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BRITISH BREWERIEs THRIVE.
Fronts Increase Despite Restric-
ton OF Quantity.

LONDON. Aug, 11.-Brewery profits
snow tremendous increase despite the
fact that the output has been restricted
10 one-third of the Sre-war ouantit,,
The Governments regulation liking the
strength OF beer permits the use or a
vastly increased volume of water.
The annual report OF Guinness s,out
brewers shows profit OF SlO663.34O
The company has Just paid a dividend
and bonus equivalent TO l6 ner cent
while special bonus of 800 in war
stock was presented to each holder of
$500 In stock.
The profits from six other brewerles
totalled S2o,5l3,OOs. on which an excise
duty totalling s9,97s.3O5 was paid to the
Government
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REPUBLICA ARGENTINA

CIudad dc b onOs Alto
OBRAS SASITARlAS DE LA SACIOS.
CONSTRUCTION de una fabrica de acido
sulfnrico.
LlAmase a licitacion para la construc-
ci6n de una fabrica de hcido sulfurico, de
acuerdo con ell pliego de condolences que
los interesados podran consular en- Ell
Consulado General de la Eepublica Argen-
terry Place, Room e27. todos los dias habilea
de 10 I D. m.
Las propuestas deberan presentarse en- la
Secretaria del Directorio de las Obras Sani-
tarias de la Nacion. en- la ciudad de
Duenos Aires Capital de la Republica Ar
gsntina. antes de las y u p. m. del dia
8 de Noviembre proximo. fecha bora en-
que seran abiertas. en- presencia de los
interesados que concurran al acto.
. l. CELASCO. Prosecretario.
BuAnos Aires. I de JUNO de 1918.
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apartments working up to at least rs
-

apartments working up to at least IS
per cent. OF capacity.
The coke market pursues the even
tenor of It's way. with practically no
offerings Of furnace coke and fairly free
offerings OF foundry coke. These offer
ings are we'll taken, and 1t Is commonly
surmised that foundries are stocking up.
Blast furnaces are also stocking Iup to
the limited extent possible. There con-
tinues to be a good movement OF coke
and increasing offerings are not disturb
ing market prices The market stands
quotable at these prices: Furnace, So:
foundry. ~ hour selected. 81; crushed.
over q inch. $3.50.
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DIVIDENDS AND INTEREST
THE ericsson CO<SOI COLI
MISISG l. WILLING 60,

DlSTR1 RtT1pN so n
Amount, Sl92. 400 m Total a'r't''
date. S6,7S3,16s.hO Notice 10 h"r"hN b. ~
that distribution OF ten tioD c"a,s =
share has been ordered from fHr roo
ouired prior to March !. 1919 upon . '-
standing stock Of The Cross0n Co.'s
dated Gold Mining & MiluuE Co, IA
September lnth iaiS to s'ockhn'der' -
record August al, lslS
BY order Of board ~ Directors.
ADOLPH 2. ZANG, secretary
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One Sole Purpose
Behind This Issue

The Fulton Motor Truck Companv
is not in need Of capital to finance
present operations. as it is now
earning considerably in excess Of
preferred dividend requirements.
1t needs no capital for plant eyten.
sions--for ii already has the plan,
capacity and mechanical couip
ment'to turn out $500 trucks per
year.
No money is required for promotion
work, experiments, development Or
organization-the company has lc,g
since passed that stage Of its ca,
reer.
The present offering is for enc
single purpose
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ARGENTINE REPUBLIC.
CITY OF BUENOS AIRES.
SANITARY WORKS OF THE NATION
I1,e MAJ aof. siuax G,.lIA In AaIA

Plant Tor MhhuIhcturlhY SuIFhuTic ACID.
Offers are invited for the construction
Of plant for manufacturing suiphuric
acid. In accordance with the conditions
parties, in the Consulate General of the
Argentine Republic In the City OF New
York. II Battery Place. Room 227 on
working days from 10 till 4.
Offers must be presented in the once
OF the Secretary OF the Council of Public
Works of the Nation. in tine City of
Buenos Aires. before $3.50 p. NJ. on the
9Th day OF November next, on which day
and hour they will be opened in the pres
snce OF the interested parties who may
wish to atteRd on that occasion.
L. CELAScO. Pro Secretary.
Buenos Aires, 4th June. 1918.
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Roy Killed by n Fall,

Samuel Spekelbaum, years old, of
lf74 Brook avenue, The Bronx, fell
through an opening Of the fire ESCAPE
attached to the building yesterday
When his body was found in the court.
yard a physician said that he had been
instantly killed.
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AMERICAN BAISA CORPORATION
NOTICE OF SPECI NJ STOCKHOLDERS

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVES ma a
special meeting OF tho stockho''"rs
American Balsa Corporation viii be no. ~ '
the ONCE OF tho COMPANY, 80 70 ''
+2nd street. New York CITY. on 'Nr
day Of August. 1918, at II ~ O. .-.t IN
the forenoon. for tho purpose ~ ''',f
upon a proposed sale OF the entir" h.'- .''
and assets OF the Company. and '"r -
transaction OF such other busiusEF s' Wv
come before the meeting.
BY order Of the HSORrf ~ DirNr'c :
Il
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THE DELAWARE, LACKAwAN>t &
WESTERN r. IT, co,

New YorK, NUEusI ~ ~
A special meeting OF tho s'ockn ~ 49, -
this COMPANY will be held az ROOM. ''''.
90 West Street, New York cry, ON .'a.
dav August 2sth. 1918. at ton o'~''cS y
The transfer books will close =
goth and reopen AT tho close ~ '.'
r. FIYNN, Secretary 4 Trca-..e-
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steel Distribution Difficulties.

The distribution of steel is becoming
more difficult instead of easier. not as
regards the supply but as to require
ments. The war requirements are con-
stantly increasing and II Is now said In
Washington that 20.000.000 tons of fin
the second half OF this year. and about
the same amount for the FIRST half Of
next year. This means a further re-
striction to some OF the finishing de-
partments, especially the merchant. wire,
rod and sheet mills. Iron and steel men
are hoping for a heavy increase In steel
production all along the line to keep all
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wEIIN MARINE EQUIPMENT COMPANY
NOTICE OF SPECIAL STOCKHOLDERS

NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVES 'NA' =
special meeting Of the stockholders ~
welin Marine Equipment Company WI Pc
held at tho ONCE of the COMPANY. ~ "
East 42nd street New York City. or ~
2Gth day OF August, 1918, at - c'o.' Y
noon, for tho purpose OF voting upon
proposed sale of the entire business ari
assets Of the Company. and TOR tho ,ran'-
action OF such other business as may com
before the meeting.
BY order NJ the Board Of Directors
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The interest on same viii cease septem-
per LIST 1918, and the principal Of the
ponds. plus fvc per cent. premium. will he
redeemed at this ONCE on and after that
C. ID AMBLER, Assistant Treasurer.
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LIBERTY BONDS
BOUGHT FOR CASH
STOCK EXCHANGE PRICES FAin.
RIALTO TRADING co.
ELECTIONS AND MEETINGS.

200 WEST Bath STREET
:. NJ 10 r. VI. SUNDAYS ~ 70
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'Cdd NoeOdd
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-06-29
Indomitable Spirit.
(DaWson News. ]

Dawson News)
 If you think you beaten you are.
 If you think you dare not you don't
 If you like to win but you think you cant,
 It's almost certain you won't.
 If you think you'll lose, you're lost.
 For of the world find
 Success begins with fellows will,
 It's all in the state of mind
 Today the barbarc Hun hammers at the gate of civilization He would enter and despoil the in situtions of democracy and drag the Anglo Franco American traditions of liberty in the dust.
 But the Hun has more than walls of stone and steel to combat. If there naught but the inanmate matter of Allied fortifcations to stay onslaught, Allied hopes would go a-glimmering
 But, thank God in this hour of the crisis there HOW allow themselves to believe they beyond hope they would be beaten. But there is such word as failure in the Entente code.
 It is the mental state which makes the Allies un- No thought of defeat enters the mind Foch or his confederates. No idea of dsmay seizes upon the Allied high command. They may be giving way for the time, but they exacting the toll of ruin from the enemy.
 Let the Hun lay at Noyon, Compegne and the Marne. He but pays the price of death and failure He has not succeeded in breaking disorganzing Allied line in the West, and will.
 The psychological conditions in Allied realms admit of no element of defeat There is room this side of No Mans Land for thought of Allied failure The Boches are up against this insurmountabe mental mass This mountain of confidence will be over come.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-06-29
CONVERTIBLE JOURNALISM.

''In view that with the aid of Bob Jennings, Mir. Sulzer stole a Delegate election in Alaska says the Dispatch.
 "'Eob Jennings is the Judge of the United States District Court of the highest officials of Alaska. charged with the duty of construing the laws that effect the personal and property rights of citizens of safeguarding the rights of the public and the Nation when they presented him in regular If such official should lose the confidence and respect of the people. decisions brought into ridicule and contempt it would make the administering of the law and the enforcement of the law very difficult thing.
 newspaper individual, who in this public manner charges such court with using its powers the powers of the United States Judiciary, to aid litigant in stealing, and who does present the facts upon which it bases it's charge to the authorities that have impeaching powers, is con temptibe, and as dangerous the I. w. w..
 It is than contemptibe when it is known that Judge Wickersham questioned the action or Judge Jennings in the litigation referred to be- fore subcommittee of the United States Senate committee on Judiciary, of whom, Senator Colt or Rhode Island was Republican a former Judge. himself, and the committee simply rdiculed him for his pains.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-06-29

There is always hope for a man as long as he takes a deep interest in the baseball scores.
 It never occurs to a married cou. pie that if they tried half as hard to be pleasant to each other as they did during their engagement they wouldn't be so disappointed with each other.
 A woman regards it as a compli- ment to have you say that she is "cute." But if you say that about man he will want to slap you on the nose.
 We imagine that the man who or iginated the saying: AS smart as steel trap" knew that steel trap knows when to shut up.
 A red brick house isn't green, any man knows that. But it is dog gone sight greener than a grass widow.
 We may be crazy But we would rather have the troubles that come from having too much money than have the troubles that come from not having enough money.
 Don't follow the rut and do cer tain things just because the other slaves who work with you do those things A dead fish floats with the stream, but live one bucks the cur rent and goes the other way.
 We tried to think of word that would describe the way woman acts when she is riding her new Ford, but country editor saved us the trouble. He says that Mrs Arver drives her auto very super fluently."
 Advice to wives: There is only one way to take the conceit out of a husband who sneers at house work. Make him fix his own break fast some morning.
 Quitting smoking is the only thing about the use of the weed that is harder than learning how
 A scientist announces that he can restore life to chickens that have been frozen stiff Too late, Bill! The cold storage companies beat you to it long ago.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-06-29
KOSSOVO-DAY.

Yesterday Kossovo-Day, the great holiday the Serbian people, and today there appears articl to The Empire by local Serbans, whc was crowded out yesterday by other matters To tha article The Empire will add only the following als a Serbian contribution to which all Americans ca give their sympathetic approval:
 "This hideous has revealed to the world many a wound the body of mankind One of these wounds is certainly the ruthless oppression of the Savs in Austria Hungary, many of whom of quite the the Serbians and Montenegrins. Not only Bos- mia and Herzegovina, but also other provinces in Southwest of Austria Hungary inhabited by Serbian-speaking people who sometimes call themselves Serbians, sometimes Croatians. some times Slovenes but speak the language, have the national ideals and the common Southern Slavs Yugosavs. What they want is to be free and united with their brothers from Serbia and Montenegro. Their hope that the Kingdom of Serbia, Croats and Sovenes will become a reality xffas been greater than now. after the Tecent de- claration of the State Department that the ma tonalist aspirations of the Czechoslovaks and Yugoslavs have the earnest sympathy of the United States Government. So the Kossovo- Day of this year is of the most remarkable in Serbian history. It is day which brings the remote, sorely stricken Serbian Nation into the closest contact with the greatst democracy of the world, day which forms a common glori- ous page of American and Serbian history"
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-06-29
A RAT FUND.

The city of Atlanta Ga, is raising rat fund. Going to put the rat out of business-and thereby win the war-and it is going take money to carry the campaign.
 It is common knowledge that the is the ally of the Beast of Berlin" and resembles him in his work and methods. Both alike repusive, and of no use to mankind-vermin-carr destroyers of other peoples wealth, a deadly menace and a nui- sance So the people of Atlanta, while sending their boys across the to attack the Kaiser in his lair. are themselves going to attack the ally of the Kaiser in its lair.
 Campaigns against the rat have been made in several American cities and with San Fran cisco cleaned the city years ago and virtually exterminated the rate. New Orleans engaged in a continuous warfare against the rodent and has accom- pshed much in rdding the city of pest and there
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-06-29
Use the Mississippi in the War.
{ New York World. )

Fifty million people, half the population of the united States, live in commonwealtbs served by .he haVleable waters of the Mississippi River and It's tributaries. These Valley States are the most rapid growing, the most productive in the Union.
 In Washington representative of fifteen of those States will offer Director General McAdoo the ald or the Mississippi watershed in winning the war ihelr oHer is the offer of patriotism The arguments Dy which they urge it's acceptance are those men who known
 The high authority of Major Gen. w. M Black long Government engineer in the Valley sus- tains the statement that the Mississippi way can be used ten months of the year The Valley ex- perence of G. A. Tomlinson now in charge of inc New York Barge Canal for MT. McAdoo makes him also a champion of the proposal
 me Barge Canal, State enterprise, has been pressed into the service-and wisely we beliova me Mississippi, draining many States has from the beginning been Federal problem. By an ex. pendlture Tor towboats and barges which it's friends estimate at $7,000,O00 and it's enemies at s1 ? GOO ooo, this great waterway can handle at once VoV,oVV tons or freight a year. immensely relieviny railroad coal consumption, relieving especially tba consumption in the anthracite belt of tbe Eae
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by reducing the mortality of the citizenship The farmers in several regions of this country have made systematic efforts to get rid of them, and have sue ceeded.
 In this part of the country we have made no con certed effort get rid of the rats but we should do so There is question as to the great amount or damage which they do. We have had no plaques which were attributed the rats, but that doesn mean that shall always escape plagues promoted by them The material, however, is vast enough to make it plain it would be economy to get rid of them.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-06-29
Katalla Oil Development.
(Cordova Times.)

The Boring River coal field is on tbe evo of d velopment. and thus is Cordova's dream of a great .iuusrla future about to be reelized For the past ten years every effort has been made to indrco tho government to allow this large ful area to be up, and lease has finally been granted to the St Eilas oii Company or which Falcon Josn and George C fiazelet are the prime ground secured includes part of the holdings of the old English com pahy, on Carbon creek and embraces what is believed to Dc the best veins of coal for all purposes The work or developing the property will immediately start and If the results satisfactory as the face indications show, the coal will be mined on an extensive scale and branch railroad will be built rom Mile 39 to the held in order to transport it to Cordova where coal bunkers will be built and in all probability smelter installed
 One Of the original objects in building the Copper River X Northwestern Railway to tap the Boring River coal field, which later withdrawn from, entry, that resource never developed With tn, granting of lease to ground that is believed con tain fine quality of coal the future of Cordova nev. looked brighter.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-06-29
BIG GAME HUNTERS WILL SOON ARRIVE
 FOR ALASKA HUNT

Gov. Thomas Riggs, Jr., has re- ceived word that J. A. Mcclure, publisher of the Out Door Life, ac- companied by J. D. Higgins, of the Colorado Museum of Natural His tory are coming to Alaska next month to hunt big game. Mir. Fig gins is making collecting tour through Alaska for the museum.
 MT. Mcclure and Mr. Higgins will leave Seattle on July 34th for Cor dova. Capt. J. P. Hubrick, of Nc Carthy, will have charge of the party.
 Are your coal bins empty? Phone Femmer and Ritter. IA.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-06-29
Flashlights

Detroit Free Press)
 Trying to get away with it is what keeps the prisons filled There's nothing quite so sweet as the victory that is hard earned. If it wasn't for the good-natured men mighty few of us would have any friends
 If you cant say good word for your neighbOr move out of his neigh borhood.
 Some men forget that they ever
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were boys, and others never seem to learn that they are here to be men.
 Every once in a while you run across the ornery chap who makes an enemy of a man he might just as well have for friend
 One of the queer phases of life is that the man whose own business is all run down at the heels is al- ways willing to tell the other fel- low what is the matter with his.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-06-29

Wonderful achievement. absolutely so We have reference to the result of the Red drive locally While the entitled to a great deal of credit the hardest work-that of getting small amour ts from wage earners, was done by the women Really if we judge them squarely, must admit that there never was community blessed with better nobleI 'passel of women folks" than we have here In the words of Tiny Tim, God bless 'em, everyone'- (Ketchikan Progressive Miner)
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-06-29

carry your prettiest boudoir cap and don 1t before you get into the chair, and when the ordeal is over you will find your hair in as good order as when you went.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-06-29
GEN GREENE'S TRANSFER.

Gen. Greene, who has commanded at Camp Lewis since the foundation of that great training camp, has been transferred to the command of the Ameri- can forces in the Philippines. He has been dis charged" from the National Army, in which he was a Major General, and resumes his rank as Brig adler General in the Regular Army. Friends of Gen Greene say the change, however on account Of the importance of the Philippine command at the present tme is rather a promotion than demoton, notwit thstanding the change in rank
 Gen. Greene, when Colonel, in command of troops in Alaska, with headquarters at Fort William H. Seward and the people of this Territory have fol- lowed his with fond interest This interest will go with him across the Pacific, where they know that he will continue to make good.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-06-29

British Now Favor Tunnel to France" If they had favored it even in l9O7 when permission last asked for its construction, it would be defyine now the best undersea efforts of the enemy sub marine-(New York Word.)
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-06-29

Walter Guon, a member of old and distinguish ed Louisiana family recently appointed by the Governor of that State to succeed the late Senator R F. Eroussard. Senator Guion is Democrat and before his appointment District Attorney for the Southern district of his State.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-06-29

The Main Thing
 Why were you always absent when vote was taken on meas ures affecting the war;" asked the Constituent.
 "Oh those measures didn't amount to shucks," replied the Congress man. '1 was always present to vote for prohibition measures, wasn't I?'
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-06-29

There is going to be lot of forgving necessary if Germany is ever to lift its head again after the war; Chicago News
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-06-29
The Wise Fool

none," observed the Sage.
 Maybe, commented the Fool. But you cant say that about rela- tives."
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-06-29

We know the Kaiser has withered hand, but what was 1t that shriveled his soul?-(Detroit Free
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-06-29

two towels are placed in his room so he can have one for his face and the other for his shoes. Ye WistfuI Angler Before we die, there's just one wish Wed crave of hard old Mistress Fate; We'd like to find some place where fish,
 Are just as plentiful as bait.
 -Luke McLuke ) But down in dear old Georgia, Luke - The thought of it oft makes us Your wish would prove an awful fluke,
 For we can't get our bait" no more.
 -(Cedartown (Ga.) Standard. ) Before we die, one wish we hold. We like to fish in lake or bay And not when evening comes be told,
 You should have been here yes terday.
 -(Detroit Free Press. ]
 Say Not! You make dozen mistakes a day, don't you? But that doesn't keep you from expecting your wife to be perfect, does it?
 You Know Them
 She puts on airs,
 Does Mrs. Meeth;
 And yet she wears
 Synthetic teeth.
 --(Luke McLuke) Now Mrs. Fitch
 Quite often dares
 To grab her switch
 And puts on hairs.
 -(Newark Advocate)
 Names Is Names Ima Hem lives in Boston, Mass
 Our Daily Special Forgiving Is Easy. But It Is Diff ferent With Forgetting.
 Luke Mcluke Says You cant make some men believe that any man who belongs to the other political party is a patriot.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-06-29
Sure Thing

Sure Thing
 Any hotel manager can tell you that the average guest imagines that two towels are placed in his room so he can have one for his face and the other for his shoes.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-06-29
BITS OF BY PLAY By Luke McLuke
 -:- Copyright by Cincinnati
 Enquirer
Paw Knows Everything

Paw Knows Everything Willie-Paw can a man serve two masters? be arrested for bigamy Maw-Willie, you go upstairs and take a bath.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-06-29
Advice

You will succeed" said old man
 Delf, And you'll make good, by broth
 CTS, If you'll rely more on yourself, And not so much on others"
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-06-29
That's the Stuff

That's the Stuff Why make one day Flag Day, and
 why
 Observe it in a pompous way? Let's keep old glory waving high, And have Flag Day every day
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-06-29

Famous Affinities Ham and eggs. Salt and Pepper. Liver and Onions. Corned Beef and Cabbage Bread and Butter Per and Ink. Rock and Rye.I Tom and Jerry Pork and Beans.
 -Iuke McLuke) oil and Gas. Pool and Billiards. Kids and Candy. Cheese and Crackers. Funerals and Flowers. Soap and Water. -(Z.)
 Epitaphs The good that men do is Inferred with their bones, And the good that they don't do Is chiseled on stones. Why Doesn't the Dentist Get
 Rid of 'Em?
 Daysland Press) When you must go to the dentist,
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-06-29

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