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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-08
NAN'S SILENT GRIP
WON, SAYSGEDDES
First Lord Of Admiralty, in
Address, Says Worlds Fate
Turned on Sea Pivot.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, Wednesday, December 4.
The work of the British navy dur
ing the war was lauded by Sir Eric
Geddes, first lord of the admiralty,
in his address opening the ''sea power"
exhibition of pictures and relics in Lon
don today.
The sea power of the British navy,
from the very outbreak of the war,
he declared. held all the fleets of the
world in silent grip, crushed the life
out of the enemy countries and as
sured the freedom of the world by it's
efforts.
Sir Eric pointed out that it was the
assistance of the navy which had en-
abled coal. food and munitions to be
sent to Italy and France. while Great
Br1taln's own munitions for the west
ern front had been carried on the
which had enabled the British expe-
dictionary force to be conveyed to
France, in which operations more
than 100000 men. all told. had been
conveyed with a total loss from all
causes of less than 5000 men.
enabled the operations to be carried
on in Mesopotamia, Macedonia and
Palestine and which had brought
about a condition of things which
resulted in the breakdown of Bull
garia, while behind the navy was the
blockade which crushed the life out
of the central powers and made them
sue for peace.
From 1914 to 1917, Sir Eric stated,
the tenth cruiser squadron had kept
under guard a stretch of sea 500 miles
long, from the Orkneys to ireland, and
had intercepted $4,000 ships taking
supplies to enemy countries. AL
though >this work had been accom-
plished for the most part in the dead
of night or in bad light, amid tenn
pests and billiards., less than per
cent of vessels succeeded in passing
the lines of the blockade.
The British navy, British sea power,
Sir Eric concluded, had been the pivot
on which the fate, not only of the
war, but of the world, had turned.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-08
AID PROPAGANDA
Former Leaders Engage in Cam.
paign for Bolshevism.

PARIS; December (Havas).-A
number of formerly prominent lead
ers in AuStria-Hungary have arrived
in Switzerland with large sums of
money to further a campaign of boil
sheviSm elsewhere than in Switzer-
land, the Zurich correspondent of the
Journal says he learns from reliable
source.
Among the men are the former
grand admiral of the imperial fleet,
a former ustro-Hungarian foreign
minister and a former member of
the Hungarian cabinet. The cor
respondent adds that other men are
to be sent to Alsace-Lorraine to
spread boIshevism
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-08
new REPORTS SHOW
HUN BRUTALITY
British Prisoners Died Of
Starvation Zone Bright :
Spot" Revealed.

LONDON, Wednesday, December h
Two further reports were issued
tonight by the government commits
tee which has been investigating the
treatment of British prisoners Of wan
The first deals maiply with the treat
ment of men captured during the
spring offensives of 1918. and relates
largely to the employment of prison.
ers directly behind the German lines.
Like previous reports. it is a lonsa
shocking record of brutality and cali
lous neglect. Following are typical
extracts from testimony given by
prisoners who escaped to British or
French lines:
Several prisoners died of starvaS
ton at Ramcourt." Later deaths OF
starvation became even more numer-
GUS" When 1 left Bazaneourt about
dysentry, and half Of them were mere
living skeletons" There was q lot
of sickness at Cappey, caused from
lack of food and exposure. No at
tempt was made to remedy these con-
ditions."
Youths of 90 Look to Be 40.
Large numbers of prisoners no
longer fit to work behind the German
lines were sent to Heilsberg, East
Prussia, or Trelon, in Prussian Poland.
A witness, describing the arrival OF
about 800 of these prisoners at Heils-
berg early in October, says they were
mostly stretcher cases and were taken
to the hospital. but many OF those
sent to the camp were SO weak they
could hardly walk. He says that
youths. of twenty years looked like
men forty years old.
At Trelon, which is supposed to be
a hospital for prisoners disabled while
working on the western front, con-
ditions were even worse. The place
was supposed to accommodate 400, but
there were about a thousand there.
There was but one doctor in attend
ance on the men. many of whom were
in shocking condition.
Gone Bright Spot.>'
Only one bright spot is found in the
narrowing record. This relates to the
Deynze hospital for the 4th German
Army, where although many supplies
were short, prisoners received care
full treatment and adequate food. in
GLIDING wine and eggs when neces-
Sary.
The second report, which is dated
October %. says that the conclusion
was reached that events in the camps
attached to the 10th Army Corps
point to a deliberate policy of vim
dictiveneSs, with definite purpose OF
reducing the health of officer prison
ers. 1t is said that this impulse
sprang from responsible German au-
thorities and was directed by them.
The war ministry did not interfere
for the alleged reas,on that it had no
authority over the commander of any
army corps. The committee says that
this seems mere pretense.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-08
RED CROSS TRAINS TAKE
SUPPLIES TO PRISONERS

PARIS, Wednesday. December A.
Three sanitary trains have been
rushed by the American Red Cross
from Switzerland to Rastatt, where
$500 American prisoners have been
confined. The trains were loaded with
food and clothing, and more trains
have been arranged for. The Ameri-
can Red Cross commission in Switzer-
land has arranged for the United
States government. to, pay all costs
due Switzerland for transportation
and also that France will furnish oil
and coal. as Swiss railroads are suf-
fering from a lack of fuel.
Two Swiss physicians left Bern last
week with funds for American pris-
oners. Great difficulties are being en-
countered in Germany in raising
funds, as German banks are not per-.
mitted to pay out more than 200 marks
at one time or more than 600 marks
weekly. The Swiss mission was ap-
pointed before Germany allowed
to enter.
Three hundred American officers ar
rived at Bern yesterday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-08
Many in Pitiable Condition.

LONDON, December Thirty
American soldiers released from a
German prison camp in West Prussia
landed at Leith, Scotland, yesterday,
with one thousand British prisoners
of war, many of whom were in an
emaciated and pitiful condition.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-02
MINUTE MEN ARRANGED FOR
 COMING WEEK
Tomorrow Evening Judge Robert Jennings Will Speak at Coliseum
 Theatre.

The Four Minute Men who vii appear this evening at the picture shows are H. P. Crowther at the Coliseum, J. A. Smiser at the Pal ace, and John Rustgard at the Dream
 Tomorrow evening Judge R. w Jennings will speak at tho Coliseum l.. w. Storm at the Palace and z R. Cheney at the Dream.
 The following schedule has been ar ranged for next week
 Monday:-G. c. Vim at the Coli scum; L. L. Harding at the Palace Rev. D. B. Waggorer at the Dream
 Tuesday. M. Mathews at the Palace, l.. D. Henderson at the Dream; J. B. Marshall at the Coli scum.
 Wednesday:-Rcv. E. S. Bollingel at the Palace; V. C. Genn at the Coliseum; Dr. Wm. Pallister at the Dream
 Thursday: :-Dr. J. H. Condit al the Coliseum; B. A. Rossellc at the Dream; R. E. Robertson at the Pal ace.
 Announcements for Friday and Saturday evenings will be given lat CT on.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-02
INSTRUCTIONS ARE RECEIVED FROM CUNN|SON Wired from Seattle Re- garding Market Con-
 ditions There for
 Substitutes. ADVICE TO ALASKANS They Are to Use Every Endeavor to See That
 Consumers Buy Substitutes.
ADVICE TO ALASKANS

Federal Food Administrator for Alaska Royal A. Gunnison wires from Seattle this morning concern ing available substitutes on Sound markets and issues instructions to dealers in foodstuffs relative to the plan or pound -for-pound program now in force to the end that wheat flour may be saved:
 Investigation Seattle mar
 ket discloses rice and rice flour
 in considerable quantities, same
 cream of barley, rolled oats
 and soya beans visible. No
 corn meal now, but expected
 in about two weeks; other
 substitutes will come slowly in
 any quantities. Advise dealers
 on Gastineau Channel and Food
 Administrators on coast. Al
 so notify dealers to place or
 ders for substitutes immed-
 lately and continue to sell
 pound for pound until stock
 substitutes exhausted, then to
 advise the Federal Food Ad-
 ministrators and resume sale
 of wheat flour using all possi-
 ble vigilance to prevent un-
 necessary buying by consum-
 CTS. When substitute stock is
 replenished dealers will re-
 sume pound for pound sales.
 The above wire is pursuant to g promise of the Feedral Food Admin istrator to advise Alaskan merchants as to the status of substitutes or the Seattle market The authoriza tion to dealers to go back to or dinary and regular sales of whea after stocks of substitutes are ex hausted, and until stocks are re plenshed, is to the end that thu dealers and consumers may not bt inconvenienced or embarrassed il any way. However it is under stood that as soon as merchant have replenished their stock with thu various substitutes, which they ar' requested to do immediately, the. must again put in force the pount for pound program, that is. whel wheat flour is sold an equal quan tity of some substitute must also b' sold
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-02
HAYNES MINISTER WILL
 PREACH SUNDAY IN
 PRESBYTERIAN CHURCt

Rev E. L. Winterberger of Haines will deliver the sermon at the Pres byterian church tomorrow morning One of the young Native men from Metlakahtla will sing solo. Come out and see how these young Native boys are progressing in all things religious. In the evening the pas tor will deliver sermon on the second coming of Christ. You are interested in Bible prophecy these days, and you will be helped by hetaring the sermon. You are also invited to the Bible School at IF: l5
 Dine at the Gastineau. Conceri every evening.
 Everybody reads THE EMPIRE
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-02
OLD TIMER IN HOSPITAL

Cornelius Jillson of Katalla, was struck in the right eye by a spruce bough, while going through the woods near his home last October
 A seevre inflammation of the eye resulted and the sight has failed steadily
 Mir. Jillison came to Juneau for treatment by Dr. William Pallistei and is now in the General Hospital It is probable that the eye will have to be removed to forestall sym pathetic inflammation in the left eye which is also weak.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-02
WILL LEAVE ON ALASKA

Mrs, Cassie Secrest expects to leave for the south on the Alaska and will visit with her sister until MT. Secrest arrives from Ellamar where he is now engaged in diamond drill work. Miss Sylvia Koskey will Accompany Mrs. Secrest south and will enter a business college to in ish her training as a bookkeeper
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-02
suRperrE WYNN CALLED

Burdett Vim who returned from the south recently to await his call to duty in the Naval Reserve, yes terday received word to report at once and will leave on the steamer Alaska for the south.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-02
NATIVES HAVE DANCE

Last night at Winter < Ponds Two by Four Hall large gathering of Natives spent an enjoyable even ing at dancing and general merry making The affair was arranged by David Willard in honor of the Ma tive visitors from Klukwan and Haines who are in the city attend ing the court session. Refreshments were served during the evening.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-02
<T T SF
 METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH
c. T. Mcqueen, Pas.or) Sunday February 3rd, 1918.)

Subject of sermon, The Glory ol Christian Self-Sacrifice."
 Sunday School, 12:15 p. m. Epworth League 6:15 D. m. Topic: "Epworth League Goals and How to Reach Them" Leader MT. D. Fem- met.
 Evening worship at 7:S0 D. m. Subject of sermon: "Tho Problem of Ability (To each According to his Several Ability" Several economi- cal questions will be answered in this address.
 A cordial invitation is extended to all to attend these services. NORTHERN LIGHT PRES6Y-
 TERRAIN CHURCH
 Corner Fourth & Franklin George Gladstone Bruce. Pastor) Morning Worship Il a. m. Rev. E. L. Winterburger of Haines Alaska, will deliver the sermon. Bible school at 12:15.
 Sunday school at Thane. 10 a. m Evening Worship at 7:30.
 Subject: Our Glorious Hope The pastor will use those texts of the Bible that tell of the second com ing of Christ.
 Mid-week service for prayer and Bible study at 7:30 Wednesday ev ening. A cordial invitation is extended to you to be present at the services of the church.
 PRESBYTERIAN NATIVE CHURCH
 David Waggoner, Pastor) l 10:S0-Bible Service. 7:0O-Evening Service.
 TOO, Wednesday, Mid-week Prayer meeting A cordial invitation is given to at tend these services. Rev. Edward Marsden will preach the sermon at the Sunday evening service Special music will be giv ! en by the visiting friends from Met lakahtla. ~ GREcco-RUssiAN CHURCH. Rev A. P. Kashevaroff Rector 1O:O0 a. m-Divine Liturgy of St John Chrysostom. 12;30-Sunday School. 6:OO p. m.-Sunday Vespers. # + ' scANpiNAvtAN LUTHERAN
 MISSION (Rev. Martin l.. Larson, Pastor) There will be Divine service a 2:30 p. m. in the Presbyterian church All are invited. l + < t
 CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
 Services are held every Sunday 2 Il a. m. in the Church of the Chris tian Science Society of Juneau ol Fifth Street between Main and Sew i. ard. Tomorrow's subject will be Love" {, Sunday School at 12:30 p. m. ev cry Sunday.
 Free reading room at the Churcl Wednesday and Saturday afternoon 2:30 to 5:30.
 . q .
 CATHOLIC CHURCH | 0-Workingmen's mass and sei mon.
 900 D. m.-Sunday School.
 7:30 D. m.-Rosary Instruction an, Benediction.
 S:00-Mass and Communion. 10:30-High Mass.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-02
FINE COMMERCIAL R1mTma

Tho Empffe Printing OomH9yu Job Printing Department b bef$>e equipped for flns commercial and r ciety printing than any printing oflce in Alaska. New mAch1negy and equipment has rscsntly been h. tailed. and moro is un0ee Way. 1Aee ss prove thsss stapnsAb " sivias ss your order. q
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-02
Engraved visiting cards. wedding

nvitstions and announcements. and other society and business station cry: monogram dies and monogram auire stamping; and embossed O. ciety and business stationery--the hest on ths Pacific Coast. Leave or iers at the oflce of EMPIRE PRINT ING COMPANY. q
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-02
Any and all kinds of beau ty and hair work done by ex- perts. Mrs. Helen Houston, Cliff Apartments, Juneau.
LOST AND FOUND

FOUND-On Post Office floor No. 6O23 Fale and Towne key Owner can have some by calling at Empire and paying for this adv.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-02

Evsrybody reaGs THE EMPIRE 1e Tima. When It Is Nsws.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-02
CARD READING

GOOD CARD READING at 106 Front St.. opp. Alaskan Hotel.
 WINT E R R T E s.
 You can't beat it. steam heated rooms with hot and cold running water in each for $10 and SIP tbe month. Tub and shower baths at the disposal of the guests. The most comfortable beds in town. big statements but come and see if they are not true.
 BERGMAN HOTEL
 Lee A. Kicker, Mngr.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-02

Let us stop that leak in that tar roof of yours. We can do it when You want it. at reasonable prices. 0nnltarg Plumbing. Phone 443. o1t WiIloughby Aye.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-02
TURKISH BATHS

HILLSIDn BATH HOUSn-Turkish Needle, Steam. shower and tub baths Ory and steam heat. 31S Front 0t Phone leS. ll.1S-tf
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-02
JUNEAU CHURCH SERVICES
HOLY TRINITY CATHEDRAL (Fourth and Gold Streets)
 (Rev G. D. Christian, Dean)
s {. + # f * + + + + < # * f 1

(Rev. Alwyn E. Butcher, Canon) Sexagesima Sunday, February 3rd, 1918.
 II a. m.-Holy Communion and sermon.
 12:30-Sunday school.
 The Rev Canon Butcher will preach on "The Seed, the Word of God"
 All are cordially invited to attend Friday next, meeting of the Cath edral Ladies' Guild at the home of Mrs. F. F. w. Lowle. Choir practice Friday evening.
 4 + + MErHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-02

FOUND-18-ft boat, flat bottom, square stern, small cabin forward, blue color. Engine bed in place. Found at the Bar about Dec. 20, 1917. owner can have same by claiming and proving ownership, paying for this notice and a reas- enable keepers fee. Kindly make claim at the office of U. s. Marshal, Juneau
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-02

"All tho News An shs 11ne." ."
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-02
FOR RENT-Apartments

FOR RENT-2. 5 and 4-room fur nished housekeeping. $8 up; reason able. "The cozy corner of Juneau" Clin Apartments, near Court House.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-02

LOST-Pair of eye glasses on Willoughby avenue, between La Frances Store and Post Office. En- quire Brown, at s. J. Arneson Jew elhy Store.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-02
MISCELLANEOUS

OCHOLAR0HIPe-Any scholarship you mlgAt ssIect in the International Cofrespondence School. Scranton. n. AAlroee scAolaFship. Empire.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-02

Everybody reads THE EMPIRE
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-30
.3mIdt1MlAanteH
OPPORTUNITY.

IL. By Walter Malone. They do me wrong who say I come n1
 more
 When once knock and fail to find
 you in; For every day I stand outside your sOo| And bid you wake and rise to fight and Vail not for precious chances passe) away, Weep not for golden ages on the wand Each night burn the records of the tiayI At sunrise every soul Is born again. Laugh like boy at splendors that hav|
 sped; To vanished joys be blind and desf all
 dumb: My judgments seal the dead pit wtt|
 it's dead.
 But never bind a moment yet to com Though deep in mire. wiring not you
 hands and weep;
 lend an arm to all who say: II can No shamefaced outcast ever sank so dee But yet might rise and be again anna Dost thou behold thy lost youth
 aghastf
 post reel from rishtsou. retributioa
 blow?
 Then turn from plotted archives of q And find the futures passs whits
 snow Art thou mournsr! Rouse thee fro Art a a sinner? % Sins may be forrlssn Each morning gives thee winee @
 from hell;
 Each night star to guide thy fet hea ven. x N k =
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-30

 The ex-crown princes valet. who was kicked out after 20 years of faith ful service without even letter of has been getting even by granting interviews
 !. ;. x You never can tell what the future will bring forth. but so far, only a small percentage of Americas soldiers have written books about the war.
 < # + King George and Queen Mary were able to entertain their distinguished guests without borrowing any spoons from the neighbors.
 < # < Sober second thought seems to have convinced Villa that the time is not propitious for demonstration along the Mexican border.
 < x # Tn spite of bone-dry conditions there were surprising number of Christ mas headaches in this part of the country.
 Lloyd Georges sweeping victory in England shows that the Britons know how to appreciate 100 per cent demo- crat.
 Tn the nature of things a bald-head- ed officer ought to be at least a colo mel. but there are many exceptions.
 :*. < a. Democracy will not make much head- way in Germany until the machine gun is eliminated from politics.
 4: # # Herb. Asquith lost his seat in Parlia- h1ent Things haven't been breaking well for Herb. lately
 4. 4 Y After experimenting so long with opium. China will discover that beer has little kick
 * < # Now that the war is over, it is possible to get in a word edgewise about baseball.
 < < * The Late Frau Wagner has some of the attributes of Prussian field mar shal
 # * * At any rate the Huns know exactly what Mr. Hoover thinks of them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-30

ing twenty hydroplanes was on the scene ready for instant action. Had the Germans attempted treachery the twenty machines could have de- stroyed the entire German fleet.
 The planes ascend from land or the deck of ship several thousand feet in the air, then swoop down like a hawk on its prey at speed of 150 miles an hour, to within fifty feet of the sea. Resuming horizontal course, they discharge torpedo di- rectly at the enemy ship and climb again to safety in the clouds. The vessel attacked has no time to train her guns on the plane. How it has been made possible to discharge a torpedo in the air without wrecking the plane has not been disclosed, but experimental tests caused serious ac- cidents, in one instance an airplane having been demolished by it's own torpedo before it could escape.
 Scientists in all parts of the world were working with such feverish en- erey on instruments of destruction that if the war had continued the land tank, the sea tank and the phantom torpedo| no doubt would have been followed by other ingenious devices more deadly than any of their prede- cessors.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-30
oLD-TIME SLANG

From the New York Times. In the London Times literary supple ment Mr. Marion H. Spielmann, the historian of Punch, presents the fruits of his search for contemporary slang in the English dramatists from 1886 to l6i6 He even constructs a dialogue be. tween two lieutenants, who use express sions supposed to be modern slang, but taken from plays or poems. For each expression MT. spielmann gives the au- thority without quoting the passag ge. Thus:
 T bar that blinking idiot oh, for
 stone to hit him in the eyel Fact is,
 my boy, he knows our next push is
 going to do for him.
 It is ingenious enough but when you come to read the cento you discover that is it largely composed of proverbial ex- pressions. old slang that is not modern, or words that have not in the original the modern sense. In Horatio's You are not fit" the adjective has not exactly one of it's modern meanings as in feel HE Llt. AHyb bOuJ NhO, tdhSS thS tiONStS to hunt up MT. Spielmanns citations will find that he is simply indulging in a game of mystfcation. Thus Ben Jonsons The Devil is Ass" Is the reference for "I'l tell you straight" Here straight means, of course. "straightaway." For "crack" in the sense of fine" Al" "Coriolanus," Is quoted. There crack means "a small boy" For mot in it' perfect ly irrelevant passage with int is the bolsterer. Our pleonastic "what!''- some day. what!'-is comically sup ported by the shakespearean ''I am per feet what" that is, T am certain what For beat the record there is a refer ence to the old play "Histrio Mastix." Persons with sufficient industry may verify 1t if they choose.
 Such a phase as fin the dumps quoted by MT Spielrnann. Is nc vul- garism or colloquialism or Slang, what ever dictionary makers may say about 1t. It Is good. respectable, Shakespearean English. Recall the ballad.
 For Witherington l make my moan.
 As one in doleful dumps.
 For when both legs were shotten off
 He fought upon the stumps.
 For one now common expression, per. fectly correct, great" MT. Spielmann does show us an original, for which we thank him. He refers to the ballad, Tn Percy's "Reliques,' of The Frolicsome Duke, or the Fortunate Tinker a de- scendant Of the old English tale from which springs the induction of The Tanning of the Shrew'.
 In a garden of state on the tinker they wait,
 Trumpets sounding before him; thought he, this is great. Great. too, and often meaty is slang; but it must not prevail.