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The Alaska citizen., 1916-01-17
Holland Flood
 Losses Growing

LONDON, Jan. 16.-A report re- Ceived here today is to the effect that the losses occasiored in liol iand by the recent tidal wave from the North sea are growing to i'm ms nse proportions. The damage has already reached millions, while scores of people lost their lives by drown ing when the water swept over the dikes.
 Railroad connections between Rot tvldam and Dorbrecht are complete l. destroyed The wave swept ,,- rectly up the river Mouse, threaten ing an island with destruction, trt il is reported to have escaped al though a number of the fisher peo- pie living on it were drowned.
The Alaska citizen., 1916-01-17
Will Make Study
 Of Gaillard Cut

PANAMA, Jan. Ex-Governor c
 w. Goethals has announced that he will soon appoint a commission com
 posed of prominent engineers whose business 1t will be to investigate the Gaillard cut in the Panama canal and report as to why slides, both large and small are perpetu- ally occurring there A systematic study of the cut and of the terri tory which surrounds it will be taken up and an attempt will be made to stop the continual sliding of dirt and rock which has already
The Alaska citizen., 1916-01-17
Discuss Plans For
 Raising Revenue

WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 16.- Secretary of the Treasury William e. McAdoo was the host at ban quet here last night His guests numbered chiefly the members of the several house committees on finances. It is understood that the chief subjects discussed at the ban quet were plans for raising revenues for the country.
The Alaska citizen., 1916-01-17

In the mail received last evening Christmas greetings to this cfce were received from Virginia Thorn ton, who became a favorite in Fair banks as the leading woman of T, Daniel Frawley's company. Lew Wing, a popular club man and at one time a member of the force of the Washington-Alaska bank. and Henry Wagner, formerly of Fox and now sojourning at Long Beach, Cali fornia.
The Alaska citizen., 1916-01-17

William Jennings Bryan and Miss Jane AdlianS.
 HAS NEW MEMBER.
 LONDON, Jan 16.-American Min istcr to Delu ark Van Dyke has joined the Ford peace party and is in daily attendance at the meeting Of the party held at The Hague. He will shortly leave on a visit to America but will return to Europe as soon as possible, expecting to main with the peace party until it's object is accomplished.
 IS GOOD THING.
 BERLIN, Jan. 16.-American Am bassador Gerhard states that Henry Ford's effort to bring about peace is a move in the right direction. He says that the party should be en- couraged and not ridiculed, for it turns the attention of the people and makes them think along peace lines. even if it accomplishes nc other rerSult
The Alaska citizen., 1916-01-17

blocked the canal several times, and which has been very detrimental to commerce through the canal At the same time Governor Goethals made announcement that the canal will soon again be reopened to traf- fife.
 Governor Goethals will leave soon for Washington, where he is to ap- pear in February before a congres- sional committee which is investi- gating the advisability of further fortifying the canal. He will also render a report on the Gaillard cut and the work being done at the present time in an effort to keep the canal open.
The Alaska citizen., 1916-01-17
rains Stalled In
 Snow Filled Canyon

SPENCER, Idaho, Jan. 16.-Six trains of the Oregon Short Line railroad are stalled in a snow filled canyon a few miles from this city. The thermometer shows that the weather is 40 below, but despite that fact the passengers on the two passenger trains stalled are stated to be very comfortably housed,
 Fully nine feet of snow has fallen in this vicinity within the past few hours Extra trains have been dis patched to the canyon in which the passengers are compelled to pass the time away, and it is thought that they will be liberated from their predicament in a few hours at the most.
The Alaska citizen., 1916-01-17
Newest Engines
 Prove Their Worth

ROCKLAND, Maine, Jan. 16.-Dur- ing trial trips made in the ocean near here today the superiority of the new type of reciprocating engine over the old turbine, in the matter of speed, was fully dmonstrated However, the difference in the speed of the boats using the differ ent engines was only three-tenths of a knot an hour.
 The superdreadnaught Oklahoma has the new reciprocating engines She showed a general average s~ of 21 and seventeenth knots an hour The Nevada, with the turbine en- zines, made 21 and four-tenths.
The Alaska citizen., 1916-01-17
L Lafollette Is a
 Very Sick Man

MADISON, Wis, Jan. 16.-Sena- tor Robert M LaFollette is at his home in this city, very sick man. He is threatened with an attack Of pneumonia and, although he is not believed to be in any particular dan ger, his condition Is serious.
The Alaska citizen., 1916-01-17
ADAMS BURIED.

SEATTLE, Jan. 16.-The body of Frank c. Adams, the Fairbanks, Alaska, jeweler, who died here in the general hospital last week, was inferred today The funeral cere- monies were conducted under the auspices of the Rainier aerie of the Fraternal Order of Eagles and were largely attended by friends of MT. Adams now in this city
The Alaska citizen., 1916-01-17
RUSSIAN LOSSES
 ARE APP PALLING.

VIENNA, Jan 16.-The fighting now going on in Galicia is the fierc- est of the war Columns of Rus sians If lines thick are vainly hurl- ing themselves against the Austrian defenses in renewed offensive movement, the dispatches received from the front stating that their losses are something appalling. The Austrian losses are also very heavy.
The Alaska citizen., 1916-01-17
CANADIANS ARE HEAVY LOSERS

LONDON, Jan. 16.-The Canodlan forces were heavy losers today in an attack made on a portion O. he alied battlefront in Flanders by the Germans, the censor not permitting the use of the name of the place in the dispatches. However, they le- pulsed the attack, hurling the ad- vancing Germans back from the trenches with heavy loss.
The Alaska citizen., 1916-01-17
KAISER OUT CF BED AGAIN.

LONDON, Jan. 16.-Kajser ND- helm is reported to have recosered from his recent illness to an extent which enables him to get arounl. The report received here states ;hat he is soon to pay another vi3'l 10 the western battlefront.
The Alaska citizen., 1916-01-17
MON ENEGRIN ARMY SURROUNDED.
AR E GOING
 TO SCUTARI

VIENNA. Jan 16.-II is unauthen- tically stated that the Austrian army of occupation of Montenegro will be ordered to capture the Albanian city of Scutari, now held by an army composed of remnants of the Ser bian and Montenegrin forces When ScutaIi is captured the Al5anians will have Austria to thank for their Gclyeranca from Serbian rule.
The Alaska citizen., 1916-01-17

'I am sorry, but I advertised for a Scandinavian cook" said Mrs. White.
 "Lawd sake!" replied Paralysia Pearl Waddles What diffrunce do it make what a lady's ligion am dess sos she kin cook?"
The Alaska citizen., 1916-01-17
EE KILL FEM ALL
 SAYS GEN. VILLA
Mexican Bandit Leader Threatens Death to all Ameri- in Chihuahua---Exaggerated Reports of Fl Paso Rioting Incense Mexicans-Reprisals Feared--- Dangerous Calm Along the Mexican Border

FL PASO, Jan. 16,-Incensed by the exaggerated reports concerning the recent rioting of Americans and MeXicans here and in Juarez, just Mexican population of the state of Chihuahua, Mexico, threatens to rise up in arms and eXterminate all of the Americans. "The name and the game are all the same" says Gen cral Villa, the Mexican bandit lead CT. who now has his headquarters tt the practically all American town of Casas Grandes, and we might as well have them both.' The re ports received here also quote Villa as saying. q will kill every damn American in Casas Grandes if that kind of talk continues"
 Fully 5000 Americans remain in the danger zone of Chihuahua or in the vicinity ol where several were killed last week by bandits alleged to be members of the Villa force Their predicament is therefore the source of considerable anxiety here. In fact reprisals for the killing of MeXicans during the rioting here are momentarily expected.
 This city is practically under mar tial law Soldiers from Fort Bliss are patrolling portions of the resi- dence district, numerous citizens having petitioned the commandant at the fort to keep the soldiery posted in order that repetition of the riots may not occur The MeXi- can portion of the city is being gradually cleaned out by the muni- cipal authorities, all of the bad char acters being placed under arrest or deported across the border.
 As far as can be learned all is calm everywhere along the border except here. This fact is taken as ominous, most of the people here thinking that it portends the calm before the storm.
 DO NOT WANT IT.
 LOS ANGELES, Jan. 16.-Fully a dozen prominent federal officials, residents of this state and of Ari- zona have signed a petition which has been wired to President Wilson, urging that 10 campaign of inter- vention in Mexican affairs be un- Gertaken by ;his country. They say that the pressure for intervention in the affairs of that country IS born of malicious misrepresentation and that none of the reports regard ing trouble, unless they are authen- ticated, should be considered
 NO INTERVENTION.
 WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 16.- Senator w. J. Stone, of Missouri, chairman of the senate committee on forign relations, is authority for the statement that the United States will not intervene in Mexican affairs at the present time. He held a long conference with President Will
The Alaska citizen., 1916-01-17

Ralph Waechter, of Fox, cut him. self severely on the shoulder one day last week by catching his axe in a clothesliLe when he was chop ping wood
The Alaska citizen., 1916-01-17
Kaiser Proclaims Himself King of Montenegro by Right of Conquest---Army Surrounded.
FIERCE FIGHTING
 ON EASTERN FRONT
Column After Column of Russians Vainly Hurl Themselves Against Aus trian Defenses.

VIENNA, Jan. I6.-An unofficial dispatch received here from Berlin is authority for the statement that Kaiser Wilhelm has proclaimed him self ruler of the little kingdom of M,nt,lrzro. The dispatch states that he will take the title of kins or emperor, as the people of Monte negro desire It is stated that the kaiser bases his claim by right of conquest.
 MCNTENEGRiN
 ARMY SURROUNDED
 VIENNA. Ian. 16.-Cettinje, the capital of Montenegro, has fallen to the Austrian arms, and detach- ment Of sold.cry will take formal possession of the city today It is believed that the fall of their capi- tai will practically terminate all op- position on the part of the Monte negrins.
 The remnants of the Montenegrin army are now completely surround .d. No;Aine but guerilla warfare remains.
The Alaska citizen., 1916-01-17

Jack Brevick, A. P Brevick and A. P. Beamers are recent arrivals in town from the Outside
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-28
COMING 70 ITS SENSES.

Apparently Georgia is fast coming
to recognize the position in which
it is placed before the rest Of the
country by the recent lynchings which
have taken place there following the
reputation which it has received as
holding the record for the country in
this respect, if the expressions of the
press of that state can be taken as an
indication of the feeling in that COM
monwealth.
It is apparent that public sentiment
IS being urged to rise to its RESPONSE
-bilities when the Atlanta Constitution
says: I'VE are being branded as bar
barians not only north, but the attacks
and criticisms of our own neighbors
and friends are little milder than those
that come from a distance. The whole
people of Georgia have got to shoulder
the responsibility. and bear the brunt
of this persistent lawlessness''
Furthermore the Macon Telegraph
| says: Most everybody expects GER
tain amount OF lynching. in the south
for the usual crime'-but we Georgians
are getting drunk on it. Our condi-
ton is becoming genuinely serious and
we need some expert diagnoses, to be
followed by vigorous remedial action
at home, else we must be compliment
enough under outside excoriation."
Georgia is thus apparently coming
to realize the situation into which it
has been allowed to drift. Its uphold
ing of mob rule and its disregard for
law and order and the proper enforce
ment of the law against lynchers has
| placed a black mark against that state
which it will have difficulty in remov-
| ing. The talk about looking for a rem
edy may be well enough. but it comes
altogether too late. Georgia should
| have recognized it's own condition
years ago and have been getting bet
ter by this time instead of steadily
growing worse. How many more must
1 be lynched before it acts?
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-28
NEEDS TO BE sHELvED.

In spitaeof thesneed which this gov
eminent has for conserving its
finances in anticipation of large ex-
penditures Of an unusual nature which
appear advisable under existing condi-
tions, it is quite evident that those
who are steadfastly working in be-
half of the .pork barrel are unwilling
to let up In their demands. It is quite
evident that they are unwilling 20 en-
dorse economy until after their pet
schemes have been taken care Of, or
to sacrifice hobby or their allegiance
to patronage in favor Of the actual
needs OF the country.
The movement for the building of
post roads and the approval by the
lower house Of congress Of an appro-
priation of SIS, 100000 for that purpose
is decidedly inopportune now, regard
less Of whatever might be said for or
against it at another time. It is an
effort to- get money for a use which is
not demanded at present and when
compared with the great problem Soi
making adequate preparation, for tbs
proper defense Of this nation son land
and sea it should take seatSfar back
at the rear. Even il 1t was deserving
Of this large appropriat there is nc
50OG 1SdSO1A WHY ~ 1AhOeIosA AoS 70 P0SS-
poned at this time until the condition
Of the national treasury has been
greatly improved, since such a use
of the federal funds must be looked
upon as entirely needless in view OF
the matters of much more vital con-
Germ.
Fortunately the action OF the house
upon this measure does not insure Its
adoption. It must yet undergo the
scrutiny of the senate and it is to be
believed that the judgment of thai
body will be such as to put it on the
shelf for this session of congress al
least.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-28
MINERS TO BE COMMENDED,

In view Of the inclination to treat
such matters in different manner it
is Impossible to overlook the action
which has been taken by the miners of
Pennsylvania in voting to continue
operations while negotiations are un-
derway for a change in the wage
scale. The workers in the anthracite
ming are anxious for better pay They
can back up such demands by a
strike which will not only mean the
closing of the mines, the cutting down
Of the output and its consequent effect
upon the consumer, but it would also
mean a loss Of pay until some agree
ment was reached, or they can pre-
sent their demands in businesslike
manner, talk the situation over with
the mine operators and permit facts
to govern, and the adoption of this
alternative reflects their good judy
ment in the acceptance Of sound ad-
vice.
It indicates recognition on the part
Of the miners of the merits of arbi-
tration and a decided improvement
over the attitude manifested in the
days when 1t was considered thai
nothing but a strike could be resorte6
toi when such a question was raised
Anere IS as much reason that con.
sheraton should be given to the par
which the public plays when a strik,
of that character is started as thert
should be when public utility corpor.
atoms are concerned. and it is this at
titude which means the removal o.
that hardship from the ultimate con
sumner of the coal miners product.
Thus the decision that work can G,
on while negotiations are underway il
to be commended and it will win wide
spread approval wherever unbiase,
thought is given to the matter.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-28
lIrs5AcYs TEST AoAlNs

q For some suuexpla4nable reason, ear
'ceEt that It be the nnwiIlingneSs to
bow to rtglhtS ana the wish OF the fpeo-
pIet there PROMISES to be another ef-
fort made at this session sofs congress
to push through q nteracy test to be
applied to all foreigners who would
come to. this country. This has been
a prominent feature OF several bills
which have been drafted for the pur-
pose ofsrevising the. immigration laws
and It has been the means OF defeat
Ing the proposed legislation each time
There can be no question but what
there should be q revision OF the i'm
migration laws in many particulars.
and the general features OF the bills
which have been presented to sue
ceeding congresses are those which
are recognized as worthy of adoption,
but there is little sense in trying to
keep out of this country those who
would make good citizens simply be-
cause they cannot read and write
when some of the undesirable and
trouble making foreigners are able to
pass a literacy test in several lam
guages.
Those who would be affected by
such a provision are handicapped by
the conditions which exist in the
country which they would leave and
because of that they would be denied
the advantages of this country and a
chance to improve.
The literacy test was vetoed by
President Taft and it was likewise
treated by President Wilson and there
is no reason to believe but what he
would attach his disapproval to such
provision if given another oppor-
tunity. The idea is un-American and
it should not be allowed to further
impede the revision of the immigration
laws which is needed in other particu-
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Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-28
ES-IT IS POSSIBLE
ITO STOP RHEUMATISM

Rheumatism is q tormenting and
stubborn malady. In some cases It
yields to treatment which Is without
avail in other cases.
The darting pains, lame muscles or
stiffened joints only disappear by grad
ually expelling the uric acid, and so
many thousands have been relieved by
the blood-enriching oil-food In SCOTS
Emulsion that you should give it a
faithful trial. SCOTS Emulsion acts as
apowerful blood-purifer by increasing
the red corpuscles and it strengthens
the organs to carry of the acids which
cause the trouble.
Try Scott Emulsion. Itcannot harm.
It has helped thousands and may be ex-
actiy what you need. No Alcohol.
esosk & Bovine. bloomfield. MI. i5-2
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-28
Duffy's Pure Malt Whlskey

of those who are eager to enlighten
him? The truth is that relatively few
of the ailments found in those sub
1ected to critical examination can be
cured by ordinary measures, and then
the consciousness of being in diseased
state becomes a disheartening and Of
ten deadly incubus. The disorganizing
effects of fear upon the physical or
ganism are unieniable.
at is mere sophistry, I say-and
sophistry, too, of damnable sort
to urge upon people periodical EXAM
nations as a protective measure M
less the knowledge can be made high
ly enough beneficial to more than nell
tralize the harmful effects Of the fears
thus engendered. 1t is not commonly
known that fear-the distrust of ones
own forces and a suspicion OF impend-
ing ill-the mental and physical mod
ifications occasioned by 1t, are at the
root of most If not all protracted ply
steal disorder. OF course, 1t will be
denied by many medical men that this
is true; and 1t Is this very want OF
medical appreciation that makes this
periodical examination of school chill
dren as well as others a pernicious
practice"
Let us not lose sight of the fact
that the opposition to medical inspec-
ton Of our school children comes. not
from a desire on the part OF our citt-
Gems to save dollars for the towns
treasury, but rather to protect our
children from medical experimentation
at the expense Of their health.
An experience Of Is years has thor
oughly convinced intelligent citizens OF
Norwich that they have not been in
error when they consistently opposed
turning our schools over to the tender
mercies Of modern medical science
Paul said: Prove all things, and hold
fast to that which is good" Safety
first looks good to most of US.
A. w. DAVIS.
Norwich. Jan. 81. 1916.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-28
Looking Back.

Mr.. Editor: I do not see why An
other Viewpoint should be so disturb
ed by good statistics that are so years
old; age. cannot impair the value Of
facts.
Suppose we take glance backward
few centuries when history tells us,
the people depended more upon divine
favor and less upon drugs and what
do we find: The years Of the life of
Sarah were 1877; Isaac gave up the
ghost at 1870; Jacobs pilgrimage was
100 years and he still lived; Moses was
100 years and when he died, ETC., etc.
This was before the day Of vaccines.
serums, or compulsory supervision or
medication of the people; but there
were bacteria then as now, for bac-
teriologists tell US no vegetable mat
ter could grow on the earth with out
them-and they were benevolent and
malevolent-and Sarah and Isaac and
Jacob, and Moses used to shed from
ten to twenty million bacteria, just
as we do, every time they took a bath.
And Another Viewpoint thought We
depended upon our Imagination for
the statement that a fly was burden
ed with two and one-half million Of
bacteria Why the Connecticut Agri-
cultural college bacterologists report
having examined 400 flies. and one was
carrying 100000 germs, and a MAORI
ty of these 400 flies were carrying L.
In those good old Bible times there
were thirteen billion microbes to a GU
bic inch of milk. from 10000 to $780,
900 microbes to every square inch of
earth, and 165, 100000 germs to every
grain Of fermentitious cows dung,
and Jacob and Isaac and Moses had
just as many microbes in their whisk-
ers as we moderns have and they lived
with eyes undimmed and their natural
forces undated to the ages stated in
sacred writ.
The nine times vaccinated American
| army in the Philippines Is still suf-
| fering from small pox epidemics and
| losing by death the average number
per 1000.
Sanitation, not medication, cleans up
disease-infested districts, and doubling
the wages Of the people and assuring
| to them good food, Gen. Gorgas OF
| Panama fame says, Is the real way to
make an end Of disease. Where pow
| erty exists disease doubles its victims
Disease cannot be knocked out, the
| general says, until poverty II abolish
ed.
In Pennsylvania as the result OF
school supervision $4,000 children were
ordered to have medical treatment. II
is better to give children good care and
food than experimental drugs.
DIR. Mum OF Waterbury proves by
statistics that in the 20 years preced.
ing the organization Of the present
state beard Of health the death-ratS
was 1885 per 1000 in this state; and
the average death rate for 81 year.
of real medical supervision has beer
1923 to the 1000. Not a year in the
81 had as low q death rate as the low.