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The commonwealth., 1915-04-22
Britain APOLOGIES to Chile.

Iondon.-Great Britain has offered
a 'sfull and ample apology to the
Chilean government for the sinking
March il in Chilean territorial waters
Of the German cruiser Dresden, the
internment OF which already has been
ordered by the maritime governor Of
Cumberland Bay when the British
squadron attacked and sank the Ger
man. This fact was made public in
a White Paper giving the texts Of
the Chilean note protesting against the
sinking of the Dresden. and the British
reply.
The commonwealth., 1915-04-22
Gen. Funston at Brownsville.

Brownsville, Texas.-Major General
Frederick Funston, who has just ar
rived here from San Antonio TO take
charge of the border situation created
by the siege Of Matamoros, said his
coming was Cue to reports that the
Villa artillery was advancing and that
the fighting might he expected to reach
climax soon. The day passed, how
ever, with no bomba rdnlant Of Mata-
morcs, the only fighting reported be-
ing hear1 from the Erulay plantation,
about eight miles down the Rio Grande
from MatomorOs.
The commonwealth., 1915-04-22
Villa Troops Leave Mstamoros.

brownsville, Texas.-A report that
the 5000 Villa troops which have been
besieging Matamoros for more than
two weeks had started for Celaya to
assist General Villa in his campaign
against General Obregon was received
by Major General Frederick Funston
in command Of the United States
trOOpS here
The commonwealth., 1915-04-22
Carrsrza Garrison Licks Villa.

Brownsville, Te1as.-In a sortie the
Carranza garrison defending Matamo-
ros inflicted a heavy blow upon the
Villa army besieging the town. General
SauIo Navarro, second in command
OF the Villa troops, was brought to
Brownsville dangerously wounded and
the Carranza consulate here claim ed
the Villa dead numbered 500. The
sortie drew from the Villa forces
their long-promised shellirg of Mata-
moroz 7....t the shelling stopped when
the Carranza division returned to the
trench.
The commonwealth., 1915-04-22
NETHERLANDS 2 AMER SUNK
Anchored Off Her Home Coasts S::e
is Tcrceioad


is Torpedoed.
I.cndon-The Netherlands steamer
Katwylz, Baltimore for Rotterdam,
was torpedoed while anchored seven
miles west Of tie Hinder Lightship in
the North Sea.
The crew Of % was saved and
taken to Flushing, according to q
Reuter- dispatch. The dispatch quotes
the men DIS saying tcat as they roWeo
away trey saw the rerisccpe OF d
submarine, which quickly disappeared.
The Katwyk sank Is minutes after
the explosion.
Reuters Amsterdam correspondent
says the Katwyk Rad been lying at
anchor for Is minutes when torped-
oed TIE correspondent says mes
sage from the Hook OF Holland Go
clares that ali the slips lights were
burning AZ the time OF tie attack.
The commonwealth., 1915-04-22
Sixteen Begin Prison Term.

Idianapolis, Ind.-Headed By Mayor
Dom Nj. Roberts, Is prisoners convict
ed in the Terre taute election conspIr-
acy cases and sentenced to the Leay-
enworth peniteatiary started on the
trip to prison.
The time for the departure was not
made public here and only small
crowd was at The station as the pris-
oners, eacl accompanied by special
deputy United States marshal, board
ed a special car attached to passen-
ger train.
The commonwealth., 1915-04-22
GENERAL HER 2ERA KILLED.
Killed by Own Men Who M:stook
Them For Villa Trcops

fC1n OF VfIltF FTcOPS'
Laredo, TeX.-Gen. MGclOvia Her
rera, Carranza commander at Nuevo
Laredo, opposite here, was killed by
his own men, who mistook him and
bis for Villa troops, according to in
formation received here by Gen. =. K.
Evans, in command of United States
troops here.
General Herrera and members Of
his staff had taken q position On a
hill near Nouvo Laredo when, 1t is
said, they We're fred upon from a
Carranza military train, the soldiers
mistaking the party for Villa troops.
Besides Herrera his aide and several
other members CT his staff were
killed.
The commonwealth., 1915-04-22
Zcppc:ins Visit England.

London-Two Zeppelin airsNfrs
visited the east coast of England,
dropping bombs On several towns ana
doing considerable damage to prop
ertv. AS far as has been a5certained,
only one person, q woman, was injur-
ed. 1t is said she was only slightly
hurt
The commonwealth., 1915-04-22
NUMBER IA.
You Like
Your Home?

The degree Of love you
have for your home is shown
in the care you take Of it.
Beautiful homes make a beau
tiful community. Such a
community in turn demand
stores that give a service in
keeping with that community.
That's the kind of store we
ere operating. 1t is our aim
to give you high quality drug
store goods, courteous service
and conduct our store in such
a way that it willreAect credit
on the community in which
we live. Whatever trade
you give us, co-operates with
us and it also helps yourself.
Deal at this the home store
and we both profit.
The North End Drug Store
Phones ! Store 96
ioi'e' Room 96
The Alaska citizen., 1915-02-01
Girl Trims Hair
 While She Sleeps

BRASHEAR, Mo.-The mystery of what became of the pretty flaxer curls of Miss Corda Loft, who lost them while she slept in her home, has been solved. The curls were found in suit case under her bed. and because of a dream that she recalls having that night she Is con vinced that she cut them off herself while walking in her sleep.
 The loss of the young woman s hair discovered when she arose and found what was left badly bobbed. has furnished one of the principal topics of conversation here since.
 Il remember dreaming that l was going to leave Brashear and that was packing my grip" she said in recounting her experience for the several hundredth time.
 Look in the suit case then" sug. gested one of her practical hearers. And in the suit cast was the missing hair and the scissors which the young lady had yielded on it.
 Miss Loft has been somnambu. list for several years and has had a number of queer adventures while walking in her sleep.
The Alaska citizen., 1915-02-01
Bag of Beans to
 Garry Invitations

SANTA FEE, x. M--New Mexico is preparing to ship bags of beans to the hungry of Europe, with an invitation to the recipients to become residents of the land where pintos and frijoles grow in great abundance. New Mexico is long" on beans and
 short" on population.
 Levi A. Hughes of the Santa Fe Chamber of Commerce is father of the idea. It was greeted with gen eral approval. and every commercial the privilege of taking part in the project.
 New Mexico, II. 5. A. Pinto De;.ls." That Is the Wording on ln. tag attached to each l00-pound bag. G. H. Van Stone, secretary of the local Chamber of Commerce, says:
 "A circular is being printed in French, German and English telling of land of peace and plenty where people may come and be rid of war and pestilence and disease, and one of them will be placed in each sack of beans. These sacks will be dis tributed broadcast throughout the war-stricken nations. Eacn conner cial organization taking part in the scheme will be given space for any boosting data or advertisement it wishes to place. A charge will b. made for the space in order to pay the cost of the circulars and at least a part of the cost of the sacks. ''
The Alaska citizen., 1915-02-01
Discount Time Will
 Be Up This Evening

If you pay your taxes today, you will be allowed discount of ten per cent on your tax levy, or such, in effect, are the words of resolu- tion passed by the council of the city of Fairbanks. Tax collector A. J. Pauli has been busy all week taking the money of those who cared to save few dollars by paying early, and he will be on hand today at his office tc gather in the money of all who have so far failed to pay their taxes into the city coffers The council meeting is to be held this evening and Judge Pauli will be busy then for a short time, but he states that he will remain at his office tonight as long as there is any money in sight.
 All of the foregoing means that the time allowed by the city ordin, ances, wherein the tax payer may take advantage of the ten per cent relate offered by the city. will lapse this evening. From tomorrow until February Is. the taxpayers will be charged the full amount of their levies and will have to pay penalty of ten per cent after the latter date.
The Alaska citizen., 1915-02-01
Language Betrays
 Brave German Spy

GENEVA, Dec. 26. The story of how & German spy braved and met death. as told by French officer. is published by the Journal De Gen eve.
 When Von Kluck's army was near Paris. a large number of artillery pieces were collected in the north O. the capital to resist the attack. Early one morning the French colonel in command was shaving. when the sen try entered his room saying an officer who had forgotten the password had pushed him aside and entered the ar- tillery park. The officer" declared he would return soon and said not to disturb the commandant After dismissing the sentry, the colonel, who had already his suspicious. hast fly finished his toilet and walked )ut to the grounds W ere there were about hundred guns of all caliber. There he met the stranger and asked him his regiment.
 You see by my uniform (which was new) I belong to the military staff and l am attached to the head quarters at Paris" he replied.
 Well. let us count the pieces, :" the Frenchman said.
 "Un. deux. trois-." the spy started
 No, mo-" said the French colonel, let us say it first, second, third '"
 The French officer aad 2 ur1l.e It is a well-known fact that some times a German. however well edu cated, has difficulty in pronouncing in French the words "vingt-neuvieme' (twenty-ninth) without revealing his nationality. The two v's with the "t" between them prove a stumbling block. When the staff captain pro- nounced the words the colonel drew revolver and ordered the sentry to arrest him.
 Send these things home to my parents" said the spy to the colonel "I will" said the latter. Goodbye" both said. A few hours later the German was shot
The Alaska citizen., 1915-02-01
ChAT ANik A. m Palm the Circle
Happy Creek Will
 Be Big Producer

From all indications it seems that Happy creek, a tributary of Gold stream which has been prospected Ind re-prospected over since Fair banks was mining camp, will be he biggest producer in the camp turing the next mining season. That IS. it will be the greatest producer according to the number of outfits which will be working there for, while all of the mining concerns will be working in pay of some sort, put one of them is known to have ground of extreme values, or which goes $7.00 to the square foot of bed rock.
 The lucky miners who have the above mentioned rich pay are Cos. grove & Co. They have worked for several years in an effort to locate the paystreaA and have finally found it even better than they ever dreamed about. John Fey is work ing on a continuation of the same streak. He has just completed his working shaft to bedrock. while Cosgrove & Co. are now blocking put their ground and hoisting the pay dirt taken from the tunnels into ! winter dump. It is estimated that the paystreak where the two out fits are working is about 80 feet wide
 Several other outfits are prospect ing further down on Happy creek, trying to locate continuation of he pay on which the miners above them are working. Among them are Pete Letendre and Hans Junes.
The Alaska citizen., 1915-02-01
are endorsed and his hands strength
VIM. CASEY, Proprietor

are endorsed and his hands strength ened
 "The outstanding act in the laie election returns is the slump in the Progressive vote. A large percent age of the Progressive Republicans have returned to the Republican party. and, that, too, without any surrender on the part of tue stand patters' and the reactionaries. The leadership of the regular Republi, can party has undergone no change Senator Penrose and eX-Speaker Can non will represent that party in the senate and house and the returning Progressives must be prepared to accept all that they protested against. and more, for the standpatters, aft, CT having overcome the detection, are even further from reforms than they were two years ago.
 The Democratic party deserves the support of all real progressivea and in the next two years 1t will draw to itself those Progressivea who understand the radical nature of the issue which separates the Democrat from the aristocratic pluto Crat'
The Alaska citizen., 1915-02-01
MAY GIVE SHOW HERE.

Bob Baney. the minstrel man from the Outside who amused several Fairbanks audiences last winter by his clever trick dancing, is again back in Fairbanks after a stay of several months at Long City, Ruby and Tofty. During the time he has been away from Fairbanks he has pursued his vocation wherever and whenever chance afforded, and re ports that with the assistance of the talent he was able to pick up he gave shows wherever he stopped for any length of time. The entertain. ments were always given under the auspices of the Moose lodge and Mir Eaney carries letter from the Long City lodge which is indicative of the success of the affair held there Baney will endeavor to put on an entertainment here if the local lodge of Moose agree to it, but will other wise leave for the Outside within a few days
The Alaska citizen., 1915-02-01
l arantula Causes
 Candy Shop Panic

LOS ANGELES.-A tarantula six inches long made it's appearance at candy shop in West Sixth street and created a hubbub among the workers there and nearly frightened Miss Anna Schultz out of her wits. E. w. Melvin, the stockman, braved the beast" and killed 1t with a bottle of chloroform. He now has 1t tackled to board for exhibition.
 Miss Schultz was cutting bananas from a stalk in the stock room, when she saw something brown and hairy. Then two black beads flashed at her She screamed, dropped her knife and ran. Workmen rushed in and found the tarantula in full possession of the bananas.
 Melvin laid out a campaign. With long stick the tarantulA was in. duced to leap. It fell to the floor and took refuge under table. Mel win mounted the table and managed to pour the contents of bottle of chloroform over the tarantula.
 The bananas were part of 8 ship ment that a local company received from Ceiba. Honduras.
The Alaska citizen., 1915-02-01
Storms Prevail On
 All of the Creeks

Information received last night from the creeks is to the effect that severe wind and snow storms have prevailed on the several streams for the past week. In some places they were not as of long duration as in others, although the report from Fox is that the wind has blown there steadily for week, ceasing on1y yesterday afternoon.
 No damage from the storms Is reported. However, the creek peo. pie are always prepared for wind storms during February and March
 It is probable that the drifts oc- casioned by the storm will have the effect of impeding traffic to some extent for the next few days. In fact the reports state that 1t has done so already. The Panama Val ley railroad has trouble annually at this time of year in getting its trains across the Gilmore summit but 1t is expected that today's train will get over with but little effort as the storm has now abated.
The Alaska citizen., 1915-02-01
FERGUSON RETURNS.

Roy Ferguson, Tolovana circula- tor of The Alaska Citizen, is one of the most recent arrivals in the city from the scene of the new strike. He states that, although he did not pan the ground or see any of 1t banned, the report of new pay on number ? above Livengood creek is authentic in every respect, ac- cording to the talk heard before he started for Fairbanks. He also says that the next news which will be received here from the Tolovana. will be concerning the workings of Marsh & Mcqueen on number 2 be- low, as they are now believed to be nearly to bedrock with their shaft
The Alaska citizen., 1915-02-01
Start Series For
 Wickersham Cup

Tonight, at the rinks ot the Fair banks Curling club, the first games in the series for the trophy offered ty James Wichersham, are to be played New rinks have been drawn, and from the interest taken by all parties concerned this contest for the Wickelsham cup will be hard fought from start to finish The coming contest will decide the ownership ot t4e cup. as it is to be played for but once The cup will go to the winning skip while the players will get individual prizes.
 The games to be played tonight will be between the rinks of Beraud and Rickert and of Dunham and Hea- cock The members of the club en- gagged in play will be:
 Beraud skip, Mathews third; ; Langley, second Hall, lead.
 RIckert, skip: Carey, third; Fred Douse second, - lead.
 Dunham. skip Dundon third Iarkin. second; Peoples, lead.
 Heacock. skip; Hess. third; Godske second; Mcclure, lead
 Manager Luther Schooling of the curling club has announced that the first ladies game will be played next Saturday night. The ladies have been training steadily, and it is expected that several good teams will De formed, The drawing for the teams will take place next Tues day
The Alaska citizen., 1915-02-01
Two Part Comedy
 At the Orpheum

Tonight at the Orpheum theatre on Second avenue, the same excellent series of pictures shown last night 10 large crowds at both shows, will again be thrown upon the screen. The .ief feature is a two-part Vita graph comedy which is sure to make all who see it roar with laughter as they never did before at the sight of comic picture. The comedy is entitled, Our Wives,' and some of the best known players of the Vita graph company are to be seen in ac- tiOn.
 Other pictures on the program to be presented this evening are The Green Eye of the Yellow God" a strong photoplay taken from the poem of J. Milton Hayes, and, His Hoodoo," another good comedy. The usual two shows will be given this evening, starting at o'clock sharp, the price of admission to each en- tertainment being D cents.
The Alaska citizen., 1915-02-01
Stage Driver Says
 Trail IS Very Bad

According to Dan Kennedy, the driver who brought in the last stage from the coast, the Valdez trail is in the worst condition known in years. At this time of the year, after the fall snowS have come and before tie spring fall begins, the trail is usually in the best of condi- tion but this year the snow is all blown off the trail between Rapids and Donnelly's, and the stages are compelled to go on wheels.
 Kennedy does not report any other news of importance from out the line. He says that all of the Fair banks papers are now reaching sub scribers on the trail in good shape.
The Alaska citizen., 1915-02-01
BRYAN TALKS ABOUT EFFECT
 0F ELECTION
SECRETARY OF STATE BRYAN SAYS VOTERS HAVE EN-
 DORSED WILSON,

WASHINGTON. Nov. 9.-Secretary Bryan, back at the state department today after his campaign trip west, issued formal statement summariE- ing the results of the elections and declaring that they could not be con sidered otherwise than an indorse- ment of President Wilson and his policies. Pointing to the slump of he Progressive vote as the outstand- ing feature of the election returns, Secretary Bryan said that it had re suited in no change in the leadership of the regular Republican ranks. that Senator Penrose and former Speaker Cannon would represent their party in congress and the Progressives re- turning to that party would have to accept what they had protested Lgainst and more.
 The statement, in part, follows:
 "The election of 1914 cannot he considered otherwise than as an in dorsement of the President and his policies. There were a number of causes which operated against our party, namely, the efforts of the ben eficiaries of protection, who out of resentment, sought to make the tar if law obnoxious; the disturbed con dition caused by the European war and the fact that the excellent laws by congress had not had time to prove their worth.
 PRoGRESSiVEs CHANGE.
 Then, too, more Progressives re- tho we expected. This alone accounted for most of the Republican gains in the house of representatives. The victory, however. was sufficiently complete to show the people are with the President.
 The gains in the senate are es. pecially gratifying-not single Democrat defeated for reelection and three senatorships taken from the Republicans.
 There Is every reason to believe that the administration will grow in popularity as the laws go into effect and as Democratic policies bear fruit. The new currency law is just begin ming to operate; before the next election it will have vindicated i.s claim to public confidence,
 'The new tariff law cannot be re- pealed until after the people have had chance to try it out and now that the election Is over the pro tected manufacturers are already re- suming work Some of them sus- pended operations or cut down their force before the election. and they did it under conditions which left little doubt that they hoped 10 arouse opposition to the new tariff law.
 POLICIES AID
 The Presidents foreign policies
The Alaska citizen., 1915-02-01
ALASKA COAL PLEASES THE
 GOVERNMENT
PROVE IT AS GOOD AS ANY

WASHINGTON, D. C.. Dec. IA Enthusiastic approval of coal from government-owned Matanuska fields in Alaska was given by Sec retary Daniels before the naval con- cruiser Maryland about ten days ago, Mir. Daniels said. had demonstrated that the Matanuska coal was as good as any found. and pointed the way to an adequate supply of fuel on the Pacific coast as soon as transporta- tion facilities are available. The results of this test. over which navy officials have been exulting quietly for nearly two weeks, were particularly gratifying because dis. appointing experiments with coal from the Boring fields year ago had dimmed hopes that the rich deposits in Alaska ultimately would meet all of the government's de- mands for fuel on the west coast The firing was easy and steam 1 pressure was easily maintained" said the secretary in telling the story to the committed The coal 1 is said to have burned like pine knots"
 GOOD FOR RAILWAY. The reports of successful naval tests of Matanuska coal was sprung as & surprise by the secretary, who
 was elated particularly because of
 plans going forward for the Alaska railway to open up the coal fields. 1 The report shows that the Bering
 tests were repeated on the coal from the Matanuska for seven days on a l forced draft trial of four hours at
 a speed of twenty knots, a natural draft test of twentyfour hours at
 fifteen knots, and another of forty
 hours at ten knots.
 1 Unlike the tests made with the
 Boring river coal last year" the secretary said in his memorandum
 to the committee, Tt was not neces-
 sary to handpick the Matanuska
 coal for these tests, It was used
 in the same condition as when de ! ivered. aud the result aGe
 satisfactory as to justify tEe belief 1 that the Matanuska coal Is in all
 respects satisfactory for navy use, 1 provided that the coal tested is a l fair indication of the general char acter of the coal in that field 1 ABSENCE OF DIFFICULTIES.
 The official report of the tests
 states that the firemen pronounced
 the forced draft trial the easiest
 twenty-knot run the armored cruis- l CT Maryland has ever made On
 the other trials also there was ab- sence of those difficulties usually
 met wien poor coal Is used. The
 firing was easy and steam pressure
 was easily maintained, said the sec
 retary. The coal is said to have burned like pine knots. An unof- ficial report on the evaporative test | at the experiment station practical
 " confirms the Maryland tests.
 The general result is very grati- flying to the navy department and
 points the way to an adequate sup ply of coal on the Pacific coast
 for the navy as soon as reasonable
 transportation facilities are avail able"
 1 The Matanuska coal he said, was
 as good as any coal to be found ] anywhere.
 ] We make all kinds of rubber
 stamps, particularly those for the 1 cancellation of war stamps,
The Alaska citizen., 1915-02-01
HISTORIC SPOT FOR SALE.

The historic battlefield of Appo- mattox. where Gen. Grant and Cen. Lee agreed on terms which ended the great civil war. is to be offered for sale. Maj. George A. Armee. U. s. A.. retired, who owns the prop erty, has decided to part with 1t.
 At the same time he is offering for sale his old homestead. which is known as Fairfield. on Connecti- cut avenue. and most of his property in the neighborhood. He is parting with his property in order that he may feel no ties binding him to the country while he makes extensive trips abroad. which he Is contem- plating doing.-E1.