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we look to you confidentially for large results.
 Please telegraph the names of members of your finance committee 10 Seward Prosser. American Red Cross, Washington, D. C. You will be promptly and fully advised by Mir. Prosser regarding his plans and methods
 The War Council is organizing to- day. The increasing need among our allies for supplies that can be fur nished quickly only by purchase as reported by Herbert Hoover. and the enevitable development of home need as we approach mobilization of vast numbers of American troops, make it clear that to meet the unprecent- ed situation the War Council must ask that each Chapter retain from the proceeds of the Red Cross war fund campaign an amount for local needs not in excess of 25 per cent. of the total raised by it. Many of our Chapters, approaching the situa- ton. will turn over the total amount so raised to the Red Cross war fund. The War Council, whenever possible with advantage will author ize expenditures for specified sup plies by the Chapters in their CWn communities and particularly for the purchase of materials to be made by the Chapters into these needed ar ticles. The funds, as raised, are to be deposited by each Chapter in it's local bank in a special account to be known as the Red Cross War fund, to be remitted to national headquar- ters as required Later the War Council will take full account of the needs by Chapters for local civilian relief which will become greater as our own troops are mobilized.
 Please at once call together your executive committee and telegraph me assurances of their cooperation in President Wilson's far-sighted plans for our Red Cross, give this message full publicity.
 (Signed) ELIOT WADSWORTH.
 Local Committees
 The finance committee of the To- cal Chapter is composed of the fol lowing:
 B. M. Behrends. chairman, H. H. Post, Juneau; Ralph Healey, Perse verance; A. A. Humphries. Juneau; l.. J. Reedy Thane; Glen c. Bart lett, Juneau; Mrs. R. w. Jennings Juneau; Mrs H. L. Faulkner, Juneau and MT Robert Cragg. Juneau.
 The foregoing, with the following constitute the local executive com mittee:
 Mrs. P. J. Malone, Mrs. J. F. A. Strong, Mrs. E. NJ. Behrends. Mrs. Geo. T. Jackson. Mrs. w. s. Pullen, Mrs. c. D. Christian, Mrs. B. D. Stewart Miss Margaret Green, w E. Novel; and l.. Valentine.
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came on his brow and he prayed as hard as he could. but the ghost came on until it was on him. It grabbed his cap and away ran Alexandroff.
 Next morning the people were more excited They went to the priest and asked him to say prayers so that they might drive the ghost away and to sprinkle holy water near the cemetery hill.
 Many weeks passed and a number of people had seen the ghost on var ious nights. One night, Stephan Koosmich. who had worked later than usual and slowly come home His home was around the haunted hill. As Stephan was lame he could not walk fast He saw this ghost coming on, and he prayed and moaned.
 He could not run, so when the ghost came to him, he made the sign of the cross and exclaimed Lord help your servant
 He swang his heavy cane, right and left. not caring where he hit the ghost. He heard the ghost s legs crack and immediately down fell the ghost.
 Stephan seeing this, hit harder and harder and at the same time was calling for help The people hear ing his cries, rushed out with Ian terms to see what had happened.
 Stephan told them that he had killed the ghost.
 They picked the ghost up and found Grishka. the Goddess, who had stood on stilts and had nails tied on his hands for claws They took him to the high authority, Prince Maksoutoff, and Grishka confessed that he had played ghost and had stolen the fur caps, selling them to jew merchant, David Caplan. The prince ordered him to be flogged The people tied him to the whipping bench and gave him one hundred lashes, and by the order of the prince he was sent to Redoubt Bay to help with the fishing as a punishment.
 Prince Kasoutoff ordered the peo- pie to give Stephan Kossmich an ex. tra allowance of Vodka for his meals and to give him new fur cap for killing the ghost He was praised highly for his brave deed and every one shook hands with him.
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Local Chapter Receives a Full Report on a New War Council Named
 by President
FUNDS ARE NEEDED
Juneau Red Cross Body To Become Factor in the Big National
 Organization

Miss Margaret Green, Secretary oi the local chapter of the Red Cross, has received the following cable. gram from Eliot Wadsworth. vice chairman of the American Red Cross War Council, of Washington, D. C., and it explains it's purpose
 "The President has today appoint ed a Red Cross War Council con sisting of Henry P. Davison, of J P. Morgan and company, chairman Charles D. Morton, G. McMurphy Cornelius N Bliss, Jr., and Edward N Hurley with William H. Taft chairman; Eliot Wadsworth vice chairman. of the executive commit. tee, ex-officio members. The Presi- dent today issued the following statement: q have created. within the Red Cross. war council to which will be entrusted the duty of responding to the extraordinary de mands which the present war will make upon the services of the Red Cross. both in the field and in civ ilan relief The best way in which to impart the greatest efficiency and energy to the relief work, which this war will entail will be to concen- trate it in the hands of a single eX- perienced organization which has been recognized by law and inter- national convention as the public in strument for such purpose Indeed such a concentration of administr2- tive action in this matter seems to me absolutely necessary and l here by earnestly call upon all those who can contribute either great sums or small, to the alleviation of the suf- fering and distress which must ineY- itably arise out of this fight for hu- manity and democracy, to contribute to the Red Cross
 'It will be one of the first and most necessary tasks of the new War Council of the Red Cross to raise great sums of money for the support of the work to be done and done upon great scale. I hope that the response 10 their eff forts will be a demonstration of the generosity of America and the pow CT of genuine practical sympathy, among our people They will com mand the admiration of the whole world
 In view of the above it is neces- sary to modify the plans outlined in Circular A 29 for the use of the War Council. The National Finance Committee appointed by President Wilson headed by Cleveland Dodge and Seward Prosser, of New York, will raise a great Red Cross war fund through our chapters. Not a moment must be lost in preparing ourselves to meet the pressing calls from Europe and the emergencies which are soon to confront us here. Every Chapter should at once m )b- ilize and reinforce it's finance com mittee for this work which is of the utmost importance and urgency call immediately a meeting of your exc cutive committee to make far-reach- ing plans for finance campaign as
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CREDIT NOTICE

An examination of our books dur
 ing the past few months diseIoses where we have extended credit over the 30 day period the old accounts remain on our books. Accounts which grow so large that no busi- ness based upon fair dealing and reasonable profit can carry the bur. den. Therefore, it has been decid- ed on and after May i, 1917, all patrons of this firm-without excep- tion-will not be extended credit when an old account extending be- yong 30 days remains on our books. We desire to impress upon our customers that the constantly in- creasng cost of living is further ad- vanced by careless credits adding to the dealers yearly overhead, and it is with a view of keeping prices to the lowest limit. promoting honesty and fair dealing that this action is taken.
 m1-tf TRIMMER 6 RITTER.
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Old papers for saIe at TLe Empire office, Second and Main streets
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Nastasia lvnovna was suddenly awakened one dark night by a loud pounding on the door She made the sign of the cross and exclaimed Lord have mercy on me. have been dreaming?" Again she heard the pounding and someone crying For the sake of God open the door quickly" She, now thoroughly fright ened, immediately shook her hus band, Platon. calling, ''starik,' starik tmeaning old man get up" He i'm mediately sat up. rubbing his eyes They went cautiously to the door and carefully opened it. There stood their neighbor, Ivan Illich, speeches. with fright
 Lord have mercy on ne," ex- claimed Nastasia, what has hap pened? come in and tell us"
 After he had gotten his breath, all he could say was ghosts, o my God, ghosts"
 Nastasia, immediately excited, ask ed him, Where and how did they look?" Ivan then told them his story.
 "As l was walking home from the bunk house, and just as 1 was pass ing the cemetery hill, l saw-O my God! I saw great tall white thing coming out of the bushes. It wore long, flowing, white robes It's long fingernails clamped like iron when ever it moved it's fingers.
 q immediately began saying. the Lord has arisen from the dead and all his foes shall vanish
 But my prayers did not do any good. This awful, white thing kept coming on. l could no longer say my prayers for the ghost was upon me and it grabbed me by my head o. my God, what a feeling, I freed myself from his grasp. I ran. never once looked back"
 Did it have six eyes?" asked Mas tasia?'
 My God, l don't know whether it had six eyes or no eyes at all. Ali saw was the great white finger nails clinking toward me and trying to grab my head"
 How tall was it?" against asked Nastasia, shivering from fright, while Platon stood nearby with his mouth wide open listening to it all.
 Tt was every bit as tall as the trees"
 Nastasia and Platon at once got into bed, after giving Ivan lllich a bed to sleep on, and securely bolt ing the door.
 Next morning Nastasia was up early going around the town telling people about Ivan and the ghost. Ev- cry one at once became excited. and began questioning Ivan, who told his story over and over again.
 Vanka Alexandroff, who was very daring. pooh poohed at the story and said that Ivan Illich had had too much vodka at the bunk house, while celebrating Gregory's name day. They went out to the ceme- tery hill and looked for his fur cap but it was nowhere to be found.
 That night Vanka Alexandroff, as he was going home later than usu- al, was not frightened in the least when he was passing the cemetery hill But as he was walking along he thought of what Ivan had said He saw a great Notwithstanding thing swaying toward him. At once sweat
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CABLE OFFICE WILL CLOSE AT MIDNIGHT
 BEGINNING TONIGHT

The United States Signal Corps office, beginning tonight. will close at midnight, and open daily at a. m. War is the cause for this move. The cable system is now short of men, owing to many having been called south to take more importan. positions in the first line of defense. This has left many of the offices short handed and in order to keep up the best service possible, one eight hour shift has been abandon ed at Fairbanks and Juneau. The Seattle, Sitka and Valdez offices will be kept up for the present, the entire "A hours. thus keeping the trunk line clear.
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WHEN GHOSTS REICNED AT SITKA
THE THIRD PRIZE STORY
By MISS NADJA kASHEVARoFF

(NOTELast offered three the first the Douglas Fifteen submitted Margaret D Librarian United District Judge F. editor 
 of the which they The author this
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Special tomorrow only Large oranges. 9 cents a dozen, at Gold stein's Emporium. m15.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-03-01
IMPORTANT BILLS
CONSIDERED TODAY
Appointment Measures Are
Up for Action in Both
South Dakota
Houses.

Pierre, s. n. f'ch. 2S-nmportant bills
tor consideration today are the general
appropriations bill in the senate and
the legislative apportionnent bin ia The
house, which came up ms special or
ders of business early this afternoon.
Both houses are to consider action on
bills introduced by a special inveSti-
eating committee providing for the
creation of the office of market COM
missioner n submitting an amend
ment permitting the establishment of
state terminal elevators.
klemsasser's blue Law bill, prohibit
ing sunday amusements, is being cun-
sidered by the house. The senate VIII
consider the Benson state budget board
bin and the Lyons city bin.
which have come over from the house.
The senate passed a bill providing
for the prevention of procreation OF The
feeble minded by the sterilization Of
the mate of state Institutions for
the feeble minded.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-03-01
tscoTLAND. SOUTH DAKOTA

The earth's atmosphere is now he
lieved TO have three fairly district
strata, the first extending up To about
As miles, having nitrogen as the leading
constituent; the second, with its upper
limit at about 125 miles, being chiefly
hydrogen, and the third. at a stu
greater height, consisting of Il very
thin gas, which has been named geo
corcnium.' DR.. Alfred Wegcner has at
tempted to explain the striking differ
ences of color in meteors or shooting
stars" and says that meteors coming
from outer space are not sufficiently
heated in the exceedingly light gas to
become luminous. Their fall through
he hydrogen layer causes them TO he
come incandescent. and before they
reach the lowest stratum most af them
ARE completely dissipated. y few Of the
larger penetrate the nitrogen alIloS-
phere, a very small number reaching
the earth's surface. 1t is found that
the deep falling meteors pass through
three stages of color--yeilow-White
green and deep red-and ii is eonolud.
ed that the green Is due 10 in
candescence of the hydrogen and The
red to that of the nitrogen. OGly the
first stage is seen in the quickly dissi-
pated meteors, the white. yellow or
sometimes reddishness being evidently
the glow of the meteor substance,
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-03-01
new Forbidden
LIST HITS S
BUSINESS PLANS
Shoe Men Alarmed. Machinery
Men Must Establish New
European Offices and
Cotton Men Suffer.
FULL EFFECT YET UNKNOWN
Little Disposition to Show Fa-
vors to America, in View
of Restrictions on
Allies Seen.
FULL EFFECT YET UNKNOWN

London. Feb. 26-1mporters of
American goods feel themselves par
ticularly hard hit by the latest restric-
tons upon imports, but the extent OF
their loss can only be approximated
until they learn just how literally
licenses will be granted for inporta-
tons for forbidden wares.
The goods s1nost drastically affected
ana Which have been imported from
america, in amounts running into mil
Mons annually. include agricultural ma
chlnery, typewriters and other office
equipment, boots and shoes. cotton
hosiery, apples, wood and cut timber.
COTTON hosiery was on the previous
restricted list, but was recently re-
moved by the government.
May Mean Cheaper Shoes.
Many items included in the latest list.
as far as lmportationS We're concerned,
nave only been allowed to enter under
incense for some time past, but inn
porters have smarted under a feeling
tina much favoritism has been shown
in the issuance of such licenses. They
now expect a more even system of adj
ministration.
Boot and shoe importers are par
tlcularly alarmed over the latest de-
cree, although they nave long been ex-
pecting such action.
American importers, according to one
of their chief representatives. have lit
AASPS ~
ment in the issuance Of licenses, for
In the past, while such permits have
been literally granted to Great Brit
n allies, the government has shown
little disposition to grant preferential
favors to American goods on the pro-
hibited list. One notable exception.
however, is noted in the fact that the
tobacco importers, despite the abso-
lutte prohibition upon imports of leaf
tobacco, have imported.in the last year
a greater amount than in normal years.
Change in Coffee Plans.
Americans interested in coffee i'm
portations feel that the latest restric-
tons means u reduction of business by
which a product will be sent direct to
America instead of reaching there
through the great London coffee mar
ket.
The restrictions may also result in
the remova OF American machinery
concerns which maintain great Rondon
houses, supplying the continent and
British colonies with mining and agri-
cultural machinery. A number of these
concerns are planning the erection Of
branch plants in Russia. American
periodicals, which were becoming
prominent on English news stands, will
be missed as they will only be allowed
In single copies by mail.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-03-01
IOWA STATE NEWS.

AMES-K. C, Gaynor, of Sioux City. has
been named president of the Iowa Engf-
nesring gcciety, which held q tiree-day
session In Afnes. Other officers elected
included the following. G. 7, Wilson, Of
Waterloo. vice president, and J. III. Dun.
zap. OF Iowa City. secretary treasurer. II.
III Dean, Of Glen WOO and g. III. Eprrie,
OF Webster City, were named az new
members Of the board Of directors.
LEMARS-The iifeicss body OF M. j.
Foley. a pioneer resident of Plymouth
county. waa found lying on the floor IN
tae Kitchen of his home by a neigtsbor.
Ar. Foley had ffYed atone, He was veal
thy and Il large land owner. Mr. Foley
Wa " years OF age ard q native OF Ire
sand After living iH eastern Iowa and
&ebrasSa ne settled on bis and here "a
ear Ago.
EsEMAFsgLaae afuserai Of Mrs.. Trying
Taygor, WHO 1ted al Bookings, IS. u,
nots blood poisoning, took place at the
Fi9,A Valley church. Slse Ma ~ years of
q scn 8 xssfs Old and a baby of 10 days.
SDF MAS ei3r5stefe6. married and buried
N the Floyd yatley ei,nres1. near the fern
wjaSye D was born
LEaARSa~Revs j. r.. GILBERT, for Inc
p&st SIX years pastor ~ inc First Metho-
dsst church 10 Iris city, lsa~ left for Orev
seq Gasys f31es. wper1 ne s,as secured a
CITY, BtA cons here ~ taka charge cf
4fse seNat church THE TWO iiaying effect
~ an exchange ~ nastssrates
nj A~J4@sgy Hsssea, cfc No1r3lead,
~ Wis9 gsas ary.stAd J1r assaHit with HI
tent 10 ~ kEsaf bodily tnsprg, Bas re-
sessAd On boss1a furnished by 6pax5es sen-
t9Ss IL i aaaSpsed fssaf Moore struck isis
5aytsser mais & caue a1sa kmeeked her aowu
zJsA sasn struck heg sgafsl Assfee VIII
AaHS 5S4 HEARING gu@Ngay
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-03-01
FRESHMAN fORESEES
ANOTHER REVOLUTION
Recent South Dakota Arrive
Describes Sein Fem Strug-
gle in Dublin,

EGapdre,u, y, II. Eeh, 26-~Arriving
in South Dakota from the scene OF the
SeiH Eeincrs' rebellion IN Dublin. lree
land, AR, aaa Mrs, Michael Granny and
tlssW To0n@ son have reached Elan
dreau, and for a time will make their
homo With Mrs. Martin Byrne, n sis.
ter at Mrs. Granny,
! In 4 talk With newspaper mon, Mr..
Granny expressed the opinion that the
comlnE Raster will witness mother up
rising of lriShmen that will be more
lasting than the one last year. Irish
sympathy Il been he stated,
because OF the treatment of III Sein
EelnerS who, lrishmen claim, We're ex-
eeuted wtthut trial or hearing after
they a surrendered. He states fur
Their that there are large amounts of
arms and ammunition secreted in Ire
hand and that the rebels will be better
eQuipped than before. MFR, Granny also
says that il CONSUMPTION is resorted to
by the British government in Ireland,
there viii be another uprising independ-
ent OF that of the Sein Feiners.
Describes the Battle.
The Granny family lived in an apart
nlent house across the street from the
South Side union, n of the strong
holds OF the Sein Feiners. when it was
captured by the British soldiers. One
end of the terrace. of which their home
was a part. was riddled by bullets of
the soldiers and Sein Feiners during
the struggle to gain possession of the
rebel stronghold.
For several days members of the
household did not venture neal a door
or a window and were fully prepared
to lose their lives. Twenty-Five we're
killed and many wounded in his bat
tie, which was fought practically in
their front door yard.
While on their way across the At
lantic, Mr.. and Mrs. Granny saw one
steamer sunk as the result of an at
tack by a submarine. Another ship
was sunk soon after being passed by
the kroonland, on which they were pas
.sensers. The submarine which sunk
this vessel passed within a few hun
dred yards of the Kroonland, accord
ing 10 Mr.. Granny, but it was after the
other vessel and SO the Kroonland was
not molested.
Another exciting incident of their
Journey across the Atlantic was the
discovery of a German spy among the
passengers on their boat. he said.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-03-01

The Swiss normal gauge railroads
ealso the marrow gauge Brunig rail-
road are for the most part the proper
" Of the Swiss confederation. The
Swiss people decided, October Is. 1897.
by q vote of 1864 against 1S2,17S, to
purchase the railroads. At the begin
ming Of the present century the prin-
cipal valley lines passed over to the
confederation; in 1909, the Gotthard
railroad At present the confederation
owns 2,670 kilometers q,659 miles) Of
the S,679 kilometers (3,529 miIes) Of the
entire Swiss railroad system, narrow
gauge, street railways and funiculars
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-03-01

HeTetefere women have broken AL.
records in paying high prices for dry
goods, but even their record has been
broken by Fred Wallisch, of Denton,
Kan. who, il Is noted by the Atchison
Globe, paid SIG for q s.s,all linen pocket
handkerchief. 1t was at a bazaar IN Ben
dena, when a handkerchief sent by
President WILSON'S wife was offered for
sale Bidding IN ii was high. Finally
Chris Hansen, OF Aatchison. bid $3.50,
and Fred Walliseh promptly went him
SO cents better and got the hanakerr
chief. Ii vas an ordinary one. worth
about so cents. Neighbors of Fred
Wallisch declare the joke of The af-
fair Is he is a republican.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-03-01

Official statistics of unemployment in
The Netherlands brought down to the
end of September. 1916. show contin-
ued reductions in comparison with 1915
and the second half of 1914. The sta
tistics cover the most important trades.
The unemployed were 40 per cent Of
the total number of workers in Sep
tember, 1916, against 10 and 27.2 per
cen at the corresponding time in 1918
and 1914. respectively. The diamond
cutting and polishing trade
Tor most of the unemployed in each of
the three years. Excluding that trade.
the unemployment at the end of Sep
tember. 1914. was 1874 per cent. At ger
cent in 1915 and 2 per cent in 1915.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-03-01

A mail dispatch to the Associated
Press from Toxic under date of Janu-
ary 10, says that persistent rumors
were afioat in Japan that two German
converted cruisers had appeared in
he Indian ocean. The dispatch stated
that the Japanese navy department. had
detailed several warships for patrol
duty in he neighborhood of, Singapore,
Penang and other points on Indian
ocean routes.
Since the destruction of the cruiser
Emden near the Cocos islands by the
Australian cruiser Sydney in Novem-
Der. 1914, the waters of the Far East
have been undisturbed by German
raiders.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-03-01
AMERICAN ESCAPES
AS SUB SINKS SHIP
Twenty Shots Fired at Unarmed
Ship, Later Sunk With
Bombs--Crew Safe.

Washington. Feb. 26-Destruction or
h Norwegian steamer Alice, without
warning, by an 1enemy submarine wa.
reported TO the state department d
by Consul Osborn. at Havre. The ship,
was unarmed.
The nationality OF the submarine, the
consul said.was unknown. 1t fired more
h 20 shots, imperiling the lives Of
the crew OF Ia men, Including one
American, Theodore Joseph, a negro.
After the crew had abandoned the
ship is was sunk by bombs.