HEAD OF THE JAPANESE WAR MISSION TO U. S. | xlp Photo by American Press Association. VISCOUNT K. ISHII. The Japanese war commission to the United States is due to arrive shortly. The mission will be headed by Viscount Kikuliro Ishii, formerly foreign minister. By virtue of a spe cial ordinance by Emperor Yoshihito, Ishii is designated as a temporary am bassador extraordinary. A GENERAL SURVEY OF THE WAR Tbe advance of the Austro-German forces in eastern Galicia continues un interruptedly, the Berlin war office an nounces. Tarnopol has been captured and the Germaas are nearing Buczacz. The .statement also reports the cap ture of Stanislau and Nadvorna. Emperor William watched the Ger mans repulse a Russian attack from the plain of the Sereth, between Tar nopol and Trembowla, it is officially announced. Russian commissioners who re stored discipline in the Seventh and Bigfhth armies, making possible the recent Russian offensive in eastern Galicia, after witnessing the retreat of the Russians in the face of the Austro-German attack have sent their reports to Premiar Kerensky. They advise that "capital punish ment should be meted out to those who refuse to risk their lives for their fatherland and freedom." The present line of the southwest ern front is approximately that occu pied after General Brusiloff's drive last summer, except before Tarnopol, where the enemy succeeded in push ing further into Russian territory. The fate of the latter town was vir tually decided with the Germans hold ing the suburb just across the Sereth river, within easy gun range. Russian women have laid down their lives on the battlefield of democracy Against the reports of traitorous re treat of some of the Russian male di visions before the Austro-Germaue came word of how the women's "Le gion of Death" on the Vilna froat fought and died in repulsing an attack. * For the first time in the history of the gTeat world war casualty reports chronicled the death and injury of wo men in the trenches. Five women of the "Legion of death" were killed and wounded in this first engagement in which they were called upon to resist with arms the invasion of their country. German airplanes made a raid on Paris. Two bombs were dropped on the capital. The opinion is ho'.d that the raid was made with the object of testing the possibility of a successful German attack in force, similar to the recent raids made on Loudon. The British cruiser Ariadne ha<; been torpedoed and sunk, with a loss of thirty-eight of those aboard, the admiralty announced. The vessel, Which was of 11.000 tons, carried a* crew of 677 officers and men. „ Whether more than thirty-eight of these lost their lives in the disaster was not made known in the admiralty announcement. The scene of the sinking also was not disclosed. CROWDED SHIP RAMMED 1,400 United States Soldiers on Transport Are Saved. The United States transport Sara toga with 1,400 soldiers on board was rammed and badly damaged off Btapleton, Staten island, by the steam. Ihip Panama of the Panama Steam ship company. As the Saratoga, in a sinking condi tion, made for a dock, all boats were lowered and filled with soldiers. Craft of all kinds rushed to help in the res ' cue work. The transport was at an chor, waiting orders to sail . At the office of Colonel J. M. Car ion, superintendent of army transpor tation, it was said that all reports re ceived there had been that there was no loss of life and that everybody had been accounted for. No further comment was made there on the acc; dent. Out of the Prison Ship By ELINOR MARSH jfc S One night in the winter of 1790 a man left his club in London and, aft er walking a few blocks, turned into one of the parks. While on the pave ment he heard a footfall sound dis tinctly behind him, but on reaching the soft ground it was no longer audible. Presently, however, he heard himself <alled: "Captain Arbuckle?" Turning, by one of the oil lamps in use in those days he saw a pale faced man with white hair. "What would you with me, sir, at this time of night?" said the captain, laying his hand on his sword. "You do not recognize me, captain, it Is not surprising. I am not the man I was when you were in America. Sev en or eight years only have been added to my age, but several times that have been added to my likeness to an old man. I will refresh your memory. Gen eral Howe's army occupied New York. Down on the bank of the Hudson river was a cottage where dwelt a girl nam ed Mary Ashurst. You made love to this girl, but one Henry Waterman stood in your way. You accused him of being a spy, and through your instru mentality he was put on board a pris on ship. , "Everybody knows what your prison ships were. They took in men and sent them out either corpses or wrecks. I came out what you see me." "Well, my man, what have we to do now with that which has passed Into history? Your people succeeded in your Infamous rebellion. That is all settled, and if a British officer admired a Yan kee maid, why, 'all's fair In war and love/ and In my dealings with you and her there was both war and love." "You are right, captain, in saying that we achieved our independence. That is indeed settled. But our affair remains to be settled. When I got out of the prison ship I was more like a dead than a live man. Before Ire covered my strength your army sur rendered to our general at Yorktown, and before I could reach you you had gone back to England. I counted the days till I should be able to follow you. lam here." With that the American drew his sword. "This Is not a usual proceeding. But an Englishman, especially an English officer, does not pretend to choose the place or time of fighting. He is al ways ready, and If mayhap he has offended and the injured party can give him punishment he is always ready to take his medicine like a man." While the speaker was saying th& he was drawing his sword and placing himself In a position for defense. A few minutes later the watch, hear ing the clash of steel, ran In the direc tion of the sound, arriving In time only to see Captain Arbuckle lying on the ground and a man bending over him. Arbuckle, who was dying, said with his last breath: "You've finished me. The girl Is in nocent." When the watch came up Arbuckle added to him: "It was a private affair between two gentlemen." A couple of months after this Henry Waterman, who had recently embark ed from a ship that had sailed into New York bay and docked In the East river, entered Broadway from Wall street and, passing through Trinity churchyard, continued down the slope to the river bank. The spring was coming on, and the trees In the yards of the houses were putting forth their young leaves. Waterman opened a gate, entered a yard and, walking up to the house, took the brass knocker In his fingers and rapped gently. A young woman came to the door and on seeing the visitor started back with a cry. "Harry! Why have you come?" "Because I know that you are inno cent." "You would not believe me." "Forgive me." She fell Into his arms and burst into a pwssion of tears. Presently she look ed up and asked: "How have you become convinced of my innocence?" "I was told by the man who put me out of his way to win you." "Where have you been?" 'To London." 'And you have seen him?" 'I have." 'Why?" "He put me In a prison ship on a •raise charge." "And you have—have punished him?" "I have. With his last breath he ex onerated you." She unwound her arms from about him. "You blame me? You loved him." "Yes, no. There is blood on your hands." "Whose blood? The man who wreck ed me to win you." He took her again in his arms, and she did not resist. "These British aristocrats are con scienceless where a woman is concern ed and do not admit that a commoner has any right to their respect But they are men for all that. He met me like a man, fought like a man, took care before he died to tell the watch that I was no murderer and exonerat ed you. He paid the penalty of his crime with his life, and for this at least we owe him respect." A century ago a street was cut through where this cottage stood, and the bodies of Henry Waterman and Mary Ashurst, his wife, rest a short distance above here. In St. Paul's churchyard. The Song MdGlojfl ' JQk 1 2 * * TI'T'HAT is the song Old Olory sings ]£ * rr When the wind goes roaring by a £ And the banner born of valor flings * Itself against the skyt i> * Know you the song it rustles out j][ * To the time beat of the breezet • [* 'Tis the blended chord of a battle shout •< Caught up between the seas. >» * ( >• ■i AMID the smoke it rose and clung >► To the blazing Stripes and Start, -t And it is the call th-e flag gave tongu4 >- When rent by shrapnel scars. J' '< It ripples out when the wind is high \\ As it did in day 8 long gone. •« The flag careens to the bending sky >• With its valiant shout "Come on!" y'. «< is the song Old Olory sings 't J in the battle glare of noon, i> ! J And the breath of wild war trumpets rinfft J' • < In this defiant tune. >• The hoarse hurrah, the vibrant cheer, J' •* Have been woven in its folds, >• ! ( And the piercing fife note, shriU and clear, Is in the song it holds. >• •t i' ■* fTTHAT is the song Old Olory sings >► ' rr When the breeze is soft and slou> J' ■ * And the banner curves and sways and swings, * • \ AU stately, to and frof j! Know you that song, all gentleness, J* • t With its measures sweet and smooth, j. ; J • When the old flag waves with a mild caret J ; > t In cadence made to soothet >. •( >► :[ ' ; is the song Old Olory sings j! When its ripple slowly runs: >• ! t 'Tis a song of peace on gentle j! ; * A song of silent guns. >' • t All Joyful, too, that the stress is done >! And the throbbing drumbeats cease; Jj[ <t 'Tis a chant of victories long won, * ; * A wondrous strain of peace. , J • t —Chicago Daily News. £ How Peter Alexief Was Saved Frpm Siberia By PAUL VRONSKY X K In a northern province of Russia there lived a peasant whose daughter, Anna, was a very pretty girl. Peter Alexief, a younj farmer, wooed and won her, and it seemed that a happy future was before the young couple. That was before the revolution which deposed the Czar Nicholas, and the government was keeping a sharp eye on all persons who suspected of plotting against it. A large force of secret police—better named spies—was scattered all over Russia. ::ot only those who were really so minded reported to the minister of the interior at the capital, but if one per son had a private grudge against an other there was liability that he would take revenge by reporting him to the police as a revolutionist, or what was then called a nihilist. This was also true of the spies themselves. If a spy chose to condemn a person he wished to get rid of, that person was taken away and nothing was heard of him afterward. He was buried In the con vict, mines of Kara. While Peter and Anna were making their preparations to be married there came to the province where they lived a man whose name was Ivan Ivano vitch. He did not look like a Russian, for he was dark complexioned, while the people among whom he had come had light skins and hair. Ivan had come from the Crimea, which is a southern province, where what is called the Med iterranean race is prevalent. This race is of southern blood and used to a hot climate. Ivan had no visible occupation and was known to be a government spy. He met Anna at a dance in a barn and conceived a passion for her. Anna, knowing him to be a spy, dreaded him. but dared not refuse to dance with him, fearing that he would take re venge upon her. Ivan, becoming more and more enam ored of Anna, began to look about for some act of Peter's which could be used as evidence against him. This was shortly before the revolution whereby the people of Russia wrested a constitution from the czar, and Pe ter's neighbors were beginning to plan for resistance against the government's despotism. Peter got wind of the In quiries of Ivan and told his friends that he feared the spy was planning to jret him out of _the way that he miglit possess TiimselT of ATmTi. Meanwhile Anna, not daring to de cline the attentions of Ivan, accepted invitations from him. One evening the two were walking together toward An na's house when Ivan left her. As he turned away a citizen tapped him on the shoulder and asked him to come with him. The citizen took him to a house where a dozen men were wait ing for them. One of the men said to Ivan: "You are suspected of trying to make a case against Peter Alexief to send him to Siberia that you may marry his betrothed. You are hereby notified that if anything happens to Peter your life will be forfeited." "I deny the charge," replied Ivan. "I have no need to get rid of Peter. The girl prefers me to him." It was plain to all that quite likely If Anna were called upon to choose be tween the two she would not dare to choose Peter for fear of Ivan. "I am ready to fight with my rival for the girl I love and who, I believe, loves me. This proves that I am not planning to take any underhanded ad vantage of him." Now, it was suspected that Ivan, who had come from a country where weapons are in common use, whould make short work of Peter, who had been born and grown up a simple farmer. The spokesman of the tribu nal before whom Ivan was arraigned consulted with the others and then turned to the prisoner. "Your proposition to fight your rival for the possession of the girl is accept ed. Since you are the challenger he will have the choice of weapons." Peter was sent for and closeted with the leader of the citizens who were en deavoring to save him from his rival. They proposed lo Peter that he should fight Ivan, choosing weapons which would give him an advantage over his enemy. Peter could think of no weap on that he could wield even indiffer ently, whereupon one was suggested to him. He gave his consent at once, and It was arranged that the duel should come off at dawn. The thermometer at sunrise stood at 30 degrees below zero. Peter, who was used to cold weather, walked out to the yard in the rear of the house where the fray was to take place In shirt and trousers. Ivan, who had been used to a hot climate, had on his warm est clothing. One of those present handed each of the disputants the noz zle of a hose. Ivan stood aghast. He saw at once that he must fight with cold water. But it was too late to recede. A faint hope came to him that his warm clothing would protect him. He took the nozzle offered him, the signal was riven. and the two men poured a stream at each other which was as cold as it could be without freezing. Peter did not seem in the least trou bled by his cold bath, but his enemy collapsed in five minutes. He dropped his weapon and ran for the house. As soon as he had put on dry cloth ing and poured a hot drink into his stomach he was told to leave theplaye at once if he wished to save himself from the displeasure of the citizens. A month later the revolution broke forth. RECIPROCITY. 2 There is one word which may !:: serve as a rule of practice fcr a!l ♦* Xt one's life —that word is reciproc- Si Uy. What you do not wish done I to ywurself do not do to others.— j* Confucius. Funston's Nickname. General Frederick Funston was a member of the Phi Delta Theta frater nity at the University of Kansas. The general's fraternity brothers at Kansas knew him as "Timmy." This nickname came about through the poor writing of the fraternity member who sent in the names of the pledges the year Funston became a Phi Delt. The name was printed "Timston" in the Phi Delta Theta magazine, and in the form of "Timmy" stuck to the stocky, cocky collegian throughout his college career. —Kansas City Star. Snake Bitee In India. India's annual loss of over 30,000 lives from snake bite has forced the production of an antidote serum. The Parel laboratory, Bombay, keeps a sup ply of cobras from which venom is ex tracted every ten days. The snakes are forcibly fed with egg flip through a tube. The venom is dried over lime and then dissolved in a salt solution. Increasing doses are Injected in a horse until at the end of two years the ani mal can stand a dose 200 times the original one and is quite Immune from the cobra poison. The serum from the blood of this particular horse Is an antidote and is absolutely effective If Injected in time. Many lives have been saved by its use. However, each bite requires an antidote made from the venom of the same sort of snake that inflicted the bite. Queer Neet of the Tontobane. The oddest of all birds' nests is the one built by the tontobane, a South African songster. It Is built of cotton and always upon the tree producing the material. In constructing the dom icile the female works Inside and the male outside, where he builds a senti nel box for his own special use. He aits in the box and keeps watch or sings nearly all the time, and when danger comes in the form of a hawk or a snake he warns the family, but never enters the main neat BEN WILSON IN NEW SERIAL A new Universal serial is an event, for the standard set by the company Ben Wilson. will be in fifteen episodes of two reels each. The production is in the capable hands of Stuart Paton, whose greatest claim to distinction is the tremendous special feature, "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea," which broke all records at the Broadway theatre, New York. Pa ton will have as his star Ben Wilson, one of the most popular leading men on the screen, with scores of successes to his credit. In the new serial he has the role of John Shirley, a student of criminology, who Is called upon to solve the mystery of a series of murders, all of which are committed in the same way, by the "Japanese death punch," delivered Just over the heart, and in all of which the only clue Is a voice over a disconnected wire. The role fits Wilson to a "T." The leading lady will be Neva Ger ber, one of the prettiest of screen ac tresses, who has been appearing with great success on the Universal pro gram. She is more than a pretty girl, for she is an accomplished actress as well. Prominent all through the serial are Howard Crampton and Joe Girard, both of whom have roles in "20.000 Leagues Under the Sea." When the first episode is run, It will be seen that the Universal has struck twelve again. CAMERAMAN A FINE CHEF. Whenever the Harry Carey com pany, featured In the Bison dramas, under the direction of Fred A. Kelsey, goes "on location," Cameraman Harry Gant takes his chafing dish with him. Gant is the acknowledged master of the art of chafing-dish cookery at Uni versal City, and the members of the compahy always look forward to an extra culinary treat when he prepares the luncheon. The only one who pro tests is the director. Fred A. Kelsey, who is trying to follow the regime <Jf the book, "Eat and Crow Thin." in this respect is very high, and they have a great number of suc cesses. The latest will be released In the week of March 12, and Is a mystery-serial, the plot of which is absolutely un solvable. It is called "The Voice on the Wire," and is a screen adap tation by J. G. Al exander of the popular novel of the same name, by Eustace Hale Ball. The serial How a Pirate Was Downed By EDWARD STEWART * * More than a hundred years ago> young Captain Herbert Chandler sailed his ship, the Wasp, into a cove on the shores of the island of Jamaica, cas: anchor and sent boats ashore with casks for water. While waiting their return two vessels appeared out on the sea, the one a clumsy brigantine. the other a low cut, rakish craft with enormous sails. Chandler brought his glass to bear 0:1 the two ships and was not long in determining that one was a merchantman, the other a Span ish picaroon, ami the picaroon was chasing the merchantman. The for mer flew no flag, but the captaiu kneu only too well that she was a pirate and if the wind held would overtake the merchantman. This was at a time when piracy had been almost entirely swept from the West Indies, and few merchant ships had means of opposing the villains Chandler could see no evidence of guns aboard the brigantine, and he had but one little barker on his own He had no women aboard, but Judged from the size and build of the mer chantman that she might have passen gers. The wind was now very light, and what there was was.dying down. The sun was near the western horizon, aud It had no sooner set than the last traces of a breeze wetit with It. The two vessels, naw yibout three miles apart, stood stilt Wktr sails flapping as the swells rolled Under thegi. Chan dler began to take thought how he might save both his own and the oth er ship from the pirate. He had some small arms aboard, but no guns ex cept the one mentioned, while, though the portholes in the picaroon were masked, he knew that she must be well armed with cannon. His small arms would be of no use against her. Chandler ran over In his mind what he had aboard that he might use in a fight and remembered that he was carrying, among other things for blast ing purposes in the Mexican mines, a fulminating powder used in those days. But what use could be made of this against the cannon balls of the pirate? Chandler was a Yankee, and the Yankees even at that remote period were famed for their shrewdness and inventive genius. He formed a plan to attack the picaroon with fulminating powder. Noting the positions of the ships with his compass, he waited till midnight; then, putting a crew In each of two boats, he weighed anchor and ordered them to tow the Wasp oat to sea, his object being to get between the two vessels. Neither ship displayed a light but a faint glimmer of cabin lights was perceptible on the pirate. Chandler stopped when he thought he might be In the proper position. He did not cast anchor, for the sound would betray him. When the first faint dawn came Chandler saw that the Wasp, the pi rate and the merchantman occupied three corners of a triangle. He was pleased to see that he was nearer the pirate than the merchantman, for If the former attacked the latter before attacking the Wasp Chandler could af ford no assistance. His plan did not admit of this. All three ships had their sails hoisted ready to take advantage of the slightest breeze. As soon as there was sufficient light the pirate displayed the skull and crossbones from her peak and sent a shot before the bow of the Wasp. Chandler, un derstanding this as a demand for sur render, returned from his popgun a shot no bigger than a boy's rubber ball. He did this that the pirato might attack him with his ship in stead of sending boats to take posses sion without a fight. With the rising of the sun a ripple was seen coming on the water, and a breeze came with it. It caught the picaroon first, and she approached the Wasp, running out her guns as she did so, but nearing her prey it was plain that there was no armament aboard, and she ran them in again. The critical moment had come. Chandler stood on the quarterdeck awaiting his enemy, occasionally cast ing a glance at a man partially con cealed aloft on that end of the gaff swung from the mainmast. The breeze had reached the Wasp and filled her sails, enabling the helmsman to keep the vessel before it with some head way. When the bowsprit of the pica roon came within a cable's length of the Wasp, Chandler gave an order to lower the sails. The pirate lapped the Wasp and was making ready to grap ple and board when a signal Was given that turned the tables. Chandler rais td his hand. Men concealed under the bulwarks pulled on a line fastened to the end of the gaff, swinging it over the side next the picaroon. The man above, carrying a demijohn, nimbly crawled out on it, gaining a position nearly over the pirate, now not twenty feet from the Wasp. Giving the demi john a swing, he tossed It on the pi rate's deck. There was an explosion that blew the little pirate so far apart that the water, rushing into the gaps In her side/5, sunk her within two minutes, leaving her men floating in the water. They were mercilessly picked off by the sailors on the Wasp. The conquering ship was badly In jured, but all damages were paid for by the owners of the merchantman, loaded with a valuable cargo and a number of passengers, including wom en and children.
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