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the month of August. 1918, obligatory
 service for all.
 Belgians between the ages of T. and
 30 residing in the occupied part of Belgium are therefore civilians. that is to say. noncombatants. It is juggling with words to place them on the same footing with the German reservists in applying to them the equivocal appel lation, men fit for military service" /"
 The decrees. posters, and comments of the press, which were intended te prepare public opinion for the meas ures now being taken. pleaded espe- cially two considerations: The unem- ployed. so they declared. are danger to public security; they are charge upon governmental charity.
 It is not true. 1 said in my letter of October 19. that our workmen have troubled or even anywhere threatened the public peace. Five million Bel gians and hundreds of Americans are the astonished witnesses of the dignity and the flawless patience of our work ing class It is not true that the workmen deprived of work are charge upon the occupying power for the charity which is dispensed by their administration. The Comite National in which the occupying Government has no active part, is the sole puryey- or of subsistence to the victims of en- forced idleness.
 These two replies tto your argu- mentsl remain unanswered.
 The letter of October 26 attempts another process of justification: It al leges that the measure affecting the unemployed IS influenced by social and eeohomie" causes.
 IL is because the German Govern iuent has taken to heart (you would say). even more warmly and more in tal'eently than have we. the welfare of the Belgian nation. that it is say ing the workman from idleness and him from losing his tech nical fitness.
 Hard labor is the equivalent for the economic advantages which we obtain rom our commercial exchanges with he Empire.
 Putting Blame on England
 Furthermore (you argue). if Bel gium has ground for complaint at this state of things. let her address her grievances to England; England is thegreat guilty one; ''it is she who has brought about this difficult situation ty her policy of isolation
 To this argument which is, in the 1 confused and complicated, it will suffice to oppose a few frank and brief statements.
 Each Belgian workman will liberate a German workman who will add one more soldier to the German army. There, in all it's simplicity, is the fact which dominates the situation. The 1. author of the letter himself feels this |. burning fact. for he writes: nor is the measure one which affects the i conduct of war properly speaking (proprement dite)." It is, then, con- nected with the war improperly speak l ing (improprement dite); which can only mean that the Belgian workman, | although he does not bear arms, will !
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-01-03
THE CRATE FOR THE FIRE

iN THE CRATE FOR THE FIRE we have special grate coal which you "il do well to use It burns evenly and with a glow that brings many pictures to the mind of the beholder It is q splendid heat producer, to7.
 Seated before q grate fire, fed with fort that onlv a erate fire can create.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-01-03
lNTHE DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF ALASKA
 Division No. 1. SOPHIA FORD, Plaintiff vS. CLEMENT FORD, Defendant.
 SUMMONS
 No. 301-k. A.

To, Clement Ford, Defendant,
 GREETING:
 IN THE NAME OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, You are here by commanded to appear in the above entitled Court, holden at Ketchikan, in said Division of said District and answer the complaint filed against you in the above entitled action, on or before the twelfth day of February, 1918, and answer the complaint He'd against you by the above named plaintiff, and if you so fail to appear and answer, for want thereof, the plaintiff will apply to the court for the relief prayed for therein, namely, for a decree of divorce dis solving the bonds of matrimony be- tween plaintiff and defendant and for other relief.
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the above Court, at Ketchikan Alaska. this 9th day of November, 1917.
 J. W. BELL. Clerk, First date of publication Dec. 1, 1917 Last date of publication Jan. 12, 1918
The Arvada enterprise., 1918-11-21

One lay. e6 oaps Helles. during
our seventh trsck ut ths Dardanellea.
We sighted . sub psEiscope Just about
dinner time. The Prince George snd Q
destroyer sighted the sub st the same
time. and the Prince George let 20
two rounds befors the periscope dis
appeared. but did not hit the mark.
Transports, battleships and cruisers
were thick around there. all at anchor.
and It was q great place for q sub
to be.
In no time at all the destroyars
breezed out with their tails in the
air. throwing 4 smoke screen around
the larger ships. They hunted high
and low. all over the spot where she
had been sighted and all around 1t,
thinking to ram It O. bring It to the
surface, 30 we could take q crack at
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beA1es saying -. What y tAeee 70
WEits. .absut n that9 Il Was interest
hG soe09A at he ttDA, tAeaSA you
- tahe n fro0 nsi
Cs0iag up to ~" beach On our
third trip to the Dardanelles. the
weather was ~ nasty ~ any I have
ever seea. The rain was sweeping
alsag In sheets-sreat big drops, and
6slvsa By the wind In regular volleys.
Tea eeol6 go the wind coming, By tho
~ e VAits against . swell where
~ 1ropo ~. i dl
~ ~ rosaAea ths Dsant. he seas
Ose eAsDpl9. - tAsss wsss ero0
S1lrsots baekins tAs ship from every
aa01A \ seemed. Yoa could not ses
tWo AanAred yards away. the rain
was - THEA. and the combsrs were
besahfle OVER e1f bows three Q min
Uts. TAs coast Ases u pretty danger.
~. % ~ went In vsry slowly and
- ~ sounding lias going until its
whlr-r-r-r sounded louder than q ma.
chine gun IN action.
! WAS o. the starboard bow at the
taAs and had Turned b watch some
sarbies poking at the scuppers to
drain the water Oh the deck. But the
oeuppers had bsea plugged and they
were having . hard time Of II. The
oncss o. the bridge, In oilskins, was
walking up and down. wiping OF the
b0saness eud Of his telescope and try.
Ing b dodge the rain. All Of the gar.
6ies but one left the scuppsrs on the
starboard side and started across
decks 10 port. The other chip kept
O. foolinx around the scuppers. Then
saw big wave coming for us, JUS,
a the starboard bow and grabbed
hold Of stanchion md took deep
breath and held on. When my head
showcd above water ngaln the other
eed Of he wave was Just passlng over
the place where the sarbics had been,
and ths o1scer was shouting I'm
;so0me Q Il mer !" He shouted before
he man really was overheard. because
- saw that tAs wave would get him.
I Sushed back to The port bow and
Pooksd back. for the wave had carried
~ clear acfoss the decks, and aaw
- Dooe lad In the water, trying to
~ hlnsslf o4 from the ships side.
~ Il Was NO 60. and the port NO
Dollsr blades Just carved him Into bits.
o. our Asneward voyage we ~
NDvsd WORD again BY wireless that
AuO wege 1sppelins at sea. We Ald
~ belisve tAls and Il proved to b
hn8UA II tAare Wefs other stories
~ 1n1as eo9A toA - ~ one Of ~
gopsoGD aDoDo11gA ~ seos e( ~
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Wanted hls Rlaht.

"What the dickens Is the matter
With your" furlously demanded the
warder Of Pat. what do you mean
by kicking up IL row at this time of
the night?"
"Sure, an only want to 60 home"
said Pat.
Don't be q fool, man." said the
warder, coming across to see II his
prisoner was quite well.
"Fool. bedad," shouted Pat from the
other side Of the bars. "rm in me
rights"
"Now. look here" broke In the ward
er meaningiy, you've got seven days
hard: seven days you've got to do. 80
you'd better do them quietly"
you're quite right" smiled Pat.
"Shure. the ould boy gave seven days.
but. begorra, he said nothing about
nights, and faith yru can surely trust
ne to come back In the morning."
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In 1his Life.

We hcnr much Of love 10 God. Christ
spoke much NJ love to man. We make
grent denl of pence with heaven.
Christ mnde much Of peace on earth.
Religion is not strnnee or added
thing but tho inspiration Of tho sccu'
lnr life. the breathing Of an eternal
spirit through this temporal world.
The Arvada enterprise., 1918-11-21

was hand.to-hand work half the time
hardly any sleep. no water. sometimes
no food. They made = mark there at
0allipoli that the world will have to
go some TO beat
Our boys were on the Job. too. We
held our part Of the works until the
time came for everybody to quit. and
Il was no picnic. The French should
BE- very proud Of the work their navy
di6 there u the Dardanelies.
On our sixth Trip I saw II. u. 0.
0eiiatA 81 Il Shs WAS struck three
tiDss b: tosps6oss and thea sheiled.
TAs ma -wsss Aouuderins around In
~ water. with aArapael cutting The
waves all asssad tAso. Cnly Q Aua.
are1 ~ e ~ sfsw. vsss ssvs4
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GUNNER DEPEw SEES WONDERFUL WORK OF BRITISH AND
FRENCH nAvIEs IN GALuP0LI CAMPAIGN.

sy~ssa-An~t Depsw. Of story,
h tie United Sas during which be attained
ps o arstlsss The world staft aftsr hs
enlist Fprssp Legion
assigned The dreadnausht Cassar his maksmansp
him high hono Later he tansfesred
ths rlandsss funt BE hs ht
at Dxmude. He sovsr TIE
hsh While
raia exciting
wouDdsd
ordered sails Dardsness
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After the offen,e.

After the 0ffense.
1T was portly but very polite. per-
son who sat next to Jones in a railway
station. ts
pardon me-" said he to Jones, hut
what would you say II sat on your
hat?" .,-
Suppose you sit on it and then ask
me-" sarcastically suggested Jones.
II did," said the pOrtly person, i'm.
perturably.@Judge.
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(To ne coNTINUED.)
Martial lNv.

Martial law II not law at al in ~
usual sense Of that term: Il 10 really
the abrosation Of law. Il II an order
that supersedes civil law. and 10 su.
ployed In time Of extreme peril to ths
state OF municipality from without q
within. when the gsessal safsty eaa-
net b trusted 70 tAs eedinasy oAnaa.
'sosdos OF sovsfa0sat. o. ths pshlie
welfare 6e0AA1D ~ aAope1eo cd -
esot3sa g GgnoeedlAAsy aaoNWoA
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catarrh Cannot Be cur,d

~ LOCAL APPLICATIONS, ~ thsy
Catarrh e . local disease, gFSatly infiu-
encsd BY constitutional conditions. HALLS
CATARRH MEDICINE win cure cataFrh.
the Blood on the Mucous Surfaces OF the
System. HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE
u composed Of some. Of the best tonics
known. combined with some OF the best
Of the Ingredients IN HALLS CATARRH
MEDICINE 10. what produces such won
derful results in catarrhal conditions
Druggists 7Sc. Testimonials free.
y. J. Cheney 4 Co.. Props. Toledo, o.
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1t. All the rest of the heet-battle.
ships and transports-weighed anchor
at once and steamed ahead at full
speed. ..,
It was . great sight. Any new ship
coming up would have thought the
British and French navies had gone
crazy. We did not have any hxed
course. but were steaming as fast ~
we could in circles and half circles,
and dashing madly from port to star.
board. We were not going to allow
that sub to get straight shot at ".
but we almost rammed ourselves
doing It. It was q case Of chase-tail
for every ship in the fleet.
But the sub did not show itself
again that day. and we anchored
again. That night while the destroy
ers were around the ships, We slipped
our cables and patrolled the coast
along the Australian position at Gaba
Tepe. but We did not anchor.
The following day the Albion went
ashore in the fog, south Of Gaba TepA
and a. soon a. the fog lifted the Turks
let loose and gave it to her hot. A
Turkish ship came up and. with any
kind Of Gunnery. could have raked her
fore and aft, but the Turks must
have been pretty shy Of gun sense.
for they only got In one hit before
they were driven OF by 81. II. 8. Can
opus, which has made such q nns
record in this war.
Then the Canopus pulled in close to
the Albion. got . wire hawser aboard,
and attempted to tow her out under
a heavy dre. but a. soon as she started
pulling. the cable snapped. The crew
Of the Albion were ordered aft and
Jumped up on the quarter deck to
try and shift the bow OF the bank.
At the same time the fore turret and
the fore six.inch guns opened up .
bot IRE on the Turkish positions to
lighter the ship and shift her by the
concussions Of the guns. For a long
time they could not bulge her. Then
tho Canopus got another hawser
aboard and. with guns going and the
crew jumping and the CanOpus pulling.
the old Albion finally slid OF and both
ships backed into deep water with
little harm done to either. Then they
returned to their old anchorages.
At Cape Hcllcs every one was wide.
awake. We were all on the lookout
for subs and you could not flnd one
man mapping. Anything at oil passed
for q periscope-tins. barrels. spars.
Dead horses generally float In the
water with one foot sticking up, and
we gave the alarm many time when
II was only some old nag on his way to
Davy's locker.
On the Cassard the Old Man posted
. reward OF 80 francs for the first man
who sighted q periscope. This was Q
good idea, but believe me he would
have had trouble making the award,
for every man on the ship would b
sure 70 see II Mt the same time. Each
man felt sure he would be the man 70
get the rewnrd. The 14-pounderx were
loaded and ready for action on q NC.
ond's notice. But the reward vas
never claimed.
The Arvada enterprise., 1918-11-21
CHAPTER x,.
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Assssa q M oarda.ss,ss.

Aso3ea q tiss 0ardansslse.
I Mads twelve trips to the Darda-
0a1ls0 u an, tAs Casaard acting gen
ssally ~ convoy to tSoop ships. but
80 Trip was mueA hks another. snd
I eaAsot Fs0s0b9 all tAs dstailA -
Z Will Give ouly certain incidents 5oe
- veyaoss tAAt ~ naSAk Ind iatse-
egl1AG We 1svs9 put Into ~ DaF1a-
Aaloeo WitAose bslng ua6se lEe-1at
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Mistaken klndliness.

Cyrus, all the hired man had left,
he's down to the hospital In Paterson"
says Uncle Abimelech Bogardus of
Preakness. N. ]. Cyrus. he had a tus-
sic with our bull yearling. Had n pole
in the critters nose ring and was calm
in him down, when he tuck the pole
out. Says the yearlin' was snOrtn'
like it hurt him. --..
"Guess he thought he'd grant a
armstlce or somethin'."
The Arvada enterprise., 1918-11-21

ospsw gets lnte . hot plaee
when ne volunteers Tor service
In the trenches at oalllpelk.
After . battle ne Ands hIs pal
Q victim es Hun friehtsuinsss.
The next lnstallmsnt tsiis the
story.
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Influenza and kinds
diseases start witha acold.
Don't trifle with it.
At the first shiver or
sneeze, take
a'e4st' st'Ik||jqp''r''1' Ik||j

icsm-ssse. sure, no opiets:- -breaks % . eois
- ~ n Il fs,ls.s ~ sensane bos ~ - to1
vith Ns. Hn's picture. At An Drug Store.
The Arvada enterprise., 1918-11-21
Man and Njs Faith.

Faith In the substratum Of life: -
that 4 man will be A. be- believes. and
will believe % ~ nves.-Wm. u Thy.
loe.
The Arvada enterprise., 1918-11-21

Be happy. Uss Red Cros Bag Blue;
much better than liquid blue. Delights
the laundress. All grocers. Adv.
The Arvada enterprise., 1918-11-21
Not Valid.

'Gadspur is a disappointed man"
"Why sof''
HE wanted to get into the army.
but made mistake In his question
naire." -aN.
"How was thatf'
"He waived exemption on the ground
Of domestic infelicity and the exemp-
tion board couldn't see 1t that way
Birmingham Age-Herald.
The Arvada enterprise., 1918-11-21
CorrNlatIon,

II hear your daughter raised every.
thing before her." lr
"So she did. but ! raised the dust"
The Arvada enterprise., 1918-11-21

Quite Handy.
"How do you propose to float that
aew enterprisei' "With the water in
the stock, of course"
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-02-13
MISSOURI EDITOR HAS A UNIQUE
QUESTIONABLE

The Paris, Mo-, Mercury, prints the
following parody on the question
naire which the draft boys are an
swering.
How many of the questions can you
answer?
Are you all male, so far as you
know?
Do you crack peanuts with a fiat
iron?
Do you use your overalls for pa
jamas?
What are the gyrolics of a quad
ripple triangle?
Do you look down the barrel of a
gun to see IL 1t is loaded?
What is the hole in dougnut for ?
Can you wiggle one ear at time Z?
Which hand do you button your
suspenders with?
Are your toe nails brittle?
How long would it take Bill Hart
to capture the German army?
Have you any conscientious scru-
Piles about killing time?
Are old maids of their own free
will and accord?
Does the safety match conserve
breeches?
Do you think the spare" is the
minority party in spareribs?
What effect did the draft have on
your feet?
What is the status quo of your her
vics?
Is placing the heel of a woman's
shoe in the center of her foot camo-
uflage?
Would the fellow who eats with his
knife need more elbow room in the
trench?
Are you reminded of Joseph's coat
when you eat hash?
II a German bullet should hit you
between the eyes would you consid-
er It a good shot?
Do you gargle your soup?
Has there been any artillery action
in your home since the cook was
fired?
Was either Of your grandfathers
hung for horsesteallng? II so. give
description OF horse?
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-02-13
EX.PRESIDENT TAFT ON THE
GREAT WAR

In a forceful denunciation of Ger
man militarism and an eloquent plea
to fight on until world-peace is made
certain and lasting, former President
William H. Taft appeared Wednesday
in the Y. NJ. c. A. auditorium at Camp
Taylor before thousands of enlisted
men and their officers. The speaker
painted complete picture Of the his
toric and diplomatic background of
the war, and warned his audience
against "specious proposals for peace
that were likely to be most "allur-
ing to the faint-hearted.
Mr.. Taft began his tour of the Cen
trail Military Department environments
at Camp Funston under the auspices
of the Army Y. NJ. C. A. having volun-
teered month Of his time to aid the
Y. M. C. A. combined educational and
entertainment program in the big
army camps. Other addresses will be
made by him in Y. NJ. c. A. auditor
iums and huts at Camps Sherman and
Custer and at Great Lakes Naval
Training Station, near Chicago.
Speaking on the subjects of "The
Great War" Mr. Taft said, in part
1.-THE war has not been won. Ger
many is in possession of Belgium and
part of the Northern France. She
holds Servia and Roumania, Poland
and the Baltic Provinces of Russia.
Peace now, even though 1t be made on
the basis of the restoration of the
status quo without indemnities and
without annexations, would be fail
ure to achieve the great purpose for
which the Allies have made heartren-
ding sacrifice. Armaments would
continue for the next war, and this
war would have been fought in vain.
"He who proposes peace now, there
fore, either does not see the stake for
which the Allies are fighting, or
wishes the German military autocracy
still to control the destinies of all OF
us as to peace or war. Those who
favor permanent world peace must
oppose with might and main the por-
posals for peace at this juncture in
the war, whether made in sociallstic
councils, in pro-German conferences,
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gin A BAD WAY"
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Have you had any experience with
firearms other than poker and tongs?
Was your grandmother on your
fathers side bowlegged?
Which end of a mule is the danger
zone?
What strategic move would you
make should You Unexpectedly come
in contact with a polly wampus7
What effect would enemy artillery
have on your speed in retreating?
Does your experience with machin-
cry extend beyond the bucksaw?
Did you cut your teeth on the bias?
Can you drive a can opener?
Have any of your folks been dis
appointed in politics? If so, give
plurality.
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ity of their political course. The Ger
man Government will then be changed
as its people will have in changed, to
avoid the recurrence of such trag-
edy.
"But now we are at danger point.
England and France and Russian
since 1914 have been fighting the bat
tie of the world and fighting for us of
America. The three years or more of
war have drained their vitality,
strained their credit, exhausted their
credit, exhausted their man-power,
subjected many of their non-combat-
ants to suffering and destruction, and
they have the war WEAKNESS which
dulls the earlier eager enthusiasm for
the principles at stake Now specious
proposals for peace are likely to be
most alluring to the faint-hearted, and
most powerful in the hands of trait
ors.
"When the war is won, the United
States will wish to be heard as to
peace terms. The United States VIII
insist on just peace, not one of ma
terial conquest. 1t is moral victory
the world should win | think | do
not mistake the current Of public SELL
timent throughout our entire country
in saying that our people will favor
an international agreement by which
the peace brought about through such
blood and suffering and destruction
and enormous sacrifice shall be pre-
served by the joint power of the
world.
Meantime, let us hone and pray
that all the Allies will reject propo-
sails for settlement and compromise of
every nature: that they will adhere
rigidly and religiously to the princi-
pie that until victorious result
gives security that the world shall
not again be drenched in blood
through the insanely selfish policy of
a military caste ruling a deluded peo-
pie intoxicated with material success
and power, there will be no peace
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-02-13
INDIGO ONCE VALUABLE SOUTH
ERN CROP

Some time, about seventy-fve years
ago. the money crop of Alabama, Mis-
sissippi and Georgia was indigo, one
of the most highly priced commodi-
ties of the present day. That was be-
fore the invention of the cotton gin,
and nobody is alive now in this coun-
try who knows how to grow indigo
But hundred acres planted to indigo,
by man who knows how to grow it,
would at this time bring him in more
money than alfalfa, cotton, corn and
peanuts combined. Indigo is the main
ingredient of some of the high-priced
dyestuffs, the scarcity of which is felt
all over the world, and which will
continue to advance in price long af-