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The Alaska daily empire., 1917-08-15
MEDICAL MORTALITY

Our great national predilecon for bear stories has allied itself all readily with the British habit of growing. For instance conversation in the United States has been turning in lively fashion upon treme high rate of mortality existing among the Allied medical officers the western front. England never boasts. preferrng to undersate its case. to "grouch' dismay, to carry the gilt pot far, away from the lily. England for time doubt felt a proper reinstatement in allowing wide credence to the wild rumors of wholesale death to surgeons.
 We believed them, for, from education in col legiate football matters, delight in the preconfct stories of impending and inevitable defeat So it that took the morbid viewpoint and quoted rumor to the effect that 75 per cent per cent. of the British surgeons had been slain!
 What piece of news then, suddenly to hear the bald truth-The battle casualties in the British medi cal corps have been only 2h per cent" The New York Medical Journal. collecting it's statistics from what it official and authoritative publishes this surprising fact. There 120OO Eng fish medical officers at the front their losses in three have been 9O2 Much comfort here for America physicians. and for their families
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-08-15
SPEEDING MUST STOP

The orders that have gone out from muni- cipal government to stop speeding in Juneau should and doubtless will receive the support of the people of the city Speeding should be stopped If it is not we shall one of these days be mourning the death of of people. Then it will be too late
 Automobile drivers should make the task an easy for the polce but easy difficult the police should enforce the order the letter and they should be assured that the public supports them in the work
 The Empire promises that it will cooperate with the police department in the enforcement of the order for slower automobile driving and it will give due and proper publicity to their efforts.
 Therefore advise speeders not to make any requests that their be kept of the paper when they arrested for violating the speed ordinances, their machines involved in police court The only certain way speeders to avoid unpleasant notorety therefore, will be to quit it. and hereafter refrain from speeding.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-08-15
POPULAR FALLACIES

That young Americans of the Twentieth Century physically inferior their forefathers as a re- suit of the flabbness of peace asserted pretty generally before the beginning of the present Washington report that of 72914 who offered for the Officers Reserve 51.S38 found prem- mary examination by civilian physicians. physically satisfactory higher percentage of physical fitness probably shown by equal number of ap- picants for military service. A few centuries ago when any able bodied considered fit to bear the entire 72s14 would have been. physically acceptable. Less than 5l.83S would have been physi cally sound. AS late the Civil War. when Confed crate officers made the requirements for the cavalry service ability to ride horse and fire gun" and the standard of eligibility for infantry service ability to walk and carry gun" more than 51S38 of these would have been acceptable but that fvesevenths of them pass uptodate preliminary examinations shows that the blood the bone and the brawn of the breed have not down during a period of peace
 That the American people. admittedly peace oy ing would not be united in willingness to fight in de- 1ense liberty asserted and believed apparently
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-08-15

The of the continued improvement of former President Taft, who reported seriously ill the other day, will please 1OO,O000OO Americans. Whatever may be the differences of opinion concerning the pont cal principles and policies of the former President there is none who questions his patriotism the argeness his viewpoint Former President Tart IS one of geratest of Americans and his services are greatly needed at this time The fine support he has given President Wilson, who defeated him for the Presidency recalls the patriotic Senator Douglas ana the manner in which he backed up in 1861 the ad- ministration of President Lincoln his political antag- onist of the year before.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-08-15

That America despite her ample financial resourc- es and manufacturing facilities and supplies of mater als for a great air fleet will be at disadvantage in the drive against Germany because of the efficiency of the seasoned aviator is opinion frequent y expressed yet some of the most brilliant military aviators are men their early twenties and some Of those fighting the side of the Allies are eager Americans who would not wait follow the flag to France, but preceded it.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-08-15

UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE. Juneau. Alaska June 27th, 1917.
 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that in pursuance of Chapter Six of Title Thirty-Two of the Revised Statutes of the United States, the undersigned, the Alaska Juneau Gold Mining Company, corpora tion, duly organized and existing under and by virtue of the laws of the State of West Virginia, author the Territory of Alaska, whose post office address is Juneau. Alaska, by it's authorized agent and attorney in fact, P. R. Bradley, whose postoffice address is Treadwell. Alaska. has filed an application for patent for the Jeff" and Russell con- tiguous lode claims, situate between Silver Bow and Jualpa Basins in the Harris Mining District. Terri tory of Alaska, and designated by the field notes and official plat on file in this office as Mineral Survey No. 1908, which field notes of survey describe the boundaries and extent of such lode claims on the surface with magnetic declina- tion at all corners of 32' 15' east, as follows:
 JEFF LODE SURVEY No. 1908
 Beginning at Corner No. 1,
 whence U. S. M. M. No. ?
 bears South 6O' 4S' East, 6,A
 671.44 feet: thence South 67'
 4S' West, 15O0 feet to Cor.
 No. ?: thence North 20' 02'
 West. 600 feet to Cor. No. 3;
 thence North 67' 48' East 1900
 feet to Cor. No. 4; thence
 South 20e O2' East, 600 feet
 to Cor. No. |, the place of
 beginning. Total area. 20.647
 acres.
 Areas Excluded:
 Conflict with Survey No. 76A Humboldt lode (exclus-
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-08-15
IN ANSWER TO HAywooD's THREATS
(New York World)


 AS Secretary of the L w. w., w. D. Haywood of Chicago complains that he has received no answer the telegram sent by him President Wilson threat enng that "a general strike will be called in the Mid de West" unless the l. w. w. men depOrted from Bis bee. Ariz, "are brought back to their families"
 The answer to Haywood should be framed by Grand Jury. An indictment for conspiracy would be the proper reply. The l. w. w. agtator boasts that the strike that he plans would immense losses to the farmers by stopping harvest work. and by shutting down the mines in the West impede the work of munitions manufacturers. He has in mind a gi gantc plot against the United States in time of war
 Apparently Haywood thinks that by threats of a strike he and his confederates the leaders of the l. w. w. can force the United States Government into acceding any conditions that they may see fit to dictate. It is not helpless he seems to imag inc. If ordinary criminal proceedings too slow it might in the circumstances take more summary measures against him and his accompices in the con- spracy to tie the Nations hands in the prosecution of the
 There can be parleying with of Hey woods class. They challenge the United States The effective way to deal with them is to teach them promptly that. whether inspired by disayalty law nessness, they will be held strict accountability
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-08-15
NEW POSTMASTER AT WRANGELL

John w. Stedman, appointed postmaster at Wran- gel is pioneer of Alaska. For many years he was a resident of Ketchikan where he in the hotel business The Stedman hotel that place still bears his name He was a resident of Juneau for time, engaged in the merchandise brokerage business. For many years he travelling salesman, covering Alaska territory. He has been engaged in business at Wrangell for the last several years He is Demo- crat in politics. and popular received the endorse ment Democratic organization for his appoint ment.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-08-15
Our Joe Miller Contest.

Clyde White claims that the oldest joke is the one about the two Irish men who went fishing and made an agreement that the first man to catch a fish was to pay the other $5. Both had been drinking and both fell asleep. One of them fell into the water and the splash awakened the other. He gazed at Mike fioundering in the river and said: No fair diving after them, Mike!"
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-08-15
Hooray 1!

The recent draft in Cincinnati has added number of recruits to the Clubs Battalion Those who have en- listed are: John Cannon. Meyer Stalk over, Harry Schott. Carl Shallcross. Harry Stonekings, Guy Mussar, Harry Hammer, Edmund Rapp, Herbert Hack. Ben Backus John Holderfeld, A. Bear, Edward Crusham, Ivan Strong. Otto Stopper. Grover Cleveland bier. Miles B. Muchmore and Will kakepeace.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-08-15

Germany six months ago. Many Americans of limit ed vision believed it. Let anyone who doubts that sen timent is united in favor of in 1917 than it at the beginning of any previous war, includ- ing the Revolution re-read the history of the United
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-08-15
Getting By.

Maybe he noticed that the letter ''V'' is often used for the letter "U" in in- scriptions on buildings. and figured that the letter "Z' was as good as the letter IN. Anyway, this is the sign on place in Huntington. w. Va.:
 "JOHZ JOZES, HORSE SHOEIZG AZD CEREBRAL BLACKSMITHIZG DOZE."
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-08-15
The Reason.

"Bigghed is always bragging about his native state" said Smith, He seems to be proud of it.''
 He s.'' replied Jones. ''He is proud of it because it produced such a great man as he is' teI
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-08-15

to corner No. l; the place or beginning.
 Containing an area of 5.66 acres.
 From corner No. 1: U. s. l.. M. No. PA bears N. 31' 43' 30" w. 5.02 chains distant.
 U. s. l.. M. No. 224 to which this survey is tied is a large boulder marked U. s. l.. M. No. 224, situate at high water mark on Gastineau Channel about AZ miles NV. of the town of Juneau in latitude 58s 2O' 30" N. longitude 134' 29' 15" ". Mag. Var. 31' 20' E.
 c. B. WALKER. Register. First publication Aug. q. 1sl' Last publication Oct. 2. 1917.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-08-15
Serial 02444
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE
 Juneau, Alaska. July 31, 1917.

UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE
 Juneau, Alaska, July 31, 1917. Notice is hereby given that Alfred Maltby. citizen of the United States, whose Post Office ad- dress is Juneau, Alaska, has made under the provisions of Sections 23O5-2306, R. S., as as- signee of Martha E. Goad, widow of Charles Pinckney Goad, to make en- try of the land described in U. s. Survey No. 1910, to-wit:
 Beginning at meander corner
 No. l on line of ordinary high
 water of Gastineau Channel;
 thence E. $40 chains to corner
 No. 9; thence s. 14.51 chains
 to corner No. 8; thence w. 1.O3
 chains to corner No. 4; thence
 by meanders along the line of
 ordinary high water of Cas-
 tineau Channel
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-08-15
Luke McIuke Savs

After man gets married and makes himself home he has hard time making himself at home in it.
 If you had to pay taxes on rheuma- tism the betting is that most men would manage to get around without limping or complaining
 When they are courting. she is all ways singing: "Ar That I Ask Is Love" But when they are married she is always singing: "All That l Ask Is Dough-"
 Give woman six months in which to pay for an article that she does not need and she will always purchase tt.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-08-15
An Epitaph.

Write on my slab when I am dead, And write it large, for it is true: Here lies man who never said:
 Say, is it hot enough for you.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-08-15
A Dastardly Crime,

Jeff Stevenson was arrested today by Constable Mckee on a warrant sworn out by John Lewis, charging him with subordination of pleurigy-Qronton Reg ister)
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-08-15
Fact.

Give ear. my friend. t9 what I say" Said wise old Uncle Clem; "Youn find more things will come your
 way,
 If you'll go after them.'t
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-08-15
Oh. ,Joy!

There will be no danger of one of our troops going hungry during the war. Ona Pigg, of 15 Fluhart street, Dayton, Ohio, has been drafted. ny
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-08-15
MINING APPLICATION
 No. 03681

Notice of Application of the Alaska Juneau Gold Mining Company for United States Patent to the "Jeff' and "Russeip'
 Lode Claims
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-08-15

The Merchants Protective Association and its President Charles Godstein live wires. Already they have done lot of good work for Juneau, and they have but just commenced working.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-08-15

The selection of Sir Horace Plunkett chairman of the Irish convention is suspicious. No influential Irshman has completely the confidence of all Although he has kept strict aloOf from poli- tics in the partisan he identified with most of the important developments in the country during the last generation.-(Chicago Herald.)
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-08-15

Personally, we hadn't thought of it before but it looks like a good scheme to put naval man in charge of ship construction
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-08-15
Looks.

Why do you wear glasses?' asked the nosey man, who was pestering the busy man.
 Just for the looks of the thing" re- piled the busy man.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-08-15

prominent New Yorker reports prices coming down Probably for muchneeded rest and to see how ordinary people look.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-08-15

Won't somebody please send a tracer after those gentlemen who few weeks ago announced they had the problem of defeating submarines solved
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-08-15

Russian women soldiers when they go into battle carry ration of poison to swallow if they cap tured If the Russian troops who desert in the face of the foe not shamed patriotism by the pie of these devoted women can any argument per suade them?-(New York World)
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-08-15
Work.

A lazy cuss is Oswald Blonn,
 He will not work. my brothers: Unless the work is working on
 The sympathes of others.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-08-15

Women of Troy who gave their hair for bow strings were not more useful in than American women who get outside of garden truck this Louisville Courier -Journal)
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-08-15

It is a wise Chinaman who knows the name Of the man who rules his country.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-08-15
BITS OF ,BY- PLAY By Luke McLuke Copyright. by Cincinnati En-
 quirer. f'
Advice.

Son. don't be n swelled-headed mutt, And knowledge do not spurn; You may be growing wiser, but
 You have lot to learn.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-08-15
Huh 1!

My but the weather is close! ex- claimed the Old Fogy.
 Yes" agreed the Crouch. T wish could get away from it."
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-08-15
Things to Worry Ahout.
Names Is Names.

The chameleon has no teeth.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-08-15

Better A Blank Tombstone Than Chiseled Lie.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-08-15
Our Daily Special

Easter Story lives at Riverton. Ky.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-08-15

THE EMPIRE-Am the News All shs Tina Whea t Ia Neva
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-08-15

Authorized Local Agents Douglas and Treadwell Miss Lena White; Thane J. C. Hendee; Perseverance, Hans Holmer
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-08-15

Subscribers will confer a favor if they will prompt ly notify the Business Office of failure rregu larty in the delivery of their papers.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-01

Rosa tried to look offended, she was forced
to smile. Hes fat, I know" she ad.
mitted "and he makes funny noises when
he breathes; but he is richer than Croesus
and I adore rich men,"
II hate 'em!" announced O'Reilly. Then
for a second time he took Rosa's dimpled
hand, saying earnestly: I'm sure you
know now why I make love so badly,
dear. It's my Irish conscience. And
youll wait until come back, won't your"
"Will you be gone-very long," she
asked.
OReilly looked deeply now into the
dark eyes turned to his and found that
at last there was no coquetry in them
anywhere-nothing but a lonesome, hun
CRY yearning-and with a glad, incoher.
ent exclamation he held out his arms
Rosa Varona crept into them; then with
sigh she upturned her lips to his.
"ITl wait foreveD" she said.
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THE STORY THUS FAR

weahest Spaniards Cuba
~
the chamber
at of throughout
Isabel
fnaly the
is
Sebastian that
eadfasty
attempting
and
of and his
father
daughter Don
ha the 10 a hOgged
is his
is a treas and he lays o
a calls
the hand He
in
loves another
JOHNNIE OREILLY called is a
talking
that he is for Colonel
ms
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and Rosa are home they spend money
like water. I groan with poverty"
"Xes, they are extravagant. 1t is the
more reason for me to remain in your
service"
mo, no! tell you I'm bankrupt"
80? Then the remedy is simple; sell
a Fart of your land"
Although this suggestion came natu'
rally enough, Dona Isabel turned cold,
and felt her smile stiffen into a grimaoe.
She wondered il Cueto could be feeling
her out deliberately. sell the Varona
lands?" she queried, after momentary
struggle with herself "Esteban would
rise from his grave. No. II was his wish
that the plantations go 20 his children
intact.
"And his wish is sacred to you, eh?
Cueto nodded his approval. although his
smile was disconcerting. AN admirable
sentiment! 1t does you honor But speak
ing on this subject, I am reminded of
that dispute with Jose Oroz over the
boundary to La Joya- He is a rascal, that
oroz, he would steal the sap out Of your
standing cane If he could. have prom
ised to show him the original deed to La
Joya and to furnish him with the proofs
about the boundary line. That would be
better than lawsuit, wouldn't it?"
"Decidedlyl Butt will settle with him
myself" 81
Cueto lifted an admonitory hand. his
face aiight with the faintest glimmer Of
ironic mirth. 4 couldn't trust you TO the
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novel of love- hidden and rebellion beautiful mys-
Cuba during the exciting days of the against

talking about?" Her eyes met his bravely
enough, but she could feel her lips trem'
bling loosely.
Casting aside all pretense, the overseer
exclaimed: "Por ell amor de Dios! An end
to this! know why you sent for me.
You think I have been robbing you.
WELL to be honest, so I have. Why
should toll as do while you and those
twins live here IN luxury and idleness,
right?"
Have lost my reason?" gasped the
widow. mo right?"
AT least no better right than I. Don't
those plantations! They are mine, for
have paid the taxes out of my own pock-
cts now these many years"
Taxes! What do you mean?"
"I paid them. The receipts are in my
name"
God! Such perfdy! And you who
knew him"
The Final Straw
"The deeds have been lost for so long
that the property would have reverted to
the crown had it not been for me. You
doubt that, eh? Well. appeal to the court
and you will find that II is true. For that
matter, the officials make new laws TO fit
each case, and should they learn that
Esteban Varona died intestate they would
arrange somehow to seize all his property
head. Fortunately. I can prevent that
for have a title that will stand in want
| OF a better one"
|. There was a momentary silence while
the unhappy woman struggled with her
self Then:
! You took advantage OF my Ignorance
Of business to rob me-" she declared
"Well, know something about the Gov
ernment officials; II they would make &
law to At my case they will make one L
fit yours. When I tell them what yo,
have done perhaps you will not fare $,
we'll with them as you expect" She wa
lighting now with the desperation of on,
cornered.
Perhaps" Cueto shrugged, THAT 4
what want TO talk TO you about, IL onl.
you will be sensible. Now then, let u
be frank. Inasmuch as we're both il
much the same fix, hadn't we better con
tinue. our present arrangements?" H
stared unblinkingly at his listener "oh
I mean I'll Is it not better for you to b
content with what my generosity prompt
me to give rather than to risk ruiz
for both OF us by grasping for too much? ?
''Merciful God! The outraged, wal
rant you have grown rich through you
stealing" Isabels voice had gone fia
with CONSERVATION,
"Rich7 Well not exactly. but comforr
ably well or" Cueto actually smile
again, mo doubt my frankness Is
shoek 70 you. You are angry at my proI
osition, eh? Never mind. You win thin
better OF Il in time, if you are sensibl
n woman"
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CHAPTER Y (COntinued)

MR. MANIULOFF spendhrft who deny himself
~ of the good things of life These always considered to
be expensive and consequently he expensive tastes His
capacity police had allowed bakma to advantage
peope against he had discovered thought had dis
covered something the of political opinions
One his favore occupations going among
these people limiting them they showed them
selves willing minister to his they might find
successful until he caught ed-handed
special mission, amperng
of had control This accident dismissed
But knew far much and had advanced
in of his superors with
out he allowed and enroll
himself in journalism thus to make himself useful again.
had wonderful intelligence and worker and
ueny of the European
made his the ladder until last he
private secretary Prime Min
e that proved brought
him prison. But of this shall speak touching
upon the which eliminated in the Rasputn
The "MOnk" Becomes a "PrOphet"
virtually every action of
prophet and it wonder guided them
contrived influence the Tzar himself
is officials told they even know by
probably public
Rasputn good gaces
highest the land AS time prophet
showed himself less and less public remaining among
of personal friends whose interest represent
kind of Indian idol unapproachabe his worshpers
And in the meanwhile the ladies who had been the
Raspuns still holding religious meetings
guidance and still seeking inspiration his teachings. They
believed him be real refused admit that he
anything refused accept the which
which, unfortunately the reputation
that he fond of kind living
he spent his nights in drunken reves and that he his
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What a fiend! Have you no senti-
ment?"
"Oh, sonora! I am all sentiment. Don
Esteban was my benefactor revere his
memory, and feel It my duty to see that
his family does not want. That is why
have provided for you and will continue
to provide-in proper measure. But now,
since at last we enjoy such confidential
relations, let us have no more OF these
miserable suspicious of each other. Let
US entirely forget this unpleasant mis-
understanding and be the same good
friends as before"