,VP- v ''Xwp ' Ji L- -Sj-w, EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER PfilLADELPmA, WEDNESDAY, AtJGflJST 7, 1918 r5 '-v, 'V '' EVERY MEMBER OF THE FAMILY CAN FIND SOMETHING INTERESTING HERE TO READ "w; I & ; ff.MOMYIMOICf! fem. xf zjeanor n. Jortor . Sill tetvrloKI-, . fu Kfranor If. Porter and lc ? , hv the Public Ledger Co. rMr.PTitiition o foaohtoit Ju7fl Co. All X , Rights Reserved. ' THE 8T0RV THfS FAR ' Ceek for $100,000 apiece have been tilvd by Frank Blalsdell. Jamta Blals Mand Flora Klalsdcll from tho ntnto (Stanley a. Fulton, a millionaire, l'ulton i tucposed to be In South America, and 'relatives Incline to the belief that he MU. As a. matter 01 laci, ira i in UMmr home town. Hlllcrlon. inaa.jueraamK ctUls-John Smith, genealogist. Interested In f, tX concerning the lllalsdell family, lie la Ef ntinil fnr auch data to Mlsa Mauale Rj? Butt, daughter of a man who married tho Bother of the Blalsdells and survivca ner. CHAPTER X What Docs It Mailer? fpHE days Immediately follow Ins the 'A; receipt of those thrco remarkable I? letters by the Blalsdell family were Held Mrve-racKing tor an cunmn. ( hv Mrs. Jane's insistence that they !&' weren't sure yet that tho thing was IV trti. h family steadfastly refused to R5 five out any definite Information. P.vcn l- the eager Harriet yieiaeu 10 juu .. t .!- s-nlnl aUnnTL'tHclne that It WOUld If , be mortifying, of course, If they should kg -talk and nothing came of it. B-f Th.lr enigmatic answers to ques tions, and their express e shrugs and smiles, however, were almost as excit ing as the rumors themselves; and the BUitsdells became nt once a "J,Ie torm center of surmises and gossip state of affairs not at all unpiealng to Srte of them. Mrs. Harriet in par- lMlss Maggie Duff. however, was not M will pleased. To Mr. Sin th, one day, she freed her mind and MMMw- Sit I so seldom freed her mind that Mr. mlth was not a little surprised "I wish." she began, "I do wih that, If that Chicago ,awyer is comine, he'd come, and get done with It Cer tainly tae present state of affairs is ai- "?& does" make It all the harder for you. to have It drag along like this. Jloesn'f It?" murmuied Mr. Smith un easily. , '"That you arc' not included in the bequest, I mean" She gave an Impatient Bcslure "I didn't mean that. I wasn t tliink lnir of myself. Besides as I 'vc told jou oafore. there Is no earthly reason uh ihould have been Included It s the de lay. I mean, for the BlaisueUs-foi t e Whole town. for that mat er This eternal 'Did you know?' and rhej sa fa retting nn mv neres wn)-,.Mii "" . , ..., ho you had any nerve?. udm-v.u - man. ih. threw him an expressive glance. "Haven" I '"she "etortcd Then again ..?,' the. imnatienl gesture ' But il; .hi nln and the quest onlng 2?SS't the worst l"s the family them- 5Ilv Between Hattle's pulling one S5iotnB the other I feel like a fcrfri. hetweStvio nuarrelsoine puppies Wattle Is nlreadvhouse-huntlng. on the IlJ-nrt she's bought Bessie an expen- ve watch and a string of gold beads - ' .. !... .1 luelilu flint - .,!.,. in mm. back and claim on tne omer """ ""'.,,',", the' money, so she's running hei house ! -. it,. nrlnrlnlB that she s IorI a V'lmn.lred thousand dollars, and so must '., - --, , ,, .,ABat,lo V.JIV. VOU 3a economize m ej llUo.-...... .--.-. ,& ean Imagine It'" "I don't have to Imagine It. mur mured the man. Miss Maggie laughed T fnrrnt. Of course you don t 1 1 ou jtm live there, don't J on?. But that . -' "?"?l.i . Tl-n .,.. anil u'Ptlt IntO JHIl an. riui, kw' --". " , sutiorint th other dav and ordered , ffV roast turkev, and now she's worrying ror rear me .muiic,. v.. ,,, . Justlfv her extravagance .Melllcent. i with 'Implicit faith that the hundred thousand is coming, wants to weal her heat frocks everj day And as if she j were not alreadv quite excited enough. younr Pennock has very obviously be- , run to elt up and take notice " i "You don't mfn he Is trjlng to come back so soon!" disbelieved Mr Smith , "Well, he's evidently caught the glit ter of the gold from afar." smiled Miss Maggie. "At all events, he's taking no tice." "And Miss Mellicent"" There was a ote of anxiety in Mr. Smith's voice. I ron't see him. annarently. Rut , She, comes and tells me. his eveiy lat move (and he's making quite a number ef them just now), so I think she does ee a- little." tV L'fhe young rascal' But sne noesn i Ifr r?" 9 " think not really She's juM es- flted now, as any joung gin wou.n i.e. and I'm afraid she's taking a little Wicked pleasure in not seeing him " "Humph' 1 can imagine It.' chuckled Mr. Smith j , , J , . , . "But It's all bad this delay chafed Miss Maggie again "Don't vou ee" It's neither one thing nor anniber That's why I do wish that lawjer would Am Id b.'a rnrnlnc" ..I I reckon he'll be here before long." C murmured Mr Smith, with an elabor- ' !.. Aas.iql ar- .'nut , lh n.l t erp V romlni in on the deal." His kindly eyes Si were gazing straight Into her face now. '. She shook her head x"I'm a Duff, not a Blalsdell except when they want " She, bit her lip A iwnfnaisH red suffused her fare. "I mean. I'm not a Blalsdell at all," she finished hartlly. ! "Humph' That's exactly it'" Mr i Smith was sitting energetically erect. .vnrji not a Blalariell excent when EiP, thev want something or ynu Kir ,. Oh, please, I didn't mean tn ttv 'ijldn't say that," cried Miss Ma OJV I laggie. In irW very genuine distress f$ t "No, I know j-ou dlrtn t iiu, I dirt. mv ' ar.a h man "Miss Maggie, its a Zr5 V . ,-.. , .1. ...n.. .I., inrus. S?f nn vou.-sometimes." ?? "NonaenBe! I like to have them mean, I like to do what 1 can for them," tA ahft 'corrected nasiuy, laugning in spue - .a S....K -1 ..V... IIIta In ... all HrftH ntlt. I Rtin. i-BOS." C .. ll ...i.a .rtaiwan ' ?v rAnd It doesn't matter, anyway, of ij Course, he. gibed efA ..s.r. t.1. .h. .miU "Yes, I sutpected thai " Mr Smith waa still sitting-erect, silll speaking with lin 4D" QTrlBBG Tl.r, Vna n Si'ni Rial- Alunil If -!- -'.- -!- '.' '' '' f" : &: , .a j. i ..U..I..I.SC .., .. , p. .si, i . uninH zr i I . . .. ir "XM' f e 1 I MV" r-. in. t ,- mi k xWrMH-' . i -T-UOT -Pl&l-rr' WELL IFST 'CUT. YOfJP - LOT MIS ,W WOULU KIVOW "yriAtZiiTWli &OSHJ WOT" II- I XI -7,-7 W'h Wt4i 1 r ' vw Lit hm.l ae over in jix weeks.'j wmr ti" Vorci woulu hi sn jr yam ' s4 Wu FA, I LHUH'. tVf -PS SEZ. TH' WAR'Ut fi iticmt jmabw ' I'LL JgST WFA V " V s WM ( WlA mgr't . l 3t Y .-J- 'If V - r v, 1 S-Z1S f. wb ' -i tns-1 ' y- Author of "Polly anna" grim terseness "But let me tell you right here and now thai I don't approve of that doctrine of yours." " 'Doctrine'?" "That 'lt-doesn't-matter' doctrine of yours. I tell ou It's very pernicious vcrj'l I don't uppruvc nf it nt nil." There was a moment's Kllence. "No7" Mls Maggie said then, de murely. "Oh. well It doesn't matter if yoji don't." Ho caught the twinkle In her ees and threw up his hands ilespnlrlnglj. "You nro Incorrigible!" With a sudden businesslike air of de termination MIrs Maggie faced him. "Just what Is the matter with that doctrine, please, and what do you mean?" she smiled. "1 mean Hint things do matter and that wo merely shut onr ees to tht. real fads In the race when we sav that they don't War. diath, sin. e li the workl Is full of them, and they do matter" "They do matter, indeed" Miss Mag gie was speaking very gravely now "Thev matter woefully. I never say It doesn't matter' to war, or death, or sin, or evil. But there are other things "But the other tilings matter, too. Intel ruptcd the man Irritably "','K'!' here and now It matters that jou don t share In the money ; it matters that you slave half jour time for a father who doesn't anywhere near appreciate jou: it matters that you slave the rest of the time for every Tom and llrk and Harry and Jane and Mehltable in Hlller ton that has run a silver under a thumb, either literals or metaphor ically. It matters that Hut Miss Maggie was laughing mer rily "Oh. Mr Smith, Mr Smith, J oil don't know what you sue sajing' "I do. too It's jou who don t know what you arc saving'" "Hut, piay. what would ou have mc sax . sue smneu 'I'd have von a It docs matter, and ivi linv. vuu Insist on having vour rights every time ' "And whlu If I had"" she retaliated sharplv "Mv rights. Indeed I The man fell back, so sudden and so astounding was the change that had come to the woman opposite him hlic was leaning forward In hci cha r her lips trembling, her eves a smouldering flame. ... .. .,, .. "What lr I Had iiisisieo on in.v nm... all the way up" she Uivcied "Would r have come home that first time Troiii college? Would I have stepped IrTIo Mother Blalsdells Mioes and kept the hoiite? Would I have swept and baked and washed and ironed, day III and day out to make a home fur father and for ,11m and Krank and Flora? Would I have seen other gills love and maiiv and go to homes of their own. while I Oh. what urn I 'avlpg. what am I sav ing'" she choked, ncring her eves with the back of her hand, and tinning her face avvaj "IMeast. if vou ran. foiget what I a'd Indeed I never broke nut like that befote I am mi -aMiamed ' " Vshamed ' Well, vou nredu t be Mr Smith, on ills feet w , wo. I, off his agitation l.v and .low u the small loom bis feet, was living in 'But I am asnamen. nio.inru .nvs Maggie he, fare Mill Hve,ted " vnd I j can't think why 1 should have been so I so wild II was Just something thai ,, ,a id-annul mv rights. I think Vou see all mj life I've just bad t.. earn to sav 'It doesn , m, tier when here were so manv tnings inai i wan. en in no CHAI'TUK Ml In Sni (igc llnmh il'rnnn is "illrd tiinn lin brd in a VHiinitntii i iinii hi Jiidur Oirl it ln i vmt hy lifllil RrUitum I'rqnu riiiif? that Indians nn- nn the imii path and plottiiu lo attnik Ihr ramp and lillaiir I w: HKX ili h'imii rpxi toU Hint tho Impinc i .imp " ;it the um- nf tlir Iii'lin ?! Hip ai t iiii - -laitrl hi ltiririK mnip icninut! Umii rcl Th erp wurkmi? thoni-.'l ps up intf a fin fionrv hfor .utiKinc: Cau'X e pet hrlp fnitii tin illafir" liispprl Pprk' tn Hil! Hi ptuni saa K'tin to u?a Hip mcRH phone f(i that. tip .wiswpipd hut w ran t dn it tiMW TliPic aio to miui qroulp out I'm living1 to think of utnp otliPi wi " Hilly hit flit I - otmlipil thr smut mn v hilw I'pccx knli shiirhlpi inelv hpnlp him Wh.n iniilil a ! and , ciil hi against that linro Innrl nf Nv.tccy" "If I rouhl ci'l dnw n thi-iH hlh tim aip huv iMnoing. I iniKhl In- ahlr in tpal thpir guns mikc pipi! Milh PpI- giuin 'Juflgp 0l. will nii find uhptp thplr fiirai ins Ain" Without a sound .ludgp Cl Mippprl nfi Ihp pdgft of tin rliff and dnipppd Into thp hasin, disappnaiing among thp w igvvamn hnlow Tn rVcc Ihe plan nf Hlll Ftplgilim Inoketl pr pntui-somr, hut sho tniild think nf no other ua in whh'h to bip I Ihe people in the camp and In the vil- , lagc Judge nwl rame ba. k veij .iueklv "They've mled all ihelr cuns behind .... .. 1.. .. ., .., .n . I. A ..ll l.n ..- I ported II "That's tine ' tephed Billv Belgium . "If they'll onlv dance long enough, I II gel an ineir Hinniunii.on so meir KuusjnriwhH will hn no use Saying this. BIIIj Belgium look off his coat anil began tn creep cautiouslv i ilriw n tlie a(n nr the 1-110 rol.lWnC tl , slanting ledge that led lo tho bottom reggy wan nine iireHiiiieesiv. saw u.in in Inn.r nnd Iriwer until he llLsannpai eil from view among the rocks behind Ihe wigwams and couldn't. And don't jou see"! found out. after a while, that It didn't really matter half so much -college and my own llttlo wants and wishes as that 1 should do what I had to. do, wllllnglj- and pleasantlj" nt home." "But, good heavens, how could jou keep from tearing 'round and throwing things?" "I couldn't -all the time. I I smashed a bowl once, and two cups." She laughed shamefarcdl.v. and met his eyes now "But 1 soon found that It didn't make me or anybodj' else- any happier, and that It didn't help things at all So 1 tiled to do the other way. And now. pleaso, please sa jou'll forget all this what I've been saying. Indeed, .Mr Smith, 1 am very much ashamed'" "Forget It'" Mr. Smith turned on his heel and marched up and down the loom again "Confound that man!" "What man?" "Mr Stanley (1. Fulton, if J-ou must know, for not giving jou any of that money. ' "Money, ipone.v, monej '" Miss Mag gie tlnew out both her hands with a ges ture of repulsion. "If I've heard that word once I've heard it a hundred times in the last week Sometimes 1 wish I might never hear It again." "Vow don't want to be deaf, do jou? Well you'll have to bo to escape hearing that woid " "t supiHiRc so. But " again she threw out her hands. "Vou don't mean " Mr Smith was regarding her with curious Interest. "Don't jou want money, really?" She hesitated ; then she sighed "Oh. jes, of course. We all want inoncv. Wo have to have monej', too; but 1 don't think It's everything In the world, hv any means" "Vou don't think It brings happiness, then?" "Sometimes. Sometimes not " "Most of er us would bo willing to take, the risk " "Most of us would." "Now, In the case of the I!laidells here don't jou think this monev is going to bung happiness tn them?' There was no answer. Miss Maggie seemed to be think "Miss Maggie, exclaimed Mr. Smith, with a concern all nut of proportion to his supposed inteiest In the matter, "vou don t mean to .ay jou don't think this monev Is going to bring them happi ness '" Miss Maggie laughed a little (ill. no' This monej 'II bring them happiness all right, nf rouise partlc- ulaily to some of them But I was iut wondering: If vou don't know how to spend live dollars so as lo gel IheJ mo"! out of it hnvv will vou spend (he hundred oi five thousand and get the mni out of thai"' Vhst do vou mean"' Hut Miss Maggl shook hei bead "Nothing 1 was just thinking' the tnld (To bi: i'nTiM'i;n TOMor.r.ow i (irea, iteniHinl for the lit IIMVI, rilll.K l.i:ill.i:it may eaue jiiii In nil... an intnllmen, of till urj Interesting ..tnr.v. Inn hud belter, therefore, telephone or writr ( the ( ireiilatlnn llepartmen, nr ttk jour newsdealer tills, afternoon In letup the l;r.M(. I'tlll.ll 1.1, IX. I, It nt y our home. "DREAMLAND ADVENTURES" By DADDY "THE l.) INDIANS" complr.', iictn niirrntme ench ucclc, hcyiniiiiiu lltntdai and endiny Haturdau- J LLB-!St8g j mH U xtmm. rW& ' ' 'l(J Jiiilje Owl came bark crv quicklv s ,, , , ., , ,i i ,i i Meanwhile ihe Indians kept up ihc.J ""' " dame stamping and hnnUnij in giM- veil I., th.il wailike fiel ngs ' I'.in.e. dance, dance' slnlcked hief Manv rows "Dance for the Bed .Men ire fite Dance beiause the sbn has sei for the I'alefaies Dance, dance dame" ' D.uue, dance, dan. e ' howled Sitting Man "Dante, dance, dance'" veiled Much Hair 'Dan.-e destruction lo all work ... I n , I (,..1nf .... -Paine, dance, dan.-e"' ehanicd all the other Indians, ihe warnois whirling aboui and blandishing iluhs and Ionia- F'eggv sl, .lined hei eves lo ei t a glimpse of BIIIj Belgium The moon ame fiom behind the clouds fni a mo ment and she made him out behind the wiewams-. busily gathering nn all the ammunition he ..nil. I hud Supposing the Indians should discovei him I I'eggJ gave a shivei of apprehension He was taking a lol of imu . hut pos- 'hJ, Is' ' . . .-. . THE DAILY NOVELETTE BLOWN IN BY THE DRAFT Uy CARKIK L. 1'. CURTIS nnivATi: vanci: u DONNETTH was X n southern lad by hlrlh. As are ninny of our gallant voting lads he Vvas called Into the seivlco by the draft. He cnleied a soutlie, n encampment In tho latter part of March and In early May, with many others, was transferred lo a camp faithcr north. It vvas the 12th of May that Vance vvas assigned tho duty of a switchboard operator at the ramp. His hours at the switchboard were 6 a. in. to 12 in., and 5 p. in. to lam One bright Tuesday morning while on his duty at the switchboard, wondering how to spend his four-hour relief th.it afternoon, hn at last decided to take a stroll through the village of Riverside. The village church, the store and the central ofllco were tho Important build ings One o'clock Tuesday found Vance strolling the streets of a strange town Several of the v Hinge lads were In the servlce..so a lad In khaki vvas not mi uncommon occurrence. "I don't se many lassies In this vicinity I guess they are few and far between." said Vame It seemed odd to him not to per anj girls on the streets, as the ma jority of the younger set In ills homo town were girls. Arriving at the store, he entered and bought a cigar, then gayly passed on his way. He had. not gone far when he approached the central office. (!lanr.i Into the open wlndrws, and slacking Ills pace as he did so, lie saw the little operator at her post ".Num ber, please": "I.lno busy' ; "Did J-ou get them?" "Riverside" ; he heard the sweet little voice saying. "Who Is the proud owner of that sweet voice? "How beautiful she Was with that dark hair Wish that I might meet her," said Vance. As he continued his sttoll the operator was still In his mind He walked on nearly a mile, then began his journey homeward. Taking a slip of papc- from his pocket, he wrote: "Vance Ponnettc. mippntnr at local rninn Ring up' On his return by the ccntial olllce he walked more slowly than before. Just at the entrance to tho office he let the slip of paper drop out of his hand. "Hope that she- Is lucky enough lo find it." said ho He tcported at camp at 4 o'clock and at u o'clock ho was again at the switchboard "I wonder if sho has found It. ' he was thinking. At r o'clock Hmlta Dell, the I'.iveislde operator, was preparing to leave the olllce .lust as she opened the door to depart a slip of paper was "blown in bv the draft" and diopped at her fee, " The next Tuesday nfteronon Vance went to the Central Olllce As he neared the olllce. Instead of slackening, li hasinnpd bis nace he was so anx ious lo meet i:mlta. Entering the of fice. Cmlta greeted him with a hand shake, as though they had known each other for jeais That afternoon as he sal there talking to her, the only thought in his mind was: "She is the most 'beautiful of all girls." Ilailv In Oi'tobe, . Vance expected to 1.0 "over there ' one morning he .ailed llmlta on the phone. "Say. lassie. I leave tomorrow for a ten-day fur lough before going over there I'm going home ,o see mother , are vou ictdv to go as m bride?" "Yes 111 be lead).' innie the lcplv The next morning Vance and Hmlta left lo lln IfIi the woik commenced bv lan ''lipid happv couple wcte Private and Mrs Vance Dnnnett. as ihej look ihe n.iln fni the South s the train passed out of the station Van e w hlspcied lo Kinll.i. Vreu't jou glad that it was blown in bv Ihediaft'?' Vonioiinic'v t'nmplrlr .ntrlctlc ron rni: ri.vn." . -Iblv tliat was because lie didn t want to leave a singlr weapon foi the savages lo use Klnallx sho saw him cieep awav finm the guns and tnwanl tin- illff Then lie began lo mint- up, .(lagging a gun behind him s be rhiult. .1. ihe moon came out liiighilv leveallr.g Billy Kelgium plamlv lo anv one v no migm turn that way I'eggv held hei In i at h. feai ful lest any thine should heti.ij him ,.. I tic .lancing Indians Siowlv. slnwlv he dtnzued lilmself I along and I'eggv began lo fed that he might escape sfeh , Tlien a small rock gave uav beneath bis foot and went hounding nolsilv down ihe side of tile . liff SJiai p ears among the Indians heaid il A squaw jumped to her feet and pointed lo Billv. In stautlj the dance slopped and the In dians turned to stale at the i limbing III IV. Uillj Belgium, stilving lo climb fastei, made a misstep He tiled tn icgalu liis balance, hut vas liampeied hv the gun He waveied a moinenl then, ,o Peggv's horioi lie went slliinint: and sliding down I lie fa. e of Ihe cliff right I lulu the aims of half a dozen savages, who tushe.l forwaid to seize him. Owlioo' Owhoo Owlioo' iiowled the Indians in tiiumph. . bagging Bill.v into Hie light of the fire They seemed lo go mad at the sight of the white boy. r.ir thev' darned neiceiv and exumngl.v around him. blandishing clubs and tom ahawks in Ills fare. Billv stood without flinching, though 1'igBJ could sen that Ills face was white and set Finally, 'tur Many Cows stopped In. finnt of him The dance stopped, and the Indians awaited the . liief's wolds. raieiace scoui. ne sa o, jou nav. , , m 't , '-r ,.. ',-, ,,,,, , ,n enaltv M ,Ptm.n- ,,., the Judgment" '-.....,' ,..,.. r.,.. ,ij,ke'" howled tin I ... ,,' ' 'f makt "" ' ',ihl now ieci tin Paleface scout, be said, "jou hav luilinlis. "The stake it shall be,' cried Chief Many Cows "Ynu shall be thP llrst of the palefaces to feel our vengeance." "The stake'' igain howled the In dians. seizing Billv Belgium and drag ging him to a sawed off tree trunk di-ii-ctlv below Peggi Billy Belgium vvas placed with his back to this trunk, his aims were bent aioun.l it and his hands were lashed togethei . "Gather wood," oi.lered Chief Many Cows. I'eggv looked down in terror. How lould she save Itlllj Belgium fiom being burned "at the stake" (Tnmorriiii mil hr laid how Pnau koi. 1 (nr """ rrtviic o Hilly ftrliinni.) ' " ' W N. t- - W" .'" '"' -; -" . - M' -i ' ' '- rniiiiifiii-" "J,-v-tA-"'j-A -!i .' 'utaaaiSBtL j. : .::.i : - mf. wKMfr-r. - mHrfmimmYvmm,iit Lack of Bread Is Bringing Austria to the Verge of Bloody Revolution Continued from Tate One at least. Uut Instead of tho trium phant entry Into Venice which the Austrian staff had nnllclpatc.l came tho rout on tho banks of tho Wave, definitely extinguishing tho flickering military iircstlgo of the doomed cm pi re. Ilnly Deal! i)ca, Hn,v AVIicn tho Austrian offensive against Itjtly began all tho Austrian v It! whom I had occasion to talk hero In &rM,erta!id .""'"'""oualy confessed. This Is Ihe last creat mllllarv cfforl nf which our Mimilry l capable: If II fnlls, chaos will follow!" Thev also ndded with emphasis that Austria had been extremely unwilling; to risk this attack, but that Germany had brought Irresistible piessttro to bear upon tho young Emperor and had compelled him to order his troops to advance across tho Wave. This Is probablv true, but If only proves acaln Ilial hinpemr Charles Is loo weali to lie iiiiylblnc hut nl, instrument In (he hands of the Herman Government. Tho joutliful monarch does not lack sense;, ho vvas not optimistic. He rrttllzed that, while the German states men and generals urged that he could only hope to preserve his ciovvn by a great victory In Italy, their remedy against revolution might prove worse man tno disease, and that If the of fensive failed the doom of the House of Hapsburg was sealed. At the last moment he sent his Trhne Minister Bar on Huriaii, to Ilrrlln lo try to In. iltico the Knlsrr lo free Austria from her rash pIciIro to support Ihe (ierin.-iu offensive In France hy a similar at tack in Kal.v. Kill (hn Kaiser re mained sternlv obdurate and Kinprror L'harlen submitted ucaldy. With slight hopes of success and lively apprehen sions of disaster be Rave the order to attack. On tlie same dav the weekly bread rations of the Austrian people were reduced to G30 grams, or ninety grams n day. I'nder these evil aus pices the Austilnn offensive began, nnd ended a week later in Ignominious defeat. Bread l.acl Causes I'pbeaval Tho reduction of the weekly bread ration has caused an immense popular upheaval throughout Austria. Nlncty crams of bread daily are (no slices, just enough lo malic one sandwich, no more. Here in bwltzci land we have T2' grams it daj and we think It little. The decree of the Austi Ian Government means siniv.Uion, noth ing less, and its publication ioused the vi oi kinsmen who can obtain' scarcelv anj food with which to re place hread. to icl.clliiin at the very moment when the llmporor's armies weie leticaling loulcd, over the n.iod.'d Wave Details of the events In Austria which followed I lie I eduction of the bread rations and the defeat on the Wave aie hut iust now beginning to teach Swltyeiland. The Austiian cen sorship has made stienuous efforts to keep them sccict and the A'ienna and Budapest papcts have not been al lowed to publish moie than vague hints aliour what Is going on in the lealm of the Hapsbuigs. These pie cautions aie verj conipichcnslble. l-'or, as a mailer of fact, (here has been a general revoliiliouary s,(rlke in Austria and llimcar.v during (ho last week, and "workmen's committees" at Vienna and Budapest have dictated (lick conditions lo Kmperor Charles's inliiildaleil ministers 'quite after the fashion or (he "soviets" in (he early dajs of (he Russian revolution. The oMenie of n iweifnl central "wiiikmen's committee" In Vienna oi ganized on I'tnsslau lines was Ilrst re vealed during the stilkes which Inoke out in Austiia several months ago. in pi nlest against me prorogation oi nn rtelchsiat. It is now apparent that Ibis committee, oi "council of w.uk- ingmen" ("Ai belter' at") was never dissolved but continued to ecu-ise a dominant Influence "vei the pioleta llati masses, and that the Vienna Gov eminent has-been compelled to lecog nize it as a permanent lepresentath e institution of the Austrian working men and to negotiate accordingly with its meml.eis fiom time tn time. Socialists lo Frame .Manifests As soon as the Government pm claimed the i eduction of the bread in tinns stilkes began to bleak out pio misoniish The Austiian Socialist nam issued a manifesto to the woik eis of both sexes advising them to lemaln calm and to lefiain fiom alf acts or violence until the "council or workingmen" had had lime to take a decision. That same evening Ihe com mittee held a meeting in the "nailwav men's Home" at Vienna. Four bun dled delegates vveie present. Fuanl mously the following lesolution was adopted and immediately published as a pioclamatlon to the working classes' The council of workingmen ric mauds that the i eduction of the 1it-ml lations oidered by the Guv einment be speedily canceled, and that, so long as this Is impossible, other food be supplied to tlie woik crs in sufficient quantities to replace biead. In consequence of the shoit age of lationed food the woikmen Inust at least be enabled to liuv food which is not lationed. Foi this pur pose tlieii pav must be adequatel.v Inci eased On the other hand, the woikmen have been weakened plijs Ically tn .such an extent tinough lack of pippei sustenance that II is necessary to shoitcu their woiking hours without diminishing their pay This applies pai ticularlv to all in dustries wheie night work and a twefve-houi day Is established. The .oiincil nf workingmen de claies iis innviclion that a real ' '. . . . A , -t.". r ' t A1 s eJf- w- v and durable Improvement of tho present food conditions Is not pos sible so long as tho war lasts. Willi grave apprehension tho council re marks that tho German Govern ment, wbllo leaving lis promises to supply Austria with food unfulfilled, has replied lo conciliatory manifes tations In enemj countries In a woj which seems little likely to encour age the peaceful Inclinations of our enemies. The council of working men therefore demands that tho Austro-llungariau Government may In the futuro not only show Itself willing to begin at any time nego tiations for a general peace without annexations antl Indemnities nnd the foundation of a league of na tions, but may declare Its readiness to Invito of Its own accord the Gov ernments of the enemy countries as soon'os possible to enter Into peace negotiations on this basis. Tho council of vvoi klncmen pro tests against the Government's plan of eliminating the Ilelchsiat and re establishing absolutism. The coun cil demands the Immediate convo cation of Parliament. The council of vvorklngmeu finally invites the Government to promise solemnly that neither tho Government nor the military au thorities will take any measures to punish tho adherents of the ptcscnt labor movement. Workmen Know Their Power This ultimatum shows the political nature of the action of tho workmen's committee and tho sense of power with which Its members are animated. At the time when It was Issued the strike was already gcneial throughout Aus tria. The committee uigcd the em ployes and workmen of the food In dustries and rallioads lo remain at i 1! R0 HUMAN Prime Minister nf ustria, wlio niaile a vain trip lo Itcrliu In urpr aj;aiii-l llic initiation of nn offen sive in Italy woik in tlie general interest. "With this exception, work ceased every where In Austria, iutliitling (he muni lion factories, and Ihe country was crippled Industrially al Ihe same mo ment when II was ".unfinished on (lie field nf battle. In a ".miliar situation the Get man Government had .ailed the Milken, to tlm col. us. impiisftned their Jcadeis. stat veil out thcii wives and clilidien n,i ..stiniMilshcd ihe strike movement hv maitial law within u few dajs 'Ihe Austiian Govei nmeiit did not do HiK not because It Is moie dcnioci.itlc (il liberally Inclined than the Piussliin nitociiits. for In inanj icspecls Alls Hia Is ruled even moie dcspiiticallj and unjustlv than 1'iussja, but sim pl because It lacks tlie inllltaij pies tige and organization to carry out such measuies of biutal repicssion .suc cessfully. Prime Minister von Sedler who had resigned shoi tlv befote and was but canving on the business of the Gov ernment p,o islonally because the joiing Kmpeior was unable to find i another st: ' tapltulated another statesman 10 mm his inatc, at once, lie and tne -for eign Secretarj, Ha, on liuiian, ie reived four leaders of the workmen's committee, tlie Socialist members of tlie Reichsrat, Ron nor. Hanusch and Sever and tlie militant editor of the socialistic Wiener Aibcilcrzeitung, HeiT Austerlitz, In piivato audience. Heir on Seydler accepted the commit tee's labor conditions. and sub committees of workmen antl cmployeis weie Immediately instituted in order ..,, .. ....... .,,.., nF t-. monl unri in esiHinisii rn .nun , ,..,. ..... ...... working houis in the various tnaus- tries. A memhe r nf tIieMOVPrniiieni, Ilerr Paul, was dispatched in paste to Berlin to obtain, if possible, some supplies of flour fiom Germany. Burian to, Work for Peace Baton Burian assuied the delegates that Austria would alwajs be ready tn begin peace negotiations if her enemies showed any signs of desiring t'lem and declaied nolahly. "We shall do everj thing and shall leave noth ing undone which promises even (lie sliglilest success in the direction of bringing about peine negotiation." Finally, and most important of all. the vnung Kmpeior consented to con- Ivoke the Austiian Reiclisiat, or Par- t - llament, according to the demand of' tho worklngmen's council. This im portant 'concession on tho part of the young monarch did more to induce tho committee to order tho strikers to resume work than Baron Burlan's hypocritical pacifism, which nobody who knows tho intimate relations ex isting between tho Austrian Foreign Minister and the rulers at Berlin can for an instant tako seriously. Thoso negotiations between tho dele gates of tho workmen's council and tho Government lasted several days, during which tho strike movement ex tended to Hungary. In Hungary bread rations had not been reduced, but tho workers In a gicut number of Industries are "militarized" and sub jected to particularly galling military discipline, and the strikes seem to havo broken out chiefly In protest against this form of model n slavery freshly Introduced from Germany. The Hungarian workmen were also greatly excited by rumors of particularly heavy losses sustained bj tho Hun garian troops it, the retreat in Italy. A workman In a munition factory near Budapest was summoned for some trifling olfenso to appear before tho military commandant of the plant. He refused to obey, and the command ant sent a squad of "gendarmes." or military policemen, who aro stationed In nil tho "militarized" factories In Hungary, to fetch him. Tho gendarmes and their prisoner were accompanied to the commandant's house by a crowd of about a thousand angry workmen, who demanded the release of their comrade. The commandant, a major named Zojonkc, ordeied them to dis perse and return to their woik at onto, and the gendarmes attempted to drive them back with their rubers. A light ensued In which four work men were killed nnd thirteen wounded bj shots fired by the major's bodj guaid. Tragedy Causes .Strike This was only one of many strikes In munition plants, for a few davs later Ilerr wckerle. the Hungarian Prime Minister, was forced to admit In tiie Parliament at Budapest in leply to nn attack uy count Karolslthat not onlv the workers of several liundTcd "mili tarized munition factories were sti iking, but that the mines nf the Pctidlzcny dlstiict, near IJudiipe.st had Joined tlie stilke movement, cutting off tlie Hungarian capitals coal supplv nnd that oven the subordinate post- oiuee and tcicgrapu ollieials were showing dangerous signs of agitation All the strikers demanded higher wages and shorter hours. This stiike in Hungary is slgniil cant because it concerns workingmen placed under military control and con- sidcied bj the authorities as soldiers, and whu-e iclusal lo work vvas coiise qucntly in icality A vast mutlnv It illustrates tlie slight icspcct the Alls tio-llungai Ian workers entertain for the milltaij authorities a fact which will greatly contribute to tho success of the inevitable revolution hi the Danube monarchy. Tlie "councils of workiucmeu" al Vienna and Budapest the 'Soviets" of Aiistria-IIuugar.v-uro llUetl with a deep haired of the German Govern nienl. In the midst of the biead fam ine In Austria tlie Wiener Atbelterzei tung, which Is edited bj Ilerr Aus terlltz. one of the most piominent committee leaders, published n .state ment that tlie Beilln Government was bound bj an ofllcial contiact to sup plj Austria with Hour in the event of a shoitage. This statement was cor- lect, nut Count Heitling and Hen- von Kuelilmann had lesolved to tinit this tout, act likeannlliei "scrap of paper." Germany being hoi self sboit of flour and "necessitv knowing no law," as the celebrated Teuton phi ase iuns The Geiman newspapers, chaiacterls. tlcally headed b tlie socialistic Vnr waeils. denied vehemently that such an agieement existed, and when Doc tor Paul, the Austrian food conn oiler, arrived at Berlin to lemlnd the Ger mans nf their promise the olllcial Wolff Buieau coolly declaied. "The exportation of (loin fiom Germany to Austria Is mil of the question." Ilerr Paul's mission was unsuccessful and Kmpeior Charles was forced to Im ploie aid in n peiyonal letter lo the Kaiser befote the German Govern ment could be induced to send a few cm loads of flour to Vienna. This episode I, as intensified nnniilar Irrlfatjoii in Austria against Germany,! anil as I no deriuans are also at pres ent filled w-ilh contempt fnr Hip Aiis Irians ou account of Ihelr defeat on tile Piave, Ihe relations between the two nations are certainly more strained today than I hey ever were before, though Ilerr von Sej dler. Baron llurlaii anil Count J isa, to say nolh ...I..I.1I...I ......., ; iiu. ....siiunungai T" ""- " " ."" innitin i.n dendorff's failhful vassals lo Ihe last, Geimaiiv Is now Hboiil to oiganii-e food distribution in Austiia; iter plan Is evidently not lo share supplies with Austria, hut to force Hungary to give of her comparative "plent.v " This will, unless 1 am much mistaken. nt help Austria much, but it will prob ably in time i educe the Hungarians also to starvation, and It will Infalli bly Increase Hungarian hatred or both Germans and Austrlans. Although the new crops will soon affoul Austiia tenipoinry tellef fiom the teiiible pri vations she Is at present enduiing. the food situation will still be very cntl. till and" It seems quite unlikely that By EDWIN A T tho llapsbtirg monarchy will be able to survive another winter of war economically. Striko Danger SI ill Present The revolutionary striko danger also has onlj been temporarily averted. AVlten tho "council of work ingmen" ordered tho strikers to ro turn to their work, its official organ. tho Wiener Arbelterzeltung, ad dressed tho following warning to tho Government: Baron Uurlan's words sound well but they nro only woids. Tho Aus trian working classes want to see deeds follow theso line words. Tho present tlmo may not bo favorablo for peaco negotiations, but a. favor ablo tlmo will soon como wl'ten tho , great battles in the west and In tho south tiro over. Then Baron Burlan will havo to keep the piomJscs ho has made to us. Will ho keep them? - waj Wo have but llttlo faith in tho promises of statesmen. But wo have faith In tho necessities which force statesmen to keep their word. Recent events in Austria nnd Hun gary must havo taught Baron Bu rial, that tho war is involving us hi an economic and social crisis which is daily growing moro dangerous. They must have proved to lilin that II lies in their own personal InlereVt of rulers to end the war us quickly as possible. The Austrian Foreign Secretary, bound body and soul to Germany, will not keep his promise, nnd tho Insln cci itv of his peace proposals, If be makes anj, will bo so tiansparcnt that the Viennese Socialists should have no difficulty in teeing through them The Icaors and members of the workmen's committee of Vienna aie Gci niiin-Austrluns, the Budtpcst labor y-OTBg",-y g?) y; ysftssytt' y V!"KS!J iiiiUK wekcrle; lluiigariau I'rime Minister, Who of fici.illv atlmitlcil I lie seriousness of labor troubles leaders are Hungarians. Their rcvo lutionarj nctlou is quite distinct fiom the. Kicat racial movement which is uniting the Poles, Czechs, Croats, Slav onians, Italians .mil It11n1.tni.1ns in Aus tiia against the Hapsbtug inonjichy, This is not file time to deseit these en slaved laces and to giant deciepit Aus. l, In a new lease of Ilfp hj entering into negntiatlons with her faithless statesmen, who are one and all agents of the Kaiser nnd Laidendorlf Austria Another Kussia 11slria is another Kussia on the brink of rev oliil ion, ;l despotism of Ihe Middle Ages bankrupt and in cuiahlv dlhoigdiiized. undei mined b.v Bolshevism, composed of .subjugated foreign laces longing for national lib. eity and haling their oppressors, ruled by .1 weak monarch who is so ilMn foimed about tlie condition"" in Ills own ratintrv thai Jie actuallj nskej his Pat llament to Inciease his rev enues at .1 lime when his people wer starving and driven hy liungcr fiftm Iheii woik Into the sticets in levolt! The war has wounded Austria iuor lallj ; only peace can save her. If is even conceivable that (lie Kaiser, rcnliliig (he danger nf civil war and anarchy on (he southern bor ders of his empire, might consider It wiser lo allow Austria, which hi any case can no longer be of great military assitance to him, to conclude n hyp ocritical "separate peace" with the Al lies, after which she would he able In aid Germany industrial)- and econom ically rather II, an let her become ,1 useless burden and possibly 11 hotbed of revolution. If 11 proiotuiian in.siiiicctiou hieaka out in Austiia, If tho foreign raee-wif ine momnrliy Use In revolt- andthcs,e events will probably be simultaneous - Get many will ceitainly Intervene and try to lesloie order by fence' of arms. Theie are ptople who think that this would deliver Austria more than ever into the Kaisci's power. I am of the opinion that it would force the German Geneial Staff to send an army Into Austria which it would pre fer to employ elsewheir. and that the chances aie that spaiks from this blazing health nf revolution would be blown to Germany Austria is today morn than ever Ihe weak spol in (he armor of (lie Central Powers, and (he weak spol is, afler all, the place where you want lo striko jour enemy. If the Allies give Aus tiia no quarter, if they encourage her foreign uiccs hy unreserved declara tions of support, as the United States Government did on .May 29, the vie to, ious end of the war is at last in sight. Only the) other day, while arguing heie in Heine with an Austrian paci fist, I mentioned casually that I thought the war would not bo over for tome time jet. "Ah." he exclaimed with a deep sigh, while n pained ex pression crept over his face, "If tly war lasts another year tho Allies must win: Aim inr once, iiiougu invoiun tarilj, bo spoko tho truth. 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