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The Alaska daily empire., 1916-03-28
APARTMENT HOUSE ls
 FLAME-sWEPTS THREE
 ARE BURNED TO DEATH

CLEVELAND, March 2S.-Two un- identified men and Mrs. Ethel Sea- men, prominent social worker, were burned to death and Q score were injured early today when fire swept the fashionable Foster Apartments.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-03-28
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TWO HUNDRED ARRESTED

!. PARIS. March 2S.-The cru- . sade against the spreading of . false reports begun by Louis , J. Malvy. minister of the in. . teflor has resulted in the ar. . rect of 200 persons in Paris and
 tlo Department of the Seine.
 . One hundred of this number , have been fined or sentenced
 . to prison by Court-martials. . There have been similar results
 } in the provinces
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-03-28
HOUSE PASSES BILL FOR TILE
 MEXICAN WAR

WASHINGTON. March 2S.-Wlth only Representative Meyer London voting mo" the House this after noon passed the army deficiency bill providing $S,6OO,OOO to cover the Mexican war expenses and the re- cruiting of the army to ita full strength
 By a unanimous vote the House to- day Increased the pensions of Mex ican war veterans from SIP to s20 per month.
 President Wilson today wrote to Representative Claude Kitchin urg- ing that consideration of the ship ping bill be taken up, also investi- gation of railway transportation con ditions.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-03-28
NO LIQUOR ADS GO

JACKSON. Mich. March 2S.- Gov ernor Brboa has signed a blli pro hibiting all forms of liquor advertis- ing in Mississippi It is effective in SO days.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-03-28
srocK oUorArIoNs.

NEW YORK. March 2S. - Alaska Gold closed today at 2OK, Butte and Superior at 90, Chino at 53%, Ray at 2S%. and Utah Copper at SOM.
 Copper metal closed at 2S
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-03-28
GENERAL OTIS IMPROVES

LOS ANGELES. March 2S.-Phy- sicians attending General Harrison Grey Otis, the publisher Of the Los Angeles Times. who is III with pneu- monia. say he is now out Of danger.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-03-28
GERMANY HOLDING
 HER LINE

BERLIN. March 2S.-The official statement by the war office today belittles the importance of the Rus sian victories in the Galicia on the Dneister. Officials claim that few duels have been taken place and every place Of vantage is still held by the Germans as they have been for several months.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-03-28
JUoeE EeeERT IS oEAo.

SOUTH BEND. wn.. March 2S.- Judge M. D. Egbert, pioneer deputy collector of customs and O Grand Army man. died today after a short illness.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-03-28
cermanv's casualty LIst.

ROTTERDAM, March 2S. - The latest casualty list brings Germanys total of killed, wounded and missing to 2.45S,OO0.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-03-28
ALLIES CONFERENCE
 HELD IN PARIS

PARIS. March 2s.-A com ference of various officials representing the Entente Al. Hes. most important since the outbreak of the war; begun this morning in the great Sol on of the Ministry of Foreign Anairs.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-03-28
Bltter Austro.llalian Flqhts.

LONDON, March 2S.-Bitter nght- ing is again taking place in the Au- stro-Italian front. Advices this af- ternoon from Vienna state that tho Russian activity in Galicia has slack ened.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-03-28
NOTE READY TO BE SENT
 CARRANZA
aALL FoR TAE eRINeoEs,

C e 6 Q Q q 2 q . q q q z < Q < "ALL FOR THE eRINeoEs"
 4 FL PASO. Tex. March 2S. q -FrancIsco Villa has sent this
 s communication to all Carranza 't commanders in the vicinity of -t his operations: < "vengean con nostras; no <. mas balasos para mis paisan- 's os; taodas para los gingoes." {. The literal translation of this 2 message is: Come with us; + no more bullets for my coun- {. trymen; they are an for the E gringoes."
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-03-28
PROHIBITION AND
 SUFFRAGE MATTERS
 ARE NOW POSTPONED

WASHINGTON, March 2S.- By @ vote of 10 to 9. tho House judiciary committee to- day voted to postpone indei. nitely consideration of all sui fraga and prohibition propos- als now before it
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-03-28
iALF MILLION DOLLARS
 WORTH OF COTTON COZ

HOUSTON, Texas, March 2S.-one of the large warehouses on the wa terfront was destroyed early this morning and 1t is estimated that fully $5OO,OOO worth of cotton was lost. The ire is believed to have been of lncendiary origin.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-03-28
nernnnna Forced to Retire.

sALONIzI, March 2S.-The Ger mans have been forced to retire from all points in Greek territory accord ing to announcement made public today
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-03-28
coLp BONDS GO AT PAR

GOLD BONDS GO AT PAR
 NEW YORK, March 2S.-The Ma tlonal Bank of Commerce has sold to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York $1,SOO.OOO United States govern ment 9 per cent. bonds at par and interest.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-03-28
REPORTED THAT
 cARRANzA DEAD

NEW YORK. March 2s. - An Fl Paso special says that George Carothers. special agent of the State department, has received an unconflrmed re- port from Mexican sources that Carranza has been assassinat- cd.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-03-28

NEW YORK. March 2S.-T can only say, that the entire matter is an outrage, a travesty." This was the statement by Mir. Gary today when informed that other lndict- ments were dismissed but his was not. There are no facts to Justify the indictment against me any more than against the steel concerns"
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-03-28
AcToR 10 DIE As sPY

ACTOR TO DIE AS SPY
 PARIS. March 2s.--A Greek actor named condayannis has been con vlcted as spy by court-martial In Paris and sentenced to death.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-03-28
HELD FOR CAUSE
 OF RIOTS

YOUNGSTOWN. Ohio, March 2S. Judge W. S. Anderson today quash- the indictments against five of the steel companies. indicted March 8 by the Malone county grand jury in connection with the disastrous strikes of January 7th, Judge Anderson, however, refused point blank to dis miss the indictment against ElbrIdge H Gary, chairman Of the United States Steel Corporation.
 County Prosecutor A. M. Tender son, in discussing the case, stated that the reason the indictment re- mains against Judge Gary is because evidence submitted to the grand jury showed that he was the dictator of the policies of the steel organizations and really started the trouble which caused the riots.
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The sun., 1916-12-16

shy and almost suspicious Of the stranger
who was not the casual stranger, tho
Acquaintance scyaped up In \ mood an
a bench IN Madison square. sheridan
Square or at some corner OF that thor
opsh'irc which parallels and parod.c s
Broadway
20, Henry was OF al men tho most
difficult 20 approach. 50 the encounter
had {" have every appearance OF mere
chance Into l'ortcr'S rooms in Irving
place the friend would lrop, apparently
for a word or two of business. With
him would Ice a stranger. whom the
friend had CHANGED to pick up on tho
way, Mint times out of ten the friend
Would not introduce the other two.
But after a few minute talk and in
response to n p~rearlingei signal the
strange would remark that he had
stumbled upou a Joint near the Bpwery
or in upper broadway where there was
a cocktail mixer who had tended har In
furtS-seveu cities Of the United States.
Before he had finished Porter had
reached for his hat. The friend was
forgotten and arm in arm the stranger
and IN" story spinner sailed forth into
the night
The sun., 1916-12-16
Some Calendars.

From the Page Company. Boston,
comes the Pollpdnnd Calendar for 1917.
large octave colored sheets, one for
a week and two when the week ,s
broken by the change of the month.
each inscribed with a quotation from
one OF The Glad Books The land
scape changes with the successive
months. but the fair c%ountenance Of
the ever blissful young woman gazes
on the possessor from every sheet.
An artistic Impressions Calendar for
1917 has been compiled for Paul Elder
x Co., San Francisco. and provided
with beautiful decorative borders in
color by Harold Sichci. one for each
week. Each week has also it's uplift-
ing poetlcal or prose quotation drawn
from authors like James Whitcomb
Riley. Charlotte Perkins Stetson,
Henry van Dyke. Edwin Markham,
Rahindranath Tagore. Richard lie Gal
!lenne. Bliss Carman. Oliver Hcrforl
and SO on.
In The Motorists Almanac for 1917
'Houghton Miffiin Company William
Leavitt Stoddard has combined some
calendar II motor information with
~ -''"' ''i VI dutbt1Ohlle nllmpr, lie
adds also a liberal selection Of verse.
anecdotes and stories having the
motor as the theme. The s~ilhoucttes
by Gluyas Williams are very funny.
90
Utility Is aimed AT in Thr Patriots
'd'chdur prepared by Mrs. John l..
Grifiths CE, +. Dutton & Coz. ON thick
cardboard sheets. one for each month.
blank spaces are left in which To in
scribe the appointments and other
notes for each day. Every month too
Is marked by n patriotic sentiment by
John l.. Grifiths, The authors royal
ties go to the Red Cross, Sl.D
With these may be mentioned tho
four English Royal Christmas cards
sent by Raphael Tuck a Sons. This
year King Georges choice Is n sea
view with battleships. Queen Mary's
IA picture OF Queen Eliza beth reviewing
the troops. that OF the Prince OF Wales
one OF n French knight and an Eng
lish knight graspinG hands. while
Queen A~!exandra's selection, the only
one with any Christmas spirit. is the
Virgin and Child reckoning to the
dove Of peace,
The sun., 1916-12-16
Juveniles.

As fascinating stories as any boy
ran wish for are told by William Q.
Stevens in The Bops Book Of Famous
Wdrships Robert NJ. Mcbride & Co.
New York; The only fault to he
found with them Is that the author
has restricted himself to English and
American ships and has nothing to
say OF those with which the Dutch and
the French swept the seas. lie tells
Of Sir Richard Grenville's Revenge"
and Anson's Centurion" and Nelson's
Victory" OF the Constitution" and
the ESSEX the Hartford" and tho
Alabama" and also finds room for the
OF the "Emden" and the story
OF the little Confederate submarine,
the first that ever sank IA warship.
There Is much humor mingled with
sentiment in the beginning 81 Sarah
Noble Ives's The kcU TO BctsU's Hcdrt
,Macmillans) while a little girl who
has had n hard life is heing trained
in civilized ways and is teaching a
puppy how to behave. AS the story
progresses the little terrier holds the
Of the stage and the sentimental
aspect OF the girls advance predomi-
The sun., 1916-12-16
From the Pacific.
Mrs. AndersOn's Impr~ssiOns.

In The spell OF the Hnpuiion Islands
aud TIC Philippines (The Page Com
pany. BOSTON, Isabel Anderson. who Is
Mrs. Larz Anderson. describes very
pleasantly what she saw Of Hawaii and
its people in successive visits. The
hrst was made after the fall OF the
monarchy and before the annexation
10 the United States, SO that the au-
thor Is able TO make interesting COM
PARSONS between that period and tho
present. Her descriptions Of places
and OF the people and their customs
are interesting. The greater part Of
the book is devoted. however. to the
Philippines. which she visited with "A
sort OF official party that accompanied
the Secretary of War. She saw the
Stands and the people therefore from
"A somewhat restricted point OF view.
and as her narrative is one OF personal
experiences, the doings OF her party
The sun., 1916-12-16
DEPORTATION OF WOMEN
AND GIRLS FROM LILLE

A collection of documents on The De
portation. Of Women and Girls from
Lille" has Just been published by Doran.
Translated t~extually from notes al.
dressed by the French Government 4,
the Government OF neutral Powers, these
French n German documents bear on
the deportation OF women and girls from
l.ille-actual stories by witnesses.
A typical example is this extract from
n letter from Roubaix. written April IA.
1916.
Now deportations are beginning, Two
thousand men and lads have gone from
our town, aud that IL not all. At Nrst
they were taken In the streets. then in
their W homes, only among the com
mon people up TIL now.
II have seen troops of them starting
on. and assure you 1t is hcartrending
The women throw parcels TO their nus
bands, brothers. sons as they pass. These
latter are generally resolute. some of
them were singing,
"lt Was the sending on Of women and
girls whom they had hunted out thar
reused the strongest feeling. You can
realize the state OF mind OF parents see.
ing young girls OF l6 to 20 going on
amongst lads Of all conditions, no ON,
knows where.
In our circles mothers are trembling
for their grown sons. The men are pack
ing their belongings In case they have
TO go.
W. elm an atmosphere OF misery.
owing to .these new measures, but in
spite Of II we keep up our courage and
our confidence"
The sun., 1916-12-16

and the entertainment provided for 1t
are made OF nearly as much import
ance as the strange sights she was al
lowed to see and the Information about
the Philippines and the Filipinos that
she gathered. Her comments on per-
sons and on some recent events are
interesting. The book Is illustrated
with many photographs and with
colorcd pictures. S2.50.)
Folklore.
A very interesting collection OF
stories has been gathered by w. d.
Westervelt In Hdrdiidn Legends Of
volcanoes ellis Press, Boston). Each
legend Is accompanied by an explana-
tory comment. for the author is "A sci
entifc folklorist, and the information
about the Hawaiians conveyed in the
commentary is. fully as interesting as
the stories. At the end the author cx-
plains geological facts regarding the
islands and the Pacific Ocean. The lit
the book is illustrated with fine photo.
graphs Of volcanoes in Hawaii and
elsewhere. tS1.50.)
The range of the Philippine Folk
Tales told by Mabel Cooke Cole "a. c.
McClurg & Co. Chicago) is wide. Some
come from Tinguian, others from
Mindanao. others again from the
I%gorrotes and "A few from the Moros,
With these are Joined legends OF the
C~hristianized tribes. The author was
employed In folklore research. but she
tells the legends as stories pure and
simple. and they are extremely inter-
esting. The illustrations are from
photographs. GI.25,J
The sun., 1916-12-16
Memories

BY Edward Clodd.
Intimate memories Of Hux-
ley. Meredith. Spencer. Du
Chaiiiu and others.
o.. 10 Illus. eS.eS.
The sun., 1916-12-16
FROM MT VERNON" 81
PAUL WILSTACk ~(0ouelEoAM RAGEl

mates. The inset illustrations are cap
ital. Sl.25.)
A beautiful holiday book Is the new
edition OF the delightful fairy tales
by Frances Browne, the blind poetess,
cramps Wonderful chair &c. p. Dut-
ton & Coz which Katharine Pyle has
newly illustrated. The book has been
n favorite since II was brought to
light again thirty years y and the
pictures in color are poetical and
charming.
Horses and dogs exclusively appear
In q. C. Harvey's Famous F'Our-Footed
Friends tRobert NJ. Mcbride 4 Coz
from Alcxanderis Bu~cephalus to Cen
eral Lees charger and from Llewellyn's
Gellert to the dogs of the ST. Bernard
hospice. Room might have been found
for W~hittington's cat, surely, and
for other pets. These tales Of dogs
n horses all boys will like. N1.5O.)
The stories About Gredt Discor-
cries which G. II. Claudy relates in
the Tell Me Why" series (Robert NJ.
Mcbride 4 Coz nearly all have to dc
with very early inventions. glass.
boats. metal working. paper, the
latest being those OF gunpowder. print
ing and the telescope. Each Is told
in a fanciful way and all are con-
nected by the remarks OF the young-
stcrs for whose beneft the stories are
told. Csl.50.)
In the form OF a story in which n
group Of children take part Sara Ware
Bassett in The Story Of Glass tThe
Penn Publishing Company describes
the manufacture Of glass and the many
strange uses TO which it is put. 1t will
interest children. II is annoying to
find so common an italian name as
Giuseppe consistently misspelled
throughout the book. as cents
The in which a great Va
riety OF articles may be constructed.
sonc of them useful. some p%laythings
and some seemingly only to keep Idle
hands busy. Is described in Hdndicrdft
for Handy Girls G.othrop. Lee & Shep-
ard Company. by A. Nicely Hall ana
Dorothy Perkins. A certain proper
ton OF the information Is such as on
Germs only girls; a good part. however.
will interest all young people. ts2)
Besides technical directions about
many matters that concern them and
Information Of many kinds regarding
their organization there il much in
teresting miscellaneous matter in The
Boy Scouts Year Book lAppletons), cd
tied by Walter II. Mcclure ana Frank
lin *. Matthews. There are stories
and articles by DR.. Grenfell. Admiral
feary. Orville Wright. Dan Beard, "A
score OF State Governors nv many
other noted men. Hl5o.)
The sun., 1916-12-16

tons is described solely from the
9sthetic point Of view. While the
standard set may be beyond the reach
OF people Of moderate neal or even
those who are comfortably we'll of, yet
the ideals the authors establish will
yield suggestions by which they too
may profit. 42.5O.)
Archaeological.
An elaborate reconstruction OF The
creek House Cambridge University
Press: q. L. Putnam's Sons) has been
made by Bertha Clay Rider from the
knowledge derived from the
tons made by Schliemann and the men
who have followed him, and the de-
velopment Of its architecture has been
traced from neolithlc times to the Pc
Rod OF Roman supremacy. The au-
thor describes the private houses as
we'll as the palaces of Homeric and
Cretan times. She has utilized all
material and besides display
Ing her erudition has made her mono
graph interesting TO the general
reader. N3.)
The sun., 1916-12-16

BY Sir Arthur CUTLER
III the author had written
nothing but the one chapter
on 'Jargon.' the book would
be vol worth reading
-PhtIa. Telegraph.
Ifo, $50
The sun., 1916-12-16

description Of the wares produced in
England during the past three cen-
turtles and particularly those made in
famous potteriee. In shorter chapters
the author gives accounts Of continent
tai manufactures. with brief sketches
OF Oriental porcelain and matters that
will interest collectors. 1t is n helpful
handbook. especially for English pot
terry, and Is fully illustrated.
Various Arts.
A complete conspectus of the mani
festations OF art in the American
colonies Is supplied in The Practical
Book Of Early American Arts aud
crafts by Harold Donaldson Eberlein
and Abbot McClere q. Il. Lippincott
Company The book Is OF an ency-
clop@dic character. with each chapter
divided methodically into sections that
add greatly to convenience in refer
cnce. The subjects dealt with are
pottery and glass, with a DEPRESSION
on Mexican work, metal work Of all
kinds including iron and tin. needle
work. silver and pewter. painting.
stone and wood carving. weaving and
lace making. with other expressions OF
decorative art. The book contains the
result Of much antiquarian research
put in compact form and Is illustrated
by 232 drawings by Mr.. McClere. t5.)
The elements Of what refined modern
taste calls for In The Art OF Interior
Decoration tDodd. Mead 4 Coz are
explained with great clearness by
Grace Wood and Emily Burbank with
illustrations. What art calls for in
room Of the house and in the
furniture and more temporary dccora-
The sun., 1916-12-16
NEW BOOKS DEALING
WITH THE FINE ARTS
JUVENILES-.TRAVE
Kodin INSTRUMENTATION to Look at Pictures
Nollekens and His Times-Pottery and China.
Fascinating Story and Picture Books for the Younger
Readers-Accounts Of Foreign Lands-l9l7 Calendar.

the hands Of q sensible Instructor. The
Illustrations are very good. ($1.5O.)
A new issue Of the admirable md
authoritative The Painters of France.
by Julia Cartwright (Mrs. Ady) tE. p.
Dutton 4 Coz. IL very welcome. II ha.
neen a standard guide for many years
Is indispensable for those who visit
Florence as we'll az to those who wish
TO Keep fresh their memories OF the
~F1orentine galleries. The illustrative
pictures are very fine. N1.5O.)
Georgian Artists.
One OF the most entertaining biosra-
phies In English. John Thomas Smiths
NoHckens n His Times, a perfect
repository Of gossip and Information
about London and art life there from
Hogarth to Blake. is now issued In a
new edition In two volumes, with many
Illustrations. edited and annotated BY
Wilfred Written tJohn Lane Com
pany). The editor has revised the
text by Incorporating many Of Smiths
notes with IL: his W notes are copi-
Gus n Illuminating, he has hunted
up with an ant!quarian's zeal every
reference that might be obscure to
modern readers and secured all the in
formation possible about 1t. He also
provides h necessary index. The
first volume In about Nollekens, the
sculptor, though the digressions are
many: the second volume is made up
of brief biographies Of the artists who
were his contemporaries. the last being
a very frank accoun Of the life OF
William Blake. Mr.. whitten has rem
dered n distinct service TO English
literature in this helpful edition.
Pottery and China.
A thorough and complete investiga-
ton and description Of a very limited
field OF art will be found in Ada
Walker Camehl's handsome and beau
tifully illustrated volume The Blue
China Book &c. +. Dutton 4 Coz. The
author does not include all blue china
nor even all Of 1t hat was made in
America in her investigation. but con-
fines herself to the forms Of pottery
that were decorated with representa-
lions Of historic events or with pic
lures Of noted places. Within that range
her search has been exhaustive and
her judgments are authoritative. for
she has drawn freely on Prof. Edwin
Alice BARRIERS Investigations. She
has made the subject extremely inter-
esting for the general reader. while the
information she supplies will spur COL
lectors to further efforts and will assist
them in determining the genuineness
and tho value Of the pieces that come
into their hands. 05.)
More general in Its scope is the in
.structive manual by Fred w. Burgess
on Old Pottery INC Porcelain &c. +.
Putnam's Sons). an admirable intro
to the study Of ceramics and a
guide to the proper appreciation OF the
art. The greater portion OF the book
is taken up with the history and the
The sun., 1916-12-16
RoAin ~1ntepviews,

In the volume called Art (Small,
Maynard 4 Coz, In which Paul Gsells
records all the remarks nc was able to
elicit from the sculptor August Rodin
In successive interviews, ACCOMPANIED
by plentiful comments Of his own, the
%judicious reader by the exercise of
patience may extract much Of interest
and value. The obsequious tone en-
ployed throughout the book excites ad-
miration for the good nature shown by
the sculptor to his interviewer. The
latter catechised Rodin about MANY
aesthetic g%eneralities: where the sculp.
tor was interested he expressed his
opinions vigorously and characteristic
ally. where he val not he either re-
piled with poetic platitudes or was
silent: in the latter cases the inter-
viewer fills up the gap with his W
reflections. There Is enough OF the
real Rodin In II. however. to make the
book worth reading. It In illustrated
With many pictures Of Robins statues
aud Of the works of art that are men,
toned. The translation Is by Mrs,
Romilly Fedden. (S3.50.)
About Painters.
An ingenious attempt to teach people
who know nothing about pictures TO
appreciate them and to see them az the
art critics do Is made by Carl II. p.
Thurston In Looking at Pictures (Dodd,
lead & Coz. After some enc re-
marks about art ana some useful sug-
sestions he takes UP nil the great
painters In alphabetical order. He
tells his readers how they are to ex-
anime his pictures and what they must
look for In them. going into particu-
lars: he gives a brief account Of each
painter, with extracts from tho opin-
ions Of we'll known critics, and short
notes as to where his best work Is to
be found. with the names of some of
his best pictures. The little book
should stimulate conscientious stu
dents Of art and visitors Of galleries;
II will also provide those who wish to
talk about pictures with ample ma
terial. The method devised by the
author will interest those who can ap-
preciate art: It should be effective in