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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-10-30
FLU" STOPS TWO
NAVAL BATTLES
Great Lakes and Pier Teams
Unable to Meet Opponents
in Missouri or Neb.

Two more football games went into
the discard yesterday when the ''fiu
showed that it is no respecter Of per-
sons ana caused the cancellation OF
contests booked by Chicago service
teams. The Great Lakes-St Louis Uni
versity clash AT St. Louis was wiped off
the schedule by the Missouri health Of
nCers Just few minutes after Manager
J A. Meyer of the Municipal Pier elev-
cn had been notified that the Pier Bal
loon School setto at Omaha. Neb was
impossible because of influenza restric-
lions.
Commander J. 3. Kaufman, athletic
officer at Great Lakes. Immediately
challenged the Maroons for a meeting
a. the station. provided Chicago is un-
able to engage Purdue Saturday. az
scheduled The Midway men and the
Boilermakers viii not be permitted TO
perform at Stagg field as the flu lid
has been put back on outdoor athletics,
but there Is some talk that the Big Ten
teams may adjourn TO Lafayette and
nlingle on Purdue field
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-10-30
DUTCH BERGMAN
GETS PROMOTION

PERU. IND. Oct 3o-Mr and Mrs.
Joseph Bergman. of Peru. have been
notified that their son. Alfred Bergman.
now at Camp Sewer. n c, has been
promoted from lieutenant to captain.
Captain Bergman is better known
among baseball fans OF Indiana as
Dutch Bergman. He played with the
Notre Dame university baseball and
football teams prior TO becoming con
nected with baseball teams in Peru and
Auncie
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-10-30
Do Not Neglect 1t.

When you use medicated sprays,
atomizers and douches for your Ca
tarrh. you may succeed in unstopping
the choked-up air passages for the
time being, but this annoying condi-
tion returns, and you have to do the
same thing over and over again.
Catarrh has never yet been cured
by these local applications. Have
you ever experienced any real benefit
kEpn such treatment
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-10-30

Give to the homesick boysl
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-10-30
BILL LANCE
RECOVERING; ON
WAY OVER SOON

Bill LANCE. who used to cavort in
wonderful style in the outfeld FOR the
Chicago Cubs some twenty years ago
and who has been made q Y. NJ. C. A.
secretary. win be in Chicago on Nov.
~ on his way to France. Big Bill was
10 have left his san Francisco home a
week ago Sunday. but an attack of
Spanish influenza forced him to bed
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-10-30
MARQUARD
MAKES DEBUT AS
BASKETBALL STAR

NEW YORK. Oct. 3o.-Rube Mar
GUARD has branched out as basketball
player The hero Of nineteen straight
baseball victories is a member of the
mine sweeping division team. which
Will open its schedule next Friday even
ing with game against Naval Base 6
Of Bensonhurst. Brooklyn.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-10-30
FINE SPIRIT OF
u. S. SOLDIERS

our boys are so willing IN give up
the rest and easy time which they have
earned by hard work in the trenches
that they often remain at the front and
go into action with relief units. some
times French or British troops. days af-
ter they should have been Ia leave
can. recuperating for another tour OF
duty at the front. As scissors saw
many wounded men come back to our
field hospital after their own units had
retired to the rear. The walking wound
ed always were a source Of wonder to
me"
Thus George w. Titus Y. NJ. Z. A.
secretary just back from France.
speaking of tho lnbreakable spirit of
the United States soldiers Mr. Titus
was with a trench mortar battery at
Cantigny when the battery threw 776
big bombs into the village i'm a single
dav. sending the Germans demoralized
on the run.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-10-30

lucky state team, which is the SAME
aggregation that swamped Indiana uni
versity al Bloomington in the opening
clash on J. U5s schedule Wabash and
Indiana had a game scheduled for this
month at Bloomington but the influenza
situation caused cancellation.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-10-30

He who gives quickly gives best.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-10-30
MICHIGAN
IN AN ASYLUM

PHILADELPHIA. Oct. 3o.-Jack Nc
Guigan. noted night referee and pro-
moter. has been taken 10 the Norris
town Insane Asylum
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-10-30

You should give twice what you
did before to the United War
Work agencies.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-06-13
STR. ROOSEVELT
 SAVES 7QQ MEN
 FROM ARCT|C|CE

WASHINGTON, June 13.-Fisheries Commissioner Smith has telegraphed to Commander Hans Bierd and the crew of the ice steamer Roosevelt his concentrations on the saving of seven hundred persons from the ice-bound Alaska Boring sea fishing fleet.
 A brief report received here said the Roosevelt was forced to cut her way through sixteen feet of ice at times. The ship St. Nicholas, which was being crushed by the ice, would have sunk in twelve hours, when she was found by the Roosevelt and lowed to open water.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-06-13
CHEMIST AYERS A[L|ESEXCEL IN
 GAS. WARFARE

WASHINGTON, June 13.-Carl As berg, chief of the bureau of chemistry of the agricultural department, told
 the senate committee on agriculture mans in gas warfare, and that they have more gas at their disposal and are applying it more effectively. They also have more improved gas masks.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-06-13
 FRENCH CHILDREN
 TO DESIGN POSTERS

PARIS, June 13.-School children in the Paris schools have been in- vited to submit designs for food re- striction posters. Among those &C., cepted is one by a little girl repre- senting group of children gazing at a shop window filled with confection- cry and cakes. "We can do without them," is the legend below.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-06-13
FRENCH ADMIRE GALLANTRY IF
 DUR SOLDIERS

PARIS, June 13.-On the aTniver- sary of the arrival in France of Amer fcan troops, President Poincare today telegraphed to President Wilson an expression of French admiration for the magnificent eftort America has made in the war.
 |. President Poincare also conveyed his felicitations on the conduct of the American troops, who, he said, had commenced to give fine examples of gallantry and bravery.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-06-13
PIECE OF sHRANPEL SHELL .
 EXTRACTED FROM HEART

LONDON, June 13.-A piece of shrapnel weighing one-seventh of an ounce has been extracted from the anterior wall of the heart of an Eng fish soldier at hospital here. The
 patient was warned that the opera tion might kill him. When he came out from the influnece of the anas- thetic he said he felt like a new man.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-06-13
VETERANS TO PARADE

All Spanish war veterans are re- quested to meet on Friday evening at 8:30 o'clock in front of Schiller's s restaurant in order that the boys of '9S can escort the boys of 1S to the dock, on their way to Fort Liscum.
 FRED SCHILLER,
 National Aide de Camp
The Cordova daily times., 1918-06-13
NOTICE

The Cordova public school library will be open Friday from to D. m. for the children of the school who wish to take out library books.
 LEONA CHURCHILL, Librarian.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-06-13
NEW DENTAL OFFICE

Dr. H. A. Blythe, of the firm Of Drs. Daggett & Blythe, with dental offices at Cordova, has installed branch office at Chitina, Alaska.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-06-13

Madam Velva will give scientific card readings for a short time only, from 2 D. m. until 10 p. m, over Hegg's store.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-06-13
SPLENDID OPPORTUNITY

I hereby offer for sale 7,292 shares of the Cordova Mill & Lumber Con- pany stock at 75 cents per share.
 CHARLES J. GOODALL.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-06-13

Use more milk.-U. s. Food Admin istration.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-06-13

Waste and extravaganza are Ger many's silent allies.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1918-03-19

hind, came Morgan's posse. led by
Blake. An instant only they paused
where Bessie's horse had been killed
by a bullet from Haines' pistol. then
galloped out onto the plateau.
Swimming strong. with her arm
about the horses neck. Bessie ap-
preached shore where the water was
shallow and some 500 yards below
the plateau. She gained her feet
and was about to walk ashore when
she saw Black Jack and Curly COM
ing furiously down the rivers edge.
She swung into the saddle and again
headed out into the river across n
powerful current and to the opposite
bank which doomed high an eighth
Of . mile distant. Black Jack. feel
ing that at last the girl was within
~ grasp. ordered Curly 10 continue
down the river . distance and across.
while he struck out directly after
Bessie.
In the middle of the river, Bessie
slid from the saddle and her horse,
freed Of her weight, gained q trifla
on the OUTLAW. winning the race to
shore by Tow yards. Again In the
saddle. Bessie frantically sought q
path up the steep rocky hank. but
saah time she drove the Aarss for
ware. 10 slivDsl sAsR. 1iSxa mol
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1918-03-19
CONGRESSMAN GIVEN
A VOICE IN WAR

Washington, March 18.-Confer-
ences in line with the administra-
tion's new policy Of giving congress
a greater share in the conduct Of
the war were continued between the
members of the war council and the
house military committee. Acting
Secretary Of War Crowell invited the
house committee men to meet the
members of the war council as part
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1918-03-19
Chicago Flier Falls
To His Death

Chicago. March 1S.-Harry Velvi
friend and schoolmate of Edward
Morris. head of the packing firm OF
Morris & Co.. and one Of the first
Chicago aviators to enter the naval
aviation service. has fallen to his
death in flying over the German lines
Ills parents were notified.
Velvie, who was a member of the
first flying unit to 60 to France. was
twenty-five years of age and mem
Der OF a prominent family. His moth.
er is visiting in Minneapolis.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1918-03-19
VENGEANCE AND
the WOMAN
EPISODE Is
Synopsis

Black Jack Haines, outlaw leader,
swears vengeance on Henry Blake.
railway builder and capitalist. and
Bessie. his young wife. who sent him
to prison. He escapes and carries
Bessie away. but she is rescued by
her husband. They are cornered on
q mountain top. Blake is buried by
a mine blast and his wife is captured
by Black Jack. She seizes his pistol
as she is behind him on his horse.
and wounding him, gets away. Close
ly pursued, she rides out onto pla-
teau. and leaps on the horse over 4
high cliff into q river.
The horse, Bessie clinging about
his neck, struck the water with a
crash, and twice rolled over. sweep
ing the girl from the saddle. Then
righting himself, the animal struck
out down stream. Bessie, unhurt,
quickly overlook him and catching
his name swan by his side directing
his course toward shore.
Black Jack and Brown reached the
edge of the plateau moment later
and vainly urged their horse to take
the leap, then wheeled to the left
and dashed down slope which lead
to the river. Not five minutes be-
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1918-03-19
Make Q Return.

We do not really appreciate a kind
ness until we try to return II. We may
say as msch n we like about our graf
ituds fer the blessings our Heavenly
Father sends, but the substantial rec
egHlti0n Of osr goodness 10 to help
others. Az lsng 10 there Is sickness
or suffering. needy bodies or needy
hearts In eur part Of the world, We
have the best possible chance 0f prov.
~ ssr nsstflsiS.UHsNa Chnpani~A.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1918-03-19

COlO, B6lO inc
Polar cubs.
That's right" said Mother Polar
proudly. "You are strong and well.
Just the way like to have you. But
far down from where We are they have
ice and snow In the winter-lt's not
cold like II Is here, though. No, they
do not know what It's like up here.
"They think they know what winter
weather means, but they don't. An,
no, we're the fortunate ones"
"But you said" began the little
bears. "that the people down there
didn't like our kind Of weather."
"Neither do they. you bright little
creatures. And II is our kind OF wealth.
er-that's just what we should call It.
"Of course earlier In the season
when you first came into the world,
saw that you were protected and shell.
tered, but now nothing will hurt you.
and the Ice and the cold will make you
strong and WELL"
1--WE love It," they said, us they
played about.
Imagine" said Mother Polar, "whep
It's winter where the people live they
bundle up and SILVER. They have great,
enormous fires burning and they live In
houses and buildings and apartments
that are heated so that we would prob.
ably shrivel right up and die should
we ever get In one"
1--WE never will though. will we.
mother2"
"No. my loves. we never will. But
have heard this from occasional Wis
itors who came to this part Of the land.
"And they say that when our cous-
lns In the zoo 90 into their Icy pond
which Is given to them In their dens
the people SILVER and draw their furs
closer. They cannot understand Oul
cousins ut all. And they could never
understand u.s."
"Well," said the cubs, 1--WE wear our
fur cOats right next to us all the time
We never get the chance to become
cold"
THAT'S So" said Mother Polar. "but
then I've never heard Of people 20
ing in swimming where there was
broken ice In the water even wearing
their fur coats. They only 60 In when
II Is dreadfully hot In the summer
time"
"What do our zoo cousins do In the
summer time when II Is hot? They
can't shed their fur coats any more
than we can, eh?" asked the cubs.
mo. they can't shed their fur coats,
said Mother Polar, "though I'm sure
they often wish they could. I've heard
that they hate the summer and spend
all their time trying to get cool.
"When II Is very hot the zoo keepers
give them big pieces Of lie. but oh
they melt very quickly In that sort OF
weather"
mot our Sort" the cubs growled
softly.
"Ah. no." said mother.
"Will It get like that here when the
summer comes?" asked the cubs.
mo. II will never get hot up here
as II does there. We will have broker
ice In our lakes and rivers all summer
long. This Ii the land where it's al
ways winter. And winter means COLI
weather."
GLORIOUS" said the cubs. 1.-THE Ian,
where It's always winter Is our home.
Then they went for swim witt
Mother Polar. right into the icy wa
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1918-03-19

with In their far
away home and so they are wilder than
the brown and black bears.
But they are happy, oh so happy.
that they live In the part OF the world
where it's always winter, and where
ice, glorious. cooling Ice. can always
be found.
So It just makes US think that there
IL nothing In the world that doesn't
make either some person, or some
animal, happy and contented!
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1918-03-19

chilorea. They
were just big
enough 70 10 al.
lowed out Into the
great world. A.
yet they knew
very little.
~ means. my
cuba," said Moth.
er Polar. shat Il
Is the coolest see.
son Of the year.
Where We are liv-
ing Il II never
warm. We love
the cold"
1--WE don't feel
cold" said the
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1918-03-19
CHAdBERLAIN's TABLETS

These Tablets are intended espe-
eislly for disorders Of the stomach.
liver and bowels. II you are troS-
hlsd with heartburn. indigestion OF
seAstipatisA they will 10 yss gssd.
GaNG
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1918-03-19

ter, and they
walked over cakes
Of Ice as II they
W ere ordinary
parts In The woods
or fields.
And while we
would SILVER still
more II we could
see them, II Is
what they love
and what makes
them happy. But
they have hard
.IG 1900
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1918-03-19

ana saw the girl struggling In BLACK
Jacks grasp. Morgan raised his
rifle. but the bandit drew the girls
form between himself and the sheriff
and the latter lowered his weapon.
Blake moved as II to chance shot.
but the others restrained him. Black
Jack. quick to realize his advantage
shouted across the water:
Hands up. all of you, or III
fire."
At the same time he pressed his
pistol against Bessie's breast. Re
luctantly, Morgan and his men obey
ed, and Black Jack now in full pos
session of the situation, yelled boast
fully:
Thought you'd got me. Well.
you haven't. Now. get the - out
OF here or III pull the trigger ann
you can have what's left"
Black Jack, triumphant, looked
down at Bessie. who had stood tense
and motionless as her life hung In
the balance, and for a fraction Of Q
second his pistol left her heart. Like
q flash. Bessie leaped at him. She
caught his uplifted hand and the pis-
toll was discharged. the bullet tear
ing harmlessly past her waist.
Desperately. toward the very brink
Of the waterfall. the powerful out
| law and the girl fought, while or
!Ehsrs Blake and bic esnDaAisxs stsst
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1918-03-19

appalled,, their rifles ready. but un-
able to shoot for fear Of wounding
Bessie.
On the edge of the cataract. Bee
sic. in a last despairing effort, swung
sideways away from her captor, as
Black Jack growled:
"D----you. well 60 over togeth-
err"
That movement spelled . lease Of
life for Bessie. In the second her
body was drawn away from the OUT
law. Blake's rifle spoke and his bull
let dropped the outlaw to his knees
In the water, but still clinginS to the
girl. She struggled free and fell
fainting a. Black Jack slipped over
the brink. to be sucked beneath the
surface. cast up and battered about
in the whirlpool.
Blake dropped his rifle as he saw
Black Jack fall, and leaping into the
river began to swim to the island in
q desperate hope Of reaching his wife
before she too, should slip over the
falls. Morgan and his men rode
swiftly down the bank to enter the
river below the rapids to rescue her
II Blake was too late.
Black Jack, meantime, had been
carried down the rapids beyond the
range OF Morgan's men and lodged
against a rocck seemingly dead. AZ
ter q time, he opened his eyes with
O fiendish smile which quickly was
erased by pain. Bruised and broken
and pierced by Blake's bullet, the
outlaw leader was far from dead
man.
Bessie still unconscious. slipped
inch by inch nearer the brink Of the
falls as Blake fought his way to her
side. He reached the island and
raced along the top Of the narrow
pass toward her. She partly revived
and turned over. the movement car
rying her part way over the brink
There she hung suspended. Blakt
reached out to clasp her in his arms
when she turned again and slid dowr
into the whirlpool.
The whirlpool and the rapids were
more merciful to Bessie than they
had been to Black Jack. They car
ried her swiftly out into clear water
where cross current caught hel
inert form and deposited It gently
on a sandy bit of shore. Here she
lay for some time. then rising stag.
gered blindly across the sands. Sud.
denly her feet began to sink into
quicksands. She struggled to fires
them only to sink further-to hel
knees, then to her waist. Soon, she
was buried to her arms and heI
screams rose above the rushing Of the
river.
Blake and the others riding past
further up the river bank heard he,
cries and paused. Again the screams
ccame to them. Mystified. the!
wheeled their horses and st rainet
their eyes in every direction. The,
could see nothing and dashed madly
along. leaving the girl to her fate
| Bessie now was buried to her chin
She tried to scream, but could not
She closed her eyes.
Below, Blake again halted an;
looked back.
1
The head of the helpless girl wa
now fast vanishing. Only her hal
showed and one uplifted arm, tn
fingers clutching the air. Then he
hair disappeared and only sligh
length Of wrist was seen, as II I,
mark her grave.
! Ito Be Continued)
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g
was almost on her when she turned
and in desperation started down the
shore. hoping to find some avenue
Of escape into the woods lying back
from the river.
Down the rocky shore they raced.
Black Jack with pistol drawn watch
ing for q fair shot at Bessie's horse
and with no danger Of hitting her.
A large tree barred their path. and
the girls mount took It beautifully.
but the outlaw was less fortunate.
his horse stumbling and throwing
him heavily. It was only . moments
delay. but 1t enabled Bessie to reach
. stretch Of comparatively low and
level shore and she had turned her
horse away from the river only 10
face Curly. who had made a cross.
ing below.
Caught between the two outlaws
and the river now breaking out into
Q nasty piece Of rapids, Bessie again
was in desperate straits. There was
but one course open-the river. and
with a whispered word Of encourage
ment to the tired horse. she urged
him out into the swift current.
Shooting out into the river from
the right bank. a narrow split Of
sand merged into a good sized island,
on the extreme end of which high
cliff overlooked falls marking the
foot of the rapids. Toward this isl
and Bessie directed her horse. ex-
periencing the greatest difficulty
from the swift cross currents and
rocks. She finally gained shore.
however. and made her way through
a tiny strip OF woods to the cliff.
leaving Black Jack still struggling
in the middle Of the river, and Curly
on the further shore with the bunch
Of horses, where he had been order
ed to stay by Haines.
Bessie was forced to halt at the
base of the cliff. Dismounting, she
searched either wal, then realized
she had ridden right into rock trap
CHANGING back through the fringe oil
trees, she could see Black Jack wad,
ing ashore. and abandoning hel
horse. she scrambled up the crags
Overlooking the falls.
| Black Jack was close behind her
She reached the further edge Of ths
cliff as he appeared at its base. Be.
low the girl were the jagged rocks
she could not escape that way. A
leap meant certain death. In a fren-
zy of terror. she dashed back and
along the cliff. half climbing. hall
falling to the waters edge. At the
very brink of the falls, the outlaw
seized her. snarling in triumph:
yell as loud as you like. there's
nobody to hear YOU"
Across the water from the left
bank rifle shot caused both to look
up and they saw Curly Brown fall
dead from his horse. An instant la
ter. Morgan. his pistol smoking. ans
Blake and the posse rode out on the
river shore.
One scream escaped Bessie's lip.
before the outlaw choked her into
silence. The men ON shore heard II
and saw the girl struggling in Blacl
Jacks grasp. Morgan raised hi,
rifle. but the bandit drew the girl!
form between himself and the sheriff
land the latter lowered his weapon
Blake moved as II to chance shot
but the others restrained him. Blacl
Jack. quick to realize his advantag
shouted across the water:
Hands up. all of you, or IL
fire."
At the same time he pressed hi
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1918-03-19
SEVEN

OF the governments program began
when the senate military committee
was called into conference and taken
into the administrations confidence
as to the progress OF war prepara-
tions and developments on the fight
Ing fronts.
Arrangements were made for the
senate committeeman to meet the
war council every Saturday begin
ming next week and II is understood
a similar arrangement for weekly
meetings will be made with the house
committee. Probably a large room
will be selected so that the commit
tees may be received in joint ses-
sion. 4,
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1918-03-19
DAD(HS[Y9VI(
A)QY TALL
POLAR SEARS.

IT y winter" said Mother Polar
what does that meant" asked hes