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The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-16
WEATHER WAS THICK

DOVER, Feb. 16. - The weather was thick and the night was dark when the German destroyers dashed upon British vessels in Dover Straits Friday and sank eight English yes sells equipped only with light arma- ment for anti-submarine work.
 They had no chance once the German destroyers got among them. The small vessels have been taking large risks, including a great many trawlers and drifters. The losses are small.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-16
ELECTRICAL WORKERS AFTER MORE WAGES
 AND THREATEN STRIKE

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 16.-A thou sand electrical workers threaten to strike unless is taken favorable ac- tion on their wage demands and recognition of their union. They are employed in Southern California by the Edison Company
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-16
CANADA WILL
 GRANT WOMEN
 THE FRANCHISE
Canadian Government An- n0unceS That Its POI- icy Will Be to Give
 Them a Vote.

OTTAWA, Feb. 16.-Extension of the franchise to Canadian women is announced by the government as a part of it's established policy. It is stated that woman's suffrage will be- come an accomplished fact in Can ada before another election is held.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-16
DEAD OF AMERICANS IS
 GIVEN AT 174
No New Estimates Have Been Made by Figures Received by the
 Department.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16-No new estiwate has been made by the War Department or State Department of the total de1d of American victims of 'he torpe l9ei transport Tuscana.
 Ten naues appearing in the list If he identified dead of S1 given alf hy the Department apparently has brought the death roll up to 174
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-16
GREAT RICHES
 ARE CLIMPSED
 BY A WORKER
Fifteen Dollar Telephone Operator Tries to Make a Loan for $5O,-
 OOQ,OOO.

NEW YORK, Feb. 16.-How $15 week telephone operator posing as his excellency. the Marquist Rous- selot di Castillet, and confidential adviser of his Majesty, King Alfon- so of Spain. opened negotiations with J. P Morgan's banking house for a $50,000,000 loan to Spain by prom ising that Spain would join the Al lies. was today brought to the at tention of the public when the State Department revealed the matter was in the courts.
 Three indictments were returned against the operator under the es- pionage act. He was pressing the loan when chance caused his arrest on another charge.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-16
ALASKANS MAKE A LONG JOURNEY TO
 SERVE UNCLE SAM

ABERDEEN, Wash. Feb. 16.-A three thousand mile journey to enlist in the aviation corps which began at Nenana, has been made by Lau- renee Vernon and a companion, ac cording to word received by Vernon's mother here. The men plan to go to San Diego.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-16
SAY KALENLINE KILLED

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16. - The American counsel at TifIis has trans mitted an uneonfirmed report of the disappearance and death of Gen. kalendine, the cossack leader of Southeast Russia, and who is a friend to Former Premier kerensky and opposed to the BoIsheviki gov ernment.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-16

NEW YORK: The New York Evening Post says the Canadian government is secretly endeavoring to draw American agricultural la bor from the northwestern states across boundary into Canada to make up for the shortage of labor there. The Canadian editors were asked to suppress references to the matter.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-16
FEELING IN WARSAW

LONDON, Feb. 16.-The Exchange Telegraph reports there is much feel ing in Warsaw against the Central Powers, where great excitement prevails. Soldiers are patrolling the streets.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-16
PASSENGERS ON JEFFERSON
 AND ALASKA

SEATTLE, Feb. 16.-The steamer Alaska sailed at nine o'clock this morning with the following passen- gers for Juneau: Pat J. Lynch and wife. J. F. Davidson, J. C. Corbin, Judge Edmond Smith, Miss A. Brown, A. C. Olson.
 Passengers on the Jefferson for Juneau which sailed at the same time include Mrs. P. Mayer.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-16
WILL HURRY TO SEND SOLDIERS
 TO FIGHT FRONT
France and the United States Arranging to Press All Vessels
 into Service.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16.-France has taken over all ships following the proclamation made yesterday by President Wilson that he intended to license all merchant marine vessels in order to reduce exports and i'm ports to a minimum in order to re lease vessels to carry soldiers and supplies to Europe.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-16
LAVA IN CRATER IS
 NEARLY OVERLOOKING
 AT THE UPPER RIM

HONOLULU, Feb. 16.-The lava in Lake Kilauwa has suddenly ris- en to the highest level reached within the crater since 1894.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-16
OUTPUT AUSTRIAN
 BEER IS REDUCED
 TO EIGHT PER CENT.

BERNIE, Feb. 16.-The output of beer in Austria has been reduced to per cent. of the peace-time production. according to an official order.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-16
CROSS THE BORDER

BERLIN, Feb. 16. - An official statement says the commissioners and epresentatives of the Central Powers left Petrograd yesterday and crossed the German line this morn ing.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-16
German Submarines At- tack the Shore Batter ieS on Dover Strait
 and Then Retire.
FIGHTING IS GROWING
German Concentrate Bom- bardment and Gas Shells Against the
 American Front.

LONDON, Feb. 16. - The enemy submarines bombarded the Dover shore batteries and the batteries re- sponded promptly.
 The submarines disappeared after firing 30 shots. There were less than a dozen casualties and the dam age was slight.
 Belief that a naval engagement oc- cured is expressed in Gothenburg dispatch to Stockholm, which re- ports the finding of a large number of bodies of German sailors, presum. ably from a German warship.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-16
GROWING IN VOLUME

UNDATED (To Associated Press) The American positions east of St Mihiei yesterday were subjected tc two hours heavy bombardment from the enemy. German gas shells were used and the fumes remained over the American position for three hours.
 There were no American casualties American eunners repused an at tempted air invasion of the Ameri can positions.
 The fighting is increasing in mag nitude.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-16
DEsrRoYERs CHASED

LONDON, Feb. 16.-After sinking eight British ships, seven of which were drfters and one a trawIer, the Teuton destroyers returned rapidly northward before they could be en- gagged by the British pursuers. The raid took place in Dover Straits
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-16
BRITISH ADVANCE

LONDON, Feb. 16.-The British forces in Palestine yesterday advanc- ed two miles along a six mile front north of Jerusalem. The British have been making steady progress against the Turks since the fall of Jerusalem.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-16
DIVISION 0F THE
 WILD WEST ARMY
 SEEN IN REVIEW

CAMP LEWIS, Feb. 16 The Wild West Division of the Army held a second review today. The ground was slippery and the conditions not favorable, but the men made an ex- ceptionally fine appearance. They looked like a part of the regular army as the filed past the review wing stand. There were many visitors at the camp to witness the operations.
 NEW YORK: Directors of Chill can State Railways have been auth orized to purchase 20 locomotives of the "Mikado" type in the United States.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-16
The French Order

PARIS. Feb. 16.-France is to will take over all ships March 10th.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-16
TIDES TOMORROW

February 17 High water 5.03 a. m.-164 feet. Low water l1.45 a. m.-10 feet. High water 5.5S D. m.-125 feet. Low water 11.45 p. m.-4.4 feet.
 February 16 High water sos a. m.-152 feet. Low water 1.02 p. m.-2.0 feet. High water 727 p. m.-11.5 feet. Everybody reads THE EMPIRE
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-16
Union Officials Claim That Fully 5000 Men Have Quit in New York
 District.
SAYS STRIKE TO SPREAD
Government Denies That So Many Have Quit; Request of Union
 Is Denied.

NEW YORK, Feb 16.-Approxi. mately 50 per cent. of the shipyard workers of New York district are on a strike according to the claims of officials of the union
 They claim the strike will spread to other coast towns, unless a wage increase asked for is granted to the strikers It is declared here that the number quitting is 5000, but Wash ington advices claim only a few over 1 900 have quit work.
 The government has refused the proposition to place a representative of the ship workers on the adjust ment board. The workers are de manding a representative be appoint ed who shall have the right to vote and have equal powers as of those held by government representatives.
 Make Direct Appeal .
 NEW YORK, Feb. 16.-A direct appeal has been made to the Presi dent to intervene in the strike sit uation in the ship yards, especially for those where there are govern ment contracts. The appeal has been made by the officers of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters & Joiners.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-16

Phone it to The Empire. No. STA.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-06-01
1000, 200 BY CHRISTMAS.
American Army In France IL Growing
Apacc.

(From the New York World)
IL Is reported from Washington that
more than 100000 American troops
will have been sent to France and
England I'm May and that at leas;
100000 will go in June.
The time is not far distant when
the American forces abroad will equal
i'm numbers the British army that
Field Marshal Haig commands. and
at the present rate Of transportation
there will be 100000 American
troops in Europe by Christmas.
These estimates are not extraya
CANT Their fuliillment, of course
depends upon transportation facilities
but the outlook for transportation IL
brighter than II has been at any 9th
cr time since dermany began ruth
less submarine warfare Not only H.
there steady decrease in losses from
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-06-01

Mr.. Leon LeGrand. who recently
enlisted I'm the Naval Reserve Flying
corps left last nigh. for Boston where
he will take his general school worl,
at Boston Tech. Upon completion OF
the training period there he will be
detailed to an air station for flying
duty.
H'Mr. John Fleming. who volun-
teered for service last week was ac-
cepted and has been assigned to the
medical depot OF the base hospital a,
Camp Jackson.
Mrs. It. w. Pridgeon, of New
Berlin. N. c.. is spending the day in
the city with her sister. Mrs. Louis
parr.
Mrs. A. M. Lucas OF Savannah, Ga,
Is visiting Mrs.w. Il. Lyman, on West
Liberty ST.
Relatives OF the following Sumter
soldiers received cards this morning
announcing their safe arrival lover
seas; Private John Haynsworth.
Sergt. j. Motto Lawrence, Lieut.. p.
M. Brown. sergt. J. G. King. Private
Heniy Owens. Private Alfred w.
Thames. Jr., Corporal Zach Darr.
- Miss wilhelmina FAINT. OF Anderson.
was guest OF Mrs. NJ. c. zemp the
last weekend. 81.
DIR: and Mrs. M. c. Zemp and their
guest. Miss FAINT. spent last Sunday
IN Camden. o.. -.. t
Rev. $. o. Cantey was in the city
today.
Mr. O. c. Scarborough OF Summer
ton was In ths city Tuesday on ,busi-
ness.
MIR. Ralph M. Hale left for Rich
mond. Va. yesterday evening. where
he will make that city his future
home.
Mr.. r. Il. White. OF orangeburg
spent Tuesday I'm his old homo. His
many friends were delighted 70 see
him.
AIR. and Mrs q. III. Rowland. and
MIR. and Mrs. w. w. Rowland have
returned from Washington. N. G.. af-
ter visiting friends and relatives of
that place. They made the trip In
fourteen hours in Mitchell car.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-06-01
THE SECOND DRAFT.
Young Men Must Register ON June
5th.

The registration OF the young men
who have attained their majority since
June 5th last. will be held on June
9TH at the Court House. between the
hours. OF z a. m. and 3 p. IN. and all
rersons are required to. present them
selves.
Persons required to register--All
male persons. citizens of the United
States, and all male persons residing
In the United States. who have. aimee
the 9Th day OF June. 1907. and on or
fefore the day set for registration by
the presidents proclamation, attained
the aga OF 21 years. must register. The
only exceptions ar persons i'm the mill
tary or naval service of the United
States. which includes all officers and
enlisted men OF the Regular Army.
the Navy, the Marine Corps. and the
National Guard and Naval Militia,
while In the service OF the United
states. and officers In the officers Re-
serve Corps and enlisted men i'm the
Enlisted Reserve Corps while in ac-
tive service,
Persons not subject to registra ton
ON account OF being I'm the military or
naval service OF the United States be-
come subject to registration and are
required to register Immediately upon
leaving such military or naval service
An alien who enters the United
States for the first time after the date
set for registration by the presiden,
t. not subject to registration. unless
he declares his intention to become q
citizen. of the United States.
Citizens OF. the United States OF
persons who have declared their In.
tention To become citizens OF the Unit.
ed States who do not register on &C,
count OF absence from the territoria
limits Of the United states are requir
ed to register within nve days after
their return To the United States.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-06-01

Notice is hereby given of a school
election TO be held I'm Statcburg
School District No. 6. Friday. June
Z. between the hours OF eight (D a..
NJ. and i've CO y. NJ. a, Hairs store
FOR the purpose OF voting an extra
levy of three (3) mills for school pur-
poses.
Only qualified electors showing reg
istration certificates and tax receipts.
and who pay either real estate or per
sonal property tax. may be allowed To
vote. by law.
The trustees will act as managers.
BY order OF the Sumter County
Board OF Education.
". &. RICHARDSON.
Chairman school District No. 6
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-06-01
THE GREAT CRISIS NEAR.
GiN. FOCH FACES SUPREME TEST
OF HIS CAREER.
'ermahs Have Advantage of Positions
and Apparently Greatly Superior
Numbers IN 'Battle-Result Depends
Upon Where and How Allied Re.
serve is Used,

London, May 3O.-The morning
newspaper commentators take the
view that the situation on the west
ern front is very serious. even critical
oo' there is no note of dependency
on their reviews The arrival of re-
serves, reported by the French press
Is noted with satisfaction and hope
although it is not known whether the
reserves are sufficient in number to
establish an approximate numerical
equilibrium of the opposing forces
whose proportions are generally stat
ed to have been from four to five to
one i'm the Germans favor since the
beginning of the battle.
confidence is expressed that Gen.
Foch will make the best of the diff
ficult situation and it is urged that ba
should be trusted implicitly.
with regard to the use of the re-
serves, however, it is remarked tbat
General Foch may be handicapped by
ignorance as to where the Germans
VIII striKe next. In this connection
The Chronicle remarks that owing to
the geographical advantages the Ger
mans possess 1T is possible for them
TO conceal to the very last moment
the direction of their blows. General
Foch must therefore hold reserves to
meet either Of several different con-
ungencies. 1t may be anticipated,
ADDS The Chronicle that in his use
OF his reserves, he will be severely
economical and may lose a certain
amount Of territory which freer
use Of the reserves would save.
"As it is possible to give ground on
the Aisne front with less serious con-
sequences than on the front towards
Amiens," continues The Chronicle. il
should not be surprising or unduly
discountenanced if that alternative
were followed
similar point is made by the
critic of The Daily News who says
mat General Foch must postpone as
long as possible a wholesale call on
his reserves.
1T is by no means certain" says
'The Daily News, that the present of
fensive is the only, even the mos.
menacing attack in contemplation.
We hear of heavy shelling around
rAmiens and important aircraft activ-
1ty in Flanders. Immediate and i'm
portant developments in both those
sectors and others are practical pos
sibilities, and until it is known where
the Germans will strike the necessary
counter measures can not be taken"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-06-01
Married.

Miss Katie Pitts and NJ. w. Moul-
;trie DeLorme, Jr, were married at
the home of the brides father, MIR.
Peter M. Pitts, Thursday afternoon
at 6 o'clock, Rev. j. p. Marion per-
forming the ceremony. The marriage
was. a quiet home affair, only the rel
atives and a few friends being pres
ent. Mr.. and Mrs DeLOrme left on
the evening train for Charleston
where they will spend a few DAYS.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-06-01

U-boat depredatiOns, but the output
or American ships mas already reach
ed point at which the Allied losses
are practically Offset by our own con
struction.
The United States is now getting
results in its military program, and
highly important results. The period
of organization and preparation is
over.
1t takes three or four times as long
to lay the foundations of a skyscraper
as 1t does to erect the building, and
foundation work is not very impress
sive building operation. The war
foundations Of the United States are
now laid and the building is going up
with gratifying rapidity
1t is not too much to expect that
every month from now to the end of
the war will witness substantial in
crease in the force and power that the
United States can exert at the front.
Henceforth there can be no valid ex-
cuse for delays or for mistakes in
planning. The machine must be kept
moving at greater and greater speed
The war department is using good
Judgment i'm gradually abandoning
Its policy of secrecy and letting the
world know what the United States
la actually doing to make it's resources
effective i'm terms of military strength
Whatever reasons there were for
silence while the planning was under
way. the more that can safely be told
now the better. Let the Germans
know what we have done and what
we are doing. The more they know
about il the less they will like 1t. Ey..
cry division of American troops that
Is sent to France means another nail
In the coffin of autocracy, and that
Kind of news cannot be too widely
circulated in Germany.
We have beaten the German gener-
al staff at it's submarine game. We
have already sent the troops to France
that the general staff insisted could
not be sent. We have managed to
feed the British and French in spite
of the general staff's insistent decla-
ration that they would starve. We
must now beat them on the land as
we have beaten them on the sea.
1t Is well enough not to be too op-
timistic. especially as to the duration
or the war; but it is wiser to be op
timistic than pessimistic. This war Is
going to be won by men who believe
In the cause, who believe i'm them
selves and who believe in the ultimate
victory of democracy.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-06-01
HAPPY BOYS AT 1876.
Pleasant Outing for BOys-Oficers
. t.... Visit "Y,"

Pleasant Outing for BOys-Omccrs
|. t,.4 Visit "Y."
. The other day we called attention.
to the scrap books and Easter cards
sent by some school children to the
sick boys in tine base hospital. Some
angel of mercy suggested to the peo
pie of Sumter county that there was
even better way to do good TO the
sick and the sick at heart--the lone
some. To the Mother Of 1856 was
commissioned to look up about 20 O,
.onesomest. homesickest. longest in
,he camp boys and send them out &c
the homes in Sumter for a Weekend
outing. These boys went to the fa-
nous Salem neighborhood and to the
town Of Sumter. Here they were met
by their hosts and autos and were
whirled to their temporary homes.
You would naturally. suppose tina,
soldier going from camp to the
| country would think most Of the good
things to eat there spread before him
But it is a fact that these boys were
so overcome by the character of their
hosts that they could not talk of any
| thing so material as eats" "Ain't
they fine people ?" Amt old man so
and so a peach 2" Say, amt that Mis-
Daisy the prettiest girl you ever SAW,
Il tell you. I've just got to go back
to Sumter or Mayesville again nexi
Sunday. You needn't get anybody else
to send out there. I'll go every Sun
day" These are some things they are
saying, and never once have they got
down to anything like earthly food
It's all ambrosia with them.
| Soberly, do you know Of any bet.
ter'way to be good than to make 9th.
er people happy? DO you know AM
better way to be good than to open
your home to the temporarily home
less boy who is lighting for your home
but who has been sick and is just get
ting able to go back to the trenches
so to speak? / don't. And if yon
could have heard these boys last Mon
day morning talk about their trip and
have seen their appreciation of your
Kindness, your door would fly opef'
and stay open till the end of the
| war" If you want two boys to come
to your home, just write to thj
Mother and ask her to pick yo,
out the boys she would send for he,
own home and send them to you
They will gladly pay their own wa,
on the railroad
We are going to ask the roads {,
make special terms for these week
end parties. If YOU are anywhere
within so or 60 miles of Camp Jack
son. try it once You will find there i.
nothing i'm the world that beats it fol
pure happiness. AS soon as other com
munities heard OF what Sumter ha,
done, there began to come request
for more boys for more homes. Mex
sunday Is will go to the famous of,
town Of Wedgefeld, more to Sumtk
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-06-01
who will be neyto


II you are Il patriotic American
raise the morale Of the army by show
ing the boys that YOU appreciate
what they are doing for you. "A mer-
ry heart dOeth good like medicine" >"
"A merry hearted soldier can Outright
ten of the other kind. Let's keep the
soldiers happy.
Our boys have been fortunat
enough TO have for our guests for the
past week. the officers on this side. to
attend the very instructive lectures
of the French officer, Lieut. Letellec.
ours was the only auditorium nea
us which was large enough to enter
tain the three or four hundred men
attending.
We desire to thank Colonel Moses
for allowing us to entertain him and
his hOnored guest, and to extend to
him the use Of our building whenever
it can serve the great cause for which
we are all fighting Trench and
Camp, April 20.