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The Alaska citizen., 1916-11-13
ELECTION EFFECTS NIL.

For the third time in forty years rhe presidential election has been IL doubt 1or some days after cleo uou The other occasions were in 1876, vixen the contest was between Tlden and Hayes, and in 1884. when Cleveland and Blaine were candi- dates. In the former case there was considerable dispute as to the cleo aous. and the contest was bitterly fought
 Hoaeyyr the fact that this nation is plunged into such a turmoil every four years has caused some of the European thinkers to look upon that as one of the dangers of the great experiment. It is hard for some of them 10 think that the entire policy 0. the nation comes up for judgment every four years and that the sus- pension of political activities that must occur al such a time will not some time have dangerous effect upon the nation.
 With the exception of the time that Lincoln ran, the nation has never before been in such d critical situation as it has been in the cleo tiou just past The election of Hughes meant an entire readjustment of the foreign policy of the nation, The fact that the policy of the govern meni is so fluctuating makes the other nations very slow to take up any plan with America that covers d long period of time, However, the election of Hughes would not have caused any very great differ ence, and the trouble would have oc- cured only while the nations were being made aware that the election of a new executive does not change she attitude of America.
 Really the change of policy and the consequent excitement attendant upon election are more on the face of things than in the real result, The American people have a settled policy in most of the affairs of the nation that is not changed, no mat Ter how often the political parties hat control the nation may change In foreign affairs, for instance, the Monroe Doctrine has almost become an unwritten part of the constitu ton. Changes are slowly made, as in the creation of tariff board and in the creation of the Federal re- serve banks.
 In the course of time, too, the Americans have become accustomed to the election of a President, and the fact that the whole policy of the nation is at stake does not arouse a
The Alaska citizen., 1916-11-13
BOAT IS SUeMARlNED.
Associated Press.)

PARIS, Nov. 8.-Advices received here are to the effect that the Pc ninsuIar and Oriental liner Arabia has been torpedoed by a German sub saster are available, but it is believed that most of the members of the crew and the 450 passengers who were on the boat were saved.
The Alaska citizen., 1916-11-13
Praise God from aohOm al bIecSiu0S f[O7u."

"PraiSe God from sojlom all blessings tloao.
 The great prohibition campaign Is over and Alaska has gone dry. It Is a grand and glorious victory for righteousness. The mighty sweep of protection for the weak. innocent and defenseless of the country has found its way into the territory Of Alaska with the most gratifying ot results. That deadly enemy of mankind-in- toxicating drinks have to take it's place where it belongs obli- vion. Rid of it's worst enemy, the men and women who come to Alaska to make this vast domain their home, will find Alaska offering them a place where there children can be reared in the open air untainted with the fumes of the pit. It is another wedge driven deep that will finally burst the bubble that whiskey Is d necessity for the right and prop CT development Of any country. To have the territory go dry at all is victory long over which all may rejoice, but to have two-thirds of the voters in the territory register their silent mandate that it must go dry, is even a surprise beyond the most sanguine hopes.
 It would be impossible to enumer- ate the forces that were combined to accomplish this result so devoutly to be wished Workers came from places where help could have least been expected; even the enemy vIed with enemy to swell the majority for decency and sobriety. People in the States were interested and sent let ters and statistics that could not be successfully answered, for they were true the truth never fears.
 Possibly the first declaration of war" was issued when Mrs. Cornelia Templeton Hatcher, president of the Womens Christian Temperance union of Alaska, arrived in Fairbanks and vicinity to organize the campaign against the liquor forces. There was not day from the Fourth of July until the votes were cast that a con stant agitation was not kept up to get the people to thinking No coun- try is in danger of injury to any of it's interests when people think. When a man thinks his way along the question of Whiskey and its terrible results, he thinks dry, and votes dry. The registry of dry votes cast is ample evidence that men and women-yes thinking men and wom- en-weighted well the past record of whiskey in Alaska. Suicide and murder, dishonesty and theft, degra- dation and humiliation had written
The Alaska citizen., 1916-11-13
B0B V|N|NC
 BREAKS LEC

Information received in Fairbanks is to the effect that R. L. Vining, who recently started for the Out. side via one of the automobile lines, broke the small bones in one of his legs while near McCallum. The wire does not give any of the de- tails of the accident It was sent to local physician as a matter of inquiry as to how the injury should be treated.
The Alaska citizen., 1916-11-13
Sermon to the People
BY THE REV. G c. BRUCE

[ their lines too deep in the annals of AIaska's past 10 be passed over lightly. and the results proves that men and women remember and think
 A good share Of thanks is due to those who so kindly furnished facts for the Presbyterian Billboard north ern facts that cut to the quick, for they, too. were history. We once heard of college study who in de- bate rose and said: We wish to deny few facts made by the afr native" Denying facts has never long won. A fellow is sure to be caught at it.
 The local newspapers have lent hand in sending far and wide what they printed for and against th, cause And all are to be recognized in the bit they have added to the victory. Special notice should b. given to the one that printed so much of the dry news in it's wet columns gratis, and especially for it's editorial comments, together with the facts that it would, at times, quote correctly Even the enemies of the cause give large credit to the mis- statements and false statistics print ed in hopes that the side of the vets might be b0lstered up, and this con fusion worse confounded had no little 10 add to the great victory achieved.
 The Fourth Division Drys were well organized and worked quietly along. There was no great spurts or blare of trumpets, but just quiet hammering at the old whiskey rock until it was broken ready to be ground later into powder The kind ly assistance of this army of willing workers had it's place in the death of the old tyrant whiskey.
 But most of all is the result due to the voters of Alaska. They ral- lied with zeal They thought and voted and rejoiced All the Outside liquor forces were too weak to over come the little ballot" that was counted on the night of the election Men who had earned their hard earned summers wages when under the influence of drink remembered their defeat and resolved that when they had a chance to strike that tyrant they would strike him hard Men even forgot taxes and voted for truth, forgot self interests and voted for those whom they could help even tho at a personal loss to themselves
 Praise God from whom all bles- sings flow"
 PRESBYTERIAN BILLBOARD.
 Sufferer-"Gosh, this insomnias
The Alaska citizen., 1916-11-13
NEGRO IS HERO.
Associated Press.)

NEW HAVEN, Conn.,, Nov. H. To the remarkable playing of Pol lard, Browns negro half-back, is as- cribed the fact that Brown took the game from Yale on the local grid iron by the score of twenty-one to six. He is credited with making several sensational runs in the half intervals.
The Alaska citizen., 1916-11-13

GOVERNOR CAPPER was re-elect- ed governor of Kans&s and the News Miner said he wouldn't he Just a case of guessing backward.
The Alaska citizen., 1916-11-13

The money invested in library card draws big interest in pleasant hours spent with books.
The Alaska citizen., 1916-11-13
PRESBYTERIAN BILLBOARD.

Sufferer-"Gosh, this insomnia's gettin' worse. Can't even sleep when it's time to get up"
The Alaska citizen., 1916-11-13

Commissioner Robert B. Burns, of Nenana, is a city visitor for a few days.
The Alaska citizen., 1916-11-13

Mrs. Whitney w. Clarke will leave for the Outside on the Sheldon auto mobile today.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-07-06
GIRLS WALKING CLUB
Public Welfare Association Organizes
Club

So many girls have shown an inter-
est in walking that the athletic COM
mittee of the Public Welfare associa-
ton is planning to organize a Girls
Walking Club if the girls so desire.
This club will hold its first walk on
Friday afternoon, meeting at the play
ground at 2:30. All walks will start
promptly at scheduled time. There
are no dues, going on a majority of
the walks constitutes membership.
The route for the first walk will be
down the Pownal road to the Fay
school house and home by way of the
old turnpike over the hill. a walk of
about four miles. Miss Florence Moore
will conduct the first tramp.
Every girl in the village between II
and 20 years of age is invited to join
the club. If there is sufficient interest
it may be possible to frequently take
longer hikes and have lunch in the
woods, also a junior and senior club If
numbers warrant 1t, The attendance
will be kept each week and those
walking so miles during the summer
will be given special recognition on
the closing day at the playground.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-07-06
TO FOLLOW TROOPS
Y. NJ. C. A. To Send Workers and
Equipment to Front.


Officials of the International commit
tee, which has charge of the associa.
tons work at the border. say that the
organization is prepared to spend hun
dIeds of thousands of dollars to care
for the National Guard and other
troops On the Mexican border. Plans
are being laid for the work. part of
which will be to distribute magazines,
pictures, postcards, and other things
to relieve the monotony of soldier life.
Six ecletaries are already on their
way.
Wood buildings will be provided, at
a cost of $4,000 each, including equip
ment. There will he required twenty
of these at least. They are to be 4Ox6O
feet Tor brigade and where more
troops are stationed they are to be 80
xl00 feet
Between the twenty recreation build
ings, some tents will be used, and sec.
retaries will be employed to go from
place to place, by train and motor
truck, and supply men with reading
matter and other things where pos.
sible. These buildings and tents will
be available to chaplains for their
meetings. Moving picture shows, talk.
ing machines. organs, writing paper,
tobacco and similar articles will be pro
vided for the men, not only. in the
buildings. but as far as possible will be
carried by association secretaries and
others to the men VINO are stationed
along the lines, fifteen and twenty men
| In q place.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-07-06
Every One Was Satisfied.

A very angry client entered Il New
York lawyers office He had called
upon a debtor and asked him politely
to pay bill of $3.50 and had been
abused for his pains. Now he wanted
the lawyer To collect H.
The lawyer demurred. The bill was
so small that it would cost the whole
amount to collect IT,
NO matter" said the angry one. II
don't care If don't get cent as long
rs that fellow has to pay it,
SO tho lawyer wrote the debtor n
letter and In day or two the latter
appeared In high dudgeon. He did not
owe any $3.50. and he would not pay.
Very WE'LL said the lawyer; then
my Instructions are TO sue. But |
should hardly think it would pay you
to stand Il suit FOR so small a sum"
"Who will get the money If l pay
IL" asked the man.
The lawyer was obliged TO confess
that he should.
Very we'll" said the debtor; that's
another matter II SE.ith isn't going
to get 1t am perfectly willing TO pay
it."-Youth's Companion
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-07-06
HOME ERU[ESCHEME
IS ANNOUNCED BY
LLOYD GEORGE
Provides Irish House Of Commons
of 18 Members
RETAIN SEATS IN LONDON
Temporary Settlement to Continue
Until End Of War When Imperial
Conference Meets.

London, July G.-The complete de-
tails of Lloyd Georges scheme for pro-
visonal home rule for Ireland is pub
lished in the London morning papers to
day, The following are the principal
features:--
First. An Irish house of commons
will be constituted by the transfer
onoe to the irish Parliament of 7S
members now sitting in the English
Commons for the 26 home rule coun-
ties. (The total Irish representation
in the imperial House of Commons is
1903, Of which 20 members sit for the
six Ulster counties Professionally eX.
cluded from home rule).
Second OF the rs members to be
transferred to the Irish house, 76 are
natonalists or Independents. while
two are unionists. namely Sir Edward
Carson and J. Fl. NJ. Campbell, attor-
ney-general for Ireland These two
members represent Trinity college,
Dublin. They have both consented
to sit in the home rule Parliament and
on this fact some hopes are based for
| future amity.
Third. Members of the Irish Com
mons will retain their seats in the
| English House and will be often seen
there as the Irish body is not expected
to have business to transact at first.
Fourth: Considerable representa-
ton of the unionist interests in the
south and west OF Ireland will be
provided through the nomination OF
their representatives to the Irish
Senate. 1t is proposed that the Sen
ate SIT and act with the Irish Com
mons during the temporary settle
ment, thus safeguarding the interests
of the unionists.
Fifth. The temporary settlement Is
to continue until one year after the ter
mination of the war. At that time the
whole arrangement will come under
the review of the great imperial ion
ference, which is to be held to adjus
the government of the empire.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-07-06
ON TEN mile FRONT
FRENCH ADVANCE
THEIR LINE
British Checked and Held on the
Defensive
FRENCH TAKE 1000 PRISONERS
French Forces Have Taken German
Second Line Trenches In Section
South of Somme.

London Thursday, July 6.-ln the
Franco British offensive on the Somme
the French made substantial gains yes
terday, while the British engaged in
heavy fighting all along their front, re-
cording at the end of the day: Our
troops advanced slightly in certain
sections, and lost no ground gained"
North of the Somme the French car
ried by assault the second German
lines on a front of two kilometers, Ia
mile and a quarter,) from the Clery-
Marlcourt Roard, northwest of Per-
onne to the River Somme. They al
so captured the village OF Hem, in the
same district.
South of the Somme the French cap
tured all the German second positions
on a front of about ten Nlomemters,
(six and one-quarter miles,. They al
so completed the occupation of the
village of Estrees, where 200 Germans
surrendered.
In the section south of the Somme
the French are now in the outskirts Of
Peronne, the great railway center,
which is their first objective in their
effort to cut the German communica-
tionS.
Sormont Farm now held by the
French, is ony two miles from Peronne
and adjoining its suburban houses. The
Importance which the Germans attach
to this point is shown in their fierce
counterattack last night when they
rushed the French lines back to the
village of Belloy-en-SHnterre,, which
they momentarily held This village
| lies between Assevillers and Estrees,
| both held by the French, so that the
German rush temporarily made dent
| in the French advance. This dent was
quickly Strengthened out when fierce
hand to hand fighting placed the town
| again in French hands.
| The number of German prisoners
| taken is now more than $4,000. while
| the extent of the munitions captured is
| shown by the fact that sixty guns were
taken by single French army corps.
Meantime the French movements
north OF the Somme are necessarily re
tarded in order that the French left
wing may act simultaneously with the
British right wing.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-07-06
KILLED BY FALL
Old Man Who Lived Alone Just Out
Of Rutland.

Rutland, July Oscar Potter. q
well-known farmer who had lived alone
on the Creek road in the city of Rut-
land for the last four years and in the
town of Clarendon for many years. died
at the Rutland hospital yesterday after
noon at o'clock as a result of injuries
received when he fell onto stove at
his home on the place known as the
Dunn farm, a short distance south Of
Dorr bridge.
Mr.. Potter was last seen on Friday
of last week and 1t is probable the
accident happened on that date, but
he was discovered Sunday just before
noon by Leo Shelvey OF Meadow street,
an employe of the water department Of
the city, who. while on a berrying ex.
pedition stopped at the Potter house
for drink of water.
In looking through the window Shell.
vey saw Potter on the floor, lying face
down in pool of blood. He had
fallen between the stove and a parti
tion and evidently could not move. He
had been there many hours when dis
covered.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-07-06
lntorcs. In Ancient Days.

As rule, the ancents frowned upon
The idea of interest. They called ii
usury and, except IN the case of ward
ships ana trusts. when the la insist
ed upon money being usc!ully invested,
they looked upon the man who lived
by Investments as bad character
and his trade as a disreputnble one.
Even Aristotle. Il most advanced think.
or In many respects. talked most ener.
getlcally against money. calling 1t Il
barren thing. which could produce
nothing without violating nature 1t
was not until the crusades tnat the
money lender had any standing or re-
spectability in Europe.-London Tcle-
graph.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-07-06
TYPICAL OF NEW ENGLAND
Mrs. Hetty Green Inherited and Exem-
plified its Virtues.

If Mrs. Hetty Green was not the
richest woman in the world as popu-
lar fancy delighted to regard her, she
was one of the most sensible. What
common report said of her she dis
dained to notice If her frugality was
painted as miserliness, we'll and good;
if she was depicted as moving twixt
days to escape taxes, she refused to
reply; she had her life and dared to
live it without compromise or con-
cession And this is sensible, because
no person, rich, poor, miser or spend
thrift, can extract comfort to say
nothing of happiness, from the effort
to live according to another's pre-
scription.
Actually, this interesting woman
epitomized and embodied the virtues
that have made New England, the
place of her birth, great and power
full. She struck deep into the history
of that favored region her family
fortune smelt of whale OIL the excel
lent but odorous source of so much
down East prosperity. She had inher
tied more than money from fore.
handed, canny ancestors; thrift, the
almost forgotten parent of indepen
dence, foresight. instinct for the bar
gain, resolute determination to go her
own gait, to protect herself, to guard
her belongings. How many ingenious
schemes were presented to her by per-
sons entirely disinterested so long as
they might handle some OF her securi-
ties will never be known; some of
them have been exposed. and no man
or woman actively engaged in busi-
ness whose mind was not clear and
whose experience was not wide could
have witstood their lure. Mrs.
Green matched wits with the sharp
est, and made her way. The magni-
tude of her interests, their situation
in widely separated sections of the
country index her vigor, mental and
physical. If she did no great, osten,
tatious, benefactions in her life. she
contributed to the development Of the
country; service not to be held in
contempt.
That the not infrequently unkind
things said of her wounded her feel
ings is doubtful. Why should she
have worried over the utterances OF
those who held good husbandry tc
be fault? And we do not doubt
she read that amusing tale her repu
tation inspired o. Henry to write, ant
chuckled heartily at it. along Will
thousands of others of we'll balanced
| miuds.-NeW York Sun.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-07-06

Washington, July G.-The crisis be-
tween the United States and Mexico
virtually came to an end yesterday
when a friendly and conciliatory note
from the de facto government was
handed to Secretary Lansing and
promptly communicated to President
Wilson. Formal statement of the at
titude of the Washington government
must await the presidents action, but
there is no doubt in the minds of Of
ficials that the way has been opened
for an amicable adjustment of the
dispute as to the border situation
which brought the two governments
to the verge war.
High officials were much impressed
by the complete change in tone shown
in Gen. Carranzas new note. 1t was
described by one as more than con
ciliatory" There seemed to be no
disposition to doubt that the United
States on its side would be willing
to arrange for the early withdrawal of
the expeditionary force from Mexico.
The Mexican note does not make
the specific explanation of orders Civ
en- to Gen Treyino sought by Secretary
Lansing's last communication. Cen
Carranza was then informed that the
order to attack Gen. Pershing's men
if they moved east, south or west, in
Mexico, was construed as an act OF
deliberate hostility. The declaration
that the Carranza government will
seek every means to avoid new in
cidents to aggravate the situation, is
regarded as a virtual withdrawal OF the
order.
1t is not known whether a formal
reply to Gen. Carranza's note is con
templated. Diplomatic usage does not
call for one, and many officials feel
that more can be accomplished
through informal discussion between
Mr.. Arredondo and Counselor Polk
who will act as secretary in Mr.. Ian.
sings absence, than could be hoped fol-
in any other way.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-07-06
HETTY GREEN'S WILL FILED
Document Entered In Probate Court
in Town of Rockingham.

Bellows Falls, July 5.-The will of
Mrs. Hetty Green, long known as the
wealthiest woman in America, leaves
the bulk of her estate to her son, Col.
L. II. X. Green, and her daughter,
Mrs. Matthew Astor Wilks. The re-
mainder is distributed in smaller be-
quests TO old friends of Mrs. Green.
No estimate of the total value OF
the estate is contained in the will
and the closing clause provides that
the son and daughter shall not be re-
quired to file an inventory or ap-
praisement or give bonds and shall
not be required to account or to be
subject to the jurisdiction of the Pro-
bate court"
The will, document Of 80 type
written pages was filed by Col. Green
and Charles w. Pierson, an attorney
of New York. in the office of the Pro
bate Judge after the funeral here.
Judge Graham set July 22 as the date
of the hearing. The instrument is
dated March 2S. 1911. 1t was witness
ed by Hoffman Miller of Tuxedo. n.
Y, and James Smith and Mrs. Fay
Smith, both of Hoboken, \. j.