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AMERICAN vALOR PRAISED

Paris, August 12.-(Havas Agency) Rrferring to the formation of the first army of the Americans in the field, the Journal Des Debates says:
 'sThe Americans did not wait l1rtil now to give on the battlefields proof of their valor, for on their arrival at the front they fought alongside the British and the French armies. The Americans now are in sufficient number and have acquired experience to form a separate army.
 Public opinion will see, moreover, in the formation of this army the re- suit of the efforts accomplished in a year by the United States and sign of the part which they often play in the war. History Will record two great events and two great examples of what loyal friendship can achieve-the for nation of the British armies and that of the Americans"
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like stone. But the German apparently was not satisfied. He sent four other shells at the small boats pulling away, but all the shots went wild.
 The Sennett's crew rowed for 2 hours before they were picked up 75 miles off the island light
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AUSTRIAN STATEMENT

Vienna, August 12.-(Via London.) .)-The official statement from headquarters to- day says:
 Flying over Feltre and the Seven Com nlunes, Italian airplane squadrons at tackled from low heights recognizable hospitals. Patients and other persons were killed.'
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stomacA TrouAles ane Dysentefx

stomach Troubles ana Dysenteky caused from Drinking Ice Water or from sleeping near an open window should be checked imm edlately. Get a bottle of GROVES BABY BOWEL MEDICINE. safs and sure remedy for Summer Diarrhoeas. It Is 1usta as of fective for Adulta as for Children.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-13
A Necessary War Measure

The Age-Herald announces that effective Septem- Der 1918 the subscription prices for this newspaper will be follows:
 Daily and Sunday Age-Herald, week ....18c Daily. and Sunday Age-Herald month !. soc
 Daily and Sunday Age-Herald months $2.25
 Daily and Sunday Age-Herald, months .$4.50
 Daily and Sunday Age-Herald, year .$9.0O It is probably unnecessary to announce that this step has become absolutely essential The cost of everything which goes into the making of newspaper has increased enormously that slight increase in the price of the finished product to the subscriber will no doubt be universally approved right and just.
 The feels that its readers will lend their cooperation and will meet this necessary situation in the same spirit of patriotic approval with which they have been meeting all of the other requirements re- sultng from the war;
 All subscriptions if paid in advance will be taken at the old price until September l.
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of Americans there has been no real heavy fighting today. They still are holding their line and their patrols have been sent out now and then feel ing out the foreground. At many places along the new front. especially just south of, the Somme. the Germans are occupying the old line dugouts built by the French more than two years ago. The Germans have concentrated artillery at many places and today are sending in more shells than on any day since the battle began. Lihons, which came into British hands yester- day when Field Marshal Haig's men stormed the place after having been driven out in counter attack, was being heavily shelled.
 party of cavalry charging down the Rove road ran into the cross-fire of large German pill boxes studded with machine guns just this side of Rove and received a check, but the Germans who happened to get the op- portunity to do this execution paid the extreme penalty later
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TWO CREWS LOST


 banks Saturday and the crews of the fishing schooners Old Time and Cruiser probably were lost when their boats were sunk by gunfire without warning according to the crew of the fishing schooner Mary Sennett, who were landed here tonight. The Sennett was also sunk by gun fire and shells were fired at the boats when they were pulling away, the fishermen said
 The Sennett. Old Time and Cruiser were fishing in the same neighborhood when the Sennett's lookout noticed two submarines several miles away As the underwater boats apparently were pay- ing no attention to the fishermen at the time the Sennett's crew continued fish ing after putting water and provisions in the boats as a precautionary measure.
 As they kept an eye on the strangers, thinking they might be American boats. one of the submarines submerged and the other took a wide circle around the little group of three fishermen The first intimation the fishermen had that the submarines were hostile was when 8 shell suddenly crashed into the side of the Old Time. She keeled over and sank so quickly that the Sennetts crew were certain the men could not have escaped At any rate. they saw nothing of them. The Old Time had hardly disappeared when a shell dropped alongside the Cruiser immediately followed by anoth- CT shot which exploded on the water line. The little craft crumpled up and went down before the crew had chance to jump for their lives. The Mary Sem nett's men did not wait for similar end They threw over their dories and tumbled in just as shot crashed into her She was heavily loaded and sank
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ATTACKS REFUSED

Washington, August 12.-"Along the Vesle hostile attacks in the vicinity of Fismes were repulsed with severe losses to the enemy" General Per- shing reported in today's commu- nique.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-13
INJURY SLIGHT

Wilmington, N. C., August 12.-Infor. mation from the coast guard station on Smiths Island, at the mouth of the Cape Fear river tonight, Is that none of tho victimS Of the German gas attack there Saturday suffered serious injury Those Who suffered at the lighthouse are un- derstood to have been the keeper his wife and one other, composing the crew of the lighthouse. while three of the coast guards at the 1ifesaving station also suffered. A brood of chickens on the reservation was killed and other ami malls on the place showed signs of .hc gas. Captain Willis of the coast guard station would make no statement.
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THE WEATHER
Weather Forecast

Washington. August 12.-Forecast for Alabama, Mississippi: Probably local rains and thundershowers Tuesday ana Wednesday.
 Georgia: Fair Tuesday and probably Wednesday.
 Tennessee; Fair Tuesday and probably Wednesday, not much change in temper ature.
 Local Data For the 24 hours ending at ?. m., Au-
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SUBMARINE USES POISONED GAS IN
 ATTACKING COAST

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Local Data

For the 24 hours ending at ?. m., Au- puxf ID 1Q1o.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-01
"THE CRACK IN THE BELL"
4 STORY OF POLITICS IN PHILADELPHIA
BY Peter Clark Macfarlane
Copyright. 1918. bv Pubn6 Ledger Co.
CHAPTER XII (Continued)

LIS inclination was to shout out de-
i i family, Il love Ruth Buckingham
and intend to marry her. scorn the po-
litical and financial methods of Willard
II. Birmingham; I have fought them
at the risk of all I hold dear, and l
will continue to fight them" But con-
sideration for Ruth prevented him from
making the last part of this speech and
mans own natural determination to
keep the name of his future wife from
being banded about by politicians for
bade the first part of IL,
People were found, too, to believe
these charges and to misnterpret Jerrys
silence regarding them, and it was while
ways and means of meeting this issue
We're being devised that the trial of
Jacob Aurentsky came off Public
opinion had been very mucn stirred and
very determined in the matter of the
peddler and his crime. Philadelphia, at
least as much as any other American
city. likes to feel secure People of every
class shiver at the thought of a frenzied
Knife, whether his grievance be fancied
or real, his victims high or low. And
the city officials recognizing this senti-
ment and anxious to show their zeai az
this time, particularly in the pursuit of
evildoers, had hurried Aurentsky to trial
son would defend the man proved a
fresh. sensation and threw Jerry's
enemies into Elee because of the prom
inence cs Victor in his campaign. for
this was sure to aid in the general i'm
preston his opponents We're irving to
create that. the so-called Real Republi-
cans were but socialist movement in
disguise
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He saluted Peggy smartly. General
Swallow saluted in turn and intro
duced the officer:
Princess Peggy allow me to pre-
sent General Thrift, Communicating
Chief of the w. S. S. army,
"Oh now I know what the soldiers
are" cried Peggy. They are War
Savings Stamps"
That's our official name" replied
General Thrift. but we prefer to be
called Whizzes."
why Whizzes?" asked Peggy.
Because we're putting a lot OF
whiz into this war and we're going
to end it with a whiz. l thank you for
the splendid company you have given
U.S."
Peggy was puzzled. What could he
mean? She didn't know that she had
given any company.
Here it comes now," cried General
Thrift. IA.
Out, from Peggy's horAe poured 4
trim body of soldiers. They Joined
| the main army and swung down the
street. AS they marched past het
the officer commanding them saluted
and their standard. bearer turned his
banner so she could read the words:
"PEGGY's COMPANY"
"Why. I believe you are the War
Savings Stamps I bought" cried Peg
gy in delight. where are you
going?"
We're going to whip the Kaiser,
We're going to beat the Hun,
We're going to make him wiser
By the time this war is won"
| The answer rolled up to her from
her company and was swelled by a
chorus from the marching ranks. And
the Whizzes looked as though they
meant it. Each was. tiny in himself,
much smaller than General Thrift,
whom they somewhat resembled, but
each stepped out strongly, vigorously,
determinedly. And there were millions
and millions of them.
MY, they look like splendid fight
ers," she said. I'D like to see them
| in action"
AS If to answer her wish a courier
came speeding down the street in a
tiny airplane.
Hurry; hurry" he shouted to Gem
eral Thrift. German submarines are
sinking ships off the American coast
We need airplanes to fight them"
| Come on" shouted General Thrift,
well show you how we do battle.''
| He leaped into his auto and started
off briskly. while Peggy followed in
her. aerial chariot. She was keen to
see what was going to happen in this
strange adventure.
stIn the nert chapter Peggy dis
corers an enemy of America at his
| eUtl 1cork.)
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refrained from sprnging at the man.
He did refrain, however, and with ali
expression of despairing of ever being
able to portray or erplain the emotions
threw up his hands in a gesture of hope
lessness and sank again into his seat.
Your honor" exclaimed Victor step.
ping quickly into the breach. the trial
testimony in defense of this mans act
because as matter Of law there was no
defense to be. offered, The jury has
found the only verdict possible; but
ing as your Honor. They have per-
ceived that something lies back of this
mans act which, before the great Judge
Of all crime, may seem an act of JUST.
| fication; that that tribunal which need
call no witnesses, yet sees and judges
all hearts, may explain or extenuate the
act-may find it less murderous than it
to you and te me ask oF
the district ottorney, who has done his
| duty in asking for conviction and pun
ishment-to recite to your Honor before
sentence is passed the story which this
of a shipwrecked citizenship.
This man came here with rosy an
| ticipations of what he should find in
America. He came here flying from op-
guarantees safety to all. He came un-
| derstanding that every citizen may ne
a part of this great nation ana It's Gov-
ernment. He did not come to Phladel-
tives were here. He came here because
he had understood enough or our MS
tory to know that American liberty was
born in Philadelphia. He came to be
explained to me that his eyes fell almost
with alteration upon the State House in
Independence Square: that he passed II
rsyere1sly looking up to It ass as some ne
often he has crept inside and stood with
barred head before the Liberty Bell and
locked with awe into that room and at
the very table and the implements with
alton of Independence, was signed. He
made his home within a few blocks of
this sacred edifice and was overjoyed
But it was not long before disillusion-
/ ments came. He was told not to fear
the law; that here the citizen himself
} was the law, that he made the law. But
by political Cossacks. He saw men vote
who were not entitled to vote; he saw
votes counted that were not entitled to
coolly practiced at the. polling places
, he saw policemen and hired gunmen
clubbing and blackjacking and intimidat.
ing citizens. He saw the law used to
|; oppress. He saw man named Maldono
who made his living as professional
thief, acting as the division leader for a
, political party in power, and saw the
protection Of the law thrown round that
mans illegal acts. Finally that fou
creature, Joseph Maldono, who after con.
. viction of felony-in this very court
as your Honor will remember-was un.
justly pardoned through political in.
iiuence, and is today marshling the vote
of his division for the Ware interest ir
, the coming election, dared to make un
, , desirable addresses to the daughter Of
!, Jacob Aurentsky, who sits here at my
/, right"
CONTINUED TOMORROW
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THE STORY THUS FAR

THE STORY THUS FAR
~ UGH RENWICK, under secretary of
SETsHsiss aR1sXK smpa.s3 in NisnRa E and the
Ay the story OPENS, a conversation in
-.{E4 rose gardens at Konopisht between
We German Kaiser, Won Tirpitz and the
~ Europe' is sealed.
The pact entered into is destined to
nake the. .Archduke and his morranatic
X11e, sophie Chotek important figures in
uropean history. Marishka is a close
What is afoot she realizes that her first
euty Is to- her country and the Austrian
monarch. Franz Josef While she is re-
porting to him: Renwick is fulfilling his
This means an estrangement between Hugh
and Marishka.
HERR wINDT. chief Of the Austrian
Secret SERVICE; is placed in charge Of that
s1uniTss SOW d,sns aftars =, Win orders to Shwart
been ordered murdered in saraievo.
CAPTAIN GORITZ. the ace" of the
herman Secret Service. is on the trail to
f1rcumyent the proposed assa ssination;
6tes Is S safTa tT9m his So 9ciq e 4
that Goritz VINO has captured Marishka
from Windt. promises to do all in his
power to save the Archduke and Sophie.
wick. meanwhile. is in Windt's power.
Again in Vienna. Renwlck is released.
and Immediately sets out for Sarajevo.
But he is constantly dogged by a tall in
dividual in black. This person proves to be
wick Is taken into custody. In the mean
time. Marishka and Gorit2, disguised a an
Austrian officer and his wife, are proceed
ing by automobile to SaraJeYo. But they
arrive just too late. Marishka faints at
the sight of the murder and awakens in
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ing overdress, was simply aSdrea:n The
bodice was plain. with neck Slightly
pointed and relieved by a band of dainty
lace. Black silk stockings and dainty
slippers worn by,her mother at the altar
were her next attire. Opening small
box which lay on the bed Zilpha found 4
pair of black silk gloves and "a string
of pearls.
Your brother Cedric gave them to
ME before he wandered from home. oh,
how wish that l might see him again -
She was now ready for the party.
What a beautiful form she was, as she
tripped gently across the lawn, on her
way to the home of Marcia Phelps. She
was perfectly charming. an angel could
not have been more so. She arrived at
the house and was met at the door and
ushered to the reception room by Mar
cia's brother Roy. AS she passed down
the receiving line her. friends all re-
marked: Isn't zilpha just like doll?'
Doesn't she look swell?" See her
beautiful hair She glided across the
friends Ger Ae Mr.. Bates, ap; f Marciss % uncle @ Was
seated in a large arm chair at one side
of the room.
How do you like the affair, and isn't
Marcia Just grand tonight?" said zilpha
well, yes, she does look pretty nice
| in her gown" answered he. II think
parties are great; you know this is the
| first swell affair that / ever attended.
w nlle tHty WSIe SollNciSiiB lhc OaiA
began to play a slow dreamy waltz. At
this moment their conversation was in
terrupted by Roy Phelps. May 1 have
the first waltz with you. Miss Dorr?"
OF course .Zilpha did not refuse, and
before that one was over he had filled
her card for all. Who's the swell
dancer?" See how gracefully she
swings the corner" Gee. she's q
peach" Guess have her for the next
dance" is the remark from all the fell
lows. Roy and Zilpha danced together
the entire evening. The clock was
striking ~. Roy and Zilpha were having
| the last waltz when a tall man ap-
preached her. Bowing gently, Zilpah
| wondered the cause of this sudden inter-l
ruption. Pardon me. but you remind
me very much of little friend of lnine
whom I have not seen for many years-
AS many young do, I wandered from
home. At that time my sister was 8
small child. But you are the bofN'
image of her What is your namess
please?"
"Zilpha Dorr is my name"
"And my name is Cedric Dorr."
| Shortly brother and sister departed
for home to their lonesome mother. En-
tering the house. they found Mrs. Dorrl
reading. my lost son." exclaimed Mrs.
Dorr. II have just been praying that I
might see you" What a reconciliation.
| in that home that night. AS they sat
together the mother. daughter and son
whispered. Isn't it great to be together
again?"
| TomorrotO's Complete Norelette-
! ANNES CONTRIBUTIONS"
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yes. She was sure that it could be
managed She herself perhaps could
take it. Had not the Effendi told her
that the Fraulen was to want for moth
ing? And greatly excited at the thought
Of intrigue, brought a tabourette which
she placed before Mariska, then found
paper. ink and envelopes and squatted
upon a pillow, watching eagerly over
scrutiny troubled Marishka. Was she
in the confidence of Captain Goritz? ?
And if not. could she be persuaded to
mold her tongue? Instead of writing at
once, Marishka relinqushed the pen and
took Ieva's hand.
1T is very necessary for my peace
and happiness that the contents of this
note should be only seen by the person
to whom it is delivered--'
"Ah, Fraulein, it shall be as you say.
BY Allah. l sweaT-'
DO you care enough? I will give you
anything l possess If you will keep my
secret"
"Ah!" her eyes were downcast and
her tone was panied. That the Frau
lein should not believe in my friendship
But I do believe in it."
still" broke in Yeva smiling craftily,
II should very much like to have some
lein-the pink sleeping garment which
is so sweetly smelling and soft to the
touch"
1T is yours, Yeva. See" and Ma
rishka took it from the valise, Il give il
to you"
The girl gurgled delightedly, and
crooned and kissed the garment like a
child with a new doll. She was for
trying it on at once and, thus for the
moment relieved of Yeva's scrutiny, Ma
rishka bent over the tabourette, pen in
hand But before she wrote she called
Yeva again.
There is no entrance to this house
except by the garden, Yeva?" she asked
"Oh, yes, to the selamlk. the mabein
door and this"
She walked to the side of the room
showed Marishka a door cunningly con.
ceaed in an angle of the wall.
That leads-where? Marishka asked
ITO a small court OF the next house" "
"And the street below?"
Yeva nodded and renewed the inspec-
| ton of her new present in the mirror,
so Marishka wrote:
Hugh am a prisoner in a house
near the Sirokac Tor beyond the Car
| gate of which has blue door I am
treated with every courtesy, but l am
| frightened. Come tonight at IL to the
| small court at the left of the house
| and knock twice upon the door. l
will come to you. Forgive me.
MAR1SHKA.
| While Yeva was scrutiniZing her new
| adornment in the small mirror Marish-
ka reread the note. She did not wish
after all there were no need for grave
| alarm.
CONTINUED TOMORROW '.
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THE DAHL Y NOVELETTE,
"The Reconciliation
By CARRIE L. p. CURTIS

CITUATED near the little railroad sta
~ ton in the town Of Hutton Is a log
cabin. This rustic little cabin is the
home Of Mrs. Joshua Dorr and daugh-
ter, Zilpha. Mr.. Dorr>having died many
years before, One very pleasant even
ing Zilpha came home from school very
horrd," sighed ziipha. !i'"a 4 only wish Shi,
she hadn't sent it to me-" "Oh. dear
Zilpha, Marcia will certainly under
stand. and If she had not sent it. you
ed" said Mrs. Dorr. II am horrid, any
way" replied Zilpha
1t certainly was a shame. Marcia
Phelps was to give party next week.
one much out of the ordinary. At this
party Marcia would celebrate her en-
trance into society. Zilpha was invited
and she had no clothes suitable to wear.
It 1t was s;nraIS hard for her to have no dress:
al, no money. with which to buy them.
When her father was alive he provided
for the family very well. but since his
death deaf, the frail mother had very. diff:
daughter. Mrs. Dorr took in washing
and sewing, and every cent that she re-
ceived In return was measured and
viewed upon either side before it was
spent.
1t was Tuesday evening: they were
at tea. Mrs. Dorr gently spoke: II
When tea was finished. Mrs. Dorr
loft and bring down a large. round
box which had been stored away for
many years. Arising from the table.
she ran upstairs to find the box which
her mother wished. Returning with it,
zilpha gave ii to her mother. 1t was
large box. yellow with age, and was
slightly dusty.
Zilpha stood with eyes aghast What
could be inside that bcx was the ques.
| tion which she was asking herself. Re.
moving the cover. Mrs. Dorr took out a
| large square package. Out of this pack.
| age she took pale pink silk cape, with
border Of deeper pink. Unfolding II
carefully, Mrs. Dorr at last spoke. you
are to have a dress and all that is neces.
sary to wear to the party"
''Oh, my dear mother. where did vol
get It? Going. going, going to the
party" screamed Zilpha. After looking
at the article in the box, Zilpha went t.
bring in the nights supply Of wood ant
Mrs. Dorr washed the dishes.
On Zilpha's return from school Friday
afternoon her mother had all of hel
clothes in readiness for her to wear a
the party that evening. At 6 o'clocl
that evening Zilpha went to her room t.
dress for the occasion. Oh, what
scene when Zilpha spied her lovely gar
ments prepared for her by her mother
Zilpha was enchanting in her schoo
clothes. but in these no maiden to b,
found could appear more grand. Zilpha
very tall, slim brunette, with her hal
arranged low, dressed in this full, plail
silk skirt, nearly covered with a cling
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why, the street is flooded" she ex-
claimed.
Yes, flooded with soldiers" shrilled
General Swallow.
Peggy looked closer. Now she could
make out that the stream was broken
up into regular divisions. She. could
even see banners flying. But the SOL
diers-what were they? Not men
they We're too tiny. Neither were they
Birds or animals. Peggy was puzzled
and amazed. What could they be-?
Down to the edge of the pavement
dropped the aerial chariot. At the
same moment a military automobile
dashed up and came to a stop. Out
of it popped the oldest looking officer
Peggy had even seen. His head was
as round as dollar piece. while his
body was like pocketbook. His uni.
form was green. On his head was a
military helmet made of a half dol
lar. His legs were thin spindles and
his feet were nickels. In spite of his
queerness he seemed very dashing and
efficient