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Semi-weekly herald., 1917-07-23
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A ROCKIES LAMENT

No more ham and eggs or grapefruit
When the bugle blows for "chow."
No more apple pie or dumplings
For we're in the army nowl
And they feed us beans for breakfast
And at noon we have 'em too.
And at night they fill our tummies
With good old Army stew.
No more fizzes, beer, or highballs
When we've got an awful thirst;
If your thinking of enlisting
Best get used to water first
For the lids tight on all over,
And the drilling makes US warm
But we can't cool off with liquor
Cause we wear the Uniform.
No more shirts of silk or linen
We all wear the 40. D." stuff.
No more night shirts or pajamas,
For our pants are good enough.
No more feather-ticks or pillows
But we're glad to thank the Lord
That we've got a coat and blanket
When we might have just board
And they feed us beans for breakfast
And at noon we have 'em too,
And at night they fill our tummies
With the good old army stew.
But by Gosh! we'll lick the Kaiser
When the Sargeants teach us how
For-hang him! he's the reason
That we're in the Army now.
From one of the Durango boys al
the front.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-07-23
HELPS ASTHMA
AND HAY FEVER

Now comes the season when hay
fever and asthma cause thousands to
suffer. 81 have been troubled for
years with asthma" writes E. C.
Schaff, Creston, o., F." and find Foley's
Honey and Tar the only thing that
gives me relief. 1t loosens the phlegm
SO | can throw it off and sleep. Had
to sit nights in my chair, not being
able to lie down, before using Foley's
Honey and Tar" A standard family
remedy for coughs, colds and Group.
S. G. Wall and Durango Drug Co.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-07-23
KEEP FIT AND FEEL FINE

Foley Cathartic Tablets are =
wholesome physic that thoroly cleanse
the bowels, sweeten the stomach and
arouse the liver. For indigestion,
bIiousness. bad breath, bloating, gas,
OF constipation, no remedy is more
highly recommended. Sluggish bow
els are the direct cause of many ills
and the indirect cause of many more.
Undigested food poisons the whole
system. Don't be careless. See that
your bowels are regular. Keep fit
Then you will feel fines. G. Wall
an1sSurango Drug Co.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-07-23
NEW METHOD OF
MAKING GLYCERINE

WASHINGTON, July 10. - Dis
covery in the internal revenue divis-
ion labratory Of process for making
g'ycerine from sugar was announced
by the treasury department. Under
the secret process evolved, the cost of
this substance, a heavy factor in the
manufacture Of explosives will be re-
duccd to slightly more than one-fourth
Of its present cost.
Glycerine is at present manufac-
tured almost entirely from fats, at a
cost of 80 cents pound, which is six
times its cost of production before
the war. The discovery is the first to
be announced by the chemists work
ing in cooperation with the council Of
national defense.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-07-23
A BAD SPRING FOR WOMEN

The late, cold and damp spring
seems to have been particularly Sc
we're on the health of women, and
many are suffering from backache.
rheumatic pains, aches and pains in
sides, joints and muscles, lumbago and
other ailments caused by overwork
and disordered kidneys or bladder.
Mrs. T. J. Bucknell, Hardy, Neb.,
writes: II am recovering from an at
tack Of lumbago by the aid of Foley
Kidney Pills. They surely help me"
Women seem peculiarly liable to kid-
ney trouble, and no symptom should
be neglected.-S. G. Wall and Du-
range Drug c..
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-07-23
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MAMMOTH CAVE LIGHTED

Electric illumination Of important
parts of the Mammoth cave, Ken
tuckl, is now an ACCOMPLISHED fact,
a lighting plant having been recently
installed at the edge of the rotupda,
which is the first main chamber of
the cave. This chamber of the cave
is at the end of passageway, about
800 feet long, leading in from the en-
trance, the passage being partly
lighted by electric lamps strung along
the walls. The rotunda itself, which
is 200 or $50 feet across, with dome
roof from go to rs feet above the
floor is lighted by batteries of cleo
trio lamps set in shallow reflectors,
placed on poles SO that the lamps
themselves are unseen. From the ro-
tunda two avenues lead off into the
recesses of the vast cave, hitherto
lighted only by dim smoky oil lamps
and the torches of guides. In one
Of these avenues is what is known
as banquent hall continuing O wooden
enclosure with equipment for
serving the banquet customary when
a large convention visits the cave in
body. This hall is now lighted with
2,135 electric lamps. 1t is distance
of $50 yards from the entrance thru
the rotunda to the far end of the ban
quet hall and this is the only portion
lighted at present by the electric plant
while there are in all about ID miles
of passageway in the cave.-Popular
Mechanics.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-07-23
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VISITING MESA VERDE

]. F. Meinzer and wife drove over
the Wolf Greek road from La Jara
yesterday, on their way to the Mesa
Verde. Mr.. Meinzer is deputy state
veterinarian. Both young people are
highly pleased with the San Juan
country and its many beautiful
streams and scenic wonders. They
expect to spend several weeks In the
Basin country.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-07-23
FRENCH CONSIDER
SELLING wRECKAGE

LYONS, July 10. - The debris of
war has accumulated to such AN ex-
tent in France that the government
has decided to begin disposing of it
without waiting for the end of hos
tilities. A commission has been ap-
pointed to inventory all the materials
and equipment that have been dis
carded by the army and navy, to class
ify them and ascertain how they may
be sold to the best advantage.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-07-23
sTRArGHTENED I'm UP.

Solomon Bequette, FL. River. No..
writes: 1.-TWO years az I was down
on my back till ! cid hardly 20.
Foley Kidney Pills .traightened me
right up. recohend them to all
who have kidneErouble." Rheumat-
icm pains-shng joints. sore and
sS0llen muscles indicate that kidneys
are not properly filtering impurities
from the blood. Foley Kidney Pills
get right at the trouble and give
HS@pt relief. Painful, irregular and
4l1p-disturbing bladder troubles also
yield quickly to their tonic healing &C.
tlon,--S. G. Wall and Durango Drug
Co.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-07-23
HURRY MARKET SURVEY

Word from Frank Burdick at Farm
ington today says he has had an in
quiry from Governor Lindsey of New
Mexico as to when the San Juan Ba-
sin market survey will be completed.
1t is very important that every COM
munity undertaking the collecting of
the required data rush their work and
send the cards filled out to the Ex-
change just as soon as possible. Hur-
ry up, neighborsi
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-07-23

these commanders Napoleon pointed
out that on all the vital points the
practice Of all OF them WAS the same
He then reviewed his own campaigns
and concluded by saying that "you
should make your war as they made
it and model yourself upon them."
for there is no other way of MASTER
ing the secrets of war. In other
words "a knowledge of the high parts
of war can be obtained only by study
ing the history of great campaigns
and by experience"
In an army that has passed thru
long period of peace, experience is
necessarily lacking; a knowledge of
war is possessed only by those who
have studied it in the way Napoleon
recommended. Such a student was
the late Admiral Mahan of the Unit
ed States Navy. No writer in any
country has shown a stronger grasp
of war or better illuminated by his
writings its larger aspects, specially
in all that concerns maritime war
fare.
My first point is; Warfare cannot
be conducted without knowledge, but
in the choice of commander the first
requisite is not knowledge, but char
acter. If l were looking for a COM
mander-in-chief should search above
all for man of high purpose, who,
could be sure, would think only of
his duty, only of his country and
never of himself. In war more than
in any other of the affairs of life, the
saying holds good, "If thine eye be
single thy whole body shall be full
Of light
/ think that Grant as a general
and as a commander of the armies in
the Civil War had tho single eye and
he had remarkably strong charac-
ter. Sherman before setting off for
Atlanta spent an evening in conver-
sation with an intimate friend, one
of his best cavalry generals, who re-
ports that late at night they talked
a little about Grant. After pause,
Sherman, looking in the fire, said:
81 know lot more about history
and law and war than Grant does, but
ri tell you where he beats me and
where he beats the lot of us. He does
not care a damn for what he can't
see the enemy doing and II scares me
like hell"
Sherman was good Judge OF the
kind of character that a commander
in-chief requires.
In the second place your comman-
der must have that grip of affairs
and breadth of view which are gen
orally associated with a liberal edu-
cation and which give to those who
! wEnow him the impression of a man
Of larger than the common hold.
Nothing is more fatal in war than
the appointment of generals for any
other reason than their capacity for
generalship. More battles have been
lost by the appointment Of command
ers for political or personal reasons
than from any other single cause.
The knowledge of war comes only
in the third place because this can
he supplemented for the commander
by others, while the characted can
not. The knowledge of war acquired
by the method laid down by Napoleon
must be possessed by the command
ers principal assistant. whole title in
Eupropean armies, is either quarter
master general or chief of the gener-
al staff.
This Offices function is to relieve
the commander of the burden of in
finite details, which, if they absorb
him, are apt to weaken his grip on
the whole.
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Semi-weekly herald., 1917-07-23
WILLIAM B. MORRISON,
NOTICE OF STOCKHOLDERS
MEETING

Notice is hereby given that the An
nual Meeting of the stockholders Of
THE DURANGO RAILWAY 4 RE-
Atty COMPANY will be held on
Tuesday, August 14th. 1917, at 10
O'Clock a. m, at the Office of the COM
pany in Durango, Colorado.
Said meeting being for the pur-
pose of electing Board Of Directors
for the ensuing year, and for the
transaction of such other business ~
may properly come before said meet
ing.
]. A. PORTER,
President.
W. N. BAGBY,
ssarstary.
First publication July u.
Last publication Aug. u. -
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-07-23
TO TAKE
OVER WELLS FARGO

The Adams Express company takes
over the Wells Fargo companies on
the D. & R. G. the first of September.
Several officials of the last named
company and C. M. Day, superintend-
ent of the Adams express, with head
quarters in Denver, left for Telluride
yesterday after perfecting arrange
ments for the transfer here.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-07-23
Visiting Relatives.
Death of Mrs. Charlotte
Blanche Walters

Mrs. Charlotte Blanche Walters Of
the Ignacio section, who was brought
to 0schner's hospital last night suf-
fering with acute nephritis, passed
a,'av this morning. The deceased was
Al yeafs-f age. She is survived by
her husband 4 U. Walters and two
children. The fagiv are new comers
in the section, hang settled there
last winter. Arrangeh, ,nts have been
made to send the bodsto the old
home, Griswold, Iowa r. burial It
will be forwarded by Am and Brad-
ford.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-07-23
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FINE GIRL

Mr.. and Mrs. W. l.. Birkhimer are
welcoming to their family circle a
new daughter, their second, who ar
rived yesterday. The newcomer has
been christened Harriet Ruth. Her
first name, the feminine version of
Harry. is in honor of her grandfather
on the distaff side, Mayor Harry
Jackson.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-07-23
SPECIAL STOCKHOLDERS
MEETING

Notice is hereby given that a spec
ial meeting of the stockholders Of
the East Mesa Ditch Company will be
held at the Sunnyside School House
in La Plata County, Colorado, on
August 18, 1917, commencing at
o'clock p. m. for the purpose of levy
ing an assessment to enlarge the
East Mesa Ditch.
s. A. MASTERS, Sec'y.
]. NJ. NELSON, Pres
First publication July IL.
Last publication August 16.-W
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-07-23
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HEAVY REPAIRS ON
PIPE LINE NECESSARY

In order to protect our water sup
ply and make the repairs the present
condition Of the pipe line necessitates,
City Manager Hood estimates it will
require an immediate expenditure of
$4,000. Work viii be started as soon
as the committee, which is composed
of Manager Hood and Councilmen
Ayres and Herr submit their report to
the board.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-07-23
NOTICE FROM HEADQUARTERS,

The following telegram has been
received by the Recruiting Officer in
Durango.
Denver. Colo, July 20.
Army Recruiting Station,
Durango, Colorado.
Men can be accepted for Regular
Army until they have been actually
examined and passed by exemption
boards.
BARNEY.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-07-23
ENLISTS IN THE NAVY

Elbert Hubbard, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. E. S. Hubbard, has enlisted in
the engineering corps, and leaves for
Denver for his final examination. Mr..
Hubbard's father is veteran of the
Civil war.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-07-23
Improving Electra Road
EVENING WEDDING

Miss Florence Mason of Durango,
and Mr.. T. H. Odgers of Chama, were
married last evening. The bride is an
attractive girl, who has many friends.
The groom is a popular railroad man.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-07-23
LOCALS AND PERSONALS
FROM THURSDAYS DAILY

LOCALS AND PERSONALS
FROM THURSDAYS DAILY
Even the most successful fisher
men are having poor luck this far
this year. Too much in the streams.
Theodore Grabosky was down from
Howardsville yesterday with a ship
ment of ore.
Mrs. w. o. Jemison left for Del
Notte this morning to visit her hus
band.
Beer shipments in "a bottle lots are
are being received by local parties
for medicinal purposes.
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Mrs. Fred Patterson returned to
Pagosa Springs this morning after
having some dental work done.
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Mrs. T. A, Kerr and daughter, end
her daughter-in-law, Mrs. Roy Kerr,
We're motor visitors from the Animas
valley this morning.
Durango will have to put on quite
citified airs to be in keeping with
the new theater j. o. Taylor is build
ing.
While cream shipments are heav-
Ter than at any time since the local
creamery was started. the manage
ment is clamoring for more.
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Ed Hendricks of Hendrickson sta
ton is making large shipments Of
cherries from his orchards. The fruit
is consigned to Durango, Ignacio,
Dyke and Pagosa Junction.
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Mrs. d. E. Place and granddaugh-
ter, Helen Gillispie, returned from
the Silverton camp this morning,
where they visited the latter's mother
Mrs. Andrew Gillispie.
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Two cars of building material and
cement arrived at Hendricks switch
this week for the new school house
in district Number 10. Two teams are
busy hauling the material to the
building site. Mr.. Enas, the contrac-
Slias begun construction.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Foley arrived
in Pennington yesterday from Chic
ride, Arizona, and are coming to Du-
range in day or two to visit Mrs.
Foley's parents, Mr. and Mrs. William
Phelan. They recently disposed of
their interests in Arizona and will
probably locate in this section.
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on For Denver.
Miss Eulalee Pulliam left for Den
yer this morning to serve as stenog-
rapher for her father. Lieutenant Gov
ernor Pulliam, while the extra session
Of the legislature is in progress.
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Visiting Relatives.
After an absence of two years, Os-
car Hanno arrived from Chloride, Ari-
zona last night to visit his father and
sister. He made the trip by auto in
company with Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Foley and covered the petrified for
est, the Grand Canon and other points
of interest en- route. After a short
= stay here he plans to return to Chlo-
ride, where he has shared literally
of the sections prosperity during his
residence there.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-07-23
ONE CAR FOR EVERY
IL PERSONS IN IOWA

WASHINGTON, July 10. = Iowa
led the United States in 1916 in the
number of motor cars registered in
proportion to population. She had one
car for every II persons. California
was a close second with one car to
every IL inhabitants. Nebraska and
South Dakota had one for every 10.
Arkansas could show but one for
every 116. The average for the United
States is one car for every 20 persons.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-07-23
NOTICE OF ADJUSTMENT DAY
Estate of William Morrison, Deceased

All persons having claims against
said estate are hereby notified to
present them for adjustment to the
County Court of the County of La
Plata and State of Colorado on Mon
day the Thirteenth day of August,
A. ID. 1917.
WILLIAM B. MORRISON,
Administrator Estate Of William
Morrison, Deceased.
McCloskey G. Moody, Attorneys.
First publication July IL, 1917.
Last publication, August 8, 1917.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-07-23
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LOCALS AND PERSONALS
FROM FRIDAYS DAILY

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Farmers state raspberries will be
on the market next week.
G. B. Pratt is over from Mancos
hunting sawmille outfit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Sutton returned
ITO Pagosa Junction today.
Rev. Father Fitzgerald departed
for Denver this afternoon, after visit
.ng his sister Mrs. John T. Joyce.
Miss Mary Bryce returned to Sun
nyside this morning after shopping
N Durango.
Flockmasters in these parts sold
their seasons clip for prices ranging
rom 35 to 45 cents.
bllS. Al. d. lluIlty lelt llilS dlleI-
noon for Denver to visit her sister
Mrs. Will Hart. En- route she is going
to spend few days at Chama.
J. w. Pickering was in from his
Fort Lewis ranch today on a purch-
asing expedition.
Home grown currants have made
their appearance on the local mar
kets.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd Sheets were
motor visitors from Bayfield, last
evening.
Improving Electra Road
While taking his vacation, Conduc-
tor James McHolland is supervising
the construction of the new road to
Electra, which eliminates all the
steep grades on the club highway, be-
yond the county road. The new road
starts at the Haberly ranch and re-
quires about one mile of repair work
and one-half mile of construction
work to place it in excellent condition.
Mr.. McHolland expects it will be open
for auto travel a week from Sunday.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-07-23
Funeral Of the Late
Dominick valecino

The funeral of the late Dominick Va
lecino was held from Goodman Under
taking parlors this afternoon at 2
o'clock. Services were ut the Sacred
Heart Church. Many compatriots of
the deceased were in attendance. The
burial was at Greenmount.
w. o. w. Contest
Aztec Camp No. 80, Woodmen of
the World of Durango has entered up
on a three weeks contest campaign.
The campaign will virtually begin
with an invitation Fun Smoker Fri
day evening. The captains of the
contest teams are w. E. Blankenship
and E. ]. Hollopeter. Mr.. Blanken-
ships team members are C. ]. May
er, Don Eddy, G. II. Lightfoot, E. NJ.
Hampton. C. L. Taylor, G. E. Davis,
Hubert Lotion, Leo Mccartney, Rich
ard Nelson, George Fl. Boesig, Wm.
Farley, Fred Schunk, Al. Farley, w.
L. Crenshaw, John Morlock and John
Hildebrand. The members of Mr..
lIollopeter's team are l.. f. Dunn, II.
J. X. Schake, George Weaver, S. b.
Carmen. H. j. Brady, F. A. Rodeck-
er, Alva Short, Basil Mccartney,
Theodore Goeglein, S. B. Thomas, j.
E. Taylor, F. NJ. Rhodes, Charles Hol-
man, w. A. Perry, F, L. Lamb and
Nick Goeglein.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-07-23
on For Denver.

Miss Eulalee Pulliam left for Den
yer this morning to serve as stenog-
rapher for her father. Lieutenant Gov
ernor Pulliam, while the extra session
Of the legislature is in progress.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-07-23

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Foley arrived
in Pennington yesterday from Chic
ride, Arizona, and are coming to Du-
range in a day or two to visit Mrs.
Foley's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. William
Phelan. They recently disposed of
their interests in Arizona and will
probably locate in this section.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-07-23

Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd Sheets were
motor visitors from Bayfield, last
evening.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-03-13
CARLOADS OF SPRUCE
 FOR AIRPLANES SHIPPED

Tacoma, March 13 - Thousands Of feet of spruce from the Grays Harbor country will be used in England to build army airplanes. Several carloads have been shipped the last week and will go by steam snip from Vancouver.
 The Canadian Pacific railwy is hndling the shipments. Since there bas been such great car shortage the company has been compelled to sem its own cars from Vancouver tc, Aberdeen, HoQuiam and other leading points
 Canadian Pacific offices this morn ing announced the shipments would continue, due to the rapid rate at which airplanes and hydro-airplanes were being constructed.
 Washington spruce has been found ideal for the building of the war machines. It is light and can be steamed into shape rapidly. The recent orders were marked rush" and the spruce will be on its way tG the war zone by B British ad- miralty steamship before the end Of nex' week.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-03-13
BILLS STARTED
 THROUGH HOUS

Juneau, March 13-The Hou Of Representatives of the Territt ial Legislature met this mornin at 10 o'clock, but almost immedia ly adjourned until tomorrow to { low the committee to finish To which they had n hand.
 Late yesterday three bills We introduced.
 Representative Day, of the Thi Judicial Division, introduced Hou Bill No. 1, providing for a pc mauent tax commission.
 Representative w. T. Burn democratic member from the Four Judicial division, introduced Hou Bill No. 2, which provides for uniform school system througho' the Territory.
 Representative C. K. Snow, Il dependent member from the Fourt Judicial division, introduced Hou' Bill No. 3, providing for fixing u hours for underground mining an s hour day.
 Joseph Murray, Republican men ber from the Third division w. regularly seated in the house.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-03-13
SAYS HE GAVE
 MATTHEWS COIN

Seattle, March 13-Logan Bill ingsley was on the witness stand all day yesterday where he under went a gruelling cross examina- ton at the hands of Mayor Gills counsel
 In the cross examination Logan testified that he had given Dr. Matthews $1,OOO with which to hire detectives to get evidence against Gill as a Basis on which to begin a demand for recall. He said that be had also given John Evans, who was a reporter for the Times au| who is an ex-convict, and who is even at the present time fugi- tive from justice, $50 for the same purpose.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-03-13

Washington, March 13 = United States Consul Frost, of Queenstown this morning cabled to the State Department here from Queenstown. that the Belgium relief ship Stores stad had been torpedoed without warning by a German submarine, The torpedo which sunk the re- lief ship was fired from the sub marine when the latter was only abOu+ four hundred yards distant from its defenseless victim.
 The cable states that the Stores
The daily Alaskan., 1917-03-13

Mrs. Crease of Cowley, arrived in skagway Saturday and is visiting with her son Eugene Smith. Mrs. Grease has been devoting most of her time to spring shopping and en- toying such entertainment as the movies, dances and other social events which have occurred while she has been here. She will re- turn to her home Wednesday.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-03-13

Pekin, March 13-The Senate this morning expressed it's approval for the severance of the diplomatic relations of the Chinese republic with the Imperial German govern ment as an indication of the form CTS attitude of Germany's inten- ticn Of pursuing an unrestricted submarine warfare.
 l. is expected here that the Chinese government will take ac- ton on the matter and that the m3ister to Berlin from China will be brought home and that the Ger
The daily Alaskan., 1917-03-13
GERMANY SINKS
 MUCH TONNAGE

Berlin, March 1S-The official report ending with March II, as given cut by the German admiralty states that 2,OOO tons of Allied shipping were sunk on that date and that 131, 1000 tons had been sunk in a few days previous to that time which makes the total tonnage sunk since March g, about 173,0OO tons.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-03-13
RAIDER IS IDENTIFIED

Copenhagen, March 1S-Four of the American Yarrowdale captiyes who lave reached Copenhagen say the German raider, which sunk many vessels in the South At lantjc, is the Puehme, commanded by Lieut.. Berg.