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.HEA CHAPTER XXiil-Continued. -23 Iongorio broke in with a snarl: "Is tt my fault that the country is In I arms? Military necessity compels me I to remain here. I consider myself magnanimous. I-" His voice cracked, and he made a dispairing, violent ges ture. "Go, before I change my mind." Dave signaled to the others, and Alaire slipped away to make herself ready. During the uncomfortable si lence which succeeded her departure. Longorlo paced the room, keeping his eyes resolutely turned away from Law. "Do you mean that I, too, may go?" 7Malley inquired. "What good are yeu to me?" snapped the general. "You will give us safe conduct?" "Be still, priest !" Longorlo glared at the speaker, clasping and unclasping his fists behind his back. With the sound of hoofs outside, Alaire and Dolores appeared, and the Mexican straightened himself with an effort, "Adios, senora I" he said, with a stiff how. "We have had a pleasant friend ship andi a thrilling flirtation, eh? I shall never cease to regret that fate interrupted at such an interesting mo ment. Adios! Adios !" Ie bowed formally, in turn to Dave and to the priest, then resumed his pacing, with his hands at his back and his brow furrowed as if in a struggle with af fairs of greater moment than this. But when he heard the outside door creak shut behind them his indifference vanished and he halted with head turned in an effort to catch the last sounds of their departure. His face was like tallow now, his lips were drawn back from his teeth as if in su preme agony. A moment and the hoof beats had died away. Then Longorlo slipped his leash. He uttered a cry-a hoarse, half strangled shriek that tore his throat. He plucked the collar from his neck as if it choked him; he beat his breast. Seizing whatever article his eye felt upon, he tore and crushed it; he swept the table clean of its queer Spanish brie-a-brae, Rnd trampled the litter un der his heels. Spying a paint lag of a I saint upon the wall, he ran to it, ripped it from its nil, and, raising it over his t - j j il "Go Before I Change My Mind." t .head, smnashed frame and~ glass, cursing . all saints, all priests, and churchly peo- - uhe. Ha~voc followed himu as he raged - about the place wreaking his fury upon inanimate objects. WVhen he had well nigh wrecked the contents of the room, and when his first paroxysm had spent its violence, he hured himself into a chamir, ovrithing in agoniy. He bit his wvrists, he pounded his fists, he kicked ; finally lhe sprawledl full length upon the floor, clawinig at the cool, smooth tiles until hmis nails bled, "ChrIst ! 0 Chelist !" he screamued. The sound of his blasphemies I reached the little group of soldiers who I had lingered curiously outsidle, and they listened opent-mouthmed. One by one they crossedl themiselves and1( stole I away into the darknuess, muttering,. CHAPTER XXIV. - A Grateful Peon. With a singing heart Alaire rode through the night at her husbandI's side. The strain of the last few hour's had been so intense, the relief at her deliverance so keen, -thlat no0w she felt curiously wea'ik, andR( she kept close to Dave, comifor'tedh by his nearness and I secure ini tihe knleldge of his strength, Although he waIs unuIIsualliy taciturn J aind rode withI his chin upon01 his hrenst, she attributed his silence to fatigue. Now and then, therefore, she spurred a to his side and spoke softly, caressing- y ly. At such tinies he reached for her ya hand and clung to It-.1 Dave was indeed weary ; lhe was, in I fact, in a sort of stupor, and( niot imnfre-v quently lie dozed for a momen( t or two In his saddle. Some two houlrs out a from La Feria the rider s halted1 at a a point where the Rondl dipped into a a rocky stream-bail; then, uas tile hor1ses y drank, Doors voiced a thoulght that I had troubled.: allo tm.m RT OF' By Reo Copyright by He "If that bandit really means to spare is, why did ie send us away in the night, like this?t' she asked. "I shall >e surprised if we are not assassinated Before morning." "He must have meant it." Alnire poke with i conviction she did not itirely feel. "Father O'Malley aroused Ite finer side of his nature." "Perhaps," agreed the priest. "Some vthere in him there is a fear of God." But Dave was skeptical. "More like ly a fear of the gringo government," miid he. "Longorio is a fourflusher. When he realized he was licked he ried to save his face by a grandstand ainy. He didn't want to let us go." "Then what is to prevent him from -well, from having us followed?" Claire inquired. "Nothing," Dave told lier. As they climbed the bank and rode mnward into the night she said: "No natter what happens, dear, I shall be sappy, -for at last one of my dreams ins come true." He reached out and tatted her. "You've no idea what a -oward I was until you came. But the noment I saw you all my fears van shed. I was like a lost child who sud 1enly sees its father; in your arms I 'elt perfectly safe, for the first time in ill my life, I think. I-I couldn't bear .o go on without you, after this." Dave found nothing to say; they 'ode along side by side for at time in great contentment that required no peech. Then Alaire asked : "Dent, have you considered how we -are going to explain our marriage?" "Won't the circumstances expihin t?". "Perhaps. And yet- It seems ages ince I learned-what happened to Ed. mat in reality it's only a few hours. Von't people talk?" Dave caught at the suggestion. "I ee. Then let's keep it secret for the reisent." With a little reckless laugh she con essed, "I-I'm afraid I'll find it dii uilt to be conventional." "My wife !" Ie cried in sharp agony. .caning far' out, he encircled her with tis aria; then, half lifting her from icer saddle, he crushed his lips to hers. t was his first display of emotion since "other O'Mnalley lad united them. There Were few villiges along the 'ond they follo.ved, and becnuse of the ateness of the hour all were dark crce the party ipassed through witIi mit exciting attention except from an tcasional wakeful dog. But as morn rig came antd the' east began to glow )ave told the priest: "We've got to hide out during the lay or we'll get into trouble. Iesides, hose women must ie getting hungry." "I fear there is something feminine bout mae," confessed t' little man. I'm famished, too." At the next ranucho they came to they ppliedl for shelter, but wei'e denied; s fact, the owner cur'sedl them so ounly for being Amner'icans that they rere glad to ridie onward(. A mile or wvo far'ther along they met a cart the Iriver of which r'efused to answer heir gr'eetimngs. As they passedO( out of is sight they saw that he laid halted is lean oxen and was star'ing after hiem curiously. Later, when the sun ens well up and the wuorld had fully wakened, they descried a mounted lan, evidently a cowboy, r'idintg brough thle chaparral. H~e sawv them, 00, andl camte towarnd the road, but fter a br'ief scr'utiny lie whirled his iaorse arnd gralloped oiT thr'oughi the cac as, shouting sormething over his shoal ler. "This won't do." O'Malliey declared, mnensily. "I don't like the actions of hose people. Let me appeal to the text pertson we meet. 1 can't believe hey all hate uts;' Soon they cam'e to a ise in the rond, and from the crest of this elevation be ld ahead of them n small village of vhite houses shilng from the shlter' if a grove. T1hea r'ancheria wa's perhaps wo miles away, anmd galloping toward t was the vaquero wh'lo had chaallengedl "Tha~at's thle Rio Negr'o cr'ossintg," )nve announcedh. Thea spyinig a little touIse sqiunt i tng a shor't distance back romt the r'ond, lie said( : "We'd better ry yondmer'. If' they turin us (Iowa we'll tauve to tamke to lie brush." O'Malley agreed. "Yes, and we have io htie to lose. That horsemtan is go ntg to routis' ~the t own. I'nt afraid V'e'r'e--ill for it.'' L~eav uing thle hentent pathi the refa uts arnd sage to a grate, enteing which ht(y aIPprtOnced the at i'nw-thateheul neal they had seoen A inaked boy hnhly mhntchied thtemt drawl near('ti, then scuttled or shtelt(er, piping an alarmi. A tuan ppear'ed fr'omt .c.omiewher'e. at sight of i'hom the pr'ies rode fo'rwar'd with a lensant gr'eetin:4. IBut the fellow was nfr'iendly'. Ills wife, too, emer'ged from lie dIwelling and jointed her husband in 'iarning IFathter' O'Matl(ey niway. "Let me try," Alair'e begged, and purried her horse upi to the gr'oup. Xhr. miled (down at tihe eounitr'y people, nying: "We have Itraveuled a long 'ny, and we're tired nnd~ huntgr'y. Von't you give urs something to ent'i Ve'l1 pay you won or' your' trouble,, IHE SU c Beach rper L& Brothers The man demurred sullenly, and be gan a refusal ; but his wife, after a wondering scrutiny, interrupted hiin with a cry. Rushing forward, she took the edge of Alaire's skirt in her hands and kissed it. "Cod be praised ! A miracle 1" she exclaimed. "Juan, don't you see? It is the beautiful senora for whom we pray every night of our lives. On your knees, shameless one I It is she who delivered you from the prison." Juan stared unbelievingly, then his face changed; his teeth flashed in a smile, and, sweeping his hat from his head, he, too, approached Alaire. "It is! Senora, I an Juan Garcia, whom you saved, and this is Inez," he declared. "Heaven bless you and for give me." "Now I know you," Alaire laughed, and slipped down from her saddle. "This is a happy meeting. Sol You live here, and that was little Juan who ran away as if we were going to eat him. Well, we are hungry, but not hungry enough to devour Jilanito." Turning to her companions, she ex plained the circumistances of her first meeting with these good people, a1(1 as she talked the Garclas broke in joy fully, adding their own account of her goodness. "We've fallen among friends," Alaire told Dave and Father O'Malley. "They will let us rest here, I am sure." I-Iusband and wife agreed in one voice. In fact, they were overjoyed at an opportunity of serving her; and lit lie Juan, his suspicions partially al layed, issued from hiding and waddled forward to take part in the welcotro. Shamefacedly the elder Garci:, ex plained his inhospitable reception 01' the travelers. "We hear the gritgos are coming to kill us and take our farms. Everybody is badly frightened. We are driving our herds away and hiding vhat we can. Yesterday at the big Obispo ranch our people shot two Americans and burned some of their houses. They intend to kill all the Americans they find, so you'd better be careful. Just now a fellow rode up shouting that you were coming, but of course I didn't know-" "Yes, of course. We're- trying to reach the border," Father O'Malley told hhi. "Will you hide us here until we can go on?" Juan curtsied respectfully to the priest. "My house is yours, father." "Can you take care of our horses, too, and--give us a place to sleep?" Dave asked. Ills eyes were heavy; he h1ad;1 been almost constantly in the sad dile since leaving Jonesville, and now could hardly keep himself awake. "Trust ie," the Mexican assured them, confidently. "If somebody comies I'll send them nway. Oh, I can lie with the best of thm. Tihe Garcias were not ordinary peo lie, and1( 111ey lived in rather' good cir cumistances f'or counitry folk. There were three rooms to their little house, all of wvhichi were reasonably clean. The food that Inez, set before heri guests, too, wazs excellent if scanty. Jluanito, taking cue from his parents, tling himself whole-heartedly into the task of enitertainmient, and since AlaIre met his adlvanices half-way lie began, biefore long, to look upon her with p~ar ticulair favor. Once they 1had( thorough 13y made(l friends, he showered her with the miost flattering attentions. Ils shiynie~s, it seelned, wias bitt a pretense --at heart lie wais a1 bold and enterp~ris lag fel low--and so( , as a mark of his adiriation, lie presenitedi her with all ils lpersonal treasures. First he fetched and1( laid in her lap a cigar-box wagon withb wooden wheels-evidently3 the haindiwork of his father. Then he gave her, one by3 one, a highly priz~ed b)1lue b)o1 ttl, a rusty Mexican spur*, and thle rin s of whait had been a splendid cilsl-knife. TIhe're were no blades in the knife, butt he showed heri how to peep~ through a tiny hole in the handle, wher'ie wvas conlc('eald te pictumre of a da31shinig Spanish hlli-fighiter. Th'le up lpre('iatlion wvhlh t hese gifts evoked in toxicented the lit tle man u nd roused him to a1 veriy imadnliess of ge'nerosity. H~e lpatteredl away and returnmed shortly, staggering 33nd( grunitinig under the weight of anot01hei' and ai still greatetr oIfferinlg. It wais a dog-a patIent, hutngry dlog withi ve'ry lititle hair, The alinimal wais alive with fleas-i sernitched absent-mnindedly with one hinidt 1)aw, even while Jumnlto strangled it aigainst lils naiked breast--but it was33 the :ipple of its owner's eye, 3and( when I nez tuntee'l ingly' ha nished it from thle hious(e .iulunnit bgani to squalli listlily. Norli (idt lit hi ('onel lint ed0( luntilI Ahtir1 e took himi pon hier' knee anld told bini abmout nu~tI her boy, of preelseiy his own age 3and( size., whlo pitmed a magiclei 31a ini his 11o0thir's dooi'yard, whiichi grew" upb and1 upI uiiil it reachbed cleair to te sky', whier'e a gliant lived,. Junni to (Gir ei had1( nelveri heardi' the like, lHe was spellbouind w'thI (delight ; lhe hitld hki br"'athii ni e'rstasy53 ; onily his toes movedi, intid tey wriggled like ten fat, brown tadpoles. In thlit midst of this r'eeitali (Garcia seniior' 33ppeared'C in the door witha wainig. ''1E';tn'i Iyouriselves," he raid, gaiek 13'. ''Sf1me (of 01ur neighbor's are' c~om-i lag this wiay." Jnez led her guiests inl to tile bedchnmber. a bare rooim with t \TSET dirt floor, froi the window of whlch they wVatelil ,Jin.atn go to meet a group of horsemnen. inez went out, too, and Joined in the parley. Then, after a tinme, the riders galloped away. When Alaire, having watched the party out of sht.'t, turned from the window she fal that Dave had col lapsed upon1 a ehz'ir and was sleeping, his limbs relaxed, his body sagging. "Poor fellow. he's done up," Father O'Malley exelainion d. "Yes; lie hasn'I slept for days," she whispered. "Ielp me." WI;h the as sistance of )olor.s they succeeded in lifting Dave to the bed, but he half roused hi:iself. "Lie down, dear," Alaire told hits. "('lose your eyes for a few minutes. We're safe now." "Somebodiy has to keep watch," he muttered, thiely. and tried to fight off his fatigue. But he was like a drunken man. "I'm not sleep:; 'lil stand guard," the priest volutit'ered, and, disregard '-g further prot st, lie helped Alalre remove Dave's ("' it. Seeing that the bed was nething more than i hi rd plat form covered with straw Iititing. Alaire folded the garment for a pillow; as she did so a handful of soiled, frayed letters spilled out upon the floor, "Rest now, while you have a chance," she begged of her husband. "Just for a little while." "All right," he agreed. "Call me in -an hour. Couldn't shep-wasn't time." He shook off his weariness and smiled at his wife, while his eyes filmed with some elnotion. "'T'here is something I ought to tell you, but-I can't now-not now. ''oo sleepy." HIs head drooped ngaiin: she forced him back ; he stretched ltl ioseClf out with a sigh, nnd was asleep alnost instantly. Alaire motioned tit other; out of the room, then stood looking town at the man into whose keeping she had given her life. As she looked her faco became radiant. Dave was unkempt, unshaven, dirty, but to her he was of a godlike beauty, 01and the knowledge that: lie was hers to comfort and guard wa.s strangely thrilling. IIer' love for 10, even that first love of her girlhoud., had been nothing like this. How corfN it have been like this? she asked hee self. How eoild she have loved deep ly when, at the time, her own nature lacked depth? Experience had broad He Hurled Himself into a Chair, Writhing in Agony. ened hier', and1( suffieinig hod uncoveredI depthls in heri being whieh nothing else had( had( t he power to uniov'er'. Stoop.. lng, she kissed Dove sofftly, then let her cheek resf. agoaInst his. Her' mian I I ler mian ! She found herself whisper. lng the wvords. F or a long t ime( she sat gazing at him tenderly ;then she tIptoedi out and dlighited (lhe naked (Garcia baby by taking him iniI her arm'is and hugging him. liez thlouight the beautiful senornu's voice wos like the music o birds. It was gr'owing dark wh'len Dave wm~ nwinkeniedu by ('ooil hands(1 upon his fae und1( by so'fi lips upfoni is.~ ie Opened his eyes to find( Alai'e bending ovow "Youm mist get up," sh~e smiled. "ft ls nearly timhe to go, and Iuez is'cock lii' re'alhed uip and tookc her in hiis armsii. Slu'hi ly upon11 his br'east , t hrl InIg ha ppily wvithi her' near nessx to hiim, an b hy r'emaoined so for a while, whis pein g no w anad thlen, trylng Iineffi'ectujil, ly to vo'ice lhe thoughts thait neededl at "Why didi you let me sleep so long?' he' a'sked hiei'r,(~'ti rernhfully. "Alma Mater.'' Theii pihurase "ahnaii? mater','' as applit to eolle'ges and iuiversi ties. ia said It hmvi' originated in thle University of Bonn,. Germany. A statue of the Moth. or of Christ-the alma mater, or be. lovedlIi~l mothe,5 stands over the doorwa'ye of' flint famous seat of learning. Iero,y it the phrase received its origin. A Worth-While Habit. "It is worth a thiousanud poundIs a y'ear' to have the habit of looking ay 'the bright side of thing."--Samdg Johnson TMl'NATONAL LEssoN (BY RV. t>- H. FIT'VA'rT, D. D., encher of English Bible in tho Moody Bble institute of Chicago.) (Copyright. 1917, Western Newspaper Union.) LESSON FOR SEPTEMBER 23 DANIEL IN THE DEN OF LIONS. LESHON TE1XT-Daniel 6. GOLDEN Tr.X'rhe angel of the Lord encamp-th round about them that fear hin, and deliveretli them.-pasalms 34:7. I. Daniel the Prime Minister of the Medo-Persian Empire (vv. 1-3). Daniel's sterling worth brought him to the front and kept him there. The new king was quick to discern his merits and to give them recognition by placing him at the head of affairs in his kingdom. ii. An Occasion Sought Against Daniel (vv. 4-)). (1) The Reason of-Envy. To have this foreigner placed over them aroused the jealousy of the pres idents and princes of the empire, so they set about to have hilm removed. I The presenve of envy shows Inferior ity. One never envies those below hilm It is hard to forgive those who have outstripped us and left us be hind in the race of life. (2) The Failure (v. 4). Daniel's of ficial record was blameless. Not even an error could be found of which they could accuse hun. Though he was without fault he had to suffer. Those who excel in any line are sure to stif fer in some way. It Is true in busi ness, the home, the school, politics and religion. (3) The Wicked Pint (vv. 5-9). Not being able to ind any fault, they trumped upi a chage against him on the ground of his foreign religion. They were not careful about the meti ';d eiployel, just so their end was at talie'd. ill. Daniel's Noble Confession (vv. 10-13). Though Daniel knew that tle wicked lecree was signed, he knelt before God three tImes a uiy its usutil. le went quietly about his affairs, at tended to lils regular devotions, be Cause he trusted (1G9(d. There is al 'vays a marked silence about hero ism. Weak ien bluster, hut strong m.en have little to say. Daniel con tinuedl his usual habit of prayer, even though it was a violation ot' the cvil h11w, because lie knew that (od's law was first. When the laws of earth conflict with the laws of henven there Is but one thing to do; that is, to obey God rather than man. IV. The Foolish Decree Executed. (vv. 14-17). The king was greatly dlis pleased with himuselt' (v. 1-1) and dili gently so ight to deliver D.n0lel, but lie was helpless (v. 15). The proud ruler wa. a slave. Laws which change not are self-condeminato'y, foolish, positivel wicked. The Icing was weak for fear of others, which is utter wickedneis. Daniel was cast Into the deni of lions (v. 10) a1nd1 a double seal placed upon the den (v. 17). They wer~e not eontenit with the king's seai alone, whieh shows that onie rascal wvill not trust a nothei'. Th'ie king's wvords, "Tlhy God, whoI thoii sei'vest coat inunaly, be will dleliver' thie," to Daniel wer'e a poor1 eXcuse, but they werte the best that lie could otTer to his conseien'e. V. Daniel Delivered (vv. 18-23). (1) The King's Sleepless Night (v. 18). Doubtless Duniiel wvas mioi'e coin fortable inl the (lea of lionis than the king in his palace. Ils quietutde is a ipieturie of the safety and penice whieh are the portion of t hose who trust God and1( do lis wili. This is ta sample oif whait fuilh ('nn1 do. "Thiou wilt keep him in perfect lpeace whjose' mind1( is statyed on thee, because lie tr'usteth thbee." (2) Trhe King's Question (v. 20). In the miorning the king called to Dunliel in the (len (of lions sayinig, "Is thy Glod able?" TIhis is always the question of the uinheliev'ing hiearit. Thfe hlvin' g hearuit says', "Gui' God is able'."' (3) Dainiel's Answer (v. 22. "My God hats sent his angel." Angels are Goed's ministerIng spi rits. '"The angel of the Loird encamipethi rounid abouit themi that fear hilin, and3( deiver('iethi thiemi." (i'salms 34 :7.) Miany thin's no dloubt our' ives arie preser'vid bieeniuse we are guarded by3 Giod's angels. Not evenl a sp~arrowv falls to' I le grouind wvithiout tile Fat her, nd i he' v'ery ii hirs of our heads arec i numberied, no we outghit to expect tie mout11hs of' the iionis to be sh ut aginsl us. (4I) Diiniel Jtemiove~i Ii romi thle De (v. 23). Th'i're was no0 mi:anr of hurt uponi im.i 'Thie i'easonu un s thait '"he Ibelievedi In lila (Gd.'' Thie sineii r'(n 801n is why thle garois an hiri of lisa complanin were31 no'' lt eenIi S ingedi. VI. Doom of Daniei's Accusers (v. of them13,t and bru'aie :ni i boneioius iiu iiieues ori :-vIr tiey (enme at the but toii of thle den3 .'' Daniel's God to Bc Fecared. Vii. Darius' Decree (vv. 2. 27). i~e d'cr'eed tha:t ini nli arts tf his kiing dom13 ineni(' io i nh.peopiles and1( ton'gues shiouldl i'rembleh and1 fvar' bfloi'e the Godl of' I iniih'. Viii. Daniel's Prosperity (v. 28). goes igher(' nili highii'i ini the kinig domii (eveni conititinig Iito the reign of Cyrius. In all 0our triials and teat Ings we shiould r'ot he moved, for there is a r'ighteu ( and 11( just God in henv'en, and3( nothinig can~ occur' without him. Maui's schemies sall even ('ontiue to i raise hiin. APPARENTLY ENDE REBELLION HEADQUARTERS HAVE BEEN SURRENDERED TO KERENSKY. "t HIS TROOPS DESERT RANKS Rebel General Himself Offers to Sur. render on Conditions-Govern ment Commands Korniloff's Abject Capitulation. General Korniloff's robcllion against Premier Kerensky apparently has been quelled, like other attempts that have been made to overthrow the Itussiati provisional government. Official reports from Petrograd say that Korniloff's headquarters has our rendered and that Korniloff himself desires conditionally to place himself in the hands of the authorities. The government is demanding his abject capitulation. Meanwhile troops that had answer ed the call of revolt issued by Korni loff' continue to desert hi ranks and return to the government fold, doclar ing that they were misled by Korni loff's professed aims. Kereusky has been confirmed by the cabinet as coimander-in-chef of the army ai will have with him as chief of staff in his prosecution of the war against the Teutonic allies General Alexielf, former commander in-chief and one of the most brilliant officers in the lussian army. Added strength is also expected to be given Kerensky's rule by the appointment of new military officials for tho dis tet and city of Petrograd. SOLDIERS' AND SAILORS' INSURANCE PASSES HOUSE Allowances for Dependents of Officers and Men Equalized. Washington.---Tihe administration's soldiers' and sailors' insurance bill, atended so as to equalize the allow un-es of the dependents of enlisted men and oflficers, passed the house. The vote was 311 to 0. Itepresenta tives Platt. of New York. and Hersey. of Maine, changing negative votes to aye before the result was announced, amid thunderous applause. As the bill went to the senate, pri vates and officers and their depend ents stand on exactly the same basis. 11netlts ani allowances now provided for are slightly higher than those originally proposed as tle iniii imun for privates by the committees and ('onstid('rably lower lhan the maximum amounts which officers and their de pendents would have received. l'residetI Wilsotn scored a personal victory inl the adoption, 1-11 to 77, of an amendment raising from $5,000 to $10,000 the maximum amount of op tional insurance policies that the gay Ct!rutiet wouhll issue to all men in the service. The~ original draft of the bill (carriie d $10,000, but it was strick en) out int commnittee. Opposition MIld. The mildness of the attack of op. ltonent of' thle measure on the op ti onal h Iuriiance section11 caused stur prise. it wais Ilassed ovet' in a comi lparatively short time after a formal motion to strIke it out hand beeni over wvhelmingly defealted. LANSING REVEALS ANOTHER CASE OF GERMAN PERFIDY Waishtington.---Anothler'dn chte to Ih Itory01 of Germann iuntrigue itn non-a I ral countrzies andl amtong neutral dip. lottat s was revealed by Seicretatry Lanusing in the form of a lettetr to the imperialI cha n oellor fromt the niotorious V'ot Eli artdtI, the Gertn tmitnist~er at Mexico ('ity, to whom the itter rept ed Zimmtermatto not1e wvas ad dr tessed. It disclosed t hat. ldolke ('ronholm, ten Swvedish char'ge in Metxico, was dlependedl upon01 by the Germaii diplomat to furnish informs t fronm the ''hostile camp")' and( to I tansiit 'ommnintion~bis to Blerint, and t hat Votn 10'khiardt wated htim tewardeal by a secrel awanrd I rom Ite ka iser' of' tihe "order of thle ('rowtn of thle se'onud-elass." FORTY-SECOND DIVISION IS COMPLETE AT MINEOLA ("amp hiills, Mineola, N. Y. - -With Sthe arivial here of I theI firt amlt an111tco ('onmpatty fromt Mi 'hiiga, th* le forty ne'onid dhiviioni is cotmplet e. 'iThe dI vision, mtade upl of former nat ional guard unIlitits fr'oim 27 sIttes. coorises t wo in fantrty btrigades, one art Iller'y brigade, one( eitginiear rme nt, one (headltuateris Itroop. a s igniaI fra in, foutr amlancet(( Oitd foin hospitali AUSTRIA-HUNGARY CANNOT HOLD OUT THROUGH WINTER aoineva.-Th'le itreiie Zeitng, of Berne, putblishtes ain art i'le froit a high .\uistriian offu il, who recently Itraiveler1 thrtoutgh several sectlins of I this c''uintr y, itn wiht t' wrtit er states that AuiIia:-iliunigarmy cann iot hold osit the 'omnintg witer Owing ti econonuei reasons, as bothI soldiers and( civilians will 1b0 sItarvedl. I te gives sevetral reasonis, niotably, the al. imost complete destruction of thle crops In the richest regions of Iliungary.