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TOSS OFFICER
 OVERB0ARD AS
 MJTINY STARTS
CBy Associated Press Dispatch)

AMSTERDAM, Oct. 1S.-The Bel gisch Dacbiad reports a mutiny among German sailors at the Belgian port of Ostond where a part of the German fleet is mobiIized. The newspaper says one officer was thrown into the sea. He was drowned. Thirty mu- tineers were removed from the ships where trouble occurred handcuffs be- ing placed upon them while they were transported to Bruges. The mutineers refused to go aboard their submarines when. they were commanded to do so.
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GERMAN AGENTS AT
 WORK AGAINST THE LIBERTY LOAN BOND

WASHINGTON, Oct ls-Un.tcd States Treasury Department officials announced today that evidence has been obtained showing that campaign of repression is underway against the second Liberty Loan Bond tssue. Teu- ton agents are alleged to be guilty of attempting to incitc popular feeling agaius, the Liberty Loan and efforts are being made in various ways to d.s- parage subscriptions. This movement is especially noticeable in some parts Of the Middle West States.
 It is reported that smrepddous ace uuties of scdftious individuals are oN- tended even to Washington. D. C.
 Pro-Germm dcposftors of banks are also eudcavorlug to tuamidate fuan- cfal institutions from assisting the Liberty Loan by removing their ac- counts and attempting runs on banks.
 Secret Service agents have been given information in their various dts- tricts of the evidence secured by the Treasury Department and many ar-  rests are expected to be made during the remainder of this week
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ONE AMERICAN MARINE IS KILLED 0N THE FIRST
 SHIP HIT IN WAR
LRv A..nclnl.d Pre.. DI.natehl

... BULLETIN WASHINGTON, Oct. IS, TT The Navy Department received flash report from Admiral William S. Sims commander of the United States torpedo fleet in British waters that American destroyer was OrpedOcd by a German submarine on last Tuesday night October 16th. .......
 The report further states that marine killed and five were seriously injured two perhaps fatally.
 The American destroyer not sunk and reached an English port in a badly damaged condition.
 The Navy Department withhOlds the name of the de- stroyer pending full report from Commander Sims The official report should be received here late tonight.
 This is the first time an American ship of the Navy las been hit during the present war. ...
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 PUTS IT UP
 TO STRIKERS
 IN ILLINOIS
cBy Associated Press Dispa,ch)

WASHINGTON, Oct lS.-Follow- ing conferences with President White of the United Mine Workers, regard ing the Illinois coal strike, Fuel Ad- ministrator Garfield warned the coal operators and miners that where strikes occurred or are impending, th. United States government would take charge of the coal production if the strikes continue to threaten
 Administrator Garfield appealed to the miners and the operators to ge. together and to consider the national emergency and resume operations.
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CITY
 IS ATTACKED
 BY AIRPLANES

PARIS, Oct 1S.-Thirty German aerOplanes attacked Nancy early to- day and many civilians are reported to have been killed. The French fleet which attempted to repeI the attack, brought down eleven German ma chimes. The majority of the crews of the German planes were killed when the machines struck the earth. This raid is the greatest yet attempt ed on Nancy, or any place for that matter, aside from the attacks made upon London
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RUSSIAN WAR
 CRAFT SINKS
 IN RIGA GULF

PETROGRAD, Oct. IS. - The Ger man and Russian battleships are en- gagged today in a battle in the Gulf .of Riga,
 The Russian battIeship Slayo sunk when hit below the water line several times.
 Nearly all of the crew was saved by the Russian torpedo boats.
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LIBERTY LOAN
 SUBSCRIPT TON
 IS HALF RAISED

WASHINGTON, Oct. lS.-ApproN- imately one billion five hundred mil lion dollars have been subscribed Co the Liberty Loan Bond issue. This statement was issued today by the Treasury officials and is the estimate arrived at following the reports re- ceived last night from different sec tions of the country. This amount is one half Of the bond issue.
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uPHAM GIVES WARNING

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1S.-Fred w. Upham, President of the largest coal company in Chicago, informed the government officials today that unless the strike in the coal fields was set tied within ten days, business in Chi cago would be paralyzed. MT. Upham said that there was less than ten days supply of coal on hand and none was arriving.
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FLAGS DISPLAYED

The Ellsworth store displayed a large American flag this morning in honor of Alaska Day and George Sex ton came right back on the opposite side Of the street with, another large old Glory Flags were quite conspic- uous over store fronts in other parts of the city. ..
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 SUB IS IN
 NEW YORK
HG ur.rr- ll. atit
lBy Agsoelated Prea. Di.paLeh

NEW YORK, Oct. l8.-A German submarine which was captured recently by the American fotiIIa in British waters, arrived today in the hold of a British steamer. The submarine will be placed on exhibition here in Central Park to aid the Liberty Loan Bond drive. Gov
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STRIKE AT
 SEATTLE IS
 NOW ENDED

SEATTLE, Oct. lS.-The shipyards strike here is considered temporarily settled as result of the Federal Wage Boards adjustment pending further arbitration and the appeal to the men to consider the National emergency. The Metal Trades Coun- ciI today voted Co return all members Co work beginning next Monday pend- ing arbitration
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COAL sHORTAGE ACuTE

CHICAGO, Oct. 18.-Coal dealers today issued a statement that there were only three days supply on hand in the city and the shortage is seH- ous. Unless the strike of over 15,OOO coal miners in Southern and Central Illinois is settled before Saturday night, Sunday will see no coal in any of the local yards
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HEATING GETS MOOSE

Dr. Heating and wife and Mrs. Lu- cas returned from a hunting trip last night and just to show that he shot a moose, the doctor broughtin aqumter Of one. Another par5y came in from the lakes on the train with a quarter of a moose. The moose are reported to have about stopped running
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WATSON COMING

SEATTLE, Oct. lS.-Steamer Ad- miru Watson sailed for Southwestern Alaska ports this morning at ten o'clock. The following passengers are aboard for Seward: Mrs. George Adams. Ethel H. Richman and c. F.. She'horU.
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the Territory of Alaska, in Juneau, the capital, this seventeenth day of October, in the year of Our Lord one thousand nine hundred and seventeen and of the independence of the United States the one hundredth and forty second. ...........
 "(SeaD J. P. A. STRONG,
 "Governor."
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UNITED STATES DESTROYER
 TORPEDOED BY GERMAN SUB
COY. STRONG ISSUES PROCLANATIO NEXT
 WEDNESDAY,. HOLIDAY

Mayor Frank Cotter received the of fcial proclamation this morning from Gov. J. F. A. Strong, designating next Wednesday, October 24th, as Liberty Day Mayor Cotter was instructed to give the greatest publicity to the proc lamatjon and enlist the aid of the peo- pie in the second Liberty Loan bond issue. The proclamation is as follows: "Territory of Alaska. By the Gov
 emor A Proclamation.
 "Wbereas, the President of the United States, by proclamation, has designated Wednesday October 24 l9lT as Liberty Day and has made the afternoon of that day a holiday for all federal employees throughout the country whose services can be spared for the Liberty bond campaign; and,
 Whereas, the success of the Liberty Loan is so vital to the Nation, that it is the first duty of every citizen to support to the utmost, the financial measures essential to the effective and successful prosecution of the war, and the observance of Liberty Day, by the people of all the States and Territories of the Union should immeasureably stimulate the sale of Liberty Bonds, the subscriptions to which will close on October 27, 1917; now,
 "Therefore, l, J. F. A. Strong, Gov ernor of the Territory of Alaska, do, in accordance with the proclamation of the President of the United States, designate Wednesday, October 24, as ! Liberty Dav. and l do earnestly re- quest that on the afternoon of that day all public offices, stores and all public places be closed and that the people of all towns and precincts, so far as possible, unite in some appropriate patriotic ceremony and demonstration to promote the success of tn, Liberty Loan, and l especially request that the Mayors Of all incorporated towns or local governing authorities do every thing within their power in the way of cooperation in the celebration of Liberty Day to the end that nothing humanly possible shall be left mdone in rousing the enthusiasm and sup port of the people of Alaska in the ! great struggle for the survival of de- mocracy in which om, Nation is en. ] gagged. The people of Alaska are pa | triotjc and their devotion to repubi- 1 can institutions has been proved by their acts many times, and now they l are expected to act well their part in the present grave crisis which con- 1 fronts the Nation. Lip service is of liJ- tie avail in time of trouble Actiouais needed, instant and complete, and the l belief is expressed that our people will mot fail in the great duty they now owe to the Government which repre- sents them in the conflict being waged ] between the forces of humanity and freedom against those of autocracy
 and oppression. Remember liberty will not perish from the earth if Americans do their full duty
 7 "Given under my hand and seal of
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SEATTLE CELEBRATES

SEATTLE, Oct. lS.-The fftieth anniversary orthe purchase of Alaska is being celebrated by the Arctic Club today by keeping open house. There will be am entertainment for men only tonight.
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PRESIDENT ANNOYED

WASHINGTON, Oct. IS. - Presi- dent Wilson is said to be annoyed over the reports that Col House is engaged in peace work. Officials say he is merely gathering trade data for future use.
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COME IN FROM LAKES

Ten passengers were on last nights train. coming in from the lakes. Sev- euaI of those aboard the train have been out hunting.
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LONDON, oet. fs.-JaeOb Epstein,

LONDON, Oct. 18.-Jacob Epstein, prominent among the younger school ,sculptors in Engand, has joined the new Jewish regiment of the British army as a private. Epstein is 37 years old and was born in New York of Rus sian-Polish parents. He expects to Serve with his regiment in Palestine,
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AVIATION FIELD TO
 ACCOMMODATE AS ,.
 N MANY AS '5O,OOO

SAN ANTONIO, Oct. IS. - The Kelly aviation field will probably have to accommodate 5O,OOO men for train ing in the aviation corps this winter, according to Col Chimmy commander in charge.
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REQUIRE FOODsTUFFs

NEW YORK, Oct. 18-According to the British Food Commission the Allies will require of the United States during the next year 10,0OO,OOO tons of foodstuffs. #
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TONIGHT

Steamer Mariposa is expected to re- turn from. Anchorage late tonight,
 possibly around about midnight
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GLASS FRONT PUT IN

The plate glass in the front of the new stores has been put in place and the interior work will now be rushed
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CHICAGO, Oct. Business con ditions are good throughout the West ern States.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1917-04-18
JOKES ABOUT THE JURY.

There are many stories being told about the
queer antics of iuries in the trial of cases and
the doubt as to what they will or will not do is
about as widely known as the age of Anne. Still
it is essentially an institution of freedom and the
constitutional provision for a trial by jury has
had much to do with the reverence with which
individual liberty is regarded in this country.
An old English jury is reported to have found
a defendant guilty once, but with "some little
doubt as to whether he was the man." In the
million odd trials which have been determined by
iuries there has no doubt occurred some ridicul-
Gus instances, but nevertheless the jury system
is the keynote of much of our liberty and those
who smile should remember what a blessed thing
it would be to have the freedom of a trial by your
fellow citizen if charged with crime.
The jury system may not be best for any sort
of computations and financial questions, and it
may happen that an Ignorant group of jurymen
NAV not understand the fine point at ISSUE, but
no one has ever attacked the institution seriously
and it is perhaps the only thing in the country
that hasn't had to dodge mud and muck at some
time,
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RELYING ON INVENTIONS.
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There are millions of Americans, perhaps. who
believe that our entrance into the great war will
mean that Thomas A. Edison or somebody like
him will invent something to "revolutionize' it.
The average American would rather depend
upon the genius of some inventor than upon the
genius of a general.
Before we entered the CORY maelstrom we IN
vented two contrivances that are being used dill
igentlv in addition to the things we invented years
ago that are part of the equipment of the Europ-
can forces.
Recently, when the submarine menace became
acute, an American tipped the English off to the
chemical smoke screen, which is done by burning
chemicals along the side of the ship, creating a
dense smoke that hides the vessel from subma-
rines. Ships passing through the submarine zone
are using the contraption with evident success.
Another enemy of the submarine we invented
has been the so-called "sub-chaser," which word
is, of course, a contraction of "submarine-chaser.
These yachts cannot help being marvelously ef-
fective and are already in use in the "barred zone"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1917-04-18
THE NATIONAL TEACHER.

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Just now the U. S. Department of Agriculture
is a national teachersand a good one. The cam
paign Of the department to instruct Americans
as to the proper use OF food, so that it will epo
further" and it's unrelenting emphasis upon the
fact that we are a nation of MASTERS of food
stuffs, and that this is no year for waste, most GER
tainly will bear positive fruit.
TRY new foods; don't be finicky,' says one
bulletin, which points out that too many of us
get into ruts as to food, demanding pretty near
the same thing day after day, so that when a
scarcity occurs in that kind of food, we are unwill-
ing to try food equally as good.
This is a thought that is well worth being
acted upon by everyone. Grocerymen tell us that
it is hard to induce the public to try new foods.
Standard staples are always in great demand;
and at the same time staples that are equally as
nutritious go to waste.
This was the case with rice. When potatoes
went sky-high in price. millions of people protested
and howled about the high cost of living; yet
these same millions simply wouldn't take to rice,
a food that is so sustaining that more millions
than are in our country live upon it almost ex-
clusively in Asia. And rice is and has been cheap.
The same rule applies to corn; as wheat goes up
in price, corn can displace it as a food in many
sections where today it is almost entirely UNI
known. Corn is widely used as a cereal in the
south today, but in the north is seldom met with.
It is cheap compared with wheat, and is so sus-
tanning that athletic and healthy Indians used
to depend upon corn meal exclusively for nourish-
ment.
Don't insist on sticking to the same kind of
food week after week. It's unnecessary and Co.'S
ly.
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DEMOCRACY HAS LEARNED.
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Democracy has learned a bit since 1914. At
that time it chung tenaciously to the volunteer
military system as the quintessence of democracy
at war.
And here is how it turned out, taking Canada
as an example:
In Canada more than 100, 900 married men
have volunteered for service overseas; and though
100000 unmarried men volunteered, fully 400
900 unmarried men did not volunteer and are still
at home.
If the volunteer system were democratic, it
would not be possible for 400, 900 unmarried slack
ers to remain at home while 100, 900 married men
went forth to war.
It is logical that young, unmarried men, hav-
ing no responsibilities, no dependents and not be-
ing ingrained in the nations commercial or econ
omic life, should be the first to go to the colors.
Whenever such a young fellow fails to hearken
to the call of his country and allows a married
man to take his place, he wrongs his country.
It is to. obviate such injustices President Will
son has reluctantly" come to the conclusion that
the raising of an army of 100000 men is only
possible through conscription. He has seen the
lesson that England has learned, and that the
European continental nations learned before Eng
land, and which gave them such a pronounced in
itial advantage in the conduct of the war.
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PAYING THE WAR AS WE GO.
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The announcement that, the administration
plans a huge wal loan was received with acclama-
ton oy those citizens whose annual incomes and
hereditary fortunes mount into the heavens, but
the president cbmes out for paying the costs of
the war so farIas they can equitably be sustained
by the present generation by well conceived taxa.
tion'
This means, in every probability, sharp increas-
es II the present revenue an dexcess profit tax.
That the tariff will be tinkered with at all is doubt
full, except to help along the war policy of the ma
ton.
The good about a system of elastic taxation,
such as the taxes above referred to-, is that when
ever the government issues a loan it can be sure
of reasonable rates of interest. No one will at
tempt to bleed the government when the knowl-
edge is certain that a failure to secure the loan
will mean an increase in the income, inheritance,
internal revenue and excess profit taxes.
AS to the amount the United States can raise
by taxation no one is able to state exactly what it
should be, but Great Britain, whose annual income
is estimated at Is billion dollars, raised 2 1-2 bill
lions by taxation last year. If our income is about
40 Or SO billions, as estimated, we ought to be
able to raise 8 to 10 billions by taxes yearly.
If this government can do this, should they ?
II loans are made the people will borrow from the
banks, the banks invest the money and the result
is expansion of credit, which will inevitably lead
to high prices. If direct taxation is applied there
will be no imitation of credit. The people would
be compelled to economize; luxuries would become
eliminated through the pressure of the tax upon
the average purse.
In addition, taxation would enforce immediate
and stringent saving. 1t is more equitable than a
loan. If CONSUMPTION of all men is just, then a con-
s%cription Of wealth is just. A loan means that the
individual volunteers his money in order to receive
it back with interest, which will in all probable
tiles have to be paid by the young men who do
the fighting. They and their children, will have
the loan to repay.
W are strictly with the president in believ-
ing that the war should be paid for as far as pos
sible by taxation as it goes Our people can pay
the taxes and the government should make them
do it. The man who is forced to serve in the army
should not have preferred stock on patriotism;
the man of wealth should be forced to volunteer
his money by taxation, with no interest in return
and no payment back to him in the future. This
is the way to pay for war.
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WAR N LITERATURE.
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In 1915 there were 1874 books published in
the United States; last year we published 1O,445
books. War, therefore, has not affected our liter
ary appetites; and the high cost of paper has in
no way discouraged the publishers, who in many
cases took to using cheaper grades.
The literary output of the European nations,
of course, suffered greatly in 1916, ION account Of
the war"
The question is, will we be participating in the
Midlothian adventure to such an extent this year
that our lteracy production will go the way of the
craft in Europe?
Of course, there are some of us who from a
literary standpoint are such Unborn pessimists
that we Immediately conclude that a decreased
literary production won't harm the nation, nor will
such decrease be noticeable in the shuttle of events.
Yet there are millions of others who do a deal or
who form a constant market for the book
trade, and these are not inclined to be so pessi-
mistic as to disregard the non-production of the
best sellers an dthe near-best.
Teddy's told Woody that his division only
awaits the word to fall in"
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MAKE YOURS A SOLDIER FARM.

Enlist your farm in the first Mississippi regi-
ment of soldier farmer that are serving their state
and nation by responding to the call to supply
their full share of food and feed stuffs for the
country. o
This can be done at little or no sacrifice to the
farmer, as food crops and livestock will be high
and may prove more profitable than even high
priced cotton.
Hogs and cattle are bringing record prices, and
by shipping comparatively the farmers are receiv-
the full benefit of these prices. Corn, velvet
beans, lespedeza, and in fact, all of the crops suit
ed to Mississippi are needed. 1t is mans first duty
to man to supply food, and secondarily raiment in
the form of cotton lint. The high prices make the
duty easy to perform.
Men of no other calling or profession are so
privileged to serve their country practically and
sentimentally as the farmers. Every soldier farm
will do it's "bit" not depending on it's neighbor
to carry it's burden. Grow more corn, more hay,
more hogs.