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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-10-19
ALLIES IN
new GAIN,
A MILES
Germans This Week Have EvaC-
uated 800 Square Miles
Of Territory.
tBuLLEr1N1

rTTN,Tro PRESS CABLEGhAM.!
A~wsTrRDAM oct. 1e.-An1ed troops
rava reached Eeoloo, shutting in 5000
>cermsns against the Dutch frontier &C
cording to the Telegraph
frhis represents an advance OF s0ou'
fourteen nniles.)
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-10-19
tBULLETINI

.-.w~..tD FHLss tABLEGRAnf1
LONDON, Oct. 1e.-Gerrany's replv
90 president Wilson, according TO best
information, VIII not be decisive. To-
days dispatches from Holland ana
switzerland indicated that the German
military caste succeeded in preventing
complete submission.
Reports indicate that Germany viii
cease to prclong the discussion.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-10-19
IBuLLETN.1

rIJN1rEr PRESS CABLEoRAA.I 1-,e
1oNDoN, oct. 1s, los p. m -1,Ne ~
French have captured vandy, four raitss
north Of voux1ers, according TO D~''4'
9ror+ dispatches received here fooay'
tTn1s indicates that the lnnpoFNaH'
railway town Of vouziers has neen 0~p-
+nred or rendered unteuahle')
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-10-19
GRAND DUKE
NICHOLAS IN KIEV
TUNITED PRESS CABLEGRAMl

TUNITED Press CABLEGRA0f.1
LONDON Oct. 10. ~ Grand Duke
Nicholas, former commander of the
Russian army has arrived in Kiev. ac-
cording to a wireless message from
Moscow received here today
It was reported recently the Grand
Duke had been condemned to death by
the Bolsheviki
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-10-19

Buy Thrift Stamp and lick the
Hun.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-04-05
ITALY FACING
NEXT DRIVE


UNITED Press Leased Wlfe.1
WASHINGTON, ID. c.. April 8.
Transfer OF all AustzO German
forces formerly In Rumania under
Gen. Won Mackensen to the italian
front is reported In official dis
patches from Rome. II 10 declAr-
ed that a drive still impenda In
Italy and that the enemy evident
ly Is only awaiting favorable
weather conditions.
Italian military critics are OF
the opinion that the Austro- Ger
man drive will be against the
mountain line. Aviatos report
that large bodies have been trans
ferred from the Piave line to the
mountain zone by the AustrisnA
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-04-05
GERMAN SPIES
ARE INTERNED
Tnited Press Leased Wire. ,

UNITED Press Leased Wtre.b
NEW YORK, April 5.-Twen-
ty-one German secret agents left
today under military guard for
the interment prison at Fort
Oglethorpe. Ga. The prisoners
include DR.. Karl o. Betting.
friend of DR.. Muck of Boston; DIR.
Isaac Strauss, propagandist;
Maurice Won Seebeck, who became
an interpreter on General PERISH
ing's staff in France by denying
his German allegiance, and Baron
Won Hasberg.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-04-05
REAL ESTATE
REAL ESTATE

THIS 5-room house and IL lots FOR SALE CHEAP.
Ten lots improved two lots cleared, all level and
rich soil About 100 bearing fruit trees of choicest
variety, also berries
OR will sell this property Ql16 So. 63d ST. in 4lot
tracts. Our price is cheap and we can offer good
terms.
MORRISON-MUEHLERC co.
1913 A st. Phone Main 5S4, Proctor 637 or 992
p. S.-We have a large amount of private funds to
loan.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-04-05
GRANT WOMEN
RECOGNITION

PORTLAND, Or, April 5. -
Women came into their own today
on the Union Pacific lines OF the
Northwest. This railroad. form
erly known as the O.-W. r & N.
announced the creation Of new
department-the bureau OF wom-
ems activities. Miss AVIS Lob
dell Is head OF the department.
She formerly was travelling passen-
ger agent of the 0.-W. h. & ".
and was one o. the first women
passenger agents in the United
States.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-04-05

Cursets, worth 10 Coz
o1.2M priced now. .UJO
Childrea's Undsrwear, worth
TO 100, 90a
n balance ~ t11p lA11ee
DunlslllI1uo - - -
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-04-05
PORTLAND HAS
HAYSHORTAGE

PORTLAND, Or, April 5. -
The serious car shortage in the
Northwest was reflected here to-
day in the hay market.
An acute shortage OF hay was
shown. This was said by market
men to be due entirely to lack OF
transportation from Willamette
valley.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-04-05

REAL ESTATE

Mckinley Hill Bungalow
5-ROoM bungalow, nearly new.
fine porcelain bath, built-in pan
try etc; nice level lots, streets
graded; located close to school
and car line, cement walks in.
Price $500 for quick action. Pos
session can be had at once. We
will make terms on this.
De Land Henton Co., Inc.
315-16 Bankers Trust Bldg.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-12-14
cola NEWS ITEMS

Eola, Or, Dec. I4.--Harry Thacker
sold hog Tuesday in Salem for $4S.
Frank Clement was home for very
short time Sunday.
William Gherke had his wages raised
to seven dollars day this week. lie
is working at che foundry in Salem.
b. !. Ferguson is down at the River
side farm helping his son Roy to get
his plowing done.
Harry Thacker butchered two hogs
Tuesday for home use.
Tip Acuff killed three hogs for the
family meat supply.
Gilbert & Patterson have sold their
hops.
Dave Jacobsan and wife were in our
burg Saturday looking very smiling. He
had just sold his this years crop Of
hops. He sold his last years crop a
short time ago.
George NIFTY is at Manete, Washing
ton, where his brother Clyde lives, who
is in very poor health at tuberculosis
hospital, near Seattle.
Mr.. Saalficld Of Eola has five child
rem who are attending the Sisters ac.
adcmy in Salem. They drive over ey-
cry morning.
The Eola school is getting along fine.
We have had no flu, so did not close
school.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-12-14
No ADVANCE in PRICES

e III,
oaicnl 90, ooii'noieiai eiuo as ne nus neiu
INC oiiice TWO 'erihs'
AS Officers for 1919 are to be elect
ed within Few weeks there is soms
speculation as to who VIII be elected
especially as 1T is thought the club
should become especially active next
year.
Theodore Roth has been mentioned
as suitable candidate. He has been
most active IN the Commercial club
work since its reorganization and has
served several years as director of a
department.
X. O. Paulus, vice president for the
past year, is regarded as good material
especially as within the next year there
VIII be great doings in the fruit world
OF the valley and it is felt the Com
mercial club should actively support
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-12-14
Liberty Theatre

no opposition, SO it'll be quite simple
job"
"No opposition9 Why, we shall be
bound to keep lot of the theatres
open for the sake of our own soldiers
alone!'
eyes, but the Baroness is going to
see to it that the Rivoli will be the
fashionable theatre. Others within easy
distance of it will be shut up, and the
kaiser will have his gala performances
there-that the Baroness will see to-
Can't you see that there will be money
simply dropping into our laps?"
"Well, the thing LOOKS sure, said.
ON 90 in with you to $4,000 marks
The Baroness has got large letter Of
credit and she IL lend it to me-"
For Elsa never travelled without
large sums Of money tosher credit
never knowing when she might want to
bribe Or perhaps buy.
So, feeling that fortune was wait.
ing for her, I went with Thause to
the post office, where he sent off the
letter to his father.
"That'll fetch the old gentleman! "
said Thause chuckling. "He'll make
enough out of the campaign to insure
himself against any possible risk of be-
ing ruined, so you'll see that his oppo-
sition will be withdrawn all right. Let
me have the money tomorrow, and then
III pay it in and deposit the receipts
with the Baroness.
The Rivoli Theatre.
"It's the most certain thing we we
ever come across, Schroeder" said the
Baroness when / had handed her
Thause Is receipt for the money for the
purchase on account of the Rivoli thea
tire. "We shall make fortune there.
1t II be our property for ever, proper
ty bought by good Germans before the
war. 1t III never be returned, Of course"
We went the next day to look at
the Rivoli theatre, and Elsa nodded
as we stood outside the porticO.
eyes" she said, 'T snail make this
the fashionable theatre of Paris. We
shall soon have it open again. What IS
that man putting up thereP"
The theatre, a rather mournful-look-
ing structure, had evidently been clos
ed for some time, and just at that in
slant a bill-sticker came up and start
ed sticking a bin on the portico iself.
"What's that7 Surely that can't be
right, Schroeder, look7o
Just in front Of us was a bill, and
on it, in great, staring letters, were
the words:
MONSIEUR DUICHCHE
Having purchased this theatre,
will shortly open it under his :,
personal direction, with him
self in an entirely new play.
Further particulars will be
duly announced.
Monsieur Dnichche was one Of thf
most popular Partisan actors Of the das
and Elsa and looked at each other
blankly.
Monsieur Duichehel" she said. "I
can easily get to see him. I must find
ont. Go, Schroeder, to the cafe AM
look for Thause."
] waited at the cafe all that after
noon, bnt Thause never appeared, and
when l met the Baroness that night
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-12-14

what they are for what they call ga
good story"
"Oh, it's all quite simple" said
Elsa. Monsieur Pontain will have o
new beard brought here for him to-
morrow by Alphonse, the hairdresser
and wigmaker of the Rue de la Paix
after which he will proceed to England
on business, where he will discard the
beard and proceed to grow a fresh one
''Poofl they are SO stupid, the English
they will never notice who he is like!
Now, you shall run away, Schroeder
for young Thause will be here direct
ly, and it won t do to have too many il
this scene. Pump him when you meet
him next at Grenilles.
Grenilles was a fashionable boulevard
cafe Where Thause and l met each
other nearly every afternoon, and on
the following day he came in as Usual
nodded to me, and, as was his frequent
custom, came to sit at my table.
We were sitting in corner, there
was no one near enough to overhear
us, and he leant across the table and
spoke to me in low voice.
81 had my eyes opened last night
when | met the Frenchman," he said
"and I'm sending strong letter to
father. Come with me and you shall
see me post it, and then you can tell
the Baroness. And, look here, Schroeder
| like you, and / can put you onto
something good. I've told the Baroness,
and she s going to put $4,000 marks in
to it. Have you got the same amount
at your disposal7 II you have, put
it in, too, and | II go the same, and we
ought to make three or four times
that amount each. What do you say2J
A Golden Prospect.
1 wondered what on earth he was
driving at, and l asked him right out
"You know the Rivoli theatre9" he
said. "Well, that's for sale. It's a
white elephant nobody's ever made any
money at it, but we could make a for
tune there"
"Howf"
cit can be bought for 100000 marks
but 100000 marks only, need be paid
down and the rest in instalments to be
arranged by mortgage on the proper
ty. Understand We pay 10000 marks
down now, and when we" he tapped
himself on the chest, "when we take
Paris / don't think the owners will
apply for the remainder Of their in
stalments, ehs So we shall get very
valuable property for 100000 marks"
ALLOWING everything you say" /
replied, "we know nothing at all about
theatres. Besides, you say yourself that
it's always been a white elephant, and
that nobody's ever made any money
there"
"No, but the Baroness and will see
to it that we do. I've promised to get
my father to withdraw his opposition
to war on the consideration that he
makes money out of 1.-THE old man
will be sure to want that So the Bar.
oness has promised to get him certain
banking privileges in connection with
the campaign, and that will settle faith
or. And as regards our making money
out of the Rivoli theatre, we'll, we
can get manager who will do all the
running about for US, and thereT be
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-12-14

most positively will not consent to
serve another year as president of the
at the hotel she beckoned me nto her
private sitting room.
~ went straight away to call on
great friend Of Monsieur Duichchc
whom know WE'LL" she said, "and
it's quite right-he has bought the
theatre. We re too late. Where IS Thause
and our money-at least, my money
that $4,000 marks Of mine and the So
900 marks l lent you9 Where are they
Do you underestimate
Rudolph Thause-A Clever French Sc
cret Service Man.
/ shall never forget what terrible
time the rest Of our stay in Paris was
The Baroness was simply furious She
hated to lose penny, and though /
should, of course, pay her back the So
600 marks she had lent me, she was
still that amount to the badherself. !,
"Now," she said to me when wi
were back in Berlin, I'm going to
see Rudolph Thause, and then III ring
you up. Schroeder, and tell you when
to come and see me-"
| got her message that evening, and
found her in a most furious rage, worsf
than / had ever seen her before.
"That young man has done us. If
only / come across him againl Papa
Thause greatly regretted the loss of my
$4,000 marks but, of course, he could
MT do anything in the matter, and. he
said he certainly should not withdraw
his opposition to the proposed war, and
il was a beautiful day, wash t it7 And
so the matter ended. Mein Gottl If ever
| catch that young Thausei"
For the life Of me / couldn't help
the flicker Of smile creeping over nv
face, which Elsa saw.
Now, if there was one thing she hat
ed almost above all others, it was tr
be laughed at, and that, with the loss
of her money and her anger at having
been swindled, &as too much for ner.
"And you-you laugh at me, do Jou.
Schroeder" she screamed. "Take
thati"
She flung herself at me, slapped mr.
roundlv on the cheek, then collapscT
into a chair in fit of hysterical weep
ing and / thought it wiser to creep
quietly out of the room.
ITO Be Continued)
NEXT WEEK
I'm what strange way the kaiser was
made to give orders to the German fleet
involving the battle Of Jutland, will
be disclosed by Colonel Schroeder next
week..
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-12-14
REVELATIONS FROM.
GERMAN ROYALTY.
Continued from page one)

put it to him strongly that his fathe-
ought to come in with the war party;
that there could be nothing that could
stand in the way of victory; that fin
ancial ruin was impossible; and l told
him l had information which ought to
convince the old man."
"What information, Elsa?' 1 asked
"Why, that General -, the best
man the French have is with us. In
the event of war he would be in com
mand of-wait minute, IN show
you''.
The Baroness went into an inner
room and returned with map, not aN
ordinary map, war map, secret and
confidential, issued only for the use of
the German general staff.
"Now we should go through Belgium
Of course, They will allow us passages
for they won't be able to help them
selves. Their army could do nothing
Once through Belgium the rest is easy
See herel"
She ran her fingers down a red line
on the map. "That is where we should
advance-through there. Now, General
- is marked down for this impor.
tant command in case of war;
''Ah, l see! Then General -7- has
been bought Is that it, Elsa9"
(This general bears a name so hon
ored, and has so distinguished himself
IN the war, that we dare not put down
his real name).
"Oh, foolish Schroeder! You really
are little stupid-head at times OF
course he ism It! He's absolutely incor.
rouptible, though we we tried him, of
course. But | can tell young Thause that
he is to be bought, can't I9'
eyes, but how prove it to Thause7"
/ asked.
"Ah! that's betterl You have a little
sense after all. Young Thause shall
meet the general. shall wire to Stein
hauer tomorrow morning, and he will
send somebody along who yill be useful
and then I think we can get to work
with young Thause.'
Trickery.
Some days later I stopped to look in
the window of a well-known photo.
grapher S shop, and there noticed a
portrait of the very French general
whom Elsa and had been discussing
but few nights before at the hotel.
"No,' / decided as I looked at hi,
strong face, "that man would never h,
a traitor to his country, to his adored
France, and how then could Elsa per,
suade young Thause7'
"After dinner, Schroeder said tho
Baroness to me that night, "you will
come to my private sitting room. He
will be there"
Gle! Who9p I asked
General -," she whispered,
andsthen laughed.
After. dinner l went up to her sitting
room and she introduced me to General
---. There he was, the honest look
ing, straightforward soldier, but now
in ordinary evening dress.
He welcomed me -courteously in Ger
man, good German, but with a strong
French accent. Yes, here he was, the
very man himself. How clever! What
wonderful woman Elsa wasl
l looked at him. hardly believing my
eyes. and then suddenly Elsa burst into
a scream of laughter, and General
49, quickly gave me a sign which
told me that he was one OF 0teinhauers
men-Steinhauer, the master spy, per-
haps the most powerful man in the
fatherland next to the kaiser.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-12-14

mercial club in 1915 there has been
three presidcnts-W. M. Hamilton, 10
whom the strenuous work Of keeping
the club on its feet after the reorgan.
ization by Mr.. Chase, then Joseph Al
bert, through whose financial ability
debts of the club were paid and a lit.
tie surplus laid away for rainy days
and Fed W. Steusloff, who has had the
most strenuous work of serving as pres.
ident during war times.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-12-14

"splendid, isn't it," said Elsa
"don't you think it's a good dis
guises"
German Thoroughness.
Elsa more than limited that this ex'
traordinary likeness to the great
French soldier might possibly be o.
further use when war had begun.
"But," put in, chow about Mon
sieur Pointain hereR He can't &C
back to Rouen without his beardl Thei
too, if he walked about here in Paris
the likeness might be remarked upon
and the newspapers-well, you know
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-12-14
COMMERCIAL CLUB
PRESIDENT WANTED
Big Things Expected Of Club
Next Year, Several Good
Candidates Suggested.

Fed w. Steusloff announces that he
most positively will not consent to
serve another year as president of tho
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-12-14

Since the reorganization Of the Com
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-12-14

I'm what strange way the kaiser was
made to give orders to the German fleet
involving the battle of Jutland, will
be disclosed by Colonel Schroeder next
week..
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-04-04
cHAerEa XIV.
Listening post.

GtStSNsUH pV9Ns
IT was nix IN the morning when we
arrived at our rest biilcts, and VIC were
allowed to sleep until noon; TINT in,
II We wnnted to 70 without our break.
fast. For sixteen days we remained
in rest biiiets. digging roads. drilling,
and other fntigues, and then back into
the front.iine trench.
Nothing happened that night, but the
next afternoon 1 found ont TINT a
bomber IL general utility man In a sec.
ton.
About five o'clock In the afternoon
our lieutennnt came down the trench
nnd stopping in front Of a bunch Of us
on the fire step. with broad grin on
his face. asked:
"syho is going to volunteer for listen
ing post tonight? need two men,"
1t is needless 70 say no one vOlun.
tccrcd, bccuuse It Is anything but a
cusl,y job. began to feel uncomfort-
able as ! knew It was getting around
for my turn. Sure enough. with another
grin. he snid:
'Empey, you and Wheeler are due,
so come down Into my dugOut for in
.stgucttans at ~ o'ciock.y :
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-04-04

-Just as he left and was. going around
a traverse. Fritz turned loose with a
machine gun and the bullets ripped the
sandbags right over his head II gave
me great pleasure TO see him duck
against the parnpet. He was getting a
taste OF what We would get later out
In front.
Then. OF course. II began TO rain.
knew II was the forcrunncr Of mis-
crahle night for MS. Every time ] had
to 60 out. in front. IL Just naturally
rained. Old Jupiter fiusius must have
had II In for me.
At six vie reported for Instructions.
They were simple and easy. All we
had to do was to crawl out into No
Mans Land. lie on our bellies with our
cars TO the ground and listen for the
tap. tap OF the German engineers or
sappers who might be funncling under
No Mans Land TO establish a mine
head beneath our trench.
OF course, In our orders wc were told
not to be captured by German patrols
or reconnoitering parties. Lots of
breath is wasted on the western front
As soon ns II was dark. wheeler and
craw,ed to our post which was about
halfway between the lines. II was
raining bucketfuls, the ground was n
sea Of sticky mud and chung to Us like
glue.
We took turns In listening with our
ears to the ground. would listen for
twenty minutes while Wheeler would
be on the quI vive for German patrols.
We ench wore q wristwatch. and he
iicvc me. neither one OF us did over
twenty minutes. The rain soaked rs
to the skin and our ears were full OF
mud. .iil7
Every few minutes n bullet would
crack overhead or machine gun would
traverse back and forth.
Thcu all firing suddenly ceased.
whispered tn Wheeler; "Keep your eye
skinned. mate; most likely Fritz Inns
n patrol out--that's why the Boches
have stopped firinF.' n
We were earh armed with = r,ne and
bnyonet and three Mills bombs to be
used for defense only. -<s.s
l had my ear to the ground. All Of
n sudden heard fnint. dull thuds.
In low but excited votce'I whispered
to Wheeler, II think they ARE mining.
listen" atr =. Y
He put hir enr 10 the ground and
in nm unsteady voice spoke Into my
ear:
"Yank. thnt's patrot ana It's bend
Ing our way. For GODS sake Hss''
stin."
wss ~ still ~ . mouse and was
scared sim. .oeSis ~
Hardly breathing and With eyes try
ing TO pierce the inky biackuess, We
waited. ! would have given thou-
sand pounds to have. been safely in
my dsleout.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-04-04
Aid for the Enemy
Prison Rather Than
A Letter From Father to His Son,
A BeIQian Soldier at the Front.

A Belgian Soldier at the Front
The following lines are extracts
from a letter addressed to his son. a
Belgian soldier at the front. by a
father living in occupied Belgium:
TT was an age since had received
any news from you, when one fine
morning one OF these - Stran-
gers entered our house and asked il
we were in communication with you.
On our replying in the negative he be-
came angry and gave me summons
to present myself at the "Komman-
dantur" He furnished me with in
d;sputable proof by showing me ten
of your letters and two photogra i
He showed US where you SAL mat
you had received our letters. After
that there was no use denying that
we were in correspondence with you;
but matters didn't turn out SO badly
after all. for got seven letters with
the two photographs. was able to
obtain the three other letters by pay
ing 10 marks fine or three days in
prison. But as money is scarce and
we were not able to pay It, ! preferred
to go to prison. At first they shut me
up In the "Kommandantur." then took
me to the barracks In the .'saiad-bas
ket." and finally in the same vehicle
to the Maison des patriotes. where
was released after three days.
Il would gladly so to prison agar
fro three days in order to get as man,
letters and especially such lovely pho
tographs."
THE 'Maison des patrjotes' is q
prison having separate cells. The con
siderable number Of Belgians that the
Germans have shut up in these prls
ons in the hope of restraining theii
patriotic ardor is such that the people
have changed the name Of this for
bidding establishment To have
passed through the Maison des pat
riotes in occupied Belgium has be
come a great recommendation and al
most certificate OF national loyalty