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Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1918-05-10
The Spending Of Your
Hundred Million Dollars
Busiest Budget in All the World Is Red
Cross War Fund-Every Dollar Spent
Alleviates Misery.

Last summer the public subscribed
a hundred million dollars to the Red
Cross. AT the latest statement over
eighty-five millions of it had been ap-
prOpriated.
Where has it gone? you ask. For
many months the world has been
spending over hundred million dol
lars a day for the destruction of life,
limb and means of subsistence. Call
up what you have read about the wars
devastation. The American Red Cross
enormous job is to do whatever it can
to alleviate that-not after the war,
not after governments have deliber-
ated and resolved; but right now, at
the minute, on the spot It's amazing
that it has done so much with so little
money.
Last autumn the Italian army fell
back precipitately. On your war map
that meant rubbing out one line and
drawing another half an inch further
south. Over there in Italy it meant
thousands of poor families fleeing from
their homes. Major Murphy, Red
Cross Commissioner in Europe, rushed
to the scene and wired: "Indescrlbably
pathetic conditions exist, involving
separation of mothers and children
cold, hunger, disease, DEATH" In No
vember and December the American
Red Cross appropriated three million
dollars for relief there-a large sum
yet small in comparison with the need
Condensed Milk for Children.
Soldiers are only a part of the Rec
Cross work-prObably the smaller
part. Every instant, somewhere in thC
vast food of destruction, a hant
reaches up in appeal. 1t is pretty ap
to be a child's hand or a wOman's
When the Red Cross commission
reached Petrograd it asked the gov
eminent, "What Il the most urgent
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1918-05-10
Greencreek Farm for Sale

$40 acres, 81 cultivated; Z room
house, large barn for 20 horses and 80
tons hay; house and barn lighted; COW
barn, new garage, cement cellar, other
buildings, large orchard, One of the
best farms in Idaho county. Good
opportunity. Geo. M. Reel, Grange
vile, Idaho. bis
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1918-05-10
Montana Lands. Geo. NJ. Reed.
Good Land in Canada.

Eleven to $50 per acre; terms une-
qualed-2O years to pay. Only one
tenth down and no further payment
on principal for four years. First two
years only two per cent if land is oc-
cupied and 6 per cent thereafter.
Many farms in Canada vetrebled
in valde in the last three years.
When the income at present prices Of
ten runs as high as $50 per acre on
our $40 land you can not afford to
miss this wonderful opportunity to be-
come independent
Low rates to homeseekers. For de-
scriptive literature and further infor-
nation, address c. w. Roat, c. P. R.
Land Agent, Nezperce, Ida. 1920
Mule Raisers, Attention.
Any persons interested in the mule
business and wishing to buy jack
should call on or address A. S. & w.
r. Walker, Keuterville. ell
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1918-05-10
Mule Raisers, Attention!
Grain Sacks

Farmers, better order your grain
sacks from us now, as our limited sup,
ply will not last long.
Farmers u. w. Co.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1918-05-10
Car of Coal Just Received

A car of Rock Springs, Wyo., coal
the best in the world-just received
by the Farmers Union w. Co. Bet
ter order it at once, as it comes cheap
er if taken from the car.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1918-05-10

/ cant to sag to you that
no other organisation since
the tOOrld began has ever
done such great constructive
ioork toith the efficiency, dis
patch aud understanding.
often under ddUerSe circum-
stances, that has been done
By the American Red Cross
IN France.
-GenerGI PershinO.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1918-05-10
STOCK Tonic

Now is the time to commence feed
ing Stock Tonic to free your stock
from worms. Hess and international
stock food for sale at the REXALL
drug store.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1918-05-10

Chautauqua dates June 22-27-
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-06-14

really needed no assistance whatever.
''You go up" said the crown prince
eagerly, turning to the countess. "Pll
hold your bag, so you can climb"
He caught her handbag from her.
and instantly something snapped in 1t.
The countess was climbing up the lad
der. Rather dismayed, Prince Ferdi-
nand William Otto surveyed the bag.
Something had broken, he feared. And
in another moment he saw what it
was. The little watch which was set
in one side of 1t had slipped away,
leaving a round black hole. His heart
beat a trif1e faster.
'I'm awfully worried" he called up
to her, as he climbed. "Tm afraid I've
broken your bag. Something clicked,
and the watch is gone. 1t is not on
the ground"
1t was we'll for the countess that the
colonel was talking to Hedwig. Well
for her, too, that the other officers
were standing behind with their eyes
worshipfully on the princess. The
countess turned gray white.
Don't worry, highness," she said,
with stiff lips. "The watch falls back
sometimes. / must have it repaired"
But long after the tour of the ram
parts was over, after ammunition
rooms had been visited, with their long
lines of waiting shells, after the
switchboard which controlled the river
mines had been inspected and ex-
planned, she was still trembling.
Prince Ferdinand William Otto,
looking at the bag later on, saw the
watch in place and drew long breath
Of relief.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-06-14

var. old now. Z was in hospital
once, after battle. And he came in.
He put his hand on my shoulder, like
this"-he illustrated it on the childs
small one-'and said" Consider
ing that old Adelbert no longer loved
his king, it is strange to record that
his voice broke.
"Will he die soon?" Bobby put I'm.
| He found kings as much of novelty
as to Prince Ferdinand William Otto
they were the usual thing.
"Who knows? But when he dies,
| the city will learn at once. The great
| bell of the cathedral, which never
rings save at such times, will toll.
They say it is a sound never to be
forgotten. I, of course, have never
heard it. When it tolls, all in the city
will fell on their knees and pray. 1t
is the custom"
Bobby, reared to strict Presbyterian
| ism and accustomed to kneeling but
once a day, and that at night beside
his bed, in the strict privacy of his
own apartment, looked rather startled.
what will they pray for?" he said.
And old Adelbert, with a new bitter
ness, replied that the sons of kings
needed much prayer. Sometimes they
were hard and did cruel things.
"And then the crown prince will be
a king" Bobby reflected. IF | were a
king, I'd make people stand around.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-06-14

Late that evening. cid AAslu9.xw
problem having been solved, Pepy the
maid and Bobby had long talk. Pepy
sat in a low chair by the tiled stove
in the kitchen, and knitted stocking
with very large foot
'What / want to know is this" said
Bobby, swinging his legs on the table:
"What are the terrorists?"
Pepy dropped her knitting, and
stared with open mouth. "What know
you of such thingsT" she demanded.
swell, telrorists killed the crown
princes father, and"
Quite suddenly Pepy leaped from her
cha;--. and covered Bobby's mouth with
her hand. "Hush!' she said, and
stared about her with frightened eyes.
Then, in a whisper: 'They are every
where. No one knows who they are,
nor where they meet. / myself" she
went on impressively, crossing the
place one night late, after spending
the evening with a friend, saw line
of cats moving in the shadows. One
of them stopped and looked ut me-"
Pepy crossed herself. ut had face
like the Fraulein in there"
Bobby stared with interest through
the doorway. The governess did look
like a cat. Maybe she's one of
them" he reflected aloud.
ooh, for Gods sake, hush" cried
Pepy, and fell to knitting rapidly. Nor
could Bobby elicit anything further
from her. But that night, in his sleep.
he saw a crown prince. dressed In
velvet and ermine, being surrounded
and attacked by an army of cats, and
went, shivering, to crawl into his
mothers bed.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-06-14
CHAPTER TX.
g Old Adelbert.

Old Adelbert of the opera had lost
his position. No longer, sausage in
his pocket for refreshment, did .he
leave his little room daily for the
opera. A young man, who made ogling
eyes at Olga, Of the garde-ToDe, and
who was not careful to keep the lenses
clean, had taken his place.
He was hurt In his soldiers soul.
There was no longer place in the
kingdom for those who had fought for
it. The cry was for the young. And
even in the first twenty-four hours
subtle change went on in him. His
loyalty, on which he had built his
creed Of life, turned to bitterness.
The first day of his idleness he wan
dered into the back room of the cob
blers shop near by, where the butter
seller from the corner, the maker OF
artificial flowers for graves, and the
cobhIer himself were gathered, and lis
tened without protest to such talk as
would have reused him once to white
anger.
But the iron had not yet gone very
deep, and one thing he would not per-
nit. 1t was when, in the conversation,
one of them attacked the king. Then
indeed he was reused to fury.
Once upon time a student named
Haeckel had occasionally backed him
I'D In his defense of the royal family.
But for some reason or other Haeckel
came no more, and old Adelbert missed
him. He had inquired for him fire.
Quently.
"Where is the boy Haeckel?" he had
asked one day. II have not seen him
lately.
No one had replied. But a sort of
grim silence settled over the little
room. Old Adelbert, however, was not
discerning.
But, that first Gay of idleness, when
he had left the cobbler's, he resolved
not to return. They had not been
unfriendly, but he had seen at once
there was a difference. He was no
longer old Adelbert of the opera. He
was an old man only, and out of work.
He spent hours that first free after
noon repairing his frayed linen and
his shabby uniform. with his wooden
kleg stretched out before him and his
pipe clutched firmly in his teeth.
Then. freshly shaved and brushed, he
started on a painful search after work.
With no result. And, indeed. he was
hopeless before he began. lie was old
and infirm. There was little that he
had even the courage TO apply for.
True. he had his small pension. but
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-06-14

man was influential, and by this new
policy of substituting fresh blood for
stale, the government had made many
enemies among them.
The old mans bitterness had been
increased by two things. First, al
though he had been dismissed without
notice, in the middle of the week, he
had been paid only up to the hour OF
leaving. That was a grievance. Sec
ond, being slow on his feet, one OF
the royal motor cars had almost run
him down, and the police had cursed
him roundly for being in the way.
At last he determined to ind
Haeckel, the student. He did not
know his Christian name, nor where
he lodged. But he knew the corps he
belonged to. by his small gray cap
with a red band.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-06-14

it came only twice a year, and was
sent, intact, to take care of an invalid
daughter in the country. That was
not his. He never used a penny OF
it. And he had saved a trifie, by liv-
ing on air, as the concierge declared
But miSfOrtuneS come in threeS, like
fires and other calamities. The after
noon of that very day brought let
ter, saying that the daughter was
worse and must have an operation
Old Adelbert went to church and
burned a candle for her recovery, and
from there to the bank to send by
registered mail the surgeons fee.
He was bankrupt in twenty-four
hours.
That evening in his extremity he did
reckless thing. He wrote letter to
the king. He spent hours over it, first
composing it in pencil and then copy
ing it with ink borrowed from the
concierge. 1t began "Sire," as he had
learned was the form, and went on to
remind his majesty, first, of the hos
pital incident, which, having been for.
ty years ago, might have slipped the
royal memory. Then came the facts
his lost position, his daughter, the
handicap of his wooden leg. 1t ended
with a plea for reinstatement or, fail
ing that, for any sort Of work.
He sent 1t, unfolded, in large fiat
envelope, which also he had learned
was the correct thing with kings, who
for some reason or other do not like
folded communications. Then he
waited. He considered that a few
hours should bring a return.
No answer came. No answer ever
came. For the king was ill, and Secre-
taries carefully sifted the royal mail
That night, in the concierge's blu.
reau, he was treated to many Incl
dents, all alike. The government took
but gave nothing. AS well expect
blood out of a stone. Instances were
given, heartlessness piled on heart.
lessness, one sordid story on an
other.
And as he listened there died In old
Adelbert's soul his flaming love for his
sovereign and his belief in him. His
eyes took on a hard and haunted look.
That night he walked past the palace
and shook his fist at 1t. He was
greatly ashamed of that, however, and
never repeated it. But his soul was
now an open sore, ready for infec-
ton.
And Black Humbert bided his time.
On the day Of the excursion to the
fortress old Adelbert decided to appeal
to his fellow ledger, Herman Spier,
Now and then, when he was affluent,
he had paid small tribute to Herman
by means of the camp cookery on
which he prided himself.
ga soldiers ness" he would say,
and bring in bowl Of soup, or slice
of deer meat, broiled over hot Goals
in his tiny stove. EAT it, man. These
restaurants know nothing of food"
Herman could not help him. But
he eyed the old soldier appraisingly.
He guessed shrewdly the growing un-
easinesS behind Adelbe"t's brave front.
If now one could enlist such man
for the cause, that would be worth
doing. Among the veterans the old
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-06-14

But has the crown prince only grand
father, and no father?"
"He died-the boys father. He was
murdered, and the princess his mother
Also"
Bobby's eyes opened wide. "Whc
did it."
"Terrorists," said old Adelbert- And
would not be persuaded to say more
That night at dinner Bobby Thorpe
delivered himself of quite q speech
He sat at the table, and now and then
when the sour-faced governess looked
at her plate, he slipped bit OF food
to his dog, which waited beside him.
There's a very nice old man up
stairs" lie said. HE has fine sword,
and ring doves, and a wooden leg.
And he used to rent opera glasses to
the crown prince, only he turned them
around. I'm going to try that with
yours, mother. We had sausage to-
gether, and he has lost his position,
and he's never been on the scenic
railway, father. I'd like some tickets
for him. He would like riding, I'm
sure, because walking must be pretty
hard. And what I want to know Is
this: Why can't you give him job,
fatherw
"What sort Of a job, son? A man
with one legP'
"He doesn't need legs to chop
tickets with"
The governess listened. She did not
like Americans. Barbarians they were,
and these were of the middle class,
being in trade. For a scenic railway
is trade, naturally. Except that they
paid a fat salary, with an extra month
at Christmas, she would not be there.
"He means the old soldier upstairs, !"
said Bobby's mother softly. She was
gentle person. Her eyes were wide
and childlike, and it was a sort Of re-
ligion of the family to keep them full
of happiness.
This also the gowrness could not
understand.
$50 the old soldier is out Of work, ="
unused the head of the family. Head,
thought the governess! When they
wound him about their fingers She
liked men of sterner stuff. In her
mountain country the men did @s they
wished, and sometimes 3eat their
wives by way of showing their author
ity. Under no circumstances, she felt,
would this young man ever beat his
wife. He was a weakling.
The weakling smiled across the
table at the wife with the soft eyes.
'How about 1t, motherY he asked.
"Shall the firm of Bobby and I offer
him job?"
. 81 would like it very much" said the
weakling's wife, dropping her eyes to
hide the pride in them.
Suppose" said the weakling, that
you run up after dinner, Bob, and
bring him down. Now sit still, young
man, and finish. There's no such hurry
as that"
And in this fashion did old Adelbert
become ticket chopper OF the American
Scenic Railway.
And In this fashion, too, commenced
that odd friendship between him and
the American lad that was to have
so vital an effect on the very life It
self of the Crown Prince Ferdinand
William Otto Of Liyonia,
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-06-14
OLD ADELBERT OF THE OPERA LOSES HIS JOB, AN EVENT
WHICH STARTS A CHAIN OF CIRCUMSTANCES.

prince Lvona William Otto,
ten DID, taken his tires the singing ana
slips to the park where he makes the of Bobby
THORPE little palace night he
everything which
made for him. The night the chancellor calls consult the
grandfather the old ILL., The chancellor
gess that the kingdom the friendship of the nehbon
kingdom Princess Hedwg
Loschek
to Princess Annuncata Hedwg mother is love with King Karl
his marriage Hedwig HedWg who loves
Milky dismayed when told of the plans
King
terroists
dummy arch of the substu-
envelope The
exchanges the sheet within the
envelope delivering the envelope to
is discovered
Of with
releases Captain
LariSc
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-06-14

Countess Loschek ls summoned
to appear before the Committee
of Zen, leaders of the terrorists,
where she is confronted with a
terrifying demand. The next
instalIment tells Of this startling
development
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-06-14
(To BE CoNTINUED)

Mrs. Despard, sister of General
French, is said to have refused more
than 500 applications for newspaper
interviews after her return from visit
ing her brother at the front.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-06-21
ASHLAND man
A conscientious ObjectOr' Sent to
Prison at Fort Thomas With
Bible In Hand.

- Gay Prewitt, 22 years old of Ash
land, KY, landed at Fort Thomas, KY,
army reservation yesterday as the
first conscientious objector to service
lin the United States army there, and
was Immediately sent to prison with
his Bible in his hands reading the
passage "Thou shalt not kill" which
he gave as his reasons for refusing
to bear arms. Prewitt refused to
even do duty in the army post kitch-
ems, but constantly studies his Bible
in his prison cell.
If he continues to refuse to bear
arms he will be taken before the army
efficiency board for further prison
sentence, as this board is, now maxi
ing the rounds of camps, making ex-
aminations of those declining to bear
arms in France.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-06-21
MY FOUR YEARS IN GERMANY

This wonderful picture which will
be shown at the Washington Opera
House Friday and Saturday of next
week follows the facts set down in
Ambassador Gerards first book and
the scenes are true to life, no expense
being spared by the producer to re-
produce in the most minute detail the
various events of those fateful four
years which led up to the entrance
of the United States into the world
conflict 1t is the duty of every true
American to see this remarkable film,
One matinee each afternoon and one
show each night. The price of tickets
has been placed at 15c, 25c and S5c
plus war tax. Reserved seats will be
on sale at Shafer and Watkins, We'd
nesday morning.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-06-21
Sse:3{ 5''; 2{ Irene Castle e5JHmcrest Myster,
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enemy positions were swept clean of
Germans. The official report says
that q great many Germans were kill
ed.
One machine gun nest containing
eight men, which had been sprinkling
Cantigny for some days, was blown
up by direct hit from trench NOR
tar bomb.
The enemy artillery has been more
active on the Toul sector since the
heavy gassing to which the Ameri-
cans subjected them yesterday The
infantry action has been confined,
however, to an attempted raid, in
which only sixty men participated, IL.
spite of the German official state
ment which said that they had pene-
trated the American lines at Sieche-
prey.
The Germans had thrown about six
thousand shells along the American
front in the Woevre.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-06-21
TWO DESERTERS TAKEN BACK

An Army Officer arrived here yes
terday from Camp Stewart, Va, to
take charge of the soldiers, who were
captured here by Chief Harry A. Ort a
week ago and committed to Jail un-
til instructions were received from
the military authorities. The men
were placed under the officers charge
and were taken by him to Camp Stew
art last evening on C. & o. train No.
4, from which camp they were absent
without leave.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-06-21
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PART OF GERMAN AIRPLANE
SENT HOME

Miss Christine Yazell received a
most interesting souvenir of the wal
recently. One of the officers of the
Rainbow Division sent her a piece OF
q German airplane which he had help.
ed bring down. Part of the iron cross
could be seen on the airplane piece
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-06-21
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CHILD WELFARE COMMITTEE
MEET

On account of the Chautauqua the
Central Child Welfare Committee
will meet this evening at 7:3O and the
chairmen will meet at 2:3O tomor-
row afternoon at Public Library in
stead of next week. Come and hear
the messages from the State and Ma
tional Councils of Defense.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-06-21
WORKMEN NEEDED

Mr.. Harry G. Curran has been ap-
pointed recruiting labor officer for the
employing Of the following labor for
Uncle Sam: Sailors, Flremen, Coal
Passers, Water Tenders, Cooks and
Stewards. Applicants must be be-
tween the ages Of q and 30 years. No
experience is required and $50 a
month is paid during the first month
of training. Any one interested In this
offer, see Mr.. Curran at the Masonic
Temple.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-06-21
BRACKEN ASSOCIATION OF BAP.
lists WILL MEET AT
LEWISBURG

Announcement was made last Sun
day that the Bracken Association of
Baptists would meet this year with
the Lewisburg Baptist Church, Mason
county. 1t was first decided to have
the meeting at Glenn Springs, but on
account of the disastrous fire which
burned down the Glenn Springs
school buildings, the location Of the
meeting was changed to Lewisburg.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-06-21

The home Of John T. McCane, near
Gertrude, in Bracken county, was de-
stroyed by fire, together with con-
tents, Tuesday morning, entailing a
loss Of 2bout $4,000, with no insur-
ance.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-06-21
WANTED-IRON. ETC.

Sam AIddleman's, Maysvllle's junk
house. Front street. wants an unilm-
tied quantity Of all kinds OF iron VIII
pay 80 cents per hundred delivered
for the next thirty days. VIII also
pay highest market prices for rags,
metal, rubber, etc. 1S-tf
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-06-21

Mrs. w. B. Smoot and sister, Miss
Alice Robertson, are i'll at the home
of the former near Minerva of ty-
phoid fever, and Mrs. Glenn Smoot, a
daughter of the late T. R. Robertson,
is i'll at her home in this county, suf-
fering from the same disease.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-06-21

Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Walden left
yesterday for Baltimore, accompanied
by DR., and Mrs. WoOdson, H. Taulbee
and daughter, Florence Knight.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-06-21
THE $1,000 CLUB

The membership in the $1,000 War
Savings Club for Mason county was
increased by three on yesterday.
Those joining: Edwin Byar, NJ. G..
Kirk, E. L. Worthington.