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The Alaska citizen., 1917-04-30
ROOT TO MAKE
 RUSSIAN TRIP

WASHINGTON, D. C., Apr. 26.- senator from New York, and one of the foremost American statesmen living today, has been appointed by President Wilson to head an Am erican commission which is to be sent to Russia. MT. Root called on the President today at the latter's request and held long conference, following which it was announced that he had accepted the appointment.
 The American commission is mak-
The Alaska citizen., 1917-04-30

ing the trip to Russia to study pre- vailinG conditions throughout the Russian empire and endeayor to de termine some means of cooperating with the new Russian government and offer if the assistance of the United States in any way that is con sidercd beneficial to Russia. The date of the commissions departure is being kept secret for he time being. at least. and may not be an nounccd at all The trip is being made at the special invitation of the Russian authorities
The Alaska citizen., 1917-04-30

German forces will succeed in talk ing the Russian capital The inhabi- tants are moving to Moscow,
 The Russian naval and military authorities have issued statements to the populace declaring that there is no possibility that the Germans will be able to reach Petrograd. but 1t has had no effect on the stamped, ing crowds, who are filling trains to overflowing every day.
The Alaska citizen., 1917-04-30
ACTIVITIES ON
 VERDUN FRONT

PARIS, Apr. 26.-Reports received tonight at the war office from Yer dun are to the effect that there has been considerable activity in that sector today The German forces were the aggressors, having made several attacks in an attempt to wrest various important trench po- sitions from the French troops. However, all of their efforts were of no avail, as their attacks were easi- ly repulsed.
The Alaska citizen., 1917-04-30
AMERICAN BOAT
 IS TORPEDOED

LONDON, Apr. 26.-The American schooner Birdsall, sailing from an American port to an English one, was today torpedoed and sunk by a German submarine in British Wa ters The entire crew was picked up after several hours at sea in an open boat by a British patrol boat, and were brought into port. There was no loss of life occasioned by the sinking of the ship.
The Alaska citizen., 1917-04-30
RUSSIANS FEAR
 FOR PETROCRAD

WASHINGTON. D. C., Apr. 2t.- Dispatches received here from Lon don say that there is an exodus of thousands of the citizens of Petro- grad. on account of fears that the
The Alaska citizen., 1917-04-30

Who has not experienced the pre- dicament of an unexpected guest and an empty cake box An emergency of this kind can often be met if you keep on hand supply of little cakes or cookies, which are so easi- iy and simply made, yet so tooth5ome. These cakes can be baked in less time than d more elaborate and larger cake and will not necessitate several hours in a hot kitchen-a saving not to be ignored during the summer months. There are numer- ous recipes which even an lneXperi- enced cook can follow without ditIi- culty and which will allow of ample variety to suit all palates. cURRANT OR RAlslN GEMS.
 One cupful flour F cupfuI milk, F cupful sugar, l egg. l tablespoonful butter, 1 teaspoonful baking powder k teaspoonful salt. F cupful raisins or entrants.
 Cream the butter and sugar. Add the well beaten egg. Sift in the flour salt and baking powder, then add the milk Beat well for five minutes. Mix in the floured rasins or cur rants. Drop from a tablespoon onto a well buttered tin and bake in hot oven
 SPONGE DOMINOES.
 Bake an ordinary sponge cake in a shallow tin. Cut it into small oblong pieces and cover with choco- late icing. When this is cold, orna- ment with bits of white icing to represent dominoes.
 PEPPERNUTs.
 One pound flour 1 pound sugar, eggs, 3 ounces candied lemon peel, 1 tablespoonful ground cinnamon, l teasDoonful cloves, 1 teaspoonful ot baking powder, l nutmeg.
 First beat the eggs and sugar to- gether. To this add baking powder, spices and sliced lemon peel and beat thoroughly. Add the flour and knead together on board. Shape into small balls and bake in slow oven on buttered tins.
 MoLAssEs DROPS.
 One-third cupful boiling water, 1-3 cupful butter, 23 cuptul molasses. F teaspoontul salt teaspoonful soda, 1 teaspoonful cinnamon. l tablespoon ful ginger flour
 Pour the boiling water over the butter and add the other ingredi- ents, using enough flour to make stiff batter Drop in tablespoonfulS on buttered tin and bake in moderate oven for fifteen minutes. DAINTY WATERS.
 One cupful powdered sugar. la cupful butter, 1A cupful flour, F cupful milk. E teaspoonful salt, l teaspoonful vanilla.
 Cream butter and sugar and add the other ingredients. Spread on in verted buttered tins and bake in quick oven. When done. cut in squares and roll
 ANIsEED CAKES.
 One pound powdered sugar, ' eggs, 1 pound flour. l ounce aniseeds.
 Mix all the ingredients thorough ly and drop onto buttered tins from a teaspoon. The drops of dough should be about the size of wal nut. Allow liberal spaces betwssn
The Alaska citizen., 1917-04-30
DAINTY CAKES FOR ALL OCCASIONS



 each cake, Set in a warm place for several hours until smooth and quite dry Bake in a moderate oven until the cakes are a golden brown Sue cess depends on thoroughly beating the mixture and having the flour dry. Thirty minutes is not too long time to beat the eggs and sugar SOUR MILK OATMEAL CAKES.
 One cuplul white sugar F cupful butter l cuprul oatmeal l cupful grated cocoanut, 1 cupful chopped Tai5ins, 1 teaspoonful soda, table spooniuls sour milk, ? cupfuls flour
 When you have creamed the butter and sugar. stir soda in the sour milk and add to the mixture Mix in the raisins and cocoanut and then add gradually the oatmeal and flour Drop from a teaspoon onto buttered tins. Bake in 8 quick oven. OATMEAL COOKIES.
 One cuplul sugar. ? eggs, 74 cup full butter, ? cupluls oatmeal. cup fuls flour, 1 cupful molasses, 1 tea spoonful soda, 1 teaspoonful vanilla.
 Among the most wholesome of cookies are those made from oat- meal Cream the butter and sugar together, add the well beaten eggs and vanilla. Stir the soda in the molasses and add to the mixture Then stir in the oatmeal and the flour, beating all until well mixed Drop from a teaspoon onto buttered . tins.
 OATMEAL MACAROONs Two and one-half cupfuls oatmeal l tablespoonful butter, 1 cupful SUI gar, eggs, l teaspoonful vanilla. Melt the butter and mix thorough ly with the oatmeal Beat the eggs until light and stir them in. Add the sugar and flavoring, shape in a teaspoon and drop lightly on but tered tins. Bake in moderate oven for three to five minutes or until the ingredients are well set together. FRUIT CAKES.
 Take three eggs, a cupful of short ening, one and half cupfuls of sugar two cupfuIs of flour, tea | spoonful each of soda and cinna- mon, cupful of nuts, pound of dates, a teaspoonful of salt and l lemon and vanilla extract to taste. ! Dissolve the soda in half cupful 1 of boiling water. Bake in gem pans. HERMITs.
 Two cupfuls brown sugar. l cup full butter, 1a cupful milk. l-3 cupful i almonds, l cupful raisins, l tea spoonful soda. F teaspoonful cinna. mon, 1a teaspoonful nutmeg. 1 egg. flour.
 Carefully cream the sugar and but ter. add the well beaten egg and the soda dissolved in the milk. To this add enough flour to roll out we'll Sift in the cinnamon and nut, meg and stir in the chopped and floured raisins and chopped almonds Roll, cut in oblongs and bake.
 LITTLE MoLAsSES CAKES.
 Two scant cupfuls lard. ? cupfuls molasses, l egg. l teaspoonful soda cinnamon, cloves. flour. salt. Mix ingredients together with sui fcent flour to roll out on board Cut in fancy shapes after rolling the dough about one-quartsr of an inch thick.
The Alaska citizen., 1917-04-30

Bake an ordinary sponge cake in A shallow tin. Cut it into small oblong pieces and cover with choco- late icing. When this is cold, orna- ment with bits of white icing 10 represent dominOes.
The Carlisle independent., 1917-07-05

exclude the air from the surface of the brine. This should be done by either of two methods, 24I hours after the vegetables have been packed.
 Perhaps the best method is to cover the surface-over the board and around the weight with very hot, melted paraffin. If the paraffin is sufficiently hot to make the brine boil when poured upon it, the paraffin will form a smooth, even layer, be fore hardening. Upon solidify- ing, it effects an air. tight seal. Oils, such as cottonSeed oil or the tasteless liquid petroleum, may also be used for this pur- pose. As a measure of safety with crooks, it is advisable to cover the top with cloth soaked in melted paraffin. Put the cover in place before the pasaffin hard ems.
 The second method, which may be used with barrels or kegs isSt to pack the container as full as possible and then replace the head. In using this method for fermentation of beets, cucum- bers, or string beans, add the board and weights as described above and allow to stand for 24 hours before heading. During this period most of the gas first formed escapes and the contain. CT then may be headed up tight, first removing the board and weights. Then bore an inch hole in the head and fill the barrel with brine. allowing no air space. Allow bubbles. to escape. Add more brine if possible, and plug the vent tight. If the barrel does not leak, fermented products put up in this manner will keep indefinitely.
 After sealing with paraffin the containers should be set where they will not be disturbed until the contents are to be used. Any attempt to remove them from one place to another may break the paraffin seal and necessitate resealins. If the containers are not opened untils cold winter weather, the vegetable should keep without spoilage until they are used up. If opened in warm weather, they are likely to spoil quite rapidly unless the paraffin is relocated and the container re sealed immediately. In the case of cucumbers aud chayotes. it is preferable, if enough material is available, to use the method, of packing in kegs or barrels, as described above.
 Only these vegetables which can not be kept by storing or early ones that are not available later in the season, should be preserved. Late beets, for ex. ample, can be better kept in the cellar.
 The method of putting up cab bage by fermentation has a mum. Der of advantages over the pres ent process of making sauer- kraut and is described in anoth- CT article.
 A circular describing the fer mentation method is now avail able for distribution from the States Relations Service of the United States Department of Agriculture.
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The Carlisle independent., 1917-07-05
New Way to Preserve

| string beans. beets, cabbage, GU l cum bers. apd other succulent garden crops, is described in a notice just issued by the United States Department of Agricul- ture.
 Sauer kraut and pickles put up in this way are fairly we'll known in this country, but comparative ly few persons have thought of trying it as a household measure for preserving these and other vegetables. Those who like acid foods and who have too few can ming containers to hold their sur plus products may find this method useful. The following de scription of the method of fer menting vegetables has been prepa ed by one of the bacteriol- ogists in the Bureau of Chemis try, who has been experimenting with this process.
 The vegetables are not cooked but are put down in salt brine in any nonmetal watertight con tainer and are sealed up with paraffin and are otherwise made air tight. Under this treatment tactic acid will develop and this acid, the value of winch as food has been recognized. acts as a preservative. Whether Ameri cans will develop z taste tor such fermented foods, highly prized in Europe, is open to question, but the investigator believes that many will find the process well worth trying.
 TO PRESERVE CUCUMBERS
 Wash the fruit if necessary and pack into a clean, water tight barrel, keg or crock. On the bottom of the barrel place a layer of dill and a handful of mixed spice Add another layer of dill and another handful of spice when the barrel is half full. and when almost full add a third layer. If keg or crock is used, the amount of dill and spice can be reduced in proportion to the size of the receptacle. When the container has been filled within a few inches of the top, add lay CT of covering material-beet tops CT grape leaves about an inch thick. If any spollage should occur on the surface, this layer will protect the vegetables beneath. Press down with a clean board weighted with brick or stone. Do not use limestone or sandstone.
 Make a brine by adding l pound of salt to 10 quarts of wa> ter. To each 10 quarts of briIe so made add two. thirds of quart of vinegar. The vinegar is used primarily to keep down the growth of injurious bacteria until the lactic-acid ferment starts, but it also adds to the fla vor. Add sufficient brine to GOV CT the material and allow to stand 24 hours. Then make air tight, as described below. The time necessary for complete fer mentation to occur depends up on the temperature. In warm place only five days tu a week may be necessary; in cool eel lar three or four weeks.
 BEETS AND STRING BEANS
 The strings should be removed from string beans before they are put up. Beets, of course, re quire careful washing to remove all dirt before brining. If it is desired, when finally the beets or string beans are to be eaten. to wash out the brine and serve them as fresh vegetables, the ad dition of spice when they are put up is not necessary. Proceed as
The Carlisle independent., 1917-07-05
Pershing Greets Men From Land of His
 Fathers

Paris, June 29-Maior Gener- al Pershing yesterday received a delegation from the Alsace-Lor- raine republican com mittee. Re ferring to the American com mander's Alsatian ancestry, the vice president, M. Staehling told the general how proud they were that a descendant of their little country had come to fight for the triumph of their inalien able rights and the restoration to France of the lost provinces
 General Pershing was visibly moved. He said he was most happy to greet representatives of the valiant people who had suffered so deeply because of If delity to their country, and that he had a warm place in his heart for Alsacc, the land of bis faith. CTS.
The Carlisle independent., 1917-07-05

No. 666 will cure Chills and Fever. It is the most speedy remedy we know,
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Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-02-17
KlIRTISTONN IS
MUCH BOTHERED
BY HARD Rains

Kurtistown School, Hawaii. Feb. 3.
1917. .-...
Editor Honolulu Star-Bulletin.
Dear Sir: This is q very dry week.
Our seeds and plants are growing
nicely now. ..... 49,. -: ....
We are watering our plants every
morning and every afternoon.
There are 50 yards from the tank to
our garden. ...... I'LL. 49,. =.
You can imagine how much WORK W
are doing. Lots Of fun though.
Some boys carried the water and
Some tcys sprinkled the plants. ~
Masaru Hiraki poisoned the grass; IL
our garden and in our taro patch.
Yours truly.
SHIGERU H0NZAKI,
Age 10, Grade D.
p .i.-Eaclosed please find lictrT IS
III ctr Garden. H.: 49,. a
Dear Sir: Rain! RAIN! Rain! ~.
This is very rainy week and We
are tired of it. :@..- .
Our garden was one big pond.
We dug several bitches to drain off
all the water in the garden.
We wore our rain coats while work
ing
The rain washed off some soods,
plants and almost all the rich soil
from our garden. .'.......... 4
We did not do much this week on
account of the heavy rain.
Yours truly,
SEICHI SAKAI, i
Age l3, Grade 5.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-02-17

planting it Dyfrig and his partner in
tend to win the first prize if hard,
Intelligent work will do ii.
Mountain View school, Hawaii,
enters the contest with several let.
ters this week telling of the gardening.
Among them are letters from Hiroshi
Ochiai, Tadashi Nakanishi, Tezo Iwasa
and Henry Carlos
Many letters came this week from
Kauai High and Grammar school The
Contest Editor again wishes to.
emphasize that the two or three best
letters each week should be sent to
US. and we shall try to publish them,
but 1t is impossible to publish all. II
the schools wish, they can send us
each week, with the two or three let
tiers the names of the 10 pupils con-
tributing the hest letters of the week
and we will try then to publish the
names of the 10. in addition to the
letters sent us. Among the con-
tributors% this week from Kauai High
and Grammar school are Joseph L
Sam Kaeo, Kenneth Hopper, Robert
Hogg, William Moragne, Percy Lyd.
date and David |.
Kan Sing Ho writes from Hanalei,,
Kauai, that he is waiting for his home
garden vegetables to come up.
Among the Aiea, Oahu, letters are
those from Simpson Kahikina, John
Dabraeo, Libert O'Sullivan and Ed
ward Kahanu.
Kurtistown, Hawaii, news is told in
letters by n: Nishio and Samuel K.
Hama.
Puunene, Maui, garden notes are
sent in by Isami Ito and Foustine
Joan.
Kekaha, Kauai, notes are eontribut-
ed by Leialoha Walea, S. Tomoyasu,
4. Kawashima, Ida Ono, NJ. Yasutake,
Alfred acheco, Carmen Lidesma,
Ina Kilauano,l .. Yamashita and s.
Iwatomi.
Among the Paia. Maui, letters are
those from Paul Knyse and John An
drade.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-02-17
GOOD PROGRESS TOLD }.
TN HAENA'S LETTER

Hanalei, Kauai, T. H., Feb. 10, 1917.
Editor Honolulu Star-Bulletin.
Gentlemen: We have built fence,
planted corn and peanuts, which
chickens had destroyed, however, cut
grass, pulled weeds and broken new
sod in our garden, this week.
MRS. E. M. B0OC0,
Haena School
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-02-17

The contest department has received
a number of good drawings this week
and among them wishes especially to
mention five drawings by Pauline
Ferreira of Hanamaulu school, Kapaia,
Kauai. They were nicely drawn and
oolored, and an interesting letter from
Pauline came with them. she is in
the sixth grade.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-02-17

Mahiawa sent a number OF we'll.
written letters to the contest depart
ment this week. Among them were
those by the following: Okiyo Aku-
tagawa, Shigeru Tokimoto, Seisuke
Niino, S. Tehikawa, Alice Voeller,
Toshi Minami, Charles Baker, T.
Wakabayashi. 7. Yamamoto, K. Ibara
and NJ. Tokumoto.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-02-17

The American Red Cross moved in
to the new 100000 building donated
by Congress, as memorial to the
women of the Civil War. =.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-02-17

: Kilauea, Kauai, sent large bunch
of letters this week. Some for which
there is room are from George Cor.
sreia, Joe Remoallo, Manuel Sanches,
Frank Pacheco, Frank Correia, Kui
Tong Lung, Willie All Sui, Albert
Rezantes, Sohei Hamano, B. Ffrstin,
Fortunate Tejo. Kaichi Olan, Herbert
All Tai, John Pacheco and Manuel
Sardinia.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-02-17

ed per cent increase in wages to
employees in lumber camps in the
western part of Montana.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-02-17

The Anaconda Copper Go. announc.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-02-17

Continued from page one)
ruary 8. Since then rain has fallen
and the garden should be doing bet
ter
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-02-17

Kilauea School. Kilauea, Kauai.
Editor Honolulu Star Bulletin.
Sir: Ny garden has cabbage, let
tuce and red radishes. January it
rained very much. The seeds were
washed away. The radishes are two
inches high. The lettuce has four
leaves. The cabbage has four leaves
now.
JOSEPH JACINTH,
Grade V.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-02-17

W. suhl captain of was found in his cab, as =
Ame fracture of the skull ana other IN
cans gar in Brooklyn, juries
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-02-17

Louis Cadina, Jr., and Minoru Kawa.
hara write from Ninole, Hawaii. about
the progress Of their school garden.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-02-17

kilauea School, Kilauea, Kauai.
Editor Honolulu Star-Bulletin.
Sir: am writing about my home
gardens and school gardens.
/ have no partner.
/ did not plant my seed in January
because it was rainy month.
In January the seeds were washed
out z>E..-s.
| haye. been planting my seeds in
February.
Ny seeds are radishes. squashes.
lettuces, cabbages. peanuts, turnips,
watermelon and carrots. -s.
My plants are tall. .*.. +.
LUZ FREITAS,
Grade VI.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-02-17

Etsu Hilasa, writing from Waipahu
school, Oahu, calls attention to the
fact that the school yard there is tidy
and has four new garbage containers,
each with cover on It. Good for
Waipahu, This shows how cleanliness
may be observed in the school yard.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-02-17

Wong Wo Chane, writing from Ha.
nalei. Kauai, tells of the success he is
getting by hard work on his rather
rocky home garden. Stick to it,
perseverance is the biggest part of
success in any kind OF work or any
line of life.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-02-17
FEBRUARY HELPS
KILAUEA, kauai

Kilauea School, Kilauea, Kauai, Feb
9, 1917.
Editor Honolulu Star-Bulletin.
Sir: In January it was. stormy
weather 1t took all the seeds out.
Now our seeds are growing up and
have five gardens. ! have two part.
ners and we have cucumbers, radishes
and muskmellons and my home gar
den has lettuce, cabbage and onions.
1t is planted out by the. corner of tthe
chicken house but the chickens do not
eat them and the home garden be-
longs to me.
JOSEPH IDA,
Grade V.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-02-17

Among the Paia. Maui, letters are
those from Paul Knyse and John An,
drade.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-02-17

Kurtistown. Hawaii, news is told in
letters by n: Nishio and Samuel K.
Hama.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-02-17
2-PIantina and

planting it. Dyfrig and HIS partner in
tend to win the first prize if hard
intelligent work will do it.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-02-17

Kan Sing Ho writes from Hanalei,
Kauai, that he is waiting for his home
garden vegetables to come up.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-02-17

Puunene, Maui, garden notes are
sent in by Isami Ito and Foustine
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-02-17

Among the Aiea, Oahu, letters are
those from Simpson Kahikina, John
Dabraeo, Iibert O'Sullivan and Ed
ward Kahanu.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-02-17

Dyfrig Forbes writes a long and ex-
trenaely good letter on the home
garden. in which he is in partnership
with another boy. Tanoru Fujiwara.
He tells all about tilling the land and
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-02-17

Noboru Iwamoto writes from Paia,
Maui. to enter the home garden con
test He is much interested and
hopes to land a prize for Paia.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-02-17

Manuel Correira writes from Hama
maulu, Kauai, that he has been having
some hard luck. The cat scratched
my lettuce to sleep he explains, and
goes on to teal how he bought seed for
himself and is trying it again. He gives
a good description of his vegetables.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-10-12
New Overcoats
of the Greatest
Excellence

Military styles are also strongly favored in
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new models, handsomely designed and made in
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fabrics in all the new shades Of browns grays and