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The Alaska daily empire., 1917-04-24
French Commission Has Reach United States for a Conference on
 War Situation.
DISTINGUISH ED ME EN
Party Travelled Across the Atlantic on a Steamer Conveyed by French
 War Vessel.

WASHINGTON, April 24.-The State Department was advised early this forenoon of the safe arrival in the United States of the French Commission which has come to this country to advise with the American officials concerning CO., operation in the present war. The mission is identically the same as that of the British Commission, which arrived Sunday from Great Britain.
 The French Commission includes General Joffre, former premier Vi- viani, and often called Frances s foremost statesman" This com mission reached America on a French liner which was conveyed across the Atlantic ocean by a French warship.
 American destroyers met the two crafts far out at sea and escorted them to a port. A representative of the United States government boarded the liner and extended the welcome to the commissioners.
 Besides General Joffre and for mer Premier Vivani, other mem- bers of the Commission include Vice Admiral Chocheprat, dean of the French Admirals and an ex- pert on submarine problems; Mar quis Pierre de Chabroun, member of the Chamber of Deputies, and student of international affairs, M. Simon, inspector of finances; M. Hovelacque, inspector of general public instruction, and Surgeon-Ma- jor Dreyfus. no1coJ
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-04-24
STOCK QUOTATIONS

NEW YORK, April 24. = Al Cold closed today at 6A. Alaska-Juneau at 6k. American Zinc at 29. Butte & Superior at 42h. Chino at 51A.
 Ray at 29A.
 Utah Copper at 109ss. Copper metal at 29.
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ASK BAN OF USE
 OF GRAIN WHICH
 USED FOR LIQUORS

ITHICA, N. Y., April 24.-Officers and delegates of farm bureaus and agricultural associations representing more than $25.000 farmers in forty one counties of New York, adopted a resolution at a meeting here calling on the federal government to prohib- it the manufacture of liquors made from grain and thereby save 625.. 100000 bushels of grain for food consumption each year
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AMERICAN STEAMER CHASED OFF COAST
 BY GERMAN RAIDER

NEW YORK, April 24.-The Amer. ican steamer (name deleted9 which arrived here this forenoon, reported that she was chased off the coast of Brazil for five miles by the German commerce raider See Adder. The raider had Norwegian flags painted on both sides. The American steam CT. being faster, escaped The raid CT never came close enough to fire any shots.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-04-24
ROBERT BRIDGES IS PATRIOTIC; GIVES
 HIMSELF TO NATION

SEATTLE, April 24. Presi- dent Robert Bridges of the Seattle port commission, resigned today and at once terdered his services to the government in any capacity in which he was needed. The resig- nation came as a distinct surprise and his volunteering for the war was second surprise.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-04-24
WEAKENING AGAtNsTi FIRE

The surface of Gastineau Channel is today heavily coat ed with fuel oil which is be- ginning to work to the sur face from the Treadwell mine where it was emptied when the big tank buckled and broke last Saturday night. The danger from fire along the waterfront is very great on account of the oil and Fire Chief Sim Freiman today is- sued a warning to everyone not to drop any hot ashes, lighted matches, or anything into the channel which is apt to ignite the oil.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-04-24
WAR AND COMPULSORY TRAINING GO HAND IN
 HAND SAYS 6RiTISHER

WASHINGTON, April 24.-"War and compulsory military training go hand in hand. To win one you must have the other. Had England known this at the outbreak of hostilities, she would have saved millions in treasure and thousands of lives Major General Bridges of the British commission made this statement to- day.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-04-24
GOVERNMENT WINS SUIT TO REGAIN
 RAILROAD LANDS

WASHINGTON. April 24.-Decid- ing the Oregon-C California land case today. the Supreme Court issued a decree enjoining the Southern Pacific Railroad company from disposing of timber or minerals on its alnds re- ceived by Congressional grant.
 By the same decision the govern ment won it's suit against the South ern Pacific Railroad to regain land worth $300OO,000.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-04-24
C0MMANDEERI NC OF BOATS ON
 THE COASTS
Many of the Large Boats in CoastWise Traffic
 Will Be Pressed in
 Overseas Business.

k WASHINGTON. April 24.-Many oi the larger vessels now engaged ir the coastwise trade on both the At lantic and the Pacific are to be di verted at once to the Transatlantic service. This was the announcement made today by the navy officials The boats will be for the carrying of supplies to the Ententes.
 WASHINGTON. April 24.-Secre tary of the Treasury McAdoo today submitted to Congress for the Sec retary of the Navy, a supplemental estimate of $49,66o,00o for arms and ammunition for 1.104 merchant yes sels which will be used in differeRt ways by the government.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-04-24
ARE URGING THAT
 KAISER ABDICATE

ROME, April "A. - The Corriece de Italia, the Cler- ical organ, declares it is able to confirm the reports pub lished in the Spanish news papers that the immediate following of the German Emperor is exercising a pressure on him to abdicate.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-04-24
WILL STICK JUST
 LIKE A BROTHER

WASHINGTON, April 24. The State Department has received a report from Pe- trograd today that Russia is no more likely to aban- don the war than is the United States. "We will stick it out" is the basis of the report.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-04-24
EXPORTS FOR MARCH
 NEARLY BEAT RECORD
 FOR THIS COUNTRY

WASHINGTON, April 24. = Des pite the submarine campaign the ex $551, ,278.000. which was exceeded on ly once and that was last January The imports were valued at s27O, 4S4,000 which sets new record.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-04-24
TWO STEAMERS WILL BE
 ON CHANNEL TOMORROW

KETCHIKAN, April 24 The steamer Spokane sailed from here at II o'clock this forenoon and the Hum boldt four hours earlier. The Spo kane should reach Douglas Island by II o'clock tomorrow and the Hum boldt at the Island tomorrow night at 10 o'clock. The Humboldt will make calls at Chomley and Yes Bay northbound.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-04-24
BORDER LINE MAY
 BE PURCHASED BY WELL KNOWN MAN

SEATTLE, April 24.-W C. Daw- son, one of the best known trans portation men on the Pacific Coast is negotiating for the purchase of the Border Line Transportation com pany. This company operates the steamers Al-Ki and Despatch to Alaska. At present the company is being operated by the Dodwell Cor poratiOn.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-04-24
WAR END LONG WAY OFF.

Washington, April 24.-The Brit ish commissioners to the United States are unanimous in their be- lief that the end of the war is a long way off. The Germans say their experts are not defeated and there is not any immediate danger of starvation, not this time even contemplating a revolution.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-04-24
PRESIDENT SIGNS BILL

WASHINGTON, April 24.-Presi- dent Wilson has signed the Seven Billion Dollar Bond bill. which pass cd both houses late. yesterday after noon.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-04-24
sALFouR DINED

WASHINGTON. April 24.-British Foreign Minister A. J. Balfour was formally entertained at the White House last night by President Will son. Secretary Lansing was present ed to Mir. Balfour at the dinner.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-04-24
eERNHARoT IS LOW

NEW YORK. April 24. = Sarah Barnhardt is very low. following an operation of last week, and the at tending physicians hold out slight hopes for her recovery.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-04-24
BALFoUR WE'LL PLEASED.

Washington, April 24.-Touching on his conferences with. President Wilson and Secretary of State Lan- sing, British Foreign Minister A. J. Balfour today said that the meet ing alone had justified his trip.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-04-24
: WAR BILL WILL PASS

WASHINGTON. April "A. The passage of the war army bill by the end of the present week if the forecast by the members of Con
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ATTACKING ON SCARPE.

London, April 24. -- General Douglas Haig reported this after noon that general attacks are be- ing made on both sides of the Scarpe. The general reported that he had made further progress to the east of Monohy le Preux and Roeux. s W ioil2a
 "To the south of Bapaume on the Cambrai Road we gained ground on wide front. To the
 Continued on fage Two)
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-04-24

Miss Dorothy Rice and Mrs Waldo Pierce artist and atrix happens to be one and the person. Miss Mrs Pierce wen she fe and Mrs Pierce Miss Rice paints She Is placed an aeropane and her services the disposal United states Tor scout duty She awaiting the disposition authorities She believes that go to war and shoot she should be allowed to She that there only
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The Alaska daily empire., 1917-04-24

Phone it to The Empne. No. s74.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-04-24
Transports Loaded with Soldiers Are Now on the Baltic, Bound
 for Russia.
PLAN A LAND ATTACK
British Making Advances Along Scarpe and Are Nearing Goal at
 St. Quentin.

LONDON, April 24.-The pres ence of large German transport fleet loaded with soldiers in the Baltic Sea, and general activity re- ported along the Dvina river and the Riga sector, indicates that the Germans have already launched both land and sea attack to cut off Petrograd from the main Rus sian armies. The movement of the transport fleet has been officially reported
 RUSSIAN SHIP SUNK.
 Petrograd, April 24.-The Rus sian Socialists are greatly excited today over the, official report of the sinking. by q German ssas simasarine ias edf Of .he Russian steamship Ezra, which vas taking home a number of Rus sian refugees, among them the most prominent who have been banished from Russia during the Czar's reign. The official report says that the Zara was torpedoed and sunk shortly after receiving her death blow.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-04-24
RUSSIAN SHIP SUNK.
GERMANS FOR RUSSIA

GERMANS FOR RUSSIA.
 London, April 24.-General Haig reported to the war office today that he had received positive ad- vices that German troops had left Libau, on the Baltic for an un- known destination. This is sub- stantiation of the report that the Germans are undoubtedly plan ming drive on Petrograd.
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Weather Conditions as Recorded by the U. s. w
 Bureau.
LOCAL DATA

CABLE REPORTS FOR 24 HOURS ENDIN
 YESTERDAY
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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-12-14
CHAPTER XXI.

Before the wide-fiung window Of her
attic bedchamber, Sophy Gerard was
crouching with her face turned west
ward. She had abandoned all effort
to sleep. The one thought that was
beating in her brain was too inSistent,
too clamOrous. Somewhere beyond
that tangled mass of chimneys and
telegraph poles, somewhere on the 9TH
err side of the gray haze which hung
about the myriad roofs, John and
Louise were working out their destiny,
speaking at last the naked truth to
each other.
She started suddenly back into the
room. There was knocking at the
door, something quite different from
her landlady's summons. She wrapped
her dressinggown around her, pulled
the curtains around the little bed on
which she had striven to rest, and
moved toward the door. She turned
the handle softly.
"Who is that?" she asked.
John almost pushed his way past
her. She closed the door with nerve
less fingers. Her eyes sought his face,
her lips were parted. She chung to the
back of the chair.
"YOu have seen Louise?" she ex-
claimed breathlessly.
81 have seen Louise" he answered.
sit is all overw
She lookedsa little helplessly around
her. Then she selected the one chair
in the tiny apartment that was Aksly
to hold him, and led him to It
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know you, John. There isn't anything
left of the John loved. Let me look
again :"
She swung around.
'You speak of love-" she went on
suddenly. "Do you know what it is?
Do you know that love reaches to the
heavens, and can also touch the Meth
ermost depths of hell? If 1 throw
myself on your knees before you now,
if 1 link my fingers around your neck,
If 1 whisper to you that in the days
that were past before you came I had
done things I would fain forget, If I
told you that from henceforth every
second of my life was yours, that my
heart beat with yours by day and by
night, that 1 had no other thought, no
other dream, than to stay by your side,
to see you happy, to give all there was
Of myself into your keeping, to keep
it holy and sacred for you-John,
what then?"
Never line in his face softened. He
looked at her moment as he had
looked at the woman in Piccadilly, into
whose hand he had dropped gold.
"Are you going to tell me that it Is
the TRUTH" he asked hoarsely.
'Think for single moment of that
feeling which you call love, John !"
she pleaded. Listen! love you. 1t
has come to me at last, after all these
years. 1t lives in my heart, greater
thing than my ambition, greater
thing than my success, greater thing
than life itself. I love you, John! Can't
you feel, don't you know, that moth
ing else in life can matter?"
Not line in his face softened. His
teeth had come together. He was like
q man upon the rack.
"It is true? 1t Is true, then?" he
demanded.
She looked at him without any reply.
The seconds seemed drawn out to an
interminable period. He heard the
rolling Of the motorbuses in the street.
Once more the perfume Of the lilac
seemed to choke him. Then she leaned
back and touched the bell.
"The prince spoke the truth" she
said. II think you had better got"
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I'm afraid. Sophy took me home
somehow, and now am here"
She leaned little forward on the
couch. She looked into his face search
ingly, anxiously as if looking for
something she could not find. His lips
were set in hard, cold lines. The
likeness to Stephen had never been
more apparent.
"Listen!' she said. "You are Puri-
tan. While admire the splendid self
restraint evolved from your creed. 1t is
partly temperamental, isn't 1t? 1 was
brought up to see things differently,
and 1 do see them differently. Tell
me, do you love me?"
"Love you?" he repeated. "You
know it! Could I suffer the fortunes
of the damned If I didn't? Could I
come to you with a mans blood upon
my hands if I didntS If the prince
lives, it is simply the xccident of fate.
tell you that if we had been alone l
should have driven the breath out of
his body. Love you"
He rose slowly to her feet. She
leaned with her elbow upon the man.
telpiece, and her face was hidden for
moment.
"Let me think! she said. II don't
know what to say to you. l don't
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-12-14

"In that little church, John, and
quickly-so quickly, please!" she whis-
pered.
Jennings fastened In to where Ste
phen was sitting alone.
"Mr. Stephen" he cried, whats
coming to us? There's that French
hussy outside, and motorcar in the
drive, and the chauffeur's asking
where he's to sleep. The woman wants
to know whether she can have the
same bedroom for her mistress as last
time!"
''Then why don't you go and see
about 1t, you old fOOl?' Stephen re-
piled. "Pick up those pieces of glass
there, lay the cloth, and get some sup
per ready"
Through the open doorway they
heard Aline's voice in the hall.
"Meester Jennings, will you please
come and help me with the luggage?'
sect along with you" Stephen or
dered. you'd better hurry up with
the supper, too. The boy Tom can see
to the luggage"
The old man recovered himself
slowly.
you're taking 'em in, sir-taking
'em into the house?" he gasped. what
about that toast?"
Stephen refilled two glasses.
WED better alter it little" he
declared. Here's confusion to most
women, but luck to John and his
wife!"
"Mr. John and his wife!' Jennings
repeated, as he set his glass down
empty. "Pll just see that them sheets
is aired upstairs, sir, or that hussy
will be making eyes at Toni"
He departed, and Stephen was left
alone. He sat and listened to the
sound of luggage being taken upstairs,
to Aline's little torrent of directions,
good-humored but profuse, to the
sound of preparations in the kitchen.
In the room the tall clock licked sol.
EMMY; fragment of the log every
now and then fell upon the hearth.
Presently he rose to his feet. He
heard the click Of the garden gate,
the sound of John and Louise return
ing. He rose and stood ready to well
come them.
THE END.
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SCIENCE OF WAR IS CHANGED
Developments of the Past Three Years
Have Rendered Obsolete Most of
the Old Methods.

During the last three years the sci
changes, rendering obsolete much
which past effort and study had es-
tablished as standard. III. III. Wind
sor writes in Popular Mechanics. Cav
airy has largely given way to infantry,
which now moves farther and faster
in motor cars than was ever possible
with animals. Machine guns have
changed with conditions of infantry
attacks. Heavy artillery at long range
now accomplishes much of what for
merly wds assigned to an infantry
charge. The difficult and always peril
Gus work of the field spy and scout
has been left behind by the airman,
who goes forth openly and noisily,
sweeping over enemy lines at mile
a minute. On sea, it is no longer the
the fast cruiser which cannot be over
taken, that sinks the most enemy ships,
but the submarine whose underwater
missiles are often unseen and never
heard.
Trench warfare as practiced today
is an evolution of the old earthwork
idea, but SO changed and expanded as
to have little resemblance. 1t was
German invention, worked out to in
clude streets and alleys with main
arteries Of communication from the
rear, and complete underground habi-
tations capable Of housing men by
thousands. These underground rooms
are not only one but often two stories
deep, the lower level being reached by
concealed trapdoors. In the Japanese
Russian war the Japanese made use of
zigzag open trenches as means of
approach to fortress, but to nothing
like the extent employed now.
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Mechanical Horse In War,

Recently a mechanical horse" was
driven through the streets of Chicago
to attract lighting men" to the army
recruiting stations. The powerful trac-
tor, to which a field gun and caisson
were hitched, was controlled entirely
by two reins in the hands Of a driver.
1t was taken through the congested
'loop district" thoroughfares with per
feet ease. The plan was employed
daily for fortnight and apparently
netted good results, for during the pc
riod large numbers Of volunteers filed
into the recruiting places. Although
still little known, the machine is not
a new type. Primarily 1t is intended
for agricultural purposes. 1t is suffi
GENTLY striking in appearance and op
Grafton, however, to prick the curiosit.
of the street crowds, and In this capac
ity 1t performed valuable work for the
Mechanics Magazine.
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Queen Mothers Gift Bible.


Upon one of his journeys during the
Antarctic expedition Sir Ernest Shack
Teton was obliged to reduce his lug
gage to the smallest possible amount.
He states that up to this point the
Bible given by Queen Alexandra to the
ships library Crowded by the British
and Foreign Sailors society had been
carried with the party. In leaving
other things behind it was decided
with reluctance that this also must
be abandoned
AS the Bible contained on it's f1yleaf
message written by Queen Alexan-
ORA, the fiyleaf was cut out, also the
pages containing the Twenty-third
psalm and the chapter In the Book of
Job which speaks of the sea being fro
zen. These three pages were carried
to the end Of the journey and brought
back to this country.
Sir Ernest has promised to present
the three pages to the society to be
sold on behalf of it's funds.
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old in her simple but dainty evening
dress, with q little smile parting her
lips. The end of it all! He pulled
down the blind. No more of the win
dow, no more looking out ut the lights,
no more living in the clouds! 1t was
time, indeed, that he lived as other
men. He lifted one of the glasses to
his lips and drained its contents.
Then the bell rang. He moved for
ward to answer it's summons with
beating heart. AS he opened it, he re-
ceived shock. A messenger boy stood
outside. He took the note which the
boy handed him and tore it open under
lamp. There were only a few lines !:
John, my heart is breaking, but know
you do not mean what you said. know
1t was only a moment of madness with
you. I know you will love Louise all your
life, and will bless me all your life be-
cause I am giving up the one thing which
could make my life a paradise. I shall
be in the train when you read this, on my
way to Bath. 1 have wired my young
man, as you call him, to meet me. l am
next week.
Good-by! 1 give you no advice. Some
day think that life will right itself with
you. SOPHY.
The letter dropped upon the table.
John stood for moment dazed. Sud-
denly he began to laugh. Then he re-
membered the messenger boy, gave
him half crown, and closed the door.
He came back into the room and took
his place at the table. He looked at
the empty chair by his side, looked at
the full glass on the sideboard. 1t
seemed to him that he was past all
sensations. The waiter came in ST.
lently.
"You can serve the dinner" John Or
dered, shaking out his napkin. "Open
the champagne before you 60"
"You will be alone, sir?" the man
inquired.
II shall be alone" John answered.
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so far apart. You went away, and I
drifted on; but it wasn't true that I
ever promised to marry the prince. No
one had any right to put that para
graph In the newspaper
"But what are you doing here, then?'
John asked hoarsely. aren't you on
your way to the castle?"
She came little nearer; her arms
went around his neck.
"You dear stupidr' she cried.
Haven't I told you? I've tried to do
without you, and can't. I've come for
you. Come outside, please! It's quite
light. The moons coming over the
hills. I want to walk up the orchard.
I want to hear just what I've come to
hear!''
He passed out of the room in a
dream, under the blossom-laden boughs
Of the orchard, and up the hillside
toward the church. The dream passed,
but Louise remained, flesh and blood.
Her lips were warm and her arms held
him almost feverishly.
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Subject to Amendment.

spike told me last night that he
had never loved anybody else, and
would love me, and me alone, as long
as life lasts; just like that" said a
waitress in the rapid fire restaurant.
Hob! He told Goldie the same
thing before they were married." re-
turned another waitress.
saw, yes! But that was almost q
year ago."-Kansas City Star.