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The Alaska daily empire., 1915-07-24
TERRIBLE BATTLE WITH
 FIRE ON INDIAN OCEAN

DURBAN. South, Africa, July 24.- After days of fighting with fire that broke out in her hold the Insular and Oriental Company's Australian liner Benalla had the flames under con trol before aid responding to wireless calls reached the vessel and assisted in completely extinguishing the fire
 The situation was made more diff cult by the fact that the ship had hundreds of passengers on board.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-07-24
WAR THREATENS RUIN
 TO BRITISH FINANCES

LONDON. July 24-In the House of Lords. Lord Middleton said that. assuming peace comes by March S1, 1916. the total amount of the national debt of England incurred by that date would reach s6.4o6.OoO,O00. If taxa ton continued as at present there would be a deficit of S7O,OOo,OOO a year in interest alone to make up in time of peace.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-07-24
TO REPORT
 ON NATIONAL DEFENSE

WASHINGTON. July 24-President Woodrow Wilson today called upon the heads of the War and Navy De- partments for reports on the subject of National defense. The President desires to secure the reports in time to consider them in connection with his message to the regular session of Congress next December.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-07-24
TURKS NOW ALLIES
 LIKE GRAIN IN FIELDS

BELOIT. Wis. July 24-Allen Smith ol Detroit. petty officer on the bat Ueship North Carolina. back on a fur tough after having been stationed in the war zone Of the Dardanelles says that the strong Turkish forces are causing horrible carnage among the Allies in the land operations. and chat British and French troops are moved down like grain in the fileds In every battle He does not believe that the Allies will ever take the Tur- kish forts
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-07-24
OWNERS OF sAYvlLLE WIRELESS
 PROTEST AGAINST SEIZURE

WASHINGTON. July 24.-The Ma wy Department has been advised of the intention Of the Atlantic Com munication company. the owners of the Sayville wireless station, to file formal protest against the action of the United States government in talk ing over the Sayyille station
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-07-24
UNITED STATES MAY
 oROER 90 SUBMARINES

WASHINGTON. July 2l-The sen cral board of the United States navy win ask for 80. and probably more. submarines to be constructed this year. Some naval officers of high rank think 90 or 75 would not be too many.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-07-24
GERMANS ACCUSED OF
 HOLDING UP RELIEF SUPPLIES

LONDON. July 24.- A Rotterdam dispatch says the German military au- thorities in several Belgian provinces in an effort to force civilians to work for the German army have withheld food supplies sent in by the Com mission for the Relief of Belgium.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-07-24
GERMANS FAVOR AN
 UNDERSTANDING WITH U. A.

BERLIN. July 24.- Among the items given out for distribution abroad by the Overseas News Agency were the following
 Political and even naval circles are beginning to tire of the daily editor ials in the Deutsche Tages zeitung against a German-American under standing on the submarine question.
 The Tages zeitung's attitude is considered sufficient proof that such an understanding is desirable.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-07-24
EMPEY ESCAPES; COWBOYS
 CAPTURE HIS kipNAPER

IDAHO FALLS. Idaho. July 24-Er- nest A. Empey. the wealthy cattle man who was kidnapped and held for a ransom of S6.OOO escaped Later, cowboys captured Leon Dean a sheep herder, whom Empey accused of the crime. Dean confessed that he did the Kidnapping
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-07-24
Western prlve Expeeted.

LONDON. July 2A-Evidence con tinues to accumulate that it is the purpose of Germany to follow her capture Of Warsaw. and it is claimed at Berlin that there is no doubt about Che final capture of that city. with a drive against the Allies in the west lt is expected that the Germans will attempt to break through the Allies lines in two places. along the chan rel coast and down the Mouse in the vicinity of Verdun
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-07-24
MEXICAN CITY Mo5s
 ENoANeER FOREIGNERS

NEW YORK. July a. A Mexico City special to the Sun says foreign. CTS there are in the gravest personal danger Of mobs and zapatist soldiers. The populace is incensed against the Americans owing to reports spread by politicians and trouble makers that the United States government is backing Carranzistas in their attack on the city. There have been serious bread riots and stores and residences have been entered and footed by the mobs.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-07-24
FOREST FIRES THREATEN
 INTERIOR ALASKA ROADS

VALDEZ, July 24.-Forest fires are raging at many places along the gov ernment road between the coast and the Panama river The Alaska board of road commissioners are doing all within their power to protect the roads and bridges along the route
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-07-24
DINING GAR SERVICE
 IS NOT PROFITABLE

WASHINGTON, July 24.-Reports of western railroads to the Interstate Commerce Commission show that the Illinois Central is the only road to show a profit on its dining car ser voice from that source and it's net earnings were only $4S.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-07-24
RECRUITING PROHIBITED
 IN THE UNITED STATES

NEW YORK. July 24-A Washing. ton special to the Times says that despite Che protests of the British ambassador the United States will continue to stop enlisting in this coun- try Italy is reported to be enrolling men in Western New York.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-07-24
AFFINITY SHOOTS AND
 KILLS MARRIED MAN

SEATTLE, July 24-Howard Bor- ders, a teamster, was shot and killed here yesterday by his affinity, who gives her name as Alyie Lillian Bor- ders. late of Fargo, North Dakota, where they lived together and where son was born to them. Borders was married
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-07-24
RUSSIA
 BECOMES
 AGGRESSOR

PETROeRA0, Jluy 28-ereat fresh forees of Russians are today attack ing shs Tusonie armies in ealieia with the purpose in view of relieving ,he pressure Of the German allies farther north In their movement against Warsaw. The German line is now a continuous one, and the pres sure against the forces that eonsti- tute ts southern end ieopardizes the whole line.
 The Russian attacks in Galieia were unexpected by the Germans, and they are carrying the advance forces of the Germans and Austrians backward.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-07-24
TRAVELLERS CANNOT GET
 GOLD IN PARIS

PARIS. July 24.-The chief Ameri- can banks of Paris have surrendered all their gold to the Bank of France and American travellers with letters of credit are unable to obtain gold on checks.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-07-24
6,ooo MORE MEN ARE
 PUT TO WORK THIS WEEK

CHICAGO. July 24-The Gary plant of the Illinois Steel Company which has been partially shut down for the last two years is now operating at full capacity and employing l2,OOO men. This is an addition of 6,oOO men
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-07-24
DETROIT MAY BUY
 STREET RAILWAYS

DETROIT. Miehs July 24.-The De- ard On Company's Dutch rival. has agreed to sell the city lines to the City of Detroit The terms provide for vote of the people and the price to be paid is to be fixed by the Cir. oult Court.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-07-24
MESSENGERS WERE ENTRAPPED.

Five hundred of the passengers below decks and had chance to escape according to Captain Albert Denham of the Chicago traffic squad policeman reach the Capt. Denman and his had to struggle desperately
 with friends the victims who surged about the narrow landing and reach the capszed boat
 Reserve squads of police rushed to the scene frOced to use their night drive back the paniccrazed mob
 Every time group victims brought to the shore there was rush by the mob to reach the Clark Street bridge and the boat landing.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-07-24
BRITAIN MAY TAKE
 OVER LIQUOR INTERESTS

LONDON. July 24-Under powers by defense Of the realm act. the Brit ish government has decided to take over the control of the sale of intox- icating liquors in many districts in which war material is being handled.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-07-24
STOCK QUOTATIONS

NEW YORK. July 24.-Alaska Gold closed yesterday at s4; Chino, AZ; Ray. 22lk Utah Copper, e5N Butte & Superior, 70.
 Copper was quoted at ls cents.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-07-24
olAz FOLLOWERS PREVENTED
 FROM RECEIVING MUNITIONS

WASHINGTON. July 24.-The De- partment of the Treasury has pre- vented the clearance of vessel be lieved to be loading at New York with war munitions for Diaz follow CTS in Mexico.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-07-24
BRITISH SCHOONER IS
 LOST IN SOUTH PACIFIC

HONOLULU, T. H., July 24.-The British schooner Strathcona. enroute from Aulzland to Honolulu, was a to- tai loss in the South Pacific ocean near the Fiji Islands.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-07-24
GERMANS LAUNCHING
 TWO SUBMARINES WEEKLY

AMSTERDAM. July 24.-Germany is said to be launching two submar- ines a week of the largest type. 300 feet long with armed upper decks and demouutable rapid fire guns.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-07-24
RUSSIAN ORDERS FLYING
 BOATS IN UNITED STATES

NEW YORK. July 2f-The Russian
 government has ordered two monster aeropianes of the flying boat type for it's navy. to be built at Buffalo. N r.. by Che Curtiss Aeropiane Company.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-07-24
SUBMARINE WARFARE COSTS
 ENGLAND st,ooo,ooo WEEKLY

LONDON. July 24-It is estimated that England is losing S1OOO,oOo a week in shipping as the result of the German submarine blockade
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-07-24
GOLD NEGOTIATIONS HAVE
 PASSED sf25,ooO,ooo MARK

NEW YORK, July 24.-The impor- tation of gold into the United States has passed the S125,OOO,OoO mark this year.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-07-24
CAY PICNIC TRIP
 BECOMES VOYAGE OF
 DEATH AT CHICAGO

CHICAGO JULY 24.-Fifteen hundred or more lives were lost when the excursion steam ship "Eastland" turned turtle in the Chicago River this morning, two minutes after she had left her pier with 25OO employees of the Western Electric Company. The vessel was under char ter to the employees, for a trip to Michigan City, Indiana, where big picnic was to have been held. The pail that settled over Chicago as a realization of the calamity swept over the city, was even greater than that caused by the destruction of the IrOquOis Theatre, by fire Dec. 30, 1903, with a loss of 531 lives
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-07-24
FRANCE IS ONE
 VAST HOSPITAL

SEATTLE. July 24-Emile Have. laque, inspector-gcneral of public in. struction in France, arrived in Seattle last night. He says France is one vast hospital. where the wounded of that country. Great Britain and Bel gium are being treated for their wounds. He says. also, that thous- ands of Germans are in French hos pitals.
 "France Will Win."
 However" he says, France win win in the war against Germany. There are no words that will describe the determination of the French peo- pie to erase the stain of 1870 and the Asace and Lorraine disgrace. There will never be peace in Europe until Germany is forceably returned to sep arate States under the system that prevailed a half century ago The peoples of Europe have determined that Prussia and the Hozenhollerns shall not dominate the continent. Their fight is for civilization. and 1t must succeed"
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-07-24
FRIENDS AND RELATIVES SEE TRAGEDY.

While great crowd relatives and friends of the pie gathered bid GOdspeed to the excursion big swung out into the stream on her way into Michigan Suddenly she creened toward the north side then quickly that hundreds did not have time even to throw into the water
 Hundreds of and children were aboard. Those on the decks were opped the before they had time to reach for the life belts.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-07-24
BODIES BEING RECOVERED.

At noon the police reported that between 800 and 500 pie had perised the Easands Oss but at o'clock this afternoon Deputy Jones and Sheriff Tage who are directing the work of removing bodies from the hull of the vessel stated that from reports the bodies still within the huI it appeared that the death list would reach 15OO
 Hundreds of the excursiOnss trapped in the vessels main dec while the decks above the pcnicers were caught without owing to the fact that they were crowded in the aises and in the long seats.
 At this afternoon 800 bodies had been recovered o'clock 679 bodies had taken from the sunken vessel The through the exposed portion of the ships port side tearing through the plates the bodies through the apertures
 The ship aOated for distance after she overturned but soon settled hundred feet from the Clark Street bridge
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-07-24
RAIsE gMsAReo oN AIoEs

PARIS. July 2f- Owing to the need of sole leather the French gov ernment has agreed to lift its em- bargo on exportation Of raw hides.
 WEATHER TODAY % 60 Maximum-72. e -s Minimum-5i. s @ CLEAR s
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-07-24
MAS VESSEL OYERLOADED?

sweeping investigation of the disaster will be started at The general belief that the vessel was overloaded The Eastman was steamship of gross and 121S net tons displacement She was feet long and SS2 feet beam Her depth was 95 feet Her engines capable of 5000 horse power She was built in 1903 at Port HurOn Michigan and was registered at Cleveland Her usually 75 men,
 The owners of the Easand claim that the steamer turned becase threeourts of the excusOns rushed to the outer side of the steamer to people shore
 The Easand recalls the burning of the excursion steamship General SOcm June 5 1904 The General Slo- cum took while passing through Hell Gate East River and over thousand lives were lost the victims being and children mostly.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-07-24
LAKE BOAT CAPSIZES; 1500 DROWN
FRANKS SAVIOR
 IS VISITOR IN
 NORTHLAND

wRANGELL. July 24.-A Governor who had the moral courage and the strength of character to defy public opinion when he was satisfied that he was right, will be a Juneau yisi- tor tonight
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-07-24

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The Palatka news and advertiser., 1915-07-23
CITRUS GROWERS
URGED TO ABIDE
BY RESOLUTIONS.
Grow er's and Shippers
League Asks Co-Opera-
ton with Plant
Board.

Lloyd S. Tenny, secretary and man.
ager of the Florida Growers and Ship
pers' League in a letter being sent
out through the State, calls atten-
tion to the resolutions covering the ci-
trus canker situation adopted by the
State Plant Board, and urges the
hearty cooperation of the growers il
assisting the board in it's campaign to
eradicate the pest. Mr.. Tenny points
cut the rigidness of the campaign,
but emphasizes that it is a serious
situation which the plant board is cop
ing with, and that the board does not
feel that it can temporize with the
disease. The resolutions, which have
the hearty endorsement of the Flor
IDA Growers and Shippers LEAGUE
end which were adopted by the State
Plant Board in session here a week
ago today, follow:
Whereas the citrus cankel situa
ton in the State of Florida is so serl-
Gus that it is imperative for the plan5
board to have fullest cooperation
f:,m all parties in infected areas; aid
"Whereas it seems necessary, in or
der to prevent further spread of ths
disease that more stringent rules re
PASSED to make effective the metho is
employed; and
"Whereas new infections are being
found in various parts of the State
and greater VIGILANCE is necessary 10
prevent the spread of the disease; and
Whereas The magnitude of the
wcrk is increasing so greatly that
mav soon be beyond the capccit" Of
the funds in hand to cope with i
Il crefore be -
"Resolved, That the State Plant
Board needs the united cooperation
and sympathy of all parties, especial
ly in Dade county, to give the board
all the assistance possible, both in
cbeying all the rules and regulations
and in so far as is possible prevent
ing other persons from violating the
law. in order that the board may be
Jus flied in continuing to employ the
large force of men now employed in
the work of eradicating the disease"
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1915-07-23
CAPTURING A MODEL.

A Complexion That Delacroix Could
Not Let Escape.
DelacroiX. the painter. was walking
out one day in Paris with IL friend of
his when lie fell into Il brown study.
What is up with you nowT' said the
|f1nd.
~ can't get certain shade of yel
low, replied the artist.
What sort Of Yellow"
Just then cab drove past.
THE very thingr the painter gasped
out |SStop, stop
u am engaged" the cabby replied
Without stopping.
DelacroiX started In pursuit and at a
steep place in the Rue des Martyrs
overlook the cab. Opening the door,
III 2sald In tones of entreaty to the pas
niger inside:
DO please tell your driver TO stop
! want your complexion for painting
On which | am ut work There Is a
color merchant close at hand. shall
not detain you above five minutes, and
u acknowledgment of the service you
fender me ! will present you with a
3etch of my picture"
The bargain was struck. Delacroix
got his yellow. and a few months later
IN fare" received a sketch of his
assassination of the Archbishop OF
dege."
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1915-07-23
Seaina an Eclipse.

In December, 1870, a solar eclipse oc-
cured, the partial phases of which NJ
Flammarion observed in Paris While
the enemys shells were dropping in the
besieged city. The total phase of the
eclipse was visible in North Africa
and Bismarck. being aware that before
the war ARRANGEMENTS had been made
for Professor Jansen to go to Africa
to make scientific observations of to-
tality on behalf of the Paris observa'
tory, sent message into the city OF
fering the scientist IL safe conduct
This was poli ely refused by Profes
sor JanSScu. says the London Stand
ard, but. nevertheless. he went to AT
rica to Srr t..e phenomenon, leaving
Paris by WI. Of the air in IA balloon
thanks i .-, EyaSurc to the assist
ance If :, ,'Gruariou in making The
ue-cS..r, ar"au .curutS for the aeria
vOy"-p
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1915-07-23
HUMAN CURIOSITY.
An Evil and Bore at Times, but, on
the Whole, a Grand Quality.

An Evil and Bore at Times, but, on
the Whole, a Grand Quality.
Humanity has never been able to sat
isfy itself as to whether curiosity be a
virtue or vice. When inconvenient it
is labeled as a vice: when it leads to
discovery or adds to knowledge it is
applauded as virtue Of the highest
order. Certainly it is an instinct deeply
ingrained i'll human nature. On it the
whole of the progressive steps of child
hoods career are based. The first intel
ligent expression of the infant is Won
der; this quickly develops into active
curiosity, until life becomes an enthrall-
ing and breathless voyage . discovery.
Its possession is the great distinction
between youth and the purlieus of age.
Youth is passed when the sensation of
adventure is ended, when, instead of
boundless expectation and of curiosity
that penetrates into all the corners Of
existence, man is content to take
things as they are, when eagerness
gives way to complacency and ques-
tioning to the cynicism of experience.
Human curiosity may be stihed, but
mercifully it never can be killed. In its
best form it raises man above the level
Of the rest of creation; it becomes the
desire to know, to penetrate to the root
Of things, to ascend to the stars and
wrest from them their secrets, to solve
the problems of the past, the present
and the future. At its worst it may be
low and vulgar, unworthy prying into
matters which concern us not, the de-
sire to apprehend evil as well as good,
a curiosity that is morbid antTunwhole-
some; but, taking it all in all, it is an
excellent stimulant to progress.-Lon-
don Academy.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1915-07-23
Best Way to Control Canker.
Horticultural News Service U. of
Cnllege of Agriculture.l

Horticultural News Service U. of f..
College of Agriculture.)
Curiosity has helped probably as
much as anything else in the rapid
spread of citrus canker, according to
| F. NJ. O'Bryne, State Nursery lnspec-
tor. As soon as canker was discoV-
cred in a grove or nursery the whole
/ lcighborhood came in to see what 1t
lCohLd like. Thee is nc telling how
much infection was carried that way.
Now that it is known to be bac-
terial disease extra precautions should
ne taken to keep persons away from
the trees. No one should be allowed
on the premises or in the immediate
vicinity of infected areas until the
| inspector comes and preScribes regu-
IlatiOnS.
There are hundreds Of ways in
which the bacteria can be carried
from one tree to another or from one
vicinity, county, or State to another.
Persons, horses, stock, dogs or ami
mails of any kind, water, birds, in
sects. wind, clothing or any agency or
object which is capable of transport
ing itself or being transported from
one place to another may carry the
Iorganism. The bacterium itself IS too
small to be seen with the unaided eye
hut when one reflects that millions
upon millions could be contained in a
Single drop of water or could be
brushed off on the clothing by mere
touch. one can understand how read
In, +bav NAV he distributed. Furth-
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1915-07-23

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The Palatka news and advertiser., 1915-07-23

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an aching corn. Aiues
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1915-07-23
AN ARAB LEGEND.
Story of the Covetous Man Who Went
a Step Too Far.

story OF the CoVetous Man Who Went
a Step Too Far.
The Arabs tell a story to show how
mean mans philosophy overshoots
itself. Under the reign Of the first ca
liph there was a merchant of Bagdad
equally rich and avaricious.
One day he bargained with a porter
celain vases for 10 paras. AS they
went along he said to the man: MY
friend, you are young, and l am old
You can still earn plenty. Strike a
para from your hire" "Willingly," re-
piled the porter. This request was re.
peated again and again, until, when
they reached the house, the porter had
only single para to receive.
AS they went upstairs the merchant
said, IF you will resign the last para
| will give you three pieces Of advice"
"Be it So" said the porter. well,
then" said the merchant ''if any one
tells you it is better to be fasting than
feasting do not believe him. II any
one tells you it is better to be poor
than rich do not believe him. If any
one tells you it is better to walk than
ride in your carriage do not believe
him"
"My dear sir" replied the astonished
porter, Il knew these things before.
But if you will listen to me l will give
you such advice as you never heard be-
fore" The merchant turned around,
and the porter. throwing the basket
down the staircase. said, "If any one
tells you that one of your vases is un-
broken do not believe him"