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The Alaska citizen., 1917-05-14
BRITISH CLAIM RECAPTURE OF
 LOST VILLAGE
Associated Press)


 LONDON. May 9.-(Via Ashcroft and EgberU As a result of the de- termined efforts of the British forces, the war office announced this after noon that they have succeeded in recapturing large portion of Fres- noy and the ground lost fin that sec tor The Germans put up a desper. ate resistance, and thousands of Ger man lives were recklessly sacrificed in a vain attempt to stem the tide of the British advance.
 Several times the Germans hurled masses of troops against the oncom- ing British forces. The British ar tillery and machine guns took toll by the thousand, and the attacks of the Germans were repulsed with un- preccdentcd slaughter. Along some parts Of the battlefield the German dead lay in heaps. The battle is still raging. but the British are In firm possession of the recaptured portion
 GERMANS DENY REPORT.
 BERLIN, May 9-(Via Ashcroft and EgberD An official statement is- sued today by the war office de- clares that the German forces still retain possession of Frcsnoy and the ground gained near there yesterday. Tt spite of the determined attacks of the British troops These at tacks were kept up all during last night and today without success, all efforts to dslodge the German forces having proven unsuccessful.
 The battle has not abated in the least and both sides are bringing fresh forces into action. The artil- Iery bombardmcnt of both armies is one of the fjercest of the entire war
 FRENCH REPORT GAINS. 
 PARIS, May 9-(Via Ashcroft and g.gbcrD The war office reports ac- tlyity all along the French front to- day, with important gains in the ChoyreuX district. Here the French forces took 1900 meters of the Ger man first line cntrcnchments cap turing several hundred prisoners northwest of CheyreuX near Craonne.
 Near Rheims the Germans made ! several counter attacks last night and again early today These were repulaed with great losses to the at tacldng forces.
The Alaska citizen., 1917-05-14
LEAVES FOR HOT SPRINGS.

Jack Eschliman left town yeste day morning for Boulder creek, the Hot Springs district, where will take a position with the Howe hydraulic plant for the summer. I went down river on the mail boat.
 Four volumes short stories. $1. per set. Inquire Citizen.
The Alaska citizen., 1917-05-14

Bob Benner leaves this morning with the Pennington launch Galatea for Hot Springs.
The Alaska citizen., 1917-05-14

An electrically heated roller, to be connected with a lighting socket has been invented for mounting photographs.
The state herald., 1917-09-14
SHARKS TO SERVE MANKIND
Veteran Fisherman Believes That,
Properly Handled, the Meat Of
the Fish is Edible.

Russell ]. Coles OF Danvillc. Va.
who taught Colonel Roosevelt how TO
harpoon devllilsh. announced that he
has discovered n method Of preventing
worldwide starvation by tests he has
carried out with regard TO certain spe-
cIcs OF the dark shark and rny family.
Mr.. Coles hns just come back from
Morehend City. n. C.. where he caught
n number Of fish. and despite the pop
ular belief that the eating Of them
would bring death In n terrible form.
he decided TO take tho risk and he
sampled several OF them. He has sent
n complete record Of his findings TO
Herbert Hoover In the hope that the
food administrator viii incline nm enr
and start the fashion Of shark eating.
MFR. Coles believes that the sides Of
the larger fish may be tanned and con-
veried into marketable leather.
After trying several methods the
Danvillc man gives the following re-
cipe for cooking shark steak:
Salt heavily for 80 minutes, soak out
In three waters. pnrboil n few minutes,
change water. parboIl ngnin. cook
heavily seasoned and serve hot. The
amount OF seasoning must be used ne
corting to the odor Of the meat.
The state herald., 1917-09-14
Find q ute for Rats.

The city authorities OF Stockholm
have begun campaign ngnlnst rnts
by Offering n reward OF 2is cents for
every dend one. While II IL hoped thus
10 reduce the rat plague considerably.
the chief end ls TO get mn Important
addition Ia the stocks OF fats available
for ~ mnklng OF soaps and lubri-
cant. 'rhc rats nrc trcntcd In n
"sJn,sc utilization establishment"
where. after the fat has been bollcd
out. whnt rcmnins In converted Into
n poultry food. South Sweden hns
for some time been utilizing cndnvcrs
OF animals. Considerable fat IN nlso
ob,nIncd by skImmlng large contain.
crs placed In the sewers leading from
hotels, restaurants mud other places
where there N mn unavoidable wnste Of
fat.
The state herald., 1917-09-14
REVENUE MEASURE BREAKING
ALL WORLD RECORDS GOES
TO CONFERENCE.
RAISE s2,411,67o,ooo
CONSUMPTION TAKES ON SUGAR,
TEA, COFFEE AND MoLAssEs
KNOCKED OUT.
Western Newspaper Union New. s.rv,c.

Western Newspaper Union News Service
Washington.-The war revenue bill
proposing the greatest single levy
on taxes In the history Of the world
was passed by the Senate.
The measure provides revenue total
Ing $2.411. 100000, an increase Of $542.-
100000 over the amount proposed In
the bill as It was passed by the House.
The difference between the House and
Senate provisions will be compro
missed by the conference committee OF
the two houses.
The Senate adopted, 40 to "a, Sena.
tor Smoots motion to strike out the
McKellar amendment providing zone
increase In second-class postage rates
beyond 800 miles and designed to Sc
cure 312.OOO.0OO.
After knocking out the consumption
taxes on tea. coffee, sugar and molass.
es. proposed In the House bill, the Sen.
ate passed the measure by a vote OF
60 to 4.
Here are come Of the things the bill
will do:
Raise approximately $500. O.000.0 900
revenue In addition to the Sl,33O.O0O.-
900 raised by existing law.
Compel war profiteers to pay $1,000
100000 out Of their estimated $4,100,-
100000 excess profits this year.
Take approximately $S42. 100000 from
incomes.
Impose liquor. tobacco. stamp and
consumption taxes to the extent Of
about $40,000,000.
Levy income taxes upon the earn
ings of single men over 1000, and Of
married men over $4,000.
Draft approximately $1S3.000,000 Of
the steel trusts war profits.
Proposes levies upon passenger
travel, freight. telegraph and long dis.
tance telephone messages.
The state herald., 1917-09-14
LUxsURo DENIAL NOT ACCEPTED
v. Q. to Demand New Swedish Rule
to Gust Pro-Germans.

U. .. to Demand New Swedish Rule
to Gust Pro-Germans.
Washington.-So serious does Presi.
dent Wilson regard Sweden's violation
Of neutrality In the Argentine affair
that he will be satisfied with no nc.
ton shore Of change in the person
mel Of the Stockholm government
which will eliminate the pro-German
officials who have made their country
the accomplice Of the Prussian au-
tocracy In war plots against American
states. This disclosure was mado In
connection with information that the
three messages made public by Sec
retary Of State Lansing constitute
only small part OF the evidence that
the Swedish government has been act.
ing regularly as the channel Of score.
communication between Berlin and
German ENJOYS and agents in neutral
countries.
The people Of Sweden generally
are not pro-German but II is believed
here that the ruling element would
rush the country into the Tcutonic
camp II they dared to do SO without
some tangible reasons that II would
satisfy the people.
The state herald., 1917-09-14
MAI, Martin oIven Higher position.

After raising n battalion in the
Colorado National Guard and accept
ing tho position of major whcro he
could be with the Pueblo boys and
others whom he induced to enlist
Major John A. Martin OF Pueblo. has
bcon advised that bc cannot com
mand those troops and must accept 0
higher rank us the head OF tho first
battalion. Ho will succeed Major
Cooley M major OF tho first battai
ion and Major Cooley will take Mar
tins old command.
The state herald., 1917-09-14
Governor Add. to War Council.

Governor Gunter announced several
appointments to the State War Coun-
Gil among whom are the following:
c. A. Lory, president Agricultural
College Of Fort Collins; C. A. Ken
drick. George B. Burger. C. C. Ham
lin OF Colorado Springs, Fred A. Sabin
OF La Junta and John c. Hudleson of
Trinidad.
The following are the officers Of
the war council: President. Governor
Gunter; chairman Of the executive
committee, ]. X. Mullen; secretary, A.
W. Grant: field secretary. H. W. Cor
nell, and treasurer. George b. Burger.
The following chairman OF commit
tees have been named: Food produc-
tion. conservation and marketing, G..
A. Lory; finance, John Evans; live
stock, L. NJ. Ammons: publicity, l.. G.
Carpenter and Samuel Lewis: live.
stock survey board. A. Z. dc Ricqles:
marketing. W. H. Kerr: seeds. Alvin
Kezcr; tractors, d. r. Croft; Rotary
club labor committee, j. w. Kelley;
transportation. II. U. Nudge: military
affairs. Gen. Harry P. Gamble: or
ganization OF counties. C. A. Kendrick:
war relief. John W. Morey; medical.
W. w. Grant: fuel. ]. F. Welborn:
labor. W. C. Thornton: womans ad
visory council, Mrs. w. II. Kistler.
The governors cabinet is composed
o. the elective officials OF the state.
Treasurer Higgins. Secretary of State
Noland. Auditor Leckenby. Attorney
General Hubbard and Superintendent
o! instruction Mrs. Mary c. c. Brad.
ford.
The state herald., 1917-09-14
The Brokers' Son.

Visitor-Your little boy doesn't
seem to be very cheerful. Isn't he
well7
Broker-Yes, he's well enough. but
he is feeling rather blue just now.
You see, there was great drop In
leather this morning.
Visitor-Blcss me! You don't mean
to tell me that child knows anything
about the market?
Broker-Well, perhaps not. gener-
ally speaking, but you see the partic-
ular leather that dropped this morn
Ing was his mothers slipper.
The state herald., 1917-09-14
lime to Get Ready.

The other day a man telephoncd to
county outside of indianapolis and
asked whether II is necessary to have
the wife's signature on nm affidavit for
an exemption claim. He was told II IL
necessary II he is claiming exemption
on the ground that his wife is depend
cnt on him.
"Won't anyone else dot" the Inquirer
asked. "My wife says she won't sign
1t"
The board member told the man thnt
the best thing he could do was to get
ready to 60"
The state herald., 1917-09-14
s0OTHEs ITCHING scALPs
And Prevents Failing Hair % cutieura
Soap and Ointment

On retiring, gently rub spots of dan
drum and itching with Cuticura Olnt-
ment Next morning shampoo with
Cuticura Soap and hot water using
plenty Of Soap. Cultivate the use Of
Cuticurn Soap and Ointment for every.
day toilet purposes.
Free sample each by mall with Book.
Address postcard. Cuticurn. Dept. L,
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
The state herald., 1917-09-14
Place sIon Near Col Cody. Grave.

The hisnest sign In America. con.
sidering the altitude At which II Is to
be placed. will soon be erected near
the grave Of Col. W. r. Cody on Look.
out mountain by the Cody Memorial
Association Of Denver. On the sign
will be painted pictures Of the pro-
posed memorial building and eQues.
trian statue Of the famous scout. &C.
companied by description Of the
plans for these structures.
The state herald., 1917-09-14
s.a,u. Quo Peace Plea by German,

London.-Throughout official Lon
don the belief is held that very def.
mite peace offer will come from Ger
many before winter and that the Of.
fer will suggest immediate cessation
OF bostilities on a status quo basis.
Entente statesmen have fully indi.
Gated that they will refuse such terms
and no doubt Germany Is aware Of
this. But German leaders regard n
status quo offer ms an indispensable
step In the preparation of German
public opinion for further concessions.
The state herald., 1917-09-14
serkm.n Give. $4,000 Bali; Re.rr...

New York.-Alexnnder Bcrkman.
anarchist. succeeded In raising S25..
600 canh ball to gain his liberty pend
Ing appeal from his conviction for par
ucipation In anti.draft conspiracies.
and was promptly rearrested when he
stepped from tho Tombs. Central Of
flee detectives took him In custody on
request Of the San Francisco author.
tiles. who want him to explain his al.
legged connection with the bomb explo-
sion on preparedness day. In July.
1916. when seven persons were killed
there.
The state herald., 1917-09-14
beaver District.
peel.r,. p.rmalee Not Milne. Head.

Denvcr.-That II. C. Parmnlec II not
president of the Colorado School OF
Mines after Sept. list. and that no
member Of the faculty has been legal
iy elected for the l9i7.is term. and
that tho resolutions passed by the
board OF trustees st Its meeting on
April. 20. 1917. employing Parmalcc
and the men he recommended. was
not q "vnlid and binding contract" +"
and therefore does not hold good. In
the substance Of an opinion rendered
by the attorney generals office. Aug.
2sth.
The state herald., 1917-09-14
Drafted Men May Become Officers.

Several Colorado boys at the Fort
Riley national army encampment will
have an opportunity to enter the quar-
termastcr's department to bo trained
for officers at Jacksonville. Fla.
Major Gen. Leonard Wood, command
Ing officer at Fort Riley will proceed
us soon as Is practicable to select 200
men from that cantonment to be sent
TO Jacksonville for training as Off.
GERS in the quartermaster's corps.
The War Departments purpose to %.
tnblish such training camp at Jack.
sonville was announced recently.
The state herald., 1917-09-14
L,oh,nIno Kills oIrI at Llt.is.on.

Littloton.-Freda Hughnrt. it.ycar'
old daughter Of John Hnghnrt. a
rnncher living fourteen miles north
east OF Elizabeth. wns instantly killed
by a bolt OF lightning. Her brother
Thomas. who was with hcr. wns
stunned, and his shoes were torn from
his feet by the bolt.
The state herald., 1917-09-14
oovernmen, control. Whe.. Market.

Chicago government wheat
corporation assumed full charge OF
wheat coming Into this market Sept
10. Millcra were permitted last week
TO buy In the open market AT tho
prices fixed by tho government. but
hcncefortb they must deal with agents
Of the food administration. Local
agents intend to allow outside as well
M local mlllors TO buy wheat here.
The state herald., 1917-09-14
u. a. TO License Flour Mills.

Under government order cvcry
flour mill owner who manufactures
flour for the general market must pro-
cure license. Selling flour for longer
shipment in advance than thirty days
Is 10 be discouraged.
The state herald., 1917-09-14
nl,trIet aoard HoIds eIxty Men.

Sixty men were ordered held for
service by district selection and ex'
emption board No Q. with offices In
tho Capitol building. while only one
man was granted n discharge.
The state herald., 1917-09-14

Lovsland Fair Ground Stables Burned.
Lovclnnd.-Thc stablcs and sheds nj
tho race track Of the Larimcr county
fair grounds were completely dc.
stroycd by fire
The state herald., 1917-09-14
Fifty Joliet Convict. In Riot.

Joliet. lll.-A riot occurred In the
state prison here during which one
convict was shot and three guards
stabbed
The state herald., 1917-09-14

In nf,cr years man begins to MP
prccinte the woman who handed HIN
the Icy mitt.
The state herald., 1917-09-14
STATECAPITOL
NEWS
western Newspaper Union News Service.
INHERITANCE TAX COLLECTIONS
STATE Received s17,so4.s1 for Last
nan Of August, and total $780,
~2.82 for Past EIuht Montha.

Denver-The revenue of the state
from inheritance taxes for two weeks
ending Aug. 81. was S17,S04.e1. The
largest collection was made from ths
estate Of the late Donald Mcintosh Of
Denver. The value of the estate was
'dsz,ooo.Sa. The states tax on the
estate was $s.Sll.5s. Three other col.
leetions OF more than $1,000 each were
made.
The collections for the last two
weeks follow:
The state herald., 1917-09-14
Brute.

June - Engagement broken - and
vhy7
Bcss-Wrctch He cut Fldo-right
On the avenue.
The state herald., 1917-09-14
Good for the Liver.

Spinach and dandelions used In small
proportions daily for 81 dnys Will cor
rect liver complaints.
The state herald., 1917-09-14

The world makes way for the deter
mined mnn.-O. 8. Martin.
The state herald., 1917-09-14
croeker Gets Majors Commission.

A majors commission In the United
states officers reserve corps has
been given to Herbert g. Crockcr.
civil engineer
The state herald., 1917-09-14
silver, s7Ne; Highest since 1891.

New York--silycr was quoted at
s75s. the highest since Sept 2s. 1891
The state herald., 1917-09-14
ASSIGN NE. MINISTERS
CONFERENCE At sALipA MAKES
APPOINTMENTS.
W. 7. Scott, c. W. Hanehsr. z. N. Ed
gsrton, o. w. Auman and T. R. Hoi.
lenbeek Named superintsndents.

Western Newspaper uaioa News Service.
salida, Colo.-Ths annual confer
snce Of the Methodist Episcopal
church closed here with the announce
ment Of the assignment Of ministers
for the year as follows;
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-08-30
tainty of the crops often causes
loss to the Gamers.

Representative Royal C. John
son of South Dakota has intro
duced a bill directing the Presi-
dent to draft into the military
service all able-bodied citizens
between the ages of 20 and so
who cannot prove that they are
engaged in some useful occupa-
ton at least ten months in the
year. In Mr.. Johnson's opinion
the passage of such a measure
will put to work thousands CT
men who are not only slackers
from military service, but who do
not render any real good to soci-
ETY., and are at present largely
supported by the efforts of 9th
ers. The bill has been referred
to the Military Affairs committee.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-08-30
cREENvILLE. OHIO, THURSDAY. AUGUST 80, 1917

sion was more needed here, but
it rather choked me when l
thought of singing Brighten the
corner where you are," so l just
omitted the singing of the song,
but | DID try to make that cor
ner of the loft little brighter
than l had found it, for l was a.
fraid that might not see the
sick woman when I passed that
way again, and the cheerfulness
that we tried to take up to that
loft might "help her to cross the
bar" if the summons for cross
ing came before we passed that
way again.
AS was home in the States
recently, l actually found men,
bers Of the church there who, in
their giving for missions across
the seas, did not actually give
enough, in the whole year, to
pay for a weeks expenses of the
missionary, for his visits among
the people on the field, and some.
| doubt, if they give enough to
pay for the matches that he
burns to tighten up some of the
dark, dismal passageways thru
which he must often pass in his
effort to carry a little cheer to
these poor, discouraged people.
Harry Compton,
Casilla 4219, Valparaiso, Chile,
South America.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-08-30
Children Cry
FOR FLETCHER'S
Q a 8 To RIA
Big Seed Corn a Snare.

Big Seed Corn a Snare.
Farmers are misled by choos-
ing large ears of corn for seed
when the excellence is due to un
usually fertile soil or thin plant.
ing. Previous conditions of
growth cannot overcome heredi-
tary tendencies, say crop spe-
cialists of the Ohio Agricultural
Experiment Station.
When tested side by side under
similar conditions, corn that pre-
viously had been grown on the
best manured plot of the fertility
work of the Ohio Experiment
Station yielded the same as other
corn that had been grown on un-
fertilized land. The two sorts VI
seed were originally identical.
Seed corn that originally grew
on one plant, three plants and
five plants to a hill likewise prov
ed. when grown under identical
circumstances, that conditions of
growth are not important in seed
selection. Ears weighing II is
ounces each were chosen from
single stalks in a hill. Others
weighing 9 3-5 ounces each from
three stalks, and still others each
weighing 8 ounces where five
stalks grew in one hill. A differ
ence of only half bushel was
noted in six years from the three
strains. Seed from plants that
grew five per hill yielded slightly
more than the one-plant strain
even though smaller ears had
been chosen for planting.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-08-30

ables the young plants to make
use of the subsoil waters which
rise when there is a perfect I'M
ion between the plowed soil and
the subsoil. Sufficient moisture
is thus assured for the germina-
tion of the seed and for the early
fall growth of the seedlings, a
very important consideration.
Plant food is also likely to be
more abundant in the soil when
such methods are employed.
If the Importance of thorough
tillage were more generally rec
ognized and proper methods of
seed-bed preparation were more
widely employed throughout the
socalled humid areas, there would
be less frequent losses from
drought and better wheat crops
would result. the Department
specialists declare. In this area
the mistake is often made of
thinking there will always be
enough present for a
maximum crop growth, with the
result. that short crops often are
obtained where more attention to
conservation would have
good yields.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-08-30
Political Gossip from
Washington.

Washington, Aug. q. Especial
Correspondence Representative
Bertrand H. Smell of New York
has given much time and study
to water transportation and the
prevention of floods in the rivers
of his state. The experience
which he has gained there he has
applied to the Mississippi River
flood control problem, and has
become convinced that the wat
ers of that great drainage area
will never be brought under con-
troll until work is started at the
head waters of the many streams
that flow into the Mississippi.
Mr.. Smell holds that the levee
system tends simply to create the
power for destroying the very
effect sought to be obtained. In
other words, by raising the lev
ees the current is increased and
the embankments are endanger-
ed in corresponding degree. Mr..
Smell believes that the only prac.
tical solution Of the question is to
impound the flood waters at the
source by means of reservoirs, a
system which he contends would
take far less time to complete
than the present levee plan.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-08-30
Children Cry
FOR ELETCHER'S
GAS 5To RIA
Just "Paragrafs."
From Paragrafs.

from ParagrafS.
Patriotism that recognizes that
war is no picnic, is patriotism
with the real punch.
K XX
The business pessimist is an
enemy of his country just now.
Shoot him with steady optimism!
Stop waste! Especially the
waste of useless talk.
x x K
Many a hero is sticking to his
Job today-and doing his work a
little better than formerly.
K Xxx
Most good fellows at night are
mighty bad fellows in the morn
ing.
K x K
Soon as you begin thinking
you're it in your own particular
line, some new conner throws a
monkey-wrench in your plans
and muses. things all up!
The patriotic farmer will have
a plOw. share in this country's ul-
innate victory.
x x x
The former flower garden that
is producing beans or potatoes is
doing its bit for the country"
K X K
Many. a good business deal has
been pulled off on the golf links
even by a man who's afraid oil
his caddy!
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-08-30

1t is fortunate for the Senate
and the country that in these
times Of intensive food conserva-
tion and canning we have, in the
person of Senator Bert M. Fern.
aid of Maine, a man who has
been in the canning business for
many years, and is a former pre-
sident of the National Gamers
Association. Mr.. Fernald is able
to give his colleagues most valu-
able information on the supply of
cans, tin plate production, yields
of various products suitable for
canning, and the technique of the
industry. Mr.. Fernald knows
most of the Gamers of the coun-
try, ard is satisfied that there is
no combination among them to
influence prices. Goods are sold
by them in carload lots, and in
Maine have to be disposed Of he
fore freezing weather sets in.
The sales are negotiated usually
in the early spring. before the
pack commences. and the uncer