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The weekly Alaska citizen., 1917-10-22
AUSTRIA CALLS
 LAST RESERVES
{ Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct IT, Authentic advices received here to- day from Switzerland declare that the Austrian government has called the Landsturm, or the last line of reserves, into service for first line duty Her armies are said to have become so worn down by the inces sant pounding of the Italians that men from the Landsturm have been forced to resume service Many of these men are declared to be phy- sically unfit for duty.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1917-10-22
OCTOBER 24 PROCLAIMED
 AS LIBERTY LOAN HOLIDAY

they now owe to the government which represents them in the con flict being waged between the forces of humanity and freedom against those of autocracy and oppression. Remember, liberty will not perish from the earth if Americans do their full duty.
 '"Given under my hand and the seal of the Territory of Alaska, in Juneau, the capital, this seventeenth day of October, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and seventeen and of the independence of the United States the one hun dred and forty second.
 :" J. F. A. STRONG.'
 "SHORTHILL,
 Secretary to Governor" "To the Citizens of Fairbanks: Tt is earnestly hoped that all citi- zens of Fairbanks will conform with the request of the above proclama- tion in letter and spirit. Let every one use his utmost endeavor to pro mote the cause of our common gov ernment in this great crisis and sub scribe as liberally as his ability may permit, so that the town of Fair banks may be found in the front rank of Alaskan elites when the sum total is cast up, thereby sig nifying the patriotism of it's ctti- zens.
 HENRY T. RAY,
 Mayor"
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1917-10-22

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The Ozark spectator., 1917-08-11

In the upper burial ground of Germantown, there is a tomb stone which gives the age of him who lies beneath it, one John Adams, as 669 years, says the Philadelphia Public Ledger. The records, I believe, show that his age was rightly 69, and the ex- planatiOn given IS that the stone cutter cut his nine frs. md found that he had no room TOT the six. So he filled in the nine with cement and cut behind his first markings. Time, having worn out the cement, reveals the tomb of an ancient fit to be claSSed with those mentioned in Genesis.
The Ozark spectator., 1917-08-11
WATALULA.

MT. Ralph Floyd and others spent two days on Mulberry creek, fishing.
 Miss Madge McWhorter of Blair, Okla, is visiting her aunt, Mrs. John Floyd.
 Mrs. Will Owens of Lovelin will visit her parents, Mir. and Mrs. Henry Beck this week.
 Mrs. Wiser, of Honey Grove, Texas, is visiting her sister, Mrs. D. R. Cobb of Mountain Top.
 Every one come to Sunday School Sunday and let's have a better one every Sunday.
 The school is progressing nicely with Mir. Claude Smith as instructor.
 Quite a number of people spent the day at Watalula Sun day and enjoyed the Revival services.
 Mrs. Naught's brother, Mir. Homer, who has served in the European war, is here visiting them.
 Its good-bye to the boys in khaki. but not farewell. We hope to meet them again this side of the Eternal Shore.
 Mir. Lawrence Gray is haNinG a house remodelcd on his farm, which will be occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Lenten Findley.
 The protractcd meeting of a week has just closed. Il was conducted by ReVs. I. l.. Dick erson and M. l.. Matthews of Idabel, Okla. The meeting was very successful and great good was done. About thirteen con versions in all.
 TOPSI.
The Ozark spectator., 1917-08-11

The Buffalo Times tells of a farmer who put note in the bottom of bag of potatoes which he sold for % cents a bushel. The note asked the final buyer to write him what he paid for them. The farmer soon received a card from the ultimate consumer saying that he paid $3 per bushel. Both the producer and consumer were sad no doubt. But that isn't as sad as the case of the Kansas farmer who got $14.40 for 160-pound bacon hog at 9 cents a pound. and then went to town and bought 40 pounds of bacon for $16.-Drovers Telegram.
The Ozark spectator., 1917-08-11
Big Crowd In Ozark.

The crowd attending the pie nic yesterday was record break CT, being estimated as high as 12.0OO. More than 1000 crossed the ferry. Mulberry, Dyer. AL ma and Crawford county points furnished large numbers, while Spiro and other Oklahoma towns furnished visitors. Johnson county contributed many to the crowd.
 It was the most orderly crowd ever assembled here. The old time drunks were not present and ladies could go about with out hearing drunken quarrels and indecent language. Not an accident happened to mar the day.
The Ozark spectator., 1917-08-11
THE STONE AGE
 OF YESTERDAY.

Never in the past fifty years has the world seen a time when the man who has not seen the days paper was more isolated from the progress of the world or more behind the worlds progress. The war has settled down to a long-drawn struggle, perhaps to an endurance con- test, but in the world war the great things have happened sud- denly. The war broke quickly. The German check at the Marne came quickly and comparatively unexpectedly. We went into the war suddenly when we fin ally made up our minds, and suddenly, as great events are measured, we are throwing ourselves into the war.
 Today, the man who has not seen this mornings or last nights paper is living in another age. Whoever has not seen a paper for a week is living in the stone age of yesterday.
The Ozark spectator., 1917-08-11
GENESIS OF HARD TIMES.

Among the toilers of the earth, no one is more directly de- pendent upon the providence of God than the farmer. All his blowing and planting. sowing and tilling is lost labor if heaven does not send him fruitful sea sons. He must patiently wait for the early rain and the latter rain. God must temper the wind for his growing and ripen- ing crops. This is such a plain fact that We imagine no hus- bandman could fail to recognize it. In rural districts, therefore, piety should be the rule. Where every task breaches trust in the Lord. we imagine religion should be in the most flourish ing condition. But there is for getfulness of God also among country people. Sometimes a farmer will think more readily of enlarging his barns and build ing a fine country home and ac- quiring the most modern imple- ments of agriculture than of re- pairing the old, dilapidated church in which he wOrships. Then the Lord begins to teach the forgetful farmer lesson. The lesson comes in the form of a two-fold disappointment; the crops do not turn out ac- cording to expectations. ln- stead of 20 bushels the acre yields but 10. Also in the preser- vation of his garnered crops the farmer may experience diff culties. There is unlooked-for waste. the grain does not keep, the potatoes go to waste. Not only the individual farmer, however, whose heart has not been right with God, but the en- tire nation, also the dwellers in the cities. who are always de- pendent upon the products of the field, should learn a lesson here. When the kingdom of God and his righteousness ceas- es to be a matter of serious con- cern to men God sends them drouths and famines to rouse them out of their worldliness. When men forget God and his church they are preparing for hard times.-The Christian Herald.
The Ozark spectator., 1917-08-11
HIS WINNING WAYS.

Wilson has won again in the food bill. And it was right that he should win, for he had the right of the contention. He won in the fight for conscrip- ton and in the demand for d declaration of war. He won in the demand for a child labor law, and for the AdamsOn S. hour law, and he won in the tariff commission bill, and the trade commission bill, and a score of other great revolution ary measures which Congress was 10th to pass. II is curious to note how uniformly he has won. And there is another parallel coincidence with his winning. In the cases where he has won. he was also right. If he had been wrong, he would have lost.
 Think that over. It is not. after all. his winning ways that makes President Wilson a win ner. It is his righteous judg- ment.
The Ozark spectator., 1917-08-11
FEDERAL FARM LOAN
 ASSOCIATION.

The prospects of a Federal Farm Loan Association are good. At our first meeting last Saturday there were enough present to ask for $14,0OO of the $20. .OO0 needed. More than the required amount has been asked for but the parties were not present.
 Another meeting is called for Saturday, August 18th. at one o'clock at the Court House. Before a permanent organiza- ton can be perfected we must arrange to borrow $20.O0O. And at this organization meeting of ficers are elected and a board of appraisers appointed, so you readily see that this first meet ing will possibly be the most i'm pOrtant one.
 If you plan to get in this asso- citation come next Saturday, August IS. one o'lcOck, at the court house.
 T. NJ. WILLIAMS.
The Ozark spectator., 1917-08-11
WHY 1T TAKES WHEAT
 TO WIN THE WAR

Many people wonder why the government urges larger pro- duction of wheat in preferene to other foodstuffs. wheat is the food staple of Europe. Europe ans know nothing of corn. They have no mills in which to grind it. Cornmeal will not keep long periods, snd even if it would, European soldiers would have to learn to use corn pro- pucts.
 A loaf of heavy, black wheat bread is a days ration for Serb soldier. Given that, he will fight No substitute will be accepted. Neither chocolate or extract of beer nor dozen other things the American Sammy eats in an emergency can take the place of wheat bread. The soldier must have bread if he is to be kept in the trenches. And wheat is al- most as vitally necessary to the other soldiers of Europe.
 That is the reason why Amer ca is asked to raise more wheat and eat less of it.
The Ozark spectator., 1917-08-11
Discusses New Consituioa.
WATALULA, ARK, Aug. 4, 1917.

Editor Spectator:
 The length of the terms of our officials, from Governor to Constable is fixed by our con- stitution at two years; they are usually elected to second term.
 l have noticed that for some years back the public sentiment is in favor of four years for state officers, limiting to one term. think the public is right, but why limit it to the state, why not make the rule applicable to the county officers also? In a few instances a third term has been given to very popular public servants, but as a rule the public sentimnet of rotation in office seems to re- strict to the second term. If one term of four years was adopted it would be of benefit in several ways: it is well known that most men as soon as they are sworn in, begin to lay their plans to succeed themselves, which is only natural. Now if they knew that one term was the limit they would be saved a good deal of anxiety, save the expense of another campaign, and the state would save the expense of an- other election. If, as sometimes objected, that would keep an unfit man in office too long," 1 reply that an unfit man should not be elected even for two years. But supposing that the governor, or other officers, should aspire to another office. would that be considered as suc- ceeding themselves? l think not. as the term is used gen. erally to mean to serve twice in the same office, but l would have a clause inserted in the con- situation requiring them to re- sign twelve months before their term expired, so they could elec- tioneer at their own expense, and not draw pay out of the public treasury for services they do not render.
The Ozark spectator., 1917-08-11
Mrs. Daniel Elam

Mrs. Daniel Elam died at her home two miles east of town Thursday night about midnight and was buried at Nichols Chapel Friday evening.
 She was one of the pioneers of this county. and leaves her husband and a large family of children and grandchildren.
The Ozark spectator., 1917-08-11
FROM OVER THE COUNTY
 Fresh From Our Regular Correspondents.
MAPLE GROVE.

There is no sickness that | know of, everybody well and busy.
 Most everyone around here is done having, except Walter Reed, and he is having this week and Sherman England is helping him.
 We have had an abundance of rain lately and all vegetation is flouriShing, and housewives are busy, as usual, canning and dry ing peaches.
 Sorghum cane Is fine and Alfred O'Neal and his brother, Columbus, have bought brand- new mill, so, with the old ones we had last year, we will have no trouble getting our cane made up when il IS ready 10 make.
 Uncle Henry O'Neal is doing his bit he and his wife raised several hundred fine cabbage heads, and as soon as he kraut- ed all he wanted, he began giv- ing to those less fortunate who had no cabbage, and as soon as his peaches began to gel ripe he did the same With them.
 Harmon O'Ncal of Sub Rosa hauled his crop lover two hun dred bushels) of peaches to Branch last week and sold them for one dollar per bushel, and his two brothers, Bud and Henry, went from here and helped him haul. Bud brought back five bushels and his wife is drying them on the halves. besides he brought lot to can.
 Sid White and family mo torcd from Paris Saturday af- ternoon and visited Mir. and Mrs. Douglass Council until Sunday evening, then Douglass accom- panied them back to Paris and took his two brothers, Mat and John, to the training camp al that place. The boys wore their glad rags but the first thing the Captain said was, Il tried to get word 10 you boys to wear your working clothes, and come prepared to go to work imme- diately." So there il is already, clearly demonstrating the fact that this war is just as much the women $ war as the men S, for of course as soon as il was known that duckinS were want ed they were cleaned up and sent immediately. The people are just beginning to realize that we have a great war upon us. Nal and John Council were the first that went from this immediate ncighborhood. There is no one left at the old home but their old mother. SiXty-one years old, and she declares she
The Ozark spectator., 1917-08-11
Special W. 0. W. Meeting

A special meeting of the Wood men of the World will be held in the Masonic Temple Monday night. Aug. 18th. Important business. Fifteen candidates to be initiated. Refreshments will be served.
 FINS STOCKTON, C. C. c. c. CARTER, Clk.
The Ozark spectator., 1917-08-11
RuB-MY-TISM

Will cure your Rheumatism Neuralgia, Headaches, Cramps. Collie, Sprains, Bruises, Cuts and Burns. Old Sores. Stings of Insects Etc. .Antiseptic Anodyne, used in ternally and externally. Price 2Sc
The Ozark spectator., 1917-08-11
Re-Union At Stone Hill.
To BE HELD AUGUST 25. 1917

l.. T. Morgan, Chairman. Prayes by c. c. Denniston. Welcame Address B. s. Williams. Response H. A. Nickell. History of Stone Hill Schools, Mrs. Nora Parker. Dinner Spread in Common. Address, T. M. Williams. Speech, J. G. Lieber. Recitation, Velda Moseley. Speech, L. T. Mogan. . Recitation. Connie Moore Speech. w. R. James. Recitation, Ethel Graves. Speech, w. l. Agee. Recitation, Johnnie Canady. Speech, H. E. Armstrong. Recitation, Bonnie Lee.
 Every body invited to come and enjoy meeting old friends once more.
 Committee.
The Ozark spectator., 1917-08-11
Altus-Denning Presbyterian
 Church Service

There will be preaching serV- ices at the Altus-Denning Pres byterian Church Sunday, Aug 12th, at II a. m. and & D. m A special message will be given to the community, which will be of interest to all. You are cordially invited to attend these services.
 w. R. HODGSON.
The Ozark spectator., 1917-08-11

Here's a cheesing thought! A man growls at }ving to pey for his dog license, cheerfully hands over the money for his automo- bile license, and actually grins and thanks the clerk for permit ting him to pay for his marriage license.
The Ozark spectator., 1917-08-11

What has become of the cloth ing store clerk who drove away business by saying to each GUS toner, That's the most stylish and popular thing we have, l wear one like it myself"
The Ozark spectator., 1917-08-11

May be married woman flat ters herself when she honestly believes that her husband still thinks her the most beautiful woman in the world; but then, . married woman has to fiatter herself. Nobody else will.
The Ozark spectator., 1917-08-11

is in the war to win, and is just as capable of taking care of her. self as General Pershing.
The Ozark spectator., 1917-08-11

There is no sickness that 1 know of, everybody well and busy.
The Ozark spectator., 1917-08-11

Most everyone around here is done having, except Walter Reed, and he is having this week and Sherman England is helping him.
The Ozark spectator., 1917-08-11

day.
The Ozark spectator., 1917-08-11

We have had an abundance of rain lately and all vegetation is flourishing, and housewives are busy, as usual, canning and dry ing peaches.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-09-19
RECONSTRUCT FRENCH
WHEAT AREA FIRST
Housing Follows the Plow
Says Red Cross Repres-
entative There.

The following cable from Major
Grayson MP. Murphy, head of the
Red Cross Commission to France, has
been received by the Red Cross War
Council:
The Bureau of Reconstruction Of
Civil Affairs OF the American Red
Cross in France has a new motto:
Housing follows the Plow.'
"ln view of the overshadowing I'm
portance Of augmenting in every pos
sible way the food supply, the Red
Cross will carry on its first work of
reconstruction in those portions OF tie
devastated areas which are selected
by the Government as the best wheat
growing regions, and to which the
French Government sends its batter.
les Of tractors for blowing by whole.
sale. Representatives of three divl-
sions of the American Red Cross i'll
France-Planning, Engineer, and Ci-
vii Affairs-returned recently from a
study of conditions in the devastated
areas, having selected three villages
in which provisional reconstruction
work will be begun within a fortnight.
Fifty villages were visited. In
some, the destruction OF buildings was
complete. In others, a portion of the
buildings eau be repaired. Nearly all
the houses are without roofs, without
windows and door frames, and with
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-09-19
FRUIT HANDLING.

MENTION has been made in these columns of the
lVl waste of fruit in the peach orchards surrounding
Cumberland. where the peaches are rotting because
the growers cannot obtain labor to pick lem The grower
losing something because Of this deporable state of af
fails, out the loss falls heaviest upon the consumer who
compelled to pay light crop prices in lush crop year be-
cause the growers have not had the foresight or the organ
izng ability to provide for their labor necessities
They do this sort thing better among the citrus fruit
groves of California Light is thrown upon their l. ods
by the annual report Of the California Fruit Growers Ex-
change which has just to hand This organization
markets 90 per cent Of the oranges lemons and grapefruit
grow in California las membership of 5000 grow
though the $50 packing houses which are maintain
ed throughout the fruit country citrus fruit growing has
been reduced to what practically amounts to factory
basis
The peach situation is essentially different from the one
the California organization has to deal with in that the
product must be moved with great apty when it rpens
but the difference great that the eastern growers
cannot gain something through study of western methods
Nor eastern fruit unfamiliar with growers organ
zaons. They have hem but thsg not comprehensive
enough and they do attempt large enough control of
the business of their members.
PEI grown considerable quantities through
the entire length of the Shenandoah valley and its conn
alton in Pennsylvania, the Cumberland valley. clear the
Susquehanna river Tie railroads manage with considerable
to provide transportation as the crop gradually
rpens northward throughout that stretch of territory and
if the growers properly organized they could be
equally successful in coping with the packing problem
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-09-19
absolutely no furniture or utensils.

absolutely no furniture or utensils.
The Red Cross plans to do proyis.
ional reconstruction of dwellings in
several of these villages, and also, az
the refugees return to the villages, to
assist in their economic and social 10.
Mobilization. In the light of experience
gained in these villages, it plans to
undertake provisional reconstruction
on a larger scale. In these particular
villages the total population before the
war was 1887. Now 1t is 2S5.
"The villages first selected are those
in the best wheat growing area, ann
the Government will pillow the land
with tractors. The repair of :ho
houses will permit the return OF tbs
refugees who can do much toward get
ting the land sown to wheat this All.
tumn. In order to encroach as little
as possible on the limited supply OF
lumber, the Red Cross is selecting vii.
lagos in which the work will be large.
ly that of provisional repair rather
than OF new construction. 1t plans
to make on the spot its own brick and
lime"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-09-19

Ion By which all quarantine restrictions were removed
throughout the state
For the present at least the inanile paralysis situation
Is under control There will be sporadic cases. of course,
of the varou, little epidemics which the state
experienced this summer
This ought to be great relief to the minds of the moth
ers and the fathers of the The best way in which
they can show their gratitude for the turn the outbreak has
taken to in every way possible build up the health and
stamina of their children against the coming of another
summer and another outbreak
Indeed if the experience of Famont last winter counts
for anything will not have to wait until next summer
for period of danger here in this city.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-09-19
WEDNESDAY EVENING. SEPTEMBER 10. 1s17.
COIL PRODUCTION SLUMP.

IF there were six or more weeks of summer weather
l ahead of us the August slump of 100000 tons in
coal production would not be so alarming, but at this
time of the year such announcement as that made yes
terday by the Geological Survey may well cause The sraves
fears in many quarters.
Some of the reduction in production due to strikes
TO shortage and TO Withdrawal from the mar
ket of mines that cannot be operated at profit the figure
fixed by the government at Washington, but at bottom all
of it due to the delay of Congress passing the food
control bill. In the hands of strong man many of the
troubles of the coal trade will disappear there might even
be hope that remedy could be found for the car shortage
But began TO regulate it late for anything important
20 be done before the cold weather and there
quite likely to be the most widespread industrial disturb
ance consequence
AS suggested would be the case, Dr. Garfield is not
making very rapid progress with his effort make regua-
ton reach down to the retail dealer Double, he doing
the best he but finding that there are more sides
to the coal business than most people who have viewed
from the outside would suspect 1t is to be hoped that he
will be able to plan for controlling the retail
market tor there be effective treatment of the
problem of keeping the small industries of the country run
ming this winter until this done. The great manu- actur-
ing corporations will be able to take of themselves and
It may be assumed that the government will take care of
those engaged in the manufacture of supplies for the ma
honal service but the little such favorable
position and they will be numerically gouged if the coal
administration does not take steps to protect them.
And if they are gcuged they will repeat their tactics of
former years and yell for drastic legislation directed at the
mine operators Everything considered no honest man can
face the prospect created by e August slump in produc-
ton without feelings of alarm.