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The Alaska daily empire., 1918-11-11
Dem Fool Americans Don't
 Know Anything About Var

such offel language. And dey talk plasphemy, too. Vat you tink dey said right in front of my face? One big husky from place dey call Iowa, he said-Oh papa, l hate to tell you vat an offel ting he said but I cant help it-he said, 'To hel mith der Kaiser didn't tink anybody would say such an offel ting.
 And furthermore, dem Americans can't be much of chentlemans. It made me so mad. l wouldn't stand an hear such an offel tink so l turned around and run init de odder boys Vas I right? Vat? Papa, you know dem breast plates vot you sent us-can you send us some to put on our backs? You know ve are going de odder way now and breast plates are no good-de cow ardly Americans are always shooting us right in der back.
 Some of our boys took off der breast plates and put dem behind, Dll uG AOOl Altltll llCdllo ci 10 pldy E Der Star Spangled Banner init ma chine guns right on dem plates. Can't you help us? You remember in your speech, for you sed nothing could stand before de brave Ger mans.
 "Oh, papa, I don't believe desc ig- norant Americans ever read your speech for dey ruin after us like ve ! was a lot of rabbits. VOt you tink of dot? Won't you send dem seine of your speeches. light avIy? Dey don't know how terrible ve are Can't you move my army back to Belgium were ve von all der dime My men will vip all de vimmin unt ! children yot dem Belgians can bring us, but desc Americans are so ig norant and rough.
 "Ve can't make dem understand [ we are der greatest soldiers on earth and ven ve try to sing Deutschland , Uber Alles, dey laff like lot ol monkeys, but ve are getting de best of de Americans. Ve can 6utrur dem, Papa. If ve are not der best 1 fighters on earth, ve are der best runners. Nobody can keep up init us ven ve tink of der dear old Rhine and my army never did tink so much of dot dear old Rhine, eder. Let me know vot to do right away by return post office.
 Grown Prince Willie"
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-11-11
(From Masonic Tribune)

Truly the "pen is mightier than the sword" When the Crown Prince of Germany wrote P his papa, the Kaiser, "Ve Beat Americans! We Oudtrun Dem!" he proved he was a better humorist than a general. Of course, the Crown Prince didn't write the letter to the Kaiser, but neither did he command an army that start ed a drive for Paris only to meet with utter disaster He did both by proxy.
 Sergeant Dan McAndrews, of Des Moines, Iowa, was the proxy in the first instance, and here is copy of the letter which was handed to the Herald by loyal supporter of "dem fool Americans"
 Somewhere in France, "On der run, "AlI der time" Dear Papa:
 q am writing on der run, as der brave and glorious soldiers under my | COulIHdllu nave uOl Setu ueI IAHIllS | for so long dat dey started back i dat way, and of course I am going init dem. Oh, Papa, were has been offel dings happened here in France. First I started in my big offensive which was to crush de fool Ameri- cans, but dey know so little about military tactics dat dey will not be crushed just like I want dem. sent my men in der fight in big waves, and ven they got to der Americans dey all sed boo just as loud as dey could holler
 "Vell, according to vat you have always told me, de Americans have turned and run like blazes, but vat do you tink? Dem fool Americans don't know anything about var and instead of running de odder way dey come right ad us. Some of dem was singing about We won't come back till it's all ofer, ofer dere,' or some odder foolish song, and some of dem was laffing like fools. Dey are ig- norant.
 But dey are offel reckless init dere guns, and ven dey come toward us it vas den dat my men took a notion dey wanted to go back to der dear, old Rhine. We don't like de little, dirty Marne river, anyhow And, oh Papa, dem Americans use
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-11-11

ing this gift, I beg leave to assure the National Commission and the various persons and organizations which have contributed to it of my cordial appreciation of their gener ous action. The men of the Army and Navy, most of them undoubted- ly enthusiastically interested in base ball. as our national sport, will be glad to know that this gift for their use and pleasure has come from men whose names they know well and whose activities they watch with constant interest"
 Jack Dempsey, heavyweight pug Hist. may appear before King George at London next month as a member of the Great Lakes boxing team. Special permission has been received to enlist the heavyweight in the Navy. Dempsey has been building ships.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-11-11
LEFT FOR WESTWARD

A number of passengers left Jul neau Saturday morning on the Ala meda, the first boat to leave here for the Westward for about month. They are R. F. Roth, c. F. Crider, Peter Kutter, c. F. Miller, Ralph L.. Healy, Mrs. Ralph l.. Healy, Patricia
 Healy, Mrs. A. Wilson, Mrs. c. D. Cook, Gus Giles, John Lockie, A. Kienwold, Ed. Tactzold, Charles Hansen MT and Mrs. A. F. Demi- doff, Barbara Demidoff, T. Abbott Demidoff, Mrs F. G. Blaney, A. B. Blaney, II. A. Crowell, Sgt. G. M. Smith, w. H. Crowell and M. l. Damn.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-11-11

of a journey to their old home in Ireland, where they expect to spend the winter. They will return to Al aska next year.
 Mike Meagher, one of Nenana' $ popular contributions to the war, died recently of influenza at Camp Dodge, Iowa.
 Fefmer Postmaster E. II. Boyer of Fairbanks and Mrs. Boyer have gone Outside where they will locate per manently according to Fairbanks papers.
 The Natives of Hydaburg have in stalled printing office and expect shortly to begin the issue of g. regu lar publication. The Hydaburg In dians subscribed $4,300 in the recent Liberty Loan drive.
 Miss Georgia Henry, of New Eng land, North Dakota, has accepted the place in the Ketchikan public schools recently made vacant by the resigna tion of Miss Clara Derrick.
 George Scott conductor in the ser vice of the Copper River & North western Railway and Miss Ruth Bar rett, of Hood River. Oregon, were married recently at Cordova.
 Albert Knutsen, a fisherman, was drowned recently near Cape St. Elias when a dory in which he and Chris Nelson were fishing, was swamped.
 The bridge across the Chataniks river at Olnes, in the Fairbanks country, was recently completed, ant is now being used.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-11-11
PITTSMANN'S ARE ENJOYING TRIP AT
 THE CHICHAGOF MINES

Word has been received from MT. and Mrs. Max Pittsmann, formerly with the Coliseum Theatre, that they are enjoying their visit to Chicha- gof very much and hope to return to Juneau before long.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-11-11
TO LEAVE FOR FRANCE

Harold Clutter has recently been enjoying a ten-day furlough in Seat tie. MT. Clutter was recently made an ensign and his returned to Pei ham Bay Park, New York. He stat. cd before returning from his furlough that he expected to receive orders at any time to leave for France.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-11-11
FEAR GERMANY MAY VIOLATE
 AUSTRIAN TERMS
The Huns Have Crossed Border into Tyrol and Austria PoWerleSS
 to Prevent.

AMSTERDAM, Nov. 11.-German troops have crossed the Austrian frontier into Tyrol and Salburg.
 The Vienna Freie Press says the Austrians have protested their pas sage, fearing that the terms of the armistice with the Allies will be en- dangered, but the Government is pow erless to prevent the movement.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-11-11
Al,s1RiA NOT COMPLYING

ROME, Nov. 1.-The Italian com mander and chief of the Navy says the Naval clauses of the Austro Hun- garian armistice, the time for which elapsed Friday, have not yet all been complied with.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-11-11

THE EMPIRE PRINTING COM
 oANY has the best equipped com percial printing office in Alaska; in rludes l3 linotype faces.S the latest styles in types. the only exclusively book and commercial cylinder print m press in the Territory; modern ,n every paeticulsr: only one quality ss prinfil x-vHg V1oT-PE1css roas
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-11-11
ENGRAVING AND emsossipia

EnEravso visiting eard1. vo10lng
 uvitations and announeemsntA eA1 other society and businep seAe1Da- cry; monogram diss aAd heoouaD quirs stampingi and s7S>,oe e. ciety end buGineo oeAt1poWy-eo bsst oa the paci1e coosk 1oNo =. GsEs e tAs e0es c @W 4D4.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-11-11
EmpERoR,s BROTHER ARRESTED

EMPEROR'S BROTHER ARRESTED
 AMSTERDAM, Nov. 11.-Vienna reports that orders have been given for the arrest of Archduke Maxi milan. brother of Former Emperor Charles of Austria-Hungary, who left recently with heavily loaded trunks.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-11-11
TO VISIT WESTWARD

c. r. Crider of the Wells-Fargo Express Company left for the, West. ward on the Alameda
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-11-11
SPORTS

Wee" Coyle for four years the most popular quarterback on the Pacific Coast and who contributed not little to the long string of successes on the gridiron of the Uni versity of Washington was wounded recently in France Coyle is Lieu tenant in the 91st Division, and by a strange coincidence, he was car ried off the field after being wound ed by Willis Benson, another Uni. versity of Washington football play CT. The wound was not serious.
 Charlie Swain, one of the heaviest hitters/ who ever played in a Dug dale uniform, recently died at Oak land of pneumonia, resulting from in fluenza. A week before his death a younger brother died of the same dis ease Another brother, who is also an athlete, is a professor in Leland Stanford University. Swains base ago when he lost a leg in a San Francisco streetcar accident. He was 37 years old.
 Smoky" Joe Wood, former star twirler for the Boston Red SoX, and who played such an important part in the Worlds championship series with the New York Giants in 1912 and again in the Worlds Series of 1915 against the Philadelphia Phil lies is training at the University Naval Training Station at Seattle to be an aviator.
 Bill Caughlfn, flor many years third baseman for the Detroit Tigers, and ! Captain of the Detroit team in the Worlds Series in 1907 and again in 1908. has gone to France as Knight of Columbus secretary. Over there re will be associated with Johnny , Fve"s, who was captain of the Chica- g1 Cubs, who defeated the Detroit i T'ge~1 for the worlds championship in both of those series.
 The American League has contri- i buted IA of it's 264 baseball players to the United States Army. Most of them already are in France.
 In accepting the $16,000 donoted to war charities from the world's championship baseball series, Secre tary of War Baker said in a letter to President Ban Johnson of the American League: "In acknowledg
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-11-11

Sam Hagen, for many years sue cessful operator on Goldstream Creek, Tanana district, and Mrs. Hagen re- gently went South on the first leg
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-11-11
ALASKA NOTES

William T. Jenkins, brother of Per ry G. Jenkins, superintendent of the Smiley Cannery died in Portland on October p, from pneumonia. follow ing an attack of influenza, according to word received by Jack H. Davies of Ketchikan. Mir. Jenkins, who was about 30 years of age, leaves a wife and one child, both in Portland, to mourn his loss, besides his brother. The deceased had been coming tC Ketchikan for the past ten or twelve years, and had worked, until two years ago, for the Ketchikan can nery, under Geo. F. Rousenfel. Two seasons ago, however, he zaccepted the position of outside foreman with the Beagle Packing Company under MT. Davies. He left Ketchikan just few weeks ago, having completed his seasons work and had planned to spend the winter in Portland with his family, returning to his old posi- ton in the Spring, when he was ta ken i'll.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-11-11

Syd Burgeest, who had been em- ployed as a waiter and barber on the Yukon river steamer Alaska, dropped dead on the stairway of the White Pass Hotel at Whitehorse re gently He was on his way to the Outside when the accident occurred.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-11-11

In accepting the $16,000 donoted to war charities from the worlds championship baseball series, Secre tary of War Baker said in a letter to President Ban Johnson of the American League: "In acknowledg
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-11-11

The American League has contri- buted IA of it's 264 baseball players to the United States Army Most of them already are in France.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-11-11

of a journey to their old home in Ireland, where they expect to spend the winter. They will return to Al aska next year
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-11-11

The bridge across the Chatanika river at Olnes, in the Fairbanks country, was recently completed, and is now being used.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-11-11

Albert Knutsen, a fisherman, was drowned recently near Cape St. Elias when a dory in which he and Chris Nelson were fishing, was swamped.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-11-11

Mike Meagher, one of Nenana's popular contributions to the war, diet recently of influenza at Camp Dodge Iowa.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1918-12-26
AIR OF PEACE IS
TRANSPORTING
CITY O. PARIS
French Capifal Coming Back 10 Its
Pre-War Times. Change is
Almost Unbelievable.
TERRORS OF WAR DISAPPEAR
City Fills Rapidly as Successes Con,
tinue. Conviction War Near
End. Rurnors Abound.
BY FRED FERGUSON
lited Press staff Correspondent

BA a
Paris, Dec. 2. gyg Mail Paris is
coming. back 10 life, There is peace in
the air.
The transformation of Paris be-
tween June and December is almost be-
yond eblief, In June the hoche was on
he Marne. A thin line of Americans
stopped the enemy Ut Chateau Thierry.
The boulevards OF Paris We're all but
deserted. Shops We're empty, cafes and
restaurants without patrons Soldiers
and war workers were the only people
to be seen on the streets. Night was
q time OF terror. he moon rose the
sirens sl1rielsed their terrifying walls
OF the approach of the Gothas. BY day
the shells from the big Bertha landed
with deadly regularity every Is min
utes. There were whispered rumors of
what had been hit. The communique
was eagerly scanned daily and as the
Americans and French held, the
anxious civilian Drawing TO remain
asked "can they continue to hold her
or is Paris to fall .
They held. The July counter-offensive
despite confidence in the ultimate re.
8ians began to return. More and more
Americans arrived, October came and
with it the beginning of the end. By
this time Paris was winking at the
moon. There had not been an Air raid
in weeks. The boche was too busy at
other games. Automobiles began to be
more daring with their lights. Instead
and streets they winked their big head
lights occasionally for reinsurance.
Restaurants began to fill up. The theat-
res We're crowded, People thronged the
iooulevards. There was q conviction
that the war was nearing the end.
It was such {. Paris that tie repre-
sentatives of the Allies found when
they met to discuss Gernnany's appeal
for an armistice The city was alive
with rumors. You could stir up any
sort of n rtmor desired. just go any
where people Were congregating and
listening. But France didn't want a
premature peace. The people felt the
boche was whipped and were eager to
keep on until the job was finished.
Sentiment toward President Wilson was
hot, then cold People were afriad he
was going to talk to the boche too
much They felt that all Of the fight
having been taken out Of the Germans,
they were playing a delinberate game
of trying to talk for time.
But President Wilson passed the
l3armistice affair over to Marshal Foch.
Generals, prime minister's admirals,
ambassadors poured in. The conference
les at historic Versailles We're opened.
The eyes of the world were again on
Paris, but with different thoughts and
different telling than in June.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1918-12-26
|SNIRLlpG SNOW STORM dRb RbEI
/ RETURNING FLEET INNEl
REVlEVEDBY SECREE REET' DAlI
The Homecoming Fleet Arrives Midst One q lhe Worn
BEzsards Thousand, Crowd BATTERY Psrl VIM
Nearby Buildings Are Scene 4 Vat Thronss
Marching" Home. sz8
by United press

New York, Dec. 26In swrng today he Alas
lean e coming home the
up the river at 8 80 this morning. 8
The Gloucester low flying aplane and two
eeded the rest Of the big dreadnaughts. sss5@s
The created condition of low shroAln&
all but batteships from the thousands
thronged The shore heth sles ef
Secretary Navy aosephus Daniels
The yacht Aayfower dropped anchor Off The taue of Ibe
while 81 small boats gai
ated swarmea the harbor to- greet the heroes
Thousands crowded Battery Park and despite tle raging M
zard many lined the roofs of the skyscrapeIs.
Following the review eight thousand sailors parade e streets
O New York
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1918-12-26
STREET FIGHT
ING IN BERLIN
DUTCH REPORT
Sailors Besiege Foreign Offices and
Government Buildings, Sew
sral K, led.
By United Press.)

Copenhagen, Dec. 26-street fight
ing took place Monday and Tuesday in
Berlin. Sailors laid seige to foreign
Offices and the government buildings.
Several were killed in Unter Den
Linden
According to the latest estimate,
seventy persons were killed and many
more injured as a result of the up
rising. it is stated by newspapers Of
the city,
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1918-12-26
SOUTHWEST AIR MAIL
SERVICE BEGINS SOON

st. Louis, Dec. rs. Aerial mail sery7
ice between Chicago. ST. Louis and
the southwest will be started within a
few weeks, according 70 an announce.
nent BY Josepi ". Folk. special coua-
sci for the chamber Of commerce who
quoted adyices from Postmaster Gen.
Iera1 a. S. BurIason. lie said the post
mast ter general has under considera-
ton a plan to make ST. Louis the CEN
tral repair point for Planes operating
out of ST Louis. The initial flight,
according to Mr.. Folk. will be made
between Chicago and St. Louis. Then
ii route viii be establ blisIied between 81.
Louis ana Dallas. Texas and other
points Ia the southwest.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1918-12-26
IS
EASIER, THINK
ALLIED GOV is
Opinion Drifting Around to Point
Of Arriving Il an Under
standing.

Paris. Dec. 26.-There is a feeling
among the allies that an agreement
upon the terms Of peace will come
Tho case.
The American position is becoming
more clearly understood and as the
probable attitude of the American
delegates becomes more. clearly defin-
ed, pasing this understanding upon
the observations Of President Wilson'S
speeches and interviews, there is gen
leral acquiesence in Mr., wilson s
views
Faith in Wilson
The rank and file of the European
peoples have unbounded faith in the
wisdom and force of Mr.. Wilson. They
have come to beiipe that Whatever he
undertakes to do will be done and
done well.
According to well authenticated re.
ports, Persia which has suffered to
quite an extent as a result of the war,
will ask the associated governments
10 approve and carry out the follow
ing articles:
j., Admission of Persian delega-
ton to the peace congress
@ Annulling and cancellation Of
all treaties and conventions in cor
travention to the independence Of
Persia and sufficient guarantees from
the powers that the sovereignty and
territoria integrity Of Persia shall be
safeguarded
Indemnities Are Sought
B. Indemnities for The losses in
flicted on her by the belligerent
powers.
A. The economical and political in
dependence of Persia.
5. Revision of the treaties which
have not set been declared null and
void and which are still in force to the
dctriment Of Persia. and the cancella-
tion Of ali capituiations.
6, Negotiation of new commercial
treaties and revision of the custom du.
ties on the basis Of Persia g independ-
ence.
| Z. Cooperation Of the Persian gov
ernment in revising concessions which
have not yet been rendered null and
void.
Restoration Of Frontiers
S. Rectification Of the Persian
frontiers and. the restoration Of Persia
lof territories wrongfnliy taken from
J her.
The last clause which, It is believ
led in well Informed quarters here. has
| the sympathy of the British govern
lnent. would restore to Persia, i nladt
a part OF the peace treaty. most 4
mot ali Of the territories taken from
Persia by Russia BY the treaty 81
! lTurRmanchai in 1879, and possibl,
lalso those regions taken by Russis
aby the treaty Of G:ilistan IN 1913.
BY the latter document, Persia ac
! Jlsnowledged the Russian annexation q
\ i(seorgia and ceded to Russia the Cas-
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1918-12-26
MERCHANT MARINE
FLEET IN WORLD SAYSHURLE
T0ASSURE FREEDOM OF THE Sci
b

111sa 52sasSS ssss sass
Paris Dee 26 The American merchant
every port u TIE world Edward Hurley
Shipping Board declared ii interview With ne
Press today.
Mr. Hurley announced that The United States he ahle
to build ships cheapIy England. saS5RS ss2S5RS
this learned other that the help
of Americas system Of ship yards constructing
chantnen for Great Britain France and oher allies expected
depend absolutely the solution Of the problem o reedo
of the sNsS
f solved America ready build the world greafes
fleet upon scale will enable the United States donate
the trade Of the world. 8aA
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1918-12-26

MET BY The KING AND QUEEN
BY LOWELL MELLETTE
Tnited Press Staff Correspondent

London, Dec. 26-Amid the booming
of many a big gun and the cheers of
an enormous crowd, President Wilson
was welcomed to London this after,
noon.
King George and Queen Mary met
him at the train, while tllesband play
ed the Star Spangled Banner.
1t isthe first time in the history of
the world that a real. live American
president has touched foot on English
soil while still occupying his exalted
position as head of the greatest re-
publican the world has known.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1918-12-26
CREELI. QUITS, / I 5
Will RETURN
HONE SHORTLY

washington, Dec. 20. Persons in
touch with the relations between Presi-
dent Wilson and Chairman George
creel Of the COMMITTEES on Public In
formation. said today that they doubted
whether Creel had quit his post in
Europe for any reason other than al
ready assigned. namely, that his work
there is finished. Mr.. creel announced
that he would return to America
shortly.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1918-12-26
THE NATIONAL GUARD MAY Be
ELIMINATED FROM ALL STATES
BY JUDGE ADVOCATE DECISION
Military Court Rules That National Guadsmen Discharged From Mill
ary Service Must Return Status Of Civilians May Be Neces
say Substitute New Method for State Reorganization
the Guard
(By United Press)

Washington Dec 26That the general safs
ation for the future military will include
the of the National Guard the belief department
today.
The practical killing of the National Guard through the
decision of Acting Judge Advocate General Ande the effect
discharged from the return the civilians
il they formerly guardsmen.
This ruling will the substitution
for the reorganization Of the national guard practically all Of the
states.
of universal military training favored by
especially military Even before United
involved the there agitation favor Of universal military
training
many localities this petition
before and the
world conflict this Of training youth
Of the land.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1918-12-26
Gums Up the German
Attitude as SUSTAINING
The Presidents Course
Predicts Early Restoration Of Order in
Germany. Constituent Assembly,
He Says, Will Afford Opportunity for
Internal Rehabilitation
BY FRANK J. TAYLOR
Omitted Press Staff Correspondent

Berlin, Dec 26We all heartily accord with President
Wilson, Philip
met in interview with the United Press today
This statement up his analysis the German attitude
toward the settlement Scheideman said stable socialist
would be established responsible constitutional
deal with the alliessard the United States
All disorders Germany viii shortly he promised The
sparticide movement, he asserted, is rapidly dying
Now that the date of constitutional assembly has been fixed
and the political situation stabilized all
efforts bringing and establishing world position
Scheaemann said sWe all heartily President
Wilson,
of the first to place myself unrervedy record
his hope ule din reality his ideas
justice and fair relations between all peoples he