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Iditarod pioneer., 1915-12-04
DANCE AT FLAT
 NEXT SATURDAY
Proceeds Are to Be Used for tie Purpose of Furnishing Christ nas Tree for Riddles of
 the Community

Flat City already i, making preparations for the annual Christmas tree and entertain ment to be given in Moose hall on Christmas eve, and in the rather expressive language of the street, it iS to be "humdlnger. Following the usual custom, a dance Is to be given to raise funds for the celebration. This dance is to be given on Saturday even ing December II, and it is expected that there will be great demand for tickets, which are now in the hands of the com mttee for distribution.
 The dance and Christmas tree are to be given under the auspices of the Loyal Order of Moose, and the reputation of that or ganization as entertainers will be fully lived up to on this occasion,
 The tickets will be placed on sale at var ous places of business in Flat City, and the committee will also help to dispose of them individually There is to be no excuse for not buying ticket for the dance, which will insure a splendid time and &lso assist in getting up a Christmas celebration for the kiddies which will be long remembered nv thpm
Iditarod pioneer., 1915-12-04
THE TRIP OF THE TRAMP
Silly SensationaIism EairhankS Times

launch party of twenty left ldltarod on October 6 for St. Michael An myaEd and some women were in the party; the rest, presumably, ble,bodicd men. The ldltarol Pioneer wired eight days later that the launch had not reached St. Michael and asked that help be dispatched. This appeal was perfectly proper, for although there are camps all along that portion of the 1ukun that had to be travelled, lt was well to pro vide against the possibility of accident, especially as the telegraph stations below Nulatc were closed and the boat was out of communication.
 As was expected. the party has been found to be perfectly safe. and the occur renee to have had no extraordinary features. Ail of the voyageurs were prepared for emergencies, and there wA3 10 suffering. Such trips are commonplace, and only the murbdly sensational could see in them oc- casion fer herocs Nevertheless the News Miner prints columns of soD-s!stcr stuff about the incident. the following being called from its issue of October l5;
 "A picture of the passengers of the little craft slowly perishing, starving and freezing 10 death. seemed too horrible to look at If the little Harty of Alaska pioneers were not drowned they will be saved. In Alaska men are called upon to display heroism not only in times of war, but also in times of peace. The one hope of saving those unfortunate people rested in the United States army, and without hesitation the army responded The names of the men who form this searching party, and the officers in command of the stations who sent them out will go down in history And 90 on. ad nau>ealn.
 Ii is just such slush as this tha, perpetu- ates the erroneous impression that prevails Outside in regard to the conditions in the territory Hitherto its perperation hes been chargea5le to lrresponslblas only, the newspapers, as a matter of course avoiding it as they would obscene matter. Il can safely be taken for granted that none hate to read is as do just plain Alaskan>.
Iditarod pioneer., 1915-12-04
Where Credit Is Due
{ Fairbanks NeWs-Minerl


 Fort Gibbon, Oct 22.--Ihe credit iS due Jepson, Mason and Rector. Will wire them your message, (Signed) Mcintyre"
 This message was received by the News Miner, which took an opportunity of thank ing those soldiers who started across the Yukon delta in search of the passengers of the launch Tramp, which left lditarod on October G. and which had been frozen in at the mouth of the river.
 in response to message urging that re lief be obtained if it was possible and sent to the News Miner by The Iditarod Pioneer, the News Miner undertook to do everything that could be done to prevent the men, women and an invalid who were passengers on the launch from suffering the hardships that are bound to occur when party IS frozen in couple of hundred miles from relief, with biting wind blowing all the time.
 The ready response of the American sol diers undoubtedly saved the little party much suffering, and was very commend able. Their names will be engraved on the hearts of the people whom they saved and their act will be handed down by Alaskans just as was the act of the rescue party that years ago braved the icy blasts of the Arctic winter to try to save the Royal Northwest Mounted Police party that was lost on the trail to Fort McPherson, and for whom the children born in the Klon- dike recently unveiled a monument in Daw- son. Heroism should be rewarded and the News Miner was glad to be able to record and hand down to posterity the splendid work of the soldiers at St. Michael.
Iditarod pioneer., 1915-12-04
WHAT INERT G1ARST0N SAID

Nj H Marston q partner in the Otter Creek Drel ging Company which operates in the Iditarod is a, the Butler on his way south for the winter, say, the Seattle Post Intelligcncar NarsJon i~ a pioneer O: '27 and has seen GIn,t of the camps of the North. He says the season, cleanup of the Iditarod will approximate >&0)0.0JO. mined with dredges. Like nearly Ill Ala.- kans, Marston thinks that there + no other country that can compare with the North, and says that he ~ilI be one of the first Cnes in in the spring
 T figure Ike great many other Alas kans. that when l get a really big stake will leave the North for good. but know in my heart that if had this years cleanup af $3,0000C0 from the Idjtarod a> my own you would see me around Seattle early next spring buying my steamer ticket north again.
 According to Marston, the Iditarod will be big producer for years to come. but only with big c0mnanieS
Iditarod pioneer., 1915-12-04
Job Printing at Pioneer Print Shop
BOOZE IN VERNON
lWhitehorse Starl

The camping of the soldiers in Vernon has been great boon to the gin mills oi that city The receipts of some of the bars run into hundreds of dollars day. At cer- tain times of the day the bars are filled with soldiers thicker than flies around a gob of spilled sugar all clamoring for booze, and getting their money down on the bar like white chips in scent poker game. A Vernon bar in the early evening has got, with the exception of the shooting, the Arl- zona saloons of the early days skinned to a sloppy finale. Although they are all gun men, none of the boys in khaki have as yet leaded a bar hop or shot the lights out. Vernon whisky, says the Greenwood $. c., Ledge, must be more soporlferous than mill tant. It IS one of the great sights of these days of war to see Vernon bar room Tn action. Every two feet intrenched behind long breastwork of mahogany, stand the noble, resolute and determined bartenders, prepared to do until overcome by the gas. Eagerly the Canadians leap into action, every man burning to do his two bits to- wards putting down the enemy The impact is terrific and the spectacle bizarre Shots are exchanged with great rapidity and sev- eral schooners are sunk every second, Great volleys of silver are fired at the courageous bartenders, but amid all the din, shock and smoke you can hear the death rattle of the Scotch, and the constant falling of the "dead marines" upon the floor. If the brave Fifty-fourth can fight the Germans as well as it does John Barleycodn and his allies, we will have Satans brother, the kaiser, in hook before the last flash of In dian summer
Iditarod pioneer., 1915-12-04
Death of Joe Jourden

Joe Jourden, one of the best known of Nomc's citizens, answered the call of the grim reaper last night, passing away at his Steadman avenue residence about s 30, says the Nome Nugget of October l6. The death of Mr. Jourden was most unexpected, as he had been i'll but a matter of four or five days The cause of demise is stated to be Bright's disease, complicated by a severe attack of la grippe. Mir. JouTden was one of the oldest residents of the community, having come to this locality during the days of the great rush of 1900, and has resided here continuously, Previous to coming to Nome the deceased had been resident Of California, and had also been located in Dawson. He was 50 years of age, and was member of the Elks, the Arctic Brother hood, Moose, Odd Fellows, Masons and the Commandery.
Iditarod pioneer., 1915-12-04
Powerful Joe" i'll IrouhIe

Reports received at Seattle recently from Port Angeles were to the effect that Joc Houston, an Alaska mine operator, known as Powerful Joe" had been sentenced to the state pemten,iagy for from one to twenty years, following his conviction for forgery After the sentence was imposed Houston apE lied for release On bal and gave notice of appeal He secured his re lease on putting up heavy bonds, and has secured the services of a Seattle attorney to fight the case. Houston is reported to have become short of funds to swing his mining deals, and used the names of hi@ associates in the enterprises to secure funds on stock in his companies He is said to have been in trouble for similar otfenses be- fore going to Port Angeles, where he has been exploiting timber lands in which sev- eral Alaskans are interested.
Iditarod pioneer., 1915-12-04
Double Murder at KataEla

A Katalla dispatch of October 6 told of a double tragedy which was enacted at the Chilkat village, short distance from ha- talla. Two Indians who had been drinking rather freely, became involved in quarrel which resulted in one, Charley hockloW, drawing gun and shooting Charley Thomas, who died almost instantly from the wounds received. Kocklow, becoming alarmed at his rash deed, and evidently fear ful of the consequences, ended his lite. The news was brought to town by several na- tives, and Judge Robert Gray, who IS ex offico coroner, started party out in search of the bodies. They were both found on the beach and brought to kata.la. There were no gunshot wounds TOT powder marks
Iditarod pioneer., 1915-12-04
Rich Carg of Dora

4 Seward dispatch of October l2 says that the little steamer Dora arrived from the westward with a cargo valued at Sl45, U9O, including furs, ivory, "halebone and n,h products. This Is one of the most valuable cargoes ever brought to Seward from the westward, The principal ship mcnts of fur walrus ivory and whalebone are for Llcaes & Co. of San Francisco There were over sixty bales of fur includ- ing polar bear, white fox and seal~klns. The wbslebone shipment was made up of ninety six bundles of l25 pounds each. The whale bone Is valued 2! $1.I5 q pound.
Iditarod pioneer., 1915-12-04
First Mining Case in To|ovana

The first law suit of any importance originating in the new Tclovana mining district was fled in the office of the clerk f the district court at Fairbanks on October 26 by George Heln2inger who is suing Harry Patterson and L. H. Mack. The prayer in the complaint asks that the plaintiff be awarded onc-third interest in the lease recently secured by Patterson from Dave Cascadcn on the lower SUO feet of the Deep Channel association claim, on Llvengood creek, CT a one-third interest in all of the ground on that claim held under lease by Patter.cn He also asks that the defenN-
 ants be compelled to pay the costs oI the
Iditarod pioneer., 1915-12-04
CAC0FF WILL BE HANGED

WHITEHORSE, Oct. 20 Alexander Gagotf this afternoon pleaded guilty to n.Dr- der and WAS sentenced by Judge NantuIAy to be hanged on March 10. Cago1 shot and killed Pat k.n-low, Georg" Lane T Boskoyich and Henry Cook on September 30 last
 Judge Macau9y reached Whrehor-e y.~- terday with other officials The trial ha- gen th;s ai,eInoan, 4 rry wa~ quickly ~.- cured, and when Gagotf was asked to plead he said:
 T sm guilty. I sud two or three tunes that was guilty, ami say so agau'
 The jury was dismissed b., ,Ae coerr took the evidence in the case and then al. judged the accused to be guilty and latcr he was stEteuccd
Iditarod pioneer., 1915-12-04
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Fa;r.5anks Motel Gutsed by Fire

The Coluinbi4 hotel at the corner of First avenue and Dunkle street, Fairbanks was completely gutted by fire on Saturday evening, October 90. The origin of the fire is unknown, but it is believed to have been defective stoveplpe. The loss is yariousIy estimated at from S2,O00 to s50U0, incIud- ng building and furnishings. There was no insurance.
Iditarod pioneer., 1915-12-04
NOTICE

0phir Alaska, Nov 10. l9l5 Notice is hereby given that the partner ship heretofore existing under the firm name and style of Baumeister Moses Mining Co., is dissolved and that the undersigned, Matilda N Moses. will not be responsible for debts contracted for in the name of said partnership by any person whatsoever
 MATILDA M MOSES
Iditarod pioneer., 1915-12-04
Roman and James Pick Up Lead

Advicps received at Fairbanks from the coast State that Jack Roman and Bennett James, both former residents of Fairbanks have picked up the lead again on the Skeen- Stevenson property, in Moose Pass, which they bought for cash some time ago. The owners started to work a. soon as they ac quired the property, but the lead faul;ea They driited and have picked up the lead ag2!n
Iditarod pioneer., 1915-12-04

must fight CT drown. Chief Engineer Cor bett in the little engine room, worked ~'uh- boruly to tu.n oyer that machine anu st it going. The gas collected under the arcA and forced into narrow confue by the rising water, ovarcame him and he VA, dragged cut unconscious.
 Only Hope for Life
 Everybody ballod. There wa- ID ,hrking IL wa> their only hope for hfe EeatuI-y they maGe some hcadWay again, rao tIooI
 At la,r the engine could be started ~ui the fire pump Was set 10 work ,J reduce the water in the hoIa. The lr5u,.suag of cargo had Eghrcned the schooner
 Dawn broke gray ani c.Id rua tr iogod the Ablcr still ahoat ana riding easier Kea.- IzIng if the pumps ag4.n stopped they Were all lost Captain Hoffman headed for Can. Spencer After ,r.crng Gross ,o4ua h.. found better weather and his troubles c.0c.
 But for tIe GIrhiulne.. nf the crew we would al have b.ru lD.;." h. urDt " hen &e lei. hc,@h.Ean he aLoaar- "aL .l heavy dechiaad oi Mubor hal ba' ra:.a inches irechoard that i. Wa but three inches clear of tho water. We .a..-.ueI the cargo ot coal !muDer and pr.ti..a.. worth approximately :200Hd. cannot teH the damage to thc cargo below deck uml the hold is free of water and tAe ye-,4 l. discharged"
 Cook in Hospital
 AIlcd Williams, the Abl.I'~ coaE Is al the hosl tai hera suffering injuries received during the nn| night at sea. The unor- of the kd.ko kwim will suffer h4ro>hil- this winter u,.Iass another cargo Of provisions and supp lies can be taken to them before the ice sets in
Iditarod pioneer., 1915-12-04

on the remains of Kocklow, and some little mystery surrounds his death. The cor oner started for the scene of the tragedy to lnVestlgate
Iditarod pioneer., 1915-12-04
DAWSON'S MEAT SUPPLY

DAWSON, Get 29-Thousard, of car. bou are browsing on the Hills ten 10 fifteen miles west cf Dawson. on the Glacier trmt Hundreds of persons are out -e.,,Ag th..r winter meat svrIg. and ii. u.llers .re flying in Ill directions Each Luner + &a, ting all the law allows. which i, I"e.
Iditarod pioneer., 1915-12-04

Now's the time to send out your Christ mas cards Get them at Ansley's, ldltarod
Iditarod pioneer., 1915-12-04
FURS WANTED

II. Boas, the local clother, has an order for 200 red and cross foxskins from one of the largest fur houses in the United States. He will pay the highest prices for such skins if received before January 1.
Iditarod pioneer., 1915-12-04

Fresh Olympia and Eastern Oysters, $50 per can, Iditarod Meat O.
Iditarod pioneer., 1915-12-04

Hot Air and Vapor Baths with Electric Vibration and Osteopathy Messages have the power to cure such functional diseases as Lumbago Indigestion Rheumatism Disorders of Liver Stiff Joints Melancholia Dropsy Obesity and Locomotor Ataxia Gout THE CROSBY MASSAGE AND BATH
 PARLORS
Iditarod pioneer., 1915-12-04

Some day l hope to sing you this verse.
 'John Peel" is one of the most glorious marching tunes I have ever heard. l have felt for years that the pipers playing when the men charged was an enormous help, and very often the difference between carrying and not carrying a position.
 The prevailing type of man in the Black Watch is short and stocky, There are many shorter even than l.
 We are not in the trenches all of the time, and only stay in for three or four days at time.
 Well, Scott, must stop now to boil shirt As ever, JOHN.
Iditarod pioneer., 1915-12-04

Job Printing at Pioneer office.
Iditarod pioneer., 1915-12-04

Job Printing st Pioneer office,
Iditarod pioneer., 1915-12-04

When I was young used to be The smartest man in all Dundee. The Prince of Wales, he wanted me To come and join his armee.' .'
Evening star., 1915-06-01
Righteousness of German Position.

From the Chicago Stats Zeitung.
The German reply comedies more than
possibly could have been expected. and
may be taken as striking argument
for the Righteousness Of Germany's po-
sition on this ase Germany cannot
make her reply to the American note
depe ndent on the attitude of this coun-
try toward Great Britain or on Great
Britain's attitude toward Germany; but
We Americans are not permitted to lose
sight of the fact that England is Ger
nany's enemy and that Germany can
not adjust her way of fighting Eng
land to our wishes
Evening star., 1915-06-01
Demand Direct Answer.
From the Atlanta Constitulion.

Getting down to the gist of the note
II at least definitely settles one thing.
and that is Germany's admission of
the inviolability of neutral shipping
In the absence of contraband of war
Our ships are free TO go and come as
they please, without contraband car
goes. and where unintentionally at
tackled by German submarines or aero
planes Germany agrees to pay the dam
ages. The big problem that remains Is
that growing out of the Lusitania dis
aster and the rights of American citi-
zens upon the high seas under what
Evening star., 1915-06-01
Status of the Lusitania.
the I,rs Moines Tribune.

From the T'rs Moines Tribune.
If the German contention is right
and the Lusitania was not only carry
ing arms and soldiers. contrary to the
american rule of non-belllgerents, put
~.as in fact armed to resist attack
- the situation is very different
than it would be if the English con-
tention is sustained that the Lusitania
was engaged il strictly law
full commerce. In any event there
should he careful and pains king
determination of the exact status OF
the Iusitania
Evening star., 1915-06-01
German-American Papers
on the German Response
Compensation for Gulfight.

From the Chicago Freie Presse.
The German government goes farther
in its answer than our government in
Washington could have expected. De-
spite the fact that the American gov
ernment cannot assert positively that
the Gulfiight was the victim of a Ger
man torpedo. and that such proof
might we'll be demanded under inter
national law, Germany agreed not to
demand proof, and offered compensa-
tion for the loss Of the Gulfight
Evening star., 1915-06-01
Situation Not Hopeless.

From the Springfield Mass Republican.
The impression Americans must re-
ceive is that no ground will be yielded
on this issue except after determined
defense of every act in the least capa-
BILE of defense. There is a stiffness in
the communication that reveals no re-
morse, yet, by no means is ii fatty un
conciliatory or defiant. 1t does not
leave the situation hopeless.
Evening star., 1915-06-01
Broadens Controversial Field.

From the Springfield dll.) State Journal.
President Wilson's note to Germany
inferentally invited discussion of the
American demands. Germany has ac-
cepted the invitation. Moreover, it
has broadened the controversial field
far beyond the limits President Wilson
had in mind. If all the questions it
suggests become subjects of diplomatic
debate. the case of the I.usitania may
be hanging fire when the war ends.
Evening star., 1915-06-01
Opens Way for Discussion.
rm the Milwaukee Sentinel,

From the Milwaukee, Sentinel.
The German preliminary reply IS
meant to open the way for further dis
cussion while scrupulously avoiding
the appearance of shutting the door
to the hope of arrang ements that will
make for the safety and rights of neu-
trails and while preserving Germany's
rights to avail herself fully of the
means at her disposal to combat
Britain's overwhelming prepondersnce
Of sea power. II would be preposter-
GUS to expect Germany to discontinue
to persevere in her use of submarines
against the commerce Of the enemy
Evening star., 1915-06-01
An Unyielding Reply.

Prom the ST Louis Globe Democrat.
No more unyielding a reply could
have been written, with proper re-
gard for diplomatic amenities. That
the answer will not be satisfactory to
the United States goes without saying,
nor is il at all probable that this
government will consent to a pro-
longed discussion of more or less ir-
relevant details while the submarines
pursue their bloody way undeterred.
Evening star., 1915-06-01
Give Germany Time.

From the indianapolis Star.
Level headed Americans Will await
the proeress of events with calmness.
If Germany has any facts or informa-
tion to Justify its assumption that the
I.usitania was armed or carried ex-
plosives it should be permitted to oner
them
Evening star., 1915-06-01
Evasion and Subterfuge.

From the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle.
Germanys reply to the American
note is singularly indefinite and unsat-
isfactory. The profession of regret"
may be taken for what ii is worth, in
view of the fact that the wholesale
murder of the occupants of the Lusi-
tania was a deliberate and premedi :
tated violation of the laws of humanity
and of honorable warfare. All the rest
of the reply is mass of evasion and
subterfuge. plainly efforts to dodge the
main issue for the purpose of gaining
time
Evening star., 1915-06-01
Kaiser S Audacity.
From the Louisville Post


After violating every principle of in
ternational intercourse the kaiser has
the audacity to suggest that compen-
sation for loss of life on the Lusitania
be left to The Hague tribunal. thus
seeking salvation by the very laws he
fiouts. America has the right now to
speak in tones that can be heard round
the world
Evening star., 1915-06-01
A Guarantee Needed.

From Inc Stsckton oall Mail.
What this country wants is not Ell
fusve regrets for our loss in the Lust
tania disaster. modified by denial OF
responsibility. but just reparation and
a guarantee that Germany Will cease
her outrages upon the high seas
Evening star., 1915-06-01
Shifty and Insolent.

FROM the Chicago journal
The claim that the Lusitania was an
armed vessel is an unmistaken insult
to the United States, which cleared the
ship as merchantmen. but the re-
quest for an investigation of circum
stances already known to the civilized
world is as shifty as it is insolent
Evening star., 1915-06-01
Offers Little Hope.

From the Columbus (obiol Dispatch,
The German reply is disappointing.
Beneath courteous phrase there is
clearly manifest spirit of Deutsch-
land ueber allies. 1t invites discussion
of certain basic facts. but II offers no
hone that Germany will give the guar
antees that President Wilson asked in
the name of humanity.
Evening star., 1915-06-01
No Cause for Differences.

From the Milwaukee German Herald
That the German demand in regard
to esta tabllshing the facts is not only
justified. but even necessary to reach a
result satisfying to the history of the
world. seems clear. and as this demand
has been presented in most quiet and
friendly manner there seems to be alb
Evening star., 1915-06-01
Diplomatic Verbiage.
the pes Moines Capito

The German governments reply is
long on diplomatic verbiage. but short
in specific statement. With memory
stirred by the sacrifices which it's own
sons and daughters have made on the
battlefelds of the past there will be no
impetuouS demand for immediate action
at Washington.
Evening star., 1915-06-01
Distinctly Unsatisfactory.

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer
Germany's note is not a reply to the
United States. 1t is merely a basis for
a further discussion and is so desig-
mated by its authors. 1t is distinctly
unsatisfactory.
Evening star., 1915-06-01
Action, Not Argument Wanted.

From the Richmond News Leader.
The German note must be answered
promptly with a demand for act:c.
rather than for argument.