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The Alaska daily empire., 1917-05-26
DOUGLAS CHURCH SERVICES
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EXCEPTIONAL CHURCH

tItc". IL, bOiillSeT, 10 a. m. Sunday school; no morning worship; 500 D. m. Worship. Me morial, Loyalty to the Memorial Spirit in Time of War" Wednesday, 500 p. m. Hour of Prayer and Bible Study. Friday, 500 p. m. Choir. The morning service at the Con- gregational church will be demitted. Rev. Bollinger will preach the Me morial service at the Presbyterian church in Juneau at Il a. m.
 LUTHERAN EMMANUEL
 CHURCH (Itev Martin l.. Larson. Pastor) Whitsunday or Pentecost Sunday school at 10 a. Ill. Services at D. m. All are invited ST. SARBAS SERBIAN CHURCH Rev A. P. Kashevaroff, Rector. 9 a. m.-Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom.
 
 DOUGLAS CATHOLIC CRURch Christian Science services at II a. m. at Lyric Theatre Subject: Soul and Body"
 I. z. < ST LUkE'S (EPi5CoPAL) CHURCH
 (DOUGLAS)
 (Rev. Guy Christian, Priest
 in Charge) Whitsun-Day (Pentecost, or Pfing- sten)-
 Service at II, with sermon. on "Whitsun Day, the Descent of the Holy Spirit, and the Birthday of the Christian Church" Sunday school at 12. The public is invited.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-05-26

Vacuum after she was torpedoed. The men in the first and third boats were either swept overheard or died of exposure, but the second boat, with it's crew of Is reached the shore.
 chance to avenge their lost com rades.
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WANTED Experienced maid for second work. Mrs. P. R. Bradley, Telephone Treadwell 10,
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-05-26

United States of America. Territory of Alaska, 1st Judicial Division, SIS. l. A E. Gurr, cashier of the above amed bank, do solemnly swear that the foregoing statement is true to the best of my knowledge and belief.
 A. E. GURR, Cashier. Correct Attest: M J. O'CONNOR.
 P II. FOX, Directors. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 25th day of May. 1917.
 JOHN F. HENSON, Notary public in and for the Territory of Alaska. (My commission expires May 27 1921)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-04
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS

Anna H Bowman was granted
divorce from William Bowman Tues
day by Judge Dana. Her maiden
name, Miss Anna H. Householder, was
restored.
H. c. Pribble. general claim agent
president of the Freight Claim asso-
citation at the annual convention of
the department held in Chicago.
Superintendent and Mrs. w. D.
Ross. left Tuesday for Portland, Ore
gon, where they will attend the meet
ing of the National Education associa-
ton.
Brotherhood of American Yeomen.
will hold a picnic supper at Gage
Park tonight. A basket supper will
be served at $3.50 o'clock.
A hula hula alligator has just been
received by the Gage Park zoo. 1t is
only a baby" about nine years old
and measures nearly 80 inches long.
The hula was given to the park by
James Huey. of Belvue.
Montrose w. Hayes, of St. Louis, of
the meteorological servic :, is on an in
spection tour thru Missouri and Kan
sas and is in Topeka today. He was at
Blue Rapids and Fort Riley Tuesday.
He is visiting George Hanley of 1915
Taylor street. He will leave Thursday
for Abilene, lola and Parsons.
Word was received this morning
from Secretary Lansing in regard to
the visit of the Belgian commission
in Topeka. The message stated that
no definite plans could be made from
Washington as the commission had
already started on the tour of the
country. The wire sent Monday by
the Chamber of Commerce, requesting
that the commission remain in To
peka until late Friday night, July 20,
has been forwarded to the commission
now being received in Spokane, Wash.
No answer to the invitation has been
received as yet.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-04
STAINED WITH BLOOD

New York, July suggestions that
persons of German birth or parentage
be not sent to the firing line in the
war against Germany, but be given
non-combatant work instead were de-
nounced as insulting to them in an
independence Day address here to-
day before Tammany Hall by Repre-
sentative Julius Kahn, of California,
who said he, himself, was born in
Germany and resented this attempt
to put men like myself in the attitude
of claiming divided allegiance" Mr..
Kahn, who is ranking Republican of
the house military committee, is said
to be the first Republican in public
life ever invited to address a Tam
many Independence Day celebration.
Democracy itself is trial, he said, and
for that reason he believed in CONSUMPTION.
He called on all citizens whether native or
foreign born to show their undivided al
ANY practice as excepting those of leu
tonic origin from military service he said,
lis unthinkable. Furthermore, it is abso
futely ridiculous. 1t is an insult to the In
telligence of the persons it would keep out
of the trenches; it is equivalent to saying
to them: You make bullets. but others
American of German birth or parentage in
this crisis may well say to the imperial gov
eminent: You have sunk our ships and
murdered our people; look upon your
hands; they are stained with the blood of
our innocent fellow Americans; we were
long friends; we are now enemies; stand
for NV adODted country"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-04
IN HOT PROTEST
Nick Chiles Writes Wilson
About East st. Louis Riots.
He Complains That Guard
Troops Are Prejudiced.

Letters condemnirg the race riots
in st. Louis and asking the recipients
to make efforts to stop them, were
today mailed President Wilson and
Governor Lowden, of Illinois, by Nick
Chiles, editor of the Topeka Plain
dealer, a negro paper here. In his
letter to President Wilson, Chiles said
IF the burning, 1ynching and mobbing
is to be continued, then you as president
of the United States will be held account
these and many other outrages that are be
ing committed upon the race daily turnout
the United States of America.
Calls Wilson Sphinx.
whilst you, in your sphinx attitude, sit
in the White House as head Of this great
nation and allow this thing to continue
thruout your administration. and have
not uttered a word of protest against the
continuance and have proclaimed to the
citizens that they are subject to all rules
and conditions that you may apply to them
in order to carry on this great war be-
tween this country and Imperial Germany
you can draft, confiscate and do any
and everything necessary to make this
war n success and yet you have not ex-
erted your influence and power to stop
these outrages that are now going on, and
You know that you have power to declare
martial law and apply any rule and have
arrested or Investigated any outrage that
is perpetrated upon your citizens at this
moment when this country is imperiled in
a. great strife with a foreign foe. You
should not stand for internal strife at this
are asking to stand by you loyalty to de-
fend the rights of this country. The kaiser
whom you are opposing is seeing to it that
all his subjects treated alike-there
is no internal strife in Germany, no lynch
ing, burning. mob violence practiced upon
its citizens whether they be low, high, rich
or poor. all German citizens are treated
alike. That is more than can be said about
the citizens of the United States.
Say Guards Are Partial.
''Mr. President hope you will see to it
that this mob violence is stopped and
that you will have your war department
and department of justice investigate this
outrage in East st. Louis, and have the
ring leaders and all those who perpetrate
these outrageous crimes, punished: you
knowing full well that the state militia
usually is against the colored people and
that when called to quell riot between
races. disarm colored people and allow
white ruffians to go in and burn and out
rage the defenseless and unarmed colored
people"
The letter to Governor Lowden as
serts that had the Eighth Illinois in
fantry been sent to East st. Louis
they would have seen to it that every
body was given justice and there
would have been no trouble
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-04
CHINESE WAR CHEST

San Francisco, July A war chest
of approximately 100000 is to be
raised by Chinese thruout the world
for the purpose of overthrowing the
Manchu dynasty in China and restor-
ing the republic of China, it was an
nounced today at republican head
quarters in Chinatown here.
Editors and other leading support
ers of the republic declare their
plans are already under way and that
the collection of the war fund will
nese at once.
Republican leaders do not believe
that President Ii Yuan Hung has an
the new boy emperor and has accept
ed a dukedom. China's nationalist
league officials assert that they re-
received cables today stating that Lii
Yaun Hung had called a meeting of
his advisers and to them had declared
his intention to stand by the republic
and his Willingness to die. if neces-
sary, for the cause of democracy.
Civil War Inevitable.
London, July civil war in China
is inevitable unless the newly pro-
claimed emperor, Hsuan Tung, again
steps down from the throne, accord
ing to Tien Tsin dispatches printed to-
day by the Morning Post. There is no
general support for the young en-
peror, it was asserted.
President Lii Yuan Hung has declin-
ed to resign and turn over state af-
fairs to the new sovereign. He has
stated his Willingness to retire in favor
of the vice president but this is not
agreeable to General Chang Hsun.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-04
EAST SIDE NOTES

Mr.. and Mrs. Preston Sawyer are spend
ing the Fourth in Kansas City.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Harper had as dinner
guests, Wednesday. Mr.. and Mrs. S. A.
J. c. Fairchild, Branner street, Edward
Fairchild, Lime street. are spending Wed
nesday in Kansas City
Mrs f. B. Jolley has returned to her
home, Chandler street, after spending some
time in Arkansas City with her daughter,
Mrs. W. W. Stout of Oakland, Cal,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. r. Gathers, who
has been quite i'll is recovering. She has
returned to her home after spending two
weeks in local hospital in Oakland.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Mullin, German avenue
Jolley of Mexico, Mo. motored to Topeka
from Mexico to spend n few days with
Mrs. E. b. Jolley and family, Chandler
street.
Miss Mary Cunningham has gone to En-
poria, Kan, to spend the Fourth. While
Sigma Gammas, Of which she is a member
The East Side Methodist Sunday school
held a picnic Wednesday, at Gage park.
A line party was given at local theatre.
and Paul Schrader. who are members of
the Engineers company, which expect to
leave soon for active service. The guests in
Guided: Miss Nettie McCallan. Miss Vera
Lowe, Miss Irene Lynch, Miss Josephine
Wingert. Miss Ruth Hope, Miss Alfareta
ence McBroom, Mr.. Pringle, Mr.. Schrader
Mr.. Glenn Harris, Mr.. Oscar Chapple and
Mr.. Howard Naylor
Mrs. A. Parks, $50 Klein street who
underwent an operation at local hospital,
Saturday, is improving.
Anthony De Vaughn, has returned to his
home after visiting Rollo and Roger Rob-
erts of Kansas City, Mo.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-04
BRISBANE TO. WILSON
Editor of Washington Times Enthused
Over Naval Victory.

Washington. July Arthur Bris-
bane, editor of the Washington Times,
printed the following message to the
president in an extraedition of that
newspaper containing news of the
fight between the German submarines
and the transports bearing American
troops to France:
Congratulations to the president.
Every patriotic American will rejoice in
reading the magnificent announcement
above.
This is not mere war. 1t is more i'm
portant than that. 1t is efficiency news
The German submarines laid their plans
waited in part of the ocean hitherto un-
freQuented by them. But the secretary. the
president and his advisers outplanned the
Germans
German submarines were ready to de-
stroy but our destroyers were ready to de-
fend. What happened?
German submarines are rOtting at the
bottom of the ocean and not an American
life lost.
This proves that democratic efficiency
can conquer militaristic brutality Read
the details as We received them from
Secretary Daniels.
Again we congratulate the president,
Secretary Daniels and the presidents other
assistants on the magnificent success of
this democratic journey to help freedom
across the sea-"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-04
GET NEGRO WOLATOR
George Turner Caught Bringing in
"a Quarts of Whisky.

Twenty-four quarts of whisky were
confiscated by the police department
Tuesday night when Officer Ford ar
rested George Turner, a negro. He
had to trail him from Granville to
Kiro to catch him. The department
had information regarding Turner's
progress towards Topeka from Kan
sas City. Apparently Turner knew it
for he did not leave the train at
Granville as expected. Neither did
he leave it at Topeka. officer Ford
boarded the train here and stayed
with Turner until he left the train at
Kiro then arrested him. He had the
whisky packed in two suit cases.
Gust Kalasbuls, a Greek. was ar
rested on the same train by Deputy
Sheriff Sage of jefferson county, and
brought to Topeka to hold over. He
was held at the police station Tues
day night and taken to jefferson coun-
ty today. He was charged with i'm
porting liquor
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-04
CAN'TSTIR UPRECRUITS
Topeka Is Still Behind Her Quota for
the Regular Army.

Local recruiting this week took a
slight stir. Three more recruits were
secured for the regular army, bring
ing the total of Topeka up to 121 en-
listments. The local office, however,
is still 200 behind the quota of the
district established by the war de-
partment.
Only one recruit this week was from
Topeka, the other two were outsiders,
one from Tecumseh and the other
from Oklahoma. Topeka boys seem
to have forgotten their eagerness to
join the popular officers training COM
pany in order to serve their country
and have nearly decided that to be a
private would not serve the nation to
the best of their ability.
The fife and drum corps which was
being organized in interest of local
recruiting has not yet secured it's mu-
sicians. No plans for a demonstra-
ton or parade are being made by the
local office. The recruiting officers at
425 Kansas avenue, will be lon duty
the rest of the week in hope of re-
ducing the 200 shortage of the To-
peka district
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-04
is GIVEN A CHARTER
Topeka Red Cross Chapter Now Rec
ognized by the State.

The Topeka chapter of the national
Red Cross society has been granted a
charter by the state charter board
The purposes set forth in the charter
are to aid in the work of the national
Red Cross society. Any person con-
tributing to the work may become
member of the organization.
Following are the directors of the
local organization named in the char
ter: J. F. Dillon, Mrs. Bennett r.
Wheeler. Mrs. Charles 3. Thomas.
Miss Marguerite koontz. Mrs. John F.
Dillon, Mrs. David Palmer. Mrs. Ho-
race L. Hall, Mrs. d. W. Mulvene.
Mrs. H. w. Donaldson, Mrs. William
r. Kercher. Mrs. A. NJ. Fuller. F. w.
Freeman, Horace L. Hall, Morton AL
baugh, C. B. Merriam and D. w. Null
vane all of Topeka
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-04
WATCH FOR UNIFORMS
Topeka Engineers Are Getting Uneasy
About Their Equipment.

In the camp of Company A, Kan
sas National Guards, all was eXpectant
this morning. No uniforms, nor
further supplies have been received.
Every train, coming from the east, was
met by a detail of the company. Gag
erly awaiting the arrival of their uni
forms. The company will leave Fri
day morning, probably at 10:4S
o'clock for Fort Riley.
This expectancy this morning was
mingled with fear that their clothes
would not arrive before orders come
for entraining- The whole company
wants to break into the big league"
with both shoes shined, and brand new
army clothes.
The Fourth of July program of the
company will include attending a base
ball game, a military exhibition drill
and general camp duties.
A large crowd of town people had
already sought the shade of Wash
burn campus for the celebration of the
holiday at noon today. The soldiers
are putting on a show for the occa-
sion.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-04
HONOR OLD GLORY
Parls Goes Wild as Z. S. Troops
Parade Streets.
Americans Leave Thursday for
Camp Near Battle Line.
BIG OVATION IN LONDON
Stars and Stripes Fly From
Victoria Tower.
BalfOur Guest of Honor at
Americans Banquet.
BY W. S. FORREST.

Paris. July 4.-Paris went wild with
enthusiasm today in acclaiming its
gratitude to America. its millions
cheered themselves hoarse "a bat
TALON of Pershing's bronzed veterans
swung along in parade, sagerness to
get at the foe appearing in every snap
Ply step. They cheered again, so
thunderously that the whole city
seemed a roar. as they espied General
Pershing himself and their own idol,
Papa" Joffre hurrying N an automo-
bile thru the streets.
First on the program of Frances
old time American celebration of the
glorious Fourth was the presentation
of flags to the American commander,
Major General Pershing. al the In
valides. There the great court was
surrounded by troops massed four
deep. The greatest notables of France
were assembled in the center and
they like the populace and the troops
themselves. cheered as the Stars and
Stripes were presented.
Cheer Pershing and Joffre.
Pershing and Joffre then motored
across the city to the cemetery. The
military review came later, thru
streets that bIazed with American
flags and the tri-coIor of France. and
We're lined with cheering throngs.
Never has Paris seen such a display of
enthusiasm.
ne same DdIIdllOn Oh american
troops that We're the heroes of this oc
casion. will leave tomorrow for the
permanent camp of the American eX-
peditionary army somewhere in
France"-and somewhere near the
battle line. There they will start
training for the trenches. Their com
rades, now at "A French port" will
arrive later.
Soon the whole American force will
move still nearer the fighting line and
get into action.
London Celebrates the Fourth.
London. July 4--By order of the
king the Stars and Stripes was flying
from the Victoria tower of the house
of parliament today and also on all
other government buildings. beside
the Union Jack. Private buildings
We're hedecked with American flags
as never before. Thousands of per-
sons in the streets wore small flags
and wagons and automobiles were
decorated with the American emblem.
Premier Lloyd George was interested
actively in arrangements for the cele-
bration of the Fourth. The Welsh
guards band played American airs at
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-04

W. Il. Bird, travelling accountant. has
gone to Portland, Ore, to join Mrs Bird
in two weeks vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w. Feldner have gone
to Albuquerque, n. Mex, where they will
spend the next week.
Fireman Payne of Kansas City. is a
visitor in Topeka. Mr.. Payne is the guest
of relatives while here.
L, The Ladies society Of the B. of L. F. and
Mrs T. Roy Hoover at Argentine.
Machinist and Mrs. John Cogson have
changed their residence from 7O1 Branner
street to 507 Chandler street
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Fairchild Locust
City.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Davis have re-
turned to their home in Emporia after Wis
iting Mr.. and Mrs. w. c. Keiser Mr.
Davis was formerly employed by the com
pany at Topeka as an engineer.
Miss Blanche White has returned to her
work in the general claim department
after spending a two weeks vacation in
California.
Mrs. Katharine Cuthbert has resigned her
position in the general claim department
after working for the company the past
six years. Mrs. Cuthbert before her mar
riage in June was Miss Katharine Devlin
b. ID. Langdle, travelling accountant ex-
poets to leave shortly for Galveston, Texas
to spend his vacation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-04
CAN'T PROVE ACE
w. III. Trefry, However, Regis
ters and Satisfies Officials.
All Records of Birth Have
Been Destroyed.

w. H. Trefry, manager of the Ford
agency in Topeka, questioned by fed
eral agents as to his age, registered
at the office of the city clerk late
Tuesday evening After several days
spent by him in an investig alton, in
Guiding a trip to his birthplace in
Missouri, he was unable to prove posi-
lively that he was 81 years of age
June ., registration day. On the other
hand the government has no positive
information that he was only so years
of age on that date
Mr.. Trefry gave the government
the benefit of a doubt" said Frank
Campbell United States commissioner,
TO-DAY, and registered. We are not
positive that he is inside of the regis
tration age and he is not positive that
he is outside of it,
Trefry's insurance policies show
that he was only 80 years of age when
They show his birthday as June Is
and that he was not 81 years of age
until that date. A telegram from his
mother shows that he was 81 years of
age May 1 5, twenty days before regis
tration.
Records Destroyed.
Between the time the federal agents
ilrst questioned him and Tuesday eve
ming Irefry went to Missouri and ac-
cordlng to Commissioner Campbell
maze an honest effort to prove his
age He reported that he found the
son of the physician who had Off
clated at his birth and that the son
reported he had destroyed all his
fathers records five years ago. He
found no other official records show
ing his birth
Trefry explained the birthday. June
0, given in his insurance policies, to
commissioner Campbell. He stated
that since he was boy he has looked
upon June Is as his birthday but that
last fall or winter when his mother
was here following Trefrys marriage,
the question of his age came up. His
mother stated at that time that his
birthday was May 3 instead of June
Is.
June 4, the day before registration,
Trefry telegraphed his mother and
asked her if May 15 was his correct
birthday. The reply was that it was
correct. The insurance policies and
the telegram from Trefry's mother are
all either the government or Trefry
has to go on and the matter was set
tied when Trefry registered Tuesday
evening.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-04

st. James palace as did the orchestras
in all the theaters.
Admiral Sims n Guest.
Ambassador Page and Mrs. Page
held an informal reception this after
noon The American society will give
a banquet tonight with Foreign Sec
rotary Balfour as the guest of honor.
Other guests will be Lord Robert Ce-
ell, Vice Admiral Sims. U. S. N, Ad-
miral Jellicoe. chief of the naval
staff: Sir William Robertson, chief
of the imperial staff at army head
quarters and the staff which accom-
panied Mr.. Balfour to the United
States. Francis Powell, chairman of
the society will preside and toasts
will be given to King George and
President Wilson.
Other societies are celebrating the
day. American war veterans living
here are celebrating the day. Gordon
Selfridge spoke at patriotic concert
under the auspices of the British and
Foreign Sailors society. The Marquis
of Lincolnshire made an address at
the National Liberal club. The Sell
bourne society's celebration extends
from JULY 4 to 10