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The Nenana news., 1918-02-16
CARTER KOON NOW
 IN ACTIVE SERVICE

In a letter recently received by Harry Davis from Carter R. Koon, formerly of Nenana, Carter tells of his experience in the engineers reg iment, which he joined soon after his arrival on the Outside. He says in part:
 Everything is all o. K. with me out here. You will no doubt sur mise that am Somewhere in France" as they don't allow us to tell the place where we are quar- tered. We had a very interesting trip across the pond. Just seven- teen days from our port of embark ation, New York, to here. As far as 1 am concerned the fishes went hungry, but it was not the same with some of the other poor fellows. l have been transferred from the 116th Engineers to the 1st Engin- eers of the regular army, Go. B. It is said to be the best regiment in the army and I guess we new re- cruits will have to go some now to keep up the rep of this outfit We are quartered in small French vil- lage, not fla from the fighting zone where some of the hardest fighting of the war IS taking place. 1 have not been in the exact front line trenches as yet. but some of the other boys have and all returned O. k., anG are anxious to get back. l expect 70 get over the top with the next buaoh.
 "This is certainly strange look ing town, all the houses are of stone and the streets are narrow and crooked. They say that the houses are of the architecture of the 17th century, and they sure look it. It Is hard to describe the condition of the country, but the war seeminly has made no difference in the people. They are determined to win, and go about their business just as though nothing out of the ordinary was occurring a few miles in front of them. The streets are all dark at night, no lights being allowed anywhere owing to the danger of air raids, but since I have been here the Germans have not taken the chance of venturing over our ground. We are expecting to make a move against them soon. How soon no one knows, but we all hope to get into action immediately 1 have been on the move so much that it doesn't seem just right to stop at any one place now, and We are not satisfied with it.
 "Tell the boys in Nenana to drop me line, as 1 haven't heard much from Alaska since left and a letter is a great thing out here. Give my regards to Taylor and Dutch and the rest of the bunch and tell them my address is Carter R. Koon, Company "B', First Engineers, American Ex- peditionary Forces, via New York.
 Your old friend,
 C. H. ROOM"
The Nenana news., 1918-02-16

Officials of the steamship lines plying between the States and Alas ka assert that the going into effect of the "bone dry" law in the terri tory has relieved them of one of their greatest annoyances. During the past two years practically every shipment of liquor to Alaska had been opened in transit and portion taken with a result that claims for shortages have come pouring into the offices with great regularity. Every effort to trace the source of these shortages has proved unavail- ing and the officials welcome the stopping of shipments.
The Nenana news., 1918-02-16

Manager Woodbury Abbey an- nounces that a double header game of basketball will be played at the Union hall next week in honor of Washington's birthday. One of the games will be between the boys teams and the other will be staged by the girls. The exact date of the game will be announced within a day or so. :.-,.::=. -:'.~--" .-. .
The Nenana news., 1918-02-16

John Moe, a resident of Douglas, was found dead recently at the bot tom of a cliff near Outer Point, Douglas Island. At a coroner's in quest the jury decided that Moe came to his death accidentally by falling over the cliff while on the trail from Juneau to Outer Point. His skull was crushed and one of his legs broken by the fall.
The Nenana news., 1918-02-16

The rooms of the Panama club, at Fairbanks, will be turned over to committee of women on Monday evening, and the public will be in- vited to play bridge for the benefit of the Red Cross.
The Nenana news., 1918-02-16

Mrs. A. W. Hamburger, pro- prietress of the Cascade laundry, who underwent an operation at the Government hospital several days ago, is improving rapidly and will soon be able to leave the institu- tion.
The Nenana news., 1918-02-16

Lester Earhart, who came to town recently to receive treatment at the Government hospital for an injured foot, has left that institution and will soon be able to return to his work south of Nenana, where he is interested in a contract.
The Nenana news., 1918-02-16

Amsterdam.-The Turkish govern ment has awarded a contract for the construction of a tunnel across the Bosporous, distance of 1900 feet. The work is to begin in April.
The Nenana news., 1918-02-16

Mrs. Hawley Sterling gave birth to a baby boy in Fairbanks yester- day morning. Mir. Sterling is an en- ployee of the Alaskan Engineering commission and the couple resided in Nenana during part of last sum- mer.
The Nenana news., 1918-02-16
NEW ACCOUNTANT ARRIVES

The home of Mrs. and Mrs. W. B. Hubbach was frightened yesterday by the arrival of baby boy at the Gov ernment hospital. Both mother and baby are getting along nicely.
The Nenana news., 1918-02-16

One of the most picturesque lakes along the right of way of the gov ernment railroad north of Anchor age, has been named Lake Nancy" In honor of the daughter of Secre- tary of Interior Franklin K. Lane. The lake is about two and one-half miles in length and about one mile wide; abounds in all kinds of trout. and the surroundings are unusually beautiful. The lake is located at Mile 1S0, about 3 miles northwest of Matanuska.
The Nenana news., 1918-02-16
PUBLICITY.

Alaska, writes Governor Strong in his annual report to the secretary cf the interior, needs publicity-the ri. ht kind of publicity. Much mis-
The Nenana news., 1918-02-16
ELSEWHERE IN ALASKA

Axel Rangenan, a chute man em- ployed on the No. 5 level of the Perseverance mine, was instantly killed recently by falling rock that crushed the life out of him.
The Nenana news., 1918-02-16

Mrs. Vim. G. Thomas, wife of ex- Commissioner Thomas, of Wrangell, for nearly forty years a resident of that town, died recently at her home there.
The Nenana news., 1918-02-16

LOT FOR S.ALE-Close in: cleared; cheap. Inquire News office.
The Nenana news., 1918-02-16

information, he says, still finds a place in the popular mind, but the mists of ignorance concerning Alaska are being slowly dispelled and the publicity of recent years is begin ming to bear fruit. In order to make known conditions prevailing, and the opportunities existing for capital and labor and for the man seeking investment and for those seeking lands and homes, where the fierce competition and struggle for a mere living is ever present, it is apparent, he points out, that sys- tematic and continuous publicity, based on solid truth as far as ob- tainable, is indispensable.
 The governor is an oldtimer in Alaska. He knows the country as few men know it, and he is familiar with all its needs and the haudicaps under which Northerners are labor ing to develop the country. He has seen a thickening of permanent set tiers, steady growth in the number of acres under cultivation, and he realizes that very much of the de- velopment is the result of carefully planned and persistent advertising. And the governor is one of those men who believes that if little ad- vertising is good for the country, more advertising is better
 Nenana should be represented in the next territorial legislature. Nu- merous questions doubtless will arise, during the coming season, bearing directly upon local interests and we should have some one in office to speak for us, instead of being de- pendent, as we have been, upon rep resentatives sent to Juneau from other districts We are entitled to this recognition, and we have among our residents, men as capable as any in the division to fill any office with in the gift of the territory. Why not decide upon candidate for the legislature and see that he is elected? If we will stand together, we can't lose.
The Nenana news., 1918-02-16

At recent meeting of the Alaska Labor union, composed of the em- ployees of the mines and mills of the Treadwell Co.,, on Douglas Island the members emphatically denounced all attempts to defeat the working of the eight-hour lay which went into effect on the first of the year.
The Nenana news., 1918-02-16

The first cases tried in the terri tory under the new "bone dry' law, came up before Commissioner John Henson, of Douglas recently. Seth Orava and John Haho were arrested on the charge of having liquor un- lawfully in their possession. the Ii quor having been found on board the launch owned by Haho, who had been engaged by Orava to carry it to Tenakee. Both men pleaded guilty and Orava was fined S1OO and costs and Haho $50 and costs. The booze was confiscated.
The Nenana news., 1918-02-16

While trying to raise the launch Myrtle at ketchikan, recently, div CTS Jean Thomas and John Porters discovered small covered dory sub merged near by. On being raised the body of man and a small dog were found in the cabin, the former being identified as that of Anton Larson, fisherman. who was last seen early in November.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-07-17
BASEBALL FOR SAILORS
Keyport Taking Up Subscription For
Aeronarfne Men.

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KEYPORT, July 17-Through pop
ular subscription, work on which has
already been started, the sailors now
stationed at the local Aeromarine
plant will AVE q baseball team and
practice will begin probably Saturday
Of this week. Ensign Garfield, who
has been placed In charge of the boys,
recent meeting and suggested that
something be done in this matter and
Mayor Bogardus has headed the list
OF subscribers with a donation Of $40.
The team will be under the super
vision of the old Keyport baseball
team and those who donate 81 OF
more may become members of the as
ISOLATION. IL they so desire. The asso-
citation and team will be under the di-
rection of a chief petty officer. Enough
has already been subscribed to pur-
chase the necessary equipment with
the exception of h uniforms and
these will be purchased at a later
date.
Ensign Garfield Is in New York to-
day to make the necessary purchase
and his interest In the boys is greatly
appreciated by them. Former Mayor
William E. Warn has given the use Of
the Cutlery field for a baseball dia-
mond n the boys will begin cleaning
up Immediately.
Subscriptions will continue to be re-
ceived and since the movement Is of
interest to many 1t is expected that
without any difficulty at all the entire
amount will be secured.
At present sixty boys are stationed
here, twenty o having arrived on
Sunday evening. They are here to
take instruction In the repairing and
assembling of parts of the a~eroplanes.
The boys themselves have built bum
galows for their occupancy at the
plant and have also improved the
beach at this point, having bulkhead-
ed the front with brick.
As many OF these boys have played
ball with first class teams ron west
and south the borough mas expect
to witness some exciting baseball
games within the coming month.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-07-17

Two hefty waIlops will meet in
combat at Camp Morgan Friday
night when Zulu Kid and Jamaica
Kid square off for the main bout of
another boxing carnival. In addition
to the main affair there will be a
lineup OF six and ~four-round minor
attractions, and wrestling bouts.
That both Zulu and Jamaica pack
"a kick has been demonstrated in
these regions before. Oddly enough
both tack on the Kid after their
nome, instead of before as is custom
airy with most battlers who like to
kid themselves back to thoughts of
youth.
Zulu Kid is q dark Drowned slug
ger, but not a negro. Jamaica Kid
is. Zulu Kid put away Jack Hanlon
at Camp Morgan some weeks back
in three rounds. jamaica Kid sent
Jack London into a ten-minute trip
to dreamland at the first show of the
Globe A. c. 1t was a short left hook
that caught London flush on the jaw.
He dropped like a log. Jamaica Kid.
seeing visions of homicide charges,
stuck around a while longer than is
usual with boxers who have finished
in time to catch an early train home.
Zulu Kid fought a draw with
Johnnie Saxon at the Lotos S. c. re-
Gently. He is regarded as one of the
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-07-17
WILSON DENIES
HE MET vOLGAR
Morgan Lightweight Appears
to Be Victim of Case of
Mistaken Identity.

The victim of an unfortunate case
of mistaken identity, Frankie Wilson,
b Morgan battler yesterday vigor-
ously denied that Benny Volgar had
put him away IN q round at Long
Branch the other night. Frankie de-
clares that he was not In Long Branch
that night, let clone in the ring of the
Eastern A c., and Is willing to TAXI
AFFIDAVIT to that effect
Press reports from the ringside car
ried FTankae's name but It appears
that the scrapper who faced Votgar
was a short, dark haired youngster
who travelled under the title of
frankie Mason. The error probably
traces 30 the work of q careless re-
porter.
Frankfe's assertion is substantiated
by the boxing inspector who was at
the Long Branch ringside Friday
night, and also covered the local
bouts of the Lotos s.. c. Monday night
While, of course, a knockout of the
best of fighters is possible IN the first
round, Volgar's reported ~one-round
victory over Wilson sounded some
what '1ishy" since Frankie had
fought Volgar q three-round draw
several nights before at Camp Nor
gan.
Practically ell the newspapers in
the state carried the reports Of Will
sons defeat, and in justice to him,
they ought TO make proper correction
now.
Wilson has been doing some great
work in local rings and has worked
his way steadily from the ranks of
the preliminary boys to We bouts.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-07-17

early in the Juniors race n main
tanned it throughout the season,
though pressed closely at the finish.
The Griffin aggregation helped swell
the other teams averages n that's
about all.
Team standing.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-07-17

frankie Wilson, the Camp Morgan
boxer, who has shown great form
since he made his debut here, will re.
ceive his first trial In a final bout
Monday night 1t the weekly show OF
the Lotos Sporting Club. frankie IN
| cidentally will get a real acid test TOT
he is called upon TO meet Tony BEN
der of Elizabeth, at n time a mp-
notcher 4 the featherweight division.
After several years retirement,
Bender recently staged his comeback
AT Troxler's in Newark and earned
the decision in an eight-round bout
with Young Kelly. The New YORK
hght critics gave Tony the decision
ON the strength of his superior ring
g~eneralship and experience. He Is
not the nashy star of old that's true,
but he retains a good bit of the Ola
stuff to make him a stumbling plock
for some of the present ambitious
generation.
n 4 while a novice, received
se5 for knocking Abe Attell fiat on
his back for eighteen seconds A
friendly referee, howevr, sayed the
~featherweight champion. Bender pun
Elizabeth on the map In his heyday.
This is what one critic said OF Ben
der's victory over Kelly: Fighting
with the cleveTneSs which gave MIN a
verdict over ADe Altell IN inc ohSS
when no was in h heyday of his ca
reer, Tony Bender, the lightweight
boxer. outpointed Young Kelly OF
Newark IN eight rip-snorttng rounds
IL was q successful comeback for the
veteran and ne showed his many
friends who were at h ringside when
the bout started shortly after >
O'Clock that he still possesses along
with his great ring g~eneralship, q
punch which Is destined 10 floor many
a gladiator before he finally puts
away his gloves. ending a SUCCESSFUL
career.
'-The showing made by Bender Is
likely TO make him a busy fighter In
the days TO come. He has always
been a great drawing card and with
the fancy work displayed asst night
every manager in jersey will surely
be after his business"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-07-17
NopiceS Shouldn't
Load up On Colt
Clubs, THO Enough

The golf novice will find enterpris-
ing sporting goods men anxious to
sell him a lot of extra clubs to S in
various situations. 1t will be pointed
out hat the great golfers usually
carry a whole bag full Of clubs.
For the novice this only serves to
bring confusion, as two iron clubs
will I'LL all the wants of the beginner,
the mbdiron and the mashie. The
midiron may be used for the longer
shots and the mashie for the APP
~proaches.
The form used is the same for
both these clubs. The stance is a
trihe different from hat in the wood
shots. The ball is a little back of the
center Of the body. The top of the
swing Is almost identical with that
In the wood shots, except that the
club is not carried so far around.
The finish of the shot shows the
main difference. The club is not
carried nearly so far around. the
shorter follows through. helping
direction on the shorter shots.
In the iron shots as in the wood
th> eye must be kept on the ball.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-07-17

In the midst of his war work, Sir
Thomas Upton is preparing for the
battle of peace He has Shamrock w
in New York and the ship will be
ready for the Americas cup ace az
soon as h war ends. Sir Thomas is
eager that Chicago sailors be repre-
scented on his boat in the effort to lift
the cup from New York. So he has
chosen Sheldon Clark, nj of the best
known yachtsmen Inc a particular
friend, to sail on the Shamrock in the
big contests.
In a letter received the other day
from the Irish knight, Mr.. Clark was
apprised OF the honor in store for him
and lost no time in accepting. Sir
Thomas stated he hoped Clark could
find his way to accepting as he felt he
needed a Lake Michigan sailor 20
make 1t certain he would beat the
New York yachtsmen. He said the
fact that an American was sailing on
the Shamrock would make the defeat
all the easier for the New Workers. to
take. Also he promised to sen the
Americas cup (provided he won IT'D
out to Chicago in care of Mr.. Clark
yachtsmen will give him here,
Veteran Yachtsman.
Mr.. Clark has been in the yachting
game here for many years, having
been secretary Of the Chicago Yacht
club In h heyday of Its glory. He
has also been a member of the crews
of many of the fastest ships here, both
sail and motor.
American yachtsmen r confident
the action of Sir Thomas will further
greatly cement the friendly relations
that exist between the yachtsmen Of
the two countries. In the west par
ticularly Upton has been always a
great favorite. as for many years he
had large business interests in Chi
cago.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-07-17
JAMAICA KID TO MEET
ZULU KID AT MORGAN

real war horses of the game, and
fights just as often as his manager
can book him up.
man will meet In one OF the six
round semi-finals. One of the wrest-
ling bouts will bring together Young
Munday and Bull Ricco. Young Null
doom is slated to appear in n of the
other mat events. 1t ought to be
hard for Muldoon and Munday to
keep away from one another. They
have grappled so often that they
have become a second edition Of tho
Siamese twins though they don't feel
hal way,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-07-17

These are wild and stormy
days for the Globe A. G. Now
comes Bill Hechheimer, vice
president and matchmaker. with
his resignation. Bill, in the pub
lies eye, has been the main
works in the club to date, and
his retirement sort of knocks the
pins from under the project.
There have been rumblings and
m%umblings for two weeks now anent
the club and its condition but 1t was
not until Bill came across with his
withdrawal that there was any solid
basis for conjecture. Bills with
drawal automatically postpones for
the second time in succession a show
of the club. There will be no exhibit
ton at the City theatre Friday night
as a result
Hechheimer in his resignation de-
clares hat his time will be limited
in the very near future because OF
new fields Of endeavor he Is entering
Squalls have been on the horizon
for some time. Jack London, who
club, has been around town telling
all hands that he has not been paid
for competing in the first show.
Matty Herbert seems to have as
sumed a like demeanor. Matty
fought in that first show, too.
The series of black marks contin-
ued to the second show when Billy
Grup, a referee not licensed in this
state, oflciated. The club got in bad
at the start by staging a mixed bout
with disastrous results. The boxing
commission never has become. recon
ciled to the clubs seeming defiant at
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-07-17
NeAPORTSMANS
~ CORNER
MADE IN AMBOx
Squalls!
MADE IN AMBov

titude when told to substitute another
bout.
Twice the club announced shows
that never materialized. in violation
of the spirit of the boxing commits
sion's rules. The latest blunder in
this respect was an announcement b.
Hechheimer of a show for tomorrow
night Mickey belmont was an
nounced to appear a week ago when
no had never signed a contract, and
had absolutely no intentions to fight
there.
Maxey Green was announced to
fight at the club two weeks age and
when the bouts were staged Msxey
was nowhere in sight. No explana-
tons of his absence were offered,
either.
First came the retirement of Lew
/ Raymond of New York as match
maker. Hechheimer followed this
announcement of Lewis retirement
with notice that he a assumed the
Job. Bills regime was short lived.
He flashed across a card for next
Thursday night, and almost in the
same breath cancelled it
All of this makes it evident that
! things have not been running
smoothly. and a winning proposition
never encounters such troubles. Bits
latest communique states that the
club will continue to run every
Thursday night. For the remaining
ofncials of the club, two good, reIia-
Bile sportsmen, II Is hoped that a Tar
different tack will be followed in h
future. The experiences of the past
should prove a good teacher.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-07-17
FRANKIE WILSON MATCHED
TO MEET TONY BENDER

Bud Smith, a promising member OF
! the Coast Guards. stationed IN this
city, will make his debut in a Local
ring. He will face Young Jack Nc
Cauley of Staten Island in the six
round semi-final. McCauley has dis
posed of his last two opponents Via
the knockout route. Smith recently
held Kid Potty well In hand recently
in an exhibition bout
Potty was scheduled TO meet Abe
Forgottson of South Amboy in q re-
turn match Monday night but THIS
was postponed to allow Potty TO un-
derEo an operation on his ear. The
match has been put back to August 5.
War Macaronl. !
Somebody is complaining Of the size
of the war macaroni. We have always
preferred the H-calibre kind to the
sort they call wermicelli, as Samiyet
Weller would say.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-07-17
Do Not Get Careless
With Your Blood Supply

ing. A few bottles OF 8. s. s.. the
great vegetable blood medicine, will
revitalize your blood and give you
new strength and a healthy, vigorous
vitality. Everyone needs it just now
to keep the system in perfect condi-
ton. Go to your drug store and get
o bottle to-day, and II you need any
medical advice, you can obtain 81
without cost by writing to Medical
Director, Swift Specific Co, rs Swift
Laboratory, Atlanta. Ga.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-07-17
Rain and LOughIln LyCeum
Nine SOakS Roosevelt Team

Rain and the Loughlin Lyceum
nine of New York gave the Wheeler
Condemsers of Roosevelt a sound
drubbing Sunday afternoon. When
time was called I'm the fifth frame, the
visitors had rolled up five runs while
the home team was being held score
less. Maulbach's slants were baffling
to the home contingent who obtained
but two singles off his delivery.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-07-17

The nrst nrtesian wen TO be bored
IN Europe Of which data II available
is the tube wen ct orenelle, In France
which was sunk BY the French SOW
eminent between 1884 and 1872 In the
hope Of obtaining a sufAeient supply
OF water for Paris. The depth "a 1.T0s
feet nt which level a proiine supply
Of water was reached
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-07-17

Even the members of the Business
Mems Class have caught the fever Of
playing indoor baseball on h tennis
court diamond, and daily there can be
seen the men, in their gymnasium
outfits. romping about the grounds.
Monday a team captained by Pew
defeated the Vail tossers by a score of
IL to IL. On Wallis team were Han
son. Sharp. Feldman. Jensen. Clio
chau and Seaman. On the winning
team were Nielsen, Goldberger, Daw-
son, Jensen and Hubbard.