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The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-01-29

"To Ypres? Well. it's only two miles
away. but you'll never get there, and
if you keep on you will run right into
the Germans. They haven't got the
town. but on this side they've got
trenches within half a mile of it. In i
few minutes we expect to receive their
visit"
Room 10 In the "Hotel Ritz
/ must wait. | run the car back half
Il mile, then return to the first trench
line. Luckily | know the regiment. the
ii Zouaves. and hunt up an officer |
had met at Dunkefque. He is in the
very first ditch with his company and
receives me as if | had just returned
from the north pole. The hospitality
of the Hotel Ritz is offered me-that
is what the Zouayes have named their
burrow-and on all fourS ! crawl into
room ID" My friend is not supersti
tious.
You see he explains. 'I've been
here three days with my company
and have made my hole as comfortable
as possible.
Its all right now. We can stand
up. The men play cards and cook no,
meals: but wait awhile and you'll see
Under our feet a carpet. made Of two
torn German knapsacks. keeps the fee,
from the wet ground. \ shelf has
been dug into the earth: Il pipe, 1obac
90 pouch. boxes of sardincs. rest on it
also Il stcaming can Of "juirc-cotfee
IN the parlance of The men.
The back OF the trench. much lower
than the breastworks, has been hol
lowed out until transformed into ,
vague resemblance of a couch. Thi,
trench is 600 feet long. six feet deel
; at the front and four feet at the back
and 100 men are fairly ut ease in it.
"Our SentrieS are coming back or
the rum says my friend suddenly
land if | don't down this juice uuickl,
it's likely to be wasted" and. lookin.
through his glasses. he shouts:
On the Count Of Twenty.
Watch yourselves. Here they come
%"They're only LOO meters off and
turning to me:
"FGr heavens sake don't even pu
your hand out over the breastworks
In q minute its goin" to hail cobblc
stones"
Again risking Il glance over the earth
J works, he calls out:
give hundred meters. Get ready
and aim low"
Just then l hear Il rattle ,ikp that o,
hail on !; zinc roof. and Srla>leS of WEE
clay fall around us.
Count twenty. aim. then fire" call.
the lieutenant. and All down the lin,
the me start:
One. two, three
Decidedly | must stop this ci-urc,t,
smoking.
"SiXtpen, seventeen, eighteen. nine
teen"
y vollcy. then another: Il third
keep it up. boys" shouts the Off
GER. they're still coming"
Over our heads. the trenches bchinG
are firing ut Will Now the oncolnin.
Germans are singing. The sound is
waited back toward lis with the slnok,
of their volleyS. Ia me it. seems the,
are right on top Of us and that eucl
minute will bring Il bayonet tiushin.
on the breastworks.
Rchinl us. midway between the two
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-01-29
Land Of the World.

The area OF the earth is 199, 7l2,NM
square miles, of which only about o.
100000 are land. The average altitude
OF all the land above sea level is 2,4ll
feet; hence il MI the land above So,
level - 5,NN,OOO cubic miles was
spread uniformly over the globe it
would form Il shell ego feet thick.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-01-29
Best Walkers AGED.

Dan O'Leary and Henry Schmehl,
professional pedestrians, who forty
years ago walked u famous race from
Chicago to Joliet. H.. repeated their
race recently, clipping five minutes off
their record of $ hours 80 minutes. The
distance is about forty miles. Charles
Wolf and Henry Freeman. men about
twenty-five years of age. dropped out
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-01-29

From an Elaborate System Of Un-
derground Defenses the Armies
Of Europe Carry on the War.
Enemy often Within Earshot
and Play Jokes on Each Other.
Besides Hot Meals Soldiers
Sometimes Have Games Within
Their Burrows 49, Correspond
ents Tell of Life of Intrenched
Men.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-01-29

STRIKING and unusual feature
n OF the European war is the
~ fighting from trenches. This
means of battling is to be lik-
ened more to q large game Of chess
than a conflict among nations. The
men dig themselves in the ground like
80 many ground hogs and then try to
make their quarters comfortable while
the enemy is intrenched only a short
distance away. each ready to shoot at
head or hand appearing above the level
OF the earth.
Music Eight Miles Away.
British soldiers are now giving a
trenches comfortable for the winter,
and by the aid of field telephones the
men in the front trenches are able to
listen to gramophone concerts.
A report from Colonel Swinton. the
British eyewitness at the front, tells
Of this phase Of life in the trenches.
much time has been spent recently
draining, heating and generally I'M
proving conditions in the trenches in
preparation for the winter campaign
Colonel SWlntOn states. An instance
OF the up-to-datedness of the men is
shown by the fact that in some Of the
front trenches soldiers listen by tele-
phone to gramophone concerts eight
miles distant"
~The trenches Of the allies and the
enemy are often extraordinarily close
together" writes a British soldier.
"Th1S can that there is an immense
strain on the men. They remain fol
hours together in cramped, unnatural
positions, knowing from experience
that an unwise move will bring a bul
let from a crack markSman.
"Under such circumstances abuse
and badinage are continually being
banded across the intervening spaces
between the trenches. And the quick
witted Frenchmen invariably get the
better Of it in the war of words.
An Apparition.
Writing Of the fighting in the Ypre>
region a correspondent tells OF how
the soldiers work in the trenches. lie
said:
One after the other, on both sides OF
the road, lines of trenches extend into
the fields; here and there vast lakes
part Of the inundated area. AS l pass
the noise Of my motor II the oc
cupants OF the trenches, and grim, hag
gard faces appear above the breast
works.
From the ditch, ten yards ahead, al
a%pparition surges. glA in hand. Car
this be a man: Clotted with mud, the
lines of his face hidden under i; mask
of dirt, boots and trousers soaked with
the thick, yellow water Of the morass,
a sentinel bars the way .
"Your papers:"
1.-THE Woru::"
Papers are shown, the word is pass
ed, and the dirty mask expands into IL
human smile.
I'VE must lool. out. \ car somewhat
like yours has been reported in the
neighborhood: two spies are in it. But
where are Won going?
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-01-29
Topics of the Sport World :
By SQUARE DEAL
By SQUARE DEAL

when the distance was half covered.
OLenry is almost seventy-one years
old and Schmehl about the Same age.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-01-29
Winter Baseball Notes.

Maybe the Cincinnati club %dispenses
with scouts on the belief that it can't
| finish any lower without them.
The Giants made more runs against
the strong Boston pitching staff than
any other club. They made ia. ten
more than the Phillies. who were next.
The st. Louis Feds don't mind CIV
ing old fellows a show. Within two
| years they will have had Eddie Plank,
| Miner Brown and Bob Groom. and
| those three combined must be nearly
100 years old.
Bill Sweeney is the latest player who
has been ticketed for release to the
minors. Sweeney was regarded rs II
of the real stars of the diamond up to
two years ago. He fell off greatly in
his playing in 1912 and 1913.
The San Francisco club shut out
teams more frequently than any other
Coast league team, but also lost more
games than any other. Apparently
when the club was good it was very.
very good. and when it was bad it was
no so good.
"Stufty' McInnis has sold an auto
mobile he won as third prize in Il pop
ularity contest in Philadelphia last
summer. Oldring was first and Alexan-
der second. Oldring was thus the most
popular player on either team in Phil
adelphia, for all his auto winning and
game losing ways.
]. j. McGraw is saying that the Feds
tried to destroy baseball. McGraw
did some double cross busting of his
own fourteen years ago. First he jump
ed the Cardinals for Baltimore and the
American league, then threw down"
Baltimore and the American league.
But MrCiraw is Irregular" now.
When the Boston National league
club bought Bill James from Seattle
it was induced to also take Bert Wha-
ling. on the theory that James would
do his best work with q battery part
ner who knows his style. 1t is now
noted that James pitched to Whaling
in only seven games. OF these Bill
Won one and lost six. He worked with
Gowdy in twenty-seven and lost only
n Of them.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-01-29
Hop, Step and Jump Record.

TT0F, 0tcP d77o o177TP Tteo0'0'
platt Adams of the New York Attn
letic club recently made a new worlds
record for the standing hop, step and
jump. He bounded thirty-three feet,
which is eve and One-half inches bet
ter than his old figures. The record
probably will be refused. us he per-
formed off a standing board.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-01-29

Golden Text.-Bcware, ! pray thee,
and drink no Wine nor strong drink
,Judg. xiii, A..
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-01-29

4 STRIKING and unusual feature
"a OF the European war is the
~ fighting from trenches. This
- yr,n,, ~ ho%+l;,n. ;, A., no ILL
The daily Alaskan., 1915-08-28
DIVISION IF
 4. \. B. MONEY

Washington, Aug. 2S-That the legal controversy among the owners which a few weeks ago threatened to delay indefinitely the final transfer of the Alaska Northern railway property to the United States government has been set tied definitely by mutual agreement Is attested by the fact that the first payment made yesterday was divided three ways, the conflicting interests all sharing in the re- ceipt of the money. Three hundred and sixty-five thousand dollars went to the Canadian vendors, sev- enty thousand dollars to MT. La baree and sixty-nine thousand to the American bondholdres, making the total payment of five hundred and four thousand dollars an nounced yesterday.
The daily Alaskan., 1915-08-28

ill search of all kinds of game ex- cept bear-they were certainly not looking for bear. They also re- port a good time at Carcross and Whitehorse, but were glad to re- turn to skagway and their friends again.
 Mrs. Elizabeth Lucas and her son Albert H. Lucas, who have been touring in the north this summer, were southbound passengers on the Jefferson, having arrived out from the interior On yesterdays train.
 A very beautiful selection of flowers from the Pullen House con servatory was sent by Mrs. H. s. Pullen this afternoon to Major and Mrs. McAndrews at Ft. W. H. Se- ward. Gorgeous hued and magnifi- cent gladiolas and dahlias pre- dominated in the makeup of the offering.
 Word comes from Vancouver, B. C., that Dr. F. J. Nicholson of that city had offered his services to the allies which being accepted, he had joined a medical corps and Is now on his way to the front. Dr. Mich olson is well known in Skagway and Southern Yukon, having practtced his profession in Whitehorse for a number of years prior to leaV- ing there for the British Colum6ta city. For several seasons he was pitcher for the Whitehorse base ball team, at that time one of the leading teams in the Skagway- Whitehorse-Dawson circuit, and not dependent upon the help of "out- side" talent to bring home the spells of victory.
The daily Alaskan., 1915-08-28

Pekin: Aug. 27-The project of proclaiming himself emperor is be ing discussed by Yuan Shi Kai, president of the Chinese republic, witt his immediate supporters and Prof. Frank Goodnow, of John Hop kins university, legal adviser to the Chinese government, who is speud- ing the summer in Picking.
 Prof. Goodnow, who secured the confidence of Yuan Shi Kai by ad- vice given during former critical times, has been consulted on this question since his arrival here a month ago, and it is learned that he approves the project.
 The news became public in this morning newspapers account of the formation by several prominent men of an association for the pur- pose of discussing whether mou- archy is not the better form of gov ernment. The public article tellin. of the formation of the society
The daily Alaskan., 1915-08-28
LATE LEGAL
 HAPPENINGS

Al Johnson, a prospector who has been in the Broad Pass re- zion for a number of years, ar rived in Skagway a few days ago ani left on this mornings train for Whitehorse, where he is going to try and find a partner to take a trip with him into the Pelly river country. He is looking for man who can furnish his own share of an outfit for several months ab- sence in the wilderness.
 Mrs. Shearer and Miss Paterson returned on Wednesday evenings train from a ten days delightful trip to Atlin and Whitehorse. While in Atlin they were guests of Mrs Nelson on Birch creek, whose kind ness and hospitality will never be forgotten. Mir. Nelson is working mines on Birch creek and by his kind permission Mrs. Shearer and Miss Paterson were allowed to pan and "snipe" on the bed rock to their hearts content. Though amateurs at banning, they got a good showing of gold in every pan, and were allowed to keep the pieces for their efforts and to convince their friends that they were actually in the mines. They also roamed the surrounding hills
The daily Alaskan., 1915-08-28
RUSSIA WILL
 COME BACK

London, Aug. 2S-Although her armies are being forced gradually back at every point, Russia is show jnv no disposition to quit or con- sider asking for peace. On the contrary that country is now rais- ing aud equipping a fresh army Of two million more soldiers to support and relieve the strain on those now at the front, and is pre- pairing to continue the war for an other year or more. None of the Russian officers expect the conclu- sloa of the struggle until next year.
The daily Alaskan., 1915-08-28
CHINESE REPUBLIC MAY BE
 CHANGED BACK ID AN EMPIRE

uotes Prof. Goodnow as declaring that for China a monarchy Is & better form of government than a republic, and that conditions are different in China and America, and 1t is impossible to transplant a s''stem from one country to an- other"
 China became a republic on Feb ruary 12. 1912, upon the abdication of the emperor Kuang Su. follow ing the revolution of the previous year. A provisional constitution formulated by the revolutionary gov ernment of Ranking was accom- plished and under this a provisional parliament met in Picking on April 8, 1913. A permanent constitution was drafted and the articles deal ing with the election and term of office of president and vice presi- dent were passed by parliament. Under these Yuan Shi Kai on Octo- Der 6, was elected president for five-year term. .-.
The daily Alaskan., 1915-08-28
TIGHTENING
 THE SIEGE

Athens, Aug. 2S-TwO British submarines have penetrated through the Dardanelles passage into the sea of Marmora and for several days have been preventing the Turkish ships from carrying food ana ammunition to the MOslem ar ny On the GallipoH peninsula. The situation is growing critical for the Turks, iuasmuch as the land forces of the allies have worked their way far enough north across the neck of the peninsula to partly interrupt the carrying of supplies to tse forts by land.
The daily Alaskan., 1915-08-28
WORKS
 ARE DESTROYED

Berlin, August 2S-It has just been made public in this city that a German submarine on August 18th attacked Harrington, on the west coast of England, and des- troyed the benzole factories which are located there. It is denied that German submarine had been sunk by allied aeroplanes off Ostend.
 The Germans are now in posses sion of the Narew river and the Russian lines are reported to have been pierced along the Zlotalipa river.
The daily Alaskan., 1915-08-28
UPPER YUKON RIVER REPORT

Whitehorse, Aug. 2S - White Horse: Arrived 1O:2O a. m. on the 27th.
 White Horse: Sailed daylight to- day.
 Casca: Up Selliirk a. m.
 Dawson Up Ogilvie a. III.
 Canadian: In Dawson.
 Next sailing: CasCa Tuesday. Makes Lower River connection at Dawson.
The daily Alaskan., 1915-08-28
BANKERS COME ID PACIFIC COAST

New York, Aug. 2S-Three train loads of bankers will start from this city Sunday to attend the con vention of the American Bankers association to be held in Seattle during the second wee1- of Septem- Der. Several special trains from Boston and other New England points will pass through here on t5eir way westward during sunday and Monday.
The daily Alaskan., 1915-08-28

Berlin, Aug. 2S-On account of military necessity requiring the conservation of all the available copper supply, the reischtag today passed a bill authorizing the coin age of iron pieces of the value of one-sixteenth of mark or ap- prOximately a cent and a quarter in American money. These coins will take the place of the copper coins Of small denomination now in cir cuIation, which will be gathered to- gether and used in. the manufacture O parts of cannon, telegraph wire
The daily Alaskan., 1915-08-28
. BREAK NON
 IS INEVITABLE

Athens, August 2S-The break ing of diplomatic relations between Turkey and Greece is now in evitabIe it is said on account of fresh prosecutions of Greeks in Asa Minor. It is also reported that scores of Greek girls have been carried off and placed in Turk ish harems within the past few days
The daily Alaskan., 1915-08-28
MEXICO CITY
 AGAIN CAPITAL

Washington, Aug. 2S-AdTices received by the state department to- day from Vera Cruz state that Gen eral Carranza will move the consti- nationalist capital to Mexico city tomorrow, which is taken to indicate that he considers his forces strong enough to keep the Zapatistas rro!u re-entering the city.
The daily Alaskan., 1915-08-28
TaFT GIVEN
 CHURCH OFFICE

san Francisco, Aug. 2S-At the general conference of Unitarian of America now in session here, William Howard Taft, former president of the United states, was elected president of the conference for the next two years.
The daily Alaskan., 1915-08-28
PEACE RUMORS
 BEING DENIED

Petrograd, August 2S-The ru- mors Of pending negotiations for a peace agreement between Russia and Grmany, started first just after the former evacuated the stronghold of Warsaw, are again in circulation, but their truth is be- iug yehemently denied by the Rus sians.
The daily Alaskan., 1915-08-28
IRON MONEY ID REPLACE ALL
 COPPER COINS IN GERMANY

and for other necessary military
 equipment. A census of copper kettles and other household uten- sils containing that metal was recent ly made and that source of supply
 is already being drawn upon and iron vessels substituted. The iron mines under Austrian and German control are capable of supplying all of the iron and steel needed for and domestic use, but the Prussian copper mines are unable to produce more than a small portion of that metal needed.
The daily Alaskan., 1915-08-28
INDICT MANAGER
 OF THE EEASTLAND

Chicago, August 2S-Manager Greenbaum, of the steamboat con- pany which operated the steamer Eastland, has been indicted by the county grand jury on a charge of manslaughter for his part in per hitting the overlooking of that yes sel on the day of the accident.
The daily Alaskan., 1915-08-28
 DRIVEN OFF

Paris, Aug. 2S-German aero planes attempted today to raid this city but were driven off by French flotilla before they could inflict any damage. News just re- ceived here is to the effect that French aviators are now bombarding Chattelen and Argonne.
The daily Alaskan., 1915-08-28
LOST
 BY RUSSIANS

Berlin, Aug. 2S-It is generally believed here, though no official statement has yet been published, that the Russians have evacuated Grodno, another important railway center, since the surrender of Brest LitovSk.
The daily Alaskan., 1915-08-28
PRESENTED WITH
 A GOLD WATCH

Victor Peterson, a member of the crew of the steamship Dolphin was presented with a gold watch by the of that vessel upon ar
The daily Alaskan., 1915-08-28

Continued on page 4.)
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-08-11

and Again
,Re-U,,ited

Mandan, Aug. 1O-After six weeks
of separation, Mr.. and Mrs. Martin
Beehler Of St. Anthony. called on
Judge Hanley of the district court
this morning and asked that he modi.
fly a decree Of divorce granted during
the last term Of court. Ar
Suit was brought by Mrs. Beehlcr,
alleging abuse and inhuman treat.
ment Trouble with Behler's children
by his first wife started the family
squabble.
Judge ,Hanley allowed only $14O ali.
mony, refused to order any division
of property and placed time limit
of a year on either marrying again.
This morning he exaCted promises
from both parties and looked with ia
vor on the plea. They took the nup-
tial VOWS for the second time this
afternoon.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-08-11
Z BAT TTL[SH|PS
SENT To MEXICO
BY PRESIDENT
Only Precautionary Step Because
of Anti-F Foreign Demon
strations.
CONDITIONS UNFAVORABLE
AT VERA CRUZ PORT
Wilson Will Reach Washington
Friday to Attend Cabinet
Meeting.

Washington, Aug. 10.-Two Ameri-
can battleships, the Louisiana and the
New Hampshire, sailed tonight from
Newport, Rhode Island, for Vera Cruz
in response to an urgent request from
Commander McNamee that his little
fleet of gunboats in Mexican waters
be reinforced, in view Of anti-foreign
demonstrations at that port.
lit is understood that President
Wilson himself ordered the warships
sent, although no official of the gov
ernment would even admit that they
had sailed.
Purely Precautionary.
Care has been taken during the day
to point out that any naval or MILL
tary activity at this time would be
purely precautionary to safeguard for
eign interests and could not be con.
strued as having any connection with
the Pan American conference, which
is to be resumed in New York tomor-
row to complete program for bring
ing about restoration of government
in Mexico.
Commander McNamee, the senior
American naval officer on the Gulf
coast, cabled his request for rein
forcements last night, and the two
Continued on page two.)
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-08-11
Johnston and
Griffin Win

Chicago, Aug. William M. John
ston and Clarence Griffin of San Fran
cisco, Pacific Coast double chompiOns,
today defeated r. Norris Williams,
the second of Philadelphia, national
single champion, and Walton M.
Washburn of New York, in the first
match of the national doubles elim-
nation tournament to determine
which of the sectional champions
shall play Mclaughlin and Bundy, the
title holders for the national cham
Dionshjp. The scores were G-S; G-3;
10; Ga: Ga.
George M. Church, the Princeton
rhiversity star, defeated Heath BY,
ford, Illinois state champion, in the
final match Of the Western singles
championship G-3; 81; SO; 6-l.
Church will meet the title holder,
Alex M. Squair, Of Chicago, in the
challenge round tomorrow.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-08-11
BRITISH CRUISER
IS T0RPED0EO
BY SUBMARINE
German q 1ubmersible Attacks
Craft OFF the Swedish
Coast.
ONLY EIGHTY OF
CREW ARE SAVED

Berlin, Aug. 1O-The British auxil-
iary cruiser, India, of 1900 tons, has
been torpedoed off the Swedish coast
.ishty members of the crew were
saved. d.
:. The India was attacked at a point
north of Bodge when entering Rest
ford. The rescued men were picked
up by the Swedish steamer, Goeste-
land. ....
A Constantincple dispatch says a
submarine Of the Entente allies was
sunkk near Bulair this afternoon by
Turkish aeroplane, which threw
bombs upon the craft. All the crew
we're lost.
The Danish schooner, Jason, has
been burned by a German submarine.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-08-11
4 = = 4 !: = = 4 = 9 = : I
:: THE WEATHER.

= North Dakota: Generally !
!: fair Wednesday and Thurs .
(: day; not much change in tenn !
I: perature.