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The Alaska citizen., 1917-09-03

l. l~ uNLrISl lOOd that ldIst pa ol the real estate Of questionable value 10 which the bank holds title lies in mining ground on Moore creek m the Nuskokwim country and in Iha Yakima Valley. Washington. on other rcal estate held, 1t is thought, the bank should bc able 10 realize. The real estate is stated to be Of ,l.e aggregate value Of $45,93S.65 !n the last report of the financial con dition ot the bank The loans, some of which are stated to be good and others questionable are placed al $90ISl54 in the report.
 The bank closes is doors with a good record for the men who have lately been in charge namely, Adolph Pruning, Paul Hopkins and P. A. Ret, tie All have advanced their per sonal funds in order to keep the institution open uhul Such ullle "7 the bad loans could be recovered, and none of them withdrew their money, even though they knew that the bank was in an insolvent cOndi- uon. All three are therefore prac, ticany penniIess. particularly MT, Pruning, who has been cashier of the institution from the day il was founded.
 The complaint i'll the case institut- ed by the territorial examiner, glY- ing the legal status Of the closing, is as follows.
Licking Valley courier., 1917-05-03
WILL TRAIN 100000
War Department Preparing
Camps With Drafting System.
Ready to Set In Motion Machinery
Which Will Produce Huge Army
in Two Years.

Washington, April 29.-With enact
ment Of the seleetive draft army bill
apparently assured. the war depart
ment is preparing to set machinery In
motion without delay,to produce under
the measure within two years trained
army OF 1000, 900 men.
Within ten days after the bill Is
signed, every township in the country
win be registering its young men for
duty, and work will have begun on the
10 training camps, where preparation
of the forces for war will start in Au-
gust or September. r
On date to be set every citizen af-
fected by the act will be required on
pain of heavy penalty to present him
self at the nearest registration place,
where machinery Will nc prcvidet FOR
classifying the recruits and eliminating
those exempt. With the rolls of those
liable for service. complete, the task Of
selecting the men to go in the success
i've increments of 100000 will begin.
Regular troops and National Guards
men will be assigned to the camps with
each arm of the service so represented
as to provide the framework of COM
plete army division at each point. The
officers training camps, to be estab-
lished within few days in each dis
trict, will begin at the end of three
months, pouring new officers into this
organization and the enlisted men Sc
lected from the ranks Of the regulars
for commissions will be given special
instructions to fit them for officers.
Licking Valley courier., 1917-05-03
Coffee to Lecture.

An elaborate Decoration day
program has been announced for
May 80, at the South Fork grave
yard at the old South Fork
Baptist church. The principal
speaker will be Hon. John W.
Coffee, of White Oak, who will
lecture upon the origin and pur-
pose of Decoration Day services.
Mr.. Coffee's greatgrand-
father, John Kelly, who fought
in the revolutionary war under
Gen. George Washington, is bur-
ried at South Fork.
A large crowd will doubtless
be present on that occasion and
Mr., Coffee will deliver an in
teresting address.
Mr.. Coifee's visit to South
Fork on that day will not be in
any sense a political one. In
fact the people Of that neighbor-
hood have tried for several
years to get him to visit and
address them on Decoration day.
Licking Valley courier., 1917-05-03
WILL Shorten WAR
IF OLD GLORY is UNFURLED
AeRoAo-FRANcE cHERlsHES
HOPE, JoFFRE DECLARES.
That Americans Soon Will Join Them
at Front-Germany breads Day
Nations Are Linked.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Observation-Disclosures Joffre told
the people of America through Wash.
ington newspaper correspondents who
called upon him that France cherishes
the confident hope that the flag Of the
United States soon will be flying on
her battle lines. Victories sure to be
won by the soldiers of the two repub.
lies, once more fighting shoulder to
shoulder for liberty, declared the hero
Of the Marne, will hasten the end Of
the war and tighten the links of affec.
ton which have ever united France
and the United States" 1t was just
before the Marshal and other mem.
bers of the French war mission start.
ed for a visit to the tomb of George
Washington at Mt. Vernon, that the
correspondents gathered at the home
OF Henry White, were the chiefs 6f the
mission are being entertained as the
guests of the nation.
Licking Valley courier., 1917-05-03
WAR TIME PROHIBITION
Influence Of President is Sought to
Bring About National Prohibition
During Present War.

Washington.-A determined effort
to bring about national prohibition for
the duration Of the war will be launch.
ed here at meeting of representa-.
tives OF the various political parties
and of farmers organizations, includ
ing several state governors, who will
seek to influence President Wilson and
members Of congress. Leaders in the
movement have sent out word that an
interview with President Wilson OIL
the question will he held. but it was
said at the White House that no en-.
gagement had been made. War time
prohibition has been taken up by mem.
bers of the Council OF National De.
Tense as possible way of conserving
the grain supply OF the nation, but nj
conclusion has been reached.
Licking Valley courier., 1917-05-03
CINCINNATI MARKETS.
Flour. Hay and Grain.

FlOur-Winter patents $13G13.50,
winter fancy Sl250d13, winter family.
Sl2d 1850, winter extras Sl1dl1.5O.
low grade $1O5OG11.
Corn-No white Sl.66, No. 3 yellc v
$3.50. No. 3 mixed SLIGO. white ear St.G5
a 1861, mixed ear $l.59a1.6l, yellow
ear Sl.6OG l.62.
lIay-No. timothy S21.5OG22, No. :.
S21G2l.6O, No. 3 S2Od 2O.5O, No. cll.
yer mixed S2lG2l.50, No. . $20,50
G2l, No. | clover $l9.50d20.
Oats-No . white 75c, standard
white 74iac, No, 3 white 74c, No. 4
white 7Sc, No. 8 mixed 73iac.
Wheat-No, 2 red S3G3.O2, No. 3 red
S2.92a2.96, No, 4 red $2.7592,S5.
Butter, Eggs and Poultry.
Butter-Whole milk creamery extras
tTc, centralized creamery extras l4c,
iirsts 42c, seconds 40c, dairy fancy SOC.
Eggs-Prime firsts S3c, iirsts 32iac,
ordinary Sllac, seconds soc.
Live Poultry-Broilers, III 10 and
under, 4Sa5Oc; fryers, over lls h.,
SOc; fowls, . lbs and over 20lsc; under
. lbs, 2Olac; roosters, l5c.
Live Stock.
Cattle-Shippers $9Gll.5O, butcher
steers, extra $1O,5Od1l, good to choice
Sl0Il0,5O, common to fair S7Gg.50;
heifers, extra SlO.25d 1875. good to
choice S9,5O@l025, common to fair 81
d9.25; cows, extra $S.50d925, good to
choice S7.50GS50, common to fair
S5.I5GI25: Gamers, S5d6: stockers
and feeders S6d9.5O.
Bulls-Bologna SSd9.25. fat bulls
S9.25G10.
Calves-Extra S11.250ll,5O. fair to
good $lOQl1, common and large 500
$3.50.
Sheep-Extra Stl75Gl9, good to
choice SllGll.50. common to fair $50
ll.5O, sheared S7QlO.
Tribue TO American Hero,
Washington.-French and British
hands reached across the sea and lock
ed with those of America over the
grave Of George Washington, at Mt
Vernon. The three great democracies
of the world united in pilgrimage o
love and respect to the shrine OF the
man who made democracy possible.
Licking Valley courier., 1917-05-03
WAR UP TO BRAZIL CONGRESS
South American Body That May Open
Conflict With Germany to
Meet May 8.

Rio Janeiro, April 30.-The decision
MS to whether Brazil will follow up
her breach of relations with Germany
by declaration Of war will be made
by the Brazilian congress when II con-
venes ON May 3. The administration
has decided that 1t has fulfilled its
duty in decreeing diplomatic rupture
and that further action lies in the
province of the congress-, This decl-
sion, It Is said in high official quarters,
win >not he altered except In the case
of fresh attack on Brazilian inter
ests by Germany.
Licking Valley courier., 1917-05-03
STILL in RACE.
To the Voters of the 91st Legis-
lative District. s

To the Voters of the 91st Legis-
lative District. @
1t is being rumored that G.. G..
Taulbee has withdrawn from the
race for Representative Of the
district composed of Morgan and
Wolfe. He has not quit the race
and he has authorized me to say
that he will not quit the race,
that he is in the race to the end
and to win.
1t is true, that upon the decla-
ration of war by the United
States against Germany he, as an
American citizen and as a patriot,
rendered his services to the gov
eminent with a view Of helping
organize and officer volunteer
army. He felt that course to be
his duty in this crisis in view of
his experience and military train
ing; but owing to the selective
conscription law as passed by
Congress his service as a soldier
will not be required, and he is in
the race for representative to the
end AND TO WIN.
EvERT MATHIS.
Licking Valley courier., 1917-05-03
China to Enter War Shortly.

Peking.-A declaration OF war
against Germany by China is expected.
The special commission for interna
tional affairs designated by the gov.
ernment has advised that China enter
the war. The question will go before
parliament shortly. The American
Minister, DR.. Paul Riensch, held q re.
ception at the legation to 20 provi.
sional military governors, composing
the military conference which recon-
mended recently that China declare
war The governors we're received
with full military honors by the lega
tion guard and were welcomed by DR.
Reinsch and prominent members ol
the American colony.
Licking Valley courier., 1917-05-03
PAY TRIBUTE TO WASHINGTON
For the First Time In History Britain
Recognizes Americas First
Great Man.

Washington, April 30.-For the first
time In history official England paid
tribute to George WashingtOn-who
liberated America from English rule.
Arthur James Balfour, former premier
of Great Britain and head of the Brit
ish mission to the United States, visit
ed the grave of Washington. Balfour
placed wreath-not the tribute Of
the English mission, but the tribute
of the British nntion-upon the grave
OF Washington. Then he spoke few
words in tribute to the first great
American.
Licking Valley courier., 1917-05-03
FOUR WEEKS TO QUIT AUSTRIA
Government Forbids Americans De-
parture After That Limit,
Says Dispatch.

Amsterdam, April 30.-A Vienna
dispatch says that all Americans, with
out distinction Of sex or age, who de-
sire to leave the monarchy may travel
to Switzerland within four weeks from
the date of the rupture of relations,
April .. After that date no Americans
will he allowed to depart, hut those
remaining will not he interned unless
they commit onensos.
Licking Valley courier., 1917-05-03
SWEDES TO ASK FULL VOTE
Better Wages and Eloht.Hour Day
Also to Be Demanded, Says
Socialist Leader.

London. April 30.-Reuter's Stock.
holm correspondent says Hialmar Bran.
ting, the socialist leader, notified the
premier in the riksdag Friday Of his in.
teptlon to ask whether the government
was prepared to revise the constitution
by abolishlng the present unjust meth.
cd Of communal elections and to intro.
aluce universal equal direct suffrage for
men and women In elections for the
second chamber, The notification was
greeted with loud cheering.
Another socialist notified the pre-.
mlcr of IN impending question with
reference to wOrkmen's demonstrations
and as to whether the government pur.
poses to take Immediate steps To sNt.
isfy workmcn by granting them better
wages and an eight.hour day.
Licking Valley courier., 1917-05-03
Directors Increase Surplus.

At a meeting of the Board of
Directors of the Commercial
Bank held in the directors room
Tuesday, May l, 1917, the sur
plus fund of the bank was in
creased to $4,000, making the
capital and surplus so, ,0JO.
Under the new management
of the bank its surplus und has
been increased from $2,4t0 TO
So, 600 since the first of July, 1916.
The Commercial Bank now
stands as one of the leading
banks in Eastern Kentucky and
is in a very prosperous condition.
Licking Valley courier., 1917-05-03
Polk Pendleton Announces
for Justice of the Peace.
EvERT MATHIS.

In this issue of the Courier
will be found the announcement
of Polk Pendleton, of Elna, for
the Democratic nomination for
Justice of the Pc; ce for the 7th
Magisterial district of Morgan
county. Mr. Pendleton is a
practicing attorney and we'll
qualified to discharge the duties
Of the Office. He favors the
strict enforcement of the laws
especially against the illegal sale
of whiskey. He is an advocate
Of better roads and better schools
in short, he stands for the genel al
uplift of his county and his Sec
ton of the State. He served his
country as a United States SOL
der for five years, having enlist
ed at the age Of 16 in the volun-
teer service at the beginning of
the Spanih-American war, and
re-enliSted again at its close.
Mr.. Pendletons Democracy is
unquestioned. Party feaIty is
his middle name. We would
respectfully ask the voters of the
Z district to earnestly consider
his candidacy before casting
| their votes.
Licking Valley courier., 1917-05-03
BRITISH TO RETURN PARCELS
American Consulate at London Secures
Release From British Prize Court
Of Many Packages.

London, April 30.-The American
consulate here has secured the release
from the British prize court of more
than $500 parcel post packages which
had been seized on the way from the
United States to Austria. No con-
traband was found In these packages
and they will be returned to the send
ers
Licking Valley courier., 1917-05-03
ZEPPELIN DESTROYER TAKEN
Aviator William Robinson Captive
After Machine Is Shot Down
Ran Out Of oil.

Paris, April 3O.-The Matin says
that news has been received at British
headquarters that Lieut., William Leefe
Robinson, the aviator who destroyed
n Zeppelin, is not dead, but n prisoner
In Germany. Lieutenant Roblnson's
gasoline ran out and he was obliged
to land within the German lines.
Licking Valley courier., 1917-05-03
ANOTHER SLAM FOR GERMANY
Guatemala Breaks Diplomatic Rela-
tlons'Wlt kaiser's Government
Minister Gets Passports.

Washington, April 30,-Guatemala
has broken diplomatic relations with
the German government, the state de-
partment was officially Informed. The
minister at Guatemala City has been
handed his passports and The exequa-
turs Of the German consuis In that
country were Cancelled.
Licking Valley courier., 1917-05-03
Poor crons Eeared.

Paris.-Reports of an investigation
conducted by the Department of Agri.
culture indicate that the forthcoming
crops will be much less satisfactory
than those of last year, Insufficient
preparation Of the soil, lack of fer
tilizer and unusually heavy rains are
named as contributory factors.
Licking Valley courier., 1917-05-03
Women Can Vote for School
Superintendent.

Assistant Attorney General
Chas. H. Morris has rendered an
opinion that women will be
entitled to vote in the coming
Democratic primary for School
Superintendent.
Licking Valley courier., 1917-05-03

Owensboro.-Nearly four thousand
school children and thousands of
Owensboro and Daviess county citi-
zens took part in flag raising at the
courthouse. Patriotic addresses were
delivered by Ben d. Ringo, Herman
Birkhead, Judge r. L. Lancaster and
Lavega Clements.
Licking Valley courier., 1917-05-03

Shelbyville.-To increase the eff
cheney of the faculty and elevate the
standard of the city schools, the board
Of trustees of the Shelby graded school
announced a new classification of
teachers.
Licking Valley courier., 1917-05-03

Observation-Disclosures from all parts
of the state were in Louisville during
the past week attending the annual
meeting of the Kentucky Educational
Association. DR.. w. A. Jessup, presi'
dent of the State University of Iowa,
who held a prominent place on the pro-
gram, challenged the teachers to intro:
duce scientific methods, particularly
scientific methods of observation
testing and experimentation into their
work
Licking Valley courier., 1917-05-03

Loutsville,--A meeting OF the com,
mercial bodies of Louisville and jet,
fersonville and New Albany, Ind, was
held here at which the ACCESSIBILITY
of constructing new wagon bridge
over the Ohio river connecting the
three cities was discussed.
Licking Valley courier., 1917-05-03

Georgetown. Underwood,
50 years old, for many years agent for
the Frankfort and Cincinnati railroad
here, died suddenly while visiting his
mother-in,law, Mrs. Belle Weaver.
Licking Valley courier., 1917-05-03

Amsterdam.-The Berlin Vossische
zeitung announces the death OF Vice
Admiral Kailer Won Kaltonfels, chief
OF the Austrian Navy Department.
Licking Valley courier., 1917-05-03

Louisa.--Milton Holton, 90 years old,
OF Bleine, Ky. one of the brightest
students at the college here, was killed
by a freight train, lie was walking
with some girls and stepped over near
the rapidly moving train whilo pre-
tending that he would take ride.
Licking Valley courier., 1917-05-03

LeXington.-Governo Stanley has
appointed James A. Scott member OF
the State Tax Commission, and H.
Matt Karr, of Lexington, Assistant
Secretary of State, TO succeed Scott
Karr has been a clerk in the Secretary
of States office.
Licking Valley courier., 1917-05-03

Frankfort.-The state will construct
he drive around the Capitol and the
boulevard down to Todd street Of
Kentucky rock asphalt this summer,
and the Federal Highways Depart
ment will send an engineer to observe
he construction and take steps to
make test roadway OF it.
Licking Valley courier., 1917-05-03

Lebanon.-The Marion circuit court
convened lip this city, and Judge Thur
man called the grand jury before him
and told them that, as he considered
the peace and dignityspf the Com
monwealth in this county In better
condition than he crops, he would dis
charge the members of the grand jury
until the fourth Monday Of the term,
and advised them to 30 home and at
tend to their crops.
Licking Valley courier., 1917-05-03

Mt. Vernon.-Rockcastle county resi-
dents held a patriotic meeting here,
marked by "a flag parade participated
in by hundreds of children. The coun-
ty banks propose to make small loans
to those needing money for seed, tools,
ETC., and do all they can in legiti.
mate way to encourage big crops.
Licking Valley courier., 1917-05-03

Frankfort.-The sentence in the
penitentiary of from five to six years
imposed on Mrs. Mollie Allen, who
was accused, with her husband, Henry
Allen, of killing Maggie Allen, was
affirmed by the Court of Appeals. I'm
less a pardon is given she must enter
The state prison for the term, which
Is unusually long for a woman.
Licking Valley courier., 1917-05-03

Louisville.-The National Retail
jewelers. Association held its annual
session here with A. w. Anderson, o.
Neenah, Wis, secretary of the organ.
ization, as the chief speaker. Mir. An.
derson urged the adoption of an ordi.
nance now before the General Council
of Louisville requiring auctioneers t.
furnish bonds to the city to guarantee
the quality of wares auctioned.
Licking Valley courier., 1917-05-03

Elkton.-The principals of Wander
bilt Training School of the Louisville
Conference of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, South, here announced that
because of the many calls by parent,
Of students who are needed at homo
for farm work, that the commencement
exercises, which was to be held May
20-24, will be held next week..
Licking Valley courier., 1917-05-03

Lexington.-Fuli camp routine has
been established at the mobilization
camp. Weekly inspection of soldiers
quarters will be held each Sunday
morning at s O'Clock. Visitors are vel.
come to the camp and large number
of them are expected. Guard de.ach'
monts and companies on duty over the
state are not to be ordered here fol-
muster in
Licking Valley courier., 1917-05-03

Paducah.-The feature OF the ses.
sion of the conference of the Woman's
Missionary Societies of the Methodist
Episcopal Church South was the ad.
dress by Miss Carrie Jackson. Of Ar.
lington, KY, a missionary from Ko.
rea, who is home on furlough, The
treasurer's report showed Sk,9l9 was
raised during the year and Sl5,256.92
went to the Council Treasury for mis-
sionary work.
Licking Valley courier., 1917-05-03

Island.-Fred Yeiser, Joe Yeiser
and Ronald Drake killed large rattle,
snake on Daniels hill. The ratler was
about five feet in length and had eight
rattles, The snake put up a pretty
stiff fight, but the men finally succeed.
ed in killing 1t. The skin was stuffed
by Buck Washington, an old snake
trainer.
Licking Valley courier., 1917-05-03

Louisville. - The "Go-to.Sunday-
school Day" movement, which is to be
observed throughout the country next
Sunday, was given an added impetus
when the judges of the Court OF Ap'
peals addressed letter to the people
of the state in which they commended
the action of the Kentucky sunday
school Association in urging the sun
day-schools of the state to participate,
Licking Valley courier., 1917-05-03

Versailles.-The Woodford county
tax levy for 1917 has been fixed at 40
cents on the 800, apportioned as fol-
lows: General expenses, including sal
aries, II cents; turnpikes. % cents;
bonded debt, cents; school purposes,
9 cents. Property in Versailles and
Midway is exempt from the school tax.
The rate is the same as in 1916.
Licking Valley courier., 1917-05-03

Paducah.-The Go-to-Sunday-school
Committee has set the goal for 10000
people to go to Sunday-school on May
s. This includes the city and county.
The plans include a great parade oil
Saturday night. May 8, in which thou
sands Of children, women and men
will participate. Patriotism will be a
part of the program as each person
will carry an American flag.
Licking Valley courier., 1917-05-03

Paducah.-Chaprnan Reynolds, OF
Paducah, a student of medicine in the
University of Chicago, has enlisted
in the hospital corps of the American
Red Cross, and will sail for France
in June. He will besin party Of young
doctors and Red Cross workers who
will do service for the Allied armies
In France.
Licking Valley courier., 1917-05-03

Frankfort.-Col. p. H. Taylor, Jr., Of
this city, has already closed his dis
tillery for the season so that the grain
used in making the whisky may be
used for food. The distillery closed
Notwithstanding the company has or.
ders on hand sufficient to run the
plant two months mnger than the reg.
ular season. A
Licking Valley courier., 1917-05-03

Middlesboro.- Of the largest
coal deals in some time was closed
here when DR.. Samuel Bennett, OF this
city, and Congressman Caleb Powers,
of Barbonrvi..S. Sna Stnsis, bought
through Senator John w. Chalkley. OF
Big Stone Gap, Tenn, several thou.
sand acres of rich ccal land in Harlan
county, on Glover Fork.
Licking Valley courier., 1917-05-03

Frankfort, Ky.-A statewide organ.
!2ation that will ramify every neigh.
horhood In Kentucky and mobilize into
the service of the Nation the indus.
tries, wealth, agricultural resources,
manhood and womanhood OF every
farm and hamlet, will be instituted by
Gov. Stanley, who conferred at the
Mansion with half u hundred repre-.
sentative citizens summoned from all
the congressional districts. to discuss
with him the plan OF procedure.
Licking Valley courier., 1917-05-03

Ashland.-George W. Barney, 65
years old, switch tender at the Ash
land Steel Plant, was decapitated
when switch engine ran over his
body. He was the father of ten chill
dren. AH
Licking Valley courier., 1917-05-03

Georgetowh--John Samuel Whit.
ton, who for the past twenty.eight
years has Teen freight agent for the
Frankfort & Cincinnati railroad, sud.
denly lost his sight, caused by the
shock Of seeing Alfred Underwood die
suddenly.
Licking Valley courier., 1917-05-03
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Pe:rtant events transpir-
in ! in state :

Padhcah. h.-Miss Louise Mcclure and
Fels 5hecht we're the winners in the
HigB School debating contest, which
is beld annually.
Licking Valley courier., 1917-05-03

f15opkinsville.-The town of Penn.
in this county, voted wet by a
majority of 16 in the local option elec.
tion. The town has been dry for six
years, and this was the third election
held.