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The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-09-23
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HEADQUARTERS OF AMERICAN TROOPS WITH BRITISH FORCES IN FRANCE, Aug. 1O.-American sol diers during their brief leisure mo- ments, are wandering through ruins and over fields made familiar to stu dents of history by centuries of wars and revolutions. Some of them have already fought on the scene of some of Napoleons operations in the region of the Marne.
 Some are training over ground where the Normans fought the French and where the French fought the Spaniards. Later, they will, per haps, be marching in line of battle over the country where the French and the Germans have fought again and again and where they will help the French and the British and the last of the wars to devastate the smiling valleys of France for cen turies to come.
 Nearly the entire history of France is pictured all over the areas oc- cupied by the Americans in ancient churches which, along with object lessons in history will give the at tentive soldier an enlarged apprecia- tion of art and architecture.
 Asked to what extent the men were profiting from these opportunities, an officer of the American forces said that after getting located the sol dier takes the first opportunity to explore the neighborhood. To use one of the British terms that are taking root among the overseas men they push off" into all the hooks and corners. If their conceptions of what they see are often vagre at first they soon get the habit of observation which develops into taste and in a goodly number of cases becomes 8 study.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-09-23
FLYER AFTER Z MORE
 HUNS IS KILLED

LONDON, Aug. 26.-Major James B. McCudden. recently killed in ar aviation accident, was an extremely reticent boy who hardly looked his g years but who, within a little more than two years of flying, had won long string of decorations and had come within two victories of being the premier flier of the British and Canadian forces. He was in quest of these victories when killed
 While with a party of friends in London one night sho1 tly before his death he lamented the fact that he soon was to be ordered to instruction work and probably would not have another opportunity to better his re cord of 52 Hun machines. He con fided to friends, however, that he planned to slip across the channel soon from a British aerodrome and attempt to down two more German machines before he settled down tc the safe instruction work.
 McCudden's flying peer IS Cana dian with a record of 53 but who has been transferred from combat to in struction work. It was this situa tion coupled with the fact that he was so close to gaining the highest flying honors that stirred young Nc Cudden to his last fatal effort.
 True to his plans he drove fast battle-plane from a British aerodro.le to France and Wa. flying toward the German lines at low altitude when his machine crashed to the ground Those who witnessed the accident are certain something happened to the airplane but the real cause of his death may never be known.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-09-23
FETY-FFTY TO
 APPLY STILL IN .:=SALE OF FLOUR

P. R. Bradley, federal food ad- ministrator for Alaska, has just wired the divisional administrator to the following effect:
 "A new wheat conservation pro- gram. has just been announced, but inasmuch as the Fourth division was given a more favorable ratio when the fifty-fifty Regulation Gone pound of substitutes with each pound of flour sold) was put into effect and since the merchants in that divi- sion were compelled to buy this years stock on the basis of three pounds of substitutes to five pounds of flour, it will now be perfectly equitable and you are directed to continue your present rule of three pounds of substitutes to five pounds of flour until spring, and the new wheat conservation program will not apply to the Fourth division.
 "The new program eliminates the figty-fifty rule and defines certain victory mixed Hours that may be sold without substitutes. Consum- CTS must buy one pound Of substi- tutes to four pounds of wheat four Substitutes to consumer are corn meal, corn flour and barley flour. Rice. hominy and potatoes, as such, are no longer substitutes, but rice flour, potato flour and buckwheat flour are substitutes. The rule limiting purchases by city and suburban resi- dents to one-eighth and one-quarter barrel of wheat flour and to thirty days supply has been rescinded. Fair and reasonable quantities, not to eX ceed sixty days supply, may now be purchased"
 The f1fty-fifty rule was put into effect in the United States and on the coast of Alaska about February first, 1918, and has continued in force until the present time. That rule has never been enforced in the Fourth division. At first the people of this division were only asked to buy one pound of substitutes with each five pounds of flour, and about a month ago, when the new sup plies began to arrive. the rule re- quiring three pounds of substitute to be sold with each five pounds of
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-09-23
DATE OF DANCE
 IS ANNOUNCED

The date for the dance to be given by Midnight Sun Chapter No. 6. Or der of the Eastern Star, has been announced as Friday evening, Sep tember 27, at the Masonic Temple.
 The object of the dance will be for raising funds with which to maintain beds in the hospital at Neuilly, France. Fairbanks at the present time has three beds in the hospital. and as the time for which they are paid up expires soon, it is incum- bent. upon those associated with the movement to raise another fund to keep the beds for the coming year. It will be necessary to raise in the neighborhood of $1.000, and the pub lie is cordially invited to attend. the dance and thus contribute their bit toward the fund. Further details will be announced later.
 OLD PAPERS FOR SALE.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-09-23
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE
To s. A. Johnson. his heirs, exec

To s. A. Johnson. his heirs, execu-
 tors, administrators and assigns:
 You and each of you will please take notice that the undersigned, one of the co-owners of bench placer mining claim known as discovery bench. first tier, left limit, on Fair banks creek, has performed, or caused to be performed, or paid for the performance of, assessment work on said claim for the years 1914, 1915, 1916 and 1917, amounting to the sum of $100 for each year, mak- ing total of $40O. and the propor- tion of said sum properly chargeable to your interest in said claim is the sum of $25 for each year, or a total of $100, and notice is hereby given that. unless you pay the undersigned the said sum of $100, for your pro portion of said four years assess ment work, together with cost of publication of this notice, within ninety days after the completion of the publication thereof, your interest in said ground will thereupon be- come vested in the undersigned, un- der the provisions of Section 2324 Revised Statutes of the United States.
 D. F. PAGAN. Date first publication Sept. 2. 1918. Date last publication Dec. 2. 1918.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-09-23
IRISH OPPOSE
 CONSCRIPTI0N

DUBLIN, Aug. 20.-America's par. ticipation in the war is the trump card used by the Irish recruiting council formed to put into effect the governments offer to accept 5O,O00 voluntary recruits from Ireland in place of three or four times that number of conscripts.
 They are publishing widely the declaration of American cardinals, archbishops and bishops and evidence of cordial participation in the war by Irish Catholic Americans. They point out that the war is as much Ameri- cas- and Frances as it is Englands and urge Irishmen to take fair share in it.
 So far, they seem to have made only a slight impression. National ists declare that if Ireland is 10 take an active part in the war it must first have home rule.
 The Ulster party is willing to ac- cept conscription.
 According to the latest announce. ment of the government policy the result may be three months hence, the forcible application of conscrip. tion everywhere in Ireland outside Northeast Ulster. It has been de- cided to divide Ireland into ten acres and to appC4 tion to each the share of the fifty thousand recruits it ough' to furnish. Any area which furnishes its quota will be held to have satis. fled the claim upon it, and will be thencetOrth free from tn, api!;'a. ton oi cUlsc;ii,tion. IL IS regartltt i as certain that Belfast and the north east area will readily proyid,. its; share of the voluntary recruts. but doubted whcthr! any other part of Ireland will do so.
 The result would be that the only part of Ireland which now declares its willingness to accept consclip.io would be the only part free ire it. The rest of Ireland would be chaos of violent opposition and resis- tance.
 OLD PAPERS FOR SALE.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-09-23
OSCAR ANDERSON NOW
 WEARING HAPPY SMILE

Oscar Anderson is wearing the smile that won't come off, and for a good cause. Yesterday he received word from Mrs. Anderson that he is the father of bouncing baby. Mrs. Anderson is at present on the Outside, having left on one of the congratulated by his many friends.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-09-23
GAUSTAD FAMILY WILL
 RESIDE IN FAIRBANKS

Among the recent arrivals from the Tolovana was Mrs. o. P. Gaus- tad and daughter Vida. They have been in the Tolovana country for some time past, but will reside in town to allow Miss Vida to attend school
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-09-23
GOES
 TO F0RTYMILE

As passenger on the Panama this morning will be Adolph Pruning, who has as his destination the Fortymile country, where he will attend to some mining at the head of Jack Wade creek.
 MT. Pruning has been a resident of Fairbanks for many years, being at one time the cashier of the Ameri- can Bank of Alaska, now defunct, and later was appointed receiver by the court. He resigned his receiver ship last June to engage in the min ing game. How long he will stay in the Fortymile country is not known.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-02-14
BRANCHES OF ARMY OPEN TO
RFGISTRANTS FOR ENLISTMENT

All registrants who have submitted
auestionaries, whether already classl-
fed or not, may, at the present time'
be enlisted for the regular army by
their local board for any of the fol-
lowing branches of the service:
Infantry-To be sent to Fort Nc
Dowell, Cal.
Medical Department-To be sent TO
Fort Riley, Kansas.
Spruce Production Division of the
Aviation Section, Signal Corps-To be
sent to Vancouver Barracks, Wash.
Men should not be accepted for this
service who are trained experts in
other branches of work or who are
engaged in shipbuilding or who are
likely to be so used. The men should
be experienced either in logging, saw
milling, road or railroad construction.
Engineer Corps-To be sent to Van
couveF Barracks, Wash.
Land Division. Signal Corps-To be
sent to Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.
This branch is in need of men quail
fed for the following duties: Chauf-
feurs. motorcycle drivers and gas en-
CINE repairmen for duty in field and
telegraph battalions. Telegraphers.
both wire and radio. Telephone men,
including switchboard operators, tele-
phone renairmen, and men skilled IN
testing and repairing telephones N
line. Linemen, telegraph and tele-
phone. Photographers, still and NOV
ing. Homing-pigeon men. Radio men
who are familiar with installing RADIO
apparatus. Also men qualified as
cooks. clerks. telegraphers. black
smiths. meteorologists, cobblers. cable
men. etc.
Registrars seeking enlistment in
the navy or marine corps. under the
provisions of section ISL. selective
service regulations, must be so en-
listed only by a recruiting officer OF
the navy or marine corps:
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-02-14
YOUR DUTY Is TO
ATTEND MEETING

A meeting of the Business larn's
Protective Association will be held
tonight at Winneva hall and a general
invitation is issued to the hu-ine. s
men tc join and pull togethe for t'e
betterment of the city. j. p. Graudel,
business man and booster, is presi-
dent, and E. NJ Bosch has been elected
secretary-treasurer Both of these
gentlemen represent the CLASSY and
conservative business men OF the city
and have always been among the first
10 help whatever has been considered
for the uplift and greatest good f,r
the greatest number.
u is time that the old ordet Of mar
rcv and carping discord be discarded
ard the new order of get together be
inaugurated The purpose of the
association is principally one of bet
terment of the financial conditions of
the city. somewhat on the line Of the
late chamber of commerce. but there
must be a spirit of hang together or
we shall certainly hang separately"
The city needs many Improvements
and it has always been the case of
everybody's business being nobody's
business. We are in the same old rut
which is the bane of most of our small
Western cities-either let someone
else do it or leave it undone. And so
we have milled around in our little
pint cup and shall continue to do so
unless someone makes a break. Make
the city desirable place for out
siders, put away permanently our
hammers and pull all together.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-02-14

There's mighty little comfort when
you go to lick the Boche,
When you fight and fight and fight
and then continue;
When you're living in dirty ditch
and wallowing in slosh,
1t sorta shrivels all the stuff that's
in you.
There amt no time for readin' and
you dassent sing no song,
And there amt no one that feels
like cracking jokes,
And when the air is misty and the
hours seem so long
The only comfort you can have is
smokes.
Oh, 1t sorta makes you happy. to be
putting on Gig,
And a pipes kinda poultice, when
your troubles get too big;
Gosh! soldiering's no picnic, for us
expedition blokes,
But we'll stand lot of hammering
provided we have smokes.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-02-14
LOCAL LADIES ARE
DISPLAYING CLASS

Particular emphasis should be laid
upon the real work which is being
accomplished by the local Red Cross
chapter Unlike similar organizations
in other cities, the local ladies aie
getting together for the sole purpose
of doing good, rather than for the
social aspect.
In this connection, proof will be
offered in the shape of a display of
wooden goods made by these ladies,
set for Saturday and Sunday in the
window of the Eagle drug store. This
display will give clearer understand
ing of what is meant by shipping a
box" The contents of the window
will be what is contained in one box"
this one to be the fifth of wooden
goods alone already shipped. So far,
over six hundred pieces have been
made by local members of this chap
ter. Few people realize the enormity
of this statement
A new committee, composed of H. c.
Oastler, chairman; B. J. Loinaz, T. A.
Brandon and F. N. Araic, is now on
the job, organizing for a campaign to
solicit and obtain regular monthly
contributions of small amounts Of
money, in order that the aforemen-
toned ladies may be kept in material
to continue their labors and to render
it unnecessary to momentarily cease
operations, thereby causing lapse of
enthusiasm which would be hard to
again engender.
The window display is well calcu-
lated to impress upon people gen.
orally the fact that much material is
being used and that much more will
be needed.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-02-14
HfAD-ON COLLISION
ON S.P. NEAR fLKO

A serious wreck occurred at Moline,
thirteen miles west OF Elko, at about
eight o'clock yesterday morning, when
special passenger train, carrying a
load of Hollanders, all colonists bound
for Java, went into a head-on collision
with second number twenty at the
side track near the tunnel. AS re-
suit of the collision five dining car
employees and four passengers, all on
the special, were injured, no one seri-
ously, however, according to late re-
ports. A light engine was Immediately
rushed to Elko for DR.. Hood, who
lost no time in getting to the scene
of the accident DIR. Harper was also
brought up from Carlin.
The cause of the accident is not
officially announced, but it is said to
be the direct result of a disregard for
orders on the part of the engineer in
charge of the special. The siding at
Moline is about one and one-half
miles in length and the special was
under orders to take this siding and
walt IOT SeCOHu HuluDtI IWeuty &.
These orders particularized the
meeting place as the east end of the
siding, while the accident happened
at the extreme western end. The
engineer of the special train insists
that he could not stop his train in
time to avoid hitting the other pas
senger, but there is some disposition
on the part of old trainmen to doubt
this statement and charge the acci-
dent to carelessness for the reason
that the engine could easily have been
stopped with one and one-half miles
simply by reversing her if by no other
means. The second section of No 20
had evidently stopped. since the shock
to her was not great enough to injure
anyone and the special suffered the
more severe shock The crews of
both trains escaped injury. The pilots
on both engines were completely de-
molished and one set of No. 20's drive
wheels derailed. Othen than this no
damage was done and the track was
soon cleared for service.-tE Elko indie
pendent.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-02-14
PLAYS STOCK MARKET WITH
TRUST FUNDS-USUAL RESULT

For any person to steal five thou
sand dollars is naturally a serious
offense. To steal it from your host,
your own relative, in fact, would be q
superlative misdemeanor. To be an
old man of the highest honor, an ars-
tocrat of the old South, with unsullied
name-to be Colonel Dabney Mills.
and do that, should product the many
dramatic situations in "The Tar-Heel
Warrior" new Triangle drama of
Carolina and Wall Street, to b, sn Iwn
tonight at the American Theatre.
The colonel did not intend to steal
the money. He had come TO New
York to make a legitimate loan 10
pay off mortgage on the plantation
down home. The money fell into his
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-02-14
WINNEMUCCA GETS
PROMINENT PLACE

In a new booklet, Nevada" COM
piled by f. r. Place, general colonial
tion agent for the Western Pacific
railroad, Winnemucca, "the big little
city on the Humboldt" receives very
favorable attention. The booklet is
for the purpose of stimulating interest
in Nevada and inducing colonists and
others to come here to make their
future homes. In one portion, Mr..
Place says:
Land: Yes, world of it-both
Government and privately owned In
answer to the inquiry, Must the land
be irrigated to rates crops?" we an
swer yes. In some localities dry
farming has been attempted Wit
some success. Those localities, how
ever, are scarce and far between"
and we are safe in writing that there
has been more failure than success
God III His infinite wisdom iecreed
that the bulk of land in Nevad must
have water if put to other n lrposes
than He intended, and so far lie as
can be done, however. and in nui Ier
Gus instances has been done, and will
be done in large measures. But Tor
one individual to attempt it wi. Jut
funds and make living from the land
while he is struggling along" ON ag.
ricultural lines, our knowledge Of the
situation prompts us to advise that
ne could not succeed. Mind you, = ere
IS no better land in the world. 1t
will produce anything and eyrything
II abundance with water.
Nevadas mines have produced ii.
iold millions. They are std pro-
ducing gold, silver, copper and other
base metals in quality and abu e.
stock raising is one of the principal
Industries of the state and is carried
IN a large scale with much ptofit.
Schools: None better on III
There would be something radically
wrong with the child who could not
secure an education in Nevada with
out favor and without price.
Society: l am not personally posted
as to whether there is 400 soeletN
m Nevada, but l believe no.. | do
know that the mothers and dAqghtera
of Nevada are clean-cut, hea' thy hon
est and virtuous, and that. | believe.
Constitutes the-very best societs which
"makes life worth living" most any
where.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-02-14

hands by chance, and when AZ old
friend of ante-bellum days gave him
a straight tip on the cotton market Il
seemed honorable and safe to specu-
late with the trust fund. The Tar
Heel Warrior" was not slow to realize
what he had done when TIE market
collapsed and left him penniless, and
as the drama carries him back hI.n'
ashamed and suffering, one feels j
strong admiration for the character
who typifies the soul of honor.
Manager oastler also announces
that for tonight only he has booked
as an added and special feature, Mr..
Frank Voerg. vaudevillian. who will
put on a musical novelty comedy act
Regular admission will be charged.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-02-14
PACK Up YOUR TROUBLES

Being the ruminations of a country
publisher as he read THE Seven Ages
of Man" after looking over his morn
ing mail:
All the worlds a stage,
And all the men and women merely
players.
publishers included)
They have their exits and their en-
frances
Particularly exits.)
And one man in his time plays many
parts,
(You can go to sleep on that.)
His acts being seven ages.
s tAnd then some.)
AT first the infant
Mewling and puking in the nurses
arms
poor boob.)
And then the whining school boy with
his satchel.
(Holding the bag)
The sixth age shifts
Into the lean and slippered pantaloon,
CMy Gawd Jawn, you're not look
ing very clipper today.'D
With spectacles on nose and pouch
on side,
(But nothing in IT'D
His youthful hose well saved a world
too wide
For his shrunk shank
because when he fell for the ex-
change deal they sent odd sizes. }
And his big manly voice
Turning again toward childish treble
pipes
And whistles in his sound.
(You can bet your sweet life he
whistles.)
Last scene of all,
That ends this TRANCE eventful history.
(This is where he gets it good.)
Is second childhood, and mere
oblivion,
Sans teeth, sans eyes. sans taste, sans
advertising, sans paid subscrib-
ers, sans everything
But lots of space to give away.
Some boy this Shakespeare. H.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-02-14
CUT THIS QUIT is WORTH
MONEY

DON'S MISS THIS. Cut out this
slip, enclose with sc and mail it to
Foley & Co., 1885 Sheffield Ave-. Chi
cago. ILL.,, writing your name and ad-
dress clearly. You will receive in re-
turn trial package containing Foley's
Honey and Tar Compound. for coughs,
colds and Group; Foley Kidney Pills,
for pain in sides and back; rheuma-
tism, backache, kidney and bladder
ailments; and Foley Cathartic Tab
lets, a wholesome and thoroughly
cleansing cathartic, for constipation,
biliousness, headache and sluggish
bowels. These remedies for sale in
Winnemucca by Eagle Drug Co.-GAd-
vertisement feb
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-02-14
j. HOLMAN BUCKS son DIES
AT FORT BOGARD CANT0NMENT

Everett N. Buck, son of ]. Holman
Buck, editor of the Western Nevada
Miner, published at Nina, died at Fort
Bogard, n NJ, Sunday, according to
information received by his father.
The young man was twenty-five years
of age and was in the service. The
funeral will be held at Fort Bogard.
]. Holman Buck will leave tonight for
Bogard to be present at the funeral.
Everett Buck had long been associated
with his father and had a wide &C.
quaintance in Southern Nevada. His
father has the deep sympathy of all
his friends.-[ Reno G zette.