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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-04-05
DAM CASE TO SUPREME
COURT; MILL co. APrEai4'

notice OF appeal from the de-
cisfon rendered for John and Al
bert Whitehair in the flood case
last winter was filed today by the
defendants, tile Kansas Flour NILS
Company. a..
The case has been hanging IRE
for a long time. being set over seN-
eral times by the judge. Last ran
q trial resulted in hung jury put
81 the January term yerdict was
rendered for the farmers. The White-
hair case was a test case for tne
several farmers who had filed SUIT
AGAINST the milling company TOT
damages to crops by floods caused
by the backing up of water by the
mill dam at Enterprise. The case
will not come up in the supreme
court for nine months or year
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-04-05
FIRST PETITION IN
FIVE MILES OF CONCRETE ROAD
ASKED
VIII Follow the Old Trails Route
Through Dickinson Near Her.
ington-Concrete 10 Feet
Wide

The first petition for hard sur
face road in Dickinson county uh-
der the new road law has been iiieu
with the county clerk. 1t calls LOT
five miles of concrete road, Ito leet
wide.
The road extends from the DICK
decentralization line four miles north
10 Herington; thence one mile east
% the Dickinnson-Morr line. In
Morris county twenty miles more
will extend east through Counel'
Grove.
The district is three miles wide
Cor the south three miles, then one
ond one half miles wide. A remark
able thing about it is that OF -
land owners in the district 20 sign
ca the petition. The law require
II per cent OF the owners VINO owl
OK ner cent of the land or 80 pc
cent Of the owners who own 81 pc
oart NJ the land or owners OF 81 pc
cent of the land. This fills all thre
requirements.
The petition contains proVisio
that the road is to be built ON u
20 year plan, one-twentieth to
maid each year, and that the tot
cost to the district shall not be mo
than $1.95 per acre, otherwise u
petition is void. p-,ii~i
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-04-05

l., nictipson c0unty, Kansas, to-~ 1so,
III ,,,,,,e,nencing at "a point sixty NV
itnlss south OF the east quarter gUn
q, ,sr of section twenty t2V) IN Wv ~n,s.
ship thirteen ca ~ so Priacipai Merid-
4 a. fhe intersection Of the cas-
iine of said section with tlle Ne
uav of the Chicago, MdnSas o,.+ss
",aslsa Railway. thence tn uo1 IT,
ni ~ directions along the soutn ild0
~ said right of way TO q POM hiiti,s.
reen aad twenty -ftye .H,tti i59 no;nt.
Gs25) chains weSt OF r IrJ w Hi river,
t5ienoe dswn the said river on SO.
eminent meander fine 70 ~. nor.t'b
said section twenty GOD thenCe mo- INA I'd
on said section Tine thirty -seNen ai i,,s
p,.aiS.e one Rundredths CITED cilallls
t", the point OF beginning CONTAIN Ia7
n "a acres more or less atsG hin lee,, *
,,as org the west side of the Soutlu
s%aet quarter of section twenty o ',,',
TCsD tow Eship thirteen tl%g range w w
cIa east Of the Sixth Principal Ne
ridtan being nine go acres olfIe the
,,est side of lot two (24 ana OIL tnse
west side. of the northwest quarter OF
fgie southwest auRrteT of said sect iSl
Htine sontIi of tile right of way or TIE
chicago Rock Island x Pscitlc la
1 ~ cofppanv extending from S iaiil
rig6t Of way south to the smoky y u
river. said tract being two anu ,i,, LA
tNyo hundredths (242l chalhs ~ w. ~
also tract of ground i'm the sou ~ = .
80 at hnarter of section twentY-ohe
lSsn townshlp thirteen STSg ranS MeT Gde
ai9 described as follows: Beginnins
ggint in r,t tRf e Sc Way I'n and 1i "a
! afains east of west Tine of SECTOR
twenty -one CD. thence &C., south Mf seet 10,
t ra, 1a1D to the left bank o
ItHe smoky Hin river, distance
labout tfiifty- eight (3S) chains, thene
Iaiong said left bank to a point 10 10
Iobains east of west lime Of seGtIo ,
FL twenty-one (21O, thence north anou
SO chains ana PARALLEL to west I'm
of sectfon twenty-one C2r) to the roc
Island right of way. thence northwest
erlv along the south line Of said Roc
sl island right Of wav to the point =.
{ he ginning, tre tract containing zS'
acres more Or ess and o, fGreye yon pam an
@ each of YOU from setting up or cam
ing any right. title or interest te tb en-
:, adverse 10 the title and right of pos
SESSION of said plaintiffs.
: HURD & HURD,
8 A. Attorneys for PLAINTIFF
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-04-05
rour Quiet Title Suits

Four suits to quiet title have been
f,led in the district clerks Office.
Thomas McGrath and Jerry Sullivan
have brought suit against }. D
vncb ct al to settle title to land IN
this county; Eta Rock ct al has
brought suit against Joanna Lucas
ct ~: John Weber has filed against
Abram Weber, and V. G. kingsburS
asks settlement of the title to lane
claimed by both himself and Nj
land Mrs. John Burnett.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-04-05
.t WON'T WORKERS. re- HAVE
HARp TIME HERE THIS YEAR

Hoboes and members OF the l. W..
" Who have been in the habit VI
using the Union Pacific park as a
summer stamping ground Will nave
TO change their camp this year ae-
cording to statements of the Guy
police force. These men have al
wavs been disturbing element as
long as they have been here say
the officers, and have caused the
force considerable trouble IN the
mast l. W. W. agitation incident t.
the international crisis has ALREADY
caused considerable trouble th''
year and officers here are gong :
do their share to stop it.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-04-05

notified mat you have been sized In
the district court of Dickinson ceune
tw. Kansas, in an acti4n. wherein h
A. Knight is plaintiff. and You, to-
gether with others, aae defe Hdants'
tom of said plaintiff onn or before the
1ytf day of May 1917, or the same
will be taken as true, and -, jud tSa r.
tfe of saTd plaintfff, to all the follow
me ing described real estrte situated ~, in
lBi6kinsom county, Kansas, to-wit: Inc me
northeast quarter of section twenty
south range three $50 East of the
sixth PnIncipal Meridian, and exciud-
ing and barring you, and each OF you,
from setting up any claim IN or 70
tfie rear estate above. described adj
verse tor the titfe and right of posses
!lsion of said plaintiff.
HURD e. HURD,
A%t Attorneys for Plaintiff
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-04-05
ss5Iene
ST ATEMEMr

,,Ars.eiip. ms1ruageme HI. CIR.
culationa etc, acquired. Ny o, the os Abb
eongress4 of August y. nulAlished /
iene Weekly lielI L ansas. Tor April
weekly at ABILENE
Nate OF Kansas. County OF D D.sblio in-
SIS: Before me a hs'' aoHntw afore-
and Tor tne appeaGed c. Nj. Har-
80 Who having been NulS "sr,s tina :,
eording to law. deposss AIN the Abiiene
he Is tn P osoT anda that the follow :, W,
NC ee Ia to the best Oh ms XIV" of the
ana eelief, a true SAL AZ Of the.
anu Shin. management, etc oi deFe
| ownetsi.iiP' ~, ialication for uhe usS5
atore2~iip in It's above CAPTION requt en- ~
by the Act of Au iS Tpos 1 Laws and
bodied in sestion 44Ss t,,s reverse
: Negotiations PRIMES
OF thi That the names and aanressediitt oI
~ publisher, editor. MANS PS7hIis her
lne fb,,siness managers are ! ~ liar.
anai ,d n9si,'9 Pnb Co Editor, c. M s he
RelleC y''anaging editor ana p9s vi.
gen, na,.i' +. ". Wilson, all Oh
! leme Kan ds, AVE ere: II. w
:, That the Il fS erger. NJ B. Wilson n
Miisoh' Wsring. r. B. larger So
ABILENE, Ka ms known bondheld,er.
3. Thst end ather security colder
nv, an hold ing per CEN ,olo,te,age.
:. 0f total, amoune OF ooLAs' None,
4 =. othez SeCulYtteS- a. g. ,-ronhs neN
OF That the two psrasfa tNe owu
Z o,nv4 giving the names OIL ~ hoE
= amy estSokholders, and; seeu,.lN ybe n.
7 ers' anv. contain not only 'holas,
~ eLs' tt.itb olders and securlI; 20 ~
OF thev appear upon the no%h ,sepe Ii
Is as 80. 1v bua also, - cases " enDpa1
Il colil iphoider or security holuer 90 avn
>, stoSI> the books of the COMPANY relstio
ne zee ame al the person OF CO dtine
w tne Whom such trustee 80 mar
loI also that the saaa W. IN, eli
glabs contain statements bslief
r. gfsS.ppnfs full knowledge ana .ooSsditio
aafia 4he circumstances and a GS@u seeu
AZ 70 aer which stockholders a,s up
nndehI =, ,sers who do not appssi trv
lty leaks of the COMPANY 20 in
the poid stock and secur ~ 30
So tees nv my other than that Oh has
eapacny rer. and this affiant mas =,
90 fide ." 20 believe that any QUIZ I
res association, or coIp Stract in
son, interest direct or lnulr sacurft
-, ana stock, bonds. OF ONE
.7 said 81 so stated by him; rait
'el than aS G NJ. HAkGIEbh,a fore
'.4s Sw9 9sth dav OF March. lslt, pub
80 TINS O. W REEFS, NotS'S
CSSe s commission expires Mar. H. =
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-04-05
order Woman From Town

A white woman who has been Nv
ing with Mexicans at their camp
southwest OF town for several days
was ordered out of town last nlsht
nv officers on complaint of people
living near the camp. The woman
who SAYS her home is in Mammal
ton has made practice of coming
here and staying with the Mexieanf
for DAYS at a time. When found las'
night she was living in the same
house with four men.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-04-05
so5 TOO MUCH FOR DEATH
OF A DOG, SAYS JUSTICE

A suit for $25 for the death OF a
dog brought by A. P. Bergman OF
CLAY county against John L. Rogers
of this city, was denied by Justice
uutchison this morning. Rogers IN
an auto ran over a dog belonging TO
bergman about a week ago while on
n trip to Concordia The accident oc-
Cured when the dog ran in front OF
Rogers car as he turned out &c
PASS Bergman, who was in wagon
The plaintiff did not appeal the
case.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-04-05
CAN
GET SAME AID
Mrs. Eva Watson Believes
Tanlac Will Give Many
Others Relief

wichita, Kant feel better
now than have for nearly year
ood the big change in my condition
i dne TO Tanlac," Mrs. Eva Wat
eon wichita woman who lives AT
1920 South Topeka avenue saiu
here recently
"For long time have suffered
from stomach, liver and kidney trou-
ble Mrs. Watson continued. NY
food didn't digest properly AT times
nv stomach would become bloatea.
NJ heart would be affected ana
would become short of breath PANS
in INV stomach bothered me ana
also had pains in my side and DacA'
"Tbe very first bottle of Taniac
ga wonders for me Tanlac has pulit
mo up until | now feel better than
love felt for a year. | want my
friends to hear of the benefits
Gained from Tanlac because lee'
sure the new medicine will help
them Just as it has me-
TanIac. the Master Medicine Is
osneciaIly beneficial for stomach
liyar and kidney trouble, catarrhai
COMPLAINTS, rheumatism, nervous
ness loss of appetite, poor eircuia-
ton and is fine combatant ano
appetizer.
TsnTac is now being specially IN
trodueed and explained in Aoileht
al NJ. GIeissner & Son drug store
Adv
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-04-05
fIe;,.st pubIfshed in Abilene Weekly
Reffector April 5, 1870
NOTICE TO DET-INQUENT INK
PAYERS or DICKINSON
COUNTY. KANSAS

,offiee OF the County Treasurer, Dick
inson county, Kansas. 4A,z
Abilene, Kan, april z, ISL,
ioN M91iee is n list list Of lands, city and
Dickinson and the state Of kansas
sold on the 1st day OF Se 1e1s ami
.unreceemed on the above date. cun
tanning the names of the parsons US -
sessed Whenever such name appe ss,d =
an the assessment and tax rolls I'M
the amount of taxes due on aacIt
marcel Of land with the interest thet
on calculated to and inneGl-nding tbsf
| ith dav Of September 1917, Ana tila'
lunfess such lands and lots are re-
deemed on or before the said tn daN
Of Sentemher, 1917, that being, me
last day Of redemption allo Noeds "
leW' '"eS W. " NEWTON COLE,
County Treasurer
Name and Description, ia, 80 /,
III. NJ Robson, the ne = 4-l9-l,S %
Banner city
W A. Manner 55 It Of lots
w =, 4 nj MaS Slk Tots lots 10 1s, 6iit
e6 NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ~
Enterprise
Ia b Hoffman, lots u. Is, blk q,
B Hoffman. lots Of. j., : Z, slk nix x 8
W. p Allen. lot {, block o
Senn's add ....-.-...a.t..t.t. q
5, Hope
:. con Alfalfa Milling Co, lot 4, -
n nix Is. Growers add.....-... o.
> HeringtOn
e q n HUI. lot 5. blk 20. ... ss9ss
= III +. Warner lots IS, 20. blk e us
r. Clark, lots Is, II. 1s, BLK e
=. SIS Herlngton Town Co. ado 80
J. NJ Barker. lots s. 8, blk " =,
&, Herington Town Co. add i
n T s. Mitchell. lots 3, Z. 5, W or
creek. block 1874. Herington f,
- Town Co. add ...s-.........
ID. Con Kreiger, W y OF lot s, blk
o. 1877, Herington Town co. ACC
ne Dani Weaver. lot OF creek
~, blk $50 Herington Town Co ,
as ADJ az Tbomas. lots "a. g. Il, =.
d. % 81. blk IT'S. T. 4 w. aga %
he 4 J. Ashley. lots -, u, % %,
re blk 1. Thompsons add rs
ne r L. Thompson, lots TO se "a,
mt even. blk Z, Thompsons ACC ~
IN r T. Thompson. lots ! TO II odd
IS inc. blk 9, Thompson's add, -
'Sa n Z. Thompson. lots 2, 4, s, Dix =,
ed 3, Thompson's add ...-....ss- .
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-04-05
ARLENE BOYS ENLIST AT
SALIVA RECRUITING cFfi' +

salina, April IA. E. Johnson
and p G. Preston, both of Abilene
have enlisted at the army recrul'ins
station here and will leave mere
Monday or Tuesday
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-04-05
,,,,..+ published in Abilene Weekly
reflector April 8, f9tO
PUBLICATION NOTICE

10 lanes S. LYNCH il living any ils9
unknown heirs, executors auiil a.s-
traitors. deVisees, trustees an az mis-
signs L he be o nnd her unknown
beirs executors, administrators uSe
l,tsees. trustees and assign, II Ell 81
be dead; ARM HIsp14E Mo Nl,BTSEi.E NJ.
rEiji, MONTERREY LUPEt;, heirs ~
law Of Robert Morris, deeeaseN' "a "a
the unknown heirs, eNeeut tas and
nssigns of said Robert MOTIFS a. e
ceased: JAMES RICE. A y, - . ISi,rr II Il
RICE, JANE INGRAM ELL Ell 4i Nt !
sHELLIYA,; i, NARY MIHAhRG 5'isRFTTr : PoNTfus
hsirs at law of James +. Rice os
ceased, and the unknown helrs -
ecutors, administratoIs' "a 1ss',,e,
trustees and assigns OF Sald Jsnig -
ntca deceased. CLIFFORD T, =
PoNTioUS, NETTlE b. PoNIlOC =,
and LILLE J. PQNIiOlS' ,he lls
and the unknown heirs, executors
sdministrators, devisees, trustee
and assigns of said Reuben tehtlou.
deceased; the unknown heirs eA
ecDtors. administrators, deyisee'
trustees and assigns 81 :, l 1, iliee,r,1;
Stevens. deceased; GEORGE Il. SIbN
Fms. II living, and ms t tnrs ~
e ,.fsees trustees and assigns II ~
he dead ALMIRA l.. R4MkS II n'
ing and her unknown helrs' eNeS''
q tors administrators. devlsees' ttu
tees and assigns If she be dea'
e ROBERT B. LEEPER, If Twin
c and his unknown heirs, exec
e tors. administrators, devisee
trustees and assigns, If he be dea
You and each OF you are hereby =
ltlfied that you have been sued In
district court OF Dickinson ceun'
Kansas. in an action wherein Thon,
RI NfcCrath and Jerry Sullivan are plai
tiffs. and you and others are deienn
II ants, and that unless YOU answel -
neffffon OF said plaintiffs on or nele
)r ne nth day OF May. 1917. the sai
NJ wiu be taken as true and ludgme
rendered against you and eaeh or y
liz oufetfnr the title and right OF p.
sssSion Of said plaintiffs in and TO
foYowing described premises situa'
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-04-05

49, We
WILLIAM KITT I, ia 4 living hmG
and their unknown heirs, executors,
administrators devisees, tStT'
and assigns, If they be deaI; S11s: fnIs
a GILLETT and the ~ vile ~
IRoN WORKS. corporation De
NJ ie tfa Mo hove named defendants, VII,
TO tne q, ktittenbach and Henry Q.
iEitfanhach II living, and thelr uh-
known heirs executors, az ~ 80.
tors. devlsees, trustees ah Gui Sf and
The Riverside Iron works GU
2o DOT, and each Of YOU are hereby
notified that YOU have been sueu IN
/ ne district court of Dickinson cou1nttfy'
state of Kansas by said James A. Sii
| lett, who filed his petitioon IN N n
court on the SOth day of Mareh A ,rii. ~,
lIei7. wherein he asks that s nv .i.is =
he uuieted in him to tne a. TSs,Il
described real estate, sifuaee os u" to1v-it
fnson county, state OF Kansas ~ "
The northwest quarter (nw, "a OF
section number one ~, an1 lhe ~ h ~
east quarter tne ~ ana and tne eas e NY g
Of section number two t2l, All IN town
shin number fifteen Cl5), range mum
her four l4l east OF IN. me SA ~, anS
> escb of YOU be forever barred and
: foreclosed from claiming any interest
in lien upon t or rlss . saiu p'sii'sss
: That unless you answer OF demuri
/ 20 said netition on or before the 18th
! ssv Of NAV, 1917. said petition viii
: be taken as true. and the title to tbs
: above described premises VIII b
!, onieted in said plaintiff and that h
: vouid be decreed the absolute owner
\ thereof and that you, and each o.
: Won. will be forever barred: and fore
e closed from claiming any interest In
: lien upon. or title to said premises, Of
}, lanv part thereof.
[: Plaintiff
:. By S. S. Smith. HIS Attorney. 8
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-04-05
DuUL INTO oTL SAND AT
CARLTON, II THE REPORT

The report comes here rom
solomon that the drill at the Carl
ron well went into oil sand ms
morning No suBstantiation OF the
report comes from Carlton. IT is
known. however, that the drlile'
expected to strike sand this week
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-04-05
MAXWELL MAKES LONG
NO STOP ENDURANsE ~ y

c. Redman, Agent, Abilene;
salina April maxwell stock
touring car completed 72-hour non
stop endurance run on oaXuaie
track covering 1855 miles, eonsum-
ing &C gallons gasoline qA' =
oil. quarts water
49, B. II. Upton.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-04-05
fEirst published in Abilene Weekly
Reflector April 5, 1870
NOTICE OF FINAIL SETTLEMENT

ctota af Kansas. Dickinson county, ss'
IN tle Probate Court of said county.
in the matter of the estate Of Jonathan
Rombergerc Deceased.
TO, all creditors and other person ne
Interested 10 said estate: You are
here Nv notified than I have filed re
port of my administration or sac n,,t,9-
son, county and th4t win make tinai
settlement of the above named estate "a
in the prcaate coart in and FOR SAY sada
co1Tntv at the probate judges oflice
~ Abilene in said county on the 4tn
da,y of MAY. 1917. and at such tlme
ianplication will ne made for my com
/ q xnenses. and for my discharge as such
administration and for an order OF tne
,nurt finding aud adiudging. who eweere
rhe heirs, devis'ees and legatees o. nv
deceased ,,onsnu4,s.ueF9
Administrator of the estate OF iona.
Z than Romberger. Deceased.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-04-05
No Peace TeIegrams Here

The local telegraph offices report
that no peace kilograms we're sent
from Abilene to the president OF
congressman. Hundreds we're sent
from Topeka and Wichita according
to the papers.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-04-05
,hlisbea In Abilene Week
FIRST Refiector April >, 1910
PUBLICATION NOTICE

70 TuAppEUs H. WALKER. II exe liS-
~ t,g ana his unknown heirs, trus-
tors tors administrators; q bs be dead /;
tees an2 AS BifFNWN. II living, and
sis unknown heirs, exeeuttoFs and and
mIllinistrators. devissees,s tT cgHsiRsfHsTiAN
sssigTnfs, IT + Is il living. and bis NJ, un-
MAN., MAEll-1h heirs. executors. adminls5sTs-
t ng" devisees, trustees ana PsEs SrEFs,
II he be dead; PEI N IL unknown
go Executors, administrators' o he
h eirs. frnstees and assigns. II, u E, 3 IS
he dead: and MELS,HloSs r ~ ESi heirs
LA. ~ Nv Nv ssmi1istrators, deviseess
fr,stees and assigns. 4 ne pc e essS
Ven ana each OF you, are
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-04-05

q l.. Thgunpson. ltts "A, Is, Is.
20, %, a, blk 3 ThoinpSon sg.5
e 400 10 rhornpson, lipts to- u odd oq1
inc. blk II, ThSmpson1s add Sesi
Av5Iene
81 Bell q, Y lou S, blk H. H. 1sc
g. b. add -..-
II w. NcAI lot Il and loC II e3 *,
10 f. blk ?, Garpenltee i fr, spu -
In L, Whine. lot w. DIX ICE riis 90
up ,S lot 16g, blk Don High
land ada ......--.'.'- ''''---'
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-04-05

We extend an earnest
invitation to everybody to
come see our display OF
handsome Easter Foot
wear. New and choice
creations for men, women,
boys, Misses and children
that we are now showing
for the first time this sea
son. The handsomest anc
best shoe we have eve
shown.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-04-05
5rirst, unfinished in Abilene weekly
Eefrector April 5, f9fIe
NOTICE
NOTICE

IN the District Court Of Dickinson
~ C,nuntv. state Of Kansas
1,NffSS 4 GILLETT, Plaintiff
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-04-05

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9S11l
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-04-05

1898
45143
2.62
81
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-10-17

cause. Thousands and tens of thous-
 ,Tnltel States and large numbers Of them have been forced into the army scr,i'c through the operations of tie conscription law. As remarked before many of these men will doubtless proyc efficient soldiers but there will be Dth, IFS whose loyalty to this coun-
 try Niil le a matter of serious douh'.
 Even though they lay aside their pre-
 judices, it can hardly be expected that
 they will fight with the same ardor as
 those whose sympathies are wholly
 given to our cause. In spite of the
 fact that present day military training
 practically reduces the individual to
 the status of a mere cog in a gigantic
 machine. it cannot be gainsaid that
 men whose hearts and minds are not in full sympathy with the cause in which
 they fight will hardly be as efficient
 and trustworthy soldiers as those whose allegiance is undivided.
 For this reason, If for no others, American residents of Teutonic per
 suasion should be permitted to make their choise as to whether or not they wish to fight for America or devote themselves to other pursuits under the direction and control of the govern ment.
 To send man, and especially an alien, to the firing lines, who goes there half heartedly or unwillingly is ap- preaching dangerously close to chOos- ing our enemies to assist us in fight | ing our battles. Every man sent to the front should possess unquestion l able loyalty to the flag and be in full and complete sympathy with our cause. We possess an ample supply of that kind and the nation should in no case
 be compelled to depend on men whose patriotism and loyalty can he ever l remotely suspicioned
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-10-17
!oME, ALASKA, OCTOBER, r, 1917.
FARM WORK FOR ALIENS

Considering that there are more than he United States who are subject to he conscription law and that a large Ito the national army, it appears some hat unfortunate that congress did not ccept the proposal Of Representative triton to amend the conscription act that they would be allowed the op- lon of going to the front or remaining home 10 work as laborers on farms uring the war period
 Although many of these men will undoubtedly prove quite as faithful and fcient soldiers as the veI1est dyed in- le wool American in the army ranks lere will be many others who will go ut half hcartedly 10 take their places the firing lines in France-not be- luse of cowardice or desire to shirk le duty imposed upon them. but be- lusc of the fact that they are not in Ill sympathy with the United States a conflict with the land of their fore lthers. We are more or less aware nat many of the most rabid pro- Ger Ianists in America are citizens of Ger lan descent who have never set eyes T German soil. Many of us have fre- uently been puzzled by this peculiar henomena during the war period. the average person it IS quite in- )mprehensible that person who has ld absolutely no association with ermany in a direct sense, who possess no memories such as are held by his rebears concerning their beloved atherland, who is entirely free of tra- tional influences which might bind m to the land of his sires, can main in a sympathetic devotion 10 the erman cause, greater in many cases an the devotion of those who were 1eprial flag. However incomprehen- ble 1t may appear, no we'll informed .rson will deny that the second and ird generation of American born tizens of German blood frequently l It German even the native born Ger ans in sympathizing with the German
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-10-17

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