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The Alaska daily empire., 1918-12-24
KOA FORESTS ARE SLOWLY DYING
 FROM A DISEASE

HONOLULU, T. H., Dec. 1.-(By MaiD-Governor c. J. Mccarthy and Territorial Forester C. s. Judd, after visit to Hawaii, announced that the Roe forests of Hawaii are slow ly but surely dying of a disease that science thus far has been able to check. Koa trees produce handsome and valuable hardwood, closely relat ed to mahogany and used extensive ly in the manufacture of curios and fine furniture.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-12-24
CHINESE DELEGATES ON
 WAY TO EUROPE ARRIVE 7 IN CITY OF VICTORIA

SEATTLE, Dec. 24.-Chinese dele gates to the Peace Congress for Yer sailles arrived in Victoria from over seas yesterday They are expected to reach here at noon enroute to New York.
 Louis Tsiange, Chinese Minister ol Foreign Affairs, heads the delegation The members when interviewed re fused to give an expression to the'l aims.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-12-24
DIES
 FROM FIST FIGHT ON THE STREET
Prominent Republican Poll- tician of Montana and Postmaster Mix Things
 in Fight.

LIVINGSTONE, Mont, Dec. 24.-- After a fist fight on the streets witi Postmaster Swindlehurst, O. M. liar yey. Republican State chairman ant prominent attorney in Montana, diet of a fractured skull, sustained in fall to the sidewalk.
 The Postmaster was arrested anc is in jail. He refused to make statement. Political differences be tween the men of three years, stand ing are commonly known to hay, existed and are given by friends a the reason for the fight.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-12-24

ANDERSON. Phone 143. Box 991
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-12-24
Comforts Committee.

The comforts committee (Chris- tian Scientists) headquarters at
 Room l5, Maloney building, Seward street, is open every Wednesday and Friday afternoon from to 5. Old material that has been ripped, wash ed and pressed will be received to be made into garments for the ref ugee children of France and Belgium.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-12-24
TWO STEAMERS LEAVE
 WITH JUNEAU PEOPLE

SEATTLE, Dec 24-The steamer Watson sailed for Alaska at ten o'clock this morning with the follow ing passengers for Juneau:
 John G. Brady Jr., c. w. Stoddard Charles H. Fraser.
 The Jefferson cleared at nine o'clock this morning with Leonard Johnson, E. D. Hendrickson and E HOrmel
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-12-24
RUSSIAN MINISTER
 IS FORCED TO LEAVE
 CAPITAL OF FRANCE

PARIS, Dec 24.-Paul N. Milokoff, former Russian Foreign Minister, re gently accused of German leanings, has been obliged to leave Paris. Ills presence is believed to be unneces- sary.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-12-24
FRENCH NATION MAY
 USE AMERICAN YARDS
 FOR MARINE FLEET

PARIS, Dec 24.-The French Ma tion may apply to use the great American shipbuilding plants in con- nection with building up new French marine fleet.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-04-04
RIVER REEDS FOR PAPER MAKING

To meet the wartime paper short
age in Great Britain, paper manufac-
turers are experimenting with the riv-
er reeds found along the banks of the
Tay near Dundee, Scotland Informa-
ton received by the Bureau of For
eign and Domestic Commerce is to the
effect that paper, at least that of
rough fiber, can be manufactured
from this material, the only Difficult
ties encountered being tho briltleness
OF Cne grass and its tendency to
break into short pieces after it is
dried, 1t is thought, however. taat a
sleeping" process may be ?dopted
that will overcome these drawbacks
and render the grass capable of be-
ing converted into good salable paper,
aud that in the course of few
months a new and fairly important
may be established On the
banks Of the Tay.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-04-04
PHYSICAL DIRECTORS TO BE
RECRUITED FOR Y. M. C. A

BY April 20 the Army and Navy Y.
M. c. A. must recruit for overseas
service 100 physical directors. Cen
eral Pershing has turned over to the
Young Mems Christian Association
the task of supervising the recrea-
tional games and athletics among the
soldiers of our eXpeditionary forces
In France. as he previously did the
post exchange and canteen service.
From the Southeastern Department
thirty physical directors, over the
draft age, must be secured. Accord.
ing to Department Physical Director
Il. Z. Cubon of the Red Triangle
forces in the Southeastern training
camps where over 100 physical direc-
tors are instructing the men in mass
and other athletics and informal
games, eighteen men have thus far
been recruited this week from the
ranks OF the Y. M. G.. A. camp stats,
Others must be secured Immediately.
A dozen trained directors of ply
steal college athletes,
coaches, baseball professionals, anna
teur athletes and city Y. M. C. A.
physical directors-are asked to vol
unteer for this service with General
Pershing's forces "Over There. T.
R. Weems, physical director at Geor-
gia Tech, and Guy Denton, physical
director at Vanderbilt University, are
among the Southern college coaches
who will probably go.
Cabling to America for physical
directors, both Directors Carter and
Chappell state: Physical training is
the one active outdoor possibility to
the American soldier. It is one of
the fundamentals with reference to
morals" Recruits for service over
seas must be beyond the draft age
and should communicate with South.
eastern Department Headquarters of
the Army and Navy Y. NJ. C. A. at
Atlanta, Georgia.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-04-04
DIET KITCHENS FOR
FRENCH HOSPITALS

7 Diet kitchens have been established
BY the American Red Cross in France
for the use of base hospitals. miss
Ruth Morgan, who has been active in
Developing this service, has worked
chiefly with the French authorities
and the French doctors are fully
aware of its possibilities" states W.
S. Patten, director of the Department
Of Military Affairs of the American
Red Cross in France.
Our diet kitchens could not be es-
tablished in a moment; data had to
be collected, lists of delicacies made
cut. and, as we wished to work with
the French, the proper negotiations
had first to be concluded" says Mr..
Patterns report. while negotiating
with the French Bien Etre DIES Bless
es to establish diet kitchens of more
or less experimental character in
French hospitals, we ordered in
America special diet delicacies for
our own base hospitals, with the re-
suit that today we have in our ware
houses delicacies for the United
States base hospitals against the time
when the military authorizes will
requisition them.
Far from being luxury, the diet
Kitchen is an invaluable time saver,
not to say necessity. In jaw cases,
to cite one instance, doctors have been
in some hospitals by be-
ing forced to give their patients, not
what was best for them, but simply
the best that the hospital, lacking
tlet kitchen, had on hand"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-04-04
WaveletS
From
The Deep
C. Gre e n
It's the Allies turn now.

It's the Allies turn now.
Woodrow has got to be cutter
to get through that red tape.
Ships, ships, ships, to strike the
Kaiser amidships.
Rushing troops across and Perish
ing them forward is the slogan now.
Germans must have that tired feel
ing now, and we don't blame 'em.
Funny there are hundreds Of COL
cred men never arrested for black
male.
I'VE demand that Congress fix the
price of Florida cabbage at ten cents
a pound."-Tampa Tribune. Mac,
ycl's never get "a head" talking that
way.
What has become of the old fash
Toned father who was cranky about
MS 16 year old daughter having men
callers. "-Gainesville Sun. Probably
hes out with one of their wives.
Ihey say a heavy breeze blew a
woman's skirt off in Jacksonville. bu.
guess the papers haven't got wind
OF il yet.
Yes, we would love to see the nan.
ta!ettes come back. Wouldn't ruffle MS
a bit.
Hens haven't stopped laying Easter
eggs yet.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-04-04

ing to a close is the most harmoni-
GUS and successful Of all his long adj.
ministrative term-indeed, it is safe
to say that, taking it all around, 1t
has been the most successful that the
school has enjoyed in all its history.
This paper congratulates the people
oil Lakeland on the fact that it's school
interests will be in such able hands
during the next school year.,
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-04-04
LISTEN TO THIS
(Memphis Commercial Appeal)

;. (Memphis Commercial AppeaD
The leading newspapers of the
country have nearly all of them al
luded to the man in New York who,
when recently arrested as an alien
enemy, answered his captors defiant.
ly:
Certainly | am one of the kaiser's
men. | am proud of it. The German
spy system already has this country
beaten"
Certainly he went over the top"
in impudence and bravado. For a
man to be traitor to the govern
ment that has fed him and protected
him is an old story; but for him to
openly boast of his snake-in-the-
grass-ism is something new in the
history of spyology. Unfortunately
none of the news items carried the
mans name, for loyal Americans
have a right to know who this mod
ern Benedict Arnold is.
But the audacious words of his re-
ply to the officers opens up to us two
questions: First, what is to be done
with him? Is viper like that to be
merely informed for the period of the
war-merely confined in some camp
where food and advertisement are
provided by the government he has
tried to betray, and where he con-
sorts with kindred spirits, with full
opportunity to hatch up more treach-
cry for the future? Shall he, COW
cred with the slime of disloyalty, be
housed and fed and entertained while
loyal citizens are saving and toiling
and giving here at home and while
our brave soldiers are Offering their
lives in the country's cause on the
fighting lines in France?
There is not man or Woman in
in the country who would say that
was punishment enough for a willing
ness to betray the cause of liberty. !
If his fate were left to public opinion |
it would be for him thumbs up" the |
death sign of the arena. Not until
men of that calibre of disloyalty are
dealt with by the firing squads will
the people of this country be salts
fed that the foundations of their de-
are not being undermined
There is but one place in this nation
Tor spy who is proud he is one of |
he kaiser's men," and that place is
with his back to the wall and the
nuskets before him.
The other significant question sug-
5ested by his reply is: How far has
he German spy system gone toward
defeating us in this war? This may
lave been an idle boast, but strange
Kings have happened since the sixth
If last April, when we made our hos
lie declaration Bombs on our ships,
ncendiary fires, information carried
o the enemy, explosions in our mu-
lition plants, obstruction of legisla-
ion and other acts and accidents"
hat make strange story only to be
explained by the treachery of hid.
len enemy,
That the system has us beaten" is
alse. We are not beaten and we are
lot going to be beaten; but we have
been hampered and hindered be-
'ond the point of endurance.
If America is to remain American I
o the core we have got to wipe out [
he German spy system. /
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-04-04

Friends of the Lakeland school and
the people of Lakeland generally will
be greatly pleased to note from the
Official minutes of the County School
Board that Prof. C. M. Jones has been
selected to head the Lakeland schools
for another year. 1t is understood
that the appointment of Mr.. Jones was
by unanimous action of the Board.
This will be Mr.. Jones' eighth con.
secutive year as principal of the
Lakeland schools, and during all that
time he has discharged the duties of
his very responsible and arduous no.
sition in manner that has won tho
unqualified admiration and approval
OF vast majority of the patrons.
Probably the school year just draw
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-04-04
IAYlATORS GO TO SAN ANTONIO
AT THE RATE OF 1000 PER DAY
(By Associated Press

w <AoooSAotN0 = SpS't
San Antonio, Texas, April 3.-Avia'
tion recruits have been arriving at the
Camp Kelly aviation field lately at
tie rate of 1000 a day to fill the
places of men who already have quail
Iitied for the flying and mechanical
needs of the aviation service and been
Advanced further toward the front. As
fast as the men arrive they are or
ganized into squadrons and their
preparation for overseas service is
rushed rapidly
The recruits come from widely
separated places, but most of them
are from Columbus barracks, Column
bus, Ohio; Jefferson barracks, St.
Louis, Mo-; Fort Slocum, New York;
jackson barracks, New Orleans and
Fort Logan, near Denver, Colo.
Men of all trades are received at
this camp and fitting the right man in
the right place is one Of the big prob
lens officials have to face. In this
section of the signal corps, men of
many trades are used in training acti-
viries and in keeping the flying ma
Fchines in tip-top condition. Among
them are the following:
Automobile repairers, armorers,
BARRIERS, blacksmiths, bricklayers,
,buglers, boat builders, cabinet max
ers, canvas workers, carpenters,
chauffeurs, clerks, cooks, copper
smiths, cordage workers, craftsmen,
Grill sergeants, electricians, engine
apprentices, engine testers, engine re-
pair men, first sergeants, instrument
repair men, photographers, mechani-
clans for airplanes, mess sergeants,
metal workers, magnetic repair men.
motor cycle riders, motor truck repair
men. moulders, packers, stockmen.
painters, pattern makers, photograph
ers, plumbers, propeller makers, pro-
peller testers, radio operators. tent
ringers, saddlers, sail-makers, SER
geant majors, stenographers, supply
sergeants, too-makers, truckmasters.
acetylene welders and
skilled and unskilled laborers.
One man who arrived here recently
gave his trade as a butter cutter"
and said he was one of the best but,
ter cutters that ever cut butter.
Another gave his trade as cham.
Doner." He said he was not much on
trombone, but he could make 'em
SIT up and take notice with ham
BONE" A "hamboner," it proved was
graduate at packing houses who
was expert in the use Of cleaver.
another recruit said his business
was that of cocoanut cracker. His
business had been to drive a sharn
instrument into the eye of cocoanut
anu pour out the milk, after which he
would crack the nut and remove tb..
neat Still another gave his occuna
ion as whistle blower" He came
rom the lumber district of the north
"es' where he gave the signals for
'eieasing logs in the stream.
camp Kelly is facing a shortage Of
ent material and as a result manv
zen are not being sent direct TO the
amp upon their arrival but ara
housed here until room is made for
hem. To take care of all recruits. if {
would be necessary to house nine men I
n a tent. The surgeon general would 8
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-04-04

The West Palm Beach Post SAYS:
1.-THE military experts of the Lake
land Telegram and the st. Augustine
Record are going to settle the cues,
ton of the ghost gun that has been
Smelling Paris. Thus we shall speed
lily know whether it is or isn't" We
claim to have the better of the Rec
ord in the controversy, for it took the
position that the gun would demolish
Paris in week, and the week is IN,
and Paris is still there, according to
latest reports. Nothing like old
Time to prove out things.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-04-04
HOUSING PROBLEM IN DENMARK

Copenhagen, like Washington, is
trying to cope with a wartime hous-
ms problem. 1t has already erected
temporary barracks for housing the
homeless, and is now considering the
building of some apartment houses
to contain, in all, 300 small apart
ments. 1t is estimated that about
half a million dollars will be spen,
on this project during the year.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-04-04
DECREASE IN GINGER All

Among the European export
have shown notable decreases
the United States entered the
ginger ale. There were 22O,69O
bottles Of ginger ale, valued at
749, invoiced at the American
late at Dublin, Ireland, for the
States during 1917, compared
4Ia,613 dozen bottles, valued at
ESQ; for 1916.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-04-04

Next big thing on the tapis is the
patriotic celebration next Saturday.
Let's all make it fair index of the
patriotic sentiment of this communi-
ty. If we do this, it will be a big
thing, sure enough.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-04-04

FOR SALE OR EXCHANGES acres
good land In Logan Co, Ky. Will sell
or exchange for city property or
good car. A. 3 CARTER,
''sf Lakeland, Fla.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-04-04

If the time should ever come in this
community when we have to make of
this paper public sewer for the dis.
semination of filth, we will seek some
other method of earning a livelihood
me Evening Telegram is clean "a.
per for clean people-the kind who
take a bath occasionally and whose
minds do not wallow continuously in
dirty sensation.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-04-04

In New Zealand only so babies out
Of every 1000 born die within 70
months. No other country can ap-
.prCXimatc that record.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-04-04

Most fruits contain from rs to 95
per cent water, and a remainder of
woody fiber or cellulose, fruit sugar
end minerals.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-04-04

Hobson says he's going to continue
TO lecture as long as the war lasts
But why not go over and explode,
those oratorical gas bombs in the
German camp?
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-04-04

Visitors declared that they had
never seen gathered together better
representation of pretty and taste
FULLY dressed women than that which
thronged the New Elks Home yester-
day afternoon and last night. For
style, looks and all womanly qualities
you can't beat these South Florida
women anywhere in the world.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-04-04

Keep a case of Southland" Grape
fruit Juice in your home. Quarts
S4.OO case of 10 and pints $3.50 case
OF ~. 1888
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-04-04
GOOD WAGES

For Farmworker. Call 5O4 East
orange street and ask for Mr.. AL.
len. Only those who know planting
plowlng, sowing, and taking care of
stock need apply. 1894
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-04-04

OLD LUMBER WANTED-Or old.
dllapidated buildings, if cheap. p
~ boxz6S' 1898
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-04-04
MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED

The Associated Press Is exclusively
Titled to the use for republication Of all
news dispatches accredited to II or not
other credited In this paper and also
tne local news published herein. All
fiehts for republication Of special dis.
patches herein are also reserved.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-04-04

Ihey have warm politics over in
st. Pete, too. The successful candi-
dldate for Mayor refused to shake
hands with the defeated candidate,
when the latter essayed to congratu-
late him. Whereupon the defeated
candidate said the successful candi.
GATE could go to HI. Thus far the
Mayor-elect hasn't availed himself of
his rivals permission.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-04-04
FOR SALE

one Whittemore's shoeshine stand
a. Nippert' Shu-Fixery. 1896
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-04-04
Art Embroidery Parlor

Fine Linens are very scare and
prices are growing higher but
nave some splendid Center Pieces.
Towels, and Lunch Cloths at the
Old Price, which many will appre-
ciate.
A variety of Children's Dresses
botH Stamped and Embroidered.
Gifts of all sorts.
MRS. G. L. ALLISON
sos S. Tenn. Ave. Phone 176 Green
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-04-04

net permit more than five men t
assigned to one tent.
Aviation instruction is probably
most important instruction give
recruits in any branch of SCI
in Texas. Now mech
arrive at the various camps al
weekly. It is said a good supp
Liberty motors is being sem
Texas.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-04-04

The Lakeland Elks feel that thew
are doing their bit Thirty-nine of
their members are in the service of
their country. The majority of those
left at home are serving as best they
can in all patriotic works. And thew
nave just added to the assets of this
community building that would be
credltable to a city of $4,000 inhabi-
tants.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-04-04
FURNITURE AT AUCTIMm, M
Next Saturday at 2 p. m. in Bihtful
DuuIs N

If you have furniture, ETC., yop,
sold in our next sale, list san,
once. Don't wait! Do it now, >
42G Blue. B. HI. HARNLY, Auctn
3C1 South Massachusetts Ave.
3o1 S. Massachusetts Ave. "A
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-04-04

A new system of incubation hal
chicks by the heat of an electric
under a glass bell in which the
are placed.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-04-04
FURNITURE AT AUCTION

Next Saturday at 2 p. M. in Bowyer
Building
Edison Graphaphone, Office desk.
heating tank, chandelier, sewing ma
chine, incubator, etc. B. H. HARNr.y
Auctioneer, Phone 4S6-Blue. 2t-7395
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-04-04

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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-10-12

the committee reports that they sold
$3.50. 900 worth Of bonds within two
hours after the bombs were dropped.
We had a fine machine and Il made
the entire trip there without the
slightest mishap. The governor is
writing the commander Of the field
that he wants US TO come 10 the
Louisiana state fair and be their
guests
The shreport Journal says OF their
trip:
''Talk about q flutter IN the dove
cotes- When the two army aviators
paid their respects to the Fourth
Liberty loan headquarters this morn
ing there was some preeninE Of feath-
ers as the 4wo handsome, daring young
Sammies were introduced around
among the girls One OF them said
TO the sviators; We heard you com
ing and waved you welcome
Lieut. William S Sullivan is a Ms
sissippian and belonged. to the 156th
regiment at Camp Beauregard-
''Sergt. Henry Grady Weeks IS a ma
tive Texan. They are both from Car
ruthers field. Lieut. Sullivan says that
they will fly again at o'clock. and
that they will leave on their return
trip at 9 o'clock in the worning. The
exhibition flights made by these two
birdmen have thrilled all Shreveport
and the presence here Of the two ships
has been a help and an Inspiration to
the Fourth Liberty loan workers. They
bombed the city with bond pamphlets"