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CHAPTER III.
| Go to Church.

Upon enlistment we had Identity
disks issued to us. These were small
disks of red fiber worn around the neck
by means of a string. Most of the Tom
mics also used little metal disk which
they wore around the left wrist By
means of chain. They had previous
ly figured it out that if their heads
were blown off, the disk on the left
wrist would identify them. If they lost
their left arm the disk around the neck
would serve the purpose, but if their
head and left arm were blown off, no
one would care who they were, so it
did not matter. On one side of the
disk was inscribed your rank name,
number and battalion, while on the
other was stamped your religion.
C. Of e., meaning Church Of Eng
land; r. c., Roman Catholic; W., Wes-
leyan; p, Presbyterian; but if you
happened to be an atheist they left 1t
blank, and just handed you pick and
shovel. On my disk was stamped G. Of
E. This is how l got it: The lieuten-
ant who enlisted me asked my religion.
I was not sure of the religion Of the
British army, so 1 answered, "Oh, any
old thing" and he promptly put down
c. of e.
Now, just imagine my hard luck. Out
of five religions l was unlucky enough
to pick the only one where church
rHraGA uos COMPULSORY
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CHAPTER ~.
"lnto the Trench"

The next morning the draft was In
spected by our general, and we were
assigned to different companies. The
boys in the brigade had nicknamed
this general Old Pepper, and he GER
tainIy earned the sobriquet. l was as
signed TO B company with another
American named Stewart.
For the next ten days we "rested,"
repairing roads for the Trenches, drill
ing, and digging bombing trenches.
One morning we We're informed that
we were going up the line, and our
march began.
1t took us three days to reach re-
serve billets-euCh days march bring
ing the sound of the guns nearer and
nearer. AT night, way off in the dis
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were constantly whlStling over the VII
lage and bursting in our rear, search
Ing for our artillery.
These cellars were cold, damp and
smelly, and overrun with large rats
big black fellows. Most of the Tom
mics slept with their overcoats over
their faces. | did not. In the middle
of the night woke up in terror The
cold, cammy feet of rat had passed
over my face. I Immediately smoth-
cred myself in my overcoat, but could
not sleep for the rest Of that night.
Next evening, we took over our sec
tor of the line. In single file we wend-
ed our way through zigzag COM
munication trench, six inches deep
with mud. This trench was called
"WhlSky street" On our way up to
the front line an occasional flare of
bursting shrapnel would light up the
sky and we could hear the fragments
sapping the ground above us on our
right and left. Then Fritz would
traverse back and forth with his "type-
writer" or machine gun. The bullets
made a sharp cracking noise overhead.
The boy in front of me named Prem
tice crumpled up without a word. A
piece of shell had gone through his
shrapnel-proof helmet, l felt sick and
weak.
In about thirty minutes we reached
the front line. 1t was dark as pitch.
Every now and then a German star
shell would pierce the blackness out
in front with its silvery light, | was
trembling all over and felt very lonely
and afraid. All orders were given in
whispers. The company we relieved
filed past us and disappeared into the
blackness Of the communication trench
leading to the rear AS they passed us
they whispered, "The best O. luck
mates"
I sat on the fire step Of the trench
with the rest of the men. In each
traverse two Of the older men had been
put VII HUulu WIFI lllVll HCtlIo olNhlbS
over the top, and with their eyes try
ing to pierce the blackness in "NO
Mans Land" In this trench there
were only two dugouts, and these were
used by Lewis and Vickers machine
gunners, so it was the fire step for
| ours. Pretty soon it started to rain
We put on our "macks," but they were
| not much protection. The rain trickled
down our backs, and it was not long
before we were wet and cold. How
passed that night will never know
but without any unusual occurrence,
dawn arrived.
The word "stand down" was passed
along the line, and the Sentries got
down off the fire step. Pretty soon the
rum issue came along, and it was q
GOdsend. 1t warmed our chilled bodies
and put new life into us. Then from
the communication trenches came
dlXles or iron pots, filed with steam
ing tea, which had two wooden stakes
through their handles, and were car
ried by two men. l filled my canteen
and drank the hot tea without taking
1t from my lips. 1t was not long be-
fore l was asleep in the mud on the
fire step.
My ambition had been attained /
was In frOnt-line trench on the west
ern front, and oh, how wished l were
back IN Jersey City.
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REGISTRATION

The registration books are TOW op- en at the Council Chambers from 1 o'clock ?. M. to o'clock P. M., for the registration of legal voters of the City of Ketdhikan.
 s. A. PLUMLEY,
 Registration Officer
 Qualifications of Voters Qualification for voters for the May. or and the Councilmen are ali persons 21 years of age, who are citizens of the United States or have declared their intention to become such; and who have been bona fide residents of the Territory of Alaska for one year, and have resided within the corporate limits of the City of Ketcliikan six months, and shall have been duly reg istered
 For members of the School Board, all adult persons citizens of the Unit ed States or who have declared their intention to become such, residing within the corporate limits of the City of Ketchikan. and who shall have been duly registered.
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Sunday church service at II a. m., and 7:S0 ?. n. Thursday prayer meet 8 p. m. First and Third Wednesday af- ternoon at 2:s0 Ladies Aid Society," C. NJ. Van Marter. Pastor.
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CATHOLIC CHURCH

Low Mass at S:3o q. m; High Mass at 1o:S0 9. m; Sunday School at 2:3O p. m.; Sunday Nespers al 1;30 D n.. Week Day Mass al a. m-Rey Paul F. Kern. Pastor,
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Serial o2a92 OF THE INTERIOR United States Land Office
 Juneau, Alaska

OHtteu StateS EdHQ OIItC0
 Juneau, Alaska
 July 10. 1917. Notice is hereby given that the un. dersigned, the Fish Gamers By-Prod ucts Co. of Wards Cove, Ketchikau. Alaska, formerly the Marine Products Co., of Ketchikan, Alaska. who on March 20, 1916, filed Trade and Manu. facturing Site application, No. 02S92. for lands hereinafter described, un. der the provisions of the Act of May. II, 1898. and Section 10 thereof. gives formal notice of such application for such land, to-wit:
 "A tract of 16.1S acres, denominated U. S. Survey No. 1908, located in Wards Cove on the southeast shore thereof, about miles north of the town of Ketchikan and Revillaglgedo Island in Lat. 55o 24' 15" N., Long. 131o 43' 10' w., and beginning at Cor. No. 1 of said survey and M. c. on line of ordinary high tide of Wards Cove. whence U. s. I. M. No. bears N. 35' 39' w. 22.6S chains and w. c. bears s. 5S' 12' E. % links. thence on said last mentioned course 9.S3 chains .S Cor. No. 2, thence S. 310 4S' w. 1917 chains to Cor. No. 3, thence N. 5S0 12' w. 9.69 chains. to Cor. No. f. M. C., whence w. c. bears south 5S' 12' E. 8 links. thence meandering line of ordinary high tide CD N. 70 O0' W. 105 chs; CD N. 160 45' F. O60 chains; (3) N. 36' 15' E., 100 chains; (4) N. g 30' E, c 90 chains, (5) N. 16o 45' E., 1.1O chains; fe) N. So 45' E., 2.19 chains; CD N. 5S0 00' F., 060 chains; (8) s. 550 15' E.. O40 chains, 60 N. S5' 30' E., 0.60 chains: Q0) N. 450 00' E., 0.60 chains; O1) N. 640 45' E., 0.60 chains; G2) S. 52' 45' F., LOO chains; 13) S. 95o 45' F.. 090 chains (14) N. 60 15' E., O.70 chains, 15) N. 71' 45' E., O.eo chains (16) N. 23' 45' F., 1.3o chains; OO N. 4o 3O' w., Oe0 chains (1Sl N. 5So 45' E., U70 chains. (19) N. 17o 3O' F.. 1.60 chains (20) N. 34' 3O' E., 0.3O chains, (21 Y. 14' 00' F., 2.AO chains. magnetic var. 29' 40' K. FISH BANNERS INTRODUCES co. By. Arthur Neale, President and General Manager.
 z. B Walker. Register.
 First Publication, Jan. 21, 1918.
 Last Publication, March z5, 1918.
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People Not VendefuI

S T have been deeply impressed with the effect of the new found liberty up- on the great masses of the Russian people. It did not turn them into a yengeful horde, bent on wholesale massacre and bloodshed, the newspa- per reports in most part to the con- trary notwithstanding. As matter of fact, it did not change them very much, except that from sad, brave, protesting people they became glad amiable, but rather bewildered people
 They attained liberty, and naturally it is taking some time for them to work out the system of government under which they will live. They are kind ly people, and as nation they have very high ideals.
 Tt was the Russian democracy which gave to the world the cry that there should be no anneXations and no indemnities. That is cry which should have been appre eciated earlier ,n America, and should have resulted
 n the answering sympathy of Amer :ca being extended to the Russian de. mocracy. It was the democracy of Russia which injected into this war the cry "No secret treaties!" It was the democracy of Russia which gave 10 the world the principle of self-de- termination by small nationalities,
 which President Wilson has crystal
 ized in his message and which will
 'orm the basis for the freedom of the world. In the face of declarations like these from the Russian democracy hore has been torrent of ahuse from
 some of the Russian upper classes and from the American press, which I am sorry to say, apparently does not com prehend some of the most important and fundamental elements of the, Rus sian situation.
 Attempts have been made to stop all supplies going to Russia from the United States. Advice was given for all allied representative to withdraw. | If this advice had been followed, it would have tended to put Russia into the arms of Germany. Do you realize
 what this would have meant? The German general staff in time would dominate Russia socially, commercial ly. and politically. All Asia would be
 iermanized, and Germany would re-
 alize her ambitions On the Pacific sim lar to those which she entertained on he Atlantic.
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COL. W. B. T0MPS0N
 MAKES REMARKABLE
 PLEA FOR RUSSIANS

A few weeks ago, Col. William B. Thompson, director of the Federal :n command of the American Red Cross mission in Russia, returned home Shortly after, he was enter tained by the Rocky Mountain Club of that city, at which he made re- makable address. What the colonel said was much at variance with other hslief, and contained so much valu. able information that it was printed. It finally reached Senator Calder who brought it to the attention of the sen ate and asked unanimous consent to have the address printed in the rec ord. What the Colonel said follows:
 Russian ProbIems.'
 T have returned to this country with some very strong ideas regarding Russia. and the duty of the United States and the allies to that stirring, and l am afraid you will think some what cratic young democracy. II came from q people now general ly known as the Bolsheviki, who just now are extremely unpopular in the American press. They are held up as assistant Germans and are being de- nounced for having deserted the allies and .tbrnu-i,,C fh oiI in HIlanro m fkn side of the Kaiser. I am afraid the American people are slow to realize one of the greatest facts in the war at this time. The Bolsheviki at the pres ent moment are tremendous factor in making the central powers of Eur ope realize that they can never win this war: that they will be forced to basis of a reasonable and lasting peace.
 "The newspapers that are denounc- ing the Bolsheviki just now are print ing columns about revolution in Aus tria Hungary, a revolution based upon immediate peace with no annexations and no indemnities. This Austro-Hun- garian revolution was inspired by the Russian Bolshevilzi. The importance Of this revolution should not be ig- nored. The example and efforts of the Russian democracy are setting the central powers on fire. The most dam aging enemy Germany has is the Rus sian democracy alongside of it, preach
 ing to the German common people and to the German soldiers the same doc Urine Of democratic peace. Stranger things have happened than that last ing peace, without the realization of any Of Germany's despotic war aims, may be at this very time in the mak- ing.
 "When I arrived in Russia last July I found the county almost prostrate through demoralization caused by un- opposed German propaganda. Germ an propaganda had brought about strike through all Russia three days before the declaration of war in 1914. German intrigue and propaganda had so surrounded the Czar that a separate peace was almost impending last March.
 Food Riots Part of Plot
 "Fcod had been cut off deliberately from Petrograd and other cities in or der to cause bread riots and strikes, with the cold intention on the part of the German and Russian autocracies of using these measures as an excuse for a separate peace. The Russian sold iers refused to fire on the hungry peo. pie, and the long -soughtfor Russian
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FOR SALE-12 Il. D. Frisco Stand ard engine-in good condition-also i2 fl. seine boat--Inquire at Marine Railway-adv tp.
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fiOTICE.

Igloo No 16, Pioneers of Alaska meets on eTery Thursday evening at o'clock ?. In until further notice.
 D. w. SANFORD, President. Attest: D. SMITH HARRIS, Secretary.
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SCANDINAVIAN M. E. CHURCH Preaching service every Sunday at 1:30 D. Iii. A. E. Hall.
 Prayer Meeting in the different homes cn Thursday evenings P. M. Ladies Aid Society meets every two weeks on Thursday evenings. All Scand.nayians are cordially invited.
 A. SLElPNES, Pastor.
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KETcHlkAN CAMP N. 20. A. B.

Meets every Monday evening at D. m. Visiting brothers welcome-Geo. Morrison, A. C., D. Smith Harris, A. R. I1all for rent, apply to J. n. Rounse- fell)
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 The Aurora Chapter, Order of East ern Stars, hold reular meetings on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of each month at o'clock at Masonic Hall.
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ger, 1t was not in Russia.
 Country Needs Help

ger, it was not in Russia.
 Country Needs Help
 ''Yet Russia is good deal disorgan- ized these days and needs our help There have been revolution and at tempted revolution ono coming on the heels of another. There has been con siderable civil strife in one section of the country or another, but the reports always appear much more dreadful than the facts really are. Russia is happy in her trials, because Russia has found something which her sons and their fathers and grandfathers and eat-grandfathers have been striving for. Russia has found free dom. Russia is democracy. It is a democracy which comes as near being representative of the soil as it would be possible to find anywhere. It has mud on its boots, hair on it's face and the love of freedom in it's heart.
 Russia is government of the workingmen and the soldiers of the peasants and the mechanics. It is democracy which is striving for the upl;ft of the great masses. The one great desire of perhaps 94 per cent of Russia's 1S0,000,000 people is to have
 peace, to have land which they can control and call their own; to have part in the industrial life of the country and feel that they own a part of it; to live lives of order, unrestrain ed by any czar or dictator; to acquire education; and to improve their con dition. This is the impulse which has stirred the Russian people long before and ever since they overthrow the Car.
 When I say they want peace, do not say that they want separate peace. Democratic Russia, in my opin- .on, will never make a seperate peace with autocratic Germany. The pres ont Government has not ordered the soldiers away from the trenches. On the contrary, it is filling the places of deserters with new soldiers recruited from the Red Guards. The Russian democracy wants peace, as we in Am erica want peace, as they want peace in France and England and Italy. They want peace with a democratic Germ t. many.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-08-08
University Announces Student
Army Plans

The University of Minnesota
will help the war department Of
the United States in creating a
great students army as a branch
of the United States army during
the coming year. This is in ac-
cordance with the plan of the
war department to establish in
universities thruout the country
n Students Army Training Corps
to train specialists for war work.
In this, able-bodied college stu
dents over the age of Is will
have an opportunity to enlist. be-
coming members Of the army and
receiving uniform and other
equipment but no pay. For a
period of six weeks during the
summer. when in camp for spe.
cial military instruction, how
ever. they will receive privates'
pay. Students in this corps will
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not be called on for military SER
vice until they have reached the
draft age, or except in case Of
grave emergency. On reaching
the draft age, however, every
student in the corps will be re-
quired to register.
The university is sending out
a booklet explaining the plan,
and f. B. Pierce, registrar, adj
vises students to register early.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-08-08
Two Pounds Sugar Per Capita
Per Month.

Sugar regulations for August
announced by the national food
administration provide that the
monthly per capita use of sugar
for regular household purposes
be reduced from 3 to 2 pounds.
Householders should bear this
fact in mind and readjust their
uses Of sugar for ordinary house
hold purposes to the new
amount.
Retailers are requested to note
this change on their sheets for
consumers pledges and to insert
the new maximum upon those
pledge sheets used during the
month.
Sugar for canning purposes
will be put upon a per capita
basis and sufficient sugar will be
allowed to bring each family's
allotment for canning and pre-
serving up to 10 pounds for each
member of the household by
August 81. Under this arrange
Inent a family Of two will be al
lowed to buy during the month
enough sugar to make their to-
tai for canning and preserving
this season 20 lbs, a family of
three, 30 lbs, a family of 4, 40
lbs, a family Of 5. so lbs. In the
event that before the July re-
strictions went into effect they
secured for canning more than
10 pounds per capita in a house
hold. they will not be permitted
to buy any additional sugar for
canning during August.
New canning certificates will
be supplied to retailers and
county food administrators. This
certificate is to be signed on hon
or by the head of the family and
turned in to the dealer. The
dealer forwards the certificates
to his county food administrator.
for checking.
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Nickerson
From Our Corre.ponden,--

From Our Correspondent
Al Charlene moved to Superior
last week.
Joe Lemieux has been visiting
his sister. Mrs. lie May.
Mrs. J. +. Turnbull has gone
to Minneapolis on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. McGrath were
visitors at the big farm on Sun
day.
Mr.. r. F. Elmer and his sister
in-law, f. Simons. were in Du-
luth. Tuesday.
Ernest Washburn. Superior,
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FOOD FACTS

A recent statement by Mr..
Hoover, releasing hotels, restau-
rants and individuals from the
voluntary wheatless pledge, re-
ferred only to those who during
the past summer went on an alb
solutely wheatless basis until the
next harvest. This does not in
any way affect the regular re-
quirements as regards the pur-
chase and use Of wheat flour. The
$3.50 rule is still in effect and
an equal quantity of substitutes
must be bought with each pound
Of wheat flour. Victory bread
must be manufactured on a basis
of IS per cent white and Is per
cent substitute flour just as
heretofore.
The H. B. Schmahl & Co. gro
Gerry store in Redwood Falls, will
be closed all day Tuesday. Aug.
6, by order of the food admins
tration for failure to observe
sugar regulations. The company
sold sugar in q pound packages
instead of 2 pounds as ordered
by the food ADMINISTRATION and
permitted clerks to sign certif-
Gates and pledges for customers.
The Redwood Grocery Co. on ac-
count Of similar offenses made
a contribution of $50 to the
American Red Cross in lieu of
punishment under the food con-
troll act.
The elimination of candy from
the diet is strongly urged by the
food ADMINISTRATION as a sugar saw
ing measure. The American
sweet tooth consumes as candy
in a year enough sugar to meet
all the requirements for sugar
under the rationing standard of
England for one year, or France
for one year or Italy for two
years. The money spent in the
United States for candy in one
year is double the amount re-
quired to feed Belgium for one
year. With the present needs for
sugar for more necessary and es-
sential purposes candy could be
we'll dispensed with.
It is the policy of the food adj
ministration to encourage can
ming without sugar whenever
possible---but canning by all
means. Under any circumstan-
ces sugar used in preserving goes
further than in any other form
for bodily requirements. Skill
full housewives will find little
difficulty in taking care Of their
fruit now without sugar and adj
ding it later when il will be more
plentiful.