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The Alaska daily empire., 1918-01-29

Secretary Baker in replying to Senator Chamber
 lain frankly admits that the War Department has made mistakes. As he points out 1t small task to turn democratic nation suddenly from peaceful pur- suits into military unit. Moreover. it was not the best policy for the executive officials in control to give detailed information which might be useful to the enemy, and give the latter means of destroying their Therefore, the country necessarily kept in ignorance of much that being accomplished. It is always easy criticise The most natural thing
 in the world also is to jump at conclusions Then too
 the beginning, alien enemies, protected in their utterances by the characteristic freedom of American institutions and the press, set anvil chorus. Many Americans, before their eyes opened to the true situation assisted in pounding the anvil The War Department had all this to contend against. As Secretary Baker remarked the first step was to get the confidence of the American people. With out that nothing could have been accomplished The great faith reposed in President Wilson. knowing him to be the greatest worlds advocate for peace was mainly responsible for the instantaneous response of the people to the demands of Thousands vol unteered their lives without quibbng and stopping to question and argue and critcise every move. The raising of an army of 100000 men and equpping the for from nation long trained to peace is without parallel in history. The achievement is some thing of which every American may we'll feel proud
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-01-29

cause he was stewed or absent minded and forgot to take it out before he removed his clothes. l Of course, it is none of our busi- ness. But it is a fact that Cupid gets a lot of credit that belongs to Camouflage.
 l While we have managed to turn out the finest-looking army in the world we still insist that there are
 not as many athletes in this coun-
 try as the clothing and union suit l advertisements indicate. The only time some fellows get
 up speed is when they are being
 driven to drink.
 l There are words and thoughts and looks that Sare unfit for pub | Ilication. And one of these looks is | the look a neighbor woman gives the man who is the father of Is | children.
 Some children claim that men
 are ungrateful and are not apprec- iative. But we know different.
 Lend man money and he will be so appreciative that he is likely to demand several encores. The only Administration which | could furnish a currency system l that would please everybody in this country would be one that would get six nickels in change for a | quarter.
 l No matter how much she owes
 it always makes woman feel that she is better than some other peo. pie when she sees collector call
 next door.
 1 It all looks alike to a man. But l if a woman does it at home it is
 wash" and if she sends it down
 town it is laundry" You can't make farmer believe
 that any city man who doesn't
 get up until o'clock ever does
 an honest days work. It is about time old Winter gave
 up ip disgust and let us have warm
 CT weather. This Is below zero
 stuff didn't feaze the girls bit,
 and they kept right on wearing in.
 visible stockings, knee-length com
 binations and waists with v-necks ..open almost as far down as the
 equator.
 A man may think he is smart.
 But nowadays woman with g big 1 family has to be able to go into the kitchen and make something
 out of nothing.
 A baby may be cross at night
 when grown people are g0od-na-
 tured. But it is wonderful how good natured a baby is iA the
 morning when other people are so
 cross.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-01-29

(Ketchkan Progressive Miner.)
 It is evident that Governor Strong has been re- ouested with urgency to suspend the operations oA " obnoxious eght-hour law entirely.
 Long before the law became effectve It was generally believed that due to the increasing shortage of labor the law would be suspended during the war at least But it wasn't, and therefore when Decame effective it dsorganzed industrial forces all over the territory Later the at the request or oec- retary Lane others the operation Of the law was suspended SO 1t affected the canneries leaving out the suspension order haibut cod clans and other food fishes This discovered to be very objectionable To remedy this defect another procla nation was issued including any and all products or the sea- Meanwhile the transportation companies saw mills logging other industries all incident to the fishing industry were left high and dry as 1t were stranded gasping breath. They in turn have ap- parenty protested, comes the governor with an invitation to go to Juneau and listen to lot o ar guments pro and con, and when the meeting is over the proclamation may follow
 Governor Strong is getting mighty cautious; He was not quite so cautious when he disregarded the law in order to give Wick" the election certificate But of course time changes. If there is man in the whole of Alaska who knows that the eight-hour law with the shortage of labor and increased demand for fish and other products, is impractcdble that man is Governor Strong Then why does he hesi tate? Is he feeling his into popularity for future events? This time for experimentation especially
 with laws tending harass the industries of the ter ritory We have enough trouble outside of the coun try without adding to it. In opinion. that law should have thrown into the waste basket in the first place; but why 1t was not done the governor alone knows.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-01-29
AN INVALUABLE GIFT.
Anchorage Times. )

Any doubt that may have existed in the minds of any persons in Anchorage to the regard in which Major Frederick Mears is held by his fellow citizens dispeed last night at the great demon stration in his honor.
 Probably never before in the history of Alaska such large number of admirers of any one maIi gathered for the purpose of doing him honor Mover was there harmonious gathering, and the love and admiration in which Major and Mrs. Mears are meeting.
 The tokens of esteem given Major Mears by the citizens of Anchorage and the employees of the mission and to Mrs. Mears by the Anchorage Wom ans Club will be prized highly by the recipients. but the memory of the large gathering of friends held to bid them God speed and good luck. will be treasured by the guests of honor the most precious g1ft and will the of great comfort and peasant recollections in the years to
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-01-29
STONES scATHING REBUKE

Senator William Stone, of Missouri in addressing Senate charging Republican leaders with partisan politics gave scahing denuncation of former Presi. dent Roosevelt He declared
 "On my responsibility Senator I charge that since out entrance into the Roosevelt, by his attacsk on the government has been menace and obstruction to the sue cessful prosecution of the
 .The only possible effect of these widely published utterances of this man." said Sena- tor Stone, has been. they designed to
 be, to discredit and bring the present govern ment into public disfavor and weaken it's hold on popular confidence That seems to be the Roosevetian standard of patriotinsm."
 Similar utterances made by less powerful citizens. Senator Stone asserted would subject them to prose cution for disloyaty.
 tnued Roosevelt is most responsible for what he denounces He does his work cunningiy deceptive political camouflage. I charge that Theodore Roosevelt, whether willingly or out pS Rnr fr friend mol of se
 America"
 The Republican plans he cited Senator Stone said have been adroitly directed"
 Many if not all Republican Senator's" he asserted "are acting in manifest concert with dominant Re publican throughout the country to make poll tics out of this war;
 As proof of Republican partisan plans senatol Stone declaring that there is need ito try to fool each other to fool the country and declared that Congressional investigations of the war proposed by the Republicans were significant:
 Calling attention to the elections next fall of the entire house membership and many Senators. MT Stone said years later the presidential election would follow.
 The Missouri Senator presented statistics of what hs tsrmed were partisan appointments of state va committees In New York. he said. Republican gov esnor appointed s1 Republicans and Dsmocrats whil, r onio . Democratic governor named 10 RspabIicpal - n Domocsets. h California. the RsDubMcan GOV ho asssetoA named @ Rspubicans and teul s1 d1nts Ho ooye ths statistics to shov. he ss k 161 Donouoa1s governor had bssa noa-pas
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-01-29
THE SWEETEST AIRPLANEs.

Carroll Dana wnsow in Scrbners)
 Tho tendency in airplanes has been in two extremesfor fighting as small and fast possble: and for bombing large and powerful as possible In . threeseater. one passenger sits out In front mounted in machine gun turret The pilot comes next immediately behind the motor. while the second passenger sits behind him mounted in another ma chinegun turre This airplane is capable of carryns many hundred pounds of explosives and. being very mission.
 The German Albatross is capable of horizontal speed of 800 kilometers (about 1S7 miles) an boar It is single scatter and carries three machine guns which. being controlled by the motor shoot autcmati calIy and simultaneously through the propeller The sight of these weapons converges at approximateyl fifty yards in front of the airpane making the of hitting tho opponeant three times as sure. The motor is equipped with electric solfstartor. H has aso electrical device for keeping the wateu warm in the radiator while flying at great hetghts Ths wins surfacs s less than twenty square yards,
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-01-29

tisan in their appointments while Republicans were not.
 Here is the chance" he proceeded. flor the dom mating Republicans of the country, some of them perbaps more than one of them. seeking to promote in his immediate personal glorification and others acting on larger scale to promote partyadvantage to strike hard to down this administration and take government into their own hands, That figh is on. It is being played before our very eyes.
 "First I present the Hon. Boes Penrose," Senator Stone continued, "who as great leader or the lore most Republican properly occupies the from seat in the Republican National Sanhedrin.
 Citing alleged statements of Senator Penrose that the Republican leaders tanning to demand al accounting of the conduct of the war Senator stone said that Senator Penroses justification for his par tisan outbursts was over the appointment of Demo cratic groceryman in Pennsylvania and a Democratic farmer in Indiana as federal explosives inspectors
 Senator Penrose" he said, seems to have forgot ten partisan appointments by the governor or Penn sylyania of Republicans War committee
 Of the Pennsylvania committee members, MT stone said so9 were Republicans and only IA Democrats r. Turning to Chairman Wilcox of the Republican National Committee, the Missouri senator sao peioie he introduced his "star witness he would clte the statement made to the press by MT WILCOX resaruns the incompetence of the Democratic party ana US CT ,oc. , coming congressional elections He said meet ing of the Republican leaders had been called al St Louis on February 12 to inaugurate winter campash
 Colonel Roosevelt has engaged hall in St. Lotus to make a war speech the day before the committee meeting" Senator Stone continued. Il now introduce my star witness: Theodore Roosevelt himseh-"no" I characterize as the most seditious man ot coh sequence in America The heart of this man IS aliae with nordinate ambition and he ruhs a"uoA' M chief thought is not help the government out put always of Roosevelt Almost every day tns man speaA in hitter and conemptous dsparagement or the presi dent and the majority members of this congress. Iv cry week for long time he has been' ana stin is publishing under contract for money consioera'ion think of it. for money-villainous screeds Tn the Kansas City Starattacking the President anu the guy ernment These Roosevelt contributions are pouuoe in numerous important newspapers. Whatever may De
 t tho naners reproducng these disoyal utterances tha Kansas City Star is chiefly responsibe'
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-01-29

Different From This Country
 "The walls of the houses in Mex leo are from three to six feet thick said the returned traveller.
 Well, I suppose man coulu live in a flat down there and not know all of his next door neighbours bus incss," commented the stay-at-home.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-01-29
BITS OF BY PLAY By Luke McLuke Copyright by Cincinnati
 Enquirer

Police! The dame who runs our boarding house will gossip night and day, To hear had tales puts her in a good humor; And yet it is fact that l have often heard her say That she won't entertain an idle roomeT.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-01-29
Banning For Order

Tapping For Order A rought-and-tumble fight between two men I chanced to see, A copper came along, his name Warder; The copper thought a moment, then turned and said to me: "I think I'll take my club and rap for order"
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-01-29

he fell the bottle broke. Mike gazed at the fluid flowing from the prostrate form and said to Pat, "Begorra, it will go harrud wid us, We've killed wan of them blue-blooded society men!"
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-01-29
Luke McLuke Says

A man can get a black eye by accident once in a while. But if he gets more than one black eye a year the chances are that he was looking for trouble.
 Men are not as foolish as their wives may imagine. Any time a wife finds what she is looking for in her husbands pockets, it is be-
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-01-29

SEELEY'S White Pine Tar with
 eucalyptus and menthol-for coughs l and colds-25c. Soc.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-01-29

Love is never blind when a strange blonde makes goo-goo eyes at the male member of the sketch.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-01-29
An Ode To Luke

An Ode To Luke Here is too thee, oh, Luke McLukei For all the joy you've made And for the Bits of Byplay And poems you create. But one thing I can't understand; ; Oh, tell me please, I pray, How did you get acquainted With the things the girls display You know of all their lingerie, You are connoisseur of hose, You speak about their comfy shape An dpowder on their nose. Once you advised a chaste young
 man
 To see his fiancee Before she has herself dolled up, And just out of the hay. judged you, Luke, I judged you
 fair,
 I judged you on the level, With Corn Feds that wear petit
 coats
 You sure must be a devil. -(H. E. Walther, Aakley, O.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-01-29
Oh IoY

''It isn't considered good form to carry a watch when you are wear ing a dress suit" said Rounder.
 Gosh, Pm glad of that" said Hardup. Sometimes fellow can't afford to have both out at the same time."
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-01-29
wmf!

"The Manicurist doesn't drink,
 She saves her coin," says Bands; And yet you will admit, I think,
 She likes to treat all hands,"
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-01-29
Poor Old Paw

Willie-Paw?
 Paw-Yes, my son, what is 1t! Willie-Was Ben JOnsOn the first Englishman to drop his h's? Paw-You better get to bed young man.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-01-29

Wartime prices in the stock mar ket certainly prove that there ii plenty of room at the top.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-01-29

zcsH would be the irony of fate the Bolshevi1d
 shouA turn around and drive the Kaiser's troope |frpm Rassan main-(Baumors Aner1can-)
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-01-29
ADVERTISING RATES ON APPLICATION

Subscribers will confer a favor if they will prompt a,rif> the Business Office of any failure H rresu iN m he delivery of their papers
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-01-29

TWO IN. OND = Ths nNPIREe vax oor eysgybody. The BNPRE3 snlss kseDs the hoassvife inforneo e n oa1oo ana the nsws coiunns Seo rlUAt up b ths utanfe on tas
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-01-29
0ur no;1v Snacio

The Pinnacle of Fame Is An Un- comfortable Roost.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-01-29
George Knows Everything lH0ucf0n ROSfl

George Knows Everything
 (Houston POst)
 s Luke McLuke says any fool can convert cash into experience. Yes, but the way things are going now 1t takes more cash than the aver age fool has to buy enough exper- fence to give him gout in one toe.
 A man in Joplin, Mo. has great scheme. He proposes to cross hens with owls and produce . breed of hens that will lay both day and night. We'll. he may be from Missouri, but @ are we. Quick, times, the 0as Mask! A girl can't throw . stone, that's SO! At least, so I have read: But she can cast a glance, know, And she can toss her head. --(Luke McLuke.) She will not labor with the broom In any circumstances:
 But many a time she'M sweep the room
 And do it with . glance. -(Detroit Free Press.) Our Joe Miller Contest Geo. R. Marshall. she plumber, claims that the old joke is the one about the two Irishmen who were driving a wagon just after they had landed in this country. The horse ran away and knocked man down, The Irishmen managed to stop the horse and they ran lack to where the man was lying ip the street ] The man had . bottle of bluins compound in his poeket, and when
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-01-29
THE GOVERNOR IS CAUTIOUS

On everybody's tongue-thrift stamps.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-01-29

If Missouri convics sent to catch fish, "no will catch the convicts?
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-01-29
Girl Wanted

Girl Wanted
 (Ad. in Winton, O., Leader)
 I am looking for girl, between 15 and 45 years of age, to keep house for me- I want 1 girl who knows how to keep house and cook, as I am tired of living by myself, for God said, ''it was not good for man to live alone, but will make helpmate for him." So if you want to do Gods will let me know at once.
 George Stratton.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-01-29

Entered as second class matter November ', ISIS: at the postoffce Juneau, Alaska under the Act oi March B. 1879
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-01-29

Published every evening except Sunday by '"e EMPIRE PRINTING COMPANY. at Second and maip Streets Juneau Alaska.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-01-29

How can these new Russian repuohcS nopo " endure unless the Allies win?
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-01-29
No Joke

No Joke
 Do you believe that present ab- normal conditions are due to the fact that the millienium won't ar rive until you hear a barber boast ing a safety razor"
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-01-29
The Newly Wed

The Newly Wed T want lobster, MT. Dunne," Remarked young Mrs. Breen; But haven't you some riper ones "All these here look too green.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-01-29
HooraY!

Cheer up and don't be downcast,
 men! Forget your gloomy sighs; Just fifteen weeks from now, and
 then, We'll all be swatting flies.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-01-29
Flaw Flaw /!

Flaw HaW!
 A man in Oilton, Okla, over heard this conversation between his little daughter Mildred, aged ', and little girl playmate, aged 10; "Pll never marry man who smokes" declared Laura. Yes" replied Mildred, "and you'll have kid and the kid will have the earache and you won't have nobody to blow smoke in your ear"
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-01-29
Ho Hum!

dearly love to stagger to My home at half-past three, And then frisk all my pockets
 through,
 And find I've lost my key.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-01-29

Authorized Local Agents ,ugas and Treadwel. E. White; Thane Hendee Perseverance Ed LeppieD
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-01-29

SUBSCRIPTION RATES Delivered by carrier Juneau, Douglas Treadwe anu
 Thane for $1.00 per month By mail postage paid, at the following rates
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-11-18
MRS. WILSON WILL
ACCOMPANY CHIEF
TO PEACE FARLEY?

Paris, Nov. 1S.-The Echo de
Paris says Mrs. Wilson will come
to Europe with President Wilson.
Washington, Nov IS
49, Friends of Presi-
dent Wilson stated today that ad-
vices received in the last "a hours
have led to the decision at the
White house that unless some Wit
ally important domestic situation
develops in the United States,
President and Mrs Wilson will go
to Paris on the eve of the peace
congress.
In a general way, officials here
are placing the date for the first
meeting of the congress as some
time late in February or the early
part of March
1t is assumed that the president
in visiting the peace congress
would be employed only in aiding
to bring about adjustments of diff
ferences which might arise be
tween different schools of thought.
and would have no direct connec-
ton with the conference.
In society circles here it is an
open secret that Mrs. Wilson looks
forward with pleasurable anticlpa-
tions 10 again visiting Paris, where
before she became the birst lady OF
the land she was a guest at least
once every year.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-11-18
VAST NUMBERS TO
BE FED BIG TASK,
SAYS FOOD CHIEF

London. Nov. IT. British wire
Less John r Clynes, British food
controller. writing in the Sunday
Times. says .
"One of the problems which lie
before Great Britain and her allies
in the Immediate future is the feed
ing of the destitute and almost
starving masses on the continent OF
Europe. There is no doubt that
the condition of the enemy coun-
tries and some of the neutrals is
almost on the border line of starva-
ton. This matter is one which we
cannot afford to ignore. Victory
rs well as war imposes obligations
on us.
The emancipated peoples in Bel
gium and northern France. Italy
and the Balkans already are receIy-
ing supplies through our lnter-al-
lied organization We must of ne
cessity be satisfied as to the actual
conditions of the German people
before sending our help to them.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-11-18
HAD "a HOURS TO
SEEK ARMTSTICE
SAYS PRINCE MAX

Copenhagen. Nov. 1S.-(By the
Associated Press. The former i'm
perial German chancellor, Prince
Maxibilian Of Baden, has issued a
pamphlet in which he writes:
MY peace policy was entirely
upset by the proposal for an armis-
tice. which was handed to me in
complete form on my arrival in
Berlin. I fought against it. for It
seemed to me a grave mistake 70
allow the first step toward peace TO
be accompanied by such an ama2-
ing admission of Germany's weak
ness
81 proposed that the government
as a first measure should state eX-
actly its program Of war aims and
demonstrate to the world our agree
ment with President wilson's prln-
ciples.
q was told there was not time
to wait and that the situation at
the front demanded that proposal
for an armistice should be made
within "a hours