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The Alaska daily empire., 1917-10-24

 IS SUPPOSED
 BE ALL RIGHT

Leaving Bailey Island, Captain Martin Anderson, better known by the sobriquet of Checaco Martin, recently returned to Nome with his schooner, the Anna Olga. dropping anchor in the Nome roadstead, says a recent issue of the Nome Nugget.
 Not one word has been heard of the Stefansson expedition, good, bad or indifferent, but as they are in Patricks Land, completing the sur yey of the new land discovered by the Canadian explorer, it was not likely that they would hear of him.
 This season marked the latest break of ice ever in the north. And when Martin left late in August it was still solid to the eastward. This was the latest breakup in the history of the Mackenzie, the river breaking up several weeks later than usual.
 Whales were plentiful in the north and when Captain Anderson was leaving ."the bowheads were blow ing off inshore."
 DCfHdIO dt SOpPCl "iiiC ffiNS'
 Joe Bernard is at the Copper Mine river hunting. trapping, exploring and collecting curios.
 The Mission schooner which was brought down the Mackenzie river and which was valued at $7,000 was burned and totally destroyed last winter. Fire broke out in the en- zine room and was too strong to control
 The redoubtable Pete Bernard was 1t Cape Kellet and the Mary Sachs still on the beach in Banks Land. Alec Allan with his schooner Fl Sueno, with a shaft somewhat bent by bucking ice was at Warren Point happy and well.
 Around Banks Land on August 10 it was solid ice.
 The greatest kill of caribou was recorded last winter when they were very plentiful and the herds unusu- ally large.
 One Family Kills Seventy
 One family killed seventy on a hunting trip during the winter. Our good friends the ptarmigan are there with both feet. Thousands of them pack the river country where they are usually in myriads, so that the depletion common to the rest of Alaska did not effect them in any way
 Captain Anderson did not know anything about the Challenge, be- yond the fact that the schooner last year left Victoria Land running out through thin ice that was coming up for Banks Land and where doubt less they put in the winter on that deserted section hunting and trap ping
 The Anna Olga will be taken to Safety Harbor and there placed in winter quarters and Captain Ander- son will leave for the outside. He brought down quite number of skins, fur and ivory as well as curios.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-10-24
NAVY PROGRAM IS GIVEN OUT
 FOR NEW BOATS

The war-construction program of the United States Navy now com prises 7S7 vessels, including all the types, from super-dreadnought to submarine chasers. Some of these have been completed in the past few weeks and are now in service. The rest of the program is being pushed to completion. The total cost is es- timated at $1,150, 100000
 Secretary Daniels has announced that arrangements have been com pleted for the building of large number of additional destroyers planned, which will cost about $350,- 000,000. The Secretary said:
 These destroyers will be built by five companies which have had experience in building this type - the Fore River Shipbuilding Corpor- ation, Boston; the New York Ship building Corporation, Camden, New Jersey; Cramps Shipyard, Philadel- phia; the Newport News Shipbuild- ing X Drydock Company. Newport News. Va, and the Union Iron Works of San Francisco
 New Plants Required
 This is the biggest project we have ever undertaken. Three months ago it looked as if it could not be done.- Orders had already been giv- en for all the destroyers the yards could build, and almost IS many as l the new program calls for are now under construction or contract To build with great speed the addition al destroyers requires a great ex- tension of shipbuilding facilities and the erection of new plants for con structing engines The companies were unwilling to invest millions in these additions so the government must build and will own the new plants and extensions which will be used by the builders.
 We are putting every energy and facility behind the project. Some of the new destroyers are promised for delivery in nine months, all with in IS months. These vessels will be of the latest and largest improved type which has just been tried out in our service and found to be un- surpassed by any destroyers in the world.
 Advantage of Uniform Type
 "The plans are well under way, and the adoption of a uniform type will enable us to reduce the num- Der of types of engines and parts and to turn them out in much less time. The principal trouble is in getting forgings and auxiliaries, but the manufacture of these has been arranged for and we will make ev- cry effort to prevent delay in deliv- cry of materials or machinery.
 Thousands of men will be re- quired to man these destroyers, and we are now busy training them. By the time the vessels are completed the crews will be ready"
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-10-24
ALASKA NEWS NOTES

Ed and J. F. Foremen, brothers, met in Skagway after a separation of 23 years The latter has been mining in the interior most of that time.
 Joe Thornton, who lost both of his hands from amputation after they were frozen last winter, left Skagway recently for Buenos Aires, where a brother resides.
 Henry M. De Lano died Oct. 17th in Valdez He was 74 years old and had been a resident of Valdez for a number of years.
 There is movement on foot in Seward to hold a mid-winter carni- val
 Georgia Maysmith and Emmett James Mcconnell were married in Seward Oct. 18th.
 AQVlC6S TeC6lNeu III CcWdTu says w. A. McNeiley died in Seattle re- gently
 Alexander and August Hanot of Fairbanks received a telegram of the death of their mother in Seattle She was we'll known in Fairbanks.
 Mrs Stringer, wife of Bishop Stringer arrived in October at Fort Yukon after a 300-mile trip down the Porcupine river in a polling boat
 Many private automobiles carry ing passengers have left Fairbanks this fall for the coast over the Rich ardSon road.
 Miss Katherine c. Kane of Talk eetna has been appointed Federal teacher of the Susitna school
 The Bank of Alaska in Anchorage is making many Improvements.
 The Dawson News has begun a campaign to have the Canadian gov ernment erect a radio station on the Arctic ocean and to look after he whale and fur trade of the Arc. tic ocean.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-10-24

Dine at the Gastineau. Concert every evening.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-10-24
CASH ON HAND

LONDON, Oct. 23. During the period between outbreak of the Flu ropean war and the dismissal of Count von Bernstorff. funds held in this country in the name of the Deutsche Bank totaled about $100.- 900, ,000, about half of which was in easily negotiable securities and the rest in cash.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-10-24
BOY SCOUTS BUSY.

NEW YORK, Oct. 20.-The Boy Scouts of America began work to- day for a concerted drive for the Liberty Bond sale. Nearly 5000 of them will make a systematic can vass of the city. and will be spe- cially rewarded for merit in get ting results.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-10-24
RUMANIANS WANT
 PAY FOR OIL WELLS

LONDON, Oct. 24.-In connection with the destruction of the Ruman- ian oil wells, the Rumanian Con- solidated Oil fields have lodged claims with the British government amounting to $6,000,000.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-12-07
APPLES TO FRANCE

A carload of Wenatchee apples will
be shipped this week to the soldier
boys in France. This was the de-
cision of the members of the Wenat-
chez Valley Traffic Association, rep
resenting all the prominent shippers
in the valley. The apples go as a
contribution of the local shippers to
the 100000 aple fund being raised
by the International Shippers Asso-
citation.
Transportation of the apples was
impossible until A. D. Mearns, gen
eral manager of the Cunard line of
steamships, offered any space un-
filled at the last moment to carry all
contributions. The value of this
freight space if obtainable, is Sc per
barrel and So per box. The Cunard
line, is offering to transport free all
apples donated, which challenges the
charitable spirit of Americans to
contribute the fruit.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-12-07
Recruits Wanted for FOreSh,
Division

Our government is just now very
anxious to promote the organization Of
the Twentieth Engineers Forest
Divisions. They want men who have
had experience in saw mill work,
especially in small mills. Small mills
are being established all over France
back Of the trenches to make lumber
and timbers that are so much needed
in making trenches, camps, railroad
ties, so that railroad connection may
always be just as close as possible to
the firing line to bring up food stuffs,
war material and other things needed.
When the Germans retreat they take
great pains to destroy every vestige ol
railroad track, and everything else that
might be Of use to the allies, where
fore much lumber is needed to make
quick repairs.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-12-07
FACTS ABOUT ENLISTMENT
1t is a Mistake That Young Men Can
Not Enlist After Dec. Is

There has been quite a number of
enlistments from Leavenworth the
past week, probably due to the fact
that they were under the impression
that if they did not join the colors
voluntarily before Dec. Is, that they
would have to wait for Conscription.
This announcement was made a few
weeks ago but is not true in its en-
tirety.
According to the Spokesman Re-
view, the exemption boards are be-
sieged daily by registered men seek
ing information as to their right to
voluntary enlistment under the new
selective service rules. Commission
er Funk of Division No. 1, Commiss-
ioner Argall of Division No. and
Commissioner Fassett of Division
No. 3 in Spokane have agreed that
a registered man can enlist in any
branch of the military or naval SER
vice until Dec. 18th, provided he is
not needed to fill the current quota.
On and after that date registered
men can enlist only in the Navy or
the marines.
, DIR. J.. A. B. Sinclair, in charge of
the naval recruiting station, said
that new regulations have been re-
ceived giving registered men the
right to enlist in the Navy after
Dec. 18th.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-12-07
LOCAL MAN AMONG WOUNDED

Frank Carlquist was advised last
week that his friend Stanley Mere
dith, a former resident of this city,
was among the wounded on the west
ern front the in the past ten. days.
The friends of Stanley are planning
on sending a. cablegram to his sister
in England to find out the extent of
his injuries. In this connection it
may be of interest to add that he
has already had two brothers killed
in the war. One was killed last year
in the Dardanelles fight, who had
seen service in both the Boer and
Spanish American wars. The other
lost his life on the western front in
France. His friends say that their
death at the hands of the Germans
is responsible for his own enlistment.
He made the remark before he left
that he would get few Germans.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-12-07
LEAVENWORTH COUNCIL OF
DEFENSE is ORGANIZED
Will Act as a Vigilance Committee
and Take the Lead in War
Work

In accordance with the plans of or
ganizing the whole country for de-
Tense and to help win the war, Coun-
ellis of Defense, whose members
serve without pay and at their own
expense, have been named begin
ming with the Council of National
Defense at Washington named by
the President. Governors of states
have formed State Councils of De-
fense. The state councils have
picked a man in each county for
president of the county council of
Defense. He has named men and
women thruout the county as mem
bers of his council while the mem
bers so named from each of the
principal communities are expected
to name Town Councils of Defense.
The president of the Chelan county
Council of Defense is John A. Gel
latly of Wenatchee. He has named
council members and four minute
men. The woman member of the
County council of Defense is Mrs.
Guy A. Brown of Wenatchee who
has named a woman in each town to
cooperate with her in carrying on
the women's work.
For Leavenworth, Mr.. Gellatly has
named as member of the county
council, Forest Supervisor A. H.
Sylvester and as four minute man,
Deed H. Magyar. Mrs. Brown has
named as her representative here,
Mrs. E. K. Barnum. Mr.. Sylvester
now announces the following as the
Leavenworth Council of Defense:
Mrs. E. K. Barnum, Deed H. Magyar,
L. o. Taylor, Guy A. Hamilton, L..
w. Woodrow and Robert Craig Jr.
Deputy Supervisor.
The Councils duties will be to
take the lead in the various drives
for funds to cary on the work of
the war, secure meeting places for
rallies and advertise them, act as a
vigilance committee and in general
take the lead in the war work of the
community. They ask for the hearty
cooperation of every individual to the
end that Leavenworth may do its
part in upholding the hands of the
Government in its great undertake
ing.
The work of the council is not in
tended in any way to conflict with
the Red Cros or other patriotic or
ganizations but it will endeavor in
all ways to cooperate and assist as
the official body for this community.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-12-07
500 NURSES WANTED

The Surgeon General of the army
authorizes the following:
Five hundred graduate nurses are
needed Immediately for work with
the Army Nurse Corps. The work
is particularly difficult and exacting
and the opportunity for patriotic ser
vice corespondingly great.
A thousand-bed base hospital has
been established with each National
Guard and National Army canton
ment. Each will require at least 65
graduate nurses in it's personnel
Those whose services are immedi
ately available are desired. The
pay is $50 per month and mainten-
ance.
APPLICATIONS should be made di
rectly to the superintendent, Army
Nurse Corp, Mills Building, Wash
ington D. c.. Blanks and Circulars
of information will be sent to those
applying to this address.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-12-07
APPLE GROWING is COSTLY

The cost of growing box OF ap-
pies a few years ago in the We
natchee Valley was estimated at
about so cents, But the higher costs
have hit this industry and now the
cost is estimated at least a third
more.
Growers in the Hood River sec
ton estimate that since 1914 there
has been an increase of 25 per cent
in this line, with chance of another
25 per cent jump before the 1918
crop can be harvested.
Records kept by the growers
there show that up to 1914 the av-
erage cost of producing a box of ap-
pies was so cents, while this year
they found it to be rs cents.
The cost of everything figuring in
the production of the crop is found
to have moved upward, from raw
materials to labor.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-12-07
Christmas Packages to Soldiers

Last Monday the Leavenworth Ked
Cross Chapter sent the final shipment
of Christmas packages for distribution
among the soldier boys. Part OF the
packages will reach the boys in France
and the remainder will be sent to the
bows still in the U. S. The number
allotted to the local chapter was one
hundred and seventy-fve and the
number shipped was one hundred fifty
three. The first shipment included
thirty three packages, the second
seventy FIVE OF which fifteen were made
M BY the Peshastin auxiliary and the
third, forty FIVE.
The following amounts were donated
for Christmas use. $2.OO Frank
Thompson, 7.5o Peshastin Auxiliary
900 C. A. Erkman. 800 Margaret
Sylvester. Out Of the amount donated
$7.o5 was spent for express to Seattle
headquarters and the remainder was
used in making up additional packages.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-12-07
BIG DRIVE FOR RED CROSS
MEMBERSHIP

Mr. Harvey Lindley and Mr.. Hazen
]. Titus, respectively chairman and
campaign manager for the North
western Division for the Il 100000
Christmas membership drive, re.
turned to Seattle the latter part OF
the week, from the Washington con-
ference. Mr.. Titus who will manage
the campaign for this division, viii
be in position shortly to announce
the plans for the drive which will
begin Dec. 18th and close promptly
at Midnight December 24th. Mr..
Theodore N. Vail, president Of the
American Telephone and Telegraph
Company, is the national charm an.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-12-07
1000 DEAD AT HALIFAX
NOVA SCOTIA DUE TO
COLLISION OF STEAMERS
Explosion Heard Thirty MiIes-$100,
100000 Property Loss-Munition
Ship and Belgian Relief
Steamer Collide

In the early morning, Dec. 9th, a
heavily loaded French munition ship,
Mont Blanc, was hit by the outward
bound Belgian relief ship, Iona, re-
sulting in fire and an explosion on
the Mont Blanc, eighteen minutes af-
terwards.
Halifax harbor, with its enormous
docks, among the largest in the
world, enormous store houses filled
with war material and food stuffs
hundreds of city blocks, the homes
of thousands of working people, were
destroyed. 1t is estimated that 2,00C
people were killed, and 10000 were
wounded.
Halifax is the principal port OF
Canada and among the largest cities
in the world.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-12-07
REGISTRANTS MUST KEEP
IN TOUCH WITH BOARD
Law Places Burden Upon Them
Failure May Cause Loss of
All Privileges

According to information received
this week by Governor Lister from
Provost Marshall General Crowder,
every registered man is required by
law to keep in touch with his local
board so that he will be sure to re-
ceive a copy of the QUESTIONABLE.
The Government asks the widest
possible publicity for this fact, as it
is desired that every man who reg
istered get copy and have it filled
out and filed as required. If this
is not done, then the registrant auto
matically loses his rights for pref
erence under the selective service
plan.
In his telegram General Crowder
says that all registrants who have
changed their places of abode or
postoffice. address must communicate
Immediately with the local boards
where they were registered and fur
nish their present address, so that
questionairres which will be mailed
about Dec. 18th will reach them
without delay.
Crowder also emphasizes the fact
that registrants are bound by law to
keep themselves advised of all pro-
ceedings in respect to them and fail
ure to do so may result in their los
ing their right to claim deferred
classification or discharge.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-12-07
TEN MILLION EXPECTED
FROM EASTERN WASHINGTON

The twenty counties of eastern
Washington are looked to for the alb
sorption of a minimum of $10,607-
$40 of thrift stamps, war saving
stamps and war saving certificates,
the sale of which opened this week
thruout the state. The east side
campaign will be directed by D. w.
Twohy, president of the Old Nat
ional bank, Spokane. The minimum
sum aportioned for the whole state
is $31, ,176, 100 on an estimated popu-
lation of 1,55S,80S. Chelan county's
portion is fixed at $465,220.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-12-07
WASHINGTON APPLE CROt
ALMOST DOUBLES ESTIMATE

From 10000 to $4,000 cars of ap-
pies will be the northwestern crop
for this year according to L. j.
Blot, sales manager of the Spokane
Fruit Growers company, after a
trip thru some of the producing dis
tricts. Before picking started, the
most optomisticestimated the crop at
not more than 10000 cars. "In ev-
cry district, apart from the Spokane
valley, the actual yield is far in ex-
cess of the first estimates" says
Mr.. Blot. "Some orchards are run
ming two and three times heavier
than was expected.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-12-07
SCHOOL NOTES

The teachers have organized
dramatic club to include all teachers
of both grade and high schools, and
will give entertainments for the
benefit of the Red Cross.
Don't forget that the date for the
next Community concert is Thursday
December 18th
The requirements for organization
of the Junior Red Cross are almost
complete and the club will soon be
ready to do practical work.
Charles Hathaway was the first of
the Leavenworth High School boys
to answer his country's call. He is
now an apprentice seaman. His class,
the Seniors presented him with a
handsome military bracelet watch.
The following program will be Civ
en- by the Philomathean literary So
ciety in the H. S. auditorium Friday
evening at o'clock, Dec. 7th
/. Music, H. S. Orchestra
2. Recitation Welcome Sauer
g. Original Story Alma Prouty
4. Vocal Solo Clifford Hagler
s. Monologue John Coppeck
6. Scientific Paper Henry Goldman
z. Piano Solo Eleanor Gage
s. Character Monologue
Daisy Mcintosh
o. Debate: Resolved, that an eight
hour working day should be adop-
ted within the United States by law
Affirmative, Gilbert Reeves, Doro-
thy Eresch, Joe Smith
Negative, Alvin Morton, Iva West,
and Lloyd Brown.
10. Quartette, ,--Oriette Peterson. Vir-
ginia Toles, Merritt Hagler and
Clifford Hsgler,
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-12-07
DR.. Hoxsey's Brother Cremated

DR.. J. H. Hoxsey OF Spokane,
brother OF DR.. G. w. Hoxsey Of
Leavenworth, died in Spokane last
Friday and was cremated last Saturday.
He was a pioneer physician Of Spokane,
having lived there 80 years, and was
So years Of age. DR.. and Mrs. G. w.
Hoxsey attended services in the under
taking ehspple Saturday.