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The Alaska daily empire., 1918-03-09
Members of the Crew of 15 Survive and They Have Reached Lat0uChe
 to Westward.
ONE MAN IS INJURED
The Puritan Which Was Wrecked Was Wooden Vessel Built in Ta-
 coma, Wash.

According to a wire received al he Customs House today the power fishing schooner Puritan was wreck ed on Cape Clear on March 1st anC is thought to be a total loss. The members of the crew, fifteen in mum Der, arrived at Latouche on Marcf 9th. after having been in the small boats since the time of the wreck One man was badly injured and al had suffered considerably from ex posture and cold.
 The wire received was from U. s Marshal Brenneman at Valdez and gave very meagre details; The wire said: Capt Coriano and crew oi fifteen men of the power fishing schooner Puritan wrecked near Cape Clear March 1st, arrived at Latouche at 1:2O this afternoon (March 6th) One man injured; all suffering from exposure"
 Instructions were wired to Mar hal Brenneman to arrange for trans portation south on the first boat wing Latouche and to place the in ured man in the hospital at Valdez f necessary.
 The Puritan was a wooden vessel If 78 tons. She was 80 feet long o foot beam, and drew g feet oi
 CT. She was built in 1911 at Ia .-la, Wash.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-03-09
CHECKERS

Last evenings checker matches changed the positions of the play CTS and brought the leaders closer together. M Melancon, who held third place in the tournament, won five straight games and passed J. Thibodeau, who had second posi- ton. Lewis Kletzing is leading by narrow margin of three points an das later matches may again change the standings it will be any body's championship till the last games are played.
 Last night the matches resulted as follows: M Melancon 10 vs P. Coil 0, J. OBrien 9, vs s. Dewey 1, Lewis Kletzing vs J. Thibo- deau 4, Dan Harrington vs P. Coil 5. The next matches of the series will be played Monday evening.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-03-09
PACKAGES IN
 MAIL. CAM BE
 INCREASED NOW
An Exception Is Made Re- garding the Territory Of Alaska to 7O-Lb.
 Limit.

Instructions have been received by Postmaster z. M. Bradford that here after the limits of size on parcels post matter will be materially in creased The limit has been increas ed to 70 pounds when delivered in the first, second or third zones, and to 50 pounds when delivered in any of the other zones. As the entire Territory of Alaska is in the eighth not apply in the Territory, the fifty pound limit will be placed on all par cels post mail either to or from the Territory The new order becomes effective on March 18th.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-03-09
Declares That Instant AC- ton Is Necessary to Get Out the Coal
 and Oil.
NATION SHOULD ACT
Declares That Oil Is Run- hing to Waste into the Sea at KataIla
 Fields.

with the country facing an oil and coal shortage for the coming year, crude oil at Katalla,' after gasoline has been extracted from it, is allowed to run waste into the sea, because of the conservatoin reg ulations which have tied up the resources of Alaska" said John Barrett, the townsite owner, miner and property owner of Mccarthy Alaska, while the Northwestern was in port yesterday. MT. Barrett is on his way home.
 "There is but one patented claim there" he continued, which was located and improved before the conservation craze hit Alaska, and today from this claim is being man ufactured a high grade gasoline which is sold to dealers to the Westward.
 What the government ought to do as a war emergency measure is to place drilling machinery in the Katalla oil fields and develop the oil fields there and make use of it, or else make the terms liberal enough for capital to take hold at once. Fuel oil is needed now to help win the war If we run short of coal and oil and lose the war thereby the Alaska coal and oil fields will not be worth 30 cents to any future generation of Amer jeans, but will be handed out as a contribution to German militarism.
 "The government needs all the boat tonnage, it needs all of the rail carrying capacity and other means which are now being used to bring coal and oil to Alaska, instead of allowing Alaskans to mine their own coal and develop their oil and thus save the tonnage and furnish a necessary war material. Now is the time to act. Tomorrow it may be too late.''
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-03-09
NOTICE TO VOTERS.

Tke registration books for quali- fled voters of the City of Juneau, Territory Of Alaska, for the year nineteen hundred and eighteen, are now open in the City Clerks Office in the City Hall, and will rem ain open until Saturday, March 30th, l91S, at the hour of five o'clock D. m. of said day. All persons dcsir- ing to vote at the regular election to be held April 2nd, 1918, should register, as persons not registered will not be permitted to vote
 Dated at Juneau, Alaska, Febru- ary 26th, 1918.
 A. B. COLE,
 Registration Officer.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-03-09
All the Weather Prophets Are Stumped Over the Action of the
 Weather.
WHITE IS INTERVIEWED
Refuses to Make Any Fur ther Statement Saying Cannot Do Justice
 to Subject.
What about the weather?

What about the weather
 Never saw anything like it," is getting to be a common expression among old residents.
 All weather prophets have given up trying to guess what the next day may bring forth.
 Stroller" White paid a visit to The Empire office today for the first time since he tried to fall a dozen feet or more to see if he was made of rubber, and took to- his bed for a time, and was asked to write something on the weather. He is recognized as first class weather writer, who faithfully watches each varying change.
 He shook his head and said: My inspiration is gone; no pen can do the subject justice"
 Those who have been predicting an early spring, have taken to the tall timber since the last Taku de- scended upon the beautiful town and has been playing it's cold pranks about every street corner. The streets are iced and the snow banks are as high as ever.
 Every one said the present Taku could not last more than one day, but it has been actively in business for the past three days and there seems to be lot more wind where the present blow is coming from. Everyone is praying for rain, the good old Juneau rain, which has been the cause of so many com plaints in the past
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-03-09
REPUBLICANS WANT
 TO KNOW REASON
 OF NEW WAR ORDER

WASHINGTON, March 9.-A reso- lution requesting the War Depart ment to advise the Senate of the req sons for it's orders against the pub lication of addresses of relatives of American soldiers wounded and kill. ed, has been introduced by Senator Harry New. of Indiana, Republican
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-03-09
REDMOND'S BODY
 TAKEN TO IRELAND
 TO BE LAID AWAY

LONDON, March 9.-John Edward Redmond's body was taken to Ire land last night for internment. The funeral will probably be held to- morrow and the remains will be laid 10 rest in the family vault at Wex- ford.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-03-09
NEW TENDER.

A new "dinkey" tender is being built by Lewis Bonham at the Alas ka Supply dock. The "dinkey" is being constructed for Capt. Ed Ken dall, new owner of the Eveline G.. and will be used in connection with landing excursion parties on shall low beaches this summer The skiff is round-bottom and of the type known as clinker build.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-03-09
Auction Closes Saturday.

The balance of Joe Plants stock of diamonds. watches, jewelry, fix lures, furniture, etc., will be sold out Friday and Saturday. These will be the last two sales and every thing will positively be sold at, any price. Don't forget, last two days, Friday and Saturday, 2:30 and 7:30 D. m.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-03-09
WIND BREAKS SKYLIGHT.

The high wind yesterday was re- sponsible for the breaking of a sky light glass in the roof of Capt. Har- rington's fruit store on Front street. An old ventilator was blown down and it fell on the glas with considerable force.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-03-09
ORDNANCE BUREAU WANTS MONEY TO
 MAKE HEAVY GUNS

WASHINGTON, March 9.-The Ar ny Ordnance Bureau has asked Con gress for an urgent deficiency ap propriation of $400,O00 for the manu facture of ordnance, principally heavy guns.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-03-09
THE EMPiRE-All the News AL nc Tune When It Is News

Shoes to enable persons to walk on water, an Italian invention, are driven forward by paddle wheels mounted on eccentric axels and re- vOlved as wearer shifts his weight from one foot to the other.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-03-09

To prevent pedestrians being in jured by automobiles leaving gar ages an automatic alarm has been invented that rings and displays a danger sign as cars pass over parts of its mechanism.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-03-09

LONDON: Berlin dispatches say German budget for 1918 balances at 5 ,833, ,00G,0 ,000, compared with ap- proximately s1,250, 100000 last year, the increase due to higher in terest on national debt, and bills will be submitted to Reichstag to provide new war taxes to cover de- felt of $675,625, ,000.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-03-09

There are neither heating coils nor switch in new electric faucet from which water of several tenn peratures can be drawn, the water forming circuit between graphite rods and nickel dome when turned into the latter
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-03-09

For a little chat and a bite to eat there's no place like THE GASTI- NEAU = ANY TIME, ALL THE TIME.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-03-09

Americas Port Newark h spice of Ntonasr 11h FiersB
 
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The Alaska daily empire., 1918-03-09

HAVE YOU READ our adv. on another page in this issue?
 NORTHERN LAUNDRY
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-03-09

Recent investigations of Korea's iron mines have led to the predic- tion that they can be made to SUD- ply all domestic demands and in ad dition supply Japan with 100000 tons of metal annually
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-03-09
NEW ARRIVALS

Peter Fellstrom and Vim Van We'll from Seattle. are new arrivals at the Bergmann.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-03-09

THE HAGUE: The Wolf bureau "a semi-official German news con- cern-says that by the newly made peace terms Germany acquires di- rect free route to Persia and Ar ghanistan via Russia.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-03-09

WASHINGTON - A Washington special says the War Department has practically completed plans to construct a $20,000,000 overseas en- barkation plant at Boston.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-03-09

LONDON: Labor in Great Brit ain was more fully employed last year than ever before, and wages reached their highest average. Near ly 4,700,000 workers received wage advances totalling 11,000,00 weekly. Time lost lil 1abor disputes did amount to 5,500,000 working days, or about half the nine years average. Cost of principal food ar ticles, however, which averaged 87 per cent. over the July, 1914 price at beginning of 1917, had advanced to 196 per cent. by the end of the year.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-03-09

NEW YORK: New York World says railroads are to blame for coal shortage and not mines; that fail ure to supply cars forced miners to remain idle. In first nine months of 1917 anthracite fields increased production by 42,000,000 short tons 10 54,000,0 900, or S.5%. In last three month production fell 6,000,- 600 tons below 1916. Anthracite fields increased production by g. 756,941 long tons to 77,133,305 in 1917, growth of 145% and all but about 250,0 ,000 tons was sent to mar ket. Roads failed to move bitum- inous coal because they had let equipment run down, and are now about 100000 cars short.
 NEW YORK: John D. Rocke- teller has delivered coal from his Pocantico Hills estate to 98 neigh boring families, and to over 100 families in Ossining.
 LONDON: Diplomatic represen- tatives in Petrograd of the IA allied countries and six neutrals have pro- tester against Bolsheviki repudiation of national debt and confiscation of property
 WASH: The Atlas Powder Co. will construct a new $6,00O,OOO plant along the Susquehanna river, near Perryville, Md, money to be advanced by the government. Am monia nitrate will be manufactured.
 WASH. Largest wooden steam ship ever built, with capacity of 5000 tons was launched at Orange, Tex, for the Cunard Line. Con- struction required 100000 feet yell low pine.
 WASH: To meet needs of Unit ed States army and navy, canners of the country will have to fill close to seven billion tin cans this year.
 LONDON: The Kaiser is suffer- ing considerable reduction in in come. His majolica works have been shut down for lack of fuel and his heavy holdings of the Ham burg-Amerika line stock have brought little return during the war. But dividends from Krupp works must have been heavy.
 LONDON: Maximilian Harden in the Zukunft says the German peo- pie are at last beginning to realize the importance of Americas en- trance into the war. Discussing the question of Alsace-Lorraine he says people of these provinces choose to belong to France
 LONDON: Although Russian ar mics have been gradually disints- grating for past eight month, it is estimated there are still between D. OoO,00O and 10,0OO,O0O under arms and return of this number to their homes will take at least a year, according to military authorities.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-03-09

LONDON: Although Germany's war expenditures to end pf 1917 were $23,O00, 0,0O0,0O0 (of' which SIS, 100000 was secured by loans) Andre CheraGame, author ity on n-Germanism, has figured out that she has obtained posses sion of $32,000, 0,000,000 of foreign assets, including enforced labor of conquered peoples, rolling stock, horses, cattle, foodstuffs, mineral oils, coal iron, copper, works of art, furniture, machinery, etc., besides levying excessive taxes and war contributions.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-03-09
LATE CABLE NEWS

LONDON: Koelnische Zeitung says the great mass of Argentine people have no sympathy with any bol!igercrt; that they army is now equipped with German-made guns and uniforms and officered by nat uralized Germans. On the other hand the government has permitted heavy allied investments in the county.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-03-09

PARIS Baron de Neuflize, mem Der of French High Commission, says that 100000 French soldiers have been killed in trenches and another 100000 permanently dis abled. France still has an army of 5,00G,000 men, of which 5000, ,000 are in the trenches. She is manu- featuring 350,00o shells daily and producing 35 big guns every 24 hours.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-05-09

paratus in resonance with the sender.
Wireless telegraphy has been per-
fccted so that it is now possible to
send radio messages several thousands
OF miles. Our great stations around
Washington can communicate direct
with Honolulu then relay on to Japan;
or can send to our stations in the
Canal Zone. All steamers and war
ships are now equipped with wireless
outfits. as are the airplanes at the
front When flying above sight Of
land or when lost in a fog, the aviator
can be guided by wireless messages
from his base, and he can at ali times
keep his base Informed as to his OBJ
servations Of the enemy The first
thing Uncle Sam requires of young
ayiators in training is that they learn
the continental code and become skill
full in both sending and receiving
radio messages. Submarines are also
thus equipped, the antennae being
sent up into the air on Kite balloons.
The height to which these can be sent
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-05-09
WIRELESS
Dispels Mysteries Surrounding Wire
less Telegraph and Telephone.

The mysteries surrounding wireless
tclegraphy and telephony were dis
PEELED by DR.. Cornelius in a lecture ON
Wireless Communication" at the col
lcge Tuesday. This phenomenon Of
transmission without visible connec-
ton was shown by experiment to be
no more wonderful than ordinary
transmission Of sound, light, heat or
magnetic waves through an inter
vcning medium The general process
underlying all of these is that Of
wave motion, the main difference be-
ing in the length and character Of the
waves in the medium thru which they
are transmitted The whole scheme
Of wireless telegraphy and telephony
is one whereby electromagnetic
waves are sent out thru the ether and
then collected and interpreted by APP
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-05-09
SAMMY WRITES
Graiict County Boy Now in France
Praises Red Cross.

Earl NJ. Christy, who is now in
France with the American Exped-
tionary Forces, has written a letter
to local friends in which he praises
highly the work of the Red Cross.
The letter follows:
April 7, 1918 =
Somewhere in France
Dear Friend Helen:
just received the letter which
you sent me while | was in Garden
City. N. Y, and was certainly glad
TO get it. also got a letter from
your sister in Lansing few days
ago.
! am glad that you have taken up
Red Cross work, because it is the
work that is so much needed. 1t
IS half Of the game over here With
out the Red Cross we couldn't win
Everybody over here certainly APP
preciatcs that oruer.
| have been travelling a good deal
| have been in Nova Scotia, along
the Irish coast, in GLASGOW. London
and Paris. stayed in Paris for
over two months. Besides these
places have been in other large
cities in this part Of the world. II
would take book 10 write all that |
have seen and been through. Per.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-05-09
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS
You will find the best bread IN
Rutter Gun wrappers. OFT

You will find the best bread in
Butter CUP wrappers. OFT
Pauline Frederick in "Thc Hungry
Heart Idchour Saturday.-Ady.
F.~E. Boyd transacted business in
Lansing Wednesday.
William A. Borton was in Lansing
on business yesterday.
Al Wanger spent the week end near
Glare on short fishing trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bird Clark are the
proud parents Of a ten pound boy born
Monday.
c. A. Ogle left Wednesday for
business trip to Toledo and Washing
ton, d. c.
Mrs. J. w Nibleck left this morn
ing for a two weeks visit with friends
in Hastings.
Jack Pickford in His Majesty
Bunker Bean Idehour tonight
Friday .-Adv.
Arthur w. Humber of Milwaukee
was in the city for a few days this
week on business.
Fred Wright of Lansing, former
resident Of this city, was here on bust
ness the fore part of the week.
The Presbyterian Fortnightly So
cicty Of the Presbyterian church will
meet Tuesday afternoon, May II, at
the home of Mrs. ". A. Drummer
Mrs Leroy Brown, who has been
visiting with relatives and friends in
Lansing for the past few weeks, has
returned to her home in this city.
Private Clifford Carey of the United
States signal corps, stationed at
Princeton, N. j., visited with Alma
friends for a few days the latter part
of last week.
As fair an offer as was ever made.
We guarantee to fit, please and sat
isfy or no sale Suits to order, $40,
$50 and $50. st. Alma Tailors.-adv.
~Dr. +. T. Lamb and wife are in
/ Battle Creek, where DR.. Lamb is at
tending a meeting Of the State Med
zeal association which is being held in
that city.
+. j. Wagner, manager of the
Washington County Gas company at
Johnson City, Tenn, who has been
visiting with his brother here, left for
his home in that city Monday.
The Alma college base ball team
will meet the Cliyet college team on
the local field, Friday afternoon, May
II. 4 victory in this game will bring
the Nj. ]. a. A. title to Alma.
The Parent Teachers club will
meet at the Union school, Friday.
May II, at $3.50 p. m. Mrs. Priest will
give her report on the Parent-Teach-
ers' convention at Battle Creek.
Miss Conync will have charge of the
story telling hour. Miss Bradncr
viii sing. Al parents and teachers
are urged to be present
Postmaster Vincent =. Cash will
make several trips out on the x. +. y.
routes this coming week. visiting at
the rural schools with "A view of slim
ulatng I'm interest in war savings
and thrift stamps among the school
children in the various rural school
districts around Alma Postmastor
Cash believes that the sales should
30 better than they are and feels that
the children OF the rural schools viii
aid more when they fully understand
about these stamps.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-05-09

gives the submarine sending radius
Of several thousand miles. 1t is not
at all improbable that the news Of tho
leaving Of our transports from time
to time has been radioed to Germany
by enemy submarines lying outside
our coast.
Wireless telephony has not reached
the stage Of perfection that telegraphy
has attained, but it bids fair in time
TO be developed and commerciallzed
to the same degree. Before the war
had Interrupted some Of the expert
mcntation along this line, apparatus
had been designed that enabled the
transmission Of speech over short
distances Of two or three hundred
miles.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-05-09

haps will get TO tell you about them
some day
| am enjoying life handsomely and
having a good time. ! went into the
aviation corps as a machnist. 1t Is
a good branch.
Is your brother thinking about en-
listing? 1t certainly makes man
better physically and mentally a
man gets bigger ideas.
We'll, good bye for this time as
must close.
Your friend
Earl M. Christy.
230th Aero Squadron,
Aviation Supply Depot No. /
Base Section No. ,
A. +. O. 7O5. a f. i.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-05-09

THAT by nv moinen make his mark
in the wurruld." said IN Irishman
"IIe viii that same" rep ad his neigh
Dor, III it's only by pUttin S fut
IN the mud."-Pcarson's Weekly.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-05-09
LEAVE SATURDAY

Twcnty-thrcc Of Gratiot county'S
young men will leave Alma for Co
iumbus, Ohio, where they will 20 into
the United States army. The men will
report to the draft board Friday.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-04-29
OVERFLOW MEETINGS
START OFF REVIVAL
That Is Being Held At the First
Baptist. Church.

7 In response to the invitation ex,
tended some time since it, seemed
that nearly every member Of First
Baptist church was present Sunday
at the Every Member Present serv-
ices, which marked the beginning
Of the revival that will be conducted
by Rev DR.. w, c. Taylor for the
next ten days or two weeks, com
mencing each evening at 7.S0 O'Clock.
There were overflow meetings at all
Of the services and the Sunday
school was crowded III all depart
-ments Dr. Taylor spoke 10 large
audiences both morning and even.
ing. Rev G, G. Smith of Salem Va
a former pastor, has arrived and
will preach each evening The song
service, which will be under the al
rection OF Mr.. Leon II. Ware and
viii be led by large choir of so
voices, is 70 begin promptly at 7,S0.
The Tabernacle song book viii be
used Bring yours with you Every
one is cordially invited To, attend
these services $50
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-04-29
GERMAN OFFICER
ATTACKS GIRL
Father Shot Down and Girl At
Mercy of Hun Brute.


Paris The arrival today of num-
her OF Belgian refugees brought
more revolving stories Of the treat
ment Of the women and girls of Bel
GUM by the German army officers
quartered in the former peaceful lit
tie villages of Belgium or passing
through them in their retreat from
the allied forces.
One young prospective bride saw
Ter fiancee dubbed to death with the
butt of musket, under orders from
General Won Gluck; her father shot
down while she herself was torn
from the arms of her aged grand
mother by German officer, Captain
yon Hancke, who fortunately was I'M,
able to accomplish his evil purpose
Similar stories are told daily al
most hourly, of the depredations. ,of