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The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-01-28
EICHTY-SEVEN
 SIGN UP LAST NIGHT FOR DRILL

There were eighty-seven men out last night at the meeting held al the Masonic Temple for the purpose of getting military drill started among the men of this city. The meeting was held under the auspices of the Alaska Commandery, and the hall was very generously donated by the Masons for the night.
 Those in charge are very enthusi astic over the turnout last night and will continue to hold weekly meetings. Excellent work was ac complished last evening, but still bet ter work will result when a per feet organization, such as home guard, with regular officers, is per fected. The men drilled an hour and a quarter last night. going through calisthenics and other eXer cises, and when the instructors rest ed them as being tired, number of them went back and drilled fol three-quarters of an hour more.
 The following men signed up fol drill last evening: Carl Alalick, H J. Amend, R. Bellerby, Roy Blair Tony Bucci, Andrew Bredlie, w. B Barb, R. L. Bernard, Jayson Buzby James Barrack, John A. Clark, Au gust Conradt, w. A. Courtney, w. z Courtney. George Coleman, Wallace Cathcart, Edgar Clausen, M. o. Carl son, w. Calderhead, Dave Courte manche, Jr.; Axel Carlsten, Frank Coombs. John Contardi. F. R. Clark Everett Dilley, Joe Doran, Edby Davis, G. D. Drake, w. E. Evans L. T. Erwin, G. B. Erwin, James Fairborn, T. H. Foster, Oscar Fisher Finley Graham, c. Gibson, E. A. Her ing, C. S. Hahn, Ray Hamilton, w w. Hunter, A. F. Herpick, F. B Hall, Theo. Johnson, Geo. Kinney A. Kennedy, N. R. King, J. H. Kelly H. H. Lumpkin, Reese Lloyd, A Landaas, H. Logan, A. McGown, P McMullen, Norman Mcdonald, Jas J. Murphy, Jas. McCracken. J. c Mcdonald, Geo. Markus, w. w. Nc Kinnon, G. A. MacQuarrie, Tom Nc Donald, Sig Magnussen, A. Nerland D. A. Newton, Ed Olsen, Gerald Protzman, P. s. Peterson, T. A. Par sons. Harry Porter. w. N. Rolston Paul Ringseth, H. H. Ross, Et Stroecker, s. K. Stewart, Tom Swan B. F. Sherman. Edgar Seneff, Ra! Steele, B. L. Sanderlin, M. D. Snod grass, Carl s. Selberg, J. M. Shanks R. E. Sheldon, John Smith, s. M Sells, R. Y. St. George, Mack Smith E. Tonseth, Ben Thompson, R. w Taylor, Lou Weslow. Geo. Wheeler Geo. B. Wesch.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-01-28
MANY sMUoGLERs ARE
 BUSY ON BORDER

FL PASO, Texas, Dec. 31.-All of the tricks which smugglers have used in the past to get contraband goods, ammunition and jewelry in and out of Mexico are now being employed to get contraband foodstuffs into Mexico through this port. False bot toms in trunks, wagons and auto mobile trucks with two floors and peddlers' carts with false partitions are some of the devices resorted to by the men who would evade the food embargo Recently large quan- tity of lard and sugar. prohibited articles. was discovered under pile of merchandise on commission brokers float. The goods were con fiscated and the brokers license re- voked. It is believed much of the smuggled contraband is being sent to Germans in Mexico.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-01-28
CORRESPONDENCE

The Editor is not responsible for anything appearing under this head which is for the free expression of pei scnal opinion on subjects of public interest and importance.
 Editor Citizen:
 At the last general election in the Territory of Alaska an opportunity was given the electors to signify their choice of hours of daily em- ployment, with the result that 10,416 voted for "a general eight-hour day" and 1,7S2 voted against the propo- sition.
 The members of the last legisla- ture, deeming this decisive indica- tion of the desires of their constit- uents, accordingly passed an act for "an eight-hour day for all wage earners and salary-earners in Alas ka" This bill was introduced simul- taneously in the house and senate. in the former by Representative Cor rigan, of Nome, formerly secretary of the Nome Local of the Western Federation of Miners, and in the latter by Senator Sundback, also of Nome. The members of the legisla- ture were informed by these gentle men that the bill as introduced had been furnished them by the labor organization above referred to with the assurance that it had been care fully prepared by the attorney for the Western Federation of Miners of Colorado, with which the Nome Local is affiliated. Most of the leg islators considered this a very de- sirable source for such legislation, and did not feel qualified to alter it in any way.
 Attorney General Griggsby was asked by the senate for an opinion of the constitutionality of the act, but so much time was consumed in preparation of this opinion that the act was passed in its original form by that body, the members fearing that further delay might jeopardize the enactmnet of the law. It was finally passed by both houses with the addition of the section authoriz Ing the governor to suspend the same when found to interfere with the production of food products, etc, at the request of the Secretary of the Interior or the Board of National Defense. The only other amendment was the changing of the words Tabor or services" to "wages-earners or sal. ary.earners." This was done to con. form to the wording of the original act authorizing the referendum. The penalty was changed to conform to that in the eight-hour law covering underground mining (which had been previously passed), as it would hard ly do to have different penalties in two laws which might be construed to cover the same offenses. The act passed in this form with only one dissenting vote, this being cast in the house.
 Such is a brief history of the gen eral eight-hour law as it now stands upon our statute books and the man ner of its passage. give the same for the purpose of correcting the misconception and misconstructior the many critics of the act and the legislature seem to have .engendered in the minds of the general public
 The above will prove as utterly untrue the statement that the act was passed in it's present form witf the purpose of rendering it uncon stitutional and invalid. Nor is Il true that any joker was smuggled into it by enemies of the law. Any person with ordinary intelligence car Tread the act and construe its mean
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-01-28
(By Edgar Seneff)

The first grade has begun the second semester by taking up spell ing.
 The second grade has an honor roll worthy of mention, namely:
 John Butorovich.
 Walter Douse.
 John O'Shea.
 Gladys Dundon.
 Rosalie Phelix.
 Estella Shafer.
 Mary Zimmerman.
 Rolf Knutson, fourth grade boy, spelled the 100 words correctly which were given to the entire school, in the All-Alaska contest.
 Four of the eighth grade and seven of the high school pupils had 100 per cent papers.
 The pupils of the fifth and sixth grades have been studying Thomp- sons minimum essential in arithme- tic, geography and grammar.
 The manual training boys have been making boxes for their geogra- phy and history pastors.
 The seventh and eighth grade pu- pills have been having spelling con- tests during the past week, the boys against the girls.
 Friday mornings assembly opened with the singing of America" by the entire school.
 Miss Keenan addressed the pupils upon the subject of thrift and the attitude of Germany toward the Unit ed States during the past 20 years. The prizes were awarded to those pupils who took part in the recent Red Cross drive. MT. Davis gave
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-01-28
GOVERNMENT TO PAY EXPENSES OF REGISTERED MEN WHO WANT
 TO ENLIST, GOING FROM HERE

Yesterday the Fairbanks local board received by wire instructions that any Alaskan who has registered for service under the selective draft law could go Outside and enlist vol untarily, and have his expenses paid to Fort McDowell, California, the place for enlistment. The applicant for enlistment may state the branch he wishes to enlist in, and if con- ditions warrant, he will be inducted into that branch. Some few para graphs with regard to the time for beginning this regulation are am biguous in the telegram received yesterday, and Mayor Ray wired the governor to clear up the doubtful passages, and should receive an an swer today.
 The young men who wish to go will be given physical examina- tion here to make sure no one physi- cally unfit may go out at govern ment expense, and will then be sent out at government expense to Fort Mcdowell, where they will be in ducted into the servcie.
 Herewith are given the instruc- tions received from the governor in regard to the new regulations:
 Juneau, Alaska, Jan. q, 1917. Albert R. Heilig, Board IT,
 Fairbanks.
 Any Alaskan registrants desiring voluntary induction may. until fur ther orders, be inducted as follows:
 First. All applicants should be sent to Fort Mcdowell, California. The papers accompanying him should show the branch of service for which he is inducted, but owing to change able conditions no guarantee can be given that he will secure service in the branch chosen.
 Second. Great care should be ex. ercised to prevent abuse of this privi lege for the purpose of securing free transportation to the States.
 Third. The present uncertainty as to applicants being able to secure the branch of service chosen is due to shortage of supplies and housing facilities; but as soon as receiving depots are ready induction will be more regular and Alaskan regis trants will have the same advantages as others.
 Fourth. In sending men induct ed under the provision of this telegram local boards will prepare three copies of form one thousand twenty-nine for each man or group; also pre- pare two copies of form one thou sand ten for each man. One copy each of form one thousand twenty nine and one thousand ten will be sent to the camp with the inducted man and one copy of each of these forms will immediately be mailed to the. camp after the man has beer forwarded; the third copy will be held by the local board in a sepa rate file until further order. In us ing form one thousand twenty-nine for voluntary inauctions as prescrib ed in this telegram, local board: will write across the face of tht first page thereon, in bold red inl characters, the word voluntary" ant the word infantry" "quartermaster'. corps" medical department" ol whichever word designates the brancl of service for which each man wa. inducted. Where practical, meI should be sent in groups, even if i is necessary to delay some appli cants as much as week. but nt delay for more than a week for an! applicant is authorised.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-01-28
SMITH BOUND
 OVER TO JURY

The marshal's office received word from Nenana yesterday afternoon that J. H. Smith, the Nenana attor. ney, had been bound over to the grand jury by Commissioner Burns on charge of embedding funds from the Moose lodge at Nenana. Dis. trict Attorney Roth conducted the case for the government. while Ce. ell .Clegg appeared for the defendant. Smith has been given until today
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-01-28

to furnish bail. and if he does not furnish it, will be brought to Fair banks by Deputy Marshal John Wood. who will leave Nenana today with Earl Orr. bound over to the grand jury on three counts.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-01-28

a short talk in behalf of the local Red Cross committee. The children then sang "1'he Star Spangled Ban- ner" and saluted Old Glory. depart ing to their rooms determined to do their utmost in conservation and thrift to win the war.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-01-28
FIRST ARREST
 FOR VIOLATION
 OF S-H0UR LAW

Shortly before o'clock yesterday afternoon R. M. Brown appeared at the office of the district attorney and made a complaint that the North ern Commercial company was work ing its employees over eight hours in direct contravention to the eight hour law passed by the last legisla ture. and put into force on January 1, 1918.
 MT. Brown then proceeded with the assistant district attorney to tho office of the commissioner and swort to the complaint, deposing that tho Northern Commercial company had broken the eight-hour law by per hitting one of its employees. to wit Edward G. Clausen, to work over eight hours. contrary to the form of the statute. and asking that the company's agent be taken into GUS tody for said infraction of the eight hour law. A warrant was sworn out for the arrest of the Northern Com mercial company, and it's agent, Geo Coleman, and MT. Coleman was taken into custody by deputy marshal shortly before five o'clock. He was released on his own recognizance and time for pleading will be fixet later.
 There have been many complaints made by individuals around towr that the eight-hour law was not be ing observed in Fairbanks, but none swore to complaint until MT. Browr appeared yesterday. It is understood that the Northern Commercial Go will make test case of the law determining the future course of oth CT firms which are not observing the law.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-01-28
Highest Prices Paid For Foxes, WOLVES and Lynx RAW ?ELTS Send Furs at unce--l pay all
 charges
 Daniel Rv8el
 FURRtER 2703 College Ave. Berkeley, Cal.
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE
2703 College Ave. Berkeley,

To George w. Fry, his heirs, eXecu-
 tors, administrators and assigns:
 You are hereby notified that the undersigned has expended in labor and improvements the sum of one hundred dollars (s100) for each of the years 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1914 1915 and 1916, upon the Last Chance placer mining association on Engin ger creek in the Fairbanks Mining and Recording district, Alaska. You are hereby notified that if at the eX- piraton of ninety (90) days after the last publication of this notice to-wit, within ninety days after the twelfth day of December. 1917. you fail or refuse to contribute your pro portion of such expenditures, your interest in said claim shall become the property of the undersigned, your co-owner, under Section 232t of the Revised Statutes of the United States
 HANS P. GODFLESEN. By HANS MADSEN. Power of At.
 torney.
 Date first publication, Nov 12. 1917 Date last publication. Feb. 12, 1918.
 ALIAS SURVIVORS,. In the District Court for the Territory
 of Alaska. Fourth Judicial Division,
 at Fairbanks
 Lillian B. Willron. Plaintiff, vs. Walter J. Wilson. defendant 2,36S.
 To the Pres idont of the United States
 of america, Greeting:
 To Walter J. Wilson. the defend ant above named You are hereby rcqui..i to appear in the District Court for the Territory of Alaska. Fourtl Diyi.ioil. at Fairbanks, within thirty days after the date of he pub lication Cf this alias summons. said date of last publication being on the 2Sth day of January, 1918; that is to say on or before the expiration of the 9th day of March, 1918, and an~ swer the complaint of the plaintiff herein; and if you fail to answer said complaint within said yimc the plain tiff will take default against you and will apply 10 the Court for the re- lief demanded in said complaint, to- wit, the dissolution "f the l. d: Of matrimony existing between plaintiff and defendant, upon tho grounds or cruelty and inhuman treatment oi plaintiff by defe1da.It, as in aid complaint more fully described.
 This alias summons is published by authority of an o.der Of th+ above entitled Court mad. and entered on the 22nd day of December, 1917.
 Witness the Honorable Charles F.. Bunnell, Judge of said Court. this 22nd day of December. 1917.
 (SeaD J. F.. CLARK, Clerk.
 By FRANK B. HALL. Deputy. Date of first publication Dec. 24, 1917. Date of last publication Jan. 2S, 1918.
 MORTON E. STEVENS, attorney for D1aintiff
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-01-28
BIG SENTENCE FOR VACRANCY

Word was received by the local district attorneys office that Henry Paul, native residing at Hot Springs, had been arrested at that place on charge of vagrancy. Later, when he was brought to trial. he was sentenced to pay fine of $75. and to serve seventy-five days in jail.
 The coal in one of the largest new mines in China lies so near the surface of the ground that it after the covering soil is removed.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-01-28

John Kresher, of Pedro creek, re turned to his home on one of tho autos yesterday after short visi in town.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-01-28

Nels Nelson, of Gilmore creek. came into town yesterday.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-11
NEW OFFENSIVE
PLAN AGREED TO
BY BOLSHEVIKI
Treaty With Germany Pro-
vides For Active War
Against Allies

Washington, Sept 1.-THE supple
mentary treaty recently signed by
Germany and the Bolshevik govern
ment in Russia provides for a Boil
shevik offensive against the Allied
military expedition in northern Rus
sia, the State Department announced
yesterday upon receipt or advices
from Ambassador Francis at Arch
angle.
Under the terms or the treaty. IL
the Bolshevik government undertakes
an offensive against the Allied con-
tingents on the Archangel front, Ger
many Will guarantee Russia against
attack either from or through Fin
land.
If the Allied troops are expelled
from Russia, Germany will guarantee
the security of the Russian coasting
and fishing fleets in Russian waters,
Russia promises to pay to Germany
the sum of 5000, ,000, 900 marks (nor-
mally s1,500,000. .000). one billion of
which Germany agrees to accept in
the form of commodities from the
Ukraine, two and half billions in
gold and the remainder in German
marks and Russian paper
Officials declined to intimate wheth-
er the new treaty recognizes, from
the Bolshevik and German view
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-11

points, the existence of a state of war
between the Lenine- Trotzky regime
and the Allies, but one State Depart
ment authority asserted that there
can be war only between recognized
states. indicating that whatever may
be the intentions of the Bolshevik
government, the United States, not
having recognized 1t. will not regard
the attitude of this government to-
ward the Bolshevik as constituting a
state of war.
1t has been suspected for some
time that the Bolsheviki, having iso-
lsted themselves from the Allies
through a series of barbarous acts,
would turn to Germany to support
their tottering power, and the new
treaty is regarded in some diploma
tic circles here are revealing the
price they must pay for the support
of the Berlin government.
In view. however, of the German
need for every available soldier in
the west, 1t is not believed that she
will be able to contribute troops to
assist the Bolsheviki, and military
information received here indicates
that the Bolshevik organization is
rapidly distintegrating. with the re-
sistance of its military forces fast
weakening.
The State Department also received
definite information to-day showing
that the Czecho- -Slovak troops still
hold Samara, on the Volga front. in
European Russia. The dispatch from
Consul Harris at Irkutsk. says there
is uninterrupted communication be-
tween Irkutsk. Ekaterinburg and Sa-
mara ION the eastern front, which the
Czecho-slovaks are holding against
Bolshevik attacks"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-11
Penna. Men Are Awarded
Commissions in the Army

Washington, Sept. II. - Pennsyl-
vanians whose commissions were an
ncunced at the office of the adjutant
general yesterday include:
First lieutenant, infantry Will
liam T. Maclay. Philadelphia.
First lieutenant, engineer = Roy A.
Young. Williamsburg.
second lieutenant, ordinance-kirby
V. Wright. Macbeth; James ]. Quig-
ley, Philadelphia.
Enlisted men. second lieutenant.
ordnance = Ralph H. Lasday. Mum
hall: Louis Rubin. Philadelphia; Fred
{. McCafferty. Butler county.
Major. quartermaster - William ID.
Captain. quartermaster John j.
Donovan. Philadelphia.
second lieutenant, quartermaster-
Harry L. Mcbride. Braddock; Wilbur
L. Rhule. Bedford county.
Enlisted men, second lieutenant,
quartermaster = James ]. McCauley,
Egypt; William S: Service, Bala: John
T. .Ardie, Philadelphia: George r. Err
rickson, Jenkintown.
chemical warfare service - Henry X,
Shaw. Philadelphia.
captain, medical - James r. CORN
ley. Monaco.
First lieutenant. medical - Will
liam n Armstrong, Lock Haven.
motor transport corps - John Smith,
Jr.. Jeapette.
Enlisted men. second lieutenant, air
service, aeronautics = Edward w
Courtney, Ben Avan; Lewis L. Good
enough, Media.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-11
Crown Prince Assailed;
Dictatorship Demanded

Washington, Sept. 11.-From the
two extremes of German party lines,
the Socialist and the Pan-Germans
the Crown Prince is being attacked
for his recent interview denying re-
sponsibility for the war.
An official despatch to-day from
from France says the Socialist
paper Chimlitz Volstimme declares
that if the government premeditates
a peace offensive the CroUn Prince
must not be named as one of its
spokesman, as his bellicose past
his notorious attacks, his untimely
manifestations at the Reichstag and
elsewhere are in complete contra
diction with the way of speaking he
now wishes to adopt"
On the other hand the Pan-Ger-
man, Deutsche Zeitung now de-
mands a dictatorship which will get
together all those who have a clear
perception of their duty.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-11
HARRNBURGERS
ARE IN TODAY'S
. CASUALTY LISTS
Total of 642 Yanks Reported
on Two Lists Issued by
War Department

Washington, Sept. lin the lists
of casualties reported to-day by Gen
eral Pershing are total of 642
names. In the afternoons lists there
are $40 names and in that of the
morning 1922. Several. youths from
this vicinity are mentioned. The cas-
ualtieS are divided as follows.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-11
Bavarian Regiment Quits;
Won't Fight For Prussia

With the British Army, Sept. IL
Further confirmation of the mu-
tinous spirit in sections of the Ger
man army has been received Pris-
oners who were in the immediate
vicinity of an engagement on Au-
gust 22 say an infantry regiment of
a Bavarian division suddenly threw
down their arms. They retired, de-
claring they absolutely refused to
fight for Prussia any longer.
In addition to other troubles
which seem to have been multiply
ing of late, the German command
ers now have suddenly come to
realize that their system of defense
with respect to depth is totally in
adequate under conditions encoun-
tered in continuous fighting. A cap
tured Seventeenth German army or
der says
"a new outpost zone cannot be
selected daily and the troops must
hold the foremost line. The troops
must understand this or they will
retire against the wishes of the
command. This cannot be permit
ted for tactical reasons and must
not be allowed for moral reasons" 4"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-11
McAdoo Urges Liberty
Bonds Be Tax-Free

Washington, Sept. 1.-THE need
Of immediate legislation affecting the
entire financial structure of the
United States was earnestly pressed
upon Congress last night by the Sec
retary of the Treasury in a letter ad-
dressed to Chairman Kitchin, of the
ways and means committee.
Almost on the eve of the greatest
Liberty Loan drive Mr.. McAdoo vir-
tually demanded that Liberty Bonds
be tax-free up to 100000 during the
war and for a limited period there
after; that his own powers be in
creased to correspond virtually to
those of the ministers of the excheq-
uers of foreign powers allied with the
United States; that the issue of war
savings certificates be increased from
$4,000, 100000 to $4,000, 100000 and
that the $1,000 limitation on personal
holdings of these certificates be lift
cd.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-11

defense system printed in the Matin.
The first line in the rear of the
Hindenburg position, according to the
newspaper, starts from the south of
Lille and parallels the Hindenburg
line at an average of from three to
six miles. The second comprises a
line running from Lille to Metz, the
Intermediary points on which the
newspaper does not indicate. This
line would be about $50 miles long.
Finally. the newspaper adds, there
is third retreat in the line on which
the Germans are now vigorously
working. 1t runs from Valenciennes.
twenty miles west of Douai. in a
southeasterly direction to Givet. on
the Meuse at the Belgian border. The
front thus indicated extends for about
sixty miles.
ARMY MEN TO LEAVE
FOR DELAWARE CITY
John G.. NJ. Grab. recently made