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The Alaska citizen., 1916-10-09
FREEZEUP TINE IS COMING BUT
 NJ SICHS YEI.
|. c. RECORD SHOWS THAT THE RIVER CLOSED UP SIX
 YEARS AGO TODAY.

l thn record %. .ha Ir,zaaps of year. qa., .~ an. criterion. .rre1"uo umc .u inresag Alaska is now al l.ul For the record shows that lhy r,n. u Iron. or Fafsbons~ rrozc "a, oa oraoby. >. rgos CT ills; six ,a.s ago today That date, how .yer. .s rhe earliest ou record, ;h, latest daJe aG the tryczsup, as kept by jue Northern Commercial com pan.. ben1 No,,~ber l2, 1903, or th, first syu that the record WAS kept 9lne~ that ume Hhe river has closed aulns rn. month of October ,s,v year bar 1911, when it closed en >osam5er f. according to the rr.rd hop.
 There a.. az yet no s.-ns of the l.aro.~- aG faa t.rnzeap tn the In. ertor visible here. &o shore ice lat. yet .smaa. nor Aa- lhe,e been
 night cold enough u start the for nation of -uch along the river banks, although there have been several roez.ng nights. And the warm weath er leads 10 tbe general belief that Uhr trrezeup this year will be late Which iz a source of qualification q, the transportation people and to the merchants Of the town as con siderable freight yet remains to be moved.
 Then, too fhe late rise in the river 1as added ri the ualehgne For bI- oa.-ss loaded with freight can now a tr.ah eo Fairbanks. where +e, -.I aa.. ago such vas impossible n ,eoa4at of fbo Iov water l. is 4u.n3ruadaeH stated rhar rhi* f. the latest rise in the waters of the Cinema river eyer known here.
 There are many differences of opin- ion concerning just when freezeup officially take- place. Some people think that il should be said to have taken place when he ice is running in the river in such quantities as to prevent boats running, thus consti- cuung the close of navigation, others think t4at the official date of the trcezedp should De that when the riy- CT is frozen all the way across. But John Kelly who keeps the official record for the x. (. Co, puts the date as that when the river oppo- site Sa. Matthew's hospital chokes site St. Matthew's hospital chokes the jam rarely ever breaks, although there have been years when it did
 In 1911, or the date when the rec ord says hat the river closed on November f. the lreezeup was a freak. That is, there were two freeze ups One occurred about the middle OI October, then the flNer opened again and did not close in front of Fairbanks until the date named in November That was the year thas the steamer White Seal left Fair banks on October II and made the trip through to Whitehorse. But ai- though she succeeded in getting through she forced her way through running ice on the upper Yukon river, injuring her wheel and scrap ing her sides and bottom badly.
 The dates of the freezeups of past years in front of Fairbanks, as re- corded by the Northern Commercial company. are as follows:
The Alaska citizen., 1916-10-09
BOAT NOTES

Alaska in Rampant up. Falcon up Rampant. Hazelhurst at TOlorana. Jacobs up Eagle 5th. Reliance at Cinema Sarah at St Michael. Schwatka up Gibbon for Dawson daylight.
 Seattle III, with barge, up Eagle $ A. M
 Sibilla up Eagle 4th. Susie at St Michael Panama up Nenana P. M. 7th. Washburn up Rampant 5th. Yukon, with barge, up Rampant g r. M. 9th.
The Alaska citizen., 1916-10-09

Any time you see a woman flirting in a public place you can wager a either old and kalsomined or young and gone wrong.
The Alaska citizen., 1916-10-09

He may wear d greasy hat and the seat of his pants may be shiny, but if his children have their noses flattened against the window pane a half hour before he is due home tC supper, you can trust him with any thing you have. He's all right,
The Alaska citizen., 1916-10-09

removed. The X-Ray photograph did disclose the fact that the shoulder to find the bullet by the XRay may be made later
The Alaska citizen., 1916-10-09
Secretary.

A man may be too honorable to steal another mans money and still wobble a bit when things pertain to another mans wife.
The Alaska citizen., 1916-10-09

Reformers have been with us since the world began. They have caused more misery. cruelty, discontentment and turmoil than all other things combined
The Alaska citizen., 1916-10-09

Where is the small boy who said: There's a great many donkeys in the theological sardens?"
The Alaska citizen., 1916-10-09

ONCE more the efficiency and cour age of the Germans has been demon strated.
The Alaska citizen., 1916-10-09

TO THE MENTALLY SOUND.

on November of express polls whether the LICENSED saloon shall
  municipal the Prohibtionists persuaded the legislators this question Alaska the saloon the To the oonkeeper the seller the discus O Prohbionsts their the liquor seller concerned We hiring space bought literature kind circulation Alaska It the fight of the liquor dealers their the hibionis the who has inclination drink to by law an VI 0 from he wishes Believing that the who realize that the licensed liquor which least 40 the there would the
  ANY political question polls We spending from being business but that i your upon ques tell abolition to
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-23
He WANTS PEACE
C. w. KOuns, General Manager
of the Santa Fe,
Conciliatory Letter
to the Roads Employees.

Peaceable solution of the wage con-
troversy resulting from the demand of
engine train and yard service en-
ployes for an eight-hour day-is urged
by the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
railway in a letter received in Topeka
today from General Manager c. W.
Kouns. In the letter, Mr.. kouns, who
New York, where he attended the con-
ference between railroad officials and
Brotherhood representatives, gives an
account of the proceedings of the New
York conference.
Following recital of the refusal of
the Brotherhoods to submit the case
to arbitration before the interstate
commerce commission, Mr.. Kouns
says:
In their reply to the proposal of
the managers your representatives
stated that it would be necessary 10
submit the matter to the individual
members. Doubtless you will be called
upon in the near future to express
your desires as to further action to be
taken by your representatives
Because of the imperscnal charac-
ter of these negotiations, the manage
ment of this company feels it a duty
to address you directly in the prem
ises in order to briefly outline a state
ment of its position.
The careful study and considera-
ton which this company has given to
the situation convinces me that
whether the service be revised by
changes in runs, additional facilities,
etc. the present revenues are not ade-
quate to take care of the increased
cost.
"'While this company feels very
strongly that the existing basis of pay
yields adequate compensation and pro-
vides favorable working conditions, it
recognizes that where opinions differ
neither party should reserve to itself
the exclusive right to settle them.
Therefore, the offer of the railways
to refer the pending questions to the
interstate commerce commission or to
arbitration under the federal law is
eminently reasonable.
Il trust that after careful consid-
Grafton your judgment will decide in
favor of a peaceable solution based
upon the equities of your request and
that you will take no action which
will involve a possibility of the inter-
ruption of traffic on this line"
Mr.. Kouns is expected here Satur-
day. His letter to employees was re-
ceived in Topeka by wire.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-23
WATCHMAN
Half-Breed Mexican Held Blameless
for Killing U. S. Soldier.

Naco Ariz-, June 23.-William
Humphrey, a half-breed Mexican en-
ployed as a Waterman at the Naco
water plant, was exonerated of crim1-
nal blame by coroners jury for kill
ing early Thursday one United States
soldier and wounding five others, one
seriously Humphrey testified that he
could not see the uniforms of the in
fantrymen and had believed them to
be bandits.
The soldiers were fired upon by the
Waterman as they approached the
water plant at a. m, preparatory to
changing the guard there Before
they could make known their identity,
the casualties resulted.
Walter E Powell, private, was shot
through the chest and abdomen; he
lived one hour. Powell and the five
men wounded were members of Com
pany F, Fourteenth United States in
fantry.
Waterman Humphrey stated he was
startled by the approach of the squad
of men and called to them to learn
their identity. When no answer was
received, he opened fire.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-23
new Y.W.C.A. HEAD
Miss Fannie Boyden Hart of
Chicago, Elected Secretary.
Branch of Association to Be LO-
Gated in North Topeka.

Miss Fannie Boyden Hart. of Chi
cago, ILL.,, was elected secretary of the
Y. w. c. A. at a meeting of the board
of directors of the association. She
will succeed Miss Margaret Dice, the
present secretary, who leaves to take
charge of the Cincinnati, Ohio, asso
citation.
Miss Hart comes to Topeka with the
highest of recommendations from the
national board of the association For
years she was a successful business
woman in Chicago but retired to de-
vote herself to association work She
recently completed a course in the
National Training school in New York
with high honors. She will arrive
here about September l.
Miss Dice came to Topeka in 1912
as secretary Of the Topeka association.
She has had marked success in the
administration of affairs. several new
departments having been added to the
local association since her coming. It
has been nearer to a self-supporting
institution under Miss Dice's manage
ment than at any time in its history.
AT the meeting Mrs. David Page was
chosen to fill the place on the board
of directors made vacant by the resig-
nation of Mrs. John Sargent.
The plan for a Y. W. C. A in North
Topeka was decided on. The board of
education has granted the use of the
Quincy school building for the tenn
porary headquarters of the North To-
peka association. There will be courses
taught in sewing. typewriting, stem
ography as well as gymnasium work
and social events
A membership campaign will be
started soon under the leadership of
Mrs. E. c. Seger, of 1892 n. Harri-
son street, to secure one hundred and
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-23
DESTROY ROLLINGSTOCK
Boxcars at Juarcz Ablaze to Prevent
Americans Getting Them.

Ell Paso, June 23.-The burning of
some boxcars in Juarez early today
gave rise to reports that a large por-
ton of the town was afire. Destroy
ing the cars apparently was a precau-
lion taken to prevent the rolling stock
from falling into American hands
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-20
Campaign on for Resumption
of Submarine Warfare.
Belief General That Chancel-
lor's Policy Will Win Again.

Berlin. Sept. Unsupported by
Field Marshal Won Hindenburg and
the majority of the German people.
Chancellor Won Bethmann-H -Hollweg is
expected to weather the storm that
will probably break in the reichstag
when that body reconvenes. September
%.
The campaign for a resumption of
submarine warfare has been renewed
by the reichstag critics of Bethmann-
Hollweg. The submarine advocates
who have never been able to forgive
the chancellor for yielding TO tiFr
United States. are expected to make
trouble and some are already propos-
ing the formation of coalition min
istry.
Three hundred Socialists met here
today in a most important session pre-
ceding the reichstag gathering. The
Socialists who supported the chancel-
lor during the submarine disputes are
being urged by their leaders to forget
factional differences and present g
solid front in view of the coming
crisis.
The attention of the whole country
is centered on the Socialists meeting.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-20
GREECE Gets HOT
Sends UItimatum to Kaiser for
Return of Soldiers.
Refusal VIII Be Signal for
Greece to Declare War.

Athens. Sept. 20.-It is reported au-
thentically that the Greek government
has sent an ultimatum to Germany and
Bulgaria expiring Wednesday night.
demanding the immediate return OF
the soldiers taken prisoners at KavaIa
When the Greek seaport of Kayafa
was entered by German and Bulgarian
troops the city was garrisoned by the
Fourth Greek army corps. Accord
ing to an official statement issued Dy
Berlin, the entire corps, consisting of
10000 men, asked the German COM
mander for food and shelter and pro-
lection against the entente forces The
statement said that to prevent any
breach of neutrality the Greek soldiers
would be transported to Germany to
be kept there as guests of the nation.
Number Taken Uncertain.
The German account of the affair
differs radically from that given out
at the allied capitals and from stories
sent out from Athens. The number
of soldiers transported to Germany,
according to these versions, was less
than thousand, one account placing
the total at seventy officers and 500
men. The remainder of the garrison
is variously said to have been trans-
ported to Saloniki by the French au-
thorities. and to be encamped on the
island of Thasos. A recent dispatch
from Athens reported the arrival of
some members of the Kava1a garrison
at the Greek capital but no numbers
were given.
The incident caused a profound sem
sation in Greece and the action of the
Germans was bitterly denounced by
the pro-al1y party. Immediately after
Premier Kaiogeropoulos took office, Z.
news dispatch from Athens said he in
tended to demand the return of the
Greek soldiers from Germany and cha.
refusal Of this demand would ba ~.
signal for the entry into the war OF
Greece on the side of the entente
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-20
VOICES FROM AIR COST TOO GREAT
Man Who Threatened President
BIames Spirit Messages.
Secret Service Officials Think
Diamond Is Insane.

Pittsburg. Pa, Sept 20.-Maurice
Diamond, So, of Bay City, Mich, was
held for examination by alienists at
the central police court today follow
ing his arrest for writing threatening
letters to President Wilson.
Diamond admitted, when arraigned
before. Magistrate Sweeney, that he
had written several letters in which
he told the president that he intended
to kill him.
but I didn't want to do it, he
said. t.Mysterious voices from the air
and weather bureau officials at Wash
ington and Columbus sent me spirit
messages that it was my duty. 1
needed them
Gabriel De Fiore. of the secret
service who arrested Diamond on
Monday at 12s Washington Place. de-
clared that he believed Diamond in
sane. The accused was refused audi
ence with the president in 1915, when
he sought to ask the chief executive
to interest himself in Diamonds claim
to property in Bay City. A govern
ment grant under which Diamond's s
parents got the land in 1885 was de-
clared invalid some years ago when a
grant dated 1892 giving title to others
was sustained in court action.
Then began a series of letters that
grew increasingly threatening. Dia-
mond has spent thirty years of his
life in penitentiaries in service of SEN
tences for forgery, his captor said.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-20
Probably Has Severed De FactO
Border Communication.
Reports to Funston Indicate
Capture of chihuahua.

San Antonio. Sept. 20.-That Fran
line of communication between Chi
huahua City and Juarez, if he has not
already done so, was suggested by
he had read a report on Villas Chi
huahua engagement received from
Brigadier General Bell at El Paso.
Stories gathered by General Bell
from persons reaching Ell Paso from
the interior indicate that General Tre-
Vine's forces were driven out of Chi
huahua City by Villas Saturday at
tack, and that they took station on a
large hill outside the city from neces-
Sity and not from choice, as previous
report said. From this hill they sue
ceeded by the use of artillery in dis
lodging the Villistas. General Funston
refused to give out all details of the
Bell report for publication but he said
that it confirmed previous accounts of
the battle and indicated even more Sc
rious conditions than were admitted
by the Carranzistas.
Report Reaches Ell Paso
Ell Paso, Sept. 2O.-A humber of ru-
mors were current here today that
Chihuahua City was captured by Villa
in a second attack last night. General
Francisco Gonzales, commandant at
Juarez and Consul Garcia declared the
reports were without foundation. Ac-
cording to reports the attack was pre-
ceded by mutiny of a large part of the
garrison. The bandits were said to
occupy the municipal and federal pal
aces the penitentiary and two forti-
fled hills
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-20
Estimate AnglO-French Drive
Cost 100000 Men.
Have Regained at Great Cost
Only 3 Per Cent of Ground.

Berlin Sept 2O.-British and
French losses in the battle of the
Somme have reached about 500, 900
men, the Overseas News agency esti
mates.
Recent local successes obtained by
the British on the Somme are her
aided by the English press as great
victories and even occasion a special
message from King George to the
British commander, General Sir Doug
las Haig." says the news agency. 'It
is said the British occupied the vii
lagos of Fleres. Martinhuis and Cour-
celette in the first days fighting. all
tho it had been planned to take them
in the course of four days of battle
Nevertheless, the British were en-
abled to make this advance only after
eleven weeks of the most desperate ef-
forts. The result of the battle of the
So1nme should be gauged by consider
ing the amount of French and Bel
gian territory occupied by the Ger
mans, which amounts in all to about
$4,000 square kilometers. of this,
$50 is Belgian and 21 900 French.
The efforts made by the French and
British have resulted in the recon-
quest of only i, 800 square kilometers,
or per cent
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-20
WILSON TO STUMP
Changes Position That He
Wouldn't Tour West.
Feels Necessity of Refuting
Hughes BrOadside.

Asbury Park, n. J.. Sept. 20.-Pres-
ident Wilson is today prepared for an
invasion of the west. The time and
places at which he will deliver the
stragetic blows, designed to overthrow
Candidate Hughes are still undecided,
but the line of attack was thoroly
mapped out at his conference with Ma
tionaI Chairman Mccormick, continu-
ing far into last night. Before he left
for New York today, Mccormick said
that the president probably would ac-
cept no western invitations before Oc-
tober 1. He is going over a large list
of invitations and expects to confer
with Mccormick again next Tuesday.
There is no question but that President
Wilson will discuss at length in his
western speeches the Adamson eight
hour law. He will argue that when
all the legislation he proposed for set
Ting the recent strike is enacted, there
will be no recurrence of the recent
crisis.
when the president explains the
whole matter to the people of the
country" said Mccormick. ''and shows
how the nation will be free from fu-
ture labor strife such as that recently
threatened the understanding will be
complete and the opposition crushed. -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-20
Detectives Hunted Town for Al
legged Check Artist.
Then 1t Was Discovered He
Had Been Arrested.
FOOLED Topeka MERCHANTS
Passed Worthless Checks on
Several Stores Here.
Ernest Godfrey Had Been Held
for Investigation.

Ernest Godfrey. alleged check
artist could not fall into any of the
traps set for him by Robert Miller
city detective, for the simple reason
that lie was in the city Jail. Today
Miller located him among the other
priscners and a warrant was issued
II en-. the court of Topeka charging
Godfrey with passing a worthless
check on the Paxton store. The COM
plant was sworn to by T. X Paxton:
The Paxton check is just one OF
many Miller has been carrying around
in his pocket. 1t is for $5.5O. God1rey
bought a pair of shoes for $3.50 ana
obtained the difference in cash.
The first bum check of the present
collection was handed to Miller last
April or May He began a search for
the maker. More checks with the
same signature showed up. Eventual
" Miller had a collection of five. Last
week Miller was stationed at the Ialr
grounds He had perfect descrlp-
tion Of the man for whom he was
looking and he made arrangements
with concessionaires at the FAIR TO en-
p;oy his man if they saw him. some
of them knew him by sight but not
s'T visited those stand men every
half hour to see if they had my man,
said Miller today. Il thought sure
some one of them would spot him AMI
hold MIN long enough AOl lHS ~ a
rest him"
But Godfrey had the best reason N
the world for not falling into Miler's 8
trap. He was held at the city jail
for investigation and no one there
connected him with the snow Miller
was carrying.
Today Harvey Parsons. chief or
police, told Miller that unless some-
thing was found on Godfrey he
would hcve to turn him loose.
can under the law" he said
Lets givz him the once over, said
Miller
Godfrey was brought out and Mller
took him into the court room. Miller
had dreamed over the description or
his check artist and when he saw
Godfrey there was something familiar
about him. The detective took long
shot.
.'What did you put this check over
fCOuffnued on Page 2l
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-20
But With Flag Cinched Oma-
hogs Want to Win More.
No Change in the Savage Line
up for Today.
TOday's Line-Up.

1t was officially announced today
that Omaha cannot lose the w. L.
pennant even tho PAS battlers should
lose every remaining game while the
Ducks were winning every game, the
Rourkes having only five more games
to play.
However. the fact that they have
the pennant ci. ched will not keep the
champions from trying to turn the
table on the Savages today and to-
morrow, as arrangements already
have been made for post-season
series with the pennant winners of
the American association, and it is
essential to keep up interest among
the Omaha fans.
The new Savage lineup showed so
we'll Tuesday that Manager Engle de-
cided to leave it intact today, and
with the breaks coming their way, the
locals expected another victory. Man
ager Pro Tenn Kreuger received a
message from Marty Krug. the regu-
lar manager of the Omahogs, today
stating that he would join the team
as soon as possible
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-20
CHARGE TRAITOR! /!
TrevinO's Failure to Prepare for
Villa Criticised.
Report Bandits Again Are At
tacking chihuahua.

Ell Paso. Texas. Sept. 20.-While a
message was coming over the wire to
Juarez last night from Chihuahua city
that shots were heard outside the city
and it was feared the Villistas were
making another attack. eommunica-
ton failed and has not yet been re-
sumed.
Carranza officials at Juarez refuse
to give credence to another attack,
to firing Tuesday morning by excited
outposts.
Refugees from the Chihuahua capi-
tai are streaming into Juarez. and all
are unanimous in their belief that
Villa will again attack the city. They
confirm early reports that the bandits
were successful in their Saturday
raid, withdrew voluntarily and took
with them field guns and ammunition
captured from the Carranzista garri-
SON
Is TrevinO a Villista?
Carranzista cavalry has given up
pursuit of the bandit and returned to
Chihuahua General Gonzales an
nounced today. Harsh criticism of
General Trevino's failure to take pre-
cautions against attack are being
directed at the commander by Car
rama officials and adherents on the
border.
One high de facto official declared
that Trevino is either a Villista or a
coward. 1t is believed that First Chief
Carranza will again attempt to depose
him from command of the de facto
troops in chihuahua. Twice before
Trevino has refused to turn over his
command to another when ordered to
do SO. and ignored the orders from
Mexico City.