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The daily progressive-miner., 1918-08-28
GERMAN EMPRESS
REPORTED UNWELL

AMSTERDAM, Aug. 28.-Rumors
reaching here Of the alleged illness of
the Kaiserin Auguste Victoria, have
been confirmed by a bulletin received
from Wilhelmshohe, issued by her ply.
stefan. The bulletin states that the
Empress is suffering from heart troub-
lie aggravated temporarily by nervous
strain, and adds that she must have a
complete rest.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-08-28

LONDON, Aug. 28.-London taxi
drivers are being cornered by the in
come tax man now and forced to come
across with little contribution to-
wards the war. Owners are taxed at
the rate of an income of $3.50 per
year and drivers at the rate of an in
come of 1910 year.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-08-28
Young Men Will Receive a
Year Or More Training
Old Men Go First

WASHINGTON, d. c., Aug. 2S.-
Figures and details of the new man.
power bill which was introduced by
Senator Chamberlin of Oregon, chair
man of the military committee on Aug
ust ., and which passed the house
the 26th, and the Senate yesterday
have been given out in statistics COM
piled in the office of the provost mar
shall general
Wien Senator Chamberlain was adj
s.sed CT the proposed drop in the age
limit from II as at present to 10
figures were submitted to show that
100000 young men were physically
fit and available for Glass 1, and that
100000 were Glass l men in the
ages from 81 to As, making 2,7OO. 900
fighting men, who have no dependen.
cy.
1t is also learned from the war de-
partment that it is not planned to
take the men below p first ahead of
the older men. They will be trained
fer longer periods of time in the Unit
ed States than the others, some for
more than year, and then will be
sent abroad as replacement units.
Gen. R. E. Wood, acting quarter
master general, gave sworn testimony
before the house appropriations COM
m;ttee just before the present recess
OF congress was entered b,on in which
he said there will be 100000 men in
the United States army by January
1 next.
Data On New Figures
Here are some of the figures COM
piled by the provost marshal generals
staff in reaching the conclusion that
the new age limits would have to be IS
to IS years, if an army of 100000
men is to be raised without going into
the deferred classifications:
Sixteen million additional men will
Re registered as a result of extending
the limits. Approximately 100000
men have been registered, giving the
country total force available for mil.
itaTy service of $4,000 900 men. There
were 100000 class / men, who were
fit for service, in the first
registration. The men who have be-
come p since the date OF ;ae passage
CT the first act and were registered
two months ago raise that total to
apr oximately 100000.
Statisticians in the provost marsh
al generals office estimate that the
average number of class l men in
each OF the ages IS, 10 and 70 years
will be 100000, giving them 100000
men below the present minimum of Fl
years. In the ages from 81 to As it is
estimated that there will not be more
than 100000 year. This will give an
additional 100000, and with the $780,
600 class men already in the service
or to be called within the next two
months the United States has a
potential army of 100000 men.
Should the war run on for years, it
would be necessary to invade the de-
ferTed classes, but at least 100000
young men will be reaching the draft
age every year, and that will go a
lens way toward making up any losses
that may be sustained.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-08-28
= = q = + + r =
TIE WORLD WAR A
YEAR AGO TODAY

= Aug. 28j-President Wilson re- I
+ jeeted the pope's peace proposals
+ as impossible while German au-
+ tocracy exists.
Germany promised Argentina 4
r indemnify or destruction of the
r Toro and allowed freedom of the 4
3 seas to vessels under Argentine I
i flag carrying food.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-08-28
HENRY FORD SECURES
DEMOCRATIC NOMINATION

DETROIT, Aug. 2S.-Henry Ford
won the Democratic nomination for
United States senator in yesterdays
primaries by a good majority; but
lost the Republican nomination to his
opponent Truman H. Newberry.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-08-28

PORTLAND, Ore, Aug.2 S.-A fine
OF $4,000 was imposed in the federal
court here today on Jay Davidson, a
San Francisco liquor dealer, who was
convicted of conspiracy to ship liquor
into prohibition territory. Portland
was said to be the destination of the
alleged illicit shipments.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-08-28
AMBASSADOR PAGE
RESIGNS ON ACCOUNT
OF ILL HEALTH

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2S-President
Wilson today accepted the resigna-
ton because of i'll health of Mr.. Page
American ambassador to England. In
his. note of acceptance. the president
expresses great regret and hopes that
Mr.. Pages health may soon be re-
stored.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-08-28
GUEST OF DR.. AND
MRS. THATCHER MILLER

Miss lnabell Hawk, of Butte. Mon.
tana. who is to replace Miss Mary
Smith on the public school teaching
staff. will make her home in Ketchi-
kan with DR.. and Mrs. Thatcher Mil
Ter. Mrs. Miller is Miss Hawks aunt.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-08-28

A. Van Malvern representing the
West Coast Grocery company of Ia.
coma, left for his headquarters today
in Juneau, having spent a week in
town.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-08-28
BACK FROM SEATTLE

Miss Mabel Leroy, government
nurse at Metlakatla, returned today
from Seattle where she has been visit
ing for the past few weeks She will
leave for Metlakatla shortly.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-08-28
A SHIP A WEEK
PORTLAND SLOGAN

PORTLAND, Ore, Aug. 28.-The
Foundation company plant has been
turning out one ship every seven days
and will continue to do so till Novem-
Der 20. the date called for by the con-
tract with the French government.
country.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-08-28
TAKE ROOMS AT
HOME OF RAY HALL

Miss Claire Buor and Miss Clara
Derrick will be at home this winter
at the Ray Hall residence, where they
have been fortunate enough to secure
nice living quarters.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-08-28
w GUILD CHANGE NAME

LORA1N, Ohio, Aug. 2S.-In .recog-
milton of Americas association with
France in the word war, move has
been started here to change the spell
ling of the city's name from Lorain
to Lorraine.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-08-28
GETS DEATH SENTENCE

PARIS. Aug. 28-Manuel MeNanda
of Madrid today was sentenced to
death for attempting to inform the
enemy of the arrival OF American
troops and locating their camps.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-08-28
BOLSHEvIKI FORCES
ARE Beaten BACK

LONDON, Aug. 2S.-American and
Japanese troops have driven the Boil
sheviki forces back six miles on the
Ussuri river battle front in eastern
Siberia, according to an official report
just received.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-08-28
NORTH TO SEWARD

Miss Julia Kendall, who taught at
Metlakatla last year, was a passenger
on board one of the steamers today
on her way to Seward where she will
teach this coming winter.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-08-28
80 MORE VILLAGES
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
AND THIS MORNING
General Reports British Fighting Over Forty-fve Mile
Front And Advancing Everywhere Except
At Cr0isiIes

PARIS Aug. 2s-Roye which fell night captured
by General Debens whose troops touch with the British
According reports attacking the
enemy the Vese at Bazoches
French Driving Forward.
PARIS, Aug 2S-The French forces today driving
ward the Nese railway and Ercheau
Roye and taking many prisoners
Chaunes. Falls
PARIS, Aug. 28.-CHAULNES, is OCCUPIED BY THE
FRENCH FORCES The German battle
field becomes precptae Third armies
point losing the enemy and are nictne
heavy losses on the retreatng Germans.
Thirty villages have been taken during the night
morning.
British Front Extends As Miles,
LONDON, Aug. 28General Hag reports today that the
British forces fighting fortyve mile front
advancing everywhere at Croes where the
desperately resisting
Canadians Capture 1000 Prisoners
WITH THE BRITISH FORCES IN FRANCE, Aug 2S-The
British forces today have completed the capture rones
on the north bank of the Somme.
The Canadian troops in their advance the Somme
yesterday captured two thousand Germans.
British Advance in Flanders.
LONDON, Aug 28-Today the British forces fighting
OF Aas have reached the outskirts of Hau6u Remy Bory
Notre Dame little north of the Arras- Cambria
Our lines in Flanders have been advanced
the uf-Berqune
French Make Another Capture.
LONDON, Aug 28.-The French troops have taken Pont
nhe north side OF the Disc river and about mile
Noyon and have also captured Chavgny miles north of
scissors.
General Hag reported afternoon that the British in their
drive toward Peronne approaching Combles
The French troops their advanced six
miles since yesterday and taken quantities materials
"hcn are falling into the hands of the British and
Germans Continue to Retreat
PARIS Aug 28-Latc this afternoon dispatches from the
front say that the Germans continue in their
mile front from Lassigny to north of Arras
General Mangins'troops crossing the Aette river
The French have reocupd Mount Renaud two miles south
west OF Noyon according the Temps which that
are approaching Noyon which probably possession by
this time.
Allied airplane and artillery bombarded the Somme BRIDGES
over which the Germans must to the bank The allied
hay at some points is only two kometers from the Somme
ana they have passed eight kometer Chauns Some
American troops cooperating with Mangn armv be-
tween oosons and Chavgy The ercest fighting of the dav
o he french driving SOUTH where the are threaten
ing Noyon Nese road and canal and the capture of Dives two
miles south OF Massgny shows the the battle front
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-08-28
TO VISIT HOME

Mrs. Labounty left today for Wran-
CELL on a short visit to her family
there. Mr.. Labounty is manager at
the Ketchikan branch Of Reinert's.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-08-28
NORTH TO SkAGWAY

W. j. Wright Of the lighthouse ser.
vice left today for Skagway where he
will be working for the next two or
three weeks for the service.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-08-28

The past can never be undOne. The
food you should have conserved will
never reach a hungry mouth.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-08-28
GERMAN EMPRESS
DANGEROUSLY ILL

AMSTERDAM, Aug. 2S.-A dispatch
from Dusseldorf today says that the
German Empress is dangerously ill.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-08-28
WEATHER REPORT

= For "a hours ending 6 p. m. 4
+ yesterday maximum temperature 4
= So, minimum temp. 49,, precipi- 4
: tation 123 inches. 4
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-08-28
SENATOR JAMES DIES
BALTIMORE, Aug. Ex-senator
James of Kentucky, died this morning.

LONDON, Aug. 2S.-Samuel Comp
ers arrived here today to confer with
labor leaders.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-08-28
JACK TALBOT WRITES
A SHORT NOTE WITH
BEST REGARDS TO ALL
Saumur, France
July %, 1918
Mr.. ]. E. Rivard,

Mr.. ]. E. Rivard,
Ketchikan, Alaska,
My Dear Mr. Rivard:
Have been intending to write for
some time to let you know how much
the "Progressive-Miner" is appreciated
when it comes even tho the copies
may be a couple of months old
Am enclosing couple of clippings
which you may not have seen and
which give the viewpoint of the A. E.
F. on the sport question.
With best regards to all,
Sincerely yours,
]. A. TALBOT
Just Plain Cussing
1t is violating no confidence to state
that some soldiers cuss. 1t is equally
true that some cuss more than others.
But It is not forgotten tina. some SOL
i;er's don't cuss at all.
Soldiers are just like other folks,
hing some people find extremely hard
to understand. Cussing isn't by any
means a vice peculiar to the military
profession.
1t isn't our purpose to condone Gus
sing, or to advocate it's free and un-
limited coinage in the A. E. F. We
merely wish to point out that it is
habit which some people bring into
he Army with them, just as they
bring other habits, such as brushing
their teeth and parting their hair on
The side Being a careless uuplt, born
sometimes of years of careless speech
and a mistaken sense of emphasis, it
doesn't at all imply blasphemous
thoughts or irreverence towards the
Deity on the part of the doughboy
A soldier who cusses may not be
what the ladies call mice" man. but
it doesn't follow that he's an irrev-
orent, goddess wretch. He has seen
too much of the works and wonders
of God, too much of the divine in the
actions of Gods children about him
to be blasphemous at heart. So when
some of the brethren, both here and
at home, are inclined to be captious,
we ask them to hol1 up bit and re-
fleet
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-08-28
WAR PUTS STOP
TO MUCH TAXING

LONDON, Aug. 2S.-Pianos are be-
ing re-naturalized nowadays in Eng
land. Before the war, English deal.
ers used to suppress the English
names and put German signatures on
their instruments. Now they are
scratching out the German names and
putting on the true English labels.
"a, NEW YORK, Aug. 2S.-Mrs. G..
Wheelock of this city and former wife
CT kid Mccoy, the one-time cham.
pion bruiser, is enrolled in the naval
reserve force as chief yeoman, and
s employed in publicity work and
public speaking throughout the east
era recruiting division. Her stumping
tours have taken her as far West as
Cleveland, where she recently ad-
dressed a large audience, making a
spirited and enthusiastic plea for
navy recruits. Mrs. Wheelock, who
is at present the wife of New York
contractor, speaks of herself, not in
frequently, as 'the woman who made
a man out of Kid Mccoy" Not long
ago she spoke to a crowd of sporting
men which filled the hall at Madison
Square Garden, New York.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-27

United States for their own utter
ior and infamous purposes.
Let us be reasonable and consid-
crate regarding aliens. but above
all else let us be true to ourselves
and to the country which we call
our own. We must and should treat
with great consideration and kind
ness, however, those citizens of
German extraction who have come
to America to work out their own
development and who want to be
real American citizens in all that
the term implies. These have been
most unfortunate in that they must
bear the odium of a name made in
famous by the militarists of Prus-
sia. But they can do much to es-
tablish the love of the United States
in the hearts of those who came
here from other countries, and for
them the doors should be thrown
wide open. All others ought to go
back whence they came, and the
country would be the better for
their going.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-27
Mr.. KnoG'S Plan

IFrom the New York Tlmes.1
Senator Knox's contribution to the
League of Nations discussion is i'm
portant because it is helpful. not OBJ
structive. His speech in the Senate
was a reasoned and statesmanlike
utterance, it illuminated the subject,
for 1t presented in q clear and logical
manner the objects to be attained at
the Paris Conference in their proper
order of succession. There may be
differences between what President
Wilson has in mind and what Sena-
tor Knox has proposed. But they
are such differences that in their
inevitable conclliatlon they help to
the attainment of the end desired.
All informing discussion at this mo-
ment is helpful, for much light is
needed.
The problem of ending the war, as
Mr.. Knox says. is one of "restitu-
ton, reparation and guarantees" !"
Restitution is accomplished when
territory invaded In this war lis evac-
uated and provinces stolen In former
wars are restored. Reparation is q
matter of computation and assess
ment. Here Mr.. Knox would avoid
either the folly of exacting from
Germany payments she could not
possibly make, or on the other
hand, such indulgent treatment that
she would be able to rebuild her
power in degree which would make
her again q menace to the world.
Restitution and reparation, with
the many collateral problems in
volved, will naturally come first in
the order of business at the con-
ference. They will demand no little
time. 1t will be necessary to appoint
commissions of inquiry to deter
mine the scope and amount of dam
ages to be assessed against the Of
Tending powers and tho labors of
these commissions will be protract-
ed. The polite and geographical
arrangements necessary for the es-
tablishment of the newborn states
in Eastern and Southern Europe will
also occupy the time of the confer
ence. Yet II is necessary that these
matters should be disposed of with
as much speed as is consistent with
justice and security, to the end that
treaty of peace may be signed and
ratified, since 1t is to the interest
of all the nations concerned that the
war shall In the legal sense come to
an end ct the earliest possible date.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-27
WELL KNOWN PEOPLE

Prof. Paul P. Cret, University
of Pennsylvania, professor of archi-
lecture, has sent word that he will
be released from the French army
in time to resume classes next
month.
Captain Douglas e. Dis
mukes was the speaker before the
Kiwanis club at Philadelphia Tues
day.
Wayne Holden. former county
commissioner of Lehigh, celebrated
his golden wedding on Christmas
day with ten children present.
Banking Commissioner Daniel
f. Lafean has two sons who are Of
ficers in the army of occupation.
Col. Thomas L. Rhoads. chief
surgeon of the first army in France.
Is a Boyertown man. He was gassed
near Sedan,
Lieutenant Colonel Olin F. Har-
vey, Wilkes-Barre man we'll known
here and second in command of the
Luzerne artillery, is home from
France.
DIR. Frank Schlesigner, director
of the AlleghenS observatory at
Pittsburgh, says that regular air
lines for business are coming soon.
Lieutenant Colonel Henry Coul-
ter, of the A0th, who was wounded
Is improving in hospital in France.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-27
"AnlericQ in France"
Ry Mayor Pamer Copyghted by Dodd

1t is in the late afternoon before
entralning begins and all the divls-
ion is still in it's billets scattered over
an area of six or seven square
miles. There are the dozen pages
of schedule sent out from division
headquarters to show at what hour
every unit is to move and where it
will entrain. One officer for every
village which has gone on a day
ahead, in order that the unit occu-
pying each village shall find Its
quarters already assigned when 1t
arrives. which may be in the dead
of night.
An entraining officer, detailed for
each unit, must see that each unit
Is properly entrained and go with
the last train carrying the unit. He
must make note of any damages
to the train, such as broken doors
or missing lanterns, In order that We
may not be charged by the French
government for breakage for which
we are not responsible. This busi-
ness of conducting war away from
home is not all lighting. Any good
lieutenant must be able to make
a map, lead charge, carry out
endless inspections and be an ac-
countant, a diplomatist. discipl-
marian, and never appear perpleXed
or the worse for wear.
Water carts must be filled, forage
for the horses and wood for making
coffee in the rolling kitchens must
be provided; any sick must be evac-
uated before entraining, the local
billeting acquisitions signed and
complaints of damage to property in
the village looked after before de-
parture; and twenty-four hours af-
ter detraining the name of every
offiecd and man missing must be re-
ported. For all the twenty-seven
thousand men must be checked off.
Some may miss the train. Soldiers
have even been known to fall off the
train and to run out to buy a box
of cigarettes when a train stopped
and to return to find the train gone
and that they were stranded some
where in France which meant class
iflcation as casuals. ..
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-27
No ErcuSe For PrOfiteering
[From the Philadelphia Inquirerl

[From the Philadelphia Inquirerl
The twelve general orders for
public eating places" have been re-
scinded BY the Federal Food Admin
fstration, and there is no longer any
excuse for petty profiteering on tho
part of such restaurants, cafes and
hotels as have made the war their
Justification for imposing upon their
patrons.
1t is easy to believe that enormous
quantities OF food have been con-
served by the strict observance of
the rules of the Food Administra-
tion. The hotel men and others
have cordially co-operated with the
authorities in this matter. Many of
them have acted in perfect good
faith and they deserve credit for
their zealousness and patriotism.
But others have undoubtedly used
the twelve general orders" as n
means of profit. The size of the
meals has been modified, the orders
of bread, butter and sugar reduced,
but there was never any correspond
ing reduction, or in fact, any reduc-
ton. in the prices charged for the
entertainment. But now that is past,
and there is no valid reason why
men and women who are compelled
to dine in public places should not
get what they are entitled to receive,
This does not mean that fool
should not be conserved. ON the
contrary, 1t has been pointed ont
that the need for conservation Is
greater than ever. 1t would be 4
pity if we returned to old wasteful
habits, hut there is no longer any
excuse for compelling the diner-out
to pay for things he does not receive,
II is estimated by the Food Admins
tration that 100000 persons take
their meals in restaurants, clubs and
dining cars. and they arc entitled to
fair play and fair treatment. Usu-
ally they can be depended upon to
take care of themselves. but the rules
of the Government placed many oi
them under n handicap. They hest
tated to protest against injustice
because they feared the thought OF
being unpatriotic They were will
ing to make sacrifices to win the
war. Just as they are willing to make
sacrifices now for the hungry people
of Europe, but they want to be sure
that it is not for the sake of some
other mans pocketbook.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-27
| VTTHEN a division moved by
| wv train, all the twenty-seven

VXTHEN a division moved by
wv train, all the twenty-seven
thousand men, their rolling
kitchens, their .machine-gun carts,
their water carts, their supply wag-
ons, the artillery and its caissons
and it's horses must so on a series
of trains and they must be fed on
the way; and when they detrain
they must be marched off as u COM
plete unit into action or to their bill
let's. | remember being impressed by
an article in a magazine about the
system of moving circus from town
to town by trains. A circus is a
small affair compared to an Ameri-
can division; but the French had
been moving French divisions for
three years, and it is no more nor
less than moving any other kind of
traffic. French divisions were al
ways going from quiet sectors. The
French, who seem rather unsyste-
matte from the lack of typewriters
and card index systems, are really
most systematic and accomplish
order in their own way with their
bordeaux and neat chirography in
place of typewriting.
French military trains are uni
form in composition, with thirty box
cars and seventeen fiat cars and one
officers coach and two cabooses,
with the fiat cars in the middle of the
train. Given the number of trains
of this kind required for a division
and the right of way, and the rest
is as simple as any other standard
lied operation. Entraining and de-
training must become automatic
too, from experience, as it became
with us after a while and promptly,
considering that we were in q
strange land and that the officers of
each division had to proceed on
written instructions until they had
learned details which were second
nature to officers Of veteran
French division. ..
have in mind a picture of the en-
training of a division which serves
to describe one of the most COM
mon of army operations in France.