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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1917-09-28
INFORMATION WANTED
RELATIVE TO SLACKERS

The following is the list OF per"
sons failing to appear before the To-
cal board of Jefferson Davis parish
who desires to receive information
relative to these men:
Check list over and if there is a
man on the list regarding whom you
can give information, notify Jeffer-
son Davis Parish Board Immediate
ly; persons called for military duty
reporting Immediately will not be
punished unless it developes that
they are evading service.
Clifton James, colored, Edna, La.'
occupation, saw mill hand.
Josh Sylvester, colored, Phillips
Bluff, turpentine worker.
Louis Minor, colored. Edna, La.
Elan Ozeborn, colored, Rice, La,
farm laborer.
Joseph Bastie, colored, Phillips
Bluff, turpentine worker.
Edgar Breaux, white, Roanoke
La, farm laborer.
Jules Des Roche, white, LaFon
tame, Ont, Can, salesman.
Edmond De.shotsl, white, Jennings
lahorer.
John White, colored, Elton, La
laborer on farm.
Alex Duhon, white, Lafayette
La, laborer.
Lewis Arch;al, eolored, Welsh
La. laborei'
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1917-09-28
Woodmen of the World
JEFF. DAVIS NEGROES
ENTRAIN OCTOBER I.

The Local Board of Jefferson Dav-
is parish received instruction today
that IL per cent of its quota, all ne
groes will be forwarded to Camp
Pike, Oct. z, 1917, detail instruc-
lions as to routing will he forwarded
within the next few days.
The local board in order to be
sure of its quota of is per cent has
summoned 20 men OF a surplus of s.,
which five will be used for alter
mates.
Every citizen, white and co'ored,
are requested to assist the Local
Board in notifying these men. It
often occurs that the men have
changed their domici!e since regis.
tration day which causes q great
zeal of t!ouble.
If every man in the quota will
assist, it automatically extends the
time Of his call.
The following men have been not
flied.
James Gilbeau.
Simon Green.
Joe Palmer.
Joe Caesar.
Lawrence johnson.
Stevens Cormier.
Howard Johnson
Joseph Cormier.
Henry Rogest.
Will Harmon.
Allen Klein. +,
Henry Carior.
Atien Thibodeaux.
Jesse Perry.
Alphonse Thibodeaux.
Joe Marshall.
Frank Icnes.
Muttie Rapply.
James Clifton.
Josh Sylvester.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1917-09-28
FARMERS, ATTENTION.

Yes, | am farming, but am just as
we'll prepared to handle your rice In
surance as in the past. l expect to
be in my off ce to Gale for this bust
ness. If I should not be in, my phone
number is 274-11. Call me and l
will issue your policy day or night
l VIII appreciate your business.
C. E. CARR.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1917-09-28
People Speak Well of Chamberlain's
Tablets.

~ have been selling Chamberlain's
Tablets for about two years and heard
such good reports from my custom
ors that l concluded to give them
trial myself, and can say that do
rot believe there is another prepare
ton of the kind equal to them.
writes G. A. Mcbride, Headford,
Ont. If you are troubled with indi-
gestion or constipation give them a
rial. They will do you good.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1917-09-28

Plenty of Kimball's Bread
Call US up when you start thresh'
ing. Welsh Bakery & Grocery.
The Alaska citizen., 1917-01-01
UNIVERSAL MILITARY
 SERVICE C0MPUL LS0RY
Associated { Press)

WASHINGTON D. C. Dec 2S-vcry II aseofw The mcae
  public today  The authorizes the President military
 
 President under e called i to etraning O sodic be vounta yenin howev President the to on her ami
 The military compulsory of 1t been However, been m on of the
The Alaska citizen., 1917-01-01
WATER PIPES
 FREEZING UP

Considerable trouble is being caus ed the water supply department of the \. C. Co. by the freezing of the water line on lower Front street In spite of the fact that the weather for tn last several days has been remarkably mild. nearly 800 feet of the pipes have frozen solid.
 From the residence of Wallace Cathcart, of lower Front street, on down, the service has been discon tinued, and it will probably not be resumed until after the breakup. The strange part of the affair is that during the coldest weather this win ter not a single section of the line was frozen, and with the weather at least fifty degrees warmer, it re- quires every effort on the part of the company to keep some parts of the system running.
The Alaska citizen., 1917-01-01
BOARD LISTENS
 ID MORE KICKS

The board of equalization last night resumed it's hearing of com- plaints of taxpayers whose assess ments have been raised for the next year The most noticeable feature of last nights session was the scar city of compliments, and taking it as a rule an evident desire, both on he part of the board and those ap- bearing before it, to do the right thing.
 The taxpayers who appeared al most without exception stated that, realizing that it was up to the citi- zens of the town to support the To- cal institutions, they were willing to be assessed at a figure which really represents more than the ac- tual value of the articles taxed. And in every such case, where it was corroborated by facts and figures, the board allowed reasonable reduc- tions. The complaint of Mrs. Peter
The Alaska citizen., 1917-01-01
CARRANZA WILL
 NOT CONCILIATE
 WITH AMERICANS
{ Associated Press.)

WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 2S-Reasons why he will sign the protocol prepared by the Mexican American arbitration commission forth length de ivered today by representative o Provisional President Carranza Mexico Secretary of nc Interior Franklin k. Lane, who is member of the commission. The state made public but 1t IS understood that most of the objections of the head of the defacto government of Mexico very petty in their nature
 It is unocialy understood that Carranza objects to the provision of the agreement which requires him keep
 patrol of troops on the Mexican side of the international boundary line He cannot spare the troops IS stated on account of the activities of Villa and his followers Nor could he spare troops to patrol the entire length o the border required in the protocol under any consideration according to common report regarding his statement
 The Mexican American commission is to hold another meeting week. which the reply of President Car the protocol will be discussed The American rissorers will then make to the statement
The Alaska citizen., 1917-01-01
RAIL WAYS AND BROTHERHOODS
 TRY TO ACREE

NEW YORK, Dec. 27.-Deiayed) Representative of the railroads Of he country and of the four brother hoods of trainmen which are af tected by the provisions of the Ad umson law, are still trying to get
 ogether in an effort to combat the provisions of the law and eventually nave it repealed if possible. And to the end that they may arrive at some agreement regarding the ap pIication of the law, if it is held to be constitutional when it is ruled upon by the supreme court, they wu resume their conference here to morrow.
 An agreement between the rail roads and the brotherhoods is not expected on all points at issue, but he conferees will agree upon as many as possible. It is also stated that the remaining po.pts will prob ,H1y be submitted to George W. Goethals and a commission recently appointed to observe the operations of the law, with the view of author lzing an increase in Ihe rates if such a course of action is deemed neces- sary.
 The railroads have given notice to their employees to the eftecE that wages will not be increased nor hours shortened when the Adamson law goes into effect on January 1. But it has been expressly agreed be tween the railroad representatives and those of the various brother hoods that if the law is declared to be constitutional by the supreme court some time after January 1, back pay until the decision is ren- dered, from the first of the year, will be given by the railroads to all of their employees coming within the scope of the law,
The Alaska citizen., 1917-01-01
Selling Horses
 Out of Blue Sky
Associated Press.)

OMAHA, Nebr., Dec. 2S.-Eight defendants were convicted and two acquitted by the jury today in the case of the United States vs. a syndicate of Arizona stock swindlers. The specific charge contained i'll the indictments ua der which the men were arrest ed, was using the United States mails to defraud" The real charge was obtaining money un- der false pretenses, for. by scheme which they evolved some time ago, the swindlers have been engaged in disposing of phantom horses to creduIous pur- Chasers through circulars and other literature, the horses be ing wild and located on the range in Coconino county, in the northern and most mountainous and wild part Of Arizona.
 The case has attracted con siderable attention on account of the fact that the victims of the swindleTs come from fifteen western and middle western states. Fully 125 witnesses were subpoenaed and examined by the prosecution during the trial.
 During the progress of the trial the prosecution alleged that the swindIers had made million dollars through their fradulent sales. It was shown conclusive ly that bills of sale for six times the number of wild horses which roam the Arizona ranges, were given to purchasers.
The Alaska citizen., 1917-01-01
PEACE SITUATION VERY UNCERTAIN
Associated { Press

WASHINGTON D e. Dec 2Ihe general uncertainty the world peace Washington hold breath For although no fec n while willing concerning eadyt to O W  ot to secret ani their rNishi is be observed
 be rtal m eo Preside tla President  United dis
The Alaska citizen., 1917-01-01
MEN AND EMPLOYEES
 NOT IN ACCORD
Associated Press

NEW YORK, Dec 2S-'The conference between the representatives of the railroads of the United States and the various brotherhOods of railway tramen in regard the eghthour controversy and the Adamson law ended abruptly here today when 1t that 1t Is absolutely
 impossible for both sides of the controversy get together any point When became apparent today that agree ment could be reached made by both sides to that effect.
 The COnferees have been endeavorng for some time past to effect settlement of the eghhour troubles whereby the Adamson eighthour law passed during the closing hours Of the last congress- might be repealed the request of both sides. And it thought until today that settlement of the difficulties probable, but the discussion today precluded all possibility of settlement.
 The announcement made today after the conference contains the statement that there will be further ngS until after the supreme has rendered deci sion in the test of the consttuonaity of the Adason law After that time probable that another attempt of he railroads and the broherhoods ogeher will be made
The Alaska citizen., 1917-01-01
EARLY DAYS 0F KOYUKUk CAMP
 ARE OVER NOW

Several years ago a young man formerly very well known here, who was in the employ of the land office department of the United States gov ernment, made a trip into the Roy ukuk country in pursuit of his du- ties. He travelled up and down the country, busted with his work, final, ly coming to Wiseman He worked in that vicinity for several days, during which time he was wined and dined extensively by the populace, There was whiskey every place he went If he went to private resi- dence he was offered whiskey. The first thing that met his gaze in the wood camps he visited was a deml- john. Even when he descended U the remote depths of one Of the Hammond river drifts, on one oc- casion the first thing pulled on him when he hit the bottom of the shaft was a bottle. And the story told on him is that when he left Wiseman on his first night out, he took good taste of river water to assure him self that he wasn't quaffing a draft of cheer.
 Many similar stories are told re garding the Koyukuk country in gen eral. It was there that the story of the prospector who started out for a winters prospecting with an outfit composed chiefly of booze, orig mated.
 But all that is changed now. For Wiseman, the farthest north estab- lished mining camp in the world, wild and woolly whiskey drinking Wiseman, in accordance with the general sentiment of the people of the entire territory. as expressed in lue DlcDlSCltt Ol llC ldSt SiOStAohb i'f'' gone dry.
 Figures regarding the delegate election returns were a long time ln coming out from the Koyukuk coun- try. And when they did arrive they were wrong, as was afterwards dis covered. But the official returns of the election, as received here and corroborated by other evidence. show at Wiseman went dry by a Vote of seventy-five to twenty-five
 The two other camps in the Roy, ukuk also voted dry. At Bottles there was one lone wet vote, as
The Alaska citizen., 1917-01-01
T|0N WILL BE USED
 f NECESSARY
Associated PreSs) )

OTTAWA, Ont, Dec 2S-Premier Borden today issued a statement re garding the rumor that the Cana dian government expects shortly to resort to conscription to raise armies 10 send overseas to take part in the fighting in Europe His state ment was in reply to an interroga- tory communication received at gov ernmental headquarters here today, and signed by a number of the rep resentatiyes. of organized labor.
 The statement issued today as sures organized labor that the plan of the Canadian government in col Iecting the records of all men, labor CTS or otherwise, is for national ser vice, and not for purposes of con scription, as has been reported. Af- ter the data is collected, according to the statement, an appeal for vol untary service on the part of the eligible men of the country will be made If, however, the appeal is fruitless and conscription should prove to be the only method whereby the existence of the state may be preserved, the premier says that he would not hesitate to enforce it.
The Alaska citizen., 1917-01-01
SCHOF F|ELD WAS
 SOME PEEVED

George B. Grigsby. lately elected to the territorial attorneyship of Alaska, is reported to be showing around the following telegram pur- ported to be from George D. Scho field, his Republican opponent:
 Congratulations. You can now re establish an Alaskan residence. l have just wired my wife that the Nome bunch of saloonists, with Grigsby's toughs, combined with the Anchorage and Wickersham votes and Grigsby's and Herron's lies that I was not an Alaskan, actually cruel fled me l am proud of having made a clean campaign and having carried every town I was enabled to speak in"
The Alaska citizen., 1917-01-01
WOULD REDUCE.
 THE DEFICIT
(Associa ted Press)

WASHINGTON, D. c. Dec. D. The issuance of Panama canal bonds in the sum of 25,OOO,OO0; increased income and estate taxes; additional taxes on beer, whiskey and ciga
 rettes and bottled waters, and a higher tariff on coffee and tea, are the methods proposed in the tenta- tive program to be considered by the ways and means committee to meet the prospective deficit of s370,- O0O,OOO in government funds at the end of the next fiscal year, Facts and figures show that there is cer- tain to be such a deficit, and the congressman who are figuring on the problem are earnestly trying to devise ways and means whereby part of the deficit, at least, can be met.
The Alaska citizen., 1917-01-01
CASE TRIED IN kANT|SHNA HAS
 MANY PHASES

The trial of a law suit, the first in many years in the Kantishna country. is reported in letters re ceiyed here. It was civil proceed ing and was tried before Judge Will liam R. Taylor And that the de fendant received all that Judge Fay Tor thought was coming to him i: evidenced by the fact that he re ceiyed aggregate fines of $100, cover ing several oIfenses, and was aIsC compelled to pay $6o in costs, to- taling $1G0
 And all for one dog. For it was a case of dog eat dog" according to the letter. The complainant in the proceedings was Sam Fedder son; the defendant Joe Dalton. The case was tried on November r, anG it has taken nearly six weeks fol word of it to reach Fairbanks. The letter containing the details of the proceeding was received here yes terday.
 It seems that several dogs be longing to Dalton killed dog be longing to FeddersOn. Fedderson's S dog was tied up at the time When he discovered the crime which had been perpetrated in dogdom Fedder son went to Dalton and made com plaint, asking that he be paid for his dog, and Dalton refused to make payment.
 It was then that the matter was taken before Judge Taylor, who ap- pointed a special deputy marshal to do the necessary court work, and proceeded with the trial. At it's con clusion he assessed the defendant Dalton $50 damages. He also fined him S45 for permitting vicious dogs to run at large; $25 for contempt of court and $60 costs of suit, to- taling $16O The letter received here does not explain the matter of the fine for contempt of court, but it is evident that Judge Taylor refused to allow his dignity to become ruff fled
The Alaska citizen., 1917-01-01
TANANA NATIVE
 GETS B|G FINE

Yesterday in commissioners court at Panama Marie Oats, a na tive woman of that place, was tried and convicted of vagrancy, and sen fenced to 25 days in jail and to pay a fine of $250. As the woman was unable to pay the fine she was con fined in the Panama jail.
 Deputy Marshal Jack Wood is now on his way to the lower river town and he will bring the woman back here to serve out her sentence in the federal jail,
The Alaska citizen., 1917-01-01
WILSON NOT FUR
 BUILDING BILL

WASHINGTON. D. C.. Dec. 2S.- President Wilson announced today that he will veto the twentyeight million dollar public buildings bill if it comes up to him in the form now pending in the house of rep resentatives. The President did not state just what feature or features of the bill are objectionable to him.
The Alaska citizen., 1917-01-01
GERMANS MAKE
 FRESH ADVANCE
Associated Press.)

BERLIN. Dec. 2S.-The Germans made fresh advances today against the Russo o-Roumanian forces in Wal lachia, according to the bulletins published by the German war office this evening. They are now reported to be moving toward Folkshan, an important place still held by the enemy During their operations to- day the Teutonic forces captured 8 900 more prisoners and twenty-two machine guns.
The Alaska citizen., 1917-01-01
BOMB SPRUNG IN BOPP CASE
 BY CROWLEY
Associated press.)

SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 28.-A bombshell was sprung on the prose cution today by the defense in the Franz Bopp conspiracy case when Charles Crowley alleged by the pro- secution to be a partner of Louis Smith. the governments star witness and the man who diyulged the al legged conspiracy resulting in the prosecution of the men now on trial, was introduced as a witness. Crowley gave but little new testi- mony, his evidence being, in the main, corroborative of that of Franz Bopp, the German consul general who is the prime factor in the case, and contradictory to that of Smith, of whom he is alleged by the prose Cution to have been a partner.
 Crowley denied that any dynamite conspiracy ever existed. He also made denial of Smiths statement that he and Smith had been em- ployed by German consular agents to dynamite Entente intuition ship ments. He did not deny being em- ployed by the German consulate, but said that his employment was for the purpose of ascertaining the un- neutral acts committed by Entente agents.
 Crowley's testimony proved to be a big surprise to the prosecution In the case, as it was reported that he could not be found He will be cross-examined by the attorneys for the prosecution tomorrow.
The Alaska citizen., 1917-01-01

Deiser was continued in order to give the board an opportunity to in- Vestigate and have an expert set fair value on the property in ques- ton.
 In nine-tenths of the cases already heard all of the complaints have been made on personal property prac- tically none of them on realty This feature is an indication of how prop erty owners generally regard their investments. The board will con tinue the hearings tonight
The Alaska citizen., 1917-01-01

against twenty-two for the drys. At Coldfoot the vote was seven to one.
 Corroboration of the report re ceived here arrived yesterday in the vision drys from Daniel Webster, late candidate for representative on the Wickersham ticket The letter says that the prohibition propaganda sent to the Koyukuk in August did not get to Wiseman until November 3, or four days before election.
The Alaska citizen., 1917-01-01
MRS. PHILLIPS
 BURIAL TUESDAY

According to announcement made last night. Mrs. Georgia Phillips will be buried Tuesday of the coming week. The funeral services will be held at Johnson's undertaking par lors.
 Mrs. Phillips is the woman who, Respondent over her condition, and drinking under harsh criticism, com mitted suicide at Olnes a few weeks ago. Her only living relative, as far as is known, is a son who lives in Montana, and who has been com nunicated with. After the inquest. which was held at Olnes, the body of the woman was brought to town for a post mortem examina ton and has been in the undertaking estab lishment since that time. Further notice regarding the details of the funeral and the exact time it will take place will be given later.
The Alaska citizen., 1917-01-01
v|DOY|CH SENDS
 SEASONS BEST

Peter Vidovich, the former well known Fairbanksan, sent his best wishes for a Merry Christmas and a Happy and Prosperous New Year to his friends here, in letters re ceived on last nights mail. MT. Vidovich, who first located in San Francisco after leaving Fairbanks, has lately been in Nevada in pursuit Of health He failed to find it, how ever. and is again back in San Fran cisco, but expects to leave that city shortly for Los Angeles. as his phy sicians have advised him that a change of climate may prove benefi- cial to his general condition.
 MT. Vidovich, it will be remember ed, suffered an injury to his spine about a year before leaving Fair banks, and, although he eventually got over his trouble after being ope- rated on in San Francisco, has ap- parently never fully recovered.
The Alaska citizen., 1917-01-01

SEATTLE Dec 2.-From a bank clerk with an annual salary of s100 to one of the wealthiest merchants income amounting into tens of thou sands of dollars, is the interesting contrast presented in the life of Peter Vachon, of Fairbanks, Alaska, who is at the Seattle Athletic club for a few days, says the Post-Intel ligencer MT. Vachon is on his way to Alaska after an extensive buy ing trip through Eastern jobbing centsrs.
The Alaska citizen., 1917-01-01

Theo. Kettleson, an operator of the Tolovana district, is stopping at the Nordale hotel while in town for a short visit
The Alaska citizen., 1917-01-01

Scientists have discovered that valuable dye of khaki color can be obtained from the wood of the Ar genuine carob tree.
The Alaska citizen., 1917-01-01
agents

Karl Hall, who lost a part of both feet from freezing two years ago. returned recently to Seward. He spent three months in a hospital on the Outside, and is now able to walk without difficulty
The Alaska citizen., 1917-01-01

Modern electric lighting costs about one-twenty-fifth as much as illumination with sperm oil or can dies c century ago.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1917-12-28
AVIS

"L'Assooiacion Generate des Al
saciens- Lorrains d'Am6rique', fon-
dee SOUS les auspices du Gouver-
nement Francois, a pour objet la
defense DIES int6rets sp6ciaux des
Alsaciens- Lorrains d'origine fran
caise dams les deux Am6riques,
auxquels ellie peut faire accorder
la protection du Commencement
Francais.
Ellie a pour objet principal dem
ployer tous les moyens pour acti-
yer lie retour, pur ct simple, de
PAlsace ct de la Lorraine q la
France, en- formant une federation
de tous les Alsaciens- L~orrains, ct
de toutes les Societies d'Alsaciens-
Lorrains dams les deux Am6riques.
Pour etre membres tout Alsa-
cien- Lorrain qui pourra 6tablir
son origine FRANCHISE, GU toute So
ci6t6 comprenant CONNIE membres
des Alsaciens : Lorrains d'origine
franchise.
L'Association SO compose de:
Members actifs, payant une CO.
tisation annuelIe de So ct au-des-
sus.
Members do~nateurs, payant une
cotisation annuelle de $40 ct au-
dessus.
Members bienfaiteurs, faisant
un don de $50 ct au-dessus.
Members q vie, faisant un don
de 500 ct au-dessus.