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The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-09-22
RoUMANIA DEFEATS TEUT0Ns
Attack Austro-German Positions South
Of orozechtl and Occupy Impor-
tant Heights.

Petrograd, Sept. 20. g Roumanian
forces attacked the Austro-G German po-
sitions south of Grozechti, in the Ocna
region, ad occupied heights there, says
the official statement issued by the
Russian war department.
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$11,538,OO0,OOO
WAR LOAN Bill
IS Agreed UPON
Senate and House Conferees
Reach Agreement on Credits
Measure; No Change.
ASKS GUNS FOR 100000
Secretary of War Baker Makes Addi-
ton to Big War Deficiency Bill In
senate-May Need Billion
Dollars More.

Washington, Sept. 20 - Agreement
on the war credits bill authorizing
ST., 100000 of new bonds and GER.
tificates was reached s ;ss ~;
hniSe -sonforoess svftnfpo change In the
issues proposed.
More Money for War Purposes.
Washington, Sept. 20. Carrying
over $7,000,000,000, the war deficiency
bill is In the senate's hands, following
It's passage by the house without dis
senting vote. The senate probably will
act promptly after its appropriations
committee, which now is considering
the bill, reports.
With the beginning Of senate hear
ings on the bill Secretary Baker pre-
sented estimates for additional appro-
priatlons of $287, 416,000, principally
for ordnance and the engineering
service.
1.-THE submission of all these esti
mates" Secretary Baker said, sis made
necessary in order to provide increased
facilities for the manufacture, issue
and storage of ordnance material; for
equipment of an additional half million
of men In anticipation of a call for
that number; for procuring additional
rifles and an additional supply of small
arms, ammunition for machine guns,
rifle and pistol target practice of an
army of 100000; for construction
work with which the engineer corps is
charged in France, and for equipment
Of special troops operating in the the
alter of war In Europe
May Add Another Billion.
The additional estimates may bring
the bills total up to about $4,000. OOO,-
600. The bill is the biggest money
measure In American history. Among
the larger items of appropriations are
Shipping board, $1,749OOo,0OO; fortifi-
cations, $1,495,0OOO00; emergency
funds, $200000,00O; torpedo boat de-
stroyers, $235,000,000;, machine guns,
1888, 100000.
House and senate conferences on the
war tax bill resumed their delibera-
lions with indications that balloting on
several important sections would begin
before close of the days session.
Agreements reported on zone system
for the increase of second class mail
rates and on the passenger transporta-
ton, automobile, war profits, income,
liquor and tobacco sections are all sub
1ect to reconsideration and revision
before final drafting Of the conference
report.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-09-22
New Loans to Allies.

Washington, Sept. 20.-The treasury
department advanced new loans of
$50,000,000 to- Great Britain and $780,
100000 to France, bringing the total
of loans to the allies up to $780,
100000.
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AGREE on Enemy rradlna RilI.

A complete agreement by tonight on
the administration trading with the en-
envy bill was promised when conferees
ON the measure resumed work today.
The insurance and imports embargo
provisions were among the more i'm
portant questions awaiting final deter
nination
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RUSSIANS WILL
FIGHT TO FINISH,
SAYS THE ENVOY
Premier Kerensky Pledges the
Nation to Back the War
to Victory.
Will SPURN SEPARATE PACT
Slight Credence Is Given to the Peace
Rumors Which Are Again Filling
the German Press-Part of
Propaganda.

Paris, Sept. 20.-The Petit Parisien
stated that Pope Benedict is expected
to send further peace notes to the
belligerent powers.
Evening star., 1917-03-18
MAGAZINE SECTION for March lS, 1917

opposed to the saloon. 1t exists in num-
bers large enough, in most communities,
to determine the issue of an election. Any
candidate that can obtain this church
vote can usually count on being elected.
The scheme of the Anti-Saloon League
is therefore simple. 1t asks this candidate
if he favors prohibition. If he answers
"yes, that fact is reported to the voting
church members. If he says "no,' that
fact is likewise reported. If he declines to
answer the question, he is regarded as
having voted in the negative. The church
voters then cast their ballots for the can
didate who supports their measure, ir-
respective of their party affiliations. They
are in the business of destroying the
saloon; that is the only issue they see in
the campaign. The candidate, so long as
he is right on the liquor question, can en-
tertaiA any views on protection, the cur
rency, foreign policy, or preparedness.
Americans frequently wonder at the
recent progress of prohibition. This sim
pie formula explains the mystery The
Anti-Saloon Leaguers, its leaders say, are
Evening star., 1917-03-18

Church clubs and women's organiza-
tions everywhere are pushing federal pro-
hibition. Petitions signed by millions of
names are flowing in upon Washington.
Every Sunday school and thousands of
public schools are headquarters of the
fight Itinerant speakers are addressing
factory workers every day, and preachers
more than ever are making liquor the
subject of their discourses. In particular.
the Anti-Saloon forces are working in the
smaller States. The vote of New Mexico
and Arizona counts for as much as that Of
New York. Mr.. Baker and his associates
also have one great advantage, in that the
vote of State, once given can not be
rescinded. But State that rejects the
amendment can change its mind and
indorse it,
1t will take thirty-six States to pass
the prohibition amendment. At present
twenty-five have adopted no-license as q
Statewide policy. 1t seems not unlikely,
therefore, that in a few years the United
States will follow Russia in policy Of
nationwide aridity.
Evening star., 1917-03-18
The Label
By CONSTANCE SKINNER
illustrations by Hawthorne Hotuidnd

man designed by nature to grapple with
her constructively. He did not know this,
because as yet nothing had occurred to
break the deep, peaceful sumbers of his
moral sense.
Utah acquired three pack-mules and
duplicate order of canned foods showing
preference for quart tins and ten-pound
kits. To these he added pork and beans
in picnic size for his own consumption
He selected snowy brand with an Ameri-
can flag on the label, and paraded his
purchases. Contrariwise, in mood of
hush he bought keg whisky. Bottles of
assorted sizes were added to his collection.
Under cover of the dark he drove out,
leading his three mules laden with the
food-stuffs. The whisky was in the wagon,
hidden beneath canvas and camp utensils.
Screened in a cleft of the Bad Lands,
Utah spent joyous and industrious hours
in transferring the whisky to the bottles
and the bottles to the quart cans. Pint
bottles rested nicely in a quart-sized nest
of spinach, for instance; and quart bot
ties elbowed in among the native inhabi-
tants of ten-pound mackerel kit with
the pure spirit of camaraderie. The
gum used ON can labels is crisp and
easy to release. Utah dampened the
labelling paper, cut the tops off the
cans, sank the bottles, soldered on the
tops, and repasted the paper. 1t was fine
and tedious work. He left the wagon
in the cleft, gave mixed load to each
mule, and rode over the border un-
molested.
A T the little town of Mono, thirty miles
= : in from the border,-his last calling
point within the limits of civilization
Utah learned through chance meeting
with another smuggler, that the flower of
his heart was now worn by the Brazilian
seflor, who had put diamonds in her ears
"as big as lima beans" Utah sent Miss
Alto humorous and ungrammatcal mes
sage to the effect that when he returned
he would shoot the other gentleman dia-
monds out of her ears; and as for the Bra
zlllan himself, he would not leave enough
OF that se1or in any one place to wear
either jewels or a coffin.
Utah pushed on to one of the northern
trading posts, where he purchased more
provisions, dogs and sled, and sold his
mules. Then he acquired an Indian guide
"a Cree, much pitted by smallpox, who
declared that he held all the Sarcee tribe
of trappers in the hollow of his hand-and
launched upon the snow waste that
stretches toward Hudson Bay.
On New Years Day he established
headquarters north of the sixtieth parallel
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- sometimes concludes with one
and not infrequently because of one.
Young Neil was as much in love as
Highland Scot can be. That is to say, his
passion for Prairie Rose was both relig-
ion and madness. Since every other
single man within the radius of the Cana
dian Northwestern Fort adored Prairie
Rose, she thought it only fair to herself
to trife with young Neil adequately ere
she accepted him.
Prairie Roses black horse, Eagle Plume,
was her pride. Even Inspector McNab,
of the Royal Northwest Mounted Police
Station, could boast no steed equal to
Eagle Plume. This, however, was not a
good reason why Eagle Plume's mistress
should have used his equine excellences
to aggravate her lover by riding away
from him at top speed while he was pour
ing out his love for her-like a High
lander-in terms of holy humility min
gled with primordial menace.
Eagle Plume, the speedy, had been led
to his stall, and Prairie Rose was cooked
upon a bench on the front stoop
when young Neil, with flaming blue eyes
and lips paper-white, flung himself from
his mount. He stood towering over her
six feet of raw-boned, high-strung Celt
with top-knot of red hair, wet and wind
tossed-and arraigned her for her sac
rilege. Whereupon she Knocked him
lightly.
"What did ye say, wumman?" he cried.
ayes, you are. A goose. A Billy
goose.
"Take that back and apologize for it. "
"I apologize; meant William Goose.
Miss Rose can not accept MIR. William
Goose this afternoon
She curtseyed impudently and danced
off to the stables.
81 thank ye for the name, ye wicked
wumman," young Neil called after her,
dialect coming thick upon his rage. "Its
my name frae this hour, and I'll make it
a name tae be shouted frae one end tae
the ither O the whole Northwest
WHEN Prairie Rose came out upon the
stoop in the spring twilight, with
tartan sash pinned about her skirt, posy
of wild flowers behind her ear, and beck
oning CLEAN in each eye, young Neil was
nowhere in view. The dusk hid horse
man tearing across the plain.
The SHOWS of the second winter had
waned before she saw him again.
In due time young Neil arrived at his
objective point. This was Fullerton the
police post on the north shore of Hudson
Bay. He was to become one of its three
constables. There he could enjoy the
anguish of his wound to the full. More
Evening star., 1917-03-18

over, he had set himself the loneliest and
hardest task that a harsh and exacting
service demands of the men who enter it.
He was listed by number and the
name of William Goose.
wherever did you get such name as
that?" Corporal Surrey asked him. 4For
you're as Scotch as they make them"
"That's nothing against the Scotch,
nor yet it's nothing against me, said Con-
stable Goose sternly; and pleasantries
were at an end.
When-during the first snowfall-she
learned that there was Constable Will
lam Goose at lone Fullerton, Prairie Rose
wept. Well she knew that the rash relig-
ious nature of the boy would make him
carry out the hardest task that instruc-
tions plus his own conscience might de-
mand, with entire disregard of his safety.
Therefore Prairie Rose was proud and
wept; but-she was also Scotch She
would live faithful and die forlorn; but
she would not say "Come back" to Con-
stable William Goose, whose opprobrious
name was adopted in scornful revenge
upon herself.
THIS is the story of two men.
Far to the south of bleak Fullerton,
where the "Bad Lands" of Montana come
up to the borders of Alberta and Sas-
katchewan, woman's hand was driving
another man northward, with face set
toward the Hudson Bay country.
Lily Alto danced in northern Mon
tana hamlet where rustlers and smugglers
made their headquarters. She was COM
posed of two PROFESSIONALLY, wild
beauty; internally, cold-blooded cupidity.
When she told James Jep, alias Utah, that
she would go with him and cleave unto
him on the day when he could put fifty
thousand dollars into her hand, she said
it chiefly to be rid of him, that be-
diamonded Brazilian, recently arrived,
might have his place
Utah may or may not have believed her,
and been blind to the languishing sefior;
but, since she represented all his desire, he
resolved to earn-the word is used by
courtesy-the stipulated amount.
He knew that there was one sure way
to do this-always provided he was not
stopped. If he could reach the northern
fur country with a cargo of whisky he
could trade the whisky to Indians for
fortune in furs. The difficulties ahead
were two: first, to enter Canada with the
whisky, and, second, to exit from Canada
with the furs. The border patrol of the
Northwest Mounted is discouragingly
efficient.
Nevertheless, Utah was the type of
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and little south of the Circle. He pitched
his tent, made of skins, and banked it
round with thick snow walls, like an Es-
kimo's igloo. Then he built snow
counter across the door and froze sled
to it for top.
On the third day of his intrenchment
the Sarcees arrived in force; and Utah
was presently up to his chin in furs,
for which he paid in whisky eight times
diluted. His carbine lay along the inside
edge of the counter; hidden under his
park he wore revolver. The furs
were of the best, black fox predominant
ing.
An arbitrary rule, established for his
own safety, decreed that each group Of
Indians must depart as soon as the trade
was completed and take the payment
elsewhere for consumption. In the begin
ming the rule worked well; but tasting
and tipping in secret presently let loose
the insolence of numbers. Utah kept
hand on his rife and slept with one
eye open.
SEVERAL hundred miles to the east Of
- him, Constable William Goose was en-
gagged in examining whaling and other
trading vessels Three policemen--a cor
poral and two constables-receive the
customs, guard the money, and execute
justice at Fullerton, besides maintaining
order over the surrounding wide "back
block of Canada"
The day when, amid shouts and barks,
the Sarcees were wont to arrive to trade
with the ships came and passed. Several
weeks later there entered the post tall
pockmarked Cree who bore the fragrant
title of Smoking Bones. He was related
to the Sarcees by wedlock, and was es-
teemed among them for his cunning. As
a South Plains tribe says: "Manitou
first made the wolf and the serpent for
practice, then he made the Cree
Smoking Bones came as an emissary
from a repentant people. He confessed
that, against his counses, the Sarcees had
entered whisky traders igloo and ca
reused with him. Now, with aching heads
and meek hearts, they waited down the
trail until Smoking Bones could assure
them their sins would be forgiven. They
would then come in with their furs and
trade according to their time-honored
custom. Otherwise how would they get
their supplies? incidentally, the great
King across the water was Their
father and the police were their mother.
1t had always been so; it would be so
forever.
The corporal gave the desired word OF
pardon, and the Sarcees came in, their sleds
fur-laden. Now, the corporals bland
look hid guile. He knew that whisky
traders sell not their precious stuff for
naught. Yet the Indians still had furs.
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demoniac foe. For many years certain
political organization known as the Prohi-
bition party had fought in the temperance
cause, but with little success. The Anti
Saloon Leaguers discovered the cause of
the Prohibition party's failure. 1t was
simply because it was party 1t at
tempted to entice lifelong Republicans
and Democrats to leave their affiliations
and step into their ranks-a process
that could never succeed. The liquor
interests had never attempted to form
a liquor party-hence their political sue
cess. They had simply manipulated the
most potent political force that we have
that is, the balance of power. They had
thrown their influence with Democrats or
Republicans, as these parties showed the
greater disposition to serve their ends.
Evening star., 1917-03-18

not partizan, ex-partizan, or non-partlzan.
They are omni-partizan. The League
supports any party that will further its
ends. 1t would to vote the Socialist ticket
if the Socialist were the only candidate
who stood right on the saloon question.
And these methods they propose to use in
passing the Eighteenth Amendment.
Evening star., 1917-03-18
Getting the Church Vote

THIS has been the method of the Anti
Saloon League. Every community, the
leaders argued, contains considerable
church vote That vote in the main, is
Evening star., 1917-03-18
Twenty-Five States Won Over

Twenty-Five States Won Over
ONCE the amendment is passed by the
" House and the Senate, the way will be
fairly plain sailing. Every candidate for
State legislatures will then be asked if he
will cast his ballot for ratification. Upon
his answer will depend the question as to
whether he receives the votes of the pro-
hibition forces.
At the present moment Christian
Endeavorers, church members, and other
evangelical organizations are raising their
hands and taking this oath:
God helping me, no political candidate
or party not declaring for the destruction
of the liquor traffic can have my vote. F"
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-06-16
PASSPORTS NEEDED BY AMERICANS WHO
 GOING TO CANADA

Harry Lawrence, agent for the Un- ion Pacific Railway lines, returned yesterday on the steamer Alameda from Skagway. Mir. Lawrence has been making business trip to Atlin and other interior British Columbia and Yukon Territory points.
 "The people where I visited are intensely patriotic" he said, and all you can hear talked of is the war At the present time no Canad- ians between the ages of IS and 45 are allowed to leave the country, and all aliens leaving are required to pay the Canadian government a head tax of $S.
 "All American citizens who are planning on going to Canadian sec tons this year would be wise to either provide themselves with a copy of their birth certificate, or a passport If they do this they will avoid a great deal of trouble which might inconvenience them"
 MT Lawrence reports that the steamer Tulshi was launched at Car cross while he was there and that she is the prettiest river boat he has ever seen.
 She is the finest of the White Pase fleet he added.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-06-16
HIGH PRESSURE WATER SYSTEM IS
 NOW COMPLETED

The Juneau high pressure water system is practically complete, with the exception of the installation of two hydrants. These will be put in when they arrive from the south The water will be turned into the system tomorrow morning and the firemen will be given a trial run tC test it out.
 For the past 45 days a large crew of men, under the direction of P. F White of the Alaska Juneau, has been working on the system and today witnessed the end of the work. The system covers the greater part of the city, from the Alaska Juneau tc Main Street and all of the business section. Branches extend to Sixth and Kennedy streets in the Nelson Addition and to Ninth and Gold Bell Avenue on the hill.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-06-16

from the Juneau Chapter to Skag- way, Ketchikan, Cordova, Valdez, Kennecott, Seward. Anchorage, Nome and Fairbanks. laying the foundation for the beginning of the collection of money next week.
 Flower Sale and Thane Dance Mon
 day.
 The Red Cross War Fund Week will be introduced at Juneau with flower sale at w. II. Cases store Monday It was the purpose to make this an exclusively forget me-not sale" The purpose was to 3erve the double object of making money for the Red Cross and to in- luce the people of Juneau to plant forget-me-not plants, Alaska's off, ;ial flower. They are hardy plants which once planted reproduce them selves and spear. It was thought hat if the people would set out a CIV hundred of these plants every year, Juneau would soon be a yer table forget-me-not garden, and be tnown far and near as the Forget Me-Not City" as Portland is known IS the Rose City" by virtue of her 'ose garden. In furtherance of this plan in the interest of the Red Cross, Case and Anderson, the local florists. wired for 200 plants. They were able to get only AS, the de- mand for them having been so great in Seattle. However, Case and An lerson have turned over at actual ,ost 150 other hardy plants, in 'luding asters, snapdragons, annual 3rysanthemums, marguerites, fever 'erns, swan river daisies, pansies, narigolds and others. All these plants have been tested in Alaska, md now is the painting time.
 At 6:30 o'clock on the Thane grounds Monday evening a free base oall game will be played between the Fhane and Perseverance teams. This game will be the third of the cries for the Hayden cup. At g o'clock the doors of the big dance lall will swing open and the big Red Cross Dance will be on. A egular jitney dance will be staged md Lawrence J. Reedy and Harry 3iggs will act as the official jitney grabbers.
 submarine and dreadnought inch will be served which promises excel anything in that line ever before put out at Thane where thov lave reputation for making ,ood punch The committee in ;harge have several stunts which will be pulled during the evening which promise to add greately to he enjoyment of those present.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-06-16
RECRUITS FOR THE WAR SERVICE ARE
 EXAMINED TODAY

Dr. k. T. Albertson. of Fort Will liam H. Seward. arrived from the south on the Jefferson and remained the entire day examining the hen who wished to recruit. He will leave tonight on the Spokane for the Fort Dr. Albertson passed through Ju neau several days ago bound fo. Ketchikan, Wrangell and Petersburg where he examined a number of re cruits.
 Those wishing to enlist are examin ed by Dr. Albertson and are bein,4 sent .o Fort William H. Seward where they will receive their fina physical examinations. They vii then be sent to the various Con centration camps in the country and distributed through the units of the figh'ing forces.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-06-16
SNOW IN HOSPITAL

N. F. Snow, of Thane, this morn ing was taken to St. Ann Hospital, where he underwent slight opera, ton.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-06-16
LONGSHOREMEN RETURN TO
 WORK AT THE OLD SCALE

The incipient dispute of the long shoremen along the Juneau water front which has been on quietly for the past week, has been settled and the men returned to work today at the old scale, when the Jefferson ar rived. The men demanded seventy five cents an hour instead of fifty cents when the steamer Despatch arrived from the south recently AS they have no union and no organi zation, no notice of their demands were taken and the warehouse men handled the freight with the ships craWS.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-06-16

Summary
 interior westward DOT places Today interior and west but southwest While temperatures
  tendency and central districts
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-06-16
Notice tO the Public.

Notice is hereby given that my wife, Mrs. Joe Kelly, has left my home without cause, and that l am not responsible for nor will 1 pay any debts contracted by her
 (signed) JOE KELLY If