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The Alaska daily empire., 1918-04-13
ALL WOOL IN UNITED STATES
 REQU|SIT|ONED
E. E. Parsons Receives a Telegram No More WOoIen Goods Will
 Be Sold.

The following telegram has been received by Fred Parsons, the well known travelling man, dated Duluth Minn., April 6. and addressed to the Schonacker Brokerage Company:
 Wire Parsons that government or ders all sales of woolen mills to stop. You will therefore cease sell. ing everything made from woolen mill clothes. This does not apply as yet to hosiery or sweaters not on your out lists. Are hopeful that government will allow us to fill or ders already taken"
 The government recently made a survey of the woolen situation and found there was 130,000,000 pounds of wool, all required to dress 2,000,- 900 soldiers so that the general pub lie must now depend upon cotton goods. The United States has requi- sitioned all woolen mills and looms and supply centers.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-04-13
Calls Them Huns. " ''PolIt- icaI Pirates" 'Crooks" and Few Other
 Pet Terms.
ATTACKS THE DELEGATE
Sprang a Surprise by An nouncing Herself a Democrat Called to
 the "COIors."

Classifying Delegate Sulzer as a "knava or a fool and denouncing as Huns" crooks" political pi rates," and "the rule or ruin gang Judge Robert w. Jennings, George B. Grigsby, Thomas J. Donhoe, Ma tional Democratic Committeeman; John W. Troy and the Empire Judge John R. Vim, Charles A Sulzer, Delegate to Congress, Mrs Cornelia T. Hatcher last night sprang a surprise at the same time by an nOuncing herself a Democrat.
 She was introduced at the Coli scum last night by John B. Mar shall, and preached prohibition and religious subjects, claimed she was the exponent for good government and in conclusion asked the audience to rise and sing a verse of America Governor and Mrs J. F. A. Strong and the Maloney ticket supporters Sere present to lead the applause.
 About Machines
 The prohibition party is a ma chine,' she said, and an effective one which ran without a hitch and no friction She said her party lead CTS kept tabs and card indexes on all members of Congress and public men and their attitude on public questions She said her party were also well informed about conditions in the different States and were therefore practical politicians, and she considered herself well equipped for handling political subjects.
 q venture to predict" she said that when the smoke of the primary battle clears away, the Democratic Hun submarine U29 will come to the surface with her upper works shot
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-04-13

THE EMPIRES classineds pay.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-04-13

For the best fresh killed chicken, go to the Arcade.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-04-13

of Sulzer's election at the time as she had supposed him a friend of prohibition, while she had supposed the reverse about Wickersnam.
 She said she had spent a great deal of time at Washington, and that Sulzer was before the Senate a great deal She wanted to know why lie was before the Senate so much when he was elected to the House of Rep resentatives.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-04-13
SCHOOL WILL REOPEN

The public school will reopen Mon day and have school six days a week to make up time for the enforced vacation.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-04-13
LIBRARY OPEN MONDAY

The public Library closed again today and will reopen Monday.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-04-13

Fresh ranch egg at the Arcade,
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-04-13

The. best materials used in the preparation of our foods. Arcade Cafe.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-04-13

Dine ct the Gastineau. Concsrt every evsning.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-04-13

For a little chat anc a bite to eat there's no place like THE GASTI- NEAU ANY TIME, ALL THE
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-04-13

EvsFyhoey r.a~ THE E,1PlRl
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-04-13

Private boxes and banquet rooms for parties. Alaska Grill. ssss :
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-04-13

Headquarters for Iadysmith coal Juneau Transf. O.. phsns =.
The Monticellonian., 1918-04-05
CRIMINAL

Father J. ]. McCann. lately deposed as pastor of St Mary's, at Elgin, Ill.,, is charged with taking Elizabeth Ken nedy to hotel for immoral purposes.
 Rev. George E. Mayer, Y. M. c. A. worker at Camp Logan, near Houston, Tex, has been incarcerated as a spy.
 Women are invading the bandit field, as three women and four men held up and robbed the cashier of a movie show at Cleveland, securing s1 900.
 Mrs. Frances Pergen. a Bohemian Of Benton, H., after being fined in a local court for disloyal remarks, was ridden on rail by her neighbors and then bound over to the federal court.
 Chinese rebels hold two American engineers for ransom, declaring death the penalty for failure to pay the price.
 Joseph Kirschka, 42, of St. Louis, enraged at his wife's treatment. beat her to death with stove poker.
 William Toothaker, charged with at tempting violation of the Mann act at Bartlesyille, Ok. slew his victims parents when they tried to save the girl.
 Walter Robbins of Urbana, H., was sentenced to 30 years in prison for the murder of 14-months-old baby.
 J. F. Deaderick was killed by J. C.. Heges at Lexington, N. C., who claims the unwritten law as his defense.
The Monticellonian., 1918-04-05
GEN ERAu.

Direetor-General MeAdoo has loaned the New Haven railway s43.000.oo0 for one year at 6 per cent interest.
 F. J. Terrence of Walsenburg, Colo. was sent to jail for 60 days for ma icious statements concerning the Red Cross.
 A letter written from Russia 37 months ago has just reached its des- tination in Belleville. III. The writer has been here year.
 Pneumonia in Wisconsin is the most deadly disease. leading tuberculosis by 30 per cent.
 Members of the faculty of the Uni- versity of Wisconsin have formed . "Jailbird" club. and only those who have been convicted of political of. lenses are admitted to membership. Irving l.. Lenroot, Republican candi- date for the United States senate from Wisconsin. has asked President Will son to keep hands off in the contest. A New York dispatch announces that the U. s. government will have 30.000 airplanes on the French front before the year closes. England set all her clocks ahead one hour on March 25. Normal time will be restored Sept 29. The Bethlehem Steel Co. earned $54.000.000 net during the past year. a decrease of S7,000.000 over the last report.
 So many accidents have occurred at the Ft- Worth. Tex, aviation field that the place is to be abandoned.
 Certain Indian land promoters at Cincinnati. Ohio. and McAlester, Ok. have been forbidden the use of the mails.
 Ships and cargoes destroyed by the U-boats are valued at more than s6.. 900 0.000,00O
The Monticellonian., 1918-04-05
DOM TIC

Chairman Hurley of the shipping board declares that 1SS vessels have been launched since the board took up the work.
 Connecticut manufacturers announce they are able at last to turn out vast quantities of dyes superior to the im- ported article
 When the new coal contracts are made it is probable the government will order the cancellation of standing contracts il tie price is too high.
 The United States war supply bill will be the largest ever contemplated by any nation, reaching a total of over S7000 0.000, ,000.
 Fifty-two American officers have been promoted for gallantry on the French front.
 Working conditions in Kansas City are becoming bad for many lines of trade and strike Is on seeking bet. terment.
 Judge Charles T. Crum of the Eff teenth Montana judicial district is up before the leg stature on the charge of disloyalty
 Owing to an extension of the policy of no-room-ior-luxuries. imports into the United States continue to show decreases.
 Two Texas railways have closed all offices except those in that state.
The Monticellonian., 1918-04-05
F0CH IN COMMAND
 OF ALLIED ARMIES
THIS MEANS UNiFiCATioN Or ALL ARMIES OPPOSING
 THE GERMANS.

Washington.-Official information has reached Washington that General Foch, the French chief of staff, has been appointed to supreme command of all the allied and American forces in France.
 This means unifcation of all the armies opposing the Germans, a step which the American and French mili. tary men have urged and which ap parently has been brought about by recognition of the imperative demand for concentrated effort to hurl back the gigantic thrust of the enemy in France.
 The first hint of the historic devel. opment came in press cable dispatches telling how General Pershing had forces at the disposal of the French placed the American expeditionary commander. This was confirmed in r 6 message from General Pershing to the War Department.
 General Pershing's message, made public by Major General March, act. l
 Have made all our resources avail. able and our divisions will be used if and when needed. French are in fine spirit and both armies seem conf. dent"
 President Wilson's message of con graduation to General Foch follows.
 May l not convey to you my sin, cere congratulations on your new au- thority. Such unity of command is most hopeful augury of ultimate success. We are following with pro. found interest the bold and brilliant action of your forces"
 to prearranged plan is "all over now, J
 T don't doubt but that it might have taken longer" he declared There has been an impression, he said, that the allies were partly ignor. ant of German plans, but that he de nied. declaring he was informed conf. dentially of the allies preparations to face the Germans when he was there and declared that the British with. drawal was. according to prearrang. ed plan.
 But should that go into the rec ord?" asked Chairman Chamberlain.
 That's all right; it's all over now" said the general.
The Monticellonian., 1918-04-05
NEWS OF WEEK Told Herewith ip Tabloid
 Form Condensed Items of Interest for Every Member of
 the Household
MISCELLANY EOUS.

Gen. Pershing has offered to France, in the name of our country. all the men and resources at his disposal.
 Serious disorders are occurring in Quebec. where the police are active in running down and arresting numer- ous slackers
 Utah's highest court has decided that the uttermost provisions of the bone-dry law are applicable in that state.
 Andrew Jensen, marine, stationed in Cuba, took out s10,000 in the new federal insurance and was killed a few hours later by the accidental ex- plosion of machine gun.
 Former Congressman Richard Bar tholdt is out in statement declaring the GermanAmerican alliance is a highly patriotic body.
 German officials predict they will be fin Paris by June and stay forever.
 A German paper announces that the military heads of the empire have many surprises in store for the allies.
 The superior court at Gary, Ind. up- held the Indiana dry law, and parties at interest have taken the case to the supreme court
 Job E. Hedges in an address in Chi cago declared in favor of the death penalty for pro-Germans in the Unit ed States.
The Monticellonian., 1918-04-05
A movement is on foot in Washing ton to authorize officials to seize all the grain now on the farms.
WAR BREviTIES.

British forces captured 5000 Turks in a recent Mesopotamian advance.
 Germany U-boat toll continues to grow. last week showing 2S merchant men sunk. Italy also lost three yes sels and France nine.
 Germany has announced that all her frontiers are to be closed. and no one shall come in or leave the empire.
 Odessa, Russia, is reported once more to have been taken from the Germans by the loyalist troops.
 A British destroyer. lately in an en- counter with a German warship, was badly damaged, but managed to ram the Teuton vessel and cut her half in two.
 So violent is the cannonading in France that the British coast at Do- Yer. 76 miles away, eaHehel the jar.
 During the huge offensive last week at one point on the line the British claim to have been outnumbered 15 to l.
 Thomas J. Weber. a private in an Illinois artillery company, was sen- fenced to three years at Leavenworth for striking an officer.
 The British admiralty reports 17 merchantmen sunk last week, os which Il were over 1.600 tons.
The Monticellonian., 1918-04-05
FOREIGN.

Gen. J. J. Pershing and Secretary Baker held long conference Tn Paris and threshed all the questions lately Vexins the management of the war.
 Japanese papers continue to urge the invasion Of Siberia as method of helping to win the war. Turks are again in possession of points lately lost to the Russians, and are robbing the people and commit ting outrageous crimes.
 A shortage of typewriting machines in England has caused the recall of S5,00O from the troops in France.
 Germany is planning to bloekaae all Dutch ports on account Of the allied seizure of Dutch ships.
 France has been asked to pay the sum Of SS00 damages as a result of the harm done the German embassy building al Paris by a German air raider.
 Reports from l5 points in Turkey declare that the Turks are wreaklng olre vengeance on the remaining Ar menians because Of recent British y.e- tories.
 in the recent German offensive all the ea4ns oI tne aIlIes Tor tne last two years were wlped out ln gwo days. 1ne question ol holaIng the new mes IS now tne u4sIurbIns Iactor.
 The German press, highly elated at recent advances, declares that now is the time to dictate the terms 0. a German peace.
 Holland nas refused to agree to the allies proposition as lo ain ID ex- Change Tor shlps
 French authorities estimate thar S,VUU,vVV Germans are engaged in the offensive at present gong on, and 10 man Is called two successive days.
 No more consistorles will be held Ly Pope Benealet until the war Is over.
The Monticellonian., 1918-04-05
HUNS SAY BRITISH
 RETIRING ON SOMME
DECLARES STUBBORN RESIST. ANCE OF REAR GUARD OVER
 COME-ClAiM LINES BROKEN.

Berlin. - The British began to re- treat on wide front on both sides of the Somme army headquarters an nounced. The stubborn resistance Of the hostile rear guard was overcome in the sharp pursuit.
 British and French divisions which were defeated on March 25 endeav- ored again in the painless crater fields of the Somme battle. the an- nouncement adds, to arrest the Ger man advance.
 The German attack. it is declared broke through the enemy's lines
 To the north and south of Albert the Germans won crossings of the An ere. Albert was captured.
 To the south of the Somme after violent fighting German forces drove the enemy back by way of Chaulnes and Lihons.
 Rove was taken by storm and Noy- an was cleared of hostile forces after bloody street fighting, the report states.
 The text of the communication fol lows:
 "The British began a retreat on a wide front on both sides of the Somme The stubborn resistance or the hostile rear guard was overcome in the sharp pursuit.
 British and French divisions which were defeated on March 25 tried again in the painless crater fields of the Somne battle area to ar rest our advances. Our attacks broke through the enemy's lines.
 ITO the north and south of Albert we won passage across the Ancre. Albert fell in the evening
 ITO the south of the Somme after violent fighting we drove back the enemy by way of Chaulnes and Ii hons. Rove was taken by storm and Noyon was cleared of the enemy af- ter bloody street fighting.
 At many poins we have crossed our old position, held before the Somme battle of 1916 toward the west. The number of prisoners grows and the booty increases.
 There were artillery battles in Flanders, before Verdun and in LOT raine.
 Capt. Baron von Riehthofen has achieved his sixty-ninth and seven tieth aerial victories.
 Tn the other theaters there is noth- ing new"
The Monticellonian., 1918-04-05
HIGHWAY BONDS ID
 q. LOUIS CONCERN
COMMISSIONER OF HIGHWAY AWARDS s2,75o,ooo BOND
 ISSUE.
WILL BUILD 168 MILES
Money Will Be Available For Com missioners Whenever They Are Ready To Proceed With Work
 Bid at Par Is Accepted.

Little Rock The commissioners of the Arkansas Louisiana Highway awarded the $2.- 750,000 bond issue for the construc- tion of the 16S miles of the highway to syndicate of St. Louis capitalists. composed of w. R. Compton x Co.,, Whitaker & Co.,, the Mercantile Trust Co, the Smith Investment Com pany and the Mississippi Valley Trust Company. Representatives of the syndicate put in bid for the bonds at par. The money will be available for the commissioners whenever they are ready to begin actual construction work. The bonds sold for par, to bear six per cent interest and four per cent on daily balances.
The Monticellonian., 1918-04-05
PERSONAL

Douglas Fairbanks. movie hero, has cancelled his Liberty Bond boosting campaign because the cities he was to visit refused to put on parade for his benefit
 w. s. Kitch. a Quaker leader of Marshalltown. Ia.. had his home paint ed yellow by his neighbors for failure to sympathize with the aims of the war
 Premier Lloyd Georges oldest son. a major in the British army. is at home visiting his wife and his first born son.
The Monticellonian., 1918-04-05
Austria Aids Germany.

Geneva.-There has been some doubt expressed in the entente press recently as to whether Austria really was taking an active part in the Western offensive. Vienna papers gay that the Austrian emperor has just returned to Vienna after visiting Austrian troops on the Flanders front.
The Monticellonian., 1918-04-05
LABOR.

Owing to the scarcity of men and boys, and also owing to a cheaper wage scale. negro girls are being hired as bellhops in St. Louis hotels.
 Plans are on foot in London for the formation of an international body to govern all working people every where.
The Monticellonian., 1918-04-05
 Russian Loans No Good.

London-The British government announces that after April 1 it will not provide funds to meet coupons on Russian government bonds, the Rus sian revolutionary government having declined to meet the payments The British government, although under no obligations, has done so hitherto.
The Monticellonian., 1918-04-05

German division at St. Quentin, was killed in action.
 Capt. George E Albee, 73. a noted Indian fighter of the 70s. Is dead at his home at Laurel, Md.
The Monticellonian., 1918-04-05
To Get Japanese Ships.

Washington. - Negotiations for the transfer of 10000 tons Of Japanese shipping to the United States have been completed on the basis of two tons of steel plats for one ton of dead ship capacity.
The Monticellonian., 1918-04-05
STATE HAPPENINGS.

Encouraged by the success of the Fourth Arkansas Regiment. and the bright prospects for the Fifth Regi- ment, which is now being formed, Governor Brough sent a telegram to President Wilson, offering to raise d brigade of infantry by voluntary ser vice, providing there is a correspond ing decrease in the draft quota.
The Monticellonian., 1918-04-05
Eund is Cversuhecribos

New York.-The Knights of Colnm. bus obtained sS,12S.b89 at the close of their campaign to raise 52.500.00o in the archdiocese of New York to sup port the welfare work among Ameri- can troops.
The Monticellonian., 1918-04-05
Woman Worker Killed.

Paris.-Mtss Marion c. Crandell. aged 46 of Alameda, Cal. has been killed by the explosion of a shell in the French Soldiers Preside at the French front. where she was engaged as a csnteen worker for the Young Mems Christian Association.
The Monticellonian., 1918-04-05

Messrs. s. s. Hargraves, D. c. Webb and J. T. Sanders, representing Road Districts No. l and 2 of St. Francis county, have appeared before the National Capital Issues Commit tee and have secured from this com mistee approval of the issuance of road bonds for Districts No. and 2 of St. Francis county.
The Monticellonian., 1918-04-05
No Hoardino of Wheat

Washington.-Tnf that the bread ration of the French soldiers who are facing the onslaught of Ger many's armies had been reduced be- cause of the shortage of wheat has led the Food Administration to plan
The Monticellonian., 1918-04-05
U. s. Work Destroyed

Washineton-some of the French towns adopted" by American cities for restoration are in the line Of the German offensive and whatever good work thus far has been done may be destroyed.
The Monticellonian., 1918-04-05
Army Test Case un.

Washington. The right of the government 10 draft men under the seleotive service act for foreign ser vice will be determined by the su preme Court
The Monticellonian., 1918-04-05

The largest inheritance tax paid into the office of the state treasurer in several months by Gordon Huffmas- ter, inheritance tax attorney, was that on tfe estate of Mrs. Donan Elm erson Thomas, wife of s. R. Thomas of Little Rock The tax was credited to Columbia county and was for s3,- 49677.
The Monticellonian., 1918-04-05
Shins Held in Porf

Madrid.-Ten large transatlantic steamships have cancelled their sail ings for America and are lying idle in various harbors of Spain on ac- count of the submarine menace.
The Monticellonian., 1918-04-05
oerman Loases aoo. .ono.

London.-The German casulties since the beginning of the offensive are estimated at the front at 300,000, according to the Daily Mails core. spondent.
The Monticellonian., 1918-04-05
Prohibition Is Ratified.

Boston.-The House ratified the prohibition amendment to the federal constitution, by vote of 14s to 91. The resolution now goes to the Sen ate.
The Monticellonian., 1918-04-05

The Murfreesboro Messenger, pub probably the largest peach orchard in the world is located, says peach blos- sons are very scarce this year.
The Monticellonian., 1918-04-05

The Chamber of Commerce and Farmers Union will send delegation to Little Rock to ask that the next State Farmers Union convention be held in Heber Springs, next August.
The Monticellonian., 1918-04-05

At meeting of the Executive Com mittee of the Texarkana Chamber of Commerce it was decided to make an effort to secure the routing of the Bankhead Highway from Washington, D. C., to the Pacific coast through TeXarkana.
The Monticellonian., 1918-04-05

The biggest gas well ever brought in, in the extreme eastern Oklahoma country. was finished at Quinton, 62 milest west of Fort Smith, in Pitts burg county Tie well Is making from 35 to 40 million feet. The sand was found at I.600 feet
The Monticellonian., 1918-04-05
To Abolish Caharets.

Chicago.-All cabarets in Chicago will be abolished after May 1 under the terms of an ordinance passed by the City Council.
The Monticellonian., 1918-04-05

c. s. Russ of Southhaven, Mich. has written a.letter to John H. Page, state commissioner of agriculture stating he intends to start a muskrat ranch and asks for information con- eerning the advantages of Arkansas for such an enterprise.
The Monticellonian., 1918-04-05

Adjutant General Lloyd England sent letter to the school authorities over the state recommending course of physical training for boys and girls in those schools that have al ready introduced military training
The Monticellonian., 1918-04-05
ACCIDENTS.

The International Explosives Co.,, at Swanton, Vt, went through a series of explosions with one dead-a woman and the plant demolished
The Monticellonian., 1918-04-05

Approximately carload of four was returned to Greenwood merchants as result of the anti-hoarding order of John S. MeCerd, food administra- tor of the Greenwood district.
The Monticellonian., 1918-04-05

J. T. Abraham is a candidate for sheriff and collector of Clark county He is brother of the late J. H. Alb raham, who was sheriff of that county for 25 years in succession.
The Monticellonian., 1918-04-05

The commissioners of Road District No met and awarded the engineers contract for the building of the link in the Hot Springs Spring highway across Van Buren county to W. c. Height of Walnut Ridge.
The Monticellonian., 1918-04-05
Enenu,s Allies Are In

Official announcement was made that the presence on the Fran co-Rritish front of Bulgarian and Austrian troops had been established.
The Monticellonian., 1918-04-05

The Harrisburg School Board plans the erection of a new school building here this summer. It is expected to be completed for the opening in Sep tember.
The Monticellonian., 1918-04-05
Fl RES.

An explosion on the docks at Jersey City. started by a lighted cigarette, caused damage estimated at S2.000, ,000.
The Monticellonian., 1918-04-05

An order has just been issued by the War Department to W. P. Garri- son of Batesville for walnut lumber for airplane propellers.