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The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-12
EAGLES ARE PATRIOTIC

DOUGLAS, Feb. 12.-While the exact figures are not available, it is certain that Douglas Aerie No IF, Fraternal Order of Eagles, has any other organization on the Island While it might not be just to the others to assert that Eagels are more patriotic, there is no questioning their loyalty, but that more of them have gone out to enlist is probably due to the fact that a greater per centage of young men belonged tC this order than to any other.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-12
INVESTMENTS FROM
 CORDOVA ENUMERATED
 BY CORDOVA TIMES

Tommy Van has enlisted in the radio service and is at the Seattle training camp, but soon excepts to leave for Harvard University Camp
 Clarence Anderson has been eX- empted from draft by the Bureau of Fisheries as a necessary government employee.
 Dan Dunlap has joined the aviation Corps at Bremerton, Wash.
 William Dahl writes that he is at the Bablo Beach aviation training camp, Jacksonville, Fla.
 Jos. E. Saurage has left Baton Rouge, Louisiana, with 150 others for some training camp in Arkan- sas.
 Walter Ulman enlisted at Belling- ham, Wash.
 Percy L. Hughes is at the training camp of American University, Wash ingtcn, D. C., having joined Company r.. goth Engineers, fourth battalion, at Vancouver. Wash.
 Hans V. Sorlick is a member of the emergency classification fleet at the Puget Sound Navy Yard.
 James H. Sullivan enlisted at Great Lakes, IL, for the aviation service.
 John Turner joined the. signal corps at Fort LawtOn.
 Thos Rierson enlisted at Portland in the aviation corps.
 John Gilbert Jas. Lyman and Hen ry Wall. the latter from Kennecott, have joined the aviation corps at San Antonio. Texas.
 Roy E. Hegg, Harold Chadwick John Jones and Lou Mornhinveg are among the Cordovans. who expect to take advantage of the recent ruling of General Crowder permitting All askan registrants to enlist before the draft takes place in the Terri tory.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-12
MRS. NINNIS REMEMBERED

TREADWELL, Feb. 12-Mrs Min his was surprised at her home here last night when it was invaded by nineteen of her sisters of the Order of Eastern Star, Nugget Chapter of Douglas, who brought with them conservation refreshments and lots of social cheer During the evening Mrs Ninnis was presented with a beautiful ivory pin. The Ninnis fam fly, after a residence here of nine teen years, will leave on the next trip of the Spokane for the south, their future location not having been definitely decided upon.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-12
NO ALAskANS ON FUscANIA

TREADWELL, Feb F. = Some fears were entertained here that Leo Higley and William Anderson who left here two months ago and joined the 20th Engineers, Corps were aboard the Tuscania, the trans port torpedoed in European waters last week., but a telegram received yesterday set at rest any fears for their safety, there having been no Alaskans on the ill-fated ship.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-12
DELAYED CALENDARS ARRIVE

DOUGLAS, Feb. 12.-My calendars have at last arrived. They cos, more money and time to make than ordinary cheap calendars and are worth having. They are not glarne advertisements, but modest and dig nified and made to my order for the people of Douglas Island.
 Will be pleased to have you call and get one of these beautiful cal endars.
 GUY SMITH, Druggist,
 Douglas, Alaska.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-12
"THRIFT STAMP" IS LATEST "DRINK" WITH
 THE NATIVE SONS

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 12.-'Let's drop in somewhere and have some thing on me-"
 Alright, we'll go across to the bank there. I'll take shrift stamp"
 "Pll take the same"
 This may be typical of some con- versations which may be heard in the future if movement started re- gently spreads Already a number of men have pledged themselves to stand by this program.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-12
SOME DISCREPANCY

DOUGLAS, Feb. 12.-Today has been the most beautifully bright day experienced here for long time some say last June while others de clare it was in May. At any rate the sun is shining brightly today and there should be no trouble in re membering the date in the future this being EOncoln's birthday
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-12
MANY WILL ATTEND DANCE

DOUGLAS, Feb. 12.-Many Island CTS from both here and Treadwell will attend the annual ball given by the Juneau Bremen tonight. Both the Douglas and Treadwell Fire De- ed while many others will attend from both places
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-12
MASQUERADE DANCE

DOUGLAS, Feb 12.-The Sons and Daughters of Norway have selected Wednesday night of next week, Feb ruary 20, on which to give their grand masquerade ball and Eagle Hall as the place. The best music obtainable has already been engaged and no effort will be spared tC make it the event of the winter
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-12
HALF HOLIDAY TODAY

DOUGLAS, Feb 12. - Loyalty Hous" was observed in the public school here this morning by the pre- sentation of two patriotic programs one in the Senior and one in the grade departments. School was dis missed at noon for the day in honor of the 1O9th anniversary of the birth of Abraham Lincoln.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-12
FISH BOATS STOCK UP

DOUGLAS, Feb ts-The fishing boats Wilson and Dagney each took on stock of bait here from the A. c. Fish Company this morning and would get away during the day for the fishing banks. The Wilson is the new boat which was here Satur- day with the first catch she has made in Alaskan waters.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-12
FOR SULOAI BAY

DOUGLAS, Feb. 12.-The tug Al ice, owned by the James Lumber In terests, left last night for Suloai Bay with a scow load of material and supplies for the box factory which the company is operating al the place. Reports from Suloai Bay are that the coming season will sec great activity in the lumber industry there
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-12
FULL MEETING URGED

DOUGLAS, Feb. 12. = Tomorrow being one of the two weekly work days at Red Cross headquarters, it is expected that the usual number of willing workers will be present as there is a large amount of work on hands for which the demand is very urgent.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-12

NEW YORK: Charles M. Schwab says that within eighteen months the United States will have more torpedo boat destroyers of the size most efficient against submarines than all of the other nations of the world now possess. The Bethlehem Steel's contract, he said, now total
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-12
INITIATION LAST NIGHT

DOUGLAS, Feb. 12.-At a regular meeting of the Douglas Island La bor Union last night, B. J. Fay, knight of the block in the Treadwell Market, was initiated into the order "a new member off the tip of the srloin, so to speak.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-12

LONDON: Wireless communica- tion between Holland and the Dutch Indies is to be established by the Telefunken Co. of Berlin. The Dutch government has requested a credit of $2,OO0,0OO to finance the enterprise.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-12
DOUGLAS AND TREADWELL NEWS NOTES

years residence here has he seen so much snow at any one time as there is here at present. MT. Marks was one of the original stakers Of the Ready Bullion mine away back in 1880 and he has made his home continuously ever since.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-12
GREEK FISHERMEN
 MAKE UNIQUE GIFTS
 TO THE RED CROSS

PARTON SPRINGS, Fla, Feb. 12 The Creek American sponge fish ermen here have made one of the most unique gifts that the American Red Cross has yet received. Each fishing captain, as his boat is un- loaded, contributes bunch of spong- es to the lot being gathered for the Red Cross Today the sponges were sold for $S0S at public auction on the sponge exchange here, the only pub lie sponge market in the United States. The money was sent to the Red Cross.
 FOR SALE cheap-furnished or un- furnished, Groom house with bath. Dan Campbell, Treadwell.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-12
FOR RED CROSS

DOUGLAS, Feb. 12.-At it's meet ing last night the Labor Union de cided to hold another card party for the benefit of the Red Cross and next Monday night was named as the date for holding it. Everybody will be welcome.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-12
AND HE SHOULD KNOW

while engaged in shoveling snow from the sidewalk in front of his property on Front Street this morn
 ing paused sufficiently long to re
 mark that never in his thirty eight
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-12

ed $750, 0,000 and the company is employing 100000 workers, it's payroyy being SIP, 2,000,000 a month. It's munitions output exceeds that of any other plan in the world by 50 per cent.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-12

LONDON: Non iindenburg in statement in German newspapers says: "The occupied regions of France are to be pitied. Within ten years they will be absolutely use less"
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-12

commissions Robert t;aran Ighbody 'the Stockholm Robert Simpson Coum,t
  received in the United
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-12

Today's News roday-ln Empire.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-06-10
ESTATE OF HOMER PITTS

State Of Vermont, District of Washington, SIS
The Honorable Probate Court for the Dis
trfct Aforesaid 70 the heirs and all persons
interested in the estate Of Homer Fits, late
Of the city Of Barre. in said district, deceas ed
GREETING:
WHEREAS, application hath been made &c
this court In writing, by the executrix, praying
for license and authority to sell all Of req
estate Of said dccensed, situated in the city Of
Barre, in said district, to wit Lot of land.
corner Of Elm and Franklin streets, represent
ing TO said court that It would be beneficial TO
the heirs and all persons interested in the
estate of said deceased. to sell said real estate
and convert the same into money.
And bringing into court the consent and ap-
probation in writing of all the heirs to said
estate residing In this state and setting forth
the situation Of the real estate.
WHEREUPON. the said court appointed and
assigned the 18th day of June, 1918. at the
probate office in Montpelier. in said district to
hear and decide upon said application and petit
ton. and ordered public notice thereof to be
given to all persons interested therein. by pub
fishing said order. together with the time and
place Of hearing, three weeks successfully in
the Barre Daily Tines. newspaper which cir
culates In the neiRhborhood of those persons
interested In said estate, all OF which publcs-
lions shall be previous to the day assigned for
hearing
THEREFORE, you are hereby notified to ap-
pear before said court, at the time and place
assigned. then and there In said court to make
your objections TO the granting of such license,
IL you cause
Given under my hand at Montpelier in said
district, this 25th day of May, 1918.
MARY ]. CUTLER, Register.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-06-10

use he is in the terrific emergency Of these
times. II Is cheering Inspiring tic
know that no matter how inconspicu.
Gus his individual effort to help may be
| it is yet an essential part of the united
effort of all the people that gives Wash
| ington the motive power to conduct the
war. Separately we can do nothing that
will tell, but all together we an cou.l q
fate, or whatever you care TO call il, to
do our bidding.
To bring what I am trying 10 say
concretely before your mind, brother Of
mine, let me put it in this way: II fail
to do my duty in this hour the lost
effort will not be noticeable But If
You, also, should fail, and Smith should
fail, and Jones and Brown and Robin
son. and ten thousand others Of us little
fellows, then the machine would be
thrown out of gear, and very likely
wrecked Do YOU get me?
Just in the proportion that we little
chaps fail to sustain the government at
this period, in just that proportion will
it fall short of the impetus TO win this
war. And just as we Ill sand united
behind the government, just in that de.
gree will the task it hs. in hand be the
sooner and the better done
And remember this: It's the final mile
that counts if you are moving toward an
object; and il the final pound of steam
the engine needs is lacking you won't
reach the point you are headed for. We
must keep steam UP till we pull into the
station called Victory Not until then
may we take thought Of sairer days to
come
Now. Smith-Jones-Ro binson--are
we going to keep the engines running!
| for one say We Are.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-06-10
Emuhting Pershing at Devens.

The new school for general officers
which was begun at Camp Devens yes
terday, should do more to build up CO.
ordination among all the arms Of the
service than any other effort yet under
taken in the environments on this side of
the water. It's story, however, has not
all been told when this point has been
set down to its credit. Another great
advantage of the new school is the recog-
milton it gives to the fact that no man
can successfully be both teacher and pu-
pill at the same time. In all his work as
chief of the American expeditionary
force, General Pershing has admitted this
principle. Most of the advanced training
arranged for our officers in France is con-
Quoted in special schools, and officers at
tending them are detached from all con-
Germs except the business of study.
In the American camps, on the other
hand, in so far as we have allowed Off
GERS any additional instruction after they
have completed their first "Plattsburg"
training and received their commissions,
1t has been given them chiefly in conjunc-
tion with the manifold duties of their
regular commands. They have remained
responsible for carrying out the drill and
instruction of the men in their compan-
courses under the British and French Of
icers could not be pursued with the
singleness of purpose, the freshness of
mental and physical effort, necessary to
the task. The Americans were already
too absorbed with their own work as
teachers to be qualified also as good pu-
pills. Moreover the advanced schools, un-
der these conditions, could not be organ
lied with the completeness and extent of
curriculum essential to the development
of anything like full coordination
All these shortcomings have been CON
aoned by the war department on the
theory that there would be time enough
in France to give our officers the training
they require. 1t was upon this under
standing that last years government
school for commissioned officers, conduct
I'd at Harvard at the close of the r. o.
I. G. session, and by all odds the best of
rs kind ever held in this country. was
abandoned after only one LOT Of $50 Of
our officers, old and young. had received
Instruction in IL. Now we know that
here is no mind on earth capable OF
predicting how much time may be avail |
,ble for completing the training of units /
Utter they arrive in France. We see that
he one right thing TO do on this side Of /
he Atlantic is what General Pershing is /
Ioing behind the fighting lines-to wit. /
making the best possible use Of every /
sossible moment One thing is certain, |
70 officer can ever be too well trained /
That he should no; be too little trained /
ne school now opened AZ Devens gives ]
Tomising new assuranes.-Boston Tran
rriPt.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-06-10
A GREAT VERMONT INDUSTRY.
Maple Sugar in 1918 Sold for Approx
mately Two Millions.

If there is one product for which the
state of Vermont is famous, il is maple
sugar, because in the production of this
delicacy, Vermont is the leading state.
While there has been attached TO the
sugar crop much sentimental value, ma
pie products have in late years been CON
sidered luxury and the importance of
these products in the sugar supply of the
nation IL probably not generally appre-
ciated. Commissioners OF Agriculture F..
S. Brigham has recently taken a census
of the members of the State Maple Sug-
are Makers association to gather data
regarding the 1918 crop of maple sugar
and syrup. The year 1918 was not a
bumper year for maple sugar because the
production of sugar per tree averaged
only 2.28 pounds. This is practically
the same as the production for 1917,
which was considered poor year. There
were tapped, however, approximately s.
500 900 trees, which would give total
production Of l2,430000 pounds of sug
ar for the state.
Equals Hoover's Allowance.
Food Administrator Hoover has al
lowed a sugar consumption of SO pounds
per capita. This allowance would give
Vermont, in round numbers, l2s00,0O0
pounds Therefore Vermont maple sug
ar orchards nearly supplied the needs of
the state, of course, this does not mean
that Vermonters will not need white
sugar, because Vermont maple sugar and
syrup are shipped all over the United
States and to nearly every foreign coun
try, but ii does mean that Vermont will
contribute to the sugar supply Of the
nation nearly as much sugar as she con
sumes.
A 100000 Industry.
The price for sugar, as indicated by
the census, was % cents a pound, az
against ISIS cents received in 1917. The |
price received for syrup this spring was
81 SS as against Sl.37 received in 1917 i
In many cases these prices also included |
the package. Making due allowance for
this and for the fact that persons re-
spending to the census cards probably |
received better than average marketing. |
we still have a revenue of 80 100000 for t
the 1918 crop of sugar and syrup.
Vermont farmers deserve credit for /
their answer to the nations call in pro
ducing this, the first crops Of 1918. La
Dor shortage and increased costs on ev-
cry hand made it very difficult TO oper-
ate sugar places and 1t is an illustration
of the patriotism of Vermont farmers
that in spite of these handicaps, more
trees were tapped in 1918 than in the
year preceding.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-06-10
THE STEAM MAKERS.
By Thomas Addison of The vigilantes.

Brother mine. there is one basic fact
that perhaps we don't give much thought
to in these present circumstances in
which we find ourselves. 1t is this; The
government at Washington has only such
power to prosecute the war as you and !
and all the army of little fellows
throughout the country, furnish it, We
are the steam that runs the war engine.
without us it couldn't turn wheel Did
you ever ponder this?
Somebody has said that there are nov
over three thousand millonaires in the
United States. Say it ia so. As far
as mere money goes their combined
wealth couldn't run our end OF this world
conflict six months. As far as man
power goes they couldn't run it six min
utes.
II is we little fellows, the common
people, who supply the men and means
that make it possible for Uncle Sam TO
buck the German beast and, under heav-
en-. send it bowling to its lair It's our
job, yours and mine-we fellows in the
Offices, in the shops, behind the pillow,
on the freight trains, in the shipysrds.
in the cotton mills, in every useful in
dustry where men and women may put
in lick to keep those wheels in Wesh-
ington going round.
The president of himself owns no pow
er that will win the war nor does the
Congress, nor all the departments insti-
tuted to perform the tasks Of govern
ment Not one, not any or all of them,
can put a straw in the kaiser's butch.
ering path unless we little fellows are
behind them. We give forth the energy
that makes the great war engine move
Our strength lies in our multiplicity plus
unity of endeavor. as many Goals brought
together under the boiler create steam.
1t is an amazingly cheering thought
this, when the average man, standing
off TO himself, wonders of what earthly
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-06-10
What's Chewing Gum In French?

| Margaret Deland, writing about life
in France to-day in the June Woman's
Home Companion, tells the following
story:
Here's little story that reveals it.
II comes from one of our own boys.
lounging against the counter in the Au-
thors' Service canteen. Il wish you
could see that little Y. M. C. A. can
teen A small roughly finished room in
| the U. s. A. barracks; so dark that cleo
trio lights must burn all day; a kitchen.
about six by six feet that was once a
bath room, so that the tub serves as
sink, where we wash endless cups and
saucers for our men, whose capacity for
cocoa is beyond the imagination Of the
most imaginative American authorsl }
Into this little place-gay with turkey
red curtains, with its comfortable chairs,
and nice little tables for dominoes and
cards and checkers, and with a music
machine that resounds all day long
come our soldiers to buy cocoa and Gig
arettes and chewing gum ! In all our
hopes Of service, we three Y. NJ. c. A.
workers never had a vision of selling
chewing guml But while I hand out
three gums ] can listen to the lad lean
ing on my little counter. Say, what's
chewing gum in French7 / wanted to
tell French lady how to use it, and !
didn't know what they called IT in their
lingo. Well, now, think a good deal OF
these ladies over here. ] was in the rail
road station, where the French fellows
came in on leave just from the trenches
that muddy that you can hardly see
their eyesi And wounded. too, lot OF
'em. And they 60 back to the trenches
from there, toto Mons or Verdun and
any other old hell you can think of Well,
| was watching lot going back, and all
their women seemed to be on hand 10
say good bye to them. Well. you ought
to have seen 'eml Talking and laughing
to beat the band; and holding the kids
up TO the car windows so that daddies
could see EN-. Why, they was like a
flock Of spArows; Jabbering and scream
ing at each other. and kissing their
hands Then the train pulled
out. and what do you suppose happened
Well, III be jigVered. II every one Of
them women didn't bust right out cry
ing, What d'yOu know Gathering
away in their COMPOUNDED foreign Ian
guage, one minute. and laughing. and
holding up their kids. and the next min
ute busting out crying, By heck ssid /
the boy thoughtfully. 7 don't under I
stand their lingo, but they are come
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-06-10
COMMISSIONERS NOTICE
ESTATE OF ELSIE G, FORSYTH

The undersigned, having been appointed by
the honorable probate court for the district OF
Washington, commits toners, to receive. exam
Inc. and adjust the claims and demands of all
persons against the estate of Elsie G. Forsyth.
late of the city of Berre. in said district de
ceased. and all claims exhibited in Offset there
to. hereby give notice that will meet for the
purpose aforesaid, at the Granite Savings Bank
q Trust Company. in the city Of Barre, in
said district on the 18th day of June and 18th
day of November next, from 10 o'clock a. m.
until o'clock y. m. each Of said days, and
that six months from the 13th day of May A. D.
1918, Is the time limited by said court for said
creditors to present their claims to US for ex-
animation and allowance.
Dated at the city Of Barre, this oath day of
May A. d. 1918.
CHARLES II. WISHART
ANDREW BARCLAY.
Commissioners.
May27JunS-l0