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The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1918-04-16
ORDNANCE BASE
FOR us. TROOPS
NOW IN FRANCE

An ordnance base that will cost
approximately S25,OOO,OOO is under
construction in France and good
progress in building is reported. The
ordnance base will include approx
mately 20 large storehouses, ~ shop
buildings, 100 smaller shops and
magazines and machine tool equip
ment costing about $5,00O,O0O
Gun Repair Plant
The project includes a gun-repair
plant equipped to refine more than
800 guns a month; a carriage re-
pair plant of large capacity; a motor
vehicle repair plant, capable of over
hauling more than 1900 vehicles per
month; small arms repair plant
with capacity for repair of some
$4,000 small arms and machine guns
per month; large shop for the re-
pair of horse and infantry equipment,
and reloading plant capable of re-
loading about 100000 artillery cart
ridges cases per day.
There will be lin addition, FORCES,
carpenter shops, and other auxiliary
buildings.
Much of the construction material
and equipment has arrived in France
and actual construction was begun
quite while ago. Practically all of
the essential materials have been
contracted for an priority orders is
sued by the War Industries board
have expedited deliveries.
1t is estimated that for the main
tenance of the ordnance base ap-
proximately $50 officers and 10000
men will be required. Some diff
Guilty was experienced in obtaining
the initial units trained in manu-
featuring industries.
When it was found impracticable
to obtain enlisted men in large num-
bers and of the required qualifica-
tons from the selective draft army,
recruiting campaign was instituted
by the Ordnance Base division and
by the first of the year 5000 men
had been enlisted for this special
work. The training of technical
troops for service with the ordnance
base has proceeded satisfactorily and
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1918-04-16
both from the recruited forces and
the selected draft personnel men will
be obtained to operate the immense

George J. Jenkins, who resigned
his position as railway conductor on
the Anchorage division lines recently
and left for Seattle to join the 3lst
Engineers. has been associated with
Col. Mears in various capacities
since 1898. In that year he served
with the former commissioner in the
army in the Philippines, later going
to the Isthmus of Panama to work
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1918-04-16
THIRD LOAN BONDS

Third Loan of the United States OF
Americayour countryside highest grade of security IN
the world always investment of the wealthy now
issued small available equal terms to all
dated May 8, 1918
paid May 9Th and November 9th at
the rate of per
Principal payable September 49, 1928
Free from federal local both principal
and interest," except inheritance taxes and (b)
United States graduated additional Commonly known
suaxes) profits and profits taxes The inter
bonds and certificates authorized by said
act principal which exceed the aggregate $1,000
owned by any individual partnership association corporation
from the provided for clause b) above
may purchased denominations of: Coupon Bonds
$780, and $1,000 Registered Bonds $780, 500 $1,000
$4,000 $4,000 and 100000.
payable bearer and have all the interest
coupons attached and sold and transferred by simple de-
livery
registered departments and the interest PAID
sm-annualy by check from Washington.
sold transferred they be returned to the treasury
department and bonds issued in their stead
Why You Should Buy Liberty Bonds:
is your patriotic duty.
Because they the safest investment in the world
loans be converted into cash more
readily any of property.
ard bonds be- bought for cash at without
premium, or on easy terms
Terms of Payment
Cash
Payment any subscription of bonds
without be made with the application
subscriber prefers which prompt delivery OF bond
On Instalments
per with application
per May %, 1918
per July 49, 1918.
40 per August Is, 1918, with interest IA per
tie deferred installments.
BackU Up Your In Its Hour of Need
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1918-04-16

S. W. Emerson, mining engineer
from Seattle left Valdez recently
with a crew of eight men for Port
Wells, where operations will be re-
sumed on the Mineral King, for
merly known as the Hermann Eaton
property. The output will be pushed
the property already being highly
improved
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1918-04-16

Chris Tjosevig, the we'll known
mining man, who sold his interests
last year for a good sum, has pur-
chased the Clark Graham cannery
on Eyak creek and will operate it
this year. Mr.. Tjosevig's property
is one-line plant at the present
time but he will add another line of
machinery and make a number of
improvements before the fishing sea-
son opens.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1918-04-16
THE BOUGHT AND FOUGHT

The history books tell about Washington's at
Valley about how the raised 1875 but
the patriots
their pockebook finance
the fight for Liberty
original states the problem of finances
difficult. They yet developed federal
could federal federal bonds like
Liberty of today Yet November 1879, they
of through bills of credit and
by the individual states
authorized by Congress bonds
October, 1880 subscriptions
Holland and France loaned the
about $12, 100000 during the
the credit of the United States unquestioned and
the bonds
by the newly formed of 1776 The need for
but who buys Liberty Bond today
while fights for Liberty
The coon had such attraction when they invested their
money
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1918-04-16

George R. Goshow, formerly dep
uty marshal on the Alaska coast,
and afterward resident of Chisana
and Chitina, has enlisted for service
in the army. He was detailed for
training as an officer in the tank
service and is now at Camp Meade,
near Annapolis, Md.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1918-04-16
FOOD SHIPPED TO
ALLIES AMOUNTS
TO LARGE SUM

From July /, 1914, to January l.,
1918, the United States exported to
the European allies sufficient food
to furnish complete yearly rations
for 57,1OO, 933 people. In addition,
there was surplus of protein cap
able of supplying this portion of the
diet for 22,194,57O additional men.
These figures were compiled 5v the
United States Food Administration.
Russia received only a small pro-
ton of the enormous total. Stats
tics compiled by the food administra-
ton show that the three and one
half years exports in terms of untri-
tive units totaled 6s,159, 1884, 100000
calories. Of this amount only ST.
OFT, 100000 calories went to Russia,
England, France and Italy received
6S,1O7, 100000 calories-more
than 90 per cent of the total.
United Kingdom Got Most -.
Of nearly all commodities, by far
the largest amounts have gone to the
United Kingdom. In the case of
oats, olemargarine, and corn oil cake
and meal the amount exported to
France has exceeded that of the
other countries, while Italy has been
the largest recipient of corn oil and
syrup.
The total export of wheat and
wheat flour to the three principal
allies is equivalent to about 1884,
100000 bushels, or an average of
about 100000 bushels per year
The pork exports for the three and
half years amounted to almost
1000, 100000 pounds. This includes
all pork products-bacon, hams, lard,
shoulders, neutral lard, fresh and
picked pork.
The sugar exports to the three
principal allies show a yearly aver
age of about 64S,00O,000 pounds.
Grains and wheat maintained a
steady lead. The three and a half
years exports of wheat (grain and
flour) totaled 3,946,557 bushels.
Cots ran second, with a total of
212,751,197 bushels; corn, third, "a,
31O,299 bushels; rye next, 3,61S,662
bushels.
During the three and half years
the United Kingdom received enough
food to furnish complete rations for
27,334,441 people for one year. This
would supply rations for a yearly
average of almost 100000 people
In addition to this there was large
excess of fats and also an excess
of protein.
! Amount Sent to France.
| France received sufficient food to
furnish complete rations for about
100000 people-a little more than
one-half the number supplied in
England. Italy received about one.
fourth as much as went to England
complete rations for about 1850.
900 men. All three received materia
excuses of fats and protein.
The exports of fresh beef amount
ed to 43,4s4,4OO pounds in the
three and half years. The butte,
exports to the three principal allies
and Russia showed a grand total OF
28,998,891 pounds. The cheese ex
ports were much greater, with :
total of 1O3,465,426 pounds. Oh
condensed milk there was a tota
export of 126,S56,679 pounds. There
were large exports of cottonseed anc
linseed and other oil products anc
by-products to be used for feeding
cattle. They showed a total of GIL,
656, 1874 pounds.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1918-04-16

for him, and in 1915 followed him to
Alaska. Mr.. Jenkins will now serve
under his old chief in France as
private in Col. Mear's regiment.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1918-04-16

There was an increase of $3.50
in the first class passenger rate from
Cordova to Seattle, effective April l..
The steerage rate is unchanged.
The Washington times., 1918-10-27

white lace The drapery is Of white silk embroidery
edged blue silk The underskirt is Of blue taeta
The cap. shoes and stockings all of white silk.
models you will perceive the truth that this
will a white Winter in far that is home costumes
are concerned But is as evident that win be
coldy white The outer garment the Yelling
speak, white but the color scheme Is warmed by the
Introduction of many shades 1t is though a white
cloud delcately screened rainbow subdung its
hues
The pinks blues and yeows, that In pale shades
regned as favortes in the boudor giving way
chasteness of white.
The house gown Is to weightlessness the
nearly approaches the perfection of housedressing For
the street the substantial effects Street furnishes
The Washington times., 1918-10-27

OF the Delt Is OF pale pink. Inc Or
nament on the ribbon is Of black
and white enamel.
The small figure at the lower
left-hand corner displays another
robe of white. Cream white 1t is,
embroidered at the edges and at
the wrists in silver. The corsage
is or white lace. The belt is Of
peacock blue and green, studded
with pink topaz. The coral pink
skirt is edged with blue satin. The
ornament suspended from the belt
is Of antique gold inlaid with silver.
The tassels are of violet and green.
The small central figure, seated.
is the lay form upon which is
draped an exquisite creation in
The Washington times., 1918-10-27

A Chiffon Robe of
Cream White and
Silver Tinsel,
Embroidered at the
Edges in Silver
The Washington times., 1918-10-27
By Lady Duff Gordon ("LuciLe")

ONE costumes distinguished BY higher degree
- Of dantiness than before.
L l offer to-day three robes in white evidence
Of the reign of the white indoors The small
ureAn the upper rghthand corner which lawyer would
Exhibit in this case is chiffon sleeveless robe OF
white bound with ceise ribbon Its grde is Of
pearls with tissue rings Of copper color Be-
meath this is belt Of light gobelin blue. The skirt
sleeves and corsage of bu silk. The skirt is edged
with embroidery OF copper thread The ribbon at the top
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-03
SMALL GIRL IS
LIONS TRAINER
Nahle Stark, Youngest OF Animal
Masters. Performs With Wild
Beasts in Arena.

Leaping. flashing. dashiEg wildly
around a so foot in diameter steel
arena a group Of II Bengal tigers,
the fercest of wild beasts are di-
rected through a series of classic
poses and skilled acrobatic fea-
lures by a mere mite of a girl in
the Al G. Barnes four ring wild
animal circus coming to Rock Is
land Aug Is for two performances.
Rock Island people will remem-
Der the Barnes circus with its two
trains OF educated animals that
paid a visit here two years ago. 1t
is the only wild animal circus in
existence and carries the slogan
The Show That is Different DIFF
ferent because instead of humans
doing the entertaining there are
200 wild. semi-wiId and domestic
animals embracing almost every
known species which have been
put through a course of schooling
and scientifically educated TO do
circus tricks. Forty-eight double
length railroad cars are required
to carry this great aggregation
Wv Il lIS NOullAl wv PCCPiN a.
needed to fill the shows needs;
there are more pretty girls than
any other tented eXhibit-but the
animals in rare feature acts are
the prime entertainers.
Nable Stark is the girl that puts
jungle beasts through their work
but she has not been content with
this accomplishment - and twice
daily risks her life in a wrestling
act with Rajah. a 300-pOund Bengal
tiger. which comes as a sensational
finale to her most unusual act. This
one act is a show in itself, but
there are 1O3 others that run a
close second to this astounding eX-
hibit
Owing to the great number of
performing animals and the skill
with WHICH they have been edu-
Gated TO circus feats-schoOls and
big educators recognize the
Barnes circus as a great field for
the study of natural history and
animal psychology. Mr.. Barnes
has placed his circus above the
pale Of ordinary tented exhibits by
giving to the public something diff
forent than was ever before seen,
combining clean business manage
ment with a program of clean,
clever, interesting, educational fea-
lures. The show will arrive early
Aug. Is. coming from Davenport. II
will erect its great waterproof and
electrician cooled canvas at the
old Three-Eye league park and be
ready for a parade at 1890 show
day morning.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-03
CHECK OF THOSE
BOARDING SUGAR
KEPT BY RECORD

Representatives Of the food ad-
minIstTatiCn are mailing TO all re-
tail merchants in Rock Island
county their allotment Of sugar for
August, according TO the govern
Il mt rules Merchants are permit
led 10 sell two pounds OF sugar 20
each person during the month. A
complete record is TO be kept Of all
sales. for the purpose Of preventing
people from going from one store
TO another. thereby securing more
than their allotment Sale of but
one pound At q time is recon-
me1ded. though not ordered
Scarcity OF sugar is 50 great that
L Is only with the greatest econ
omy that there viii be enough to
60 around. The aIIOtments for the
various states have been cut in
two. No more permits Will be is
sued for canning sugar during the
month Boarding houses and res
taurants serving fewer than p per-
sons VIII De allowed two pounds of
sugar for each 80 meals served.
Those serving more than % per
sons viii be issued special sugar
certificates, provided they have
made out their report and sworn
10 it.
Merchants that have more than
their requirements for domestic
use vii be allowed to sell not 10
exceed i've pounds, for canning
purposes. This The merchants Will
90 upon their own discretion
The food administration asks the
cooperation OF everyone in meet
ing the present sugar situation. II
Is Necessary Tor all 10 economic or
Inc sugar supply viii be exhausted.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-03
ASKS BRANCHES
TO RUSH QUOTA
AuxiIiaries of Rock Island Red
Cross Chapter Urged To COM
plete Needed Garments.

Auxiliaries of the local Red Cross
chapter are called to rally TO the
making of hospital and refugee gar
ments. Individual volunteers are
also requested to do their share in
helping turn out the very large
quotas assigned for this month TO
the local chapter.
Garment workers have been en-
joying a period OF very light work
so that now they are urged to dou-
BILE their efforts in helping COM
plete the assignment which in
cludes bed shirts, boys shirts, con-
valescent robes, petticoats and SIM
liar articles.
These articles are now being rap
idly cut and assembled and large
number are ready for distribution.
With a holiday declared in the
surgical dressings department all
surgical dressings workers are ask
ed to take up the garment work.
Garments may be completed in
the workshop or taken home. None
is difficult to make so that the re-
Spouse of local women should be
prompt as it always has been in
other branches of Red Cross work.
The use of the hospital garments
called for in the quotas is too well
known to require explanation. The
refugee garments are those distrib-
uted by the American Red Cross to
the destitute old men, women and
children of the devastated towns
of France and Belgium.
Quotas must be completed with
in the next few weeks; the time
limit is brief, so that the chapter
asks for quick action on the part
of the Rock Island women in help
ing the chapter produce its share.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-03
QuestiOnnaires Returned.

Several missionaries have been
returned to the local board from the
district board at Peoria, where they
have been some time for classified
ton by that body These question
naires are those for the men of the
1918 group who filed for deferred
classification.
Following are the classes in
which the men were put by the
district board:
Lyle Oliver Kistler, JOY, class l.;
John Rummel. Aledo, class 3; En-
cry Diehl, New Boston, class /;
Nern Sedwick, Alexis, class /; John
William Erickson, Aledo, class 8 ;
Albert Wakeland, JOY, class l.;
Frank Norton, New Boston, class 2;
Mitchell NICK Miner, Aledo, class
l; Harry Narple. Reynolds, class l.;
Bryan Anderson, Viola, class 2; Jo-
seph H. Peterson, Alexis, class 81.
Raymond S. Pease, Alexis, class l.;
Ernest Johnson, New Windsor,
class l; Mckinley Widen, Sherrard,
class /; Harold Morgan, Aledo,
class /; Leo. c. Bellinger, Viola,
class /; Fred Parkinson, Aledo,
class /; George Z. W. Tornquist,
North Henderson, class l; Harry
L. Bridger. New Windsor, class A.;
Thomas Spitznogle. Muscatine.
Iowa. class 1: Daniel H. Williams,
JOY, class 3; James Kasenburg, vi
ola, class /; D. Earl Sherrard, De-
troit, Mich, class /; John WEIGH,
New Boston, class 3; Floyd Adcock,
Aledo, class /; Everette B. Brown,
Alexis. class 8; Laurence Living
ston, Fillmore, Ill, class /; Ernest
Taylor, New Boston, class i;
Thomas Patterson, Alexis, class 2;
Harry f Bogart, Aleda, class 3;
Marion Poland, Joy, class 3.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-03
ESCAPES SHELLS
AND GAS DURING
RAID IN FRANCE

Adjutant Joseph Hughes OF Ak
ron, Ohio, brother OF Rev. Thomas
Hughes. pastor of the Cleland Pres
byterian church of Rock Island.
who is serving in the Salvation Ar
my in France as an active worker,
proves in 4 letter TO his headquar-
tiers in Akron that labor done by
the workers over there is far from
! being accomplished under peaceful
conditions.
been received from Akron by Rev.
Mr.. Hughes, showing what narrow
escapes are experienced on some
occasions, is appended:
My most terrible experience was
Sunday. Monday and Tuesday,
May 10, 20 and 81. Up to this time
/ had not heard a gas shell eX-
plode nor smelled the gas, but Sun
day afternoon 1 heard one of them
pop off THAT is the way they
sound. I was in my dugout and
! shifted the air, and to my horror
l smelled mustard. l was all
dlOHC. uc Dill phCls anu ONiNA
shells | did not mind, but to be
gassed alone did not suit me; so,
putting my helmet on and my gas
mask. / started for the Red Cross
infirmary dugout. Shells were
raining everywhere by this time.
One struck a tile roof and scat
tered the tiles over me, but l got
to the dugout safe, and for two
hours we were rained on and the
gas shells were everywhere. One
shell went right under the end Of
the dugout, but was dud ibid not
explode) or we should have been
counted out. This went on for two
hours and then again at 3 p. m. TO
a. m, Monday and all day on
Monday till 5 p. m. Fritz poured
over 5000 shells into the towns. |
slept in my mask and did not get
harmed. About 30 were gassed. but
only slightly.
Zone man ventured out and
shell burst three feet from him
and he got the gas He rushed into
my dugout and | lodged the shells
for a Red Cross doctor for him,
and he is now in the hospital. |
did not sleep in my dugout that
night, (slept with telephone boysl.
When went to my dugout the next
morning a two hundred and fifty
pound gas and shrapnel she'll had
| burst within 20 feet of my dug
! out. My door was smashed, IA
holes were through my sign. and
pieces of shrapnel were down the
steps of my dugout and gas fumes
were everywhere. l have the plec-
es of shells to show you when |
get back"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-03
On County Records
Warranty Deeds.

W. f. Bailey and wife to Lulie E.
Parker, lot II, W. E. Bailey's
Twenty-fourth street addition,
Rock Island.
Joclie Stidger to August H. Arp,
lot 6, c. F. Hemenway first addi-
ton, Moline, 81.
I Henry J Schmidt and wife to
Steven and Mary DeCap, lot Al,
block 1854, East Moline, ST.
Joseph G. Woodbury. and wife to
Thomas j. Strickland, lot So, W. E.
Bailey's Woodlawn addition, Rock
Island, 81.
Leo Victor and wife to Charles
J. Smith, part lot 5, block ID, old
town, Rock Island, 81.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-03
Personal Mention.

Mrs. L. C. Delk was a visitor in
New Boston Thursday.
Mrs. Nels Jensen was an Aledo
caller. Thursday.
Misses Vida Lutrell and Edna
Hartman were visitors in Viola
Thursday
The Misses Hope and Marion Nc
Kinney arrived home Thursday
from Hammond, Ind. where they
had been making an extended Wis
it with their sister, Mrs. Roscoe
Wood.
Onie Day arrived home Thursday
from Elizabethtown. Ky, where he
had been called by the death of his
father. which occurred last week.
Miss Margaret Petrie went to
Rock Island Friday to spend the
dav.
Simon Falkovitch arrived in
AIedo Friday from Chicago to
spend a few days visiting with rel
atives in Aledo.
Harry Dagan was a business call
err in Norwood, Friday.
Pat McGown of this city was TAX
en- iii Thursday afternoon with ap-
pendicitis and left Thursday night
accompanied by DR.. A. c. Sells for
Peoria. to submit to surgical OPP
Grafton. He was also accompanied
by d. F. Farr and D. ]. Vanatta q
this city
Mrs. T. J Henderson and dauGh-
ter nellie. arrived in Aledo Thdr5-
day from New Athens. Ohio, TO
make visit with Miss Laura Love.
Mrs. Henderson is an aunt of Miss
Lowe.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-03
ANNUAL TRIP ON
RIVER GIVEN BY
STREET CAR MEN

A moonlight excursion will leave
Rock Island and Davenport Thurs
day night for a cruise on the river
under the auspices of the motor
men, conductors and shopmen of di-
vision No. 313, street railway en-
ployes. The excursion is an annual
affair on the part of the railway
employees. The division maintains
sick benefit fund and the annual
excursion helps in a small way to
keep the treasury sufficiently large
to meet the expenses. Dancing and
refreshments are to be enjoyed by
the patrons.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-03
READY TO SEND
49 DRAFT BOYS
fempIetc Preparations for Entraiu-
inc Men Ia Replace Those he
jcctcd AT Camp Grant.
LEAVE THURSDAY AFTERNOON
credit l. Received by Exemption
Beard for One Man Taken Yes
terJay Mail Notices.

Preparations have been Complet-
! bv tro local exemption hoard for
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Notices nave -teh sent out 10 the
-a- 10 report al the board AZ y
r-,lorL a-. 'ncy VIII be nut aboard
Milwaukee train at $40 in the
ere-r0a-
The men are being SEM tn fin
~.[s~ef.s made lv ~ei4rt:ons of
- from rar quota sem from mis-
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49, ~ he filled bur one man was
s-r-sl-eE YESTERDAY ana II viii he
NECESSARY -a send only - men
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Ind is --a man sent Yesterday NJ
---.ra4 I'm Er.k Island a few DAYS
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IN al"t'.o- le ,ne men VINO VIII
he eLl.a---l thursday, TOUR alter
mates have been notified 10 report
70 be substituted u necessary.
Those 10 "heu notices have been
mailed are -7lel oeleW
Leo II. SNYDER Johh r Murphy,
Charles hIoll9y Wood, Charles {.
B21seI- Glenn IoMpklns, John Bah
cock. George Le1ard Davidson,