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The daily progressive-miner., 1918-03-16
LET THE MILITARY POWER HANDLE THEN

There is one thing they do better in Ger many than we do over here; and that is in the handling of spies. When the German catch a spy, he is immediately placed before firing squad.
 A short time ago a soldier who had desert ed from the United States army was apprehend- ed; tried by courtmartial and given years at hard labor; dismissal from the service and forfeiture of all pay. All of which seems fair enough
 \ Captain in the U. s. Army of German blood. who had dealings with German officials and who sought to resign his commission giving as reason that he did not care to fight against friends and relatives; was tried by courtmartial and given twenty-five years at hard labor And from all reports. army men agree that the sen- tenca is none too severe.
 Meanwhile several spies have been caught who tried to plant bombs in factories and mer- chant ships; were tried in civil court and n- cidentally given as much as eighteen months im- prisonment. What a farce!
 From that we wonder that German agents are bold in their operation within the United States. Have we ever heard of a spy be- ing executed here? Yet federal officials have been catching them all over the country. Some day, maybe some of us will pay dearly for our governments misplaced leniencey-or maybe the German spies and others of that tendency will face an enraged American mob when at such time, something always happens.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-03-16
THE DIFFERENCE.

A great many people of liberal political pur- suasion appear to be greatly disappointed by the selishness displayed by the Socialists as we'll as the apathy of the labor element in dealing with the great problems that were maturing in Rus- sia and elsewhere to insure democracy safe- guarded by the vigilance and fidelity of the con- mon people. The Socialists in Russia today ap- pear to be trying to make saints of Lenine and Trotsky, rather than to be trying to make con- verts to their cause, while in this country, Soc ialists appear much more concerned with the question of how to make the war serve them in increasing their wages and making the hours of labor shorter.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-03-16

tered a single word of regret for all the misery she has caused. and she has never-in all her would-be peace proposals define terms on which an acceptable peace would be a possibility; and she is just as insolent today; as braggart; don,- ineering as ever. As matter of fact she ap- pears to be proud of her degeneracy. However, she gives no sign of repentance.
 Conclusively, the only way to pursuade Ger many to abandon her murderous policy, is to force her. Peace cannot come, and shall not come until the Boches have been thoroughly whipped or exterminated and thus destroy their power forever. The only way to subdue an ir- furiated bull or mad dog is to knock him down.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-03-16
WE WILL MAX ETHE GERMANS SEE,

Millions of copies of the addresses of President Will. son and Preimer Lloyd George have been printed in the German language and possible means of distribution is being used to the booklets into the hands of the common people of Germany.
 This may may not pay; at least it is worth trying
 The German people one day will see the light bu. that day will come only after they been swatted so hard across the head by Allied arms that they will begin to think It is difficult to break down decades
 mtarism as is to take the Christian religion to the pagans The one has been largely accomplished-some times it is true, with gun The other can and will be- and American to help shoot decency and common sense into the Germans, must be permitted to get cold while the President breaches the Gospel of Demo cracy for all.-Tacoma News
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-03-16
FRANK w. ROSS
 TRANSFER Residence Phone 178 Business Phone 76 Coal Delivered From All Docks

IMITATION
 is the sincerest form of flattery, that is why 1t pleases us to hear that other launaries claim to do work just like ours 1t is tribute to the excellence preciate But why not have the origi- nal? Send us your wasnaDies and you won't nave to say they are as perfect as ours. The work will be ours and the real thing.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-03-16

The internal revenue collectors have ruled that the driver of an auto who runs down and injures person and Is fc:ced to damages cannot deduct the from his tax return the ground it was not loss incurred n regular business persons do not With the colectors-Tacoma Daily Ledger
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-03-16
NOTICE TO cKEpfToRs

Tie. undersigned has plscsd his accounts for collection with thu KETcHIKAN BEVERAGE AGENCY Kadenbaugh & Shock, Moose Bldg, ketchikau. Alaska-adv. 2 mn.
 4. ". IQRQAN..
The broad ax., 1918-08-31

about 10000 usually paid for plans
and supervision.
The great intereepting sewer along
Lake Michigan from seth street to list
street was also built under his super
vision, and was successfully completed.
This was the first great improvement
undertaken by the city by direct or day
labo-, and at its completion had not
only saved the city thousands of dollars
under the lowest bidder, but there were
no law suits or claims for extras.
In April, 1905, before the expiration
of his second term as commissioner of
public works, he was elected city treas
urer of Chicago by q large majority,
running on the same ticket with former
Mayor Edward p. Dunno, and the honest
and splendid record he made in that
Office as city treasurer will stand to his
everlasting credit as long as Chicago
stands.
When he became city treasurer the
city was receiving only IL per cent
but before the expiration Of
his term he had advanced the rate to
3 per cent, which was q greater rateaof
interest than the city had ever received.
During the period that he was city
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treasurer the police, FIRE and other de-
partments were always paid promptly,
and on one occasion it was necessary for
him to personally borrow about 500, 900
from the banks to pay the police and
fremen before Christmas, as there was
no money in the city treasury available
for that purpose.
At the end of his term he turned
over to the city Of Chicago s234,llO.3s
net, as interest after all Office expenses
and his own compensation had been de-
Quoted, thus earning for the citizens Of
Chicago over 100000 more than had
ever been earned during the term of q
former city treasurer.
Mr.. Bloeki has also for some years
served as treasurer of the Cook County
Democratic Committee, and he has thou
sands of warm friends residing in all
parts of this city and in Cook County.
In 1912 he was elected as one Of the
members Of the Board Of Review, and
for some time past he has honorably
served as its very wise and far-seeing
president.
Mr.. Block is q prominent member of
the Chicago Athletic, Illinois Athletic,
Germania Aaennerehor, Iroquois and
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Counsel Of CHICAGO loyal OF
and popular eand
A.. Judges the Municipal Court

Hon. James W. Breen, Republican
candidate for Judge of the Municipal
Court, was born in this city August 81,
1873, receiving his early education in
its public schools from which he in time
graduated from them with all the honors
due him. At the end of that period
he attended the Bryant and strattOn
Business College and the old Chicago
Athenaeum, where he completed his
commercial education.
Later on in life he graduated with the
highest honors from the law department
of the Lake Forest University.
Mr.. Breen was admitted to the Chi
eago Bar and the Illinois Bar in 1897
and later on he received his commission
to practice in the United States Supreme
Court at Washington, D. C.
1t must be said to the great credit
of Mr.. Breen that he has been one of
the many successful practitioners and
most popular members Of the Chicago
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Hon. Albert Nowak, who is winding
up his second term Is one Of the honest
commissioners Of Cook county, was born
in Poland in 1860, and came to Chicago
in 1874, where he has met with great
success in life and in business. he
started his career As . hard working
man ut that time, being . member OF
the knights of Labor. He later en-
gagged in business for himself, and has
been very successful. he is man OF
family, residing ut 21ss North Lesvitt
street, and Mr.. and Mrs- Nowak are
strict members of the Roman Catholic
Church.
He IL an honored member Of the Cath
ole Order Of Foresters, the Polish Ma
tional Alliance and several other secie-
ties. He il member Of the National
Union. He was treasurer Of the Polish
Building and Loan Association for nine
teen years, which he resigned On account
of iIlness. He was subsequently elected
treasurer and i now the treasurer Of
thai institutioa Cor an indefinite tsrn-
Fur ths past tvsnty years be has bssn
trsasursr of one Of the nest prosperous
buildiss ana ieaa sssosiations IN his
wszd. He isa nan Of good hard bssi-
The broad ax., 1918-08-31
THE TWENTY-THIRD ANNIVERSARY EDITION
OF THE BRoADAx

Saturday, September 7th, four days before the State
wide primaries Wednesday, September 18th. The 2srd
Anniversary Edition of The Broad AK viii make its ap-
pearance.
It win contain beautiful hatone of many of the
most prominent White and coored citizens residing in this
city.
Itw contain life sketches of many of the leading
ddates both Democrats and Republicans who seeking
the votes of the people the primaries Wenes
day, September 18th.
Many thousand extra copies of that issue will be dis
buted free among the Coored people throughout Cook
County and the First Congressional District of Illinois
THE FIRST SECTION OF THE TWENTY
THIRD ANNIVERSARY EDITION OF THE
BROAD AK WILL BE TURNED OVER TO
THE PRESSMEN WEDNESDAY AFTER
NOON, SEPTEMBER 4, AND THE LAST SEC
TON WILL BE TURNED OVER FRIDAY
AFTERNOON, SEPTEMBER 6, AND 1T WILL
OCCUPY TWO PRESSES, WHICH WILL RUN
AT BREAKNECK SPEED ALL FRIDAY
NIGHT IN ORDER TO GET 1T OUT ON TIME.
ALL MATTER INTENDED FOR PUBL
CATION IN THAT ISSUE OF THE PAPER
MUST REACH THE EDITOR NOT LATER
THAN THURSDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER
5tSOCLAL OR PERSONAL ITEMS PUB
LISHED FREE PHONE WENTWORTH 2597.
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HON. ALBERT NOWAK

ness sense, of the strictest integrity.
For more than twenty years he has been
handling other peoples money in
amounts which at the present time av-
erage more than three hundred thou
sand dollars year, and has properly &c
counted for every penny Of it This
shows that among his friends and bust
ness associates he is considered trust
worthy, reliable, and . man in whom
all confidence can be placed with the
assurance that that trust win never be
betrayed Mr.. Nowak ably represents
that class Of Polish-Ameriean citizens
who have done 20 much 10 give Chicago
the high standing which It nov holds
among the municipalities Of the world
Since becoming one Of the county
commissioners Mr.. Novak has amply
proven himself 10 be the night man in
the right place; at IN times he has been
ever ready to, - . county Official, to
AID those Of al races who were In dis
tress, and it goes without saying that
the vstsrs residing In this city made no
mistake when they selected honest Al
bart Newak - enc Of their public On
eials, and that ths xotsrs Win renoni-
nate and rs-sisst him 10 his present
r'ositiss fkis coming fan
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aging the affairs of Iohn Block and
Son. He is also at the head of the
Brennan Construction Company, general
contractors, No. IL N. La Sale street;
he is also vice-president Of the Miami
Coal Company, with offices on the 18th
floor of the Mccormick building, show
ing that he is engaged in various lines
Of profitable business and that he is not
dependent upon politics for q living.
Aside from his business interests, Mr..
Block has always taken q lively inter
est in politics. In April, 1899, he was
appointed by Mayor Carter h. Harrison
superintendent Of the map department
of the city of Chicago, creditably serv-
ing the city in that capacity until the
latter part of the same year. He was
then advanced and promoted to deputy
commissioner of public works, and q
little less than two years from that
time still greater honors were in store
for him and he was selected by Mayor
Harrison IS commissioner of public
works, being reappOinted in 1908 to the
same responsible position for two years
longer.
During his administration of this
ofiee he supervised some of Chicago's
great public improvements, such Is
building some of the first baseule
bridges, which did away with center
piers, among them being the North
Western avenue and Clybourn place
bridges. These bridges were designed
in the department Of public works, thus
saving to the city the heavy royalty of
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Bar Association. He served with honor
to himself and to the citizens Of Chi
cago as Assistant Prosecuting Attorney
of Chicago under the late mayor, Fred
A. Busse, from 1907 to 1911.
For almost four years Mr.. Breen has
honorably served As Assistant Corpora
ton Counsel Of Chicago, and he is one
of the best and most brainy aids that
Hon. Samuel A. Ettelson has connected
with his Office, and at all times Mr..
Breen conducts himself like high-elass
gentleman
For more than 25 years Mr.. Breen,
who is still single, handsome, pleasant
and very manly in his bearing, has re-
sided with his highly honored parents
in their own lovely home at 5241 South
Morgan street.
In conclusion it is freely admitted by
the vast majority Of the lawyers in
this city that with his splendid legal
training that he viii make an ideal
Judge of the Municipal Court.
The broad ax., 1918-08-31

Hon. Frederick William Block, Demo.
cratic candidate for the nomination 70,
treasurer of Cook county, was born in
this city November 2, 1868, receiving
his early and his advanced education in
its schools; he is therefore q Chieagoan
through and through to the backbone.
In time he took q special course in
agineering at the Lewis Institute,
vtieh stood him in good hand and be-
cane one Of his very valuable assets
later on in life.
Shortly after arriving at manhood, he
became happily united in marriage to
Miss Louise WOltersdOrf, daughter of
Louis Woltersdorf, one of the German
American pioneer retail druggists of this
city, and their very beautiful home At
s22 Buena avenue Is blessed with one
SON and one daughter, Miss Ruth and
Frederick A. L. Block
His father before him being a noted
chemist, John Block, the subject of
this sketch, followed in his footsteps
and became thoroughly familiar with all
the details as q manufacturer of fne
perfumes, and the firm of John Block
and Son is known not only to all the
Wholesale and retail druggists through
out the country, but also favorably
known to millions of people who have
for many years used their exquisite per
fumes and other toilet articles, snd for
long time Mr.. Block has been the
guiding spirit or hand in actively man
The broad ax., 1918-08-31

State Senator Edward j. Hughes, OF
the twenty-frst senatorial district, has
made q fine legislative record at Spring
field and on Wednesday, September
lIth he will be renominated and re-
elected in November. Mr.. Hughes is Q
high class business man, being con-
neeted with Nash Brothers, extensive
contractors, on the ninth floor Of the
Otis Building and at all times Senator
Hughes conducts himself like q high
class gentleman.
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the Illinois clubs he delights to de
vote his spare time to motoring and
fishing. As an evidence of his true
friendship for worthy Colored people,
he employs q first class COlored ehauf-
feur all the time.
So fa5 Mr.. Block has never lost a
political battle and he and his many
friends feel that he will come out on
top at the primaries Wednesday, septem-
Der IL.
The broad ax., 1918-08-31

The Broad AK, being strictly independent in politics,
it is all powerful and unconquerable Now is the time
subscribe for it, to read it and to advertise init
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-08-01
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR Ac.
RiCulTURAI LEGISLATION EN-.
pORSEEs COOPERATIVE BAR.
GAINING

The American Association for Agri.
cultural Legislation. composed of rep.
resentatives Of Land Grant Colleges
and OF the U. S. Department OF Agri-
culture. at its meeting in Chicago
May 18th passed the following resolu.
tions:
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Bravery of Y. M.
c. A. Workers

Cable dispatches from Paris. today
show conspicuous bravery of Y. NJ. c.
a. workers along front lines in the
new offensive. H J. Johnston. East
Orange. y. J.. was cut of six hours
by German barrage but finally broke
thru with an American squad. He
worked all day bringing in wounded
and assisting doctors in advanced
dressing stations.
G. A Crisping. Charleston. hi. and
Rev. r. A. Cunningham. Providence
served as stretcher bearers and cared
for wounded in dusouts until ordered
by the commanding officer to move
back All Y. NJ. c. A. supplies in the
attacked zones were given free TO
soldiers, many OF whom had lost their
rations. Chocolate and biscuits were
used TO stay their stomachs until new
supplies arrived.
w II. Danforth of st. Louis. Rich.
ard Shreve of Rochester. n Y, and
others stuck to their posts in ad
vanced areas distributing supplies and
helping ambulance men in making the
wounded more comfortable One sec.
retary took twelve wounded men back
TO the dressing station.
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Canon City Boy
Gets Promotion

Mr.. and Mrs. Waiter Highsm of 2l1
Main street are in receipt OF letter
from their son. Benjamin c. Higham.
OF Company b.. Second Development
Battalion. I55th Brigade. at Camp Lee
Va. stating that he has been advanced
to sergeancy in the army Young
Higham. who is graduate OF the Sa-
lida high school. volunteered in the
aviation section of the military ser
vice under q special call to the colors
Lee for training In the course OF his
letter. which bears date of July 81.
he says:
Just got my serEeant's stripes yes.
terday and you will please address me
hereafter as Sgt. Benj. C. Higham.
II I get chance I will win a commits
sion. II is easy enough to do IL a fell
low gets IN. right kind of chance and
takes advantage of il.
You ask about this organization
and what its duties are. Well. II is
a sort OF casualty company Men who
are not perfectly iii for service. or
those just discharged from the hos
pital, are put into the company and il
is up TO m. to handle my end OF it
We have to look after all of the men
that 20 into. or out OF the base hos
pital annex. There are 500 men in
our company and l.soo in the base
hospital annex and We have plenty
of work to do 10 keep US out of mis-
chief. as you may imagine.
When our men get well they are
sent to the Third Development bat
TALON and from there 10 units where
they can fin in. II we can pass the
required standard. they are sent over.
seas. II not. they 20 to one OF the mil
itary csntonmenis of this country for
domestic service. Some OF my men
have gone abroad and will soon know
all about IL myself
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-08-01
Women Asked
to Take Care of
War Orphans
fDenver News.)

Already the woman's auxiliary of
the United States army is receiving
responses to the request made few
days ago thru its state president.
Mrs. n. F Handy. that French or
phans be adopted by women. either in
groups or as individuals. who have
sons in France,
The idea was suggested to Mrs.
Handy by the Stars and Stripes. the
paper published in Paris in the inter
est of the American expeditionary
forces. In il she read that the Amer
ican soldiers were becoming inter
ested in these homeless waits and
we're banding together to provide the
500 francs necessary for the support
of one child for year. II the soldiers
out of their merger pay. could DO this.
Mrs Handy said, surely those at home
might do as much. There was. there
fore board meeting. with the result
that every division of the woman's
auxiliary OF the United States army is
asked to assume the support for a year
of one OF these children.
The children are either orphans.
children of French soldiers so serious
~ crippled they cannot work or waits
from the invaded districts The mon
ey will be sent to the Stars and
Stripes. to be turned over to a spe-
cial committee of the American Red
Cross. All money sent is used for the
child The Red Cross bears admins
trative expenses. II also determines
the disposition of the child. placing
il in n trade or agricultural schoo! or
in French family if too young for
school
A photograph and history of the
child will be sent to the person pro-
viding for its support as will monthly
reports of its progress.
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Buy War saviass ssampa a.. j
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Made a Wonderful
High School Record

Harold Teel of Spokane. Washing
ton. grandson of A. J. Morrison of
sos Greydene avenue. East Canon. has
made phenomenal record as high
school student in his home city. ac-
cording 10 reports received here.
Young Teel who is now employed in a
clerical position at Seattle. not only
made all of his credits demanded in
his studies, but had his name inscrib-
er ON the honor roll for high grades
and took leading role in the class
play In addition to all of this he
earned enough money out of school to
pay all of his expenses. In referring
TO him. The Spokane Chronicle says:
When Harold Teel. age l6. receives
his graduation diploma next month he
will establish record of completing
the regulation four.year high school
course in two and half years.
He will be the first to accomplish
the work in so short a period OF time.
Teel enterer the North Central high
school in February. 1916. and in Sep
tember. 1916, transferred TO the Lewis
and Clark.
"Teel also set record of making lS
credits in one year. He made seven
of these last semester and is to make
nine this semester He is carrying
the following subjects: German.
and vi, phycholosy. civics. music ap.
probation. dramatics. geometry Ii. his
tory viii and harmony. He is the son
OF Mrs. ID. Teel of the Monrovia apart
men,s''
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my houscwork'

my houscwork. My baby when seven
months old weighed 10 pounds and feel
better than l have for . long time. L
never had any medicine do me so
much good. Mrs. PEARL MoNYRAN.
Mitchell, Ind.
Good health during maternity Il =
most important factor TO both mother
and child. and many letters have been
received by the Lydia E. Pinkham
Medicine Co., Lynn, Mass., telling Of
health restored during this trying period
BY the use Of Lydia L. Pinkham Vege-
table Compound.
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during the time 1
was lookingforward
to the coming of my
little one that l am
recommending it TO
other expec tan t
mothers. Be fore
taking It. somedays
l suffered with neu-
ralgiA so badly that
l thought 1 could
not live, but after
taking three bottles
Of Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable
Compound I was en-
tirely relieved of
neuralgia, l h ad
gained in strength
and was able to 90
around and do all