MOST HATED TURKISH
OFFICIAL IN ASIA MINOB
DJEMAL PASHA
Djemal Pasha, the most hated offi
cial in Asia Minor, has been with
drawn by the Turkish government as
governor of Palestine owing to the
fntense feeling his methods aroused
among the population.
A GENERAL SURVEY OF
THEWAR
German forces which landed on the
island of Oesel, at the head
the Gulf of Riga, on Friday, occu
pied Arensburg, the capital of the
island, on Saturday, it was officially
announced by the Russian war office.
Arensburg is on the southern shore
of Oesel island.
The northern group of German war-<
ships, the statement add, dispatched
a torpedo boat squadron between the
islands of Oesel and Dago, which
pressed back the Russian patrols.
Russian naval forces reinforced the
patrol ami accepted battle, whereupon
the German ships retired.
Fighting for Oesel island, the war
office announced, continued all day
Monday. German naval aerial forces
are supporting the land forces on the
northern and southern sectors of the
island.
Further movements of the German
naval forces into the Gulf of Riga, the
statement says, are covered by the
long-range artillery of the Russians
from Oesel island.
Premier Kerensky in an urgent ap
peal to the Baltic fleet to defend the
latherland "in this hour of* trial" di
vulged the fact that the garrison of
JKronstadt, the chief fortress and mil
itary port of Russia, and the station
of the Baltic fleet, twenty miles west
of Petrograd, by its attitude already
lias weakened the defensive resources
of the fortress.
Eight dreadnaughts, a dozen light
cruisers, 40 torpedoboats and 30 mine
sweepers participated in the German
landing on Oesel island. The people
of Petrograd received the news of the
occupation calmly.
Another British attack opened in
Flanders. Only three days had elapsed
since the last attack was made. The
former push was launched, after a
four-day pause. Previously intervals
of a week or more had elapsed be
tween the British attacks.
Unofficial dispatches from British
beadquarters reported that the Brit
ish had pushed several hundred yards
into the German lines, the advance
rlong one wide sector averaging near
ly half a mile. On Passchendaele
ridge Haig's troopc had fought their,
way within about 1,000 yards of the
center of Passchendaele village.
The Germans seem to have sensed
the approaching battle, although they
probably were ignorant as to just
where the blow would fall, as Friday's
Berlin statement reported that the
British drumfire was directed on the
front from the River Lys to the Ypres-
Menin road. This area is south of
the front actually attacked. As a pre
cautionary measure, the German guns
dropped gas shells on the British
front nearly two hours before the at
tack was launched.
Numbers of prisoners already had
been taken by the British when the
correspondents filed their dispatches.
Apparently the objective is the re
tnainder of the ridge commanding
the Flanders plain, over the dominant
points of which the British have al
ready passed and are driving down
ward.
Another notable fact in connection
with the present series of drives is
that each is now apparently being
made regardless of weather condi
tions. One good day for airplanes ob
servation was enough for the British
in this instance to get their ranges,
taunch their drumfire, drop their bar
rage and push to the attack through
|he mud and renewed rainfall.
Brakeman Crushed to Death.
Hugh Collins, twenty, a Pennsyl
vania railroad fireman, was crushed
to death between freight cars in Pitts
burgh.
. FIRES ON ITALIAN
j SHIPBYMISTAKE
U. S, Patrol Boat Kills Two
on Submarine
SIMS REPORTS OCCURRENCE
Secretary Daniels Send Message To
Italian Ministry of Marine Express
ing Regret Over Affair.
Vice Admiral Sims cabled the nary
department that an American patrol
Teasel, on duty at night in the war
zone, had fired on an Italian subma
rine, which failed to answer recogni
tion signals, killing one officer and one
enlisted man.
Secretary Daniels at once sent a
I message to the Italian ministry of
marine, expressing the deepest regret
over the unfortunate ocurrance and
I tendering his and the American navy's
deepest sympathy for the loss of life.
The navy department issued this
Btatement:
"The navy department has been in
formed by Vice Admiral Sims that re
cently an American patrol vessel while
on patrol duty at night encountered an
Italian submarine and that when the
latter failed to answer the established
. recognition signals the patrol vessel
opened fire which resulted in the kill
ing of one officer and one enlisted man
before the identity of the submarine
was established.
"Vice Admiral Sims is thoroughly
investigating the unfortunate occur
rence and reports will be forwarded
later to the department.
"The secretary of the nvay upon re
ceipt of the first news dispatched the
following message to the Italian min
ister of marine:
"'I have learned with deepest re
gret of the unfortunate occurrence
which resulted in an American patrol
vessel firing, through a misunder
standing, upon an Italian submarine,
causing the death of one officer and
one enlisted ma non the latter.
" 'As our patrol vessels are in Euro
pean waters primarily for the purpose
of co-operating wtfh the Italian and
other allied vessels, in our common
cause, the unfortunate encounter is
all the more regrettable. Due to the
recent unusual activity of enemy sub
marines in this region, which have re
sulted in the loss of several vessels,
the patrol had been strictly maintained
and the unfortunate fact that the pa
trol vessel did not obtain the recogni
tion signals resulted in her opening
fire. Please accept on behalf of my
self and the American navy sincere
and heartfelt sympathy for the loss of
life which has resulted.
" 'JOSEPHUS DANIELS.'"
Church Knitting Banned.
Harrisburg ministers have come out
in formal statements against women
taking knitting to church services even
though they were engaged in war
work. Strong statements on the sub
ject were sent to the newspapers.
$2,000,000 More Loaned to Belgium.
A loan of $2,000,000 to Belgium was
announced by the treasury department.
This makes the total advanced to Bel
gium by the United States $55,000,000.
LIVE STOCK AND GRAIN
Pittsburgh
Cattle—Prime, $13.25@14; good, $l2
@l3; tidy butchers, $10>50@11.50; fair,
$8@9.25; common, $6.50(0)7.50; heif
ers, $6 @9.75; common to good fat
bulls, $5.50@8.75; common to good fat
cows, $4@8.50; fresh cows and spring
ers, $40@90.
Sheep and Lambs—Prime wethers,
$7.50@12; good mixed, $7.25@11.25;
fair mixed, $9 @10; culls and common,
$5@7.50; heavy ewes, $7@10.50;
spring lambs, $12@18; veal calves,
$15.50@16.50; heavy and thin calves,
$7@11.50.
Hogs—Prime heavy, heavy mixed
and mediums, $19@19.10; heavy york
ers, $18.75 @l9; light yorkers, $17.90
@18; pigs, $17.50@17.75; roughs,
$16.50@17.25; stags, $15.50@16.
Cleveland
Hogs—Heavies, $19.15 @19.20; mix
ed, $19.15@19.20; yorkers, $19.10; pigs,
$17.50; roughs, $18; stags, $16.25.
Sheep and Lambs —Choice spring
lambs, $17@17.50; fair to good, sl6@
17; common, $8@14.50; choice sheep,
$9.50@11.10; culls and common, ss@B.
Calves —Choice, $15.50 @ 16; fair to
good, $14@15; heavy and common, $9
@l2.
Cattle —Prime shipping steers, $ll @
12; good to choice, $10@11; good to
choice butcher, $5.50@9.50; fair to
good, $7.50@8.25; common to light
steers, $6.50@7.25; good to choice
heifers, $7.50@8.50; choice fat butch
er bulls, $7.25@8.25; bologna bulls,
s6@7; choice fat cows, s7@B; fair to
good, $5.50@6.50; canners and cutters,
$5@5.50 milch cows and springers,
$60@90.
Chicago.
Hogs—Bulk, $18.20@19.40; light,
$17.70@19.15; mixed, $17.80@19.65;
heavy, $17.50@19.65; rough, $17.80@
18.05; pigs, $14@17.85.
Cattle —Native steers, $7.10@13.60;
western steers, $6.25@14.60; stockers
and feeders, $6.15@11.50; cows and
heifeis, $5@12.25; calves, $9.50@16.
Sheep—Wethers, $9 @12.85; lambs,
$13.50@18.40.
Chicago Grain Close.
Wheat Corn Oats
October ... •••••• 81
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!"THE DOCTOR ISN'T IN!":|
*: •*
fit By OLIVE GRAY. f|
- a
Dr. Charles Morse walked thought
fully to his office. The verb vas not
unusual, the adverb was, for although
he always walked he was seldom
thoughtful.
Could his thoughts have been photo
graphed, the picture would have been
of a breakfast table with a persuasive
sister on one side, himself on the other.
And could a dictagraph have absorbed
the conversation, the record would
have been as follows:
"But, Charles, dear, we girls have
counted so much on our clubhouse.
Suffragists need a headquarters as
much as any other society, and how
are we to get it if every man refuses
a donation as you do. We were count
ing on a hundred dollars from you any
way."
"Good heavens, sis, I work days for
that much. Besides, I don't approve
of suffrage."
"You're horrid, Charlie, and I won't
talk to you any more. But never
mind; we'll get it yet. I'll send Jane
Gregory after you. There isn't a man
in the ctiy who can resist her, and I
am morally certain that if she asks
you for a hundred dollars you'll give
one long look into her lovely eyes and
dig down in your jeans for double the
amount."
"Not if I see her first!" her brother
answered with heat. "I don't care how
pretty she is. I won't give a cent for
any fool thing like that."
Doctor Charles reached his office and
"opened up" himself, for M;iry, his
office girl, was away on a vacation. He
sterilized instruments, put bottles
within easy reach and addressed a set
of teeth for mailing, for Charlie was a
dentist. Then he opened the paper to
see if he could get a girl for two weeks
to take Mary's place. But not a soul
wanted to work. And then a happy
thought struck him. "I'll put a card
on the office door, 'Girl Wanted.' May- j
be that will catch somebody."
It did.
About ten o'clock, while he was ad
justing some bridgework, the outside
office door opened, and someone came
in. Doctor Charlie went out to see,
and there was a young girl, demure,
shy and wide-eyed.
"I saw your card," she began difli
dently.
"Good! T need an office girl for two
weeks. Would you like to try it at
ten dollars t week?" He rather hoped
she would. He thought it would be
pleasant to have her around.
"I can stay right now if you want
me."
"All right; that's fine. Put your
things in that closet and I'll give you
instructions as soon as I'm through.
And. by the way, if anybody—a lady—
comes to see me, tell her I'm not in.
She has gray eyes—well, I can't de
scribe her exactly, but I rather think
you'll know. She's after money, and
I'd rather not see her."
"I understand," said the girl qui
etly unpinning her hat.
The morning wore on; patients
came and went, and the new girl
seemed to be doing very well. About
noon he distinctly heard her say to
someone who came in, "The doctor is
not in."
About two o'clock, in the silence
of the office he again heard the outer
door open and the girl say distinctly,
"No, the doctor is not in!"
Doctor Charlie was indignant. "The
idea. Sis is rather overdoing it, or
else that girl she's sending has more,
brass than I gave her credit for, to
come twice in a day." '
But what was his surprise when for
a third time he heard the new girl
telling someone that the doctor was
not in.
At five o'clock the last patient had
departed, and Doctor Charlie at last
had time to give his assistant some In
structions.
"I want to compliment you," he be
gan, "on the way you got rid of that
girl. Her name's Gregory."
"That girl?" she asked, her wide
eyes opening still wider. Her mouth,
with its wistful little droop, was get
ting a gripping hold on the young den
tist's heart.
"Yes. I heard you tell her three
times that I wasn't in."
"Oh, but they were different people."
"What do you mean?"
"The first was Mrs. Arnfeld. She's
out canvassing for the new minister's
home. I thought you wouldn't want
to be disturbed."
"Right O!"
"And then there was Mrs. McArdle.
She's determined to have a new Y. W.
C. A. And the last was from your
<?hurch. They are going to burn trib
ute generously, and besides they want
to —■"
"That's plenty," gasped Doctor Char
lie. "But what's happened to Jane, I
wonder?"
"I'm Jane," said the girl. "You see,
we're all trying to earn money for the
new clubhouse, and when I saw your
sign I thought I'd like to try it here.
And don't you think when I've side
tracked so many people today you
might give us a little donation? Just
a small one would do—a hundred dol
lars or so."
Doctor Charlie dropped limply into
a chair. "I lose," he said weakly.
And. after the suffragettes had their
building, and Doctor Charlie and Jane
were married, she told him how she
did it
"There wasn't a soul there to see
you that day for subscriptions," she
confessed. "I made it all up."
(.Copyright, 1917, by the MeClure N«wspa
p«r Syndicate.)
" ■ —i »
Her Dowry
Ey RUTH GRAHAM
*
In the Rocky mountains, not far west
of Denver, there liveu William Harri
son, who had taken his wife and
daughter into the gold region for the
purpose of looking in the ground for a
fortune. He settled himself and them
in a log cabin on Clear creek. He
would wash for gold until he found
himself possessed of enough of the
precious metal to keep his family foi
awhile, then he would start out on a
prospecting tour, to dig holes in the
ground, hoping to tlnd gold in paying
quantities.
But Harrison's diggings resulted iu
nothing. Each day he became mew
disappointed and discouraged.
One day a stranger came to Harri
son's cabin and asked .for a night's,
lodging. Mrs. Harrison took him in
and gave him what she had. which
was little enough, for they were very
poor. He was waited on by Isabel at
supper and chatted with her while he
ate. He drew from her the story of
her father's efforts to win a fortune
for her out of the ground, besides a
secret that was unknown to her par
ents. She loved a young man who
was hunting for gold and had achieved
no more success than her father. Ho
was able to obtain only a precarious
I'vlng for himself, and it would be a
sin for the couple to marry while
doomed to such abject poverty.
The stranger seemed much interested
in the girl's story and asked many
questions concerning the young man.
Isabel assured him that he was of
good character and not liable to a
change o: one following an ignis fatuus.
since everybody in that region was a
gold hunter. He was the son of a
prospector. Therefore he might be
said to have been born to the occupa
tion.
The stranger seemed to be a peculiai
man with strange ideas. Instead of
berating Isabel's father or her lover for
wasting time in a hunt that there was
not one chance in a thousand of being
successful, he said that life con dsted
of taking chances, for no one con'd tell
what a day or an hour might bring
forth. "Life," he said, "is not < veil a
speculation. It is sure to end i:i the
grave."
This was said with a melancholy
spirit. The man was ill and possibly
"was influenced by his illness, lie re
mained a month in Harrison's cabin,
ministered to # by Mrs. Harrison and
isabel. But he showed such interest in
Isabel that he fell entirely under her
care. He was delayed by a snowstorm
that came early in the winter, and the
snow was likely to remain on the
ground for many months. Isabel told
her friend that she regretted this be
cause it covered a little grotto near the
house where in fair weather she used
to go and sew or read. He replied
that life was only enjoyed by contrasts
aud the longer she was kept out of her
grotto the happier she would be to get
Into it again.
When it ceased to snow the stranger
took his departure. Before going he
said to her:
"You will receive a dowry which will
enable you to marry the man you love."'
Isabel looked at him in astonishment
and asked him when the dowry would
come to her.
"When the sun is warm enough to
melt the snow," was the reply.
The stranger was such an odd indi
vidual that Isabel thought little of this
statement, thinking that he was not
aware of what he said. She certainly
did not place sufficient faith In It to tell
It to her father and mother or to her
lover.
That was a long winter, and her fa
ther found prospecting difficult on ac
count of the deep snow. The family
pined for the spring to come to release
them from their cabin and enable them
to enjoy the out of door life, so invig
orating In the mountains.
At last there came a series of warm
days, and the snow began to melt and
run down the gulches In torrents. It
was so thick that it required time to
leave bare any of the soil or rocks.
One remark of the stranger Isabel re
membered. It was that the longer she
was kept out of her grotto the more
she would rejoice at re-entering it
One morning after several warm
days she was sitting by the window of
her little room sewing. The sun was
still melting the snow, shining bright
ly. Thinking of the stranger's remark
about her grotto, she turned her head
to look at it, for she could see it from
her window. The snow had been melt
ed so far as to leave several bare spots
On the edge of one of these spots she
noticed a dazzling light made by the
sun shining on some smooth substance.
Isabel's curiosity was excited as to
what this substance was, for she did
not remember to have left any bit of
metal or glass there In the autumn.
She went out to the grotto, and there
at her feet was a gold piece.
She picked it up wonderinglj, then
hunted in the snow for more. She
found no more, but the next morning
the snow had melted so far as to un
cover a basket that had been missing,
and it was full of gold coins.
The wonder stricken girl counted
them and found what was an ample
dowry.
She at once connected It with the
stranger she had nursed and put it
away for 1 im, thinking he would re
turn and claim it But he never came.
Isabel kept it untouched till the next
autumn came on, and then, having
heard nothing from him, she acted on
what h«. had said about finding her
dowry "when the snow melds" and ap
propriated it to herself.
SPEND HOLIDAYS IN WORK'
wHEwr :V7&t •-
College girls from all parts of Lan
cashire and Cheshire volunteered to
spend their "holiday this year moss
gathering in Shropshire. They sleep
under canvas and lead a camp life.
The photograph shows two stalwart
girls of the camp dressed in their out
door attire, which includes smocks,
puttees and breeches.
Matches Scarce in England.
A grave allegation of profiteering in
matches at the expense of the public,
according to the London Chronicle,
was made against wholesalers and re
tailers by an official of a match fac
tory recently. He explained that the
chief causes of the present shortage
were the stoppage of the importation
of foreign supplies and the require
ments of the army.
Pigeons as Carriers.
Pigeons have been used as messen
gers for many thousands of years.
Dove is the Anglo-Saxon name; pigeon
the Norman name. During the fifth
Egyptian dynasty, B,(XX) years before
Christ, it was the fashion to domesti
cate pigeons and to train them as car
riers and messengers. The promptness
with which Caesar was informed of
the rebellion in Gaul, and thereby en
abled to cross the Alps before those
uprising could possess the entire prov
ince, was due to the use of carrier
pigeons. In the Crusades, these birds
were skillful and faithful messengers.
Smelting Art Ancient One.
In the old world the art of smelting
ores was discovered about 1200 B. C.
It has sometimes been suggested that
iron tools and weapons may have been
made at an earlier period from mete
orites. Recently a considerable amount
of evidence in behalf of this hypoth
esis has been presented by C. F. Zim
mer. He has compiled a list of the
known iron-containing meteorites,
nearly all accumulated within the last
century, and he shows from these alone
about 250 tons of iron might be ob
tained. Of this amount more than 99
per cent Is malleable, consisting of a
nickel-iron alloy.
A Vast Stage.
The largest stage in the world Is
that of the Grand Opera house in
Paris. It is 100 feet wide, nearly 200
feet in depth and 80 feet high. The
height is measured from the level of
the stage to the "flies." The stage of
the Metropolitan Opera house, New
York, Is 101 feet wide, 89 feet deep
and 77 feet high.
Flowers.
Flowers are perhaps the most effec
tive of the many little "finishing
touches" necessary to a a attractive
home. There are thousands of persons
with beautiful houses, costly furnish
ings, perhaps, artistically and skillfully
arranged by the hands of a clever dec
orator, but It takes the little finishing
touches, the seemingly unimportant
tiny things, done by the woman who
loves and exists for her home and ex
presses her soul in her surroundings
to make the house lovable.—Exchange.
Qourd Family Is Important
The gourd family furnishes the hu
man families with many edible fruits,
and it is believed that pumpkins and
squashes are of American origin,
though in nowise certain. On the oth
er hand, it is known that watermelons,
muskmelons, cucumbers and all that
branch of the family are of Asiatic ori
gin. Yet all countries have native spe
dfes of this great family.
Lines to Be Remembered.
The great man is he who does not
lose his child's heart—Menlcus.
To Insure Pleasant Dreams.
The bedroom should be the sun
niest and best room in the house. It
should be rounded, with no corners
for holding "dead air." The bed should
be in the middle of the room, and the
bedclothes light and warm in winter,
but never exerting pressure on the
sleeper. The bed should be aired all
day, and made up just before retir
ing. Sleep in the most comfortable
position, avoiding all theories against
special positions.
SSS2
I LOVE IS BUND |
s•' I
By OLIVE ROBERTS BARTON :;J
"What is the matter, Gloria?" asked
Dick anxiously.
She looked at him pensively a mo
ment, then answered, "I was just won
dering if I do really love you better
than anyone else In the world."
He was silent a minute, then, "Don't
| you think." he said slowly, "that you'd
better decide pretty soon. dear. The
invitations are out for our wedding and
we've already received some presents.*
She nodded gravely. "I haven't for
gotten Dickie. Only I was thinking
that after we were married what If I
should meet some one I liked better
than you? Wouldn't it be terrible!"
"It would!"
"You see, Dick. I got to thinking
today. I've been out of school but a
few months and I've known only a few
men. Of course, dear, you were the
only man in the world for me from
the first, but after all, how do I kuow
that you are the only man for me? I
might think so and then when it's too
late find there's some one else."
Dick shivered. "This Is horrible.
Gloria. Are you sure you feel quite
well? You've had too much worry and
fussing over your trousseau and it's
got on your nerves."
Rut Gloria was firm. "It isn't just a
fancy, Dickie dear. I'm sure It will
come out all right and I'm positive I
could never care for anyone but you—
you're so— -BO darling, but I want to
,make sure and I have a plan that will
set things .right, I know, if every one
will only agree to it.'"
"What Is it?" anxiously.
"For mother to take me away some
where for two weeks where I'll meet
oceans of people so I can look them,
over. Then I'll know, dear, when I see
all those other men that no one is so
splendid as my own Dick. Don't you
think it's a good plan?"
"No, I don't," he declared instantly.
Gloria's mother looked astonished
but finally agreed. "I believe it's just
what the child needs," she admitted.
But Dick, when he heard it, went
through terrible torments and racked
his brains for a preventative or cure.
Then he thought of something, of col
lege days when he was a star perform
er of the Mask and Wig club and he
smiled wisely.
"We'll mix things up a bit," said
Gloria's mother. "Some land, some
sea, and a few other things thrown In.
Baltimore first, then down the bay to
Old Point, and across the Roads to
Norfolk. After that it will probably
be Boston by boat then to Albany by
rail and down the Hudson to New
York.
Gloria was in high spirits when, af
ter a <lay of shopping In Baltimore,
they took a taxi to the docks and got
on their boat.
It was then that the stranger put in
an appearance. lie was about Dick's
height and build and had eyes not un
like Gloria's fiance, but he also had a
manner, and a mustnche, and a way of
brushing his smooth black hair that
was most distinguished.
When Gloria first saw him walking
across the salon with the air of a
nobleman, she instantly compared him
*vith Dick, to the detriment of her be
loved's independent stride and his re
bellious thatch of curly brown locks.
To her surprise and joy she found
the splendid looking stranger next to
her at dinner and In a few minutes
they were talking.
From that time on he scarcely left
Gloria's side. That evening on the boat
they sat up until midnight watching
the moon and stars and talking of
many things. Mr. Tavenner had been
everywhere and knew many Interest
ing people and things, as he had said.
She must try to remember them all to
tell Dick. Dick was quiet and unln
cllned to talk—how she wished he
could be entertaining like this.
The next morning he left the boat
with them, saw that they got the right
car to Old Point Comfort, relieved Mrs.
Haworth of the annoyance of her lug
gage and engaged rooms. He took them
over the fort, having procured special
permission, showed them over a battle
ship, escorted them back to their boat,
and thereafter during the trip while
Gloria's mother was unable to leave
her cabin most of the way to Boston
he took very excellent care of the
bride-elect.
And then there was Boston Itself,
where he showed them around for two
days, and after that he was even per
suaded to go as far as Albany. But In
stead of taking the boat to New York
he bade them a reluctant good-by and
disappeared.
Dick met the travelers at the sta
tion.
"Well, dearest," he asked Gloria
when they were alone, "did you meet
anyone yon can care for more than
me?"
"No, dear, I didn't, but there was one
man who was lovely to me all through
the trip, and do you know, I had a feel
ing that If it hadn't been for you I
should have chosen him for my hus
band. In some way he reminded me
very much of you—l never could quite
explain it, for he was very distin
guished and knew such a lot of things,"
innocently.
"Thank you!"
"But I've quite decided, dear, that
you are tbe only man I can ever really
care about, so it's all right"
Dick kissed her fervently.
That night Dick slipped a wig and
mustache into the fire. "I kept the
others away at any rate," he exulted.
"Who says love lia't blind?"
(Copyright, 1317. by tie McClure Newspa
per Syndicate.)