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o U. A K FER QUI s.

Philadelphia Record.)
 Take advantage of opportunities but don't be one.
 When we patch up a quarrel we be- gin to mend our ways.
 Self confidence is a good asset but many man is sure he is right who is eventually left.
 When you speak of a fellow as be- ing a nut. do you mean to infer that he is half cracked?
 No, Maude, dear; woman isn't necessarily good cook because she roasts her husband
 Just because the weather mans pre- dictions happen to come true, does that make the weather vane?
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onger-he but 46-and been permitted to parti- cipate in rehabilitation the British Empire after the His qualifications for that sort of work unexceled.
 great lost the Pacific Coast when Sir Richard Mcbride died.
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gradua te who expected the world to of- fer him his choice of $10,000 positions on silver platters has awakened from his dream and is hunting a $10 job
 The only kind thing you can say about the man who is always talking about himself is that anyway he isn't talking about you.
 There are all sorts of people in the world, including the woman who en- joys going to funerals.
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A TIMELY WARNING
(Ketchikan PrOgressjye- Miner

The District Attorneys warning of prosecution of caught spearing salmon in the creek suits Thousands upon thousands of salmon have been destroyed in the before and have contributed to that extent to the shortage of supply
 There is another way of looking at this propo- sition, and that is after the salmon have managed to evade all the traps the and have reached the spawning ground it would be only fair that they be left unmolested. If there is law against such action and the District Attorney enforces it. he depend on the support of all lovers of fair play.
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WELL SATISFIED
{ Fairbanks Citizen)

(Fairbanks CitiZen)
 We are too far away from the of battle to take sides whereas all of the coast papers sit uated that they take daily shots at each other Nor is that saying that we would take sides. At the same time we wish to state that perfectly satisfied with things as find them, for, contrary to the opinion of the Wckershamtes before election time and many of them have been forced to change their opinions. Charles A. Sulzer to date has made an extraordinary good Delegate Particularly is this true regarding his efforts for his constituents in In teror Alaska, for he has made every he possi. bly could toward betterment
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Richmond papers give account of one stacker who at least honest. He colored citizen age and when asked if he had any reason for claiming exemption he said: "Yassuh Ise gun-shy the real behind most of the stacking, but not all slackers frank the Virginia darkey.
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Serial 02949 IINITED STATES LAND OFFICE

UNI ELL D A EIo LAND UT lCL
 Juneau, Alaska, July 31. 1917. Notice is hereby given that Alfred Edward Maltby, a citizen of the United States, whose Post Office ad- dress is Juneau, Alaska, has made application under the. provisions of Sections 23052306, R. S., as as- signee of Martha E. Goad, widow of Charles Pinckney Goad, to make en- try of the land described in U. s. Survey No. 1910, to-wit:
 Beginning at meander corner
 No. l on line of ordinary high
 water of Gastineau Channel;
 thence E. $40 chains to corner
 No. 2; thence s. 14.51 chains
 to corner No. 3: thence w. 1.03
 chains to corner No. 4; thence
 by meanders along the line of ordinary high water of Cas- fiDoan CbonnoI
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AMERICAN FLYERS
 CITED FOR BRAVERY

PARIS, Aug. 1.-The Journal Officiel publishes army orders in which citations occur of three mem- bers of the Lafayette escadrile- AdJt. Raoul L. Lufgery, Sergt. Will lis H. Haviland and Sergt Charles c. John.
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"StrickIy Shober!"

This man is charged with intoxica- tion." said the Judge. But he claims that he was perfectly sober when yol arrested him last night. What was the prisoner doing when you arrested him.?
 "He was trying to whip his shadow because it insisted in following him il the moonlight, your honor,' said the Patroman.
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troop of Cheppewas have volunteered to fight Germany. Very good. Turn about is fair play. The whites from Europe and civilized the reds why not the reds go Europe and civilize the whites.
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Ciddap!

Though she's been i'll. dear Mrs. Sand Will soon be well. my friend; I see that she is sewing. and
 That shows she's on the mend.
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Old John Barleycorn has friends in Washing. ton. The prohibonsts determined to banish him from the United States undesirable citi- zen. while his sO-caed friends trying to him from exile so they may tax him to death.-( Seattle Tmes.)
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The country expects members of Congress to vote on war bills as patriotic men. and politicians scheming for re-election.-(New York Sum-
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What She Wanted.

She was very young and very pretty and very nervous. She tripped up to the young clerk in the grocery store and blushed.
 What will you have, Miss?" asked the Clerk.
 Why" replied the girl. have you any white shoe blacking?"
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physician says that babies suffer from overfeedng than from hunger So in another respect the child is father of the man.-(Iouisville Courier. Journal)
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ercy!

It's a bad letter, Oh. my. yes!
 Pm speaking of Fthe letter "S''; It's always crooked. I'll confess. That's why it's always in distress.
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In other words. those picketing suffragists. like Napoleons Old Guard, die but surrender. Pits burg Dspatch)
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Fooey!

There is fellow in De Soto, Mo, vho has nothing on the rest of us nen these days. His name is C. A. Stocking.
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Names Is Names.

The name of Clarence Chute, of Lo- ban, Ohio has been drawn for army service.
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The made in Germany sign is disappearing rap idly from articles of commercial use. The made in Germany" peace has already disappeared.
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Perhaps made big mistake is not sending Roosevelt instead of Root to Russia Kerensky to need big stick than a for continuing the
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The Wise ool.

Love is blind" quoted the Sage.
 "Yes," commented the Fool But jealousy soon equips love with green eyes"
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O,!

Some men never put off until to- morrow what they can do today. While other men are strong for procrastina-
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HooraY!

When the draft list was posted in Cleo Springs, Okla, Elmer Said he was willing to go whenever he was called
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Good Dope.

Some good advice I'll give to you.
 Take it and heed 1t every day; You'll find that this is very true;
 The more you say. the less you sa,
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to corner No. 1; the place of beginning.
 Containing an area of 5.66 acres.
 From corner No. I: U. s. l.. M. No. PA bears N. 31o 43' 30" w. 5.02 chains distant.
 U. s. L. M. No. PA to which this survey is tied is large boulder marked U. s. l.. M.s No. PA, situate at high water mark on Gastineau Channel about 4k miles NV. of the town of Juneau in latitude 58' 2O' 30" N. longitude 134e 29' 15" w. Mag. Var. 31' 2O' E.
 c. B. WALKER. Register. First publication Aug. 2, 1911 Last publication Oct. 2, 1917.
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Have a Heart!

The sinners in Belton, Texas, had better mend their ways. Rev. Will Durham is a prea cher in that city.
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Alfonso would rather be president of Spain than AgeHerald)
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Whats the use of complaining that the President dictates when Congress is always passing the buck to hm?-( (Cordova Times)
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Germany has staked all the submarine and the stake is getting shaky
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The young man who claimed exemption because he didn't like beans about logical some
 others.-(St. Louis Republic)
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That beautiful ballad "On Again. Off Again. !" should be translated Chinese so that Hsuan Tung sing it.-(Seattle Star)
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BITS OF BY- PLAY By Luke McLuke Copyright by Cincinnati En-
 Quirer.
Advice.

Advice. My son, do not get in too deep, You should curb your pretensions; It takes a fast young man to keep Up with his good intentions.
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Sister Sophia of Greece now join Sister Susie in knitting socks-(Nashville Banner) O.
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Emma Goldman is now sewing overalls in prisOi ana IS actually making herself useful-t Birmingham Age-FIerald)
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Alta Boy!

lot of cities get bad weather and have foggy or rainy mornings. But you can always find Brite Monnin in Su- gar Creek, Ohio. He runs the grocery store there.
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Maude Acquires Burden.

Joseph Burden and Margery Mauds were married in New York last week.
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Firms Is Firms,

The Black X White Lime Company does business at Quincy, H.
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JUNEAU JUNK co.
Dealers In

Dealers In
 SECOND HAND MACHINERY Buyers of Metal, Rubber, Manila Rope, Bags, Sacks, Scrap Iron, Ma chinery, Pipe, Etc., Box 1t95, Phone 4c4, near City Dock, Juneau, AIaska.
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Baseball and movie heroes who have not been drafted passe.
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The only obstacle now fin the way of German victory is the of the world
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tion. but what we started to say was that Frank Putof lives at Pana, III.
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Our Daily SpeCllI.

A Short Answer Never Helps Things Along.
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Plot for Revolt by 100000 I.W.W.
Men Exposed i'm Trial of AgitatorS
Reign of Terror Was to Have Been Precptated Last July
From Maine to California Witness in Oklahoma
Trial Divulges All the Sensational Details.

ENID Oka Sept pa revolution of two million macontents
nationwide scope hacked by the l. W. W. and foryeght alat
organizations including the Working Class Union in which was
planned torch small cities shoot officers OF the
crnmen add dcmorazc communication planned for July ~
according the testimony today of Will Hoover state witness
in the trial of eleven alleged antdra agtatoS from Central Okla
hona.
The Industrial Workers of the World to launch the upr
Rube unson alleged state organizer Of the w.
c. L. told meeting of Friendship Local i'll corntield near
Saxakawa prc-arangcd time the W. G. T. to capture
small towns banks burn bridges and cut telegraph
wires while W. W. cared for the larger cities in like manner
President Wilson and Governor Williams of Oklahoma Hoover
said Mnson declared would have such large force Of soldiers for
protection and the Mexican border that none would be
available send against the rebels
Members he said told by H. c. Spence accused state
retarv of the IT, that two carloads of rifles would be available
when needed the W. c. T. had much right to conscrp
recruits for the ovemcn had TO draft for the
At this meeting early july appropriations
were made purchase of 100 pounds of DYNAMITE Hoover
clared (conanuee on f1se A8n"'
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AMERICAS ENACTMENT OF UNIVERSAL SERVICE
LAW A GREAT SURPRISE TO GERMANY AND
TERRIFIC BLOW AT HER MORALE, SAYS FORMER
U. S. AMBASSADOR TO BERLIN.

in a factory. closed since the war tne
people OF the commune were llned up
with their baskets waiting for tnelr
share OF The 1ations. On entering
large room cf the factory each stopped
first ut a desk and there either pald
in cash for the weeks allowance OF
rations or signed an agreement TO pa!
at some future date. The individuals
who had no prospect Of being able 10
pay received the rations for nothing.
About one-thi7d was in each class.
The money used was not always
French or real money, but was AS
rule the paper money issued In that
part OF northern France by each town
and redeemable after the war.
Signs were hung up showing the
quantity that each person was entitled
to receive for the next fifteen days
and the sale price per kilo TO each IN
habiiant. For instance. in this par
ttcular period for the first fifteen days
of the month Of May, 1915. each In
hi bitant could. in this district, receive
allowances at specified rates. as fol-
1olyc
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ANOTHER SERIES Of !!
OFFICERS CAMPS TO ].
OPEN IN JANUARY

WASHINGTON. Sept. IA third;
series Of officers training camps wiz
he opened by the war department early
in January Candidates for commia-i
sions. Adjutant General Mccain an-:
uounced tonight. will be selected from.
enlisted men Of the regular army or,
those called to the colors under the se:l
lective draft law. no applications fromE
civilians being considered. =:
None Of the training camp sites now.
being utilized will be used for the next:
series. 1t was said. although no fntimac::
ton Of the location Of the camps hA1s
been given It il probable that folloN,:
ing the system used in selecting nation;
al army environments. the majority OF
the camps. will be situated in the south
In order to escape the rigors OF 9;
northern winter. gTfI;;
The camps will afford men OF the ma,
tional army an opportunity to win conn.,
missions and 1t is probable that the
drafted men will be heavily represented.
Secretary Baker recently announced
that every chance would be offered ma
tional army men TO rise from the ranks,
Establishment of the third series or
camps is part of a general policy or the
war department to continue the making
of officers by special training in order
to keep pace with the enlitsed strength
Of the service.
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T, R, WOULD KICK
la Toilette OUT OF
HIS SENATE SEAT

KANSAS CITY. Sept. 24.--"lf I were
this minute Il member nf the United
States sonatr / would hc ashamed TO sit
in that body until found out some
method nf drpriTinE Senator LaFollettc
of his scat III that chamber which he
now disgrace< ny his presence there.
Colonel Theodore Rnnsrvrlt declared in
a Talk today II Il luncheon given Tor
Major General leonard Wood and him
self as a part of tho middle western pa
tri0tic celebration "f the city.
Continuing his rcmHrks concerning
congress- Colonel Roosevelt asserted
that t. congress had taken the action
three wears ago thai il has since the
drrlaratiun Of war. the war would have
been over
IF we take heed "r any r"n"" utter
ancr Germany prepares "" will show
that W" ar" not prepared yet In 20 out
into the world without n Euartlian. the
colonel added. 'AmcriCa must make
good tho words &C President Wilson
("makc the world safe for dcmncracE.D
For this reason. we should declare war
against Austria and Turkey"
At Tn" conclusion of his talk. Colonel
Roosevelt was presented with gold
quill with the reminder that tho pen ls
miEhtIcr than the sword.
"Rut would rather have sword.
the Colonel said. 'ThiS is very OK
elusive war as far as | am concerned
was blaclihall"h by the committee on
admission"
Major General Leonard Wood, In a
srrnch following tho former president
Snd:
"It Is utter fnolishncss to SHy that
America can win the war in tho mir or
with chemical devices. II cnn only be
won with men and by sacriticc.
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Of our visit also each received small
quantity Of carrot seed to plant in the
small plot Of ground which each In
habitant was permitted to retain Out
OF his own land by the German au-
thorities.
The unfortunate persons who re-
ceived this allowance looked very poor
and very hungry and very miserable.
Many Of them spoke TO me. not only
here. but in Charleville. and expressed
their great gratitude to the American
people for what was being done for
them. Those in Charleville said that
thew had heard that | was In their
town because of trouble pending 0e-
tween America and Germany. They
said they hoped that there would be
no war between the two countries,
because II war came they did not
know what would become OF them, and
that. in the confusion Of war. they
would surely be left TO starre,
In ChaTleville notices were posted
directing the inhabitants not 70 go
out on the streets nfteE, think. )
o'clock In the evening and also no
tices informing the population that
they would be allowed a small guam
tity of their own land for the purpose
of growing potatoes.
House BulIet-Marked by TWO Wars.
After visiting the factory building
where the distribution of rations was
taking place We motored to Sedan.
stopping on the way al the hamlet OF
Bazeilles and visited tho cottage wheic
Bismarck and Emperor Napoleon III.
had their historic interview after the
battle of Sedan.
The old lady who owns this house
received us and showed US bullet
marks made on the house in the war
of 1870, as we'll as In the present war.
She apologized because she had had
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DECLARE MRS. KING 4
GOULD NOT HAVE SHOT HERSELF
CASTOR Means, the Accused
Friend Wealthy Woman,
Declines to Testify.

CONCORD. y. c.. Sept. 24.-Gaston u.
Means. business agent and con.idant OF
Mrs. Maudc \. King. the wealthy ~idow.
whose death has resulted in charge or
murder being brought against him.
pleaded not guilty at preliminary
hearing begun here today.
Means backed 10y an array OF counsel
exercised his legal privilege Of declin-
ing 10 III. examined before Magistrate
Palmer, and the hearing was conducted
by Magistrate Pitts. Attorneys repre-
.crting the state OF New York and Cook
county. Illinois, were present.
DR.. William Burmeister. chief coron-
rr's physician Of Chicago. testified that
in his opinion it would have been tmpos-
sibIc for Mrs. King to have held the pis-
toI which inflicted her death wound In
the w>ods near here on August 2s.
Means nj the coroners inquest testified
that Mrs. King accidentally shot herself
and that he was several yards away.
DR.. l3urmeistcr testified Tint there were
no powder marks around the wound to
(Conttnuod on PRH6 Twelve.l
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ARGENTINE NAVY BEING Modified; CRISIS
WITH GERMANY DECLARED NOT PASSED;
NO FAITH IN PROMISES BY The GERMANS

The cabinet and deputies do
not yet consider the question
closed, and there is widespread
disapproval by the newspapers
and deputies Of the personal
guarantee by DR.. Luis Molina,
the Argentine minister at Berlin.
that Germany would keep It's
promises.
1t Is learned that the general
staff, since the beginning Of the
Toro incident, has had the mat
ter of mobilization under consid-
Grafton, and tha war plans have
been completed and campaign
commanders appointed. II there
Is a declaration of war, il is de-
clared, Argentina will send Two
divisions to Europe and will not
be content with passive attl-
tude. The men and equipment
are ready for almost Immediate
embarkation. if the necessity
arises. and the allies in that
event would be asked 10 furnish
artillery.
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~O -Four Years In Germany" ":An1bQssad0r CerardS BOOK

france. Later on, In Charleville, at
he lodging of an officer and Win
,ount Wengersky, who was detailed to-
=. ct as a sort of interpreter and guide;
y the American Relief Commission
-rrkers. ! met the members OF the
American Relief Commission who
were working in northern France and
who had been brought on special
tram Tor the purpose Of seeing me at
Cha1leville. .t2,5
This Count Wengersky spoke Eng
fish we'll Having been for number
Of wears agent OF the Hamburg-Amer-
lean Line In London, he was used TO-:
dealing with Americans and was pos
sessed of more tact than usually falls
to the lot Of the average Prussian OF.
fcer. We had tea and cakes In these
lodgings, and then some OF the Amer
leans drew me- aside and told me the
secret OF the peculiar-looking peas
ants whom had seen at work In the
fields surrounding Charlerille.
It seems that the Germans had en-.
deavored TO get volunteers from the
great industrial towns OF Lille, Rou. l
baix and Tourcoing 10 work these
fields; that after the posting OF tho
notices calling for volunteers only
fourteen had appeared. The Germans
then gave orders TO seize certain
number of inhabitants and send them
out to farms in the outlying districts
to engage in agricultural work. The
Americans told ME that this order was
carried out with the greatest barbar.
ity: that a man would come home at
night and find that his wife o. Chilli
dren had disappeared and no one could
tell him where they had gone, except !
that the neighbors. could rela&0 that;
tt"+E &
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: LONDON, Sept. 24.--Host'ie
sirplanes attacked the southeast
coast Of England this evening.
According to the official announce
men. the raiders came in differ
ent places in. Kent and Essex. A
few of them followed the Thames
and attacked London.
Bombs were dropped at several
points. The casualties so far re-
ported are six persons killed and
about twenty injured.
LONDON, Sept. Is. - Hostile
airships early this morning ap-
peared off the coasts Of Lincoln
shire and Yorkshire. An official
announcement says the. raid Is
still in progress and that no
details have yet been received.
LONDON, Sept. 24.-6ritish air
men engaged the raiders, but with
what results is not yet known.
known. The Germans used num-
Der of aerial torpedoes.
The raid on London occurred
between eight and nine o'clock
and lasted about forty-five min
uteS.
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sultation. In This room ] asked her
which chair Bismarck had sat IN am
sat in il myself, for luck. | also con
tribu1rd 10 the collection OF Hol'
nieccs given 10 her by those who nae
visited hcT cottage.
In Sedan We visited an old nlIl
where stores OF the relief commission
were kept. and in the Mayors olilct
wore present at 4 sort OF consultation
between the Pru iSian olhcerS ani
members Of tho French committee OF
Sedan in which certain details rela-
tive to the feeding OF the population
were discussed.
The relief work is not. Of course,
carried on right up 10 tho battle lne'
but We visited a small village not
many kilometeTs In the rear or the
German line. In this village VIC were.
as before. shown the stores kept Tor
distribution by the relief commission.
As there were many soldiers in this
village, said thought that these
soldiers must have stores OF their own.
but in order 10 be sure that they we're
not living on the supplies Of the re-
lief commission thorght It only fair
that | should see where their stores
were kept.
was taken across the railroad
track to where their stores were kept
and Judging from the labels on the
barrels and boxes, should say that a
great many had come from Holland.
During this trip about the country |
saw a number of women and girls
working, or attempting to work, in the
fields Their appearance was SO diff
ferent from that Of the usual peasant
that I spoke to the accompanying Of
ficers about It.
was told. however, that these were
the peasants OF the locality. who
dressed unusually we'll In that part OF