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The Nenana daily news., 1918-06-04
MRS. BREVIC RECEIVES
 SAD NEWS OVER WIRES

Telegraphic advices received from Vancouver, B. C., yesterday brought the sad news of the death of Ed. ward Menzies, father of Mrs. J. A. Brevig, of this city. The news came as a great shock to the Brevig family, as it was not known by Mrs. Brevig that her father was ill. The death followed an illness of only two weeks.
 The deceased was an engineer, and was 62 years of age. He is sur vived by five sons and four daughters.
 Mrs. Brevig had planned to visit her father this summer.
The Nenana daily news., 1918-06-04
MOOSE WILL GATHER
 AT THEIR NEW HOME

Nenana lodge, Loyal Order of Moose, will meet tonight, for the first time at the new home of the organization on Fourth street. The building was purchased several days ago by the trustees and will be turned over to the lodge tonight, at which time, also, plans will be out lined for the improvement of the lodge rooms for the better accom- modation of the new owners.
 The meeting will be called to order at eight o'clock and all mem bers of the organization are urged to be on hand.
The Nenana daily news., 1918-06-04
NEW CHANNEL AT LOST SLOUGH IS
 CUTTING GRADE
Water Continues to Drop in Nenana River and Repairs May Be
 Started Soon.

Late reports received from out the line would indicate that in spite of the rains experienced, the level of the waters is steadily decreasing and if ]. keeps up at the present rate of dimunition 1t is probable that rescue. and rspair work can soon be undertaken and the real extent of the damage to the rlght of way and other property of the Alaskan Engineering commission ascertained.
 From meager rs ports it ls gath cred that the portion of the right of way lying immediately at the south ern end of the big trestle across Lost Slough has been transformed into the channel of a swiftly flow ing str ,am, and ir consequence it will be very difficult matter to gain access tn the trestle from the southern short Int;i the waters nave abated considerably more than at the presen. time, and cable stretch ed across the gap to steady the boat that will make the crossing. It is stated by recent arrivals in town from the inundated area that the stream at the south end of the trestle is too swift to be negotiated by any boat unless it it attached to and steadied by cable.
 It was stated in these columns that the extent of the damage done the big trestle was estimated to be the carrying away of three of the middle bents, but it is reported that the gap torn in the center of the structure appears to be large enough to warrant the belief that a greater number of bents went out.
 A small camp to house the men who will operate the ferry across Cleer creek has now been established and ferry is also operating across Lost Slough near the wing dam and the mail and a small quantity of supplies will be transported for the present and until such time as through communication can be es- tablished on larger scale.
 The camps beyond Camp 16 still seem to be isolated and cannot be reached by telephone.
The Nenana daily news., 1918-06-04
SOURDOUCHS FILL
 THREE VACANCIES
Many Oldtimers Turn Out to Attend Regular Meeting of Local -.....
 Pioneer Igloo.

The regular meeting of Nenana Igloo, Pioneers of Alaska, which was held last night at Labor Union hall, was largely attended by oldtimers and much business was transacted, chief of which was the election of officers to fill vacancies which had occurred since the previous meeting.
 Edgar Brooker was elevated to the position of first vice president to fill the office made vacant by the retirement of Howard P. Curtis. E. A. Williams was elected to suc- ceed MT. Brooker as second vice president. Norman Smith was elected secretary treasurer, succeed ing w. E. Kenyon, resigned.
The Nenana daily news., 1918-06-04
REPRESENTATIVES, REACH TOWN ON
 BUSINESS TRIP
Commissione- and Mrs. Van Orsdel and Charles Cries Make Trip
 Down Turbulent Stream.

Down Turbulent Stream.
 MT. and Mrs. J. c. Van Orsdel and Charles Cries arrived in Ne mana last night from the Kantishna country on a business visit. They left IA above, Glacier, on the 27th of May in their power launch and report having had a pleasant rtip all the way.
 Prior to their leaving Nenana to engage in mining in the Kantishna country, MT. Van Orsdel held the position of property clerk with the Alaskan Engineering commission, while Mrs. Van Orsdel acted as assistant to the postmaster here.
 They were both much impressed with the growth and appearance of the town and were taking in the sights up to a very late hour last night, penetrating into the different parts of the town, despite the flooded condition of some of it.
 MT. Van Orsdel reports that the Kantishna country did not escape the effects of the floods and that the Kantishna river rose to a very high level, the highest known in many years, flooding large sections of the country. This would appear to be particularly so in regard to the country in the immediate neigh borhood of the mouth of the Toklat. During the trip down the Kantishna and up the Panama rivers a marked falling of the water level was daily noted.
 MT. Van Orsdel holds the position of commissioner, and Mrs. Van Orsdel that of postmaster for the Kantishna district. ...
The Nenana daily news., 1918-06-04
FOUR POINT SEVENS
 COOL CAMP LIBRARY

CAMP KEARNEY, San Diego Library users appreciate greatly the new large electric fans being in- stalled in the camp library here. "Four point sevens' is the term ap- piled by tie men to a battery of breezes the fans stir up. -Four point seven", it may be explained, are heavy field artillery guns.
The Nenana daily news., 1918-06-04

Food will win the war;" but will it win for us or Germany-that is the question for the American people.
The Nenana daily news., 1918-06-04

A cable dispatch says the use of spaghetti in certain parts of Italy is prohibited. And that means some "real food shortage"
The Nenana daily news., 1918-06-04

OLD PAPERS FOR SALE-Inquire
 Nsws Office.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-01-26
LlBERTYTHEhT NM

These books. which are TO be
placed on sale the week Of January
% all over the country, offer to those
who are obliged TO stay at home a
fine chance to contribute to the camp
life of the soldiers wholesome and
cheerful entertainment. As gifts
these "Smileage Books" win possess
distinctive character.
Each time the soldier tears coup
ons from his book he will in sense
touch hands with the person who
sent 1t to him, and, of course, in "a
great many cases the donor will re-
main an unknown benefactor though
there is a place on every coupon for
the piver TO sign his name, thus add
ing personal touch to his gift.
No doubt, OF coarse, the most
popular soldiers will receive the
most "Smileage Books, but this
should not matter, for it is charac-
teristic Of the American soldier to
share his abundance with his mates.
1t is. indeed, an army axiom that
everything Is common property
around a camp except money, and all
you have to do Is % ask the next
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torium is saucer-shaped and sloping,
so that every seat in the house Is a
good one: the sections are so num-
5ered that seats may be reserved in
advance. The rheate- is placed on
the highest point in each camp and
nearby are grouped the camp post
Office, the library and the hostess
houses. making a small town within
itself.
Nor is the utilitarian valne Ok
these theaters overlooked, for on the
tall tower that comprises the stage
loft. Tie training soldiers have =
point OF vantage for wig-wag sig
'nals. giving them practice in long
distance signalling that ID sure to
prove useful in the practice Of actual
war.
Each theater is provided with a
notion picture booth. asbestos-lined,
and the stage of all of then, has an
asbestos curtain. The lighting eff
fects are similar to those used in.
city theaters.
Ordinarily, the cost of operating
such a series of theaters, tents and
auditoriums wonld be proiibitive.
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but the managers have met with
such patriotic cooperation as TO put
these entertainments within the
reach of every soldier.
Operating expense has been re-
duced to such practical and patri-
otto basis that the actual cost OF
these performances to the soldiers
viii range from Ave cents to twenty
five cents 4 seat. with majority at
ten ard fifteen cents.
Even at these bedrock prices it is
realized that there will be many sol
diers who cannot afford to attend
many performances, but even this
has been provided for.
The Commission on Training
Camp Activitlus has devised a book
of coupon tickets in two sizes. Ono
book sells for 81 and contains twenty
coupons good for admissions; another
sells for IS and contains tickets Of
admission to one hundred perform
Ances. s@4@
They are called "Smileage Books
and the coupons they contain are
good for seats al any performance at
any camp thcater
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-01-26
MOVEMENT ON FOOT
TO ORGANIZE TEACHERS

Charleston, Jan. 26 "A, movement
ON foot to organize the school teach
ers Of West Virginia with the view
of asking for increased salaries said
to have been started in Boone coun-
ty was given added impetus by .
statement from Roy j. Hin, a teach
er Of Clothier, in which he asks "a
wage sufficient to place them on an
equal earning capacity with the 9th.
er professional men and wage earn
ers OF the state" MFR. Hill insists
that coal, oil, timber and gas lands
are not assessed at their full value.
II the property was assessed fully, he
insists, the commonwealth would
have sufficient revenue from the in
creased taxes to pay living wage
to school teachers.
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ordinary circumstances. would cost
$i.50 or $500, and the highest price
charged the soldier win be Is cents
To make this possible the citfzens
do their part By providing The BOYS
Of the camps the SmilcaKc Books
that will admit them 10 the shows.
There are sixteen thesterA each
seating 5000 soldiers, nightly. This
calls for 4S,000 coupons Of adniis-
sion a night, or 100000 COUPONS
week. Very largely. tl,esc must he
the gift Of the civilians 10 the sol
diers. That is why the Military En-
tertainment Council looks forward 10
the sale of at least 1000 600 Smile
age Books when once the campaign
has started. At least so snany
hooks must be sold in the week az
January 2S. which marks the first
drive. but thereafter the Smileare
Books win always Be on salh and
any time stay-at-home thinks az
the hard work that our hoys are no.
ing through to fit themselves I'd hrht
our battles in tho greatest war in
history. he can purchase n book or
q handful &c hooks and send them to
the nearest cafnp---even though Ne
hasn't 4 boy Of his own IN the SER
vice--ccrtain that he IL adding ID the
10y Of life; helping some soldiers 10
80 about their work the more cheer
fully and GLADLY. hncauss knowing
that back of them. outside thncarmr,,
Is q great body Of patriotic citixanry
eager and willing to de all that may
be done to make the training period
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MUCH GOOD Being
DONE BY THE UNION
But the Task Is Great and AS
distance Is Desired.

Tho January meeting of the execu
tive committee Of the Social Service
Union was held at the home OF the
president on Friday
The following Is the report Of the
work OF the Society covering the
months Of October, November and
December, no monthly reports hay
ing been published during that per
iod.
There We're IL new cases placed
on record, and previous ones con
tinued, making % In all. II families
numbering 81 persons were helped
with food or fuel. or with both, and
IT pairs Of second hand shoes were
given; cases OF neglected children
were cared for. Homes were found
for 2 children. ! child was placed in
an institution. 2 cases We're cared
Tor by the Stone Home under our SUI
peryision. Requests for 8 children.
were received There were II appli-
cations for help. Work was secured
for Is women and 2 men. ! child OF
8 years Of age was found living in
immoral surroundings and taken and
sent back to her fathers home in vir-
ginia. woman from the Florence
Home in Baltimore was
found and sent back to that institu-
ton. There were 2s letters written
in the work. The local hospitals car
I'd for 2 cases at our recommended
lion. There were 95 calls and visits
made in the interest of the work No
record was. kept Of calls received
The sum OF $106.3S was spent In the
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ORCHARD VIEW NOTES.

Orchard View. Jan. 26.-The La
dies Aid Society OF Pliers Chapel
was pleasantly entertained at the
home Of Mrs. Harry Catrow on last
Thursday afternoon. Quite mum
Der were present The next meeting
will be held February q at the home
OF Mrs. Allen Weller.
The funeral service of Private Earl
Butts who died at Camp Green, N. c..
on last Wednesday. was held at Pit
zer's Chapel on Monday afternoon,
Rev w. l.. Pinder conducting the
service A large concourse of friends
and relatives gathered to pay their
last respects to their soldier boy. In
terment was in adjoining graveyard.
The sale of Mrs. Alice Kearney,
which was held last Wednesday. was
well attended. Everything brought
splendid prices. Grandfather's clock
brought $75; one hog 800. and every
thing else according. amounting to
something over $4,000
Mrs Robert Abshire and son, Mel.
win, Mr. Hutton and daughter. Miss
Grace, spent Sunday with Mr. and
Mrs William Abshire.
Miss Ida Pitzer. Of Martinsburg.
spent a few days the first OF the week
with her sister, Mrs. Frank Noll
Mrs Ezra Keiter, of near White
Hall, is spending some time with her
sister, Mrs. John Kerney.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Abshire spent
Sunday with her sister in Martins
burg
Mrs. James Catrow and son. Glen
vile, spent last Wednesday with her
sisterin-law, Mrs. Allen Weller
Miss Elsie Cushwa is spending
some time with her sister, Mrs. Char
lie Catrow.
The Ladies Aid Society OF the Ar
cen Church will hold their next meet
ing at the home of Mrs Daisy Spiker
on February End.
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lectures, motion pictures and local
talent, of which plenty has been dis
covered among the boys themselves.
The third week will be devoted TO
vaudeville. two performances day,
and the fourth week will be another
miscellaneous week.
Four Broadway companies win
present Broadway comedy successes,
the, plays already arranf-ed for be-
ing: turn to the Right" Cheating
Cheaters," "Herc Comes the Bride"
md 'qnside the Lines" Plans are
already under way for IL presenta-
ton of musical comedies and lieht
operas. those under consideration be-
ing: "The Prince Of Plsen." "The
Red MIL" "The Chocolate Soldier
robin Hood" and the Gilbert and
Sullivan productions. e F.. Albee.
the well known general manager Of
the Keith Circuit. has arranged four
special vaudeville bills whose rout-
ings through the camps will be SO
arranged as to prevent an UNMARRIED
succession in any camp of any one
kind of entertainment.
Through Harry p Harrison. the
Chautauouas have arranged to pro-
vide their. best. talent and most at
tractive features. including sraphic
lectures from men who have returned
from "over there" The Chautauonas
win also provide Jazz Bands. orches-
tras. the members Of which win piso
sing and put on special stunts; hiss
torical and patriotic museial reviews
and so on.
All this. Of course. is going 10 cost
rnoney--a good deal Of money Take
the Liberty Theaters. for instance
Their erection was paid for from APP
preparations by the oovernnent and
supervised by the War Department
sCommission on Training Cam b
Activities. Each is 120 feet wide
and ITO long. They are built of pine
boards, unpainted. but faced with
heavy building pauer. making the
sides wind tiPllt. Complete vcntilat-
ing systems have been installed and
during the winter heat is supplied by
steam and small stoves Each
theatcr has five large entrances and
fifteen exits and building. which
seats comfortably 5000 men, may be
emptied in about one minute.
The stage of each theater is com
plete and modern: sixty-five feet
wide and deep enough to stage any
production. The floor of the audi
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TO GAS CONSUMERS:

Owing to the greatly Increased cost
Of all raw materials entering INTO the
manufacture and distribution Of gas
at Martinsburg, as well as the In
creased cost OF labor and repairs
the Gas Company has found it noe
essary to make application to the
Public Service Commission of West
va, for an increase in it's rates charg-
cd for gas. the Increase asked FOR
amounting TO approximately 16 2.3g6.
The Gas Company regrets very
much that dt is compelled to have an
increase in rates. but to give Just a
rough idea OF the increased cost OF
steam coal. hard coal and gas oil,
nearly everyone knows how much the
price OF steam coal or soft coal has
increased 1905 or more; hard coal,
the broken size which we use for
Generator Fuel has increased approx
imate1y 500; while Gas Oil has in
creased nearly 30095 over the normal
price. We are paying more for la
Dor than was ever paid before and
the cost Of friedrich and all repairs
used at the Gas Works and on the
distribution system have increased
from so to 1900
tits the desire OF the Gas Company
to always give the best service pos
sible to its Consumers and in order
TO continue successful operation, 1t
is necessary to have the increase ap.
piled for.
1t is our belief and hope that this
increase will be temporary only, and
we pledge ourselves at this time to
ask the Public Service Commission
for a reduction in rates. just as soon
as price conditions warrant.
We desire to thank all OF our Con.
sumers for their patronage during the
past and hope that we may continue
TO have your support and co-opera-
ton at all times
If any Consumers or Citizens in
terested should desire to go over the
details OF the present costs Of mann
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man for that"
Raymond g, Fosdick. Chairman Of
the War Department Commission on
Training Camp Activities, is enthu~
siastic about this newly created en-
tertainment plan He writes:
81 remember standing on the
streets Of Columbus shortly after
Villa had devasted the village. watch
ing our 5000 soldiers come over the
railroad tracks irio town in the
evening. There was absolutely
nothing for them TO do thcre--no
movies. no libraries. 70 place to write
letters, no homes tC which they
could go--- nothing but saloons and u
well-organized Red Light district
"ln this war we are driving those
vicions agencies out Of business and
setting up clean entertainment in
their place. This has direct bear.
ing on the health Of our army, and
is an absolute necessity IN maintain
ing the morale of our men"
And this testimony is amply sup
ported by Secretary Of War Baker,
who. writing to Chairman Fosdick.
declared;
"a proper amount of clean. whole
some entertainment contributes
largely TO the happiness of our sol
diers in camp and is fundamental in
Supplementary their physical and
military training.
ITO make such entertainment
readily available for all soldiers Is
one OF the most important duties OF
the War Commission for Training
Camp Activities, and the work must
be continued and extended.
II am glad to know that all enter
tainment projects will BIO consoli-
dated and managed directly by your
Commission.
HYour plan Of selling Smileage
Books seems to be an admirable way
Of financing this worthy enterprise,
because it gives to the individual citi-
zen an easy opportunity Of furnish
ing the means for numerous good
times To his soldier friends.
Very truly yours,
(Signed) Newton d. Baker,
Secretary Of War,
So. the Military Entertainment
Council, which has 40 successfully
worked out.a perfect coordination Of
all the entertainment problems at
the camps. has done it's part. II will
provide entertainments which, under
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From this time forth there. is to be
no lack Of beautiful and inspiratiqnal
entertainment at all the Army Can
comments and National Guard camps.
Under the skilled direction of the
Military Entertainment Council"
Just appointed by the Secretary of
War, ample provision has been made
not only to provide the leisure hours
Of the soldiers with fine amusement
Of The higher class. but also 20 p~o-
vide way BY which every friend Of
the soldier--and in these days and at
snch Z time these friends are legion
--snay contribute toward the happi-
ness Of the boys In khaki.
The work Of entertaining the SOL
disrs has been consolidated under the
Military Entertainment Council OF
which James Couzens. Of Detroit. is
chairman: with Harry P. Harrison.
Of Chicago. as chairman of the ey-
ecptive committee
Under the Council. the Chantauqua
tents and the Marc Klaw theaters
are all to operate together. giving
nightly entertainments They will
hereafter be known as Liberty
tents. !" Liberty auditoriums. and
Liberty theaters."
The Military Entertainment Coun-
ril = composed as follows; James
Couxeus, Detroit. chairman: r. ~.
! Woolworth. New York; Asa 9.
Gambler. Atlanta; MRS. Josiah r.
! Gowles. Los Angeles: w r. Dawes.
Chicago: James A. Flaherty. Phila-
delphia. Myron T, Herick. Give
land: Mrs. Howard H. Spanlding, Jr..
Chicago Otto H. Kahn. New, York;
Major Henry Lee Higginson. Boston.
and DR.. Frank W. Gnnsaulus, Chi
cago.
Already the sixteen large Lib
erty" theaterss each seating three
thousand men, are completed A
tentative schedule for the rotation of
various kinds of entertainment has
been arranged. which provides in
GENERAL that there shall be one week
OF standard plays by FIRST class COM
paniet = Followed by q week of u
miscellaneous program Of concerts,
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YORK
Respectfully submitted.
MRS. MAlUDf1 MASON,
General Secretary.

General Secretary.
Since the beginning Of the how
year there have been a great many
more calls for help, with the result
hat there has been larger expd1idi
ture Of money Tho January report
viii be published at the close or the
month.
The objects Of the Union which
should meet with ready response
from each and every one are:
!. TO raise the needy above tlsa
need Of relief prevent begging ana
imposition, and diminish pauperism.
2. To encourage thrift, self.dcpen-
cence, and industry through friendly
intercourse, advice. and sympathy.
3 TO prevent children from grow
Ing up as paupers and becoming a
burden upon society.
4, TO aid in the diffusion OF know.
ledge on subjects connected with the
relief Of the poor.
5, To promote the general welfare
OF the community by intoxicating
Christian standards OF living.
Mrs Maude Mason, the General
Secretary, can be seen at the Young
Women's Christian League Home any
day.
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pLor FRUSTRATED.

What Is Ealieved to have been
plot TO 50 Oh fire two large whole
sale grocery houses In Charleston
YVES frustrated Thursday night when
a watchman discovered man lurking
about one of the buildings. A million
dollars worth Of foodstuffs are in the
buildings,
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-01-26
MISS WARD HURT.

Wlhen d livery horse owned by
port Hess. Hedgesville, became fri
giltened by train at North Moun-
tain. and ran away, Miss Gladys Ward
daughter Of DR.. Ward, was thrown
ont of the vehicle and slightly bruis-
ed. The runaway got stuck in a
fsnnwalFiff anA vas caugkt
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CUTS FATHERS THROAT.

William Homer, jr,. Norwood
barber, is in jail at clarksburg charg-
ed with having attempted to cut the
throat Of his father, William ]. Hor-
nor. "a barber Of that place. The
younger Hosnor was only recently
cleared in the Federal court at Par.