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AGE FOUR A Rescue •i Story of an Ameri Adventure In Russia. can's By ALAN HINSDALE ••••••••••••••••••••••••a* Fred Champlin possessed Income of fSOjOOO a year atid was a- globe trot ter. He was also an ariiateur spdrtk man—yachtsman and everything else that affords amusement out of doors- One winter Champlln was In St. Pe tersburg (now Petrograd). Russia was ..then at peace with all of the world except herself. Revolution was brew ing. The government knew It was brewing, and the Russian secret police was keeping an eye on all suspected citizens. Revolutions are generally up heavals of the lowest classes. The late Russian movement was participat ed In by persons of first grade, includ ing the nobles, or at least members of noble families. Champlln was not aware of what was going on—for everything was done secretly—till one night when ho attended a ball given at the Winter palace. The American minister had secured him his Invitation and had Earned him to exercise the utmost care in avoiding being drawn Into a dangerous position toward the government. The advice was lost on Champlln, who proposed to associate with whom he pleased. Being a free American citizen he demurred at being told by any government who should not be his Mend. However, he went to the ball, not dreaming that he would fall into the trap such as he had been warned •gainst He was dancing with a girl, the daughter of a general in the Russian army. Her right hand was in his left and held high. He felt something drop into his coat sleeve. The girl brought the dance to a close, at the same time looking meaningly at the sleeve. Low ering his arm, Champlln caught some thing in his hand. He put It in his coat pocket without looking nt it, but soon as he could do so unobserved he examined It, finding a powder wrap ped In a bit of paper, as medicines are put up by druggists. 3$ As Champlln was leaving for his ho. tel he saw the girl he bad danced with passing out. Two men, one on each •lde, escorted her. They were evi dently not guests. The girl gave Champlln a look which he could not understand, but be inferred that It was an appeal for something. He pass ed out of the palace behind the two men and the girl and saw them enter carriage. Jumping into .his own^coa veyancerhe directed'his. oooebiaaa to to How the one Just driving away, Champlln saw the two men and the girl alight in front of a police station 'and go Inside. There he lost her. He thought of following her In, but feared vi to compromise her by doing so. It .was well he did not, for the powder TV1 remained In his coat pocket, and If he had been searched a deadly poison would have been found on him. This he discovered later on. It was evident to him that this young lady had been suspected. Doubtless spies were watching her when she slip ped the powder Into his sleeve. His theory was.that she had prepared to poison some one during the ball Whether she had succeeded or failed, she had taken advantage of dancing with Champlln to get rid of the crim inating substance. 4 if t- Champlln had an overpowering de •ire to learn what bad become of the girl. He made Inquiries, but learned nothing. Persons may disappear in Russia and never again be heard of. Perhaps their immediate friends or families know where they are, but few inquiries are made, and the responses are not apt to be definite. At the same time, there are breaking hearts. Champlln believed, notwithstanding the girl bad got rid of the evidence against her, that she was doomed. To be suspected in Russia is to be pro noonced guilty, especially nt a time When the government is in danger. One morning when Champlln was •bout to open his bedroom door to go down to breakfast he found a note on the floor which had been slipped be tween the door and the sill. Opening it, he read: Pardon, my daughter for having used you to save herself. She failed. She was Men to drop the package in your sleeve. Tou are being watched. Leave Russia, •ecretly If you can. There was no address, nJ signature. 7: Champlln knew the name of the girl he had danced with, and instead of at once leaving Russia he waited until „.an inquiry had apprised him that she had been sent to Siberia. Then, In ?»te«d of leaving secretly, he departed .^i|«IWliI]r,::^rgaing that he was doubtless yinown'io the police ns an American Who baa nb Interest in the revolution •nd. If lie tried to get uwny secretly would render himself liable to sus picion. a Thec«|was something In tfai JratasV tlon frw the festivities of We* winter palace TO the dreadful Kara prison, iwlth its desperate hunger strikes, that affected Champlln deeply. What mov ed him moist was that appealing look JUsa Dmitrievna gave him when being -Marched away from the hall between two officials. He had supposed it to mean, "If you are questioned do not away," but as the episode £-ratheMhe tragedy—continued to im press itfeelf upon his soul he could not el el in at it a a en's sake, save me!" have said that Fred ChampMn was I ,. •.• a lover of adventure. So he Was. Btlt the Idea of-a rescue of a woman from the Russian government was so wild, so innately near the impossible, that for a time It never entered his head. When it did it was banished, but to return and keep returning till it oc curred to lilm that he possessed one element of success that was not to be despised, especially in Russia. He had plenty of money, and Russian officials were amenable to bribery. No sooner dkl the fact present itself to him than he gave himself up to concocting a plan by which he might assist Lisa Dmltrlevna to escape from Kara. A prominent American Journalist had some years previously obtained permis sion from the Russian government to inspect the Kara prison and write a report of the treatment of the prison ers there. It occurred to £hamplin that such permission would I# of great help to him. Since his efforts were to be entirely dependent upon the use of money he thought he might as well begin at once. But this first move was independent of bribery. I-Ie from whom permission must be given was of the imperial blood, and to attempt to bribe him might spoil everything. Champlin went to England and bought a newspaper. Immediately its columns contained bitter attacks upon the Russian government for the treat ment of prisoners at Kara. Champlin saw to It that these articles were large ly copied, and he employed persons to send clippings to the czar. It was not long before a protest was sent to his paper by the official charged with the administration of prisons. The editor of the paper wrote that if permission were given a representative to Inspect the prisoners of Kara an article would appear in the Journal giving a true account of!what he saw. It was a happy day for the Amer ican when the desired permit came. He had meanwhile been gathering funds fqr' corrupting prison officials nnd had all he wanted. Having con verted a sufficient amount Into Russian money, he started for Siberia. It is questionable If Champlln would have been able to make even a begin ning had he not been favored by for tune. I.isa's father was a trusted offi cer of the czar. His daughter had not been convicted of assassination or in tended assassination. She was in league with revolutionists and had been caught in suspicious actions. These facts enabled the general to ob tain for his daughter a transfer to what is called the Free Command, which means that those confined there live in huts instead of prisons and are In so far their own masters. While Champlin was being shown over the prisons—they had been put in the best possible shape for the in spcctlon—he was keeping an eye open for his purpose. When he learned that Lisa had been transferred to the Free Command his heart beat high with hope. He at once expressed a desirei to Inspect this portion of the instltu tlon and was given permission to do so. On bis arrival there Lisa's cabin was pointed out to him, and, going to the' door, he knocked. A t^oman keep or answered the summons, and upon his showing an order to inspect any portion of the institution he was ad mitted. Lisa was sitting at a window sewing. She looked up at the visitor and recognized him at once, but he did not change countenance himself, and she restrained hers. "I desire to question this prisoner," he said to the keeper, "she being free to tell me what I wish to know." The woman read his permit careful ly, then went into the other of the two rooms which composed the cabin and shut the door. Champlin, having satisfied himself, or, rather, Lisa hav ing assured him, that he was not spied upon, spoke freely in a low tone. Lisa overwhelmed that he should have come to Kara in her interest, seized his hand and kissed it. -But that time should not be lost he proceeded at once to question her with a view to laying a plan for her escape. His first query was, "Can your keep er be bribed Lisa told him that she could if the bribe were large enough. If she permitted Lisa to escape, she remaining, it would go hard with her. 'or that. Presently Champlin went into the room where the woman was, and when he jeame. out he had left with her 40, 000 rubl6y($^),00Q), tfiiich she at once buried unTior the floor of the hut. For this she was to resign her position, stating that she desired to go to her home in Russia. Leaving the hut, Champlln visited the officer in charge of the entrance to the Kara establishment. "Colonel," he said, "one of the keep ers in the Free Command has resigned her position and desires to return with me to Russia. I fear you may think that I am taking a prisoner instead. Lest you should feel bound to delay me till the matter can be investigated, 1 leave with you a little present con. tained in this package." The colonel took' the package Into another room, examined it and found a hundred thousand rubles. His eyes stood out of his head, but when he returned to Champlln he merely said: "I will not delay you." The nest day the Journalist complet ed bis inspection, and in the morning, just before break of day, he drove out tfie prison yard with Lisa's keeper, ily veiled. As soon as they were out of sight nnd bearing the woman's veil was thrown off, and Lisa sprang into her preserver's arms. A few months later Fred Champlln appeared among his friends in Ameri ca with a Russian wife. But he did not dare tell that he ^ad taken her from the Free Command of the Kara mines. There is no extradition treaty for political prisoners between the United States and Russia. But both Fred and Lisa felt easier at not pub lishing the fact that she was wanted in Siberia. LIEUT. STRAHJtN IS MARRP Oscar Strahan Weds Miso Marian Hardestry at Perry on Satur day of Last Week. IS STATIONED AT CAMP DODGE Groom Well Known in Denison—The Bride Has Visited This Place on Different Occasions Lieutenant Oscar Stralian, son of Mr. and Mrs. Win. Sirahan, was mar ried Saturday at Perry. Ia., to Miss Marian Hardestry, the ceremony talc ing place at the Methodist Episcopal church, and only attended by the rela tives and a few intimate friends of the couple. The bride is not a stranger to Den ison people as she lias visited here on a number of occasions She is a tal ented young lady, of pleasing person ality and prominent in church and social circles at Perry. Oscar Strahan needs no introduc tion to the readers ol' the Review. He was raised hero in Denison and re ceived his education in the public schools, graduating from the high school with high honors with the class of 1!09. He took a prominent part in high school athletics and was a member of the foot hall team. After graduating, he spent fohr years at Drake university, graduating from that institution. Later he taught in the high school at Perry, and it was while located there that he met the 0 sizes, a fril J.,1.,.. THE DENISON REVIEW, WEDNESDAY AUGUST ^2, 1917-. lady vof his -choice. Last year, Mr. Stralian accepted a position as taech er in the high school at Clinton, la. Oscar ir. a young man of sterling qualities, and bound to make a suc cess in life. Ho entered the officers' reserve corps at Ft Snelling, Minn., last spring and was awarded a com mission as 2nd lieutenant. He will be stationed at Camp Dodge, near Des Moines. Mrs. Strahan will make her home at Des Moines while her husband is at Camp Dodge. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Strahan and daughter, Miss Willettii, were in at tendance at the wedding. The Review joins with the many friends of this ostinnole couple in ex tending hearty congratulations an.l wishing them tnany years of happi ness and prosperity. G. M. IVfcAhren is using space in this isstie of the Review to announce an auction sale' which will take place on Saturday of this week. Mr. Mc Ahren will sell his modern seven room house located on Washington avenue just one block south of the central school building. All of the household 'goods will he sold and in addition three head of horses. Mr. McAhren will move to Sioux City and for this reason wishes to dispose of his property here. The sale will take place at the residence prompt ly at 2 o'clock. The J. W. Miller, Jr., real estate agency reports the sale of the Paul Schoening 160 acre farm in Denison township to Wilson Judv, of this city. Possession will be given March 1, 1918. Mr. Schoenin: takes in the Wilson Judy 5 acre truck farm in the college addition as part of the pur chase price. Satin Dresses at $10.50 each. In wom^'a and rpisses* izes. Colors are navy and black. Only /T/J limited quantity to offer at this price I jj?^* Women's and misses' all wool Panama Dresses, high waisted, wide belts, P* white Faille silk collars and cuffs, large buttons all the way down the front of waist and skirt. Color s.are navy, green, black and brown. Priced at only i. ,VT FIFTY YEARS OF HARRIED LIFE Mr. and Mrs. N. C. Moeller, of Deni son, Celebrate Fiftieth Married Anniversary Wednesday WEDDING DINNER TWO COURSES AM Five Children, nree Brothers and .Many Other Relatives Present and Help in Celebration Mr. and Mrs. N. C. Moeller, pion eer, residents of Crawford county celcbrated their golden wedding anni versary in Denison on Wednesday, August, 15, at their home in Denison. The fact that their five children were all present to help celebrate the eventful occasion, rtiade it all the more enjoyable for Mr. and Mrs. Moel ler. Mr. !Moeller is now in his 7Gth year, and enjoys fairly .rood health. lie was born in riuson, Germany, on the 26th day of March, iSi«±. Mrs. Moel ler is ia her Gflth year and was born in Gluckstadt, Germany, May 5, 1848. This estimable couple cair.o to Ameri ca in 18( 19, and for many years have been res: dents of Denison. One oil' the features of the fiOtli wedding anniversary was a sumptious wedding -dinner served in two courses at seven o'clock. The table was beau tifully decorated with roses and as ters. Their five children, Henry Moeller, of Denison, August Moeller, The Fall Vogue in Women's Dresses Common sense with pleasing taste are combined to a rare degree by the the most popular designers in the new Fall Dresses for women. For street, afternoon and evening wear, the popular straight line silhouette will dominate. Variety is given the new gowns by introducing many forms of drapery which are so arranged that the straight line of the silhouette are retained. New pleasing effects, panel draperies, choker collars and set in sleeves-but we couldn't begin to tell you all-You must come and see them to fully appreciate the exquisite taste and charm these dresses possess. Note the reasonable prices: binations are New Styles in Suits for Fall All wool Serge Suits, colors are navy and black. Price $25.00 New Blankets for Fall Special Values at $5 the Pair At this price we are showing large size, 72x84 inches, wool finish blankets, made of highest grade of foreign cotton, double warped and double napped. Beautiful shades of blue, pink, gray and tan plaids, with fancy borders. Many other styles at $1.15, $1.25, $1.50, $2.00 and up to $15.00 the pair You are cordially invited to inspect our large blanket stock. DENISON, IOWA. and wife of Lemars, Fred Moeller, and wife of Deloit, Mrs. Geo. Cham berlin and husband, and Mrs. Geo. E. Taylor, and husband of Dunlap, wore present. Also three of Mr. Moeller's brothers were present, August of Lake View, Henry of Denison, John of Schleswig *aiul their 'families. Others from a distance in attendance were, Mr. and Mrs. John Bowman, and daughter, Miss Aurora, of Dun lap, Maurice, Viola, and Alan Taylor of Dunlap, Nicolai, George and Ray mond Moeller, of Delc.it, and Fred H. of LeMats, also Wm. Warner, of Hoi stein. a brother-in-law of Mr. Moeller and Mr. Will Miller of Denison. The event was one that will long be remembered not only by Mr. and Mrs. Moeller, but their children and relatives who were present. It was. the wish of all that they may he pre sent to enjoy the diamond weildingf of Mr. and Mrs. Moeller. The Lester-Lindsey theatrical com pany opened an engagement under canvass in Denison, Monday evening and has been playing to large audien ces thus far. The company is an un usually strong one and really above the average usually seen with organi zations of its kind. The plays put on Monday and Tuesday evening were clean, and wholesome. One of the features is the concert band. V. L. Bycrs, linotype operator at the Review office, is laid up this week on account of an injured knee. Mr. Byers was trimming trees at his home in north Denison and struck his knee cap with an ax, inflicting a most pain ful injury. Charles Silletto is opera ting the linotype during his absence. N^any. other styles of Poplin, and Serge dresses and dresses of sill 1 dresses of silk, satin and Georgette com- /I/I here. Priced from $10.50 to Many of them have jackets that are only sufficiently long to reach to a little above the knees many others to a little below. Some, however, are of uneven lengths, being shorter in front than at the sides and back. The skirts are designed to conform to them, being simple instead of elaborate in design, in order to offset the cumberousness which elaborateness would encounter when worn with long coats. In the larger sizes they have a tendency to outline the figure in the smaller loose straight line effects predominate. Materials most popularly used are Velours, Broadcloths, Serges, Poplins, Gabardines and Panama cloths. The smartest of the early styles we are now showing. Come see them. All wool Poplin Suits, colors are navy,black, (£0 brown,plum,at Other styles of High Grade Suits in blues, greens, taupe, wine and plum. Prices are $33.50, $35.00, ~$37.50, $39.50, $45.00, $55.00, and $65.00 L4* iTriim A picnic and wienie roast was held in Grace park by the members of the Woodman Circle Thimble club last Thursday. Mrs. F. N. Olry, who has been president of this club for the last year, wished to resign, and Mrs. Ed ISr ler was chosen to take her 'place. If You Have Never Used Our Hygenic Try it. A Delightful Denti frice One of the Many Things Sold Exclusively at Schlumberger's Pharmacy Fine Gabardine Suits, colors are blue, black CO'T CO and browns, at I .x~k I li.v'Md.. iMfeftSr e'. T* T*, 0 -U 1V A 1 I 4