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The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-12-16
BY
 GERMANY GIVEN
(The AssociatedsPress)

AMSTERDAM, Dec. 9.-An invita- tion has been extended President Wilson by the Cologne Volks Zeitung to visit that city.
 The paper makes the suggestion that representatives of Germany. preferably the minister of foreign af- fairs and his staff, be on hand to meet the President should the invita- tion be accepted. It is believed that the object of the invitation is for Wilson to see for himself just what conditions are in the German em- pire at present in hopes that his good offices would be employed for a of some of the terms that are known will be imposed in the peace settlement.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-12-16
ELECTION WILL
 MAKE HISTORY
(1'he Associated Press)

SEATTLE, Dec. 9.-Today's issue of the Post.Intelligencer says that the situation in the election recently held in Alaska for the office of dele gate pre- esents a situation unprece- dented ill the history of the United States.
 The article states that it is prob able that the question of who has been elected will be decided by the elections committee at Washington, and it will be the first time that two congressman have contested for the same office for two consecutive times.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-12-16
GENERAL F0CH
 TO VISIT U. s.
(The Associated Press)

NEW YORK, Dec. 9.-Mayor John F. Hylan today received a message from General Foch in which it was stated that the noted French nan intended to pay visit to the United States as soon as his duties would permit him to do so.
 In response Mayor Hylan stated that a cordial welcome awaited the man whom the world admired and that the keys of the city were his.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-12-16
PRESIDENT MAY
 NOT BE AMONG .
 THOSE PRESENT
(The Associated Press)

ABOARD THE WASHINGTON. Doc. 0.-lt has been stated that 1t is probable that President Wilson will not sit at the peace table at tho coming conference but will be in close contact with the heads of other nations and prepared to decide tho questions submitted to him.
 Sunday the President attended . songfest held in the mems social hall and at the conclusion of the singing he went around and shook hands with the officers and sailors. lie seems to be making himself at homo with everyone on board the ship.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-12-16
IMPRESSION OF
 KAISER WRONG
(The Associated Press)

LONDON, Dec. 9.-Maximilian liar den, in an interview today, stated that the general public opinion regard ing the kaiser is a wrong one, the i'm pression seeming to be that the Ger man ruler was the instigator of the war.
 Harden. in substantiation of his re- mark, said that the. kaiser had no personal part in starting the war but was simply the tool of the military party. who believed him a coward when the moment for declaring war came. the militarists being afraid that he would not sign the declara-
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-12-16

entered the war mainly for enforcing the freedom of the seas. and that President Wilcon can be depended upon to secure the freedom of the seas at the peace conference at Yer sailles. The immense merchant ma rine which was constructed during the war should be maintained forever and not permitted to lie dormant owing to other nations endeavoring to assume control of the marine shipping of the world. he stated. in the final clause of his speech.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-12-16
ARRANGING FOR
 RETURN OF MEN
(The Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9.-Genesal Dupont. one of the leaders of the army of France, has been delegated to make arrangements for the trans portation of the repatriated French prisoners who have been detained at German prison camps.
 The general has arrived at Berlin and will establish his headquarters at the old French embassy and will transact his business from there. He is the first French official to set foot in Berlin since the outbreak of the war.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-12-16
THE SHINE GAVE HIM
 AWAY IN THE DARK

There was quite party the other evening at one of Fairbanks largest residences. During the evening it was suggested that the game of hide-and. seek be played-in the dark. The game was going along nicely but it was noticed that one individual was caught the most. After the game was over he asked those who found where he was hiding how it was that they found him so easily. Perfectly simple" said one, "the shine on your shirt was easy to see."-For particu- lars call the New Cascade.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-12-16
BELCIANS ARE
 ALONG RHINE
(The Associated Press)

LONDON, Dec. 9.-The Belgian cavalry has reached the river Rhine and advanced about twelve miles northwest of Dusseldorf, forming a junction with the American and Brit ish troops there.
 The march of the Belgians into German territory was of triumphal nature and many former foes were seen and mocked on the change in positions. The cavalry troops were well equipped and ready for anything that might turn up.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-12-16
TEAM
 WON BIKE RACE
(The Associated Press)

NEW YORK, Dec. 9.-Reggie Nc Namara and Jake Magin. of Newark. N. J., were declared the winners of the six-day bicycle race that has been in progress at Madison Square gar. den during the psst week.
 The race attracted considerable at- tention, as some of the best riders in the United States were entered. The winning team overcame a good lead and on the last three laps made up considerable time. winning by a few seconds over their nearest competi- tors.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-12-16
WOUNDED ARE
 NOW ARRIVING
(The Associated Press)

NEW YORK. Dec. 9.-An army transport arrived here today from French port with sixteen hundred American soldiers on board. A corps of doctors and nurses accompanied them.
 The pier at which the transport landed was black with people. who cheered the returning heroes to the utmost. A long line of ambulances was in waiting and as soon as the men were brot ashore they were taken to hospitals.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-12-16
DELEGATES IN CONFERENCE ON
 BOARD VESSEL
(The Associated PreSs)

=
 ON BOARD THE WASHINGTON. Dec 9.-President Wilson. Secretary Lansing and Henry White. former ambassador to France. held a lengthy conference today. It is understood that the subject under discussion was the procedure for the formation of a league of nations. which proposition will be presented at tho peace con ference.
 The President attended the reli- gious services held on board the transport. taking his seat in the midst of the enlisted men. Follow. ing the services he went to his quarters for . short rest and after ward took up the further discussion of some of the peace measures.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-12-16
DEATH PENALTY
 NOT INFLICTED FOR SOMETIME
(The Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9.-Provost Marshal Crowder has announced that no members of the American expedi- tionary forces were put to death since the beginning of the war on account of the commission of purely military offences. Very few death sentences were imposed since war was declared.
 Death sentence was imposed on one enlisted man who was convicted of being spy and on 773 who were found sleeping on post.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-12-16
LOANS
 AFTER THE WAR
(The Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9.-Secretary McAdoo has asked congress to au. thorize the granting of loans to other nations after the declaration ot peace has been made.
 The grounds for the request are stated as enabling those nations to feeo their hungry people and aid in the restoration of those sections which were devastated by Germany during her occupancy.
 The secretary states that the sum to be loaned to Americas allies will be in the neighborhood of one and one-half billion. The war bonds au- thorised are the only available loans
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-12-16
INFLUENZA. IN
 SOUTH AMERICA
(The Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9.-Reports received here from Asuncion state that the epidemic of influenza has broken out in that city that is ap. palling in the number of cases re- ported to the health authorities, twenty-five thousand cases being in that city alone.
 The rest of Paraguay seems to be in the grip of the disease and it is impossible to state how many cases there are in the country. Aid has been requested from the neighboring countries and already large force of doctors and nurses are on their way to relieve the distress.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-12-16
BROKEN NEEDLE REMOVED
 FROM KNEE CAP OF YOUTH

Yesterday at the hospital minor operation was performed on Richard Morency. the son of MT. and Mrs. Al Morency, in which a broken needle was removed from underneath the knee cap of the boy. The lad had been suffering for some days from the foreign article and the operation was necessary as the knee was be- coming stiff.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-12-16
TIME
 BE EXTENDED
(The Associated Press)

BERLIN, Dec. 9.-Martin Erzberger announces that the French have re. quested that the German army com. mander name delegation to con- fer with the allies regarding the ex. tension of the time of the armistice.
 The dates set for the delegation to meet for conference has been set for next Thursday and Friday. It is probable that the meeting will take place at Treves.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-12-16
LINER
 NEEDS DOCKACE
(The Associated Press)

ANTWERP, Dec. 9.-The Cunard line steamship company have made application to the Belgian govern ment for permission to make this city port of call and request per mission of the authorities to use the pier which was formerly used by the North German Lloyd line.
 With the German shipping swept from the seas it is thot that the re- quest will be granted.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-12-16
PETERSON WILL OPERATE
 GOLDSTREAM THIS SEASON.

Gus Peterson Is making prepara. tions to operate on Goldstream next season and is now having special ma chinery made with which to conduct the operations. He was one of the successful ones on IT Goldstream a few years ago. and believes that he will bs h ths pay oa 10.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-12-16
TRADE
 MAKES FUTURE
(The Associated Press)

BOSTON, Dec. 9.-Speaker Champ Clark, in an address before South. ern commercial congress today, stated that Americas future prosperity rest. ed in 8 large measure on the incom. ing of foreign trade.
 He stated that the United States
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-12-16
ARE WHISPERING
 OUT ALASKANS
(The Associated Press)

CAMP LEWIS, Dec. 9.-The mus tering out of the enlisted men is progressing rapidly. Those to be demobilized yesterday consisted of Alaskans only. over five hundred of them having been released from ser vice.
 Shortly after they were given their discharge papers all of them boarded a special train that was in waiting and left on the first leg of their jour- ney to their northern home.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-12-16
OF
 STEEL PRICES
(The Associated Press)

NEW YORK, Dec. 9.-A movement is on foot for . moderate reduction in the price of steel. to become ef- fective on the first of January.
 The general committee of the steel industries held meeting recently and the outcome was for the reduc. tion being made. The price of steel at the present time is too high, ac. cording to their conclusions.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-12-16
NEW GUN MADE
 IS WONDERFUL
(The Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9.-Army of ficers today witnessed the trial test of a new traction field piece. which is marvel of mechanical ingenuity. Built along the same lines as a cater. pillar tractor 1t Is capable of attain. ing speed of four miles an hour on the level.
 In climbing test 1t went up an incline of forty.five degrees with ease and when sent at large tree it crushed 1t down O easily as did
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-12-16
POLISH FORCES
 LEFT FOR POZEN
(The Associated Press)

AMSTERDAM. Dec. 9.-lt is re- ported that the Polish-American divi sions have left Havre for Danzig. ID Western Prussia, and will occupy the provinces of Posen and Selesia.
 The troops composing these divf sions are all seasoned veterans and are considered among the hardest of the expeditionary forces
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-12-16

Engineer Browne has decided not to put in permanent bridge at the 43.Mile crossing, but will adopt the policy of renewing it each year un- til the steel can be brot in from the Anchorage end.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-12-16

tion. which he did owing to the stress placed on his personal courage.
 Harden further states that the kai. ser has missed his vocation. He would appear to better advantage as the manager of cabaret or show house, never being better pleased than when in the limelight.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-12-16

at the present time, which cannot be continued after peace without legislative action.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-12-16

the largest tanks on the western front. The weight of the new piece 1. about twenty-six tons.
Arizona republican., 1918-06-30

When our American gum chewing season is at it's height, while the people are on their summer vacation, then the daring chiclero begins to look to- ward the jungle. The chicle contractor makes ready his sailing or power boat in one of the ports along the coast Of the Gulf of Mexico, and the chiclero goes aboard. About a hundred cutters compose the average chicle expedition. Added to this number are cooks, camp attendants, mules and a hold full Of provisions. Then the chicle boat sails away for the cutting, not to return un- til February, when the chicleros will have emptied the hold of the food and filled with moulded blocks of chicle.
 A landing is made as near as possible to the contemplated cutting The pro- visions are unloaded and the contractor establishes his base of supplies. The pack mules are loaded, and the men are divided into sub- camps of ten or dozen, with a couple of cooks and camp attendant At the head of each sub- camp is captain or boss chiclero. He has charge of the men in his group and strikes off, sometimes ten miles or more, to establish his base. He mus, locate near an established trail be- cause the main camp sends him SUD- plies on mules twice a month, and the
Arizona republican., 1918-06-30
WAR HIDES FLAME
 0F BASEBALL BUG

Unusual feats in baseball this sea- son pass unnoticed, to a great extent owing to the conditions resulting from the participation of the United States in the world war. An illustration is found in the fact that the winning of the first twenty games of it's schedule by the Bridgeport club of the Eastern league, elicited little attention outside of the minor league circuit
 While this feat does not equal some of the continuous winning streaks of former major and minor league teams it does constitute a worlds record so far as is shown by baseball statistics. It is the longest string of victories ever collected, beginning with the first game of the season and the run has given the Bridgeport club an impres- sive lead in its own organization.
 Twenty games straight, however, fall short of the best record in either major or minor play when this re- striction is removed. The big maxi mum is held by the New York Nation als of 1916 for that team captured 26 games in a row. The Providence Ma tionals of 1884 are second with 20 and the Chicago Americans of 1906 third with 19. In 1902 the Corsicanna club of the Texas league won 27 games in a row and the same year Charlotte of the Carolina league won 25. Jersey City ran through A games without defeat, while a, member of the Eastern | league in 1903, and Wilkes Barre of the New York State league captured 23 in 1912. ....t-f
 At about the same time this year that Bridgeport was winding up its winning streak Cactus" Cravath of the Philadelphia Nationals drove our | his hundredth home run since enter ing upon big league career. Begin ming with one home run in 1908 Cra- vath continued to pile up the circuit hits until the century mark was reached two months after the present season began. This record gives Cra- vath an average of about II homers per season to date. His record of "A home runs during the season of 1915
Arizona republican., 1918-06-30
WHAT .CHICLE IS
same mules bring back all the ch1cle his. men have gathered.
 r.~ n.I,, HEnn.,IaD Traaa
Where It Comes From

same mules bring back all the chicle his. men have gathered.
 Tap Only "FemaIe" Trees
 Each morning the chicleros in the sub-camps start off to make their cut tings. They work individually, as rule, though some prefer, for com panionship, to work with a partner. If they work double they split the profits equally.
 They dive into the thicket and To- cate their trees, marking them with their private blaze, so none of the other chicleros will gather the milk. II is the custom on starting. for a man, to tap a dozen or more trees during the first few days. At the base of eacn tree, at the bottom of the tapping, a small canvas bag is tied. Each tree is tapped by a clever and sometimes ar- tistic design, as shown in the accom- panying illustrations. y9 The slashes all have a downward shoot, permitting the juice or milk td trickle from groove to groove until if reaches the bag at the base of the de-. sign. rr | Only the female or mother tree is | tapped. The male bears such a small | quantity of milk it seldom pays to tap | it. To the stranger there is little diff ference in the appearance of the male and female tree, but the chiclero can tell at a glance.
 ! C'Chicle Chat" to be Contd Sundays)
Arizona republican., 1918-06-30
Republican A. p. Leased Wire

WASHINGTON, June 2S.-The board of directors of the United States Chamber of Commerce today author ized the creation of an agricultural committee of five members to investi- gate and report on charges made by the National Non-Partisan league that "big business is dealing unfairly with agricultural interests.
 Inquiry will be directed principally in Minnesota, Iowa, Kansas and Col orado. l..A s8a Al
 Use Republican Classified Ads foI Results-Read for profit.
Arizona republican., 1918-06-30

is the standard in this respect for tht modern game.
Arizona republican., 1918-06-30
AGRICULTURAL BOARD

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 Results-Read for profit.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-17
BILL AIMED TO PUNISH
WAR CLAIM GHOULS
Representative Fields Says Agencies
Seek to Fleece Dead Soldiers
Dependents.

Deception and fraud imposed by
claim agents on the beneficiaries of
American soldiers killed in the war
with Germany are charged in a state
ment issued by Representative Fields
of Kentucky. a member of the military
affairs committee. who. following
conference at the War Department
yesterday, introduced bill to protect
dependents or beneficiaries of the SOL
diers against wrongful claim agent
practices.
Mr. Fields said he learned that claim
agencies are already organized through
out the country for the purpore OF col
lecting war risk insurance. and that
as, fast as the casualty liats OF the
Army are published these ageDcicH. or
their representatives. hurry to bcnc-
ficiaries with the statement that 1t Is
extremely difficult to collect the SOL
diers' insurance without the aid of
special counsel
by such method" said Mr.. Fields.
they brighten the beneficiary into en-
ploying them at an extortionate figure.
I'm other instances" he said. Il learn
that some claims are being purchased
at a mere pittance through the same
methods. To protect these beneficiar-
les of our dead heroes against decep-
tion and fraud l have introduced bill.
and will leave nothing undone toward
its early passage. Service of a special
agent or attorney Is not necessary in
collecting war risk insurance. except
in some unusual case where the claim
ant may encounter difficulty in estab-
fishing his identity. The bill permits
counsel in such cases fee not ex-
ceeding S25. A law should be enacted
to infiict upon deceivers the punish
ment they deserve"
The bill makes any one who charges
or receives more than that fee guilty of
misdemeanor with heavy penalties.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-17
PROTEST THE DETENTION
OF HENRY CROSBY EMERY
Minister Morris and Other Diplo-
mats at Stockholm Demand His
Immediate Release.

Minister Morris. at Stockholm, re-
ported to the State Department late
yesterday that he and British and
French diplomats at Stockholm had
protested to the foreign Office of Fin
land against fragrant violation of
neutral rights" in the detention of
Henry Crosby Emery.
Mr.. Emery. former chairman of the
tariff board, professor at Yale, was
sent to Russia by New York trust
company. While there he was commits
stoned by Brig. Gen. William V. judi
son, American military attache at Pet
rograd, and also was made a member
of the American military mission.
He was reported arrested on the
Aland Islands, with a party of British
and taken to Germany.
The minister said their immediate re-
lease was demanded.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-17

Proposing the removal of the statue
OF Frederick the Great from it's pres
ent place in front of the War College
terday introduced a resolution in the
Senate and had it referred to the COM
mittee on public buildings and grounds.
He will urge early and favorable action
on the resolution. His resolution is as
follows:
That the statue of Frederick the
Great, now disfguring one of the
pedestals of the United States War Col
lege in the city of Washington. be re-
moved and disposed of as the commit
tees of the Senate and House on build
ings and grounds shall determine"
The statue of Frederick the Great, in
front of the War College, seems to
have disturbed outlying states much
more than it has the capital.
Suggests Use for Bullets.
Early in February DR.. R. NJ. McElroy
of Princeton University. who character
lied Frederick as 1.-The, head devil of the
at a New York luncheon that he was
about to launch a movement to GUST
Frederick's bronze representation and
melt it into bullets.
The lonesome statue has been getting
itself wide publicity. DIR. McElroy's ex-
coriation of the original is explained
in an article on the statue in the Lit
erary Digest for March 9. 1t is stated
that DR.. McElroy recently finished a
study of eleven posthumous volumes of
the works of Frederick the Great. In
this study DR., McElroy CLEANED such
gems of Frederick's thought as these:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-17
BEGINS FIGHT TO REMOVE
FREDERICK THE GREATS STATUE
Senator Thomas Introduces Resolution Ask
ing That Monument to Hun War Lord Be
Removed From War College Site.

TT there is anything to be gained by
it we will be honest: if deception is
necessary let US be cheats.
NO ministers at home. but clerks
No ministers abroad, but spies,
always promise help ana never
send it.
DO not make the foolish mistake of
not breaking them (alliances) When
YOU believe your interests require 1t:
And there are more of the same KIND
strongly suggestive of some of the
distorted teaching of Nietzsche, Trelt-
schke and Treitsche.
Sorry for Germans.
Under a picture Of the statue in the
New York Tribune recently Ralph Block
wrote: 1T isn't even impossible that
the people of Washington are more IA
niliar with the statue than is DR.. NC
Elroy. At least, the general attitude
seems to be that if the man who found
ed the German state looked anything
like the statue of him in Washington.
God help the German people"
In this vein Mr.. Block continues:
Charles Moore, chairman of the fed
eral Commission of Fine Arts. calls
the statue 'innoxious,' which may be
a milder term thar it sounds. The
statue arrived in the United States after
Prince Henry, the kaiser's brother.
made his triumphant journey through
an unbroken chain of vereinS and
bunds that extended from coast to coast
in the United States.s
1T came as a gift from the kaiser
himself. and was bronze replica of
an original in marble by Prof. T. Up
hues. now standing in the Siegesalle.
in Berlin.
Mr.. Roosevelt, then President, put
the statue out in front of the War
College, thus showing n good deal of
judgment, for few people ever get to
see it there"