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Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1917-09-07
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Him for this blessed opportunity.
Seeing and realizing His merci-
tul kindness tow aid US, we should
give thanks unto the Lord, and
praise God from whom all bles-
siugs flow. Prior to this time
loved ones have been taken ircm
our sides, and from our midst.
Loved ones that wtre with US in
our last meeting. md slated
faithful part with US in Ills gre at
mission work. God in His own
wise Providence saw fit TO call
the NJ from labor to reward. We
must take this time to mention il,
and that is our dear beloved sis
ter Della Hamilton, OF Dewmaine,
our most worthy corresponding
Sec oil the Baptist w. L & M.
Society of the General Baptist
State Association We feel the
lost of sister Hamilton. but we
feel our lost is He1 1ven's gain.
Let us be subject to the will OF
the Master. and say. Ser, ant ef
God we'll done, rest fro m thy love
employ. the battles fought, the
victory S won, enter thy Masters
joy.
My dear sisters, let rs work
and labor until tle Master comes
let US consecrate our selves to the
ervice oi G1l that our labor be
not in Aain. My dear christian
women. we are needed in the Di-
vine work to help raise fallen hui
manity, to help spread this God
given message. We ares-ueeded
a, home and abroad. both far and
near, We are needed religiously
morally. prayenully, collectively,
individually and financially
Let us see to it as far as it rests
upon US, our duty as we'll as
privilege. do all we can to bring.
send and carry this gospel mes
sage until it has reached all ma
tions kindred and tongue OF every
nation shall have been emerged
and they can be seen as we'll as
heard.
There rests upon us as christian
women great responsibility. the
responsibilities new are greater
than ever before in all history OF
our lives, and we must take the
Holy Ghost for our guide, and
Jesus for our Counsellor. Friend
and Brothers to Withstand Il e
crisis that we are confronted with
today. as Jesus worked out his
mission while on earth. SO let us
do In the same like manner, by
taking our crosses and following
in His foot steps. Let it be said
oil US as il was said OF the wom-
an that nointed the feet OF our
blessed Lord, she has done shat
she could.
One year ago this thy humble
servant, WAS elected to this hon.
orable position, understanding at
the time you elected me that this
the Baptist w. L. M. Society was
prime factor in Educational
work. as well as IN religious work
knowing to the intelligence OF my
people. Knowing my weakness.
if | had not OF given my self to
God and his cause some one else
would be here in my stead tonight
addressing you as President OF
the w. Z. S. hope to be to
the world as Jesus was while lie
was in the world that people
might have life, and that more a.
bundantly.
chasIna the VOL! Away.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1917-09-07
Programme

of the Ministers and Deacons Union of the Mt. Olive
Baptist Association, to be held Sloan Baptist
Unionville ILL.,, Sept. 1923
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1917-09-07

Address of Mrs. NJ. ]. 0.
COnnOr
President of W. E. and NJ So
eiety, Of East Mt. Olive Baptist
Association.
Sister President. Bro. Minis
ters, Officers. members. and
friends OF the Baptist w. E. So
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1917-04-20

La Schaubohnc, n revista mcn-
sual alemana, politica, artlstica V eco
non lea, ha publicado bajo n firIna de
Oscar Laurice Pontana. (numero de!
/ de Enero de 1910 IN espantoSo ~
lato a pron6sito de q expedition ale
mana Ell Servia V del modo CONC la
politica Sc hace v come aGminlstrAn
i~usticia los soldados g~ermanicos, ven
cedores del desventurado pueblo ser
VIC.
he este relate publicamos n ira
ducci5n ficl dc algunos parrafoS brc-
YES: rerc nor hreves que sean, il"
necesitan siGuiera commentaries.
En- G! campo militar las senten"'as
miIitares Sc pronrrcIar sumarisln'-I-
re::tc. No eXlste east pro"eso. @ aiU-
saGor V ell defenscr no cstan prcScE-
tes Los acusados estin solos eSpe-
rando ell veredicto Que no puadc ser
mas que Ia liber.ad o Ia muerte No
!.av trabaics forzados nj pr!siGn; ia
sentencia es pronunciada Al air Il
bre. por un incz que ordinarlameNt1
manGa TN regimiento. Una granada
nuede Ell m1enos de dos horas. haccT
una nasa lie san9re V dc huescs d"
todos aqueilos hOmbres; asl Ia suerte
lie! .qc:sado no tierv nin%una lN'For.
tarcia on este rinc6n i" Ia muertc.
dorGe Ia; caSas parecen dorn1lr ro-
dcadas de- alnInares que narecen &C.
Gu ares Y dcndR ningUra boz! lara
IN c,ito en- pro nj en- contra. En- dos
minutes ell acus2do es oIvldado, 10
mismo 81 vive sonrienre rye ST csta
tnndido con las p!ernas riEldas, inter-
10. rs pisoteado V ap!astado conio
IN bicho danIno. su suerte no lmpoT-
IA = radie. Su madre, sys hiios. ST
. raGre, sus hermancs, estan lejos Dc Ia
terra nm. beso? .antcs dc nnn5ar
en- TODD este ya no eXiste
Una mariana vi a IN ioven aldeano.
In capit!n 10 emPuiaba como 81 fue-
ran \ haccr la rcquisa de M haz de
'?cno. En- cSta c5ccna hay algo que
So apodera de uno. Ago gu" hrllia
IN los oios del jov"n, al@o que no he
yisto Janis en- mi vida V que mace que
ne prcgunta :Quicn es? FL capitan
= ell aldcano han desaparacido. Aigu-
nos momcntos dcspues oi@o n deto-
r.eci6n: mo inforno V me dicen: Han
fusi!ado a I'LL ioven Kom;stadji quc
can capturado aver. despues del alta
que por scrpresa. Era ell joven que
habia visto y cntonces comprendi 10
uue habia de indecib!e IN sus ojos:
Ia IAuerte.
Alguncs dias despu5s, durant2 1:1a
n7lrcha, lle-amos a II casa 9ue az
DIE: es la senal. Los shrarne Is vnIa-
ban sobrc nuestraS cabozas. Les so!
dadcs apacan Ell fueGo y conducen q
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1917-04-20
La guerra submarine "a autrance" de.
termina la baja de los fIetes

pasado, por esta misma epoca, e. flete
certuplico en- relaci6n con e. de
tempo de paz. y Sc paga por los trl-
COS de la Argentina ounce wees e!
imporce de! precio normal.
Ell valor de los navios dc conner
clio ha quintuplicado, a veces decupli-
cado. Tn cargo-boat construido en-
1903 por un million de f.ancos, Sc
ha vcndido en- dos millones en- 1915 Y
seis millones V medic en- 1916.
Tn navio griego que valia $4,000
frances, en- 1911. Sc ha vendido re-
cientemente en- dos millones.
PerO el b!oqueo submarine refor-
zado ha dado va resultalos smeu!a-
res, resultados que Alemania estaba
muy lejos de esperar. Los arma To-
res gricgos han acertado los OfrccI-
mientos britaricos a~lquiian0o sus ma
viOS a precios razonab.es Il Ia Enten
te. Noruega va a firmar III con-
trato analogo y otras marinas me-
cantes neutrales, la holandesa e in
'luso la sueca.
NOruega posee la cuarta f!0ta CO.
nercial del mundo Y los submarines
l!emanes Sc han c~ncarnizado partl-
eli ar-nente contra ella. Como estas
perdidas son va muy pcsadas, cl Sis
tama actual ha reducido sin duda a
sus armariorcs q la inacci6n, pcr te-
nor a nucvos peligros. Sc conpren
lie. pues. que cl cOntrato propueSto
por la Gran Bretana haya sido a.
cogido con algeria. pucsto que el 60
bierno britdnlco asegura al mlsmU
tempo que alqlila. Ash Ia guerra sub
marina habra servido, cuando menos,
para aumentar Ia baia de los fletes
V coniurar en- parte la crisis de trans
portes maritimos que tenia la euten-
tie. i~Ironia singular y que Alemania
encontrara cruel.
La Gran Bretana esta co~nstruyendo
| actualmente I'm tonelaje mercante de
100000 toneladas brute en- veg de
100000 toneladas de hace algunos
meses. Los Estados Unidos que en-
| 1913 construian menos de 10000 to-
| neladas. tienen hoy un million. Los
precios elevados dan por otra parte,
impulsion a los astilleros del mundo
entero V ell Jap6n no deja de aumen-
tar, pnr su parte V de modo conside-
| rabIe, 81 production.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1917-04-20

BESIDE el comienzo de la guerra, tia
liza colot6 gu marina mercante bajo
la inspection del Estado que vigl a
JOS contracts V no autoriza sino los
transportes conformes al interes gene
raj.
InClaterra ha seeuido este ejcmplo
Il les v~einticcho meses de guerra. El
shipping ha ~quedado enteramente
bajo Ia vigi;ancia del gobierno. AIDE
mas, este ha tornado ia direction del
mercado de fletes c,aborando un colo
sal prograna de construceinoes ace
leradas para 1917. Los fletes por
cucnta de los paises aliados estan
centralizados bajo su inspection, por
una comision international.
F.! nuevo de]partamento sc ha reser-
vado la publication de todcs los infor-
mes relatives a la marina mercante.
He auui Sacados de u informes OIL
ciales Y de los de las otrls marinas,
aleunas cifras que publica Ell Journal
Official de c. n. v. cifras que pernli-
TRAN formarse una idea de Ia tarifa
actual de fletes
En- tanto que norGalmente, en- ITEM
DC de raz. era de % shellings por
tonclada de Plata a Inglaterra. aho-
"a ha subido a 1SG shellings Y de Bom-
bay a Marsella a 30 shi!lings. Por lm-
rortar su arroz de Ccchinchina, Fran
cia oa-a un precio mas elevado toda-
via, 27O shillines de Maigon a Narse-
LA. Por otra parte, los barcos reQui-
ssdcs para las ne~ccsidades militareS
son tan raros, que nj s:quiera Sc en-
cueDtran a trescientos frances la to-
nclada, amenazando asi con perderse
la cosecna de arroz de Birmania.
Las medidas gubernamentaies dc
los d~ivcrsos paises de Ia Entente, han
sido, sin embargo, tan oportunos para
Iimitar ell ALA del fiete, que a pesar
del aumento de torpedos y la amenaza
del bloqueo a!eman, estos preclos han
bajado considerablcmente. Fl ano
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1917-04-20
TARA COMISI0NiDO DE UtC:GHDt
f. MpJESTOS.

~ VhENSa "st& GufurtZ :Il para tarlnriar
Ia randiGa!Ira del ~. J. X. L.1'i'r. para
.on.l>r madu Dc Iiacl"ida d" luipr':':1~. IN
las pr6IImas ri" Iriaa : Eiccriun"N. l:"N-
peiuuSam"nfc Sullcita ell IrOyO d. 10 80
tantcS iucllCInOs. ,IuI. AdN.I
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1917-04-20

Y ahora este cuadro: I'm SarCcnto
austriaco Va a colgar a un aldciTn
serrio sorprcndido en- pleno sueno, on,
yuclto en- una manta a la puerta &c
ura casa en- ruinas.
.Donde esta ell sargento? HeO g.
Gui FL sargentN cs I'm vieneS, un pc
!uQuero de ~sencras, ha aprendidc .
colgar a II gentc Y esta encargado de
esta eiecuci6n. Ell servio vuelve Ia
cspa!da V Gamma con e! que va 4 po-
ncr fin a su vida, anda ~eIcorvado, pc,
70 con una paso resuelto, entOnando
I'm ranto eSlavo r:elancolico Y lcnt0.
E,ntona su canto de muerte. Anda &c
una manera cada vez mas a~.tiva, d 70
Zindose z cada paSo. EStan d DOS
cientos metros de nosotros cerca de
III arbol y siguc cantando. Todo e!
murdo 10 mira cen gcme:cs. 10
yucIvo la cabeza. Pienso: "iOh. hom-
bre!" ";Oh, homDre!" Me acuerGo
on a menudo el sargento habiaba
dc las damas que ha peinado, dc sus
cabe!loS, rubios, nc=ros, cast.iHos,
Veo Il m1nos crtre Ia cabc!lera nu-
dosa Y sus manos amarrando Ia cMcr-
da d. dcrreIor de un cuello. Va est$
hccao. Los gerielos caen. La co.um-
ma Sc pone en- Marcia. Lanzo una
=, rada hacta e! arbol Z. se?vio como
ST - apoyara Ell eli tronco. esta rigi-
10, sus pies tocan la manta, t;rada
sobre la piedra, caliente todavia, pero
pe~dida, sin objcto util....
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,H.tt,t.u -,.A..;.Ei:Jr- S~uftpreS. $500.
r.lhs = u,.D,. ppr niIic ~. So - Ssis10
n a;:r - C.ICu""t!"it : up- Gci':rnifhdcs
Il Il. rSiG:, S,,S qiGrrGs. los tHinrnio
llniilo Tcr.rclamcrtc ) lrS dc!u Hr:"gls
,Irs = n r,!ilIia mods. pot 80 Y Ia ,~'iI,s-"s
-ra RH5;u. !i5 kcSu3ii,t 81. i~.i"r'I:p "a"
excl IA
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1917-04-20

Iuhlc. casados Y vcl1dos a gusto de
ambos Y & gusto dc sus p~rogenitores Y
Daricntes. con APPLAUSE de Ia sociedad
ccc haria dcta lar en- las cr6nicas
mundaHas. al TcGedor dc fotoGrafias
&c bella DANA V apuesto ga.an. el es-
nlcndo- rlcl acto, "a c.egancia de Ia
2ovia con cl aibo ajuar Y los simbo-
COS l=shavcs. la apostura de! dcSpo-
."so. Ia magnificcncia de los multi
a3.5 rzga!os rccibiGos; los veStidos de
las damas concurrentes, a dulce ar
nonia del 0rgano al tocar la Marcia
"cnoasa! V hasta Ia clara 9 del mi
n:stro del cu!to que !eyera Ia epis-
loia. sacramento que sus padres.
Que de t0da csa apoteosis gOZaron, no
Tuc.on luego fclices en- su union. Sc
guramente que Sc consideration equi-
vocados mutuamelte. Y cue vinieron
7 concerto cuando M nina, que de-
bio haber sido ell lazo que anudara
nus aquclia coyunda, era mas bien
III eS'o'"o'''
Paas6 en- to}o este vagamente, sin
podcr ap"cc.ar. en- su inoccnte pubes-
ccacia. to#a n extension de Il PEN
~samicn:,< toIo eI martirio que sus
,a1ro. b,n.jan sifrido cuando una
w.. .,,,. ,ri:,s de i cstaban des!i-
o,a,. .,iyirr,rocn+e poroue no les
.,. ,.r;fo q ,mor yeiansc atados
-;an,..c MR. fsrreas cedcnaS.
' n,r.a O., arucI sermon del fran
.,no dor,;,cos anres en- Ia ielesia
4,3dc fuc con ST buena mamaita;
.o~r,6r on o. Que cl ministro cat0,i-
r,,r.;,-s d~rroman+a ESQ one ouiere
c-stablccersc en- Cuba. por los cnemi-
,~,s de Dios Y de Ia Iglesia, csc di-
-~o;-ortc moral Y social que Sc llama
liyorrio. one soIamcnte han cstab,c-
,ao
'""' -'N r"e"''' 4n
l., So J., ,,o,.d;do todo 81 tenor Y cl
....ro.o . Dios. one ~consistc naIa-
n,,,os ono on rompcr 81 sacramento
-. r,.,-i,,,,.o = one g., una invcn-
'i'" dc! mSmo SatanaS'
Jesus ;N'Egen Sah.'S'"'" 'VI'
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nE-ru <,bcr =! Ia"aurr" 9" Ia -"lnra re-
;rl dorado q d. lia!iacitii SOLO. on" NH'H
- vivian rn IL 81. dc san 1;iin &c lliJ> -
"u ia I'd. Il" il!"tiIr. On NgU.~"i!icHte~ "a
l"r,5nl q;" &c iAforHIr> 'N5"ipH hr 81 "a
IaLaro. roctbiTa uEa rratift"aClnn. Girl-''i-
dos, :. ia.>e&nrE2S2blal >Gio. 60. -. ). ..
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II lENiIN GtS fuaSlS &c p0Gl con in:os
..> n,,rstrIv> . iirCScS de- llCCncii. my
i~,IraiaS. E>GItad Monterrey V ~'Il saba.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1917-04-20

ligiosas y las admoriclones del eXi-
genie confesor.
, Cuando despert6, los pajaros ence-
rrados tras las barillas de las Jautas.
deiaban OR incesantemente sus ende-
chas. avdos de libertad. gorjeando.
cual 81 quisieran obtener, con csc re-
Lpasa a La "a MANA. col. ga
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1917-04-20

> vgCESETA express para CUE llCve sus
ucl.rl. a l.; psr.C:an o cambic sIS niue
lies haDlcIc a RoSales. Tclefono Crockett
:,I Y ET:Tts iigt.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1917-04-20
La guerra alemana en- Serbia
UN RELATE

tres mujeres, Y a IN anclano que a
cnccntrado ell las proXimidades del
iucgo. Les acusan de haber ~provocado
g, ;ncendio Contcstan: No. Les
ticen: 'confesad'. mo hemcs hecho
NADIA. son otroS los que 10 han he
chO. es ruestTa casa la QUE arde, otroS
Il han i~ncend;ado.' Les pregunta1:
a. Cuantas tropas servias han pasa@o
rc- aGui?" Contestan: mo 10 sabe-
ne. f. comardante dice: "Fusilad-
To-"
Ell grupo hace alto. La respiration
50 detlene en- todas las gargantas, So
mos ~j5venes para hacer Ia guerra.
N.:die dice a esas mujeres en- SUI len
- 10 oue harlan dc elias; pero 10
han co~mprendido. bajan los ojos como
una bestia que espera el golpe.
in eXtremCcimiento m~omentanco
naSp r0r Sus cucrDOs, no tenler NADIA.
no comprenden NADIA; Il miradas
tuscan n salvation. e milagro. Mar
chan lentanente, Sc arrastran mas
bien. Antes de la condena nos habian
mirado a algunos, con II mirada mu-
ia y sin lagrimas. de modo que he
mos tcnido tambien que bajar los
GIGS. Despucs DINO: eli crepitar de
los fusiles.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1917-04-20
-OIyCRSOS-

NtSO.-L!mptu ) rrnurvD SOII.DrrrnS je
10 Ia. i.Ciiru Y p89anih Ncn,io >'iUIlircr0s
]i.urrus. maj. rIaICs lcglhnos 'Siei>nn' To-
is FORMS Y eSil!oS. EcAdO liaicr'.l"s pa
"a :umgrcrCrta.-C. SWccIscr. 4G y HouS-
ton 81, san Antonio, 1fAI;.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1917-04-20

r~AcuI.RATiA. ,enpiuril dP libruS., insles,
IT. >nseiian en- $40 Hicks Eid".. dld Y fiUchc,
,s.m3 II" u>ualeS. Interchangeable -ra!ts. Ere
riG, rllu> rOimrnIIndU en- Ahrll 'IWJ
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tpasa 3 IL 81. pIana. col. ga
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pR. JUAN LONG MUZQUIZ. CiruSta General.
kspcCiailsta eli Intermediates scaito-urlla-
riaS y ginerolOgif. ofrina Frost Bpiluln
No. 3O5. TeIef0To Travis 80. horai dc OIL
Gina: Q Il II u. III. ' 3 = s D. in.
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Or. FERNANDO LOPEZ. de Ia Fdcultsd dc
Ne yIco.-EEpecIaliSfa en- lSs rnfernsrns1ss
De los oios.-3n Brady BidS.-Telefono CT.
MI
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1917-04-20

nE. FRANCISCO IL. CANSECO. Laredo. Te-
las, Box 294. Meuicina Y Cirugia generates.
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PROFESSIONALS

nH. FRANCISCO VAHOI'EZ GOMEZ.-Ciru-
sIa ~sehera! rspecialmente Intermediates De
n3rlz. garYanla Y ot.iuS. 0flcina, 500 fros'
kldg., Houston 81. y Main Ave. Telelonos:
rrLNis iiN6 Y Crockett 9GS.
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AVISOS DE OCCASION.
ISRIEA

No - aumiIep ntcnOS de ounce paiaorss
"a c>ta secci0u del Diarlo, publicamos uRa
rr>uiII>a sci~ yctcS consecutivas pof UN
PESO CiNCuESTi CESTAV0S.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-12-11
WANT JAPAN TO ASSIST IN STARTING
 BANK IN RUSSIA

TOXIC, Dec. 10-Japan's financiers are showing keen interest in the visit of M. A. Konshin, formerly president of the Bank of Russia and now head of the Commercial and Industrial Bank of Moscow. M Konshin's visit is ostensibly a pleasure trip. but it is considered to have a much more serious purpose, and his party is already referred to as Special Finance Confusion to Japan dispatched by the Russian gov ernment to negotiate for the estab- lishment of a Russo-Japanese bank. The capital proposed is reported to be ten million.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-12-11
SOME FACTS ABOUT ITALY.

Italy this winter has passed from the position of of the cheapest to of the dearest tries regards cost of living Speculation in food and clothing and heating material is generally held fifty per cent. higher than in France. Woolen goods that last summer sold at $250 to $400 yard are being reinvoiced and sold in the stores at s5 to s10 a yard Women's clothes have been doubled trebed in price, according to the whim of the storekeeper
 If you don't buy now you either won't get the chance at all later in the winter else you will pay money" purchasers informed.
 Second hand furniture of the most ordinary qual- iy particularly beds mattresses, carpets chairs and tables, sells for the price of furniture. Single wooen that last spring sold for sl0 each this winter sell for $2O. The price of cotton bed sheet is $3.
 The cost of housekeeping has doubled since last winter Eggs that formerly sold at cents each, now sell for nine Fresh vegetables sold almost prices. Butter is 75 cents pound Su- gar remains at 34 cents pound. while coffee has gon to 80 cents pound Ham and bacon have dis appeared entirely the market being too dear for anybody to buy. Oatmeal sells at 30 cents pound
 Despite the that all of Italy is being denuded of forest timber into frewood. and that wood
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-12-11

The possession of Jerusalem by the British marks another epoch in history The ancient city of "Uru saim' the "City of Salim' City of Peace," existed many years before the Israetes entered Can It occupied by the Egyptians long before the sraelite conquest Every Bible student, of knows it's associations with religion and history. It changed hands many times before being captured by caliph Omar in 6S7. The Mohammedans held Jerusalem until 1899 when it captured by the Crusaders un- der Godfrey of Bouon and became the kingdom of the Latin kingdom. In 11S7 Saadan reconquered it and has been held since that time by the Moham medans except from 1929 to 1239 and from 1243 to 1244
 Coming down to modern times the last popua- tion gives the population 75,000. The Chris tian and Jew population outnumbers the Moselms It is interesting to recall the prophecies made from time to time concerning the Holy City, and also the possibility of the Jews returning to Palestine and setting government for themselves, after having been wanderers the earth these many years.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-12-11
HELENA CAPITALISTS SPECIALLY IGNORED
 BY NORWAYS KING

HELENA, Mont, Dec 1O.-The cross of the first class of the order of St. Olaf has been rendered by King Haakon of Norway to A. M. Hotter, capitalist of this city, and a pioneer of Montana The tender was made through Edwin c. H. liter of New York, son of the Helena man, by H. H. Bryn, Norwegian am bassador to the United States.
 MT. Hotter has written a letter of acceptance of the honor, and has inquired the reason for it's bestowal which was not communicated to him. Several years ago he con tributed $1,000 to a fund for des- titute families of Norwegian fisher men, and his donation was declared to have been the largest received. either from Norway or the United States. He thinks perhaps the dec 0ration is being given him on this account.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-12-11
THE CITY OF HALIFAX.

Halifax founded in 1749 by the Hon. Edawrd Cornwallis as rival to the French town of Lousberg in Cape Breton It named after the second earl of Halifax It superseded Annapolis as the cap ita Nova Scotia It's privateers played import an part in the of 1S1215 with the United States, and during the American Confederate it favorite base of operations for Confederate block ade
 The city and it's approaches fortified by the British, and later it taken by the Canadian government a considerable military force kept there. The last gives it's population ap- proximatey 50 000 However with the years population doubt has increased to at least 100000. It is important supply and ship ping station for munitions and troops to Europe. The most of the town is situated a fortified hill, 225 feet high, which slopes down to the waters of the bay. It has excellent harbor with two narrow entrances
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-12-11
QUlNINE INDUSTRY
 IS BENEFITED BY
 PROGRESS OF THE WAR

dies, Dec. 10-The war seems to have given an impetus to industrial development in Java. One notable instance is the extension of the Bandoeng. quinine manufactory, which is to be completed by January next. When the daily output has been raised to 2,000 kilograms it is expect ed that it will be possible to work the entire cinchonabark crop of Java, thus obviating the necessity of shipments to Europe and effecting an enormous saving of cargo space. Such new industries as an ink man. ufactory and varnish works have been established.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-12-11
SlMPLIFIED SPELLING
 AND SOME OF WORDS
 INCLUDED IN THE LIST

HELENA, Mont, Dec. 7.-Simpli- fled spelling for P words has been adopted as official for the schools of Montana, in list mailed to teachers by Miss May Trumper, state super intendent of public instruction. The list is compiled after suggestions had been received from teachers of the state.
 The new spelling will be accepted as correct, along with the usual man. ner of spelling, the following; Al fabet, altho, anemic, catalog. coquet. dialog, fantom, fulfil, furlo, enuf, mama, paragraf, program, quartet, re- alize, prolog, rime, stedfast, sulfur, telefone, telegraf, tho, thoro, thru, thot and brot