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The daily progressive-miner., 1917-04-09
KATALLA LIVING
 ON P0RCUPINE
lCordova Times.l

: Ea[alla correspondent writes:
 z $ Hines. Of the Alaska Anthra- cite Coal Railroad company. has just returned from a short visit to his old home in Minnesota. Mr. Hines has a contract from the company to get into readiness and move all the ma. cainery necessary 10 begin work at Goose City about March 15, and has a small force Of men at work.
 There is only about three feet of snow on the flats and the ice is out Of Bering river from Goose City down. Everything points to an early spring.
 Phil Smith. who is well known in tnis part Of Alaska as the manager of the Alaska Oil 6 Refining company, writes from somewhere in France, where he is fighting the Germans in the air. being 9 lieutenant in the royal flying corps. He carefully announces that he is coming back 10 Alaska again providing he survives the war.
 For two months Katalla has been aiihout shipment of food. When the Watson arrived with provisions the cit izens were getting mighty tired Of porcupine. seal meat and clans.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-04-09
RUSSIANS FAVOR
 REPUBLIC ALL OVER

PETROGRAD April 6.-Arriving Es-a today after 9 railway journey ac- ross Siberia. Charles II. Boynton. pres ident ot the American Russian chamb, er of commerce stated that the reyolu- lion had been greeted with enthusi- asm al every town thru which he had passed. Twenty eziles returning to Pe5roErad were On board the train and were welcomed by immense crowds. They were chiefly socialists
 .I was impressed" he said by the extraordinary unanimity Of sentiment 5u favor Of 9 republic"
 3Lr- Boynton reported that travel conditions were excellent and food abundant He said that he had been told that an improvement was notice abe immediately the new govern E=a5 took control.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-04-09
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The worlds rarest plant is the slver sword. species of cactus that grows only on the most inaccessible slopes Of volcanoes in Hawaii.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-04-09

Rubber obtained from trees growing extensively in Natal has proved so sat isfactory that factory to refine it has been established in England.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-04-09

UNIVERSITY or WASHINGTON. April 6.-The University Of Washing V01 is prepared 10 give a good account Q itself f var is declared. according 70 an estimate recently compiled b. D. z. Hall. director Of physical educa- Gen. who declares that So per cent of the men students are qualified to bear arms and s4 per cent capable Of that and technical service. Including those i1 The officers reserve. SD men in the university cadet corps are avail able for service.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-04-09

Resembling a lawn mower is a New
 Jersey inventors machine that beats carpets or rugs with numerous small paddles as it is run over them.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-04-09

CHICAGO. April 6.-According to Major Gen. II. W. Saxon of Topeko. Kansas. who commands the forester division. nearly 100000 foresters drill teams Of tfe Modern Woodmen of Am. erica. will help in case Of war. Gen. Saxon said at meeting Of the organ ization yesterday that there are 65.- "ey now enrolled and about 35.000 who have belonged to dril lteams in the past The men are drilled in military tactics.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-04-09

i recently invented dish washing machine can be attached to a faucet and used with dishes placed in kit chen sink without employing a dish pan.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-04-09

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 Regarding the wages paid contract latorers. t is impossible 10 obtain .ery complete information on account of the limited amount Of this work be- ing done. The rates now in force may change later in the season. contingent apon the demand for labor. At pres aa: there is an abundance of labor available at the above soheduie'.'
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-04-09
BELL ISLAND
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The daily progressive-miner., 1917-04-09

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The daily progressive-miner., 1917-04-09

LOYAL ORDER OF MOOSE. Local PA, reg2lzr meeting Ws5le ssy Visiting brOthers cordially -e Hall for rent Go11aE, TL1-s5zys Fri day and Saturday.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-07-11
THE KAISER MISCALCULATED.

When the Kaiser withdrew his best
soldiers from the Russian front and
hurled them against the allied armies
in France, he undoubtedly calculated
that the Russians were out of the fight
ing for several months to come and
that his western army when reinforced
by the troops from the east would be
able to strike the French and English
armies in France crushing blow. In
both respects his calculations failed.
The Kaiser has found that the Rus
sian bear was only taking little nap,
and that he is now reused up and tear
ing through the German lines on the
east. capturing prisoners by the thou
sands, if not by the tens of thousands.
And the German attacks on the west
ern front have proved costly failures.
It begins to look as though the begin
ming of the end of Kaiserism has al
ready entered its appearance.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-07-11

was published in detail in a book by
Otto Tannenberg, entitled: (Gross-
deutschland, die Arbeit DIES 20ten Jahr-
hunderts" Greater Germany, the
Work of the goth Century,.
According to this book, Germany,
in order to achieve European suprem-
acy, must accomplish the following:
/. The annexation of northern
France, Holland and Belgium on the
west.
9. The annexation of Russian Poland
and the Baltic provinces on the east
3. The establishment of German
hegemony in Austria Hungary, the
Balkan states, and Turkey, to which
later were to be added Egypt and
Persia
1t is easy to see that the creation
of such an empire, extending through
the very heart OF Europe from the
North Sea to the Persian Gulf, cut
ting Europe in two, carrying with 1t
the command of the North Sea- the
Baltic Sea, the Adriatic Sea, the AEGEAN
Sea, the Dardanelles and the Black
Sea, Egypt and the Suez Canal, be-
sides opening the way into Asia Min
or and the farther east, would place
Germany in an impregnable position,
in which her dictatorship in European
affairs could no longer be questioned.
If the reader will now take q re-
cent war map and compare the Ger
man conquests during the last three
years with Tannenberg's forecast in
1911, he will see that. with the ex-
ception of few details, Part II. Of
the Pan-German Plan has been achiev-
ed. Germany has possession of nor
thern France and of all but an in
significant fragment, of Belgium, while
Holland is at her mercy. She has
conquered Russian POLAND and a
large part of tn Baltic Provinces. She
has overrun Serbia, Montenegro, and
the greater part of Roumania. She
has made her influence absolutely SUI
preme in Austro-Hungary, Bulgaria,
and Turkey. In other words, she has
established her imperial power from
the North Sea to the Persian Gulf,
just as the Pan-German propagan-
dists have said for years that she
ought to do and would do; and I'M
less deprived Of what she has already
gained German supremacy in Europe
will be an accomplished fact, and her
task, as outlined in Part II. of the
great Plan, is virtually completed.
But all this is only necessary pre-
liminary to Part Ill, the dominance
of German power in the world. The
consideration of this must be left for
our next article.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-07-11
NEW BOMB AS U.BOAT ANTIDOTE.

That new bomb used by our war
ships may account for their successful
defense OF the fleet that carried our
soldiers to France. The shock of
bombs fired into the water and so
timed that they do not explode until
they reach the desired depth may d.
vert torpedos from their intended
course, and the water may transmit
sufficient force to break the hull Of
undersea boats at a considerable dis
lance away. Water is non-compress-
able and an explosion deep enough
under the water to transmit its force
laterally rather than upward to the
surface may solve the U-boat problem.
In any event our ships had some de-
vice which proved sufficient to prevent
the U-boats from damaging any Of
them or from injuring any of our men,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-07-11
ANOTHER KING DETHRONED.

Although at this writing the FEEDER
al liquor legislation is unfinished, both
houses have voted to dethrone king al
cohol; to prevent the future manufac-
ture of alcohol for beverage purposes,
and use the stock on hand in the man
ufacture of explosives for war purpos-
es.
In this war against autocracy it is
quite logical to include king alcohol.
No more soulless, heartless, unscrup-
ulous autocrat ever afflicted the hu-
man race. His votaries are devoid of
even a trace of patriotism. For years
they have kept the old king on his
throne by intimidiating public men; by
letting it be known that king alcohol
belonged to no party and gave his
support to no candidate for office on
any ticket who was unwilling to DO
his bidding; by letting it be known
that he was ever ready to use his mon
ey and the votes which he could con-
troll for the defeat of every candidate
for public office from whom he could
not secure promises.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-07-11

DR.. Wilbert Shallengerger,, special
list in chronic, nervous and special dis
eases will be at Manchester, Hotel
Clarence, Friday, July 18th. His prac-
tice has grown each year larger and
more extensive, this is because the
Doctor considers each patient who
consults him as a scientific problem
and which can only be solved and the
answer obtained by thorough, care
full and painstaking examination which
enables him to name and locate the
disease or condition which is respon-
sible for the trouble. If you are SUI
ferer of long standing chronic dis
ease. by all means for your own best
interests arrange to consult him. Con-
sultation and examination free and
strictly confidential.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-07-11
AN EXPERIMENT THAT WILL
PROBABLY FAIL.

Congress will probably experiment
with the liquor business the same as
Iowa did 80 or 40 years ago. Will
probably legalize, in states that do not
have prohibition laws, the manufac-
ture and sale Of beer and wine, and
prohibit the sale, for beverage pur-
poses, of all other alcoholic drinks.
We wish Uncle Sam success in every
thing that he undertakes; but, unless
he knows how to regulate the wine
and beer saloon better than the peo-
pie of Iowa, his experiment will turn
out a colossal failure. The Iowa
beer and wine saloons sold whiskey
and all kinds of hard liquors just as
long as they were allowed to exist for
the sale of any kind of alcoholic bev-
erages.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-07-11
UNREST SPREADING IN GERMANY.

They have commenced to speak out
in meeting in Germany. In its issue Of
the 5th inst, Vorwaerts, the organ of
the German socialists, contains this
warning to the government
LET none be blind to the fact that
at this time certain unrest is
spreading throughout the nation"
The German people would not be
human if there was not a spreading
unrest in that country. Every day
must bring home to them more forci-
bly, the fact that they can never win
this war, and that their only hope of
securing an honorable peace is to
treat their Kaiser as a Jonah and
throw him overheard.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-07-11
THE OUTLET STORE.

Will soon be opened for business
in the Corner Store, known as the
Kenyon Corner.
This store is one OF a chain OF
stores, owned by an incorporated COM
pany, giving them great purchasing
powers. You will find it to your in
terest to give them share of your
trade. You will receive prompt and
good treatment. A hearty invitation
is extended to all.
w. w. FORD, Manager.
2SWks1.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-07-11
HOME TRADING BETTER THAN
"SIGHT UNSEEN'' BUYING.

(From Craik Keekly News.)
When you lay your money on a local
dealers counter and tell him what
you want, you get just that. If he
happens to be temporarily out of stock
he tells you so and asks your second
choice. You get nothing you do not
want. And what you get is yours at
the time you pay for it. He doesn't
make you wait until he is ready to
give you your merchandise These
are only two of the many reasons why
trading at home is better than buying
by the sight unseen" methods.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-07-11
AT THE PLAZA.

Tonight-Wm. Desmond in The Iced
Bullet.
Thursday-Mme. Petrova in Bridges
Burned.
Friday-Jim Bludso.
misunderstanding News, and
three reels, of comedy
Sunday and Monday-Frank .Mc1n-
tyre in The Travelling Salesman.
Tuesday-Kaythln Williams in The
Redeeming Love.
Wednesday-Wm Desmond, in
Chicken Casey.
Coming soon-Marguerite Clark in
Miss George Washington.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-07-11
INTERESTING LETTER FROM MRS.
RALPH c. NORTON.

Is Strand w. c. 2,
London, England, June 10, 1917.
, Editor Manchester Democrat:
Unless all expectations miscarry,
the vote will be given to the WON
| hood of Britain, perhaps to women
over thirty, but even with that stipu-
lation, the great thing for which wo-
men have fought and smashed pic
lures and burned castles and bitten
policemen has been accomplished by
their faithful service during this war.
With us in America, woman has
taken a much more active place in
business life than over here; for
many years women have been almost
excluded from commercial life save
in the capacity of typists or private
secretaries. but now TRANSFORMED
ton has been wrought: globe-trotters
who have visited London in pre-war
day and not since would have con-
siderable shock if they should be
dropped down today in the metropo-
lis. Perhaps they would really be
shocked, for on every hand they
would see women workers, some OF
them, regret to say, not too con-
ventionally clad. For example, across
the street from you you would see
two girls, clad in brown overalls and
tunics, with their ladders, cleaning
second-foor windows, and doing it
very efficiently and well.
Then when you went to alight on
the omnibus on the Strand, a strong
young hand would seize your arm
and drag you into safety, probably
while the omnibus was in motion,
and you would look up to see the own
er of the hand a comely young wo-
man clad in short skirt and linen
coat, with leather CATERS and becoming
little soft hat, browning, perhaps,
very piquant and charming face. They
do their work beautifully, these con-
ductresses; they are far more polite
than the men, and manage the ardu-
GUS work very we'll indeed. There is
even one woman taxicab driver in
London, although the men taxi drivers
protested with loud voice against this
innovation. l think they were secret
ly afraid that the girl would be more
polite than they, and actually thank
you for a two-penny tip, and ultimate
ly drive them from their assured po-
sition.
Then of course at every department
store and in all the hotels there are
women lift attendants, women porters
and in the restaurants women"waiters.
Then too there is the huge army Of
women working on the land, rising at
early hours and doing all the heavy
work Of plough-boy, milkman and gen.
eral farm laborer; some of these
girls are cultured women from the
best families and from universities.
remember a very impressive pos
ter which one passed often this spring,
an appeal for more workers on the
land; it was picture of a girl in
overall and tunic guiding plough, and
the rising sun before her in the east
and underneath the words: God bless
the plough and the woman who drives
it,
Nobly have the women OF Britain
risen to the test. They are serving
in France as cooks, transport and am
bulance drivers and have won what
they have longed for by well-directed
endeavor, and may they live to long
enjoy the franchise.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-07-11
IOWA LEADS IN AGRICULTURE,

1--WE might just as we'll get our agrl-
cultural statistics on straight" said
Secretary Clum Of the Crater Iowa
Association in an address the other
day at Forest City. He called atten-
ton to the fact that last year the sta
tistics show that Iowa produced more
agricultural products per acre than
any other state. Here are some of the
figures derived by dividing the total
value of products produced last year
in each state by the total acreage of
the state:
Iowa, value of products for
every acre oo
Illinois, value of products for,
every acre OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Is 80
Pennsylvania, value of products
for every acre ----------..--- u w
Georgia, value Of products FOR
every acre ---------------- 10
Wisconsin, value of products for
every acre OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Z 20
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-07-11

This government proposes to COM
mence it's aviation program by the
construction of 22,625 aeroplanes and
45,25O engines, at an estimated cost OF
1868 ,14O, 900. When the United States
is able to place that many flying ma
chimes on the battle fields of Europe,
the Kaiser may wish more than once
that he had duly observed the rights
of Americans on the high seas.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-07-11
STORY OF DANGER AND COURAGE.


The vessels carrying our first divis-
ion Of soldiers to France were ex-
posed to serious perils from which
they escaped by reason of the supe-
rior craftsmanship of our gunners.
Some spy or traitor must have in
formed the Germans of the location of
the ocean rendezvous agreed upon for
our ships, otherwise the U-boats would
not have assembled in force in a place
quite distant from where they usually
operate.
The following extracts from Sec
rotary Daniels official report OF the
fleets voyage across the Atlantic de-
scribes the dangers encountered and
how they were Tended:
1T is with the joy of great relief
that I announce to the people of the
United States the safe arrival in
France of every fighting man and
every fighting ship.
"Now that the last vessel has reach
ed port, it is safe to disclose the dan
gers that were encountered, and to tell
the complete story of peril and cour-
age.
"The transports bearing our troops
were twice attacked by German sub
marines on the way across. On both
with every appearance of loss. One
was certainly sunk, and there is rea-
son to believe that the accurate fire of
our gunners sent others to the bottom.
For purposes of convenience, the
expedition was divided into contin-
gents, each contingent including troop
ships and naval escort designed to
keep off such German raiders as might
be met.
"An ocean RENDEZVOUS had also been
arranged with the American Destroy
ers now operating in European wa
ters in order that the passage of the
danger zone might be attended by ev-
cry possible protection.
1.-THE first attack took place at 1890
on the night of June %. What gives it
peculiar disturbing significance is that
our ships were set upon at point
we'll this side of the rendezvous and
in that part of the Atlantic presum-
ably free from submarines.
"The attack was made in force, al
though the night made impossible any
exact count of the U-boats gathered
for what they deemed a slaughter.
1.-THE high seas convoy, circling with
their searchlights, answered with
heavy gunfire, and it's accuracy stands
proved by the fact that torpedo dis
charge became increasingly scattered
and inaccurate. 1t is not known how
many torpedoes were launched, but
five were counted as they sped by bow
and stern.
"a second attack was launched
lew Gays ldleF against dIOlleI COli-
tingent The point of assault was be-
yond the rendezvous, and our destroy
ers were sailing as a screen between
the transports and all harm. The re-
suits of the battle were in favor of
American gunnery.
"Not alone did the destroyers hold
the U-boats at a safe distance, but
their speed also resulted in the sink
ing of one submarine at least. Gren-
AIDES were used in firing, depth
charge explosive timed to go off at
a certain distance under water. In
one instance, oil and wreckage cover
ed the surface of the sea after shot
from a destroyer at periscope, and
the reports make the claim of sinking.
protected by our high seas convoy,
by our destroyers, and by French war
vessels, the contingent proceeded and
joined the others in a French port.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-07-11

This is good time for the firm OF
Father, Mother & Co. to be canny.
Cans filled with fruit and vegetables
are good home preparedness. The
home preparedness Of our pioneer
mothers.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-07-11
According to fairly reliable repo

According to fairly reliable reports
Mexico is seriously considering the
ACCESSIBILITY of declaring war upon
Germany. The willy old president Of
Mexico may feel miffed because Will
liam Hohenzollern has made no at
tempt to make good his offer to give
him Arizona, Texas, New Mexico and
part Of California.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-07-11

Iowa is the only state in the union
that has not borrowed money from the
Federal Farm Loan Board So many
Iowa farmers are stockholders or di-
rectors in banks that the Federal bank
is not given even look into Iowa.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-07-11
Michigan, value of products for

Michigan, value of products for
every acre 6 30
Nebraska, value of products for
every acre ------------------ y w
Missouri, value of products for
every acre -- S 90
Minnesota, value of products for
every acre -------------- D Y
Texas, value of products for ev-
erv acre 4 20
California, value of products for
every acre Recommendations 9 IS
Oklahoma, value of products for
every acre -- 2 35
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-07-11
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT OF AD-
MINISTRATOR.

STATE OF IOWA, Delaware County,ss
Notice is hereby given. that the un,
dersigned has been duly appointed and
qualified as Administrator of the Es-
tate of Mary Zemanek, late of Dela-
ware County, deceased All persons
indebted to said Estate are requested
to make immediate payment, and those
having claims against the same Will
present them, duly authenticated. to
the undersigned for allowance.
ADOLPH r. ZEMANEk.
Dated July 9th, 1917.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-11-15
raar Wheat shortaae.

Aberdeen.-At a conference OF a
number OF millers OF South Dakota,
held in this city, resolutions were
adopted expressing a fear that the
wheat supply OF South Dakota will
soon become exhausted, leaving the
millers of South Dakota with no grain
to grind, and proving a serious detri-
ment. and possible deprivation to the
people of the state, The resolutions
express the fear that the mills or
South Dakota will be forced either
to suspend operations or to depend
upon return shipments from Mime
apolis to supply them with wheat, If
some remedial action is not taken by
the food administration The resolu-
tions were sent to the South Dakota
chairman of the milling division OF the
food administration, and to the ma
tional chairman of thai department
at Minneapolis.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-11-15
Leaves Crop for war.

Colome.-William Hauf, a prominent
homesteader, was n OF the men
from this section who have been re-
CURED TO serve in the army under
the selective draft. He had grounds
for exemption hut refused to claim
any. He was compelled to leave his
corr crop unharvested. and it would
have been ruined had not his neigh
bors turned out in aid of his wife,
harvesting the entire crop Of corn
and placing it in a safe place for
Mrs. Hauf. who will look after the
marketing. The patriotism of Hauf in
refusing to claim exemption appealed
to the neighbors, who believed it to
be no more than their duty to see
that his corn crop was taken care Of