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The daily Alaskan., 1918-08-01
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NORTHWEST CROPS GOOD

In spite of dry weather continued oyer a long growing period, crop re- ports for Washington, Oregon and Idaho are to the effect that last years yield will be exceeded in the coming harvest and that the Northwest states will show wheat crop of approximately 65,0OO,OOO bushels. Last years yield for the Northwest was 5S,9OO,OOQ bushels. While the yield per acre will not be so large this year, the seasons to- ,al will be swelled ry the increased acreage. Rains, though belated' have improved prospects some what, suL the total may thus eX- tend beyond the estimates.
 In the nation the long suspense of waiting for ths wheat to ma uure s largely over, though West ern Canada fields are still lacking some days of maturity. The world uas never waited so anXiously for news os it's growing crop, nor has the outcome of so grave an issue turned upon it. 1t seems now req souaoly assured that the allied coun tries will not be lacking in bread for another year, and that their ar mics W" be abundantly sustained in The field as well as the civilians at home. Last years wheat crop Of 6S5 million bushels 'n the nation is to be greatly exceeded, just how much is yet to be determined. but it IS reasonable to expect a yield ot little less than one billion bushels.
 In the Northwest an adequate harvest gives promise to our agrt- cultural interests Of continuing pros perity. In general lines of trade the whole state is feeling the stimulant Of war operations, and particularly 0t shipbuilding. 4 good crop will take care of the farmer and in clude h'm in the general prosperity. The Northwest should have a year Of continuing growth and progress ahead of it.-Seat.le P.- l.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-08-01
Hidden Dangers
Nature Gives Timely Warnin8s Thas" No Skagway Citizen; Gan F Af.
 ford To Ignore. ..0 al.

DANGER SIGNAL NO., l comes from the kidney secretions. They: will warn you when the kidneys ara weak. We'll kidneys e1ecrets a< clear, amber fluid. Weak kidneJs:, send out a thin, pale and foamy, or a thick, Ted, ill-smelling urine. full of sediment and irregular of pnssS age.
 DANGER SIGNAL NO 2 comes from the back. Back pains, dull and heavy, or sharp and acute, sug., gest weak kidneys and warn you of the danger of dropsy, gravel and" Bright's diseaese. In that case Dosns Kidney Pills have been endorsed by thousand. Here is statement by one who has used them. .- Q, ...
 H. M. Parker, prop. barber shop. :, 145 F. Street, San Diego, CsiH.. says: "Doan's Kidney Pills" are fine and there is no doubt about it. I believe that too much stand ing, together with little e3erc4ss made my kidneys give out on ms- Every muscle in my back ached and when I lifted my hand above my shoulders, a sharp, cutting pain always took me in my back. My kidneys were awfully weak, too. Doan's Kidney Pills cured me and fixed me up in fine shape.'' ...
 Price COG, at all dealers. Don't simply ask for kidney remedy. get Doan's Kidney Ptlls-the same that Mir. Parker had. Foster -Miu- burn Co.,, Mfgrs., Buffalo, N. Y.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-08-01
TO THEODORE ROOSEVELT
 July 17, 1918

speak not for myself, but for my
 town:r ., Our hearts go out to thee, In this thy sorrow and thy sacri-
 flee .... .. Of him who, late a baby at thy
 knee, -.. .-. Hath paid the highest price A man can pay for glory's golden
 crown. Though now a part of thee h that
 lived is dead- ' .... '.'.' This fruit of Joins and care .. Because he sought not ease, but
 nobly chose ...-, -,a The freedom and the hazards of
 the air, ...4a And like an eagle rose ,s...s. And tell) doth glorlty thy whitening
 head.
 And from his grave shall spring a J thouan6 young
 And kindred spirits, who In emulation of his high enprise Shall, praying all, both death and
 honor WOOL -e And sweep polluted skies Free of the Yultures; and like him
 be sung. ..... -. B. -- ai
 John Edward Boys, Seattle.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-08-01
WRITES GLoVNCLY IF TRIP
 1HRU FAMOUS INSIDE PASSAGE

chikan and Juneau. We wandered around and took in everything Do be seen. We saw our first icebergs and glaciers after leaving Juneau.
 "Just across the Gastineau Chan nel from Douglas Island and above the town of Juneau, the capital of Alaska, is the Alaska Gastinean. :. mine, which ntilled 7,500 tons of ors daily during the the year 1916, with a recovered value Of 97 cents per ton at a cost of 73 cents stoa. They have maximum capacity for 12,O0O tons per day.
 Speaking of his Atlin trip, MT. Agnew says: .Lt ." .-
 When you see an acre or so. fenced with a high fence inl' this country you may know it is a fox farm, and according to law you, must not go within 575 feet of tt.s A stranger coming ansund may. make the foxes nervous and they will take their puppies ofs and bury then in hole Or in the snow, and ire quently this kills them. We saw half dozen farms yesterday and today. A good-sized silver gray will sell for from $500 to $1.500. SO you see it is quite some business"
The daily Alaskan., 1918-08-01

The above was taken from the Four Minute Mems News and shows what the world thinks of the Four Minute Mems part in winning the war program.
 Locally Fred J. Vandewal is the chairman of the Four Minute Men and he has appointed Messrs. E. J. Shaw, V. I. Hahn, Paul H. McClel- land, L. H. Pedersen and Dr. L. S. Keller. Besides these speakers MT. Yandewall furnishes every fraternal organization with en article to be read in the meetings.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-08-01


 small settlements, MT. Robertson has enlisted the services of nine aX perienced takers whC are known as field representatives, and who are making four minute addresses on | the trails, on boats and in the road houses along their itineraries.
 Some of these settlements get no news more recent than six months old; and it may be imagined that the need for such a service of in formation is very marked.
 Alaskans love the "movies' every bit as much as their brothers in the States; even the Indians and the Eskimos are constant attendants at the motion picture theaters with which every sizable center of popula ton is provided.
 The very best of the feature films find a way into these Alaskan fast nesses. while the thCaters themselves compare very favoraOly with those in the large cities in the States. As for the quality of the four minute speeches given during the tntermis- sions, t may well be said that the invigorating climate puts even more pep and punch into them than usual
 There are all kinds of climates in Alaska: in some sections, particu- larly on the coastwise slopes of the Alaska range. the residents may be obliged to pass from their homes to the +heaters through snow tunnels. Snow a depth os 63 feet has been known to fall during q winter season.
 On the southern coast the ther- mometer rarely reaches zero and the winters are pleasant and mild; in marked contrast to the real interior, the Yukon Valley country for eX- ample. where the temperature some times descends to SO0 below. In all
 
 sections, however, wherever there are. theaters, the entir population turns to them eagerly to relieve the tedium of long and dreary nights or to break the monotony of the months of lonely prospecting a. mong the mountains; and so the four minute message is brought to them all.
 Where there are no theaters, the Four Minute Men have not hesitated to avail themselves Of all kinds of ready-made audiences to present their patriotic appeals: Balls, par ties, 1eaS, games, gatherings of all sorts and conditions of people, glad ly pause to hear the four minute message of the Four Minute Men of Alaska.
 Even out among the frozen soli- tudes they go behind their twinging teams of huskies; or up and down the great rivers to distant camps and fisheries; wherever there are Garcias, these intrepid patriots will be found carrying the message of courage and conviction, of service, and of sacrifice.
 Results have bulked big in sales of War Savings Stamps and of Liberty Bonds; while food conserva- ton has been carried to such a de- gree that even the natives deny themselves sweets ,the supreme re- nunCiation on their part.
 The Four Minute Men of Alaska are making good on a mighty diff cult ioD.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-08-01
To Cure a Cold in One Day

Take LAXATIVE PROMO QU1N- NE Tablets. Druggists rafunA money if 1t fails to cure. B. ". GROVES signature Is on each box soc. Wed
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-10-17
DON'T DISAPPOINT THE BOYS
Pershing Troops Want to Beat the
Germans and You Can Help.

A disappointed boy is one Of the
most tragic things there is.
When q boy wants something, he
wants it desperately, with every nerve
in his brain and body.
And if he fails to get 1t he is over
Whelmed, hardly able to go on living.
THERE is JUST ONE THING
PERSHING'S BOYS WANT.
You know what that is: To beat
the Germans.
And they know 1t can't be done with
out all the money the people at home
can spare.
They know, too, that the hour has
struck for us to give that money.
They will learn right away whether
the Fourth Liberty Loan is being fully
subscribed or not.
They will be sitting there in their
trenches, the dugouts, Or the "Y" huts
waiting to find out.
Can't you imagine the cheers when
they hear the loan has gone over"
Can you imagine them disappointed?
ARE WE GOING TO DISAPPOINT
THEM?
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-10-17
LIBERTY CHORUSES BIG AID
characterization of the Foreign-Born
Helps Boost the Fourth
Loan.

There is a marked difference In the
third and fourth Liberty loans in the
amalgamation of fOreign-born citizens
with those of native birth.
"Since the third loan we have come
to know each other better and to ap-
preciate the contributions each makes
toward the new democracy which Is
the outgrowth of the war;" said Mrs.
Constantine Howard Of the Foreign
Language division.
The Liberty chorus of more than 100
voices-representing 80 nationalities-
organized under her leadership, is one
Of the great features of the present
campaign.
I'm the previous campaigns the for
eign-bOrn workers limited their efforts
largely to awakening an interest in
bond investment among their own ma
tionalities. Now" continued Mrs
Howard, "they are selling the bonds to
us, but owing to difference in organ
izatiOn the amounts subscribed to the
fourth loan by the various nationali-
ties will not average so much in reality
as they have done heretofore.
"Their enthusiasm has awakened an
understanding Of the real purpose of
the war both among their own peo-
pies and among native-born Americans.
Those who came here seeking freedom
from oppression have taught us by
their enthusiasm to value ever more
highly that liberty of which we once
sung perhaps more with our lips than
our hearts.
1.-The ever increasing demands for
the appearance of the Liberty chorus
In Chicago and throughout the district
at patriotic events is the best proof Of
the responsive chord which our for
e1gn-born peoples have evoked in
American consciousness
Through the Liberty loan and the
need for universal sacrifice for a COM
mon cause has come a wealth Of civic
betterment, as well as the necessary
funds to carry on the fight for world
wide liberty. We are being welded
into united peoples through sacrifice.
The gold stars which dot the service
flags all over the nation-the lending
of every available dollar has united us.
"What is your community doing to
stimulate this social consciousness in
to active patriotic expression? If you
are allowing line to remain between
foreign-born and native Americans the
true message of the Liberty loan is
not reaching the inner consciousness
Of your community.
'This work Of Americanization will
go on when the immediate need for
raising funds to fight the war to a
finish has passed. Nothing can be
more inspiring Or hopeful for a correlat-
ed community life than the entire OBJ
liberation Of racial differences which
had It's beginning during the third loan.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-10-17
U-BOATS SINK 2 u. S.
SHIPS, | JAP, l BRITISH
About 900 Persons Perish as Result OF
Hun Piracy-Women and
Children Die.

London, Oct 1.-THE Dublin mail
boat LeinSter has been torpedoed, ac-
cording to the Exchange Telegraph
company 1t is believed that about
400 persons persisted.
an Atlantic Port, Oct. 1.-The
American steamship TicOnderoga, an
overseas service cargo carrier Of 5,l3O
tons, has been torpedOed and sunk on
its way to France, probably with a
heavy loss of life. Twenty survivors
Of the ship, wounded or suffering from
exposure, were brought here by a
British vessel
The remainder of those aboard the
TicOnderOga, said to number about 2oU,
were reported to have persisted. 1t
was said that the ships boats were
shelled by the submarine, accounting
for the wounded among the survivors.
Seventeen of the survivors were
American soldiers, being part Of a de-
tachment detailed to care for horses
which the ship was transporting.
New York, Oct. 1.-THE American
steamship Deepwater, $500 tons gross
register, has been sunk, presumably by
an enemy submarine, according to in
formation received in shipping circles
here.
A British Port, Oct. 1.-THE Jap
anese steamship Hirano Maru of 1885
tons gross has been torpedoed and
sunk. 1t is feared that POI of the 800
aboard were lost. Among the victims
were two nurses, three Japanese wom-
and seven children.
The Hirano Maru was outward
bound for Japan and carried about 200
passengers. The vessel was torpedoed
and sunk by a German submarine
early on Friday morning when about
300 miles south of Ireland.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-10-17
BIG US. TRANSPORT is
WRECKED; 400 MEN LOST
One Hundred Bodies Washed UP on
Scotch Coast-S*lip Run Down
in Storm.

London, Oct. 12.-Upward Of 400
American troops and members Of the
crew are missing after a collision be-
tween the 12,OOO-ton British steamer
Otranto and another British vessel off
Islay island.
More than 1000 were aboard the
Otranto, including 700 American SOL
diers and crew Of nearly 300.
Islay is one of the islands OF the
inner Hebrides off the southwest coast
of Scotland near North channel, which
separates Scotland and Ireland.
A hundred bodies have already been
washed ashore.
The Otranto collided in stormy sea
with the steamship Kashmir. The col
lision was due to a failure Of the
AS the Otranto was being driven to-
ward the rocky coast of the island Brit
ish destrOyers fastened to the rescue
and did heroic work
Most of the soldiers jumped over
board. The first destroyer picked up
all she could possibly hold, being COM
PEELED to steam away when overloaded.
This destroyer raced to shore with be-
tween 300 and $50 survivors.
Twenty soldiers that had jumped
overheard were seen to be hurled by
the sea againsth the islands rocks.
They were later rescued while cling
ing to wreckage and were taken to
Belfast.
The Otranto was hurled against the
reefs before it was possible for the de-
stroyer which arrived first on the scene
to give further aid.
The Otranto was a vessel Of 1924
gross tons, built in 1909 and owned by
the Oriental Steamship Navigation
company. She hailed from Belfast.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-10-17
BUDGET YOUR BOND BUYING
~. BY MISS GRACE DIXON,
Federal Reserve Director for Women
Seventh District

Federal Reserve Director for Women
Seventh District.
Budget your bonds. Include payments
on Fourth Liberty Loan bonds with the
meat and groceries-as essentials of
everyday life. Surely Government in
surance is as necessary an investment
as fire or life insurance, which are
included in the regular expenses of the
household.
If you have never tried a budget,
start NOW. Sit down and figure what
must be set aside for actual necessi-
ties, for recreation, charity, or as a
sinking fund. Ask yourself whether
the amount is adequate.
Then inventory the amount Of bonds
you are now carrying. Ask yourself
whether that amount is adequate in
comparison with your table or the sum
you spend for amusement.
See if you cannot increase your sub
scriptiOn before the close of the Fourth
Liberty Loan campaign. A first pay
ment now-even If made at a sacri-
f1ce-will give you courage to meet fu-
ture payments.
Place your bond payments at the be-
ginning-not the end-of your budget.
They are the greatest investment in
the world for you, yourself, for your
future success and your peace of mind
when "the boys come home"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-10-17
BERL LINERS WEEP JOYFULLY
Crowds Throng the Streets All Night
Waiting for Extra News
papers.

Copenhagen, Oct. 14.-Thousands of
workers thronged the streets of Ber-
lin all night waiting eagerly for the
first "extra" telling of Germany's re-
DIV to President Wilson, according to
dispatches from the capital.
At ten o'clock the first extra" was
issued. Hundreds of thousands of
copies were snatched up as fast as
they were put on the street. The news
was received with unbounded enthus-
iasm, the women shedding tears Of JOY
and crying, "Thank God! Peace"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-10-17
Shortage in Potato Crop.

Madison, Oct. 13.-Although the po-
tato situation in Wisconsin this win
ter and next spring VII not compare
with the shortage of two years ago, it
is estimated the 1913 crop will be from
three to six million bushels less than
the 1917 crop, and it may run to 10,-
100000 bushels less, The monthly
crop report issued by W. F. Callander,
estimated the production of potatoes
at approximately 31.379,000 bushels
this year as against 34,99S000 bushels
q year ago The hot, dry summer and
fall. the potato blight and leaf hop
per are said to have combined to cut
short the crop.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-10-17
NOBODY EVER DOES ENOUGH.

This officer was at home with a
shattered arm and several other
wounds. Work Of the most arduOus
kind had won him seven "brisques," or
wound stripes. He heard that the Of
fensive had been resumed against the
Germans and he put on his exit" to re-
turn to his company.
"But your arm is brOken!'' said his
father
"No matter. have perfectly good
plaster cast on it.
"You have done enough, ANYWAY. Let
the rest fight 1t out"
Nobody ever does enough. Good
byw
That applies to every American who
Is asked to lend to the United States
on fourth Liberty bonds. Buy more.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-10-17
CHATEAU THIERRY BOY TALKS
Put the Liberty Loan Over From the
Jump, Says Wounded Hero.
BY PRIVATE SIGURD ARNVIG,
A Chateau Thierry Hero.


GArnvig gave a leg at Chateau
Thierry. He had been in the United
States only eighteen months when he
volunteered on the outbreak of the
war. He is now helping put the loan
over in Chicago, on crutches.]
At the Chateau Thierry fight the
Yanks were given a position to hold.
The French officers in consultation
said we were q unit in the strategy
we needn't hold absolutely-we might
yield temporarily, go back little, re-
treat here and there.
Well, we couldn't see the use Of not
holding a position we were to hold.
We didn't want to go back when we
were supposed to go forward. The
Stars and Stripes look best at the head
Of the parade, anyway. And so the
others had to do the falling back. We
went right ahead-strategy or no STRAIT
egy-and we took the objective. We
gave all we had; we put 100 per cent
of our best into it. We stopped the
Germans right away-all at once.
Now have an idea that the way to
put over Fourth Liberty Loan drives
is just that If we have a six billion
dollar loan to put over in few days
there is just one thing to do: Put it
over from the jump. What's the good
of strategic stalling and postponing?
Let's go to the objective without stop
ping for breath. Do it as we won out
at Chateau Thierry. Hit hard, keep
going, and never slow up until the OBJ
jective is attained.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-10-17
MUST KEEP UP FULL SPEED
Secretary Says Peace Talk Shall Not
Interfere With the Liberty
Loan.

Washington, Oct. 15.-"Whatever be
the result of the peace proposals, the
war department must proceed at full
speed with men and supplies, and the
people must support the army until the
boys are back with the fruits Of vic
tory safe and assured"
Secretary Of War Baker, home from
a seven weeks intensive study Of the
western battle line, brought the above
tidings to nation discussing the leu
ton peace reply.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-10-17
WISCONSIN NEWS
STATED IN BRIEF
Geographic Chronicle of State
Happenings.
FIRE WIPES OUT 20 TOWNS
Wisconsin and Minnesota Losses VIII
Reach Far Into MiIIions-Hospit-
ais Are CroWded-Potato
Crop Shortage.

St. Paul, Mimi, Oct. 15.-Estimates
from all points in the zone swept by
forest fires place the number Of dead
al more than coo persons, with about
~ villages wiped out and property
lost that will run for into the millions.
The number Of dead at one point is
1G3, while at another it is 100.
The fires are still burning, but the
wind has abated somewhat. Schultz
Lake was on fire and meager reports
declared that so persons were
trapped.
The first relief train from the fire
zone arrived in st. Paul, bringing more
than 200 refugees. More than score
OF these were injured and taken to
hospitals here.
Physicians, nurses and supplies
were sent to every available point in
the district by st. Paul and Minneap-
Oils.
Duluth, Mimi, Oct 15.-With be-
tween 800 and 1000 persons dead or
missing, at least 1900 made homeless
and IA towns wiped out, five terrific
forest fires swept across the northern
parts Of Wisconsin and Minnesota, lay
ing trail Of desOlatiOn and ruin in
their wake.
The towns which were destroyed are
Etiquette, BrOOkSton, BrevatOr, Co
roma, Adolph, Odenah, Oneida, Carey,
Basey, Bundy, Thompson, Arnold,
Lake Moose and Wright Refugees
who fed through the ruins Of these
towns in their effort to escape the
flames declared they had seen many
charred bodies in the SmOldering
ashes. In the Duluth morgue there
were IS bodies, % Of which have been
in some measure, identified.
Besides these, hundreds of small set
Elements and isolated homes of set
tiers have been destroyed. One train
which pulled in here was afire and
other coaches and cars in the North
ern Pacific yards caught from it. One
hundred and eighty-tWo coaches in all
were brned. The tiGber and prop
erty loss, now estimated at many mil
lions, will, beyond q doubt, surpaSs
in amount the toll taken by any pre-
viOuS fire in this region.
Superior, oct. 15.-All schools, halls
and many churches and private homes
of Superior have been opened to refu
gees from the fire devastated area of
northern Minnesota.
More than 5000 persons have been
brought here by relief trains.
Freight cars were pressed into
service to transport the fleeing set
tiers of the farming districts, who
were assembled on the railroad tracks
to be picked up, none Of them with
more than their clothes on their backs
and many but partH clothed.
The hospitals are filed to overflow
ing with burned me-l, women and chill
Gren.
There were more than Il score of fire
alarms in Superior during the night
Ond early morning, due to flying sparks
carried 10 or II miles by the high
winds
Rumors are that the fires were Of
incendiary origin. The loss in SUI
periOr was small.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-10-17
YANKEE PLANES STOP HUNS
in Greatest Air Battle of
History.

London, Oct. 14.-Agency dispatches
tell the story of how an enemy coun-
ter-attack was wiped out by "an
American-allies airplane Armada" as
one paper describes it. One account
places the number of machines at $50,
calling it the greatest air attack in his
tory. American guns on the ground
were credited with shooting down 50
enemy planes.
Fires suggest a further enemy re-
treat before Pershing's army.
The Paris Matin says scattered
units of Won Bohn's army are aban-
doning their arms as the Bulgarians
recently did.