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The Alaska citizen., 1916-09-18
 OF STRIKERS
 THREATENED
EMPLOYERS WILL PROSECUTE MEN-GENERA STRIKE
 IS ALMOST CERTAIN.

NEW YORK. Sept 17-"li a geu- eral strike. such as is threatened taxes place. We will take steps toward the prosecution of the la bor leaders of this city such as will surprise labor throughout the Unit q States We cannot force our men to work. but We can and will prosecute the so-called labor lead CTS who organize them and who odnsel them to quit good positions by holding up the lure of greater pay than We can afford to give out employees.
 The above, in effect were the words uttered today by Theodore P. Shonts. president of the Inter borough railways and spokesman for tha employers of laborers who are noW about to go on general strike in sympathy with the striking street car men of the city. Counsel Quack- enbush of the Interborough. says jhaH legally speaking. the men have the right to quit work if they wish. but that where contracts have been made they do not have the right 10 break them. Nor do they have :he right to station strike picketS anywhere in order to prevent pas scngers from getting on the cars.
 It is freely predicted here that POO 900 men employed in various mechanical vacations will walk out Tuesday morning unless a settle ment of the street railway strike is effected. The police of the city as a consequence are making prep aIation to attend riot calls at a moments notice.
 Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor. Is busily engaged in attempting to work out a solution of the strike difficulty He is silent in regard 10 what concessions labor will make in order that the trouble may be settled amicably.
 Traffic, insofar as street cars are concerned. Is practically at a stand
 till. The city officials, headed by Mayor Mitchell, are doing every thing possible to bring about SO lutiOn oI the difficulties which beset the city and the street travelling public
The Alaska citizen., 1916-09-18
ENCLAHD MUST
 TELL Us WHY

WASHINGTON, D. C.. Sept IT. t.r state department has cabed to the United States embassy in london, asking Ambassador Page to seek information in British gov ernmentaI circles regarding Eng lands intent in placing an embargo n American shipments to Norway Sweden, Denmark and Holland The request relates to a note sent to England by the state department some little time ago. and to which a reply was expected early this menth, which has not been forth. coming
 Secretary of State Lansing said nothing today when questioned by newspaper men in regard to what "iil be done in the event that Eng land fails to satisfactorily explain her attitude. Nor is any informa- ton on the subject obtainable at the British embassy.
 It is generally believed here, how, ever. that the action of the state department forecasts England's pur, pose in rationing neuuals. Sena- tor Chamberlain, of Oregon. is loud in his denunciation of England's at tItude in the matter, saying that it g but another example of the Brit sh nsolence and the lack of re spect for the rights of neutrals.
 It is stated at the state depart ment that an answer to the cable sent to Ambassador Page is expect "d to arrive here some time tomor- row
The Alaska citizen., 1916-09-18
FIGHTING ON ESTERN FRONT.

LONDON, Sept 17.-Four hundred thousand allied troops are now en- gagged in a titanic struggle with almost as many German troops on the western front. The fighting is of the most terrific nature imagin- able, and thousands of men are giving up their lives with each rush and attack of one or the other of the cOntending armies.
 In official reports received at army headquarters here General Sir Doug las Haig states that the British have made slight gains as the re suit of further attacks on a minor scale. Yesterday, according to the report, two lines of German trench es were taken, All of the gains made yesterday have been main tained Fully 50 officers and 2.OOO men were captured. The specific location of the operations is not mentioned in the dispatches of Gen eral Haig
The Alaska citizen., 1916-09-18
DELEGATE ASKS ASSISTANCE OF
 LOCAL PEOPLE
WICkERSHAM WOULD CAUSE A GENERAL LOWERING OF
 OUR FREIGHT RATES.

One of the problems which must be solved before there will be any improvement in economic conditions n Alaska. especially in the interior rates. We are all cOnversant with present conditions. which promise to obtain at least until the railroad k completed unless those directly affected, the shippers. take more interest in the investigation now pending before the Interstate Com merce Commission.
 the last mall there Were re Ceived number of copies of the Congressional Record of August 18th. in which Delegate Wickersham has had printed a complete history of the transportation business in Al aska. together with statistics, etc, and also number of official let than passing interest to Fairbanks ans The whole matter makes eX- cellent reading, and contains a world of information. In conclud- ing his remarks, the delegate makes a strong appeal to the officials whose duty it is to enforce the law to per form their duty, and to the people of Alaska especially the mercan- tile and business organizations, to come forward now, while there is the opportunity, and assist in bring ing these unjust charges upon our commerce and trade within due and legal restraint. As before stated the whole article is replete with information and should prove of great value to the Interstate Com merce Court in it's investigations. provided. always, that those who have the proof at hand come for ward and give the information nee essary to make out case against the transportation companies.
 Next weeks issue of this paper will contain a synopsis of the vital points of interest touched upon by Delegate Wickersham in the history of the transportation business, as it has been printed.-Advt.
The Alaska citizen., 1916-09-18
CARPETBAGCER
 IS CR|GSBYS
 FAVOR|TE WORD
HE TALKS ABOUT FEM ALL AND NONE OF THEM ARE ANY
 GOOD, HE SAYS

SEWARD, Sept. 17--"Carpetbag- ger seems 10 be the fayoIite word of George B. Grigsby the Democratic candidate for territorial attorney. For in all of his speeches delivered during the past week in this vicini- ty he ha.' not hesitated to call each and every candidate of any other political faith than Democratic, a carpetbagger.
 MT Grigsby refers particularly to what he calls the Schofield-Gilmore crowd. from his home town of Nome. In his wordy attacks on them he refers to them as Seattle Aaskans." and says that they should be placed in the same class as other political carpetbaggers.
The Alaska citizen., 1916-09-18
LONDON TELLS OF ITALIAN VICTORY.

LONDON, Sept. 17.-Adyices re ceived here today and published in bulletins by the war office are to the effect that the Italian troops under General Cadorna have gained a decisive victory over the Austri- ans. The Italians are stated to have driven back the Austrians in the vicinity of Corso, the report re- ceived here including the state ment that they have taken 10000 Austrian prisoners within the past two days.
The Alaska citizen., 1916-09-18
SEWARD FIRMS
 UT BUSINESS

SEWARD, Sept. 17.-Local firms have been awarded contracts to fur nish nearly $40,00O worth of sup plies to the Alaskan Engineering commission. The contracts were awarded here for the reason that supplies they wanted could be pur chased practically as cheap here as they could be at Seattle. The local business firms to whom the con tracts have been awarded are jubl lant, and a big growth in the busi ness prosperity of this city is pre- dicted
The Alaska citizen., 1916-09-18
THE STOCKHOLDERS LOSE.

SEATTLE, Sept TIA large hole will be made annually in the profits of the canning companies operating tanneries on the coast of Alaska. For owing to the fact that the can, neries are now expected to pay both federal and territorial taxes. the expense involved will be some thing like $3OO,OOO. This will all be borne by the stockholders of the various canning concerns, by reason of the fact that they will lose that much in dividends, in the aggregate.
The Alaska citizen., 1916-09-18
GUARDS ON HIKE.

SAN ANTONIO Sept. 17.-Four- teen thousand of the National Guardsmen of the various states who have been encamped here fol
 the past several weeks, started this morning on an 80-mile hike to Aus tin. They are expected to make the round trip in eight days, which means that they must walk 20 miles per day This will be the longest in the history of the United States.
The Alaska citizen., 1916-09-18

It is admitted in official circles that the Italians have made some gains on the Izonzo front. Their infantry and artillery are very ac- tive in the fighting which con tinues there, although their attacks on the Gorizia front have been in effectual A a result of the fight ing on the Gorizia front the Aus trians have captured the heights of Monte Cauriol.
The Alaska citizen., 1916-09-18

Alexander Barrack, the aged man, who is in St, Joseph's hospital suf- fering from an attack of typhoid pneumonia, is reported to be inn proving
 Delegate Wickersham is now at Juneau, according to word received from him by Henry T. Ray, He is expected to come to Fairbanks in the near future
The Alaska citizen., 1916-09-18
EXHIBITS THERE.

SEATTLE, Sept 1.-The exhib- it's shipped here for show at the Northwest Land Products exposition by Valdez and Skagway have ar rived and will be placed in the space reserved for Alaska, which consists of 1200 square feet of floor space Other space in the Alaska exhibit is being reserved for the samples of products from Fairbanks and other Alaska towns. The exposition opens on October 4.
 New and late faces of type for extra fine job work The best costs no more. Ring up The Citizen,
The Alaska citizen., 1916-09-18
BOY HAS TYPHOID,

Melville Cooney, the young son of Mrs. Mike Cooney, of Nenana was taken to St. Joseph's hospital yes terday afternoon. suffering from what is believed to be an attack
The Alaska citizen., 1916-09-18

of typhoid leyer The boy came up from Nenana only few days ago with his mother, the intention having been to put him in school here this winter
The Alaska citizen., 1916-09-18

District Attorney R. F. Roth re- turned home the forepart of the on an official trip. He reports that J. R. Montgomery has been bound over to await the action of the grand jury on forgery charge.
The Alaska citizen., 1916-09-18
MAIL OPENED BY BRITISH.

WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept IT. The state department is in receipt of information to the effect that British censors have been tamper ing with navy department mail. It is stated however, that they learn, ed nothing of consequence by do ing so. The matter is to be inves- tigated.
The Alaska citizen., 1916-09-18
MILK PRICES TOO HIGH.

CHICAGO, Sept. 17.-Assistant Secretary of Agriculture Vrooman has arrived here from Washington for the purpose of Investigating the says that the department has been
 receipt of numerous complaints regarding the matter, and that for that reason an investigation has been decided upon. The secretary does not state just what his first step will be.
The Alaska citizen., 1916-09-18

Deming Wheeler, the man who has been mushing the trails of Alaska for the past several years, seeming ly for nothing but pleasure has taken a bride at San Francisco in the person of Miss Dorothy Deming, oI Santa Cruz, California, according to word received here
The Alaska citizen., 1916-09-18

Only one copy of the Alaska rail road report has found it's way to Fairbanks, as far as can be learned, It was brought in from the coast to Commissioner Thomas Riggs, Jr,, by A. Christensen, chief of the land and industrial division of the En- gineering commission. It was a complete history of the work done by the government on the Alaska railroad from the time the survey was made until January l, 1916.
The Alaska citizen., 1916-09-18
ALASKA NOT ID
 BE ADVERTISED

WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept IT. Owing to the fact, according to the general belief here, that the admin istration leaders consider the pub licity of the Alaska achievements of the administration undesirable, it is practically impossible to get sight of a copy of the first report printed regarding the Alaska government railway It is well known fact that the first report has been print ed, that is, some 1,500 copies of it are off the press, but it takes a strong pull with some one of the high up government officials to see one Inquiry at the government printing offices. the libraries at the capital, or any of the various dis tributing bureaus always elicits the Information that a copy of the re port is not available"
The Alaska citizen., 1916-09-18

Shine 'em up at Dave's the boot black, next Nordale Hotel
The Alaska citizen., 1916-09-18
Roumania Meeting
 the F ate of Serbia

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Williams news., 1916-12-07
SEX BARRIER IS
 REMOVED IN HOLLAND

By a unanimous vote the Dutch Parliament has removed the constitutional disqualified tion of women for the fran chise.
 This means that women will no longer be refused the ballot merely because they are wo- men. A revision of the elector- al law, however, is necessary before the actual granting of the vote is effected.
 This action is the result of an announcement made by Queen Wilhelmina a year ago that the government was to introduce bill into parliament eliminat- ing the existing hindrances to the granting of suffrage to the women of Holland. The bill which was introduced by Pre- mier Cort Van Der Linden soon
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after her announcement, eX- tends the franchise to all male citizens who have reached the age of 23 and are not excluded by certain disabilities, and to women citizens who have reached the same age.
 A further victory is gained in that the Lower Chamber has also voted to make women eli gible for membership in the States General Woman's Journal.
Williams news., 1916-12-07
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES

MT. J. R. Jenkins of Phoenix spoke to the high school during Mondays assembly period on the education of boys and girls.
 Pete Campbell, a senior, re- turned to school Tuesday after noon after a visit to Kentucky.
 The high school boys are training for the high jump and the broad jump in the gym naSium.
 Tuesday night the Town boys and the High School boys played a game of basket ball The High School team expects to play a game soon with some other High School.
 During the assembly period Wednesday, Claude Melick spoke to the high school on Or al Composition and the seventh grade pupils recited proverbs.
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5 Course Dinner at Elliott's

Mrs. Chas. Elliott entertain ed with a five course dinner on Thanksgiving day. The color scene for the occasion was vel low and white. The table was beautifully decorated with crysanthemums, individual pa pier mache turkeys and little baskets of nuts. The guests were Dr. and Mrs. Jeffries and Clymer; MT. and Mrs. Wente and daughter Barbara; MT. and Mrs. Rittenhouse and son and MT. and Mrs. Jerrie Lee and daughter Margaret.
Williams news., 1916-12-07
MAXWELL HELPS TO
 TIE THE KNOT

As thrilling as a Hazards of Helen" movie was the wild dash of two Tacoma girls afew days ago in a Maxwell touring car to get a best man for a wedding. As it was, the cpl sode developed features which were little short of the spectac- ular. Had the incidents which go to make up this story been deliberated plotted by a pro- fessional scenario writer, here is about the way the cast of characters and a synopsis of the play would have lined up: Bride -----Ranelle Corbett Bridegroom - John Wood Bridesmaid - Hazel Heasley Best Man Raymond Corbett Parson Rev. R. H. McGinnis Maxwell 25 ------By Itself
 Synopsis
 Raymond Corbett is employ ed in a logging camp many miles east of Tacoma, His, sis ter, Ranelle, is about to be mar ried to John Wood of Tacoma. At five o'clock, only a short time before the hour for the wedding ceremony, it is discov- cred that the brides brother has not been notified of the time at which he is to oficiate as best man. Moments are precious. Bride insists her brother can be the only man attendant upon the bridegroom and that it is imperative he be at the wedding at any cost.
 Suddenly Miss Heasley re- members her speedy Maxwell car and suggests a death-defy- ing drive into the mountains, bridging time and space, seize Corbett at work in the logging camp, bundle his best togs to-
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Mrs. Finney Surprised

Friends of Mrs. w. D. Fin ney gave a very pleasant sur prise party for her at her home Saturday afternoon, Dec. End. This was a really and truly sur prise party Mrs. Finney had not even an inkling of the event to come and was caught in her morning apron. Never theless she made her guests ve- ry welcome and all enjoyed the occasion very much. the fea- ture of the afternoon was 500 and bridge. Delicious re- treatments were served. Mrs. Finney was the recipient of pretty gifts. Those pres ent were: Mesdames Geo. w. Mathews, James Kennedy, 1. P. McConkey, R. w. brennan, Selman, Snyder, c. s. Patterson with her daughter Hollis, Cab Wolfe and daughter Leona, A. R. Montgomery, P. Burns and Roy Wolfe.
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Four Course Luncheon

Mrs. c. J. Willis entertained a few out-of-town friends Mon day with a four course lunch con. Her guests were MT. and Mrs. w. Ravens and MT. Sidney Terry of Grand Canyon MT. Harry Sackett of Los An geles, MT. and Mrs. M. A. Young, MT. and Mrs. Frank Orr and L. $. Williams.
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, RED LAKE ITEMS

Miss May Calhoun of the Northern Arizona Normal at Flagstaff spent Thanksgiving vacation with the home folks in the Valley.
 Bill Jones, Elton Hardy and MT. Cook finished a large sized tank for T. H. Moss this week. The tank is in the draw just to the north of the schoolhouse.
 Mrs. D. Mclean and child ren spent Thanksgiving in Will Hams.
 c. c. Carpenter and Arthur Thomasson were both lucky last Saturday in getting a buck apiece. MT. Carpenters deer was the larger, yet the smaller one was good sized.
 Carl Kinds came out from town Wednesday night of last week and took his family back with him for turkey dinner on Thanksgiving. E. T. Hinds al- so accompanied him.
 Henry Calhoun of Winslow, spent the first of the week with home folks here.
 The Daggs tank on section 36 is holding first rate. It is new tank yet it is holding to the rim.
 A party of hunters with F. M. Gold at the wheel motored out here last week and return ed to town emptyhanded.
 w. F. Thomasson is break ing his old land with a gang blow of the disk type. He is putting the ground in fine con- dition to a depth of 8 inches.
 One of the most pleasant so- cial events of the year was held at the school house in the after noon of Thanksgiving day. A large number of the patrons came in about noon with pies, cakes, salads etc. and found MT. Cureton busy baking bread and potatoes for the big feed. All the ladies as we'll as the gentlemen, complimented the baking, and no doubt they meant every word of it by the way they ate hot biscuits and corn bread. After the full Thanksgiving dinner was fin ished, singing speaking and games appropriate to the oc- casion were enjoyed by all. The children were extremely active, and added much to the enjoymnt of the event.
Williams news., 1916-12-07
SOCIETY NOTES
Wentes Entertain at the Parish
 House

A very pretty dancing party was given to MT. and Mrs. R. c. Wente at the Parish House, Friday evening, December 1st. The evening was spent in danc- ing. Many beautiful gowns were in evidence. Everyone present enjoyed the evening thoroly. Delicious refresh ments were served. About 65 guests were present.
 Music was furnished by the Barnes Orchestra.
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A Sunday Hike

Aparty of young folks hiked to the Owen ranch, Sunday. By the looks of the boxes and bundles they were carrying, one would have thot they were going to feed a circus, but in stead it proved to be our hik- ing bunch of Williams young folks. The mixers were Misses Edna Buggeln, Esther Carlson, Georgia Alcorn, Lou Heating, Bertha Peet and Pearl Nickel vey; and Messrs G. Kimball, Claude Melick, J. Yeary, c. Alexander, w. Day and Wal ter Carlson.
 The young people had a fine time and came home tired but happy.
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MT. and Mrs. c. c. Carpen- ter entertained several friends at dinner Thanksgiving even- ing. Several games were play ed later in the evening.
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Wentes Entertained With Sum-
 day Dinner Party

A pretty 5 course dinner party was given by MT. and Mrs. Robert c. Wente, Sunday. Covers were laid for IT. There were two tables, one for the parents and a kindergarten table for the little tots. The dining room was beautifully decorated and the dinner was most delicious. Upon their departure the guests declared Mrs. Wente a most gracious hostess. The guests were Dr. and Mrs. Melick, MT. and Mrs. Coleman and daughter Carol MT. and Mrs. Kirwan daughter Elizabeth, MT. and Mrs. Fergu- son and three daughters, and MT. and Mrs. Chas. Elliott and daughters Jean and Phillis.
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gether and make a mad race back to Tacoma ntime for the fixed hour of the wedding.
 No sooner said than done. In a jiffy the young women, with Miss Heasley at the wheel of her Maxwell, are tearing ov- CT the city streets and the wild mountain roads to the logging camp, leaving in their wake cannonade of deafening explo- sions from their muffler cut-out dipping by telegraph poles and pine trees at a speed which makes the passing scenery re- semble a picket fence.
 Corbett is overtaken on the forest road in the act of snag- ging a huge pine log to the camp. He is rushed to the car, hurried to his boarding place, his togs thrown together in a great hurry and the thrilling race back to Tacoma is on.
 Despite multiplicity of dan- gers and thrills thru which the trio is plunged they arrive in Tacoma just in time for the ceremony and to the decided relief of the waiting bride groom, who had learned only a few moments before of the perilous mission into the moun- tains. It is just 8 o'clock. All answer the roll call in the rec tory of the Church of the Holy Communion where the Rev. R. H. McGinnis says the binding words that make Miss Corbett Mrs. Wood.
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MT. and Mrs. J. w. Lee and daughter; MT. and Mrs Sam Degering and Dr. and MT. lief fries took dinner with MT. and Mrs. w. c. Rittenhouse, Sun. day. The "piece de resistance was corn-fed Kansas turkey.
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H. F. Cushman, wife and daughter are spending a few weeks visiting with Mrs. Cush- mans parents, MT. and Mrs. Kirkpatrick.
 Miss Julia Munson has re- turned from Flagstaff where she spent a very pleasant two weeks with her sister Marion who is attending the Flagstaff Normal.
 Miss Blanche Spellmire, Miss Bess Dye and Miss Edna Bug geln attended the Elk's dance in Flagstaff last week. Miss Spellmire was a guest of Mrs. William Babbitt, Miss Buggeln of Miss Margaret Rabbit and Miss Dye of Mrs. Craig Pot tenger.
 Mrs. Craig Pottinger spent the weekend with Mrs. Jean Dye and daughter Bess.
 Mrs. Harry Lambert and two daughters, Katherine and AL ice, have gone to Ostrander, Okla, to spend the holidays with her parents.
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Mrs. M. A. Young spent Thanksgiving with MT. and Mrs. William Ravens of Grand Canyon.
 Miss Ruth Miller of the Nor nal school at Flagstaff, spent the week end with Miss Mil dred Finney.
 MT. Sackett of Los Angles is visiting MT. Chas. Willis this week.
Williams news., 1916-12-07

MT. R. T. Davenport drove to Los Angles Wednesday for the purpose of exchanging his Metz for a later model. He will be back with his new car in a few days. F. O. Poison accompanied MT. Davenport, but going in his own car. He will go to Whittier for an eX- tended visit with his family.
 Holiday decorations are un- der-way at B abbitt-P olsons. Some very fine effects are al ready visible.
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A Turkey Dinner at Yoders-

MT. and Mrs. Prince YOder entertained with a turkey din- ner Sunday, Dec. 8. The table was beautifully decorated with little papier mache turkeys which had place cards tied to their feet. There were little pumpkins filled with candy. The guests were MT. and Mrs. F. Orr and MT. and Mrs. M. A. Young and MT. and Mrs. Chas. Willis.
 MT. and Mrs. Hendry of Cal ifornia are guests of CharlesEl- liott and family.