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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-06-22
Fooled a Fox Hunter.

Frank Westcott, a noted fox hunt CT, had an exciting chase following the trail of what he supposed was fox. Near Absecon Crossing his foxhound suddenly let out a yelp and started off at terrific pace. Westcott followed the hound, which was yelping the sweetest music, the hunter said after ward, he had ever heard. Mile after mile the chase continued over hills, through swamps and along sandy roads. The trail was followed to the back yard of Westcott's home and finally into the shed, where, to his as- tonishment, he found his pet tabhy cat sprawled out, psuting furiously.- Baltimore Americha.
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Really Lost TIms.

In the elevator of the Wyser build. ing; Muncie. as Arthur Gadbury, a young lawyer. rode to his office. was a stranger with every outward appear ance of the book agent. The agent left the elevator at the fourth floor and walked into Gadbury's office with the latter just behind. Gadbury, on enter. ing the place with the stranger. looked all around inquiringly and remarked |: There doesn't seem to be anybody home." "But, do you know" said the lawyer, in relating the incident, q had to sit there for ten minutes or more with my hat on. waiting for that fellow to leave. l coulG have turned him down quicker than that"
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and graduated four years later. One half of his forty years of service in
 the navy has been spent at sea. He was commissioned captain in 1909 and was promoted to the rank of rear admiral early in the present year. The service reckons Admiral Knapp it's best authority on the unwritten and difficult code known as interna- tional law. .-.: saNI
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The most impressive demonstration ever held in behalf of the Red Cros ss society took place in Pine Bluff last night, eXemplifying the spirit of ser. vice which impels our people to offer sacEifices for the nation. ge4
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Was We'll Trained.

Many a man who permits bImsp,, 1. De led forth to musica! entertojnmp,,, he does not care for will annrpci,, 'he following; What made you stan ciapping yGur hands when that wom,, stepped on your foot in the tramcary Il was dozing,' answered Mir, Cn, FOX. "I thought mother and the gI,I, were having a musicale at home sM one of them was signaling that # VII time 70 applaud ~
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EMISSIONS" TO THE U. S.

And now the Japanese are to send mission" to the United States. Old Uncle Sam certainly nas become q popular person in the world since he entered. upon his supreme adventure in the realm of warfare.
 These missions, of course, are for the purpose of arranging financial matters. We are the bankers for the world, and also the supply depot
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The kaiser will lea:n eventually that the people he ru4es with relent- less hand are not going to support his barbarous practices against a people who think more of the Red Cross than the iron cross.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-06-22
No Animals for Him.

One day Johns mother NuS going to have company and she told him to go to the market and get soyhe oysters. She said: "We will have oyster soup" John was busy thinking. Finally he said: "1'll eat the soup, buI nc animals for me-
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meaning that part of the world not dominated by the central powers. This shouldn't be the case during the period of the war, but when peace is restored, too.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-06-22

The governments "Official Bulle- tln'-the Court Circ1lar,' as the New York World terms it, and the postoffice department do not cooper ate. The Bulletin arri> es at distant destinations in punches. just like bananas.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-06-22

The favorite dance this winter will be tho waltz, fox trot and one-step. But in politics it vii, be the side- step. -te
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WORTH REMEMBERING.

We are fighting to firmly es- * tablish and permanently mafr--' tain basis whereby every inter-. national question in dispute must
 be determined ill accordance with ; the principles of justice. -Elbert H. Gary.
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Slackers are now beginning to be called skunks. The art of war also consists in finding th.e proper word to fit any possible situation.
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Anyhow, our college lads who go tc the front won't cultivate an educa. tion by trying to tickle a ukelele in the stomach.
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The heart that was not inspired to be of service by the great Red Cross parade last night is too shriveled to be recognized by the Maker.
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Business as usual' to some fe!- lows means that they have to keep on borrowing money.
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Rear Admiral Harry S. Knapp, United States navy; who, according. to the last published lists of the navy was in command of the "cruiser force" of the Atlantic fleet, is sixty. one years old and a native of Con necticut. He was appointed to the United States naval academy in 1874
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Lets Them Pass Freely

It has been noticed that ina wolf at the door has no appetite for storks. St. Louis Globe-Demccrat.
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One Hundred Years Ago Today. lSl'-President Monroe journey from
 New Haven to Hartford under
 escort of the state troops. Se'enty-fiye Years Ago Today. 1S42-Sir Robert Peel's income tax bill passed by British house of,
 commons
 Fifty Years Ago Today. 1S61-Cornerstone laid for the new
 Masonic temple in Boston, Twenty-Five Years Ago Today. 1S92-W. l.. Wilson of West Virginia
 chosen permanent chairman of
 the Democratic national con-
 vention at Chicaso.
 One Year Ago Today in the War. June, P. 1916-Greek government ac- ceeded to demand of entente DOW CTS; London received reports of se- rious uprising against the Turks in Arabia; Russia won control of the entire crownland of Bukowina.
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Official dispatches from London an nounce the appointment of Baron Rhondda as food controller. Before his elevation to the peerage he was known throughout England as David A. Thomas, the "coal king.".
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THIS DATE IN HISTORY.

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The Nenana news., 1917-08-11
ONE WAY TO GET THEM

Good roads have followed quickly throughout the States in the wake of the automobile. And more automobiles have followed the good roads. It is sort of an endless chain propo- sitiOn. with both good roads and automobiles increasing in num- Der at an astonishing rate. In this connection, it is interesting to learn that there were $500, 0G0 motor cars registered in the United States last year, or -one to every 29 inhabitants. The several states collected in reg istratiOn and license fees near ly twenty-siX million dollars. of which amount more than ninety per cent was expended directly for construction, im- prOvement or maintenance of the public roads.
 There were more than one million cars registered last year than ill 1915, a gain of forty three per cent. This cores
The Nenana news., 1917-08-11

J. Harmon Caskev, owner and editor-in-chief of the Alaska Daily Citizen. of Fair banks. has been named as de fendant in criminal libel pro- ceedings which were started in the upper town during the week by Editor W. F. Thomp- son, of the News Miner. The charge was provoked by an ed itorial which appeared in the Citizen several days ago, under the caption "Patriotism for Profit" and in which Editor Thompson is accused of al most every offense known to the newspaper game.
 The institution of libel pro ceedings marks the first pause in editorial dueling which be- gan with the arrival of the Citizens chechacO editor a fort night ago. It marks the end of the first and perhaps final round of newspaper "go' be-
The Nenana news., 1917-08-11

camp and intiinateS that he knows them like a hook They also know you, Brother Th0mD- son. The writer. who must ad- init that he is d newcomer and has lots to learn abnut Alaska, heard of Thompson all along the trail, and oldlimrrS painted a word picture Srrnc- thing al0n" the lines of this editorial. Thompson says he knows how they feel. Sn ho we. Their admonition was Look out for Thompson"
 Cut out the SOb-Stuti' about age and Scnilitv. brother. We have nothing but respect and vcnclation for gray hairs and the dignity and poise tha, orli- narily come with years. brt when one caperS about like q two-ycar-old beneath thr aright lights, he should not claim the sanctuary that age iS ordinari- ly entitled to.
The Nenana news., 1917-08-11

ponds very closely with the gains recorded during the past three years, the average being forty per cent. in the number of cars and fifty per cent in the amount of revenue collect ed from that source. When viewed over d period of years, the increase in automobile reg istraticn and revenue has been remarkable. There were only 4S.000 cars registered, for in- stance in 1906. and the gross revenue derived by the various states was less than $200,000 and only a small part of that amount was expended on rural road work.
 Iowa led the United States in 1916 in the number of motor cars registered in pro- portion to population. She had one car for every II persons. California was a close second with one car for every 12 inha- bitants. Nebraska and South Dakota had one for every 13. Arkansas could show but one for every 116.
The Nenana news., 1917-08-11
COAL DISCOVERED
 DN MAIN LINE

\ discovery of coal was made recently at Station 6l51. near Mile 1Io on the right-of-wav IOf the Government railroad, about one mile northwest of the crossing of the Little SuSit- ma River. G. Gianninni X Co, who were awarded d contract last May for stripping and grading the right-ofway be- tween Stations 6436 and 6415, uncovered the vein while driv- ing trap tunnel for the pur- pose of securing rock and gravel for the roadbpd. The coal was encountered within eight feet of the surface of Il hill about thirty feet from the grade. and at the point of dis coverv the vein iS abont four feet thick. No examination has as yet been made to determine the extent of the coal bed OF the value of the coal for steam ing purposes.
 Coal appears at numerous places along the branch line of the railroad in the MatanuSka field, and has been found in various se"ti"nS of the Terri tory outside the knGNn coal bearing areas. bat this iS the first coal enc0untrel ca the main line of the Government railroad.
The Nenana news., 1917-08-11
VICIOUS EDITORIAL
 STARTS LIBEL SUIT

tween d verbose, but ineXper- fenced young editor and bat tlc-Scnrred veteran whose belt heay with the scalps of Inc hangs heavy with the Scalps of chechaco writers. The en- counter has lacked interest be- yond making the public ac- quainted quickly with the new arrival. but there is the prom iSe of lively developments on Tuesday when the case will be aired in court.
 Two of the editorials above referred to are reproduced bv the News for the benefit of those Nenanaites who have not seen the originals. The first appeared in the News Miner on Tuesday and the se- ycond is the reply of the Citi- zen to which the editor of the News Miner has taken eXccp- ton.
The Nenana news., 1917-08-11

round of a newspaper "go" be- Comparisons are Odious.
 It seems that our suburban
 friend. the Citizen, finds it i'm possible to proceed satisfact-
 Orily without our furnishing the topic of conversation and
 the excuse for it's new
 editor to exhibit his chee-
 chago vocabulary. We have
 more serious work to do, but
 we feel that we can afford,
 from time to time. to extend
 the helping hand to our ener-
 getic contemporary to enable it
 with excuse to pursue the way
 it seeks to go. We are aware that the general public is not overwhelmingly in sympathy with newspaper bickerings, but
 we can promise our readers that We will not neglect their
 interests for that sort of work.
 Quite peevishly the Garden Island Citizen this morning
 refers to our age and moss i backiSm, and asserts that it
 is left to the Citizen to do all the up building in the camp. and that the News Miners $ part is the "sour grapes" end of the game. If the Citizen has ever gained anything ill this camp which would create envy ill our system. we have utterly failed to notice the fact-the !, Citizen has ''got by" without Jour knowledge. Just as an eX- ample let us compare the work of the two papers for the first six months of this year:
 The News Miner has encOur- aged railroad work and rail road building in this District, while the Citizen has opposed and handicapped it. We pulled off our annual Potlach this year, and it was the greatest ever. Then We organized the farmers of the District for pre- .paredneSs purposes. obtained a census of the camp for the same purpose accomplished the purchase of a suitable drillshed and civic auditorium known as the Loyal League ArmOry where nightly embryo soldiers drill, the city band practices and gives concerts and dances for the benefit of the community; the farmers organization meets there monthly, the Red Cross has a home there. the Commer- cail Club has had a meeting place of it's own and has used the Armory for that purpose; for the first time in it's history the city has a Civic building free for all public nurposes- this in spite of the fact that the Citizen knocked the rODO- sition to the limit, day after day. If d civic understanding of the estimation in which the Fairbanks News Miner and the Garden Island Citizen are respectively held is desired, what better evidence can be. given that the News Miner was able in a day to finance a S5, ,000 buy in snite of the most earnest efforts of the Citizen to the contrary? Since the war was in sight of America, the News Miner has worked for practical preparedness in every possible way. giving it's money and time thereto; has encouraged and backed up the Government and all Govern ment enterprises for the good of the Nation, while the Cit izen has found time to knock and misrepresent every Govern ment enterprise and every thing the Government has been trying to do in this District
 during that time. We have
The Nenana news., 1917-08-11

News Miner has taken eXcep- tiOn.
 given our time and our space
 and our money, paying income
 tax and other taxes. and the
 principal owner of the News
 Miner is just finishing a S10,- 900 home in Fairbanks as an
 evidence of his faith in this
 camp. How much money has
 the Citizen spent, how much
 time has the Citizen devoted to public work for the good of the
 camp, how much income tax
 did the Citizen pay the Govern
 ment for last year to help the Government in it's time of need To an energetic newcomer, hOning for action and not know ing how to act as though ito manor born,' the daily pro gress of the News-Miner may seem a trifle slow, but our new chum must appreciate the fact that such evidence may be the result of the environment and an understanding of the
 North. it's understanding and it's ways. We have been en9ag- ! ed ill the newspaper work in the real North for nineteen years. and have grown uD with the pioneers of the North, met them on trail and in camp. studied them and kept in touch with, now why cma 't-..~andk with them, know how they feel { the majority of theml on every subject relating to the North itself, and know why they feel that way. We have demonStrat- led in our earlier Northern eX- perience that a man can write mot wisely. but too well"-the point the Citizen is just today trying to demonstrate and mak- ing a complete success of it. We know when to knock and when to boost, and we use our own judgement-if We could be induced to run this paper the way the Citizen would like LIS to run it, we would last quick. When we have learned "a country and it's habits and thoughts bv experience. if We go wrong in dealing with that country and it's people it is OUR fault-that's why we can not allow a suburban cOntemp- Orary to influence our treat ment of the camp, it's people. or it's institutions. Aside from that, we would be inclined to give our friend across the Slough all the rope it needs at this time.
 The people of the North read and think for themselves. They are not inclined to take another mans word or the word of any newspaper as to the relative merits of men or newspapers they KNOW, from experience. The News-Miner has no record to live down, and is living se- renely in the present, treating matters and things as they should be treated today, in the best interests of the camp. Al ter thirteen years in business ln this camp, everybody in the camp knows just what to ex- pect from the News Miner there can be no misunderstood ing between the people and the News-Miner as to what we will do. Also, it may be a good thing for the Citizen whenever. if ever, it can reach that stage of newspaper life in this camp. We almost forgot to men
 tiOn it, but this year the News Miner obtained through Rep- resentative Luther Hess a public holiday for Alaska for ever to be known as Seward Day in honor of the statesman
The Nenana news., 1917-08-11

The total dil ursements of the office at Anchorage for the period June P to June 30 were $35, ,967.27. The payment of sal aries and wages amounted to S13.3O4.21; to contractors ST.. 437.61; for local purchases $4, ,166.25; dock claims $97.13; other expenditures $962.O7.
The Nenana news., 1917-08-11

who put through the purchase of Alaska from Russia. How many days has the Citizen been able to have set aside as distinctly Alaskan holidays?
The Nenana news., 1917-08-11
TCESD4Y'S BULLETIN

TCESD4Y'S BULLETIN Chief of Police Frank Wise man is a passenger on the Se- attle No. V, enroute to Ruby to attend the Callahan case. ] Mrs. J. G. Moore and Mrs. George Moody are coming down from Fairbanks today to join their husbands. They will 90 down river to the Tolovana on a little outing.
 HEDNESD4lrS BJLLETIN
 J. D. Reign. of the Domin- ion Commercial company, re- accompanied by his son. : turned to Fairbanks today.
 Mrs. Van OrSdel has return ed from Fairbanks, after a short stay in the upper town. Bishop Rowe left Fairbanks for the Outside today. He is making the trip over the trail. :.: "..= THJRSD4T'S BCLLETIN The steamer Canadian was iii port short time last even ing, enroute from Fairbanks to Dawson with a few passen- gers bound for the States. An empty cattle bar"e was in tow.
 J. C. Van Orsdel and Bud Saum are in town from the kantishla country :.~ ....
 Pat Meehan, veteran of the Fairbanks district. where he has been engaged in mining since the early days, passed downstream last night on the steamer Canadian, bound for the Outside. He has closed out all of his holdings in tie unner camp and expects to spend his remaining years in the States.
 FRIDIY,,S BULLETIN
 The steamer Yukon made a short stop here today enroute to Fairbanks with several pas sengers, and the barge Sterl- ing. with 450 tons of general freight for the upper town. X barge of railroad material was left here.
 Carl Douglas, who has con ducted the Summit rOadhouse, on the Fairbanks-Cleary road, during the past several years, is in Fairbanks gettin" ready to leave the country. Hhe eX- poets to get away in a couple of weeks.
 The total dil ursements of the office at Anchorage for the period June P to June 30 were $35, ,967.27. The payment of sal
The Nenana news., 1917-08-11
NEWS OF HE WEEK
NOND4I'S BULLETIN BASEBALL PLAYERS
 HERE FROM TOLONANA

The Brooks baseball team, accompanied by number of fans from the T0lovana camp. reached Nenana during the night to play d series of games with the local aggregation. There were nineteen ill the party. headed by Dave Gas caden and each with a little change in his pocket to wager on the series.
 According to present inten- tionS. the first game will be played on Friday and the re- maining games of the series on the two days following. A series will then be played at Fairbanks. probably during the coming week. The trin to Nenana was made on the J. q. Moore launch.
 Mrs. Peter Perrin arrived on the Carl White Tolovana mail launch.
 Mrs. Herman Anderson ar rived from seattle on the Can adian last night to make her home i'll Nenana. She was accompanied by the Misses. Mildred and Valentine Ander- son. *~.... -> :.@-... ....
 Loss Bernard, who came down on tie Peerless on Satt- = urday. returned to the upper town this morning. ::
 The Carl White TOlOvana ex- press and mail launch arrived from the Log Jam during the night with several passengers and a shipment of gold for the Fairbanks banks.
 Mrs. F. Rothenburg, mother of Night Watchman Oscar R0thenburg. is recent arriv- al in Nenana, having made the trip in from Seattle to re- side permanently with her son and dau@hcr-in-law.
 J. r. kerper, office engineer, and Fracis Rotch, Jr., pilot of the Midnight Sun, left for the
 upper river this morning on the Sunbeam in response to instructions received last week to start immediately for the Outside to prepare them selves for service in an Offic- CTS training camp. F. D. Hayden, Hank Kyle and Dick Ward have been excused.
 The launch was in charge of l. A. Alderman
 A son was born at Fair hanks this morning to the wife
The Nenana news., 1917-08-11

A son was born at Fair banks this morning to the wife of H. Fl. Chittenden.
The Nenana news., 1917-08-11

Chief of Police Frank Wise man is a passenger on the Se- attle No. V, enroute to Ruby to attend the Callahan case.
The Nenana news., 1917-08-11
FRIDII'iS BELLETIN

The steamer Yukon made a short stop here today enroute to Fairbanks with several pas sengers, and the barge Sterl- ing, with 450 tons of general freight for the upper town. A barge of railroad material was left here.
The Nenana news., 1917-08-11

Mrs. Peter Perrin arrived on the Carl White Toloyana mail launch.
The Nenana news., 1917-08-11

Mrs. Herman Anderson ar rived from seattle on the Can adian last night to make her home i'll Nenana. She was accompanied by the Misses. Mildred and Valentine Ander- son. /: ::@-. ..:
The Nenana news., 1917-08-11

Mrs. F. Rothenburg, mother of Night Watchman Oscar ROthenburg. iS a recent arriv- al in Nenana, having made the trip in from Seattle to re- side permanently with her son and daughcr-in-law.
The Nenana news., 1917-08-11

Loss Bernard, who came down on the Peerless on Satt- urday, returned to the upper town this morning. #
The Nenana news., 1917-08-11

The Carl White TOlOvana ex press and mail launch arrived from the Log Jam during the night with several passengers and a shipment of gold for the Fairbanks banks.