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The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-08-05
KING GEORGE
 CONFERS WITH
 NAVY OFFICIAL

LONDON, July 29.-Assistant Sec retary of the Navy Roosevelt, who is in London in the same party as Food Administrator Herbert Hoover, had a long interview with King George. The king has shown great interest in all the preparations that America has made for the war, and 1t is presumed that this interview was held in consideration of the work that is being done by the Am erican navy in conjunction with the British fleets.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-08-05
MAJOR LEAGUES MAY CLOSE ON
 AUG. TWENTIETH

CHICAGO, July 29.-Ban Johnson, president of the American league. proposes the closing of the major leagues on August 20. His idea is to close at that time SO that an after league series may be played for the world championship. Secre- tary of War Newton Baker has al- lowed the leagues to play until Sep tember 1, so that closing on August 20 would make the post-season series possible.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-08-05
BIG CHEMICAL
 WORKS SEIZED

WASHINGTON, D. C., July 29.- The alien property custodian has seized the Heiden Chemical Works located at Garfield, New Jersey. Evi. dence has been found showing that the works are German owned.
 The works are the second largest of the kind in the country. Valuable patents and processes will be Am. ericanized.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-08-05
SPEED RECORD
 IS MADE IN AIR

NEW YORK, July 29.-Lieutenant Bonsal, United States mail carrier, flew from Philadelphia here in AZ minutes, the flight being the fastest so far recorded for the distance. His average rate of speed was 12O miles per hour.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-08-05
FOOD ADMINISTRATION HAS
 RELEASED H0USEWIVESFR0M
 VOLUNTARY WHEAT PLEDGES

WASHINGTON, D. C., July 29.-The United States food administration has released the housewives from the voluntary wheat saving pledges which they requested to sign The wheat crop is very large so large in iac that equals the of the substitutes which expected from this years crops The bakeries will still be required to twenty-five per cent substitutes.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-08-05
GENERAL F0CHS PLAN OF BATTLE IS VERY RAPIDLY SHOWING UP AS
 THE AMERICANS DRIVE FORWARD


  ABILITY SHOWN TIE AMERICAN    BEING DRyEN CENER OF 
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The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-08-05

With a small crew of men, Fore. man Syfor of the Alaska Road com mission left for the purpose of re- pairing the road between Fairbanks and Ester, which is in bad shape in many places. Throughout the dis trict there are many small crews at work making repairs where needed. and this year will mark the largest amount of work done for some time in road repair work.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-08-05
NEWSY BRIEFS
 FROM NENANA

NENANA, July 29.-Among the ar rivals on the steamer Alaska was Mrs. Earl Hunt of Iditarod, who will pay an extended visit to Nenana. She will enter the government hos pital here for an operation. Mrs. Hunt is niece of James Wicker sham.
 Fred Huprick will leave on the return trip of the Alaska for Fort Gibbon for the purpose of enlisting. He was formerly timekeeper at Mile 20.
 J. E. Pratt. who has been acting as assistant stOrekeeper to s. B. Waite at the 43-mile store, has been transferred to Camp g, 20 mile, to act as timekeeper, vice Fred HuprickS who has resigned.
 Among the arrivals on the steamer Alaska were the following: Mrs. E. B. Hunt, Miss Rountree, formerly connected with the mission; s. E. Wolse, Wm. Vanderbloss. John Edis. G. B. Poindexter, A. M. Hemway, c. H. Shade and Olive Webb.
 The second draft from here will leave Wednesday for Fort Gibbon. The party will be composed of eight registrants.
 The caterpillar steam shovel ar rived on the Alaska and will be sent out the line as soon as assembled. It's arrival was welcomed by those who are anxious to see fast progress made on the road.
 Among the material to be received on the Alaska was 75O bars of iron which will be cut into drift bolts to be used in the construction of the trestles on the new line. The lack of bolts has greatly retarded the work in some particu- lars. and this will be overcome now
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-08-05
Baseball Results
AMERICAN LEAGUE

AMERICAN LEAGUE At St. Louis-St Louis 2, Boston g. At Detroit-Detroit 3, New York g. At Chicago-Chicago 1, Washington 0. At Cleveland Cleveland Philadelphia rain.
 NATIONAL LEAGUE At Boston-Boston 3, Chicago 2. At New York-New York 2. Pitts. burg 4. At tPhiladelphia-Philadelphia 5. Gin cinnati 1.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-08-05

that an ample supply of bolts is at hand.
 The ball game scheduled for yes terday had to be postponed on ac- count of rain and hailsstorm. It is stated that the hail storm was one of the heaviest seen in this section for years.
 Latest reports from Fort Gibbon state that the boys from here are doing well and are taking to the drill rapidly. SiX-mile hikes are taken each day, and the boys come back to the post looking as though they had been doing good stunt. With the addition of the eight regis trants leaving on the next boat Ne mana will be well represented in the ranks of the infantry.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-08-05

PARIS, July 29.-Latest Wire-The allied forces have been making big gains all around the Soissons Rheims sai Numerous villages have been captured The Germans are in full retreat.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-08-05

that an ample supply of bolts is at hand.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-08-05

The second draft from here will leave Wednesday for Fort Gibbon. The party will be composed of eight registrants.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-05-18
THE RED CROSS

am too old to share the fight;
Too many years have come and gone.
Since first saw the morning light
My youth has been and travelled on;
am too old to join the line
Far-fung today that truth shall live;
may not die. for what is fine
But | am not too old to give.
| am not yet so old that |
Have driftcd from the world apart;
| still can hear the helpless cry
And mercy still can reach my heart.
| still can share from day to day
The burden that our youth must bear
And / thank God that | can say
The Red Cross is my symbol there.
| am too old to bear a. lance
Across the shell-torn Flanders field
/ amy not go where troops advance
And deaths grim terrors are reveal
ed;
But can hear the helpless call;
And | can serve them while live;
And l thank God that through it all
l shall not be too old to give.
EDGAR A. GUEST.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-05-18
TERRIBLY SWOLLEN
Suffering Described As Torture
Relieved by Black Draught.

Rossville, Gains. Kate Lee Able, Of
his place, writes: my husband Is an
engineer, and once while lifting, he In
iured himself with a piece Of heavy ma
chinery, across the abdomen. He was
so sore he could not bear 10 press on
himself at all, on chest or abdomen. He
weighed l65 lbs, and fell off until he
weighed 40 lbs, in two weeks.
He became constipated and II looked
like he would die. We had three different
doctors, yet with all their medicine, hi;
bowels failed to act. He would turn Vi
I ten-cent bottle Of castor oil, and drink
il two or three days In succession. He
did this yet without result. We became
desperate, he suffered so. He was swol-
len terribly. He told me his suffering
could only be described as torture.
sent and bought Thedford's Black
Draught. made him take big dose,
and when It began 10 act he tainted, he
wa, in such misery, but he got relief and
began to mend at once. He got well,
and we both feel he owes his life to
Thedford's Black Draught."
Thedford's Black raught will help you
to keep fit, ready for the days work.
Try It'll NC-l3l
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-05-18

We speak OF America as d Christian
country, but Is your Christianity q
thin veneer or complement custom
or does II strike deep to the very
core?
A child Is dying Of hunger at your
door. Do you give It food and shelter
and raiment?
Another is being beaten and 'bruis-
cd and shamefully maltreated. DO
you stretch out your arm to protect
and save?
No, these things are not being done
at our very door, but multiplied a
thousand fold, they are being done ev-
cry day In that sorely stricken land
of Armenia.
Whole villages depoulated, women
and children, dead Of starvation "
ing unbnried in the streets, others,
mere skeletons, fighting for tho ver-
lest tarricn and offal with which to
keep life In their bodies.
All this is In Bible lands and in
the country which as a nation first
accepted Christianity and which amid
unparalleled persecution, has main
tanned an unbroken church through
all the centuries. What will you do
about it?
'",Pure religion and undefled before
God and the Father in this. To visit
the fatherless and widows in their af-
Fiction"
"But whose hath this worlds goods
and seeth his brother in need, and
shutteth up his compassion from him,
how dwelleth the love of God in him."
"Inasmuch as we have done it unto
one of the least of these my breth-
rem, We have done it unto me-"
Four million people are utterly de-.
pendent upon America for relief. They
are dying daily. How many shall die
because you are Indifferent?
Five dollars a month will save
life Stretch out your hand before it
is too late.
Make your remittance at once to
John ]. Davis, 9OS Realty Bldg, Lou
isville, KY, or to Cleveland H. Dodge,
Treasurer, Madison Ave-, New York,
\. Y.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-05-18
WHAT YOUR
DOLLARS DO
One Hundred Cents Worth
of Mercy and Relief for
EveryWar Fund Dollar.

Your Red Gross dollars-every cent
Of every Red Gross alphabetically
relieves sufferlng-actually goes as
you give 1t, for war relief. Not one
cent of any contribution goes into
Red Cross administration expenses
the overhead Of War Fund adminis'
tratlon is more than covered by the
interest accruing from the banking Of
the funds. All relief work not per.
tanning to the war II amply covered
by the normal revenues Of the Red
Cross through membership dues.
Your answer to humanity's cry
your donation to war rslIef-includes
not only the care and restoration Of
the wounded. It IL mission Of mercy
to the famlshed, the homeless and
helpless, the lame, the halt, and the
blind-all the victims Of war that ap-
peal to the heart Of mankind.
The relief Of invaded soldiers, re-
lief of the mutllated and blind, train
ing Of crippled soldiers for useful pur.
suits-rellef service for the care and
revival Of soldiers on furlough from
the front-relief Of children through
out devastated territory-relief Of de.
pendent families Of soldiers-rellef to
prisoners In Germany-relief among
repatriated people returning to France
-children's refugees and hospitals
these are among the divisions Of or
ganized work that carries practical aid
to Its every object in wide field Of
activity. Its scope embraces Russia,
Roumania, Serbia, Italy and Armenia
besides the great field of France.
Your donation makes this great mis-.
sion Of mercy your own.
The Red Cross carries 100 cents
worth Of aid for every dollar donated.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-05-18
BUY COAL NOW!

1t is the duty of c nsumer whether for domestic
manufacturing have delivered Just
promptly the coal mines and the RAILROADS handle
it. 1t entirely possible that there may be a anspor-
alton condition winter than this winter some
tent that will depend upon weather but certain that the rail
IDS and the coal mines will winter crowded to the utmost
of their capacity Every ten of coal which in
dwellings factories will to that lessen the
coal mines and railroads next winter.
Those who do order coal will ground for
plant for next winter they do not their supply pos
sb for all discriminating as they have been
in the past buying coal from with which they long
traded for it be necessary buy coal within the with
regard former conditions should be bought now and
put away for the day Of need
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-05-18
TALK rs NOT ALWAYS CHEAP

Before the General Foc lecturer the French Ecoe
de Guerre In his he laid before his students the fol-
lowing maxim:
"a lost battle is battle believes oneself have lost
battle then only be morally lost But if it also morally
that battle is One might add battle battle in which
you refuse to acknowledge defeat
Fine talk you may say but how would work prace9
AT the supreme of the Battle of the Marne when victory
defeat seemed to hang the balance by eather weight corps
commando hurried General Foch with anxiety despair writ
ten all his face.
My tired and the last gasp he reported They
can fight more
General Foc wheeled upon his corps commander
ly
$50 the Germans he snapped back. 'You attack
once!"
Those ten words foeod the greatest victory of the That
attack smashed the famous Pssan Guard OF the German Center
compelled the German Right to best overnight
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-05-18


A cord Of hard wood has a fuel val
ue-to two-thirds Of ton Of hard ccal,
stomps should DO cut as low az pos.
sible TO avoid waste and save future
trouble.
All wood large enough to be made
into stove wood should be used Split
wood small enough 30 that one man
can load It on a wagon.
Pine should be split smaller than
hard wood so that II may dry out
quickly. Hardwood burns fairly well
even when green
In cutting original growth forests,
utilize old trees which are not 1T for
lumber.
Cut small trees Of the poorer spec
les.
Cut all dead, diseased, dead topped
and otherwise inferior material.
The wood lot will be the better for
the removal of old trees which have
stepped making growth, and Of scar
red trees and stunted growths.
Leave trees that are more valuable
for lumber, ties or other salable prod
uc.s than they are for cord wood.
Leave your thrifty trees of the bet
ter species below ten inches in dame
ter for the future crop.
Pile wood so that air can circulate
freely through the pile.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-05-18
This IS THE TRUE
RED CROSS SPIRIT
A Little Story With a Big
Thought in 1t.

A month ago the Red Cross chapter
In Bay City, Mich, received hurry.
up call for $50 dunnage bags. Troops
were about to move, and through an
oversight their equipment was not
complete. The bags had to be made
and sent within 48 hours. A request
for help was sent over the town, and
the stores were searched successfully
for the right materials. Among those
who quickly responded and came to
the chapter workrooms to help were
two little girls, sisters, about ten and
twelve years of age, each eager-to lend
q hand and do something for the boys
who were going to the front. All day
long the fingers Of the women and
the little girls were fairly flying. Bag
after bag received the last stitch un-
til scores we're piled up ready for
shipment. Closing time came, and the
woman experimenting the making Of
the bags counted those completed and
announced that IL every one Of the
workers could come early the next
morning and work all day the bags
would surely be finished In time for
shipping by evening. Two crestfallen
Little girls, the little sisters, were wait.
ing for her at the door as she de-
parted.
Red Cross Dunnaoe Bags.
1--WE are awfully sorry, ma'am," said
the older Of the two, "but we can't
come back tomorrow. You see tomor-
row we have to" And, without I'm.
ishlng the sentence, she looked back
wistfully at the pile of bags.
ut is too bad you can't come back"
said the superintendent, "but I want
to thank you, and we all thank you,
for the work you've done today. You
two have Teen wonderful help, and
that pile Of bags wouldn't be nearly so
big II you hadn't been here. Good
night"
The next morning when the super
intendent came down to unlock the
workrooms for the day she was aston
ished to see the two little girls stand
Ing In the cold by the locked door.
"Oh, I'm 30 glad TO see you r. she
said. II thought you said you couldn't
comet"
"oh, we knew those Red Cross bags
just had to be finished for the sol.
diers," exclaimed the little one, with
glistening eyes. "and we got up at
three O'Clock this morning and got the
washing done earlyw
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-05-18

Postmaster General Burlesor bames mail delay upon
roads, and cities recent delays of trains support of his
But the complaints of slow mail service have been prevalent
years or while the railroad congestion matter
weeks How will Mr. Bureson explain the emorazed mail service
prior to the train delays?
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-05-18
SOUND ADVICE FOR WHITES ALSO

Professor H. NJ Favrot of ALTON in his address TO
the negro state wide Civil League
81 haven't any patience with this talk about the good Ger
man people There amt any such animal If the Kaiser and Won
Hindenbrg and all the other military leaders killed
thered be thousands of other Huns clamon their places
Let's quit this sniveng and paer about doing our bit
We've got to make up minds TO do damnedst'
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-09-20

as that given to the breeding stock
that is, all of the nutritious pasture
they need but with a heavier grain
ration of slightly wider nutritive ratio.
The object is to grow pig with plenty
of size and scale and one that will fat
ten quickly and economically. Some
feeders use the self-feeder at this
period and obtain excellent results,
giving the pigs free access to such
feeds as corn, mill feeds, and tankage
while on pasture. The practice tends
to shorten the feeding period and pro-
duces pork with slightly less grain per
unit of gain. Under these conditions
pigs do not neglect their forage but
really make more economical use Of 1t
than when the grain is limited. In
feeding a limited grain ration ON pas
ture more success has been attained
by giving an amount equal to per
cent Of the body weight than when fed
IL lesser amour.s.
The most rapid but also the most ex-
pensive gains in the pigs life come
during the finishing period. During
these last few weeks before slaughter
the animal is given all the feed he will
consume with relish. Much more corn
and less protein concentrates are fed
during this period, representative
ration being composed of ten pounds
of corn to one pound of tankage. The
change in rations must be gradual and
the Increase In feed not too rapid ;
otherwise the animal Is apt to Ego off
feed" or lose his appetite. Pastures
are very valuable at this time, especial
ly those composed of feeds high in pro-
tein, for they furnish a cheap source
of nitrogen and keep the pig toned up
and his appetite keen. A hog will con-
sumo 3% to 4 per cent grain ration
at this time. depending, of course, on
the character of the feeds and the
weight Of the hog, larger hog eating
less in proportion TO his weight than
a smaller one. The self-feeder was
primarily devised to fnish the hog at
this time and serves its purpose in ex-
cellent fashion. Slightly more rapid
and economical gains are made by its
use than can be obtained by the best
hand feeding.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-09-20
ERADICATION or
CUTWORM MOTHS
Late Fall and Winter Flowing of
Grass Lands VIII Destroy
Their Winter Homes.
HOGS DEVOUR MANY INSECTS
Injury Usually Consists In Cutting OFF
Plants Just Below Surface and
Occurs in Spring - Eggs Are
Hatehed During Autumn.

Qrom the United States Department Of
Agriculture)
If land that mas been in grass for a
considerable time and is likely to con-
tain cutwOrms is to be planted to corn
the following spring, 1t should be
plOwed in midsummer or early fall,
about the time the moths eggs are
laid or, better, before the eggs are
laid, for then vegetation which is suit
able for the moths to lay their eggs
upon is removed. The earlier the pre-
cedlng year grasslands to be planted
to corn are plowed, the less will be
the probability that the cutworm
moths will have laid their eggs there
on, and the less, consequently, will be
the danger of injury by cutworms the
following year.
Late fall and winter blowing of
grasslands, although not as effective
as early blowing, will destroy many of
the alternating cutwOrms, as well as
such other important corn pests as
white grubs, and should be practiced
when earlier blowing is impracticable.
Insects Are Devoured.
Pasturing hogs upon land supposed
to harbor cutworms is a beneficial
practice, as these animals root up and
devour insects Of many kinds, includ-
ing cutworms, in large numbers. Farm
poultry, allowed to follow the pillow,
is Of great value.
When cutworms are found to be
abundant on corn land, the use of the
poisoned bait is. recommended. In
fields known to be infested, the dis
tributlon Of this bait should be begun
as soon as the corn appears above the
ground, so that the cutwOrms may be
eliminated as quickly as possible and
the injured hills replanted promptly.
During the warmer spring months cut
worms do most Of their feeding at
night and burrow into the soil to the
depth of an inch or two during the
day, so that the bait usually will be
more effective If applied during the
late afternoon and early evening
hours.
Frequently cutworms migrate to cul-
tivated fields from adjoining grass
land, and in such cases the crops can
be protected by running a narrow
band of the poisoned bait around the
edge of the field or along the side
nearest the source of infestation.
Cutworm injury, which usually con-
sists in the cutting off Of the plants
at or little below the surface of the
ground, almost invariably occurs in
the spring, beginning as soon as the
first plants sprout and continuing I'M
til late June or early July, by which
time the worms are full grown. The
worms feed at night and rest during
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-09-20

variegated cutworm (Peridroma Mar
oaritosa): a, Moth; b, Normal Form
Of Caterpillar, Side View; c, Same
In Curved Position; d, Dark Form,
View of Back; c, Greatly Enlarged
Egg, Seen From Side; Z, Egg Mass
on Twig.
the day beneath debris or In the soil
from one-half to one inch below the
surface, and since in most cases they
resemble the soil closely In color the
cause of the injury often Is not APP
parent However. II the soil surround
ing the cutoff plant be examined care
fully, the culprit probably will be
found curled up beneath the surface.
Parents Of cutwormo.
The parents of eutworms are gray
ish or brownish moths, or "millers"
which commonly occur at lights during
summer evenings. Each moth may lay
from 200 to 500 eggs, either in masses
or singly. In fields covered with dense
vegetation, and hence the eggs ere TO
be found more often than elsewhere in
cultivated fields which have been in
grass or weeds the preceding fan.
The eggs hatch in the fall. a few weeks
after they are laid, usually during
September, and the young cutworns.
after feeding on grass and other vege-
tation until cold weather, pass the
winter as partly grown caterpiIlars II
an infested field is left to grass, no no
ticeable injury Is likely to occur; but
when II Is broken up and planted to
corn or other wide-row crops, the
worms, suddenly being placed on
~shOrt rations." play havoc with the
newly planted crops, the nearly fun
grown worms feeding greedily and
consuming "a enormous amount
food. In northern ATTITUDES they attain
full growth and stop feeding In late
June or early july. and then change to
Tie pupal or resting stage.