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VOL. XXIII. MANNING, S. C., WEDNESDAY, JULY 12, 1916. NO28 IMDIATE ACTION ARREDONDO TRANSMITS TO HIS GOVERNMENT LANSING'S BRIEF NOTE. SPEEDILY SOLVE TROUBLES Officials Believe More Can Be Accom plished Through Informal Confer er.ces Than Formal Exchanging of Views. Washing-on.-Inception of the 'diplo matic conversations which it Is hoped will result in a settlement of differ ences between Eliseo Arredodo, Mexican Ambassador designate, and Frank L. Polk, Acting Secretary of State, :han by a formal intercange at views. They are willing to accede, however to, some other plan should the de facto government propcee It. Mr. Arredondo transmitted to his go-ernment a brief and friendly note handed to him by Secretary Lansing, expressing gratification over the turn airairs between the two governcents has taken and accepting proposals for diplomatic settlement of points in dis pute. The communication was ap proved by the cabinet. The text follows: "Secretary: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your com .mu:rication of July 4, 1916, in which you transcribe a note addressed to me by the Secretary of Foreign Relations of your government and to request that you will transmit to him the fol lov::g reply: ".ir. Sercrtary: "I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your courteous note transmitted to me by Senor Arredondo on the fourth instant, in which you refer to my notes of June 20 and June 25. and to assure you of the sincere gr tI cation of my government at the :nk statement of the difficulties hich have unfortunately arisen in our relations along the international boundary and the unreserved expres sion of the desire of your government to reach an adjustment of the diffi culties on a broad and amicable basis. The same spirit of friendship and of solicitude for the continuance of soli. citude for the continuance of cordial relations between our two countries inspires my government which equally desires an immediate solution of the matters of difference which have long vexed both governments. It is expe cially pleasing to my government that the de facto governcent of Mex ico Is disposed to give quick as well as practical consideration in a spirit of concord to the remedies which may be applied to the existing condition. Ree jrocating the same desire, the government of the United States is prepared immediately to exchange views as to a practical plan to remove finally and prevent a recurrence of the difficulties which have been the source of the contrQversy. "Accept, Mr. Secretary, the renew ed assurances of my highest consid eration. "I am. sir. "Yours very sincerely, "ROBERT LANSING." SOLDIERS ORDERED OUT TO PREVENT STRiKE TROUBLE. Governor Craig Orders Four Compa nies N. C. Coast Artillery to Wil mington to Keep Down Riots. Asheville, N. C.-Goverzior Locke Craig, who is at his home here, an nounced that four companies of coast ertillery had been sent to Wilmington as a precautionary move, in connec tion vrith the street car strike at that tlace. The troops sent In response (G orders from Governor Craig are the coart artillery of Charlotte, Greens boro, Salisbury and Goldsboro. Major Kuykendall of Greensboro is placed in conmand. Governor Craig's orders were Issued as the result of a request made by .udge Stacy of Wilmmngton and the sheriff of New Hanover county. Gov eorCraig ordered the adjutant gen. c-ais office to supbly whatever troop. were considered necessary and the ord~rs to the coast artillery were the result. MORE DENTS IN LINES OF GERMANS ON TWO FRONTS Lor den.--General Haig's army pain ed several important successes. It capturzd further positions in the Im mensly strong position known as the Leipzig redoubt, while east of La Boissll they captured German trenches cn a front of nearly 2,000 yards to a depth of 300 yards. They also :orced their way into the village of Orvi!!ra after capturir.g 500 of the C-rrnan front, while nor Fricourt >cv drove the enemy . The Ore:'tburg County Fair asso ciation offi ci als have d ecided to erect an agricult'lral building for the Orngeburg county fair. Andrew. the infant son of Mr. and 3rs. G-ordon Black of Beaufort, fell out of a moving automobile and crush ed his skull and die-1 in a few hours. LaCoete Evans has gone to Wash Ington to try to gat government aid for the roads leading into the state irchilization grounds at Styx. ;ghkt iego convicts escaped from tha:Zo.t farm at 1-agood a few nights Manning Both teal RUSSIANS MEETING SUCCESS IN EAS1 FOR THE TIME OVERSHADOW: WESTERN FRONT FROM A SPECTACULAR VIEWPOINT. MAKE SURPRISING ADVANCE Enemy Forces Retire in Great Disor der For About 24 Miles.-Frencl Have Returned to the Offensive ii the Western Theatre. London.-The Russians on the Eas tern front are going from success t( success and for the time that theate: of the war is overshadowing the west ern front from the spectacular view point. Not only has General Letchitz ky, in the south, occupied the railroad junction at Delatyn, west of Kolomea thus cutting off General von Bothmei from his supply base, but Genera: Brussiloff, in the north, is making sur prising advances on both sides of thi Kovel Railway toward the Stokoc River. The Russian oommunication reports the enemy forces in this region retir ing in great disorder and adds that the Russians have occupied Huleviche, about 24 miles to the east of Kovel, while apparently the Russians are al ready across the Stokod River some where in the region of Janovka. German possession of Baranovichi and Kovel are absolutely essential if she is to retain her hold over the invaded parts of Poland and Litchua nia, but it is considered likely that it is only a matter of a few days be fore the Russians will be in possess on of Kovel, which would compel von Linshingen's retirement from the Lutsk salient. The French have returned to the offensive in the western theater, south of the, Sotme and have captured trenches over a distance of about twc and.a half miles east of Flaucourt and to a depth ranging from about two thirds of a mile to one mile. The British have been engaged in fierce fighting in the neighborhood of Ovilleres where the statement from the British War Office says they have again made "steady progress In the face of stubborn opposition." DEMOCRATS AIM TO FORCE ACTION ON PARTY BILLS Uniting Forces in Congress for an Early Consideration of Prepared ness Measures. Weshingbo--Democrats in Con gress are uniting their forces to corm pel action on the army and navy ap propriation bills, the revenue measure and the government shpping bil, which are the most important legisla tive measures remaining on the ad. ministration program. The National defense appropria tions, the totals of wrhich, as they pass ed the house, have been vastly increas ed by senate committees, are certain to meet stubborn resistance in confer nce. It also is certain that the ship ping bill will encounter persisten Re publican opposition In the senate. These prospects have upset all ad junment predictions and administra tion leaders are re'signed to the pros pet of remaining here if necessary until fall despite the national politi cal campaign. When senate Democrats in caucus determined to press the shipping blU and amended it in order to satisfy members of their own party who had been In rebolt, they served notice on the Republicans that their challenge of a fillbustter had been accepted. Now that there are assurances of enough votes to pass the bill without Repub lican help, however, the Republican threat of a filibuster is not taken so seriously by Democratic leaders. SCHOONERS OFF GULF' COAST LOST IN STORM Biloxi, Miss-The American schoon er St. Bartholymer of Biloxi was add. ed to the list of the seven schooners reported missing and It was feared here that all had foundered or been dashed ashore during the tropical storm. MOBILE CLEARS AWAY WRECKAGE FROM STORM Mobile-Wreckage in Mobile and Imediate vicinity left by last weelk's terific tropical huricane which spread over the gulf coast, was rapidly bein-g cleared away and telegraph and tele phone service with the outside world have been partially restored to Mo bile, while other public utilities are in partial operation. There have been no deaths in Mobile from the stormn, 'which damagee the water front. Shorthand Writers Meet Greenville.-The first annual sos slon of the state Short-hand Writers association came to a close with ai splendid banquet at .Chick Springs. The meeting lasted two days and w'as attended by about 100 members. J . Brennan of Sumter was reelected president; Guy Elgin of Groenville, secretar-reasurer and Miss Edith Porcher of Spartanburg, vic presI dent. The aszociation recently r" eived :: messago from President Wil son conveying his felicitations. a:' stresing the importarnce of efficie'nc y vs. Columbis Saturday, Jt ns re compoa SEALED MESSACE FHR WILSONFROM KAISER Vessel Makes 4,000-Mile Sea Voyage Being the Longest Ever Under taken by Any Underwater Craft. Norfolk.-Bearing a sealed message from Emperor William of Germany, to President Woodrow Wilson, run ning the gauntlet of innumerable dan gers from mines, sea-sweepers and enemy warships, and bringing a cargo of dyestuffs, chemicals and mail esti mated at 750 tons, the German under sea merchantman, the Deutschland. quietly slipped into Chesapeake Bay Sunday morning at 1:45. It was the completion of a 4,000-mile sea voyage for the craft, the longest and most hazardous ever attempted by any sub marine. Three hours later, led, by the tug Thomas F. Timmins, the little vessel with a record of 13 days of mysterious vigil off the Virginia capes. the great submarine began the last leg of her voyage, up the Chesapeake Bay. On the heels of the Deutschland and following in her wake with all the speed to be coaxed from -her pow erful boilers, the coast guard Onon daga dashed up the bay. On board the Onondaga is Collector Norman Hamilton of Norfolk and a number of newspaper men. Whether or not Mr. Hamilton has orders is not known. Some believe that the Onondaga undertook the chase of the Deutschland at the request of Mr. Hamilton and that he and not Cap tain Chiswell is under orders. No Torpedo Tubes. The Deutschland carries, mounted in her conning tower, two small guns, of about three-inch caliber. There were no evidences of torpedo tubes. She is also equipped with a bridge and powered by two Deisel engines, of the latest type. The boat is capable of submerging in less than two minutes. Op the surface of the water the sub mersible has a speed of from two to three knots an hour more than the average merchant steamer. According to Pilot Fred Cocke, of the Virginia Pilots' Association, the first American to board the Deutsch land after she arrived on this side of the Atlantic ,the crew wore regula tion uniforms of German merchant men seamen. No flag was displayed when the Deutschland first appeared off the capes. Later, when inside the bay, the German merchantman's en sign was raised. Captain Cocke said the commander of the Deutschland made no effort to conceal anything and was extremely frank in stating his mission to the United States, that of instituting an undersea merchant marine export and Import business between the United States and Germany. WASINGTON WATCIES NEIRALITY PHASE First Concern is to Consider Whether Submersible is Properly a Mer chantman. Washington.-The first concern of the United States in the arrival of the German submarine Deutschland is to determine whether the submersible is properly a merchant vessel or whether under any interpretation of the prin ciples of international law she could be classed as a warship. Nothing but an examination of the submarine it self with a survey of her armament if any, and the ,-mposition and charac ter of her c'- a can settle the point. This will be made by the State De partment and the customs authorities as soon as the ship puts into Balti more. Whichever way the issue is decided new questions of international law are almost sure to be added to the many which the war has produced for the United States. As a warship the Deutchland would be required to leave an American port within 24 hours of her arrival un less additional time was. required to make her seaworthy. As purely a commercial ship ' she would be as free to enter and leave American ports as any other and this government would have no concern in the novel manner of her coming or the fact that the ingenuity and daring of the German Admirakty had been able to get a ship through the Allied blockade. If she shouldJ venture to return to Germany the submarine would enjoy protection of the United States within the three-mile limit. If she should fall a prey to hostile war ships on the high seas the concern of :his government, in its stand for the safety of peaceful commercial ships, would be governed entirely by the sonduct and character of the submar ne itself precisely as if she sailed wholly above the water. Rabies. A case of rabies reported in Eng land last spring was the first in that country since 1902, and occurred in a dog that was being held in the six months' quarantine which the English law imposes on all dogs brought into the country to prevent the introduc tion of this disease. Rabies was ban ished from England by muzzling. Aus tralia and New Zealand have never had any cases of rabies, and a system of quarantine and inspection prevents its introduction. Sweden, Norway and Denmark are practically free from it. -Scientific American. , Thursday, I ~ly 13, 14 and 1 edof some of DEUTSCHLA8D BRINGS BIG 10O OF DYE Nickel and Rubber, Badly Need ed by German Army, to Be Taken From America on Re turn Trip-Captain Brings Message From Kaiser. NO RESTRICTIONS IF COMMERCIAL VESSEL Coming of Deutschland Raises Ques tion of Neutrality.-Washington's First Concern is to Determine Whether it is Merchant or War Craft.-Ownership May Have Much to Do With Status. Baltimore.-The world's first sub marine merchantman, the German underwater liner Deutschland, anchor ed below Baltimore after voyaging safely across the Atlantic, passing the Allied blockading squadrons and elud ing enemy cruisers watching for her off the American coast. She carried mail and a cargo of 750 tons of costly chemicals and dyestuffs, and is to carry back home a similar amount of nickel and crude rubber sorely need ed by the German army. Sixteen days out from Bremerhaven to Baltimore, the submarine reached safely between the Virginia capes at 1:45 o'clock Sunday morning, passing in on the surface covered by a heavy pll of darkness which settled over the entranc of the bay with the set ting of a tell-tale half moon. Once inside, the visitor threw caution aside and began shrieking his siren, signall ing a pilot and at the same time at tracting the attention of the tug Thomas F. Timmins which had beet' waiting in the lower bay for nearly two weeks to greet the Deutchhland and convey her into port. Three hours later, at 4:45 o'clock the big submarine started up the bay with the German merchant flag flying under her own power, piloted by Cap tain Frederick D. Cocke, of the Virgin ia Pilots' Association, and convoyed by the. Timmins. She was making more than 12 knots an hour and could have docked in Baltimore by night, but ar rangements had been made for receiv ing her with formal ceremonies Mon day and her captain was ordered to wait in the lower harbor. He and his crew of 29 men remained aboard their craft until it reached Baltimore. Regarding his vessel as a merchant man subject to no unusual restrictions, the skipper, whose name- is said to; be Captain Kairig, went up the Ches apeake, without waiting to notify lo cal customs and quarantine authori ties of his presence. He was five hours away before Norman Hamilton, collector of Norfolk-Newport News, heard the news, and started on his trail aboard the coast guard cutter Onondage, and It is understood that she merely was ordered out to keep the strange craft under surveillance as a neutrality precaution. Quaran tine and port regulations were com plied with when the 'Ossel moved up to her dock. Little was known here about what happened during the epoch-making cruise across the ocean which in a small measure at least breaks the blockade trade with the rest of the world. Such information as was available, came indirectly from the pilot and from Captain Hans F. Hinsch, of the North German Llyod Liner Necker, laid up here .4ince the beginning of the war. Captain Hinsch boarded the Deutchiland from the Timmins and made the trip up the bay with her. According to the accounts reaching here, the underwater liner's super structure was standing 15 feet above the water when she came In. Until daylight she showed no flag, but the German merchant ensign was raised at sun-up. Fourteen Raiders Killed. El Paso, Texas.-Two Americans and an American-born Mexican shot and killed !ourteen Mexican bandits in a running fight three miles from Aanapra. N. M., only seven ntles yest of El Paso. and across the New Mexico State line. The posse of Americans was led by Tom Perrine, a former Tra. Ram'ger, desert scout, and cus toms line rider. His two companions were Jess Adams, another Texani, and Alex Alevra, a Mexican boy- who was brn on the American side. pBud Fisher Breaks Rib. Saratoga, N. Y.-"Blud" Fisher, the cartoonist, was pinned beneath his utomobile when it overturned on the Istate read north of this city, but es apd with a broken rib and several bruises. Triumph for American Industry. The superiority of American clays for use in connection with the glass Industry has been demonstrated by tests at the Pittsburgh laboratory of the bureau of standards. The bureau announces that American glass manu facturers will hereafter be indepen dent of foreign material for this pur pose. The glass refractories (pots in which the glass is melted) prepared of Amercan clays have been found to give better results than those manu factured with the addition of German plastic clays, or of German clays alone-Scientific American. riday and th5 aset.e FARMERS' UNION PICKS COLUMBIA ANNUAL CONVENTION OF STATE ORGANIZATION TO BE HELD IN COLUMBIA. DATE WEDNESDAY, JULY 2e Executive Committee Meets at Orange burg and Prepares Programs Alex ander of N. C..May be Speaker. Columbia.-Columbia was selected as the place for the annual meeting of the State Farmers' Union, which is to be held Wednesday, July 26. This was determined in Orangeburg when the executive committee of the union met. The first session of the meeting has been called for the afternoon at 4 o'clock when the president's address will be heard, committees oppointed, delegates enrolled and organization of the convention effected. At the night's session -an address will probably be heard by H. Q. Alex ander, president of the North Carolina union, who has been invited to attend the meeting. Officers for the ensuing year will be elected that night. Those who attend the meeting of the executive committee in Orange burg were: J. Frank Williams, vice president of the union; J. Whitner Reid, secretary, and M. W. Gramling and J. W. Shealy. H. T. Morrison was detained at home because of illness and business engagements prevented B. Harris from attending. Requires Tobacco Reports. Columbia.-Copies of State laws relative to the sale of tobacco and blank forms for reports are bein= mailed out to all warehousemen of the state department of agriculture as the season for the marketing of this crop has opened. The law provides that reports shall be filed in theh office of E. J. Watson, commissioner of ag riculture, by the 5th of the month succeeding the opening of the season. Failure to comply with this law is punishable by a fine of $500. An ac curate statement is to be given of t4, number of pounds sold and the prices received. The acreage is reduced somewhat below that of last year. Lightning Kills Couple. McCormick.-During a heavy rain and electric storm lightning struck and instantly killed Mote Banks and his wife, who lived about five miles from here, in the country. Lightning struck the chimney destroying it as it went and doing considerable other damage to the house. The mother, holding a baby in her arms, was in stantly killed the child being unhurt. Other children in the house at the time were not hurt. Six children sur vive. Rural Carriers SIect Rock Hill. Columbia.-After selecting Rock Hill as the next meeting place, and electing the same officers for another year, the South Carolina Rural Letter Carriers' association closed its 13th annual convention in Columbia. The frip to Charleston was abandoned. The officers reelected were: Jasper E. Joh.son, Gray Court, president; B. Bryant. Spartanburg, vice president; and D. C. Hayden, Orangeburg, sec retary-treasurer. Child Killed By Auto. Greenville.-Darting across the street in front of an automobile driven by Otis Holland, little Bertha May Stone, 6 years old, was killed on Jones street in Brandon. The front spring of the ear struck the child on the head, crushing the skull, and she died in a few minutes. The car, in charge of Mr. Holland, was occupied by a pary off for a holiday trip. The ma chine was a public transfer. Young Woman Drowns. Charleston.--Miss Clarisse Damon, 14 years of age, a daughter of Capt. and Mrs. C. W. Damon of this city, was drowned off Station 27. Sullivan's: Island, and two girls with her on a reef, which' a rising tide had cut off from the beach, were rescued uncon scious and later resusitated. Insurance Fund Decreases. Columbia.-Reports of collections of license fees and taxes made by the in surance commissioner to the state treasurer show that for the six montlhs ending June .30 the insurance com missioner had collected and turned in to the state treasury the sum of $107354.08. For the same period last year the collectiore had been $112,. 736.26. Of the amount collected during th'e past six months $13,452.57 went to the firemen fund in 47 towns of this stae. INFATILE PARALYSIS EPIDEMIC IN NORTH Wasington.-The Federal Public Health Service took a hand in the fight to end an epidemic of infantile paraly sis in New York City and to prevent its spread elsewhere. Six government experts were ordered to New York to co-operate with state and city authori ties and steps were taken to org.:.nizo a Federal corps of surgeons and labo ratory scientists to work out preveute i'. mieasures. IN MIP IManningwv ni-prfessionru FORMING FIELD BATTERY W. L. Boykin, Jr., Graduate of Citidel Authorized to Organize 'Company to Complete State Quota. Columbia.-Because South Carolina now has no field artillery in its Na tional Guard, L. W. Boykin, Jr., of Ker shaw county, a graduate of the class of 1914 at the Citadel, has undertaken, under authorization. of W. W. Moore, adjutant general, to organize a bat tery of field artillery. The personnel will be drawn from all over South Car olina, but the headquarters of the bat tery will be in Columbia. Under the national defense act, passed by congress and signed June 3, South Carolina is entitled to three batteries of artillery. "These units are to be permanent," said Gen. Moore, "and I hope that Mr. Boykin will succeed in organizing the company in Columbia." The adju tant general said that one battery was to be organized in Charleston under Major C. V. Boykin. and that the third battery would be placed at Anderson. Greenville or Spartanburg. "It all de pends on the co-operation and support of the communities," he said. Mr. Boykin can be found at Room 702, Palmetto building, Columbia, by any who are interested in the scheme to fill up this lacking department in South Carolina's military establish ment. He has already arranged to communicate with Oitadel men all over South Carolina. Civilians who wish to enter this branch of the ser vice-admittedly one of the most at tractive to men who wish to combine study and activity-will also be wel comed to the organization until it is recruited to war strength. The full personnel of a field battery at war strength consists of one cap tain, two first lieutenants, ten ser geants, 13 corporals, two horseshoers, two buglers, one machinist. three cooks and 93 privates. The equip ment includes four guns, eight cais sons and wagons. The standard field gun is of 3-inch calibre, shielded, fir ing a projectile about 15 pounds In weight. Form Insurance Company. Greenville-A meeting of prominent business men of Greenvill a. he a to consider plans for the a fire insurance compar" do a conservative busih State of South Carolina. - tee consisting of E. A. C . -, . P. Anderson and J. W. Norwood was ap pointed to perfect plans for the organ ization which, it i understood, would have a capital of $50,000 and a surplus of $10,000. The tentative idea is that no general agent shall receive any compensation unless the company shows by its re ports that money is being made. There would be a board of directors and cer tain officers, none of whom would re ceive salaries of any compensation save that which might come from dividends earned on stock. One Mother Sends Four Sons. Columbia. - One South Carolina mother has made a rare contribution to the forces already collected and about to be assembled on the Mexican border. In addition to one son who has for a long time been doing patrol duty at Del Rio, Texas, she has .three other sons in the encampment at Styx, preparing to be transported to that faction-riven territory within a very brief interval of time. The son now In Texas is a member of the regular army of the United States. The letter to his mother, written from Del Rio June 24, indicates that much of the horror incident to the bandit raids Is not being heralded abroad. Particu lar mention is made of the outrages committed upon American women and children. First Tobacco Sold. Kingstree.-The first load of tobac co was brought to Kingstree by Wil liam Stafford and sold at the Gorrell warehouse. The quality Is said to be very good for first curing. SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS ITEMS. Two fine mules were killed and 1, 500 bushels of oats burned wh'en light ning struck the barn of Jno. E. Mor ris near Turbeville. J. W. Messervey of Charleston must spend 20 years In the state peniten tiary on the charge of killing J. D. Altman. The verdict of the Charles ton court was affirmed by the supreme court in a decision written by Asso ciate Justice T. B. Fraser. The first load of tobacco was sold at Conway by P. C. Lovell. The second annual meeting of the South Carolina Baptist summer as sembly and Bible conference will be held in Greenville July 16-21. Thurston Wilson. formerly of Co lumbia. but recently of tihe Spartan burg Herald, Spartanburg, is making an extensive trip through the Central West. Mr. Wilson is at present at Shelbyville, Ind., where he will spend about two weeks. He has just corn pleted a stay in Cineinnatti. He ex pects to return to South CarolIna prob ably in September. MEXICO HEAD3 READY TO MEET U. S.CONFEREES.: Mexico City.-Hereral prominent. leaders of the d.e facto government met at the national palace. and1, it is understood. preliminary consideration was givon to the suggestion in thle latest note from Secretary Lansing that the 3iexican government propose some pr-at X!aa plan thr-ough which the difia:ties now existing be4ween the i::-c ;c;: :-nmnr:ts might be sol;ed. Two plans s:e being consideredl. . Rock Hill, r ~dnesday, Jul' ds in the state By ARTHUR PEACH. Merriman was seated at the front window of his club. The common spread out before him in its dim prom ise of spring did not brighten his thoughts. He was weary of the city and all it suggested. Then came the thought that made him sit up. Far up in the northern part of Maine he had a camp which was the pride of his heart. For the last three seasons, it had been broken into by thieves in spite of the man he had hired to look after it. Much valuable stuff had been stolen, and the preced ing fall he had told his old guide, Ac ton, that if he did not stop the thieving he would lose his job. But Merriman was half sus 'icious. So he decided to make a flying trip to the camp. He made his preparations and cleaned up his business affairs in a day. At the close of the next, he reached the lake. When he reached camp, the first signs he saw were tracks of small shoes from the door of the camp to the dock. Merriman groaned as he thought of what would confront him when he opened the door-everything in disor der and aimcst everything that was valuable at all missing. Just what he expected! Things were even more upset than they were the last time. Angry and disgusted, he threw off his coat and hat and began an at tempt to bring some kind of order out of the chaos. - Suddenly a shad-ow filled the room. He turned. In the doorway stood a girl, straight as a reed and graceful as a fawn on the verge of flight. His eyes went to her face and he saw-he was looking into the blue end of an automatic re volver! "Put on your coat and come with me. I guess we've got you now." The girl evidently regarded him as a thief, but who she was he had not the sli t' it occurred to him that a ch.nce for adventure-an ture with a fair young goddess of e north woods. He would follow the lure, no matter where it led him. Her eyes were clear and bright and steady, albeit her face was pale. "Now put your hands over your head and come out!" she ordered. Merriman did as she directed. "Now go down to the dock. Get into that canoe. Take the bow-with your back toward me!" she commanded. He followed her direction implicitly. The canoe left the shore, and under the impulse of a pair of vigorous young arms began to pick up speed. "I wonder where I'm headed for now," thought Merriman. "I wonder if they have lady sheriffs up here this early." He looked back at her once and saw a vision of a full-throated, rosy girl, arms round yet muscular, driving the paddle like an Indian expert, the auto matic within easy grasp in the pocket of her jacket. A mile or so down the river she turned the canoe, and, paddling it back ward to the shore, jumped out and or dered him to do likewise. A path ran from. the bank back, and not far away Merriman could see the-faint outlines of a shack. At her orders, he proceeded toward the shack, and as they drew nearer she whistled shrilly and called: "Fa ther! I have him!" Then Merriman received his second distinct shock of that eventful after noon. In the doorway of the shack ap peared the wasted, bent figure of hisl old guide. "Girl, girl, what have you done? This is Mr. Merriman!" She moved slowly forward, her face grown pale, her eyes wide open. Then. as Merriman turned from greeting his stricken guide and held out his hand to her, she drew back hastily and her hands went to her face to hide her dis tress. "It's all right," he assured her. 'Tm glad to find nly camp was so well guarded. I ought to apologize to you for deceiving you, but I was' tre mendously astonished when you ap peared." Later, while he and his old guide were smoking before the cheerful fire place, and his fair captor was cooking the supper, Merriman heard the solu tion of the mystery. She vwas Acton's daughter. She had grown up in a village, on the coast and recently had studied to becomo a nurse. When her father fell ill she had come bick to the camp to take care of him. She had found that his anxiety for the safety of the camp weighd heavily on his mind and ehe had volunteered to go up cach day and see that everything was all right. One thing still puzzled Merriman. and he asked the girl why the place. w~as so upset. She hesitated and blushed as she answered, "Well. when I first went there it was-so-SO-" "I understand." Merriman laughed. 't needed a good spring cleaning! I are with you. Now, I want both of: you to go with me to the camp. Jeb, this has been your home for a good: many years, but I want you to leave it; you need somebodly to look out for you and I must say I am in the same fix. Will you take charge of us?" He turned to the girl. She laughed confusedly. "As long as you are meek as you were today, 'l be w.ining to be responsible for your b.-aavior!" she said. (Copyright. 1b, by th~e McClure Newspa /Aonday, Tues y 17, 18 and 19~ . Goord grames GALLANT SEA CAPTAIN BRITISH NAVY PROUD OF WORK OF LIEUTENANT COCHRANE. His Exploits With Small Ship, Poorly Armed, Are Classed With the Most Brilliant Annals of War fare on the Ocean. A recent writer, Mr. J. J. Edgar, has retold the almost incredible exploits of the Speedy, the first command of young Lieutenant Cochrane, after wards Admiral Lord Dundonald, in ventor, fighter, and strategist. The little vessel was absurdly small and - ill-equipped; an bver-manmed and un derarmed craft of 158 tons, carrying ninety men and fourteen four-pound ers. Nevertheless, she soon became so troublesome to the enemy that a Spanish frigate w; ': ' "cially dis patched to hunt her f. ,2. But young Cochrane, foreseeing rouble, had pur posely shipped a Dr:ish quartermas ter; and instead of avoiding his formi dable foe, he dressed the Dane in his own uniform, disguised the Speedy, with the aid of paint and canvas, as a Danish brig, and ran up the quaran tine flag. A few questions were asked to which an unmistakably genuine Dane, apparently the captain, replied; and the hoodwinked enemy continued peacefully on her course. Some months- later, however, they met again, and an encounter could not be avoided. The action that followed was unique in naval history. The Speedy made no effort to escape. In stead, she boldly attacked. She had at the time only fifty-four men, and her scant crew and fourteen.. four pounders were opposed to the thirty twf heavy guns and 319- men of her six hundred-ton opponent, the frigate El Gamo. Coming swiftly to close quarters, she ran in- under the. fri gate's broadside, which hurtled harm lessly above her, while every shot from her own guns told. A moment later the vessels touched, and Coch rane, at the head of his crew, actually _ boarded and carried the frigate, which struck her flag after the first rush. Between these two exploits the Speedy visited Valetta, and Cochrane enjoyed a ittle adventure ashore. A fancy-dress subscription ball was be ing given, under the patronage' of some French Royalist officers, and this he attended, selecting for his cos tume the ordinary dress of a British common sailor. A Frenchman, mis taking him for a genuine jack-tar of dubious sobriety who was intruding t among his betters, ordered him out. He refused to go. The Frenchman, collared him; he knocked the -French man down, and the .next day they fought a duel on the sands. Coch rane received a-ball through the trous ers and the Frenchman one through the leg, after which they parted gaylr with expressions of mutual esteem. The Speedy's career ended at last in capture; but although she surren dered to one vessel, the French bat tleship Dessaix, she had been gallant ly fighting against several at once. The chivalrous French captain de dined to accept Cochrane's sword, saying he could not "deprive of his - sword an officer who had so many hours struggled against impossibili ties." The Pallas, Cochrane's first really adequate ship, did not achieve so many near-impossibilities as the little Speedy; but her return to Plymouth after her first cruise was marked by a uniquely brilliant touch. She had taken rich prizes. Among the booty -- were some wonderful great golden candlesticks from Mexico. They were of superb size and workmanship, and designed for ecclesiastical use; but Cochrane found them equally adapted - to enhance a naval triumph. When, at sound of the signal gun, the inhbabi tants of Plymouth flocked to the - wharves, to behold the Pallas sweep nobly to her anchorage, they were dazzled and amazed to see her tall masts aglitter in the sunshine as if tipped with living flame. To each mast was proudly affixed a five-foot golden candlestick!-Youth's Compan on. Indian as a Waiter. You can find- all kinds of people on Broadway, says the New York Trib ure. There is a full-blooded Chey. enne Indian who is a waiter in one or the chop suey restaurants in Long. acre square. He wandered here from the Western plains, scene of his early youth, to seek fame and fortune in the metropolis as a singer of Indian melodies, but with syncopated music anchored to the boards the red man hasn't a ghost of a chance. Now he languishes as a waiter in a Chinese restaurant, hoping in his heart for the day when writers of Yiddish and Irish melodies will again feel the spirit of the Sioux, Cherokee or Chippewa de scending upon them. Even the "fads and fashions" beauty cabaret, in. terpreters par excellence of pres nt-day dances and music, cannot trouse his interest. But, then, he is only a humble Indian waiter, although, perhaps, the only one of his kind along Broadway. College Gets Precious Memento. Allegheny college, at Meadville, Pa., has received from Doctor Haskins of Boston the die which was used in the origiali seal of the college nearly 100 years ago. Doctor Haskins disncovered the die among the records of his fa ther, who was a professor in the col Ieee from 1874 to 18S6. This die was proli made in Boston in 1822 or 1823. It veas in constant use until the early sixties, when it disappeared. ~day and asurd.