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Jackson County journal., 1919-03-14
BILLIARD CHAMPION
WILL DEFEND TITLE
Melbourne Inman, English Cueist,
Ready for Match.
In Handicap Tournament Title Holder
Comedies Handicaps Ranging
From 1000 to $500 Points
in 18,o00-Point
Game.

One of the important events in the
pre-war basis will be a billiard cham
pionship tournament, in which Mel
bourne 1nman, title holder, will be
called on to defend his laurelS. Latest
dispatches from London state the
tournament will be conducted either
in March or April. 1t will be han
dicap competition. with Inman play
ing from scratch for $4,000 points,
and conceding handicaps ranging prob
ably from 1000 to $500 points. Un-
der this arrangement it is felt that
the champion will encounter serious
opposition.
The nature Of the handicap allow
ances has not yet been definitely de-
cided, although the committee in
charge has practically agreed on this
style tournament for the purpose Of
equalizing the play, and giving as
piring billiardists a chance against
the champion. Inman submitted, as
his own idea of what would make
good handicap, the scale of from 1000
to $500 points to his rivals. In addi-
ton, Inman expressed willingness
to oppose any or all Of four leading
rivals on the terms Of this handicap
basis for f2OO a side.
Claude Falkiner, who IS advancing
rapidly to the front in English bill.
Jackson County journal., 1919-03-14

The man who really WANTS &" bs
something worth while in HIS world
has plenty of opportunity
The occasional use OF Roman Eye Ba .a-r
n night VIII prevent and relieve tir-a
eyes. watery eyes. and eye strain Adv
The almighty dollar is the key tu
many a heart.
Jackson County journal., 1919-03-14
EAT A TABLET
DYSPEPSIA GONE
PAPE'S DIAPEPSIN INSTANTLY
RELIEVES SOUR, Classy OR
ACID STOMAcHS.

When meals hit back and your stom-
ach is sour, acid, gassy, or you feel full
and bloated. When you have heavy
Jumps of pain or headache from indi-
gestiOn. Here is instant relief.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1919-05-15

Once more we are asked to believe
that the bolshevik regime In Russia
Is waning, and according tosthe story,
Lenine and Trotzky have sought in
vain for assurances Of asylum In va
rious European countries. Petrograd
is being evacuated by the bolsheviki,
say dispatches from Helsingfors, and
the government Is sending away many
of the inhabitants. On their western
and northern fronts the soviet forces
met with DECIDED reverses, but their
leaders claimed these were counter
balanced by gains in the South.
The soviet government Of Munich at
last accounts was still holding out.
but the city was being closely sur
rounded by troops Of the German gov
eminent and the rule Of the commu-
nists, 1t was said, was near It's end.
Elsewhere In Germany 1t was the same
old story OF repeated outbreaks of the
Spartacans, street fights and riots, and
strikes.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1919-05-15
CHAPTER ~.
Dorothy Fairfax.

We were not far from two hundred
miles east of the Capes. I had been
closely confined to my bunk for two
days with illness, but now, somewhat
stronger. had been ordered to deck by
the surgeon. The last batch Of pris-
oners, after their short hour of recre-
alton. had been returned to the quar-
tiers below, but was permitted to re-
main alone undisturbe6.
I was still standing there absorbed
when a voice, soft-spoken and femi-
nine, broke the silence.
May I speak with your"
turned instantly, so thoroughly
surprised my voice faltered as I gazed
into the upturned face Of the Ques-
toner. She stood directly beside me,
her head uncovered. Instantly nay cap
was off. and was bowling courteously.
Most certainly" with a quick side
glance toward the guard, "but am a
prisoner"
"Of course I know that" in smiling
confidence. "Only you see am rather
q privileged character on board. Per-
haps you may be punished IL you talk
with me-is that what you meantr
II am more than willing to assume
the risk. have made few friends for
ward, and am even bold enough to say
that / have longed for q word with
you ever since first saw you aboard"
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1919-05-15
ForeWord

Arson Carlyle, aged twenty
three, the ninth in descent from
Capt. Geoffry Carlyle Of GIas-
cow, Scotland, was among the
heroic Canadian dead at vimy
ridge. Unmarried, and the last
Of his line, what few treasures
he possessed fell into alien
hands. Among these was
manuscript, apparently written
in the year 1887, and which,
through nine generations, had
been carefully preserved, yet
never made public. The paper
was yeIIowed and discoIored by
years; occasionally a page was
missing, and the writing itself
had become almost indecipher-
able. Much Indeed had to be
traced by use Of a microscope.
The writer was evidently man
Of some education, and clear
thought, but exceeding diffuse,
in accordance with the style Of
his time, and possessing small
conception Of literary form. It
editing this manuscript for mod
ern readers have therefore
been compelled to practically re-
write It entirely, retaining mere
Iy the essential facts, with an
occasional descriptive passage,
although I have conscientiousIy
followed the original develop
ment of the tale. In this recon-
struction much quaintness Of Ian
ouage az we'll az appeal to prob
ability, may have been lost, and
for this my only excuse Is the
necessity Of thus making the
story readable. ! have no doubt
as to It's essential truth, nor do
] question the purpose which
dominated this rover Of tho sea
in his effort to record the adven-
lures Of his younger life. As a
picture Of those days Of blood
and courage, as we'll as a story
Of love and devotion, deem It
worthy preservation, regretting
only the ImpossibiIity Of now
presenting 1t In print exactly as
written by Geoffry Carlyle.
r. p.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1919-05-15
CHAPTER u.
The Prison Shin.

The Prison Ship.
The greater portion Of that voyage
Of SO days / would blot entirely from
memory If possible. 1 cannot hope to
describe 1t in any detail-the foul
smells, the discomfort, the ceaseless
horror Of food, the close companion
ship of men turned into mere animals
by suffering and distress, the weari-
some days, the black, sleepless nights,
the poisonous air, and the brutality of
guards. can never forget these
things. for they have SCARED my soul.
The hatch above remained open, but
carefully guarded night and day. while
we were permitted on deck for air and
exercise only In squads Of ten, two
hours out Of every twenty-four. This
alone served to break the dread mo-
else on deck we generally returned be-
low drenched to the skin, but glad to
even pay that price for two hours of
fresh air, and an opportunity to gaze
about at sea and sky. We were herd
ed well forward, a rope dividing us
from the main deck, which space the
passengers aft used as a promenade.
There were only three women aboard,
fat dowager, the young lady I had
noticed at embarkation. and her col
ored maid. / gained but one glimpse
of the young lady In the first two
weeks at sea, and then only as we
I were being ordered down to our quar-
tiers for the night. Just as / was ap-
preaching the hatch to descend our
eyes met fairly, and instantly knew
she saw and recognized me. For a
single second our glances chung, as
though some mysterious influence held
us to each other-then the angry
guard struck me with the stock Of his
piece.
"What er We standin' thar ferY' he
demanded savagely. "Go ON down
lively now"
saw her clasping fingers convul.
sively grip the rail. and, even ut that
color In her cheeks. That was all her
message to me, yet quite enough. Al
though we had never spoken, although
our names were yet unknown, was
no criminal to her mind, no unrecog-
nized prisoner beneath contempt, but
human being In whom she already
felt a personal interest, and to
whom she extended thought and SYM
pathy. / continued entirely ignorant
Of the identity Of the young woman.
She remained In my memory, In my
thoughts nameless, q dream rather
than reality. 1 did learn that the
gay gallant was q wealthy Spaniard,
supposedly of high birth, by name
Sanchez, and at one time In the naval
service, and likewise ascertained that
the rotund planter was a certain Roger
Fairfax Of Saint Mary's in Maryland,
homeward bound after successful
sale Of his tobacco crop In London. It
was during his visit to the great city
that he had met Sanchez, and his
praise Of the colonies had induced the
latter to essay voyage In his COM
pany to America. But strange enough
no one so much as mentioned the girl
In connection with either man.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1919-05-15
CHAPTER I.
Sent Into Servitude.

Knowing this to be narrative Of
unusual adventure, and one which may
never even be read until long after I
have departed from this world, when
1t will be difficult to convince readers
that such times as are herein depicted
could ever have been reality, shall
endeavor to narrate each incident In
the simplest manner possible. My
only purpose Is truth, and my only
witness history. Yet, even now lately
as this all happened, 1t Is more like
the recollections of dream, dimly re-
membered at awakening, and, per-
chance, might remain so, but for the
scars upon my body, and the constant
memory of woman's face. These
alone combine to bring back In vivid
ness those days that weekdays Of
youth and daring, of desperate, law
less war, Of wide ocean peril, and the
Outstretched hands Of love. So that
here, where am writing 1t all down,
here amid quietness and peace, and
forgetful Of the past wander again
along deserted shore, and sail among
those isles Of southern sea, the home
for many a century Of crime and I'M
speakable cruelty. will recall the
truth, and can do no more.
1t was still early morning when we
were brought out under heavy guard
and marched somberly forth through
the opened gates Of the jail. Ahead
we could perceive q forest Of masts,
and what seemed like vast crowd Of
waiting people. That we had been
sentenced to exile, to prolonged servi-
tude In some foreign land, was all that
any Of us knew.
The guards prodded the crowd saw
agely with the butts Of their mus
ketoons, thus making scant room for
us to shuttle through, out upon the far
end Of the wharf, where we were
finally halted abreast of Jumping
brig, apparently nearly ready for sea.
There were more than forty Of us. !
gained glimpse of the hookers name
Romping Betsy Of Plymouth. A mo-
ment later sailor passed along the
edge Of the dock and instantly whis-
per passed swiftly from man to man.
'It's Virginia, mate; we're bound for
Virginia."
The eyes of a prisoner met mine.
"virginia, hey" he grunted. "Ye're
a sailorman. amt We. mate? Well,
then, whar Is this yere virginiaT
THAT'S all right, mates" I returned
cheerily. "We'll fall into the hands
of Englishmen out there. In America,
where all the tobacco comes from.
I've been there twice-and to a land
beyond they call Maryland. IT'S q
country lot so unlike England"
"Yer better stow that, my man."
.growled someone above me, and
looked up into the stern eyes of the
captain Of the guard, cor 1t may be
the cat for We. So we've been ter
the Virginia plantation, hev ye7 Then
ye must be Master Carlyle. I take It.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1919-05-15
WOLVES OF THE SEA
By RANDALL PARRISH
Copyright. by A. c. McCllrg' & Co.

heerd tell about We at the trial, but
supposed We ter be an older man."
Il am twenty-slx."
Eye don't look even tibet. Az
they're ready for We now. Fall in
there-all Of yer. Step along, yer
ID rebel scum"
1 stared aft at the poop deck. There
were number of persons gathered
along the low rail. probably all passen-
gers. Then my eyes encountered a
strange group foregathered beside the
lee rail.
There were four in the little party,
one Of them a negress. Another was
clearly enough colonial proprietor,
a heavily built man of middle age,
purple faced. I passed these by with
glance, my attention concentrating
upon the other two-a middle-aged
man and a young woman stand
Ing side by side. The former was q
dashing looking blade, of not more
than forty, attired In blue slashed
coat, ornamented with gilt buttons,
and bedecked at collar and cuffs with
a profusiOn Of lace. A saffron colored
waistcoat failed to conceal his richly
beruffled shirt, and the hilt of a rapier
was rather prominently displayed.
Such handles were frequently enough
seen, but it was this mans face which
made marked contrast with his gay
attire. He was dark and hook-nosed,
apparently of foreign birth. with black
mustache tightly clipped, so as to re-
veal the thin firmness of his lips, and
even at that distance could perceive
the lines of a scar across his chin. AL
together there was an audacity to his
face, a daring, convincing me he was
no mere lady's knight but one to whom
fighting was trade. He was pointing
us out to his companion, apparently
joking over our appearance, in an en-
deavor to amuse. Seemingly she gave
small heed to his words, for although
her eyes followed where he pointed
they never once lighted with smile,
nor did see her answer his sallies.
She was scarcely more than a girl.
dressed very simply In some clinging
dark stuff, with loose gray cloak
draping her shoulders and small,
neat bonnet of straw perched upon a
mass of coiled hair. The face beneath
was sweetly piquant, with dark eyes
and rounded cheeks flushed with
health. She stood, both hands clasping
the rail, watching us intently.
somehow felt as though her eyes were
upon me. and within their depths, even
ut that distance, / seemed to read n
message Of sympathy and kindness.
The one lasting impression her face
left on my memory was that Of inno-
cent girlhood, dignified by womanly
tenderness.
What were those two to each other?
I could not guess, for they seemed
from two utterly different worlds. Not
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1919-05-15
What Were Those Two to Each otheri

What Were Those Two to Each Other7
brother and sister surely; and not
lovers. The last was unthinkable.
Instinctively disliked the man. aware
of an instant antagOnism, realizing
that he was evil; while his companion
came to me as revealment of all that
was true and worthy, in degree ! had
never known before. From the instant
I looked upon these two / felt con-
WINGED that, through some strange va
gary of fate, we were destined to know
more of each other; that our life lines
were ordained to touch and become
entangled, somewhere In that mystery
of the western world to which I had
been condemned.
Then the guards came to me, and,
with my limbs freed of letters, was
passed down the steep ladder into the
semidarkness between decks, where
we were to be confined. 1t proved a
dismal, crowded hole In which we were
quartered like so many cattle, the only
ventilation and light furnished by the
open hatch above. The ticket given
me called by number for a certain
berth, and I found this, throwing with
In the small bundle / bore. Almost
Immediately there was a sound of
tramping feet on the deck above, and
the creaking Of blocks. Then o sud-
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1919-05-15

mond was made secretary general OF
the league and the representatives Of
Brazil, Belgium, Greece and Spain,
were selected temporarily to represent
the lesser powers. At once began the
making Of plans for the first meeting
OF the league, and it was admitted
that this would be held In Washington
In October next, In the White House,
under the presidency Of Mr.. Wilson.
At that time the assembly will COM
plete the organization and the next
session will be held In Geneva, the
permanent seat Of the league.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1919-05-15

Republican senator's who are still
unsatisfied with the league covenant
and they are rather numerOus-agreed
to hold a conference on the question
as soon as the president issued the
call for an extra session Of congress.
They are determined that the covenant
shall be further amended, and some
OF them favor plan to try to dis
sOciate 1t from the peace treaty. The
latter. they agree, must not be unduly
delayed, and they are unit In de-
handing the early return of all Amer
lean troops from foreign lands. Half
a dozen or more Of the original OPP
ponents Of the league In the senate
will support the amended covenant,
but some of the Republican leaders
assert that there are still 33 on the
list of those who will not accept 1t.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1919-05-15

cause 1t left undecided the proportion
of the total reparatlon money to be al
lotted to them, and the Brussels gov
eminent decided its delegates could
not sign treaty that did not provide
for complete fulfillment of the prom
Uses made Belgium by her allies.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1919-05-15

Captain Carlyle finds q friend
but at the same time he fInds
that he has an enemy on board
the RompIng Betty. He enemy
warns that he will get revenge,
but why7 Geoffry racks his brain
In vain Cor the answer.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1919-05-15

den movement Of the hull told all VIC
were under way.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1919-05-15

Two great disasters occurred last
week on opposite sides of the globe.
In San Salvador there was q severe
earthquake which resulted In great loss
Of life and property, though Its extent
Is not yet fully known. A large sec
tion of Yokohama was swept by fire,
fully 1000 buildings being destroyed,
including part Of the business district.
What might be regarded as disas-
ter by many also hit the United States,
for the tax on luxuries went into ef-
feet on May 1. This boosts the cost
on innumerable articles IL the price II
In excess Of specified sums. and also
applies to soft drinks, druggists sun
dries, candy and other things TINT have
become almost necessities for many
Americans
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1919-05-15
7To BE coNTINUED:5
Too oednerou

Too Generous.
The trouble with the fellow who Dor.
rows trouble Is that he wants to loan
some Of 1t to everyone he mestA
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1919-05-15

The sensation of the week in the
United States was the uncOvering Of
a grisly plot to assassinate leading
citizens In all parts Of the country.
Several scores Of cleverly constructed
bombs were mailed from New York
city to members Of the cabinet, SEN
ators, representatives, judges and
wealthy men, and only the failure to
attach sufficient postage prevented the
murder or manning of many Of the In
tended victims. Practically all Of
those whose death was thus sought
have been concerned in some way
with the prosecution or deportation
Of members Of the I. w. w. and other
radicals, so the source Of the bombs
Is not far to seek. The reds had
threatened a demonstration on May I
In behalf of Thomas ]. Mooney and
others convicted of the San Francisco
bomb outrage, and Eugene v. Debs,
when sent to prison for violating the
espionage act, had voiced a similar
threat. Investigation showed the
bombs had been mailed on different
days with the evident plan that they
should be received by the victims on
the same day. The Socialists denied
any part in the plot or any knowledge
of 1t, but Its discovery and the general
feeling Of Indignation II aroused result
ed in the suppression of their plans for
elaborate May day celebrations in va
rious cities.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-02-21
ADMIRAL SIMS PRAISE
WARNS HEART OF BRlT0NS
Great Credit Is Given the Men Who
Manned tho Bosts Guarding
.tu,crfcnns.

Irankmcss in rendering credit to the
British navy for the gren: part 1t
following appreciation written by Sid
meE Brooks, special writer for tho
London Express:
For some singular psychological
reason which nobody knows anything
about" said Admiral Sims the other
day. the English people did not tell
us, and the ENGLISH people themselves
We had no idea OF the enormous ef-
fort this scrap OF an island was maxi
inS during the war"
Well il is an old tale that NC arc
the worst advertisers aud tho most in
vctcraic srumblcrs and sclf-dctractors
il, the world. Nothing that other pco-
pic say against us can ever hone 10
s ecu! VIVA, ,wo say against ourselvee
granted and say nothing about it, and
whatever We do badly VIC make e
point OF Sticking from the housetops.
Rut why on earth should VIC blow
our own trumpet when VIC have Ad-
,uirui sims TO hlow II for us" Ever
since he came among us as tho COM
r'andcr- in chief OF tho American naval
forces the admiral has made us blush
with his praises.
Everything that VIC could not or
would not say on our own behalf this
saying for MS. Americans, he was say :
ing last October, seemed TO regard it
as a miracle Of their navy that they
had 80; 100000 troops here in few
months aud had protected them on the
way.
I'VE didn'; do that was the ad-
nirars comment. Great Britain did.
She brought over two-thirds OF them
and escorted IA half. We escort only
onc-ihird of the merchant vessels that
come here.
There is no restraining him. when
tho arr1istae vas signed he wrote TO
Sir X. Wemyss: 1T is fact patent TO
all tho world that the dcfca, of Ger
many was in large part inplishcd
by the power of the British Navy. and
I wish in this informal way 10 express
TO you. and through you to the officers
and men of the British navy. my per-
sonal feeling OF satisfaction that the
British navy has successfully accom-
rlishcd it's great task
And two months earlier. when he
met party of the American editors
al lunch .l,,, he struck an even even strons &C.:
supreme and saving fact In the var.
IL today an earthquake or sor1o other
CONFUSION OF nature were to snake 1t
from it's mornings. disspate or blast
as we'll haul down our flags and yield
~, is the feet" he. went on, ",hs,
Hor,hcrn fogs. tina, stands Setwsen
eountris Sre Of Ea 81 d sss
Flu, Tor the Meet tho Prussian Kaiser
think you should know that Amer
ica's contribution to that great re-
strairins and conserving force IS up
Eu; for the nect, America. for all he,
wealth OF men and means. would have
stood imnotent."
Admiral Sims. proud. as ne well may
tnsnd have done 4, sea since April.
1917 has yet the biSness not only to
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-02-21

terurhan line announced that 1t had
carried 1000 heavily laden passengers
into Detroit The steam roads could
no, give an estimate at that time
The police say that 10000 persons
made tho trip via the highway in au-
tsmobilcS. Vehicles OF every sort and
description were called into play
limousines. trucks. moving vans and
plain automobiles ,of all varieties. in
places they were moving along the
Dye Highway three abreast,
Monroe, Just over the. State line.
vas the center of the rush. The tales
that come out of there tonight paint
); az 4 ooom town of the olden DAYS
Before daybreak today 1000 cars had
passed through on their way to Toledo
70 load. Ono car wen, into the ditch
thcrc, and thirty others piled up on
top % IL.
Drivers making their second or third
run tonight declared tho whole road
Is dotted with wrecks. Every farm
house Is filled with unfortunate via
Inns. who arc paying $40 apiccc for
mo privilege Of having roof over
their heads. All along the highways
farmers and their wives arc serving
meals at 81 a head.
IL was reported here tonight tbo.
Michigan had called on, its constabu-
iarS and sent tt 20 tho border to check
tho traffic. Unable to make arrests nm :
der the dry Law since the Supreme
Courts rnomcntous decision, ali sorts
OF preteNts were invented But this
action didn't even make den. in the
procession OF booze " N