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The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-01-09
is a joyous exhilaration
in surf.riding, as is testified by

"HEHE Is a joyous eAhiia' a''0i
in surf-riding, as is testified by
= many American and English
devotees whose skill very often
equals that of The most expert ha'
waiian norman: but in aqua.planing,
the comparatively new sport which
promises to be popular this season
at bathing resorts in the South and
the West Indies, one gets the tense
ness that goes with concentrated
skill and the thrill Of daring the dlf.
fcult and the uncertain. 1t requires
large degree Of sense OF equilibri-
UNI and a perfect bodily co'ordina'
ton. And It has remained for IL,
year.old girl not only to solve all the
difficult angles Of this breathless
sport but to give to it spectacular
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-01-09

given uqua.planing greater attrac'
tlons than ever. And she herself has
studied out all of the novel features.
A South Sea Islander may seem to
defy all natural law by standing on
his head on bit of board while it
coasts down the side of a tumbling
hill OF water; but experts will tell
that It is not so wonderful as 1t ap-
pears, that 1t Is all in the knowing
how. Very simple, is 1t not? But,
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-01-09

made its defenders prisoners.
Peace advocates declare that these
martial testimonials to valor on the
field only serve to glc"iG and per-
petuate war; but wherever men are
inspired BY national and human
ideals and show contempt OF death
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-01-09
By L. de B. Handley

sspects which render 1t exciting TO
performer and spectator alike.
Imagine how 1t feels to be bai.
anced on n board and being rushed
through the water at top speed in the
wake of a swift motor boat! 1t Is
precarious enough when one has a
balancing loop of rope to which to
hold, but when the aqua,planing PER-
son is balanced with no other sup
port than the feet-ready to shift the
weight OF the body in the fraction OF
u second-bearing the total weight
upon an unsteady, speeding base, it
requires q certain amount of The
daredevil. even though one be an
expert swimmer.
Little Miss Florence Mclaughlin Of
Philadelphia, just on the border OF
her teens, is the person who has
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-01-09

but logged determination. Undis'
couraged by repeated failure, she has
perslstently applied herself to the
tricks she would master until she has
reached perfection amazing to the
nerson who, seeking the thrilling per-
Torrance, does not know just how
it came to pass.
q loved the sport from the very
beginning" says she. 81 saw posi-
bilities in It for some fine stunts and
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-01-09
OF Ffonor with ic2 Fighting Heroes Are Revvarded

ing therefor and the attaining there
of, is more potent than all the in.
spired words of invocation for coun-
try, than all the wealth Of the world.
A bit of metal and shred of ribbon
but they hold the grateful heart OF
a nation! ~. ~
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-01-09

CORRESPONDENTS at the front
and editorial heavy artillery at
~ home have sounded the valor
Of Michael, who is fine bit OF lad
and the illustrated periodicals nave
pictured the ovation he received on
his return home, the most interesting
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-01-09

single pictures being when the i'm
.pressive town constable grasped him
with an obviously friendly hand oil
greeting, and when the rosy'faced
colleens gathered about MIN radiant
at the distinction he had brought to
lnchigeelagh and its vicinity. and In
The Alaska citizen., 1916-11-20
DEUTSCHLAND SINKS
 TUG IN COLLISION
{ Associated Press. )

NEW LONDON, Conn, Nov. 17.-Just as the Ger merchant submarine Deutschland and the tug Scott which he ped tow her to from this port, separa ing this morning the mouth of the harbor, they coid ed with the result that the Scott sunk Of the six members of the Scott's only saved the nander going down with their boat. The Deutschland also damaged considerably but able put back into port here Her departure will be delayed from days to a week result of the collson
 The collision took place just off place known Rock Race, just outside the port It said have been due d recy to the swift and the emdar<ness The rent carried the tug the bow o the submarine and the collision resulted The other tug which helped to the Deutschland stood by to help the survivors of the sunken craft, but member of the all that saved.
 The accident has had the effect of delaying the de parture of the Deutschland for a considerable length of time. Two of her bow plates stove i'll, and her stem twisted, but is stated that her general structure all right She will however, be compelled remain port here for repairs before she proceed her journey across the Atlantic.
 A federal investigation of the sinking of the tug by the submarine is being made It is ho'gh however, that the testimony which will be given will show that the collision accidental and that nothing done pre- mcdtated
The Alaska citizen., 1916-11-20
SUBMARINE MATTER
 BOTHERS OFFICIALS
{ Associated Press. ]

WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 17.-The German sub marine suaon in regard to the German threat to nds crmi1atey sink merchant ships belonging the Entente Allies is causing considerable disquiet i'll state official ces here And the officials making any attempt whatever to conceal Some o the officials have express ed the that the Germans intend launch starvation campaign against England which on the part o the Germans could fail involve the United States in the trouble
 It is unoficiay reported here that the Austro-E1un gaan foreign minister, Baron Ruzlan recently Journeyed to Berlin to confer with the German chancellor Non Beth olweg the submarine sitation And Bethmann Howegs sentiments well known here make department officials believe that he would advise anything but indiscrmnate and ruthless warfare merchant ses the part the submarines of the Austro Hungarian and German naves It is believed however, that the ference of the Prussian diplomats chiefly with re gard the effect the United States of ruthless sub marine warfare
 Inquiry at the department has eced the infor nation that nothing known officially concerning the sup posed conference of the two foreign diplomats The un- confirmed report however, has had the effect ot arousg considerable interest in local official circles.
The Alaska citizen., 1916-11-20
ALL SHALL BE
 THINE + THOU
 WILT BE MINE
Associated Press.)

SEATTLE, Nov 1.-The breach of promise suit of Miss Margaret Strand against Peter Malone, the wealthy Fairbanks. Alaska. mining man, came to an end here this even ing. 1t is now in the hands of the jury and the verdict of the judi cial body is expected some time to- night.
 Miss Strands testimony today bor- dered on the sensational She told a very vivid story of the manner in which he proposed to her. He took her up to the top of a high rlountain she said. unfolding the most wonderful scenery she had ever seen. It was then, sAe said, that he fell on his face at her feet weep ing, and proposed marriage, saying that had he all the wealth that the broad valleys which they were sur veying contained, he would give it all for her.
 She also testified that Malone has an income of s75,O0O per year. But she declared that she had never cared for money and was never af- ter rich man. Her evidence also tended to show that Malone wrote to her when she was leaving Alaska for Seattle, saying: q hope God will protect you on your journey"
 Miss Strand is suing Malone for $51,950 Malone recently arrived here from Fairbanks and gave testi- mony in his own defense at the trial
The Alaska citizen., 1916-11-20
JAP PANESE BEAT
 AMERICAN BOSS
Associated PreSs)

MUKDEN, Nov. 18.-J. E. Pepper, the American chief engineer of the Mukden Electric Light Works, was recently attacked and severely beaten by a mob of Japanese workmen in the employ of the Japanese Tele- phone company. The company for which Mir Pepper works is Chinese organization The chief engineer pro tested when some Japanese workmen interfered with Chinese workmen in his employ, who were making re pairs on electric lines. The Japan ese turned upon MT. Pepper One of them struck him with a club, and he was thrown down and painfully injured before the American vice consul, M. G. Faulkner, was able to rescue him from the mob.
 The American consulate has brought the assault to the attention of the Japanese consul-general in Mukden. The Chinese governor at Mukden called at the American con- sulate and expressed his regret that the assault should have occurred upon Japanese soil
The Alaska citizen., 1916-11-20
SEVEN RUSSIAN MUN|T|ON SHIPS
 ARE BLOWN UP
Associated Press)

BERLIN, Nov. 17-That millions of roubles in damages were sustain ed recently by the Russian govern ment in a disastrous explosion in the harbor of Archangel, Russia is the report received here. It is also stated that the explosion involved the loss of the lives of I5O persons and that 763 others we're severely inluIed, some of them so badly that etc} cannot survive.
 | he explosion involves the loss of -eyeu ammunition ships owned by the Russian government and moro tan thirty warehou+t5, m which ammunition was stored, according to the report. It is stated that the explosion took place while the ships were tied up alongside of the ware houses taking on cargo for trans portation to other ports.
 The report received here says that fragments of Wreckage from some of the ships which were destroyed were blown to a distance of TOO yards from the scene of the catas- trophe,
The Alaska citizen., 1916-11-20
HIGH COST IF LIVING TO BE
 INVESTIGATED
Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. IT, At a meeting of the members of the Federal Trade commission, held here today. it was decided that if the commission has the power, an inyes- tigation of the prevailing high pr;ces of all foods and foodstuffs in the United States will be investigated The members of the commission have already been investigating personally at the request of various personag- es and concerns and all of them are of the opinion, as the result of their investigations, that the cost of living in the United States, as 1t is today and has been for the past year or two, is entirely too high.
 The commission is as yet unin formed as to it's legal authority to pursue an investigation of the high prices of foodstuffs. Accordingly, Chairman Hurley has asked for the report of counsel in regard to the scope of the commissions authority, and has ordered the commissions at torneys to study the exact powers of the body, preparatory to a sweep ing investigation.
The Alaska citizen., 1916-11-20
WELLS WHICH SUPPLY TOWN
 ARE SANITARY

According to a report coming rom the health committee, the wells from which water is supplied to the town of Fairbanks are sanitary. There was a report received at the council meeting some weeks ago that there were cesspools near the wells. How ever, the investigation of the com mittee disclosed that there were none.
 The two wells from which water is peddled around town belong to Ben Hoerler and Fred Musgjerd. The former calls his well the Crystal Well.
 Of late there has been much discussion in the city council meet ings relative to the cesspOols of the city, and the committee is now engaged in an investigation of the problem. This is one of the first results of that investigation.
The Alaska citizen., 1916-11-20

once the farmer boys hid in the straw piles and dug out when Christ mas time came around. Sometimes a corner was reserved in the cellar and the luscious green globes were stored carefully there to wait for the winter holidays. Of course there were many of them missing by the time that Christmas came around.
 Then the pomegranate. that stray from the far south, peeps from a box. Its exotic aspect is very much out of place in region of snow and ice. However. nothing is too good for the people of the north, and they have come to demand the things that tickle the palate, no matter from what corner of the earth they come.
The Alaska citizen., 1916-11-20
PRODUCE FROM
 ALL CLIMATES IN FAIRBANKS

Just now the stores in Fairbanks present an appearance very foreign to the nature of the country. There are products from nearly every eli mate under the sun. Some of them are of especial interest to those of the north who came from the middle west.
 For instance, at the Northern Com mercial company there is on dis play a shipment of black walnuts. They will bring back to many the days when as youngsters they used to get their hands painted with the purple stains of the outer coating of the walnut, making them remem, Der the winter days when they hunted up the biggest hammer to crack them with.
 Then one can find the good old yellow pumpkins that are the only kind, when everything is said, tc make pies out of Another old friend in strange surroundings is the pale green, white striped, winter water melon. Just the same variety that
The Alaska citizen., 1916-11-20
MAN ALIVE WHO
 SAW NAP P0LEON
Associated Press)

VIENNA, Nov. 1.-The war cor respondent of the Zeit, in one of his recent dispatches records that while passing through Volhynia he met asvillager of Karpilovka who saw Napoleon on his way to Mos COW in 1872 The man had recently celebrated his hundred and thirteenth birthday and himself related that as a boy of nine he had seen the great French emperor. The man is still in good health, and what makes his longevity so remarkable is that he has lived all his life in a marshy district commonly regarded as un- healthy
The Alaska citizen., 1916-11-20
ALLIED A|RNEN
 MAKE BIG RAD
Associated Press)

LONDON, Nov. 17.-On1cial an nouncement made tonight at the British war office is to the effect that British and French aeroplanes made a successful raid on the Bel gian coast today The town attacked were Zeebrugge and Ostend, both of which are occupied by German troops, Many bombs were dropped and considerable damage was caused to German docks, warehouses and shipping, according to the report. The aircraft returned to their head quarters in safety.
The Alaska citizen., 1916-11-20
WHITE PASS IS
 PREPARING FOR
 TOURIST TRAVEL
Associated Press

SEATTLE, Nov. 17.-Announce- ment made from the local headquar- ters of the White Pass X Yukon Route, the well known Alaskan and Yukon territory transportation con- cern, is to the effect that it is pre- pairing to start the construction of two new boats for the northern trade One of the boats will be a sixteen knot twin screw steamer and the other a sternwheeler. The former will be put on Lake Atlin and the latter on the Taku-Atlin-Portag run, according to the announcement made.
 It is probable that the boats will be constructed in Seattle shipyards. They will then be knocked down and shipped to Whitehorse.
 The construction of new boats for the two runs was made neces- sary according to the announcement made by the local officials of the White Pass company, by the increas- ed tourist travel Last year, he said, the company's steamer accom- modations were taxed to the limit ot their capacity, and it is expected that the coming summer will see a much greater amount of travel toward the Yukon and Alaska.
The Alaska citizen., 1916-11-20
AMERICANS ARE
 BELIEVED SAFE
Associated Press.)

FL PASO, Texas. Nov 17-Five Americans, who left the city of Par ral before the Carranza evacuation, and from whom no word had been received for some time, are reported to have arrived safely at the city of Culiacan, Sineola, on the west coast of Mexico. They had not been heard from for so long that it was thought that they had certainly per ished at the hands of Villa and his bandits To reach Culiacan they had to travel through the heart of the bandit infested country, and for this reason it was thought that they had been murdered.
The Alaska citizen., 1916-11-20
MILLION PAID FOR
 MILK CONDENSERlES

Approximately $1,000,000 in spot cash was paid recently by Charles E. Peabody, former president of the Alaska Steamship Company and for mer director in the Federal Reserve Bank, San Francisco, to John E.. Agen for the properties owned by the John B. Agen Company. consisting of it's condensed milk plants at Mount Vernon and Ferndale The deal is the largest of it's kind on record in the West. It involves more than local interest because of the fact that it emphasizes the enormous growth of the condensed milk industry in this state.
 Less than seven years ago, when the John B. Agen Company bought the condensed milk factory at Mount Vernon, it was packing but fifty cases day and was about to close it's doors, being then unable to dispose of this small output Agen, after buying the factory, advertised Mount Vernon milk all over the country and progressively sought markets in the East and Central West. The result was that during the past summer the plant packed and sold nearly 900 cases a day.
The Alaska citizen., 1916-11-20
VILLAS MONEY
 TAXES JUMP IN
 ITS VALUATION
Associated Press.)

FL PASO, Texas, Nov. Hiram cisco Villas money is worth more now that it was when Villa resigned in the state palace at Chihuahua City and controlled northern Mexico. The United States army is oddly respon- sible for this increase.
 Sent down to the border with the expectation of taking part in the Villa chase, the national guardsmen from all parts of the country have been purchasing Villas currency from local dealers as souvenirs of their visit to the border and have been sending this paper money home has been a great demand for the money which Villa ordered printed on a hand press in Chihuahua City.
 When Villa was in power his money reached a high water mark of six cents, American money, fol sl Villa money But this was ex- ceptional, and, before Villa was fore ed to evacuate Chihuahua state, it was selling at a few cents for $1,OO0 worth of his money.
 Now the market price is $500 worth of Villas currency for $1 of United States currency Because of the demand, dealers in the bandit lead CTS money have been having a hard time getting enough to supply the demand. One of Villas generals is said to have recently sold $1,00O,OOO worth to a local broker. and that that has been sold to the soldiers on the border.
 Great quantities of the Villa money also have been shipped to Chicago New York and other cities of the United States, where it is used for advertising purposes, the name Of the advertiser being printed on the face of the money. It is estimated that $10O,oOO,OOO worth of this cur rency has been printed and circu- lated throughout the United States and elsewhere.
The Alaska citizen., 1916-11-20
TAKING FIRST TRIP OUTSIDE
 IN 13 YEARS

After following the trails of the north where'er they led for the past thirteen years; attending practical ly all of the stampedes since early days; running the rapids of northern rivers and fighting the wintry blasts on the stampede in search of gold with the hardest of pioneers, and portant mining camps of the north for the past thirteen years, Mrs. Fred Meyer is to see the bright lights again For she was passen- ger for the Outside on one of the re gently outgoing Sheldon automobiles and will spend the winter midst scenes which she formerly knew.
 Mrs. Meyer has been in Fair banks since early days. She is best known to Fairbanksans. perhaps, as Mrs. Cora Madole, for, since she was welded to. Fred Meyer, the Little Eldorado operator, several years ago, she has resided on the creeks, most of the time at Little Eldorado.
 It is Mrs. Meyers intention to visit practically all of the cities of the Pacific coast while Outside, as she has relatives residing in them. She also contemplates taking trip east but whether or not she will be able to spare the time for doing so she could not say before her de parture. She now expects to return | north over the ice, although 1t IS possible that she will not come in until after the opening of navigation
The Alaska citizen., 1916-11-20
GETTING RID OF THE CHECkS S.

GETTING Nearly all of the sa- RID OF THE looms of Fairbanks CHECKS. issue beer checks,
 each twO-bt check being good for a drink at the bar. Particularly is this true if the house in question has pool or card tables, and nearly all of them have The beer checks from the various places, of course, all bear some mark of the house from which they come, and most of them are metallic. And a great many of them resemble two-bit pieces, the smallest coin of the realm in general circulation in Fairbanks
 But the days of the saloon in Fair banks are numbered. That is, the people, by popular vote, have de creed that the saloon must go. There fore those who are in possession Of any number of beer checks from any such institutions, are getting rid of them as rapidly as possible, even though they have more than year to do SO And they are not particu- lar, either, what they do with them other than to pass them over the bar which first issued them.
 The resemblance of the beer checks to two-bt pieces assists considerably in their general distribution. For so nearly are some of them like quar- ters that they are hardly distinguish able except by minute examination. Several of them have already been passed at the picture shows for two bit pieces. The man who passes them evidently waits until there is a crush at the ticket windows of the show houses, then goes up, shoves across the counter what presumably is a quarter, receives his ticket, and passes on into the show The ticket seller in one of the show houses thought the first time she took one in it was a joke, but the second time she considered herself "stung and now keeps a sharp watchout,
The Alaska citizen., 1916-11-20
Killed By Their
 Own Explosives
{ Associated Press)

TOKYO. Japan, Nov. 17.-As the result of an explosion on board an ammunition train which was enroute across Manchuria to Russia, 200 people are reported to have been killed or wounded. The accident happened near the city of Chuchiasui and resulted from an overloaded wheel on one of the cars, according to the report
 The train was loaded with mines and other explosives man ufactured in Japan The eNplo- sives were being shipped to Rus sia for use by the Russian ar mics fighting on the eastern front.
The Alaska citizen., 1916-11-20
SHORT LULU IN
 ANCRE BATTLE
Associated Press.p

LONDON, Nov. 17.-Reports of the fighting on the continent received at the war office this evening state that there was a lull in the fighting on the new front north of Ancre today. There was no fighting anywhere on the front except in the vicinity of Espynr and Beaucourt, which towns the enemy shelled intermittently dur ing the day.
 The German prisoners taken in the Ancre offensive by the British number 6,19O, according to the re- port issued by the war office.
The Alaska citizen., 1916-11-20
Wilson s Message
 Being Prepared
Associated PresS)

WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. IT, President Wilson is just now engag- ed in preparing his message to the next congress. It is also stated that he is preparing to announce the names of the tariff commission and the shipping board. Those who Will be on the commission and the ship ping board have already been pri- vately notified of their appointments.
The Alaska citizen., 1916-11-20
Wu Ting F Fang Is
 Foreign Minister
Associated Press )

WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. F. Announcement made here Is to the effect that Dr. Wu Ting Fang has been named as China's new foreign minister. The an nounCement comes from the Chi nese legation, and is therefore authentic in every respect
 Dr. Wu is well known in dip lomatic circles in this country, as he represented China for many years. And on account of the fact that he is familiar with Americans and American Charac- teristics, it is believed that his policy toward the United States will be one of great friendliness.