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The sun., 1918-08-14
5000 women Recruits needed

LONDON. Aug. l3.--Recruiting has be-
gun for pal" battalion of the wom-
ans Auxiliary Army Corps for service
with the American Expedltionary Forces
Five thousand women are needed. and
women who are friends ara invitsr. TO
enlist together.
The sun., 1918-08-14
Fly From MineoIn TO Dayton,

DAYTON, Ohio. Aug, 13.-Major G. *.
RhinehaTlt and Capt. Fred Harvey.
aging from Mineola, y. Y, reached here
at IN 90 o'cloCl; tonight, reporting an
ureventtul trip.
The sun., 1918-08-14

LONDON, Aug. ia British torpedo
boat destroyer was sunk by an enemy
submarine In the Mediterranean
August s, Seven ok the destroyer's
complement were lost.
The sun., 1918-08-14
RICE RIOTS IN JAPAN.
women Lead ATTACKS, Calling
BROKERS "Enemirs OF the Poor"

Nv me tSSociGftd PFeeS.
TOXIC, Aug l3.-The soaring price OF
rice has caused great distress among the
poorer classes Throughout Japan Riots
led by women occurred in various places.
Several persons were wounded in the
disorders
The sun., 1918-08-14

and the French bring their artillery into
place Noyon will be sheled. Possession of the town
will be almost impossible for the Germans then and
retreat will be difficult for the French artillery will
be in position to sweep the roads leading from the
town Along the Disc valley, which leads into Noyon,
the French also advanced in the vicinity of Cambr
to the north of the river. and Bally south of fine
river which town captured The Germans air ady
are reported to have started retrosrade In
the Disc valley, indication that Noyon will be given
later,
The sun., 1918-08-14

This is a work which requires ex-
traordinary qualities OF personnel. In
this as in previous battles the conduct
OF our airmen In attacking enemy com
n,unications has been above all praise.
We have converted our airplanes from
strictly bombing machines, which pro-
duce mainly moral effect, into a
DEFINITE arm OF the service, capable OF
producing results to decide the fortune
OF battle.
The part played by our airplanes In
holding up the German advance last
spring has never vet been appraised Mt
It's true worth. The chief need now is
that We develop every means in our
power. Our stan must evolve whole
new system OF tactics.
The other chief contributor to our
Victory was the tanks. the invention OF
which was characteristically Rrtish--a
simple example OF applied science. The
idea Is capable OF vast extension and
in war II Is the new and unexpected
that wins battles and saves lives. Wars
fought by two sides with exactly the
same weapons are never ended We
must not fight this war that way,
The sun., 1918-08-14
2 GERMAN GENERALS RETIRED
Won Mudra, Beatcn by Gournud,
and Liebreeht. Ousted,

PARIS, Aug l3.-Gen. Won Mudra and
Gen. Liebrecht. who commanded Ger
man armies In the offensive which he
San July 10. have been placed on the
retired list. according to Berne news
papers which have been received here.
Gen. Won Mudra was one OF tho cer.
man commanders during the Verdun
nshtinE In 1916. He was decorated by
Emperor william for his services then.
In the offensive July 10 he was in com
mand or the German armies attackins
along the Champagne front between
frunay and Tahure. His attack was
met by Gen. Gouraud and was r.puJsed
every where, Gen. Liebrecht was not
mentioned In the dispatches telling Of
the nghtihg during July. He was, how.
ever formerly commander OF the Finn
pVlsloys OF Prussisn Grenadlers He
became General April IS. 1918.
The sun., 1918-08-14

WAsHINGToN. Aug l3-John u. Ryan
head of the Aircraft Production Board
appeared to-day before the Senate sub
military committee Investigating the air
plane situation. Senator'S said lie was
called to clear up some minor points
before the committee submits its report
now being drafted and which is expected
to be made public this week
The sun., 1918-08-14
AIR QUIZ FINDINGS
OUTLINED TO WILSON
Report of Investigation VIII
Go to President by End
Of Month.
GREGORY FINISHES TRIP
No Possibility Of Guilty Es-
Gaping If Criminal Ac-
ton Results.
GREGORY FINISHES TRIP

WASHINGTON, Aug 13.-President
Wilson received a brief outline OF de-
velopments in the aircraft investigation
Of the Department OF Justice from At
torney- General Gregory following the
Cabinet meeting to-day. The Attorney
General has just returned after a month
In Detroit, Chicago, Buffalo and other
aircraft producing centres, sitting, with
Charles e. Hughes and the other in
vestigators. at a field conference.
The report Of the investigation prob
ably will be placed in the Presidents
hands before the end OF the month. the
Attorney-General stated after the meet
ing. He would not discuss any of the
developments, particularly those which
kept the investigators at the Curtiss
plant for ten days or more longer than
the scheduled time. 1t was reported that
facts OF sensational interest had been
developed there, but these reports are
without official confirmation.
Mr.. Hughes returned here tonight
and hearings will be resumed at the
Department of Justice tomorrow. a
great array of witnesses are still to be
questioned, but it Is hoped to close up
the taking Of testimony within a week
70 that the report can be prepared for
the President. No statements with re-
spect to developments or the findings
will be made until the President sees
Mt to give them out. He instructed the
Department of Justice to make inquiry
into allegations OF malversion OF funds
or other law violations, and the report
will be as confidential as the proceed
irgs
1t Is pointed out to-day that II the
investigation should result in any crmi-
nal action there was no possibility OF
the escape OF any guilty man. II IL
known that secret agents OF the Govern
msnt have had number OF men con-
nected with aircraft work under con-
slant surveillance for many weeks. Any
man whom the evidence indicates the
Government might want. as witness
or otherwise. is certain to be available.
The sun., 1918-08-14

One OF the Foremost MmtAFy Critics oil
Europe.
Special Gable Dsspatch TO Tine SUI from the
London Tfmes.
Copyright. 1915; oil rights reserved.
LONDON, Aug. 13--The Importance
OF our Picardy victory is not so much
geographical as moral, For once the
German newspapers give better idea
of our victory than does the map.
Heretofore when the Germans suffered
reverses they had some catchword to
comfort them and sustain their hopes
for victory. This time they were
caught without one.
Their strategy was clearly a transit
tional stage from the ideas with which
Ludendorff began his offensive in
March 10 some new ideas the nature
and which we can only conjecture. The
recent German raids on the Italian
front are an example OF the way in
which these conjectures are being
tested. Are the Germans Strengthening
the Italian front with a view TO an
offensive there in the autumn? Or is
there a backward movement planned
from the Italian front, and what Is its
explanation
Doubtless these raids have helped
the allied STAN TO answer these and
OF aer questions The greater part of
war is to find out what Is happening
on the other side OF the hill, and un-
doubleday some revelation 10 in proc
ess In the German military policy of
which we do not yet have the key.
seesaw Policy in Germany.
That policy from the beginning OF
the war has been seesaw. between the
politicians OF the Bethmann-Holweg
and Won Kuehlmann type on the one
hand and the old and young bulls OF
the German General STAFF on the other.
The politicians lately have favored the
easier campaigns and the easier Vie
tories as a nightcap for putting the war
TO bed for the winter. Marshal Foch S
strategy, however, caught them ON the
hop" as they say In Lancashire.
Apart from the tremendous advan-
taRe we have gained from a united
command what are the lessons OF the
allied victory? The Germans complain
that the numerical superiority OF the
Allies was not so great as to- be an
excuse for the latest German defeat
Exactly. Our victory was not so much
victory of numbers as victory OF
mind
The main tactical causes OF our VIC
tory were the superiority Of our air SER
vice and our small tanks The victories
OF both may fairly be called victories
Of mind. Before the war the Germans
believed In airships we and our allies
in airplanes, and now We see the air
ship rapidly becoming obsolete. Not
only that. but recently we have devel-
oped a,rplane tactics far superior TO the
air tactics OF the enemy. With US II
is not merely recommending and bomb
ing machine 1t is a machine working
In close harmony with our infantry and
artillery, and machine for attacking
enemy communications.
The sun., 1918-08-14
FOCH OUTMATCHES
TEUTONIC TACTICS
Pcardy Victory Notable for
Great Moral Effect as Foe
Has No Excuse.
BERLIN TO ALTER POLICY
Expert Gives Tanks and Air
craft Credit for Growing
Usefulness in Battle.
~ H. sIDEBOTHAM.

One Of the Foremost Military Critics Of
Europe.
Special Gable Despotch TO Tine srS from the
London Times.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-07-15

of any shed that happened to be handy in their efforts to rid themselves of great swarms ot mosquitoes hanging over them. We all know that the mosquitoes are the worst this year that they have ever been in the history of the camp. Yet these people deliberately subject their faithful beasts to the ravages of these tormentors The horses were found literally covered with blood and thin and bony from lack of food Of course they couldn't eat when they had to direct all their efforts to fighting off the most savage of in sect pests.
 We hold up our hands in holy horror at the accounts of the cruelty of the Germans and the Turks, while such things are allowed to happen in our midst When this deplor- able condition came to light it raised storm of indignation from the neighbors of the offenders Two of our worthy citizens went still further than merely being indignant
 They have taken the matter up with those in authority, and have threatened arrest for cruelty to animals if the owners of the ami mals do not take better care of their faithful beasts of burden. They deserve the appro- bation of all the people of the town
 We are waging the worst war in history to make the repetition of the atrocities and cruelties that have been practiced by the Hun
 impossible Shall we allow the most brutal treatment of our. dumb animals to go on here at home without taking measures to stamp it out? It is to be hoped that the owners of the animals will repent of their conduct and give their dumb servitors better treatment i'll the future An example should be made in this case so that the like of it will never happen again.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-07-15
THE HUN IN OUR MIDST

Little Willie's father and mother were reading an account of the cruelty of the Huns in magazine. They were horror stricken at the account. A noise was heard in the kitchen where Willie was playing. Some thing seemed to be pleasing their little son most to death. Father went out to investi- gate. Soon mother heard sounds that told her that little Willie was receiving more or less severe chastisement. When she asked father what the matter was, he answered: "I have been taking the Hun out of Willie," and further questioning brought out the fact that Willie had been watching the family cat tor ture a mouse after the fashion that belongs to cats, and Willie had been geefully watch ing the process and urging the cat on to greater efforts.
 It has come to us as a great surprise and shock that we have those among us here who need to have the Hun taken out of them It is too bad that we cannot use the same meth ods that little Willie's father used. But that would be altogether too mild Anyone who will turn horses out to forage in this mos authenticated land, without any protection from the tiny pest, deserves the most severe punishment that the laws allow
 These poor beasts have been turned loose without any food except what they can get by foraging, and have had to seek the shelter
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-07-15
MIGRANTS

There should hardly be need for the council of defense to ask for strict enforce ment of any vagrancy law CT to carry out any regulation against those who are not at productive work. Vagrants or non-producers have no place in our present scheme of exist ence, whether the vagrant be of the sturdy beggar type or of the type who live by their wits and the non-producer, be he the most ac- cOmmOdating waiter in restaurant or be he the idle rich. There is work to be done and no natural aversion to work should be allowed to stand in the way.
 VagrantS are by no means confined to the ragged dissolute set whose lack of calling is obvious by their conduct and apparel. There are among us those who might be called Thigh class" vagrants, we'll dressed fellows with soft hands, white collars and general air of prosperity, whose means of existence may at least be suspected.
 Non-production is not confined to the strong young man behind the soda fountain or to the young husky who occasionally has a boxing bout as means of livelihood. There is the high class non-producer, who cheers for the boys going to the front and endeavors to give the impression that he is very busy mak- ing his money yield an income sufficient for him to live on. He may even be big holder of Liberty Bonds. He at least endeavors to give the impression of power and usefulness to baffle the agents of the law. Fairbanks has plenty of such.
 To make patriotic appeal to such para sites is merely waste of breath, for they are utterly devoid of that quality of spirit that we call manhood The spark of patriotism is not within them; for patriotism they have a cynical contempt and belief that anyone who suffers and dies for them is nothing better than a fool and worthy of nothing better than death. Such people are often to be found in the shady walks of life; they in fest the streets, congregate in "hangouts and where easy money is to be had.
 Those who escape the draft should be forced to work. It should be the patriotic duty of every true American to see that they are thrown in prison or put to work. By next week there should not be single va grant or non-producer walking the streets of Fairbanks.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-07-15
WHEAT CROP AND LABOR CO-OPE-
 RATION

Texas is beginning the wheat harvest with crop of 100000 bushels, smaller than that of last year, but of great importance in that it will bring relief to the food situation Texas is little short, but all other sections report much larger crop than last year, and the estimate is placed at nearly 9OO,OOO,OOO which is about double the crop of last year. On the present promise the United States should have about 4OO,OOO,OOO bushels to ex- port to our allies, and, with Canada, should insure them bread in abundance for another year.
 The great problem which has come to the fore is that of labor in harvesting the high a wage as the war industry man, he cannot offer the permanent position and does not get the laborer. To remedy the difficulty the federal labor commissions for some of the great wheat producing states are suspend ing all construction work for the period of the harvest so that the labor may be released No soldier at the front will be doing any more for his country than these harvesters who help gather in the much-needed wheat
 Not only is the ruling to close up the construction work going to help the produc tion of food, but it offers solution of one of the biggest problems that has ever faced any country The farmer never has been able to get labor for the short-time jobs and consequently has often found it necessary to limit his planting to the acreage that he feels he can harvest. With the assurance of help he can plant much more, and consequently we will be able to secure food cheaper. There is every reason to think that some such meth cd may be carried on even after the war is over.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-07-15

bloodthirsty soldiers The chocolate soldier is no more only the hero of the comic opera stage, but is two-fsted fighting fact
 In the case of the cigarette the reversal of opinion has been even more complete. Once it was that witty writer correctly stated that on the stage the cigarette was the badge of infamy the world over. They were called "coffin nails," and an early nicotine tinted finish was predicted for the user of the little white pills" They were one of the beset- ting vices of the dude who, strange to say, has vanished from our ken. Now if we may judge from the consumption of the ''makin's" and the war-front photographs, democracy is leaning with both hands and elbows on the cigarette, both rolled and tailor-made. Think of the quantities called for by the Y. M. C. A. and various war-workers. Harry Lauder says that he left trail of cigarettes behind him on his tour of the front.
 And last but not least of our scattered delusions is that about chewing gul1l-sissi- fled chewing gun1-the medium of the school girls secret debaucheries. Our machine gun ners, fire throwers and daredevils generally are going into action with their jaws working industrously on the abominaton of genera tions of genteel school teachers. But such is life in war times. Some of our most petted theories are snatched away from us along with our white bread and our income taxes, and we are forced to admit that our candy-eating, cigarette-smoking, gun1-chewing youngsters are asking for nothing more than the chance to fight about twice their weight in "squareheadS.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-07-15
RIVER
 TRADER HERE

Among the recent arrivals in Fair banks is John Strelic, who is con- ducting trading post at Panama Crossing. on the upper Panama river. Mr. Strelic reports that his section of the country is quiet. nothing much doing outside of the usual run of things.
 The trip from his post to town was made in small boat At the entrance to Piledriver slough he nearly capsized by coming in con tact with sweeper. shipping con siderable water and wetting his load He was compelled to go to Cinema and pole up the river in order to make Fairbanks. With him he brought wolf pup, one of a litter he dug out of it's lair. He will be in town for the next few days securing his winter outfit.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-07-15
FIRST ALASKAN
 GIRLS TO ENTER
 NAVAL SERVICE

The recent mail brought the infor- nation of the entering into the naval service of the United States of two former Fairbanks girls, Misses Elsie and Jean Sutherland. daughters of Mrs. M. F. Sutherland of this city.
 Both of the girls were educated in the Fairbanks public schools. Jean graduating and later teaching the seventh grade pupils here for peri cd of two years. After leaving the service of the schools she went to the University of Washington for two-year course.
 Elsie went through the third year of the high school here and shortly after leaving the school went to business college in Seattle for the purpose of studying telegraphy. Shortly after her graduation from that institution both of the girls followed telegraphing for one of the companies in that city, resigning their posts to take the government examinations to enter service.
 In a competitive examination they passed with high credits and were required to go through a physical examination of as rigorous a nature as that required of the men. One of them was three pounds under the weight required and will have to ac- quire this weight before being en- listed in the service. which will be in about three weeks.
 The rating given the girls when taken into the service will be that of yeowoman, which corresponds to that of being a bookkeeper or other clerical work of like nature. They will receive the same rate of pay as yeoman, $6S5O per month. with all clothing and other necessities furnished
 The uniforms worn by the girls are the regulation prescribed by the naval authorities as would apply to the woman entering the service. The only difference between their duties and yeoman on board battleship will be that they will be stationed at the naval training station at Se- attle or Bremerton instead of on board ship. To them will fall the accounting in the departments coming under the naval jurisdiction
 Mrs. Sutherland can now proudly display a service flag bearing two blue stars and to Alaska will go the credit of having two of its daughters enrolled among those offering their services to the country.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-07-15

The world is perhaps reaping what it sowed in the submarine. It is thinking now in terms of submersible battleships and huge cruising submarines, and it sees no finality to the subaqueous weapon or to its diabolical ingenuity The coming of peace among the nations may bring change We may forget the 'U"-ness of the boat and, by means of international codes, remove the submarine for ever from among the fighters of the sea- Developed along the lines of peace, we ought, in time, to have the diving passenger levia- than of the ocean, and even the one-lnan sub marine, available to the common citizen
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-07-15
C. C. AND c.

Candy, Cigarettes and Gum How we have been taught to abhor them by our school teachers. What awful things were supposed to be the direct results of the use of them, even in moderate quantities. This war is a great destroyer of theories, and many of our irmly-held notions have been scattered far and wide by actual experiments in this pres ent day struggle. You might say that this mighty conflict is fought on candy, chewing gum and cigarettes. We imagine that the Civil war veterans who fought their good fight on bacon and chewing tobacco are much disgusted with the lack of kick in the vices of appetite of the soldiers of today There may be a refinement or dilution of tastes, but no one can say but that we are doing the business quite as we'll as our more hardy forebears.
 Candy was considered to be a health running dissipation not so very long ago, and parents gave their consent most reluctantly to the children's requests for it. Children's teeth were supposed to be at the mercy of candy and all faults of dentition were at tributed to taste for sweets. Experience has proved that it was the absence of the tooth brush rather than the presence of the gum drop that accounted for the deterioration of the teeth. Today we are confronted with a government demand for three-quarters of million pounds of candy to feed to our
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-07-15
NEW MANAGER FOR
 NENANA TOWNSHIP

NENANA, July 1.-The position of tOwnsite manager for this city was relinquished by F. S. Ryus today, he handing in his resigna- tion for the purpose of enlisting in the service of the United States, and will leave in the near future for the Outside.
 The position vacated by MT. Ryus was filled by the appointment of w. H. Grigg. who for some time past has acted as assistant to Mir Ryus. The new manager is popular with the residents and enjoys their con fidence, and the public looks forward to altered conditions concerning its welfare in public matters.