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CHAPTER XIX.
German Prison Camps.

\ few days after I had been lashcd to the harbcd wire fence some of the German officers came to the barracks. sud one of them whe spoke very good English said Al of the neutrals who were on uuarmrd ships step out @ Only a few stepped out.
 Then he called fer all the neutrals, and the Danes. Swedos. Norweeaus. Prazilous and Spaulards stepped out. Eut when did he >ad. No. not Americans. Americans are not neu- tral America supplies eur enemies with food and ammunition" He raised his fist, and I thought he was going to hlt me, but instead he gave me a shove that caused me to fall and get J little cut on the head. Then the seutrIeS pushed me over with the British and the French.
 After that they took the Norwegi- ans. SwedeS and Danes to separate barracks, and gave them clothes and bels and the same rations as the Ger man soldiers. When saw this made kick and said was a neutral too and ought to get the same treat ment as the SeandInayians. They took me to the officers again, kicked me about and sWore at me. and the only answer I got was that America would suffer for all she had done for the al lies, Then was sent back to the bar racks again.
 The next day at about one o'clock they took Us from the barracks and drilled us through the swamps. The men began to fall one by one, some crying or swearing, but most of them going along without word. Those who went down were smashed in the head with rifle butts or belts.
 Finally We arrived at a little rail- road station. and had to stand in the snow for over an hour while the en- zine ran up and down the tracks hook ing on cars. When we finally got in the cars We were frozen stiff. 1 could hardly walk, and some of the boys simply could not move without intense pain.
 They loaded twelve men into each compartment. and detailed guard of
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ordinary tea-cent loaf in this country now. They gave each of Us a piece little larger than safety-match box.
 The bread was hard and dark, and really think they made it from trees, IL had just exactly the same smell that the dirt around trees has
 We filed past the Sentries single file 10 get our ration of this mud and there was no chance of getting in line twice, for We had to keep on filing until We were out in the road. and stand there in the snow to eat 1t. We could not so back in the barracks un- Ill every nan had been served,
 Our meals were like this A can of barley coffee in the morning: cabbage soup. so called. at noon; a tenth of a leaf of bread It p. m, That was cur menu day in and day out. the kaiser's birthday. Lincolus. May day, or any other time.
 This cabbage soup was great idea. Ne called Il shadow soup. because the boys claimed they made t by hanging d cabbage over barrel of water and letting the shadow fall on the water. We pretended, too. that if you found any cabbage in 1t. you could take your dish back for n second helping. But I never saw anybody get more than one dishful. All 1t was. was just spoiled water.
 We tried to go to sleep that night. but there were so many sentries around us-and those of us who were
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ed .N,chrs za e,s..a- Bat He did uot know what that meant. ~1 We just hung around there and waited. Then thrf startoI shouting. "Zuruck, HI- ruek," and drove Us back to the bar racks.
 Later We heard the words "nich.s zu eSscnt' so often Chat We thought probably they meant mo eats" We had cur reasons for thinking so. toos Those words. and "zuruck' and "'raus," were practically all we did hear. except, of course. various kinds of sehweinhunde
 II was awful 10 see the men when we got back to the barracks. Some of the boys from the GearGie not much over twelve years old, were almost crazy, but even the older men were crying, many of them. It was nothing but torture all the time. They opened all the windows and doors in the bar racks, and then We could not heat the room with our bodies. When We Start- ed to move around. to keep warm, they fired d few shots at us. l d. nat know whether they lit anyone ar not No had got So that We did net pay any attention to things like that. But t stopped Us. and We had to stand still. The Huns thought We would take the rifles from the srntr.es aud Use them too.
 never saw a yeflower bunch of people in my life. de not mean pea- p.e. I wish could publish what really mean.
 We had stoves in the barracks. tHt Ho coal or wood fo burn There We're HauE boxes pIea uH there hut laaH hrlaHzed fa the Germans. #eHeHaa h.4e= burned them 4 Ne could. t# l ahe Germans Rale a- eaery th-# razs lhe r..1l Taes ve.=Aed ahyui t-e Far x ae.He.. and " wasH sz Heas th4asa p@#= a,1 #=so e#=.=a. s-#.l a= ta = a..=s4#f# alIt =eec fH# ###.#.Ez .--=5 ia=# =&a=l+ uae 4at 1ss e.A aae# Hs=0sr,= clI and EaazTE thstt tted f..af eerea=zr Gza Inf #slraz uz.
 About az5a fAe vAi~ae#atea asaia and T.. Hans H.a.a=4 eat =a#.ea# #mgz a, l f9.t G5rm down He ss.5. w. cogtt aat H-afe= oug Uh9. 5Hs th#2 sag# hgGz about thrae o.etaa k all et ttcM @itH Esra! in the.r-s -sas.-. FhgN 8err eheaa- aHav ea t Hhza the5 had chaare. Whichever tbe scutrjes were uot fHol,tuz t,yy would ttto at il l8he=a fish going after a worm. Eatl nan carried five loafts.
 When they set iu fhe barracks n. eeHfeltS made them put thc hrer down on thr floor. ard then. Htl thrir buyancts. Inc seutr5es- -cur#o..et loat once down the center teu-ttHl~, aaH= =faur tfiaev aere~~ Hhtth=meau teaa#en ta=a laaf aheHt the ~.tr=ef iii
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"cALiFoRNIA SYRUP OF FIGS CAN'T HARM CHILDREN AND
 THEY LOVE IT.

Mother Your child isn't naturally cross and peevish. See if tongue is coated; this is sure sign the little stomach, liver and bowels need a cleansing at once.
 When listleSS, pale, feverish, full of cold, breath bad. throat sore. doesn't eat. sleep or act naturally. has stom ach-ache. diarrhUa remember a gen tie liver and bowel cleansing should always be the first treatment given.
 Nothing equals california Syrup of Figs" for ehldren's ills; give tea spoonful and in few hours all the foul waste. sour bile and fermenting food winch f1 et4ggcd in the bowels passes sat of the system. and you aave q WcH and p'allal ah4a again. All children love fhis harmless deli ctouS "truf faNar.Er" and il never fatI> ta g0eet a aa4l @#H~jaes cleans in. prrgTaH~ tar haErs children Of g'' ss,- #H3 lsHRu8f~ are p|afHy on the= hutzzs-
 K,gf#.,l aH .HHeer5e= AH#.e Giyyu ea'y yG# 'umar- ra4z. fa -z N~s f7Hr as seH Serrr#es #n sr .f7t #t .- u=.#a sE -z= .l##..Gaz U1s SzsGl taHa5=
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nut >5cE H=,He- F=ari5at--. tf#=. ! de uet think man ceH~ raa.'y sienf.= =Attar while l a~zet a sentry if l oouId ga outside for 1 HIg,r. tut for some r,a. ~oa He would net letmr. hI diff fereat idras about u, so l stood around near the door, and when Ae turned his back out Urat and around the corner of fhe barracks
 Baf oae of the seatrtes there saw me and blew hi> whistle. and guard of eight came up from somewhere and grabbed me. l Tried to explain, but it was h. uSe. because every time l sald word r meant another swat over the ear, So finally gave 1t up.
 Then they drilled me across the road to the officers quarters. There We're three officers there. and each of them asked me questions about all kinds of things. but never once men. toned my running cut of the bar raeleS. Then they gave the sentries some commands, and four of the sen tries took me cut and over to the barbed wire fence. There they tied me, facc to the fence. arms over ny head. and hands and feet lashed 10 the wire. and with a rope around my vast. toe. l thought, then, that mf huneh had come true, and that l would be cruelfed, like Murray aa3 Brown
 Thay posted I sentry thero h addH ton to the regular saards. and every time he walked Tast mc heWoaH kick me =er sfIt ou me. ee do Hash.
 0ae tl@e he k.eHad Hr sa harA that a prong of tae Izahea Wtz9 aH7hl me over the fef- eff-tae uH.s oaa can ~ee w.f#=ea3 NE#H 'az tI-a4 raH ir'a f5E es= F H'#ate5 ue 1 etHa-AH tufh eyes H.re E.1e fhoH aaa .aHe5 eAee l zH#-t s#e. | ~.##51 HefH#t fH#3 ms ~hHsa esasaa [ it Wae z.e.#i wanted ta -a s47.
 Isaa'l rut rat qauy ha5 ta fed where the IaaHs h#d aaet at. aht a HsHt aa h1#a=-l-- and saartita-. | of fsa9f.=zz zz IH e'at5#a-. xaa re fs#ttr. 1Ee wounds u .zs th-a haf opened. and itt,as htte- cold aua windy. Se yea#cH aetHre ta Sour ~elf huw Eay aa1 crstrec WIS.
 When I Ind been .Ae-e for aa hoai and half they uut5ed me from tht V ,fe. aud l kgeled over on my back THaE kicked me u0al had to sau5 up, hut 1 fell down again. and all ths kicking in Germany could net h.F, brought mc to my feet l was just a1 in. So they blew their whistles uul the seHtrtas in the barracks awa6oue TWO of tAe boys. who came and earriel me in.
 All the time the seHtrlez were y5H Ing "Gott strafe Eusaaud /" aut "~ehweiahnnd uuttl yoH would hat thought taey We're in a battle. Wha th5lr Idea was do not know
 The boys had little water in , can, and one of them tore of part q he sleeve ot his uuder>hlrt Sa the9 washed the eash and bandaged f. Believe me, was glad when l eeu5# see again. I was So tired and vorl aut that I went to sleep at once, ane did not wake up unt.l they were giv Ing Us our barley coffee next morn ing
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SIN Reward Sf0N

Catarrh is a local disease greatly infiu- sneed by constitutional conditions It therefore requires constitutional treat ment HALLS CATAKKH MEDICINE Is taken internally and arts through the Blood on tie Mucous Surfaces Of the Sys- tenn HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE destroys the foundation of the disease gives the patient strength by improving the general health and assists nature in doing It's work slu0 co fer any case of Catarrh that HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE fails 10 cure
 Druggists -5c Testimonials free.
 F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo. Ohio.
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FOR SICK HEADACHE. TRY THIS MILD AND
 SURE REMEDY. FINE
 FOR BILIOUSNESS

Bilious headaches are due to inactive liver. stir up your liver, get it working right again, get your bowels regulated, the poisons cleaned out and you will feel like a new person. Do this by taking BONDS LIVER PILLS one each night for two or three nights A large bottle costs only 25e at any drug store. They are mild, safe. never gripe, yet thorough In aetion.-Adv.
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roch,s -N.eAs- of the B bIe.

Mar~E#t EaH1 sa##aelrr iH chief ezfH. .HH.ez. ua #fat - wrote th. ta.s.s.a-. .o.Lsa fo far New York E##s -=# .Ia fH. Ne#g Naf6 Bible Ne-t ..a ar.sr tha. t.u 5au Et1e to an tatr..-s -a.H.-r aH.flt -o Huto bat ''#-o ~us.a.. lis ua-u.rIaut idcu and lazfh.'
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So Undt stood

Do you thuk Bacon Urofc the ShakSpoarcau plaY~t
 "l doH.t ,are" " 69fhrr h. did OF net. Ii ie pretty W,tl established that Shakespeare got the royalties @- Louisville Cu8Gur.Jourml
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Within teu minutes after an appn- cation of naHdorue yoa can nat find 6 single trace If daHaruG or falling hair and your scalp wli uut lJch. but what MI please ye8 most u5tl =He alter a few weeks use when zaa see new hair, fine aH4 4eaHy at ar-s sez-hat really aeE laH-sHaaIa ali aear the scalp.
 a='ela Haa#rHa immediately dou.- Htas tae ayaHa7 ef eaHH hair No dlf- teHaee# #H.0 aalt fa3a#. hrHle and sae=-=H AH~t -=eH-a #H#fh with Dan d=#a# sad @r.t0HE azaN tz through yaar ha.r taking eHe ssHaH strand at uHe. THe otaza ts ann 1ta4-xpur hair vfHf be #aht. dahz and 0afy. and have an appearance of abundance, an in- comparable ustre. sofaess and luxu- rance.
 Get q small bottle of KnoWlton's Daadeeine fer feH cents at any drug store or toilet counter and prove that your haiE is as pretty and soft aS any that if has been neglected OF injured hy careless Treatment gHat's all--you surely can have bsaHufai hair and lots of f if you VII just try a little Dan 1erine.-Adv
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SIanu Of the Turf.

"CharleN. dear said Aeuas Mr~ Torkins .yon promised me Nou would quit betting on horses.
 vl yes why that k err" | "WeIT. I'm glad to hear you have kept your word El Sp,uiiem tells me that for the past three weeks you have been betting on nothing but dogs
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Snappy. All Right.

Mrs Flatbush Don't >eu 'hiuk she plays n "snuppy" game of Er?
 Mrs. Beusonhurst Mht. tes; Eve uoticed that she is always suapping at somebody at the table
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In Installments. However.

GIbb-I understand your mother-in- law is paying you a visit
 Gabh-She k. but
 Gibh-But Whatf
 Gabb-Oh, nothing, but the dear old lady is so conscientious about paying everything in full.
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cArARRH. COUGHS. AND GROUP

Are quickly relieved by Nacher Balm.
 Every family should keep fl in the house this time of year. If you cam not got it locally sgnd a5r for a tube to r.. W. Nacber, New orleans. La.Ady.
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The Riaht Spirit.

The work doesn't end with the hHr- rah; but the hurrahs demonstrate the spirit that will carry the work on.-- Atlanta Constitution.
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The Result.

''They tell me Bangs has been eaa- Ing too much rich food" Then nc wonder he has such poor health"
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When Baby Is TeethinR GROVES BABY BOWEL MEDICINE win oorroUk. the Stomach and Bowel tTonbes Perfectly harm less. See directions on the bottle.
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graduate of the class of IA.
The year following his ,gradua- :
ton he took up flying at Kelly
Field. Texas. Anxious to get into
the war. Spatz Joined the French
flying forces In 1915 and was in
charge of a flying. field at Issoudun,
Franco. He is credited with bring
ing down FIVE German planes and
won a Distinguished Service Cross.
Spatz accompanied the Pershing
expedition into Mexico after villa
as member of the First Aero
Squadron.
He is unmarried and 81 years old
His father. mother and younger
sisters and brothers were on the
field to greet him when he arrived.
One brother. Frederick Spatz. for
mer aviator, is a newspaper man at
Boyerstown, Pa.
Lieut.. l.. c. Kiel second to arrive
here. missed overseas service BY a
few weeks.
Kiel served as a flying instructor
at San Francisco two years. He
was formerly a school teacher in a
Wisconsin village. He is "a years
old and unmarried.
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discussion despite the action of the
three allies.
Other Developments.
Other treaty Developments of the
day were:
Introduction of the Thomas reser-
vations. to put this country out
side the exercise of any authority
OF the International Labor confer
ence to which 1t does not consent.
A continuation of his address by
Senator Norris. in which he sought
to show that Japanese are planning
to subjugate all China.
Charges by Senator Brandegee
that the State Department was sup
pressing a report on Chinese rail-
roads made by an American engi-
neer under direction OF the Depart
ment of Commerce.
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Is Cutting the market and may cause
great wastage. Preserving and can
ming Is at a standstill.
Until the new crop comes in Wash
ington householders can help them
selyes and othe> by buying only
enough for immediate needs. conserv-
ing. and using it carefully.
Visits 20 stores.
In visits to more than twenty
stores not a pound of the commodi-
ty could be had for love or money.
1T was a case of sugar. sugar; {;
who's got the sugar." Here is a
sample colloquy in the corner gro
Gerry:
Got any sugar."
Not an ounce"
When will you have some?'
Don't know"
Whats the cause of this sugar
famine?"
Don't know. but reckon the
stevedores' strike has something to
do with the shortage. and then we
have been sending too much sugar
across the seas to other countries"
The chain stores were beseiged
by housewives and others yesterday
seking sugar or substitutes for 1t.
Many persons being unable TO pro-
cure any sugar bought canned syrup
and condensed milk as substitutes.
Storekeepers declared If the run
continues on these latter articles.
the supply of them soon will be ex-
hausted. Nearly all available honey
has been sold, and even black mo-
lasses of the Porto Rico kind has
become scarce.
4 dignified and aged man entered
chain store on G street and found
it had a limited supply of sugar.
When informed that only one pound
would be sold to a customer, he said
with a show of excitement:
This is outrageous. One pound.
indeed. l have a large family and
require five pounds every day"
The dignified party hustled home
ward and soon returned with four
other members Of his family. Each
made a small purchase and received
a prize package of sugar.
A lucky Georgetown grocer Sc
cured p barrel Of sugar. The neigh
bors learned of it and nearly mobbed
his place. In twenty minutes the
barrel was empty. At other places
that were fortunate enough to have
supply OF the precious stun the
patrons formed in lines to get 1t.
The sugar shortage coming while
the preserving season is still on, has
resulted in causing glut of late
fruit. wholesalers say, and great
wastage may be the ultimate result.
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DRAWING
NEAR AS Three
POWERS RATIFY
Treaty Will Be in Effect
When Evidence Is Filed
AT Paris.

Batifcation of the Treaty of
Peace by France. Great Britain and
Italy will put IL into effect, as soon
as the evidences of ratification have
been deposited in Paris. according
to belief in Official circles here. The
League Of Nations will be brought
into existence at the same time. but
only those nations which have rati-
fed will be members thereof Meet
ings of the labor section of the
League are scheduled to begin in
Washington the latter part of this
month.
When word Of the ratification by
France reached Washington yester-
day afternoon-this being the third
great power to apprsve the pact
debate over the treaty was in
progress IN the Senate According
to present Indications, it may con-
tfnue Indefinitely.
Senate leaders tonight hoped.
however. they would be able to vote
on the Shantung amendment by next
Saturday at the latest. There is an
agreement to take up this amend
ment Wednesday. but the agreement
fails to limit the time for debate.
Senator Lodge, chairman of the
Foreign Relations Committee. is
scheduled for a speech this week.
Senator Thomas, Colorado, is also
expected to discuss his four reser-
vations to the labor provisions Of
the treaty. introduced today
In senate Three Months.
The present week marked the end
Of nree-month period since Pres
ident Wilson formally submitted the
treaty to the Senate
The only specific action taken has
been the defeat of the series Of Fall
amendmen $. which would have taken
American representatives OF various
commissions set up by the treaty
Action on the Shantung amendment,
and me johnson amendment TO equal
ize the vote Of this country and
Great Britain in the league of ma
tions are to come next.
Treaty supporters indicated they
would Try to make the most Of the
French ratification in urging early
action on the pending texVal amend
ments-
Senator Pittman. New. declared
that the French ratification would
make Germany less anxious to see
the treaty ratified by this country"
Treaty opponents declared there
must be opportunity for the fullest
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AMBITION LED
MOTHER TO KILL
TWO DAUGHTERS
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toNtiNCEb y nun fA6E OSE.
summon a doctor and do all In her
power to save them. after 1t, was
seemingly too late.
Behind this inexplicable crime is
the life-history OF Hazel Zorba Lui-
kart. Alienists think that In her
story may be found the motive.
She was born In South Dakota and
as a child was discontented with-the
surroundings Of village and farm. She
married Roy z. Luikart because he
promised her a city home.
Home Life Lonely.
Luikart is a real estate dealer, and
the Luikart home. between Detroi,
and Pontiac, is on a lonely side road.
Mrs. Luikart. beautiful and accom-
plished. wanted to go on the stage, she
wanted to write songs. she wanted to
take vocal lessons. she wanted to
travel,
None OF her dreams came true.
Husband Opposed Ideas.
For three years we were
happy" said Luikart, then my
wife got discontented. She was
stage struck. didn't take her TO
shows any more. because I didn't
want any foolish idns to get in
her mind. She wanted to take vo-
cal lessons a little while ago, but
/ refused to permit her. I told hey
she wasn't fitted for any such
thing.
She began to neglect her house.
work. and the children. She hasn't
CARED for me as she once did. She
has been moody and irritable"
Husband BIames Self,
Luikart does not blame his wife.
TT is all largely my own fault" +"
he says. IT should have known how
to treat Hazel so this wouldn't have
happened. She Is high-strung an6
sensitive. am a plain man. and
tried 10 be a good husband ant
father. but l guess didn't under.
stand her"
Mrs. Luikart inherited $1,000. Hall
OF 1t she gave to her husba nd to
use in business. me other is in the
savings bank She wanted to use
this money to give her little girls
the education she had craved fol
herself in vain.
She wrote song recently and has
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TWO HOLD-UPS
LATE LAST NIGHT

Two hold-ups occurred last night,
within an hour of each other.
Shortly before 10 o'clock wilmoth
whitten. $40 Twelfth street south
east. was held mp at the point OF a
revolver by a negro at Delaware
avenue and D street southwest
Whitten was robbed Of a pocket
book containing $40 in bills and per-
sona1 papers.
Frank ]. HeIbey. 224 K street
northwest. told police at the Fifth
Precinct he was accosted by two
armed negroes at Sixteenth and A
streets southeast. Helbey struck
one of the men with his umbrella
before they had an opportunity to
search him for valuables. The high
waymen fred two shots at Helbey,
and then ran north on Sixteenth
street.
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been awaiting word from the pub
Usher to whom she sent It.
To quiet Mrs. Luikart the sheriff
informs her that shilasy and Enda
are recovering.
They must get WE'LL loved
them too much for them to. die"
says Mrs. Luikart. who sobs and
laughs Historically except when un-
der the influence Of sedatives pre-
scribed by the jail phys<'aI.
Repeated Doses.
Il called Edna and Shirle in from
each one of them four capsules of
them to die right away.
They are all have in the world.
but 1 could see on future for them.
Ten minutes after gave them the
first dose. I gave each of them four
more capsules. They were sick and
when their father came home ] told
him that they had been eating green
pears.
During the night 1 got up to- look
at them. I stood beside their bed
holding a lamp. Their little faces
were drawn and white: their lips
were blue.
1T went back to bed. but couldn't
sleep. / couldn't stand the pain. I
prayed for them to die quickly. Just
before daylight I went in again TO
look at them.
Then knew that I couldn't stand
to have them die. My heart was
breaking"
Lied to Physician.
Mrs. Luikart called DR.. II. w.
Yates, of Detroit, and told him that
the children were Ill from eating un-
ripe fruit For several days-while
the poisoning was eating deeper into
the vital tissues Of the Children
the doctor believed what he was
told. Then he became Suspicious.
He obtained the aid Of DR.. Isaac Gel
lert. The two wrested from Mrs.
Luikart a statement that the chill
dren had taken poison "by mistake.
The physicians were not convinced
and asked for Mrs. Luikarts arrest
while the mother was being drag
ged. screaming, from the home, an
ambulance was taking the two pallid
little victims to Providence Hospital
Detroit.
Mother Confesses,
when she could be calmed sum-
ciently to talk. Mrs. Luiksrt made
her confession.
"I don't care now IL go to
prison for life" she said.
Meanwhile all that medical
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science could devise was being
tried to save the lives of the little
gifls.
Several years kgo . millionaire
in Georgia took bichioride Of mer-
curry by mistake. He fingered for
two weeks, realizing that nothing
could save him. Since then an epi-
demic Of suicide attempts by the
use of this poison gave rise TO re-
search for antidotes.
But in the case, Of the Luikart