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The daily Alaskan., 1917-01-24
BANK ROBBERS
 CAUGHT IN ACT

Seattle Jan. 24-Floyd Mathews 8 shingle weaver, employed at one Of tr. large mills at Ballard for the past several months, and Frank Wus' n, who has worked as long shoreing here for some time past, were arrested last night while at tempting to hold up the Ballard brancn of the Scandinavian Ameri- can bank.
 Wien taken before the desk ser gean at police headquarters, both men made a clean confession to the crime for whicn they were under ar rest, and were remanded to jail.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-01-24

Washington, Jan. 24-Officials Of the DiUlomatic corps of Washing ton now believe that President Will son was in possession of inform% ton which prompted him to go be- fore tbe senate and make his speech believing that peace might even tually be brought about through the persistent efforts of the United states, If President Wilson is Ill possession of such information, he has a. yet not disclosed the na- ture of 1t.
 When Senator Cummins resoLu- ton providing that the entire time Of the United States senate be de- voted tc a discussion of President
The daily Alaskan., 1917-01-24
SWEDEN ISSUES
 BREAD TICKETS

Stockholm, Jan. 24-The pinch of var has at last finally settled dowr hard upon Sweden. The sink ing Cf the Swedish boats by the German submarines, the confis- cation of steamers by the German government and the failure of car goes to be delivered at the various ports has placed the nation upon war rations.
 Tbs government announced this morning that bread and flour tick cts will be issued beginning with January 18th.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-01-24
DESPERATE DASH ON RUSS.

Petrograd, Jan. 24-A statement which was given out by the War Office in this city this morning reads: "In the Riga region Ger man troops wearing white overalls made a fierce attack upon the Rus sian field posts, but were beaten back with heavy loss.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-01-24

The Santa Rita is not making the trip from Juneau this week, put the lauucn Pacific is coming in her place and will arrive in this port about 6 o'clock tonight.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-01-24
TORPEDO BOAT DESTROYER SUNK
 BY BRITISH IN NAVAL BATTLE

in the afternoon between British and German torpedo boat destroy CTS. In this battle one British yes sel was struck by a torpedo which caused an explosion resulting in the destruction of the vessel and the death of three officers and forty four of the crew of the vessel.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-01-24

London, Jan. 24-A German tor pedo boat destroyer was sunk, and many other German war craft were scatterd by light British naval squadron in an engagement which occurred in the North Sea yesterday
 It is officially announced that an otEer engagement took place later
The daily Alaskan., 1917-01-24
BIG BRIGHTER
 |S LAUNCHED

Seattle, Jan. 24-The Louise Neil sen, a nine thousand ton steel freighter was launched this morn ing at the Skinner and Eddy corpor- ation ship yards this city.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-01-24
FALLS IN
 BATTLE FRONTS

Berlin, Jan. 24-For the past few days heavy snow fall has prevailed on all battle fronts. This has rather been an aid instead of q hindrance to fighting.
New Britain herald., 1917-11-09
Look and Feel
Clean, Sweet and
Fresh Every Day
Drink a glass Of real hot water
before breakfast to wash
out poIsone.

Life is not merely to live, but to
live well, eat we'll. digest well, work
we'll. sleep well, look we'll. What
a glorious condition to attain, and yet
how very easy it is if one will only
adopt the morning inside bath.
Folks who are accustomed to feel
dull and heavy when they arise, split
ting headache, stuffy from cold, foul
tongue, nasty breath, acid stomach,
can, instead, feel as fresh as a daisy
by opening the sluices of the system
each morning and flushing out the
whole of the internal poisonous stag
nant matter.
Everyone, whether ailing, sick or
we'll, should each morning, before
breakfast, drink a glass of real hot
water with a teaspOOnful of limestone
phosphate in it to wash from the
stomach, liver, kidneys and bowels
the previous days indigestible waste,
sour bile and poisonous toxins; thus
cleansing, sweetening and purifying
| the entire alimentary canal before
| putting more food into the stomach.
| The action of hot water and limestone
| phosphate on an empty stomach is
| wonderfully invigorating. 1t cleans
| out all the sour fermentations, gases,
| waste and acidity and gives one a
! splendid appetite for breakfast. While
| you are enjoying your breakfast the
| water and phosphate is quietly ex-
| tracing a large volume of water from
! the blood and getting ready for a
| thorough flushing of all the inside
| organs.
/ The millions of people who are
bothered with constipation, bilious
! spells, stomach trouble, rheumatism:
others who have sallow skins, blood
disorders and sickly compilations are
| urged to get a quarter pound Of lime
! stone phophate from the drug store
which will cost very little. but is
sufficient to make anyone pro-
nounced crank on the subject of in
ternal sanitation.
New Britain herald., 1917-11-09
BACK TO THE WOODS
GOES ARTHUR WOODS
Mayor-EleCt Hylan Has No Inten-
ton Of Retaining Commissioner

New York, Nov. 9.-Mayor-El
John F. Hylan, it was said yesterday,
has no intention Of retaining Arthur
Woods at the head Of the police de-
partment. Friends of the mayor
elect said that he expected to find a
man after his own liking who mea-
sured up to the job to succeed the
when the mayor-elect assumes office.
Unless Judge Hylan had received the
resignation Of Commissioner Woods
by the time he was ready to appoint
his successor, the police commission
err, it was said, would be asked to
retire.
At the headquarters of Judge Hylan
persons who enjoy the confidence of
the mayor-elect said last night that
he regarded the administration of the
police department under Commission
er Woods as having been one of the
vital issues in the campaign, even
though less attention was paid to it
by Judge Hylan in his speeches than
to some other branches of the Mitchell
administration The overlapping cpl
sode, which aroused such a storm of
protest in certain quarters at the time
of the charities investigation, and
in which the police department under
Commissioner Woods was directly
concerned was condemned both by
Tammany Hall and it's organized al
lies, the Democratic Fusion commit
tee and tho RnSinoSS Mems oScooio
ton in their platforms. Judge Hylan,
it was said, felt that he WAS bound by
the terms of the platform on which
he was elected.
1t is the belief of Judge Hylan';,
friends that Commissioner Woods
will follow the usual practice and
submit his resignation when the
change of administration occurs, even
though provision in the New York
city charter provides for a five-year
term, which in the case of the pres
ent incumbent does not expire until
April, 1919. But even should this
belief not prove justified, the charter
provisions relating to the police com
mlSsionership are regarded by Judge
Hylans friends as sufficiently plastic
to provide the mayor elect with the
means of creating vacancy at the
Iledu VI TIE ponce department Wnen-
ever he desires to do so.
1t was said at Hylan headquarters
last night that the mayor-elect as yet
had not given serious consideration to
the task of finding a successor fo1
Commissioner Woods. Reports indi-
eating that the police commissioner
ship would go to good Tammany
man. of whom some have been
named in the speculation over patron
age, and that Charles f. Murphy
leader of TammanN hall, was particu-
larry anxious to have his wishes con-
suited in the filing of this office, It
was said both at the headquarters of
| Judge Hylan and at Tammany hall,
| might be discarded as without JUS
| LITIGATION.
Judge Hylan, it was said last night
| by his friends, was keenly alive to
| the fact that mayors stood or fell by
| the public verdict on the adninistra :
| ton of the police department. Lead
err Murphy also. it was asserted. was
! not oblivious of the fact that, while
! Judge Hylan was mayor, Tammany
New Britain herald., 1917-11-09

would be on trial, and that any at
tempt on the part Of Tammany hall
to lay violent hands on the police
department would arouse a storm of
resentment at the very beginning of
the new administration. Among the
friends Of Judge Hylan the predic-
ton was made freely yesterday that
the mayor-elect would make clear to
the political leaders that he did not
need any help in picking new police
commissioner.
A statement made yesterday by
County Clerk William F. Schneider,
chairman of the democratic fusion
committee, which body was largely in
strumental in making Judge Hylan
the nominee for mayor, was regarded
as not altogether void of significance.
Wants Hy1an to Be Foot Free.
1.-The appointment of a police COM
missioner should be left entirely to
the mayor said Mr.. Schneider. THE
political organizations which wero
behind Judge Hylan's candidacy
should scrupulously avoid any divid
ed responsibility in the administra-
ton of the police department. Tam
many's political foes have always
made the police department an issue
in city elections, and the course of
Tammany in relation to police ad-
ministration has been disastrous to
that organization. The selection of a
police commissioner should be under
taken by Judge Hylan solely on his
own responsibility and without any
interference or advice by politicians"
Leader Murphy did not appear at
Tammany hall yesterday. It was
learned that the Tammany chief, was
preparing to go away for rest. as
is his practice after hard-fought
New Britain herald., 1917-11-09

campaign. In his absence Congress-
man Thomas F. Smith, secretary of
Tammany hall. did the talking.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-10-24
MASSES SHOULD SUPPORT
LOAN
BY HARRY PRATT JUDSON,
President, University Of Chicago.

I trust that this loan will meet a
very wide subscription in small
amounts. One Of the fundamental ele-
ments in the stability Of the financial
condition of the French Republic is
the fact that the national loans are
taken up in small amounts by persons
who are able in that way to put away
their savings with q sense Of entire
SECURITY. Such policy adopted here
in the first place would make it pos
sible for government loans to be placed
rapidly and effectively. In the second
place, it would be distinct encourage
ment to thrift, providing ready and
safe investment for small savings. In
the next place, 1t stabilizes the entire
condition of the republic. Every in
weston in the national securities is
thereby financial partner in the ma
tional prosperity. | believe that few
things, therefore, could be more effect
i've for the benefit Of the nation than
the rapid placing Of this second Lib
erty loan among the masses Of the
people in small amounts.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-10-24

Miss Genevieve Hall has returned
home from Independence.
The Rev. Father Casey of Straw.
berry Point, went to Mason City Mon
day to visit his mother.
Miss Marie Henrys spent the past
week with friends in Chicago.
The Embroidery Club met with Mrs
Kate Westfall Monday evening.
M. J. Goodrich and Will Blanchard
attended the Poultry, Butter and Egg
convention held in Chicago recently.
Miss Anita Opperman spent the past
week with friends in Minneapolis.
Archbishop Keane of Dubuque, held
confirmation services at Strawberry
Point and Box Creek recently
Several of the farmers north of here
have been busy hauling their cane
away to be made into sorghum
Mr.. and Mrs. John Quin are visiting
relatives in Minneapolis.
Walter Lehman is ill at this writ
10
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-10-24

DO WITHOUT-AND Do
BY WILBUR D. HESBIT.

A great many millions of people In
other lands have been thinking about
us for the past three years.
They have thought that we were a
splnelesS nation, that we could be
slapped in the face and kicked for
good measure.
They have thought that we were so
afraid of trouble that we would stand
for anything rather than tackle 1t If
it came our way.
Today they are changing their minds.
We are giving the world demon
stration of what the underlying prin-
ciples of this country are.
We are showing the world that we
have never had the slightest idea of
spelling American" with any other
than capital A. " j.
Doing this costs money.
1t is easy enough to wave flag and
cheer the soldiers: it is easy enough
to crate patriotic things and praise
the names of Washington and Lincoln.
But the acid test of war Is sitting
citizenship. 1t Is making us realize
that we cannot have national strength
without something to back it up.
That's why the second Liberty loan
is announced.
We might as we'll get used to sup.
porting Liberty loans.
You can't do your bit" by wearing
button for one bond. We've got to
pay for that Americanism of which
we have been so proud, if we expect
to keep on being proud of it.
1t means sacrifices. 1t means each of
us has got to do the biggest things he
can do for his country.
If a million, or two million, men can
made of Belgium and northern France,
then we can stand back of those men
and pay for the guns and ammunition
and clothing and food they have to
have.
Suppose you did buy one Liberty
bond. Suppose you bought thousand
dollars worth, or a hundred thousand
dollars worth.
Buy another. Double your invest
ment. :"
Can't afford it? VS.
We have to afford it-this time, and
the next, and the next, and every time
until the war is won.
Well have to do without something,
If that is the only way we can do
something for our country.
If you have to do without dress,
or an overcoat, to buy Liberty bond.
do without.
You'd rather have peace, and bond
paying you per cent, than dress or
an overcoat, and war costing you your
home, and your sons, and your broth
ers. wouldn't you?
If we can't put this second Liberty
loan over except by doing without
something then let's do without.
For. if we can't make a loan to Lib
erty. then one Of these days we will
see Liberty in pawn.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-10-24
HIGHLAND TOWNSHIP.

Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Battin return ID
home Sunday after visit with REL
tives in Missouri
Mrs. Ed. Halibur and baby have been
visiting at the home Of the formers
mother, Mrs. Graves, at Mason City.
Mr.. and Mrs. Otis Smith and dau sh-
ter, Marie, and Mr.. and Mrs. Wa l:e
Long and son, Richard, spent Satul-
day night and Sunday at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. l.. N. Donahue' NORTH
west of Strawberry Point
Will Halibur and family have moved
to Oneida.
Horace Smith, who has been street
car conductor lin Waterloo for some
time, has been spending several days
at the home of his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs John Smith He is one of the
young men who have been drafted and
expects to go to Camp Dodge with the
next group when they report for duty.
1t will be of interest to Richland
Township friends to learn that DR..
George Sloan of Strawberry Point,
has sold his practice at that place to
veterinary from Edgewood
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-10-24
WHO GETS THE MONEY?

When an Englishman, or French
man, or subject of any Of the other
allied countries. buys government
bond. he knows that a large portion
Of his money will be spent outside his
native land. When an American buys
a government bond, he knows that
every cent of his money will be spent
right here at home.
1t will be spent on the navy, the
army, in environments, in shipyards-
in a myriad ways and places-but
none of it will be spent abroad.
Thus, when man buys a 500 Lib
erty bond Of the second issue-or a
81 900 bond, or bond Of any other
denomination that may suit his
pocketbook-he may possess the com
Portable feeling that he is contribut-
ing directly to the prosperity of
America. ...
Nearly sSO,OOO,OOO is now being
spent in navy yards, training stations,
submarines ard aviation bases. ware
houses for supplies and munitions,
shops, fOundrieS, shlpWays, dfyuockS
The shipyards of America are now
taxed to the utmost in building de-
stroyers and submarine chaScrs, and
contracts have been made for $4,000
ton battleships, five battle cruisers OF
$4,000 tons each, six scout cruisers
and many auxiliary craft.
The navy has patrOlled the Ameri-
can coast since the day we declared
worson Germany; and for this purpose
we have requisitioned yachts, fishing
vessels, motorboats and other minor
craft. ..r,
These are but few Of the ways in
which the Liberty bondholders' money
is spent; but they are enough to an
swer the question which heads this
editorial. And the answer to that
question is:
"We get the money, of course"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-10-24
NORTH MANCHESTER.

After three months visit with her
sister, Mrs. Evans has returned home
from St. Paul and is ready for work
Mrs. Chas Griffin of Waterloo and
Mrs. John Robertson of Thorpe spent
the day last Wednesday in town, with
their parents. The occasion being Mr..
Trenchard's birthday. We won't at
tempt to tell how old Mate" is, suf-
flee it to say that he is old enough to
vote.
Miss Margaret Adams who has been
visiting her sister. Mrs. Clarence Stew
enson, at West Bend, returned home
first of the week.
Miss Alice Paisley was home over
Sunday Miss Paisley is teaching near
Hopkinton.
Miss Hannah Grapes is on the sick
list.
Mrs. Perry Smith is nursing very
sore finger.
Arthur McGarvey was a business
visitor in Dubuque last Saturday.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-10-24
LIBERTY BONDS As CHRISTMAS
GIFTS.

The sale of the second Liberty loan
bond issue at this time has been hall
cd in many quarters as being particu'
larly timely This applies especially
TO people who are anxious to make
Christmas gifts of unusual value, be-
cause they will be able, by making
small payments from time to time, to
acquire Liberty bonds before the ar
rival of the holiday season.
Brokers in New York are calling the
attention of their clients to this OPP
portunity. Many of their customers
annually buy stocks or bonds for rel
atives, and this year all will be urged
to buy Liberty bonds of the later Is
sue. BY subscribing now they will be
aiding the government to make quick
and splendid success Of the loan. Most
banks are willing to receive small de-
nosits weekly in order to enable buy
ers of the bonds to pay for them in fun
by Christmas.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-10-24
HONEY CREEK.

VIM. Norduff and Fred Legg ship
ped car load of cattle to Chicag,
Wednesday,
The Ladies' Aid Society servct
dinner in the M. E. church at Thorpe
Monday evening. Proceeds reached
the neat sum of $3.50. ..
Mrs. Richard White was Dubu
que visitor Monday. .........s
Bert Ryan was business caller
in Strawberry Point Tuesday.
Amiel Retz was in Dundee Wed
nesday.
Mrs. James Barr and Mrs. VIM
Martin attended the cemetery So
ciety dinner at Edgewood Thursday
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Harris Of
Manchester, attended the Ladies
Aid society dinner at Thorpe Mon.
day night. .s ....
Frank Schmock shipped sever
large hogs to Chicago Wednesday.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Al.
derson, October IA, son.
There will be basket social and
program given by the Cramer and
Stamp schools at the Stamp school
house Friday night, October rs. All
are cordially invited. Misses Nc
Monigal and Bright, teachers.
Mrs James Barr sold a nice lot OF
poultry in Strawberry Point one day
the past week. 49,.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Schmidt on Tuesday, October 10th, a
daughter.
Mrs. Sweeney of Waterloo, is visit
ing at the home of her father, Charles
Niederfrank, at Strawberry Point.
L., d knight served on the grand
jury at Elkader the past week.
Ernest Drummon was in Cedar Rap
ids Tuesday.
The Morris Mellen home entertained
friends from Omaha the past week.
John Cramer has returned home
from Wallingford.
81. The Fred Moser family autoed to
Elkader Sunday.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-10-24
SHOW YOUR FAITH
IN AMERICA
BY THOMAS r. MARSHALL,
Vice President of the United States.

II we are standing in statecraft for
the same things for which the Naza-
rene stood in religion. then we ought
to be able to CLEAN something from
the discussion of his followers. Pc
ter and Paul grew acrimonious over
the relative merits of faith and works
and the discussion ended with the
somewhat caustic statement, "Show
me your faith without your works,
and l will show you my faith by my
works."
| We have been running up the Amer
ican Flag at all the school houses In
America; we have been rising with
solemn countenances whenever the
| "Star-Spangled Banner" is played, and
we have proclaimed to the world our
never-ending allegiance to those great
| principles of democracy upon which
the republic was founded and is now
supposed to rest. Now we have reach
ed the point where our faith is
| being put to the tombstone of our
works and we are soon to find out
| whether this love which we profess
for our institutions, our country, and
our Flag, is but a sounding brass and
tinkling cymbal or whether it is a
great and vital inspiration Of individ-
ual and national life.
Our young men, with devotion I'M
exampled in the history Of the world.
are laying aside all the hopes Of fu-
ture years and are going gladly ''some-
where in France" to offer, If need be,
the last drop of blood in their veins
as a free libation upon the altar Of
constitutional liberty. They cannot
60 half-clad, half-fed, unequipped or
unassured that they will be properly
looked after If disabled.
We did not prepare. We thought
there was no danger. And in one year
there came upon us an outlay of en-
traordinary expense, which might have
been prevented had we exercised fore
sight and courage, little by little, to
get ready. 1t Is futile, however, to
hold pOSt-mortems. The past is the
dead and eternal past This war must
be fought, and it must be financed in
order to be fought.
My objection to Carnegie libraries
is not directed at Carnegie nor at H.
braries; it springs from deep-rooted
feeling that we do not take real in
terest in anything for which we do
not make some sacrifice.
do not. therefore, want this war
to be financed by those who are easily
able to do so financially. want every
man, woman and child in America,
who has been waving the Flag, singing
the "Star-Spangled Banner" and brag-
ging about the glories of democracy,
to prove now by their works that they
have genuine faith in the American
republic. That proof demands of us
all that we take enough of the war OBJ
legations Of this government to make
us feel some sort Of sacrifice for the
cause in which each one Of us pro-
b. :, ols~
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-10-24
RYAN,,

Mrs. Tom King was a visitor al
Monti during the week.
Mrs. Foley of near Muscatine, was
visiting friends here. She visited the
Red Cross rooms and thought they
were doing fine work.
Mrs. McCloud is one of the swift
knitters in this locality, knitting six
pairs of socks for our soldier boys
during the month Mrs. Vending is
a few years younger and knitted seven
pair Not many ladies have that rec
ord in Delaware county.
P. F. McElliott is erecting a corn
crib on his farm.
Miss Margaret Ward was an over
Sunday visitor in Manchester.
Charles Worley and Mr.. Kherli are
at Stuttgart, Arkansas
W. H. Ward and family were in Man
chester Sunday.
Mrs John Sheppard was recent
visitor in Cedar Rapids.
A niece of Mrs. Delinger's has been
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-10-24
His Faith INDICATED.

Maramatsu San, converted ex-con-
Wet and manager of home for dis
charged prisoners at Kobe, recently
needed to make a trip to Tokyo, but
had only IS cents toward his fare.
With faith in God, he nevertheless
started for the station. One train de-
parted without him, but when time for
the next arrived, it brought mission
airy who, greeting Mr.. Maramatsu, said
to him: by the way, have been in
tending for some time to hand you this
SIS for your work." Mr.. Maramatsu's
faith was vindicated.