The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1914-10-12

| 1neS declare lndl loDdtto tdill'
to them as a Christmas gift after
the long deprivation on the island.
the supply giving out and the con-
| firmed tobacco users among them
We're compelled to go entirely with
out the weed. But strange to say
the announcement that general war
was taking place in Europe did not
cause the establishment which one
would naturally think it would. The
question Of European war had
been discussed many times among
them. and in fact the question had
even been discussed the day before
the King and Winge hove into sight"
Friends How war sometimes
| To Fight forces friends to become
In War enemies has been brought
home to us here in Alas
ka, far from the scenes of the great
European strife. in the following,
taken from the Wrangell Sentinel:
1.-TWO men, one a captain in the
British army and the other cap
tain in the Austrian army. came
down the Stikine river enroute to
Europe to take up arms against
each other in the great European
war
THE men are close personal
friends and were visiting the Dease
| Lake country together. They had
been out Of touch of events of the
world and were not aware that war
had broken out until native rum
ner who had been dispatched from
Telegraph creek overlook them.
by a queer trick of fate the car
rier had a message for each OF the
men telling them Of their countries
needing their services. They decid-
ed to travel together to Victoria.
where Capt. Harker the English
man, would join the Canadian con-
tingent enroute to England. The
other Count Caudenhove, intended
going to the United States in the
hope of being able to secure pass
age home to join his command"
Alaska Some of the farmers in
Seeds the vicinity OF Fair
Success banks have the idea that
they must send to the
! Outside frequently for new seeds.
But there are others who contend
| that this Is a mistake, and that
seeds should be grown here so that
the plants would become more and
more fitted to this climate.
The following, taken from re-
cent issue of the Seward Gateway,
shows how some Alaskans grow
their own seeds successfully:
Ten years ago Ole Martin brought
in flower seeds of many varieties
and ever since that time he has
raised his own seeds and today he
is producing some of the most beau
tiful flowers ever seen in any coun-
try or any climate on earth. His
success in this respect is regarded
by authorities as proving fact which
| is Of the most supreme Importance
to this Territory and its develop
ment, and a fact which will be
undoubtedly brought to the attention
| of Washington.
Voters About 80 citizens or
| Lack Alaska Will proDaDly
Facilities not get to vote this year,
owing to a lack of voting
facilities where they live. Whether
anyone is to blame for the mistake Is
not quite clear, but the fact remains
that the voters are irritated, and
will probably see that they are not
overlooked next election year.
In making up his list of voting
precincts, Commissioner Golfer fail
ed to provide voting facilities at
Eureka, where there are said to be
AZ voters The people of Eureka
held a mass meeting and sent a
remonstrance to Judge Fuller, but
as the judge is out Of the city, it
cannot be acted upon.
| Commissioner Golfer later sent a
telegram to District Attorney Cross
lev, in which he explained that he
lhad understood that there were less
than 30 voters at Eureka. so he in
cluded Eureka in the Hot Springs
lprecinct.
A telegram received early in the
week by a member of the Democratic
campaign committee from FIT. Yukon,
stated that 40 voters of that place
would be deprived of voting facilities
through the failure Of there being
established booth there. At first
the blame for this was placed on
Commissioner Burke. of that place,
who left for the Outside some time
ago. But it was later found that
the commissioner at Circle should
have provided the place with voting
equipment. Why he failed to do So
is not understood here.
City To Well, it seems that the