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The Alaska daily empire., 1917-06-15
ONE HUNDRED 1dOUSAND
 ARE PRISONERS OF BRITISH

LONDON, June E. More than one hundred thousand prisoners have been taken by the British during the war Ian McPherson, Parliamentary Secretary to the War Office announc- ed this in the House of Commons to- day.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-06-15
BALFoUR PRAISES Y. M. c. A.

NEW YORK, June 15.--Arthur James Balfour, British Minister of Foreign Affairs and head of the British War Mission to America, has written to Alfred E. Marling, chairman of the International Com mittee of the Young Mems Chris tian Association, praising the work that organization is doing at the battle fronts and in the prison camps of Europe.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-06-15
WANTS
 TO CALL ON PRESIDENT

WASHINGTON, June 15. - Lord Northcliffe accompanied by British Ambassador Spring Rice called upon Secretary Lanusing today and asked for an early audience with President Wilson.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-06-15
NORWEGIAN BOATS
 LOADED ARE SENT
 TO BOTTOM BY SUBS

LONDON, June 15.-Three Nor wegian steamships of total ton mage of 5000 have been sunk during the past 24 hours by German sub marines according to report re- ceived by the Admiralty from Christiania. The steamers were loaded with foodstuffs including grain.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-06-15
GENERAL AMNESTY FOR
 IRISH POLITICAL PRISONERS

LONDON, June 15.-General an
 nesty to Irish political prisoners was announced today in the House of Commons by the Chancellor of the Exchequer.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-06-15
MINER HERO NOT
 AFRAID TO MEET. ~ THE GREAT CREATOR

BUTTE, June 15.-Manus Dug gan, the man who died after saving 28 mines in the speculator mine fire. while dying wrote his will. He told his wife that while death was near he did not fear death and his last words were a prayer for the great Creator to watch over his wife and a supplicant that the miners imperilled might be rescued alive.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-06-15
INvENTs NEW sEAPLANE.

PARIS, June 15.-Santos Dumont. pioneer Brazilian aviator. has in vented a powerful hype of seaplane for fighting purposes, according to a Turin dispatch to the Petit Journ- al.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-06-15
WESTERN UNION GIVES BONUS

NEW YORK, June 1.-Two spe- ciaI payments for 1917 will be made by the Western Union Telegraph Company to employees. it was an nounced here. These compensations will range from per cent. to those earning the lower wages, to per cent, to those whose salaries are high.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-06-15
FORMER JUNEAU SIGNAL
 CORPS MAN PROMOTED

SEATTLE. June 15.-T. J. Patter- son. formely in charge of the Juneau office of the U. S. Signal Corps, leaves tonight for service in the Chief Signal Corps office at Wash ington.
 Mir. Patterson had charge of the local office when it originally open ed and was most popular. For Q number of years he has been on the Burnside.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-06-15
CONFERENCE WITH ALLIES PROPOSED BY THE RUSSIANS

PETROGRAD. June Is. s- The Cabinet of the Provisional Govern ment of Russia has decided to suE- gest a conference with the Allies to examine various treaties existing among the several allied powers.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-06-15
TACOMA MAN IS PUT AT HEAD OF
 EVERGREEN MASONS

SEATTLE, June 15.-George Law Ter, of Tacoma, was today chosen as Grand Master of the Masons of this State in the big meeting which be- gan yesterday.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-06-15
OPPOSE cURBING OF SPEECH.

KANSAS CITY, June 15.-A res olution protesting against the aboli- tion of curbing of the rights of free speech was adopted here by the National Women's Trade Union League. Copies were ordered sent to President Wilson and the Con- gress.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-06-15
HI SAY, OLD TOP, WHAT'S UP!

NEW YORK, June IS. Briga- dier General w. A. White, head of the British recruiting mission in i the United States has taken charge of the British headquarters here and arranged for the first drive for ] recruits which will be among Brit
 ish actors along Broadway.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-06-15
PRESIDENT SIGNS
 GREATEST BUDGET
 FOR WAR OF WORLD

WASHINGTON, June 15.-Presi- dent Wilson has signed the three billion three hundred and firty mill lion dollar war budget bill, the greatest sum ever voted at once by any legislative body in the world.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-06-15
FORT ON RED SEA CAPTURED BY THE
 BRITISH WARSHIPS

LONDON, June 15.-The Ad- miralty announced this afternoon that a British war ship and several cruiser on the Red Sea had captured Fort Baiiff, which is on the east shore
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-06-15
TRIESTE AUTONOMOUS

PARIS, June 15-Rome newspap- CTS say the Emperor of Austria will soon proclaim Trieste autonomous, whereby it will become free city, like Hamburg and Bremen.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-06-15
BRAZIL VALUES U. s.

RIO DE JANERIO, June 15.-Pres- ident BraZ cabled President Wilson again today assuring him of the high value Brazil lays on the friendship of the United States.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-06-15
FOOD EMBARGO AIMED AGAINST
 UNITED STATES

BUENOS AIRES, June 15.-The governments of Paraguay and Ura- quay today formally announced an embargo on America. No flour or wheat will be exported from their border to the United States.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-06-15

WASHINGTON. June 15.-Robert Bacon. former American ambassador to France. has been commissioned major in the quartermaster generals reserve corps.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-06-15
CATTLE AND CHICKENS COMING NORTH ON WAY
 TO INTERIOR POINTS

SEATTLE, June 15.-Steamer Ket-
 chikan sailed last night for Skagway with TOO head of cattle, horses, hogs and sheep and 2.700 chickens in the big cargo The livestock is con signed to Fairbanks.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-06-15
SEATTLE ovERsuBscRIBEs.

Seattle, June l5.-This city, e. cording to announcement made by the Clearing House at noon, has ov- ersubscribed her Liberty Loan allot- ment, by about half a million dol lars.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-06-15
PIONEER WOMAN DIES.

SEATTLE, June 15.-Mrs. Mary Ann Coombs. octogenarian, and TOT 60 years resident of the White River valley. died at her home to- day
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-06-15
STOCK QUOTATIONS

NEW YORK, June IS. - Alaska Gold closed today Ut 5k- Alaska-Juneau at B. American Zinc at B. Butte & Superior at a. Chino at 5SA.
 Utah Copper at 1llx. Ray at 29h.
 Copper metal was quoted at g..
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-06-15
ARMED BRITISH MERCHANT
 CRUISER SUNK BY SUB

LONDON June 15.-It is officially announced that the armed merchant cruiser Avenger has been sun by a submarine in the North Sea.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-06-15
RUSSIAN MISSION IN
 SEATTLE ON WAY TO EAST

SEATTLE. June 15.-The Russian mission, headed by Ambassador Bon- thmeteff passed through Seattle on the way to Washington today.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-06-15
FRENCH SHIPS VICTIMS
 OF GERMAN SUBMARINES

PARIS, June 15 - Four French ships of more than 1,600 tons and one under that tonnage was sunk during the week ending June l4th.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-06-15
MILLIONAIRE DEAD

WEDD, Calif.. June 15-Former State Senator Abner Weed, million aire, died here today.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-06-15
BONDS SELLING ON EXCHANGES AT PAR AND ARE
 GOING UP.

New York, June l5. The trading of Liberty Bonds began on the Stock Exchange shortly after noon starting at par, then ceiling above.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-04
An Open Letter to
MIR. David BelascO.
NV Dear Mr.. Belasco:

My Lear Mr. 6eldsco:
Today, after witnessing one of the
greatest theatrical triumphs ever achieved
in the history of the American stage, with
our hearts filled with gratitude, we find
it impossible to refrain from writing you
this public letter of appreciation for what
you have done for us, for the theatre,
and for the American public.
Although in your modesty you begged
us not to use your name on the pro-
gramme of our production OF The
Wanderer" at the Manhattan Opera
House, we but express fact already
known by word of mouth, that it was
YOUR kindly interest, your unselfish de-
votion, and your fine artistic instinct,
which have made this production such
a wonderful and impressive success.
Your labor in staging "The Wan
derer" was that of love; you were not
actuated by motives of gain; you refused
an offer of compensation for your SER
vices; you would not permit us to reward
YOU with share of the profits; yet you
sacrificed month in days of tireless
effort, and of sleepless nights, supervis.
ing the staging of this epoch-making play.
We know, in our own hearts, that your motive
was two-fold: you wished to see this fine artistic
play worthiy presented; and we cannot help but
feel that you also put forth your best efforts, uti
izing your wonderful stage staff and corps OF as.
sistants to aid us in our production, because OF
your loyal friendship for the members of young
producing firm which-we hope-wil ever strive
in the future to live up to the fine artistic standards
vouvoursef have established for the American stage.
On behalf of our associate, F. Ray Comstock;
and for the author, Maurice v Samuels, we wish to
thank you publicly for your great and unselfish et-
forts not only to aid us and production but al
so to give to the public the finest and most perfect
presentation possible of great and artistic play,
"The Wanderer."
With assurances of our greatest respect and
esteem, we are,
Affectionately yours,
WILLIAM ELLIOTT AND MORRIS GESl.
Feb. 2nd 1917.
Manhattan Opera House
The Prescott daily news., 1917-03-19
Mark Twain's Rented Kittens.

A part of Mark Twain's entertain ment (while at Dublin, N. H) was trio of kittens which he had rented for the summer-rented. because then they would not lcse ownership and would find home and protection in the autumn. He named the kittens Sack cloth and Ashes. Sackcloth being a black and white kit, and Ashes q joint name owned by the two others, who were gray and exactly alike. All sum- mer long these merry little creatures played up and down the wide veran- da, or chased butterflies and grasshop- perS down the clover slope offering Mark Twain endless pleasure.-From ..'The Boys Life of Mark Twain" by Alhert Bigelow Paine. In St Nicholas
The Prescott daily news., 1917-03-19
Get All the Sleep You Can.

A well-known physician says in the American Magazine: "To avoid over eating and alcohol and the cigarette habit are matters of self-control. To get the sleep one needs (which means all that one can possibly soak into ,one's system within A hours) often takes courage-the courage to refuse Invitations, to invite ridicule to seem odd or Puritanic.' I believe that more minor illnesses are due to lack of sleep than to any other recognizable factor. "A person catches cold, gets lumbago, is constipated or headache ridden be- cause his vitality is below par. his physical expenditure beyond his phys tcal income. Sleep would set him square with the world, but to get sleep means sacrificing the evenings fun. This he won't do, and so he runs in debt and is chronically edging toward a breakdown"
The Prescott daily news., 1917-03-19
ROAD MAKING IS IMPORTANT I
Work Should Be Done in Late Spring or Summer to Get We'll Settled
 Before Cold Weather.

Road making is matter of lot of importance to the city man and the farmer alike. Many thousands of dollars are expended annually in this work. Far too great a per cent of the work is done in the fall, sometimes running clear into the winter, for the good of the road and for the judicious expenditure of the money.
 The road that is made in the late spring or summer becomes we'll set tied and solid before the freeze of the winter season, and if properly taken care of is a good road all win ter. We have driven over good
The Prescott daily news., 1917-03-19
Monkey No Longer Boasted.

The monkey was forever blowing about what man lRls accomplished. "This descendant of mine," he would say, lis the most enlightened animal on earth He told of all that man has done, and told it so often that the other animals were sick of listening. Finally some of them induced him to go to theater. After each act he would say to the other animals: "ThOse people are my descendants and l am very proud of them. None of the balance of you can point with pride to such descendants" At last man came on the stage alone. He danced on the floor; then he jumped up in the air and danced; he sat down Gnd danced; he got himself in all kinds of shapes; he danced things that nc one had ever danced before, ana few things that no one would ever dance again. Before the man had finished the monkey got up and left the house, and from that day until this he has never once mentioned his descendants. Claude Callan, in Fort Worth Star Telegram.
The Prescott daily news., 1917-03-19
Modern Poetry.

Poetry. like every great force, has followed an evolution of It's own, and as 1t comes to us today we may trace in 1t this general tendency. It has tended away from the epic and the ex- pression of broad communal or. na- tional feeling, and expresses now far more than 1t did, in far more subtle and intricate directions, the feelings of the individual. If 1t gives voice on public, national or international events it does so from a far more specialized and personal point of view than of old, and with something of the acerbity and narrow intellectual outlook of the party politician. The strength of mod ern poetry hardly seems to lie for the future in this direction.
The Prescott daily news., 1917-03-19
"BoomHt" Means Fifteen.

A strange set of numerals was used By the elder generation of farmers iu bne of our northern dales. especially Tor counting sheep, and the procedure was as follows: A gap was made in fhe wall just wide enough to admit hne sheep at a time. and as the sheep were driven through the farmer would count them, making notch in his stick at every fifteen Theoretically the numerals sound like "yann, tane, tether mother. pip, sax. sane, caterer. swheeler, dick. yann-er-dick. tane-er- Hick, teth-er-dlck, mether-er-dick. boom st." "Boomfit' was fifteen, and so a notch was made in the stick, and the strange chant began all over again. London Chronicle. ,...-... ..-
The Prescott daily news., 1917-03-19
CAN'T BUY A LINE.

"The Brotherhood of Locomotive Bremen and Enginemen is un cuiy1- cally and uncompromisingly "u r. ance organization" says The Fireman and Enginemen's Magazine.
 "So closely does the organization adhere to this principle that all the breweries and distilleries of the con tlnent combined have not enough money to buy one line of advertising space in its official publication, The Brotherhood of Locomotive Bremen and Enginemen's Magazine, for the purpose of advertising their intoxicat- ing products" ..
The Prescott daily news., 1917-03-19
Road Drag Is Essential in Putting
 Roads in Good Condition.

many miles of roads during the last winter made in the late fall, that were all but impossible practically all winter.
 A new road made in the late fall can hardly help but be rough all winter This kind of road means a lot more wear on the auto. higher gasoline expense and 8 very much general wear on the car. It also means that the farmer cannot haul nearly as heavy a load with his team and quicker wearing out of the wagon.
 In the rural districts lot of road work Is done by voters working out their poll tax. This work is gener- ally done when they can best spare the time, which is in the fall. If the men who do this work would consult their best interests we be- lieve they would arrange to do 1t in the summer. even if 1t were not so convenient and 1t cost them more.
 Road overseers who have this work in charge can help in this line more than anyone else. If they will but try. a lot of this work now done in the fall can be done when 1t should be. This official should look more to good roads than to his own convenience.-Twen- tieth Century Farmer.
The Prescott daily news., 1917-03-19
TRAINING AND DRINKING.

Can we imagine any sane present day trainer telling his team or crew that they need not bother their heads about the amount of beer or wine they take during training? With most of them 1t Is a case of the less the bet ter, and none best of all. If this is true of physical energy which, after all, is the crudest form of energy. what train of reasoning leads LIS to ig- nore the effect that alcohol, In its vari- ous vehicles, has on the intellectual and psycho-physical powers of the man in our midst who is training for which he shortly is bound to engage? Prof. c. Sims Woodhead.
The Prescott daily news., 1917-03-19
UNFAIR TO f~H.C

My ideas on the tax question have changed says n prominent farmer. Il used to think saloons paid taxes. They simply collect them, and give worse than nothing in return. The license money that some nearsighted folks think is such big thing. comes out of their customers, every dollar of It. And then we sober hard working farmers have to pay more taxes to keep up expenses of courts, prisons, asylums, poor houses and jails than all the other taxpayers of the country put together"
The Prescott daily news., 1917-03-19
WANTED!

To loan money on good farms in Nevada County. We will loan from $3O0OO to $50,000 at per cent. No charge for inspection cf land. Interest payable first of December each year-loans from to 10 years Our home of flee is at Little Rock Abstracts examined by Arkansas attorneys. Loan made quick as ab- stract is furnished
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-05-23
TWO STEAMERS
AWAIT CLEANING

OF all the ex-German refugee mer'
chant steamers In the territory, only
two are waiting their turn to be pre-
pared for towing to the coast for re-
pairs
This morning between and 3
o'clock the former German merchant
man Prinz waldemar was towed from
the Inter-Island drydock to a berth
alongside the honeymoon at the eva
side of Pier Z. The latter freighter
was towed fro mthe lnter-Island coal
slip about o'clock Tuesday after
noon. oBth boats are now in readt
ness for their voyage to the mainland,
where they will be put IN shape for
use by the United States transporting
coal, foodstuffs and munitions from
the United States to the Entente Al
lies.
After the Oahu Shipping Companys
gas schooner J. A. Cummins leaves
the Inter-Island drydock following in
stallation Of a new tail shaft, the ex'
German steamers Staatssekretar Kra-
etke and Gouverneur Jaeschke, tied
up in the eva basin at the railroad
wharf, will go on for their cleanup.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-05-23
UNCLE SANS new
OFFICIAL PAPER
REACHES HAWAII

Postmaster MacAdam has received
Volume l, No, 1" of the Official
Bulletin" which is Uncle Sans initial
attempt at disseminating news and
orders under the newly-created CON-
mittee of public information.
George Creel, well-known news
paperman of Denver, Washington and
ether cities, Is chairman Of the COM
mittee and in charge of the Official
Bulletin. The paper itself is an I'M
pretentious eight-page sheet In an
nouncing the purposes OF the sheet,
the Bulletin says:
The Official Bulletin is designed to
inform the public on the prog. ess Of
the war and of official acts incident
to it's prosecution. 1t will be published
daily by the committee on public in
formation"
BY orders, Postmaster MacAdam
will post the bulletin in a conspicuous
place at the postoffice.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-05-23
LETTERS
POLICE BRUTALITY

Editor Honolulu Star-Bulletin.
Sir: Having knowledge OF your faiT
and impartial attitude, I would ask
you to print the following letter In re-
CARDS to police brutality. From the
time that President Mckinley called
for volunteers in our war with Spain
until 1905, the writer wore a soldiers
uniform and was proud Of the honor;
yes, not only wore it but fought for
it, not with pen at coy desk, but
with a rifle in the jungles; not alone
the writer but other men in the police
department who will sign this letter
l served a few years in Honolulu, and
never was beat up" by the police or
saw or heard of any brutality, but l
have seen and heard of it in other
towns where have served. There are
some bad soldiers and sailors who
would be bad civilians we're they in
civil life, who would never get their
names in the papers were they In their
home town with q dear papa and a
large bank roll. We are all human, We
were all civilians before We were sol
diers and good civilian Is q good
soldier, and vice verso 4 good soldier
Is a good civilian. / am happy to be
able to say that the soldiers and sail
ors stationed here are well conducted.
j, for one, when making an arrest, had
to call for assistance, and a soldier
was the first man to come to help me.
Why, then, should police officer
brutally assault a man in uniform?
We are both upholders Of the law. At
times it is necessary to use force to
make an arrest, some men may use
better judgment than others, but, why
should the whole police department be
blamed for one mans mistake, II one
should be made? ,;hould the thousands
of soldiers be blamed for the action Of
one or two? Most assuredly, no; then
why not treat the police the same?
As to the article In this mornings pa
per as to a soldier beaten In. Auwaio-
limu district, they can neither give
name or date. There is record kept
by the provost guard at police station
as to every soldier arrested, and I can
find no reference to arrest or brutal
assault. The whole thing Is a coward
ly attack for political purposes. Can
any fair minded man or woman think
that ten or twelve ex-soldiers and
sailors now on the police force would
stand for It? Not In a thousand years.
We wore the uniform and fought for 1t,
and are ready right now when called.
Thanking you in advance, remain,
Yours respectfully,
M. C. SWIFT, ex-army. i
(Signed) M. H. Sanders, ex.naVy;
]. Roberts, ex-army; r. I. Stevenson,
U. s. army and navy; W. F.. Meyers
ex-U. s. army; L. E. Twomey, ex-army;
o. 8. Weitzeil, ex-army. ~ >..z*
P. 8. Several ther ex-soldiers, who
are now on the police force would be
glad to sign this letter, but are off duty
at this time.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-05-23
MANOA JOB MUST
NOW Be HURRIED

The supervisors at their regular
meeting last night slipped the speed
sk1ds under F. r. Richie & Co. and
the Manoa Improvement district in an
effort to accelerate improvement work
that has evidently been dragging in
that neighborhood. The skids were in
the form of letter ultimatum to the
contractors from the road committee.
The letter was included in a report
which was read by Charles Arnold,
chairman Of the road committee, and
approved by the supervisors.
The letter to the contractors held
that delay was not through interfer-
ence of the city engineer as had been
alleged by. the contractors or because
of rainy weather. 1t did hold, how
ever, that slow work was caused large
ly by insufficient material equipment
The ultimatum was that if within 10
days after receipt of the road COM
mittee's letter the contractors do not
start to lay a minimum Of 800 cubic
yards q day all payments may cease
and the contract may be cancelled.
Even at this rate*the committee des-
pairs of finishing the work at the set
date, September 1. A penalty of $500
day for overtime is in the contract.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-05-23

Proposed increased rates on certain
traffic between New York City an6
points In Rhode Island on the line of
the Rhode Island Railroad Co. were
found justified by the Interstate Com
MERGE Commission.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-05-23
WELLESLEY REQUEST

BOSTON, Mass.-Wellesley College
received several requests under the
will Of Miss HELEN ]. Sanborn Of So
merville, which was filed recently
Miss Sanborn, who was trustee Of
the. college, gives to Wellesley hel
Spanish library, with a maintenance
fund Of $4,000; for the Helen j. San
born Scholarship Fund, $10,0o0s fol
the Currier Monroe Fund, $780, and
for the Shakespeare Society, $1e0.
To the International Institute for
Girls In Spain she bequeaths $4,000
which shall be forfeited to Wellesley
II the institution fails to carry out the
provisions Of the requests in five sue
cessive years. =.