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The Alaska citizen., 1915-12-27
Allies Purchasing
 Quantity of Wheat

MELBOURNE, Dec 26.-Notwith- standing the war the farmers of Australia are waxing rich. A con tract entered into during the last few days provides for the sale of more than twelve million bushels of wheat to the British and French government The transaction in wolves some fifteen millions of dol lars. The price paid was about five shillings per bushel; more than was ever paid for wheat in Australia.
 The wheat crop of Australia was exceptionally good this year, but the farmers had great difficulty in harvesting the product, owing to the shortage of men occasioned by the call to arms.
The Alaska citizen., 1915-12-27
Paris Celebrates
 Merry Christmas

PARIS, Dec 26.-Paris spent a gay Christmas, although many a fire side was without the father, brother or son that occupied a place at the Christmas dinner year ago. In the show houses, the usual perform ances were staged, the public turn ing out in large numbers to forget their troubles
 Throughout the republic the cry went up for everybody to lend a helping hand to a more afflicted neighbor, and the spirit of charity was carried out more liberally than ever before.
The Alaska citizen., 1915-12-27
FQRD'S ENTERPRISE
 IS GOING TO PIECES
Americans Urged
 To ray for Peace

NEW YORK, Dec. 26.-At the re quest of Cardinals Gibbons, Farley and O'Connell, and at the direction of Pope Benedict, prayers for an early peace in Europe were offered in all the Catholic churches in the United States on Christmas day.
 In his sermon, Cardinal Farley urged all Americans to comply with the request of President Wilson to maintain absolute neutrality, to have consideration for the feelings of the thousands of foreign born Amer jeans, whose near relatives are en- tangled In the great struggle and to pray, to continue to pray every day for quick and lasting peace
The Alaska citizen., 1915-12-27
ENTIRE SECOND NOTE PUBLISHED.

LONDON, Dec. 26.-Information received here is to the effect that several of the newspapers of Der lin published the entire contents ol the second note of the United States to Austria on the Ancona affair Editorially it is pointed out that the United States makes no threats nor sets a time limit for an answer to the note, therefore the situation cannot be very acute.
The Alaska citizen., 1915-12-27
GEORGE TALKS TO uNlONlS1S.

GLASGOW, Scotland, Dec. 26.- In an address delivered today in this city before a large audience of la boring men. David Lloyd George asserted that unionism is responsi- Me for the present crisis in Eng land in the manufacture of muni
 tions of war. It is a fact, he as eerted, that there are not enough men in the British Isles belonging to uniors to manufacture the mu- nitions of war needed by the fight ing men of Great Britain. He there fore urged the union men to permit the enrolment of at least a0,OOO unskilled laborers on the pay rolls of the factories of England, instead of making would-be skilled laborers serve the usual three or four years apprenticeship. This, he said. would have the effect of making the man
 ufacture of plenty of the needed war munitions possible, and would thus make victory more probable.
The Alaska citizen., 1915-12-27
REVEREND AkED ISSUES APPEAL.

STOCKHOLM. Dec. 26.- Reverend Aked, prominent member of the Ford peace party, has issued an ap- peal to the press of the United States and other neutral nations to save Fords peace enterprise. He states that ridiCule on the part of the press of the neutrals has had a great deal to do with what looks to be the probable dismemberment of the party He is loud in his laudatory remarks concerning Henry Ford and his project, saying that Ford's name will go down in history as one of the greatest reformers of all times, regardless of whether or not his present enterprise is eventu- ally a success.
The Alaska citizen., 1915-12-27
WHAT THEY DID CHRISTMAS,

LONDON, Dec. 26-One of the morning papers of this city came out today with a public statement concerning the Christmas movements of some of the reigning monarchs of the countries now involved in war It is said that Kaiser Will helm, of Germany, spent Christmas ao-r in bed, ill King George. of England. is also confined to his quarters as the result of fall from his horse last fall Czar Nicholas. -cf Ruasir, spent the day travelling, his destination being the trenches of his armies on the eastern battle front King Victor Emmanuel. of Italy, also spent the day in the trenches or near them. King Peter, of Serbia, is an exile in Scutari.
The Alaska citizen., 1915-12-27
SCUTARl IS
 5OM B BARDEO.

LONDON, Dec. 26.-Information re- ceived here is to the effect that two Teuton acroplanes bombarded Scmari, in western Albania last night Considerable damage was done to buildings and 12 persons were killed. A score or more of women and children were injured by the bombs hurled from the flying machines, according to the report It is believed that the attack was directed at Scutari because that city Is the present headquarters of King Peter and the diplomatic staff of Serbia,
The Alaska citizen., 1915-12-27
SERBIAN SOVEREIGNTY WILL BE OBSERVED.

LONDON, Dec. 26.-It has been officially announced in Berlin that Germany will respect the sovereignty of Serbia A form of government has been already established at Nish with the Serbians in full control of the situation, as far as munich pal affairs are concerned Practi cally all troops have been withdrawn from the city, the majority of the Bulgarians and Austrians having been sent south to take part in the campaign against Salonlki
The Alaska citizen., 1915-12-27
ENGLAND WANTS REAL LEADER.

LONDON, Dec. 26.-There Is much dissatisfaction in local military cir cles, both parliamentary and other wise, concerning the manner in which the war is being conducted at the present time. Some of the newspa- pers are particularly vehement in their denunciation of the methods being used, a number of them go- ing so far as to demand the resig- nation of Premier Asquith.
 What England longs for Is a real leader" says the London Week ly Observer of today. The Observer also freely denounces Premier As quith, stating that Lloyd George should be appointed premier in lis stead.
The Alaska citizen., 1915-12-27
CAPTURED MANY
 BEFORE RETREAT.

LONDON, Dec. 26.-Before they were defeated and had to retreat before the advancing hoards of Aus tro c Germans, the Serbian army sue ceeded in capturing 22,0O0 men. ac- cording to advices received here. This number includes the number of Bulgarians taken prisoners. It is stated that all of the prisoners are being held in concentration camps in Albania Large numbers of cannon and many stand of small arms were also captured by the Serbians during the Balkan cam paign.
The Alaska citizen., 1915-12-27
THE PERM AN EN1 BOARD NAM ED.

STOCKHOLM. Dec. 26.-The names of the permanent peace board of the Ford party, as given out here are Britain Ford, Jane Addams, Rev. Jones, Frederick Holt and Gas ton Polntiff Miss Addams is not in the party at present, having agreed to join it later It is stated that MT Ford's New York agent
 who is managing the party from financial standpoint, has insisted on a cut in the expenses, stating that the members of the party individ- ually are spending too much money.
The Alaska citizen., 1915-12-27
ANOTHER CUTS PEACE PARTY.

STOCKHOLM, Dec. 26-L. B. Hanna, governor of the State of North Carolina, who came here as a member of the Ford peace party, has quit the crowd He gives as his reason the fact that Ford's lieu tenants became angry when he wis tied a number of prominent Norwe- gian officials at ChristianIa. It was their opinion. he says, that he wis ited the officials on behalf of peace, when, as a matter of fact, he called upon them as representative of the great State of North Dakota.
The Alaska citizen., 1915-12-27
FORD PRAISED BY NEWSPAPERS.

STOCKHOLM, Dec. 26.-The name of Henry Ford is on the lips of practically all of the intelligent resi- dents of this city and vicinity. By some he is praised; by others, ridi- culed
 The local newspapers, however. are standing by Ford and his peace pro ject They say that all would have gone we'll with the party had it not been for the dissension caused by disgruntled American representatives,
 Newspaper reporters, it is stated, were particularly obnoxious, all be ing anxious to get Ford to tell them his plans One of them, 1t is claim ed, forced his way into Fords' room at the point of revolver, and so frightened the peacemaker that he ~cTolved to return to America,
The Alaska citizen., 1915-12-27
SWEOES REFUSE TO RECOGNIZE THEM,

STOCKHOLM, Dec. 26.-The Swed- lsh peace league has refused to recognize the Ford party of peace makers. It Is stated that the req son is that the Ford party was un- able to get official recognition in America.
The Alaska citizen., 1915-12-27
E CAUSES
 A LULU IN FIGHTING

bemoaning the fate of his country. Franz Joseph. emperor of Austria, is reported to have spent the day conferring with his ministers in regard to the reply which is to be made to the second American note the Ancona affair
The Alaska citizen., 1915-12-27
Copper Sales Are
 Largest in History

NEW YORK, Dec. 26-Accordins to the Wall Street Journal, the copper sales for November and De cember are the greatest in all his tory for corresponding period. The Kennecott properties of Alaska are given credit for reaping the largest harvest of any single prop erty
The Alaska citizen., 1915-12-27
SUFfRAGIST QUITS PARTY.

STOCKHOLM, Dec 26.-Mrs Boiss- evain, the noted suffrage leader, has quit the Ford party and will start immediatel yfor America She says that she is returning for the reason that she cannot conscientiously stay with a supposed peace party domi- mated by such women as Madame Schwimmer and others of German sympathies.
 She also says that she would never have joined the party had she known that Mr Ford had no definite plans other than to go to Europe with a crowd of people She characterizes the party as a mass of amiably intentioned persons of vague thinking
The Alaska citizen., 1915-12-27
STAGE ARRIVES.

reached Olnes last night. Among the passengers who arrived there were Magnus Meisingseth, Carl Wei ger and A. J. Godsk. The stage will leave Olnes on it's next trip to Brooks Tuesday morning
The Alaska citizen., 1915-12-27
RUSSIANS ADVANCE INTO PERSIA.

LONDON. Dec 26.-A large force of Russians is now advancing into Persia, according to information re- ceived here from Petrograd It is asserted that they were sent to that country to punish the Persians for the uprising of a short time ago, after Persia had declared her in tention of remaining neutral. The Russians are now rapidly nearing the capital city of Teheran, ac cording to the report,
The Alaska citizen., 1915-12-27
FUTURE IS IN THEIR HANDS.

GLASGOW, Scotland. Dec. 26.-- George Speech was one of the proml- nent speakers at the labor union meeting here today. his oration be- ing delivered immediately after that of David Lloyd George. He spoke along the same lines as did Lloyd George, expressing practically the same sentiment. He was very ire quently interrupted.
 Among other things said by MT. Speech was that the future of the British Empire Is in the hands of the British working man. He point ed out how the patriotic French union workers permitted the manu- facture of munitions of war without interference on the part of the un-
 Concluded on page s.)
The Alaska citizen., 1915-12-27
GEN. VON BUELOW
 LEAVES SWiTZERL AND.

LONDON, Dec 26.-General Von Buelow, of the German army. has left Switzerland for Berlin. He has been on secret mission to the Swiss republic, the significance of which is not known.
The Alaska citizen., 1915-12-27
CARRANzA|STAS
 ARE IN CONTROL

FL PASO. Dec. 26.-The soldiers of General Carranza are in complete control of the Mexican situation at Ciudad Juarez, immediately across the Rio Grande from this city. All signs of rioting are over and the mastering out of the Villa garrison of soldiers, which remained In that city after having escorted General Villa that far on his way, has been commenced.
 CAMPAIGN PLANNED.
 FL PASO. Dec. 26-lt is stated upon reliable information received here that the Carranza leaders are now planning campaign against the forces of General Zapata, in southern Mexico. The Zapatistas are now the only considerable force of men remaining at arms In oppo- sition to provisional President Car ranza other than the Villa garri- sons of some of the cities of the state of Chihuahua.
 FORMING GOVERNMENT.
 FL PASO, Dec. 26.-The Carran- zaistas are forming a new city gov. ernment at Juarez Manuel Petro has been authorized to organize police force of 100 men and he is proceeding to do so.
 WHAT WAS HIS PRICE?
 FL PASO, Dec. 26-There is much ipcculallon here concerning the prob able price paid to General Villa for a cessation of hostilities by him, self In person. None of the Car. ranza leaders seem to know any thing about 1t, but 1t is thought that some of them may know the secret. It is runlored here that Villa rendered his resignation in Mexican affairs in exchange for per mission from the Carranza govern ment to leave the country with the booty collected by him during the four or more years he was fight ing
 CARRANzA IS BOSS.
 WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec 26- Questioned today regarding the ty- phoid epidemic in Mexico City, and the method to be used in fighting it, the Mexican ambassador said that all such questions must be d- rectly put up to President Carranza It is understood that the Rocke- feller foundation Is planning to send an expedition to Mexico City in an attempt to stamp out the prevailing epidemic.
 VILLAS ENRoUTE.
 NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 26.-Mrs. Pancho Villa and child have depart, ed for Havana, Cuba They were accompanied by other relatives.
The Alaska citizen., 1915-12-27

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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-10-14
LEGAL NOTICES.

>ses~~>~~~~~~~s~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~>
IN THE MATTER or THE As
ROLL FOR THE COST AND EN-
| PENSE OF THE IMPROVEMENT
IN LOCAL IMPROVEMENT DIS
TRlCT NO. 1882 IN THE CITY OF
TO WHOM 1T MAY CONCERN:
Notice is hereby given that there
was filed in my office on the 13th
day OF October, 1916, the assess
ment roll for the payment of the
cost and expense of the above des-
ignated local Improvement, being
the assessment roll for Local I'm
provement District No. 4032; show
Ing the amount assessed against
each lot and parcel of land In said
local improvement district for the
payment OF the cost and expense of
said improvement, in pursuance of
Ordinance No. 618S of the City of
Tacoma. entitled:
AN ordinance providing for the
Improvement of tho alley between
''I' and u" Streets from South 7th
Street to South Sth street; creating
Local Improvement District No.
4032; providing for a special fund
for the payment of the cost of said
Improvement by special assessment
upon property within said district
benefited thereby; providing for
the issuance OF local Improvement
bonds; and declaring an emer-
gency." passed August 18th, 1915.
And that said assessment roll Ia
open for inspection by all persons
interested therein.
And notice Is further given that
the Council of said City has fixed
Wednesday. the Srd day of Novem-
Der, 1916, at 10 o'clock A. M, as the
date for hearing upon said roll be-
fore 1t. and that all persons who
may desire to object to said assess
ment roll are required to make their
objections In writing and file the
same with me at or prior to $3.50
A. M, on the date above mentioned,
at my office In the City Hall; and
that on said date or at such time
as the hearing may be continued
to. the Council will sit as q board
of equalization for the purpose of
considering said assessment roll,
and will consider all objections
made thereto. or any part thereof,
and will correct, revise. raise. low
or. change or modify said roll or
any part thereof. or set aside said
roll and order said assessment to
be made de nov0 as ii shall APP
pear Just and equitable, and then
proceed to confirm the same by
Ordinance.
Dated at CITY Hall. Oct. 18th,
w. d. NICKEUS,
City Clerk.
Oct 14-15-16-1S-19, 1915.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-10-14

Arrived at the Exposition city
on time-well and happyl"
This brief note dropped out of
an envelope on the editors desk
today, postmarked San Francisco.
A photograph dropped out. too. 1t
showed two girls in hiking
toys" We recognized them at
once.
They are Maude Bridson and
Ruth Harsley, the two Chicago
girls who came walking into Ia
coma one afternoon two months
ago, and announced that they
were walking from Chicago to San
Francisco for their health.
The girls have accomplished it
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-10-14

"a walking record that few
women would attempt to equal.
After visiting the exposition,
they will return to Chicago and
write a book concerning their
trip. They have thousands of
kodak pictures all along the
route, for illustrations.
When near Tacoma the girls
climbed the mountain. and Miss
Bridson had the sensation of be-
ing lost on the mountainside for
several hours at night, until a
searching party discovered her.
Both girls are still single,
though their journey has been
sprinkled with proposals.
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LOCAL Improvement District No,
43S. - Notice is hereby given
that In pursuance of Ordinance No.
1897 of the City of Tacoma, q roll
has been placed In my hands for
the collection of the 5th annual In
stallment of the assessment levied
for the Improvement of the alley
between North CO. Street and
Yakima Avenue from North End
Street to North Sth Street; and
North 9TH Street from the alley be-
tween North CO Street and Yalki-
ma Avenue, to Yakima Avenue.
Said Improvement consists In
grading said portions Of said street
and alley to the established grade
with roadway on the alley six
teen (16) feet In width, and on
North 7th Street eighteen (18) feet
In width also In laying down on
said roadways a pavement OF as
phalt and concrete on q concrete
base, with concrete curb and gut
drainage.
Said Improvement also consists
in taking up and relying portions
OF pavement already In place. to
make same conform to lines ana
grades of new Improvement.
Said installment may be paid on
or before October 30th. 1916, but
IL not paid on or before said date.
added interest. penalty and costs
cHAs. D. ATKINS.
City Treasurer.
Sept. 30, Oct. TIA, 1915.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-10-14

LOCAL Improvement District No.
74s: - Notice. IL hereby given
that in pursuance of Ordinance No.
43os Of the City Of Tacoma, q roll
has been placed In my hands for
the collection of the 6th annual IN
stallment Of the assessment lovied
for the Improvement Of AinsWof<h
Street, Asotin Street and Alank4
Street from South 56th Street 10
South 4Oth Street.
Said improvement consists "a
laying down on said portions OF o&I1
streets, cement concrete sideWal1G
five go feet In width.
Provided that whore permauon1
sidewalks were already con1kri1cfo&
by permission OF the Commieoio14et
of Public Works. they are net ~
cluded In this improvRment.
Said fnstallment may Be paid Oh
or before October 3oth, 1915, but g
not paid on or before sid DAFT
addsd intsrsst. psnalty 80 se1Es
cHAs b. ArK1N4
Sept. 50. Oct 7-ils 1915
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Nz%4~==N
K<NNHt<<z1N>rT

Ex-President Taft was once at
tending a family dinner in Gin
cinnati. A clergyman's little boy
sat opposite the ex-occupant of
the White House. The host eX-
planned that he had a hen that
laid an egg every day.
. That's nothing" said the
youngster, my father lays a
foundation stone once a week"
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LOCAL Improvement District No.
24s.--Notice II hereby given that
in pursuance Of Ordinance No. 24S4
of the City Of Tacoma, q roll has
been placed in my hands for the
collection Of the 10th annual In
|-stallment of the assessment levied
for the improvement of North 'K''
Street from the center line Of Di-
vision Avenue. to tho west line of
the East sidewalk on North Steele
Said Improvement consists in
grading said North TX" Street to
tho established grade with road
way forty feet In width. and laying
down on said roadway pavement
of asphalt. with brick cutters ON
o concrete base. Tho Improvement
also consists in constructing con
crete curbs, and the necessary
storm water drainage. also in ex-
tending all sidewalks to connect
with curbs. taking up and rslaylne
the came when necessary.
Provided, that that part Of TX"
Street. to be paved by the Tacoma
Railway ana Power Company I'M
or Its franchise, and the gulch be-
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Observation-Disclosures
8 A NSWERS....Y
= IA By Cynthia Grey s.
Observation-Disclosures

Dear Miss Grey l am in need advice because I
don't to let anyone know / trouble you
My parents and although my father
at good trade he anything
drink and seldom INDUCES in small things
go to high school. l want education, | human
love person and know he loves live
without him and everything is black when don't him. Now
Miss Grey, of a
him with all heart life will be nothing without
yet feel it duty to help
this dream all that life holds through
may teach
Do you think that is right? Should think
ens and then of myself though this him and
our love up? Please advise love a home children
UNDECIDED.
Al do not see that is for either neglect
give that provided
is not fancy Why can't finish education
being
mother children? 4 will
chance TO "a home and increase the
gained by allowing trouble Why
have frank talk this subject with the
you love?
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LEGAL NOTICES.

Streets, and the Intersection Of
North 3rd Street and North 9Th
Street, are not to be included in
this Improvement.
Said installment may be paid on
or before October 30th, 1915, but
IL not paid on or before said date,
added interest, penalty and costs
will attach.
CHAS. d. ATKINS,
City Treasurer.
Sept. 80, Oct. TIA, 1916,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-10-14

Dear Miss Grey: have letters in the Tacoma
Times started taking which been
quite long time.
Now going to ask you if my gentleman friend
loves me or II love him, for know better
In the Oct 4 issue of the Times there letter
printed that Disguised that shall frankly what
think. the mother of three girls would look back to
the time she and consider she would not
speak rashy OF advice to girls and boys with
judgment and consideration of their
| old maid, neither | I only girl
20 years old to the day.
To begin with, / have kept with several
in the different
that with. despise who will
midnight dinners joyrdes
other hghlfed festivities the entertainment of easily
loves girl he will like to in evening minus
the waist with bunch noisy friends These
dongs indulge in. I'm not goodegoodi girl
church member when
right mother trusts and there
girl the world who could boast of better ruer
mother than l.
Mother always strict regard to gentlemen company.
downs life when / IL
old But why the face of it all loved should
should from home? In that would not follow
advice, Miss Grey neither would follow mohers
I II cutting off to spite face would
follow the impulse heart That Is what mother did,
that what the mother of three girls did, most likely
read of letters advice to girl
away home divorce.
Zone of the LeOvers He has the same
opinion the girls that | have of the men,
say would like to congratulate the Gentleman
Flrt His advice correct decidedly
and profit by 1t. l know did
Please, Miss Grey, congratulations your
knowledge and judgment Of human nature.
ONE EXTREMELY WISE