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The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1918-12-20
COMMERCIAL CLUB
MEETING TONIGHT

The Nenana Commercial club will
hold their regular weekly meeting
at their quarters in the Labor Union
building, at s o'clock tonight.
All memoirs are urged to attend
the meeting and to take part in the
discussions and help in the develop
measures to be taken.
Police has been sent to Champagne
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1918-12-20

The flowers within our reach we
tread down without so much as even
looking at them; the tiny exotic,
which is far less beautiful, we
covet because it is difficult of at
tainment.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1918-12-20
KIDS WILL HAVE
RARE OLD TIME
CHRISTMAS EVE

The Christmas spirit is abroad in
the land, and Nenana is in line for
congratulations on the fact that
good time is already certainty.
Acting on the suggestion some
weeks ago, that Nenana celebrate
the festive season as a community
instead of in groups on Christmas
Eve, and that the bachelors of the
community take the matter in
charge, the single men of the town
and vicinity have entered heartily
into the scheme and interest in what
is to take place is beginning to
mount upward daily.
/ 1t goes without argument, that
company of men with courage and
endurance enough to resist the
charms of the fair sex through all
. the long years that have passed
will have the initiative and push
necessary to show Nenana an even
ing to be remembered for years.
The bachelors want the kiddies,
the fathers and the mothers and the
uncles and the aunts all to get
ready to attend the celebration. Keep
your eyes on Christmas Eve in the
Union Hail.
One of the bachelors has just re-
ceived wireless from the North
Pole station, and it is generally
surmised that Santa Claus is plan
ming to come down to look this
live, new town over bit this year.
After the Christmas tree has serv-
ed its purpose and good old Santa
has gon, the bachelors intend that
the kiddies shall dance if they are
so minded, and for that purpose
has arranged for the Coliseum or
chestra to supply the music
The whole entertainment is being
given by the bachelors for the kids
only and the dance is not intended
for any but the kids. To avoid dis
appointment and to dispel all de-
lusions on the point, the committee
announce that grown-ups will not
be allowed on the floor unless they
happen to be dancing with the child
rem. The committee of bachelors
wish it definitely known that they
wish to discourage dancing by the
grown-ups so that the kids will not
be crowded off the floor 1t is to
be kids night and a kids dance
entirely, and the bachelors are going
to see that they have a good time.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1918-12-20

Friendship is the only cement
that will ever hold the world to-
gether. The intimate contact of the
Red Cross with the suffering people
will be one of the greatest instru-
mentalities of friendship the world
has even nown."-Woodrow Wilson
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1918-12-20
NOTICE

See the issue of December for
particulars, mail your suggestions
to the Contest Committee, Nenana
Commercial club, win a prize and
help boost Nenana.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1918-12-20
TEMPERATURE

Faith sustains the same relation
to works that lightning does to
thunder. Faith without works is
dead-lightning without thundet is
ineffective. Works evidence fifth
so does thunder, linghtning.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1918-12-20

The dollar membership fee for the
"Red Cross" buys the cheapest and
best insurance the world has ever
had
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1918-12-20

DOG FISH-Sc a pound. Johnson's
Store. 10
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1918-12-20

Giving to the Red Cross is like
finding your dentist out. You feel
better than you did before. 49,
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1918-12-20

Wars may come and wars may go
but the Red Cross goes on forever
Subscribe your dollar.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1918-12-20

One ton of coal will manufactur
25 shells for our 3-inch guns, tn
famous French "75's."
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1918-12-20

Liberty will not descend to a
people; a people must raise them
selves to liberty. 1t is a blessing
to be earned before it can be en-
joyed.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-04-07

boy And Try to &c cheerful. too:
hut when your heart and your thoughts
are with thoS" boys in France and
specially on a lonely grave in mo mans
lnnd' whore lies John Lauder killed
IN action ono winter day while storm.
ing The trenches OF ,ne Hun, 1t is hard
To hc cheerful.
1t - SO hard, indeed. that/I thank
nay cod daily that have my Two COM
forts always with me. And those com
forts are God and my wife
My God. of course, has ALWAYS been
with inc. and has helped me in my
hour Of trial, but SO has my wonderful
wonderful wife. And although l have
always appreciated her qualities and
always been happy with her do
not know what would become OF mo If
L did not have her now as my com
panion. as my consolation in the dark
hours OF the cisht. when sometimes
l just can't help but despair at the
thought OF my John. But with God
and my wife to help mo. l know I
shall somehow overcome tho deadly CT
fccts OF the great blow. And without
them l know / would have boon lost
IN those first dark. hopeless days
Ana So because have been through
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every siuElc one Of these men. NO mat
ter what mauucr OF lives they had lived
pci"r" now possesses a calm. cicar
vonNictton that IL they fan IN the ,h.ci,
OF the Tight. they vii! pass into the lii"
beyond.
That's why We take such chances. .
ono man told mo simply. "po YOU
'h'hK Tor moment that IL we thought
'""' ntr hrld nothi;:r FOR us than the
earthly body we possess VIC would
"Eht with such u confidence and eager
ness We should not bc able to- be-
cause we should he doing everything
III our power TO preserve this life OF
ours. iut seeing men die as | have
seen them. know better than TO lisbc-
ilcFe IN future life. AID because we
nave no fear OF death, every one OF
us iiinss himself over the bags and on
10 inc huns with a fierce, almost saw
axe joy
w hoNGER CARELESS IN
MATTER or THE SOUL.
III INC days before the war, young
hhSiSh and French men were leading
say. careless lives with hardly :.
thought for the morrow or for such
ShadowN Things as death or "A future
!iir' Let us live and he merry. was
INC CRY then. but now it is all different
because when men know that M amy
moment shell may explode in their
midst and blow them TO shrcds or tha,
an order may como during the night
Tor certain regiments to make ready
I" go over tho top at dawn their
thoughts arc mostly on their God and
ON their life 10 come. And because
they are all thinking OF the same
thing. spiritual silence seems to come
among ihrm. The men go off by them
selves and write theft wills, to be do
livercd at home in case they do not
come back and Al! through the night
n
races III the dueou,S and. somehow the
rciEious atmosphere makes a definite
impression upon YOU. 50 much 50 that
on" night an officer said TO me very
quietly:
when see the men this way.
sometimes wonder IL this war was not
brought about by God as tho ONLY
means of making the world think OF
Him and His laws more often"
| heard and saw many examples OF
the hcndiShness or the Germans. bat
there are cnly two incidents which
care 70 tell about in this article And
the iiTst one IS about sixty iIiShlande-s
OF the gallant R!ack Watch Regiment
These sixty men were captured by
'He Germans one nir F. They ncitho-
expected mercy nor vented Al. bi,+ M,
their great surprise, a;cad OF Ii
them AZ once. the Ger lans harshI, .-
dcrcd them to strip cvc-y hit OF ciotn
all night. sh!vcring and naked un to
their waists in mud in one OF the
trenches.
Toward morning an officer approach
ed the iiishlandcrs. and told them tina,
they might go back 10 their own
trenches. The men could not believe
the words they heard, but. ovcrjovcd
a. their unexpected liberty. they
started forth across mo mans land"
telling one another that they must
have misjudsed these Germans. after
al.
Eut thy hadn't. For. MEnn
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-04-07

'Hhi"nd"'S w'r" nfty yards on: %,
II" mans hand" they heard tn, Ger
hlahS laughing and jc,rin.. and the
n"Nt second Il uhachinc gan whin.d
n'''"uS'N ana sprayed these sixty
'liShttndcrs. moving them do.vn In
Siantly, 10 the great cnioymcr; OF the
Huns IN the trenches
only one man WAS no; Killed Qua :
, 'lGh'' and when lie was brought in
ny an ambulance man he :.!d the Of
hc"rS what had happened.
iiEtH'r or Hun KNOWS
NAUGiIT OF MERCY
The Huns do not know OF such "a
WORD as mercy. III one of our hos
pitfalls I found Il poor fellow who had
one eye and a half his face blown
away When he talked. his mouth was
so hideous it was difficult TO look upon
nm. II was sickening to gaze at that
poor creature.
Yet, when asked him how he had
received ms injuries, he tried TO smile
as he told me the story
at was fountain ncn that did for
me-. he said. "I was one OF the first
10 reach trench that the Huns had
juSt vacated. and looking down on the
h"or OF the dugout, happened to
sc 1t FOUNTAIN pen. Thinking to write
10 my wife and children with it.
stuck 1t IN my pocket a few DAYS
later. having "a minutes time. / pullcd
1t out and unscrcwed the cap
ana when ] woke up l was as you sec
me now 1t was filled with dynamite
'hat fountain pen, and was just an
other trick OF the Huns to wound and
"ripplc our men, But I'm mighty glad
Sr' 'hat 'hcY were fooled in one re-
spcct 1t least They probably cxpcct-
cd TO bag half dozen of our bows
but All they got was lust nc"
crippled beyond description, suffer
me tho aGonics of the damned. his one
c"nSo!inE thought was "ali they got
Was jus; me-
Ana now 70 on. doing my days
work as best | can. because know
ihat must go on; that | cannot stop
Nntll my God calls mo to como to my
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-04-07
EXCELS
IN INTENSITY OF
HEALING POWER

Fcslam possesses healing energy so
highly concentrated that one ounce OF
t"Siain Is worth Il pound Of ordinary
"int'ncn.S less efficient in the treat
mcnt OF Eczema or amy cruptiouai con-
ditiou Of the skin.
Talk with those who have been
healed of aggravated skin troubles,
who have used all kinds Of remedies;
AND THEN Used POSI.AM and they
viii say this even more cmphatically.
Results come quickly. Itching stop:
angry skin is soOthcd; uncertainty is
dispcllcd, so Iit;lc poslam does so
much.
Sold everywhere. For free sample
write to Emergency Laboratories 243
West 4.th 81. New York City.-Adv
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SUDDENLY REALIZES HE e.
uAD MADE: No USE or FAITH

And then. one day i suddenly came
- nlc. As Il in u revelation. tina, had
no, made use " something III which l
had always believed. All this ;,mc.
while had been raging aeaius; tho
cruel iatcs which had taken my son.
there had been comfor; and peace IN
store for me. and had not known il.
-l:.l tina: comfort and peace lay in my
,c,jet IL God and q future life beyond
TINS earthly sphere,
While ;hc pain and grief had been
blind ms my eyes. God had been wait
ing patiently for the first sharp agony
20 pass away and when il did lie
gently lifted The veil from my cycs
and showed ne the promised land be
%ond. I mean that suddenly RAJ
.z,d that / had 40; seen the las; Of
John. and that we were sure % :mec,
in ano;he. world
Oh, that / could convey 20 you the
healing balm tina; tina; though; was
20 my SOU. / would that could
picture 10 You the Joy ot The though;
that ! was 10 see MY John again =:
some future date. just as II hc had sim
ply gone on long journey. and was
waiting for his mother and me 10 come
10 him. Aud btough; his image be-
fore me, and imagined HIN holding
OUT his arms 10 his mother and myself
10 fold us within his loving embrace.
and in the JOY created ty tia, p:c.p-.
was able 10 assuaEc some OF my pain
normal state of mind
And that is what every father and
mother who loses son must do--havc
=.
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END MARINE STRIKE
Masters and Mates OF Atlantic Cons,
Hnrges VIII return 10 WORK
Voluntarily.
Icy Associated rrca.1

NORFOLK. VA. April G.--Thc or1cI,,
announcement was made to-day hy Ma
tonal Secretary William +. .Josonry
secretary of tho Barge Masters un,o,
that the strike OF the masters and
mates of barges ;Aong the Atlantis
coast had been called off. and that Tho
men HAD voluntarily returned TO worl,
Secretary Joscphs returned f-o,,
Washington last night, accompanied l,.
Special Agent r. II. Gregg. @; ma
United states Shipping Board. ana Tho
calling of OF tho strike followed CON
fcrcnccs held to-day
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-04-07
{ HARRY LAUDER ON WHAT
-. =" WAR HAS DONE FOR HIM
Tells OF Awful Anguish That Came
u When Huns Bullets
Slew His Son.
SAVED HIS REAso
Assurance OF Life Beyond the Grave
- Gave Him Solucc, as Ii Has tho
Millions Offering Their Lives ON
Their Countries Affairs.
By HARRY LAUDER.
n tho London strand Magazine.

= in The London strand Magazine.
81 tFor years Harry Lauder has been
sgpfps up and down the world singing:
ahis marvellous songs and SHINING yarns
Fiat made us forget our troubles. Into
& fhc life OF this remarkable man there
e has conc :, terrible cNpcricncc-;hc loss
or his only SON IN the great va". We
thSusht that YOU would like Harry
Eil6er himself 10 tell yoyu y;hc story
OF what he has heca through. wNat the
war means 10 hin-and how ne is fac
TrE.rS the future. Here i; j. markedly pa
thetic &c: curiouSiy inspiring. EIis
story is an unfors etiab!c human dccu-
Ment.1
From tho state OF glorious proud par
enthood 10 Tire utter loneliness az one
without son have ! come in the las;
two years. And tho :hjHGs have seen.
"Rna the things ! have heard. and tho
|. have personally had 20 bear
during tina; period. have been almos;
9s-i.oc much for the strength ot any one
--~--~ansn. and tinaliy>belteve that we're l. no:
~ foT the simple fac: TIN; during my hours
80. OF creates, agony and trial h6Xe ctunS
10 my God and 20 my strong faith il a
future life, should 10; have been able
10 survive.
Because have been before the public
al fer thirty i've years. / suppose that peo-
SalstS thfth Ni!i Ill! Oiu lIS.. nut am
= only forty-scvcn. AT tina; age a man
should feel as though he were coming
into the tulncss OF his powers, H.
for the first time. he was ready to use
his experience. his brains aid his ahil.
lily to push farther on, 10 make new
conQuests and 10 form new ambitions.
HUT 10 accomplish anything OF worth
III this world must have incentive
OF some sort, and the reason ,hat the
~,t,- ava
filled with AlaCiness for nrr is because
have lost my incentive. When the
Germans killed my only son. Captain
John Lauder on the 2Sth Of December.
1915. they killed every spark of amhi-
ton, every hope for tho future tina,
was burning within my breast. II was
for my son John. that / had worked.
travelling thousands and thousands OF
miles around the world. playing almost
continuously with very nt;lc rest be
tween seasons
his BOY MORE no HIM THAN
ALI. ELSE SAYS Lauder
My son John was mere TO me than
anything else in the wide world. From
the day he was born until The day OF
his death he was my one pride ana
my one JOY. lie was always with us
on our travels, no matter where We
went, and between the matinee and
evening performances l would rush
back from the thca;cr 10 The hotei
room 10 watch with my wife with
jealous eye, tuck him into his he'd. and
10 get his goodnight kiss and feel
his warm arms around my neck That
nightly process OF putting John to bed
Was almost sacred event.
And a he grew up spcn; my nap
picst moments with him. lie was ;rc-
mcndously proud t.my abill,y to cheer
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-04-07

lee so cruel, lie simply couldn't take
my hoy"
But when saw my wite's face l
knew size was standing in the
doorway. her agony reflected III her
eyes. holding out The telegram 10 nc.
Somehow. she crossed 20 my bed. and,
sohbiuE her heart on; ns She gave 1mc
the printed message, She rested her
head against mine and cried ou; her
Voc and her pain while with eyes
bi.ndcd witR tears and heart sud
G,uly sirucK numb, read the fatctu!
telegram which informed us that Cap
;.ln JOHN Lauder. OF the Argyll and
Sutherland Hiehlanders. had been killed
in action on the :Sih OF December.
1913.
What are VIC going 20 do now" l
cried 10 MY witc. after \ moment.
What are We sotns 20 do now"
Fer days burned my brain with
s!ckeninE. despai!inS thoughts. and
cskcG Of what use indeed were all my
.Ihors. a! my toll during a, these
Years. Al times the raging agony a.;
the realization OF my loss was a'!nos;
TO much. AZ times, TOO. during those
FIRST days. almos; questioned The JUS
;.,c and wisdom ~ a God Who would
4. i'Ow suCh 4 thing 10 harmon.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-04-07

much and have suffered AS 1 have
never suffered before, want to ofrcr
up this prayer for every father and
mother who sends his or her boy 10 the
front. And that prayer is:
MAY YOUR boy come back TO Won
alive and wclEn
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-04-07
: LIE THAT nNCE WAS FUN
MI Juip[ NnIL I,,,pI,

Where once my Hta was aued ana
cFammed and made Joyous ny ,ho
though and presence o. ms bor. f.
now crhpty and Void Wacre oa.s
), could say to myself thu, was r,jps
through the strain o. SO rr,,v ,...@,-,,'T
anccs a week. 50 many weeks M tho
year. because wished go ralc ,,y
boS's future secure I now es7 ,n
longer have ihat consolation ,vfe-.
once my work Wa jgy anl "a ,4..
uric. because there was sorno,t....
spur me- on, II is now przc,ica,i,. ,...s
icss and. Ga; And al time i.,.a
SPAR settles down upon no. ANA IN,
unable 10 SEQ wha. lfc holds q. .
IN the future. an Unable ,n Sc,
any use In going on
II was on New Years lav o., l.,.
that fhe news came 10 us %. Jobr,.
death At IN" FROM. was living
bed "a, my HON" IN Londoa. re.,.or a.
ntS performance ia the ,bea.er M,
afternoon. when al at onc. Aoard
terrible cry from the from, % Tho nom.
was stunned for moment. ana ,h,,
~ head began 10 swim bcuuus- or 80
awful fear thai c!utchcd at my u.yr,
NO. no. 40" cried 10 myaelf. pron.
>, ping myself up IN bed. God couldu',
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SiN" way 20 grief as | did Instead.
keep Your Eanc anu Your faith firmly
liked on the World beyond. and regard
Your boys absence rs Enough he were
eGi on long Journey. Ey keeping
your faith You Will help t. win this
war. For II you lose II. the war and
your own personal self are lost.
NOT BIrr.,n NOW HECttSE
&C., SUPREME SACRIFICE
DO nos tNjuk tina; | am bitter ;hat
my son was called by God 20 make
tho supreme sacrifice. Killed IN any
o;her manner. in times or peace. |
think my !i:c would have sourcd, and
should have become cmh.ttcreL
against ihe world. but dying as John
Lauder did. can only say that. even
With the knowledge OF what pain his
death has cost me. would send him
hi'n from the ground. Hccausc. since
were !; possible to-day 10 vcsurrect
him from the ground. Because. isnce
his death. l have been 10 France. and
have seen the bleeding lily. and
have come - realize more than ever
that John Ladders life WAS no: given
in vain or usc!cssly.
For. unless YOU have been 20 France.
N"u cannot realize wha1 is happening
10 that gentle country. l was riding
N motor car ono day OF what seemed
~ hc = country road There was
nothing but torn-up fields TO bc seen.
ana tn. road itself was wrecked with
shells and allied with rocks and hits
OF wood. Then suddenly our car hap
pencd 20 HI; some obstruction. and.
gazing over ne side of the machine. |
saw what seemed TO me TO be n curb
stone sticking ny from beneath pile
OF rubbish.
called an officers attention 10 this
and, cianc!ns carclcsSly over the side
o: the car. hc said:
Yes. that's about all tina; is lct: O,
'hc town OF n. |; was here about
;wo months ago. hut tho Huns cleaned
out the town and the 5000 inhabitants.
and they made a damn thorough job OF
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NOT EVEN RUIN LEFT
WHERE TOWN ONCE STOoD

My blood froze as he spoke. for upon
gazing around could not even
visualize the outlines OF town. There
Was not ruin TO be seen. not n wreck
cd house or church in sight IL was as
Il the place had never existed. for the
3corle. homes. Notwithstanding
lad been completely destroyed by she'll
fire. Tha: is what the Germans do
10 town they lombard or PASS
through when on retreat
/ spent many days in the trenches.
IN the rest camps. the hospitals. and in
the surrounding towns. and The most
0ehnite impression | carried away was
one concerning the spiritual atmosphere
which surrounds the French and Eng
!sh soldiers in France. talked viii,
some OF tho men for hours az q time
about their experiences in battle. abou;
their thoughts OF home. about their
feeling toward tho enemy. but the ono
ihinS / came away with, above all other
Impressions. was the conviction that
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CRAFTS FACTORY WAREROOMS
PIANO Sal:

me used pianos hand of
which received
below O prices.
Sale used for then exchanged
for CRAFTS CABINET GRAND we
full purchase price apply that reality
Piano which will do little children
no muaic
hcsc
be-
methods rule hcrc:
OF tho
sh rsmt d.iii and these facts together
thoroughly
AS TO these Will be
Il
of
make here We
OF
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1918-05-24

A travelling man in Lexington a
few days ago made the statement
that the commercial world, that is
this country, has under considera-
ton the abolition of the system Of
drummers by which means the
wholesalers and manufactures have
long supplied the retail stores. He
stated that the reason for the con-
templated change was the enor-
nous and unbearable charges made
the drummers, which charges come
under the head of travelling ex-
penses. The hotels, the livery sta.
bles, auto garages and others all
charge the drummer more than
anybody else for the same service.
When reminded that, fortunately
for the drummer, these travelling ex-
penses are paid out of somebody
elses money, he said i deny that
to a great extent. No matter
whether we are on straight salary
or commission our pay is based on
our sale of the goods and the mat
ter Of daily expense has become 50
great that we are finding it SO diff
cult to get by that the change re-
ferred to is under consideration. =
When asked what other system Of
selling the goods would be adopted
in the event Of the contemplated
change being made, he replied that
the mail order would have to be re-
sorted to or the merchants and 9TH
ers would have to 60 to the cities
to get the goods which caused us
to state that a little noticing of the
mails these days would show that
the mail order business has already
become enormous. In fact, the
man who has the spot cash to pay
will always be independent in the
matter Of buying, while the credit |
buyer will continue to be the VIC
finland the credit seller is also
no better of. Back to the original
subject the country would seriously
feel the loss of the drummers--and
there is truth in the statement that
they are too often overcharged.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1918-05-24

M. Youngerman never loses an
opportunity TO make his land bet
ter. He thinks that nothing can
beat crimson clover. He has now
about seven acres that he seeded
after moving soy beans and peas
for hay. It was not broken. He
only disced, then sowed it and COW
cred it lightly with a section har-
row. A firm seed bed was the Sc
cret OF his success. If you use a
disc heavily or a pillow, you must
wait for the soil TO pack back OF
you will not get clovers up in dry
weather. This Is true in the spring
as we'll as the fall.