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and COWS carried of by the Germans were
now eager to help him. They new away ana
were soon out of sight. Dusk was falling
when they came back
The horses are at the far end OF the
camp they reported. You can attack their
corral through graveyard on the hill"
Are the horses guarded?' asked Balky
Sam.
BY whole company of Germans" re-
piled Homer Pigeon.
Gallopng to the graveyard, the mules
halted TO prepare to go over the top. Peggy
dd some fast thinking as she looked down
toward the big enclosure that held hundreds
and hundreds of horses And her thinking
caused her TO face Balky Sam very seriously.
DO you know IL you attack those German
soldiers you will be doing wrong to Uncis
Sam?' she asked
"Hows that?" asked Balky SAM rolling
his eyes at her in surprise.
Because Uncle Sam promised he would
stop fighting while peace was being arranged
You are part of his army IL you make war
on the German soldiers you will cause him
TO break his word"
'I'll not touch the Germans but just thrash
their horses. That will not harm Uncle Sam
he finally concluded.
How can you get at the horses without
fighting the Germans" asked Peggy.
Il know" broke in Billy Belgium. Scare
'em into fits"
That's good idea" brayed Balky Sam.
I'll hee-haw at em and kick up my heels"
"No,' said Billy. Have all your mules
ron III the SOFT snow until they look like lot
of ghosts. Then hee-haw just as mournful as
You can. That will puzzle and alarm the Ger
mans Peggy and will play tricks on them,
making them think spirits are around so
when they a whole white troop come
salloping out of the graveyard 1t will seno
them scooting."
Billy Belgium chanted the Golickety Shrub
charm, which made him and Peggy their
usual size again. but invisible to human eyes.
The Germans were gathered around camp
| ilre BIN and Peggy down the hill
| They were laughing and joking among them
selves, evidently glad that the war was over.
Suddenly there came an awful noise from
| full groan. followed by an agoniZed wall.
| Peggy, badly scared, grabbed Billy Belgium
| by the arm. Then she remembered it was
| only the mules
But the Germans. not knowing about the
| mules, We're badly frightened. They jumped
| to their feet and looked up the hill. Again
| came that awful ghostly noise. Then n
/ sergeants cap flew off his head and began
TO dance around the fire. The hat of a cor
| poral followed An empty coat assumes
shape and jigged violently. A sword jumped
| out of a scabbard and waved violently in the
! air. A gun whirled around pointing in all
| directions.
Yels of fear arose from the Germans. Like
an echo came that ghostly wall again, but
! this time much nearer, as dozens of white
| phantom like figures rushed over the grave
| yard wall and toward the terrorized Huns.
I'm tomorroc's chapter Bdlky Sam pre-
| pdreS to fight q dueiJ
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Social Activities

An important wedding will take place on
New Years day at noon, at the home OF
Mr., and Mrs William l.. Austin of Rose
mont, when their daughter, Miss Jean Liseter
Austin, VIII be married to Mr.. william
du Pont of Bellevue Hall, Bellevue Del, and
Montpelier Station. Orange County, Va.
The bridal party will include Miss Anna A.
. Austin, a sister of the bride, as maid of
honor and the bridesmaids will be Mrs.
Harry T. Converse, of Louisville, KY, another
sister of the bride. Miss Marian DUPONT, a
, sister of the bridegroom, Miss Elizabeth
Gribbel, Miss Isabel Wanamaker Miss Lois
/. Jackson, Miss Katherine Putnam, Miss
Natalie Davis and Miss Doris Dexter.
Word has been received of the marriage in
Iondon of Ensign Edward B. Smith, Jr., to
Miss Florence X Lawrence which took
As,,ace on December 9. Ensign Smith met
Miss Lawrence soon after his arrival In
England last February when he was attached
10 the headquarters of the United States
naval forces in London. Ensign and Mrs,
smith are sailing on the Caronia and will
spend the winter with Mrs. Edward b.
Smith, this city.
Mr. and Mrs. George Stark announce the
marriage of their sister, Miss Dorothy Esther
stark, to Mr.. jeremiah j. Sullivan, Jr., on
, Wednesday, December H. at 81. Paul's rec
Tory. The ceremony was performed by
Z rather James sullivan. brother of Mr.,
sullivan.
Miss Mary Packard will be the guest of
honor at dinner to be given on Saturday
night by Miss Katharine g. Lea, daughter
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Charles NJ Lea, of West
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CHAPTER w
The Army OF Ghosts

TALLOP, gallop, gallop, went the troop of
" mules along snow-covered road until
they came out upon the brow of hill over
looking large camp.
"Hee-haw! Hee-haw There are the Ger
mans" brayed Balky Sam. halting his army
Homer and Carrie Pigeon will you scout
ahead and see if you can find any Hun horses
for us to whip"
Homer and Carrie Pigeon, who had been
opposed to Balky Sans new until he eH-
planned that it was to free the Belgian horses
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Rummage Sale for Hospital Library

and Saturday at SCI Market street for the
benefit of the proposed war hospital library,
to be erected by the National League for
Woman's Service. The affair will be under
the auspices Of the junior corps Of the league.
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rescue captire Belgian and French animals
from the Germans. Peggy and, Billy Bel.
giunt 90 dlongJ
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DRE4iNLAND
ADVENTURES
By DADDY
By DADDY

complete tetC ddveHture each iCcek, begin
ming Monday and ending Saturday
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PHILADELPHLA'S LEADING THEATRES
Direction LEE & ]. J. SHUBERT
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1918-06-13
KEROSENE N IN INDIA
illuminating Agencies Used in Smaller
Cities Were Originally imported
From the United States.

India Is making slow but steady
progress In introducing more modern
lighting methods, Popular Science
Monthly states. All public lighting In
the large cities Of India is by cleo
tricity but In the smaller cities the
methods OF lighting, public as well
Il private, are still very primitive.
For native festiyals--and there are
! great many OF these-large kerosene
lamps Of an elaborate pattern are
much used. They are known In many
tocahties as s"NWashington lights and
were originally brought to India from
the United States. At various relig-
sDus professions and especially at we'd
dlng professions as many as 20 or
20 Of these lamps ire carried on the
heads OF bearers. who are engaged for
the occasion and paid u fixed fee.
These lamps + h%lgh-pressure kero-
gseBe lamps constructed upon the prln-
eipic Of the kerosene torches used In
the United States. The light Is pro-
fected BY q mica chimney and Ia very
brilliant. Colored globes are some
hines used. These lamps are no long
er imported from the United States,
mt are manufactured In Bombay. The
sBombay lights cost about 50 or So,
While the imported kind cannot be-
eOugft for less than $50 apiece.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1918-06-13

tcont,nued Next wesk.1
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1918-06-13
Protection.

y see they ire repairing the roof
of your bank"
"And a good Idea. forsooth. There's
where I keep my, STUFF for a rainy
day"
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1918-06-13
soothe Itehinu Skin.

With Cuticura. Battle with Cuticura
Soap and hot water, dry and apply the
Ointment. This usually affords relief
and points to speedy healment. For
Tree samples address. "Cuticura, Dept.
Z. Boston" At druggists and by mail.
Soap Is. Ointment IS and 5O.-Adv.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1918-06-13
CHAPTER NINE. (continu.r.)

signing OF the trees, which bent
down at the approach, he muir
INJURED incoierent words. The rec
election Of the two lovers clasped
in each other arms made him cry
aloud with jealousy. He wanted
to be revenged. For the first time
in his life, the longing, the fever
ish craving to kill set his brain
boiling.
Hang it ALT" he growled sud
denly. "The engines misfiring
Mazeroux! Mazeroux!"
"What, chief! Did you know
l was here7" exclaimed Mazeroux,
emerging from the shadow in
which he sat hidden.
"You jackass! Do you think
that the first idiot who comes
along can hang on to the foot
board Of my a without my know
ing it? You must be feeling com
Portable down there!"
Tim suffering agonies, and
I'm shivering with cold"
"That's right, it'll teach you.
Tell ME, where did you buy your
petrol9"
At the g~rocer's.'
cat a thief's, you mean It's
muck. The plugs are getting
sooted up"
"Are you sure?"
Cant you hear the misfiring,
you fool"
The motor, indeed, at moments
seemed ito hesitate. Then every
thing became normal again. Don
luis forced the pace. Going down
hill they appeared to be hurting
themselves into space. One of the
lamps went out. The other was
not bright as usual. But moth
ing diminished Don Luis ardor.
There was more misfiring, fresh
hesitations, followed by efforts,
Is though the engine was pluck
! lily striving to do its duty. And
then suddenly came the final fail
ure, a dead stop at the side of the
road, a stupid breakdown.
"Confound it," roared Don
, Luis. Were stuck! Oh, this is
the last straw!'
Come, chief, we IL put it right.
| And Wen pick up Sauverand at
!. Paris instead Of Charities, that's
all" a.
"You internal asst The repairs
will take an hour! And then
J she II break down again. It's not
petrol, it's filth they We foisted on
YOU
The country stretched around
, them to endless distances, with no
other lights than the stars that
riddled the darkness of the sky.
Don Luis was stamping with
fury. He would have liked to
kicked the motor to pieces. He
would have liked
1t was Mazeroux who caught
1t, in the hapless sergeant own
words. Don Luis took him by the
shoulders, shook him, loaded him
with insults and abuse, and, fin
ally, pushing him against the
l%roadside bank and holding him
there, said, in a broken voice OF
mingled hatred and sorrow.
s size. do you. hear, Maze.
rouxi It's Sa.verand s. com
panion who has done everything.
in telling you now, because I'm
afraid Of relenting. Yes, J am a
weak coward. She has such a
grave face, with the eyes Of a
child. But it's she, Mazcroux.
She lives in my house. Remem.
her her name: Naurence Leyas.
senr. You'll arrest her, won
youi / might not be able to. My
courage fails me when I look al
her. The fact is that have never
loved before.
There have beensother women
bat no, those were fleeting
fancies-not even that: l don't
even remember the past Whereas
Torence-- You must arrest
her, Mazeronx. You must deliver
me from her eyes. They burn into
me like poison. III you dom de.
liver me T shall kill her as / killed
Dolores-or else they will kill me
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1918-06-13
Zone Of Quiet.

.f Is
The black-whiskered, unkempt
stranger had been wandering about
for some time watching the swarm Of
workmen engaged on the Tower OF
Babel.
How quiet and orderly everything
is here" he. remarked to one of the
foremen.
Flows that?" asked the foreman,
cycling him sharply.
I say repeated the stranger,
how quiet and orderly everything is
here. Everything running along
smoothly, no disturbances, everybody
doing just what should be done, at
Just the right time. Such an easy.
running place. this"
"Say, where. are you from?".
'Oh, me? Why, I just dropped over
from Petrograd."
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1918-06-13

It sometimes happens that a foolish
woman mistakes her disagreeable dis
position for.a proud spirit.
The Washington times., 1918-05-12
GOLF LORDSA ALLOW
LIBERTY BONDS TO
BELINKSAWARDS

All doubts as to whether the United
States Golf Association would sane
tion the offering OF Liberty bonds or
War Stamps as prizes for competitions
were set at rest in a communication
sent out by Howard F. whitney, sec
retary Of the association. last night
After careful consideration the exc
cutive committee OF the national body
believes that during the period Of ths
war q liberal Interpretation Of the By
law defining amateur status should be
taken, and therefore that Liberty
bonds or War Stamps as prizes wfil
not affect the amateur status Of play
sPs.
The same liberal interpretatioa d
given concerning the payment Of ex-
penses Of players in matches for the
purpose Of raising money for the Red
Cross, 7. N. c. A, or other recogniBSd
war charities. The committee, how
ever, reserves the right to take action
in any case where this inteFpFetatiOa
is abused for mercenary motiVeA
During the period OF the war q -
the recommendation Of the commit4sa
that no valuable prizes OF any ehaEne-
ter be played for, and It r. suggoSeo4
that money so expended IN the pa8
should be donated to the VA hmnAA
Another Liberty tournament win -
held on July Z. the same - lagt ~
The Washington times., 1918-05-12
MATTY ADDS STRENGTH
TO HIS PITCHING MOB

MAtty has greatly improved the
Reds pitching stan within the last
week. In addition to Schneider.
Bressler. Eilsr. and Regan. he has
taken Fred Toney back and also has
secured George Smith from the
Giants.
Toney recently got out Of his trou-
BILE with a local draft board, but was
indicted for an alleged violation Of
the Mann law. He will be tried in
the fall, and he believes that he will
be cleared.
Smith formerly pitched for the Co.
lumbiG varsity nine. McGraw was
unable to use him regularly. but as
4 member OF the Reds he will have an
opportunity to prove his worth.
With stronger pitching the Reds
must be considered factors in the
National League race.
The Washington times., 1918-05-12
WOODRING STARS IN
MERCERSBURG'S WIN

PRINCETON, N. J., May 12.-Mer'
cersburg Academy, with a total OF
4S So points. won the scholastic track
and field meet at Princeton yester-
day. Hill School was second. with
As 1-3 points, and bethlehem Prepsr-
atory, third, with 1fA points. Other
teams finished as follows: Lawrence
vile, IA points; st. Benedicts. I;
Blair, 4 l-3; Peddle. 3: Allentown Pre-
parRtory. 3.
In winning the 22O-yard dash
Woodring, Of Mercersburg. covered
the distance in p 3-5 seconds. equal
ling the worlds interscholastic rec
ord. Garner, OF Hill School, set
new interscholastic record for Prince
ton in winning the pole vault with
leap OF Il feet 2la inches
The Washington times., 1918-05-12
YALE VARSITY IS
WINNER Of CLASH
WITH OLD FOEMEN

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, Nay 12.-YaIs
beat Harvard to o when these col
legiate rivals resumed major athletic
competition with the first Of their Sc
ries OF baseball games here On Sold
iers' Field yesterday.
The Yale club completely Sutelass-
ed the Harvard nine- TaIe0tt, ne Yale
pitcher, used q fast drop which the
Harvard battsrB were unable to inter
pret. He famed ten, passed none and
allowed two hits, enc OF them Very
scratchy.
As baseball the game WAS . dlsGp-
pointment, bat eollegians said IT IN
dieated that Yale and Harvard will
carry on major competition with the
material they have during the remain
ing years OF the war in all sports.
Only 1000 saw the game, and the
bright dresses Of THOUSANDS of girls
which have made the game q fete In
other years were missing.
The Washington times., 1918-05-12


Here's one out" every scribe At
sportsman's Park, st. Louis, would
murmur last year at this time when
Bert shotton approached the plate.
And they were about right, TOO As
Bert will admit himself now.
But the Bert ShOtton Of 1917 was
not himself. He was sick. 1t wasn't
his fault that Fielder Jones kept him
in the lineup. Jones, with that old
time rough stuff OF the national game,
forced Shotton to play when he
should have kept the player In bed
Now, in good health, Shotton Is max
ing Jones sick. He is also making
himself mighty solid with those right
field fans by his marvellous running
catches and his stellar stick work.
Consider below what Bert has done
since May came in:
The Washington times., 1918-05-12
BELLE OF BRYN MAWR
WINS PnIICO EVENT

PnhICo RACE TRACK. May IL
Belle Of Bryn BGWT. carrying the
colors OF W. A Prime, flashed across
the wire the winner Of the Green
Spring Valley steepleehass raee,
nearly equalIing the worlds record.
The time was $3.50 2-5.
There was fifteen starters that
jumped out when the barrier fell and
al FINISHED. Not one horse fell nor
even stumbled and the race was run
without mishap OF any kind.
Trumpator. owned by George D.
Widener. OF Philadelphia, was second,
and Captain Parr. owned by Capt
Raj Parr, Of Baltimore, third. Five
thousand dollars was added to the
purse.
The Washington times., 1918-05-12
STUDENTS AT COLUMBIA
WILL LEARN RING GAME

NEW YORK. May 12.-BoKing-ths
sport that best teaches the embryo
soldier how to use the bayonet-wiIl
be inaugurated at Columbia begin
ming with the next college term. This
announcement was made yesterday
by DR.. z. Elliott. OF the physical edu-
cation department OF the local uni
versity.
Fred Dawson, lately OF Union and
Princeton, but now coach OF the base
ball, football and basketball squads
of the MornIngside Heights institu-
tion. will drill the students in he
manly art OF self-defense. Dawson
will have q number OF lieutenants to
assist HIM in his work.
The Washington times., 1918-05-12
RANK OUTSIDER IS
FIRST OVER LINE
IN STAKE CONTEST

LOUISVILLE, Ky. May 12.-W. 8
Kllmer's Extcfminator won the Ken
lucky Derby, premier turf event Of
America here yesterday. EiEht
three-year-olds cOntended for the
$40 900 purse of which the winner
got $4,000. Tn etrack was slippery.
Escoba was second and Viva America
third. ExterminatoF covered the one
and one-quarter miles in two minutes
and ten four-ffths seconds.
At the finish. EscobA. favorits m
the betting, was q length behind TX
tsrminator. = 30 to 1 shot EiFht
lengths back Of Escoba was Viva
America. third, with the others trail-
ing four or more lengths back Il
was one Of the greatest upSsts Of ths
famous classic.
More than $1,000 persons packed
the grounds, despite unfaVorabio
weather.
Exterminator. was a performer Of
unknown class before the celebrated
race. Purchased two weeks ago by
Kilmer, who lives in Binghamton,
N. Y. the animal made q grand clean
ing for Kilmer and q party OF his
friends It Is estimated that the party
took away $4,000. With the ordinary
follower OF the game, ExterminatoP
was q rank outsider.
The betting machines gave E1-
terminator . price Of $3.50 to win
A 80 bet on the animal meant a win
ming OF $3.50, including the 50 risked.
Kilmer's two-year champion Of last
year Suubriar went wrong two Weekn
ago. He was advised by Henry Nc
Daniel. trainer, of two Derby winners.
to pick Exterminator. Kilmer pur--
chased the horse from Cal Milan At
Lexington, for $4,000.
The Washington times., 1918-05-12
JOHNSON TRUMPHS
WHEN HE TRIPLES
AND SHANKSS

A baseball cameo was shown some
5000 fans At Georgia avenue grounds
in the second clash between the
Cleveland Indians and the Griffmen.
walter johnson trfumphing over the
enemy. / to 0, when he tripled over
Joe Woods head in the sixth inning
and came over on Hank shanks' smack
to center.
Pitching dusls are usually tireSome.
but Johnson's tussie with Sergt. Jim
Bagby was packed full OF meaty field
ing bits that brought the fans to their
feet. Both pitchers were smoothnesS
personihed, showing admirable con-
troll and wonderful effectiveness: but
for Shanks' drive in the sixth no de-
cision might have been seen.
Shanks, in addition to driving over
the lone tally Of the contest. gave one
Of his graceful exhibitions in the gar
den In the sixth, with Bagby on sec
ond and Chapman on, hfst, Turner
poled a terrific slam out toward the
bleachers. Shanks timed IL perfectly
and after a long run, collared the
drive. That catch cut on at least one
run and possibly two.
In the seventh ShRnks made short
work Of two looping liners from the
bats OF Wamby and williams, coming
in prettily and Gmothering them with
apparent ease.
The Indians made 4 great try 20
knot the count in the ninth, only to
fail. Speaker lined right into Lavan's
hands, but Roth singled. wambly
popped to Lavan and Roth stole. Will
liams drew a pass and Wood rolled
to Lavan. Williams beat the peg to
second and Roth tried TO score, but
horgan's relay to Ainsmith killed him
on
The Washington times., 1918-05-12
GrifS' Contests For
This Week

The worlds champion Chicago
White Sox make their first ap-
pearanee here this season on
Wednesday, finishing out the
week against the Grifmen.
Tomorrow and Tuesday Lee
FohPs Cleveland Indians will be
the attraction at Georgia ave
nue..
Wednesday come the White
Sox for four games.
The Washington times., 1918-05-12
TEAMS IN
WINNING STRIDE
IN THREE SPORTS

Technical High School will celebrate
tomorrow morning at the school when
an array Of athletes will be given the
onee-ovsr by the student booy. Yes
terdAy was big day in athletics for
the Mckinley Manual Trainers, who
see their way clear to a big year.
The Freshmen cleaned up In the
track meet at the Central High School
stadium by winning over Business,
Eastern, and Western. When the
points were counted up Tech was
found to have So; Business, 20, and
Western 1e.
In baseball the team journeyed to
Charlotte Hall and defeated the ca
dets there by IL to 1. In tennis the
Tech youngsters won out when East
ern defaulted all seven matches.
The Washington times., 1918-05-12
NAVY LEAGUE CLUBS
OFF TO GREAT START

Navy Yard baseball fans. which in
cluded some high officials. gave their
league great send-on at Union
League Park yesterday when Mis-
cellaneous and Foundry were hooked
up in the opening battle.
Miscellaneous won by to 3. but
not until Hartley and BeaIl had
famed eighteen batters. There were
several former amateur stars on both
teams. Tom Crooks. Mccarthy.
Buscher. Steele. and Mcbride were
well remembered by the fans.
The Washington times., 1918-05-12
FRANK SHEA WINS FOUR
EVENTS IN NAVY MEET

ANNAPOLIS, Nd, May 1c.-Navy's
field and track men lost their 3ual
meet TO the University OF Pittsburgh
track team yesterday by 73 l-3 to
43 %, because Frank Shea, the pan
ther hyer, was too speedy in three
track and one field event.
Shea won the 100 in 1918, came
through in the furIonG in % 2-5, and
the quarter in So rs, and then won
the broad jump WI 20 feet 5 incheS-
The Washington times., 1918-05-12
SCOTT PERRY BELONGS
AMONG ONE-HTT STARS

PHILADELPHIA, May 12.-Seott
Perry, the big pitcher allowed to get
away from the Boston Braves with
out a trial in 1916, is today a one-hit
tWirler in the American League. Con.
ME Mack admits that the big fellow
is sure to be a regular all season.
Perry held the champion White Sox
hitless for six innings yesterday, but
In the seventh "SWede" Risberg, sub
binE for Eddie Collins, singled over
second base. registering the lone bin
gle OF the day off the big SOutherner.
In defeating the champions, to o,
Perry hung up his third victory in a
week. He famed four and gave two
walks.
The Washington times., 1918-05-12
BILL GATES STARS IN
CHAMPIONSHIP MEET

GeorEetown's athletes won the
South Atlantic Championship feId and
track meet from Johns Hopkins by
105 to So points.
Rice Gates was the star OF the
meet. He won the 100. O.44O, 900 low
hurdles and javelin and won the l2O
high hurdles. but was disqualified for
knocking down too many.
The Washington times., 1918-05-12
WESTERN TENNIS TEAM
MAKES CENTRAL FIGHT

Western High School racqueters
made CsntraPS championship team 60
all the way for . win yesterday. Cen
tral took six cut Of seven matches, but
were forced to go three sets in four
Of the matches for wins.
The Mt Pleasant lads were better
an the way than the Westerners-Cen-
tral II second In the league at present
with thirteen wins and one defeat.
Tech, with Only one engagement
played, has won all seven matches.
Business and Eastern were unable to
win any matches in their engage
ments.
The Washington times., 1918-05-12
ATTCHESON COULD NOT
DO IT ALL FOR STATE

Although Aitcheson. OF Maryland
State. outpitched Ferguson. OF Gallau-
det. here today, the local team won.
5 to .. scoring four runs in the sec
ond inning.
mum OF ny bail started trouble
for State in the second inning. and
another error, two hits. and three
stolen bases gave Gallaudet four
runs.
Aitcheson made two hits. for an
average of 1000. and accepted all OF
his twelve chances