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The Alaska daily empire., 1917-08-21
CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATION

The United States Civil Service Commission announces an open com petitive examination at Juneau, Alas ka, on August 31.. 1917, for the posi- tions of stenographer. typewriter, or stenographer and typewriter. Both men and women will be admitted to the examination. Age, IS years or over on the date of the examination
 There is great need of steno- graphers and typewriters in the Gov ernment service, and persons with knowledge are urged, as patriotic duty, to enter the examinations that are held frequently, and qualify for appointment in some of the Depart ments of the Government. All those that attain an eligible rating are practically sure of an offer of Gov ernment employment.
 For further information and appli cation blank (Form 137D call on or address Secretary, Local Board of Civil Service Examiners, Office of Surveyor General, Juneau, Alaska.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-08-21
NEW QUARTERS FOR ELECTRIC
 LIGHT COMP ANY
Will Occupy Location to Be Vacated by Raymond and Company on the
 First of Month.

The Alaska Electric Light and Power Company has leased, a part of the ground floor of the Decker Building on Front Street and work will start about the first of next month re-arranging the rooms and preparing it for their occupancy, ac- cording to the announcement of Man ager w. s. Pullen this morning. The large space will be arranged to make a modern stock room, show room and offices for the electric light company, and as soon as the necessary repairs have been made the offices will be moved from the present location on Third Street.
 The H. J. Raymond Company, which occupies the building at pres ent, will retire from the local field about the first of the month.
 Raymond Co. To Retire
 The H. J. Raymond Company, for the past several years engaged in the grocery and mems clothing busi- ness in Juneau, will retire from the local field shortly after the first of the coming month, according to the announcement made this morning by H. T. Tripp, who has been in charge of the business for the past several months
 The decision to retire from the To- cal field is not due to any lack ot business, but rather to other busi ness interests which requires tho time of those in charge. Since the retirement of H. J. Raymond, iron the active management of the firms affairs, MT. Tripp has been manag ing the business. AS he has man! other interests in this section which require all of his time, after a con ference with B. l.. Thane, who if also heavily interested in the firm the decision to retire was made.
 Goods on hand will be closed out as rapidly as possible. On, or short ly before the first of next month, the remaining stock will be moved from the present location to one nearby to allow time for the Alaska Electric Light and Power Company, which firm has leased the Decker Building. to re-arrange the space to suit their needs.
 We are quitting because this is not my line of business and because my other interests require my time. said Mr. Tripp this morning. "We will close out our present stock as rapidly as possible. About the first of next month the stock remaining on hand will be moved to some near by location to free these quarters for the Electric Light and Power Company"
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-08-21
GRAND AND PETIT JURORS DRAWN
 FOR COURT

| The list of grand and petit jurors for the term of the District Court beginning September 24th were to- day drawn from the jury box by Deputy Marshal James Manning, with Assistant District Attorney J. J. Reagan, Clerk of the Court J. w.. Bell, Jury Commissioner E. w. Pet tit. Assistant Clerk John Reid and others present.
 Grand Jurors
 The list of grand jurors drawn in cluded the following from Juneau: F. A. Metcalf, H. s. Graves, T. J. McCaul, Carl Weiss, Ralph Kletzing, R. A. Semple, Ray H. Stevens, Charles Helsing, and Wm. Garster. From Douglas: G. Grundler, James Shell, Fred Kronquist, Tom Tracy, George Stuckley, B. Martini. From Treadwell: Ed. s. Jewel, Peter Cher ovich, Jack Stretchim, Dennis Ny land From Skagway: Albert Rein ert, J. J. Eckhardt Louis Gutfried. From Sitka A. M. Archanelsky.
 Petit Jurors
 The petit jury consists of the following From Juneau: Lee Pull yer, Fred Hebert, Wm. E. Britt, c. P. Cole, L. M. Ritter, A. G. Brown, Willis E. Novel;, Ed. Webster, From Douglass Charles Johnson, Wm. Halvor, Wm. Stubbins, Alex Nelson, J. T. Salmonson, Richard Mccormick, F. A. J. Gallwas. From Treadwell: William Frank, Ed. Mug ford, c. P. Osterberg Jr.. From Sitka: Oscar Holm. From Skagway; r. D. Webster, w. c. Wright, w. c. Blanchard From Haines: w. E. Polly and Frank Hellar.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-08-21


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The Alaska daily empire., 1917-08-21
TRENCH GLIDE AND
 OVER-THE-TOP HOP
 TO BE NEW DANCES

NE WYORK, Aug 21. The
 trench trot, the sector glide and the -the-top hop are few of the new dances which may be perpetrat- ed at the joint convention of the American College of Dancing and the Inner Circle, which opens here this week.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-08-21

Many doctors prescribe ReHnOi Oisfmenf regularly as the surest way to relieve sick skins, and recommend it as general heal ing ointment. May we send you a jar'
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-08-21
FIRST COTTON SALES
 GO TO RED CROSS

NEW YORK, Aug. 21.--The first three bales of Georgia's new cotton crop to arrive in this city were auc- toned from the steps of the cotton exchange for $700, nearly 50 cents pound. The money was given to the Red Cross war fund.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-08-21
MAY SEARCH MEXICAN
 COAST FOR ENEMIES

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21.-Renew ed reports of hidden German wire less stations or supply bases on the Mexican Gulf coast may lead to a search of those waters by American warships.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-08-21
Premier Kerensky Says
 He Has Not Long to Live;
 Must Hasten His Work

LONDON, Aug. 21.-Rus- sian circles in Switzerland, dispatch to the Daily Express from Geneva says, learn from Petrograd that Premier Ker- ensky, in talking with per sonal friends recently con- corning his health, said:
 'I have not long to live. Heredity and disease have numbered by days. 1 must hasten the work of liberating Russia and do the greatest good l can before l depart. Peace now would make us future vassals of the kaiser, which would be worse than being vassals of the Russian emperor.
The Little River news., 1917-02-10
FACES "BONE DRY CHARGE
Is Arrested After Admitting Owner
 ship of Trunk With 24 Bottles

Little Rock, Feb. "A tiny trickle of liquor from broken bottle in a trunk in the baggage room at the Iron Mountain station yesterday re- suited in the arrest of Walker V, Powell, president of the Dixie Power Company, and a delegate to the last Democratic national convention in St. Louis. on a charge of violating the new "bone dry" liquor law.
 MT. Powell was released on his own recognizance and Will be arraigned this morning before Municipal Judge Woodruff. The trunk contained "A quart bottles of whiskey, six of which were broken.
 Ut is a shame a man cAn't get lit tie for his own use occasionally MT Powell said, according to the police when he was called over the telephone at his home and told to come to head quarters. He was docketed with "mis- demeanor.'
The Little River news., 1917-02-10
C0mmissi0nar's Sale.

Notice is hereby given, that in pur- suance of the authority and directions contained in the decretal order of the Chancery Court of Little River county
 made and entered on the 18th day of May, A. D. 1915, ill a certain cause (NO 795) then pending therein between J. B. Clapperton ct al, complainants, and Wilbur c. Mills as eXecutor of the estate of Thomas Mills, decetsed, ct al, defendants. the undersigned. as com missioner of said court, will offer for sale at public vendue to the highest bidder, at the front door CT entrance of the county courthouse, in which said court is held. in the county of Lit tie River, within the hours prescribed by law fer judicial sales, on Tuesday, the 20th day of February A. D. 1917 the following described real estate, to- wit: Commencing at the northwest corner of the SEi of SE1 of section 2, township 13 south, range 30 west;
 thence east 165 feet; thence south 1920 feet, to the south line of said section 9; thence west 165 feet;
 thence north 1920 feet to the point of beginning. in Little River county, Ar hdHSdS. el Llo OI oeii0. OA e M C"i' of three months, the purchaser being required to execute bond as required by law and the order and decree of said cause, With approved security, bearing interest at the rate of ten per cent per annum from date of sale un- til paid, and a lien being retained on the premises sold to secure the pay ment of the purchase money. Given under my hand this 18th day of Jan, A. D. 1917.-Chas. H. Park, Commis- siontr in Chancery IFS
The Little River news., 1917-02-10
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ming whether the time has come for him to go to Congress to ask authority "to use any means that may be neces- sary for the protection of our seamen and our people"
 Germany Seems Obdurate.
 The California, which was bound from New York for Glasgow is the first big passenger steamer destroyed since the Arabic was torpedoed in the Mediterranean months ago. Her sink ing hes about swept away the last lin- gering hope that Germany will per- init passenger carriers to escape in an effort to avoid driving the United States to hostilities.
 The message from Consul Frost came at the close of another day devoted to energetic preparations for the war re- garded as inevitable and to guarding against any act by the United States which might precipitate hostilities.
 U-War Seems Effective.
 With the California the immediate issue, officials were deeply impressed by the thoroughness of the German undersea campaign and it's promise, on the figures of the last two days, of carrying out Germany's threat to iso- late England completely. Lloyds re- ports received here show n total of 56,- 600 tons for two days or destruction at the rate of S5O,OOO month.
 German naval experts have said ii would be necessary to cut off 1,000,00C tons month to isolate England. Ii the present rate of S50,000 a month de. stroyed a month is maintained, it is suggested that the balance will bt more than made up by the enormous amount of neutral shipping held ii port by the various neutral govern ments nnd private shippers.
 Hereafter the government will seel to have kept secret the departure O. vessels for the war zone in order nol to invite unnecessary risks. The Treas ury department has issued strict in structions against the publication O lnanifest hd every effort will b' made to low as little information al i possible.S Sto find it's way to German subnarine commanders.
 The Austrian situation seemed more IhopelessAtoday than at any time since the German declaration. Charge Zwi edinek called at the department, bu
The Little River news., 1917-02-10

no details were given out either as to his visit or as to whether information explanatory of the Austrian note has been received from Vienna. As in- terview cabled from there, however, indicated Austria's total adhesion to the German policy and about dispelled what little hope remained of averting a break
The Little River news., 1917-02-10
CAL 0hIEL- WHEN BILIOUS? NJ. ST0P!
 MAKES YOU SICK AND Shi.IgATES

Here's my guarantee-Go to any drug store and get 50 cent bottle Of bod. son's Liver Tone. Take a spoonful and if it doesn't straighten you right up and make you feel fine and vigorous 1 want you to go back to tho stpye and get your money Dodson's LiyeS Iiesss. is destroying tho sale of calely it is real liver medicia>
 table, therefore it
 make you sio'-
The Little River news., 1917-02-10

FOH RENT-65 acres, stumps blown
 cut good land, large barn, good fen f9s, 5 room house, near school.-J c. # Slusser, Wilton, Ark. 19-tf
The Little River news., 1917-02-10
WANT ADS

COTTON SEED-Car pure TriumI h
 M bane cotton seed has arrived. Everybody that wants seed call at once.-C. P. Smith. 21-4 FOR SALE Thoroughbred Jersey
 bull. II mc2ths old-D. B. Coulter. WANTED-Pine. Oak or Gum Logs.
 See me.-W. H. Adams. 19-tf FOI -WhippoorwiH and stock
 peas, sorghum seed, Kafhf corn and Soy Beans. Apply at News office. tf FOR SALE OR RENT-My residence
 on the north side of tow1S is for rent or sale. Will sell on easy terms to right party or will rent> >PleAty oi room for everything, with Eot coIu water in the house
 Jones.
The Little River news., 1917-02-10

LOSI-A gold class ring for year 1917 wifh letters w. H, H.-Willis Hol- mesp vt
The Little River news., 1917-02-10
"DOdsOn's Liver TQna' Is Harmless To Clean Your Sluggish Liver
 and Bowels.

Ugh! Calomel makes you sick. It's horrible! Take dose of the dangerous drug tonight and tomorrow you may lose a days work.
 Caomel is mercury or quicksilver which causes necrosis of tik bones Calomel, when it comes into lontae- with sour bile crashes into it it up. This is when yo'' nausea and cramp's
The Little River news., 1917-02-10
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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-11-14

the same divisions I believe. Nearly
all of the M. P's were picked men,
preferring large men; so to look at
our company it looks like a giant
bunch, all being large husky fellows
There were some Aeroplanes landed
here Friday and Saturday which go up
quite often during the day, and oc-
casionally they drop fake bombs which
explode, but do no harm to anyone
There will be two $4,000 Liberty
Bonds dropped in the flight over Waco,
emitting the finder to a $50. bond
This is I think to encourage citizens
here to purchase liberty bonds as
they have not heretofore given them
very much thought Nearly all of the
soldier boys are buying bonds and
paying ten per cent, each month on
them, till paid for, then they get the
bond and begin drawing interest OF
them. I don't suppose any of the boys
will go back to Wisconsin on fur
Tough this winter although some have
talked about it, because this place is
getting to seem more like home now
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-11-14
RIDING WILD HORSES
HALL WALKER WRITES HIS UN-
Gle JAMES ABOUT ARTILLERY
WORKPLACES SAND STORMS
Waco, Texas,
Nov. 2, 1917.
Dear Uncle

Dear Uncle:
Hello Uncle got your letter today
and was glad to hear from you. We
have moved from section 2 to section
B. that is so we would be closer to
Head quarters. We got our horses a
few days ago and have had a grand
time breaking them in. We also got
some mules and some of them are nice
and wild. We were riding bucking
horses here one Sunday and Michi-
gan man was going to show us how
to ride and the horse threw him
against the bath house and killed him.
They nearly killed the horse before
they got him broke in.
We have got eighty six horses and
half of them have got distemper and
we take them out for a walk. Then
come back and ride the others bare
back, then in the afternoon we have
two hours buzzer school and Elec-
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-11-14

left we get thirty six dollars month,
which is good pay, and all kinds Of
chances to spend it.
There are about one hundred and
twenty-eight in our company and
lively bunch, the grub is fine plenty
of Beans but no hard tack we have
bread, butter, coffee, beans, hamber-
ger, pudding and apple butter, who
says the Volunteers don't get feed
good We are divided in sections the
wagoners in one section the corpor-
ais and Sargents in another and the
privates in another.
We have floors and side walks in
our tents and a small stove, wood is
plentiful burning and end of boards.
The first night some of the tents
caught fire, the boys are little more
careful now.
The Volunteers Lament
At Camp we all are waiting,
And our minds are very clear
We wonder why our nations
Breaking from the volunteers.
Our nations called us to come forth,
To protect our land so dear,
Did we respond? we'll [ guess yes.
That's why you find us here.
We did not wait to have a rope
Around our neck entwined
But went right up as Volunteers,
And there our names we signed.
We ought to have been we say
A little bit more keen
Tor tho dro ftc 001nhra fiOnC
While we are not on the screen.
They call it the honor army
Which will surely be supreme,
While the Volunteers sit here at
Camp,
And eat their pork and beans.
They serve them banquets in the
,, towns,
THAT used to be our homes
While we are hear a working
With hearts near turned to stone.
They prophesied in older days
And prophecy has come.
The flying machines and autoes
Has put the horses on the bum.
1t seems the same has come to us
for it has come to pass.
They speak not of the Volunteers
But always of the drafts.
But down in army circles
You will find thev are alive,
with good old Volunteers leaders
To stern the coming drive.
And when the drafts are side by side
In camp where they can't shirk
The bows who sighed as Volunteers
Will see they get to work.
hope to hear from some Of the
folks at home soon my address is,
Oscar H. Ohlert
121 field artillery,
Supply, Co.
Camp Macarthur,
Waco, Texas.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-11-14
LES DEAK|N LETTER
NO. LANCASTER SOLDIER TELLS
MORE ABOUT ARMY LIFE AT
CAMP MACARTHUR.
End. Co. 1O7 Military Police

End Co. 107 Military Police
Sec. B. Waco, Texas, Nov. 1, 1917.
Mr.. Geo. Morgan,
Lancaster, Wis,
Dear Friend
I suppose you wonder if I have for
gotten Lancaster and it's people. Well
l don't think have, but when fell
low is in the army, he is pretty busy
so it seems. At least I have kept my
self busy, when I could have been
idle.
I'll give you an idea, in a few words
what one has to do in our position in
the run Of the week, every week be-
ing about the same, in each different
department I have been in the In
fantry until just lately having been
transferred into the Military Police.
In our company we get out at or for
reveille which is about 5 :45 a. m. and
at o'clock we fall in for mess, at
seven the first on the program starts
which is the settling up exercises,
which is very beneficiary it is to build
up our muscles and when we come
in contact with a German we will be
his superior, in strength. In fact we
! try to exercise every muscle in OlT
whole body. Then comes drill by the
platoon; each platoon consists of two
or more squads. The. third hour is
taken up with bayonet, where we
get some very strenuous work, such
as squad movements and company
drill Mess at II o'clock, fall in line
at 1 p. m. The afternoon is taken up
with about the same order but with
different exercises, rife aiming and
rifle exercises in different ways until
p. m. At 5 o'clock we assemble for
mess, at $50 we again assemble for
retreat, and sometimes for inspections
of arms, then our rifles have to be in
good condition or someone has to pay
the penalty for neglecting his rifle,
which as yet has not been anything
very serious, but later we will have
to be always prepared. The work
continues thus throughout the week.
except on Wednesday afternoons, we
have athletics, or a half holiday. But
only fifty per cent Of our company is
allowed to leave the street at one
time, the others have to remain, in or
der to be ready to go, at an instant's
notice to any place, where Military
Police may be needed to guard some
place or stop a riot or anything of
that sort
Sunday at 8: a. m. we have inspec-
ton of all our government things, to
see if they are kept clean, and to see
if we have lost anything. This lasts
for about an hour, then we have the
rest Of the day, till retreat, to our
selves, or fifty per cent Of US. So our
work in camp is about the same as it
is in the infantry Andrew Jerrett
and I are the only ones from Lancas-
ter that are in NJ p, and the rest are
in different branches but we are in
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-11-14
and the boys seem more contented.

and the boys seem more contented.
I like my new location fine, and
think therest like theirs. Well [
had better come to a halt, for l ain
on guard tonight at the stockade,
where the Court Martial prisoners
are placed. SO I'll have to get ready
to take my post l hope you will not
be so long in answering as / was
writing and tell me all the news
around Lancaster when you write. I
have managed to bring my violins
with me, but have not much chance to
practice, but hope I'll be back ere long
and then I want to take up lessons
again.
Yours sincerely,
LESLIE DEAKINS.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-11-14
When Nations Succeed.

Nations. like men, fail in nothing
which they boldly attempt when they
are sustained by virtuous purpose and
tirm resoludon.-He Henry Clay.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-11-14
A SOLDIERS LAMENT
PRIVATE OHLERT is TRANSFER
ED TO NEW SQUAD BREAKS
INTO RHYME

121 Field Artillery
Supply Co.
Camp Macarthur,
Waco, Texas.
To the Grant Co. Herald:
We are in the 121 field artillery.
SHINING Mules, and like it fine. It is
better than squads right and squads
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-06-21
SUNDERLAND

Erwin Parker Of Buffalo, n. Y, is
here for the summer, working for his
brother, b. A. Parker
+. A. Wade of Fitchburgh, Mass,
was calling on friends in town one day
last week.
Mrs. E. j. Beagle of South Shafts
bury spent several days last week
with her mother and sister, Mrs w. T..
Bacon, returning home Friday.
A. G.. Houghton, with a party from
Manchester is enjoying fishing trip
on the mountain.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. ]. Baker are keep
ing the boarding house for the new
Pulp Lumber company.
Mrs. William Johnson was taken to
Burlington hospital last week for
treatment and her many friends wish
her a speedy recovery.
Mrs. Augusta Hasley of Adams,
Mass, is the guest of her niece, Mrs,
Merrill Pike.
Mrs. L. e. Goyette of Manchester
and daughter, Hazel, were calling on
friends in town last Saturday.
John Stone of North Chelmsford,
Mass, spent the week end with rela-
tvies here and in South SALISBURY, re-
turning Monday.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-06-21
NORTH WHITE CREEK.

Miss Bessie Smith is visiting her
aunt, Mrs. Joyce, in New York for two
weeks.
j. Shaw and wife of Shushan were
Sunday guests of Mrs. Shaw's mother,
Mrs Emily Fonda.
Mrs. Charles Agan is no better.
Dogs were found among Ray Bent
leys sheep Monday, one being bitten.
Mrs. Betsey Milliman, wife of Ira
Milliman, aged 81 years, died at her
home Thursday afternoon. The fun
eral was held Saturday
Mrs. Kate Baldwin West died at
the home of her nephew, James Bald
win, Thursday morning at o'clock.
She was a great sufferer, having been
confined to the bed for the past three
years. She was IS years old.
Mrs. Katharine Smith, wife of the
late Austin Smith, died Tuesday at her
home in Ash Grove after long and
painful illness She leaves eight
children Mrs. Charles Hunt of Troy,
Mrs. Carol Beebe of Poultney, Mrs.
Douglass Mattison of Cambridge and
Lansing. Leo, Bessie, Kenneth and
Marion, who live at home. The fun
eral was held Friday at o'clock.