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The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-01-28
ALASKA PRODUCTION INCREASES
 TWENTY PER CENT IN NINETEEN
 SEVENTEEN OVER YEAR BEFORE
Associated Pressl

here today show that Alaska contributed $96OOOOOO worth of food and metals during the past year toward winning the These figures show that Alaskas exports were twenty per cent greater during the year of 1917 than produced in 1916
 These exports principally copper, gold and fish cries being next in value Other valuable metals produced, including tungsten, anmony and tin It is be- eved here that the 1918 production will exceed that of 1917 in spite of unfavorabe conditions in certain sections
 The Alaska bureau of the Seattle chamber of is outlining campaign for aiding the development of AL aska and the foremost plank in this is securing population for the northern country It preparing to get touch with the various commercial bodies in all the AL askan with vew of establishing closer cooperation for working out the problems which hinderng self veopment by the Alaskans.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-01-28
FIRE DESTROYS
 LARCEFACTORY
(Associated Pressl


 JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, Jan. 23.- A big fire. believed to have been of incendiary origin, destroyed part of the buildings at the state peni- tentiary early this morning. No one was injured in the fire.
 The shoe factory, the largest in the state, and the prison laundry were completely destroyed by the flames. The penitentiary fire depart ment responded quickly to the alarm and by heroic work succeeded in conf1ning the flames to the buildings where the fire originated. Many of the convicts were freed and joined in the fight to save the property.
 The prison officials believe 1t to have been impossible for the flames to have gained so great headway unless the fire was incendiary. Secret service men have been asked for in order to conduct a searching inves- tigation of the causes.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-01-28
THREE SAMMIES
 DIE IN ACTION
fASSoctatod PreSsy


 WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 23.- The war department made public the following statement this morning: General Pershing advises that three American infantrymen were killed in action in France Monday. No other casualties were incurred" No de- tails of the engagement in which the American boys lost their lives have been received by the department as yet, and it is believed that they resulted from the artillery fire of the enemy.
 These deaths make a total of six Americans killed Monday. Three others were killed in an airplane collision over an American aviation training camp. Very little activity is reported from the American head quarters, as the winter weather is preventing even the raiding parties from usual operations. Only artil- lery engagements are noted.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-01-28
|Denman Estimates
 Losses Are Heavy
FORMER CHAIRMAN OF SHIPPING BOARD SAYS THAT 6,000,o0o
 TONS SHIPPING IS LOST
Associated Preasl

Associated PressD
 WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 23. William Denman, in an inter. view given tonight. declares that his estimates indicate that the German submarine campaign dur. ing the past year has destroyed 6,000,000 tons of allied shipping. The greater part of this loss, he states, was inflicted early in the war, when the allies had not been able to perfect their methods of combating the undersea boats of the enemy.
 MT. Denman was formerly the head of the federal shipping board of the United States. and was relieved at the time General Goethals resigned. It is believed here that the estimates placed by him are too high and are greater than the most liberal estimates of the allied experts.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-01-28
WHEATLESS DAY
 OBSERVED HERE

Yesterday was Wheatless Wednes- day in Fairbanks. and in all the restaurants and many of the homes the day was strictly observed. The restaurants served war bread. not made of white flour, and other like breads. and found that they could get along for the day very nicely. The bakeries had no white bread on sale during the day, and that helped to cut down the use of white bread.
 The next day to be observed will be Porkless Saturday. on which no pork Is to be eaten. By that time Mir. Hess, local food administrator, will undoubtedly have heard from MT. Gunnison. the territorial admin istrator. concerning the use of ham and bacon here. and 1t may be per. mitted to local people to eat those meats.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-01-28
7l8 LIVES LOST
 INSINKINC
 LARGE VESSELS
(AESOciatpd rTeSS)

tAESOClated TTeSSb
 LONDON, Jan. 23.-News of one of the greatest catastrophes since the sinking of the Lusitania was re- ceived in this city today when the admiralty announced that official ad' vices disclosed the sinking of two large steamers in the Mediterranean with total loss of 718 lives. Both ships were sent to the bottom by submarines.
 Beyond the fact that the sinking occurred about three weeks ago and the number of those lost, no details were published. It is not even an nounced whether the steamers were being used as troop ships or were passenger boats, although 1t is gen. erally believed that they were pas senger vessels. No lists of the missing have been made public, nor the names of the steamers revealed. Full details are expected to be given out in a short time.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-01-28
SENATOR PLANS TO MAKE REPLY
 TO PRESIDENT
(AsSociated PreSsl


 WASHINGTON. D. C.. Jan. 23.- The fight to enact the proposed war council legislation will be resumed tomorrow when the senate recon venes. Senator Chamberlain, who in troduced this legislation, announced tonight that he will speak on a ques- tion of personal privilege in reply to the recent statement of Presi- dent Wilson, in which the senator was accused of distorting facts in his criticism of Secretary Baker and the war departments management of war preparations.
 It is expected that the war de- partment affairs and conduct will be given thorough airing. Senator Chamberlain's supporters have made known their intention of entering into a broad discussion of army con- ditions and war department reorga- nization. This may lead to an ex- tended debate, which the Democratic leaders are anxious to avoid.
 The senator and his cohorts are confident that they will be able to jam the war cabinet measures through the senate, but hard fight is expected. as rresident Wilson IS fighting them with all his strength. There is no possibility of them pass ing the house, as the Presidents in fluence in that branch is too strong to be overcome.
 REPUBLICANS CONFER
 WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 23.- The house Republicans today met in conference and voted on the pro- posal to create a bureau of muni tions with director appointed by President Wilson. The vote stood 75 in favor of the, proposal and 19 against it. No vote was taken on the establishment of a war council If the munitions bureau bill is brought up in the house, the vote will probably stand as the test of today.
 The controversy between President Wilson and the senate military com mittee over the war council mea- sure will come before the senate to- morrow, with prospects for a heated discussion.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-01-28
SHORT WORKING DAY SUGGESTED
 AS A SOLUTION
Associated Press)

NRSSOCIateu fTeSSb
 INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Jan. 23.-- In an address delivered this morning before the annual convention of the United Mine Workers of America, President Gompers, of the American Federation of Labor. suggested the adoption of universal seven.hour day for all classes of labor during the period of the war as a means of assuring fuel conservation and re- lieving the congested traffic condi- tions. This, he declared. would be much superior to the present spas modic suspensions which seem to have been adopted by the national fuel administration.
 MT. Gompers asked the mine work CTS to be unit in the support which they give the government and make good the promise of the American and refrain from starting labor trou- bles until the war has ended. He stated that he had utmost confidence that the present administration was doing all that could be done to pre- pare for the great struggle and that there was no incompetency such as some of the critics would have the country believe. There is some de- lay and possibly inattentiveness in some branches, but he stated that this was the price which a democra- cy must pay for it's liberal organiza- tion and principles of freedom of action.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-01-28
EXPERT CHEMIST
 HELDAT TACOMA
Associated Press)

TACOMA, Wash, Jan. 23.-Amos Judd, an expert chemist, was arrest ed this morning by federal agents while working at a local dock. He is charged with being an enemy alien.
 Judd admitted that he is a Ger man citizen and stated that he Is a graduate of the University of Chi cago, where. he specialized in chem istry. After he was arrested his room at local lodging house was searched. and passports in four Ian guages were found. It is believed that he has been one of the most active German agents on the Pa ciflc coast and in the northwest.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-01-28
Submarine Losses On
 The Downward Grade
ONLY EIGHT BRITISH MERCHANT VESSELS SUNK BY SUBMA-
 RlNES IN LAST WEEK
Associated PreSs1

Associated PreSs1
 LONDON, Jan. 23.-Again the allied patrol vessels held the British merchant shipping losses to an exceedingly low figure and enabled hundreds of loaded ves- sells to reach their ports in safe ty. The submarines and mines only netted a total bag of eight ships of all sizes during the past seven days. according to the weekly statement of the Brit ish admiralty.
 Out of the eight sunk. six were of more than 1,600 tons capacity, while two were less than that size. This Is one of the smallest weeks that has been experienced since the outbreak of the present campaign. It is two less than last week, and less than one-third the number sunk the week prior to that.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-01-28
LABOR
 GIVES SUPPORT
 TO ALLIED AIM
(Associated Fressl

NOTTINGHAM, England, Jan. 23. At the opening of the annual la- bor conference of Great Britain, the labor party emphatically endorsed the war aims of the allies and the peace considerations as outlined by both President Wilson and Premier Lloyd George in their recent address es. It is plainly apparent that Brit ish laborites are willing to support the war in It's present form until victory is secured.
 In the opening address President Purdy asserted: "If Germany won't accept Wilson's and Lloyd Georges terms, we must fight on." He also stated that these are the only terms which can be accepted by the world, and there would be no drawing back on the part of the British working man.
 Purdy declared that "Germa6y can no longer claim that the 'Teutons are fighting a defensive war. Her refusal to accept the reasonable basis of peace offered by the allies proves conclusively that she is fighting to gain additional territory for herself at the expense of weaker nations"
 That the British workingmen are not looking forward to any early cessation of the struggle was made clear by President Purdy, but he declared that labor Is in 1t to the end This Is not in sight. for he declared: we see no signs that the Teutons are willing to accept the principles of the allies."
 SESSION HARMONIOUS
 NOTTINGHAM. England, Jan. 23. The first days session of the an nual convention of the British labor party was marked by complete har- mony throughout. The delegates are practically unit in their determina- tion to support the war as the only means of securing democratic peace.
 The leaders of the party have fol- lowed the lead set by President Purdy in his opening speech and are strongly supported by the ma jority of the delegates. All of the speakers have endorsed President Wilson's statement of the allied war aims as reflecting their own views and the view held by the laborites.
 NOTTINGHAM, England, Jan. 23.
 Upon a motion to support the war aims of the allies as stated by President Wilson and Premier Lloyd George, the loyal members of the British labor party, in convention here, overwhelmingly defeated the pacifist element, which sought to de- feat the motion. The resolution car ried by great majority.
 The conference, however, adopted a resolution inviting the central pow CTS to state their aims like the al- lies have in order to see if some common ground cannot be found upon which the combatants can meet.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-01-28
RESUME
 EARLY FIGHTING
Associated Press)


 NEW YORK. Jan. 23.-The Asso- ciated Press summary for today states that with the exception of extensive raids on all fronts and severe, and in some places exceed ingly heavy. artillery, there has been no activity in any theatre of the war. All sides are apparently pre- pairing to resume heavy fighting at the first signs of the approach of spring.
 With the end of the winter in sight, the next few weeks will be al- most entirely given over to prepa- rations for campaigns for the com ing year. These campaign will not be revealed until the opening move ments are made.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-01-28
MARSHAL SELLS
 SOME PROPERTY

Yesterday afternoon at l o'clock the marshaps office held sale of the property which was to be sold at public auction in the case of the First National bank vs. s. R. Bred lie, Anna Bredlie. A. Bredlie and Marry E. Bredlie. The property was bought in by the plaintiff bank, the consideration being $2.362.
 This is the property on which the Independent Cigar store is situated, on Front stret between Cushman and Lacy.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-01-28
WILL
 RUN TO NENANA
 IN THE FUTURE

Harry Karstens has announced that he will leave for Nenana this morning with his auto, and will be prepared to take any passengers who wish to go down. From now on he will make regular trips between here and the railroad town. He has cut his car down to narrow gauge, to fit the trail, and has fixed it up so that his passengers may be as- sured of warm and comfortable trip.
 Mir. Karstens was the one who really started the auto traffic to Ne mana. for last fall he tried several times to make it through with an auto. only he used a machine of the broad gauge type. and could not get through. His machine now has been fixed up so that 1t is the same as any of the other cars on the run, and he expects to make his trips in fast time without any
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-01-28
DOESN'T
 VISIT CAPITOL

WASHINGTON. D. C., Jan. 23.- Although he has been in Washington for twenty-four hours, Colonel Roose- welt has not yet visited the capitol. but is receiving callers at the home of his daughter. Mrs. Nicholas Long, worth. where he is stopping. He de- clares that there is no political sig nificance attached to his visiting Washington at this time.
 He told the representatives of all newspapers who called on him for interviews that he was here for the purpose of assisting in the fight for the adoption of universal military training as a permanent national pol icy. He declined to make any com. ments on the recent address of Sen ator Stone. in which Roosevelt was charged with being an ally of the kaiser.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-01-28
SMALL FISHING
 VESSEL SINKS

PRINCE RUPERT, Jan. 23.-A small Canadian fishing vessel. the Kitwanga, was recently sunk in a storm of Graham Islands. according to reports received here this morn ing. The entire crew and her off, cers were rescued by another vessel after they had been adrift few hours in life boats. The vessel was owned by the Deep Sea Fisheries company.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-01-28
COMMERCIAL STARVATION IN RUSSIA REDUCING COUNTRY
 TO POINT OF RESTITUTION
Associated Press)

PETROGRAD, Jan. 23-The public attention in this city and other large Russian where great number ot Russians have congregated centered on bread The residents are now given only onequarter of pound for their daily ration
 Since the dissolution of the constituent assembly by the orders of the executive committee of the congress of work mems and soldiers delegates and the disappearance of the hopes tor general peace the serious question con-
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-01-28

Miss c. c. Held, former resident of this city for many years. returned to Fairbanks from Nenana last even. ing to spend a few days in this city. During her sojourn here she will visit with Mrs. L. c. Hess.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-01-28

This is the regular meeting night of the council of defense in Fair banks. and the meeting will be held at the war office. starting at eight o'clock. There is much business to be discussed this evening. and a full report of the food conservation work done so far Is to be made.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-01-28

Mrs. Swan Carlson, of Cleary. ,is visiting friends In the city.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-09-23
CONSCIENCE MONEY
MONTROSE MERCHANT RE-
CEIVES $75 IN CURRENCY.

Sioux Falls, Sept. 23.-"Pat, /
owe you this amount for gas / helped
myself to-"
A letter received through the Sioux
Falls p~ostoffiee by p. C. Byrne, pro-
prietor of a large general store at
Montrose, contained the above words.
Enclosed in the letter was currency
to the amount of SIS. The sender
of this sum of conscience money" is
unknown, but Is supposed to be a res
ident OF Sioux Falls, as the letter was
mailed in this city. The letter had
been mailed without postage attach
ed, and the Montrose merchant was
notified and sent the necessary 3
cents postage so the letter could be
forwarded to him. His investment
of 3 cents brought him a return OF
the SIS.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-09-23

1t Is a habit with a good many peo-
Pile about town to throw handbills in
to automobiles standing along the
streets. The automobile owners
throw them out on the street and
the wind picks them up and drifts
them in around the buildings making
very great fire menace. This prac-
tice must be stopped at once.
Every citizen will please clear
their premises of all dead leaves,
straw, hay, dead brush, etc. We are
short at the present time OF water
for fire protection and a little extra
care on your part will be greatly ap.
preciated.
Allow no hay, straw. corn fodder
or other coarse feed to be stacked
outside your buildings. There Is
quite a heavy fine for disregarding
any of the above. / certainly do not
wish to make trouble for any one,
but we must have the city cleaned
up.-A. e. Fuller, Fire Warden.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-09-23
NO EASY JOB
SOLDIERS GUARD INTERNED 1.
w. w. MEN In UTAH.

Gregory, Sept. 23.-Dan Flynn, a
South Dakota boy who is stationed
at a point in Utah as a guard over
hundreds of members of the I. w. w,
organization and others who have
been interned until the close Of the
war, writes an interesting letter to
the home folks concerning this little
advertised phase OF war work. He
writes in part:
I'VE have 700 I. w. w. here to
guard. All of us prison guards have
to wear caps when we 60 to Sal
Lake, and dress just SO or you cam
go; got to look nice and neat
There aren't very many guards hers
now, and so they won't let us 60 un,
til some more come. They expect sc
to be here most any time, and thai
will make 800 all together, and ther
we can get off regularly.
quite a few of these big bricl
barracks are empty, and they sa,
they are going to put a lot of those
soldiers who get crippled over II
France out here.
Some OF these I. w. w. got t.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-09-23

willfully misleading and deceiving
the officers and persons appointed by
the government of the United States
to carry u the provisions of the Sc
lective draft. The offense is alleged
to have been committed on or about
December %, 1917. They were TAX
en- before United States Commission
er ID. ]. Conway, of Sioux Falls, for
preliminary hearing and were held to
answer for trial in the federal court
in this city at the October term. The
bond of each mar was fixed at $4,000
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-09-23
DRAFT RwEGISTRAN7S
SHOULD MAKE THE DEPEND.
ENCY CLAIM WITHOUT
FALSE PRIDE.

Sioux Falls Argus-Leader: Even
though a registrant or anyone acting
for him, fails to make a claim for de-
ferred classification for him, the To-
cal board may still place him in other
than class /, said ID. l.. Mckinney,
chairman of the board, IL the facts in
the possession of the board warrant.
There are scores of men in the
present registration who are today
puzzling over the manner in which
they will answer the dependency
questions. Many of these are men in
their 30's who have families and
who are making a reasonable amount
of money. Should they be called in
to the service, their families in many
instances would have slender in
comes. Yet these men from feelings
of patriotism or pride, do not relish
the idea of claiming deferred CLASH
fication on dependency or any other
cause when their country needs them.
1t is the duty of such men, said
Mr.. Mckinney, to make the depend
ency claim. There should be no
false pride or other motive to prevent
a man honestly stating these facts"
he said, ''for while the board may
know them In some instances, 1t has
no official knowledge and sending
such men into the army when they
properly belong in O. deferred class Is
not the intention of the government
or the board.
The board is governed by regula-
tioas and reason. 1t has the power
to defer a man where the evidence is
plain that he has a family that re-
quires his earning capacity at home.
The board therefore advises a mar
ried registrant with a family that
he should make the claim and give
all the facts pertinent to his case
The board will then be enabled to do
full Justice to the case. If no de-
pendency or other claim is made by
or for a registant, the board is APT
not to have anything on which te
base deferment and would therefore
necessarily, in such an emergency
have q place the registrant In class
L."
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-09-23
LOCAL NEWS.

Mrs. Il. j. Sutton Is at Minneap-
oils visiting her husband. Mr.. SUIT
ton went first to Shakopee for treat
ment then later to Minneapolis,
where he is reported to be doing
fairly well.
The non-partisan league rally at
Island park. Lake Madison, yesterday
attracted a crowd of perhaps 1900
people. A number of people from the
city drove to the park during the aft
noo The speaking was along the
line OF the non-partisan leagre pro
paganda. remnants bearing the
words, wei Stick" were carried by
some OF the automobiles on the
ground and lapel buttons bearing
the same inscription were worn by
the faithful.
A temporary housing has been
completed at the burned electric light
plant and the salvaged machinery Is
now under cover The pumping ia.
cilities are being improved and three
pumps are now working, supplying
sufficient water for domestic needs,
The railway locomotive which has
been In use at the pumping station
since the fire was released Saturday
night and the city Is now doing the
work under its own power.
Wentworth Enterprise: A mes,
sage was received the first of the
week by Louis lillian carrying the
mad news Of the death of his son
Ludwig at q hospital in Regina, Can
The message stated that typhoid fe
yer was the Of his death. Lud
Wig had been working as an engineer
on . large transport plying between
America and China and news of hi'
illness was received only a day o.
two before the message arrived an
nouncing his death. Mr.. lillian i'm
mediately left for Regina and viii
bring the remains home for burial.