davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-10-01
Homestead Notice.

homestead N0rlce. Department of the Interior, United States Land Office, Juneau, Alas ka. May 29, 1918.
 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, address is Juneau, Alaska, has filed notice of his intention to submit final three year homestead proof in support of his Homestead Applica- ton No. O271b, 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. 5S' IF 28" N, Long. 134' 40' w.. described as follows:
 Beginning at Cor. No. 1, MIG. on line of ordinary high tide, said cove, whence U.S,L.M. No. 75, F. S., bears N. 50' 4S' w. 1849 chs, thence meandering CD s. 66' 45' E., 25O chs. (2) N. 45' 20' E. 491 chs. to Cor. No. 2 MIG, thence N. 65' 56' E., 14.07 chs. to Cor. No 8, thence s. 23' 47' E., 69.19 oh. to Cor. No. 4,thence $. 66' 16' w. 1927 chs. to Cor. No. 5, thence N. 24' 2 w., 6914 chs. to Cor No. 1, the place of beginning, containing 13883 acres, Mag. Var. 31' 10' E.
 Said proof will be submitted by ,aid Peterson and two of the follow ng witnesses: Endel Brown, Jo- ,eph Spinks, Thomas Thornton and John Green all of Juneau, Alaska. n September 30, 1918.
 c. B. WALKER,
 Register.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-10-01

Scotia flocks have worked wonders. From a few scattered flocks, the in dustry has grown into one of con- siderable importance. Nova Scotia woolis of particularly fine texture and is in great demand by New Eng landSmanufacturers of fine woolen underwear. In 1917 they bid 72 cents for the unwashed, and 95 cents for the washed product. As the local demand for fine wool was not sufficient to meet these prices, most of Nova Scotia's wool was exported to New England.
 The Dominion Atlantic Railway Company is helping the farmers of Nova Scotia in this direction. It promotes winning contests and wages a continual campaign for the education anA eng ,a. agement of farmers in s,tc?p lusn;indry. In western Canada; the .Glad.an Pacific Railway is doing a like work. but on
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-10-01

we saw thick black smoke curling and circling above the jagged horizon of the opposite shoreline. A mo ment later a portion of the shore line seemed to detach itself and move toward our side of the bay. The black smoke poured from the moving mass Slowly, very slowly it came across the shining, sunlit water; the eheeringex at the. Fort doubled in volume, and the popula- tion of Haines moved down toward the waterfront to greet the arrival of the monster vessel whose every foot of deck rail was lined with khiki uniforms.
 "So the quarantine was transport itis," laughed the Rev. Winterberger, as we neared the gates of the Fort where a youthful guard was trying to hold back crowd of women.
 You're thirty feet too far this way" he roared, handling his gun threateningly.
 You can get a better view of the transport from the hill, MT. Guard" advised a laughing girl motioning him backward with waving hand. Were not afraid of the terrible dis ease.
 There was no getting through the gates however, so I wended my way alone to the solitary schoolhouse res idence at the other extreme end of the town, having been assured many times by those who thought they knew that only the Fort Liscum boys were aboard. Thirty minutes later the bypaths leading past the schoolhouse and through Indian town were alive with khiki I opened the door and looked out.
 Fort Gibbon," they announced. sa. luting; and there they stood before me, the blessed boys from the "si- lent places" of the far, far north, the heroes of the Koyukuk, the Kobuk, and the vast reaches of the Alaskan Yukon.
 "Yes, we came out hundred and fifty strong and the Interior will be a bit quiet this winter,"' said one with an appreciative shake of the head; then, after exchanging items of mutual interest, on they trooped, glad of exercise after their long cruise
 Later, I followed few stragglers toward the stirring scene of depart. ure. The hoarse whistle of the transport had called together her scattered human cargo; the civil ians of Haines had stormed and ta ken the gates of the Fort and now mingled with the olive drab of the merging companies that were mass. ing on the dock. It was the end of a perfect day; the warm September sun had barely faded before a full moon appeared over the white-topped saw-tooth peaks. Winter coats were in evidence everywhere.
 Goodbye, Bud." called one of the Army teamsters, stopping his mules in the midst of the packed human mass on the dock to shake the hand of a departing comrade. Give the Kaiser lick for me. and kiss a girl for me in sunny France!"
 Goodbye, Bill! hope you'll freeze" sang out the other good naturedly as he slipped into line again.
 "Think of me when you're shovel ing snow this winter. Bill!" sang a voice from the lines. then a laugh went up. a laugh that ended in a
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-10-01
Poiae SheeP, AlbeptA

a much more extensive sca.c. It has sold much land to he used exclusives ly for sheep raising and IS teaching settlers, old and new, that m.xed farming i3 the surest rlouey-::aakers and that sheep raising is cae of the best paying branches of mixst farming. n |
 Western Canada s th@ ise3pal sheep raising country. and toA q-, dustry, especially in. Southarn ~; bertx, is fast assuming q pes.{al only second to grain growing. M41 Southern Alberta Wool Growse1Fl Association is in large measure rp@ sponsibIe for this, as 1t assures 6 the sheep raiser the minimum ag| trouble in marketing his clip and 9t) maximum of prices. Tho Aaseo&Ae| tions shipments of wool this IeAD1 have totallcd nearly two EuQbeq1 pounds. This is greatly h AdInN
 of last years total,
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-10-01
ADVERTISED LETTERS

Letters remaining uncalled for in the postoffice at Juneau, Alaska. Sept. 27, 1918. Parties wishing same should call for Advertised Letters" and give date of list:
 One Cent Due on Advertised Letters
 Bert Brunane, w. A. Bruner, John Fahey Miss Lilly Hubbard (postaD. Mike Jovovich, Oscar Johnson, Nich- olas Keene. R. H. LeROy, Alfred N. Larson. Patrick Mccormick, E. c. Rose. o. E. Stranahan. George Wiley.
 Old papers TOT sale at The Empire office. Second and Main streets.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-10-01
So500 REWARD

For return of round-bottom skin lost between Freshwater Bay and Funter Bay on Sept. 19. See Robt Simpson or I. Sowerby.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-10-01
CASUALTY LIST

The casualty list for the American forces overseas for Sept. 18th and 18th. is as follows:
 Morning Report, Sept. 18th.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-10-01
FRESH OYSTERS

Eastern or Olympia as you like them served at the Alaska Grill.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-10-01

The following casualties are re- ported by the Commanding General of the American Expeditionary Fore es Oncluded in above totaD:
 Killed in action ..................... 3 Died of wounds received in ac. Wounded severely in action. 2
 Total 9
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-10-01

Afternoon Report, Sept. 18th. Killed in action ....................-....... 22 Missing in action ........................ 30 Wounded severely ..................... 43 Died of disease ............................ 9 Died from wounds ..................-.. II Died from accident and other
 causes D Wounded slightly .......................- 3
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-10-01

The following casualties are re ported by the Commanding General of the American Expeditionary fore es Gncluded in above totaD:
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-10-01

Marine Corps Casualties Summary of casualties to date:
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-10-01

noon Report, Sept. 18th.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-06-08

The British are of wood. while the
German are iron. My heart stopped
beating; by mistake / had crawled
back to the German lines.
I turned slowly about and my tunic
caught on the wire and made a loud
ripping noise.
A sharp challenge rang out. l
sprang to my feet, ducking low, and
ran madly back toward our lines. The
Germans started firing. The bullets
were biting all around me, when bang !
l ran smash into our wire, and aeharp
challenge, "'Alt, who comes thereT"
rang out. gasped out the password.
and, cropping my way through the lane
in the wire, tearing my hands and
uniform, tumbled into our trench and
was safe. but was a nervous wreck
for an hour, until q drink of rum
brought me round.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-06-08
Test Soldiers Brains.

The psychological and brain tests to
which our enlisted men are being sub
jected are something new I'm military
tactics. In other wars men were not
put into the ranks If they showed
noticeable signs of mental infirmity
Now they do not stop with asking IL
he Is crazy, but they go further and
determine by established tests whether
he is apt To go crazy If exposed to the
strain and shock of battle. Doctor Cor
gas instituted this new examination,
and under 1t many men have been
turned back from the path to "over
there" and detailed to some phase of
government service lover here" They
are not generally told why the change
Is made, but are expected to give SOL
dierly obedience to the order. To tell
them would be to set up a state of
self-suspicion that would be very
harmful. = Memphis Commercial APP
peal
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-06-08

wire, when we walked into a Boche
covering party nearly thirty strong.
Then the music started, the fiddler rem
dered his bill, and we paid.
Fighting In the dark with q bayonet
Is not very pleasant. The Germans
took 1t on the run, but our officer was
no novice at the game and didn't fol.
low them. He gave the order "down
on the ground, hug it close"
= Just In time, too, because q volley
skinned over our heads. Then in low
tones we were told to separate and
crawl back to our trenches, each man
on his own.
We could see the flashes Of their
rifles In the darkness, but the bullets
were going over our heads.
We lost three men killed and one
wounded in the arm. If 1t hadn't been
for our officers quick thinking the
whole patrol would have probably
been wiped out.
After about twenty minutes wait we
went out again and discovered that
the Germans had wiring party work
ing on their barbed wire. We returned
to our trenches unobserved with the
information and our machine guns i'm
mediately got busy.
The next night four men were sent
out to go over and examine the Ger
man barbed wire and see If they had
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-06-08
PLANT LOOKS LIKE SHEEP
Singular Growth Resembles Animal So
Greatly as to Deceive Even an
Experienced Shepherd.

Some of the most singular plants
In the world" says II writer In the
April Wide World, are the vegetable
sheep of New Xealand. These are
known to science as Raoulia eXimin,
and although they are Of such a
strange habit of growth they are men,
bcrs of the daisy tribe. The vegetable
sheep grow AT high attitudes. usually
on some bleak mountain slope, which
may be 5000 feet above sea level. The
whole plant Is Il compact mass OF
stems dcnsely covered with small
woody leaves. So'closely do the ItaOu-
lins resemble sheep that experienced
shepherds will often climb a long way
up the mountain thinking that they
gee some missing member of their flock
huddlcd against II rock. only to dis
cover that they have been deceived by
a plant! During recent exhibition
at ChriStchurch, in New Zealand,
some specimens of the vegetable sheep
were collected for the show. The
plants are often large and heavy, and
1t required the efforts of half n dozen
strong men to secure some fine exam
pies of the Ruoulias."
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-06-08
JOYS OF REAL SCOUT LIFE.

Rolling dough on rock with glass
jar is not fiction nor fancy for scouts.
but reality. Bread-twist on stick
and hunters stew will soon be send
Ing up appetizing odors in scout camps
sll over the country to annoy the ap-
petite. Even should bit OF bark or
grain of sand get into the dough 1t
will only help digest the food. This is
clean dirt.
This summer the scouts in the cities
expect to take hike ut least every
Saturday. They viii! learn to cook,
make the proper kind of fire for every
purpose, swim, make bed of boughs,
track birds and beasts" learn the
trees and birds and flowers, and learn
the message of the stars and the great
out-of-doors which Is Gods first and
best temple.
Only scouts know the charm of sleep
ing out among the "zephyrs" all night
and getting up In the dew next morn
Ing to cook breakfast before hiking
home.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-06-08

cut lanes through IT.; IL so, this pres
aged an early morning attack on our
trenches.
OF course I had to be one Of the four
selected for the job. 1t was just like
sending a fellow to the undertaker's
to order his own coffin.
At ten o'clock we started out, armed
with three bombs, Dayonet and re-
volver. After getting into No Mans
Land we separated. Crawling four or
five feet at time, ducklng star shells,
with strays cracking overhead.
reached their wire. I secuted along
this inch by inch, scarcely breathing.
l could hear them talking in their
trench, my heart was pounding against
my ribs. One false move or the least
noise from me meant discovery and
almost certain death.
After covering my sector / quietly
crawled back. / had gotten about half
way when I noticed that my revolver
was missing. 1t was pitch dark. /
turned about to see II l could find It !;
1t couldn't be far away, because about
three or four minutes previously had
felt the butt In the holster. crawled
around In circles and at last found II,
then started on my way back to our
trenches. as / tb~'-ght
Pretty sooh I. .eqched barbed wire.
and was just going to give the pass
word when something told me not to.
put out my hand and touched one of
the barbed wirN stakes. 1t was Iron.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-06-08
Riches in ENGLAND,

In munition centers in England
where there has been such marked
Increase in wages since the beginning
of the war, the demand for second
hand pianos is so great that second
hand baby grand pianos sell readily at
500, and old secondhand upright
grand pianos that were formerly sold
new at about $l20 now bring 500.
Unfortunately, restrictions forbid the
importation of secondhand pianos into
England from the United States.-
Boston Globe.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-06-08
CHAPTER xvI-continued.

Quite Il contrast to Wilson was an
other character In our brigade named
Scott; we called him "Old Scotty" on
account of his age. He was fifty-seven,
although looking forty. "Old Scotty"
had been born In the Northwest and
had served in the Northwest Mounted
police He was typical cowpuncher
and Indian fighter and was dead shot
with the rifle. and took no pains TO
disguise this fact from us. He used to
take care of his rifle as IL II were a
baby. In his spare moments you could
always see him cleaning 1t or polish
Ing the stock. Woe betide the man
who by mistake happened to get hold
Of this rife; he soon found out his
error. Scott was as deaf as mule,
and 1t was amusing at parade to watch
him In the manual of arms, slyly
glancing out of the corner of his eye
at the man next to him to see what
the order was. How he passed the
doctor was mystery to US; he must
have bluffed his way through, because
he certainly was Independent. Beside
him the Fourth Of July looked like
Good Friday. He wore Mt the time a
large sOmbrero, had q Mexican stock
saddle over his shoulder, lariat on
his arm, and a ''forty-five" hanging
from his hip. Dumping this parapher-
malta on the floor he went up to the
recruiting officer and shouted: "Pm
from America, west Of the Rockies,
and want to join your ID army
I've got no use for German and can
shoot some. At Scotland Yard they
turned me down; said was deaf and
so am. ] don't banker to ship In with
a ID underwriting outfit, but the
cavalry's full, so l guess this regi-
ment's better than none, so trot out
your papers and I'll sign EN-" He told
them he was forty and slipped by.
was on recruiting service at the time
he applied for enlistment.
1t was Old Scotty's great ambition
to be sniper or "body snatcher," MS
Mr.. Atkins calls II. The day that he
was detailed as brigade sniper he cele,
.brated his appointment by blowing the
whole platoon to fags.
Being Yank, Old Scotty took lik-
Ing to me and used to spin some great
yarns about the plains, and the whole
platoon would drink these In and ask
for more. Ananias was rookie COM
pared with him.
The ex-plainsman and discipline
could not agree, but the officers all
liked him, even If he was hard to man.
age. so when he was detailed as q
sniper sigh Of relief went up from
the officers mess.
Old Scotty had the freedom of the
brigade. He used to draw two or
three days. rations and disappear with
his glass, range finder and rifle, and we
would see or hear no more of him
until suddenly he would reappear
with a couple of notches added to
those already on the butt Of his rifle.
Every time he got a German II meant
another notch. He was proud of these
notches.
Rheumatism got him and he was sent
to Blighty; the air In the wake of his
stretcher was blue with curses. Old
Scotty surely could swear; some of his
outbursts actually burned you.
No doubt, at this writing, he is
Somewhere In Bliglity" pussy footing
II on a bridge or along the wall of
some munition plant with the &c. R."
or Home Defense corps.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-06-08
CHAPTER XVII.
Out In 'FRONT.'

After tea Lieutenant Stores Of our
section came into the dugout and in
formed me that was "for" reconnoi-
tering patrol and would carry six Mills
bombs.
At IL 80 that night twelve men, our
lieutenant and myself went out In
front on patrol In No Mans Land.
We cruised around In the dark for
about two hours, just knocking about
looking for trouble, on the lookout for
Boche working parties to see what
they were doing.
Around two In the morning we were
carefully picking our way about thirty
yards In front Of the German barbed
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-06-08
BOY SCOUT SAVES A LEO.

Remembering his first aid" train.
Ing as boy scout James Purdy, thir.
teen years old, Of Darby, Pa, per-
haps saved limb for Carl Wittick,
twelve years old, when the latter.
coasting at speed of 25 miles an
hour, was struck by another sled. which
fractured his leg above the ankle In
two places.
When other boys saw the fragments
Of bone protruding from the injured
lads leg they ran away, but Purdy,
making the boy comfortable, gently
placed him on sled and then. drew
him three-quarters of mile to doc
tors Office.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-06-08

and advise all ailing women to try
Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound and I will guarantee they will
derive great benefit from IT, Mrs.
FRANK FITZGERALD, rs N. 41st Street,
West Philadelphia, Pa.
There are thousands Of women every
where In Mrs. Fitzgerald's condition,
suffering from. nervousness, backache,
headaches, and otter symptoms OF
grateful spirit for health restoredwh
led her to write this letter so that other
women may benefit from her experience
and find health as she has done.
For suggestions in regard toyour con-
dition write Lydia e. Pinkham Medicine
Co., Lynn, Mass. The result of their
90 years experience Is at your service,
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-06-08
SCOUTS CLEAR UP OLD SIGNS.

The National Highways Protective
society says that space along high
ways given for Liberty loan recruit
Ing and War Savings stamp posters has
been taken by other advertising illegal
to display In such locations.
In several instances troops Of scouts
have been utilized In cleanup cam
paigns for their removal. The High
ways society asks that scout officials
cooperate In this campaign.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-06-08
Self Deception.

''Lemme see one o. dem cuckoo
clocks" said Mr.. Erastus.
"Here you are"
Gould you kind o. change de tune q
little?"
whats the idea?"
81 wants an alarm clock. l dom
take to desc hasty an excited alarm
clocks. If you could train one o. desc
to enckle like a chicken, could wake
up spry an hopeful every time.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-06-08
&8I3OH
SOU S
Conducted by National Council Of the Boy
Scouts of America.)
WAR WORK OF BOY SCOUTS


Forwarded furs for use In making
soldiers vests. The furs were col
lected about home.-Antita. Ia.
Collected old gold and silver trink-
cts. Asked for broken chains, dis
carded pins, sllver-plated ware, articles
that are Of no further use. The ma
terlal will be melted over and the gold
and silver secured will be sold, The
proceeds will be given to the aviation
committee Of the National Aid society
for the purchase of comforts Green
field, Mass!
Collecting and selling old automobile
license plates, giving proceeds to Red
.Cross.-Lewiston and Auburn, Maine.
Checking up Red Crossless homes
and putting the cross In them.-Kansas
City, Mo.
Operating ''trailers" during labor
shortage on street railways.-Birmlng-
ham, Ala.
Making picture puzzles for wounded
French soldiers and sets of dominoes
for the blind. Nearly 300 picture puz-
zles and domino sets were forwarded
to France through relief organiza-
tion.--Morristown N. J.
Took the place of men in delivering
special delivery letters and small pack
ages. Worked during zero weather,
day and night, were always prompt,
cheerful and intelligent and materially
assisted the government in the trans
mission of the mails by making 1t pos
sible to use all available substitute
carriers in other work.-Jersey City,
N. J.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-06-08
SCOUT TROOP IN SHIP PLANT.

A troop Of scouts has beeen organ
lied among the messengers at the Of
fice of the American International
shipbuIldlng corporation at Camden,
N. j.
The company will not employ boy
unless he IL q registered scout and
wears his uniform while at work. Their
efficiency and prompt response to all
calls have won praise for the boy
scout movement
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-06-08
You May Try Cutlcura Free

Send today for free samples of Cuti-
cura Soap and Ointment and learn
how quickly they relieve itching, skin
and scalp troubles. For free samples,
address, "Cuticura, Dept. X, Boston"
At druggists and by mail. Soap %
Ointment % and 50.-Adv.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-06-08
Empey stages his play under
difficulties but with great sue
cess. The next instaIIment tells
about u.
(ro BE coNTINUED)
Used Vast Amount Of wIr,

Oseo vast amount OF wire.
It has been estimated that the wire
In the cores and sheathing Of the
worlds submarine cables that have
been made since they were first used
In 1857. would reach from the earth
to the moon.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-06-08

Decu III Dbu uchitu
and had several at
tacks Of nervous
prostration until Il
seemed AZ II the
organs In my whole
body W ere worn
cut. ] was finally
persuaded to try
Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Com
pound and It made
o well woman Of
me. ! can now do
all vou hovYaouuork
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-06-08
An Ominous Hint.

"Slr, l came to ask you to give me
your daughters hand"
"All right, young man; If you're
looking for ii, YOU can generally find
It In my pocket"
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-06-08

synopsFred by the sinking the Lusiania
American lives Arthur Guy Empey American living City,
to England and enists private in the British After
makes the of Coolies After brief period of training
his while the bullets wz
that death trenches
pick
listening
observation
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-06-08
llERVOUS
PR0STRATION
May be Overcome by Lydia
E. Pinkharn's Vegetable
Compound This
= Letter Proves Il.

West Philadelphia, Pa" During the
thirty years have been married, have