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POKER STORIES -

ISOLATED ON AN ISLAND TO LEARN THE GAME.

Below we give the third of a sarios of poker stories called from

an American newspaper 2----

*Tain's al'ays easy for to tell what makes a man get up to the world when he's down,” saïd old man Greenhut. “An1 simlar you can't al'ays tall sometimes what maices him come down when he's

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**Pears like draw poker was K

abased.

poken at it inquisitive like, it ser- ves him good an' right to lowes couple o' knuckles. An, the old Methodis' hyma sayı:

**Unless you want to visit the undertaker, nevar zinkle the bind

part of a mule

Poker and the Mule.

*Then, bein" a he wa'n't taught proper to other things, he tore off his slice i'm the colonel's estate when the old man died, an sakin' it in money he left home, Peared like he wa'a't home pickler where to go, 'long'

was somewheres away, an natural be struck the river early *I reckon it he'd looked around with all the sense he didn't have he couldn't ha’struck better place for to do what he was plomb certain to do, anyhow, an that was to get separated f'm bia wad. It was a sizable roll, bein" as the old man was tolable well to do, bat it shrunk amazin' when Bill begin takin' lessons in draw poker.

so short a time..

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1916.

*I'm true to my 't a month hain't no great time for to make jup the deficiencian of x insperfect eddication, but there a comandable can be did in a month if's Inku pate his mind to it an' has a good teacher. This hare nigger was [sure capable, an" Bill Gill worked

bard.

manity.

I

THE MEN OF 1915-

Who will be the Leade

Victney P

Who are the men who have shown up most prominently dar ing 19157 They are perforce the | older popular idols. Towards

bilinee now pot. require them to be

*The country will Fith hope and cont Granscal Robertson is partion. interesting because he has risen from the ranks. He may be military genina, who can chino the whole situation.

شوید

Cool Business Men

From Mr. Hodge I turn to sa-

in the army.

PRACE MEELING AT

STOCKHOLM.

Ford Party Escor

Symathetic Andie

pardas a represent tire of the Outlook has made a special visit in Washington. As a result of this vikia we may say that a high authority has stated the position of German officials in thự United States, with regard to 'charges that certain of their nur The continuance of the war and

ber hare bien guilty of illegal *At the end of the month he the inorsaking sirain on our as War-time naturally giver scope acts

Soot bo'm, D.cember 28 knowed what the hands was an' tional life in neatly all directions to men of action rather than

It is absolutely died, sar Tas palio meeting held last had a fair ides, o how to bet em, make certain that the year 1918 philosphers. That will account this authority, that either Cap, might unter the auspices of the an he'd learned a few wrinkles will throw up new leaders. Al- for a change of perspective with tain Boy-El, the Germsa naval Ford pasca expedition is chat- about handlin" a pack o" cards ready there are changes in public regard to many politicians. Mc. assche, or Captain vos Papen, aster zad bere as the most entha that was worth money after. in his family as a man had ought |

opinion about this man sad that John Hodge, who has built up one the military attache, has employed issue demonstration for paacs far to da. Likely that was how the deck afors servin' the draw reckoned giants not to be replaced ions in the country, namely, the duties. That their recall has been war began. Narly a thousand There was one little turn oman who before the war ware of the most successful trade un-illegal mains in performing his that Europa has been in poste come Bill never learned draw that I've saw Bill Gill make four Some have gravitated downward Steel Smelters, is Chairman of the demanded is due to sccumulated a time at Stockton attended. poker like boys had ought for to hundred dollars on in one game, others have risen a little, and Parliamentary Labour party in suspicion on the part of the State Every mention of an early end so be taught sfore they goes out in but that was after he'd practiced there will undoubtedly be a fur place of Mr. Ramsay Modowald, pensat of the United States the war pravakei prolonged the world for themselves.

an it till he was better'n the nig- ther shifting of the centre of and by his courageous practical because of the connection of these planse.

gravity during the coming twelve | now has won for himself a place two men with others who have

Whзn M Louis Lechar, **** that island with the foundations enticed on the saxt yose of the never have been his in the old supposed to have engaged in noacced that the executive com- “Anyway, Bill Gill come off mouths. By the time we have in national affairs which could procured false pasaporta or are seccetary of the expedition, 35-

up

of a eddication, au bain one that war comparatively new persons time. Bluff, shrewd, good-natured, plots involving illegal acts. The mittee had secret information that Thorn in cases when it's gas

had consid'shle stren'sh o' ahar-lities in public life will have with a clear Seatch head for affairs, entire case against them rests certain ones of the belligerent or hot sir sends him up, an' red liquor, took too free an frequent,

set hisself resolute to do what he year of a war such at wo setse an' moral stamins he just made themselves felt. The third he can do thing even better than solely upon suspicion; and, as the nations were willing to negotiate he can talk about them. (And United States Government refuses for peace, the meeting became I poll a man off n his perch times

sean it was up to him to do, an engaged in will be such as so de his speeches, determined, matter to pat the charges against them tumultuvus. Is would salonund when he 'pears like he was solid,

that was to make a man of himself and anaordinary qualities in of-fact and to the point, touched before the German Government, the world," said Mr. Lochter, S powerful reason. Er considerable

get soms standin' in the cam- our leaders. It is pretty certain with Dorie intonation, are more the German Gavernment is un-we made known at this time what many othem there changes,

that our race can rise to the ease than ordinarily interesting) Es able to disprove these charges infances are at work for peace. whichever way they goes. There

There was other things fr him to of the older leaders, but she man

"Twan's all plain wailin' gency. The war will remodel soms is not so adroit in the Parliamen- Of course we do not deny that, This information has been in the ain't no dispatin' 't there's a many

learn yet, but he pegged along fr who will finally help us to win surpasses that of the airoit men many

tary sente is some, but his power; men coming over here from Ges possession of

the executives. and German-Americans of the expedition ever since wo men goss broke Em foolin' with

two or three year, patient an' per the war will probably be found in the national interests he has

have committed overt sate due to sailed from Naw Tork. It was the game, "thouten havia acquir

severin au pickin' up a fair livin' to be somewhat younger and per stood up against many of his own war bysteris or fanatical feeling the real encouragemen: behind ad a poker addication, an similar,

onten what he'd learned from the haps to have not been specially party. I believe he will be a no-

What we do deny is that because the expedition. We have every them that beginsright most gen ly

rigger, till he came to bespoke of eminent in peace time. finishes rich an' respected, provin

on the boats as a tolable good

months. table figure in the coming twelve they have called on the German assurance that our project will paval or military attachee, they meet with favour, although at this conclusive 't what I've al'ays said

player. He were some cunnin'at that,

have acted under their orders time it cannot be said just what about draw poker is gospel truth,

What we most emphatically dear is behind the movemant.” *** "The game of itself is a great an I'm what I hear'd I reckon he

His Brilliant Play.

is that any member of the Ger The Rev. Charles F. Aked, of means of eddication sa's good only flashed a part of it,117 3 "There wa'n't nothin' real

man Embassy or the German San Francisco, declared in his monal trainin". It's on's when it's hundred or two to cace when brilliant about his game for the end of the year, however, one" abused like I mischief come of it, he'd set into a game, but he set while longer 'n that, but it were might perceives modification in other politician, namely, Mr. Bocar Government in this country has speech that he regretted to say like it does of anythin' else's gitsin soms frequent, an' takin' a steady an' scientião, an pears like various directions with regard to Law, who, to speak plainly, has ever accouraged acts that were that America was not giving the

couple

of hundred at a clip he were studyin' the principles o' some of them, if not in regard to been regarded as something of a illegal As to Captain Boy-Ed's peace idea such support as might "If a man don't understand! 'swa'd' long afcre he'd invested the bluff all that time, thoaten all. Mr. Lloyd George wa pro negligible quantity in times past. connection with Stegler, the Gerbe desired. He found fapit, with the instinks of a buzz saw anthe

man reservist, we contend that President Wilson for what he most of what he had in ever tryin' it till he seen his way 1915. An ardest pacifist in weing assumption. During the the captain did nothing more than characterized as the President's

bably the leading protagonist in He has proved that to be quite a a lot of the most amazin' misie- clear. Then he made one play peace-time, he has shown increar time he has sat on the Treasury to give him money to go home failure to take the initiative in formation regardin'” draw poker 's | that satablished his repatation.

been steadily with, which is perfectly justifiable, leading neutrals in a peace move- even a grown man picked up in There was a couple o tender-ingly that he is by nature a man Bench he has

feet wet into a game one night of war. He is swift-minded, is strengthening himself with the because he ought to have gone ment He told me, once, a long time with Bill Gill an' a feller named tuinve, and quits rathless when House of Commons and with the me to servo

The success of the meeting, a'ter that, as it cost him mor'n Frank Foster't come f'm Cairo, his mind is set on a certain course country. Before he entered Par- Stegier spent the money that was which was the first of a public fifteen hundred dollars afore he an was some slick his own of action. He has a genins for liament he was a man of business given him to go home with on a character since the arrival of the right y knowed whether a straight Him and Gill was doin' tol'able improvising, and improvisation in other words, he had to do girl, and pretended to have mar-party in Sweden is attributed to bear a Bush or whether it didn's nigh what they wanted to with part of the essence of war. things instead of talking about ried her, and then attempted to the fact that most Særedes can m

Up to that pint 'o the story the tandariset, sach on 'em wi Passosing gifts of imagination them. That training has fitted blackmail Captain Boy-Ed at her derstand English, For ibs beze- “Similar if a man goes at draw ain't a sayin' there's anythin' nin pretty much every time they clearness the tragic immensity of persistence in action, his calm she is a woman of no reputation, English, the speeches were trans- which show him with anaemal him for the present crisis. His suggestion. It turnson; now test fi: of those unable to understand poker wrong end to, he's more'n reely amazin' about the history of dealt, till the tenderfeet had drop the issues, he has also the der outlook, and the confident way be and that they are not married. lated by interpretesa on the plat likely to get a ewat as 1 jar his Bill Gill Twa'n't none diff'rented nigh fourteen

hundred be-

that Germany form Each time speaker innerds sa' loosen his back teeth.fm what c'd be told o' most men tween 'em, sa' Gill an Foster had perate ardour which counts all has steadied opinion in the House The only reas n

apoa things well lost if we can bot of Commons from time to time de ires to know An' if he keeps at it there ain't no tackle the game wrong end to somepia like seven hundred val win the war and win it quickly. hare drawn commendation from grounds the State Department in the desire for peace, the Acad- what referred to the unity of neutrals. manner of doubt as he'll get did." an" pay high f'r information as yet apiece.

These general observations ware their natural guardeens had Then it come Foster's deal an' Conventions that stand in the all opponents as well as from aske. he withdrawal of Captain emy of Music, where the meeting thrown out of doors promiscuousought for to have gave 'em when they all got tol'able good cards, way he leaps at like a tiger. He friends. He is not a showy man, Bar-Ed and Captain von Papen was held, rang with cheers. "ly as the old man stood at his they was young.

Gill's bein' a four flash. He sizy-

is capable of throwing friendships but a cool-headed fighter when is that if these grounds are not The Bev. Jenkin Lloyd Jones, threshold looking up the street.

ed on it, an' didn't fil, but he to the winds and breaking all the country, so to speak, has its known the American people will chairman of the executive com Sccb auditors as there wera "The real miraclaus thing stayed right along, boostin' every manner of ties. An exaltation of back to the wall. I think it is a believe all that they read in the mittee, said after the demanstrs abous Bill Gill was what he did time Foster did till the two suck-purpose surrounds him. That is good thing that Mr. Bozar Law newspapers that is discreditable tion was over that it gave a great afterward. 'Pears he had sensers dropped; an then Foster why I say he is essentially a men is in the councils of the present to these men, and not only to impetus to the expedition and enough, spite of the fool way he'd throw in four hundred more often make big mistakes, but will to do good service for us all in the ficiale. If we knew what the when the party reached Denmark Such a personality will time, and feel sure he is destined these men but to other German argued for her encouragement growed up, for to see it he was up makin' somewhere near all he also he responsible for very big troublous times ahead.

charges against Captain Boy-Ed and Holland. against scmpia's was too big for bad on the table.

Mr. McKenna and Mr. Runci- and Captain von Papen were, ws The committee announced that

young politicians both, will could refute them. We assert Sweden and Norway had arrang have a prominent place in the that the actions of these two men ed to send moficial delegations, public ere during 1918. They have been absolutely within the and that citizens from other have shown both their capacity laws of the United States and the nectral countries will attend the and their courage during the rules of diplomatic usage. Cap- final peace conference. The ex- Presently the stranger reached "Bears out what I've al'aya

Cabinet discussions en compal-tain Boy-Ed and Captain von Papecition leaves on Wednesday the gangplank of a steamboat that said; draw poker Il fetch out sharp click ander the table,

ions. They are men who will pen have attempted in every legal night for Copenhagen. From that never complacently accept defeat manner to secertain the move point it will proceed to The was about to start up the river: all there is into a man if he tack. Chill's right hand bein' in his lap.

on a question of principle. They ments of munitions in this country Esgue, possibly by vallway When the man crossed the gang- les it in dead earsest. If there's Foster wa'n't none hard of hearin' plank and disappeared in the sal-nothin' but moser into him, it'll*n' he give one look at Gill, an'

Another man who I baliews will are two of the best business heads and to keep their Government throngh Germany. oon of the bost, Greenbat shook fetch that monet ons sudden, bat shen says: That's good, as play a mach larger part in national in the Cabinet. They are tenaci advised. Where it was possible, life than heretofore is Sir John cus purposeful," independent. within the law, they have attempt- his head solemnly and, turning, if there's moral character into throws down his carde. entered, his own room.

him. it'll develop it for sure.

"Fm that time ca Bill Gm Simon. Some people think he They are keyed up to their fulled to bleek the food of munitions has retarded his career, if not strength by the development of from the country to the varioue Selecting a cigar carefully from **There was character into Bill was recognized sa a prominent a box behind the bar, he lighted Gil sa when he seen he was on citizen, an' he's been gettin' hat broken it, by his resignation of the war. They will probably allied Governments. The evi- it, taking special pains to see at the wrong side o the game, heter an' better off every year. You his post as Home Secretary. I have a dramatic part in our bis- cerce upon which the cowspaper having found it easy to keep open believa that his resignation is tory before the great confer charges have been made against the Polbo this year with two ice- it burned properly all the way palled out an made up his mind wouldn't ba' thought to look at

German breakera, has chartered the two around and then, walking around he'd get back on the right side him when he walked up the bus sign of the character and comes to an end.-Frank Dilaot German cficials, the

Government believes, has been other icebreakers to the Kailan to his favourite seat by the win an get back what he'd loet, an street just now't he'd been a man capacity which will take him into in the Daily Chronicle. dow, he

& dominating position in the had such bumble beginnin' councils of the State. Among

received in great part from de Mining Administration. These tecrives in the employ of the steamers are now at Chip- on the sil

Atter be had smoked s while in "He Find o' drifted back up

in' influence draw poker has when he was one of its most poweridl silence, he said :

the river to where be c'd get a a man tackles it right." boat 't was goin' up the St. Fran-

His auditors looked at old man forces. His clarity of intellect is Then he puffed a while longer. cis an' get back into the country Greenhut in great amazement,

accompanied by a will power and Bill Gill," he said, finally, be knowed, on'y not goin' all the but more in sorrow than in anger. His tenure at the House Office a driving force rare în public man. was nigh about the worst poker way home.

For some minutes no one spoke. was marked by extraordinary player's ever done discredit to

Pears he know'd of a nigger Than Joe Bassett-aid: his native State. There wa'n't not bad the reppytation a' knowin'

"Do you mean that Bil Qurigour against our enemies for devin" of it as he was born in more about cards 'n any 183 town yesterday, an' just went! Spy peril here. When the test York of the Hamburg-American the United States. This charge was that stranger that came to instance, in connection with the Arkansas, f'r bis dad was colonel has a license to know, en he o the first regiment that fit into knowed of a cabin on a island down the river on the City of ing time came for him in the Lime, has been found guilty in moreover, is of a political nature, the Marhattan Hotel in New York. Cabinet he brooked no compro- the United States courts of crimin- and one that cannot be supported This is absolutely antras; he haz the Civil War Fm this State, an' about four miles fr'm where this when he comes home with one leg nigger lived; where there was

That was the man," said old mise with regard to a principle al conspiracy to break the laws aros Seretary Lansing a state- never seen him anywhere. man-Greenhal jast afore Lee surrendered he set nobody in the cabin, an' nobody

which he felt to be dangerous to regulating shipping. Captainment that Captain Bay Et's and Illustrative of the manner ja led down on the old place on the else on the island.

Then they all Icoked at him for the nation, and he promptly a Boy Ed and Captain von Papen, Captain von Papen's activities which news discreditsble to Ger- St. Francis river an' give hisself up

Then Joe signed from office. I am inclined attaches of the German Embassy were of a military nature. Before many is manufactured in the "Then he bought a szif an' a {some minuten more. heap o' grab an a dozen packs Bassett arose and walked out of to think that the year we are in at Washington. have been nati E03-EA or von Papen could have United States is the recent story the United States taken any active steps to ase in the newspapers to the effect Peared like his wooden leg carda. Puttin' the stof in the Ferall departed, and then Jim out of the Cabinet than he was in Government that their official Huerta in a military sense there that Minister Ekengren, of the

doors. Shortly after him Sam will find him even more powerful fied by Flo' preyed on his mind, skiff, he hired this nigger to zow

presence in this ·

country is no must have been co-operation be Swedish Legation in Washington, specially as he had a way o'throw him over to the island. When Blaisdell, and after them, one by

tendency for change hus longer, desirable, says the New tween diplomatic agents of the had permitted the German Am- in it at his niggers when he was he'd got his staff all in the cabin one, went will the others in the rigin mad, an then settin' there he set the ekiff sdrift zn' up room, Jack Winterbottom being made itself felt in our military York Onlook. And the Presid-German Government acting either bassador to send cable messages Cousin till somebody 'd come told the nigger he'd got to stay the last. As he reached the door commands. General Haig, 2 are of the United States in a through the German Embassy at to Berlin by way of Sweden in the along an fetch it to him. The there for a month or so.

military chief comparatively use exagerated up in Washington or under instructions Swedish official code, and that The boys was sayin' up to the known to the public at largs, is intimated that certain pro- from the Foreign Ofice at Berlin when the British censors die- miggers wouldn't do it, bein' free “Well, the nigger: he started

consid able akeered a thin to be nasty, but Bill Gill had hotel this mornin', Greenbat, that General Robertson is chief of the United States are engaged in deny absolutely. No member of Legation had permitted the send- in command on the Western front, German propagandista in the The Mexican matter the Germans covered this ruse the Swedish bis gon handy an' there wan't Professor Quintard, the great Bein' as he was kind o' tied so long argument. Specially as mosquits sharp f'm Washinson, stall at the War Office. Both are dangerous and incredibly disloyal the German Embassy has ever had ing of German, reports in the down to one place, count o' hav-the nigger found he was goin' to was in town to-day. He's on this young men when compared with intrigue against the interests of anything to do with any Mexican Legation meil-poach. Bath the soms of our Generals of the past. the United State. In view of politicias No member of the British Ambasador and the in such hasty habits with his leg, have grub sa good liquor an way to New Orleans. The goat Will they rise to the brilliance these serious facts, the Outlook German Labassy heaver even Swedish Minister emphatically The colonel got kind o marrer nothin' to do fris month but to ment sent him down there to

has made an earnest effort to get seen Haerts, Detectives have deny this story, and the Garman minded sa time went onan' didn't teach a white man how to play study yellow faver. It's too bad which will lead to an

victory? The careers of both have responsible German expression brought evidence that Captain Ambassador refused to digai pay so much attention to eddicat poker scientific.

you didn't meet him. He's gone been remarkable so far, but the of opinion on the situation. For Boy-Ei had seen Haerts twice at grom a fabrication discussing it. on the City of Natchen."

stood or sat inside the bar-room, bat Greenbut did not turn his bead, nor, apparently, pay the Least attention to the question whether it was possible for them

to hear him.

a

After speaking, he stood for long time looking after a prosper- ous seeming stranger who was walking along the Arkansas City levee,

pnt

his

*There was Bill Gill”

Bill's Desire to Learn.

him to tackle, an" "stid o' blunder- "Gill looked at him a minute, in along, the way most does, an' then he pulled out bis wad throwin' good money after bad, a peeled a thousand-dollar bill he pulled up short when he had on it. Then hecovered Foster's about a hundred left, an' set down bet f'm bis pile a' chipa an' throw. to study the thing out.

'round loose.

ed in the thousand.

"Just at that instant there was

of war.

schievements. The fature of Me

Lloyd George is an enigma to his friends and to his enemies; it is possibly an enigms to himself For the moment nothing matters to him but the winning of the war. He was very prominent in 1915, and I think he will be still mare prominent in 1916.

Sir John Simon's Fature.

Icebreakers for Vladivostock. The Hibo Conservancy Board,

feet as much more as there was It all gode to show what a elevat | the youngest men in the Cabinet, GERMANY AND AMERICA | British Government, and should wangtao hat will shortly leave for

to melancholy an' raisin' a family.

colonel at times.

Natchez?"

be turned and said -

it.

The

BRELY

As Offical German View.

not be taken seriously by the Vladivostock where they will be employed to assist the Russian people of the States.

It is a very grave charge that ice-breakers in keeping open the is made against Captain Boy-Ed two channels into the port, the -by the newspapers rather than one being used for ingress and. by the United States Government the other fer egress. The charter- Dr. Bartz, director in New Hasits in Mexico to embarrass

of an attempt to use Victoriana price is not known.