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The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-01-21

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17.--America's ascendancy to financial supremacy in the world in the brief space of three years, gives every promise of con. tinuing after peace comes, according to the annual report of the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce.
 Tt is probable that the demand by European countries" the report says, especially Russia, France and Bel. gium, for building material. machin. cry, railway equipment and other con. struction and reconstruction material will be larger than during the war. Much of our new business in South and Central America, Australia and the Far East, as we'll as in Africa, Is expected to be permanent, especially in view of our increased purchases of raw materials and foodstuffs from these countries"
 Since 1914 the flow of gold has been steadily toward the United States in payment for this country's goods. until one-third of the world s visible supply of gold is held here. Net imports of gold have amounted in three years to $1.115.000,000 and in addition millions of dollars worth of American securities held abroad have been returned here in exchange for merchandise. Millions also have been invested in foreign securities and government loans and the United States has made loans to the allied governments amounting to $2.250. .000,- 900 to the close of the fiscal year 1917.
 Three years ago the suggestion that the United States would soon be a creditor nation received seant respect either here or abroad" the report says. Now speculation is turning on our future rank among creditor nations"
 The fiscal year 1917 was the na' tions greatest year in foreign trade due almost entirely to higher prices and not to larger quantities.
 That higher prices are not confined to the United States. but are general throughout the world is proved by the increases in the prices of i'm ported articles" says the report.
 Exports in 1917 were valued at the unprecedented sum of 6.294.00O.O0 and imports were s2.66O.O O.O00,oO0. The exports show d an interesting fea ture in the growth in sales of com pletcd manufactures. The manufac lures made striking contrast on the other side of the ledger.
 There is a pronounced tendency avs the report, "to buy direct from the original source of supply instead of through middlemen as heretofore .
 Most of the exports went to Flu rope, congisting in the main Of army supplies and foodstuffs, but tremend ou7 increases were made in commerce with Latin.America, the Far Beast and remote parts of the world which for
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-01-21
(. HUTCHINSON GIVES TALK ON
 WAR SAVINGS

Tuesday evening George Hutchin. son, of the First National bank. gave a talk in a local theatre on wa savings stamps and thrift stamps this being one of the regular course of four-minute talks being given by various men on public topics.
 Mir. Hutchinson is in receipt of letter from Daniel Kelleher, di- rector of the sale of war savings stamps in Washington and Alaska, confirming the appointment of. Mir. Hutchinson as chairman of the war savings work in this district, and explaining what is to be done. Behr- ends. the Juneau banker, has been made chairman of the work in the First division, and Mir Hutchinson Is made chairman for this districts work. All banks in Alaska have been appointed agents in the dis tribution and selling of war savings stamps and thrift stamps.
 Mir. Hutchinson's duty is to or ganize this district and appoint com mittees to work with him if he sees fit, and to push the sale of the war savings stamps and thrift stamps as much as possible. Both the First National and the Farmers bank have been made agents in the sale of the stamps. Both banks are work ing together in the sale, from which they get no profits whatsoever, and are doing all they can to get the people of the interior to help the government by purchasing war stamps, and at the same time give them a chance to invest their money in a sure interest-bearing security.
 With regard to the importance of the sale of war savings stamps in helping win the war. Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo has the follow ing to say in late copy of the Official Bulletin:
 War savings is an epoch in our national life. Every man, woman, and child can now join the growing army that provides the sinews of war, for war.savingS stamps make it possible for every loyal citizen to do his part, no matter how small that part may be.
 "The American people have accept ed the challenge of autocracy and have resolved to make the world safe for freedom and democracy. The days of autocracy are numbered. and our men, our industries, and our money are marching forward with irresistible force to accomplish that purpose.
 Let Us remember that dollars buy the finished article that is the plo- duct of American labor and Ameri- can materials, and that American labor and materials are today es- sential for the making of supplies of all kinds for our army and navy, and that every dollar diverted from the purpose of articles not needed for our health and efficiency helps the government to that extent to procure things that are essential to win this war.
 The war savings campaign marks the beginning of a new and I hope permanent evolution of American life. Self-sacrifice and self-denial have always made real men, and real men are the basis of strong nations.
 Those of us who help to lay the foundation stone of thrift will be the builders of a structure that will survive through all time, and will be rendering service of the ut most importance to our flag and country"
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-01-21
LEGAL BOARD MET YESTERDAY
 WITH LAWYERS

Yesterday afternoon the legal ad- visory board of Fairbanks met with the members of the local bar asso- citation at 2 o'clock in the district court room. The board went over the work the local attorneys are expected to do. and read over the questionnaires which will be submit ted to each registered man to an- swer, and which it will be the duty of all attorneys to advise registered men on how to answer.
 The local legal advisory board is composed of Judge Bunnell. chair. man; Cecil H. Clegg and John A. Clark. When the meeting adjourned 1t was decided to meet again Satur. day afternoon at 3 o'clock at the same place and take up further questions.
 The legal advisory board was ap pointed by the governor to organize the attorneys of this district and have them prepared to give all the aid possible in helping registrants answer the questionnaires in a legal manner.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-01-21

der steam. The watchman lit the fires in the locomotives at about four o'clock, and that was the last time he was in the building. It is thought that the fire started from natural causes, and that the reason for its rapid spread was the oil soaked condition of the building However, railroad officials are still investigating, and 8 full report will not be made until a later date.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-01-21

tee, though the dance is not strlcf- ly Masonic affair.
 A three-hour dance of like char: acter was given last Saturday and was so enjoyable that 1t was decided to hold one again this week.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-01-21
DANCE ON. FOR
 SATURDAY EVE

It Is announced that there will be another three-hour dance next Saturday evening at the Masonic Temple. There will be good music and congenial crowd, and 1t is ex. pected that there will be . large turnout. Tickets may be purchased from various members of the Ma, sons who are on the dance commit.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-01-21

In 1915. according to the report of the department of agriculture. there were 21,195.000 horses on Unit ed States farms. and 3.182.789 horses not on farms. The total more than twenty-four million horses. required for their support one hundred and twenty million acres of land, which would be suf1cient to support forty million people.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-01-21

The United States has been spend ing about three hundred million dol lars annually for road improvement. but the federal road aid act of 1916 will encourage further progress. One hundred and seventy-nve million dol lars will be distributed among the various states. provided that each state co-operates with the govern ment by furnishing an amount equal to its appropriation.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-01-21

While the steamer Ella Rohlffs was enroute from Ketchikan to Peters. burg with a scow loaded with 140 drums of oil. the scow broke away during heavy storm. Several at. tempts were made to hook on to the scow again, but each time the tow line parted. and the steamer finally abandoned the attempt and went on to Petersburg and unloaded her deck cargo of 60 drums of oil Later she went in search of the barge. but without success. A day or two later the halibut schooner 'Tazcl arrived at Petersburg and rc- 'ortcd salvaging q drums of oil off
 fiddle Island. in Chatham Strait. and hat blanks strewn about in that yicinity indicated that the scow had gone to pieces.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-01-21

Poison gas, which for some time has been used in Europe with such deadly effect. Is to be tried on one of the worlds most unpopular in sects--the African tsetse fly. An English official stationed in a region that was once part of German East Africa, is responsible for the experi- ment. The gas to be used will be either of nature destruct 'a only to insect life and harm.s5s to man. or else of more deadly character. which must be handled by operat- ors wearing gas masks.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-01-21
DEPART
 : N (, STAGE

An N. c. stage left for the coas, yesterday morning with three pas ngorr, Magnu Mcison nseth, and . r. and Mrs. D ming Wheeler. Tho nrXt outeoing atage leaves Satu, day morning, and will probably take several more passengers for the Outside.
 A stage from the coast Is due this afternoon with first class mail, having reported along the way that there are eight lock sacks, which should include at least six sacks of first class matter. AMBULANCE DRIvER's LOVE FOR
 CAR POETIC "Hunka Tin" is Subject of Verse Written at Front and Sent to U. &. You talk about your voitureS, When you're sitting round the quar-
 ters, But when it comes to getting bless
 es in.
 Take a little tip from me, Let those heavy motors be, Pin your faith to Henry Els old
 Hunka Tin. Give her essence and L'eau, Crank her up and let her go, Your back firm, spark plug foulin'
 Hunka Tin. The paint is not so good, And no doubt you'll find the hood Will rattle like a boiler shop en
 route; The coolers sure to boil, And perhaps she's leaking oil, Though oftentimes the horn declines
 to toot; But when the night is black, And there's blesses to take back. And they hardly give you time to
 take a smoke, It's mighty good to feel. When you're sitting at the wheel. She'll be running when the other
 cars are broke. After all the wars are past, And we're taken home at last, To our reward of which the preacher
 sings: When these ukelele sharps Will be strumming golden harps. And the aviators all have reg'lar
 wings, {. When the kaiser is in hell, With the furnace drawing well, Paying for his million different kinds
 of sin.
 If they're running short of coal, Show me how to reach the hole, And I'll cast a few loads in with Hunka Tin. Yes, Tin, Tin, Tin, You exasperating puzzle. Hunka Tin I've abused you and I've nayed you But by Henry Ford who made you Hunka Tin. You are better than a Packard Hunka Tin.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-01-21

In 1913 sugar refiners in America exported twenty-eight thousand tons of sugar. in 1916 almost seven hun. dred and four thousand tons.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-01-21
FIRST AUTO
 MAIL LEAVES

Yesterday morning Gibson car took the first auto mail to Nenana. while Lester Robertson brought up
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-01-21
CARL WHITE
 LEAVES OLIVES

r Carl White left Olnes yesterday with four passengers for Brooks. Those who got away with White were D. H. Cascaden, Frank Mo Mickle, Tom Scott and James Mo Intosh.
 White will arrive at Olnes again Monday in time for the passengers to come in on the evening train. As there is considerable traffic be- tween Fairbanks and Brooks now. he will probably have load of pas. sengers on his return trip.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-01-21

A novel exercising machine is Q chair with rockers that form a com plete oval. enabling an occupant to turn himself over in either direction.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-01-21
MORE
 FOR 0RPHANS

One dollar was handed in yester- day for the French orphan fund. helping to keep a French child for ten days more. In this campaign for funds for the French orphans every cent counts. a. a mere dime will keep a child alive whole day. Contributions of all sizes are wei comed, and all will help out. The fund to date Is as follows:
 Previously acknowledged ....$154.5O Mrs. Ethel Rutherford ...... 100
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-01-21

A cabinet with wire-mesh walls and shelves is an ideal arrangement for keeping fruit and vegetables fresh.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-01-21

Venezuela has made the use of the metric system compulsory in its courts and public of1ces.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-01-16
PATRIOTIC FARM CENSUS
WILL De TAKEN SOON
Enoch Carter of State Council Of
Defense, Is Sending Out Ap-
peals To Farmers To
Preserve Seed Corn

Enoch Carter county assessor, and
member of the state council of de-
tense, is busy today sending out cir
cular letters to the farmers of Logan
county urging them to conserve the
seed corn for use in the county
In order to get much information
about farmers in the state the State
Council of Defense has undertaken
the work Of taking patriotic census
of the farmers of the state and in
order to do the work, the council has
asked county assessors to assist in
the work The census is to be taken
at tie time the work of assessing pro-
perty is being made Mr. Carter said
today, that he would ask the county
council of defense to aid in the work,
by assigning certain members to as
sist in the various districts
In compiling the data desired by
the state council of defense, the name
of every farmer in the county will be
taken his place of residence whether
he is an owner or a renter size OF
each farm, acres in cultivation, acre
age of each crop to be planted this
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-01-16
LatestSLess-Less May Be Joy Rideress Days Oil Ad-
minisraor Likely Will Issue Licenses and Keep Close Tab

has not been so bad and the wheat
less Wednesdays don't seem to bother
any more that war bread is about all
that is being baked, and the clothless
days are not limited to any one day a
week except when it is awfully cold,
but for the cruel oil administrator to
come along and make joy rideless
day, that's the limit.
1t is freely predicted that this is
Just what the oil administrator will
do 1t is the general belief that the
me1 who sell gasoline All oil will be
placed under the license system he
same as the fuel dealers who can sell
only a certain amount OF coal and the
grocers wao can sell only a limited
amount OF food stuff
/ Under this plan the gasoline sta
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-01-16
ANOTHER GUTHRIE BOY
DIES IN ARMY CAMP

Jesse n Jackson Guthrie boy who
enlisted in the aviation wing of the
amy three months ago died at the
base hospital, Ft Sam Houston, San
Autonio. Texas, Tuesday night, Of
pneumonia after an illness of two
weeks. Before joining the colors he
was trusted empoye of the Furow
company Of this city His parents
reside at 3OS East Warner avenue.
Cts Jackson. brother left this
rlorning for Ft Sam Houston and will
accompany the remains back to the
city. Funeral arrangements later.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-01-16
LARGER TEMPLE ROOM
AN INSISTENT DEMAND

"roo much stress can not be
placed on the necessity for enlarging
the Scottish Rite temple" said 4
knight of Kadosh, Wednesday. "The
present class shows the incapacity Of
the building | am sorry TO say we
have pullbacks who do not wish to
see Improvements However, If we
don't get busy, we may suffer The
temple finances are in good shape,
There is nearly a hundred thousand
dollars idle consistory money in the
banks, all bonds are paid, and the
present class viii bring in 100000.
So say let's build at once"
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-01-16
GENE Terry ROAD WILL
Be PUT IN SHAPE {
County Engineer, Acting Under
County Commissioner Hirschi,
Will Remodel Culverts
and Widen Roadbed

The subscribers to the fund for the
improvement of the Summit View
cemetery road will be interested to
know that under instructions from Mr.
Hirschi chairman of the board of the
county commissioners the county en-
gineer's office will have charge of re-
modelling the culvert, the fill-over and
the approaches thereto. In widening
the culvert two large trees will have
to be grubbed out of the water course
Engineer Rankin says the work will
be a credit to the ely, and that the old
timers will not recognize the land
scape when it is finished.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-01-16
SAYS GUTHRIE HASN'T
RESPONDED TO APPEAL

Mayor Hartman has received a let
ter from John N WHY'S, chairman of
tie war camp community recreation
fund, in which he says
Your town is one Of the few that
have not yet responded to the one
patriotic call, which touches more vi
tally the health and safety of her own
boys in camp, than any other appeal
yet made to the American people on
account Of the war
Willy adds that the conditions
surrounding the camps are unimproy-
ed"
A recreation fund subscription liss
was started in Guthrie shortly after
the ~" fund was completed
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-01-16
l\STEP-SplR ENABLES
WOMAN TO NANIG iTI1

She wasn't young, nor was she ex-
tctly old despite hor white hair. as
she clankcd along down Oklahoma
avenue this morning Behind her
siiode two Masons, one of them a sol
der The older got it first
They're wearing skid chains now,
aren't they?' said the Mason
"Maybe they're spurs replied the
.il.tary man.
Honest to goodness, she was wear
ing something that made that clackety
cack sound as She clanked along the
corner near he federal building
She was wearing tiny spurs under
her in teps
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-01-16
ENGAGING ARTISTS PLEASE
At TEMPLE AND CHURCH
Scottish Rite Visitors Given
Variety Of Intellectual
Treats; College Girls
Make Local Hit

The entertainment committee at the
temple reunion has provided ex-
coDtionally clever programs for the
delegation of the Scottish Rite ella S,
visitors and ladies'
At the NJ f church Tuesday after
notn Herbert Krumplyn, the blind
musician, lutn shed a varied program
c. numbers krumplyn is a master
artist. Miss Ethel Douglas played
the accomFaniments acceptably. Mrs
J w Perry showed strong as a olo-
let She has a remarkably sweet
voice of wide range Miss Mildred
I4,cas played the accompanments
The Samoloff company of musical
artists held forth at the church at
night and were ra turously recay-
"a by a crowded house. During the
same hours at the Temple the young
lady student of the Oklahoma Col d
lege for Women of Chickasha gas q
varied and unique program of musical
numbers readings, etc The ladies
were under the direction of President
G A Austin of the college That
the young ladies are talented and
Versatile is beyond question. The
majority are fully capable of holding
Their own on the professional lyceum
Cnickasha may well feel proud OF its
college and its product The audi
ence was enthusiastic in its recep-
ton of the college girls,
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-01-16
COMMISSIONERS WILL PUT
'EM UP TO STAY PUT

EyaW tax rayer in Logan county
ought to note the fact that Of the
eighteen new bridges to be built out
Of the l9l1-lS levy, all but two will
have concrete floors, doing away with
the everlasting repair bills for broken
plank and new decks The county
commissioners are building for the
traffic Of the future which means
FIVE ten trucks and constant line
ot tourists The days of the tin
b,dge and grating county officials
have passed When a bridge goe up
ia these days. in Logan it viii be
there for generation, Steel and con-
crete will displace the old plank floor
and tin-iron girders. Glory be.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-01-16
SAYS CROSS HAS
WIFE AND kIDDlEs

The Leader recently published a
letter from Percy Cross, Guthrie boy
in the navy. Cross said he was i'll
Tie civic branch of the Red Gross
took up the matter and has received
letter from the father-in law Of
c oss, who lives in Kingflsher coun-
ty The letter says Cross has wife
ard two children unprovided for
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-01-16
HE ESCAPED FR0M
PRISON IN SNOW STORM

Sealing an 1S-feet wall escaping
from tie Granite prison in snow
storm, stealing ride on a freight
train and then again eyading the Of
flcers who were laying in wait, by
jumping from the train and stealing a
horse, was The performance much
movie like, of Jack ~---illiams, life term
man yesterday evening. Williams
killed Tulsa jailor. He is an ath-
lete 26 years old AMI weighs 10
pounds.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-01-16
GUNS, AMMUNITION AND
MEN ARE CAPTURED
81 RPRISE ATTACK ON CREST
OF MOUNTAIN NETS 4
WHOLE BATTALION or
ENEMY pIISO\ItisS
CAPTl RED BY
ITALIANS


Italian Headquarters in Northern
Italy, Jan lG The action east of the
Irenta river yesterday in which the
Italians inflicted heavy losses on the
enemy and caiturcd several hundred
prisoners and largo amount Of war
mt terial, began late in the afternoon
ard was carried out by infantry II
was directed chiefly against Mout9
Asolone, where the enemy boldly has
sct up observation posts overlooking
the San Lorenzo valley and the Veno-
tian plain leading down to Bassauo.
From these heights the enemy
bl cked by his position on Monte Per-
tica and Capriyale, waS contlnual
ca and Capriyale was continued
l,enace, his guns following range
Of a considerable distance down the
valley and over the plain
The cannonade began toward noon
With the Italian batteries being sec
orded ably by French artillery on their
right, a heavy fog screened the move
Icent as the infantry was ordered to
advance. 1t moved straight up to the
Slope Of Monte Asolone through snow,
Tud and smsh The enemy artillery
fire grew intense as the advance pro
cCeded. There was no halt until the
positions on Monte AsolOne were
reached and the enemy advance posts,
where observations had been conduct
&c, were swept away Along the whole
line the Italians gained foothold
| Under the concentrated fire of the
enemy lines they later were with
4 drawn slightly after laying waste the
enemy works Austrian forces al
/ tempted a number OF counter move
nents without success. The strug
gle around Monte Asolonc continues
but one of the main objects already
has been accomplished that Of dis
Lodging the enemy from his works, to
say nothing of the prisoners and ma
tcrial taken.
About the same time an incursion
into the enemy trenches was made
further east around Monte Soarolo,
where more prisoners and material
was captured.
The third bloody fight occurred on
the lower Piaye whore the Italians
enlarged their positions between the
Pave and Sie rivers and beat back a
counter attack with heavy losses.
An officer who has just returned
from Monte Asolone says that the
enemy there made his chief resistance
with machine guns and did not have
time to bring any considerable force
Of infantry into action When the
Italians first reached the crest they
fund all the enemy soldiers In theil
winter quarters in log barracks. A
large part of one battalion, including
one major and two captains, was cap
tured in one of these buildings