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The Alaska daily empire., 1918-09-03
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NEW FALL HATS

Never before has this store shown more con- pete line of attractive millinery.
 These models have been gathered from every desirable millinery source and from manufacturers and designers of known repute
 Only one of a kind, exclusive in every sense or the word The material most favored for hats IS velvet with feather trimmed, the color IS black ana taupe with black predominatng. -,
 You are invited to personally inspect this special showing which will be exhibition WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY AFTERNOONS.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-09-03

THE EMPIRES classifieds pay.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-09-03
AMERICANS ARE
 THRASH|NC UP FROM THE A|SNE

(Continued from Page One)
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-09-03
QUALITY

Merchandise of qual- ity, the foundation on which this store was built. Our aim is to give the best for the price, no matter what the price may be.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-27
BIOLOGICAL CARRIERS
ORDERED BY MADOO
$90,000,000 Contract Goes to
American Car and Foundry
Company

Washington, April 27.---Drector Cen
eral McAdoo has placed orders for
80. 900 box and coal, cars to cost be-
tween $50. 900 and S9OOOO,OOO with
the American Car and Foundry Com
pany, at fixed prices which will repre-
sent about per cent profit. Announce
ment Of exact prices and specifications
were withheld pending completion of
contracts for construction Of 10000 ad-
ditional cars by other manufacturers
with whom John Shelton Williams, the
railroad administrations director Of
purchases Is negotiating over prices.
Two styles OF each kind Of car were
ordered. All will have steel bases and
frames, but will contain maximum OF
wood to save steel for the nations ship
building program. They will be COM
pleTed within six months and be put
into service for fall and winter hauling
This is the first order for rolling stock
placed by the railroad administration.
IT probably will be followed soon by con-
tracts for the construction Of 1000 loco
motives The ordering has been delayed
by disputes over price, the original bids
Of the builders providing for 10 per cent
or more profit.
The American Car and Foundry Com
pany, 1t Is understood, will distribute
the car order among it's various plants,
some of which are at Memphis, Pitts
burgh, Wilmington, Chicago. It. Louis,
Detroit. Buffalo, Indianapolis, Blooms
burg Pa. Huntington, w. Va. Berwick,
Pa. Milton, Pa Jeffersonyillc, Ind. ; st.
Charles. No. Tcrre HIautC, Ind, and
Depew, y. y.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-27
The
scheme
Abandoned

7
Won Lertz Hurriedly the German shifted
his hand to the interior of his silk hat
and under its protection read the mes
sage. Iuvoluntarily. his hands clutched,
For there sCrawlcd on the cardboard,
We're the words:
Affair abandoned. Too dangerous"
Won Lertz cOughed and at the sound
Harrison Grant and Dixie Mason turned
The German forced a smile.
"TVe changed my miud--er--that is
my headaches better" he announced
Wen stay"
THANK you," said Harrison Grant,
hopes are raised on veritable bomb Of
happiness. Miss Mason, may / have
this dance
Most certainly"
Happily. buoyantly they went toward
the ballroom, while Heinrich Won Lertz
stared after them.
Il wonder what that idiouc Yankee
meant by a bomb Of happiness, he
mused. could he have known what /
was plotting?"
The thought brought back the mem
ory Of that card, Once again he glanced
at il, then tore il to bits and stuffed II
in his pocket. Then, throwing his coat
to the check hoy, he strode toward the
ballroom.
Al any rate" he growled under his
breath, they haven't stopped prepara-
tiOns at the shack
Ana at the same moment the taNica h
containing the old bomb maker had
drawn to the curbing forty blocks away
where another cab stood waiting. \
figure came forth from the darkness and
pecred into the first cab.
AR" you there, Kroner?"
Yes"
AN right Everything's safe. Why
don't YOU hurry?"
There's no need. ! didn't use the
bomb"
you didn't use it?"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-27
Raise Liberty Loan Flag

Harrington. y. j., April 27.-Citizens
OF this place assembled last evening at
harrington avenue and Clement Bridge
road, following a short parade, raised
their new Liberty Loan nag and con-
Quoted patriotic program. Postmaster
I.all was I'm charge OF the celebration.
The parade included the police, borough
and the Parent Ieachers Association.
the quota was $500 erd the amount
sold more than 1900
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-27
On With
Another job

to work night and day to finish up
their job :"
4 muffled conversation Of an instant
more, then the taXis parted An hour
later, as Harrison Grant again danced
with Dixie Mason, and Won Lertz
seethed over the Illustration of his
scheme, a man hurried into ram
shackle old building on Staten Island,
near Fort Wadsworth, aroused the slum-
bering figures there and pushed them
toward a great thing Of polished steel,
nickel and brass that lay nine-tenths
finished before them.
Get to work :" he ordered. as this
the way Imperial Germany is to con-
Iuer the earthly sleeping?"
Grumbling, the men obeyed, The spy
looked about him.
Where's Schmidt
Here" came a voice from corner
where a man was unrOlltng himself
from dirty blanket.
"HOws that wireless cOntrolleT?'
TN having trouble with it,"
And yet you Sleep" The spy was
raging now. You get up here and find
out what's wrong and remedy II. That
working order-understand? II can't
fail. And what's more. it's night and
day work for every one of you meE
from now on. This thing must be ready
to launch the minute the fleet weighs
anchor. The Ansonia plots failed.
Everything depends on us now"
The men grumbled again in answer.
A curse from the spy and they settled
down to work--to put the finishing
touches on a wireless controller and on
torpedo large enough and powerful
enough to, tear even battleship to
fragments!f =
(NeXt Saturdays eplsOde-NO. 3-will be
the attempt TO torpedo the flagship Of the
great Atlantic fleet In the naTTOWs Of New
York hRrbqr during the feet review Of 1918,
thus blocking the hRrbOr aud bOttllnE up the
fleet as the beginning OF reign OF terror
In Ameriea,) ,-t'
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Continued from Page One


Continued from Page One
erred op tbe h,rl. Of fbo Hudson TO
'''0 '''''' W ."-
look at the tremendous battleships and
"a. glory II, ,b.tr .,,,,,.., and Effectiveness
~ ''''' ''''
And while they did So
-Four men were meeting again in the
.,,,t......,,.. cd. ,,..,.t..... .. ....
,,,n .a,,ar.I,,' -, ,i..r' r...,',
Won iap'n, kdrl Bo\-Et. IpT. Heinrich
Albert and their leader, Ambassador
pernstorrf .poi,,, .,,,,. ,,,i,,, ,b,,. dis,
''"' ''''' ''''.''
cuSsed reRar"HaE the SINKING OF the Luz
sitania and the possibility Of war At
last
il was Doctor Albert VINO was speak
ing, paving through the reports that uc
had dragged from, his haIo,eg r,rtfoIio .
'"u ' 7'' '''"' "'' ''''''" P"' '""'
"Mdrsden reports he announced,
chat the feeling in the West is quite
s,roro, ,,,.,r .r. t,,gi,,,,f, u-t,r, L.,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-27

SINGEK-VILLIER.-- Miss MARION NJ
1902 Rllgc ave, was married to EDWARD
SINGEN Of $3.50 Ridge aye by the Rey
Fails Of SchuylkiI Thurs, April 25
Reception will be held at the home OF the
bride Sat, April %. after which they Will
InnNn fmI Vow NnrlL.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-27

! TEIS1NG - LANDER. -- Mr.. and Mrs
/ George Itud,r, Of Tioga. uuEouu.n ~. ,u
! Eagemuut of their daughter, META. u
| join =. IElStNG Of Logan.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-27
The AnsOniu
Affair

the great Atlantic fleet wholly useless
N event Of war. Rather We have ar
ranged two schemes. One Of them is
planned for the Naval Bail at the An
'uu;a Hotel i'm New York tonight, which
win be attended by virtually every navi-
eating officer Of the fleet, Th" other l.
held IN reserve In case the attempt r.
night fails. II h. trIile more daring
and / might say. bit more spectacular.
Even his Imperial TIiEhuosS, the lim-
Jergr would delight in seeing it, Bu-
Dt course, we are holding that for tn"
coup dr'ctat as il were, in case IN" plan
tonight fails"
1t was as they discussed the details OF
their plot for tho night that Harrison
Grant hurried from his office IN the
Cr.m!nOiOgy club I'm answer To- call
"Thsy Want you IN the dIctograph
room ="
Ten minutes later the investigator or
crime lraped from ta\l around the
corner from the HGhcn2o'iern ,IIuh and
made his way TO the room adjacent 7,
the German meeting place. stewart and
rayauaugh were awaiting him auNiouslY.
something doing said stewart as
he raised his eyes. to his, chief. 'INe
been catching stuff for the last half
hour"
what about"
The Anson!a Hotel"
The Ansonia?" Grant came forward
'Ye.ss, Anything special going on there
,oHight?"
"A good deal" vas the qu'ck answer
Of Harrison Grant. The officers Of the
navy are going 10 have their review
bali there. Why?'
Because" and the operative leaned
closer to the dictoCraph' the iudica-
tons are that the Germans intend 10
blow il up, and our navy officers along
with it,
Impossible :" Harrison Grants face
went white Impossible Why, all the
navigating officers Of the feet are tu
be there touiEht-the whole brains Of
cripple our whole eastern system Of
defense -
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-27

the German piotter Harrison Grant 10
hurry forward at the signal of cav
"uaugh from the doorway. Grant found
him nervous, irritable.
The dangerous moment has come" lie
announced shortly. Look 80
Far at one side Of the room stood i
his fellow COuntry-pcople as they
strolled about after the dance. But as he
watched, Grant saw that the converse =
tlous wor" extremely short and that fol-
lowing each one. every German and his
companion turned toward the cloak
rooms. Billy Cavanaugh's voice broke
IN once more.
Hes warning them all TO leave"
said the operative. Hes been doing
il for Nm" last five minutes. Ilalf the
Germans i'm the place are gone now. It's
nearly time for th" attempt"
Harrison Grant bent close
"Spud the men to make t;.r rounds Of
the pdtrolmcn," t. ordered quickly.
Tell them To- keep their eyes open
wider than ever. Allow absolutely no
ole To- enter this hotel"
Yes sir.'
Double the guards on every door.
What has been done n regard tO the
other searches that / ordered"
Every tu.uC's been accomplished The
Of the whole place with pass keys Every
piece of baggage that cannot be youched
for has been examined. Nothing has
been found"
GOOD. Hurry to those patrolmen.
!
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-27
shoot
to Kill

gate aftvrward
Grant turned ar touch "u h.s arm.
i was Turner. his operative, assigned to
rye placed meu ni around mp there
the operative said. "IArr, were Two uI
three places at the head OF the dumb
walter and that sort of thing. that would
have mad" good hiding places. So J
took up chances
Correct Now p.rh oG, IL German and
Yes. sir And you--'
I'm do the same. as we'll as every
other member uG the ,'limuo.ogN club.
! want % know every move they are
making
Turner moved away. Harrison Grant
stepped forward, chatted "a moment with
a young woman Of his acquaintance,
then stared.
Before him. coming toward the young
woman at Nls elbow, was uu 3" IN. br'I'
test girl--to Harrison Grants cyes--that
o., had ever seen NlyNr. .pU h.lu '..t
dressed. full of the dash and yuryc thar
Harrison Grant So admT d, % rH. or'
ClSiNe IU her movements. %rt lhuru1SlIt
F giriish. there was au element about irl
that Harrison Grant had never before
noticed I'm another woman NpuINtllfG
within him seemed 20 leap, hesitate, then
begin To- thump NitE The uHchuy-- all
persistence of tTiphammcE Vaguely
Grant knew that IL was his heart. And
just as vaguely he knew that he was
being introduced 90 this brown-cycd,
smiling little being whose hand Wd> Su
small that IL seemed almost cruelty o.
press it--Yet with a grasp so firm and
steady that il carried with IL the sensing
touch of q true. strong companion
whose hair was black and Set brown
whose smile WAS fraul. and Vet elusive
whose whole being was Of the sort e.
otthralI Harrison Grant and 10 hold him
prisoner
Then sudden change. The beating
Of his heart slowed The sparkle of his
.IttIl IIb .ff1I| a
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-27

Don't ask any questions Back in
that cab Z"
But I've got the bomb, Won Lert2
said everything would be ready for me
l."
Everything is rcady--but i'm a way
that We didn't look for" answered the
SPY on the sidewalk. "l.oolk :"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-27
Flynn sends
Fifty Men

nifty men there. The police department
viii cooperate with a special guard
They win watch the outside II will be
ouy duty 10 guard the interior. Come
~ VIII pick up the rest of the members
of The club
tne a. the three mf.4 hurried away
4ntef-appearlns. fa'f1noped eelqhlist
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-27

Quickly and sur
re pit ! tiously he
pointed upward
Whore the fiHring
sign of the AnsOnia
Hotel blaZcd out
upon the night was
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-27
Motoreyelislla Leg Br0ksn

IIarid Samuel Chtley. ~ 673I North
N|0 ..|nrofcIl toI|id1 With an auto
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Dixie Mason with a sudden dctermina-
uou hc hurried forward, TO reach the
entrance just as Miss Mason came
forth. adjusting a loose fold of her opera
cloak. Grant bowed.
"Not going Miss Mason smiled
! assure you IL isn't my desire" she
said quickly Mr. Won Lertz SIMPLY
insists On ID, though. / never was hav-
ing better time in my lhem
Harrison Grant turned to smile into
the fac of Heinrich Won Lcrtz
surely you wouldn't spoil the pleas
ulr II any one 50 sweet as Mis- Mason"
81 can't help il. YOU know" answered
ltglnIch Won Lrrtz somewhat testify.
My head aches"
"Your head aches" Grant laughed.
And you're going home on account Of
that ia lose NY head for person
like Mis- Mason 9"
Nj Grant, you're Irish" Dixie
laughed up at him Grant smiled again
the things I'd like to say in the way
ia like 10 say them, But come now Mr.
Won LgrtZ, you're only Joking about leav-
ing. Why It's only midnight
"Nidnight?' Won Lcrt2 started. Then
we must go It's imperative. That
is -'
And while he hesitatcd and explained
a taxi had driven up outside at the
little triangle which divides Broadway
darkness within a hign checked, raw
boued man had started forward. "a grip
In his hand. only to be halted by a cow.
ering individual who shot forth from "A
bench at the sidewalk
Back in that cab 80 he ordered in
a whisper The raw-bOucd bomb-malSer
started.
bNg---
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-27
The Guarding
Arm l.
Absolute

upon tnr 0lR0t was
siihoucttcd the figure of a man. Ten
feet away was auuther--aud another
and another Down on the sidewalk a
solid Gordon Of police in uniform was
drawn about the building. Not a person
could approach without being seer--the
guarding arm Of the police was absolute.
And that's not ALL" growled the spy
on the sidewalk. That's just the begin
ming There are fifty Secret Service men
scattered about the entrances and the
areas. Bluer just signaled me by the
electric code that even the elevator
shafts are full Of them. I signaled
him back to tell Won Lertz that every
thing is off, As for you--mOve away
from here quick Thcrell be twenty
policemen on our shoulders in another
minute. :"
The taxicab turned swiftly In an
other moment if had vanished down tho
street, while in the hotel
Won Lert2 still stood at the entrance
Of the clOakroom arguing with Harrison
Grant and Dixie Mason, scant veneer
Of pleasantuess covering his words.
but ] simply can't stay" he was re-
peating for the tiftieth time, 81 tell
you my head aches"
And certainly something was causing
and the cold sweat to break forth on
his forehead Harrison Grant knew
what II was. From far away the chimes
Of d church had sounded midnight and
faded away into nOthingnesS. Grant
knew what Heinrich won Lertz was think
ing about--about the bomb and the fact
that he was virtually the only German
left within the confines Of the Ansonia
Hotel. And So that he might obtain
Il trine OF satisfaction against this cow
ardly plotter of Imperial Germany, he
deliberately turned to Miss Mason and
began the telling Of an incident which
could not he interrupted. And Grant
knew how the passing of every second
ate into the soul of Heinrich Won Lertz.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-27

Every member
of the Criminology
Club Nill attend
the naval bah to-
night as guests" he
ordered &c IA ie I
FLYNN ia eending
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-27

you heard what
| said. came tes-
tily from within the
taXicab. ITS up 10
you TO hurry, Get
out u the shack
and tell those men
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-27
Invited Blue
coats

ion, then, with "a short nod i'm acknowl-
edgment Of the Introduction 90 Grant, he
asked
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-27
To Bomb the
Hotel

to bomb that hotel tonight"
Harrison Grants brow wrnkled. lie
looked hurriedly at his watch
We can't get word 10 them now
Most OF them are away from their
ships at eEtertainments-lca the
ships with only skeleton crews Be
sides, we can't empty that whole hotel
some German bomb No, there must be
some other way-but Stewart, are you
certain about all thS?'
Here are my notes" came the an
swer Of the operative. "Non LCrtz came
into the club about a half hour ago.
Some old German who seemed to have
some deCeucy In his heart. was reading
the Abendpost and repeating an ,edi-
torial i'm il which said that the sinking
OF the Lusitania might cause war with
Germany He appeared to be worried
about Il, and that such a thing would
mean the death Of all of Germany $
ambitions Won Lertz listened 10 him for
a while and then began TO sneer at
him He said that after tonight II
would be impossible for the Uniaed
States TO declare war on any one. Then
-" Stewart referred to his shorthand
notes.-the used this sentence:
There's the AnsOnia, tonight. you
know And there's Kroner, who's fin
ishing his masterpiece in the way Of a
hQmb And when Kroner makes bomb
Il generally destroys what it's intended
for After he pays his little visit TO
the Ansonia tonight therell be no dam
ger OF America fighting any ONE
''And there wouldn't" echoed Harrison
Grant. mot with navy officers dead and
ffs turned 10 the telephone. A short
conversation and he was facing Stewart
and CavHnaugh again.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-27

\ few brief ac-
acknowledgements of
the pleasure of the
dance and I n r y
parted, Dixie Ma
son TO take her
place at the side Of
Lurr.I-D.n LtrnnA e.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-27

Then you'd bet
ter get word 70
them not TO at
tend =" came the
cold a u = w q r Of
Stewart, because
the plans are made
HHH
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-27

Then my dear
Doctor, your mind
may rest easy.
captain Won Papen
and I have ar
ranged a scheme
which will make
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-27

| men "A move =
ncnt Some one
Da SSed - and in
passing, slipped a
bit Of cardboard
into the Cupped
N a II l of Heinrich
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-12-28
New Mayor Is Connoisseur
Of Watermelons But Won't
Admit He Ever Stole 'En,

Unfortunately. Mayor Byron y
Shear, term Of office expires before
the watermelon season. That is. un.
fortunately, perhaps. for small boy,
The new mayor OF Oklahoma City
is a cDnnol,seur oi uatermclons lie
said so tofay II happens that lie was
born IN Wisconsin, .. state IN which
watermelon' are grown very l.ite
Ard as result, the small boys oi the
ne ghbofhood esteemed the fruit tor
vegetable " whatever II isJ very
highly
i won't aduit ,ha, I ever stole a
watermelon" Mr. Shear SAYS
Hul he doesn't deny tina, he DID puf.
lon EN- from farmer, and suSpl.
cion exists that lo,al small boy,
brough, into the police station on
charges Of stealing wa'e'meious
nigh, yet OF easily next summcr--li
Shear were only mayor
II may or may not have been due
10 his esteem for watermelon tha, led
the new mayor 20 Nudy law Tor
safety first. YOU know But anyhow
he studied law a. the Unycr'lty OF
Wisconsin, ami III 1872 came 20 Okla
homa where watermelon abound
II, me, and married no Ida "
Cunningham here IN 1903
Shear was appointed city attorney
by Former Mayor Fl Oyefholsef
when he assumed office nearly four
year, ago He has fought many bitter
legal battle, for the city During th,
waterwofk, campaign three year. agc
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-12-28
STATE NEWSPAPERS
ARE SENDING FILES

Back numbers Of state papers, re-
Gently scon,inued under a mi'appre-
hension OF a government ruling are
coming in again, say, Nj" Edith
Khcen, Librarian Of the state h.',ori-
cal society Nearly thee hundred
newspapers stopped subscription, and
It required a personal letter eSplana-
tory Of the ruling to get them back
IN the filing list
q II Coxcn Of the Well'ton News
informed the society ,ha, he had to
short" hi, Office files but. preferred
,ha, single copies he placed IN his
'orical i,le, NJ l. Penn Of the
Monitor issued at Maud. Okla, noti-
fled the society that he had again
printed missing numbers 70 complete
A file which he sent them.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-12-28
"Und Now Say
We're Is Der
Guilty Vun?'

First-I was in Spitrbergen, or
maybe il was Nova Zembia, during
July. 1914. writing sonne,s, and did
not hear anything abou, the war
until RusSlas mobilization made II
necessary for me to show her a
thing or two
Second--All during those tense
days in Berlin ! was exer,ng my
self to keep Serbia from lying at
AuStrias throat.
Third-Beng in Iceland during
the preliminaries Il the war, saw
only lcelandic newspapers. The
headlines were so large that they
aroused my curiosity now and then.
but nobody in my encourage would
tell me what they meant. and !
thought it beneath my dignity to
inquire OF any one below the rank
OF 4 court chamberlain Of the sec
ond class.
Four,h-When Belgium turned
traitor, there was nothing for me to
do but sign ultima,ums and send
them right and lett,
Fii,h-Beiore Icing sent away
from Berlin for my vacation, |
asked my councillors il everything
was all right. They winked, and
so knew il was.
SIXTH was on my yacht, and
saw no newspapers until it wa' too
late for me TO stop France from
plunging TO ruin.
Seventh read the newspapers
during July, 1914, at breakfast,
with the usual interruptions, and
hard looks from the empress, bu, |
thought they were trying to get up
4 sensation.
Eigh,h--I asked everybody II we
were in shape 10 try conclusions
with France and Russia, and they
said we were.
Nin,h-England was not on my
war map.
Tenth-IIow could I know that
Go,t would make a separate peace
with BelgiumI
New York Evening Post