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The daily Alaskan., 1917-05-03
GERMANS IMPROVE AIR FIRE.
They Greatly Increase Dangers of En-
 tente Reconnaissance.

London. Airmen returning from France report that the Germans are using new methods of combating the British airmcn. Hitherto it has been possible for the British aviators to pa- trOl over the important German posi- tiOns by making squadron flights, the Germans using scattering antI-air craft Ire.
 Now the Germans concentrate their anti-air craft guns on given areas, fore ing tEc British ayi& tors 10 go through a whitening fire if they wish to recon hotter the positions
The daily Alaskan., 1917-05-03
Fewer En7Iish Motor Licenses,

London.-Thc number of automobile licenses issued fin Great Britain and Ireland is only about half what 1t was before the war In 1914 there were 537 GOO registered motor vehicles of all kinds. The total for the following year was only 3OO,OOO and for 1918 about 32J,OOO.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-05-03
Quality Job Printing-Daly Alaskan

Levte are called the Visayans. They have a very pretty custom. At ves- Uers there is always a pretty scene when the hush of prayer comes over he busy villgae as everybody falls on his knees. They are very de- Yout.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-05-03
MEAT AS SIDE LINE
 IN JEWELRY STORE

CalexIco. Cal.--Cartoouists and ! paragraphers have not been so ! very extravagant in their dcpic- {.
 tiOus of H. C. of L. if one is to ! judge by. the innovation of a ! Main street jcweler here who has { actually put in meats as a side ! line. The store presents a daz- I zling array of diamonds, steaks, 1 rubies, pork chops, pigs feet and ] amethysts. The old talk about l
 casting your pearls before swine l now seems certain to acquire an i added significance. S <, T. ts < s. i. f i. z. T. i. .t .. .f. ,. .E. i
The Prescott daily news., 1917-09-06
RIGA FORWARDED

Petrograd, Tuesday, Sept. 4.-The first refugees from Riga arrived here today and gave a dramatic descrip- tion of their last hours in the city be- fore the German occupation.
 The first shells were fired from the direction of UXkull and fell early Sun day morning, causing numerous fires and spreading clouds of suffocating gases.
 The people rushed into the streets, many only partly dressed, and there was a general panic to reach the rail road station, which seemed to be the enemy's chief target. This panic re- suited in heavy losses, according to Vechernee Vremya, which declares that several thousand were lost.
 The next night after midnight a Zeppelin appeared over the city and in the rays of it's searchlight citizens might be seen fleeing. The Zeppelin dropped many bombs, some emitting gases. These bombs were aimed chiefly at Moscow, a suburb of Riga. Smelling with big projectiles from the direction of Uxkull was resumed early in the evening, one shell falling in a moving picture hall, causing losses, and another exploding in the Hotel Suvroff.
 The last train which left Petrograd was heavily shelled A great many buildings in Riga, according to the refugees, were destroyed
The Prescott daily news., 1917-09-06

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The Prescott daily news., 1917-09-06
CAUSES FOR EXEMPTION
 FROM SCHOOL ATTENDANCE

Little Rock, Sept. 6.-Blank forms for exemption certificates to be used in the enforcement of the statewide compulsory school attendance law, which became effective Sept. 1, are be- ing sent out by State Superintendent J. L. Bond, who says in his instruc- tions to the local educational authori- ties:
 q wish to urge the importance of issuing exemption certificates only where necessary. In no case should exemption certificates be issued eX- cept upon conditions and circumstance es set forth in the law" These causes for exemption follow;
 Mentally or physically incapacitat- ed to perform the duties of a pupil in school
The Prescott daily news., 1917-09-06
| " ". AND SOCIALIST
 HEADQUARTERS RA'DED
,nti.War Propagandists Feel AI1, Hand of Governmental. 5. hopnts Take Possession of Chicago Headquarters

wosbinqton. Sept 5.-The govern ,.n+ todav took drastic action to end .ho M anti-var propaganda and activi- ,;S, , conducted in the name of the h. n, 1,,s+riaI Workers of the World, the Socialist party and other organiza- s;ons throughout the United States.
 On orders from Attorney General cr,corv United States marshals in o,onv towns and cities descended at on m central time, upon local head ,narters of the Industrial Workers of the World, seized books, checks, oorrespondence and other documents .,d in some instances arrested oific ias found upon the premises. The orres+ at Chicago of William D. Hay wood the arganizatlon's national sec retarv. was conspicuous example.
 In Chicago federal agents took pos session of the national headquarters of the Socialist party and a warrant authorizing the seizure of its docu- ments was served upon it's counsel.
 The seizure of documents was car red out in accordance with a plan perfected here by William c. Fitts, assistant attorney general, working under the direction of the attorney general. The Department of Justice announced that the seizure of papers was made in connection with fed eral grand jury investigation of the Industrial Workers of the World now proceeding at Chicago.
 The departments action was taken on the eve of a report to President Wilson by Chief Justice Covington of tha supreme court of the District of Columbia, who was designated re- gently by the president to investigate the labor situation in the west. Judge Covington probably will report per sonally to President Wilson tomorrow
The Prescott daily news., 1917-09-06
GERMANS WITHDRAWING

Paris, Sept. 5.-A dispatch to the Havas agency from Hazebrouck says;
 "Western Flanders is being evacu- ated as far as the line of Courtat- Thourout (this line running to the east respectively of Ypres and Dix mude.) It was learned today that many refugees and being cared for at Ghent, large numbers of them ar irving from Reuters (northeast of Ypres), which the English are bom- barding ceaselessly.
 "The population of Courtrai has been authorized by the German mili- tary officials to leave if they desire, and majority of them have depart ed. Refugees from Northern France and Flanders are going to Limbourg." ;"
The Prescott daily news., 1917-09-06
RED CROSS TO LOOK AFTER
 CAPTURED AMERICANS
(By United Press. ]

Washington, Sept 6.-Americans captured and held in German prison camps are to be looked after by the American Red Cross. Already a Prisoners Relief Committee has been organized, under supervision of Ellis L. Dresel, of the American Legation at Berne, Switzerland.
 The German policy of giving pris- oners poor and scanty rations is to be counteracted h- shipping food parcels to American prisoners. Each will contain post card to be signed as receipt and returned, as a means of making sure the Americans get the aid intended for them.
 These packages will contain ten pounds of meat, quantity of butter, jam, coffee or tea, salt, rice and dried food. The parcels will be sent three times in a fortnight.
 Arrangements also have been made permitting sending clothing, money and letters from the families in this country of men taken prisoners.
The Prescott daily news., 1917-09-06
REPUBLICANS DELAY
 BOND BILLS PASSAGE
House Sidetracks Amendments They Ordered-Measure Will Be Passed Today Without Ma terial Change.

Washington, Sept. 5.-Prolonged though futile Republican attacks in the House today on the provisions of the $11 ,538, 8,945, AGO war bond and cer- tifcate bill, giving wide discretionary powers to the secretary of the treas ury in making allied loans, upset plans for passage of the measure be- fore night. Debates under the five minute speech rule proceeded during the afternoon, with indications that the bill would pass tomorrow without material change.
 In rapid succession the House, sit ing as committee of the whole, de- feated or sidetracked proposals en- bracing virtually every Republican ob- jectiOn to the bill. Among these were three war expenditure committee pro- posals, offered by Representative Gil lett of Massachusetts. Moore of Pennsylvania and Stafford of Wiscon- sin, all thrown out on points of order. Others, defeated by overwhelming votes, were ny Representative Morgan of Okla, and Representative Sloan of Nebraska, to make the interest rate on the war bonds 1-2 inctead of four per cent and to make them noncon- vertible.
 Further efforts will be made before the final vote to add one of the war expenditures committee amendments to the bill, but those leading the fight have little hope of success.
 Almost the entire day was con- stunned by Republicans insisting that no secretary of the treasury should be given control of the tremendous sums now being appropriated for al- lied loans as the bill proposes.
The Prescott daily news., 1917-09-06

fled all along the line of attack. On the Bainsizza plateau, near Santo Spirito and Laska, whole conveys of arms and munitions were abandoned in such haste that there was no time to destroy them. At one point thous- ands of boxes of projectiles, hand grenades, rockets, shoes, rifles and helmets were strewn everywhere. Some of the caverns are still packed with Austrian dead, lying one on an- other. The bodies are being buried gradually.
 Mule paths and the adjacent side hills are filtered with unexploded pro- iectiles which the fugitives threw away, together with daggers, swords and iron-studded maces used for dis patching the wounded. On Hill 652 the Italians captured three 105-milli- meter cannon. Two of them were perfectly serviceable and the Italians turned them on the fleeing enemy, fir ing 1000 shots.
 In an armored dugout near Ravena the Italians discovered the entire equip ment of an Austrian staff brigade. The extraordinary variety of objects found testified to the haste of the retreat. It included electric lights, official documents, toilet articles, kit chen utensils, ventilators and even love letters.
The Prescott daily news., 1917-09-06

paired, for many years. The state is on a cash basis for the first time since it's expenses began exceeding its re- venues, and every warrant is paid in cash as it is presented. It is estimat- ed that this should continue, with the $2O0,0O0 to be received from the in- surance companies next Spring, until the sherffs begun to make their set dement's next Summer.
The Prescott daily news., 1917-09-06
ITALIANS GET BOOTY

Udine, Italy, Sept. At is impos- sible to give even an approximate idea of the immense quantity of booty which has fallen into the hands of the Italians since the beginning of their advance.
 The materials captured show the precipitation with which the Austrians
The Prescott daily news., 1917-09-06
STATE TREASURY OVER
 FLOWING WITH MONEY

Little Rock, Sept. 6.-The general revenue fund of the state treasury is oyerfowing with real money these days. Since the proceeds of the note sale were paid into the treasury, there is Sl,Ol0.215.59 in the general reve- ne, more than it has held, unim-
The Prescott daily news., 1917-09-06
ITALIANS WCT0Ry:
 RUSSIANS RETREAT,
Gen Cadorna's Forces Have Taken Monte San Gabrielle Germans Bombarded Riga and Many Were Killed.

London, Sept. 5.-A dispatch re- ceived in London confirms the capture by the Italians of Monte San Cab riele, together with 95O prisoners, in- cluding 32 officers. The Italians now possess the entire chain of mountains which dominate Gorizia.
The Prescott daily news., 1917-09-06
PRESIDENT WILSON
 FLAYS FIRE EVIL

President Wilson says: Preventable fire is more than a private misfor- tune. At time like this. of emer- gency and of manifest necessity for the conservation of national resources it is more than ever a matter of deep and pressing consequence that every means should be taken to prevent this evil.
Evening journal., 1917-07-03
TAYLOR Fails To
file NOMINATION
EXPENSE ACCOUNT
CONTINUED From Flrst page.l

Continued From First Page.)
blank under the heading of unpaid
debts.
John w. Lawson, Democrat who
was elected mayor, reports no contri.
buttons to his campaign expenses and
says he spent 500 all of which vent
to the Democratic city executive com
mittee. Mayor Lawson has no out
standing obligations against his cam
paign cost.
Clarence w. Johnson, Socialist and
Samuel Milville. Smgle Taxer. both
candidates for mayor. swear TO less
than $50 campaign expenses.
In the contest for election as treas
ure OF the city the only account filed
is tina. of Charles NJ. Banks. the sue
ces ful Republican candidate. who
spent s32O50. receiving no contribu-
lions to his campaign funds Three
hundred dollars Of his expense was
to the district committee.
The fight for president OF Council
coat George r. Lyons successful
Republican candidate. $3.50 and he
received no contributions. His Demo-
cratic opponent, Charles p. Saylor
spent less than 500 so did not have
to maine the exact afount
Elmer II. Klund, cand date for the
Republican nomination for tax col
lector in the Northern district spent
SSi 90. while C Sherburne Rice he
successful candidate for nomination
and election. spent 1925. No Demo-
cratic candidate i'm this distric. filed
an account In the Southern collec-
ton district John 7. Dolan Demo
craf, spent S13150 to be nominated
and elected. No Republican account
was filed for this srict
Tho statements OF both the Re
publican and Democratic City Com
miitees show they spent about the
same amount OF money I'm the city
compaign. Treasurer Isaac r. Brown.
OF the Republican FIRST District Com
mittee, made q return Of s4.56SG2
spent out of total contributions
amounting 10 "a 627.71. The treasurer
has 500 in overpaid bills besides
5000 of campaign cash on hand.
Treasurer Charles p Saylor of the
Democratic City Executive Commit
zee, made return of SO S9969 spent
out OF contributions amounting 10
S4O46.
Treasurer Brown Of tho Republi-
can committee shows that the head
quarters expense was $500. messen-
gers and chaN engers cost, 1881;
s4O0 was paid for rent and S35 for
taking test mOny. but in what is not
shown. The larger contributions 10
the campaign fund of the Republicans
were. James + Price, $3.50; W. @.
Tavlor SIS, Charles NJ. Banks $500:
G. S. Rice 5000; Isaac r. Brown. 500:
Colonel w e. Slower. S12O: County
Treasurer c. Fl. Lipincott S12O. and
Republican office holders, through H.
A. Brown $1,000
Larger contributors 10 the Demo-
cratic committee included Senator
Willard Salisbury $50; Senator 10
sab o. wolcott, $40; Thomas f. Bay
Evening journal., 1917-07-03
THOMAS W. miller
TO have CHARGE
OF DRY CAMPAIGN

Confined From First Page.
Miller Will be IN charge OF both the
city and county work OF the campaign.
provided he is not called into military
service.
Church members are forming clubs,
and the "drys" claim many men ac.
tive In Republican and Democratic
politics are allied with their cause and
VIII take a big part in their campaign.
The Retail Liquor Dealers Associa-
ton. OF which James III. Kane. pro-
prietor of the Hotel Wilmington is
president. viii meet this afternoon.
when matters pertaining to the VETS
and dry" election viii probably be
discussed
The proposed test of the legality of
the special elect on act by the VETS
continues 10 be generally discussed by
representatives Of both the "wets" and
"drys." II was dohn tely learned to-
day that tn "wets plan TO make the
test on case stated If they can get
the "drys' to agree to this procedure
and If this is done II will likely be
taken before the court early next
week. II is expected. as has been
stated. that counsel for the 'wets"
will contend that Governor Townsend
had no authority to appoint members
of the Department OF Elect ons on the
part OF the "wets' without a list Of
names being submitted to him to Sc
/ lect from
Governor Townsend stated 10 a
represen' alive OF THE EVENING
JOURNAL over the telephone at Dover
this afternoon that when he appointed
Timothy J Mooney and James II
Kane TO represent the "wets' on tn,
special election board no list had been
submitted 20 him by the "wets." and
no list was submitted after he made
the appointments He said lie did
not make the appointments from any
list and that Mr. Mooney and Mr..
Kane have never notified him that they
would not serve.
Evening journal., 1917-07-03

ard. $50: Harry T. Graham 500;
George Gray. 500. An interesting item
of Democratic expense is found in the
sums received by each ward chairman
for messenger and vehicle hire the
amounts by wards being: First ward,
SIS: Second $40; Third. s14O;
Fourth, s14O; Fifth. $195; sixth, $3.50,
Seventh $3.50; 10 ghth, $50; Ninth.
$2l6; Tenth, S1S5; Eleventh, $40. and
Twelfth. S195.
In the Council fight John o. Hop
kins successful Republican candidate
in the Sixth ward was high man for
expenses with S16O, Of which SIPS is
listed as miscellaneous expenses
Councilman Albert n. Villains is
next with $3.50. While Hopkins got
no contributions. Williams friends
donated SOL of which $50 came from
Mrs. Henry McCaully. of No. 625 West
Fifth street. She is The only woman
listed as a contributor to any candi-
dates campaign fund.
Councilman II. NJ. Ward, Of the
Eighth ward, spent SIPS.
The following Council candidates
swort TO less than $50 Of expenses:
c. r. Klund, Shermer II. Stradley
James W. Robertson, James G
Mearns. Burton S Heal, Albert Stet-
ser Harry p. Cathcart, S. d. Atkins
Arthur Johnson, c. n. Forwood, II
X. Wadman all Republicans; W. j.
Mcmahon. William Abberger. John
X. McDonough, James Kane, Erdman
Hoffman Democrats; John Putnam
j. T. Harrington. G. Nj. Lowe, NJ. b
katz w. II. Crawford. F. p McGui-
gan and !. A. Higgins. Socialists.
Two Single Tax candidates filed ac-
counts, both showing less than $50
expense. They were Samuel Mil
Vile. for mayor. and C.. e. Duling. for
city treasurer Andrew S. Hall
Socialist candidate for city treasurer
also spent less than $50
The Republican Active Association
collected for the campaign total 81
Tl $3.50 in sums of s. TO Sl20. al
of the money was spent except S46.7o
The statement was filed last night
without totals, these being filed befor,
noon today.
Evening journal., 1917-07-03
ELECTRICIANS ARE HELD
ON Larceny CHARGES

Arthur Wenrich and Earl Fletcher
each waived hearings in Municipal
Court this morning. when they were
charged with a number OF larcenies
of small articles. There were five
charges against Wenrich, OF larceny
II clothing. tools and thunderstorm the
homes of John Zeigler, Miller Hutton
Edwin j. Sheppard, John Wendt and
Edward r. Sheppard He was held for
trial unor $500 bail in each case.
Fletcher, charged with larceny OF
similar articles from the homes oil
Martin Devine, Edward j Sheppard
William Brown and William Bush
was held under 5000 bail I'm three
cases. and $500 bail in the fourth
The men were electricians.
Evening journal., 1917-07-03
CLEARER MARKET
Streets IN SIGHT
Ordinance VIII Compel
Farmers TO Keep Litter
Out Of ThoroughfareS
NEW MAYOR MEETS
WITH COMMISSION

At the meeting Of the Street and
Sewer Commissioners today il was an
nounced that there will be no collec-
ton of ashes tomorrow. The regular
Wednesday collection will be made
On Thursday and the Thursday col
lection on Friday.
In reply to a complaint made by A.
Bachrach, relative to the condition OF
market streets oe market days. George
w. Sparks said that market oondi-
tlons are regulated by the State Legis-
lature and that n the city police would
enforce the rules, cOnd lions would be
Improved. He continued.
We are getting tired Of taking
trainloads OF refuse off market
streets and under new ruling we
are going 10 see that the people who
atrcw this refuse on the street also
take Il out OF the city There will be
no 'squatters' under this new ruling.
The street plan submitted 10y the
EdeE Park Development Company was
approved by the board and referred 10
the city engineer. With power 10 act.
Mayor Lawson was greeted by the
commissioners lie then took seat
and remained throughout the remain
der OF the meeting. while action was
taken on the new curbstcne market
resolution, which passed its third read
ing
The resolution regulates he amount
OF space which may be used by a ven-
der and is intended 90 do away with
much congestion and Uttered up
streets. now incident 10 market days.
The ordinance viii take effect when
tho cub markets are taken under the
jurisdiction Of the Street and Sewer
Commission
Bids were received for the printing
Of the resolution and the contract was
awarded to Charles L. story, at his
bid OF S59.75.
The financial report was as follows:
Balance to account of current ex-
penses. $14,66124. balance TO account
OF special fund. sl93,625.54: sewer OK
tension nind. S19.SSf Go; Brandywine
sewer s60,06S.23; total. s2SS,236. Sc.
Evening journal., 1917-07-03
SUSPECT GERMAN HAND
IN EAST ST. Louis RIOTS

BY The United Press.
WASHINGTON, July 3. Government
officials today started an investigation
whether German agents are in anyway
connected with the bloody riots in East
st. Louis
The Wilhelmstrasse is also suspected
of having had hand in the recent
Boston outbreak
Ii is known the Kaisor's agents in the
United States are anxious 90 stir zap
internal strife in line with Gcrmany's
tactics of hindering hostile governments
IN every conceivable manner.
Evening journal., 1917-07-03
COLLEGE ROOM FOR
Students Benefit
lcontInued BON FIrst Pagel


thing for the guidance Of young stu
dents. II Is proposed to have In tho
college room. as II will be called, coll
lege catalogues and full college curri-
culums on display, also photographs
and other college material which VIII
be OF value In selecting their courses,
Mr. Anders recently took score or
High School boys on a trip 10 Prince
ION University. stopping enroute home
At the University OF Pennsylvania
and Laurenceville AcaSemy Outgrow-
ing from this. a student college club
was tentatively organized. Of which
the following temporary officers were
elected President, S. A. Anders' vice
president. Hugh Rennie; secretary. y.
p. Sawdon; treasurer. Frank Pierson,
This club viii meet for organization
IN the fall. Mr. Anders Is graduate
VI Princeton University. class Of
1908. and one of his instructors there
WAS President Wilson. who was then
president OF Princeton diversity
Evening journal., 1917-07-03

Anthony De Nest was dismissed in
Municipal Court this morning. when,
charged with po nting a gun at Janu-
are DeVolte. on Monday afternoon.
This action was taken at the request
OF De Vote. who testified that DE Nest
was pursuing his automobile, which
someone was stealing. and carried the
gun to shoot the rear tires. He said
De Nest evidently believed witness
was pursuing him and as he turned
around the gun the pointed at him
There was no deliberate aiming done.
Evening journal., 1917-07-03

When Mrs Wilson learned from the
French mission while it was at the
White House that both Papa" Joifre
and his wife We're fond of ham. she told
Marshal Joiire she would make him n
present Of Virginia product. A few
days later q huge sugar-cured ham was
added to the baggage Of the mission and
1t went along to Paris with the French
party.
Evening journal., 1917-07-03
freshman Predicts
Finish OF KAISER

Continued From First Pagcl
The verses were typical OF the feel
Ing with which the Allies are fgntlng
against the German army. and of the
plans which they already have made
regarding what will happen when
they eventually win the war. OF which
they have no doubt at all. Here Is
what the Irish soldier saws Is going
10 happen to the Kaiser and his coun-
try when Inc Allies get through with
both:
THE IRISH KAISER.
When the war is over. laddies, Just
take tip from me,
There win be no German submarines
a-driying through the sea.
For in Fatherland is Kaiser Bill, the
guy were going TO lick.
Wen haye a brand new Kaiser and
The same will be a Mick.
Wen change the song Der Wachi
am Rhine into an Irish reel
And make the Dutchman dance Il il
so inclined we feel,
Tor the police force in Berlin will be
Micks from County Claire.
Sure IN every German parkway. you
will find a sweet colleen
And in the fields of waving sauer
kraut we will plant the Sham
rock green;
No liyerwurst and sausage when the
Dutchman drinks the suds.
But Wen get corn beef and cabbage
and good old Irish spuds;
And make them use shillalahs or
bricks of Irish clay;
they'll wear no iron crosses: sure
It's shamrocks they will wear.
~Nhen we put an Irish Kaiser in the
- palace over there.