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Valdez daily prospector., 1918-01-22
WOMAN LOVED HER CANARY
Matron Charged Brother With Theft of Bird and He Narrowly Escaped
 Being Sent to Prison.

Mrs. James Farmer was the com plninnnt against her brother. George Clark. In special sessions recently. writes a New York correspondent. She lives at 30. West Fif,y-ninth street. in excellent style. and on the witness stand was fashionabIy dressed and cul- tured.
 My brother called with Il friend, she said, "and stole my pet canary the best one of the thirteen l keep. and the sweetest singer you ever heard"
 Do you want me tu send your own brother to Ihc penitrntiary asked Justice Bixby.
 "Weil. he Is in bad health," she re- piled hpsitatingly Ines had chiils and fever for Il long time; but"
 "But you think more of the bird than you d" H your brother" sug- geStpd the justice.
 Well. your h"nor." said the lady half-repronchfuly. "this canary was special pet
 The brother escaped. however, through u technical error in the com plaint.
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-01-22
COMPREHEND IF THEY WISH
Foreigners Reluctant to Admit knowi.
 edge of English, but Understand |. /'. Whehrfx 'Ih Advisable. .,.

Many of the foreigners are extreme ly bashful about admitting their abil- ity to speak and understand English. when there Is work to be done. accord ing to the officers. observes the BuS- ton Herald. On the other hand. If they desire q pass or any similar official boon. their comprehension becomes ex- cec,lingly acute. On one occasion, n captain announced:
 "Eabihhle you are on fatigue duty :; you will sweep the mess hall and the Office."
 "So spik Engleesh.' murinured the consrript. with a blank look at his superior.
 ''fln,--- wait minute"
 The officer whispered to one of the sery,Tnts.
 "Sure he understands nll right" the latter atiirEntl.
 The captain returned to the still un- experiencing Kalibble.
 Look here. if you don't sweep thls mess hall quickly, you'll lose your pass for the next month. Do you under stand that?'
 ''All right: where the hrOOm?' the private replied with astonishing facil- ity.
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-01-22
Pol.onou. Constituent of Ivy.

Whether the poisonous constituent of poison ivy is chemical or bacterial Is discussed In the Medical Record. Doctor Frost insists that 1t Is bac- terial, because of the incubation pe- riOd, the complete natural Immunity of certain individuals. and that expo. sure may be strictly limited to prOxinl- ity of the plant anu for other req sons and asserts that he has found a form of bacteria constant on all leaves examined.
 J, T. McNair insists that actual cOli- tact with the reslnOus sap must occur. and that neither mixing with mercury nor heating destroys the poisonous quality of the sapt He therefore be- Naves the action is chemical.
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-01-22
A Liz.TowN AUMoRIsT.

-
 By JAMES wIITCOMB RILEY. [Copyright. Iss7. 1888, by James Whitcoms
 Riley.I ETTIN' round the stove last night. Down st wess store. was me ,N And Mart s'rimple'' Funk ana
 And Doc Bills and two CT three Fellers O the Mudsock tribe No use tryin' to describe. And says Doc he says, says he. '.Talkin' bout good things to eat, Ripe mushrnillion's hard 10 beat" I chawed on. And Mart he lowed Wortermillion beat the mush Rcd" he says. and juiey-Iinsh!- HI 3es' leave it to the crowd Then q Mudsotk chap. sats he. "plnkin's good enough for me- Punkin pies. l mean" he says ..rhem beats millions. What say. Wess? l chawed on. And Wess says. Well, You jes' fetch that wife of mine All yer wortermillion rine. And she'll bile 1t down a speal- In with sorghum. 1 suppose. And what else. Lord only knowA But I'm here to tell all hands Them p'serves meet my demands I chaved on. And White he says sWen, I'll jes' stand In with Wess- I'm no hog" And Funk says. 'I Guess I'll pastur' out on pie With the Mudsock bOys.' says he. "Now. what's yourn"" he says to me- ! ehawed on-fer-quite a spell Then I speaks up. slow and dry. "Jes' tobakker! I-says-L And you'd ort O heerd 'em yell!
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-01-22

ed on the theory that there is noth- ing to lose and everything to gain in the offensive.
 Berlin Is the seat of entrenched au- tocracy. It is the battle-ground of a decaying fuedalism which has gradui ally been shorn of'.its powers during the receding centuries. In terms of history it was only yesterday that the apostles of divine. right were supreme in all the nations of Europe. In over throwing the Bourbon dynasties France cracked the shell of divine kingship and the Russian people have given democracy a tremendous impe- tus by giving his majesty the czar the mere title of Nicholas Romanof. dub
 Germany and Austria Hungary are natural allies because they are cita- dels of the old order. Germany, by Bismarckian genius and duplicity, has reduced Austria from primary to sec ondary position. and assumed the leadership. As Louis XIV said II am the state," the kaiser virtually says Me Und Gott." The kaiser, in spite of the camoufiage of democracy. is the state.
 If will be no easy matter for the allies to break down the imperial sys- tenn by appealing to the liberty-loving instincts of the German people. The kaiser and his satellites have schooled the Germans in discipline from the kindergarten. The idol of the German is the state and he is taught the need of implicit obedience to the state. So complete is the control of the military that the dissenters are not permitted to organize their efforts. the masses are kept in ignorance of the true state of affairs by the censor; and the illu- sion of ultimate victory is never all lowed to be overshadowed by hunger, sorrow, tragedy or despair.
 Thus, Wilson and Lloyd George are driving a wedge into compact or ganization. the German people, what ever may be their deeper feelings. are with the kaiser. They are, relatively speaking, united. So long as they can be convinced that victory is possi- bility-or perhaps longer-they will fight.
 But the Russian revolution un- doubtedly has had profound inf1u- ence on Germany. It has given heart to the radical element. It is the Will son-Lloyd George object to hasten this ferment by assuring the proletariat of Germany that the allies have no aggressive designs on their country The president has told them that af- ter the war the United States will not countenance an economic boycott against Germany. Lloyd George has told them that Britain is fighting only the Hohenzollern ambition for world power and that if they will adopt a democratic constitution this would be convincing evidence" that the old order is dead.
 Can the German people bring them selves to break the shackles of dis cipline and rise in their might against their imperial masters? The spokes- men of the two most powerful nations seem to think so. While the leaven may be working. there is no outward sign of such a break after three and a half years of war. There is nope but Germany. so far. is still safe for autocracy.
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-01-22
The Usual Difficulty.

"I wish I had a lot of inoney!" he said, rather unoriginally, we thought. ."Wbat selfish wish!" we mur- mured,. echoing bromitfe with bromide.
 "It Is not selfish," he asserted. "h- deed. was thinking how much good [ could do if had money"
 "You can do lot of gsod as 1t is.' we counseled. sageiy. Tt is not nec- essary' to be rich to do good. There are many, many tAtnss you can do 10 ameiidrate suffering and distress. Peysoaal service. and ell that sort of thing."~.
 "Yes, yea" he said impatiently, ..,ut .nob,niy WIT ever hear of It."
 AY::thsses the rvbfAkxchsnss.
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-01-22
A FLANK ATTACK ON AUToCRACY

Premier Lloyd George, of Great Britain, has formed working agree ment with President Wilson to put the skids under the kaiser's imperial person and all the encrusted nobility which he represents. Admittedly the premier-president combination has undertaken the cracking of a formid- able nut. But the game is being play
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-01-22
. ID EZ

W A LD EZ .T HE TOWN OF VALDEZ
 is situated at the head of
 = Prince William Sound, and is city of probably one thou sand population. It is the center of the mining industry on the Sound, both copper and gold. and is adjacent to and within easy hauling distance of the salmon grounds, many fresh water rivers and streams in Valdez Bay bring ing tho fish in great numbers to within sight of the town. The city has one good cannery, which will operate two lines the coming season, employing probably one hundred and fifty persons.
 The city offers good opportuni- ties for a fish saltery. a fertilizer factory, a glue factory. tin can factory and box shook factory, all subsidiary to the fish packing business. The city owns its own wharf and the Valdez Dock Con- pany, which also owns a splendid wharf is willing to give prospec- tive investors chance for sites.
 VALDEZ has a progressive citizenry, with good high schools, churches, free reading room and library, good clubrooans and many lodges and organizations. Rents are very cheap, and living is but little higher than in the States.
 Many gold and copper mines are contiguous to Valdez, making this city their ohthtting port sid drawing from its reserve of labor. The climate is very healxhiu1 the extremes of heat and cold being rarely experienced. The mercury rarely falls below IS in the win- ter and 70 above is the highest summer temperature. The sum- mers are delightful and the win ters far better than those of the Northern Central or Eastern States.
 VALDEZ is the coast terminal of the government military high way to the Interior. During the summer months autos may reach Fairbanks from Valdez in 36 hours running time, over a fine road, through the most magnif- cent scenery on the North Amer ican continent. In winter teams or dog sleds may be had at all times.
 VALDEZ has a number of first class hotels and restaurants, and the traveller and miner can be as- sured of comfortable lodgings ? minimum expense Parties de- string to outfit for mining or pros- pecting can do so ar our stores far cheaper than in the States, with men of experience to help se- lect' their outfits r9 If you are coming to Alaska the Land of Opportunity, and de- sire a good home town among a lime class of citizens. buy your ticket to
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Valdez daily prospector., 1918-01-22

Corporal Rowbottom left Copper Center this morning south with mail. The mercury registers IS above and 2l inches of snow.
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-01-22
Second Call

We will accept Liberty Bonds for stock in. the Valdez Iron Works. Make your money earn 25 per cent instead of 4 per cent. If
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-01-22

CITY EXPRESS, Phone S2: ready to transfe. that bas1nse for you. t
The Hope pioneer., 1918-05-23

bomb. To ignite the fuse, you had to
rub it on the STRIKER" just the same
as striking a match. The fuse was
timed to five seconds or longer. Some
Of the fuses issued in those days would
burn down in q second or two, while
others would "sizz" for week before
exploding. Back in Blighty the NUM-
tion workers weren't quite up to snuff,
the way they are now. If the fuse took
q notion to burn too quickly they gen.
orally buried the bomb maker next
day. So making bombs could not be
called "cushy" or safe job. ~
After making several bombs the pro-
fessor instructs the platoon in throw
ing them. He takes "jam tin" from
the fire step. trembling q little, be-
cause it is nervous work, especially
when new at it, lights tho fuse on his
striker. The fuse begins to '.sizz" and
sputter and a spiral of smoke, like
that from smoldering fag, rises from
it. The platoon splits in two and
ducks around the traverse nearest to
them. They don't like the looks and
sound Of the burning fuse. When that
fuse begins to smoke and "sizz" you
want to say good-by to 1t as soon as
possible, so Tommy with all his might
chucks it over the top and crouches
against the parapet, waiting for the
explosion.
Lots of times in bombing the "jam
tin" would be picked up BY the Ger
mans, before it exploded, and thrown
back at Tommy with dire results.
After lot of men went West in this
manner an order was issued, reading
something like this:
'To all ranks in the British army !:
After igniting the fuse and before
The Hope pioneer., 1918-05-23
Soldiers Ask No Sympathy,

Here is an expression Of the sto-
icism and the philosophy of soldier
as printed in extracts from his letters
in the Atlantic Monthly:
"Don't worry about my privations-
which mostly there amt none Such
as they are. they are necessary and
unavoidable; and, above all, we are
fitted for them.. You can't well SYM
pathize with man who is doing the
thing he has longed for and trained
for all his life. Besides, physical pri-
vations are nothing; it is the mental
ones that hurt A soldier in the
trenches, with little to eat and nothing
but hole to sleep In, can feel happy
all the same-particularly If life has
something In prospect for him If he
lives. But a man out Of wsrk at
home, sleeping in the park and pam
handling for food, is much more to be
pitied. though his immediate harlsbjps
nav be NO greater"
The Hope pioneer., 1918-05-23
CHAPTER Kill.
My First Official Bath.


Right behind our rest billet was q
large creek about ten feet deep and
twenty feet across, and it was habit
OF the company to avail themselves of
an opportunity to take q swim and at
the same time thoroughly wash them
selves and their underwear when on
their own. We were having a spell Of
hot weather, and these baths to us
were luxury. The Tommies would
splash around in the water and then
come out and sit in the sun and have
what they termed "shirt hunt" At
first we tried to drown the "cooties,"
but they also seemed to enjoy the bath.
One Sunday morning the whole Sec
tion was in the creek and we were hav-
ing gay time, when the sergeant ma
jor appeared on the scene. He came
to the edge of the creek and ordered: {:
"Come out of it. Get your equipment
on. drill order and fall in for bath
parade. Look lively, my hearties. You
have only got fifteen minutes" A howl
Of indignation from the creek greeted
this order. but out we came. Disci-
pline is discipline. We lined up in
front of our billet with rifles and bay
onets (why you need rifles and bayo-
nets to take bath gets me), full
quota of ammunition, and our tin hats.
Each man had piece of soap and q
towel. After an eight-kilo march along
dusty road, with an occasional shell
Whistling overhead, we arrived at a
little squat frame building upon the
bank of creek. Nailed over the door
OF this building was large sign which
read divisional Baths" In wooden
shed in the rear we could hear a
wheezy old engine pumping water.
The Hope pioneer., 1918-05-23

throwing the jam-tin bomb, count
slowly one! two! three!"
This in order to give the fuse time
enough to burn down, SO that the bomb
would explode before the Germans
could throw 1t back.
Tommy read the order-he reads
them all, but after he ignited the fuse
and it began to smoke-orders were
forgotten, and away she went in record
time and back she came to the further
discomfort Of. the thrower.
Then another order was issued to
count, zone hundred! two hundred {!
three hundred!" But Tommy didn't
care If the order read to count up to
thousand by quarters, he was going
to get rid Of that "jam tin," because
from experience he had learned not
to trust it.
When the powers that be realized
that they could not change Tommy
they decided to change the type of
bomb and did so-substituting the
''hafr brush" the "cricket ball." and
later the Mills bomb.
The standard bomb used in the Brit
ish army is the 'Mills." It is about the
shape and size of large lemon. Al
though not actually lemon, Fritz in,
sists that it is; perhaps he Judges it
BY the havoc caused by its explosion.
The Mills bomb is made Of steel, the
outside of which is corrugated into 48
small squares, which, upon the explo-
sion Of the bomb, scatter in wide
area. wounding or killing any Fritz
who is unfortunate enough to be hit
by one Of the flying fragments.
Although very destructive and ct.
dcient homb the mills" has the con
The Hope pioneer., 1918-05-23
The Joys Of the bath are de.
-picted by Empey In the next in.
stalIment
(To BE coNT1NuED.)
Great Writers Law.

Shelley had an indolent vein. He
was very fond Of the water, and many
OF his finest poems were composed as
he idled at his ease in q boat. He
made the best Of his short life, how.
ever, and that cannot be said for Cole
ridge, who seemed to be afflicted with
that lack Of will to work which some
people call laziness. He had one Of
the greatest minds, but he left even
his anest poems mere fragments.
The Hope pioneer., 1918-05-23

ndence OF the thrower, In that ho
knows 1t will not explode until re-
leased from his grip.
1t is mechanical device, with a
lever, fitted into a slot at the top,
which extends half way around the
circumference and is held in place at
the bottom by fixing pin. In this pin
there Is a small metal ring, for the
purpose Of extracting thu pin when
ready to throw.
+ You do not throw bod sthe way q
baseball is thrown. beca&se, when in
q narrow trench, your hlnd is liable
to strike against the parados, traverse
or parapet, and then down goes the
bomb, and, in a couple Of seconds or
so, up goes Tommy.
In throwing, the bomb and lever are
grasped in the right hand, the left foot
Is advanced, knee stiff, about one and
half its length to the front, while
the right leg, knee bent, is carried
slightly to the right. The left arm is
extended at an angle Of As degrees,
pointing in the direction the bomb is to
be thrown. This position is similar
to that of shot putting, only that the
right arm is extended downward. Then
you hurl the bomb from you with an
overhead bowling motion, the same as
In cricket, throwing 1t fairly high in
the air, this in order to give the fuse
chance to burn down so that when
the bomb lands, it Immediately e1
plodes and gives the Germans no time
to scamper out of its range or to re-
turn it.
AS the bomb leaves your hand, the
lever, by means Of a spring, is projected
into the air and falls harmlessly to
the ground few feet in front of the
bomber.
When the lever flies off it releases
strong spring, which forces the firing
pin into percussion cap. This ignites
the fuse, which burns down and sets
on the detonator, charged with fulmi-
nate of mercury, which explodes the
main charge of ammonal.
The average British soldier is not nm
expert at throwing; it is new gams
to him, therefore the Canadians and
Americans. who have played baseball
from the kindergarten up, take natu.
rally to bomb throwing and excel in
this act. A six-foot English bomber
will stand in awed silence when he
sees a little five-foot-nothing Canadian
outdistance his throw by several yards.
l have read few war stories of bomb
ing, where baseball pitchers curved
their bombs when throwing them, but
a pitcher who can do this would make
"Christy" Mathewson look like q piker,
and is losing valuable time playing in
the European War bush league, when
he would be able to set the "big
league" on fire.
We had a cushy time while at this
school. In fact, to us it was regular
vacation. and we were very sorry when
one morning the adjutant ordered us
to report at headquarters for trans
portation and rations to return to our
units up the line.
i Arriving at our section, the boys
once again rendered us the glad mltt,
but looked askance at us out of the
corners of their eyes. They could not
conceive, as they expressed it, how a
man could be such blinking idiot as
to Join the Suicide club. l was begin
ming to feel sorry that had become
q member of said club, and my life to
me appeared doubly precious.
Now that I was a sure-enough
bomber I was praying for peace and
hoping that my services as such would
not be required.
The Hope pioneer., 1918-05-23


They
recruited In the
emblem
Hebrew spointed Star of David The girls
be
The Hope pioneer., 1918-05-23

synops-Fred sinking
American lives Arthur Guy
England and ensts private the British After
short recruiting officer
Empeys trenches
fire while the bullets overhead Empey
learns falls
Empey
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-19
HOW TO CAN
Peas.


Green peas are among the most
difficult vegetables 10 can at home.
Absolute cleanliness, quick work,
attention to every detail, are essen
tials to success. Only young and
very freshly gathered peas should
be canned. Peas are best gathered
in the early morning when cool.
Work rapidly from the moment they
are gathered. Peas should mot
stand after being shelled. Get
them into the previously boiled Jars
as rapidly as possible. Shell and
sort, putting only peas of the same
size and degree of ripeness tOgeth-
er. Do not use hard, mature peas
among tender ones or big peas with
very small ones.
Blanching dipping into hot wa
teri is very important. IL well
done, it prevents cloudy liquor,
makes the peas tender, and also re-
moves some of the gluey substance
which coats them.
Blanch by dipping the shelled
peas in a clean cheesecloth sack,
into boiling water one to four min
utes, depending on the age of the
peas. Put instantly, while rot, into
cold water Il teaspOOnful salt to 1
quart waterl and remove after
about 80 seconds).
Drain and pack to within one
half inch of the top Of the pre-
viously boiled jar. If the jar is
filled too full, a few peas at the top
may burst and make the liquor
cloudy. Add seasoning (one-third
level teaspoonful salt and two
thirds level teaspOonfuI sugar to
the qGarO and fill with hot water
and paddle well to remove all air
bubbles. Partially seal jars.
Processing with steam under
pressure is recommended. Process
pints As minutes under pressure Of
10 pounds. Seal Immediately, cool
in a draft-free place When cold
test for leaks, and store in cool,
dry place.
If the intermittent boiling pro-
cess is used, boil for 80 minutes on
the first day, and go minutes on the
second and third days. Before each
subsequent boiling the covers must
be loOsened, and after each boiling
the covers must be securely tight
ened to make sealing complete.
Cool, test for leaks, and store.
If single-periOd boiling process
is used, place jars in the Gamer and
boil for at least three hours. Seal,
cool. test, and stOre.-U. S. depart
ment of agriculture.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-19
With Other Editors
To German Sympathizers.

Jumping from peace, prosperity and congeniality
and shocking discovery that our brutal enemy
has cunningy planted spies in every section Of our
country certainly does give unnatura1y harsh tone
10 anything said the subject
But It must be said; nor It be said IN a whis-
per.
- The German sympathizer still unaware OF i'm
pending dangers to which he is subtecting himself
should, when he awakens, thank heaven that some
kicked him IN the ribs and brought him his
sleep.
No class IN America will profit by being
awakened than the German sympathizers Slowly.
but with gathering speed. the storm of American in
dignation is sweeping towards them They should
look with rare gratitude the thoughtful writer's
and speakers who patiently calling their atten-
ton to this approaching cloud. When it finally
swoops down. it will be fendish in its hats and
money influence can stop it, II will be
whelming in it's wrath, Now is the time hunt
proper protection Loyalty alone affords it.
Niggardly contributions to the Red Cross gloat-
ing remarks over the probabilities of the kaiser
reaching Paris and making sighting remarks about
bur soldier boys ways Of laying up for that
rainy day" when the storm breaks.-Mt. Morris
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