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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-17

splendid stones had their full effect upon the public, when he sat in his box at the theatre or opera house. He never l married, although he was said to have
 been in love with many women. He gave wonderful parties at his lovely house in Park Lane, and every singer
 and actress of note was Invariably en- tertained there.
 When I was at the Lexington opera house the other evening listening once more to Madame Melba singing Marguerite in Faust" I thought of the long ago days in London when the Australian prima donna was in her zenith, and MT. Alfred" used to give
 amazing dinners and suppers in her honor. Those were in the golden
 days of the past when London was vast camping ground for social sensa- tions. Now it is still "camping ground" but 1t is soldiers not singers who give emphasis to it's daily life. At any rate, the other night in the
 Lexington opera house, my mind went
 back to historic Covent Garden when
 Melba, slighter, younger, more golden
 voiced, sang at a gala performance given in honor of the Emperor and
 Empress of Germany, while King Ed
 ward and Queen Alexandria, the King and Queen of Spain, various Russian princesses, and princes and the Prince and Princess of Wales (now the King and Queen of England) were grouped in glittering semi-circle listening to the Australians lovely notes. Those were indeed among the times when no whisper of coming terror
 made the outside world think of what was in store for it.
 The imperial and royal family party
 seemed happy enough, and the imagi-
 native among us wove wonderful
 stories in our minds of Kings and
 Queens and diamonds and pearls and
 crowns and sceptres all linked together
 by garlands of family, love and re- gard.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-17
lDcLL1snArrrY:s1 lPHILOSOPHTI

Ole Miss, de reason dat sum Wimmin Folks can't Travel on dey SHAPE is kaze dey Carries Too Much EXCESS BAGGAGE. Yas- sum!
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-04-17
PASTORS PICTURE OF KAISER SEIZED

CHICAGO: Several citizens of Gary, Ind, tonight went to the rec tory of St. Johns Evangelical church and, after warning the rector, Rev. Martin Lienck, that he must support all moves of the government toward winning the war, confiscated pictures of the German kaiser and a pillow bearing a German flag. The pictures were taken from the same room where Rev. Edmund A. H. Kayser, said to have been an agent of Won Bernstorff, was shot to death nearly three years ago.
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-04-17
SECRET OF CONTENTED LABOR

Through his experience with an ar my of 10000 employees. Henry Ford has arrived at this:
 "Men don't work for money alone. Ten dollars a day will not hold men in some places. The things of life that are worth while make the strong est appeal to the man. Above all. he must have something to hope for in the future"
 MT. Ford has the secret of satisfied labor and, if all the employers in the country had it, we would have a very much different and better America.
 The human animal has progressed very largely through earnest, persis- tent striving for little more than he already had.
 The man without hope of advance ment is a machine. He watches the clock. He does his stint, and no more, and is indifferent to the fate of the enterprise of which his stint is a part. His loyalty is measured by his obedi- ence to rules and his contribution is no more than that of the dies, cogs,
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-04-17
COULDN'T BELIEVE THE PAPERS

He wanted it understood right in the beginning that he didn't believe
 what he read in the papers. Some one had made a statement and said he got his information from the papers. Whereupon the wise one delivered himself of the above sentiments-that you couldn't believe the papers,"
 Then the wise one began telling about the war, and went into details concerning a certain campaign. He mentioned the general involved, and told of the activities of certain mili- tary organizations. He even told of the personal eccentricities of some of the people involved, and seemed to be as familiar with the facts as if he had been a part of the thing he was des- cribing.
 But the truth was, he got all of his facts from the newspapers. He had never met any of the men he dis cussed, he had never been in the re- zion he described, he had no way of knowing anything about it in any way save by reading the papers. He even told about Carranza's whiskers and about Kerensky having tuberculosis, and about the way Haig parted his hair-all newspaper stuff pure and simple.
 The fellow who says he doesn't be- lieve the newspapers is foolish. If he were correct. if he didn't believe the papers, he wouldn't know there is a war being waged by more than half the world. He hasn't seen it. He wouldn't even know there is Pana- ma canal, for he had no other means of gaining that information. He wouldn't know that Woodrow Wilson is President of the United States, or that there is a German empire. Elim- mate from any man the information which he had obtained from the news papers, and he is a gibbering idiot without ideas or without knowledge. Denounce the papers all you please they don't care-but don't brand yourself as a fool by saying that you do not believe what you read.-Geo. F. Burba.
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-04-17
Summons for Publication

No. 934 In the District Court for the Territory of Alaska, Third Division. Lucille V. Flett, Plaintiff,
 vS
 Scott Lewis Flett, Defendant. To Scott Lewis Flett: You are here by notified that you are named as de- fendant in a suit brought by the above-named plaintiff to secure a de- cree of absolute divorce from you, in the above-named court and that un- less you appear and answer or other wise plead to plaintiffs complaint fil- ed in said cause within thirty days after completion of publication of this summons, to-wit; within thirty days after May IS. 1918, your de- fault will be entered and plaintiff will apply to the court for the relief ask ed in her complaint.
 This publication of summons is made pursuant to an order duly made on March 12, 1918 by Hon. Fred M. Brown, judge of the above-named court.
 Dated, April 2. 1918.
 ARTHUR LANG,
 Clerk District Court.
 By c. H. WILCOX,
 Deputy Clerk. First publication, April 3, 1918. Last publication, May 8, 1918.
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-04-17

rivets, wires, gears and fuel of his ship. He has represented the status quo only, and always will. He has been the blowing by ox-power, the reaping with the sickle, the garment made by hand-needle, the transporta- tion by canal. Keep him as he is, and he will ayways have only what is granted him and few of the things that make life worth while. And, should he become the majority should inalienable rights and oppor- tunities depend upon him, human pro- gress will cease.
 Of capital and labor, the latter is the greater and it's responsibility is the greater. Human-machine labor, labor without aspiration for the things of life worth while, without something better to hope for in the future, means stagnation, stagnation of capital as we'll as of all other ele- ments, and hence it is labOr's insis- tent obligation to fight against the increase of human machines.
 The great war work that MT. Ford s industrial army is performing is ad- mirable. but, in the final analysis, it is only a fundamental duty of labor. It is but labor's fulfillment of it's ob- ligation to beat back an autocracy which would make all laborers but human machines, without hope of the things of life that are worth while.
 Mir. Ford is one of the greatest lib- orators of our times. He is demon strat!ng to capitalism, by his growing bank balances, that it is most profit able that the wage-earner be eager for and have the things of life that are worth while. All of our industrial problems are locked up in that pro-
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-04-17
"OVER THE TOP"

VALDEZ has nearly reached the quota allotted the city in the Third Liberty Loan. Less than 1000 re-
 mains to be collected. There is no doubt whatever that the balance of the amount will be subscribed within the next few hours. The generosity of our citizens in donating their money to the government is little short of wonderful. considering the setback the war has given the town and the condition of business. Hardly per son over 12 years old but what owns a Liberty Bond of some denomina- tion. And the sale of War Savings and
 Thrift Stamps has also reached large sum. Alaska has shown more patriotism in comparison to the popu- lation than any place ip the world.
 More men have enlisted and more money been subscribed per capita than in the states. The present quota for Valdez exceeds $1OO per inhabi- tant. This is a huge sum to raise In
 these times when the price. of neces- sities are bounded by the blue sky and work is scarce on account of the mines being closed down for the per iod of the war. The man who has thousands of dollars and who sub scribes to the Liberty Loan deserves little credit. It is a gilt edge invest ment for him. But the man who is forced to deprive himself and his fam.
 fly in order that he may buy a bond out of his scanty earnings is indeed patriotic. There is no better indica- tion that we will win this war than
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-04-17
the confidence of the people in their government.
Fairbanks reports two degrees be- low zero today,a drop of 32 degrees since yesterday.

Bob Sheldon's tank passed Salcha yesterday in a cloud of snow, with two passengers and much enthusiasm. From all reports Bob at last has solv- ed the problem of navigating over AL askan snows, and parties seeing a white cloud hanging over the Summit will know that it is Bob and his new snow machine.
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-04-17
FOR SALE

The launch N. & S., forty feet long, II 1-2 feet beam, powered with 23 horsepower Union engine, heavy duty in fine conditions. Complete equip ment, cheap for cash. Apply to M. J. CALLAGHAN, Valdez, Alaska. kml
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-04-17

20 per cent oil on all Heinz Goods Keystone Produce Go. ti
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-04-17

SEATTLE: Eighty per cent of the white people residing in Alaska be- long to the Rd Cross, it has been es- timated.
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-04-17

JOHNSTON CHOCOLATES just received at the Valdez Drug Co. If
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-04-17
THE KAISER'S TALK TO SATAN

LII tuc lCICphphG ohS o~Jb The girl at central listened in
 To all they had to say. "Hello," she heard the kaiser's voice "Is old man Satan home? Just tell him it is Kaiser Bill,
 That wants him on the phone" What can I do," the devil said, My dear old Kaiser Bill? If there's a thing that I can do
 To help you, sure will" The kaiser said: Now listen,
 And I will try to tell, The way that I am running
 On earth a modern hell. i've saved for this for many years, And I've started out to kill. That it will be a modern job,
 You leave to Kaiser Bill. My army went through Belgium, Shooting women and children down, We tore up all her country,
 And blew up every town. My Zepps dropped bombs on cities, Killing the old and young, And those the Zeppelins didn't get. Were taken out and hung.
 "I started out for Paris,
 With the aid of poison gas, The Belgians, darn 'em, stopped me, And wouldn't let us pass. My submarines are devils.
 You ought to see them fight, They go sneaking through the ocean, And sink a ship on sight. II was running things to suit me. Till a year or so ago, When a man named Woodrow Wilson. Wrote me to go more slow. "He said to me: Dear William. We don't want to make you sore, So be sure and tell you U boats, To sink our ships no more. We have told you for the last time. So. dear Bill, it's up to you. And if you do not stop it.
 You'll have to fight us, too "I did not listen to him,
 And he's coming after me, With a million Yankee soldiers, From their homes across the sea. Now, that's why I called you, Satan, For I want advice from you, l knew that you would tell me,
 Just what ought to do." My dear old Kaiser William,
 There's not much for me to tell. For the Tanks will make it hotter. Than I can for you in hell. I've been a mean old devil,
 But not half as mean as you, And the minute that you get here. will give my job to you. "I'n be ready for your coming.
 And I'll keep the fires all bright, And I'll have your room all ready, When the Tanks begin to fight. For the U. s. boys will get you. have nothing more to tell. Hang up the phone and get your hat And meet me here in he'll"
 By w. E. Curry.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-16
7euton Author
And Actress
Are Seized
Continued from page 1

this week when letter addressed TO
a brother in South America was inter
cepted by government agents. In this
letter she made bitter attack on the
United States and said that the senti-
ment in this country against Germany
was false and mean. She also referred d
to brother here who had taken out
his first papers, in bitter manner.
Miss Wilkens came tn this country
aboard the Lusitania in 1913. She said
that at that time members of the crew
informed her that in case of war the
Lusitania would be turned into a naval
vessel. In that way she justified the
sinking of the ship.
She lauded the Kaiser, and said that
she thought him great man. In talk
ing of the invasion Of Belgium, she
said that when the German troops
crossed the border the country was full
Of French officers. She denied the re
ports of Belgian atrocities.
In 1916 Miss Wilkens visited German,
to fill some theatrical engagements, ant
while there married a man namec
Weiss. According to her story sh,
soon left him because he would not en-
list in the German army, and they wer,
forced to draft him. She bias not seer
him since. but believes he is on th
New-York tribune., 1918-06-16
The Official Statements

PARIS 1une 1s-1he War or foloavng:
operation enabled US to drive the
which We likewise en-
of Montgo One hundred and thirty prisoners
abou mach guns hands
night activity between the opposing
of the
west of Rheims in Of and Blgny
operating in the Champagne sector captured prisoners
was calm the other portions of the front
Heavy French Attacks Repulsed, Says Berlin
Ola London June 1General headquarters to-day Is
sued the foVop'ing:
of Bethune and south Of
the failed with heavy losses
group lively
southwest of Merr
Enemy advances in force the Ancre repulsed
duels revived both sides
the Somme
Army group
artillery the Asne the increased artillery fire
which launched the forest Of Vi
captured in
officers
than20
British Take Prisoners in Iys Valley, Haig Reports
LONDON 1Fed Marshal Hag today issued the following
from British headquarters IN France:
NIGTThe number Of the successful
Of
forward positions of miles, securing all
objectves
bombardment succeeded in
in Of
The hostile artillery active this east of Arras and has
activity this afternoon north of Bethune
night by
h Scottish bataon north of Bune More than sixty
result of the raids in the Vlers
repused fighting of
of Nieppe Forest
New-York tribune., 1918-06-16

Austrians had failed to achieve even
the preliminary results which usu-
ally followed a crushing offensive.
Describing the operations, the
Premier said:
"a very violent bombardment be-
gan at 5 o'clock, and at 7 o'clock an
infantry attack was launched along
the whole line. The latest news
which has reached me summarizing
the situation at / o'clock is that our
troops have offered magnificent re-
sistance."
a message sent from the front to
the Premier concludes as follows:
"A comparison of all reports re-
ceived shows that the offensive was
pressed only in the first zone of re-
sistance. and not even at few
points has it obtained the effect
which the enemy must have hoped
for from his powerful bomhardment
and the enormous electives launched
an attack against which our troops
are resisting magnificently."
New-York tribune., 1918-06-16
British Press Praises
French and Americans
For Checking Germans

LONDON, June 15.-The London
press generally pays tribute to the
valor Of the French in withstanding
and finally checking The recent i'm
petuous rush of vastly greater Ger
man forces At the same time the value
of the American cooperation in achiev-
ing this result is fully recognized
Not only did the enemy, although
taking valuable ground, fail to gain his
objective while suffering sensible
losses in electives, but, it is contended
the repeated postponements of the
promised victory must materially
weaken the confidence of his people at
home.
In recognizing. however, that the
crisis remains, the press is turning to
speculation as to what point the Ger
man staff will choose for it's next as-
sault. This, il Is maintained, must be
revealed very soon, owing to the short
ness Of time remaining before the
Allies arc strengthened by the full
power Of Amerca, This, says the
Daily News" will rob the enemy of
his last dwindling hone of victory.
According to the "Daily Mail'sS cor
respondent on the British front. the
New-York tribune., 1918-06-16
Germans Directed
The Lost ATTEMPT
To Conquer italy

The last great Austro- German offen-
sive, begun in October, 1917, rolled
back General Cadorna's line from the
lsonzo front and along the Venetian
plain. More than million enemy
troops participated in this operation,
directed by German officers, and it was
not for many weeks that the Italians
were able to stay the advance.
About the middle of November the
Piave River battle began along a
ninety mile front in Northern italy.
and French and British troops were
hurried to reinforce the shaken Italian
army. The crisis was passed about the
first of December, and since that time
there has been heavy fighting, in which
the Italians and their allies carried out
many successful counter attacks.
There have been insistent cries from
Germany for Austrian action along the
Italian front, to coordinate with the
German offensive in the western zone,
and for months past the Italians have
been preparing for just sreh a blow as
apparently is now being struck.
The Italian army has been re-
equipped, and General Diaz has sue
ceeded General Cadorna as the COM
mander-in- chief,
New-York tribune., 1918-06-16
Bon7bard7ent Begun
On 1OO-Mile Front
From Asiogo TO Sea
In United Preasl

LONDON, June 15.-The Aus
trians to-day began terrific bonn
bardment on 100-mile front.
The Rome War Office reported
that the Italian artillery replied
with a counter bombardment, which
was becoming more intense when
the latest word was received from
the front.
The cannonading extended from
the Lagarina Valley to the Adriatic
Sea. The official report said it was
"of extreme violence from the
Asiago Plateau to eastward of the
Brenta River, and also along the
Middle Piave.
This includes more than half of
the entire Italian front. The Laga-
rina Valley extends north and south.
The battle lines cross the valley
about five miles inside the Austrian
frontier and about twenty-five miles
due north of the City of Verona.
From here the lines run southeast
to the vicinity of Theme; then north
east to the Piave River, near Segu-
sino; then follow the Piave south
eastward to the sea.
The Asiago Plateau lies between
the Lagrina Valley and the Brenta
Piver directly north of the CITY of
Vicenza. The lines along the middle
Piave protect the important City of
Treviso, which is only fifteen miles
north of Venice.
The Rome statement also reported
that another Austrian attempt yes
terday to take the important Tonale
Pass was prevented by the Italian
batteries.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-16
State Crisis in Austria
Reported bv Berlin Pupey

AMSTERDAM, June 15.-The Berlin
Tageblatt prints the following despatch
from its Vienna correspondents:
"The death sentence has been passed
on the government and it remains to
be seen what course the government
will take if the Crown declines to ac-
cept the coming designations. This is
IA state crisis and the Austria Of 1867
has gone.
premier Won Seydler declines to
recognize this and the danger of the
situation. Berlin must realize that the
old signatory of alliance no longer ex-
lists and no power on earth, rot even
Germany's protection, can revive it,"
New-York tribune., 1918-06-16
Germans Return
From Russia Ernbued
With BoIshevik Ideas

LONDON, June fisherman soldiers
returning from Russia are imbued with
Bolshevik ideas, and are everywhere
circulating revolutionary pamphlets.
General von Risbe'g said in the Ger.
man Reichstag during the Friday sit
ting. according to d Copenhagn ds-
patch to the Exchange Telegraph Com
pany. For tbs reason, he said, strict
discipline was necessary in the army
The sitting was marked by sharp
attacks from various members on the
military authorities. Herr Mueller. Of
Meinnger, criticising the preference
system in use in the army. declared
that there were 700 officers in Buchar-
est. where they were useless He
charged it is said that active officers
are kept as far as possible behind the
front. that reserve officers are used in
the firing line. and that voluntee~ o.
fcers are sent to the front without
proper training or passing the neces-
sary examinations General Won S'ein,
the ussian War Minister. made
violent attack upon Herr Mueller for
his revelation Of conditions in the
army.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-16
Situation to Remain
Anxious Till Allies
Defeat Rupprecht
By Arthur S. Draper
Especial Cable to The Tribane)


LONDON. June 15-The fighting on
the West front has been confined en-
tirely to artillery and few local en-
gagements. Not since prior to May 27
has there been so complete lull. The
artillery duel RACES, but the infantry
is resting on most parts of the front.
Apparently the Crown Prince has been
definitely checked in his efforts to
reach Paris, and though he has en-
ployed well over sixty divisions since
strategic success.
The failure to capture Compiagne
and to extend the line through Mont
didier, Villers Cottersts and Chateau
Thierry was 4 great disappointment to
Ludendorf. But the situation must re-
main exceedingly anxious until Rup-
precht's reserves have met defeat.
AT present it is suitable TO review
briefly events since June o, when HUI
tier hit with eighteen divisions on q
twenty mile front between Mont
didier and Noyon. Enjoying a numeri-
cal superiority and having developed
maximum mobility, his troops drove
three miles into the centre, capturing
Orvi lers, on the hrst day. These
shock troops, with strong machine gun
detAchnients and exceedingly mobile
field artillery. often drawn by men in.
stead Of horses, advanced an additional
three miles the second day.
Foch Orders Counter Attack
Having held we'll at the wings, Foch
ordered q counter attack on the 11th,
and the French regained two miles on
four-mile front, retaking Merry and
Belloy, besides 400 prisoners and ten
guns. Nowhere did they find German
resistance strong.
Ca tae l2Ch the French withdrew
from the apex of the triangle south of
Noyon hours before the Germans were
aware of the movement On the follow
ing day Ludendortf switched to the
Aisne and Ourcq and sent four di,
visions against four-mile front south.
west OF scissors.
The following day they captured
C1uvre and ST. Pierre L'Aigle, repre-
senting a two-miie advance.
Since Sunday Ludendorff has used
twenty divisions to get within five
miles of Compiegne.
The finest minor performance of the
week was the attack Of the American
division which captured Belleau Wooe
and beat oil the counter attack OF ths
two German divisions. The French ane
British speak in the highest terms ol
the fighting qualities of these American
troops in action northwest of Chatea,
Thierry. They carried through theil
attack like veterans, and held firml,
against the assault Of double theil
number. No general could ask more o.
his men.
Allies Able to Handle Foe
Unless caught off guard, the Allies
have shown they are capable of hand
ling superior enemy force.
II must be remembered the German