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CHAPTER I—As a representative of
the government Gordon Elliot la on his
way to Alaska to Investigate coal claims.
On the boat ho meets and becomes In
terested In a fellow passenger whom he
learns Is Sheba O'Neill, also "going In."
Colby Macdonald, active head or the land-
SsaJjtflnif syndicate under Investigation,
comes aboard. Macdonald Is attacked by
mine laborers whom ho had 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 la on a
mission which threatens to spoil plans of
Macdonald to acquire millions or dollars
through the unlawful exploitation of Im
mensely valuable coal fields. Elliot also
"sets a line" on the. position occupied by
Waly Bel fridge, Macdonald's rlght'hand
man, who Is returning from a visit to
"the States," where ho 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 ollmb a locally famous mountain. They
venture too high and reach a position
from which It Is Impossible *Tbr Miss
O'Neill to go forward or turn back.
CHAPTER IV—Elliot leavos 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 Band of
Bheba.
CHAPTER Vl—Macdonald, foreseeing
failure of his financial clans if Elliot
learns the facts, sends Selfridge to Ka
mntlah to arrange matters so that Elliot
will be deceived as to the true situation.
CHAPTER Vll—Elliot, on his way to
Kamatlah, wanders from tho trail. He
loses his horse in a marsh and is com
pelled to throw away rifle and provision#
and all unnecessary clothinp. After long
struggles he reallzos that ne will nevftr
reach Kamatlah, amd resigns himself to
death.
CHAPTER VIII—At Kamatlah, OJdeon
Holt, old prospector and bitter enemy of
Macdonald, learns of Elliot's coming and
determines to let him know.l' e truth.
Selfridge has Holt kidnaped and taken on
a "prospecting" expedition. Elliot, bare
ly alive, wanders Into their camp and is
cared for.
CHAPTER IX—Holt recognizes Elliot
and the two overpower the kidnapers anil
rfeach Kamatlah. Holt gives Elliot the
real facts concerning the coal lands deal.
CHAPTER X-Havlng all the Informa
tion ho wanted. Elliot, with Holt as guide,
goes back to Kuslak. On the way they
meet a squaw, Meteetse, with her child,
who ls~Maodonald'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 Xl—Macdonald confesses to
Sheba that he had wronged her father in
a mining traction nnd makes financial
restitution. Macdonald and Bheba be
come engagod, and Elliot is sent down
the river on official business.
CHAPTER Xll—Genevieve Mallpry,
adventuress, who has determined to win
Macdonald, learns of Meteetse and her
child and sends for them to confront
Macdonald. They visit Sheba and she
learns the truth. Macdonald blames El
liot for> bringing the Indian woman to
Kuslak. Sheba breaks the engagement.
CHAPTER Xlll—Convinced that Elliot
had Induced Meteetse to visit Sheba Mac
donald sends Selfrldge to warn film to
leave Kuslak at once, threatening to
shoot him on sight. Elliot refutes to go,
and purchases a revolver.
With a swift movement of her fln
gers she flashed on the hall light. He/
gaze searched the brown, shiny face of
the little chap. She read thero an af
'fldavlt of the truth of his mother",
tale. It was Impossible to see him
and not recognize Colby Macdonald re-
Incarnated.
"What Is your name?" asked Sheba
suddenly.
The youngster hung back shyly
among the folds of the Indian woman's
skirt. "Colmac," he said at last softly.
"Come I" Sheba flung open the door
of the living room and ushered them
In.
Macdonald, pacing restlessly up and
down the room during her nbc nee,
pulled up In his stride. He stood frown
ing at the native woman, then his eyes
passed to Elliot and fastened upon
him. The face of the Scotsman was
grim as that of a hanging Judge.
Cordon started to explain, then
stopped with a shrug. What was the
use? The man would never believe
him In the world. . .
"I'll remember this." the Alaskan
promised his rival. There was a cold
glitter In his eyes, a sudden'flare of
the devil that was blood-chllllng.
"It's true, then," broke In Shebs.
"You're a —squaw man. You belong
to this woman?*
"Nothing of the kind. That's been
ended for years."
"Ended?" Sheba drew Colmac for
ward by the wrist. "Do you deny that
this Is yonr boy?"
Tbe*blg Alaskan brushed this aside
ss of no moment. "I dare say he Is.
Anyhow, I'm paying for his keep. What
of It? That's all finished and done
with."
"How can It be done with when—
when she's the mother of your child,
your wife before God 7" Standing there
straight as an aspen, the beautiful
bosom rising and falling quickly while
the storm waves beat through her
blood, Sheba O'Neill had never made
more appeal to the strong, lawless
man who desired her for his wife.
"You don't understand." Macdqn
ald's big flats were clenched so sar
*agely that the knuckles stood out
wblte from the brown tan of the flesh.
"Thin M a man'a country. It's new—
close to nature. What be wanta he
takes—lf he's strong enough. I'm ele
mental. I—"
"Ton wanted her—and you took her.
Now you want roe—and I suppose
you'll take me too." Ber scornful
words had the sting pf a TThlplosh.
"I've lived as till te Sn who have
red blood In them. jSt>!» woman was
an incident. I've W«n aboveboard.
She can't say I ever promised more
than I've given. I've kept her and the
boy. It's been no secret. If yon had
asked, I would have told yon the whole
story.".
"Does that excuse you?"
"I don't need any excuse. I'm a
man. That's excuse enough. The one
big fact you want to set your teeth Into
now Is that I love you, that there Isn't
another woman on God's earth for me,
and that there never will be again."
Her eyes flashed battle. "The one
big fact Fm facing Is that you have
Insulted me—that you Insult me again
when you mention love with that wom
an and boy in the room. You belong
to them—go to them —and leave me
alone. I hate the'sight of you. Why
don't you go—all of you—and leave
me In peace?"
It was a cry of bruised pride and
wounded love. Elliot touched the In
dian woman on the shoulder. Meteetse
turned stolidly and walked out of the
room, still leading Colmac by the hand.
The young man followed.
Macdonald closed the door behind
them, then strode frowning up and
down the room. The fear was grow
ing on him that for all his great driv
ing power he could not shake this
slim girl fram the view to which she
clung. His relation with Meteetse
bad been natnral enough. He believed
that he had acted very honorably to
her. Many a man would have left
ber In the lurch to take care of the
youngster by herself. But he had ac
knowledged his obligation. He was
paying his debt scrupulously, and be
cause of It the story had risen to con
front him. He felt that It was an un
just blow of fate.
He knew that he must Justify him
self before Sheba or lose her. As he
stood in the dnsk so tall and rigid, he
knew her heart was steel to him. Her
finely chiseled face bad the look of
race. Never had the spell of her been
more upon him. He crushed back a
keen-edged desire to take her supple
young body Into his arms and kiss her
till the scarlet ran into her cheeks
like splashes of wine.
"Ton haven't the proper slant on
this, Sheba. Alaska is the last fron
tier. It's the dropplng-off place.
You're north of fifty-three."
"Am I north of the Ten Command
ments?" she demanded with the Inex
orable Judgment of youth. "Did you
leave the moral code at home when
you came In over the Ice?"
He smiled a little. "Morality Is the
average conduct of the average man
at a given time and place. It Is based
on custom and expediency. The rules
made for Drogbeda won't fit Dawson
or Nome. Meteetse does not hold her
self disgraced but honored. She counts
her boy far superior to the other
youngsters of the village, and he Is
so considered by the tribe. I am told
she lords It over her sisters."
A faint flush of anger crept Into her
cheeks. "Your view of morality puts
us on a level with the animals. I will
not discuss the subject, If you please."
"We must discuss 1L I must get you
to HM; that Ueteetse and what she
stood for In my life have nothing to
do with us. They belong to my past.
She doesn't exist for either of us—
isn't In any way a part of my present
or future."
"She exists for me," answered Sheba
listlessly. She felt suddenly old and
weary. "But I can't talk about It.
Please go. I want to be alone."
Again Macdonald paced restlessly
down the room and back. The man
was one among ten thousand, domi
nant, virile, every ounce of hlra strong
as tested steel. But be felt as If all
his energy were caged.
"Why don't you go?" the girl plead
ed. "It's no use to stay."
He stopped in front of her. Tin
going to marry yoo, Sheba. You're
mine."
"No. Never I" she cried. "11l take
the boat and go home first."
"You've promised to marry imJ
You're going to keep your word and
be glad of It all your life."
She shook her head. "No."
"Yes." Macdonald had always
shown remarkable restraint with her.
He had kissed her seldom, and always
with a kind of awe at her young pur
ity. Now he caught her by the shoul
ders.
The color flamed Into her face. She
looked hot to the touch, an active
volcano ready to erupt. There was an
odd feeling In her mind that this big
man was s stranger to her.
"Take your hsnds from me," she or
dered.
"Do you think I'm going to give 70a
«P now—now, after !>• won you—
because of a fool scruple In your
pretty bead 7 Ton don't know me. It*a
too late. I love yon—and I'm going
to protect both of na from yonr prud
lsbness."
Ilia armi closed on ber and be
crushed her to him. looking down hun
grily Into the dark little face.
"Let me go," abe cried fiercely,
struggling to free heraelf.
For answer be kissed the red llpa,
the flaming cbeeka; the angry eyea.
Then, coming to hla senses, be pushed
her from blm, turned, and strode heav
ily from the room.
CHAPTM XIII.
Gordon Buys a Revolver.
Selfrldge waa not eager to meet hla
chief, bnt he knew be mnat report at
once. He stopped at hla house only
long enough to get Into fresh clothes
and from there walked down to the
office. _
GRAHAM, N. C., THURSDAY, MARCH 14,1918
It'had been the Intention of Mac
donald to go direct from Sheba to his
office, but the expToalon brought about
by Meteetse had sent him out into the
hills for a long tramp. He was In
a stress of furious emotion, and until
he bad worked off the edge of it by
hard mushing, the cramped civiliza
tion of the town stifled htm.
Hours later he strode into the office
of the company. Wally lay asleep In
a swivel chair, his fat body sagging
and his head fallen sideways In such a
way as to emphasize the plump folds
of his double chin. Hi* eyes opened.
They took' in hia chief slowly. Then,
In a small panic, he Jumped to his
feet.
"Must 'a' been taking thirty winks,"
he explained. "Been up nights a good
deal."
"What doing?" demanded the Scots
man harshly.
In a hurried attempt to divert the
anger of Macdonald, his assistant
made a mistake. "Say, Macl Who
do you think came up on the boat
with me? I wondered If you knew.
Meteetse and her kid —"
He stopped. The big man was glar
ing savagely at him. But Macdonald
said nothing. He "waited, and under
the compulsion of his forceful silence
Wally stumbled on helplessly.
" —They got off here. 'Course I
didn't know whether you'd sent for
her or not, so I stopped and kinder
gave her the glad hand Just to size
things up."
"Yes."
"She had the address of Miss O'Neill,
,that Irish girl staying at the Pagets',
the one that came In—"
i "Go on," snapped his chief,
i "So I directed her how she- could
get there and—"
Wally found himself lifted from the
chair and hammered down Into It
For Answer He Kissed the Red Lips.
again. Bis soft flesh quaked like a
Jelly. As he stared pop-eyed at the
furious face above hlta, the fat chin
of the little man dropped.
"My God, Mac, don't do thatl" he
whined.
Mucdonald wheeled abruptly away,
crossed tbe room In long strides, and
came back.
"What's the use?" he said alotid.
"You're nothing but a spineless put
terer. Haven't you enough sense even
to give me a chance to decide for
myself? Why didn't yon keep the
woman with you till you could send
for me, you daft monkey?"
"If I had known —" v -
"D'ye think you've got sense enough
to take a plain, straight message us
far as the~hotel? Because If you have.
I've got one to send."
Wally caressed tenderly bis bruised
flesh. He had a childlike desire to
weep, but he was afraid Macdonald
would kick him out of tbe office.
"'Course I'll do whatever you say,
Mac," he answered humbly.
The Scotch-Canadian brushed the
swivel chair and Its occupant to one
side, drew up another chair In front
of the desk, and faced Helfrldge
squarely. Tbe eyes that blazed at the
little man were the grimmest he bad
ever looked Into.
"Oo to the hotel and see this man
Elliot alone. Tell him he's gone too
far—butted Into my affairs once too
often. There's not a man alive I'd
stand It from. My orders are for him
to get out on the nest boat. If he's
here after that. I'll kill him on sight."
The color ebbed out of the florid
face of Wally. He moistened his Hps
to speak. "Heavens. Mac, you can't
do that. He'll go out and report—"
"Let him say what he likes. Tut this
to blm straight: that he and I can't
stay In this town—and both of us
live."
Wnlly had lapped up too many high
ball* In the pant ten year* to rellnh
thin kind of mlwrton. Hl* nerve wn*
gone. He had not the punch any more.
Yet Mac wa* alwaya expecting him to
help oat with hi* rough xtuff, he re
flected fretfully. Take thla meaaage.
now. There waa no aenae In It. Belf
rldge plucked up hla courage to aay an.
"That won't buy u* anything but
trouble. Mac. In the old .day* you
could put over—"
The little man never gueased how
cloa« he came to being flung through
the trandom over the door, but hla In
atlnct warned him to atop. Hla ob
jection died away In a mumble.
"O" courae ni do whatever you *ay,"
be added a aecond time.
"See you do." advt*ed hla chief, an
ugly look In hla eye*. "Tell him he
Beta till the next boat If he'* here
after that, he'd better go heeled, for
Ml ahoot on eight wherever we meet."
gelfrldge went on hla errand with
lagging feet Ha found Billot alttlng
moodily alone on the porch of the
hotel.
In Gordon'* pocket there waa a note
to Macdooald explaining that he had
nothing to do with the coming of Me
teetoe. Be had expected to send It by
the hotel norter that evening, but u»*
cart order to leave town filled him
with a chill anger. The dictator of
affairs at Kustak might think what he
pleased for all the explanation he
would get from him.
"Tell your master I don't take or
dera from him," he told Wally quietly.
TH stay till my work here Is done."
They bad moved a few yards down the
street. Now Gordon turned, lean
loined and active, and trod with crisp,
confident step back to the hotel. He
had said all that was necessary to say.
Two men standing on the porch
nodded a good evening to him, Gor
don, about to pass, glanced at them
again. They were Northrup and Tre
lawney, two of the miners who had had
trouble with Macdonald on the boat
On Impulse he stopped. "Fouhd
work yet?" he asked.
"Found a Job and loat It again,"
Northrup answered sullenly.
"Too bad."
"Macdonald passed the word along
that we weren't to get work. So our
boss fired us. . The whole district Is
closed to ul. We been blacklisted,"
explained Trelewney.
"And we're busted," added bis mate.
Elliot was always free-handed. Per
haps be felt Just now unusually sym
pathetic toward these victims of the
high-handed methods of Macdonald.
From his pocket be took a amall
leather purse and gave a piece of gold
to each of them.
/ "Just as a loan to carry you for a
couple of days till you get something
to do," he suggested.
Northrup demurred, but after a little
pressing accepted the accommodation.
"I pay you soon back," he promised.
Trelawney laughed recklessly. He
had been drinking.
"You bet. Me too."
His companion flashed '• look of
warning at him and explained that
they were going down the river to look
for work outside of the district.
Suddenly Trelawney broke loose
and began to curse Macdonald with a
bitterness that surprised the govern
ment agent. Whnt struck blm most,
though, was the obvious anxiety of
Northrup to quiet his partner and to
gloss bver what be had said.
Elliot bought an automatic revolver
next morning and a box of cartridges.
He was not looking for trouble, but he
Intended to be prepared for It when
trouble came looking for him. In the
afternoon he walked out of town and
practiced shooting at tin cans for
half an bour. On his way back he
met Peter Paget.
The engineer came straight to the
subject In his mind.
''Selfridge came to see me last night
He told me about the trouble between
you and Macdonald, Gordon. You must
leave town till he cools down. Mac
donald is a bad man with a gat"
"Is lie? There'll be no troublt of
my making. But If ho storts any I'll
be there. Macdonald doesn't own the
earth, you know. I've been sent up
here by Uncle Sam on business, and
you can bet your last dollar I'll stay
on the Job till I'm through."
"Of course you've got to finish your
Job. But It doesn't all have to be done
right here. Just for a week or two—"
'"Tell your friend something else
.while you're on the subject. If I drop
him, I go scot free because he Is Inter
fering with me on duty. Til put Self
ridge on tho stand to prove It. But
If he should kill me, bis last chance for
getting the Macdonald claims patented
would be gone. The public would raise
such a howl that the administration
*Would have to throw your friend and
the Quttenchllds overboard to aave
Itself. I know that—and Macdonald
knows It So he stands to lose either
way.'t
Paget knflw this wis true. But be
could not drop the subject without
one more appeal.
"He's not sore at you about the
claims. Ton know that. Ifa because
you brought the squaw op the river to
see Sheba."
"I didn't bring her—hadn't ■ thing
to do with that. I don't know who
brought her, though I could give a good
gnens."
A gleam of hope showed In the eye
of the engineer. "Yon didn't bring
her? Diane said you threatened—"
"Maybe I did say I would. Anyhow,
I thought better of It. But I'm glad
someone had the sense to tell Miss
O'Neill the truth."
"Who do you think brought her?"
"I'm npt thinking on that subject
out loud."
"Macdonald Is a Bad Man With a
Ost."
"But if yon could show Mae—"
"That'a up to yon. ni not lift •
finger. I didn't Mart thla war and I'm
not making any peace overture*."
"You're aa ob*tlnate a* the devil,"
•mlled Peter, but In hla heart be ad
mired the dourneaa of hla friend.
The engineer went to Macdonaid and
gave a deleted veralon of hla talk with
Elliot The Scotaman llatened, a bit
ter inovedalooa vmlle on hla face.
"Bays he didn't bring her, does he?
Tell him from me that he Ilea. Yonr
wife let out to me by accident that he
threatened to bring her. Meteetse and
he came up on the boat together. Ha
was with her at your house whan she
told her story. He's trying to aave his
bide. No chance."
"Elliot Isn't a liar. When he says he
didn't bring the woman, that satisfies
me. I know he didn't do ft," Insisted
Paget stiffly.
"Different here. Who else had any
Interest In bringing her except him?
Nobody. Use your brains, Peter. He
takes the first boat down the river. He
comes back on the next one. Bhe
comes back, tog. They couldn't figure
I'd be house when they
showed up there to tell the story.
That's where Mr. Elljot slipped up."
Peter was of different stuff from
Selfridge. He had something to say.
So he said It
"Time* have changed, Mae. Ton
can't shoot down thla fellow without
making all klnda of trouble. First
thing, we'd lose our claims. The ad
ministration would drop you like a hot
potato If you did a thing like that.
Bheba would never speak to you again.
Your friends would know In their
hearts It was murder. You cnn't do It."
Macdonald'a Jaw clamped. "Then
let him get out. That'a my Inst word
to him."
To be continjol.
LIST OF WES
HO LONGER ISSUED
INFORMATION COMMITTER DIS
CONTINUES PRACTICE ON
WAR DEPARTMENT ORDERS
REQUESTED 6T BEN. PtfiSHING
Enamy Able Through Thla Source to
Oaln Valuable Inormatlon aa to
Unlta In Crane*.
Washington.—lssuance of dally Data
of casualties among the American ex
peditionary forcea was discontinued by
the public Information committee aa
the result of an order of the war de
partment under which the name* of
next of kin and the emergency ad
dresses of soldiers whose names ap
pear on the llata hereafter will be
withheld. The official explanation la
that the purpose of the order Is to keep
Information of value from the enemy.
On bolng Informed of the order the
committee took the position that long
lists of men killed or wounded would
be worthless to the newspaper corre
spondents without the addressaea and
a notice was Issued advising the press
that In future all Information regard
ing casualties must be obtained from
the war department. At the adjutant
generals' office It was stated that the
llata would continue to be sent to the
committee and would be available
there.
While the disagreement between
the committee and the department
probably will be straightened out soon
so that the "expurgated" lists may
be made available to all who desire
them, the purpose of the department
to withhold the addresses apparently
la unalterable. Acting Secretary
Crowell said the order was Issued at
the urgent recommendation of Gen
eral Pershing and that It would be
permanent. Both Mr. Crowoll and MaJ.
General Barch. acting chief of staff,
declared that the purpose wss to close
up a channel through which the enemy
might obtain valuable Information, and
both disclaimed any Intention of seek
ing to conceal heavy casualty reports
"You may say for me," said deneral
March, "that the war department haa
not and will not hold up a single name
for an Instant longer than It takes to
get It out.
PLENTY OF "BRAINLESS"
DAYS SAYS BENATOR REED
•ays We Will Soon Com* to Brsad
Cards If We Leave It to Hoover.
Washington.—{Strictures on govern
ment price fixing and the activities of
the food administration monopolised
one day's session of the senate
Led by Senator Reed, of Missouri.
Democrat, a group of senators of both
parties msde the attack. Chitrges that
a general policy of fixing prices for
farm products, not authorised by the
food control law. Is being Instituted,
were made by Senators Heed and Bo
rah, who said the licensing power of
the law was being so used that Ita
actual result Is an unauthorized prlce
flxlng program.
In a four-hour speech teeming with
bitter criticism, Benstor Reed also de
nounced the fuel administration, as
serting that Administrator (ktrfleld
had not told the truth regarding ro
aulta of the coalless days' order,
which he described ss a "lockout" of
certain eastern Industries.
Senator Wolcott, Democrat, of Dela
ware. said Mr. Hoover had denied
adoption of a farm produce prlco
flxlng plan, disclaiming authority, but
he and other senators Insisted that
acta of the food adminlstratlno, par
ticularly under Ita wholesale and re
tail dealers' licensing power, was hav
ing that effect In actual practice
"We would not have had so many
meatless days If there had not been
so many, many brainless days," Sena
tor Reed declared. "A few more acts
of tbe fod adminlatratloa, and we
will have bread tickets. I believe the
efficiency of the United Btates baa
been reduced 20 per rent • • • by
Ignorant Interference with business
methods "
RUB-MY-TJBM-Anliiwptlc, R«-
lievtw Kheumulmtii, Sprains, Neu
ralgia, etc,
fUBHCRIBB FOR TH* QLBANKR
111 Hi SUPPLIES
HOM TIRE
TRANSPORTATION REQUIRE
MINTS or THE ARMY RUN- '
NINO ON SCHCDULI.
TALK Of OFFENSIVE DWINDLES
> **
Oreat Battles May Net Materialise In
West This Month—Osntrally
In April.
Washington.—Troops and supplies
for General Pershing's forces now are
moving to France on sohedule time. It
was learned on high authority. While
figures may not be published it was
stated positively that transportation
requirements of the army are being
met by the shipping board, and ths
Immediate situation as to ships was
dsscrlbad as satisfactory.
In view of this assuranca that the
United States will be able to main
tain Its place as a fighting unit on
the battle front, reports from the
western front are being scanned more
eagerly than ever by officers here for
the first signs o( the 1918 campaigns.
It Is felt strongly that the opening of
major operations In what President
Wilson has predicted will prove the
decisive year of the great war will
not be much longer delayed.
Mud haa been the determining fac
tor of many previous western front
operations. Bo long aa the ground is
soft with the winter's rains, It Is im
possible to move forward great guns
and necessary transport trains to
support a:i advancing line. Even In
Flanders, however, indications this
year are that the ground will harden
early In spring, permitting either side
to undertake the enterprises planned.
In April Heretofore.
In previous ysars, April has seen
offensive operations set In motion by
the allies. For that reason many offi
cers here seem to anticipate raiding
and minor assaults before the middle
of next month will show In themselves
that the ground Is being mapped. In
formation obtained and local strategic'
advantages estsbllshed by one slmr or
the other in preparation for a great
effort. „
To others It appears probable that
no offensive will be undertaken on
any considerable scale before May 1.
They form that view on reports that
the French offensive In 1916, started
In April, proved to t>e at laaat two
weeks early. The guns and trans
ports could not be brought forward
to consolidate all the ground ths
troops were able to wrest from Ger
man control.
Meanwhile, there haa been less dis
cussion of a German offensive oaths
western front. There are observers
who have never been convinced that
the Oermans actually Intended to at
tempt another drive at the channel
ports or at Parts. To these officers,
the admitted concentration of Oermaa
forces has seemed a defensive rather
than an offensive step. They believe
that the Oerman general staff fore
saw a great allied effort this year and
were moving to offset It
MORI U-BOATS OEBTROYED
THAN OKRMANY BUILT
In DieimlMr, l« Statemsnt Qlv«n Out
at Washington.
Washington—Mora submarines wer«
destroyed by the allied and American
naval force* In December than Ger
many was able to build during that
month, according to Information that
reached Washington. This fact devel
oped In discussions of the statement
made to parliament by Sir Eric C.
Oeddes. first lord of the British admi
ralty, that the submarines were b«-
Ing checked.
Whether succeeding months hare
shown a net loss In German subma
rlnes Is not known hero. It Is believ
ed, however that the anti-submarine
campaign has proved so affective that
Increased efforts this spring will see
a steady decrease In the number of
U-boats available to prey on allied
and American shipping.
TO STOP SPREAD OF
"KULTUR" IN THIS COUNTRY
Washington—l/eglslatlon enabling
the government to place In American
hands permanently great German
commercial snd Industrial concerns
In this country which have been In
struments In spreading the grip of
Oerman kultur was favorably report
ed to the senate by the appropriations
committee. It Is In the form of an
amendment to the pending de-
Icfency bill, empowering the alien
custodian to sell any enemy property.
ORCAT BRITAIN SPENDS
DAILY •,*77,000 POUNDS
London—Great Britain's loans t«
her allies up lo February 9 had total
led 1,264,000,000 poundu sterling. An
drew Honar Law, chancellor of the
exchequer, announced In the house pf
commons The national debt at the
end of the financial year, the chan
cellor stated, would uto exceed 6.900,-
000,000 pound* sterling. The dally ex
penditure from the beginning of the
financial year to Feb. 9. Mr. Bonar Law
Mid, was 5.667,000 pounds sterling.
A BILIOUS ATTACK.
When you have u bilious at
tack your liver fails to perform its
functions. You become const l;>a
ted. The food you eat ferments
in your stomach instead of digest
ing this inflames the stomach and
causes nausea, vomiting ana a
terrible headache. Take Chamber
lain's Tablets. They will tone up
your liver, clean out your stpmach
and you will toon be as well as
ever. They only cost a quarter.
NO. B|
GRAHAM CHURCH DUBCKIiH
Graham Baptist Church—Rev.
U. Woiton, Pastor. ■
Preaching every first and thlMafl
Sunday* at ItOO a.-m. and 7.00 M
m.
Sunday School every Sunday- tißl
9.46 a. m, W. I. Ward, Supt.
meeting every Tuesday
Qrahain Christian Church-N. MaiJS
Street—Bev. P. C. Lester.
Preaching services overy StJB
und and Fourth Sundays, at
Sunday School every Sunday at >n
10.00 a. M.—W. H. Harden, Supec2*j9
intendent.
New Providence Christian Churchf!
—North Main Street, near Depot—
Bev. P. C. Lester, Pastor. Preach3a|
ing every Second and Fourth Su»g9
day nights at B.o* o'clock.
Sunday School every Sunday at M
0.46 a. m.—J. A. Bayfiff, Superlo-
Undent
Christian Endeavor Prayer Meet* ]■
Thursday night at 7.45,
Friends—Morth of Oraham Pub- m
lie School, Bev. John M. PermarJ I
Preaching Ist, 2nd and 3rd Sua* 1
days at 11.00 a. m. and 7.00 p.
Sunday School every Sunday at''ll
9.45 a. m.—Belle Zachary, Superin- a
tendent
Prayer meeting every Thursday lB
evening at 7.30 o'clock.
Methodist Bplscopsi, souih—cor, 1
Main and Maple Streets, Bev. D, 1
E. Brnhart, Pastor.
Preaching every Sunday at 114* 1
1. m. and at 7.20 p. m.
Sunday School every Sunday at H
4.46 a. m.—W. B. Oreen, Supt
P- Church-N. Main Street,-ll
Rev. B. S. Troxler, Pastor.
Preaching first and third Bno- 3
days at 11 a. m. and I p. m.
Sunday School every Sunday at *>'
1.4S a. m.—J. L. Amick, Supt.
o Presbyterian—Wst Kim Btreat-. I
Rev. T. M. McCoonell, pastor.
Sunday School every Bunday at J
B. Williamson, Su
perintendent.
r P , r I ? ,b Z t " rUn (Travora Chapel)-.
I. W, Clegg, pastor.
Preaching every Second and
fourth Sundays at 7.30 p. m.
Sunday School every Sunday at '
IM p. m.—J. Harvey White, Su- v!
pcrintendent.
PROFESSIONAL OARDB~
E. C. DERBY
Civil Engineer.
GRAHAM, N. C.
Nallaaal Bamkof Altaon ri'*^
BURLINGTON, N.G,
IS. lat Natlaaal Baak *-*lllsa
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ORAHAM. N. C.
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Osteopathic Physician
11, iluSn.llttlXalliullNUlMi
BURLINGTON, N C.
Stomsch snd Nervous diseases a
Specialty. * Phones, Offica 305,—res
idence, 362 J.
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Tliin book, entitled as above,
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with historical references. An
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sloo Dr. B. Detchon's Anti-Diu
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—more to you than SIOO. if you
have a child who soils tha bed-
Jing from incontinence of water
during sleep. Cures old and rouojr
alike. It arrests tha trouoie at
once. SI.OO, Hold by Qraham Drug
Company. adv.
Near Fairfax, S. C., Walter
Best, a negro, was taken from the
sheriff and two deputies by a mob
of 100 men and hanged to a tree
by the roadside. He killed Wil
liam Weston, a young white man,
the same day and was being taken
to jail.
Break your QM or LaGrippe with
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