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BETHMANN HOLLWEG SILENT

AMSTERDAM Dec. 2-ChancellOr von Bethmann Holweg has made the expected statement regarding the terms of peace which Germany would consider and much disappointment is manifested by the socialists number of newspapers in Berlin have expressed the opinion since the chancellor refused to speak, that the socialist plan get the chancellor to tell what peace pro- posals German might consider is good They admit that such statement by Germany might have the eff feet of causing her enemies think she is weakening but most of the Berlin papers believe that the Teutonc posi-
 On too strong to bother about any opinions that the world might have as to the outcome of the war
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EL{sEO 9REDoH1o ;. l HENRY 2 HETcHER

Carranza now being formally recognized as the chief executive Of the republic of Mexico by the governments of the United States, Brazil Chile Ar gentina, Bolivia. Uruguay. Guatemala Colombia and Nicaragua, each of the governments sent a letter Co Eliseo Ar redondo. personal representative in Washington of Carranza. IL Is expected that Arredondo will become Mexican ambassador to the United States. Henry Prathcr Fletcher. at present American ambassador to Chile, practically has been decided upon as the next ambaSsa- dor to Mexico Although a Republican i'm politics, he was elevated from the rank of minister to ambassador by President Wilson after a long and sue cessful record in the diplomatic service.l ]
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NO BRITISH CONSOLATION

LONDON, Dec. 2-The opponents of conscrpton have won and Great Britain will have to depend voun tary enlstments to keep up her army. The Chronicle states that conscpon has lost because the people know it proposed by the enemies of the government to de- feat Asquth and his supporters One of the chief reasons for the failure of conscrpon the opposition of Red mond the leader of the Irish party who of Asquith chief supporters in all measures. Lloyd George was suspected of being secretly favorable to conScpOn for a time but he IS now apparently dead against it.
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First Deal in New
 Lewis River Strike
Anchorage Mining Men Take Over
 Claims For Good Figure.

ANCHORAGE, Dec 2.-The first deal made in mining claims in the Lewis River country, where the strike was made recently, as telegraphed to the Gateway, has just been consum- mated. Sam Wagner has sold his in- terest there to three local mining men named Moore, Peoples and Wooleber and the price is stated to be a good figure" The latest reports are that the camp gives every promises of be- ing a good one and quite a few people are thinking of going there Sever al have already hit the trail.
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GREECE OBSTINATE

LONDON, Dec. 2-Greece continues to insist on maintaining neutrality and on holding herself ndepend- en of all sides She has been asked by the Entente pow CTS to evacuat Sonih for their benefit to surrender the SaonikNish railroad and to permit the Allied forces to police her coastal but she has refused to agree to any of these proposals Her position is now most ser- ous one as the Allies will certainly insist some of the demands and can enforce them with their naveS against the unprotected Greek coasts.
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The above cable was received this morning and caused some smiles. The chances are that something has reached the Bureau that gives it the impression that Seward believes the Seattle Chamber of Commerce and it's Bureau are opposed to us. If Mir. McPherson reads this it is hoped he will take a suggestion that in future if he wants anyone who believes any such thing he should address John F, Ballaine or the Morningside Lunatic asylum.
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CHARLES BERN GETS HOME
 WHEN BELIEVED LOST

Charles Bern who had been absent for some ten days arrived home yes terday at his ranch near Resurrection river. He was compelled to leave his boat and walk back, a walk which oc- cupied three days. His son and an other boy went out in search of him yesterday and they are still away, not knowing that the lost one had return ed. Bern's boat is still over near Por- cupine bay somewhere.
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PROOF AGAINST CROWLEY

PROVIDENCE, Dee. 2.-The Providence Journal claims now that it has written documents connecting Crowley with the prOGeman plots for the blowing up of munitions ships Crowley is the who is being held at San Francisco the charge of plotting The Journal says he was the man placed in direction of the destruction of water front property that he was responsible for the blowing up of the dynamite barge at Seattle and that he attempted to blow up munitions ships at Tacoma.
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MIAMI COMPANY STILL
 AT WORK QUARTZ CREEK

A. H. Case who is prospecting the Herschell- Parker properties on Quartz creek arrived in town yester- day and will go back to prospect for some three weeks more. He does not wish to tell the result of the work, of course.
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DARING ROBBERY IN
 SEATTLE THIS MORNING Thieves Bind Clerk of First Avenue Jewelry Store and Get Two
 Thousand.

SEATTLE, Dec. 2.-This morn ing at 8:30 o'clock, while hundreds of people were passing by on the side walk, two robbers entered a jewelry store on First Avenue, bound the clerk in a back room and got away clear with diamonds valued at two thousand dollars. The robbers have not been caught nor have they left the slightest clue, apparently.
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VANCOUVER ALSO TO
 VOTE ON PROHIBITION

VANCOUVER, B. C., Dec. 2.-It has been decided to refer the question of prohibition to the electors at the next election and all British Columbia begins to look as though it will go dry and so complete the dry belt all the way between Alaska and Cali fornia.
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SERBIA LAID LOW

BERLIN, Dec. 2-The government officially an nounces that the Serbian army has evacuated Serbian territory in the west and has crossed over the Montene- grin border leaving the central powers in complete con- tro Some Serbian forces are still making show of resistance against the Bugarans west of Monastr it is stated but they have been virtually annihated ser- ously resisting body The Bugarians said to have complete control in the south.
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TO ASSIST MEARS

ANCHORAGE, Dec. 2.-H. P. War ren who recently arrived here has been announced as assistant to Com mission Mears and will be in charge during the latter's absence. Mears and O'Reilly are still at Matanuska.
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BRITISH SHIPPING LOSS

LONDON, Dec 2-The Board of Trade reports that the month of November the British lost ftythree mer chant ships and thiryve wind tanners The total loss of life by the sinking of those ships six hundred and fifty Virtually all of them were sunk by submarines. Several were sunk in the Mediterranean but the majority were sunk in northern waters.
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Anchorage C. o. P.
 Has Organized
Arthur Frame President and LathrOp Yice-President of New
 Club.


 ANCHORAGE, Dec. 2.-The Re publicans of Anchorage organized a club last night and the meeting hao a good attendance. Arthur Frame was elected president and Captain Lathrop was electel vice-president. Jim Coffey is secretary and Jack Sutherland is treasurer. The local Republicans seem to be anxious to en- ter into the work of organization with real earnestness.
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PERKINS TELLS WHO WILL
 HEAD PROGRESSIVE BUNCH
Four Men Named as Likely to Head the Ticket in Presidential
 Race.

NEW YORK, Dec. 2.-Chaiman Perkins of the Progressive Party's National Committee declared today finally that the party will have a na- tional ticket and will run a candidate for the presidency. The man to head that ticket, he says, will be either Roosevelt, Johnson of California Beveridge of Indiana, or Bird of Man sachusetts.
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SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 2.-It is generally thought that the Minnesota is not in serious difficulties as nothing was heard from her today and her re- turn is probably due only to the mutiny of the crew against travelling on her when they feared her to be too much loaded.
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JACK OLSON FROZEN

ANCHORAGE, Dec. ?. - While Moose hunting at Eagle river Jack Olson fell into a creek last Sunday and had his hands and feet frozen. He has been brought here for treat ment but his injuries are not serious.
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ANCHORAGE BOWLERS
 TO CHALLENGE SEWARD

ANCHORAGE, Dec. "A bowling touhnament is now proceeding here and the winners intend to challenge Seward. Anchorage people are also planning for a minstrel show and an other mask ball during the holidays.
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TWENTY BELOW LAST WEEK

One night last week the ther- mometer registered twenty below zero at Mills Creek. D. Lindsey ar rived from that creek last evening and says the temperature was five be- low when he left there yesterday morning. Mir. Lindsey has been out looking over the country.
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NO MORE ALCOHOL IN
 PLUM PUDDING, ETCETERA
Attorney General Announces that Dishes Even Like Branded
 Peaches Prohibited.

DENVER, Dec. 2.-The Attorney General has announced that mince- neat, plumpudding. branded peaches and other things containing alcohol are prohibited under the Prohibition law. This announcement is made positively in answer to a request for the AttOr- ney Generals opinion on the question.
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CLEVELAND, Dec 2. - Fannie Smill, fourteen years of age, commit ted suicide last night by throwing herself under a train. The act was due to despondency because of her in- ability to master her school work.
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BRITISH LOST HALF MILLION

LONDON, Dec. 2.-Prme Minister Asquith announc- ed the total British losses in the house of commons yes terday The losses in the western front up to date are 379953 The losses in the east including the Bal kans and Dardanees, 106610 The losses in other land fighting are II 502 The losses at sea are 1216O These losses include the killed wounded and missing
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 .: MUSHERS SHOULD {" [: TAKE DOG FEED .:

ANCHORAGE, Dec. 2.-Al Cham berlin who left with Heron and Sport Smith last night, warns hush CTS that they should take along dog feed as there is none obtainable at the roadhouses. He says the trail around Turnagain Arm is in bad condition.
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JANE ADDAMs IMPROVES

CHICAGO, Dec. 2.-Jane Addams is improving but the doctors still de- clare that she should not accompany the Ford peace commission ship to Europe.
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Miss White and Miss Byles have returned to their old residence at the Thoday house. Miss Byles fell on the ice yesterday and hurt herself a little.
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ITALY STANDS FIRM

ROME, Dec. 2-The minister of foreign affairs is- sued formal statement this morning that Italy will not make separate peace The statement is made to put at rest rumors emanating from Austrian sources.
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VILLA GENERAL
 QUITS THE WAR
URBALEJO SURRENDERS WITH FOURTEEN HUNDRED OF
 HIS SOLDIERS.

NOGALES, Dec. 2.-GeneraI Ur- balejo, commander of the Indian forces in the army of Villa, has sur rendered to the Carranza command CTS with fourteen hundred soldiers. After the defeat of the Villa army at HermosilIo the opinion prevails that his cause is hopelessly lost and the surrender of Urbalejo seems to mark the disintegration of his army
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NEW YORK HAS SNOW

NEW YORK, Dec. PA heavy fall of snow is now going on here. It IS the first of the season.
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 2.-The Rus sian, Spanish and Italian governments will soon recognize Carranza as the head of the Mexican government ac- cording to official advices
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NO REPORTS EAST OR WEST

LONDON Dec 2-No official reports were issued to- day about the progress of affairs on the western or east ern fronts
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EVANS LEAVES JUNEAU

The Evans sailed from Juneau at a. m. December 1.
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little silver aren't We" looking down
at the girl.
"Nery'well, Sir, I'll tell him." The man
laughed outright as he left the room.
THE girl, still smiling, but YEARLY, sank
into chair She was about twenty
rather tall and slender. with small, at
tractive face, full of intelligence and eager
ness; but these qualities were softcned
and obscured by an indefnabe shadow
For the rest, if there was touch of de-
fiancc in the high bridge of the nose, the
mouth, with its tender curves of the upper
lip and the sensitiveness of the lower, was
appealing; while above her dark eyes
eyes with tho dusk in them-the narrow
brows were SO arched that they gave her
an inquiring look as if sho perpetually
asked of the world some sad. unanswered
question.
The man, ten or twelve years older than
herself was moving from table to table.
looking over the array of gifts half humor-
ously and half ironically. He was an alert
person, with quick, keen. gray eyes with
the snap in them of one who reaches his
conclusions and decisions without vast
ing any time about it. Somewhat blond
and sanguine in appearance. he bore the
definite stamp of the professional class
Although his survey of the presents had
seemed absorbingly intent. he wheeled
now and looked at the girl tenderly, but
still with that half-humorous expression.
Still determined to have out that ter
ribly important matter that you've
brought me to this aisle of Titfany's to
discuss? Surely you're not going to con-
fess to me on the eve of your marriage
that you've once or twice kissed some
worthy young men in the dark. That
would be too early-Victorian. Oh. don't
YOU see, Darling, he dropped his tone of
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light banterng, and came nearer to her
and put his arm about her shoulders, and
rested his cheek for moment against
hers, "youre all tagged out and over
wrought. Thank the Lord that tomor-
row we make the final spectacle of our
selves and then it's all over! Butchered
to make Il Roman holiday, and for whom
For lot of people who don't
"They've most of them paid the price
of admission, anyway" said Page, way
ing her hand toward the gifts.
I'D like to smash the whole lot of the
junk, he returned Come on, Sweet
heart, be ii sport. Get your hat and coat,
and we'll go out now and be married.
I've got Il license in my pocket in prepara
ton for the great church blowout tomor-
row morning"
wouldn't like it. Her eyes bright
encd. and then the shadow fell again
ITS too dreadfully near as it is. she
cried, with Il quick contraction of her eyes
and mouth. Think of it. Stanley. just
think of it. I've known YOU for only six
months, and we've been engaged five
weeks, and"
Five weeks!" he repeated disgustedly
and emphatically. in which we've had
to snatch our happiness where we could,
When you haven't been in the hands of
dressmakers and tailors and mlllEorS
you've been in consultation with florists
and caterers and decorators of all kinds.
wonder you look as well rs you do. And
that's not saying much; for. to be candid.
you do show the strain, and on the few
occasions that we might have spent the
time together your everlasting brides
maids have been continually entertaining
us in one drivcling way or another
II know" she said 1T has all been
rather nightmarish; but there's worse
nightmare than that. Stanley, she lifted
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her eyes to his. The dusk in them had
deepened her face was paler than ever, "T
can't go on with it even now. IL
can't be married tomorrow, unless-un-
less-you promise me something
"Anything, he said, still looking down
at her indulgently. poor, little, tired,
overstrained girl Talk it all out and get
it over and if you want to cry, all tho
better. It'll do you a lot of good.
II don't want to cry!" She had risen
and was tightly clutching both sides of
his coat, looking up into his face "Oh,
l know what you think! That I'm fright
ened about being married, that l am
afraid afraid perhaps of-of maternity,
Notwithstanding the responsibility.
But that isn't it--that isn't it at ALL It's
just that want you to agree that-if,
after we're married in one years time, or
two or ten-if we aren't perfectly happy
and sympathetic, we shall both feel at per-
feet liberty toto end it all. | won't
drag out my life in "a travesty of mar
riage, and neither will let any man drag
his out in that same travesty, simply be-
cause the law binds him to me. Oh, no.
as he tried to interrupt her, you must let
me finish. I've felt this way ever since |
began to think things out for myself.
never intended to marry, never--and then
you came, and before | knew it we were
engaged, and it's all been such whirl. |
know ii 5 disgraceful of me to act this way
at the eleventh hour; but cant help it,
| cant go on can't be married tomor-
row unless we promise each other now to-
night unconditional freedom, whenever
either the one or the other asks it.
AS she went on, still cutching his coat,
still holding his eyes with hers, the indul-
gent solicitudc of his expression changed:
it became little hard
THE modern young woman. see. We
must live up to our modcrnity, at all
costs, he added in light, bitter after
thought. Look here, Dearest" 1t was
evident that he was trying to be calm, to
be fair to be consideratc of her state of
mind You mustn't think | don't SYM
pathize; but | cant take this SO seriously
as you do, or as you think you want mo
to. believe that if it was such vital
matter to you as you imagine ii is you
would have spoken of it to me long ago.
81 have tried; but at first was swept
off my feet i was so happy. Then came
the excitement, the rush, oh, everything!
and then as the day drew near began
to think, think, think about this, and got
more and more frightened Oh, I've tried
to tell you again and again; but it never
seemed the right moment, and SO II
began to feel that you you wouldn't I'M
derstand, and that frightened me more
than ever. Don't YOU sce that if we don't
understand each other instinctively and
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ness about the big, Od-faShlOned,
imposing house on Amherst Place,
Il with its tall, ornamented iron
fence inclosing some narrow strips of
clipped emerald lawn, slender tree or
two, some bright, conventional flower
beds, and little mass of tangled shrub
berry in the rear. All these definitely pro-
claimed the care of a gardener, and
gardener attached to a city household is
of course not only a guaranty but almost
an advertisement, of solid wealth and cs-
tablishcd social position
These, however, We're daylight impress
Sons. At night. this particular night,
anyway,-with dense fog shrouding in
all manner of soft uncertainties the trees
and fountains of the little park in the CEN
ter of the square, the house lost some
thing of the defniteness of its character.
One might fancy that those forces of the
unexpected which met and FLASHED within
its walls were already obliterating even
the appearance of authoritative solidity
which this shell of the emotions every
house is that) conveyed.
Within, although it was nearly mid
night, an indcfinable hustle and commo-
ton prrvaded the rooms. as if an atmos-
phere of excitement which had been prcva-
lent there for days had acquired sort of
momentum of its own and was invading
every nook and granny
But all the light and brilliance were TO-
cused in one particular room, where on
long tables We're displayed great num-
Der OF wedding presents. costly. glitter
ing. -including all those objects which
convention has dccreed as the proper
offerings on such occasions, the cold
lights of silver and glass relieved by the
warmer tones of bronze and gold and the
color of bric-A-brac. the latter either
charming or hidcous according to the
taste of the giver
A detective in plain clothes was sit
ting in one corner of the room yawning
over newspaper when Page Ambcrlcy,
the bride OF tomorrow, entered, followed
by the prospective bridegroom, Stanley
Dean.
Still waiting for that burglar, Of1icer?"
asked Dean.
"Hoping would be better word" re-
piled the detective getting up and NOV
ing toward the next room, his hand seek
ing his pocket and lovingly lingering his
pipe. at gets monotonous sitting here
hour after hour and nothing doing" At
the door he turned. "Will you kindly call
me when you leave?"
certainly. We don't want our treas
ures to remain unguarded we, Page
But if the burglar comes. don't discourage
him too hard, Officer. Tell him if he'll
take that clock and that pair of androns
and those vases. we're willing to throw in
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department of public instruction in
Pennsylvania. This bureau draws
distinction between the old-fashioned
domestic science and the new prop
aganda Of "household arts"
The department declares:
Manual training. classroom sewing
and laboratory cooking have in the
past lacked the vocational purpose
and methods adopted in vocational
training Classroom sewing and abora-
tory cooking frequently have no def
mite relation with the requirements of
the average home.
THE sewing does not always enable
the girl to make her own garments.
Little or no attention is given to the
the remaking of a dress or the repair
ing of clothing. Laboratory cooking
Is too often confined to the prepara-
tion Of dainties rather than the prep
aration OF substantial food required
by the average family. Too little at
tention is given to foodstuffs offered
by the local markets and the economic
condition of the group served.
Household arts education on the
other hand, has for its purpose the
preparation of the girl for profitable
service either as manager of a house
hold or servant or cook or waitress,
whether this service be rendered in her
own home or in that of another, as
an employe."
This statement, it is maintained.
states clearly the reform which the bu
Home making is to become a separate
scientifically studied work. No longer
will the housewife. newly married, be
the butt of the comic weeklies because
of her incompetence. Her salads will
not be ridiculed as hopeless food. Her
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CooKMa LABORATORY In AN LlLr1ENTARY SCHOOL
NEW YORK, CITY.

biscuits will no longer be the despair
of her helpless husband
Instead, when she approaches the
marriage altar she will be as thor
oughly equipped-perhaps considerably
more thoroughly-for her particular
sphere of employment as is her hus-
band. And the result will be that the
home will not blow up like a toy bal
loon after a short time and leave the
the wife somewhere between the At
lantic seaboard and Reno.
r
Having safely married a pair OF
devotees to the principles of house
hold arts" the reader may now begin
on the children. Here are the ten
commandments for kindergarten pupils
as quoted in the brochure:
II. The hygienic and curative effects
of open air.
III. Problems of food Proper care
of milk in dairies and homes; proper
use and care of drinking water: quail
ties and differences in requirement of
good food for child and adult; selec-
tion, preparation and care of food In
the process of manufacture. in stores
and in homes; proper mastication of
food.
III Problems of clothing: Artistic.
hygienfc (winter and summer: ethical,
and shoes.
Nv. Hygiene and nursing: Food for
infants: food for the sick or invalid;
care of the sick in homes and hos
pitals; care of contagious and infec-
tious diseases; care of eyes, ears, teeth,