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The Alaska daily empire., 1917-08-30
NEW STANDARD BRITISH SHIP
 COMMISSIONED
Several Hundred More to Be Constructed by the BritiSh-COnStruCted
 in Short Time

: LONDON, Aug. 30.-The first Brit ish government standardized mer- chant steamer to replace the ton mage lost through the submarine war fare was commissioned today after successful trial trips. The keel was laid in February, the steamer was launched last June and the steam CT went into commission today.
 Six different type of these freight vessels, varying from 5000 tons ca pacity downward. are being built. Many hundreds of such steamers will be constructed by the British govern ment
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-08-30
STEAMER MOVEMENTS
 and Mail Information
Now North Bound

Al-ki is scheduled to arrive from the south at 2:30 o'clock tomorrow morning. Has no mail.
 Prince Rupert Is scheduled to arrive from the south at o'clock tonight. Has no mail. Northwestern is scheduled to arrive from the south at 6 o'clock tomorrow morning. Has one days mail. City of Seattle was scheduled to sail from Seattle this morn. ing.
 Scheduled Sailings Admiral Watson is scheduled to sail from Seattle for South eastern Alaska only, on Sun day.
 Princess Sophia is scheduled to sail from Vancouver Saturday night.
 Alameda is scheduled to sail from Seattle Sunday. Prince George is scheduled to sail from Seattle Monday. South Bound Sailings Spokane is scheduled to sail southbound tonight at eight o'clock.
 Dolphin is scheduled to sail southbound tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock. Princess Alice is scheduled to sail southbound tomorrow morning.
 Alaska not reported but 10 ex- pected Saturday afternoon. Admiral Evans not reported. but is expected Saturday after noon.
 AI-ki Is scheduled to sail south bound tomorrow forenoon via Sitka.
 All southbound steamers In the above list will carry mail.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-08-30
SPENDING KAISER'S
 MONEY FOR LAND IN
 ALPINE SWITZERLAND

LAUSANNE, Aug. 30.-The Swiss newspapers devote considerable at tention to the doings of the German Crown Princes mother-in-law, the Grand Duchess Anastasia yon Meek. lenburg. who has lately arrived in Geneva.
 One circumstantial report says that she has invested large part of the Kaiser's and Grown Prince fortunes in Swiss securities.
 The Duchess is represented as hay ing declared that the food situation in the fatherland is serious, but not hopeless.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-08-30
RUSSIANS PREPARE STRONG POSITIONS
 AGAINST GERMANS

PETROGRAD, Aug. 30.-The off cial statement of the War Depart ment today says that portion of two regiments on the Foxshanie front, on the Rumanian line, left their trenches late yesterday and retired. The disposal of another regiment was soon ordered in another direc- tion. This movement was taken to restore fortified positions in the bat tie now progressing.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-08-30
JOE KELLY LOSES WFE-AID SOUGHT
 FROM RED CROSS

SEATTLE, Aug. 30. = Joe Kelly, formerly in business at Juneau but now located here. this afternoon ask ed the Red Cross of Seattle to as- sist him in locating his wife, Julia RobinsN Kelly, who left him five weeks ago saying she desired to visit friends in Seattle. Kelly subsequent ly moved here and believes that his wife is in ignorance of his where abouts.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-08-30
LATE CABLE NEWS

LONDON-Eighteen British vessels over 1,6O0 tons and 5 under that tonnage were sunk during the weeK ending last night by British sub marines.
 ROME-One large, two small steamers and two small Italian sail ing vessels were sunk during the week by enemy submarines.
 OTTAWA-The conscription jaw calling all Canadians between 20 and 45, to conscriptive draft, became a law at midnight.
 WASHlNGTON-Th President has approved the Navy's estimates for $35O, 1000, 900 for destroyers, their con struction and expanding of plants for that purpose.
 WAsHiNGTON-Th administra- tions soldiers and sailors insurance future for the present pension sys- tenn, has been favorably reported by the House Committed.
 ALBANY-Nearly one million wo- men in New York State have signed blanks signifying desire to have suffrage extended to them.
 NEW YORk-Bar silver reached 90 3-4 today, breaking all records.
 LONDON-All British newspapers editorially this morning warmly prais ed President Wilson's reply to the Pope's peace proposals.
 WASHINGTON-N four hun dred million in gold was paid into the Treasury today in an installmcnt for the Liberty Loan. Approximately one billion and six hundred and fifteen millions have already been paid in.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-08-30
TROOPS PLACED IN PARLIAMENT
 BUILDINGS NOW
Russia Will Not Permit the Finnish Diet to Meet-CrOWdS are
 Dispersed

HELINGFORS, Aug. 30. Rus sian troops today occupied the Par liament building to prevent reassem- bling of the Finnish Diet in defiance of the former decision of the Russian government
 Martial law has practically been de- clared in the city and soldiers are stationed at all vital points. Crowds are broken up as fast as they as semble.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-08-30
SHIPS BUTCHER
 ON WATSON LEAPS
 OVERBOARD AT SEA

SEATTLE, Aug. 30-G. Borgford aged forty, ships butcher on the Ad- miral Watson. leaped overheard off the west end of Storm Island. in Queen Charlotte Sound early last Monday night, and was drowned. The body was recovered and brought here. No reason is known for the suicide
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-08-30
INVESTIGATION
 IN BELGIUM IS
 ON BY GERMANY '

AMSTERDAM. Aug. 30. -- German Imperial Chancellor Michaelis has ar rived at Brussels. according to ad- vices received here today. The Chancellor is reported gathering in- formation regarding conditions in Belgium. Various rumors in official circles have been started regarding the visit and the reasons.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-08-30
REPULSE AUSTRIANS
 AT ALL POINTS ON
 THE GORlZlA FRONT

ROME. Aug. 30.-According to of cial reports this afternoon the Au- strians are gradually being defeated at all points on the GOrizia front Austrian counter attacks have been easily repulsed.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-08-30
DANCER CONDEMNED AS
 SPY MAY MAKE APPEAL

PARIS, Aug. 30.-Although a re- vision court-martial has rejected the appeal of the Dutch dancer Mata Hari, who was recently condemned to death as spy, she still can ask that her case be heard by the Su- preme Court.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-08-30
DEFENSIVE LINES
 OF AUSTROS BEING
 ATTACKED FIERCELY

ROME, Aug. 30 The Italian forces are pushing forward on the Bainsizza plateau and have reached the powerful Austrian defensive line. The Italians, according to an official report are attacking on the heights beyond Gorizia and have made gains.
 Over one thousand Austrians were captured in yesterdays fighting.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-08-30

COAL CONSUMERS ARE
 ASKED TO HELP U. s

WASHINGTON, Aug. 30. The Chamber of Commerce of the United States today issued an appeal to coal consumers to reduce the consumption of that fuel as a distinctive war measure. The appeal was sent to all parts of the nation to- day.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-08-30
INFANTRYMEN ON VERDUM FRONT ARE
 IN THE MINORITY

PARIS. Aug 30rThe number of artillery men employed in the re- cent operations in the Nerdun region was greater than the number of in fantrymen in the entire battle line. The object of the artillery is now di- rected towards forcing the ground in which gas shells are largely em- ployed.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-08-30
ARTILLERY FIGHTS ARE PR0 06RE E SSiNG
 AT FRENCH FRONTS

PARIS, Aug 30. - The official statement says that violent artillery engagement is progressing on the Verdun front between Avoncourt and Hill BOA also on the Aisne front which is north of Curriers' woods. In the Verdun sector German recon noitering forces have been repulsed.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-08-30
TEN WOMEN RIOT AT WHITE HOUSE
 AND ARE JAILED

WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug 30.- Ten women were arrested here late yesterday for making a demonstra- tion before the White House This morning they were each fined s25 in the police court. They announced that they would appeal and furnish ed bail
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-08-30
GERMAN WARSHIPS AND
 ZEPPELINS IN BALTIC

COPENHAGEN, Aug. BOA yes sel putting in here reported seeing twenty-eight armed German trawl- CTS steaming through the Baltic, ac- companied by fleet of Zeppclins.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-08-30
STOCK EXCHANGE HOLIDAY
 TO BE SATURDAY, SEPT.

NEW YORK, Aug. 30.-The board of governors of the Stock Exchange announces the exchange will be closed on September 1, the Saturday preceding Labor Day.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-08-30
MEX DOLLAR GOES UP

WASHINGTON, Aug. 30. The Mexican military dollar which has been valued at only 50 cents Amer ican money Is now worth 70 1-2 cents, the highest on record.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-08-30
MILLIONS CHEER sa SOLDIERS BOUND
 TO TRAINING CAMP

NEW YORK. Aug. 30.-Twenty- five thousand New York State Ma tional Gtlardsmen bound to the South Carolina training camp, marched down Fifth Avenue this afternoon. Two million people cheered the soldiers as they passed along the avenue.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-08-30
.RIOTOUS SOLDIERS
 NOW CONFINED IN A
 MILITARY ST0CkAOE

FL PASO, Aug 30.-One hundred and forty-two soldiers of the Twenty fourth Infantry, U s. A., arrived last night under guard from Columbus, and were transferred from the spec iai train to the military stockade t4Fort Bliss.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-08-30
NEW FRENCH CHIEF OF
 BLOCKADE IS SELECTED

PARIS. Aug. 30.-Albert Metin. undersecretary for finance, has been nominated as under secretary Of foreign affairs in charge of blockade. He will succeed Baron Denys Coch- in, who resigned several weeks ago. Metin was minister of labor in the Doumegue cabinet in 1913 and in the Briand cabinet of 1915.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-08-30
AMERICAN SHIP
 SUNK BY BOMBS
 FROM SUBMARINE

LONDON, Aug 30.-The American schooner Laura c. Anderson, 960 tons burden, has been sunk by bombs fired by the crew of Ger man submarine. The crew escaped and landed at an English port.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-08-30
ALASkA'S GOLD YIELD

WASHINGTON, Aug. 30. In an official statement by the government today Alaska's gold production for the year of 1916 was sixteen million one hundred and twenty-five thousand dollars.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-08-30
CONCRETE SHIP IS
 LAUNHCED IN NORWAY

CHRISTIANIA, Aug. 30. The first Norwegian iron and concrete vessel has been launched at the Posgrun Cement Works in the pres ence of Prime Minister Knudson.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-08-30

Everybody reads THE EMPIRE
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-04

Your Dear Passeneers-Among the
dangers of automobiling are the
guests of the driver, and in any safety
lessons they require quite as much
consideration as brakes, or pedes-
TRANS.
The passenger on the front seat
may grab your arm with death grip
just when you need to be absolutely
untrammeled to prevent skidding into
the ditch. Also, he may step on the
accellerator unexpectedly to see what
the thing ls for; or he may do any
fool thing. Safety first driving re-
ouires that the front seat passenger
be treated with quick decision and
sufficient energy to prevent him do
fng any more damage than cap be
helped.
But he is not nearly so dangerous
as the passenger who likes to drive
from the rear seat. This passenger
chooses the moment when you require
every atom Of attention in your brain
to get through a bad place, chooses
that identical instant to. cry Look
Out" which makes you twist your
head through a circle to discover
what terrific danger is coming from
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-04

somewhere unseen; and before you
get your eys front again, perhaps
you have hit something. The thing
that caused the cutlery was of course
tie perfectly obvious truck you were
skillful1y edging past, or something
else you We're giving special attention
to before the outburst And after
causing the collision, this dangerous
rear seat driver says it proves that
you are careless, and even reckless in,
your driving.
The rear seat passenger should
never under any circumstances make
any remark to the driver bearing on
the work OF the latter. If the driver
needs coaching, the passenger had
better stay out of that automobile. If
the passenger is reasonably safe, he
sees things in front and to both sides
long before the rear seat passenger
yells about them.
Safety requires that such passen-
gers be gotten rid of as soon as pos
sible. Take them home as soon as
you discover their character and new
er invite them again. If it is your wife
get g. divorce or sell the automobile,
whichever you prefer to do.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-04
When You Eat
Bread YOU are entitled

oreaO you are entitled
to everything in the whole
wheat grain. DR.. Wiley
says: "Wheat Is a complete
food containing all the ele-
ments necessary for human
nutrition" But be sure you
get the whole wheat in a
digestible form. Shredded
Wheat Biscuit is whole
wheat made digestible by
stearn-cooking, shredding
and baking-the best pro-
cess ever devised for pre-
pairing the whole wheat
grain for the human stom-
ach. Two or three Of these
crisp little loaves of baked
whole wheat with milk and
berries, make a delicious,
nourishing meal. Made at
Niagara Falls, N. Y.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-04
The Coming Baby

Every help that will tend to aid
the expectant mother and foster the
well-being of the tiny infant should
be promptly rendered.
The time before childbirth is one
of much discomfort. This is caused
in large measure by the Tightening
and straining of the abdominal It's
sues, as well as the network of cords,
lgaments and muscles in that part
of the body.
For many years thousands OF
women have successfully used the
preparation known as "Mother's
Friend" It is safe and dependable
to be used by every prospective
mother. A famous physician formu-
lated the preparation. Mothers
Friend" is for external use, and is
composed Of special oils and other in
gradients which have penetrating
and softening effect. Relief from
much of the pain at the crisis is
found.
Any woman awaiting childbirth
Should secure q bottle of Mothers
Friend" from her druggist, when the
abdomen first begins to expand. NO
time should be lost in beginning its
use: Apply it night and morning
without fail. Address Bradfield Regu-
!ator Company, Dept. B, 24S Atlanta,
"a. for valuable guide book: it is free.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-04
Illinois-Iowa Missouri

SIOUX CITY, Iowa, June 4-One
gallon of whisky and two cases of
beer comprise reasonable" load of
liquor which any person who is not
known bootlegger may with i'm
punity transport into Sioux City from
the oasis at Jefferson, S. D.. accord
ing to a decision reached by Chief
of Police Harve Hawman and Police
Judge Foster Iddings.
DIES MONIES, Iowa, June 4.-Plans
are under way for the largest state
encampment of the United Spanish
War Veterans in Des Moines June 81
%, ever held in Iowa.
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa, June A.
One thousand quarts of dandelion
greens have been canned in Black
Hawk county this spring where
probably none were ever canned be-
fore. This measure is in a way, the
effect of the canning campaign just
closed by Miss Tura G. Hawk, "only
woman county home economics
agent" in Iowa.
DIES MONIES. Iowa, June A.
Word has been received here Of the
death Of e. L. Masqueray at his
home in ST. Paul. He was the de-
signer of the capitol extension
grounds and had many friends in
Des Moines.
ILLINOIS.
QUINCY. ILL.,. June ALI mem
~ 10 - n,.s, n Iasv
association have decided to close
their stores tomorrow afternoon,
registration day.
MISSOURI.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, June A.
"Can Conservation day" has been
declared in Missouri for Friday,
June %. Jewell Mayes, secretary of
the state board of agriculture has
sent out statewide appeal urging
that every glass can. every wide
mouthed bottle, every stoneware or
crockery or porcelain vessel that
can be sealed with top, or cork,
or wooden plug, or paraffln or seal
ing wax, be recovered and put In
shape to be food cartridges"
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, June A.
During the four months Of the auto
mobile registration year, which be-
gan February 1. there have been
issued by Secretary of State Sulli-
van license tags and badges. dis
tributed as follows: 120,193 owners
plates, 1922 motorcycle plates. TO-
OO2 chauffeurs' badges and 1926 deal
ers' plates Receipts into the state
treasury from these licenses, all of
which, under the Halves highway
code, go into the state good roads
fund" have reached the aggregate
for the four months of s4Ss591.50.
this being an increase of s141.s27
over the first four months of the
license year of 1915
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-04

From janitor to bank president
spans the uplift of w r. Sanford Of
Springfield, Mo, president-elect Of
the Missouri Bankers association
Left fatherless at IA in family Of
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-04
Movement Of Troops During War
Time viii be One Of Things
the Lines Of This Coun-
try Will Do.
EQUIPMENT Is REQUIRED
Considerable Rolling Stock and Many
Locomotives VIII be
Used in This
Work.

Some idea of the adequacy Of the
equipment of the railroads of the
United States for the movement OF
troops may be obtained from q state.
ment prepared by Lieutenant Colonel
Chauncey B. Baker of the quarter
master corps, United States army.
and distributed to the railroads OF
the country by the special committee
on national defense Of the American
Railway association.
To move one field army Of 10000
men, consisting Of three infantry di.
visions, one cavalry division, and a
brigade, technically known as bri-
gade of field army troops-troops
auxiliary to the infantry and cavalry
diyisions-requires a total of 6,229
cars made up into 366 trains with as
many locomotives. These 6,229 cars
would be made up of 2,115 passen-
ger, 1856 baggage, 1,055 box. 1898
stock and IT'S fiat cars. This guam
tity of equipment represents Z of
percent of their passenger cars, and
2 of l percent Of their freight equip
ment.
The railroad equipment required to
move various organizations OF the
army at war strength is as follows:
Infantry regiment-55 officers, l.
800 men, lit animals, % vehicles.
Cars required-4S passenger cars, 5
baggage cars, Is box cars, 9 stock
cars, fiat or gondola cars; total, 20
cars.
Cavalry regiments officers. 1884
men, 1,436 animals, 26 vehicles. Cars
required-36 passenger cars, bag
gage cars, 25 box cars, ~ stock cars,
9 open cars; total. $50 cars.
Artillery regiment, lights of
GERS, Ito men, LIST animals, 30
vehicles, "a guns. Cars required-32
passenger cars, 9 baggage cars. rs
box cars, IS stock cars, as fiat cars,
total, ITO cars.
Artillery regiment, horse-45 off,
GERS, lib men, 1871 animals, IS
vehicles, "a guns. Cars required-34
passenger cars, 10 baggage cars, 25
box cars, IS stock cars, AZ fiat cars
total, 1914 cars.
Artillery regiment, mountain--45
officers, 1,150 men, 1929 animals, "a
guns. Cars required-30 passenger
cars, Z baggage cars, 80 box cars, 81
stock cars; total, 124 cars.
Engineers pioneer battalion-16
officers, 502 men, 165 animals, IL
vehicles. Cars required-14 passen-
ger cars. 2 baggage cars, 10 box cars,
s stock cars, 4 fiat cars; total, 3S
cars.
Signal corps, field battalion-9 Off
GERS, I'll men, FOG animals, Is We
hicles Cars required-6 passenger
cars. 2 baggage cars, S box cars, 10
stock cars, S fiat cars; total, % cars
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-04
A GUARDsMAN's HOME.

At the top of the card, which Is
nine by twelve inches in size. is the
American flag and liberty cap. Be-
low are the autograph signatures of
Governor Harding and Adjutant Gen.
eral Logan and the great seal of
Iowa.
The design is the work of Prof.
Charles A. Cumming, the well known
artist.
Commanding officers have been
ordered to expedite the delivery of
the cards to the men Of the guard
so that they may be on display all
over Iowa before registration day,
when the adjutant general expects
to complete his drive for 1000 more
men to bring the national guard up
to full war strength.
Members of the county councils of
defense in the counties where units
of the guard are stationed are CO.
operating with recruiting officers to
secure the required men on registra-
ton day. Committees will aid the
guardsmen in securing enlistm ents by
the young men going to the booths
to register
Nearly every man who registers
will be presented with a ribbon bear
ing the words: "Off1cially Registered,
June S, 1917" when he leaves the
registration booth.
The Iowa national guard will prob
ably have an outpost signal company
in service soon. Authority has been
secured from the war department for
such an organization and the recruit
So iS q
charge of Captain Daniel H. Steck.
An outpost signal company consists
of three officers and seventy-three
men and is equipped with "buzzers"
telephones and visual signaling appa-
ratus. Telephone men are particu
larly desired for this line Of work
and those desiring to enlist should
communicate with Captain Steck.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-04

IOWA.
AMES, Iowa, June practically
500 students have left Iowa State
college since war was declared in
this country, according to the state.
ment made Friday at a special stu
dent convocation by Acting President
E. w. Stanton. OF these some 200
have enlisted for active military ser
vice and about 800 for work in agrl.
culture and industrial fields.
CRESTON, Iowa, June 4.-William
Underdown, well known farmer liv-
ing near Mount Etna, Evans county,
has been arrested by Hugh B. Mills,
United States secret service man.
Underdown is charged with having
said President Wilson ought to be
hanged and that he would like to help
handle the rope to hang him.
DES MONIES, Iowa, June with
Theodore Perry Shonts of New York
City, speaker of the day, commence
ment exercises will be held at Drake
university here next Thursday.
IOWA CITY, Iowa, June 4.-Vio-
lators of the Sunday blue laws who
were arrested for alleged breaking
OF the law on Sunday are without
exception being found not guilty by
1uries in trials in justice courts. All
who have demanded jury trials have
been exonerated of the charge.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-04

Though owner OF several farms In
Illinois and an income of taxing
size, Timothy Enright held his purse
strings so tight that none OF his thir-
teen children would take him in as
a regular boarder without pay. The
task fell to Chicago niece for
twelve years, but she, too, waxed
weary of well doing and invited
Uncle Tim into court to settle q
board bill of $4,000. Tim seems to
cherish the delusion that there are
pockets in the shroud.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-04
Sign Which certlfies to the Fact That
Man From This House Is Serv-
ing in Guard VIII be
Posted.
ARE BEING PRINTED NOW
These Cards viii be Used to Aid In
Recruitng-Signal Branch ~
VIII be Estab-
ished.

DIES MONIES, June 4.--Ths family
of every national guardsman who
volunteers for the war with Germany
will have a card to display In their
window showing that a member OF
the family has answered the nations
call and rallied to the colors.
Ten thousand of these cards arc
being sent out from the office of Adj
jutant General Guy e. Logan to the
commanding officers of organizations,
who are instructed to deliver them to
the men who have taken the natl onal
defense oath.
These cards read as follows.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-04
ILLINOIS,.

ILLINOIS.
QUINCY, ILL.,. June All mem
bers of the. Quincy Retail Merchants
association have decided to close
their stores tomorrow afternoon,
registration day.