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The Alaska daily empire., 1918-01-04
RUSSIAN BATHS OPEN.

The Russian Bath House will be open as usual on Wednesday and Saturday.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-01-04
Natives There Have En- tered into the Spirit of the Work for
 Uncle Sam.
THEY ARE FULLY AWAKE
Other Interesting Notes from the Breezy Town of HaineS Are
 Given.

HAYNES, Jan. 2-The Natives have organized branch of the Rcd Cross auxiliary to the Haines Red Cross, with membership of 55, and have elected the following officers Paddy Goenett, chairman; Jew M Wright, vice chairman; Samuel Jack son, secretary; and Mrs. Paddy Goen- nett, treasurer. The Natives are fully awake to the interests of the United States in the world war, and at their meeting for organization, several of the Natives made rousing speeches in favor of the work being done by the Red Cross, and also showed their patriotism and loyalty to Uncle Sam.
 The New Years ball given by the ladies of the Red Cross. on New Years Eve, in the Arctic Brother hood Hall was well attended; the Native band furnishing excellent mu- sic, fine lunch was served, a good time had and the affair was if nancial success. Your correspondent has not been informed what the net proceeds were.
 Miss Jenette Witeman left on the Jefferson for Seattle, where she has accepted a position in the Success School"
 J. J. Kennedy has left for Rainy Hollow, where he will be detained
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-01-04
BASKETBALL
 GAME WILL BE
 ON TONIGHT
interesting Contest Is Scheduled and Both Sides Expect ViC-
 tory.

Another interesting basketball con- he school gymnanium. The game will be between the local High School team and the All Star team from the Methodist church. Both teams have beeI practicing and a hotly contested game is predicted. The H. S. boys are firm in the belief hat they can walk away with the honors as but one team this season has succeeded in winning from them and that was the Faculty team, which the boys claim held the rab- 0it's foot Several preliminary games gill be held between school teams md the doors of the Gym will be opened at 7;30 sharp. The price of ldmission will be 15 cents for stu tents and 20 cents for others.
 The discomfort attached to being spectator at previous games in he school gymnasium will not be experienced any longer. During the 'acation the boys turned their prac- ices into work shifts and have built teachers which will provide com sortable setats for 150 people and Ill can see the game. This makes | big improvement in the gymnas- ium and expressions of approval have been heard on every hand. Coach ienn superintended the construc- ion of the new seats and great leal of credit is due him in this fort
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-01-04
DYNAMITE|S
 EXPLODED IN
 DOUGLAS TOWN
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(Continued from Page One) pioneer residents of Douglas, having made this place his home for more han 20 years He has no family md is over 60 years of age. He las always been prospector, and, ike the majority of his kind, has lot accumulated much property. He itated this morning.:
 That boat cost me nearly $l,5O0 md it was all 1 had in the world. am satisfied that the attack on me by the destruction of my prop erty was the work of enemies. not particularly of myself, but Of my country. I am true and loyal American and know that I have ex- pressed my feelings on several occas- ions lately about the practices of alien enemies. Otherwise l do not know that I have an enemy in the world. My boat was all I owned and now that it is wrecked, I am left without means of making a livli- hood"
 Public indignation runs high here today as people generally feel that, when an inoffensive and mild-man- nered old man like John McWil- Hams is made the object of revenge. both the lives and property of oth- CTS is in danger
 Just what object even an alien enemy would have in blowing up a small boat is not evident unless it was to show the dynamiting spirit exists here.
 Deputy Marshal Harry Morton is working on the case and it is prob able there will be some arrests soon. Suspicious are not lacking.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-01-04

Beating apples at La Frances Grocery. $1.95. a box.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-01-04
VLAD|VOSTOK IS FILLED
 WITH REDS Shoes Are More Scarce Than Gold and Many of the Stores Are
 Boarded Up. ANARCHISTS ALL OVER Much Misery and Suffering and the Poor En-
 counter Many
 HardSnipS.
ANARCHISTS ALL OVER

VLADIVOSTOK, Dec. 26. Tn these hours of peril for the new born republic, the port of Vladi- vostok, her only gateway, lies stag nant. The stream of war material which was poured out along the wharves year ago from America and Japan has practically ceased.
 In Vladivostok, 1000 miles from the volcano that has burst forth in Petrograd and Moscow, there is sort of semistarvation that keeps its people in a cronic state of exas- peration by forcing them to watt for hours in the cold wind for food, though it is not until Ekaterinburg, half way to Petrograd, is reached that hunger becomes acute.
 The starvation here is of another sort, steady, relentless wastage of clothing, shoes and the thousand and one manufactured articles that are almost a necessity of life. The stores are either closed or have half-empty shelves which are daily being depleted. And yet only two days away lies Japan, which manu- factures and exports to the seven seas everything that civilization re- quires.
 Shoes Attract Buyers.
 The other day l carried pair of shoes to the cobbler and could have sold them a dozen times over the two blocks; a bag of gold would have created less interest. They were Japanese shoes at that, and appeared to be made of an odd mix ture of cardboard and bad leather.
 The reason for this exhaustion of material is that the ruble, which in peace times was worth at least a dollar in purchasing power in Russia, has now fallen so low that it is almost worthless For every dollar one can now get fifteen or sixteen rubles here and in Japan. It is the most effectual barrier to trade with foreign nations that could possibly be devised.
 The Transsiberian Railroad, dou- ble-tracked now for almost it's en- tire length, appears to be the only bright spot on this Eastern horizon. The trains arrive four or five days late as rule, but they do ar rive and they are dispatched almost on time.
 Already Japan has its problem of feeding and housing the refugees who have managed to get that far toward the land of food and dollars, and in Yokohama and Toyko it is getting to be a common sight to find poverty-stricken bands of Russianh with shawls and fur hats wander ing through streets crowded with those amazing little people in silk kimonos and wooden shoes. No two civilized races could be more start lingly unlike.
 Crowd Into Station.
 You see them here, too, for there are hundreds of refugees from Will na. Grodno. Petrograd and Moscow where there are 100000 more of them.
 There is no room to be had for persons like these in this frozen city. A long list of wealthy Rus sians is waiting fo ra vacancy in the hotels. There is only one warm corner into which they can crawl-the railroad station.
 At night the misery and dirt of the weltering mass of humanity that lies packed together on the
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-01-04
DENTAL BOARD IS
 APPOINTED TO
 ASSIST IN WORK

Upon recommendation of Cover nor Strong, President Wilson has appointed the following named doc tors of dental surgery, from the diff ferent divisions of Alaska to act in the capacity as members of the Medical Advisory Board under the draft act:
 Dr. w. E. Zuber, Ketchikan.
 Dr. c. A. Emery, Wrangeil.
 Dr. H. S. Hall, Douglas.
 Dr. George Freeburger, Juneau.
 Dr. L. S. Keller, Skagway.
 Dr. c. r. Daggett, Cordova. Dr. H. Cockerille, Valdez.
 Dr. H. A. Heating, Seward.
 Dr. w. E. Peterson, Sitka.
 Dr. James w. Bayne, Nome.
 Dr. Robert R. Myers, Fairbanks. Dr. F. A. Ross, Anchorage.
 Dr. P. J. Malone, for the purpose of organization, has been designated temporary chairman of the board.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-01-04
 LIQUOR PLOT IS ALLEGED IN SEATTLE

SEATTLE, Jan. 4-Sergeant Geo Comstock and several members of the Seattle Dry Squad have been arrested charged with being involved in a plot involving the theft of enor- nous quantities of liquor from the Public Safety Building.
 Police Patrolman George Lavelle was arrested with Comstock and the others, and is being detained It is expected other arrests will follow. The men are charged with importing liquor here from Chicago and whole sailing it by sack loads. Chief War ren made the arrests.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-01-04

for several days attending to busi- ness.
 Tim TT-,s.Sei re.-rned from Seattle on the Jefferson. Mir. Vogel has been at Seattle for some time attend ing 10 business.
 At twelve o'clock Monday night, Haines went bone dry, and you couldn't get a drink (except water), in the town for love nor money, and now we are to try prohibition and see what effect it will have on the Territory.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-01-04
Nothing Left.

Yes. we used to sit out nj the old summer house in the beautiful moon- light. Strange to say. Jack never be- leved he kissed me as often as I ac- cused him of doing"
 "Ah. and how did you convince him?'
 Why. the next night I told him to cut notch in the summer house each time he took kiss"
 How did the scheme work?'
 'Very well for a while. but-er-by the end of the week there was no sum- mer house left"-(Ex.)
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-01-04

be required from the large plate glass of the stores to the smaller sizes, for temporary repairs only to the buildings which had not been totally destroyed and fifty thousand pounds of putty was needed at once.
 Juneau's Contributions
 The committee reports the follow ing contributions to the Juneau fund
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-01-04

FOUND Small nugget pin. Owner can have same by proving
 property and paying for ad. Gold stein's Emporium.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-01-04

SEELEY'S White Pine Tar with eucalyptus and menthol-for coughs and colds-25c. soc.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-01-04
Total to date

Total to date ........... $359.20 This afternoon Perseverance tele- phohed that $35 had been raised there, which is to be added to the foregoing sum, and tho names of the subscribers will be printed later.
 All contributions should be paid to the B. M. Behrends Bank or to ner
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-08-16
WISCONSIN TOBACCO MARKET.
EDGERToN, Wis. August 16. 1918.

EDGERToN. Wis. August 16. 1918
Generous showers have fallen over
the greater portion of the tobacco
sections the past few days with suf-
ficient rainfall to carry the early por-
tion of the crop through to the harvest.
The much needed moisture is putting a
new face on the later fields which are
likely to produce the better sized leaf
of the season. Patches of hail fell in
the path of these electric storms but
were confined generally to small areas.
The date set in the gentlemen's agree
ment for the resumption of the buy
ing movement expired on the 18th but
we do not learn of any organized effort
by the large operators to resume field
buying as yet. Since the rains the
prospects for a normal sized leaf have
improved wonderfully and there is
far greater incentive to put their men
into the field than for some weeks past.
The Paul law which has always been
viewed by the trade of doubtful legal
ity was on Monday declared by Judge
Grimm of the Rock county circuit court
as unconstitutional. Until this decis-
ion is carried to higher courts dealers
will doubtless pay little attention to its
provisions in contracting for future de-
livery of tobacco.
The harvest of the earlier tobacco
has now started, probably third of
the crop has been topped and the later
fields will commence to come forward
rapidly now. The growers will find
plenty to do from this on to the end of
the harvest.
The shipments out of storage reach
200 cases and IL car loads of bundles
from this market to all points since
last report.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-08-16
New York.
NEW YORK. Au0. 10.

NEW ORh, aug. ~, 1910.
Our tobacco crops have been favored
for the past two weeks with the most
propitious weather. The plants needed
up to the arrival of the torrid wave
more sunshine for their growth and
while the arrival of the torrid wave or
rather the prolonged stay threatened to
dry the life out of the plants, they were
greatly refreshed and refrigerated by
the torrential downfalls of rain that
changed thoroughly the atmosphere of
growing. The market is, therefore,
looking forward to both abundant and
substantial crops, which promise it a
very busy season. Of course, there
are headaches about the prospective
prices, but as long as the supply can
be had even at advanced rates, it is
sure to find ready takers when it comes
into the market. The good news of
the safe arrival at this port of the
twelve thousand bales of Sumatra i'm
ported by the Sumatra Purchasing
Committee has been buoying up the
cheerfulness Of the market. With the
sufficient quantity of that necessary
wrapper leaf on hand the worry of lack
of wrapper supply that had scared the
market is likely to disappear altogeth-
er. AS for other types they follow al
most the same course as they have been
for many months. They are in steady
demand, exaeting the proper market
value as there is no prospect of abun-
dance in view both in Cuba and Porto
Rico. The Manila leaf seems to help
along satisfactorily and to retain it's
hold on its customers. rs.-Journal.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-08-16
New England.
SPRINGFIELD, MASS, Aug. 10, 1918.

SPRINGFIELD, MASS, Aug. 10, 1913.
Mr.. Hirsch reports that the rains
that fell last week greatly improved
the prospects for a good yield of tobac-
co in that state. He says, however,
that despite the improvement occasion
ed by the rain, there is great deal OF
short and lightweight tobacco in the
crop, but nevertheless, Mr.. Hirsch in
common with others who are interested
in the Connecticut tobacco situation is
highly grateful for small favors, and
feels greatly heightened by the i'm
provement that is noticeable through
out the tobacco districts Of Connect
icut.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-08-16
VIROQUA, Wis, Aug. Z, 1918.

In tobacco the prospects were never
so bright for quality, quantity and
price. Many have and are topping and
the 18th or 10Th of August have been
set to commence cutting and shedding.
This is for the most forward fields.
These early and even crops are beau
tiful sight, high as mans shoulder,
wide branching leaves that scarcely
permit of ones passing between the
rows. This is prime stock and if placed
in the shed free from damage will
bring returns that will make swelling
wallets and bank accounts. The late
and small fields, too, are making record
growth now. Censor.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-08-16
Penusylyania.
LANCASTER. PA. Aug. 8. i.

LANCASTER, Pa, Aug. 8, 1918.
Rain fell In Lancaster county every
day last week, sometimes heavily, but
most of the time in gentle showers,
the water soaking into the ground and
giving the plants the moisture so much
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-08-16
CHIPPEWA FALLS, WIS, Aug. 3, 1918.

CF1IFFEWA I ALI5, w 10, aug. ., I5I6.
The tobacco crop in Chippewa county
promises fine yield. Many fields have
plants as high as your shoulder. The
past two weeks has brought out the to-
bacco to such stage that there is
every indication of an exceptional
crop. Two weeks more of suitable
weather and the tobacco harvest will
be on in full swing. There are late
plants not up in size, but most fields
show an advanced growth for this time
of the year.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-08-16

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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-08-16

That leaf tobacco loses much more
weight when cured on the stalk than
when the leaves are picked in the field
and cured separately has been demon
strated by an Investigation of the
United States Department of Agricul-
ture. The experiments were carried
on for period of four years at Con-
necticut tobacco farm. They showed
that for leaves of the cigar wrapper
type the average loss in dry weight in
curing. picked leaves was from II to Is
per cent, while leaves cured on the
stalk lost approximately twice as much.
If the stalk is split in harvesting, a
common practice in certain districts, it
dries sooner than if simply severed
near the base, and in consequence there
is not SO much loss to the leaf. Even
under these conditions, however, the
loss in the leafs weight is greater than
IN curing picked leaves. Tobacco in
tended for export, manufacturing and
cigar filters is usually gathered in a
ripper condition than that for wrappers
and in consequence it loses still more
weight. Even with picked leaves this
loss frequently amounts to from 80 to
40 per cent.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-09-12
TWO RACE CARDS
FOR SATURDAY
POStpOnementS Will Result in
Morning and Afternoon
Program on Track.

Unable % keep his proper eouiIi-
5r.um the weather man interferred
seriously with ;he Interstate fair
yesterday and today 7y sending
along d series OF cool and chilly
5reezes. cold showers and sun OBJ
scGrinc clouds The Indictment
weather during the past week has
cur down attendance dglres 20 4
great extent compared 20 the s!mi-
lar days Of last years fair. oat fai-
officials are confident Thar with far-
ora0le weather the remainder OF the
week. expectations VIII he fulfilled
.n the numbers attending the fourth
annual fair.
Recovered 'oterc04rS flre. and
even rubber boots We're much iu eyi-
dence ~ The fair grounds during
the dsy and in spite or he fact that
Old 50. -rled SeIe era times 10 secure
lCoNTINUED OS PAGE TEN
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-09-12

gether and let US go in. shoulder TO
shoulder. we'd try 10 show them that
the Yankees cal do the Job" was
the general i'm sression Today il
seems proba bic that the bulk OF the
forces which apparently are 10 stuk,
up the valley of the NToseue are
Yankees They have their chance
at last and it is not too much 10
prophesy that they will DO the job
For weeks past nothing was CON
templated I have watched with the
greatest interest reports Of the
bombing BY Americans of Thieu-
court. Chombley. Confians ana
Thionville. All these attacks upon
the communications OF the Germans
were evidently preparatory 70 the
move 7 have been expecting since
May. Now that 1t has come. there
will be stin fighting. but there is a
good passage toward Metz up the
valley from Pont-a- -Mousson.
Metz is so Miles Away.
From the American lines IL is
only 90 miles 10 Metz There are
good roads. but the country adjoiu-
ing is rolling. we'll wooded and COM
paratively easy Of defense. The
American smash viii not prove easy.
The Germans will undoubtedly fight
hard. II may be that no serious at
sempt will be made 10 drive through
10 Metz at this time. but if early re
ports OF the attack prove that a
stroke has been made. both from the
Toul-Nancy sector simultaneously
with the blow from Verdun. il is al
most a certainty that the famous -.
AIihiel salient will be pinched out at
the ver. least 40 one knows or
can know, the number Of Americans
and French which have been massed
10 make this blow However. there
is no doubt it will have been regard
ed by Gen. Pershing a. the first
great smash 10 be made by his
troops and il is safe To say that he
and Marshal Foca have made their
plans 50 well that success viii sure
y come
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-09-12

international News Service
STOCKHOLM. Sept 1--NIiles OF
Petrograd are i'm flames and whole
sale massacres by the bolshevik ele-
ments are taking place in the streets
OF the Russian capital. according TO
information hltering into Sweden
through Finland. Reports OF the
most appafling conditions through
out Russia. are being received here
daily In the effort 10 maintain
their tottering power the bOlsheviki
are reported 90 be using fire and
sword in the most ruthless manner.
In southern Russia peasant re
volts ana Jewish pOgrOms are re-
ported taking place. I'm the Mobile,
government 5000 peasants armed
with machine guns were repulsed by
Germans. At Evenigorodka ia the
IIiey government. heavy losses We're
sustained on both sides i'm desperate
lighting between the peasants and
German troops Peasants at Brus-
silovka eNterminated "A German gar
risou killng large numbers of Ger
mans
Dispatches go Berlin papers re-
port the most narrowing massac cres
Of Jews in Russia. The leading
Zionist newspaper Uuser Tageblatt.
conducted by Prof. Olobokovshy
has suppressed The Petrograd
population Is reported as manifest
ing great hatred for the Germans
and PRAYING for allied aid
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-09-12
capture Railwa, triangle.
FRENCH REPORT RAIDS

International News Service.
PARIS. Sept. 12--Only raids and
artillery activity was reported b.
the French war oifice today. The
ccmmunique follows
North Of the AileJte river raids
were carried out and some prison
ers were captured
There was artillery activity I'm the
region OF Rheims and PresHes
Two enemy raids were repGlsej
ia the Champs district and boz
the Nosges mountains"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-09-12
IS MILLIONS
ANSWER HERR"
To UNCLE SAM
Enrolment of Men For Amer
iCa'S New Army Proceeds
in Orderly and Speedy
Manner.
NEARLY 5000 REGISTER
HERE UP UNTIL NOON

Reports shortly after noon today
from the various registration places
throughout the CITY indicate that
5000 men between the ages OF Is
and s. have already registered IA
South Bend under the new draft
law
The registration places located in
the various voting precincts OF the
city opened az O'Clock this morn
ing and will remain open until Q
O'Clock this evening.
Cp 10 noon today the fourth pre-
cinct or the seventh ward. located
at 30 ". Indiana av., had the rec
ord for the mum Der Of men register
ed up TO that hour with $50 regis
tratious. The fourth precinct of the
second ward with the registration
place at the Kaley school comes
second with 212 registrations.
Most Are Older Men.
The preponderance Of registrations
seems 70 be on the side OF men over
81 years OF age. ~ the city hall.
where the men i'm the first precinct
OF the first ward register there were
15- registrations at O'Clock with
only three Of the resistrants between
the ages of IS and 21
The reports from the registration
places shortly after noon indicate
that the registration so far during
the day average about 80 TO the
precinct.
II is believed by the registration
authorities that the registrations to
dav will number in the entire county
about $4,000 with about 1000 for
South Bend and 1000 from NIish-
aWaka.
The lowest number Of registrations
ND 10 shortly after noon were made
in the frzt precinct Of the third
ward whose registration place is AZ
S1C w Jefferson blvd Here they
registered 1e5 men. most OF them
over 21 wears OF age
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-09-12

u ternational News Service.
The long heralded AmeriClu Of
feDsi,e fn France was starred ,h.-
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Wy e'I- p'1''i' ana ',''
tended 10 'feah '"e grip or l"t 'e.
mans on the Meuse river south ~
erd.i". and 70 open 'n"
dlldchS against lAt great Fe. .'..'h
tortresses or Metz and 9ifa--"
NlJh the opening OF .''e amer ''a-
drive allied offensive operations Ao"
extend over pFaelicatis a' '- .
western mont iIom me N'r'h sea