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Connecticut western news., 1918-01-24
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UnaccOuntably, since Kitty Brooks
visit, she found herself itching to turn
her back on Granville and it's unp1eas-
ant associations. She did not attempt
to analyze the feeling. Strange lands,
and most Of all, the West, held alluring
promise. One thing was certain ::
Granville, for all she had been born
there, and grown to womanhood there,
was now no pace for her. The very
people who knew her best would make
her suffer most =, ..~.@!
She spent that evening going thor
oughly over the papers and writing
letters to various school boards, taking
q. chance at one or twos she found in
the Manitoba paper, but centering her
hopes on the country west of the
Rockies. Her savings in the bank
amounted to three, hundred odd dol
lars, and cash in hand brought the
sum to total of three hundred and
sixty-ive. At any rate, she had suffi-
cient to insure her living for quite
a long time. And she went to bed
feeling better than she had felt for
two weeks.
Very shortly Observation-Disclosures, it
seemed, by return mail-Hazel got re-
plies to her letters of inquiry. The
fact that each and every one seemed
bent on securing her services aston
ished her.
But the reply from Cariboo Mead
ows, B. c., the first place she had
thought of, decided her. The member
of the school board who replied held
forth the natural beauty of the coun-
try as much as he did the advantages
of the position. The thing that per-
haps made the strongest appeal to Ha-
eel was a little kodak print inclosed
in the letter, showing the schoolhouse.
The building itself was primitive
enough, of logs, with a pole-and-sod
roof. But it was the huge back
ground, the timbered mountains rising
to snowclad heights against a cloud
less sky, that attracted her.
She sat for long time looking at
the picture, thinking. Here was the
concrete, visible presentment of some
thing that drew her strongly. She
found an atlas, and looked up Carl
boo Meadows on the map. Tt was not
to be found, and Hazel judged it to be
a purely local name. But the letter
told her that she would have to stage
1t hundred and sixty-five miles north
from Ashcroft, B. c., where the writer
would meet her and drive her to the
Meadows. .-.- ...
What countryl" she whispered.
"It's wild; really, truly wild; and ev-
erything I've ever seen has been
tanned and smoothed down, and made
eminently respectable and conven-
tional long ago. That's the place.
That's where I'm going, and Pm going
1t blind. I'm not going to tell any
one-not even Kitty-until, like a
bear, I've gone over the mountain to
see what can see."
Within an hour Of that Miss Hazel
Weir had written to accept the terms
offered by the Cariboo Meadows school
district, and was busily packing her
trunk.
Connecticut western news., 1918-01-24
CONNkt Wk>rtkN NEWS. RsDA> JAM

of logs, was all. Probably not more
than a total of fifty souls made per-
manent residence there. Directly OPP
posite Briggs boarding house stood a
building labeled "Regent Hotel" Ha-
eel could envisage it all with half
turn of her head.
From this hotel there presently is
sued young man dressed in the ordi-
nary costume of the Countrywide
hat, flannel shirt, overalls, boots. He
sat down on a box close by the hotel
came forth. He walked past the first
few steps, stopped, and said some
thing. Hazel could not hear the words.
The first man was filling his, pipe. APP
parently he made no reply Eat least,
he did not trouble to look up. But
she saw his shoulders lift in a shrug.
Then :. he who had passed turned
square about and spoke again, this
time lifting his voice a trifie. The
young fellow sitting on the box in
stantly became galvanized into action.
He flung out an oath that carried
across the street and made. Hazers
ears burn, At the same time he leaped
from his seat straight at the other
man. t.,-.s.
Hazel saw it quite distinctly, saw
him who jumped dodge vicious blow
and close with the other; and saw,
moreover something which amazed
her. For the young fellow swayed
with his adversary a second or two,
then lifted him bodily off his feet al
most to the level of his head, and
slammed him against the hotel wall
with q sudden twist. She heard the
thump of the body on the logs. For
an instant she thought hin about to
jump with his booted feet on the pros
trate form, and involuntarily she held
Connecticut western news., 1918-01-24

trail, or any old trail that would show
me where / am. It's no use. Too
dark"
"What on earth am / going to DOR
Hazel cried desperately.
"Carhp here till daylight" Roaring
Bill answered evenly. "The only thing
to do. Good Lvrdw His hand accI-
dentally rested on hers. you're like
Ice. ] didn't think about you getting
cold riding. Get down and put on a
cont and I'll have a fire In a minute"
II suppose If 1 must, I must; but I
can get off without any help, thank
YOU" Hazel answered ungraclously,
10 nr'continued.
Connecticut western news., 1918-01-24

happened on an inquiry for school
teacher, female preferred, in an out
ef-the-way district in the interior of
the province.
-Now, that" Hazel thought.
She had second-class certificate
tucked away among her belongings.
Originally 1t had been her intention to
teach, and she had done so one term
IN . backwoods school when she was
eighteen. With the ending of the term
she had returned to Granville. studied
that winter, and got her second GER
fffScate; but at the same time she had
taken business-college course, and
TIE following June found her clack-
ting q typewriter at nine dollars a
week. And her teachers diploma had
remained In the bottom Of her trunk
uE since. -
Connecticut western news., 1918-01-24

her breath. But he stepped back, and
stepped the first rush, and knocked the
man down again with blow of his
fist. This time he stayed down. Then
other men--three or four of them
came out of the hotel, stood uncer-
tainly few seconds, and Hazel heard
the young fellow say: q: y,
Better take that fool in and bring
him to. If he's still hungry for trouble,
I'll be. right handy. I wonder how
many more Of you fellers I'll have to
lick before you'll get wise enough not
to start things you can't stop?"
They supported the unconscious man
through the doorway; the young fell
low resumed his seat on the box, also
his pipe filling. 49,.
"Roarin' Bills goin' to get himself
killed one uh these days." g..
Hazel started, but it was only Jim
Briggs in the doorway beside her.
81 guess you amt much used to see
in that sort of exhibition where you
come from, Miss Weir" Briggs wife
put in over his shoulder. "My land,
it's disgustin'-men fightin' In the
street where everybody can see 'em.
Thank goodness, it don't happen very
often. Specially when Bill Wagstaff
amt around. You amt shocked, are
you, honey I"
"Why, didn't have time to be
shocked" Hazel laughed. "It was
lone so quickly" "-
eff them fellers would leave Bill
Alone" Briggs remarked, "there
wouldn't be no fight. But he goes off
Ike hair-trigger gun, and he'd scrap
dozen quick as one. Pm lookin' to
see his finish one uh these days."
"What a nameT" Hazel observed,
caught by the appeIlation Briggs had
first used. as that Roaring Bill over
there?" :
That's him-Roarin' Bill Wagstaff,"
Briggs answered. eff he takes a few
drinks, you'll find out tonight how he
got the name. Sings-just like bull
mooSe-hear him all over town. Prob
ably whip two or three men before
mornin',"
His spouse calling him at that mo-
ment, Briggs detailed no more infor-i
nation about Roaring Bill. And Hazel
sat looking across the way with. con-
siderable interest at the specimen of
type which hitherto she had encoun-
tered in the pages of fiction-a fight
ing man, what the West called "bad
actor" She had, however, no wish
for closer study of that particular
type. The men of her world had been
altogether different, and the few from
tier specimens she had met at the
Briggs dinner table had not i'm
pressed her with anything except their
shy ness and manifest awkwardness in
her presence. The West itself ND
pealed to her, its bigness. its nearness
to the absolutely primeval, but not the
people she had so far met. And so
she looked at Roaring Bill wagstaff,
over the way, with quite impersonal
interest.
He came into Briggs place for SUD
per. Mrs. Briggs was her own wait
ress. Briggs himself sat beside Hazel.
She heard him grunt, and saw a mild
look Of surprise fit over his counte-
Connecticut western news., 1918-01-24
caIIfornla's Weeping Trees.

California has but two species of . :
tive trees that are normally of weep g
habit. One is Quercus lobata, the .dl-
ley oak, having Its most southerly
range near Burbank The other is
Picea Brewerinna, the weeping spruce.
which is found In few isolated noun
famous sections In the northwestern
corner Of the state.
Connecticut western news., 1918-01-24

10 tee continued.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-22
Thousands of Germans Captured
And Several Field Pieces Taken
Enemy Forced Further Toward Key Positions at
Noyon, Despite Counter Attacks; General
Haig Also Gains by Sudden
Blow in Flanders
AMqMst %. 2::sO 4. N

a.
General Byngs British Third Army Yesterday struck p
heavy blow against the line on ten-me front lust
north OF the of the Somme drive hurting the
enemy back from three to four miles the Ancre River
and Moyennevile capturing nearly villages and taking
many prisoners and field guns.
Farther south General Mangns drive against the retreat
ing toe increased magnitude the third day. The French
storrned their forward along wenty-eight mile front
from Lassigny almost to Sossons gaining five miles at certain
points and taking than villages and thousands of
prisoners.
The Allies driving hard both fanks of the
German positions between Arras and Soissons which form
great salient.
General Byngs thrust without artillery preparation
the forces OF infantry and tanks surgng forward through
heaVy log at dawn after first great fire The Ger
mans fought desperately to hold the heights the Albert
fras road but beaten steadily back heavy losses
Villages taken by the British include Courceles Achee
Pet Moyennevlle, Beaucourt Ancre Puseuxa Mont
Bucquoy Ablanzevee They also Logeas Wood east of
Bucquoy and unoiciay reported have taken Ache
eGrand, within two miles of Bapaume.
On the French battlefront the Germans forced to fall
pack under the Increasing Allied PRESSURE the left the
French captured Lassigny throwing the enemy back farther
toward his key defences before Noyon
South of Noyon, in the of their line the French
made the greatest advance pushing through Ourscamps
forest and Carepont reaching the Disc along two
and half mile front.
On their right the Allied armies advanced more than
mile wide 'front.' despite the enemys successive reactions
IN vain attempts to halt the advance.
In Flanders the British made another attack ADVANCING
more shan half mile front of than mile hetueon
ocre Hosplce and Kouko southwest Ypre Half hundred
prisoners and some booty taken from surprised enemy
New-York tribune., 1918-08-22
U-Boat' S Prize.
Now a Raider.
Sinks 4 Ships
Fishing Schooner Lucille
Schnare Added oList of
Trawler's Victims

A CANADIAN ATLANTIC PORT,
Aug. 21.-The fishing schooner Lucille
Schnare, of Lunenburg, N S., was sunk
late to-day by the steam trawler
Triumph, which German submarine
crew has converted into raider. Both
bombs and gunfire were used. The crew
arrived at Canso tonight.
This is the fourth vessel known to
have been sunk by the converted raider,
the other three being the Una P.
Saunders, of Lunenburg; the A. Piatt
Andrew, of Gloucester. Mass, and the
Francis J. O'Hara, of Boston.
The Triumph has been fitted with
two guns and wireless, and, manned by
sixteen Germans from the U-boat
which captured her yesterday, is raid
ing the fishing banks off Nova Scotia.
Ten Minutes to Leave Ship
Captain Wallace Bruce, master of
the A. Piatt Andrew, said on his ar
rival here that his vessel was held up
by the Triumph yesterday afternoon
New-York tribune., 1918-08-22

chance Of the revenue bill becoming
law before some time in October. Mr.
McAdoo declared on August ID that it
was imperative that the law be passed
by September %, when he had planned
to naugurate the fourth Liberty Loan
campaign. According to his statement
to tho committee this delay means that
the Liberty Loan campaign will have to
be postponed until the middle of No.
vember. and that in consequence of the
delay the loan may have to be $8,OO0,-
100000 instead of $4,000 100000; that
$1,000, 100000 Of Treasury certificates
will have to be refunded, and as this
will have to be done in the midst of
the crop moving season, great financial
embarrassment is likely to result
Two Excess Profits Plans
Mr.. Kitchin said that the only i'm
portant differences between the com
mittee and the Treasury have been in
regard to the discretionary powers the
Treasury desired and the rates Of the
excess profits. The Objectionable dis
nnff1uad m rlnoA f,,a
New-York tribune., 1918-08-22
British Push Back
Bernhardi' s Troops

LONDON, Aug. 21.-The present
series of German defeats have involved
q German officer who is perhaps better
lied nations than almost any of the
German generals He is General Won
Bernhard. the author of the famous
books which so frankly revealed Ger
many's war aims. He commands the
55th Corps of the Sixth Army, which
has been steadily driven back by the
British across the plain of the Lys
toward Armentieres.
The 55th Corps has been badly hit in
endeavoring to hold the Merville salient
confronting the forest of Nieppe. 1t
lost many positions, and was badly
British battsxasa a. it retired.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-22

end that he and his crew were given
ten minutes to leave the ship. The Ger
mans then sank her with bombs.
The raider then bore down upon the
Una P. Saunders and the Francis j.
O'Hara and sank them. The dories
carrying the crews of the three vessels
reached here at 10 a. m. to-day.
Captain Myhre, master of the Tri-
umph, who landed here with his men
this morning. said he was told by the
captain Of the submarine which capt
ured his vessel that his was only one
Of six U-boats operating on this coast.
1--WE intend to destroy he fishing
fleets" the German commander said to
Captain Myhre.
Motor boats have gone out from here
to meet survivors of other fishing yes
sells which are believed to have been
sunk by the Triumph, but do not vent
ure far off shore for fear Of themselves
falling victim to the improvised sea
raider.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-22
Two Plans Are Decided
Upon by Trainers of
Revenue Measure
No Classification
For Corporations
"Catch" Clause to Get
Big Capital, but Will Pro-
tect Small Firms
By Theodore M. Knappen

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21.--Disregard-
ing Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo's
contrary judgment, the Ways and
Means Committee definitely decided to-
day upon heavier excess profits tax
rates than those Of the existing law
The committee decided against the sys-
tenn of classification of corporations
urged by the Treasury experts.
Chairman Kitchin announced that the
bill would not be reported to the House
before next Tuesday or Wednesday.
1t is admitted that there is now no
New-York tribune., 1918-08-22
British Ship Losses
Less Than Last Year

LONDON, Aug. 21.-Losses of mer-
chant shipping by Great Britain dur
ing the month Of July aggregated
176,479 tons, an increase of 1896
tons over the June losses.
Allied and neutral gross tonnage
sunk aggregated 1862, making the
total gross tonnage lost during the
month 313,011. The loss in Allied
and neutral tonnage was an increase
of 20,552 tons over the report for
June.
Compared with the adjusted May
losses the July shipping casualties
show a decrease in British vessels
loss of 65,301 tons and an increase in
Allied and neutral vessels of 1929.
Compared with the July figures of
1917 the combined British, Allied and
neutral losses show q decrease of
262,938 tons.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-22
lBY The Associrted Prcssl

tDy nc tiSSoCtNteO fTCSSl
WITH THE FRENCH ARMY IN
FRANCE, Aug. 81 (5 p. M).-On the
right wing of the battle front east of
the Disc the French rushed their at
tack vigorously during the morning,
taking Laval and arriving at the edge
of Pommiers, which lies about two
miles northwest of Scissors.
Several thousand more prisoners
have been taken, one army corps capt
uring 1900.
This advance brings the French
troops to the plateau north of the
Aisne, which will facilitate future
operations by General Mangin's right
400 p m--The Germans brought
reinforcements during the night and
are heavily counter attacking at Veza-
ponin, on the right of the Aisne- Disc
battleline. They obviously are seeking
to relieve the heavy pressure of Gen
eral Mangin's men on their right in
attack on Vezaponin had only the re-
suit of largely increasing the German
losses, as the French maintained their
positions there.
Resuming their attacks this morning.
the French gained further important
successes, capturing the better part of
the Carlepont Wood and reaching the
Disc east Of Sempigny. This advance
enabled them to take on the a INK by
their artillery fire the important posi-
ton of Mount Renaud. on the other
side of the river. which is still occu-
pied by the Germans.
Further east Selens and L. Pomme-
New-York tribune., 1918-08-22

Hearst is the man who put Mayor Hylan
in the chair
"Are the newsdealers and newsboys
to be driven out of business for the
sake Of Hearst?
"The public must be acquainted with
this menacing situation and the public
must take action to prevent this out
rage"
Joseph H. Sultan, president of the
Joint committee of the newsdealers of
the greater city, said:
"1f the report is true, Mayor Hylan
is showing his colors again. When
ever the people of this city forget who
the man is to whom the Mayor owes
allegiance. something crops up against
Hearst and his combination and the
Mayor reminds US that he is his man.
Complained to Hylan
"The situation in the newspaper
trade Is not new to the Mayor He
could have expected it. 1t was not of
our seeking. We called on the Mayor
anu IOAu MN IHdL tHc SlLudLICn was
acute and that steps must be taken
to adjust the troubles between the
newgdealers and Hearst
!. "The Mayor answered US once in
the language of a. Hearst representa-
tive that, as far as he knew, the news
dealer is making 25 per cent more on
the two-cent proposition than on the
one-cent paper. To our letter inform
ing him that this was not true and
that he hear committee Of the news
dealers he found it beneath his dig
nifty to answer. The newsdealers have
patiently waited for weeks for him to
intercede.
"If this is the way he represents his
constituency personally am satisfied
and will see TO 1t that it be brought
TO the attention Of his electors"
Andrew Stanton, president Of the
Newsboys' Union, stated: "The Mayor
is doing us ncwsboys great injustice
in this fight by threatening to deprive
those that have stands of their H.
Continual m, INIT 1,nus
New-York tribune., 1918-08-22

Says Women
Saved Allies
Remarkable Tribute Paid
to Them by British
Prime Minister

PARIS, Aug. 21.-The British Prime
Minister. David Lloyd George, pays a
remarkable tribute to the women's
work in the war in letter addressed
to the Inter-Allied Women's Congress.
regrettlng that he would be unable to
be present at mass meeting held to-
night.
am anxious, to bear testimony to
the tremendous part played by the
women Of England in this vital epoch
of human history" writes the Premier.
"They have not only borne their bur-
den of sorrow and separation with un-
finching fortitude and patience, but
they have assumed an enormous share
of the burdens necessary to the prac-
tical conduct of the war.
Women Saved Allies
eff it had not been for the splendid
manner in which the women came for
ward to work in the hospitals and
munition factories, in administrative
Offices of all kinds, and in war work be-
hind the lines, often in daily danger of
their lives, Great Britain, and, be-
lieve, all the Allies, would have been
unable 70 withstand the enemy attacks
of the past few months. For this
service to our common cause, humanity
owes them unbounded gratitude.
"In the past have heard it said tina.
women were unfit to vote because they
would be weak when Il came to under
standing the issues and bearing the
strains Of great war. My experience
in South Wales last week is what has
confirmed me in the belief that the
women there understand perfectly what
is at stake in this war. l believe that
they recognize as clearly as any chat
there can be no peace, progress or hap
piness in the world so long as the mon
ster of militarism is able to stalk un-
bridled and unashamed among the
weaker peoples.
Women for Durable Peace
"To them this war is a crusade for
righteousness and gentleness, and they
do not mean to make peace until the
Allies have made it impossible for an
other carnival of violence to befall
mankind. | am certain that this reso-
luton of the women of South Wales is
but typical Of the spirit Of the women
of the rest of Great Britain.
This war began in order that force
and brutality might crush out freedom
among men. It's authors cannot have
forescen that one of its main effects
would be to give women a commanding
position and influence in the public
affairs of the world To their ennob-
ling influence we look not only for
strength to win the war. but for in
spiration during the great work Of re-
construction we will have to under
take after victory is won.
"The women who have focked to
France to work for the Allies are
among the foremost leaders in this
great movement or regeneration. My
message to their representatives
gathered in Paris is this: We'll done,
Garry on' You are helping to create
a new earth for yourselves and your
children"
New-York tribune., 1918-08-22
Gen. Byng's Attack
Launched Without
Aid From Big Guns

LONDON. Aug. R1.-The attack Of
the British Third Army, under Cen
eral Byng, this morning between Moy-
enneville and 3eaucourt-sur-Ancre,
distance OF about eight and a half
miles, was made without artillery prep
aration. 1t was completely successful
The British forces have captured
Courcelles, Achiet-le- Petit. and have
reached Moyenneville and Beaucourt-
sur-Ancre.
After capturing Achiet-le Petit. the
British troops advanced another mile
and half to the east and reached
Achiet-le- Grand.
The Germans to-day made an attack.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-22
Many Thousand More Prisoners
Taken by French Near Soissons

raye were occupied, giving the Frencb
command of the entire Valley of the
olse south and southeast of Noyon.
The fighting has attended all along
the battlefront from the Aisne to the
Disc with the aid of the aviators. who
are being favored by ideal weather for
flying. The airmen have hindered
greatly the movement of the enemy
troops, bombarding bridges over the
Disc and conveys and concentrations
of troops. They also have accompanied
the infantry in its progress, attacking
the enemys infantry with MACHINE
guns.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-22
Won Bellows Army Hurled
Back From Ancre River
to Moyenneville
Germans Courage
Fails Before Tanks
Villages, Prisoners and
Guns Taken and Heavy
Casualties Inflicted
(By The Associated Press)

WITH THE BRITISH ARMY IN
FRANCE, Aug. 81 1890 P. M.)--Hav-
ing smashed into General Won Bellows
18th army during heavy fog at dawn
to-day on front Of more than ten
miles, extending from the Ancre River
to Moycnneville, the British have
throughout the day made steady prog
ress forward, capturing villages, TAX
heavy casualties on the surprised
enemy.
Coming directly on the heels of the