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The Alaska daily empire., 1917-08-14
OPMENT OF ALASKA FIELDS
 OF COAL BRIGHT
DeIeqate SuIzer Is Pleased with Assistance of AIaSkanS Given
 to Him.
LEASE SYSTEM PLANNED

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1.-tSpecial cOrrespondence). Prospects Of an early development of Alaska's vast coal fields appear brighter now than ever, according to Delegate Charles 4. Sulzer. of Alaska. who has been hammering away at departmental rules and regulations and govern mental restrictions of all kinds ever since he came nere three months ago
 Numerous conferences have been held by the Delegate from Alaska with officials of the Interior Depart ment with Secretary Lane, Assistant to the Secretary Herbert Meyer, Com missioner Clay Tallman of the land office and Director Van Manning of the Bureau of Mines. It is MT. Sulzer's opinion that by making the leases a little less harsh in their provisions, number of responsible firms could be induced to come in to the coal fields and open them up
 The aid of MT Francis s. Pea DO0y, cn1lT1flaU LII luc toHlihlttCC oii Coal Production of the National Council of Defense, has been en- listed by MT Sulzer ill the fight to open Alaska's coal. MT. Peabody is a business man who has been giv' en advisory charge of the coal mines of the United States. He ap preciates the handicaps under which Alaska has been working and has offered his whole-souled support to MT. SulZer in the matter.
 "The splendid part of the whole fight" Mr Sulzer said yesterday 'is the fine spirit of cooperation shown by the different organizations of Alaska, the newspapers of the Territory and the public spirited citizens who are interested in real development. I appreciate all this without it we could not accomplish much"
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-08-14
Notice.

Anyone having claims against the gas boat May" which were contracted before May 18th, 1917, must present them immediatly-with the proper proofs if they are to be paid.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-08-14

the workings of the Perseverance and Alaska Juneau mines.
 Mrs. c. F. SHennings, mother of Mrs. Julius Weinstein and Mrs. Joe Plant, arrived on the Alameda this morning from her home in Port land and will spend several weeks here visiting her daughters. B. Lindenberger, cannery man from Seattle, who is operating in the ketchikan section, arrived from the south on the Alameda and is at the Gastineau Hotel
 J. A. Kissel, of the Alaska Brok craze Company. left for the west ward on the Alameda today. l! w. J. Rogers, owner of the Mt Andrew mine, near Ketchikan, and inventor, who was here several sum mers ago attempting to reach the wreck of the Islander with spec, ial submarine, passed through Ju. neau this morning on the Alameda bound for Cordova.
 Dr. O. J. Heating, dentist of Sew ard and member of the Territorial Dental Board, passed through Ju neau this morning on the Alameda returning to his home after having spent several weeks visiting in the States. He was accompanied by Mrs Heating.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-08-14
FINANCIAL REFORMS PROMISED GERMANS
 AFTER WAR ENDS

LONDON, Aug. 14.-An Exchange Telegraph dispatch quotes Herr Schiller director of the German Ministry of finance in speech that the German government is already preparing great financial reforms eff fective after the war. especially a reduction in the number of tax lev ies. He said there would be few indirect taxes and efforts will be made not. to harm industry although materials
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-08-14

JOHN LEEDY, P. o. Box 1136, City.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-08-14
LEGISLATURE MEETING
 IN BRITISH COLUMBIA

VICTORIA, B. C., Aug. 14.-The legislature convened here today and various comments are made re- garding it's length of sitting. The prohibition question will be the chief business before the legislature.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-08-14
BRITISH ARE LAX
 IN ARMlNG VESSELS
 AGAINST THE SUBS

WASHINGTON, Aug 14.-United Britain followed the American meth cd of arming her ships her losses would be much smaller Great Bri- tain places one gun on a ship which s manned by scrub crew, while the United States ships carry nu merous guns of an approved type manned by picked crews.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-08-14
BARNES IS SUCCESSOR
 TO HENDERSON IN THE
 BRITISH WAR COUNCIL

LONDON, Aug. 14.-Gcorge N. Barnes, former Minister of Pensions, a Labor man, has been appointed by Premier Lloyd George as sue cessor to Arthur Henderson in the British War Council. Henderson handed in his resignation last Fri day.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-08-14
ALLIED EMBASSIES DEMANDING A FULL
 RESTORATION NOW

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14.- The Allied embassies in Washington say that the Allies have resolved never to permit the Central Powers to have peace until they have occu- pied France, Belgium, LuXemburg, Russia and Serbia are restored, and Austria is dismembered on nation alistic lines.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-08-14
NAVY SOON ABLE
 TRANSPORT LARGE /
 NUMBER TO FRANCE

NEW YORK, Aug, IA New York dispatch says that the navy will be ready in a few weeks to transport 100000 men, with supplies, monthly to France.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-08-14
ITALIAN MISSION
 TO COME HERE TO
 STAY PERMANENTLY

LONDON, Aug. 14.-Italy is soon to appoint permanent mission to, the United States, says a dispatch. from Rome.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-08-14

Sometimes a man is so hard up for something to boast of he will brag on wife who lets him think toast and coffee are all he needs for breakfast.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-03-01
PAPERS TAKEN FROI
+. /: JuAREz GERMAN agent
.. ' 40 =.
Continued from page


ment and the de facto government of
Mexico"
Secretary Lansing took great care.
it will be noticed, to eXOnerate both
Japan and Mexico and said this gov
eminent had no knowledge that the
proposal had been conveyed through
Mexico to Japan.
In view OF the fact that the plan
was not to be presented until "it is
certain that there will be an outbreak
OF war with the United States" it
was not certain, Secretary Lansing
said, that the matter had been off,
cially presented to General Carranza
at all. ~ -
Reached eernstorff.
1t is known definitely. officials said,
that Zimmermann's instructions
reached Count Won Bernstorff here in
Washington. that .he forwarded them
| to Mexico City; and that they reached
the German minister there. At this
| point. the trail Of official certainty is
lost to view. z-s.. 49,. -,
Secretary Lansing hatly refused to
give any :iitimation. of how the in.
formation came into the possession
of the United States, on the ground
| that it WOULD Sendanger the lives OF
those concerned,
Ambassador Sato of Japan was in
formed OF the possession of the text
of Germanys proposal by this gov
eminent yesterday afternoon, when
he called at the state department to
see Counselor Polk. Officials here en-
pect Japan will welcome the oppOr-
tunity to reiterate her allegiance to
the Entente alliance, and that the oc.
casion will be taken as means of
cementing relations between the
United States and Japan
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-03-01
BY FREDERICK N. KERRY.

/ New York, March 1.-The man
whose salary or wages have not been
doubled during the past 20 years, has
actually had cut in pay.
The housewife who goes to market
today can buy less than half as much
food for a dollar as the same dollar
would buy 20 years ago.
The purchasing power of money has
been cut in half. Food prices have
doubled. Our dollars are shrinking in
our pockets while we hold them %"
Furthermore, unless your wages are
One-third more now than they were
four years ago, you are actually get.
ting less. t'a ~t&
Here are the facts as gathered from
official sources:
Twenty years ago, in 1896, the aver
age w0rkingman's dollar would buy
twice as much round steak as it wiz
today. Figures just issued by the
United States bureau OF labor stats.
tics show that in 1896, the average
price per pound of round steak was
$.124. In other. words it was just
about two pounds for quarter. To-
day the, price Of round steak. as gath.
cred from the principal industrial cit
les Of the United States, and from
hundreds Of retail dealers, averages
$.237, in other words, 1t is now about
q quarter for one pound. .s:-s
The same is true of all other meats.
Pork chops in 1896 We're about ten
and half cents q pound. Today they
average twenty-one and half. Smpk-
ed bacon 20 years ago was twelve and
o half cents a pound on the average.
Today it is much more than double,
being over thirty cents pound.
Smoked ham in 1896 sold for Is cents
a pound on the average; today it is a
little over 80 cents. Poultry was SELL
ing near1S cents pound on the av-
erage in 1896; today at little over
"a cents. : - 'a' 3,
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-03-01
ORATORS DECLINE AND FALL
.epe'ibinderr Nav, Simply Makes TN
Voters Tired, and They viii
49,. Not HAYS Him. .,..

The campaign curtain has been rung
down, says the Kansas City Star. on
no sadder fact-frem some points OF
view. 1t: least-than$ tlat the stump
orator has not lived up TO his old-tilne
tradition. Or If he has lived UP to It
the public has declined to live up to
It with him. Not to eyade the fact. or
70 attempt to soften 1t. the intelligent
electorate, the free American voter. or
.NLateyer else the citizenry is called In
presidential years. has yawned openly
In the face OF the spellbinder and
turned away to see what was ON at
the movie show. 4 -.
It has been a shock to the political
managers. The campaign industry has
had no such setbacl; since the intro
duction Of reading into the :schene OF
popular education. It used to be That
anybody who had ever heen a member
Of the Legislature, who had sat on the
bench. held a county Office or had done
or was supposed to have done any
thing that would serve as an excuse
for prenxing the title o. 'Hon.". to his
narne--it used to he that any such
male person with weIl.developed lungs
and q set Of gestures could be billed
IN 4 political campaign and bring out
the entire countryside. About all such
m orator needed, in addition. to The
title alluded to, was Statesman"
coat an unttring voice, string Of sta
tistics md what was known as a
''fundN Of ,anecdote. This FUND was
generally overdrawn at thp hank Of
originality and most az the drafts on
It went to ignominious protest.
The 'intelliSent saudiencs the NEST
Intelligent audience tile old..ime ors
tor ever. had the pleasure OF address.
inE--has taken him at his word and
has rather :distanced him in intell'.
gence and information on his own sub.
ject.. IT, has come 10 he more and
more like the audience at the theater
which has paid for ITS ,seats-it dc,
mands the best or VIII so elsewhere to
sfind II. The mere Hons no longer
draw. Unless a 'top!iner is produced
the intelligent audience shows its in
telligence by staying away from the
hail.
It is only fair to say shat the intelli.
gent campaign manager has kept pace
with the intelligent audience. He. was
quick with the book when he saw the
second:rate oratory stnf was begin
ming to PAIL That ~ why printers
INK has so enormously increased in
use in this campaign. These astuts
gentlemen have discovered that the in.
-felligent audience takes the paper al
home. The "and now my friends" ora,
tors never saw sadder day than wheA
they discovered It.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-03-01
UNLESS PAY IS uf Qtik :ItilD
YOU GET LESS THAN On 1912

! The prices today are at least one.
fourth greater than they were even
| ten years ago. Esirloin steak in 1907,
according to the: United States figures.,
was 1t =. 1871 per pound on the aver
age; today, 1t Is $.26S. Round steak.
was Is cents q pound; now it lis over.
% cents; rib roast then was Is now
it is 81 cents. And so on down the
list. And what is true or meats is
true Of oil other principal items Of
food. II. "r' - 5& ID
Meat constitutes 3l.35 per cent of
the whole food outlay-practically
one-third. 1t is the big item in food
costs. And food constitutes 42.54a per
cent OF the total budget of the aver.
age workingman's family. These fig.
ures are: basedsOn the goyernmentHfn-
quiry in 1861 typical workingmen's
homes. tH' ..t 4
The increase in one year is start.
ling. In New York city. the Official
figures show that. with the single ex-:
ception Of pork chops, every article
Of the p listed in the governments !,
tabulation, showed an increase in
price Tor December 1916, over Decem-
Der, 1915. Potatoes showed an In.
crease of 50 per cent in the single:
year. m sf's 80 t't ~
Since the end Of December. there
has been a still sharper rise in food
prices in this city and throughout the
country. ~ s.' &.' 8 n
A comparison of prices on Decem.
Der Is. 1912, four years ago and De
cember Is, 1916, shows an advance In
the prices of all food combined of 20
per cent. That means that food today,
on the average costs more than one
third more tllan7it did fouriyears ago.
The greatest Increase, l2o per cent.
is in the price Of potatoes. Flour in
creased 20 per cent; lard, ~ per cent;
while butter shows the smallest in
crease. g per cent. -! -. a
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-03-01
HOUSE CLOTHES B. 4. ..'..
4. II PRESIDENT WITH POWER
CONTINUED from page one)

( CONTINUED from page one)
man Flood aroused intense enthnsi.
assn on both sides. Every reference
TO Americas willingness to protect
the rights OF citizens wherever they
have a right to travel was met With
a yolley of applause.
~. 49,. Attacks Pacifists.
\ He cited that authorities for the
president to act as suggested in the
bill had been granted to other exec
utives and incidentally attacked the
pacifists protesting against the bill.
by this act" said Representative
Flood, I'VE may not be able to avert
war; If we should become involved
in war, however, the passage of this
bill would be one of the minor causes
Of the dreadful result.
"Give the president this power ask
ed and the question of war will be
with Germany. There is no doubt
of the right OF Americans to travel
and we should uphold this right
peacefully. If that cannot be done
then We will do it with arms
''If Germany were conducting this
war with the instincts of humanity
We might take our chances. l can.
not understand how this bill can fail
to pass. It is question Of Ameri
can rights, and when such a question
arises in this house there are no par
,ty lines"
+ Reports of German submarine bas
es in the Gulf of Mexico, hints pos
sible German influence behind the up
rising in Cuba; reported assertions
that German influences have beer
playing upon all revolutionary fac
tions in Mexico, with the sole purpose
of embarrassing the United States;
reports of resentment being stirred up
against the United States in Column
bia, which already has grievance
because OF partition in Panama; re-
cent purchase by the United States
of the Danish West Indies, for the
openly announced reason that the
United States could not afford to have
them fall into the hands OF hostile
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-03-01
( GERMAN CONSUL At
ST. PAUL WANTED
TO GO TO Mexico H
=. Omitted Press. J

st. Paul. March 1.--Significance was
attached to the serious incident before
Hans GrunO, German consul here, was
sent back to Germany, following the
severance Of diplomatic relations. 1t
is recalled that he insisted. he had beer.
ordered by his government to South
America instead Of Berlin, when rela-
tiOns were broken. lis sought safe
conduct through Mexico to the South
American country. This government
refused and said he could be given a
safe conduct only to Berlin. Mention
OF the name Of Gruno as one OF the
Germans attached in the plot against
the United States when Captain Boyed
was recalled from this country was
made today. 49,. ....a ...,.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-03-01
PRESIDENT ASKS IA T..
:. \. ?. TOILETTE TO INFORM
Continued from Paxs one,

CONTINUED from Paxs 0ne3 -
rotary Lansing also expressed the
opinion that Mexico would not become
q party to. the German conspiracy.
1--WE are confident that Mexico
would not become a party to this, in
view Of the friendly relations existing
between the United States and the
Mexican government" he said.
Carranza Not Informed. -..~
While Withholding information as
to the source of securing evidence,
lest some lives be endangered, the
state department did admit that it
had full evidence that the German
proposal between Mexico and Japan
had reached the hands Of Count Won
Bernstorff and the German minister
in Mexico Doubt was expressed that
Carranza himself had ever seen or
q, been informed of the contents OF the
note, owing to the fact that actual
hostilities between the United States
and the imperial government had not
taken place. ;i w
r Advises Caution.
.... Senator Stone, chairman Of the for.
eign relations committee, made de.
liberSfe appeal to the senate to refer
the German matter over to his COM
mittes 5'aS perform further investiga-
ton md inquiry before i'll advised ac-
WI are Hot Informal as to the
4 sourcdNpf thIs news. We have no
facts. 1t may not be authentic, it may
not be true. We do know, however,
that every possible agency was used
to incite American public opinion"
'SThere may be- Stone said, -'some-
thing behind this news which we do
not know. 1t would be wiser to let
the committee investigated
Senator Stone seemed to take no
cognizance of the words from the lips
Of Senator Lodge. '..'...
1--WE ought to know the evidence on
which we are proceeding. I don't
think there is anything about the in.
quiry that would be distasteful to the
president" Senator Lodge added.
senator Hardwick's objection stood,
but when the senate realized that this
would put the matter over until to-
morrow, hasty move was made to
have It referred to the foreign rela.
lions committee. Senator Penrose
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-03-01
|SEl|.n0NFHLY PAY
4. 4: B. + DAY BILL KILLED

The senate late this afternoon kill.
ed s. B. IS, providing for j" semi.
monthly pay-days Of all men employ:
ed by railroads. 1t was amended in
the house and when it came back to
the senate It was Indefinitely post
poned. = u '..I'| ~ ~,E''
!. Senator ;. Jacobson began his ad.
dress attacking II. B. 29S, depriving
the state railroad commission of its
rate making function and arbitrarily
fixing rates In this state, especially in
favor Of the Fargo and Twin City
jObbers. - .sry.tt.ss. ...'' s.>&
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-03-01

ity and on numerous occasions
sacrificed himself and jeopardized
his life in upholding the dignity
of the house, Representative Rel
shus introduced Q resolution that
Nose be allowed to draw upon his
salary an amount sufficient to en-
able him to purchase a new pair
OF pants. p, s. >;. E.
The resolution also carried an
emergency clause which read that
whereas, the hapless Nose is
without sufficient protection from
the cold winds and is moreover .
menace to the peace and dignity
Of this body, an emergency II
hereby declared to exist and the
provision of this bill shall be in
immediate force and effect"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-03-01

GThat WaS u Qoick Funeral That
-:s:- W. VA sGass-lx'.n
IT. gets them OF in hurry and with
out the least pain. i can wear tight
shoes, dance and walk as though
never had corns."
"GetsIIt' makes the use Of toe-irri
tating salves, bundling bandages, tape
plasters and other things not only
foolish, but unnecessary. Use this
wonderful discovery, .Gets-It," fol
any soft or hard corn or callous. II
is; the new, simple, easy, quick way
and it never fails. You'll never shaye
to cut q corn again with knives o.
scissors, and run chances of blood
poison. Try .Gets.It" tonight.
"Gets.lt" is sold everywhere. 35c q
bottle, or sent on receipt Of price BY
e. Lawrence & Co, Chicago, III.
Sold In Bismarck and necpunended
as the worlds best corn rs1edy b
Finnsy's Drug Store.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-03-01
IW0CluB|Si ARE ORGANIZED
Especial to the Tribune.)

Bowman, N. D., March The
booster spirit has gripped Bowman
with the simultaneous organization of
Community club and q Commercial
club. A Vasfaret is being tried at
Amidon this week on the charge Of
ending a wrestling match with neck
yokes, pitchforks and farm imple-
ments, the victim and complaining
witness being lHalvor Gullicson Of
AmidOn. The melee resulted in sew
eral broken arms and bruised bodies.
Rhame is figuring with Cory & Du
Bots, civil engineers at Baker, Mont.
for d waterworks system. : Il
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-03-01
Honorable Nose
1: Lo'5sS Essential
Part Of Trousers

In defending the dignity: of4the
house when it was questioned by
a minion Of the upper body OF the
state legislature, Nose Rosens-
weig, chief page and mailing
clerk, early yesterday afternoon
lost the essential portion of his
trousers in the fracas which fol-
lowed and was forced to- wear an ,
overcoat while on duty. -, =. g.. "
f., Because Nose has at all times
evinced a devotion to duty and a
willingness to serve in any capac.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-03-01
DOUBLE | | GUARD
4. ABOUT ARSENAL 1
]: OMITTED Press)e.

Rock Island, Ill., March 1-W0rk
was started today on a high heavy
wire woven fence around the shops l6f
the Rock Island arsenal here. Sew
eral heavy barbed wire fences have
been placed on top Of the fences and
the armed guard has been increased.
The several thousand employees of the
arsenal have been furnished with
Identification cards. with general
description on one side and a photo.
graph of the employee on the other
side. Without them, no one is ad.
mitted to the ground. B."
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-03-01
REPORTED GERMANS
I Arr ACTIVE IN
MEXICAN AFF AIRS
Omitted Press

FL PasO, March 1.-Ofticers are in
vestigating reports that the Germans
here have been given assistance and
are aided with money 1t Is said the
200 Germans in northern Mexico have
been given guarantees Of special
protection. The investigation in Ell
Paso recently lead to the discovery
that the activities of German secret
agents in Mexico extended over q
long period. They are said to have
instigated the battle at Parral, in
which the Mexicans were ambuscaded
by the Carranzistas in April, 1915.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-03-01
~ = = -ItTIE. ;
ENGLAND 70 ALLOW
COMPANY TO: make
SHELLS FOR NAVY
n, . &
tOnited Press,

Washington, March Threat Brit
ain has withdrawn her objection and
made known her permission for Had
fields, an English munitions concern,
to contract with the United States ma
Wy for armor-piercing shells OF the
l4-inch and 16-inch; tgpea5;
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-03-01
CALLS LETTER.
Omitted Rressl

New York, March 1.-The letter is
unquestionably a brazen forgery
planted by British agency against
us, to justify the violations Of the
Monrie doctrine by Great Britain, de-
clared George Vierick, editor of the
World Weekly, formerly known as the.
Fatherland, in commenting on the.
Zimmerman note.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-03-01
GUARDsh|EN UNDER !.
QUARANTINE SUFFER
FROM PNEUMONIA

FL Paso. March Thirty thousand
regulars and National Guardsmen sta.
TONED here are quarantined ut their
camps because of an epidemic of pneu-
monia among some Of the guartlsmen.
The quarantine will last two weeks,
but will not affect the movement Of the
troops ordered home.