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The Kendrick gazette., 1919-11-28
MYTHICAL * ARMY"
HELPED WIN VICTORY
and represented itself at different
station every day or two.

and represented itself at a different
station every day or two.
The first message from the tx
army" headquarters was a general
dispatch to all wireless stations in the
army area (none of which actually ex-
isted), in the new code of course, d.
rectfng that none Of the stations an
swer or make use of their sending in
struments, for fear of the enemy locat-
Ing them, but that they be on the
alert at fixed hours to receive MES
sages. The effect was to convince the
Germans that large number of wire
less stations had been set up and to
advise them of the hours when the en-
emy intercepting stations should be
on the alert for the American mes
sages.
This was followed by series of
messages designed to indicate that the
tx army" was preparing for a full
fledged operation. In order to inform
the enemy Of the geographical limits
of the sector of the TX army" many
messages were directed to imaginary
officers at existing towns on the Etain
front.
Wireless Works Night and Day.
b Meanwhile the rowing wireless sta.
ton was working overtime day and
night. 1t began sending out messages
The Kendrick gazette., 1919-11-28

"Whar did yer cum frum?" he
growled, and as instantly recognized
Bill Haines. "Been sojerin', have yer?
Well, now, lay to an pull"
Before / could attempt an answer
a tall figure loomed up before us, the
same high-pitched voice had noticed
previously calling out sharply:
"There, that's enough, men! Now
make fast. We can head the old girl
out from here in jiffy, if it really be-
gins to blow. Jose, you stand by at
the wheel, in case you're needed; some
of the rest ship the capstan bars, and
remain near for a CALL"
"What are We swingin' the yards
fur, anyhow. LeVere" asked Haines
insolently. "Just fer exercise"
Because am sailor, Haines," he
replied angrily. anyhow it is none
Of your business; I was left in COM
mand here. Those clouds don't look
good to me; there is going to be a
blow before morning"
Haines growled something and Le-
We're wheeled sharply about to 60 for
ward. This movement placed him
face to face with me.
"What are you loafing here fer7
Who are you"
"Joe Gates, sir" answered quickly,
mouthing the first name which came
to my lips.
"Gates-Joe Gates?" peering saw
agely into my face but unable to dis
tinguish the features. II never heard
of anybody on board by that name
Who is the fellow, Haines?"
The Englishman gripped me by the
sleeve to. whirl me about, but as his
fingers touched the soaked cloth of my
jacket he burst forth with an oath.
"He's wet enough to be the same lac
| you chucked overheard an hour ago
l believe he is. Say, mate, are you
the gay buck we hauled aboard drunk
and dumped into the for'cassel?"
II dunno, sir" I answered dumbly
believing it best not to remember toe
much. II couldn't even tell yer whut
The Kendrick gazette., 1919-11-28
CcHAPTER x-continued.

"Him? Oh, Jose an me carried him
inter the for'cassel, an showed him
inter berth ter sleep off his liquor.
Thet wus the last 1 ever see er hear
o. him fer bout six hours, when this
we're feller must woke up in the for
cassel sum crazy. He cum chargin'
out on deck, whoopin' like an Indian,
wavin' knife in his hand, intendin'
fer ter raise hi. Well, 1t happened
thet the fu'st feller he run up against
wus LeVere, who wus cumin' forrard
fer sumthin', an fer about q minute
thar was one HI ov a fight. 1t was
so dark I couldn't tell whut did hap
pen, but it wus fists mostly, till the
mate drove the poor devil, cussin' like
mad, over agln the rail, an then
heaved him out inter the water long
side. I heerd the feller splash when
he struck, but he never let out no
YELL"
"What did Levere do?"
"Him? He didn't do nuthin' Just
stared down over the rail a. bit. an
then cum back, rubbin' his hands.
Never even asked who the feller wus.
Thar amt nuthin' kin skeer that black
brute"
"He amt got no human in him. It's
HI when English sailormen hes got
ter take orders from a ID Niger.
an be knocked round if they don't
jump when he barks. He's goin' ter
get knife in his ribs sum day." a
maybe he is; but yer better hold
yer tongue, Tom. Sanchez don't stand
fer thet talk, an he's back O. LeVere.
Let's 60 in; them gaskets will hold all
right nOw-cum long"
could now perceive now clearly the
character I was destined to assume
when once safely aboard the Namur.
Such an assumption would involve but
slight danger of discovery. It was as
though miracle had opened the way,
revealed to me by the unconscious lips
of these two half-drunken, gossiping
sailors. The story told fitted my ne
.cessities exactly. Had I planned the
circumstances myself nothing could
have been better prearranged. No one
on board had seen the missing man by
daylight; he was believed to have
sunk without struggle. Yet no one
knew positively that this was so, be-
cause no one cared. The death Of the
lad had simply been taken for granted
when LeVere had failed to see his
body rise again to the surface. Yet it
was quite within the realm of possi-
,bility for the fellow to come up once
more in that darkness, beyond Le-
Vere's range of vision, and even to
have remained afloat, buoyed up by
clinging to the anchor hawser, until
strong enough to return on board. Al
least there was no one aboard the Ma.
muir able to deny that this had been
done. " &
Satisfied by this reasoning of being
able to pass myself off as the dead
man, began slowly and cautiously tt
drag myself up the taut hawser.
had chosen fortunate moment for my
/ made, and, when 1 finally topped tn,
rail and was able to look inboard 1
was to discover a deserted fore deck
with the watch all engaged at SOM
task amidships. crept down the fore
castle ladder and worked my way af
beneath the black shadow of the por
rail, until able thus to drift unnotice
into group failing onto mainsal
halyard. The fellow next to me. witt
out releasing his grip, turned his hea
and stared, but without discerning m
features.
The Kendrick gazette., 1919-11-28
"What Are You Loafing Here For7"

"What Are You Loafing Here For7"
ship this is, ner how signed on. Last
I seem ter remember wus ashore
frum the schooner Caroline; but this
yere is bark"
Haines laughed, already convinced
of my identity, and considering it a
good joke. Then he proceeded to tell
me all about it.
LeVere broke in with savage snarl.
whats all that? Do o'you mean,
Haines, that this is the same ID
scamp who tried to stick met"
"No doubt of it. But he never knew
what he was doin'-he wus crazy as a
loon. There's nuthin' fer yer ter fuss
over now. Tell US about it, Gates
the bath must have sobered yer up"
watched LeVere, but he remained
motionless. mere shadow.
81 suppose it must have been that,
sir" l confessed respectfully, ''if
things happened as you say they did.
haven't any memory O. tryin' ter
slash nobody. Leastwise seemed
ter know whut I wus about when ]
cum up. don't remember how got
ther; furst I knew I wus slushin'
round in the water, tryin' ter keep
afloat. 1t wus so blame dark cudn't
see nuthin', but sumhow got grip on
a hawser, an hung on till I got back
'nough strength ter cline on board.
knew this want my ship, so just
Law ouiet awhile. figurin' out Whar
wus."
"Yer Englishw
Born in Bristol. sir. but wu'
workin' on the Caroline-she's Col
ony schooner, in the fish trade. At ses
since I wus twelve. What's this yer,
bark-Dutch, amt she?"
"Once upon time; just now we ar
flying whatever flag comes handy. W.
amt got no prejudice in flags"
SIS thet gun forrard, covered wit
taupalin"
The Kendrick gazette., 1919-11-28

in the Fresnes sector and trying to
give the impression that it was sew
eral stations at widely separated lo-
cations. One message in particular
was peculiarly designed to add to the
enemy's suspicion Of the approaching
trouble-an imperative demand Tor zVu
copies more additional Of the Contains
sheet, "plan directeur map" This
could only be interpreted by the Ger
mans, the Americans agreed, as prepa-
ration for a coming drive on the Briey
iron center.
In addition to the wireless the *
army" also had in operation, on the
front between Bezonaux and Fresnes,
telephone squad-a careless SQUAD
which set up telephone stations here
and there and sent messages ana
talked shop and gossiped all night
about the arrival Of some old friends
from America with such and such an
outfit.
The "X" army telephone squad took
no chances that the Germans might
not hear the conversations the Amer
leans desired them to record. They
deliberately grounded their wires, SO
the enemy could "listen in" ana
crawled out into No Mans Land IN
the darkness and hooked one OF the
American wires on German barbed
wire in front Of an abandoned trench
system. In the front line Of modern
warfare the telephone is most dan
gerous instrument, for both sides de-
vised apparatus which within certain
limits could pick up conversations
over enemy lines with which it was
not even connected. So the Ameri-
cans felt certain that all their conver-
sations were heard by the Germans.
Get Results at Once.
Two days after the TX army" began
its operations the results began to be
noticeable, the nervousness on the
part Of the Germans being exhibited In
many ways, the enemy first sending
over a large number of airplanes to
make reconnoissances. The Germans
also began a series of trench raids to
obtain prisoners for the purpose OF
|
site them. German prisoners captured
by the French told of wild alarms In
the night on the part of the German
forces, hurried reinforcement Of the
main line of resistance, and various
other movements which indicated that
the enemy was exerting extreme
watchfulness on account Of the activ-
ity of the "army" operated by hand
full Of Americans.
When the armistice became effec.
tive on November II the little Ameri-
can "X army. still held its ground
in the field near Verdun, and opposite
it's supposed position five crack Ger.
man divisions stood their guard, moi
even suspecting that they had been
tricked by few ingenious young
Yankees who were delighted at the re.
suits obtained by their mischievous
schemes, which had worked so success.
fully in deceiving the wise German
veterans of five years. war.
The Kendrick gazette., 1919-11-28
Country, Where Suffragists Won
13 Years Ago, Quick to Right
Self After War.
MANY SCHOOLS FOR GIRLS
Women Of Finland Fortunate From
an Educational Point Of View
Work During Labor Troubles
Wins Them Vote.

Washington, D. Cit seems only
natural that Finland. land where
women have had the vote for 13 years,
and won it by their participation in
quelling labor troubles like those which
now assail the United States Of Amer
lea, should be one of the first portions
Of the dismembered Russian empire to
get up a stable constitutional govern
ment," says bulletin from the Wash
ington headquarters of the National
Geographic society.
This new member Of the family of
free nations Is described in COM
munication to the society by Baroness
Alletta Korff as follows:
"From an educational point of view
the women in Finland have been very
fortunate, as there are many excellent
schools for girls and number of Co
educational schools throughout the
country which prepare students for
the university examinations.
Girls Admitted In 1873.
"Girls were admitted to the univer
sity in 1873, and, until the war inter.
vened, they not only attended lectures
but took part in all branches of uni
versity life; they participated in all
the celebrations and festivities, and
were members of the various clubs
and student organizations, in which
they were on footing of perfect
equality with the men and frequently
were elected to various official posi-
tions. After they were graduated from
one of the several high schools or from
the university there were many
branches Of work open to them.
"They became teachers, even In tn,
state school for boys; cashiers OF
bookkeepers in banks, clerks in stat,
archives and in many branches of tn,
civic administration.
"There are really not enough edu
Gated men to meet the requirements O
the country, and consequently the co
operation of the women is a matte,
of vital Importance. 1t not infreuuent
Iy happened, in normal times, tha
even married women in comparativel,
good circumstances, sought employ
ment outside their homes.
The Kendrick gazette., 1919-11-28

Yes, an yer might flnd another an.
if yer looked fer II. Morn thet, we
know how ter use 'em. Now see here,
Gates; thar's no rea 'on why we should
beat about the bush-fact is we're sea
rOvers"
"Sea rovers-pirates, sir?"
Bah! what's a name! We take
what we want; it's our trade, that's
all. No worse than many another.
The question is, are yer goin' ter take
a chance long with us? It's the only
life, lad-plenty Of fun. the best Of
liquor and pretty girls, with share in
all the swag."
'What is the name Of this bark?"
"The Namur-out o, Rotterdam till
we took her."
"Who's the captain"
"Silva Sanchez"
"Gawd! Sanchez-not-not Black
SanchezY
''That's him; so yer've heerd Of
Black SanchezY Well, we're sailin'
long with him, all right, mate, an
yer ought ter know whut thet means
fer good man."
hesitated, yet only long enough to
leave the impression sought to make
on them both.
| Likely thar amt no sailor but what
has heerd o. him." I said slowly. 1T
don't look like thar wus much choice.
does it?"
Levere appeared amused in his way,
which was not pleasant one.
"Oh. yes, friend, there is choice
enough. Bill, here, had exactly the
same choice when he first came-hey
Bill? Remember how you signed on
after we took you off the Albatrossi
This is how it stands, Gates-eithel
go forrard quietly yerself, er the both
of us will kick you there. That will be
enough talk. Go on, now."
It was curt dismissal, coupled will
plain threat. easy to understand.
obeyed the order gladly enough, stink
ing away into the black shadows for
ward, realizing my good fortune, ant
seeking some spot where I could b.
alone.
The crew had disappeared, lyinl
down no doubt in corners out of th'
wind. And this wind was certainl.
rising. I wondered that LeVere hun,
on so long in his perilous position, al
though, in spite of the increased strain
the anchor still clung firmly. 1t seemet
to me that no hawser ever made coult
long Withstand the terrific strain o
our tugging, as the struggling bari
rose and fell in the grip of the sea. T.
} him must have come the same con
viction, for suddenly his high-pitche'
voice sang out from the poop:
"Stand by, forrard, to lower the star
board anchor; move lively, men. Every
. thing ready, Haines"
"All clear, sir. Come on the jumI
, bullies
"Then let go smartly. Watch tina
, you don't get the line fouled. Alof
there! Anything in sight, Cavere?"
From high up on the fore-top yart
the answer, blown by the wind, cam
down in broken English:
"Non, m'sieur; I see nottings."
I joined the watch forward. TIL
number of men on deck was evidenc
Of a large crew, there being man
more than were necessary for tn
work to be done. Most of them al
peared to be able seamen, and Haine
drove them mercilessly, cursing thel
for lubbers, and twice kicking vicious
ly at STOPPING form. Then the grea
rope began to slip swiftly through tn
hawse hole, and We heard the shar
splash as the iron flukes struck tn
water, and sank. Almost at that sam
instant the voice Of Cavere rang OF
from the masthead:
"A sail, m'sieur-a sail ]"
"Where away"
"Off re port quarter. make eet
be re leetle boat-she just round 2
point"
The Kendrick gazette., 1919-11-28

With dangers threatening
from every hand, Carlyle faces
q problem. Shall he save him.
self while there 10 yet time, or
shall he face the danger, kill
and perhaps be killed? Shall he
take the one desperate chance
Of aiding the girl who fills his
thoughts or shall he play the
craven coward?
The Kendrick gazette., 1919-11-28
(To BE CoNTINUED.)
Can, but Don't.

German experimenters have found
that explosions can be caused in gas
works by sparks from telephones, al.
though nothing Of the kind has been
known to occur.
The Kendrick gazette., 1919-11-28

Tokyo is to have subway to help
solve its transportation problem, It Is
reported. =
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-07-17
Small Cayuses Must
Be Sold To Finance
Farmers OF Slope

Dickinson. N. D., July 17.-That
every cayuse weighing less than 1000
pounds and in some cases better
horse stock will nave to be shipped
out Of the west end Of the state In
order to procure money for feed for
mich cows, was the ems Of a mass
meeting held in this city Monday
afternoon which vas attended by
the county agents, commissioners.
bankers and merchants of seven OF
the IA counties west of the Missouri
river which have been hit by the
drought. The counties represented
at the meeting were Stark, Billings,
Dunn, Hettinger. Slope, Golden Val
ley and Bowman. Morton county,
which is reported in very bad shape,
had no representative.
The meeting, which was presided
over by Charles Eastgate. county
agent of Slope county, selected a
committee of the various county COM
missioners who will in turn appoint
a man from their respective counties
to serve on a committee which will
handle the proposition Of locating
feed, seeking cheap freight rates for
its transportation and looking after
the financial end Of the transaction.
Financial Side Of Question.
The latter proposition presents
serious difficulties. Many Of those hit
by the drought are without means
money or credit. In many cases
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-07-17
DEVILS LAKE MAN
DROWNED WHEN CAR
ROLLS INTO DITCH

Devils Lake, N. D., July IT,
George Burke, SOL of Mr.. and Mrs.
Ed Burke. living porth of this city,
was drowned Wednesday morning in
a ditch six miles north of town when
the car that he was driving turned
turtle. pinning him underneath. G.
A. Listerud, a returned soldier from
Park River, employed as a farm la
borer by young Burke. was with him
at the time but was thrown clear of
the car and uninjured. except for a
few minor bruises.
Listerud endeavored to raise the
car which was pressing Burke down
into the mud and water but was un-
able to do so and by the time he had
succeeded IN getting help from a
nearby farm house the young nan
was dead. Listerud testified that he
saw Burke had no control over the
car and was driving from one side of
the road to the other and asked him
to be more careful. but to no effect.
The two young men had been to
Devils Lake for the evening.
Burke was 26 years old and was
engaged in farming operations for
himself this year.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-07-17
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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-07-17
Northwestern NeWs
Methodist. To Open
Meet At Devils Lake

Devils Lake, N. D.. July 1.-THE
Epworth league institute Of the Meth
odist church, at which workers rom.
the Grand Forks and Mtn0t dis
tricts of the Methodist church will
be present, opens here at the Chau-
tauqua grounds next Monday. July Al.
The institute will be in session stx
days, and the attendance Is expected.
to include not only clergymen from
these districts but layrnen and their
families.
DR.. Isaac r. Headland, for Is years
an instructor in Pekin University,
China, his wife. Interpreter In the
Chinese royal family, Is one Of the
speakers on the program arranged.
DR.. Headland was a member Of the
Wesley college faculty, Grand Forks,
this spring. Dr.. Mcconnell. a COM
munity expert from Ohio, will also
speak. Rev. D. A. Foley of Langdon
will have charge Of the music Of SEES
sionS.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-07-17

their farnas, ana personal Foods are
heavtfy mortgASed and their pros
poets OF securing money or feed APP
pear very. slim. Tho local banks OF
each community are Of, the opinion
that they can assist greatly Ia the
M tho cases Of those farmsrs who
IAN give security; however, those
who have neither money or credit are
at . loss what to do. Representatives
from banks who attended tho meet
Ing said that theW feared to pledge
too far. not knowing to
what extent the Bank Of North Da-
funds 1t Il supposed to take over.
Commissioner. Of Labor and sAgricul-
'ture John N. Hagen. who attended
tho meeting, assured those present
that no money would be drawn from
local banks during the CRISIS.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-07-17
huehs Ferry Young
Man Stand. First In
Minnesota Law Class

0hurchs Ferry, n. D., July II.
Ivan O. Haneen, SON Of Mr.. and
sMfD. ii. q. Hansen Of this city,
who mAtxiculated at the Univer-
sity OF Minnesota, graduated from
the law school of that institution
In the claess Of 1919 with the
highest average standing 81 any
member Of the class. He was
one OF three to receive . gold
medal which Is given to the ten
per cent highest I'm tho. class.
The medal bears the inscrip-
dan. aOrdcr OF the Ooif," a ma
uonal honorary scholarship of the
law.
Recent local investigation has
also revealed the fact that
Ohmchs Ferry Is sending q
larger percentage of its young
people to colleges and universities
than any city of 500 people Or
less in North Dakota. A very
large percentage OF the high
school graduates in recent years
have gone away to institutions Of
hAghef education.
The daily morning oasis., 1919-12-27
ST. ANDREWS CHURCH

December .2s, First sunday after
Christmas; also known as "Holy In
nocence Day" Sommemorating the
children slaughtered after the birth of
he Babe, Jesus.
Sunday School, 9:45 a. m. Morning
Prayer and sermon by the rector; II
o'clock; with Christmas, anthem, "It
Came Upon The Midnight Clear" by
Sir Arthur Sullivan. Mrs. ]. M. Sui,
livan and Mr.Scheeier will sing the
duet, "Silent Night, Holy Night" and
Mrs. Sullivan, "The Birthday OF the
King" All seats free. No Sunday
evening service.
Choir rehearsal (final on Christmas
music), Saturday December 27, at t.
30 p. M; also Wednesday Decembe,
81, same hour. :
At IL o'clock a, m. Sunday Decem.
beh 2S, blank envelopes in pews will
receive Especial" offering Tin addi-
tion to reg,ilar) for Bishop Atwood's
St. Luke's Home for consumptives,
at Phoenix. ~.'.. ""
The daily morning oasis., 1919-12-27
FIRST; BAPTIST CHURCH

We sin against him whose advent
we honor at Christmas time, if we
honor. Him. at. Christmas time only;
the spirit Of Christmas reverence
should be perpetuated. Our Christmas
Festivities were great success, but
will have been Of little worth unless
they inspire us to more faithful at
tendance upon the regular services
of the church and more definite ex-
pectancy of His second advent.
The Sunday School needs us all, Ell
ther as teachers or pupils. The Sun
day morning sermon subject will be
"Fellowcitizens With The Saints" !"
and the evening theme will be "The
King Of Glory" Mrs. Ellis Stolz is
leader Of the young peoples meet
The daily morning oasis., 1919-12-27
UNITED STATES CIVIL SERVICE

The United States Civil Service
Commission announces that first
grade or clerical examination will be
held in Nogales, Arizona on February
7, 1920 for the purpose of filling va
cancies in the Government Service
either in the field or Departmental
service For application blanks or
further information apply at the U.
8. Immigration Office, Nogales, Ariz-
zona.