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La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1918-02-26
Fl faIso marques de Rouse|ott es
I'm ex.convicto de Scotland Yard
!naudsto cinismo de csc criminal que quizo hacerse
aparecer como Representative del Rey Alfonso

NUEVA YORK, Febrero Zoe
supuesto Marques Edmundo Rouse,
lot de Castillot" que Sc haya dete'
nido desde hace varios dias y quier
intentaba c%onseguir un ~emprestito d.
S50,000.000 para ell Rey Alfonso d.
Espana, creyo que podria seguir en-
ganando a la policia n%eoyorkina y to
davia aver cuando Sc hallaba en- |:
Inspection, delante del Inspector Tun
ney, Sc jactaba de ser ell amigo init
mo del Rey de Espaha y de intental
obtener ell prestamo dicho de la Sa'
sa Bancaria de j. P. Morgan y Co.
sin imaginarse que ell citado Inspector
tenia en- la mano un mensaje de SEQ
tlan Yard, ia celebre prision londi
nense, en- ell que Sc le daban MIMI
ciosos detalles Y senas del pseudo no.
BILE.
Rousselot Sc obstinaba en- que ere
ell Marques de Castillot, noble espa'
mol que llevaba relaciones tan intimas
con ell Rey Alfonso. que lie llamaba
carihosamente "Alf'.
Isl senior, "Alf" y 70 somos vie.
jos camaradas, agrego ell pseudo
marques,-Yo soy su mas intimo ami
90 V como me encontraba en- Nuevs
York. y e. 10 saba, me pidio que lie
consiguiera s50,000.000 para 81. Por.
que soy amigo de un gran numero
| de personas de la realeza. Ustedes
quiza no 10 sepan, pero 20 soy ell mis-.
mo hombre que presento a Gaby des
Lys con Manolo."
";Y quien es Manolo?" pregunt6
uno de los presentes.
Gel Rey Manuel de Portugal, ma
turalmente," contesto muy airosamen-
tie Rousselot agregando: "Fuimos v1e-
jos companeros y amigos en- Lisboa
Y Paris y juntos conocimos a muchas
m~uchachas."
Rosselot estaba tratandc de conven-
Ger al Inspector Tunney que ell Gran
Jurado Federal hahfa cometido IN
grave error al %procesado por viola
cion a la ley del e~spionaje por achA-
earle ell haberse presentado como un
miembro de Ia Comision francesa en-
este pals.
ESQ es un error. dijo Rousselot.
"Jamas me he presentado como un di-
plomatico frances, puesto que soy des
cendiente de una familia noble, cast
real y bien 10 sabe el cielo, me en-
cuentro en- un puesto social mucho
mas alto que ell de un simple diplo-
matico.
"He sido reconocido en- esta ciudad
como un miemhro de Ia nobleza y
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VARIAS Y CURI0SAS
I'm whiskey que produce la muerte.--Se ma
to porgue no 10 adn1itieron de soIdado.
--Homicidios al por mayor

CHICAGO, H., Febrero 20.-Que
IN "lapsus liagiiae" puede causar, a
veces. Ia muerte de III individuo, es
una idea que va nadie lie quita de la
cabezaa Charles Halter, quien, dicho
sea de paso. murio aver precisamen-
te . resultas de una 81 que muy la
mentable e~ou:vocaci6n d. aQuel esti-
10.
Sucedi6 que Halter Sc hallaba con
una bola de amigos, troneras nay a
creditaaos, liDando alcoholics en- un SO
tano de la casa 1909 del Boulevard
Marlism: y. queriendo surtir la des-
pensa con una regular dosis de Wis
KEY, echo mano al te,efono ) pldlo
Ia IN camarada-"muy lea!', segIn
50 ha poGido Saber en- el proceso,-
| tres botellas.-aQui estuvo e! Quld!-
De bug jice". IA cual bebida, 81 bien
el cierto Que riene un nom5rec.to Gu
! va eufonia mas o Meros coincide con
y del wiskey. no 10 es Q que d.
verge de este, Ell uan lie hablan de
resul,ados. de IN modo alarmante,
porque no solo Sc concreta a embo-
| .rachar q las eentes, sino que las ma
"a con el mayor apiomo apetecible
Halter recibi6 las botel!as Y fue el
! primero en- "aventurarae" un gran
trago de aquella nicotina, la cua! CO.
memo u hacer de las suyas en- Ia in
ccnsciente barriga de Ia victima; pc
TO sin que ninguno de Ia respectable
tertulia ~sospechara las coasecrenc:a;
del terrible error.
Halter So muri6, Y % Eeor del cuen-
10. fue qae sus amigos, que 10 Ga5an
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puedo asegurarles a ustedes que Guar
do atravesaba Ia galeria Peacock en-
ell Waldorf, o ell amplio corredor del
Plaza, todas las grandes y atlas da-
mas que ALI Sc encontraban Sc ponian
de pie y me saludaban con grandes
reverencias. Una pobre vieja rompio
ell corset al hacerme n reverencia
exagerada y no pudo contestarme do
reir con cierta inmoderacion: pero lie
di luego una satisfaction. ST senores,
me gustaba andar por los c~orredores
del hotel, para yer a las senoras sal
tar para ponerse en- pie y luego in
clinarse cast hasta tocar las alfom-
bras.
Rousselot fue luego interrogado
acerca de las cartas firmadas por
Calf" que Ia policia tenia en- su po-
der, por haberlas recogido de uno
de los %corredores del hotel en- que
Sc hospedaba, pues segun parecia,
R%ousselot tenia la costumbre de de-
jar esas cartas altamente confiden-
ciales en- lugares en- donde pudieran
ser leidas por extranos.
"Oh! esas cartas o de mi amigo
ell Rey Alfonso. Frecuentemeats me
necesita y me esta pidiendo que ls
haga tai o cual osa Siempre Sc fir
ma "Alf." en- las cartas que me es-
cribe: esa es su manera,-muy cam
pechano, ;verdad?"
Antics de que Ia Comision francesa
llegara a este pals, RousseIot no Sc
hallaba en- un estado de. prosperidad
tai como a Ia fecha, pues tenia, que
TRAFALGAR como telefonista ganando
SIS semanarios; pero a POGO empez6
a iniciar negociaciones con banqueros
para yer de conseguir un fuerte en-
prestito para el gobierno espahol y
POGO despues Sc codeaba con las cla-
ses mas atlas y tenia no menos de
ocho automobiles.
Rousselot seguia charlando con los
empleados de la Inspection de Policia,
dandose gran taco por las relacio-
mes de su familia con la nobleza,
repentinamente 10 interrumpi6
Ell Inspector Tunney para preguasar-
lie 81 r~econoeia ell ndmero "A-2472."
Ell %prisienero Sc turbo TODD y no su-
pc que %contestar. Su semblante III
|sneno easta entonces, adqur1 un
aspecto como de estupor y atonta-
miento y un tinte palido Sc extendi6
por su rostro. Entonces Ell Inspee-
tor Tunney, o voz pausada lie d.
10:
(pcea a In IL. Pag. Col. Sn.l
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dos Unidos al emprender u viaje, pa
"a que Sc les visen sus pasaportes.
Los alemanes que han vivido en- e.
%japonesa, han sido los mas activos a.
gentes del Kaiser en- ell Jap6n. En-
muchos casos Sc presentan como in
%migrantes rusos Y de esta manera
logran que Sc les permita la entra-
da al pals. La mayor parte de los
complots han sido descubiertos por
los agentes del servicio secreto japo-
mes Y frustrados.
BESIDE Ia misteriosa desaparici6n
del vapor japones Hitch Maru, ocu-
rrida hace seis meses, Sc ha desarro-
llado una ctiva caza contra los es-
pias an el imperio asiatico.
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NOTRE-DAME, Febrero Pro
| cas- festividades habian sido ce!ebra,
das con tanta solemnidad Y entuslas-
mo en- la Universidad de Notre-Da-
me, como 10 fue la de hoy, en- con-
memoracion del natalicio de Jorge
| Washington, Libertador de esta ma
ci6n.
A las nueve de la manana tuvo lu-
gar, en- ell teatro del Colegio, ell ac,
to Official arreglado por 81 Cuerpo
F%acultativo, de acuerdo con un pro-
grama selecto.
POGO antes de Ia bora fijada, Ell To-
cal cstaba completamente lleno, POI
un bello grupo de colegiales de Ia
Academia de Santa Maria. por los eS-
! tudiantes y profesores de la Univer-
sidad de Notre-Dame Y por un hume
, 10 de espectadores foraneos, que q
cudieron a presenciar ell solemne acto
patriotico.
| La celebration.
Al levantarse el telon y aparecer,
| en- ell fondo de Ia escena, una gran
! bandra americana, e~nvolviendo en sus
oiegues Ia figura epopejica de Was
hington, una saliva de aplausos esta'
10 en- ell salon, y las senoritas, y 10:
alumnos, Y los profesores, y todos 10;
asistentes, de pie Y con ell mayor en-
tusiasmo, caniaron ell "Star Spanglec
Banner, marcial y belico himno dc
a Union Americana.
Acto seguido, e! senior Charles Wa
rren Gail, de carrera de journalism
hizo la presentation de la Bandera
Ell un discurso lleno de frases pa
tri6ticas, siendo muy aplaudido.
Una bandera especial.
Despues, la sehorita Ruth Beatty
en- representation del co!egio de San
ia Maria, hizo entrega a Notre-Da
me de una bandera especial, llamad;
de servicio', en- Ia que, con hume
ros y estre'las bordadas, Sc marcab:
q cantidad de estudiantes salidos do
este centric educativo para el serv:
clio militar v los sacerdotes que hal
abandonado Ell seno de su institution
para servir como c%apellanes en- las ii
visiones del ejercito.
La bella ~seHorita Ruth, cor voz dul
&c V Smab.e y con ~vcrdadera emo
ci6n, pronunci6 IN sentido discurso
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Dor GOrmlCp, III aCdpdIoi NC AiaSai
a bastonazos, porque mo guerra SOL
tar ell wiskey'.
A duras penas lie fue arrebatada
Ia botella al 6ifunto, y Sc Ia repair
theron equitativamente, como buenos
hermanos, los colegas de parranda.
Pero no bien hubieron pa:ado el pri-
mer sorbo, empeZaron . notar que a
uuello EZRA demasiado duro'; y fue
hasta que otro de los socios, John ka-
her. Sc desplom0 IN el piso, presa
de tcrrib:es convul stones, Gle todcs
entraron en- alarma, Y descubrieron
cue habian sido envenenados.
La po!icia ha tornado coHocimiento
ie este suceso, Y Kah,cr fuG tras!a-
dado al hospital de la ciudad, en- tcE-
20 que Sc hacen las correspondence
averiguacicnes para descubrir al chi
pable, 81 10 hay, de estas desgraclai.
TOPEKA, Kan. Fcbrero 20.-DA-
MEL Klege, soldaao retcrano de n
! guerra civil, a Cu:en en- otras ocasio-
res Sc le habian hecho honores por
sus pasados scrvic!os en- pro de la
causa dominate Ell los Estado5 Un:-
dos, Y a quien esta poblacIon consi-
deraba como verdadero patriarch, ha
recibido ordenes de abandona1 este
lugar, dentro de un plazo %perentorio
de cuarenta Y ocho horas, por tcco
el tempo qae dure "a guerra de Eu-
ropa, en- vista de que rehuso regis
trarse como ''enemigo ex%tranjero', 4
| pcsar de ser Subdito alem;li.
Hedge tendra que sa!ir de csta
, ciudad, en- cl termino fijado, St pena
de If q parar en- un campo de con-
contractor.
LA CROSSE, Wi5s. Febrero l9~-
Morris Muetze, soltero, mayor dc
edad. pero enfermo de ~peritonitis, Sc
vol6 aver Ia tapa de los sesos, por'
uu fue desechado del servicio milital
por cnclenque = enfermizo.
Nuetze Sc habia reclutado como
vo~luntario, y Sc supone cue ei que
le hayan contrariado su vo!untad POI
razones dolo-osas, 10 puso fuera de 81
! : 70 indujo al zuiciddio.
COLUMBUS. Ohio. Fchr"ro 90
D"zpues de pagan todas US GeCdas
comprarse IN flax negro. arregIal
IN himno mortuorlo J escr!bir Z sus
amigos Y parientes Il carta conno'
fedora, dicitHuoie5 "adi0s', Eorrert
Bigelow, mat0 aver . su esposa, "a Sc
nora Bigelow, = q 81 hijita de sIctt
amos; a SUI cunado, Hazel Steele, 4 81
mania poliica. s. a. Craft, ' lucgo, st
mat0 q 81 m;smo. no sin antes reco'
mendar en- una amable "posdata'
que sus funerales fueran 10 ma.
suntuosos posibles, para dar mayor
realce = Ia hetatombe" Y dejar IN re-
cuerdo impercedero, en- Ia memo".:
de los vecinos de Columbus de 10 que
fue en- vida V en- muerte Forrest Bi.
gelow, oriundo de Cleveland Y de j
amos de edad.
Ell monitor de cadaveres fue re,
Imitido al hospital; n pistola "A flu
recogida como cuerpo del delito,
todavia no Sc imagina la autoridad
que canastos Sc haya debido Ia ma
tanZa.
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pass a Ia 7a. Pdg. Col. $751;
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-20
Sunday School Progress.

Though the war mas very seriously affected
Sunday school work the continent of Europe, it
satisfactory to in other parts of the
world distinct progress has been made At a recent
executive meeting of the Worlds Sunday School
sociation the following items from the Orient
of an encouraging nature:
In the Philippine Islands there is no indication
that the growth of recent years is lessening. The
increase is from 5000 in 1911, $4,000. Organized
adult Bible classes are making good. Such a class
among the university students Manila had a
bership of 20. They decided to get real busy
and increase that membership to 100, and called
themselves 1--WE Brothers of go" AS was shown
in a moving picture film during the Sunday school
convention at Buffalo the class at last account num-
bered III.
China's growth is indicated in part by the num-
Der of lesson helps that printed regularly.
1918 the edition amounted to $4,000. Then there
are 10000 graded helps in addition The estimated
number Of Sunday school scholars in China is no
less than 900 in 1000 schools
Japan Sunday schools well as those in Egypt
and Brazil gave literally for the Armenian and
Syrian relief fund last Christmas The summer
training school at Karuiazawa, Japan, is an out
standing feature of their work in training leader
ship. The session lasts for ten days. Scholarships
amounting to $40 each are being sought in America
for Japanese students who could not otherwise at
tend
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-20

be settled after the war protecting small nations
from the inrosds OF the stronger powers
The time has come when American firms should
survey the field and establish themselves in the is
lands, where German trade has been entirely elm
mated and the cooperation OF American business
in the development of Philippine commerce and in
dustry is particularly desired and welcomed by the
government and the people
THE establishment of a branch in Manila
be made the basis for future expansion in Oriental
trade That city is the gateway to ASIA the center
of the worlds population. The Philippines have
good harbors and adequate facilities for the erection
of warehouses, that they could easily be made
the distributing center of American trade in the
Orient The same influences that made Amsterdam,
Hamburg and other ports great center spots, will
manifest themselves in Manila and these be
accelerated if American capital and brains come to
assistance.
I'VE regard with equanimity the shipping outlook
after the not doubling that the same spirit of
cooperation shown in the past will continue, and that
the web that Uncle Sam is building to connect the
trade corners of the world will result our benefit
and advantage The Philippine government is keep
ing in close touch with developments in Washington
and is sparing no effort to seek reasonable assist
ance from the administration"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-20
Big Trade Field in Philippines.

The American business man should not fail to ap-
preciate that the Philippines offer highly promis
ing field and vantage ground for successful trade
In the Orient, according to Leon Ancheta in
recent interview. Mr. Ancheta, formerly secretary
to T. r. Yangco, resident commissioner from
the Philippines, has been spending some time in
New York making Investigations with view to pro-
noting commercial relations between the United
States and the Philippines. Mr.. Ancheta said:
1.-THE Philippines. with an area Of approximately
$4,000 square miles, have a population of about
100000 almost twice as large that of Australia
Their contact with western civilization since the
discovery Of the islands by Spain in 1921 makes the
people European in many customs and habits, and
their needs naturally identical in many respects
those Of the Occident With the increased buy
ing capacity Of the Philippines the potential market
for manufactured products has scarcely been
touched, and the few pioneer American firms estab-
Ished in the islands have made large earnings dur
ing the last few years One of thesefound the field
so attractive that it has extended its business to in
clude many additional lines.
of the raw products needed all over the
world the Philippines supply quantities.
These include copra, cocoanut cake, maguey, shells,
sugar, tobacco, lumber nuts and other commodities
The rapid expansion Of American shipbuilding will
make Manila hemp and maguey essential products
for some time 70 come other Philippine raw ma
terials can be made equally profitable when
enable Of American capital is invested in the
islands The safety Of such investments though
the Philippines should eventually obtain their indie
pendence IS obvious in view Of the great issues
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-20
LUCILLE'S COUSIN.
BY Helen w. Herrick.


Lucille. it's time you finished
that sweater for Jack Winthrop;
you've been working on it fully
three months, and Jack goes to
France within two weeks. -
Mrs. Whitney addressed her pref
~ but slightly spoiled daughter.
who was comfortably settled in a
couch hammock with a book and a
box Of chocolates.
We'll, mother, I'm glad you are
so very enthusiastic over Jack Win
throp. For my part, I am not in
the least interested% an old cous-
in of yours who is such a distant
relative that you couldn't trace the
connection with a six-foot pole.
do not intend TO finish that sweater,
so there!"
Whereupon lucille arose from
her seat, and with a decisive nod
Of her fluffy brown head, accompan-
led by "A fash Of her big brown eyes.
she bounced down the steps toward
the street.
What shall ! do with that child 20
thought her mother as she watched
the attractive girls figure disap-
pear down the street She has had
her own way so long that she is
becoming quite stubborn.
Il suppose l ought to have told
her that Jack is coming for a brief
visit before going across but she
seems so disinterested in him that
ii would only make matters worse
TO tell her. He is such "a fine look
ing chap, too. I'll bet she changes
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-20
True Friendships.

Among the choicest blessings of
this world is that of friendship. To
be in sympathy with kindred souls,
to love that in them which is truly
noble, and to act toward them as
the promptings of such a feeling
dictates, enriches the life. 1t is not
good for any person to try to live
by himself apart from his fellows,
and give no thought to the interests
of any part of the great human
family
God intended men and women to
be helpers of one anOther-in the
home, in society, in the community
and the life of the individual fails
of its highest possibilities in the
proportion that it is lacking in the
cultivation and practical express
sion of genuine affection for other
people
Friendship signifies more than
friendliness. One may be friendly
TO all Friendship is based on love
of that which is commendable, low
able This implies a communion
of sentiment and feeling which
draws minds and hearts into cor
dial relations and moves to recip-
rocaI service. Expression, in words
or deeds, is the soul OF friendship.
1t seeks to benefit the objects of its
regard, to do that which shall add
something to their enjoyment in the
passing day or the special occa sion,
and it receives from them as gra-
ciousIy as it bestows-u them
To share is its impelling motive
whether of thoughts, feelings or
possessions.
There can be no deep and endur-
ing friendships without mutually
True friendship reaches near to
that highest plane Of love in which
two hearts become as one and on
which the real home is founded To
have friends, to know the joy of
friendship, one must not only be
friendly in a general way, but he
must be attentive to the duties
which friendship imposes.
And whoever is Indifferent to
such demands cannot be said to
have attained to that point of de-
veIopment which makes true friend
ship a possible experience. To love
that which is good in others and to
minister to that which is best in
them opens the way to the realiza-
ton to the value of pure and last
ing friendship.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-20
Be Warned!

On the eve OF the launching of the Fourth Liberty
loan. the United States government realizing that
the enemy within our gates" will use every means
that they possibly devise TO try and imperl the
success Of the loan requests that the warnings pre-
viously given-as to German propagandists and
their propaganda-be again renewed and strongly
emphasized They state that:
German agents are everywhere, eager to gather
scraps OF news about our men, our ships our NUM-
tons It is still possible to get such information
through to Germany, where thousands of these
fragments-often individually harmless-are patient
1y pieced together into whole which spells death
to American soldiers and danger to American
homes.
But while the enemy is most industrious in try
ing to collect information and his systems elaborate,
he is not superhuman indeed, he is often very
stupid and would fail to get what he wants were
it not deliberately handed TO him by the carelsnes
of loyal Americans.
Do not discuss in public, with strangers, any
news of troops and transport movements of bits of
gossip TO military preparations, which come
into your possession
Do not permit your friends in service to tell you
or write you-"insde" facts about where they are,
what they are doing and seeing.
Dc not become a tool of the Hun by passing on
the malicious, dsheartening rumors which he SO
eagerly sows- Remember he asks better service
than to have you spread his lies of disasters to our
soldiers and sailors gross scandals in the Red Cross
cruelties neglect and wholesale executions in our
camps, drunkenness and vice in the expeditionary
forces and other tales certain to disturb American
patriots and to bring anxiety and grief to American
parents
And do not wait until you catch someone putting
a bomb under your factory. Report the man who
spreads pessimstic STORIES divulges-or seeks-con-
fdentiaI military information cries for peace, or be-
Titles our efforts to win the war.
Send the names of such persons even if they are
in uniform, to the department justice, Washing
ton. Give all the details you can, with names of
witnesses if possibe-show the Hun that we can
beat him at his own game of collecting scattered
information and putting it to work The fact that
you made the report will not become public.
You in contact with the enemy today Just as
truly as If you faced him across No Mans Land In
your hands are two powerful weapons with which to
meet Manifestation and vigilance Use them.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-20

ing I'm sure your mother ev-
pected ME, for | wrote her a letter
saying that I was coming. I'm go
ing across in two weeks so I
thought maybe she'd like to say
Good-by to me. You know she is
my nearest relative, since mother
died. he added, with a catch in his
voice.
Guilty thoughts Of an unfinished
sweater flashed through LuciHe's
mind as she studied Jacks boyish
figure and tried TO imagine the long
lonely nights he had spent in camp
without mothers cheerful and
loving letters of announcement.
TO be perfectly frank" Lucille
began. I've never been very anx-
ious to find out much about YOU.
Mother often mentioned your name.
but ] had no idea as to what YOU
looked like. / must say you present
very striking appearance I'm your
Uniform
And ! must say Jack answered.
laughingly, that l have very
amusing. as well as pleasing little
cousin. All, here We are: your
mother is coming out to meet us"
Mrs. Whitney, OF course, was rath-
er surprised. and all the necessary
explanations for both sides were
speedily given. Jack finally agreed
TO spend the remaining two weeks
before sailing at the Whitney home.
and the two distant" cousins soon
became very much Interested In one
another
Mrs. Whitney was inclined 10 be
leYe that there WAS something more