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The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-20
RAILROADS TO
 REMAIN UNDER
 GOVT CONTROL
Prominent Banker in Ad- dressing Men Says Peo- pie Will Keep
 Control.
SANTA BARBARA, Feb. 20

American railroads will never be privately owned as before the war, said Frank A. Nanderlip. president of the National City Bank of New York in addressing business men al a banquet
 He said that the expected 30000.- 900 people would own war savings stamps by the end of the present year He said that many new con captions of thrift and excellent prih- ciples had been gained through the test of war and that these all were having tendency in fixing new and stronger national character.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-20
WINE MEN FEAR PROHIBITION
 NATIONWIDE
Directors of California Wine Association Advise Stockholders to
 Liquidate.

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 20.-The California Wine Association is face to face with a possible national prohibition ratification of the Consti- tutional amendment and for that reason does not feel justified in making any extensions.
 The directors at a meeting held here advised the" stockholders that the association should liquidate its affairs as fast as possible. This ad- vice was contained in a letter writ ten to the stockholders by NJ. J. Fontana, president of the associa- tion. in summing up the conclusions reached at the directors meeting.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-20
Pacific Steamship Com pany Announces New Schedule Effective
 March 1St.
FISHING MOST AFFECTED
The Rates Are Increased on Nearly Everything Used in the Fish,
 ing Trade.

SAN FRANCISCO. Feb, 20-The Pacific Steamship Company is pre- pairing to increase the freight rates to Alaska. It is proposed that the advance will become effective about March 1st on canned salmon from Southeastern Alaska to Seattle from S3.75 to $5 per ton; from South western Alaska from $4.00 to $450 per ton.
 An increase of $1.00 per ton is proposed on tin plates, tin cans, box stocks and the rate to Alaska on general merchandise is to be raised 90 cents per ton.
 It is predicted that other steamer companies operating to Alaska will make similar changes soon.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-20
DRAFT CALL TO BE DELAYED FOR
 SOME TIME YET
Need of Farm Labor and Lack of Legislation Are Given as Rea-
 sons Therefor.

WASHINGTON, Feb 20-Secre- tary Baker announced today that no date had been selected for the sec ond draft call. The government is not disposed to disturb the labor sit uation, particularly on the farms ap- preaching the planting season
 The Provost Marshal Generals of flee is not inclined to go ahead with the draft until Congress has enacted legislation regarding the registration of men as they become 21 years old, and other measures pending.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-20
RAILWAY MEN TO BE CALLED
 TO THE C0L0RS
War Department and Rail- way Administrator Have Matter Under
 Consideration.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20.-Deferred draft classifications of railway em- ployees is now under consideration of the War Department and the Rail way Administrator
 The Railway Brotherhood already has offered to furnish the board the necessary names for experts to serve the industrial machinery of the army in France.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-20
FOOD DIRECTOR IS NAMED FOR RUSSIA
 WITH FULL POWER

PETROGRAD, Feb. 20. - Leon Trotsky. foreign minister of the Bol- sheviki government, has been nam ed food director of Russia with un- limited power. He will begin at once to regulate the food supply with view of furnishing rations to stary- ing populations.
 CHICAGO: Butler Bros, Chicago mail order house, have started con struction work on $2,500, ,000 four teen-story warehouse.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-20
Declares That It Is Ger many's Mission to En- force Peace Along
 Its Borders.
REFERS TO BOLSHEVrKI
Declares That Russia Can- not Be Trusted; Ger mans Advance in
 Russia.

AMSTERDAM, Feb. 2O.-German Foreign Secretary Von kuehmann in addressing the Reichstag said: We can no longer believe in the pa cifist intentions of Russia, and we must see that peace and order pre- vail in the occupied territory of Rus sia and the adjoining countries"
 He said he hoped the new war now being engaged against Russia would strengthen the inclination for peace at Petrograd. He said
 "Even today we are prepared to conclude peace which corresponds With our interests"
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-20
NOBLE RED MAN DOING HIS BIT
 FOR UNCLE SAM
Estimated That 5000 h. dianS Have Enlisted and Have Subscribed
 Over Million.

WASHINGTOM, s Feb 2es Cato Sells, Commissioner of Indian Al fairs. estimates that 5000 Indians have enlisted in the American army and navy and that the former Amer one million dollars to Liberty Bonds. Several applications have been re ceived from Alaska from Natives anx- ious to join the Colors for Uncle Sam.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-20
MORE NEWS RECEIVED ABOUT THE COLD IN
 YUKON TERRITORY

VANCOUVER, B. C., Feb 20 Three members of the Northwest Mounted Police who have arrived with prisoners assert that the Yu- kon district is suffering from the coldest winter in it's history. It was S6 degrees below at Pelly River on day in January. Sixtytwo died in Dawson during December of pneumonia.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-20
STORMS RAGING AND TRAFFIC IS
 BADLY BLOCKED
South and Central Oako. ia in the Grip Yester-
 day of One of the
 Worst of Winter.

MITCHELL. s. D., Feb. 20.-One of the worst storms of the winter held Central and South Dakota in it's grip yesterday. crippling rail traf- fic and causing considerable suffer ing.
 No trains have been operated westward since Monday noon.
 Schools have been closed. Some losses are reported to livestock.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-20
VICTORIA WILL SAIL FOR NORTH SUNDAY
 AND BE OVERHAULED

SEATTLE, Feb. 20.-The steam ship Victoria will sail for South western Alaska points Sunday. which will be her last trip before being overhauled for the Nome sea son. The Alameda will replace the Victoria.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-20
NO GERMAN REPLY

DATELESS (To Associated Press) -Germany has not replied to the BoIshevki offer to accept an en- forced peace on the terms of the Germans which includes the surren- der of Poland, Lithunia, Riga. Moon Island and a payment of $4,0Oo, ,ooo,- 900 tribute.
 Continuation of the Bosheviki pow CT depends greatly upon making peace, the cry which has overthrown three Russian governments.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-20
SECRET SERVICE ARE
 INVESTIGATING AT
 HOG ISLAND PLANT

WASHINGTON. Feb. 20.-Secret service agents have started an in. vestigation of the enormous expen- ditures of the government shipyard at Hog Island in Pennsylvania.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-20
ARE USING UKRAINE

AMSTERDAM, Feb. 20.-Premer von Seydler of Austria addressing the lower house of the Diet at Vienna, declared that the surplus of agricultural products in Ukraine republic were placed at the disposal of the Teutons under the new agree .nent signed recently. He said these products could be transported under most favorable terms.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-20
THIRTEEN INJURED IN TRAIN WRECK ON
 NORTHERN PACIFIC

BUTTE, Feb. 20.-Thirteen per sons were injured today in a North ern Pacific train wreck eleven miles southeast of Miles city. All are now in a hospital.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-20
ATTEMPTED MURDER

PETROGRAD, Feb. 2o.-Friday an attempt was made to assassinate Michael Vladimiravich Rodzianko, former president of the Duma. Sew eraI shots were fired but Rodxianko was only slightly wounded. One hun dred and fifty arrests have been made in connection with the attempt ed murder and a plot to kidnap Premier Lenine.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-20
STOCK QUOTATIONS

NEW YORK. Feb. 20.-Al- aska Gold closed at 2ls. American Zine at l6. Butte & Superior at 20$s. Chino at 44A.
 Nevada at l9E. Ray at 241a.
 Utah Copper at S4H,
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-20
Nebraska in Grip.

LINCOLN. Feb. 20.-Nebraska is in the grip of intensely cold wealth CT, the temperature running from 22 below to 9 and 10 below at Lin- coin and Omaha respectively.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-20
GERMANS ADVANCING

BERLIN, Feb. 20.-The Germans in their new attack against Russia have advanced northeast of Dvinsk, according to an official announce ment made today.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-20
REPORTED KILLED

LINCOLN. Neb., Feb 2O.-Seyer- al persons were reported killed when Burlington passenger train jumped the track near Sterling. Colorado.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-20
SEVERAL KILLED IN
 AN EARTHQUAKE AND
 MUCH DAMAGE CAUSED

AMOY, Feb. 20.-Wednesday an killed 200 at Swatow and destroyed 50 buildings. Great damage resulted at Chong Chowfu.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-20
WAR NOT POPULAR

LONDON, Feb. 2o.-The new war of the Germans against Russia ap- parently is unpopular with the Aus tran people, according to the news paper comment made in German pa pers.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-20
BASEBALL AND OTHER SPORTS
 ARRANGED FOR

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. Feb 20- The Harvard Athletic Company has announced that it favors baseball and series of crew and track com petition with Yale and Princeton this coming year.
 Owing to the number of baseball games arranged with service teams, the committee said it would be un- able to make room for any addition al colleges on the schedules.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-20
War Expenditures

LONDON, Feb. 20.-Bonar Law to the House of Commons today said lures for the four weeks ending February 16th was 6,3S4,0 900 pounds.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-20
British RepuIse Raid

LONDON, Feb. 20.-The British repulsed German raid on the Brit and south of Lens, says an official announcement made today.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-20

OTTAWA: Expenditures on buildings in Canada dropped from $l85, 100000 in 1912 to $35 ,000,- 000,000 in 1917.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-20
Failed to Get Enough Votes to Become a Candidate for Mayor at the
 Next Election.
HORR FINISHES FOURTH
Ole Hansen and Jesse E. Bradford Are Leading
 Candidates in the
 Primary Contest.

SEATTLE, Feb. 2o-Hiram Gill the 'fireworks'e mayor of Seattle has been eliminated from becoming candidate to succeed himself by failing to receive sufficient votes in the Seattle primaries
 and Jesse E. Bradford, an attorney, were named the mayorality candi dates in the primaries. for the cleo tion March 5th.
 Gill finished third. and Attorney Ralph Horr, who was shot in the breast by an unidentified man after returning to his office from mak- ing a political speech, finished fourth
 The vote stood as follows
 Hanson ...-..... 22.S01 votes
 Bradford ..... 11.446 votes
 Gill ............-.......,. 7,991 votes
 Horr ................a 3.731 votes
 No arrests have been made follow ing the shooting of Horr. He still maintains that the act was the cul- imitation of threats received by let ter and over the telephone by sym pathizers of the underworld and al fen enemies to the United States The police are still Investigating.
 In the primary election Gill was completely submerged He carried only the old First Ward whereas in L l. lx y,1 days, he led in almost all downtown districts.
 Mrs. Helen Norton Stevens, can didate for nomination on the city council. was eliminated by being candidates, for which three council men were to be named.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-20

PORTLAND: Rumford. Me. plant of the International Paper Co.,. employing 800 men. was unable to operate last week because of fail ure to receive supply of crude oil used as fuel
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-20
Raid Is RepuIsed

PARIS, Feb. 20-French artillery fire repulsed three German raids on small French posts on the St. Quentin wood northeast of Courtney last night. according to an official announcement made today.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-20

Everybody reads THE EMPIRE he Time, When It is NOws.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-20
LLOYD GEORGE WINS THROUGH ANOTHER CRISIS Declares That Closer Co., operation of the Allies Due to American
 Influence. CLOSE UNDERSTANDING Four Additional Planes Are Downed by the Allied Airmen; Other War
 Notes.

LONDON, Feb. 20.-Lloyd George s government surmounted another cris- is yesterday when the Premier ex- plained to the House of Commons how the four Allied powers had ar rived at the latest form of co-opera- tion at the Versailles conference.
 He said the plan agreed upon was largely the result of the American representation.
 There was no proposal submitted yesterday for a vote of confidence. The Premier referred to the Ameri- can influence upon the conference several times and laid emphasis upon the fact that the Allies were in bet ter position than ever for co-ordi- hating in all important war meas ures.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-20
Ready For Drive

7 WASHINGTON, Feb. 20. The Germans and Allies are ready for the after preparing extensively, silently, and systematically, declared Secre- tary Baker today in his weekly war review.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-20
STEAMER MOVEMENTS
and Mail Information
Now North Bound

Now North Bound Jefferson was scheduled to ar
 rive at 230 this afternoon with mail.
 Spokane was scheduled to ar rive at 3 o'clock this after
 noon with mail.
 Prince John scheduled to sail
 from Prince Rupert today. Will be due Friday. Scheduled Sailings Princess Sophia scheduled to
 sail from Vancouver We'd nesday. 1 City Of Seattle scheduled to sail from Seattle Tuesday. S0UTHB0UND SAILINGS
 Jefferson will be due south bound tomorrow afternoon.
 Admiral Evans is expected to
 arrive here southbound Friday { or Saturday. Prince John will be due to sail southbound Sunday.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-20
Down German Planes

LONDON, Feb. 20 (OfficiaD - Naval airmen continue to bomb docks and airdomes in Belgium.
 Yesterday they downed four addi- tional German planes
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-20
TIDES TOMORROW

Time of High and Low Tides at
 Juneau for
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-20

FEBRUARY PEST
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1918-02-14
WORK OF COUNTY AGENT
RUNS IN MANY LINES
L. C. Christy Demonstrates That
There Is Plenty .of
Work to Do

A few days ago a reporter of the
Democrat was passing the Vickers
feed and seed store and noticed l.. C.
Christy, county agent, vigorously
stirring something in a tub. Curl
osity prompted us to investigate, and
upon inquiring were informed by Mr..
Christy that he was compounding a
preparation that was certain cure
for any disease that might trouble
one, from badness to ingrowing toe
nails. "One small bite" said Mr..
Christy, twill ease the most terrible
pain and also cure all sorts of finan-
cial troubles, as we'll as homesickness
and lovesickness."
Naturally we became interested,
especially in the cure for financial
troubles, and visions of six-cylinder
automobiles arose before our eyes.
Then we were disillusioned. "This,"
said Mr.. Christy, 'is prairie dog poi
son." And he kept stirring vigor-
ously.
Christy is about the busiest man in
the county, and he is doing good
work.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1918-02-14
COmpaign Hard on
Future Generation
Slaughter Of Rabbits Bound to Re.
duce the Crop for 1918
in This Section.

"Jim" Hinchman, field representa-
tive for the Equity Creamery has a
fondness for figures, and incidentally
has figured out the number of rab-
bits that have been eliminated by the
buying campaign of the Equity
Creamery. Here is the way Mr..
Hinchman has doped it out:
twenty-five thousand rabbits were
shipped from Liberal this year. Each
rabbit will raise three litters a year
the first two litters of these will raise
one litter each. The average size of
litter, according to Mr.. Hinchman,
is five. However, he estimates the
average litter at three.
Taking this as basis the $4,000
rabbits would have raised three each
or $4,000. This would be repeated
three times, making total offspring
of 225,000. Then the first two lit.
ters Of $4,000 each would raise three
each, making a total Of 100000 more
or in all 675,000 rabbits.
This is the number which the farm
ers of the country will not have tt
contend with next year.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1918-02-14
THE RESERVOIR
NOW FINISHED
Two Wells Pumping
Into Mammoth
Tank.
FINER PROTECTION
From Fire Than Any Town in the
Southwest.-Ample for Future
Needs of the City for
Some Time.

The new reservoir for the city wa
ter department has been finished
and is now beig filled for the first
time.
The reservoir is a nice piece of
work. 1t is of solid cement, Sc feet
and 6 inches in diameter and sixteen
feet high. About half is above the
level Of the ground.
The top is covered with solid con-
crete only an opening large enough
to admit of its being cleaned being
left. This can be closed almost air
tight, making it possible to keep the
water in excellent condition.
With the two wells pumping it is
estimated that it will take something
like week to fill the reservoir.
This is something that has been
needed for long time and the city
administration is to be congratulated
on providing it.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1918-02-14
A DAILY PAPER
FOR MEETING
Ministerial Association
Acceps Offer of The
Democrat.
TO START FEBRY. rs
Will Donate Much Space to Rayburn
Meeting Each Day Besides Cow
ering the News of City and
Surrounding Territory.

The Democrat is always ready to
do its part in any undertaking that
is for the benefit of the town and
'lcountry in any way, and consequent
ly offered to issue daily to carry the
news of the Evangelistic campaign to
the people. The offer met with the
approval Of the Ministerial Associa-
ton and the first issue of the paper
will appear Monday, February %.
1t is planned to make the paper a
real booster proposition for the meet
ing, matter relating thereto to be
given first consideration, and it is
hoped that it may succeed in proving
a real benefit in the way of stimulat-
ing attendance and interest.
Those who have heard Rev. Ray
burn speak tell us that he is won.
derfud man with a wonderful mes
sage, something different, message
full Of good thoughts and sound logic
It is felt that the meeting will at
tain great importance and great
crowds are expected. If The Demo
crat can be of any assistance it viii
be a pleasure to render it.
1t was the idea that the daily bt
started after the meeting had pro
gressed a couple Of weeks, for thu
reason that the first two weeks were
largely educational in their nature
and that the closing weeks of thu
meeting would be of the greatest in
terest. The paper will be subject tt
the will of the Association, and the!
have our permission to censor boil
reading matter and advertisements
that nothing which does not NEE
with their approval may appear.
A limited amount of advertising
will be accepted, but it is not the in
tention to make it money-makin,
venture. If the business shoult
amount to more than a reasonable
profit the excess will be turned owe
to the expense. fund, while if it doe
not pay out it will cost the Associa
tion nothing.
Before the first issue appears WI
will try to call on all and offer space
but if we do not get to see you cal
at the office and have space reserved
We cannot carry as much advertis
ing as we did in the Chautauqua dali!
so the safe plan is to make reserva
tion Of what space you will wan
early. We will accommodate all a
far as possible, but have promised tn
committee what space they need ant
cannot back up on this agreement.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1918-02-14
]. J. Miller to Go
to Another Field
After Publishing Paper Twenty.
Eight Years In
Santa Fe

An announcement that is of more
than passing interest appeared in a
recent issue of the Santa Fe, Kansas,
Monitor, to the effect that the pub.
Usher, j. j. Miller, had secured con-
troll Of the Haskell County Clipper at
Sublette, and would merge his paper
with that publication,
For twenty eight years ]. J. Miller
has published the Monitor at Santa
Fe, county seat of Haskell county.
Through good and bad the Monitor
has appeared each week for all those
years. Competition came several
times, but eventually the name would
appear under the sub-head of the
Monitor an dthe paper would pass in
to history.
Mr.. Miller has always been a scrap
per for his home town and always be-
lieved that when a railroad was build
ed through Western Kansas it would
strike Santa Fe and his dreams of
years would become a reality
Railroads were builded, but they
did not come to Santa Fe. Stead
fastly Mr.. Miller refused to go to the
railroad, believing that in time one
would come to him. vr>
When the Dodge City and Cimar-
ron Valley was built few years ago
it missed Santa Fe several miles and
a new town called Sublette sprang
into existence. Joe Pierce, who was
publishing the Haskell County Clip
per at Santa Fe, Immediately packed
his plant and moved to the railroad
town, but j. J. Miller held his ground.
Then when the C. X. & o. threatened
to build through Haskell county it
promised to miss Santa Fe by sew
eral miles.
Gradually Santa Fe went to the
railroad. Finally all had gone but j.
]. Miller and the Monitor, and the
newspaper friends of the veteran edi-
tor marveled that he would stick it
out when opportunity seemed to call
him to other fields.
Published for twenty-eight years
beyond the sound of a locomotive,
the Monitor has always been a good
little paper. 1t was necessarily small
because of the limited field it occu-
pied, but it was always bigger than
its field. A right newsy sheet it has
welded. powerful influence in the
building up of this section.
Editor Miller explains in his an
nouncement that at his age he deems
it advisable to make change, and at
the same time express the belief that
should he be able to stick for few
years more the long-looked-for rail-
road would yet materialize. His
faith has always been abundant and
such devotion to town has seldom
been seen.
The paper will be published at the
Monitor and the boys of the press
will be glad to know that Mr.. Miller
will at last have the pleasure of liv-
ing in a railroad town in Haskell
county, even if the railroad did not
come to Santa Fe.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1918-02-14
ASKED TO SUPPORT
LABOR LOYALTY WEEK
American Defense Society Addresses
Letter to Samuel Compers

, ]. N. Evans, secretary of the Lib
eral Vigilance Committee of the
American Defense Society today
made public the fact that the Defense
Society has written to Samuel Com
pers, President American Federation
Labor, congratulating him on "the
splendid record of American labor
since the war;" and offering the sup
port of the Defense Society and its
various subcommittee to the plan
of the American Alliance for Labor
and Democracy for National Labor
Loyalty Week, Feb. 1915.
The letter which was addressed to
Mr. Gompers by Mr.. Henry C. Quin-
by, Chairman of the Executive Com
mittee of the American Defense So
ciety, reads as follows:
"The American Defense Society
notes with pleasure the plans of the
American Alliance for Labor and
Democracy for the observation of
February 1915 as National Labor
Loyalty Week, and we count it a
privilege to offer you our support.
we HdNC WIItItil W Jul fdIlOuo ouD-
committees throughout the country
suggesting that they offer their CO.
operation to labor leaders in their re-
spective cities during this nation wide
demonstration.
"In this world fight for democracy,
the great burden of the struggle ac-
tually and economically is being.
borne by labor. In this crisis, as in
all crises, the temper of labor decides
the temper of the nation. The splen-
did record Of American Labor since
the war, is a matter of pride to all
Americans and is proof to the world
of the disinterestedness Of American
people in this struggle for the broad
er opportunities for development,
which must come to all the people
of the world as a result of the pres
ent struggle.
"Please advise us if we can be of
further help to you in this connec-
tion."