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The Alaska daily empire., 1918-07-25
SOLDIER DOWNS PLANE
 WITH ORDINARY RiFlG

WITH THE AMERICANS. July. g. An American soldier downed Ger. man airpIane today with an ordinary rifle. The German swooped down to attack a train. and the American soldier shot him in the head.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-07-25
STRIKE LOOMS
 UP LARGER

LONDON, July 25. - The joint strike committee of the Birmingham workers and the Engineering Trades and unions intimates that 65,00O men will quit.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-07-25

LONDON. July 25.-The British War Cabinet has decided to draft all munition workers and strikers into the Army. if the strike is con- tinued. It is estimated that 100.- 900 in the Birmingham district walk ed out this afternoon.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-07-25

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The Alaska daily empire., 1918-07-25
FINGER MOVEMENT 0FALLIES SURELY CLOSING IN ON HUNS AND GROWN
 PRINCE MUST LAUNCH OFFENSIVE
 OR HIS ARMY WILL BE DESTROYED

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 FORCING HUNS BACKWARD this
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  of at of AhnM front
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 COUCINC THE LONDON 2Ac"dmg this the Allies advanced
  Rhms developments of importance morning. general  tI ALLIES ARE GAINING AMERICANS @Fmg according are in
 
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The Alaska daily empire., 1918-07-25

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-18
nTTILES10RlEs
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BY THORNTON w. BURGESS.
Copyright, 1918, By T. W. Burxesa)
Peter Rabbit Grows In
patient.

Every evening that the way seemed
clear and safe Peter Rabbit scamper-
ed across from the dear Old Brier
Patch to the Smiling Pool to see how
Jerry Muskrat was getting on with
tho building Of his new house. Peters
curiosity was impatient. Curiosity is
apt to be impatient. He wanted to
sec the walls Of that new house rise
out OF the water, hut night after
night he was disappointed. There
wasn't a thing above water to show
that Jerry Muskrat was building
house there. There was Just the
muddy water and occasionally the
head OF jerry as he came up for a
breath Of fresh air to show that some
thing was going on there.
After few nights Of this sort of
thing Peter began to be doubtful He
began to doubt If Jerry Muskrat was
really building house at all. He
said as much to Grandfather Frog.
1T seems to me-" said he. that there
ought to be some signs of that house
beginning to think that it is all
bluff on Jerry Muskrat's part. don't
believe he Ia building q house at all.
He has been working long enough to
have built two houses, 1t seems to me,
yet there isn't thing to show for it."
Grandfather Frog rolled his great
goggly eyes up at Peter sitting on
the bank and stretched his big mouth
In the broadcast of grins. Perhaps"
said he. softly. you think you could
build that house better and faster than
Jerry can"
Peter looked wee bit foolish. just
a wee bit foolish. He never had built
q house In his life, and he knew that
Grandfather Frog knew 1t. Just the
same. I think he is terribly slow
about It," he protested; IT it takes
the foundations laid tt will take him
the rest Of the year to finish the job,
and cold weather will come before
then"
Grandfather Frog chuckled. "A lot
you know 0 about about it. so Peter said he
you think that the biggest part OF
the work on that house is what will
have to be done above water. Let
me tell you something. Peter. The
part of that house which you will see
OF the work Jerry has to- do. You
ought to learn to dive. Peter. and
then you would see and learn a lot
you don't know now. and never will
know"
~ DOWN INTO inc Sl1uuR 1Ou1.
wish could" said he. Il certainly
wish could" Then as he noted how
muddy the water was he suddenly
changed his mind. II guess I'm Just
as well satisfied not to-" said he.
"rll take your word for 1t that there
are interesting things down there
under water. I know this. that II
could dive I never in the world would
open my eyes in any such muddy
water a. that"
Grandfather Frog laughed. You
know he doesn't mind muddy water
at all. In fact, when he goes to the
bottom Of the Smiling Pool he goes
right down into the mud itself. It
seemed funny to him that any one
should mind muddy water. He rather
liked it himself because In 1t he could
disappear 90 easily. Peter looked
over to where the mud was being
stirred up by, Jerry Muskrat at work
down bStov, "Ipst the same" said
nstla g think Jarry u lang time
,19ff1tnE@ tis housasS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-18
Lord Thyme Killed in Action.

LONDON, September 17.-Lord Alex
ander Thyme, member of the house
of commons for Bath since 1906. was
killed in action last Sunday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-18
HOW TO SERVE FRUIT.

The habit Of eating fruit raw is
rather more general In the United
states. we are told, than anywhere
else. And scientists have pointed out
that this is probably because raw
fruit 10 as little likely to be harmful
here as anywhere In the world. be-.
cause we are still a comparatively
new country and our fruit 10 grown for
the most part ON stretches OF land far
from possible contamination by house
drainage and other conditions likely
to oontaminate the fruit With bac-
terra. In China, where there is every
danger Of bacterial contamination ow-
ing to the general congestion and the
use Of household refuse for fertfhza-
tion. fresh fruit IL seldom eaten.
Everything is carefully boiled, and
this was the. case even before any one
in that land could have guessed at the
presence Of bacteria.
Now though fruit Is fairly free from
bacteria in this country. remember
that when fruit does prove Injurious
1t is because it harbors some sort Of
bacteria on its skin. For this reason,
II you. wish to be on the safe side,
never eat fresh fruit that has not been
thoroughly washed. Most fruits, IN
GLIDING even such delicately skinned
fruit as grapes. can be put in boiling
water for q few seconds, long enough
to render the bacteria harmless with
out injuring the fruit. And this is
recommended by many doctors.
1t has become the fashion lately to
serve fruit very cold. We have grape
fruit and oranges served in bed OF
cracked ice. Epicures. however. tell
US that fruit is not at its best when
served so excessively cold, and that
the delicacy of flavor is removed when
it is served in that way. What prGb-
ably happens Is that the extreme cold
on our tongues renders them less SEN
sitive, This is often the case in q
frozen dessert which seems less sweet
to the taste than when the same mix
ture IL unfroxen.
stewed fruit. always favorite in
England, Is something that we would
do we'll to include more frequently in
the diet. We are devotees of apple
sauce, but we seldom give ourselves
the variety of stewed apples. To make
them, simply boil whole halves or
quarters of apples that have been
peeled and cored in a weak sirup. If
you like, add little lemon rind or
juice or stick one or two of the apple
sections with a whole Glove. They
should be boiled gently till tender. but
not allowed to break. Pears cooked in
the same way make a nice breakfast
fruit or a dessert.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-18
She Used To
Be Gray
Society Ladies Everywhere
Use LA Creole" Hair
Dressing.

The we'll known society leaders
hair was prematurely gray, perhaps
Just like yours, but Mrs - heard
of LA Creole" Hair Dressing-how
thousands of people everywhere had
used it with perfect satisfaction. 1t
is a preparation designed especially
for the purpose of gradually restor-
ing color to gray or faded hair, and
which is easily applied by simply
combing or brushing through the
hair. ia Creole" Hair Dressing
positively eradicates dandruff, keeps
the scalp in a healthy condition and
promotes the growth of new hair;
brings back a natural, soft, even,
dark shade to gray or faded hair,
and makes it lustrous, full of life
and beautiful.
USE
LA CREOLE" HAIR DRESSING
TO prevent your hair from growing
gray and to restore q beautiful dark
color to gray or faded hair. For
sale by Peoples Drug Stores, O'Don-
nell's Drug Stores and all good drug
stores everywhere. LA Creole" Hair
Dressing is sold on . money-back
guarantee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-18

Cut Glass Vases
Make Ideal Gifts
Little vases, big vases,
short vases, tall vases, fat
vases, slender vases-every
style, size and cutting I'M
aginable. Our assortment
of Vases was never SO va
ried. From the tiny bud
vase to the stately tall vase
that seems just made to
hold American beauties
there is a style for every
purpose. They are all of
the old clear potash glass,
too, many styles cut ex-
clusively for as. Early Sc
lection is advisable while
the steeks are eonplete.
rita ssae. sssst.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-18
OflntpreSf to Women.
A sMoCK WITHOUT SHOCKING

the country needs the circulation Of
very well to ask rich women to cut in
half their large wardrobes and en-,
deavor to make good clothes keep on
oshera Il Is .iso W asd't to insist tsss
every woman buy with discretion, in;
order to get the full value Of her
money. There Is straight and simple
path between the two extremes OF ex-
travasance and restitution. The gov
eminent does not propose to restrict
such an extent that millions will be
thrown out of industries in which they
are skilled workers and for which
Wartime Apparel
In the discussion of this matter 1t
strikes the average woman as q fool
ish plea that no one shall buy any
apparel during the war. And for this
reason: The women who talk ;>.e rich
women. They lecture and advise
after the same manner as one with a
fun stomach would lecture to a
starveling. They do not realize that
there are thousands Of women who
buy clothes through. necessity as the
seasons progress. They have not the
money to flll their wardrobe four
times a year. They always buy
to the bone. they wear out their
clothes. and they need others.
IF didn't buy a new gown for the
duration Of the war. I should have to
stay in bed" exclaimed one woman.
Let the rich be sensible and realize
from among, forty gowns which we
shall wear in the morning or in the
evening. Until they come down to
our level of purchases, let them use
all their vitality to restrict their own
wardrobes. Theirs are in need Of 1t.
Ours are not"
All Of which is an Introduction
which has usurped the place of facts
that should have been presented about
new fashions; but 1t is to explain that
new fashions are here, that they are
needed for the carrying on of indus
try, that they will be admired and
possessed by a million or more wom-
en-, and that the task Of the reporter
Is to guide women's money through
the dress channels as much as posi-
BILE, so that 1t will go wisely and well
to safe haven.
The Economy Gown.
France and America hold to the
opinion that separate blouses and
skirts are in good taste for this sea-
son and in doing this they provide an
economical way of not only using up
odd garments. but combining odd ma
terials.
The pleated skirt. heavily pleated
by machine, has become a recognized
factor in dress and over it ia worn a
cuirass blouse, a jumper with me-
dieval solemnity and ornamentation,
or q smock which is without smock-
ing.
The sketch shows one Of these CO.'S
tunes as 1t Is projected by Paris. The
material Is heavy jersey cloth. which
will serve for all manners of frocks
and suits as the season goes on. The
short skirt, stiffly pleated, has a band
of eolored crewel and metal embro!d-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-18

Swift 4 Company's Sales OF Fresh
beef in Washington. D. c., for the week
ending Saturday. Sept. IA, 1918. aver
aged 21.58 cents per pound.-Adver-
tisement.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-18
BY ANNE RITTENHousE.

Special Correspondence Of Tho Star.
NEW YORK, September 1f-Thei
kind Of economy and conservation
which the government wishks women
to observe has nothing to do with tho
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-18

Desk Sets in different styles,
$500 to $500 each.
Pin Cushions, e1.00 each.
Cushion and Box combined. $s.75
each.
Comb ana Brush Trays. $500 and
SASS each.
Handkerchief Boxes. $500.
eingis Picture Frames. S1.50 and
92.25 each.
each.
Dorine Boxes, 500 each.
Cologne Bottles, 91.b0 each.
Salts Bottles, $3.50 each.
Mirror on etand. 5000 each.
Hair Pin Boxes, oiled. x1-00 and
Glass Bon Bon Dishes. 200 each
Cake Boxes, 500 each.
Scrap Baskets, $500 each.
Plain Moire Articles arc
shown In blue, rose and Du
Barry. Desk Sets, in two
styles, one style having Ave
pieces and the other six, $500,
each.
Glove Boxes, Si.sE each.
Handkerchief Boxes, $l.SS each.
Utility Bexes with compartments.
800 each.
Puff Boxes. S2O0 apd SEX each
Pin Cushions, SIC each.
Pin Trays, 55c each.
Hair Pin Boxes. EsAeA &c and
91.25 each.
Salts Jars, filled. 500 ana s1.7s
each.
Silver and Gold Brocsded
Pieces
Black brocaded in gold, and
blue and rose hrocadsd In
silver.
Powder Bowls with. mirrors for
tops. $500 each.
Cologne Bottles, $3.50 each.
Powder Boxes, 00.E0 each.
Glass Candy Bowl. $40 each.
Veil Boxes. 94.25 each.
Glove and Handkerchief Boxes.
93.6o each.
Desk Set, nve piecas. sIl.50 each.
A very handsome Desk. ali in one.
&9s.OO.
Double Picture Frames. $500
Waste Baskets, $1,000 each.
Pin Cushions, 41.0O each. sss.
Pin cushions and Jewel Boxes,
ee,Q0 each.
single Picture Frames. ss-.s ans
e@.Q1 each.
Tsiaphans Book cever~ s6.so.
sAcona Gear. Esssath street.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-18

FRENCH STREET SUIT. SHOWING
A SHORT KNIFE PLEATED
SKIRT AND THE USE OBJ THE
LOOSE RUSSIAN BLOUSE AS A
COAT. THE MATERIAL IS
HEAVY JERSEY CLOTH AND
THE EMBROIDERY IS DONE IN
COLORED CREWEL.
screams of certain reformers for the
non-purchase of any clothes for the
duration of the war.
It is absurd to ask women to with
hold their purchases at time when
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-05-16
And She Did.

This story comes from the front
In a certain town in France two
French girls boarded tramcar where
in was seated a British colonial SOL
der, who happened to be a military
policeman.
For some minutes the girls conjec-
tured as to what the IN. P" on his
arm brassard might mean. They fail
ed to arrive at any satisfactory con-
clusion, however, so eventually one of
them plucked up courage and, sm-l-
ing sweetly. asked:
"Qu-est-ce que c'est, m'sieu?"
ooh, that!" answered the unverac-
iOus Tommy. "It means 'Mam'selle
Promenade"
Then, making good his opportuniF
with true colonial enterprise, he add
ed: evil u?"-Pearson's Weekly.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-05-16
COALEDO AND TOLEDO
Woman Found After She Left Train
It Was Wrong Place.

woman Found After She Left Train
It Was Wrong Place.
COaledo and Toledo sound very
much the same to the ordinary ear. A
confusion of the names caused wOrn-
an to arrive in Toledo when she should
have arrived In CoaIedo. and the singu-
lar part of the story is that she did not
discover her mistake until she began
to look around for her relatives. who
promised to meet her in COaIedO.
''What place is this?" she asked Of
q byStaDder at the depot.
This is Toledo. madam" replied the
byStaHder.
us this Coos bay?" she asked, wav-
ing her hand toward the lordly Yauu-
ina.
mo, ma'am." replied the .itiien !;
''this is Yaquina bay"
Il don't understand it," she explained.
Il asked the agent to give me a ticket
for COaledo, and here l am in Toledo.
That agent is due for a piece Of my
mind when | get back"
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-05-16
When Canning for Market.

Housewives and canning club men,
bers who wish to sell their canned
products are urged by the bureau Of
markets, United States department Of
agriculture, to study their markets at
the beginning of the season and pack
according to local demands for differ
ent products. Secure orders for canned
goods before putting them up, is the
advice of the specialists. Small lots
Of nonstandardized products are diff
cult to sell except among local buyers
and are not purchased by the army,
navy, commercial dealers, or any de-
partment of the government.
Home-canned food can be kept over
from one season to the next, and those
who have not sold theiY goods have
reserves to draw from for their home
table. It is good policy. say the spe
cialists, for the housewife to provide
reasonable surplus beyond the prob
able home consumption for the next
crop year. While the bureau Of mar
kets is giving aid to producers on mar
ketfng problems, it says that 1t is diff
cult to place producers of small guam
titles of different kinds of products In
touch with buyers.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-05-16
DANGEROUS Airplane Work.

You must remember that with q per-
feet camera in perfect light it is pos
sible to take a snapshot in a five-hun-
dredth part of a second. AS matter
of fact, machines that are out photo
graphing do not travel at 12O miles an
hour. or anything like it. They have
to jog along at 80 miles an hour, and
trust to the scouts to keep off hostile
airplanes; this is why this type of air
work is so nerve-racking-the machine
is the slowest in the sky, mark for
all the hostile machines and antiair-
craft guns, yet it has to jog along on
the course set out for it and take no
notice of anything until the job is
done.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-05-16
1880 MILES OF MOVIE
FILMS FOR SOLDIERS
Used Each Week in Army 7. NJ. c.
A. Screen Entertainments
at Home and Abroad.

Elore than l.48O miles Of moving pic
ture films-approximateIy 8,OOO,OOO
feet-are being used each week In
army Y. nj. G. A. screen entertain
ments for soldiers at home and abroad.
according to compilation received
here today from the National War
Work council of the 2. NJ. e. A. 1t Is
shown that on an average there is one
moving theater to each unit of 1000
or 5000 fighting men.
This total Is divided into what are
called programs. which average FIVE
reels or 5000 feet. There are some
circuits where program will be con-
Stantly in use for thirteen weeks. At
many camps and environments in the
central military department. as we'll as
at Great Lakes training station and
the chain of aviation fields, program
frequently stays for more than q week,
being exhibited in the Y. NJ. G. A. huts
and camp theaters.
Every reel shown to the soldier boys
is censored before exhibiting. but there
is lots of heroisln found In every reel
besides subjects that inspire big
thoughts anu muse tAdl dppSdJ W Sell
timent.
While every Y. Nj. G. A. hut In this
country has its motion picture appa-
Fatus and operators. the Community
Motion Picture bureau, through which
the Y. nj. G. A. is handling its screen
entertainment business. has organized
a chain of movie theaters on the wes-
tern front from Ypres to Lorraine.
These entertainments are being sup
plemented by musicales and theatre
Gals.
The Y. Nj. G. A is now recruiting
large force of motion picture operators
for service overseas. Men of draft age
who cannot satisfy their desire to en-
ter the combat sections Of the nations
service because OF pronounced disabil-
ity will be considered by the Y. Nj. G.
A. for service not far from where the
shells are exploding and the shrapnel
Is shrieking. Any nIan over the draft
age will be accepted on proof of his
qualifications.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-05-16

Make Sweet Potato Flour.

Sweet potatoes, dried and ground
into a -four in an ordinary kitchen
coffee grinder, can be used in variety
Of ways in cooking. Specialists Of the
United States department of agricul-
ture believe that in many localities
where sweet potatoes are abundant
the making of sweet potato flour in
the home may furnish a practical way
to save the sweet potatoes from spoil
ing. The flour will keep we'll in dry
containers.
To make the flour the potatoes
should first be cut into small length
wise pieces and thoroughly dried. A
small drier that fits on top of the
oven or warming closet of a range or
gas stove can be used. If an electric
fan is available it will serve admir-
ably. The nut knife of a meat grinder
also can be used for this purpose
Flour made by such process can be
kept for some time if put into a dry
container, or the flour may be made
from the dry potatoes as it is needed.
A quart of the dry potatoes makes a
cup of flour.
The use of sweet potato -four in
cake or bread making will materially
reduce the amount of other flour used.
The proportions may be half and half.
When used in cakes the sugar could
also be reduced a little. Sweet potato
flour is useful Us a thickening agent,
having the same value in this respect
as cornstarch. Recipes for the use
Of sweet potato flour have been tested
and found to be excellent. by food spe-
cialists Of the United States depart
ment of agriculture.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-05-16
GLUTS PREVENTED
IN FRUIT MARKET
Service by Department of Agri-
culture Aids Shippers, Deal
ers and Growers.
HELPING OUR UNCLE HENRYS
Bureau Of Markets Shows Daily Pic
ture of Conditions Throughout
country-Guesswork in Ship
ping Is Eliminated.

The station agent at Highland wired
mis- division superintendent flour cars
strawberries to Chicago" The super
intendent added these four cars to fig
ures received from other station
agents, and wired the total to the de-
partment Of agriculture at Washing
ton.
The agent at Highland wondered
why anyone should want to know
about cars Of strawberries moving to
Chicago. A few years ago his Uncle
Henry had 'gone broke raising
strawberries because he couldn't sell
them for enough to pay his expenses.
While he was wondering about this,
messages were coming to Washington
from all railroads and soon word was
flashed back to points in producing sec
tons showing that total of 40 cars of
strawberries were on the way to Chi
cago, and that comparatively few ship
ments were going to other important
markets.
Shipment Diverted.
"Forty cars will swamp the Chicago
market tomorrow" said a strawberry
man, who received the wire from
Washington, and he reached for the
telephone Messages went to railroad
officials to divert certain cars headed
for Chicago to other cities where
strawberries were not abundant.
Next day Chicago received only 20
cars of strawberries instead Of the
40 that would have gone there except
for the market news service Of the
bureau of markets. Chicago could
use 20 cars but not 40, and because
the other 20 cars went to different
markets many growers received checks
that gave them a profit on their ship
ments.
Helping the Uncle Henrys.
Guesswork in marketing of fruits
and vegetables has gone. The market
news service is working for many
"Uncle Henrys'' and also for dealers
and consumers. No one profits when
a city receives more of any fruit or
vegetable than it can consume, and
as means CT correcting such condi-
ton it is necessary to know how much
produce is en- route to that city.
The market news service for fruits
and with assistance from railroad Off
Gals, gives daily a picture of market
conditions throughout the country for
both shipper and dealer and places
this picture in the form of typed re-
port in the hands of all persons inter-
ested. The bureau of markets uses
leased wires to gather this informa-
ton and furnishes market news, in
Guiding prices and supplies, to more
than $4,000 individuals in 80 states.
The reports, which are issued stimuli
taneously in many cities and in pro-
ducing sections, covered in 1917, q
commodities, including strawberries,
tomatoes, peaches, catalogues, onions,
potatoes, apples, grapes, watermelons,
and asparagus. Each report carries
market Information from most of the
large cities as well as giving shipping
point information.
Farmers or others wishing to re-
ceive any of these reports from field