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The Alaska citizen., 1917-01-08
SEATTLE SENDS
 GREETINGS TO
 FAIRBANkSAN>

A. J. Nordale, President, Fairbanks Commercial Club, Fairbanks, Alaska
 ITO the people of Fairbanks and vicinity, the Alaska Bureau. Seattle Chamber of Commerce, extends con gratulations on the commencement of railroad construction. Fairbanks di- vision, and best wishes for the year of Alaskas semi-centennial. that it may be one of unequalIed prosperity in the development of the rich Panama valley.
 "(signeO J, L. PATTERSON.
 Manager" The above telegram was received by Mir. Nordale just before the advent of the year 1917, and is an indication Of the light in which the people on the Outside. and especially in Seattle view the outlook for this district dur ing the coming year,
 The Alaska Bureau of the Seattlo Chamber of Commerce is an organiza- ton formed with the especial pur pose of promoting Alaska trade, anC good relations with Alaskans in the behalf of Seattle. Its manager, MT. McPherson, has made an exhaustive study of the entire northern country, and visited Fairbanks in order to gel frst-hand information in regard tC this region. He Is especially CT thusiastiC over the opportunities thG are opening up to Fairbanks, and i of the opinion that with the opening up of the railroad, the settlement c the Panama valley will make th.. one of the best towns, If not actu ally the best town in all Alaska.
 The celebration which was to have been held in commemoration of the flftieth anniversary of the purchase of Alaska has practically been drop ped on account of the fact that it is thought best to postpone it until the nearer completion of the railroad anG other reasons equally as valid, The plans will probably be resumed at later date.
The Alaska citizen., 1917-01-08
HARMON|E CLUB
 HAD B|G TIME

The annual New Year celebration -iven by the Harmonic society Sun .ay evening at Harmonic hall was ne of the most unique in the an lals of it's existence. The entire program, which was a lengthy one, yas given In German and was en- joyed by the members and their antilles who were present.
 The club rooms were crowded from the time the affair began until the very end, which was about 7:30 o'clock Monday morning Although this association is noted for the man ner in which they pull off their en- ,ertainments, they fairly outdid them selves this year, both in the pro gram which they gave and the usual Harmonic luncheon.
The Alaska citizen., 1917-01-08
New Rulers of
 Hungary Crowned
(Associa ted Press)

BUDAPEST, Hungary. Jan. l. Fifteen hundred Hungarian no- bles witnessed the coronation of King Charles and Queen Zita here yesterday afternoon. The affair is generally considered to have been the most brilliant of It's kind in the history of the country.
 The king returned to Vienna this evening. leaving the queen here. He is returning to the eastern battlefront immediately to take charge of the Austro- Hungarian troops there. Before leaving he announced that it Is his intention to divide his time between the two countries which form the dual empire and that he will spend at least six months of every year here.
The Alaska citizen., 1917-01-08

 ENDS THE, SHOW
Associated Pless)

SAN DIEGO, Jan. 1.-The South ern California Industrial Exposition closed here at midnight last night with the singing of 'Auld Lang Syne'' by Madame Ernestine Schumann Heink. The closing ceremonies were beautiful in the extreme. the song by the famous prima donna central to being the last number on the program.
 The exposition ran for two years without interruption. It has been a success beyond all expectations. ac cording to statements issued by the management.
The Alaska citizen., 1917-01-08
G,IL BABY BORN TO
 MIR. AND MRS. CRAMER


 As New Year gift, daughter, Margaret Elizabeth, was born to MT. nd Mrs. G. Fenton Cramer at their home in Nenana at 11:30 o'clock last Sunday evening.
 Mir Cramer is special disbursing agent for the Alaskan Engineering commission and was formerly sta toned here during the two previous years, but Is now in the Nenana headquarters. According to the ad- vices received, both mother and daughter are getting along nicely. Margaret Elizabeth weighed eight pounds at birth.
The Alaska citizen., 1917-01-08
RUSSIAN PEOPLE ARE CLAMORING
 FOR PEACE, SAYS GERMAN REPORT
{ Associated Press)

reached Frograd the effect
  the Russia
  ortsof n whole all allowed 
 
 GORkY WANTS PEACE BERLIN Jan 1NXm journalist o has declared himself At declared Russian military Russia bitter of and He said soldier He also stated better offered by the Cra peace eventually will be England would said and by the the British
 BEING PREPARED 1.-The President Will  the allies will also
  Bgims the
 
  WILSON 1.-The Wilson of dispatched the hardIs the has forced de tahng them the allied ceIsorshlp
 GERMANS BECOMING SUIIEN
  wherein allies refused embassy here Ambassador notg officials embassy freely will orake In other wo he
  o when the chance offered 1en
  WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan lee still something be in President does further advances the Germans De the opinion of officials of the
The Alaska citizen., 1917-01-08
.CREEK TROOPS
 BEING D|SARM{D
Associated -Iess.)

ATHENS, Jan. 1.-King Constan- tine has instructed the chief of the general staff to hasten the Creek Thessalian troops southward. It is expected that they will arrive here by January 5. They are being brought here for disarmament. It
 IS hoped that the allied blockade will be lifted when this demand is complied with, as these are the last of Greece's soldiers still under arms.
The Alaska citizen., 1917-01-08
NEW YEARS DAY
 ON WAR FRONTS
Associated TreSS)

PARIS, Jan. 1.-The Germans started the new year today with an attempt to make a strong surprise attack in the Verdun sector east of Chambrettes. They were repuls- ed with considerable loss.
 The regular report of the days activities, as published tonight b. lhe French war office, also says tha, there was considerable fighting in he Ypres-Loos region. No marked hanges in positions, however, were eported
 The Teutons continue to advance the Roumanian front. forcing the 9l sian and Roumanian troops back lowly. New Years day was qulet on all other fronts.
 Oil pressed from copra. the dried neat of cocoanuts. is rapidly rs- placing animal fats in the manufac- tlre of artificial butters In Europe.
The Alaska citizen., 1917-01-08
CARRANZAISTAS AND NILLAlSTAS
 STILL FIGHTING
Associated Press,l

FL PASO. Tex, Jan. 1-Fightng is progressing between Carranza forces and followers Of Villa. the bandit. near Santa Rosalia, accord ing 10 word received here. Each of the contending forces is reported 10 be about 1000 strong. and both are well armed and otherwise equipped.
 The report received here is 10 the effect that Villa is again con templatng another attack on Chi huahua City, which is now Carranza headquarters. Confirmation of none of the reports regarding the fighting is as yet forthcoming.
 cARRANZAlSTAs DESERT.
 FL PASO. Jan. 1.-Refugees ar irving here from the interior of Mezico assert that Villas cay vic tories in Durango, Coahu-la, Zaca, tecas and san Luis Potosi were caused by the fact that the Car ranza forces in most of the citadels captured deserted the Carranza cause and went over 10 the side of Villa. In the Torre1n district two Car ranza garlisons are reported to have made th.s move.
The Alaska citizen., 1917-01-08
FOX MERCHANT REACHES TOWN
 FROM OUTSIDE

Returning from a five months visit to the States, John Metzgar and family, of Fox, arrived in town on the last stage from the coat Mir. Metzgar left Fairbanks early last August suffering from a severe at tack of muscular rheumatism, ana the primary object of hs tip WIS to get treatment Outside. The change of climate and different waters were most beneficial. and ne h.s coEl- pletely recovered
 Most of the time he was absent was spent at San Diego, as he fo4nd that the climatic conditions there aided most in his cure. However. he visited all along the Pacific coast and made close study of labor and business conditions throughout that district
 Mir Metzgar says that notwith- standing the high market, the citrus fruit growers of California claim that they are not making any money whatever at the present time as lots of their products are being dumped by the commission men to hold the market up. In one instance d grower shipped three cars of lem Jns to a commission house in San francisco, and after paying all eX- ycn5es came out nearly $100 loser Jn the shipment. This is reported to be a fair example of what i5 oc
 ,urring all over the California fruit belt The growers claim that the commission men are the only ones who are making a profit.
 Mir Metzgar also made a trip through the apple country of Wash
 ngton. Everywhere fruit was rot ting on the trees and ground The growers being unable to get men to pick the crop at the proper time, lots of the fruit was absolutely vast ed. MT. Metzgar gives two reasons for this, first, that work in all lines is plentiful and men with steady jobs would not give them up for the apple season, even though they would be able to make more money harvesting this crop. Another reason is that nearly everybody has a little money saved up, owing to the fact that the saloons have gone out of business in Washington. and the money that formerly went to the liquor houses is now being saved.
 The most noticeable facts to MT. l Ietzgar were the inc ,eased wages
 nd the gher cost of living. Ie ates that in the eight years tn [ | ad elapsed since his former visit hese changes were phenomenal. II )w- yer, he figures that the cost of wing has increased fully a hundred per cent over the raise in wages. Owing to recent big advances in lcarly all lines in the Outside mar cts. he states that he finds that local merchants are selling many
 rticles now for less than the Oit-
 de purchasing prices.
 He found that all along the Pa fife coast all eyes are turning to-
 lard Alaska Elaborate preparations
 re being made to handle the Alaska ! business of 1917, which everyone fig
 lres will be of much larger vol ume than ever before in the history i If the country Also much interest IS being shown in the country as being a desirable place to locate in. It is probable that there will be many people come this year with view to making homes here.
 While for some things the Outside may be a desirable country. accord ing to MT Metzgar. for him Al aska is the only place that can ever be home, and he is glad to be back again.
The Alaska citizen., 1917-01-08
SICK
 HE TAKES OATH
Associated PresS.)

SANTA FEE, N. M, Jan. 1.-E. C. De Baca, the newly elected governor of this state, was inaugurated to- day. He took the oath of office standing in his bathrobe in a sanl- tarium, having got up from a SICK bed to do so, then immediately re- turned to his bed.
The Alaska citizen., 1917-01-08
ANOTHER IRISH
 REVOLUTION IS
 ABOUT TO BREAK
Associated Pressl

NEW YORK, Jan. 1.-The prediction that another revolution in Ireland certain unless declared soon is contained in statement issued here by John Moore, retary of an organization known Friends of Irish Free don The reason for the revolution according Mr. Moore will be conscription in Ireland.
 The says that Irishmen will resist an attempt conscrpton with their last drop of bood and that any attempt force them join the British army will be fought to the eah In the of trouble the Irish will receive assistance from their great ally Germany, according to Mr. Moore's opinion
The Alaska citizen., 1917-01-08

basin; 41 to the Black Hills or south Dak ota 275 to national forest in Colorado They came from Wyom, ing points.
The Alaska citizen., 1917-01-08

Magnetized plates. to be tasrened to a finger with clips. have been invented to save carpenters time in picking up nails.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-23
the BUSINESS Feed.

, A widening field Of business is inf1u-
enced by war conditions, and ordinary
requirements in many instances are
subordinated to the pressing necessi-
ties OF the government. Industries and
trades which had experienced a lull
from the previous noteworthy activity
now respond to extensive federal buy
ing, and overtime work !s enforced TO
accelerate the production and distribu-
tlon Of various supplies intended for
military uses. From many quarters,
complaints of scarcity Of raw mater
ials and of ls Dor become more In.
sistent and outputs are maintained
with increasing difficulty, while the
transportation problem still occasions
concern inu not few directions. Re.
quests for hasty shipments on regal
contracts suggest apprehension of de-
ranged deliveries to follow, and urgen
demands at rising prices are in some
cases impelled by fears that future
needs may not be satisfied.
Yet In some branches in about al
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-23
rHE sL,EEPLEss BABY.

The sleepless baby is a popular form
of continuous vaudeville without any
price Of admission.
1t Is generally understood among
people who have never had any babies
to speak Of that II they are let alone
and not interfered with by an open
safety pin they can be relied upon to
sleep for hours at a time, only wax
ing UP when refreshments are served.
This Is greater error than the COM
mon belief that Cain married maiden
aunt Of his first wife. A baby which
is perfectly healthy and Is also cutting
teeth at RICH rate Of speed does not
need any more sleep than a boot owl
and can sit up all night without feel
ing languid and depressed in the morn
inH
The sleepless baby is caused by a
lack Of drowstness due to becoming
unduly excited over something. One of
the most painful revelations which
comes to the young husband is the
ease with which a 5-weeks- old baby
can become excited 1t it not a diff
calf matter to tell when this happens.
as the baby at once becomes laxative
and attempts to swallow it's left hand,
wrist and elbow
Nearly all babies which are afflicted
with acute and pernicious insomnia
come down with their worst attacks
at night, just after tired but proud
father has turned in and has begun to
slumber in a noisy and imprisoned
manner We would like to ask why it
is that a small. infanitle baby will sit
around on the floor all day and play
with u one-armed doll. without utter
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-23
Billy Bunny and His Friends

them. while Billy Bunny and Uncle
Bullfrog sat on blue barrel and
watched them. and after a while they
all stood up and said, "You win, Uncls
Lucky" Yes, stree and a whole lo'
more, Uncle Lucky had won the cir
Gus and all the. animals and wagons
because he was as lucky as his name'
oh, I'm the king of the circus ring
own the tent and everything.
print the tickets and take in the
money
And cover the popcorn over wit1
honey.
And Uncle Lucky forgot for a mo-
ment he was an old gentleman rabbit
and did hop, skip and jump around
the sawdust ring!
Wei. my friends he said. II must
take my nephew back to the Old Brier
Patch, drop Uncle Bullfrog in the Old
MILF Pond and wind my watch. After
that ri come back and Wen talk bus
mess for | know lots and lots of little
towns where the bnys and girls have
never seen circus. and Pm going to
take my circus to every one Of those
small places and give the poor little
children treat!''i Wasn't that just
like dear, kind Uncle Lucky? He didn't
care whether he made money or not,
all ne wanted was to make people
happy. ,
And just AZ soon as Uncle Lucky's
circus reaches the next town I'm going
to let you know, for Of course Billy
Bunny will be there to blow on the
HornIcopia!
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-23

OF course you remember in the last
story that the automobile ran away
with Billy Bunny and good Uncle
Lucky after they had taken in Old
Uncle Bullfrog because their horn was
broken and they wanted him to
"Honk. honk," Well, Old Uncle Bull
frog never honked so mlich in all his
life, But the more ne honked the
faster went the automobile, unit! final
~ ii ran right into the circus tent.
where the little rabbits elephant friend
played on the piccolo. And Of course
he stopped playing pinochle at once.
He was sitting at little table with
three friends, Kangaroo black
poodle dog and a hippopotamus, for II
was in the morning, you know, ans
the show didn't commence until the
afternoon.
Well, after the automobile had run
over the table and scattered all the
cards and made the kangaroo jump
and the poodle dog growl and the
hippopotamus bark and the elephant
blow his piccolo. II stopped right In
front OF the lions cage. Wasn't 1t lucky
1t didn't bump into the lion, for the
lion wasn't a friend OF Billy Bunny's.
you see.
Then Uncle Lucky Lefthindfoot
hoped over to the elephant and said
how sorry he was that he had caused
them so much Inconvenience, and that
he hoped they would forgive him, be-
calse he really couldn't help It, for the
automobile wouldn't stop.
Don't mention IT," said the good
kind elephant. and then Uncle Lucky
sat down and played pinochle with
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-23
DON'T FEED TRAMpS.

Iramps In this year Of our Lord 1917
olowed In the bottle stiffs." who wan
DER ABOUT begging and refusing to la
Dor, ought to get no kindly considera-
tion OF any kind. 1t is a pity that the
law does not make it a misdemeanor to
feed the man who refuses to work. This
year FOOD is to be scarce and the labor
or every person ia imperative. Parasites
have no right to food. The woman who
reeds tramps merely because the fell
lows beg at a back door is feeding them
at the expense Of the unfortunate and
andustrlous who are starving in BELGIUM
ana dlVerting food from the poor Of our
own cities who may be starving before
we catch UP with the deficit.
There is work this year for every able
person who seeks. OF course that is a
VIDE assertion and exceptions may be
made to every rule: but those who seek
work and desire to keep 1t after il is
found can find employment this sea-
son. If there are exceptional cases thew
are not In the ranks Of tramps who in
fest the outskirts Of towns. Also their
cases are local and neighborhood af-
fairs. They will be cared for.
City authorities should keep a close
lookout on the tramp gentry. Surely
there Is work that they can perform
for the public and to earn their own
subsistence, There are sidewalks over
grown that should be put back to their
original width, parkings of vacant lots
to be put In order and the cost charged
up to the lot owner, many ways in
which they can be employed If the ball
and chain is necessary use it. See that
the tramp earns his share Of the food
he eats In time Of universal scarcity.
1t is not charity to feed tramp. An
other term belongs to that Charity
uses ordinary common sense. It in
sists that 1t shall do good instead Of
evil. Be kind to the poor. Assist the
needy. Find work for the stranger.
But don't feed the Shiny, worthless beg
gar, who lives on your weakness and
laughs among his companions at your
guillibility. Don't feed him at the back
door. Don't feed any man who refuses
to work Don't waste food in a time Of
scarcity upon worse than worthlessness.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-23
SCHOOL BOYS MAY ENLIST.

Ames college is sending out enlist =
ment pledges for boys. Schoolboys are
not eligible to enlist in the army, at
least those younger than IS, but the
Ames school has found manner OF
enlistment that will put into the war
each boy who signs and keeps his
sary and in its place important as that
Of the young men who shoulder guns
and march away to actual combat
Every recruit under the Ames plan
pledges himself to devote his summer
vacation to some important work
which bears on the question of larger
food supply. He declares to work. at
least thru his vacation. on a farm, to
raise certain food products at home
etc, etc. Every pledge made is part
OF the war measures. The fellow who
cant carry gun or whose youth
keeps him from actual fighting can do
something. Added together the work
OF the boys. if given to food production,
would go far to solving the most en-
barrassinS and even the most danger
Gus part of our problem Of prepared
ness enough TO feed ourselves
and to help furnish food for
the American allies across the seas.
The food problem is actually our
sharpest and most pressing deficiency.
He Is good patriot who assists in it's
solution.
Enlist boys. There's nothing much
IN vaporing about crushing the kaiser
and failing to do what you can to help
out kid can't go to war First,
they will not take him and there are
other reasons if the first were not suf-
fcient. But a boy from 10 to IS can
DO lot for his country il ne viii do
what he can
This enlistment Is for town boys
mostly. Country boys are employed
raising food. That's their regular bust
ness. But hundreds and thousands of
city boys play the vacation time away.
Don't do it this year Be a soldier in
the industrial army. Fight for your
country in the fields. Enlist. Choose
your department Of the service and
when you have chosen stick it out like
a good soldier.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-23
Masonic Meetings

4 MARSHALL LODGE. No. 1903 A. F. q
IA, M.-Special communication. WORK
hin Third degree, Tuesday, April "a
|lp. m. sharp. John w. Wells, secretary
|, w. H. Steiner, W. NJ.
sioNET CHAPTER. No. SO, r. A. M.
Especial convocation Monday evening
April %. at 1880 o'clock. Work in the
/ Royal Arch decree and banquet. Carl
,5haffner, H. P: John w. Wells secre-
,sary
STATED ASSEMBLY, King Solo
mon Council No. 20, r: & S. NJ, Thurs
aay. May q, p. m. Regular business.
n. T. Forbes. Recorder: George Greg
ery l. M.
SPECIAL coNcLAVE, St Aldemar
-ommandery, No. 80. X. T. TUESDAY
May /, for work, 1870 p. IN. l. l..
rorbes. recorder; H. c. Mueller COM
fnander.
CENTRAL CHAPTER NO. 81, o. e.
FS,-special meeting for initiation Wed
|nesday, April Is. at p. m MIS-
George Downing. secretary; Mrs. }. Z.
Fredsrick, w. NJ.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-23
Topics of the Times

Swedish workers, believing that
charity begins at home, are demanding
| that food exports from Sweden be
stopped. Seems like the adage ac-
copied as applicable to families should
| also be applicable to the bigger ma
tional families
impossible. Sometimes the people get
notions and start reacting as they did
in Iowa at last falls election, but they
come right and start on again just as
they did in Iowa. /
The impre ssion at Washington is
that If the president would say the
word, national prohibition during the
war, would become fact thru con-
gressional action. Speak up, Presi-
dent Wilson.
Taft says we are ION friendly terms
with Carranza now" For the matter
Of that so are Taft and Roosevelt on
friendly terms" But both are watch
ing their borders mighty carefully
when the other is around. ,
AS one way Of getting and training a
large number Of men why not offer the
| same wages to enlisted men that a con-
tractor gives his ditchdiggers and
| make the term one year or during the
| war?
| Notice also that the dry states aren't
| worrying over how soon congress shuts
off the war booze!
| sss
| Far as that is concerned maybe the
man who married to escape the rdaft
will be ready for the draft to escape
again. There's q bright side to every
thing.
| The Britt Tribune proposes TO draft
all the golfers and set them buggine
and paris greening potatoes. 1t says
they are the idle rich. However, the
| golfer is rarely an idler but one who
does his stunt of hard work before he
gets to the greens and many of then
are as rich as Lazarus. Also mex
thing we know We'll have so many
potatoes that we'll get sick Of them
If the Germans are merely falling
back to trap the allies from genera
appearances the trap is set somewher
close to Berlin.
/
| II there is any phase of discussion
that we can dismiss as unnecessar
and useless 1t u the line taken by Vel
reck and his weekly. The value 0
Mr.. viereck's periodical has passe
with the time when Its arguments ha
TIA bearing on the situation. 81