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The Alaska daily empire., 1918-05-22

JOSEPH WARREN ACKLEN
 HELEN MERION SMITH
 HAROLD s KOSKEY FLORENCE OLIVE LA BOUNTY
 Present Teaching Staff First Grade, Blanch Dyer. Second Grade, Evelyn Sullivan Third Grade, Mamie Wheeler. Fourth Grade, Harriet Case. Fifth Grade, Ruth Seleen Si,th Grade. Dorothy Gilerest. Junior High School: Marie Nelson. Jane Brenneman. Senior High School: Mary Dresser. Marguerite Scott. V. (. Gem. Fay Wenk. Gertrude Hellcnthal. Prof Sumpf Mrs. COombs. A. M Mathews, Principal.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-05-22
FINAL EXAMINATIONS AND END OF SCHOOL TERM ARE IN
 SIGHT FOR PRESENT WEEK

present war, and each year an in creasing number of Alaskans are talk ing part in worlds affairs. It seems but few years that the first public school was established in Alaska and the first white child born in Alaska was played up in the newspapers as an event Now every year larger graduating classes are being turned out from the various public schools and the young men and women are rapidly qualifying for the larger work that must be done to carve out an other State for the Union.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-05-22

of the children who received enough credit marks in their studies are not being required to take examinations. Thursday evening the commencement exercises will be held in the High School Auditorium and the school year will end on Friday the entire day being devoted to the Senior High School picnic. plans for which are now being perfected.
 Already white children born and educated in Alaska are holding posi- tions of honor and trust, some of them with the Government in the
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-05-22
PRINCESS SOPHIA ARRIVED

The steamer Princess Sophia ar rived from the South last evening with large list of passengers or board for the Interior. The Juneal arrivals were Mrs. Montgomery Da wis, Mrs. Gregory and daughter, C Clark, C. R. Arundel and wife ant child, Mrs. Charles Sugden, George Howard and Miss Gillespie.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-05-22
YUKON RIVER CAPTAINS HERE.

Capt. Jack Williams and Capt. w. Turnbull of Victoria and Capt. Herbert Newcombe of Portland, Oregon, were in Juneau yesterday evening and called on Gov. Thom- as Riggs, Jr., while here. All of them are old Yukon River captains, and all of them will command yes sells this summer. They were pas sengers on the Princess Sophia.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-05-22
LAND CHIEF HERE.

C. R. Arundel, chief of the field from the South last night, accom-
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-05-22
PROGRAM

L Star spangled Banner ~ High School Orchestra 2. (a) March-"Ihe Volunteers" High School Orchestra (b) Overture-"Spring of the Winds 3. Invocation .-.-.....--.-.. Rev. J. T. Mcqueen 1. Vocal Soo-'The Nightingale Mary Kashevarof ,. Cleopatra High School Orchestra 6. Address to Graduating Class .......-..-.~.-.-
 .-.-..-..-- Thomas A. Riggs Jr, Governor of Alaska 7. Vocal Solo Haymaking Mamie Wheeler & Four Minute Speech-"Red Cross" Joe Acklen O. Selecton-"B "Barcarole High School Orchestra TO- Presentation of Class to the Board of Education, ..--.Arthur M. Mathews, Superintendent o Schools IL Presentation of Diplomas .. Grover C. Winn President of Board of Education 12. Selecton-"IIigh School Students '-.-.....----
 -...--.- High School Orchestra 3. "Amerca" By audience, accompanied by Orchestra A. Exit March-"Cadets" High School Orchestra
 CLASS ROLL
 Joseph Acklen Florence Olive Lalolny Wilbur K. DuTfoyd John Meier
 Clara Madge Case Rose Margaret Mclaughlin Coyell Joseph McIaushln
 Ellingen Ptack
 Harold s. Koskey Helen Merion Smith
 lyeraA
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-05-22

panied by Mrs. Arundel and child. They have been spending the win ter in the South and East
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-05-22
5(0TT'5EnUl5|0N.

gves improve their nutrition and repair waste caused by youthful activity During school term all children should be given Scotts Emulsion because it benefits their A blood sharpens their appetite and rebuilds their $ strength by sheer force of its great nourshing 1W
 Scot &
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-05-22
WILBUR K. BURFORD FRANCES VIVIAN PTACK ALICE ROBERTA CORNELL CLARA MADGE CASE

Coal, feed, hay anG grain, Fem mer and Ritter. Phone IA.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-04-17

obedience TO the viii Of man who
claims possession OF them, body and soul
By divine right and who spills their blood
NJ II il were SO much water IN order "a
gain his personal aims and desires Ma
other nation on earth would permit t.
self in these days of freedom to lend IL,
self as blind tool TO make aggression
on peace loving nations. knowing the
mental attitude Of the German people,
the war leaders OF Germany knew that
they could boldly proclaim they were
willing TO sacrifice a million lives 20 gain
their end on the western front and still
find the people obedient to the nod OF the
tyrant who rules over them. tyrant
who cloaks his tyranny by disguise of
progress of the nation and yet
who holds them in an iron grip for such
times as he needs them to do his bidding.
When an understanding of the mental
attitude OF the German people is given,
one more readily appreciates the ef1ront,
cry of the world.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-04-17
MUNICIPAL HOT WATER.
Liverpool Is Solving Problem of Fuel as
Well as in Other Things

| Liverpool, April II Correspondence OF
the Associated Press Liverpool, the
second largest city in England, is leading
the whole country in solving the food
shortage problem. 1t has municipal
kitchens which are models and work
more efficiently than those in any other
part of the kingdom. II sets every other
city in the country an example by main
tanning municipal potato pceling plant
and cooking the potatoes for the bakers
to mix with their -four.
Its latest enterprise is supplying
househoiders with boiling water for cook.
ing and washing purposes and thereby
causing great saving i'll fuel.
Liverpools city fathers are very proud
of their efforts to make their people the
most comfortable in the country in these
days of enforced economy. With a dis
play of pride they gladly show visitors
these new ways of meeting the food
shortage. They take them along the
streets where butchers shops are shut
for want of meat A sign on the meat
market reads, why buy meat from the
butcher when YOU can get il ready cooked
at the food depot =" The argument is
unanswerable, particularly when there is
no meat to buy at the butchers
There are II municipal cookshops
where a family of four might buy and
take away satisfying dinner for p
cents. Stewed steaks, potatoes and pud-
dings are the principal articles.
An cnterprising city engineer has set
up an engine which runs a machine that
peels tons of potatoes in few minutes,
and also supplies steam TO great caul-
drons in which the potatoes are cooked.
This enterprise supplies a clean and
wholesome -four to the bakers which is
mixed with wheat -four and helps TO pro.
duce delicious bread.
At the food depots a person can buy
for a cent a great bucket Of boiling wa
ter, and the population i being encour-
aged 10 come for this boiling water in
order To save coal. Instead Of buying
coal to boil kettle for c0coa 81 tea. peo-
pie can get as much water as they want
for a cent.
Those responsible for Liverpool's en-
,erprise declare that results have already /
shown that = workman's family can live 4
much better and more economically by I
buying its meals az the food depots than /
By doing lie own cooking
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-04-17
CURRENT COMMENT
A Christmas Treeless Christmas.

A Christmas -treeless Christmas is ir
sight as a result of the recent ruling 10y
the secretary of agriculture that ship.
ments of the trees in carload lots would
| be out of order in the Yuletide season OF
| 1918, on account of the demands made
upon rolling stock of the railroads by
| the needs Of war. The coming Christmas
may therefore be unique in this respect
in the history of the American nation.
Christmas trees have always formed a
prominent part in church and home deco
rations. The jaded sensibilities of Amer
lean youth have been perennialy quick
ened and refreshed by the sight of tin
seled ornamentation and sugar. coated
manikins as they were first brought to
their vision at the break of day ON
Christmas morn. Without the tree .here
will be millions of childish signs, num-
berless lamentations of many a disap-
pointed and broken hearted modern
youth.
This order, in its operation, will af
feet another field--the Christmas tree
wholesalers and the owners of northern
preserves, from whom annually great
numbers OF the trees are secured. The
wholesalers have made annual pilgrim.
ages to northern parts and with the aid
of large corps of helpers cut and loaded
hundreds Of carloads for delivery to and
disposition in the metropolitan markets.
These dealers will be necessarily put
out of business, at least so long as the
win of the agriculture department IRE.
walls which will probably be until the
end of the war
Manufacturer of ornaments will also
be materially affected, but these, as well
as others who are included in the ban,
have taken the order in the best of spir.
it, knowing that wartime requirements
make mandatory special wartime de-
mands upon the trades and tradespeo-
ple.--Stroudsburg, Pa, Times Democrat.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-04-17
NO MORE OVER. CONFIDENCE

Secretary of War Baker has not yet
divulged the results of his visit to west.
ern Europe and the war fronts, but we
venture to believe that any compaeence
if he had any, has been knocked out OF
him, never TO return until the war is won
by right, and the peril of the world has
been set where it can do no more harm
II Baker was not fully alive to the needs
Of the situation of the allied cause before
he went to Europe he very likely is fully
cognizant of the situation following his
personal examination of the conditions.
As result of his visit we may confident
ly expect that the most hurried efforts
will be put forth in the war department
to carry the assistance which the United
States ought to give our allies There
viii be no half-hearted efforts hereafter
Indeed, one might read in the hurrying
up of the draft an indication of the bene-
fit of Bakers trip to Europe One might
also read in the appointment of Charles
NJ. Schwab as director of the govern
ment's shipbulding program an indca-
tion that the United States has been
brought to a realization that the allies
cannot hold on forever and that the ship
construction must be rushed to the ut
most in order TO carry our soldiers and
transport munitions and supplies for our
allies. Taken in conjunction with the
great offensive being carried on BY the
Germans, Bakers visit Is going to do us
q world Of good
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-04-17
UNDERESTIMATE AMERICA.
Germany Thought Too Little of Our In
reference in the War.

London, April I7.-Germany stands
to-day as a predatory nation and is
trying to destroy the British and French
armies before the American forces can
be brought into the field, said Arthur
j. Balfour, minister for foreign affairs,
in responding to toast at a luncheon
to the American labor delegation yester-
day.
Pointing out that the destruction Of
Germany has never been an allied aim,
and desired, so far as he knew, by mo
sane man." Mr.. Balfour said that the
Germans had made many miscalcula-
tions, but none more grievous than to
underestimate the power of America.
AS the Germans have been proved
hopelessly wrong in their estimates of
the ideals, desires and determination Of
the American people, said Mr.. BalfoUr,
so they will be proved wrong in their
estimate as to the speed with which the
Americans win be able to carry out their
purpose and program.
"The thought uppermost in all British
minds to-day is confidence that America
will upset the German plan, that Amer.
lea will be able to send over her ndomi
table forces in way which no German
general staff officer has ever calculated.
1t is men we need now"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-04-17
GERMAN FOOD SUPPLIES Low.
Bavarian Minister of Interior Takes a
Gloomy View.

Amsterdam, April l6-(Correspondence
of Associated Press A gloomy view
of the food situation in Germany was
outlined by DR.. Won Bretterich, the Ba
yarian minister of the interior, in a fore
cast which has appeared IN the Berlin
newspapers. The public was told that
not only is there no chance of the po-
tato ration being increased, but we must
think ourselves lucky if il is maintained
at its present level" The Bavarian min
lister said he hoped the bread ration
might not have to be reduced and that
the meat ration may be kept at its pres
ent height, but there was little conf
dence in the tone of this assertion
Special preparations Of cereals, on
which many hopes were based a few
weeks ago were not yet on the market in
any considerable quantities, and the pub
lie must wait for a daily ration of half
a teaeupfu
Wholesale complaints Of The quality of
food being supplied at the public kitch-
ems throughout Germany appear in the
newspapers. The director Of public kitch
ems, in reply to these attacks, issued the
following statement;
With the continuance OF the war, the
quality OF the materials we receive be-
comes ever poorer, and the choice more
limited We are compelled to take what
is offered US or go without. Complaints
of defective quality are simply ignored
and if we insist upon receiving a regular
supply we run the risk Of being entire
~ cut off The fat quota allotted to us
grows ever smaller. The vegetable sup
ply i now limited to kohlrab and tur-
nips.
A pessimistic article on the potato sit
'Iation by a member OF the Prussian
House of Deputies says that the acre
age under potatoes has decreased by one
fourth as compared with the peace time |
figure, Not only Is the acreage less, /
he says. but the demand is greater, and |
4 crop double that of peace-time would
not fully suffice"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-04-17

bat We should be ready 10 loan the mon.
~ to the government without regard TO
the financial returns, Haggling over in.
terest on the bonds, he thought, did not
display the proper patriotism at this
mncture. Aif. johnson moved that the
meeting take rising vote to give evi-
denee Of it, moral support of the third
Liberty loan and that was done
City Clerk James Mackay inquired
about the number of contributors in
Barre TO the previous loans, expressing
the opinion that 4 far larger number
than he supposed were contributors
should be interested in this present drive
He was answered by the bankers present
aud il developed that relatively small
portion Of the inhabitants OF Barre were
taking part in these loans Charles II.
Nishart, treasurer OF the Granite Saw.
ings bank, spoke earnestly In behalf of
he loan aud expressed confidence that
Rarrcs share would be raised lie said
that large number OF people should
contribute who do nothing. The feeling
of all those present seemed 10 be that
the campaign in Barre must be urged
continually from now on.
Nor was the budget of conversation
exhausted with the Liberty loan matter
concluded. Another feature which came
TO the surface was the matter of a gen
eral cleanup campaign for Barre. W. G.
Reynolds wanted TO get everyone enlist
ed in the cause, children as well as adults,
Some of the Others were doubtful OF the
benefit of enlisting children in the work
as children pick up anything
and everything and thus run chances OF
contracting disease. Mayor Glysson an.
that a cleanup campaign is to
be inaugurated in Barre shortly and that 1
il may be for one day or two days.
About this time the members of the |
Board Of Trade were beginning TO think |
IF the luncheon prepared for them and /
they adjourned TO the other room and
partook Of some inviting food, the meet
ing having taken formal adjournment
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-04-17
MEMBER or THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
WE MUST LEND OUR DOLLARS.


After reading the daily war news
after gaining but a feeble idea of tn
tremendous sacrifices which Great Brit
ain and France are making to save us
the United States--as well as themselves
from subsection to the kaiser, can yor
still refuse TO buy Liberty bond OF
war savings stampsf
The most desperate struggle the world
has ever known is going on now in the
western part of Europe, with the British
and the French, together with the COM
paratively slight support the United
States is in position to give, wearing
themselves out in ast-ditch effort to
stop the war-crazed egoist of Europe
from dominating the destnies of the
world and shaping things to suit him
self.
After reading of the terrible fate of
Belgium, of Belgian women and Belgian
children, after knowing something of the
terrible devastation which this European
blight has brought upon the world, can
you, knowing that your dollars win help
to stay the progress of the monster, re.
fuse to lend your dollars to the United
States governments Are we American
people so callous to the sacrifices being
made for us that we refuse to do our
small part? Are we so blinded we can
not see that the defeat of Great Britain
and France will mean that the whole
brunt of the war will fall upon the Unit. |
cd States? Let's not be fools. Let Is |
lend our dollars along with our moral
support TO the government
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-04-17

Here's a treat tor your
eye.
Never since neckwear
was invented has there
been such ingenuity dis
played in the patterns
and weaves, and never
such a rich combination
of pleasing colors.
Stripes, checks, Persian
and floral designs, odd
japanese effects, Eng
fish squares, French de
Joinville, Italian G r e n
adine - most of 'em
made right in the Uni
ted States.
Shirts, too, in the new
spring colors.
Gloves? Sure.
FREE
ALiberty bond box with
every purchase of $500
or more
F. H. Rogers &
Company
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-04-17

If big concern like the packing com.
psny in Toronto, which was recently
burned out, should employ night watch
men while engaged in filling government
orders, it might prevent great deal of
the destruction A night Waterman
might not have stopped the setting of a
fire on the loading dock but he could
have given the alarm in time, perhans, to
save a good share OF the plant and mil
lions of dollars. A night watchman's
wages are comparatively slight,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-04-17

The spy danger is not so strong as it
was when Lord Kitchener set out for
Russia, else Secretary Baker might not
have been brought back safely to the
United States.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-04-17

The American production Of $4,000
machine guns month is going to make
up for those guns captured by the Ger
mans and then leave good balance on
the right side.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-04-17

Before having ceased shoyeling coal for
the winter of l9l7-ls we are warned of a
threatened coal shortage for l9lSl9. Do
we need to conserve?
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-04-17

wish 10 thank the ladies q the
Sunshine club for kind remembrance u
me while I vas sick
Mrs Frank LafaYetts.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-04-17
The GERMAN SUBSEQUENT MIND.

The German pride in might snd SNUG
ness Of confidence in ability 20 knock
down the whole world is somewhat ex-
planned by the spectacle Of the vast
hordes Of men advancing 70 battle on the
western front and sacrificing themselves
in countless numbers 81 tic behest Of
their sovereign lord Probably no other
nation GO earth could count ca such blind
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-04-17

st. George, VT, gets a Liberty loan
honor flag. One cannot help applauding
the little town.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-04-17

The challenge of the British fleet in
the Cattegat was not accepted by the
Germans.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-04-17
EAST BARRE.

Mr.. and Mrs Gordon Owen are the
proud parents OF seven pound baby
girl. Ruth Marjorie, born April IL Mrs.
Leon Lord is caring for Mrs. Owen.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-04-17

Bloody Ypres hangs in the balance.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-04-17

.s Regular meeting of WI
&aS4 49, chosen tribe, No. 10, l. O.
FAaaE-STabA Il. NJ, Thursday evening,
sssts April IS, at 7;30 Work,
adoption degree, Corn and
venison will be served.
Members are urged TO be present,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-04-17

The following letters from William W.
Letourneau, with motor truck company,
304, in France, were sent in by his moth
err, Mrs. Ellen Letourneau of Granite
vile, the first one being written TO her
and the other to a relative in Wood
stock:
The Elbert County tribune., 1918-02-15
He Took His Tin Hat Off.

A man staggered down the trench
with blood running over his face and
over his uniform. There was so lit
tie room at this point that we had
to fiatten against the wall to permit
him to pass. Close behind was an
other soldier with a small red cross
on his sleeve, not Red Cross nurse
as they never are at the front. He
started to tell us that the wounded
man had just taken his helmet off
but the wounded man preferred to
tell the story himself. II just took
off me tin hat to scratch me blooming
top piece when whang Shrapnel. And
now it's me back to blighty under me
own power" He wobbled on.-London
Chronicle.
The Elbert County tribune., 1918-02-15
A KLOND|KE TO THE
REAL FARMER
A Western Canada Crop Estimat-
ed at $4,000, Makes
$4,000.

Messrs. Harris. formerly of Audi
bon, Iowa, wrote the Audubon Advo-
cate" expressing their satisfaction of
things in Western Canada. They To-
Gated at Makepeace, Alberta. They
say there are those who make good.
and those who fail. The former are
those that land agents refer to when
advertising their land. But" contin-
ues the letter. "a great many of the
farmers in this vicinity pay for their
land with their first crop. A man
near here bought section of land in
the year 1915 for S23 per acre. He
broke 300 acres of the land during the
summer of 1915. In the fall of 1916
he threshed 10000 bushels of wheat,
which paid for his land. all expenses
and had balance of $4,000. In the
fall of 1917 he threshed nearly as
much off the other half of the section.
At the present time he would not take
$50 per acre for his land.
"We have had five crops in Alberta.
The two dry years (1914-1917) our
wheat made 20 and 80 bushels to the
acre respectively. In 1916 we raised
so bushels of wheat to the acre on
summer falIow. The best results are
obtained by blowing or breaking in
the summer, working 1t down in the
fall so that it will retain the moisture
Thus farming one-half your ground
each year.
persons owning land here and still
living in the States should, If they
don't feel themselves able to come up
nd thn,
could get their first crop, get some of
their land broken and worked down
in the fall before they come. The
next spring they could come and put
in the crop, fence and put up their
buildings. This way they have to
wait only one summer for their first
crop.
at is not advisable for a person to
come here in the spring, break out
land and put it in crop the first year,
because the moisture is not in the
ground and q failure is almost GER
tain unless it is an exceptionally wet
year.
zone of the boys from that locality,
Mr.. Peder NJ. Jensen came to Alberta
last spring. He bought 5000 Rum
ely Oil-Pull engine on the Sth day of
June, 1917. After that date he broke
100 acres of prairie sod for which
he received an average of $500 per
acre.
'Mr. Hansen from your community,
was up here last fall with several
prospective land buyers from that
neighborhood. At that time be in
- tIx..
section we were farming. We told
him that it would probably make in
the neighborhood of $4,000. This
same crop when sold brought nearly
$4,000. The most of it being sold
when prices were low for the year.
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