VOL. XLI
The Million Dollar Mystery
By HAROLD MAC GRATH r , ,
Illustrated from Semes in the Photo Drama of the
Same Name to> the Thanhouser Film Company
(Con/right, MM. bj Bfcruld kUcQrath)
. CHAPTER XVI.
The maid stole into the house, won
dering it she had been seen. She
wanted to be loyal to this girl, but
she was tired of the life; she wanted
to be her own mistress, and the small
fortune offered her would put her on
the way to realize her ambition. What
had she not seen and been of life
since she joined the great detective
force! Lady's maid, cook, ship stew
ardess, flaßh woman, actress, clerk,
and a dozen other employments. Her
c pay, until she secured some fat re
ward, was but twelve hundred a
year; and here was five thousand In
advance, with the promise of five
thousand more the minute her work
was done. And it was Blmple work,
without any real harm toward Flor
ence as far as she was concerned.
The whole thing rested upon one diffi
culty; would Jones permit the girls
to leave the house?
One day Florence found Susan sit
ting in a chair, her head in her hands.
"Why, Susan, what's the matter?"
cried Florenoe.
"I don't know what is the matter,
dear, but I haven't felt well for two
or three days. I'm dizzy all the time,
I can't read or sew or eat or sleep.
"Why didn't yon tell me?" said Flor
ence, reproachfully. She rang for the
detectlve-mald. "Ella, I don't know
anything about doctors hereabouts."
"I know a good one. Miss Florence.
Bhall I send for him?"
"Do; Susan Is 111."
Jones waß not prepared for treach
ery in his own household; so when
he heard that a doctor had been called
to attend Susan he was without the
least suspicion that he had been be
trayed. More than this, there had
been no occasion to summon a doctor
In the seven years Mr. Hargreave had
lived here. So Jones went about his
petty household affairs without more
thought upon the matter. The maid
had been recommended to him as
one of the shrewdest young women
In the detective business.
The doctor arrived. He was a real
doctor; no doubt'of that. He investi
gated Susan's condition —brought
about by a subtle though not danger
ous poison—and Instantly recom
mended the seashore. Susan was not"
used to being confined to the house;
■he was essentially an out-of-doors
Uttle body. The seashore would bring
her about in no time. The doctor sug
gested Atlantic City because of its
mildness throughout the year and its
nearness to New York.
"I'm afraid she'll have to go alone,"
said Jones, gravely.
"I shan't stir!" declared Susan "I
shan't leave my girl even if I am sick."
Susan caught Florence's hand and
pressed It
"Would you like to go with her,
Florence?" asked Jones, with a shy
glance at the strange doctor. The shy
glance was wasted. The doctor evinced
no sign that it mattered one way or
the other to him.
"It is nothing very serious now,"
he voluntered. "But it may turn out
serious If it is not taken care of at
once."
"What la the trouble?" inquired,
Jones, who was growing fond of Su
san.
"Weak heart Sunshine and good
sea air will strengthen her up again.
No, no!" as Jones drew forth his wal
let "111 send in my bill the first of
the month. Sunshine and sea air;
that's all that's necessary. And now,
good-day."
All very businesslike; not the leaat
cause In the world for any one to
suspect that • new trap was being
set by the snarers. The maid re
turned to the sewing room, while
Florence coddled her companion and
made much nt
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J ones was suspicious, but dig In I
his mind as be would he could find '
no earthly reason for this suspicion
save that this attribute was now In
stinctive, that it was always near the j
top. If Susan was 111 she must be
given good care; there w*s no getting
around this fact. Later, he telephoned
several prominent physicians. The
strange doctor was recommended as
a good ordinary practitioner and In
goad standing; and so Jones dismissed
his suspicions having no hook to
hang them on.
Hlg hair would .have tingled at the
roots, "however, had he. known that
this same physician was one of the
two who had signed the document ;
which had accredited Florence with
insanity and had all but succeeded
in n.aklng a supposition a fact. Nor «
was Jones aware of the fact that the
telephone wire had been tapped re
cently. So when he finally concluded
to permit Florence to accompany Su
san to Atlantic City he telephoned to
the detective agency to send up a
trusty man, who was shadowed from
the moment he entered the Hargreave I
home till he started for the railway '
station. He became lost in the shuf
fle and was not heard from till weeks
later, In Havana. The Black Hundred
found a good profit In the shanghai
ing business.
Susan began to pick up, as they say,
the 'doy after the arrival at Atlantic
City, due, doubtless, to the cessation
of the poison she had been taking
unawares. The two be
gan to enjoy life for the first time
since they had left Mies Farlow's.
They were up with the sun every day
and went to bed tired but happy. No
one bothered them. If some stray re
porter encountered their signatured on
the hotel register, he saw nothing to
excite his reportorial senses. All this,
of course, was due to Norton's policy
of keeping the affair out of the pa
pers.
Following Jones' orders, they made
friends with . none. Those r.bout the
hotel—especially the young men—
when they made any advances were
politely snubbed. Every night Flor
ence would write to her good butler
to report what had taken place dur
ing the day, and he was left to judge
fqr himself If there was anything to
arouse his suspicions. He, of course,
believed the two were covertly guard
ed by the detective he had sent after
them.
When Bralne called up Olga he
found his doctor there.
"Well, what's the news?" he asked.
"I had better run down and inquire
how the young lady is progressing,"
■ said the doctor, who was really a first
rate surgeon and who had performed
a number of skilled operations upon
various members of the Black Hun
dred anent their encounters with the
police. "I've got Miss Florence where
you want her. It's up to you now."
"She ought to be separated from her
companion. We have left them alone
for a whole week, so Jones will not
worry particularly. A mighty curious
thing has turned up. Before Har
greave'a disappearance not a dozen
persons could recollect what Jones
looked like. He was rarely ever In
sight. What do you suppose that
signifies?"
"Don't ask me," shrugged the man
of medicine. "I shouldn't worry over j
Jones."
"But we can't stir the old fool.
We can't get him out of that" bouse.
I've tried to get that taald to put a ,
little something in his coffee, but she |
stands oft at that. She says that she
did as she agreed In regard to Flor
ence, but her agreement ended there.
■
Susan, ,
Cried Florence.
We have given the Jade Ave thooland
already and she Is clamoring tor Un
balance."
"Have you threatened her?" asked -
Olga.
Bralne smiled a little. "Mr dear
woman, It la flfty-Ofty. While I have a •
hold on her. It la not quite so good as
sise baa on me. We are not dealing
with an ordinary servant we could >
threaten and scare. No,. Indeed; a
shrewd little woman who desperately
wanted money. And she will he paid;
no getting oat of It She. will pot
move another step, one way or the .
other, after she receives the balance.
Hargreave will have a pretty Bteep
bill to pay when the time comeß."
"She has no idea where the mil
lion is?"
"If she had, she'B quite capable
of lugging it .off all by herself," said
Bratne.
The doctor laughed.
"Olga" went on Braine, "yon must
look at it as I do; that It is still In the
middle of the game, and we have
neither lost nor won."
"How do you know that Hargreave
may not have at his beck and call
an organization quite as capable if
not as large as ours?" suggested the
physician.
"That is not possible." Braine de
clared without hesitation.
"Well, It begins to look that way
to me. We've never made a move yet
that hasn't been blocked."
"Pure luck each time, 1 tell you;
the devll'B own luck always at the
critical . moment, when everything
seems to be in our hands. Now, we
want Florence, and we've tried e.
hundred ways to accomplish this fact
and failed. The question Ib, how to
get her away from her companion?"
"Simple enough," Bald the doctor
complacently.
',' Out with it, if you have an idea."
The doctor leaned forward and
whispered a few words.
"Well, I'm hanged!" Braine laughed
and slapped the doctor on the
shoulder. "The simplest thing "in the
world. Mad dog wouldn't be In it.
I always said that you had gray mat
ter If you cared to exert yourself."
"Thanks," replied the doctor dryly.
"I'll drop down there tomorrow, If
you say so, ostensibly to see the other
patient. It will make a deuce of a dis
turbance."
"Not if you scare the Hotel people."
"That Is what I propose to do. They
will not want such a thing known.
It would scare every one away for
' frSfrm sKI
Encounter With One of the Gang.
the rest of the season. But of course
this depends upon whether they are
or in the hotel business to
make money."
Again Bratre laughed. "Bring her
back to New York alone, E3culaplus,
and a fat check Is yours. Nothing
could be simpler than an Idea like
this. It's a fact; no man can think
of everything, and you've Just proved
It to me. I've tried to do a general's
■work without aids. Olga, does any one
■watch me come and go any more?"
"No; I've watched a dozen nights.
; The man has gone. Either he found
out what he wanted or he gave up the
Job/' To my mind he found out what
ho wanted."
"And what's that?"
"Heaven knows!" dlscouragedly.
"Come, doctor, suppose you and I
go down to Daly's for a little turn
at billiards?"
"Nothing would suit me better."
■ "All aboard, then! Oood-night,
Olga. Keep your hair on; I mean your
own hair. We're going to win out,
; don't you .worry. In all games the min
| ate you begin to doubt you begin to
lose."
That same night Norton sat at his
desk, In his shirt sleeves, pounding
•way at bis typewriter. From time
to time be paused and teetered bis
chair and scowled over his pipe at
the starlit night outside. Bang! would
go his chair again, and ciickity-click
would sing the keys of the machine.
The story he was writing was in tbe
ordinary routine; the arrival of a
great ocean liner with some political
notables who were not adverse to de
nouncing the present administration.
Ton will bare noticed, no doubt, that
some disgruntled politician Is always
denouncing tbe present administra
tion, it matter* not if It be Republican
or Democratic. When you are put
of a good Job you are always prone
to denounce The yarn bored Norton
because his thoughts were miles
southward.
He completed bis story, yanked out
tbe final sheet, called for a copy boy,
rose and sauntered over to the man
aging editor's door, before which be
paused indecisively. Tbe "old man"
bad been after him lately regarding
the Hargreave story, and be doubted
If his errand would prove successful.
However, be boldly opened tbe door
and walked In.
"Humph!" said the "old man." twist
ing his cigar into tbe corner of bis
mouth. "Oot that story?"
'Norton sat down. '"Yes, bnt I bare
not got it tor pilot yet Mr. Blair,
gave me the Hargreave Job
you gave me carte blanche."
"1 did," grimly. "But, on tbe other
hand, I did not give you ten years
to clear It up In."
"Have I ever fallen down on a
good quietly.
"M', ean't remember," grudgingly.
"Well, If you'll have patience 111
not fall down on this one. It's tbe
greatest criminal story I ever handled,
but If* so trig that lt'a going to take
time."
"Gimme an outline."
"I have promised not tn-" with a
GRAtiAM, N. C., THURSDAY, MARCH 25.1915
grlmness equal Co the "old man's."
"If a line of this story trickles out it
will mean, that every other paper will
be moving around, and In the end
will discover enough to spoil my end
of It. I'll tell you this much; The
most colossal band of thieves this
country ever saw is at one end of the
stick. And when I say that counter
feiting and politics and millions are
Involved, you'll understand how big
it Is. This gang has city protection.
We are running them all Into a cor
ner; but we want that corner so deep
that none of them can wriggle out of
it"
"Umbm. Go on."
"I want two months more."
The "old man" beat a tattoo with
his fat pencil. "Sixty days, then. And
if the yarn isn't on my desk at mid
night, you—" *
"Hunt for another Job. All right.
I came In to ask for three days'
leave."
You're your own boss, Jim, for sixty
days more. Whadda y' mean counter
felting?"
"Those new tens and twenties. If I
stumble on that right, why, I can turn
It over without conflicting with the
other story."
' Well, go to it." v v
"I'm turning in my regular work,
day In and day out, and while doing
it I've gone through more hairbreadth
escapes than you ever heard of. They
have been after me. I've dodged fall
ing safes; I've been shanghaied, poi
soned; but I haven't said a word."
"Good Lord! Do you mean all
that?"
"Every word, sir."
"I'll make It ninety days, Jim; and
If this Btory comes in I'll see that you
get a corking bonus."
"I'm not looking for bonuses. I'm
proud of my work. To get this story
is all I want. That'll be enough.
Thanks for the extension In time.
Good-night."
Bo Florence received a long night
letter In the morning.
And the doctor arrived at about
the same time. And called promptly
upon his patient.
"Flns!" he said. "The *ea air was
Just the thing. A doctor always like*
to find his advice turning out well."
He glanced quizzically at Florence,
who was the picture of glowing health.
Suddenly he frowned anxloußly.
"You need not look at me," she
laughed. "I never felt better In ail
my life."
"Are you sure?" he asked gravely.
"Why, what In the world do you
mean?"
He did not speak, but stepped for
ward and took her by the wrist, hold
ing hi* watch In his other band He
shook his head. He looked very
solemn, Indeed.
"What Is It?" demanded Susan,
with growing terror.
"Go to your own room immediately
and remain there for the present," he
ordered. "I must lee Mis* Hargreave
alone."
He opened the door and Susan
passed out bewllderedly. He returned
to Florence, who was even more bewil
dered than her companion. The doc
tor began to ask her questions; how
she slept, It sho was thirsty, felt pains
In her back. She answered all these
questions vaguely. Not the slighted
suspicion entered her head that she
was being hoodwinked. Why should
she entertain any suspicion? This
doctor, who seemed kindly and benev
olent, who bad prescribed for Susan
and benefited her, why should she
doubt him? >
"ID heaven's name, tell me what Is
the matter?" she pleaded.
"Stay here for a little while and
I'll be back. Under no circumstance*
leave your room till I return."
% He paced out Into the ball, to meet
the frantic Susan.
"We must see the manager at once,'
he replied to her queries. "And w#
must be extremely quiet about .It.
There must be no excitement Yon
bad better go to your room You
must not go Into Mis* Ilargreave's.
Tell me. where have you been? Have
you be n trying to do any charitable
'work among thV poorer classes ?"
"Only once," admitted Susan, now
on the verge of tears.
I "Only once is sufficient. Come;
well go and aee the manager to
gether."
They arrived at the desk, and the
manager waa summoned.
"I take It," began the doctor lowly,
"that a contagious disease. If It oe
came known among your guest*,
would create a good deal of disturb
ance?" >
"Disturbance! Good heaven*, man.
It would, ruin my business for the
whole season!" exclaimed the astound
- ed manager. > "
"I am sorry, but this young lady's
companion haa been stricken with
smallpox—"
The manager fell back against his
desk, bis Jaw fallen. Susan tamed
as white as the marble top.
"The only wav to avoid trouble ia
fo have her conveyed Immediately to
some place where she can .be treated
properly. Not a word tp any one now;
absolute secrecy or a paHlc."
The man: or was glad enough to
agree.
"She Is not dangerous at present
but It Is only a matter of a few hours
when the disease will become virulent.
If you will place a porter before Miss
Hargreave's door till 1 make arrange
ments to take her away, that will
simplify matters." " -
Smallpox! Susan wandered aimless
ly about, half out of her mind with
terror. There was no help against
such a dread disease. Her Florence,
her pretty rosy cheeked Florence, dis
figured for life . . .!
Had No Suspicion That Bhe Was Be
ing Hoodwinked.
"Miss Susan, where is Florence?"
"O, Mr. Norton!" she gasped.
"What's the trouble?" Instantly
alert.
"Florence has the smallpox!"
"Impossible! Come with mo."
But the porter, having had the
strictest orders from the ntanager, re
fused to let thSm Into Florence's
room.
"Never mind, Suean. Come along."
Out of earshot of the porter he said;
"My room Is directly above Florence's.
We'll see what\can be dono. This
smells of the
oft. Smallpox! Ohfy-yesterday she
wrote me that she never felt better.
Have you wired Jones?"
"I never thought to!"
"Then I shall. Our old friends are
at work again."
"But it's the same doctor who sent
me down here."
Norton frowned.
What followed all appeared In the
reporter's story, as written three
months later. He and Susan went up
to his room, raised the flooring, cut
through the celling, and with the fire
escape rope dropped below. One
glance at Florence's tear-stained face
was enough for blin. Norton's subse
quent battle with the doctor and his
accomplices made very interesting
reading. Their escape from the hotel,
their flight, their encounter with one
of the gang In the road, and Flor
ence's blunder Into the bed of quick
sand, gave a succession of thrills to
the readers of the Blade.
And all this while the million ac
cumulated dust, layer by layer. Per
haps an occasional hardy roach
scrambled over the packets, no doubt
attracted by tho peculiar odor of the
ink.
(To be continued)
WIATHfR FORECAST.
j
Movement* Due and Their Local
Effect* for the Cotton State*,
March 28 to April 4, 1915.
National Weather Journal.
Sunday, March 28 to Wednesday,
March 31.—The week will opeD
generally fair and moderately cool
in the South and little change of
any kind I* expected during the
flrwt half of the week, while cool
wave Is cro*Jfl£ the country.
Light* frost teinporatures are ex
pected In Northern Alabama and
Georgia and In the Carolina* Wed
nesday and Thursday, hut It will
be warmer In Middle and Western
Cotton lie it.
Thursday, April 1 to Sunday.
April ij —Unsettled weather will
appear in Western Cotton Belt
Thursday and It will continue
more or les* unsettled breaking
into general rain* by Saturday.
The general rain* will be spread
ing over the South a* the new
week' open*, with no material
change r»f temperatures.
OVER THE OLD NORTH STATE
■rlef Note* Covering Happenings In
This State That Are of Interest to
All the Paopls.
Weet Aihevllle ask* for a vote on
$36,000 bonis Instead of 120.000.
The residence of Dr. 11. Long at
Statesville was destroyed by fire re
cently.
Over 1200.000 worth of real estate
baa changed hand* In Wilmington
■ince January l»t.
Rev. J. J. Grey has been appointed
poetmataer for Slyva. The appoint
ment of Mr. Grey Is for the recess,
next December when congress meets.
A total of 1,480 voters had register
ed to date for the special election to
to be held on the new charter, provid
ing the city manager plan for Wil
mington. It la expected that 2,000
will register before the books cloee.
Roger A. Derby, president of the
North Carolina Beef Breeders and
Feeders' Association, announce* a one
day beef cattle show and banquet at
Pinehurst Saturday, April 10, under
the auspices of the North Carolina
Beef Breeder* and Feeders' Associa
tion. >
Itch relieved in 30 minute* by
Woodford'* Sanitary Lotion. Never
fail*. Sold by Oraham Drug Co.
BRITISH HES ARE
HOT SATIjFACIORV
UNITED STATES WILL SEEK FUR
THER INFORMATION AND ALSO
LODGE FJfIOTEBT.
QUESTIONS NOT ANSWERED
Allies Cannot Interrupt Shipments Be
tween United States and Neutral ,
Countries.
Washington. The United Btates
considers tlut Oreat Britain and
France In tlie British Order-in-Councll
and accompanying notes have not
answered questions propounded to
them as to what warrant there Is un
der International law for the establish
ment of an embargo on all commercial
Intercourse, directly'and indirectly be
tween Germany and neutral countries.
It W»B stated officially at the Stats
Department that this government still
does not know whether the action ol
the Allies Is Intended as a legal block
ade or whether rules of contraband
and non-contraband are to be their le
gal bnsls for future detentions. On s
determination of this question profr
ably will depend not only the nature
of afty steps to be taken by the Unit
ed States now, but also the basis fot
damage claims arising out of inter
ruption to American commerce.
In preparing tho protest to be sent
to Great Britain and France the post
Hon of the United States substantially
is as follows:
1. If the action of the Allies Is s
blockade, all commerce directly with
Germany can bo halted by making the
blockade effective, a certain "radlui
of activity" being allowed for th«
blockading warships off the German
coast because of the newly developed
activities of submarines. But thore
can be no legal blockade of the coasl
of neutral countries of Kurope con
tlglous to those at war, under any
circumstances and commerce between
the United States and neutrals espe
cially in non-contraband, should b
free from Interruption, Irrespective ol
ultimate destination.
2 If the action is not a blockade
then there exists no legal right to de
tain cotton or other non-contraband
cargoes even when consigned directly
to German ports. Nor can foodstuffi
or conditional contraband be Justly in
terrupted unless proven though con
signed to Germany, to bo destined for
the use of Its belligerent forces and
not civilian population. Under the
same circumstances 100, there Is no
legal has!* for detaining catgoes con
signed from the United states to th«
neutral countries of Europe If con
taining cotton or non-contraljand
goods.
EXPECT 810 CLASH SOON.
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Germans and Belgians Pace Each
Other on River Yser.
London.— I Tho next Important bat
tle In the Wes(, It Is bell«ved, will
take place along the Itlver Yser, held
on one side by tho recently reorgan
ized Belgian army, and on the other
by Germans.
As the floods "have subsided the
Belgians, supported by the Allies' war
ships. have pushed their line slightly
forward, and this Is almost certain to
lead to couunter-attacks by the Ger
mans and then a general engagement
as when similar movements Were inl
tiated elsewhere along the front. An
artillery duel already has commenced.
There may bo a slight delay while
the Germans are awaiting reinforce
ments for they have been using most
of their reserves to counter-attack the
British troops at St. Klots and Neuve
Chappelle and the French nortlf of
Arras, but that a big clash will soon
come nobody doubts.
The contest for the spur of Notre
Dame de Lorette Is still in progress,
and, according to Berlin, further at
tempts of the French to advance In
Champagne, where they captured an
Important ridge, north of ,Io Mesnll,
have been repulsed. Fighting In the
Argonne forest and the Vosges has
slackened som»what owing doubtless
to the cold weather.
Florida Quarantines Against Cattl*.
Jacksonville, Fla.—To guard against
the Introduction of fool and mouth
disease Into Florida, the state board
of health declared quarantine against
all state* believed to bo •"Infected.
Those state* Include:
Connectltcut. Delaware. Dlitrict of
Columbia, lilinola, Indiana, lowa,
Kansas, Kentucky. Maryland, Massa
chusetts, Michigan, Montana, New
Hampshire. Negr Jersey, New York.
Ohio. Pennsylvania. Rhode Island.
Virginia, Washington and Wisconsin.
Typhus Cpidsrtilc In Ranks.
I»ndon.—Appalling stories of con
ditions In Serbia were told here by
F.nieat Bleknell and Henry James,
Jr.. of the War Relief Committee of
the Rockefeller Foundation after a
tour of Inspection through that coun
try. Typhus, moat deadly of the sev
eral epidemic* In Serbia, already haa
caused the death of f) out of 404 na
tive doctors they said. Two American
Washington with a view to an appeal,
had to suspend regular work. Nine
American nurse* and two physicians
have contracted typbn*.
for the Mtomarli and Liver.
I. N. Stuart, West Webster, N. Y,
writes, "I have used Chamberlain's
Tal lets for disorders of tba stom
ach and liver off and on for yesr*,
and it afforda me pleasure to state
that 1 have found them to be lust
sr r>'|>rcb«Dted. They are mild in
tbrir m-tion and their results have
been hl/hlv satisfactory. I value
them highly" For aal? bf ail
dealers. adv.
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ASSURE UNITED STATES OF
BOUNDARY.
Allies PropoM to Blockade Germany
With as Little Loaa to Neutral*
aa Possible.
Washington.—Diplomatic communi
cation* were made public by the State
Department constituting the entire
correspondence of the laat few weeks
between the Ignited States and Oer
many and between th United States
and Great Britain and France, relative
to the cessation of submarine attacks
on merchant ships, the shipment of
conditional contraband and foodstuffs
to civilians, the use of neutral flags by
belligerent merchantment, the remov
al of mines, and the proclamation of
a virtual blockade of the Allies against
Oermnny.
The communications revealed that
the United States, realizing the diffi
culties of the Allies maintaining an
effective blockade of Germany by a
close guard of the coast on account of
the newly-developed activity of sub
marines, asked that "a radius of ac
tivity" be defined. Oreat Britain and
France replied with the announcement
that the operations of blockade would
not be conducted "outside of European
waters, including the Mediterranean."
While Germany agreed It is disclos
ed to abandon her submarine attacks
on "mercantile of any flag" except
when they resist visit or search pro
vided foodstuffs were permitted to
resch her civilian population. Great
Britain and her All'.ea rejected the
proposal originally made by the United
States In an effort to bring the bel
ligerents Into an arrangement which
would safeguard the Interests of nefi-*
trals.
Furthermore the documents show
that the United Slates asked Great
Britain and France whether the em
bargo on all commerce between Oer
many and neutral countries was to be
carried out under the rules of a
blockade or by Interference with ships
and cargoes "as If no blockade exist
ed," the two together presenting In
tne view of the American Government
a proposed course of action previous
ly unknown to International law.
The answers from Great Britain and
France reveal for the first time that
the Allies officially regard their policy
as a "blockade" but desire to 'refrain
from exercising the rights of belliger
ents under a blockade to confiscate
ships and cargoes as a penantly for'
breach of blockade, substituting pro
cedure In prlxe courts and compensa
tion through sale of the detained mer
chandise.
GERMAN CONSUL ARRESTED.
Charged With Trying to Secure Busi
ness Secrets at Ssattls.
Seattle, Waah.—Dr. William , Mul
ler. Imperial German consul at Seat*
tie and hla secretary B. 11. Bchulti
were served villi notice of arreat at
Uie consulate. They are charted with
conspiracy In attempting to corruptly
Influence John Murdoch, an employe
of the Seattle Construction and Dry
dock Co.. by Inducing him to sell busi
ness secreta of his employers.
Consul Muller and bla secretary are
accused by the .State of Washington
of offering Murdoch a cash considera
tion to supply them with Information
bearing out Ambassador Bernstorff's
charge that the Seattle corporation
waa shipping knock-down submarines
to the British government.
French Will Buy Daela Cargo.
Paris.—The French Foreign Office.
It la undestood haa decided to buy the
cotton cargo of the steamer Dae la,
which waa seised by a French cruiser
'and taken Into Brest while on a voy
age from the United States to Rotter
dam. The cotton Is valued at about
$750,000. The owners proposed the
purchase. It Is state. The disposition
of the ship must be left to a prise
court. The French law, It Is pointed
out, doe* not permit the transfer of a
ship belonging to a hostile country to
a neutral during war.
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SUBMARINE LOST 1
111 DNHELLES
GREAT FRENCH BOAT IS DE
STROYED IN THE NARROW
'TURKISH BTRAIT.
AFTER THE SULTAN SEL:.I
Admiral Telia of Binklng of (Jndsrsca
Craft in Attempt to Torpedo the
big Crulaer.
London —The loea of a French sub
marine boat in an attempt to run
through the Dardanelles la described,
by Rear Admiral Guepartte of the
French Dardanelles Seat, in an Inter
view wRh the Dally Telegraph's Ten
doe correspondent. The attemift ap
parently was made some time ago al
though no announcement has been
made of It heretofore.
The object of the submarine was
the sinking of the Turkish bettl >
cruiser Sultan Selim (formerly U >
German cruiser Goeben), the corre
spondent says Admiral Guepratte told
him. The submarin.e was submerged
and successfully narlgated Che straits v
up to the corner where the Asiatic
coast Juts ont at Nagara. Through
some miscalculation the hull struck
the rocky shore which compelled the
boat to rise to the surface. Immedl
dlately the aubmartne a pea red the
forts sank her. Only a few of her
crew escaped and these were mad*
prisoners.
Regarding the present 'situation tat
the Dardanelles Rear Admiral Geu
pratte said the waters of the straits
•re clear sa far as Mephex Benin, to
which points all Teasels of the fleet
can safely navigate. The main mine
Balds, however, are between Cbanak
Kalessl and Kllld Babr, where also
are the main coast defense*."
BRI-SJSH ORDER PERPLEXES.
American Oovsrnmsnt Awaiting Fur
ther Construction By England.
Washington. While the United
States does not know as yet whether
the Allies Intend to maintain a legal
blockade or propose to apply general
rules of contraband and non-contra
band In enforcing their embargo on
commercial Intercourse between Ger
many and neutral countries, Ameri
can naval officers and officials versed
In international law expressed the
opln'"n thst the Indefinite limit pre
scribed ''European waters, tncladlng
the Mediterranean," might be con
strued as a legal area of operations
for a blockading fleet.
Naval officers frankly admit that
the old form of blockade by warshlpa
close to an enemy coast pasaed with
the Investment of Santiago In the
Spanish-American war. Accordingly.
In asking Great Britain and Prance
for an explanation of their recent
declaration of an embargo, the Uniteti
States conceded that the activity 01
submarines might mfke physically
Impossible a close blockade of an
enemy coast, and suggested that If
the declaration of the Allies were to
be construed as a legal blockade so »o
"radius of activity" bs announced.
Cargo For Belgium.
Newport News, Va. —With a cargo
of grain valued at $391,(80, the Bel
gian relief ship, the British steamer
John Hsrdlfc, cleared and sailed for
Rotterdam from whence the cargo
will be re-shipped to Belgium for dis
tribution among the destltnts civil
ians. The cargo which Includes 210,-
(00 bushels of wheat and 25.000 bush
sis of corn, was supplied by the Am
erican Commission for Relief In Bel
gium.
Steamer Hyndford Torpedoed.
Olasgow, Scotland, via
The Britlah steamer Hyndford wa
torpedoed In the English Channel by
a German submarine. It Is reported
one member of her crew waa killed.
This steamer waa torpedoed la the
favorite hunting ground of the Oer
man submarlnea off Beachy Head
while she was proceeding for London
under her own steam.
One Quart Law Unconstitutional.
Montgomery. Ala.—The law recent
ly enacted by the Alabama legisla
ture prohibiting the delivery Into the
etate of more than one quart of liquor
to one person waa declared unconsti
tutional by Judge Gaston Ounter. The
court ruled that the statute Is a regu
lation of Interstate ---commerce; that
congress cannot delegate such author
ity to the states; and that the Federal
Webb-Kenyon act prohibits'the ship-'
ment of liquor In a state only, when
possession of any quantity of liquor
. In that atate Is unlawful.
Horn Will Be Tried.
Bangor. Ma—Warner Horn, chair
ed with Illegal Interstate transporta
tion of explosive* in connection with
his attempt to wreck the International
railroad bridge at Vanceboro. will be
taken to Boston for a trial aa a result
of the finding of Federal Commission
er Charles H. Reld. The commlaslon
er decided that the Indictment w*r
rant was sufficient basis for holding
the prisoner. The defense's motion
for the release of Horn on the ground
that Ve waa a belligerent engaged la
an act of war was denied.
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since that county iws established,
died Saturday a week, aged fifty
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