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The daily Alaskan., 1918-10-14

Ed. c. Russell, the republican candidate for Senator from the first division accompanied by Gro yer c. Vim, one of the republican candidates for the house, left Ju- neau on Sunday bound for Ketehi, kan where they will meet Judge Jas wickersham, the republican candi- date for delegate to congress. These gentlemen will make 8 thorough canvass of every voting precinct i, in the first division having chartered e,t 6 gasoline launch in which they will will make the trip. They will be ipn Skgaway about the latter end of the month and will hold meeting here. =: :s:
The daily Alaskan., 1918-10-14

W. W. Dickinson, agent for the W. P. & Y. Route, at whitehorss, arrived on the train satarday and spent Sunday in the Gardeh City returning this morning to his home Mir Dickinson started out in re- sponse to a cable announcing the serious illness of his wife ih 'se- 'attle but upon reaching Carcross wa handed a wire stating that Nj rs. Dickinson had so far recovered that his presence was not urgent so he decided to return. The many friends of this popular couple will be pleased thst Mrs. "Dick" is out o' all danger.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-10-14

Freshly dressed Skagway chicken Frye Bruhn.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-10-14

T. Thursday night Mrs. Cornelia ada her will deliver a patriotic Her lu the Presbyterian church. Stuff. '"et will be staying by the free an This lecture will be rited to Nery one is cordially in
 ,Eessent. fl
The daily Alaskan., 1918-10-14
Freshly dressed Skagway chicke Frye-Bruhn. .I> .,

F The following order ha been is: sued in contection with a prociama, ton made by the President on September fifteenth. This order WIS not applicable to Alaska until bsnorrow and all interested should take due notice and. govern them- selves accordingly:
 Erective tomorrow morning no male between the ages of eighteen
 and forty six years will be permit 10, to leave the United States with out the consent ot the local rep
 rssentative of the War Department
 If departing by water this consent
 mus. be vised by the. Customs or ficer or IT by other means the Il" migration Officer. ~
The daily Alaskan., 1918-10-14
U. s. PRESS URGES CAUTION

Chicago, Oct. -14.-The tone Of the American press cautions the people against accepting Germany's note at it's face value. The on ly security which seems to be the concenslus of opinion in general lays in unconditional surrender.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-10-14
HAPPY" DoRTERo ILL IN IOWA

Tony Dortero received a wire to- day from Des Moines, Iowa, an- nouncing the illness of his son Vim cent. The cable states that he is suffering from pneumonia.
 If MT. Dortero does not get word that his son is better he will leave on the first boat to be with him. ... ,.. .-.
 Happy has hosts of friends in skagway and all over Alaska who will wish for a speedy recovery and who sympathize with the family.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-10-14
FURIOUS FOREST FIRES
 TAKE TERRIBLE TOLL

area with such rawdity that the settlers were unable to get out of it's track. Many deeds Of heroigm were displayed and terrible restitution follows. Aid has been rushed to the stricken territory, and everything is being done possible to relieve the situation. ...
The daily Alaskan., 1918-10-14

Duluth, Minn., Oct. 14.-In a terrible forest fire that has been raging in Northeastern Minnesota ,oyer one thousand people have lost their lives and ten thousand are homeless. The fires were famed by-a high wind. and swept over the
The daily Alaskan., 1918-10-14
NOTICE TO MEN IS TO 45 YEARS

NOTICE is hereby given by Local Board No. ', of Skagway, Alaska, that pursuant to the Proclamation Of the President of the United States, the period for Registration or al! males in Alaska of Is to 45 years of age both inclusive, and not heretofore registered, is fixed as October 15 to Decembr 16, inclusive
 Ia order to facilitate registration, Local Board No. ' desires that all persons in 5kagway coming under the requirements Of the Act shall register on one day, and hereby des- ignates Tuesday, October Is, as the date for general registration in Skaeway, and the Town Hall as place of such registration.
 L. E. Reynoldson and C.. C. Cole have been appointed Regis trars and will be at said Town Hall to accomplish such registration on Tuesday, October Is, between the hours of &. m. and g p. m. LOCAL BOARD NO. : OF sKAG'
 WAY, ALASKA.
 H. ASHLEY, Chairman.
 E. J. SHAW, secretary
The daily Alaskan., 1918-10-14

There will be nc train north from n. ssag4sy tomorrow but thers will Se me from the north with from Isirsy to seventy five passengers.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-10-14

Mrs. Cleo Howard who \
 living In ,Tanana and Nena> been sevaral years arrived On ss ttor and will await the sailing of'sa City os seattle. &e
The daily Alaskan., 1918-10-14
LET ALL REGISTER TOMORROW

Likt every other move that Skag- way enters into the registration of the men between the ags of IS and 46 years tomorrow will be more than satisfactory as there is no doutt bue the men who are fathers and of mature age will not let the younger ones get ahead of them and all of them want to make the work as easy for the registrars and the board as possible and by get tins all the names in on one day wi do that. Now it is up to the "itlte fathers" to Set their names down tomorrow.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-12-19

A. A. Miller, of west of Decatur,
was in Leon Saturday, having
Drought in the pelt Of an animal
(which his son caught in trap, ana q
(which they did not know whether II
was a, wolf or a fox, but parues W a
Edgar Caster and Carl Gittingerr,
who have been in motor truck dl-
vision at the S. A. T. c. at Ames,
arrived home Saturday morning.
Having been mustered out or the
service They tell us all the. sol,
der boys at Ames will be mustered
out this week.
came Monday evening to visit at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. Cllye
Petty, in this city. Her grand
DAUGHTERS, Caroline and Dorothy
Petty, who had been visiting at Le-
roy, for couple of weeks, came
Lieut., Leland Ackerley arrived
Yesterday morning from Camp Tay-
| ior, Kentucky, having been muster,
ed out of the service. He will spend
the holidays with his parents in TINS
| CITY and will probably resume MS
studies at the State University al
| ter the first Of the year. :,
Mrs. Fred A. Townsend was call
ed to Des Moines Monday bysa mes
formerly worked in the Townsend
home, was dying in hospital in
that city, from the flu Miss Gun
derson was employed at Mandle-
baum's store in Des Moines;
A. w. Hansen, OF Grand River,
accompanied by his brother. august
Hansen and wife, Of st. Louis, Mo-,
we're, in Leon Monday on their way
to Grand River, having been called
to Garden Grove to attend the fun
eral of their sister, Mrs. E Fl. Hal
gren, who was buried Sunday
Miss Ethel Snethen, who has
been employed for some time in the
Leon telephone office, has resigned
her position, having accepted po-
Co., and went there Saturday. even
ing to commence her new duties. :,
Meredith Evans, of Weldon, and
Warren Hill, of southwest of Leon,
returned last Friday from Camp
Sheridan, Alabama, where they
were mustered out of service few
days previous. Everybody, is glad
turning home, and they will be COM
ing in right along from now on.
Mrs. M. l.. Davis and children ar
rived Friday evening from SCOTS
Bluff, Neb., and Mr.. Davis came in
Saturday morning with their car OF
goods Mrs. Davis and the children
will reside in Leon this winter SO
the children can attend school, and
Mr.. Davis will farm the farm of his
father, near Pleasanton, the coming
year.
Clarence Brothers, who has been
stationed at an auto school in Kan
sas City, having charge, of the san
itary department of the building.
was mustered out of service last
week, and arrived in Leon Wednes-
day evening, going to Grand River
Thursday, to visit his wife who is
teaching there. and his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. J. G.. Brothers.
Steve Haines, of Malvern, Iowa,
who was visiting at Lamont, was
brought to a Leon hospital for
treatment Monday, boil on: his
jaw having developed into blood
poison He was ACCOMPANIED to
Leon by his sisters, Miss Fay
Haines, of Malvern. and Mrs, Ray
McFall, of Lamont, and Harold
Newsome, of Malvern, also accom-
panied him to Leon.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-12-19
Bethel.

Fine weather for December. The
most of the farmers that have corr
on the stalk are getting busy and
soon will all be in the crib.
Lew Dobson was Leon visitor
last Monday.
Dow Parker an son Alva were Da-
Wis City visitors last Saturday.
Charley Manchester had business
at Dow Parker's last Saturay.
A Mr.. Lovett had two horses kill
ed on the railroad track last Mon
day morning, north of Davis City;
they were good horses to.
Bert Millsap was business Wis
itor at Leon last Saturday.
Bert Dobson has been helping his
father Joe Dobson shuck corn this
week and his family are visiting
there while he is gathering corn;
Mrs. Dow Parker and son Alva
visited at the Dobson home last
Several from here attended Apos-
tolic meeting at Davis City last
Sunday.
Warren Hill returned home from
Camp Sheridan in the south. His
parents received telegram to come
at once; they went and found him
better and in less than two weeks he
returned home. 1t is needless to
say it was a happy meeting.
A son of Hiram Manchester took
very sick last week. He is some bet
ter.
Marion Hullinger and wife and
grandson have been sick with the
flu but are better at this writing.
Mrs, Tom Baker returned from
Leslie where she was called to care
for her daughter and family who
were all down sick. They are bet
ter at this writing.
Sim Fitch has had sick child.
1t was necessary to call a doctor.
The child is better now.
Mrs Tom Baker and son LOrace
were business visitors at Davis City
last Monday
Mrs. Harve Morgan was bust
ness visitor at Davis City last Sat
urday.
Gill Vanderpool was visitor at
Davis City last Friday.
Sim Fitch called at the Dobson
home last Monday.
Mrs. Joe Dobson called on Mrs.
Parker last Monday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Pickens Wis
tied at the Morgan home last Sun
day.
John Fitch and a son are very
poorly with the flu at this time.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-12-19
Fairview.

Lee Spencer left Saturday fol
Cleopatra to visit until Sunday
with his daughter Mrs. Harry Mer-
rick.
Frank Bright and family spent
Russell Warnock and wife spent
Sunday with her mother Mrs. Cur.
rem Bright.
Quite q number had business q
(Aineville Saturday.
4 Porter Moore called ut the Franz
Bright home Saturday. \.
The flu ID somewhat better a
this writing.
Laurel Johnson and wife spent
Saturday night. and Sunday With hel
Willard H0llinger y working FOL
Ernest KeAton. 49,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-12-19

Do you Get up ct night. sanol b
surely the best for all kidney Or
bladder troubles. aenol &lves r.
and bladder troubles. Sanol = .
guaranteed remedy. Soc and $1.e0
I bottle &C +. q Bells drug Steee.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-12-19
Music Recreation

die like costly piece of china, or the un-
breakablc Edison recreation disc?
These arc things which you must investi
gale and decide noU. And investigate and
decide in way which will enable you TO
aDoid regrets.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-12-19

And now he has found it. He
opened the doors of his laboratory
and revealed a new musical lnstru-
mcnt-thc New Edison Diamond Disc. Mind
you--not an adaptation of old imperfect
standards--not IA talking machinc-but real
musical instrument that is distinctly nelD. 1t
has made the talking machine which for
thirty years people have considered the limit
of human possibility, a Thing Of The past
Now-whch will you have in your
home? Which will you choose? This new
musical instrument or the old-fashioned
talking machine? Do you want the actual
tones of the original artist, alive with that
subtle breath of reality, or-the cold, metallic
tone of the talking machine" which makes
even the greatest music unmusical? Do you
want that eternal bother of changing needles,
which wear out valuable records, or do you
want the permanent rounded diamond cone
which eliminates all the fuss and prolOngs
the life of the record indefinitely? Do you
want the fragile record which you must fon-
Don't lei anyone tell you that you can't hear (
Yon can. The Edison can be made to play I
Of these records is not as true to the original to
superior method of sound development. they
which they we're made.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-12-19

The New Edison Diamond
Disc may be had in q vide
variety of styles and prices
to suit your purse.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-12-19
Real Music
At last

You should hear this Wonder
full New Edison Diamond Disc In
strument.
Even if you are not thinking of purchas-
ing, you should attend these concerts. If the
familiar mechanical approximation of tone
has seemed wonderful to you, then this new
gift of the wizards genius will be revela-
lion.
er makes of records. And although the music
as Edison's own re-creations, because Of his
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-22
Socialism in New York

Norman Hapgood in LeSlie's.
 Not many words have been used more loosely than the term socialism. In this country it has been mostly a red flag to infuriate the bourgeoisie. and I must say the American socialists have con tributed little to cause themselves to be studied more seriously.f Karl Marx said: Every step of real progress is of more importance than a dozen pro grammes' The recent combination of trades unionists, co-opeYations, and SO cialsts, making the present powerful British labor party, would have been approved by him in his later years. Prob ably. were he alive, he would even ap- prove the step taken in 1917 by the pre- vailing socialist organizations in Ger manvAsand England, admitting brain wcrIxers. abolisling the distinction be- tween mind and muscle, and substitute ing the distinction between those who live on what they do themselves and those who do not earn their living. Marx was much more reasonable than many of those who think themselves his ortho- dox followers. Republicans and demo- crats are fusing in certain New York dis tricts to beat the socialist candidates at the coming congressional elections. New York socialists have brought it on them selves by their ignorant and doctrinaire attitude toward the war. The St. Lotus war plank was a bad slip, for which American socialists ought to suffer uneh they repeal it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-22
Mounting Cost of War

From The Progress of the World, V in
 The American Review of Reviews.
 A comparison of the reports of our treasury department with recently issued British financial statements shows that America is already spending 50 per cent more than Great Britain on the war. The war outgo for July was $1. sos 0O0, GOO, or more than s2,000.0O0 each hour Thus we have come to yearly rate of $lS, <, 0oe, c,000: but each month shows an in- crease over preceding months and the year 1919 is expected to- need $2f,0O0, 000,- : COG not counting between five and six billion dollars that will be appropriated for that year but covered by future con tracts. Although We are going so much faster than Great Britain, and at q con stantly accelerated rate, our total war debt is as yet only about one-third as large as Great Brtains, owing to Amer ieas shorter period of war effort-s12,- : 5ce G00,O0o against s36,600 o0o,000. In the cur rent year we have raised about S4,o00, COG o0o in taxes as compared with $S.2i0.- oooooo levied by Great Britain With a population here twice as great as our allies we should. to make the individual burden of taxation as great as the Eng lishman's. raise ss,G00, 900, ,o00-just the sum we propose to raise next year. It must be membered. however, that England came to this present burden by gradual increments over four years, while we will have jumped to it in less than half the time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-22
MUCH DIFFERENCE IN BRITISH AND
 IRISH FOODSTUFF

.U
 London, September 21.- Although only tt three-hour boat trip separates Eng- land and Ireland there as much diff ference as between day And night in the two islands as far as food is com cerned.
 For the person who has lived in Eng land for time and whose habits have led him to believe his system needs more than the number of food calories that science prescribes Ireland is a wonderful place to dine in
 It does not follow that sufficient food is not available -England-there is sufficient to healthily maintain the sys- tenn but there is a difference between that and eating a large steak prop erly decorated. That can be accomp- lished in Ireland at reasonable cost, but not in England at any price.
 Ireland is not rationed voluntarily or otherwise, and there is plenty of every thing with the exception of sugar. In respect to food it is more pleasantly situated than the United States or Eng land. because prices have not advanced as they have in America and are no higher than in England wheros the nafn- tstry of food not only rations but con- trols prices. Ireland always has sent quantities of meat and dairy products to England and still is doing so.
 Americans who have been in Eng land and tried to become accustomed to the four ounces of meat at a meal and an absence of fat in cooking wher- ever possible. on arriving iii Ireland fai it.1. 1, on meat, drink quantities of milk and do not spare the butter. They had not been getting milk at all except with Dhysician's prescription, and but ter was limited to less than an ounce a day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-22

From Gas in This War by Charles Baskerville, in the Ameriean Review of Reviews.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-22

With the American Army in France, August -(Correspondence of the As- sociated Press.)-To hang onto the heels of a retreating enemy and keep begging away at him day after day is not an easy undertaking even for veteran war riors.
 When the Germans recrosseds the Marne northward bound with dhe Americans not far behind various units of the American army were called upon for operation in this kind of warfare for the first time. But even German prisoners taken by the Americans gave credit to the Yankees for their spirit of persistence and marveled at their in- genuity and recuperative abilities.
 Field operations for the Franco American offensive virtually were com pleted in a night. One American di- vision marched all night, part of the next day and that night, and went into action at daylight July IS. Other di- visions accomplished similar tasks equally as strenuous, several of them coming some distance and the boys en- countering strange terrain which ap- peared to stimulate their thirst for ad- venture as they went on and on, not knowing what to expect next.
 The men didn't know exactly just what the schedule called for-that is, they hadn't been told officially. Even captains and lieutenants say they were not notified formally of the attack con templated-such is the way an army works--but like their men they had a pretty good idea of what was in store for them, or rather of the surprise that was in the making for the Germans.
 When the Americans, in conjunction with the French, started the offensive that morning, and kept going until the Germans reached the Vesle, automatic ally began the task of the various des partments-in keeping in touch with an
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-22
FIVE

of the supreme court going to market ins the morning. with their baskets, and and carrying home the supplies that they had frugally purchased. It is not. however, a question of returning to old ways of living. but rather question of utilizing wisely our new advantages In his book on America. written a few years ago. a famous French senator, D Estour- neles de Constant, declared that his own country could live in comfort upon what Americans waste and throw away When the French. after their defeat by Ger many. had 10 pay an indemnity of 5.oee7 COCO francs. thel peasants met the bill out of their savings. At a later period they lent Russia still larger sums which Russian savings must sometime repay Meanwhile. our war bills will be increased with the new army programme, and st least 25.o0oo00 different Americans should by thrift and saving be able to sub scribe for tho Fourth Liberty Loan, soon to be offered to the public.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-22
Gas-Cloud Attacks

From Gas in This War" by Charles
 Baskerville, in the American Review
 Of Reviews.
 The element of surprise constitutes an important factor in such use of gas clouds, in fact in all phases of gas warfare Against chlorine simple protection was quickly devised, name ly, cloth hood, provided with gcg- gles. which might be readily slipped over the head and be tucked under the shirs around the neck Before issuing, the hood was treated with a solution of scda and "hypo, which neutralized the chlorine. It was another wonder ful service of women in war-the nak- ing of 25O.0Oo of those hoods by the women of Great Britain and getting them to France in a week! This means of protection long since became obso- lete The matter of defense is referred to more fully below.
 A number of gas clouds were launched on the western front. but the casualties were probably muen greater at each assault on the R'.s- sian front. except the first time ehl2- rine' was used at Ypres. when 50Oa were killed and as many prisoners taken. The Russians i'll many in- instances were never supplied with protective means of any kind. although Russian chemists later made some very valuable suggestions in selective de- fensiye agents and devised some good masks. Up to August. 1916, the Ger mans claimed to have killed nearly &C., 900 by gas No data as to total cas- uaIties are available. In this connec- ton it may be said that chlorine alone was not the sole agent used. Toward the end of 1915 about 20 per cent of phosgene (carbonyl chloride) was mixed with the chlorine. is a more dangerous gass- because a compara- lively slight gassingy may show it's fatal action only after several hours. when thes soldier is out of the active zone.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-22

number of occasions the divisional of ficers moved their headquarters once every 2i hours for three consecutive days.
 To establish an office with telephone connection and provide working room for various assistants, with their clerks and typewriters and quarters for diff ferent individuals of the department one morning, and then move on the next morning and. in the meanwhile, to keep up with important and rapidly developing work at a battle front, is but one of thousand or more routine details with which the commanding of ficers had to contend
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-22
The Land of Luxury

From "The Progress of the World" in
 The American Review of Reviews
 The people of the United States have been wholly unconscious of the rapidi;y with which they have advanced from comparative poverty 10 unequaled afflu- ence Most people in all countries. and through all ages, have lived close to the borderlands of famine and epidemic. No great population in all history was ever so luxurious as the people of the United States have been in recent years. There has been an amazing advance in the standards of living: and we should aim to have both town dwellers and country people live still more decentlv and agree ably in years to come. But high standard of liviug is compatible with simplicity and thrift There are men now living in Washington who remem- Der when it was a common thing to see cabinet members. senators and members
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-22
Advent of the Monarch

From Camp Pike Trench and Camp
 Camp Pike is not used to much gold braid on the uniforms of it's officers, and so the dress uniforms Of the mem- bers of the state staff of Governor Bilbo of Mississippi created an impression upon the -colored soldiers, who rank an officer by the amount Of the feathers on display. As the car with the staff passed up South avenue one negro polsed his head out of the barfack window and then hurredly called to his companions:
 "Niggersl Niggersl Come heah a-run- nin-de King of Arkansas done cum to town!'