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The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-06-03
STEAM TUNNEL
 HAS CAVED IN

On Second avenue in the rear of the N. c. engine room a gaping hole may be seen filled with water. The aperture has been staked and roped off for the protection of the passers and teams. The cause of the cavein is attributed to the high water seeping in and undermining the dirt to such an extent that the cavein resulted.
 In many places along the line of the tunnel may be seen depres- sions around the man-holes, and it is presumed that should the present stage of high water continue there will be many more caveins, although the tunnel is timbered and braced Teamsters passing along that sec tion of the street would do well to observe care in order to prevent an accident to themselves.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-06-03
MUCH SALVAGE
 LEAVES NENANA

With the activities of the Red Cross in securing yarn and other knitting materials for the making of wearable articles for the boys at the front many ways have been de- vised for the raising of the neces- sary money with which to purchase the yarn used.
 One branch of the Red Cross is known as the salvage committee, and it is their duty to see to the gathering up of all waste material that can be utilized or turned into money. At Nenana this committee is in charge of Mrs. F. s. Ryus and Mrs. M. S. Love, and under their direction there was recently gathered up at the railroad town fourteen sacks of cast-off rubbers, boots and pacs, from which the rubber was stripped and made ready for shipment to Seattle. To aid the women of the Panama Valley chap ter of the Red Cross in marketing the results of the salvage campaign the steamboat companies have franked the shipment from Nenana to Seattle, which means a consider able saving in money itself. The proceeds of the sale will go to the yarn fund.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-06-03
DAN PERISICH
 IS IN CUSTODY

On complaint made by Peter Hoffman, charging assault, Dan Peri sich was taken into custody yester- day afternoon by Deputy Marshals McMullen and Tull and lodged in the federal jail pending arraignment.
 On his arraignment the case was set for trial next Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock. Pending the trial he is being held for bonds in the sum of $500. failing in the furnishing of which he is in the federal jail.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-06-03
FIRE WARDEN TO
 ASSUME DUTIES

Today Fire Warden C. s. Hahn will assume his duties for the sum- mer. MT. Hahn filled the position last summer and covered consider able territory in the discharge of his duties, which territory is the entire Fairbanks district.
 To his efficient service may be at- tributed the small number of fires noted in this vicinity, and the pub lie is cautioned to use all precau- tionary measures to prevent confla- grations in the timbered country. as a fire is a difficult thing to stop once headway has been gained. The penalty imposed for the wilful start. ing of a forest fire is severe. not over $5.000 fine or two years in jail. or both, being possible to be imposed upon the offender.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-06-03
PEASANTS ARE
 BEING KILLED
 WITH HUN GAS

LONDON, May 31.-A dispatch re. ceived today states that the Ger. mans are using poison gas in an en. deavor to quell the uprisings in Ukrainia. Several villages have been drenched with the deadly stuff and whole communities have been asphyxiated.
 The Germans are using this bar. barous method in an effort to com, pletely destroy any idea of revolt among the Ukraine peasants. These peasants have been objecting to the method employed by Germany in the exportation of the Ukraine food stuffs. In many places the ware houses and even the fields of stand ing grain have been destroyed by the Ukrainians. who much preferred that the food be a total loss in stead of being shipped into Ger many.
 Troops were sent by the German government in order to quell the riots. In some places the troops turned field guns into the crowds of peasants and killed hundreds. These troops are now using the same kind of gas against these people as is used on the western battle front. Having no adequate means of protection from this insidious poison, the peasants are being mur- dered in immense numbers. It is stated with authority that whole communities have been killed, not one person being left by the Hun.
 After the signing of the treaty at Brest Litovsk between the Russian and German governments, Germany's idea was to export from Ukrainia all available food This exportation was started immediately and no con- sideration was shown the people who resided in the districts. and whose sole subsistence depnded on whose sole subsistence depended on reason that the riots occurred throughout the country.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-06-03
AMERICANS ARE
 ENJOYING LIFE
 IN SUNNY ITALY

AMERICAN SEAPLANE TRAIN ING CAMP, Central Italy, May 1O.-- Americans in training here to be- come submarine hunters and coast protectors combine hard work and serious study, varied by occasional trips to nearby town or, less fire. quently, to Rome.
 This is the first school in Italy for Uncle Sam's aerial sailors. They attend lectures, learn French and Italian, go through all the lessons up to "solo" flying. when they are al- lowed to fly alone. thence on through careful training to the time when they are recommended as fit for of- ficers. Next their names travel over the Atlantic to the war department, and finally they become officers, and have their names enrolled among the fighters for the United States.
 'I know of no greater glory than that of being an aviator" said the American Ambassador, Thomas Nel son Page, to some of them at a lunch given in their honor.
 Their camp is located near the banks of one of the volcanic lakes in the mountains north of Rome. The winter and spring have been mild and the student aviators have been flying almost every day since they came, under the direction Of Italian instructor pilots. They utilize the lake for bathing
 On their Saturday afternoon and Sunday holidays they ride over to cathedral town set on big rock and they go to church, see the sights, spend little money on restaurant food, possibly put up over night at one of the many little hotels that are languishing here since the war cut off tourist traffic, adn then ride back again Monday morning for a new weeks training.
 Those fortunate enough to have toothache or teeth in the need of repair may go to Rome for that pur- pose, Uncle Sam not having yet provided dentist exclusively for this camp as he has at the bigger camp for aviators in the south Of Italy. As teeth connect with the nerves which are supposed to regul- ate the sense of equilibrium, il will be understood just how important commanding officers consider such troubles. Without proper sense of equilibrium man cant fly without running the risk of breaking his neck or a valuable machine.
 Sometimes money become draw back to the Rome excursion, in view of the irregularities of pay days One sharp youth from Missouri overcame this handicap by borrowing French, English or American money from his comrades. In Rome he exchanged this for Italian money at the rate of eight and one-half lire to the dol lar, spent what was necessary to see the sights and returned to. the camp with more money than he had when he started. He repaid his debts at the rate of five lire to the dollar
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-06-03
HACK DRIVER
 NOW KNITTER

FL PASO, Tex, May 15.---As he sits on the drivers seat of his auto mobile Billy Davis knits. His knit. ting is directed to the making of practical things. Billy knits no pale green sweaters nor variegated muf- flers. He purls and yarns and heels on one olive drab sock after another as he sits and waits for his employer to call for the automobile. Billy is one of the frontier characters of Fl Faso. Before the days of automo. piles he drove an old two-hack. Now Billy is driving for family of bank CTS and his knitting during his odd moments is to make socks for the youngest member of the family who is away with the colors and whose feet Billy has sworn to keep warm until the war is over. He learned to knit at odd times and is now as delft with the needles as is the most experienced woman knitter.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-06-03
ITALIANS ARE
 SUCCESSFUL IN
 THEIR ATTACKS

WASHINGTON, D. C., May 31.-- A dispatch received by the Italian embassy from Rome states that the Italians have been successful in their operations against the posi-. tions held by the Austrians on the lower Piave as well as in the To. nale region.
 The Italian forces reached their objective at Capo Silo and made large gains on front six hundred meters in length. In the region of Capo Sile the fighting was very fierce, the Italians inflicting heavy losses on the enemy. At least 500 Austrians were taken prisoner in this sector. A large amount of mu- nitions and guns were also captured.
 In the Tonale sector even heavier losses were inflicted on the enemy. It is reported in the dispatch that there were 5000 Austrians either killed. wounded or missing in the action in the Tonale region. While the Austrians made strong defense, they could not stop the advance of the determined Italians.
 ITALIAN OFFICIAL REPORT
 ROME. May -Off1cial--There was desultory fighting yesterday be- tween the Austrian and Italian forc- es. The defensive works and the enemy troop movements in the Gi- udicaria, Val Lagariana and Valarsa regions were bombarded effectively by the Italian artillery. The Italians were also successful in bombarding troop movements on the Asiago pla- teau. The enemy attempted sur prise attack at Gina Palone which was frustrated by the vigilance of the Italians. In these attacks the Italians took several prisoners. In all actions along the front yester. day the Italians were successful
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-06-03
ROY PORTER AMONG THOSE
 WHO RECEIVED CHALLENGE

in the Plane News" paper which is issued by the boys in the trenches. there appears an item in which it is stated that the mem bers of the 31st squadron had is- sued a challenge to the members of the 101st. The sender of the pa per. Roy Porter, is a member of the 31st, and the outcome of the drill will be awaited by his friends here.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-06-03
AK IS FALLING
 0N COMMISSION
 EMPLOYEES NOW

On good authority word was re- ceived from Nenana yesterday after noon that the axe was falling among the employees of the commission there and that the surplus timber was being thrown in the scrap heap. For many days cOnjectures have been rampant as to the attitude and authority of the new engineer in charge. Frederick D. Browne, who arrived about the first of the month from Anchorage to take charge of the work on this end of the road
 It has often been said that there were employed considerably more clerical help than the circumstances warranted, and the present action in disposing of the surplus tends to prove that the wedding out is made after study of the situation had been gone into. By the elimination of the dead timber many thousands of dollars will be saved for the prosecution of the work. and con- struction progress will be hastened by the use of the money saved.
 The cleanup seems to have been made among the store department principally, although among the names of those discharged are men from other departments. It is in disputably stated that the following have been released from the service of the commission: H. P. Curtis. head storekeeper: J. G. K. Tous- saint, line auditor; Chas. Leckie, bOokkeeper in the accounting de- partment; Robert Benner, employed by the store department on the docks; R. R. Douse, stenogrupher in the store department; w. G. Kenyon, clerk in the store department; Henry Finland, foreman of the dock; Wm. Landwehr, in the office of the superintendent of construction, and clerk named Hutmacher
 The majority of these have been in the commissions employ for a nupber of months, some of them ever since the commission plant was established, and their release comes as surprise to many, but to few it has been known that it was only matter of time until the wedding oN process would be start ed.
 When Mr. Browne arrived in Fair banks from the coast he stated that he had full authority to act and would be in complete charge of the work here. His object is to get the work finished in the quick est possible time and to conserve the expenditures. While the allot ment of money for the prosecution of the work this summer has not yet been appropriated. and the small sum remaining from last years funds would not accomplish a great deal, it is the intention of Mir Browne to do what he can with the amount on hand until the appropria- tion has passed.
 It is possible that after an in spection of the expenditures in the salary list of the force of clerks that he could observe a saving of many thousands of dollars annually from this expenditure alone, and acted accordingly. What the next move at the railroad town will be is awaited with interest.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-06-03
cHATANikA. MARSHAL PAYs
 BUSINESS VISIT TO TOWN

On official business. Deputy Mar shal Ed Poppel arrived in town yes terday and will return today. The water has gone down on, the Gold stream flats and at Fox no traces are visible of the flood which exist ed there some days ago.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-06-03
FAIR EXCHANGE
 IS NO ROBBERY

FL PASO, Texas, May 15.-Mexico may yet aid the allies without vio- lating her neutrality if a plan now under consideration is carried out. Charles N. Bassett, food adminis- trator for this district and Andres Garcia, Mexican consul general here, are working out plan for the eX- change of wheat and corn which will add thousands of bushels of wheat to the supply available for the al. lies.
 Mexicans care less for wheat flour than they do for corn flour and other food products made from corn. Corn is the staple food of Mexico. Yet great tracts of fertile land in the Laguna district of Coahuila near Torreon have been planted to wheat because the pink poll weevel has destroyed the cotton crops which have grown on these lands in the past As corn cannot be shipped abroad as easily as can wheat and is not considered staple war food stuff, Administrator Bassett's plan is to exchange corn grown in the United States for wheat grown in Mexico. The plan is now under consideration and. if carried out, will materially aid the allies in the war.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-06-03

Mrs. E. B. Collins and daughter returned to their home at Fox last evening after paying few days visit to town.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-06-03
STEAMBOAT OFFICE HAS
 BEEN MOVED ONCE MORE

Yesterday the necessary furniture and other office fixtures were re- moved from the dock building and taken to the corner formerly occu- pied by the old California, where headquarters were established by the officials of the A.-Y. N line. The present high stage of water makes the transaction of business on the dock a damp affair, hence the change.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-06-03

Mrs. w. w. Archibald is paying a short visit to town.
 R. l. Johnson is among those registered at the hotels.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-06-03
RECORD BROKEN
 IN DRIVE FOR
 ORPHAN FUND

All previous records are broken in the drive for the orphans fund. Last month the total amount re- ceived for the fatherless ones of France came to $5865O. and the committee having the fund in charge was jubilant. This month eclipses all other months. and in some in- stances the combined donations of two months.
 The fund for the month of May is well over the $500 mark; how much will not be known until the mathematician gets down to work and figures 1t out. The grand show ing made by the fund for the month would not have been possible but for the assistance given by the la dies having the fund in charge at Ft. Gibbon and Panama, the sister places. To Mrs. Louis c. Selk. of the fort and Mrs. Frank O'Farrell of the town must be given the cred it for the showing made.
 AS means of raising money for the fund a dance was given at the post gymnasium early in the month under the direction of Mir. and Mrs. Selk, and the sum of $94 realized. The dance receipts were $66. a do nation of $2O from MT. Casey and the disposal of two cakes. which brought in $S, making up tho amount. (The post people donated every thing except the music, which was by Mrs. Courtnay and E. NJ. Woods). The receipts of the evening were divided among the people of Tan ana, Co. B 14th Infantry, and End Service Go. Signal Corps, and will apply on the babies that have been adopted by the residents there but not entirely paid for.
 The people of the lower river plac- es are enthusiastic over the prOpo- sition of keeping the orphan chil- dren and take delight in making SoSiihS III oiuSi ec chNi u c''' Some of the donations made are the first payments on the adoption, and one of the donors, o. G. Berry, expressly mentions that he wants girl and that he will continue 10 make the donations until such time as they are no longer needed or until his poke plays out. Others are of the same mind so it is an assured thing that the fatherless ones will not go hungry so long as there is cent in the Panama towns. The money came from all walks of life, the enlisted man. the woodchopper, the merchant and the laborer.
 Added to the amount received from Panama must be included in the fund the donation of Fox from the raffle of the gold pins--$55 The fund is as follows:
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The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-06-03

Thomas Tonseth. who is ranching on the Big Cinema, is in town. He reports plenty of water in his sec tion.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-06-03

We'll, the French said that for three long years the Boches had not used gas on that sector. So their gas attack was carried on for the purpose of intimidation. They did not get" a man in my company. although some of the other com. panies did not fare 80 well. But that experience was one that was by far tlfe most unpleasant of the war for me.
 At first, in the trenches, you hesitate. It is but for an instant. The first shell makes you duck a bit. but you soon learn to tell by the whizz of the messenger of death whether it is intended for you or the artillery behind you. After an hour of bombardment you have the shell sounds down as well as the seasoned veteran.
 This is a small world after all. Roy, In this company with me is another Alaskan-an employee of the Guggenheims His name is James and he was for some time the manager of the big corporation's 6 Latouche plant. The eagerness of the youth of Alaska to respond to the call to arms is easily under. stood by me. I am particularly glad
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-11-21

The war II over. No swes5kr
sounding words were ever utteyed&s
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-11-21
HOW MUCH OF IT HAVE YOU
SAVED?

Attention was recently called to
the few failures and bankruptcies of
the present period compared with
previous years. The records of bust
ness have never shown period when
number of firms in business.
=. What's the reason or, reasons?
Simply that the market of late
months has been a selling market
entirely. Manufacturers and re-
tailers have found purchasers stand
ing at the i. door o, waiting yahIa with the
salabfe can be sold. And the prices
on products and the raising scale of
wages have brought the money to
the buyer The ultimate consumer
has the coin. To be sure the pres
sure upon sellers has taught many
the lesson that they must know.
where they are at from day to day.
CURED has forced sellers to a sharp
er system of credit and collections.
That has helped but even those who
have failed to learn have not failed
in business-yet. If more capital
has been required the turn over has
ed percentages of profit seem lower
shat has been balanced by the fact
that these percentages are upon larg-
err bases multiplied by the lower
rate.
Labor has found steadily in
crease in wages. Common labor has
doubled it's wage, skilled labor is
Thousands of men to whom SIS
week seemed good wage are draw
ing $40 day and more in munitions
works and elsewhere. Skilled labor
ers such as riveterS and all, such en-
ployed by the government draw
wages that three years ago would
have seemed fabulous.
That goes all right as long as
what happens when the pendulum
swings the other way?
The test period is to come. The
SIS a week man when he found him
self making $50 to 500 instead
naturally brought his manner of liv-i
ing up to his income. 1t is common
in America to live up to our in,
into a better house at higher rent.
His expenses increased Where a
$40 suit had done $50 or SIS suit
took it's place; It will be found that
most of the higher wage went and
was not saved by the man who earn
ed it. What is true of the SIS a
week man is true in the aggregate !
Of the rest of us. The readjustment1
On the individual who has not saved |
from his earnings o. his profits.
This is condition that is to be-
,ome insistent and soon The war
s practically over. Perhaps the
lrmistice shall be signed today.
Perhaps it has already been signed.
Whether Vha or =, not not peace must come com
nent. There's the rub-readjust-
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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-11-21
THE ARMISTICE WAS, A SUR
RENDER.

The armistice terms are equiva-
lent to an unconditional surrender.
That is what close observers expect
ed them to be and thatfs what Ger
an armistice was made. Military
men have known for months that
the German army was hopelessly de-
feated. The only unknown equation
was the number of days it would re
quire to reach the climax.
Germany, gives up most of her ar
tillery, machine guns, aeropIanes and
thirty miles back of the Rhine. She
interns her warships in neutral ports
while the allies keep their armies <on
the firing line ready to invade upon
forty-eight hours notice. Theoretic-
ally the status is that of temporary
armistice for thirty days willie perm
anent peace is being negotiated and
each side is free to resume the fight
by. giving two days notice after the
thirty days have expired.
Practically Germany has been
compelled to give up all of her effec-
tive shooting irons while her victors
stand guard over her with their guns
loaded and pointed at her head I'm
der the circumstances it may be pre-
sumed that Germany will sign what
ever peace terms are offered from
the peace council.
The German people have anticipat-
ed all this and are now trying, to put
their busted corporation through
in the hope that stock
holders may escape liability for the
The several states are ceceding from
the federation or empire. 1t is the
same in Austria. The allies have a
creditors problem on hand in col
Letting from the several partners " i.
just obligations contracted in this
war by the corporate empires.
But the war is over and that is
might once have seemed great are
now laughed aside in the joy of
realization that the central powers
are no more and that the war can not
possibly be resumed.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-11-21
To Whom 1t May Concern

The commissioner appointed to
vacate a road commencing at the
northeast corner of the southeast
fourth of the southeast quarter Of
section 20, township 70. range 26,
west of the 5 P. NJ, all in Decatur
county, Iowa, at the south terminus
and running thence west along the
quarter section line OF the. G. B; &
@. right of way and to point inter-
secting the present road along said
right of way, said road running
through and over lands owned by
]. e. O'hair and B. F. Redman and
terminating at the west line of the
c.. B. & &. right Of way and at the
point where the said road intersects
road along said right of way, mas re-
ported in favor of the vacation there
Of, and all objections thereto, or
claims for damages, must be filed in
the auditors office on or before
noon of sthe fifth day of December,
A. D., 1918, or such road. will be
vacated without reference thereto.
c. p. Osborn,
14-4t Auditor.