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The Alaska daily empire., 1918-10-14
MOVING TO PINES

DOUGLAS, Oct 14.-W. J. Bland is moving his family this week from St. Ann Avenue to The Pines, Tread we'll
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-05-30
Entire Division In Russia Mutinies
When Ordered to France
so Are Executed.
OTHER UNITS PROTEST
Sea Base at Cattaro-Extraordinary
Quiet Prevails On Whole Front
Occupied BY Americans.

Washington, May 25.-According
to messages to the state department,
mutiny has broken out among Ger
man soldiers in the east.
The Russian wireless message,
dated May 70, said a German diviion
at Dvinsk, on the 18th, reyolted when
ordered to leave for the west front.
Sixty soldiers were shot and more
than 1000 put IN prison to await
cotrt-martial.
Others made demonstrations against
the action of the German commanders.
The 56th infantry regiment at Wesen-
burg and other German regiments
organized meetings to protest agaebst
the continuance of the
British Aviators eombard cattaro.
Rome, May pa British air
squadron successfully bombed the
Austrian submarine and seaplane base
at Cattaro, setting fire to the piers
and barracks, it was officially an
nounced today.
London, May 25.-Heavy fighting
operations on the western front sti!l
are in the state of anticipation.
What really is going on behind the
German lines is uncertain, but 1t is
known that the enemy mas large NUM-
bers of men along the front from
Ypres to Rheims. His artillery is in
position and weather conditions have
kaAa f,o~ohfn - TThn nar.aa. ~ Ara IL
is reported te be much weaker than
before the attack or March II.
Meanwhile the Allied mastery OF
the air Is productive of much damage
to German biliets, airdomes. artillery
concentrations and other military tar.
gets. For more than a week British
and French airmen have been drop,
ping ton after ton OF bombs in the
area Immediately back of the Ger
man lines.
Quiet On American Sector.
With the American Army in France,
May z5.--The last "a hours on all
sectors held by American troops were
extraordinarily quiet.
The inactivity on the Toul sector
was marked, the Germans firing only
So shells on the American lines along
the entire front.
No German airplanes were out and a
falling barometer ,curtailed air activ
ity.
German troops which faced the
Americans along the Toul sector for
several weeks have been withdrawn
and sent to the battle area OF north.
ern France. They have been sre
placed by the Eighth Bavarian re
| serves.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-05-30
You Can't Run From the War.

'@The other day / heard about a per-
fectly healthy mar (not of military
age) who said he was going to Homo
lulu to get away from the war; He
didn't believe In the war; thinks the
war a mistake and all that sort Of
thing.
"Well, 7 wonder If he thinks the rest.
of us are infatuated with the war
Are your Is France? Wouldn't we.
all like to get rid of 1t? And aren't
we trying tor
"When I heard about this man I
felt like sending him the following tel
egram: Say. mister, come back and
do your share. This is your world
Just is much as ours. You can't run
away and leave the job Of trying to.
save II to the rest of us. II you think
1t can be saved without the use or
guns and swords. come back and show
us how. But don't stand there and
look superior. You can't GET away
with that. Cut out your airs and tell
us what to do. II you suI think YOU
must go-go for what you area
welcher and a quitter., "--American
Magazine.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-05-30
Secretary Baker Intends to Utll'
ize Nations ManpoWer to the
Utmost During War.
CONGRESS GETS BILL
Measure Is Drawn to Raise Maximum
Age Limit for Voluntary Enlist
ment in Army From Forty to
Fifty-fiVe Years. .

Washington, May 25.-When Secre-
tary Baker SEN to Congress the draft
OF a bill proposing to raise the maxi
mum & limit for voluntary enlist
ment in the army from 40 to 90 years,
another move toward full utilization
of the nations manpower was made.
All men over 40 so enlisted would
be assigned to non-combatant serv-
ice.
In a letter to Speaker Clark, asking
the bill be pushed, Secretary Baker
said:
Every mar above the age OF 40
years who is enlisted in non-combat-
ant branches of the service will make
available for duty with the line troops
a man within the prescribed age linn
1t for all troops.
Valuable for Long Experience.
MANY men whose, long experience
as mechanics and artisans will make
them particularly valuable to the va
rious staff corps and departments
may be thus secured, instead of
younger men without such experience,
and the efficiency of the staff corps
and departments would thus be in
creased"
There probably are 7,500,00 men in
the United States between the ages
of 40 and So, many thousands of whom
have already attested their desire to
serve. A great majority of the men
in tbiC cloc, u~pdouhtadI1, will h. va
strained from enlisting by family and
business ties, but the number at lib
erty to join the colors is expected
to be more than sufficient to meet
the purpose.
40 Per Cent Of Army Non-eombatant.
Staff corps positions include many
duties behind the front. Every head
quarters unit includes a number Of
positions for which the older men
would be just as we'll suited as the
present occupants, who, under the new
plan, would be released for line duty.
Initial estimates are that a mod
ern army, to be maintained as an eff
ficient unit, must have between 40
and As per cent of it's actual strength
on duty behind the fighting zone.
This means that of the first 1000, 600
men sent to France, 400, 1000 serve
along the line Of communication, in
hospitals or at the various headquar-
tiers and d~ebarkation bases.
Bigger Army Gets Senate o. X.
The Senate military committee
| unanimously went ON record for large
expansion of the American army. It
ordered a favorable report on a reso-
luton by Senator Reed of Missouri.
declaring for an increase of 5000, 900
men.
"By the resolution, the President is
authorized in his discretion and at
such time as he may determine, to
raise and begin the training Of an
additional force OF 100000 men, who
are to be called for training at such
times and in such numbers as the
President may direct"
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-05-30
FOE RAIDS HOSPITALS
Enemy AirpIanes Kill and Main
Hundreds Back of BattIeline.
Red Cross Is Ignored BY Prussians
Who Use Shrapnel Bombs To
Kill Nurses and Wounded.

With the British Armies in France,
May 24.--In a raid on a large mum,
of hospitals by German airplanes more
than 100 women nurses, patients and
attendants were killed or wounded
In this, the latest Prussian air at.
tack, a score of huge Gotha airplanes
circled over their objective where the
Red Cross was plainly visible, dropped
a number Of bombs of enormous size
to smash the buildings, ard a still
greater number Of small shrapnel
bombs TO kill the nurses and wounded,
The shrapnel was timed to burst at
the level of the ground, SO as to in
sure the greatest possible destruction
Of life.
Hospital Shattered.
British aviators and antiaircraft
guns battled with the enemy squadron,
bringing down the enemy comman'
der's machine.
Huts about the hospitals r in spin
ters. One-half Of the entire hospital
where the greatest death roll wa:
pV5tCu, udu diIlObL GuliIcly uiSdp
peared. Nearby is a crater, Is fee
across and 10 feet deep, where q
large bomb fell on the nurses quarters
Women Show Dauntless Courage.
Crippled with shrapnel bomb frag
ments, those who Witnessed the at
tack said they never had see any
thing so wonderful as the courage OF
the women during the raid, which
began at 1920 a. m, and lasted fol-
two hours. Dugouts were provided FOL
them in case or danger, but none OF
them deserted the patients.
Many of these latter were very bad
cases OF horrible compound fractures
with open wounds. necessitating sus
pension in harnesses. Other pool
chaps we're strapped III bed, in order
that their bones would knit straight
The slightest movement for any oi
these men not only was agonizing. but
extremely dangerous.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-05-30
THREE MACHINES DoWNED
Berlin Claims 20 Have Destroyed
American AirpIanes.

Berlin, via London, May 25.--Three
American airplanes wer brought
down on the Lys front ON Wednes-
day. says a war office announcement.
The announcement OF the German
war office is the first intimation that
American airplanes are operating in
FlanderS. Heretofore the American
aviation activities had been reported
only from the southern sectors OF the
Western battle line American planes
are known to have been in consider.
able strength on the Toul. verdun and
more recently the Picardy fronts.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-05-30

War Outlay Of United States for
May Will BE $2.ooo,ooo,ooo.

Washington. May 25.-The United
States during May win hurl approx
mately 81. 900. 600. 1000 into the war, and
a new record for war expenditures
will have been set.
The BATH against German autocra-
cy to date has cost America s1s. 000.-
100000 and Is expected to reach an
other billion by June /. The daily
cost is now s65. 000, 900.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-05-30
MRS. STOKES FOUND GUILTY
Convicted in Federal Court Of vIelat-
Ing Espionage Act.

Kansas City, May 25.-Mrs. Rose
Pastor Stokes. charged with viola
ton Of the espionage act, was convict
ed by a jury in federal court.
Mrs. Stokes was found guilty upon
all three counts in tiae Indictments
against her. Sentence was deferred
The specific act upon which she
was indicted was the writing TO the
Kansas City Star OF q signed com
m~unication in which she said she die
not believe the United States should
have the unqualified support OK eTers
citizen in its war aims.
"No government which is fer the
profiteers can also be for tho PEG
Pile" the letter said, "and / am fol-
the people. while the government i:
for the p~rofteers.'
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-05-30
ITALY WILL Be AIDED
Secretary Baker Says American
Troops viii Be Sent There.
King Victor Emmanuel Desires Yam
kee Troops and All Italy viii
Welcome Them.

New York, May 26.-An American
army soon will be fighting shoulder
to shoulder with the Italians on their
front, Secretary of War Baker an
nounced in an address here in cele-
bration of Italy day.
At the close of the meeting a group
of young Italians presented to Secre-
tary Baker an American flag which
he announced he would place per
sonally in the hands of the flag bear
ers of the first military contingent of
the United States which leaves to
join the Italian army on the Italian
front"
King Expressed Wish.
Recent reports from Rome have
quoted King Victor Emmanuel as ex-
pressing a desire to see American
soldiers on the Italian front, and it
has been we'll known that Italy as a
whole would wecom American fight.
ing forces.
Official announcement, however,
that the United States would meet
this wish was net given until now By
the Wa department.
1t is presumed that word of the pro.
posed action was withheld to form a
fitting climax for the Italy Day cele-
bration, when the people of Italy and
the United States pledged faith one
to the other.
In referring to the intention Of the
United States government to send part
Of It's fighting forces to Italy, Mr..
Baker said there were already in
Italy representatives of America.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-05-30
FARMERS LOANED Ss1, 1865, 586
Distributed BY Twelve Federal Land
Banks In Year.

Washington, Nay 25.-The IL fed
eral land banks established under the
farm loan act, have made loans to
farmers to the amount of $91, S65.586.-
20, says a statement of condition for
April 80, 1918, issued by the farm
loan board. This date marks prac-
tically the close OF the first years
business.
The capital stock Of the banks has
increased $4,000, 900 to $1S,5 1896.
Farm loan bonds to the amount Of
$685. $50, 900 have been issued. The
banks excess OF expenses aid inter-
est charges over earnings amounted to
SAIL, 954.24, about 3 per cent of the
capital.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-05-30
SHIP CARRYING
SOLDIERS SUNK
British Vessel Torpedoed by Sub
marine Had American Troops
on Board.
FIFTY-sK men LOST
london Admiralty Statement Says
Americans Missing Were Probably
Killed in one Compartment
at Time OF Explosion.

London, May 26.-The Admiralty an
nounces that the British armed mer
chant troopship Moldayia, with Am
erican troops on board, has been tor
pedoed and sunk.
The text OF the Admiralty state
ment follows;
"The armed mercantile cruiser Mol
davia was torpedoed and sunk Thurs
day morning.
There were no casualties among
the crew. but OF the American troops
on board SO have up to the present
not been accounted for. 1t is feared
they were killed In one compartment
by the explosion"
The MoIdavia was %torpedoed with.
out warning. II was a moonlight
night and although a good lookout
was kept the attacking submarine was
not sighted before the torpedo struck.
Most Of Men Caught In Hammocks.
Most OF the men aboard were in
their hammocks when the explosion
occurred amidships. The sailors and
soldiers alike showed no panic, al.
though many were injured.
They fell calmly into line and await
ed orders. When II was seen that the
Moldavia wa settling down, all on
board were taken off by the escort
ing ships.
The men lost all of their belong
ings. but were supplied with new
clothing at the different naval ports
where they were taken.
overtaken by thrush Of Water.
II is believed that the American SOL
diers missing from the Moldavia were
sleeping on the bottom deck and
were overtaken by the great thrush
of water, after the explosion, when
they we're trying to reach the main
deck. 1t also is presumed that some
Of the ladders were destroyed.
The vessel was struck below the
bridge. She steamed ahead for some
time after being struck and at first
1t was hoped that the water-tight com
payments would enable her to reach
port
The Moidavia Is or 1900 tons gross
and owned by the Peninsular and
Oriental Steam Navigation company.
She was built at Greenock In 1903 and
Is $40 feet long.
No Doubt About Submarine.
Survivors agree that the Moldavia
was ~torpedoed and not mined. One
seaman said:
1--WE were proceeding up the chan
mel bound for an English port early
Thursday morning. The weather was
fine and there was a bright moon
LIGHT. We felt an explosion amidships.
The ship had been struck just below
the bridge, but we could see no sub
marine.
There were some ~destroyers con.
voyins as and they al once scattered
around in search Of the submarine,
Only one torpedo was fired. When ii
was realized that we should have to
abandon the vessel 6he destroyers
came alongside to take off the troops
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-05-30
THREE KILLED AT CROSSING

TWO Other Persons Fatally injured
When Street Car Hits Auto.
Simpson. KY. May 26.-Three occu-
pants OF an automobile were killed
and two OF their women companions
SO badly injured 1t Is believed they
cannot recover. as result OF being
struck by an interurban car at a cross
ing near here. The dead include q
man and two women.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-05-30
MANY BROWNING GUNS MADE
Enough TO Equip Division Are Being
Sent to Camp Meade.

Washington. May 25. - Enough
heavy Browning machine guns tc
equip a division have been manufac.
tured, the War department announced,
and are in process of shipment to
Camp Meade, Maryland.
Enough OF the same guns for In
s~truction purposes, it was said, have
been shipped to every national guard
training camp and national army cam
torment where troops are in training.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-05-30
Library at Camp Lewis Praised.

Camp Lewis. Tacoma. Wash, May
25.-The Camp Lewis library Is the
most attractive Of library buildings
In army caatonments In the country
and IS giving The best service. and is
the largest ander the direction Of the
Lihrars War Service section OF the
American Library association. Dr.
Herbert Putnam. director 81 Camp
EiFfRfsss, ssid strszzr
Camp Lewis to Inspect the work o|
The ceotroI Nbrafz. thH forfye eFe1
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-05-30
SHIP PRODUCTION INCREASES
Expert Predicts New Tonnage VIII
Defeat U-Boat Campaiun.

DeTcat U-bodt campaign.
London, May 25.-The enemy Is de-
stroying British, Allied and neutral
tonnage at the rate of about 100000
TONS yearly. whiia Great Britain and
her Allies and the neutral countries
will very soon be producing tonnage
at a rate of about 1900, 900 tons
yearly, writes Archibald Hurd, the
naval expert, in the Daily Telegraph.
That favorable situation, he de-
%clares, should be reached in a few
weeks and thence forward the up
ward curve in favor of the Allies
should proceed in a manner to con-
vince the Germans of their failure.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-05-30
FIXED COAL PRICE is CUT

Bltuminous Reduction Means Big
Saving to the Public.
Washington, May ga reduction
of 10 cents a ton in government fixed
prices for bituminous coal was an
nounced by the fuel administration,
as a result Of the agreement under
which the railroads will pay the fixed
price for coal end abandon the prac-
tice of giving preferential car service
TO mines furnishing railroad fuel.
The new prices become effective at
once. They apply to short tons and
NEAR an average reduction OF about 5
per cent, or a saving to the public
Of around 10000, 900.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-05-30
DESTROY EIGHT BATTERIES
Yankee ounners Daily Shell German
lines In Pieardx.

With the Americans In Picardy,
May 25:-American artillery daily out
shoots the boches. A checking up
showed that the American guns have
destroyed eight German batteries
since our men entered this sector,
Ten . put out OF action and only
two OF these have resumed firing.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-05-30
ARE 4WaLKlNe DEAD MEM
Designation Given Russian War Pris.
oners Freed By Teutons.

Washington, May 24.--Arrival al
Petrograd Of the first contingent Of
fifteen hundred Russian prisoners to be
exchanged under the recent Russian-
German agreement was reported to
the state department. The men, the
dispatch says. were "veritable walk
Ing dead men"
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-07-06

wire, when we walked into a Boche
covering party nearly thirty strong.
Then the music started, the fiddler rem
dered his bill, and we paid.
Fighting In the dark with bayonet
Is not very pleasant. The Germans
took 1t on the run, but our officer was
no novice at the game and didn't fol-
low them. He gave the order "down
on the ground, hug it close"
Just In time, too, because a volley
skinned over our heads. Then In low
tones we were told to separate and
crawl back to our trenches, each man
on his own.
We could see the flashes of their
rifles in the darkness, but the bullets
were going over our heads.
We lost three men killed and one
wounded in the arm. If 1t hadn't been
for our officers quick thinking the
whole patrol would have probably
been wiped out.
After about twenty minutes wait we
went ont again and discovered that
the Germans had wiring party work.
ing on their barbed wire. We returned
to our trenches unobserved with the
information and our machine guns i'm
mediately got busy.
The next night four men were sent
out to 60 over and examine the Ger
man barbed wire and see If they had
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-07-06
Patriotic Mother CannY,

When, few months ago, one Of our
troop ships was torpedoed there were,
of course, many worried mothers. One
Of them received cable message tell
ing her Of her sons rescue, and was
naturally much relieved. But this cable
was followed almost Immediately by
another asking for money by cable.
The mother Of this lad was rather
puzzled by the message, as she could
not tell If it was genuine or not. She
did not wish TO risk sending com
paratlyely large amount Of money to
an imposter so she hit on the plan
Of sending a return message asking
the sender Of the first cable to cable
the name of the famiIy's two dogs !;
names which would only be known to
a member Of the family.
The answer with the right names
came at once, and the son received
the money. He has been Boosting Of
his mothers cleverness ever since.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-07-06

cut lanes through it; If so, this pres
aged an early morning attack on our
trenches.
OF course l had to be one of the four
selected for the Job. 1t was just like
sending a fellow to the undertaker's
to order his own coffin.
At ten o'clock we started out, armed
with three bombs, bayonet and re-
volver. After getting into No Mans
Land we separated. Crawling four or
five feet at a time, ducklng star shells,
with strays cracking overhead, I
reached their wire. / secuted along
this inch by inch, scarcely breathing,
/ could hear them talking In their
trench, my neart was pounding against
my ribs. One false move or the least
noise from me meant discovery and
almost certain death.
After covering my sector I quietly
crawled back. / had gotten about half
way when l noticed that my revolver
was missing. II was pitch dark.
turned about to see If | could find 1t /;
1t couldn't be far away, because about
three or four minutes previously l had
felt the butt in the holster. crawled
around in circles and at last found 1t,
then started on my way back to our
trenches, as thought.
Pretty soon / reached barbed wire,
and was just going to give the pass
word when something told me not to.
l put out my hand and touched one Of
the barbed wire stakes. 1t was iron.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-07-06
This smindler lin 70 Date.

Thought reading was the method
claimed to have been employed by a
man In Bengal, India, to win large
sums of money on the race course. 1t
turned out to be Il very ingenious form
of swindle. Finding a man who Is in
terested in racing, the confidence man
produces a roll Of money, and states
that he won this by his fore-knowl-
edge Of the winners on the track. He
then suggests that his friend test his
knowledge He induces his victim to
hand him sums Of money TO be placed
on the horses, and then vanlshes. In
vestgatlon has proved that this Ben
gall had swindled u number Of peo-
pie of large sums of money in this
way.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-07-06
BOTH MEN IN RIGHT PLACE
At Least, That Is Likely to Be Yer
dict Of Those Who ToiIed Over In
come-Tax Schedules.

The visitor was being conducted
through n state institution for the
insane and his guide was an affable
young man from the harmless ward
whose keen intelligence made the Wis
ltor wonder why he was under re-
straint.
Stopping In front of a padded cell,
they looked at stout, short indivd-
ual with forelock draped over one
eye and a pose enthusiastically
Napoleonic.
"Thlnks he's the Little Corporal,
eh?" the visitor asked of the guide.
"Yes; he's had that hallucInation
for five years."
Across the corridor In another cell
was an old man porting over a num-
Der of blue prints.
"What's the matter with him?"
"Poor chap laughed the guide; "he
thinks that he has invented subma-
rine-proof ship. The hull of the ship
is honeycombed with holes; when the
war-head of the torpedo strikes, 1t
goes into one Of the holes and Is held
fast by its Sides"
But" objected the visitor. suppose
the torpedo strikes between the
holes?'
"In that case" said the guide as he
shook with laughter, at wouldn't
count and the submarine would be en-
titled to another try"
In the last cell was a middle-aged
man at high desk. He looked up as
the others approached and nodded
slnllingly.
whats the matter with him?"
queried the visitor.
"Him? He's hopeless; he believes
that he Is an authority on income-tax
legislation"
"Ah," said the visitor, "and he
isn't?"
"No, indeed" replied the guide; 81
am the only authorlty."-Kant Slip.