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The Alaska daily empire., 1915-07-09
TRANCE HAS HER
 LIQUOR TROuBLES

Two French generals. Humbert and RoQues. have recently issued or ders prohibiting the transportation and sale of intoxicating beverages within che districts occupied by their forces. and the campaign in favor of national prohibition, except in the case Of light wines, is making much headway
 Temperance advocates find much material for their campaign in the de- moraiization reported from conceptro- ton points where the troops find the time hangs heavier than ot the front or at home.
 At Rouen filled with troops the mail of the general commanding the Third army corps contains numerous complaints. English and French sol. diers. Quartered there are forbidden access to drinking places, but accord ing to Afme Texter. of the Union Franchise. find ways of smuggling brandy and whisky into camp. some. lllNNN NlnNAN iln NAAAI"tN. Nt' t-tNN' '''r diaries. When there is no child at hand there is generally a wopan available for the purpose. adding an- other element to the demoralization
 From other points, Marseiiles par ticularly comes reports that many women. living on the government al- lowance and free from restrain of the head of the house-oif Co war-pass their time in the cafes TO remedy this situation the government de. creed that tho allowances should be withdrawn from the wives of mobihz. ed soldiers who spend the money at drinking places This is only partial. ly effective and more stringent meas ures are demanded by temperance ad. vocates, among whom Jean Pinot edi- tor of the Revue. makes an appeal for a Civilian Joffre' to cope with the situation.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-07-09
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 AT THE oRPHEUM
Al THE oRPHEUM

The following show win be seen at the Orpheum tonight only
 Pathe Daily News, showing late war doings. The funny Pathe cartoon and other interesting events.
 The Biograph company in the two part feature. Bits of Human Drift wood
 The 11th Adventures of Kathlyn" The real king of Allaha, held a-se, cluded prisoners by Umballah, is res cued and restored to the throne by Bruce and Kathlyn In grateful re- sponse to her petition he cancels the document making her heir to the throne. This document is unfortun- nately a forged one due to the clever ness of Umballah The yengeful and resourceful Prince to make sure of the Kings death has released In his apartment a hungry lion, which closes the Kings tragic reign
 In addition to the above strong show. the Human Violin will be in- stalled to render selections between pictures. No extra charge, 10 and 25 cents e'''
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-07-09
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WNAicu quo lItN Hait~i.N
 Partially Developed
 While among tbe earliest fields Co attract attention iu iho petroleum industry, coming into prominence as early as 1878. tho Galiclnn oil fields arc only partially known and deyelnp' ed These iicids arc beyond compar- isoD the richest oil fields In opera ticn r Europe. and there are indlca- tions lhal lhe future win see an in- crease rather than a decrease in their working area and ir ther produciN- ity. The modern petroleum industry had its beginning in the United States. starting to ali practical pur- poses about 1859 The drilling of the Gallclan oil wells soon followed those of this country. Almost coincident with the birth of the callcian oli in. dustry was thai oi the Russian oil industry at Baku- The enormously rich Russian wells yielding about 20 per cent. of the worlds total output. were opened about 1875.
 pohobyez and Boryslaw are cen. ters Of the Galician oil industry The high, plain. soulhward Co the Car pathian hills. from Dohoboyez to Boryslaw is the petroleum region. This district lies southeastward from Che sources of the river san, in the higher Carpathians, and south south west of Lemberg The annual pro duction oi che Galician wells has been around 2.0000oO metric tons. and the number of wells has been slowly but steadily increasing The growth of this industry has, as in other places where petroleum resources have been developed. added largely to the pros perity Of Calicia land that some few generations ago was one of ihe most miserably poor to be found In Europe
 Uncovered Resources
 ''The Dutch East Indies and neigh boring Roumunia have uncovered oil resources sufficient to make very strong competition with Galicia for prominence in che industry during the last few years. Roumania is sixth upon the list of petroleum producing centers. aad may have furnished im- mensc stores of this precious fuel to the Gtrmanic>a allies during tho occu' pancy of the Galician oil region by the Russian Invaders. The course Of lhe Austrian oil lands Is toward Bu- kowina and Roumania, in the line of the Carpathisn foothills.
 "These Gancian wells are of spec ial war importance to the German powers as being not only the most important source of their petrleum supply but their only internal source of any consequence of this most nec- essary fuel. With these wells under their control. their stores of oil are large and certain; without them, the central powers are forced to turn Go uncertain foreign sources. The enemy nation. Russia. on the east, is assured of am inoxhausdble supply of oil from its native wells ct Baku. whose secur- ity the Turks threatened up to now Tn vain Great Britain is able to draw upon the wells of the neutral coun. tries of the world with every pros poet of safe delivery Roumania re- mains practically the sole foreign source of oil for Germany and Aus tria.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-07-09
LANES PLAN WAS
 FAVORED BY CHEEK

The news received here yesterday that Secretary Of the Interior Frank lin K. Lane and Secretary of Labor William B. Wilson are having prepar- ed plans for submission to Congress for the government to finance people who desire to locate on farming lands caused Juneau people Co recall that C. F. Cheek one of Juneau's latest homesteaders has favored that plan for some time. He urged the plan in letter to Champ Clark to whom he talked about the matter and who ask ed Mr. Cheek to reduce his ideas to writing Later he received a letter from Speaker Clark saying that the idea seemed practicable and merit orious
 Mir Cheek and William Britt urged the Juneau Democratic Club to rec ommend the incorporation of plank in the Democratic Territorial platform fayoring such scheme
 Mr. Cheek is more than convinced that Secretary of the Interior Lane is great man.
 An Hodr irf The unnfro roachor ev-
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-07-09
ALASKA HOME
 or PATRIOTISM

Roy G, Thompson. Of Fairbanks, Alaska. is quoted by one of the Wash. ington papers as good-naturedly taunting the people Of the National Capital with the difficulty of raising Ss.O0O there to celebrate Independence Day. "Any mining camp in Alaska, he said. That has a few hundred men would have no difficulty in rais- ing Q larger amount for a similar purpose. They do it every year, and ii praves they are good citizens.'- Charleston, W. V. Mail)
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-07-09
EIGHT DOLLAR PANS
 FOUND IN THE TOLOVi.NA

FAIRBANKS. June 25.- A ri'her strike than ever before has been made .n the Toioyana country, ac- cording to reports just received here from Che new camp.
 Pms worth as high as eight dollars each have been washed on one of the claims. The Alaska Road Comais. s.on win start Go work this week sur veying a road to rolovana from this city.
 Edgar Rapp0i was drowned last Monday near Wood river when hts canoe tipped over
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-07-09
LUEBEcK-A FREE CITY
 OF GERMANY
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 Luebeck situated beyond Che dang CTS Of blockade on the broken south western shore of the narrow-mouthed Baltic sea. has become. due to Che ad- vantages of its position since the out break of the European war. the fore most port of the German empire in foreign water-borne trade The Ma sionai Geographic society describes this port. whose fortunes have risen and fallen through its centuries of international business relations, as follows:
 Luebeck is the smallest of che free cities Of Germany. but richer in "reminiscences of former greatness than either of the other two Ham, burg. Bremen and Luebeclz joined the modern German empire as free and independent Hanseatic cities Ham burg and Bremen have developed in- Go great stone-and-mortar hives Of present-day business; have multiplied their wealth at tremendous rate, and have, more and more. grown to the international type of purely busi- ness cities. Luebeck. on the other hand. while it has maintained an im- portance as a busy place Of commerce, is medieval. romantic a breath from the past
 Nerve Center of Trade.
 Lying 10 miles from the Baltic sea. on the River Trave, the channel of which has been 80 improved that boats of 16-foot draft are able to tie mp at the city's docks. Luebeck has been a nerve center os north German trade with Denmark. the Scandinavia an lands and with Russia The city has been made into on island by It's horbor Improvements, the Trave flow. ing around It's western border and O. wide canal around it no the east The wharf districts are upin the north. eastern and northwestern sides of the town.
 This city enjoys losatlon as ia- forable as that of Bremen or Ham burg for the distribution of its wares over Germany. It is reached by rail in two and one.half hours from Bre- men. and Is about as conveniently near Berlin. Before the war the
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-07-09
ASK THAT ANCHORAGE
 LOTS GO BY LOTTERY

SEWARD. July 1.-Three petitions have been circulated at Anchorige' according to e. c. Refs, the aveing man. who came over yesterday. and these petitions were Go be sent Co Washington protesting against the sale of the townsite lots by auction and asking that the iote be drawn for and they declare that in a dale by auction a few men may come fiom Che outside with money and corner the whole thing.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-07-09

MISS YvONNE PASCAL Tonight featuring Whirlpool of story
  by unserupuious
 produced by which will hold attention 
 LOVE TRAlL"-Nsso Universal very good program by very funny aughabIe comedy entitled Many Cooks"
 HEARTs"-hs great Tuesday Wednesday brought country. 600
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-07-09
RAILROAD COMMISSION
TO GET our 9,lzs

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 SEWARD.> July i-The government railroad engineering commission is asking for bids today for fifteen hn- dred piles to be delivered at Mile Fifty-Four on the Alaska Northern railroad. The piles arc to be used for Che repair and reconstruction of bridges on the railroad between Sew ard and Kern Creek anl can probably be taken as an indication that the commission is convinced that the road will soon be the property of the gov ernment and that work win soon be started Seward Gatewayl
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-07-09
THE OIL FIELDS OF
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'The oil fields of Galicia which have been alternately in the posses sion of the Austrians and the Rus sians since the wars outbreak and which are now again under Austrian control. are among the most import ant petroleum resources of the entire world" says a bulletin just issued by the National Geographical Society, at Washington. These oil fields. situated in the northern foothills oI the Carpathians. within southern Gal- icia any lying some distance below and fo the east of the Austrian fort. ress. Prezemysl produce about five per cent. of the worlds total annual output or petroleum, coming thus fourth on the list of the most im- portant sources of this fuel The United States leads all countries by a magnificent margin in the production of oil, turning out 2A5O000o metric tons. out of the worlds total petrol. cum production in normal times of 46 (500. 900 metric tons. The United States. therefore. has to its credit nearly 61 per cent. of the total output. This country Is followed by Russia.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-07-09
SOME GOOD GOLD ON
 KODIAK ISLAND FOUND

SEWARD. July I.-Wuiam Prem dergas,. who has returned from the Red River beach. Kodiak Island with Mike Norton. says that some good gold can be rocked out there. He had dirt from which he could make ten dollars a day in one piace.-(Seward Gateway)
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-07-09
ANCHORAGE FOUR MILES
 FROM THE MAIN LINE

SEWARD. July 1.-Perhaps not sv. eryone knows that the City of An. chorage win be four miles off the main trunk line between Seward and Fairbanks. This fact was brought out this morning in a conversation with Q prominent railroad man aad may be worth mentioning Seward Gateway)
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-07-09
JUNEAU BAND WILL
 REHEARsE TONIGHT

The Juneau band will hold re, hearsal this evening at o'clock at the city hall Prof sumpf announces that incidentally the Ghost Walks, too, the Fourth Of July band remit tance being at hand
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-07-09

X Minneapolis alderman hes made the suggestion that the cily's garbage be collected by zeppeliiR thorough going modernization Of the swords to plowsheres' bohost.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-07-09

French orT Cleaning Works, Third and Gold st, first class work guar anteed, phone 191. Private dancing lessons at same place. John Bonet. instructor s-24-lmo
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-07-09

por WAS counected with copenhfeen slockhoim nonilic and Pelrosrad by roeuiar steamer services lta shiel articles of commerce. were. ln prewaf days. wines especially ciaieis' lumber tar and northern conslgumcnis oI German manufactures
 "Cnce city Of considerable re noVp lhropehout the trading world tho buslness or Luebock dwindied and the port cities more lavoraoly sit uatea upon the open ocean lanes of commerce gradually absorbed much of the business that formerly had ta ken It's course through che northern port The trade of the city began fresh period or growth with ths founding of ihe German empire and it has remainod' one or the most i'm portant commercial cities on the Ba tic
 Founded ln fi4s.
 "The city was founded by Count Adolph T Of Holstein in llt3. neal the site of an earlier town lt was de ciared a free town of the empire ir 1926, and. In l221 made its appear ance as Q military power, when, iF union wl,hr the Holsteiners its cit izen soldlery badly defeated th' Danes at Bornhoeved. freeing theii northern commerce from the Danisi yoke The inspiration of this fea lat arms led the rapidly rising muni cipality to develop a strong maya power. and the enterprise of its dip lomacy led ol the foundation of th' Hanseatic league. an alliance of th' great commercial towns of nortl Germany, first as a protection fo their peaceful commences. and. then as a sort Of commercial and trading trust The towns that joined Lue beck in founding the league were Ros tock. Wismar, Greifswald, Starslan' and Hamburg. This league dis solved and re-estabiished. became all powerful about a century andla a hal later embracing more than eO fici cities
 'For a time Luebeck held an undis puted precedence over the other mem bers of the league. During thos' days of it's prosperity it is said t' have had population about the sam' as 1t has today. between S0OOo an' 0O.0o0 Luebeck. as head of the Han seatic league, held the supremacy O the Baltic. which supremacy its peo pie are endeavoring to win back to day under the stimulus which the wa has given to their city's commerce.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-07-09
WILLOW CREEK IS
 PRODUCING GOLD

SEWARD. July 2-Seyen hundred and dfty ounces of gold was received by Che Bank of Seward today from the Willow creek district
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-07-09
HEBRON BUYS BOAT AND
 BRINGS IN A BIG MILL

SEWARD July 1.-Charles F. Her ron has purohased the gas vessel Brighton which arrived yesterday and which used to ply between Valdez and Port Wells. lt will be used in con uection with the mill which Mir Her ron is bringing in on Che Watson He left this morning again for Six Mile. the scene Of his mining opera tions.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-07-09

American cotton mills are now us. ing more than 5.OOO,OOo bales of cot ton year as compared with 100000 bales in 45 years.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-07-09

TAKES OVER APARTMENTS William Cooley of Butte has taken 8 lease on the Seaview apartments, owned by Mrs James Hogan.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-07-09

Manolin. guitar ana banjo lessons Alice M. Jordison, studio. and G. Gar side Building. Sf-tf.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-07-09

Mount saneay in South Africa has been in constant eruption sinco l72s-
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-07-09

Among those who have joined the British army during the present war are S0,o0o Durham miners 20,000 South Wales miners, and 15,00o York shire miners.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-07-09

Am Italian professor claims to have discovered radium in ordinary dew
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-07-09

'Kcndrick' expert sign writer Conn pare workmanship before ordering. -l6-7.lml-
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-07-09

The Empire VIII make advertising contracts subject to proof of largest irculation Of any newspaper in Aiaska.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-07-09

MINK SETS and Furs of all klnds. curlos and packets at reduced priceo. Inquire at WlIIa Store. 5-l2-1m
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-07-09

Miss Sylvia Wold is weekend guest of Mrs. A. Christensen.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-07-09

slTKA EXCURSION. S. S. AL-N
 leaves Juneau July 10, returning July l8. Round trip $125O c. w Young Co.,. Agents. 7-6-4t.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-07-09

more age 100 provinces in R0'sIo-
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-07-09

sweden has siO mlHes
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-07-09

An lad" in The Empire reaches ev orybody.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-07-09

There are 800 mosques in constan. tiuople.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-07-09

There arc about 600 organizations of scientists in the world who are studying X-rays, and certain Dutch leader In the science is endeavoring to organize an international body of X-ray cxperimenters- Who knows? they may some day find the stone m the heart of the Hun.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-07-09

X rich deposit of gold hos been found on the Blnobai river in the pro vince of Mindoro Philippine islands. The deposit is said to be extensive and the nuggets Of unusually fine quality
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-07-09

One thousand graduates received diplomas at the seventy-hrst annual commencement exercises of Che Uni versity of Michigan this year.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1915-12-16

Tis given out ia many . song and
That celebrate our blessed saviouTs
birth
On Christmas eve all creatures do him
glory.
Even the very lowIisss ones Of earth.
Tis said that At the dawn Of Christ.
mas morning
/ Dumb animals are given power to
speak.
The masters of these creatures should
take warning
kpet they should be aecused BY things
In lowly stab and Manager there are
praises
Unto the Christ Child. whom they
claim as friend.
Each creature his own thankfulness up
raises
And sings a Christmas carol with.
out end.
The stars on high unite in joyous sing.
ing.
Telling the old, old story, ever new.
Inc bells from every steepIe now are
ringing
Their message on the opalescent blue.
"Peace on earth. good will to every ma
toni"
This is the message all these sounds
foretell.
Both young and old. all things Of his
creation,
Unite. for God is good and all is WELL
All creatures, high and low. delight in
singing.
Both young and old and rich and
poor unite
In that sweet message which the bells
are ringing
Upon the first faint beams Of morn,
ing light.
Amy Smith in Philadelphia Record.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1915-12-16
FIRST WHITE WINGS
Sea Scayengers Are Used to War
on Mice.
cvIls May Render important InIand
Service to Farmer-callfornia
Variety 10 Extremely
Fond Of Mice.

Washington.-Not only as sea scav-
epgers are the gulls valuable, but as
an aid to agriculture, rendering the
farmers great service In their war
fare against field mice, black crickets
and insects, according to the depart
ment Of agriculture.
The term gull usually is associat-
ed in the popular mind only with the
long-winged swimmers seen along the
salt water shores and in coast har-
bors," says a statement issued by the
department There are represented
In the United States, however, 20 spe-
cies or subspecies of gulls, including
the gull-like birds known as skuas and
1aegers. OF these some are true in.
land birds, frequenting prairies
marshes and inland lakes.
"Flocks of gulls on the waters of
our harbors or following the wake
Of vessels are a familiar sight, but
not every observer of the graceful
motions Of the bird is aware of the
fact that gulls are the original white
wings
"As sea scavengers they welcome
as food dead fish, garbage and offal
of various sorts, and their services in
cleaning up such material are not to
be regarded lightly. 1t will, however
surprise many to learn that some Of
the gull family render important in
land service, especially to agriculture.
At least one species, the California
gull, is extremely fond of field mice,
and during an outbreak of that pest in
Nevada in 1908 hundreds Of gulls as
sembled in and near the devastated
alfalfa fields and fed entirely on mice,
thus lending the farmers material aid
in their warfare against the pestifer-
GUS little rodents. The skua also feeds
on mice and Jennings.
Several species of gulls render val
liable service to agriculture by de-
stroying insects also, and in spring
hundreds of Franklin's gulls in Wis
consin and the Dakotas follow the
plowman to pick up the insect larvae
uncovered by the share.
THAT at least one community has
not been unmindful of the substantial
debt it owes the gull is attested in
Salt Lake City, where stands monu
ment surmounted by a bronze figure
Of two gulls, erected by the people of
that city Gin grateful remembrance"
of the signal service rendered by
these birds at a critical time in the
history Of the community.
For three consecutive years-1848,
1849 and 1850-black crickets by mil
lions threatened to ruin the crops upon
which depended the very lives of the
settlers. Larke focks Of gulls came to
the rescue and devoured vast numbers
of the destructive insects, until the
fields were entirely freed from them
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1915-12-16
Prices Of Gems Soaring.

II anyone notices a broad and be
coming smile on the fair countenancea
of their favorite actresses, there's Q
reason. 1t is because the prices Of pre-
cious stones are soaring to the sky,
Nearly every prominent stage favorite
has acquired q bushel or so of dia,
.monds, rubies, emeralds and other val
liable stones. That is the reason they
are happy. Under present conditions
they are not required to go before the
footlights and sing and dance or do
whatever their specially is. What's
the use when they can attain wealth
without effort? Diamonds are as valu-
able as war babies" The war has
sent the price of precious stones way
up and dealers say they are still soar.
ing. This IL because very few stones
are being imported. Then again there
has been boost Of ten to twenty pei
cent in the tariff on cut stones, and an
other thing. the diamond mines In
South Africa are shut down. II you
have promised your lady friend diar
mond ring or bauble with precious
stones you may as well be prepared tt
see your bank roll fsde sway. ~