4 Incognita By F. A. MITCHELL happened that King Caspar of j ITalkaria and Queen Bertha of Zinger land inherited their kingdoms when j very young. Their domains joined, but they had never met, for during their childhood their fathers bad bee/o ! at coutluual warfare. When these two kings died—about tbe same time — the cabinets of both countries decid ed to make a match between the young king and tbe young queen. Queen Bertha would not consent to ' the match without some acquaintance with the man she was to marry. IShe j therefore insisted on their meeting in j one of her palaces near the border line between the two kingdoms, the king to be attended by three men and the queen by three women. To this the king gladly assented. Before leaving for the rendezvous the queen said to a maid of honor, who was also her bosom friend: "1 wish you to exchange places with me at this meeting, you to personate me, I to personate you. This will be easy, for I have purposely limited the number of my attendants so that there are only two besides ourselves to be In the secret." When the king met the substitute queen, whose name was Catherine, he was well pleased with ber, for not only the queen herself, but her at tendants, were beautiful women. Ber tha had charged Catherine to treat her with some severity lest by her ac customed deference she betray the se cret During the first interview Cath erine spoke to Bertha somewhat sharp ly, and the king's notice was turned from the spurious to the real queen, who bore tbe reproof with becoming meekness. Indeed, King Caspar was charmed that the maid showed no temper whatever, while tbe reproof, which seemed to be uncalled for, prej udiced him against her supposed mis tress. Queen Bertha had gone to the meet ing with no other object than to over look her future husband incognita. But from tbe moment she saw him she was much smitteu with him and resolved to win him if possible. She directed Catherine to lose no opportunity to show ber severity while iu the king's presence. Catherine, who was an ex cellent actress, played her part remark ably well. Did she order tbe queen to do her any service, no matter how speedily the duty was performed, the spurious queen would reprimand ber. At such times tbe real queen \v.t>uld cast down her eyes, bearing the injus tice with angelic sweetness. One morning Catherine sent Bertha to the royal garden for some flowers and when she returned scolded her for not getting the kind she wished. Wev- ! ertheless she handed several of the | choicest to King Caspar, whose biows were knit at the harsh treatment of the maid of honor. Taking the gift, he selected the most beautiful flower, a rose, and handed it to Bertha. As might have been expected had the play been a reality, Catherine after this, with the queen's concurrency re doubled ber harshness to Bertha, who availed herself of the opportunitj to show herself an angel of patieuce. This excited the king's sympathy and admiration for the poor maid to such an extent that he resolved to break off the negotiations. When Bertha considered the fruit ripe for plucking she contrived to meet the king in a corridor in the palace as If by chance. He stopped her and, despite her pretended efforts to get by him, forced her to chat with him. This she did with her eyes bent upon the floor in well affected modesty. While they were together a door opened and Catherine came out into the corridor. With fire in her eye she ordered Bertha to ber room, then said to the king: "If this is a sample of your majes ty's constancy I think we had better go no further in this matter." "As your majesty pleases," replied the king with a formal bow. Thus was the king turned from one woman to another. Queen Bertha and her maids of honor returned to Zinger land and King Caspar to Walkaria. But the king did not remain there j long before he took a step which he must take with great care, since his failure to marry the queen of Zinger- j land had made him unpopular in both j kingdoms. He sent a confidential j friend to Zinger land to learn if be could marry one whom he supposed to he the queen's maid of honor. King Caspar had no hope that he would be permitted the woman of his choice. The queen had shown herself Insanely jealous of her maid of houaf and would doubtless refuse his request ! with some harsh accompanying mes sage. During his messenger's absence 1 toe walked the floor impatiently and With anxiety, waiting for his answy. His emissary returned with a sur prise, announcing that the maid was the queen and the queen was the maid. Without losing a moment the king mounted his horse and. summoning his Escort, rode night and day to the capi tal of Zingerland and. appearing before Queen Bertha bespattered with mud firom his quick ride, knelt before her md kissed her hand. When he looked ip he saw her face bent down upon dm filled with merriment. Turning his eyes to a maid of honor standing by the queen, she saw Cath trine looking at him with the sam* amused expression. And so It was that tbe two kingdoms were united and there were bo more wars. THE PATRIOT Published weekly by I THE PATRIOT PUB. COMPANY I Office: No. 15 Carpenter ave.. Marshall Bldg., Indiana, Pa. If. BIAMONTE, Editor & Manager F. SMITH, English Editor. B. COLETTI, Italian Editor. Entered as second-class matter September 26, 1914, at the postof ; ftce at Indiana, Pennsylvania, un i der the Act of March 3, 1879. Local Phone 250 Z. Bell Phone 49-W. Subscribe for "Tbe Patriot,, SI year QUESTIONS THAT A GOOD CITIZEN SHOULD KNOW D. Have you read the Consti tution of the United States? R. Yes. 1). What form of Government : h this? j R. Republic. D. What is the Constitution of | the United States? R. It is the fundamental law of this country. D. Who makes the laws of the United States? • R. The Congress. D. What does Congress consist of? R. Senate and' House of Rep resentatives. D. Who is the chief executive of the United States? R. President. D. llow long is the President of the United States elected? R. 4 years. D. Who takes the place of the President in case he dies? R. The Vice President. I). What is his name! R. Thomas R. Marshall. D. By whom is the President of the United States elected? R. By the electors. D. By whom are the electors ! elcted ? e R. By the people. D. Who makes the laws for the state of Pennsylvania. R. The Legislature. D. What does the Legislature consist of? j R. Senate and Assembly. D. How many State in the un-1 ion? R. 48. D. When was the Declaration of Independence signed? R~July 4, 1776. D. By whom was it written? R. Thomas Jefferson. D. Which is the capital of the United States? . R. Washington. .. , D. Which is the capital of the state of Pennsylvania. R. Harrisburg. i D. How many Senators basj i each state in the United States Senate ? R. Two. D. By whom are they elected ? R. By the people. I). For how long? R. 6 years. D. How many representatives . are there ? .. R. 435. According to the pop , ulation one to every 211,000, (the ratio fixed by Congress after each decennial census.) D. For how long are they elect ed? R. 2 years. D. How many electoral votes has the state of Pennsylvania? R. 38. D. Who is the chief executive of the state of Pennsylvania? R. The Governor. D. For how long is he elected ? R. 4 years. • • D. Who is the Governor? R. Brumbaugh. D. Do you believe in organized government ? R. Yes. D. Are you opposed to organiz-; ed government? R. No. D. Are you au anarchist ? R. No. D. What is an anarchist? R. A person who does not be ieve in organized government. D. Are you a bigamist or poli-1 gamist ? R. No. ' D. What is a bigamist or poly j gamist ? R. One who believes in having more than one wife. D. Do you belong to any secret Society who teaches to disbelieve; in organized government? R. No. D. Have you ever violated any j 1,-ws of the United States? R. No. D. Who makes the ordinances for the City ? R. The board of Aldermen. D. Do you intend to remain permanently in the U. S. ? ; R. Yea. i -".i * " - -/-■ THE PATRIOT (Continued from Page 1.) The jury in the case of Howard R. Lucas versus the Townsend Coal Co., an action in trespass, re turned a verdict in favor of the defendant. The grand jury have returned the following true bills: Eugene Ciconi and Adaline Ciconi, selling liquor without a license; Wasil Schrenko, murder; Chas. M. Quig gle, aggravated assault and bat tery; Joseph B. Lydick. adultery; Francis Serpessi, selling liquor without a license, and Louis Trun zo, aggravated assault and bat tery; Max Byer, f. and b.; Alex Schrenki, malicious mischief; Joe j Sago, first, assault with intent to 11 kill: second, assault with intent to |maim, disfigure and disable; third aggravated assault and battery; fourth, aggravated assault and fifth, assault and battery; true bill on third, fourth and fifth counts; not a true bill as to first and sec ond count; Howard 11. Clawson. ■ f. and b.; Charles Kiddo, felony; Harryf Sheffler and Celia Sheffler. larceny; Coletti Besando, alias i Leonardo Piscunari, highway rob bery; Harvey O'Harrah, setting fire with intent to defraud insur j ance company, a true bill. A PASTORAL PLAYHOUSE Wonderful Open Air Theater In the Heart of the Alps. What is probably the most perfect pastoral theater in Europe is situated in the heart of the Alps—at Interlak en, in Switzerland. This unique "play house" is open to all the winds that blow, and its roof is formed—in the most favorable circumstances—by the blue canopy of the sky. It is not al ways thus, however, and It has not in frequently happened that the hue of the canopy has been less inviting and 1 that players and spectators alike have, I experienced the interlude of a heavy j downpour which was not in the pro I gram. The open air theater at Interlaken isj used for performances of Schiller's great drama, "William Tell," for which it is by nature admirably adapt ed. The stage is a rising meadow framed on three sides by dense woods of beech and pine, with a "backcloth" of grim, gray rock towering toward the sky beyond. Away to the right stretches a huge semicircle of moun tain peaks, 9,000 and 10,000 feet high, and behind the spectator tower the great peaks of the Bernese Oberland— the Jungfrau, Monch and Eiger, with their burden of eternal snows. Nature In accommodating mood has | provided tbe entrances and exits of I this unique theater—passages in the woods through which gallop with thundering of hoofs on hard ground the mall clad troopers of the tyranni cal governor. The cattle, goats and sheep which appear in the first scene —the return of the flocks and herds from the Alpine pastures —approach down the steep path in the woods on the right and are heard long before they are visible, the tinkling and clang lug of their bells mingling harmoni vusly with the long drawn notes of | the huge wooden Alpine horn, seven feet in length, and forming an appro priate overture. Wide Wood Maga Klne. Egotistical. "You sometimes disagree with these scientific experts?" "Not at all." replied the serene ego- , tot "Notwithstanding the fact that I have thought a matter out to a sound ; conclusion they frequently insist on disagreeing with me."—Washington Star. i •i Coming Across. Hampton Dinwiddow told mo his | family is a very old one. They were , one of tbe first to come across. Rhodes—Not *t the grocer's.—Judge. J .in i i Mistaken For a Spy By SAfr\H BAXTER ■ When the great European war broke out 1 was in Berlin. Being a woman and not brave, 1 concluded that 1 bad better remain where I was than try to get back to America. So i stuck to my quarters in the capital, though I displayed an American flag at my win dow and visited the embassy to make sure my passport was all right. By October the lines of traffic over the Atlantic had become safe, and hear ing that I could get passage at Rotter dam for New York I concluded to ven ture upon n trip home. The only dan ger in my jiersouality lay in the fact of my accent. We Bostonians use the broad "a" like the English, and on this account I was liable to be taken for an Englishwoman. At the time I started the allies in the west were engaged in repulsing the attacks of the Germans in France and a part of Belgium which was still oc cupied by the Belgians. Having cross ed the Heuse 1 fell in with the Ger man army in the rear of the line of trenches which was being held as a re serve. 1 was conducted to the head quarters of the general commanding, and my passport was examined by aa officer of his staff who spoke English, but with the usual accent of a German. After a few questions he left me, but soon returned. "There is fighting on the route you must take, and it would not be safe to proceed Just now. Tbe general desires that you join him at dinner, and we will see that you b*ve a comfortable place to sleep." 1 was sorry for the delay, but exer cised patience, especially since I was to be well treated. Some British pris oners were brought in during the day, and I went among them, chatting with them. I noticed that they all supposed me to be English, several of them ask ing from what part of England I hail ed. This troubled me, for there were Germau officers and suidiers present, and I was quite sure that at least one of the officers was listening to our con versation. >, 1 dined with the general and severa , members of his staff. There was also < another woman present besides my self, wbo spoke English fluently. In ; deed, not every one w—-id know [ whether she was English or German though to me she betrayed uer nation olity in certain words that a German can never pronounce. For the "w" she used a "v." For a "g" she used "sh." But it seemed to me that she must have learned English while ; young, for these peculiarities of Ger man pronunciation were very slight. After dinner tbe men arose and said ; that they would smoke outside, giving us two ladies an opportunity to enjoy , each other's society for a short time. They had scarcely left us alone to gether when my companion's manner changed completely. She drew her seat very near me and whispered: "I am not German. I am English. I have very important information of the German forces which I wish to carry to England. But there are officers be tween me and the coast who know mc, and if I proceed I will be arrested for a spy. If you will carry a bit of paper through tbe lines to General French's headquarters you will save the lives f hundreds, thousands, of our country men." This speech frightened me dreadful ly. I arose and attempted to leave the woman, convinced that she was really working upon me for some purpose which I did not know. Sho caught me by the skirt and held me, looking up at me with an expression which was intended for terror, but which I be lieved was feigned. "Do not betray me!" she cried in a smothered voice. "It will mean death to me!" "Let me go." I retorted. "I am not English. I am American." The woman held me, imploring me not to betray her. I told ber that 1 had no interest in her whatever. 1 was neither German nor English, but a native and a citizen of a neutral country. She played ber part admira bly. and for a moment such was the agony she assumed that 1 almost be lieved her. But I remembered how she had betrayed herself in her speech and refused to credit her. I pulled payself away from her and fled. Outside tbe general and the oth er officers who had retired from the dinner table were seated on camp chairs smoking. They arose as I ap peared and turned toward me. "General," I said, "I wish to proceed on my Journey at once. You have set this woman upon me to see if I am what I pretend or a spy. She is net English, which you know as well as L She is German, though she speaks English better than any German I ever met But when she tells me she is , not a German I know better. I am , an American bearing an American ( passport, and I demand to be allowed , to proceed on my Journey to Rotter- 1 dam. where I hope to find passage to , my home in America." : The general broke Into a laugh In which the other officers Joined. Tbe | man who had examined my passport j said to me: I "Why, if you are an American, dc , you use tbe broad 'a' like the English?" "Because 1 am a Bostonlan." 1 I was not only permitted to proceed ( at osce, bnt was furnished with trans- i pertatio* and aa escort I reached Rotterdam a few days before the sail- j tag of a steamer for America and m- j cured a passage In her. German Submarine Fleet v. Photo hv American Press Association. A GENLRAL SURVEY OF THE WAR The great combined fleets of Great Britain and France continued their bombardment of the forts lining the shores of the Dardanelles on the ap proaches to Kum Kalessi, where the channel narrows to only one mile. It is reported from Athens thai the sultan has decided to surrender Con stantinople rather than permit tho city to be c'estroyed by bombardment. The sovereign and his entourage an understood to be ready for flight to Scutari. The British and French flags are now flying from six forts in the Dar danelles, according to an Exchange dispatch from Athens. Three warships of the allies were damaged ii the bombardment of the Dardanelles forts Feb. 25, according to an announcement given out in Con stantinople. Fourteen ships of British and neu tral nationality have been sunk or damaged by mines or torpedoes in the submarine warfare in English waters. The latest victims are the steamer Depford and the Western Coast, both British craft. The Depford was sunk oft Scarborough in the North sea and the Western Coast went down in the dangerous rone off Beachy Head in the English channel. In neither case has the agency of the destruction been established, although the indications are that submarines were responsible. Two American steamers have been sunk in German waters, but it is cer tain both ships were outside of their true course which placed them in the mine fields. Both were bound for Ger many with cotton cargoes, and it is not likely that that country would assist in destroying goods destined for its own people. Therefore, there Is no likelihood of a protest by this government. President Wilson is conducting se cret negotiations with the belligerent countries in an effort to put an end to this submarine warfare on ship ping. The president is urging Eng land to modify its policy in disallow ing food cargoes for noncombatants to enter Ge.man ports. A change in England's altitude would operate au tomatically, for Germany has agreed to cease Its activity against the mer chant marine if food vessels are not stopped on their way to Germany. Great Britain has suffered another considerable naval loss, according to an announcement by the admiralty in the armored merchant cruiser Clan MacNaughton, which has been miss ing since Feb. 3 and which is believed to have gone down with all on board. She carried a crew of 280 men and 20 officers. The admiralty ascribes the disaster to bad weather which prevailed at the time, but there is a feeling in some quarters that submarines are respon sible. Following the expulsion of the Rus sian army from East Prussia the Ger mans inaugurated an assault on thj fortified line in northern Poland, to which the Russians fell back. Of these battles the most violent has been In progress at Przasnysz. Germany's claim to an overwhelm ing victory in East Prussia, resulting in the virtual annihilation of the Rus sian Tenth army, is denied categoric- 1 ally by the Russian general staff. The admission is made that two army corps suffered heavily during the re treat, but the remaining corps are said to have escaped from the Ger man surrounding movement. Efforts cf the Germans to clinch [ their victory by striking a decisive ! blow in northern Poland are leading j to continuous battles all along this . section of the front. i The official statement of France 1 tells of successful advances in th j J Champagne district, where the fight- j ing has heavy. Cannonading , continues '* Belgium, while in the Argonne successive charges by the j Germans have been repulsed. J 4 / *♦ CIGARÉTTES G CUPON IN OGNI SCATOLA È La Sióarelta cho vi darà piacerò S Fatte per soddisfare il evieto logITiALAM I® Provatela e non ne tornerete altre, so quello che desiderato o una sisarotta eoo punta sempuce. \j) M Aj| Venduta da tutti \ rivenditori cLanpertu.to. 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