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The Alaska daily empire., 1917-12-10
DIES AT PIoNEER's HOME.


 DOUGLAS, Dec 10-Word was received here of the death at the Pioneers Home at Sitka of w. c. Boyd. formerly of this place, where he lived for nearly 30 years before going to the Home something like three years ago. He is the man who built the road from Douglas to the cemetery north of town and for several years was a cemetery trustee and practically in charge of that in- stitution. He always took an active part in politics and was known by every old timer on the Island. ell was nearly 80 years of age. and had no relatives known here. He was never married.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-12-10
REPORTED FISH scHLuMP.

DOUGLAS, Dec. 10.-While unveri fled, there is report current today that there has been big schlump in the halibut market, due to slide on the Grand Trunk Pacific railroad out from Prince Rupert, making ship ments from that point impossible at the present. However. as there are no fish boats expected during the present weather the price is not i'm DOrtant at this time.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-12-10
MUST CONSERVE THE
 WHISPERS HEREAFTER
 TO CUT LIVING COST

LOS ANGELES, Cal, Dec. 10.- Barberng, like other things Ion ac- count of the war;" has gone mp. Hair cuts, shampoos, and massage1. which were twenty-five cents last night, were for,y cents today, under 1 scale an nCunced recently by the M MasIer Bar bers Association.
 The meek shave" which has beca 'thr. wn in" with the fifteen cent have for many years, now k an ezra price, five cents.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-12-10
TOBACCO BRINGS
 SMILES TO THE
 BOYS IN FRANCE

Our Boys in France Tobacco Fund" is in receipt of the following interesting story from the we'll known author, Julian Street, who cites it's closing paragraph as an instance of the need that will exist among our American soldiers for the sOlace of a smoke.
 My cousin, Edmund R. Street, of Toronto, was a young officer in the British regular army at the time of the Boer war. In that war his health was injured. He retired from the army. When this war broke out he offered his services because train ed officers were, as you know great ly needed. He was gazetted to the regiment known as the Sherwood Foresters, in October, 1914, as captain He was in the early hard fighting when the British held on so magnificiently against superior num- bers and artillery. On July 3, 1915, he was awarded the Distinguished Service Order-'for conspicuous good work under heavy fire between May 13 and May Is, 1915, near Le You quet, and for going down a gassed mine to assist in the rescue of men" He went to Buckingham Palace, where the order was given him by the king. He had by then been pro noted to the rank of major.
 "On August 21, 1916, wrote him sohn frr To be applied in any way he wished for the benefit of the soldiers. Shortly after the middle of October 1 re- ceived news of his death
 He was wounded October IA, by machine gun fire, while encouraging his men in an assault upon German gun pits opposite their trench. A letter from fellow officer says that after he fell he continued to carry on as commander of his com pany, reading and dictating messages and apparently giving no thought to himself. until the doctor ordered his removal to the hospital There he died the next day.
 Some time after getting this news I received a letter which had been after his death. It was dated "in the field, October ,, 1916" and re- ferred to a number of things had mentioned my great liking for the French.
 Appropos the French he wrote, I, too, like them immensely. One gets brief but revealing glimpses, sometimes, of an occasional bird of passage through French seaport. going or returning from short leave The cameraderie between ourselves and the French people, has of course thawed a great deal of the national reserve on both sides. French chil- dren. cry out the London papers, sometimes without a cry of accent; they spring to attention and give the very fond of our people altogether As a rule their elders cannot do much for us, and our men seem to make friends everywhere. and con verse freely-how I don't know, Yes, they are charming people. And so are the English! Such men. And under such circumstances! Their strong language and their gentleness Of character often contrast strange ly. Thomas Atkins is topper" Full of humor, irrepresible. I am putting the $15 you kindly sent into cigarettes, which are Thomas fla vorite investment. When he is wound ed and you want to please him you give him cigarette eff he has a whole hand to lift to his face, and he will generally smile if he is not altogether past that possibility"
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-12-10
MONTANA CATTLE SHIPPED MOSTLY
 TO MARKET EAST

BUTTE, Montana, Dec. 10-Be- cause of lack of feed and water, Montana stockgrowers are disposing of large part of their livestock, Charles Long, superintendent for a transcontinental railroad, declared here recently.
 Fully GO per cent more livestock has been shipped from Montana to Eastern markets this season than a year ago. he said, and there will be big demand for animals to replen. ish the herds in the spring.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-12-10
DELIVERY NOTICE.

From now and until further notice two deliveries daily. One delivery at 10 a. m. will take all orders re- ceived from 1 D. m. of the previous day and until 8:30 of the day of de livery. Another delivery at 2:30 will take all orders received from 9:30 a m. until 1 D. n., of the day of de livery.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-12-10
NO COUNCIL MEETING.

DOUGLAS, Dec. 10-Mayor Smith announced this morning that there will be no meeting of the city coun- cil this morning, there being no busi- body's consideration.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-12-10
ADVERTISED LETTERS.


 Letters remaining uncalled for at the Postoffice at Juneau, Alaska, December 8, 1917. Parties wishing same should call for Advertised Let ters, and give date of list; <.
 One cent-tue on advertised letters.
 Anderson, Gust; Anderson. John; Bissett, MT. w. J. (2); Brooks, D.; Bravo, MT. R.; Crozier, MT. J. E.; Crozier, MT. Jack; Delich, Mir. Joe; George, Wm. Golf, A. O.; Howard. William; Golf, A. O.; Jackson, Pete, Kelley, MT. F. M; Koski, Miss; Rose Miss Eliza E.. Matheson, MT. F.; Simpson, Peter; Sterling. s. S.; Sterling, Stella; Saara, Mrs. Hilda, Town. T. H.; Wanamaker, Andrew J.; Wadhouse, MT. Arthur.
 THE EMPIRE-An the News All
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-12-10
FOUR-MINUTE TALKS.

DOUGLAS, Dec. 10-Rev. Butcher talked at the Lyric Saturday night and Prof. Greene at the Orpheum last night on food conservation, both acquitting themselves credit ably.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-12-10
NOTED COMEDIAN
 PLAYS LAST ACT
 IN WORLDS STAGE

UNIONHILL. N. J.. Dec. 10.-Nat Wills, widely known as a comedian, died today. Many messages of re- grets are being received.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-12-10
w. c. T. U. MEETING.

The w. c. T. U. will meet at 7.:0 this evening with Mrs. Nordling. Beck Apartments. All members are asked to be present.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-11-14
IN
3 BIG CLASSES
PROVOST MARSHAL GENERAL AN
NOUNCES ORDER IN WHICH THEY
WILL BE called IN QUESTION
MARE.

WASHINGTON. H. IL. Nov ~ Five
CLASSES into which the nine million regis
tered for military duty and those - he
registered hereafter are divided and the
order IA which they viii BE- called wa~ an
nouncd officially IA the provost marshal
general quc-tionnaire. which every regis
tered man must tim ont and file
Contrary to published repori-. the order
does not exempt married men a~ cln~-,
bat places married men With dependent
wives and children far down on the h~i oi
habIe- In tact. the questionable Indl
GATES that only men ~ the first rla~- vii
be- called To- the colors IN the grave~t emcr-
gencv.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-11-14

!" be taken across to the Mexican side of
me nter. The value "a tho. property. they
state. makes II unlikely that either of the
Two men arrested own IL. Neither would
make statement as 10 H. ownership. how
ever.
The officers believe that last nights ar
rc~t~ are thc most important ia customs
circles here tor many months. and believe
that y viii result m the breaking up of wide
smuggling operations ~ and from the Mex
lean side ~ the river. Inspectors Cav and
Shears have been watching the particular
ford at which the arrests were made. for
many months.
Officers have long suspected that much
ammunition smuggling has been conducted
ln ihe same vicinity but they have never
been able to apprehend the guilty parties.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-11-14
All Required to Have Passports
In Crossing Border After 18th

ports AT the office of Deputy Federal Clerk
llnoio>a IA the First National Bank build
ing. According ~ Mr. IIarrold, they will
he given duphcatc copie~ oi their appica-
tion, which will be accepted hv mmigra-
tion officers until the passports have
reached here from Washington.
While the passport regulations prom
ise ~ interfere with traffic somewhat be-
tween Brownsville and Matamoro~. inSpec-
tors VIII make every effort to faciutate
matters.
Resident, of Matamoro- may obtain
their passports through the mayor of Ma
tamoro~. the legal paper ~ ~ properly
vi-aed by American Consul G.. G. Wood
ward. Alien residents of Brownsville may
obtain similar passports through Mrrican
Consul j. Y. CARA, which also must bc
visaed by Consul Woodward in Mainmnro-
before their return ~ this side. American,
desiring 10 travel ia Mexico. 81 10 visit
Matamoros. most Obtain their passports
through Deputy Clerk llinojosa.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-11-14

An persons, aien- or American citizen,
travelling between Matamoro- and Browns
vile, will be required to have passports
on entering the United States after tomor-
row, IN the opinion of Acting Inspector IN
Charge Harold of the United State, i'm
migration station AT Brownsville. 1t was
some days ago by Consul q. e..
Woodward 81 Matamoro~ that all persons
entering the United States from Mexico
would be required 10 show passport duly
ViSaed al hIs office.
II was Thought At first that the passport
regulation would not affect citizen.
known 10 the immigration officers but
later ordcr9 reaching The immigration sta
ton indicate that All International travel
ers, local or from distance. w,ll be re
quired To show official paper OF their birth
and citizenship.
Brownsville residents who find II nee
essary TO visit Matamoros IN pursuit oi
their business may apply for their pass
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-11-14
Railway Conductors
To Meet President

WASHINGTON, d. C. Nav lI-Ar-
ranecment- have been made for the chict~
nf IA four railway hrnthcrhnud- tn -cc
President Wilson on Monday. November
%. ~ connection with the workers pro-
pu-al for wage increases tor the con
ductor~ and hrlkcmcn ~ thc country
The president will appeal 20 the labor
Leaders ~ defer the struggle until after
the country has passed through the period
where IL Transportation systems are -
vital To the conduct ot the war II wa~
disclosed that Tie president does not in
tend to permit the country tran~porta-
ion system 10 hc tied up hv strike. even
N N become necessary for the government
to operate the road-. II i understood la
hnr executives are unwilling 10 commit
themselves ~ the plan 1T arbitratlng the
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-11-14
Third Battalion
Is In Trenches


AMERICAN ARMY IN FRANCE, Tues
day-The thru series of thc American
battalion is now occupying the first line.
battalion is now occupying the first line,
and the second American chment to
enter the trenches have returned TO their
biIIets. The relief was accomplished on a
brilliant starlIt night without the knowl-
edge OF the Germans.
Included in the returning troops is the
company which bore the hrunt OF the re-
cent raid on American trenches. AT re-
treat this evening this company lined up
in little muddy street in village nestl-
ing un0er hill some miles from the front.
Their clothes were caked witt mud Open
ings here and there showed how many men
had been killed. wounded and made prs-
0ners in the trench fight.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-11-14
STARTATTACK
FROM POINT
SOUTHWEST
OF TOWN
AT $40

PRESIDE. Texas, Nov. l4.-Fiuhtino
between the Villa forces and Mevican uoy-
ernment troops began at 0jinaga at $50
o'clock this morning. The attack started
from the southwest ard grew gradually
with the approach of daylight into a con-
slant fire of rifle snots. No artillery
machine guns or hand bombs we're used in
the first attack.
American patrols guarding the ford op-
posite Olnaga reported that bullets were
falling on the American side of the river
Firing on the Mexican side continued
until Daylight. about 6 o'clock. The ma
chine gun from the 0jinaga side fired three
yolleys. Bullets continue to fall on the
American side nearest 0iinaga. Refuuees
report the fighting was outside OF the
town
The 0iinaga officials announced that
Villas forces were driven away from there
after two hours fighting.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-11-14
RlISS PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT
IN FULL CONTROL OF AFFAIRS
ENGIN NEERS WILL
LEAVE SATURDAY
SOUTHERN DEPARTMENT ORDERS
THE SECOND BATTALION TO GO TO
CORPUS CHRISTI STATION.

Brownsville will lose the second battalion
of the Fifth United States Engineers
Orders were received Al district head
ouarter~ al Fort Brown last night from
Fort Sam Houston in~tructing the hat
lialion. which J. commanded ~ Lieutenant
Colonel Glen f. Edgerion. a. prepare to
move Ia CORPUS Christi, Texas. where it
will bc concentrated with the first battalion
II was stated ~ district headquarters
TODAY that Fort Sam Houston has been ad-
vi~ed that the battalion will be ready ~
move SATURDAY.. II will cntrain on that
ldav or a. soon thereafter a. tran>porta-
ton l. available for the movement.
The second battalion has been stationed
in Brownsville since last May. IL mem
ber~ have become we'll known and popular.
both At the post and IN the city. because
of their excellent personnel. and both sol
der. and civilians will regret 10 witness
their departure.
Whether the battalion j. destined for m
definite station a. Corpu~ Christi. "r
whether they are bcing concentrated Ger
remeval io some other point IN the interior
IL unknown. III the stay J. e. b. lengthy
lnne. the officer- and men ~ the battalion.
almost a unit. are loathe To- leave
brownsville The men recently completed
the construction Of shower baths and oth-
er improvements IN their barracks NJ a
cost Ia the organizations funds 81 about
$1,000 while the officer have been greatly
interested in the practically rebuilt pa
vilion. which promised coy resort Tor
the winter. ~ well ~ other convenicnc"-
found II Fort Brown that will not be found
at Corpus Christi.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-11-14
ATTEMPT TO EXPORT FOOD
CHARGE; PENALTY HEAVY
fine OR IMPRISONMENT

The FIRST arrests on the border charging
violation ut the president proclamation
against the export ~ foods from the United
States, except under the provisions of the
laws governing the Exports License Board.
were made IN : o'clock last night W. the
bank, of the Rio Grandc. eight miles below
Brownsville, near the San Rafael ranch.
Two men, Guadalupe Rivera and Juan
+. Perez. both of whom are Brownsville
draymcn. were apprehendcd hy United
States Customs Inspectors William Shears
and Frank q. GAY The Officers were as
sisted hy Sergeant Dc~orcv. Corporal Ne
harg and Lance Corporal Becker uf Com
pany q. Fifty Seventh United State IN
fantrv. these men having been assigned for
the purpose Nh The request WI the officers
Rivera and Perez are IN the county ial
today, with complaints against them charg-
inc violation NJ the president rroclama-
iion. Conviction on the charge. W un nt-
iccr, director or agent of any corpora
tiun involved in exporting food IN violation
~ the proclamation call- tor fine of nn'
more than ~l0,000 or. IN the case of ~
natural citizen. \ prison term ot twu wears
or both.
Tw" other men with Perez and Rivera
made their escape IN the underground. duc
~ the fact that Inspector ~h"rr-. because
oi intense darknc~~ and the wndrr.rowth
though from h~ whistles and cells th"' GAY
wa behind one NJ the men hc was attempt
ing io arrest. and thus m the hnc of FIRE.
The identity MI one ot the men however.
~ known to the Officers
The Inspectors conii~catcd at the scene
ot the arrests two wagons and two small
teams NJ horses. One wH-rr contained
fifty can, of lard thiriV-~eVen pounds To
the can. The other wagon contained ten
cans ~ lard with orr hundred pounds wv
the can, and fourteen sacks of sugar fifty
pounds to the sack. The property III
valued IN about 500. ana with IT'LL cnnii--
cation becomes the property Of the govern
Irnt
One ~ the wagons was owned I'm Perez.
and the other by one Of the men who made
their escape.
United States customs authorities. Will
now bend their energies to trace the source
ot the goods cunil~cated on the bank oi the
river, and which, they allcge, were intended
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-11-14

STOCKHOLM. Nov. i4.-Premer ke-
rensky has entered Petrograd, according
10 a dispatch from the correspondent OF
the Swedish News Agency at Haparanda,
on the Russian frontier.
The majority of the Meximalist troops
have joined the premier. the correspondent
adds.
The Russian Stockholm legation also re-
pcrts of the arrival of kerensky in Petro-
qrad. kerensky is said TO have defeated
the Boshtviki According 10 these advices
filed at Stockholm at a O'Clock yesterday
afternoon. Kerensky defeated the Bolsfe-
Wiki al Tsarkoe- Sel0. Cossacks are re-
ported to have DESTROYED rear guards. The
telegraph lines are now ~ kerensky's
hantS. say reports.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-11-14
FL PasO Protests
Traffic Embar 90

FL PASO. Texas. Nov. IL Tclegrams
protesting against the embargo ~ traiiic
to .Iuarez and the state Of Chihuahua were
sent To the state department last night. \
new order. which becomes ctfrrive No
vembcr -. requires persons crossing in
ternational bridges al th- point 10 he sup
ficer~ say the order will prevent Amcri-
cans crossing the line.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-11-14
BROWNSVILLE
ON ROUTE OF
PROPOSED
AIR MAIL
SERVICE

Brownsville, because of it, location near
the mouth of the Rio tirande and the coast
OF the Gulf OF Mexico. l. to he the west
gulf coast terminus ot one of series of
mail air routes planned 10 cross the conn
try, under IN air navigation arrangement
being worked out under the direction of
the Aero Club of America, through its
committee on landing places, headed by
Rear Admiral Robert +. Peary.
This airway would be called the Cult"
and would extend from Key West. Fla,
directly across the Gulf from Brownsville
To the mouth of the Rio Grande, touching
at every important city on the gulf, in
cluding the Florida coast cities, Mobile,
New Orleans. Galveston. Corpus Christi
and Brownsville. with probably some inter-
mediate stopping points in emergencies.
One of the four trans continental arr
ways planned n main arteries of air navi-
CATION in the United States would run
through Mississippi. Louisiana and Texas,
with a station at San Antonio, where an
airplane was used for the first time IN his
tory under conditions approximating war
fare.
This route would be known as the
''Wright Brothers airway, and would
start from Washington ID. c.. and run
through Virginia and North Carolina. the
state in which the Wright brothers made
their historic first flight. From here the
airway would 90 through Georgia, Ala
bama, Mississippi. Louisiana and Texas.
A.tg
ending at San Diego. Cal.
Plans for the four trans-continental air
ways have been approved by the executive
committee of the Aero Club of America
The clubs committee on landing places has
been instructed to make all possible speed
in charting the routes and selecting the
landing places.
Under the plans of the club the ohter air
WAYS would be named the 'Woodrow Viii
son. the Langley and the ''Chanute and
Bell
The first wonld be charted from New
York to San Francisco. touching Cleveland.
Toledo. Chicago and other important cities
The Langley airway. although definite
plans have not vet been made. would run
from w a-nlfgtoH 10 Los AHgtlfN.
The Chanute and Bell airway. named in
honor of Octave Chanute and Alexander
Graham Bell. would run from Boston to
Seattle
North and south arwav~. under the club
plans. would bc charted from Bangor. Me-.
10 Key West. Fla. and from Puget Sound
~ San Diego. Gal. The shortest route
would he the "Gnlfr from Key West n
Brownsville
These main airwavs in time would he
crossed by hundred of smaller charted
routes 81 that the country a. air naviga-
tIon develops would become = vast net work
of routes laid ont with ~ much precision
and care a the thousand Of charted sea
routes.
"1he early putting Of this plan into ef-
feet. SAYS the announc ement of the Aero
Club OF America. "would give practice in
flying 70 thousands of men upon whom the
army and navy could draw n fast a. they
need them. A. the work of flving across
the country and dropping mail bags IL
identical with the work of bomb dropping
aviaiors. they would get practical training
and the aerial mail service wonld become
q practical training school for aviators y
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-11-14
FIRE HAZARDS IN WAR TIME.

NEW ORLEANS. L.. Nov. 1.-THE in
creased fire hazards arising from war time
conditions i TO be leading subject of dis
cussion bv the Association of Fire Mar
shals of North America, which met in this
CITY TODAY IN annual convention. The AZ
tendance i made M Of fire chiefs and de-
partment Officials from many Of the laree
cities OF the United States and Canada.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-11-14
GERMANS
LOST OUT
TO HA|G'S

ROME. Nox. IA withdrawal OF the
Italian forces in the north. in the reuen
east OF Fisigio Is announced by the war
office. On the lower Piave attacks con-
tlnue on the Germans who yesterday af-
fected crossing near Zenson. The state
ment says the enemy has Eot YET been dis
lodged completely. An attempt of the
enemy to cross the Pave between 0uero
and Fenere was suppressed. The enemy
suffered severely.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-11-14
Five Burn to Death
In Louisiana Fire

SHREVEPORT. La, Nov. 14.-Five
men burned To death. two Others were serl-
ou-lv injured and number ot Others -u~-
tanned minor injuries and property loss e.
iimaied at $1,000 was caused when fire de
-troved the Phillips house, hotel m
Many. La. early this morning.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-11-14
NO PEACE OFFERS RECEIVED.

AMSTERDAM. Holland. Nov Ia
Austrian newspapers prini mn official
news agency statement pointing ont that
neither Vienna nor Berlin has received
an actual peace or arm-iicc proposal from
the Russian government. and w. long ~
the new Russian rulers do not submit
iug IN the matter. according ~ Vienna Dis
patches
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-11-14

ENGIE PANN. Texas. Nov. lI.-More
than , 80 acre. IN the Soledad pasture ON
the Sahina- river ia Mexico have hccn
leased ~ South Texas cattcmcn to craze
cattle from the drouth districts of Texas.
Shipments are proceeding.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-11-14
L0ND0N'S LOANS SMALL

IIlNUUN, Nov. I4.-OnlV Tive ner cent
ot the population Of London are sub
-rrihrr- to British war loans, WV compared
with nearly ten per cent iu the rest or
Great Britain.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-11-14
OnlV VSma11Part of
PetrogradIsNowIn In
Hands of Bolsheviki

LONDON. Nov. I4-The Finnish Tele-
graph Bureau says that the whole OF Rus
sia. except small part of Petrograd. IS
now in the hands Of the provisional gov
ernment.
Premier kerensky is now in Petrograd
and has taken virtually the entire city. the
Finnish bureau announcement says