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Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-12-06
Pack Of Liars.

Them people over at TumlinviIIe
are pack of dad-burned liars! !" de-
clared old Wash Guiliger Of Rumpus
Ridge, Ark, upon his return from a
nights stay in the county seat. II
driv' into town just cfter dusk, and a
couple of miles before got there
could hear hooraw going on. When
] arrived bells were changing. whistles
blowing, gents rambling around with
torches, guns and such as that. 1t
peared to be a right lively function,
but | missed something.
Pleasant time. says l to a feller,
but whur is he ct?
'Whur is who atT says he.
The niger says l.
Jaw, this hain't a lynching, says
he The allies have signed an Arme-
MAN with the Dutch kansas City
Star
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-12-06

away, had failed to catch--the rustlins
of some moving figure in the dense
jungle grass at the edge Of the camp,
The major remained perfectly mo
tionless, except for his right hand,
which was swiftly Withdrawing his re-
volver from its case. Suddenly he was
transformed into action. He leaped
between the two last tents of the line,
to see a man confront him for an In
slant. In the light OF the quarter
moon the major could not distinguish
how the intruder was dressed. II was
evident. however, that he had been
prowling outside the tent which held
Wallace and the child.
"Halti' shouted the major and the
sentry together, and, as the man drop.
ped into the grass, the rifle and revOl-
yer rang out simultaneously.
The sentry, shouting to the guard,
came running up. The major and be
searched the spot, bCt they found no.
body.
lone of those d. ID Cuban sneak
thieves !" muttered Major Howard as
he replaced his revolver in its case.
And he hurried away to look after his
men.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-12-06
(To BE CoNTINUED)


Among insects which have been ana
are considered Of gastrOnomic value
are caterpillars, moths, fayorite In
some parts Of Africa; the pupae of
the silkworm in China ants, alive and
roasted. are appreciated In Burmah, as
well as by the Indians Of North and
South America, while 1t ia said the
lumbermen Of Maine enjoy an occa-
sional meal Of large wood ants. The
beetle is eaten in the Nile valley, I'm
Turkey. Lombardy, Java. Peru, and is
said to be nutritious and fattenlng. In
Central America the eggs of three
aquatic bugs are made into little
cakes aud eaten. Mexicans make
strong drink by infusing a tiger beetle
In alcohol.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-12-06
CHAPTER II.

He stopped, astonished at re way
the Major took his suggestion. How
ard began to stutter, paced the inside
of the tent for some moments, mutter-
ing to himself, and then swung round
upon his heel facing the lieutenant.
Good God, no, Wallace! Whatever
put that internal idea into your head?'
he exploded. "See here, now! You're
not well enough to talk this thing over
tonight. Some day I'll tell you why
your proposal is impossible"
"That's all very wen, Major. don't
know what you mean, but if you don't
like my proposition you know what
you can do. Pm quite well enough to
listen to what's worrying you. Dig it
out ~
81 haven't time, Wallace. There's
these stragglers to be sorted out. Not
that much can be done tonight, l sup
pose. Sometime I'll tell you"
He swung round on his heel and
made for the entrance, stopped and re-
turned.
SuDlOSt L u UGllCA NCAA gOu EONs
he exclaimed. 81 had thought 1t might
be as well not to tell you ever. You
don't happen to know who this child's
father was-that man in the tent?'
"What do you mean, Major? Some
settler caught by a bullet, l suppose"
Hampton" said Major Howard,
grimly.
Lieutenant Wallace sat bolt upright
on the bed and stared at the other in
amaZement.
'The man who sold our mobilization
plans to Spain?" he whispered, con-
scious of a sudden terror for the child.
The major nodded. "It's years
since we worked together in the war
Office" he answered, "and, frankly,
didn't know the face. You wouldn't
have, would you, after the work that
the bullet had done? One Of those
id dum-dums. But-you didn't
see this. did your"
He took a purse from his pocket.
opened it and shook out three gold
pieces into his hand. THAT was on a
belt about The body" he said. "And
there were some papers--not the ones
we wanted, but enough to identify
him. 1t was Hampton all right"
He went to the tent door and looked
out. Here, Johnson" he called.
The negro servant appeared almost
instantaneously within the opening
and stood to attention.
Gould you use three golJ pieces,
Johnson?" inquired Major Howard.
well, sub, I don't know as I'd OBJ
iect," replied the negro, grinning.
'Its part of sum that was paid
TO an American soldier for betraying
his country"
"oh, Lord, no, Major!" answered
Johnson.
'Then do what you think best with
these"
The negro looked at the gold coins
in his hand, stepped outside the tent
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-12-06

nesses which are SO common to women
should take the right tonic for the WON
snly system.
If woman is borne down by pain
and sufferings at regular or Irregular
intervals, by nervousness or dizzy spells,
by headache OF backaehe, "Favorite
Prescription" should be taken. Favor
ite Prescription" can now be had In
tablet form as well as liquid at most drug
stores. Send to Doctor Pieree's Invalids'
Hotel Buffalo, N. Y, for ten-cent triat
package of tablets.
For fifty years D., Pierce's Pleasant
Pellets have been most satisfactory in hv-
er and bowel troubles.
Fond do Lac. wls.--''Dr. Pierce's Favorits
Prescription is a very good medicine. when I
was a GIRL going to school l got all run-d0wn
and weak due to hard studying, l was coming
into womanhood and this medicine built me up
in ine shape In just short space OF time. 7
also took It about three years ago and II helped
ne wonderfully. Ny sickness was very sliEnt
and my baby was strong aud healthy and has
always been so. This medicine has done won
ders for me, l thtnk Il j. the only medicine for
weak women or women who are IN delicate con-
dition." Mrs Carl Guell lr,. 200 9th st.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-12-06
BY HIS COMMANDING OFFICER

and swung his arm. The pieces fell
In the jungle grass far beyond the en-
campment. Major Howard SHE'D the
purse after them and went back to
where Wallace still sat upright on the
bed. He noticed, with certain GRIM
ness of spirit, that one of the lieuten-
ants hands rested on the childs fair
hair.
swell, Wallace2" he asked.
"It's damnable.'
1--WE can't exactly make his child
the regimental pet, can wei"
Wallace was silent. and the Major
sat down on the edge of the bed be-
side him.
Il had orders to watch for him." he
said. HE was to have been hanged
as soon as we captured Santiago.
That's why he was making for the
jungle. He was detected and allowed
to escape with his life, but he had
been working as Spanish agent since
he was drummed out of America. His
career ended at the luckiest moment
for him. He seems to have had the
one redeeming quality of affection for
the child, though If he had had par
ticle of unselfishness in him he would
have left her behind him. suppose
she was the only thing he had in his
wretched life"
"Of course there's no palliation, s.
suggested Wallace. "But the man
may have been born good and-gone
downhill."
''He was born rotten" answered the
Major. HE sold his country to pay
his gambling debts. Cuba was about
the only place that would hold him, l
imagine. And to think that swine was
once in our regiment! Sorry had to
tell you, Wallace !"
He hesitated q while; Wallace had
not moved but the child at his side
stirred and breathed heavily. The
majors fists clenched.
'I'm trying to be just to the dead"
he said. 'But feel that a thousand
years Of he'll wouldn't atone for that
crime, Wallace"
Mark Wallace looked up. 'Tm not
sure that / know all The facts about
the case, Major" he said.
''The facts are that it was no sudden
act of fear or temptation, but caleulat-
ed, cold-blooded deliberation. We
knew at the war Office that there was
a leakage. 1t had been traced to the
mobilization division, where Kellerman
and were working. Even we were
under suspicion for a time. Then 1t
narrowed down to Hampton and an.
other.
wallace, those months were the
worst time I've ever spent. Hampton
was my best friend, and Kellerman's,
too. We spied on him--had to.
swell, you know what happened,
more or less. There was a woman go-
between. as there generally is-a fine
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-12-06

looking young woman little more than
a girl, named Hilda Morsheim. One
Of those French-Gelman Alsatians,
Wallace. KeIlerman got some hold on
her, and she confessed. The case
against Hampton was absolutely
proven.
'.There wasn't any trial. The fellow
could have been shut up for a good
many years; he had cost his country
millions; be ought to have been
hanged. But he was quietly cashiered
and allowed TO disappear. Maybe it
was a foolish move, but we felt the
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-12-06
|CutiCura SOap|
Best for Baby
ORIGIN OF WORD "RooRBACK'
Name Given to First Notable Cam
paien Lie, of Which James X.
Polk VANS the Victim.

In 1914 james X. Polk was nomi-
mated by the Democrats for president
After the nomination the Albany Jour
nal published what purported to be
an extract from Roorback's Journal.
of a trip through the South. repre-
scented to have been made some few
years before, In which he told of see
ing "a gnng of colored men being driv-
en- to the southern market, all branded
y. X. H." MS the property Of James n.
Polk. The object was to stigmatixe
Polk as a heartless slave owner. The
publication WIS resented by the DemO~
Gratis as Il forgery and libel on their
candidate, and 50 II proved TO be. for
1t turned out that there was no such
person as Roorhaek and that the pre-
tended letter was written by a disrep-
utable politician of New York who
posed as an abolltionist. The incident
caused much hard feeling and the
word roorback became synonym for
a campaign lie.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-12-06

/ improved in health so l could do nv
housework; we now have a little one, ali
of which owe to Lydia E. Pinkham' g
Vegetable Compound. - Mrs. o. S.
JOHNSON, R. No. 8, Ellensburg, Wash.
There are women everywhere who
long for children in their homes yet are
denied this happiness on account of
some functional disorder which in most
cases would .aadily yield to Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
Such women should not give up hope
until they have given this wonderiu,
medicine trial, and for special advice
write Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co.,
Lynn, Mass. The result OF 40 years
experience is at your service.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-12-06
Arduous Task.

Mistress Really, cook, what have
you been doing? Seven O'Clock. and
the rabbit not put on yeti" Cook-T
can't help it, maam; never knew
anything take so long to pluck in my
life I"
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-12-06

ana q good deal of
the time was not
able to go about.
Our greatest desire
was to have a child
in our home and one
day my husband
came back from
town with a bottle
of Lydia f. Pink
hams Vegetable
Co mpound and
wanted me to try it.
It brought relief
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-12-06
Naturally.

Wasn't it queer they had no suit
able gloves in the store where we
went to buy them?"
Very queer, for gloves are things
supposed to be always on hand
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-12-06
Cruel.

Bess-What can l send the lieuten-
ant to amuse him?
Belle-Why not send him your pho
tOgraph?
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-12-06
The Evidence.

THAT pretty coquettish girls car
is an electric one"
Il judged so from the way the
military sparks have been riding in
If
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-12-06
m TEnsT@ Watson e. Coleman. Wash.
"a EEU - est ref rences. Best aae fesa fs.

Imports of almost 200,000.00O gal
Ions year are required to meet Chi
mas demand for kerosene.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-12-06

To keep clean and healthy take Doctor
Pierces Pleasant Pellets. They regulate
liver bowels and stomach. ADV.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-12-06
Talking in a Circle.

why doesn't that fellow come to
the point of his speechY
There isn't any point"
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-12-06

Several years eIapse and then
Wallace, now captain in the
army, visits Eleanor at young
ladies' boarding school. Eleanor,
now young lady, gives her
guardian a shock, but pleasant
one, as he taxes leave cf her.
Don't miss the next irstaliment.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-12-06
on the Safe Side.

Goneril turned Lear out of doors.
Kings are going out of style" she
briefly explained.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-12-06
THE JOY OF
MOTHERHOOD
Came to this Woman after
Taking Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound to
Restore Her Health

Enensburg, Wash" After was
married / was not well for long time
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-12-06
RECEIVING WAR CROSS

I h e patriotic
spirit and devotion
with which Amesi-
eau women have
so far performed
war-serviee work
and made sacrifices
has n e V e r been
equaled in t h G
history o f a n y
country. Mothers,
wives and sisters
support this burden
with strength and
fortitude. b u {
Those who are al
ready miserable
from the COM
plants and weak
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-12-06

You can't aatter an honest man By
telling him he IS honest.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-03-25
HALF TOTAL HUN FORCES
CONCENTRATED IN DRIVE
Military Attache of British Embassy at Washing
ton Declares Line of Defense Only Bent Not
Broken-Retirement Voluntary-No Sc
cret That Germany Stakes Everything.

| many of his best divisions already oui
of commission. 1t may well be that ht
will make a further advance If he pur-
sues the reckless tactics of the last
| few days. The allies, however, car
| afford to wait with equanimity. Ger
many has made no secret that she Is
stalking everything on this blow. She
has promised her people and her allies
that it's successes will produce victory
and peace.
80 long as the battle ends, as there
is every prospect that it will end, with
our armies and those of our allies in
have ever occupied, Germany will have
failed and failed decisively. The open
ing of the fighting season of 1918 will
find her with the flower of her army
gone and with her people dsheart-
ened by the most spectacular and
costly failure of the war.
FINALLY, it must be remembered that
the battle is still only in it's first stage.
Behind our armies engaged is the
great French army and also our 'stra-
tegic reserves which have not been
used"
Sees No Cause for Alarm.
THE war department sees no cause
for alarm on the part of the people of
the United States" said MAJ Gen.
Peyton c. March, acting chief of staff,
commenting today on the situation in
France. "Sir Douglas Haig has an
nounced that the British withdrawal
was in accordance with a definite plan.
That announcement is to be accepted"
Gen. March stated specifically that
the war department stit was without
information which would confirm the
report that American units had taken
part in the great battle.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-03-25
AMERICANS SUPERIOR
Swiss Officer Has High Praise
for U. S. Troops in France.

Geneva, Sunday March 24-The i'm.
pressions of a Swiss officer, Capt
Obersteg, regarding the Americans al
the front are published in the Demo
crate. Capt. Obersteg, who has just
returned from visits to zones where
the America and the British are OPP
Grating says that the Americans seem
to be picked men who physically sur
pass those in the European armies ex-
cept perhaps the British troops.
Capt Obersteg said he found the or
ganization behind the front lines truly
American" for in every sector where
the Americans are located the whole
army Is supplied with food from Amer
lea and asks little from France. The
Americans. he says. have only one
great desire. and that is TO be allowed
TO fight against the Germans as soon
as possible They dislike delay "cvcn
the privates realizing that thcy arc
fighting against injustice" The Swiss
officer concludes:
America Is following the same line
as its predecessors In the fight for
liberty"
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-03-25

Washington. March 25.-Maj.- Gen
Mclachlan, military attache to the
British embassy, made the following
statement today to the Associ at ed
Press.
This mornings news shows that
our line Of defense is not broken, but
only bent. The battle appears, in fact
to be pursuing the course that might
be expected in view Of the tremendous
weight Of the attack. So far as can
be gathered, the enemy has concen.
trated against US about half the total
forces which he had on the western
front; his concentration of artillery is
on the same unprecedented scale. Even
SO our advanced lines were actually
penetrated in a few places only.
"On by far the greater part of the
sector attacked our retirement has
been voluntary and in accordance with
previous plans to stronger positions
Had our first line been nowhere pene-
trated this retirement would in all
probability have taken place Just the
same. To have held on indefinitely
would have meant virtually loss of
ne. AS IL is, our losses have been
considerable but not excessive. The
enemy, on the other hand must have
lost heavily. He has attacked con-
stantly in dense masses, relying to
break down our defense by sheer
weight of numbers.
Wait With Equanimity.
After gaining a few miles Of war
swept territory he is now approaching
the first of our main defenses with
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-03-25
BRITISH POSITIONS IN
PALESTINE EXTENDED

London. March 25.-The British DO
sitions on the left Lank of the Jor.
dan, in Palestine, was extended on
Friday night, il is announced off.
ciaIIy.
The statement follows:
During the night Of March 90 and
on March % our positions on the left
bank OF the Jordan were extended and
some prisoners and machine guns
were captured. An enemy formation
or fve airRlanes W. attacked by one
or our patrollng machines, which
shot down three Of them out of con-
troll.
information has been received OF n
successful action by Arab troops by
the King of the Hedjtz, near Jc-
dahah, on the Hedjaz railway, sew
enty-eight miles northwestward Of
Medina, on March 16. Under cover Of
a sandstoTm company Of a Turkish
camel corps was surprised and de-
stroyed
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-03-25
Invest Five Million in
Thrift Stamps in State

Saturdays war savings stamp
sale topped over 5000, 900 IN
Tennessee, although complete re-
turns are not yet in. This puts
Tennessee far ahead OF any state
except Tesas and Oklahoma. OF
this amoun, Memphis led with
100000 and Nashville was run.
nsr up.
This good showing 10 the rs,uls
OF Tennessee wide campaign.
Over hundred speakers made
w addresses 10 100000 people.
Paradss were staged in many
cities and towns. Stamps were
sold IN 5000 places, at stations.
agencies postoffiees and banks.
OF this number, LOO were post.
offices.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-03-25
CRlTTENT0N HOME CHIEF
EXECUTIVE COMING
Important Meetings Planned.
Open New Home First
of April.

Tho board OF directors OF the Flor
sucr Crtt~ntou League OF Mercy will
meet Tuesday at IL o'clock at the
chamber ~ commerce The board OF
directors rs composed Of one man from
the ktwsnis club. Rotary club. county
and city governments. Mrs. BaFrett.
president Of the National Florence
ttlttenton Home of America. viii ar
rive here tonight as the guest OF Mrs.
10 Brown. and viii attend the meet
ing Mrs Barrett Is said to be the
best informed Woman on this Kind OF
work ia America.
Al ! O'Clock Wednesday the women
members will meet at luncheon at the
Fatten hotet and Mrs. Barrett will
speak O. them cu rcscae work.
Al 30 Wednesday she will address
men and women on rescue work In the
courthouse.
M Jo brown stated Monday that
The johnson house, recentiv purchased.
would hr occupied by the Crittenton
hQus About APTl 4.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-03-25
MARQUIS DE CASTILLoT"
SENTENCED TO TWO TERMS

New York. March 70 Edmond
Rousselot. the young Frcnchman who.
In the role OF the Marquis de- Castil-
lot" is alleged 10 have tried 10 neEo-
tiate f50.0G0.O00 loan from J = Nor
gan Co. on behalf Of the king of
spain. was sentenced today TO two
terms, 70 run concurrcntly Ia the fed
eral penitentiary at Atlanta. Of one
year and eight months each. The first
penalty was for theft OF government
stationery and the second for forging
passes TO docks. arsenals and warehlps
To both charges he pleaded guilty be-
Tore United states Judge Mayer.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-03-25
MEDALS FOR ATTACK
ON SUPERIOR FORCE
Five Americans Receive Dis
tinguished Service Cross for
Routing Enemy Patrol

with the American army m France.
Sunday, Match ~ tby the Assoei-
atcd Press t--fit- II the men whose
names have brcu announced au f.clp-
ientA 81 the distinguished service
cross earned that distinction hy their
bravery la attacking superior force
on patrol These men SvfEtr Mariner
ltull and james Il. West aud CQrpis.
Edgar "a Freeman. Amos Tssk- and
Homer Whurt AL uf the same infan-
Try regiment formed the patrol which
encountered no enemy p troll - ten
men iu No Nanz frrt un MARCH 4.
The Americans attacked rhr ralrol
ANA routed 10 and iuuh two of the
Svrulans gItsug.I.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-03-25
OHIO MAN INVENTED
LONG-RANGE GUN
Anonymous Letter in Cleveland
News Claims Credit for Big
Machine Used by Huns.

Cleveland, D., March g. The big
gun being used hy the GormhnH IN
bombnrding Paris is The invention of a
Toledo. o.. man named Whclan. ac- e
cordinR to an anonymous letter pub
nshcd i'm the Cleveland News. The
writer declares the same gun Cor
rather the Same idea Of gum nrod a
shot thirty six miles on Lake Erie
whom tested three years ago.
He declares the gun Was purchased
by Dr Bernard DcrnbutR the German
financial representative IN this coun-
try and that the inventor and his wife
we're taken 10 Germany on the same
vessel IN D"rnburK sailed on.
During the tests on Lake Erie the
gun NnS operated from an odd mud
scow. thus doing away with the inch
- mile" and concrete base problems of
other days
lu connection IN the mysterious
letter writer's revelations. il he siRnin-
cant that Dr pernhurg actually wss
ia Cleveland the day the LualtHnia
was SUNK May 9. 1915.
Warrington March gt=-Afmy ord
nance experts say thr} never heard ot
such % gun rs described In the fore.
going dispatch and were much inclined
Ia li-rfciit the story.