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The weekly Alaska citizen., 1917-10-22
GERMANS SINK WARSHIP SLAV
 IN RIGA GULF
lAssncIatea Pressl

PETROGRAD. Oct Wireless reports received today from the Rus sian Baltic fleet tell of a short en- gagement between the Russian and German battleship sQuadrons in the Gulf of Riga yesterday. One Rus sian warship, the Slav. was hit sev- eral times below the water line and sank in deep water The number of casualties is said to have been very small in the entire fleet. although a number of the Russian ships were hit several times. The crew of the Sav was picked up and nearly all of them saved by the Russian tor pedo boat flotilla None of the Ger man ships. as far as is known, were damaged seriously.
 The engagement was in progress for very short time, and when the Slav was destroyed the remain der of the Russian vessels retired to the northeast, followed slowly by the German fleet. The German fleet is accompanied by large number of mine sweepers which are moving ahead of the fleet and clearing the water of floating and submerged mines. Several German submarines have been sighted in the Baltic, and numbers of Zeppelins are being used for scouting purposes and dropping bombs all along the towns on the coast
 The reports from the commander of the Russian squadron state that the decentralization of the German troops at Oesel Island is still in progress, and thousands of soldiers have been landed since last Monday
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1917-10-22
FIRST AID IN
 PROPER PLACE

BERKELEY, Calf, Oct 3-To aid newly married people or others who are contemplating the establishment of a new home, or to help any who are interested in the principles of beauty annd fitness in house-furnish- ing, University Extension class in Interior Decoration" has been ar ranged by the University of Califor- mia.
 Such problems will be dealt with as fitness to function, color harmony and contrast, proportion and balance. One purpose of the course is to teach people how to buy wisely and economically when equipping their households,
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1917-10-22
VON BUELOW IS
 ROW PROPOSED
 AS CHANCELLOR
IAsSoCiateI Press


 AMSTERDAM. Oct. IS According to dispatch from the Lokal An zeiger. of Berlin. Prince Won Buelow has returned to Berlin at the com mand of the government, and it is the general opinion that he will be appointed to succeed Dr Michaelis as chancellor of Germany.
 Prince Von Buelow is one of the best known of German diplomats, and was accredited to Italy prior to the break between the two counties. and it is known to have been the personal influence of the prince that caused Italy to delay so long in de claring war on Germany. His ac- cession to the chanCellorship will probably mean there will be no change of policy on the part of the German government, as he is rec OgnlZtu as one Ol the lHdlH SuppoI l. CTS of Prussian ideals.
 The fate of Dr. Michaelis as chan cellor appears certain. He has lost practically all the former support which he had before entering his present office. By his course in dis closing the mutinies aboard German warships in Wilhelmshayen and his subsequent charge that the social ists were responsible for these mutt nies he has aroused bitter ami mostly all over the empire, and it is practically certain that his term of office is almost completed.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1917-10-22
CAPTIVE SUB
 ON EXHIBIT
Associated PreSSn

NEW YORK, Oct, 1S-A unique and striking aid in securing Liberty Loan subscriptions is being used by the government in this city today. It is German submarine which was yesterday put on exhibition in Central Park The subma rine was captured some time ago in English waters and was brought to this coun- try in the hold of an English steam ship.
 The scheme is said to have stimu- lated the sale of bonds to a consid erable extent among people of linn ited circumstances. Hundreds of thousands of people have been crowding around the U-boat since it was first placed on exhibition, and 1t is estimated that millions will see it before the present Liberty Loan campaign is concluded.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1917-10-22
AUSTRIANs AND GERMANS MIX

WASHINGTON, D. C.. Oct. IS Several mutinies are reported to have taken place recently among the Austrian sailors at the naval base at Pola, resulting in the death of many revolting sailors. It Is also officially reported that armed clash es have occurred between the sail orS of the Austrian fleet and the crews of German submarines station ed there These clashes resulted in the death of several officers on both sides and created such feeling of hostility between the members of the two naval forces that the re moval of the German flotilla of sub marines from Pola to some other base has been ordered. The report ed cause of the mutinies and clash es was insufficient food and food that was unfit for consumption.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1917-10-22
IS
 STILL IN DARK
(Assnciated Pressl ]


 WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct 1S.- The navy department is still very anxiously awaiting a detailed report from Admiral Sims regarding the torpedoing of an American destroyer in British waters October .16, which resulted in the death of one Ameri- can seaman and the injuring of five others Beyond the fact that the destroyer was able to reach port under her own steam and that she was badly damaged, nothing is known. The first report was flashed by Ad- miral Sims to the department, but nothing has been heard from him since.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1917-10-22
REV0LTS ARE
 REPORTED IN
 NAVAL BASES
lASsociated prcssl


 AMSTERDAM, Oct 1S- Serious re volts are reported to have taken place recently at the German sub. marine base at Ostend, which re suited in the death of at least one officer and the removal of thirty mutineers in handcuffs to Bruges. where they will be tried for treason The Belgisch Dagbiad. a leading newspaper of Belgium reports that the mutiny was caused by the re fusal of the men to go aboard submarine as crew. The officer of the deck then ordered them seized and placed on board the U-boat and was himself surrounded by the thir- ty mutineers and thrown into the sea. perishing before he could be rescued
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1917-10-22
STRINGENT DRY LAW OPERATING
 ALL OVER B. (.

VANCOUVER, B. C., Oct 16-The province of British Columbia went dry on the first day of this month under the provisions of bill ratified by the electors last year, and every bar, brewery and distillery in the province closed it's doors to the sale of liquor.
 Breweries may ship to points out side the province, if they can find d market. Consumers may import li- quor.
 The vending of liquor is being car ried on by the government officials who have no interest in it's sale. They may sell under the following heads:
 For mechanical or scientific pur- poses, ten gallons.
 To druggists, five gallons.
 To physicians, two quarts.
 To dentists, one pint.
 To veterinary surgeons, one gal. lon
 To superintendents for hospital use, to ministers of the gospel for sac ramental purposes. All these are safeguarded by limitations as to doc tors prescriptions, etc.
 The administration of the act will fall to the provincial police, and the records of sales are constantly open for public inspection, and monthly returns are made to the department No liquor may be consumed on the premises; it must be sold for cash and only between the hours of a. m. and 6 D. m., closing at 5 o'clock Saturday night Clubs are prohibited from selling liquor or carrying it.
 The vital clause of the act is Sec tion 10. It provides:
 Except as provided by this act, no person shall, within the province, by himself, his clerk, servant or agent, expose for sale, directly or indirectly, or upon any pretence, or upon any device sell or barter, or of fer to sell or barter or in considera- tion of the purchase or transfer of any property or thing, or for any other consideration or at the time of the transfer of any property or thing give to any person any liquor"
 The penalty for infraction of this clause is Imprisonment on the first offence for not less than six months or more than twelve months, with hard labor; for a second offence hard labor and imprisonment for from twelve to twenty-one months. There are lesses penalties for breaking other sections.
 There are wide powers of search, and the ones of proof of sales, pres criptions, etc., is on the accused.
 The percentage of alcohol sold un' der the prohibitions of this act is . per cent proof It does not apply to vinegar, cider or denatured alcohol Some promising prospects are be- ing reported as having been found in the Cache creek district near Seward as a result of much new de velopment work being done there. MT. and Mrs. Victor Anderson of Cleary came to town yesterday to attend the celebration.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1917-10-22

The North Midas Copper X Gold mine, near Anchorage, is employing a force of 20 men, and is operating in the east tunnel on a vein of high grade ore. Their machinery consists of a Cemidesmal combustion tan
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1917-10-22
JOHN PIPER
 IS WANTED

In a search being made for a cer tain John Piper, the following self explanatory letter was received by Attorney John Clark:
 Iron River, Mich, Sept. 24. 1917 "McGowan X Clark, Attorneys at Law.
 Dear sirs:
 q am sending you a photograph of John Piper to see if you can To- cate him. lie went to Alaska July 14, 1916 and we have received no word from him since Now his moth CT is worrying about him. If she knew if he is living or not it would not be so bad Kindly look this man up and let us know if he is still alive These two men were partners and we did hear that they dissolved partnership. but anyway, look him up and let us know if he is out there or not, so his mother won't worry so much Here is the picture; it was taken when they left here.
 Yours respectfully,
 JAMES B. PIPER (his uncle)
 Iron River. Mich.
 412 Genesee st.
 ha fpl1nwinp clinnino nnr1nC- ed with the photograph:
 A. E. VanBuren and John Piper left Wednesday night for Alaska where they will spend a year and a half taking motion pictures. They have not mapped out their itin- erary in Alaska, but will penetrate far into the north and very likely will go beyond the Arctic circle. The trip is a strictly commercial enter prise The two hope to get a lot of new motion pictures of Alaska and bring back to the United States variety of visualized stories of the vast resources of the far north and it's distinct type of beauty
 M D. Manchester, of the Yukon Gold force, while coming down the Hunker road near the Klondike mess houses, recently saw big black bear and two cubs in the middle of the road The mother bear promptly disputed the passage, thinking the Ford an enemy However. the driv- CT slowed down and kept coming. This was too much for bruin and she beat a hasty retreat for the hills.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1917-10-22

dem engine, compressor and three machine drills. On the 25th of last June they crosscut vein of high grade gold and copper ore, and will be shipping it by the last of the year.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1917-10-22
Will Courtmartial
 Evaders of Draft
{ X SSoCiated PresS)

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 1S.- Major General Murray, of the western department, tonight an nounced that orders had been is sued to courtmartial all evaders of the draft as deserters. Upon conviction they will be sentenced to solitary confinement of from six months to two years, and af- ter the expiration of their sen tences will be drafted into the national army and forced to serve.
 In some sections there have been many attempts to escape service on the part of some of those drafted and after all other means have apparently failed the war department is forced to take harsh measures in order to put stop to the evasion. The new order is effective at once and will be strictly enforced accord ing to General Murray.
 Collins X Bleecker closed dow heir mining operations last Satu1 lay for the winter. The men hav season.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1917-10-22

MT and Mrs. Victor Anderson of Cleary came to town yesterday to attend the celebration
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1917-10-22

Some promising prospects are be- ing reported as having been found in the Cache creek district near Seward as a result of much new de- velopment work being done there.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-10-27
Women Rule HospitS.Is M3w.

In the days before 1914 women were
rare in military hospitals. Today. ex-
cept for the doctors and the patients.
the military hospital is almost a nun
merry.
This Is one of the chief revolutions
wrought by modern warfare. The men
who used to act as Orderlies are re-
quired for the fighting line. But some
thing more than this. The women who
took their places do the work infinite
ly better.
In the Third London General hos
pital ut WandSworth you find some
thing like 500 women attending to the
needs of 1000 wounded men,. This
number includes 40 trained nurses.
137 prObatIoners. 123 scrubbers. 50 or.
derlies. % clerks. 10 mattresses, mas
seurs and ; cooks.
The presence Of women in n mill
tary hospital has psychological value.
Not only does the wounded man re-
actsto the tenderness of q woman. but
his better nature responds to her finer
sensibilities.-I.ondon Chronicle.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-10-27
GROWS NEW "W00L COTTON
Product Is Easy to Pick and immune
From the Dreaded Boil
WeeviIs, ,t.-.


Waycrosse. Ga.--The first "w0Ol cot
ton" ever seen In Waycross was shown
here by Roam Meeks OF Nichols. This
cotton was gown by Dave Anderson
on his farm near Nichols and has at
tracted great deal of attention.
The cotton grows In from three TO
four locks to the .oll and these locks
measure about five or six inches In
length. Expert cotton growers claim
that one man can pick from 700 to
1000 pounds per day of this variety.
The pant is very similar In appear
ance to the long staple and grows To
he from five 10 six feet hich-the
fiber Of the cotton. however. Is short
and looks very much like wool, hence
its name.
1t is claimed for this variety Of cot
ron that it is practically immune from
the boil weevil and In support of this
it Is claimed that not any trace of the
boil weevil has been found In ihr small
field of this variety grown by Mr.. And
ersOn. while in the nearby iield. OF the
regular variety the weevils were nu-
merous.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-10-27
4OO-YEAR-OLD CLOCK STOPS
Famous Timepiece in Hampton Court
Palace, London, Last Repaired
in 1880.

London.-The celebrated clock Of
Hampton court palace that was pro-
vidCd with dial To give Astronomical
changes but never did 50. has stopped
once more. 1t is believed 10 have been
constructed by n German way back
in 1910. but ~ matter Of fact las-
tory fails to record the name Of its
maker.
The celebrated clocl;maIer Vulliamy
reconstructed il in 100 hut he gave
mp the astronomical dial portion on The
ground that II never could have work
ed with the machinery provided, reie-
eating that portion of the works to the
store cupboard.
4 Croydon firm of clockmakers set
the whole thing going again IL 1880.
md 1t has run satisfactorily until now.
Workmcn are busy getting mp the .caf-
folding necessary To reach thP dial.
md after thorough cleaning and GER
tain repairs tn the dial il is expected
10 run for another quarter Of Il CEN
fury with little attentions from time
TO time.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-10-27
STIES HATRED IN hLSAcE-L0RRAlNE

port the Berlin policies. \ school of
cartOOniStS came to the fore, and, 10y
series of cauStic and meaning car
toOnS. indicted Berlin till the officials
in their fury. began placing prison
sentences indiSCriminatcly among car
toonistS and journalists.
And so. France, who had represent
ed To the heroes of 1893 the beau-ideal
of democracy. came gradually To the
fore as the influence in AlSace-LOr-
raine. Her culture. her ideals and her
citizenship became valued dreams of
loyal AlSatians. But far off dreams
they seemed; and the Alsatians. IN
their growing love for the republic.
could not haTbOr the thought that
FRANCE should suffer the throeS of n
war with remOrSeleSS Prussia for their
sake. But the war was coming. and
to AlSatians it means as all observers
agree, a reunion with France.
But. queer enough. the world be-
gins to see that the treaty of Frank
fort was the germ of the present holo-
cauSt. and that il leads 10 the utter
destruction of PruSe n autocracy and
world autOcrac y-that AlSaceLorraine
had been picked to bear the crosS-tO
suffer that the world might he re
iieved from the burden on the should
ers Of all humans. from IIe.Od down
TO Wilhelm.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-10-27
GEoW FAT ON WAR BREAD
Men, Women ard Children Seen or
Streets Soca 70 De Better Eo-r-
iahed Than Ever.

Loudnn.-Thc ENGLISH appear to be
CROWN ca; on war bread. I'm English
no. spapcr publishes the following:
although I hate IT," writes cor
respondent in Surrey. 'war bread
SrcuS to fatfcn ne. and my wri-hl has
increased by several pounds Yet nm
eating not much more than half the
bread used To eat before the war, and
also less of other foods.
\ doctor explained That this may be
quite true. anyone who keeps his
ives opcn in the streets viii notice
that men. women md children are
clearly better nouri>hod Than ever. No
doubt" he said there is II good deal
of Indigestion from had bread. but
even people who digest il badly. and
dislike il. too. grow frttcr and phys
icauy stronger. This is especially no
ticeahle in spare men Of middle age.
Possibly the explanation is that W"
were C"tng more bread before than we
could digest. PerhapS too. the mix
fure of grains in bread is proving more
nouriShing than the pure wheaton loaf ;
he stomach likes variety. and the
ncoplc who do the best intellectual
work are those who feed on all avail
able foodStulTS.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-10-27
BEAT HIGH FOOD PRICES
AID Club 1T Portland, Ore, Is Conduct
ing Fresh Fish Market, Sell
ing at Cost.

Portland. Ore.-Cutting the high cost
vt living in q practical manner is the
'as'i essaycd by the Portland Adj club.
which is conducting a fresh fish mar
tet here and selling sea food ut cost.
So popular is the market that the first
day 1t opened three tons of fish Mere
sold
Sable fish. Groupers. ling. cod and
Smelt are sold for five tn seven cents
I pound. while other fish markets are
asking twelve TO twenty cents for the
same kinds of fish.
ON the opening day crowd Of wom-
IN. with market baskets. stood before
the doors waiting for the first fish to
he placed on sale. From that time
on sales continued brisk. and the Ad
club. cooperating with the city ADMIN
istration. has under way plan for n
permanent fish market where all kinds
If sea food will he sold at actual cost
The Adj club points out that II
pcople eat fish the fishing industry SKILL
ne promoted and other foods, capable
Of being shipped long distances will
he released to help win the war.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-10-27
UNWASHED REIGN IN PARIS
Uncommon In the French
Capital.

Paris.-Parisians were never prone
TO indulge In hot haths-indeed. the
criticism of first visitors to Paris was
often most loudly voiced In connection
with the primitive facilities found In
Paris apartments and many hotels.
Yet they were. as rule, always clean
and neat and took pride in their per.
SOilal appearance.
Whether IL is due to the war direct.
ing their thoughts to higher things or
to the municipal ecict that 6.rrees
water shall he heated only Saturdays
and Sundays. the fact remains that the
Partisan today Is rather contemptuOus
of the old .a,lage that Cleanliness is
next to godlinesS."
This is particularly noticeable In the
subway. where all classes of the 6ty's
population can he observed. The pro-
portion of unkempt. dusty. unwashe,l
persons with doubtfully clean ears and
black-rimmed fingernails is very large.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-10-27
SOLD COUNTRY FOR MONEY!

ut was not that Soukhomlinof
loved Russia less, but that he loved
money more"
John H. Snodgrass, who until No
vember. 1916, was consul general at
Moscow, a post which he had held for
seven years, thus explained the .case
Of the man now on trial in Petrognd-
the Russian ex-mlnister to whom the
continuance of the war has been at,
tributed. For had he loved Russia more
and money less, the German armies on
the eastern front might have been
beaten long ago. II not by power Of
strategy, then by sheer force Of num-
bers.
sPopuinr opinion in Russia has 1t
that his acts Of conspiracy were
brought on by his desire to please his
wife, to whom he was greatly attached.
She was twenty-five when he married
her. and he at least sixty. There is a
story In Petrograd that Nine. Sioux
horulinoff xvoa N woifreSq at Kiev In
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-10-27
BROTHERS KNIT FOR
BROTHER IN FRANCE

Columbus. q. - Lieut.. Col
Charles Gates Dawes. the Chi
cago banker who is serving with
the United States engineers
somewhere In France. is going
To have q sweater and also n
scarf provided his brothers do
not drop to many stitches.
For several weeks tales have ,
been drifting around of n man
seen knitting industriouSly. In
Pullman smoking compartments
on Atlantic City hotel .verandas.
in taXicabs. etc. In q train go
ing out Of Columbus one night
recently he was identified rs
former Congressman Beman
Gates Dawes Of Ohio. a brother
of the Chicago banker.
Beman knits and knits the
while he discusses oil and cleo
tric railways. in which he is in.
terested. with his fellow pnssen-
gers In the smoking compart-
mcnt.
"Darn It. there I've dropped
another Stitch" 'Beman ex.
claimed. rs he pointed an argu-
ment on oil prices. "Well. broth
or Charley won't mind another
hole In this sweater. II I can
keep out or arguments on the
state of the union l reckon
ought to finish my knitting I'm
about nine months"
Beman also contributed the
information that Rufus Dawes
of Chicago Is knitting a scarf for
brother Charley.
Mother. taught all of us boys
to knit" Beman said. "and this
Is certainly the time for all good
knitters to come to the aid of
their country"
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-10-27
pI )l'|Il pI0R@H'III.II-
(&yET1YN - ~
JAPAWS WAR PROFITS BIG

Doctor Iyenaga is the scmiohicial
representative OF the Japanese gov
eminent in this country as the director
of the East and West News bureau in
New York city. These remarks were
made as part Of the National Securi-
~ leagues campaign Of patriotism
through education TO arouse the people
Of the country to n realization of the
possibilities Of the war.
''The position japan occupies in
the world war is Singularly unique.
She entered the war in obedience TO
the terms Of the AnglO-Japanese alli-
ance, which imposed upon her the duty
Of conducting military operations in
common with her ally in the regions
of eastern Asia and of safeguarding
mutual interests therein.
But since the capture OF the Ger
man stronghold In the Far East on No
vember Z. 1914, and the sweeping OF
enemy war ships out of the Eastern
seas, Japan has apparently been stand
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-10-27
DEALS WITH POTATO PROBLEM

During the coming year, presum-
ably, the housewife will be relieved of
the task of struggling with the potato
problem.
Mr.. Lou d. Sweet of Colorado, who
has been sometimes called the Potato
King" will exercise such control over
the tuber as is necessary to insure its
presence on the American table ut an
expense that is reasonable in relation
to the marketable quantities.
Mr.. Sweet has been appointed
head of the potato division of food adj
ministratlon by the government. The
bureau of which he is the chief already
has started on the work of getting in
to'such relations with the growers of
potatoes as will make possible the
equitable and economical distribution
of this vegetable. Mr.. Sweet will not
fix the prices of potatoes. That will
be attended to by price-fXing COM
mission. His work will be to gather
md svStematiZe information about pO-