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The Alaska daily empire., 1918-11-06
OIL PATCHES CHARTED.

LONDON. Oct. s1. Even oil patches on the sea rae charted these days. A sunken submarine may emit oil for weeks. To guard against navy aerial patrols wasting bombs on submersibles already fin ished. a record of such cases is kept and shown on maps kept up to date.
 Aviators patrolling the same sec tion of water for days become ac- customed to these permanent patches and waste no time on them A man over new water. however, must frequently consult his map.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-11-06
BRITISH WAR VIEWS

LONDON, Nov. 6.-The London Ev- ening News, Lord Northcliffe's pa per, says the British War Cabinet communication to President Wilson declares that none of the Allied Gov ernments regards the German note as satisfactory or anything more than a spacious maneouver; that the Al lies are not to be drawn into a con troversy; that the changes in the German government are regarded quite adequate as guarantees; that Germany must clear out of Alsace- Lorraine before any sort of peace discussion is opened; and that Great Britain notes the absence of any men tion of the point vitally affecting her, i e., security of the sea.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-11-06
EMPEROR STILL
 CAN SIT UP AND
 TAKE NOURlSHMENT

AMSTERDAM, Nov. 6.-Emperor William has again given his personal approval to plans of the German league for combating foreign ways and customs in Germany, according to German customs. Writing to the league the Emperor 'welcomed with joy all efforts toward eradicating this weakness and toward strength ening the National self-cOnsciOusness correspondinfi to our position of power and superior mind 'kultur"
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-11-06
REPORT OF. TARIFFS
 DEATH EXAGGERATED

A telegram dated at Vancouver
 from Harry Tartiff discloses that one of the victims of the Princess
 Sophia was wrongly identified The
 body listed No. 10 by the undertak' CTS was identified as Harry Tartiff. When the list of the identified dead was printed in the States. MT. Tar tiff saw it and wired to Juneau, bor.
 rowing the famous account of Mark
 Twain. that "the account of my death
 was very much exaggerated, for I'm still alive and well"
 The body that was Identified as
 Tartiff is now unclaimed and uniden-
 tified.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-11-06
NEW REVENUE BILL
 TAXING THEATRES
 PASSED eY ccNcREss

The U. s Senate Finance Commit tee finished on October II. in Wash. ington. it's deliberations of that sec tion Of the revenue bill. passed by the House of Representatives.. having to do with admissions and dues. The committee decided to change the measure so that a tax of one DOT cent will be levied on each five cents or fraction thereof paid for ad- mission, instead of two cents on each ten cents or fraction. In this way the five-cent houses will be brought into the provisions of the proposed law and relieves the fifteen-cent ad- missions Of one cent of the tax as now levied.--(Trade Review.)
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-11-06
WHIskEy FOR FUEL

SALT LAKE CITY, Nov. e.-More than 32.OG0 pint bottles of whiskay. besides several barrels, and hun dreds of quart bottles of the high. proof liquar left here this week for Washington, where the motor trans- port Corps of the United States will take 1t over for fuel purposes. This whiskey is only part of that seized snce Utah obeyed prohibition. and approximates the amount seized by Chief of Police J Farley White of this city. About 2,000 gallons d. ready have been destroyed.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-11-06
BACK TO THE LAND"

OTTAWA, Nov. 6.-The "back to the land" movement for disabled soldiers in Canada is being handled by the Department of Soldiers Civil Re-establishment through census of the soldiers, with a view to as certaining their occupations and fu- ture ambitions. About 100000 cards have already been obtained and are being analysed in order that the Gov ernment may know the magnitude of the problem.
 Among the questions asked of the soldiers were those dwelling upon their ability to perform light work. etc.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-11-06
GREATER CONTROL OVER MACHINES
 WITH EXPERIENCE

AN AMERICAN AERODROME IN FRANCE, Nov. 6.-An experiment re gently conducted by an air pilot re- vealed how thoroughly mere flight has been stabilized In mid-air the pilot released his hand and foot con trols entirely and touched nothing for 20 miles, leaving his machine to fly itself until just before landing.
 "You couldn't do that with an au tomobile," he laughed, after describ ing the performance to fellow flyers
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-11-06
AMERICANS TRADE
 THEIR WHITE BREAD
 FOR PEASANTS MAKE

WITH THE AMERICAN FORCES IN FRANCE, Nov. GA common sight along the highways of France Where American troops are in camp is to see the Americans trading their white bread supplied by the army for the darker bread baked by the French peasants. The Americans say the white bread is the finest in the world but that they like the French bread for a change.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-11-06
TOUCHING CEREMONY OVER GRAVES OF
 AMERICAN DEAD

PARIS, Nov. 5.-A touching cere- nony in honor of fallen soldiers of the American Army took place at the American cemetery at Surenes, sev- en miles Northwest of Paris.
 A cortege composed of many Amer can soldiers and officers, Y. M. c. A. members and Knights of Colum- bus workers, appeared at the graves of the Americans and covered them with flowers and flags yesterday af- ternoon.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-11-06
vIoLAToRs GIVE UP

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz.. Nov. 6.-Viola- tors of sugar conservation regulations have contributed numerous notches to the Arizona Food Administrators le- gal gun-and for the most part thoy are easily discernable notches. in list of penalties placed upon vio- lators. announced short time ago, one of the lightest was voluntary
 contribution on the part of the vio- lator of fifty dollars to the Red Cross.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-11-06

that part of the vessel that remains on the shelf have been discovered.
 No More Bodies to Recover.
 It is probable that there will be the Princess Sophia. At least that is the belief of those who have had charge of the search for victims. The search for bodies continues by the Osprey, Aucklet and the Murr of the fisheries patrol.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-11-06
BRITISH ARMY
 MORE DEMOCRATIC
 SINCE THE WAR

LONDON, Nov. Gone result of the war has been to democratize the British army, and it is regarded as practically certain that after peace has been declared England will have large number of men of birth and education will be serving in the ranks.
 Before the South African war the private was "a man of no school ac count" He was forbidden entry to what corresponds to the American orchestra of theatre, and was told that his proper place was the gal lery.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-11-06

THE EMPIRb PRINTING CON >ANY has the best equipped com nercial printing office In Alaska; in eIudes 13 linotype faces, the latess styles in types, the only exclusively look and commercial cylinder print. Ing press in the Territory; modern In every pe -ticul>r; only one quality q printif x-rkS vEsT-Pncss rsae .nAb1o.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-11-06
JESUS CHRIST SAID:

'In such. an hour q ye think not the Son of Nan cometh." So it would be wis4 to follow these rules every day. tf
 Do nothing that you would not like to be doing whea Jesus comes. 60 to no place where you would not like te be found when Jesus comse. Say nothing you would not like to be saying whsn 1e gus comes."
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-11-06
ONLY PLACE IN TOWN

serving Maliard and Teal ducks. Your way is the right way. "7
 THE ALASKA GRILL.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-11-06
TRAP %1
 ard ~ N | FIELD E1
WHAT OTHERS THING
 OF TRENCH SHOTGUN

In an article on "The Weapons of Our Army" by Emerson Hough, appearing in a recent issue of tfe Saturday Evening Post, the follow ing statements are made:
 The requisition of General Persh- ing for sawed-off shotguns for trench work has never been made specific to the American public. I do not know whether he asked for the auto matic or the pump action shotgun. Probably it was the latter, or what is known as the riot action type or the brush gun model, six-shot, hand operated single barrel pump shotgun. It need not be pointed out that such weapon, loaded with nine buckshot, is one of the dealiest weapons at short range ever receiv- ed or used by man. No column Of 1 troops could stand at close range before a heavy line of men. armed with this sort of gun. In the Civil War ball and buck" made the most dreaded load-an ounce ball and | three buckshOt.
 The Germans are now whining about our use of shotguns, which. they say, is opposed to the articles of the Geneva convention. Strange they do not also object to our use of asphyxiating gases and liquid fire | whose use we learned from them, and which is also prohibited by the articles of the Geenva convention | Philadelphia Inquirer)
 When the Boches are caught ill a trap they yell that the Yankees are using shotguns. Evidently trap shooting isn't popular with Jerry | Philadelphia Bulletin).
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-11-06

TELEPHONE NUMBER. The telephone number of the Gift Shop is 258.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-02-28
GERMAN OPERATIONS
ON THE RUSSIAN FRONT
CONFUSE EXPERT OPINION

COPENHAGEN, Feb. 2S.-COnfiict-
ing interpretations were placed upon
EdvIces received here today as TO the
German operations on the eastern
front.
Apparently orders have been issued
10 the Germans to discontinue their
advance, but whether this pertained
20 the whole front or to individual
districts was not plain.
According TO one report the Ger
mans In the Pskoff district had been
ordered to halt their movements, but
whether this was caused by the pros
poet of fresh peace negotiations or
whether the Germans were waiting
for re-enfOrcements was not clear.
Pskof has been the scene OF furi-
Gus fighting between the Germans
and detachments of Bolsheviki troops.
Loyal Russians, REINFORCED by work
Taen, gave determined battle to the
Germans in the Psko1 district and the
city changed hands several times.
Field Marshal Won Hindenburg, the
German chief OF staff, Is said to have
gone TO Dvinsk and to have ordered
= cessation of hostilities in the sec
EIon between Mohilev and Vitebsk
This indicated that the discontinuance
Of the German operations extends
over a considerable part Of the front.
News of the new order following SO
closely upon the rumors OF diEsen-
Fions between Berlin and Vienna and
the report that Austria is baking
HeainS: a renewal Of hostilities
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-02-28

are still laboring under q handicap.
There are no American aeroplRnes
here, and the number the French have
supplied is inadequate. Four German
planes few leisurely over an impor-
tant village Tuesday, made observa-
lions at their pleasure, and then went
away before French planes arose to
give chase. German planes continu-
ally hy across the America lines.
The United Press later learned the
finish OF the private's story regarding
the man running down the trench de-
lIrious with pain and suffocation-
Two Expected to Die.
He ran bare-footed through the
communicating trenches, across the
fields and roads, TO a village more
than a mile away. There he dorpped
unconscious. He Is believed to be
among the dead.
The official casualties announced
are the same as the United Press fig
ures Of Wednesday. One additional
gas victim was brought in late Wed
nesdAy.
But two of those in the hospital will
probably die. They have only q fight.
ing chance. The others are expected
to recover.
An Idaho private was the only one
able to talk. His case was slight,
but his story was interrupted repeat
eddy by heavy coughing which passed
as he said 'dopeyland."
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-02-28
leet Starts Northward At Full Speed Berlin Announces
VARDAMAN WANTS
GOVERNMENT TO
TAKED c. PHONES

Senator vardaman Of Mississippi.
member OF the Senate Postoffices
Committee, declared himself today In
favor OF the permanent Government
ownership and operation OF the tele-
phone lines in the District OF Co
lumbia.
Senator Vardaman said he did not
favor any temporary proposition. ana
did not see why the Government
should take over the lines for the
war period to benefit the corporation
owning the property.
II he question OF taking over tho
lines goes TO the Postoffice Commit
tee, Senator Vardaman will work for
permanent ownership. However, the
Postoffice Committee is strongly
conservative, and IL Is doubtful
whether a majority OF the committee
can be mustered for a proposition to
authorize Government ownership or
control.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-02-28
CAPITAL WOMAN
ARRESTED AS SHE
LEAVES HOSPITAL

Discharged from a hospital in Har-
risonburg. Va, after having recov-
cred from the effects OF twenty-four
grains OF bichloride OF mercury tab
lets, Mrs. Gertrude X Lloyd Kirby,
twenty-three years old, wife OF
Thomas r. Kirby. OF Timberville, Va,
was arrested for the local authorities.
She will be brought here tomorrow
by Headquarters Detective String
fellow to answer to the charge OF
violating a parole given her by Judge
Covington, OF the District Court, fol-
lowing her Indictment in January,
1915, on the charge OF grand larceny.
The arrest OF Mrs. Kirby here in
1917 grew out OF a complaint made
by Mrs. Phoebe Howell, T29 Gresham
place northwest, who charged her
with stealing articles from her home.
Mrs. Kirby was at that time employ
ed by Mrs. Howell.
According to q dispatch from Har-
risonburg, Mrs. Kirby had a disagree
ment with q man known as Harry
Thorpe at Mt. jackson, Va, a week
ago and swallowed poison. She was
removed to the Harrisonburg hospital
and through prompt administering Of
antidotes, recovered.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-02-28
ATTACK ON
RUSS|ANSH|PS
EXPECTED BY
OFFIC|ALSHERE
ICnntinued from. First PaEe.)

CONTINUED from First PaGeJ
lies in Russia have known this for
many months It is the consensus Of
expert military opinion.
Even had there been no peace con-
ference at Brest-Litovsk, the Ger
mans necessarily would have had to
walt until this time to make an at
esmpt upon the Russian capital, be-
cause they could not do so without
lack Frost as their ally. There was
no means OF taking Dvinsk' except
by utilizing the ice in the marshes.
Battlefield Created.
As for Petrograd, the frost Of the
Arctic winter has created a battle
Geld for the Germans which could not
exist IN the summer. 1t is no less
than the frozen NevG and its vast
mouth that flows past Kronstadt to
the Baltic. Fields Of Ice cover the
&eva every winter.
One of the most popular and re-
enunerative trolley lines in Petrograd
s. that which is laid-poles, wires,
lies, steel rails, and all-On the Neya
Ice, and which carries traffic length
wise of the city during six winter
months.
Hundreds OF thousands OF acres of
this icefIeId. strong enough to sup
port the heaviest artillery and trac-
Tors, environ Petrograd. All danger
pf the Neva mines is removed. In
etead of approaching Petrograd in
boats, carrying heavy naval guns and
eisking Russian submarines, nets, and
mines, the Germans have only to
Eledge their great guns onto the Ice
from the Finland shore and draw
Them toward PetrOgrad as their line
Advances.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-02-28
OWNERSHIP
Of UTILITIES
indie. Wins
SEN. OWEN
NJ BILL PRICE.

81 will most assuredly support any
measure in Congress for Governments
ownership OF telephone lines in the
District OF Columbia" said Senator
Owen OF Oklahoma today. In discuss
ing the local utilities problem wIth
The Times representative.
Moreover, think that the street
railway lines, electric light and pow
err and gas should be taken over ~
the Government. When the question
before Congress I intend to speak
upon many phases OF IL.
washington should be q model
city In the operation OF public utIli-
ties. To make IL so Government
ownership Is the only solution The
great trouble with private ownership
is that II looks at everything from
the standpoint OF profit while the
Government would operate from the
standpoint OF the best service at the
least expense. ..-
City Should Re Model
'The utter selhshness of private
operation Is too apparent at all times.
The interests OF the public never
weigh against the eternal view Of
this as q general proposition, and not
as directed to any particular local
corporation.
81 do know, however. that wash
ington has for months been compelled
to put up with notably bad service
from some Of the local utilities, and
that the Government. with its eye on
Improvement and service, would un-
doubtedly be able to better this. and
direct itself toward splendid systems
OF public service that would serve -
models for the world"
The fight in Congress for ownership
Of telephones by the Government IL
expected to become lively after the
answer is sent to the Senate by Post
master General Burleson as to his
reasons for offering to take over the
local telephone line The answer Is
being written by subordinates OF Mr..
Burlesoi under his direction.
It was expected for some time that
the sentiment in Congress in behalf
OF Government ownership or operation
Of the street railway lines in this city
would receive impetus through the
answer the Public Utilities Commits
sion is to send to the resolution OF
Senator Jones making searching In
Quiry as to street car conditions and
seeking a recommendation as to what
should be done to improve service.
The expectation will not become .
reality at this time.
Commissioner BroEnlow favors a
straightout response for Government
ownership. although pointing out the
steps being taken through John A.
Beeler and his experts to bring about
improvement Commissioner Gardi-
ner would not object to Government
ownership II there was any certainty
that the District is to remain yotelesS.
Fears Machine ContrOI.
Should the District be given SUI
frage he fears that government
ownership would bring about polltl-
cal manipulation and machine meth
DDS. He will not, therefore, Join In
recommending that the street rail-
ways be put under the government.
He will suggest other methods.
Each commissioner will express his
views to committees OF Congress
when ownership OF Washington street
RAILWAYS gets before that body,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-02-28
Had to Use Grain Scale
To Weigh This Draftee;
He Registered SOB Lbs.

ST. PAUL. Feb. 2s.-Thomas
Wood, twenty-three years old, Is
so big that when he was called
in for physical examination for
the draft yesterday he had to be
weighed on a grain scale at an
elevator.
The draft boards scale could
not register Woods weight, and
two of the men had to repair to
the elevator with the dTaftee,
who tipped the scales at sos
pounds.
He was rejected.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-02-28
GOVERNMENTPLANS
TO SEIZE GERMAN
DOCKS IN AMERICA
By DAVID LAWRENCE.
(Continued from First Page.)

many does not make her deeds square
with her words when once peace ne
gotiations are begun.
Origin Of the Plan.
The plan had its origin in a curious
way. Two big ships of the Hamburg
American line now lying in Mexican
ports were sought by the United
States shipping Board. Being In neu'
trail ports. they could not be seized or
Communicated. So negotiations were
entered into with agents OF the Ham
burE-American line for the purchase
Of the vessels. The latter set a very
high price for the ships but declared
that the money was needed to put the
docks and terminals in shape Tor the
resumption of business the very day
peace was declared. Also fund was
to be established by the Hamburg
American line to pay pensions to It's
employees.
In other words, II the United States
Government agreed to the deal II
would be in eject helping Germany
to keep her shipping organization In
tact during the war and prepare
otherwise, too, for efter-the-war
trade. Holding up the American Gov
eminent for high price had the op-
posIte effect, however.
President Wilson himself took q
personal interest in the matter, and
one day last week dropped in at the
alien property custodian's office to
md out about those docks and termi-
nal facilities. The result Is that the
stock OF the German steamship lines
and the Atlas Company, which owns
the Hamburg-American lines build
ing at As Broadway, will pass into
the hands OF the alien property Gus
todian, who will appoint q board Of
directors to administer the properties.
Docks New In Use.
Just now the docks are being used
by the War DepaI tment, having been
Communicated under general author
ity Of Congress when war was de-
clared and the offices OF the Ham
burg-American line are being &C.
cupied under the game statute by the
Navy. But when the war is over,
that authority ceases, and under the
terms OF the trading with the enemy
act, property owned by Germans
either can be returned to their own
ers or otherwise disposed OF a. Con-
gress may indicate.
Should the alien property custodian
decide to sell any German property
and give the money to the owners. he
can do so. but in all probability Con-
gress will be asked specifically to
authorize the sale OF the big docks
and facilities. And q request by
President Wilson to have such q sale
would undoubtedly be granted. There
fore IL would not be surprising to find
that even before the war is ended, the
big terminal facilities will pass per-
manently into the hands OF the Uni
ted States Shipping Board or private
concerns composed OF American citi-
zens.
Thus Is America already using not
merely her military resources, but
her economic power to bring home to
the German people that only by set
ting up a government that can be
trusted hereafter to keep the peace
can they be assured OF an opportunity
to recoup their immense financial
losses entaIled by the Hohenzollerns'
war.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-02-28
RUSSIAN REGIMENT
JOINS GERMAN FORCES,
SAYS BERLIN REPORT

BERLIN CviA London), Feb. IS
kThe Fourth Esthonian Regiment
placed itself under German command"
khe Berlin official statement said to-
esy.
. AT Minsz we captured 1000 ma
bhine guns and $4,000 rifles"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-02-28

Brest-Litovsk yesterday to renew the
peace conference.
Hoffmen's repl ystrengthens the
belief OF tho Bolsheviki that the
Germans do not intend TO capture
Petrograd. Instead. it said they in
tend to occupy a line from Narva
100 miles west OF Petrograd) to
Vitebsk 1850 miles south of Petro-
Erad) under the pretense OF protect
ing small nations.
Francis May Go To Moscow.
State Department authorities in
clined to think today Ambassador
Francis would 20 to Moscow, where
he would be able to get transporta-
ton through Siberia readily.
He can use his own discretion, how
ever. as to the best plan OF action.
ApropOs OF Francis departure from
Petrograd, State Department officials
spoke highly today OF his course in
the stormy days recently. Sent over
originally because OF his business
ability, he was to further commercial
arrangements between the two ma
lions. Then the herenslIy regime and
tho Bolsheviki troubles followed.
Francis life was threatened at vari-
Ious times, but always he handled the
situation with true diplomacy and
often with an unusual degree of
bravery.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-02-28
RULES ON COMMUNICATING.

The War Department has decided
that all Communicating orders must
be passed upon by the priorittes
board OF the Council Of National De
Tense, and subsequently examined and
ratified as to their legality by the
fudge advocate generals office. mhis
ruling Is the result OF confusion in
the past over conflicting command
eering orders from various branches
of the War Government