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accused Of doing. The Wall street game is not tiddle- de -winks. It X absolutely meroiless. 1t is played fo. the most part with marked cards. Iay Gould once sold a railroad stock short not only to tie limit of the capital stock Of the read but to the limit of the printing press that he had turning out the bogus stock He bought 1t all back at the bedrock price, to be su1s. and erass.d ot his Ssr.wd,sss Ten thousand otbsr dsI.l. of thi. sort. many of them crlnHnaL could be found flr-the History of the street. Ths stock market is not only gambling game but a crooked ono at that. It IS a device whereby the sleek and well-fed may increase their rotundity, whereby he that has banks, railroads and plants intlusted to his care may cnra an hdndred -folc over his legiti- mate salary by sk.nning his stock holders by manipulation of theii sacks and ca ,ch them coming and going. Let DC one gtieve for a mo- ment if t shlll be proved that MG- AGoo, Tumuliy, Boiling and Henry have made a few thousands or a few millions in Wall street. They have but beate:. samhltrs at their own game anG. g We hevo said, it Is a crooked, roi IT game.
 aU crime .n anything that these men ha.e beca .harged with doing. 9ut c:ialo is low thing except in those raIe cases where a crime is proved tha' $ ely technical and may be entirely unreprehenslble. There is a long step from crime to that plane WI ere every decent man is suppos>d t. walk. And by every decent man is meant the average American. There is such a thing as honor. There
 s such a thing as loyalty. and trust worthiness, and responsibility. A man who is guided by those and other hIrh lights never sees the abyss of crime except from afar. And It is this higher morality that Americans expect from their leading men. In President Wilson they are not disap- pointed as to those important essen- tials. He Is not strong in action, We regret to say, but his virtue. his honor is beyond question. However, he is being closely hit by this invos- tieation. His private and his official family are charged not with crime out with dishonor. McAdoo. his son. in-law Boiling. his brother-in law;
 Tumulty, his private secretary, are charged with treason. Not the treas- on that is punishable at law but to that finer, higher quality which Is only dimly, but none the less sure ly. perceived by the American people. If these men are guilty their pun office and a loss of public esteem. They vii then sink hack into the ob- scurity or semi -obscurity from which they came. But Wilson will be hurt, the democratic party will be hurt and every good measure now planned by the administration will be hurt,
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PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS.
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Tor first class work and prompt de- livery phone Main i5l and the rco- p:>'s laCi1ry will send and gel v'u
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In the homo CT in the camp. there . no commodity SO extsns,veiy used as meat. therefore it is upon that commodity that you should look to TOT economical buying. Following are few of our prices:
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Rates for ad dVertlsIag space in any known on application.
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PHONE MAIN 46.

26. lsO1, al the post oitlce al Nome. Alaska. under the Act ot Congress ot March ls1s.
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COMPARATIVE
 TEMPERATURES

Following are the lowest recorded on the days designated. The minus sign before a uumber means below zero
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NUGGET MINING AND DREDGING
 MARIANNE
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-03-30
BALBOA
By HAMILTON NJ. WRIGHT.

Prodigious works of steel and con-
crete have not alone made possible
the Panama Canal, the greatest en-
gineering achievement of all time,
but have entered into the construc-
ton of the huge piers, wharves, dry
docks and coaling stations. break
waters and other component parts Of
the Panama Canal Zone, ranking
both Cristobal and Balboa as among
the fine ports Of the world, and the
entire area as the most stupendous
CT show places beneath the stars and
stripes.
Hundreds IF thousands eff tons of
concrete and vast supplies Of steel
have been used in the construction Of
accessory equipment to the Panama
Canal. that. In its nature, is as mono
mental as the canal itself
The equipment is constantly being
added to and improved.
An entire battleship feet can be
coaled here.
The largest dreadnaught in the
world can &C into dry dock
The huge foundries and repair
shops can restore any broken or
damage part Of warship or mer-
chant vessel.
The c9nmissary department, which
purchases SD, Goc, 0Gc Of supplies an
naally, could outfit navy with food
ana ether necessaries for a cruise
around the world.
The entire Canal Zone is in a con
start state # progression and the
many improvements are a tremen-
Gcus addition 70 the wonders of a
trip "a Panama
The efficient work Of the Panama
Canal organ. alton touches upon
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-03-30

through the canal to the wharves at
Cristobal There they meet the
United Fruit steamers on opposite
sides Of the wharf. The lines reach
every port OF any size on the west
coast Of South America, which are
thus brought into direct touch with
our Atlantic and Gulf ports. The
trip to Buenos Aires saves time over
the old way and IS infinitely more
interesting
More and mere is the Panama
Canal becoming an objective point
for tourists Thrice have the
Shrlners been here II force. The
steady influx Of small parties IS con-
stantly increasing Those who de-
sire may stop at the fine hotels oper-
ated by the government, the Hotel
Washington at Ancon or the Tivoll
at Balboa. In an Uncle Sam operates
about twenty hotels on the Canal
zone. The commissary and hotel de
partment supplies about $4,000 peo-
pie daily with food, clothing and
other necessaries. There are about
5000 white employees ON The Canal
Zone and 1900 West Indians. There
are 5000 soldier lads here. but ult.-
matcly there will be 25.Ga0
Today the Panama Canal Zone is
spic. span and orderly. 4 ride
through the locks by ship and then
back hy train along the line Of the
huge waterway with gllmpsCs of the
shipping 7r of great forests Of dead
trees half submerged and covered
with orchids, IS a vision Of q pri-
meval world. is a popular way Of
seeing manklrds -r,a attest engineer
ing work
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every phase of human activity.
Libraries, schools, fOundries, railroad
yards, clubs, hotels, play grounds,
lighting and water systems, military
barracks. plantations. a penitentiary,
cold storage plants. are administered
by the government Private hene-
ticence IS also present and in this
respect a marvellous work is being
done at Balboa by the Young Won
ems Christian Association. which
maintains building where food, rest
and entertainment are provided.
OF supreme interests are the two
huge coaling plants located at
Cristobal and Balboa respectively.
The plants have a total emergency
storage capacity of Zoo, 900 tons of
coal. Their normal capacity is 500
co. tons. The Cristctal plant. on the
Atlantic side, covers nineteen acres.
1t can unload coal. brought in for
storage, at the rate Of geo tons PER
hour. It can reload at the rate af
2,40e tons per hour. Ships can dis
charge ana receive coal at the same
time ct this plant, the unloaler
wharf being at one side of the pier
and the reloader wharf being at the
other side. The plant has approxi-
mately one-half mile Of terthing
So ace for vessels To Moor alongside.
with a jepth # water IF farty-one
feet at mean sea level. Giant NOV
irF bridges. known as stocking and
retaining bridges. sHan th- vast
ccal piles and are visible = long dis
tance away The coaiing plant at
Raiboa is approximately 3ne-half the
size If that al Crist4hal The un-
loader wharf is $50 feet lcnr. the re-
loader wharf $50 feet long A Tea
ture Of both plants IS the sub
aqueous Or under water storage 9f
coal. The sub-aqueous "coal bin" at
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-03-30

Cristobal is 300x500 feet, with the
bottom twentyfour feet below SEE
Level.
Then there are the big dry dock
available either for the navy or me-
chant shipping. The largest wa
vessel in the world could enter th
great dry dock at Balboa at the Pa
ci5c terminal Of the canal This dry
dock IS the second LARGEST in the
w-rll and the LARGEST in the Amer
ieas. 1t is l.Cne fest long. HE feet
Uiae, and has depth Of 50 feet over
the blocks. at mean TIDE The dock
at Crist0bal is see feet long and -
feet wide, with 2 depth at mean high
water If l3 feet s inches over the
blocks Peth docks are closed Isl
mitle gates similar tx those used GA
the Panama Canal locks
Coming into Cristobal today the
,isitor of a few years ago is dtnaze1
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S29.327 .504.22; the total revenues
were S27, 339, S88.S9.
A new trade is developing through
the Panama Canal It has become q
point of transit for passengers be
tween the United States, the Pacific
coast Of South America and even
Ruenos Aires and the River Plate
country on the Atlantic Through an
arrangement made by the United
Fruit Company, whose fleet is the
largest flying the American flag,
with three steamship companies OF
Grating along the Pacific coast of
South America, q man is able to
make the trip between New York
and Buenos Aires going by way Of
Valparaiso, Chile. and the Trans
Andean railway with a thousand
miles less travel than # he took a
steamer straight between the two
points via the Atlantic Ocean
To-Day the steamers Of the three
lines. the Pacific Steam Navigation
Company. the Campania Sud Ameri-
cara De Napores. and the Peruvian
Steamship Company, conc to the
Pacific entrance Of the canal and 20
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-03-30
ASTHMA SUFFERER.

charge, of a simple home treatment
Tor asthma which cured me after ply.
stclans and change OF climate failed
| am SO grateful for my present good
health. after years of suffering that
want every one 10 know Of mis- won
derful treatment. Mrs. Nellie Evans.
! % 555. n S. Des Molnes. La.ga-
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-03-30
wa TCRs FOR OUR EgG
SAFE EVERY SATUREDA 2

OSCAR F. MAYER'S PURE LARD, this sale,
lbs for .................. ..................
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-03-30
REMODELING HUEHN
BUSINESS BUILDING

Geo Pea son * Son have started
work on Tho femode ing Of tae flne6n
block. oue - tlle oldest and Ia gest
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WLSONAPPEALS TO TRADE;
ASKS ONE PRICE FOR ALL,
PATRIOTISM ABOVE PROFIT
Texas Responds to
Tobacco Fund Plea

IT went up more than $1,000
yesterday, the Sun Tobacco
Fund for Our Soldiers in the
Trenches. The total stands now,
at $11,179.40.
Among yesterdays contribu-
tors was John Mccormack, the
Irish tenor, who gave 500 for
himself and $25 each for his two
children, Cyril and Gwen.
Members Of the Stock Ex-
change pooled $231.77 for the
fund and the Stock Exchange
Luncheon Club donated $35. 10.
The list of the day included
eleven citizens from Raymonds-
vile, Tex. Thus far the fund has
had letters from Canada, Maine,
Florida, South Dakota and now
Texas.
Gus Edwards and his company,
which includes those juvenile ia
vorites Cuddles and George,
have been added to the benefit
programme. The tickets for this
performance, which win be held
in the Winter Garden on Sunday
evening, July 20, will be put on
sale Saturday.
THE SUN fund employs no So
licitors or agents. The story Of
the days events and letters will
be found on page 3.
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POLICEMAN IN JAIL
FOR REVENUE FRAUD
Michael Imbriaie Accused of
Stumbling Saloon Keepers.

Patrolman Michael Imbrlale OF the
West Tooth street police station was
arrested yesterday afternoon by United
States Marshal James NJ. Power in the
office of acting Borough Inspector Muir
ply at Brooklyn Police Headquarters
on an indictment charging him with
conspiring to aid another in impersonat-
ing United States revenue officer. I'm
briale was relieved of his shield and
other police property and then locked up
In the Raymond street Jail. To-day he
will be arraigned before Judge Chatfield
OF the United States District Court
According to United States District
Attorney Melville j. France, Imbrlale
and the other man worked a scheme
which is altogether new and netted
them considerable money. Imbriale's $
companion. District Attorney France
said, would first enter a downtown sa-
loon generally one operated by an Ital-
ian. and inform the saloon keeper he
owed sum OF money ms internal rev.
enue tax on his stock OF liquors. Dur
ing the discussion Imbriale would enter
the place, apparently by chance, and
assure the saloon keeper the bogus rev.
enue collector was a real Government
official
The plan invariably worked and the
saloon keeper without question gave the
collector" the mony which the latter
said was due the Government, The spe-
cific charge against Imbriale is that with
the other man he obtained $40 in this
manner from Louis Recene. 225 Hud.
son avenue Brooklyn.
Imbriale is 33 years old. married. and
| lives at S5 Lafayette avenue, Brooklyn
He has been on the force six years and
has a good record. About two years
ago he was assigned to the Sixth
! branch detective bureau for a short time
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-07-12
BANTAMS, CHEER UP!
ARMY WILL TAKE YOU
Height Minimum NoD S Fl. I
and Weight 40 Pounds.

WASHINGTON. July IL. - Small men
make as good soldiers as big men in the
revised opinion Of the War Department,
which has instructed recruiting stations
to open the ranks OF the regular army
TO men 5 feet inch in height and who
weigh llO pounds.
The order was issued on the basis OF
a recommendation made by Surgeon
General Gorgas. who advised that good
men were being kept out by the mini
mum height and weight limits Of feet
inches and 120 pounds
The new orders will have a wide effect
in National Guard recruiting and prob
ably in selections for the national army
Regular army standards govern both OF
these services In general way.
The regular army still was short some
forty thousand men whea recruiting
closed yesterday. only 1.226 men having
been accepted during the day. Vermont
| added two men, making eighty-sever
furnished from that state since April
on q quota Of no.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-07-12
U-BOATS' TOLL
ONCE MORE CUT
Fourteen Big Ships Sunk in
Week, Nearly Equalling
Lowest Record.

LONDON, July 11.-Great Britain's
antl-submarine campaign was success
full last week. coming within an ace Of
equalling the best record since ruthless
sea warfare began. In all only II Brit
ish merchant vessels were sunk. of which
IA were over 1900 tons In the previous
week 30 merchant ships we're sunk, of
which Is were over and under 1900
tons.
Every other feature OF the situation
is shown TO be favorable by the follow
ing report issued by the Admiralty:
Arrivals at and eailings from British
ports-Arrivals. 2.s9s sailings. ass.
This Is somewhat above the average.
British merchant ships unsuccessfully
attacked, including previously, IT.
British fishing vessels sunk. including
previously. T.
In March, when submarines were
greatly handicapped, there were sunk in
the week ended March IL only II ships.
OF which IS were over 1000 tons Last
week II of the ships sunk were over
1900 tons. Only this prevents last
weeks record frem equalling the best
yet. 1t is easily the second best record
made in the nineteen weeks from
March 4.
In the week ended June the total
OF ships sunk WAS only IS, OF which Is
were over 1900 tons. In the three
weeks preceding the totals have been 90
2s and So This contrasts strikingly
with the losses in late April, when the
submarines seemed to reach the heiS hi
of their efficiency and sank So and 81
ships in the weeks OF April 22 anC
April 90.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-07-12
SLACKERS! SAYS POLL,
AND STIRS BROADWAY
Bluejacket's Parrot Helps Re-
cruiting for Navy.
You're a slacker!"

1Ou n
You're a liar, and II you say that
again I'll knock the bloomin head off
your shoulders :"
This torrid dialogue caused many
strollers in Broadway last night 10 pause
in their scramble toward tho theatres
One OF the parties to the controversy
was an Arizona blueJacket The party
OF the second part happened TO be any
and every body who might resent having
the Stacker accusation hurled In his
teeth. Not one resented the epithet, but
scores, and Jack was in such gale OF
good spirits that he never lost his tenn
per.
1t all came about this way: Jack Is
ashore for the sole purpose of winning
recruits for Uncle Sans navy. As he
strolls up and down Broadway In the
theatre district these evenings perched
on his shoulders is green and golden
parrot, who also has enlisted in the re-
cruiting cause. At given signal from
Jack Polly when Just abreast OF some
| passerby screeches: you're a Stacker -
| The person thus accused at once
stops In his tracks. and thinking It was
the sailor who insulted him starts Q
wordy colloquy until Polly again pipes
up With "Joined yet?''
Her last query spills the beans ,,tx
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-07-12
ELECTION WON
BY SINN FEINER
De Valera, Rebel Leader, Is
Chosen for Redmond's Seat
in Parliament.

LONDON, July I1.-Edward de Valera,
lament from East Glare to fll the va
cancy in the House OF Commons result
ing from the death OF Major William
Redmond, brother of John Redmond and
for years a prominent member Of the
Nationalist party in Parliament. who
was killed at the front last month.
De Valera. VINO contested the seat on
n platform calling for absolute inde-
pendence for ireland. received 500
votes against 2,035 for Patrick Lynch,
the Nationalist candidate. De Valera is
one of the Sim Feiners arrested at the
time of the revolution last year. He
was sentenced to death, but his sentence
was commuted to life Imprisonment and
he was released recently in the gen.
eral amnesty granted by the British
Government to pave the way for the
convention OF all Irish parties. looking
TO n settlement of the Irish problem.
Scenes OF wild excitement followed thu
announcement of the result OF the cleo
ton. De Valera addressed the crowi
and said 1t could no longer be alleged
that the Irish people did not want inde
pendence. The new member headed {
crowd of Sim Feiners who marched
through the town carrying republican
flags.
1t is believed in Dublin that the resul
of the election will interfere with the ar
rangements for the assembling OF tn
Irish convention. as 1t is considered 4
represent feeling of lack Of confidenc
in the good faith OF the coalition Gov
ernment and belief that the Irish part.
went too far in its consideration of tn
Governments war difficulties and re
ceived no adequate recognition OF tn
partys reasonable attitude.
The outcome, however. Is not taken I
mean any pro-German attitude on tn
! part of the voters.
The election OF De Valera by the un
expectedly large majority in a constitu
cncy which for years has returned tn
! official Nationalist candidate unoppose'
! has caused the greatest surprise and dis
/ appointment in Nationalist circles.
! The most sanguine Sim Feiners hope
/ only for a majority of from 1000 4
I 1900, and this revelation of how deepl.
/ Ireland Is permeated with repugnanc
! OF the Irish policy of the Government
and with objection to Nationalist coop
GRAFTON in the Ministerial attempts 4
/ bring about aD Irish settlement is re
! garded as a bad omen for the success Q
/ the convention. The Sim Feiners hav
steadily refused to have anything TO d
with the proposed convention and It 1
J feared that without Sim Fein represer
tation its decisions will not satisfy tn
Irish people,
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"DEFENSIVE WAR" ONLY
Peace Resolution Mnst EmphRsiEe
This, Says journal.
Special Gable Despatch 10 THE suS from fhe
London Tibles


AMSTERDAM. July 1.-THE Cologne
VoIkS Zeitung, which IL controlled by
Matthias ErEberRer, speaking OF the reso-
luton for peace says that any such res
olution must emphasize the fact that
Germany has waged the war from the
beginning as a defensive war alone and
defensive for the future as well as for
the present. The paper adds that II
peace Is not attained the submarine war
must continue 'to sink English AFRO
gance for world domination"
mo one In the Reichstag," continues
the paper. "ever doubted Won Hinden-
burg's word. We shall conquer II we
persevere until the submarine war has
done its work"
Another condition TO the agreement
says the Volks ZeituMO, is that four Par
liamentary State Secretaries, or Imperial
Ministers, must take over the control
of the imperial policy. II is possible to
attain an agreement only an such con-
dtions,
The agreement is even now endan-
gered by the refusal OF the Nationai
Liberals to accept formula OF unity
concerning war and peace aims. This
party has adopted policy OF oppost-
ton to the Chancellor, who does not
possess their confidence,
It Is not yet known exactly what
Herr Erzbergor said with reference to
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-07-12
COALITION CABINET FORMS
WITH GERNANLABOR POST;
ZLlNINERMANN FORCED OUT
KANSAN SUNK
BY SUBMARINE
Four Of Crew Lost as Ameri-
can Steamship Is Torpe-
dOed-Gunners Safe.

WASHINGTON, July 11.-State De-
partment dispatches received to-day
announcing the destruction OF the Amer
lean steamship Kansan by a German
submarine said four OF the crew were
missing. but that all the armed naval
guard were sare.
All on board were reported landed ex-
cept the following four members OF the
crew, who are considered lost:
First Assistant Engineer ]. NJ MUIR
ply, American; f. Aguirre, English A.
p. Kua of Honolulu and c. Hanan of
Singapore.
The master Of the American steam
ship Orleans, sunk by a submarine. re-
ported to the State Department to-day
the following missing:
Tamarantes, a Greek: T. Cleary, an
Irishman; A. Murillo, a Chilean, and A.
Nogot. a Filipino.
All members of the naval armed
guard were saved.
cable message received yesterday
by the France and Canada Steamship
Company from it's agent in Paris told
of the torpedoing Of the big freight
steamship Kansan. No details were
given, but II is supposed the Kansan
was in the vicinity OF the French coast.
The Kansan was chartered from the
Observation-Disclosures Line and was COM
manded by Capt. Z. A. Forsyth. She
sailed June 2S with foodstuffs and 1000
tons Of steel for the French Govern
ment valued at about $4,000, 900.
She was 1910 tons gross, was 400 feet
long and was built at Camden in 1903
She was held up last October while on
her way to Boston by U-boat So, which
visited Newport. sinking five steamships
after putting in there, was searched
and allowed to proceed. II December
last she was damaged by striking a
mine,
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FRANCE INSISTS ON
ALSACE AS A RIGHT
1--WE Cannot Admit a Plebis-
cite" Says Premier Ribot.

PARIS. July 11.-Premier Ribot, speak
ing before the Foreign Affairs Commit
tee OF the Senate, presided over by
ex-Premier Clemenceau, declared with
reference to Alsace-Lorraine
I'VE have an imprescriptible right
ever Alsace-Lorraine, which has been
torn from US by force. We cannot admit
n plebiscite. That is the opinion Of the
entire Government in which NJ. Albert
Thomas fully agrees"
NJ Thomas. member Of the War Coun-
ell and Minister Of Munitions has just
returned from visit to Petrograd.