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CHAPTER I— As a representative of
the government Gordon Elliot Is on his
way to Alaska to Investigate coal claims.
On thp boat he meets and becomes In
terested in a fellow passenger whom he
learns Is Sheba O'Neill, also "going In."
Colby Macdonald, active head of the land.-
gcahblng syndicate under Investigation,
comes aboard. Macdonald la_attacked by
mine laborers whom he ha* discharged,
and the active Intervention of Elliot prob
ably saves his life.
CHAPTER ll—Elliot and Macdonald
become In a measure friendly, though the
latter does not know that Elliot Is on a
mission which threatens to spoil plans of
Macdonald to acquire millions of dollars
through the unlawful exploitation of Im
mensely valuable coal fields. Elliot also
"gets a line" on the position occupied by
Waly Selrfldge, Macdonald's right-hand
man. who Is returning from a visit to
"the States," where he had gone in an
effort to convince the authorities that
there was nothing wrong in Macdonald's'
methods* ,
CHAPTER lll—Elliot secures an Intro
duction to Miss O'Neill and while the
boat is taking on freight the pair set out
to climb a locally famous mountain. They
venture too high and reach a position
from which it Is Impossible for Miss
O'Neill to go forward or turn back.
CHAPTER IV—Elliot leaves Sheba and
at Imminent peril of his life goes for as
sistance. He meets Macdonald, who had
become alarmed for their safety, and they
return and rescue Sheba.
CHAPTER V—landing at Kuslak El
liot finds that old friends of his. Mr. and
Mrs. Paget, are the people whom Sheba
has come to visit. Mrs. Paget Is Sheba's
cousin. At dinner Elliot reveals to Mac
donald the object of his coming to Alas
ka. The two men, naturally antagonistic,
now also become rivals for the hand of
Sheba.
CHAPTER Vl—Macdonald, foreseeing
fnfluro of his financial plans If Elliot
learns the facts, sends Selfrldge to Ka
matlah to arrange matters so that Elliot
will be deceived as to the true situation.
CHAPTER Vll—Elliot, on his way jM
Kamatlah, wanders from tho trail.
loses his horse In a marsh aod Is com*
pellcd to throw away rifle and provisions
and all unnecessary clothing. After long
struggles he realizes that ne will nevfer
reach Kamatlah, and resigns himself to
death.
CHAPTER VIII—At Kamatlah, Gideon
Holt, old prospector and bitter enemy of
Macdonald, learns of ElllQt's coming and
determines to let him know t'te truth.
Selfrldge has Holt kidnaped and taken on
a "prospecting" expedition. Elliot, bare
ly alive, wanders luto their camp and is
cared for.
CHAPTER IX—Holt recognises Elliot
and the two overpower the kidnapers and
reach Kamatlah. Holt gives Elliot the
real facts concerning the coal lands deal.
CHAPTER X—Having all the Informa
tion he wanted, Elliot, with Holt as guide,
goes back to Kuslak. On the way they
meet a squaw, Meteetse, with her child,
who Is Macdonald's son. Reaching Ku
slak Elliot becomes convinced that Diane
(Mrs. Paget) Is doing her utmost to In
duce Sheba to marry Macdonald. He de
termines to win her for himself.
CHAPTER XI. -
Sheba Bays "Perhaps."
Obeying the orders of the general
In command, Peter took himself to his
den with the excuse that he had blue
prints to work over. Presently Diane
said she thought she henrd one of the
children crying and left to Investigate.
The Scotsman strode to the fireplace
and stood looking down Into the glow
ing coals. He seemet in no hurry to
break the silence and Sheba glanced
at his strong brooding face a little ap
prehensively. She knew of only one
subject that would call for so formal
a private talk between her and Mac
donald, and any discussion of this she
would very much have liked to post
pone.
. He turned from the fire to Sheba. It
was characteristic of him that he
plunged straight at what he wanted
to say.
"I've asked to see you alone, Miss
O'Neill, because I want to make a con
fession and restitution —to begin
with," he told her abruptly.
She had a sense of suddenly stilled
pulses. "That sounds very serious."
The young woman smiled faintly.
. His face of chiseled granite masked
all emotion. It kept under lock and
key the Insurgent impulses that moved
him when he looked Into the sloe eyes
charged with reserve. Back of them,
he felt, was the mystery of purity, of
maidenhood. He longed to know her
better, to find out and to appropriate
for himself the woman that lay behind
tho flue veil of flesh. She seemed to
him delicate as a flame and as vlvld.
There would come a day when her In
nocent, passional nature would re
spond to the love of a man as a wait
ing harp does to skillful Angers.
"My story goes away back to the
Klondike days. I told you that I
knew your father on Frenchman creek,
hut I didn't say much about knowing
him on Bonanza."
"Blr. Strom; has told me something
about the days on Bonanza, and I knew
you would tell me more some day—
when you wanted to si>eak about it."
"Your father was among the first of
those who stampeded to Bonanza. He
and Strong took a claim together. I
bought out the Interest of your fa
ther."
"You toid me that."
Ills masterful eyes fastened to hers.
"I didn't tell you that I took advan
tage of him. He was—not well. I
used that against him In the bargain
ing. He wanted ready money, and I
tempted bin,"
"Do you mean that you—wronged
him?"
"Yes. I cheated him." He resolved
to gloss over nothing, to offer no ex
cuses. "I didn't know there was gold
In the claim, but I had what we call
a hunch. I took the claim without
giving value received."
"But—l don't understand." Her
brave, steady eyes looked directly Into
those of Macdonald. "If be felt you
had —done him a wrong—why did bo
come to you when he was I11J"
"He was coming to demand Justice
of me. On the way be suffered ex
posure and caugbt pneumonia. The
word reached us, and Strong and I
brought him to our cabin."
"You faced a blizzard" to bring him
h». Mr. Strong told me how you
risked your life by carrying him
.through the storm—how you wouldn't
give up and leave him, though you
were weak and daggering yourself.
He says it was a miracle you ever cot
through."
"I'm not heartless," said Macdonald
Impatiently. "Of course I did that. I
had to do It. I couldn't do less."
"Nor fhore," she suggested. "You
may have made a hard bargain with
him, but you wiped that out later."
"That's Just what I didn't do. Don't
think my conscience Is troubling me.
I'm not such a mush-brained fool. If
It had not been for you I would never
have thought of It again. But you are
his daughter. What I cheated him out
of belongs to you—and you are my
friend."
"Don't use that word about what jrou
did, please. He wasn't a child. If
you got the best of him In a bargain,
I don't think father would think of It
that way."
The 'difficulty was that he could not
tell her the truth about her father's
weakness for drink and how he had
played upon It. He bridged all expla
nations and passed to the thing he
meant to do In reparation.
"The money I cleaned up from that
claim belongs to you, Miss O'Neill. You
will oblige me by taking It."
From his pocket he took a folded
paper and handed It .to her. Sheba
opened It doubtfully. The paper con
tained a typewritten statement and to
Kt wag attached a check by means of a
clip. The check Jvas made out to her
and signed by Ctlby Macdonald. The
amount It called for was $188,481.
"Oh, I couldn't Hake this, Mr. Mac
donald —I couldn't It doesn't belong
to me," she cried.
"It belongs to you—and you're going
to take It."
"I wouldn't know what to do with
so much."
"The bank will take care of It for
you until you decide. So that's set
tled." He passed definitely from the
subject. "There's something else I
want to say to you, Miss O'Neill."
Some change In his voice warned
her. The girl slanted a quick, shy
glance at him.
"I w.ant to know If you'll marry me,
Miss O'Neill," he shot at her abruptly.
Then, wlthopt giving her time to an
swer, he pushed on: "I'm older than
you—by twenty-ftve years. Always
I've lived on the frontiers. I've had
to take the world by the throat and
shake from It what I wanted. So I've
grown hard and willful. All the sweet,
fine things of Ufa I've missed. But
with you beside me, I'm not too old
to find them yet—lf you'll show me the
way, Sheba."
A wave of color swept Into her face,
but her eyes never faltered from his.
"I'm not quite sure," she said in a- low
voice;
"You mean—whether you love me?"
She nodded. "I—admire you more
than any man I ever met You are
a great man, strong and powerful—
and I am so insignificant beside you.
I—am drawn to you—so much. But —
I am not sure."
'Tm going away for two days. Per
haps when I come back you will know,
Bheba. Take your time. Marriage la
serious business. I want you to re
member that my life has been very
different from yours. You'll hear all
sorts of thlngsabout me. Some of
them are tnje.« 9 *There Is this differ
ence between a man and a good wom
an. He fights and fulls and fights again
and wins. But a good woman Is fitter.
She has never known the failure that
drags one through slime and mud. Her
goodness Is born In her; she doesn't
have to fight for It."
The girl smiled a little tremulously.
"Doesn't she? We're not all angels,
you know."
"I hope you're not. There will need
to be a lot of the human in you to
make allowances for Colby Macdon
aid," he replied with an answering
smile.
When he said good-by It was with a
warm, strong haj)d«hak£_
"Pit be' back'ln tWdays. Perhaps
you'll have good news for me then."
he suggested.
The dark, silken lashes of ber eye*
lifted shyly to meet his.
"Perhaps," she said.
• ••••••
During the absence of Macdonald
the field agent saw less of Hh-ba than
he had expected, and when he did see
ber she had an abstracted manner he
did not quite understand. She kept to
her own room a good dear, except when
she took long walks Into the hills back
of the town. Diane had a shrewd Idea
that the Alaskan bad put his fortune
and she* did not know that her cousin
and Elliot were on the porch until
she was close upon them. Hut at sight
of the young man ber eyes became
warm and kind.
"I'm sorry I was out yesterday when
yon called," she told him.
"And yon were oat again today. My
lock Isn't very good, la it?"
Ha laughed pleasantly, bat his heart
was bitter. lie believed Macdonald
had won.
had such a good walk," Rhe- 1
ba went oifqulckly. "I wish you could
have heard Mr. Macdonald telling me !
bow he had a chance to save a small
Eskimo tribe during a hard winter. He
carried food five hundred miles to 1
them. It was a thrilling experience." [
"Mr. Macdonald has bad a lot of
very Interesting experiences. Ton moat I
get him to tell vma »'«»•' -n of them." |
GRAHAM, NP. C., THURSDAY, MARCH 7, L9lB
answered Gordon quietly.
The eyes of the two men met. Tho
steel-gray ones of the older man an
swered the challenge of his rival with
a long, steady .look. There was In it
"Am- I td Congratulate Mr. Mlodon
■hH»
something of triumph, something of
scornful Insolence. If*ttis young fel
low wanted war, he did not need to
wait long for it
"Time enough for that man. Miss
O'Neill and I have the whole Arctic
winter before us for stories-."
The muscles In the lean Jsws of Gor
don Billot stood out like steel ropes.
He turned to Sheba. "Am I to con
gratulate Mr. Macdonald?''
The color In her cheeks grew warm
er, but her shy glsnce met his fairly.
"I think it is I that am to be congrat
ulated, Mr. Billot."
! Diane took her cousin In her srms.
"My dear, I wish you all the happi
ness In the world," she said softly,
, The Irish girl fled Into the house
as soon as she could) but not before
making an announcement.
"We're to be married soon, very qui
etly. If you are still at Kuslak we.
want you to be one of the few friends
present, Mr. Billot."
Macdonald backed her invitation
with a cool, cynical smile. "Miss
O'Neill speaks for us both, of
Elliot."
The defeated man bowed. "Thanks
very much. Thfr chances are that I'll
be through my business before then."
As soon as bis fisnceo had gone Into
the house, the Scotsman left. Gordon
sat down in' a porch chair and stated
straight in front of him. The sudden
ness of the news had brought his world
tumbling about his ears. He felt that
such a marriage would be an outrage
against Sheba's Innocence.
Though she was sorry for him, Diane
did not think It best to say so yet.
Presently he spoke thickly. "I sup
pose yon have beard that he was a
squaw man."
"That's ridiculous. Don't be absurd,
Gordon."
"It's tho truth. I've seen the woman.
She was points out to me,"
"By old Gideon Holt, likely," she
! flashed.
| "One could get evidence and show It
' to Miss O'Neill," he said aloud, to him
self rather than to her.
' Diane put her point of view before
him with heated candor. "You couldn't.
I Nobody but a cad would rake up old
| scandals sbout the man who has beat
en him fairly for s woman's love."
| "Yon beg the question. Has he won
fairly?" *
"Of course he has. Be a good sport,
Gordon. Don't kick on the umpire's
decision. Play the game."
"That's all very well. But what
about her? Am I to sit quiet while
she Is sacrificed to a code of honor
that seems to me rooted In dishonor?"
1 "She Is not being sacrificed. Pm
her cousin. I'm very fond of hir. And
I'd trust her with Colby Macdonald."
"Play fair, Diane. Tqll her the truth
about this Indian woman and let your
' cousin decide for herself. You cant
do less, can you?"
| Mrs. Paget was distinctly annoyed.
"Yon ought to be ashamed of yourself,
Gordon Billot. You take all the gos
sip of a crack-brained old Idiot for
gospel truth Just because you want
to believe the worst sbout Mr. Mac
donald. Oolby Macdonald Is too big
and too aggressive not to have made
hundreds of enemies. His life has been
threatened dozens of times. But ho j
pays no attention to it—goes right oM !
building up this country. Yet you'd
think he hsd s cloven hoof to hear
some people talk.. I've no patience
with them."
"The woman's name Is Meteetse,"
Gordon said In an even voice. Just as
If he were snswering a question. "She
Is young snd good-looking for sn In
dian. Her boy Is four or five years old.
Colmac, they call him, and he looks
just Ilka Macdonald."
"People are always tracing resem
blances. There's nothing to thst But
suppose his life was Irregular—years
ago. This Isn't Boston. It used to be
the fringe at civilization. Men did as
the/ pleased In the early days." j
"This wasn't In days. It
wss live years ago, when Macdonald
was examining the Kamatlah coal field.
I'm told be sends a check down the
river once a month for the woman."
"All the more credit to him If he
does." Diane rose and looked storm
lly down at her friend. "You're about
as broad as a dam, Gordon. Can't yon
see that even If If* true, all that Is
done with? It Is a part of his past—
snd It's finished—trodden underfoot.
It hasn't a thing to do with Sheba."
"I don't agree with you. A man;
can't cat loose entirely from bis past
It Is a part of him—and Macdonald's
past Isn't good enough for Sheba
O'Neill."
! Diane tapped her little foot Impa
tiently on the floor. "Do know
many men whose pasta are good
enough for their wives? Colby Mac
donald la good enough for any woman
alive If he loves her enongh."
"Ton don't know him."
"1 know him far better than yon do.
He Is the blggeat man I know, and now
that he la In love with a good woman
* he'll rise to his chance."
"She ought to be told the truth
about Meteetse and her boy," he In
sisted doggedly.
, t Mrs. Paget lost her temper complete
ly. "Does the government pay *ra
to mind other people'a business, Gor
don T" she snapped.
"I wouldn't be working for the gov
ernment then, but for Sheba O'Neill."
"And for Qordon Elliot. You'd be
doing underhand work for him too.
Don't forget that. Ton can't do It
You're not that kind of a man. It
isn't In you to go muckraking In the
past of the' man Sbeba la going to
marry."
i Elliot rose and looked across at the
blue-ribbed mountains. His square
Jaw was set when he turned It back
toward Diane.
"She isn't going to nfnrry him If I
can help It," he said quietly.
He walked out of the gate and down
the walk toward his hotel.
A message was waiting for him there
from his chief In Seattle. It called him
down the river on business.
CHAPTER XII.
Genevieve Mallory Takts a Hand.
Inside of an hour the news of the
engagement of Macdonald waa all Over
Kuslak. It was through a telephone
receiver that the gossip was buzzed
to Mrs. Mallory by a friend who owed
her a little stab. The voice of Gene
vieve Mallory registered faint amuse
ment, but as soon as she had hupg up»
her face fell into haggard lines. She
had jtaked a year of her waning youth
on winning tfee big. mining man of
Kuslak, together with all the money
that she had been able to scrape up
for the campaign outfit Moreover, ahe
liked him.
Mrs. Mallory sat down In the hall
beside the telephone, her Angers laced
about one crossed knee. She knew
that If Sheba O'Neill had not come on
the scene, Macdonald would have
asked her to marry him. He had been
moving slowly toward her for months.
They understood each other and were
at ease together. Between them was a
strong physical affinity.
Then Diane Paget had brought In this
slim, young cousin of hers and Oolby
Macdonald had been fascinated by the
mystery of her Innocent youth. Mrs.
Mallory was like steel beneath the soft
and indolent surface? Swiftly she
mapped her plan of attack. The Alas
kan could not be moved, but It might
be possible to startle the girl Into
breaking the engagement.
But before she made any move Mrs.
Mallory Intended to be sure of her
facts. It was like her to go to head
quarters for Information. She got
Macdonald on the wire.
"I've Just heard something nice
about you. Do tell me It's true," she
said, her voice warm with sympathy.
Macdonald laughed with almost boy
ish embarrassment. "Irs true, I
reckon."
"I'm so glad. She's a lovely girl.
The sweetest thing that ever lived.
I'm sure you'll be happy. I always did
think you would make a perfect hus
band. Of course, I'm simply green
with envy of her."
Her little ripple of laughter was gay
and care-free. The man at the other
end of the line never had liked her bet
ter. She was a game little sport, he
told himself approvingly. It appealed
to him Immensely that she could take
such a facer and come up smiling.
There were no signs of worry wrin
kles on her face when the maid ad
mitted a caller half an hour later.
Oliver Dustln was the name on the
card. He was a remittance man, a
tame little parlor pet whose vocation
was to fetch and carry for pretty wom
en, and by some odd trick of fate he
bad sifted Into the Northland. Mrs.
Mallory had tolerated him rather
scornfully, hnt today she smiled upon
him.
Dustln helped himself to n cigarette
and made himself comfortable.
She set herself to win him. lie was
Immensely flattered at her awakened
Interest. When gbe called him by his
flrst name, he wagged all over like a
pleased puppy.
It came to him after a time that ahe
was considering him for a confidential
mission. He assured her eagerly that
there was no trouble too great for him
to take if he could be of any service
to her. Their heads were close ln
whispered talk for a few minutes, at
the end of which Dustln left the room
with his chin in the air. lie was a
knight errant In the employ of the
i most attractive woman north of fifty
j three.
When Elliot took the down-river
boat he found Oliver Dustln was a fel
low passenger. The little msn smoked
an occasional cigar with the land agent
i and aired his views on politics and af
fair* social. He left the boat at the
big bend.
Not till a week later did Elliot re
turn up the river. He was asleep at
the time the Sarah passed the big
bend, but next morning he discovered
that Selfridge and Dustln had come
aboard during the night. In the after
noon hfc came upon a real surprise
when he found Meteetsfepnd her little
boy Colmac seated upon a box on the
lower deck where freight for local
I points was stored.
' His guess was that they were local
paaaengers, but wharf after wharf
slipped behind them and the two still
remained on board. They appeared
to know nobody else on the Sarah,
though once Oordon met Dustln Jnst as
he wsa hurrying away from the Indian
woman.
Meteetse transferred with the other
Kuslak passengers at the river Junc
tion. The Held agent was not the only
on* on board who wondered where
she was going. Selfridge was con
sumed with curiosity, and when she ,
and the boy got off at Kuslak, he could ■
restrain himself no longer. Oordon
saw Wally talking with her. Meteetse
jfeowed Urn an annlwia which erl-1
dently had an addreaa written upon It
for the Uttle man pointed out to her
the direction In which ahe must go.
Since leaving Kuslak nearly two'
weeks before, no word had reached
Oordon of Sheba. As soon 4* he had
flnlahed dinner at the hotel, he walked
out to the Paget houae and sent In
his card.
Sheba came Into the hall to meet
him from the living room where she
, had been sitting with the man she ex
, pected to marry next week. She gave
a little murmur of pleasure at sight of
. him and held out both hands.
1 "I was afraid you weren't going to
. get back In time. I'm so glad," she
told him warmly.
He managed to achieve a smile.
, "When is the great day!"
, "Next Thursday. Of course we're
as busy as can be, but Diane says—"
A ring at the door Interrupted her.
! Sheba stepped forward and let In an
J Indian woman with a little boy cling
. in# to her hand.
"You Miss O'Neill T' she asked.
"Yes."
From the folds of her shawl she
, drew a letter. The girt glanced at the
address, then opened read what
waa written. She looked up, puzzled,
flrat at the comely, flat-footed Indian
woman and afterward at the handsome
1 little brown-faced papoose. She turned
to Oordon.
• "This letter says I am to ask this
woman who Is the father of her boy.
What does It mean?"
Oordon knew Instantly what It
meant, though he could not guess who
had dealt the blow. The Impulse to
"What Does It Mean?"
spare her pain was stronger In him
than the desire that she should know
the truth.
"Send her away," he urged. "Don't
ask any questions. She has been sent
to hurt you."
A fawnlike fear flashed Into the star
tled eyes. "To hurt me?"
"I am afraid so."
"But —why? I have done nobody
any harm." She seemed to bold even
her breathing In suspense.
"Perhaps some of Macdonald's ene
mies," be suggested.
And at that there came a star-flash
Into the soft eyes and a lifted tilt of
the chin cut One as u cameo. Hhe
turned proudly to the Indian woman.
"What Is It that you have to tell me
about this boy's father?"
Meteetse began to speak. At the
flrst mention of Macdonald's name
Shebn's eyes dilated. Her smile, her
•weet, glnd pleasure at Gordon's arri-
To be 'Continued.
THIRD LIBERTY
LOAN APRIL 6
ON FIRST ANNIVERSARY OF TH«
UNITED BTATES ENTRY INTO
THE WAR.
FOR THREE OR FOOR WEEKS
Hew Large The Loan Will Be Ospenda
Upon Fat* of War Finance Bill
In Congresa.
Wash Ingot n. —On April 6, the first
Anniversary of the United States' en
try Into the war, the third liberty
loan will open. There will be a cam
paign of three or four weeks-
In announcing the date. Secretary
McAdoo said the amount of the loaa
the Interest rate and other foaturea
such as convertabllity of bonds of pre
vious Issues, maturity and terms of
payment, are yet to bo determined,
and that now legislation will be neo
essary before plans can be completed.
The fact that the amount of the
loan I* dependent on further legisla
tion Indicates that It will bo far more
than $3,600,000,000, the remainder of
authorized but unissued bonds, and
the fact that certificates of indebted
aess now being sold In anticipation of
loan bear 4 1-2 per pent Interest, af
fords some Indication of the interest
rat*.
How large the loan shall be depends
largely, however, on the fate of the
pending war:finance I>lll carrying an
appropriation of a half billion dollara
and action on tbe railroad bill, with Ita
appropriation of a similar amount.
Although Mr. McAdoo made no spe
cific announcement, it Is now taken
for granted In official circles that
there will be but one more loan be
fore June 30, the end of the fiscal year.
, The statement concerning the data
of the campaign waa made at this
time, Secretary McAdoo axsUi&fg la
llrVevery community tima to pft par*'
(or the blc bond tal*, and he strongly'
advocated popular demonstration* ol
■ patrlotlim on tha day of the opening
of the loan and eecond year of war.
Ada# start ing the data- Of tha cam
palfn opening, the secretary con
tinued:
"April t *lll fortver be a couaecrm
ted day In American history, and it
teems peculiarly appropriate that tha
opening of the second year of our par
ticipation In this war tor tha honor
and rights of America and tha free
dom of tha world should be celebrated
with a nation-wide drive for another
liberty loan.
"The camaign should btgin with
great demonstrations of patriotism in
every city, town and hamlet la the
country that will truly express tha
•plrit of aroused America."
MAY LEAVE TASK TO
THE JAPANESE ALONE
To Take Stepe to Combet German
Aggreealon In Siberia.
Washington.—lndications now point
to an agreement between the entente
powers and America to cenflde to
| Japan alone the taek of taking such
, measures as may be neceeeary to oom-
I bat Oerman aggression and Influence
In Siberia and to protect the military
i stores at Vladivostok. No final con
elusion hat been reached, however,
and It was said In high official Quar
ters that condition were channglng
i so rapidly and to many ntw factors
were entering Into the problem that It
would be unsafe to predict overnight
what the Issue might be.
Exchanges are proceeding rapidly
between the entente govarnmaata and
Washington and the matter waa con
sidered at a cabinet meeting. It i*
understood that the state department
it btlng slowly but steadily Influenced
to accept the view which teems to
obtain In Oraat Britain and Franca
and possibly In Italy. That Is that
a single power with an efficient army
and navy within easy reach of Siberia
and not otherwise employed, and act
ing In conformity with a genera)
agreement might be batter able ta
deal with the situation than any Inter
national force, such as was at flrat
contemplated. .
GENERAL BIODLE MAV
SE SENT ABROAD
Washington.—Numeroue changes la
the personnel of the general staff of
the trmy are expected to follow the
arrival here of Major Oenersl Peytoa
C. March, who landed at an Atlantic
port, retarding from France, to as
sume his dutlee at acting chief of
etaff. Offlcert here have no knowl
edge of plant General March may have
laid' In thlt regard, bnt It has been
aasumed that be will draw to hit aid
men In whom he hat confidence.
PEACE NEGOTIATIONS
PROBABLY BROKEN OFF
London.—A message received by
tht bolshevik government la Fetro
grad from Brett-Lltovik ordering a
train undtr military guard to meet the
Rutiltn delegatei at Horothtete, waa
considered by the government at prob
ably signifying that the peaoe negotia
tion! have been broken off, tooerding
to a wireleee communication received
hare from Fetrograd.
BELGIUM PEOPLE DEFYING
THEIR GERMAN MASTERS
In Protettlng Agalntt An Effort to
Stptrttt Fiandtrt. .
Washington —Mow the Belgian peo
ple are defying their Oerman military
mastert In protettlng againtt the ef
fort to separata Flanders from the
rest of Belgium and the deportation
of judges who sought to Interfere, is
described In an official dispatch re
ceived at the Belglaa legation.
General von Falkeahatisen, the mil
itary governor general. In a letter to
the court of ceesatloa, which suspead
ed Its sittings as a protest sgainst the
arrest of the judges of the coort of
appeal, has given notice that the ac
tion of the judges la Instituting pro
ceedings agalntt the to-called actlv
lets who set up the separate Flanders
government, waa regarded at an act
of hottlllty to tha occupying power.
The dltpatch adds:
"The movement of protest by tha
Belgitu people agalntt the Intrigues
of the activists hat taken on larger
proportion!. The voluntary lutpen
tlon of all judiciary activity, at a pro
teat tgalntt the outrage committed
agalntt the court of appeals of Brut
telt, hts canted a tremeodous Impret
sion even upon the Oermtn authori
ties. New littt of communal council*
and of Important personalities who
have made protests contlnut to reach
Havre, being brought nightly by de
voted patrioti wbo have passed thru
the electrified frontier wires in tplte
of redoubled vigilance on the part of
the Germans "
CALLS 5,192 NORTH
CAROLINA NEGROES SOON
Wtthlngton. D. C. —The war depart
ment Is preparing to call out 5.193
North Carolina negroet. Thlt will
wind up the flrtt draft lltU for the
ttate, aa the quota was 15,#74, and
14.782 have already been called. North
Carolina negroea will be ten', to camps
north of the Maton-Dlxon lln* The
failure to call th* negroet heretofore
was due to the fact that cam pa had
ao tbeen selected.
TWO LIEUTENANTS ARE
DECORATED FOR BRAVERY
Premier Clemencean, who spent a
day on the American front northweat
of Toul decorated two lieutenants,
two tergeanta and two privates with
the Croix de Guerre with the palm
for heroism which they displayed in
the recant German raid la this sector.
Oae of (he lieutenants come* from
Brooklyn and tha other from Charles
ton. S. C. Both men waat out Into
No-Man's-Land in brand daylight ul
tot a German prlsonar.
NO. 4
GRAHAM CHURCH DIRECTORY
Graham Baptist Church—Rev. L. J0
U. Westou, Pastor.
Preaching every flrat and thirajjfl
Sundays at 11.00 a. m. und 7.00 pifjg
Sunday School every Sunday at
9.45 a. m. W. I. AVartf, Supt.
Prayer meeting every Tuesday at 1
7.a» p. m. .
Graham Christian Church—N. Main !1
Street—Rev. P. C. Lester.
Preaching services every Sec
ond and fcourth Sunday t. at 11.04 5
a. m.
Sunday School every Sunday at
14.40 a. M.—W. R. Harden, Super- -
intendent.
New Providence Chrlattan Church
-North Main Street, near Depot-
Rev. P. C. Letter, Pastor. Preach
ing every Second and Fourth Sun-
Jay nights at 8.40 o'clock.
Sunday School every Sunday at
9.48 a. m.—J. A. Bay lift, Superin
tendent.
Christian Endeavor Prayer Meet
ing every Thursday night at 7.45.
o'clock.
Friends—North of Graham Pub
lic School, Rev. John M. Permar,
Pastor.
Preaching lat, 2nd and 3rd Sun-
Jays at 11.00 a. m. and 7.40 p. m.
Sunday School every Sunday at
9.45 a. m.— Belle Zachary, Superin
tendent
Prayer meeting every Thursday
svening at 7.30 o'clock.
Methodiit Episcopal, south—cor.
Main and Maple Streets, Rev. D.
E. Ernhart, Rwtor.
Preaching every Sunday at 11.H 4
i. m. and at 7.80 p. m.
Sunday School every Sunday at
4.46 a. m.—W. B. Green, Supt
M. P. Church—N. Main Street.
Rev. K. S. Troxler, Paator.
Preaching flrtt and third Sun
days at 11 a. m. and 8 p. m.
Sunday School every Sunday at
9.45 a. m»—J. L. Atnick, Supt
Presbyterian-Wat Elm Street—
Rev. T. Id. McConnell, paator.
Sunday School every Sunday at
'•U a. m.—Lynn B. Williamson, Su
perintendent
r P £S ,b Z. terU ® (Travora Chapel}-
i. W, Clegg, paator.
Preaching every Second and
Fourth Sunday* at 7.8* p. m.
Sunday School every Sunday at
M 4 p. m—J. Harvey White, Su
perintendent
PROFESSIONAL CARDS
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Civil Engineer.
GRAHAM, N.C.
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Attoraty-al-Uw
GRAHAM, N. C.
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