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The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-06-24

Mrs. Rose Rickard of Ester Is paying short visit to Fairbanks.
 O. R. Hart, the Fairbanks creek dredge man, is in town for a short visit.
 J. M. Harris, who conducted a road house on @ Toloyana trail during the winter, is in town.
 MT. and Mrs. Arthur Hyde are In town on a visit.
 Clarence Crites of Fairbanks creek Is in town on visit.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-06-24

THEY Two young ladies of HAD joking proclivities WHEELS had one turned on
 them a few days ago in good style. One is employed in an office where fellow clerk rides a wheel. Coming along from lunch she spied the bike against the build ing and with the assistance of her friend she carried it inside the of flee and hid it. Now the wheel be- lOnged to another clerk inside who had ridden it to work for the first time and sat calmly watching the transaction and said nothing. Shortly wheelman number two came back rid ing and as he stored his vehicle the girls were in quandry as to the girls were in Quandary as to make the joke good friend dropped in during the afternoon and re- marked that some one had stolen --'s bike and he had searched the town, and was sore as could be. He was just looking for the chief of police as the friend came up the street.
 No sooner had the visitor gone than the two girls made a bee line for the cache and sneaked out with the missing bike only to be met at the outer door by the owner who thanked them for their care of his property, to the amusement of the entire force and the chagrin of the girls
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-06-24
SENT ENcE WOULD. BE EAvY ONE
Quite often one hears the expression throwing the book af himn Whanauar a

convicted person receives a sentence carrying the full penalty of the law.
 Recently in the district court law case was being heard, and as part of the evidence was contained in the record books of the cOmmis- sioner's office, it was necessary that they be brought into court for the purpose of producing the evidence. Shortly before court was in session the books were brought in the court room and placed on the judges desk. One of the several spectators pres ent was heard to remark: Gee! Wonder who is going to get sen fenced now?"
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-06-24
Town Gossip and Stories
By The Tattler.

to move. She was going to show them speed, and according to the tale brought in by our informant, dressed up in an aeronautic suit. head piece and all, and mounted on motorcycle with side car at tachment to carry our 300 pounds of mail. She never rode motor cycle before, or at least was in the amateur class, and tore around the village like drunken cowboy. over sidewalks and through fences, helter- skelter, scattering the chickens and pigs as she went. They say she tore out the side of building or shack and finally got four miles out on the trail when the machine blew up. On the advice of friends she IS shipping the machine back to the factory for rebate before it is de molished. and they say Robbie Shel- don has hot-foOted it over the trail to buy the 'aeOnaughty.ist" suit to wear here in the Fourth of July races. as he expects to be in the air most of the time. only hitting the high places.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-06-24
A WARM w EATHER R WASH

a cooling plunge shortly after the days work is done. A well known man. who at the present time is working on the piledriver repairing the bridge over Moves slough, has the habit of washing the marks of toll from his face whenever his days work is finished. It so happened that through long practice he felt certain of his balance while perform ing the ablution and grew too con- fident; he lost his balance one day and plunged into the stream, which at this spot was several feet deep. On arising he started to crawl out of the slough and when near the top slipped back again, to the amusement of his fellow workers He cleans up in a bucket now.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-14
INQUIRY FROM )
STATES CAUSED
BY TESTIMONY
Facts of Mrs. 0'Connor's
experience are being
widely sought.

II anybody had told me that there
was a medicine that would make me
gain eight pounds in ten days /
couidn have believed It. but that is
exactly what Tanlac has done for me. 4"
said Mrs. John O'Connor, 33S East
Oldham street, Knoxville Tennessee, a
few months ago.
For the past five or six years. q"
she continued. Il have been in a run
down condition from nervous indi-
gestion- I had no appetite and lived
on the 1ightest diet. Ny head ached
most Of the time and I had awful
dizzy spells. Ny nerves were worn
out so I could get very little restful
sleep I was troubled with a bad
case OF catarrh that couldn't get rid
Of and felt miserable day in and day
out.
7 began 10 feel better right from
the time I started taking Tanlac. Ny
appetite is fine now can eat and
digest anything and am gaining in
weight Ny nerves are quiet and 7
sleep like a child at night The ca
tarrh does not bother me like il did
and I am strong enough 10 work
every day"
In another communication received
recently. Mrs O'Connor says: People
from Texas. Florida, Georgia, Ala
bama. and North Carolina have writ
ten me asking about Tanlac, and II
has been a pleasure TO me TO recon-
mend it."
Tanlac IS sold in FL Paso by Kelly
& Pollard Co. and Peoples Drug
Store-AdV
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-14
THIN PEOPLE
SHOULD TAKE
PHOSPHATE
Nothing Like Plain Bitro-Phospbnte
TO Put On Firm. Healthy Flesh ana
TO Increase Strength. figor
and Nerve Force.

Judging from the countless prepa-
fatious and treatments which are con-
tinually being advertised for the pur-
pose OF making thin people tlesngs
developing arms. neck and bust. and
replacing ugly hou0ws and angles BY
the soft curved lines OF health and
beauty. there are evidently thous-
ands OF men and women who keeEly
feel their excessive LhluneSs-
Thinuess and weakness are usually
due to starved nerves our bodies
need more phosphate than is con-
tained in modern foods Physicians
claim there is nothing that VIII sup
ply this deficiency so well as the or
ganic phosphate known among dug
gists as bitro-phosphate, which T. in
expensive and is sold BY most all
druggists under a guarantee OF salts
faction or money back BY reeolns
the body cells with the necessary
phosphoric food elements. bitro-pho1-
nhare quickly produces Q welcome
transformation In the appearance.
the Increase in weight frequently be-
inC astonishing.
This Increase n weight also car
ries with &c q general Improvement
IN the health. Nervousness, sleepless-
ness and lack OF energy, which nearly
always accompany excessive thiuness.
soon disappear. dun eyes become
b~ishr a1d male checks glow with
the bloom % perfect health.
CAUTION - Although bitro- phos-
plate is unsurpassed for relieving
nervousness. sleeplessness and gem
eral weakness. it should not. owing TO
its remarkable flesh- growiug prop
critics be used by anyone who does
not desire 10 put on fesh--Adv-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-14
GENERAL PROUD
Of BANDIDOS'
Says American Engineers
Look Like Villas ben,
But They're Scrappers.

''Pancho Villas bandits" are now
serving Uncle sam at the battle front
in France. the following story from
stars and Stripes official overseas
paper shows. The story was received
by J. j. Harrity, chief clerk Of exemp-
ton board number one. from his
brother Al Harrity. a member Of the
regiment described. It follows.
Beauty isn't everything even when
you're soldering. And a lot Of strange
equipment viii get by at inspection il
YOU have an eXcuse-always provld-
ing the excuse is good enough.
IN the case Of the -- engineers
railway. the excuse happened TO be
good enough-and they certainly had
a lot TO make excuse for
Engineers Entertain Fritz
The -- engineers have been over
here since along last summer. They
have transported much ammunition TO
the front and established a record
Tor running trains close TO the line
Although nOminally noucombatanr
troops they have, i'm more than one
emergency. taken guns and given
Fritz a little entertainment. il was
after such an occasion that an Ameri-
can major general inspected one bat
TALON Of the regiment
THE engineers had been attached.
at different times. TO both the French
and the British, and during these pc
RODS Of service had replenished from
the Q. MS OF these armies the Ameri-
can wardrobe and outfit they started
with. This had been augmented with
articles gathered promiscuously from
French colonial troops Portuguese
and Chinese.
4 Variegated Bunch.
When they lined mp for inspection.
some had American sOmbreros or steel
helmets. and others wore French and
English headgear Of various types
They were men with leather puttees,
men with spirals. men with canvas
leEgins and men with no legsins-
General Near-y Smokers
The general alighted from his au-
tomobile for the Inspection and after
one glance at the troops, restrained,
with obvious difficulty, some kind OF
strange emotion. He gathered HIM
self, however, and made mis- tour OF
the ranks, passing Just once before
tail private dressed i'm contributions OF
four armies. with a French rifle
minus a breech bolt. held at port.
Cant shoot Germans with that
said the general
YOU can harpoon en-
After the inspection the general
made a little speech IL was about as
praises Only Their Work.
Z want to compliment you men on
what YOU have done. From all near
YOU have been doing wonderful work,
work beyond mere verbal praise but
j want 10 say that there hasn been
stronger looking battalion OF soldiers
since villas bandits
since then the -- engineers rail-
way. have been known as Villas
bandits
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-14

yond question the decisive theater. it
By no means follows, as some out and
out westerners seem 10 think that
operations elsewhere are OF no mo-
ment, and on our part a waste Of ef-
fort. They are subsidiary, It is true.
but the distinction between subsidiary
and useless operations ought 10 be
clear. There are, in fact, two extreme
and opposing views one. that every
campaign except that in France. and
possibly that in Italy, should be
scrapped: the other that the war is
TO be won IN the near east Both views
are unbalanced. The campaigns IN
the west and those elsewhere are not
opposed. they are related, and the
real problem Of a sound strategy is
10 maintain the right relationship
Opportunity in Macedonia
For example. the length and char
acter OF our communications make it
possible to fight the enemy at an
advantage in syria and Mesopotamia.
His means Of communications are in
neither place equal to ours, and we
impose upon him heavy military en-
barrassments. The same IS true OF
operations in the Balkans. Now that
we have the adhesion Of OF Greece,
Saloniki and Valona are admirable
bases.
"One Of the worst political mistakes
OF the war was 10 allow German in
OF alliance with Servia. and isolate
that state as a preliminary 10 its
destruction. That was always a car
dinaI point in the enemy program,
and It should from the outset have
been a cardinal point in ours 10 pre-
serve at all costs the western Balkan
block
Baekstairs Influence Prevails.
"Backstairs Influences unfortunate
" prevailed over these plain consid-
erations Of craftsmanship and the
miseries Of Servia have been the re-
suit. as well az the declared hostility
Of Bulgaria and the temporary de-
struction OF Rumania- Indeed, the
military collapse OF Russia may be
attributed 10 a certain extent TO the
Of our campaigns in Mes0potamia,
Syria and GallipolL
But though much evil has been
done. the mischief is not beyond
remedy.
esThe Turkish empire Is ex-
hausfed. and left to itself would
collapse tOmorroWs the BulEu-
rians, IN little better case, are
tired Of the struggle
To keep these dependent allies 60
ing the Germans must both exert
greater pressure upon them and lend
relatively increasing aid Yet, that
aid cannot be applied to advantage,
and it is more than ever a drag upon
German resources.
Enemy at n DIsadvantaee.
Nothing could be OF grayer import
TO the enemy than that the allies
should penetrate into Servia, whether
from Valona or from Saloniki The
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-14

seek to convince their dependents
that che Americans are certainly
valueless Their proceedings 10 meet
the new menace belle the assertion,
but as long as they can give the as
sertion currency they probably nope II
may suffice meanwhile
Sooner OF later, of course. II the
direction Of the war be left in com
petent hands. and is not impeded by
those who imagine that rhetoric sup
plies the place Of sound judgment the
truth must become apparent With
the prestige Of the Purssian military
system. now chiefly an affair of
printers ink, the edifice reared upon
it viii crash down
ssIt is in this connection that the
subsidiary campaigns have their
value. II they involve a certain
dispersal Of our resources. they
also involve dispersal OF the en-
emy's resources. less advnntaE-
eOuS and one he can far less AZ
ford.
The Germans have never been so
strongly compelled TO concentrate in
the main theater. the west; they have
never been confronted with such
urgent demands for help from their
allies There lies the core Of their
difficulty It is from the pull be
tween the necessity OF concentration
on the one hand. and on the other
the coincident greater necessity Of
dispersal. arising out OF German
policy and greed, that rupture viii
ensue- So long as Prussiau ambitions
remain what they are, the strain can
not be avoided
From these considerations II
should be evident that for the enemy
to adventure further on the west.
without what appears TO him the as
surance Of victory, has become more
than ever perilous. If we do not wish
TO be misled, we cannot limit our
view to the western battlefields and
deal with events there as though they
were isolated The enemy's tactical
failure in the west has affected the
war everywhere
"On the spot II has undoubtedly
lowered the morale OF his troops: but
it has also, and this We may accept
as assured. damped the confidence OF
his allies. Intended to fortifv the
foundations OF the edifice OF military
power. the offensive undermined
them. The tactical problem has been
the main cause OF hesitation to re-
sumo the attack. but an additional
cause has been fear Of the effects Of
another German check on Austria
Bulgaria and Turkey. All the more
likely, therefore. is it that II an open
ing appears to offer elsewhere for
surprise. that opening viii be seized.
There cannot, however, be surprise If
there is vigilance, and there is the
less chance Of il. because the prob
able sector OF attack is no mystery
-(C0pyright. 1918. by the Mcclure
Newspaper SyndicateD
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-14
PARIS IS STILL
SOMEWHAT CAY
Many and Varied Restric-
tions Have Little Effect
on the Capital.

Paris. France. Aug 14--(Correspon-
deuce Of The Associated Press).-
Paris is. of course, not the old gay
Paree" Of peace time, but it has SUI
fered surprisingly little from the war
when other cities and countries are
considered. Pretty nearly every
thing one needs to live is still avail
able, though in restricted and re-
duced measure.
Here is a list of the restrictions;
Meat may not be purchased or eaten
On three days in the week-N eunes-
day, Thursday and Friday Not more
than 200 grams 1.-TWO fifths or
pound) may be purchased on Iuesda4-
so there can be no boarding, and not
more than zoe grams may be served
in restaurant on Tuesday
Bread is limited 70 800 grams
Cthree fffths Of a pound) daily for all
people between the ages Of IL and bu.
An additional allowance OF 100 grams
a day is made to manual laborers
and women in delicate health Per
sons over Go receive but 200 grams
Flour. pastry and cakes-wouldbe
purchasers Of flour are entitled 10
half the amount of flour allowed them
in bread form. !. e., 100 grams a day,
II they are willing TO go without
bread entirely. Pastry and cakes are
forbidden.
sugar is limited TO one pound per
month. and half a pound 10 persons
over so.
Coal for families Of one. two or
three persons. 100 kilos cor -.-u
Dounds) monthly. families OF four or
five persons. $50 kilos; Of six or more
persons. $50 kilos-
Petrol. otherwise kerosene, and
gasoline for illumination, are per
mitted in the following quantities
Two quarts a month 10 persons who
have no gas in their homes, five
quarts a month for those who cook
exclusively with kerosene
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-14
Easy Way to Kill
Rats and Mice

There is no need Of suffering from
the depredations Of rats and mice now
that Stearns' Electric Paste is readily
obtainanle at nearly every store. a
small box Of this effective extermin-
ator costs but a few cents and is usu-
ally sufficient to completely rid the
house, store or barn Of rats and mice.
The L. $. government has bought
thousands OF packages of Stearns'
Electric paste 10 exterminate rats and
mice The Paste is also efficient I'm
destroying cockroaches and water
buEs.-AdY.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-14
Man Walks
AS Miles To Enlisl

Tulsa. Okla. Aug. 1f--Chester
Bunch. 20, Of Tonkawa. walked from
his home TO Tulsa. a distance OF lf5
miles. in order TO enlist in the army,
but was rejected because of a slight
physical defect The defect can be
remedied by slight operation
Buch has a desire 10 become an avl-
ator He has gone TO work in order
to earn enough money TO pay for the
oraraffOm
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-14
Negro Drafted Men
Appear Spick and Span

Camp Dodge. Des Moines. Ia, Aug.
14.-There was a reason for the dap
per appearance Of a draft contingent
Of coo negro men who reported for
duty here.
Practically all of them were Pull
man porters. or dining car employees
and on their arrival showed their pre-
vious training by all appearing spic
and span. All Of them could read and
write, a contrast 90 the negro con-
tingents sent here from other places.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-14
new KIND Of CAL0MEL
SAFE AND DELIGHTFUL

The new kind Of calomeI. known as
Calotabs, retains all Of the good me
dicinal virtues OF the old style cal
Omel. YET IS entirely purified from all
of the nauseatng, dislgreeable and
dangerous qualities. You can. there
fore. eat what you please and 90
where you please, with nc loss OF
time from your work
One Calorah at bedtime. with
swallow Of Water-thats ALL Next
morning You awake feeling fine, your
liver cleansed, your system purified
and with a hearty appetite for break
fast Calotabs are sold only in orig
inal sealed packages. price thirty-five
cents Your druggist recommends
them and VIII refund your money 10
vou are not delighted.-Adv.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-14
'B[INP5' FIGHT
U-SUBMARINES
Little Dirigibles Of England
Most Effective Against
tho Euan1U
the Enen1V.

An American Balloon Base In Eng
land. Aug. Correspondence Of
The Associated Press The ~Blimp' is
the nickname which the American
pilots have given to the little dirigible
airships which are technically termed
S. s.. or submarine scouts.
The gas bag Of the Blimp is about
$50 feet long and 80 feet in diameter.
The lower structure is virtually that
Of a scouting airplane Of medium
power. so that the whole effect is that
Of a sort Of q cross between alrplane
and balloon. The crew is usually one
pilot and an observer. and the speed
is about 40 miles an hour
The cargo is a load Of bombs which
work like destroyer's depth charges.
exploding by water pressure at a depth
OF 20 TO so feet. The carriage contains.
steering gear. bomb levers. wireless
apparatus. camera and observation
instruments.
Hundreds Are Used.
Hundreds OF Blimps are constantly
on duty around the coasts OF France
and England American pilots and
observers are just beginning 10 take
up this work. IT is thes reatest T.
boat destroyer In existence. If the men
who work the Blimps are Go Doe be-
lieved. one enthusiastic American
pilot who had been dropping bombs
Up snd down the Irish sea FOR
month. remarked to The Associated
Press correspondent; The Blimp IS
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-14
T eaching Women How to
Fight Hun Propaganda

Seattle. Wash, Aug lt--Seattle
women are learning how TO combat
German propaganda. At the Univers-
ity Of Washington. an institute un-
der the direction of Miss Hunley Cold
well. dean of women. is in session Civ
ing a large class OF women accurate
information Of the governments war
program.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-14
DERWILLO
The Famous Beautifier

Have you tried it yeti Thousands
everywhere are using IL It is Won
derful tonic for the skin, defies hot
summer sun. and causes wrinkles, tan
freckIes, sallow skin, blackheads, sun
spots. roughuess. ruddiness TO quickly
disappear IT brings roses to the
cheeks and makes anyone look lu
years younger Gives a youthful com
ulexfon and a skin you love 10
touch" A single application proves
it. See large announcement soon TO
appear in this paper Ask your drug
gist about it--AdT-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-14

not only one OF the ways Of destroy
ing U-boats. &c is the way"
The advantage that the Blimp has
over the seaplaue is that be can stand
still in the air. II a U-boat dives
down. lies out Of sight on the bottom.
the Blimp sits over 10 until IL decides
20 move on or come 10 the surface. IL
the submarine does not move. the
Blimp is just as content, for in the
meantime the wireless has been az
work. and trawlers are coming W IN
the course OF an hour or two with the
necessary equipment 20 smoke Mister
Submarine out Of his hole.
II the submarine rises before naval
help arrives. the Blimp tackles &c
alone with bombs IL the submarine
tries to move away along the bottom
OF the sea. the Blmp follows its
shadow until % comes. sooner or later
TO a shallow spot where j. can be ef-
fectively dealt with
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-14

Subject TO the Blimp's fuel supply
and its duration power" ln the air,
there is little chance OF escape for a
I-hoat once Dc has been sighted By
one ~ these handy little dirigibles-
The sighting or spotrlng Of the L.
boats is the great difficulty. for the
seas around England are large places
and the range Of the individual Blimp
Is comparatively small.
A larger type Of Blimp is now beins
used. known technically as the e. T..
or coast patrol IL carries a larger
crew and a greater supply Of fuel and
is used for detecting mine fields as
Wen as submarines
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-14

Herald Want Ads Pay
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-14

We are now selling a reliable
Jewel Watch at the nominal price Of
5000. Several styles TO select from.
Nail orders filled postpaid for $500
W. T. HixsOn x CO.-JeyveIers.
Mills & Mesa. on the place.-Adv-
Newport daily independent., 1918-11-07

Miss Sylla Harvey came down on last evenings train, from Tuckerman and began her school work this morn ing.
 Knox mencs shoes cheap. III Wal nut street. dtf.
 Mrs. Charles Coffin of New York City is at Batesville visiting her mother, Mrs. Mary Maxfield.
 Good values in blankets and com forts at Avera Furniture Store 166d3
 Miss Dove Massey of Jacksonport, was here yesterday going to Little Rock, to visit her sister, Mrs. Stinson Robinson.
 Household goods, wood and coal stove. Apply to BIO Ash St. 166d3t
 Mrs. Hubert Holmes and Mrs Ramsey Weaver were down from Batesville yesterday guests of Mrs J. B. Avera.