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The Washington times., 1918-04-24
What Would You Do If Man You Elevated
n HERE are some very desir-

|" HERE are some very desir.
able and beautiful things in
this world which can neither
be defined nor classified as prop
erty. They are the realest things
we know, and yet the moment any
one tries to take possession OF
them they vanish. Among them
are love and friendship.
1t may be accepted as an aphor-
ism that no friendship and no love
is sufficiently indestructible TO be
proof against the sense Of posses
sion. You may claim, you may
protest that you own IL, and
Pouf!-it has gone forever.
A girl recently wrote me the
story of q little human comedy. 1t
was both pathetic and humorous,
more pathetic, however. than
humorous.
She was, according 10 her own
description. a good-looking, eff
Gent, capable young woman who
had for some time filled a responsi-
bic position in a large store in one
Of the smaller cities. Presently a
young man, a stranger, appeared
on the scene and seemed anxious
to affiliate himself with the same
house.
Climbers Gratitude.
The girl thought well Of him and
Immediately busied herself in his
behalf, with the result that she Sc
cured a place for him in the line
Of promotion. He gave satisfac-
ton to the firm and showed that
he was quite capable OF fulfilling
his new duties.
So far, so good. She then intro
duced him to her friends, and
again he acquitted himself ad-
mirably and won the good opinion
Of every one who met him. But
the situation was no longer salts
factory to her. She claims that
once firmly entrenched in his new
position, and with a growing ac-
qusintance, his manner to her
changed.
At first he was duly grateful
The Washington times., 1918-04-24

thin coating Of Kaolin clay upon =
highly polished steel plate, which was
then turned over to the artist or
craftsman, who made his drawing
in the clay. cutting through to the
polished surface with q fine pointed
steel stylus, blowing the dust away
as he worked. When the drawing,
map, or AUTOGRAPH was finished, Mr..
Joyce would float the steel plate
with the drawing on upon the surface
Of a kettle Of boiling lead. When
the plate was Of. the same tempera-
ture as the hot lead, it was elamped
into an iron mold, and hot lead was
then poured in. When cooled, the
stereotype drawing or autograph was
ready for the press, after slight trim
ming. The stereotype room was To-
Gated next the wash room Of the
composing room in the old II street
building. The process was patented
bv him at my suggestion and waa
used for years in Illustrating daily
newspapers.
HARRY o. HALL
$500 Fourteenth EtrssG y
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Gentlemen, Shake Hands With
the National Republican"
Senator Watson from Indiana Is Its Godfather and Obi
1t is Badly Needed, Since Democrats Are Wicked

Listen to this you wicked Democrats in once Senator
Watson of Indiana knows all about you he helping start
paper that to have millions of circulation" to tell the
truth, and head you of.
Listen Also you faithful Ones editors of the Washing
ton Star Post and Herald Senator Watson and the great
Republican party not satisfied with you. They think
that the party in power controls channels Of general
information to an extent unprecedented"
There comes into possession neatly printed paper
Of the United States Senate Committee on Interstate Com
merOe-ststonery paid for by the peOplehe following
letter that rembles with excitement and expresses high
noble partisan purpose first to ccumvent wicked Demo-
GRATIS and second to get dollar apiece from ardent Rspub
Iicans
Read:
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] have reason to believe Merits
language was milder than reported.
An have to say is that tie Cabi-
net officer should severely repre-
mand his driver, and tel him to
obey the police; that the police
should keep on arresting every ons
who violates the law, regardless oe
rank and station, and that the city
should not be deprived Of one Of its
best traffic experts any longer than
discipline and @nerve cure" requires.
The Washington times., 1918-04-24
UNITED STATES SENATE,
COMMITTEE ON INTERSTATE
COMMERCE.

COMMEhCE.
April 8, 1918.
Dear Fellow Republican:
Il is evident that, If the exist
ence Of the Republican party is to
be prolonged, there must soon go
out from Washington, the center
Of political activity and political
thought, accurate information as
to what both the Republican and
Democratic leadership and or
ganiZation are thinking, saying,
and doing. Under present condi-
tons this is well-nigh impossible,
for the party in power seems to
control the channels Of general in
formation to an extent unprece-
dented in our history.
The Republican party has al
ways been, is now, ard always will
be loyal TO the National Govern
ment IN both peace and war, but
this does not mean that it should
surrender its traditional belief IN
fundamental domestic policies af-
feeting the welfare Of the nation
IN both war and peace.
There is abundant evidence on
every hand to satisfy the most
credulous that Democratic lead
ership is taking advantage Of the
war situation for political pur-
poses, seeking thereby to entrench
itself for the future.
Never before has there been 30
much use Of the machinery Of the
Government for partisan pur-
poses; never before so much parti-
san activity on the part Of the
Democratic national committee,
which is already organized and
sending out unlimited quantities
Of literature; never before has
there been such a vast and sys-
tematized propaganda for the pur-
pose Of aiding the Democratic
cause; and all this accompanied
by the unreasonable and unpatri-
otic demand that Republicans must
lie dormant in the future, that
we must not begin partisan ac-
tivity, and that we must refrain
from all efforts to control Con-
gress, or else rest under the
charge Of being unpatriotic and
opposed TO the war.
Never before has it been so i'm
portant that all the truth be
plainly put before the public, and
never have our opportunities for
doing this been so limited as they
are today. We have a loyal and
effective local press, but no publ
cation that reaches the country as
a whole.
To meet this crying need, we
have succeeded in convincing that
brilliant and versatile editor and
writer, George B. Lockwood, TO
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move MS paper, the N10onai he-
publican, 70 Washington, where he
can be IN daily touch with the
whole political situation, and
where he viii be far more advan-
tageously situated to arrive at the
real truth than at the present
time. The object is to improve
and enlarge his paper and to make
It in q sense the national organ Of
the Republican party.
To this end building has been
leased, and machinery is being in
stalled, and this publication Is to
be established upon q basis that
will insure its future usefulness
and success, and through its col
umns the thought and opinion Of
the Republican party Of the whole
country may be standardized and
rendered more effective.
With this IN view, q drive has
already begun to increase its cir
culation to two or three million
copies q week, thus causing It to
reach Republicans everywhere
throughout the land, and 30 bring
ing them into q closer political re-
lationship. The first publication
will be issued next month and.
from that time on it win spread
the gospel Of real Republicanism
throughout the entire republic.
1 assure you that / have no
other interest in this publication
than a political one, but, seeing
as ] do the tremendous importance
Of such q paper at this most crit
cal time, / am interesting myself
to the extent Of asking q large
number of my personal and po-
htical friends in and out Of Indi-
ana to at once send in their per-
sonal subscriptions to this paper.
A similar appeal viii be made by
many other members Of Congress
with q view to starting the paper
of with q big initial individual cir
culation.
l will greatly appreciate it il
you will become a charter mem
Der Of this list Of subscribers and
thus aid this latest movement for
future Republican success by
sending a dollar bill at the risk Of
the National Republican for one
years subscription in the enclosed
envelope. ] will turn il over to
Mr.. Lockwood, a receipt viii be
sent you for the amount, and you
will receive this genuine Repub-
hcan organ.
This publication will do all in
its power to increase the circula-
ton and extend the sphere Of in
-huenee Of the local Republican
press, which has always been
loyal to the cause, and thus mate
rally aid in = general and effec-
tive Republican propaganda.
Very truly yours,
JAMES A. WATSON.
The Washington times., 1918-04-24
HEARD AND sEEN

For a week l have been assailed
by most prominent business men
and others to say something about
the removal Of Traffic Officer Peter
A. Mertz from his position on the
stub" at Fifteenth and New York
avenue.
The Washington times., 1918-04-24

Officer Mertz is probably as good
an officer as there is in the force.
Unfortunately he ran afoul Of q
Cabinet officers driver. The stories
Of both sides vary a little, but / be-
lieve have It fairly straight, al
though Mr.. Mertz viii not talk
about it.
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Almost a Calamity

Had Certain Reaeonary Gentlemen Had Their Way
Last Monday EyeryOne In Washington Would Be Dead
Of a Pestlenee Before Midsummer.
The Washington times., 1918-04-24

Merit saw a large car out Of line
at Fifteenth and G streets, probably
the most ticklish traffic point any
where, bar none, New York or Chi
eago or any other town. The car
blocked all traffic, and sprawled
across the pedestrians path. He
motioned the driver back twice and
got this response:
"You don't know whose car this
is, do your"
He mentioned the name Of a Cabi-
net officer, which / would repeat
willingly if it were not for the fact
that some young women were in the
machine, and there is no good to
come Of further embarrassing them.
Officer Merit replied:
81 don't give a blank who you
are; get back"
Now, this particular driver is
well known to traffic officers all
over the city for his overbearing
manner. / have it from several men
in the First precinct that he has
told crossing policemen "to let him
pass without any Question at all
times"
He absolutely refused to obey
Mertz, who took him to the First
precinct, where he didn't want to
give his own name, but they already
knew il quite we'll, The young
women went to the station also.
That afternoon Mertz was re-
moved from his important post.
The District officials say that it is
simply a rest from a very nerve
racking job. The Cabinet officers
secretary says the complaint. was
made that Mertz used forcible Ian
guage in front of young women.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-03-26
WHAT NAME FOR THIS?
By Ellis Parker Butler

think of Belgium as a youth, q slender lad like David. tending the 1ccks of peace while all around him sept the Goliath nations. He is arm ei with his sling and pebbles. this Bel .iuIl. but he has no fear for the giants ave sNa.n that however much they ..ay Hitti-. ne shah not be harmed. Then upon him leaps liar giant, q H-aase q promises, and cries Stand
 id. weakling! Break thou thy oath and le1 ne pass"
 Scarrsd. bruised, wounded but fight .ag still. the youth Belgium fell back nd back before the steel-clad. blood
 -king monster, and Belgium's name --ai ever ee honored. He used the sling and the pebbles we'll and fought 4eod light Brave Belgium.
 There k another little nation. Hard 1y bei g.lm and in the path Of the oath breaking Hua was this little nation -nar i think of as maiden. Like Bel gum Luxembourg was q neutralized nation. but unlike Belgium. Luyem- l0uTg', neutrality was an unarmed neutrality Child" the nations said 70 her. you are our little sister and we B ii keep you inviolate We VOW the VOW q strong men that we will protect Iod and respect your weak
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-03-26

Luxembourg drew up across the road the Germans were flooding, motor van (called panier- -a.salad, a salad basket The Germans laughed and rolled it into a ditch, and the mighty host of invaders having long been ready. marched triumphantly into Luxembourgs long dismantled fortress placed their feet on the breast of the maiden they had sworn to protect and went their way along the smooth, un lawful road to. France. ..
 What is motor van dumped into a ditch? It is silly thing, with help less wheels sticking in the air, like. a tortoise turned upon its back. A salad basket set across the road to sop. the war hosts of the All Powerful War Lord. The Germans laughed as they marched by 1t. There Is Luxem- T good fight. Brave Belgium.
 van upset in ditch. It was good joke; they did not forget that soon.
 Neither let us forget it. Let us not forget that if anything could be more vile than the rape of Belgium, the vii l olation of helpless. unarmed Luxem- '-ourg was ten times more vile. When the time comes to demand reparation for the wounds of the youth who fought from the hills of Liege to the sands of the Yser, remember the mai den who, weak and defenseless, saw her sworn protectors iron heel fall upon her tender breast, making of her a pathway and slave.
 What name have you for this? What name have you for this Germany What shall we call this violator of na- Itions?
 When Germany tossed tho motor van aside she besmirched whole world: said Nations arc liars: treaties are but scraps of paper; oaths are not binding Can any Luxembourg ever believe any nation again?
 Yes. When tho Hun Is driven back
 
 like a whipped cur and made to swal- low the lie that nations are liars. Not until then. When France and Bel gium are rebuilt-not until then. And no: then. Not until, with a lesson well learned, the last squad of Ger man soldiers leaves Luxembourg and, leaving. replaces the motor van panier-a. r-a.salad-across the famous read. the Luxembourger Loeb.
 And then the nations should erect there paniersa-salad of bronze as a sign to all the world that all nations are not liars: that the nations of the earth, united, have the will and the power to keep treaties inviolate.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-03-26
DREAM DOPE

ETHEL BARRYMORE in the big Alaska picture The White Raven is some picture.
 Anything from an Alaska Dug Out to the Woolworth Building in New York in this big picture tonight.
 The most realistic of all pictures
 ct shown of the north and it's Klon
 ,.'se Days
 Miss Agnes Ames of Juneau will render some excellent vocal select ions to night and tomorrow. Don't fail to hear her.
 The orchestra with more of their late and up to the minute selections have picked an excellent program. The White Raven is in six big reels and will start at 7:30 sharp, the sec ond show starts at 800. Listen! Fatty Arbuckle arrived here on the Spokane and says that he wants the screen next, and he has some great new comedy stunts up his sleeve. HIS WEDDING NIGHT" is the title of his latest Paramount Riot. Chaplin won't be far behind Fatty as he is in Juneau Now. But in the mean time, remember the show tonight, with the Special Vocal Selections-adv.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-03-26
HEROIC WOMEN OF FRANCE

My words powerful enough do scanty justice the most heroic figure the modern world and of past the of France Of the healthy who engaged in the military service in France practically all engaged either transportation the manufacture of munitions leaving the agriculture absolutely to the Not only th but they stepped into the work animals section of France and of magnificent noble woman hood htched to the poueh and cuvatng the soil All of the agriculture rest upon their shoulders The home always tremey efficient old the wounded and the ubercuar Uncompanng with high devoon with an a tude religious exataon the of France bears the burden
 Now conditions being they does lie within the heart the American people to and hold convenience life at the of adding additional burden to the wonanhood of France This the exact question involved substitution of other cereals in place of wheat
 The of France must be enabled to hold the morale the French soldier until next spring. The morale of the house decides the morale of the soldier in the ehng ne We do this by giving to them the greatest possible freedom in their food supply and of this wheat the chief factor Dr. Aonzo Taylor
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-03-26
WAR SAVINGS STAMPS
 NOT SUBJECT TO TAX

When preparing for the issuing of Thrift Stamps and War Savings Ger. tificates, the national administration very wisely decided that they should not be subject to any taxes, federal, state or local. In this respect, they are entirely unique, being free when almost every thing of value is sub ject to impost.
 As the amount that an individual may hold is limited to $1,0O, this con cession does not deal unjustly toward other security holders. It is simply an inducement to the small investor to make an unusual effort in his own / .sntr. s tehalf, by depositing as much of his surplus with the govern ment as possible. Those who buy
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-03-26
DOLLARS OR BUSHELS.

Secretary Houston, of the Depart ment of Agriculture, has called my at- tention to how we are fooling our selves today. The newspapers are boasting that the corn crop is the greatest in history, when in bushels it is less than in 1915. The South think they are rolling in wealth, when in bales its cotton is less than in 1915. Paper prices are no good. It's more bushels and bales that we need in or der to reduce the cost of living. Some people pretend that our na- tional debt is small by comparing it to the crops. What is $2O,0O0, 100000 they say, why that is less than the value of one single crop of the farms of America!" This is true; but we eat up most of these crops in a year, while the debt remains with us-$2O0 for every man, woman, and child in the United States.
 As the farmers are fooling them selves by thinking of prices and dol loars instead of bushels and bales, so industry and wages instead of produc. ton and saving.
 The ending of this war and our fu- ,ure prosperity after the war depends lpon producing more and wasting less. Only in this way can Kaiser Bill be put out of business and will the work ers of America come to their own.
 ROGER w. BABSON.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-03-26

ness. Throw aside your puny weapon and trust to us"
 The nations said that to bourg in 1867. Her only fortress was then dismantled and razed to the ground and her army was reduced and limited 10 one company of gendarmes and one company of infantry. Thus she was made powerless to resist. She was made as defenseless as Nydia, the blind girl of Pompeii. It was like some chapter in tales of ancient chiv- airy. with Luxembourg the tender. helpless maiden, surrounded by the brave and true knights sworn to pro- tect her. Had the knights sworn by the blood of Christ Gas knights did in olden days) their oaths could not have been more solemnly sacred. A pledg. d word is pledged word, and doubly sacred when given to the helpless. The giant nations kept their oaths sacred. Except Germany Except Germany!
 Against Germany we have marked .'-e wrongs of Belgium-Liege bonn 'ardei. Louvain burned, old men and women and children murdered, slaugh- tered soldiers and ruined towns, and in million years. Germany can not wipe out that stain of a neutral na- ton violated: but let us not forget Luxembourg
 Without a fort. without an army,
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-03-26

these little bonds-and all should do it--should understand in advance of the coming days of taxation return in April that whatever of their earned savings or surplus derived from econ omies is converted into Thrift Stamps and War Savings certificates need not be recorded upon the assessors blank. As the interest and principal are pay able in 1923. neither is it necessary to make mention of the Investments in the rturn to the income tax collector
 They are. as stated, absolutely free and. as they also pay per cent com pound interest, are the best securi- ties that one can buy in these trou- ',led times,
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-03-26
KEYS! KEYS! KEYS!
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The daily progressive-miner., 1918-03-26
KETCHZKAN FURNITURE
 COMPANY

Before you buy, sell or ex- change your furniture, figure with the Ketchikan Furniture Company.
 opposite the Dream Theatre.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-03-26
The GRAND q Wednesday March 2e-27
SOLDIERS OF CHANGE"
March 26-27

Featuring Evart Overto Miriam
 The Soldiers Chance" drama of financial intrigue fight for love- set in the mystic entertainment the modern tue with ovb American writers the United life outdoors wrote this play James Oliver Cuwod besides being author he big hunter sailor appeared here times in the Viagraph Features Julia Swyne Gordon and Charles Kent Charles Henderson
Daily Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1918-191?, 1918-06-18
ITALIAN OFFENSIVE.

The much talked Of Austro-Ger-
man drive in Italy was launched Sun
day morning.
The Italian and allied armies are
bravely sustaining the weight Of the
Austrian forces which are attacking
along the front Of the Italian theater
from the northwest Of the Asiago
plateau eastward to the Pave river
and thence along that stream TO
whore II joins the headwaters Of the
Adriatie sea. a front Of nearly 100
miles.
Everywhere the fighting Is Of an
extremely sanguinary character, es-
pecially east Of the Asiago plateau
in the Brenta valley and Monte
Grappa.
In the initial struggle the enemy
succeeded in capturing several front
line position in the mountain region
from the British and also in crossing
the Pave. Counter-attacks, how
ever. have restored all the positions
In the mountain including territory
TO depth Of 1000 yards along a
2.500-yard front captured from the
British.
At last accounts the allied troops
everywhere were strongly holding
the enemy and King Victor Emman-
uel's men were CALAMITY striving to
throw back the invaders across the
Piave. The Italians have taken more
than 1900 Austrian prisoners. among
them eighty-nine officers.
As yet the Vienna war Office has
given only brief mention Of the bat
tie. saying that the Austrian armies
had invaded the Settle Communi
plateau. lying at an attitude Of g.
400 feet northwest Of Asiago. and
that up TO noon Sunday morning more
than 10000 Italian. English and
French soldiers and a considerable
number Of guns had been captured.
Daily Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1918-191?, 1918-06-18
NO CHANCE FOR HIM THERE
Good Reason Why British Soldier Was
Not overenthusiastle AZ First
Sight Of Jerusalem.

One Of General Allenby's advance
patrols had ridden up ridge in Pal
estine, and there, ohtspread before
their eyes like a panorama, was the
Holy City-Jernalem.
II was Some miles distant, but in
the clear air the flat-roofed houses
were plainly Visible, broken here and
there by domes and minarets.
CALCULATIONS expressive Of sur
prised admiration broke from the lips
Of the troopers-all but one man,
who remained silent, his face, how
ever, plainly expressing oontemptu-
Gus disapproval.
what do you think OF itY' asked
his otlcpr oarious 10 lsarn the rea-
son for his dissatisfaction.
( "Awfu' scarce Of ehimbleys, air"
was the reply. sAvfu scarce Of
ehimbleysr
"Chimneysi But man, they don't
need chinnsys In Jerusalem. They
burn CHARCOAL
"0h, they do, do thsyf Then !
wouldn't like 10 live thsrs.s
why potr'
Ws1 II, n OWL LIE, yca go ]
am I climate svssPs