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mljrht havo happened." opoim in Wnsh
tnRtnn with tho United States nnd Japan
on thu vorpu of war. duy Hllllor, noo
rctary of the Hrltlnh emhassy. mid Miss
Norma Ilohorts, chief aldo of Inventor
ItohortH, nr Introduced an lovers. Tho
jfovernmcnt In much rrltlclncd hecauno
of Its lnck of preparation for strife
At tho most Innnportttno moment Japan
declares war. Japan takes thu Philip
pines without loss of a man. Tho en
tire country Is In a stnto of turmoil bo
0.1U80 of tho Koveriimeiit's Indifference.
Guy Hllller starts for KiiRland with
secret mcssnfte and Is compelled to
leavo Norma Hoherts, who with mili
tary olilcers, also leaves WashliiRtou on
mysterious expedition
point on the Florida c
ror nu iHointcn
CHAPTER II. Continued.
"I don't know what It's till about,
boys," ho said, relenting:. "1 wish I
did; but I liavo no more knowledge) of
It than you have. I don't ovon know
why Miss Hoherts Is aboard; but this
much I am certain of: That tho men
In Washington know what thoy are
doing, and nil the rest of tho world
can Just keep on criticising and guess
lng. As far ns wo are concerned, wo
are olilcers who have sworn to nnd
will obey orders, ovon If they toll us
to go to the outer edgo of tho Hat
earth."
Darkness ennio on them before their
next stop was made, and they slowed
down as thoy passed through tho
yards of a largo city, folt their puff-
lng locomotlvo being uncoupled, and
heard the slow resonant snorts of n
fresh ono being drlvon Into place.
They wcro tlrod of tho day's traveling
and sat In listless silence, looking
through the open windows at the half
deserted platforms. Newsboys wero
running hero and there offering the
latest editions, nnd thoy cnlled them
to tho aldo of tho coach and bought
nawsnapcrs from them. Tho Bllence
In tho car was broken by tho admiral
who had been tho first purchaser.
"Well, I'll bo blanked!" ho said, an
crlly crumpling his paper Into a ball
which ho tbrow on tho floor at his
feet, before ho began Btrldlng tip aud
down tho aisle. What ho had read bo-
no ti fl n r I n tiniiflllnea wnn tills!
.vj.w ..... -
"Washington, May 28. Tho Japa
nese have taken tho Hawaiian islands,
together with tho gunboats Marietta
and Corbett, and aro now lundlng
troops from a largo transport. Tho In
credible and disgraceful featuro of tho
affair Is that not a gun was llrcd by
cither side, our officers contenting
themselves by running up tho white
flag when the enemy approached. Tho
cablo operator sending tho message
said that ho did so under tho surveil
lance of two .Tnpancso ofllcors, who at
tho conclusion of tho messago would
disconnect tho cable, thus putting tho
Islands out of communication."
CHAPTER III.
When the Flag Came Down.
Tho government was compelled to
take action toward pacifying Its own
subjects Immediately after tho news
of tho Hawaiian surrender, public In
dignation having risen to tho point
-where tho pcoplo threatened to tako
matters into their own hands. With
out a dissenting voice tho Journals of
tho country came forth with scathing
editorials, occasionally asking tho
president whothor it was tho intention
of tho administration to run up a
white flag as soon as a fast approach
es onemy neared tho shores, and thus
surrender tho wholo United States.
Thereforo an appeal for patience was
Issued in the following terras:
"Tho president and his cablnot,
acting for and empowered by congress
In special session, most urgently ask
tho people of the United States to
withhold Judgment on tho conduct of
tho war for at least a week longer;
when It will be fully demonstrated
that tho government Is following a
well-doflned policy, which will not only
avert bloodshod, but will impose no
dlsgraco npon our country. The ex
igencies of tho situation aro such that
to mako public our plans would bo to
defeat our own ends. We thorcforo
ask tho earnest Hupport and co-opora-tlon
of tho pcoplo of tho United States
by such moans as Ho within their
power, which at this time can be
shown bost by a cessation of mass
meetings and criticisms tending only
to embarrass the government In the
discharge of its duty and tho bringing
to a successful termination tho con
flict which is now on."
Contrary to tho usual form of procla
mation, this ono was signed not only
by tho president, but by all members,
of hlB. cabinet, who, thorotoro, jointly
assumed tho responsibility. At first
thoro was an Inclination to derldo tho
message, and then when more sober
thought prevallod a spirit of fairness
dictated that tho administration should
have its chanco.
Foreign advices indicated that no at
tack might bo expected against the
ihorcs of tho United States proper for
even a greater length of time than
Un days; hence the respite of seven
pi n w im i1
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The Flag Under Which
dnys seemed a reasonable limit within
which tho government might demon
strate its thcorlos.
It was posslblo that tho public torn
por would havo remained passlvo for
the full porlod, hut for a somewhat
unfortunnto and graphic description of
what bad taken place In tho Philip
pines, cabled by the correspondent
of a London paper, who had been on
tho scene, and which read as follows:
"Tho surrender of tho Philippine Is
lands by tho United States to Japan
constitutes what is probably tho most
romarkablo chapter In tho history of
wars. Not only wbb thcro no battle
fought nor any attempt mado at do
fonse, but what Is worse, or would
seem so to any man with red blood
In his veins, Is tho humiliation Im
posed upon tho Americans by their
homo government. To an Impartial
observer It would appear that nothing
but madness could dictate such a pol
icy. Tho facts of tho caso are as fol
lows: "Although trouble had been ex
pected with Japan by overy reasoning
Inhabitant of the Islands for many
months, tho government at Washing
ton apparently mado no attempt what
ever to strengthen Its position, nnd,
on the contrary, scorned rnther en
deavoring to weaken It. As tho wholo
world knows, thcro have been Im
mense and costly fortifications under
progress of construction In tho Islands
for tho last ton years. More than 30
days ago, by ofllclal order, work on
thoso defenses was summarily stopped,
tho workmen discharged and the en
gineers ordered homo. ThlB was the
first act of trcachory toward the Phil
ipplnes.
"Immediately following this Incom
prehensible action all war vessels In
waters surrounding tho Islands and on
tho Pacific station wero ordered to
ports in Europe, whore thoy rendez
voused in what can nover bo anything
but neutral territory. And thero thoy
are at this moment, thousands of
miles from the scene of conflict, In
capable of either offense or defense.
Had tho government deliberately
chosen to put itself out of touch with
tho wholo war, it could havo selected
no more effective raothod. Your cor
respondent has had tho honor of an
lntimata friendship not only with the
civil officials of tho islands, but with
the men of tho army and navy as well,
and is thereforo in a position to give
trustworthy and dotalled information
of what at this time seoms little less
than an infamy.
"It had been known for somo days
that orders of a most romarkablo na
ture had been received by the govern
or of tho Islands and the commanding
general. What these wore, however,
remained a secret until that memor
able day of May.
"At ten o'clock, on the morning of
May 27 a cloud ot-amoko became vis
ible on tho horizon, and when within
He Had Fought 80 Valiantly.
rnugo of tho glasses it was discovered
that In tho offing flouted two crulsors
of tho first class and ono battlo ship,
flying tho Jnpnnoso flag and cleared
for nctlon. Tho officer in command
of tho fort nt onco communicated this
fact to tho governor, and a consulta
tion was called, to which all officials
of both branches of government wore
summoned. Inasmuch as tho gravity
of tho situation required tho nbsoluto
concurronco of nil concerned, tho con
sultation was not confined to men of
high rnnk, but Included every com
missioned olllcer from tho army and
ovory ofllclal of stnndlng in tho civil
government. Tho men, wondering at
this strnngo call, and nwnro that
something unexpected had happened,
responded to tho summons and ro
paired to tho governor's office, whero
thoy seated themselves silently, nnd
wulted for that oxccutlvo to address
thorn. He, a man grown gray In tho
diplomatic scrvlco of his nation, pacod
up and down (ho room as It loath to
speak.
" 'Gontlemen,' ho began, 'It Is not
within my province to crltlclso tho
nctB of tho department which I repre
sent nor to find fault with Its doBlres,
and yet I have beforo mo at tills mo
ment tho most humiliating instructions
which in more than forty yenrs of life
In a responsible capacity I havo over
rccelvod.'
"Ho stood for a few moments, as if
dreading to tell his auditors of his
country's shame, and then with trcm
bllng hand opened a drawer of hh
desk and took out a fllo of ofllclal
documents, which ho held boforo him
as ho continued:
"'At tho tlmo when work w3
stopped on tho fortifications of this
harbor I received additional orders to
tho effect that In capo of any overt act,
or warlike demonstration upon the
part of Japan wo wero not to make
any defense unless it Involved tho
saving of our lives, and to surrender
the islands In toto to our enemy.'
"It has been your correspondent's
prlvilogo to witness many scones
where the tempers of mon were tried
as by fire; but never yet has ho been
compelled to view tho deliberate mor
tification of at least two scoro of
valiant mon in such a peremptory and
and unheard of manner. They sat as
If stupefied by an overwhelming catas
trophe, looking at ono another as if
Incredulous and c'rubtlng their own
hearing, and thpp, ,t jddonlybrpko into
angry exclamations or surprise anu
indignation. Dy a most remarkable
display of authority ihoy wore brought
Into subjection ngal 1, the commanding
gonoral, a inan at n'most retiring age,
rising before them and holding up a
warning hand. 'Gentlemen he said,
quietly rebuking thnm, 'our first duty
Is that of obedience.'
"Tho officers, looking at one anoth
or, settled Into their seats, and In al
most ait instant tho silence In thu
room had grown painful. Tho gov-
crnor, still holding his paporB hefow
him, slowly continued:
"'Fearing trickery on tho part of c
prospective cnomy, I doubted tho au
thenticity of my instructions. I used
a secret codo which haB nover gono
beyond tho hands of tho most confi
dential mon in my dopartmont, and to
my surprlso received nbBoluto coiv
llrmatlon. To you of tho army I will
say that boforo this verification was
received, your general,' nnd hero he
turned to his white-haired confrere
'had been tho recipient of 11 command
from tho secretary of war of tho
United States couched In almost thn
sumo terms.' -"At
tho conclusion of his speech,
this lino old man sank back Into his
chnlr with bowed head ns if tho dls
graco of his country was his own
Thoro wns a mora or less dlgnlflod ills
cusslon participated In by tho older
ofllcors present; but Interrupted now
and then by somo of tho younger mon,
who favored totnlly Ignoring tho or
dcrs nnd defending tho Islnnds to tho
death. Tho cooler heads among them
prevailed, and nt last it was rccog
nlzcd that there was no alternative
save absoluto and unqualified surren
der.
"Uoforo tho meeting could bo ofllclal
ly dlspersod tho sullen boom of n gun
enmo honvlly from tho sen, rovorborat
lng through the room. Tho mon
sprang to their feet and rushed to
ward tho oxlt, knowing that war waa
upon them, but that their hands wor
tied ns hopelessly as though bound
with mnnaclos of, Htoel.
"There, within rango of their own
heavier guns, floated a formidable fleet
from Jnpnn. Even while their con
ference wns In progress, cruiser aftct
cruiser nnd floating forts of steel had
cropt up over tho horizon. Tho Jap
aneso gunners wcro testing their
rango; but no damago had been done
I saw a procession of crestfallen men
going ns if to a funeral, enter their
fortress gates and silently gather
round tho great flngBtaff, from which
floated a hitherto unsullied banner.
grim old man grown gray In war and
senrred with tho marks of many bat
ties, walked to tho halynrds, gava
them a pull and brought fluttering tu
tho ground tho flag under which h
had fought so valiantly. A colonel ol
his staff took from tho hands of an
orderly a cloth of white, tho omblom
tho world ovor of defeat with or with
out honor, fastened It into tho ldli
loops and pulled it nloft.
"Tho genoral, a warrior no longer,
but 11 heart-broken old man, turned
away from his colleagues, walked
across tho parade, and tho door of his
quarters closed upon him. Sovornl
other membcrH of his staff did like
wlso, und still others stood silent on
tho ramparts, watching tho outcomn
of tills event. Tho ships ceased firing,
and, ns If porplexcd by this unwar
ranted outcome, seemed to bo coni
munlcatlng with each other, dexter
ously wigwagging signal after signal
A torpndo bout destroyer slowly sopa
rated itself from tho flotilla and cam 6
suspiciously nosing Its way toword the
land, winding in nnd out as If fearlnq
flonting mines or sunken engines ol
destruction.
"As It neared tho shore, It wns seen
that on its black deck stood the ad
miral of tho fleet, together with hi
staff. Thoy wero met at tho landing
by a deputation of officers, both civil
and military, who escorted them to
tho fort. No ono can depict the ex
prcsslons, half surprlso and half In
qulry, which ovorsprend the coun
tenances of this Insignificant Invading
force. A party of less than ten mon
without anus was actually accom
plishing the most remarkable con
quest in all hlutory.
"At the entrance to this city oi
masonry and steel, equipped with
silent monsters of warfare, cmbodylrg
all the latest and most formidable In
strumcnts of offense and defens
built to withstand tho onslaught of the
combined navies and armies of the
world, stood tho sullen, shamefaced
ofllcors of tho vanquished garrison, the
gilt of their full dress uniforms un
tarnished by powder or smoke, and
shining garUhly In a midday sun,
Thoro, drawn up In line, wero mon
who would have fought to death and
gono exultantly out Into another world
'rather than face tho disgrace which
had been heaped upon them by an un
worthy cliquo of superiors In office
"The Japanese admiral advanced tc
the sacrificed but not defeated gon
oral and extended his hand, offorinit
the commonplace courtesies of the
day. Thcro was no need of an Inter
proter, tho head of the victorious forco
speaking thu English ho had learned
at tho United States Naval academy
la which ho had been educated.
(TO UB CONTINUED.)
"Wat's do matter, Reginald, bnvo
youso Bworn off smokin?" 1
"Vos. You bco, I'm ongaged now,
nnd my flnncco obJoctH to n disagree
nblo broath."
ECZEMA ALL OVER HIM.
No Night's Rest for a Year and Limit
of His Endurance Seemed Near
Owes Recovery to Cutlcura.
"My son Clydo was almost com
plotoly covered with cczomn. Physi
cians treated htm for nearly a year
without helping htm any. Ills head,
fnco, and neck wcro covered with largo
scabs which ho would rub until they
fell off. Then blood and matter would
run out nnd that would bo worse
Frionds coming to seo him ontd that if
ho got woll ho would bo disfigured for
life. When it seemed ns if ho could
possibly stand it no longer, I used ,
somo Cutlcura Soni), Cutlcura Olnt-1
mont, and uutfeura itCBoivont. That '
was the first night for nearly a year
that ho slept. In tho morning tliero
was a grcnt chnngo for tho bettor, in
nbout six wcoka ho wo3 perfectly woll.
Our loading physician recommcndH
Cutlcura for cczoma. Mrs, Algy
Cockhurn. Shlloh, 0 Juno 11. 1007."
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