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The Ketchikan miner., 1914-10-22
Queen Encourages Soldiers

NfNN ott' ol v iiO w III dil V treat.
 Queen Encourages Soldiers Harve, Oct. 17-Both King AL bert and Queen Elizabeth of Belgium are at the Belgian army headquarters here. Yes terday the latter went out a. mong the men on the defense line, thanking them for what they had done and encourag ing them to stay in the fight as the tide must turn in their favor soon.
 Trying to Smash Center
 Paris. Oct. 17-The French are now reported to be mass ing their forces against the German center in the effort to break through the same and force the Germans to draw men from their northern wIng. where they are now pressing the Allies hard. Several Of the German lines of the defense have been captured.
 Fighting in Pouring Rain
 Bordeaux, Oct. 17-The Ger man attack developed in strength this morning, when a fierce attack was launched al an exposed point in the Allied line. fifteen miles from the coast. The French troops a. gainst who's position the at tack was directed. held their ground however, and the Ger man attackers were forced to withdraw. It is expected thai another attack will be made during the night. It has rarned in torrents all day, and the con dition of the men in the field is pitiable.
 Shot On The Wing Dunkirk Oct. i7-A German aeroplae, after dropping sever al bombs at this place was brought to earth by well-alr ed shot. and the crew of jtNc men captured.
 Germans Are Satisfied Berlin, Oct. 17-It is reported from northern Belgium thaf he British-French and Bel gian forces have effected a jur ction and are preparing de- fense. Gains are reported by the German commanders in the north, with slight losses in the center and south. In the east ern theater, a victory over the Russian forces is reported. King and Queen
 Go to Sandringhan
 London, Oct. 17-Believine that Buckingham Palace, the London residence of the roy alty of Great Britain would b6 bombarded in hte event of ( Zeppelin attack on England, the King and Queen and the roya family moved today from Buck 'ngham Palace to Sandringha
 Allies Win Says Paris
 Paris, Oct. 17-After har6 struggle lasting the greater part of the last two days, the Allied forces drove back the German advance west of Lille, and the same thing occurred al Laventie. A sharp engagement is being fought in the neighbor hood of Yanres and Coutrai.
 They Stop at Ostend
 London, Oct. 17-The German advance which reached and oc- eupicd Ostend last night has made no attempt to proceed be dond that point today, apparen- fly awaiting the results of fight 'ng south of that place before attempting any further ad- vance.
 
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The Ketchikan miner., 1914-10-22

and no way available of cross- ing.
The Ketchikan miner., 1914-10-22
Traitor Is Arrested

Montreal, Oct. 16-Isrea'
 leader has been arrested ip is city on charge of treason and the probabilities are he will be accorded capital punish ment if found guilty. He is hanged with selling steamship
 tefs on British steamers tc
 frian and German reservists and advising them to call them
The Ketchikan miner., 1914-10-22

hard pressed by the Russian army and after several severe reverses are now in full re- treat.
The Ketchikan miner., 1914-10-22
Shot On The Wing

Dunkirk, Oct. TIA German aeroplae, after dropping sever al bombs at this place was brought to earth by a well-alm ed shot, and the crew of tive
The Ketchikan miner., 1914-10-22
Germans Take Lille

London, Oct. 16-After hard fighting, the German troops retook the French town 'of Lille last night from the Allied troops. The place is of little importance, as it has no de
Evening star., 1914-04-19
enAKs Route WOULD kmEpsr cou9Ky LIKE nus

in the developed mineral resources are
gold lodes and placers. copper. tin and
silver deposits. together with petro-
leum, marble and gypsum.
There are large fields of practically
undeveloped bituminous and Ignite
coal and some iron Tres. Silver-lead
zinc, antimony. quicksilver and other
ores and also peat. graphite. asbestos
and mica have been discovered.
Alaska has produced to date mineral
wealth having a value of more than
s229,00o.0Oo of which s22,00o.o0O rep
resents the 1912 output Gold lode min
ing began in southeastern Alaska as
early as 1882, and the klondike rush
of 1898 brought out a large number of
people. which led to the discovery of
1901 and in the Innoko-Iditarod region
in 1908.
The value of the total gold lode pro-
duction is estimated at $4,000, 900,
while the output of the placer mines
is valued at $145. 100000. Copper pro-
duction has produced wealth approx
mated at $13.145.0O0. according to the
latest obtainable figures. with silver
recovered, incidental to gold and cop
per mining, to the total value of about
$1.800.000.
Coal mining has been neglected with
the exception of exploitation of lignitic
deposits for local use, which was be-
gun thirteen years ago. Up to the
close of 1912 the output of coal was less
than 10000 tons
In central Alaska. which is the sec
ton under consideration in connec-
tfon with the proposed railway devel-
opment are to be found gold placers,
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side of the big problem OF the govern
ment in the canal.
They touched port for an hour or two.
a couple Of days out, and met an Ameri-
can who had come down to get rich on
an investment in a pleasure resort on
the seashore He had introduced the
usual amusements found at such places,
and the natives were coming IN hordes
to spend what little money they had and
trv the thrilling trips through ''en-
chanted isles" Arabian Nights dream,
'.the laughing mirrors" etc.
Another American. younger. and, of
course, used to all the gaudy nonsense of
such entertainments. was visitor in the
little town nearby. and came out every
day to his countryman's place to try the
surf.
While Representative Borland and some
of his fellow-countrym were talking
with the American investor this young
man ran out of the water, fairly breath
less, saying that a native down there
(ponting to a half-clad Jamaican on the
sands below had cried out to him that
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copper and gold lode mines. extensive
coal fields and large tracts of arabic
and grazing lands Copper deposits
are among the most important re-
sources of this section. but their de-
velopment has been limited owing to
lack of railway facilities.
Auriferous grayels in widely dis
tributed portions of central Alaska,
have yielded gold to the value of about
$90,O00,000. The two principal coal
fields in this section are the Bering
river and Matanuska fields. 1t is stated
that they contain much coal of a higher
grade than any now known in that part
of the North American continent trib-
utary to the Pacific ocean.
Because of lack of transportation the
arabic and grazing tracts of central
Alaska are mainly unused. According to
the 1910 census there were 1880 acres of
improved farm lands in this great nor tn :
western domain. Hay and potatoes are
the principal crops. though oats, barley
and rye can be ripened in many parts of
the territory.
Cattle raising is likely to become an
important industry in parts of this field
owing to the large areas of good grass
land. In this connection attention is
called in the commissions report to the
fact that domesticated reindeer have
been successfully raised in Alaska. The
territory has pasturage for several mil
lion reindeer.
Alaskas population, as given by the
1910 census. was $500. of which about
200 were whites. 1t is estimated that
central Alaska contains about 80, 800 peo-
pie and that more than half of the
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ALASKA RAILWAY Coer1Iss MA5oR JAY oRRoM
COLIN CNGLRsoLL, LEO1&ARD 1CGCa ALERED Brooks

white population of the territory resides
in this area, which is tributary to the
railway improvements to be undertaken.
The fact that the population is scant is
attributed to the industrial conditions,
which up to the present time have been
such as to attract only the placer miner.
Alaska's commerce consists of north
ward shipments of food products, mer-
chandise machinery, lumber coal, etc,
and return shipments of gold. silver,
copper salmon. halibut, etc. The aver
age annual value of this expanding COM
merce during the five years that ended
with 1912 is estimated at nearly $50
100000
Alaska has already been provided
with 466 miles of privately built rail-
roads. but only about half of this
mileage is represented in the lines
that arc now in operation. The White
Pass and Yukon line. which was built
in 1898, has the distinction Of being
the first Alaskan railway.
The following table shows the mile
age terminals and gauge Of existing
railroads in Alaska:
Southeastern Alaska:
to White Pass marrow gauge, Terminal
at White Horse, Yukon territory-total
Yakutat Southern railway Yukutat to
Situk river fnarrow gauge 80
Copper River and Northwestern railway,
Alaska Northern railway. Seward to a
point near head of Turnagain Arm STAND
ard gauge) ......-.-............. 7l,6
Yukon Basin:
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Tanana Valley railway. Fairbanks and
Cinema to Chatanika tnarraw gauge). ....... 46.O
Seward Peninsula:
Seward Peninsula railway. Nome to Shell
Paystreak branch Seward Peninsula rail
G Council i'te City aast and solomon River railway.
Council to Penelope creek marrow gaugei. 32.5
Wild Goose railway. Council to Ophir
creek marrow gauge ..................... SO
The era of railroad building in Alaska
closed in 1911. About six years prior
to that time the United States began
its investigation of the tranSporta ton
problems of the territory by appoint
ing a board of road commissioners,
which has been actively engaged since
in building of wagon roads and trails.
Composed Of officers OF the military
service and presided over by Lieut.. Col.
Wilds P. Richardson, Urited States In
fantry. the board has constructed since
it's organization and prior to July l.,
both winter and summer use. 500 miles
of winter sled roads. 1852 miles Of
trails. and. in addition, has annually
staked out many miles of trails for
winter travel only.
One of the most important roads con-
banks with Valdez, on the coast, and
with Chitina, on the Copper River rail-
road. and forms the present winter
route between Fairbanks and the out
side world. A stage company operates
a passenger. freight and mail service
over this road.
Altogether Alaska has less tAan 500
miles of railway in nine disconnected
systems, less than 1000 miles of wagon
roads. 500 miles of winter sled roads
and 1000 miles of trails with 5000
miles of important navigable water
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E[1UNDERQ RQHE%BF& WffETE pOG[H1

to the surgeon, Doc, I have just natural
ly got to have another eye. and 1 don
want any glass eye. 1 want a flesh eye.
The doctor replied. I can put a cats eye
in for you The man said, ''All right,
just SO l can see with it
so the surgeon very skillfully trans
planted the cats eye in the place of the
one the man had lost. In about three
said. Bill, how is your eyer Bill re-
piled. Well. Doc, it is all right. 1 guess.
The only objection l have got to the
darned thing is that it is always looking
for crickets and mice.
The second one:
"On one occasion a dyspeptic preacher
went home with a member of his church
for dinner. The good wife had prepared
feast fit for the gods. There was fried
chicken, round, robust biscuits, red ham
swimming in red gravy and the finest
coffee that ever flowed from spout
The good lady was justly proud of what
she had spread before the parson.
Bud, the nine-year-old son, with fork
in hand. was just ready to do battle with
the good things before him, when his
mother said. 'Parson, won't you have
some of the chicken To their surprise
and the utter bewilderment of Bud, the
parson replied, No; never eat chicken
THE good lady then asked. 'Parson,
have a piece Of ham. But the parson
answered. No. I dare not eat ham, Bud
dropped his fork.
1.-The good lady then said. Won't you
have biscuit?' and the parson replied,
Did you use soda in the composition of
those biscuits? Well then, 1 cannot eat
biscuits made with soda
Bud, in wide-eyed astonishment, look
ed at his mother and exclaimed, with
anger and earnestness. Ma, maybe the
darned old fool would suck raw egg!"
Although few persons in the present
yan Senator n
West Virginia was Secretary OF the Navy
under President Hayes.,
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Disfigurements.

A NEW YORK newspaper man was
praising the newspaper advertise
ment.
But billboards," he said. bring small
returns. and, besides. they disfgure the
landscape.
In a recent play the stage manager
staged a meadow with chewing gum and
cold cure and cigarette ads every
rock and tree and fence.
g Hold, hold said the star Ads in
our meadow scene. That's carrying COM
mercialism a bit too far
Commercialism nothing, said the
stage manager. I'm realist 1 am. and
/ want that meadow to look like a gen.
uine one
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A Vain Wish.

HOUR various American country week
~ associations are preparing for
busy summer. Let us help them all we
can. They do untold good to the sickly
youngsters of our slums.
The speaker was Rose Pastor Phelps
Stokes. She continued:
"A little boy, during his first country
week, was given "a drink of milk from Il
prize Jersey.
Gee he said, smackins his lips. I
wisht our milkman kept a cow"
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Two in One.

One funny story
in one ten-minute
speech, by all ira
dition, unwritten
rules and precedent
Of the House of
Representatives. is
amply sufficient.
But since this ad-
ministration has set
its face against fol-
lowing precedent,
Tom Hef1in, repre-
sentative from Ala
bama and S t ry
teller in chief to the
a
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and three dogs, was in sight. The noon
day heat simmered over the dusty road
and the hum of bees filtered through
the quivering air. Folks were warm and
did not want to stir about.
Bryan saw a long leather whip lying
on a store porch. Jerking it up, he
swung it around his head and snapped it
with a loud crack that sounded like a
pistol shot.
In five minutes there were twenty men
in sight, as well as about fifty small
boys, a dozen women and several hum
dred dogs-and Bryan had his audience!
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Less Dangerous!

Representative w.
P. Borland of Mis-
souri,. member of
the House appropri-
ations committee,
was one of the
party that went to
Panama recently in
its interests. On
the way back the
weather was fine,
and much time was
spent on deck tell
ing stories and for
getting. for the mo-
ment, the serious
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Got His Audience.
Senator Nathan P.

Senator Nathan P.
Bryan of Florida is
a ball fiend, and
never let's business
in this respect in
terfere with pleas
ure. But he is as
much OF an expert
on horseback as he
is in deciphering
batting averages,
while his prowess
as a cow-puncher
would make even
Buffalo Bill jealous.
1t was his ability
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to crack whip like unto a pistol shot
which won him one day an audience for
his electioneering speech.
He was in small town where every
one was too busy gossiping to attend
any political meeting. Not a soul, ex-
cept an old colored man asleep on q
barrel. two boys playing marbles, q mule
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a shark had been seen in that very
place the day before.
mo Such thing!' retorted the get-rich-
quick man. Never has been a shark
seen around here! I seen to that before
bought this placer
THE native said he saw him-he was
in dead earnest"
"Oh. well-he was mistaken-that wasn't t
a shark yesterday. saw that thing
myself; remember now. That was just
a swordfiSh, that's alln'
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HOUSE, has started OUT IuyaTIy 10 uPset
tradition He has taken to telling two
stories instead of one in the time men
toned. Here are two samples Mr.. Hefiin
recently interjected into debate:
IA fellow had lost an eye. ana he said
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Why 1t Is to Be Built
and the Things 1t Will
Accomplish = Proposed
Routes-Dificulties to
Be Overcome-Work of
the Commission While
on Tour-A Few Facts
About Alaska Not Gen
orally Known.

LASKA, U n c / e
Sans great store
house, Is to be un-
locked. on gress
has furnished the
key in a law pass
ed last month au-
thorizing the con-
struction Of rail-
ways in the terri
tory at a cost OF
S35, 900, 900.
American e n g l.
Evening star., 1914-04-19

Although few persons in the present
generation remember it. Senator Goff OF
West Virginia was Secretary Of the Navy
under President Hayes.,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-03-28
IMAGINARY REPTILES
CHASE THIS WOMAN

Moultrie, Ga, March 27.-Yelling at
the top of her voice and tearing mag
mary snakes from around her body
and neck a negro woman who had
ranted and snorted until she was
about exhausted, was taken in Gus
tody late yesterday afternoon by Sher-
if w. w. Boyd and placed in the Col
quit county Jail. She will be tried
on lunacy charge at an early date.
This morning the woman instead CT
being pursued by reptiles wildly pic
tured fabulous monsters that her
mind, which is evidently deranged,
persuaded her to believe that were
bent on destroying her.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-03-28
Sheriff's Sale

GEORGIA-Sumter County.
Will be sold before the court house
door on the first Tuesday in April the
following described property, to-wit:
One vacant lot situated on the east side
of Lee street, being the north half of
lot No. 3 as shown by the Rylander and
Ansley survey recorded in deed book
w. page sol. and bounded as follows:
On north by lot of J. E. Kiker, east by
an alley, south by property of Edgar
Ship, and west by Lee street. Being
45 feet front and running back 200
feet. Levied on as property of S. c.
Clegg to satisfy city court fila in fav-
or of the Citizens Bank of Cordele VS..
S. c. Clegg. This 18th day of March,
1914. LUCIUS HARVEY,
Deputy Sheriff.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-03-28
EXPRESS COMPANY WILL
ERECT LARGE BUILDING

New York, March 27.-Popular belief
that the parcel post has left the big ev-
press companies in hard straits was
contradicted today by news that the
American Express company would ed
ect two million dollar Office building
Oh Lower Broadway. The building is
to be thirty-two stories high and is t.
have a frontage Of so feet on Broad
way. It will run through the block to
Trinity place, and adjoin the newly
completed building of the Adams Ex-
press company. The site now occupied
by two FIVE story buildings tenanted by
the American Express company is es-
timated to be worth $2,5OO,0OO Of the
thirty-two floors the express company
will reserve ten for its own use.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-03-28
MISS DAVIS WOULD
EXILE BAD ALIEN GIRLS

New York, March 27-Miss Rather
inc B. Davis, commissioner of correc-
tons, declared yesterday that the plan
of certain western cities to check the
social evil by deporting undesirables
is feasible in New York. Two car
loads of undesirables from Chicago
and other cities are now at Ellis Is
land.
There are many women in the
workhouse who could be deported,"
said Miss Davis. ITO deport women
who are engaged in commercialize1
vice, it is necessary to prove they
were engaged in this before coming
to the United States. If existing con-
ditions in this country have made
girls victims of commercialized vice,
then they should be cared for here.
But it would be very expensive .
prove that women of this character
were immoral in their native coun-
tries"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-03-28
HUBBY OBJECTS TO
BEING USED As
A PINCUSHI0H

Atlanta, March 27.-Because Mrs.
James Onward Mcconnell took pecul-
lar delight in making a human pin
cushion Of her husband, he is suing for
divorce.
Mr. Mcconnell sets forth in the petit
ton that his better half had an alarm
ing habit of sticking hat pins into
him, at unexpected moments, and thar
he could not break her Of it.
She sticking pins in him, declares
the husband, she caused rim great
physical pain and considerable mental
anguish as he never knew when the
notion was going to strike her.
Mcconnell says he and his wife We're
married in Iowa in 1911. The couple
are separated, and the petition now
states that Mrs. Mcconnell is now liv-
ing in Des Moines, Iowa.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-03-28
GEORGIA, Sumter County:

Will be sold before the courthouse
door in Americas, said state and coun-
sy, on the first Tuesday in April, 1914
between the legal hours of sale, to the
highest bidder for cash, the following
described property, to-wit:
Tow car loads fruit cans, peach
crates, baskets, boxes and tops, more
or less.
Said property levied on as the prop
erty of Maddox Canneries Co., to salts
fly fl. ia. in favor of Union Lumber
and Box Manufacturing Company
against Maddox Canneries Co., issued
from the City Court of Americas. Said
property found at the plant of Mad
dox Canneries Co., and in their pos
session. Said property levied on Octo-
Der IA, 1918, by Lucius Harvey, deputy
sheriff of said county.
LUCIUS HARVEY,
Dept Sheriff, S. c.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-03-28
S0UTHERNERs QUALIFY
FOR CONSULAR SERVICE

Washington, D. c., March 27.-Num-
erous southerners qualified for APP
pointment to the consular service in
recent examinations, according to a
list given out here today. 1t in
cludes:
Alabama-Henry H. Balch, George
K. Donald.
Virginia-William A. Bickers, Err
nest L. Ives.
Georgia-Walter F. Boyle.
Texas-Benajah H. Carroll, Jr., Hen
ry c. Won Strive.
Okalhoma-Thomas D. Davis.
Mississippi-John Ashford Gore.
Florida Edwin Carl Kemp.
ouisiana-Thomas B. l.. Laytoa,
Livingston 7. Mays.
South Carolina - Egmont c. Won
Thesckow.
North Carolina - Samuel Hamilton
Wiley.
Kentucky-John ]. C. Watson.
Southerners who qualified for ap-
pointment as consular ASSISTANTS or
student interpreters were:
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS E. Allen.
Texas-Donald M. Ingram.
Virginia-Carl NJ. j. VonZielinski.
Tennesse-Robert Kern Williams.
North Carolina-E. Harrison Yelver-
ton.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-03-28
.EORGIA. Sumter County:

Sumter County:
Libel for Divorce in Sumter Superior
Court; Returnable to the May Term,
1914.
J. F. Scarborough VS.. Mrs. Edwina
Scarborough.
To Mrs. Edwina Scarborough: You
are hereby required personally or by
an attorney to be and appear at the
Superior Court of Sumter county to be
holden on the 4th Monday in May next,
then and there to answer the plaintiffs
complaint, as in default thereof the
court will proceed as to justice shall
appertain.
Witness the Honorable z, A. Little
john, Judge of the said court, this the
14th day Of March, 1914.
S. r. HEYS,
Deputy Clerk, S. G.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-03-28
GEORGIA, Sumter County:

GEORGIA, Sumter County:
Notice is hereby given that on the
first Tuesday in April, 1914, the Board
of Commissioners of Roads and Rev
.enues of said county will receive seal
ed bids or proposals for concrete pave
ment in front of the courthouse and
Jail on Lee street, said pavement to be
laid in accordance with plans and spe-
cifcations as prescribed by the Mayor
and City Council of Americas, which is
now of file in the Office of the clerk
of said Board of Commissioners of
Roads and Revenues, and which is
open to inspection to everyone.
1t is estimated that this pavement
will cost the sum Of approximately
$4,000.
The county reserves the right to re-
iect any and all bids Said bids mus
be filed with the clerk OF said board
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-03-28
MAKE A SCHOLARSHIP THE GOAL
Of THE BOYS CORN CLUB WORK
BY sOuIe, Georgia State College of Age

Instead of trip to Washington, the
United States Department of Agricul-
ture will offer as it's chief encourage
ment to the corn club winners scholar
ships in agricultural institutions.
Greater knowledge of farming is bet
ter than trip to Washington, and
even the distinction of shaking hands
with the President of the United
States.
At the last short course in agricul-
ture held at the State College Of Agri-
culture, there were LOG corn club boys
to enroll. They remained at the Col
lege for ten days, took the course es-
pecially provided for them and went
away better farmers than when they
came. Many of them acquired a
thirst for knowledge which will bring