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The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-04-22
GEORGE WALKER
 NOW IN CORDOVA

Wiring to his wife from Cordova, George Walker advises that he ar rived at the coast town Sunday after having long trip. three weeks be ing required in making it. The de lays were caused by indictment weath. CT and bad trail conditions.
 According to the message, Cor dova is looking good and active as to business, and everyone seems busy. MT. Walker also sent his best regards to inquiring friends. He will be the manager of the Terrill interests in the coast town.
 Buy a Liberty Bond.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-04-22
STEAMSHIPS HAVE BIG
 INCREASE IN VALUATION

CT. values continue to increase, ac- cording to the Shipping World, which says single deck steamer of 5,25O tons sold in August for G85,0OO was resold in January for f94,000. A steamer of S,160 tons. sold in October for G125,00O, brought e150,0O0 last month. Another bought last October for 965,OOO was held because an of fer of GSO,OOO was considered insuf- ficient.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-04-22
WOOL SHIPMENT
 PROVIDED FOR

Now that the trails are in bad condition, it has become somewhat of a problem for the Woman's Blu reau of the Red Cross to send wool to the various branches of the chap ter. It is with special pleasure that they thank the Northern Commer cial company stage line, therefore, for seeing that the latest consign. ments of wool reach Hot Springs and Panama. free of charge to the chapter. Captain Mayo is taking the wool to Rampant. Walter Goyne, who was to take the wool to Ruby, has been detained in Fairbanks, but it is hoped that the wool will soon be on its way. The outlying branch es are all anxious to knit. and theii work is only limited by the amount of wool that the chapter is able to secure and distribute.
 Buy a Liberty Bond
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-04-22

!Scotty Holmes, Tom Mulcahey and Quinn Murphy left for the Goodnews bay country. Ole Brevick left for Iditarod.
 Jacob Mayerhoffer and Jim Frind- hem are prospecting on lower Long.
 Timber cruiser N. O. Brigham re- turned to Ruby March r, having made the trip from Dikeman in five days. He stated that the trails were exceptionally heavy, noce.sitat- ing snowshoeing for much of the way.
 Mrs. Allan Mcdonald left Ruby for her home at Poorman on the 10th of March. She has been patio nt at the Ruby hospital. Her condition is excellent.
 MT. and Mrs. John Nielsen have left Greensboro. MT. Nielsen intends .. Nielsen will stay in Ruby until navi- gation is resumed, when she will join her husband.
 Tom Mckinnon, former "Gugg" man on Greensboro, is now at Idita- rod. He had been on the coast after leaving Greensboro. but telegram from the "Gugg" plant at Iditarod summoned him there.
 A dog musher from Nenana stated that he hadn't met a single dog team on the entire trail from Nenana to Ruby.
 Shorty Kells returned to Long on the 22nd of March and stated that up to date he had lost more than 100 head of deer since leaving Ruby for the Melozi. The snow was so deep that the animals could not get at any moss and died of hunger and fatigue. They are now safely herded.
 
 The Ruby Igloo of Pioneers held it's annual meeting on Long Saturday night, March 23. The Ruby mem bers who attended were Bob Hill lary, Geo. Appel, R. Lynn Smith, Patrick McCahey, Fly Vallery and Hood. The meeting was followed by smoker The entire program was held at Moose hall.
 Miss Katherine Lowery, formerly assistant postmistress in the Ruby post office, has severed her connec- tions there and has left for Poor. man to cook for McKinnon and part ners. Her mother will join her shortly.
 Walker, Jensen & Deacon are mov- ing machinery on their ground on the Novikaket and will soon begin operating with a crew of dozen or more.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-04-22
BIG CHENA MEN
 IN FAIRBANKS

Among the recent arrivals in Fair. banks from the Big Cinema district are Archie Mc1nsosh and John Kruc. ger. They have a hydraulic plant on Volcano creek, tributary of Birch creek, which heads up against the North Fork of the Big Cinema.
 In speaking of their trip in they state that it was one of the hardest that they have had since '9S, the trails being in bad condition froi- the recent storms and the thaw Mcintosh has with him a pelt of a black fox. which is said to be one of the most perfect specimens ever seen in Fairbanks. and is very valu able. After securing a load of sup plies they will return to their camp
 Buy a Liberty Bond.
 H. Faulkner. of Lundborg's tic camp, is in town for short stay.
 Joseph Galliman and Billy Farrell are among the late Nenana arrivals
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-04-22

To assume a position with Tom Aitken in the Iditarod. John Web. ster, the Cleary mining man. left yesterday for the lower river.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-04-22

Mike Erceg. the drill man, is in from St. Patrick creek for a short visit.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-04-22

Roy Blair. who has been on Ester creek for some time. is a recent ar rival.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-04-22
lUND LEFT FOR NENANA
 WITH FOUR PASSENGERS

Shortly after midnight Roy Lund left for Nenana with two dog teams and four passengers. Those making the trip are J. R. Fowle, of the Fair banks Clothing company; s. H. Ham, ilton. once connected with the local telephone office; Miss A. Patterson and Jimmie Moore. Frank Young is on the bars of the second team and, as the trails are in good condition, a fast trip is looked for.
 Buy a Liberty Bond.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-04-22

H. P. Hanson. of First Chance creek. is among the Fairbanks visit ors.
 Colin Hamilton and Henry Lesser are numbered among the town visit ors.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-04-22

Scotty Holmes, Tom Mulcahey and Quinn Murphy left for the Goodnews bay country. Ole Brevick left for Iditarod.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-04-22

A dog musher from Nenana stated that he hadn't met single dog team on the entire trail from Nenana to Ruby.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-04-22

Tom McKinnon, former "Gugg'' man on Greensboro, is now at Idita- rod. He had been on the coast after leaving Greensboro. but telegram from the "Gugg" plant at Idtarod summoned him there.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-04-22

Jacob Mayerhoffer and Jim Frind- hem are prospecting on lower Long.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-04-22

Mir. and Mrs. John Nielsen have left Greensboro. MT. Nielsen intends going upriver over the ice, and Mrs. Nielsen will stay in Ruby until navi- gation is resumed, when she will join her husband.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-06-06
Refuse a Division,

Pittsboro.-The executive commit
tee of the Democratic party in Chat
ton of the Republican committee for
a division of the offices in the county,
giving the Republicans the member Of
the General Assembly; one of the fol-
lowing three offices: Clerk Of the
court, sheriff or register of deeds, one
member of the board of commission
ers and one member of the board or
education There is little feeling in
Chatham as a whole, in politics. every
energy being directed toward the war.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-06-06
NORTH CAROLINA BRIEFS.

Grin Dowdy and family, living on
the edge of Chatham, county, near
Southern Pines, had a narrow escape
from burning to death. Their house
caught fire from the kitchen chimney,
any they knew nothing of it until
aroused by Thomas Cotton, engineer
at the Carolina coal mines near by,
who got to the house in time to see
the kitchen roof fall in and to awaken
the family, who escaped with their
lives, but not a thing else, so close
were they in danger.
Considerable damage was caused by
fire and water at the~, Young Mems
Christian association building at Char
lotte between the roof and ceiling Of
rooms in the middle section of the
building. It will be impossible to esti-
mate the damage now, said General
Secretary D. L.. PrcOert. Most of it
vas caused by water to rooms in the
upper floors. the walls being discolcr-
ed, which will necessitate retinting.
Winston-Salem led the state in the
Red Cross drive, with $4,000. Char
lotte holds second place with $4,000.
Total for the state is 100000.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-06-06
Adjourn. Telephone Hearing.

Raleigh.-The Corporation Commits
sion adjourned the hearing in the rate
case Of the Southern Bell Telephone
and Telegraph Company involving tel
ephone rates in a dozen cities in North
Carolina and will resume on June II,
when, according to the suggestion of
Chairman e. L. Travis, the telephone
company will be expected to explain
among other things, an item of four
and one half per cent of the gross
earnings of the company which is turn
ed over to the American Telephone
and Telegraph Company.
This item and the correctness of
the company's estimate of more thon
three million dollars as the valuation
Of the company's property in face Of
the sworn statement of the company's
officer which placed it at little more
than one million for taxation purposes
formed the main issues Of the hearing
yesterday when Mr.. Spier concluded
his direct statement and spent most
of the day under cross-examinatiQn by
Mayor Frank McNinch, of Charlotte.
and Mr.. A. B. Kimbal1, of Greensboro.
According to the facts brought out
in the hearing, the estimated percent
age of the profit en- the Raleigh Elk
change for 1913 based on revenue Of
$6,460, and an increased expense of
$11, 341O2, is $1.82. The percentage
for 1917, was 4.46.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-06-06
AirpIane at Charlotte

Charlotte-Whether or not there
will be any flying at Camp Greene
has not been announced; but one
thing is certain, an airplane has ar
rived there, minus an engine it was
learned.
1t is probable that the new Liberty
motor will be installed in the mach
ines that are sent here. The third
Motor Mechanics regiment, Colonel
Kirkland commanding, will be brok-
On up into areo squadrons and sent
to various airplane factories, where
they will learn how the machines are
built and thereby gain first-hand in
formation as to how to patch them
up when they are shot up by Huns.
1t could not be learned what unit
brought tie air machine, nor whether
or not there will be others, though
announcements Of some time ago in
Dictated that there would be many such
machines in Charlotte during the
summer.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-06-06
Dr.. Johnson Not Guilty.

Special from Richmond, Va-Dr
Lemuel Johnson acquitted of the
charge of murder by jury ten minutes
after their retirement
The attorneys for the state bitterly
arraigned DR.. Johnson in making their
arguments to the jury. "He tries to
fool this jury as he did Alice Knight"
cried Attorney A. H. Hopkins, for the
state.
Attorney Smith, representing DR..
Johnson, declared:
eff DR.. Johnson wanted poison for
criminal purposes, he would not have
ordered it on his professional station
cry, nor would he have gone to the
drug store where he is known and
obtained it,"
Referring to the love letters written
to Miss Ollie White, Zebulon, N. c.,
music teacher Mr.. Smith said:
johnson was guilty of procrastina-
ton, and perhaps cowardice, in not
telling Miss White of his marriage to
Miss knight, but nowhere has the
state shown that Johnson gave or sent
his wife the poison which they charge
caused her death, to get rid of her
and marry Miss White. He loved his
wife and she loved him."
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-06-06
GERMAN AIRMEN BOMB
BIG CANADIAN HOSPITAL

German airmen have bombed another
hospital-this time Canadian inst1'
tution-and exacted a considerable toll
Of casualties. Among those killed by
the explosion of flames was an Amer
lean medical officer who was admin
istering an anaesthetic to British
officer in the operating room when
that part of the hospital was demolish-
ed. The raid occurred at 1890 o'clock
in the morning.
The hospital attacked was large
one. It had been in existence since
the early day of the war and was
marked by huge Red Cross signs. The
German airmen, working partly by
the light of the moon. dropped four
bombs near the hos pital and then not
apparently able to see exactly where
they were hitting, lighted a brilliant
Hare which was let fall to illuminate
the surroundings.
AS the place was lighted up by the
flare, they released another bomb or
two which dropped squarely on large
wing of the hospital In the wing
there were tire floors. on the bot.
tom one of which was the operating
room. On the story above were the
office and patients room and above
them were members of the hospital
personnel. Part of the wing was de-
molished by the terrific explosion and
many unfortunate persons we're killed
and wounded when tho building col
apsed and buried them.
The surgeons were just about to
operate on an aviation officer and the
American medical officer was stand.
ng by with the anaesthetic when the
crash came. All those in that room
we're buried under an avalanche OF
prick and woodwork. The demolished
wing caught fire and burned fiercely
with many victims still pinned in the
vreckage.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-06-06

1 said it was big happy family, and
so 1t is, but as in all happy families,
there are servants, so in the British
army there are also servants, officers
servants, or 20. s." as they are termed.
In the American army the common
name for them is "dog robbers" From
a controversy IN the English papers,
Winston Churchill made the state
ment, as far as l can remember, that
the officers servants in the British
forces tOtaled nearly two hundred
thousand. He claimed that this re-
moved two hundred thousand excep-
tiOnally good and well-trained fighters
from the actual firing line, claiming
that the officers, when selecting a man
for servants duty, generally picked the
man who had been out the longest and
knew the ropes.
But from my observation l find that
large percentage of the servants do
go over the top, but behind the lines
they very seldom engage in digging
parties, fatigues, parades or drills
This work Is as necessary as actually
engaging in an attack, therefore think
it would be safe to say that the all
round work of the two hundred thou
sand is about equal to fifty thousand
men who are on straight military du-
ties. In numerous instances, officers
servants hold the rank of fance-corpo-
rails and they assume the same duties
and authority of a butler, the one
stripe giving him precedence over the
other servants.
There are lots of amusing stories
told of 20. S."
One day one Of our majors went into
the servants billet and commenced
"blinding" at them, saying that his
horse had no straw and that he per-
sonally knew that straw had been is
sued for this purpose. He called the
lance-cOrporal to account. The cor
poral answered, "Blime me, sir, the
straw was issued, but there wasn't
enough left over from the servants
beds; in fact, we had to use some of
the 'ay to 'elp out, sir"
1t is needless to say that the serv-
ants dispensed with their soft beds
that particular night.
Nevertheless it is not the fault of
the indy. dual officer, it is just the sur
vival of a quaint old English custom.
You know an Englishman cannot be
changed in a day.
But the average English officer is "a
good sport. He will sit on a fire step
and listen respectfully to. Private
Jones' theory Of the way the war
should be conducted. This war is
gradually crumbling the once insur-
mountable wall of caste.
You would be convinced of this If
YOU could see King George go among
his men on an inspecting tour under
fire, or pause before a little wooden
cross in some shell-tossed field with
tears in his eyes as he reads the In
scription. And a little later perhaps
bend over a wounded man on stretch
er, patting him on the head.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-06-06
PIows Up Pot Of Money

Kinston-A colored plowman turn
ed up a pot of buried treasure in the
Speight's Bridge section of Greene
county recently. He showed his find
to two other men, and divided same
with them. The wife of John c. Dan
iel, on whose farm the treasure was
located, demanded the money. One
of the men turned over his share to
her, but the others declined to do so.
The money, although it had prob
ably had been buried long time,
was bright ad clean. The pot was
found near a stump hole from which
the stump was taken two months ago.
The exact sum of the money is not
known. It is estimated that it was
more than $500.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-06-06

RATE OF SPEED OF THE ADVANCE
is, HOWEVER, SLOWED DOWN
sOME-RHEIMS LOST.
CHATEAU THEIRY IS OCCUPIED
Allied Forces Vastly Outnumbered;
Reserves Have Nowhere as Yet
Been Brought Into Action.

Plunging southwark, with it's mo-
mentum still unspent, the German war
machine has driven it's wedge into the
allied lines along the front uctil it's
apex has reached the Marine river
south of Fere -en-Tardenois. The des-
perate efforts of the French and Brit
ish to stem the tide against the in
vaders have served only to slow down
the rate of speed of the German ad-
vance; the defenders Of the heights
north of the Marine seem to have been
swept aside in the rush of thte enemy
toward the road to Paris.
Aside from the movement of the
German armies southwark, two other
significant incidents of the tremendous
battle have occurred. One is that the
Germans have extended their attack to
the northwest, along the Ailette river.
from which the French have fallen
back for some distance. The other is
that the battle has extended to the
east of Rheims, which city, during the
first few days of the battle formed the
extreme eastern end of the line of
battle.
Along the sides of the salient form.
ed by the rapid German advance to
the Marine the French and British
have been holding their positions gal
lantly. South of scissors, the French
have deferded their line with such
vigor that the Germans have not made
much impression upon it. On the 9TH
er side Of the battle area, the British
ale still holding the forts of Rheims
and positions just west of that war
stricken city.
Between the extreme sides Of the
salient the front says toward the
south, the line from Rheims to the
Marine running to the southwest at
gentle angle, while the French are
holding a front at right angles to the
direction of the German advance.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-06-06
CHAPTER XIX-Continued.

The game is honest and quite en-
ioyable. Sometimes you have fourteen
numbers on your card covered and
ron are waiting for the fifteenth to be
called, In an imploring voice you call
ont, Come on, Watkins, chum, I'm
sweating on 'Kelly's Eye"
Watkins generally replies, "Well,
keep out of draft, you'll catch cold"
Another game is "Pontoon," played
with cards; it is the same as our
"Black Jack" or "Twenty-One."
A card game called Drag is also
popular. Using a casino deck, the
dealer deals each player three cards.
II is similar to our poker, except for
the fact that you only use three cards
and cannot draw. The deck is never
shufled until a man shows three of
kind or "prile" as it Is called. The
value of the hands are, high card, a
pair, run, flush or three of a kind
or "prile" The limit is generally
penny, so it is hard to win a fortune.
The next in popularity is a card
game called Nap" 1t is we'll named.
Every time played it went to sleep.
Whist and solo whist are played by
the highbrows of the company.
When the gamblers tire of all other
games they try Banker and Broker"
spent a week trying to teach some
Of the Tommies how to play poker, but
because l won thirty-five francs they
declared that they didn't "fawncy" the
game.
Tommy plays few card games; the
general run never heard of poker, eu-
chre, seven up, or pinOchle. They have
game similar to pinochle called
Royal Bezique,' but few know how to
play it.
Generally there are two decks OF
cards in section, and in short time
they are so dog-eared and greasy, you
can hardly tell the ace Of spades from
the ace Of hearts. The owners of these
decks sometimes cOndescend to lend
them after much coaxing.
So you see, MIR. Atkins has his fun
mixed in with his hardships and, con-
tary to popular belief, the rank and
Is one big happy family. Now in Vir.
gnla, at school, was fed on old Nc
Gu1fyS primary reader, which gave me
an opinion of an Englishman about
equal to '76 Minute Mans backed up
Oy Sim Feiner's. But I found Tom
my to be the best Of mates and a gen.
ueman through and through. He never
tnlnks of knocking his officers. If one
makes costly mistake and Tommy
pays with his blood, there is no gen
eraI condemnation Of the officer. He
Is just pitied. 1t is exactly the same
as 1t was with the Light Brigade at
baaclava, to say nothing Of GallipoIi,
NeuVe Chapelle and Loos. Personally
l remember a little incident where
twenty of US were sent on a trench
Falu' only two Of us returning, but l
Will tell this story later on.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-06-06
FARMER KILLS BIG BEAR
Huge Bruno Stayed In BIaden Coun-
ty, After Escaping From Trap
Weighed 800 Pounds.

Clarkton-In Bladen county, Colly
township, John Treadwell, colored
man, came to the home of Mr.. w. M.
Norris, telling him Of going to his
bear trap the day before and finding
a bear had been in and broke a trace
chain which the trap was fastened to
and had been gone two days carrying
his trap with him, also a large black
gum pole ten feet long and log
chain about eight feet long. He was
SO far away that it was necessary to
tied his dogs and started getting his
crowd up as he went. The men who
went with him were ]. w. Norris
and brother, James Dyson, G. e. Gui-
ton and others. The party travelled
on to the place where the bear was
trapped. Mr.. Norris, untying his
dogs and putting them on the track,
the dogs leading off on his track very
cold, he and his crew following after
them through the bushes and briars
as fast as possible for about one mile
when the dogs overlook him and
bayed. After some time they reach
ed the place where the bear was. The
swamp was so thick 1t was imposs-
ible to see or hear him only as he
would make severe lunge at the dogs.
Mr.. Norris crawling through the
bushes in about ten feet of him, dis
covered him laying down like a cat
with his head behind a tree. Easing
his head from behind the tree as if
was going to jump on him, Mr.. w. N.
Norris shot hi min the face. Old
cuffie rearing up and falling on his
back with heavy growl made a. eff
fort to get up again. By then Mr..
Norris shot him again in the left side
of the chad. With all of this cuffie
fell back again. BY then the dogs
were on him. While Mr.. Norris was
loading his gun, his brother, J. w.
Norris, made ready to shoot, Mr.. Nor
ris warning him to be careful that
he might kill his dogs. With this he
fired on him anyway, shooting him
through the body. The old colOred
man hollered to Mr.. Norris to shot
him again, che is the by that has
been eating my hogs-and Mr.. Norris
did as he wished.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-06-06
Visiting Relative Stole Money.

Kinston.-Mrs. Louis Garvey, an
East Kinston woman, is being held in
bail for trial in superior court on the
charge of larceny of SIS from Rev. c..
F. Noble, a minister to whom she is
related, while visiting at his home.
With the money was a SIS gold piece.
One of her children gave such coin
to an ice cream vendor for a penny.
The man returned the IS to Mrs. Gar
vey, who said she had never seen any
-old money before She explained that
t had been given to her in change by
a negro merchant.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-06-06
ATTACKS ON FRENCH
POSITIONS REPULSED

Paris.-German attacks on French
positions on the right bank of the
Ailette river have been repulsed.
The Germans have reached the
Marne, light attachments having pen
ertated as far as the river between
Charteves and Jaugonne.
On the right flank of the battle
the situation is unchanged which also
is the condition west and north of
Rheims, according to the official state
ment issued by the war office.