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The Alaska citizen., 1917-09-10
GONERNOR NAMES
 EXEMPTION BOARDS

Information lately received here is to the effect that Governor Strong has named exemption boards for all incorporated towns in the territory. He has also named the divisional eX- emption board telegraphic informa- tion concerning which was received here some time ago Whether or not boards have been named for the outlying districts is not known, but it is supposed that exemption claims from those districts will be handled by the divisional board The list reported here as having been named by the governor is as follows: Divisional exemption board (head- quarters at Fairbanks);
 William T. Burns, mining man, of Chatanika; Luther C. Hess, lawyer, Theodore Johnson, merchant; Adolph Pruning, banker; James A. Suther- land, M. h., or talrDankS. City exemption boards: Chena-Charles A. Showers, mayor; w. s. Layman, city clerk; Martin Harrais. mining man. No physician in Cinema Medical examination can be made by Dr. Sutherland, of Fair banks, or some other duly author ized physician.
 Eagle-Charles Ott, mayor; Geo, D. Burgess, city clerk; Robert B.. Stell, game warden. No physician at Eagle. Medical examination can be made by Dr. Sutherland, of Fair banks, or by some other duly author ized physician.
 Fairbanks-Henry T. Ray, mayor; Albert R. Heilig, lawyer; H. J, Nc Callum, M. D.
 Iditarod-Paul Laplant. mayor; E. M. Stanton, lawyer; H. E. Auringer, M D., city physician. Tanana-B. B. Mozee, mayor; J. C. Dehn, lawyer; George F. Bemis, business man. No eligible physician in Panama Medical examinations can be made by some duly author ized physician.
The Alaska citizen., 1917-09-10
SUNKEN SHIPS
 BRING PROFIT.

LONDON, Sept. 7-Bonar Law, chancellor of the eXchequer, has re ceived return of nearly loo per cent, within two years, on an iu- vestment in seven different English shipping concerns. He announced the fact during a recent discussion in the house of commons regarding excess profits taxes. He severely criticised the government for per mitting such large profits to be made during war times The effect of high ocean treights. from which the profits have been made, upon the cost of foodstuffs, the chancellor de clared, had been exaggerated but was by no means negligible.
 As an example of the kind of prof it's that had been made in shipping during the war, the chancellor made public his own personal accounts. In one case d steamer ill which he had invested about $500 had been lot or sunk and he received about $4,500 compensation, in addition to ample dividends.
 Another shipping company in which he invested about $1, 800 wrote him letter saying that, as the cost of shIpbuilding was so high that new investors probably would not be found for some time to come, they were distributing surplus capital cn- closing check for more than $t00o. The investments all were in tramp ships or companies owning them,
The Alaska citizen., 1917-09-10
COAL WASTE
 IS ENORMOUS

WASHINGTON, D C., Sept. G Fully half billion dollars. or one fourth the issue of the Liberty Loan bond. was wasted last year in this country through the inefficient use of coal according to Van H. Manning director of the bureau of mines, de partment of the interior.
 Mir Manning further declared that this waste was continuing at an even greater rate and at much larger penalty to the country because of the increase in the price of coal.
 The penalty is not only heavy tax on the American pocketbook, said MT. Manning. but it is also an unpatriotiC thing, as for every pound of coal We waste there is that much less available to put into energy to end the war.
 Last year the United States mined (, 1000. .OOO,000 tons of coal the great est production ever witnessed in the world, and of this amount We wasted 50,000,000 tons, or 25 per cent, through inefficient use.
 As an example in the modern, efficient power plants of the country 20 per cent of the heat in the coal consumed is converted into power, whereas in the small power stations the efficiency frequently drops below 10 per cent. Although the avera ge efficiency of all kinds of steam power plants in the United States can be only matter of guesswork, it is quite probable that the average is somewhere in the neighborhood of , or 6 per cent of the energy of the coal transformed into useful energy ready for distribution.
 The bureau of mines has for a number of years been engaged in studying this problem and has by this time completed a number of re, ports that tend to solve many ot the difficulties met with in the burn ing of coal. These reports are not only of extremely great value to the engineers and firemen of power plants, but they are also a practical aid to the householder in keeping up his furnace in an economical man ner Many of the conclusions can be put into operation at once with a great saving of coal and withor; any expensive new equipment being installed. As an illustration, the sub stitution of coke for anthracite coAl in many localities is very desirable on the score of economy, and the bureau desires to stimulate the use of coke as domestic fuel because of it's cleanliness
The Alaska citizen., 1917-09-10
P H o \ E 262
FEDERAL. PRICE FINING,
That government price fixing i

That government price fixing ls not un welcome to some of our greatest industries l> indicated in Bu,ine>, Conditions, monthly letter issued by the Alexander Hamilton In ,titute oi New York.
 The large steel mills ol the country ~, now earning more than SlO,OO0O" De. month at an average delivery price ot Soo > len. says this authority, At the present tno, nominal quotations on odd lots o1 steel aver age about SllO per ton, at which price tn, steel mills would make profit o1 about H22O, UJJ.DJJ per month or S5OOOtHUOOO d year
 The government could buy all the >tcc it wanted at $50 or $40 a ton If 1t could Wal. six mouths But the war must be joue.' now, and hence the government contract must be made without delay at prices below the present market, X prominent steel C. pert is quoted as saying that lower prices arl desired bv the steel trade itself, but that 1h' market has run away and is beyond rontro. He writes. Tt k certainly unWiSc to let ti" market ride for a fall, for everyone would l., fnr,red more or less. Government price il inc may be difficult, but it would not he Lad as what s confronting us now.
 "The argumcnt that large profits shou.e be c0untcuanced because excess profits art going to be taxed is fair if it Is used i'll thl Hght oi reason. It would not be fair in cast the price the ordinary customer had to pay Tor steel were such that he would have noth ing left with which to pay taxes. What l. desirable Is prosperity in all quarters, SO th"l all may pay taxes The idea that steel should b. sold to the government at a low price an or linary customers should pay correspond 1ngIy high prices is altogether impractical
 As this writer says, government prlcl fixing may be difficult and may be trauSI1 with many dangers of unfair discrimination. still in many instances it will not make tondt Iions worse than they are now.
The Alaska citizen., 1917-09-10
CONQUEST NOT THE GOAL.

In our opinion, Senator Wesley l.. Jones of Washington made an unfortunate choice o1 words the other day when in the course ot speech in the United States senate, he de clared that America must "conquer' the Ger man people before the kaiser can be over thrown.
 To state that to conquer is the aim ot America in this war is an error, and we hope that the senator knew better and that 1t was a slip of the tongue Democracies do not seek to conquer They fight to uphold their liberties protect their national honor and to preserve their principles of govern ment, but never has the American government entered war for the purpose of conquering.
 Conquest is the highest ideal of autocra- cy, and it was the kaser's desire for world conquest that started the present contlagra ton which Uncle Sam is attempting to quench uad to bring the incendiary to justice
The Alaska citizen., 1917-09-10
SLACKER
 IS ARRESTED

District Attorney R. F. Roth is in receipt of information from Hot Springs to the effect that Albert Larson has been bound over to the grand jury by Commissioner Young on the charge of being stacker. He is being held in default of $3,00O bail and, it is understood will short ly be brought to Fairbanks for In carcerauon Larson is the first man to be arrested for failure to regis ter for military service under the conscription law. The arrest was made by Deputy Marshal J. L. An ders.
 The federal officials in all pre-, cincts of the Fourth division are now industriously looking up slackers They are to be prosecuted to the full extent cf the law wherever found unless 1t so happens that they can satisfactorily explain their failure to register to the officials, in which case they might probably be treated more leniently after they had regis tered
 The penalty for failing to register as required by law Is a year in jail. The law says that cases of that ua- ture must be tried in the district court.
The Alaska citizen., 1917-09-10
HISTORY MOST
 TERRIBLE PAGE

The brilliant page In French his zIne publisher is open to the eyes ot the world. 1t Is the battlefield of Nerdun. In this one batt,e Of Yer dun. in six months the loss of France exceeded the losses of the union armies in our whole Civil war.
 The battle of Verdun, involving as much fighting as all our Civil war. had hundreds of ThermopylBs, hun dreds of Gettysburgs, but each inf nitely more terrible than the world had ever seen before. Most battles last one or two days. This battle has lasted 365 days and is not yet ended. In certain exposed places death was almost inevitable, but the French youth, regiment after regi- ment, went forward to hold them un. til death It was their mad bravery and divine courage that held Yer dun. It was the greatest test q nation ever endured, and the youth of France never faltered there, but has gone on day after day, week af- ter week, month after month, facing death, mutilation and torture in their most terrible form.
 In other days heroism was d mat ter of hours, sharp thrilling, uneX- peCted. Most men can face death for brief space, but the youth who saved France knew beforehand what was to come, and lived and moved, days, weeks and months, meeting death in its most mysterious and ter rible forms. He was at Nerdun' will be the ultimate badge of cour- age for generations to come.
 For generations to come the youth of all countries will visit Nerduu and see the land made holy by the blood and anguish of hundreds of thou sands of young men, who revealed qualities ana endurance surpassing all possible anticipation; who showed as never before what France is, in
 courage, salf-denial, nobility and in finite endurance
 | As regiment after regiment march | ed the single road that was avail able, l was told that no one smiled,
 but no one hesitated. All the men,
 munitions and provisions went up this single road, all the wounded were brought back by this road, IL l is called the Via Sacra
 Will Irwin said: Il was photo
 graphing regiment as it marched
 to Verdun and French youth called
 out, You are photographing the
 dead Some time, perhaps, the youth of other lands may build a monument on this road
The Alaska citizen., 1917-09-10

Conquest means subjugation and Amcri ca has no such designs on the people of Ger many Our object rather k to teach them the errors of their ways and to set them free.
 Once Uncle sam, in the role of intcrna tional sheriff, induces them to lay down their arms and put up bonds to keep the peace, they can go their own way ill perfect freedom as far as this nation is concerned. There surely can be no idea of conquest i'll that
The Alaska citizen., 1917-09-10
FRANCES ARMY STRENGTH.

In a recent issue oi the Official Bulletin, published by the government, appears let ter to Secretary of War Baker by M. Andre Tardieu, high commissioner of the French republic showing something of the strength and efficiency of the French army. On ac- count of the official character of the letter, 1t is particularly interesting, especially since 1t refutes the claim that France is reaching the limit of her man power and is facing eN- haustlon
 The commissioner declares that France has nearly 3,OOO,O00 soldiers in the war zone, the greatest strength it has had since the war began This does not include the men in the interior and in the colonies. The letter says: we are certain with the resources of our metropolitan and colonial depots to be able to maintain that number up to the present level for long time to come. One feature of the letter which will oC- Cason some surprise Is that showing the per Centage of casualties These include killed, missing and prisoners. In the battle of Char eroi and the Marne the casualties were o.4l per cent. This has been gradually decreased until for the last six months of 1910 the losses were only 1.28 per cent. When one
 
 killed, wounded or missing during the last six months of l916, the losses of war do not seem so appalling This is little more than the peace time toll
 The western front has an extent of 3/1 kiometers Of this, 2 kilometers are held by the Belgians and 159 by the British The French army holds more than tWo-thirds of the western front. A French division holds an average of kilometers 500 meters, while a German division holds 4 kilOmeters zoo meters
 Giving an indication of the intensity of the artillery battles being Waged, the letter states that the French army is now prepared to fire 25O,OOO shots with the |5s' and 100000 with their heavy artillery every day. At the beginning of the war; it was possible to fire only about 13,OOO shots day with the "75's"
 The war to date has cost France S2,O41, 100000 francs. During the period of the war up to the first of the present year, France had received from other countries six billion francs and at the same time had loaned to other allied powers four billion francs. IN our opinion, those women Amazons will never be able take the place of men when it comes to grenade they indeed be
 NOW that the road commission is painting the Cush- bridge, city should install a light in the center guide pedestrians and vehicles during the coming winter months
 JUST this time of the year the scyhe is mightier than the sword, big harvests important as military victories.
The Alaska citizen., 1917-09-10
COMING NORTH.

In dispatches received here from Seattle it is stated that number of people are bound for Interior Al aska on steamships leaving the Puget Sound port. The list includes J. w. Pratt for Fairbanks, Mrs. w. G. Blakey and Mrs. T. K. Blakey and Miss Clara c. Held for Nenana. Mrs. Grace Mainline for Fort Yukon and Sergeant Walter c. Banners for Fort Gibbon.
The Alaska citizen., 1917-09-10

Walter Coughlan, a member of the Seward Gateway staff. and third baseman of the Seward baseball team, has been drafted for service in the army. He was registered in Seattle before coming north.
The Alaska citizen., 1917-09-10

Frank Carniel, a miner at La touche died recently at that place from the effects of injuries received in an accident in the big copper mine there. The body was taken to Seward for interment
The Alaska citizen., 1917-09-10
JUDGE BUNNELL,
 IS AT BROOKS

Information received yesterday in Fairbanks is to the effect that Judge Charles E. Bunnell is now at Brooks. Just when he will start on his trip home is not known but he is eX- pected to arrive about the middle of next week.
 After the court session at Ruby was over Judge Bunnell decided to go to Rampant and come overland from that point to the Tolovana country. and he Is evidently follow ing out his intentions
The Alaska citizen., 1917-09-10

IL takes a woman to observe every action of a man without appearing to know he is on earth.
The Alaska citizen., 1917-09-10

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The Alaska citizen., 1917-09-10

JUST at this time of the year the scythe is mightier than the sword and big harvests important as military victories
The Alaska citizen., 1917-09-10

NOW that the road commission is painting the Cusf man street bridge, the city should install light in tn of guide pedestrians and vehicles during tn coming winter months.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-29
SHADOWS ON THE SCREENS

pictures, has signed a contract to be.
come q star in Bluebird photOplay,
Robert Leonard, who was her director
with Lasky, will have charge OF her
future with the new company. Mr.
Leonard and Miss Murray have gone
to Los Angeles, where work will BERN
at once upon the first Of twelve feat
ures
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-29

owe believe that the American kiss
is the best on earth, and we can prove
it," is the stand that r. II. Cochran
has taken in regard to the kissing con-
test which is to be launched by the
Universal Film Company. The offer
made by Mr.. Cochrane sounds allrr-
ing, and may bring to light many unbe.
levers. The picture which will launch
the campaign is called "The Kiss Of
the Countries" and shows the different.
nations face to face in a grave crisis.
After the picture has been shown the
innocent bystander is asked to select
his favorite brand and then write ard
say why it is his favorite. Five hun
dred dollars will be the first prize Of.
fered, $3.50 the second, and 500 he
third.
Competent judges, including some Of
the best known members of the New
York press, will pass on the respective
merits Of the answers.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-29

Two additions have been made TO
the Goldwyn scenario staff in the per
sons of Franklin B. Coates and Cath'
crime Sminck. Mr.. Coates is known %
the photo-play world for his adapta'i'i
of Poppy" "Pawns Of Destiny" ara
more than a score Of other stories
His story John Mainwaring" won the
$1,000 grand prize in recent picture
play contest. Miss Sminck is the first
member Of the Columbia University
class in photo-play writing TO become
associated with a producing company
Alice Brady's next drama for World
Pictures is Betsy Ross" founded on
the historic fag-making episode. The
story was written by II. A. du souehe'
from his novel OF the same name.
George NJ. Cohan's second photo
play "Seven Keys to Baldpate" win
be released by Aircraft on August 20
Hugh Ford staged the new Conan
picture. In the supporting cast are
Anna Nilsson. Elda Furry, Corene
Uzzell, Joseph Limley and Russell ba''
sett.
Bessie Barriscale has completed her
photo drama based on Grace Miiiei
Whites novel, "Rose O. Paradise, shd
has begun work on Harold Me0f"h
Madam Who"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-29

Marian Davies wanted 10 be q
scenario writer, but she didn't v,rt
TO be "fllum actress" So she vrcts
a scenario which she considered pretty
good and took 1t to a director, and be
promised to purchase II on one eondi'
ton. The condition was that Miss
Davies must appear in the stellar role.
She consented, and now the picture is
finished and ready TO be released. In
the cast are Joseph Kilgour Pedro De
Cordoba, Matt Moore, ormi Hswlsy,
GLADDEN. James and Boyce Combe.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-29

Valeska Surratt, In "Wife Number
Two" a Fox production, will be seen
at the Academy this week. In the cast
are Eric Mayne, John Goldsworthy and
Mathilde Brundage.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-29

Mae Murray. late star Of Paramount
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-29

Fatty Arbuckle reads ten pages OF
Marcus Aurelius each morning before
his director calls "Cameral" Tor 50
they say.) The old Roman has the
comedians sincere admiration, al
though Mr.. Arbuckle said sadly th't
so far he had not been able to use sny
Of his ideas in his scenarios.
The companion pictures which VIII
lam Fox has made in the "Kiddies
series are Babes In the Wood,
aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp"
"The Brownies" "Mikado," "Pins-
fore" "Alice's Adventures in Wonder
land" and "Ali Baba and the Forty
Thieves"
Evening journal., 1917-02-21
WOMEN ENDORSE MUCH
PROPOSED LEGISLATION

The Delaware State Federation OF
Womens Clubs, Of which Miss Ray
Heydrick. OF Bridgeville, is president
has issued a pamphlet endorsing severa
bills now pending before the Legisla.
ture. a public meeting will be held IN
the interest and support OF these meas
urcs under the auspices OF the STATE
Federation in the Dover Century Clul
on Friday morning at 1880 o'clock ano
again at o'clock in the afternoon.
The bills which bear the fedora
tons endorsement are the follow
ing:
Bill TO provide for the establish
ment of a home for the care and
training OF the feeble-minded; in
creased Appropriation for Hope Farm /;
Consumers League bill, to regulate
safety and sanitation for women
workers; State Labor Commission
bills, amendments 20 the ten-hour
law; TO regulate employment Of
minors; International Sunshine So
blindness in newborn children; bill
TO provide for a system OF employ
ment OF prisoners at the Dover Jail,
and the State Board Of Education
bills, to provide for special supervi-
sion OF elementary schools, State re
vision OF taxation for school pur-
poses for rural schools, relieving
schools oVsrerowdsd with pupils
health inspection Of school children,
increase In salaries OF county super
intendents, appointment OF a com
mission TO revise the entire school
system Of the State, re-apportionment
of payment to schools for non-resi-
dent pupils, and the bill for a new
dormitory for the Women's College
Those who will speak on tho vari-
Gus measures which the clubwomen
of this State have endorsed and which
they are so staunchly supporting
Will include Miss Emily p. Bissell
who will discuss the tuberculosis
bill, Mrs Selden S, Deemer. who will
speak on the feeble-mlnded bill; Mrs
George W. Dorsey, State president OF
the Sunshine Society who will dis
cuss the prevention OF blindness bill
Miss Clara SOuthwick, secretary oil
the Consumers League who will dis.
cuss the sanitation BILL Mrs. Elinoi
Baldwin Rose, who will speak con
corning the prison reform bill. anC
Mrs. A. ID. Warner who will discus,
tho educational bill
Evening journal., 1917-02-21
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FOR CRAY hair
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and Guaranteed to Restore Natural
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Evening journal., 1917-02-21
FARMERS, INSTITUTES

Special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER. Del, Feb. 21.-The Farm
ers' Institutes which have been car
ried on according to schedule. held a
meeting at Middletown today and
will close with one in the Opera House
az New Castle tomorrow. The insti-
tutes just closing have covered a pc
Rod Of nearly FIVE weeks
In cooperation with the local
oranges, one-day meetings will be held
in Hockessin, Stanton, Talleyville and
Centreville, New Castle county, the
days program being arranged by the
local oranges