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The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-02-25
CAPT. DONOVAN
 DOES SPLENDID
 WORK IN DRIVE

Captain John J. Donovan wrote from Franklin, Alaska, in letter recently received by the Panama Val ley Red Cross Chapter. anent the big Christmas drive for member ship: "I have covered the whole district except Walkers Fork and Canyon Creek. There are about four teen people in that section that have not heard from. am going over there and will see what is the matter" He enclosed list of mem bers for the Red Cross secured at Steel creek. Eagle. Forty Mile, Moose creek, Chicken and few whose home addresses were Daw- son. The total came to s519.
 Ten days later, in letter just received, Capt. Donovan wrote again. enclosing thirty-one dollars and a list of names of new members of the Red Cross from Walkers Fork and Canyon creek. Needless to say, to anyone who knows Capt. Donovan. there were full fourteen names on the list! He writes that he wishes the amount were ten times what it is. 'I can assure you that I have done my best" writes this man who started out in sixty-below weather to isolated camps alone, rustling Red Cross memberships. There are only few men in the district that I have not seen, and they are out trapping was obliged to camp out two nights, and travelled all last night, arriving home at o'clock this morning."
 Captain Donovan is United States commissioner. no longer in the spring time of life. He was at one time we understand, chief of police in Salt Lake City, where he earned his title and was also the man who made the last final connection on the Pan anna Canal, joining the waters of the two oceans. He is man who has travelled widely, and knows men and issues, and 1t Is easy to see what his feeling is regarding the work and great purpose of the Am erican Red Cross.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-02-25
M'AD0O TO WORK WITH NATIONAL
 FOOD OFFICIALS

WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 23.- Following conference this after noon, Director General McAdoo prom. ised a prompt adjustment of all railroad transportation to suit the needs of the country as Food Con- troller Hoover may demonstrate. He ayers that practically all the food which is being offered for transpor- tation is being hauled without any serious delays.
 This statement was made in reply to the statements of MT. Hoover that a serious food shortage is i'm minent throughout the east and that the only effective remedy is to em- bargo practically all classes of freight until the food situation is remedied
 The transportation conditions all over the eastern states, the director general said. are greatly improved, and each week finds more and more of the delayed freight shipments cleaned up and the railroads getting the traffic better in hand each day. He is confident that there will be no trouble in getting sufficient food stores to any point along the sea. board to prevent a famine.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-02-25
BANDITS WOUND
 MEMBER PATROL
Associated Pressl


 FL PASO, Tex. Feb. 23.-Captain Joseph N. Marack, of the United States mounted border patrol, was severely wounded in a small engage ment with band of Mexican out laws just south of here tonight. An other member of the patrol is miss ing and his horse has been found shot through the head.
 The bandits outnumbered the Am orleans, but were forced to retreat back across the river, suffering the loss of several members of the par ty. Captain Marack was rushed to the miliatry hospital at Fort Bliss. where he is resting easily at this time. It will be several days he fore it will be known whether or not he will recover.
 A close search along the border where the fight took place has failed to reveal any signs of the missing private. It Is feared that he was wounded and taken across the bor- der by the bandits. An expedition may go across the border to search for him.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-02-25
INVOLVE WOMAN INI. W. W. PLOTS
 IN CALIFORNIA
(ASS0clafad { presal

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Feb. 23.- Additional information unearthed to- day by federal agents indicates that at least one woman Is involved in the alleged anti-war plots of the In. dustrial Workers of the World and has actively participated in the de. structive acts of the I. W. w. which have already been attempted.
 This information was extracted to- day by federal officials from Fritz Hagerman. who recently confessed to setting fire to large mill in Las sen county, causing million-dollal loss. Hagerman declared today that six others were involved with him in the deed and that one of them was a woman, who Is well known throughout the state, and whose name has not been revealed by the authorities. It is expected that ar rests of the others implicated by Hagerman's confession will be made within a short time.
 Hagerman himself Is German cit izen and came 10 America in 1908 and has been on the Pacific coast for a number of years.
 The federal agents are gradually unraveling the tangled plot and SC curing additional evidence which re veals a campaign of staggering pro portions which was to have beer attempted against the industries o the entire Pacific coast and north western states. The confession o Hagerman adds to the case whicf is being built up against the fifty or more members of the Industria Workers of the World who have been indicted by the federal grand jury at Los Angeles.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-02-25

which would be steady and continu- ous, for the shipbuilding position was improving very rapidly and was very nearly. though not quite, equal to the losses the country was suffering from submarines.
 Before very long," he added. "our efforts alone would have overtaken the position, and our tonnage would be incheaslng. Besides, American shipbuilding is beginning to be felt and in the course of the next month or two the output of American and British shipping will be considerably more than the submarines are sink ing. Our position is very much bet ter than that of Germany. where the people are almost on the brink of starvation"
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-02-25
GIBBS PASSED BEYOND
 FRIDAY NIGHT

Information was received in Fair banks yesterday afternoon that Geo. Gibbs, prominent mining man of Brooks, suddenly expired at that place while attending a dance, from heart failure.
 The deceased had finished danc- ing with his wife and was seated in a chair when he was seen to fall to the floor Efforts to revive him were unavailing, and he expired shortly after the attack.
 Fifty-four years ago MT. Gibbs was born in Birmingham, England, and came to the United States in 1880, shortly after which he en- gagged ill business in Canada. He was among one of the many who took part in the gold rush of 1897 to the Dawson country. Later he came to the Fairbanks district in the rush that took place for the new diggings and located on Cleary creek, where he mined for several years.
 When the Tolovana camp was es- tablishcd he was one of the first to identify himself with that camps welfare, and has been conducting mining operations there for the past three years.
 He was a member of Fairbanks Igloo No. 4, Pioneers of Alaska, un- der whose auspices he will be bur jed. The remains will arrive in Fairbanks tomorrow and the fun eral will probably be held Tuesday afternoon. Surviving him are his wife, q son, James A. Gibbs, and brother, Austin Gibbs, who is To- cated on Cleary creek.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-02-25
LABOR AGREES
 SUPPORT AIMS

LONDON, Feb. 23-After a short conference here, the delegates of all the labor unions of the allied coun- tries have voted overwhelmingly to support the British war aims. There was free discussion over the resolu- tion and the supporters of the aims carried the day by large margin.
 The pacifist element tried to stam- pede the conference for resolution calling upon the allies to meet the German government in a preliminary peace discussion. but were unsuc- cessful. The support of the inter- allied labor will assist Great Britain greatly in her plan for increasing her military forces to meet pres ent conditions.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-02-25
CORD0VA BEING WE'LL GUARDED
 WITH SOLDIERS

In a recent letter received from the coast much news is contained that will be of interest. Cordova, it states, is now booming and is considered the best town on the coast. The streets are crowded and everyone seems to be making mon- ey. The effect of the dry law has not worked any serious hardship on the town that is noticeable, as near ly all the former saloon buildings are used for some other purpose.
 That precautionary measures are being taken to prevent depredations by alien enemies is evidenced by the fact that all public property is strongly guarded by soldiers. The railroad property is also well pro- tected, two soldiers being on guard night and day at all of the bridges. No one is admitted to the docks on the waterfront without a pass. The big oil tanks there have a special guard, and at night they are fur ther protected by being surrounded by bright electric lights. Every pos sible place that could be attacked by alien enemies is strongly guarded.
 The food conservation problem is we'll handled. All wheatless and meatless days are rigidly enforced, and all bread contains at least twen- ty per cent of other material than flour. Fish predominates on all bills of fare in the restaurants, and there are very few meat dishes. Sugar Is served to the patron two spoons to the cup and is dished out by the waiter
 The five boys who are going out to enlist received a good reception, and everything is being done to make life pleasant for them. A dance was recently given in their honor and about fifty couples attended, which is considered some turnout in Cordova.
 Among the passengers on the Northwestern leaving Cordova on the 17th were George Scribner and Jas. McNeil. who walked out from here.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-02-25

country over the $2 price, and many of the largest associations of wheat growers assert that this price does not leave them working margin under present conditions.
 NEW PRICE $2.2o
 WASHINGTON. D. C., Feb. 23.- President Wilson this afternoon, by proclamation, fixed the price of wheat for 1918 at $2.2O per bushel. the high price reached last year. His object in doing this is to halt pend ing legislation which seeks to fix the price somewhere between $2.25 and 8 per bushel, and to stimulate the farmers in their spring planting.
 The new price becomes effective at once. The food administration officials are confident that this price will be agreeable to the big ma- jority of wheat growers throughout the country and result in the plant ing of a much larger acreage than in former years.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-02-25
OPERATORS AND
 MINERS AGREE

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Feb. 23.-An agreement was reached today by the coal operators and the striking min CTS by which the differences will be arbitrated. Over 5000 strikers have already returned to work. and the others will resume work in a day or two.
 Following the recent order of Pres ident Hayes, of the United Mine Workers of America, instructing the Alabama strikers to return to work and use other means of settling their difficulties, local union lead CTS conferred with a committee of owners and operators, who agreed to arbitrate the troubles. No fur ther trouble is looked for. in this section now.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-02-25
AGENT
 AT CIRCLE NOW

Following the practice of appoint ing the commissioners of the vari- ous precincts as explosives agents, the Bureau of Mines has appointed Frank A. Reynolds as the agent for the Circle district
 MT. Reynolds is prepared to inn part all the necessary information in regard to the requirements of the law for the usages and purchase of explosives and also has on hand all the blanks. licenses and forms need ed by the applicant to comply with the law.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-02-25
FORCES
 MAKE BIG RAID
Associated Press)

PARIS, Feb. 23.-An official con- muniQue. issued this morning by the French war office, states that the French, in force, raided the German positions north of the Ailette river and captured a number of prison CTS and quantity of supplies, which were safely brought back to the French lines. No attempt was made by the attacking forces to hold the ground captured.
 The raiding party was unusually large and successfully bombed sev- eral of the enemy's defensive dug outs, driving a number of the enemy out of them and making them all captives which they brought in with them.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-02-25
FAIRBANKS MAN
 NOW WITH NAVY

Writing to friends in Fairbanks, J. F. Letterman. formerly of this place, writes that he is now a mem Der of the crew of the U. s. S.. Rhode Island on the Atlantic coast.
 Letterman was in New York when the war broke out, and he immedi- ately enlisted in the navy, and now belongs to the engineer division on the above battleship. He states that after the war is over he will return to Alaska, that is. if he is in travel ing shape.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-02-25
DISCOVER BOMB
 AT Fl. DOUGLAS
Associated Press,

SALT LAKE CITY, Feb, 23.-The guards at Fort Douglas, the big in- ternment camp near here, today dis covered a big bomb underneath one of the barracks. It is believed that the bomb had been smuggled into the camp and hidden by the pris oners, who intended to make an ef- fort at a wholesale delivery of all alien enemies interned there.
 Many important German prisoners are confined in this camp. and at least one other attempt has already been made to set them at liberty. This attempt was frustrated by the watchfulness of the federal officials, who entrapped a woman and a local minister who were involved in the plot.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-02-25
POPULAR PHYSICIAN
 ORDERED TO FRONT

It was rumored in Fairbanks last night that Dr. M. E. Smith, the popu- lar Nenana physician. has been or dered to the front. While this may be possible, 1t was considered last summer that his services at the lower river town were of such value ot the government that he would not be called away from his field of duty there.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-02-25
TWO SOLDIERS
 HELD FOR JURY

Yesterday morning Deputy Mar shal John c. Wood left for Panama to get three soldiers of that place who had been turned over to the civil authorities by the command ing officer of Ft. Gibbon.
 The soldiers had been accused of the charge of burglary and, on hear ing before Commissioner J. c. Dehn, had been bound over for the grand jury. Who they burglarized is not stated, nor are the names of the prisoners made public.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-02-25
PRESIDENT MAY
 PUT PRICES UP
Associated fressl

WASHINGTON, D. C.. Feb. 23.- Administration officials are of the opinion that President Wilson will authorize an advance in the price of wheat for this year. It is be- lieved that an announcement will be made within few days as to the new price.
 There Is some dissatisfaction in the wheat growing sections of the
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-02-25
ASSAULT CASE SET
 FOR MARCH FOURTH

The case of Dan Perisich, charged with assault upon the person of Mike Jancovich. has been set for March 4th instead of tomorrow. The continuance of the case was at the request of the defendant. who. 1t Is stated, is not well. Pending the trial Perisich is out on bonds.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-02-25
A VERY CLOSE RAGE.
One of the American volunteer nurses in a convalescent hospital

near the front found her evenings in great demand by the patients, who were all anxious to show their appreciation of her services. One by one they had escorted her to picture shows, concerts and dinners, and every known way of entertain ment had been utilized when she received an invitation from Sandy McNeil to accompany him at seven o'clock Sunday evening. Naturally, from the hour, she figured a dinner party, and set forth with the bra Scot with brave heart but empty stomach. Sandy disdained the com mon street cars, so they set forth on foot in a chilly mist.
 After walking till she was soaked, Sandy led her up the steps of a church, saying q thought it would be a welcome change for the lass" She followed. thoroughly amazed and angry, and sat through the ser mon chilled and hungry. to be walk ed home at the close. He drew a chair up before the fire and at- tempted conversation. The enraged girl stamped her foot and exclaimed: I'm hungry and wet and cold and tired, and I'm going to bed"
 q thoct ye might get hungry"
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-02-25
FOOD QUESTION
 CAUSING WORRY

LONDON, Feb. 9.-Postmaster Gen. eral Ellington predicts that England will have dificulty in obtaining food until next August, but after that. he said there would be an improvement,
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-02-25

FATHER CAN The above story, cAMOUFLAGE when compared with THE BABY. the methods used by
 Fairbanks daddy who obediently stays at home and minds the baby while wifey goes to lodge, proves that experience is all that is necessary to make even a rooster mother the chicks.
 When asked by a visiting lodge sister how he got along while moth- CT was at lodge last night, he said: Fine; just put a yard of pink ribbon in my nightie, wadded up a couple of towels and showed them across my chest and when baby howled I just sneaked over, lifted her out of her crib and took her in bed with me. When she remon- strated I put the baby ribbon around her fingers, bumped her nose on the towels, showed the bottle into her mouth and went to sleep. guess she did, too, for that is all there was to it until wife said, Get up and fix the furnace; my feet are cold"
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-02-25

were sampled and noth- ing was left but empty platters, a brother who had evidently spent a part of his life working in dairy said: "It was entirely unnecessary to thank Butch for that butter, for it has reached the age of maturity and can speak for itself"
 WAS A bashful young BADLY man was courting a TWISTED. pretty maid whom
 he often accompanied to places, principally movies and other places where conversation, as rule, was not indulged in. He wasn't much of a talker, anyhow, especially to the ladies. One even ing the young lady requested that he accompany her to church. This request was an unusual one for him to accede to, as he had never been trained that way. On arriving at luC pldCC Oi uCCtih6 thSs oSSuPASN the family pew, which was a small one. The young lady. seeing some friends in another part of the church went to pay them a call before the services commenced. During her ab sence a lady entered the church and, seeing the vacant seat beside the young man, took possession Much embarrassed, the young man undertook to explain that the seat was occupied. and offered his ser vices to secure another seat for the lady in the following manner: Mar don me, padam, this pie is occu pewed; may I sew you to another sheet?"
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-02-25

room 1n the DdSeIuStlt OAc udy last week the door was left open for a few minutes and inquisitive Young America" investigated, drag ged out the bunch and, picking out one that they were sure was German commercial flag, stamped on it till they were satisfied and then put it in the furnace just as the custodian appeared He had to re- strain them from doing likewise with the Russian flag, as they were sure Russia was our enemy. Their patriotic impulse might have been commended by the principal, only they burned the flag of Bolivia, which has the same three colors but differently arranged.
 MUST BE The night police de- LIGHTNING partment must have BUGS. lot of good judg-
 ment with regard to economy in the street lighting de partment, for they seldom use any of it.
 The past week when the streets have been snow drifts and the side walks either banked with snow or glassy with ice, they have cut off the lights before A. M., and early morning pedestrians are forced to slip and founder around in total darkness, while several moonlight nights in the past have found the Juice turned on all night.
 COULDN'T Finding it impossible LIVE to secure a woman ON AIR. or young girl to take
 care of the baby while they were attending the Shrin- CT ball Friday night a certain Fair banks couple called upon neigh boring bachelor to might herd" the family hope. Now, if he wakes up you will find the bottle and milk in the warm storage part of the range, and if he cries just give it to him and he will go to sleep" was the parting instruction.
 When they returned home the poor bachelor was walking the floor, his neck sticking out, his hair dishev- eled and a bowling baby under his arm. He thrust the baby into the mothers arms and said: He's squalled every minute since ten o'clock"
 Did you give him the bottle?"
 Yes; but he wouldn't take it."
 Mother threw off her coat and hat and cuddled her pet down in his crib and, picking up the empty bot tie, went into the kitchen to mix some milk. She came rushing back with the pitcher still half full. "I thought you gave him his bottle."
 q did"
 But you didn't put the milk in it, and the poor little dear was try ing to nurse an empty bottle. Nam mas darling must be just starved" exclaimed the mother.
 Well, what do you know about that!" and he grabbed his hat and muShed
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-02-25
Town Gossip and Stories
By The Tattler.

said Sandy, and, producing an apple from his pocket, gave her half and ate the other half, saying, as she left the room: "I'll soon be leaving, and l hope yell remember me as one of your friends"
 Indeed I will, Sandy; I'll never forget you. You are one of the closest friends l ever had"
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-02-25

day when a man came along and tried to get in the front door. There is small sign on the door with the single word Pull" on it. The strang. CT looked at the isgn and then said: "It sure does take pull to get a job in this joint"
The Ordway new era., 1918-11-08
WHOSE yICToRY2

The result of the election In Colo
RADIO last Tuesday might be termed
Il Republican victory, but that is
not necessarily the case. Colorado
is little in the majority as a Demo
cratic state; and the election OF a
United States senator. three congress-
men and the governor was the result
of Republican votes backed by nun
dreds of good Democratic votes. Had
Governor Gun(er been nominated by
the Democratic party the result In
Tuesdays election might have been
different. even with Shoup as his OPP
ponent. for little reason would there
have been for defeating Gunter, and
the Democrats would have stood by
him. But by the oefeat of Gun.cr
at the primaries the Democrats who
were opposed to lyman and his pro-
posed rule and supposed backing
turned them to Shoup and therefor.
Republican victory was the result
The Ordway new era., 1918-11-08

are two rooms, one a school library
room and the other a teachers rest
room. These. when the building is
to be used as an auditorium. would
be the dressing rooms.
This combination auditorium and
school study rooms are to be lighted
by the sky-light method. for on both
sides and in front it would be sur
rounded by other rooms. One a
double commercial department. an
other a cooking department for the
domestic science, another for the COM
munity library and the others for
study rooms. Ten. in all. and so ar
ranged that each is admirably lighted
and with perfect ventilation.
The main entrance into this build
ing leads into hallway ten feet wide
and running the length of the audi
torium rooms which is "a feet. The
cloak rooms and toilets would be in
the basement and to be entered from
inside the main structure. The build