davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1918-12-03

rego stoi prom: Dmowski znala-
Fla uznanie wezsWIoszech, weFraii
cyl, W Anglii i W Stanach Zjedno
-czonych. zdaje sic &c kierownicy:
tel piracy %odgrywac beda wybit-
ne role W wyzwolonej Polsce. Pro
blemat nowego panstwa jest jed
.nym z acknowledged W Euro
pie i zawiera- powazne trudnosci,
jezcli ~wspomniemy tylko o kwe--
styach rusihskiej i litewskiej. Leczr
zywimy przekonanie, re wszyst--
kie owe trudnosci zostana szczesli
vie pokonane.
z pomiedzy obietnic tel wie1--
kicj wojny, najzywszc z%aintereso-
wanic~budzi nievatphWie wskrze-.
szcnic owcgo "Rycerza wSrod Ma
rod6w' jak Polske naval Vic
tor Hugo.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1918-12-03

chodnie, to wszystko SO grabieze
Frydcryka, plonem jego knoWan i
intryg.
Poznanskic. zawiera II ,:l94 mil
kwadratowych, Szlask 1857 mil
ARCHAEOLOGICAL Prusy Zaehodnic
1857 mil kwadratowych, a Prnsy
Wschodnie 14,287 mil kwadrato--
.wych.. W ten spos6b wykonanic
polskiego programu narodowego
enthusiastically obszar panstwa ME
mieckiego o 50,915 mil kwadrato--
wych, czyli zredukowaloby go o
jedna czwarta a tenn samem costa
WILDLY mu 157,9! 1O mil kwadrato-
wych, ME m6wiac juz mic o in
nych herukcyach jake postanowi
Kongrcs pokojowy.
z tcgo odebrancgo Nicmcom
%tcrytoryum nowemu panstwu pol
skicmu przypad}oby 36,621 mil
kwadratowych, a ma podstawie
statystyki, Z roku 1910 przybylo-
by mu 10000 600 ludnoSci. Razcm
Niemcy straciliby ma wschodzie
mniej wieccj 100000. ludnoSci,
co zredukowa}oby og6lna sumo
ich micszkanc6w do 53,000,0OO.
PanDmowski, kt6ry od samego
poczatku wojny stoi ma czele ca
lei piracy zmierzajacej do odbudo
wanna, wolnej, niepodleg}cj i zje-
dnoczonej Polski, oswiadcza, re
Polacy SO gotowi W kazdej chwili
wyciagnac w pole przeciwko Mic
neon i w}asncmi sifami odzyskac
swc straconc zicmie skoro tylko
nastapi kontrakt z:aliantami i do
starczenie i'm potrzebnych przybo
row wojcnnych. - Twicrdzi On,
re Polska bylaby w stanie w.ysta--
vic armie, liczaca co najmniej
100000 zo}nicrzy z Polakow, kt6-
rzy stanowili polskie oddziafy W
armii rosyjskiej, oraz Il ludnosci
Krolestwa Polskicgo, kt6rc ma
przygotowana na te okazye wiel-
ka tajna organizacye wojskowa.
Pozatem Polska ma wycwiczona
armie we Francyi pod dow6dz--
TWEEN generala J6zcfa Halera, kto
"a ia armia W tych dniach costa
la Snrzedownic uznana przez Sta
ny Zjednoczonc "a sprzymicrzeh-
ca aliant66w. Armia ia moe bye
szybko przewieziona do Polski,
gdzic tworzyc bedzic cos ma o..
kolo kt6rej skupia}yby sic wszyst.
kic silly polskie.. -
"Ncw York Sun" konczy ten
wywiad Z p Romancm Dmowskim
nastepujacemi sympatycznemi IL
wagami cd siebie:
Praca Polskiego Centralnego
Komitetu W Paryzu, ma czelc kt6-
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1918-12-03
UCZMY DzlECI: NASZE CzYTAc, PlSAC
M0WlC 20 P0lSkU.
Polska : " senacie Stan6w
Zjednoczonych.

"Rcsolvcd, that in the opinion
Of the Senate an independent Pc
lish state should be erected which
would include the territories in
]1abited by indisputably Polish pc
pulations, which should be ASST
red a free and secure access to
the sea, and whose political and
economic independence and terri
torial integrity should be guaran
teed by international government
"Uchwalamy, re zdaniem &c.
natu Stan6w .Zjednoczonych nie7
podleg}e Panstwo Polskie ma bye
utworzone, kt6reby obejmowa}o
zicmie zamieszkane przez ludnosc
bezwatpicnia polska, kt6rcmu ma
bye zabezpieczony wolny i pcwny
dostep do morza i kt6rego nieza-
leznosc polityczna i ekonomiczna
oraz cafosc terytoryalna ma bye
zagwarantowana, przez internacy-
onalnV."
Taxa ~rezolucye przedstawit W
senacic Stan6w Zjcdnoczonych p.
Lodge senator Z Massachusetts, do
magajac sic uznania trzynastcgo
punktu p%okojowego Prezydenta
Wilsona, opicwajacy, re ma bye
stworzona wolna i niepodleg}a
Polska z przystepem do NORA.
Ponizcj podajemy telegramy, ia
kic w tel sprawie wysla} do Wa
shingtonu Prezes Wydzia}u Mar.
Pol. p1. Jan F. Smulski,: kt6ry Ia
cznie Z p. Ignacym Paderewskim
poprzednio odbywa} konferencye
4 scnatorem Lodge.
Tutaj zaznaczamy, re rezolucye
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1918-12-03
i NarodsI,y Polskiiie !
nj starania 9 %spraNiedli-
w pokol dla Polski.
Komunikat Urzedu Prasowo Infor
macyjnego Wydziaau N. ?.

' - "-..E - --~~- ~ II NJ -"
w imieniu Polskiego Wydzialu
NarodoWego. prezes fego, p. J. r.
iSmulski wys1al do Washingtonn
nastepujace depesze:
Do Senatora Henry Cabot Lodge.
Washington, D.. C.
Nam p~olecenie cd WykonaWcze
go Komitetu P olskiego Wydziahu
NarodoWego, reprezentaujacego
mysl Wychodztwa polskiego " Sta
mach Zjednoczonych i Kanadzie,
zawiadomic Pana re przyjecie de
klaracyi prezydenta Wilsona W
kwestyi polskiej, by}oby uwazane
Ia najpowazniiejszy krok " kie-
runku popchniecia naprz6d pro-
gramu z}aczonego Panstwa Pols--
kiego, majacego objac take pru-
ski tabor z miastem Gdanskiem i
z ujsciem ~ukr6tceniem niemiec--
kiej propagandy.
Bee pruskiego zaboru i Gdans-
ka = iowa Polska ME moe mice
ami prawdziwej niepodlegg}osci, a.
nj nie bedzie zodlna do zabezpie-
czenia ekonomiczl1ego. swej ludno
Sc pred agresya niemiecka: re
wysi}ki beda =podjete, re SO one
juz podejmowanc, nawet W Sta
mach Zjednoczonych, suzace &C.
lom niemicckim, ably stworzyc ia
kies niziszcgo gatunku i slabe pan
stwo Polskic z pewnemi jedynie
prawami do portuGdanska, to jest
.nicstcty prawda.
l. Mic pragniemy ucialiwych Wa
runkow pokoju ola Niemc6w -
ale zadamy sprawiedliwcgo poke
t in dla.. Polski, ktora cd poczatku
wojny, da}a swe wojska, swe ser
ca Gale Ameryce i Aliantom i kt6
ra we wczesniejszem STADIUM wo
;jny oprala sic pokusom nieaaiec--
kim i austryackim - wplywom i
naciskowi, by wywo}ac zorganizo
vane powstanie wKr6lestwie prze
ciwko Rosyi, CODY oslabi}o Allan
tow ma wschodzie, a wZmocni}o pc
tegi c~entralne ma zachodnim from
cic.
j. r. Smulski prezes.
DO scnatora Gilbert a. NJ. Hitch
cock,
Washington d. C. :
+: Panskic popieranie polsko ma
rodowych staran o Polske zjedno
czona i niepodlegla z dostepem
do NORA, bylo wykazywane lyle
razy, re jeszcze raz Z ufnoscia a.
pelujcmy do Pana o udzielenie pc
mocy, jakiej Pan udzielic moe
jake przcwodniczacy Komitetu
ESpraw Zagranicznych w~nioskowi
tyczaccmu w%ylacznie poparcia Is
paragraph warunk6w pokojowych
Prczydenta Wilsona. TAX slowcm
:jak "a pomoca -pisanych .komuni-
kat6w byl Pan 1askaw nicraz W
przesz}osci wyrazac~ swc stanowl--
sko przychylne "a wfaczenlem
Polski pod zaborem pruskim l
Gdanska do nowcgo panstwa Pol
skiego. Pomoc Panska W tym spe-
c,yalnym wypadku bedzie obecn1e
wysocc ccniona przez iPolski ma
rod: 49,.
Telegram ninicjszy by} .przygo-
|towany i wysy}a sic go z polece--
MIA Wydzialu Narodowego Polls
kieso..
| z wyrazami wysokiego powaza-
MIA i wdziecznosci "a cenna PREY
JAIN j; PONCE,
J. F. Smulski, preZes.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1918-12-03
WlARUS" Wtorek, dnia 3-go Grudnia, 1918.
1.ss9sg7SsYI =
Pfzyalose PdlsAl.

Pan Roman Dmowski Prezes:
Polskiego Komitetu NarodoWeggeo.
" Paryzu pred swoim Wyjazdem
Z Amerykkiw interview swem-zre
prezentantem pisma New York
Sun tax ia tmat p~rzyszlosci mo
viii:
WyzWolenie Polski, jest najzy-
Wotniejsza kwestya dnia dfa tycih
kt6rzy uwazaja wlasciwe za}at-
Wienie problematu wschodnich
monarchii. "a rekojmie sta}ego po-
koju " przyszfej Europe. Zdd--
MEM wielu, kwestya polska jest
najwazniejsza re wszystkich, kt6-
re rozstrzygac bedzie konferen--
eva pokojowa. JeSli bedzie ona
zalatwiona W mysl patryotow pol
skich, = w6wczas dwug}owy O.
rzel nicmiecki bedzie ma zawsze pc.
zbawiony swych szpon6w. Silna
Polska, w granicach hist0rycz--.
kt6ra zawiera}aby W sobie
wszystkic terytorya, kt6re uczy--
nity sredniowieczna Polske wiel-
ka, by}aby najwieksza gwarancyaa
sta1ego pokoju, bo uniemozliwi}a-
by - wszclkie zakusy niemieckie
IA p~rzyszfosc, stapowiac. nieprze-
byta tame przcciwko ich parcir
ia vsch6d. Jezeli problemat
wschodni ME znajdzie podobnego
rozwiazania, >w6wczas - Niemcy
bardzo szybko .wzrosna. zn0w W
size i ow}adna Rosya i calym
Wschodem.
w tych mniej wiecej slowach
strescil p. Roman Dmowski, pre-
c Ccntralnego Komitctu :Narodo.
wego W Paryzu dawnicjszy pre-
yes ko}a Polskiego W Dumie ida
MIA northumberland p%olityk6w
polskich i alianckich. Halczy tn
zauwazycc, re p. Roman Dmowski
obccnic rcprezcntuje sprawe pol
ska W Waszyngtonie zc powszc
chnie wymicniajac go jake handy
data ma przysz]ego prczydcntaRzc
czypospolitej Polskiej, ma, kt6ry
to urzad chyba Mkt sic lepiej mic
kwalifikuje tax doswiadczcniem.
jake i wrodzonymi talentami. .
- Ustanowienic panstwa polskie--
90 W owych granicach terytoryal-
nych, kt6rc powyzej oznaczyfem
- twierdzi p. Dmowski stano-
vic bedzie jedna z najsilniejszych
przcgr6d przeciwko niemieckie-
mu zalcwoWi ma Wsch6d. Zapewni.
tcmu panstwu .polskiemu Shiny
rozw6j IA polu przemys}owcm u
czyni 60 najpowazniejszym rywa
lem Niemiec 0 handel narod6w
mad Baltyckich, Rosyi i calcj
wschodnio poludniowej Europy,
. Pa6stwo takie, b.y1oby wa}em
przegradzajacym droge Nicmcom
ma bogaty Wsch6d. -.
Ably Polska stanowifa podobne
SHE - ciagna} dalej p. Dmowsh
- niezbedncm jest abysmy odzy-
skali Szlask, Poznanskie Prusy
Zachodnie cd Niemiec, Galicye cd
Austryi i ably wszystkie rozdzielo
ne ziemie P'olski zostafy pofaczo-
ne W jedna nierozerwalna ca1osc,
przytem pewna forma uni 2 Lit
wa bylaby pozadana.
-Wcielenie Szlaska do nowej Pol
ski, pozbawi}oby Niemc6w najob-
szerniejszego rejonu weglowego
W Europe, zrod}a kt6re obeecnic
dostarcza jedna trzccia GEESE. Gale
90 zapasu weglowego potrzebne--
go do utrzymania przemyslu ME
Utrata Lotaryngii /
Szlaska z ich rejonami weglowy-
mi, cofne}aby wstecz ca1y rozwoj
Niemiec i pozosta--
wi}aby ich ma stanowisku panst-
wa drugo rzednego.
Wcielenie do Polski Prus Ia
e.hE-Es-- IS F.f.. 49,. :. 49, = 1~Ey.s -.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1918-12-03

Czy cheese Bracie wiedziec co
sic W swiecie dzicje?
Jezei TAX to czytaj "Wiarusa."
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the land. Here it had been day for a
long time, ever since the summer sun,
hidden for while behind the low, dis
tant hills, had come blazing forth again
in saddle between two peaks.
Gordon had reduced his pack by dis
carding blanket, the frying-pan, and
all the clothing he was not wearing.
His rifle lay behind him in the swamp.
He had cut to q minimum of safety
what he was carrying, according to his
judgment. But before long his last
blanket was flung aside. He could not
afford to carry an extra pound, for he
knew he was running a race, the stakes
of which were life and death.
Afternoon found him still staggering
forward. The swamps were now be-
hind him. He had won through at last
by the narrowest margin possible. The
ground was rising sharply toward the
mountains. Across the range some
where lay Kamatlah. But he was all
In. With his food almost gone, wa
ter supply uncertain, reserve strength
exhausted, the chances Of getting over
the divide to safety were practically
none.
He had come, so far as he could see,
to the end Of the passage.
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CHAPTER VI--Continued.

The latter lady, Paris-shod and
gloved, shook hands smilingly with the
ch-Cunadan. "Of course we're
intruders in business hours, though
you'll tell US we're not" she suggested.
'T've just been reading the TranscOn-
tinental Magazine. A writer there says
that you are a highway robber and
gambler. l know you're robber be-
cause all the magazines say so. But
are you only big gambler?"
He met her raillery without the least
embarrassment.
"Sure 1 gamble. Every time 1 take
a chance I'm gambling So does every
body else. We've got to take chances
to live"
GLOW true, and I never thought of
It," beamed Mrs. Selfridge. "What a
philosopher you are, Mr.. Macdonald"
The Scotsman went on without pay
Ing any attention to her effervescence.
tive gambied ever since was a kid.
I bet I could cross Death valley and
get out alive. That time l won.
bet 1t would rain down in Arizona
before my cattle died. I lost. An
other time I took a contract to run a
tunnel. In my bid bet wouldn't run
into rock. My bank went broke that
trip. When 1 Joined the Klondike
rush l was backing my luck to stand
up. Same thing when I located the
Kamatlah field. The coal might be q
poor quality. Maybe I couldn't inter
est big capital in the proposition. Per
haps the government would turn me
down when came to prove up. 1 was
betting my last dollar against big
odds. When 1 quit gambling 1t will
be because I've quit living"
"And suppose I'm a gambler, tool"
Mrs. Mallory demanded with a little
tilt of her handsome head.
"Of all the women / know you are
the best gambler. It's born in you"
Mrs, Mallory did not often indulge In
the luxury Of blush, but she changed
color now. This big, blunt man some
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CHAPTER VIII.
Gid Holt Goes Prospecting.

AS soon as Selfridge reached Kamat-
lab he beg , arranging the stage
against the arrival of the government
agent. His preparations were elab-
crate and thorough. A young engineer
named Rowland had been in charge of
the development work, but Wally re-
arranged his forces so as to let each
dummy entryman handle the claim en-
tered In his name. One or two men
about whom he was doubtful he dis
charged and hurried out of the camp.
The company boarding house became
a restaurant, above which was sus-
pended a newly painted sign with the
legend, "San Francisco Grill, J. Glynn,
Proprietor" The store also passed
temporarily into the hands Of It's mana
ger. Miners moved from the barracks
that had been built by Macdonald into
hastily constructed cabins on the in
dlvidual claims. Wally had always
fancied himself as stage manager for
amateur theatricals. Now he justified
his faith by Transforming Kamatlah
outwardly from company camp to a
mushroom one settled by wandering
prospectors.
Gideon Holt alone was outside of all
these activities and watched them with
suspicion. He was an old-timer, sly
but fearless, who hated Colby Macdon-
aid with bitter jealousy that could
not be placated and he took no pains
to hide the fact. He had happened to
be In the vicinity prospecting when
Macdonald had rushed his entries.
Partly out Of mere perversity and part
ly by reason OF native shrewdness, old
Holt had slipped in and located one of
the best claims In the heart Of the
group. Nor had he been moved by per-
suasion, threats, or tentative offers to
buy REIMBURSEMENT He was obsti-
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THE YUKON TRAIL
I'm 1A2aSkan L0gp Story
By WILLIAM MACLEOD RAINE
Copyright Rain
ON THE WAY TO KAMATLAH, ELLIOT WANDERS FROM THE
TRAIL AND FEARS HE CANNOT ESCAPE DEATH
William Macleod Raine

synopsisA representative of the
his Alaska investigate coal claims
interested fellow
ONel "going n" Colby Macdonald
grabbing syndicate under investigation
attacked by mine borers whom he had discharged
Intervention of Elliot probably his
become friendly though the
Elliot mission which threatens spoil plans
acquire millions of dollars through the
mensy valuable coal fields Elliot
occupied by Waly Seidge Macdonad
from visit to the States where
the authorities there nothing
methods Elliot introduction Miss ONei
taking freight the pair locally
mountain They high and reach
impossible for Miss ONell to forward
peril his life
Macdonald who had alarmed
Sheba Landing Kusiak
his Mr. and Mrs Page the
visit Mrs Paget Shebas At
object of his coming Alaska
donald foreseeing Elliot learns the
vii be the true situation.
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slipped his arms through the Sits ne
had made. Painfully he Iabored for
wa-d over the quivering peat. Some
times he stumbled and went down into
the oozing mud, minded to stay there
and be done with the struggle. But
the urge of life drove him to his feet
again. 1t carried him for weary miles
after he despaired of ever covering
another hundred yards.
With old, half-forgotten signals from
the football field he spurred his will.
Perhaps his mind was already begin
ming to wander, though through it all
he held steadily to the direction that
alone could save him.
When at last he went down to stay it
was in an exhaustion so complete that
not even his indomitable will could
lash him to his feet again. For an
hour he lay in stupor, never stirring
even to fight the swarm Of mosquitoes
that buzzed about him.
Toward evening he sat up and undid
the pack from his back. The matches,
in a tin box wrapped carefully with
oilskin, were still perfectly dry. Soon
he had a fire going and coffee boiling
in the frying-pan. From the tin cup he
carried strung on his belt he drank
the coffee. 1t went through him like
strong liquor. He warmed some beans
and fried himself slice of bacon,
sopping up the grease with a cold bis
cult left over from the day before.
Again he slept for few hours. He
had wound his watch mechanically and
it showed him four o'clock when he
took up the trail once more. In Seattle
and San Francisco people were still
asleep and darkness was heavy over
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CHAPTER VII.
The End of the PASSAGE,


'Wally Selfridge was a reliable bust
ness subordinate, even though he had
slipped up in the matter of the ap-
pointment of Elliot But when it came
to facing the physical hardships of the
North he was malingerer. The Ka-
matlah trip had to be taken because
his chief had ordered it, but the little
man shirked the journey in his heart
just as he knew his soft muscles would
shrink from the aches of the trail.
The part of the journey to be made
by water was not so bad. Left to his
own judgment, he would have gone to
st. Michaels by boat and chartered a
small steamer for the long trip along
the coast through Boring sea. But this
would take time, and Macdonald did
not mean to let him waste day. He
was to leave the river boat at the big
bend aud pack across country to Ka-
matlah. 1t would be a rough, heavy
trail. The mosquitoes would be a con-
tinual torment. The cooking would
be poor. And at the end of the long
trek there awaited him monotonous
months In wretched coal camp far
from all the comforts of civilization.
No wonder he grumbled.
But though he grumbled at home and
at the club and on the street about his
coming exile, Selfridge made no COM
plants to Macdonald. That man of
steel had no sympathy with the yearn-
tngs for the fleshpots. He was used
to driving himself through discom-
fort to his end, and he expected as
much Of his deputies. Wherefore
Wally took the boat at the time sched-
uled and waved a dismal farewell to
wife and friends assembled upon the
wharf.
Elliot said good-by to the Pagets
and Miss O'Neill ten days later. Diane
was very frank with him.
Il hear you've been sleuthing around,
Gordon, for facts about Colby Macdon-
aid. don't know what you have heard
about him, but hope you've got the
sense to see how big man he is and
how much this country here owes
him."
Gordon nodded agreement. eyes,
he's big man."
sand he's good" added Sheba eager
ly. "He never talks of 1t, but one
finds out splendid things he has DONE"
The young man smiled, but not at all
superclliously. He liked the stanch
faith Of the girl in her friend, even
though his investigations had not led
him to accept goodness as the out
standing quality of the Scotsman.
81 don't know what we would do
without him." Diane went on. "Give
him ten years and free hand and
Alaska will be fit for white people to
live in. These attacks on him by news
papers and magazines are an outrage"
"It's plain that you are partisan"
charged Gordon gayly.
I'm against locking up Alaska and
throwing away the key, If that is what
You mean by partisan. We need this
country opened up-the farms settled,
the mines worked, the coal fields de-
veloped, railroads built"
"The Kusiak chamber OF commerce
ought to send you out as a lecturer to
change public opinion, Diane. You are
one enthusiastic little booster for free
dom Of opportunity" laughed the
young man.
ooh, wellp Diane Joined In his
laughter. 1t was one of her good
points that she could laugh at herself.
II dare gay do sound like a real en-
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going to live easier because of the
gamblers at the dropping-off place."
She moved with slow grace toward
the door, then over her shoulder
flashed a sudden invitation at him.
Mrs. Selfridge and are doing little
betting today, Big Chief Gambler.
We're backing our luck that you two
men will eat lunch with us at the Blue
Bird inn. Do we VIM"
Macdonald reached for his hat
promptly. "You win"
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times had an uncanny divination. 'Did
he," she asked herself, "know what
stake she was gambling for at Ku-
siak2"
"You are too wise," she laughed with
a touch of embarrassment very becom-
Ing. "But l suppose you are right. l
like excitement"
"We all do The only man who
doesn't gamble is the convict In stripes,
and the only reason he doesn't is that
his chips are ali gone It's true that
men on the frontier play for bigger
stakes. They back their bets with all
they have got and put their lives on
top for good measure. BUT kids In the
cradle ell ovS TN United States are
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Uo BE CoNTINUED.)

:sSIs More So.
rs the woman l saw you talking
to q fitting associate for your"
"She couldn't be more fitting. She's
my dressmaker"
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Holt recognizes Elliot and
the TWO overpower the kidnap-
ers and reach kamatlah. Ell
iiot learns truth about coal land
deals.
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cate. He knew a good thing when he
had 1t, and he meant to sit tight.
The adherents of the company might
charge that Holt was cracked In the
upper story, but none Of them denied
he was sharp as a street arab. He
guessed that all this preparation was
not for nothing. Kamatlah was being
dressed up to impress somebody who
would shortly arrive. The first thought
of Holt was that group of big capt.
talists might be coming to look over
their investment. But he rejected this
surmise There would be no need to
try any deception upon them.
Mail from Seattle reached camp once
month. Holt sat down before his
stove to read cne of the newspapers he
had brought from the office. 1t was
the P.-I. On the fifth page was a
little story that gave him his clue.
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The Confession Of a German Deserter

III" war began We saw the light behind
III" front All the depols. crossings and
bridges We're occupied by the military.
Everywhere was activity. Long trains
loaded with agricultural machinery nj
every variety stood At the larger sta
lions. The crew OF our train consisted
OF officials Of the prussian state rail.
ways. They had iravcrscd this country
often and told lis that there was IL
ngrtrultural machinery in all occupied
territory. Tn. same thing happened
with all machinery Of Industry that
could he spared. Everywhere we saw
tn" finest kind Of machinery ell roui'
10 Germany.
In The evening wc passed Sedan. Early
In" next morning We arrived At Mont
mcdy. Here We had 10 leave the train
ami wrr" permitted 10 go TO the city
f"r several hours Montmcdy il tn
principal base Of til" fifth army. com
mauh"d by the crown prince. En"r'
nous stores OF war materials wcr''
gathered HIRE Added TO this thcrc VA:
;hn army field post institute and tn
executive offices nt the railway as well
a$ II number of hospitals.
|: was very lively in Montmrdy.
Many wounded men We're seen strolll:is
through the city aud an. especially larE..
number If officers All al home WcT'
attached 80 single etapps. In iaultl"ss
uniform. carrying riding whips. the!
Srra'Ind around This point was abou'
"a kilomctcrs behind Ecrdun and lcd
kilnnrirrs from our former position.
As we marched away shortly after noon
". suspected :hHt We were being takch
in tn. unighhnrhOod Of Ncrdun.
Continued Monday.)