a show.
down I'm not aching to be a bird q
passage. One city is pretty much Ike
another to me. Well take a run over
to New York. I want to get some
books and things. Then well come
back here and get a house or a fiat.
I tell you right now" he laughed not
unpleasantly, I'm not going to renig
on this society game. You can pldy IL
as hard as you like, until spring. I'll
be there with bells on when 1t comes
to a dance. And I'll 60 to show
when a good play comes along. But
won't mix up with lot of silly women
and equally silly she-men, any more
than is absolutely necessary"
"Why, Billl' she exclaimed aghast.
'Well, amt 1t so3' he defended la
sily. there's Kitty Brooks-she has
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SAVING the Linen.

When towels are wearing thin jolB
two together, and make one strons
towel. They should be as nearly alike
AZ possible. Of course. Correspondents
threads on under and upper towels are
not always equally worn, and by darn.
ing over worn parts they may b. made
to last q long time.
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The Collar That Ties.

That long bias fold of satin or mus
lin that rolls at the back of the neck
into a collar and ties at the end OF
the Wine in front into loose knot
is decidedly becoming to most women,
and therefore it is in for much favor.
It is easy to make simply fold a bias
strip anywhere from eight to fourteen
inches wide, and anywhere from a
yard to yard and half long, length
wise through the center. and stitch the
raw edges in a scam, leaving an open
ing large enough to turn the collar
right side out. Then turn it and press
it, and sew up the little opening and
the collar is done.
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K
YzSRNofA q Fl Fia9y:1hee
IN Bertrand " Sinclair
o4wsQt q LITTLE. hp0Wxca
oB8e g LITTLE. hpou@ Ca

them swiftly into the heart of the
Cariboo country-to Quesnelle, where
Bill purchased four head Of horses In
IN afternoon, packed, saddled, and hit
the trail at daylight in the morning.
The vanguard Of the land hungry
had already penetrated to Fort George
Up and down the Nachac0 valley, and
bordering upon the Fraser, were the
cabins of the pre-emptors. The roads
were dotted with the teams 1T the
incoming. A stable town had sprung
up around the old trading post.
"They come like bees when the rush
starts" Bill remarked.
Leaving Fort George behind. they
bore across country toward Pine river.
Here and there certain landmarks,
craven deep in Hazel's recollection,
uprose to claim her attention. And
one evening at sunset they rode up to
the little cabin, all forlorn in its clear
ing.
Inside, a gray film Of dust had &C
cumulated on everything, and the
rooms were oppressive with the musty
odors that gather in closed, unten-
anted house. But apart from that it
stood as they had left it thirteen
months before. No foot had crossed
the threshold. The pile Of wood and
kindling lay beside the fireplace as
Bill had placed it the morning they
left.
"'Be it ever so humble" Bill left
the line Of the old song unfinished, but
his tone was full of jubilation. Be-
tween them they threw wide every
door and window. The cool evening
wind filled the place with sweet, pine
scented air. Then Bill started a blaze
roaring in the black-mOuthed fireplace
TO make it look natural, he said
and went out to hObble his horses for
the night. ....
In the morning they began to un-
pack their household goods. Rugs and
bearskins found each its accustomed
place upon the floor. His books went
back on the shelves. With magical
swiftness the cabin resumed its old
home atmosphere. And that night Bill
stretched himself on the grizzly hide
before the fireplace, and kept his nose
In q book until Hazel, who was In no
humor to read, fretted herself into
something approaching temper.
you're about as sociable as clam"
she broke into his absorption at last.
He looked up in surprise, then
chucked the volume carelessly aside,
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She came back into the room In a
trailing silk kimon0, and, stealing
softly up behind him, put both hands
on his shoulders.
"What are you thinking SO hard
about, Billy-boy?" she whispered.
II was thinking about Jake Lauer,
and wondering how he was making 1t
co." Bill answered. II was also pic.
turing to myself how some Of these
worthy citizens would mess things up
If they had to follow in his steps. Hang
It, I don't know but we'd be better
off If we were pegging away for
f0othold somewhere, like old jake"
IF we had to do that" she argued,
II suppose we would. and manage to
get along. But since we don't have to,
why wish for It? Money makes things
(TO nN CONTTNTIEDA
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Qruandie Blouse.

Organdie printed in little c0lored
checks and also ornamented with lines
of colored stitching. making an all-over
design, is being used for some of the
most attractive new blouses. Colored
hemstitching also is a feature much
used.
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Indian Bead FRINGE.

Indian bead fringe has been ad.
vanced by Paris and exploited by
America. Strange to say, the two
countries brought out half dozen fea.
lures of dress at the same time, and
fringe is one Of them. It Is made Of
colored wooden beads and hangs In
panels over evening skirts or is from
six to twenty inches deep at ends Of
girdles or dropping from middle of
waist, back and front. Bed and black
beads. blue and yellow beads ane
gren and gray beads are used.
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Ear From Ideal.

"Tears, idle tears" murmured Elub-
dub.
THAT can't possibly allude to proot-
eers," declared Wombat - L0uls.
Vile C0urier-JOurnal.
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When underclOthes set out to be diff
ferent these days they take to chiffon
and all sorts and conditions of bright
and outer shades. Judged from
standard of some years past, they look
Middletown transcript., 1918-07-20

The granite produced in the United
States In 1915 was valued at 81, 49,
$50, - per cent Of the value o6 the e.
taro stone oQtput
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EdginQ for Wells.

Paris favOrs ribbon of a CONTRASTING
cate tulle wells.
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take the same notion. What do yOu
think Of this country, anyway"
1T iss goot," Lauer answered brief
~, and with unhesitating certainty
1T ISIS go0t. Vor der boor man it ISIS
it ISIS salfation. Nit fife huntret toll
lars und hiss two hants he can him
self home make-und a lifing be
sure off,"
Beside Hazel, Lauer's wife absent.
ly caressed the blond head of her
four-year-old daughter.
mo, l don't think I'll ever get lone.
some." she said. I'm too glad to be
here. And I've got lots of work and
my babies. OF course, it's natural I'd
miss q woman friend running in now
and then to cnat. But a person can't
have it all. And I'd do anything to
have q roof Of our own. and to have
it some place where our Twin don't
depend on q pay envelope. Many q
time I've sat and cried, just from
thinkin' how bad I wanted a little
place of our own. where there was
grass and trees and a piece Of ground
for a garden. And knew we'd never
be able to buy It. We couldn't get
ahead enough"
"Und So" her husband took up the
tale, II hear of diss country, we're liant
can be for holdings got. Und 80 we
scrape und pinch und safe niekels und
dimes for fife year. Und here We are.
All der way from Wisconsin In der val
gon, yes. Nit two mules. In Ashcroft
buy der COW, so dot We hat der fresh
milk. Und dot ISIS lucky. For Won
mule he die on der road. So I am
plaw oop der liant und haul my Wagon
NIT Won mule und Gretchen der cow"
Hazel had q n1omentary vision of un-
related hardships BY the way, and she
how the man could laugh
and his wife smile over 1t. Two thou
sand miles In q vagoul And at the
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1918-06-07
FOUR LARGEST EXPRESS
COMPANIES CONSOLIDATED
Government Will Take 5OM Per Cent
of Revenues for Transpor-
tation Privileges.

Washington, May 29.-One union ex-
press company for the United States
was created yesterday by agreement
between Director General McAdoo and
the Adams, American, Wells-Fargo and
Southern companies, whose transpor-
tation business will be merged under
a new private corporation with a cap
ital of more than $30,0O0,OO0 to be
known probably as the Federal Ex-
press company. George C. Taylor now
president of the American, will be
head of the new concern.
After July 1 when the combination
becomes effective, shippers will d.
rect shipments ''by express" without
regard to company, and soon there
after the individual names of the sep
arate companies will begin to disap-
pear from wagons, stations and cars.
The company will be the express car
rying agency of the railroads, operated
privately, but under contract to turn
over 50H per cent of their gross reve-
nues-more than $20O,OOOO 900 last year
to the roads for transportation privi-
leges. Three smaller railroad owned
the Western Great North
ern and Northern, may join the COM
bination later.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1918-06-07
McADOO ORDERS INCREASE
IN WAGES FOR RAIL MEN

Washington, May 27.-General pay
increases for nearly 100000 railroad
| employees were announced yesterday by
Director General McAdoo, effective
June / and retroactive to last January
1, carrying out substantially recon-
mendations of the railroad wage COM
mission The aggregate of the increases
probably will be more than $500, O00,-
600 year, half of which will be dis
tributed within a few weeks as back pay
in lump sums ranging from about $l0o
to nearly 200 each.
The director general departed from
the wage commissions recommends.
lions in the following particulars:
4 The principle of the basic eight-hour
day is recognized, but owing TO ex-
igencies of the war situation, hours
of employment are not actually re-
duced and overtime is TO be paid pro
rata: future adjustments of pay are
to be made on the basis of eight hours.
In addition to the ordinary scale of
Increase, day laborers employed mainly
on track work, are to get at least
two and one-half cents an hour more
than they received last December 81.
A minimum of 80 cents an hour is
for the shop trades, in
GLIDING machinists, boilermakers and
Women are TO receive the same as
men for the same kind of work, and |
negroes are to get the same as white |
men for similar employment.
All increases now ordered will be de- |
termined according to u percentage |
scale based on pay received in Deem
Der, 1915, and any increases which |
have been allowed within that time |
will be deducted. In many cases raises
IN pay in the last two and half years
are about equal to the increases now
approved, and consequently those EN-
Dloyes will get little or no more. To
correct just such situations when in
Justices are apparent will be one of
he principal duties of the new wage
BOARD, whose creation was suggested
~ the railroad wage commission. In
10 cases are wages to be reduced.
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LARGEST ARMY BILL IN
HISTORY PASSES HOUSE

Washington, June 1.-The largest
annual army appropriation bill in his
tory, carrying $12,041 .6S2, 900 and arI-
thorizing the president to call into mil
, itary service all men who can be train
ed and equipped, was passed late yes
terday by the house and sent to the
senate.
The house broke its record for speed
on an ARMY bill by taking the final
vote after three days of debate.
The measure is framed to provide
an army of 100000 men during the
coming year, in accordance with the
governments revised program for rush
ing soldiers to France. Some of its
big items are S6,315, 135,O0O for the
quartermaster's corps. $3,396, OO0, 900
for ordnance, 81 ,028, OOO, 900 for the en-
gineers, $3.50, 25O.S12 for aviation and
1921, 100000 for the medical corps
A provision prohibiting the use Of
stOp-watches or other speeding up de-
vices in plants where money provid-
ed in the bill is spent, was adopted
by a vote Of 63 to 50. The house also
adopted an amendment by Represen-
tative Anthony of Kansas. forbidding
cost plus contracts except in emer-
gencies.
During the debate, Representative
Of Ohio and others con-
demned what they called over-opti-
mistic statements concerning the mum
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1918-06-07
WAR COST MAKES
new HIGH RECORD
TOTAL U. S. FIGHTING EXPENSES
FOR MAY ARE OVER Bill
LION AND A HALF
EXPECT A STEADY INCREASE
Tentative Estimates Place at 81 ,00O,-
100000 Amount to Be Spent in
Six Months After July t.
Big Fourth Loan.

Washington, May 0.-Government
war expenses, including loans TO the
allies, will run above S1,500,000 this
month and set a new high record for
any belligerent.
Expenditures reported by the treas
ury show the governments OUTLAWS in
the last month have taken jump of
more than $3O0000.000 above the nor
NAL rate in the past, and promise to go
steadily higher in the next six months
Tentative estimates now are that
S11 900, 100000 will be spent between
next July /, the opening of the new
fiscal year, and December 81, six
this must be raised by the fourth Lib
erty loan in October or November,
which President Wilson in his reve-
nue. address before congress explained
would be the biggest popular credit
ever offered.
SO far as known, more than S23,-
600, COCOON will be spent by the govern
ment in the next fiscal year, nearly
twice as much as in the year ending a
month from today.
These calculations may be modified
from time to time, but congress will
be called on to consider the maximum
obligations the government may be re-
quired TO meet.
Examination of recent expenses
showed sO-called ordinary expendi-
lures for May, including practically all
OUTLAWS of the government except |
loans to allies, will be above $1,000 |
100000 for the first time in history. |
running to approximately $1,067, 0O0,-
900. Actual payments TO allies during
he month are set at about $3.50, 0OO,OO
nearly S100000,000 more than in any
previous month this year, but some
what less than in most of the fall and
winter months last year. The increase
vas interpreted as an indication that
shipping facilities are becoming better.
Payments are made only TO meet ac-
ual needs from time TO time.
Another record has been made This
month in revenue receipts, which will
mount to about $50. 100000 by the end
# the week, more than in any pre-
-ious month About $50, 100000 of this
um came from advance payments of
ncome and excess profits taxes, due
une 10.
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LAST OF MAY DRAFT MEN
ARRIVE AT CAMP LEWIS

Camp Lewis, June 1.-Officers at
the receiving station are trying to iden-
tify two men who jumped from a
Northern Pacific special train of draft
men as the train was leaving Tacoma
early yesterday morning for Camp
Lewis. Three special trains, all con-
tanning Montana men arrived in camp
during the morning and it is believed
the men were from one of those CON
tanning men from rural districts. The
men have not been found.
The last of the May draft was re-
ceived into the national army yester-
day, Montana men and few from Min
nesota being the last to arrive of the
1921. The exact figures were lacking
today, but it was believed they would
run something over the estimated fig
ures
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MEN TURNED DOWN BY
DRAFT WILL BE USED
5000 Men Held for Limited Service
Have Been Summoned for Spruce
Production Division.

Washington, May 30.-Two hun1re.
minor physical defects held by
examining physicians over the coun-
try for limited military service, are to
be employed in producing or handling
equipment for the army, Provost Mar.
shall General Crowder has announced.
General Crowder has issued the first
call under the new plan. Orders went
forth to governors of states for up
wards of 5000 men for service in
spruce production for airplanes. The
men will be allowed TO volunteer until
next June 6, after which report will
be made to the provost marshal gen.
eral and if there are not sufficient
volunteers allotments will be made to
be filled by involuntary indictment.
Some 10000 men of fhe army now
are engaged in getting out spruce tim
Der in the northwest and the signal
corps constantly is increasing this
The sending of the new men to this
field. it is understood, has no relation
to complaints that Industrial Workers
Of the World there have retarded the
output of spruce.
Some "A trades or classes, including
transport and construction
men, office workers and laborers, are
desired for the spruce division. When
his division has been filled, men will |
De called to fill other staff services |
If the army until the 100000 total has |
,een exhausted. No indication was
yiven as to when the other calls will
he made.
General Crowder said the solution
# the question of what to do with
hese men had been lone of the great
st problems of the draft" Some of
hem, it was explained, have a thumb,
oe or eye missing, but almost every
ne of them is engaged i'll active bust
ess and thus were able TO be of some
Sc in the military establishment.
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Returning Transport is Sunk.

Washington, June LOSS of the
homeward hound American transport
President Lincoln has been reported by
Admiral Sims. The message said the.
vessel was torpedoed Thursday and
went down in an hour. It made no
mention OF casualties. Navy officials
feel that as the attack occurred in day
light and the ship remained afloat an
hour, the vasualty list would be small
The. President Lincoln was passen-
ger liner Of the Hamburg American
line faken over By the United States
III the declaration Of war
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1918-06-07
FREIGHT AND PASSENGER
RATES GET GOOD BOOST
McAdoo Says Increase Is to Meet Wage
Increase and Higher Cost
of Operations.

Washington. May 2S.-TO meet wage
increases just announced and higher
costs of coal and other supplies this
year, Direct II General McAdoo yes
terday ordered railroad freight rates
in the United States raised % per
cent and passenger fares increased TO
three cents a mile from the present
basis of about two and one-half cents.
1t is estimated that the program will
bring between $S00,O00,000 and $780,
100000 more revenues to the railroads
within the next year 1t represents
by far the biggest rate increase in the
history of the railroads.
The new freight charges, which cover
both class and commodity rates be-
come effective June % and the pas
senger increase will go into effect June
10.
Issued under authority granted by
the railroad act to President Wilson
acting through the director general.
the order wipes out all intrastate
lower rates effective on either freight
or passenger traffic.
travellers III Stdnuaru sleeping anu
parlor cars are required to pay three
and One-half cents a mile in addition
to Pullman fares and in tourist sleep
ing cars three and one-quarter cents.
Pullman rates remain the same.
Special excursion, mileage, conven-
ton and tourist rates with Il few ex-
ceptions, are discontinued privileges
such as stopovers and free trips are
abolished and excess baggage charges
ire increased.
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ANTI-WAR DISORDERS ARE
INCREASING IN AUSTRIA
Austrian Flag Pulled Down by Bohe-
mians.-Barracks and City Hall
Fired by Angry MODS.

London, June Riots and internal
disorders of all kinds are increasing
in Bohemia. A Vienna newspaper says
that what is happening today in Bohe-
mia resembles the lombard and Vene-
tian uprisings in 1S4S except that today
the empire is hampered by her engage
ments in war from which she does
not see way to escape.
At Ghozen crowds, exasperated by
police brutality. set fire to the barracks
and to the city hall. where the mounted
police were lodged. Eight of the Off
GERS were burned to death. At Kolin
the people pulled down the Austrian
flag and raised the Bohemian flag.
Public buildings have been burned at
Tabor and other towns in Bohemia and
in Olmuts. Moravia. At Prague the
offices of the German newspaper, the
Zeitung and Neuve Nachrichten, were
sacked
The Prague correspondent of the
Stuttgart Neuve Nachrichten T tele-
graphed TO his paper that the events |
of last week at Prague exceeded in |
gravity all the previous ueniOnSUrd- |
tons.
The Neu Freie Presse of Vienna ap- |
peals to all conservative elements for
the preservation of the Austrian state
asserting that "only the tenacity and
lnion of those who desire the preserya-
ton of the state can make the mon
lrchy survive this great crisis"
The Crotian press reports that mar
ial law has been proclaimed in Bo-
hemia, that rioting has occurred in
7arious towns.