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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-09-19

FMMO Mdf&K1 seats IN the SotepIe AHOp
~ "a House, warwick place, off
A 01H Regent street. London,
were a welcome sight to
Mr. George Mainwaring after having
been sandwiched in a crowded first class
carriage on the Great Eastern Railroad.
He had just come from an English east
coast port on what he thought to be a
most unimportaEt errand for a gentleman
of his consequence. and it was he who
had selected the olds eating place that
night AZ a epot where be was known and
where he would not be too conspicuous.
As a mRtter OF fact. OLD George on this
particular occasion was accompanied by,
a youngish woman, whose face was
wretchedly pale. Her eyes stared fixedly
and she seemed to have given little at
tention to her attire. although she was
q woman with remarkably fine figure.
But the instant she entered the restaurant
Old George observed that a look Of re-
lief spread over her face-comparative il
may have been.
''Wen, here we are, said Old George.
''Jah-Oui,r said the woman \ glance
from her companion told her that 'Jahs'
were not popular in London.
sNot even in fun. don't speak Ger
man no more" said Old George, ''And
any one who speaks English as well as
you can should Immediately. forget Ger
man, except, maybe. when il might bel
useful to catch the blighters inappin'"
Old George then announced that they
had two hours before they left for an
other rendezvous.
An elderly gentleman with lons nose
and a vexed expression took q seat near
the door. burying himself in his paper.
lie soon was followed by a clean cut man
who ''cheerioed" TO the man with the long
nose.
''You ere again ter night. Thought you
was goin' to the Pail Mall for dinner
'sNo. old thing" said tie newcomer. "I|
did not want TO dine alone, so sought yOuri
delightful company"
Then both looked over in the direction
Of Old George and simultaneously thcyl
ohorused, without any thought Of the lady
Who accompanied Mr.. Mainwaring.
why, George!" And then in under
tcues the man with the long nee NUT
tered :-'Artful dodger, what?"
Old George showed signs Of welcoming
them, and the man with the long pro-
hascis. rcenting the possibility Of being
Invited 10 dinner went over and slapped
OLD George on the back.
Meet smith," said Old George.
-Dslishted, delighted" sid the clean
cut ehap. y
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-09-19

be mother, and threatened Lieutenani
! Sshrstn 'with,exposure if he did not marry
/ me.
Z" What will it mnttef% he said one
ldas. You will live with me, The Kaiser
doessnot want his officers to marry, ex-
eeptih the best Of families. Even as yo1
| are. it is not dishonor to be the mother
ofsahsofficers child
Weeks passed and then months. I'VE
/ lived together and, thank God, when the
chijd was born it did not suryiveN Ny
! lieutenant was aratified that it went td
coffin so soon, and again l urged mar
riage on him. 4 was still. they said, a
very beautiful girl. In the meantime j
had 'jussstx-o letters from my motheS who
told me tha5 l must not rett.u home un-
ICES j was a wife, as she said my father
would kill Jne e
For the first year Lieutenant Sohrein
was devoted to me. and NE might have
been for some time nfter had he not
become enHmoured of danscuse in the
Apollo Theatre. lie took her to KEN
pinski's, the wihc restaurant on .Leipsieer
strasse the ISniser Cafe. to the Adlon
Hotel, enteftainmcnts which cost him far
more money than be could afford M
'tIn the neantimc he only came to our
apartment. as called it, on rare oecn-
siops, He told me once tlIat Captain
Kleesser was very much taken with me,
and firefeBded-to be jealous. l asked him
fsr money just TO pay for food and he
Laughed and told me that he had not a
mark
.you 5itHe Hirt. he said, you have
been making eyes at Kloesser why CAM
you get sonic money out of him for both
os usg
I lost my temper and rushed n1adly at
him, whereupon he hurled me to the floor.
Thenatiike fool, ! pleaded with him TO
forgive me. and he pretended to be sorry
for having struck me. But nohnoney wns
forthcoming
''TBloesser is coming around here this
afternoon to scr me and I'm going to
leave you alones said Schrein. Get some
money out of bin, or III wiring your
lamned neck
with that he left me, and not long
1fterwari he returned with Kloesser. a
lat huge brute.
The captain chuckied when Sohrein
eft rs alone. and when he went 20 the
loor he threw me back land told me to
whnt he had said about wiring
ng my neck. OF course I did not fear
hat thea, npr did ! believe that Captain
Nlocsser would take advantage Of what
thought vas merely his friends ab-
ience. Kloesser did and as he left he
nrttered something about my stubborn
ifss
''Schrein returned soon afrerward. lei,
skcd ne about Klocsser and then said :
You made him leave some marks, I see {
Sl6esser had paid for his visit. Lieuten- 4
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-09-19

ave ordain and direct with unanimeus
accord that in the above mentioned vhl-
Ieys we shall recognize no judgelwho shEn'
have bought bis rights with money or in
any other manner, or who shah not be
native and an inliabitant of these dir
triets." tt
And with the snme pen stroke the fed
crates went further in declaring That
if any disoord shall saFise sbet6esn two
Confederates Tho more circumspeet shall
intervene Iis means Of arBasmsioa to ssttls
the difference as shall seem good to them.
and If one or the other Of the parties dis
respects their finding the other Confed-
crates shall declare against it." 4
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-09-19
EA0zOG7pATWcFA zABZEAU on HE MEA0@
CW or RU7ZL,LAI oFZUCERNE - cOHFE0-,
ER4ZES ZzvtlvG TIE OATH TO 9eEQ ZHE
C0OWZPY or THE TNEAN7SS

emerged from the German En- -
pire one of the most interesting IC<
States known to history. 1t may =-s
be said to have been the offspring = =
Of the disintegrating forces of the Era
pire+-a living proof of,its incoherence."
And further on. discussing the process
of confederate growth in Switzerland.
where, as one knows, peoples Of different
tongues and creeds harmonioHsly lise to-
gethcr under the same constitution, the
same duthor writes #t
The -cantons having allied
themselves, went on to show how Ger
mans. Frenchmen and Italians, if only
they respect each others liberties as they
would have their own respected, may, by
mutual helpfulness and forbearance.
build up a union at once stable and free"
The above passages are to-day excep-
tionally interesting because the author.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-09-19

versary Of the foundation of the Con
federation. was observed this year with
special prayers throughout the day. In
the eysring= the ringing of the church
bells and the lighting of bonfires along the
hills and mountains marked the joy and
of the people. The orators,
addressing the patriotic gatherings, be-
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-09-19

! How do yer do?" said the iong nose6
Individual
But possibly the most welcome sugges-
ton made for the nonce by Old George
was that his friepds partake of a glass OF
sherry with the merest suspicion of bit
ters. Then the long nosed man knew that
he would not have to pay for dinner.
Both these companions had been fre-
quenters of the Pail Mall, and they com
meEted on the comparatively slender ap-
lrearance Of Old George, who, to be sure.
since acting officially for His Majesty;s
government had taken off a good deal Of
excess weight
You never bothered me in the Pail
AIaIF:7 asked Old George to the two men.
You never said ought to tell you things:
never asked me where Id been, so now
III let yer listen to story as is a story
and one yerIl never forget and which may
cause you to have a bit Of an additioaul
.grudge against the Hun.'' str~ Il
Old George was the picture Of import
ance as be said this, knowing that for the
first time since be had been on a mission
for g. 4. he was privileged TO reveal part
Of the yarn. His gray suit. touch Of
whiskers, reddish complexion and dark.
small eyes would have caused a stranger
70 think that he was an English squire.
lie smiled at the blonde wnitress. puffed
and blew as be scanned the bill of fare,
and finally ordered the dinper 'and a
bottle Of Beaune \
Are you going to hear the story. Miss
Brown--I mcah Smith? She's criminal
in one sense of the word. BIu what pun I
shment should be hers you can decide for
yourselves. and guarantee that your de !
cision will be that Of amy twelve men COOL
and true. But she must not tell her story
until she's had her dinner. So eat up.
boys"
They talked OF old days. Of the stage. the
clean cut man-Wentworth was his name.
being the manager Of "A moving picture
house in Regent street-while the long
1gsed individual had found himself forced
to play the part of a German in a mill
.ary play.
81 come from Alsace." said the young
woman as they we're slipping their glasses
1f port, "aBd my mother was an English
woman. SO you see speak your Ian
,uase. am German on paper. Ten years
lgo when I was seventeen a handsome
roung officeg came 20 our little town.
y thought be was handsome. but per-
haps Il was his fine Hussar Uniform; in
Iact. ] am sure it was. Ny father was a
Iukewarm French patriot. aud when busi-
ness came his way he was just as strong
for the Germans. He did not object 70
the lieutenant coming 10 our house. a.
though my mother warned me against
German Officers, admonifhing me that
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-09-19
Bv MORDAUNT HALL.

HE old leather cushioned
seats in the Sceptre Chop
House, Warwick place, off
Regent street, London,
were a welcome sight to
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-09-19

rfnnt Schrein did not hesitate, but pocketed
the money and told me in earnest, kissing
tones that he would. set the police after
me If disobeyed him or opposed his
wishes. L tell you was in deathly fear
70; the police, especially when they were
teailed IN by the military.
My erstwhile lover then sold me again
aud again, leaving me just enough to live
GpOn.- He visited me .whesi he was in
need OF money and in the end became
calloused to it. There were women who
were proud of oeing the mistresses Of
tFussian officers. 4 had 10 apPear ono
Of them. lie naggea me, he thrashe0 pe.
he deprived me offooa. but Dermitted me
to have clothes so that ] would attract
cided to run away, Then ! tried 10 get
work. and was traced BY schrein' who
cnused my aiseharse4 lie seemed more
en"ritaoie tor Few aays BUT after ?
week OF so ne started ms profanity MS
euIShg ana nagging ana forced me I"
orlng MIN home money. lie had another
uouse wnere he entertained his social
nghts eno' women VINO attracted MIN more
uian aid. 1et thougn ne roooed me
|U my money, ne teit a certain jealousy
.oI my "ofklng honestly Tor hVng,
Nhich Il asorlbe 10 fear that u not at his
oeck ana call 1 might one day expose
MN 10 those who might be influential
~ throwing him out OF the army.
Inc war came as glorious relief to
NC. lie had TO %, of course and wasl
promoted to captaincy lie left me
without home or food, but kissed me on
tnat day. saying be was regretful had
tnat picture OF hlm for some time. but
forth"it1 applied for wSr work on
remunerative basis. obtained clerk-l
snip in munitions works partly through 4
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-09-19
The Prussans Punishment Told BY Old GEORGES Chare

! they could only marry into the best Ger
man families.
"Beingsyoung. but quite matured physi-
cally, believed more what was told me
by Lieutenant Schrein than the warning
from my mother The German officer
with his high boots, his tilted cap, the
yellow frogs on his tunic, appealed to me
as wonderful person-you must remem-
berathat other girls in our little town
Thought 1t quite an honor to be selected by
d lieutenant as an object of attention.
after several months. when my
fathers business was prospecting, it looked
gssh a large dot such as he would be able
to give me would prove tempting to even
a GermHn officer XXX
1--WE played tennis together-Schreiu
and Ewent to dances. and he did NOT
seem ashamed Of me. and our various ac-
tivities were gIoriousiy happy. Finally !
'however, he received orders to go to
Rerlin. and it was with grief that + was
parted from him. I. a young girl. vcryl
young girl. mind tou. was infatuated
with Lieutenant Sehrein. My,fEtiicr then
joined my mother and urged me 10 for
get the yoHBg officer, all Of which only
TENDED to make me think the more con
stantly of him. l received pffectisnate.
most loving letters, and finally Schrein
prevailed upon me to join him in Berlin
Il had previously written TO him that
could not but in this last letter be said
we could be married the day got TO the
German capital. Mysfathar was hard /
man, stterly unsympatlfctic with me iu
my affections and one Iat took myl
savings out Of the bank and hnstened t. |
Berlin. where was met at the station by !
lieutenant Schrein. His greeting was
affectionate, and as we dined
in the Cafe Bauer he told me not only
a-ns he fortunate in having me in Berlin
but that that day he had been promoted
70 ober-lieutenant
S''He rented a room for me in Lutzow
strasse. and when asked him where we
we're 10 be married he named church
and thcreupon left me filled with Joy ] I
thought my parents would soon forgive
ne. especially when they learned that l 4,
rad married an officer The next day
Lieutenant Schrein and ] went to the
<oologische Garten and in the carly even h
ng We dined on the restaurant balcony,
where for the first time tasted wine. Il
$ not necessary to say more than that I
vas taken somewhere by Lieutenant !,
sclirein, and that when awakened was
,rased with remorss. realizinE that ] Il
lerer again could face my mother nul
affer unless Lieutenant Scbrein 1ensent- :
Il TO marry me at once. fle procras I
mated cay after day. and / pleaded with
inn and he would then say
''Kleine, We viii get married next O
week r
In a shOEt zinc I ireaiizsd that ! sEould )
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-09-19

the dheroes of the past than does Switzer-
lsnd.
The glorious First of August. the ami
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-09-19

@I Is&g
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-09-19
ca5yzE O 1ae5s07aG ~ ssW71F55z1No

RoBABLY no other nation
celebrates her Independ-
snce Day with more sol
emnity and manifestation
Of heartfelt gratitude for
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-09-19

''Schrein returned soon afteFward. lie
askcd me about Klocsser and then said,
Nou made him leave some marks, I see
Rloesser had paid for his visit Lieuten
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-06-21
MYSTERIOUS ITCHING DISEASE
DRIVES SOLDIERS To MAD HOUSE
Lieut.. Herman Hadler Wrecks Submarine To Escape
From ImpregnaDle German Island, Too Densely
Populated With Military Who are Subject To
Living Deaths From Indescribable 1Ialadies


JudI officer the VIII
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-06-21

surprised 10 learn that no Germans
could be seen. When the huge cane
non cease splitting their fire no one
would ever think rnar on Lne very
same spot two foes had been engaged
iu deadly clash
AS gazed from my duEuut
could see miles and miles Of trenches.
both French and German ] could see
the long lines Of dents on the plains
and on the hills lly regiment lad
spent six days fighting ana kleW
I WAS not far from cne Bocles, but
for the first time since 7 had been %
France i didl't know just where
In Mud Up 20 Knees
We suffered intensely during the
first period OF our trench experience
The weather was bad- 10 raluel ale
trenches were filled with mud 90 our
knees some nights we were
awakened by the rain and we were
Obliged TO remain seated and huddled
closely so as 10 avoid unnecessary
wertlug- 7 was soaked 20 the skin
when stood guard duty in the trench
We we're suddenly awakened at 9
o'clock iu the morning and ordered
% the most advanced trench 4le
rain had ceased and we feared tlll
the Germans would take advantage OF
N... l. NaNaaa 90 Aa.aAaAa GIL aHHHa.- va
line. There were no grumblings FOR
being awakened so early in the morn
ing for the thought that the GER
mans were also up gave us comfort
and courage AS we tlled through Inc
communication trench we could near
distinctly The roaring Of cannon from
the side OF erDlu
We knew that the greatest battle or
the war was being fought there ny
the brave French army They were
repuising the Germans on tleir march
90 Paris
The advanced trenches that we now
occupied were filled with mud and
water almost TO the brim- But we
had 90 take things as they came We
could not spare the time 20 drain
-Au eyes on no Mans Land" was
the watchwOrd.
In No Mans Land.
On sentinel duty ] had an oppor-
tunity 90 observe my surroundings
The sentiuels stand i'm front Of the
trenches Then comes a large section
Of wire, beyond that a vacant space,
No Mans Land- A little farther off
were the German trenches. built slm-
liar TO our own
About so. feet behind my post in the
trench were the graves OF two Of our
soldiers.
Two crosses marked their last rest-
ING plAIr 81 I'm a strange lee4lns
Juggling at my heart I stood a mo-
ment silently surveying those little
mounds
Ny premonition Of German at
tack on our trench proved correct for
on Thursday, January j &. they craWled
through the stretch Of no Mans Land
ana rushed upon us. But they vera
repulsed- None OF our men were
killed or wounded The Boches. how
ever had "a big casualty list. to report
TO their commander.
IL was not my luck to be present
during that attack
lt had taken place shortly after my
company was relieved. IL was re.
pulsed by the soldiers who replaced
us.
Returning to the trenches again we
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-06-21
Thin PEOPLE
SHOULD TAKE
PHOSPHATE
Nothing Like Plain Bitro-Phosphnte
TO Put on Firm, Healthy Flesh and
10 Increase strenEth. NlEoE
and Nerve Force.


Judging from the countless prspa-
rations and treatments which are con-
tinually being advertised for the pur-
pose OF making tain people fleshy,
developing arms. neck and bust, and
replacing ugly holloWs and angles by
the soft curved lines OF health and
beauty. there are evidently thous-
ands o. men and women who keeEly
feel their excessive Chiuuess
Thinness and weakness are usually
due 90 starved nerves. Our bodies
need more phosphate than is con
tanned in modern foods Physicians
claim there IS nothing that VIII sup
ply this deficiency SO well as the or
gauic phosphate known among drug
Eiscs as phosphate. which Is in
expensive and IS sold BY most all
druggists under a guarantee OF salts
faction or money back By feeding
the nerves directly and BY supplying
the body cells with the necessary
phosphoric food elements. bitro-phos-
plate quickly produces a welcome
transformation in ths appearance
the increase in weight frequently be-
i1E astonishing.
This increase IN weight also car
ries with Do general Improvement
En- the health Nervousness. sleepless-
ness and lack Of energy. which nearly
always accompany excessive thinuess,
soon disappear duh eyes become
bright. and pale cheeks glow with
the bloom OF perfect health
CAUTION- - Although bitro-phos-
plate Isl unsurpassed for relieving
nervousness, slespl essuezs and gen
eral Wea kness. it should not. owing TO
Its remarkable flesh-groW prop
critics. be used BY anyone who does
not desire 20 put on nesh.-Adv.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-06-21

yg ere accompanied through the village
By a band Just before leaving the
village Of - T was appointed cor
poral Of a squad i'm the sixth company
When we reentered the advance trench
on M eCueslaTs amidst hurry OF
snow, we found that another trench,
improved il all ways, had been aug
during our absence
The duEouts were more comfortable
The wire section was more extensive
AS I gazed behind the line I saw that
three graves had been added 20 the
two I have already mentioned Dur
ing the day i helped bring the sick
and wounded to the base hospital
First Trip cover the Top"
The fog cleared away early Satur-
day morning March 8. and the larks
in No Mans Land announced the ad-
vent Of a real spring day. The bocles
fired upon us and we answered with
a vouey of shells that soon Quoted
rhem. In the morning I saw big
German sheu which had failed 90 aX-
ulcde when 90 fell into our trench
Ir was three feet I'm length and about
ten inches In diameter
AS the day wore on the dull bursts
Of cannon from the other end OF No
Mans Land became louder and louder
and more intense, We knew that the
Germans were getting the range on
our section.
At twilight ] and three comrades.
sergeant corporal and a nrivate.
were ordered 90 60 over the TOP" 10
learn more about the land beyond our
wire section T did not know whether
our commander contemplated an az
tack on the enemy silently we
climbed over the wall and crawled out
into the wilderness before us
Noisele ssly we craWled ahead. With
every sound Of the cannon the ground
seemed 10 rremble At one time we
heard the tramp Of feet not far from
u.s. we Jay safely ll slelhcle. and
so escaped notice.
We had veutured quite far from our
line and we must have been very near
the German trenches. suddenly we
came upon big hole. where we found
two dead French soldiers They had
evidently died from wounds we
searched through their clothes. but
could not find "a single means of fden-
l-ticatiou- The Germans apparently
had robbed them OF everything Of
value they may have carried on their
persons
Like ourselves. they evidently had
oeen on am exploring trip when dis
covered and killed by a German pa
troll There obviously had been a fierce
hand to hand struggle between the
two parties before the two brave
Frenchmen had given up their lives
Without making the least noise. our
party removed the dead bodies from
the hole. and tenderly carried them
back 20 our line. There two more lit
tie graves were added TO the others
behind our trenches.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-06-21
Outcome of The War
Determined. Saus VoLira

Chicago, I'LL. June 21-The marines
may win-or lose; the Germans may
press offensives OF retire. success for
the allies may seem. at times. 90 hang
I'm the balance-5ut 30 makes no diff
ference
For the outcome Of the war is all
ready determined. and Noliva-Over-
seer Wilbur Glenn Noliva. Of zion City
-conversins with prophecy. tells us
all about IT,
The territory that was the old Ro-
man empire VIII be restored and ruled
by a federation Of ten allied nations. %
he says Belgium viii have TO be
given VI; all OF Germany south of the
Rhine and all Of Austria south Of the
Danube. Turkey and Bulgaria VIII
have TO be split from Germany
Prussia. like Germany. IS outside
the Roman empire. and therefore must
sever relations with the allies"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-06-21

port started. ostensIblv. for WI
helmshaven- But instead. I turned
straight west and made for
on the Dutch coast
His Vessel Is Wrecked.
Besides my subordinates. two
brother officers and three civilian in
hab-tants OF Heligoland. there were
80 Of the crew who were happy 10
join me in deserving our vessel Our
vessel was damaged beyond repair so
now it lays somewhere along the
Dutch coast
Since raising my voice against our
r-gler commands barbarism j have
received many letters from my coun-
rrymen IN Holland. who unload them
selves Of the most profound abuse
that they can put into writing. Ny
answer 10 these people is:
-If you do not like our destrting
the fatherland go and serve it your
self. &c is easy TO become hurrah pa
triots from a safe distance. Copy
right 1918, by International News
Bureau.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-06-21
NERVOUS RUNDOWN WOMAN
TeIIs How Vinol Creates SHenFih

u 10" NIlNI y llll- p u =
Duked. TENT live on a farm
and keep house for six in my family.
I got into a nervous rundown condi-
tion so it seemed as though 7 would
die A friend advised me to try VinoI
have been greatly improved by It's
use and am better and stronger. in
every way.'-lfrs. H. H Goodwin.
The reason Ninol was so successful
In Mrs GocdWin's ease Isl because 10
contains beef and cod liver peproues,
iron and manganese peptouates and
ElTceroph pilates. the very elements
needed 90 build up weak, rundown
system and create strength. Kelly q
Pollard and Druggists sverywhere.-
ADV.