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' 4 , ' ' V A. f " it1 LEATHER FORECAST.: - yr n Si Rain tonight and Sunday. Some, what warmer tonight. Fresh -east winds. -N TODAVSlArUCBrS TODAY. J. n VOL. XXII. NO. 364. ninin T n i.r n n 1 1 1 n i ,r;n nmn I sift i nnn Uliit IHtit ItlllHHiilll DRDMM lftMYOFffllSOiERS . T" ' - . I I A m ' mm . Four Hundred Men Are tield Hrivpn Into Sereth. BRITISH MAKE INROADS INTO GERMAN LINES. ? Rusarian Forces Capture Monastery at Junction ori Rnzeu and Sereth German- Troops Push Forward. Bv pliarp thrusts north of the Ancre Pomme front, the British are on makine: inroads on the German lines : dav, bring made on the Surre. The j rpsult is u looting being gained by the i Germans', however, are ' British. The maintaining their main positions. in Rumania the Teutons continue to! .,) ground west of Moldavia towards Jho Danube. Northwest of Braila the ! trootis have lost another town, i Mihalea was stormed by Turkish ' troop? who drove part of the garrison into the Pereth river where they- drowned. About 400 were cantured. ' Bulgarian forces captured a nonas- 4' x " j 1. T.- "I . terv at iue juiuaiun ul me ouztu uuu t the sereth to the northeast, and on the Moldavia line German troops pushed 4 forward into Slanic, affecting an im- material. Heavy v- nonant cant ure o were expenencea oy tne uus- sians m tne unus vaney, wnere t strona: rrjrees were met. i "All Is Well." ycriui, via wireiess to aayviiie, jau.; :l -Comparative calm continues to- .. ..... -t -r . day on the Russo-Gahcian front. .Wood's resolutions so that no personuc"LO . ' . """'ip.r tn th rpnnrt nf thP rmTrt ofiss East oi Cerna hostile companies ad- whose name is connected with the al vanoo towards Travina -"where they leged "leak" can escape testifying, wer? repulsed, says today's official re-. Thomas ;Lawson will, probably be the port from the war edpartment I ! PROTECTING COUNTRY; . ... ed FROM PINKJBOLLWEEV1L. by uumgiou, u.,w..Ju,v .Y(frk brokers, will be among the ear tha discovery early in November that j witnesses caned. Other brokers the Egyptian pink bollworm is pres- ffl algQ be summoned, rut iii the cotton fields of the Laguna( district of Mexico, about 200 miles somh of the Texas border, the Fed- the alleged fleak" of official gov-jout as a result of the campaign inau nal Horticultural Board of the U. S. ernment secrets to stock brokers was gurated by the authorities in London 1A- - r i " ii. 1 ' i , , . . , i . m -W r ' apartment of Agriculture has taken all possible steps in Texas to make .,. ,, , t ;. , , c, suro that the destructive pest has Texas and the attention of the oper- , Ul ;n J:T uT . IT 10 Lie desirability Of crushing the Vxican seed as soon as possible and of thoroughly cleaning their premises in- to make certain that none of the in-j sects survive. Most of the imported ' ?eed already has been crushed, but i a few consignments which arrived ;. early in the season have been coy-! fied with large amounts of domestic! sf-fd and will not be reached later. The Federal Horticultural until i Board' Plans to have its insneetors "&PPr, a CI e Watch ovpr thoco . oetahlisli- ik nieills to minimiy.P thc ririGcihilitv nf tile 'SCane Of ninV hnlhtrnrrm- nn thoir - w x m.m. m. j v . X' ' . . wvuiiviuia raotiis. it is also planned to have in- spefUors carefully examine all cot- in, the neighborhood of r-r.n f l 1 1 j . liiii. r j-k-w -rv-i -hvr x 11 t x 1 it T ,.211 . , - . -u ..... - """ "l ie e Kuowb. mwxua wmjamaxIng number of people have beenlDavid Thoreau, the writer and phil-i its kind ever attempted in the Brit canoads of cotton seed which entered nmhaMv tpctifv nt thp Tipnrins- A4rn- jhj- x i""11 nwitau, " 1 I . . . . r . - . . . . J 0 . wining lu pay iium fi.au 10 o lor a, OSOpher, who was not the least among j' isn isles. Here .UOU prisoners " " . ... ' ! glimpse into tne tuture. Wives and tne CTOliu of intellectual beacons' housed and fed at a -figure e;u niive Deen tracea to ou mins ins h ewil be asked under threats or "i. srowing season in order tha"t any acles of filial piety, devotion and ih.- insects wHich may escape and charity," said he. "Servants, faithful 1 a')li:--h themselves on cotton plants to their employers, fallen into dis ni; ;y bf. oariy detected and destroyed, 'tress, serve them without wages and Tj e or w..,v'ft, I I Department r;).;;' !fUrf . far have not dls; number of carloads of seed in which ' H'oni .Air xico was placed in effect! -arlv 'it November and neither the ' r,. ViV vwui. n-nhanc A wrtnw. mother ot nrp. TiP.nrlv all intart. A inn fir with the 11 was v'.i; 1!nv7er' on the Mexican sid three -children, has taken charge of j cathdral relics is the statue of the Vir- And yet f,.i ..hurt'er awaiting entry. A , ornhans. One mother of thirteen ; gin that was found undamaged among in English ) m ' nr. ; . i - i. i i mr - . i iiiU: r iv:iincr oil tAttAn c - t ftuiuou an VvJ CLAJli DvCU I ',V dis(fvered a the ! fort, naturally, just as they breathe; in vl;; ,r Cotton seed originatmSeverything id simple to them because i nas since b 10 -mer ,he country. l .UVleo V, i x x ji ' v - w iids since Deen permiitea .... ' MANY ON THE MOVE IR AND OI IT OPT PP 17 C" 1VI A W WU 1 Ur r KlLIllVlrM V ; 4 ' ' man, Jan. 12. The Rev. W. J. dtson preached a very interesting rmon at the Metbodist Episcopal; jaot ouuuay aiiernoou and Mrs w ney tjornisn, oi U 1 n,intrt., . . " ... -hn, .spent Saturday night and ' 'naay in this town viSiting relativelB. u ' r'x J- A- Roberson, who spent :-nd i m Hamlet' visiting friends ' ' !(huives, returned to her home ri r nomas Grice and Henrv Alford at-! Preaching services at the. M. - j CI ninh over at New Berlin, Sun. (lav mailt J- n. Hrinkley went to Wilmington u,(Il-sday on business. in 11 i k w-w I Iflltlllla SES TELL OF LEAK INFORMATION Tom Lawson Will Probably be First Witness to Again , Be r Among Early N WAJLL STREET JOURNAL HEAD ALSOSUMMONED i. 0;l Members of Lockwood & Co., ! New York Brokers Will Among The Early Witnesses. J' 4 4 4 v 4 4. & . j 1 I TO .MAKE THEM TALK. j ; Washington, Jan. 13. A reso- j . j . 1 . . t . 1 iuuou to empqwer ine House "r Rules Committee to force the . witnesses summoned in the i "eak" investigation, was adopt- ed today by the Rules Commit- tee. , i p i' - v v v ! j w asmngion, jan. w.-ine resoiu- tion applies to both of Representative , . . ... . first witness to testify. James Reilly, managing editor of the I I Wall Street Journal, will be asked for j jmore" details of how his reporter learn- of the coming peace note to be sent President Wilson. The , investigation Monday of;of today back in the hand of the House Rules Committee who promised to re-! , 'z x i"""1 . , call Thomas W Lawson, of Boston, ; " . trial for contempt to disclose the name 01 tne unsTessman wno nesay3 tolrt him a. rahinet mpmher Senator and a New York banker participated ; 'tt- the alleged stock gamble The committee will broaden scope of inquiry Monday. Tirj-i DIMrs WwMtUN orLLrllNLi iS; FRANCE IN STRUGGLE Paris Dec 13. Frenchwomen par-lwas .Hpniarhr'tho nnr wprp rpnrpsente.d i TT'ti oot T ovioao in hia rennrt in thp TT'Tornli A noHnmv nn thp lstribiltinn .rt. nr-.'nc. ei o havinff ilnnTlir thp ' X Vllll AUUVUIJ ; vmv . L V u LUC lilACD o uu I 1115 ' war honored France by the vitrues thpv havp shown. "Women nearly all poor schoc mistresses, working even in cases aid them by sacrificing j even m cases am uivux vy sawuiuus ( others caved m, by explosions ana glowly accumulated economies to payigheil fragments, and pieces of projec-! their debts. One of them iS rearing j tiles are seen Embedded in the cano-! nlover. ! nloo' The hio-h T.ftnia YV rhaira eovoit Another 80-year-old servant is raising Ks XX V XX XX XXX V WX M-m.-t-'M. h. X 9 I children has extended her maternal protection to fifteen orphans.' These people do good without ef-j eimnia . Thorp nr ' - c - " ' Llltril ucai to cue i"" " ! 37 of them in our report on the an- i nual contribution , of prizes for indi- j'vidual virtue." ' r M- Paid a tribute to the 1 prac'tical sympathy shown for France i v,.. iQna nf thp TTnitpd StatPR. men- loflir ATr, unrt Mrs Frt- ward Tuck for various benefactions, including a hospital' at Jleuil.-and do - nations to other hospitals and differ- lont rplipf funds. U. S. CRUISER GOES i ySHORE OFF EUREKA. Eureka. Cal.. . Jan. 13. TJie United - r ( . , . t States cruiser wuwee yyeuL . shore. her today. The Milwaukee was attempting to salvage the sub marine k-3, "which went on shore here I three weeks ago. ' - LARGEST N WILMINGTON, fJORTH OF LIFE Towns Around Haskill, N. J.J vuaKc as i on -vrter i on or Powder Explodes. ONLY A POZEN OF WORKERS INJURED. Residents of Town Fled Just Before Explosions, Return ing Today to find Homes Destroyed. New York, Jan. 13. it appeared today there Vv-as no loss of life in the powder ' explosion at the 'plant of the DuPont company at Haskill, N. J., which was destroyed last night.-Only! a dozen of -the employees were in- J jured. No estimate tof the damage is given Haskill, the scene of other explo-j sions which have cost lives, did not ! witness the spectacular " incident.; ! which was destroyed last night. Only' a dozen of the employees were in jured. 'No estimate of the damage is- given. . f Haskill, the scene of other explo-j sions which have cost lives, did not! witness the spectacular incident) TIT Vl 1-.T-1 TT ir crci rTiTY "NT T nrli An tltn 1 '"uh " . iut ; munitions plant, there was destroyed there yesterday. xutrre were no sneiis awaiung ati SDuPont's for shipment for war poses in Europe. Only powder was ---v-. as ton after ton exploded. "Several of '""" .. .w f rli iTna pvn nsmns wptp hpnrr! na rp "lhZ r J0 as ougnKeepsie in j Kesi- NO LOSS: reiurneu toaay to nna ineir nomes." r.. - ' . ,TT ' . wrecked inquiry, Mrs. Cornwallis-West exercis- In other towns near Haskill deputy!, . T.-"- , .,- . , sheriffs guarded banks, business h,uses nd Public buildings during M trip merit nc. matin nf tho minrtnw! ! 1 z ' - j "f l II V I. Oil Cv L - X JU PALMISTS, ACTIVE NOW. WILL BrlPEDWrr London, Dec. 13. Palmists, crystal gazers and clairvoyants who have been reaping a rich harves't in these days national stress are to be stamped many other citles of Eneland. i Thp pltpn!iVP hiiinp Hnnp ine extensive business done ny tnese fortune-tellers is being reyealedj i" p""vo "lanniTPrsflrv n tno uirui 01 nenry sweethearts nf soldiers at thp front . :have been the most wiling victims, j lTney have sought but these prophets,' i 4i, i j 1 The business has thrived in Londonl . . . . " . . - i and the big industrial centers like : Manchester and Birmingham where'er himself mostly by. pencil-making, ! luw jjuwei .uiisscs uave ueeu uianiue , surveying, engineering and carpenter-: auu. eiecLnuiLy yiauts, leieyauns so much money working onm unitions. ing He led a literary life at the and all the other, essentials of a mod The most widely known crystal same time, writing, lecturing and.ern city. On a basis of . a population gazer in London's fashionable quarter : was fined $300 the other day. There i !was Poetically no defense; all thatlQf Walden pond, and for about twtri was urged on the defendant's behalf ! 11 X . 1 J 1 1 ' inat sne sraimea a craze ana mar society women formed a large propor tion of her patrons. RF fMAIM HP ll llVTR AT lUifli ill k A. V 1 A X 11 V i LA WtTDmiM AWAD Dtri rr-C VERDUN A WAR RELICS. Paris, Dec. 13. Among the War relics at the Petit Palais are remains , of the choir of the cathedral of Verdun whtnh the sh-nrpfprt Oriiion of Ver-! dun is endeavoring to reconstruct. ! Somft of thP nanpls TiavP heerr snlit . others caved in, by explosions and ' by Grillon during the bombardments Lf4V)3 M-w XXX Q XX . 'WM.MfXX. WJ BMf V the ruins of the Chanel of Sainte Fine - ueiore veraun wnen me r rencn uroye the Germans out of the Village, Sainte Fine Gem marked the extreme point of . the German advance toward the citadel 6UIMET, TEWKSBURY AND SULLIVAN BARRED New York, Jan. 13. Several golf ers Of National reputation will be driven from amateur ranks by the new definition of amateurism, ap proved, today at the annual meeting of the United States Golf Association. The-association also sustained the STmS Jr ana.. UJllVd.n., ji., ueyuvuis miu ul ) . . a a- Ttewksbury theii amateur standing. The i iucj says vthat whereas any player who engages in any business connected with the game of golf he can not be classed as an amateur. This rule was added to as follows: A player will' be classed as a prof s'onal if he is engaged in laying ou't constructing or supervising . course, commonly known as architect - -t ' a, golf a golf QRCUlATlbN JN WILMINGTON . CAROLINA, SAT URDAY, AFTERNOON, JAN. 13, ARMY SCANDALS Ilf S3 l.'xs Mrs. William Corriwallis-West, pur-Mother of the Duchess of Westmin - rster and of the Princess of Pless, whe nag been severeiy scored Dy a court of inquiry Slttmff 1X1 London, which ni IllT l '-- XV 1 ; court at the same time developed an;verely punished by his commanding ' Jarmy scandal involving high figures, 'creatin a sensation in England. Ac- 4 Preliminary Plans are Now Uni derway; for Celebration of Writer's Birth. Boston, Mass., Jan. 13. Prelimi- - ,irw, -rQ ; w" . I 7, T i a SUitable cbservance to be held later : In year In honor of the centennial f .usv. :n ; first half of the nineteenth century. Thoreau was born at Concord v . ... tile nnnnto iviabB., Juiy i,, 101. w neonle in humble' circum-1 HOREAU GENTUARY 22,0110 iiifRt nRQPBiirn! rm mi ctnneps For some vears he suDDort-vthe reading. ! 1 in 1845 he built a hut on the shore ' years and a half he lived there, in . .. 1 complete solitude, with occasional , . . ; Waldo Emerson, and had no lock" to the door and no curtain to the win- dow. Here the philosopher dwelt in; WQOds meet . primitive condi-;f. tions, to confront nature alone and deal with her at first hand. He after- recommended no one but the excep- llonai md;11 lu 1U -xxioieitu iiuvci maiueu ctUU xiCcl lofl Concord except for a lecturing lour or said f.ivilizatj a peaesinan excursion. n. of him: "Cities he disliked; .ivilization he did not believe in; na- ture 'was his passion, and the wilder : Lue muie.ue iuvt;u 11. . Thoreau was a fine scholar . and in Greek, and the few poems that he wroteare remarkable; - . .... , i iui liich yiuiuuuu icwiug a.uu. ouuuc beauty. Emerson, at his funeral, said of him: "His soul was made for the, noblest society; he had in a short life exhausted the capabilities of thisjgand This . compares with a death j vvunu, wueie. -, e vvicu&c, whpfpvpr - thprp la virtiiP wnprpvpr v thre is r'saut', he II find a home." MRS. LYDIA STEPHENS DIED ON YESTERDAY. Charlotte, Jan: 13. Mrs. Lydia Ste phens, mother of George Stephens, of atn eaJly J-lthey torHntr itinrn n? at her homp in Wen - . - 1 dersonviile-, after an illness of sev eral weeks. v ? , - Eleven States now have anti-liquor ' es-i'advertisinS laws.' ( . : :' . . , i A total .oi; :-oio,ti.,aa cigars was v J manufact nufactured in Tampa lastyear. SHOCKS ENGLAND. ed considerable influence in military ; : circles of high command. She bestow- ;ed her fa-vor upon a young Irish lieu tenant, who at first was promoted, but UD011 his faiiure to-resnond to Mrs .Cornwallis - West's interest, was se- j 'officers. The name of Field Marshal Viscount French has been mentioned, wpII ro that of r.on0rat s,v Ynhr, Cowan. r-- r- ', . , Prisoners Food Costs But $2 Apiece Each Week, Is Estimated. Douglas, Isle of Man, Jan. 13. As aT1 OTlf- ; 'ol f,ntr 7C T 7" the British government's camp for war prisoners at Knockaloe is the uicKesi aim most successiui mine: oi are which The capital cost of the camp, which was built on farm land in the north T, nf thp Tela nf Hon Tiro a 1 1 OKfl flAft This figure covers the building of all barracks and administrative of- f ices, kitchens, streets, sewage, "Water of 25,000 the cost of building : this prison camp city, figures out at about $50 for each inhabitant. The question of food as related to health has been, a prime, considera tion with the British officials, from tion with the British officials, from the start. "Our dietary," explained .the commandant, "has been constantly observed and studied scientifically by staf ?5 medal men.,jo. from time to time make such , changes, as experience dictates. The cooking is oil ft nn o t thp m on ttiomaoliroa . on1 Tthe excellent results., ther achieve are not to be wondered at when it is remembered that they have among them some of the finest chefs of the big English hotels and restaurants. At one time their table was so much superior to, that o fthe English offi- icers'. mess that the officers discharged tneir En lisn Cook and reauisitioned : i, v, t, charfee of their .kitchen ever since., m, , ... . ; . , . . '.. j. lie xieciitii ui iiic . yiisuuciS' uaia Lea Liiiiuii v lu i lie autju uauy ui iuc iuuu provided. In this improvised town of , 20Q0 inhabitants there have, been only 70 deaths i ntwo. years a yearly , ( death rae of -less than 1.5 per - thou-j all.Engl d of ,33 or in . the it . . - ' rV United States of about 14.7 THE PEACE NOTES DO . NOT WORRY THEM. With the B-ritish Armies in France, Dec. 13. Peace conversations and peace notes, however much Of a flurry may cause in the capitals of the i .K . J . . .. ... , .--:..'.....;--.-.'. v.--..-:-;:..::.:.v;:..;:.. I world, have no effect upon the Britishj to close and never again will as val armies. -The work of war ..progresses, j uable a special prize of any-kind be ; i ma x .mi it. and one of the first impressions theionerea, in connection wun tne con visitor gets on a tour behind the Brit-, test. It is now the last call for the ish lines in France' is the absolute pernianence and thoroughness of the - British war machine. ' There.,, is no flimsy construction anywhere. It is' jas if the English we erprepaMng to uisui. imwugu i;uuuucs ;co if necessary.. Ragina Margherita, With 949 Souls on Board Sinks-r-2 70 of Crew Saved. Rome, Jan.-12 (Via Paris, an. 13). The admiralty offifce officially an nounces the loss- of the battleship Ragina. Margherita. TJie announce. ment says: ' ; "As serious military reasons which have heretofore presented the publi cation no longer exist, it is announced that the warship Ragina Margherita struck two mines n the night of Dec. ii, sustaining severe damages, sink ing in afew1 minutes. "The majority of the crew of 949 went down with the ship. Unfavor able conditions made tthe rescue dif ficult but U70 were saved. The cap tain of the Vessel and 14 officers are among the lost. FRANCE STILL OWES GERMAN WAR DEBT. ;,Paris, Dec. 13 Discussion of the proposition for the integral reparation of all war damages in France has de velopedthe fact that some French cit ies and villages' have not yet finished paying obligations incurred in order to satisfy requisitions by the German armies in 1870. Two villages of the old department o fthe Haute Marne, four villages of the Aisne, one of the" Haute Saone, two of the Somffie,, and eight in Meur- the and Moselle still owe a portion Of the money borrowed to pay the contri- bution levied upon them, while the city of Amiens, fined a million francs during the short occupation of 1914, has not yet finished paying the, five millions the Germans levied on the town in 1870. millions. She still owes -three Competition For Second Dia-, mond Also Ends Tonight Never Again During Con test Will Subscriptions Call For as Many Votes Out- of-Town 'Candidates. Can Mail Subscriptions Any -r. -p i i 1 ime 1 ooay. ' TODAY'S LEADERS. vc . - . Iola Ivey . 94,840 Mrs. Bessie M. Robbins . . 94,665 vr Minnie. Hardy .. .. . ft- Mrs. L. F. Saunders . . Mrs. B. L, Daniel .. . Mrs. James E. Holton 94,520 93,36? 93,176 -X-93,010X'-5C-92,890 92,580 Mrs j. w. umiin . Mrs. ed W. Dock Mrs. J. W. Griffin , -X- -5C- -fc Several days ago it was predicted that Miss Iola Ivey, of Lumberton, would soon get in the honor roll, and today this prediction comes true.. It will be noted that Miss Ivey is in first place, with 94,840 votes. This is the first time Lumberton has had a rep resentative among the leaders. v Look at the other leaders. Do you rotice anything unusual? With the exception of Miss Minnie Hardy, of Freeman, they are all married wom en. And yet" it is frequently said, and usually true, that the young ladies 'have more time' to work in a contest than those who are married. - This seems , to be an exception and unless , the young ladies make good use of their time they will find on the last day that some bf the big prizes have keen carried off by their married sis ters. " , Nine o'clock tonight will witness the close of the second period in The Dispatch contest, and also of the sec ond and last Special Prize offer made in connection with the contest. Never again will $15 clubs -count for as many vptes as they do now in the second period which is just about ... . j i Diamond Ring and for the exception- ally valuable second period votes. It J is now the time when, the question of the final winners is in process of pos itive solution. . . Every effort should be put forth by the contestants who - want their PRICE FIVE CENTS. T Spent a Comfortable Night As cording to His PLysl r cians. , STILL VlAKiFROM LOSS OF BLOOD. Doctors Say He Will Bi Able to Leave Hospital Within About Two Weeks. Now. Philadelphia, Pa., Jan. 13. It was the opinion of local authorities today . that relatives of Harry Thaw, who is in a hospital here recovering from cuts made in an attempt at self-de struction, are planning to tight extra dition of Thaw for removal from this city to New York, where he is -charged with assaulting and kidnap- . ing Frederick Gump, of Kansas City. Thaw passed a comfortable night and his condition is rapidly imprbv ing. He was still weak from loss of blood, but unless some unforeseen danger arises he will be out of the Khospital within two weeks f WELLS IS CHARGED WITH MURDER OF GIRL, Huntington, . Ind., Jan. 13. Weldon H. Wells, 25 . years of age, of Kansas City, formerly of Huntington, was ar rested here early today in .connection with the killing of Mona Simon in a Columbus, Ohio, hotel Wells is also held on a charge ofi embezzlement, while in Kansas ity. He edclares he knows nothing about the crime. i : - . - I names to appear in the final honor m every possible suoscnp tion by the closing htir of the period toriightJ Every promise 'of a sub scription should be made a reality. The time is short," -and the second period schedule isTthe key that opens the door of -victory."' A few hours of earnest work may be sufficient to pro duce tnat nice WW margbi of.re- serve votes mat wiir mean tne wia , f of -tfte nrizes or the dia mond ring. To let")up on subscription-getting work-tpday w6'uld be; fa '.' tal. Every moment cdunts." The out-of-town contestants will be ; given -an opportunity' to work, up un- . til the last minute" of the period. All subscriptions enclosed In . envelopes bearing the postmark of! Saturday, January 13th, will be honored for the second period votes1 and for the "dia mond ring offer. - This allows the can- didates living outside the city the same advantage ast their competitors in the city. The closing of the second period tonight marks : the" rounding out of the quarter, and: Monday will' find the contestants op. the; home stretch. On the quarter ail" handicaps . pan be overcome, if time is rightly made use of. The few hours left of the pres ent period may fie sufficient to over come any ' competition in the field Speed is necessary-on the last- day1 pf the second period and the'second spe cial prize .offer if the race 'is' to be won. To halt of falter "through false confidence would- -De the worst bf folly. The work doiie.'today'; may b decisive. '-Vi The question , has been frequently asked sometimes by , the candiabgs i' . "What candidate at this time seems , LO nave the best opportunity of win nmg?" To this only one reply can will .. be made. It is certainly Impossible ; at this time to even ' vpnturd ' a guess ' as to "who's'who.":Tau never can tell . by the noise bf tho: thistle how fast i the train-is going, "nbr isthe "honk, honk," of an automobile ' In any'.way indicative of its speed.' The smallest i autos sometimes have the loudest horns. ' ' ; . - , . . Keeping eternally at it seems to be, the solution to the winning of , the v;! prizes. Do not' underestimate the voting power of a sister contestant,; -or , feel satisfied that your - present ; pqsition is secure and that you .will . make no further effort !untii It is se- . ; riously assailed.' Self -satisfatcion Is i -the despoiler of progress, ' and , dissi- v! '; pates v every . formprf;.' Effort, y 'Tho- y ; moral, "Get in everjr possible i sub scription before 9 o'clock, tonight." , (Continued on Page Seen.) J. t 3- 7 f J
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