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The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1916-1918, 1917-11-24
COAL BARONS WARNED;
MUST LOWER PRICES

WASHINGTON, D. C. NOV. 24-
Fuel Administrator Garfield has sent
a formal warning to the Michigan
coal operators, informing them that
the government is prepared to COM
mandeer and operate their mines in
case they carry out their threat to
refuse to sell their coal at the prices
fixed by the government.
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1916-1918, 1917-11-24
PUBLISHER INDICTED

NEW YORK, NOV. 24|eremiah
A. O'Leary, president of the Ameri-
can Truth society and publisher of
1.-THE Bull', a publication recently
barred from the mails, has been in
dicted on the charge of violating
the espionage act.
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1916-1918, 1917-11-24
CLUB MEETING

There will be a special meeting Of
the Nenana Commercial club at 8
O'Clock Sunday afternoon, at the
Office of United States Commission or
Robert E. Burns. Members are
earnestly requested to be present
Geo. W. Pennington.
.-t President
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1916-1918, 1917-11-24
TANKS WILL BE USED

WASHINGTON, D. C. NOV. "a
When the big spring drive starts in
France, the American troops will be
equipped with the very latest in
tanks. the big fighting machines
which the British have used with
such success in their drives against
the Germans.
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1916-1918, 1917-11-24
RUSSIANS DEMOBILIZINC

LONDON, NOV. 24-Dispatches
received from Petrograd this morn
ing state that the Bolsheviki gov
eminent has released the class of
1899 from military service, and that
others are to be demobilized within
a very short time.
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1916-1918, 1917-11-24
FORMER GOVERNOR DEAD

DENVER, NOV. 24-James Ham
ilton Peabody, governor of Colorado
during the Cripple creek strikes of
1903, died here today.
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1916-1918, 1917-11-24
ITALIANS OUTNUMBERED
BUT HOLDING sToUTLY

ROME, NOV. 24-The Teutonic
forces have redoubled their efforts
to dislodge the Italians between the
Piave and Brenta rivers but although
outnumbered four to one, the Ital-
ians are still holding stoutly to their
positions, which are advantageously
situated for defensive operations.
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1916-1918, 1917-11-24
COMPERS is REELECTED

BUFFALO, NOV. "a Samuel
Gompers, veteran head of the Amer
lean Federation of labor, was re-
elected president of the organization
today, the convention being almost
a unit in the choice. o~-
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1916-1918, 1917-11-24
TRAITOR TROTSKY FORGETS
KINDNESS OF UNCLE SAM

LONDON, NOV. 24-In an ad-
dress delivered at Petrograd on We'd
nesday, Trotsky included in his re-
marks a bitter denunciation of the
United States, unmindful of the
time that the American government
sheltered him as refugee from the
vengeance of the car. 49,
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1916-1918, 1917-11-24
SMELLING AMERICANS

PERSHING'S HEADQUARTERS,
NOV. 24-The heavy artillery of
the Germans has been active dur
ing the past two days, shelling the
American positions. Many shells
are falling in the rear areas.
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1916-1918, 1917-11-24
SLAy REPRESENTATIVE .-.-s
~~: 49, CARRIES OLIVE BRANCH

STOCKHOLM, NOV. 24-Dis-
patches received in this city late yes
terday afternoon stated that a rep
resentative of the Russian govern
ment had left Petrograd, bearing a
peace offer to the German govern
ment.
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1916-1918, 1917-11-24
KAISER SENDS DELEGATE
WITH OFFER TO RUSSIA

STOCKHOLM, NOV. pa rep
resentative of the Russian govern
ment is said to have left this city
for Petrograd this morning, bearing
"a peace offer from Germany and
Austria to the Russian government.
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1916-1918, 1917-11-24

W. C. Gagnon went to Fairbanks
this week on a business visit.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-02-16
Do you think that Prudence Is
a bit too young to handle the
youngsters with proper disc.
pIine7
CTo BE CONTINUED
SUPREME IN HIS EGoTIsM
Man So Sure Of Himself That He Suf.
fers Little From the Desire
to Possess.

Men do not, as a rule, suffer very
much from the desire to possess be-
cause they are so sure that they do
possess, because they find 1t so diff
cult to conceive that their wife san
find any other man attractive, writes
w. l.. George In the Atlantic Monthly.
They are too well accustomed to be-
ing courted, even II they are old and
repulsive. because they have power
and money; only they think 1t Is be-
cause they are men. Beyond n Jealous
care for their wives fidelity, which |
suspect arises mainly from the feeling
that an unfaithful wife is Il criticism,
they do not ask very much. But wom-
en- suffer more deeply because they
know that man has layished on them
for centuries u condescending admira-
ton: that the king who lays his crown
at their feet knows that his is the
crown to give, While men possess by
right of possession women possess
only by right of precarlous conquest.
They feel II very bitterly, this fugitive
empire, and their greatest tragedy is
to find themselves growing little
older, uncertain Of their power, for
they are afraid, as age comes, Of los.
ing their man, while have never
heard of husband afraid of losing
his wife, or able to repress his sur.
prise IL she forsook him.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-02-16

And the girls bowed their heads
Rev. Mr.. Morgan cleared his throat,
and began: "0ur Father we thank thee
for tina. table,"
There was more Of the blessing, but
the parsonage girls heard not one ad-
ditional phrase-except Connie, who
followed him conscientiously through
every word. Carol burst into merry
laughter, close upon his reverent
"Amen"-and after one awful glare
at her sister, Prudence Joined In, and
soon 1t was rollicking group around
the parsonage table. Mr.. Morgan him
self smiled uncertainty. He was puz-
zled. More, he was embarrassed. But
as soon as Carol could get her breath,
she gasped out an explanation.
"You were just-right, Mr.. Morgan
to give thanks-for the table! There's
nothing-on ito be thankful forw
And the whole family went off once
more into peals Of laughter.
Mr.. Morgan had very little appetite
that day. He did not seem to be so
fond Of sweet corn as he had assured
Prudence. He talked very little, too.
And as soon as possible he took his
hat and walked hurriedly away. He
never called at the parsonage again.
A few weeks after this Carol dlstin-
guished herself again, and to her last
ing modification. A man living only
six blocks from the parsonage had gen.
erously offered Mr.. Starr free pastur-
age for his pretty little Jersey In his
broad meadow, and the offer was CRATE
fully accepted. This meant that every
evening the twins must walk after the
COW, and every morning must take her
back for the days grazing.
One evening, as they were starting
out from the meadow homeward with
the docile animal, Carol stopped and
gazed at Blinkie reflectively.
Lark" she said, 81 just believe to
my soul that / could ride this COW.
She's so gentle, and I'm such good
hand at sticking on"
"Carol!" CALCULATED Lark. "Think
how 1t would look for parsonage girl
to go down the street riding cow"
But there's no one to see," protest
ed Carol And this was true. For the
was near the edge of town.
and the girls passed only five houses
on their way home from the meadow
and all of them were well back from
the road.
Lark argued and pleaded, but Carol |
was firm. Il must try It," she insist
ed, "and If it doesn't go well l can
slide Off You can lead her, Lark"
The obliging Lark boosted her sister
up and Carol nimbly scrambled into
place, riding astride.
"Tye got to ride this way she said.
Cows have such funny backs l
couldn't keep on any other way. If /
see anyone coming, I'll slide for it."
For u while all went WELL Lark led
Bllnkie carefully, gazing about anx-
iously to see that no one approached.
SO they advanced to within two blocks
of the parsonage. BY this time Blnkie
concluded that she was being imposed +.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-02-16
"cows Have Such Funny Backs"

| ~ ~,
npo"' niie siiooN iier i'eau Violehtly'
"'u t"i''''eu 'he rope IRON Lark
i'"nu' ,, s"Ns " scorutu' loss OF her
io'n's iieuu, una STRUCK out mauly ior
no'"v ",ui ste"I presehce vi ihihu,
49, '.'' '"' upo'' .ne WV neeN, "nu
nuns vi lor uc"r ,lic' "hile LARK IN
'e,,o', s.'i'eu oul III pursuit
80. he'p heip sne crled loudly
"" up" "p"
~ tnis way 'ney turned IN al the
p"rso'''se sute' wn'eh happliy STOOD
open' As lucN "ouiu nave II, MT starr
was s'"nu'hs Ut ,,ie uoor WIN TWO men
"ho hau peeh e'ii'ius On iiiili' anu near
'hs i'"ih iraiilic CRIES they rushed TO
meet 'he wliu procession, ana had the
unique experience OF seeing parson-
age gifi riding nat on her stomach on
the neck Oh gahoplhg Jersey, with
announcer parsonage glrl In mad pursuit.
BlinRie stopped beside the barn, and
turned her head about inquiringly.
carol SUD TO the ground, and buried
her face IN her hands at sight of the
two men with her father, Then, with
never n word, she lit out for the house
at top speed. The three men sat down
on the ground and burst into hearty
laughter
Lark came upon them MS they sat
thus, and Lark was angry. She
Gtnmpnu hpr foot with n yinlnnnn that
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-02-16
Wouldn't Hurt Cow

Little Edith was visiting in the coun.
try, and as she was coming across the
field one day to dinner, an old net
COW noticed her and thinking, per.
haps, Edith had something for her to
eat, followed closely at her heels. The
little girl was so frightened she started
to run, and the cow ran. too. Finally,
unable TO stand it any longer, she burst
into tears, saying: "oh, If youll only
SO away, ! won't hurt YOU"
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-02-16
Daily Thounht

In the effort to appreciate various
forms of greatness let US not underes.
innate the value of u simply good life.
Just to be good, to keep life pure from
degrading elements, to make il CON
stantly helpful in little ways to those
who are touched by it, to keep ones
spirit always sweet and avoid all man.
ner of petty anger and irritability-
that is an ideal as noble as 1t is ain.
cult.-Edward Howard Griggs.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-02-16
Anecdote of the Autoerat.

A southern woman tells about din
ing in Boston once, when next to her
sat 4 honicly little old gentleman, who
wanted to know how she passed the
time in the country with her old fa-
ther. "Wcll, we read" 'What did
YOU read?" "ChleAy The Autocrat of
the Breakfast Table" Don't you
get tired of it?" "0h, no, When we
get TO the end, we simply turn back to
the beginning" The old gentleman
chuekled, and made remark implying
that the "Aatocrat" was no great thing
among books, and the lady was rather
surprised at his dlsparaging mir. After
dinner she demanded Of her hostess
the name of the unappreciative old
gentleman, and was told that It was
Doctor Holmes.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-02-16
The parsonage girls enter
tain a visiting minister,
much to his discontinue,
-and Carol rides a cow
with disastrous results.

Mr.. Starr, widower Method
ist minister, has been assigned
to the congregation at Mount
Mark, Iowa. He and his daugh-
ter Prudence--she Is nineteen
and the eldest Of five girls--have
come on ahead to get the new
parsonage ready for the younger
members of the family. OF
course the whole town, espe-
claIIy the Methodlsts, Is very Gu
rious about the newcomers. In
divlduaI members Of the Ladies'
Aid society drop in upon the
family and pump" the girls for
all they're worth. But the Stars
rapidly adjust themselves to
their new surroundings, and the
father decides his brood is old
enough to participate In family
prayers. Little Connie has lust
finished hers - much to the
amusement Of her elders.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-02-16
Simply Solved.

He had been calling on the Widow
Smithers for some time, and 1t could
not be said that he had made an i'm
preston, although he had failed to
realize the fact. She decided to speed
him ON his way at the first oppor-
tunity. and II came that night. He
heaved a sigh and said. Il have only
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-02-16
ACCORDING TO Growth.

Freddie was told by his father to find
out the prices OF seats for the circus,
Freddie soon returned, breathless, from
haste, and announced: Twenty-Five
cents for children, and fifty cents for
oyergrown people,"
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-02-16

antly, II don't want to be too hard
on Blinkie, for after all 1t was partly
my own fault. So won't go that far
But / must draw the line somewherel
Hereafter Blinkie and meet as
strangers |"
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-02-16

one friend on earth--my dog" swell,
she answered, calmly "if that isn't
enough, why don't you get another
dogT
The sun., 1917-08-27
ROOSEVELT ENDORSES
WAR INSURANCE BILL
Colonel Says 1t Marks Great
Step ForWord.
special Despatch 10 THE SuS.

WASHINGTON. Aug. 26.-Col. Roose-
Welt has expressed his approval of the
war insurance bill now before Congress
in a letter to Judge Julian w. Mack,
drafter of the measure. The letter was
made public to-day by Secretary Nc
Adoo
i have read the bill for compensating
and insuring the soldiers and sailors
with the keenest interest" Col. Roose-
Welt wrote. 1T marks a great step
forward, 1t puts the United States
where II ought to be as standing in the
forefront among the nations in doing
justice to our defenders
Il am particularly struck by the en-
phasis on family, instead Of as hereto
fore, on the man. When we draft men
into public service we enlist their de-
pendents, And of these we must never
lose sight. But | particularly
like the provisions for recducation
There is great danger. when man
knows that for the rest of his life the
Government is going 10 give him just
enough TO live on that he will he content
Herewith. and grow sluggishly indf-
ferent to further effort. But life is not
static. Men go forward or else they
fall backward.
1.-The bill is real and constructive
measure. | believe il should be passed
and should go into effect when the first
men Of the new national army are called
out ] know OF nothing more importan Mt
than to MT the fears OF men that their
families may become objects Of charity
and to heartcn the wives and children
and parents Of this country to respond
bravely and gladly To the nations call
The sun., 1917-08-27
BARGE CANAL WILL
BE READY IN SPRING
State Engineer Believes Work
Will Be Done by May.
Special Despatch 10 THE SrN.

ALBANY, Aug. 26.-Frank NJ Will
iams. State Engineer. made to-day n de-
tailed statement Of the progress Of work
on the Barge Canal. with the purpose
Of refuting the many intimations that
the canal would not be ready for OPEN
ing and operation in 1918. He reports
n five mile strip on the Champlain Canal
south OF Fort Edward in which the
rock bottom requires some additional
work. and says that by the end of the
summer the full width Of channel will
be provided In this division.
On the Erie Canal there are four
contracts In force between Jacksonburg
and New London. The channel in Wood
Creek. east OF Oneida Lake, which suf-
fered from flood deposit, Is being
dredged and will he clear In a short
time West Of the Oswego Junction and
from that point TO Tonawanda, several
contracts are still in operation. The
work will be completed by May of
next year.
The sun., 1917-08-27
CANINE FIREMEN
FIGHT AT BLAZE
Entertain Spectators When
Cook Burns Potatoes.

Smoke and Nosxle. two coach dogs
who hold honorary positions in the Fire
Department, entertained a large down.
town crowd yesterday with a red hot
dog fight when tho crowd came around
to No. IL Greenwich street to see a fre.
ut wasn't much Of a fire. but It was
a peach Of a dog hght." declared ono
Of the spectators
Smoke follows the fortunes Of Engine
Company 4. Nozzle IL the pet Of tho
chief Of the Second Battalion. There
Is as much rivalry between the dogs
as there Is between the volunteer fire.
men Of New Rochelle and White Plains.
When the firemen got into action No1zle
went after Smoke. which was nothing
more than was to be expected at any
FIRE.
Nozzle had the notion that any dog
which did not come with the chiefs
motor had no business In the neighbor-
hood. and Smoke took the angle that no
mere dog de luxe had any right to chip
in when real FIRE fighting dog was on
the ground.
There was a cloud Of dust, dogs and
fremen. One OF the fremen tried to
separate the pups and got badly
scratched for his pains. When they were
at length forced to quit fighting and
tied under their respective back axles
they kept up running fire of dog abuse
until the apparatus departed.
Everybody around the place forgot all
about the fire. The blaze was caused
by the mishap OF a Greek cook in burn
ing mess Of fried potatoes. and the
Greek fire was out when the machines
arrived.
The sun., 1917-08-27
SOLDIER KILLED AT FIRE.
Georgia Mnn Loses Life at Catholic
Summer school.

PLArTsBrRG. Aug 2s,--one soldier of
the First Field Artillery. New York was
killed two others were seriously injured
fifteen were overcome by smoke and
many others were cut and burned while
fighting a fire which destroyed Ave of
the cottages at the Catholic Summer
School at Clin Haven, near here, to-day.
The loss was estimated at s50,00O.
Calvin Culpeppcr Of Pelham. Ga, the
dead soldier. a member OF Battery d
Richard McCertie OF the same battery
and William +. Mckinley OF Battery i,
were on the roof of one OF tho cottages
when 1t collapsed, Culpepper's back was
broken by the fall and he died later In
the hospital at Plattsburg barracks Nc
Certie sustained "A broken collar bone
and possible internal injuries, while Me-
kinley was severely cut.
The soldiers had rushed to the scene
from the camp at the First Field Artil-
lery, half a mile away.
The sun., 1917-08-27
NEW LOW RECORD
IN STATE MORTALITY
Great Decline I'm Deaths Of In
fants Due to Better
Feeding.

ALaAEr, Aug 2A-Dsaah returns for
last month indicate that not only will
the July mortality rate be tho lowest yet
attained in New York State but thse II
will be less than half that of a quartar
century ago These facts are brought
out in statement just issued by State
Commissioner Of Health Hermann NJ
Biggs
Most of the striking decline in death
rate has been due 10 the remarkable 70
duction In the summer mortality Of in
fants that has been brought about
through the Improvement OF milk SUD
plies. the establishment Of infant wsil-
fare stations and the dissemination sf
Information regarding proper infant
care and feeding,
The total number OF deaths during
July was l0.7s6. corresponding to an
annual death rate Of 12.1 per thousand
population, which marks "A progressive
reduction from the rate Of 142 five years
ago and l64 ten years ago The July
death rate twenty-five years ago was
255
The sun., 1917-08-27
URGES DRAFTED Be
GRADED PHYSICALLY
Would Use Men Now Rejected
for Minor Defects for
Work Behind Lines.

The division of all men called for
dr,r .,,.., to-. <.,,, ,,,.,..,
NV ''
classes for dHerent types OF army SER
vice Is urged in an editorial appearing
in this weeks issue Of the New York
v.d.,,, ,., ox,,. ., ,os. ,,...
~ o'' VIC
or .hose TOTALLY re)ected would De ex-
ciuded from service. The three TOP
classes would be used Tor graded service
from arduous military duty down to less
intensive ana exacting army labor back
OF me trenches' Including all the clerical
WORK.
Not only Is tnis plan presented Tor
eohs'HeTatIoh III seiectihs iuture drart
quotas but II Is also onered Tor use
when the regular army surgeons shortly
oegin their hnal examination OF those
certined Tor service by the exemption
boards scheme or class!ncation Is
toIlowed In the British army, but In
place OF the four classes suggested there
are nine distinct divisions.
The editorial says in part: In the
mrs class would be the men physically
Mt for even the most arduous military
duty. That means all those who are ac-
cepted under the preseE; system, In
the second class would come the men
physically fit for labor. This would in
clude. among others. those rejected be-
cause Of defective eyesight, defective
hearing and color blindness. None Of
these physical disqualificatio for ac-
tive service would materially affect the
Usefulness Of the conscript for labor.
Men At for clerical duty only would
fall into the third class. This would In
clude all those mentioned in the second
class except those in whom defects in
eyesight or hearing were gross. and
would also include men who arc now re-
jected for fat feet, defective teeth, some
forms Of hernia. hydrocele and hemor-
rhoids. Finally. the fourth class would
comprise those totally rejected.
Each conscript on being physically
examined should receive from the ex-
emption board a card stating the physi-
cal class to which he belongs. In calling
the men to the colors the records OF these
boards would designate the service for
which a man was fitted without addi-
tional physical examinations. The solo
legitimate objection to this method would
be its bearing upon the pension list but
careful records of admission would OH
viate this difficulty. The records would
show. for instance. that the applicant for
pension was suffering from n berpI,
The sun., 1917-08-27
QUICK Wit SAVES /
COLLIDING TRAINS
South Beach Excursion Side
wires Tottcnvillc Express
Near Clifton, 8. I.
NO PASSENGER INJURED
Airbrakc Fails to Hold Six
Crowded Cars on Down
Grade.

One OF the most remarkable escapes
Staten Island Rapid Transit Railway
fell to the lot yesterday evening Of 100
Sunday excursonrsts returning from
South and Midland beaches. when two
trains speeded toward switch near
Clifton. train on the Tottenville d.
vision sidewped South Beach train.
but by good fortune both trains kept the
tracks. Only the quick wit Of the en-
gineer on the first train prevented loss
of life.
This train. an express, crowded with
about 500 holiday makers, was proceed
ing under Engineer Frank Driscoll from
Great Kills to St George, and was due
at the crossing. 100 yards west Of Bay
street. Clifton. about 6 go when It
would customarily have the right of way
over the South Beach train. due about
the same time The Tottenville train.
however, stopped a few moments after
leaving the Grasmere station. When the
express was signalled to go ahead and
approached the switch the passengers
were bewildcrcd TO see the South Beach
train rounding the curve from the Rose
bank station and seemingly racing neck
and neck with the express for the cross
over
Suddenly William O'Connor. engineer
Of the South Beach train. could be seen
frantically working his airbrake lever.
The weight OF the six cars loaded with
about 500 persons, proved too much for
the comparatively light engine on the
down grade. and 1t rolled on. Engineer
Driscoll. seeing that some mishap had
prevented the other train from stopping
sixty feet away as usual, put on all tho
power he had.
The express leaped forward, but It's
six cars Of human freight were a heavy
load. and II did not seem that q wreck
could be averted The leading cars safely
passed the South Beach train. Then
came q crash as the second train hit the
next to the last car OF the express The
car rocked, the passengers were knocked
together in confusion. Then came an
other shock as the rear trucks of the
last car were thrown from the track.
Thon came good fortune. The switch,
open for the Tottenville train. was
snapped shut by tho switchman, and q
second after the express the South
Beach train made tho crossing. still on
the rails. Save for the rear truck, the
express held to the track and WA
stopped safely At the Clifton station.
There officials found that not q window
had been smashed. and. though a man
had been seen to leap from the South
Beach train. no ono hao been Injured.