davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Alaska citizen., 1914-12-21
NOTICE OF HOMESTEAD
APPLICATION.

Department OF the Interior. United
States Land Office at Fairbanks,
Alaska. Nov. Is. 1914.
Notice Is hereby given that William
Perry Borden. OF Fairbanks, Alaska.
who on October 80. 1914. made
Original Homestead Application. No.
03S2. for lots and 4, Sec. 80; Lot
8, Sec. 81; T. NJ, R. l w, and S.
f. Il of Sec. 25; and Lots l and
of Section So. Township / North.
Range West. Fairbanks Meridian
has filed notice Of intention to make
five year proof, to establish claim
to the land above described, before
the Register and Receiver OF the
United States Land Office, at Fair
banks, Alaska, on the 10th day of
January, 1915.
Claimant names as witnesses:
Hampton Ballaine Of Fairbanks,
Alaska
Charles Crozier. of Fairbanks AL
aska.
Alec Somerville, OF Fairbanks,
Alaska.
Benjamin s. Kennedy, OF Fair
banks. Alaska
ANGUS M'BRIDE,
Register.
First publication Nov %, 1914.
Last publication Jan. IS. 1915.
The Alaska citizen., 1914-12-21
European Art Goes
To the Exposition

SAN FRANCISCO.-Already works
of art are being taken out of bat
tered and beleaguered Europe for
the Panama-Pacific International ex-
position. John E. D. Trask, chief
of the Fine Arts department of the
exposition, received letter recent
ly, giving details of how Carl Melch-
ers, professor of art in the academy
of the University Of Weimar, Ger
many, had pierced the wall of steel
in starting exposition canvases on
their way to San Francisco.
The letter. which Is indicative Of
the spirit Of the European agents
and allies of the exposition, was
written by Melchers September 10.
at Egmont-aan-hoef, Holland. close
to the German frontier. Melchers.
who is native Of Detroit, Michi-
gan, is one of the most distinguish
ed living German artists, and his
paintings are hung in all the princi-
pal galleries of Europe and America.
After the outbreak Of hostilities he
fled to Holland with some Of his
unfinished canvases. seeking quiet
retreat where he might finish them
for the exposition.
The Alaska citizen., 1914-12-21
New Vessels To
Run to Alaska

According to the Tacoma Tribune
of a recent date. there may be a
shake-up among the vessel lines now
operating in the Alaska trade and
another line established next spring
1t is stated that this is due to
the purchase Of the steamer Kansas
City by Joshua Green. OF Seattle.
who it Is declared. has been con-
sidering placing the steamers lro-
quois and Chippewa on the Alaska
route.
The latter two steamers have been
engaged in the passenger business
on the Sound for several years.
largely on routes between British
Columbia and Seattle. San Fran
cisco reports are that Mr. Green
has purchased the Kansas City now
there. but what route she will be
placed on is not stated by the pur-
chaser.
The vessel has been laid up there
for some time and is said to be
too heavy for any Sound run, and
the Alaska routes seem the only
feasible ones. local shippers declare
Among the lines now in the Alaska
service are the Pacific Coast, the
Admiral Humboldt. Alaska Steam
ship company and several Independent
lines While the field Is well COW
cred, the Chippewa and lroquois
would be among the fastest vessels
on the route should they be placed
there
The Alaska citizen., 1914-12-21
General Mining News

town from Eagluk bay, where their
property is located, says the Valdez
Miner They will go to the States
on the next southbound steamer.
Mr. Wiltse reports that the mine
is showing up remarkably well I'M
der development. A long tunnel has
been driven and has tapped the ore
at a depth of 200 feet below the sur
face outcroppng. The ledge varies
in size from four to five feet. AS
says show the values of the ore to
be s32 per ton. The samples We're
taken with view of learning the
values of the ore which would be
treated
Work on the property will be con-
tinued all winter with view OF put
ting a mill on the ground early next
spring The management is now fig
uring with Red Tuson for 200 feet
of tunnel work to be done during
the next few months. The tunnel will
be run on the ledge and Mr.. Wiltse
states that should the rich pay con-
tinue as indicated on the surface the
mine will be one of the Target in
the country.
mine vii be one of the largest in
Eagluk bay, with plenty of timber
on the ground. Water power cap
able of developing about 125 h. p.
Immediately adjoins the claims.
while another fall a short distance
away, is estimated to be capable Of
producing one thousand horse power
The Alaska citizen., 1914-12-21

from all classes. creeds and kinds
OF people with heavy hand. yet
We of the sporting world feel that
the toll of athletics is unduly large.
Each day almost the cables bear
news of some good fellow who will
compete no more, and pail Of deep
and genuine sadness rests over the
sport loving of this country
Jean Bouin. one OF the greatest
and most popular athletes in the
world. is dead As an athlete Bouin
was superb inch of him. He
had everything speed. strength and
grit of the bulldog type His car
eer from his debut was success
sion OF victories. gained in all the
countries of Europe At Stockholm
In 1912 he established the worlds
onehour running record of II miles
1442 yards, which will stand for
many long year. The wonderful
race that this gallant Frenchman
ran against Hannes Kohlemainen at
the same meet is still talked about
in athletic circles. The distance
was little over three miles $1,000
metres). and was a terrific strug-
gle from the start to the tape, where
the Finn jumped him for the victory
by less than foot. Though koh-
lemainen beat him, he was not nee
essarily the better runner
Boun lost his life few weeks
ago in France. He was a member
of the One Hundred and Sixty-third
infantry-a volunteer al the begin
ming Of the war. A German shell
burst near by and Bouin sank to,
rise no more His last words We're:
"Vive le France, Avenge Moi''
Word has come from Berlin that
Rau, the greatest Of German sprint
ers and holder of the German rec
ord for 10 metres, has died OF
wounds received on the firing line
in Russia Rau lost both Of his
legs and was in Berlin hospital
The Alaska citizen., 1914-12-21
Dogs of War Prove
To Be Of Value

Dogs have gone to the wars from
the very earliest times. They bark
ed at the Siege of Troy, says The
London Chronicle. In those early
days, however, they were used as
sentinels and for purposes o: de-
tense. In the Middle Ages they at
tackled. The tracking mission OF the
Scottish bloodhound has been noted,
but the dogs were also used to at
tack cavalry.
For this duty they were clothed
in coats of mail studded with spikes
and scythes to confuse the horses.
And when firebrands were also at
tached to the mail the opposing camp
looked for fire extinguishers.
That these dogs played no mean
part in the field is proved by the
fact that Henry VIII. offered the
Spanish king, Charles ", 10000 aux
iliaries and 1000 war dogs to help
him against Francis l.
The Alaska citizen., 1914-12-21
Wants to Remain
In Jail; Refused

MARQUETTE, Mich.-Peter Pelin-
ski, aged almost 70, has left the
state prison here because he could
not find an excuse for remaining in
the institution that was acceptable
70 the warden.
Pelinski was brought here in 1902
from Jackson prison to complete
serving a 20-year sentence for muir
der He was contented here, and
the possibility Of his being forced
to leave did not enter his mind
until recently, when he was called
before the warden.
Pelinski said he had no relatives
who cared what became Of him and
that his Imprisonment made him help
less in the world He tried to con-
vince the officials that he had not
earned good time; that they had made
a mistake in the dates, and then
offered to assume the sentence OF
any convict in the prison and let
the latter be liberated. AS he was
departing he predicted that he soon
would be back.
The Alaska citizen., 1914-12-21
Two Women Have
Fight With Robber

SAN FRANCISCO. - Mrs. Mary
Richardson. an artist, and Miss Lu-
cha Chamberlain, an author, living
at 1892 Vallejo street, in the district
on Russian Hill. which is favored
by large majority of San Francisco's
literary and artistic colony. fought
with a burglar in their home at II
o'clock last night.
Mrs. Richardson found an unarm-
ed man searching her apartments,
He told her to be quiet, but Mrs.
Richardson tried to eject him. The
struggle was an unequal one and
the burglar fled down stairs only
to encounter Miss Chamberlain, who
also tried to capture him.
Failing to overpower the man, the
women fled out Of the house to their
neighbor, Thomas F. Sanford Of 1880
Vallejo street, who summoned the
police Detectives Henry McG1ath
and William Harrison hurried to
the house. but the burglar could not
be found.
The Alaska citizen., 1914-12-21
SEA DISTANCES
ARE DECEPTIVE

There is, perhaps, no question
which provokes more interest and
the answer more discussion and
amusement than the following, in
nocently put to a circle of friends
while standing on the sea front or
basking in the sun on the sands:
How far away would you say
that ship is that we can just see
on the horizon?
The first will probably answer with
decision, Ten miles"
The second will now remark that
distances are so deceptive over
water, you know; | think you would
find it nearer 20 than TO-"
Then a third and fourth will treat
with scorn the opinions of the 9th
ers and give their own particular
estimates.
For the sake of argument, let us
imagine that the participators in the
discussion are all of exceptional
stature-that they are well over six
feet in height.
Now, tell them calmly that stand
ing on a level with the sea, looking
over the water on clear day, the
very farthest it is possible to see
is a distance of approximately three
miles. You will be met with a
storm OF opposition: why, that
boat only little way out must be
quite" etc.
Yet it can be proved with quite an
elementary knowledge of geometry
that this answer is perfectly cor.
rect; and here is the rule for finding,
very nearly, the distance from the
horizon to the spot from which you
are viewing it.
Roughly estimate the distance in
feet from sea level to your eye; add
one half of this number, and the
square root of the sum will give
you the answer in miles.
For example, in the above discus
sion the eyes were six feet from
the ground; by adding half of this
we get nine; the square root is
three-the distance to the horizon
| in miles.
Again, suppose We were on cliff
100 feet high, looking over the sea
! Add so to 100, our range Of vision
will be the square root Of 15O-ap
proximately II miles.
This little calculation can quite
easily be done mentally for our own
satisfaction and to the discontinue
Of your friends.-Ex.
The Alaska citizen., 1914-12-21
OF A SPORTING NATURE

when he died The German flyer
was young chap and had bril-
liant future. He was expected to
do great deeds in the 1916 Olympic
meet at Berlin. Along with the rec
ord in the 100 metres he was cred
tied with % seconds for 200 metres
and 36ia seconds for the 800 metres
George W. Hutson, the one-mile
and four-mile running champion Of
England, was shot down in a charge
in Belgium He was a corporal In
the British regulars before he be-
came famous on the cinder path. and
rejoined his regiment at Kitchener's
first call for volunteers.
Leon Didier. the worlds cham
pion motorcyclist, who raced in this
country last year. has given up his
life for France in the great war
The swimmer Estrada. who won
the Swim Through Paris defeat
ing the famous Englishman. Billing
ton has also been killed.
The cycling game has suffered
heavily Nearly half OF the best
riders of Europe have been sacri-
feed. Among the best known are
the Ruysee brothers of Belgium. Gus
Schuermann of Germany, and the
Frenchmen Perchicot, Lapize. Pou-
laiu. Faher. Tonselier. Garigon and
Lafort Rutt. the worlds champion
will probably never ride again He
is confined to a hospital in Berlin,
suffering from pneumonia brought
on by exposure. Philip Thys. this
years winner of the great French
contest "TOur de France" was
banks of the Marine.
Charles Ledoux bantamweight
champion Of France. who performed
so we'll in this country, is another
victim of Krupp. Adrian Hogan,
their middleweight champion; Char
ley Struber and Max Stringer are
others who died for France.
The Alaska citizen., 1914-12-21

flow. are called by names which evil
IDENTIFY brought TO the mind of the
stalker some fair one whom he
thought might be his lucky star. II
not his guiding star.
Nobody seems to know just how
or why names of women should be
given to the creeks in the Tolovana
district. At any rate. each stalker
must have had a sweetheart, sister
or wife after whom he wanted to
name his creek or his ground. as
there is an Olive creek. and Ruth
creek: Myrtle creek and Ger
trude creek. Others which might
be mentioned are Miranda. Grace.
May. Theresa, Florence. Mary, Irene,
Elizabeth. Jennie. Harriet. Margaret.
Barbara Laura Victoria. Elsie. EN-
ma. Hazel, Pearl Beatrice, Ida Clara,
ma. Hazel Pearl. Beatrice. Ida. Clara,
Martha, etc.
The Alaska citizen., 1914-12-21
Congressman Has
Peculiar Sickness

WASHINGTON.-W homesick
ness becomes bona fide ailment
incapacitating legislator to a point
where he is unable to attend to his
duties, is a problem confronting Ser
geant-at-Arms Gordon Of the house
Of representatives.
Representative Burke of Wiscon.
sin, one Of the healthiest looking
men in the house, has been attending
to congressional duties in Washing
ton for Is months, without a vaca
ton and he would like to get away
Are you sick?" he was asked.
YES" he replied. II have nos.
talgia. I'm very homesick."
Thereupon the sergeant-at-arms,
fearing an epidemic. began an in
vestigation.
The Alaska citizen., 1914-12-21
I tomato Plants
Grow Potatoes

BRITTON, S. D.-Plants with po
tatoes on their roots and tomatoes
on their tops, raised here by H. E.
Benson, may yet place him in the
garden wizard class with the famous
/ Burbank.
In appearance the plants are of
the ordinary potato variety. but at
their tops are large bulbs resembling
tomatoes in both meat and seeds.
Whether or not these are the or
binary potato balls often seen. or
a growth caused by the mixing Of the
pollen Of the tomato and potato bios
SONS is not certain, although the lat
ter explanation Of the odd combina-
ton plant is believed to be the true
one.
The Alaska citizen., 1914-12-21
WAR CERTAIN
TO TRANSFORM
WORLDS MAP
OWNERSHIP OF MANY COLONIES
WILL CHANGE WHEN
CONFLICT ENDS.

1t is pointed out by the Kansas
City Star that when the war clouds
Of Europe are dispelled and the last
shot In the conflict has been fired
the Encouragement Of boundaries and
frontier lines will not be confined
to the continent of Europe.
With the exception of Austria
Hungary and the Russian empire
all of the principal nations involved
in the great struggle have colonial
possessions. protectorates and de-
tendencies. which are scattered all
over both hemispheres.
The redistribution Of many Of
these possessions consequent upon
the success OF the arms of either
the Triple Alliance powers or those
Of the Triple Entente will entail
great changes In the map Of the
world. The most radical changes
will probably be made in Africa.
whose map presents remarkable
picture Of the juxtaposition of pro-
tectorates and colonies belonging to
Great Britain, France. Italy, Belgium
and Germany.
BRITISH COLONIES.
bIedl Dllldlu = COlOHleS anu pro-
tectorates encircle the globe. France
has possessions in Africa, India,
China, South America, the West In
dies. the North Atlantic, the Pacific
and the Indian oceans. Germany
has colonies in Africa, China and
the Pacific ocean.
While several of the foreign hold
ings Of the powers engaged in war
are without adequate military
strength, few Of the principal posses
sions of Great Britain and France
are unprotected.
In Africa British interests are
paramount in Egypt by agreement
with France at the beginning Of
the entente.
France has protectorate over
Morocco by agreement with England
Her Algerian possessions facing the
Mediterranean are bounded on the
east by Tripoli, an Italian dependency
On the Red sea and contiguous to
Egypt is the Italian dependency of
Eritrea. On the African east coast
are British Somaliland Italian Som
aliland, British East Africa, German
East Africa, Portuguese East Africa
and the eastern portion of British
South Africa.
AFRICA AFFECTED.
The entire southern part of the
African continent comprises the
British South African union, which
embraces Rhodesia, the Transvaal.
the Orange River colony, Natal and
Cape Colony. On the west coast
from British South Africa there are
German Southwest Africa Portuguese
West Africa. the Belgian Congo
State, French Congo, German Kane
run. the Niger Territories, British
protectorate; French West Africa,
German Togoland, British Gold
Coast and the Ivory Coast, a French
possession.
1t is in Africa that the most radi-
cal boundary changes are likely to
be made after the war
Concerning the armed strength of
the colonial possessions Of Great
Britain, in the union Of South Afri-
ca there are about 10000 regular
troops and $4,000 auxiliary troops,
including the burghers Of the Trans
vaal and the Orange River Colony
In the Empire of India there are
about $4,000 English and 10000 ma
tive troops. The commonwealth of
Australia has military force of 49,
900 men.
The French army in Northern
Africa is about $4,000 strong, of
which force $4,000 are natives. In
Algeria she has about 25,O0O men
and 1880 in Tunis.
The Alaska citizen., 1914-12-21
Wireless to Join
England and Cairo

LONDON. England and Cairo
are to be connected by direct wire
less system. Work has been COM
menced on the English station, which
is to be situated at Leafield. In Ok
Yorkshire. The government. which
Is to control the system, has pur-
chased the necessary land, and the
foundations for the steel masts and
permanent buildings are we'll under
way.
The government hopes before long
to have all parts of the empire join
ed by wireless system.
The Alaska citizen., 1914-12-21
NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT

In the matter OF the estate Of
Charles Albert Carlson, deceased
Notice Is hereby given that Peter
August Gustafson. administrator Of
the above estate. has filed with
the probate court for Fairbanks
precinct Fourth division, Alaska. his
final account, and that Monday. tho
9Th day OF February. A. d., 1915,
at two O'Clock P. NJ has been duly
appointed by the said court for the
settlement Of said account at which
time any person interested In said
estate may appear before the court
and file exceptions in writing to
the said account and contest tho
same
Dated December 2, 1914.
PETER AUGUST GUSTAFSON,
Administrator
First publication Dec. I, 1914.
Last publication Jan. 3, 1915.
The Alaska citizen., 1914-12-21
Among the other theories that ha

Among the other theories that have
not worked in practise are these:
l. That our modern implements of
war, being SO terribly destructive,
have made war impossible.
g That financiers are the real
masters of Europe.
3. That the spread OF Socialism in
Europe has made the rulers afraid
to fight.-Kansas City Star.
The Alaska citizen., 1914-12-21
AFFECTIONS VALUABLE.

BOISE. Idaho.-Helen Clegg Win
tiers, of Dayton. who two years ago
won a divorce suit filed by her hus-
band, Valentine Winters, a Dayton
traction magnate, has instituted suit
here against Mrs. Susan H. Darst
for $25O.00O. alleging alienation Of
her husbands affections.
The Alaska citizen., 1914-12-21
GIRL SUES LOVER.

NEW YORK.-The answer mat ne
would return to the coffee plantation
of his father in Guatemala resulted
in the arrival at Ludlow street jail
of Henry Fuentes, one of the young
est defendants known to New York
county in an action for breach of
promise to marry.
The Alaska citizen., 1914-12-21
United States Has
Many Foreigners

WASHINGTON.-T were 49,
515,SS6 persons of foreign birth-14.7
per cent of the total population-in
the United States in April. 1910,
the Census Bureau announced today.
All were white except 170,341, chief
ly Japanese and Chinese.
The number of foreign born white
males more than 81 years old In
1910 was 6,646,817. OF these 1894
1T had been naturalized, 570.772
had first papers" and 2,266,535 were
aliens.
The Alaska citizen., 1914-12-21
{ q q q q q q q y q q q u 4 q
WOMEN'S NAMES LUCKY
, q q q q q u y q q y u q q q

If there is any such thing as luck
in a woman's name, the miners Of
the Tolovana certainly will have
their share of it. That at least
was the opinion Of the original
stakers and those who named the
creeks, as all Of the streams in that
section, with the exception Of Liven-
good creek, into which they all
The Alaska citizen., 1914-12-21

Developing Good Claim.
B. G. Wiltse. manager Of the Wash
'ngton- Alaska Gold Mining company.
accompanied by Mrs. Wiltse. IL in
The Alaska citizen., 1914-12-21

There was a time when Col Robt.
l.. Hedges, owner OF the ST Louis
Browns. was extremely unpopular
with American league club owners
and President Ban Johnson. But
things are different now. When the
Feds invaded St. Louis it was pre-
dicted that Hedges would soon throw
up the sponge. Instead he pulled
off his coat and plunged right into
the fight tooth and nail. AS a re-
suit Hedges has become one OF the
big men in the Johnson circuit and
is in high favor with the powers
that be.
The Alaska citizen., 1914-12-21

Thirty-third degree fans who find
existence intolerable because the
season is over. have discovered that
a very good brand Of baseball is
played in the Panama canal zone,
the best games being scheduled for
Sundays. 1t is reported that some
of the big clubs are planning to
send down scouts in search OF new
material
The Alaska citizen., 1914-12-21

Being a half owner Of the team,
Connie Mack held a meeting the
other day and decided to worry along
with the Athletics for another sea
son. Some 22-caliber managers are
telling all about Mack's errors Of
Judgment in the late worlds series.
The Alaska citizen., 1914-12-21
War Claims Athletes.

War Claims Athletes.
!. It Is not yet four months since
the war began, yet the list Of those
who gave up their lives on the bat
tlefields Of Europe is astounding.
Tho war monster is grim and merci-
less and spares no one, but CLEANS
The Alaska citizen., 1914-12-21

Bookmakers in Australia, as else
where throughout the world, are not
content to stand by while their bust
ness is disappearing. and an effort
is being made during the present
session Of the South Australian par
lament to secure the legalization Of
bookmaking on the race courses Of
the state. where only the totalizer
Is permitted.
The Alaska citizen., 1914-12-21

Firmin Cassignol, champion bill
lizard player Of France, and George
Slosson, Of New York City. have
arranged to give a series Of billiard
exhibitions throughout the United
States. Their tour will include the
leading cities of the South and
Southwest
The Alaska citizen., 1914-12-21

George Mcconnell, hurler who
has had trials with the Yankees,
thinks that he will stay in the big
show when he reports to the Cubs
in the spring. Jimmy" Archer
20 with George Stallings, in Buff
falo was active in converting NC
Cornell from first baseman into a
pitcher. will give the tall twirler the
needed confidence for success.
The Alaska citizen., 1914-12-21

Beals Wright gives away his rae
quet after every big match he plays
in. or did: but Frederick s: Hovey
of the Germantown Cricket club,
Philadelphia, Pa. has used the same
racquet for IS years. 1t is one OF
the old Slocum models, restrung a
hundred times