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The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-03-18

Life, $50 per year. none retained by local Chapter. Patron. S100 per year, none retain ed by local Chapter.
 The four great divisions of the work of the Red Cross may be sum- marked as follows:
 Humanitarian.-To Bring Help
 1.-In case of local disaster which paralyses other relief agencies in the locality.
 2.-In case of National disaster.
 3.-For the wounded and non-com. batants on both sides of any war.
 4.-In case of disaster any place in the world.
 House for National and International Relief. 1.-The American Red Cross will gladly furnish information as to the standing of all relief organization and agencies collecting money from the public for national and interna tional relief.
 2.-The local Red Cross Chapter through its committee, takes imme diate charge in case of a local dis aster and sees that supplies and aid are given. This Is the reason that a percentage of the smaller member ship dues is retained for emergencies of this nature. (Also see paragraph 4 below.) IlI.-Preparednsss. i 1.-To equip Base Hospitals for the Army and Navy.
 2.-To secure highest class profes sional personnel, doctors and nurses
 3.-To make surgical dressings hospital garments, and warm com forts (sweaters. socks. etc.,) for the fighting force.
 4.-To care for soldiers families that will need special assistance dur ing time of mobilization.
 5.-To mobilize local resources SC that in case of disaster the relief may be immediate and efficient. iv.-conssrvatlon Of Human Life.
 1.-To educate the public in First Aid, Home Care of the Sick, Diatet
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-03-18
PRINCIPAL AND
 STUDENTS HAVE
 DIFFERENT IDEA

The students of the Fairbanks high school are in a highly indig- nant state over the action of the principal, Miss Margaret Keenan, in compelling the financial officers of the Ursa Major society to turn over the funds recently acquired by them from the production of a play a short time ago.
 It appears that Miss Keenan was of the opinion that the students ought to buy photograph for the high school with part of the pro- ceeds. This was objected to. as it was a deviation from the purpose for which the funds were raised. The proposition was put to vote of the high school students and was defeated by vote of 22 to 5.
 Recently Miss Georgia Johnson, the treasurer of the Ursa Major society. was summoned to the office of the superintendent and asked to make out a check for the entire amount, nearly $400, and turn the same over to her. This was object. ed to by Miss Johnson. but after being persuaded to large degree the check was made out under pro. test.
 Lyman Knuppe, another member ot the society, was also summoned to the superintendents office and com. pelled to comply with the same re. quest, under protest, as no action had been taken by the society and he had no authority to do as was requested of him by Miss Keenan Within a few minutes after secur. ing the signatures of the two stu dent officers, Miss Keenan hastened to the bank and withdrew all funds to the credit of the Ursa Major SO ciety, which she, in turn, made over to a member of the school board
 The parents of the high school students were much incensed over the uncalled-for action of the super intendent and some spoke of taking their children out of the school Yesterday Miss keenan returned the funds of the society to the proper officials. and the affairs of the SO ciety are as they formerly were, ex cepting highly ruffled feelings all around.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-03-18
WERE QUIETLY
 WED LAST EVE

Last evening in the office of Com missioner Reed w. Heilig Mir. Ole Wesley and Miss Mary Aune were united in matrimony. Only few ance. The witnesses were Miss Mary E. Friis and Mir Levy Limp kin.
 The bride is well known on Gold stream. where she has resided for some time. The groom is employed as foreman by the T. V. R. R. They will make their future home on Gold stream
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-03-18
LIBERTY MOTOR
 FOR SEAPLANES
(ASSociatetl Preaaj


 WASHINGTON, D. C., Mar. l3.- The first fighting seaplane to be delivered equipped with the Liberty motor has been given several ex haustive tests and accepted by the navy department. The official re suits of the trials have not been made public. but it is understood that they exceeded even the most sanguine expectations of-the officials The motor develops even greater power and speed than is called fOl by the naval specifications.
 A large number of these seaplanes are being delivered for use by the naval air service and are the ad vance guard for an enormous flee, which is to be added to the aerial forces already engaged in submarine hunting. Hundreds of deliveries are expected to be made daily.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-03-18
COMPLETE RETURNS RED CROSS
 CHRISTMAS DRIVE ARE TO HAND,
 SHOWING WORK WELL EXECUTED

The total receipts for memberships during the Christmas drive from the various towns in the Interior, re ceived by the Panama Valley Chapter of the Red Cross. are finally in and complete. and given in detail below This splendid showing Is one oi which every loyal citizen will be im mensely proud. nor is 1t a matter merely for self-congratulation, but a solemn pledge as well to future ser vice in the great cause of healing the wounds caused by a world at war. Every dollar of this total rep resents 8 membership to the Red Cross. the greatest national and inter national organization for the relief of human suffering that the world has ever known. Woodrow Wilson the president of the American Red Cross, said over his signature Sep tember IS. 1917. in speaking of wal work for those who must stay al home: Through 1t you can bes, work in the great cause of Freedom to which we have all pledged our selves. Is not this perhaps the chance for which you have been look ing to give your time and efforts in some measure to meet our national needs?"
 Of the moneys collected in the great Membership drive, in which twenty million Americans pledged themselves to the support of the Red Cross, a portion is ordered reserved by the Chapter, to cover: 1-Emergen cies arising from local disasters such as a great fire. flood. epidemic etc. 2-Emergency relief work for the families of soldiers or sailors in service. due to draft, and 3d for local expenses for supplies incident to the administration of the Chapter that are absolutely necessary and cannot be supplied by donation or gift. A definite amount Is set fol this local work, and is provided as follows:
 Amounts retained by Local Chapter -(by order of the Central Committee Washington. D. C.. William Howard Taft, chairman.)
 From each one dollar subscription 50 cents.
 From each two dollar subscription 50 cents.
 From each five dollar subscription g.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-03-18
HIGHER RATES.
 ARE FORECAST
(AssOctat% Pross)

SEATTLE, Wn., Mar. 9.--A fore cast for a possible increase in the freight and passenger rates between Seattle and Alaskan ports was made here yesterday at the meeting of steamship officials which raised tho wages of all employees in response to demands recently made. The off cials state that in no other way can the expenditures be met.
 The increased costs of operating under the new wage schedule and other increased expenses make the existing freight and passenger rates impossible.
 The rate men are now figuring out new rates which will be effective be- fore the opening of the full naviga' ton season. The percentage of the proposed increase over present tar iffs has not been determined upon
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-03-18
BRITISH GAIN
 IN PALESTINE
Associated Pressl


 LONDON, Mar. 13.-Offlcial-The war office is in receipt of dispatches from the Near East stating that the British forces are successfully con- tinuing their program of clearing the Holy Land of the Turkish fore. es. Attacking on an eleven-mile front today, the British forces ad vanced an average of three miles in the coastal section of Palestine. The British forces are pushing the enemy back on all fronts in the Near East and gradually clearing the ground of all obstacles. The morale of the Turkish troops has been greatly affected by the uniform sue cesses gained over them by the Brit. ish forces and offer very little ef. fective opposition.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-03-18
THOS. MCDONALD
 EFOUND GUILTY

Yesterday afternoon at o'clock the trial of Thomas Mcdonald, charged with robbery. came to its conclusion and the case went into the jury's hands shortly after. A short deliberation of about ten min utes sufficed for the jury to arrive at a verdict of guilty.
 The crime for which Mcdonald was convicted was the taking of a watch from the person of Frank Harvey. trapper living near Minto. Mcdonald refused the appointment of counsel by the court and conduct ed his own case. Sentence will be pronounced at later date.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-03-18

ics. and Water Life Saving. 2.-To serve and instruct by the Town and Country Nursing Service. SNOW FALL RECORDED
 ON MOUNT vESuVlUS

ROME, Feb. 14.-Snow fell here morning after Christmas for the first time in eight years in quantity to whiten the city's roofs and for the first time certainly in the history of the modern city it fell for three days consecutively, on December 26. 27 and 28. Six inches of snow was not unusual in Rome under the Empire, according to certain historians. Dur. ing the Christmas week storm three feet of snow fell on the big cone at Vesuvius despite eruptions of hot lava.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-03-18
KILLED
 IN NAPLES RAID
(Associated Pressb

(ASSOclateu fTesSj
 NAPLES, Mar. 13.-Sixteen per sons were killed and forty wounded during the Teuton air raid on this city last Monday. All of the vic tins were civilians.
 Seven children were killed and fourteen injured at the asylum of the Little Sisters of the Poor. A single dirigible made the raid and dropped bombs from so great a height that it was impossible to aim at any military objectives. It was a murder raid pure and simple. cal culated to terrorize the population
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-03-18
National Organization of the Red
 Cross.

National Organization of the Red
 Gross.
 The President of the United States Is the president of the American Red Cross. Ex-President William Taft is chairman of the Central Committee. Henry P. Davidson, whose private fortune is valued at $100.000,000. is chairman of the Red Cross, placing his time and wide financial expe- rience at the disposal of the Red Cross War Council. and the manager of the war work.
 The United States is divided into thirteen geographical divisions, and under each division are numerous Chapters, representing practically every community in the country. Where the Chapters cover a wide area, as the Panama Valley Chapter, or includes large city. as Washing ton or New York, branches may be established, under the Chapter. but directly responsible to 1t. The branches are under the Chapters, the Chapters are under the Divisions (ours Is the Northwestern Division which includes Alaska, Idaho. Oregon and Washington, with headquarters at Scattlc) and the Divisions are in turn under the Central Committee in Washington. The Central Committee Is composed of eighteen members six being appointed by the President of the United States. six by the Board of Incorporators (who are named by congress) and six appoint cd by delegates at the annual meet ing of the society held at Washing ton. D. C., in December of each year No Chapter or branch can be formed without authority from headquarters
 Membership dues are as follows:
 Annual. $1 per year. 50 cents re tained by local Chapter.
 Subscribing, g per year. 50 cents retained by local Chapter.
 Contributing, s per year. g re tained by local Chapter.
 Sustaining. $10 per year. 8 re tained by local Chapter.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-03-18
INFROM
 WOODCHOPPER

Yesterday evening Cecil H. Clegg arrived from an extended trip to Woodchopper creek. in the Hot Springs district, where he went on business. He was five days making the trip from the lower river camp to Fairbanks and states that the condition of the trail Is the worst he has seen 1t for many years. it being necessary for the trail to be snowshoed nearly the entire distance.
 Billy. Butler. who accompanied Mir. Clegg on the trip, says the trail was like a boulevard-in spots-with the spots few and far between.
 Frank B. Mcdonald. employed in the store department of the A. E. c. at Nenana. Is paying visit to town
 Mrs. Thomas Bush. of Nenana. is registered among the city visitors.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-03-18
VICTORY BUTTER.


 This butter Is now being used in many Fairbanks homes and We hope all our readers will try it. Once tried. it will surely become a part of the daily conservation of food:
 One pound butter, one can of cream. Melt butter until it is soft enough to beat with Dover egg beater. Add cream slowly and beat thoroughly. Add pinch or salt if desired. Looks like cheese and tastes like fresh butter. Proportions al- ways one pound butter to each can of cream, and it is we'll not to make too much at one time, so that one may have it nice and fresh.
 (Honey for Sugar.
 Honey Is the original concentrated sweetness which the primitive hoHse- wife found ready for hel use. Long before sugar was used in baking wo- man had invented nice ways Of sweetening food with the loot of wild beehives. But their recipes went out of fashion as sugar grew cheap.
 Cakes and mullins made after the following Colonial recipes lave been tested recently and found delicious here.
 BUTTER HONEY CAKE
 One and one-half cupfuls honey, 1-3 cupful butter, 3 egg yolks, cupfuls flour, teaspoonfuls ground cinna- mon. F teaspoonful salt, 1l2 tea spoonful soda, tablespoonfuls or ange flavor (water may be substitut- ed), whites of 3 eggs.
 Rub together the honey and but ter, add the unbeaten yolks and beat thoroughly Add the four sift- ed with the cinnamon and salt and the soda dissolved in the orange flower water Beat the mixture thoroughly and add well beaten whites of the eggs. Bake in shal- low tins and cover with frosting HONEY AND NUT BRAN MUFFiNs l One and half cupfuls honey. from A to h teaspoonful soda. ? cupfuls bran. IF cupfuls milk. l cupful flour, A teaspoonful salt. table spoonful melted butter, a4 cupful finely chopped English wa!nuts.
 Sift together the flour, soda and salt and mix them fine with the bran and bake 25 or 30 minutes in hot oven in gem tins. This will make 20 mullins.
 NUT HONEY CAKES
 Two cupfuls brown sugar. egg yolks, speck of salt, teaspoonfuls ground cinnamon. F teaspoonful of ground nutmeg. l cupful chopped raisins, # ounce candied orange pee cut in small pieces, cupfuls honey cupfuls flour, 11s teasponfuls soda F teaspoonful allspice, F teaspoonfu ground cloves, ounce citron cut in small pieces, ? pounds almonds coarsely chopped, whites 3 eggs.
 Mix the sugar, honey and yolks beat thoroughly. Sift together flour
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-03-18
Timely Hints for the Housewife

salt, spices. soda. Combine all in. gradients, but the whites of egss. Beat whites of eggs until they are stiff and add them last. Pour the dough to the depth of about F inch into we'll buttered tins. and bake in slow oven for 1s hour.
 Every housewife appreciates the value of honey as substitute for syrup with hot biscuits or griddle cakes.
 Even custard which is both meat and drink for some children may he sweetened with honey.
 BAKED HONEY cUsTARo Beat the whites and yolks of : eggs together; dissolve in x tea. spoonful powdered cinnamon and ;. teaspoonful salt in cupfuls scaiued milk, mix with F cupiul honey. and stir into the beaten eggs. Turn into cups, and bake in d moderate ort'ii. The baking dishe should be set in water.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-09-05
AFFECTS MILLION men
Director McAdoo Raises Wages
of Railway Employees.
Order Benefits Track Laborers, Watch
men, Clerks, Station Agents
and Others.

Washington, Sept 4-DFector Gen
eral McAdoo has approved wage in
creases for nearly 100000, or half
the railroad employees in the United
States. The order will benefit track
faborers, watchmen, other maintenance
of way employees, clerks, station
agents. and other classes OF employees
drawing relatively low pay.
The new increases, the second
granted in supplement to the govern
ment general wage order, will add
nearly s100,000,00O to the annual rail
road payrolls, it is said. Most of the
increases range from 10 to 80 per cent
above present wages.
The director general adopted most
of the recommendation of the board
of railroad wages and working condi-
tions which investigated requests Of
employees for more pay increases for
railroad telegraphers are the subject
of another report to be made soon to
the director general.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-09-05
DRAFT RULES WILL STAND
No Changes Contemplated In the
Basic Principles.
Corrected Thursday, Sept. 5

Washington, Sept. mo changes
are contemplated in the basic rules
governing the operation of the draft
in the case of men included under the
new age limits.
This was indicated by Provost Mar
shall General Crowder, who, after CON
ference with General March, chief of
staff, explained that the principles
which prevailed in the selection of
men between the ages Of 81 and 81
would be retained in large measure
Tor the guidance of those operating the
selective machinery
There will be some changes, how
ever in the details relating to men
engaged in certain industries, and
more especially to men Of more ma
ture age included in the new registra-
ton. Just what these are the gov
eminent is not ready to announce.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-09-05


home is confronted by great duty.
g duty as imperative upon him or her
as the duty of our soldiers is up6n
Them. The American people have 3
great task to perform. It is to sun
port TO the limit of their ability our
Army, our Navy, our country at war.
70 work with increased energy and
efficiency so that our national produc-
ton may be increased; to economize
IN consumption 50 that more material
and labor and transportation may be
eft free for the uses of the Govern
ment, and with the resultant savings
to support the Government financially
is the daily duty of every American.
IL is duty that will be met by every
American whose heart is with our
soldiers in France, who glories in
their courage and fighting ability and
their success.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-09-05
Local Overflow

Z =
Miss Mary Manbury came up Friday
night from her home inst. Cloud and
was the guest of friends here for sew
leral days. 81 NJ q gnitEg.Y 81. i yAss 4
Miss Elsie Hansenpleft satordaylfor
Thief River Falls where she win head
the Home Economics department for
the coming year, psosss n AK
Mr.and Mrs Joseph Simon of Cedar
Rapids, las, who have been spending
the summer on the Ransom Buck farm
at Fairy Lake, left Saturday for their
home. ~,
, Lawrence Lyman, who has been in
the employ of the government at
Washington for some time, returned
this week for short visit with his
mother here. n
Mr.. and Mrs. A. T. Watson, daugh-
ter, Miss Marguerite and guests mo-
tored to Sank Centre Sunday and
spent the day at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. r. L. Scott.
Mrs. w. A. Moore of st. Paul ar
rived the latter part of the week and
is visiting at the home of her mother,
Mrs. B. F. Carr. She will remain a
short time longer.
Roy Wesley arrived in the city on
Wednesday evening from Camp Dodge
having been discharged for physical
reasons. After a few days visit he
will go to his home in North Dakota.
Miss Marie Unger, who has been
spending few weeks at the home of
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Unger, returned Thursday morning to
st. Paul to resume her duties as nurse.
She was accompanied by her sister,
Miss Margaret who will attend the
fair.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-09-05
Returned Y. NJ. c. A.
Worker at Congrega-
tional Church Sunday

An opportunity to hear some first
hand information regarding the Am
erican soldiers life in the trenches will
be given to all who attend the morn
ing service at the Congregational
church on Sunday. Rev. Lee Workman
who is home on furlough from France
will be the speaker. Having seen a
years service in France as a Y. NJ. C.
A. worker he is now contemplating
joining one of the fighting units of
Uncle Sans victorious army. You
will be interested to know what the
Y. M. G. A. does for your boy "over
there" Come and hear. You will miss
something if you miss this. Sunday
morning at 1000 at the Congregation
al church.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-09-05
FIVE SEED CORN RULES.

Select this year at least 100 ears
for every acre to be planted next
year and the year after. This will
give chance for reselecting the best
in the spring.
Select medium sized, well-shaped
ears of variety that has been grown
in the locality for some time; from
strong, vigorous stalks of medium
height with more than one stalk in
the hill.
Select ears nearly as large at the
tip as at the butt, with straight rows
of uniform kernels and with not more
than liz or 18 rows Of kernels to the
ear.
Select ears with kernels that fill all
the space on the cob and are about
half again as broad at the top as at
the cap.
Store your seed corn where it can
not freeze before becoming thorough
" dry, and in such way that the
air can circulate freely about each
ear.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-09-05
RETIREs FROM posToFFICE.

Mrs. Minnie Mullen, who for the
past Is years, has been in the employ
of the United States government as
assistant postmistress and clerk at the
Sank Centre postoffce, severed her
Connections there the first of the
month. Her position has been succeed
ed to by Frank Bunker, Willie Benson
supplying the vacancy thus made.
During her administration, Mrs. Null
len has rendered most efficient and
willing service to the government and
to the public. Her constant courtesy
to young and old has won for herself
more friends than usually falls to a
person within lifetime. There are
none who do not regret the departure
Of Mrs. Mullen from public service.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-09-05
PREPARE STATE WAR HISTORY.
Plans Made to Preserve Record in
Which Smallest Community
Will Be Represented.

The very important task of pre-
serving the war history of the state
has been taken up by the Public
Safety Commission and a "War-Rec-
ord Commission" to. cooperate with
and through the State Historical So
ciety will be appointed, all members
to serve on voluntary basis. A
membership of eight or ten members
is considered.
The details of the proposed work
have been carefully worked out by
C. w. Henke, Publicity Director of
the Commission, and F. F. Holbrook,
Field Agent of the State Historical
Society. Elo5
The Commission has appropriated
$1,000 to defray incidental expenses
ofathe. compiling of the history and
will urge its entire organization to
assist in the work. Representatives
of the "War Record Commission"
will be appointed in every county
and precinct. All state departments
and patriotic organizations will be
asked to assist in the work.
The history and collection of war
relics to be gathered by the War
Record Commission will be of i'm
mense value and interest to future
generations. 1t is practical and
most necessary adjunct of the work
of the Safety Commission and some
thing that will be a monument to
its industry, efficiency and far seeing
patriotism.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-09-05
Safe Conduct Granted Allies.

Washington, Sept. A. Safe conduct
for passage through Finland has been
granted to citizens of Allied countries
seeking to leave Russia, the German
authorities debating the policy of the
Finnish government having made no
objection. Special trains will be pro-
vided for the refugees, who include
some 100 Americans, to carry them
through Finland to the nearest Swed-
ish port to embark for their homes.
The State department was informed
of the arrangement through the Swed-
lsh minister at Helsingfors.