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The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1916-1918, 1917-10-27

The Tyler home was the scene of
a pleasant birthday surprise last
Saturday night, the party having
been arranged in honor of Mrs. Ty-
ler's birthday. Cards and music
combined to make the evening pass
swiftly. Those present were: Mr..
and Mrs. j. A. Slippern, Miss Thora
Slippern, Mrs. Ed. Rust, Mr.. and
Mrs. R. G. Southworth, Arid Slip
perm, Margaret Southworth and Mr..
and Mrs. Tyler.
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1916-1918, 1917-10-27
WEEKLY FORCE REPORT

The weekly force report for the
period ending October 81 shows a
total of 791 employees on the pay
rolls of the Alaskan Engineering
Commission in Nenana and Fair
banks districts, in addition to which
there were 1877 stationmen and 66
stationmen's laborers The distri-
button of labor was as follows:
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1916-1918, 1917-10-27
SECURES
LOAN FROM j. S.

Washington The American gov
eminent has extended another loan
to France, the treasury department
having made the necessary arrange
ments today to advance the French
government the sum of twenty mil
lions. This brings the combined
Allied loans up to $2,876,O0O,O0O.
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1916-1918, 1917-10-27
CLARK FLUNKS
ON RING CHASGE

St. Louis-Champ Clark has with
drawn the charge, made by him dur
ing the week, that a ring of New
York had conspired to retard the
sale of Liberty bonds with the OBJ
iect of forcing the government to
offer a higher rate of interest the
next issue. Clark admits that he
was misinformed.
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1916-1918, 1917-10-27
MUST PROTECT SOLDIERS

Boston In an address delivered in
this city today, Secretary of War
Baker sounded a note of warning
to the communities adjoining war
camps. He declared that the com
munities must be kept morally clean
for the better protection of the SOL
diers. 49, 49,:
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1916-1918, 1917-10-27
FRENCH PRESS
GAINS IN WEST;
NEARING LAON

Paris-The French forces engaged
in the offensive operations along
the Aisne river, made further gains
today, capturing several important
villages and two thousand additional
prisoners, bringing the total number,
since the beginning of the present
operations, to twelve thousand. The
French also have taken 100 big Ger
man guns.
GERMANS MAY RETIRE
Copenhagen-Under pressure OF
the French victory on the Aisne it
is considered likely that the Ger
mans will retire to the new linden
burg line, entirely deserving their
present positions. The Germans
have already prepared a new forti-
fed line in expectation of repeating
the great withdrawal of a year ago.
FRENCH NEARING LAON
Paris-The defenses of the city of
Laon are crumbling before the I'M
ceasing bombardment of the French
along the Aisne front. The adj
vancing forces have entered and
passed the village of FLAT and are
now within easy artillery range of
the city of Laon.
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1916-1918, 1917-10-27
FOOD ECONOMY
TO BEAT SUBS

Washington-In reviewing the food
situation today, Food Administra-
tor Hoover declared that the fight
against the submarine would be won
if Canada and the United States
production and practiced
strict economy. --.
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1916-1918, 1917-10-27
FRENCH LOSSES
ARE NOT HEAVY

Paris-Siebert, an American gen
eral, declares that the French losses
since the commencement of the lat
est drive along the Aisne river have
been very light. Siebert visited
the French advanced positions and
witnessed much of the fighting dur
ing the first day of the drive.
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1916-1918, 1917-10-27
is URGING
r. AMERICANS TO EAT LESS

Washington Representatives of
the federal government are urging
the people nj all sections of the
United States to eat less beef, pork,
wheat, butter, and to check the waste
of food material.
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1916-1918, 1917-10-27
BRAZIL DECLARES WAR

Rio de Janeiro-In a proclamation
issued by the president today, for
NAL announcement is made of the
existance of state of war between
the republic of Brazil and Germany.
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1916-1918, 1917-10-27

Assistant Engineer F. D. Hayden,
of the Alaskan Engineering commits
sion force, returned from the Fair
banks district early this week, hav-
ing made the trip over the Gold
stream trail.
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1916-1918, 1917-10-27
BRITISH STILL GAINING
IN FLANDERS FIGHTING

London-The British have made
slight additional gains west of Pass
chendaele and east of Ypres, on the
Flanders front. Several German
counter attacks, launched during
the night, were repulsed without
difficulty.
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1916-1918, 1917-10-27
SEATTLE WANTS THIRTEEN

Seattle-Having subscribed an
even twelve millions to the Liberty
Loan, this city entered the last
stretch of the campaign this morn
ing with a firm resolve to add an
other million to the list.
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1916-1918, 1917-10-27
DRAFTING IN ALASKA
EXPECTED IN JANUARY

Governor Strong, in wire to
Howard P. Curtis, chairman of the
local exemption board, states that
the drafting in Alaska will not like
ly occur before the middle of jan
uary, depending upon the Interior
mail service.
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1916-1918, 1917-10-27
IRISH PROBLEM CONSIDERED

London-The Sim Fem situation
in Ireland was considered at meet
ing of the cabinet today but no de-
cision had been reached at late
hour this afternoon.
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1916-1918, 1917-10-27

Frank Doner and Dick Ward re-
turned to town this week from a
hunting trip in the Riley creek dis
trict, seventy miles south of Ne
mana. They shot one moose and
three caribou and saw many foxes
and ptarmigan. They report a
scarcity of grouse, however.
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1916-1918, 1917-10-27
MILITARY EXPERTS SAY ..........
GERMANS ARE BEATEN

Military experts believe
that the German armies in France
and Belgium are beaten and demon
allied as the result of the great
victories of the British and French
in West Flanders and along the
Aisne river.
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1916-1918, 1917-10-27
KAISER TO BAN
LEATHER IN SHOES

Copenhagen-Berlin newspapers
say that the German government
will shortly prohibit the use of
leather for the manufacture of shoes
except for miners, fishermen and the
military.
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1916-1918, 1917-10-27

Dave Cascaden, Jack Curry, Fred
PAUL.. Sam Godfrey and Clarence
Dorfinger are recent arrivals at the
upper town from the Tolovana dis
trict. They report that the last of
the sluicing in that camp was sus-
pended last Thursday and that very
little is doing now in mining way.
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1916-1918, 1917-10-27

Commissioner and Mrs. Robert E.
Burns returned early this week from
brief visit in Fairbanks. Navi-
cation closed during their absence
and they were compelled to make
the return trip by way of the win
ter trail.
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1916-1918, 1917-10-27

The Dat Meal club has been re-
vived and it is declared by members
of the organization that the coming
winter will be filled with club act
ivities.
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1916-1918, 1917-10-27
REC|RTRANTS MUST
INFORM CHAIRMAN

All men whose registration cards
are in possession of the local board,
No. 10, City of Nenana, who intend
leaving this section of the country
or going outside the jurisdiction of
the local board, must leave their
postoffice address at the Office of
the chairman of the board, in the
Commissary building, Alaskan En-
gineering commission, Nenana.
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1916-1918, 1917-10-27

Line Auditor j. G. K. Toussaint
and Assistant Auditor Earle Well
liver will leave for the end of the
line in the morning, to be absent a
couple of weeks
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1916-1918, 1917-10-27
TWENTY-FIVE DOWNED

Paris-The war Office announces
that twenty-five German planes were
brought down yesterday in a number
of spectacular sky battles.
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1916-1918, 1917-10-27

Halloween will be observed III
Nenana with a masquerade dance,
which will take place at the Coils
cum under the auspices of the man
agement of that popular amusement
place. The announcement has in
terested the dancing public to the
extent that everyone is preparing
a costume for the affair and large
attendance is assured.
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1916-1918, 1917-10-27

Chicago-Dr James Beagleson,
of Seattle, has been elected vice pres
ident of the clinical congress of
the American College of Surgeons.
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1916-1918, 1917-10-27

The Commission boys celebrated
Liberty Day with an informal dane
ing party at the engineering offices
in the general Office building. The
evening was thoroughly enjoyed by
the large crowd present.
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1916-1918, 1917-10-27

Paris-Major Gen. Hugh L. Scott
former chief of staff, has arrived
in France on his way to the front
to Join the American forces.
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1916-1918, 1917-10-27

Starting on November first there
will be a federal tax of five cents
on each message sent over the gov
eminent wires, to be paid by those
sending the messages.
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1916-1918, 1917-10-27

James H. Russell, who is inter-
ested in a grading contract on the
right of way south of Nenana, has
been in town a couple of days, TAX
ing in the sights. He reports that
his work is nearly completed.
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1916-1918, 1917-10-27

Four Fairbanksans are enroute to
the coast to enlist in the army.
They are Rod Donaldson, Red Rick
er, Ralph George Reyes and another
man.
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1916-1918, 1917-10-27

Tanana Valley Railroad ..-----..--- ID
One hundred seventy-six horses
were in use during the period.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-11-05
New YOrk's. Election

Mayor Mitchell of New York is up against a poll
teal combination almost impossible to beat. The
vote of Greater New York is split three ways-the
candidates for mayor being Judge John F. Hylan,
the Tammany man; Former State Senator William
Bennett and Mitchell Tammany has always won a
three orncred election, since the Tammany vote is
fairly solid. This year Tammany Hall is fighting
harder than for elections past, for the faith
full braves have been out of the feedtrough so long
they shabby at the heel and thin of stomach.
Bennett has fine organization and following of
dsgrunted Democrats we'll as Republicans.
Mitchell has been such good mayor that he has
made numerous CUemeS-the common condition in
American municipalities. he has feared neither
political social influence, and his vigorous cam
paign for improvement among the charitable insti-
tions won him enmity among the clergy of his own
creed Mitchell is running independently and per-
haps his greatest handicap is that in the primary
election there were serious frauds perpetrated in
his own camp. No quicker than Mitchell
to demand a ventilation of this unsavory mess but
the exposure hurt him greatly
In the election tomorrow Tammany will benefit
by the division of voters between Bennett and Nit
chel Each of these has on his side many good men
Mitchell $ supported by the majority of New York
papers
\ victory for Mitchell will be one of the most spec
tacular things of the political generation defeat
for him. Under the conditions will show principally
that the 4orCes of good government cannot afford to
divide and if they do divide, they simply elect the
reactionaries and plunderers.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-11-05
EDITOR
For the Portuguese Red Cross?

While not generally known, it is fact that tnefe
are 70 900 Portuguese soldiers the western front
in Europe, occupying sector of their own next 10
the British, under their own general who III turn
is under Gen. Haig
Each month the Portuguese government senas
5000 troops to keep up its quota at full strength the
wastage of war and invalidism taking its toll here
Just as it does in all the armies along the great
|trenchlin ..~".~.s III.
The Portuguese Red Cross has its arduous duties
among the Portuguese soldiers, and it is to carry on
the work with the military organizations that funds
are now being solicited in Hawaii among the Portu'
guese and Portuguese American residents.
Yesterdays campaign was especially among those
of Portuguese blood. The campaign will continue
until Sunday, November %, and an opportunity has
been given for those of other boods to contrl-
butte. The five downtown ''stations where such con-
trbutons will be received are Silvas TOggery, Ideal
Clothing Company, Popular Clothing Company,
Gonsalves & Company and Nieira Jewelry Com
pany. :..
The Star Bulletin is glad to bespeak for the Por-
tuguese Red Cross the assistance of the community
and to recommend its worthy cause to the public.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-11-05
PORTUGUESE RED CROSS DRIVE
ISWINNING; $1,000 IS EXPECTED

Bettencourt, Manuel R. Bisho, Joao
G.. Oliveira, Antonio P. Rege, Manuel
@. Sousa. ~. .-.... w. +" IRE i: Z
Perry, School, Fort, Beretania and
AIapai Streets (Mauka)-A. H. R.
Vieira, Bernardo de Camara, Jose P.
Rego, Jose NJ. Comes, Joao Moniz, b.
r. Tranquada, Jose Caetano, Joao ],
Lemes, Jose E. Santos, Jose G. Silva,
Isaias F. Rosa, Manuel G. Santos.
AIapai, Beretania, AIakea, King, Pu.
nahou and Wilder Streets-Francisco
F. Franco, Leonel P. C. Correa, NJ. R.
Sousa. ...
Punahou-Luiz r. Medeiros, NJ. E.
Medeiros, J. F. Louis, William G. An.
drade. :" =: g.. .>@
kakaako and Suburbs-M. NJ. Pi-
mental, NJ NJ. CaIhau, NJ M. Almeda,
Antonio G. De silva, ManUe Martins,
Frank G. Sylvestre.
kaIini-uka and Suburbs-Joao F. No.
briga, Manuel G.. Gonsalves, A. L. Per.
ry, E. G. Sylvestre, Jose G. Peregil.
KapioIani Traut and Suhurbs-Jose
p Dias, Joaq. C.. Grilho, F. C. Bene.
vides, NJ. P. Mattos, J. P. Comes.
Vineyard, Nuuanu; LtIiha, Asylum
Road and Judd Street-Manuel Gar.
rida, Joao Antonio Fernandez, Manuel
]. Perry, Manuel Quadros, j.. J. Cal
deira.
kaimuki and Suburbs-Joe F. Spi.
nola, NJ. E. Menezes, Manuel S .Freitas,
Joaquin F. Freftas.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-11-05
What About the Paving Contracts

James T. Taylor's statements to the board OF
supervisors last Saturday. backed by the letters
simultaneously filed with the board call for prompt,
fearless and expert investigation.
= His complaint in written form that cement is
being "skimped" on the Laimi contract deals with
an individual case, but his oral statement that if
the board will investigate it will find some of the
Honolulu contractors together in this alleged
"skimping' system, is general charge which can
, not be ignored.
The fact is still fresh in the public mind that
Supervisor Smith found it advisable to secure,
at his own expense an inspector for another paving
project.
The Chamber of Commences committee on muni,
cipal affairs has recently had up this matter of in
spection; so had the AID Club. 1t is matter Of
vital Importance when in the next few years Homo
lulu will spend millions of dollars on road work.
Hundreds of thousands may easily be frittered away
through incompetent, lax inspection
If there is no such wholesale "skimping' as Mr.
Taylor intimates, the contracting firms should be
freed from the stigma which inevitably rests upon
them from charge of this sort made before pub
lie body.
1t is justice to both Mr.. Taylor and the contrac
tors that the boards investigation be Immediate and
thorough
If, as some of the contractors are said to alege,
it is impossible to comply with the specifications,
why issue such specifications? If it is impossible to
get mix with the proportion of cement called
for in the specifications, these specifications ought
to be sent to the scrap-heap. But Mr.. Taylor says
it is not impossible; and that, after he had made
issue of it, and after the city engineer had renforc
ed his inspection corps, the Laimi contractor was
able to get in the required proportion of cement
This also is something that calls for explanation.
The Laimi incident is comparatively small but
the whole question of adequate inspection and Of
living up to paving contracts is involved.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-11-05
Nuuanu Entitled to Relief

Nuuanu residents are becoming tired of an intol-
cradle condition of dirty water. Action to relieve
the situation is what they want, and they are emit
tied to just that.
Nuuanu water has been dirty, illsmelling and
potentially dangerous since the reservoirs were
built. The recent typhoid outbreak brought home
the glaring fact that the watersupply as now han
died is menace that even under normal conditions
it is disagreeabe.
There is plenty of artesian water going to waste
in and around the city to solve this emergency
problem.
Nuuanu residents demand that it be solved.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-11-05
A Nation Saving Food

Food Pledge Week on the mainland ire
mendous success. 1t was estimated Saturday night
at Washington that one out of every four families
in the nation had enrolled under the flying banner
of Hooverism.
More than five million families will help save the
nations food-help in a definite and organized way
as a result of this drive" ~"
The great response to the food savings campaign
emphatcally answers the question sometimes heard
in Honolulu, rs there anything to this food
saving movement on the mainland? Is it worth
while for Hawaii to deny itself?' -"
The answer to such queries is a loud, long and
unmistakable Yes"
Englands spirit of self-sacrfce reduced the
wheat consumption of that nation by % per cent.
Yet in England there was no such widespread pop
ularty of substitutes for wheat such as we have in
the United States y large part of our population
lives much more cOrn-meal than Oh wheat.
There are districts in the South where wheat
bread is unknown there are other DISTRICTS embrac-
ing millions Of people, where the common term
dread" means cornbread, and wheat bread, infre-
quently used, is referred to as "lghtbread." In
other words, our country can turn readily from
wheat to corn consumption, and thereby conserve
the precious wheat more needed elsewhere than in
America.
Hawaii need have no uncertainty about the def
mite value of foodsaying. There need be feeling
here that our efforts in this direction are of no
avail
AS matter of fact Hawaii has double the rea-
son for saving as obtains in any other part of the
American commonwealth We must save for home
reasons quite as much as for the reasons of a for
eign Our own cargo space has just been dras
tcally restricted. We will pull through of course
and will probably be we'll taken care of, but right
now must not build on hope of any sue. plenti
full ship transportation as we have usually had in
the past ten years.
The Star-Bulctin has heard of one family in Ho
noIulu where food economy has been put into use
with such intelligence and good results that today
this familys living expenses 25 per cent lower
than year ago, though meanwhile the cost of liv
ing has materially increased Doubtless there are
many others with us good records Aside from the
national and patriotic viewpoint, it is very much
to the benefit of families and individuals in Ha
wall that they plan carefully to conserve their food
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-11-05

Total assured in cash and promises
to date, $25oo.
Amount expected from Oahu for
campaign, more than $4,000.
Total amount expected from terri
tory-Wide campaign, $1,000 or more.
With more than $4,000 to show as
their first days collections, the work
ers in the Portuguese Red Cross drive
started out this morning on the second
day of their campaign.
So far only Honolulu has been heard
from, and the drive, which is house
to house campaign, covers the entire
territory. Every Portuguese in Ha-
vail will have an opportunity to be-
come a member of the Red Cross be-
fore the drive is finished, and any one
of any other nationality who wants to
contribute will be allowed that privi
lege but most of the soliciting will be
done among the Portuguese by the
Portuguese.
To give every one an equal chance
business houses at various points will
take subscriptions. The five houses
in Honolulu taking subscriptions are
Silva's Toggery, Ltd, 81 South King
street; Vieira Jewelry Co., Ltd, 113
South Hotel street; NJ Gonsalves &
Co., Ltd, "A South Queen street; Ideal
Clothing Co. and Popular Clothing Co.
DR.. L. R. Gaspar is one of the joint
treasurers of the campaign, and at his
office yesterday all day people came
bringing their donations.
Although this campaign is called the
Portuguese Red Cross drive for mem.
bership, it does not mean that it is to
be for the Portuguese Red Cross, but
for funds to aid the organization in its
work of caring for the sick and wound
ed in the war, where $4,000 Portuguese
are now fighting with the Allies. Do
nations of any amount will be accept
able, the aim being to swell the fund
to as big a sum as possible. Portu-
guese plantation employees and others
not having the money on hand they
wish to subscribe may set down the
amount opposite their names and pay
it later.
The central committee having
charge of the drive is composed Of
the following: Senior A. l.. C. Pessoa,
president; Prof. E. G. Costa and DR..
l.. R. Gaspar, treasurers, and ]. R.
Ponte, clerk. The city districts and
canvassers are as follows:
Lairai Road and Suburbs-Ernest
Aguiar, Ma2ue: Comes Jardin, JoaO
Comes Robello.
Pauoa, Nuuanu Street, School Street
and Perry Street (Mauka)-Jose Fer
reira Durao, F. C. Oliveira, Jacintho J.
Rodrigues, Joao. F. Rosa, Caesar F.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-11-05

One effect of the Austro German drive into Italy
has been that Of silencing the noisy peace party
This party has been bowling for Italy to make
advances to the Central Powers ever since Cadorna
men took Gorilla and occupied much enemy terri.
tory. The peace advocates Immediately began an
agitation which has smelled strongly of pure com.
mercialism. They wanted TO trade on Italv,s con.
quests, and were willing, if their words read cor
rectly to do it at the expense of the Allies At on
time it said that French statesmen protested
strongly to Rome against the audacous freedom al
lowed the italian peacetalkers insisting that it was
iniuring the entire Entente cause. Now that the
sacred soil of Italy is invaded and the country is
threatened with Belgiums fate, these paciist gen
try are perforce silenced.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-11-05
SUMNER COMPLAINT
With apologies to kc 3 Of the Hearst
papers

,n,.. .s S4MmEH SoMPLAl ~
papers
Mr.. Q. II. MaeAoAM
POSTMASTER .s
f1osoIo.o' L H.:
DEAn MAY ..~ II. =.
was ! IN q a store
'n5 o.HsF DAY and
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Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-11-05

three boys all under twelve years de.
feated a team of youngsters under
Trainer Peter Harmon four and three.
quarters to three and three-quarters
yesterday afternoon at the grounds Of
the Hawaii Polo & Racing associa-
ton. The match was staged by Mr..
Dillingham; in order to see how much
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-11-05

knowledge Of the game the boys had
retained after several months Of rest.
The boys playing with Mr.. DiiAng-
ham were Lee Waterhouse, Walter
Macfarlane and Fred Trotter. Mr..
lannon's teammates were Clarence
Cooke, Jack Walker and Harold Erd-
man.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-11-05

The Star,Buetn today publishes further draft
lists, compiled from the drawings made last Thurs
day. The amount of labor involved in printing
these lists is very large indeed but the deep interest
in the draft throughout the territory and the eager
ness with which the Star Bulletins lists are awaited
each evening has entirely justified the extra expen
diture of effort