davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1914-04-27
COUNCIL MAY
REDUCE FIRE
DEP MENT
TWO CITY EMPLOYEES MAY HAVE
TO GO TO CUT DOWN THE
EXPENSES.

Two members of the fire depart
ment are to be dropped from service
at the beginning of next month, if
the city council follows the recon-
mendation of its committee on fire
protection The purpose of this re
duction, it is explained is to aid
in the cutting down of expenses that
will be necessary in order to make
up the big deficiency that the city
is facing.
1t is tentatively planned by some
of the councilmen to arrange for
two volunteer firemen to take the
place of the two regular men that
are to be removed. In return for
their services, the volunteer firemen,
it is planned, will be given their
meals and sleeping accommodations by
the city. The question, however,
will be taken up for discussion at
the regular meeting Of the council
to be held this evening.
At the meeting of the council last
Friday night it was agreed to change
the night for the meetings in the
future from Friday night to Monday
night, and in line with this plan, the
regular meeting of the council for
this week will be held tonight.
At the meeting Of the council Fri
day night, W. H. Adams, mem.
Der of the school board, asked the
council when the members of his
board could confer with the city au-
thorities concerning the amount of
money that will be available for
school uses this year. 1t was finally
decided that the members of the
school board will meet with the
council this evening to talk over
the needs of the board and the
amount of money that will be avail
able for educational purposes.
Various councilmen denied yester-
day a report that has been current
for the last few days that members
of the council are planning to elm
mate the high school in order to
save money. The general sentiment
expressed yesterday by members of
the council when asked about the
report is that the high school should
be retained.
At the meeting Friday night a
petition from the residents of a
part Of Sixth avenue was read, in
which it was requested that the
property owners on the south side of
the avenue be required to build a side
walk from Cushman to connect with
the one already on that side Of the
avenue The matter was referred to
the street committee.
The council adopted an ordinance
fixing the salaries of city employees
practically the same as in the past
Another ordinance requiring the
council to select a park commission
each year, and to have all the reven.
ues from the park turned into the
city treasury. was introduced by
Councilman Callahan.
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1914-04-27

An unqualified success was the
unanimous opinion expressed OF the
Eagle vaudeville show by everyone
in attendance last Friday night, Some
new songs and number Of old ones
were rendered, but all were SO we'll
done as to earn vociferous applause
and encores.
OF the musical numbers in the
first part special mention might be
made of I'm on My Way to Man
dalay," by Walter Rowson. AN
Irish Love Song by Albert Bell
Il Would Forget" by Mrs. Jack
Heath and "Old Black Joe" by ELM
err Sanderln. The latter number calls
for especial praise, for no better
work than that of the soloist and
invisible chorus has ever been noted
in Fairbanks. Bobby Heath also
scored a great hit Little Bobby has
fine clear little voice, enunciates
w Gil, anu lllS Ioi tii'iS 40 ~ -
copated songs is remarkable. In this
first part DR.. McGinnis scored a hit
with his clever step dancing.
A number of excellent specialties
followed. among them being the Ber-
ceuse from "Jocelyn" by Mrs. Shead,
who in response to a hearty encore
gave a delightfully."- humorous little
number; Zulu song and war dance
by Robert Murphy and his band APP
propriately costumed; THE Ghost of
that Haunting Melody by Mrs. Jack
Heath and six pretty pajama girls,
consisting Of Mrs. James Moore, Hell
en- Protzman, Queenie and Alta
Russell and Elma and Alta Porter.
This was a very fetching number.
A quartet composed of Albert
Bell, Walter Rowson, Gene Huckins
and Stanley Hess did some excellent
work, the voices blending most ad-
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1914-04-27
Musical reat
Being Prepaid

What promises to be real treat
from a strictly musical standpoint
will be the concert to be given under
the auspices of the Ladies' Aid So
ciety of the Presbyterian church at
the Orpheum theatre on the even
ing of Monday, May 4.
The program will delight all mus
ic lovers, for it is to be real
springtime feast of beautiful music,
consisting of solos, duets, trios, la
dies quartets, male quartets, etc.
A number Pf the very best vocal
lists in Fairbanks will take part, and
the concert is to be under the d.
rection of Dr. Aline Bradley, guar
antee that every number will be Of
The price Of admission has been
placed at so cents.
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1914-04-27
Eagle Vaudeville Show Is Big Success
Tango Exhibition is Striking Feature

mirably and the harmony being all
that could be desired
clever ad lib stunt was that by
Frank Hall and Gene Huckins, in
PRODUCING number Of laughable To-
cal hits.
The piece de resistance, however.
was the dancing Of the tango by
Capt George Green and Mrs. Chas.
A. Boerner 1t created the sensa-
ton promised by General Manager
Ed Herring Capt Green in conven-
tional evening dress and Mrs. Boer.
ner, one of Fairbanks prettiest
young matrons, gowned in an exquis-
tie creation Of delicate pink silk
chiffon with pink hair to match,
glided on to the stage and gave an
exhibition of the tango, the society
dance which has torn up the social
centers Of republics and kingdoms
the length and breadth of the globe
The applause given the clever couple
shook the foundations Of Eagle
hall and an encore was graciously
granted Capt Green has recently
come from the Outside where he had
tangoed quite frequently, but the
dance was new to Mrs. Boerner and
only learned after the announcement
OF the show to be given by the
Eagles, but a number Of those present
Friday night who had seen the tango
danced on the Outside by profession
al experts, declared that the beauty
and intricacy of the dance lost moth
ing as given by Capt. Green and
Mrs Boerner.
Messrs. Ed Herring and Gene Huck-
ms are to be commended for their
part in putting on the show, and
for the second time this year the
Eagles have demonstrated themselves
to be entertainers second to none.
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1914-04-27

Best paper used on particular job
work. Coupon Bond is the best.
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1914-04-27

less he is resourceful. and it was to
be expected that our hero would
find some way out of the difficulty.
And indeed he did. or, at least he
thought he did 1t occurred to Stub
bus suddenly that if he could adopt
the Deal candidate as his own be
fore it should be made public that
Deal would be the winner, the pub
lie would think after all that it was
due to the great influence of the
mighty Stubbus that he would get the
appointment.
Accordingly. Stubbus made straight
for the Deal store on his return from
Washington, and falling upon the
neck of the proprietor, took away
the latter's breath by demonstra-
ton of brotherly affection. The great
and undying influence of the mighty
Stubbus at Washington was forced
upon the unsuspecting Deal. and a
recommendation signed by the noble
Stubbus was thrust into the wonder
ing Deals hands.
The recommendation issued under
the hand and seal of the mighty
Stubbus was dated March &c, 1914,
but as the mail did not leave on that
date there was little delay in its
starting on its long journey to Wash-
ington.
Almost a month passed and no
word came from Washington to eX-
plain why there had been delay
in the appointment of a postmaster.
Then one day a telegraphic announce
ment appears in the daily press W
the effect that Deal is the winner
of the contest.
Stubbus appeared to be the most
delighted person in the city He
lost no time in spreading the infor-
nation that it was due to his I'M
questioned influence in Washington
that the Deal appointment had been
made, and he took occasion to pat
everybody. including himself, on the
shoulder as result.
But now we come to the pathetic
chapter in this story, and in the
words used by Mare Antony in his
Grafton over the body of Caesar, "lf
you have tears, prepare to shed them
now"
Just in the midst OF the celebra-
ton being INDUCED in by Stubbus
and his lieutenants, there came a
communication from Washington an
nouncing that the Deal appointment
had really been officially approved
on April, while the Stubbus recon-
mendation was but a short way on
its long journey to Washington.
The organist will now play the
funeral march.
Best paper used on particular job
work. Coupon Bond is the best.
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1914-04-27
LARGE TRACT At
CHENA WITHDRAWN

Several sections of land at Cinema
on both sides of the river have
been placed in reserve by the United
States, to be used in connection
with the government railroad, pro-
vided the road is built to that place.
The information concerning the land
withdrawn by the government for
railroad uses was received by the
Commercial club from Delegate
Wickersham Saturday.
Another telegram conveying in
formation of much the same ma
ture has also been received from
Mr.. Wickersham by Mayor Smith,
though the latter does not show the
amount of land withheld at Cinema
The telegram received by the presi-
dent of the Commercial club is as
follows:
Government just reserved toWnsite
locations Passage canal. Placer creek.
Turnagain Arm, Ship creek. Matan-
uska river, Susitna junction. Talkeet-
ma. Healey creek, Nenana, Cinema
crossing Later reservation sections
twenty-five to twenty-seven and
thirty-three to thirty-six, inclusive
Also Tazlina junction. McCarty, and
Washburn."
From the fact that the larger
number OF the reservations were
made along the proposed route from
Portage bay by way of the Susitna
and Nenana rivers to Chena, it is
believed that the government favors
that route. But why so much land
was reserved at Chena is not clearly
understood here, though it ia consid.
cred probable that the government
plans to establish yards Of some
kind there. and that the road will
cross the Tanana at that place and
will come to Fairbanks along the
Cinema slough from there.
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1914-04-27
True Story Of a Surprising Political Deal
Pathetic Incident in the Life of Stubbus

The judge. commonly called Stub
bus for short. suddenly awoke to the
realization that he was a great man,
and was destined to rule the Dem
ocracy of the Territory of Alaska,
OF course, he was a great man, for
he had been appointed marshal, and
with the patronage his office af-
forded he was in a position to make
his power felt throughout the Fourth
division.
But in spite OF Stubbus' estimation
OF himself and his own political
importance. he feared, somehow that
back i'll Washington the heads of the
various departments might be ignor-
ant of him and his local influence,
and he determined to go there and
tell them that he was indeed all that
his official position indicated.
Many d man with as good an in
come as that enjoyed by Stubbus,
would have been content to draw
the big salary and would not have
cared for more power. But it was
different with the hero of this story,
for in his most dreamy moments he
saw himself in the presidential
chair, handing out fat appointments
to those who came to bow at his
feet and swear their everlasting al
legance TO his policies.
To a man of less financial ability
than Stubbus. the matter of getting
10 Washington would have been a
serious problem. but our hero soon
settled that question by deciding to
go in an official capacity at public
expense. SO, to cut long story
short, we soon see our hero hobnob-
bling with the powers that be in
Washington.
1t is not the purpose of this story
to tell everything that was accom-
plished in WASHINGTON by Mr.. Stub
bus, but it must be explained that
he found that one feature of his trip
was a failure, for he had been work
ing hard for the appointment of one
OF his lieutenants to get the job of
postmaster of his home city. and to
his disappointment he learned that
one Deal, for whom he had never
previously concerned himself, was to
get the office.
So Stubbus started on his return
trip, feeling somewhat sore because
everything was not as he had ex-
pected If the postmastership slip
ped through his fingers, how was
ne to make the people of the inter
Tor Of Alaska continue to have con-
fidence in his great political influ-
ence? That was the question that
kept him awake of nights as the
train and the vessel drew him near
er and nearer home.
But no man can be great un-
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1914-04-27
JACK CONLEY DISAPPEARS

Jack Conley one of the early set
tiers in Fairbanks is reported to
have disappeared while travelling on
the trail from Seward to Iditarod
early in March, He was with party
of other men, but was unable to
keep up with them on account of
his more advanced age. The other
members of the party left him at
the Happy creek roadhouse. When
he failed to reach Anderson's road
house when expected, search was
made for him, but from the latest
reports from there no trace, had been
found of him.
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1914-04-27
ODD FELLOWS CELEBRATE.

Odd Fellows of Fairbanks and their
lady friends celebrated the ninty-
fifth anniversary of the organization
Saturday night at their hall. A fea-
ture of the evening was an address
by A. R. Heilig. This was followed
by dancing and other social forms Of
entertainment.
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1914-04-27

WASHINGTON, D. c.. April 90
A committee of the house has been
appointed to purchase wedding
gift for Miss Eleanor Wilson who is
to be married to Secretary OF the
Treasury McAdoo early next month.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-29
COLONIES AS,
PEACE PRICE
OF GERMANY
Also Indemnity From
France, Polish King
dom and Serb.
JOHN cALLAN O'LAUGHLIN, IN
CHICAGO HERALD.

Washington, D. c., Aug. 29.-Ger-
many and Austria-Hungary are pre-
pared to make peace at any time on
these conditions:
1. That Great Britain shall respect
German commerce and the kaiser's
right to colonies abroad.
. That France shall pay an indem-
nifty to meet the expenses incurred by
Germany and Austria in connection
with the war.
,. That buffer state, formed
through the reconstruction of the old
Polish kingdom, be created between
Germany, Russia and Austria.
4. That Servia shall give guaran-
tees to Austria-Hungary under which
she will cease her propaganda designed
TO acquire Austro-Hungarian territory.
Germany and Austria-Hungary on
their part will agree:
To recognize the naval supremacy
of Great Britain.
The Herald correspondent is in a
position to affirm that the above rep
resents the German price of peace. 1t
further can be stated that Germany
does not want and never has wanted
additional French territory. Nor has
the Berlin government any desire to
acquire more of Poland from Russia
and thereby increase her Polish prob,
lem.
If the entente can be induced TO ac-
cept the above terms. Germany will be
ready at any moment TO terminate the
war. Otherwise, she will continue 1t
1t is the intention of her strategists
not only to occupy Paris. but, of great
er Importance in the war game, they
are playing to seize and hold OstenG
and Calais, the two ports in close
proximity to England.
II is not believed the German terms
have been officially communicated tC
this government. nor is it likely thai
anything of the kind will be done un
I'll Great Britain shows a disposition
to make peace. That Great Britain
will make such a move at this moment
is exceedingly doubtful.
The Germans have been yictorioui
in every encounter on land, save II
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-29

engagement The British loss of life
was not great.
In the battle cruiser squadron were
the flagship Lion, the New Seal and
the Queen Mary and the Princess
Royal, commanded by Rear Admiral
Beatty, while Rear Admiral Moore,
Rear Admiral Christian, Commodore
Goodnough and Commodore Tyrwritt
had charge Of the other contingents.
\ wireless dispatch received from
one OF the cruisers said she was MAX
ing for port with men wounded in the
engagement.
The Mainz and the vessels of the
Coeln class were protected cruisers
4O2 feet long and displaying 4,2S0 tons
each. They had a speed of slightly
over % knots an hour.
London, Aug. ga British cruiser
arrived in the north today with 200
German prisoners, chiefly from the
German cruiser Mainz, sunk by the
british fleet in a recent naval engage
ment off CuXhaven.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-29
BANK ROBBERY IN
BROAD DAYLIGHT
Lone Highwayman Gets Away
With 1,5O0 Cash in Noon
Hour in Spokane, Wash.

Spokane, Wash, Aug. 29.-The State
Bank of Spokane, near the heart OF
this city. was robbed in the noon hour
Friday by a lone highwayman, who
locked the assistant cashier in the safe
and escaped.
According to the assistant cashier
J. Peach. who was alone in the bank
at the time, the robber handed him
letter and when he glanced up he
looked into the barrel of a revolver
The highwayman then backed him
into the banks vault, scooped up the
available gold, said TO approximate
81 500. and escaped. Peach was re-
leased a few minutes later by an out
slider who heard his shouts for help.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-29

According to recent dispatches from
Paris, the French city of Nancy, ten
miles from the German frontier, is in
grave danger of capture by the Ger
mans. Nancy is the capital of the de-
partment of Meurthe and Moselle, and
is located on the left bank of the
Meurthe, six miles above its junction
with the Moselle, on the Marne-Rhine
canal.
The historical importance OF the
town dates from the fifteenth century,
when in 1877 Charles the Bold was
defeated by Rene II; the city was en-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-29
WHITE STAR LINE
BRINGS REFUGEES
Adriatic Arrives With 1,762
Passengers and Carrying
Mounted Rifles.

New York, Aug. 29.-The White Star
liner Adriatic arrived with 1.762 pas
sengers. mostly Americans. who were
IN England at the outbreak OF the war.
st Liverpool four 6inch rifles were
mounted on the vessel. The Adriatic
will 90 10 Halifax TO help carry Cana
dian volunteers across the sea The
United States government will deter
,Pine today whether the Adriatic's ar
mament brings her within the classi-
fcation Of an auxiliary cruiser. Under
neutrality regulations auxiliary cruis-
ers must leave within "a hours.
The White Star liner Olympic, with
1900 passengers, arrived from Eng
land.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-29

the vicinity of the Russian frontier.
The terrain there is fiat and not easily
defended, and the German forces have
deemed it advisable to fall back before
the Russian forces, but will make a
stand at the Vistula river. where
strong Notifications have been erect
ed.
By the time these Notifications are
attacked the campaign in France will
have been far advanced. 1t is the ex>
pectation of German strategists thai
within three weeks their troops will
be besieging Paris. 1t then will be
possible to detach a number OF army
corps and hasten them to the north
east for the purpose of operating
against the Russians
There is absolute confidence on the
part of the Germans that they will be
successful on land. They have no ex-
pectation that they will be able to de-
feat the British feet
This explains why the Germans are
willing TO recognize British suprem-
acy on the sea on condition that the
British in turn respect their CONNER
cial and colonial aspirations.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-29
Survivor of British Army
Tells of Slaughter by
Germans.
ARTILLERY DOES WORK
Light Betrays Position and Un-
expected Attack Is Made
at 2 in Morning.

London, Aug. 29.-The Chronicles
Boulogne correspondent sends the
personal story of a wounded soldiern
who arrived there and declared he wass
one of 80 survivors of a British COM
pany of 1000 who were practically
wiped out by German artillery.
I'VE were five days in trenches and
all that time the tide Of battle varied.
1t was 2 in the morning when the end
came. Things got quieter and our Off
GERS told us to get some sleep. We
were preparing to obey when a light
or something else gave us away. and
we found ourselves in an inferno of
bullets. We could do nothing. We
were ordered to leave everything and
retire, which we did. Thirty at most
were left of 1900 men,"
Only 200 Left in Malines-
London. Aug. ga Daily News Rot
terdam dispatch says of $4,000 inhabi-
tants of Malines only 200 are left in
town. Refugees state many were
killed by the bombardment, and prac-
tically all the rest fed.
Half Longwy Garrison Slain.
London, Aug. ga Post Paris dis
pdJCn says LHe Idll OIL lSOuSWy, dIteT
resistance of "a days, was no disgrace
to French arms. 1t was only fortress
of second rank. Half of the garrison
were killed or wounded, the CORE
spondent added.
Paris, Aug. 29.-Tt is reported the
little village of Etain, near Longwy,
was twice bombarded by Germans.
The second bombardment set the town
afire. and many people are said to have
periShed in the flames.
Children Killed at louvair.
London, Aug. "a Post Terneuzen,
Netherlands, dispatch describing the
attack of Louvain from what he
claims to be an authoritative source,
says many civilians, including women,
children and clergy, were killed. All
public buildings were destroyed.
London, Aug. 29.-The official infor-
nation bureau says: ''Louvain, Bel
GUM, was utterly destroyed by one
of the emperors commanders in mo-
ment of passion to cover a blunder
of his own. In destroying the ancient
city two German troops committed a
crime for which there can be no atone
ment and humanity suffered a loss
which can never be repaired"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-29
Kaiser Continues France Adpunce;
British Sink Six OF German ASklips
War Bulletins

THE GERMAN AMBASSADOR TO
THE UNITED STATES DENIED TO-
DAY STORIES OF GERMAN CRUEL
TY AND DECLARED THE ZEPPE-
LIN AIRSHIPS ATTACKED MOTH
ING BUT FORTIFICATIONS THE
CAMPAIGN OF OUR ENEMIES
CHARGING THE GERMAN ARMY
WITH CRUELTY is ABSOLUTELY
SHAMEFUL" SAID THE AMBASSA-
DOR. ut is NcONcEIVA5LET THAT
ANY POWERS WHO JOINED THE
COALITION FOR THE PURPOSE
OF ATTACKING US SHOULD DE-
SIRE TO GIVE US LESSONS ON
METHODS OF EUROPEAN WAR
FARE AFTER HAVING CALLED
coLoREO AFRICAN AND INDIAN
TROOPS INTO FRANCE TO FIGHT
THEIR BATTLES FOR THEM"
London. Aug. ga News Copenha-
gen dispatch says: Ordinary railroad
traffic in Germany has been tempor-
arily suspended, because the railroads
are engaged in carrying troops from
the west front TO the hard pressed
east front"
fehlUE. aug -t.-lne German leRa-
tion denies that the torpedo boat de
stroyer IS 90" has been sunk by a
British destroyer. The sinking of the
- 90" was reported at Chefoo last
night
Montreal. Aug. ga thousand ma
tive troops. the first to leave North
America for war, sailed today.
Paris. Aug. 29-Train service be
tween Paris and Boulogne has been
suspended until further notice. 1t is
presumed the step is taken because the
allied armies are about to engage the
Germans on or near the railroad line
running into BOulogne.
Washington. Aug. %. - Russian
troops are 80 kilometers from Lem
erg and the Servian army head
quarters has been moved forward to
ZaIievO. according to official dispatches
to the +nFeneh embasSyE--4sefo Nancy
the French troops found $500 Ger
mans dead and before Vitremont, f.
500.
London. Aug. ga dispatch from
Nikolayev. Russia, says a small pas
senger steamer. Empress Odessa, for
Nikolayev, struck mine Aug. II and
was destroyed. Fifty-four persons per
ished. but the bulk of the passengers
and crew were saved.