The Alaska citizen., 1917-04-09

| a" 'N' - = >'' . - - N'N a call is issued, one company and possibly more. The COT deciding to send several tele one to President Wilson; one to Luther C. Hess, speaker ( sentatives, and still another to commanding officer at Fort
 The meeting was called to order at S:30 o'clock by Cecil II. CIegg, who stated its purpose and acted as temporary chairman. W. F. Thomp- son followed MT. Clegg with a short talk, telling that the senate had passed the Flood resolution declaring that state of war exists between Germany and the United States and urging the formation of an organiza- tion here, the object of the members of which would be to offer their ser vices to the government in any ca pacity desired Major George L. Armstrong then spoke along the lines of the governments attitude in en- forcing military training. He was . followed by District Attorney R. F. Roth, who defended preparedness by citing Russia as an example of what it had done in providing the people of that country with the means of oyerthrowing the monarchy there by the simple threat of the use of it's large army.
 Henry T. Ray then suggested that a plan be formulated for perfecting military organization in Fairbanks. His suggestion was followed by a motion to that effect on the part of W. r. Thompson, which, after be- ing seconded was put by Chairman Clegg and called forth a loud re sponse of ayes.
 l Leroy Tozier then made the mo- ton that Mir. Clegg be made perma- nent chairman of the organization, and MT. CIcgg was duly elected by exclamation, as was Henry T. Ray 1 to the permanent secretaryship. MT. Tozier then suggested that all pres  ent who cared to do so sign the membership roll of the organiza- ton and donate the sum of fifty cents toward paying organization eX- penses and sending telegrams.. The pledge offered by MT. Tozier, and those who signed it, follows:
 We and each of us, the under signed, do hereby offer and pledge our services to the United States government in whatsoever capacity it may make demand of us"
 Leroy Tozier, Henry T. Ray, E. T. Wolcott, R. w. Taylor, R. F. Roth, s. R. Hess, R. s. Mcdonald, F. P, Wood, G. B. Wesch, F. c. Wiseman, c. E. Beraud, c. A. Coleman. A. G. Wissel, J. A. Wetherbee, R. A. Jack son, J. H. Jones c. II. Clegg, J. A. Clark, J. E. Clark E. A. Williams, F. E. Clark, Fred HaggTen, R. C. Erchinger, w. r. Thompson, Wallace Cathcart, T. II. Deal, k. c. Wood, c. II. Woodward, Thos. Lloyd, E.. H. Mack, E. w. Yarger. E. McC. Weste, Fred Morency, H. Clark, D. Leach, s. R. Talarj"o, J. D. McRae, Ed Gooch, Olaf Johnson, J. II. Gas key, Thomas Mcdonald, D. Grilh, l.. A. Peck, T. B. Dixon, k. s. Bates, A. Bjerremark, J. P. O'Connor, A. w Conradt, A. H. Sproul, L. H. Sieger, D. Huryitz, c. E. Bunnell, c. B. Erwin, II. J. Amend, C. w. Geraghty, E. Eburn, H. c. Henshaw, J. II. Bailey, L. Goyette, r. B. Boar man, c. w. Pennington, La F. Batch elder, Ralph Jacobson, w. D. Vince Ter, A. Carlsten, W. P Borden, Alton Nordale, Laurence Morency, s. G. Stevens, r. J. Smyth, A. Zamhelich, J. J. Beck, w. H. Huddlestun, J. C.. Courtnay, Peter Lorentzen, l. '. St. Clair, Thos. Markuson, G. c. Vickery, L. F. Lanscraf, F. c. Irons, A. J.. Younggreen, W. H. Mendham, John Solen, Sam Koprivica, Edward Wick strom, Joe Mock, F. D. Hall, w. Wells, w. R. Goldensmith, E. Me Adam, Wallace Calderhead. R. w.. Calderhead, Harry Porter. Chris George, Michael Zervicz. John Peno- vich, Mike Rodiaj, J. P. Fisher, Louis Low, H. R. Tull, John Fahy. R., K. Latimer, Joe Heacock, c. McDer- mott, Neil Mcleod, Alex Kerr, Sandy Alexander, M Anderson, c. L. Arm strong, J A. Mcintosh, R. Morrison,