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The Running Fight," "Catspaw" Etc.
BUCKLE
Author
rfTtixht. t0t4. MoBtldt, Nftat & Qo.)
. .-.I iraiNWtlantlc' ilnr. returning
" "SSiiS "ml Ilutherford fulls In
wm Europe. V" a Mrs -,.,. gh9
lrt .Ji troubled by.Kimethlnf. tut re
I"1""...- S.in and apenfls moai oi me mm
fffmi,
time
nn unacrunulous
business proposition
n converaition nya
M Uiruu.v- ,
p"'.; t,.n end apenna niosi oi mo imin
iiidkH Pf'huA i t.i,hnnri. Alan on board
. .nil her lnlv!.i.ii.An nn iinkrrtinittmi
' i. 3 Baron iiciyciin.,.
e..t.i.?"lip mattes I.
.' " o.Vhirrard. ana in n arawnuuii i
IMtfrt Mtntlin to a bluo Wkle worn
lie djrct it"1; ",... ttelderman brlbea
fv. wlreleM operator to let him take a
lf .tMfh . 1.1 l iL.t A l.lAkU
! S'WS.S
l $ irM5wr. ah l;j;1; n i
1 "7!j nlnt the Tnicoiia. uuer
f. u attacked by a ruffian, who ftt
T TJ(?Mtcirili Wo buckle from her.
icnvu. -- : , rescues ner. i-ouowmn
' -SSn hi lorei ho catchea a, sllmpso
t0RVl3rmn' suite with her arma
k f?'thi." dk: New York, Mrs. Tolcolt
fc Utt. Into Cram's cnb and aaka
'!.. hir way into urniR a cmi i
P KJm drlva her homo. As they exam no
' ? ? &.X rralir attempts to declnro his
I hut Mr. Talcotfs volco la neara,
ft JPfAV the amuMlcr., In hi. rocket, aro
H MB "break Into" h. i and" again
?f lceloCC Mr. Talrott saves the Jay.
Ill UIUC UUKMU I"' wn-v
Sr.urne tl.s diamonds over to the secret
.Vrilee ancnts. incv wii '"'"' i ""S-.'tl
Hlkvi&ZJ'lL
SIX hi? been n at Ills homo every night
i fiinVlart iwo weeks. CrttlK Boea hlmse f
' i?it1..tliVte and through tho. Rlass wall
IS tiVinrnian,B houso lie sees iniu Kcnuo-
-.A naradlns P nn" "own. , wraiR cunr
fr If him lletderman exhibit;, his . ogs. two
KMhounaai which nro absolutely under
Iftlooano"""5' . lu about the amue-
fell conn".. -.,
'itnthtt'onP nnda out that the men who
.2 attacked both him and .Mrs. Talcott.
JIi employed by a Mlna , Arany who was
.SffiewM that h la rcall',Mlsj llllllo
InSlantrne, There are two blue buckles,
j?,'o" which bears half mi Inscription.
S, whole Is n rluo to u hidden fortune,
fftonnecilon with which Is ft .paper free
? her father from suspicion of Bnlndllng.
CrtlS. InalellnR that lie will help Mla
riiuntnc to the loituno which Is right-
til r hers, confesaeu Ills love lor ner.
. Hilderman Impersonates a lawyer act ns
f he Arm which has tho wyond blua
Mckie. and attempts to pot tho Inscription
enm itlss Ilallontsno'a buckle, but Is ro-
Utid His villainy Is dlscovercu nen ino
:nl iawyer wjij'c.mb.
CirArTnu XVIII (Continued).
"81ms here saw u younff laily enter the
SJ0088 UP tlicre, a Uttlo nftcr two. We've
fettn seen her Rolns t "d out. Sho
Ktms to be n relative, or nn necompllce,
li'r lomethlns. She Is Mrs. Talcott "
-'Why, you don't know Mrs. Tnlcott,
roifder!" Tralg protested, trying vainly
to keep his volco steady.
"Don't I, though! Sims lias known her
fuer since they enme across on tho
Gothic."
Sims nodded.
'"Slender woman," ho said. "Graceful,
tnd carries herself well. Ha3 n Ions
my cloak and another of blue. Fond of
f trtirlns buckles. I've often seen her.
V she came up to tho houno In a cab, a
' lea- minutes after you henrd tho clock
1 itrlkd two, downtown, and itclderman
' met her at the door. I saw them."
The detectives departed, and Craig sunk
t lick upon his bed, us though some one
1. bid struck him n deadly blow. So that
r tu how sho had known that he was
Injured, and had been able to summon
f lid to quickly! She had learned It from
I HeWerman himself, to whoso houso slio
$ lid Rone at a quarter after two
i Rutherford gave over wondering how
-Nlelderman could have known about It,
lj unless there were really a double of Ills
f-iuroaa, in mc agony or tins new train or
U10UUl. -fiiiu Jiu ui'uu ayaiujiiuuttiliy uc-
eclved by a woman whose heart and soul
Tere 03 dark and deceitful ns her ex
terior was fair and innocent? The excuse
he had made for her when ho believed
Ytr tn hfi thn tnnl nf nn tmnrlnnlnlprl hlls-
B bind no longer held. He knew her hotter
f ww, and tho Knowledge destroyed nil
pqwer to Imaglno her tho blind Instru
i wnt of others. Sho was too sane, too
itll-balanccd, too positive In her nature.
i, Ifihe were Implicated In criminal things,
i t was because she choso to be.
j. He felt that lie never wanted to seo her
i Kiln never so much us hear tho sound
; other voice.
j Jit tclephono bell rang wclcomo Inter
' ruptlon to his painful meditations. Gooley
! ltd' placed the receiver In easy reach of
t the invalid. Craig answered tho call, and
Lit the first words, ho turned even whiter.
?ll . IkU t t.l 1 !..!
jiiinrro iiusaiuic, iiiuii ins wcumii'sa jiuu
fiBade Ijlm.
L It was Miss Ballantync's voice, greeting
?Mi tilllc uncertainly. Sho had waited
tut for two days ho had been silent. Now
he had swallowed her pride to ask him
tbout a matter of business.
'. 'I called vou tin to to maka a reouest."
ttn clear voice said.
Don t hesitate. If I can servo you. lie
endeavored to say tho words easily, but
they sounded coM and formal.
Loulrt you could vou find It convenient
.to call this afternoon? I don't want to
PUt VOU In tnn mllnli trnllMA linf T n'.nntpil
jLtoatrango to get a certain piece of prop
yl), oerore I called at the lawyer's "
I im very sorry," ho replied, "but I nm
ItUl Unnhlft tn ltl.,lt.ntA ,ai. .u.ll l.r.n
i cannot rccupoiato from treatment such
u I have received, at Bhort notice."
I Oh, please don't mako me more
shamed than T am!" HhA rrlpcl. h.r vnlrfl
itembllnB.
don t Intend to." lift nnswrpft drvlv.
Cnahlfi in Gnltn nf l.l.aAl n 1.AAn l.lo
fltitl from responding to tho pleading
f"C
'I-T thought that IP von rnilM rail. I
S5 . te you In-how sorry I nm. I
" ' "ean to bo rude, the other evening.
J..I al you have done for mo and my
rather but vnm wn.ia v.,ni t ..n...
.circumstances seem ngalnst me; and I
(WUllI nnt !,! ..... .i .. .' i
. ." -MIIIU JUU IJIU UU UUIIUL
?0P your faith. In snltn of thim. Oh.
you only knew hnw cimiiv I wnntit tpil
OU dllf
"Utherford mntVlf.rt n !, Cl,a oaamn.l
vL C0n,ce"'e' about their little tiff of
W yenlnBs ago, whlcli he had all but
'"gotten, while she utterly overlooked
'" terrlhln ni.v.ii .' . i. u.i
S?. .recelved at the hands of her accom-
..c(
-It WaS VA1V ftrA nf ,n 4n oah 4I.M
&nmv ho saidT ' "u "
To-what?" she asked.
!i? rfPeated his words,
enn tha ttiiPf-Aint n ..... .i
leon!" Th-; --".--.-,. L"u " ""?"
Kvi, lh,Ma a,,x'ety of her tones.
ik,i V ' cer'ainiy must have known
(t I WBS llrottv Ka.ll.. .!.. .. ..,.
rit'll n5L,mva telephoned to' Doctor
si ..vnaiij i ue
mg.
Insisted, vexed at her
Eehr J",har,:l' l Know no Doctor
jucnard. Tell m ,v,., i . ..
please!" V "is w muct-
IteltDhn'i'i octor.. F'Hchard. Didn't you
Bora ; i.. 1 " uuou' o-ciock, night te-tt'-l
mV1 ? Some anA ,ook a"er me?"
t . UlU riQt. Mr. rillfhnrfnvH 1I.,, ,,l,l
Sou wnS?' yo,u nccded a Physician? If
C?? on r tell me what Is the
heVo .1 vzrzni??i'
lei i n . i y ..,le ""certainty, the plead
5 keen mellaw volce. ana fought 'nard
hui im , ium to its seaucuon.
t ... e.lrl was the most consum-
Ffn;.,.:"'Ts ne naa ever known! What
R . , .e. C0U1U make uPor the stage!
iw la i up ror several days," he
ah vT &ome one entered my room,
a wn r laSt- ,n the tUSSlO I got
El i,a"s&?' . dlested with himself.
BUnTfaSS "l,ler JS i"to.
3U)if "". nun iiiuov Hircuuy
tOh, Vm SO aorrvl Ra sorrvl1' rami
St- the dltresscd voice. "And J feel
hi I 1,hav been to blame. Was
fri""
h Bet anythlngy
Mlgg Ballantvne. vou needn't
ion tb.aj account. The blue buckle
ce"vcr,WabutlCwnP.l,i, '." h"nlt ,1" th0 f
shot; nltca t0 flro imrlli'B
MVIeideorn"e" Viyn- W"l "ld
"Mi1 ,,:i"i'nt7',8'"','"k"I. wontlerltwJy.
hurt." " E,,t betorc' whc l was
J '!,';! nl ;o him tho night before. I
atom hi.11!?1 ." Bl,l nnd ,l wnB l"'lV
about this that 1 wanted to see you."
nhmit ie.8Ce!"s l0 bo toma infusion
s.s,ed CrairbUt S'U ,,M M hlm?" ""'
Why,' VCI?.,'IU ,low nuceily you tnlkl"
aood by." he said, putting tho receiver
back In place.
She admitted, then, havlnir seen Hnliler
mah: It was fno firm tlino bo l.n.i rm..
nnred hpr! Out why dispute thnt she had
Been him at the time tho secret service
man had peon her-nnd nftcr she hud
been able to telephone for him? Whv,
on the other liniul, malntnln that it wiis
lnBt night, when the banker hail not
been away either night, and sho had not
seen hlml
He rani tho bell for Ooolev.
"Mike for the lovo of our patron
saint mix mo something hot-and stlftt
My brain's nil nddlcdt I wish to Blecpl"
XIX
A VKLOUIt HAT AND A VBIVUT
aoyN.
Miss Illlilc Hallanlyno had fought a
long time with her pride, before sho had
leached a point where she could telephone)
Craig niithciford; and nothing but the
exigeiicli'S uf (lie slttiatloii hnd llnally
persuaded her to do so. She sank bnek
In hei chair and stared nt tho rccrlcr,
when her words brought no response. It
was unbollovnblo that he had rung off.
Then the curiously ironic way in tvhlch
ho had advised her not to worry enmo
back to her. She had considered trying
to get Central again, nnd ask If she had
not been mlstnkonty disconnected; but
tho ring in his words held her back. Ho
had said "Good-by," nnd without waiting
for response had ended the conversation
and it wns she who had rung him up In
tho first placo!
And what had ho meant by alluding to
her meeting with Hcldcrman? How had
ha learned about it? He spoke of It ns
If It were rt clandestine affair. Surely Mr.
Hutherford could not tnkc It upon him
self (o crltlclso her actions constantly
to have an espionage upon her house!
Suddenly sho looked down at something
which had tnllen and lay thcro glittering
beforo her, on the edge of the big, siiunrc
desk. It was a tear. Sho sprang up from
the' chair nnd ran upstairs to her room.
Never had the empty, old house heeined
so desolnte, so devoid of human com
fort. It had lirousht nothing but sorrow
nnd misunderstanding to her ever since
sho had entnrcd It. She was deeply hint,
and intensely angry with heisolf for be
ing so. Oil, for the luxury of a good
cry!
"Father, dear," sho whispered tiemu
lously to herseir, "I wonder If sou will
over realize not being a woman Just
what I nm enduring for your sake! I
do not begrudgo tho service hut, oh! if
I had mother here sho would under
stand!" In her haste to leave the telephone, she
had not picked up her hand-bag. It was
lying in plain sight on top of the desk,
whero Sophie presently discovered It. The
erstwhile faithful maid ran through Its
contents with slft and practiced eye.
but found nothing of ctpeclal Interest
except a small, folded bit of paper on
which was written:
"Cowen, Covington & Brown 32 Nas
sau Friday at '!."
Today was Friday. Tho maid qulcklv
restored the paper to Its icceptacle, and
hastened upstairs to her mistress.
"Mademoiselle, will you tell me what
costume I shall preparo for you today?"
The evidence of the girl's constant
faithfulness touched Miss Ballantyno In
her present mood.
"Sophie, you nro always thinking of
mo!" she exclaimed. "But why should it
mako any paitlcular difference what I
wear today? This is only a business en
gagement." "Ah, Mademoiselle, I always like to f.eo
you smart even at a business engage
ment! I look out tho window after you,
as you go down tho street, and I say
with the great pride 'That is my mistress
yes!" And I am not the only one who
looks out of the windows. There arc tho
young men. and the old "
"Nonsense, Sophie, how you talk!" said
Blllle, flushing. "I linvo a notion to
wear a gingham dress Just to splto
you!"
"Ah! I know how Mademoiselle hates
the gingham even for negllgeo! Now If
Mademolscllo would only let me sug
gest "
"What Is It, Sophlo?"
Ordinarily sho would not have encour
aged garrulity In tho maid, but tills
lonely morning tho chatter about dress
was amusing to her.
"Why not again tho velvet gown, and
the velour hat, Mademoiselle? Tho com
bination Is over sultnblo for tho Avenue,
or for the stuffy old business office.
Why do persons have to talk so much
business, anyway?"
Blllle glanced at tho maid, but her
guileless face expressed nothing but a
natural Interest and dcslro to bo useful.
"Then, Just to pleaso you, Sophie and
not because I don't want tho gingham
you can lay out tho velvet gown. Be
side," she ndded to herself, "Mr. Lcclerc
will know me easier by that."
"Yes, Mademoiselle," returned tho maid,
smiling.
She withdrew from the loom, nnd could
bo hoard downstnlrs Blnglng a French
love-song Bottly to herself, ns sho put
the house to rights. A fow minutes later,
she returned to say:
"If Mademolscllo will permit, I will
hasten down to the corner drug-store for
some little things I Torgot yesterday."
"Very well, Sophie."
The front door sortly closed, us tho
maid sped down the block on her errand;
and her mistress, loft nlone, wondered
what she would havo done in this out-of-tlic-wny
corner of the- city without
some one she know and could depend
upon, like Sophie.
An hour later. Miss llallantyne wns
summoned downstnlrs by the telephone.
The first Jangling of the bell set her In A
Mutter; her nerves wero on edgo this
morning. It might be her fnthcr, calling
her up, as lie did frequently, to counsel
and encourage. It might he Crnlg, ex
plaining his strango conduct.
'mT'iV""'0 vo1co tllsnPPol"ited her hopes.
Hollo!" called n man's crisp, buslncss-
llko tones. 'This Is Mr. Cowen talking.
I wish to speak with Miss Ballantyno,
please,
"Tills Is Miss Unllantync but I do not
iccognlzo tho name."
"Cowen, of Cowen, Covington & Brown."
On, os," replied Blllle, he.- heart
beating innro rnpldlv than ever. "Did
Mr. I.eclere tell you"
"Hverythlng la satisfactory, Miss tint
Inntviic." "fii, I'm sn glad so wry glad!"
"Mr. I.erlere Is not hero Just now. lie
H detained on another nintter. lie asked
me to call you up and postpona the meet
ing slightly. It wns to bo nt three, I
understand?"
"Yes, at three, this nttcrnoon."
"I believe ho agreed to deliver to you
a certaln-sentlmeiitnl article In which
you nre Interested?"
, "Yes havo you It ready7" sho asked,
brenthlesslv.
"Certainly. I am merely rehearsing
theso details, In order thnt there may
bo no misunderstanding. Now, Miss llal
lantyne. If you will be good enough to
postpono your visit until four, Mr. I.e
clero will he able to aeo Jou."
"triitll four? Certainly," BIIIlo agreed;
and tho businesslike person at the other
end of the line thanked her, and rang on.
Thnt day, ever nftcr, seemed the long
est In the girl's memory. Tho minutes
dragged by like so many hours. She
tried busying herself with ono duty after
another but always she found her lingers
Mopping, and 'ner eyes gazing away nb
stractcdl, while her mind went over tho
phrase, "Postpone your visit, until four;
postpone your visit until four!"
Cmild It rcallj be true? Slio wns going
to get the other blue liucl.lo! She would
seo the rest of that strange Inscription,
and If she could not make It nut, Cinlg
would help her and they together
pshaw ! what nonsense! She would never
able to read It herself, She would neor
ask another favor, never, of a man who
could not let her get out of his sight
without misjudging her!
She bit her lip, and her wandering
thoughts took another course. S"nn pic
tured the two buckles nt last In her pos
session, and herself presenting them tri
umphantly nt tho office or soino trust
compaiiv. A niystcrlous-looklng box
would ho turned over to her, after she
hnd signed her name, oh! loads of times!
She would open tho box nnd gloat over
Its contents. Yes, here were bonds and,
maybe, gold or Jewels t'ne family trcas
ui es of the Bnllantynes but, best of all,
here wero papers, formidable appearing
legal documents whlcli would icstoro her
father's good name; would make It no
longer necessary for him to keep hidden
away from tho sight of men.
And some day thus continued her un
ruly thoughts sho nnd her father would
dilvo up openly to t'ne Kaudrlngham.
They would request Mr. Craig Huthcr
ford please to step down to the leception
room. Her fnthcr would thank blin for
them both, and explain tho few things
lie had so persistently misunderstood
The enlightened young man would, per
haps, beg her pardon, and she would In
terrupt him with, "That Is unnecessary,
Mr. Ktitherford! I understand, even
though ou did not. I Join my father in
thanking you for nil you've done. Wo
shall always bo grateful to ou for your
kindness. Good-by!" And they would
depart from tho room and out of Mr.
Iluthcrfoid's life.
Oh, theso thoughts, these thoughts!
How we lovo to dwell on those that leave
tho bitter taste! BIIIlo rehearsed this
little parting scene, over and over, and
each time thought or something more
clever, more cutting to say. Then, by
a sudden revulsion of memory, sho pic
tured Craig at this moment lying III,
wounded, sho did not know how serious
ly and more than likely because she had
enlisted hint In her sorWce!
Four o'clock came at last; and punc
tual to the stroke sho presented herself
at tho spacious suite of offices wheie
Mr. Lcclerc was to await her. Tho oftlce
Lboy smiled at her, and without waiting
ror ner to givo ner name or errand
started toward the Inner office.
"I'll tell Mr. Cowen," ho said. "He
was Just going, but I don't think ho has
left the office jet."
(CONTINUED TOMORROW.)
iHH
Every merchant knows
the dollar-and-cents value of good
illumination the public patronizes the
bright, electric-lighted stores, Mazda
lamps will give you the best light for the
least money. Intelligently used they are
less expensive than any other illuminant. Be sure that
your lighting fixtures are equipped with MAZDA lamps
not only do they give three times as much light for the
same money as the older types of incandescent lamps, but
they are also the nearest approach to actual daylight.
IV wt!l dtifyn an tltchlc lighting imtailalion for vou,
or u u"" odiUt concerning Imtrovtmtntt in your
ticitnt illumination that it no chargtfor this twice.
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AMERICAN BLOCKADE
PROTEST COMPLETED
Nolo to Britain Declaring Com
merce Interference Unwar
ranted May Be Sent Tonight.
WASHINaON, March 25.
The Administration's reply to Orent
Britain's order In council has been com
pleted and will bo forwarded to Lon
don tonight,
Ab already announced, tho President
has tnkon tho position that Great Brit
ain's declared purpose of blocking
America's trade with Germany is an
unwarranted aggression, which cannot
bo ncccpted by this country without a
protest.
Tho Anglo-French purpose of block
ing tho trndo between this country and
tho neutral nations adjacent to German)'
is placed In tho snmo category.
Gtent Britain's excuse that American
products nro being shipped ncioss tho
borders Into Germany, according to tho
Administration, Is a matter to bo settled
between tho Allies nnd offending neu
trals. Tho British Government has nilvlsed
tho State Department that "lenlont"
treatment will be granted AmerlcAn car
goes purchased in Germany before March
1. Tho precise meaning of "lenient" 1ms
not been mnde clear.
, Secretary Bryan has announced that
this Government would mako teprcsen
tntlona to Get many as u lesult of the
nttaek on the Belgian relief ship Kllland
by German aeroplanes.
Secretary Bryan said that The Hnc.no
nlrcady had laid tho facts before the
German Government, and that tho Slato
Department doubtless woultl follow tho
same course.
Information received hero today Indi
cated that fivo bombs were thrown from
the aeroplane at tho relief ship, hut with
out effect, nfter the Germans were fully
cognizant of the vessel'H mission.
Criminal prosecution of tho master of
tho Gorman steamship Odenwald, for al
leged violation of tho neutrality laws, lv
attempting to flip to sen from San .lu.in,
l'orto Illco, without clcsirnnco papers',
will not bo undertaken by tho lvpntt
incnt of Justice for tho present. It was
learned that Attorney Gencial Gregory
plans to concenttato attention on tho
proceedings against the Odenwald Itself.
Mothers' Pension Bill Passed
ALBANY. March 13,-A shrill cheer
of applause was given by hundreds of
enthusiastic women In tho Assembly yes
terday when the Itepiibllcan majority re
ceded rrom Its position of opposition li,
thp widowed mothers' pension bill and
paused the nieahuie b.v a ote of lua In ;,
As the bill has been passed In the Sen
ate, It now goes to the Governor ror liLs
slgnatuie.
FllGNCtt ADVANCE IN VOSOBS,
HUT VICTORY IS COSTLY
Battle to Drive Germans Prom Muel
htuiscn Rnllway Lines.
PAtttS, March 2G. In the eastern foot
hills of tho Vosgcs Mountains, near Harl
inann8wcller Kopf, In Alsace, French and
German troops are once again locked in
the grip of balllc. The French havo been
nblo to take several lines of German
trenches, but the victory has cost them
dearly, for the nttncklng forces had to
charge up n hillside under the direct lire
of well-trained Infantrymen and rapid
flro guns.
French forces nro trying to out through
to tho inllway line which runs Into Muel
hnusen from the north and serves ns tho
chief line of communication for Muelhau
sen. At the same time such n feat would
put tho Fiencli In possession of a ron
slderahlo portion of the Senhelm-Kolmnr-Htrtssburg
line The Fiencli forces tak
ing part In tills enterprise nro part of tho
army thnt took Thann and Senhelm from
the Geimnn defenders some limn ago.
JUDGES ASSIGNED
ltTw
Municipal Court Members Receive Ap
pointments for April.
The change In the assignments of tho
Judges of the Municipal t'ourt by Judge
Brow n, expected as a icault of the re
cent conlioversy between President Judge
Brown nnd Judge Gorman, of the Juven
ile branch of the couit, did not mntcrlnl
lo today. Judge Gorman wilt rotunlu In
tho Juvenile Court, the other assign
ments for tho month of April nre:.
Judge Bonulwell, (.'ilmlnnl Court, Itoom
G7G, City Hall; Judge Gilpin. Civil Court
(Jury tilnls), Honm !l: Judge Mne.N'eltle,
Civil Court (Jury tilals). Itoom Iflli Judgo
Crnnc, Civil Court (cases without Jur.).
Ilooni W. Judge Cnssldy. Civil Court
'cases without lurv), Itoom TM; Judge
Knowles, Civil Court (cases without Jui.M,
Itoom dSn. Judge Wlierler, will hear mo
tions nnd rules In Itoom Hlij. Judge Drown,
Domestic Delations Coin I, Itoom (1.VI
Judger Ctllpln, Wheeler nnd Mac.N'ellle
will comprise the new Tilal Court In
Itoom GoO during tho month.
GERMANS ABSOLVE RUSSIANS
AMSTKIIDAM, March S3. Voiwacrts,
the Socialist organ In Ileilln, has investi
gated n number of alleged Russian out
ingcs in Hast Prussia, especially charges
of assaults on women and burning of
liotucs. it has found that almost every
case Is unsubstantiated and that most of
them weie Invented by Germnn newspapers.
10,000 SiRii "Dry" Petition
Forty thousand men In tills city have
signed the anti-Saloon League petition,
declaring themselves in favor of the
Williams' local option bill, nnd It Is the
Intention of the league to have 1TO.00O
signers bv the time the bill comes up
for a public hearing on April G at Jlur-rlsburg.
$1000 Loss in Jewelry Store Eire
An ovctheiiti'd gold-smelting crucible
melted n hole In a gnss pipe and allowed
dm rsenpo of g.is. which mused Slioa dam
age tn Hie lewelry manufnctuiiug es
tablishment of Samuel v., Koi-fr, on the
pecnii; Hour of a building at the noitli
nesl corner of Sth and Sanson) stieets,
eaily this morning.
KAliLSnUHE SUNK, SAYS MATH
OF AMERICAN SHIP CAUIB
Survivor of Cnrib DrinRS Clrcumstnn-
stnntinl Story From Wilhelmshavcn.
NteW YORK. March K. Tho German
cruiser raider Knrlsruhc wns blown up
at sea nnd the crew have landed In
Oermnny, according to Jcsso Boyd, sec
ond mate of the American ship Carlb,
which was struck bv ft mine In the North
Sea Ho returned today on the Ho.-Innd-Amcrlcan
liner Rotterdam. Boyd,
visited the German naval base at Wll
helmhavcii nnd received tho Information
regnrdlng the Karlsruhe.
"t Raw Lieutenant Weddlgeu, of tho
snbmnrlne U-9, whlrh sank tho cruisers
Hogue, Cressy and Abouklr," said Boyd.
"I also met members of the ICnrlsruho
crew They told me tho cruiser had been
blown up, but would not snv wheie They
said she had been destroyed In waters
where she hail been most active.'
"The Germans reel that the Fnlted
Stntes has prolonged the war by selling
large quantities of arms and ammunition
to tho Allies."
AIililKS LOST 1200 MEN.
TURKS OFFICIALLY REPORT
Ministry Sttys Elect Fired on Boats
Doinp; Rescue Work.
CO.VSTANTINlll'I.K. March M.-The
Turkish Ministry of Mnilno today Issued
a statement saving Trial in their defeat
in the Dardanelles on .March IS the Al
lies sintered n loss of 1M men and 130
guns
"I.ato reports," It adds, "show our vic
tory over lite enemy's licet was of even
greater magnitude than had been sup
posed. Mnio men would have been res
cued had the enemy not Hied upon small
bonis when they attempted to pick up
sailors In the walcr.
"After two nf mil bouts hnd been sunk
b shells, the rescue w'ork was aban
doned "
RUNAWAY GIRL OF 18
SOUGHT BY THE POLICE
Her Disappearance Attributed
to Her Fear of Being Sent to
an Institution.
The police today began a search (or
Frances Glorls, an 18-year-old Itallftn girl,
who disappeared yesterday morning from
the homo of Mr. nnd Mrs, Prank Snip
tier, of Ml,", Baring street.
Tho girl wns last seen shortly before
noon yesterday, walking west on Hamll'
ton street, near .11th. She Is of medium
height nnd weight, tins a delicate olive
tinted skin, red checks and dark eyes,
nnd Is pronounced by Mrs. Shipper to be
the Idenl type of Italian womanhood,
Tho Society to Protect Children from
Cruelty plnced I'"rances Gloria Under
the enro of Mr nnd Mrs, Shipper
four years ago. Since that time they
havo hnd no trouble with her until a few
w-ceks ago, when the girl became restless
and somewhat unmanageabler Mrs. Ship
Pr then applied to Judge Gorman for a
permit admitting the girl to some Catho
lic Institution The hearing of the case
was to have taken place this morning,
nml the police believe that the girl ran
awny to escape being sent awny from
the eltj life to which she Is accustomed.
The girl's mother Is said to have been
found wandering on tho streets of this
city nhout n week ago, but what baa
become of her slnco that time Is un
known. The girl's father Is said to bs
living in New York city.
Child Dies or Burns
Tuo-j ear-old Mnry Walker died today
nt the Hiilscopal Hospital from burns re
eelved while plnyiug with matches nt her
homo, !St Collins street.
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Moving Pictures Taken By Daring- Photographers on the Deadly Battlefields of
Europe : Real Action Photographs Showing the Marvelous Results of
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All pictures made with authority of the commanding officers of the warring armies.
You See It All The Great Toll of War Daring Aerial Maneuvers Great
Offensive Movements and Heroic Stands
German army entering Brussels; field guns in action near Antwerp; the armored
train at Arvin firing broadsides as it passes (the daring photographer was standing
on the cab of the engine, unprotected, while taking this picture) ; the bombardment
of Ghent; the 42-centimeter guns in action and latest photos of the Kaiser with his
troops.
3000 feet of these films have just arrived; they are now being shown for' the first
time in this country along with the other action photos. Be sure YOU see these
pictures; there have been some war photos shown before, but these are real action
pictures taken right at the front.
Now showing at the Forrest Theatre
Twice daily, 2:30 and 8:30 p. m. Admission 25c and 50c.
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