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The Alaska daily empire., 1918-12-16
Personal Mention

Herbert Killesby arrived from the South yesterday and is registered at the Gastineau Hotel from Seattle.
 F. C. Shumacher arrived in Juneau yesterday and is registered at the Gastineau Hotel from Wrangell.
 w. F. Scott of Nenana is staying at the Gastineau Hotel.
 M J. O'Neil was a passenger for Juneau on the Seattle whcha arrived from the South yesterday. He is at the Gastineau.
 Miss Lounse Elwell returned to Juneau yesterday. She has been visiting in Tacoma.
 Robert Porter of Thane left on the City of Seattle for the South.
 Mrs. Kirk, widow of James Kirk, a victim of the Princess Sophia dis aster and c. J. Vifquain, whose wife and daughter, Joy, were lost in the wreck, both of Dawson, left yester- day on the City of Seattle on their way to Vancouver where they will attend the burial of their dead. They have been in Juneau for several days.
 H. L. Faulkner left on the City of Seattle for Seattle where he will join Mrs Faulkner and their daugh- ter Jean during the holidays.
 Miss May Mugford left on the City of Seattle for Seattle where she will spend the Winter with her mother.
 Miss Margaret Scott was a pas senger for the South on the City of Seattle. She will spend the holidays with her relatives in Idaho.
 G. F.. Krause, who has been spend ing several weeks in Wrangell on business, returned to Juneau on the Jefferson Saturday night.
 Mrs. P. H. Stevens left for Seat tie on the City of Seattle yesterday afternoon.
 Mrs. John Rustgard returned to Juneau on the City of Seattle after visiting for several weeks in Seattle.
 s. Zynda left on the City of Seattle for the South.
 Oak olson was passenger TOT Ketchikan on the City of Seattle and Mrs. Olson left for Seattle on the same boat.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-12-16

TEIE.taoln ...E.s ag2G1z:; 2:
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-12-16

There were six deaths of influenza in Valdez. The cases numbered about 90.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-12-16

Complete line of Alaska art prints in colors. The best ready to mail" Xmas gift. Winter & Pond Co.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-12-16
MOVEMENT STARTS TO MAKE HONOLULU
 A GREATER PORT

HONOLULU, Dec. Nov. 20. (By Mail) "A movement to have Hono- lulu created a free port for the trade of the Pacific a tremendous development of which is expected to follow the end of the world war, is being agitated in civic organiza- tions here. Professor w. A. Bryan of the College of Hawaii advocates a plan to have the entire territory made free to the shipping of the world.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-12-16

l.. J. REEDY. E AdmipistrAtor'
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-12-16
Tides Tomorrow

A new and large assortment foun- tain pens-just the thing for a Christmas gift-At R. P. Nelson's.
 Give us your next order for tras .. fer work or coal Juneau Transfer Company Phone AS
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-12-16
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS
ALASKA NOTES

There were six deaths of influenza l in Valdez. The cases numbered about 90.
 The Fairbanks Citizen says Kan tishna gave Sulzer 5 votes and Wick ersham 1. This would add one more i to Sulzer's lead as that precinct had been carried as having given Sulzer plurality. Sulzer's plurality in the Fourth Division should be with a possibility of an increase of 13 from Ophr. Ophir was first reported as having given Sulzer 10 plurality. A later report gave him 23 The first report has been accepted.
 The total enrolment of school children at Nenan is 40 secure smelter for that town. The Commercial Club has taken the mat 1 ter up.
 l Miss Nellie Cashman, pioneer of | Fairbanks but resident of the Roy ukuk for the last several years, is on her way to the Outside She left her home at Wiseman to enter the Red Cross service as a nurse, but | found the war to be over when she l reached Fairbanks. She said she would continue her trip as she has not been Outside for many years. Yukon Territory has thus far been ever, every precaution is being ta- ken to keep the disease out of the Territory.
 District Court convened at Fair banks November 25th. Tom McAvoy died recently at Ne mana of blood poisoning resulting from an injured thumb He was buried by the Pioneers at Nenana.
 The Nenana Commercial Club re gently gave q smoker as a part of campaign to increase it's member ship Sixteen new members were secured
 F. G. Moves, whose father former ly conducted mining operations on Cleary Creek, Fairbanks district, recently died in Los Angeles.
 Travel from the Interior over the Broad Pass has resumed. Six peo- pie left in one day from Nenana via that route for Anchorage
 Robert Loghry, formerly with the United States Signal Corps in the Alaska telegraph service, was recent ly promoted to the rank of Major. He received a commission as Cap tain early in the war He is in France
 F. o. Jones, father of Johnny and Billy Jones, two Cordova boys, one of whom has been killed and the other wounded in France. has gone Outside to meet his returning boy.
 Joseph Willoughby, a linotype op- orator employed for a time in Ju- neau, was adjudged insane at Cor IIo %ls1 sane asylum at Morningside at one
 NOTICE TO CREDITORS. In the Commissioners court for the
 Territory of Alaska, Division No.
 One; Before N L. Burton, Corn
 missioner and Ex-oficio Probate
 Judge, Juneau Precinct.
 In the Matter of the Estate of
 William John Williams, Deceased. {. Notice is hereby given that the un- dersgned has been duly appointed by the above entitled court, admin istrator of the estate of the above named William John Williams, de- ceased
 All persons having claims against said estate are hereby notified and directed to present the same, duly verified, with the proper vouchers attached, to the undersigned at No. 424 Goldstein Building, Juneau, Alaska.
 Dated at Juneau, Alaska, Dec. 2nd, 1918.
 H. l.. FAULKNER, Administrator. First publication Dec. 3. 1918 Last publication, Dec. "A, 1918.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-12-16
HAWAIIAN STARTS
 SWIMMING FOR CHINA
 FROM HONOLULU

HONOLULU, Nov. 20. (By MaiD. Sam Kanca. 16-year-old Hawaiian boy, qualified as a Marathon deep sea swimmer a few days ago in vain dash for freedom from the In- dustrial School attendants from the school encountered the boy on the Waialna beach and began to close in on him when he astonished them by stripping, -plunging into and diving through pounding surf and striking out in the general di- rection of China. The guards set out in pursuit in Japanese sam pan and overlook and captured Kan ca six miles off shore. when he was still going strong, apparently fresh and untired.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-12-16
Notice to Creditors.

In the Commissioners Court for the
 Territory of Alaska, Division No.
 1. Before N. L. Burton, Commis-
 sioner and Ex-officio Probate
 Judge; Juneau Precinct. In the Matter of the Estate of H.
 F. Pendergast, Deceased. Notice is hereby given that the un- dersigned has been on the 26th day of November, 1918, duly appointed administrator of the above entitled estate.
 All persons having claims against said estate are required to present hem with the proper vouchers, duly verified, to the undersigned. within six months from the date hereof. Dated at Juneau. Alaska, Novem- Der 26th. 1918.
 l.. J. REEDY. A Advufufetp>trxrs
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FOR SALE OR LEASE-Steam
 laundry at Petersburg. Modern
 with full equipment, much of it
 new. Doing profitable business. Add, Citizens Steam Laundry l
 Company Petersburg, Alaska.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-12-16

TWO IN ONE - THE EMPIR,'S way for everybody. THE EMPIRES lads" keep the housewife informed of all sales and the news col-mns are rlght F. Ee Eea minute OF the days news.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-12-16
FOR RENT-Houses

PIANO for rent. apply phone 143.
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FOR RENT-Comfortab houses, small or large. Mrs. Montgomery Davis, 9th and Seward St.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-25
Huns Claim Then
Gained Advantage
Now Control Coming Har0csts
and Railroads to the Oil
Fields.
tBy Associated prcss.1

LONDON. May Economic advan-
taEes which Germany has obtained in
the peace treaty with Roumania arc
nu!Nalcnt TO an indemnity from that
alton. in the opinion OF the German
experts. DR.. Won kuchlmann. the Ger
man foreign secretary. told the Berlin
Chamber OF Commerce in his recent
speech. in which he discussed the Rou-
manian treaty before that body, the
German wireless report of the address
shows.
Gcrmany's control of the coming
Eoumanian harvcStS caused the food
question TO be looked forward TO with
a certain amount of confidence" DIR.
Won kuehlmann declared. German
trade privileges also were most i'm
portant. and these included the lease
/" German company for ninety-nine
years of the Bucharest Czernavoda
tonstanza railway line. thus giving
ready access to the petroleum fields
and grain centcrs.
Referring TO the geographical sit
uation. which eliminated the question
or territorial acquisitions. DR. Won
kuehlmann said therefore 1T was all
'hc more necessary TO obtain economic
advantages up TO limit consistent
with the maintenance of Roumania's
capacity for productions"
TWO points. lie indicated. must be
taken into consideration: first. guar
"hteeihS koumamian agricultural and
petroleum production as urgently
necessary for the carrying on OF the
war by the central powers and for the
transition period; and. secondly, the
important role which Roumania has
70 MI III providing a thoroughfare TO
me East, especially as she dominates
'hc lower course of the Danube"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-25
OAKLAND NOW OWNS
SMALL LIBERTY BELL
One or Thre~ In EAistence Modc
FROM Fling and Chips OF
Criminal

OAKLAND. CAL, May "a tiny
bell. one OF only three in existence.
made from the iilimg and chips of the
famous Liberty Bell of 1876, rests In
safe deposit vault iu this city to-day.
Inc bell was given TO Oakland through
the Loyal Order of Moose by II. I.uck
enpach' wealthy retired warehouse
man. living IN Berkeley. The bell
was made by Luckenbach's father in
philadelphia In 1876. when he filled
the break in the hi: bell TO proven,
Its further cracking. He cast the ac-
ycnrnulated scrapings and nlinss into
the three tiny bells. one OF them is
now in the Girard College at phila.
delphia. the second is at the Liberty
loan headquarters. while Oakland i
the proud possessor OF the third.
The bell was used in the drive or
Oakland's quota In The ihird Liberty
loan
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-25
FINEST TELESCOPE MIRROR
IN WORLD JUST FINISHED
Dominion Astronomical Observator,
In Gambia VIII Rcccire This
GLASS.

FlTTSBCRG, May 24.-What is said
10 be the finest telescope mirror in the
world and the second larEcs, wa,
Hhlpped from the workshop OF DIR. John
~ Brashear here to the Dominion As
Economical observatory in Victori:
Can. The mirror is sevcnty-thrc.
inches In diameter, twelve incnes
thick at the edge and is pierced CEN
traliy by hole ten and onc-ciEh,n
inches in diameter
ihiS mirror is not quite perfect, Or.
hr"shear says. The greatest error in
me work is one four hundred tnou-
Sandth OF an inch.
me large piece of glass, which In
us hniShcd state weighs two and one
quarter tons. arrived in Pittsburgh IN
i'li from Belgium. two weeks brror.
me declaration OF war
hraShear made the largest tele-
scope mirror ever turned out Tt Ia !,
ioo-inch mirror. and is in oueration
!" 'he observatory at Wilson, Cal
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-25

declared that she had not killed Mrs.
Roberts because of anger at the dead
woman for calling her Names. but be-
cause in the dciirium Of her desire to
Stay herself she did not know what
she was doing. size declared that whcr
she had once written that the only
way to solve the eternal triangle was
by the removal Of the unncccgsar..
person. she had self -dcstruc,ion. and
not the killing of Mrs. Roberts. in her
mind
IT is expected that this cro.s-cxn,ni
nation OF the defendant viii be con-
t!nucd tomorrow.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-25
MILITARY MAIL IN FRANCE
American Army Tnkcs Over po,t,,
Service for Soldiers MT the
Front.

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE. May 2i.--Cndcr 81 general
army order issued Saturday the Amer
ican army in France took over the ser
vice Of delivering mail and cxprcss
PARCELS to soldiers Considerable i'm
pioNement in the service is looked for
as consequence.
inc new military postal and EXPRESS
service, under the Jurisdiction of the
adJutants Office. and in charge OF
northumberland Thorndikc ID. Howe
VIII be responsible for the delivery
OF all soldiers mail arriving in France
ana Tor collecting the same.
The commanding officers of com
Pahies ana similar units must detail
special mail orderlies TO receive the
company mail. y central post-otiice is
being established "a, Headquarters
where all individual records OF Ameri
can soldiers in France Will be avail
"n4e' mus making it possible to cor
rect wrong addresses and other mis-
takes. In creating the new service. tho
american army authorities merged the
best features Of the French and Cana
dian systems.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-25
PRINCE ARTHUR HERE
ON HIS WAY TO JAPAN
Escorted About Washington by
Troops Of United States
Cavalry.
HAS PRAISE FOR u. S. SOLDIERS
Cousin of King Arrives in America,
Meets President Wilson, and Tells
Newspaper Men He Is Confident
Allied Cause VIII Win.

WASHINGTON. May 24.-prince Ar
! thur of Connaught. cousin of King
George of England and son Of tho Duke
OF Connaught. former Governor Cen
Ncral OF Canada, arrived in Washing
ton this afternoon. en- route to Japan.
whore he will present to Emperor
1oshihito the baton symbol of the title
OF field marshal of the British army
an honor recently conferred by the
British government
The royal messenger was met by Il
troop of United States cavalry and es-
cortcd to the British embassy where
he was later welcomed to Washington
ny Secretary of State Lansing and
other members of the diplomatic corps.
Early in the evening he presented his
RESPECTS to President Wilson NJ the
White House. He will he the guest
OF the President at luncheon to-
morrow.
Following his call at the White
House this evening. Prince Arthur met
newspaper representatives. He said:
am delighted to have this oppor-
tunity of visiting for the first time the
United states and of paying my re-
srects to President Wilson as head
of your government and one of the
great leaders of the common cause.
My father, the Duke OF Connaught
while Governor-Gcncral of Canada
visited New York and lie will never
forget the cordial reception he met
with in the United States or his MANY
American friends.
we feel especially Interested in Wis
lung your country at this moment as
your soldiers arc even now fighting
SHE by side with French and british
iii the great battle at present being.
"aSed in France.
we British recognize and appre-
ciate the great spirit which PROMPTED
YOU TO send the best of your couu-
try's manhood TO the other side Of the
world TO hight for liberty and civili-
cation.
My last tmcial duty before leaving
London was to attend the King when
ne reviewed three battalions Of Amer
lean troops belonging to the new Ma
| 'ionai Army passing through London
on their way to the battle front we
were all impressed by their fine APP
rcarance.
II have had an opportunity of seeing.
"a good many of the American officers
| IN rance. and can speak with first
Eand knowledge OF their splcndid
kcenness ana enthusiasm.
hav" also had the pleasure of
meeting Genc:al Pcrshing. who is an
old acquaintance OF mine. as knew
MN when lie wa" military attache at
your embassy in Tokyo in 1906
Our troops have been sorcly tried
III the great Hattie which is sin rag
'.S' put We are confident of ultimate
victory. American troops are now
pouring into france To our assistance
anu i'"oush we recognize that there
/" sun desperate struggle ahead of
us. IL we all put forth our fulles, ef
ior's we shall secure final victory and
just peace"
the roEa! visitor expressed regret
mat he would be unable to visi, an
american army ira ming camp. He ex-
p i':, adiniration for the war spirit
when he found on every side.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-25
SHIP CONSTRUCTION NOW
EXCEEDS DESTRUCTION
Margin of Half Million Tons YenrIv
In Favor OF allies Is
Now Near.
Try Associated Press.

IL! AaSoclat ted Press
l'oNDoN' May 24-The enemy is de-
Stroying British. allied and neutral,
tonnage at the rate OF about $500. QUO
tons yearly while Great Britain and
her allies and the neutral countries
VIII very soon be producing tonnage
At rate OF about 1000. 900 tons wear
~ writes Archibald Hurd, the naval
cApeF'' In the Daily Telegraph. That
favorable situation. he declares. shou,d
DC rei-ched III few weeks. and thence
forward the upward curve in favor of
the allies would proceed in a manner
to convince the Germans of their
failure.
There are indications. the writer
points ont, that the Germans them
selves realize that the submarine
campaign was political blunder The
aimed navies have not been weakened
ne notes and the submarine, which
brought America into the war, has NOT
oeen able TO interfere seriously with
inc transportation of American troons
and material
inc naval correspondent OF the Daily
news anal"zing the shipping losses for
april points out that the total OF al
l'cd and neutral sinkings was hardly
more IMAM third of that Il year ago
WINE 'here is not any likelihood he
'"HH that there has been any marked
Increase in the shipping entering and
ciearih ports OF the United Kingdom,
H'houGh the effects of blocking the
""ScS AT Accbruggc and Ostcnd ami
t"e pi&cnG of the great new min.
h"id III the North Sea are not we,
"ho"n' the Germans in the whole first
Hua'ter OF 1918. the correspondent,
SHOWS. sank little more shipping than
vac" vi" last year in single month
""''e me total losses for each quar-
rom April, 1917, up to the pres
ent have steadily fallen.
we are entirely justified in believ-
ms 'h's Improvement will continue and
De progressive" he writes.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-25
MUTUAL ilAfDINH NETS
+, ExCH SIDE FEW PRISONERS


LONDON. May .i.-'As a result of -
raid carried out by The enemy yes,er-
day north of h!ll 30 (north OF Lens)
lew OF our men are missing" SAWS
to-day's official statement. Early last
night the enemy attempted another
raid on one OF our posts in AvcIuy
wood. but was driven off.
We carried out |. successful raid
shortly after midnight, southwes, of
La Bassee. and captured few prison
ers.
few prisoners were secured by
us IN patrol encounter north OF the
Ypres-Comines canal.
The hostile artillery was active ig.;;
night west Of Lens and in the neigh
borhood OF Givenchy and r.stuh,.r,
Our positions in the forest of MEM,
section were bombarded with gus
shells"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-25
FILLED WITH HEARTACHES.
BRITISH CONTINUE SMILING
American Woman visits Among People
OF EnGinnd md Observes
Their Conduct.
by Mrs. SARAH BIRD SPRAGGON,
Supcrintc ndcnt of Womcn's Division,
-. Louis, Mo-, Now In England.

Britain is splendid--just splendid
All the way across We were wonderin,
how England would impress u.s. we
We're curious to see how the war was
affecting the people on your side OF
the Atlantic. We have been more than
surprised We were surprised when
we landed at Liverpool. but since then
that surprise has grown until it 10
now admiration OF the sincerest kind.
The beautiful spirit shown by the pco-
pie here is more than an encourage
ment: il is a revelation
Ever since we landed we have mixed
with all classes OF peoplc--people who
have suffered. and suffered deeply. as
have all classes in this country. Bu,
not once have we been told Of IL loss
nor has "a sorrow been whispered to
us.
We know England is full of heart
aches. hut everybody just smiles ANY
tears there may bc are kept back, and
lit just seems to us that everybody Is
determined TO pack all their troubles
In their old kit-bag ana smile. smile
smile.
one OF our best Impressions has been
III connection with the wome workers.
! t'ciS hlIIt Oh INDUSTRY we found
men doing their Bit towards winning
this terrible war, not only in the offices
but in the workshops of the count---
We have seen them lahoring in the
airplane and tank workshops; we hav.
seen them as motor drivers. and we
have seen them as window cleaners
Nothing is too big or too little for
the women of this country to do. And
each one seems TO take a pride ard
a JOY III her job And we were glad to
notice. too. how every effort is made
to safeguard the health of the wo-
men workers and protect their bodies
from harm by all sorts of up-to-da. e
safety appliances.
The women of the United States are
just as willing to do their share when
called upon.
Ii will be my job when I get back
TO tell the women of America VIVA I
the women OF Britain are doing !
am glad have seen the British wo-
mPn at work.
w never realize what war is until
we are in II ourselves.
! ! have much 10 learn over here. The
people of Great Britain have done
nobly. That is the least / can say fo-
admiration.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-25
A AMERICAN ESCADRILLE
- TO HELP DEFEND PARIS
IBy Associated Press ]

= u NY NSSOCId Ted Ircss.
~ SPARlS, May 24.-An American csca-
.drille. composed OF aviators chosen
from among the best American pilots
in the future will hc!L TO defend Paris
against enemy air raids. Offer OF this
help was made spontaneously by the
chief OF the American aviation SER
vice and accepted by the French gov
eminent through NJ. Dumensnil, minis
ter of aviation.
An official announcement SAYS the
american oHer was made after Il Ger
man air raid some time ago. II was
proposed TO organize an AmericLn es-
cadrille, especially detailed to defend
the French capital. Final arrange
ments were concluded to-day.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-25
German Spy System Has
Its Own who's Who"

OlEn Won Marx, in the serial,
"Great Woman Spy Tells Life
story" now running In The Times
Dispatch, relates how sic discov-
cred hook printed Ivy the German
espionage system. In which nrc
recorded the Intimate Biographies of
many British and other public men.
The fact that the brother of n Ger
tain Admiralty official was ~ bank
rupt was not InIsscd, nor the fact
TINT the son of n Colonel Il,
who held an important position mt
Woolwicl Arsenal, WINS often scen
I'm Leicester square bar In COM
pnny with low women late mt night.
Amy Information that could possibly
he used In the Itni>rr's ncfErIous
spyinE sSntcm wns carefully col
lcctcd and properly filed away.