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The Alaska daily empire., 1918-09-14
influenza Spreading

BOSTON, Sept. 1.-The epidemic of influenza is spreading. In the First Naval district there are 1,693 cases. There have been 34 deaths to date.
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BAKER LEAVES FOR PARIS

PARIS, Sept. 14.-Secretary of War Newton D. Baker has left the Amer ican iron. and s due to arrive here tonight. He will later leave for England.
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Oh Joy Miss Ina Coon has graduated from the A.. and M. College at Saltwater, Oklahoma.
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LAsoRERs FOR PERsAINe

LISBON, Portugal. Sept. 14.-Thou- sands Of skillsd and dnskilied labor CTS are being recruited in Portugal to meet a request from Gen. Persh- ing so that American troops may be released for the front line.
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Nothing makes a man want to have his way all the time like not letting him have it part of the time.
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Today's News Today-in Empire.
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Roses for the dead are all right if you've given praises to the living
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FRESH OYSTERS.

For your Sunday Winner at the Alaska Grill Place an order with Tom Radonich tomorrow and have them served as you like them.
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UNIVERSITY TO
 PREPARE STUDENTS
 FOR MILITARY WORK

ALBUQUERQUE. N. M., Sept. IA. arrangements recently com pleted the University of Mexico will prepare students enrolled in the Ar my Training Corps at the University for sanitary corps work in the army, In cooperation with the United States Army and the department Of research and science of the National Council of Defense a special course has been outlined under the direc- tion of the surgeons generals Of flee. including instruction in the fun damentais of chemistry. biology, and kindred subjects. With basis of a college education and the special courses the surgeon generals office expect these students pursuing the work to qualify for a commission in the Sanitary Corps.
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HUN LOSSES VERY HEAVY
 SAY PRISONERS

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CT. MiHIEl SALIENT WIPED OUT
 WITH THE AMERICANS, Sept. IA. Last night advices reports that the St. Mihiel salient was wiped out.
 The enemy has been driven so that it's back is now on the old won Hin denburg Line.
 The Americans, with the French paralleIing them from Verdun to the Moselle line, extend past Norroy, Jaulny, St. Benoit, NattoHviiie, Han nonviIle and HorbeviIIers.
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quantities of material and munitions While retreating.
 Private advices received indicate that the losses inflicted on the Ger mans were heavy wherever they made a stand against the onrushing Amer ican waves.
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'OUR VICTORY
 IS HOTSTUFF
 SAYS MARCH

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CASUALTY LIST

The American casualty list for Sept is as follows:
 horripO Raporf
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Tides Tomorrow

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 16
The Twin City star., 1918-08-03
NEUTRAL SAILORS EAT SEAWEED

was stopped by shell fire, the crew or
dered into two boats and the ship was
sunk with bombs.
Captain Egge of the Augvald left
the ship with II men in his boat and
it became separated from the other
lifeboat containing II of the crew. For
two days the latter boat drifted about
and was then upset in storm. Three
of the men were swept away and tn
others managed to right the boat and
bale It out. They lost all their food
and fresh water and even their oars
were gone.
Drifting helplessly. the men bepan
to suffer for want Of food and water.
Seaweed was eagerly snatched up and
chewed and every device they could
think of was resOrted to to catch roin.
water. There was succession of roin.
storms and the men We're almost con.
tinually drenched. Day after day wont
by and finally the rescue ship came
over the horizon and the exhausted
and starving men were soon safely on
the deck Of the liner.
The Twin City star., 1918-08-03
Blue GOWNS ARE BUSY.
Restoring Manned Soldiers. to
Trades, Their Job.
Aids" Coax Wasted
Muscles Back to Their Nor
NAL State.

Washington.-Teache nurses and
healers too, are the "Blue Gowns" Of
the army medical corps, at work now
in the hospitals of the United States
and "over there" os+ ..,..
Reconstruction aids is their official
name, but the cheery hue of their dis
tinctive uniform already has won a
handler name for the special corps Of
seventy women whose membership
treats and teaches among the manned
soldiers brought back from the battle
front. Theirs is the work Of coaxing
back the wasted muscles and disused
limbs of wounded men, and later by
patient tutoring instilling deftness in
new arts and vocations which the hos
pital schools are planning for the re-
turned soldier.
Most of the "Blue Gowns were re-
cruited from the instruction staffs of
manual training schools and civilian
hospitals.
Beside table young fellow in
uniform was carving conventional
flower border on wooden picture
Frame" says an official description of
their work. "The design was his own
and the work was his first piece. He
was inclined to be clumsy because he
was using his left hand. A Blue
Gown was ready to guide and advise
him. AS he becomes adept in left-hand-
ed carving he is preparing for the time
when he again will begin to draft, this
time with his left hand. This mental
concentration upon a new task is be-
lieved by doctors and psychologists to
be valuable antidote for discourage.
lnent.
"At the same open-air workshop one
! man was knitting a scarf. One group
of men, temporarily crippled, were
carving designs upon wooden blocks.
and several were learning to weave up
on hand LOOMS"
In the treatment rooms inside the
''Blue Gowns" were guiding electrical
appliances and administering the COM
plicated series of treatments that per-
feet the restoration work started by
the surgeon at the front. "a
The Twin City star., 1918-08-03
YANKS BUY OUT
SHIPS CANTEEN

SIS for candy and ginger ale. He prob
ably would have spent more before the
ship reached port, but one day, greatly
to his establishment. he became sea-
sick.
The canteen curios. such as shells on
which are painted the American flag.
attract many buyers, and before the
trip is ended almost every soldiers kit
contains one or more Of these treas
ures.
On the British transports the barber
shop Is advertised on the door as
"Hairdresser." AS rule this sign is
not understood by the American look
ing for haircut or shave. He
thinks it is a place for women to have
their hair dressed. and he passes 1t by.
When he confesses to his comrades
that he can't find the barber shop. he
Is made the victim of a good deal Of
joshing from those who have fathomed
the secret.
The soldiers who patronize the hair
dresser find the experience rather
novel. 1t seems queer to be shaved in
an immovable upright chair, and
queerer still, but extremely satisfac-
tory, to be charged half the price one
pays in a first-class American shop.
"Diseover" English Money.
1t is on the ship that many Ameri-
cans become acquainted for the first
time with English money. Aside from
a stray Canadian dime, they usually
have meyer seen British coins, and
when in exchange for an American bill
they are given strengthening pieces
of silver and big disks of copper, they
register, in the language Of the movies.
wide-eyed interest.
"What are these stove lids for"
asks an Iowan of a Texan, puzzled and
showing some disdain for the big Eng
lish pennies.
"You put 'em in a sock to bean
Hun with, l reckon" replies the South
erner, netting the coins. "Or, maybe"
he adds, 1--WE can use 'em to throw at
submarines"
A sergeant steps up with informa-
ton. "You use those things for tips"
he volunteers. They're worth two
cents apiece. That's a good-sized tip
in London"
"You fellows" the sergeant goes on,
The Twin City star., 1918-08-03
Thief HAD LOOT HOARDED
"Diamond Dicks" Safe In London
Contained $4,000 Worth Of
VaIuabIes.

londonderry Jones, known to the
underworld as Diamond Dick" no
torious criminal, was arrested the 9TH
er day on a charge of attempting to
pick pockets.
In his possession was Key which
fitted safe in large deposit vault.
The safe contained nearly $4,000 worth
Of property and two wax impressions
of keys, one being the impression OF
the master key Of a large Piccadilly
hotel, where Jones had been staying
for nearly two years.
His bank pass book showed $1,000 to
his credit. He was given three months
hard labor as a suspected person.
The Twin City star., 1918-08-03
Spirit of American Soldiers in
France Described by Red
Cross Worker.
CHEERFUL AND CONFIDENT
Each Believes II He Doesn't Get Into
Action on Time Fight Will Be
Lost-What American WON.
en- Are Doing.

South Bend, Ind.-Kathryn Carlisle,
daughter Of Charles A. Carlisle of this
city, has been in France for long
time doing Red Cross work.
She has written most interesting
and thrilling letter to her parents, a
letter that should stimulate Red Cross
work throughout the world and give to
our soldiers in the trenches, on the fir
ing lines and in camp, their mothers,
sisters, sweethearts and friends at
home fresh hope and assurance that
the American women are doing mag
nificent work in their behalf.
Here is what Miss Kathryn says:
/ wish everyone at home, particu-
larly the loved ones Of our fighting
men, could see "our boys" as they 60
into battle. It's the proudest moment
Of life and the grandest. Oh! how
brave and splendid they are, with a
smile, on their lips. "Good-by." ave
will see you soon again."
We feed from four to five thousand
some days. Our canteen is always
crowded.
Of course that compliment is our
greatest reward. We all try and want
to do for "our boys" the very best.
They come and 60 at all hours Of the
day, and night. Our Red Cross can
teen is never closed. AL Of "our boys''
on this line of communication stop and
rest and have their Neals and refresh'
,,,1n%s ,% %I,f. Dad Crocc no p%oor
Want to Push on.
We always know, among the very
first, when a big drive is on, and then
we never seem to sleep. Nobody wants
to. "Our boys" don't even care to stop
long and rest; they want to push on.
Everyone Of these blessed men feel
that if he fails to get there on time
and at the very second when called
into action the fight will be lost, and
it will.
Here is toast one Of our brave off,
GERS left with us. 1t expresses the at
titude of "our boys to us perhaps bet
ter than any word Of mine:
ITO our women, who sent us forth
with courage in their hearts and tears
In their eyes.
"To our women at home who are sac
rificing all that we may win.
"To our women over here who give
their own lives that we may live.
"God bless them, and damn the man
that does not respect them and the
coward that does not protect them"
"Our boys" mean every word ex-
pressed, and no woman was ever more
thoughtfully considered and protected
than we Of the American Red Cross
who serve "our boys" at the front.
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'|OUR BOYS" SMILE AS
THEY GOINTO BATTLE

. Over 5000 American trucks, all
heavily laden, have passed our front
door in this last big drive. Every man
In charge came in for rest and refresh
ment and little chat with one Of his
native tongue, then with the smile Of
the soldiers and wave Of the hand in
farewell, "Good-by until we meet
again." "..
After every battle and at intervals
we see "our boys" coming back.
Blood soaked, weary, but oh! how
brave, "our boys" with bayonet and
shell wounds will tell you quickly and
firmly, II am all o. K" 81 can wait"
'Look after Jim there" or "Look after
this lad; he's gassed." The pity and
the brutality of that horrible gas!
Get Best Of Care.
Every American father and mother
can rest in full assurance that If their
boy comes in anywhere along the line
the most thoughtful, considerate and
efficient care is given to him immedi-
ately.
"Our boys" of course, come first,
but in behalf of humanity, and the
love of Christ, we never say or do
anything to a wounded enemy, and we
see them by the hundreds, that any
one could criticize. The American
Red Cross is here for service, and it
renders the best, day and night, to
everyone that comes.
While it's work, hard work, and
work all the time, we get lot of it.
and the sun shines just as brightly
over here on the firing line as at home.
Every day is new one and its ups
and downs fill up the time.
A splendid general came in the 9TH
er day and he was sight. His clothes
were white with dust and his face
black for want of shave. The can.
teen was packed-it was one. Of our
busy days. The general wanted to
shave and wash up before eating, and
the only spot vacant and available was
the small private dressing room used
exclusively by we American women.
We excluded all the women, put the
general in our private dressing room,
with hot and cold water, and on the
outside Of the door we wrote note
and pinned it up, reading:
"BEWARE-Girls stay out. The gen.
eral is shaving"
When our guest finished and came
out he saw the sign, and doubtless
read it with amusement, because he
wrote just below it, as follows:
"Girls, your guest has finished. Many
thanks to Gods greatest gift to man
an American woman"
And then he signed his name, and
that is one of our choice souvenirs.
The Twin City star., 1918-08-03
Victims of Hun Submarine Drift
Eleven Days.
Crew Of Norwegian Vessel Picked Up
in Midocean in Pitiful
Condition.

An Atlantic Port.-The Norwegian
steamer Augvald, zoos tons, bound
from French port for Baltimore, has
fallen a victim to German subma-
rine. A transatlantic liner brought the
news of the sinking of the Augvald in
midocean and also landed IL members
of the crew of q men. Three of the
crew were drowned and the remaining
13 are unaccounted for.
The rescued men were picked up by
the liner after having drifted help
lessly for II days. subsisting most of
that time on seaweed and rainwater
wrung from their clothing or caught
in their caps.
According to the crew the steamer
The Twin City star., 1918-08-03
FINDS LATEST VARIETY OF
CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECT0R

Chicago.-Chicago has pro-
duced the latest variety OF con
scientious objector," and. as a
result, John Taylor probably will
not serve Uncle Sam overseas.
John, who had been called for
service, walked into a court
room here and confessed to en-
bezzling more than $4,000 from
his employer during the last two
wears. He said he objected to
going to the army with a black
mark against hinl--so he con-
fessed. He was held for the
grand jury.
The Twin City star., 1918-08-03

reaching for the Iowan's coins. "bet-
ter get wise to this English dough-"
He holds up silver coin. "You know
what that is?''
A crowd has gathered to hear the
lecture.
That's a shilling" says a voice.
SHILLING your grandmother. That's
a halfcrown. It's equal to two shillings
and sixpence. You want to be care
full not to get it mixed up with one Of
these two-shilling pieces that's nearly
the same siZe."
"How much is shilling7" queries
the Texan.
"About two bits" says the sergeant,
who halls from California. "It's equal
to two Of these sixpences."
He gives the coins back to their
owner and stalks off, followed by ad-
miring eyes.
"Say," observes the Iowan, I'VE got
a lot to learn. And when we get to
France, I guess We'll run into some
other kind of foolish money"
"War certainly is hell" says, the
Texan.
The Twin City star., 1918-08-03
Britsher Tired Out by Americans
Who Purchase Everything
in Sight.
HAVE WEAKNESS FOR CANDY
One Soldier Spends sis for Sweets and
Ginger Ale and Is Only Stopped
by easiekness-Discover
English Money.

London.-"Next for candy" cried
the keeper Of the ships canteen. In
front Of his booth is a long queue of
American soldiers, patiently awaiting
their turn to buy the sweets and SOU
venirs displayed on the counter and in
the showcases. 1t Is an incident Of
life Of American soldiers on a trans
port bound for France.
The canteen-keeper Is tired. Never
in his experience on British vessels
has he encountered such q rush of
business. He has sold his wares in
oil the seven seas to people of many
nationalities, and if he were awarding
a prize to the best customer it would
be bestowed promptly on the American
soldier.
Il say" he exclaimed to the chief
steward after he had closed shop the
first day out, "what sweet tooth
they have! At the rate they're buying
me there won't be a gumdrop left by
the time we get halfway across"
Have Sweet Tooth.
On some OF the British transports
that are taking Uncle Sans troops to
France are as many as five canteens.
The demand for chocolates is so
great that the supply, large though it
may have been, is quickly exhausted.
American chewing gum is next in pop
Ularity. After the home variety Of
confections have been sold out, the
soldiers begin to experiment with Brit
ish sweets, Of which toffee wins per-
haps the most favor. If American
pop" could be had, it would be con-
sumed in large quantities. Failing that.
the troops drink Spanish ginger ale.
One soldier is known to have spent
The Twin City star., 1918-08-03
$3.50 for a Tree.

Edinburg, Ind.-The w. T. Thompson
Veneer company here has just bodght
from Wabash college at Charlottesville
walnut tree for which it paid $3.50.
The tree is on the campus, which is
made up in part of native forest
growths. It's body will be cut into air
plane stock, while the stump will be
made into veneer for piano cases. w.
r. Thompson, head Of the local COM
pany. say he regards the tree as the
finest Of it's kind in Indiana.
The Twin City star., 1918-08-03
Hen Establishes Record.

Smith Centre, Kan.-Rev. f. NJ. Rice
OF this city, has hen that has estab-
lished what is believed to be record
of the maximum in production. She
began to lay an egg day in February
and in April went to setting. Despite
setting. she continued to lay and even
afterwards when raising and mother
ing her brood. She did not cease lay
ing eggs until she set for the second
time late in June.
The Twin City star., 1918-08-03
MUST MAKEGOO
TO GET BIG JOB

motors and trucks, was a stockade
filed with German prisoners of war.
A Y. NJ. G. A. secretary met the
writer Mt the door. The secretary
looked tired. tagged, worn out. In
spite of that, however, his air was
cheerful. brisk. cordial.
Inside all was spick and span. There
was scattering handful Of boys in
khaki, the majority colored soldiers,
who belonged about the place. At the
nuts other end was q counter and be-
hind the counter were two familiar
faces.
One was the girl who'd sat in the
steamer chair, her eyes hazy as she'd
dreamed her dream. The other was
the man who'd come across with her
the fellow who'd seen himself framed
heroically amidst the bursting shrap-
mel.
A trio of soldiers was draped about
the girls counter. The three, 1t hap
pened, were whites. About the other
counter were four other soldiers, and
all the four were black. The man, a
damp, muggy towel in his hand, was
hopping off the counter. The look on
his face was the same look one beheld
on the face Of the girl. 1t was a look
of bored, excruciating WEAKNESS.
"Whatll you have, eggsT he was
murmuring to a big Galveston roust4
about.
The girl, her voice even more list
less. was saying: cigarettes are IS
centimes the pack. No, there Is no
chewing tobacco today" ...
Their Bubble Pricked.
AS they saw the writer it would be
difficult to describe the look that
spread upon their faces.
The girl was the first to regain her
poise.
''I'm very well, thank you. The
work? Oh, yes. It's not exactly what
thought it would be. but then, Cest la
guerre." 1t took struggle, though.
for her to. say 1t. Chewing tobacco,
chocolate and cigarettes-that instead
Of glory.
The man was more brief.
"The war-what do I think Of It?
It's eggs, mostly-fried eggs"
Their bubble had been pricked. They
were seeing the war, large part Of 1t
anyway, face to face with its realities,
Outside, the hut secretary with
grin stopped to bid the writer good-by.
That's the way with lot of them
from over home," he remarked. ""They
come over here, thinking they're go.
ing right up to the front where they
can have hand in the big show. But
they're all right. That girls got the
right stuff in her, and after she's been
tried out here while she'll have q
chance at bigger things. The man,
too, is coming on. He's had a jolt just
as all Of us get it over here. but when
he gets the romance all wiped out of
him he'll be mighty valuable person
for our sort of work. No, there's
mighty little romance in this mana
scrap. You can't do much joy riding
just now In France"
The Twin City star., 1918-08-03
Ran on Baseball Pools

Albany, n. Y.-The operation of
baseball pools, prevalent throughout
the country, has been held to be book
making by the appellate division of the
supreme court. third department Of
New York state.
The Twin City star., 1918-08-03
PATRIOTIC GREEK MAKES
READY TO FIGHT BOCHES

Spokane, Wash. - James L.
Dorgan, a subject Of Greece, is
in a training camp preparing to
fight for Uncle Sam against the
Germans. -Four years ago he
came here from Athens with only
a slight knowledge of the Eng
lish language. In these four
years he was graduated from the
public schools and the high
school. While attending school
he worked in a newspaper Office
and accumulated $500. He also
owns a Liberty bond and bought
War Savings stamps.
The Twin City star., 1918-08-03

Kings county IN. W officials have
discovered that they work 33 hours q
week, and are wondering how they
will be affected by the antiloafing law,
which requires 35 hours.
The Twin City star., 1918-08-03
MISS KAISER HATES BILL,
so COURT CHANGES NAME

Los Angeles.-I just hate that
hateful old German kaiser and
you must change my, meme right
away"
So declared Miss Adelaide G.
Kaiser to Judge Charles w. Well
born here. Judge Wellborn also
hates the German kaiser, so he
permitted Miss Kaiser to change
her name to Adelaide Robert.
The Twin City star., 1918-08-03
Y. M. c. A. Workers Given Severe
Test Before Getting I'M
p0rtant Work.
NOT WHAT Trey EXPECT
Have Visions Of Performing Heroic
Services and Then Find That
War Is Not All Romance
and Visions.
BY MAMMALIAN FOSTER.

Paris.-On the way across the ocean
the good-looking girl in the natty, new
uniform sat in a steamer chair, her
eyes hazy while she dreamed dream
of what her work in France was to be.
One had q hint of what that vision
was, for now and then, her voice low
with suppressed emotion. she would
talk bit about it. In her minds eye
she saw herself somewhere out by No
Mans Land, crouching beside wound
ed boy in khaki whose last words she
was taking down while she ministered
to his last, parting wants. 1t was
fine, heroic dream, that dream Of hers.
In nearby chair sat another war
worker, this one man. He too had a
dream, and the dream was even more
heroic than the girls. Out in the 'front.'
line trenches he saw himself standing
by with the boys in khaki, the air over
head filled with the puffs 'of deadly
bursting sharpnel while he too, hero
ically brave, ministered to the wants
of his charges.
Altogether Different.
The writer has just returned from
a trip among line Of camps. There
was Red Triangle hut near the en-
trance of one camp. One side of the
hut was flanked by steaming mess
kitchen; across rutted road, chan
mel of traffic filed with men, mules,
The Twin City star., 1918-08-03

Ten hours Is the legal work-day In
Arkansas sawmillS.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1918-06-27

Word has been received from Karl
Mcintyre, who recently left Jules
burg to enlist in the navy, that he had
successfully passed all the examina-
tions and was on his way to Pudget
Sound for training.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1918-06-27

WARNING. will not be respon-
sible for any more theatre debts con-
tracted by my wife. She has already
seen "The Beast of Berlin" six times
and | have seen it only twice. T.
WADD.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1918-06-27

Mrs. Ed. Perry was visitor in this
city last Sunday at the home of her
paents, Mr. and Mrs. James Law and
family.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1918-06-27
Home grown Alfalfa seed at X. 8.
Dyes Hardware.

The Al G. Story Shows are this
week playing an engagement in our
city. This show is clean .ggrega-
ton, they having been here on sew
eral previous occasions. Their band
concerts are one of the main features