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The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-01-28
IMPROVED SOME
 IN THEIR GUNS,
 BUT NOT MUCH

FRENCH FRONT. Dec. 31.-Ger- man artillerymen have not been able, in spite of all their efforts. to invent a field gun which in any way ap. breaches the French field gun in accuracy of aim or rapidity of fire. Since the beginning of the war, how. ever. they have greatly improved their three.inch gun and have in creased its range by extending the length of the tube and fixing it on a four-inch howitzer gun-carriage, which gives it an extreme carrying distance of nearly six miles. It's most effective range is still only be- tween two and a half and three and three-quarter miles.
 In making these improvements, the German gunners have decreased the efficiency of the field-gun at the shorter range. since the longer barrel causes the piece to heat more rapid ly than the old model and thus pre- 'Shsc ShO OuttCAy tiou quick fire for more than short period.
 The shells fired by these guns are of five varieties. each battery being furnished with supplies of all of them for use according to circumstances The various shells are:
 The long explosive concussion shell.
 The long explosive shell with an instantaneous fuse formed of an aluminium bar an inch and half in length which is inserted In the end of the projectile just before it is fired ands causes the shell to burst at the slightest obstacle.
 The ordinary short shell with a de. layed time fuse.
 The ordinary short explosive time- fuse shell.
 The shrapnel shell.
 The shells most g-ss11lly employed are those of the ordinary explosive kind and shrapnel. All shells are now provided with a driving band made of an alloy as the supply of copper in Germany has become short
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-01-28
ALL RECORDS BROKEN.

BERKELEY. Cal. Dec. 25.-Anoth. CT University Farm COW has broken all records for California. This is "Willowmore Cherry No. 25.992." an Ayrshire COW belonging to the Uni versity of California. She has made a new state record for a mature Ayr shire COW by giving 9.472 pounds of milk and 44O pounds of butter-fat in a year. Moreover. this breaks all California records for three success. i've years production by an Ayrshire COW, her average being 9.3673 pounds of milk and 41O6 pounds of butter fat.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-01-28
CARL WHITE IS
 0FFFOR BROOKS

Carl Whites stage left Olnes yes terday afternoon with several pas sengers for Brooks. According to reports, the Brooks trail is pretty well drifted, but White expects to make the trip through without any trouble.
 White will return to Olnes from Brooks Monday afternoon in time for his passengers to come in on the evening train.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-01-28
AMERICA AND HER ALLIES
(By Dr. Washington Gladden)

(By Dr. Washington Gladden) (This new national hymn was writ ten by Rev. Washington Gladden., pastor of the First Congregation Church of Columbus, O., and was sung for the first time at patri- otic service in his church. The hymn Is sung to the tune "Materna," better known as 70 Mother Dear Jerusalem").
 0 Land of lands, my Tatheriand, the
 beautiful, the free, All lands and shores to freedom are
 ever dear to thee: All sons of Freedom hall thy name,
 and wait tLy word of might, While round the world the lists are
 joined for liberty and light. Hail sons of France, old comrades
 dear! Hail Britons brave and
 true!
 Hail Belgian martyrs ringed with
 flame! Slavs fired with visions
 new!
 Italian lovers mailed with light.
 Dark brothers from Japan! From east to west all lands are kin
 who live for God and man. Here endeth war! Our bands are
 sworn! Now dawns the better
 hour
 When lust of blood shall cease to
 rule, when Peace shall come
 with power: We front the fiend that rends our
 race and fills our homes with
 gloom;
 We break his sceptor. spurn his
 crown. and nail him in hls
 tomb!
 Now hands all round, our troth We
 plight to rid the world of lies. To fill all hearts with truth and
 trust and willing sacrifice; To free all lands from hate and spite
 and fear from strand to strand; To make all nations neighbors and
 the world one Fatherland.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-01-28
ELD0RADO HAS
 LITTLE PARTY

The people of Little Eldorado gave a wish" party Tuesday evening at the home of T. Rehn and Co.,, and a very enjoyable evening was spent in this manner. Miss Ingrid Jorgerson won the first prize and Mrs. Hans Hess the consolation prize.
 About seventeen people were in at tendance.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-01-28

and covered with chopped stewed prunes, a little spice if liked, and a few chopped nuts. Roll up, cut in small rolls. place in a baking pan to bake. Serve hot with cream or fruit juice.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-01-28

The boys have a picked team of dogs, and travelling light, expect to break all records in getting to the coast town. Both young men leave a host of friends behind, who, while 10th to see them go, wish them all the luck in the world in their new job with Uncle Sam.-Nenana News.
 BUFFALO MEAT FOR CHARITY.
 FL PASO. Jan. 1.-Selling buffalo meat was one of the unique ways in which. the local Red Cross Chapter got money for the membership cam paign here. A young buffalo from Fort Sumpter. N. M.. was donated to the local chapter. killed and dressed in a local packing plant and sold as steaks and choice cuts to Fl Paso shoppers.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-01-28
THE GERMAN PEOPLE ARE TO
 HAVE SOME EATLESS MEALS
 BEFORE THE WINTER IS OVER

luxuries, she can have whatever she wants.
 Two remedies are suggested heavy penalties or free trade. The latter would be a dangerous expert. ment; the former needs the sup. port of everybody to make it effec. tive"
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-01-28
BOILED RICE WITH FIG SAUCE


 Cook rice as usual except 1t is cooked in a double boiler and skim milk Is used to cook it in instead of water. This makes more nu- tritious dish and especially good for children. A hard sauce may be used if preferred to the fig sauce, yet this Is unusual and very nice. Stew the figs, depending upon the size of the family to be served; add the lemon juice and little of the grat- ed rind with a bit of butter added Serve hot.
 RICE AND sULTANA cRooUETTEs
 Pick the stems from a cupful of sultana raisins; wash a cupful of rice and add three cupfuls of milk; cook until the rice is tender. adding a half teaspoonful of salt. When tender, add the yolks of two eggs, one-fourth of a cupful each of su- gar and butter and a little spice; mix well and set aside to become cool. Form in balls, dip in egg. roll in crumbs and fry one minute in deep fat. Serve with
 ORANGE SABAYoN SAUCE
 Beat one whole egg with two yolks until thoroughly mixed; add half a cupful of sugar and beat again. Add half a cupful of orange juice and the juice of half a lemon. Set over boiling water and coob until 1t thick ems slightly. Turn at once into a cold dish.
 PRUNE DuMPLINGs
 Take a cupful of flour sifted with teaspoonful of baking powder and quarter of a teaspoonful of salt, mix with good rich milk to make a drop batter Grease small cups. drop in little batter, then add spoon full of stewed prunes with some of the juice, add another spoonful of the batter and put the cups into a pan with boiling water, enough to steam them without boiling into the cups. Steam well covered for 15 minutes. Serve with prune juice and cream. A baking powder bis cult dough may be made. rolled out
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-01-28
NUT BREAD

Sift together two cupfuls of flour, two teaspoonfuls of baking powder, half teaspoonful of salt. Beat one egg, add half cupful of sugar, a cupful of milk, stir in the flour mix ture and three-fourths of cupfuI of walnut meats. Let stand in the bread pan in which 1t is to be baked twenty minutes before putting into the oven. Bake in a moderate oven forty-flve minutes.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-01-28
WANT BEER FOR WORKERS.

LONDON, Dec. 31.-Hotels have been asked to urge their customers to buy light wines instead of beer 50 that there may be greater supply of the latter beverage for the work ing class.
The Irish standard., 1918-02-16

QUEEN Mass which was celebrated by
the Most Rev. DR.. Hackett in Water.
ford Cathedral, for the victims of the
recent shipping disaster. The Mayor
and Corporation attended in state. The
distress fund now totals close on
$4,000, recent subscriptions including
e1OO from Cardinal Logue.
At convention of Sim Fein clubs
of the East Waterford constituency
held at Kilmacthomas, Mr.. P. C. O'Ma
hony, organizer, presiding, the follow.
ing officers were unanimously appoint
ed President, Mr.. NJ. Organ, Co. c..
R.D.C, Ballymacarbery; Vice Presi
dents, Mr.. John Hanley, R.D.C., Nuns
boro, Clonea, Carrick-on-Suir, and Mr.
E. Nugent, Jr, R.D.C., Ballymacar
berry; Hon. Treasurers, Mr.. Frank Dro
han, Kilmacthomas, and Mr.. P. Keat
ing, Kilrossantry; Hon. Secretaries
Mr.. James Norris, RD.C., Shanathune
Dunhill, Fenor, and Mr.. George c.
Kelly, Kilmacthomas. Delegates on
Ard Comhairle, Mr.. MI. O'Regan, Bal
lymacarbery.
The Irish standard., 1918-02-16
ULSTER,

MIR. John Blake, member of the
commercial staff. independent News
papers, Ltd, Belfast Office, was in the
local Custody Court, presented by MIR.
Nagle, R. NJ, with Carnegie certifi-
cate and a check for G5 for an en-
deavor to save life.
The combined balance sheets of the
Belfast Banking Company, Ltd, the
Northern Banking Company and the
Ulster Bank, Ltd, continue to show
expansion. The reserve funds are
100000 up, deposit and credit balance
G3,222,729 up, cash on hand G751 1888
up, advances to customers and bills
discounted G3,969,376 up, and the I'M
divided profits G41,3S2 up. The profits
of the bank show an increase Of over
G11,000.
The Irish standard., 1918-02-16
be ready to receive settlers.

be ready to receive settlers.
The amount of money required to
get a farm home on any of these
tracts varies according to the nature
of the lands and other local condi.
tons. On some of the Society's col
onies a man may safely settle with
very little money while on others he
will require more substantial sum
to start with.
In the special reports issued on all
lands recommended, the Society's ex-
pert agriculturists also give valuable
practical directions on how the lands
of any particular project are to be
handled by the settler.
In these critical days when it is be-
coming very evident that the land is
the safest place for a man to be and
when the country needs all the good
farmers it can get, the work of the
Catholic Colonization Society is of the
greatest benefit to the individual and
to the country as whole In this
latter respect the work represents an
eminently patriotic enterprise.
Approval of Mr.. Hoover.
In view of the important part which
the Catholic Colonization Society is
bearing in the momentous task of
augmenting the Nations agricultural
resources, the Government, through
the United States Food Administra.
ton. has expressed its appreciation of
the good work in very cordial terms.
Under date of November 81, 1917, Mr..
Herbert Hoover writes to one of the
society's directors in part as follows:
1T is with pleasure that l learn
of the aims and work OF the Catholic
Colonization Society, which body, as
understand. is unselfishly striving to
encourage people, especially foreign
ers. to go back to the soil.
I'm our work we are vitality in
terested in the result of all efforts to
increase the production of foodstuffs
for America and the Allies, without
which we can not carry on"
The Irish standard., 1918-02-16
c. F. Wa|cott Retracts SIander
His Remarks Based Only on a Rumor,
Which He Did Not Seek
to Verify.

Adrian Iselin, Chairman of the New
York Catholic Layman's Committee,
made public Tuesday, through William
d. Guthrie, letter written by F. G.
Walcott of the United States Food Ad-
mfnistration in Washington.
At food conservation meeting in
Mrs. William D. Sloane's residence
here on Jan. Is last, Mr.. Walcott at
tributed to the Pope measure of
responsibility for the Italian military
disaster and for the descriptive propa-
ganda which brought it about. In his
letter to Mr.. Iselin Mr.. Walcott writes.
in part:
81 repeated thoughtlessly and with
out previous reflection a rumor which
l had not verified and which am now
convinced and believe was untrue. /
have since read the categorical denial
of Cardinal Gasparri, the Pope's Min
lister of Foreign Affairs, and the denial
OF Cardinal Bourne in London, and
have also read the statement recently
made by Signor Orlando, the Prime
Minister of Italy, in the Italian Cham
Der of Deputies. ....
Il therefore feel that it is my duty
to retract the statement 1 made in
regard to the Pope, which do without
reserve, and 1 would like to correct
the unfortunate and erroneous impress
sion my remarks tended to create.
You may give this letter such pub
licity as your committee deems ad-
visable to counterfeit the effect of my
statement and it's repetition by those
who heard my remarks"
The Irish standard., 1918-02-16
Catholic Colonization
Society is Very Active
Will Help to Meet Nations Aaricul
tural Needs of War Time.
Archbishop Mesmer Of Milwaukee Is
sues Statement of Value to
Prospective Settlers.
Fourteen Colony Tracts Ready for De
MISUNDERSTANDING Sugges-
tons Offered.

Wishing to do it's share for the Ma
ton in its day of stress and conflict,
the Catholic Colonization Society, U.
S. A., has reorganized and extended
its work in accordance with the criti-
cal condition of the time. AS the Ma
tional Colonization Society of the
Catholic Church of the United States,
the Society has opened it's great cam
paign for the direction of land-seekers.
The following statement by Most
Reverend Sebastian G. Messmer, Arch
bishop of Milwaukee and Director
General of this Society, clearly sets
forth the objects and methods pursued
in this noble work:
The Catholic Colonization Society,
U. S. A, is the National Catholic Or
ganization appointed for the Direction
of Prospective Settlers who desire in
telligent and honest information and
counsel about where to settle and
farm. 1t does not propose to induce
any party who is at present well-placed
and satisfied with his conditions to go
to the farm. 1t merely wishes to di-
rect those who, desiring to change
and better their living conditions, have
made up their minds to move to the
land.
The Catholic Colonization Society is
not financial or money-making con-
Germ. 1t neither buys, sells or owns
lands in any of it's colony projects.
Through the Catholic Land Informa.
ton Bureau, U. s. A., associated with
it, the Catholic Colonization Society
seeks to cover the entire United
States in search of suitable tracts of
land so that there may be a wide
range of choice for it's clients. Such
lands are carefully investigated by this
Bureau or by trusted men familiar
with this work and deputed by it for
the work of examination. Some of
the best-known and most reliable agri-
culturists and land experts in the
United States are directly engaged in
this investigation work for the Cath
Ollie Colonization Society.
In the case of every colony project,
the business standing and RESPONSE
bility of the company handling the
lands are carefully investigated to as
certain whether such parties may be
safely dealt with by the settler.
Thereafter this Investigating Bureau
proceeds to examine the particular
tract of land in question, as to it's agri-
cultural merits. This examination is
made by the Bureaus own selected
experts.
Recent Developments.
Fourteen land projects have been
investigated and recommended thus
far and are now ready for settlers.
These lie in the states of Wisconsin,
Michigan, North and South Dakota,
Montana, Colorado, Texas, Arkansas,
Louisiana, Mississippi and Florida.
More such colony tracts will shortly
The Irish standard., 1918-02-16
M EATH.

At meeting in Oldcastle. Rev. FIR.
Barry, PIP, presiding. a cooperative
society was formed, over 200 shares
being taken, for the purchase and stor-
age of food for the needs of the peo-
pie. The reverend chairman stated
that the worst danger would confront
them in May and June.
Messrs. j. and G. Brophy, auction
GERS, Ardee, disposed by public auction
of the very valuable farm known as
Drakestown, containing 1868 acres, for
Messrs. w. and E. Mcdowell at $1,000,
the purchaser being John C. Kieran,
Ashville.
Rev. William Egan, late of Stillor-
gan, and formerly Of Skreen, Meath,
who died on September Z, left per-
sonal estate valued at 9221 as. Cd.
Probate of his will, dated June /.
1915, has been granted to Rev. Denis
Dunno, Trim. The testator left all
his modest savings for charitable pur-
poses, bequeathing his silver chalice
to the Convent of Mercy, Killigan, and
donating the residue of his estate to
the new Irish Mission to China.
The Irish standard., 1918-02-16
DERRY.

A little girl named Maggie Free
man, aged IA, was accidentally killed
as the result of gun accident at
Tullans, Coleraine. Her nephew, aged
AZ years, was handling a gun, which
dropped and exploded, and the un-
fortunate girl received the charge in
the face.
A letter posted forty-fve years ago
at Magherafelt has just been delivered
1t was addressed to Mr.. Joseph Nc
Kenna, Sailors Home, Liverpool, and
was recently found there at the back
of an old desk which was being re-
moved Faded with age, the address
was still clear, and the letter, mes
sage of love from his mother twenty
years dead, was sent on to Mr.. Nc
Kenna, now an aged man, living in a
cottage at Magherafelt.
The Irish standard., 1918-02-16
cuted under the Petrol Act for attend
ing by motor Sim Fein meeting at
Ballinameen.
lOUTh.

Mr.. j. Moonon, auctioneer. Ardee,
disposed of farm of fourteen acres,
subject to an annuity of 215, the prop
erty of Mrs. Filgate, Lissrenny, to Mr..
A Fisher. Newry, for Ell, 900 and fees.
AT the annual election of officers of
the st. Fursey, Haggardstown. Divi-
sion a. o. H., the following were unani-
mously elected: President, Brother
Thomas Clinton; vice president, Broth.
er James Caraher; treasurer, Brother
Thomas Mccormack; secretary. Broth.
er Patrick M'Guinness, assistant Sec
rotary, Brother Edward M'Keown;
committee, Brothers John H. Murphy,
Patrick Mccormack, Patrick Richard
son, Thomas Dunno, John keenan,,
Henry M'Keown; outgoing arbitration
and vigilance committees unanimously
reelected
The Irish standard., 1918-02-16
TlPPERARY.

Mr.. J. J. O'Shea, MP, solicitor,
bought, in trust for a client, at Castle.
town, near Carrick-on-Suir, small
holding containing seven acres for
G445 and auction fees.
Flour mills at Ballynonty, Thurles,
property of Mrs. Brady, have been
burned down, together with the plant,
machinery, and great quantities of
grain, flour, etc., belonging to farmers
The damage is estimated at several
thousand pounds and the premises
were not covered by insurance.
The Irish standard., 1918-02-16
MONAGHAN.

MIR. John Mccartney, Keeranmore,
had narrow escape from fatal injury
when riding home from Clones on a
recent Saturday evening. At Johns.
town gate his horse reared and fell
over pinning him underneath. Fortu.
nately he fell in a narrow drain, thus
escaping the full weight of the animal,
which lay on him for q considerable
time until he was rescued in an OK.
hausted condition.
The following awards have been
made in County Monaghan in connec
ton with the loss of relatives in the
Connemara- Retriever disaster in Car.
lingford Tough to Mrs. McGorman
Ballybay, Gl,O00; John and Helen Liv.
ingstone, Newbliss. $500: John Nolan
Monaghan, $500; Mrs McEntee, Bal.
lybay, ,c60o.
The Irish standard., 1918-02-16
Funeral Service Insurance

We accept a. Members, the baby one
month old to a person sixty-nine years.
of age and furnish the best 500 Fun
eral Service in the world, for 18 cents.
per month and up. We give good
contracts to Agents and Undertaiers.
A post card will bring full particulars
Friendly Service Society, s24 Kasot>
Building, Minneapolis, Mimi.
The Irish standard., 1918-02-16

McGrath, Cloonloo; James Dryer, Cup
penagh; Pat McDermottroe,- Maha-
nagh; Michael Regain, Doballa; Pat
Queenan, Cashel; Andrew Hoarn, Der
rinogherin; John Shannon, Taverane;
Tom McDonagh, Cultabrannock and
Curnacartha.
The Irish standard., 1918-02-16
WEXFORD.

While alighting from train in mo-
ton at Wexford North Railway station
a sailor named Nicholas Furlong
Slipped between the platform and train
and was killed.
A farm at Ballytegan, near Corey,
containing eighty-thre statute acres,
annuity $50, was sold by Mr.. Alexan-
der Kinsella, auctioneer, Corey, to
Mrs. Tully, Clohamon, Ferns, for
G1,9OO.
The Irish standard., 1918-02-16
TYRONE.

The Very Rev. John O'Doherty, PIP,
W., Strabane, presided at q lecture
in the Town Hall, Strabane, by the
Rev. James M'Glinchey. Dean, st. Co.
lumbas College. Derry His subject
was Irish Nationality.
At a meeting of the Committee OF
Management of the Tyrone Co. Hos.
pital DR.. +. c. Thompson, house sur.
geon, drew attention to the serious
financial position of the institution.
There WIS now debit balance of
1882 and they had to pay accounts
that day amounting to G1,3OO.
The Irish standard., 1918-02-16
News from Ireland

Park, Kingstown, was joining the ship,
to which he was attached as doctor. at
Birkenhead, he slipped and fen into
the water. Efforts to produce artifl-
cial respiration we're unavailing. He
was the only son Of the late Dr.. X. S.
Hudson, Rathfriland.
The Irish standard., 1918-02-16
WICKLOW.

Fifty-siX head of cattle and 100 sheep
which were driven off the lands of
Mr.. r. G. Tisdall, Blessington Park,
have been recovered. In the past two
months posters have been exhibited at
all the villages calling upon the Mar
quis of Downshire ''to sell the deer
park and demesne to the Estates Com
missioners for allotment amongst the
people and district
Mr.. Tisdall, it is stated, has the lands
rented from the Marquis of Downshire
for a period of years.
The Irish standard., 1918-02-16
DUBLIN,

1t is stated that a bill will be laid
before the British parliament to make
legal the unsigned codicil of the will
OF the late Sir Hugh Lane, in which
he expressed his intention of leaving
to Dublin number of his pictures
now in the London National Gallery
that gallery having declined to hand
them over, despite Sir Hugh's acknowl
edged last wishes.
The death has taken place at 81
Usher's quay, Dublin, of Mr.. William
Brophy, who in his day was promi
nent Fenian, and had personal recol
lections of many stirring episodes OF
the 81 movement.
Mr.. Mathew Feeney was unanimous
ly elected chairman of the Irish Com
mercial Travellers Association fol
1918; Mr.. George Wilson, vice chair
man, and Messrs. John F. Slattery and
Thomas Gillespie, hon. secretary.
At the outbreak of the war 29O,SO0
acres in Ireland, out of total of 20,
250,796 acres, were under wood-a per
centage of IA. This wooded area is
diminishing by 1000 acres per annum
and replanting is not keeping pace
with telling.
The Wordsworth Hall, Dublin, man
agement cancelled the letting of the
hall, which has been booked for Irish
history lectures by Professor Eoin
MacNeill for the Thursdays of Janu
airy, February and March. Mr.. Law
renee, secretary OF the Select Vestry
interviewed, refused to make any state
ment, but it is stated that the hall was
let under misapprehension and when
the management learned of the pur
pose to which it was to be put they
cancelled the permit. It is said that
the matter will be the subject of legal
proceedings.
The Irish standard., 1918-02-16
LIN ERlck.

There are two candidates for the
Limerick mayoralty-Council S. B.
Quin, d., present occupant of the
civic chair and Councillor A. O'Mara.
Mr. James Flynn and Mr.. ]. H. Roche
are mentioned for the shrievalty.
Eight acres at Shanalklye, five miles
from Limerick, were sold by Mr.. J..
O'Brien, auctioneer, for 1855.