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The Alaska daily empire., 1916-01-19
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Juneau. Alaska, Jan. 10. SC Who Would Knock

Juneau, Alaska, Jan. l0' To Those Who Would Knock Come all you knockers and henchmen Come out and fall in with the bunch Get out where the people can see you Do you get me; be wise get the huncn. Hatchets were made to cut wood with Hammers were made to drive nails. Buy all your goods here in JUNEAU. Don't have them come thru the maiis' Walk down the street with your head Don't let let your lower lip drOOp, When walking around keep your chest
 out.
 Don't stroll around with stoOp' Be a good sport here in JUNEAU, Don't spend your change across the
 Bay,
 The merchants In town here can use
 lt,
 Youm get 1t all back some day. This is some city, our JUNEAU Some little burg-well guess; Plenty of sunshine and flowers Everything here is the best Send what you raise here. To JU
 NEAU.
 Don't trade 1t to some point outside We can use all that you have here We'll buy all your goods with muef
 pride
 Go take a look around our city; Think of the strides we have made Knockers we know didn't do it, Just the live onea not afraid.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-01-19

lt Is wonderful how prone to ezaggeratc we arc, as people. Here VIC have been going along. believing ha the United States has been contributing for many years something Ike ssoOOooOOO per to foreign ship owners for carrying our freight and from Eur ope Now the statement Is made and 1t Is apparently authentic. tha, in lsi4 We paid s4sOOOOOO for ths pnrpose and this sum Is believed to be fair average of what has been paid for years past and not all of ,he amount goes out of the country as Of 1t is spent here for dock charges ship supplies and so On
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-01-19

The landstrum. of German third-llne troops had a Christmas of mingled homesiclsness. mourning and jollity. Each company decorated its mess hall with tinsel and pictures of von Hin. denburg and the Kaiser "in the pro. portions of two to one," declares the Times correspondent. 4 huge Christ mas tree, an eight-piece band and a choir of twenty voices, all of the mems production. graced the occasion. and a feature was a stirring talk by the cap tain. who spoke Of home and their duty
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-01-19

of one cent a quart in the price Of beer. a German commander of the 11th corps has forbidden any increase declaring that proposed advances are unjustified. It is said that brewers are realizing dividends of 16 percent to 24 percent on their business.
 The big British liner Arlanza was sunk off the Russian port of Arch angel. probably by floating mine on Dec. 10. Excepting the LusItania and Arabic the Arlanza is the biggest boat sunk by mines or submarines since the beginning of the war She was owned by the Royal Mall Packet com pany. had a displacement of l5,o44 tons. and was built in 1912
 Edward Morlac. of San Francisco who has been a sergeant in the French Foreign Legion. says the French gov ernment is intent on building fleet of 15,0OO aeroplanes, each capable Of carrying six men. two Hotchkiss guns and a half-dozen 6O-pound bombs.
 A London dispatch claims that the archduke's palace In Vienna was stormed Christmas night by mob armed with axes and pitchforks. as a protest against the squandering of food in elaborate entertaining. Riots also occurred at Chemnitz, Germany
 A salonih correspondent of the Paris Temps says that King constan' the of Greece, has again offered the premiership to ex-Premier Venezelos' and that tho latter declined.
 London correspondence says the Al lies. counting men actually at tho front. have about 6.OOOOO0 to the enc my's 5.OOO.OOO but this superiority has been almost reduced to equality by the strategy of the past year and by the special conditions of the Italian theatre. which has enabled SOO.OOC to 100000 Austrlana to hold up the Italians.
 Following the establishment of tho maximum benzol prices, the German government has forbidden contracts for this commodity to run beyond the duration of the war. The manufac turers were taking longtime contracts at maximum prices to get the benefit of war prices in peace times.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-01-19
WAR slosLleHTs

A Bucharest correspondent of the London Daily Mail wires that several arrests have been made in connection with aD unsuccessful plot instigated by German agents to blow up the res idences Of Take Jonescue and M. Lil- ipescue and other prominent men who are known to be favorable to the al- Ilnn
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-01-19

We'll have an AWFUL large city Right in our midst some day Railroads. street cars and bridges; The time isn't so far away. skyscrapcrs we'll have by the hun
 dreds.
 Churches. colleges. buildings of state. Orchards, sweet meadows and ranches GEE. Won't that be great Nothing too big for our boosters, Take off your hat to tho bunch, Men that get out and do something; Boosters that sure have the punch. Take 1t from me. all ye dead ones, You'll all be sorry some day, That you clung too D. long to your
 hammers.
 And couldn't see JUNEAU that way. c. A. A. Jr) by R. w EDWARDS.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-01-19

Francis N. Balch. @ Bosto,. attorney. who has recently returned from Lon- don. says: q fear that England feels in her secret heart that our love for profits in this war has overshadowed our regard for national honor" Eng land feels, he says that the United States should have intervened in the case of Belgium as was done in Cuba, on the ground that International law and humanity demand protection of the oppressed Belgians
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-01-19

Germanys record of conquest ia cOnspicuOusiy at the front in this war She and her ally. Austria. seem now to have added Montenegro to the list. Belgium was the first to fall before Germanys prOwess then
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-01-19

No man in public lie understands the tariff bet ter than Theodore ROOseveit" writer in the phiiade phia Public Ledger) As shown by the fact that for seven years he sides,epped 1t with marvellous agility
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-01-19

A Hague dispatch states that Amer jeans and other neutrals have been further restricted from entering Ger many. Holders oI passports in fu- ture must proceed personally to the German diplomatic or consular office, must prove the urgency of the journey submit business papers and furnish names of persons whom 1t is proposed to visit.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-01-19

Serbia and now Montenegro Besides, Germany con trOls about ono twentyfth of France, and all of Rus sian Poland
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-01-19

Ben Tnlman's pitchfork, also knows no brother New York World)
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-01-19

Acting on protest of hotel keepers in middle Germany against an advance
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-01-19
sEcoMp LAND FURNITURE.

SECOND HAND FURNTURE-The Exchange, opposite Circle City Hotel. will buy. sell or exchange anything in the furniture line. All kinds of repair Ing, manufacture mattresses and fur niture. l21.tf
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-01-19
Classified Advertisements
JANlToR sERVlcEs
FASHIONABLE pREssMAKiMG

All of the latest and most artistic
 designs. Thoroughly experienced and competent dressmaker. Mrs M Has lam. room 12. Maloney Bldg Phone, S41. 9-1O-6m
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-09-11
He stands by and for his friends

BY some political kulduggery by his political enemies
when ne was considering running for Governor twas de-
clded to head him off with scheme his Office in
Vesugaed and after months Of work by the Aut invest
gazing COMMITTEE they discovered Gin their opinon) that
ne mad few too many fertilizer inspectors! /!
Think of i'll Horrible! This committee would probab,y
have been glad to make report that the office was in per
ect condition. but considerable expense had been ncrr
ed 1t was necessary to bring trivial criticism 60 that
the deer peepu would swallow the expense without gao
ging too hard
AND THIS IS THE RECORD OF THOMAS G. HUD-
Sun that the crisp followers have been yappng about and
as mud-slngers they in Class but it will be noticed
that they throw with their hands mouths instead of
with their heels.
In conclusion:
YOUR VOTE FOR HONORABLE THOMAS G.
HUDSON tomorrow will be deeply appreciated by him.
he pledges his earnest efforts for the upbuIdnq of the
Ihlrd District of Georgia and HAS NEVER BEEN
Known TO GO BACK ON HIS WORD!!!
NOTE
This little article published and paid by his friends
Don't blame him for it!
ADVERTISEMENT
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-09-11
A Few Facts on the Hudson--Crisp
Campaign as Seen by the Friends
Of Tom Hudson

Some pee-wee, srnalbore friends of Charlie Crisp
loaded up his bluldcrbus uasheathed his rusy OK
grabbed fountain pen with each hand, pen
Gil with the other and proceeded devastate Big Tom
Hudson, Gin his weak and purile nagination) with
about yard of McGuy First Reader editorials in last Fri
days Leader Enterprise and while the editor of this great
family journal probably received enough
the deal and carefully marked each brilliant CD eff
fusion advertisement he should be slapped the
wrist twice in the place. for allowing such drbbe to
be inflicted on the public at large.
The only thing he she it. overlooked in claiming for
friend Charlie was he discovered the North Pole and
the leading General in the Continental Army
Among heavy duties claimed for Charles credit is the
Good Roads Bill The record gives the vote as follows
234 Yeas and AZ Nays making the passage of the bill
tcally unanimous Yes, Annabele pped up his
little AYE" along with the but heavy work and
needed deep study.
We also in the datribes that the ladies
simply dying for Charlie and yet with
deep regret that when the National Woman Suffrage
up in the House. Charlie Nope" He don't the
ladies to vote for him. friend pee-wee.
We also observe that you have the soft pedal Charles
vote the Child Labor Bill He votes Nope" again
and evidently believes in letting the kiddies do the work.
They don't need any schooling bless their little hearts.
Again, this champion of the down-trodden laborng
and the woohat boys Nope the 8hour bill for
the employees of the government in Washington SOME
friend of labor, this Congressman of ours.
Again, he votes against the pensioning of government
employees after twenty thirty years of erorious
vice. system that has been employed the largest rail-
roads with great success, but little congressman gets
his little Nope" to working again He simply LOVES
laborlng
You gurge out the information that the big Interests
trying to defeat him of his bill compelling
the city of Washington pay oneha their taxes and the
government paying the other half Yep-this is big deal
and if figuring is one-ha1f of the of
these taxes would the huge of one-eighth
of cent for every and child in this district
Now he could have fixed the government would have
to pay onehaf of taxes might have been for him
this time.
No, Charlie needn't get excited the big Interests
they not going to bite him before his up
to
them that would hurt their feelings neither we find
where he has been accused of doing anything in FAVOR
of the working and farmer except send him few
garden seeds that able feel home this
climate.
We receipt of postal card photograph of
gresham Crisp saying that he is busy Washington
attending to his duties that he would be unable to be around
and ask to vote for him. also to explain of his
plantations Now that IS strange aboring I'M
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-09-11
TO MY FRIENDS AND VOT-
Frs.

JUDGE GEORGE c GRO
GAN, OF Elberton, did me a very
special favor when | was a school,
boy struggling for an education.
lie IS one of the finest Of learned!
men, just, fair reminded, learned III,
the law, experienced as Superior
Court Judge and is now candi--
date for place on Supreme Bench
OF Georgia.
knowing him as | do and
krowing that many OF you do not
r." m2ny Of the eleven candi-
4: and want to know the n,er-
5 of each |
~, n ESITATINCLY RECON-
MEND Mr.. GROGAN and in
ylte you to join me IL voting fox
him.
Georgia needs just such lear
less and impartial jurists as he.
! am interested in his race for
two reasons:
He is highly competent.
| must return the kindness iae
did me and which he never
dreamed Of me returning, he hav-
ing done me this great Kindness
purely out of his high and laudi-
bic motive to help any deserving
and struggling young man.
Respectfully,
Z. TURNER.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-09-11
ALL GUARDSMEN
EXPECTED TO SEE:
BORDER DUTY

Washington, D. G.. Sept. s.
here are about 10000 guards
men still in state mobilization
camps and these probably win be
dispatched 10 the border very
soon to rel'c"e men now serving
there, Secretary Baker favors
giving all the state troops a
chance for the training to be ac-
CURED on the patrol line.
Yesterdays orders for $4,000
guardSmen to be demobilizcd
were construed by some officials
as preliminary move to the
withdrawal Of Gen. Pcrshing's
regulars from Mexico. Officers
OF the general staff insisted. how
ever, that the release of the
guardsmcn resulted principally
from the improving conditions or
the border.
The original order for all
guardSmen in the federal service
to move to the border as soon as
possible, although held in abey-
ance by Gen. Funston's request.
received by the department when
the railroad strike was imminent.
has not been revoked. Secretary
Baker IS expected to life the sus-
pension shortly and permit
troops waiting in mobilization
camps to move as soon as they
are ready.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-09-11
TREMENDOUS ENDORSE
MENT FOR c. R. CRISP

At a joint meeting Of the
Brotherhood OF Locomotive En-
gineers, Order OF Railway Con-
ductors and Brotherhood of Rail
road Trainmen held at Fitzgerald
September 10, the Honorable
CHARLES R. CRISP was UN-
ANIMOUSLY ENDORSED for
reelection to represent this dis
trict in Congress.
We COMMEND him to our
friends in Ben Hill county and
ask for your influence and vote in
his behalf.
(Signed)
a. K. Hall for the B. of L. f.
c. L. Fox, for the O. of R. c.
c. r Davis for O r. c.
p. c. Collins for O. r. c.
w. r. Bowles for B. of R T.
Committee.
ADVERTISEMENT
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-09-11
SHERIFF KILLS NEGRO
AFTER BEING SHOT


Ocilla, Ga, Sept 10.-Sheriff
w. A. Ticker, of Irwin county,
shot and killed Tom Robinson,
negro, five miles south of town
last night on the farm of Mr..
Tucker, after Robinson had shot
him in the arm with a shotgun
loaded with small shot. Robin
son was creating a disturbance
among the farm hands of Mr..
Tucker when the sheriff was
summoned and on his appearance
Robinson opened fire, it is said.
The sheriff's wound is not Sc
rious.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-09-11
DALTON FLOUR MILLS

Are famous for their high grades
of -four. Mr.. Almonte E. Jones
is their representative for South
Georgia. He never tires of sing
ing the praises of Gold Lead"
and other brands of excellent
-four manufactured by his mills.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-09-11

Ger the impression that him making speech on
Fe otreet some two weeks ago. telling crowd OF sixteen
people what KIND OF people he wanted him and
we were also quite certain that him again last
week invoicing the voters down East Pine street but we
must have been mistaken the says he in Wash
attending to needs Of the deer peepu and drawing
MS neager salary Shllthat looked like the picture
on the card but couldn't have been because he saws
he is in Washington.
Now little friend of Charlie with the mistaken and i'm
mature ideas, we will give you few facts to null" over
II they are not too heavy for your digestion:
Inc appointment of Adams postmaster IS NOT AN
ISSUE IN this campaign and being used as such bv
the friends of Hudson
II Crisp wants to follow the Scrptural induction and
Love your enemies and Give him that hath he has
perfect right to do and it's nobodys funeral but his
$500
But the Federal Postofce Building vital issue to the
voters OF this cy four ago Crisps friends aided and
aDetted by the postmaster chasing around begging
votes tor him his promise of immediate action in this
matter but since that time Cordele Triton and other small
towns have their buildings, but where o where is our
building! Echo answers-where? Crisp saws that he has
done all he could for and canddy we believe he has but
II we want this building tomorrow the day to elect man
that acts instead of talks Yes-you guessed his initials
the very hrst tlme-Honorable Thomas G. Hudson
lie is a Big man. competent mentally and phvscallv
truthful and honest with all men, character and reputation
above reproach and above all else
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-09-11

Mr.. J. N. Mcbride, AgricuItur-
al Agent for the S. A. L., was in
the city Saturday. Mr.. Mcbride
is greatly interested in tobacco
culture and states that if enough
acreage can be secured in Ben
Hill county a tobacco warehouse
may be built by his road in the
city.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-09-11

Mr.. r. Raby and daughter, Min
mic Olive, and Mrs. Lambert re-
turned home this week after
spending a delightful time in
Shelby and Moskegon, Mich.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-09-11

The Greenwood shows arrived
Sunday and are putting up their
large tent on the Carnegie Ii
brary lots. This company will
show here the entire week and
promises the music lovers some
good entertainment.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-09-11
RESTAURANT TO UNDER
GO EXTENSIVE REPAIRS

The Cheney building on East
Pine street occupied by the
Greek-American restaurant is
undergoing extensive repairs.
The dining room and kitchen are
being enlarged and a modern
store front will give the restau-
rant quite metropolitan appear
cnce.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-09-11
SHERIFF LOCATES
SMALL QUANTITY
OF WH|SKEY

Sheriff ". II. Fountain located
eight half-pints OF whisky at the
business place Of Geo. Davis Fri
day evening and placed him I'm
der arrest for violating the pro-
hibition law.
Mr.. Davis gave $1,000 bond for
his appearance at the next ses-
sion o fthe Ben Hill Superior
Court.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-09-11

MONEY TO LOAN by own
er, five to ten thousand dollars
for three to five years on we'll To-
Gated farms Apply addressing
OWNER, care Exchange Nation
al Bank.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-09-11
GINNERS REPORT FOR BEN
HILL COUNTY

Cotton ginncd to September l.,
l916-3860.
Last year same pcriod-2l59.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-26
AT SPENCER SQUARE.

If you did not see THE Old Home
stead last evening at the Spencer
Square you will probably avail your
self of the opportunity tonight. The
story is one of those that touch the
heart through its simplicity. 1t deals
with the simple folk of rural district
reared to faith in God and mankind
which knows no limit. When the
Young man leaves and goes to the
city he encounters different people,
a people whose influence he is unable
to battle with, and he succumbs to the
evil influences that shroud the large
city.
Charles Richman, Vitagraph leading
man. had the most thrilling experience
of his career recently while acting in
that company's latest release, THE
Hero of Submarine d." to be seen at
the Spencer tomorrow. Richman is
the hero. and in order to justify his
claim to that distinction is shot
through a torpedo tube from sub
merged submarine, rises to the sur
face, boards a merchant ship and ex-
plodes mines prematurely that would
have blown to pieces the entire At
lantic feet An attempt was made to
fake that part of the script, but be-
lieving in absolute realism in art. Rich
man insisted In carrying out the scene
to the letter. DE-. which is one of the
smaller submarines of the navy, under
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-26
The Theatre
IN THE MOVIES.

Spencer Square-Denman Thomp-
sons "Old Homestead" and 18th cpl
sode of The Iron Claw"
William S. Hart in THE
Primal Lure; Harry Gribbon in Key
stone comedy, "A Dash of Courage,
and official Centennial week pictures
Colonial-"Under Azure Skies
Black Hawk-Fifth episode of THE
Iron Claw" The Three Wise Men,
and Behind the Footlights." .
Best-Ninth episode of The Iron
Claw" and Why Mrs. Wentworth
Lied"
TUESDAY.
Spencer Square-"The Hero of Sub
marine d." and Budd Fishers Mutt
and Jeff cartoons
Majestic-William S. Hart in THE
Primal Lure; Harry Gribbon in Key
stone comedy, "A Dash Of Courage
and official Centennial week pictures.
Colonial-Doris Grey in What
Doris Did,
Black Hawk-"When Might Is
Right" and Selig-Tribune Weekly.
Best-"The Passing of Helrs
Crown" Universal Weekly and Bill
lies War Brides"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-26
Personal Mention.

Miss Pearl Head left Saturday
morning to spend week with her
friend, Miss Hazel Thayer, at Wood
hull
". H. Dilley spent Saturday in Rock
Island witnessing the centennial cele-
bration.
Mrs. Emil Bjorkman was a Rock Is
land visitor Saturday.
Miss Mary Bauer of New Boston
came Saturday, coming for a short
visit with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
F. NJ. Bateman, here.
W. H. Dool was business caller in
Viola Saturday.
Misses Thena, Lena and Frances
White spent Saturday visiting rela-
tives in Matherville.
Miss Leila Macklin was in Alexis
Saturday on business.
Judge W. T. Church, who is pre-
siding over the Rock Island county
court at Rock Island came Saturday
to spend the weekend at home.
Royce Petit was an Aledo visitor
from Reynolds Saturday
Mr.. and Mrs. James Bjorkman mo-
tored from Galesburg to this city yes
terday, to spend few hours visiting
relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. D. Emerson, daugh.
ter Mary and son Warren motored tc
Rock Island Saturday, to be in attend.
ance at the centennial celebration.