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The Alaska daily empire., 1917-02-27
Eiqht American Seamen Also Killed When
 Cunard Liner
 ToTpedOed.
SON WANTS VENGEANCE
American in London Asks President to Ayenge Death of Mother
 and Sister.

QUEENSTOWN, Feb. 27. - Ten Americans were killed when the Cunard liner Laconia was tOrpedOed and sunk without warning yester- day of the Irish coast. The Am ericans were Mrs. Mary Hoy and Miss Elizabeth Hoy, both of Chi cago, and eight negro seamen.
 The Laconia was sunk without warning, according to all available information. This is the report sent out to Washington today by American consul Frost.
 The two Hoy women died from exposure while in the life boats and their bodies were buried at sea.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-02-27
STEAMER MOVEMENT and Mail Information
NOW SOUND NORTH

NOW SOUND NORTH Admiral Watson is nOrthbound and will be due Thursday. Has two days mail.
 SCHEDULED sAlLINGS Humboldt is scheduled to sail from Seattle tonight. Alameda is scheduled to sail from Seattle Thursday. Admiral Evans Is scheduled Co sail from Seattle Friday. City of Seattle is scheduled to sail from Seattle tomorrow. Princess Sophia is scheduled to sail from Vancouver Satur- day.
 Jeffe- son is scheduled to sail from Seattle Saturday
 SoUTHsoUNO sAILINGS Spokane is scheduled to sail southbound tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock.
 OTHER sAILlNGS Al-Ki sailed south this morn ing.
 Spokane arrived from the south this morning. Admiral Farrasut and Alaska both sailed south this fore noon.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-02-27
CRIES OUT FOR REVENGE.

London. Feb. 27.-Austin Hoy to- day cabled to President Wilson urg- ing that the death of his mother and sister be avenged. His father is 84 years of age, a veteran of the Civil War and lives in Chicago.
 Following a conference today with United States Ambassador Page, Austin Hoy said;
 ''I am an American business man. I have been in London on business for four years representing the Sul- liyan Machinery Company, of Chi cago.
 Father is now too old to fight and 1t devolves upon me as the active head of the family to see that the outrage does not go un- avenged.
 T hope that you won't consider me in a mock heroic role but ! in tend to enlist because l could not expect that other Americans would offer their lives in averaging this wrong unless I did likewise.
 My S4-year-Old father is a vet eran of the Union Army. He en- listed in the 18th Wisconsin Reg iment in 1861 and served through out the Civil War becoming an as- sistant surgeon" n."
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-02-27
YEAR INVALIDS
 ARE KILLED IN
 A TRAIN WRECK
RuSSion Soldiers Who Are Enroute from War Front Meet Death in an
 Accident.
INSANE BURNED ALIVE

STOCKHOLM. Feb. 27.-A train carrying 22S invalid Russian sol. diers on their way home from Ger many through Sweden, went off the track near here last night. It is not known exactly the number that have been killed. but the first car. carry 23 insane Russians was de. molished, the car catching fire and all were burned to death. Twenty five invalids in the other cars are known to have been killed but 1t is believed that this total will be larg- CT when the officers have made 9 complete check. Spreading rails was responsible for the accident,
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-02-27
SEATTLE PLANTS IN CASE
 NEEDED IN WAR

SEATTLE, Feb. 27.-Thc tender Of the plants of the Seattle COnstruc- ton and Drydock Company and the Kilbourne and Clark plant, wireless manufacturers, were accepted this afternoon by the Navy Department in case of war.
 SEATTLE. Feb. 27. - President Wiley, of the Seattle Construction and Dry Dock Company was sworn lI as a Lieutenant Commander of the Naval Reserve this afternoon.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-02-27
BRITISH FAIL IN
 REPEATED ATTACKS
 ON GERMAN LINES

BERLIN. Feb. 27. - The British troops have many times attacked German positions on the front be- tween Ypres and the River Somme says the official statement today. Only at one place were the British successful in entering the German lines. This was at a point east of Arras. the statement adds, and tie invaders were elected by a conn ter attack.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-02-27
BRITISH WAR LOAN BEING SUBSCRIBED
 TO BY MILLIONS

LONDON. Feb. 27.-A. Bonar Law
 announced today that over S,lOO,O0O persons had subscribed to the new war loan. The banks at the be. ginning cOntended that unless the loan drew six per cent, it would be a failure. Premier Lloyd George thereupon said he would take the chances. The people bought the bonds at the rate of five per cent.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-02-27
CUNARD LINE LETS CONTRACT FOR TWO
 MORE FREIGHTERS

SEATTLE, Feb. 27. - The J. F.. Duthie and Company secured a con. tract today to build two steel freighters of $500 tons each for the Cunard line. This makes over $17,OOO,OOO worth of orders placed by the Cunard line during the past ton days in the United States.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-02-27
cHEMRERLAlE GETS MANY
 TELEGRAMS
FALCON JoSLlN REPORTS
 SUCCESS TO FAIRBANK

FAIRBANKS, Feb. 27.-The follow. ing telegram was received today from Falcon JosIin, who is representing the Fairbanks Chamber Of Commerce at the National capital, today:
 Senate committee voted today to restore five hundred thousand for roads. Senator Chamberlain says he will do his best to keep it there. However, the item is still subject to point of order and it may be loss."
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-02-27
IDAHO'S FORMER
 GOVERNOR NOW ON
 HIS DEATH BED

BOISE. Idaho, Feb 27.- Former Governor John M. Haines is on his death bed, according to statements of attending physicians. Mir, Haines
 fs beyond recovery, suffering from heart disease" was the bulletin post ed at his residence this afternoon.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-02-27
SHIP CARGOES WILL BE KEPT
 FROM PUBLIC
Customs Collector of the Puget Sound District Given Orders from
 Washington.
WAR MOVES A SECRET

SEATTLE. Feb. 27. - Roscoe M. Drumheller. collector of customs for the Puget Sound district, today re- ceiyed instructions from Washing ton. D. C., to henceforth give out no information to the public regard ing cargoes on ships no matter for what destination they sail for. This order is understood to protect the United States on its own prepared ness moves as well as permit none of the European warning factions to ascertain shipments Of each other.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-02-27
TURKISH ARMY IS RETRIEVING
 BEFORE BRITISH

LONDON, Feb. 27.-The Turkish forces driven out of Kut-El.Amara yesterday are today in full retreat toward Baghailah, twenty miles to the west of their former fortress. The Turks are being pursued by the British cavalry Fierce conflicts are reported in progress.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-02-27
CRISIS IS GRAVE

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 27. The Public Ledger says: "The crisis is SO grave and we are co far from full readineso to meet it that the moderation O. the Presidents lan- auaqe, the dcIiberation with which he has taken one step at a time and the care with which he avoids any suggestion of war is likely to meet with general approval"
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-02-27
COMMENT DIFFERS ON
 PRESIDENTS ADDRESS

Washington, Feb. 27.-Comment on the address of President Wilson, delivered at a joint session of Con- gress yesterday, differed with the individuals. The militarist element claimed that the message was liar too weak" The pacifst said it was "too strong"
 Party leaders seemed "up a stump" and many expressed doubt that the President would get all the authority that he had asked.
 One thing seems very plain and that was that his address was m- like its immediate predecessors and did not find a united Congress be- hind the chief executive.
 Republican Senators made no at- tempt to conceal their disappoint- ment over the Presidents address and 1t at once became clear lnl- mediately, after the Senate went back into session, that the legisla- tion granting the Presidents re- quest would meet with strong op- position.
 Failure to make definite propos- also or forecasts on actiOn," the Republican leaders said, had con- vinced them more than ever of the necessity of an extra sesion. They immediately began discussing plans of action.
 The Democrats referred to the Presidents address as mild" but his request met with as general ap- proval on the Administration side of the Senate as it did with disap- pointment on the Republican side.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-02-27
Official AdviCes Claim That LaConia Was Sunk Without Given
 Warning.
ACTION UP TO CONGRESS
President and Others of His Official Family Will Not Make
 Any Move.

BULLETIN, Washington, Feb. 27.-Late this afternoon the Sen ate foreign committee agreed upon a bill to give President Wilson ag-. thority to supply merchant ships with arms and gunners.
 WASHINGTON, Feb. 27..-.A- though official dispatches establish that the Laconia case is in the na- ture of an overt act, President Will son and State Department officials take the position that no further steps will be taken until Congress has acted upon the Presidents re- quest.
 President Wilson is said to be op- posed to calling an extra session unless it is absolutely necessary.
 This afternoon practically all off, cials here were inclined to the be- lief that Germany had committed the awaited overt act in sinking the Laconia. Secretary of State Lan- sinb conferred with President Will son during the early forenoon but no announcement other than action by Congress was awaited, was made.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-02-27
WANT EXTRA SESSION.

Washington, Feb. 27.-The Re- publican leaders in Congress are casting about today for some ve- hicle to carry their filibuster through to force the President to call an extra seSion of Congress.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-02-27
FULL BOWERS EoR WAR

NEW YORK, Feb. 27.-Thc Herald today says: "Mr. Wilson's message appears at first sight to meet only the most moderate demands of the pro-alIics. With words carefully chosen, yelvety,' VIC might say, the document inpresses the reader as being the least the President could say if he were to cay anything al all. Yet buried in theae seemingly innocucus sentences and periods we find request for full power to do juet what only Congress is permitted to do-that is to commence war"
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-02-27
FIFTEEN KILLED
 WHEN SNOW SLIDE
 BRUSHES 2 HOUSES

BOISE. Idaho, Feb. 27. - Fifteen were killed and fifteen injured in a snowslide early this morning which destroyed the bunkhouse and the compressor house of the North Star mine at Haley. Those killed in the slide have been taken out.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-02-27
New York World Comments on Wilson's AdreSS and Says Power
 Must Be Given
PEOPLE WILL APPROVE
Philadelphia Ledger Says Crisis So Grave That People Realize
 Situation.

NEW YORK, Feb. 27.--The World says: "There ought to be no ques- ton whatever in the minds of Con. gress about granting to President Wilson a full measure of money and credit for which he has asked. The President desires are for powers barely short of war, but the situa- tion Is barely short Of war"
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-02-27
OLD TIME PRINTER ASSOCIATED WITH
 ME PASSES AWAY

SEATTLE, Feb 27.-William Ben. ton. old time and well known print
 CT. associated with Bill Nye, in the good old days in the publication of the Boomerang" died here last night.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-02-27
STOCK QUOTATIONS
Alaska

NEW YORK, Feb. 27. flask Gold closed today at 7h. Alaska'Juneau at [ American Zinc at 37, Butte & Superior at 47A. Chino at 55Hs.
 Ray at 27
 Utah Copper at tiOiS, Copper metal was quoted at SS,
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-02-27
FIGHT TO VICTORY.

BERLIN, Feb. 27.-Chan- cellor BGthmann-HolIweg, adressing the Reichstag this afternoon said that there must be no thought but to fight on to victory.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-02-27
SLIM M AR '

The baromerc pressure normal throughout the Terri tory and generally fair in practically all districts No decided changes occurred during the last 4 hours M B SUMMERS MeteoroOg.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-02-27
Senate Committee of the Military Affairs Has Put S5OO,0O0 Item
 Back in Bill.
CHAMBERLAIN WORKING
iNiII Endeayor to Keep Appropriation in the Measure Until
 It Passes.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.-The Sen, ate Committee on Military Affairs this morning voted to restore the item appropriating S5CO,OOo for Alas. ka roads and trails to the army ap. propriation bill. It Is generally be- lieyed that it will be retained in the bill until it passe5 the Senate, al. though it is subject to a point of or der in that body and may be lost. lf it passes the Senate, however, it is almost certain 10 be accepted by the corferees.
 CHAMBERLAIN FOR THE AP-
 PROPRlATION
 Senator George g. Chamberlain, chairman Of the Senate committee on military affairs, it strongly sup porting the appropriation for Alaska reads. and says he wilt keep it there if thas is possible. He believes that the bill will pass with the approP- riatior.
 cHhMRERLAlE GETS MANY
 TELEGRAMS
 Senator Chamberlain. has received scores Of teIer ans from Alaska urg- ing the appropriation for the roads in the Territory. They came from rearly every section or the Territory with Juneau, Fairbanks, Valdez, and Douglas particularly represented.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-02-27

WASHINGTON. Feb. 27. = A bill passed the Senate this after noon giving Mrs. Frederick Funs- ton, wife of the dead army officer, $1OO a month.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-02-27
TEN AMERICANS KILLED ON LACONIA;
 WILSON AWAITS ACTION OF CONGRESS
"PLEASE GO WAY MIR.
 SHELL, | WANT TO SLEEP"

% LONDON, Feb. 27.-Durins : + the bombardmcnt of Broad- . ,s stairs and Margrate. a shet!
 e struck Lord Northclitfe's coun- % try house. but he refused 10 " <. get out of bed, (" 2
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-02-27
Weather Conditions as Recorded by the U. S. Weather
 PIrnaU
LOCAL DATA
.prE PEpnRTs EnR 24 EOURS ENDING AT 8OO Al M. TO-DAY

YESTERDAY
The Polk County Republican. (Ducktown, Tenn.) 1914-191?, 1917-04-06
NIKE HOLDS THE FORT.

The custer proceedings which were
brought against Mike Boring, a member OF
the school board in the Second district
down in Polk county, came to an abrupt
ending, last Saturday at Reliance, where
dispositions were being taken before Esq.
S. L. Higdon. Col. John S. Shamblin OF
Benton, represented Mr. Boring, the de-
PENDANT, and the compliments were repre-
sented bv Harry Swan, jr., and Ben Witt
also of Benton. After several witnesses
for the complaining side had been examined,
the cause was dismissed because the testl-
mony compiainants were relying upon
failed 10 materialize and the case fell Hat
Mr.. Boring will continue to serve ON the
school board and the sun will continue to
rise in the east and set in the west as it
has always DONE The Hiwassee will flow
serenely on and the old "deestrick skule
will continue as of yore. The Ratchet is
buried and in the language of some ono
~all's well that ends well" jacksonville
Tribune.
The Polk County Republican. (Ducktown, Tenn.) 1914-191?, 1917-04-06
COUNTY COURT.

Meeting of the county court, Monday,
was an interesting affair from many stand
points.
The tax levy for 1917 was raisedt to $40.
The sum of $500 was voted to Copper
hill for the purpose of holding county
fair
A bond issue in the sum of $4,000 was
ordered for the benefit of the Ducktown
grammar school
A move to dispense with the services
of tie county demonstrators was lost by a
motion TO adjourn.
Brownlow HUMPHREYS, of the old Fourth
district, was appointed as sealer of weights
and measures.
The Polk County Republican. (Ducktown, Tenn.) 1914-191?, 1917-04-06
Local and Personal Mention
EASTER SERVICES.

A special programme will be rendered
at the NJ. E. church, next Sunday, the oc-
cassion being Easter S mday.
Rev. McGhee will make special talk
to the children and cordial invitation is
extended to parents and others to be pres
ent.
This being designated as go-toSunday-
school-day, it is hoped a large number
will be present
: In the afternoon, an egg hunt will be
given the children and that ought to bring
out the children in full force.
The following song will be sung by the
children:
KEEP SWEET.
There is secret tried and true,
When you trouble meet;
You may have peace you never KNOW
If you just keep sweet.
CHORUS
Keep sweet, keep sweet,
This is the only way;
This is the only way to win the day,
If you just keep sweet.
When evil tempts, without, within,
Fly to the mercy seat;
Jesus will save you from sin,
And will keep you sweet.
When all about you things go wrong
Everywhere seems defeat;
You may be happy all day long,
If you just keep sweet.
When you are grieved and sorely tried
Fall at the Masters feet;
Pardon and peace are not denied,
If you just keep sweet.
The Polk County Republican. (Ducktown, Tenn.) 1914-191?, 1917-04-06

Burglars entered the postofce at Cop
perhill, about 2 o'clock, Tuesday morning,
and after two futile attempts to blow open
the safe, left with only small amount OF
stamps. The building was broken into
with pick and hammer. The burglary is
thought 10 be the work of amateurs. Chat
tanooga inspectors were notified
The Polk County Republican. (Ducktown, Tenn.) 1914-191?, 1917-04-06


LIeAN.
J.B. Reese. of Turtletown, was in Duck
town, Monday.
Wallace caves, of Copperhill, was in
Ducktown, Tuesday.
Squire E. L. Auburn was in attendanc
at county court, Monday.
DR.. F. M. Kimsey had business in At
lanta, the first of the week.
Squire M. Payne left, Monday morning,
for Benton to attend county court.
Miss Kate Oualles, from Benton, is visit
ing Mrs. Grover Presswood, this week.
Squire Grant Simonds went down to
Benton, Monday, to attend county court.
lin Cabe. who served with Uncle Sans
boys on the border, was in Ducktown, this
week.
Plant garden NOW! But take care of
it so that you will have something for your
labor.
Rev. S. A. McChee left for White Pine,
Monday morning, where his family now
resides.
March went out like lamb, according
to the old saving, and we haven't heard
single kick.
The little son, Eugene, of Mr.. and Mrs.
R. E. Blalock is still suffering from pneu-
monia fever.
DIR. L. E. Kimsey was in Benton, Satur-
day, on business connected with the Duck
town Banking Co.
Bill Bennett says he was Monroe
county visitor, Sunday, but he wouldn't
tell who went with him.
j.. Walker. of Turtletown, was here,
Monday, looking after the preliminary
work on E. L. McConnell's new residence.
General Manager Arthur futile, OF the
Tennessee Copper and Chemical Corpora
ton, is in New York on business, the past
week.
An ex-deputy sheriff who butts into the
the business of the regular officer has no
one to blame but himself if he gets his
fingers singed.
B. B. C. Witt. of Benton, slipped into
N Il ont and
before we found it out. Don't let it hap
pea again, Ben.
Parks Kmsey came home from Nash
vile, Thursday night of last week, and We
are of the opinion that he was glad to get
back to cd Ducktown.
The deed for the property upon which,
the new grammar school building is to be
erected has been received and as soon as
the plans arrive bids will be asked for.
We do not know whether or NOT the
high price of gasoline had anything to DO
with ii, but there were moi as many auto
mobiles on the pike, Sunday, as usual.
Rev. W. A. Revis. of Copperhill, mem
Der of the Board of Education, was here,
Tuesday. looking after the preliminary
work of the grammar school building
The Ladies' Working Union of the Bap-
ttst church gave an entertainment at the !.
M. C. A., Monday night, to raise funds to
buy an organ or piano for the church.
"Roxey" Campbell rolled in with his
new iitney bus, last Friday evening, and it
is all that could be desired. 1t isa hand
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-10-19
LET'S BE PROUD OF AMERICA.

So frequently and religiously has German
efficiency. German organization, been dinned into
us OF late years-wheher by deliberate propa-
ganda or not makes no difference in this comment
that we came to feel that our own nation and
our industrial, working organization was but
feeble imitation of the real thing And since
America became involved in the world war and
many things millions of things, had to be done in
almost no time at all and mistakes were made as
result some few people have seized upon them
and have harped about the failure of our govern
ment.
Elsewhere in this issue are published excerpts
from article in a recent issue Of the Saturday
Evening Post by Samuel G. Blythe, the we'll
known political reviewer and essayist on govern
mental topics. Read it, every word that is printed
here-the whole story, if you care to look back to
the October thirteenth issue of that publication
and bear in mind while reading it that Blythe has
very little love for the present national admins
tration that he is not ''Wilson man." and that
he is probably the most independent writer on
current governmental topics there is in the coun-
try today Then note this particularly:
Taking into consideration all the delays, all
the stupidities, all the lacks, all the bungles all
the Mistakes all the mighty host of maladminis-
trations, strabisms huggermuggeries, ineficien-
cies, lapses, official denseness petty jealousies,
red-tapeism, and the devastating departmental
system for doing Misunderstanding all these into
consideration, and marking each one plus, raising
each to high degree the great American fact
remains that since got into this war the United
States has made more progress, accomplished
more things, achieved to greater degree, gone
further and more usefully than any other country
ever did or will in similar space Of time
and circumstance of operation
Shove that at the next fellow that starts run
ming down the country-if it doesn t satisfy him,
there's more like it in the same article
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-10-19
THE PREsIDxNT's APPEAL.

October twenty fourth is Liberty Day through
ont the United States, by proclamation Of Presi-
dent Wilson this week, q proclamation which
forcbly puts before each one of us the individual
personal obligation we each have to fulfill and
expresses the appeal Of the leader of the nation
for an expression Of support and confidence meas
nred by an overwhelming subscription Of the
pending issue Of Liberty Loan bonds, that the
result may be 80 impressive and emphatic that
it will echo throughout the empire of our enemy
as an index of what America intends to do to
bring this war to victorious conclusion
We will respond to that appeal--we must re-
spond to it. and we have not only the obligation
Of doing our part, but the further one of
seeing to it that our neighbors and friends each
do theirs Every single one of us is-or should
be- subscriber and campaigner, and every
single one of us must be always on the job, stead
lily working to bring this war home to every
American citizen, to make each one Of us realize
as fully as one at SO great distance can realize
the gravity and the horror of it and the sheer ne