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The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-09-13
WASHINGTON OFFICIALS OF oPIN-
ION DISAvoWAL OF ANY PAR
TIclPATIoN IN GERMAN
INTRIGUE MUST COME.
SWEDES MUST TAKE STEPS
TO SHOW THEIR GOOD FAITH
Any Attempt TO Color Incident As
F~orecasting Diplomatic Break Be-
tween United States and
Sweden is DepIored at
Capitol.

Washington, Sept. 11.-State depart
ment officials continue their policy of
absolute silence regarding the govern
ment's exposure of how Sweden's lega.
ton In Argentina acted as a secret
channel of communication for Count
Luxburg, German charge in Buenoe
Aires, and the Berlin foreign Office, but
IL is plain they deplore any ATTEMPT tc
color the incident as ~forecasting a dip.
lomatic break between the United
States and Sweden.
No such development is even
thought OF at this %juncture. At the
present stage it is wholly a matter
between Argentina, Sweden and Ger
many, with the United States, her Al
lies, and the rest of the world inter
ested o~nlookers, eager to know how
the most remarkable train of events
will be explained or dealt with by the
three governments.
Germany's Probable Action.
Germany's probable action is more
or less discounted. Anxious to retain
the friendship of the few nations
which have not gone to war with her,
It is expected that amends will be Of
fered to Argentina for the German
charges references to the foreign min
lister as q notorious ass" and his rec
concentrations that Argentine ships be
destroyed without leaving any trace"
This might take the form of Luxburg's
recall and a Reputation of his action.
Conjecture on Argentina.
How Argentina will receive the in.
suit, coming close on her diplomatic
victory with Germany is the subject
of a good deal of conjecture. I'm
d%oubtedly public opinion in Argentina
will go far toward determining that
point.
To Sweden, however, the United
States, and it's Allies as we'll, looks for
action which will purge the Swedish
government and the Stockholm for
eign Office of the stigma of knowingly
having been Germany's tool in her
newest intrigue. American officials
would like to believe that Sweden Of
flcially discountenances any such en-.
croachments on her neutrality and
that Sweden's legation was imposed
upon by Luxburg.
May Not HIVE Known.
Oficials and diplomats entertain the
possibility that 1t may have trans.
mitted Luxburg's dispatches without
knowing their exact contents, taking
the German charges word that they
were no breach of Sweden's obIiga-
tions to Argentina. They also enter
tain the possibility that -Luxburg, with
a diplomacy of which the world has
learned more since German secrets be-
gan to leak out. may have told the
Swedish legation IN thing and writ
ten another In his dispatches.
Whatever becomes the accepted ex-
PLANTATION, officials and diplomats here
are unanimous in their belief that
Sweden must disavow any partieipa.
ton or responsibility, and take appro-
pirate steps to show her good faith.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-09-13
PLAN FIGHT FOR SC BREAD
Housewives to Have U. S. Aid In Bat
tie With Bakers.

Washington, Sept. 1.-THE American
housewife is going to battle the baker
for a scent loaf. The government will
help her. Because q home baked 16-
ounce loaf car be made for 4 cents.
whereas the baker charges 10 cents,
government specialists here plan a
system of street markets, like Eu-
ropes, where home baked bread may
be sold. 1t was stated.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-09-13
IncendIary Bullet klIIs U. 5. File

Paris. Sept. 10.-Ccrporal Everett
Buckley of the Lafayette escadrille
has been killed in an attack with two
fellow American flyers against Eve
German planes according to word re-
eeived here. Buckley fell with his ma
chine. which had been ignited bs an
incendiary bullet. Buckley was one
of the most popular members OF the
American flying squadron. He was "a
years old. Edwin Parsons OF Spring
field, Mass, Smember OF the Lafayette
escadrille. has brought down his frst
German airplane.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-09-13
ALL SOCIALISTS URGED
TO BACK GOVERNMENT
Delegates to American Alliance For
Labor and Democracy Issue
Statement.

New York, Sept. 10.-All Socialists
in the United States, organized and
unorganized. were urged to put all
their energy, strength, ardor and en-
thusiasm at the disposal of the govern
ment so that the war may be carried
to a rapid and victorious conclusion"
in a statement issued by Socialist del
egates to the Minneapolis conference
Of the American Alliance for Labor
and Democracy on their return here.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-09-13
Simply Exposed to II.

IT am delighted to meet you" said
the father OF the college student, shak-
ing hands warmly with the professor
MY son took algebra from you last
year, you know"
pardon me- said the professor. she
was exposed to II, but he did not take
it."-Christian Register.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-09-13
,945, AGO BILL
Is PASSED BY HOUSE
War Tax Credit Measure Goes
Through by Unanimous Vote
No Amendments Attached.

Washington, Sept. S.-The great war
credits bill authorizing $11, 538, s45.460
in bonds and certificates has passed
the House unanimously. Action by
the Senate as 500 as the pending wal
tax bin is disposed Of is planned by ad-
ministration leaders. Not a material
amendment was added to the bill by
the House.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-09-13
WILSON NOTE TO POPE IN
EFFECT, BRlTAlN'S REPLY

Washington, Sept. tos-Great Bri-
: tain has advised the United States
I" that President Wilson's reply to
. Pope 5~enedict's peace proposals 10
. In effect Great Britain's reply, as
> was indicated recently in a state
. ment by Lord Cecil.
n
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-09-13
TEUTOMS TO WIN IN z MONTHS
Hlndenburg's Fright Hand Man"
Makes Statement.

Amsterdam, Sept. 10.-German
papers are quoting General Won Luden-
dorff, Hindenburg's right hand man."
as predicting in an interview with Bull
garian journalists that the wal will
end in two months.
We shall surely win," he said.
Surprises are impossible. Despite
their stubbornness our enemies will
give in soon. We are, to be sure,
against a continuance of the war, but
our enemies compel US to continue it q
while longer.
Il am convinced that we shall bring
the war to a happy ending within two
months"
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-09-13

SHdhe Jue ledNeS
on themselves and not only drink, but
battle at the same time.
Mrs. Red Winged Parrot was talk
ing to Mrs. Yellow Winged Parrot.
They had been so named because one
had more red wing feathers than any
other color, and the other more yell
low.
"'You know, my dear said Mrs. Red
Winged, L do think some folks are
very absurd
"Do you, indeed?' asked Mrs. Vel
low Winged, in her most polite
squawk.
81 don't wonder you want to know
If I really do think So said Mrs. Red
Winged. She didn't at all mind it
that her companion doubted her word.
ayes, I want to know very much
said Mrs. Yellow Winged.
"'ItS so nice of you to take an in
~terest,' shrieked Mrs. Red Winged.
"Do go on with your story plead
ed Mrs. Yellow Winged.
"'Of course continued Mrs. Red
Winged, 1T would not be surprising If
you wondered If y really and truly
meant what l said, for so often we
parrots get into the shocking habit of
copying what anyone may say. We
dor't stop to consider at all whether
we mean it or not. We just say it, and
so we have gained the reputation of
just talking without a great deal Of
sense-copying others who don't say
such sensible things to us always
""True, true said Mrs. Yellow
Winged. Blu as you do mean what
you just said, I am anxious to know
why you think some folks are so alb
surd.'
"'For this reason, my dear. You
see a great many people take baths
at n time, and then, at quite another
time altogether, they take their drinks
Of water. They don't save time as we
do, and yet they are always rushing
around as if they were trying to catch
up with the time that they have
lost
"'What you say is absolutely cor
rect shrieked Mrs. Yellow Winged,
shaking her head wisely.
"'Now we parrots can drink and
have our baths at the same time. We
can open u beaks for the drops Of
water to refresh us, and we can shake
our feathers and get fine and clean
$50 we CAM said Mrs. Yellow
Winged. There is certainly no mis-
take about that
"'Now, you take our cousins who
live in peoples houses said Mrs. Red
Winged, they never get over that SEN
sible idea and habit of ours. They
may hear the rain on a tin roof and
they spread their wings all in readi-
ness to get their bath. OF course the
tin roof keeps the water from falling
in-which l think Is most extremely
stupid, but at the same time l must
say that it is pretty smart of u dear
cousins never to forget the ways Of
parrots who are Wild
"'Isn't It splendid of themr said
Mrs. Yellow Winged, proudly.
"tAnd they do the same thing when
they are kept In bird houses and
hear the rain pattering on the glass;
said Mrs. Red Winged.
$50 they do. the sensible dears,'
said Mrs. Yellow Winged.
".Ah, yes said Mrs. Red Winged.
for ell the fo~olishness that people
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-09-13
Germans prop Poisoned candy.

Montbeliard, France, Sept. 10.-Ger-
man aviators are continuing to drop
poisoned candy in this region. Some
are In a new form. that of chocolate
cherries. wrapped up in ~lead-coated
paper.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-09-13
Men Out at Naval Arsenal.

Highland Falls, N. Y, Sept. g.
Seventy-three men employed at the
naval arsenal, Iona Island, have quit
work because the government refus-
ed to grant them a wage increase
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-09-13
GERMANS OPPOSE ITALIANS
Fresh Divisions Arrive to Reinforce
Austrians.

London. Sept. s.-Arrival Of fresh
reinforcements, some OF them believed
to be German divisions, has increased
the ~ferocity OF the battle on the Aus
tro-Ita,ian fronts.
What Is described as the most bit
terly contested battle eve fought in
this theater of the war is now raging
over and around Monte st. Gabrielle.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-09-13

Wnere they drink.
They will shake
off the moisture
and drops of rain
water and have a
fine drink very
often.
after it rains
they always go to
the tops of the
trees and many
times when 1t
hasn't raine d
they go up hoping
it will.
aH,N 80
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-09-13
BEGIN DRIVE ON SEDTION
COMMITTEE LED BY ROOSEVELT
SENDS OUT CALL.
To Further Campaign to Destroy All
Disloyalty In the United States
Peace Through Victory.

New York, Sept. IA call to all
citizens, irrespective of race or creed,
to join in a movement TO crush dis
loyalty within the United States, and
to labor for the assimilation of aliens
on an exclusive American standard
has been issued here by a committee
of native and fOreign-born Americans
headed by Theodore Roosevelt.
The appeal is entitled, The true
test of loyal Americanism today is eff
fective service against Germany"
All Are Americans.
"Of us who sign" the statement
concluded, some are Protestants,
some are Catholics, some are Jews.
Most Of us were born in this country
of parents born in various countries
Of the Old World; some of us were
born abroad. All of us are Americans,
and nothing but Americans"
Among the sRners are Oscar B.
Straus, Henry L. SlObdin, Michael l..
Pupin, Anthony Ffala, Henry Reuter-
dahl, Julius Kahn, George Won l.. Mey-
err, William Loeb, Jr., and Karl II.
Behr.
Peace BY Victory.
Declaring that 1T would be an act
of baseness and infamy, an act Of I'M
worthy cowardice and a betrayal of
this country and of mankind to accept
any peace except the peace Of over
whelming victory, a peace based on
the complete overthrow of the Prus-
sianized Germany of the HOhenzol-
~lerns," the committee urges all loyal
citizens to communicate with the Wig
ilantes of New York to further the
campaign to destroy sedition and dis
loyalty in the United States.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-09-13

are very much alike and If they want
to they can copy people-but still we
always stick to our fondness for catch
Ing the rain water before it all goes to
the grouEd-catching 1t for our baths
and drinks and saving valuable par
rot timer
"And as Mrs. Yellow Winged and
Mrs. Red Winged were getting their
suppers ready, far away In a glass bird
house the parrots were spreading their
wings as rain was falling on the roof"
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-09-13
ANYS[y[NNQ)
FAIRY TALE
PARROTS.
81 MACY GRAHAM 0NNeR

snow, Mr.. and Mrs. Parrot" said
Daddy, "are used to the tops of trees
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-09-13

teach US, at least
we don't forget
our own ways and
habits, no matter
where we may
be-
"No,' said Mrs.
Yellow Winged.
And now I must
be getting my sup
per ready. Do you
eat twice a day,
Mrs. Red Wing
edY
eyes, we have
breakfast and sup
per-
--L-
The Nenana news., 1917-02-10
TUESDAY

Fl Paso: The main column of the Mexican punitive expedition marched back into United States territory today. The force numbers II ,000 men.
 Washington: President Wilson this morning signed commission appointing Theodore Roosevelt junior infantry major Tn the officers reserve corps.
 New York: It is reported that damage amounting 10 thirty million dollars has been done to German and Austrian boats informed in this port.
 Seattle. Two Japanese cruisers are in Puget Sound ou the lookout for German commerce raider reported to be operating in this district.
 Washington: In speech before the senate this morning Senator Poindexter
The Nenana news., 1917-02-10
WEDNESDAY

London: The admiralty reports the loss of twenty vessels, victims of mines and U-boats, during the first six days of February.
 Newport News: All German employees who have not taken ont their naturaliza- ton papers are being laid off by the New port News Ship Building company.
 Eaten Rouge: The Standard Oil con- pany of Louisiana has dismissed all un- naturallzed German citizens employed in its refinery here, and has put an armed guard around its plant.
 New York: Latest reports indicate that the kroonland, which sailed from London January 3l, and the New York, which left that port on February }, have successfully cleared the new submarine zone.
 Washington: According to figures ill the current issue of the Journal of Con- merce, the destruction of merchantmen by submarines and mines during January. amounted to 336, 997 tons, with tota'> of 154 vessels sunk.
 Washington: According 10 ill formation received by the state department today from its agents abroad, none of the neut-
The Nenana news., 1917-02-10
PROGRESS OF THE BIG STRUGGLE IN EUROPE

of Washington sounded warning to the administration that the United States is facing far graver crisis, in the form of complications with Japan, than the pres- ent German crisis. Japanese warships are scattered along the Pacific coast and are reported of the Hawaiian islands, presumably on the lookout for German commerce raiders.
 Washington: Germany's answer to President Wilson's notice of the breaking off of diplomatic relations between that government and the United States is ex- pected within twenty four hours.
 Oyster Bay: Teddy Roosevelt, in letter to Secretary Baker today, offers the services of himself and four sons to the United States in the event of hostil- ities.
 Petrograd: Russian positions in the Riga sector are unimpaired as the result of recent German attacks, whatever small gains they made being repulsed by coun- ter-attacks of the Russian forces.
 Berlin: The German government has altered the blockade zone, moving it 20 miles further northwest from the Dutch coast to give the Dutch government a wider path to the Atlantic.
 New York: The Adriatic, the largest passenger vessel afoat, left this port yesterday, laden with munitions. She had twenty-four passengers aboard, one of them being an American.
 New York: Stock exchange traders are buying Heavily in all lines on the as. sumption that war with Germany will create demand for products in all lines of industry, and the stock market has a decidedly firm tone.
 Philadelphia: The naval authorities this morning ordered the seizing of the Eitel Frederick and Kronprinz Wilhelm, two German passenger boats which are interned here, seIzed, and their crews placed ill isolation camps for attempting to destroy the ships.
 Washington: Administration officials are OH the qui vive this morning as to possible developments in Gernany's new naval program, the time limit for neutral shipping to vacate the new blockade zones having expired at midnight last night
The Nenana news., 1917-02-10

Manila, P. l.: Naval authorities in this port seized seventeen interned Ger man vessels and placed their crews in an isolation camp. American crews placed aboard the boats report that the engines have all been damaged by tleir German commanders.
 Galveston: The steamship Argeon ar rived Ill this port yesterday with the cap- tain and forty members of the crew of the Japanese steamship Chinto Maru on board. The Chinto was sunk by Ger man U-boat Sunday ten miles off the coast of Texas and the rescued members of the crew had been in an open boat 24 hours when picked up.
 Washington: Secretary Lansing is in- vestigating the death ofRichard Wallace, coloreo, an American able bodied seaman. who was killed by she'll fire from a Ger man U-boat which sank the British steam- CT Eavestone just outside Fastnet Ina, Dor this morning. The killing of Wallace may precipitate hostilities between the United States and Germany.
The Nenana news., 1917-02-10

men who go from here will contin- ue to attract favorable attention, for it is doubtful if there is anoth- CT section of the United States which can raise a force of volun- teers better qualified to serve Uncle Sam than those who will go from Nenana.
The Nenana news., 1917-02-10
Nenana, Alaska, Feb, 10, 1917.
The action taken this week by

The action taken this week by the Standard Oil company and other large employers of foreign labor in the United States will tend strongly, in future years, to encourage naturalization, providing equal care is taken in peaceful times to insure loyalty and patriot ism among employees. These big industrial concerns, which are re- sponsible for the presence of many aliens in our country, realize, now that the country is on the brink of war, that un-naturalized en- ployees present a serious risk in times like the present; and they have taken steps deemed by them to offer the greatest security to their interests under the circum- stances---the dismissmal of many employees because of their failure to swear allegiance to the Stars and Stripes. E"
 The workers who have lost their positions as the result of this action have, in most cases at least, only themselves to blame, for it is safe to assume that the majority of them had been in the country long enough to become citizens had they chosen to do so. Apparent unwillingness to become a part of the country which is supporting them encouraged the belief that the land of their nativity had a stronger claim upon them, which might be made manifest in war time in a way unprofitable to Amer ica and American industries.
 The enthusiastic support given Commissioner Thos Riggs, IT,, in his effort to organize a company of engineers for service in the States if needed, reflects much credit on the citizens of Nenana, practically all of whom have sig nified their willingness to join the colors, should the need arise. : Of those who have signed the ros- ter of the proposed company, all will be required to make sacrifices should they be called from Alaska and the fact that they have prof. fered their services in advance of a call for volunteers will bring AL aska, and particularly Nenana, to the fore throughout the entire coun- try. Ours is the first town in the North to take such action, and it is no idle boast to predict that the
The Nenana news., 1917-02-10
MONDAY

Washington: Immediate protection of government arsenals with anti-aircraft guns was ordered this morning.
 Washington: The president issued an order today prohibiting the sale or lease of any vessel under the American flag.
 Washington: Austria has sent the Uni ted States note which is practically identical to the German note which re- suited in the present rupture between Germany and the United States.
 Berlin: Germany has acceded to the demand of the American government, in regard to American citizens now held as prisoners, and will immediately release all who were captured by raiders in the South Atlantic.
 New York: The report of the sinking of the American liner Philadelphia ill the new war zone last night. which was re- ceived early thls morning, has not been confirmed as yet, late report stating that she arrived Ill Liverpool at ten o'clock this morning.
 New York 4 bomb with lighted fuse was discovered under the customs house during the night, and it was un- questionably placed with the intention of causing the death of Collector of Port Dudley Field Malone, the bomb being placed directly under his room.
 Fl Paso: Elation is expressed by both factions in Mexico over the American Germaa break, and Villa is said to be making overtures for an alliance with Germany. A society known as the So- ciety of the Iron Cross is reported to be spreading German propaganda through out Mexico.
 Washington: The administration is as yet undetermined whether to arm all merchant ships sailing to the war zone, and to furnish them with armed conveys, to let them go unattended and unarned, or to hold them in port. Until definite decision is made, however, the war de- partment advises that all sailings for few days be cancelled.
 Seattle: Immediate assembling of a fleet of colliers, transports and despatch boats at this point will be ordered in the event of a declaration of war between the United States and Germany, according to a dispatch received from Washington in this city today. It also requests the of icials of the Seattle steamship lines to forward list of all boats they own to the army and naval authorities at Wash ington, and to suggest classes of work to which each is most suited. This order all boats on the Alaska run.
 Berlin: According to information se- cured from official sources, the German government will not modify its orders to submarine commanders. Reports of the diplomatic break with the United States have caused intense excitement through out the empire, and it is semi-officially !; that the Imperial government, to prevent any action which might lead to an open rupture, has placed guards around the American embassy and all the American consulates in the empire, and IS arranging for the transportation of the four thousand Americans at present ill Germany who are desirous of leaving the country. Ambassador Gerard is prepar- ing to leave Germany, and will probably eave via Switzerland.
 TUESDAY