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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-13

upon as more or less Of myth. Han
son pointed toward the single tent that
stood in the center of the Enclosure.
"There," he said, and preceded her
toward 1t. At the entrance he held the
Zap aside and motioned her within.
Meriem entered and looked about. The
tent was empty.
She turned toward Hanson. There
was a broad grin on his face.
where Is Mr.. Baynes?" she de-
manded.
HE amt here" replied Hanson
"Leastwise I don't see him, do you?
But I'm here, and I'm a better man
than that thing ever was. You don't
need him no more-you got me-" and
he laughed uproariOusly and reached
for her.
Meriem was looking full into his face
as she fought for freedom when there
came over her sudden recollection of
a similar scene in which she had been
a participant and with 1t full recogni-
ton of her assaflant. He was the
Swede Milbihn, who had attacked her
once before, who had shot his compan-
ion, who would have saved her and
from whom she had been rescued BY
Bwana.
His smooth face had deceived her,
but now, with the growing beard and
the similarity of conditions, recogni.
ton came swift and sure.
| But today there would be no Bwana
to save her!
As Meriem struggled with Malbihn
hope died within her. She did not
! utter q sound, for she knew that there
was none to come to her assistance
and, besides, the jungle training of her
earlier life had taught her the futility
Of appeals for succor in the savage
world Of her upbringing.
But as she fought to free herself one
hand came IN contact with the butt
Of Malbihn's revolver where 1t rested
In the holster at his hip. Slowly hel
fingers encircled the coveted prize ant
drew it from its resting place. She
leveled it at his breast, but the ham
mer fell futilely upon an empty cham
Der.
For moment she eluded Malbihr
and ran toward the entrance to tht
tent, but at the very doorway his heavy
hand fell upon her shoulders and drag
ged her back. Wheeling upon him witt
the fury of wounded lioness, Merien
grasped the long revolver by the bar
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-13
By Edgar Rice Burroughs

rel. swung it high above her head
and crashed it down full in Malbihn's
face.
With an oath of pain and rage the
man staggered backward, releasing his
hold upon her. and then sank uncon-
scious TO the ground Without back
wardlook Meriem turned and fled into
the open.
Several of the blacks saw her and
tried to intercept her flight, but the
them at distance.
And so she won beyond the encfr-
cling bona and disappeared Into the
jungle TO the south.
Straight into the branches of a tree
she went. true TO the arboreal instincts
of the little Mangani she had been. and
there she stripped off her riding skirt,
her shoes and her stockings, for she
knew that she had before her a Jour-
ney>and flight which would not brook
the burden of these garments.
She had not gone far before she COM
menced to realize how slight were her
chances tor survival without means Of
defense or weapon to bring down
meat Why had she not thought to
strip the cartridge belt from Malbihn's
waist before she had left his tent?
With cartridges for the revolver she
might hope to bag small game and to
| protect herself from all but the most
ferocious of the enemies that would
beset her way back to the beloved
hearthstone of Bwana and My Dear.
With the thought came Determine
ton to return and obtain the coveted
ammunition. She realized that she
was taking great chances Of recapture
But without means Of defense and Of
obtaining meat she felt that she coult
never hope to reach safety. And SC
she turned her face back toward the
camp from which she had ibut just es
capped.
! She thought Malbihn Dead. so ter
rife blow had she dealt him, and sh'
hoped to find an opportunity after darl
to enter the camp and search.his ten
for the cartridge belt. But scarcel.
had she found hiding place,in a grea
tree at the edge Of the bona, wher
she could watch without danger Of be
ing discovered, than she saw tn
Swede emerge from his tent, wipin
blood from his face and hurting a vol
ley Of oaths and questionsaatahis terri
fed followers.
Shortly after the entire camp se
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-13
ognized the lurid profanity Of the
Swede. Malbihn was returning.

ognized the lurid profanity Of the
Swede. Malbihn was returning.
She thrust the photograph into her
waist. Quickly she slipped cartridge
into each Of the chambers of the re-
velver. Then she backed toward the
end of the tent, keeping the entrance
covered by her weapon.
The men stopped outside, and Ne
riem could hear Malbihn profanely Is
suing instructions. He was>a long time
about it, and while he talked In his
believing. british voice the girl sought
some avenue Of escape.
STOPPING, she raised the bottom Of
the canvas and looked beneath and be-
yond. There was no one In sight upon
that side. Throwing herself upon her
stomach, she worrned beneath the tent
wall Just as Malbihn, with a final word
to his men, entered the tent.
Meriem heard him cross the fioo.;,
and then she rose and, STOPPING low,
ran to native hut directly behind.
Once inside this she turned and
glanced back. There was no one In
sight. She had not been seen.
And now from Malbihn's tent sshe
heard a great cursing. The Swedeshad
discovered the rifling Of his box. He
was shouting to his men. and as she
heard them reply Meriem darted from
the hut and ran toward the edge Of
the bona farthest from Malbihn's tent.
Two minutes start Of any pursuers
was all Meriem cared fos. Once in the
trees she knew that she could outdis-
lance and elude them.
Her hopes were high. They could
not overtake her now ;ishe had had too
good a start Of them!
There was a smile on her lirs as she
dropped to the ground to cross little
| clearing where once had stood a ma.
tive village surrounded by its fields
The huts still stood In ruins.
The deserted huts were to her all the
better because they were deserted. Eh,
did not see the keen eyes watch. a
,her from a dozen points. from fun
bling doorways. from behind otterin,
granaries. In utter unco hscfousness O
impending danger she Started up tn,
| village street because it offered III,
clearest pathway to the jungle.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-13

CONTINUED Next Saturday, 4
All the news aU.s the time-The
Argus.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-10
BIG LOSS IN CORN,
GAIN in WHEAT, IS
CROP FORECAST
Lack of Rain During August
Held Responsible For De-
cline of $800,000,000

Washington, Sept. 10.-Heavy loss
n the prospective corn crop, but a
considerable increase in the forest of
spring wheat production, featured
The September crop report, issued
yesterday by the Department of Agri-
culture.
Lack of rain during August in the
principal producing sections of the
corn belt caused a reduction of S17,-
100000 bushels in the crop forecast,
bringing the loss in prospective pro-
duction since July 1 to 4S7,000,O00
bushels, representing more than
$500, 100000.
A corn crop of 2,672, 100000 bush
els this year was forecast yesterday
from September 1 conditions. That
would be almost half a million bush
els less than last years crop and
slightly smaller than the average
crop of the five years from 1912 to
1916.
The spring wheat crop showed i'm
provement, and there was an in
crease of 21,000,000 bushels in the
forecast of production, bringing the
prospective crop to 343,000,000 bush
els. With the winter wheat crop of
nounced, this years total wheat crop
will be SS9,000,000 bushels. That is
almost 50.000,000 bushels more than
was harvested last year and 90,000,-
600 bushels more than the 1926
average.
Estimates of production of other
crops, compared with those made Il
month ago, showed various changes.
Oats had a 49,000,0 ,00O-bushel in
crease; tobacco a 00,000-pound
loss, hay a $4,000, ,000-ton loss, and
white potatoes q 5000, ,000-bushel
loss.
Other changes were: Barley, A.
OO0,000-b -bushel increase; sweet pota-
toes, $500, 000- -bushel decrease; flax,
1,100.000-bushel increase, and rice,
700, -bushel decrease.
Heaviest reduction in the corn
production forecast came from Kan
sas. with loss of 100000 bushels;
Nebraska, with 60,000,000 bushels;
Missouri, with 57.O0O,OO0 bushels;
Illinois, with S7,000.000 bushels, and
Iowa, with 32,000,000 bushels.
Condition of the crops, September
/ follows: Spring wheat, S2.1; corn,
GA; oats, S44; barley, SIS; buck
wheat, S3.3; white potatoes, 74.5;
sweet potatoes, 74.5; tobacco, S2.4;
flax, 1876; rice. S3.7; sugar beets,
S6.S; kafirs, SOL.
Forecast of production of the prin-
cipal farm crops, based on their con-
dition September 1, were announced
by the Department of Agriculture
as follows:
Spring wheat, 343,OOO, 900 bushels;
all wheat, 500, 100000; corn. 2,672,-
100000; oats. 1,477,000, 900; barley,
36,000,000; buckwheat, 20,100,000;
white potatoes, 3S5,0O0,000; sweet
potatoes. S1,0OO,0000: tobacco, L.
21S,00O,000 pounds; fiex, 15,900.000
bushels; rice, 4O,9O0,O00; hay, &c.
100000 tons; sugar beets, 6,210,G00
!. tons; apples, 196,00O,000 bushels;
peaches. 40,200,000 bushels; kafirs,
74,20O,0O0.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-10
Old Paris Flower Vendor
Showers u. S. Ambulance

Paris, Sept. 10.-The widows S
mite" was eXemplified in the act of
an aged flower vendor whose stand
was located near the Arc de Triom-
phe, when recently she unloaded all
her variegated stock of roses, lilies.
tulips and violets upon an American
ambulance passing her stand loaded
with American wounded from the
front and being driven to a Paris
hospital in the vicinity.
The ambulance was open and the
wounded men could be seen on
hanging stretchers, swayed to and
fro by the motion of the car. One
young soldier sat on the seat with
the driver, his injury being a shat
tered arm. With one arm free, he
received the flowers, the essence of
the old flower vendors heart. There
was little delay. Everyone under
stood the incident. The soldiers face
showed he was in pain but the aged
womans offering caused him to for
get his suffering and he smiled. Ped
estrians looked on with approba-
ton.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-10
Assail Crown Prince
as He Runs to Cover

Washington, Sept. 10.-The Ger
man Crown Prince. in seeking to ex-
onerate himself of responsibility for
having contributed to bringing on
the present war, has aroused the
condemnation of a portion of the
German press, according to an Of
fetal telegram received by an En-
tente diplomatic establishment yes
terday.
The Arbeiter Zeitung, of Essen,
severely censures the sayings of the
Crown Prince, who, now that things
are taking a bad turn, refuses to
acknowledge any responsibility for
the war. 1t writes:
1T was the Kaiser's eldest son
who one day at Langthur addressed
regiment. saying: The happiest
day in my life will be the day war
breaks out"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-10
Satisfactory Hosiery

This means good-wear-
ing qualities-hose which
are thoroughly comfort
able for the foot, colors
which are reliable and
prices without profiteering
tendencies. Any falling
short of any of these quail
iiications would make the
hosiery unsatisfactory.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-10
Reliable Merchandise
Autheuhc Styles

Through training and experience, Our buyers know
where to buy, what to buy and how to buy it!
We continually in touch with the commercial cen
ters, and not styechange prceoppotunity escapes
That's reason why values are always good.
Yet only the bestknown reliable manufacturers
and wholesalers list, for take every pre-
caution to protect customers from the mediocre mer
chandise that flood the markets these days.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-10
The Grocer VIII Glady Take
Peach Stones-Dry

BELL 1091-2s56 UNITED
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-10

36nch fancy Silks for dress, skirt wat-some of the
beautiful paids made right here in Harrisburg Scotch
plads representing clans and stripes in
collection of combinations and coorings-over 200
pieces select from. Yard .$159 to $3.50
good Crepe de Chine at 81 SO yard; to-day it is hard
still have considerable of early pur
chase long they last 40 inches wde 40 shades Yard
$1.59
36inch Velour Plush for suits coats in all the best col
orings. Yard $500
Trimming and millinery Velvet-18 inches wide-in the
most complete color assorment-also black. Yard,
$1OO, 81 so and $500
John Worras English dyed and finished Veveteens-col-
ors and black24 a inches wide Yard ST so to 1925
BowMAN's-Main
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-10

When select hose from Stocks depend
upon them being RIGHT from every standpoint
satisfactory. Our present selections complete We ad-
early choosing while all styles and sizes here and
prices moderate.
Women's Silk Lisle Stockngs-back white and coors,
double soes, spiced heels Pair ...............6 69c
Womens Fiber Silk Stoingspan black and plain white,
double soes, spiced heels Pair ................5 SOC
Womens Thread Silk Stockingsblack, white and coors,
double soe high pliced heels wide garter tops Pair S125
Women's Thread Silk Stockings-black white and co1ors
double soes high spiced heels wide garter tops Pair ST. 10
Womens size Stockings-cotton pair SOC and 69t
Lisle pair 79c Thread Silk pair, $3.50 and $500 All
the above have double soes high spced heels wide garter
tops.
Boys and girls School Stockngs-lgh medium and heavy
weight cotton, double soes, high splced heels Pair,
800, SOC and 6Oc
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-10
More Fall Silks
Than You Expect

Hundreds upon hundreds of yards
of the prettiest Autumn Silks you
ever did sea greater quantity than
you expected to find in any store
hereabouts Maybe we did have to
exhaust every resource before we OBJ
tained them at fair prices (for good
silks are scarce and high-priced), but
they're here, fairly priced-that's
what's of interest to YOU.
These Fall Silks are the most beau-
tiful and most original that the max
ers have ever created. They in
clude-
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-10

This sale of Blankets and Comforts is by no means an
ordinary event It bears resemblance the average
blanket sale in any feature. The advantages all lie with
this Sale is different because in the face an ncreas
ing market shortage and steady rise of prices we offer
GOOD Blankets at special low prices that you're not like
1y to duplicated for years.
Second Floor
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-10
Erest Shaft to ''Hero"
Later Found Alive

Willisville, IlI.-Willisville is won
dering what to do with it's stone
shaft erected "in memoriam."
Lieutenant T. Ray Bradley, re-
ported the first Willisville boy killed
in France. has written that he is re-
covering from wounds.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-10
Beautify Your Home
Wxth Some of These Pretty
Drabery Materials

They will beautify it in a way
that will be sure to win your ad-
miration. These we present to you
are in wonderful variety of beau
tiful colors and unusual designs.
Prices that are very low, indeed.
We quote these few instances
Fancy Lace Net for windows
SO and 46 inches wide, in white,
ivory and ecru-some with lace
edges. Yard ..... 800 to $1.OO
3o-inch Marquisette, in white
and ecru grounds, with blue
birds. Yard 500
3o-inch white Swiss, for sash
curtains; in dots, stripes and fig
ures. Yard ................ ESQ
Sunfast Madras, in rose, green,
blue and brown-plain and two
toned; SO and 46 inches wide. Yd.,
400 to S1.39
Cretonnes for every purpose
cushions, draperies, bags and up
holstering- 80 and SO inches wide.
A complete line of Marquisette,
plain edges and handsomely trimn
BowMAN's-secor
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-10
Sale Of Turkish Towels
: Blankets And Comforts

How many families have too many towels in the house?
Very few large supply is essential and if you know good
towel values you wish make comparison of values you
should here Wednesday Thursday and the large
of Turkish Towels offered in this threeday SALE
In the manufacture of towels we'll elsewhere the output
of the looms has been restricted because of Government de-
mands The prices therefore lower than hope
offer until the ends.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-06-27
Washington Republicans
Divided On War Support

Tacoma, Wash, June 27.-Whether
the republican state platform is to
be confined wholly to support of the
national administration in winning The
war, or whether state politics is to be
injected, loomed as the foremost issue
floor of the state convention.
to be fought out late today on the
AT the close of the morning session
the question was still hanging fire and
the exclusively win-the-war platform
was meeting strong opposition.
Clark V. Savidge, selected chairman
of the committee, delivered a patriotic
address, saying 'our platform is al
ready written. 1t was written before
we ever set foot in Tacoma. 1t was
written at the firesides of millions of
American homes where mothers sit
thinking Of their hoys over there who
are fighting our battles to save the
world. 1t is this:
'eWin the war! Then care for him
that has done battle for us.s'
A few minutes later however, when
Delegate Handshey of Bellingham, of
fered a resolution to instruct the plat
form committee to confine the plat
form strictly to measures in support
of the administration, opposition arose.
The restitution was expected to come
up later in the day.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-06-27
Prominent Club Worker
Indicted for Fraud

New York, June 27.-Mrs. William
Cumming Story, former head of the
Daughters of the American Revolution,
and nationally prominent club woman,
was indicted today on charges growing
out of the investigation of the Nation
al Emergency Relief Society.
In one count Mrs. Story is accused of
petit larceny in obtaining $50 con.
tribution for the society on the repre-
sentation that it would all go for the
society, although one half was paid to
William Garland Brown as q commits
sion. 1t is also charged that she OBJ
tanned 1862 from the Hero Land
Bazaar by falsely certifying that no
commissions were being paid.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-06-27
SERVICE
SENDS OUT APPEAL.
Are Urging Greatest Possible
Effort Be Made to Prevent
Fires This Year

State Forester F. A. Elliott is in re-
eeipt of an appeal which is being sent
ont by the federal forest service, urg-
ing ON patriotic grounds that the great
est precautions be taken to avoid for
est fires this year, when 50 much de-
pends upon the amount of timber that
can be gotten out for war purposes
The bulletin saws:
"Three fourths of the forest fires
in the United States are caused by
man.
every forest fire which destroys
timber or takes men away from pro
duetive work helps the hun.
''f'or the first time in the history of
wars, timber is recognized as an es-
sential war emunition. Don't let for
est fires destroy it.
Railway ties and trench timbers
from the hand planted French forests
helped save Paris from the Hun.
t'Forest fires destroyed nearly two
hundred million board feet of timber
on the national forests of Oregon in
l9l7-enough to build three canton
ments as large as Camp Lewis.
tThe sawmills of Oregon cut two
and one half billion board feet of lum-
ber in 1917, valued at 100000.
'0regon s forests are supplying ma
terial for ships, airplanes and other
war uses. Help keep out forest fires.
Zone hundred eighty six fires on
the national forests of Oregon in 1917
started from fires left burning by care
less campers. Be sure your campfire is
out.
Fighting 1897 fires in Oregon cost
the federal forest service $133,017.12
in 1918. Help prevent forest fires and
save this expense.
"Oregon s forests will supply four
billion board feet of saw timber an
nually forever if properly managed.
Proper management implies efficient
conservative logging and
effective restocking
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-06-27
GERMAN AIRhEN
KILLNANY PATIENTS
Bombs We're Deliberately
Dropped Upon Large Red
Cross Hospital

An Atlantic Port, June 27.-How
several German airmen attacked and
destroyed a British hospital, killing
thirty-seven defenseless persons, in
eluding three nurses and injured thrice
that number, was told today by Colonel
G. H. Andrews, of Vancouver, B. C.
The colonel who went to France as
chaplain with the first Canadian ex-
peditionary force arrived here on a
Canadian steamer with score of other
Canadian and British officers.
81 was convaleseing at a hospital in
little French town called Boulennes, /,
said Andrews. "This place handled
about 10000 patients month. Every
night the Red Cross markings were
brilliantly Illuminated with search
lights, so there would be no possibility
of installing the buildings identity.
"On the night of May 80 several
of us who were iounging outside heard
the unmistakable drone of German aero
motors.
Suddenly bomb struck squarely
on the roof of the main building. 1t
tore through the upper stories, over
turning several cots, and exploded
squarely in an operating room, where
two or three doctors, two nurses and
several orderies were at work. All
those in the room, including the patient
were blown to atoms.
"'Other bombs were dropped and
the building caught fire. Most of the
stairways were destroyed so that we
had great difficulty in removing the
helpless patients.
''As we struggled to save these poor
fellows from being burned to deatd,
two of the German machines swooped
low and began to hammer away at us
with their machine gums"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-06-27
Limited Service Men
Called to CoIOrs

Washington, June PA call for 6S5
general and limited special service men
for the draft was issued by Provost
Marshal General Crowder late today
New York furnishes 100 general
service men to report to Lehigh Uni
versity, Pennsylvania, by July 10, and
1856 limited service men to report to
the oswego Board Of Education on the
same date.
Texas is to furnish 100 limited men
for entrainment to the University of
Texas, July Is and Iowa is to send 800
general service men to the University
of Texas, July IS and Iowa is to send
300 general service men to the Uni
versity Of Texas, entraining July 25.