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The Alaska daily empire., 1917-07-13
High Prices for Copper and Record Shipments Transforms Road
 into Class A.
MOST EXPENSIVE BUILT
Every Years Operation but One Substantial
 Margin Shown but
 Expenses Heavy.

BOSTON. July 13.-The high prices for copper and record shipments of ores and concentrates over it's lines have now transformed the Copper River 6 Northwestern Railway, con- trolled by the kennecott Copper Cor poration, into profit-producing en- terprise.
 The construction of this road was the first big step taken by the Alas ka Syndicate of the Morgan-G -Guggen helm interests to open up the rich copper deposits of Alaska in which they spent over $20,O0O,000, with no sign of immediate return.
 This little road was one of the most expensive ever built. The to- tai capitalization against it's 196 miles is $27S37 400, comprising $23,- 020,000 bonded debt and $4,Sl7, 400. outstanding stock The book value of the property investment, $27,- 847 ,049, includes the sums expended for construction on the abandoned Valdez and Katalla lines, interest on bonds, charges against construction, and contractors profits. Eliminating these items, it appears that the sum invested in the present line from Cordova to Kennecott is approximate ly $16, ,425. .000.
 The Copper River X Northwestern started to operate in 1911 and from November of that year to the end of May, 1916, 1t piled up total deficit of $2,941, ,962. But turning point came in 1915 In the period from July 1, 1915 to May 31. 1916, it showed surplus of $4S7, 900 after interest charges, compared with large deficits in all of the previous years. In every year but one it has shown a substantial margin above operating expenses, but the interest charges have been so heavy that the road was unable to produce any surplus until 1916.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-07-13
NAVAL MEN 60 TO CANNERIES
 FOR RECRUITS
Commander of Unalga Will Register Gas
 Boats and Also
 Westward Men.

Past Assistant Surgeon R. c. Da- wis and Lieut.. c. C. Clark, U. s. Navy, who have been in Juneau for the past week securing recruits for the United States .avy Reserve Corps, left this morning on a Pores try Service boat for Petersburg by way of the Chatham Straits canner- ies, located between Juneau and that place.
 Late yesterday afternoon Surgeon Davis received a wire from the com mandant of the Navy Yard at Brem. erton instructing him to work South eastern Alaska and then return. The tent for the two men to take the length of time necessary for them to make the westward trip on the Coast Guard cutter. Unalga, as contemplat- ed
 The message further stated that the authorities were sending instruc- tions to the commander of the Unal- ga to act as recruiting officer and registrar for gas boats while on the trip in connection with his duties as registration officer for the con scription draft.
 While here 17 men signed on for work on the sub chasers on the Pa cific Coast. In addition to those whose named have already been pub lished, the following joined this morning w D KesSelring C Gillies J. A. kron, A. D. Stubbs, w.. II. Neiderhauser, c. F. Rice and Will liam Schmitton.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-07-13
President Bradley Gives a Most Encouraging Report to Boston
 News Bureau.
COST TO BE LOWERED
Daily Capacity of New Mill to Eventually Be 12,000 Tons
 at Low Cost.

The results following the operation of the Alaska-Juneau mill is being awaited with much interest according to the following article clipped iron the Boston News Bureau of July 4th. copies of which have just been re ceived in Juneau:
 In view of the very disappointing results of the Alaska Gold property the ore running from 50 to D cents per ton below expectations the starting up of the mill on the Alaska Juneau property adjoining has been awaited with much interest. The re- suits to date show very low yield of gold and compare with an average assay at the Alaska Gold mill of $1.19 in 1916 and S115 in 1915. President Bradley of the Alaska-J IL neau Company says to the Boston News Bureau:
 "One unit of the new mill was started up on March 31 last; and in April few additional units were started up resulting in total crush ing for the month of April of 7046 tons, having an average gold assay of 72.6 per ton.
 ''In the month of May, 37,000 tons were crushed, having an average gold assay value of 77 cents per ton.
 ''For the first ten days of June 17,229 tons were crushed. and during the second ten days 16000 tons were crushed.
 "All starting-up troubles should be mer and the mill will be in full op- eration by the end of the year
 "The milling and auxiliary surface equipment has cost to date a total of $2,532027
 This ore, as hauled from the mine is first delivered for coarse crushing to a rock house, following which is the mill proper composed of 12 units with primary ball crushing mill at the head of each unit. These ball mills were originally designed to have capacity of TOO tons each; but it was afterward planned to push this capacity up to 1000 tons each per day, if possible. So the whole plant should have an eventual capacity of anywhere from S,400 to 12,000 tons per day.
 At an average daily capacity of 11.000 tons per day, we expect to re- cover 80 cents per ton at cost of between 40 and 45 cents per ton"
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-07-13
GOVERNMENT TO
 INSURE SOLDIERS
 ON BATTLEFIELDS

NEW YORK, July Reinsurance officials have voted in favor of hay ing the government act as it's own insurance agency. Only one com pany gave Secretary McAdoo defi nite offer to handle the insurance for the government. It stipulated a flat rate of $50 per $1,000 The ere ation of a Bureau of Service Insur- ance or an extension of the present War Risk Bureau will probably be proposed
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-07-13
FREED BY EMPEROR.

AMSTERDAM, July 13.-Emperor Charles has granted amnesty to ci- williams convicted of high treason, lese majesty, offenses against pub lie peace and rioting. The Elm peror's action has created a Gcnsa- ficn in parliamentary circles, but is expected to have a good influence on the further course of the parlia- mentary session.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-07-13
FIREMEN END
 STRIKE IN CANADIAN CITY

According to advices brought north last night by the Prince George, the strike of the fire depart ment employees at Vancouver, B. C., came to a sudden end the demands being complied with. The Sophia brought the word that the fire boys walked out last Saturday afternoon. Three hours after, they were back in their customary places.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-07-13

THE EMPIRE-AIl the News All the Time, When 1t Is News.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-07-13
DYNAMITE IN SHIPS COAL.

HAVANA July 13.- In unload ing coal from the Danish steamship Newa, which arrived yesterday from Newport News, dock laborers found small package of dynamite, with a fuse attached.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-07-13
RAID NETS 5000 PINTS.

NORFOLK, Va, July 13.-In a raid on the seagoing barge Sea King, of the Scully line, Providence, R. l., the local authorities captured 200 cases of liquor, aggregating D. 900 pint bottles.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-07-13
NEUTRAL STEAMERS ARE DELAYED UPON
 ORDERS OF WILSON

NEW YORK, July 13.-Two large neutral steamships have been held at quarantine in New York harbor for several days by an order of Presi- dent Wilson Both are loaded with grain and coffee said to be consigned to firms in Holland
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-07-13
RENEWING GOLD COINS

MEXICO CITY, July 13. Ameri- can gold coins are being reminted in Mexico at a profit to the Mexi- can government
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1917-07-06
WAYS OF SUMMER BOARDERS
They Are Usually Very witty Persons
Who Make conieai Remarks to
the Farmer.

Summer boar,lers are people who
SPEND several weeks In the country
zach summer longing for u trip home.
They are usually very witty persons
and make comicnl remarks to the farm.
or. Aside from the board they pay
him the farmer cleans M a tidy sum
each simmer by sending the things his
boarders say 10 the comic weeEiics, A
summer boarder can mere, look at Il
COW and quick AS n wink he viii say
something funny. The farmer puts
this down In book he always carries
around with him. In the course OF a
couple Of weeks he has several pages
OF good Jokes to sell ~ his own rates,
says the Philadelphia Star.
II you board with farmer this sun
mer say some funny things to him
about tho cows or the pigs. II he
keeps a horse always poke fun at his
horse. He will laugh at the funny
things you say. Then he will 40 In and
open up n can OF fresh country peas
out Of his own cellar 81 that when you
% back to tho city you will MISS the
country vegetables. When you leave
BE- sure and toll him how you enjoyed
she country eating - that he can laugh
some more.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1917-07-06
PLENTY TO EAT
BUT NO APPETITE
Tennessee Farmer Says He Came
Near Being Knocked Out
Last Summer.
has GAINED rs POUNDS
~This Txnixe Just Took Right Hold OF
Me and Put Me on My Feet" He
ssys---Is Strong ard Well and
pon't Mind Work Now.

SIT may sound unreasonable, and you
cay believe me or not, but after tax.
ing -four bottles Of Tanlac have gained
rs pounds" said J. Il. Williams Il WE'LL
known and prosperous farmer who re-
sides at Greenbrler. Tenn. near Nash
Vile, Tenn.
~ had bad case Of stomach trou-
Die last summer, and II came pretty
near knocking me out" continued Mr..
Williams. at was something like
nervous indigestion. began to 60
down hill. II looked Ike the more
medicine tnok and the harder tried
10 get well. the worse would get. We
had pretty near everything 10 eat. but
nothing tasted right, and got so weak
and nervous | couldn't do anything.
Before had this spell | weighed
leo pounds, and kept falling of until
] got down to where l only weighed
x35 pounds.
II am now back to my regular weight
again, and feel strong and well. My
appetite Is simply fine now. and don't
mind my work. This Tanlac just took
right bold Of me, and put me on my
feet.
swell. sir. the second day after be-
gan taking 1t. got hungry and oh.
how good that old ham did taste!
sleep fine now. too. and am not nerv.
,ora Ike was. Even the barking OF
the dogs Mt night does not wake me up.
II never believed medicine could
be made that would do anybody as
much good as Tanlac has done me, and
want TO recommend II to anybody
who has suffered With the same trou-
Die have"
There IL Tanlac dealer In your
town ADV.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1917-07-06
CHAPTER wi.


Smith had his vote Of thanks from
Colonel Dexter Baldwin ia Williams
sheet-iron Office at the dam. the
colonel having driven ont to the camp
FOX the express purpose and the chief
Of construction himself WINS not prcs-
ent.
you've loaded us UP with q tolcr-
ably heavy obligation. S::;..:..::h--Corry's
mother and me-" was the way the
colonel summed up. III you hadn't
been on deck and strictly on the JOB
at that railroad crossing yesterday
morning."
"Don't mention it. colonel" Smith
broke la. II did nothing more than
any man would have done for any
woman. You know It. Snod / know Il.
Let's leave II that way and forget It."
The tall Missourian's laugh was en-.
tirely arproeative.
VI like that he said. "It's a good.
man-fashloned way OF looking of Il.
You know how feel about it---how
any fa.her would feel; and that's
enough"
"Pieaty." was the brief rejoinder
But there's another chapter TO II
that neither Of as can cross cut; you'll
have 10 come out 10 the ranch and let
Corry's mother have q hack Of you, :"
Baldwin went on. u couldn't figure
yoa o0t Of that II I should Try. And
now about those claim Jumpers: ! sup
pose you didn't know any Of them By
nane?-
NO
CORY sayn you gave them the time
OF their lives By George, wish I'd
been there 10 sse." and the coloael
slapped his leg and laughed. "nd
they look Ike the real thlug-sure-
enough prospeetossT
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1917-07-06
CONVENTION VOTE PLANS
GREAT INTEREST IS SHOWN Oven
STATE IN CONVENTION ELEc-
TON TO DC Held July a.
Recer. Opposition To HohsIns consst
ticnaI Convention Has Developed
Many Think War coadltIsrs Shousd
Cause Delay In Vote.

Nashvills.--Ecters OF TennesSee will
decide July o. whether or not they d.
sire convention held n revise the or
ganic 'aw b. the state, known al the
constitution. II tine vote IN favorable.
delegates will be chosen TO the con
yentioa next fail and the convention
will meet later In Nashville. By the
acts under which the election and con.
vention will be held. every county In
the state will be given representation.
When the campaign is further pro
crossed corps Of good speakers will
be sent TO every county In the state
to address the people ON the subject
Of constitutional revision. Meantime
county organizations which will han.
die the campaign In their respective
districts will be perfected
The chairman Of each county court
In the state has been given authority
to make arrangements to have a speak
or at the regular quarterly meeting OF
the courts July 2. A, the same time
plans for perfeeting county organiza.
tions will DO made,
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1917-07-06

legs and bodies, sufficiently terrifying.
cne would suppose. to a young woman
sitting calmly In an automobile hue
drcd yardsoaway,
The struggle was short In Just pro
portioa to Its vigor and at the end OF
II two OF the trespassers were knocked
ont and Smith was dragging the third
over 10 the wagon. into which be pres
entity heaved the man AZ II he bad
been q sack OF meal Miss Baldwin.
sitting In the car. nav her ally dive
into the covered wagon and come out
with pair NJ rides. Pausing only
long enough to smash the guns. one
after the other over the wagon wheel,
he started back after the two other
men. They were not waiting 10 be
carried TO the wagon; they were up
and running Ia & wide semlcircle 10
reach their hope OF retren, uDslaln. II
that might be. II was all very brutal
and barbarous. no doubt. but the
colonel's daughter was Western born
and bred. and she clapped her hands
and laughed In sheer enthusiasm when
she saw Smith make q show Of chas-
ing the circiing runners.
He did not return to her until after
he had pulled up the freshly driven
stakes and thrown them away. and by
that time the wagon. with the horses
dashed to keen gallop. was disap-
pearing over the crest Of the northern
ridge.
That's one way to get rid Of them.
Isn't itr' said the emnncipated bank
man, loosely. upon taking his place
In. the car 10 cramp 1t for the turn.
WAS that something like the notion
you had In mindiv
MERCY. not" she rejolned. And
then: "Are you sure you are not hurif'
"Not worth mentioning" he evaded.
''rhose buffers couldn't hurt anybody.
so long as they couldn't get TO their
guns"
"But you have saved the company at
your own expense. They will be sure
to have you arrested"
Eve won't cross that bridge until
we come to IT," he returned. III we
were back In the country from which
l have lately escaped. II would be
proper for nc to ask your permission
to drive you safely home. Since we
are not. l shall assume the permission
and do II anyway"
"Oh. Is that necessary" she asked.
meaning, an he took II, nothing more
than comradely depreciation ct putting
him TO the trouble Of II.
"Not absolutely necessary, perhaps.
but decently prudent. You might drop
me opposite the dam. but you'd have
to pass those fellows somewhere %
the way, and they might try TO make
II unpleasant for you."
She made no further comment, and
he sent the car spinning along over
the hills to the westward. A mile
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1917-07-06
Corn viii Average Nigh.

According 10 information received
from crop sponden,s by the agrt
cultural department the condition OF
all crops in Tennessee has greatly TIM
foved In tho last ten days Cotton es'
pecially has much improved the last
week. A bumper corn crop Is assured
and Il Ia now thought, that the wheat
yield will reach 70 per cent Of the aver.
age crop The Irish potato crop will
he enormous and farmers are just nov
planting the second GRO.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1917-07-06

dead and buried bank cashier part Of
him. "And II you can manage 10 stay
In the game aud play II out. there IL
big money In II for all ~ you; enough
TO make II we'll worth while forAou to
put up the fgh. OF your lived"
big moneyf--yV mean in saving
cur inyestinentr'
"0h, no; not at all; In cinChIng the
other fellows" Smith put In gcnlnlly.
Colonel Dexter Baldwin lifted bis
soft hat and ran his fingers through
his grizzled hair.
SAY, Smith; ven mustn't forget
that I'm from Missouri" he said half
quixxically.
But | shouldn't think you'd need
TO be shown IN this particular In
stance" was tho smiling rejoinder.
"The chance TO sell you people water
from your own dam ism. the only
thing or the main thing In this case.
They are Obliged to have this dam site.
or, at least, one a. high M the river
"a this. In order TO &c, the water over
TO their newly alienated gran, In the
western hnlf Of the park"
you've got Il straight" said thu
colonel.
Every good. Then they're simply
obliged to have your dam. Or Don't
you see the alternative now. colonelT'
Heavens TO Betsy" exclaimed the
breeder az fnc horses, bringing hts fat
down upon Williams desk with n crash
that made the ink bottles dance. And
then: "Whnt lot Of fencnposts W.
nrc--sbc whole kit and b7l'n' of us'
II they get the darn. they sell water 10
US: II they don't get II, We sell II to
them 60
That's II, exactly Smith put In
quietly. And should soy that your
stake IN the game Ia worth the stI'TeSt
fight you cpu make 10 save Il, Don't
you agree with meT'
Great Jehu! should say sol"
Fejncu'a'ed the amateur trust fighter.
Then he broke down the barriers mas
,erfully. THAT settles Il. Smith. You
can't wIgcie out Of I, now, no way ~
shape. You've got 10 come over Into
Macedonia and help us Williams tells
me you refused him, but you can't re-
fuse me"
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1917-07-06
Smallpox Appears In Mid Form.

Ut II Il Shoulders, assistant secre
,ary OF the STATE board OF health. and
registrar OF vital statistics, and nr T
c, Graves, superintendent 81 the cnun
~ board OF health. held conference
AT Memphis and decided that tempo
rary compulsory vaccination and d
strict quarantine were the best meth
DDS Of stamping out the mild form
~ smallpox which exists In Shelby
ccantv
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1917-07-06
Gen. Wood Compliment. Berry.

Col Harry 8 Berry. FIRST Tennessee
infantry. received the following letter
from the commanding. general Of the
southeastern department, Charleston.
s. G..
Col Harry s, Berry, First Tennss
see infantry1Sir: In connection with
tho recent relief units OF your regiment
from guard upon aublic and private
utilities, am informed by my chief OF
staff that you handled the matter In u
most satisfactory manner carrying out
instructions with commendahle expedl
ton and excellent Judgment
"a wish 70 commend you therefor
In this time OF national emergency,
In which state troops will so largely
figure, 1t IL pleasure 10 have my at
tention called to efficient nationa
guard commanders
LEONARD WOOD.
"Major.General L s, A.. Commandine
Southeastern Department, Charles
ton, 8 C."
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1917-07-06

They hooked like n bunch Of hired
aSmsslas" said Smith. with grin-
.is's seaie mere Of the interfer~aees
isn't ity@
The coscnel's square jaw settled in.c
the aghtiax angle.
~Hcw much do y,,u knew about this
business mix-up Of ours Smithf" ne
asked.
"All thar Williams could tell me 10
o little haart.to.hears talk we had the
other day"
"Yoa agreed with him that there
WAS tolerahly big niggsr In the wood
pile, didn't your
Il had already gathered that mucA
from the camp gossip"
~well. It's So We're Just about ~
helpless as bunch " cattle In sink
hole" was the ranehman presidents
confirmation Of the camp guessc~
what In the name Of the great horn
spoon can we ao--more than we have
tinner'
There are number OF thsags that
might be done" said Smith, falling
back renectiveiy upon the presumably
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1917-07-06

II cant talk and drive a, speed
wagon at the same time. be told her.
twisting the gray car lntN the road she
had Indicated. aud he made the asas~.
ton good by coyertng the four remain.
ing miles In the same preaccapie,i
fashion.
There was a reason. Of sort. for
his silence; two of them. to be exact.
For kne. he was troubled by that
haussing sense Of familiarity which
was still trying 10 tell him that this
WAS not hts first Meeting with Colonel
Baldwir's daughter; and the ether.
much bigger and more depressing, was
the realization that In breaking with
hts past. he had hrcSen also with the
world Of women. at least TO the extent
of ever asking one Of them 10 marry
him.
lie pushed the thought aside. COM
Ing back 70 the other one--the puzzle
Of familiarity when Miss Baldwin
pointed TO q tranSplanted Missouri
farm mansion. with a eolusnned por.
tico, standing In grove OF cotton
woods on the left.hand side Of the
road, telling him II was HilIerest.
There was a massive stone portal
froniing the road, and when he got
down 10 open the gates the young
woman took the wheel and drove
through: whereupon he decided that
II was time for him to break away,
and said 70,
"But how will you set back to the
camp" she asked.
u have my two legs yet. and the
walking isn't bad"
NO; hut you might meet those
two men again"
THAT Is the least Of my troubles. .
Miss Corona Baldwin. like the Mis-.
souri, colonel, her father, came upon
moments now and then when she had
the ultimate courage Of her impulses,
II should have said you hadn't a
trouble In the world" she asserted,
meeting his gaze lsyel-eyed.
The polite paraphrases Of the COT
fned period were slipping TO the end
Of his tongue. but he set his teeth upon
them and said. instead; "That's all
you know about II. What II I should
tell you that you've been driving this
morning with an escaped convIctr'
II shouldn't believe It," she said
calmly.
"well. you havent--not quite" he
returned, adding the qualifying phrase
In sheer honesty.
she had united her veil and was
asking him Hospitality II he wouldn't
come In and meet her mother. Some
thing In the way she said II, some little
twist OF the lips or look Of the eyes,
touched tho spring OF complete recocs
milton. and the familiarity puzzle van
ished instantly.
You forget that am a working
man." he smiled. MY gang In the
quarry will think I've found a bottle
somewhere" And then: ibid you ever
lose glove. Miss Baldwin, white
kid with little hole Ia one fngerT'
Dozens Of them" she admitted !;
"and most Of them had holes, Tn
afraid. But what has that to do with
your coming In and meeting mamma
and letting her thank you for saving
my lfer'
Nothing at oil. Of course be
FASTENED to say: and with that he
babe her good-by rather abruptly. and
turned his back upon the transplansed
Missouri mansion. .muttering 10 him
self as he closed the portal gates be-
hind him: Baldwin Of course What
an ass l was not TO remember the
name! And now I've got the other
half Of 1t, too; It's Corona"
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1917-07-06

Prof, ). W. sheriff., state sirerin
sepdent of pual'c instruction, went to
johnson City last week s I'd held 4
conference with the county suQertn-
tendents ot East Tennessee counties,
A Ike conference was held a, the Md
ale Tennessee Normal school at Muir
frVesooro this week ana 1T Memphis
on July and 6
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1917-07-06
ITO BE CONTINUED ,
Resistance Of the Wind.

Tests on model OF the naval colIies
Neptune made In the wind tunnel II
the Washington navy yard by Nava.
Constructor William McEnteo show
that II this vessel were staamins
against q |D-rn!le wind NJ II knots az
hour IL would require ahou, 10 horse
pawer TO overcome the resistance ot
the wind This Is aboa, ~ per rent
81 the power necessary to proyel h+x
through the water.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1917-07-06

The Trenton. company OF the new
Secoud Tennessee regiment was mus
tered into the service OF the state Sat.
urday by Capt Thos Fauatleroy Of
Memphis, Iewas the frs, OF the West
Tennessee con- panics to SC into the
new regiment