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Once la every two or three minutes he caught sight (or a second of the same blue siren liight that had started the - race. He suspected that there were many torches placed at Intervals. It could not be one man running. ' Mere than once it occurred, to him to draw and shoot, but that thought died into the darkness thence it came.. Never once while he rode did he forget to admire the Hangar's courage or the black mare's speed. His own horse developed a speed and stamina he had not suspected, and probably the Rangar did not dare extend the mare to her limit In the dark; at all events, for ten, perhaps fifteen, minutes of breathless galloping he almost made a race of It, keeping the Rangar either within sight or sound. ' But then the mare swerved suddenly behind a boulder and was gone. He spurred round the same great rock a minute later, and was faced by a blank wall of shale that brought his horse up all standing. It led steep up for a thousand feet to the sky line. There was not so much as a goattrack to show In which direction the mare had gone, nor a sound of any kind -to guide him. He dismounted and stumbled about on foot for about ten minutes with his eyes two feet from the earth; tarying to find some trace of hoof. Then he listened, with his ear to the ground. There was no result. He knew better than to shout, for that would sound like a cry of distress, and there is no mercy whatever in the "Hills" for lost wanderers, or for men who seem lost. He had not a doubt there were men with long jezails lurking not far away, to say nothing of those responsible for the blue torchlight. After some thought he mounted and began to hunt the way back, remembering turns and twists with a gift 'for direction that natives might well have envied him. He found his way back to the toot of the road at a trot, where ninety-nine men out of almost any hundred would have been lost hopelessly; and close to the road he overtook Darya Khan, hugging his rifle and staring about like a scorpion at bay. "Did you expect that blue light, and Itbis galloping away?" he asked. ' "Nay, sahib; I knew nothing of It! I. was told to lead the way to Khin Jan." - "Come on , then!" He set his horse at the boulder-strewn elope and had to dismount to lead him at the end of half a minute. At, tbe.end of a minute both he and the . messenger were hauling at the reins and the horse had grown frantic from

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? trality between Germany anC Belgium. V They denounced war in language wh'ch reflected as heavily on . the 'fathers who were defending their ,': wive3 and daughters from outrage as upon the aggressors who systematically practiced rape and torture. By their failure to protest against the inhuman torture of the poisonous gas they made it necessary hereafter to t.ccept this as an ordinary instrument of warfare; just as. by our failure to take immediate action with the murder of innocent non-combatants by submarines, we committed an offense against humanity, the effects of which cannot be completely eradicated by sny subsequent action on our part. "Kept Us Out of War. "All the meanness and abandonment of duty was championed by the professional pacifists on the plea that there- , by we should be 'kept out of war.' And by their political pressure, they prevented us from preparing, and kept us? utterly unprepared, on the ground that preparedness Invited war; their motto was 'safety first,' not 'duty first' They cared nothing for righteous- . ness. They cared nothing for humanity, They cared nothing for our national honor or interest. All they . asked was a 'peace that would permit us to get all four -feet in the trough while we strove to distract attention from the squalid baseness of our materialism by the Fhrill clamor of a sham-sentimentality. "And nevertheless we have not been kept out of war. Our avoidment of duty simply invited such cumulative repetition of insult and injury that finally war was forced on us. It merely resulted In our drifting Into war stern foremost, in a condition of such complete unreadiness that we owe an ignoble safety exclusively to the protection of the exhausted nations to whose help we have now announced f that we intend to come. Undivided Americanism." "From this time on let us insist on en absolute and undivided Americanism in this land, untempered by any self-allegiance to the countries from which our ancestors have sprung, and -' untainted by. any unworthy national animosity towards any other country. : Let us prepare ourselves spiritually, .. economically, and In all military and naval matters including as a perma- ; nent policy the policy of universal military training and service so that never again shall we be utterly un- , 'ready, as we now are, to meet a great crisis "Finally, In the present war, a war . for liberty and democracy against the ruthless militaristic tyranny of the ' Prussianized Germany of the Hohen- . rollerns, let us as speedily as possible train our giant, our soft and unready I. strength, so that we may use our ' hardened might to bring the slaughter - to a real and final end in the only way ; honorably possible by securing for our- - selves and our allies the peace of jus- ; tice based on overwhelming victory. . In his appeal for support for the i - Red Cross, Colonel Roosevelt said: "The most Important thing is to send i abroad at the earliest possible moment , a great fighting army. Second only to ' the army in the work of winning this war comes our Red Cross. Indeed the 'Importance of this work is so great that the President of the United States has set apart next week from June is-25 as a period for sacrifice and unselfish generosity, a. week In which tin whole American people will be

fear of falling backward. He shouted for help, and Ismail and another man came leaping down, looking like the devils of the rocks, to lend their strength. Ismail tightened his long girdle and stung the other two with whiplash words, so that Darya Khan overcame prejudice to the point of stowing his rifle between some rocks and lending a hand. Then it took all four of them fifteen minutes to heave and haul the struggling animal to the level road above. There, with eyes long grown used to the dark, King stared about him, recovering his breath and feeling in his pocket for a fresh cheroot and

matches. He struck a match and watched it to be sure his hand did

not shake before he spoke, because

one of Cocker's rules is that a man

must command himself before trying

it on others. "Where are the others?" he asked, when he was certain of himself. "Gone!" boomed Ismail, still panting for he had heaved and dragged more stoutly than all the rest put together. King took a dozen puffs at the cheroot and stared about again. In the middle of the road stood his second horse, and three mules with his baggage, including the unmarked medi cine chest. Close to them were three men, making the' party now only six all told, including Darya Khan, himself and Ismail. "Gone whither?" he asked. "Whither?" Ismail's voice was eloquent with shocked surprise.

"They followed! Was it then they baggage on the other mules? Were

they thy men? They led the mules and went! "Who ordered them?"

"Allah! Need the night be ordered

to follow the day?"

, "Who told them whither to go?" "Who told the moon where the night

was?" Ismail answered. "And thou?'" "I am thy man! She bade me be thy man!" "And these?" "Try them!" King bethought him of his wrist,

that was heavy with the weight of

gold on it. He drew back his sleeve and held it up. "May God be with thee!" boomed all five men at once, and the Khyber night gave back their voices, like the echoing of a well. King took his reins and mounted. "What now?." asked Ismail, picking up the leather bag that he regarded as his own particular charge. (To be continued.)

asked to join in raising funds to enable our Red Cross to perform its vast and indispensible duties in this war. Able Business Men Drafted. "The President has also commissioned several of the ablest business men of the country as a War Council of the Red Cross, to administer this service on behalf of a stricken world. This War Council tells us that a fund of $100,000,000 must be raised at once in order to meet even the most urgent needs. "Here, indeed, is a summons to every American. It is an enormous sum of money; but what comfort can we take in withholding that or any other sum of money if it is needed to relieve the suffering of our sons cr the sons of our allies who are fighting for all that makes life worth living. "Into our Red Cross without stint

should be poured a heartfelt offering of

thanksgiving that we are permitted to join in this great service to all mankind. Our soldiers and eailors will do their part without flinching; we may rest assured of their courage and fidelity. The Red Cross offers to us who are hot allowed to fight, the opportunity for sacrifice and for help. Sons and Brothers To Go. "We little realize what is before us. Our own sons and brothers will soon be going -into battle. They will be three thousand miles from home, in a land already wasted by war, a land threatened by famine, a land smitten by disease. They tell us that in many cases today the wounds of soldiers in France must be tied up with newspapers for want of the necessary surgical bandages. "When our own men are wounded as they surely will.be in great numbers are we are going to allow them to suffer yet more because we fail to provide those things which can at least mitigate distress? Surely not! But we must do it in advance. If we wait it may be too late. Do it now! "Our Red Cross must not only care for the shattered bodies of our wounded men; it alone and become a foster

parent to them in' the trying conditions

they are sure to face when they are convalescent from wounds or recovering from exhaustion. We shall soon have an army of a million soldiers. When they, go to France they , must have homes in which to rest and to be cared for and to recover. The generosity of our whole people must make it possible for our .Red Cross to provide for them. "In no previous war have the Innocent non-combatants had to bear so terrible a share of its physical suffering. And it is through our Red Cross that we can show to the nations of the world how the' great heart of the American people goes out to them in their distress. "France Needs Us Sorely. '.'France proud, brave, .bleeding from ghastly wounds needs us sorely. Tuberculosis is raging throughout her land. Fifteen hundred of her towns and Tillages have been razed to the ground by the calculated barbarity of the invaders. Millions of her people are homeless and starving, bereft of the barest covering for their bodies, of stoves, of utensils with which to cook or eat, of agricultural implements of animals indeed of the simplest elements of civilization. And to us alone

can these people come for help; we alone have the abundance with which to supply their direst needs. "To Russia, too. we must reach our her helping hand. We . little know what he has suffered and is suffering. Russia, long obedient to autocracy has not flinched in this conflict erpeople have had to struggle;uot only to free the world from autocracy

Fair War Worker

Aviation City Rises by Magic; Government's School Nearly Ready

RANTOUL. HI., June 13. The 1stest approach to "a town sprung up over night" is , being constructed on

the new army aviation training field here. More than 1,200 men, working Sundays and holidays, are putting up fifty-nine buildings and by July 20, it is expected that the population of this town will have increased from 1,600 to about 6,000. ;: The site at Rantoul is one of eight selected for training men seeking commissions In the reserve corps of the aviation section of the army. The stations at Chicago and Mineola, L. L, have been in operation for several weeks and others in the central department of the army are being rushed to completion at Dayton, O., and Detroit, Mich. Near University Town. The local station is about 15 miles north of Urbana where, at the Uni

versity of Illinois, most of the student aviators who will be "turned loose" here, are to receive their theoretical training. The site was selected May 21, and the following day the contract was let to a firm at Champaign, 111., for the construction of fifty-three buildings on the 640 acre tract. Last week six more hangars were added to the original number, making fifty-nine to be ready for use July 20. This means the completion of dne building a day on an average. The contractors have been delayed In their work by a shortage of material but already 115 carloads have been used and there are forty carloads of lumber In transit - It is estimated that more than 2,500,000 feet of lumber and 40 tons of nails will be used. All lumber Is being shipped from southern points. The Kankakee & Urbana Traction company has built a spur into the field and cars are being switched from the Illinois Central Railroad to the traction line. List of Buildings. Buildings are being erected along the entire length of the north side of the field, as follows: Eighteen hangars, 66x120. Ten officers' quarters, 24x134. One commanding officers' residence, 25x31.

One officers' club, 40x78. ' One hospital, 78x11$. .: Six mess balls, 20x118. Six cantonments or barracks, 20x336- ... One power house, 35x37. One gymnasium. :; , Two lattrines. 14x36. ' , ' One guard house, 20x50. One school house, 96x200. .'.One aero supplies, 66x125. One administration building, 40x80. One "dope" house. 35x62 (gasoline storage.) ''-?. One blcksmith shop, 26x60. One garage, 66x201. One machine shop. 66x125. One post exchange, 40x62. One Y. M. C. A. building. All Modern Buildings. . . Every building will be strictly modern, thoroughly, equipped and will be heated from a central station. Electricity and water will come from the local municipal plants. The field which is a mile square formerly had three sets -of up-to-date farm Improvements on It, but all are being torn down or moved off and the trees, shrubbery hedges and fences are being pulled. A gang of men with teams is leveling the tract and when completed it will be as flat-as it Is possible to make it and will be sown to grass. The work is all under the supervision of Captain Deacon and , he is assisted by a corp of clerksTwo Months' Work. Students in the aviation corps will receive two months' training at the University of Illinois and then will be sent to the Chicago or Rantoul fields for actual work. To every student engaged in flying; there will be five carpenters and mechanics, who will be kept busy keeping the machines in running condition. The people of Rantoul are just beginning to realize the effect the field will have upon the life of the village. Already business in every line has increased. Property is being bought and sold at big figures; new businesses are being started, and there Is activity on all sides. The town expects to entertain hundreds of visitors daily, besides tripling its population.

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Of all the war workers in Chicago's social colony none is more energetic than Mrs. Robert than Mrs. Robert R. Forgan, charming- young matron.

but to make their own land a land of liberty. Russia needs all we can do to strengthen her courage.and to make her feel that we are indeed behind her. Our armies can do. little for her. "Our Red Cross alone can take into Russia the message of hope, of help, of confidence which, she so terribly needs. The message must be prac

tical. It must carry deeds and not merely words; and it should be carried at once. Probably never before were so many people in distress and agony as In Russia at this very hour. We can take no more vital .step toward winning this war than to put renewed heart and strength into Russia."

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barrel et eld-fashioned bus killer. Don't let anybody impose upon your intelligence by offering you something else. Insist on what you ask for, then you'll have what doctors prescribe. KIULS FLEAS ON DOGS. Ifs fun to see the fleas drop off your pet dogs. KILLS CHICKEN LICE. No use for your chickens to have lice. A 25c pack age mixed makes a. gallon of chicken lice killer. Tour druggist has It, or ean get It for you. Owl Chemical Co.. Terre Haute, Ind.

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