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Valdez daily prospector., 1917-07-28

to England. Had she been able to destroy the other 94 per cent in June, Germany would still have failed in her object, as England has within her territory sufficient food without any importatiQns to carry her over to this years crop returns. English crops are good for at least four months food supply. Therefore so far as this year is concerned Cermany's submarine campaign is doomed to failure"
 Yet, in order to keep up the pre- tense of victory at home, the Prus- sian war leaders are constantly ex- pressing their satisfaction with the progress of the submarine warfare. The people are beginning to under stand the real situation and this fact accounts for much of the internal agi- tation which is keeping the kaiser ill hot water.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-07-28

stocks running into the hundreds of millions of dollars, it is said, with out the first effort to secure tenders from competing concerns. Having access to a war chest greater than heretofore known, they are spend ing these billions with an abandon unequaled even in the times of the greatest public scandals.
 Unfortunately, the time will come when the people must pay the fiddler.
 Nor is this loose business policy being confined to the various govern ment purchasing agents. Senator Briscoe has found it advisable to call attention to the fact that influential congressman and administration of fcials have secured officers commits sions for relatives even before the men were detailed to thee amps.
 It was graft and incompetence in France that lost the republic the de- cision in the Franco-Prussian war of the 70's. But for this there would not have been a billion-dollar indem- nifty to pay to the victor. It was graft and incompetence that caused Rus sia to make so sorry a showing dur ing the first year of the present war. And if these things are not checkmat- ed in the United States this country will not only sacrifice its men and it's credit, but it will well-nigh result in the defeat of the great cause for which we are at war.
 Public sentiment should know full ly the doings of its officials, and if they are not proceeding with intelli- gence and with the highest integrity they should be hunted even more re- lentlessly than our soldiers and sail ors are being prepared to hunt and destroy the autocratic monster that has disturbed the peace of the world.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-07-28
Gens In Verse
UNITED STATES MARINES.

teerS
 ! An yer rough an ready, steady in-
 fantree; You kin sing about yer jackie and kin
 cheer
 Fer yer neat an handy, dandy cavalree, But of all the sojer men 1 ever knew An all the sailor men ever seen, Where there fun or fuss or fight, The boy to keep in sight Is Billy Blue, United States marine. So it's hi Billy, Billy Blue! We think we've got a little job to do: It will take a dandy chap, for there's sure
 to be a scrap,
 So we leaves the settlin' of 1t up to you. He's a sojer, he's a sailor he's 8 cop; He's as much at home ashore as he's
 af1oat; He's as cozy in his crazy fightin' top As the chaplain in his double breasted
 coat; He kin ride hoss as well as be kin row: He kin shoot a gun as well as he kin When there's trouble in the air Billy Blue is always there. And ye kin bet yer life it ain't too hot
 fer him. Anonymous Song of the Marine Corps.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-07-28
Young,lrt Cottage Cheese,

ed in sealed paper cupS plain and pimen- to, sells 2 for g.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-07-28
BROM OUR EXCHANGES

J. R. Benn, an employe of the Gov ernment railway, attempted to prove that a rife he possessed would send a bullet through the thin part of rail. He pulled the trigger and some thing struck him between the eyes knocking him out. Investigation by the doctor proved that chip of steel weighing about three grains had broken off the rail from the impact of the shot and struck Benn with suf- ficient force to penetrate the skull. A number of old-timers at Nome are talking of holding reunion of the trail-blazers of "97." They pro- pose to give a banquet is a reason able number of those who entered the country in the days of the fam ous Dyea and Chilkoot trails can be assembled.
 Harvey Spilman of Anchorage was recently adjudged insane and was taken to Morningside by deputy. Spilman is reported to have homi cilad mania
 -~.4number of Anchorage Elks have applied for charter and have wired in the necessary credentials.
 The oil tanker George Loomis ar rived in Ketchikan recently with oil for the canneries of that vicinity. Since the Loomis was launched she has steamed 75O,OOO miles and car ried 75O,O0O,00O barrels of oil. A Keystone drill in charge of an expert will be operated on the prop erty of the Yukon Gold Company on lower Willow Creek in the Marshall district Options have been taken on 25 claims on the lower end of the creek.
 The boat lost by Charles Strand of Nome while making his way up the Teller was found on the beach near Jess Creek uninjured.
 The steamer Santa Ana recently carried coo tons of supplies to the westward. Among the freight was complete outfit for new govern ment building at Kanakanak, which goes in via Nushagak. Governor Strong recently investi- gated conditions at the asylum at Portland where the insane of Alaska are confined and reports them most excellent.
 Gut toting, whiskey running and lawlessness prevail in the town of Marshall, which is composed of graduate booze fighters, tin horns and a few stickup men, according to correspondent of the Nome Mug get. Blind pigs are as plentiful as leaves on a tree.
 Captain Turner of the marine un- derwriters and P. J. Scale, surveyor for the underwriters, have returned from the westward where they have been salving the cargo of the St. Catherin. Only three small loads were saved from the St. Francis and nothing from the wreck of the Stan dard. All three vessels will be total loss.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-07-28

EACH registrant in Valdez will have approximately one in sixteen chances of being selected for the first unit of the new citizens army. In other words the young man who wants to join the colors through the selective draft system may consider himself lucky if he gets to go with the first contingent.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-07-28
Randall's Grape Jui c e,

from selected New York grapes, full 20 oz.. bottle sells lat soc, as compared with l6 oz., bottle of other kinds at 35c.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-07-28
THE HouR's NEED.

NOD give us men-the time demands VI Strong minds, great hearts. true faith and willing hands; Men whom the lust of office does not Kill: Men whom the spoils of office cannot buy; Men who possess opinions and will: Men who have honor: men who will not lie: Men who can stand before a demagogue And damn his treacherous f1atterles without winking: Tall men, sun crowned. who live above the fog
 In public duty and in private thinking
 J. G Holland.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-07-28
IF THE BUGLE CALLS YOU.

IF THE 6UGlE CALLS YOU. HOME forth from the fields, come forth from the hills, Come forth from the farm. the 0 mines and the mills
 From pleasure or slumber, from
 work or from play; Come forth in your armor. to aid her to- day. There's a thing to be told and a deed to be done, A truth to be uttered, . war to be won Come forth in your armor. come forth. every one. Come forth in your armor. come forth every one: Come boys. in your vigor: come. men, in your prime; Come soldiers-you're welcome; come, men-you must Come thick as the flies in the midsummer dust Or the waves of the ocean gleamins bright in the sun. There's a word to be told and war to be won Come forth in your armor. come forth every one
 M. M. Campbell, Jr.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-07-28

Lowney's BOX Candies at Hunts Candy Kitchen. If
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-07-14

A very swell weddingi All outsiders.
save her, had been shooed out of the
church; but she had been overlooked
Of course she was an intruder; but
leaving now would be in the nature
of looking n gift horse in the mouth;
so she stayed until the ceremony had
been performed, the bridal party had
trailed down the aisle, and the crowd
was preening itself for flight. Then
she passed out into the sunlight,
through the ranks to which she did
not belong.
Motors and carriages galore were
in waiting. One by one, they received
their aristocratic freight and rolled
away; and, as Priscilla stood watching,
a hanson forced its way in between a
big Panhard and luxurious victoria
and a smiling jehu beckoned to her.
She stepped into the cab, the driver
cracked his whip, and they were off
in the wake of the coroneted carriages
and the gorgeous cars. The cabman
waited for no order, and in her excite
ment she overlooked the fact that the
Abbey was still unseen and that she
had not given the Clarkson's address:
Not until the procession turned off
from Pail Mall and was bowling along
past Green Park did it dawn upon her
that she was still attending the wedding.
The guests were all going on to the
reception, and the driver had taken 1t
for granted that she was one of the
elect. Her hand went hastily up toward
the little window In the top of the cab,
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-07-14
By Eleanor Hoyt Brainerd

hesitated, stopped short, dropped back
into her lap. 1t would be fun to see
where the bride lived The procession
halted. Far down the line guests were
leaving their carriages and mounting
the steps of a big. imposing house.
Now was the time for escape-not now;
the street was blocked. 1t would be
necessary to stay in line and follow
the empty vehicles to the first corner
beyond the house. Little by little,
the cab jerked its way toward the
spot where the awning and the carpet
ran down to the curb.
Why not? A flush came into Pris-
elias cheeks, a sparkle into her eyes.
Why not? All her traditions, inherited
and acquired, rose to offer conclusive
answers to the question; but she put
them aside. Even the veriest Puritan
may have his moment of madness.
PrisciIla's was upon her The spirit
of adventure had her in its grip, and
she flung the prOprieties, the decencles,
to the wind. In so large a crowd, who
would ever know? She had always
wanted to do something really shock
ing. Here was her golden opportunity.
The fates had cast it at her feet.
The cab was stopping, magnificent
being in livery was opening the doors,
the time for hesitation was past.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-07-14

a hanson and eyed the pass
ers-by
The sentiment may have indicated
low tastes; but it must be urged IN
extenuation that, during two months
on the Continent, Priscilla had met
many beautiful cathedrals, and no
nice men Not that the men had been
unappreciative. From Naples to Ber-
lin, from Budapest to Paris, Respondent
officers, registering students, gallant
citizens of many types, had invited
her smiles; but she had not dared to
smile
"In our country" she explained,
when writing to home friend, lone
knows that man will stop when one
crosses ones fingers and says kings
whether these heavenly angels, IN
comic-opera clothes, understand the
rules of the game.
And so, being wise young woman,
with a wholesome respect for unknown
. explosives as well as mighty curiosity
concerning them, Miss Warrington had,
while travelling restricted her smiles
to the ranks of bell boys, walters, and
porters, and had eliminated from
her calculations all men who could
not be tipped. The small coin OF the
realm, so she found, furnished an
excellent line of demarcatlon- Now,
at the end of June, Priscilla was estab-
lished in England, and was finding
difficulty In keeping her smiles from
becoming catholic. AS she looked from
her cab, she reflected that there was
something very satisfying about tweeds
and boWlers, after a surfelt OF UNI
forms and caps. These big, sturdy
men, with the strong mouths and the
boyish eyes, reminded her of the
dear, safe, comfortable men at home.
They looked as though they might
know the rules of the game and abide
by them
but don't know any of the crea-
lures" sighed Priscilla; then she
frightened Weren't the rest Of her
party well under way for Windsor
Hadn't she whole, smiling June day
all to herself? Wasn't she wearing
her smartest frock and hat in honor
of the Clarksons, with whom she was
going to have tea, after seeing the
Abbey and St. Margarets?
stop at St. Margaret's first, :"
she said blithely to the cab6y, as
he drew I'D before the church and she
stepped out with froufrou of ehiffons,
she signed to him to wait Extraya-
esnce, of course; but this was q day
for extravaganza.
The slender figure was swallowed
by the old gray doorway inside the
church there was q shadowy quiet,
rose perfumed- A few tourists buzzed
about, under the eye Of q dignified
Verger, but Priscilla did not join
them She was = mercur1al young
woman, prone to shifting moods
and now, all Of 3 sudden, she felt
distinctly fNchurchy." The word Is
her own; but it describes well enough
the vague, yeArning emotlonaflsm which
prompted her to slip into an out-Of-
the-way pew and drop upon her knees
When she rose the tourists had van
ished, but group OF fashlOnabls
dressed folk had replaced them. anC
others were drifting IN.
There's going to be q service,
thought Priscilla, still In soulful mood
90 I believe I'll stay for 1t.
She settled back In her seat; but
gradually, she realized that the char
acter of the gathering was scareel.
devout- Everybody seemed to know
everybody else, and conversation
though subdued, flowed freely. Tn
girls brain searched sad found tn
answer to the riddle A wedding
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-07-14

evening on a short visit to friends
Engraved visiting cards at the Free
PraSS- affina
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-07-14

ness in for several years past
At a special election last Monday,
the bonds for a tWentY=three- thGus-
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-07-14

FOR SALE
Twelve good residence
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-07-14

IN Hays.
Miss Hale is a graduate of our
State Normal school and spent the
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-07-14

nd rather meet nice man than
see the Abbey" Priscilla War
rington admitted to herself, as
p she whirled down Piccadilly In
- a hanson and eyed the pass
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-05-24

the council. All are waiting for
that honorable body to take the
step. Perhaps the delay is
necessary. All cannot be done
in a day; but the urgent request
plainly is that the delay be as
short as it can be made.
Sewerage is the most sorely
needed thing in the town,
declared w. A. Kitchener. Clean
illness is next to Goodness but
the town cannot exist in a dirty
place. There is no outlet To
carry off dirty water, say nothing
of other conveniences. The people
empty dirty water in the cutters
with the hope Of getting rid Of it
but they do not. Our cutters
are full OF dirty water. What Is
going to be done to meet the
every day growing need OF the
town? What efficient conven-
fences can be provided for the
big hotel and the 'rooming
house,"
1.-THE psychological mement
has arrived" said f. G. Polster'
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-05-24
LONGER DELAYED
/ GREATER DEMAND
Property Owners Growing I'm
paiieni-Want Sewers and
Greater Water Supply.

A sewer system for Baxter
Springs, and that an adequate
one, is the crying need Of the
hour. The sanitary conditions
Of the dark ages would compare
lavorably with what the people
of this city are enduring and
tolerating. Even now, one can
not pass an alley without hold
ing his nose and the heated term
has not begun. What will it be
like a month or two hence?
1t isn't a matter of convincing
the public, however, for all favor
sewers. The delay rests with
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-05-24
Cabbage Worms

Not Hard to Kill
Destroy cabbage worms now
by busting the cabbage leaves
with mixture of one pound of
Paris green or five pounds of
finely powdered lead arsenate
with 10 pounds of Moderated
lime or dry flour. Place the
mixture in a flour sack or in a
can with the top or bottom finely
perforated. Shake out the pois-
oneous dust so that it settles on
the leaves.
Do this in the morning when
the dew is on the leaves. Repeat
it at intervals of one to two
weeks, depending on how often the
rains occur.
For patches of three acres or
more, spraying with a barrel
pump or other large Sprayer.
Half a pound Of Paris green or
two pounds of powdered lead
arsenate or four pounds of paste
lead arsenate may be stirred into
so gallons of water for the spray.
The addition Of two pounds OF
soap or three. pounds Of flour IN
paste form win cause the liquid
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-05-24

Will Stephenson, of Louisberg,
Kan, came to Baxter last week
to visit his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
A. c. Stephenson, and while here
bought the Harvey Price resi-
dence property in the north part
of town and gave it to his parents
for a home as long as they live.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-05-24
to adhere better to the smooth
cabbage leaves.
"Swat the Fly"

Uncovered barnyard manure
piles are numerous in Baxter
Springs. They are splendid
breeding places for flies. The
Swat the Fly slogan is ineffec-
tive unless the better slogan,
stop Breeding Flies" precedes it.
The government experts send
out a vast amount of dope on
this subject but it is all clothed
in technical terms and in the
main amounts to nothing be-
cause the average reader cannot
understand it. If you want to
kill the flies in a scientific way
better get this government ad-
vice: but if youare MOI so parti-
cular as to methods, so long as
you get results, The News adj
vises that every home owner
provide himself now with a
quantity Of common lime in
powdered form. Use this fire.
quently on the manure piles and
vaults either by busting or dis
solved in water and sprinkled
thereon. 1t will prevent the
breeding of flies.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-05-24

"the people are ready for sewer
age. The time to give them what
they need is when they want 1t
and that time is now. Eighty
per cent of property owners are
willing to be taxed for their share
of the expenses resulting from
putting in a sewer system. In
providing an efficient sewerage
the city dads would only be
carrying into effect the will OF
the people. Sewerage must be
deep enough to allow drainage OF
the water from the laundry rooms
that are located in the base
ments.
mo town in the world ever
attracts the right kind OF people
without sewers" is the opinion
of W. S. Ferguson. "The future
of Baxter Springs justifes the
inst al lation of a complete sewer
system. 1t will pay itself many
times over"
at is only a matter of time
when we have got to have a
sewer" asserted j. o. Treece.
mo town of any note can be
without it. The town should
own its own lighting plant, water
works and sewers. | don't sup
pose that they can get them any
too soon"
IF they are expecting to have
anv kind of a town they have got
to have sewers" believes j. H.
Hannah. There is a wonderful
prospect before the city of Bax-
ter Springs, but if the city dads
do not take advantage of the
opportunity those who would be
glad to come here will stay away.
Those with money do not come
because we haven't got the ac-
commodations. Those who come
here merely for speculative pur-
poses are putting up cheap
houses and do not provide for
easements, laundry and drying
rooms. Begin the building OF
the city right and it will'serve its
own purpose right
Sewerage gives value to the
city by its inherent worth, was
the opinion of j. c. Page. with
out the sewerage and the extern
sion of the water mains we have
no city in its real sense. We need
a sewer. Need it. and need II
badly"
The need of sewers is so OBJ
vious that it is not necessary to
say a thing about it, said +. e.
McWilliams. The present sani'
tary condition of the city is III
the way of its progress. 1t does
not make any difference how
much it costs. Every good thing
costs money, but what OF that
Our city stands at the threshold
of a new day. We must MAKE
the most of the opportunities
The rich strikes that are being
made ought to be enough inspira
ton to make US do almost any
thing. The city is in a hole as i
is. We can pull her out will
proper sanitary convenience ant
we ought to do it."
1--WE will never have a tow
without sewerage, declared R
M. Gilman. people of goot
standing will come and built
houses and make their home
here if we have modern facilities
The sewer condition is holding
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-05-24

B. F. Townsend, a prominent
citizen of The Baxter Springs
community for many years dur
ing the early period of the towns
existence, died at his home in
Santa Ana, Calf, on May g..
This information was received
recently by Mrs. W. B. Davies
from W. S. Cooper, 4 brother of
the late John M. Cooper. Mr..
Townsend was a brother-in-la
of Mr.. Cooper. His home was
six miles west, the first farm
beyond Blue Mound. He had
reached the advanced age of SO
years.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-07-30
Twenty-fifth Inf. Captain May
Recommend Company Be
Returned to Honolulu
tsp.ctaI Star Bulletin correspondenes)

HILO, July 27.-That there is big
chance OF Company B, 25th Infantry,
be. sent back to Honolulu or else
an order being issued that will create
dry" zone around Hilo, is the latest
development. The situation is a seri'
Gus one, and it is known that Captain
McNab OF the 25th Infantry, is deter
mined to put an end TO the illicit sell
ing OF booze to his men. The respec-
table hotels and saloons are not do
ing anything along this line, but many
blind piggers and others are declared
20 be, giving the soldiers all the liquor
they can pay for.
The attention Of the sheriff and the
license commissioners has been
brought to the matter. That a deter
mined effort should be made by the
license inspector and the police de-
partment to stamp out the hundreds
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-07-30
HIL0 LIQUOR DEALERS
TO AID IN KEEPING
BOOZE FROM SOLDIERS
Especial st.r,Bun,tin corr..pond.nc.)

HILo, July 27-E. H. Austin in
formed the board Of trade members
on Wednesday last that all the sa.
loon managers of the city and nearby
districts have agreed to not sell any
bottled booze after 5 p. M, and that
they also refuse to sell to chauffeurs
who might take the liquor out to
soldiers.
The matter of how the wholesale
and retail liquor dealers are working
to help TO prevent booze being sold
or given to agents who represent sol
diers, has been taken up by the deal
ers.
1t is thought that if the dealers
will not sell booze in bottles after 5
o'clock in the afternoon, there will
not be much Of the carrying away of
liquor in containers during the day
time. 1t is generally at night ths4
the stuff is purchased for joyriders.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-07-30
SIX FILIPINO COUPLES
MARRIED ON SAME DAY

Six Filipino couples were married
last Saturday in the same place and
by the same priest, Father Victori-
nus Claesen of the Catholic mission.
The happy six are Benito Gonzales
and Sarah Makuena, Costor Calledo
and Bonita Hermines, Fausto Ponsay
and Domingo Cabalis, Jose Martinez
and F1eiciano Ablino, Pascual Verte
and Barbara Gallego, Laurentio Pasu-
guiroy and Clara de Ia Berte. George
Waipa and Male K Kahimoku, Ha-
waiians, were married on the same
day by Father Claesen. Emilio Angus
tine and Ramona Cruz were married
on the day following.