VOL. XL
The Million Dollar Mystery
By HAROLD MAC GRATH
Illustrated from Scanes in the Photo Drama of the
Soma Name fty the Thanhouser Film Company
(Copyright, 1814, by Harold K*cQralh)
- CHAPTER IX.
•
The Leap In the Dark.
So far as Jones was concerned, he
was rather pleased with the turn of
affairs. This was no time for love
making; no time for silly, Innocuous
quarrels and bickeringß, In which love
must indulge or die. Florence no
H
"I Never Baw That Ring Before."
longer rode horseback, and Norton
returned to hli accustomed haunts,
where no one made the slightest at
tempt" upon his life. In his present
■tate of mind he would have welcomed
It
"What's the matter with Jim?"
asked the night city editor, raising his
eye shade.
"X don't know," answered the copy
reader.
"Goes around as if he'd been eating
dope; bumped into the boss a while
ago and never stopped to apologize."
"Perhaps he's mapping out the front
page for that Hargreave stuff,"
laughed the copy reader. "Between
you and me and the gate post, I don't
believe there ever was a man by the
name of Hargreave."
"Oh, there was a chap by that name,
all right. He's dead. A man can't
awlm 300 mile* in rough water, life
buoy or no. They ought to have
funeral services, and let It go at that."
"But what was the reason for that
fake cable from Gibraltar saying that
Orts was alive? I don't see any Bense
iir that." „
"The man who pulled it off did. I
think, for my part, that both Orts and
Hargreave are dead, and that, the man
picked up by the tramp steamer Orient
was riding some other balloon."
"You're wrong there. The descrip
tion of It proved that it was Orts' ma
chine. Oh, Jim probably has got a
man's size yarn up his sleeve, but he's
a long time in delivering the goods.
He's beginning to mope a good deal.
Woman back of it somewhere. Haven't
held down this copy Job for twelve
years without being able to make some
tolerable guesses. Jim's a star man.
When he gets started nothing can stop
him. He covered the Chinese Boxer
rebellion better than any other corre
spondent there. I wonder how old he
la?"
"O, I should say about thirty-one or
two. Here he comes now. 'Lo, Jim!"
"Hello! Where's Ford? He gave
me a ticket to the theater tonight, and
I want to punch his head. What's
drama coming to, anyhow? Cigarettes
and booze and mlsmated couples.
Can't they And good enough things
out of doors? Oh, I know. They cater
to a lot of fools who believe that what
they see is an expression of high life
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THE ALAMANCE GLEANER.
In New York ana Ana It's
rot, plain rot. It's merely the scum
on the boiling pot. And any old house
wife would skim It off and chuck It
Into the slops. Life? Piffle!"
"What's the grouch?"
"Looking for the dramatic Job?"
"No. I've Just been wondering how
far these theatrical managers can go
without slitting the golden goose."
Norton sought his desk and began
rummaging the drawers. He was not
hunting for anything; he was merely
passing away the time. By, and by,
when the pastime no longer served,
he pylled his chair over to the window
and sat down, staring at stars such
as Copernicus never dreamed of. Ships
going down to sea, ferries swooping
diagonally hither and thither, the
• clockwork signs; but he took no note
of these marvels of Ught.
"Not at home!" he muttered. *
He had called, written, telephoned.
No use. The door remained shut,
Jones answered the telephone, and the
letters came back. He began to think
very deeply concerning the Perigoff
woman. Had she played a trick? Had
that fainting spell been buncombe for'
his boneCt as well as Florence's? But
he bad not a shadow of a proof. The
thing that puzzled him equally with
this was that all attempts against Ills
life had miraculously ceased; no safes
thundered down la front of him, and
no autos tried to carve him in two.
The only thing that kept him active
was the daily call of Jones by wire.
IpUss Florence was well ;that was all
Jones was permitted to say.
Restlessly Norton spurned his chair
and walked over to the telephone
booth) It was midnight. He might or
might not be able to get Jones. But
almost Instantly a voice said, "What
is it?"
"Jonea?"
"Yes. Who is ltr
"Norton."
"Why, you called me up not ten
minutes ago."
"Not I!"
"It was your voice, as plain as day."
"What did I waDt?"-keen all at once.
The reply did not come Immediately.
"You are certain It was not you?"
"Wait a moment and I'll call tho
editor. He will prove to you that I've
been here for an hour, and that this
is the first call I've made. Some one
has been Imposing on you. What did
they ask you to do?"
"You asked me to come down to the
office at once, and I requested you
to come to the house, and you said you
could not. I declined to stir."
"What did you think?"
"Exactly what you're thinking—that
they have come to life again."
"Jones, Is Miss Florence awake?"
"No."
"Do you think there is any hope of
having her understand what really
happened?"
"I am here only to guard her. I can
not undertake to read her thoughts."
"You're not quite In favor of a rec
onciliation?"
"Oh, yes, if It went no further.
Young people are young people the
world over."
"What does that mean?"
"That they would not create imagi
native heartaches If they were not
young. Better let things remain ex
actly as they are. When all these
troubles are settled Anally, the leseer
trouble may be talked over sensibly.
But this Is not the time. There Is no
news. Good-nlgbt."
Norton returned to his chair, gloom
ier than ever. With his feet upon the
window sill be stared and stared and
dreamed and dreamed till a hand fell
upon his shoulder. It belonged to one
of the office boys.
"Note fr you, sir."
Norton read It and tore It Into little
pieces. Then he rose and distributed
the pieces In the several yawning
waste baskets which strewed the aisle
leading to the city desk.
"I'm not wanted for anything?" he
asked.
"No. Clear out!" laughed the night
city editor. "The sight of yoo Is put
ting everybody in the gloom ward."
Norton went down to tks street At
the left of the entrance he was qnletly
Joined by a man whose arm was car
ried In a sling. Ha motioned Norton
to get Into the tazlcab. Tbjy were
dropped In a deserted spot tn River
dale. On foot they went forward to
their destination, which prove* to be
the deserted hangar of the aviator,
William Orts.
"I want yon to tell Jones that a tug
and several divera are at work on the
spot where he threw the chest That's
all. Now, doctor, rewind this am of
mine."
The amateur surgeon made a very
good job of It; not for nothing bad be
followed Ightlng armies to the front
"Did they find anything?"
"Not np to data. Bat we might If
we cared to. They have left a buoy
over the spot they'roexplo ring. But
Just now It floats a quarter of •
mile to the east of the spot"
"Who were the men in the motor
boat that chased Jones."
"Only Jonea can tall yon. Queer old
eodger, eh?"
"A bit stubborn. He wants to handle
it without police assistance."
"And he's right We are not aiming
to arrest anyone," sifilstarly. "Tfcars
can't be any drsw to this game. Her*,
no smoking. Too much gas afloat."
Norton pat the cigarette* back into
his pocket "What** the r**l aew*?"
be demanded. 'Too would not bring
m* out hare Just to rebaodag* that
arm. It really did not need it Com*,
out with it"
"You're sharp."
"I'm paid to ha ahasm.".
"I've found where the Black Hun
dred holds its sessions."
"By Qeorge, that's news!"
"The room above is vacant. A little
hole In the celling, and who knows
what might happen?"
"What do you want me t6 do?"
"Tell Jonef. When the next meet
ing come around 111 advise you. I've
stumbled upon a dissatisfied member.
80, buck up, aa they say. We've got
two ends of the net down, and with
a little care we'll have them all. Now
let me have a hundred."
Norton drew out a packet of bills
and counted off five twenties.
"Why don't you draw the cash your
self?"
"It happens to be in your name,
•on."
"I forgot," said- Norton. "But what
a chance for me! Nearly five thou
sand, all mine for a ticket ty Algiers!"
A grunt was the only reply.
"I want you to tell me about the
Perigoff woman."
"I know only one thing—that Brain e
is there every night."
Wo!" -" .
"The orders are for you to play the
game Just as you are playing It. When
we strike, it must be the last blow.
Ail thishide-and-seek business may
look foolish to you. It's like that Jap
anese game called 'Jo.' It looks sim
ple, but chess Is a tyro's game Re
side it. Can you find your way back
all .right?"
"I can."
"Well, you'd better be going. That's
all the light I have, In this torch here.
Got a lot to do tomorrow and need
sleep."
Norton stole away with great cau
tion. His first intention was to pro
ceed straight to the city, but de
spite his resolution he found himself
within a quarter of an hour gazing
up at the windows of the Hargreave
house. "Not at home!"
Quite unconscious of the fact, he
was as close to death as any mortal
man might care to be. The police
man suddenly looming up under the
arc lamp proved to be his savior.
• ••••*•
The lull made Jones doubly alert.
He was positive that they were pre
paring to strike again. But from what
direction and in what manner? He
had not met the gift of clairvoyance,
so he had to wait; and watting Is a
terrible game when perhaps death is
balancing the Bcales. It Is always
easier to make an assault than to
await it;, and it Is a good general who
always finds himself prepared.
But It made his heart ache to watch
the child. Slve went about cheerfully
—when any one was in the room with
her. Many a time, however, he had
stolen to the door of her bedroom and
heard the heart-rending sobs, a vain
attempt being made to stifle them
among the pillows. She waa only
eighteen; it was first love; and first
loves are pale, evanescent attach
ments. It hurt now; but she would
get over It presently. Youth forgets.
Time, like water, smooths away the
ragged places.
The countess called regularly. She
was, of course, dreadfully sorry over
what had happened. She had heard
something about his character; news
paper men weren't always the best
This one was a mere fortune hunter;
a two faced one, at that. She was
never more surprised In her life when
he threw his arms around her. And
so on, and so forth, half lies and half
'truths, till the patient Jones felt like
wringing her neck.
From his vantage point the butler
smiled ironically. He could read the
heart of this Perigoff woman as he
could read the page of a book. The
effrontery! And all the while he
must gravely admit her and pretend
when the blood rioted In his veins at
the sight of her. But he dared not
swerve a single Inch from the plans
laid down. It was a cup of bitter gall,
and there was no way of avoiding the
putting of It to his lips. She ema
nated poison as nightshade emanates
it, the upas tree. And he must bow
when she entered snd bow when she
left! Still, she had done him an in
direct favor in breaking up this love
t business.
One afternoon Brain* summoned his
runabout and called up two physicians.
When h* was ushered Into the desert-
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It Had All lln Hallmark* of an Affso
tlonata Embrace.
*d offic* of th* first he sent his card
| in. Th* doctor replied in person. His
| face waa pal* and his hands shook. I
"Good afternoon," said Brain*, smil
ing alfabl/.
I Th* doctor *yed him like h man
hypnotlsad. " v — . . yon wished
GRAHAM, N. C., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4 1915
.to see me on some particular oum
ness?"
"Very particular," dryly 1 . "My car
is outside. Will you be so good as
to accompany me?" (
The doctor slowly went into the
hall for his hat and coat. He left (he
house and got into the car with never
a word of protest.
. "Thinking?" said Bralne.
"I am always thinking whenever I
see your evil face. What devilment
do you require of me this time?"
"A mere stroke of the pen."
"Where are we going?"
"To call on another physician of
your standing," significantly. . "It Is a
great thing to have friends like you
two. Always ready to serve us, for
the mere love of It."
"There's no need of using that kind
of talk to me. You have me in the
hollow of your hand. Why should I
bother to deny it? I have broken th*
law. I broke it because I was starv
ing."
"It is better to starve in freedom
than to eat fat Joints up the river.
Today it is a question of sanity."
"And you want me to assist in sign
ing away the liberty of some person
who Is perfectly sane?"
"The nail on the head," urbanely.
"You're a One scoundrel!"
"Not so loud!" warnlngly.
"As loud as I please. lam not for
getting that yqu need me. I'm no
coward. I recognize that you hold the
whip hand. But you can send Me to
the chair before I'll crawl to you. Now,
leave me alone for a while."
The other physician had no such
qualms of conscience. He waa ready {
at all times for the.generous emolu
ments which accrued from his dealings
with the man Bralne.
The Countess Perigoff was Indis
posed; so It was quite In the order of
things that she should summon phy*
slctans.
There is a law in the state of New
York —Just or unjust, whichever you
please—that reads that any person
may be adjudged insane If the sfgna-
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m! It nil
Florence and Susan Went Shopping.
tures of two registered physicians art
affixed to the document. It does not
say that these physicians shall hsv«
been proved reputable.
There were, besides the physicians
a motherly looking woman and a man
of benign countenance. Their facea
were valuable assets. To gain an
other person's confidence is, perhaps
among the greatest human achieve
menta. A confidence man and woman
In the real sense of the word. In youi
' mind's eye you could see this man
carrying the contribution plate down
the aisle on Sunday mornings, and tola
wife Kate putting her mite on th«
plate for the benefit of some poor, un
tidy Hottentot
| On Tuesday of the following week
Florence and Susan went shopping
The chauffeur was a strong young fel
low whom Jones relied upon. If you
pay a man well and hold out fine
promises, you generally can trust him
As their car left the corner anothei
followed leisurely. This second auto
; mobile contained Thomas Wendt and
j his wife Kate. The two young women
| stopped at tb* great dry goods shoiij
i near the public library, and for the!
! time being naturally forgot everything
but the marvels which bad come from
all parts of the world. It Is as natural
for a woman to buy as It Is for a man
to sell.
In some manner or other Florence
became separated from Susan. She
hunted through aisle after aisle, but
could not find her; for the simple rea
son that Susan was bunting for her. It
occurred to the girl thst Susan might
have wisely concluded th* best plac*
to wait would be In the taxicab. And
so Florence hurried out Into tbe street,
Into tb* arms of the Wendt family,
wh® were patiently awaiting ber.
I Th* trusted chauffeur bad been sent
around to the side entrance by tb*
major domo. Th* young lady bad so
reqnested, so he said.
, Florence struggled and called for
tbe policeman, -who cam* running up,
followed by tbe usual Idle, curious
crowd. x
"Th* poor young woman Is Insane,"
■aid th* motherly Kate, tears In ber
•yes Th* benign Thomas looked at
heaven. 'We are her keepers."
"It Is not true!" cried Florence des
perately!"
"She his tbe hallucination that sh*
Is tb* daughter of tb* millionaire
Stanley Hargreave." And Thomas ex
hiblted his document which was per
fectly legal, so far as appearanc**
went.
"Hurry np and get her off th* walk.
I can't have th* crowd growing any
larger," said th* policeman, convinced.
So, desplta her cries and protesta
tions, Florence waa bustled Into th*
automobile, even th* policeman land
ing a hand.
"Poor young thing!" be said to tba
crowd. "Come, now, move on. I can't
have the walk blocked up. Oet a gait
on you."
I He waa congratulating hlms*lf upon
th* orderliness of tb* affair whan a
keen-eyed young man in the garb of a
chauffeur touched his shoulder.
"What's this I hear about an Inaan*
i I
woman?' ne demanded.
"She was Insane, all right. They bad
papers to prove It. She kept crying
that she was Stanley Hargreave'a
daughter."
"My God!" The young man struck
his forehead In despair. "You ass, she
waa Stanley Hargreave'a daughter,
and they've kidnaped ber right under
your nose! What was the number of
that car?"
"Cut out that line of talk, young fel
lah; I know my buslnesß. They had
the proper documents." _ !
"But you hadn't brains enough to In- ]
quire whether they wero genuine or
not! You wait!" sWllled tho chauf- j
feur. "I'll have you broken for this
work." He wheeled and ran back to
his car, to find Susan and the countess
in a great state of agitation. "They
got ber, they got her! And I swore
on the book, that they never should, so
long as I drove the car."
Susan wept, and the countess tried
In vain tp conßole ber.
And when Jonoa was Informed he
frightened even the countess with the
snarl of rage which burned across his
Hps. He tore Into the hall, seized his
hat, and was gone. Not a word of re
proach did be offer to the chauffeur.
Brains and the Count'ess.
He understood that no one is Infallible.
He found tbe blundering policeman,
who now realized that he stood tn for
a whiff of the commissioner's carpet
All ho could do was to give a good de
scription of the man and woman. Word
was Bent broadcast through the city.
-The police had to be Informed this
time.
Late In the day an officer whose beat
Included the terry landing at Hoboken
said he had seen the three. Everything
had looked all right to him. It was
tho motherly face of tbe one and the
benign countenance of tbe other that
bad blinded him.
At midnight Jones, haggard and
with the air of one beaten, returned
home.
"No wireless yet?" asked Norton.
"The George Washington of the
North German Lloyd does not answer.
Something has happened to her wires;
tampered with, possibly."
"So long as we know they are at sea,
we can remedy the evil. They will not.
be able to land at a single pprt. I have
Bent ten cables. They can't got away
from the wire. If I could only get hold
of the names of those damnable doc
tors who signed that document! Twen
ty yeara."
Jones bent his bead In his bands,
and Norton tramped the floor till tho
| sound of his footsteps threatened to
drive the moaning Susan Into hys
l terlcs.
I "It 1b only a matter of a few days."
I- "But can the child stand the ter
) rors?" questioned Jones. "Who knows
I that they may npt really drive ber in
: sane?"
I On board the George Washington
I every one felt extremely Borry for this
! beautiful girl. It was a frightful mis-
I fortune to bo so stricken at her age.
"Bhe Is certainly Insane," said one
of the passengers, who had known
Hargreave slightly through some bank
ing business, "llargreavo wasn't mar
rlod. He lived alone."
After the second day out Florence
was permitted to wander about the
ship as Bhe pleased.
A good many of tbe passengers were
mightily worried when they learned
that the wireless had In some mysterl
-1 ous way been tampered' with after the
boat bad made the open sea. It waa
Impossible to put about. Tbe appara
tus must bo fixed at sea. '
And when Anally Norton's wireless
caught the wire* of the George Wash
ington he was gravely Informed that
the young lady referred to had leaped
the rail off the Banks (.t night and had
been drowned. Sbe had not been
missed till the following morning.
(To be Continued.)
Blown Down By Hssvy Wind.
News cornss to Black Mountalo
through the person of J. V. Lundy,
chief engineer for tbe Perley A Crock
ett Lumber Co., wblcb is getting lum-
I ber from Mount Mitchell and vlcln
"f that tbe Ellshs Mitchell monu
ment was not dynamited, but was
blown down by a very heavy gale of
wind. It was through this source of
Information th* flrst news came that
th* monument was dynamited. On
tbe night of the shattering of th*
monument tb*r* were some shots
heard in tbe direction of th* mona
ment and after seeing It was down
tb* naxt morning th* natural sxplsn
ation to be made waa tbat It waa
dynamited.
National Guard Meeting.
Th* North Carolina Nations) Guard
Association adjourned a two days' ses
, *lon voting tb* stay In Ooldsboro in
•very way enjoyable. The following
officers were elected; President. MaJ.
York Coleman, Rutherfordton; vie*
president. Gen. Laurence W. Young,
Raleigh; secretary and treasurer, Capt
|W. A. Fair, Lin coin ton; assistant sec
retary and treasurer. Commander Wll
son of Naval Reserves, Elizabeth City.
Tbe business session was purely rou
tine In detail and full of interest and
information to tbe delegates.
FIVE VESSELS SUNK
BY GERMAN ATTACK
SUBMARINES GET THREE IN
IRISH SEA AND TWO IN THE
ENGLIBH CHANNEL.
THE CREWS ARE ALL SAVED
It I j Believed That the Crews of AH
The Vessels Wsre Allowed to De
part from the Bhlps.
Ixindon —The toll taken by the Ger
man submarine U-21 In Its retd.ia the
Irish Sea In the vicinity of
stands at three ships—the stealers
Ben Cruachen, Linda Blanche 'and
the Kllcoari, tlie last a small vessel.
The Kllcoan's crew was landed on
Isle of Man by a coastwise steamer.
In addition a Gorman submarine
also torpedoed two British steamers
In the English Channel near Havre—
the Tokomaru and the Icarlan.
—The Irish Sea raider escaped and
ehlplng- interest confident ytlie had
returned to her base, ordered a re
sumption of. normal traffic.
This under-water Emden Is the ves
sel which last September torpedoed
in the North Sea the British cruiser
Pathfinder with a loss of 246 lives
and later destryoed two British steam
ers off Havre. In addition to the
three vessels she Is known to have
sunk she chased at least five other
steamers. These Include the teamer
Graphic with 100 passengers and a
crew of 40 and the smaller boats At
reuß, Avu Kathleen and Edymlon. All
these vessels escaped In zig-zag
flight
The Graphic's captain had his pass
sengcrs don life belts and sent the
stoke hole so that the steamer could
keep up a full head of steam. Th*
captain also warned by wireless ves
sels from coming Into the zone of tha,
submarine's activity.
The Allan Line steamer Scandina
vian from St John, N. 8., January
22 for Liverpool with 800 passengers
on board, learned of the raid of the
0-21 and put Into Queenstown. After
remaining in Queenstown for a short
time the steamer proceeded for Liver
pool.
DACIA 6AILB WITH COTTON.
Will Follow Usual Courss and Make
No Efforts to Avoid Cspturs.
Galveston, Texas. The steamer
Dacla recently transferred from Ger
man to American registry and whlcd
the British Government has declared
would bo considered a fair prize of
war, sailed for Rotterdam via Norfolk
with a cargo of 11,000 bales of cotton
for trans-shipment to Bremen.
Capt. George McDonald, mastor of
the Vessels, announced that the Dacla
would follow the usual course of trav
el and no bpuclal effort would be made
to avoid capture. The cargo, valued
by the shippers at SBBO,OOO, was In
sured by the Government War Risk
Bureau but It is slated insurance on
Uie bottom was refused.
The Dacla cleared January 22. Un
favorable weather conditions, accord
ing to the captain, delayed the depar
i ,ture of the vessel for several days and
I then It was explained that no attempt
| would be made to sail until important
| papers were received from the owner,
| E. N. Breltung of New York.
Rsar Admiral Montagu Dssd.
London.—Admiral The Hon Victor
A. Montagu Is dead. Rear Admiral
Ilontagu was 79 years old. He served
with the fleet in the war with Russia
in 1865, In the China War of 1857 and
with Die naval brigude in the Indian
inuntlny of 1868.
Bread 50 Psr Cent Flour.
Vienna. —The Vienna /.eltung pub
lishes a ministerial decree ordering
that henceforth bread may contain no
more than 50 per cent of flour or rye
meal. The remaining
must consist of substitutes, such as
barley, maize, oats, rice or potatoes.
i_
William M. Brown Dssd.
New York.—Willlsm M, Brown,
Representative In Congress for the
Twenty-fourth District of I'ensylvania
and former Lieutenant Governor of
that state, died here of pneumonia.
Big Storm In Texas.
Dallas, Texas.—The Eastern por
tion of Texas and parts of Arkansas
and Oklahoma felt the effects of a
severe windstorm, which at Tyler,
Texas, and Malvern and Garland City,
An, assumed the proportions ef a
tornado. Falling temperatures also
were noted. No serious delay to
traffic or communication lines were
reported. No death had beep report
ed. Tyler, Texas, and Malvern, Ark.,
reported the greatest property dam'
age. At Tyler the damage Is estimat
ed at approximately $15,000.
Complete Despotism In Colorado.
New York.- John R. Lawson of tbe
United Mine Workers of America, wbo
denounced conditions In Colorado min
ing camps In testimony before the
Industrial Relations Commission, snd
sharply arraigned John D. Rockefel
ler, Jr., for his alleged failure to In
form himself as to conditions tbero,
continued his testimony. "There Is no
social life in th* camps," Mr. Lawsou
said. "The companies own all tbe
hou«*3, grounds, schools, churches,
and stores. Complete despotism ei-
Ists In tbe mining camps," be said.
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PRESIDENT YETOES BILL
THE LITERACY TEBT FOREIGN
TO THE AMERICAN IDEA, MR.
WILSON THINKS.
Effort Will B* Mad* to Pa** th* Bill
Over President'* Veto, But Many
Believe Cannot Be Don*.
Washington.—President Wllaon re
toed the immigration bill because of
the literacy test for admission of
aliens. His message was referred to
the house immigration committee,
whose chairman, Representative Burn
ett, will move that the measure be
passed over the veto.
Much Informal discussion among
members of the house followed re
ceipt of tb* veto and ther* war* many
who believed th* two-thirds majority
required to pass the Dill could not
be procure Immigration bills con
taining literacy tests were vetoed by
I'rsldent Cleveland and I'reei mt
Taft, but both failed of repaasage. -V-
Senate leaders Insist there would be
no trouble In repassing the bill in th*
upper house. That was done In th*
Taft administration but th* lower
house fallad to muster a two-thirds
majority.
In his veto message President Wil
son told the house which originated
the bill, that h* had no prid* of opin-.
ion on th* question and that h* W-J
not foolish enougL to profess to know
the wishes and Ideals of America bet
ter than the body of her chosen Rep
resentatives know tnem." He asked,
however, whether the bill rested upon
the conscious and universal assent
and desire of the American people and
pointed out that no political party
ever had avowed a policy of restric
tion In this fundam tal matter gone to
the country , . It and been commis
sioned to control Its legislation.
BMALL BATTLES EVERYWHERE.
—• '
French Claim Osrmana Have Lost
20,000 Men.
London—Although no big battlea,
aa battlea go in this war, have been
fought of late, there have been engage
ments in all the arenas from Asia
tic Turkey to the English Channel in
which the loXses In men and material
probably have been greater in the
aggregate than In many of the battles
of history. According to French re
ports, German attacks against the
allied lines In Flanders, France and
Alsace on the first three days of the
week cost them 20,000 men, to which
must be added the loase* auffered In
repeated attacka on the Ruaaian en
trenchments In Central Poland.
All attacks In the West, the Allies'
announcements say, failed *scept
near Craonne, where It It admitted
the French lost 800 men, largely be
cause of the cotlaps* of an old quarry.
The Germans on the other hand,
assert that they Inflicted a severe de
feat on the French at Craonn* and
that they repulaed all French attacks
In the Vosges and upper Alsace, with
heavy losses.
Confsr With Rockefeller.
New York.—John D. Rockefeller,
Jr.. conferred with representatives of
the Colorado mine workers for two
and a half hours In the offices of the
president of th* Rock*f*il*r Founda
tion at No. 26 Broadway. The con
dition of the employes of the Colo
rado Fuel k. Iron Co., of which Mr.
Rockefeller Is a director, was discuss
ed. Neither Mr. Rockefeller nor th*
miners officials would the con
ference in detail. Mr. Rockf*ll*r said
ther* had been an exchange of views.
President Should Appoint
CharlottMvlile, Va Former Presi
dent William H. Taft In his second
*ctur* on tb* Barhour-Pag* Founda
tion at the University of Virginia,
spoke particularly of the president's
power of appointment He made
many faults with It and urged Its mod
ification in numerous ways. "Tb* ef
fect of th* present power of appoint
ment upon the president's prestige
and oontrol In congress," b* said, "Is
show* lo the gradual Impairment of
his Influence with member* of ooo>
Kress aa his term lengthens."
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SERIOUS H6HTW6
IN EAST WMIZOIE
BOTH RUSSIAN AND AUSTRO
QERMAN ARMIES HAVE AS
SUMED 'OFFENSIVE.
QUIET REIGNS IN THE WEST
Campaign In the Carpathlana Vital to
Both Sldea Ruaaiana Ara Attack
ing Auatrb-Gonman Forces.
London.—With the armlea ID Franc*
and Flanders recuperating after stren
uoua fighting of earlier days of the
week and no local actlona being re
corded, intereat In the war eltuatlon
haa been tramferred to the Russian
olfenalve In Kast Prussia and the at
tempt of a strong Austro-Oerman
army to dislodge the troops of Em
peror Nlcholaa from-their positions in
the Carpathian!.
In Eaat Prussia a Russian offensive
haa developed In the extreme north,
where renewed fighting seems to con
firm a belief that a definite effort to
advance north of the Mazurian Lakes
district, where previously the Ruaslana
were defeated haa been decided on by
the Russian General Staff.
More vital to both sldea, however, la
the campaign In the Carpathlana,
where .southwest of Dukla Paaa the
Russians have delivered an energetic
attack. According to their account of
the combat they compelled the Aus
tro-Gerfnans to retreat, leaving behind
ammunition and stores. This attack,
according to military observers. Indi
cates a Russian attempt to turn the
flank of the Teuton Alllea. If It would
hare serious consequences for the
large Austro-German army In and
about the Carpathian Passes.
Russian military experts anticipated
that the Austrlana will deliver their
main attack with their extreme right
in Western Bukowlna, aiming to
achieve a signal victory and thus give
Roumanla cause to pause. The only
thing holding Roumanla In check at
present it la aald Is uncertainty as to
what Bulgaria will do. Bulgaria It la
asserted still demands that part of
Macedonia now under B%rbtan rule aa
the price of her neutrality and Serbia
Is reported unwilling to make thla con
cession.
CARRANZA TAKES MEXICO CITY.
Oensral Orbregon Head of the Car
rami Forces Now In Capital.
Mexico City— I The capital is again
tn possession of the forces of General
Carranta who, while acting as pro
visional president was forced to leave
Mexico City, early in November under
threat of Villa and Zapata's advancing
troops. The new authorities have re
established order and a general feel
ing of confidence prevails.
It has been determined that the
shooting which occured before the
national palace, when Gen. Alvaro
Orbregon at the bead of the Carranxa
forces, reached that place was done
by snipers who were bidden qp the
cathedral roof. Gen. Orbregon said
the shots were undoubtedly directed
towards him. The perpetrators have
not been captured. Three soldiers
were killed and a number wounded
during the fighting.
All saloons arc closed. Commercial
houses and banks declare they will
resume business immediately.
20.000 additional Carranxa troops en
tered the capital. The Zaptlsta troops
have retreated southward.
French Official Statement.
Paris--It is comparitive quiet along
the battle line in France, Judging from
the official announcement by the
French war office. There were artille
ry engagements, some of them fairly
violent at different places and one
or two Infantry encounter* are men
tioned Apparently long sections of
the line showed no activity whatev
er.
District "Jim Crow" Bill.
Washington—A bill by Represent
ative Clark of Florida requiring Dis
trict of Columbia transportation com
panies to provide separate accommo
dations for white and negro races,
waa favorably to the house
by the district committee.
Consider Naval Appropriation.
Washington—The House met to be
gin consideration of the naval appro
priation bill carrying about $148,000,-
000. Indications were that the meas
ure would provoke lively debate. The
agricultural appropriation bill, carry
ing more than 122,000,000 was pass
ed In the House and sent to the Sen
ate. Only two of the appropriation
bills the urgent deficiency and the
District of Columbia —have paased
the Senate. All of the big supfly bills
except the naval, the sundry civil,
pensions, have passed the house.
p—
Effect Haa Been Good.
..New York—Rockefeller donations
to educational Institutions have influ
enced policies of presidents of univer
sities and colleges In many instances,
bat the Influence has always been
good, aald Charles W. Eliot, presi
dent emertus of Harvard, at the In
dustrial Commission's Inquiry. Dona
! tlons, Dr. Eliot said, to which be ro
. ferred, were mate by the general
board. He cited John D. Rockefeller's
offer In I*os to furnish one million
dollars to Harvard If the university
would raise $875,000 additional.
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