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The daily progressive-miner., 1918-01-16
THE BOYS" APPRE. GATED LITTLE EFFORT
 SAY COM MANDERS

To all Chapters of the Northwest Div. ision
 l wish to express to you my hearty appreciation .or your splendid coop eration in r. pairing Christmas pack ages for the nelisted men of the Ar my and Navy and Marine Corps. Through your universal support. we were able 10 cd our part in carrying Red Cross Christmas cheer to all the men in our aNtional Army and Navy and Marine Corps; and more especi- ally to those men within the jurisdic- ! ion of hte Northwest Division. We feel sure you will all be inter- ested in reading few of the letters se have received from both command $ and men. expressing their appre- iation for the Red Cross Christmas reetings.
 Wholly unsolicited comes the fol- wing note from the Commanding Of cer at Camp Lewis
 On behalf Of the officers and enlist men Of this command. advantage is aken of the opportunity 10 convey ex- ,ressions Of the most cordial esteem and appreciation for your active in- crest in the welfare Of the |. $. Sol Hers as demonstrated by your recent disposition of contributions made trough your admirable organization. Such interest and activity is highly commendable and each and every sol dier of this command will ever re- member your society.
 With repeated expressions of kind est esteem and gratitude. I am,
 Sincerely yours,
 FREDK. s. FOLTZ.
 Brigadier General \. A.
 Commanding
 None the less hearty was the eX- pression Of thanks from Rear Admiral Coontz. Of the Bremerton Navy Yard.
 T wish to take this opportunity Of expressing my appreciation. and Of voicing the pleasure Of all those un- der my command for the generous contribution 10 their happiness made by the Red Cross. on Christmas Day, 1917.
 The excellent manner in which these packages were made up, shipped and distributed by your office left a very small amount of work 10 be done a the receiving points Please ac- cept my congratulations on the sue cessful manner in which the distribu- rion was carried out.
 We were pleased to receive from the Commanding Officer Of the Coast De- lenses Of Puget Sound the following;
 On behalf Of the enlisted men of the Coast Defenses of Puget Sound, want | oexpress to you, and through you 10 the Red Cross members and workers our appreciation of the Christ mas packages which were distributed yesterday
 Christmas is bound to be lonely day for one to be away from home, es- pecially in new surroundings and among comparative strangers as is the case with many men who have only
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BIG CLEARING SALEAT
 THE PARiSIAN CLOAK AND SUIT SHOP. ON EVERY GARMENT IN STOCK
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

NOIlCE lO NREDl lOhS
 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the undersigned has this 9th day of January, 1918, been duly appointed ad- ministrator of the estate of w. H. Golmour. deceased.
 All persons having claims against said estate are hereby notified to pre- sent the same to the undersigned at his office in the Tongass Building of Ketchikan, Alaska. within six months after date for examination and ap- proval.
 Dated this 9th day of January, 1915.
 CHAS. H. COSGROVE,
 Administrator of the Estate. of w.
 H. Gilmour, Deceased. First publication Jan. g. 1918. Last publication Feb. 6.
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recently been called to the Colors. Therefore. anything which tends to make the day brighter is doubly ap- preciated by the men, as well as the officers who are responsible for their welfare.
 The packages with their tasty dressing and messages of good will, to say nothing of the well chosen va riety of contents. were a distinct hit with the men, and 1 venture to state that the Red Cross and tn enoble work which it is doing, means more to the enlisted men today than ever before. The Christmas distribution was a concrete example of the spirit of the Red Cross,an one which will not not be forgotten.
 Respectfully.
 Col. Albert s. Cummins.
 Garrison Fort Liseum desires me to express sincerest thanks for Christ greatly appreciated and bring home to each man here the wonderful work being done by your organization. member of this post joins mel wish ing you every success in your work for humanity during tho coming year, One of our most novel acknowledge ments came with complaint slip" attached. reading as follows:
 COMPLAINTS
 Kit arrived in fine order and with a warm welcome.
 2-First of all, I found upon remoy- ing the wrapping paper one O. D. handkerchief-jus what I wanted 3-Upon removing the sam, found a host of goodies and soldiers wants. 4.-The pipe found immediate ser vice.
 5-The sweets are being held in re- serve.
 6-The tablet was soon put to use and has been on the job ever since.
 7-The cards will make smoe lone ly hours enjoyable by a sociable game I know.
 These kicks" along with just ever so many thanks for the lovely kit, I'm sending to all the Seattle Red Cross and especially 10 Number 325. May the New Year bring you happiness al ways Number 3254
 To show you a real example of how We were able to break the monotony of quarantine, l quote the following from soldier al Camp Lewis;
 T wish to thank you for the most generous present that l received from you Christmas. l certainly appreciate it very much Most of the fellows in our company, like myself, are quite a ways from home. I came here from Fresno, Cal We are under quaran- tine now and have been since before Thanksgiving, so receiving your pac- kages made it seem more like Christ mas to us"
 Very truly yours,
 LESLIE ". GETCHELL,
 Director. Bureau of Military Relief
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LESLIE W. GETCHELL, Director. Bureau Of Military Relic

The Empire says: Owing to the re ports that there is dangerous epi- demic of German measles attacking the school children, Dr. L. P. Dawes announces that some 15 pupils of the public schools have been quarantined with a light form of rash which is di- agnosed as German measles.
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NOTICE.

Igloo No. 16. Pioneers of Alaska will meet every week on Wednesday at s o'clock D. m. until further notice.
 II. C. STORY, President. Attest: D. SMITH HARRIS. Secretary.
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Phone 64
COOK THE TURKEY

with our coal and 1t will be done to turn that rich golden brown produca- ble only with a strong even heat. Bot ter order some right now. You'll need it anyway Phone us the size and quantity you require and we'll see that it gets promptly to you,
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1918-09-07
MAN is NOW AT HIS BEST
1hae Has Been No "Moul and Physical Degeneration"
Of the Race.

big average army
being widely
the uniform bigger the
for
while the size Of the marching SID and that Of
field 9E styles issued found
that soldiers require larger shoe for the trenches being
pairs Of socks weather. Sim
Harry the presenty American soldier has to provided with size
shirts
around which decidedly satisfactory from the national point Of vew
Events other belgeren
that generally physically
history
soldiers test than the fighting
the Of the old
hundreds Of thousands
will physically fine specimens Of manhood
has
with tremendous neighbor
100000
for
apprecably
field
has been constantly in their
The Of the dead warfare has broken their spirit
attack from
return In Of these little bodies gloomy and
periodically resolve the
physically and morally should rest their croakng being
confoundng
today than
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1918-09-07
New Seed Oils Will Supply
Valuable Food, Tests Made
BY Government Have Proved

In experiments to determine the di.
gestibility Of oils made from corn, soy
beans, sunflower seeds, japanese mus.
tard seed, rape seed, and charlock seed
oils not now commonly in use-the
United States department of agrfcul.
ture found that they are well assimi.
lated, and In value compare favorably
with other vegetable oils.
These digestion experiments, report,
ed in Bulletin 6S7 published by the de-.
partment, are part of the series
which is being conducted by the de-.
partment to determine the digestibil.
ity Of various foods. During the test
period (tfiree days) In which the oils
referred to constituted practically the
entire sources Of fat, the subjects ate
on an average of So to 80 grams per
day, and did not report any i'll effects
To judge by their digestibility these
oils, according to the bulletin, should
prove satisfactory sources Of fat for
the dietary.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1918-09-07
ARMY CADETS NEED TRAINER
Unique Method Employed to Prove to
Skeptleal Officer Necessity Of
Suen Tunctlonary.

Harry Tuthill, the only professional
employed in any branch Of athletics
at West Point to wear a class ring
the honor was conferred by the grad
uating class Of 1916 has been com
missioned lieutenant In the aviation
corps. Tuthill was formerly trainer
for the Detroit Tigers and in the fall
he trained the army football eleven.
Later he became the trainer for the
University Of Michigan eleven.
They tell good story Of Tuthill at
West Point. When he arrived there to
train his first team, an officer who had
secuted the necessity of such a func-
tionary was sufficiently frank to inform
Tuthill as to his doubts.
"Why," he said, ''these boys are al
ways in training; what do they need
of trainer?"
BY way Of reply Tuthill forthwith
sent a group of cadets running around
the parade grounds. When they re-
turned he ordered them to whistle.
Not a cadet could do so.
"There," said Tuthill, with smile,
"When men can do that and whistle
after it, they won't need a trainer"
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1918-09-07
Chemists May
Win War
Seek Poison Gas That VIII De.
stoy Whole Armies.

American chemists working on the
poison gas problem may bring the war
to q victorious close for the allies In
their laboratories.
They are working hard, together
with British chemists, to find color
less, odorless and invisible gas, which,
sweeping over sleeping army, would
destroy it.
The Germans are also working to
find such gas. Whichever side finds
It first will win the war, declares a
Washington writer.
The "Gas shell" is not necessarily
shell. It may contain a liquid or even
a solid, and 1t opens up the whole
sphere Of organic chemistry to be
drawn upon for materials.
In every German drive this year
there has been gas strategy. Full
dress rehearsals in gas maneuvers to
meet every possible situation were
held by the Germans before an attack.
In the March drive captured maps
show the Germans had worked out
zoning system over allied territory.
Some zones were drenched with gas
and others left untouched. The Ger
man attacking troops were supplied
with maps to indicate the safety zones
through which they might pass with
out harm.
Some zones were subjected to ephe-
neral gases which evaporated before
the arrival Of the oncoming Germans.
Other areas were bombarded with sew
eral hundred thousand shells, the gas
from which fingered for hours. On one
seven-mile sector the Germans dis
charged 125,0O0 12-pound shells in one
day.
The "frOnt" Is not the solid line It
looks to be on the maps. It is q series
Of strongly-held posts, often hills. The
Germans use gas shells against these
strongholds, attempt to drive the de-
tenders from them and to pass through
the safety zones between.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1918-09-07
SOLDIER BAT AND BALL FUND
Total of $1o2,6s4 Raised Within Past
Fifteen Months-Equipment
Sent to France.

Through the efforts of Clark q.
Griffith, manager and part owner Of
the Washington Americans, total Of
$102,68444 has been raised for, the sol
der bat and ball fund within the last
fifteen months.
The latest statement shows that
500, 677.05 was spent between April 20,
1917, and July Is, 1913 leaving ball
ance Of trifle more than $1,000. OF
the amount disbursed $63,86529 was
for the purchase Of baseball outfits
alone. The equipment was sent to
France and camps in this country. The
expense Of advertising, including post
age, was close to $4,000.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1918-09-07
This Country Now Produces
Indigo Made From Coal Tar

Indigo Is now being made from coal
tar in this country. At Midland, Mich,
1000 pounds Of 20 per cent paste are
produced daily, reports Popular
Science Monthly. All the tariff bills
Of this nation, commencing with the
tarin of March 8. 1883, and including
the tariff Of October 8, 1913, placed
indigo on the free list. Not until Sep
tember 8. 1915. was a bill passed put
ting a duty on 1t. It was the first
schedule that braved the anger Of the
German dyemakers.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1918-09-07

their clubs to take positions in the
Steel league and to play with ship
building concerns.
He says the move displays a lack Of
patriotism and is not helping the
sport, inasmuch as the people who sup
port the game do not think highly Of
these men.
"Ball players who are in the draft
and jump their clubs to 60 to work In
the steel and shipbuilding leagues are
not doing baseball a bit Of good" said
Maranville. "They also are not help
ing Uncle Sam. They are not skilled
enough to be Of much use in those con.
Germs and their chief object is to play
ball. Fans will remember the players
who left their clubs, and after the
war is over those who come back un-
doubtedly will be tormented all around
the circuit for their act"
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1918-09-07
Toad in the Garden Destroys
Many Insects During the Day

The toad Is useful because Of its
diet. No less than SO species of In
sects. mostly injurious, have been
proved to enter into its dietary. In
his "Civic Biology" George w. Hunter
says: A toad has been observed to
snap up 128 flies in half an hour. Thus
at low estimate 1t could easily de-
sGoy a thousand insects during day
and do an immense service to the gar
den during the summer. 1t has been
estimated BY Kirkland that a single
toad may, on account Of the cutworms
which It kills, be worth Sass each
season It lives, II the damage done by
each cutworm be estimated at only
one cent Toads also feed upon slugs
and other garden pests.-Popular
Science Monthly.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1918-09-07
WHEREABOUTS OF PING B0DIE
Yankee Fence Buster Thought to Be
Headed for Fighting Line In
France or Italy.

Ping Bodie quit the Yankees with
the avowed intention of taking job
In munition plant. Pings decision
to stick in the East instead of return
ing to San Francisco, where he might
work In shipyard, is regarded as sus-
picious, and some Of his teammates
say that what he really intends to do,
If he can arrange II, Is to head for
France or the Italian.front. A new Of
fensive In Italy would SO excite Ping
that he'd be on the. fighting line as
soon as ship could get him there.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1918-09-07
UMPIRE PREFERS SHELL HOLE
Ray cahlIl Writes st. Louis Friends
He Took His Life In His Hands
at Ball Game.

Ray Cahill. former manager and
umpire in the minor leagues, has been
doing his bit over there both with the
rifle and the indicator. He writes to
friends back home In st. Louis. II got
no holiday on the Fourth Of July, but
had to take my life in my hands. They
called on me to umpire a ball game
and before It was over / wished
was m q shell hole somewhere where
I would ut least have q chance to fight
Tor my life."
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1918-09-07
Sensations of an Airplane
Man Detailed as to Thrills
Experienced at Dizzy Height

The trials for my military brevet
were fsr the most interesting thing I
have done In aviation. On finishing
the 60-horse power Bleriot class, was
told that would have to do my brevet
work on small Cauldron biplane, as
there were no Bleriots available, writes
Nordhoff In Atlantic Monthly.
On she went with roar, all ten cyl
inders firing perfectly. SO motioned
the mechanic to pull out the blocks
from before the wheels. A quick rush
and turn headed me into the wind,
and the next moment the starters arm
shot forward.
Old 2887 is a bully bus. was of
the ground and heading up In forty
yards. It was rather an occasion for
a beginner who had never before flown
over $500 feet. The little Cauldrons, Of
course. are not high-powered, but she
climbed splendidly. In ten minutes
was circling over the camps at $500
feet and in twenty had reached 5000.
just under the roof Of the clouds. There
was only one blue hole through, so up
this funnel climbed In decreasing cir.
cles, till I finally burst out into the
gorgeous upper sunlight.
At 5000 feet / began to float about
In q world of utter celestial loneliness
dazzling pure sun, like the water Of
a coral atoll, and beneath me q billowy
sea Of clouds, stretching away to in.
finity. Here and there, from the
cloudy prairies great fantastic noun
tain ranges reared themselves; foot
hills and long divides, vast snowy
peaks, impalpable sisters Of Orizaba
or Chimborazo, and deep gorges, ever
narrowing, widening or deepening,
across whose shadowy depths drove
ribbons Of thin gray mist.
Once, as I was sailing over broad
canyon, saw far off in the south
dark moving dot and knew with a sud-
den thrill that another man like my.
self, astride his gaunt buzzing bird, was
exploring and marveling at this upper
dream world.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1918-09-07
DELEHANTY DID NOT
UNDERSTAND BUNTS
Couldn't Make Sacrifice Hit as
Ordered by Manager.
With Runners on First and Second and
No One Out, Instead Of Advancing
Them, He Lands on First Ball
Pitched for Home Run.

Charles Webb Murphy, who still
fans seven days week, though he is
out Of baseball, was watching Cactus
Cravath of the Phillies hit those long
drives Of his during practice at the
Cubs park in Chicago recently.
"None Of them can swat the ball Like
Delehanty could when he was with the
team" said Murphy. "He had some
mates who could 60 too. Flick, LaJoie
and others.
II once heard how Billy Earl carght
his first game against Delehanty. It
seems that Del cracked the first ball.
high one, way on the outside, for q
double. Next time up, Earl gave an
other signal and Del nailed one low on
the inside for a triple.
ION Delehanty's third journey to the
plate the pitcher threw wild one that
hit in front of Del. The batter caught
1t as he would If he were playing
cricket, and converted it into single.
"Earl was plainly amazed. So when
Delehanty appeared for his fourth eff
fort, Earl asked, Don't you ever wait
till the ball comes across the platter"
"Delehanty grinned. No. he replied,
Only the poor batters wait for that
kind
another time, when Shettsline, now
secretary Of the Quakers, was manager
Of the team, an important stage came
where runs were badly needed. Philly
got runners on first and second before
anybody was out. It was then Dele
hanty's turn at bat.
"Shettsline called Ed to one side and
said, You lay down a sacrifice bunt
now, and I'll have the next fellow try
to knock one out and score both men.
Delehanty nodded. All right he an
swered.
"Shettsline was surprised when Del
ehanty laid on the first ball pitched
and slammed it out for home run. Az
he rounded third Shettsline called out,
How was it you didn't buntY
sob, never bunt,' laughed Del. 7
don't even know how"
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1918-09-07
BASEBALL PLAYED IN CHINA
American Game Making Rapid Strides
In Far East-contests Draw
Large Crowds.

While we have been hearing so
much about the advance Of baseball in
England, France and Italy, don't for
get that another one Of the allied
countries also is booming 1t. A news
paper man recently arrived In this
country from China says thousands of
Chinese are playing the game and that
the contests put on in Shanghai often
draw more than five thousand persons.
If there's ever to be an international
worlds series this newspaper man,
whose name is Graham Barrow, says
China wants in on it.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1918-09-07
AlRPLANEs USED BY PLAYERS
Baseball Team Taken From San Anto.
Mo to Corpus Christi, Tex,
In Air Machines.

The airplane has broken into the
game. Some days ago the baseball
team from Brooks field at San Antonio
flew all the way to Corpus Christi,
Tex. to keep date with the nine AT
that aviation field. The fiiers from
San Antonio won the game. by the
way. They covered the 100 miles in
nine planes in a little more than two
hours. Major league clubs have gone
awaiting before this, but never in real
airplanes.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1918-09-07
IT IS TO LAUGH
Getting the Expression.

Getting the Expression.
"Will you take something to drinkfs
asked the photographer.
with pleasure" the sitter replied.
The photograph was taken and the
sitter said: -
"But what about the little invita-,
tionT'
"Oh, that's just a professional ruse
Of mine to give a natural. interested
expression to the face
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1918-09-07
WAR WORK FOR BILL LANCE
Once Great outfieIder for Chicago
Cubs Wants to Help Y. M. C. A.
lin Training Soldiers.

Bill LANCE, once great outfielder of
the Chicago Cubs, has disposed of his
interest in the San Francisco Coast
league club and his other interests in
San Francisco, preliminary to taking
up war work with the Y. M. c. A.
He expects to be sent to France.
LANCE has been successful in business
since he retired from baseball as a
player. but he feels he can be of help
to the soldiers and is willing to pass
up all his profits If the Y. M. G. A.
can make use Of him.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1918-09-07
Good-By, Sugar Bowl!

Sugar bowls will be eliminated on
dining cars as part Of the conserva-
ton program Of the food administra-
ton and hereafter not more than two
half Jumps or one teaspoonful of sugar
a meal viii be served. The informa-
ton was contained in a message to
the food administration from b. 8.
Harvey Of Chicago, chairman Of the
administrative committee Of dining
car superintendent.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1918-09-07
Here and There.

The duchess of Marlborough
Is leading a movement among
English women to sell their fam
lily jewels for war funds.
There are now % aviation
training fields operated by the
government in different parts Of
the United States.
An order for 100000 pairs Of
knee-length rubber boots for the
French army has been placed
with American manufacturers.
Australians are experimenting
with a mammoth oil-driven har-
vester which strips grain fields
ut a rate Of about 60 acres a day.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1918-09-07
strayed Away.

Ad v erdsement
Lost while go
ing HON g to
Brookline, black
leather handbag"
You cannot all
ways trust a black
leather handbag
to 60 8 straight
home every night.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1918-09-07

Famous Golfer Makes Munitions.
James "A. Braid, the famous English
golf professional, who five times won
the open championship, is engaged in
making munitions. He is fovty-eight
years old.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1918-09-07
|, kocher ooea 10 WORK.

Catcher Bradley Kocher, formerly Of
the New York Giants, and later with
Louisville. has gone to work In mu-
nitions plant at Hazleton, Pa. and will
do some ball playing on the side.
Shovelin, late Of Columbus, is with the
same concern.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1918-09-07

Although the high
British feet which
In spite this
order TRIM This
this country shows boxing exhibition board British bateshp
waiting
to and our
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1918-09-07
Coach James L. Ten Eyek.

sters as well as steering the boat from
the inside Of the shell, succeeded in
perfecting the blade work and general
workmanship from that standpoint.
Lack Of launch prevented him from
watching the boys row by following
them on the water.