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The Alaska daily empire., 1917-03-08
Correspondent Finds That Situation Has Grown Worse During Past
 Six Months.
MARKETS GETTING BARE
No Cheese Since Last August and Eggs Are UnObtainabIe;; SpudS
 Getting Scarce.

STOCKHOLM. March S.-The food situation in Germany has grown much worse during the last six months, according to the experience Of a correspondent who has return ed from a trip to Berlin Potatoes are so scarce that one weeks per capita ration In Berlin was less than four and a half pounds. This is at- tributed in part to the farmer with holding shipments until February b, when higher prices will be permit ted, but it is not denied that the potato crop is insufficient 70 meet normal demand
 No cheese has been on the market since August and eggs are unobtain- able. except surrepttiously at 16 to 20 cents each. Bcrliu's daily milk supply is about 3JD,OOO litTes, against normal 100000, and it is imDos- sible to buy clothing, shoes, stock. !ngs or blankets except by permis- sion Of the police The latter, how ever, may be merely a precaution- ary measure. as the shops appear well stocked with clothing.
 Chief BurgOmaster Wermuth, as well as the heads of other cities, complains that the larger towns are compelled to suffer unnecessarily the hardships because the system of distribution has failed in many re- spects. In some cities the situation seems 10 be better than in others, and a Berlin business man told the correspondent that he had spent the Christmas holidays in a Rhine city where he got plenty of meat and bread without being required to show a bread card or meat card.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-03-08

Parliament and all competent legal authorities to reQuisition 72 German vessels which had taken refuge in Portuguese ports'
 The white book adds that this was permitted by PortugaTs treaty of commerce with Germany even in time of peace. Germany thereupon declared war on Portugal,
 The white book concludes:
 "The Portuguese Government nev' CT proclaimed it's neutrality because in it's character of the ally of Eng land and the friend of France it con sidered itself bound 10 the states which were defending civilization by obligations of moral and historic nature"
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-03-08
THEY DON'T LIKE TURNIPs.

AMSTERDAM, March S,-The Der, lin Vorwaerts says that four miners fcderations have tclegraphed the war-feeding department protesting against the reduction of the weekly ration from five to three pounds of potatoes. The telegrams say that turnips are not a substitute for po' tatoes and ask the authorities Co re- establish the former rations.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-03-08
THEIR METHOD WAS PRACTlCED
 IN STONE AGE

z Indications in the hands of
 2 experts who have made a E study of the mummles of the
 F Alaskan coast indicate that a the methods employed are Of z g~ea. antiquity some authori. e ties asserting they were hand + cd down rom an age before % the Aleu,ian Indians had met z al implements. The fact that S they used no prcservativcs $ like the Egyptians is pointed % out that perfect mummifica- e ton has been thc result more
 |, Of accident than the skin of * the physician of earlier times. Q The greater part of those z. found had neither weapons {. nor utensils buried with {. them.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-03-08

THE EMPIRE-Au the News All the Time, When It Is News.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-03-08

Spccial-Fresh Alaska eggs 55c a dozen at Goldstein's Emporium. m9.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-03-08
MAPS TO BE DESTROYED.

WATERToWN, N. r., March 8. Destruction of maps showing the whereabouts of the Atlantic squad ron in the local recruiting office was ordered by the navy depart ment today. Orders are also given for the destruction of any matters which might be of value to foreign nation.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-03-08
Specimen Is as Dry and Brown as Those From
 River NiIe-Like
 Ancient Egypt.
13 ARE FROM ONE TOMB
Bodies Not Preserved as Were Those Found in The Realm of
 PharOah.

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The Alaska daily empire., 1917-03-08

N. Y. IT. Special
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-03-08

"Horsehair is now made into hats to look like lace" explains Peggy, so five of us, who are going to be brides attendants, have chosen hats like this, Of white erin. AS we are gowncd in pompadour coIoring, our hats are adorned with pink roses and blue ribbons. We are to carry blue or pink cunshades, according as to whether we wear turquoise or coral earrings; cur frocks are white lace.'
 Nr N- IL .,r.nnlnI
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-03-08
HOLLAND WILL LOOK
 AFTER RELIEF AFFAIRS
 IN BELGIUM FOR U. S.

LONDON, March S.-Hollnnd will take over the distribution end of the Belgian relief york, owing to Ger. man opposition to Americans con tinuing this work.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-08-28

Germany Is just now in greater need of home rule than Ireland. - EX. .2lAk.4
The daily Alaskan., 1917-08-28
DRY DURING STRIKE

Absence of liquor in Mccarthy, Alaska, while the strikes in the large copper mines were in pro- gress helped toward a speedy settle ment in that trouble, according to George Esterly, owner of seY- eral mines.
 People of Mccarthy knew that the miners were going to strike about three days before the break, " said .Esterly, 'and decided to make the city dry. Saloonkeepers coop erated and every establishment was closed. The railroads would not permit drop to be shipped in and and as a result the city became bon dry. When the miners came in from the camps after striking, they could get no whiskey. This act probably saved bloodshed. A few strike-beakers and some of the old men filled the vacancies and there was no loss outside of the delay" American Issue.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-08-28
CONGRESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT

The greatest achievement of the United States since its entry into the war, is the enactment Of the selectiye couscriptiOD law. That law, placed upon the statute bOoks by the chosen representatives of the people, is 9 solemn declaration by the entire country of it's de- ILberate purpose to not merely do it's bit but to do its best, in the conflict to which it became a party. II Was d declaration htat justice shall be done among our own people-tlat each shall bear his share of the burden of carrying on the war, so far as personal service and sacrifice are concerned. It was all announcement to all the world-to the Teutonic powers as well as to the Allies-thar we entered this war with unwayering d termination to do all that is need ed to make victory complete.
 The next greatest achievement was the authorization of 8 $T0OO,- 100000 war loan and the floating of S2,OO0.0OO,OOO of bonds in the first issue. This also was a notice to all the world-nOrification that money will De available to properly equip the men We are to send to the front, and that We shall not only supply our own armies but shall aid in supplying the armies ot those with whom We are allied.
 Neither in the declaration of war nor in the enactment of the two most important measures in Cideut to the war, was there any party line drawn, nor any manifests tion Of partisan feeling. There was some disagreement, to be sure, but members of both parties were on both sides of the questions pre- sented.
 AE --AAA[ - AN+'9- N+AAN appropriation bills are minor mat ters, but the Uromptness with which they were passed and the readiness with which the minority party aided the majority, were convincing eYi- deuce of tue unanimity of the Am erican people in waging war upon a ruthless GespOtism.
 It is a rather strange circum- stance that the food control bill, which is undoubtedly the least i'm portant of the war measures, has received the largest amount of dis cussfou in Congress. The admins tration put forth it's greatest eff forts in behalf of that legislation, and it met there the greatest op- Qosition. In this, as in other mat ters, the controversy followed no party lines.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-08-28
S1Oh T>cwar,j, STDJ

The readers of tu.J pupGr will be pleased to learn t!ut there IS ut least one dreaded disease that scleUcc hns bee. able to cure In all it's stages, and '!.at Is Catnrrh. Halls Catarrh Cure Is the only positive cure now known tV the medical fraternity. Catarrh being constitutional disease, requires constitutional treat ment. Halls Catnrrh Cure Is taken in- terraIFy. acting directly upon the blood and n1tcous surfaces nE tl'n system, there by destroying the IuUnuItiOn of tie dis ease, and giving the patient strength by building up the constitution and assisting nature in doing it's work. The proprtetors have so much faith in its curative pow CTS that they offer One Hundred Dollars for any case that 1t falls to cure. Send for list of testimonials.
 AddresB: E. J. CHENEY < co. Toledo. O. Sold by all Druggists. 75c.
 Take Hal'B Family. PlllB for constipation
 Advertisement,
The daily Alaskan., 1917-08-28

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The daily Alaskan., 1917-08-28

THERE IS A sAN-TOX REMEDY for every ordinary household ail- ment. There is room for San- Tox Remedies in your medicine chest. Get san-To& Blue Book at Keller Bros, The San-Tox Drug store, ..ILtL. u ;
The daily Alaskan., 1917-08-28

We didn't start the war, but there Is a general expectation that wa are going to finish it. - PnlLd- delphia Press, -.--.---
The daily Alaskan., 1917-08-28

It Is reported that the Berlin po- lice have arrested man because he shot at the Kaiser and missed him. -Ex .iAIl
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1917-11-17

How can we. who are bewildered
and appalled, by the fury Of our plan
cts cyclones and volcanic eruptions.
form . conception Of the terrible en-
ergy Of natural operations Of the sun1
Ncwcomb suggested that II we call the
solar chromosphere an ocean Of flre We
must remember that 1t Is an ocean ind
nitely hotter than the tiercest furnace
and as deep as the Atlantic is broad.
If we call Its movements hurricanes
we must remember that our hurricanes
blow only about hundred miles an
hour, while those of the chromoaphere
blow as far in single second. There
are such hurricanes as, coming down
upon US from the north, would In thir-
ty seconds after they had crossed the
St Lawrence river be In the gulf Of
Mexico, carrying with them the whole
surface of the continent in 4 mass not
simply Of ruin. but Of glowing vapor.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1917-11-17
Hunting The Emu.

The natives of Australia are ingen-
ious. black on discovering emps
feeding on plain will cover his back
and head with I'm emu skin, allowing
1t to hang down well on the side to-
ward the unsuspectlng birds. In his
right hand he will carry hidden by the
skin boomerang and one or two
throwing sticks or "waddies." Then
his left arm will protrude beyond the
skin straight out to the elbow, and the
forearm will be bent up, with the hand
at right angles to 1t, thereby making
capital imitation of IN emu's head and
neck. Now and then his hand or head
will be brought to the ground as II for
feeding. and as the black walks along
he initiates every motion Of the bird
while at the same time by means Of
the big toe he draws spear along the
ground. He proceeds thus until close
enough to spear his bird.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1917-11-17
Positive Jurors.

A prospective juror. being qualified
for 4 murder trial in Illinois, when
asked the customary question, Have
you formed or expressed an opinion as
to the guilt or innocence of the &C.
cusedT' rejoined promptly; Sure.
He's ~ guilty as all get Quit" Which
resulted In $40 fine by the outraged
court and, Of course. the disqualified
ton Of that talesman.
There was murder case that ended
right In the middle when counsel,
wheeling gently at the jury, remark
ed, "of course none OF you gentlemen
has made up his mind yet as to the
guilt or innocence Of this defendant"
Taking advantage of rhetorical
pause, lanky juror arose ind replied
positively: -Well, l have. for one. lie
ought to be hungr'-Kansas City Star
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1917-11-17
CARRIER PIGEONS.
Messages They Carry Are Packed In
Small Goose Quills-

Messages They Carry Are Packed In
Small Goose Quills.
The general notion TINT all that has
to be done In forwarding q dispatch by
pigeons L. to catch the bird. tie let
ter to its leg and then liberate 1t is
wrong. as the method Of attaching the
message Is Of great Importance.
Prior to the siege Of Paris the meth
cd of afiixing the message to the bird
had not received that attention which
1t demanded, and consequently many
dispatches were lost in transit
At first the message was merely
rolled up tightly. waxed over to pro-
tect 1t from the weather and then at
tached to a feather In the birds tail
But 1t was soon found that the Irvine
which kept the missive In place cut or
damaged the paper and therefore In
order to prevent 1t from being pecked
by the pigeon and from being injured
by wet the dispatch was inserted In
small goOsequill two inches In length.
The quill was then pierced close to
each end with a rcdhot bOdkin. 80 as
not to split 1t, and in the holes waxed
silk threads were inserted to afi1x 1t to
the strongest tall feather. By attach
Ing the message to this part Of the
birds body its digit was not in any
way interfered wtth.-L0ne Scout
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1917-11-17
wh.r. w. Get Nux vomie..

With the exception Of Ceylon, which
exports a limited quantity OF nux vom-
ica, British India is said to supply the
world. Nux vomica seeds and pick
ings are obtained from the plumlike
fruits Of the tree. The fruit is collect
ed and the seeds washed out and dried
in the sun. In the forests Of Nellore.
where the tree Is common, the seeds
are washed out by forest tribe. the
Yanadis. and good price is obtained
for them. Cochin nux vomica Is col
lected in the dry deciduous forests at
the foot Of the Travahcore hills and is
sold at low figure to small native
healers. who send 1t to the merchants
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1917-11-17
MARVELLOUS HUNTERS.
Natives Of Australia Ars Wizards Ia
the Art Of Tracking.


in endurance aud speed the Aus
tr.,lian shoriglne IL not the equal OF
the American Indian. and his weapons
Of wood aud poorly fashioned stones
are effective only at short range. but
us hunter the native Australian is
mnrvelously adjusted to bis environ
ment. Ills success lies In an intimate
knowledge Of the habits Of. animals on
land, In the ground. In trees and under
water, and his wonderfully developed
powers of observation.
He decoys pelicans by initiating their
cries. catches ducks by diving below
them. locates an opossum In a tree BY
marks on the bark or by the digit Of
mosquitoes. finds snakes by observing
the action Of birds and follows bee
to Its store Of honey.
ANY animal which leaves q track,
however dim. In sand, on rock or In
grass falls an easy prey to the black
fellow. Children are taught to track
lizards and snakes over bare rocks and
to find their absent mother by follow
ing tracks too indistlnct to serve as
guide for European. When white
man Is lost In the desert or a child
strays from home the final resort 10 to
secure a black tracker."-Nati0nal
Geographic Magazine.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1917-11-17
LIFE OF THE WORLD.
TssdItiens That II Will Last onls
5000 Years.


5000 Years
There ID q general and widespread
ust.on, which the curious investigator
will find scattered throughout both
medieval and modern literutIfe. that
the world will last 6.COO years from tbs
date Of its creation. An inscription IN
one of Martin Luther's books reads as
follows: Elijah, the prophet. said tin,
the world had existed 2coo years be
fore the law was given Cirom Adam t.,
Moscs), would exist 1900 years undo.
the Mosaic law from Moses to Christi
and 1900 years under the Christian
dispensati0n. and then 1t wOald he
burned"
In the Etrurian account 0f the crea-
ton (by suidaO there is q similar trn-
dition, 1.-The Creator spent G,G00 years
In creation, and 5000 more are allotted
to the Garth"
In the black letter edition Of Foxes
"Acts and Monuments" (1O3cI there u
q whole sermon given with the G00O
year limit Of the earth's duration as
text.
Some writers contend that the "six
days" referred to In Holy Writ really
mean 0.OOO years aud that the seventh
day" ia a type Of the coming millen-
mum, or sabbath Of thousand
years."
The psalmist says, "For . thousand
years are in thy sight as yesterday"
psalm &c, ~. See also II Peter III. 8.
which IL even more specific.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1917-11-17
POISON GAS BEETLES:
'Fumss With Which Dsmbardisrs kssp
Thetr Gnes,iss At Bay.

'Fumss With Which Dsmbardisrs kssp
Thsir Ensmiss At Bay.
Most people think that the use Of
poison gas In warfare Is purely
human. or perhaps one should say In
human, idea. Yet the plan has been
adopted BY nature. Certain kinds Of
beetles known as bombardiers and
called by scientists Brachinus make
free use Of poisonous fumes to keep
their enemies at bay.
A typical species known a. Brachi-
nus crepitans 10 largely attacked BY
certain ground beetles. These ground
beetles are very active and can easily
oyertake the bombardiers. Just as they
get within reach, however. . very
strange thing happens. The bombar-
dIer has the power Of ejecting pecuI-
lar liquid, which, when 1t comes into
contact with the atmosphere, bursts
Into sort of pale green flame. This u
Immediately followed by . kind OF
smoke.
Now. this smoke has remarkable
effect upon the pursuer. No sooner do
the fumes come into contact with the
ground beetle than the creature n
blinded and stupened. A strange pa
ralysls overtakes the insect and It
seems unable to move any farther.
Quite while, elapses before the ground
beetle RECEIVERS. In the meantime the
bombardier makes good his escape
American Boy.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1917-11-17

In Sir William Buffers autobiogra-
ply there Ii an amusing story about
six insane soldiers who escaped while
the corporal who had brought them ON
board the troopship left at Dur
ban and who mingled with the 1900
sane men on the decks. The problem
Of the voyage was to find who were
the sig madmen. BY the time the boat
reached Cape Town twenty-six men
were oficially under observation, and
not one Of the six was among them.
In the end the crazed half dozen were
identified as those who had taken an
especially eager part in the lunatic
hunt.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1917-11-17

The tad on the Harlscrabble farm
sat In the fence corner behind the sti-
mac bushes and frowned darkly. His
was q weighty problem. When he grew
up he intended to have a pair Of brass
knuckles. He had never seen any brass
knuckles. but he knew that they were
weapons used by pirates, circus men,
and other ornery folks, and he believed
they would be just as effective on
the fists Of hero or an avenger. The
thing that he could not decide was
which he would do first when he ar
rived at manhood's estate and ac-
quired the knucks. pound the stuffing
out Of the schoolmaster OF rescue the
little. girl on the next farm from a
Prussian crown prince.-Kansas City
Star.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1917-11-17

Europe must be
nnourished can NOT ma,ns..
is battle line .,.A
stocks
OF food values ana sa1''
IS compared. III, -. ..,s ,h.t IN Ao
bushels breakfast instead OF piece q
are kewis teaspoonu 49, -. 80. g..
the world safe o
world
sna not
be the
icent democracy
more
OF
the undong
democracy Food Will win tho
var Don't waste it. the food problem
SIGN WHEN CALLED ON TO DO So
Piedue fol Food Admlnlstraten
ADMINISTRATORS
membership the United States Food
traitor IN my circumstances permit
Name
be paid The Food Admini.on wishes 70
baveas all of handling food
Card of Instruction but only those sne
Membership window wnich Will % oevefee
signed pledge
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1917-11-17
The Natural supposItIon.

The nrst practice game Of the sea
son found our hero, Harold Half
bacque. In his accustomed place be-
hind the line.
The signal was given. He seized the
ball, lowered his head, and charged.
A mass Of players on the scrub team
opposed their more or less burly forms.
There was terrific shock. He never
knew what struck him.
In fact, when he opened his eyes, his
first words were:
IF you can't have the chauffeur
pinched, get the number Of his car"
Then he relapsed Into unconscious
ness. Is.tI.tli
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1917-11-17
LESSONS or THRIFT.
Lsar~ to sesnd Money Only For Thinss
You Really Need.

There are few persons 10 rich that
they do not need to exercise care and
foeethought In their expenditure. HUI
man needs, human desires, human
sympathies, are SO vast, occasions Of
outlay 80 beset all of us ut every step
that unless we are watchful we quick.
II md great resources reduced to
nothing. without our knowing how.
The speed with which money depnrts
n one Of the first lessons OF experi.
encs to man. woman and child, hut we
are slow TO apply our own experience
in our Judgment OF others.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1917-11-17

They had two officers billeted upon
them, and everyone In the house was
determined to prove their appreciation
of the men who were fighting for Eng
land. Even the parlor maid, anxious to
do her bit, valeted both major and
lieutenant with devoted skill, brushed
and repaired their clothes, and refused
the idea Of tips.
Bat one day when the major handed
her pair Of trousers that required a
button she demonstrated. Its all very
we'll, ST.. You give rae the trousers
and you say put button On--but you
never give me thesbutton. Now this
will be the sixth I've cut of the mas
ter's trousers to sew on to yours"
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1917-11-17

Many years ago, we used to hear .
story about Abraham Lincoln. Every
body knows it-somebody complained
that General Grant drank whisky, and
Lincoln said that he wished some Of
the other generals could get hold Of
some Of the same brand.
But now we have run across the
wttticism In book written nearly a
6entury before. Lady Jersey relates:
"George II was told that Wolfe was
q rash mailman. He replied. Then, I
wish he would bite some Of my gen.
erals"
Probably George II had read the
thing in Plutarch. We shall look 1t up.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1917-11-17

The determination Of ground squir-
rcls from about 100000 acres Of gov
eminent land was one Of the achieve
ments of the United States biological
survey during the. last fiscal year. OF
this area about 85,4O0 acres are on
the Fort Totten Indian reservation in
North Dakota. and the rest mainly on
the Modoc. California and Sequoia ma
tional forests. In North Dakota, where
the work has been carried on in CO.
operation with the state experiment
station, no less than five-eighths Of
ton Of strychnine has been used in
the northern part Of the state, seven
counties having been systematically
covered with poison.