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Hispano América., 1917-05-06
HISPANO

a cargar los / y los especiales (heridos en- los oJos
V en- Ell bajo vientre). Llegan otros autos con ne
ridos. A descargar y sortear... Y otra vez a re-
conocer las fi1as de cuerpos tendidos. aqua! dlce
uno. v segtn tiene SUI herida en- Ell vientre o no, lie
doy muy poca o una copa grande. iQuiere conner?
Y distribuyo chocolate, sopra o tartinas de pan
y dulce.
Unos Sc mostraban voraces sin darse cuenta,
otros demasiado impresionados todavia para CO.
mer.. POGO hablan, escuchan en- silencio los multi
pies ruidos, miranda ell panorama de NUDES blan-
cas- que corren por el cielo azul y los aeroplanos
que pasan mas veloces que las nubes..
Tn cuerpo gordo, tendido boca abajo en- la ca
mil1a, inmovil como un pedazo de carne EN- ell
mostrador de una carniceria, tiene, para mi, lineas
conocidas. En- efecto los ojos negros que me mi
ran de soslayo, son de un companero: - HON.
bre! Que tiene?
I'm proyectil grande en- la espalda, desde an
teayer por la noche. Estuve treinta horas en- des-
cubierto me contesta con voz monotone que
apenas reconozco.
- lie ta visto ell medico?
No.
Padece?
- POGO mientras no tengo que moverme. Ioda-
via tengo ell p%royectil ahi.
Hago transporter la camilla a la cabeza de la
lid. QuSQO pm an y q ia PiHnNf"
a llevarlo a la mesa de operaciones. iPequeho SER
vicio de amigo! Dos o tres ayudantes manchados
de sangre desde los pies a la cabeza. Los medicos
con la sempiterna pipa en- la boca; comprendo la
necesidad de fumar aqui porque ell olor es repu-
gnante. I'm CUBIC lleno de pazos, que mas b1en d-
ramos que son desperdicios para los gatos que no
de carne humana. Colocamos la camilla mlsma So
bre la mesa. Unos tijeretazos y la espalda queda
desnuda. Con mano suave pero activa levanta el
medico la cura y palpa con ell dedo.
- lFuma? = preguna.
- 81, senior contesta Ell pobre NJ.
Pues toma este piti1lo y agarrate I'm momen-
to. Voy a extraer ell p~royectil. No tie muevas, So
bre TODD.
Y la operation Sc hace presto. Sale TN trozo de
hero grande como I'm g~aapago, que Sc habia
alojado a flor de carne. Yodo, algodon en- rama, y
a otro. Durante los cinco minutes que habiamos
permanecido en- la cueva, no habia cesado de pro-
ferir CRITICS terribles TN pobre diablo tendido en- la
otra CANA. boy de beber a NJ. y lie amino diciendo-
lie que pronto sera atendido y llevado a una bue-
ma CANA. "Gracias, gracias', me reptile con la mis-
ma voz monotone.
Un capellan, arrodi11ado al lado de una camilla,
me hace senas con la mano. Els un boeche, herido
de bala en- el pecho. A cada aspiration silba ell aire.
Esta grave, Y Ell cura trata de aveiguar su religion
para poderle. dar, acaso, ell supreme consuelo. Pero
no logramos hacernos comprender. Nos mira con
oios extraviados e indica debilmnete con TN dedo
la pequena herida, apenas tapada con I'm POGO de
CASA. No tiene camisa Ell infeliz y es muy delgado
V amarillo de carnes.
Llega un grupo de heridos leves. Entire enos un
boche enorme, vendada la cabeza y llevando su
casco en- la mano un casco de esoS Antiques de
punta reluciente y con ell aguila de Prussia AFRO
gantemente extendida sobre la visera. De esos
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1917-12-17

 OF FOOD URGED
 BY H.C. HOOVER

Branding as false such malicious and unpatriotic reports as are now being circulated in Chicago to the effect that food conservation in the United States Is unnecessary, Her bert C. Hoover. food administrator Of the government. has wired all food conservation authorities in all states regarding the matter. Luther .C. Hess received a wire yesterday afternoon from Royal A. Gunnison, food administrator of the territory. explaining the further urgent needs of food conservation and telling of the reports contradictory to conser- yation plans The wire. which is self-explanatory is as follows;
 Juneau, December 8, 1917. Luther C. Hess, Fairbanks.
 Herbert Hoover, National Food administrator, advises that or De cember $. the circulation of unwar- duitu anu lDdiIIiObo ttioA "Ni S started in Chicago by parties inter ested in the exploit and sale of meat and protesting against wheat less and meatless days as unneces- sary sacrifices by the American peo- pie. The administrator characterizes all such utterances as foolish and unpatriotic. He says that owing to the critical situation of the worlds food today, opposition to government conservation measures Is comparable to opposition to the draft because failure in saving food means the dl- rect and immediate loss of life, aside from the serious interference with our war measures in feeding our allies, and that the results from the meatless days have. for the first time, created a sufficient visible sup ply of meat to allow us to partially comply with the quantities request ed by the allies for shipment this month. and urges continued devotion to food conservation.
 Further, that notwithstanding the exportation of the whole of the sur plus of 1917 wheat crops, above the normal demand of our own people, 1t Is necessary to restrict the eX- port of wheat, so as to retain, m the United States, a sufficient sup ply to carry our own people until the next harvest and that even with all the conservation made we are still unable to load over four hun dred thousand tons of foodstufs which are urgently required by the allies this month"
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1917-12-17
FOUR R-MlNUTE
 MEN WILL BE
 NEWEST THING

The "four-minute men" are the new thing; that Is. they are the latest thing in the governments war activities in this country. And they ale to be introduced in Fairbanks -by John A Clark, who, in a wire receiyed yesterday from Royal A. Gunnison, who has been named ter. rit0rial chairman of the four-minute men, is appointed as committeeman for Fairbanks and the Fourth divi- sion in general,
 MT Clark explained last night what "four-minute men" are. They are men who organize themselves into a body with the idea of speak ing on any subject the government may request in theatres or any other place in their locality that may be designated. Their speeches are to be limited to four minutes. They positively must do justice to the subject within that space of time.
 Thorne's and other public places in Fairbanks, on occasion, will there fore soon know the sound of the voices of Fairbanks best public speakers. At least, that Is the idea of the organization of the four-min- ute men, and MT. Clark is soon to start the organization going. He is as yet unable to say as to the exact date when the first speech will be made, but it will undoubtedly be in the very near future and on sub ject In which the government thinks the general public should become interested.
 In connection with this it might be stated that MT Clark is having all kinds of honors in the shape of committee work heaped upon him. It was just few days ago that he was named as chairman of the Christmas Red Cross campaign for this vicinity, with power to appoint chairmen in the outlying districts.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1917-12-17
GIRLS HELP
 RAISE MONEY
 FOR ORPHANS

Have you any kind of an article that is not particularly valuable to you that you would donate to a good cause, or something which you would care to give to the support of the orphaned child of a man who has given his life on the battlefield in defense of democracy? If so. send that article to the basket supper that is to be given on the evening by the Woman's Civic Club of Fair banks. It will there be placed in the war bag" and sold, and the amount realized turned into the fund that Is now being collected here to send to France as the contribution of the children of Interior Alaska to the orphans of the deceased sol diers of that country which has been stricken by the hand of the invader but which is still struggling bravely to drive him back and is succeeding Therefore If you have anything worth 25 cents you can spare, donate 1t: or two articles that will bring 25 cents.
 The Camp Fire Girls will have charge of the sale that will be con ducted, having been given a booth where all the articles donated will
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1917-12-17
TICKETS FOR LOT DRAWING
 GOING FAST

The tickets for the big drawing of two lots in Port Angeles, Wash ington, which Is to be held in the interests of French orphans, the amount realized from which Is to be turned in to swell the fund which will be sent out as the contribution of the children of Interior Alaska are now going very rapidly. accord ing to the committee of Poineer Women which is in charge of the sale. It Is therefore expected that they will all be sold at very early date. The tickets are obtainable at The Citizen office and at Calder heads Victrola Shop.
 Four bits Is the price of chance in the drawing. This gives the hold CT of a ticket a chance to draw a valuable lot at Port Angeles, Wash ington, which Is considered to be worth S1OO at any time.
 And everybody Is doing 1t; that Is, everybody is taking a gambling chance to get good piece of prop erty and at the same time assist an orphan of France to the extent of donating a sum of money which will keep 1t for five days. The in- centive, of course, Is the lots. but the money paid for the chance does not go to the owner of the ground, but to the worthy cause of helping to sustain life In the bodies of the poor little orphaned children of French soldiers
 The selling of the four hundred chances-two hundred on each lot will assure $2o0 for the French or phan fund. The drawing Of the lots Is to take place at the Christmas dance to be given by the Pioneer Women on Christmas night in the interests of the fund. at the Eagle Hall
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1917-12-17

be placed on display. The proceeds of the main event. the basket sup. per, are to be turned in to the Red Cross fund of the Civic Club. but all the money the girls realize from their sale is to so in 10 the Or phan Fund.
 Mrs C. A MacQuarrie Is helping the girls with the collection of ar ticles donated If you have some thing that you do not particularly desire 10 keep and which might bring something at sale of the kind that is 10 be held. call up Mrs. MacQuarrie and she will send for it. Her telephone number is 121Y.
 The Camp Fire Girls will also sell tea and coffee during the pro gress of the basket supper. the main event of the occasion
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1917-12-17
BABIES BURIED ALIVE IN
 TRENCHES WITH BODIES OF
 DEAD MOTHERS BY M0SLEMS

actually reached a fraction of these people through relief funds from America's ever ready generosity" 7" Dr. Riggs said. In Harput We were able 10 give daily rauons of bread 10 nearly 5000 widows and orphans. If more money had come there were 10000 within reach equally in need. Upon the rupture of diplomatic rela- uons. the Turkish government confis- cated our food supplies and many of these people pcrished of hunger"
 Since then, however, pr. Riggs con tnued. arrangements have been made 10 continue the relief work through neutral agents who are disbursing the funds and supplies gathered through the American Committee for Armenian and Syrian Relief in New York City The question of saving the remnant of the Armenian race. he said. can be solved only by American generosity.
 The Armenian men are detd." he said and the women nave been crushed and cannot long survive the terrible experiences through which they have passed But there are 4OO,, 900 orphan children, most of whom are begging bread today. The hope of the future Is in gathering these remnants and saving them for the seed of the future Armenian race. These children look to us today. If they can be fed and housed and edu, cated for the next ten years they can constitute the leading progressive element in the life of new Turkey as their fathers did in the old"
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1917-12-17
AMERICANS SHOULD CONSTITUTE
 THEMSELVES AN ARMY FOR FOOD
 CONSERVATION, SAYS H. (. HOOVER

That the great world will be last on the battlefield of food becomes increasingly evident as the months by And that battlefield where the highest and the lowest the youngest and the oldest the weakest and the strongest may do equally valiant service in the cause ot country Herbert Hoover the who saved Belgium from starvation, Is nOw National Food Admin 1sator, the gcneraln-chie of the food armies Liberty In two momentOus addresses recently delivered he has str ngy pointed how may be soldiers in the American food army, how will help the of Liberty by en
 listing and the dark consequences that may unless do enlist. They constitute new drlmbeat to duty: they sound the great subject of individual responsibility.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1917-12-17
Europeans Have Not Learned to Eat
 Corn

This mcnas an average saving of one pound of flour per person per week out Of their five pounds consumption and 1t is not asking much cf our people that they substitute other ce- reals to that extent.
 Now number of inquiries arise with reference to different phases Of this question. and one is why Europe does not take corn instead of wheat?
 For one hundred years the wheat loaf has been the basis of life in Flu rope. with the exception of Italy The art of household baking has long since been lost Most of the bread Is baked by bakers. For this reason alone 1t is almost impossible for our allies to substitute corn bread, which cannot be distributed by bakers. Fur tharmore, the actual household ma chinery of baking ovens, etc has long since been out of existence in ulOHi fuiOptdn ublHFS.
 Furthermore. If we are to ship corn. we must ship 1t In the form of the grain itself, for cornmeal does not keep well, and European Coun- tries have but little facilities for mill-
 ing the corn. They are mixing corn meal in the wheat flour; but there Is a limit beyond which cereals cannot be mixed in the wheat loaf and have the bread rise, and that limit is some where about g or 30 per cent. They are using higher milled wheat than we for economy's sake, and mixing it with other cereals. It makes war bread far less palatable than our corn bread.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1917-12-17
A Nation of Volunteers Needed.

We may accomplish the same re- suit voluntarily if we c,,n give the people stimulus in the LloWied dge that every individual has he.e ( def nite service to perform.
 We have. therefore. never Consid- cred this problem from tl" viewpoint of force, we haze consiG,I od il al ways from the viewpoint i yulun- tary effort. We have asked tr to join us as voluntary wort c1s, aN we are to effect by democrajc move ment the results which autorIaCy has only been able to effect by law and organization. lndec'. NC feel there Is service here g eater than the actual saving and tha actual practical result. There te thr pOssi- billy of demonstrating | It Gemoc- racY can organize itself H')houl the necessity of autoc"atic direction and control.
 If 1t should be proved 'hLt we cannot secure a saving it. oT food stuIfS by yolunta y effO,; 2'd that as Q result of our failure tC ,'U1 CCun- try we are jeopa dilin5 th' sUG cess of the whole civilized w'Tll in this war, it might be reccssa~y for IL to ado9t such measures as would force
 5 issue. but If we came to that unhappy measure we slah D. com pelled to acknowledge tra. d,moCla- Icy cannot deltnd itself wl.h0ut com pulson which is autOIaCy an! l. confession of failure Of rEf roltiCal faith.
 If we can secure allogi"nrr {" this national service in cur - r0u,CO0 kitchens, ou" 2l0OO c0C troaEast, lunch and dinner tahle5, f wc can multiply an ounce of sugar, or fats, or what-not Der day by 1h opHoOO people, we have saved 1S0,000,000 pounds in month If We save a pound of flour per week, we save 125, 100000 bushels of wheat per an mum.
 It Is this multiplication of mi mute -teaspoonfuls, slices, scraps-by 10O,OO0,OOO and 365 days that will save the world Is there any one in this land who cannot deny himself or hersalf something? Who cannot prevent some waste? Is not your right to life and freedom worth this service7
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1917-12-17
We Must Eat the Kind of Food that
 Cannot be Exported.

The logical and sensible first step in adapting our supplies to allied needs is to substitute on oul own tables corn, potatoes, vegetables, fish and poultry for those staples We wish to export. The proportion of our na- tional diet in vegetables is very low, and 1t will not only do no harm to increase it. but in fact will contribute to public health.
 Space does not permit that l should give you the position here of each staple In the national and interna- tional situation. I may, however. des- cribe briefly one or two of them
 We of the United States normally raise for export about 80000,000 bush els of wheat. Canada produces something like 1OO,0OO,0O0 bushels of wheat for export Europe must i'm port this year 25,000,000 bushr'ls of wheat If they are to maintain .heir normal bread supply. With our nor nal export of SOO00,OO0 bushels, we can go but short distance toward accomplishing that end. If, however, by conservation, We increase our ex- port to 200,000,000 bushels and Cana da increased hers to 5,OOO0OO we shall then come within 200,O00,000 bushels of the solution of the prob lem
 By conservation and by substitut- ing 20 to 25 per cent of other cereals in Europe's war bread and by some imports from far distant markets. the problem may be solved. but the mar gin Is so narrow that any failure on our part to provide an extra 120.- 900, 900 bushels of wheat risks dis aster to the whole cause.
 For us to increase exports of wheat from 80,O00,OOO bushels to 200,000,000 bushels means that we must make a saving of about 20 per cent in our wheat consumption. That Is not great burden for our people to bear.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1917-12-17

equally divided. or alternatNcly. by great voluntary effort of sCr-derta! by which the added supply Car hc chtain- ed without vicious action cf cclser- yation through price
 Call to Plain Living in Every Home
 Another bearing of the problem lies in that We have had growing in this country class Of the population giy- en over 10 more or less id Curs3 and a great deal of extravaPaHCe. There grows out uf this d Ccrt"ii. amount of class feeling, in a country where there should be no class division There is now an opportunity for that class, by reduction in it., sc2ic of living. to demonstrate its fidelity to the national cause and It's willingness to share its full portion of the ma. tional burden. In so doing that sec
 tratod something more than laCre saving it will have demcn.tratud a willingness to serve in oGr national necessity. even to the ma CT of per fonal sacrifice.
 There is phase of ihls entire work which has appealed greatly to us here, and that is the whole qGcs- tion of national service. bere l. an opportunity for every ma1. woman and child in this country to con tribute immediately and directly 10 the winning of the war. T. should be possible to show to the en'ire popula- ton that there Is at leaS' one point
 n which all may serve in ;his str ug-
 n. There should result not cnIy saving, but the sense Of s"r,ice, sense of contribution to the Dsr it. self and proof of Loyalty and sup port In each and every individual,
 There is no force by winch conser- yation could be imposed upon the American people. Conservation can be accomplished in somo c'untrie, by iron clad law, or by forcing leg@i limi- tations on every indiviGra' ir tn" country, but In our country that Is not only unfeasib'e from 'h" guJ cin. mental point of view, but it is arGinet the instincts of the people.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1917-12-17

What do you expect to be when you become of age, little man?' asked the visitor.
 "Twenty-one," was the little mans reply.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1917-12-17
A Burden We Must Carry.

How great the burden upon the United States is may be made clear by a few figures During the three year pre-war period we averaged an annual export of 12O,OOO,O00 bushels of grain and 5O0,OOOOOO pounds of animal products and fats. During the last fiscal year we exported over 400 100000 bushels of grain and l. 500,000,O00 pounds of animal pro- ducts and fats.
 During this period we really over exported-we, ourselves, are selling our animals faster than we grow them, and our stock of foodstuffs just
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1917-12-17

lowest in our history.
 As the causes of Europc's shortage grow in intensity, our load this next year must be of much greater weight.
 As our harvests and those of our allies are now measurable, we now know the size of the worlds larder for the coming winter, and 1t will measure insufficient unless We can reduce our consumption and waste.
 Our allies are making every pos sible effort to reduce consumption and eliminate waste. Most of the principal staples are dealt out 10 the public under one kind or another of a restriction. Fines up to $500 are levied on persons who throw away stale bread. But despite all these efforts, there Is not such a reduction in national consumption as one might expect.
 Besides the men in the trenches and the men working ten and eleven hours daily in the shops, millions Iof women have been drawn into phy- scal labor, and all of these require more food than they required under normal conditions in pre-war times.
 The result is that while the saving
 in food is appreciable. it is not as much as one would expect.
 There Is one feature of all these efforts toward conservation in Eu- rope that stands out vividly-the non working population is in large part composed of the old, the women, and the children; they are the class upon largely falls. The people in war work are in national defense, and they must have the first call on all supplies Therefore, any failure on our part in supplying food will fall upon the class to whom our natural sympathies must be the greatest But there is point below which we can not fall and tranquility be maintain ed.
 We have general limitation In our food supplies to the allies, and that Is that the condition of shipping re qulres that all foodstuff8 sen; shall be of the most concentrated sort Therefore, the commodities which We have to send are most advantageous ly limited to wheat corn, beef. pork products, dairy products and sugar
 If we consider our own supplies, we find that we have enough corn. We have great surplus of potatoes, vegetables, fish and poultry. These latter commodities do not lend them selves to shipment either from bulk or other reasons We cannot in crease, or even maintain, our present exports of wheat, beef pork. dairy products and sugar without reducing our consumption.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1917-12-17

A California natural history club is conducting a campaign of educa- ton intended to save the lives of harmless snakes, which war upon destructive rodents.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1917-12-17
NEW CITIZENS
 ARE ADMITTED

The naturalization hearing in dis trict court last evening resulted in the granting of citizenship rights and privileges in the United States to two men, Pasquale Maniconi, na- tive of Italy, and Albert Hansen, native of Denmark. Both according ly took the oath of allegiance to the United States after being exam ined as to their qualifications.
 At the conclusion of the hearing Judge Bunnell ordered that the pc titions of John Hanson, Charles Montford and Charles F. Fornander be dismissed on account of the fact that the petitioners have never made their appearance.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1917-12-17

equally divided. or alternauNely. by a great voluntary effort Of sClI.deria! by which the added supply Can hr Cktain- ed without vicious action cf ccLser- yaIion through price.