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The Alaska daily empire., 1917-03-01

These are among the finest days of the year in Alaska clear bracing and full of the lure of the hills Just enough frost in the air to make the trails good all who can get away to take hike upon the next ridge for look at the world boyond-(Seward Gate way)
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-03-01
Giddap!

Every time we see a picture of the Kaiser we recall the fact that Willie Makepeace works for the Poyle Engineering Company in Gin natl.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-03-01
Hern's Another.

Another entry in the Greatest Tightwad contest is Dayton (OD man who left home for a week and stopped his penny paper for that length of time.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-03-01

Gold received by the San Francisco Mint in Jan uary totaled 45449795 oz. silver 1O3,243O1 Con- age executed was 290OOO haEdollars, 15OOOOO quar. ters 32OOO0 dimes and 100000 cents. The vaults con tain $44S 61S43 Since its inception the local mint has coined money to the value of $2O2214O6S687.- (AIning and Scientific Press)
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-03-01
Luke McLuke Says

If a man is a success he planes it on himself If he is a failure he gives credit to his grandfather,
 What has become of the old
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-03-01
Rattle

Don't strike the poor old rattle
 snake,
 Just let him lie and blink; For, if a pass at him you make, You'd rattle him ] think.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-03-01
Why

Why be broke when A. Fortune can always. be found at 11S w. Third street, Lima, O.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-03-01
Our Daily SneciaI.

The Winner Is Always Willing. To Admit That It Was Fair Fight.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-03-01
BITS OF BY . PLAY By Luke McLuke
 -:- Copyright by Cincinnati En-
 quirer.
Paw Knows EHerYthing

Paw KNOWS EVeryIhlnB. Willie-Paw, what is a political traitor?
 Paw-A man who leaves our par ty and goes over to the other party, my son.
 Wnlie-But what is man who leaves the other party and comes over to our party?
 Paw-He is a political convert who has seen the error of his ways, my son.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-03-01

How Do We Know? lazy Fine works for the Chicago Herald.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-03-01

Marriage Works Wonders. One day last week Mrs Lulu Law ender, of Canton, Ohio, became Mrs. Angel White.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-03-01
Here He Isl

Clod Hopper works for the New State Garage at Bristow, Okla.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-03-01

Things to Worry About, A frog has no tonsils.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-03-01
Names Is Namns

Helen B. Happy lives at New Or leans, La.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-03-01

The road to hell is paved with submarines (Wrangell Sentne)
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-03-01
Huh

The eligible young men who work at the Big Four local freight office in Cincinnati, do not act bit scared even though they know that Sarah l.. Ketcham is also em- ployed there.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1917-12-28

Vern South, who enlisted in the
aviation corps about a month ago, is
now i'll the training camp at Kelly
field, San Antonio, Texas A letter
Just received by his parents here states
that so far he is enjoying army life
all right, and thinks he may soon be
transferred to Long Island, New York
to complete his training. Nern says
the worst feature Of that southern des-
ert country are the frequent terrific
sand storms. These storms are OF
such violence that last week three Of
the soldier boys got caught in a storm
out on the desert and died from eX
| DOSure.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1917-12-28

We should all know and we should
all remember that at the time Of our
war with Spain the German emperor
secretly proposed to England that the
English and German fleets should
place themselves between our fleet
and Cuba, and that England not
merely said no but added that, if the
English ships placed themselves any
where, it would be between the Amer
lean fleet and the fleets Of Europe.
eff l had had a larger feet" said
Bloody Bill, the Kaiser, "Pd have
taken Uncle Sam by the scruff Of the
neck"
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1917-12-28

The Director of the Bureau of
Mines at Washington has recently APP
pointed for every county in the Uni
ted States agents for all kinds of eX-
plosives. County Clerk Eimers, cX-
plosive agent for this county, has APP
pointed as his deputy for Cottonwood
NJ. M. Belknap, and for Greencreek,
Joseph Sohn, who will issue licenses to
all those in this vicinity having eXplo-
sives in their possession, or who wish
buy explosives.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1917-12-28
HOW TO TACKLE THE CUES
TIONAIRE.


The QUESTIONABLE that is being sent
to all draft registrants as the first step
of second call to military service
looks like formidable document, but
in reality it is simple enough. AS
long as the recipient can keep from
being frightened by the voluminous
appearance Of the official form, and
can exercise modicum Of common
sense in reading and digesting the in
structions, he stands good chance OF
filling out the blanks correctly and in
way that will not endanger the san
ity Of the exemption board that has tc
read the result.
BIT if he finds himself really per
picked he should take no chances
Free advice is to be had every day by
asking those having authority to as
sist the registrants, who will, if neeC
be, supervise the whole process Of fill
ing out the questionaire. If man i
in doubt he ought never to risk In
own Interpretation, but should hastel
to get expert advice speed is de-
sirable thino.n getting the blanks
fille5ut and handed in, for delay and
east minute rush will pile new bur
lens on the willing but weary shout
ders of the exemption officials. But
speed at the expense of accuracy and
is most undesirable, for it
adds to the troubles of the officials.
The wording Of the QUESTIONABLE has
been planned with an eye to simplicity
and clearness. 1t is the plain duty Of
every registrant to read his copy close
~ and carefully, and to be sure that
Ike knows what he is doing before he
goes ahead. A little intelligent APP
plication thus employed will immense
ly aid the draft process.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1917-12-28

Secretary McAdoo says; The man
who subscribes for a government bond,
and is advertised as a patriot for do
ing so, is not a patriot if he imme-
diately sells that bond on the market
when he does not imperatively need
the money. 1t is not mere subscrip-
ton to a bond that helps the govern
ment; it is by actually lending money
to the government and not by merely
promising it and shifting the load to
some one else that the citizen really
helps in this critical time"
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1917-12-28

A number Of subscriptions to the
Chronicle will expire this week, and
we trust all will renew promptly.
Since the price of paper and all other
material used in a printing office has
more than doubled within the last
couple of years there is scarcely any
profit in subscriptions at $3.50 year.
We will stay with the old rate as long
as we can, but must ask all to pay in
advance. Many country papers are
raising to 81 year, and it looks like
all of them will be forced to do so be-
fore long or go out Of business.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1917-12-28

1t is well known fact that when a
person feels discouraged and despond
ent, nothing drives the blues away so
quickly as the sight of beautiful flow
ers. With this end in view our COM
mercial club on Christmas remember
ed its member in distress-FeliX Mart
zen-with a beautiful boquet Of flow
ers, sent to him at the hospital in
Spokane, where he is under special
treatment for his injured eyes,
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1917-12-28

You can pay one-half your taxes
before the first of January and the
county will carry the balance without
penalty or interest for six months
Failure to pay the first installment
causes the whole amount to become
due and subject to the penalty. You
can pay your taxes through either one
of our local banks.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1917-12-28

Only the people of Oregon, Wash
ington, Wyoming, Idaho, Colorado
and Kansas will get a good view of
the total eclipse of the sun next June.
But, cheer upl Maybe the rest of US
will be getting good view Of the to-
tai eclipse of the kaiser before that
time.-W ashiugton Herald.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1917-12-28

Governor Alexander has appointed
Robert Griffith Of Whitebird county
commissioner, to succeed j. o.
Rhoades, who recently regigned thai
position. Mr.. Griffith served as com
missioner of this county y years ago
Mru6o. sffion q Cottonwood, who
was also a commissioner at that time,
says there is not a man in Idaho coun-
ty better qualified for this position
than Mr.. Griffith.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1917-12-28

No better endorsement of the grand
and noble work of the Red Cross and
Y. Nj, c. A. could be given than the
following words, which appear in near
ly all of the letters sent home by the
soldiers: II don't know what we
would do without the Red Cross and
the Y. NJ. c. A., and l hope the folks
at home will keep on supporting them
liberally"
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1917-12-28

Secretary of War Baker has plan
to permit farmer boys in the army to
return to their homes at periodical in
tervals to assist in crop production.
He outlined it Saturday to a delega-
ton of New York farmers who pre-
tested against conditions created by
the scarcity of labor.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1917-12-28

All of the streams throughout this
portion of the country arc full to ov-
erhowing, the result of the heavy rains
of the last couple of weeks, 1t is
feared that a number of bridges will
be washed away if the wet weather
continues. All of the old-timers say
this is the wettest winter in the his
tory of this country.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1917-12-28

A Washington dispatch dated Dec.
oath says: Christmas eve finds the
American Red Cross membership
drive well past the goal of 100000,
with incomplete reports indicating
that about 100000 new members
have been enrolled throughout the
country during the past week.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1917-12-28

Farmers and sheepmen, be sure to
read Harry Cranke's auction sale no
tice in this issue of Shropshire sheep,
the sale to take place at Cottonwood
on Saturday, Jan, 9th at l o'clock
1t is a well known fact that Shrop-
shire sheep will pay better than 100
ner cent on the investment.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1917-12-28

Although rain fell in torrents last
night quite crowd enjoyed "Freck-
les show at the Orpheum. No
doubt there would have been a full
house had the weather been even half
dappnt
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1917-12-28

Uncle Sam, as usual, never does
anything by halves The nation
started out to get ten million new Red
Cross members, and the number al
ready secured will reach nearly fifteen
millions
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1917-12-28

The most dangerous enemies are not
the men who bluntly say they would
fight for the kaiser, but those who
conceal their sentiments under an out
ward show of loyalty to the United
States Oregonian.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1917-12-28

The "drys" can safely argue that
one advantage of prohibition is that it
saves a good many thousands of fell
lows the bother Of swearing Off on
New Years Day.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1917-12-28

Farmers tell us that the local mer-
chants have the catalogue houses back
ed of the map when it comes to prices
on shoes and other necessities at this
time.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1917-12-28

Start the new year off right by re-
ncwing your subscription to the Chron-
icle. 1t viii ease your conscience and
make you eat and sleep better.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1917-12-28

Happy New Year to ~.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1917-12-28

Red Cross ball next Tuesday night,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-19
Minor League Owners 7 Must Wait For Coin
 For Drafted Players

New Haven, Sept. 19-Owners of minor league clubs, should any of their players be drafted by the ma jors, will have to wait for their money until the player actually en- ters the service of the drafting club, according to information received yesterday by President Collins of the New Haven club. It is planned to hold the draft price in trust until the player reports. Should the player enter the war the draft price shall be at once returned to the drafted club on announcement. by it of the ean- cellation of5such selection.
 The ruling further stiplates that a major or minor league club which purchased pulayer shall have no right to the return of the amount actually paid by it for his release if the player joins it, even if he is sub sequentlyF drafted into military ser vice. x.
 In that event, however, all deferred payment shall be stayed : until the player agaIn reports to the purchas- ing club and it has had reasonable opportunity it desires to retain him. If retained, the deferred payments must be made. Should he not be re- tained he shall revert to the selling club.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-19

helders too much of an edge. I early tried to remedy that defect in myself and I believe can 4truthfully say that I can hit equally we'll into either right or left field and generally at will.
 "Other batters have a weakness in that, they are either sluggers who always hit healthy wallops to the out field, or else are weak hitters who roll out inf1eId hits. Now both have their defects, for the ie1ders> can lay for either kind of hitting. I en- deavor to break up the monotony. In short try to give the fe1ders some. thing that they are not expecting so that they can never plot out a cam paign to stop me. I will not claim that any batter alive can drop balll
 on any particular square yard of am going right, can drive four out of five fast balls within -15 feet of where want them to go.
 s"That- is to say within 1 5 feet of any given spot on the infield. I can not, guard against hitting grounders or popping up high flies. Except in bunting there are seldom occasions where a batter wants to hit ground CTS, anyway. And he never wants to hit flies unless they are very long and potential home runs. What he aims to do is to hit the ball square. Now I cannot be certain that I wilt hit the ball square, but can be certain, four times out of five on a fast ball, that will hit 1t in a given direction within 15 feet of where-I aimed it.
 "On a curve couldn't be so sure. But I believe that can do the same with more than half the curves that I face
 .I believe that it would pay every major league club, to have a man to do nothing but coach batters. A fel- low gets into a slump for no reason that he cah see. But 8 trained man who knows batting could see the req son, and coach the batter out of his slump. The pitchers claim they can make a batter pull his hits into either left or right field. if they have good | control. They can't dc it if the bat ter has any sense.
 For instance. if they put one over on the inside of the plate can easily
 overcome that handicap by stepping back from the plate little. If it
 comes the other way I step into the strike to meet 1t better. A little foot WoIA Oa S1Ac part Ol tAlS UdltSE WAL overcome an awful lot of the ad-
 vantage the pitcher usually has. Then, too, have learned that
 when am having an off time with
 the stick if elevated my elbow a little IT can get back into a truer I swing. There are lots of little tricks
 that the batter can experiment. with to break himself of a bad hitting ] habit. Lots of things. if he only had some trained observer to point them l out. Of course, the manager might do this but he is much overworked on the field as it is. He hasn't time i for everything and can't be bothered l with too many details
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-19

railroad depot several months ago has caused internal disorder from which he has suffered great pain. It has caused him to lose weight and has sapped his vitality.
 Giants Worried.
 The Giants make no secret of their concern over the matter. They re- alize that Herzog is needed in the world series, for while Jimmy Smith has shown himself to be an excellent inf1elder he is a poor batsman and lacks experience. Herzog, on the other hand, has had world series ex- perience and is conceded to be one of the greatest money players in the country. And in addition Herzog has been the pivot about Which the New York machine revolved. He has been the source from which has come the fighting spirit that has been such an important factor in many a New York victory this season.
 So every member of the New York team is hoping against hope that the controversy will be patched up and that Herzog soon will be back with the club. The Giants themselves are of the opinion that Herzog should be given 8 rest and, although they guard their opinions, they feel that the man agement has acted too hastily in ban ming him.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-19
Hawaiian Regatta Day
 Provides Great Sport Z.
 Program for Natives

Hawaii and Oahu and the other Pearls of the Pacific being islands with great deal of very wet water in the neighborhood, 1t is only nat ural that the inhabitants should take naturally to acquatic sports and pas times. The born Hawaiian takes to the water like a duck, and feels quite as much at home in it. Regatta Day, which will be celebrated tomorrow is the great legal holiday of the mid Pacific isles. Men, women and chill bdren, whites. natives, Japanese and or participate in the events of Regat- ta Day.
 Nobody works on that glorious day, except newspaper men, policemen, and a few otehr slaves. Picked crews from all the islands gather in Homo lulu, and the clubhouses along the course are occupied by the social, po- 1itical and financial leaders of the territory.
 To the white visitor, one of the most interesting events on the pro gram is the race between the Jap anese fishermen in their sanpans. The big yellow skinned watermen send their clumsy barges through the water at a speed that seems incredible to any Caucasian who has ever tried to handle the big, crude scullipg oar of the Japs. This contest always ex- cites wild enthusiasm among the thousands of Japanese spectators, and the women, clad in brilliant kimonos, cheer as vocfferouslyyas. the men. ] 2. The inter- 5isfand caupeyy yyracesb sbetweem
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-19
CHICAGO R00TERS1OLD ROSEBUD TO
 OUT TO LOOK OVER TACKLE RIVALS IN GIANTS IN ACTION BIG SPECIAL EVENT

New York, Sept. 1s.-There was much talk atNthe Aqueduct track yes- terday regarding the fine race run by Old Rosebud on the opening day, cou- pied with regret that there had not been a horse in the Bayview hand leap to extend the Western marvel, so that he would show his real speed.
 The track managers rose to the oc- casion with an; offer of $2,000 to be added to special race for Saturday that. would be arranged to include the pace that was lacking for the con. tenders in Mondays contest The of fer is a handicap at a mile and a six rteenth or a mile and an eighth, to be run next Saturday, with the heaviest impost to be 126 pounds
 The contenders wanted Cor Old Rosebud are Harry Payne Whitney's 8 Regret and Andrew Miller's Roamer. These are horses that possess the same quality of early foot that makes Old Rosebud such a remarkable racehorse Andrew Miller was quick to accept the offer on behalf of the oId-time champion, Roamer, which already has a. victory over Old Rosebud to his credit this season. Neither MT. Whit ney nor Trainer Rowe was at Aque- duct. but it is hoped they will. start Regret, the fastest mare in training in such a race. >
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-19
" COBB EXPLAINS HOW
 HE PLACES HIS BASEHlTS
Detroit sugger Says He Studies Different Pitchers and
 Figures How to Meet Ball squarely

Ty Cobb in the October number of the Baseball Magazine, in discussing his present great showing, has a word to say on that favorite old argument, Place Hitting. Says Ty:
 .tI am not overly superstitious. Of course I pick up pins in the street, once in while. all players do. And if have particularly good day at the bat I am apt to follow the same general, routine the next day. I inn agine every one has some lingering recollection of superstition in his cranium. He realizes that 1t Is child ish, no doubt. But there is this much reason to it all. If you have fool ideas that litter up your mind, it is best to defer to them so that you can face the problem in hand with a perfectly clear conscience and nothing lurking back there in the recesses of your cranium to trouble you.
 "I' am not scoring so many runs as I used to, but the team isn't so strong. The big sticks that used to help me on my way, aren't so much in evil dence., In base running I am not taking quite so many chances as did. In the latter part of the season, when I have a comfortable margin to work on, am liable to. cut loose, if feel right. But in batting, to tell the truth, I don't think I was ever better.
 t'This is my thirteenth season in the big tent.t Now I have been moderately busy those l 3 years. I guess I have got as much action out of my legs as the next man. I don't regard myself as a crippled old man by any means. In fact, feel pretty spruce for my age. But II am not denying that some of the spring has gone out of my legs, and I don't recuperate as used to. There's difference between good that he could dodge the dicer- good that hec ou1d dodge the dicer- ence. But so far, I am bound to say, that added experience has more than 1 made up for any slowing up.
 'As I look back some six or eight years and think of the ginger I used to, have in those days, can only wish I knew as much about batting then, as do now. I haven't much brains but am getting by, by using all have to the best advantage. l know a lot about batting that I didn't use to know. It is easy for lpe now to get cluster of hits whenA things
 are breaking right just by using my l noodle In the old days lost many al hit I would have made if had had the experience and knowledge of bat
 ting that have now. Of course l there is, and always will be, a big clement of luck in hitting. But in
 the long run and under normal con ditions I am. pretty sure of myself
 these days and I don't greatly care who is pitching or what he gives me. l There is a good deal to this, place hitting. I have observed that many l fine hitters have a Fundamental | weakness in their work. Some are almost invariably right or left field | hitters. That is bad. for it gives the