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The daily Alaskan., 1917-12-04
SYMPATHY.

Sympathy is the first great les son that Ta27 should learn. Un- less he iearr5 to feel for things in which he has no great person al interest he can achieve noth. ing generous or roble.-TaIfourd.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-12-04
EAGLES TAKE NOTICE

Attend annual nomination and election of officers for 1918 We'd nesday s ?. m, which will termin- ate with gran smoker. 123-2t.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-12-04

We received on the Jefferson from Miss CaSkey a shipment of beautiful Christmas greeting cards. 1he Pedersen Co. 12-S-2t'
The daily Alaskan., 1917-12-04

TWO PIANOS for rent. Reasonable rates. Inquire at Ganty's store.
 11-2S-7t.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-12-04

Keller Brothers opened a splen- did liRe of Christmas cards today. See them before they are gone. If.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-12-04

(subsckibs for the DatlX Alaskan)
Imperial Valley press., 1917-10-11
WATCH CATCHERS
NEXT TO PITCHERS. THEY ARE
UNDER GREATEST STRAIN.
Sharp Eye and Steady Judgment Are
Needed by Baseball
Catchers.
(By Associated Press

tBy Associated PreSsl
I New York, Oct. 1O.-Ana1ysis Of the
work of the various players by po-
,sitions in past world series empha
sizes the fact that with the possible
exception of pitchers no member Of
the team is under greater physical
or mental strain than the catcher du-
ring the battles for the championship
| of the ajor leagues. In the handling
pf delivery and signals, close plays
at the plate. throws to cut down base
stealers and in backing up first and
third in throws from the outfield, the
catcher is both a busy and import
ant factor in the contest.
A sharp eye, steady Judgment, q
powerful throwing arm and cool cour
age are necessary requisites for tn,
player who dons the mask and wind
pad in the most important Of all base
vail games. It is fortunate that both
he Chicago Americans ana the New
York Nationals are equipped Nwith
,atchers OF this caiibIe for the seize
)f 1917 which begins in Chicago to
lay, While the Giants have slight
advantage in quantity, in this depart
nent of the game, the White Sox are
generally conceded to have an edge
n the quality of the receiving staff
The Chicago catchers include Ray
,Schalk, Byrd Lynn and Joseph Jenk
ms, while the New York quartet con
sists of George McCarty, William Rar
den, George Gibson and John Onslow.
As both Jenkins and Onslow are com
parative newcomers, they are not like
Iy to figure in the series to any ex
tent and their chance Of seeing serv
ice is extremely remote. Schalk is
expected to bear the catching burden
of the White SoX in every game Of i
the series unless he should be inca
pacitated by accident or illness. He i
has caught in more than 75 per cent
Of the seasons games, while Lynn has
acted as receiver in the others. Rari-
len has done the greater amount of
the backstopping for the Giants this
year, due in part to the fact that Nc
Carly broke his leg early in the sea-
son and was out of the game for sew
.ral months. Gibson, the former
Pittsburg receiver, is the third string
.atcher for New York
Imperial Valley press., 1917-10-11
TROOPS WANT GUANAS.
Government Agent in Porto Rico Il
Gathering Them for Jelly.

Correspondence of Associated Press)
San Juan, Porto Rico, Sept. o.
Porto Rico is being searched for agu
vas out of which to make jellies and
paste for American troops in France
An auxiliary of the Porto Rico chap
ter of the American Red Cross has
opened an experimental kitchen with
professional jellymakers in charge.
Experiments will be made with or
anges and grapefruit in the most part
donated by the growers. The large
sugar centrals in the island have Civ
en- to the Red Cross about 10000
pounds of the best sugar produced for
preserving the fruit.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-10-11
MAY SEND NO MORE
Continued From Page One)

nor. through the adjutant gnral, no.
titled the local board for lmperia
county of such draft and that the
gross quota to be furnished by such
local board from Imperial county was
900. and that the net quota after de-
ducting for voluntary enlistments was
Cos. 81
The population of the State of Cal
ifolnia by the last census was 2,311,-
549. If this population is divided b!
34,S46. the gross quota apportioned by
the provost marshal general to the
State of California, the result is that
the proportion is one for each 6S.2
Tine population of Imperial count.
ty the last census was 1881. s
that on the same proportion the gros;
quota FOR Imperial county should hay,
heen 100 Instead of calling on Impe-
rial comfy for such gross quota O..
40. the governor Of the state, actin
through the adjutant general, notified
lhe local board for Imperial count.
!hat Imperial county must furnish un5
Ger such draft gross quota of $50
OF this $50 Imperial county had al
ready furnished volunteers for whicl
ii was given credit by the adjutan
general TO the extent of 30 so tha
the net quota called for was Goo. O
TINS net quota Imperial county during
the month of August sent to the can
comment at American Lake 33 and du-
ring the month of September and prio
to October 10 sent an additional Ats
making 81 men furnished under sucl
fraft prior to October 10. Il
This with the 30 who enlisted anc |!
or which the county received and was
untitled TO credit. makes 546 men wht l
lave already been taken from Impe
ial county under law which at the
most only allowed 100 to be taken. 1
at matters not by whom the error 4
5 made, even though it was mad By
he president himself and on the plea 4
# military necessity. The law must I
'e followed and the courts will if \
Necessary compel the executive and |
military authorities to follow the law |
md discharge men Illegally draftcdf' !
Imperial Valley press., 1917-10-11

If you could turn an old baby car
riage, high chair, table, washing ma
chine or any of the mnumerable ar
ticles which you have standing idle
in some storeroom behind your house,
into ready cash, wouldn't you do it?
A Press want ad will help you find
buyers. Phone &c.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-10-11

Press Liners are read by those who
ant work? DO you need help for the
anch?
Imperial Valley press., 1917-10-11

Expert Cleaning, Pressing, Repair
ing. Unique Cleaners, Princess Hotel
Bldg.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-10-11

Don't buy than you need il motor Invest
money carefully and wisely Remember that weight and
unnecessary and power expensive in every of the
word
Imperial Valley press., 1917-10-11

Press Liners bring quick results.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-10-11

~sFN'S "COCO" BROWN
.N CALF BOOTS-the new
Ava dark shade 50 much de
sired-"Crossett" shoes are famous
for good style and real service
See the nappy new English lasts.
Auttaja. [volume] (Ironwood, Mich.) 1906-19??, 1917-11-29

iGii, jos fGriit &ristufien nimen tab
ben. 2lutletfo, ettd mott pelastla
pilfasta Jos ct tlinnusta Seeiusta?
@9fG. - Oletfo tparma iitten eta
olet narmasia tlrrpasia iertdboen
ettG olet GGneti? Canon %iuoraan ct
olel &aamattl fen iinulle ilmoittaa
ia lie on totuls" iillG jofa tabtoo
pelastaa iielunia ban faoottaa len,
jofa faoottaa iielitnio miniin ia e.
fpanfeliumin ban on fen pelaStafpa.
Siit1 nGet eta iinun on maboot-
tomiiiis noiista iotimaan Sumalaa
mastaan. = Stafiitfaamme ett6
Sumala Diff tpfondii ia tarioaiii IL
mile fabta labiaa "elGmGd eli fuo-
lemaa". Gilman tietpsti ottaiiit.
@lGmGG on iinulle tariona, million
toboot len paan ottao. &aamattr
ienfin tooistaa tooefii. "Sotilesti,
totilesti nina ianon teille: iofa us
foo miniluil, bGnelI1 OH iianfaiffi-
men elGm1."
sos iiniilla on iotafin, min rat-
~faiioesta find mposfin antailit Tito
lGbimGiielleii. '2abiafii tie olette,
loaneet, labiafii mposfin antafaat."
sos tina olet nitori, min iilIoin II
niilla on palion toiiia nlioria pSta'
mid. ia BELLE ioat t%ariota tatG lob
joo. SitG iuloista iloa ia eldmdG
elG field beiltG, iilla iIoa ia elam1o
nitoret juiri tabtomat. @lttluus 10
elGmG ne fotii opot iuuret ia fal'
lit ormolabiat ia t%arioan ne niio'
riiolle. Mist6 mott iaaba parem'
paa?
Iitori, eIG lannistit, ole robfea
IfillG jofa osfeleen ionfa me astum
me on fobti ij6iippttG. 81 ole Fl
nuIla monta osfelta otettama, otC
loprt osfeleet robfeasti, iiua fobtc
astiit ipiimeiien ia filloin ollaat
&oonoosia ~iiGiippoen 10 firffaiioei
moltafunnosio. ~SIoitfaamme i
riemuitfaamme ia mttafaamme fun
mia bGneIle, iiIIG &orition bddt otpa
10 tlilleet ia bGnen woimonio on mo-
mistanut itienia." (Sob. Sim. t
10: y.
limo Salminen.
Auttaja. [volume] (Ironwood, Mich.) 1906-19??, 1917-11-29

taa S6nest1 ia ionfa faiftipoipn
.faii iobtaa meib6n pienimmdtfin
toimemmc
Sept iofu iolifosta ianonee: "gi
Sunlala iaboa faiffia a%iioita. SillG
lite nina iultnnitteIen ia teen, me-
men ia trlen."
Guile tarsiani iuiireen tebtaaieen.
Sanotaan, ettG tuon tebtaan moima-
ma on meii. Nutta fun ostiimme
tllobon fonebuoneeieen, min n1ern-
me ainoastaan foneet, bibnnt ia ppo
rat. Mlttta ~iostain "iilm11mme nd-
fpmGttomdst1 folfasta antaa tpeii
poimania, min ett1 nlio rattaat ppO
riipGt bibnojen pbbistdminG toilet
toiiesia pGasi1 buonetto, foiiet pp0-
rat toiiesia pGGsid. Scum fotielem-
me 5etfen ia iinobbamme ipeoen,
min iaatamme ormeIIa ia ianoa:
Iito ppor1t pporii itiefieen itiebdn
mo ainnfin bltlluna pporimGt. gtiin
me ianomme mittta iittenfin tpeoert
poima pnni niio rattaat ,pporimdGn.
Samollo tatpalla fe on meioGn III
misten fansia. Slnnola IN meio1t
Iuoniit ia pitd6 nield ~moimasia, fu
ten liientrte eniimdiien usfon fap-
paIeen ielitpflesiG. So iittenfin nc
ianomme Siimolaa pastaon, eta
ME itie toimimme. Hiin fGppi fun
unoboomme Siimalan ia bGnen fall
lin ianoria neiiipot ia riipeamme
itsfomaon omar minGn fitisfutut-
iia.
Miitta pst1p1ni, p%prfifGdmme I'd
n1fin pitoteno tion filiupon ialo-
peiiran fpniistG, pG1stdfiemme SSii-
moIan ialoiieen i%uoielufieen. &iet-
t1fGdmme ianan titrtpiin, iofa meta
oifein iteitipoo ia opettaa. Sa tim
Jana iaapi ola ialfaimmte fpnttild
ia malfeuS teiI6mme, min iilloin
ertmte enid r1ipea Iitiilottelemadr ct
ia ME itie iotain oIiiimute tai tefi-
iimme. SiIIoin pio6mme SitmoIan
holman IGbteenG, meiodn rattaittem
me pporittGi6n1. Sinoin tGnGftn
ipitotena tppopmme, Daiffapa tiili.
iifin mtrbeita ia taisteIuio oiafiem-
me, poiffapo TOTO maaiIntnp birmii-
pallot rpnt6iiipGt p6dlIemme. @rn-
me pelfGd ieiiomme fanan falliolln
io tho Jana moittaa nainooinmite.
SiIloin fonorme: SID, iimtn ttr-
pisio oIen iuriiisioni. Sind oIef
minun pII6pitdiGni ia iuoieliani.
Sind STA rafos niet minia niitd
teitG, eta iiniin nrmof6teii iiioiosio
ppipiiin. SinG pi6dt miilia pIId
wuoii puobesta toiieen. Sifii fitn.
mes ionn Lasted matfoiditfpan ID
tdpoG Rorition bdibin. @eren ttr.
wisio ottttias,
;. Mnno $6mdIdinen.
Auttaja. [volume] (Ironwood, Mich.) 1906-19??, 1917-11-29
uutta vuotta aIkaessa

l~luttotpiiotto alfaesia tortpitiem-
me ~tietenfin uittta poimao. Mistd
iitG Iaanme, mibin pdin fddnnpm-
me Ioaoafiemme pointio - motfis-
tltsta porten2 Mistd Iopodmme
ienaiien holman Idbteen9 Sdlld ia
moneIla eri tafpolla ioattaa ibmis-
mieIi fpieIla pliIronnoIliiio oiioito.
Il.tto n6in onen on ibmislapii
unobtomit 2uoionio ia 2inostaian.
IA ia fen norman iofu nellie tuiio'
Auttaja. [volume] (Ironwood, Mich.) 1906-19??, 1917-11-29
Snfu ie tarpeellista, eta niiprti
tnnnnstatuat "antnntta?

SGstG tunnette Slimalan bengen:
jofainen benfi jofa tltnniistaa See
lufien &riStitfiefii, liboan tltlleefit,
ie on SlmaIasta. q Sob. a: p
Hinfuin lommas tunnetaan len mda
~fimilestGni1 min mposfin Sumalon
lapiet tunnetaan. Sumalan lapiet
ia aittrlis, iGn1Gt fafii ianaa iiial'
tGw1t GGrettom6n palion. ct moi
niitG ianoin bpfpin ilmilauiua. .
NinGlla on iotafin lion aibetta,
iiitG ole mpormd, mlttta Jana aii-
tiius, onto ie iloii aibeena. Niin
pitGiii ollo, iillG 10 peIffd ianafin
merfitiee iuurinta iloa. "Sniirin-
ia iloa, min iuurinto ie on, mutta
borpat fen omistaipat. Sabtoiiitfo
pstGipGhi tietGG, fetfG niio baripat
omat? See oipat juitri niita mail
man iilmisld BALBOA iumalanlopiia
iill6 maailma Ell fGiitd beioan tun-
nrisIaitiettaan, jofa on: "Slen uii.
ituaS ia taitpaan p%erillinen." sc
tit~nmustaja, iofa orrlaa ia elGd tbs
ia Iauieesta, bGnesiG on mp0sfin
SumaIan ppbG temppeli iosia aiui
itie Srnala minimum 1 Sob. a: 10
ianotoan: Sofa ttnnistaa ettd
Seeius on Sumalan poifo, banesid
SumaIa ppipp ia BON Siimalasia."
&iin Siintala lite aiuu neiSi1. Min
iilloin laatanolla eli ole mit11n NAB
bolliiuutta mei5in nGboen, iilla ie
Siimalan firffais bGifGiiee iaata-
malta iilm1t, fun ie foittaa iaooo
ibmiiiG paiiloibinia min lDofin pGdn
ia ieinGGn eta pa~lfabtao.
MaampilieIiid tai iofu muii elm
feinon barioittoia, fun bGn boitao
toioolla IeiipisfGGniG, min b1nestG
tiilee taitaipo ommatisiaon ia bon
iaa iabon monin fertaiien tpostGGn
usfopoinen iofa t~innistaa OIL
t1iittta on fiti1t maartpilielii1. sos
ban obferasti trtfii raamattia ic
~Ieurustelee iisfotpdisten fansia, min
ban ramatln p~erustitfiella mo-
fumota faiffi mostistaionia. Edtt
tattoo pfiin IpbG Senfi moi ontaa
Siis iinrn pitdd hinnustaa ia OLD
maImis tiinniistomoan Seeiusto, 10
ia poifosia ~totperieii piIfasta bio
IIimotto. CID pelfGG minimum fanil
tefi Seeiufien oifono. 81 futon
bGnest1 iuIfiiesti piibunut, fosfa B
peIfdiiip6t iuiitnluiiio. CSob. z; 49,
@oino 6lfS6n olfo esteendii mpo!
f6Gn, miiista Hoomort marttppreitI
fun be fdriifpdt, ie on ibmcelIinel
woimo, iofo ortoi BELLE uoimia bel
ban fGriimpfiisiddn. Sind ole
mposfin iaaipa tpoimia fdriimpfiis
Auttaja. [volume] (Ironwood, Mich.) 1906-19??, 1917-11-29
NUORTEN OSASTO

palion i~ptpemm1siG merfitptieSid,
jota piffu tptto ennen oil tuntemt,
fun rafastetun iian iormi oioitti 3D.
nellie tGbtitaiipaan ibaniuitta. Gil.
loin oil tlio puolittain %tajuttu pfii-
n1iipDoentunne lapien iielusia mGis
tpnpt main betfiiefii. Whitta lop-
~oettpGGn lemon Sumalnsia, lauloi
miori ipo1n: Sent on pfiinGiippte-
nj ainaiiefii poistunut, "minun Us.
tGm1ni on minun ia nina olen SD.
! ret" -
&riStiina buofaa ippGGn. = min
lie oil ibana aifa, mutta npt ie fui-
tenfin on ollutta ia mennptG. Yois.
ia olpat iuloiiet tunteet 8opabtaian
r~affauoesta ia l1sn1olosta, poisia
fofonaan. Seesfentelpa ia ipilppiG
on maailma t1pnn1, ia oman ipo1
meen ei usfalla luottaa. ga mo
raffaat meljet ia %iiiaret, parbaatfin,
Sauna ia Slaapi, ~eipGtfobGn betin
main pet6 itieaan. gif1 5eioGnf1Gn
pstGmppteniG moi est1G &ristiinan
pfiindiippstunnetta j1ileen palajn.
masta. Soppuien loputii on ebfG IT'D
pfiin oifeaSia. Wtonta unetonta potG
on ban miettGnpt bortausbarioituf-
iisia, eif1 ban nielGf61n ole mall
mis- omistnmaon Sumalan armoa
itiellcen = mit1 FIFTEEN nina - a.
iattelee &ristiina ep1toimosiaan.
Wutta gbtaffi1 ioi ainoa iana
waipneen tpttoparan iielusia, Jana;
armo. Gifo lie Jana iiiallG, eta SUI
mala antaa nellie ipnteinanteetii-
iaamiien ia rauban labjana9 Seem
mefo iitten oifein, jos pppoGmme
tlilla tiion labian omistaiifii mafiua
mastaan? gifo iellainen t%arious
ippdsti Iouffaiii maallista pstGmGG,
iofa rafastaipana ia papaasta tab-
oosta toiii nellie lnbiania? 8ar.
maan! Wlitta oliiifo ie fifteen SD.
nellie mieleen, Sdnelle, jofa raffaii-
oesta ibmisparfoibin beitti benfen-
ia beiodn bptpafieniG, oliiifo ie SG-
nellie mieleen, ett1 me pbG main pon-
nistufiillamme tulla paremmifii l.
fGdnfuin fofoomme itiellemme pGG-
omaa, ennentuin otanme labiaa
ipastaan, labiaa, jonfa SGn fulton.
fin tarjoo nellie - armostal
@ifo tdllainen menettelp iureta
rafasta1paa @apobtaiao?
Miitta miten ON fifteen iiGn laita,
onto bGn oifeasia, maifo Ell? Sa
jos ban, Min jos ban = f%loleel
Mboistolpa hume foiiristaa &ris.
tiinan ipo1nt1. SGn tabtoiii rufoil-
la, buutaa aqua. Me1ta titntien II
ieniG min perGti m~Gipneefii, ei ban
jafii mltlita FUN f~uisfata pbtG al.
noata mined. Seeius.nimi ieb1n
faifista fallein iurun ia ipnnin 5a-
bGsi1 oletpolIe ibmislapieIle. sc on
anffuripobia, iofa Ell baria eta
muutii, maibtufoot aiat iitten miten
tabania. SGnGfin iltana on iiHG
nieI1 lama loboutiista tuottatpa moi
ma FUN iiIlG mltinoin oil ia iGti I'll.
lee olemaan. SfGdnfuin ibmeelliie-
nd lGGffeenG ipitotaa ie raubatto-
moan ipo1meen. ga mprsfp tpDn-
typ, ia wGipnpt ipalpoia iGttGG fai-
fen buolenia taiipaalliien SiGn boil
BG1 painull tuolin ielfanojaa pas
taan, ia buofaellesiaan: Sept, Ser
ra, mibinfG nina luotan9 Sinuiin
NINA tiripaan", mtfabtaa &ristiina
uneen.
Auttaja. [volume] (Ironwood, Mich.) 1906-19??, 1917-11-29

&irffaan aiiringoniGteen berGttd-
ntGnG afpaii tobtori iilmdnia. @nii
ndfo, mifd fobtaii bdntG, oil banen
noiatuolisiaan nitffifpa &ristiina
SiinG ban IepGii f1bet ristittpin6
flin ruoilepan.
Si1nlG eoest1 on ban rufoillut,
ii6niG bypGfii on b6n maIponiit =
aiatteli iparbus liifltettuno, ia lam
min laine tuItpebti eiiin bdnen iie.
lunia ~iptpimmdsta fdtfost6. Sliban
tiiolla ibmisten ieuraa p~afene,palIa
panballa tobtori armalalIa ientddn
iotu, iofn maIwOi ia rufoili bdnen
ebestGni1, iofa = min - NIT us.
foIii ban toiipoa iitd = rafasti ban
ia.
Mlitta arringoni1be iiirtpi ipr-
i6Gn &ristiinasta, ia famasia fatoii
mposfin bpmpilp tobtorin fastpoil-
to.
@arioon iGit, Iapiiparfani =
buofaii omtantuntonio tpaiipaama |.
ia - pfiin oler i1ttdnpt iinrt, o.
ntoo mathematician etiien. 81, Jpn.
titooffani tdp rasfoantmafii pditpc
pGiip1lt1l
SID ftiltal - &ristiino, iotc
on ber6nnpt iiGniG woibfinaon, rier
tad bdren Iiiofienia, ia tariooa I'D
nellie nirpoittoipaa iitomoo, fpipt
ban beII6stt miten ii6 moi.
Sunnen itfeni tertpcemmdfi
= ruitmiin piioIesta. Mlitta, Sim
iiuun pitda MT Idbted letpoIIe.
Satfetaor.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-03-01
HANDLING OF U. S. TROOPS
WAS BEST IN ALL HISTORY
Raport Of Quartermaster General Con-
ailments American Railways.
MILITIA MOVED PROMPTLY
Splendid Results Attained by Cordial
Co-Operation~~of Railway EN-
ployees and Officials With
War Department
Washington, D. C.-(special.)-

Washington, d. C.-(SpeciaL)-
There has been no case in history
where troops have been as well han
ment to the Mexican border during
the summer of 1916, says the annual
report of the Quartermaster General
of the U. s. Army, which has just
been made public.
On behalf of the railways, super
vision Of moving the troops was in
the hands Of a special Committee on
Cooperation with the Military Author
tiles appointed by the American Rail-
way Association, at the request Of the
War Department, and composed of
Fairfax Harrison, president OF the
Southern Railway, chairman; r. H.
Ashton, president of the Chicago and
Northwestern Railway; A w. Thomp-
SON, vice president Of the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad; w. G. Besler, pres
ident Of the Central Railroad of New
Jersey.
The report tells of the uniformly
excellent handling given troops and
supplies through the cooperation of
railway officials and employees of ev-
cry rank with the War Department
officials. 1t states that to carry the
first 100000 of the National Guard
moved to the border, $50 trains, which,
if combined, would have been nearly
80 miles long, were required, and that
they included 5000 passenger cars,
400 baggage cars, most of them equip
ped as kitchen cars for serving hot
meals en- route, 1900 box cars, 1000
stock cars, and 800 fiat cars. Approx
imately 1900 road locomotives and
crews had a part in handling this
movement, in addition to a large num-
Der of yard engines and crews.
Striking sentences from the report
are as follows:
considering the great distances
travelled by the militia from the vari-
Gus camps to the Mexican border, the
fact that there was but a single &C.
~cident, and that of minor character,
the celebrity with which the trains
were moved and the entire absence
Of congestion or delay, it is believed
that there has been no case in history
where troops have been as well and
safely transported or as well cared for
while en- route as in the recent mob.
ilization"
EVERY was rem.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-03-01

dered the Government by officials anA
employees Of all railroads Concerned
from the presidents Of the companis%
down to the minor employees"
Although the movement of the Or.
ganized Militia to the border cam.
at q time when the commercial frat
fc on railroads OF the United State.
was the largest in years, the trans.
portation of the militia was performed
with very little interference with roo
ular train service and with no copges.
ton whatever, either at initial or tor.
minal points or en- route"
eft is, of course, impossible to com.
pare the concentration of the United
States Militia on the Mexican border
with the mobilization in Europe in the
summer OF 1914. In Europe all civil
traffic was stopped and the entire
railroad system given over to the mil.
itary movement The distances IN.
volved in this. movement Of the Or.
ganized Militia are very much greater
than those in Europe, the longest run
in the German Empire, from one from
Tier TO Tie OLA0E, OS1u6 oOOuC GUU Ill Les
and those in France much less. The
distances travelled by the militia Or
carnations of the United States vary
from COS miles, in the case of the
Louisiana troops, to 2,916 miles in The
case of the Connecticut troops. The
majority Of these troops came from
North and Northeastern States and
were carried over 1000 miles; in
most cases in remarkably fast time.
"When it is considered that these
trains were, as a rule, heavy trains
of from II to % cars each, and were
composed of freight passenger and
baggage equipment (Which was nee.
essary in order to enable each unit
to proceed to it's destination intact
with all it's equipment and impedi-
ments), it will be seen that the move.
ment was made with exceptional "a.
pidity."
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-03-01
FREIGHT CLAIMS PAID
PROMPTLY SAYS HARLAN
Member Of Interstate Commerce Com.
mission Praises The Railroads.
Observation-Disclosures
Mr.. Harlan Tells Freight Claim Asso.
citation Of Surprise Of Commission
at Excellent Showing as to
Prompt Payments

Washington, D. C.-(Special.)-
Where the claims Of shippers against
railroads are well founded they are
paid promptly, declared Commissioner
James S. Harlan Of the Interstate
Commerce Commission to the mem
bers Of the Freight Claim Association
in an address in which he told of an
investigation made by the Commission
and the surprise of it's members at
the excellent showing as to prompt
payments made by the railroads.
Before taking my seat,"' said Mr..
Harlan, ''I wish to make very frank
confession. During the course of MY
ten years service ON the Commission
so many complaints had come to me
Of the delay in the payment by car.
riers Of the claims Of shippers that
l had come to think that the matter
of claim adjustments was a very weak
spot in our railroad administration.
was, therefore, particularly interest
ed in the suggestion that interroga-
lions should be addressed by the com.
mission to the carriers for the purpose
Of ascertaining, among other things,
the length of time taken by them in
settling the claims of shippers.
"The results that were tabulated by
the commission on the answers return
ed by the carriers about year ago
were so surprising to me and to my
colleagues and were considered by US
of such importance that we at once re-
ported the facts to the Congress as
useful public information. 1 wish to
congratulate the association on the
showing made.
1.-THE trouble with us was that we
had made no distinction between
claims that had been declined or that
were without merit and therefore still
pending, and claims that were well
founded and had been promptly ad
justed.
''The shipping public should know
that instead Of being a weak spot in
the railroad service, the work of YOU
association has been so systematized
as practically to eliminate all reason
able and fair criticism"