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The daily Alaskan., 1918-09-05
OF ETHAN ALLEN
 NOW IN VAR WAS AT Fl. SEWARD

years before my discovery of the ref ics, so the historical value of them Is not small.
 "In those days when lived at Fort Logan everything had to be freigntes from Townsend or White Sulphur Springs. This made every commonly. very high in price, l paid $3 for broom on one occa' sion and $2 a pound for butter. The amount of sugar you would Set for 50 cents wouldn't fill the sugar bowl" .-.
 Mrs. Wilson's son joined the British forces in Alaska last year. He left England on May 15 for FraG co, and a letter which arrived he~e last week announced his ar rival in France. He served in the regular United States army for thre years in the Philippines and for five years ib the navy. His wife,. eager [ to be near him on the battlefield went over as a Red Cross nurse. In recent letter he advises his moth- CT that he had seen his wife only twice, and that recently she was wounded by a flying bit of shrap- Dei
 Pride in the family name has induced all of the living members of Capt. Nathaniel Aliens family to use "Allen" as their middle name.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-09-05
SCOUT GAME. NOT SPY PLOT.

Mysterious notes found in hiding places on the street in Indianapolis recently caused much consternation in the neighborhood and resulted in call for the police. Visions of some mysterious spy plot filled the minds of those who read the notes.
 A boy found folded letter on @ street corner, which directed him to go to the bread box outside the corner grocery, where further directions would be found. Although the night was dark the boy followed up the d. rections.
 On the bread box he found another note even more mysterious, which di- rected him to go to the first street, then north, and then to the nearest lamp post. The alarm was given and the police took up the trail.
 Rev. Hugh s. Clutton of the Tux edo Baptist church, 29 Garfield avenue, admitted he was the arch-plotter, and had innocently caused all the trouble. The explanation was very simple. Mir. Clutton, with the boy scouts of his church, were out playing one of their tracking games.
 He went ahead in an automobile, and he placed tracking directions, and 1t was up to the boys to follow the notes and find him and the automo- bile.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-09-05
Cafarrh Cannot Be Cured

with LOCAL APPLICATIONS. as they cannot reach the seat of the disease. Catarrh is a local disease. greatly fn: fuenced by constitutional conditions. ana in order to cure 1t you must take sn cine is taken internally and acts thru the blood on the mucous surfaces of the system. Halls Catarrh Medicine was prescribed by one of the best physiciana in this country for years. It n com posed of some of the best tonics known: combined with some of the best oivod purifiers. The perfect combination of the ingredients In Halls Catarrh Medi: cine is what produces such wonderful results in catarrhal conditions. Send Tor testimonials. free.
 F. J. CHENEY CO. Props, Toledo. O.
 All Druggists, 76c.
 Halls Family Pills for constipation.
 -AdyertiSSmezt.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-09-05
SCOUTS LED, NOT DRIVEN

To do all the undone things, to com plete all the war tasks of the back-at- home battle-ground, to give help unpaid wherever other organizations need helping, is the gladly volunteered serv- Ice offered to the government by 353,- 049 of America's young chaps that can't get into the army or navy any how.
 Raising gardens, selling bonds, dis trlbuting official information, coaxing quarters for War Stamps, saving food and fuel-and urging everybody else to do these things-are among the du- ties of patriots as exemplifei by the organization of the Boy Scouts of America.
 No one makes the boys do these things. They are not paid-tllus there is no compulsion. No one over them has authority to say, You must do this" They just follow the compul- sion to duty as expressed in the scout oath and brought into action by the leadership of men acting as scoutmas- ters and as troop committeeman and as members of local councils.
 Among all these thousands of men leaders there are less than 300 paid workers-and these for the most part are scout executives directly hired to look after the scouts by councils of business men in cities where there are quite a few troops.
 The tremendous task of rousing these voluntary workers to an ener- getic answer to the many calls of the government falls upon one man-the chief scout executive at the national headquarters in New York city, Mir. James B. West. p. "
The daily Alaskan., 1918-09-05
START THE KID
 OFF ID SCHOOL

Parents of children to begin school this year, please take notice:
 Children who are six years of age, or who will be six oeofore June of 1919 are eligible for en- trance to public school. Parents who wish to start their children this year are kindly asked to do so at once as it is unjust to a child to have him enter after the class has been started, and unjust to other children to ask the teachers to take the time from regular class work, necessary to bring up to grade the child who enters late.
 Generally speaking, 1t is un- wise to admit children into school under the legal school age. Ex- cepticns, however, are made but it is always we'll for parents to con suit the teachers and allow the primary teacher to decide as to whether or not 8 child should be admitted. Some children are ma ture enough to enter school at five years of age; others are too i'm mature fo- school work at eight years of age. Therefore We would suggest that in all doubtful cases the judgment of good primary teacher should stand.
 Domestic Science will be under the guidance of Miss Montgomery A Manual Training teacher has not as yet been secured to take the place made vacant by the resignation Of MT. Pedersen, but it is the in teptlon of the school authorities to have the classes in Manual Train ing as scon as a teacher can be found.
 Considering the long winter a head, 1t has been deemed wise to not organize the Friday Glasses dur ing the fine weather. but to leave them out for a few weeks So as to have a new interest when the snow begins to fly. Later the Red Cross will be organized and work carried or on about the same plan as that followed last year.
 The School Society will also De organized and the programs furn- ished every other Thursday as usual. The public has always been invited to attend these meetings and the same invitation is extend ed for the coming year. The first meeting will be announced later.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-09-05
WHY NOT SHIP
 BLUEBERRIES

AS the days begin to show signs of shrinking and the nights notice ably to lengthen, and light bills and coal bills begin to loom uD in the distance, the mind gets busy On the thought of how one Is to continue to do his bit towards adding to the Red Cross funds.
 A well known gentleman Of this city, who ever and anon almost shows signs of human intelligence. suggests the following:
 Why not make a drive on the Gouutless berry patches contiguous to this city and ship the result Of tn days pick to Seattle"
 This is a clever idea, and one that could be worked out to good ly advantage for tht benefit of the local chapter of the Red Cross.
 A night letter could be sent to some one of the large retail gro storas in Seattle asking what quantity ofAlaska Dlueberries could be used, what price would be paid, together with the information that these could be shipped from this port or 8 certain date.
 Upcr receipt of a satisfactory ans wer. the berry pickers could be started, and great quantities of the berries harvested. While this was being done away up here in Skag- way, the Seattle merchant could get Ousy with the daily papers in his city and begin his campaign of ad- Yertisiug.
 The probability is that some one of the steamship companies could De Induced to give g special freight rate on the berries, and when it Is rememoered how eagerly Seattle ites goOble up produce which has been shipped from the north, ana the fact made known that the funds from th, sale of the berries are to go to. the Red Cross, it is believed that even the stains on the packing boxes would bring a price.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-09-05

Heroert Allen Wilson of Butte whose mother, Mrs, Clara Allen WIT son is 6 direct descendant of Ethan Allen O: revolutionary, fame. is now With the British expeditionary fore es in France, and his wife is Red Cross nurse over there. Mrs Allen ir., was recently wounded Dy flying shrapnel.
 When Ethan Allen from Vermont Ies, his force of Yankee boys a gainst the British forts at Tcon- deroga and Crown Point, back in the first days of the revolution in TITS, it is certain that he never eX- pected one of his descendants to De fighting in the army of his hated enemy. He could not have foreseen that the old wounds would neal when American independence from England was gained. But just l4S years after Ethan Allen's historic victories against the British his I'm cal descendant is fighting with the British forces against another men ace to American independence.
 Mrs Clara Allen Wilson is veal thy ih tho host of historic associa- lions which surround her name. Her rather Cept. Nathaniel Allen, who cough. on the side of the North in the civil war, and who died in the towE of his birth. Terre Haute, lno'' on Fec. 1912, at the age Of gu years. He celebrated his ninetfeth birthday on Feb. 8, three days be- fore his death.
 Capt. Nathaniel Allen was the son oF Capt. Ira Allen, who was given custody of all the British officers captured by George Washington uE' on the surrender of Cornwallis at Yorktown. Capt. Ira Allen was the son of Col. Ethan Allen.
 Not content with the glory that alread, surrounds the name of Al len, Mrs Wilson has added to the fame of her family name by the gitt of her son to the cause of the allies.
 "I am proud of the name of Al len," Mrs. Wilson says, "and or the achievements of the men Of my family, put I am most proud of my son. He was born on March 2, 1Soo at Bozeman, two years after l came to Montana. When he was four weeks old I Set out for Fort Logan, near Townsend, to join my boys father. It was an all-day stage ride from Townsend to Fort Logan, and I can still remember how rough that ride was. When ] arrived at the abandoned army post I found an old cannon bali and hayonet, which l had made into a stove hooke."
 Mrs. Wilson still has these two relics of army life in Montana ln th. days of the Indian massacres' and she cherishes them as her most valued possessions.
 I nara left instructions" she says, "that these relics are to go to Washington when I die, as mo- meLtoes of early days in Montana Fors Logan had been abandoned for
The daily Alaskan., 1918-09-05

The following article is of inter- est to many people in skagway, as the subject of the sketch will be remembered here as the messenger on the Harbor Boat Peterson, MT. Wilson having been detailed to duty on the ship while serving in the United States army as 8 member or tho Fourteenth Infantry stationed at Ft. W. H. Seward.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-09-05

With Richard HOblitzel, first base man of the Boston American baseball team, nominated as a first lieutenant in the army dental corps, John ("Stufy") McInpis, formerly first sack CT with the Philadelphia Athletics, Is slated to play at the initial corner for the Red SoX.
 McInniS, who was obtained by Bos- ton last winter, has been playing third base this season. Thomas, last year with Providence, Is expected to i'll McInnls' place at third.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-09-05
Eeas THAT SCOUTS GATHER.

There is a new kind of community service taken up by the scouts. With their sharp eyes and trained powers of observation the boy scouts can do a great service to any city by remoV- ing the egg masses on the trunks of trees that will soon hatch out into a caterpillar pest.
 These little masses of white eggs covered over with slight gauge coV- ering can be detected easily by sharp eyes and can be removed on the end of a stick or with the fingers.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-09-05
IF IT ISN'T AN EASTMAN
 IT ISN'T A KODAK

Keller Bros. theSkagway agents for the Eastman Kodak company, have received 8 large shipment of all sizes of N. c. and Autographic Kodak film. and printing out pa pers both Azo and Velox. If.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-09-05
TREE-RooF PERcHERS
 AID NEW BASEBALL TAX

Persons who sell seats on any s roof or structure overlooking a baseball park will be obliged to pay q war tax to the govern ment, according to the bureau or internal revenue. The tax must be collected and paid by the en- terprising owner or occupant Of the building who receives pay ment for the seat occupied by "perchers."
 The announcement says that in one city woman whose yard adjoins the ball park has been selling seats in tree, the price, being five and ten cents, depend ing on how high the patrons have to climb. Recently the price has advanced to six and ! eleven cents, the extra cent be- ing added to the war revenues.
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The daily Alaskan., 1918-09-05

You are invited to visit Keller Bros ice cream kitchsn at any time It Is always In @ strictly sanitary and orderly condition. Those who Q apt the best ice cram know that K B.'s have 1t.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-09-05

Keller Bros. pure ice cream Is the most delicious dessert you can serve for your Sunday dinner. Phon for a quart brick for deliVry to- enorroW. It.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-09-05
TO KILL THE pANDRUFF GERM.
Es the Only Possible Way of Havias
 An Effective Cure.

An Effective Cure.
 If you see a woman or a man with lux uriant glossy hair, you may be sure nei- finer has dandruff to amount to anything. In nearly every case where women ana men have thin brittle hair. they owe H to dandruff. There are hundreds Of prep arations that 'claim" to cure dandrun. but not one but Newbro's Herpicide tells YOU that dandruff Is the result of germ borrowing into the scalp, and that per manent cure of dandruff and its conse- ouent falling and badness, can only bo had by killing the germ; and there is no other preparation that will destroy thas germ but Newbro's Herplcide Destroy the cause, and you remove the effect" Sold by leading druggists. Send loc. in stamps for sample to The Herpicide Go- Detroit Miat,,
 One Dollar bottle, guaranteed.
 At all Drug storse. A1y.
 -AdSertissmeaa.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-09-05
DOG rAxEs

boa taxes are due the first day of September. Owners or Keepers of dogs are required to pay 6 H. cense of s2.00 per dog each year CT fraction thereof. People who have dogs should pay the town treasurer immediately.
 (5igned) Frank Page. e-1-4t. City MarshaE
The daily Alaskan., 1918-09-05

sAN-ToX COUGH DROPS. Admin Lstered oa sugar. Acts almost in- stantly. The prescription of an eminent physician. Keller Bros The San-Tox Drug store.
Williston graphic., 1918-09-12
THE WEST BATTLE
FRONT SUCCESSES
CONGRESSMAN NORTON GIVES
WAR FACTS AS EXPRESSED
. 49, Nj WASHINGTON, D. C.

The smashing drives that the Amer
lean, French and English forces have
been making through the German
lines on the west front the last three
weeks have brought much rejoicing
to all officials of the government
here. While it is generally believed
that this tremendously successful Of
fensive on the part of the Allied
Armies will be destructive blow
from which the German Armies can
never fully recover and marks the
real beginning of the end of the war,
it is not thought that the German
General Staff has yet given up all
hopes of reaching Calais by sudden
concentrated drive. The administra-
tive officers of our government, as
we'll as the administrative officers Of
our allies are not making the mis-
take of considering that because of
our recent victories and advances the
Central Powers are defeated but on
the other hand, they are steadily
working on and carrying out great
constructive program for putting into
the htruggle to save civilization every
man possible in the nation who can
be of real assistance to the world of
winning the war, to the end that all
doubt whatever as to the final victory
of our cause in the war may soon be
dispelled from all minds.
Williston graphic., 1918-09-12
Drive For War
Funds Coming

There will be drive through the
country from November II to 18 to
raise a fund of $170,50O,OOO for the
seven War Societies that are aiding
with war work. This campaign thru
the suggestion of the President and
the War Department was made gen.
eral one for all of the societies en-
gagged in war work so as to do away
with separate campaigns for each
society coming at different periods of
the year.
North Daota's allotment in this
drive is $675,0OO. E. A. Palmer dis
trict chairman for the Y. M. C. A.
and F. P. Bergman County Chairman
will handle the drive in this territory
and appoint helpers. Mr.. Palmer has
appointed Louis Sheldahl at Stanley
as county chairman Of Mountraill
County and Robert Norheim chairman
of Mckenzie county.
All the district chairman as we'll as
the county chairman will meet at Far
60 September 20 to outline the cam
paign and make arrangements for the
drive.
Williston graphic., 1918-09-12
War Review
Friday, September 6

The Germans have begun a general
retreat from the Vesle river between
Soissonsand Rheims. General Man.
gin has advanced his lines to \the
edge of the plateau from Vauxcere
to Baslieux, to a position to the north
dominating the Aisne and the Chemin
Des Danes. American patrols con.
firm reports that the enemy has re-
moved his stores and supplies and
additional territory in this sector is
expected to be taken with little more
than rear guard opposition.
Elsewhere along the battle front
from Rheims to Ypres, the German
retreat continues, heavy gains hav-
ing been made by the French, who are
advancing in the direction Of Ham,
after taking Guiscard. Overcoming
strong resistance, General Humbert's
army broke the line and advanced in
this section from four to seven miles
on line from Mont St. Simeon to the
Canal Du Nord. ....-.,
Williston graphic., 1918-09-12

through which.they must pass to take
Laon. The capture Of La Fere will
be a serious menace to the strong
German defenses in the St. Gobain
massif. From his point south to
Laffaux German artillery fire has in
creased in violence and numerous
counter attacks indicate further prog
ress by the French would be contest
ed vigorously. .S
Failure to stop the allied advance
at other strong positions and the
burning of La Fere furnishes evil
dence of the weakness of the Ger
man line and of their ultimate in
ability to stop the turning movement
against the st. Gobain forest, the
keystone of the German positions bar
ring the further movement eastward
of the allied armies. Reinforcements
have been rushed into the St. Gobain
forest and to the defense of the line
east to Rheims which would be af-
fected if St. Gobain falls.
South of the Aisne, where the
French and Americans are advancing
north and northeast, the enemy has
concentrated much artillery and heavy
firing is reported. Infantry engage
ments here have been confined to pa
troll encounters. The resumption of
artillery duels between the opposing
forces further strengthens the op-
position. For. the moment at least
the rapid advance has settled >down
to a bitter struggle for the posses
sion Of the strong points in the line
Cambria, St. Gobain forest and the
Chemin des Danes.
Williston graphic., 1918-09-12
FAIR FOOD PRICES

The following prices fixed by the
Fair Price Committee and o. KID by
the County Food Administrator, Ed
win A. Palmer, will be in force from
date until revised. These are the
prices for the City of Williston, North
Dakota. Retailers are allowed to add
any freight in excess of the amount
paid to Williston, North Dakota, to
the price; and towns in Williams
County where the freight is less than
Williston graphic., 1918-09-12
THE GOAL ALMOST REACHED.

The wal savings stamp campaign Of
last June secured in this state sub.
scriptions for nearly ten million dol
lars worth Of stamps, and to the full
f1llment of these pledges the hundreds
Of hard working and faithful monitors
all over North Dakota are devoting
untiring energy. The June drive was
wonderful accomplishment, but it
nearly three million dollars, and to
reach that goal by the end Of the
year and put North Dakota safely
over the top Is the aim Of the war
savings Organization.
While thousands Of patriotic Dako-
tans bought war savings stamps to
their limit in the June campaign
many other thousands. for one reason
or another, failed to be numbered
among this Thrift Army, and it Is to
these appeal is now made to enlist,
and place North Dakota In the ranks
OF full-quotu states, on or before New
Years day.
The vacation period is now over
and all the stamp selling agencies
should make fresh start in securing
additional purchasers. The monitors
should not be left to do all the re-
manning work. In every community
the war savings societies can easily
add to their membership from those
who earlier In the year were unable
to become identified with this grea,
thrift movement, and there are many
many people who, if approached, wiz
be glad to add to their earlier sau
scriptions
| The splendid war savings organiza
tons of the several counties, the stat'
committee feels assured cnp be de
Williston graphic., 1918-09-12
DUTY OF poeTMAsTaRO

Pestmasters Of North Dakota ~
urged by the State War Savings Con.
mittee to discourage 40 far as possible
The cashing Of war savings stamps.
Fortunately, the requests for redemp-
don Of stamps are not frequent, 40
most North Dakotans, tho State Com
mittee believes, bought the stamps
with the idea Of holding them until
maternity. The people generally
realize that the ownership Of war
savings stamps gives them the COM
Portable feeling Of participation In
their country's effort to win the war,
and they would feel Ike slackers
upon losing that sense Of partnership,
unless the direst necessity caused the
premature redemption Of the stamps.
Tho postmasters are also urged BY
the State Committee to always keep q
supply Of war savings and thrift
stamps on hand as complaints have
been made that some of the offices q
not nave stamps on sale. Any district
postoffics may have its credit in
creased by special rsQuisition on the
central accounting postmaster to take
care Of an unusual demand for war
savings stamps which may arise, and
the central accounting postmasters, in
rush instances, may order supplies Of
stamps through the Fargo Office.
Great reliance is placed upon them
BY the government to lend every a.
sistance In this campaign, as the post
office, more than any other agency, is
the place where people 60 to buy the
stamps. In the past the lpostmasters
have been Of the greatest assistance In
selling these government securities,
and it Is hoped their interest In the
campaign will be maintained to the
end.
Williston graphic., 1918-09-12
ADVERTISED LETTERS

ADV Eh ISED LII H1so
List of letters unclaimed and ad'
vertised at Williston, N. D., for the
week ending Sept. II, 1918:
Butler, Miss Frances; Fingerson
George; Fuller, w. c.; Gorden, Mrs
Elmer; Grove, Mrs. G. w.; Grove
Mrs. G. w.; Grove, DR.. G.. NJ; Grut'
son, E. A.; Hagenyr, John; Hogan
J. j.; Martin, C. G.; Mourer, B. E.;
Pixley, Ed; Young, Miss Edna.
When calling for the above please
say advertised.
Waldo Leonhardy,
Postmaster.
Williston graphic., 1918-09-12
ENGLISH LUTHERAN

The month of September being the
close of the Synodical Year a congre-
gational meeting will be held at the
regular hour of service Sunday morn
ing. Every member is earnestly re-
quested to be present.
Sunday School at HAS A. M.
Sermon at 500 P. NJ.
We will be glad to welcome you al
these services.
Williston graphic., 1918-09-12
Arthur F. Rhodes
Reported Wounded

The casualty list this week con-
tained the name of Arthur F. Rhodes
of Williston as severely wounded
Arthur left here with Co. E last fall
but was transferred to another COM
pany on reaching France.