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The Alaska daily empire., 1915-02-26
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EYEWITNESS DESCRIBES
 ATTAcK oF GERMANS
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lil q, @ t {. i. z sf s' t e % s '' t E ! LONDON.-A graphic description oi ithe trench warfare, which has preyail
 ed on the Western front for many weeks. B given by the Bridsh 'eye 1 witness in his description of Ger lman attacks on British lines and Brit 1 lisb counter attacks, which were made ] lthe first week in February He says:
 The Germans again attacked to ithe South of La Basse canal, byt not in such strength as on previous oe- caslons. Fighting began in tho early hours of the morning with ap assault on a small trench close Go the canal Tbis was successful. two local coun- ter attacks carried out byns failing to regain the ground lost
 "When daylight came however our artalery opened such an accurate fire on the enemy that their position be. came untenatable. A stronger count. er attack then was delivered and our men, rushing forward, not only drove the Germans from the trench they had captured. but seized another post on she epemy's side of it on on eln. bankment of the canal. There were a succession Of German posts on this embankment and we now had estab- nshed ourselves in one of them.
 "0nr supports then came up, and pass.rg through our firing line hold. lng toe first of the enemy's posts, rushed on to the second, driving out the garrison at the point of the bay onet
 Thence our men were enabled Go toke in the flank Of the enemy's close trenches to the South Along this they fought their way throwing hand grenates until they had dislodged the Germans on 8 considerable length. We thus established ourselves firmly ln an advantageous position on the can ol bank and in adjoining trenches. Dur
 ing this action we captured fourteen prisoners many wounded and two machine guus Our losses were not severe. but the enemy suffered heay- lly especially from our artillery fire"
 Speaking of three "singularly gal lant but unsuccessful" attacks on the French, South Of the Bethme road, the eyewitness says the Germans reaohed the French trenches and were almost literally wiped out, seYenty-five bodies being counted in front of Inc defenders The. it was reported that not more than two or three escaped. He continues:
 The enemy's losses in La BasseeI orea appear go have been very heavy. The reason Tor iheir activity aloug| the capai was that they had suffered severity rom an enflading fire brought to bear upon them by one! O our machine guns rom 9ost they attacked in two days one of their he'd lost thirty men from 5hsiI dre alone.
 Glging some instances os lhe force
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-02-26

iectB of vaueratipu thnl have lain 2n the floor Of tho ocean for mo,e tnan Q century Flo ls giving Stagger ali lhe support in bis hover
 Ncc5rdiHa to Father ko3Wometnoff, the Nova carried foureeon guns She was Of oak construction and Si8 tons burden. Originally sh9 ilew the Eng fish flag and sailed uDder the name of Temsa The records show that one Capt Uroy Msionsky oi tae Russian American company bought her in ifon- don for that corporation tho new own, CTS changing her name to Neya
 Staeeers maternal grandfather was an arcbbishop in the GreeS ~a.hole church and, familiar with the history and doctrines of the erea, RnssiMl or eanhaaon. ho takes more than amere- ly monetary Interest .n the aueeesa ot the venture.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-02-26
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OFFICIALS ORDER
GAMBLING CUT OUT

NOME. Jan. 6.-It is rumored that members of the Marshal's office have notified tho tinhorn element to cut 1t out. It Is also stated that the city police department received orders to see that the ant-gamblirg ordinance is strictly enforced and that quite recently the police notified the sew eral persons alleged to be .n the al- leged gambling trust to shut up shop and keep 1t shut.-(Nome Industrial Worker.)
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-02-26
chIaana Looka sntter.
(Cordoga TlmesD

NNuIuofa ttuileJ
 lt Is gratifying % note that the latest information from Chisana is of g most encouraging nature and the future of the camp looks brighter than t has for some time past Good pay has been found on Wilson creek wh'ch is considered by the miners there as the most important find since Billy James made his strike. Some Of the benches arc also developing into producers and a prosperous sea- son is anticipated.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-02-26

khdlipdlhA Nitieeli(
 The day has passed when any one town can mopolize Alaska's trade, for this year Seattle win be obliged to share the trade with both Portland and San Francisco which wlil have vessels operating to Alaska, Then too British Columbia has started to worry Seattle by takiag away the fish trade from our waters ll some ways Seattle has done much for AlaslSai but it must be realized that Alaska has also made Seattle which has not always treated the people here feirly in g commercial way. Let there be competition, and the more the better For Alaska.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-02-26
Alaskans First
lSewnrd GaleWnY.l

Some acton ought to be taken by Alaska public bodies at once to im- press the administration, or Secretary Lane. wlth the adv'sibility of employ ing Alasl,ans first on the work to be started Hundreds of men i've in thss country who have spent the best years Of their lives aiding consciously or uneonsciously in the development of the territory They are Q better type of woc5men Chan tho men who will come specially to work on the right of way They are here and they understand best what they win have to meet. Because of the lives they have Jed far away from the glms of cites they arc a harder and cleaner bunch. But above on they are Alas. Bans. IT Secretary Lane wants Alaska to be peopled; If he wants men to settle along the railroad and to help make it pay; If he wants to see the best men become permanent resi- dents of the Territory he win give no man a job until there isn't on Alaskan left to take It.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-02-26

Gold h coin and buison, to an un-
 known amtun5 lies inSthe tide-swept ! hulk. At Teast that i!i the tradition
 but even if the tradition turps out to
 be merely yarn of the deep, Stngger expects 60 make heavy profit on the picturesque venlure, Much of the old church property 8 ef gfeat value. The small firSarns and cannon aboard the Russian seIp when she sanll have con- siderable monetary yaiee to the anti, Quariau.
 Stageer VIII beeir h,s salvage op- erations in the immediate future, and expects so haYt tbe ancient hulk rais- ed from the hottom by the first oi
 April Be cane to Seattle from his home sn Port Townsend yesterday to complete preparations ior tho venture after be had sseeiyed formal permis sion from the State Department to go ahead. As he has already has re- ceived permission from the State De partment, there t. nc longer any obsta. eio ia his way. The Srate Department permission was signed by Acting Sec retary ot State Robert Lansing.
 lnlorms Russlan Counsel
 Lansing in h.s communication sug. gests that 1t is possible the Russian government may believe it has prop erty right in the wreck. but Stagger' points out that the abandoned hulk passed into the possession Of the United States with the purchase of Alaska from the C5ar's Empire. As Q matter Of international courtesy however he has informed Russian Consul Nikoiai Bogcyavlensky of Se. atue that be is about to salvage the wreck
 In the salvage work Stagger will use the staunch haiitut fishing schoon CT Norman Sunde. with Capt Abraham Baclney as master. The schooner with full crew and complete diving outfit aboard now swings at her chain in Petersburg, Alaska, ready to leave for Krnzo9 island the moment Stag ger steps aboard. Stagger employed the same vessel ia tho salvins of the halibut schooner Montna. Of Seattle, which went down in seventeen fath- oms Of water off the Alaskan coast last summer.
 As the Montana job presented al much more difficult problem than the Neya venture, be expects Co have lit- tie or no trouble in raising the Russian ship. At high tide the Neva lies in eleven fathoms. Stagger some time ago descended to the ancient hulk and made Q preliminary examination that showed she was well worth rais-l ing from a monetary standpoint And aside from the plunder." already the Russian ship has boilers Of pure copper an importantI item when present prices are concern ed
 It is known that tue Neva had gold in coin and bullion when oyertakenI by a terrible snowstorm and gale off Cape Edgecombe. Eruzoff island Jan- uary 9. 1S1S She crashed against the rocks off Cape Edgecomb and sank almost Immediately. As the six officers and the crew of forty-five men had all they could do to save theiri lives, it has always been believed that they left the gold in the ships holds.
 Aided By Russian Priest
 The Rev. Father Sergius Kostromet- | lnoff who is taking 8 deep interest in Stagger's venture. has furnished him with all the data obtainable as tof the ship. He hopes that Stagger win ! succeed in bringing to safety the an- cient church properties relics and ob.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-02-26
NOME TRAILS ARE
 IN BAD CONDITION

NOME, Jan. 6.-Mushers arriving via the Nome river trail say that the t-hls above the mouth of Dexter are n very bad condition on account of deep oyerflows and t is almost i'm. possible to travel on the side hills as .he snow has been blown off in sey- leral places recently
 Dick Lambert arrived yesterday from Ruby Trails he declares are fearful, especially beyond Bluff where they are rought and extremely heavy.
 (rdustrial Worker)
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-02-26

of modern explosives, the 4eyewit nesse says Q n,ne which the Germans fired under one of the British trench es hurled pieces of rail weighing thir ,y.five pounds a distance of over a mile. while che deaonation Of one of the British lyddite shells threw . German soldier across the ralway and canal.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-02-26
cordova credltably Represented.
 (Cordoya Times.)

cordova is creditably represented at lhe Panama-Paoifio Expostion by an excellent mineral exhibit sent there by the local chamber Of com meree. and the wonderspl photopa- ohie display of scenes taken here and throungout tac coppsr River Valley by photogrSpner D A. Heeg, who is present in person at the fair 'o lock after his exhibit
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-02-26
ProaearIty aeadea Norih.
fFaIrbank8 oItIEenl

Recent newspapers received rom Seattle state that there is a revival of prosperity In that city According to that new prosperity i3 evidently headed this way end should a4iXe here not later than when nagisation opens next June.
 
 The Empire guarantees its aayer- tsors the lalgesl circulation O. any daily paper published ln Aiaska
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-02-26
The Naval Battles.

What a great victory our fleet had off the Chile coast What wonderful courage our men showed on the SchMnhorst. Gneisenau, Nunburg and Leipsig when they were driven to death by thirty eight English and Janapese men of war.!
 Docs t speak well for the English navy to ask the help of Japan to de. stroy our small squadron?
 Our financial condition is by far the best Of any of the European coun- tries at present Our great industrial trade which has been built up for the home and foreign service is at present as busy as they can be under
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-02-26
VICIOUS DOG ATTACKS
 SMALL BOW AT FOX

FAIRBANKS, Feb 2o.-JaclS Craig, eleven years old, was attacked last night by a malainute dog near Fox City and nearly Killed. The bo,fs face arms and legs were terribly torn by the vicious brute before his cries were heard by tho proprietor of the road. honso and the dog driven away. The owner Of the dog has killed the brute.
 The boy was brought to Q local hos pital, where he is in a very precar- ious condition through fright and loss of blood. ltis feared that even should hc survive the terrlblue laceraton fro mthe brute's teeth that he will be dsfigured for life.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-02-26

inc cireumstances. 70 unng caaaa it Is diiflcult to get suinoient help. Hsi erg mannfacturcr ls ind@actly or di. seoty busy doing someshins iof the army
 have had to enlarge my faoS'fg 10 that our output is nov lMee tlaNe ersater for the month, tltan bofore .he war. Al our customers nre payAts well and for the large orcera cash .H
 Hate For Enalapd.
 eEgery man. woman and child V ! Germany and this ig taking rott ' lhe schools. have developed the blaos- est hate for England and Eaelishmsn. and this feeling w.li exist as long aa Germans live. Did oot Eneland cen. spire Co check GermtN pfoereSs by declaring this war behind the mask ! of Belgian neutrality? am sure God in 5eaven would 90 irdge it.
 There is absolutely no just reason why Russia and France should be at war with us Both countries arc sim- ply fetching She ohestnuts out of the fire for England and in the end, France and Belgium will suner more than they have dreamed 8ele.um's country H laid waste and she desorv- ed t6e punishment It has been proY- en that Belgium bad 9 secret treaty with England and France by which Franeve would be allowed tC pass her troops and England to lane troops. n Germany had not chosen belgium as the gateway Of their arny Eng land and France would have done SO.
 England is not fighting against an army Of soldiers she is fighting seventy millions Of people. Even the little children .n tho schools arc knit. ting stockings for the soldiers All of the women are helping clotho the army
 The Food Supply
 Germany has enough food to last unul the next harvest, even if our supply froml neutral nations is cur tailed ! wish you couid see Berlin at the present time, you would never know 9 war is raging The restaurants and theatres are crowded In che eY- enings and the shops arc open. The only sign of war is the number Of wounded men In the streets Tho first war loan Of s250,0OooO9 was ful- ly subscribed in our country and it win be the same with m Of the loans, In truth"
 The writer closes tbe letter with the remark that he wag decorated with the Iron Cross of the second class for distinguished service at Namur
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-02-26
GERMAN OFFICER GIVES
 HIS SIDE 9F CASE

Emphasizing Germans deeprooteii hate for England whom the Geman people charge w,th having engineered the war. is che following letter rom Berlyin. written under date oto Deeem' her 14 by RomMn Talbot, to Fred ID. Parsons. well-lnovn Alaska commer' clal man.
 The writer Of the letter was sent 70 tho United States early last year to study the construction or the Panama Pacific Exposition at Sn Francisco, for his government Mir, Parsons first met him in San Groucisco, and later in tho East. The letter .u full reads as follows:
 Surprised at U. s
 ''I have reade several Of the Ameri- can newspapers ana ! am frank in telling you that ] am surprised that the people of the United States can permit the editors to offer them SO much faked news about the war situ ation in Germany, but suppors much of the color has been given the news by the British ceusors. lf everything that certain American papers have published be true there would be no more Germans alive.
 eHow many times have they report ed our Emepror and Grown Prince dead. And ! know personally tllat both Of them are eniiying tbe best of health and spirit Just recently inc commainder of the army corps to which am attacher as an officer had the honor to lunch with our Em- peror close to czenstochap in Rus. sic; he told us that evening of the splendid helth of tho Emperor and T. believe his spirit is the same as that of every officer in our army All are convinced that the Ftherland is right and chat the ultimate success will be ours.
 'May all of our enemies, especially our brother England. who is control ling the news. swindle az much as they Hl;e-the truth win be known some time
 Today German arms have been victorious an along ,he lipe. The war mas been pushed into the countries of eur enemies. Belgium, France and Russia Germany has had no suffer Ing like those countries. A sixth oi France is at preseut occupied oy the German troops and half the territory Of Russian.Poland. Thre Is not one soldier Of our enemies in Germany to- day. except possibly few villages situated quite close to the frontier. We have over a million prisoners to take care Of.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-02-26
Speaks Of Los5eo.

"our losses Co date are half mil. lion dead wounded and m.ssing men in accordance to the lists published day by day This is practically moth. ! ing compared with the immense loss. ! es our enemies have sustained. In, cluding our prisoners Austria-Hmgary ] has upwards of quarter Of million ! Russians Tn detention camps.
 '1t is of course very difficult to es. i timate the number Of the enemy we mayo slain but from Bulgarian sourc- es We have learned that Russia alone ! has lost one million eight hundred thousand men. including half of her artillery. France and England to- gethee have lost more men than all Of Germany,
 "Our successes have neen wonder ful Around ihe English Isles German mines are making navigation most l dangerous and that is the reason the English navy fears Go attack us, not. withstanding 1t is four times stronger than our fleet
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-02-26

The Rev. Father Sergius kostromet- lnoff who is taking deep interest in Stagger's venture. has furnished him with all the data optainable as to the ship. He hopes that Stagger will succeed in bringing to saiety the an- cient church properties relics and ob.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-02-26

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The Alaska daily empire., 1915-02-26

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The Washington herald., 1915-12-14
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STAGE SOCIETY FORMED
TO PRESENT DRAMAS
Organization Will Give Amateur Pro-
ductions. as Well as Those of
Prominent Dramatists.

The Washington Stage Society has
been organized by residents of the Ma
tional Capital who are interested in dra-
matics. The organization is modelled
upon the London Stage Society. During
the year the society plans to present not
only original works. but the plays Of
such artists as Sutro, Pinero and Maeter-
linCk.
The society will have both active and
associate members. The active members
will take part In the performances either
as direct participants or as stage mana
gers.
Mrs. Gwendolyn Logan Hubbard has
been elected producer. She is an English
woman. and for a number of years was
connected with the London Stag Society.
All of the officers of the new organiza-
ton have taken a prominent part here in
amateur dramatics.
The officers are: Honorary president
Mrs. Christian Dominique Hemmick:
honorary VICE president. DIR. Alfred q.
Hopkins: first vice president. Morven
Thompson; second vice president. Mrs.
]. c. Fremont: recording secretary. Miss
Jane Sands; corresponding secretary.
Miss Katheryn Hitchcock: treasurer and
business manager. 4. Robert Elmore:
producer. Mrs. Gwendolyn Logan Hub
bard: assistant producer, J. Wilder Tom
linson, and chairman on scenery and COS
tunes. Mortimer Clarke.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-14

Special Correspondent Of The waainston Herald
New York, Dec. 13-Power O'Malley.
an artist. who looks like one to his Van
Dyke beard and Hubbardesque tie, met
a friend Of Berton Braley's the other
day. Braley is the poet who went on
the Ford peace ship. He was married
on deck. thus Fastening a happy event
that had been scheduled for next spring
O'Malley Is slightly hard Of hearing
The friend said: "Braley was married
just before the ship sailed for Europe. .
Married. said OMalley, cupping his
ear. II thought you said IL was a peace
ship" O'Malley figured in another anus
ing incident recently since his return
to New York He has been a vigorous
foe of capital punishment and much in
terested in prison reform work.
While in Union Square recently a
husky young dip snatched his watch
and fled. O'Malley pursued and after
several blocks ran the culprit down. He
marched him over to a place In the park
He scolded him for his act and after
tears of repentance he decided to allow
the young thief to go.
Now see II you cannot make some
thing OF yourself in the future" he said
Try TO be a man The thief walked
away into thenight.
Ten minutes later the benevolent
OMalley discovered his watch was gone
again.
There Is certain boarding house on
the Upper West Side that is patronized
almost exclusively by medical students
1t Is one of the kind of places where
YOU can tell the day OF the week by the
bill OF fare. The landlay always made
it point to have departing guests write
something in her visitors book
She is very proud OF il ssd some Of her
former guests have become notables. In
his student days DIR. +. VI. Planck. now
a prominent physician In Missouri once
stopped at the boarding house. He also
wrote In the book
The Washington herald., 1915-12-14
To Acquire Poise or Balance.

much as possible and the foot retain
ing its original direction outward In
this case, as in the first. the foot
should be brought by degrees to per-
form this action correctly and the
toes thrown back as far as ones
power to preserve body balance will
permit.
The third position is formed by
drawing the moving foot from the
second position to the middle OF the
front of the standing foot. the feet
being kept close to each other SO that
the heel of one is brought to the
ankle OF the other. SO they are nearly
half crossed.
In the fourth position the foot is
moved about its own length forward
from the third position. keeping the
heel forward and the toes backward
during the progress of the foot.
In the fifth position draw the foot
back from the fourth position so that
its heel is brought close to the toes
OF the other foot. the feet being COM
pletely crossed. The heel of the NOV
ing foot is gradually brought to the
ground as il approaches the standing
foot.
Now the simple preliminary exer-
cises given above should be perform
ed while practicing these positions:
for instance. bending the hips and
knees SO as to turn the latter out
ward and rather backward without
raising the heel. and while lowering
the body still keeping it perfectly
erect. imparts fiexibility to the in
step and greatly improves the balance.
In this exercise the knees should be
but slightly bent at first. and IL may
be necessary to support oneself on
firm object until greater power and
facility are acquired.
These foot-and-leg exercises are
called physicsl-culture dancing. and
impart lightness, swiftness, delicacy.
grace and ease to all ones body
movements and immensely facilitate
the rhythmic action of dancing. Even
IL the dance Is not the object sought.
these steps correct weak and clumsy
ankles. as well as other mild joint and
muscular deficiencies and should be
INDUCED in if only for the acquire
ment of grace and suppleness.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-14

as new spring hat and independent
as small boy. In Hearts Adrift" l
used to stretch out my bare arms and
run against the wind, feeling it cool
and fragrant as it brushed my checks
or tumbled. my curls. loved the
touch of the warm earth on my bare
feet, although / must admit to an odd
~Ouch!" now and then when i step
ped on a sharp rock or pirouetted
upon a silver. 1t was such a natural
and sr-I a care-free life, all the petty
conventions of our own daily exist
ence seemed dull and colorless conf
pared to it. l am always sorry when
nay out-or-door work is over with.
In California we find some of our
most beautiful backgrounds. There
are the sea, the high mountains, fer
tile valleys, deserts, and acres of
tropical growth. Tess was taken at
Santa Monica, half an hour from Los
Angeles and just few yards away
from the Incevill studios.
During the Eastern winters we gen.
orally go to California, but this year
we shall remain in New York, and
when we are to take pictures that
call for the green things we shall 60
I, Florida or even Cuba. So, you
see, we lead life of 'hurry-pack-
catch the train-stay a while-then
back again" But l like it. l enjoy
seeing the country and the change of
climate if you don't have to put up
with too many inconvenience.