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Iditarod pioneer., 1915-10-09
ADVANCE OF ALLIES
 WAS DEARLY BOUGHT

LONDON Oct 3-The losses on both sides the recent lighting on the front three hundred thousand The and mud are now hang the offensive of the allies Many Of the best French avao providing protection agan the German Lep peln -
 OPERATIONS OF THE FRENCH PARS Oct 5-Sigh gains have been made at Labasse and Champaene and the French made substantial today at Aras French aeopan dropped forty bombs the military works at on one German fortresses the suburbs Metz An air attack was made upon the kaser Luxembourg but the results unknown.
 BRITISH AT A STANDSTILL BERLIN Oct s-The British forces have been unable to capture the city of Loo
 GERMAN TRENCHES CRUMBLlNG PARIS Oct 8The second line of German trenches is bling from the effect of French shells.
 AN UNEXPLAINED DISPATCH
 LILLE Oct 6-he counter-attack of the German forces have been repued The foregoing would indicate that Lille in the hands of the aes although dispatch that effect has been ceived here.-Ed)
 ALLIED AIRMEN RAID LIEGE LONDON Oct 8-Aled airmen have made raid the city of Lege, causing heavy explosion
Iditarod pioneer., 1915-10-09
SAN FRANCISCO'S SHOW
 IS PAYING PROPOSITION

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 1.-The net profit from the Panama-Pacitc exposition to date is more than nine hundred thousand dollars, and not debt remains to be pnd according to the information given out by the directors this morning. The attendance is keeping up amazingly and IS really greater now than at any period since the opening,
 Up to August 25 the total number of wis itors to the exposition had reached II ,OOO,- OOO The average daily attendance since the exposition opened, February 20, has been 59,9l9 The average for the last two weeks of August was 79277.
Iditarod pioneer., 1915-10-09
LAST CONSIGNMENT OF MAIL
 UNDER SUMMER CONTRACT

The last regular consignment of mail un- der the summer contract arrived on Sat urday morning last on board the Sea Wolf. It was not a large consignment
 It seems doubtful now whether there will be any more mail shipped in by the water route this year. Nothing has been heard from Superintendent Handles as to whether en emergency mail shipment would be made to clear up the last mail coming down the Yukon, and it now seems likely that the accumulated mail, if there be eny, will re- main at Ruby until the winter mail route is in operation.
Iditarod pioneer., 1915-10-09
ABE WEISS MOVES STOCK

Abe Weiss, the Flat City clothing mer- chant, came to Iditarod on Tuesday last, and has been busily engaged in making ar engagements for the removal of the stock of the Bayles Clothing Company, recently purchased by him, which will be added to his establishment at Flat City.
Iditarod pioneer., 1915-10-09
YUKON POET AT THE FRONT

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 11,-Robert Service the Yukon poet has written to friend from the front, where he is serving in the French army. The letter is from somewhere in France" as usual, and in 1t Service speaks in the most confident terms of the outlook for the allied cause
Iditarod pioneer., 1915-10-09
ATWELL NAMED Man We'll Known in lditarod Dis- tict Secures Official Plum
 Sought by Many

FAIRBANKS, Oct 2.-H. J. Atwell was today named as commissioner ot the new Tolovana precinct by Judge Charles E. Bun nell, and he will assume his duties in that capacity on October l5. The appointment is most popular one here.
 Mir. Atwell now is employed in the local land office as special timber agent. He has rendered his resignation of that position, to take effect from the date of his appointment as commissioner.
Iditarod pioneer., 1915-10-09
CINCINNATI MAN ELECTED
 TO HEAD GRAND ARMY

WASHINGTON, Oct 3,-The annual en- campment of the Grand Army of the Re public concluded its sessions here today. Kansas City was selected as the place of the next gathering, and Liash Monford of Gin cinnati was elected commander in chief
Iditarod pioneer., 1915-10-09
PRESIDENT WILL WITNESS
 CHAMPIONSHIP BALL GAME

WASHINGTON, Oct. 5.-President Wilson will go to Philadelphia Saturday to witness the second game in the worlds champion ship baseball series.
Iditarod pioneer., 1915-10-09
HURRICANE ON THE GULF ISTERRIBLY DESTRUCTIVE
 TO LIFE AND PROPERTY

NEW YORK, Oct 3-A hurricane which swept the entire coast of the Gulf of Mexico yesterday caused the death of at least five hundred persons and property damage estimated at SIP, 100000.
Iditarod pioneer., 1915-10-09
TERRIBLE MORTALITY
 AMONG BRITISH OFFICERS

LONDON, Oct 8.-Seventeen thousand British officers have been lost in the war, 1t was announced today.
Iditarod pioneer., 1915-10-09
AGED EMPEROR IS ILL

ROME, Oct 7-Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria is seriously i'll, and the crown prince has been called to Vienna.
Iditarod pioneer., 1915-10-09
NOTED SINGER DEAD

SAN FRANCISCO Sept. 11-Christne Nilsson, the opera singer, died yesterday in London.
Iditarod pioneer., 1915-10-09
ALASKA REFORMS Editor of Widely-Read Publication in Favor of Lanes Plan for
 development Board

SEATTLE, Oct 5.-Colonel John A. Schleicher, editor of Lese's Weekly who is publishing series of articles on Alaska, advocates in his latest contribution the talk ing of the affairs of Alaska out of the hands of the hundred or more bureau chiefs at Washington and placing them under the dl- rection of one person, who IS to be the as sistant secretary of the interior
 The reforms suggested by the colonel are somewhat along the lines of Secretary Lanes proposals for commission to administer the affairs of the national government in Alaska Colonel Schleicher recently made & trip to the North, and undertook an ex- haustive study of conditions there, which forms the basis of his series of articles.
Iditarod pioneer., 1915-10-09
NAVY OF UNCLE SAMUEL
 TO UTILIZE ALL WIRELESS

WASHINGTON, Oct All commercial and amateur wireless stations will be organ ized soon by the navy department for use in case of emergency.
 October 12 is Columbus day, a legal holl- day in some states, but not in Alaska It commemorates the discovery of America
Iditarod pioneer., 1915-10-09

WASHINGTON Oct 6-German Ambassador Bernsorf says that Germany will dsavow the torpedong of the Arabic and will indemnity for the American lives lost the disaster The second the German government the Arabic has failed satisfy the President and his advisors It stated be dsayo~a of the act and further negotiations necessary.
 DISCREDITED DIPLOMAT DEPARTS
 NEW YORK, Oct 8-Dr. Dumba, the Ausroungaran minister to the United States recently recalled the request of President W son, departed for home today.
Iditarod pioneer., 1915-10-09
BULGARIA CASTS LOT WITH 17ElJTOH(

the the telegraph lines The demands made by Russia have ha
 DECLARED Ot 8--Se ahasdec ecaredw "a r Bulgaria
 NEWS It announced that Bulgaria has joined forces with the Ieuc ahes
 BULCARlAS LONDON Serbia under full command General already Ser her % having hurled bombs Nh
 POSSIBILITIES START AT ANY MOMENT PETROCRAD of the Bulgarian the demands of the recalled her Soha depart his staff hhites may be declared at any tme
 DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS BROKEN 8Th allies have broken of diplomatic relations with Bur The m CT Won Sanders has arrived Pnpoppohs and conference with hng Fe0n " French rapidly from Sonka
 MINISTERS LEAVE Ot have asked for their passports
 PREPARING TO DEFEND SERBIA AND GREECE 8-he allies already taking military defend Serbia and nece agant war The the Bugaran well undT Serbian and Bulgarian Turkish troops are march in the Bulgarian
 FOR INVASION OF SERBIA with thousand have nronrr
 BORDERS BERLIN Oct 8ae forces of Germans and Ausrans crossing ~ ASSUMING ASPECTS ATHENS Oct 6-g revenue vessel Martial law has been proclaimed throughout Macedonia he Trench have eduoopsat SaonIa o assist Greece
 7- and members the Greek general staff have oonka large number German officers and aaors have arrived soha
 PREMIER IS OUT AGAIN has accepted the resignation Premier Venes inability the attitude of the ~h reference landing of French Sonka Serbia will !" stopped now" GERMAN NEWS OF FRANCES ACTION tSunder have refused allow Bulgarian
 BE C0N1SCATED 8The allies have notified Greece that merchandise consigned Greece through % be eheaeda contabnd and con6satd
 GREECE ASSUMES formed cabinet that the attitude o Greece will be that of benevoent neutrality toward the ane&
Iditarod pioneer., 1915-10-09
IF YOU ARE NOT A READER

of The Pioneer you should lose no time In addnu your name to the list. weekly record of happenings In the IdItarod dis trIct, together with a news service covering peninas, Is furnished to Pioneer readers
Iditarod pioneer., 1915-10-09
SUNDAY CLOSING IN CHICAGO

CHICAGO, Oct 7-The mayor has or dered the closing of all saloons on Sunday according to law.
Iditarod pioneer., 1915-10-09
PROGRESSIVE BUSINESS MEN

know the value of advertising. Publicity never yet worked to the disadvantage or
 legitimate business. By using the columns of The Pioneer advertisers are assured pup licity throughout the whole idtarod d's- trIct, well as the kuskokwlm and Innoko.
Iditarod pioneer., 1915-10-09
MINNEAPOLIS TO LICENSE SALOONS

MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. This entire county has voted wet and all saloons will be relicensed.
The state herald., 1915-04-23

too. but, Of course. II he were paid.
why that made a difference. He would
be around as soon as he could get his
load In. 1t was the last load. anyway.
The Watermelon turned and far in
the distance. echoing and re-echoing
through the hills, he heard again the
scream of the approaching train.
BILLY will be across the tracks by
this t.me." he thought. Il will have
to walt for It to pass. Glad 1t amt a
freight"
As he approached the cut, he saw
the smoke Of the train rising above
the bushes. an express. tearing It's way
through the evening calm like some
terrible passions soaring the soul. The
Watermelon stepped to the edge Of
the cut and glanced carelessly down
ward.
There was Billy on the track. strug.
Cling b free herself from the rail
which held one small foot. Around
the bend came the huge engine with
Its headlight already lit for the wild
night run.
The next two minutes were ever
after blank TO the Watermelon. He
was In the cut. beside the white-faced,
struggling girl almost simultaneously
with seeing her. As he shot down the
bank. he felt for and drew his knife
The engineer had seen them and the
engine screamed a warning. while tho
emergency brakes shrieked as they
slipped. grinding on the rails On his
knees. with one slash. the Watermelon
cut the lacings which. becoming knot.
ted. had held her prisoner. then with
one and the same move he had re.
gained his feet and forced her nat
against the bank. rs the train whirled
by In = cloud OF dust and cinders.
brakes. grinding. wheels slipping,
whistle screaming. a white.faced engi.
neer leaning horrihed from the cab
window
cro BE coNTiNuED)
The state herald., 1915-04-23

seat on the fence and Bartlett was be
side her, his arm around her waist
her head on his shoulder with sim
plicity truly bucolic. So might the
Parkers' shifty-eyed stable-boy be
wooing the slatternly maid.servant In
some secluded place behind the barn
Henrietta Strengthened quickly and
blushing crimson after the manner OF
the maid-servant, raised her hands 10
her hair SO that one side of her coli
fure might not appear unnecessarily
fattened before the sharp eyes of the
youthful Billy.
Aren't we silly?" said she, glancing
at Bartlett with the same expression
with which the maid-servant would
have glanced at the stable-boy.
why silly?" demanded Bartlett
I'VE love each other, don't We? Why
shouldn't put my arm around your"
oh" said Henrietta, you should,
but er-er we seem so old for such
things"
"old" Bartlett laughed. Love is
the Oldest thing in the world"
hhOWp usIttu Dul uOt
before people,"
why not before people? People
have become too artificial. They must
not love, nor hate, nor have any feel
ings. apparently, before people. Feel
ings are interesting and we ought to
show them more"
Henrietta laughed. "Oh. you are
silly. silly, silly. / never knew a New
York broker could be so silly, so
mushy."
There's not man living whom the
right woman can't make mushy. Wom-
en- never realize how silly men are at
bottom. my own. They are frightened
by our exteriors, by the ingram fear
OF the chattel for her master, born In
women since Eve handed the larger
share Of the apple to Adam"
Il always thought that l would be
dignified and sweet"
You are. my love-"
mo, am as silly as you. put my
head on your shoulder Just as these
girls do whom you see in Central Park
on Sunday afternoons. never thought
that l would be like that"
You have never loved before"
Indeed. have. / have loved nearly
every one l have ever met. Most all
girls do"
THAT isn't love. Merely an in
creased vibration of the muscles of
the heart. Love-ah, Henrietta, do
have to tell you what love is?"
NO." whispered Henrietta. Its Just
giving"
She paused, gazing before her into
the deepening shadows of the evening
with misty eyes. for the first time
realizing the completeness of life.
She nodded after a moment toward
the approaching Billy and the Water.
melon. Whats the matter with the
children? They look SO serious, and
yet they must have something to eat.
for they are carrying bundles"
Probably couldn't arrange for a tow
for Charles car and see wherclwe sit
up with 1t all night and hold sd"
The state herald., 1915-04-23
WCOME.y
WSMHMG
LIZ Illustrated bgD
Charles zlk0 !
Sbe1m7 n 721>e1G-r
SYNOPSIS.

The Watermelon and James. two
tramps, bantering each other regarding
heir personal appearance. decide to
their eompanlon. Nike. '"ts be the any Judge s
as to who Is the better looking. Water
melon discovers young man bathing
sitting in an automobile he discovered
standing empty by the roadside, General
Crossman and his daughter. Henrietta.
fTSf az u Ss ssr that his
ance; Watermelon hands him card
bearing the name William Hnrgrave
Batchelor The general recognizes, the
the cotton corner In Wall street a few
days before. He invites him to dine with
them. Watermelon is introduced to Bart
daughter, Billy. with whom he proceeds
TO fall In love. Bartlett. who has been
stusg by Bachelors operations. plans to
week while he WORKS S' Ws coup MIN in tRe S
market He wires Instructions TO his
broker. While chatting with Billy, the
20 Watermelon. Watermelon decides to
Join Bartlett and the general in a week S
auto trip; Watermelon slips away and
ture and asks them to find Batchelor and
give him the tramp clothes. The party
starts out with Bartletts and Crossman's 5
serted house " break % s' IN and SSi"s spend 90 the the
night there. In the morning Watermelon
discovers that the police are coming. The
party attempts to escape, but Is stopped
by the officers who are hunting for
Batchelor's car. Watermelon by a clever
ruse, gets them out OF trouble. As Bart
lett had planned the party becomes lost
They are arrested and hailed before a
country Justice for speeding. Crossman
Bartlett and the Watermelon are robbed
OF their money and jewelry in the night
Alphonse. the generals chauffeur. and
Bartletts car are missing. The party
agnin and runs out of gasoline.
The state herald., 1915-04-23
CHAPTER Xxx.
The Seven O'Clock Express.

The Seven O'Clock Express.
As Bartlett said. the hill was cut
through by railroad. The deep gully
brought Billy and the Watermelon to
a halt when they had outstripped
Bartlett and Henrietta. leaving them
behind at the foot OF the hill. The
Watermelon helped Billy down one
side and dragged her up the other.
Il would hate to be n tramp" pant.
ed Billy as she reached the other side
ano paused a moment for breath. II
would get so cross II I were hungry
anf knew ! couldn't get anything to
eat 'or long time"
The Watermelon flushed hotly. but
she was not looking. and when he
spoke carelessly enough. "You would
get used to IT," said he. "You can
get used to anything. Father used to
say that the idea OF hell for oil eter.
nifty was An absurdity-you were sure
to get used 10 II and then II wouldn't
count any more as punishment"
A grim. elderly woman, thin and
work'gorn before her time. listened to
their troubles In the faded. weather.
gray farmhouse. Her man. she ex.
planned. was out in the fields VITA the
horses. but when he eturned. she
would send him around and he would
tow the car in for them. She never
took boarders The house was a sight.
but II they didn't mind. she did not
and they could have two rooms She
wrapped some bread. fruit and cook.
les up for them in newspapers. and
they started back to wait with the
others by the machine until the farm
er came.
In an adjoining bayfield,. hurrying
TO get In the last load before dark. the
Watermelon saw the farmer. A pair
The state herald., 1915-04-23
PUBLIC INTEREST IN SPORTS
II 10 the Spectacular In Athletics
Which Mskos osmos Popular
With the People.

II interest In athletics were confined
TO nthleten, tho value OF athletics
wosh be losnoned about % per cent
The only way TO rouse public interest
In athletic sports 10 by their spoctac-
ular character
The value OF football lies In tho ten
thousand prairie organizations which
train hundred thousand boys In
nerve and team work each year hut
these prairie teama would not exist
II the great college teams did not givo
thrilling npootaoloa each fall These
great matches keep up that keen pub.
lie intorcst without which toottan
would be forgotten
The same In true OF baseball Ev.
cry lad swattlng balls In q vacant lot
models hln play ON that OF soue big
The state herald., 1915-04-23

not glance at Henrietta. II am forty
fye.' said he coldly. which was a,
least two years and half as near
the truth as Billy's rash statement.
Yes" sneered Billy. And I'm
only eighteen"
Henrietta changed tho subject
When one is eighteen one can an
nounce the fact loudly and eheerfully.
When one is thirty.hve. one prefer,
10 talk Of other things.
Why not all 10 for the horsel The
car will be all right. father: and I au
No hungry" she added pathetically.
II am going" said Billy with deter
mination.
"Ws can't leave the general alone,
objected Bartlett
II don't see how | would be nbi,
10 help the general any" returned
Billy IN injured accents.
Il thought you could push him IN
the car" explained Bartlett with gen
tie sarcasm
You all walt here" said the wa;sr
iaclou, Il will 10 and get you some
thing to eat and see about having tn,
car towtd. also about rooms for tn,
night"
why not all 70" pleaded Henrietta
why wait here starving"
u can 20 faster alone" answerec
the Watermelon.
Certainly. certainly" seconded tn,
general we would have 10 help yot
Eirls over every wooden fence and un
der oycry barb wire ono We came to
You would probably even then GO
stuck on one or under the other"
That house mny be empty" sale
tho Watermelon. Then we would b,
all over there and have 10 come back
We've been In empty houaea be-
fore" said Henrietta Grossly
'liui what rood would tina, DO. 20 b,
over there without foodr' nskod IN,
Watermelon.
What rood 10 be here without sas
olonsT' fetorted Henrietta
The state herald., 1915-04-23
prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.)

prepared by the United States Depart
ment OF Agriculture.)
The accompanying illustrations
show how the top of a peach tree may
often be removed SO as to prolong the
usefulness Of the tree for several
years. If peach tree is neglected as
to pruning during its early years and
the branches are allowed to become
long and slender; if, as it attains con-
siderable age, the bearing wood, in
spite of the pruning which 1t has re-
ceived, has grown out of convenient
reach in harvesting; or II for other
reasons it becomes desirable to re-
new the top of a tree. it is usually
entirely practicable to do so, provided
the trunk and main limbs are sound
and healthy.
Fig. shows an eight-year-old peach
tree which has become rather "leggy."
The annual growth for several seasons
has nearly all been made near the
extremities of the limbs Very little
new wood has grown in the interior
Of the tree.
The same tree was severely headed
in, or "deheaded," with view to de-
veloping a new top, and Fig. is sec.
ond view of the tree shown in Fig.
The state herald., 1915-04-23
CHAPTER XIX.
A Broker Prince.

II have hopes of Billy sometimes, !"
said Bartlett regarding his daughter
quizzically. Il sometimes even think
that she may grasp the difference be-
tween sunshine and rain and realize
It's best to keep out Of the latter"
Billy looked hurt. Father doesn't
like me any MORE" said she, adding
shrewdly. He thinks I'm getting rath-
er too old for him. anyway"
Bartlett blushed. Henrietta laughed
and the general roared.
you grown-up daughters are SO
hard to explain" said he. Not once
do you offer to be a sister to u.s."
81 wouldn't be sister to father
for anything" protested Billy. He
must be fifty. at least"
Bartlett flushed angrily. He dared
The state herald., 1915-04-23
GOOD PROTECTION
FOR GARDEN PLANTS
Avoid Injury by cutworms, Rab-
bits and Frost by Use Of
Ordinary Tin Can.
lBy L. u. RAlIrILl


Cutworma work havoc on the new
ly set plants. Jack rabbits, cabbage
hungry, clean up the patch by eating
the plants. Jack Frost comes along
and Finishes what may be left
To Offset these disasters We keep on
hand n lot OF cans lends removed by
hcntlng) which we place over the
plants. nn we aot them
In case OF danger from frost.
handful OF straw placed on top OF the
can Will ward on any ordinary frost
The cans are not removed until fall.
In case OF drought. one can MI the can
full OF water aud II viii soak away
gradually.
II will not increase the labor one
tenth 10 do this for your garden plants
and will save 20 per cent Of your
plants from being doatrovod.
The state herald., 1915-04-23

methods. suitable pruning. and wise
management in every respect. their
life of commercial usefulness is gen
orally from about eight to nearly
twenty years after the full.bearing age
is reached. 1t varies. however. quite
widely under different conditions. In
some sections 1t is rarely profitable
to continue them after they reach the
age OF twelve to fifteen years: in
others they are expected to last until
they are from fifteen to eighteen or
twenty years old, while occasionally
an orchard from twenty to twenty-five
years old is found which is still OF
commercial value. Instances OF indi-
vidual trees remaining productive un-
til much greater age are not uncom-
mon. but they seldom. II ever. repre-
sent orchard conditions.
The United States department OF
agriculture, Washington. d. C., will
send interested fruit growers. free of
charge. its Farmers Bulletin tNo.
632) on Growing Peaches" which
gives in detail much information on
the pruning Of trees. renewal OF tops.
The state herald., 1915-04-23
Positive Proof.

Two advanced mnidcns were OF.
changing condolences dhc afternoon m
thcy slipped their ten
Their conversation turned to the
cverinteresting aubjcot-men.
He didn't tell mo ho loved mo-"
said tho younger OF tho two. with n
happy, reminiscent smile. M nhu play.
fully toyed with her spoon. "but he
kissed me"
We'll" replied tho other. 'ho muAi
love you N he kissed YOU
The state herald., 1915-04-23

Of sorry looking nags dropped drear
lily, attached to the cart with its high.
shaky load Of new-mown hay.
Pm going to speak to him myself.
said the Watermelon. stopping. 1T
will save time. You wait here
won't be long"
"Give me the food" said Billy. Fl
will take 1t to the others. Poor things.
they must be starving"
II won't be long" objected the Wa
termelon. You can't carry 1t alone"
Indeed. can." protested Billy.
The Watermelon laughed down at
her. you couldn't get up the other
side of the crossing" he teased.
"A girl" said Billy sagely. lis a lot
more capable when she is alone than
when she is with n man."
She took the ungainly bundle and
he watched her hurry away across the
fields. slim and graceful. dainty and
sweet, while he was-a tramp! His
eyes darkened with pain and he threw
one hand out after the small figure
In gesture that was full OF mingled
longing and hopelessness.
BILLY, Billy" he whispered. then
turned from the thoughts which were
coming thick and fast and started
toward the distant field and the
farmer.
The farmer listened with blum. stu
pidity, hot and tired and cross Yes.
he would come for the car as soon as
he could, but the hay had to be got
in first. 1t was late now. That train
whistle you could hear was the seven
o'clock express. His horses we're tired,