THE ALAMANCE GLEANER.
VOL. XLI
' 1 11. I 11. ——
The Mikm Dollar Mystery
By HAROLD MAC GRATSf
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lihutratmd firom Scm*s in th* Photo Drama afth*
Samo Noma ftp the Tkanhouj»r Film Company
(Oanjrlcht, 1114, bj Harold U*oQr*U)
CHAPTER XIX.
A Blank Sheet of Paper.
Florence m a' fortnight In recov
ering from the ehock of her experi
ence at the masked ball of the Prin
cess Parlova, who, by the way, disap
peared frota New York shortly after
the fire, no doubt because of her fear
of the Black Hundred. The Are did
not destroy the house, but most of
the furnishings were so thoroughly
drenched by water that they were
practically ruined. Her coming and
going were a nine days' wonder, and
then the pnblie found something else
to talk about
Norton was a constant visitor at the
Hargreave place. There was to him a
new interest in that mysterious house,
with its hidden panels, its false floors,
its secret tunnels; but he treated
Jones upon the same basis as hitherto.
One thing, however: He felt a sense
of security in regard to Florence such
as he had not felt before So, between
assignments, he rar out to Rlverdale
and did what he could to amuse his
sweetheart. Later, they toolf short
rides in the runabout, and at length
she became as lively as she had ever
been. ) „
But often she would catch Norton
brooding.
"What makes yon frown like that?"
"Was I frowning T" Innocently
enough.
'1 find you this way a dozen times
In an afternoon. What is the matter?
Are they after you again?"
"Heavens, no! I'm only a vague Is
sue. They will not bother me so long
as I do not bother them."" It has
dwindled into a game of truce."
"Do you think soT" eying him curi
ously.
"Why, yes."
"What's the use of trying to fool
me, Jim? It they haven't been after
you, you are sensing a presage of evil.
I'm not a child any longer. Haven't
I been through enough to make me a
woman? Sometimes I feel very old."
"To me you are the most charming
in all this wide world. No, you're
a child any lpnger. You are a woman,
brave and patient; and I know that I
could trust you yrith any secret I have
or own. But sometimes a person may
have a secret which Is not his and
which he hasn't any right to dis
close."
She became silent for awhile. "I
hate money," she said. "I hate it,
hate It!"
'lt's mighty comfortable to have It
around sometimes," he countered.
"As in my case, for Instance. If I
were' poor and had to work no one
would bother me."
"I would!" he declared, laughing.
"Come; let's throw off moods and go
into town for tea at the Rose Oarden;
and if you feel strong enough well
trip the light fantastic."
They had been gone from the house
less than an hour when a man ran
up the steps of the veranda and rang
the bell. Jones being busy at the rear
of the house, the maid came to the
door.
"Is Miss Hargreave in?" the stran
ger asked.
"No," abruptly. The door began to
close ever so slowly.
"Do you know where' I can find
her?"
The maid eyed him with covert keen
ness; that the re
porter vtKs with Florence, said: "I
believe she is at the Rose Oarden this
afternoon."
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macy 'Phone 97 Residence 'Phone
982 Office Hours 2-4 p. m. and by
Appointment
~ "Thaf is in town?" ,
"Yes."
"Thanks." The man turned abruptly
and ran down the steps.
The maid ran back to Jones.
"Why didn't you call me?" he de
manded impatiently. *■
"There wasn't time."
h "Did you tell him where she was?"
r "Tea. But I shouldn't have told him
J if Mr. Norton had not been with Miss
Florence." .»
Jones ran to the front, dashed out
eyed the back of the man hastening
® down the atreet, smiled, and returned
: to his work, or, rather, to the maid.
He took her by the shoulder, whirled
9 her about, and shot a look into her
eyes that quailed hej 1 .
? "Always call me hereafter, no mat
ter what I'm doing. That man has
'' never laid eyes on Florence and has
I no idea what she looks like. Why did
' you drug my coffee the night of that
'• ball?"
* She stepped back.
* "And how much did thay pay you
for letting that doctor send Florence
9 to Atlantic City? ' I know everything.
1 Hereafter, walk atr&lght If you play
another trick 111 kill you with these
frwflnrfg" flh
Princess Parlova Attired for the Ball.
two hands. And listen and tell this
to your confederates; I always know
i every move they make; that is why no
one is missing from this house. There
is a traitor. Let them And him if they
can. Will you walk straight, or will
you leave?"
"I—l will walk straight," she fal
tered. "The money was too big a
, temptation."
"Did they give it to you?"
"Tes. And more to stay here. But
this is the first bit of dishonest work
i 1 ever did."
"Well, remember what I have ssld.
Another misstep and I'll make an end
to you. Don't think I'm trying to
, scare you. Tou've witnessed enough
to know that it's life and death in
I this >irc«e. Now run along."
At the Garden Jim and Florence
sauntered among the crowd, not hav
' ing any particular objective point in
' view.
1 "Sh!" whispered Jim.
"What is it?"
"Olga Perlgoff is yonder bo*."
"Very well; let us go and sit with
her. Is she alone?"
"Apparently. But don't you think
, we'd better go elsewhere?"
1 "My dear young man," said Flor
ence with mock loftiness, "Olga Perl
goff has written me down as a sim
ple young fool, and that is why, sooner
, or later, I'm going to put the . shoe
on the other foot You and Jones
' have coddled me long enough. Inas
-1 much at lam the stake they are play
ing for, I Intend to have something
more than a speaking part in the
play."
"All rijfet;. you're the admiral," he
' said with pre Us dad lightness. 7't
So the two of them Joined their
* subtle enemy, conscious of a tingle
Of sest as they did so. On her part
' the countess was always suspicious of
this sleepy-eyed reporter. She never
could, tell how much he knew. But
of Florence she was reasonably cer
tain; aad so long as she could fool
■ the pretty infant the suspicions of the
reporter were a negligible quan
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Florence WaelThruet lute a Heom tad
Made Prisoner.
i tlty. She greeted them effusively and
r offered them chairs. For half aa hour '
tiev sat tb«r» etwtfa* Inanities, all
QRAHAM, N. C., THURSDAY, APRIL 15 1915
me wails each mina uusy ueepei
concerns.
When the man in search of Flor
ence eventually arrived and asked the
manager of the garden If be knew
Mlsa Hargreave by sight the manager'
pointed toward the Dos. The man
wound his way in and out of the idlers
and by the time he reached the bos
Jim and Florence had made their de
parture. The man bowed, approached,
and asked if she was Miss Hargreave. j
For a moment the countess suspected i
a trap. Then It appealed to her mind
that If there was no trap it might be
well to pose as Florence, if only to
learn what the outcome might be.
'Tea. What Is wanted?" she asked.
The man took a letter from his
pocket and handed it to ©lgd, Baying:
"Give this to your father. He knows
how to read it" •
Before she could reply the man had '
turned and was hurrying away.
Olga opened the note, her heart I
beating furiously. It was utterly;
blank. At first she thought It was a
hoax. Then she happened to remem
ber that there was such aching as In
visible ink. At last! Hargreave waa
alive; this letter settled all doubt in
her mind on this question. Alive!
And not only that but the girl and
Jonea were evidently in communica
tion with him. She summoned a
waiter, made a secret sign, and be
bowed and approached She slipped,
the letter into his hand and whis
pered: ''Show that at the cave to
morrow. It is In Invisible ink and
meant for Hargreave."
"He's alive?"
"Positively." .
"Very well." The waiter bowed and
strolled away nonchalantly.
Bralne was in Boston over night,
otherwise the countess would have
taken the mysterious note at once to
him. She remained for perhaps a
quarter of an hour longer and than left
the garden. She would have taken the
letter to her own apartment but for
the fact that the chemlcala needed
were hidden in the cave.
Now it happened that Florence went
out (pr her early ride the nest morn
ing, and crossing a field she saw a
man with a bundle under his arm.
The sun atruck his profile and limned
it plainly, and Florence uttered a low
cry. The man had not observed ber.
So, very quietly, ahe slipped from the
horse, tethered It to a tree, and started .
after the man to learn what he was
doing so far from the city. She would
never forget that face. She had seen
it that dreadful night when the note
had lured ber into the hands of her
enemies. The face belonged to the
man who had impersonated her father.
It occurred to her that ahe might
Juat as well do a Uttle detective work
on her own hook. She had passed
through so many terrifying episodea
that she was beginning to crave tor
the escltement, strange as this may
seem. Like a gambler who has once
played for high stakes, she no longer •
found pleasure In thimbles and needlea *
and pins. She followed the man with 1
no little skill and at length aaw him '
approach a knoll, stoop, apparently J
press a spring, and a hole suddenly *
yawned. The man vanished quickly, '
and the spot took on again its vir- I
ginal appearance. A cave. Florence
had the patience to wait. By and by '
the man appeared again and slunk t
away. «
When she was sure that be was be- «
yond range, she came out from the
place of concealment went un the '
knoll, and searched about (or the inagto t
handle of this strange door. Diligence {
rewarded ber,, and she soon found
herself In a large, musty, earth-smell- (
ing cave. Loot was scattered about, j
and there were boses and chairs and (
a large chest Men evidently met (
here, possibly after some desperate
adventure against society. She found (
nothing to reward ber hardihood, and
aa she waa in the act of moving to
ward the cave'a door she beheld with
terror that it was moving!
She was near the cheat at that mo
ment The cave waa not a deep one.
There waa no tunnel, only a wall.
. Resolutely she raised the lid of the
chest, stepped inside, and drew the
Ud down. She was Just in time. The
door opened and three men entered,
talking volubly. They felt perfectly
secure In talking as loudly as tbey
pleaaed. To Florence It aeemed al
most impossible that they did -not
hear the thunder of her heart? Strain
her ears as ahe might she could gath
er but little of what they said, except:
"If Hargreave had this paper we
might all be put on the defensive. To
an outsider it Is a blank paper. But
the boas will be able to read. It • ■ •"
The speaker moved at/ay from the
vicinity of the chest and she beard
no more.
Very deftly Florence raised the lid
Just enough to peep oat The man
who had been talking was putting the
note in his hip pocket As he turned
, iowmfu tfes chest he sat down on the
soapbox Immediately in front of the
cheat An inspiration came to the girl,
an exceedingly daring one. She took
her liberty In ber hands as she ex
ecuted the deed. But the dimness of
the cave aided her. When she crouch
ed down again the magic paper was
hers.
It seemed hoars to her before the
men left the cave. Aa she beard the
hidden door Jar In cloelng she raised
the Ud and stepped out, breathing
deeply. The paper she bad purloined
was Indeed blank, but Jones or Jim
would know what to do with it And
wouldn't they be surprised when she
told them what she had accomplished
all alone? Her exultation was of short
duration. She beard the whine of the
door oa Its hinges. The men were re
turning. Why?
Tbey were returning because they
had discovered a woman's shoe print
outside. . It pointed toward the eave.
freshly, and there was none coming
away. To reenter the chest would be
foolhardy. It would be the first place
the men would leek. She glanced
ahoat desperately. She aaw but one
chance, the well And even while the
door waa swinging Inward, letting the
brilliant sunshine enter, she sum
moned up the courage and let herself
down into the well, which proved to
be nothing more nor less than aa an
derground river! I
The men came in with a rush. They
upset hoses, looked Into the chest, and
the man who was evidently la com
mand raxed down the welL shaking
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hU bead. Their aearchdFas morough,
but they found no one- And at length
they began to reason that perhaps a
woman had got as far aa the door and
then turned away, walking on the
turf.
Meantime Florence waa borne along
by the swift current of the river, which
gained In swlftneaa every moment
Prom time to time slle bumped along
the rocky walls, but she clung to life
valiantly. _ In ten minutes she waa
swept to the other aide of the hill, In
to the rapids; but the blue sky was
overhead, she waa out In the familiar
I
For a Moment the Countess Suspected
a Trap.
world again. On, on she was carried.
Even though ahe waa half dead, she
could hear the roar of a falls some
where in advance.
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Bralne thought he really had a clue
to the treasure, and with his usual I
promptness he set about to learn If it
'waa worth anything. He procured a
launch and began to prowl about, us
ing a pole as a feeler. All the while
he was being closely watched by Nor
ton, who had concluded to hang onto
Braine's trail till he found something
worthy of note. Bralne wasdlsgulsed, '
but this time Jim was not to be fooled.
But what was he looking for, wondered
the reporter? Bralne continued to
pole along, sometimes pausing to look
over the gunwale down Into the wa
ter. In raising bis bead after the last
Investigation be discerned something
straggling In the water, about three
hundred yards away The current
leisurely brought the object Into full
view. It was a young woman with ,
Juat power enough to keep herself
afloat The golden head roused some- '
thing In hlm/fitronger than curiosity. !
It might bell -J
Bralne proceeded to move the launch 0
In the dlrecttoh; df the girl. It waa
this movement tjtfet turned the report
er's gaze. He.rfoo, now saw the wom
an in • the water and wondered how
she had come there. When Bralne
reached the girl and pulled her Into
the launch Jim saw her face
He flew from his vantage point
found a skid, and started after Bralne.
"By the Lord Harry!" murmured
the rogue. "Well, they can talk of
manna from heaven, but this ts what
I call luck. Florence Hargreave. out
of nowhere, Into my arms! The god
of luck has cast another horseshoe
and It's mine."
He had r. flask In bis pocket, and
he forced some of the blttng spirits
Found Herself in a targe, Muety Cava
down the girl's throat oh* opened
her eyee.
"Well, my beauty r
Florence eyed him wildly, not quite
understanding where be bad com*
from.
"I don't know bow yon got here,"
be aald; "and I don't care. But here
we are together at laat Where la
your father T"
"I—l don't know," dazedly.
"Better think quickly,'' ha warned.
*1 want lucid answers to my que»
tlona, or back yon go Into the water.
I'm about at the end of my rope. I're
been beaten too many times, my girl,
to bare any particular love for yoo.
Now, where la your father?"
"1 don't know; I have oevet seen
him."
Bralne laughed.
And Jim's boat ran afoul some rocks
and Into the water ha went He had
not attracted Braine's attention, for
tunately. He began to swim toward
the drifting launch.
"Where have they hidden that
lit... 4 -1
* . :a
i money?" . „
i' "I don't know."
11 "Well, well; I've given yon your.
> chance. Toutl have to try your luck
>1 with the water again."
Florence, weak as she was, set her
I lips.
i' "Yob don't ask for mercy?" he said
banterlngly.
I i "I should be wasting my breath to
i ask for mercy from such a monster as
i you are," she answered quickly.
"That damned Hargreave nerve!"
1 be snarled.
'. He rolled up his sleeves and stepped
toward her. She braced herself but
did not turn her eyes from his. Sud
denly, from nowhere at-all, came a
pair of hands. One clutched the gun
| wain and the other laid hold of Bralne.
j A quick pull followed, and Bralne be
gan to topple. But even as ne tell
he managed to fling himself atop his
assailant; and it was only when the
I struggle began iir the water that ne
, recognized the reporter. AH the devil
ln*hlm came to the surface and ne
fought with the fierceness of a tiger
to kill, kill, kill In nearly every in
' Stance this meddling reporter had
checkmated him. This time one or the
other of them should stay In the
water. * \
Norton recognized that be had a
large order before him to disable
Bralne. The recognition between
them was now frank and absolute;
there could never again be any diplo
matic sidestepping,
j "You're a dead man. Norton!"
panted Bralne, as he reached for the
reporter's throat
| Norton said nothing, but struck the
hand aside. For a moment they both
went under. They came up Bputter
lng k each trying for a hold It was a
terribly enervating struggle
Florence could nothing. The
I boat In wblch she sat continued to
drift away from the fighting men
Once she tried to reach Bralne with
I the pole he had been using, but tailed.
| Front the shore caa>e anothor ooat
For awhile ahe coold not tell whether
It contained friends or enemies It
was terrible to be forced to wait ab
solutely helpless. When she heard the
| newcomers call encouragingly to
] Bralne she know then that the brave
light of her sweetheart was going to
| come 'to naught. She know a little
about motors. She threw on the
power and headed straight toward the
rowboat The men shouted at her.
but she did not alter her course. The
rowboat had Its sides crushed In and
the men went piling into the water.
. "Jim," she cried.
Norton suddenly flung off Bralne and
began to swim madly for the motor
boat, which Florence had brought
about. Even then It was only by the
barest luck In the world that Norton
managed to catch the gunwale. The
rest of It was simple. When they
finally reached a haven,-Florence, odd
ly enough, thought of the horse she
had left tethered nine miles from the
stables. She laughed hysterically,
j "I guess he won't die. We can send
someone out for him. Now, for heav
en's sake, how did you get Into this?
Jr. I
| Ths Magle Paper Waa Hera.
Where were you? What have you
{ been up to?" with tender brusqueness.
"I wanted to do a tittle detective
work of my own," she faltered.
"It looks as It you had done It
Tou Infant! Will you never learn to
keep outside this muddle? It'a a
man's work."
Florence, thoroughly weakened by
her long Immersion in tbe waUr, be
gan to weep silently.
1 "Tou poor child. I'm a brute!" And
be comforted her.
Later that day, at home, she re
membered tbs blank paper.
"1 stole tbls from one of the men
in the cave. He said this blarfk> pa
per would probably save father."
Jim took It "lira! Invisible ink.
and it's had a One washing."
i "But maybe It la waterproof."
"Maybe It la. Anybow, Miss Sher
lock, well show it to Jones and see
what he says "
(To be continued)
LAND OF THE LONG LEAF PINE
Short Paragraphs ef State Newa That
Have Been Cendsneed fer Susy
People ef the State.
Charlotte will celebrate May 30th
tbls year.
Fire did IWO damage to the home
of H. Petre of Aakerille.
Tbe Chapman-Alexander revival la
now-in progress at Charlotte.
Randolph coanty commissioners
have completed plana tor a aew 111,-
009 Jail at Asheboro.
■, Fifty carloads of sweet potatoes t
averaging In value over 1100, have 1
been ablpped from Catawba county *
■ this spring. .
I Rotledge ft Co's lumber mill at |'
Klnston which has bejn suspended, j
aince early In September, has resuta- 1 j
ad operatlona with about 60 man ait f
the plant and 10 In the Umber woods., 1
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MARY ISABEL BRUSH
The noted magszlns writer who was
married recently to Plsrce C. Williams
at ths Little Church Around the Cor
ner In New York, sftsr many exciting
sxpsrlences sbroad.
GERMANY SENDS TROOPS
WILL AID AUSTRIA EVEN TO EX
TENT OP WEAKENING FORCES
IN WEST.
Allies In the West Seem to Be Waiting
For Outcome of Big Effort By
Russia,
London,—Although the French are
conducting a sustained offensive be
tween the Meuse and the Mozelle In
an effort to dislodge the Germans
from St. Mlhlel, the southermost point
of their ilpe, the Allied armies as a
whole appear to be awaiting the out
come of Russia's gigantic plan to force
the Carpathian barrier.
Oermany Is believed to be pouring
troops Into Hungary, even to the ex
tent of weakening her forces in Fland
ers and Vienna notes tbe presence
and recounts the success of Oerman
and Austrian troops in the Laboroza
Valley.
There Is less talk In England. of
the spring advance in France and
Belgium and an increasing apprecia
tion of the task Russia Is attempting.
This leads to a belief In some quarters
that the Allies In the west,, reckoning
on the heavy cost Incident to smash
ing the German line there, perhaps
may seek only to hold their ground,
In the belief that the Russians will
Invade Hungary, ultimately to Join
hands with the Allied larces working
through Serbia.
Excluding active military opera
tions, the question of munitions and
alcohol dominate the public mind In
Great Britain. Lord Kitchener, Sec
retary for War, named a committee
to round up labor sufficient to produce
munitions commensurate with the tre
mendous demand, and the temperance
agitation doubtless will Increase the
productivity of labor in general.
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DISCLAIMS RESPONSIBILITY.
Germany Says Neutral Llvea on Shlpa
Bunk Not Subject to Claims.
Washington.—Government officials
took under consideration a statement
from the German Embassy, quoting
an official message from the Berlin
Foreign Office In which responsibility
waa disclaimed for the loss of any
neutral lives on board the British
steamer Fa labs, recently sunk by 'a
German submarine.
The claim (s set up by Germany that
the Falaba, as well ii« other British
merchantmen, armed and that
military necessity made it impossible
for the submarine to give any longer
time than was allowed for the passen
gers to escape. r—.
What the government piwposes to
do with the liquor probleto probably
will not be disclosed until Parliament
reassembles
Reject Woman Suffrage.
' Hartfrd. Conn.—A woman suffrage
amendment was rejected by tbe Con
necticut boose of representation 124
to 104.
Complains ef Trestmsnt at San Juan.
Washington.—lnvestigation of the
circumstances under wblch American
ports at Han Juan. P. R. opened Are
on tbe German steamer Oldenwald
and allged undue detenton of the ves
sel by port authorities baa been re
quested of the state department by
the German embaaay here. The em
tsaay Issued a statement charging that
no warning shot wea flred aa a signal
for tbe vessel to beave to a Is custom
sry In eech rases. A report to the
treasury department says a warning
shot waa flred and unheeded."
Nothing Wo Uoo4 for a Cough or Cold.
When you have a' cold you want
the best medicine obtainable so as
to get rid of it with the least de
lay possible. There are many who
consider Chamberlain's Cough Rem
tsxty unsurpassed. Mrs. J. BorofL
Elida. Ohio, says , "Ever since my
daughter Ruth was cured of a Se
vere cold by Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy two years ago. I have felt
kindly disposed toward the manu
facturers of that preparation. I
know of nothing so quick to relieve
a cough or cure a cold." Por
sale by all dealers. adv.
ANOTHER GERMAN ■
RAIDER ARRIVES
KHONPRINZ WILWKLM REACHES
NEWPORT NEWS AFTER LONG
SEA RAID
DESTROYED MERCHANTMEN
Clipped In By British Warships and
Captain Ssys Ha Cant Oo Out tha
Sama Way.
Newport Nawa, Va. —Steaming hat
way at full speed. passing four Allied
warchlps off the Virginia capes la th*
early taoura of tha morning, tha Oar
man converted crulaer Kronprlns Wll
helm, another of tha remarkable mer
ahant raldera of tha Sooth Seaa, arriv
ed In thla port and aaked for foal and
supplies. »
The Kronprlns WUhelm. many
times reported destroyed, mad* thla
port In almoat helpleea condition,
with leaa than H tons of coal and
only scanty provisions for her crew
of SOO men and 61 prisoners from
British merchant ahlpa sunk In the
South Atlantic. Tha IS,OOO-ton crui
ser came with a record of IS mer
chant ahlpa of the enemy captared,
14 of them sunk. nine British, four
French and one Norwegian. Tha
British ship Chaaehlll, captared. waa
allowed to proceed,; taking .to .ehora
more than 100 prlaonara from pre
vious ralda. The value of the ahlpa
and cargoes deatroyed officers of the
Wllhelm estimated at $7,000,000.
Following in the wake of the in
terned Prins Bltel Fried rich which
arrived her* about a month ago after
almllar thrilling and effective war op
eration* for the German arms, the
Kronprlns WUhelm came dashing
bravely through a lane of enemy war
ships and her commander Lieutenant
Captain Paul Thlerfelder, formerly
navigating officer of the German cruis
er Karlsruhe, said, "we got in with
out being seen by the enemy and we
can go out the same way."
Most of these were sent to South
American ports at various times on
German ahlpa which met the raider
In response to wlreleee oall. The sixty
one one board who were landed her*
are Brltlah aallora taken from the
ateamshlp Tamar. deetroyed March IS
and Coleby, destroyed March 27 last.
The toll of deatructlon credited the
Kronprlns Wllhelm include the follow
ing veeaela:
Brltlah steamer Indian Prinos.
aunk September 4, 1914.
Brltlah steamer La Correntlna,
aunk October 7, 1914.
French bark Union, sunk October
28, 1914.
French bark Anne da Brttagne,
aunk November 11, 1914.
Brltlah ateamer Bellevue, aunk De
cember 4, 1914.
French ateamer Mont Agel, sunk
December 4, 1914.
British steamer Hemisphere, sunk
December 28, 1914.
British steamer Potarlo, aunk Janu
ary 10, 191 S.
Brltlah ateamer Highland Brae,
sunk January 14, 191 S.
British schodnsr Wilfred M., sunk
January 14, 1916.
Norwegian bark Somatha, sunk Feb
ruary 6, 1916.
French passenger steamer Guade
loupe, sunk February 28, 1916.
British steamer Tamar, sank March
26, 1916.
British steamer Coleby. sunk march
27, 1015.
British steamer Chasehlll, sunk
February 22, 1915.
ANXIOUS TO LEAVE TAMPICO
Three Hundred 'Americana Have Ap
plied Fr Transportation.
Waahlngotn.—Three hundred um-n
--ployed Americana hare appealed to
the slate department for transporta
tion from Tamplco to the United
States. The situation there waa re
ported officially to be serious. Food
i* scarce and an early attack on the
city la expected. -
Rear Admiral Capterton with the
crulaer Washington went to Tamplco
from Vera Cms on hla own Initia
tive to Join the gunboats Petrel and
depend on the general himself.
Oreat Commercial Congress to Meet.
Washington.—The sixth annual con
vention of the Southern • Commercial
Congress, to be held In Muskogee,
Oklahoma, the last week In this month
will be presided over by Senator Dun
can IT. Fletcher, of Florida, president
of. the organisation, and will be par I
tlclpatad in by iwprsaenteilvea of na
tional and International organisations,
bringing to one plstforgi the moat Im
port leaders of constructv* thought In
the fields of agriculture, Immigration,
municipal efficiency and foreign trade
ever assembled In this country.
MoAdee Says Prosperity le Mar*.
Washington.—Declaring that only
Ulneaa prevented blm from accepting
the Invitation of the Weetcheater
County Democratic Club ot Ma ban-'
quet In New Tort, Secretary McAdoo
wrote Preeident Van Cortlandt of the
club saying the national prosperity
"now planted upon secure economic
foundations' Is becoming mora pro
nounced and widely diffused svery
day
"The financial and economic situ
ation In the United States," the letter
•aid. "Is the strongeet In the world."
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STEPHEN T. MATHER
Mr. Mather le the new aealatant to
the secretary of the Interior. He suc
ceeded Adolph C. Miller, new on the
federal reeerve beard. Mr. Mather le
a graduate of the Unlveretty of Cali
fornia.
GERMAN CRUISER INTERNS
COMMANDER MAX THIERICHENS
MAKES ANNOUNCEMENT—EX
PECTED HELP TO ARRIVE.
Prins Eital la Taken to Norfolk Navy
Yarda Where She Will Remain
Until War la Over.
Newport News, Va.—Commander
Thlarichsns of the Oerman auxiliary
cruiser PHns Ettal Fried rich, asked
the United States Government through
port authorltlae here to Intern hla ship
and crew for tha war. Up to the last
moment the Oerman skipper kept up
the appearance ef bel*g ready for a
dash to sea.
The commerce raider has made her
last cruise of tha war. She was taken
to the Norfolk Navy Yard aexoas
Hampton Roads from the ship yard
here where she has been laid up since
Having into port on March 10 after
tha remarkable commerced sstroylng
voyage from the Orient during which ■;
she sent the American ship William
P. Fry a to the bottom.
Commander Thiorlchens notified tha
Washington Government through Col
lator of Customs Hamilton of his de
cision to Intern rather than "deliver
crew and ship to fruitless and certain
deatructlon" by Brltlah r..d French
warships waiting off t .» Virginia .
Capes to destroy them.
Oerman captain delivered his "r
announcement hr writing whan Col
lector Hamilton boarded the Eltel |j
Friedrlcb with an Imperative notice
from the Washington Government
that the time for hla stay In this port
would expire st midnight and that he .
mast leave American waters by 4
o'clock next morning. Before the cus- a
toms collector had a chance to deliver
the message from Washington Com
mander Thlerlchena handed to hi.-a
the written announcement of his de
cislon.
After conferencee between Rerr
Admiral Beatty, .commandant of the j
Norfolk Navy Yard, ..Rear Admiral
Helm of the battleehlp Alabama aid 1
Collector Hamilton actual Interment •
of thetfrlnx Bltel waa accomplished,
the sea raider was taken to the Navy
Yard at Portamoutb. Va. There breech '
blocks of her guns were removed and
connecting rods of her engines were
detached.
The Captain's letter waa as follows:
"I Inform you I Intend to intern S.
M. S. Print Eltel Fried rich. The re
lief I expected appear not to arrive In
t|me ao the number and force ot the
enemy cruisers watching the entrance
of the bay makes to me Impossible
the dash for the open sea with any
hop* of success. I have decided not
to deliver crew and ship to fruitless
and certain deetrnction. Being obliged
for the courtesy shown by all United -
States authorities I am expecting
your orders.
"I have sent the same Information
to Rear Admiral Halm. U. S. S. Ala
bama.' Respectfully,
"THIERICHENS."
ATLANTIC FLEET IN THE ROADS.
Seventeen Ship* Und*r Admiral
Fletcher.—Further Practice.
I Waahlngton.—Seventeen battelahlps . J
of the Atlantic feet steamed Into
Hampton Roads, freah tram maneuv
ers off th* Cuban coast wbleb Admiral
Fletcher reported showed gratifying
reeuMs. In all Admiral Fletchsr had |
64 war craft and auxiliaries under hla
command during the maneuvers.
Tha batlaahlps which soon will be
Joined by th* Delaware and Oeorgia "i
will complete target practice on the
Southern Drill Ground* and will sail
! for N«w York May 8. where their ij
srews will have until May IT for rec- |
Joint maneuvers planned by the gen-, M
aral board of th* navy and the army
War College will begin May 18 and end
May W. Problem* to be worked out 7 |
Involve naval assaults on the de
tracts ot New York harbor. President J
Wilson probably will review the fleet' A
at New York. •
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