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The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-01-07
TO INVESTIGATE
 PRICE OF SHOES
(Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. D. A thorough investigation of the high price of shoes will be made shortly by the federal trade commission, and if they are discovered to be caused by artificial stimulation, prosecutions will follow. according to an announce ment made tonight. It is the belief of the federal officials that the pres ent unequalled prices are not justi fled by existing conditions.
 AS the first step of the investi gation, the federal trade commission is now engaged in taking complete inventory of the leather stocks all over the country. Reports recently circulated concerning the refusal of American leather interests to pur chase available stocks from outside sources will also be looked into.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-01-07

BREAK IN RUSSIAN PEACE NEGOTIATIONS
 IMMINENT; SlAv FACTIONS HARM0N|z|NC
Associated Press)

 NEW YORK; % aThe Associated Press for today says that crisis
 
 
 which has  plight possibility that the negotiations will be broken off entirely and
 
 TRANSFER STOCKHOLM dele
  The and firm break negotiations end the armisce which proas along the Russian front
 TROOPS OFF FOR FRONT Perograd that Guard considered conditions industrial 5000 WW
 
 THE KAISER UNEASY before definite break and withdrawal of the but also from the Italian front The
  der orders the d:senson all
 UNITING PETROGRAD Jan 3Th demands Germany 
  all troubles These have fight they 
 GERMAN SOCIALISTS AWAKE LEIPSC Jan 3Te Vol leading socialist German The Germany will acceptable people, provides taken dla proposal of equitable a general
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-01-07
MITCHAM IS
 FOUND GUILTY

The trial of Isaac Mitcham or charge of having used seditious 1t. terances against the government and President of the United States Was held yesterday, beginning at ten o'clock, in the commissioners court room. Mitcham defended himself, and was given jury trial. District Attorney Roth conducted the case for the government. A number of witnesses were introduced by Mitch. am to try to prove his good charac- ter and his general patriotism. He absolutely denied making the state ments he was charged with having uttered, but there were several wit nesses who had heard him, and the jury was convinced that he had made the statements. although he might have been intoxicated at the time. and he was found guilty. Commis- sioner Heilig then sentenced Mitcham to serve ten months in the federal Jail here.
 The witnesses examined during the trial were Thomas Rockwell. Lou Meyers, James Noble, Dick Spanker. James Cane, John McCauley.
 The jury which sat on the case was made up of the following per sons: Fred Rhind, Leo Rogge. N. A. Shaw, Walter Gould, Joe Smith. Ben Sherman. F. R. Clark. James Mcln- tosh. Dan Sheedy, J. H. Joslin, R. w. Ferguson and Wallace Cathcart.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-01-07
ATTY. GENERAL.
 GIVES ORDERS

The local district attorneys office is in receipt of full instructions from the attorney general with regard to the prosecution of all wilful distor- tion of statements in answering the Questionnaires which will soon be sent out to all those who have reg istered under the selective draft law Formerly slightly untrue statements were overlooked so long as the main facts were truthful. but now every small untruth will be prosecuted se- verely.
 With regard tJ false state ments made in answering qucstionnaires. there is no legal excuse. Every law yer in the city i; enrolled as helper for regstrants. and when organized by the local legal advisory board will be prepared 10 furnish iniornla- tion so that roGi@trants may answer every question logall! aud truthfuliy. according to law.
 The attorney general has made the following statement with regard to the prosecution of all pvasions of the draft law:
 False statements ill support of claims for exemption or deferred classification constitute grave men, ace to the fair and equitable en- forcement of conscription. The Unit ed States attorneys are requested to give wide publicity to the fact that such material false statements. even when the facts have been distorted only slightly. will be prosecuted"
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-01-07
ESTATE SALE
 ON JANUARY 3

The sale of the De Gregory estate will take place on January g at the local court house. The estate con sists of some mining claims and a house and lot in this city. This sale was scheduled for two different times before this, but had to be postponed on account of the indictment weather as no bidders appearec. Now that the cold weather has broken, there will undoubtedly be several bidders on hand, as the property is said to be worth some little money.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-01-07
CIRCLE PEOPLE
 HELP SPENCERS

In letter received yesterday from Circle it was learned that the people of that camp had raised over thou dollars to help Chester Spencer and his family, who were burned out there several weeks ago. MT. Spen- cer is deputy marshal at Circle, and lost all his office and personal ef- fleets. With the usual generosity of northern people, the Circle friends of the Spencers got right to work and in short time had the large sum mentioned above collected for their help.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-01-07
SEATTLE YARDS
 BEING UNIFIED
Associated Press)

SEATTLE, Jan. 3.-The switching operations of all railway yards in this city are being unified under the direction of the government and will be placed under one management. When this work is completed. which will be in few days. five locomo- tives and thirty men will be released for duty at points where they are badly needed.
 The government will transfer both engines and crews where they are needed. The work of unifcation is progressing in other yards through. out the country. and the men and motive power released when it is completed will aid greatly in moving the mountain of freight which is now piled up on the eastern rail. roads awaiting movement.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-01-07
YARN ARRIVES
 FOR RED CROSS

The Fairbanks Red Cross officials were very much elated last evening over the arrival of the long awaited yarn and knitting needles, which were ordered some time ago for local use. Many people both in town and on the creeks are very anxious to begin work knitting for the sol diers, and the yarn will be distribut- ed as soon as possible. Instructions how toS knit and the best kinds of articles to make were also received, and will aid materially in the be- ginning of the work here.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-01-07
VIM. SMITH IS
 UNDER ARREST

Wednesday afternoon, at Nenana. William Smith, an attorney of that town. was arrested on q charge of embezzlement. sworn to by Fred Fri bun. Tribun alleges in his complaint that he gave Smith note to collect last summer, and that Smith collect ed 1t and kept the money instead of turning it over to Tribun. Smith will be brought to Fairbanks in the hearing.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-01-07
MINER HURT
 RATHER BADLY

Richard Ketzler, miner of the To- tatlanika district, underwent an ope. ration Tuesday at the government hospital for treatment of gunhsot wound in the hand. Ketzler was hunting at the time the accident occurred. He slipped and fell in such a manner that the gun he was carrying was discharged. the shot passing through the fleshy part of his thumb. He started immediately on a 3O-mile mush to the end of the railroad and reached Nenana Christ mas Eve.-Nenana News.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-01-07
NEWLAND GETS
 RETIREMENT

In the district court yesterday af- ternoon o. M. Newland's petition to be made preferred creditor of the American Bank of Alaska was grant ed by Judge Bunnell. Newland left a note with the American Bank for collection some time before the bank became insolvent. He ordered the money collected from this note to be sent to him at Nome by wire. Instead of doing this, the bank col lected the money and sent a draft by mail to Newland. Before this draft reached Nome by mail the bank was closed by the territorial bank. ing examiner, and when the draft was presented payment was refused
 Newland then petitioned the local court to make him preferred cred. itor. and this petition was granted
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-01-07

and that unless peace is concluded shortly the effects of this will be felt on every battlefront.
 The Swiss states that the failure of this machinery Is due greatly to a serious and extensive shortage of oils, rubber for repairs and metals necessary for the manufacture of al- Joy steel. It is declared that Ger many expected to replenish her sup. plies of those articles from Russian sources as soon as peace was con. cluded
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-01-07

Labor conditions at Treadwell have been improving rapidly and the scar. city of good men which has prevailed all summer has been entirely re- lieved. At present more than 200 men are working underground at the Gold Bullion mine. Many of the old employees of the company returned from the westward and also from the Outside, where labor conditions are so uncertain that they are glad to get back again and get work.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-01-07
FRED JOHNSTON
 TO JOIN ARMY

The local exemption board yester- day received a wire from board No. 6 Conner, Seattle, asking for per mission to enlist Fred Johnston, of Fairbanks. The local board of Fair banks wired permission to enlist Johnston, and he will no doubt be enrolled at once.
 Fred left here only few weeks ago intending to try to get into the aviation section of the army. No statement was given in the tele. gram received by the local board as to what branch Fred was to be enlisted in, but he probably is going into his chosen section.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-01-07
(ASsOciated PreSs)

VNSEICIHttU I1TFNSJ
 MADRID, Jan. 3.--Fire destroyed the royal palace at La Granja and a nearby church early this morning. None were injured in the fires. the damages from which are estimated at several million dollars.
 The palace was one of the most ancient structures in Spain. and was completed about 1721. Many valu-
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-01-07
IN
 GERMANY CLOSE
(AssOcia ted rresb)

NHE5UCidtcU TIcSbI
 ( WASHINGTON, D. C.. Jan. 3.-A Swiss engineer who has been for many years employed in the great German factory at Magdeburg ar rived today from Switzerland and de- clares that the German industrial machinery Is now breaking down,
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-01-07

Mrs. August Hess. of Fairbanks creek. is visiting with Mrs. Robert Geis in this city for a few days.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-01-07

Billy Barb is in town from the To- tatlanika country. where he has been for some time.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-01-07
KLElNSCHMIDT
 TAKEN FOR SPY

NEW YORK, Dec. 1.-Capt. Frank H. Kleinschmidt, widely known as an Arctic explorer, was arrested Sat urday night by detectives attached to the bomb squad" on the techni- cal charge of having violated the penal law by having a revolver in his possession.
 Capt. Kleinschmidt, who gave his age as 46 years, was arraigned in mems night court and released on $500 bail for further examination to night. He is living at hotel.
 Capt. Kleinschmidt returned to the States in February, 1916, after spend ing 16 months, as he declared at that time, with Austro-German fore es on three war fronts. He gave many lectures on his experiences, H. frustrating them with motion pictures taken on the eastern front and along the Isonzo.
 He aroused much criticism in June of this year by lecture which he delivered at the plant of Thomas A. Edison at West Orange, N. J., in which he praised Germany and at tackled some of the allies of tho United States, especially the Ru. sians, whom he accused of vandalism
 Capt. Kleins chmidt, who is an Ani- erican, is best known because of his work as commander of the Arctic expedition sent out by the Carnegie museum of Pittsburg and as an ex, Fplorer in Alaska and Siberia.
 After his arraignment tonight Klein schmidt vigorously denied that he is pro-German.
 Captain Kleinrchmidt was in Ia coma last year with his war pic tures.-Tacoma News.
 Very few oldtimers who have known Capt. Kleinschmidt will be- lieve him guilty of the charge until he has been proven so. The captain was well known in Nome, where he married Alaska Young, daughter of Rev. s. Hall Young. now in New York. For years he had boat run ming between Nome and Port Clar- ence, where he made his headquar- ters. In 1903 he visited Council City when the Rev. Hall Young was in charge of the mission there and where he won the good will of not only Alaska Young, the young lady he married, but of all the residents of that settlement at that time.- Ketchikan Progressive-Miner.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-06-01

ganization was simply marvellous.
Transport and supply work went on
without a hitch and with scarcely an
order
Escapes from Guard.
However, soon realized that it
was rather disgraceful for an un-
wounded British officer to be pris-
oner almost within sight of his own
men. My two guards were rather
poor specimens and taking them by
surprise | Knocked them both down
and made a dash for the line But
tkare we're too many German troops
scattered about for me to get through
Then | noticed big German ammu
milton and supply dump which was
being sudiously avoided by the enc
my because it was being shelled by
our gunners.
81 ducked down beside this, and
while the British shells were bursting
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-06-01

rear. The only trouble was thai few
engineers know how to operate ma
chine guns, but he succeeded in find
ing some instructors, and these dash.
cd UP and down the line showing one
group how to load, another how to
sight, releasing jammed gun here.
and some place else persuading an
enthusiastic crew to allow it's over
heated weapon to cool
Was Bitter Fight.
1t was a marvellous fight The Ger
mans came on in seemingly over
" Ginning and unendng force They
would force back the thin line d few
hundred yards at one point, where
upon defending party would dash
forward catch the enemy on the
flank and force him to retire Thus
the battle swayed back and forth for
two days, at the end OF which time
,ao general in command was com
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-06-01
AMERICAN AND CANADIAN
ENGINEERS HOLD BACK HUNS;
SAVE LINE IN HOT FIGHT

fBy Arthur E. Mann United Press
Staff Correspondent
London May 12.-(By mail --
Shortly after the beginning of the
present German offensive on the
western front some American engi-
neers took part in what probably was
the most romantic and picturesque
action of the whole war.
1t happened when the hard-pressed
British Fifth army broke under the
early assaults of the overwhelming
German forces, leaving a practically
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-06-01
OFFICIAL NOTICE

want to warn all people residing
10 houses served by open toilet, to at
Grce see that it is supplied with a
tight box and that plenty OF lime is
used. 1t is within the power of the
city government to make all property
owners connect with the sewer and
unless special attention IS given to
these open toilets, at once, we will
force connection with tho sewer
fSigned) o. COFFMAN.
Mayor
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-06-01
Glass for Spectacles.

Pebble spectacle glasses are made
from pure crystal quartz. Fine crys-
talline quartz Is found in every coun-
try 1t is no better than good optical
glass in its optical properties. but is
somewhat harder than glass. and when
well polished retains the luster long
er than glass. Ordinary spectacle
glasses are made of pate-glass, which
is inferior to quartz in optical quality
and generally imperfectly polished.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-06-01

undcLended gap. Delay would have
been fatal, but there was an officer
capable of meeting the emergency
This was the general commanding
the engineers Of the Fifth army.
He hastily collected a force of Ca
nadian and American engineers, and
some tunnelling companies. With
this emergency scratch army" h6
held the break for two days. Fortu-
nately, he was given ample artillery
support, and he commandeered a lot
of machine guns from a school in the
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-06-01

all about the piled ammunition was
apt TO explode any moment from q
fire among some wooden crates in
one corner of the dump, the Germans
made things even more pleasant by
sniping at me- After about half an
hour of this / managed to crawl away
unObaerved, and finally reached our
lines again without q scratch. /
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-06-01
Accepts Position in Ada.

Duke Rushing leaves tonight for
Ada where he has accepted a posi-
tion in the clothing department of
one of the leading mercantile estab-
lishments of that town. Mr.. Rushing
is well known here and has many
friends to wish him success. He re-
signs his position with the Famous
here tonight.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-06-01
4. 5. erad Accents Position.

Neil Dikeman has accepted a posi-,
tion at the First National bank OF
this city. He was member of the
graduating class OF the Chickasha
high school this year and was one OF
the leaders of school activities. He
was editor of the Booster" one Of
the best high school papers in the
state and published by the Chickasha
high school.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-06-01
Auditor 10 Visit CITY Bank.

Pelham R Williams, auditor at the
Oklahoma National bank, leaves in
the morning for Kansas City whese
he will spend some time in the Droy-
ers National bank, observing its book
keeping methods. On his return he
expects to install the system in the
Oklahoma National, which has of re-
cent years outgrown the country bank
method of accounting generally en-
ployed in banks outside of reserve
cities.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-06-01
Holding Goes to Montana.

Judge b. F. Holding expects to
leave today or tomorrow for MusseI
Shell, Montana, where he goes to
take charge temporarily of newspa-
per that is published by his son, Ches.
ter The latter has been called for
army service, Judge Holding expects
to be gone several weeks
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-06-01
Not pue to ReIIaou. Ardor

Shears-"How is it that Scribe
leigh has been attending church so
regularly Of late2" TypO-"Why, hs
says that he likes to go where he IS
always sure Of having his contribute
tions accepted. The Lamb. Fl
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-06-01

The highest spot ctsn price viii b.
paid for SONS clean cotton rags deliV.
sred at once 70 the Daily Express OF,
Hcs. G-Sin
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-06-01
WOOdmen circle to Initiate.

The Woodmen Circle class initia-
tion will be held Wednesday night,
June 3, at the |. o. o. F. hall. Mrs.
Charles p Brown, district manager
has been very successful in obtaining
applications and this will be one of
the largest class mutations in Okla
homa
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-06-01
Observation-Disclosures I
! SHORT STORIES :
! OF THE TOWN :
Robert Brooks in Bank,

Robert Brooks in Bank.
Robert M. Brooks returned yesters
day from Saltwater where he attend
ed the A. & NJ college and assumed
duties as bookkeeper at the Oklaho-
ma National bank this morning.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-06-02
7 ike a Man in a
- Railroad Train

In most cases, Mr.. Baldensperger be-
lieves, the prophet in time of war
resembles a man who sits in railway
train, in some huge terminal station or i'm
portant junction, where many lines run
parallel or slightly divergent, with another
train moving along on each track and hav-
ing all possibilities of increasing or dimin-
ishing it's own speed. One man feels that
he is moving; he sees that he is moving
faster or slower than other trains running
in the same direction, and makes his antic-
ipations accordingly. What he does not
know is to what extent the rival motors
able to speed up or to slacken down,
and to reduce to nothing or increase to the
extreme his poor little instructive prophecy
"Forecasting of that kind being the very
widest of shooting, l think that country
ought rather to become increasingly aware
of ITSELF of its main past, of its living and
deep-rooted resources, than to indulge in
systematic exploration of the future Rus
STA has been weak because she was too
much thinking of things to come: and
dreaming of vastness, she prepared split
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-06-02
Fruits of Faith

WE have come to know that this world
is not for the qualification of the
desire of few but for the benefit of the
many. That power must be common
capital. That nature, not man, is the
enemy man must conquer, and that the
world belongs to him who reclaims the
desert, who bores the mountains. who
most swiftly sails the sea and most surely
masters the air; who with plough and
microscope, furnace and blowpipe, test
tube and machine, makes this world serve
mankind best.
10 conquer nature man broke down
the gates of the Garden of Eden and
came forth to meet the challenge of an
unordered world. For ten times ten
thousand years he has been engaged in
this conquest Trench after trench he
has taken, hilltop after hilltop, and no
one can dare to say what shall be the
limit of his progress. A thousand wears
hence have no doubt the world will see
another international exposition beside
this very bay and then will realize that
the high purpose OF democracy is to
prove it is the conQueror OF the world
by being it's supreme servant
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-06-02
ous and Ancient Profession of War Prophecy

ting. France has been safe, beeausA -.
remembered more than she schemed. H.~
PLY enough England did not tax. 49,
seriously Mr.. Wells's ADVICE, to think -.
stanty of the future, and to contemn,...
always the thing that is seeking to e.,.h &
lsh itself
81 used to be, in my young days, ere.,:
walker; and, like so many Frenchmen rs
have preserved footing as my favor;ts
exercise Now / know that, for an en..z
getic pedestrian who tries on mareb ~
develop his possibilities to the utm,... I
there are two ways of acting mentally SIS
the physical forces. One is to think of e.
end of the trip, of the delight of the ba.N
tlery to be reached, Of the splendor Of Il g
panorama to be discovered from the xum q
nit up there; the other is to take a finn
cognzance and control of well-works..
body, to delight in the oozing air and ~
articulate movements. The first is. in Ill
way, optimistic prophecy-too often ~.
thetc substitute for more efficient forms IL
action. The second is clear awareness IL
the present, with just that portion ~
prophecy which is simply the part of future
involved in the" present surrounding US.