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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1917-01-11

church has 100 members. There Ii a,
other denomination to compete with
too, Methodist church Of long stslds
ing. When he took hold the little sunS
day school had only about forty men,s
bers. Now It has sixty and before hs
quits Henry Atwood thinks that a
ought to have around 100. Even the
old people are becoming Bible school
attendants.
Henry Atwood likes his job. IT en-.
Joy preaching my sermons more thar
anything else," he says, which prob.
ably entities him to be called n sue
cessful preacher. He plans to attend
Cotner university within the NEXT
year, when he will study for evangel-
istic work.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1917-01-11
SENDS rs CENTS TO GET
RIGHT WITH GOD
Unique Letter Received by Detroit
official, Who Has Partly

Unique Letter Received by Detroit
Official, Who Has Partly
Figured 1t Out.
Detroit, Mich.-"L. H. formed the
only signature on the letter written
in a neat feminine hand, that was ad-
dressed to the Special Agent Of the
Treasury Department, Detroit" and
was postmarked Birmingham, Mich,
but Charles E. Lewis, special agent in
charge has already visualized the
writer as a gentle lady. well past mid
die age and filled with penitence for
what she considered sin.
It was one of those conscience"
letters, and contained rs cents worth
of stamps. The letter reads:
"U. s. Customs"
Dear Sirs: Enclosed please find rs
cents in stamps. This is the duty on
some goods I brought over from Win4-
sor.
"Since that time my King, Jesus
Christ, has shown me it was wrong
and l want to make it right, as he has
shown me now is the time to get
ready.
"Are you a Christian? If not, now
is the accepted time. We have nc
promise of tomorrow.
"If this Is not the right department
will you kindly forward?
yours in the Masters service.
a. H."
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1917-01-11
NEBRASKA LAYS CLAIM
TO YOUNGEST PREAcHKA
Sixteen Year Old Boy Bullds W
Church at Elk Creek Regularly


Church at Elk Creek Regularly
Ordained
Elk Creek, Neb.-Nebraska may
not lay claim to all the famous dr.
vines of the country, but 1t does Lay
claim to the youngest pastor in the
United States, Henry S. Atwood, 10
years old and regular ordained minis
ter of the Christian denomination.
Young Atwood is the little parson Of
southeastern Nebraska and breaches
from the pulpit of the church in this
town.
The peculiar thing In that Henry
Atwood cannot help being q preacher.
For the last hundred years there have
been ministers in the family. Bartoa
w. Stone, eoworker Of AlexandsT
Campbell, was the young preachsHh
third great grandfather. Joseph A.
wood, another great grandfather, was
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1917-01-11
Factory Makes Big Shirt.

Parsons, Kan.-What is claimed to
be the largest shirt ever made for E
man was made at a factory here foi
George W. Nickler Of Ames, Iowa
The shirt has an SO inch waist, q
inch collar, Sc inch chest and % incr
arms. 1t is made of cheviot and viii
cost Nickler $11.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1917-01-11
MUST THROW RINGS IN OCEAN
If He Doesn't Oregon Man viii Not
Get $4,000 Estate.

Oakland. Call, f. Yates, of Cor
Wallis, Ore, will receive $4,000 from
the estate Of the late Ernest w. Ar
mold, provided he throws four dia-
mond rings belonging to Arnold's de-
ceased mother into the Pacific Ocean
one mile off Yaquina Bay.
Arnold's will was filed for probate
here, as much of the property is in
lhis county. Yates, Arnold's friend Is
named executor. and must also erect
a tombstone over the grave OF Ar.
nold's mother. The reasons for Ar
nold's strange bequest are unknown
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1917-01-11
Girls Jaw STRANGELY Locked.

Girls Jaw Strangely Locked. -
Palmerton, Pa.-Miss Helen Seafosa
Of this place is suffering with . lock
cd jaw which cannot be traced to aty
cause. She 10 unable to take any s05lA
nourishment what YER and q beit6
kept UP on liquid diet.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1917-01-11

This is Captain John L. Duffy master of the American steam
ship Chemung who refused haul the American flag wien
the Chemung sunk German Uboat November off the
Spanish He snapped board steamship Rocnm
beau which arrived in New York who
outed the German order haul down about
thyseven years old with complexion by
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-07-06
AFTER COAL RESULTS
Steward GatpWay)

Steward Gateway
 Credit is due Delegate to Congress for his ac- vity in behalf of immediate opening of the Alaska coal fields. If often takes new man some time 10 learn the paths around Washington, D. C., but Sulzer found his about and has already interviewed seV- eral government chiefs matters pertinent to Alaska and intimated that he is keen for action
 To uninformed on the way of the bureaucrat, the position of those in the Department of the Interior who responsible for delaying the development of the Matanuska coal and showing sign of activ- ty in the emergency of a world seems untenable. But that is the very nature of bureaucrats. They thrive red tape, fatten precedents and have the ability to put 52 cariees of spokes in the wheel of progress, each calculated to delay action An accom- plished bureaucraft find moments notice d law, rule precedent which prohibits any specific act which would tend to facilitate action reduce the ployees
 The only quick way of getting around bureau cratic delay that adopted by the French revolution f. separating the head from the body the custom of those days being to by choppng off the physi cal head while in these enlightened times it appears sufficient to political heads only.
 With the Navy Department ready to buy 250,000 tons of coal per year, the consumers of the Pacific Coast ready to take million more, the government railroad between the fields and Seward nearing pletion and coal being mined in prospect of mining except for the railroad itself it is high time to lOpp off few heads and replace incompetens with those determined to open the coal fields.
 Supplying tonnage for the government railroad is as important as building the ine and matter how much efficiency may be shown by the commission in construction it rendered null if the road has nothing to haul.
 More power to Sulzer in this work Possible he can secure assistance from the Federal Trade Com aware of the vital necessity of sufficient fuel ply
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-07-06
JACK BINNS HAS ' ENLISTED IN THE
 BRITISH AIR CORPS

NEW YORK, July 6.-JOhn Robin son (Jack) Binns, wireless hero Of the White Star Liner Republic dis aster on January 23, 1909, when he saved hundreds of lives through his calls for aid, has joined the British Royal Flying Corps at the recruiting station here and left immediately for Canadian recruiting station.
 Gustave F. Touchard, former in door tennis champion, left New York for Canada, where he will enter the aviation corps.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-07-06

"The erection of monument to Lee up
 on the field of Gettysburg which would not
 have been tolerated forty, thirty years
 ago. but is universally accepted and ap
 proved. ought to be clear and final proof
 that the which ended fifty-two years ago
 has left bitter memories and that we are
 truly united people."-( Boston Globe)
 The War of Sections ended long ago. It ended when the Confederate Generals, Joseph Wheeler and Ftzhugh Lee having served gallantly as Generals in the volunteer of the United States were placed by Mckinley upon the Retired List of the Regular Army It ended when William Howard Taft a Repub. lican President, appointed Edward Douglas White a Confederate soldier for Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, to be unanimously confirmed by Republican Senate. The erection of monument to Robert E. Lee upon the battlefield of Gettysburg is just far reaching and final proclamation of a glorious fact
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-07-06
EXPENDITURE TAX TO BE THE NEXT
 THING IN FRANCE

PARIS. July 6.-The new finance bill of Joseph Thierry, minister of finance, will, if voted by Parliament. add about 1,5OOO00,00O francs a year to Frances income. This most radi- cal of the new features introduced in the measure is tax upon ex- penditures of individuals, which is to be collected by the merchants, who, when sales are made, will add, on be- half of the government, per cent. on all articles classed as indispensi- ble and 10 per cent on all luxuries.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-07-06
ENDORSES PRESIDENT WILSON

The bankruptcy of German hopes that the Stock holm Socialist conference would prove instrument German imperalistc ambitions is plainly set forth in the statement just issued by Herr Screidemann
 "In spite of Stockholm he I've fear shall be called upon to face the fourth winter of To prevent this if possible, in honorable way must be duty. One of the means of achieving this while not infalbly certain, yet nevertheless most promising, is the characterization of Germany"
 So the mountain has labored and brought forth to the comfort of Prussian Mitarism conclusion prac tically in line with the opinion expressed by Pres- dent Wilson in several momentous documents. The President says that the overthrow of Prussian mill tarism is our principal aim. The Socialist leader him self declares that will lead most quickly to peace.
 Another little Kaiser plan to any and every thing possble-even the "men it has treated farly"-for German aggrandizement thus to naught. Berlin looked for advantage and it finds it. self receiving nothing save indorsement of Pres dent Wilson.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-07-06
ONLY AN INCIDENT--BUT A PLEASING ONE

The Anchorage Times the Alaska Board of Road Commissioners of neglectng the development feature of road building in Alaska because among fine things Col. Richardson in interview said for the Coast to Fairbanks Road would be when finished the greatest scenic highway in the world. The Times the time has not arrived for Alaska to go into scenic highway building. Which may be all true enough but Col Richardson nor any one else has asserted that the Coast to Fairbanks road is most useful for scenic purposes. In fact the feature of this road is but incident It was built to further the development of Alaska and doing it. Not only is it doing that, but there have been hundreds of thousands in money spent it that would be all but wasted if the road not kept up and improved We cannot afford to have this very useful property neglected and all glad that in addition to its other useful qualities it will be the finest scenic highway in the world"
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-07-06
ADVERTISED LETTERS

Letters remaining uncalIed for in the Postoffice at Juneau, Alaska, on July 5, 1917. Parties wishing same, should call for Advertised Letters" and give date of list.
 Ivar BoOl, w. N Clements, Billy Douglas. Mrs. Mary Dewey. Knut Hartmer, o. M Harry, John Larven. Lois Long, M. T. Lawson, Mrs. l.. Martin. John Mcdonnell. w. R. Kol- kle, Nick Morres, Thos. Mooney, Au- gusta Miller. Lewis Maag. William Mason, Louis MoblanO, Mrs. Anna Nelson. William Niemi, Mrs. Dora o. Neil. M. Peters, John Prlain, N w. Pens. Willis Peters, Oscar Pearson, Mrs. H. A. Rice, Manual F. Reyes, Mrs. Amanda Search, Mrs. Fred Schrey. o. c. Sanger, Daniel Schaber, Ben Tradel. Ralph Taylor. Chester Wallen, Jenks M. Williams, Mrs. Ollie Williams, J. M. Williams.
 Evervhodv reads THE EMPIRE.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-07-06

to imagine that 1t is easy to fool a woman. But a married man knows that the only time he ever fooled his wife was when he married her.
 And, on the other hand. lots of men who are born in log cabins are that kind of men and remain in log cabins
 If people avoid you. sit down and take stock. Maybe you'll discover that you are either a bore or an egotist.
 One advantage the movie fillums have over the old mellerdrammer is that the Villun throws the Heroine into real water and the stage hands do not have to wiggle canvas sheet to make waves, and throw up a handful of salt to represen tthe splash.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-07-06
PERSHING IN FRANCE

Unlike Marshal Joffre. whose welcome in Amerc, enthusiastic Gen. Persbng is not a famous soldier He has made a good record in the American Army. but outside of his country known
 Nevertheless, it is easy to understand why Paris has given him enthusiastic welcome
 To France Gen. Pershing is the living evidence of American participation in the He is the earnest of the thousands who follow and make up in the defense of France for the almost exhausted man. power of that country He stands for assured vic tory over the Prussan that has been lowering as . dark shadow above France since 1870
 How soon we can make good promise signal anol h Gen. Pershings presence in France we no not how. but that we shall do so with a free orst snl willing hand is assured for of the ele
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-07-06
GEAR TRIED TO FIDDLE NATION
 TO THE KAISER
Deposed Ruler Attempted To Start Food Riots as An Excuse To
 Make Deal.

NEW YORK, July 6. - Dr. Lee Slavic languages at Harvard, says that two weeks before the Russian revolution the Czar tried to stir up food riots among the Russian peO- pie and on that excuse to sell the country to the Germans. It was the extent of his power that made the plan failure and gave birth to a democracy.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-07-06
People Are Now Placing Their Trust in the Expected Big Yield
 of Potatoes.
EVEN THIS THREATENED
No improvement Made in Meat Ration; Wheat Crops, However,
 Look Better.

THE HAGUE. July 6.-The Noeuw Rotterdamsche Courant publishes a pessimistic report on the prospective harvest of Northwestern Germany as follows:
 For cattle, especially, the outlook is decidedly bad-probably is even worse than the people at present be- lieve. Concerning the human food supply, we remain silent; every one knows that things are painted rose color. But the shortage of potatoes. fats and oils is tremendous
 The newspaper then asserts that the harvest of 1917 will be only of moderate volume unless miracle happens: that the hay crop is of good utility but that, except for the low-lying fields. it is lacking in quan tity and dried up. and that no second crop can be expected. Cattle are suffering severely and are already be- ing driven into the hay fields. The wheat crop however, looks good. and the grain harvest is expected to be fairly good, although the rye is thin and poor, presumably for lack of good fertilizer. Potato vines are yellow and wilted, owing to the drought, and new potatoes are very small.
 The Courant says that owing to the lack of vegetables the people are using wild plants. of which about thirty varieties are eaten. The pro- duction of milk and butter is decid- edly serious, and it is question how the cattle are to be maintained. The problem of labor and horses are also serious, farm horses costing as much as 5000 marks (about $1250 at nor nal exchange) that is 1000 marks more than last year.
 All Berlin papers refer to the prac- tical failure of the fruit crop. The Tageblatt says that the vegetable crop has also been practically failure and that people are now placing all their hopes fin the improvement of the yield of early potatoes. The Leipziger Volks Zeitung says that the potato crop is gravely threatened in other parts of Germany. and that the promised additional meat ration has been practically abandoned.
 COPENHAGEN, July 6. A re- port sent out today by the German government says that in consequence of the long-desired rainfall. the crop prospect in Southern and Western Germany really is brilliant. In the middle and eastern provinces it is satisfactory.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-07-06

ments in the American attitude toward this is gratitude to France Americans who remember and cherish the history of their country have always felt that sometime and somehow should, a seriously humorous writer has put it. Lafayettes call" and with Pershng in France have returned it.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-07-06
NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS.

Persons subscribing for The Empire through the Contest Department or otherwise should begin receiving the paper shortly after they pay their sub scriptions. Those who have not be- gun receiving their papers within a req sonable time after subscribing are re- quested to notify the o----ce in person. by telephone. or by mail
 THE ALASKA DAILY EMPIRE.
 Telephone STA.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-07-06
GERMANY REPORTED
 SECURING SUPPLIES
 FROM THE RUSSIANS

LONDON, July 6. - The Morning Posts political correspondent says re- ports are current that Germany has been obtaining considerable supplies from Russia since the revolution The minister of blockade will be ques- toned about them by Sir Charles Henry.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-07-06

After several weeks in New York at further study in Scientific Optics. I am again at my office on Seward street, with the most modern instru- ments for examining eyes for glasses. ROBERT SIMPSON.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-07-06

AS the Kaiser the American flag rise in France he may recall that it said Beneath the shadow of that Flag stand and not be free Now there 100000, 900 beneath the shad of of that Flag They $3OOO O000 in the form of Lickthe Kaiser oan guarantee of freedom
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-07-06
THE MARVEL OF TT

The ketchikan Progressive Miner marves that there was recently long hearing Alaska matters before the committee on Territories, and there no one attacked at it. Instead of abuse and bricks for this corporation and that individual there an informing discussion of actual conditions and of dies that should be applied to different matters in the Territory.
 That is the result of exchanging destructive Dele gate to Congress for constructive Deegate-a Dele gate who is working for Alaska and not working Alas ka for office. change
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-07-06
Luke Mcluke Savs

A man who tries to be a rounder af- ter he gets married is kept busy trying to square himself
 woman simply has to be in style That is the reason why the girl whose frame about as plump as that of a ciotiieshorse insists on wearing decollle- 2. Msists.
 The pure food laws prohibit the use oi art 1cial coloring matter on soup noodles It might be we'll to extend the law and make it include female noodles
 4 inan may think a heap of his re- iiEsan at other times. But he usually fQrsets all about it when he gets tan Eied up in business transaction.
 1T a man is born with some gray uaaiter in his head and some sand in ms ersew he doesn't have to be born witit silver spoon in his mouth.
 Asy mother can tell you that the school teacher is partial to every child In qhe class but her child.
 Ets is it that the man who marries arunette is always chasing blondes? And vice versa?
 II there are a few children In the rAn nHy mans wife doesn't get many of hfr gray hairs worrying over him.
 MSybe you think that you are a Big NpsAs But the fact remains that you ,fssr broke up meeting by remaining
 A finsie man Is big enough boob
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-07-06
QUAKER CUPS.

QUAKER QUIPS.
 Philadelphia Record) Robbing Peter to pay Paul soon peters out.
 The laborer is worthy of his hire, and everything is getting higher. Don't force the X-rays to locate your patriotism.
 No man can serve two masters, such as Optimism and Dyspepsia. One mans point of view is as good as another's. till you try to sit on it. Wealth doesn't always bring happi- ness. even to the people who are rich in experience.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-07-06

MT Hoover says that nearly everybody in tEa united States eats more than is necessary. We for Globe -Democrat)
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-07-06

Washington rispatch says that Yankee has invented a terrible bomb. What need most of all just is several hundred thousand terrible Yankees
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-07-06

Give us your next order Tor trans- fer work or coal. Juneau Transfer Company. Phone <A
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-07-06

The weather would not have been true to form if it had not raned the Fourth of July and been fairly satisfactory the next day.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-07-06

The Chicago butter and egg have decided to quit dealing in futures" Now if they will quit sell ing too long "pasts" the public satisfaction will be complete.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-07-06

One cant help wondering sometimes just how much profit the Kaiser has had from all his plot and conspiracies, As nearly tell they don seem to have gotten anywhere.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-07-06

When MT. Root takes possession of the Czar's old Winter Palace it must remind him of his Chicago Coliseum days when he Czar of the Steam Roller. -(New York Herad)
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-07-06

The government has taken over from the owners the Eska Creek coal mines, and is developing then. under the personal direction Sumner Smith, inspect or or mines in Alaska. The Eska Creek unit is cor sidered one of the best in the fields. While the terms Of the deal whereby the government took over tns property has not been made public 1t is said that the government made very desirable purchahe -(Anchorage Times)
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-07-06
CROP PROSPECTS BETTER
lSeattle POSt.IntelliRencerl

Seattle PostTnteligencer)
 With the final result of the perhaps depend ing upon the abundance of the American wheat crop of the present it is matter of interest to know that the harvest has begun in Texas, promising a bountiful yield that rains in the Middle West and Northwest have helped spring wheat crops wonderfully and that the chances are very good for bumper yield.
 A winter unfavorable to winter wheat and wet cold and cloudy spring the 1917 crop bad start put It IS now responding to favorable influences Many winter wheat reseeded, the spring planting has been well rooted by slow growth and the bright warm weather the country has had brought the wheat along rapidly. Good growing weather this month is all that is required
 The market has responded to the favorable condition of the fields. Wheat has taken long drop rom the $3 level of few weeks ago. and July wheat IS now quoted at SEA with September at $1S0 Flour mas not been in haste to follow wheat prices, but it mas responded in a measure the bear influence. continuing good news from the fields should make it much cheaper later in this month.
 In Americas first drive against the Kaiser, nature IS just now lending its aid in the way of furnishing great iood crop Given the food the business of vidng ships to it to Allies in Europe is enterprise that lies within our hands.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-07-06

Senator Harding. of Ohio. declares that the coun try lacks confidence in the Wilson administration lie thinks he's the country.-(Dallas News)
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-07-06

The use of the Coast to Fairbanks Road is the jus tfcaon for it-and the justification for finishing it and keeping it in usable condition
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-07-06

One cannot much for the Socialists judgment when they can such firstcass writing man Char ley Russell-(New York American.) f
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-07-06

Our Joe Miller Contest J. S. M. Quist claims that the oldest joke is the one about the boy who lived across the street from an orphan asyI- um and whose mother had always told him to be kind to orphans. His mother had barrel of apples in the cellar and one day she discovered that the barrel was empty. She asked the boy if he had eaten them. and he said he had But what made you eat so many of them?" asked the mother. "I had to-" replied the boy The orphans wanted so many cores"
 Thanxi Wine Stump. of Lebanon. Ind. will speak for the Vets in the Club at the next Wet and Dry Debate.
 Giddapl East Chase have a garage at Ash . land. Ohio.
 Hoorayi More fuel for next winter. Miss Corda Wood. of Bowlusville. O.. has joined the Club.
 Bethel. Ohio. is dry town. Yet Will SOuse lives there.
 Names Is Names. Clara B. Wiser lives at Chapman, Neb.
 Our Daily Special A Good Listener Makes the Best Con- versationalist.