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The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-10-28
EXPERIENCE IN BURNING PLANE
 OF THE ALLIES

BRITISH AIRDROME IN FRANCE. "A. P. Correspondence An ar tillery observation plane caught fire while trying to obtain the range Of a bridge. Did the airmen attempt a landing to escape the flames or did they remain aloft to complete their task?
 The pilot of the plane gives the answer in his own words:
 q switched off the petrol supply. and opened out the throttle" he said, "One steep. swift drive. and the fire was out.
 Then I hesitated. Should we hur- ry of for home and safety. or con tinue the shoot. in which very little more observing would bring com plete success? turned to the ob- server. He leaned over and inspect ed the damage. It was not very bad really. He shouted into my ear.
 Let's carry on!
 q climbed again. Our battery was very soon firing as battery all guns-our last messages having com pleted the registration; and now shells were dropping all about the target Our part was done and in a few minutes time the bridge was entirely destroyed. In our excite ment the faulty engine had been for gotten until, with one last splutter 1t gave out completely; it stopped
 "The machine was really on fire this time. and l was too late. The woodwork was burning, independ ently of petrol or exhaust, and to dive now would only fan the flames about my feet. Yet We had to get to the ground. and very quickly. too,
 "I put the machine into violent side.slip away from the lines. The flames were thus famed toward the opposite wing. The observer, lean ing over my shoulder. squirted his fire extinguisher about my feet. This enabled me to keep control of the rudder bar. We were down to l.5OU feet, but the heat was now intense. "The fire had reached the right wing. l pushed down tho nose to hasten our descent, keeping the ma chine also in side-slip. The rush of air slightly changed the direction ? of the flames. We were nearly down. The ground rushed toward Us. l took off the bank" and "tlattened out" One landing wheel touched with bump. broke away and con tinued its course independently The machine pirouetted on the re maining wheel, and finally crashed on it's nose and left wing.
 "Springing to the ground We hur- ried away from the burning wreck. only just in time, for a few scconda later the petrol tank exploded"
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-10-28
THE PRESIDENT ASKING PEOPLE
 FOR SUPPORT

WASHINGTON. Oct. 25.-President Wilson has issued an appeal to the people of the United States to re- turn a Democratic congress in the November elections if they approve of his course. The people are urged to fully consider that this Is very critical period.
 The President states that the re- turn of Republican majority would certainly be interpreted across the waters as a repudiation of his leader. ship. He will accept the verdict of the country without cavil but an ad- verse verdict would seriously impair his power to administer the great trust which has been assigned to him.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-10-28
FREE LOVE IS INTRODUCED BY
 THE RUSSIANS

LONDON. Oct 25.-A Vladimir Soviet decree makes the Russian maidens the property of the state. When the maidens reach the age of eighteen they must report and be registered at the government bureau of free love.
 The girls, after registering, are given the right to choose any man between the ages of nineteen and fifty years. The consent of the men is not necessary and they must wed the girl who chooses them. A similar privilege is given to the men. The children of such marriages are to become state property.
 The same decree has been issued in other places which are under the control of the Bolshevili.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-10-28
PRINCESS ALICE
 TO ASSISTANCE
 OF THE SOPHIA

VANCOUVER, Oct. 25.-The Prin. cess Alice is rushing northward to the assistance of the steamship Princess Sofia, which grounded in Lynn canal. All of the passengers of the Sophia will be brought south on the Princess Alice.
 WREcKER GOES TO AID SOPHIA
 VICTORIA, Oct. 25.-The wrecking tug Tees has gone north and will aid the Princess Sophia to get off of the reef where 1t is now grounded. Off, cials are of the belief that prompt work will save the vessel.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-10-28
AMERICAN GAS
 IS EFFECTIVE

NEW YORK, Oct. 25.-A major of the British army, who has been in the American-British gas service, states in a lecture that the Americans are making the most effective gas which is in use on the entire bat tie front. The German shells are not nearly so deadly. The fumes from the American shells can pass through the most perfect gas masks. The lecturer states that he has observed hundreds of the Germans who were wearing gas masks of the latest de- sign, who had been killed by the American gas shells.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-10-28

the condition of the trail at the oth- CT end Is such that fast time cannot be made. which would bring it in early Sunday morning.
 The incoming mail from the states was reported out of Beal's Cache yesterday morning. The crossing of the Tanana river at McCarty may present some difficulty as the ferry is not running, the trip being made in small boats. Should the ice be running 1t will take some hours to effect . crossing.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-10-28
ONE MORE VIII
 BECOME CITIz

In the office of clerk of court yes terday was filed the final petition of Ole Johnson Wolden to become a citizen of the United States of Am erica. In his petition the declarant states that he was born in Norway, at the present time residing at Ol- nes. He arrived in the United States on August 25. 1904, at New York.
 The probable date for the final hearing will be February 10. 1919. Appearing as witness for the peti. tioner are Edward Fahrney, Of Olnes, and Frank Meloche, of Fairbanks.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-10-28
LOTS OF MAIL
 DUE THIS DAY

Fairbanks is due to receive . deluge of mail tomorrow. The lower river carriers are expected to 1T. rive then and 1t is probable that the mail from the states will he delayed
 some. It is dus sometime today but
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-10-28
PETIT JURY TO REPORT MONDAY
 MORNING AT 10

Monday morning the petit jury will report for duty as on that date court will convene from an adjourned ses- sion of the March term. Those who will report on that morning are: Rudolph Alm.
 2-H. H. Berry
 3-A. P. Bravick.
 AR. w. Brown.
 5-William Casey
 6-Hans L. Claussen. 7-E. E. Durgin.
 8-Peter Grandson 9-Adolph Hoffman. 11-Edward Lund 12-J. A. Marsh. 13-J. E. Moody. 14-Joseph Morrow 15-James Mcintosh 16-A. J. Nordale. 17-H. H. Ross.
 1S-E. L. Sanderlin. 19-Sam Sea.
 20-Peter Schutz.
 21-C. w. Thrift.
 22-C. H. Ward. 23-A. J. Williams. 24-J. A. Weltzin. 25-A. w. Vanzant. A good many of the jurymen have left the district and it may be that a drawing will be held to complete the panel.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-10-28
MAJ. CR0NKHITE IS DYING FROM
 PISTOL WOUND

CAMP LEWIS. Oct. 25.-Major Cronkhite, the son of Major-General Cronkhite, who is in command of the eighth division in France. shot himself accidentally with a pistol while practicing on the pistol range. The bullet hit him in very bad place, and the latest reports are that he Is dying.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-10-28
POLISH LEADER
 IS APPOINTED

NEW YORK. Oct. 25.-General Jo- sef Haller. who fought his way out of the Austrian army at the head of his regiment of Poles has been ap. pointed by General Foch to take full command of the Poles. who are fight ing with the allies.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-10-28
SPACE IS PRECIOUS.

On shipboard; we can ship much energy in sugar; little in fruits and vegetables.
 In the soldiers kit: he can carry sugar; he cannot pack fruits and vegetables.
 Fighters exhaust energy quickly; the soldier in action needs 1000 or more calories daily: most of us need much less.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-10-28
(DAY REPORT.)


 YANKEE BLUEJACKETS OPERATE HUGE GUNS.
 WITH THE AMERICANS Oct. 25.-The American beackets operating huge sxteennch guns from behind the allied lines in the Disc sector They throwing huge shells behind the German lines the SerreOse region and destroying the big railway centers which absolutely necessary for the successful retirement of the large numbers of German troops in that region. It will be practically impossible for the Germans get back their supplies and they showing signs of great uneasness the long bombardment increases in its intensity
 YANKEES ADVANCE AGAIN.
 WITH THE AMERICANS, Oct 25.-In spite of the strong German artillery fire the Americans have improved their positions in the Mouse river valley The enemy driven from the Bos Dormon stronghold and ridges near Rappes and Bantheville woods have been extended The Americans, who holding Belleu woods epulsed heavy German attacks which made because of the extremely threatening position of the Americans that sector
 FIGHTING IS VERY FIERCE
 WITH THE ALLIES, Oct. 25-The fighting which tue British doing to the north and south of Valencennes compares in erceness with almost any which has occurred so far in the war; and good indication of the desperate straits to which the Germans have been pushed.
 The British advance is continuing slowly but surely and since Wednesday the British have captured eghty-fou hun dred of the Germans and hundreds of cannon.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-10-28
FRENCH, BRITISH AND TANKS MAKE IMPORTANT GAINS; THE
 TANKS INTRODUCE NEW GUNS
MIGHT REPORT.)

(N1GHT REPORT.)
 WITH THE BRITISH, Oct. 25.-The British troops have driven the Huns back until this evening they nave reached the outskirts of the of Lequesnoy The Le Vaenciennes railroad has been crossed The Ger mans appear be gathering their forces together tor full retreat from large to the north and south The British five miles from the Belgian frontier to the southwest of Dour.
 FRENCH ADVANCE AT ALL POINTS.
 PARIS-Oficial- 25.-During the day the French forces advanced all points where they made attacks on the Huns Over two thousand prisoners were taken together with many gun both large and small The first phase the German retreat rapidly being turned into second phase which may carry them we'll beyond the French iron tier.
 YANKEES USE BIGGEST GUNS OF WAR;
 WASHINGTON, Oct 25-The use, by the Americans in France of the big sixteen inch naval guns shows that the American troops are equipped with the most powerful weapons yet used in the either ashore or aoat The range of guns and the weight of the pro- jece about The barrels of the monster cannon are sixty-sx long and weigh without the carriage about one hundred tons The who handling the guns well trained and the accuracy of the fire is in class by itself the Europeans not being able to equal it.
 LATE REPORT OF YANKEE ADVANCE
 WITH THE AMERICANS-Late Report-Oct. s. The Americans during the day gained much important ground to the north of Verdun The fighting of the most severe type and the Yankees had do uphill fighting but believed that the German losses much greater than those of the Americans
 CAPTURES INCREASING
 LONDON Oct. 25-The resistance which the Ger putting up the south and north of the city of Vaencennes resulting terrible losses to the enemy Be- sides numbers killed and wounded nine ous and prisoners and hundred and fifty large guns have been captured from the Huns
 HUNS STILL BREAK RULES OF WAR.
 WITH THE ALLIED FORCES IN FRANCE. Oct. 25.-The British have captured a German ambulance in France with the Red Cross sign which engaged carrying ammunition the soldiers The capture proves that the enemy is still violating the rules of warfare
 ANOTHER PROOF OF GERMAN INSINCERITY
 PARIS, Oct 25.-Leaving six thousand sick persons hospital ill the of the of St. Amand the Germans day bombarded the with special tion hitting the hospital Many of the patients kill ed and when the British captured the eleven thousand people found in it. They have suffered heavily from the German bombardment.
 YANKEES CAPTURE HUGE BATTLE PLANE
 WITH THE AMERICANS TO THE NORTHWEST OF VERDUN, Oct 25.-The American soldiers have cap tured huge German battle plane the north of the of Breulles. The big plane equipped with bombing device and gun which designated to shoot from i'm mediaey beneath the operator The plane used for , firing upon the allied supply roads.
 The Americans captured the Hun plane by making a quick dash the plane which had landed between the lines for repairs The gunners and pilot managed escape
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-10-28

L. c. Hess arrived in Fairbanks last evening from . trip to the out lying country.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-10-28
BIG DECREASE
 OF INFLUENZA
 NOW REPORTED

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25.-There is a great decrease in the Spanish in. fluenza epidemic. Three of the Amer ican camps report that they have not got single case of pneumonia. The number of deaths is greatly de creased and the health officers feel that by far the worst of the cpl demic is over.
 
 George Hitler. of Munson's will leave for home this morning.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-02-01
Good Roads News

Buchanan County, with st. Joseph
as the commercial center, evidenced
its faith in better roads on the Path
by adopting a $20OO,O00.00 bond
issue for road and bridge purposes
by a vote of S to 1. The campaign
was conducted by M. V. Carol Of
Sedalia, under the direction Of
George E. McIninch, Vice Chairman
of the Missouri State Highway
Board. Buchanan County plans to
build 200 miles of paved roads and
it was stated during the campaign
that the adoption of the boud issue
would virtually mean the extension
of the city limits of st. Joseph to
the boundary lines of the county.
County Highway Engineer Cargill
has had under way for sometime
preliminary surveys for the improve
ment of many of the roads. and
there will be no delay in Buchanan
County in this particular. St Joseph
has learned the lesson that water
bound macadam roads will not
withstand heavy motor vehicle
traffic and better type of construc-
ton is proposed. The bond issue
in Buchanan County is the second
largest adopted in Missouri, St.
Louis County taking the lead with a
So. 100000 issue. In St. Louis
County, however, the city Is not in-
cluded, while the taxable wealth of
St. Joseph will pay more than 80
per cent of the road bond tax in
Buchanan County. 1t is gratifying
to the State Highway Department to
have Northwest Missouri take such
decided stand in favor of better
roads. The recent adoption of a
bond issue in a special road district
at Bethany and the activity of good
roads enthusiasts at Maryville are
further evidences of a general CAM
paign for road improvement north
of the river
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-02-01
THRIFT CONTEST IN SCHOOL
HIGH AND GRAMMAR SCHOOL PU.
Pills TO COMPETE.
Prizes for Best Essays on conserva-
tion-State official Sets Feb.
to Begin.

Uncle Sam is anxious for the school
children of Missouri to tell him what
thoughts they have on the important
idea of THRIFT.
Uncle Sam is very busy man these
days, fighting the German Kaiser, who
wants to destroy the country Of the
parents of the school children.
The nieces and nephews of Uncle
Sam in Missouri are going to be asked
to write their views on how they think
they should save a few pennies each
week to loan to Uncle Sam. For
every 25 cents loaned the lender is to
be given per cent interest, COM
POUNDED QUARTERLY.
State Superintendent of Schools Uel
w. Lamkin is planning for statewide
thrift contests in all of the elementary
and high schools.
The pupils are to write essays of
300 words on why they should econo-
mize and practice thrift. The children
are to advance ideas in these compost
tons as to how they can earn and
save money by which they can acquire
Thrift Stamps.
Recently five boys in one of the
counties earned SO each in one week
trapping rabbits. These youthful
Americans loaned the money to Uncle
Sam.
Superintendent Lamkin suggests
that some liberal citizen in each
school district donate Thrift Stamps
to be awarded to the pupils writing
the best essay on thrift in each class.
room, the prize-winning essays in each
district school to be placed in com
petition with all the other prize.win-
ners in the county.
The writer of the best thrift compo.
sition will be awarded a IS War Say.
ings Certificate.
Festus ]. Wade of st. Louis, state
director of the War Savings Commit
tee, has had $500 in War Savings Ger.
tificates donated, to be used as prizes
to be awarded the best thrift essays
in Missouri. They will be divided into
rs prizes of four S. War Savings Ger
tificates.
The winners will be selected from
the essays written by the pupils in the
high schools and the four upper and
lower grades of the elementary
schools.
The advanced pupils will not COM
pete against the scholars in the lower
grades.
The Superintendent Of Schools will
outline the definite plans of the con-
test in few days.
81 expect this contest" said Super
intendent Lamkin, will Great state
wide interest in the War Saving cam
paign. 1t also will afford an excellent
opportunity for the school children to
suggest ideas on why they should
practice economy and thrift"
The thrift essay contest in the pub
lie schools probably will begin about
Feb. 1.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-02-01

Every country boy has rare oppor-
tunity of having fine sport and serv-
ing his community and his country at
the same time, during the snowstorm
and the present high price of rabbits.
Two rabbits will more than buy a
Thrift Stamp. Where is the country
boy who, with the aid of snare and
his farm dog and snow.covered
ground, cannot catch at least two rab.
bits a day?
In a months time, at odd moments,
an Industrious boy who loves the sport
of rabbit-hunting could be the posses.
sor of War Stamp which would cost
him $4.12, and in January, 1928, this
same stamp will bring him IS.
Every boy knows that in killing
rabbits he is doing the farmers in his
vicinity a service by protecting the
young fruit, trees in his neighborhood.
The tender bark of the young fruit
trees is a most tempting morsel for
the "cottontail." Often during a heavy
snowstorm every tree in an orchard Is
"ringed" by bunny, whose supply Of
green food is covered with snow.
To the country boy alone belongs
the science and woodcraft of trapping
the "cottontail." He is past master in
the art Of snare-making and batting.
Only the country lad can know the
exhilarating joy Of rabbit hunt.
What greater sport is afforded the
country boy than rabbit hunt with
"Shep," and what greater opportunity
is given him to serve his country
through acquiring the habit of thrift
and lending his money to his country?
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-02-01
DEALINGWITHS LACKER BANKS

Festus ]. Wade's statement that
there are 300 banks in Missouri that
are not handling Thrift Stamps or
War Savings Certificates because they
are too stingy to give up cent of
profit on any sort of transaction is
surprising, but he is in a situation to
know the truth of what he says.
The banks of the state operate I'M
der special laws which give them GER
tain advantages. AS public institu-
tons they ought to be public spirited,
and the men who own them ought to
see that their profits are bound up
with the prosperity and safety of the
country.
Evidently this thrifty 800 lack the
capacity for taking large views OF
their business, to say nothing. of a
capacity for patriotic self-sacrifice
The way to deal with such men is not
to argue with them. The dollar blinds
their eyes and seals their minds, but
rightly used, the dollar can be made
to instruct them.
The method is simple. II these men
have not patriotism enough to put
their country ahead of their profits
then patriotic business men should
see that the profits go only to patri.
otto banking institutions. - Editorial
from st. Louis Republic, January IS
1918.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-02-01
Seeks War Factory

The Commercial club is making
an effort to have the government
establish a gun-stock factory at
Fulton. Word was received from
the ordnance department that con-
sideration was being given the re-
quest. Much walnut timber to be
used for this purpose is supplied in
Galloway and adjoining counties
W. E D. Jameson Of Fulton has
Offered large building in the down
town section free for the period of
the war.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-02-01
Unrest In Germany

Stories of riots aud disorders in
Germany, following close upon the
heels of the breaking off of negotia-
tons with the Russians, have appar-
emily some basis in fact. There ap-
pears to be two sides to the German
questionable internal situation and
the military situation. The stories
of internal discord indicate that the
German people are firing of the
hardships they. have endured for the
last three years, in order that the
military arm of the government
might have a chance to redeem its
promises to defeat the toe and un-
load the cost of the war on the other
fellow. Not only this, but the
emperor promises his people larger
extension of German trade and
pictures to them a world subjected
to German aims and German great
ness. Three years of continual war
fare. disappointments. privations
and starvation are apparently dissi-
pated most of these rosy dreams
The military clique has managed to
placate the people and to convince
them that they had suddenly become
the object of worldwide hatred and
that the, only thing which would
save them from utter humiliation.
as a nation, and perhaps virtual
slavery. compelled to bear the cost
of the war. is victory. Under these
representations they have struggled
on and have yielded to the demands
of the junkers in a vain hope that
some way-they could not see how
the kaiser and his war lords would
manage to wiring victory from the
. face of apparent defeat. and save
Germany as a nation.
The Disappointment among the
German people became more wide
spread when the negotiations with
the Russians failed, because the
junkers insisted upon holding con,
quered lands, thereby repudiating
in principle. the theory of no
annexation and no indemnities."
:. 1t would seem that the kaiser has
been forced to his last extremity
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-02-01

j. C. Kincaid traded his property
at 40 South Main Street Monroe
to W. B. Pike of Hannibal for prop.
erty at 705 Haden Street Hannibal
Then Kincaid traded the Hannibal
property to o. r. Emerson for prop
erty at 81 W. Catherine Street
Monroe City.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-02-01
Business Change

Earl Baldwin has sold his interest
in the Monroe City Laundry to
Gilmer Hays; possession to be given
Feb. d.
Mr.. Baldwin has entered the
service of the Burlington Railroad
as fireman and will probably move
his family to Brookfield in the
near future. Mr.. and Mrs. Baldwin
are fine people and their numerous
friends here regret their departure.
M. A. Hornback informs us that
his SOD, John, who is a member of
ST.. Law Class at the State Univer-
sity at Columbia, was elected
president of the class. John is
model young man and his friends
in Monroe congratulate him upon
this recognition of his class stand
ind