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The Washington times., 1918-02-19
The Wolves of New York
A STORY OF LOVE AND MYSTERY
TWeedledee Is Found Murdered in
Box at Fancy Dress Ball at
Madison Square Garden
Synopsis Of Preceding Chapters

Synopsis Of Preceding Chapters
= E, ,s,, yas..I: a Peor siTI TuDport,ns
woman to consent to being secretly mar
RED for a large sum OF money. All she
knows Of her husband Is that he II q
convict and his name Il Basil.
The ceremony takes place in 4 ruined
church In a denss wood. On her return
home from the wedding she fnds her
sister and uncle both dead. the latter
leaving her sole heir to a large fortune
He disinhertted his nephew, Guy Hook
ing. whom Esther meets on the following
Day ana give tiS.oo Guy CANDLES and
dee.
He wanders out on the street ana f.
overtaken BY his friend In su automobile
and TWeedledes Offers Guy money TO drive
him where he IL going. Guy accepts and
through an accident learns that his cousin
Esther IL the other occupant Of the car
rage, bound and Eagged- He forces the
man to RELEASE her and return $4,000 OF
the money taken from him and then takes
Esther back TO her hotel.
leaving Esther at her hotel. Guy and
Twsedledee 20 to Madison Square Hall
and Ind Lofty and Tweedledum- They
take box In q remote corner, both men
watching each other very closely. Guy
sees face among the dancers partially
hidden by nuns veil that causes him TO
hastily leave the box and endeavor to
md tAe woman. A. he leaves the box
Lofty speaks 10 him. and almost imme-
diatsly . shrek. agonizing and fearful,
fills the room. and TWeedledee falls from
the box onto the floor. Strange marks on
his throat show plainly the manner OF
his death-strangulation
TWesdledum, too drunk to realize what
has happened. cries for the hand to strike
up, and orders drinks for everybody. He
then discovers the loss Of the money won
from Guy earlier in the evening. Broke
and sooered by his loss, no sells Guy bis
police station TO Identify the dead man.
Read Right On in Today's
Installment.
The Washington times., 1918-02-19
EPISODE IA.
Copyright. 1911. star Company.

Copyright. 1917. star Company.
EE@ ONT trust her" she pleaded
with the Hidden Hand.
once for money she
sAid Doris was the girl OF the prop
hecy; then for, money she said 1
vas"
For a moment it seemed as II the
Hidden Hand were seized with the
sudden thought that perhaps, after
all, It might be Verda. The look on
his face caused her to shudder. But
In a moment It passed
Admit her" he ordered. as
Vsrda, refusing to meet the woman.
left. followed by the menacing eyes
Sf the Hidden Hand.
Sonia, admitted. and alone with
the Hidden Hand, sat down. eK-
planning that she had been prom
ised political pardon by the Emperor
Il she would End the girl OF the
prophecy. Catching sight OF the
packet. she added with a shrug:
There is no need TO open that with
the locket. II you can recover the
missing will. know the safety de-
post boE-if you have the key"
The Hidden Hand eyed her keenly
then produced a bunch OF keys. eX-
ElGining. Of one, This Is the key
flEst was taken from the body of
Trask, the Whitney lawyer. when
he was murdered. Now what?'
'Abner can get the will for u.s."
replied Sonia confidently.
The Hidden Hand agreed and gave
her the key, but there was that in
her eyes az she took II that aroused
his keen suspicion of her.
Tell Abner." he directed. TO
bring the viii 10 me at the Troca-
dero Inn at eight o'clock tonight"
Sonia agreed and he escorted hsl
the door, but, returning quickly
summoned one of his emiBBariss, an
East Indian who waited while his
master wrote:
"Abner whitney:
Unless you bring the will 10 me
AZ the TrocaderO Inn tonight at
eight o'clock. you will meet your
brothers fate.
THE HIDDEN HAND"
"A woman Just went out" ex-
planned the Hidden Hand. Fellow
her AID - she does not tan him
The Washington times., 1918-02-19
Wonders of Starlight
ABOUT 225,OOOOOO STARS CAN BE SEEN
But All Do Not Furnish More Than
One Hundredth of the Light
Reflected by the Moon.

duceS. take the brilliant star Sirius.
which Is about fifty trillions Of miles
distant and between thirty and forty
times brighter than the sun would
be at the same distance. About one
thirteenth OF all the light sent to us
from the stars clearly visible TO the
naked eye comes from Sirius alone.
although the others number several
thousands. Sirius contributes about
one-sixty-third part of the entire
starlight furnished to our night sky
by the whole known universe, with
it's twelve or fifteen hundred, or pos
sibly two thousand. million stars.
Now, II the star Campus (Which,
a. we see fl in the sky. is. owing to
its vast distance. only about half as
bright as Canopus) were put in the
place Of Sirius, II would give us at
least two hundred and fifty times
as much light as Sirius does. and
more than one-third of the entire
starlight falling on the earth would
come solely from that tremendous
star. Moreover, IT would give near
ly twenty times as much light as all
the naked-eye stars down to the
sixth magnitude combined.
On a Vaster Scale.
1t may be that in that part OF
the universe where Campus shines
supreme all things are made on a
vaster scale than that which rules
in. our dim quarter. And 1 have
been, perhaps. beHttlinE Campus.
for I have taken the moderate es-
innate that his luminosity exceeds
the suns 10000 times. whereas
some astronomers reckon his su-
periority over the sun at $1,000
times.
At least two other giant stars
besides Campus have been detected
glimmering across space like
mighty CONGREGATIONS minimized by
distance to specks of light One Of
them is the beautiful star Rigel in
the foot OF the constellation Orion,
a star that carries an exquisite blue
companion almost hidden in its
diamond bright rays, and the other
is the star Deneb, at the head OF
the Northern Cross" in the con-
stellation Cygnus.
Campus and Rigel have q pierre
ing and flashing brilliance which
Gccords well with their great rank in
the first order of the suns, but
Densb 10 q quiet. unobtrusive look
ang star. and one OF the last of its
magnitude that anybody would have
picked out for a prodigy.
All three of these stars are set
down IN astronomical lists as OF
*" luminosity, {. e. so bright that
they mustR exceed the sun at least
10000 times, and possibly much
more than that. Which OF them is
the greatest there is no means OF
telling at present. Campus is the
most brilliEnt to the eye, but that
may be due simply to his distance
being the least. All three OF them
have SO far baffled every attempt to
measure their distance. because
their parallactic. angles are too
small TO be grappled.
The Washington times., 1918-02-19
By Arthur B. Reeve,

Creator of the %CraIE Kennedy"
uAyutery stories, which appear eI-
sfusiveIy in Cosmopolitan Magazine
The Washington times., 1918-02-19
By LOrettO G. Lynch.

(Note-AH measurements are
IeUel. A standard hGlt-Dint meas
Rrin0 cup is used. The greatest
care has been taken 10 hare the sea
soRin0s agreeable and the result
pdlatdbIe.D
The Washington times., 1918-02-19
This Day in History

his Is the anniversary Of the burning at the stake in
l4O1 of William Sawtre, Lolard one of the sect
who adhered to the teachings of John WicEf. They
believed in condemnng the use of images in the churche
and were against and capital punishment
The Washington times., 1918-02-19
A 3O.OO0-Year Journey.

For a fact. however, 1t is prin-
eIpaIly due to multitHdes Of inxis-
fble stars buried deep in the faith
omIess background Of space, and
about one-auarter OF one per cent
Of It has come from the distant
realm Of that thousand million stars
which no telescope can reach. and
whose light-waves have been, on
the average, at least 10000 or
10000 years on their way before
reaching the earth. Yet, II We
oouId 20 out among those stars we
Ehould probably find that. like the
nearer ones. they equal our sun in
average luminosity.
It is distance, not smallness. that
makes them separately invisible.
Thirty thousand light-years "a
lIRht-year is the distance light trav-
els in a year., are about lT5.Oee.-
10000, OBO, zoe U7b Quadrillion)
mIlss, which is not much less than
two thousand million times the dis
lance OF the sun from the earth.
Now, TO see what effects relative
-nearness combined with size pro-
The Washington times., 1918-02-19
WITHOUT MEAT.
Victory Soup.


One medium sized onion. l me-
dunn sized potato. / sprig parsley,
small carrots, y bay leaf. l tea
spoon salt. u teaspoon pepper.
speck Of cayenne. teaspoon any
kitchen bouquet. thin slices stale
bread. l egg. 2 tablespoons fat.
Prepare vegetables. cut into small
pieces. and brown well IN the fat
on a fry pan. Put vegetables in
soup pot, cover wisl water. add
parsley. bay leaf and salt Simmer
until vegeta bles are soft. Press
these through a sieve. Return pulp
10 soup pot. Add kitchen bouquet.
Heat to boiling point. add bread
previously cut into small cubes aud
soaked in the beaten egg. Boil
two minutes. Add pepper and serve
At once.
Enough for 4 servings. Cost 90.
WITHOUT MEAT.
vegetable sausages.
Three medium sized carrots. .
parsnips. I medium sized onions. !
Gun peas measured after soaking. 4
cups fine stale bread crumbs. eggs.
well beaten. tablespoons finely
chopped parsley. y Glove Of garlic
chopped fine. / teaspoon salt. Il tea
spoon pepper.
Boil the prepared vegetables in as
little water as possible. Chop them
very me and add the other tngrS-
The Washington times., 1918-02-19
Meatless Recipes
EVERY HOUSEKEEPER SHOULD TRY THESE OUT

dents. Let stand until cold. Roll
into "sausages." Add tablespoons
OF cold water to a slightly beaten
egg. Dip sausages into this, then
into crdmbs and saute in very hot
fat. Twenty-four small sausages
cost 25 cents.
The Washington times., 1918-02-19
WITHOUT MEAT.

Corn and Potato Chowder.
Fat, ! tablespoon: onion. ? small
ones: canned corn. = cup: potatoes,
? medium ones diced: salt. y tea
spoon: paprika. y teaspoon: skim
med milk. cups; boiling water. l
cup.
Slice onion thin. brown Il in me
fat, taking care not TO burn it. Add
all except the milk. Cook until
potatoes are tender but not mushy.
Add milk and more salt, il desired.
Bring 70 boiling point and serve at
once. Four servings-lO cents.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-04-29
.SPIRO FUNERAL To
Be HELD TUESDAY
Merchant Suddenly Stricken
on Golf Links at Country
Club Sunday.

Funeral services for the late
Samuel Spiro, merchant. who drop
ped dead Sunday on the golf links
at the south Bend Country club viii
De held at 2:30 o'clock TUESDAY aft
ernoon al the residence. 92o W.
Washington az. Rabbi Julius Leibert
If Temple Bethel viii oficiate and
burial will be in the Temple Bethel
cemetery.
Mr. Spiro. who apparently had
been in good health went 10 the
Country club early Sunday after
noon He had just finished IS holes
of golf when ne was stricken with
apOplexy Emil Johnson. an assist
ant manager Of the Spiro store. was
with Mr Spiro and Immediately
summoned help. Mr. Spiro died
while ne was being carried into the
club house Or. T. & Olney was
CONTINUED OK PACE FOUR
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-04-29
HOLLAND BOWS
To GERMAN WILL
Crisis Passes When Dutch
Agree to Allow Sand and
Gravel Shipments.
lternational News Service

International News Service:
LONDON. April % - The crisis
in the dispute involving Germany
and Holland is passed. the CORES
pondent Of the Daily Mail at The
Hague reported today
Holland acquiesced in Germany S
demand TO be allowed TO ship sand
and gravel across the country into
Belgium. bat the amount is 20 be
limited. A guarantee was sought
that the supplies would not be used
for military purposes.
4 dispatch 20 the Daily telegraph
said that. although Berlin believes
the dispute settled. the Dutch are
uneasy.
Persons living near the German
frontier are Withdrawing their
money from banks as result OF
German troop movements
German officers interned AZ
Wayenfeld. Holland hearing ru-
mors that Berlin had forwarded an
ultimatum 10 The Hague. broke
camp and made for the German
frontier. but were recaptured by
Dutch cavalry.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-04-29
.HOOSIER MUSICIAN
ACES MANN ACT
Charged With Taking l6-
year-0id Girl to Cincinnati,
Posing AS Married Pair.
Lnternational 80 servlce: :

uttI uallNtdl news s-EfNlfFs
INDIANAPOLIS, IND. April %
Howard CARRIER. former instructor
al the Newcastle. Ind. conservatory
Of music. today is in the Marion
county jail facing Mann act charges
brought 10y the father of Clara
Thomason. 10 years old. OF Green's
burg
10 was early i'm April. according
10 department OF justice agents. that
CARRIER. who is about - years old.
induced the pretty Greensburg girl
TO go TO Cincinnati with him. They
remained there for a time. posing as
man and wife. IL was said be the
federal agents, until CARRIERS money
began TO diminish rapidly. The
couple had enough 10 get 20 Jack
son. Mich. where CARRIER had a
friend. and he obtained work in a
factory
Meanwhile the child's father COM
planned 10 l.. Ert Slack United
States district attorney. filing white
slave charges Slack transferred the
ease 20 Detroit and agents from the
district attorneys office there arr
rested CARRIER az Jackson The girl
is being returned 10 the home OF her
father
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-04-29

field OF general engagements. This
change in the combat situation has
materially altered the moment of
decision OF the offensive. Instead OF
the enemy being able TO defeat the
British army and then turn its full
energy against the French, the al
lies are now able to oppose their
full united strength TO .he hostile at
tack
Seeks Final Decision.
1T must constantly be borne in
mind that the enemy is seeking
decision that will end the war. This
decision can only be arrived at by
the destruction of the allied forces
in the field before fresh units can
take up their position in sufficient
mum bers to turn the German sue
cesses to defeat
ours IS the imperative duty Of
providing replacement units for the
armies in France. We must be able
10 put fresh men in the field
thoroughly and methodcally train
Cd. In addition to those already call
ed 10 the colors and now training at
our cantonments or already selected
for service. very large quotas will
be required in the immediate future
to fill the gaps.
1T is not difficult to follow the
strategic conception Of the German
higher command. An enveloping
movement is outlined, which on the
cne hand is to force the retirement
of the British from Arras and #
wholly successful result in the cap
ture of both Arras and Amiens; on
the other. by the occupation of the
important heights of KENNEL to
wipe out the Ypres salient and
throw the British line back of Haze
/ trouck and Poperinghe.
Thrust Well Sustained
"In the south the thrust towar I
Amiens has been we'll sustained. The
| British are holding firmly in the
| face OF furious assaults. Hangard
/ has been the scene of very violent
/ engagements and she enemy is here
pressing the attack with great vigor.
| Ailly-Sur-N NOye and the surrounding
area has been subjected to very in
\ tense commandments and Amiens it
/ self is being consistently shelled.
"Our own forces have taken par
/ in the battle. American units are in
action i'm the area east OF Amiens.
| During the various engagements
which have ragged in this area they
] have acquitted themselves well.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-04-29

- ~~-'N-N~ NthAA - ~ lalA AAlN AaKcs
While admitting that the series OF
crises up 10 the present have in a
large measure favored the enemy.
the review maintains that unity OF
command OF the allied forces has
doomed 10 failure the intentions Of
the enemy TO paralyze the inde-
pendent will power OF the British
command and has extended the op-
Grafton 20 the broader field of gen.
eral engagements in which the al
lied forces Will be used interchange
ably
Oppose Full Strength.
Thus. instead OF the enemy being
able 10 defeat the British army and
then turn it's full energy against the
/ French. the allies are now able TO
oppose their full united strength TO
the hostile attack.
Our own forces have taken pan
in the battle and are in action in
the area east of Amiens. The review
states InOdestly that during the var
ious engaSements which have ragged
in this area, they have acquitted
themselves we'll"
The battle Of Seicheprey. on the
morning of April q. is described
triefly. Following a heavy prelimin-
cry barrage, the enemy swept over
cur lines on a frontage Of approXi-
mately' three kilometers, little
more than two miles. Our men we're
driven out OF the village. but in the
night the Germans evacuated the
positions captured and we were able
/ 10 reoccupy our original front lines.
Depends on Man Power.
The review follows:
THE outcome Of the present op-
/ erations in the west depends on man
/ power.
The Germans are relying princi-
! pally on rifles. machine guns. man
/ power and carefully thought out
/ methods Of transporting and supply
/ ing munitions TO the front of at
I tack under all conditions: which
means that they have developed mo
bility Of offensive action that can
only be met by counter measures of
equal potency and fieXibility.
"A battle Of such magnitude as
the one being fought in the west
cannot be decided by any single en-
gagement. The vigorous attacks
driven against the British lines were
intended TO paralyze the indepen-
dent will power of the British com
mand. Tn this the enemy has failed
Unity Of command OF the allies has
extended operations TO the broader
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-04-29
FLYING SQUAD
To COMB CITY
FOR THE LOAN
Headquarters Makes Final
Effort to Put South Bend
Out of Stacker Class
in Bond Sales.
InternatlonaI Nevs service

international News Service
WASHINGTON. April -9-
With practically al returns
from Liberty day" available.
the treasury department am
nounced today that tine latest
reports from the u federal re-
serve districts show total OF
S2.Z-5.s$4450 i'm subscriptions
10 the third Liberty loan. These
are actual subscriptions unl3.
AS indicated by the initial pay
ments. and do not include
pledges.
Viewing with alarm thc Liberty
loan shortage I'm 81 Joseph county,
for which South Bend is largely rc-
sponsible. officials Monday morning
began laying "a barrage preparatory
10 a big attack ON those who have
not yet purchased bonds. A "nying
squad" has been recruited, and
started TO c.ean up the down tow "a
portion of the city Fifty men are
now enrolled I'm this squad and
each team OF two men is assigned a
block
we want more men for tho hy-
ing squad" was the word which
went out from county headquarters.
Every man who can spare some
time for the selling of bonds should
report here Cto county headquarters
i'm the Indiana club and let us give
him some territory to work iu."
L. II. Swain of Chicago and Iver
Hennings. a South Bend man. are in
command Of the newest loan effort.
Reports Are Low.
But SS9.7O0 worth of bonds were
sold d. the county Saturday This.
i'm the light of the 100000 day
standard set as necessary 90 attain
the minimum quota by next Satur-
day night is considered "a very poor
showing
The Elks team volunteer or
ganization. which has assisted In the
sale of bonds. has sold S6N.150 worth
of the securities. It was reported
Monday morning This team set out
10 procure 100000 worth Of SUBJ
scriptions during the campaign. and
the leaders express confidence that
that amount viii be obtained
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-04-29
PRESS ATTACKS
ON PICARDY FRONT.

inter- tlnndl News service
LONDON, April 29.-While
bombarding heavily along the
greater part of the Picardy battle
front. the Germans are again press
ing their attacks northward along
that section of the Flanders line
lying Immediately southwest Of
Ypres
The German war Office claims that
the British have again retired their
lines in the Ypres sector and that,
at some points, their positions are
in the same places they were in the
autumn Of 1914
The storm center of the latest
lighting on the Flanders front is the
district lying between Locre con the
Franco Belgian frontier) TO the Eel
lcbrOke zone. Immediately south Of
Ypres.
Attackers Wither Away.
There the Germans lunged for
ward in a fierce assault against the
British and French forces occupy
ing positions around Westoutre.
The attacking columns withered
away under the intense machine gun
and artillery fire of the allies.
Following the fiare-up Of fighting
at Voorem ezeele 1.-TWO miles south
cast of Ypres) violent cannOnading
developed there.
CVooremezeele was in German
hands for a whole day but was re-
captured by the allied forces. The
Germans in that district are about
only two miles from Ypres. They are
keeping Ypres under heavy cannon
tiTe.)
Thick fog has been interfering
with aerial observations
All day Sunday the big guns we're
rearing east Of Amiens particular
ly in the sector Of Nillers- Breten-
neux. where a gigantic artillery duel
developed This duel was eXtendei
until it stretched over the whole
fighting zone between Villers- Bret
enneuX and the Luce river
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-04-29

The German assault at Locre
broke down under the rife and ma
chine gun fire of the allied defen-
ders.
Infantry Attack Develops.
This morning a violent bombard-
ment developed all along the battle
line from Noeteren 70 Nooreme-
zeele.
Infantry attacks are developing"
(Meteren is in France about two
miles west Of Bailleul, while Noore-
mezeeie is in Belgium, about two
miles south of Ypres. The front
across which the artillery activity
extended is 10 miles wide.)
British forces recaptured an ad-
vanced post near Festubert. along
with 80 prisoners and three machine
guns 1t had been lost to the Ger
mans on April 26.
North of the Scarpe river in the
district east of ArTas German artil-
lery developed much activity during
the night. the cannonade extending
as far as Lens.
South OF Albert Con the Picardy
front) and near Neuville-V -Vitasse
farther north. the British made
successful raids. capturing prisoners
and machine guns. The text Of the
official report follows:
Attack il RcpuIscd.
The attack reported TO be de-
veloping yesterday afternoon in the
Locre sector was repulsed by our
rife and machine gun fire.
"A Commandment. in which gas
shells and high explosives were
used. began this morning on the
whole front from Meteren 10 VoOre-
mezeele
Infantry attacks are developing.
The hostile artillery was active
during the night between the Scarpe
river and Lens and between Given
chy and Nieppe forest.
we recovered post near Fes-
tubert that had been captured by
the Germans on April 26. along with
/ 30 prisoners and three machine
guns.
South o. Albert and near Neu-
ville-Vitasse we raided German po-
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-04-29
FIVE DIE IN CRASH
-IlnII - serEI-e .

international News Service:
LAFAYETTE. Ind. April 29-
Arrangements were completed today
for the funeral OF FIVE victims OF an
automobile crash here Saturday
evening Prof. n. Plank. Mrs Plank
and Mrs I y Odell and her two
children were instantly killed when
Big -Four train crashed into the
automobile which Plank. q school
principal, vas driving.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-04-29
EXPECT 200 DELEGATES
AT TEACHERS MEETING

international News Service:
ANDERSON. Ind Apr.. Two
hundred delegates and visitors are
expected 10 attend the flst annual
convention Of the Indiana Music
Teachers association. which opens
here tomorrow. Boy scouts and COM
mlttees from the Anderson Music
study club and the chamber of COM
merce viii meet the visitors and es-
c0rt them 20 their quarters
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-04-29
KAISER WATCHED FIGHTING.

international News Service:
LONDON. April 29.-The kaiser
watched the lighting around Kem-
mel hill in Belgium noting the ad-
vances OF the German troops by
maps. said Central News dispatch
from Amsterdam today.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-04-29
TURKISH TROOPS KILL
AMERICAN MISSIONARIES

international News Service;
LONDON. April -f Turkish
troops operating in the Caucasus
have killed some American mis-
-iona-ies according to ga press re-
port from Athens todlf
The Tarh- ago said ta Ae s.FnSh-
terlnE Christians indiscrminateiy.