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The weekly Alaska citizen., 1917-10-15
LEST0R TO BE
 DEP0RTED VIA
 COAST ROUTES
Special to The Citizen)

DAWSON, Y. T., Oct. 12.-United States Immigration Inspector R. L. Wells tonight announced that Chas. Lestor, Canadian subject now held at Fairbanks in the federal jail, will be deported during the next two months via Cordova. Wells stated that Lestor was being deported on the grounds that he entered the Unit ed States without inspection and might later become a public charge. He will be returned to the Canadian Yukon, probably through the Fair banks federal officials.
 Lestor achieved considerable notor- iety last spring by his activities in the Nenana labor troubles and was as a result of his actions. He is under sentence of two years and was fined $1,000 for his activities at that time. He is a British subject and his family are residents of this city.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1917-10-15
OLDT|MER GOES OUTSIDE; WILL
 NOT RETURd

Bill McPhee, one of the oldtimers of the north. left yesterday morning for the Outside and San Francisco. He does not expect to return to Al aska and perhaps will not, should his present plans materialize MT. Me Phee was past grand president of the Pioneers of Alaska, having sery. ed last year in that capacity. He came to Alaska in the eighties and has been out only a few times. It is said of Mir. McPhee that he has done more as an individual to hep other people. in the way of char1uy than any other man in the north he was always ready to do what he could to aid friend or anyone worthy of assistance, and he will be greatly missed by scores of North erners. who hope that he may re- turn in the not far distant future.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1917-10-15
GERMANG'S PEACE MOVE.

Dispatches from Europe yesterday indi- cated strongly that the German and Austrian governments will make another so-Caled peace move within the next few days The pre- IIm1nary reports of what their latest an nOunCement of what terms would be agree able Is about what IS to be expected with any peace with which the present German gov ernment IS connected,
 There is no reason to suppose that such a peace as proposed would be acceptable to any of the allies. Germany first claims to be willing to relinquish Belgium and northern France. She will make no payments of in demnites, but demands monetary considera- ton for the remuneration of the territory (which she has acquired by the force of arms This is Germanys idea of an equitable solu- ton of the war. Nothing is taken into con sideraton for the future, and it is apparent Fly Germany's plan to return to the status quo before the war.
 Only the German allies would have the unlimited nerve to call this a genuine peace offer. Nor is it thought that even the Ger man government, or her military leaders, think for an instant that her proposed peace offer will have the slightest consideration given 1t by her enemies The proposal is nothing but a subterfuge by means of which the government is endeavoring to appease the growing desire among the German people at home for a cessation of the enormous drains of life and resources that has almost sapped the life blood of the German nation Much has been promised the German people by it's government since the war started, and it is in no position to fulfil the least part of these promises, and each day finds its posi- ton worse. The people are murmuring loud CT all the time and must be quieted or the government will be repudated.
 It IS unlikely that any peace offer that may be made by the present German govern mcnt will receive any notice from any O1 her enemies. Until this power is crushed for all time to come, the war will continue, and only when it is destroyed will peace negotia- tions be entered into with the German peo- pie themselves. Bureaucratic Germany knows this, and knowing it is endeavoring by its spurious offers to convince the nation anew that her enemies will accept no peace, and desires above all things to dismember and partition the German empire. As long as this impression can be forced on the people so long will they continue in their blind sup port of their present rulers.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1917-10-15
LIBERTY LOAN SUCCESSFULLY
 CARRIED ON

The second big drive for Liberty Loan bonds is proving to be far more successful than the previous and first one" said Dick Wood. president of the First National bank, yester- day when asked about the situation
 The first Liberty Loan campaign started on the third day of May and ended the twenty-second day of June. the amount called for being two billions of dollars. At the close of the campaign the fund was one bill lion in excess of the specified amount wanted. At the opening of the sec ond Liberty Loan fund campaign on the first day of October, three bill lion dollars was wanted It is not known just how the campaign is going Outside, but as to local senti- ment in the matter, the second far surpasses the first. Where Fair banks had s63.O00 in the first Lib erty Loan sales at the close of the drive, there has already been s90,000 subscribed in nine days. At this about three times at the close of the campaign, which is the 27th of October.
 There has been a movement to sup ply all purchasers of Liberty bonds with buttons, but as yet they have not been distributed in Fairbanks. due probably to the delay in mails and also the tardineSs of having them manufactured. However, word has been received here that pre- liminary contracts for 10000,000 badges of honor" for the second Liberty loan campaign have been awarded by tb treasury department, and deliveries are now being made to Liberty Loan committees of the 12 federal reserve districts. Badge of honor" is the term which Secretary McAdoo has given to the button that will be given to subscribers for Lib erty bonds. The buttons are artistic in design, the colors being those of the United States Flag. The bor- der of the button is in red, and the center in blue, with the bust of the Statue of Liberty and the words T own a Liberty bond" in white.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1917-10-15

Yesterdays announcement by the gov ernment of the greatest corn crop in the his tory of the United States indicates that the man with the hoe is responding to the gov ernment's request to increase his harvest and win the war. Upon him, more than anyone else, depends our ultimate success, and the indications are that he will do all that can be hoped for
 The estimated harvest this year so far exceeds any previous year that 1t throws all former records in the shade. These figures are not founded on guess work, either. It is one of the most important jobs undertak en by the department of agriculture to fore cast the coming yields, and their estimates are alWays considered reliable, and if anything a little to the conservative side.
 With the entire world crying for wheat, and bumper corn crop coming in, 1t would be we'll for all of us to heed Food Control Ter HOOvers admonitiOn to use more corn. There is much sustenanCe in corn products, and the saving in wheat, combined with the difference in the price of the two comnodi ties, makes for that wise economy which IS being urged upon every American as a part |ot his duty at the present time. We should be as ready Tn our response to the govern ment's pleas as the corn producers have been.
 The harvest which represents their re sponse is a most significant answer, and Ger many may we'll take 1t as indicative of the overwhelming response from all classes in America, for it is such answers that assures the complete overthrow of the present Ger man government and the riddance of the world of German mitarism.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1917-10-15
EIGHT KILLED
 BY CRIMINALS
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 PETROGRAD. Oct. IA small sized reign of terror has been start ed by seventy escaped criminals in the small town of Vladikavkz, accord ing to advices received here tonight from Moscow. These criminals arm ing themselves with rifles, wrecked a passenger train, killing eight pas sengers and wounding fifty others, and, after robbing everybody, set the wreckage of the train afire.
 A detachment of soldiers has been sent from Moscow to arrest the mur derers and bring them in for court martial. Fears are expressed for the safety of the town near which the train was wrecked
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1917-10-15

having been no pastor to hold sc.- vices there for the regular congre. gation since the departure of the Rev. J. J. Patton for the Outside. But with the arrival of the Rev. o. F. Kriegcr and family. Metho- dist services will be regularly held Therefore the need of new quarters for the Christian Scientists. The latter own their own church build ing on Seventh and Barnette, but the society had to seek new quarters to accommodate the growing con gregation last winter. They own the property at the corner of Seventh and Cushman streets, and are plan ming to build a new church in the near future. and in the meantime are renting suitable quarters down town.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1917-10-15

ed. and in the battle between the robbers. the other employee and the police it is believed that two of the robbers were wounded
 Two hundred men were working in the station building at the time of the holdup. The robbers drove up to the door in a limousine carry ing high power rifles with which they covered the clerks. One of the clerks refused to throw up his hands at the command, and he was shot in the back and dangerously in jured. The holdups then grabbed three sacks of money and fled. pur- sued by police and the unnjured clerk
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1917-10-15
ALASKA DAY CELEBRATION
 IS PLANNED

The Pioneers are arranging the most unique program for Alaska Day. the eighteenth of October, that has ever been arranged for any oc- casion here. The children's show in the afternoon, then the Mardi Gras parade at night. led by the Fairbanks City Band The 18th of October, 1917, marks the semi-cen- tennial anniversary of the purchase of Alaska from Russia, and, too, draws a curtain on an epoch of Alaskan history-that of the Pioneers Since the railroad is being built automobiles are invading the coun- try, and all the metropolitan devel- opments of the day, there never can be another Pioneer Age" So it is considered by the committee that, inaSnuCh as the celebration is be- ing staged under the auspices of tie Pioneers. it is the proper thing history and in farce reproduce "Pio nter Days" With a ma1ked com murity. all formality of 1917 thrown to the winds and the proper spirit the men in charge believe this will be the biggest function ever put on here.
 The band will hold "musicales" on every corner and in any store they please There will be groups of in teresting characters-polar bears, dog mushers, gamblers by profes sion a "Soapy Smith" stand and many other con.iCal as well as in teresting features. It is hoped by mentioning some of the features the individuals will plan stunts of their OVID. No one need be surprised at finding a crap shooting game on a street corner or a roulette wheel on some store steps. In fact, there will be no strangers in the city and any thing done will not be strange. Ev erybody will be free lance for one night and at the masked ball there will be no introductions all conven- ton will be walked over, and North ern Hospitality" will reign supreme during the celebrating of Alaska Day
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1917-10-15
SULLIVAN GOES
 ID VISIT EAST

John Sullivan, of the Tolovana, left on an N. c. stage yesterday for the Outside after having been in the country 12 years MT. Sullivan owns the ground where Miller, Altman and Clausen have been successfully Ope rating for year, and would have come out sooner but waited until this time for the plant to close down. He is enroute to Grand Forks, North Dakota, where he will stay through the winter with his sister
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1917-10-15
BORDEN KEEPS
 HIS POSITION
A SSnCIafed PrnSSl


 OTTAWA, Canada, Oct 12.-As the result of conference of liberal and conservative representatives held here today, a coalition government was formed under the leadership of Premier Borden. The liberals were taken into the government as re suit of Sir Wilfred Laurier's strong and outspoken opposition to compul- sory military service for Canada.
 Contrary to the general eXpecta tion, Sir Wilfred has decided to re main at the head of the liberals. On account of the action taken by to- days conference, there is little doubt that Premier Borden will be returned to power at the Canadian general elections which will be held during the coming January.
 Since the discovery of tin in Al aska in 1902 nearly 1000 tons of the metal have been produced. and it IS believed that this years yield will be 300 tons,
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1917-10-15
KEENAN,
 WILL SEND FUR
 KNITTING YARN

Miss Margaret keenan, superintend- ent of the local schools, announced yesterday that while she was Outside last summer she made an investi- gation as to where and how to pur- chase for the Red Cross Miss Kee- nan intends to send an order for yarns and knitting needles, for use in the winters Red Cross knitting work, to Seattle through the head office of the Red Cross Society about the first of next week. She states that any individuals in the city who may be planning to do knitting this winter and want to get their supply of materials at the most req eonable prices will be permitted to send in their orders with the Red Cross. thus making the quantity greater and reducing the cost of the lot.
 The students of the city schools are to do quite a lot of knitting this winter for the soldiers in France and it is to be hoped that many of the women in town will be interest ed also in this work Miss Keenan will receive orders at the school house for materials, and it is re- quested that each order have the necessary funds accompanying it, be cause the requisition is to be made out at once. This is the initial knitting circle for the Red Cross work, and there are many hun dreds of these same societies or clubs Outside. It is to be hoped that the school children here will make success of their organization and that every student will be interested.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1917-10-15
NEW RECORDING
 BLANKS READY

Under the new law passed, ac- cording to SulZer, all mine owners are released from the compulsory assessment law. No man has to do assessment work or have it done during the year of 1917 or 1918, but it is necessary to file intention of retaining the property in the record CTS office. Forms have been made by an attorney and The Citizen has printed a supply of these blanks, made especially for filing the notice. They are for sale singly or in quantities.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1917-10-15
CIVIC CLUB ID HELP RED CROSS
 JET MEMBERS

The Civic Club Red Cross commit tee is launching twenty-five cent campaign in local districts to aid in the increasing demands for Red Cross funds. Each lady of the club A given an envelope containing four envelopes to distribute among friends which reads:
 to the Red Cross Fund, to help meet our Country's increasing eds, ad- Gre,S the within four envelopes to friends, and send your own contribu- ton u! 25 cents togethec with fou; 25-cent collections from others. to Chairman Civic Club Red Cross Committee, P O. box 1883, Fairbanks.
 Inside each of the four envelopes is letter to the receiver, as fol lows:
 "To increase Alaska's contribution to the Red Cross Fund, to help meet our country's increasing needs, kindly collect four 25-cent contribu- tions, and send with your own 25 cents to
 Chairman Civic Club Red Cross Committee, P O. Box 1883, Fair banks"
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1917-10-15
SMALLER CRAFT
 TO BE SEIZED
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 WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 12.- to enter the transatlantic trade, the government shipping board practical ly decided to call for 458 ships rang ing from 1,5OO to 2,5O0 tons burden. The decision comes as surprise on account of it's former announce ment that only ships of over 2.500 tons capacity would be comman- deered It is officially stated to- night that the smaller craft taken will be used in peaceful coastwise trade for the most part but it is ab- solutely necessary to use a part of them in European transportation.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1917-10-15

is true to a great degree.
 It is to bring home the irightfulness of this war and the cause of this frightiulness that the unity league is formed Its work is to see that the facts are known and kept before the entire country. It IS non-partiSan and has no political aims or affiliations. Its organizers number among them Churchmen of all denominations, representatives of all classes of American labor industrial and az ricultural. It should and will eventually touch all Americans from the highest to the lowest and its power for real benefit to the nation Is incalculable
 Nothing should be allowed to crop in that will defect it from its original purpose nor create the slightest kind of friction It should be the one organization where all kinds and classes can forget all personal or other preJudices and work solely for the good of America.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1917-10-15
TWO CONVICTED
 AND SENTENCED

Associated PrcSS)
 AIKEN, s. C., Oct. 11.-Paul Wi ress, an editorial writer on a local paper, and Captain Klattenesoff, of the German steamer Libenfels, were convicted of conspiracy in the fed eral court here today and sentenced to two years in the federal peniten- tiary and to pay s1,OOO fine each
 These men sunk the Libenfels in Charleston harbor just prior to the break in relations with Germany presumably under orders from the German government Their sentence goes into effect immediately.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1917-10-15
THE NATIONAL. UNITY LEAGUE

Yesterday a most important movement was given birth in the nations capital when the National Unity league was formed. Its relative importance can be gathered from the character of the men who are leading the movement and the expression of President Wilson's approval of it's purpose and the need for such an organization.
 It is an undoubted and equally regret table fact that Americans as a rule are prone to take entirely too roseate a view of the prospects for an early settlement of the war by the conclusion of peace The task that lies at our hand is not seen as clearly as 1t should be by the nation as whole. That this IS brought about by our remoteness from the actual scene of warfare and lack of knowledge of the actual conditions that do prevail where war is raging in all it's horror
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1917-10-15
Flags raternal

(By Minna Irving, in Leslie's.) The lilies of France have broken, Her roses are trampled and dead. Her yiolets under the mosses Are drowned in a river of red, Her woods have been felled in the
 battles,
 Her fields are all planted with
 graves, And a desert of dark desolation Extends where the tricolor waves. But over the ocean Old Glory Is speeding to save. and behold! From the oak of it's flagstaff new
 forests From it's stripes the red roses will
 blossom,
 From it's stars the white lilies will
 blow, From it's blue of the regions celestial Violets will follow the snow. Hail. to the banners fraternal Streaming unfadingly bright, Splendor supreme of the morning, Star-spangled sheen of the night, Flying unconquered together, Colors eternally three, Blue, white and red of the tricolor, Red, white and blue of the free.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1917-10-15
H0LDUPS MAKE
 GOOD CLEANUP

HOBOKEN, N. J., Oct. 1.-Five masked robbers held up two Adams Express company employees while they were loading a wagon at the express station here today and se- cured six thousand dollars. One of the employees was seriously wound
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1917-10-15
WILL MEET IN
 1. ]. ]. I. HALL

Announcement is made by the board of trustees of the Christian Science Society of Fairbanks that commencing with Wednesday, Octo Der r, services will be held in the Odd Fellows hall, on First avenue, near Cowles street.
 The society for almost year past has been holding services in the St. James, Methodist church, there
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1917-10-15

IF the German crown prince is philosophical he probably decided that he doesn't about Verdun
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-02-15
OTHERS GOT THE TIP.

New York, Feb. 15.-Annther New
York stock exchange firm. In ad-
dition to f. F. Hutton & Co.. had
an advance tip" from Clement, Curtis
& Co. of Chicago on possible peace de-
velopments Dec. 20. 1t was brought out
at today's session OF the leak COM
mittee.
Clifford Buchanan of Raymond
Pynchon & Co. testified that on that
date his firm sent out to its corre-
spondent a warning that they would
not be surprised to see developments
later in the day regarding peace
which might affect the market unfa-
yorably. Mr.. Buckman said that he
received word from Clement. Curtis &
Co. stating that Clement had sent a
message similar TO the one l sent to
Z. f. Hutton in re leaks"
The congressional committee investi-
eating the leak" on the president $
peace note will hold no more public
hearings, In view of the growing seri-
BUSINESS of the international crisis, It
was announced by Chairman Henry at
the close of this mornings session
The members Of the committee expect
to leave for Washington this after
noon.
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-02-15
NOT
YET READY To
GO To CONGRESS
Will Send New Demand to Ger
many for Release of Yar-
r0WdaIe Prisoners.

Washington. Feb. 15.-while il still
was indicated that the accommodating
violations OF American rights might
lead President Wilson to go before
congress al any time, 1t was said to-
day that he has made no definite plans
for taking such a step Immediately.
When he will go before congress. 4.
was said. viii depend entirely upon
circumstances. The opinion grew
among officials. however. that such a
step would not be long deferred.
Nothing has been heard by the state
department early today from Germany
in reply to its inquiry as to the exact
status of the Americans taken into
Germany on the prize ship Yarrow-
dale. A new and vigorous demand for
the release of these Americans will be
sent forward in the very near future.
1t was said definitely today. The de-
mand Will be accompanied by full
statement on treatment accorded Ger
mans and German ships in the United
States.
The sinking of the American schoon-
er Lyman NJ. Law In the Mediter-
ranean by an Austrian submarine.
probably with warning. is regarded by
officials here as illegal. inasmueh as
Continued on psssa : s,ss@ei
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-02-15
10000 LOADED CARS
IN CHICAGO DISTRICT
WAITING TO BE MOVED

Chicago, Feb. is. With en-
bargoes on virtually all roads east
of Chicago barring from speedy
transportation nearly all commod-
tiles except perishable goods and
fuel, the car congestion today was
considered acute. II is estimated
by railroad statisticians that a
minimum of 10000 loaded cars are
on tracks in and west of Chicago
waiting to be moved. OF these. it
was said, that at least 10000 were
in the Chicago switching district.
1.-THE congestion which began at
English ports with the outbreak Of
the war and extended to our At
lantic ports with the great ship
ments of munitions is the real
cause of the embargoes," said G.
L. lacker Of the Railway Age Ga
zette, who has made a study Of en-
barge conditions. The proclama-
ton of submarine blockade,
which has deferred many ships
from sailing has made conditions
worse"