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The St. Charles herald., 1918-07-20
"RefuSes! !"
"1Ie has promised not to leave


"1Ie has promised not to leave
Otto"
OLGA Loschek had been incredulous'
ot first. 1t was not possible. Men IN
love did not do these things. 1t was
not possible, that, after all, she lau
foiled When she realized II, She
vouIl have broken out In bitter pro-
test. but Hedwig's face warned her.
"He is right Of course lledWlS hlo
said you and were wrong, count
css, There is nothing to door say
And the countess had taken her de-
feot quietly, with burning eyes ana
throat dry with excitement
The plot was arranged, to the small
oet detail. The king, living now only
so long as 1t was decreed he shoulo
Hive would, in mid-afternoon, COM
uoDca to sink. The entire court
would be gathered in anterooms ana
salons near his apartments. In MS
rooms the crown prince would De Kept
! awaiting the summons to the throhe
room where. on the kings death, the
reroncv would be declared, and the
court would swear fealty to the ne"
king Otto the Ninth. By arrangement
with the captain Of the palace guaru'
who was one of the committee OF 'en'
the sentries before the crown prince ,
door were to be Of the revolutioharS
marty. Mettlich would undoubtedly
be with the king. Remained theh 10
be reckoned with only the prince per
sonal servants, Miss Braithwaite, anu
Milky Laisch.
Two obstacles were left for the
countess to cope with, and this was
her part of the work. She hau III
ready plan for Miss BraithWal'e- hu'
Milky Larisch?
Over that problem, during the lons
night hours, Olga LosChek worked. II
would be possible to overcome Nlhh!
of course. There would be four men
with the sentries, against nm. bu
that would mean struggle ana al
alarm. 1t was the plan to achieve I'M
abduction quietly, so quietly that 10
: perhaps an hour-thcy hoped for al
hour-there would be no alarm. Som
time they must have, enough TO lilah
the long journey through the under
ground passage. Otherwise the open
ing at the gate would be closed an
the party caught like rats In hole.
During the early afternoon IN
. chancellor visited the crown prince
: Waiting and watching had maze II
y rocds on him. but he assumed sol
of heavy jocularity for the boys oeh'
y fit.
"We must get the lad out som'
:, where for some air" he observed.
y is not good to keep him shut up lie
:, this" He turned to the crown pr1nc
"In a day or so," he said. I'VE snail
90 to the summer palace You woul
! like that. eh?'
% "WNl my grandfather be able to go
The chancellor sighed. yes
- said. "I-he will go to the count
"A also. He has loved it very eearly.
He left, shortly after three o'cloc
ID And. because he was restless and u
The St. Charles herald., 1918-07-20

Sweetheart. he said. Sweet
est heart!"
When. having kissed her, he drew
back trif1e for the sheer JOY of again
catching her to him, It was HedWlg
who held out her arms to him
II couldn't bear it., she said simply.
II love you. had to see you again.
Just once"
If he had not entirely lost his head
before, he lost It then. He stopped
thinking, was content for q time that
her arms were about his neck, and
his arms about her, holding her close,
"Never let me go, Milky" she whis-
pered. Hold me, always"
always :" said Milky, valiantly ana
| absurdly.
Like this?7
Like this" said Milky, who was,
like most lovers, not particularly
The St. Charles herald., 1918-07-20

original. He tightened his strong arms
about her.
Tben because she dared not give
him time to think, she made her plea
rapid, girllsh, rather incoherent, but
understandable enough. They would go
ovov together and be married. She
hod it all planned and some OF II ar
rnged. And then they would hide
somewhere. and-"and always be to-
| pether." she finished, tremulous with
anxiety.
And Milky? His pulses still beating
at her nearness, his eyes on her up
turned. despairing young face, turned
| TO him for hope and comfort, what
could he do? He took her In his arms
opoin and soothed her. while she cried
her heart out against his tunic. be
said he would do anything to keep her
from unhappiness, and that he would
die before he let her go to karPs arms.
But If he had stopped thinking before
he was thinking hard enough then.
"TonightY said Hedwig, raising q
tear-stained face. "It Is early. If we
wait something will happen. l know
1t. They are so powerful, they can dc
anything"
He put her away from him at last
after he had kissed her eyelids ant
her forehead which was by way OF
renunciation. And then he folded hi'
arms. which were treacherou5 'ant
| l. h
ing TO look at her, but with his eye
fixed on the irregular skyline of tn
city roofs, he told her many things
of his promise to the king, of the dan
ger, imminent now and very real, o
: his word of honor not to make IOV
to her, which he had broken.
Hedwig listened growing cold an
still, and drawing away a little. Sh
listened, even assented, as he pleade
against his own heart, treacherou
arms still folded. And If she saw hi
arms and not his eyes, it was becaus
:. she did not look up.
: Halfway Though his eager speecl
= however, she drew her light wra
: about her and turned away. MIX
: could not believe that she was goin
:, like that. without a word. But Whe
: she had disappeared through the vii
dow, he knew, and followed her. L
o caught her in Hubert's room, and DIRE
;. her savagely into his arms.
y But it was q passive, Quiescent, ar
: trembling Hedwig who submitted, al
b then. freeing herself, went out throu.
q the door into the lights of the corridc
~ Milky flung himself, face down, on
: shrouded couch and lay there, his IA
a buried In his arms.
a Olga Loschek's last hope was gor
,r On the day Of the carnival, viii
8 was the last day before the beginni
I. of Lent, Prince Ferdinand Willif
o. Otto wakened early. The palace ST
slept, and only the street sweepe
of were about the streets. Prince Fer
of nand William Otto sat up in bed a
ID yawned. This was a special day,
II. knew. but at first he was too droN
r. to remember.
n, Then he knew--the carnival! A
SIS lightful day, with the place full OF p
pie in strange costumes-peasar
The St. Charles herald., 1918-07-20
CHAPTER XV-ContInued.

Hedwig's notification that she would
-viSit her, found the countess at leisure
and alone. She followed the announce
ment almost Immediately, and If she
had shown cowardice before, she
showed none now. She disregarded
the chair Olga Loschek offered, and
came to the point with a directness
that was like the kings.
Il have come" she said simply, ito
dnd out what to do"
The countess was as direct.
81 cannot tell you what to do, high
ness. 1 can only tell you what
would do"
"Very we'll" Hedwig showed
touch of impatience. This was Quib-
bling and 1t annoyed her
Il should go away, now. with the
person l cared about"
sWhere would you go?"
"The world is wide, highness."
"Not wide enough to hide In, am
afraid"
'For myself" said the countess, "the
problem would not be difficult. |
should 60 to my place in the noun
tains. An old priest, who knows me
well, would perform the marriage.
After that they might find me If they
liked. 1t would be too late"
This priest-he might be difficult"
"Not to young couple, come to him,
perhaps. In peasant costume. They
are glad to marry. these fathers
There is much irregularity. | fancy,
she added, still with her carefully de
tached manner, that marriage could
be easily arranged"
But, before long, she had dropped
her pretense of aloofness, and was TAX
ing the lead Hedwig, weary with the
struggle and now trembling will
nervousness, put herself in her hands
listening while she planned, agreed
eagerly to everything. Something OF
grim amusement came into Olga Los
,chek's face after a time. By doing thi
thing she would lose everything. l
would be impossible to conceal he
.connivance. No one, knowing Hedwle
would for a moment imagine the plai
hers. Or Nikky's, either, for that mat
ter.
She, then, would lose everything
even Karl, who was already lost to hel
.But-and her face grew set and ne
eyes hard-she would let those plo
tiers In their grisly catacombs do thei
own filthy work. Her hands would D
clean Of that. Hence her amuseme1
that at this late day she, Olga Loschei
should be saving her own soul.
So II was arranged, to the last d'
tail. For 1t must be done at one
,Hedwig, a trifie terrified, would hay
postponed it q day or so, but IL
countess was insistent. Only she kne
how the very hours counted, had the
numbered, indeed, and watched the
flying by with sinking heart.
If she gave fleeting thought TO II
palace, to the crown prince and his II
pending fate, she dismissed it qulc
". She had no affection for A
nunciata, and as to the boy, let the
The St. Charles herald., 1918-07-20
CHAPTER XVII.
The Pirates Den.


Miss PraithWaite was asleep on thd
couch in her sitting room, deeply
asleep. 50 that when Prince Ferdinand
William Otto changed the cold cloth
on her head, she did not even move
The Countess LOschek had brought her
some medicine.
1T cured her very quickly" said the
crown prince, shuffling the cards with
clumsy fingers He and Milky wera
playing q game In which matches rep
resented money. The crown prince
had won nearly oil Of them and was
quite pink with excitement Its my
deal, isn't it2 When she goes to sleep
like that, she nearly always wakens up
much better, She's very Sount
asleep
Milky played absently. and lost the
game. The crown prince triumphant-
" scooped up the rest Of the matches
Then he lounged to the window, his
hands In his pockets. There was
something on his mind which the
chancellor's reference TO Hedwigs pic
ture had recalled. Something he
wished TO say to Milky, without look
ing at him.
| So ne cleared his throat, and looked
out the window, and said, very cas-
ually:
.H!lda says that Hcdwig Is going to
get married.
$50 hear, hiShness.
"She doesn't seem to be very nappy
about it. She's crying, most of the
time"
If was Nikky's turn to clear his
throat. Marriage Is a serious mat
ter" he said 1T Is not to be gone
into lightly"
"Once when l asked you about mar
riage. YOU said marriage was when two
nnople loved each other, and wanted
IN be together the rest of their lives.
"Well," hedged Milky, that is the
idea, rather"
~ should think" said Prince Ferdi-
mind William Otto, slightly red, that
Won would marry her yourself
Milky being beyond speech for an
instant and looking, had his royal high
moss but seen him, very tragic ana
somewhat rigid, the crown prince went
on:
"Shc's q very nice girl" he said; Il
think she would make good wife.
There was something of reproach In
t his tone. He had confidently planned
that Milky would marry Hedwig, ana
that they could all live on forever IN
: the nalace But, the way things were
Z Going Milky might marry anybody
e ond 90 away to live, and he would lose
. him.
i ayes" said Milky, in strange voice
= .ohoI om sure she would make q
good wife"
" Az which Prince Ferdinand William
e otto turned and looked at him. y
Y wish Won would marry her yourself
no said with his nearest approach u
i. ;ronotience. 81 think she'd be willing
;. ri osk her. If you want me to-"
Half-past three, then, and MIX!
trying to explain wAlin the limits O
tho hoy's understanding of life, nj
nositfon. Members of royal families
he said, looking far away, over IN
cbild's head. had to do many thing
for the good of the country. An
marrying was one of them. lie sa'
bent forward, his hands swung Dc
tween his knees, and tried to visualize
for Otto's understanding and his ow
baartache. the results of such mai
riage.
RIO RF CONTlNUED)
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CHAPTER XVI.
Nikky and Hedwig.

N,kkv had gone back to his lodging,
u,hora his servant was packing ms
th,nos For Milky was now OF ms
aiestv's household, and must @ eA
change his shabby old rooms io'
cold magnificence of the palace, .,o
He was very downhearted' 10 .he .he
crown prince, each day, he gave n .ne
os CO. t,at was in him, played and rode,
;"vsnted urs delightful nonsense to bring =
the boys quick Laughter ,orat 70.
nockctfuls Of bones, to the see,e. nor;sh
po1t of his soldierly soul. was ; ooy's., 90
and and tender, frivolous or thousntlu'' .
~. az occasion seemed to warrant.
~ And always he was watchfui' us fe
The St. Charles herald., 1918-07-20
ain What Can We Trust"

,oor ont for him. Let Mettlich guaru
his treasure, or lose it to MS perm.
The massage under the gate was ho'
har discovery or informing.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-23
Weekly Bank Statement.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.l
NEW YORK, March 23.-The
weekly actua, bank statement today
showed the following changes:
Surplus increased $50, ,650,020.
Loans increased sSO,7S6, 900.
Cash in own vaults by members of
the federal reserve system increased
s2,699,0O0.
Reserve in federal reserve banks
by member banks increased S22 ,5S6,-
600
Reserve In own vaults by state
banks and trust companies increased
1881 900.
Reserve in repositories by state
banks and trust companies decreased
s341 900
Net demand deposits with United
States deposits deducted increased
$17,573,00O.
Net time deposits decreased Sl1,-
100000.
Circulation increased $4,000.
Aggregate reserve $54S,947 900.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-23
COMMITTEE
is APPOINTED
Wisconsin Loyalty Legion to Advise
One of Candidates to Withdraw
From the
Race.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
MILWAUKEE. Wis, March 23-,
Chairman w. A. Hayes of the Wis
consin Loyalty legion will appoint a
committee today to confer with re-
publican and democratic leaders in an
effort to combine the loyal vote of
April 2 on one of the loyal candi-
dates OF the United States senator
ship. The committee will advise the
withdrawal of Joseph E. Davis, demo
crat, or Irvine l.. Lenroot. republican,
to insure defeat of Victor Berger, So
cialist candidate. Appointment OF
the committee was authorized in a
resolution adopted by the 700 dele
gates attending the convention.
Senator Lewis, campaigning for
Davies, declared here last night at
is impossible for me to believe any
person who has been received in our
arms and taken into the bosom of
America could turn against their
adopted country in this hour when she
is assailed by a foreign enemy.
"If there be such in Wisconsin
Illinois, or in any state Of the union
they must be taught that If gratitude
to our institutions cannot bring their
devotion, force shall prevent their dis
loyalty.
Officers of the legion denied today y
that there was any basis for reports
that they had formed secret organi
zation to watch persons suspected ol
German sympathies.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-23
many's Offensive on West
Front Has Upset Some OF
& the Plans of the
Allies.
CONFIDENCE IN HA1G
British Marshal Expected to Hold
Foe, But May be Forced
Back for Short
Distance.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.]
WASHINGTON, March "a long
continued German offensive In the
west will have a serious effect on the
war plans of the United States as
we'll as France and Britain.
Members Of the senate military al
fairs committee conveyed this I'M
preston today, following their con-
ference with the war council.
There was no tendency, however.
senators said, to doubt the ability or
the British to confine the enemy I"
comparatively meager and COSTLY
gains. The German operations nave
not developed to an extent that would
Justify an admission that allied plans
for the coming summer have been
badly upset.
Press dispatches telling of Sc:
back to Haig's men near. st. Quentin
received serious consideration. The
military men pointed out that benu-
ing back of the defensive line Is al
most inevitable in the face OF such
concentrated attack as has been
launched by the Teutons. Only Il
deep nenetlation of the British lines.
bringing about a wide retirement can
have any real effect on the conduct
of the war from the allied side.
Confidence in the ability of Field
Marshal Haig to hold the foe. is not
stopping consideration of America $
plans to- smash the kaiser's hopes. IL
was hinted today that the United
States could, if necessary, do even
more in the way of sending fresh
troops to France.
II it is to be a battle of man power,
America will put a man in the allied
reserve for every one Germany mas
and perhaps more, military men here
say.
Never since this country entered
the war has there been such tre'
mendous interest in battle as in
that now raging on the west front.
United Press dispatches were being
regularly communicated to the white
house mansion and executive offices,
the state. war and navy departments
and congress. Almost continuous
calls for information came from all
over the city.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-23
.GOMPERS DENIES
GERMAN STORY
Never Said That Division of
Belgium Would be Best
Way to End the
War.
lis PURE FABRICATION
President American Federation Of q
Dor Glad to be In Full Accord
v .th American War
Aims.
us PURE FABRICATION !

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.]
WASHINGTON, March 23.-Brand-
ing as a false fabrication" state
ments from the German press that he
had suggested the division Of Bel
GUM as the best way to end the war,
Samuel Gompers. president of the
American Federation of Labor has
written to the Belgian minister here
pledging his full accord" with Presi-
dent Wilson's war aims. The letter
follows:
my dear Mr.. Cartier:
you advised me that you have
received information from your gov
ernment that there is published in
the press of Germany an article at
triOuting to me a statement that /
suggested as the best solution to end
the war, the division of Belgium upon
the following basis:
"The north of Belgium to go to
Holland, the south to France, in con-
sequence of which France would re-
nounce all claims on Alsace-Lorraine.
You said, too, that the press in Ger
many published that | declared chat,
ethnograthically speaking, there is
no such thing as the Belgium people.
4 have visited Belgium on two occa-
sions and found her people absolute
and distinct with ability, energy and
character. and surely they have given
a mighty good accounting of them
selves. not only on the battle fields,
bat also in the heroic resistance Of
laboring classes against German out
RACES and tyranny l am proud of
being enlisted in the same cause
which shall make for the complete
restoration of your outraged country
and people. therefore beg to assure
you that not only have | never
uttered such thoughts, but 1 have
never had such thoughts in my mind.
The whole story is another false
fabrication made in Germany I am
proud to be in full accord with Presi-
dent Wilson and the war aims of
the United States as so clearly set
forth by him.
'I have the honor to remain,
(SignedD SAMUEL GOMPERS,
President of the American Fedora
ton of Labor"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-23
SHIP QUESTION
MOST IMPORTANT
Great German Drive Adds to
Seriousness Of Situation
and Enlarges the
Danger.
TO ELIMINATE DELAYS
Tonnage Must be Kept UP % That
Steady Stream Of
Supplies Can
60.
TO ELIMINATE DELAYS

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
WASHINGTON, March 23.-With
the great German drive now battering
the west front. ships again become the
outstanding necessity in supporting
the battling allies.
steady stream Of food and sup
plies must be kept constantly pouring
into the allied camps, officials emphat.
1cally declare. so that the morale of
the fighters and populace may be
maintained during the great strain
To cut this line the Germans are ex-
pected to launch determined u boat
offensive now.
AS result America and England
are ready to take all measures neces-
sary to keep up tonnage. Already
sharp cuts in importation of luxuries
have been ordered and more will fol-
low very soon More than two million
tons in shipping is to be saved by
these acts.
Following the seizure OF Dutch ship
ping in allied ports, it was believed in
evitable here today that soon other
neutrals will be called upon to supply
their shipping needs by selling Ger
man ships in their harbors The stand
of the entente in pointing out the u
boat as the foe of the entire world,
neutrals included. has paved the way
to more drastic action, diplomats here
forecast.
Unnecessary delay In bunkering and
loading OF ships will be eliminated to
get full utility out of every ton OF ship
ping now being rushed Ports must
double their present capacity to ac-
commodate increased shipping. A
joint investigation is to be undertaken
at once by the shipping board, the
navy department and the railway
administration to develop loading and
terminal facilities at all Atlantic, Pa
ciiic and gulf ports. Legislation ere
ating free ports with a view to elm
mating tedious customs delay is be-
fore congress and urged as a speed up
war measure.
Modern machinery. dock loading
equipment, rail terminals and ware
houses will result from the proposed
investigation.
New Orleans is spending $4,5O0.0OO
enlarging docks there Dredging will
be resorted to wherever necessary to
enable ships to dispense with slow
and expensive lghterage service by
coming up to the docks for direct
leading from warehouses.
Barges for handling oil from Mexi-
co will be built About thirty-five per
cent of the ships being built now are
oil burners.
Free ports asked for in bill now
before congress would designate zones
in which ships could unload without
interference from customs officials.
Details OF duty payments would be
attended to after goods were in ware
houses. thus eliminating delay from
this source.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-23
GERMAN MOTOR BOAT
SEIZED BY GUNBOAT

ing here the Agassiz had two machine
guns, rifles, and considerable ammu
milton aboard and was flying the Ger
man naval flag. She is said to have
been QUILTED in MaZatlan by four
sailors from the interned German ship
Lasbek, and with fifth sailor, a MeNi-
can, started on a cruise
The AgasSiz formerly belonged to
the University of California and was
used Tor marine research work Re
Gently in Mazatlan she was changed
from American TO Mexican registry.
American agents are said To have
watched the Quitting of the AgassiI
in Mszatian and renorted the aCtivi-
ties of Germans TO american patrol
'essels The motor boat vas seized
fifteen miles outside Mazatlan harbor.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-23

I'D Press Leased Wire Service]
BASHINGTON, March %.
ccording to official esti-
Is Of the casualties occur
thus far in the great west
/ battle, more than two
bred thousand men have
killed, wounded or cap
d in the two days fighting,
titish estimates place the
man losses at 10000 men.
lie nothing official h a S
e from the front throwing
efnite light on the British
Is, they are estimated at
Foximately half those of
Germans-between rs, 600
100000 men.
Tied Press Leased Wire Service. ]
pNDoN, March 23.-The Germans
broken through the British de.
I've system west Of ST. Quentin,
Marshal Halg reported today.
h British are falling back In good
to previously prepared posi-
|cwerfui hostile attacks, with a
weight Of infantry and artillery,
= through our defensive system
Of St. Quentin yesterday after.
the statement said.
eay fighting continued on the
Z battle front until a late hour
might.
Vest Of st. Quentin we are falling
In good order, across the de-
eted area, to prepared positions
her west.
Cn the northern portion of the
Ee front, we hold our position.
Eeey heavy fighting, with fresh
P'e forces, Is progressing"
Surprise is Expected.
hd /. Keen. United Press Staff
Correspondent
pNDON, March 23.-Lack of Ger
innovations in strategy and weap-
IN their offensive, renders the
ash extremely cautious.
ley still believe the enemy may
Z surprise-perhaps an attack to
north against the channel ports
nnkirk and Calais)-when the
isn reserves are diverted against
present center OF the German ad-
y IN the Cambria sector.
Is pointed out that the Germans
uying to regain positions which
once held Notwithstanding
loot at infinitely greater cost
ne advance is worth-unless
|, succeed in smashing through.
'lonel Repington, military expert
~ y Morning Post, warns of the pos
NY OF a grand fleet action in con-