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The Alaska daily empire., 1915-07-27
A M BUREAU oE INVENTION.
(New York vorld.)

(NeW lOrk WOru.l
 Bureaus for the investigation of warlike novelties are no innovation abroad is subject with Amer can inventors that many Yankee discoveries have been rejected in Washington only to prove of the high est value in European armament From aeroplanes to armored ships and from submarines to machine guns the present war being fought with American ideas
 Navy Bureau of Invention headed by Thomas A. Edison who has accepted that post should lose few tricks in determining the adoption of new electrical de- vices Aeroplanes have become much an adjunct or naval as of land warfare and Orvle Wright who is un- derstood to be willing to advise the department combines scientific knowledge with air experience The mere naming list that might be much extended of Pros Bell Fressenden and Lewis Johnson, of simon Lake, Hudson Maxim. Copper Hewitt and Henry Ford gives a hint of the ingenuity upon which the country has the right to call.
 The United States has within the year received a severe lesson upon the value of preparedness to nations that would avoid trouble For us preparedness does not consist so much in standing armies and cumber. some fleets in knowing at moment what we can rely upon in case of necessity For this continuing knowledge we can turn with confidence to the ability and the patriotism of American inventors.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-07-27
UNcALLED FOR CRITICISM
fWhitehorse Star.l

On Monday the 18th communication was received at this office from the Smithsonian Institution at Wash ngton. D. C. on the subject "The Klondike Goldhed" and labeled Information for publication, Saturday af- ternoon. July 17th. 1915"
 The article in question from the versatile pen Of IT, M Cadel and. had he confded himself to his sub ect "The Klondike Goldheld would be interesting. as the writer gives in excellent style considerable valuable information regarding the Kondike and it's goldbearng area His figures concerning the output of the past correct and his predictions the output of the future are interesting But Mir Cadel without apparent cause and. in our opinion manifesting a disposition as very poor for official writer goes out of his way to give our neghboring town Of Skagway wholly uncaed for and dirty knock which appears in the third paragraph of his four page article fol- lows
 "On his trip of investigation, Mir. Caden steamed up the coast from Vancouver. and through the Lynn Canal Skagway which he terms the gateway to the Yukon. and describes "wretched little town with decaying wooden houses and grassgrown streets, the scene of many robberies riots and murders at the time of the gold rush which the police authorities had neither the power energy to control Slagway is not and can be- Of much the United States except obstruction to Canadian progress. but might be of advantage to the vast Canadian hnter land less than 20 miles inland"
 Just what Mir. cadell or the Smithsonian Institution tInstitule t formerly called) government con- cern. could possibly gain by vying the present good name Of Skagway, is done above is beyond compre henson
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-07-27

Although it is not an uncommon occurrence for the Governor Of a state commute the sentence of prs- condemned death the action of Governor John M. Saton, of Georgia, in the Frank case, furnishes a example of courage and sesacrifce It is one of those acts which show the real worth of and even among those Georgans who insist that Frank is guilty of the crime of which he convicted there must be admiration for the heorc stand taken by their executive in the face of possible death and certain cstraesm In order that Franks life might not be sacrificed on the altar of class prejudice Governor Slaon unhesatngly exposed himself the wrath of lawess Georgian mob -(Fairbanks Times)
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-07-27

week was a remarkable and one of the remarkable phases of his career that persons outside of bis immediate section ever heard of him until his was proposed for vcePresdent by the Illinois delegation at the Baltimore convention in 1912 However he started life as a lawyer became ananeier local phlanthropist. and an influential member of the Illinois Democracy He was ss years of age. and left a large estate.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-07-27
Saving.
asseneer-stop at Angel street

Passenger-stop at Angel street.
 Conductor-Right (Jitney bus pulls up in middle of dirty road) Here you are, sir .
 Passenger-Drive slightly closer to the pavement.
 conductor-Right. (To driver in a loud voice): Pull up very close to the pavement, Bill The gentleman cleans his own shoes.-(Philadelphia Record.l
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-07-27
SUMMONS.
SUMMONS.
 No. 1s24-A. In The District Court For The Dis trlct of Alaska, Division No. One.

Wm. O. Barnes, Plaintif, vs. Georgia Barnes, Defendant.
 To GEORGIA BARNES. the above named defendant, GREETING:
 IN THE NAME OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, you are here by commanded to be and appear in the above entitled court holden at Juneau, Alaska, in said Division of said District. and answer the Com plaint filed against you in the above entitled action within thirty days from the expiration of the period of publication of this Summons, which said date of last publication of said Summons is the 7th day of septem- Der, 1915. and if you fail so to appear and answer, for want thereof the plaintiff, Wm. O. Barnes. will apply to the above entitled court for the re- lief demanded in said Complaint, which relief is for the dissolution of the bonds of matrimony between plaintiff and defendant upon the ground of wilful desertion for per iod of more than two years immed- lately preceding the commencement of the above entitled cause.
 The Order for Publication of this Summons is dated July 26th. 1915 and the period of publication prescribed is once a week for six weeks.
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF. have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the above entitled court this 26th day of July A. D. 1915.
 J. w. BELL,
 (SEAL) Clerk.
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The Alaska daily empire., 1915-07-27

Many persons who have formerly gone to Europe for the summer are now seeing Alaska and Yukon for the first time and the majority of them wondering why they have made the trip before By another year ten thousand tourists should have the northern bee
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-07-27
Rl.nkmam

Whats the matter, old mani you look worried.
 Sizzer-I have cause O. l engaged Q man to trace my pedigree.
 Quizzer-Well. what's the trouble? Hasn't he been successful?
 Sizzer- Successful! I should say he has, I'm payinm him hush-money. Philadelphia Public Ledger)
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-07-27

Photographs of 12O Lusltania vic- tims have been sent to the cunard Co. in New York of which but IS have been identified.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-07-27
%. which explode when picked up.

Parls-The Figaro revives the sug- gestion that street be named af- ter Theodore Roosevelt, because of his friendship for the Allies
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-07-27

London bankers estimate that Great Britain can raise S5,OOo,OOO,OOO year. ly for war purposes for several years.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-07-27

Fill your coal bin new. The Ju- neau Transf. Co. is unloading a car go of the justly famous Ladysmlth Coal. 6-S0-6t.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-07-27

The Kaiser, according to the Lon- don Times, stated in speech to bankers, that the war should end in October.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-07-27

Tho Empire wlll make advertising contracts subject Co proof Of largest ircuIation of any newspaper In Alaoka.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-07-27
Innortant Consideration.

Every woman ought to learn to swim"
 "Perhaps." replied Miss Cayenne. oAnd vet it would spoil so many TO- mances if all girl had to do when she thought she was drowning was to rescue Washington Star)
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-07-27

Latin America plus the United States would turn out an AAmerean team in case of foreign war; says the Nicaraguan minister That's the real Monroe doc uine.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-07-27

Athens special says General Liman yon Sanders, German commander on Gallipoli. has been recalled to Berlin.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-07-27

The motoring record between Chicago and New York has been broken, which is much pleasanter and more useful drive than those which hear much about ln Europe
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-07-27

The SSOOOOOOOOO subscribed to a single British loan is greater by hundreds of millions than our entire nerestbearing national debt after four years of civil war Even faster than the cost of living rises the cost of killing ones felow-men.-(N New York Word)
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-07-27

The London Morning Post declares that the German Socialist party is hopelessly divided on the war ques- ton.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-07-27

Manolln. guitar ana banjo lessons. Alice M. Jordison, studio, and 6, Gar side Building. S-4-tt
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-07-27

A Boston Globe correspondent. R. R. Mccormick, describes Grand Duke Nicholas Nicolaievitch. commander in chief of Russian armies. as "the greatest find of the war" His ef- forts to draw the Germans back to the eastern frontier from their rushes towards Paris have been successfully accomplished without exposing his own armies to destruction and de. spite a marked superiority of rail. road communication. artillery and ammunition of the Germans.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-07-27

But Colonel please tell us who is for peace at any Drcel" It's too hot to worry or fight unless we know
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-07-27

Just one word to the Constitutional Convention; just gentle softspoken, little word It is very easy defeat the polls proposed Constitution that is too outrageously one.sided.-(New York World)
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-07-27

The Empire wIli mae advertising contracts subject to proof of largest lrcuIatlon of any newspancr In Alaska.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-07-27

Col John A. sleicher, editor of Leslies, has always fought the battles of Alaska and he's going north to see the country himself He has the proper tem-( Seattle Times.l
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-07-27

Orville Wright in the New York Times says United States needs 1.- 300 aeroplanes for the navy and zoo for the army and 1t would take two years to be economically equipped to insure reasonable protection in time of peace. l understand that as long ago as last November the Brit ish were turning aeroplanes at the rate of SO a week which would mean a total Of 1860 machines up to the first of May. The average life of an aeroplane is seven hours of actual fighting"
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-07-27

Poverty is said to be sure cure for dyspepsia. but the cure may be worse than the disease.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-07-27
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pr. Sydney Walker, Jr, an AmeH can eye specialist. who went to Eng land with the Red Cross, in a letter received by a friend in Chicago tells how 49 German spies were trapped by Scotland Yard detectives and ex- ecuted in London.
 "A secret order went out to all British army and naval officers in London not to ride in any automobile or taxicab the next day. On the fol- lowing day Scotland Yard detectives arrested 52 men in British officers uniforms, riding in taxis or autos. Three proved to have just come over from Ireland and did not know of the order Other 49 were taken as Ger man spies and were shot without be- ing accorded a trial Not having any real connection with the war office they had not received the order"
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-07-27

Those who sufier in silence usually have a lot to say about 1t later.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-07-27
POINTED PARAGRAPHS
lchlcnrn News.l

Women do not like new wrinkles any more than they do old ones
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-07-27

Tho Empire guarantees its adver- tisers the largest circulation of any newspaper 10 Alaska,
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-07-27

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 After five years of work all the tele- phone lines in Melbourne have been put underground.
 One of the easiest ways to cool an overloaded oven is to stand basin of cold water in 1t.
 Most of Japan's pearl divers are women, who begin to learn the trade at the age of 1s to 14.
 An ounce of sugar of lead to a pail of water win help to fix the blue col or in many textiles.
 The development of water power in Norway has made electricity cheaper than steam in that country.
 A recently patented cigar holder is little more than a pair of hinged jaws controlled by a spring.
 Iron imbedded in concrete in Ger many has been found to be free from rust after more than forty-lve years. Rapid cooling of a liquid produces fine crystals; the slower it changes form the larger the crystals.
 Chile is to have a foundry for the manipulation of the raw material that comes from Bolivian tin mines.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-07-27

Residents of Mexico City have no need to sQuander their money upon the movies. Kaleidoscopie changes of rules must provide sufficient diversion.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-07-27

~All of the news all the. time" ''
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-07-27

A Berlin cable says the German press is featuring every obtainable scrap of American comment on the recent German answer to the Amer ican note but surprisingly little is coming through-nothing from New York papers.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-07-27

The colouel's war up and down the coast has dem ,nstrated beyond dispute that The Colonel is The Colonel and these are dog days.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-07-27
whom you would have us fight or about who" we should

American submarines are to be armed with guns as well as torpedoes It is safe to assert that neither will ever be fired on defenseess passenger ships
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-07-27

Chile is to have foundry for the manipulation of the raw material that comes from Bolivian tin mines
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-07-27

After five years of work all the tele- phone lines in Melbourne have been put underground.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-07-27

Taking advantage of weakness Of British soldiers for souvenirs, Ger mans leave attractiveiy bright new helmets lying in abandoned trench.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-07-27

One of the easiest ways to cool an overloaded oven is to stand basin of cold water in 1t.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-07-27

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The Alaska daily empire., 1915-07-27
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Date of first publication July 2lth' 1915.
 Date of last publication Sept. 7th, 1915.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-07-27

Adocs expectations yet some believed we st need a Dlogenes lamp.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-07-27

Basic dispatch says Germany has built a new fighting triplane, which can carry 20 men. four machine guns and a revolver gun. and will be equip ped with eight motors.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-07-27

Rapid cooling of liquid produces fine crystals; the slower it changes form the larger the crystals.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-07-27

Reports from Belgian-Dutch from tier says that many persons are be- ing killed daily in the attempt to cross high voltage electric wire fence which has been constructed by the Germans along the entire border.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-07-27

Most of Japan's pearl divers are women, who begin to learn the trade at the age of 1S to 14.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-07-27
WAR sIDELIeHTs

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The Alaska daily empire., 1915-07-27

In appreciation of services of Mir. Brand Whiuock, Belgian people are to present to his home city of Toledo Van Dyck's sketch for his picture Saint Martin Partageantson Man. teau."
The Cordova daily times., 1915-11-16
speclal to The Times By Associated Press.

LONDON, Nov 16lt is reported here that the Bugaran have been reinforced and offensive in ral Macedonis They strongly attacking the allied posi-
 and dangerously menacng the French and British in this region From present indications it would ap this section of Serbia would be the centre of interest
 in the fighting until the issue has been decided the Bugarans have attacked such strength that they evil denty attempting to crush the Serbans and allies The drive started from TevO and is being directed towards Prp and towards the southern Serbian frontier The Bull gaas also making desperate efforts to force their through the Katcnk Pass in the direction of Prstina The from Teovo through Prip to Monasr is being
 started by attempting drive the Serbans out of the Brauna Pass If both movements successful Prilp would be endangered from sde and the allied forces would be peed retreat escape annaon If either of the opera
 ons are successful Monastr will be menaced Considerable uneasness manifest in official headquarters at the de partment it uncertain whether the allied forces in Serbia are large enough the advancing tide of Bull garans The onslaught has been begun with extraordinary vigor and but that the Bugarans making their supreme effort to capture central Macedonia.
The Cordova daily times., 1915-11-16
WILSON WORKING IN ANNUAL
 MESSAGE

WASHINGTON. Nov. 16-President Wilson is at work preparing his mes- sage to be read to the coming Con- gress. The message will occupy a large portion of his time from now to Thanksgiving Day, when expects to have it ready for submission to the cabinet. While nothing official has been given out regarding the con- tents. and they will not be known until Congres opens, it is semi-official- ly stated that the principal topic of the president will be the subject of national defense. Other important matters to be treated will be the ques- tion of additional revenue. conserva- tion of national resources and the Philippines.
The Cordova daily times., 1915-11-16
PRETTY MAIDENS DANCE FOR
 EMPEROR

KIOTO, Nov 16-Five beautiful madiens, peeresses of the realm, wearing rich and brilliant kimono, danced to night an ancient dance of old Japan at a great state feast held to celebrate the coronation of Elm peror Yoshihito. The Emperor him. self was there and several thousand people were gathered about the ban quet board as his personal guests. Prominent among the foreign guests, who included the members of the diplomatic corps, was George w. Guthrie, the American Ambassador, and Mrs. Guthrie.
The Cordova daily times., 1915-11-16
MISSING KRAUSE J ARRESTED AS
 k|DNAPPER

SEATTLE, Nov 16-Edward Krau. SC, of Petersburg, Alaska, was arrest led here last night as he was coming down the gangplank of the Jefferson. Krause was arrested on a warrant is sued by the district court at Juneau, Alaska, charging him with complicity in the kidnapping of William Christie. The case has attracted great deal of attention in southeastern Alaska, where the parties concerned are well known. Christie has been employed as an amalgamator at the Treadwell miHe and has not been seen since November l. Krause is suspected to } have been concerned in the disap- pearance of Christie as he had been an ardent admirer of Mrs. Celia Gesekus whom Christie married two months ago, and it is believed that Krause did away with Christie out of jealousy. At the time of the marri- age Krause was greatly incensed over the affair, and remonstrated with Mrs. Gesekus on the ground that she was a German like himself and should not be marrying a Scotchman. The mar shaIs office at Juneau has been inves- gating the matter after being told of Krauses enmity to Christie by the friends of the woman, and the arrest last night is the result.
The Cordova daily times., 1915-11-16
PAUL MEYER ON WAY ID ENLIST AS SOLDIER

Word has arrived that Paul Meyer, who recently started on his return to Germany, from this place, has arrived safely in New York City. on the first part of his journey. After experi- encing many difFicultities in securing a passport he finally went to Wash ington, D, C., where one was finally secured He started for Copenhagen on the steamer Oscar II on Thursday Oct. 21, from which place he will take passage to his home port. He wishes to say good bye to his many friends in this vicinity thru the columns Of this paper. After the war Is over Mir. Meyer expects to return to CordoVa.
The Cordova daily times., 1915-11-16
Roadhouse Keeper Commits Suicide

Fairbanks feghter and A. Fisher who standing the depot Mogan jump in front of the engine when it within a few feet of him.
 Mogan crushed under the wheels and his body badly initiated His skull fractured both legs cut off the thigh and of his broken Coroner Medley moned and inquest held the following jurors being panelled: L. A. Baird, Carl Jonson C. C. Dunlap, Knute Peterson, John Larson and John Murphy. After examng number of witnesses the jury returned verdict that Mogan had committed suicide by jumping in front of a train
The Cordova daily times., 1915-11-16
AN ALL ALASKA ACT
 BY FAIRBANKS BOYS

Gene Huckins and E. 2. Bennett, of Fairbanks, will appear oa the vaudeville stages throughout the country in an Alaskan sketch. MT. Huckins will take a full blood4d nal amute dog. a real beauty, with him for use in the act
 This act will be booked over the Class A circuits It is fitting that these two men, who worked on the first survey of the government rail road in the interior. and who hush ed the trails of this country before the railroad was thought of should introduce to the theatre going public on the outside an Alaskan act.
The Cordova daily times., 1915-11-16
N ] PROTECTION FUR MUN|T|ON
 PLANTS

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16-Attorney General Gregory will ask Congress to pass legislation, at it's coming session, to enable the government to proceed against persons who plot and blow up United States intuition plants and vessels. The present federal law has been thoroughly investigated and it is found to fail to cover these cases.
The Cordova daily times., 1915-11-16
MAYOR MITCHELL APPENDICITIS
 VICTIM

NEW YORK, Nov. 16-The public was informed today that Mayor Nit. chel had been removed to a hospital during the night and been operated on for appendicitis. The diease develop ed suddenly and the attending physi. clans state that the Mayor has an acute. case, and refuse to give out positive assurances of his recovery. They say that his condition is most serious,
The Cordova daily times., 1915-11-16

suicide this afternoon by deliberately throwing himself in front of switch engine the Copper River Northwestern rail road The deceased about B years of and until gently conducted the PiIdrver roadhouse, the Chtna Fairbanks tra which he leased to his nephew John R. Mogan ,Tr.
 The unfortunate man Cordova, intending go to 1he states and ticket for passage the steamer Evans found person. Today he walked down to the depot and from there the tres short distance beyond There he
The Cordova daily times., 1915-11-16
BELIEVES iBAcH PARTY
 SAFE MIDDLETON ISLAND

The halibut schooner Idaho is in port. and the captain reports that in passing Middleton Island, few days ago, he saw Ibach's boat drawn up on the beach there and he feels confident that the party who left here several weeks ago, and over whose safety there was considerable alarm, arrived at it's destination.
The Cordova daily times., 1915-11-16
BUL LGARIA'S SUPREME EFFORT
 TO CRUSH ALLIES IN SERBIA

SALONIKI Nov 16-Kng Peter of Serbia is setting an example to his soldiers by fighting private in the trenches with the Serbian army of the north The monarch has reached advanced but is still strong and vigorous and stand up well under the strain of trench warfare The presence of the king with his soldiers has fired them with immense
 usasm and they meeting with desperate resistance the fierce attacks of the Austro Germans flank and the Bulgarans the other The fighting in the mountains is of the desperate character often developing into hand hand battles in which neither the Srbans Bugaans show any quarter to each other.
The Cordova daily times., 1915-11-16
STEAMER WATSON IS
 SUCCESSFULLY FLoATEO

The steamer Admiral Watson, of the Alaska-Pacific Navigation com pany's Alaskan fleet, which was ram med and sunk last summer, has been successfully raised to the sur face and is now being pumped out and prepared to be taken to drydock.