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The Alaska daily empire., 1915-12-27
EMpERoR cREArEs NoeLEs

TOXIC, Dec. 27.-Yuan Shi-Kai, un. crowned emperor of China, Thuroday established new ranks of nobility. which VII prevail under the monar- chy. He created five princes, 12 dukes md 24 marquises.
 vice-Prcsidcnt u Yuon.Hung, who opposed the change from Q republi- can to monarchical form of govern ment. was named Prince of Military Righteousness."
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-12-27
STOCK QUOTATIONS

NEW YORK. Dec. 27.-Alasla Gold closed today at 25. Chino at 55, Ray at 24ss. Utah at s41< and Butte and Superior at 71H Copper metal sold at % cents.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-12-27
LANSING SAYS
 YASAKA MARU
 WAS NOT WARNED

WAsHlNeT0N, Dec. 27.-The SSss>.e Department announced today that the Japanese liner Yasaka Maru was tor pedoed and sunk in tho MedIterran- can Sea, without warning. The an- nouneement wac made after Secretary Lansing and Ambassador chInda had been in conference for three hours. Reports from the. Japanese govern ment tallied IdentleaIly with those which Secretary Lanslng received from the American consulate at Port Said.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-12-27
PRICK GENEROUS

PITTSBURGH, Dec. 27-Henry c. Prick. tho millionaire. announced on Christmas he would pay in full as Q Christmas gift, the amounts lost by school children when local savings bank collapsed. The gift represents s176. 900.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-12-27
CRAB cANNERY MEN
 ON HE NORTHWESTERN

Among the passengers on the North western Friday night were F. A. Sprague and wife. who will establish a crab cannery near Cordova. A crew of IS men were with Mir Sprague and work on the new project will be started as soon as they arrive
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-12-27
LiNcoLN's FRIEND, SEATTLE PIONEER,
 DIES AT s5 YEARS

PITTSBURGH. Dec. 27.-col. Edard Jay Allen, S5. a friend of President Abraham Lincoln and O member of the staff of General Fremont during the Civil War. Is dead at his home here. Col. Allen was one of the first settlers Of Seattle. Wash.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-12-27
MANY RICH IN NEW
 YORK ON TAX ROLL

NEW YORK, Dec. 27. - It is stated that there were more than 1000 resi- dents of this city who paid income taxes on incomes exceeding $1OOOOO @ year. There were lO2 who paid taxes on incomes of more than $5OO,- 900 Q year.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-12-27
Two More Liners Sunk. 86 Dis Yasaka Not Warned
P. (. COMP ANY
 BUYS STEAMER

sEATTLE, Dec. 27.- It was an, nounced today that tho Pacific coaet steamship Company had just pur- chased the steamship Ravalil from tho Hammond Lumber Company of San Francisco for uoe in Southeastern. Alaska.
 The Reyali ie vessel of 998 gross and 777 net tons, Is 1862 feet long, sS.l beam and 14.S feet in depth. She was built in 1905 at Fairhayen, Calf.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-12-27
PRINCESS MAY LATE
 FOR PRESENT WEEK

Word was received today that the Princess May was held at Vancouver unu this evening on account of Christ mas. She will arrive at Juneau Dec. 30 and sail south New Years Day
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-12-27
JOHN DAVIS wEDs
 SEATTLE HgiREss

SEATTLE. Dec. 27.-John Davis. head of Scattle's big real estate firm of John Davis and company. and Miss Mergaret B. Smith. daughter of the late Dr. Rufus Smith. wealthy pio- neer of Seattle. were married Christ mas day.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-12-27
AR IS COSTING
 sso.OOo,oOO A DAY

AMSTERDAM. Dec. 27.- Dr. Karl Helffr.ch. secretary of the German treasury. estimates the cost of the war to all belIgerents is $S0,0oO,0OO day. Q yearly cost of $40,000.oOO.OOO. an amount equal to half total vaIua- ton of public and private wealth of France before the war. Of this ex- pense two-thirds falls to the Entente allies and O little over one-third to Germany.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-12-27
ABUSE OF PAssPoRTs
 WILL DE STOPPED

WASHINGTON. Dec. 27.-vigorous steps have been taken by tho Wood row Wilson administration to prevent the abuse of American passports. All Americans going abroad will be check ed up as never before. Additional re- Quiremeuts for issuance of passports are now being drafted.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-12-27
MERCHANT MARINE
 HAS NOTABLE GROWTH

WASHINGTON. Dec. 27.-statlstics showing the tonnage of the American merchant marine. made public today. disclose notable increase in the closing year. The total tonnage is now nearly S.4OO.OOO.OoO.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-12-27
PEAcE. ADVOCATES ARE
 HELD UP BY GERMANS

BOSTON. Dec. 27.-A Globe Berne cable says that the members of the executive committee of the interna- honai- congress to study a basis of a durable peace have been held up along the German.swiss frontier
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-12-27
eUeeENHEfMs ARE
 TAKING TIME TO
 DISSOLVE CORPORATION

NEW YORK. Dec. 21--Directors and officials of the Guggenheim Fix ploration company. are still at work on final dissolution plan sof that con cern. but 1t is expected that consid- erable time will. elapse before the plan is completed. The questions being dealt with at present include the dis posal Of the company's holdings of Yukon Gold and the cash In the treas
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-12-27
RAILROAD MEN ASK
 FOR EIeHT.HoUR DAY

CHICAGO. Dec. 27.-Represcntati- yes of the employees of the four big railroad organizations have prepared Q demand for an cight.hour day for all railroad employees without re- ducton in pay.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-12-27
THAMES REruRNINe

NIr. and Mrs. Bart L. Thane and Miss Fay Thane leave San Francisco today for Juneau. according to advic- es received by the Alaska Gastineau Mining Company.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-12-27
Lats CROPS GREATEST

IN QUANTITY AND VALUE WASHINGTON. Dec. 27.-value of the principal farm crops. based upon prices paid to farmors Dec. l, is placed by tho Department cf Agriculture at S5.56S.77S.OO0, making banner year both in value and in production of crops.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-12-27
PHILANTHROPY IN
 BOSTON GETS BIC BOOST

BOSTON, Dece. 27.-A. c. Ratshes- ky, president of the United States Trust Company. established the first foundation for the promotion of Jew ish philanthropy in Boston. with con tribution Of S100,o0o.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-12-27
crarlElcArEs lssuEs

A teachers certificate was issued today by the Governors office to Miss Elsie Ware, of cordova. Miss Ware has life certificate from the State Normal School at Bellingham.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-12-27
MUST PAY TAXES

Judge Jennings today rendered a judgment in favor of the Territory Of Alaska vs. the Mexican Gold Mining Company for the taxes due for the years 1914 and 1915. An appeal wfli be taken to the higher court.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-12-27
WILLARD AssUREs FULTON HE WILL
 MEET HlM FIRST


 CHICAGO. Dec. 27.-Jess Willard, heavyweight champion, assured Fred Fulton today that regardless of what the New Orleans promoters would do he would take on ho other opponent until he mas boxed Fulton. Wnlard's statement has sealed his match with Fulton.
 Johnson Would Return
 Jack Johnson. who fled to Europe after forfe.ting his $20,OOO bonds af. ter conviction of white slavery, has written the U. s. attorney here ask ing that the case be settled John sons pleadings have received no sup port here. The ex-champ iB now in England.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-12-27
RECORD FRENCH
 GOLD SUPPLY

PARIS. Dec. 27.-According to the Mat.n the stock of gold held in the Bank of France Wednesday reached a total of 5.O0O.OOO,OO0 france. (s.oOO.- OO0). a worlds record.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-12-27
BULGARIA ADDS sf,ooo
 ocUARE MILES TO AREA

AMSTERDAM, Dec. 27.-sona de- spatches declares that recent Balkan successes have enlarged BuIgaria's territory by S1,OOO square miles No allies are now left in servia.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-12-27
coln FROM cnRA

NEW YORK Dec. 27.-National Bank of Cuba has deposited in the as, say office $i.oO0OOO In French gold .coin imported from Cuba.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-12-27

 VESSELS s
 TORPFDOED
KAlsER IS WARNED

ATHENS, Dec. 27.--KIng constan- the, it was reported here today, has teIesraphed Emperor William that he cannot permit the 5uIgarIans and Turka to cross the Greek frontier.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-12-27
ENTENTE scoREe

LONDON. Dec. 27.-"The Persian cabinet has fallen." says tho Teheran correspondent of Reuters. "PrInce Firma has been named Premier by the Shah and thIs is considered a great diplomatic victory for the en- tente allIee," added the correspond ent.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-12-27
ALLEGED INSURANCE
 LooTER IS NAssEp

PORTLAND. Dec. 27- Frank ". Stone. long sought for complicity in the Washington Industrial insurance frauds, was placed under arrest here Sunday
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-12-27
aERR KlNc ARRlvEs

BRINDlel. Italy, Dec. 27.-KIna Pe- ter of Serbia, accompanied by hIs aide, arrived here today on board an Italian eruIser.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-12-27
HUeRTA VERY ILL

EL PAso. Dec. 27.-victor- 1 iana Huerta, former boss of { Mexico. was 30 seriously III today that he was removed { from prison and Is at the resi- { dence Of his wife. under guard. { %%+% z @& z t q C q 2 4 <
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-12-27
GREEK KING ILL

PARIS, Dec. 27.-An Athens die patch says King Constantine tonight was stricken with vIruIent attack of pleurIsy and that hIs condition To serIouS.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-12-27
The War Offlce Savn:

"The retiring movement of the army has been carried out in perfect or. der Attacks of the BuIgarians against our rear guard were repulsed. Our contingents, now within the Greek border, have been reassembled. Not one Bulgarian soldier set foot on Greek soil"
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-12-27
FRENCH SEE BIG
 VICTORY IN RETREAT

PARIS. Dec. 27. - Though forced to withdraw from Servian Macedonia. the French army Of the Orient won a great victory in the ten-day battle on the Cerna river. In the face of tre- mendous odds in barren and rocky territory, the French soldiers hurled back tho Bulgarians.
 An official report on the Cerne bat tie made public today states that the Bulgarians lost nearly 40OO men, while losses of the French were comparati- vely light.
New Britain herald., 1915-08-23
A WORD ABOUT MELONS


number of scales or blisters on the out side of melon is another sign of the ripeness of the fruit. When every bit of the surface is covered each seed will be mature and the pulp melt in the mouth.
 If one is not possessed of large, cold cellar or iceboX the best way to cool melon is to wrap it in a wet blanket and put it for a couple of hours in a place where the wind will blow over it without allowing the sun to strike it.
 Have the melon well chilled, then split in two lengthwise and with vegetable scoop or tablespoon, using rotary motion cut out individual cones of luscious scarlet flesh. Arrange on low glass dish or platter, on bed of grape leaves or on individual dessert plates. Another way is to cut the melon crossWise in slices about an inch thick. Remove the rind With little coolly or vegetable cutter, stamp into diamonds, circles or hearts and ar range on a bed of leaves. Another popular way where the melon is to be brought to the table whole is to take a long bladed sharp knife, insert the blade near the top of the melon, then cut diagonally 6own toward the other end, leaving four or five inches as base. Remove the knife and again in sert the point three inches to the left of where the knife was first inserted and cut diagonally toward the far end of the first cut thus making a saw tooth. Continue to cut up and down in this way until you have gone ccn1- pletcly around the melon, when the teeth can be readily pulled apart. This is the best way to cut a melon at a picnic or clambake.
 Watermelon Sherbet
 Take all the red pulp and juice of ripe melon and to every two quarts al- low a half pound of sugar. Flavor with lemon if desired. Freeze. When half frozen add the stiffly whipped whites of two eggs and continue freezing.
New Britain herald., 1915-08-23

semiannually to American shores al- ways include tailleurs and demlta1lleurs of the practical and smart serge. m fact, it is the only color that the well dressed Parisienne permits herse1 TOT daytime wear, Black Is her nrst choice then dark blue and then-black again.
 One thing seems reasonably certain, and that is that beaded garn1tures will appear on serge frocks. The beads are dull rather than otherwise and are as- sociated with rope silk to define some conventional motif. The idea is all right if it should not be overworked, but even should the latter occur the de- signers may be depended upon to ad- vance some new idea to appeal to those who cannot endure wearing any gar rnent after even it's smallest detail has become common.
 Dark blue is to be the leading color for fall, just as it has been all through the current season, but by way of greater variety there are some charm ing cloths, velvets and satins in new shades of familiar, colors. Among these are field mouse and novel shade of gray, not quite as smoky as the London tone nor as brown as taupe nuance; then there is subterranean green, clear tone that will combine beaut1-
New Britain herald., 1915-08-23

atelier. It is of green and tan check, with border of plain green about two ana one-half inches wide
 The skirt is quite original in its draplng: It is arranged in loose plaits to the nand and so manipulated that where the border edge overlaps the front seam the material forms a sort of cascade drapery. This means that the front IS elevated above the sides and that the hem line is uneven. A par tlcular feature is the double belt of the green border, which is separated by a fiat piece at the back and drawn over the hlps to confine the material there about This arrangement imparts slim line which might otherwise be lacking.
 Serge associated with satin IS an nounced for the intermediate season. It will fill in the weeks after one has dropped the linen suit or frock and has found the taffeta garment passe and the coming of the period when it is es- sential to adopt the tailored suit. Many ingenious styles are being evolved, so that the combination of satin and cloth, which, strictly speaking. is not novel, may whet the sartorial appetite of the woman eager for the latest models.
 One piece Irocks tt.at have the ap-
New Britain herald., 1915-08-23
Things New In Fancy Work

| form the background are left un- touched.
 A quaint workbag is done in tapestry stitch in rich colorings. The top or the
 bag is finished with a turnover collar in straight band effect, and the bag IS finished with a broad strap handle or the material of which the bag itself IS composed.
 Candle and lamp shades, circular ana square pillows, scarfs and runners cen- terpieces, pincushion covers and Work-
 bags are made of heavy cream linen, stamped and tinted. A centerplece IS stamped and tinted in black, green and red in natural tulip design com bined with a striped effect border. It is done in simple outline stitch in colors and finished with a deep cluny lace edge. A table scarf is stamped and tinted in a stripe and conventional floral pattern, outlined in black and white. The stripes form a spike effect border headed in a wreath of the flow CTS and leaves. A unique centerpiece is in a floral and checkerboard pattern. The flowers and leaves are introduced in four clusters, stamped in blue, red, yellow and green, and the checker board design in black and white squares. The flowers and leaves are outlined in colors to match the tinting, with centers embroidered in black. The entire design is outlined in black.
New Britain herald., 1915-08-23

pearance Of two Sp4ece costumes are likely to be popular during the coming months. One of these, for example, is made of dark blue serge combined with dark blue taffeta. The lower half of the skirt is of the cloth. It is attached to the. upper half of silk, and the lat ter is freely gathered to an pnderood- ice of white china silk.
 Where the jointure of silk and wool en occurs there are placed on either side of the front pocket simulations com posed of bead passementerie tntroduc- ing small black, blue, gilt and white beads to give an iridescent effect.
 This. garniture is repeated about the edge of the bolero. The latter is quite short and stands out from the waist line. The armholes are eXaggeratedly wide the better to reveal the deep set sleeves of taffeta. These sleeves are full length and are completed with white organdfe cuffs, bordered with machine stitching in dark blue. A col- lar of organdie finished to match the cuffs completes the neck.
New Britain herald., 1915-08-23
Fillet Crochet Makes Quaint Cap

WHERE seems to be an endless va
 riety of uses to which fillet crochet can be applied. A large square of this crochet could be made into a very charming boudoir cap. A square with g. rose pattern would be very pretty, although the extremely conventional designs are equally good.
 The square should be made with fifty or sixty cOdOnnet, as it will be more attra ctive if the mesh is not too fine. A picot edging may be added to the edge of the square, or it can merely be finished with two rows of the plain mesh.
 When making this cap a casing is stitched around the inside of the square, forming circle by eliminating the cor ners. An elastic is run through the casing; then the corners are wired with fine millinery wire, so as to make them stand out. The front and back corners
New Britain herald., 1915-08-23

sETNHE women of today are not inter
 ested in their homes, because they have been taught by their mothers to consider all work in connection there with drudgery, whereas housekeeping today is g science" asserts Mrs. Heath, president of the Housewives league of New York city.
 "If the woman of our day would only recognize that marriage is a business concern of which she forms responsi- ble partner it being her function to ad- minister the funds which her. husband provides for the making of the home, she would assuredly learn to qualify I as a home administrator in the true sense of the word.
 "All the problems of commerce are hers to deal with and solve under the new conditions of this century, in which she occupies the position of con- sumer rather than that of producer. Let her accept her new role as an in- telligent consumer, taking an active in- terest in market values, food conditions and all economic problems of the day, uniting with her co-workers to obtain organized purchasing power and or ganized consumption, the most urgent | home needs of this age"
 | Mrs. Heath maintains that although women during the past years have taken part in many. movements, the housewives, who form the greatest class of all the women of the world, have hardly felt the stir of new ac- tivities and have been satisfied like dreamers half awake to listen to the catchwords of the day-pure food, eco- nomical buying, poisonous preserva- tives tainted milk, etc.-without at- tempting to investigate their true meaning or in what measure they were personally concerned herewith.
New Britain herald., 1915-08-23

MELON time extends over a much
 longer period these days than it dld even ten years ago. The transit facilities and careful distribution and oversight of cars now covering the out put Of every state in turn enable the melon lover to begin his feast early in June and keep It up into September or even later.
 The national taste for watermelon might lead us to think it a native of the soil, but Asia and Africa both law prior claims to being it's original habi tat This, however, is certain-the In dians of the southwest and the de- scendants of old cliff dwellers are as enraptured with the melon as the ne gro himself
 While the energy or heat producing value of the watermelon is not as high as the muskmelon, it is one of the most wholesome and refreshing of natures purifiers. If unripe it is apt to produce collie, but thoroughly ripened it's juices carry away with them feverish tenden- cies and are considered beneficial in their effect on liver, kidney and blad- der IT. our own southwest the Indians gather them as they do in Turkey, pro- tect them from frost in blankets or hay and keep them in good condition until n1idwinter.
 1t is a rather difficult matter to judge q melon because the edible portion is so far from the outside. Weight is the first consideration, the juice of a full ripe melon betulzening it's richness. Some judges of melons proceed by pressing the sides together. If a crispy sound is heard the chances are that the melon is ripe and sweet, while another well known expert states that his fla vorite method is to lay a melon on it's back, white side up, then scratch the skin of the lightest part. If this seems tender and the melon is yet firm to the pressure Of the finger, so that it is diff cult to pierce it with the nail, it prob- ably will prove a good melon. The
New Britain herald., 1915-08-23

n the sailor of various ma-
 erfals is to be the favorite
 1nodel for the autumn season
 has been determined by a karisienne milliner who makes
 lovelier sailor hats than any
 CT abroad or at home. The in the illustration is of EeI1E with a quilting of chiffon The brirn. 1t is simply trimmed Heather ornament placed upon rene edge of the brim.
 some information regarding the Dries. French serge is revived |y of the new frocks and suits. les an ideal material for hard wear. and it also is very well pr sernidress models. It com with satin and also laid. The. latter is instanced as Ehe chief trimmings for the com IL We shall see it in novelty
 and all manner of widths and a variety of ways. old and new, rays attractive.
 objection to serge is the fact wears altogether too well and Ia. woman loath to part with it |r of ephemeraI fabrics. Paris ways been extremely partial to ue serge, and irrespective of the the collections of models sent
New Britain herald., 1915-08-23

ttfactfve workbag of tan linen
 vas with hemstitched hem is
 n double tier or ruff1ed effect,
 led with motifs of fllet lace but
 d in colored silk and a stamped
 Embroidered in solid stitch.
 husual and striking centerpiece
 bed and tinted in red and black
 Erash- A deep border stimulates fe effect embroidered in gray, Ind red. Clusters of flowers are red, with leaves in black. It is |n cluny lace.
 Felty in the form of bag for Id ends of materials suitable for |g and mending is made of white |th stiffened top and a con- opening covered by a deep flap, th appears a stamped and tinted representing a number of queer little men, presumably made of
 This design is embroidered |y outline stitch.
 hterpiece in natural linen color stamped with a horn of plenty fth asters and forgetmenots, em- ed in either rope silk or rope the asters being done in loop knd French knots. It is edged heavy mercerized fringe. Tapestry designs are made up try sets, as we'll as in separate laundry bags, sewing |val and round centerpieces, tie Fcarfs, oval and round pillows, he design is stamped and tinted e embroidery done in darning black. [ese designs giving prominence 5 and tree branches with bril- colored leaves are stamped and n red on white etamine canvas. signs are outlined in black and up in colors to match the tint lile the shadow effects which
New Britain herald., 1915-08-23

this flap will snap or button over the back of the bag.
 Across the bottom, after the flap has been measured off, attach shoe pockets. Bind a long piece of material with tape across one side; then lay it into four box plaits, dividing them by means of a stitched piece of tape. Also stitch a piece of tape across the bottom after the pockets are pasted in place.
 Above these pockets attach another bag the width of the strip underneath and any desired depth. Bind top edge with tape divided into two sections and stitch tape across the bottom.
 Now lace the long strips to a depth of five inches with sateen and stitch a casing for double drawstTings. Stitch t!7e two pieces together on the right