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The Alaska daily empire., 1918-09-28
Homestead Notice.


 Department of the Interior, United States Land Office, Juneau, Alas ka. May 29, 1918.
 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN. that Fred Peterson, whose postofilce address Is Juneau, Alaska, has filed notice of his intention to submit final three year homestead proof in support of his Homestead Applica- tion No. O2716, for the land em- braced in U. s. Survey 75. situated on the north end of Douglas Isl. and, Alaska and in Fritz Cove, Lat. 58' IF 28" N., Long. 134' 40' w.. described as follows:
 Beginning at Cor. No. l, MIG. on line of ordinary high tide, said cove, whence U.SL.M. No. 76. F. s.. bears N. 5O' 4S' w. 18.49 chs, thence meandering GD s. 66e 45' E.. 2.6O chs. (2) N. 45' 20' E. 491 chs. to Cor. No. M.C.. thence N. 65' 66' E.. 14.07 chs. to Cor. No. 3. thence s. 23' 47' E.. 69.19 oh. to Cor. No. 4 4.thence s. 66' 18 w: 1897 chs. to Cor. No. 5. thence N. 24' 2 w.. 69.14 chs. to Cor No. 1. the place of beginning. containing 1888 acres. Mag. Var. 31' 10' E.
 Said proof will be submitted by said Peterson and two of the follow. ing witnesses: Endel Brown, Jo- seph Spinks, Thomas Thornton and John Green all of Juneau. Alaska. on September 30. 1918.
 c. B. WALKER,
 Register.
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ATTACK ON FORTY MILE
 FRONT

LONDON, Sept. 26.-The French mile front between Suippe and the river Mouse.
 The Germans voluntarily abandon ed their forward positions as the Al. lies advanced.
 There was not much artillery or Infantry resistance to the Allies, who penetrated the German positions for a distance of several miles.
 The new offensive Is between the scene of the successful Marne offen- sive and the recent American sue cess in the St. Mihiel salient.
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WITH THE FRENCH, Sept. 26.-- The French and Americans attacked on the Champagne front during thick fog, after a period of artillery preparation which terminated in a most intense gun fire. Then infan- try, tanks and machine guns went over and attacked the enemy.
 Early indications as received in advices from the front lines showed the attack was progressing favorabiy.
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AMERICANS COVERED SELVES
 WITH GLORY

WITH THE AMERICANS, Sept. 2.-Reuters says that the Americans ,n the Verdun front under Gen. 7ershing added laureIs to their arms y their excellent methods of at- .ack.
 They made a considerable advance md forced the enemy from strong positions from which nothing would induce him to part with before, and Tor which he was ordered to hold 1t all costs.
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continued operations.

continued operations.
 The Germans in this attack have been forced to meet and combat swift attacks upon their observation balloons by the American planes suddenly appearing out of the dark ness.
 The planes are especially active on the Germans wherever they try to get any rest at night.
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Americans In their last offensive have captured over 5000 prisoners.
 The German counter attacks fail cd to make an impression on the American front.
 Washington, Oregon, Montana, New Jersey, Virginia and colored troops were engaged in repulsing German attacks.
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GERMANS ADMIT FRENCH
 GAINS

BERLIN, Sept. 28.-The Americans and French continued strong at tacks. The French gained a little ground in Champagne, says an offc- ial bulletin.
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SERIAL 02757. United States Land Office, Juneau, Alaska. Aug. 8. 1918.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN. that John Rustgard. of Juneau, Alas ka. assignee of Martha Goad. widow 'of Charles Pinkney Goad, has filed in the U. S. Land Office for Juneau Land District, at Juneau, Alaska his application to enter, under and pursuant to Section 2306 of the Re- vised Statues of the United States. a Soldiers Additional Homestead. the following tract of land. situated eau Channel, adjoining the shore thereof. and approximately One-half mile Southeast of the City of Ju- neau, in Latitude 58' IF 30" North, Longitude 134' 23' West, in the Territory of Alaska, designated as U. s. Survey No. 705, and more par ticularly described as follows. to- wit:
 Beginning at Corner No. Meander Corner; at line of or dinary high water of Cas- tineau Channel; not set: thence North O.19 chs. to Witness cor ner to Cor. No. 1 MO: whence U. s. M. M. No. 1 bears South IF 40' West 58.O2 chs. distant, and Cor. No. Sur. No. HI s. A. H. of c. w. Fries bears South 52' 03' East 4153 chs. distant; 1915 chs. to Cor. No. 2; thence West 1.90 chs. to Cor. No. 3; thence South 7.64 chs. to Witness corner to Cor. No. { Meander Corner: 8.70 chs. to Cor. No. 4 MO; not set: whence Cor. No. Utah Lode Sur. No. GAP bears North 43' OF West 76S chs. distant: thence meandering along tho line of ordinary high water of Gastineau Channel South 45' 15' East 1.20 chs; South 60' 30' East 1.21 chs. to place of beginning.
 Containing an area of 1.8l acres.
 Magnetic declination 31' 60 East.
 U. 8. M. M. No. is brass plate set in concrete on extreme North end of Juneau Island.
 A duly authenticated copy of the plat of said Survey No. 706, to- gether with a notice of the said ap- plication to enter, was duly posted at a conspicuous place upon said premises on the 3rd day of August. 1918.
 c. B. WALKER. Register.
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which seriously endangers the Czech Army in that section of Russia, call for 51 Divisions or 500,000 men. The Germans are constantly reinforcing the Bolsheviki, owing to the fact that many of them are found to be worthless as real soldiers.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-09-28
FRENCH TAKE soMME

PARIS, Sept. 28.-in the success ful continuance of the offensive West of Argonne, the French cap tyred the village of Somme by ar advance of about four miles, says an official statement.
 They have taken the heights Nortf of Foitaine Endermoise, along with additional prisoners.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-09-28
GERMANS LOSE HEAVILY


 WITH THE AMERICANS, Sept. 2s.-The American Army Corps Northwest of Verdun with one Corps alone took German prisoners total Ing over 5000. They inflicted ter rifle losses in killed and wounded.
 Another division took over 1,1oo prisoners, including many of the crack Prussian guards.
 The prisoners were escorted In dozens, with their machine guns and automatic rifles in cages, to the rear. They resemble small arsen- als.
 A majority of the prisoners ex- pressed pleasure that the war was over for them.
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returned to their lines of defense before the French and American at tack, says an official statement.
 The great Ameriean-French at tempt failed to break through on the first day of the battle owing to the tenacity of the Germans.
 Fresh battles are imminent.
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Revoke Terror Order

AMSTERDAM. Sept. 27. The Moscow papers report that the Bol. sheviki government has issued a de cree rescinding its reign of terror order Premier Lenine discussed the matter at a meeting of the Central Soviet connmittee.
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AMERICAN PLANES ACTIVE

WITH THE AMERICANS, Sept. 28.-NorthWest of verdun thick clouds of mlsts hampered the air. men detailed to observation duty in the area of operation now in pro- oress.
 American pursuit planes, however,
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Japanese Advaneinu

LONDON, Sept. 28.-In Eastern Siberia the Japanese mounted troops are advancing Eastward from Chita and Northwest from Blagiovestschen- ak. They have effected a junction at Rufulov. 306 miles Northeast of the place just named.
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CIVILIANS ARE

CIVILIANS ARE
 ORDERED TO MOVE
 AWAY FROM METZ AMSTERDAM, Sept. 26.-A Berlin dispatch says the civilians have been ordered to evacuate Metz, on account of its reported bombardment by the American guns.
 1t 10 said that the people already are moving all of their effects from the range of the guns.
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The aeropianes hampered the Ger mans by attacking their trenches. The Americans advanced without hitch, according to a pre-arranged
 schedule.
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16,ooo PRISONERS YESTERDAY

LONDON, Sept 27-The Ameri- cans and French captured 16,o0o prisoners in their new drive on the Champagne front. They inflicted heavy losses on the Germans and look much war material.
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AMERICANS TAKE BIG GUNS

WITH THE AMERICANS NORTH. WEST OF VERDUN, Sept. 27.-The Americans in their drive captured four big 210 milimeter guns and eight 15o milimeter pieces, 15 trench nortars, 10 field guns, 24 machine 9uns and t2 seventy-sevens, East of 0annevoux, which are now being ised against the Germans.
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BERLIN, Sept. 28.-French and American prisoners numbering 50 were captured in Lorraine East of Moselle.
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GERMANS SURPRISED

WITH THE AMERICANS, Sept. 2.-The Germans were taken ai- most completely by surprise. Their first warning was hearing the artiI. lery fire from the Americans. Then The aeropIanes prevented any order iy retreat, and almost at once the tanks and infantry were hammering the Germans at close quarters.
 The Americans captured MaIan- court, Mont Faucon. ouisy, Dame voux and other towns.
 Troops from Pennsylvania, kansas and Missouri led the attack. 1t is unknown yet if the Americans cap tured any of the big German guns.
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ATTACK ENDANeERs LOAN

NEW YORK, Sept. 26.-The French and American attack reported in morning dispatches is the first Allied thrust in the Champagne region since Gen. Foch resumed the initiative last July.
 The logical result of the Allied successes In Picardy in driving the Germans to the hindenburg line from Arras to Laon, makes the pres ent Champagne drive threaten the German communications in the rear of the Hindenburg line, where the Germans are struggling desperately to keep the British and French from breaking through. .t.
 1t is believed that the attack ex- tends good part of the distance from Rheims to verdun.
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Renewed attacks North of Aisne were repuIsed.
 In counter attacks the Allies fore es elected the Germans from where they had gained a foothold at one point.
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RUSSIAN TOWNS ARE CAPTURED
 BY AMERICANS
Make Progress Along Dvina River; Japanese in East Russia Are Also
 Advancing.

ARCHANGEL, Sept. 2S. - The Americans virtually in all sectors on the Northern Russian front have captured several villages co-operat- ing with the British and Russians. They advanced over 50 miles along the Dvina river.
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Are Kent Prlsonsra

STOCKHOLM, Sept. 27.-Ameri- can Consul General Poole who ar rived from Moscow says British Consul Lockhart and other Entente officials are imprisoned in Kremlin.
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sERLIN's ACCOUNT OF YEs-
 TEROAY

BERLIN, Sept. ?7.-The German troops on both sides of ths Argonne AMERicANs AND FRENCH
 BEGAN ATTACK ON HUNS
 AT CHAMPAGNE THURSDAY PARIS. Sept. 26.-The French and Americans attacked Jointly on the champagne front and In the region beyond 1t towards the East. says an official statement thIs morning.
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CROSSES ARE AWARDED

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26. - Gen. Pershinu has awarded distinguished Service Cross to 34 enlisted men and officers Of the American Expedition ary forces for oaliantry in action.
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Keep In Close Touch

WASHINGTON. Sept. 2S.- Gen. Peyton c. March announced that the Americans with the Archangel forces had been placed under the command of Gen. PoIle, of the British Army Col Stewart commands the Ameri- can units.
 Ambassador Francis Is at Arch angel. Washington is in close touch with the military and diplo- matic affairs in Russia.
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HUNS PREPARE
 TO FLY BEFORE
 YANKEES DRIVE

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eAkER WITNEssEe ATTAck

WITH THE AMERtCANo, Sept. 27.-seeretary of War Newton D. Baker, witnessed the beginning Of the American drive on the Cham pasns front. The Americana attack cd at 6 o'clock after . heavy artillery preparation. asslsted by .tanks and aeroplanss.
 They encountered como rooletanee.
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TAKE MANY TOWNS FROM HUNS

PARIS, Sept. 27.-The French fore ..s in the Champagne drive captured 5utte-DumesniI, Butte-Dusoualn, Butte outahure and the villages of Tahure, Ripont, Rouvroy, cernayen, Dornois, Servon, Meizicourt and took 1000 prisoners.
 Despite unfavorabIe weather con 1itions this morning, the French re- sumed their drive and are making satisfactory progress.
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INCREASE ARTILLERY FIRE

WITH THE AMERICANS AT YER. DUN, Sept. 27.-The Germans have greatly increased their artillery fire ,long the center of the American attack.
 They have been unable to force back the Americans, through desper- ate and repeated counter attacks.
 Rains have made the roads prac- ticalIy impossible for all troops and are increasing the difficulties of transportation.
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Plans of Boisheviki

LONDON. Sept 27.-Plans for the Bolshevid Army on the Volgs front
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HIT 2oMiLE FRONT

WASHINGTON. Sept. 20. = The American First Army In an attack on 20-miIe front West Of verdun advanvced an average depth of seven miles and captured 12 towns and over 5.0oe prisoners. They also inflicted heavy iosses on the Germans and took much war material.
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AUsTRIANs FIGHT AMERlcANs

VIENNA, Sept. 27.-The Austrian war office announces that Austro. Hungarian troops are taking part in the fighting East of the Meuse river.
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SECRETARY OF WAR BAKER

SECHE RHY OF WAX bWNEH
 TALKS GERMAN TO HUN
 PRISONERS, DISCUSSES WAR WITH THE AMERICANS NORTH WEST OF vERDUN, Sept. 2s.-Sec- retary of War Newton Q. Baker watched the Americans begin their
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IS SATISFACTORY

PARIS, Sept. 26. = The Franco American attack on both sides Of the Arsonne river is continuing satis- faetorily, says an official statement. The Allies advanced nearly four miles at points West of Arponne.
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ACCOMPLISH MAJOR STROKE


 DATELEss, Summary of Asso- ciated Press)-The French and Amer lcans storming the German positions in the Champagne sector apparently have accomplished a major stroke for offensive work, and are progress ing rapidly.
 This front has been Inactive since the Germans failed to advance there July 18th. The Americans are ad. vancino East of Champagne.
 PARIS, Sept. 26.-The Germans anticipating the attack this morning West of the verdun region, appar- entiy have withdrawn a portion of their forces.
 PARIS, Sept. 26.-The Americans attacking in the Champagne sector penetrated the German positions to a depth Of three miles.
 The Americans are reported to be from five to six miles from threir point of departure, and have cap tured Gercourt. ouIsey, Mont Eau son, chappy and vereness, all north west of Verdun.
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NATIONAL GUARD TROOPS
 AHKAHK

ATTACK
 WASHINGTON, Sept. 20. - Gen. Pershino reports that Pennsylvania and Kansas and Missouri and troops Of Gen. Lissett's command captured four towns In the Champagne drive. OPPOSING GERMAN FIFTH ARMY PARIS, Sept. 26. - The German Fifth Army is opposing the Ameri- cans In the Champagne sector. The Yankees attained all and more than they attempted according to . pre-. arranued schedule.
The sun., 1918-09-01

MARY ANTN has written some
AVA really beautiful anG worth while
books on the immigrant problem and the
industrial conditions in the country; and
so for long time there will be others
who will essay to follow in her foot
steps, most of whom will fail. 1t is
distinctly unpleasant sort Of book
to read unless it is brilliantly done and
One of Them, chapters from the (sup-
posedly) Passionate Autobiography of
Elizabeth Hasanovitz, is neither we'll done
nor has the author anything to tell which
justifies its having been done at all.
If the book had been called Chapters
From Passionate Complaint it would
have been better named. There is moth
ing particularly passionate about it ex-
cept the complaining, and even this is
more of dull drone. Like many Of the
Russian Jews, Elizabeth Hasanovitz left
her country to seek freedom in America
and met with conditions often desperate,
and always far from pleasant; but she
complains so much of little things that
We have no patience left by the time she
gets to the larger difficulties. One Is
reminded of the little boy minding the
sheep who called wolf so often when
there was no wolf that when one
finally did come no one would go to his
assistance
The first cry that we get is over the
Storage conditions and the cruelty of the
authorities in refusing to serve food in
her room. Unions and the. horrors of
The sun., 1918-09-01

n RTHUR STANLEY RIGGS offers
l. Il as his excuse for adding With
Three Armies to the endless numbers Of
war books the very fact that there are so
many. He says that he hopes for his
comfortable nonentity" because of the
unusually hasty and badly done books of
the same kind that have preceded it, and
thus he gives himself away. No man who
wasn't sure he had written a mighty in
teresting book would dare such an intro
duction.
1t is one of those books which one reads
easily and quickly and regrets having
finished. Mr.. Riggs is an author and
student and he has used his material,
which is above the average owing to his
unusual opportunities, excellently well.
He writes with a good deal of humor and
a good deal more pathos with no attempt
at self glorifcation as behooves one who
has been merely visitor in the armies;
and with some philosophy but not too
much. The good of the book lies in the
simplicity and beauty of Mr.. Riggs writ
ing and the fact that he knows how to
deal with tragedy without getting heavy
about it.
His aim has been to bring the war home
to the reader, to reflect, Us it were, some
thing of its monstrous size in diminish
ing mirror for those who have been unable
to grasp it that they may realize show
heroic and how bestial, how exceedingly
far from and how crushed up against ones
very soul this war il"
He has told us very little Of fighting and
dying. Rather he has turned his attention
to Belgium and France: the conditions in
the ravaged countries; the men and women
and especially the children, behind the
lines; and the spirit of the armies. 1t is
not necessary in studying this war to go
into the actual scenes of warfare. When
you enter France you see it.
One sees in the British soldiers faces
look which says that they are "frightfully
bored but going to stick it" the look of an
army "amusingly-and at times annoy
ingly-sure Of itself" The French poilu
counts the cost and recks nothing so
France be saved. But the Americans are
different from them all They have come
mot to participate in this war but to end
it." therefore the "grim and tigerish at
The sun., 1918-09-01
with Three Armies Is Not 'Just War Book

as in those peaceful years, but all with
the undertone Of shadow in their once
clear English eyes; here we're pretty Eng
lish girls, but instead Of wearing bathing
suits they were CARRIED in the sober dig
nifty of nurses. But the young men, the
smiling and gallant young Englishmen
who used to overflow sands and links and
tea rooms! They lay in cots, they re-
clined in wheel chairs, they sat on the
grass, they pottered feebiy about on sticks
or they lie forever dreaming in the little
square, white fenced acres where only un-
painted wooden crosses tell the sSory and
the gay, friendly dance of the French pop
pies above their fast closed eyes keep
ahame the torch their hands have passed
on to their comrades
And by way of contrast his comment on
Won Treitschke's assertion that "the Latin
has no feeling for the beauty of forest;
when he takes his repose in it he lies upon
his stomach, while we rest on our backs"
"Hoch der deutscher embonpoint"' Mr..
Riggs exclaims. "How could German lie
upon his stomach"
The French Schools IN War Time fur
nish incidents and anecdotes for one par
-. ticularly interesting chapter. French
mothers say to their children quite natu-
rally now as they leave for school, .
"Let me see. now You have your
books, your luncheon Oh, child
where is your gas maskY
And one father writes to the dean OF
the faculty of Nancy that his son has
passed such a terrible week in the trenches
that he has been unable to prepare prop
erly for the examinations, and again
week later to thank him for passing him
and to say that he has been killed.
With Three Armies will not be allowed
to remain in comfortable obscurity.
People will read it eagerly and CRATE
fully and wait for another of its kind
long time. If Mr.. Riggs crosses the ocean
for more material, as we hope he will, let
him follow the example of those women
he crossed with before who wore patent
life saving suits Of rubber with pockets
for food and whistles to call help. We
should like more books from him.
WITH THREE ARMIES. By ARTHUR
STANLEY RIGGs The Bobbs Merrill Com
pany. $3.50.
The sun., 1918-09-01

the popular war supernaturalism Of the
present. The central character, hero
who miraculously appears to avert an air
raid on an English country place, seems
normal and human, yet proves to be rein
carnation of the valor and vitality of all
the glorious dead of England, all the fight
ing men of the remote or recent past.
This is a rather original expression of the
well known motif Of resurrected greatness
to-day.
Decd Dog, by Eloise Robinson and John
Redhead Frome Jr., in Horper's, is to me
an interesting example of an utter lack of
interest in material or in style. For many
months l have been conscientiously endeav-
oring to find the humor in the stories by
Eloise Robinson or by Harold Brubaker,
but in vain. have thought that perhaps
my lack Of appreciation was unique, and
have made inquiry of many persons, but
I have failed so far to discover a single
reader who confesses to interest in them.
Humor, to be effective, must have rela-
ton to real life, and these stories seem so
far removed from actuality as to have no
humor either Of character or of situation.
I am like the little boy Kipling tells about
who said to his mothers caller, "He tries
to omuse me and I am not omused."
The pedantic lover in the present story
is even less humanity credible than the
mentally defective adolescent girls that
Eloise Robinson usually writes about.
The sun., 1918-09-01

The first direct word from Capt. James
Norman Hall, author of High Adventure
(Houghton Miflin Company, who was
shot down behind the German lines after
an air battle with the German ''fying cir
GUS" comes in letter TO his friend, Paul
Rockwell, Paris correspondent Of the Chi
cago Daily Ne,rs.
"You have doubtless heard that l am
now prisoner in Germany" Capt. Hall
writes. During the combat l had the
misfortune to break one of the wings Of
my aeroplane. Then shell from a small
quick firing gun struck my motor and it
was all up with me- My right ankle was
badly broken in the landing, so that am
now in a hospital and likely to remain here
for some time. The time passes very slowly
and / have suffered a great deal with my
ankle, but l am being very kindly treated
here and therefore have great deal to
be thankful for. l am not yet at a
prison camp"