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The Alaska daily empire., 1918-04-24
DOUGLAS CITY CLERK ASKED TO INVESTIGATE
 GENERAL BEAR MARKET

DOUGLAS, April 23.-For Sale bears in excellent condition, fat, sleek goodnatured, free from fleas, playful as to disposition, warranted to sleep from November until April and not finicky about what they eat. Apply City Clerk, Douglas, Alaska.
 It was decided last night at the meeting of the city council that, ow- ing to recent Federal orders con corning public docks and wharves, it would be policy for the city to make some disposition of Mr and Mrs Rooney, the two pet bears confined in a pen on Mayflower Island, which island Is now shut off from the only approach which is over the City Dock, by a fence and is, therefore, forbidden to the general public. Councilman Oliver Olson of the wharf committee presented the matter and it was the unanimous opinion of the council that, owing to existing con ditions, the bears are no longer an asset to the town, but burden and unnecessary expense. Clerk Bennett was authorized to investigate the bear market in outside cities with the view of disposing of the Rooney family-wishing them onto any com pany, corporation, park board or in- dividual that will assume the respon- sibility of taking and caring for them
 The bonds of various city officials were approved at last nights meet structed to get busy and have the
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-04-24

streets sluiced with salt water as ali aid to Old Sol in disposing of the snow and ice now so plentiful on the streets.
 The wharf committee reported go tons of coal on hands and the re- ceipts of the previous week as az gregating $52410.
 Chairman Gallwas of the fire and water committee, called the attention of his colleagues to the lack of suit able exits, in case of fire, from the Liberty Theatre and the members of the council decided to visit the theatre after the meeting which was done when it was the opinion that something will have to be done inn mediately to improve conditions there, otherwise, the owners will be requested to close the resort.
 No bills were up for payment and a cash balance of S4.513.43 was re ported in the treasury.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-04-24
BIG DANCE TONIGHT

DOUGLAS, April 24-All prepara- tions for the Firemen's Dance which will take place tonight at the Nata torium are complete and it is ex- pected that a large crowd will be present A large number of tickets have been sold and, as weather indi- cations are favorable, splendid at tendance is assured. A number from Juneau will be present and a warm welcome is in store for them The Treadwell Orchestra of four pieces will supply the music which insures satisfaction in that line. Dancing will begin at 9 o'clock and will con tinue until the most persistent are satisfied. A late ferry will be run for the accommodation of visitors from Juneau and Thane. The pro ceeds of the dance will be turned over to the Red Cross.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-04-24
HAS BETTER POSITION

DOUGLAS, April 24.-Miss Dora Baker, one of the teachers in the Douglas High School during the past year, will not return in the fall, hay ing had the position of principal of the Forest Grove, Oregon school ten dered her and she has decided to ac- cept the same. Miss Baker came here from Forest Grove where she has taught several terms and where she was strongly urged to remain. Now that she has been selected as prin- cipal there, she will take the position for the coming year. She has been highly successful in the school here and it was hoped her services for the future could be secured.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-04-24
KICK IS REGISTERED

DOUGLAS, April 24.-At the meet ing of the city council Monday night there was a kick registered by the transportation men of the town con- corning the landing of freight and baggage here by the ferry company. The ferry dock is unsafe for teams which can not go within nearly 100 yards of the approach to the ferry float and freight and baggage left there must be trucked that distance before it can be loaded onto wagons. The council was requested to in- struct the ferry people to land bag gage and freight in the future at the city dock where it is accessible to teams.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-04-24
LESS THAN s4,oo0 TO RAISE

DOUGLAS, April 24.-Douglas is bound to have place in the list of Honor Flag towns in Alaska as there remains but $3,800 to be sold in Lib erty Bonds to complete her quota and it is expected that the amount will be realized without any doubt How ever. the sale will not cease with the quota sold but will continue until May 6, the date set for closing. All applications are promptly cared for by the First Territorial Bank.
 PARIS: French government will pay 110,000,0 ,000 francs ($22, ,00o,- 000) for chartering of 30 German ships interned in Brazil.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-04-24
, OFF FOR SHAkAN

TREADWELL, April 24.-Manager p. R. Bradley of the Treadwell com
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-04-24
BOTH TEAMS FALL DOWN

TREADWELL, April 24.-It was not a question of doing best but worse at the bowling contest last night between the Bullion and Store teams, both of which dropped fully 200 pins from their average scores, the latter winning by four pins. The low scores made by these teams last night practically leaves a walk-over for Douglas No. 1 unless it falls down in the same proportion. Fol lowing is a record of last night s plaYing:
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-04-24
TO FARM AND FISH

DOUGLAS, April 24. = MT. and Mrs Bernt Grayrock, pioneer resi- dents of Douglas left today for the ''Dutchie" ranch near the end of the Island where there is a good cabin and where they expect to spend the summer. They will cultivate potatoes and MT Grovrock expects to spend a portion of the time at fishing in Taku Inlet.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-04-24

NEW YORK: New York World says Trego Motor Co. of New Ha
 ven last July contracted with the government to complete 800 Liberty motors on or before July 1 of this year, and that because of avalanche of changes in drawings and specili- cations the 400 parts of original
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-04-24

pany, left today on the launch Tilli- cum for Shakan where his company is doing extensive development work on a quartz property Mir. Bradley expects to return Sunday or Mon day
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-04-24
NEW BOWLING TOURNAMENT

TREADWELL, April 24-Gabriel Paul announces today that a new ladies bowling tournament will start Friday night of this week when the teams explained by Mrs. White and Miss Liljestrand will play the first leg of the series.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-04-24
SPECIAL FOUR MINUTE TALK

DOUGLAS, April 24.-Prof. G. w.. Greene will talk Liberty Bond for four minutes at the firemens' dance tonight between the bunny hug and fox trOt
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-04-24

At the conclusion of the games, Mrs Shumann, in behalf of the la dies who participated in the late tournament, presented Promoter Cab riel Paul with a beautiful stick pin of Alaskan ivory studded in nuggets. Gabriel blushed like a school girl and said such treatment warranted anoth- CT ladies' tournament
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-04-24

Liberty Motor were duplicated from one to as many as 18S times until more than 2S00 parts were in the motor. About 700 changes were called for by Signal Corps in six weeks in January and February. Practically six months work has been nullified.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-11-28
Special

One lot OF women's
black kid dress gloves
in broken sizes, includ.
ing values to $3.50. on
sale e. Or
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-11-28

SERVING TRAYS. mahogany
finished frames. glass covered
centers, reduced from SI.e5
~ '..''''' ..'.--s-..-. use
SHIRT WAIST BOXES. mat-
ting covered, well built. regular
500 value, for days,
edch '-'.''' ...-..-...- 81 90
SEWING STANDS, made OF
reed in natural finish, $3.50 val
yes. while they laS1, ca. SO AZ
UMBRELLA STANDS OF fumed
oak with metal pan, usual price
$3.50. for days, each 0Se
MEDICINE CABINETS of white
enamel with glass shelves and
mirror door. s225 value, 0S~
PLAID 5LAkkETs, wool nap
finish. for full size beds, double
strength. $3.50 value. pr. SA.S5
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-08-08
Ted sees Long War Ahead.

Lieut.. James Edward (Ted)
Meredith, former Mercersburg
Academy athlete a nd worlds
middle distance running cham
pion, ia a letter to his father in
Philadelphia, says he has been
transferred from the observers
school to the fighting squad.
Meredith is now flying in Italy,
according to reports.
Ted" in his letter, mentions
the anxiousness, with which our
aviators "Over There" are wait
ing the arrival of American
planes. He says, There are
some great flyers over here and
they are crazy to get to work. I"
In the opinoin Of the former
Penn star, the war will last for
a considerable time yet. When
he first arrived in France it
looked easier, but lit does not
look like an early end now," he
writes, ''and it seems harder
than it did when | first came
over"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-08-08
Mine Workers Making Big Wages.

With the patriotic speeding-up
of production, the mine workers,
to whose efforts the steadily in
creasing production is largely
due, are making wages that,
even in these days Of high pay
for skilled labor, should make
coal mining attractive, and draw
many recruits to the mines.
At Thayer, Va, where the
miners determined to celebrate
the Fourth of July by coal
digging contest, one mine-worker
with his son as helper, made S25
a day. Two nephews of the su-
perintendent Of the mine cleared
up $45 by their combined efforts
for the day. These same young
men earned exactly 500 each
for five days work in that week.
They are both going into mill
tary service and they explained
their speeding-up by the fact
that they were anxious to have
some spare change when they
went after the Kaiser.
From other mine fields similar
conditions are reported. In the
Fairmont district it is a common
thing for mine-workers to made
$500 a month and an instance is
cited of a negro laborer who
came to the field from Alabama
and made $lS2. so in the first two
weeks he worked.
Under the stimulus of the large
amount of money to be made the
miners are gradually lengthen-
ing their working hours; more
than ever before getting up to
their full forty-eight hours a
week. Many of them, however,
who are working longer hours,
are not impelled solely by the
high wages to be made. but by
the thought that every extra
hours work they put in is help
ing, by that much, to win the
war.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-08-08
From M. Union Tines

"a. P. Doran and daughter,
Miss Bessie Doran, of Burnt
Cabins, motored here Saturday
with their daughter and sister,
Mrs. Cleveland Hayes, of Charles
City, Iowa, who left the same
day for her western home after
spending some months at the
home of her father. Mrs. Hayes
was accompanied by her two
young sons.
"Mr. c. M. Starr, merchant of
Three Springs, Huntingdon
county, Pa, has confessed to vi
olations of the Federal Food Con-
troll Act of August 10, 1917, and
has been permitted by Federal
Food Administrator Hamilton. of
Huntingdon County to pay to the
Red Cross and Emergency Aid a
fine of 500 and purchase $500
worth of War Savings Stamps,
as punishment therefor.
Recent visitors atthe home of
DR.. and Mrs. Il. B. Campbell on
East Shirley street, were: Miss
Mary Hanks, a first cousin of the
doc tors wife whose home is in
Frederick, Nd. MissOlive Lodge,
a sister of Mrs. Campbell and a
recent graduate of Shippensburg
State Normal School; Miss Ruth
Kirk, a daughter of the district
attorney at McConnellsburg; and
Mr.. and Mrs. G. M. Lodge and
daughter of Reading, Pa. Mr..
Lodge is one of the school,
faculty of Reading"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-08-08
Important TO Families Of Service Men.

No uneasiness need be felt by
families or dependents of service
men receiving allotment and al
lowance checks from the Bureau
Of War Risk Insurance il they
find the checks reduced in
amount this month.
The reduction is in accordance
with a new system Of payment
adopted by the Bureau, which
will standardize the amount paid
through it. Additional checks to
make up the full allowance or al
lotment will be forwarded by
either the War Department,
Navy Department, Marine Corps,
or the Coast Guard according to
the branch in which the enlisted
men are serving.
The Pennsylvania Council Of
National Defense and Committee
Of Public Safety has been inform
ed by Washington that the
change is intended to speed-up
payment of allotments and allow
ances. 1t will do away with a
large amount of figuring in the
War Risk Insurance Bureau,
which will hereafter issue checks
only in amounts of SIS or $50,
the balance to be paid by other
Government departments. De-
pendents are urged to write to
enlisted men to find out how
much they are alloting out of
their pay to their families at
home. They will in this way be
able to learn IF they are receiving
the correct amount by the War
Risk Insurance Bureau is paying
them.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-08-08
HARVEST HOME PICNIC.
Day Pleasant, Crowd Large, Dinner
EOjoyed, Speakers Appreciated,
and Music Entertaining.


Like the Soldiers Reunion, the
annual Harvest Home Picnic in
Sloans Woods in the Big Cove is
now regarded as a County affair,
and large crowds are attracted
to this pleasant spot every year.
Being under the auspices Of the
Agricultural Society, the very
best platform talent obtainable
along that line is secured; and
in addition to the enjoyment of a
days outing in the woods with
your fam lily, there is the added
advantage of hearing able and
instructive addresses.
The speakers last Friday were
J. W. Lightly ane E. B. Dorset
both members of the State
Advisory Board of Agriculture,
and John r. Jackson Food Ad-
ministrator for Fulton County.
The addresses were we'll worth
travelling miles to hear. The ex-
planation of the Food Situation
by Mr.. Jackson was timely and
was very satisfactory; for many
people who did not understand
the causes for the different rul-
ings were chatting under what
they considered hardships.
Then the Mercersburg Band
was there, and as Fulton County
people know the difference be-
tween music and noise, the large
crowd were more than delighted
with the artistic renderings of an
apparently unlimited number Of
the very best things in late band
music.
Just in this connection, it may
be added that the Band came to
McConnellsburg after the Picnic
and treated the citizens to sever
al splendid concerts. The Mer-
cersburg Boys are all right, and
will always feel the grasp of a
glad hand when they come to
McConnellsburg.
The Committee, consisting of
Geo. A. Comerer, Herbert Duffy,
Harvey Nesbit, Roy Kendall,
Walter Johnston and William M.
Kendall, are to be congratulated
on the success which attended
their efforts to make this years
picnic the very best yet"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-08-08
Not Our Harry Bender.

The News told that the name
of Harry M. Bender appeared in
the casualty list as published in
the daily newspapers, and mas
much as that Harry Bender had
enlisted in the marine service in
Chicago, and as the initials were
the same, his friends here, felt
sure that it was the McConnells-
burg Harry. Just day or two
ago, Harry's grandfather Martin
M. Bender received a letter from
Harry saying that he had been
wounded, that he had been in the
hospital, but that he was about
well and expected to be back in
the ranks soon.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-08-08
Engagement Announced.

On Thursday at one O'Clock
luncheon, the engagement of
Miss Anna G. Reisner to Private
Ira M. Shoup was announced by
her sister, Miss Reisner at the
home of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. j. G. Reisner, Lincoln
Way West. The color scheme
was most patriotic; for the colors
red, white, and blue were beau
tifully arranged everywhere.
American flags, candle shades
with patriotic decoratings place
cards of Uncle Sam and the tri-
colored ribbon, gave the table a
very festive air. The guests
were Mrs. Clinton B. Alexander
of Washington, D. c., Mrs.
Scott Runyan, Miss Harriet b.
Sloan, Miss Mary Baumgardner
and Miss Mildred Reisner of
Hagerstown. Md.
Private Shoup is now with the
A. E. F. in France but formerly
resided in McKeesport. The
wedding will take place shortly
after Private Shoup returns
from performing his duty to the
u. S. A.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-08-08

Millers may exchange flour
with their own wheatwith farm
ers on a basis OF eight pounds
per month for each member of
the household or establishment.
Mlllers are not permitted to
grind the farmers own wheat
and return to him his own flour
on any basis excepting the above.
Blanks to be signed by the farm
or must be furnished by tie
miller. These blanks may be
had by sending fifty cents to the
NEWS Office and a hundred will
be sent by mail.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-08-08
IN THE JAWS OF DEATH.
Tremendous Slaughter Attending the
Great Battle. Ground Covered
with Dead Germans.

The great objective Of the
German army since the begin
ming Of the war has been the
capture OF Paris, and the Kaiser
has been willing to stake mis-
last man on the hazard. That the
price is being paid without any re-
turn for the outlay is being de-
monstrsted daily.
General March, the chief of
staff, indicated this several days
ago when he told newspaper
men shat, whatever the original
objectives of the Germans were
or Foch's objectiyes in under
taking to counterattack, these
purposes had seen abandoned in
the one set determination of
each side to kill as many Of the
other side as possible. Yester-
day he repeated that statement
in different words and gave
some intimate information,
transmitted in confidence to the
war department by General
Pershing, but released for pub
licaGon by General March,
showing the terrific losses in
h!cted on the German troops.
In front OF the Pennsylvania
national guard division, the 28Lh
of the combined American army,
the soldiers could not advance
without treading on dead Ger
mans. This is told in General
Pershing's confidential cable
gram, which General March
read to his newspaper auditors as
follows:
An officer of General Muir's
28th division, just returned from
Feres-en-T -Tardenois, reports that
it does not seem possible for an
army to have gathered as many
guns, as much ammunition, as
the Germans had abandoned in
their retreat, which had been
so hasty that they had not had
time to bury their dead. The
ground was so covered with
corpses that it was impossible to
advance without walking over
them, and further, that the ad-
vance of the 18th division had
been extremely rapid in spite of
the fact that their position was
some distance from the nearest
railroad"
It is apparent from this dis
patch that the victory Of the
French and Americans in the
Rheims salient has been much
greater than had been indicated
either in official or press dis
patches from the front. The re-
port made by the officer of the
Pennsylvania national guard
shows that the German losses
not only of men but of guns and
ammunition must have been
enormous. This report makes
it plain that the enemy was not
merely defeated, but routed in1
disorder. His fight was so pre-
cipitate that he did not have an
opportunity to take along can
non and stupendous supplies of
powder and shell. Knowledge
of German carefuIness in guard
idg war material and vaunted
German efficiency in such mat
ters make the rout all the more
apparent and significant.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-08-08
LudendOrif'S Explanation.


of credulity, will be deceived or
agreeably impressed by tn e
amusing explanation of his de-
feat which General Ludendorif's
has been moved to furnish. He
says that his operations were
broken off because the enemy
had evaded him.
No words could be found to
convey a more false impression
Of what actually happened. The
fact of course is that Ludendorf
allowed himself to be surprised
by a flank attack whose COM
plete success gravely imperilled
rhe forces against which it was
directed and necessitated their
immediate retreat. Ludendofff
had planned an advance on Paris
and a good start in the direction
Of that city had been made, but
the German commander COM
mitted the fatal mistake of under
estimating the strength and the
fighting qualitins Of the armies
opposing him, and now he is
thanking his lucky stars for hav-
ing managed to escape from the
trap into which he had improvi-
dently entered. He had to pay
dearly for his experience in huge
losses of material and men, but
he has substantial reason for
thankfulness at that.
After having told the news
paper correspondents whom he
was addressing about how the
enemy had evaded him General
Ludendorf' went on to justify
his withdrawal from the posi-
tions he had occupied upon the
ground that it is principle with
him always to stop an undertake
ing as soon as it became apparent
that the stake was not worth the
cost. There can be no disputing
the soundnoss of that principle,
although it is easy to recall
cases, like that of Verdun, where
there was q strange failure to
apply it, but in this particular
instance what was the stake
which Ludendorff decided not to
be worth what it threatened to
cost him? 1t is hardly an eXag-
geration to say that this stake
was the winning Of the war.
T h e German strategists h ad
planned to destroy the French
armies, to capture Paris, which
Hindenburg was to have entered
four months ago, and having
subjugated France to use that
country as hostage to compel
the submission of Great Britain.
After months of preparation
and after a concentration Of
armies which gave him numeri-
cal superiority, Ludendorff be-
gan operations and achieved a
succession of unexpected and
highly encouraging successes 1t |
looked for a while as though he |
might be able to carry out the
far-reaching project he had form
ed, but one fine morning some
thing happened to upset all his
The American
whose arrival ne
was striving to anticipate, were
transported across the Atlantic
with a celebrity upon which he
had not reckoned, which we may
be sure he deemed impossible,
and now he has abandoned his
own undertaking. upon the plea
that "the,stake is not worth the
cost" That is tantamount to a
of final defeat. -Phila-
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