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The daily progressive-miner., 1916-11-17

town where the railroad crosses the Knik-willow Creek wagon road. per sons are gathering. Wassilla will be the distributing point for freight and supplies for the Willow Creek min ing district. The government is talk ing immediate steps to survey small townsites at these places.
 The railroad north and south from Anchorage passes through and de- velops a large agricultural country. There are between 500 and 1000 home steaders along the line of the railroad in this section. and the agricultural land is being rapidly developed. The homesteaders are supplying a eonsid- erable portion of the foodstuffs for the railroad employees and others in taht section of the country. Recently the Alaskan Engineering Commission contracted for 400 tons or more than lS.0o0 bushels of potatoes with the Matanuska farmers.
 Products are being hauled by the farmers to Matanuska and shipped over the railroad to Anchorage and other points along the line There Is still room for large number of home steamers in the vicinity of the railroad and the government hopes 10 eneour- age farmers from the States to come to Alaska and take up homesteads in the territory tributary to the railroad. in order to develop the agricultural lands so that the country may some day in the near future be self-sup porting.
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-11-17

Wm. McGregor, Harry McIver H. T. Martin, Joe NeIsin, Joe Meyers, Gus AIoren, Joe Murphy, A. Y. Nelson, Wm. Netleson, J. R. Nichols, S. A. Nisemith, Mike O'Kelley, c. H. Olastin, H. Olsen, Charles A. Olsen, Aleck o. Olsen, Peter s. Peterson, Tom Pierce, W. Ramona Elmer Rens, John Richard son, Max Rosenberg, Agnes Safor, M. E. Sanford, Mrs. Fanny Shera, Howard Spanks, Joshua Stevens, Annie Sut- ton, Mary Thompson, Annie Thomp. son, Charley Tonneson, Mrs. K. J. Warren, Nellie Wright,
 When calling for the above, say "Ad- vertised.7 Parties claiming letters from the above list must pay fee of one cent for each letter claimed. All letters unclaimed by Nov. 25, 1916, will be sent to the Dead Letter Office. Washington, D. c. = M. E. SWINE FORD, Postmaster.
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-11-17
CANAL STOCK TO BE BROUGHT TO ALASKA SIG SHIPMENT OF MACHINERY WILL BE TAKEN TO
 ANCHORAGE.
Seattle Timesl


 SEATTLE. Nov. 1S-Another biz shipment of equipment used in the . construction of the Panama Canal will be sent from Balboa to Anchor age. Cook Inlet and placed at the dis posal of the army Of men building the government railroad in the North. ac- cording to W. C. Edes. chairman Of the Alaska Engineering Commission. who arrived in Seattle last night from Seward,
 As soon aS vessels are available four locomotives. two steam shoyels, about dfty fiat cars and other equipment which was used in digging the big waterway. will be shipped 10 Anchor age. Panama Canal equipment valu- ed at S250.0o1 and consisting of two steam shoyels. four locomo;rves and miscellaneous variety Of ears, is now being used in the building of the gov ernment railroad in Alaska
 Edes said that an effort will be made to charter steamships carrying supplies from San Francisco to the canal zone and which have no cargo looked for the return voyage. He explained that the army transports are not suitable for handling this class oe cargo
 We are planning to make some alternations to the United States army transport Crook which will make her more desirable vessel for the com mission, 9 said Edes. We expect to en- large her matches and equip her with new winches so that she will be bet ter able to handle shipments Of sup pies for the railroad. The vessel i'll 6e laid ID as soon as she reaches Seattle from Anchorage and the work will then be done"
 A great deal Of money has been spent for building equipment, supplies, and homes for employees" said Edes and now more Of the money will go directly into the building Of the rail road. We did not even have a shovel xhen We started to build the road and au os the equipment had to be pur- chased.
 "Ne now have a large amount Of equipment in the North. vessels for transporting supplies. about eighty niles ot sevenJy-pound rail not used i=s. bridges lumber and supplies. and a=xt year the work Of building ths rsllrcad VIII be carried on rapidly Thl me will probably be connected up rom Seward to Fairbanks by the fall ot 191s.~
 Anchorage Population Grows.
 The population ot Anchorage, which iz the main construction hase on the railroad, is between 4.o00 and 5000 Ar Naranuska, the junction Of the Natanuska branch with the main line, q ,ownsite was recently surveyed by the government, and town is now in course Of development. There is also g small town al Moose Creek. about cs-y miles from Anchorage. where the e-z- mine on the railroad is in poera- -ion Al Wassilla, the name Of the
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-11-17
Advertised Letter List
Of The Ketchikan, Alaska, Postoffice,
 For Week Ending Nov il, 1916.

Nels Bereneland, Emery Berg, P, Black. Wm. Burgess, John A. Carlton
 ". L. Clark, David Coulter, Roy Cross (two), 4. C. Flames, Louis Eliassen. J. W. Geeslate, W. II. Gilson, Chas D. Gordon, Eugene Graffs, 4. W. Harris II. H. Heyler, J. Hicks. J. 4. Hogue, T. J. Howard, J. o. James, Paul Jones' Ebert Koydohe, Criss Landon, R. E, Linton, Sadie Louis, Wm. Mccarthy,
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-11-17
METLAKATLA ITEMS.

The sanitary condition Of the place engages the earnest attention of the council. but on account of the lack of public funds in the town treasury not much can be done to improve the same.
 The town taxes are being collected by the assistant secretary of the coun- cil. Mir Eli Tait.
 MT. Joseph Verney has been indis- posed for several days, but is able to te about again.
 This is the only place perhaps in Alaska where outside of a town coun- cl no representative of the law is in existence. The population numbers about seven hundred or more. The common opinion is that the town needs . justice Of the peace and at least two or three Indian policemen. Infringe ments Of the law have often times occurred and these could not be at tended to by the council, to say noth- ing Of the expense of going to court elsewhere.
 
 The Salvation Army had a harvest festival in it's hall the other evening, and the proceeds realized went to the repairs Of its house Of worship. MT Edward Atkinson is the leader Of this Army
 
 The Brass Band gave basket party an evening or so ago in which a nun per Of friends took a share. Besides the music, there were games induIg- cd in The boys needed some money for new music, and they realized the same in part, so they said.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1916-08-22
DGESVllLE NOTES.

Iledeosville. Aug. - Mr. T. X.
shicklc. Of Canton. o. is visiting hi
brother. Mr. L Il shc}de
Misses Catherine and Helen Yer
milyea. Of Cumberland Md who
have been visiting thcir era1lmofh.
er. Mrs Mamie Veemilyea returned
home
Mrs. Roscoe Thrasher and daugh
ter of Norfolk. Va who have been
visiting her parents, Or and Mrs
b. II Ross, returned home Saturday
Mrs George Bowers and daughter,
who have been visiting her brother
NJ Robert Lucas, returned home
Mr. and Mrs Walter Duke and fam
lily. Of Shepherdstown, are visiting
NJ and Mrs. K \ jacques
Mr. A. f Kreglow. Of Washington.
pent the weekend with his sister,
Mr. 4 7. Moler.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1916-08-22
New Ambition
For Nervous People

The great nerve tonic-the famous
grain f8aaline tablets that will
nut rigor. vim and vitality into ner-
vous tired out al in dependent
people in a few DAYS.
Anyone can buy q box. they are in.
Expensive and Browning's Drug
Store is authorized by the maker TO
refund the purchase price il anyone
is dissatisfied. in accordance with
guarantee N each large box
thousands praise them for general
debility. nervous prostration. mental
depression and unstrung nerves caus-
ed by over-iudulgence i'm alcohol, to-
bacco. or overwork Of any kind
As a brain food or Tor any afflic-
non of the nervous system tonoline
is unsurpassed. while for hysteria.
trembling and neuralgia they are
simply splendid Mail orders filled
for out OF town customers.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1916-08-22
URGE INSTRUCTION
FOR ALIEN CITIZEN
Greatly Increased School Fac
iIities For This FaII.

Washington, Aug, 22-Greatly in.
creased school facilities are to be
provided this fall for the instruction
of foreign-born residents ot the Unit.
ed States and especially for alien
candidates for citizenship During
the last scholastic year tho public
school authorities of approximately
$50 cities and towns in "A states of
the Union were co-operating with the
Bureau Of Naturalization Of the L. s.
Department of Labor in this branch
of it's educational activity According
10 information thus far received by
the Bureau. nearly 100 others have
EuiHed their intention of joining in
the movement and al indications
now point to a most gratifying record
for the 1867 school year
1t is the desire of Tue Bureau of
Naturalization that public school
classes be installed Wherever the
Htfu tNlSIS LOT int tttHtall8h anu
Americanization of fore eners This
field ef operations OF The public
schools is not limited - those who
is intended to include all iareign-horn
residents whose instruction In Eng
lish and civics would, beyond ques-
ton. result not only in great personal
benefit to themselves but would be of
signal advantage to the e5ty Ia which
thoy reside and. logieaIle 10 the ma
ton as we'll
That the cost of the adjustment
nd maintenance of such schools is
relatively small as compared with the
great good accomplished is conyinc.
inely shown by reports received from
the public school authorize who co
opcrated with the BuraaH OF Natur
alizatiou last year W. This in
Wow. the Bureau Is urging the Sup
Ierintendents Of Schools all ever the
country to insert in thor municipal
budget for next year an itrm provid
NC funds to cover tha expense OF
carrying ON this public aIrb. school
work
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1916-08-22
One Dose of Mayr'S Wonderful
Remedy Drives Them Out
Ends Torture.

Stomach pnisons breed millions ol
germs that eat into your titala. caua
inE Gas Pressure Indigestion. Cmstt
patton. Torpid Liver. AutolntoNjea
ton, yellow Jaundicc, call Stones
Appendicitis. Cancer and Ulcers 81
the Stomach and Intcstiues. etc.
Thousands of sufferers have been
restored by Mayr's Wonderful Rem
edy. among them Justice of The Su
preme Court, Congressman. Doctors
Lawyers, Bankers, Ministers. Nurses
Farmers, Mechanics persons of et
cry class probably your own neigh
bors Stomach troubles are due most
" Ia catarrhal poison Mayf's Won
derful Remedy removes that poison.
thoroughly eleanscs breeding germs.
allays inflammation and ends suffer
ing. Unlike any other remedy M
alcohol nothing 10 niure you. one
does conyinces. FREE book on Stom.
ach Ailments Write Geo II Mayr.
Mfg Chemist. Chicago. or obtain a
bottle of Mayr's Wonderful Remedy
from Leap Worthing Ltd Gilbert $
Pharmacy. or any reliable druggist.
who Will return your money il II
fails
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1916-08-22
WALKS 100 MILES
TO CONFESS ROBBERY

+ robbed n poetoffiec and want To
pay the penalty was the surprising
declaration Of Charles kuniee, 70
voars old. when he walked into tho
office Of Howard c Smith. United
states commissioner. ia Charleston.
Kanice explained HIS action ~ say
iur that in 1911 he forced an gu
trance 10 the posfoffice at Slab
Fork near Coburn. and that he had
beea worrying about capture ever
since. lie said he dreamed the 9th.
ef night that the officers had caught
him se he decided TO como to Char
leaton. confess aud accept any sen.
trncc that may be imposed lie said
ire walked moro than one hundred
milca 10 reach there
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1916-08-22
1000 WOMEN CARRY
MAIL BAGS IN BERLIN

tby international News serVicea
Bcrlig. Aug. ~ The German eapl
tal now has over one thousand le
male mail carriers and more than a
hundred of the wagons and nutomo
hiles Of the post office are driven by
women The number of female EN-.
ploycs Of the street railways has IN
creased Ia more than 1000 About
three hundred women have taken the
places of the moformen called to tn"
front and tho remaining 3.70o ar"
acting as conductors, starters. IN
epcctors and elerks They perform
thcIr work in n satisfactory manner
and the public Ike The polite ann
patient lady conductors very ma=h
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1916-08-22
BOY OFFICER TELLS
OF A GREAT SEA BATTLE
Sub-lieutenant Describes 1t In
A Vivid STYLE.
ICY international News Service.

Try international News Service.
london. Aug - Sir Gilbert Ear
ker has given the international News
Service letter written by a nine
teen year old sublioutonant ON a
British destroyer to a midshipman
now in the hospital after losing his
leg. which describes in vivid style
the feelings of a mere boy in The
greatest sea battle of history.
The letter reads. in part:
expected To be excited bu, was
not a bit. it's hard 10 express what
we did feel like, but you know the
sort of feeling one has when one
goes in TO bat at cricket and rather
q lot depends upon you doing well
and you're waiting for the first ball
well, it's very much tho sumo as
,that-do YOU know what | mean A
sort Of tense feeling waiting for the
unknown to happen, ami not quite
knowing what to expect; one does
not feel the slightest bit frightened.
and the idea that there's a chance of
you and your ship being seuppered
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1916-08-22
ESCAPED CONVICT IS
CAUGHT IN CUMDERL D
James Thompson Got Away
From Arden Camp In 1915.

James Thomson. about 20 years
eld. who escaped from tho convict
camp in Arden district. February Il.
1915. was arrested in Cumberland
Saturday evening by Assistant Chief
at Poiice Peter Minnicks and Off
GERS Johnson and O'Iiara. lie had
been employed for several months
IN stone quarry near Corrigans-
vllla and made his FIRST trip to Cum
bertrand Saturday evening. He had
been convicted OF stealing from
freight cars on the Western Mary
land Railway aud sentenced to the
VEST Virginia penltentiary at Mounds.
vile. " Va
NJ Huon as he was arrested the
West Virginia penitentiary was notI
ard and an officer came TO Cumber-
land When he arrived there tho
prisoner refused To- accompany him
aud through his attorney Ralph NJ.
Human. sued ont writ OF habeas
corpus for hts release from a Gus.
toby The application was refused
and Thompson was taken ON to
Nouudsyllle
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1916-08-22
TUApSHOOTING

back tn inc early eighsys. wher
Americas aprrtsmea began 20 De
mand between season outlet fol
their cumming enthusiasm. som,
hfieht Yankee eeuias conceived ths
IDEA 81 tie glass hail a. = attpg tar
get 10 try the pfowess If the marks
man. when tine abiHHt was projected
at unknown angles from a mechanical
eontriNaure known as trap
The name Of uoetrdus. boz eonuee
ton With glass nan bootue. ts not
only historical hut atom alive and
dominant Ia tic "reminiscences Of
eld timers. ToodiY percentage 81
whom stlll follow tia sport 81 trap
shooting
The tupshoatlnr ~ today. haw
ever. differs materially from that Of
long afo. the traps are more seien
uHcalN constructed the TARGET IN
stead Of being rlohular in form. ia
sauccrshaned aud uaf ouIY covers Is
Gny wards flight with the speed of an
arrow but rotates as well
II has hccomc customary tor writ
ers to refer 10 Tho flay pigeons A.
The aanimate Breef7. - taHE -
they remain packed lea barrels nr
stacked in the trap house thlr IS
quite propaf on the other hand
were vau II ak ans one ef The snn
900 active trapshooters n the country
Ter his personal opinion be would
unhesltatinely say that immediately
following tho release of the trap q
becomes lust about as animated aa a
deyitsh ingenuity could conceive.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1916-08-22

does nor really enter ones head
there are TOO many other things to
think about
This ship is just about the latest
hing in destroyers and we all trans
ferred officers and ships company
from The Beaver here
We were attached to the battle
cruisers ard were with them through
out the action so We were probably
IN the thick Of it.
To start with. it was all at such
long range that the destrcyers were
rather out of it, except there were
plenty of Is falling round Us. and
we just watched it really seemed
rather like a battle practice On q
large scale. and We could see thu
flashes of German guns o. the hori
zon
Then they ordered Us 10 attack. SO
We hustled OF at full bore Being
navigator. a)za having control of all
the guns. was on the bridge all the
time aud remained there fer twelve
hours without leaving IT at all
When We got fairly close | sighted
a good looking hun DESTROYER which
I thought I'd Ike to strafe. I'd just
get their range on the guns and wod
just fred one round when some more
of ctr destroyars coming from tho
opposite direction got between us aud
the enemy and completely biauketed
Us, so we had 10 stop firing.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1916-08-22
10. &c andy


Co.. supno-;np Won entered the
teght q, 1t E6ardina-scbool p;fl aud
iou AAthcrlng OF our lair sex
thee. l..sosing they were all
huddlcd ar69nd table unon which
Son, thing was bubblinr in a hot
cha ~! Dish What would YOU
"a, they were preparing VII
the qoH three guesses. although !
an sure only one IS necessary.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1916-08-22
W $50 A4N- Fzp segy q
|nvl7IANNARTINs @KINGbi
c FL 0TTEF

- = -
most wonderful fudge I have ever
enjoyed. Here is Ignores recipe
for the candy which represents the
college SRI S famous indoor sport.
Fudge a Ia Ulrioh
Boil together for hve minutes
cor until soft ball is formed
three cups graduated sugar,
piece of butter the size Of an egg,
three-quarters cup of milk and two
squares OF chocolate Remove
from the fire and beat in one tea
spoonful of vanilla extract and one
cup of nut meats. The secret OF
good fudge is not TO boil it too
long, but to beat il a good deal.
Chocolate Caramels
Another popular candy is the ehoc-
olate caramel Even men folks
who never indulge viii often en-
JOY a few caramels If they are
the right kind of course. Just try
this recipe and sec Ii your gentle
man friend will refuse 4 second
helping.
Boil until thick ana stir corr
stantly, one cupful OF grated ehoc-
olate, two curiuls OF brown sugar,
one eupfal Of West India molas-
ses. enc cupjul Of milk tefcam pre-
ferred1, butter the size al an egg.
When almost brittle remove nom
fire Place on buttercd plates aud
when il begins to sitter. mark
II into snail squares SO taat II viii
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1916-08-22
KILLED THE BABY

ShsriHs of the countiea lzfa4R IN
aHtHan and Jackson weEa l4aEine Tor
Charles clendenin who Saturday was
reported to have killed a lHtH baby
ia tho arms of its mother NJ Hitrrtg,
Putnam county. ClendenH alleged
to have thrown a bottla ar the wo-
man AMI struck the chi ciHaiHg IT,
death short time afr
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1916-08-22
NEW BAND OUT

The pea reameniaI band. under
Inc leadership of chief Musician Iea.
- Bea. TUNED ont for ceremony
Fa,rs evening at camp Hatfield the
fm ame shines the old band WI
mustered ont and sent homo about
#ix weeks ago
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1916-08-22

so we hustled back again How any
destroyers got out of it is perfectly
wonderful Literally, there were hun
dreds Of 'progs' all round us, from a
Is to a A., and you know what a
big splash a Is" bursting in the wat.
er does make We got soaked
through by the spray.
Just as we were getting back a
whole salYo of big shells fell just in
front Of Us and short eff our big
ships The skipper and | did rapid
calculations as 10 how long it would
take them to reload. fire gain, timc
of flight etc, as we had to go straight
through the spot We came to the
conclusion that as they were shot a
bit they would probably got a bit
and didn't. hut luckily they altered
DETECTION and the next lot fell just
astern of us.
It's extraordinary the amount OF
knockout about the big ship can
stand One saw them hit, and they
seemed TO be one mass Of flames and
moke and YOU think they're gone,
hut when the smoke clears away they
arc apparently none the worse and
still firing away
But to see a ship blown up is ter
ible. but wonderful sight; Al enor-
nous volume Of fame and smoke
about 200 f. high and great heaps
ii metal etc. blown sky high and
then. when the smoke clears away
set a sign of the ship
We saw one rather extraordinary
light OF course YOU know the N
5. 6North Sea- is very shallow w
anne across a Hun crGi~-- - 'ete
y on end. His stern on the bottom
md his bow sticking up about thirty
Get above the water. and a little fur
her On a destroyer in precisely the
same position
But the night was far away and
he worst time of all and an awful
.train. Ii was pitch dark and, OF
curse. absolutely no lights and the
frine seems so much worse at night
as seu could soc the flashes ahso
hutcly lighting up the sky and II
eemed to make much mere noise and
you would see ships on fire and blow
fng up; Of course we showed abso-
utely no lights.
one expected 90 be surprised any
ninuta-and eventually We were. w
suddenly found ourselves within 1000
Yards of two or three big Hun cruis
ars. They switched on their search
lights and started firing Ike nothing
on earth They put thier search
ights on as. hut for some extraordi-
nary reason did net fire on ~ As
ii course we were going full speed
we'd LOST them in moment but
nusi say that l. AMI I think every
body else thought The same.
never noticed that was tir'd
ian got back to harbor and then
Ne all turned in ard absolutely slept
hike dogs. We were seventyetwo
hours with little or no sleep. The
kipper was perfectly wonderful-be
aevcr loft tho bridge for a minute for
"A hours and was either on The bridge
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Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1916-08-22

The BUREAU OF ADNfRIISING, Amcf6an New
paper Publishers Association, 300 World Bldg, New York
Civ will be glad t. present facts to manufacturers and
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1916-09-21
MIDWAY

Housing tobacco is the order D.. Do.
day.
Press I'LL AMI wife visited biz aunt.
Martha Sig,r Saturday night
Miss Eta Boisture visited her az.
ents Saturday and sunday
c l. Hin. wife and daughter we're
the guests II Mrs Anna Hunt S1tur.
dag night
Miss E;a,. Riley attended church al
Enon Sa'grlsi ANA sunday
Calvin Hurt ana FAM y were o..
guests OF Will, Paris Saturday night
AMI SUNDAY.
Miss Eta Boisture and Bradley
Wilson ATTENDED the ice cream supper
a. Lib dale Reinessa, night.
! anyone wants TO t-adc burri,s.
ju,t coil oa Clarence Hunt, hs is rcady
10 trade.
Bee. Gass will preach at this ,laee
Thursday night Come ara all
Miss Leah Hin spent Saturday night
at John Sig,cr's.