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The daily Alaskan., 1917-01-09
SYSTEM AND PRINTING

Don't put 1t off, but order your printing now which You will need when you put h your new system.
 The Daily Alaskan job department Is better .equipped than ever to do your work. Prices right and work executed. if.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-01-09
Literal Apprehension.

She-Let's make up our minds to tell the folks we're engaged, He-But, darling, am afraid your father will kick.-Baltimore American.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-01-09
He Knew the Symptoms.

"Steward, how long will it be before we reach port?"
 About two hours, ma'am."
 "Oh. dear, 1 shall die before then"
 "Very likely, ma'am. But you'll be all right again when you've been ashore a little while.Y-Boston Tran script.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-01-09

Common sense Is in spite of, not the result of education.-VictorH Hugo.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-01-09

Discretion of speech IS more desir' able than eloquence.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-01-09

Mutilation used to Be a FaVorite Form of Punishment, and the slanderer's Tongue waS PIuekOd out-Tho Pen ally For High Treason. '.
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One OF Seven Wonders

The Pharos of Alexandria stood on
what was then rock lust outside
the entrance to the harbor Of that CITY
Alexandria was laid out by Alexan-
dria the Great, though he died before
1t was built. To protect shipping from
the sunken reefs the lighthouse was
put up on the island. This was
somewhere between 400 and 600 feet
high-the accounts differ. but an
Arab writer of the Seventh Centu,v
or our era, when it was still STANDING
put It's height at "one hundred statures
Of men"
The Pharos had four stages Of about
equal height. The lowest was SQUARE
the next hexagonaI the third cyIindr,
cal and the fourth was the lantern
form which light was flashed hv a
giant mirror to distance OF more thnr
100 miles at sea.
This mirror was it's greatest ma,,,o,
Probably made Of finely wrought al,
ana perhaps OF a real lens. II was 90
large that when the Arabs removoa g,
they were unable to raise Il again n
its place. "
In 87b the Pharos was turned TIT.
minaret. In o55 nm eartha,,ake ,br.u,
down its summit, In 1867 only tho lou,
est stage remained and this soon rou
heap OF ruins. No trace Of II now
remains but modern Iigbtbouso
STANDS nearby.-New York World
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London, May s.-Reuters Amster-
dam correspondent quoting Berlin ad-
vices. says:
1.-THE Reichstag has begun its second
reading Of the navy budget. DR.. F1eg-
er. naval reporter Of the budget COM
mittee. declared that the submarine
booty for April would not be less than
100000 tons and added that the
Reichstag looked forward to the &C
tivity by the German navy with con-
fident hope of speedy and victorious
peace.
Vice Admiral Won Capell. minister
Of the navy. who followed DR.. Fleger,
said:
This recognition is new stimulus to
us to fulfill Germany's expectations
regarding the U-boat, which have fac
ed enthusiastically the great task of
decisively intervening alongside our
victorious army. I assure you that the
U-boats will persevere until the end
We have the necessary boats, a train
ed personnel. fuel and all accessories.
Oficers and men are crowding for
ward for submarine service.
"'Of course losses also occur. Our
enemies defenses are increasing in
quantity and quality. but there is no
radical remedy against U-boats.
In England II was said We must
smoke out the bases: that is the sole
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One of Seven Wonders.

The walls of Babylon were built by
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Babylon was an an
cient city even in his day, but he
greatly enlarged and beautified it. The
walls were entirely of baked brick set
in bitumen, on every one of which his
name was stamped. How vast were
these walls is told by Herodotus and
many other ancient writer's. The city
formed square, fifteen miles on each
side. 1t was surrounded by moat
ten feet deep. full of water. The first
wall was double, an outer wall and an
inner wall, each about "a feet thick
and So feet apart the intervening space
filled in with dirt. The inner wall was
higher than the outer: the exact
height is not known, but it was prob
ably at least 100 feet and was sur
mounted by towers. Within this wall
was second, also double, and about
f1fty-fiv feet wide. 1t, too, was sur
mounted by towers, and we can only
guess at its height. Other walks, not
so thick, but rising ever higher.
formed circle after circle of defense for
the city. Herodotus speaks of the
walls being 335 feet high, Ctesias men
tons 300 feet. and DR. Banks says they
were probably not far from the truth.
The ruins today are forty feet high.
Cyrus captured Babylon without a
fight In 53S B. c.. By draining the river
Euphrates and sending his troops in on
the bed of the stream that traversed
the city. Darius took the city by
stratagem and threw down some of its
walls. In 4S4 B. c. Nerxes completed
the demolition, SO far as defensive fea
lures were concerned. In 275 b. c.
the inhabitants were transported to
Seleucia; what had been the METROPOLIS
of the world became a deserted village.
and what remained of it's wondrous
walls fell into decay.-New York
World.
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SH|PBU|LD|NG
Congress Leaders Will
Support Program
Billion Dollars Sought by the
Administration

washington, May 9.-Leaders OF
both parties in Congress at a CONFER
ence with President Wilson today
promised to support the administra-
tons billion dollar shipbuilding pro-
gram. Bills will be introduced immedi-
ately to give the shipping board $Soo'-
000, 900 for construction Of great steel
and wooden cargo fleet to run the Ger
man undersea blockade and the re-
mainder Of the money will be appro-
priated whenever needed.
1.-The billion dollars asked for ship
building is mere trifie compared
with what the allies are spending in
conduct Of the war" said Chairman
Denman Of the shipping board. after
the conference. ut may be far below
the amount we shall have to spend for
ships before the war is over. The
board aims to produce all the shipping
American yards can turn out at fore
ed speed and ask for more money
when the billion is spent.
1.-THE shipping plans will be completed
within few days. They would empower
the government to take over shipyards
and the output of steel mills If necessary,
but the administration believes such
power will not have to be exercised.
The shipping board plans to clear ship
yards of construction actually underway.
then to let contracts for standardized
steel cargo vessels. all built alike and Of
a design permitting a minimum time for
completion. 1t probably will adopt one
Of four designs already submitted.
One of these for ship Of $500 gross
%orpauo ;S ocpacially favorad II has
been built successfully on the Pacific
coast.
Building operations will be under the
direction Of Maj. Gen. George w. Goeth-
ais, manager Of the boards emergency
ship corporation, who also has charge of
the wooden shipbuildng program. The
present corporation will let contracts for
the steel ships also.
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Wednesday Brighton Market

Stock Yards, May 9.-The beef cattle
market was firm and there was fairly
large amount of cattle weighed i'll at the
scale house during the morning. Mich
cows were In about the usual supply and
none but the fancy cows sold quickly
Prices held at last weeks figures.
Mich Cow Sales-Otis II. Forbush sold
1 fancy heifer for $11o Hall Lowell
sold 20 mixers from $40 to spo. F. o.
Thompson sold a fancy Durham mixer
for s125, 3 fancy cows for $3.50, for So'
and l for $50. McKenney & Wormell sold
II COWS from s75 to 500. A. NJ. Baggs
sold As cows from $40 to $50.
Beef cattle, veal calves, hogs-Hali
& Lowell sold 4 steers, av. 500 lbs. at
&c. cows. av. 900 lbs. at SC, cows,
av. 700 lbs. at lac, IS calves, av.
lis lbs. at 12c, 25 calves, av. 100 lbs.
at &c. and 100 hogs, az. 165 lbs. at Is
lac A. NJ. Baggs sold y cows. av.
$50 lbs. at 1-2c; and 95 calves at
Lee. F. Q. Thompson sold 2 bulls, 1000
lbs. at SC, l fancy cow. 500 lbs. at sc.
and cows, at &c; lis calves at lie;
and 1870 hogs at Is 1-2c. j. D. Leighton
sold beef cattle for $3.50; 81 calves
at l. 1-2c and q hogs at Ice.
Otis H. Forbush sold l cow. $50 lbs.
at Sc, and 81 on, COW at 1-2c. l COW
at Lac. / light heifer at Lee, /
COW at 7c and 81 on, l COW at 3-4c.
/ COW at 6 lac. and l COW at &C. l..
Stetson sold cows. 1920 lbs. at 1-2c.
/ cow, $50 lbs. at &c. cows, 1910 lbs,
at &c and cows. $40 lbs, at &c. Nc
kenney & Wormell sold 5 cows at Sc,
and cows at 1-2c. IS calves at 12c
and "a hogs at IS 3-4c.
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German Hopes for
Submarine Success
Spoken In Reichstag

means Of mastering the U-boats.' Let
them but come and try; they will bite
granite.
IA decisive factor is the continual
ly increasing monthly successes which
are such as we ourselves hardly ex-
pected. The reports In the enemy press
about the number of U-boats lost are
false. Our losses are small beyond ex-
pectation. In addition, weather con-
ditions are improving. Summer nights
are shorter and the stormy season OF
the year is ending. Every new subma-
rine crew that sails is, buoyed up with
the consciousness that all is at stake.
"'Thsee months. war experience Is
of more value than three years peace
experience. We expected an average
monthly U-boat booty Of about 100000
tons; actually the result for three
months totals 100000 tons. This is
SIS per cent above our expectations.
Altogether in three months 1925 ships
have been sunk. How long this will
continue is the enemy's affair. The u
boats guarantee our holding out. We
all have a clear impression that Eng
lish voices sound today quite different
than those heard three months ago.
They have become much more modest.
We have the firm will to conquer and
rock firm confidence that we shall per-
form our task"
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BOY FARMERS
Continued from Page One)

1t is generally recognized that the
farmers through the use of modern
machinery will be able to plant the
increased acreage. The question has
been as to the possibility of securing
adequate help to do the necessary Gull
tivating and harvesting and it is to
meet this need that the Junior Volun-
teer movement has been organized and
will be carried forward. Already the
plan has been approved very generally
by the farmers, business men, commit
tee on public safety, agricultural de-
partment, the University of Maine
school leaders and the public gener-
ally
The boys who enlist now will be
given full credit for school work, as
they will in the fall should they re-
main in service after school opens up
to Oct. 81
1t is planned to mobilize the camp
June l and to have boys ready for
service on or before June Is. Boys Of
experience may be sent out even as
early as June /, if necessary.
Already requests have come from the
farmers for help and the volunteers
are coming in for service. The COM
mittee will perfect its organization at
as early date as possible and pro-
coed Immediately to carry out it's pur-
poses. Many prominent men have as
sured the committee that this move
ment stands at the head of the list Of
public service at the present time.
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monument. There Joffre reverently
placed the. wreath he carried ana STOOD
at attention.
As the procession resumed atS jour
ney and turned into Fifth avenue. the
cheering seemed to grow In volume
at every block. At SSth street. an aged
poorly dressed woman darted into tne
street and threw a single lily into the
lap of the French marshal. who rose
and doffed his hat.
AS twilight fell the street lamps OF
gold-clored globes flashed into life,
bringing out in bold relief the flags OF
the allies. flying side by side as far as
the eye could see And riding on to the
Frick home at 18th street, the French
men passed through neverending null
titudes who cheered them to the echo.
1t was liberty day in the United
States for the Frenchmen. 1t began
with a visit to Independence hall IN
Philadelphia, where was signed the
Declaration of Independence. Ameri-
cas- proclamation of political freedom.
1t neared its end with the salute to the
Statue Of Liberty.
Received with rousing cheers In
Philadelphia, the mission visited the
grave of Benjamin Franklin and then
went to the University of Pennsylva-
MIA. where NJ. Viviani and Marshal
Joffre were given the honorary degree
of Doctor of Laws. Marshal Joffre re-
ceived a marshals baton made from
the original timber of Independence
hall and a gold headed cane. A fea-
ture of the visit to Philadelphia was
flying visit to Girard College. where
Gen. Joffre was afforded the oppor-
tunity of paying tribute to the mem
DRY Of Stephen Girard. who founded
the college where 1900 orphan boys are
educated and cared for. Girard. who
was the son of an admiral in the
French navy. was born in the same
province in France that Joffre comes
from.
The French commissioners passed
the evening here quietly and retired
early in preparation for busy day to-
morrow.
Roosevelt and Hughes Guests
Mr.. Frick entertained at dinner to-
night in honor Of the French commits
sion. Among his guests were Col. The
odore Roosevelt. Charles E. Hughes and
Ambassador Jusserand The toasts
proposed We're: ITO France and our
guests" by Mr.. Frick; ITO the United
States and our host" by NJ Viviani
and ITO the Presidents of the United
States and France" by Col. Roosevelt.
Colonel Roosevelt sat the right Of
Marshal Joffre and they conversed ami
| matedly in French.
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Shipping Board Buys
Austrian Merchantmen

Washington, May 9.-The federal ship
ping board tonight announced that it had
purchased from American owners seven
Austrian merchantmen held in American
ports totaling 52.621 tons. for s6,77s0C6. The
price IL about half the prevailing price for
ships. The vessels will be repaired within
a few months and placed in the war emer-
gency trade by the board.
The ships are Dora, 1881 gross tons, and
Ida. 473o tons. both at New York, Army.
s5l5 tons, Boston: Anna, 1915 tons; Clara,
1892 tons: Teresa. 1863 TONS at New Or
leans. and the Lucia, 6144 tons, at Pensa-
cola.
hey were bought from A. T Herd and
George A. Garden. New York shipowners.
who agreed to sacrifice their profits and
sell at virtually the same price they gave
for the vessels.
This economic experiment is in
sharp contrast to the experience met
by the government in ship purchasing
at the outbreak of the Spanish Ameri-
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ATTITUDE OF
PETROGRAD

Copenhagen (via London). May 9.-The
peace mission" Of NJ. Borgbjerg. the
Danish Socialist leader. as made known
20 the executive committee Of the Sol
diers' and workmen's Delegates Of Rus
STA. apparently Is taken more seriously
IN Radical Socialist circles in Petrograd
than either here or in Berlin.
NJ. Borgbjerg's own paper here
tends TO weaken the positive an
nouncements Of the Petrograd news
agency by a denial that NJ Borgbjerg
has any official mission beyond ipvit-
ing the Russian Socialists to the
Stockholm conference
No comment has yet been received
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can war" said Chairman Denman of
the board. explaining that an Ameri
can corporation to whom the owners
were under contract to sell also had
agreed to waive it's interest.
The vessels could not have been op-
Grated by the private American own
ers until after the war. without be-
coming liable to seizure by allied war
ships. The low price paid by the gov
eminent was 100000 more than was
paid originally to the Austrian owners,
the Austro-American Steamship Line.
This sum represented financing costs
and attorneys fees incident to the pur-
chase.
The ships were bought at President
Wilson's direction and payment will be
from the sl00.0o0.oo0 war emergency
fund at the Presidents disposal. Other
similar purchases are now contem-
plated by the shipping board and 9TH
er Austrian ships in port may be ac-
CURED.
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ON STRIKE
Continued from Page One)

ter If strikebreakers were employed, one
man saying that in view of the fact
that most Of the men on strike got
about s1.75 per day that it was very
doubtful if strike breakers could be en-
ployed who would work for anywhere
near that.
The going out of the car inspectors
left only one man. Fred Elliott, chief
inspector, at this division, to do the
work of the bunch. He was looking
over the passenger trains Wednesday
afternoon, but it was reported that the
train crews themselves had to be their
own inspectors on the freights, although
this could not be confirmed
Although nearly 400 men were out
so far as appearances went on the street
during the day. there was no indication
that the largest strike ever in Water
vile was in progress. Leaders Of the
Union reported that the people would
find that this would be the condition
that would exist until the strike was
settled.
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NEW BUILDINGS
AT PLATTSBURG

Plattsburg. N. Y. May s.--ordor.
were received here late TODAY ~ ~
erection by May 10 OF Ave more h,ua
ings to accommodate 500 additional mon
who will train here for the Officers. -
serve corps Of the army.
The course Of study to be fo,,ous
IN .he camp announced BY the senior
instructors. provides that the rescrvists
shali undergo the same training that
.ney as ofhcers Of the future army shall
impair. 10 the men Of their commands
6omoing practice maneuyer en-
'ireiy ne" 20 the United states-will be
feature OF the camp instructions.
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Russian Socialists
Wary of Borgbjerg

Pstrograd (via London). May 1o.-A con-
ference Of the extreme wing of the Social
list party has discussed NJ. Rorgbjerg' s
peace terms and passed a resolution that,
in view of the fact that NJ. Borgbjerg was
acting in agreement with Philip Scheide-
mann and other German Socialists who
have gone over to the side of the German
government. he is directly or covertly the
agent OF the German imperialists. Conse-
quently. the resolution says. the Russian
Socialists will take no part in a confer
ence with him or Herr Scheidemann.
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The Germans Danger

Field Marshal Won Hindenburg's tre-
mendous drive in an effort to stem the
tide Of British victory on the Arras
battlefield speedily spent its force and
all his lavish expenditure of men and
material bids fair to be wasted. AL
ready the British have reacted so
strongly that most of the ground lost
in the vicinity of Fresnoy has been re-
gained The Germans still are clinging
to the village itself but their hold upon
it is so insecure that its recapture and
the entire restoration of the British
position appears imminent.
1t is a vital necessity for the Ger
mans to hold fast here if they are not
coal fields and find their whole line in
the northern sector of the Franco-Bel-
gian front imperilled. Even more urg-
emily necessary is 1t for them to hold
the French around the great bend in the
line northeast of scissors, where the
German stronghold of Laon, considered
by some military critics the key to the
entire German position in northern
France, is the French objective.
The persistence and violence of the
German counter-attacks along the Che
min Des Danes plateau. the command
ing ridge won by the French in last
weeks great drive. indicates the i'm
portance the German high command at
taches to the lost ground. General Nj
velles troops are yielding no inch of
1t, however, and gradually are forging
ahead in important sectors.
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from Berlin concerning this situation,
but the latest advices received by The
Associated Press here were that Herr
Scheidemann and his associates now
entertained little expectation of an
immediate peace, and that the utmost
they expected from the Stockholm
conference was to keep burning the
Pickering torch Of peace
The German government, through
DR.. Helffench. the vice chancellor,
and the Cologne Gazette has dissociat-
ed itself from the Socialist program
ard there is rea son to believe it is now
placing its hopes In an independent
set Of negotiations
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SAVE SEBASTIAN
British Vessel Still Burning But
in Tow for Port

Newport. r. l.. May s.-The British
motor ship Sebastian. which was
abandoned by her crew today while
af1re off Nantucket Shoals lightship,
was reported by a United States war
vessel tonight as In tow bound for this
port.
Radio messages to the naval station
here said that the fire was still burn
ing, but that the vessel probably
would be saved.
The time of probable arrival Of the
Sebastian and her consort. which was
believed to have the formers crew
aboard was not given. nor was any
statement made as to the origin Of the
fire.
The Sebastian was bound from New
York for Cardiff.
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SEP ARATE
PEACE FAVORED
BY SOCIALISTS

New York, May 9.-Denial was made
here today that American Socialists IA
vor a separate peace between Russia
and Germany. Morris Hillquit. New
York secretary of the International So
cialist Bureau. issued a statement in
which he said fears of the state depart
ment that such is the position of So
cialists in this country are unfounded.
Other Socialists here supplemented Mr..
Hillquit's statement by saying they had
not intention of advocating such a
peace at the International Socialist
Conference to be held in Stockholm.
American Socialists favor a general
peace and will work to that end" said
Mr.. Hillquit.
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commander for a military expedition to
France.
General Pershing is known to have
the confidence Of administration officials
because Of his record as commander
of the punitive expedition in Mexico
1t was pointed out. however, that his
trip here might have to do only with
organization work.
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al board Of arbitration and concilia-
ton. Representatives Of both sides
have agreed to accept the decision of
the board.
The demands include a fiat wage in
crease Of 10 per cent and a shortening
Of hours assuring the clerks Of a min
imum Of two half holidays a month
preferably Saturdays, with full pay.
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CANADA STOCK
FOR u. S. ARMY

Washington. May e.-Canada has an
enormous reserve stock Of tentage and
other quartermaster supplies on which
the United States can draw IL neces-
sary for the equipment of its armies.
Thomas Hillard. secretary of the Can
adian war purchasing commission,
made the offer to army officials today.
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FIRED AT SUBMARINE
CONTINUED from Page One)

Submarine zone" He refused to
state which way the underwater boat
was moving. and his fellow officers
and the passengers declined to dis
cuss the subject except to assert that
the passenger vessel was not modest
ed.
1t was learned. however, that the
British passenger ship was five days
out from England when the submarine
ives encountered. The latter was OBJ
served to emerge from the ocean about
three miles distant The British COM
mander Immediately ordered zig
gag course and trained his guns to
shoot, but the submarine at once sub
merged
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QUIET EVERYWHERE
ABOUT PETROGRAD

Washington, May 9.-Omcial re-
ports from Petrograd indicate great
improvement in the political situation.
A dispatch dated May and received
today said that the street disturbances
ended in a great demonstration for the
ministry and one dated May reported
quiet everywhere.