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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-03
Playhouses Full ALI Day.

Similar Glasses were organized in
the officers detention camp. The little
lighthouses are full all day long with
small groups, and the billiard room is
used for this purpose. Wherever an
empty space was available a class
sprang up. A volunteer orchestra was
organized. while the Using Tau or
chestra of forty-nine pieces was soon
giving it's Sunday afternoon and mid
weekly concerts on the lawn or in the
interns was a distinguished orchestra
brought from the fortress'of Kiaochow.
in China They were part of the Red
Cross service, and they have MAIN
tanned their organization and enlivened
the life of the camp with concerts
similar to those that one might hear
from the Boston Symphony Orchestra
or other great orchestras of our cities.
A canteen was opened, run by the
Germans. They buy at wholesale and
sell at considerably less than we pay
at the stores. They demonstrate in
a small way how much we are paying
the middlemen for supplies. There are
BARRIERS, cobblers and clothing shops.
A laundry has been opened, and the
| old building formerly utilized for me-
dicinal baths has been cleaned up
and placed under the charge of an
| expert from the vaterland. Here Ger
mans who desire. on the payment of a
small fee, take baths and secure treat
| ment as they might at some health re-
| sort in Germany. They pay for these
services from the small salary which
they still receive from the Hamburg
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Meet More Buffers.

About four feet from their goal the
front line halted, and blushed red They
had seen four severe-looking buffers
behind the table. The front rank tried
to back through into second line, which
stood it's ground with the determine
ton of alarm. There were the little
cakes and the heaped-up plates of ice
cream, and there were the men; but be-
tween the two an impossible gulf
seemed fixed.
"'Come on, boys" urged the hostess.
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just naturally good. I sat next to
the old man, who by the way, is a
wholesale wine merchant here and
who also by the way, forgot to take
his cap off till we were nearly thru.
The daughter of the house, a rather
pretty girl of about twenty, sat next
to me. Then there was Campbell
and next to him a visiting girl and
her mother from one of the neigh
boring villages, and then the young
son about 16 and then the mother.
It was a merry crowd and we finished
dinner at eleven-thirty. Campbell
was the most surprised man you ever
saw.
The high cost OF living has reach
ed this country also, and the French
people are doing without lots of
things tobacco. being the scarcest
article. I was in a tobacco store
buying a paper the other morning
and an old Frenchman came in for
some tobacco. They had only one
piece left-a twist as round as a
dollar and perhaps little over two
feet long. The price was. 18 francs
(S3.25), which. he paid without a
word, but just about that time ar
other Frenchman came in almost
| crying for tobacco and l thought the
first one would divide with him but
nothing doing-he put his twist un-
der his arm, pocketed his two francs
! change and beat it.
And for the love of Mike don't try
to send me any Christmas presents.
f you must tho, let it be some Fa-
TINA cigarettes. I haven't had a
Fatima in ages-been smoking Al
gerian cigarettes. Any box will have
to conform to Red Cross regulations,
fso don't worry about it if it is any
trouble.
Oct. 20, 1918.
We've gotten our orders to move
up toward the front and the colonel
had Just sent for me and asked me
how I would like to go thru Paris
with him in advance of the troops.
Great!
! And there's no use for you to wor-
~ about me. All I have to do is to
rustic ammunition the others do the
shooting. I've got loads Of warm
clothes-plenty iof shoes, large E.
nough for three pairs Of heavy socks
i-overcoat, slicker, sweater, scarf,
schrapnel proof helmet, and big
gat to strap on my hip. I figure a
great time-even better than survey
ing in the Idaho mountains in 10
inches of snow-that is if we ever
can catch up with the Hun.
This letter certainly ought to make
up for any weeks I have missed. I'm
sorry you worried.
You ought to know by this time
that I can come pretty near taking
care of myself.
| Love to all and great big hug
and plenty of kisses for yourself.
Am still counting on coming back
and starting that alligator pear
farm.
Your affectionate son,
| w. uo~o-ls11
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and forces in many parts of the
country, we predict also that the
movement will land the party on the
breakers, should it be adopted as
one of the measures of the party.
The people will not follow. They
have had quite enough of govern
ment ownership already.
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FROM CAPT. VIM. L. HEMPHlLL
Continued from Page One)

and it's a bit confusing at times be-
cause instead of telling you an ar
ticle. costs, say, one franc twenty
five centimes, they'll say twenty five
sous and you must stop and mentally
multiply to get the right amount. OF
course, they have paper money too'
The lowest paper money is so CEN
times and it is just little larger
than a cigarette paper. The one
franc bill is larger. The five franc
note is still larger. The 10 franc
note is exactly the size of postal
card. The 20-franc note IA Of an
inch wider and one inch longer than
a postal card. The fifty and one
hundred franc notes are just about
the same size and will just cover nine
boxes of safety. matches placed 8 in
row longways, and three rows deep
or SKI inches. The five hundred and
one thousand franc notes are; very
large. I don't happen. to have any
handy or I'd tell you the exact di-
mensions. .. ...s ..
Up until very recently the weather
has been very agreeable but now it
has utrned off cold and rainy. A fire
feels mighty comfortable. Wood has
always been a scarce article in
France. For a franc, 18 cents, I
get gunny sack full of slabs from
the saw mill here. That is about a
mans size armful and with economy
and careful tending will last me two
nights for this weather. .
I have purchased myself a good
pair of field glasses. All officers are
compelled to have them. / put it off
as long as I could and now I'm glad
I did because when I got down here
I got a dandy pair for j $50 francs,
$37. To avoid danger from air raids
one of the world renowned lens
grinding establishments in Paris
moved down. here and. because. we
were here and punched our order,
we got that rate. l am going to get
permission to 60 thru their factory
here if possible.
Here they have also a wooden
shoe factory. Wooden shoes (sabots)
just like you see pictured as being
worn by Dutch girls, are very popu-
lar in this section and it is interest
ing to see them made. When school
,,ets out and the kids start down the
street you can hear them coming for
blocks.
There is a tile factory here too
Electric lights in the cafes and lar
ger stores. The telephones and tele-
graph are government controlled and
are all together in the Post Office.
There is no local telephone system.
The city has a public bath house.
We have the use of it except Sattr-
day and Sunday when the French
population uses it,.
Almost every other store is cafe.
Soldiers are not allowed in them ex-
cept from II to 1 and from 5 to 8.
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Minis Cason has returned to Abbe-
vile and will prosecute his studies
at the High school. He has been at
the. Wofford Fitting School. He is
wearing a dashing looking army over
coat and is showing our boys thing
or two when it comes to style.
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They have all kinds of drinks but we
are not permitted to drink anything
but light wines and beer. Usually
here isn't any beer, all available
transportation being used for more
important purposes. The standard
price for a drink is one franc wheth-
er its a bottle of native red wine
(made here) or large sized thimble
ful of some of the numerous liqueurs
or brandies that are very popular
among the French, such as Chart
treuse, Benedictine and cognac.
There is very little if any, drunken
ness among the soldiers.
I haven't been in any air raids
yet, but have been through half a
dozen "Alertes" (alarms). Recently
though I saw 18 planes in the air at
once. And once I saw one fellow in
one of the little scout planes. doing
all kinds of fancy stunts. And one
town I was in they had six powerful
search lights which searched the sky
all night. long on the lookout for
enemy planes.
The. men are all getting along fine
andI am sure that every one: of them
is contented and happy and anxious
to get to the front and into action.
According to the French custom
troops are always billeted with the
people. The incest quarters natur-
ally go to the colonel. The majors
get the next best rooms and then the
captains and lieutenants and the nom
commissioned officers and men. I
have very nice and comfortable
room, with a great big French bed.
Sometimes I'll tell you all about
them. Any way you never want to
get up in the morning and you are
usually anxious to retire at night.
My detachment is all quartered in
one house just off the square, and
they are all very comfortably fixed
up. Being so located it is only nat
ural that we get acquainted very
quickly with the people and almost
every evening you see the men walk
ing and laughing and talking with
the young girls of the town. Their
inability to carry on conversation
doesn't in the least alter the case. A
few words, a little sign language,
and plenty of willingness on both
sides 60 long way. No doubt quite
a number of the Americans will mar
ry girls over here and they could do
lot worse, too. I am mailing you
a copy of the New York Herald con-
tanning several letters from soldiers
who want to know the legal formai-
ties to be gone thru before marrying
"---'"': G..r.. Read the lawyers re-
ply and if I ever cable you for a
birth certificate you'll know what to
send, -, ... -.
i I was invited out to dinner a night
or two ago. 1t. Campbell of Salt
Lake City, is billeted with very
ice French family and they invited
lin and myself to have little fam
w dinner with them. Campbell was
terribly afraid we, weren't going to
get anything to eat, and it was all
I could do to keep him from going
to our own mess and eating a little
beforehand to be on the safe side.
Well, I managed to keep him away.
We got there and started dinner at
seven and I don't know when I have
ever eaten a nicer dinner. It wasn't
Elaborate or anything like that, but
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-07-01
ITALIANS LEFT IN POSSESSION
 0F P|AvE LINE
Italian Army Makes Advances and Spends Time Cleaning Up on the Piave Front More
 Austrians Captured

ITALIAN HEADQUARTERS, June 26.-rhe Italian army yesterday continued its victorious attack the Aus rians Between 2,5OO and 5000 prisoners captured making total of lSOOO prisoners. is hard make the Austrians prisoners they badly discouraged It is estimated that their losses total considerably 100000, many of these being killed The and nse- lines of communication interfere with greater by the allied forces The morale of the Italian army never better.
 ITALIANS CONTINUE ADVANCE
 HEADQUARTERS OF THE ITALIAN ARMI June 26-The Duke of Aosta with the third Italian army continues advance. The main part of the advance has been the Piave front in the Capo Se region There practically resistance their onward march They clearing up the positions that the Austrans abadoned which covered with material and dead They sending the material the and burying the dead has been considered best eorgaze the entire system of railway defense the destruction wrought by the tiery fire great The Piave river is still running high and makes any further operations hazardous.
 SUMMARY
 ASSOCIATED PRESS SUMMARY, June 2O.-The Austrians have left the Italians complete possession of the battlefield and they busy engaged in cleaning up the dead and the materials. There has been little activity the part of either side The river marks the dividing line it is feasible attempt crossing it in large forces at present.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-07-01
DECLINING TO
 CONSTITUTE A
 NEW CABINET

LONDON, June 26.-The Austrian premier, von Seydler. has announced that he declines the invitation of the emperor to constitute a new cabinet. According to the Zurich dispatch the premier made his de- cision known Saturday at meeting of the crown council at Vienna at which the food situation was being discussed. The crown council was unanimously of the opinion that the food situation was very serious. The emperor announced that he consid- cred it critical by saying that he was addressing a letter to the kaiser in connection with that situation.
 The premier gave no reason for his refusal to organize new cabi- net other than letting it be known in connection with the discussion of the food situation. The emperor has made no reply to the premier as far as can be learned.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-07-01
RAILROAD MEN
 ARE INDICTED
 BY GRAND JURY

HAMMOND, Ind, June 26.-Today the grand jury of this county in. dicted for involuntary manslaughter Alonzo Sargent and Gustave Klauss. engineer and fireman of the empty troop train which recently collided with a circus train at Ivanhoe, this state. Seventy-nne people were killed and about as many more se- verey injured The circus was that of Hagenbach X Wallace. Families which have for years been connect ed with circuses were almost wiped out of existence. It was thought at first that the engineer of the empty troop train was dead, but later he and the fireman were arrested at Hammond. The circus was being transferred from Michigan City to Hammond in two sections. The sec Ond section had stopped. because of a hot box and their signals were not noticed by the oncoming train. The locomotive simply crushed three of the coaches of the circus train. blowing its way through them.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-07-01
HAS
 ESCAPED FROM
 THE RUSSIANS

LONDON, June 26.-Kerensky. the famous leader of the Russians who made such an effort to direct the Russians against the Germans and who finally fell before their agents. has turned up safe in England with out a doubt. For months he was hunted for by the agents of the Germans, but he succeeded in es- caping by means not yet made known.
 Kerensky was introduced to the British labor conference and was received with great cheering. After thanking them again and again he made a speech in which he stated that it was his belief that certain Russian people would soon join in the fight for the great cause of free dom.
 After escaping from Russia Ke- rensky made his way to England. but the country of his choice is the UnltoQ SldlcS. ne IS enTOute tHcIe, and it is not expected that he will stay in England for very long.
 Kerensky's mission to England is to tell the people of England and the influential Russians who are here of the exact conditions in Rus sia
 His mission to the United States will be of much longer duration. but he does not expect to make it his permanent home if he can go back to Russia. He will explain to the Americans just what has hap pened in Russia.
 He hopes that by showing the allied nations where Russia stands he can secure their aid, according to Chief M Nabokoff, charge de af- fairs of the Russian embassy in London. The leaders at the em- bassy believe that Russia will re- enter the war in short time.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-07-01
GERMAN RAIDER
 ON EAST COAST

NORFOLK, Va, June 26.-Two vessels which have recently arrived report that they sighted heavily armed German raider in West Indian waters. The raider was rakish build and cruiser type. She came close enough so that the clean lines were easily seen. No attempt was made to attack either of the two vessels, although they were both within a short distance of the raider and it would have been easy to have sunk them. These facts, to- gether with the general appearance of the vessel, leads the officials to think that she is a submarine mother vessel and that the submarines that have been working along the coast have a floating base. No subma rines were sighted. Considerable agitation has been caused by the announcement and the navy is watching for a reappearance of the boat.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-07-01
DESTROYS
 HOMES OF MANY

GLE BLUM, Wash, June 26.-A large fire swept through this city yesterday. thirty business and resi- dence blocks being destroyed. The loss is thought to be about $1,50O, 900. It is estimated that at least 1,500 people are homeless. Troops have been called upon and are pa trolling the burned area. A mes. sage has been sent to Red Cross headquarters asking for aid.
 A more recent investigation shows that about 2,000 people are homeless The Red Cross of Seattle is rushing supplies to the victims, who are ir need of tents, food and blankets Mild weather does much to keep the people from suffering.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-07-01
OF
 HUNS AGAINST
 PEACE LEAGUE

AMSTERDAM, June 26.-Chancel- Tor von Hertling in a speech in the reichstag said that some time ago he had asserted that four of the principles as set forth by President Wilson might form the basis of a general world peace. President Will son made no reply to his assertion. In his former statement he claims to have transferred no object and states that it would be useless to make any further assertions along this line, especially since there have been statements from America re- garding peace league for' the maintenance of freedom and justice.
 The chancellor continued that he would make no further discussion of President Wilson's principles for general peace. He does not look with favor upon proposed peace league of nations. In further dis. cussion he intimated that peace league of all of the nations might be uncomfortable for Germany.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-07-01
DELlNQUENTS
 SHOULD MAKE
 AN AFFIDAVIT

In regard to the returns to be made by those who employed help during the year 1917 and failed to make any returns concerning the same, the following will make clear any doubt that may have come up regarding that question:
 Fairbanks, June 26, 1918. Editor Citizen.
 Dear Sir:
 "I received by today's mail a re- quest from the department to secure publicity through the press in re- gard to the Returns of Information on Forms 1096 and 1099.' required by Sec. 1911 of the War Revenue Act These were required to be sent to the Commissioner at Wash ington, D. C., by April 1st. but the time has been extended to June 1st and they must now be sent to the
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-07-01

Collector at Tacoma, Wash. Follow ing the office custom, presumably Interior Alaska will be given until July 1st.
 These returns are required to be made by every one who in the cal endar year 1917 paid to another $500 or more, of salary, wages, rent, roy alties, interest, or other fixed and determinable income. Blanks may be had from myself at the marshal's office during my stay here or from Deputy Collector Hutchinson at the First National Bank. Parties who may be delinquent in filing these re- ports should attach an affidavit giv- ing reasons for delinquency to the return. Thanking you for giving this publicity through your columns, am,
 Respectfully,
 "CHAS. c. JOHNS,
 Deputy Collector"
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-07-01
SHIPPERS ARE
 TO BE WARNED
 BY GOVERNMENT

WASHINGTON, D. C., June 26.- Shippers who are carrying on ope- rations between the latitude of Cape Race and Bermuda and east of longi- tude forty are warned by the gov ernment that there are enemy ac- tivities in that area. No eXplana- tions have been offered, but it is in that vicinity that the incoming steamers saw the German raider, and it is thought to be the cause. All ships in port have been warned and all others that can be reached by wireless, and it is thought that all activities of the enemy will be forestalled No damages have been reported.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-07-01
AND
 HALF ACROSS BY AUGUST 1

WASHINGTON, D. C., June 26.- Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska in discussion of the military situa- tion. said that in August. when the first class is exhausted, there will be 3,4O0,O0O men under arms. Of these there will probably be 1,45O.OO0 men in France. The total number to be under arms is slightly higher than that given by estimates of other officials. Senator Hitchcock is thought to be very we'll versed in military affairs, and his opinion is considered to be very good au- thOrity.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-07-01
AGE IS
 NOT EXTENDED
 FOR THIS YEAR

WASHINGTON, D. C.. June 26.- Secretary of War Baker and Gen. eral March, chief of staff. have gone on record as being opposed to the increase in the draft age limit. A statement of their opposition was handed to the senate military com mittee. The reason which they gave was that 1t is premature and un- necessary.
 Provost Marshal General Crowder has been on record as favoring this extention. Today he made the state ment that. while favoring 1t, he did not insist on the action. However, he does think that the law should be revised to secure men under new ages early next year.
 The committee. after having heard the various opinions, decide that for this time they would oppose the new ages early next year.
 Secretary Baker and General March said that within from sixty to ninety days they will submit to congress a new and enlarged army program covering the number of men in the proposed raise. Their outline will also cover shipping and other problems. This program is O vuoitad with interest hy many who have been closely following the dis cussion of ways and means of in creasing the military forces of the nation.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-07-01
GEAR REPORTED
 MURDERED BY
 THE RED GUARD

LONDON, June 26--A Copenhagen dispatch reports that the Russian newspaper Via says that the former czar was murdered at Ekaterinburg, his residence. The Red Guards, fear ing that he might escape and cause trouble for them, decided to put him out of the way and consequently broke into the palace and murdered him.
 Moscow dispatches say that ru- mors of the murder of the former czar are persistent, but that so far as can be learned there is absolutely no foundation for them. All re- ports to the effect that he is mur- dered have been discredited.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-07-01
FIRST STEAMER
 REACHES NOME

NOME, June 26.-The steamer Victoria, the first of the year, has just reached Nome. A very hard trip was experienced, and for the last fifteen miles the steamer bucked the ice, finally breaking its way through. Three other steamers are icebound within sight of the city.
 Yesterday Scotty Allen of this city failed to push his way through to the boats. This year the breakup is very late. It is long overdue. and some of the boats have been ly- ing at the edge of the ice pack for over week,
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-07-01
MUCH MONEY IS
 TO BE NEEDED

WASHINGTON, D. C., June 26.- Following the late discussion of ex- tending the limit of the draft age. Secretary Baker and General March said that they would hand into the senate recommendation for the in crease of the army.
 Secretary Baker has. disclosed to the senate military committee that within three months the enlarged army project will be presented to congress. The project will mean that additional millions of dollars will be needed, also additional mil lions of men. The full scope of the measure is not yet apparent even to the officials who are preparing it. If the fullest hopes are realized there will be 1,45O,O00 soldiers in France by August. Three million five hundred thousand will be the total number under arms.
 The secretary states that 900.000 are already in France and that the troop movements are now five months ahead of schedule.