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Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1917-05-14
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Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1917-05-14

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Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1917-05-14
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Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1917-05-14
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Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1917-05-14

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Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1917-05-14
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Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1917-05-14
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The Alaska daily empire., 1917-03-15
Territorial Senate Urges Congress to Defend the Coast Line
 of Alaska.
.F0RTIFYING OF HARBORS
Memorial Is Passed with Unanimous Approval Providing for
 Protection.

Preparedness for Alaska is the plea extended to the national Con- gress and President Wilson through the unanimous approval yesterday by the Senate of Senator Sulzer's memorial, passed under a suspen. sion of the rules. The memorial, which will be the first Senate docu. ment to be presented to the House of Representatives, points out the need of defending Alaska's cost line, of fortifying the harbors and add. ing to the land forces.
 The text of the memorial is as follows:
 To the President of the United States, the United States Senate and the United States House of Repre-. sentatiyes:
 Your memorialists, the Senate and House of Representative of the Ter. ritory of Alaska, respectfully repre-. sent that: Whereas, the vast Ter. ritory of Alaska equal in area to all the States of the Union East of the Mississippi river. having a coast line of 26,O00 miles, commerce with the nation during the last calendar year of over 15O million dollars, and possessing coal, copper and gold mines, fisheries and other vast re. sources unequalled in the world, and
 Whereas, the coast of Alaska, with its innumerable harbors, extending westward nearly to the Orient is the key to the Pacific, the loss of which would expose the entire Pa. cific coast of the nation to the mercy of a foreign foe, and, where as. millions of dollars have been eX. pended in the Philippine Islands, in Hawaii and practically all United States Territory excepting Alaska for the purpose of defense and pro. lection, while Alaska has been ab. solutely neglected in this respect, not having single fortified posi-. ton or a single naval vessel, and only a mere handful of several hun. dred men of the regular army scat. tered over its vast extent of Terri tory,
 Therefore, we, the Legislature of Alaska speaking in the name of the people of Alaska, deplore this shame full condition and, in order to secure the great resources of Alaska to the nation, to safeguard the great ports of our Pacific coast, and to render adequate protection to tho Republic, we demand that Congress take i'm mediate action to establish forti. fled naval base on the Alaskan coast and provide other defensive meas. ures, naval and military, in order that the nation may be amply safe. guarded.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-03-15

surface that is visible to us at any time depends upon the moons posi- ton in it's orbit with respect to our point of vision and the sun. So, then, the phase of the moon is due simply to the angle at which we see it with respect to It's source of light. The idea that change in this an- gle Of view should cause a change in weather conditions is next to a6' surdty itself. But. granting that it does cause changes, that "a change in the moon" (new moon, first quarter, full moon, last quarter) produces rain, should not this cause operate throughout the earth's sur face? Surely the lunar influence Is not partial to Southeastern Alas. ka. or 10 Oregon, or to Florida! As the moons phase changes every seven days, We should expect rain on the date of the change, or im- mediately following. throughout the earth where typographical features admit of rainfall That such condi' tons do not occur is evident to any one who has made the slightest study of weather and climate. Tax ing at random most any month of any year. there will be some section of the United States that has had Q deficiency of rainy days or a protract- ed dry spell of three or four weeks, while some other section will have had the opposite condition-a con tinuous period of wet weather. Yet both of these regions were subject ed to the same changes in moon phases. Taking some other month, the conditions will be found 10 be re- versed. with again the same moon phases operating" in both regions.
 In a nut shell, there is nothing in the moons influence on terrestrial weather conditions to justify any dependence being placed on it in predicting weather conditions. None of the forecasting experts of this or foreign countries considers the moon at all in making weather predic- tions. and. while 1t is true that the forecasts leave room for improve. ment in the matter of accuracy, the improvement will no doubt come from a better knowledge of causes or forces extraneous to the moon.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-03-15
FINDINGS WANTED CHANGED
 BY HOUSE BILLS
Affairs of An Equitable Mature and Facts Come in for
 Action.

Two bills, No, and 8. introduced by Representative w. T. Burns yes terday, upon request of Thomas Me. Gowan, of Fairbanks. pertains 10 certain sections of the compiled laws of Alaska in relation to the findings of fact by the court in acs tions of an equitable nature and in actions tried by the courts without jury.
 Bill No. ', provides In part, that the court in rendering decision ln cases of the kind stated shall sA out in writing findings in fact upon all material issues presented by tho pleadings, together with It's conclus. ions Of law thereon. It also provides that such findings of fact and con: clusions shall be separate and apart from the judgment and shall be filed with the clerk of the court to be- come part of the records In such cases and subject to review by the appellate tribunal.
 The bill also provides that tho findings of fact may be waived, either by written consent of the parties litigant, or by oral agree ment in open court and that the court may refer the matter to a ref. cree at any time.
 Bill No. provides that the court must make the findings during the term of court, or within twenty days thereafter and that they shall be in writing and filed with the clerk of the court. It provides that the court shall state the facts found and the conclusions of law sep2r. ately, without argument or reason therefor. It is further provided that general finding by the court that any and all allegations and the aver ments in the pleadings are true or untrue shall be sufficient. The oth. CT provisions in the bill are prae. tically the same as in House Bli No. 2.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-03-15

THE EMPIRE-An the News All the Time. When It Is News. &
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-03-15

roday,e Newg Today-ln Emplro.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-03-15
FOR BELGIAN RELIEF.

NEW YORK, March IS. - The United States has contributed a to- tai of $9,99O,6O2 to Belgian relief, according to statement made by the commission for relief in Bel gium here. This sum, the state ment said, was less than per cent. of approximately S250,OO0,O0O that has been spent by the commission in Belgium and Northern France.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-03-15
TO RAISE HOME GUARD.

HARTFORD, Conn. March 15.- Rising to their feet and singing America, the House of Represen- tatives has unanimously passed a bill authorizing the Governor to ap- point a military emergency board of three members to establish a home guard with constabulary du- ties.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-03-15
EIGHTEEN HUNDRED MEN
 LAID oFF-SHELLS MADE

PHILADELPHIA, MARCH 15, - Eighteen hundred men employed by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in making 13-inCh shells for tho Al. lies have been laid off because of completed contracts.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-03-15

There is a widespread belief that weather conditions on the earth's surface are governed to some extent, iS not entirely by the moon This belief seems to be confined to no particular locality, but is held by people in many walks of life, par ticularly farmers. Just how this idea becomes rooted in ne minds of men is not known, but it's origin probably dates back to antiquity, before the development Of meteorological science and when men began casting about Tor the causes Of changes in weather conditions. The sun and moon were then. as now, the most familiar ob- jects external 10 the earth, and primi. tive investigators naturally turned 70 these bodies in their crude re- searches. As the aspects of the sun before the days of the highpowered telescope were practically the same rom day to day, except for its change in altitude and the resultant change in the seasons, the moon, by reason of its daily change in appear lnce, was seized upon as being the most likely cause of terrestrial wealth CT changes. At any rate, something had to be held responsible and poor Luna has had 10 take the blame ever since in the minds of many people.
 Many are the sayings and proverbs that recite the supposed influence lf the moon on the weather. One of he most popular is that relating to he position of the points or cusps )f the crescent or nearly new moon. Among sailors the saying is to the effect that when the points of the crescent are turned upward wet weather will follow, and when turned downward q spell of dry weather Is in prospect. In other circles Tt is sure to be dry moon if it lies on its back so you can hang your hat on its horns" As these sayings are directly opposite we can take our choice and have the satisfaction of Knowing that if the one doesn't fit any particular case the other will. Other sayings pertaining to lunar in- fluence on weather conditions are em' bodied in the following verses taken from J. Lambs "Aratus."
 If three days old her face be bright and >,o r,Jr, Te1I. nr stormy raIe tho sailors fear: But if she rise with bright and blush- The bIuSstCrings winds the bending mass If duii T''i her face and blunt her horns On the s'fth fourth day a breeze or rain is If on "ff[; thc third she move with horns Not pointing downward or to heaven The western cstei wind expect; and drcnch- II on "tf the lou; fourth her horns direct re- f to the e. earth her upper horn she Cold S Borcas from the North his blast IT upward tT she she extend it to the sky, Lord Notus with his clustering gale IS When ''f%; thc fourth day around her orb clrcling ring of deep and murFy red Soon from his cave the God of Storms Dashins with foamy waves the lowering
 skies.
 And when fair Cynthia her full orb
 displays,
 Then mark the various hues that paint And thus the tickle weather's changes If smile her pearly face benign and
 fair,
 Calm and serene will breathe the balmy
 air:
 IT with deep blush her maiden cheek
 be red.
 orS dread;
 1T sullen blaclness hang upon her brow
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-03-15
NO WOMEN ALLOWED.

NEW YORK, March 15.-An or der forbidding women to travel on British ships crossing the ocean through the war zone was posted in the British consulate here.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-03-15
pERsHING RETURNS.

SAN ANTONIO. March Is. - Gen. John J. Pershing returned here from a trip to Brownsville, El Paso and other border points after an absence of nearly a week.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1917-10-30
Fortune In Pecans
A WORD TO THE WISE,

10 not wait until all
the future of this
=
Ninety varieties have been set ont with, Tho
years. - -
Through the belt there that are
worth $3.50 each -
$50 to 500 tree. = ~
froma
snes the mott sale
and Neck N Co. 600 of the ID will
at wholesale s
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4 feet
any variety at u c 1925 Hicks everlasting
vines at $lo0
100 Plum Prevails Sc
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1917-10-30

PIANO FOR SALE-SLIGHTLY
used-standard make-in first class
condition-will be sold at reason
able price. Apply to G. T. Landes,
Scotland Neck, N. c. IT,
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1917-10-30
DON'T BE DECEIVED DO HAUL

ing Of every kind-smaH and great.
No limit to contract. See or write,
q. A. WINCHESTER, Scotland Neck.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-07-22
SEEKS WAY TO END
SHIPPING BOARD ROW

President Wilson as a mediator
promises to bring to an end the Diff
ferences between Maj. Gen. George w.
Cocktails, president of the emergency
shipping corporation. and william
Denman. chairman OF the Federal
shipping board.
The President is out of the city on
a cruise down the Chesapeake bay
and the Potomac, but has with him all
the documents dealing with the con-
troversy
THE President recognizes that the
ships promised must be built. and he
will take steps TO have that done as
soon as he returns on Monday" a
high official explained. 1.-THE ships to
replace those sunk by German sUbma-
rines must be built without further
delay"
II was said that the President prob
ably would make an effort to retain
both General Goethals and Mr.. Den
man in their respective posts, but no
one in authority would hazard
guess as to how he would divide the
responsibility.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-07-22
DEVICE WILL HALT
TRAINS THAT PASS
DANGER SIGNALS

MARYsvILLE, Pa, July 22.-Train
wrecks in the future can be expect
ed to be decidedly less in number
than at present, for Harry l. Fritz,
Of Duncannon, has been granted a
patent for an automatic device that
will stop trains when they pass I'M
der a red signal.
A sliding device will automatically
apply the air when an engine strikes
this new safety appliance. MechanI-
cal experts claim the new invention
to be one OF the most practicable
that have been submitted.
The mechanism consists of a miniR-
will project at the side of the track
small device can be wired in a cir
cult with an electrical signal or be
attached to work with the older type
OF mechanical signals.
When the arm on the main signal Is
raised red, the smaller arm also
raises, reaching out over the end OF
the ties almost to the rail A special
attachment is fitted to the side OF the
cylinders of the locomotive. When the
locomotive hits the outstretched sig
nal a sliding rod that works by the
slightest touch, pushes up, releases
the valve OF the air duplicate cham
Der, which works IN conjunction with
the air system OF the train.
Immediately the brakes are applied
as though the engineer had pulled the
airbrake throttle.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-07-22
WIRELESS ON HOTEL
JUST A ROOF GARDEN

NEW YORK, July 22.-An official
communication was issued last night
by Maj. Gen. Oh! Oh! Mcintyre, chief
of operations for Field Marshal Cope
land Townsend, telling of the prog
ress made by Marshal Townsend's
Seventy-second street army in its
drive against the first page. 1t seems
to have been mussed up little by the
censor. but the sense OF 1t remains.
1t follows:
Reports that the searchlights and
electric light wires upon which are
strung lights for the Hotel (deleted)
roof garden were being used az
base OF operations for wireless in
struments caused a furry of excite
ment in the hotel late Saturday even
ing and almost prevented the opening
OF the roof garden for the summer.
1.-TWO officers from the Brooklyn
navy yard. accompanied by Capt. Il.
]. Dempsey, OF the Twenty-eiKhth
precinct, visited the hotel and asked
that they be allowed to make a thor
Ough inspection Of the roof. They
found nothing that the enemy could
use except food.
The investigation was the result.
the navy officers said, OF anonymous
letters received by the navy. which
stated that for the past two weeks
mysterious lights and flashes OF light
could be seen by motorists in (de-
leted) and which they had traced to
the roof OF the Hotel (deleted).
The confusion was caused by the
fact that the anonymous letters did
not know that there was a roof gar
den on the top OF the Hotel (de-
letedln
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-07-22
He KILLS CHICKEN
AND SERVES It
IN FOUR MINUTES

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, July "a
George RudiciIe holds the record for
being the champion chicken chaser
and cooker of Philadelphia.
To prove his superiority over other
contestants, he caught, killed.
cleaned, and cooked a fowl in four
minutes and thirty-five seconds. 1t
cost one of the. patrons Of the res
taurant in which he 10 lord OF the
range SO. but II was worth II.
The patron asked for fried chicken.
and George brought IT in in ten min
utes, crisp and Drowned to a turn
Oats suttingly good time" said
the diner.
Good time nuffin," replied George.
at can do the trick in ive minutes
nat"
"A five says you can't"
"a ten says ] can"
The money was put up and George
slapped a piece of lard in the frying
pan, and while the grease was heat
ing he just naturally modified that
chicken, choked II to death. turned IL
inside out. subtracted Its interior. and
tossed it in the pan. Checkers timed
him at i:35.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-07-22
OLDCOMMANDER'S
SONLEADSHISOWN
INAMER|CA' SARMY

GREENSBURG, Pa, July PA
real chip off the old block is Private
George Sheplar, of RuffsdaIe, who as
a member OF Company E. Tenth Regi-
ment, n. c. p, goes to the front under
Col. Richard Coulter, son OF the late
Gen. Richard Coulter, under whose
command the elder Sheplar served
during the civil war.
1t is safe to say that there IL no
prouder father in Westmoreland
county than Peter Sheplar. civil war
veteran OF many campaigns. who in
the sunset of his life sees his son go
forth under the son OF a commander
whom he loved and revered.
And il would be hard to say that his
trust is misplaced in the younger
Coulter, for the veteran Peter Shepiar
testifies that Fighting Dick" Coulter,
commander of the old Eleventh Penn
sylyania Volunteers, won his title by
a daring equaled by few commanders
and was respected by his men be-
cause he led them into battle. and as
Mr.. Sheplar says, was wounded on
several occasions while fighting side
by side with them"
Peter Sheplar il seventy-five years
OF age. He resided at Elizabeth. Pa,
when the rebellion broke out and en-
listed in Company G, Eleventh Penn
sylvania Volunteers, on March IS,
1862, at the age Of twenty years. Like
all the boys" OF the old Eleventh,
Mr.. Sheplar kept in touch with his
old commander. Gen. Richard Coulter,
until the latter died in Greensburg a
few years ago.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-07-22
Big Force Checks Draft Work;
Notices to Be Sent Tomorrow

contingents the race is to the
swiftest.
81 cannot let this opportunity pass
without adverting to the very great
value Of the assistance which has
BEEN so earnestly and efficiently rem
dered by the press. without the sys-
tematic campaign OF public informa-
ton that prepared the country for the
registration, the enrolment OF
100000 men on the 9Th day of June
would have been impossible. The
generous support OF the newspapers
since registration day is appreciated"
Opinions among officials Of the
War Department As to what per cent
Of the men called win be exempted.
varies widely. but most OF them are
agreed that II will be much In ex-
cess Of 20 per cent. Physical dis
ability will account for a great many
being turned loose. before the full
quota OF 6s7 900 men Is accepted.
Indications today were that BY no
means all OF those who might have
some claim to exemption because OF
dependent relatives would put In
such q claim. Many Of those who
have wives or others now dependent
on them are expected 70 make some
arrangement for their care, and in
not q few instances Il IL thought
that women Will go to work In Of
fees or elsewhere, rather than hold
their husbands back from service in
war.