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The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-04-08
Y. M. C. A. Benefit ''Chatter"
(BY "kETURAH")

Of course you were at the Y. M c. A. benefit given at the Auditori. um Tuesday night under the direc' tion of Mrs. O. F. Krieger, so won't waste time asking foolish ques. tions. (H- says if that was the only way I wasted time he wouldn't care-it's my wanting answers to them he objects toD But weren't you glad you went-twice glad, mean? Glad because of the enjoy. able entertainment and because you were helping out a splendid cause.
 am particularly fond of sacred music, and the cantata Mary of Bethany" contains many pretty mum. bers. It gave me a funny little feeling down the spine. though. when applause followed the excellent rem dering of the first number, and when Mrs. Jack Heath in pretty white nun-like attire was also heartily ap. plauded l came to. and realized that applause was the thing to be given what the cantata was given for. on . week night in a theatre. and not on Sunday in church.
 Therefore l was "cool and cam" when the principals appeared, and in their quaint costumes looked as though they had just stepped out of the pictures In the family Bible. I am speaking of Miss Ruth Lamb as Mary. Mrs. Fern Johnson as Mar tha and Crosby Keene as Lazarus. They all made hits in their solo work and in the trios. Martin H.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-04-08
LENR00T WINS
 IN WISCONSIN
Associated Presa>


 MILWAUKEE, Wis, April 3.-Con- gressman Lenroot, Republican, is be- lieved to have been elected as Unit ed States senator from this state to succeed the late Senator Hastings. who was killed last fall while on a hunting trip with his brother. Jos. Davies. the Democratic candidate. was defeated by about 5000 votes.
 Victor Berger, Socialist, who is un. der indictment by the federal grand jury of Chicago for sedition. ran a very poor third, polling less than the normal Socialist vote. Berger was strongly supported by the radi- cal Socialists and some of the anti, war element.
 Politicians over the state declare that the returns prove beyond doubt the patriotism of Wisconsin. Davies boiled many Republican votes. and for time 1t seemed as if he was sure to win out. While all of the precincts have not reported. 1t is not believed that the final returns will change the result.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-04-08
SHIPPING BOARD WILL INCREASE
 SIZES OF SHIPS
(Asss.ciatod Preaal

tASS.Clato1 pTe8Sb
 WASHINGTON. D. C.. April B. AS the result of the investigations of the federal shipping board. Chair. man Hurley tonight changed tho specifications of all ships to be built hereafter. The sizes of these vessels are to be radically increased.
 Hereafter concrete vessels built for the shipping board will be 7.50O tons' capacity. while wooden vessels will be increased from $500 to 5000 tons. All shipbuilding corporations have been notified of the change.
 The reason for the alteration in the former plans is found in the fact that the larger size ships can be more economically operated and have proven generally more satis- factory to the government.
 The change will not in any way affect the output of the yards. un. less 1t be that larger tonnage can be turned out than under the old specifications.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-04-08

who sang in U. of w. quartet with MT. Keene some nineteen years ago. said he thought a bass part should have been put in those trios for him. Instead of which Martin has to sing quietly and unobtrusive. ly in a choir. But I'm getting away from the show!
 l had so far gotten over the funny little sensation l had at first that I found myself enthusiastically en. coring the beautiful pantomime Lead. Kindly Light" And it cer, tainly deserved the great applause given. Pretty faces. beautiful classi- cal white gowns and most fitting and appropriate gestures made this fea- ture stand out very prominently. Who were the young ladies? Oh. thought perhaps you knew them all. They were Misses Dorothea Johnson, Alta Porter. Evelyn Houck, Bessie and Thelma Blaker (of Fox) and Mrs. Jack Heath.
 Did you ever see anything pret- tier than that picture Young Am ericans?" No wonder the audience cheered so. And "Nellie," that darl- ing Shetland pony. was proud as peaches. As Trudie H. remark. ed, Nellie" didn't want the audi. ence to think she was wooden horse because she stoood so quietly. so she tossed her pretty head few times. Didn't you know all the darling kiddies taking part? Well. the Army was represented by Harry
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-04-08
U-BOAT LOSSES
 HOWDECREASE
 FOR PAST WEEK
(AanociatAd presa,

(A80OCIav60 SreRab
 LONDON. April 3-.A very marked decrease in the losses to British shipping from the submarine cam paign is shown for the figures just issued for the week ending March 30. For this period only thirteen British merchant ships were sunk. For the week prior to this twenty vessels were lost. while for the three weeks preceding that time an aver age of eighteen vessels weekly were sunk by the enemy divers. The admiralty states that con tinued decrease in the losses may be expected from now on, as the worst weather Is over and the divers will fnd 1t harder and harder to evade the allied patrol ships. which are using many new devices for trapping and destroying the under water craft.
 he fought several times. In 1893 he met Sullivan in New York and lost when the police stopped the fight at the end of the third round. In a later fight with Sullivan he held the great American battler to a draw for 3S rounds by his clever ness. It is said that 1t was this fight which gave Corbett his chance at the heavyweight title. Mitchell's s manager conceived the idea of match. ing Sullivan with clever boxer of nearer equal size and finally selected Corbett as the man. Corbett win ming when 1t was pulled of. Mitchells last fight of any note was with Corbett. in 1894. Corbett easily proved himself the better man, winning by a knockout in the fourth round. Mitchell was a two-fisted fighter, using either bare knuckles or gloves. In his day he was count. ed one of the cleverest men in the ring.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-04-08
GENERAL STRIKE
 IN K. (. IS OVER
Associated pr.sst

fAssOciated Pr-sst
 KANSAS CITY, Mo-, April 3.-The general strike of nearly a weeks ex istence ended today when the labor organizations accepted the proposals made them by the Kansas City Elm ployers' Association. All men have returned to their former positions
 The strike was called in sympathy with the Laundry Workers strike and affected a large proportion ol Kansas City industries. Street tran sit lines were operated only spas medically and with poor success Bakeries were forced to close. and a serious shortage of bread threat ened the city.
 The employees returned to work in order that confidence in labor contracts might be re-established. Nc further trouble Is anticipated from this source.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-04-08
DRAFT WILL BE
 SPEEDED UP TO
 SUPPLY TROOPS
(ASsoctated PvasaN

WASHINGTON, D. C., April B. Measures to speed up the draft in order to meet the present emergency in France are being contemplated by congress, but no action has been taken. It is believed that the sen ate military committee will ask army leaders their opinion upon increas- ing the draft largely in the near future.
 At present 1t Is only planned to call out S00,000 men this year The original plans contemplated drafting these men in small contingents and extending the operation of the draft over the greater part of the year. It is now announced that they will be summoned more rapidly than was originally planned, and officials say that no arrangements looking to call ing out more than this number have been considered.
 Draft officials also deny current reports that the draft will be raised from S00,000 to 1.500.000 men. There are already more than 1,500.000 Am. ericans under arms in Europe and America, and the drafting of an ad- ditional S00.000 men will place ap. proximately 100000 Americans in military service by the end of 1918.
 It is now thought that as many of the men now in training camps as possible will be transported to Eng land and France as soon as their training justifies the move. The i'm mense training camps in England where thousands of Americans have already been in training. who will soon be in France, will be utilized for the training of Americans This movement will require the services of every possible ship.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-04-08
MISSOURI HIT
 BY BIG STORM
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 ST. LOUIS. Mo. April 3.-A tor. nado sweeping through the southern section of this state last night caused the death of six people and injured scores of others Thousands of dol lars worth of damage was done to property, and in one or two sections some livestock was killed. Hunter vile and Gray Ridge, two small towns. were struck by the twister and three persons killed.
 In these two towns houses were unroofed and torn from their foun- dations. The country for miles around was covered with scraps of wreckage dropped by the wind. Coun- ty and state authorities are provid- ing for the injured and taking care of the families rendered destitute by the tornado.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-04-08
FAMOUS BRITISH
 CHAMPION DIES
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fASe0clate0 ptesks
 HOVE. England. April 3.-Charles Watson Mitchell. former middle weight champion boxer of England died here tonight at the age of 51 years from locomotor ataxia. Mitch ell has been in poor health for sev eral years. and the end was no, unexpected.
 Mitchell was one of the best known of the oldtime boxers. He met and won from many famous battlers. He was a good boxer and ring general and game to the core His best known fights on this side of the Atlantic were those with John L. Sullivan. at that time undisputed heavyweight champion of the world ; Jake Kilrain, and later with James J. Corbett.
 His first professional fight was in 1878 and four years later he won the middleweight belt of England at the Chelsea elimination contests. Coming to New York the same year.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-04-08
WARSHlP SUNK
 BY COLLISION
(Asroc,at ted Press,

LONDON. April 3.-Oflcial-A British torpedo boat was sunk on April in collision with a sister ship. according to an announcement made by the admiralty tonight. All of the crew of the torpedo boat were able to put of in a small boat and were later picked up by the vessel with which the destroyed ship oollided. There were no casualties.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-04-08

James McCann, of St. Patrick creek, is . late arrival.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-04-08

Luuett ot 0eOrgc, Jr. (large name for small boy. isn't it?) and Billie Thompson; the Navy by Kenneth Bickford and Jimmie Whitely: Boy Scout. Walter Belling, and Red Cross nurse. Beatrice Belling. Speaking of the kiddies reminds me that Ken meth asked his mother what he was going to be in the picture last night. Kenneth thought he had been en- gagged for the season!
 The Allied Sisters" was surely a stunning picture. and those portray. ing the countries fitted the types perfectly, namely. America. Miss Evalyn Houck; France. Mrs. Chas. Blaser: England. Miss Pearl Peter. sen and Italy. Miss Mary McCord. I will have to admit that did not recognize those portraying "Our Boys" and they weren't made up much. either. Clayton (Slim) Pack ard was Uncle Sam. Sergeant Myer- son the Army and James Barrack the Navy. My disappointment was quite keen, though. when the or chestra failed to play "The Star Spangled Banner" during this pic. ture.
 
 Yes, Liberty and Justice" was a very beautiful picture. with our own Alaska girl. Miss Marion Creamer, as Liberty and Mrs. Rae Carter as Justice (and not blind Justice. eith- er). Democracy and Autocracy" was good. too. but I recognized only Miss Houck, tall and stately, DOT traying Democracy"
 While everything on the program was good, enjoyed nothing better than the hoop drill with ten dear lit tie girls taking part. Having put on so many Riddle Shows" myself, feel deeply personal interest in anything they do. and with the ex- ception of little Margaret Krieger all the little folks have taken part with me many times. They all looked so sweet and dainty in ex- quisite white from head to foot. Can I give you their names? Why, I wouldn't think of "Chattering" about them without telling you who they were. The leaders were Margaret Krieger and Dorothy Roth. and the other "drillers" were Lois Hamilton, Sigrid Knutson, Beatrice Belling, Selma Lappi. Katherine Friss. Violet Sunni, Florence Roth and Lucy Blu teau.
 Hats Off to the Flag" with a dandy quartet of voices owned by Stanley Hess, Elmer Sanderlin. L. R. Gillette and E. H. Mack, brought the program to close and the audi ence to their feet, and when the curtain went up displaying "Old Glory" carried by the Army and Navy and also flaming in colored electric lights at the back, I cleared my throat ready to lead the balcony in "The Star Spangled Banner" only to hear the orchestra break into a popular two-step!
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-04-08
ENEMY ATTEMPTS
 GAS AMERICANS
(A csOCiatod preaal

fAssociated Preaa)
 WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN FRANCE. April 3.-The Americans in the sector north of Foul were today subjected to an extraordinarily heavy gas attack by the Germans. The American lines were drenched with the poisonous fumes. which hung low over their positions for more than an hour. We'll trained in the use of their gas masks. the Americans were able to live through the attack. and no serious effects were experienced by any of the troops. No casualties are reported from the attack.
 Following the attack. the Ameri. can batteries opened fire with great vigor on the enemy positions and retaliated for the attack. Much damage was done by the artillery fire. and a number of the German positions churned into bits.
 SHELL LINES
 WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN FRANCE. April 3.-The enemy ener- getically shelled the American posi- tions northwest of Foul tonight. throwing hundreds of shells on the trenches and against the American batteries. The enemy employed Minnenwerfers in this attack. Lit tie damage was done ,and few casu. alties were suffered by the American troops.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-04-08
(AsEOcinted Prcsal

OTTAWA. April 3.-The annual re- port of the Royal Northwest Mount ed Police shows that the organiza. tion has been seriously affected by the war. The strength of the body has fallen considerably below the strength of a year ago. On account of overseas enlistments. the force has decreased by four oficers. 137 non-commissioned ofncers and con. stables.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-08-18
TRANSC0NTINENTAL TRIP
MADE IN SEVENTEEN DAYS

Finishing It's ocean to ocean haul
OF sass miles from san Francisco
In IN days elapsed ume. tho Max
well military express reached Now
York city az II O'Clock Saturday
morning August .. Its arrival IN
Manhattan completed olhe first trans
continental freight run ever under
taken by a Dotrolt-made motor truck
from a Pacific TO an Atlantic port
Carrying O ton OF military supplies
from Australia TO the war front ir
France via the Lincoln highway. th.
Maxwell lcft tho Golden Gate july
u and cat lts sot schedule OF 80
days Tor the entire trip practically
In half II also beat fast freight
Train time Tor the same distance by
two and one-half days
No less than ton daily runs or
more than 200 miles were made hy
Ray McN1mara Detroit pilot who
drove the entire trip without relirf
Tho biggest days run WINS from San
Francisco no Reno. New. ZTi miles
the first dav out
Average speed of 200 miles daily
was maintained. with fuel couump-
ton averaging ~ miles 20 tho gal
lon. Mcnamara drove over the
Sierras, the Rocky mountains. tho
Great Salt Lake desert and the Ale
ghanlos without mishap and only one
tire puncturo on tho way.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-08-18
FRANKLIN SEDAN IS
IDEAL VACATION CAR
Can Re Converted 90 Boudolr In FN.,v
MomcniF Time; Interior IL Won
derfuliy Furnished.

II ls no longer necessary 10 rough
IL on a vaYtiop tour Two women
doctors Of Philadelphia discoy
cred that the Franklin sedan makes
perfect boudolr on their annual
six weeks vacation tour In the white
mountains These motoring enthu
slasts report that hotels may stlll be
necessary for meals but that the se-
dan can mot be improved upon al
night for alrlnoas light ana refine
ment Of Interior appointment
In their estimation the remarkable
hing is that no structursI changes
or add tIuua are necessary In The
Franklin sedan what appeals most
iy 90 tho women Ia mar the Cumhcr-
some tent paraphornAlia indispen-
sable with any open car. are dis
carded so that there need be no uu-
packing Of canvas and ropes and
tent pins
AN We need TO do ls 90 turn the
swivel chairs with their backs 10 the
outside and lay the scat cushions on
the floor, merely 20 get them out OF
tho way The cushion is then lifted
NlI NII' N'NN HfAN anu ltAAN lFlk vi W lhH
ou the floor OF the sedan. snuely
filling iu tho floor space between
tho rear seat ahd front seats. ON this
wr umuli three deflut&d mattresses
In three small packages. attach the
engine driven tire pump ana almost
To- "a moment an Ideally soft bed Ia
ready.
Tho silk curtains are drawn and
tho desired amount OF electric lighf
ing H regulated by the push buttons
on the cowi board -Four adjustable
y front windshield glasses and the
adjustable wide windows or the
Franklin sedan allow perfect ycnu-
lau6n. controlled by the turn OF "A
lever.
THE nest is feathered, II ls as
comfortable on warm as on cool
nights Crawling things and prowl-
ing things can not lntrudc.
"Thc Franklin sedan the wom
en- saw. "is vacation dream come
true-o sylvan boudoir wh,skl from
woodside To- mouBIlanside AZ tho
owners slightest W'hAm."
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-08-18
CARS RUSH CITY CLERKS
TO THE HARVEST FIELDS

no better illustration % fNr nr1r
ucal utility OF tho motor ear AND Pho
big part It ia playing % solving The
domestic problems created t1 the
war ean be found Than the service
me automobile is giving 800 certain
western sections 10 help move th"
crops says Henry KfaHn sales
manager Of the Paige Detroit Motor
Car company
As every one knows il has been
very difficult for the farmers in 'a.
rious states 10 get sufficient U,N.r
iP harvest tho crops which. g"n.r.
any speaking, are exceptionally
large this year In many cases u
was feared there wuuld ha big
losses. because OF the arar..fy Of
men until some uue In western
city conceived a bright idea
promptly az { o'clock au retail
stores and business offices Wnrn
closed and the clerks. proprletu.a
and bu"Hress men. bonrdIng motor
cars. loaned and commander 90
wcrr rushed 10 the surrounding
agricultural area. There they scat.
tered among the farms and worked
100 Tho fields until o'clock This
was Conupu"d each day and great
progress made n harvesting the
grain Thq ldcao ifaa been. -aaapgrd
u many 20 hI0ns NJ tho wrs' and ir
gclug followed out with great suo-
G6sS.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-08-18
HUN PAPER FINDS NO CHEER
IN lTALYS FIGHTING POWER

ZURICH. Aug 1.-THE Nieue
Freis Presse OF recent date says.
Reading the italian newspapers
gives us the impression that the
country has recovered from the dis
astcr OF Cuporotto Information
cleaned from persons coming from
there and from Italians themselves
makes it appear that Giollttl has lost
his popularity
Tho Socialists OF the Avantl are
not organized sufficiently ~ oppose
the course Of events Orlando has
started S'oyonic policy under tho
auspices OF the United states aud Is
dcyclophE great move 90 attach
the Jugo-Sluvs of Austria 20 the
allies The Italian high command
supports this policy
The campaign against Austria
organized In italy should not be
taken lightly MussolIui the most
popular man In ltNly H. still young
and ambitious Nobody iu the
countries ~ the entente has known
how ,o make propaganda fDr war
like him lie has m0pilizci the
crippled and wounded ao that they
Rp about lnoltifE the war spirit from
one end OF the peninsula TO the
other.
The economical condition OF the
country In not M bad as is generally
believed We should not base any
calculations on the "fsctors OF want
and misery"
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-08-18

Glasses In boxing and wrcstllnp
have been lnauEuratod by the arr,
lotto department OF the Goodyear
Trio & Rubber co. OF Akron Ohio
which are being taught by insiruc'
tors who themselves, stand high in
hoNlng ana wrestling circles The
instruction bouts are being held al
SDlhorl.uc field the 40-acre athletic
grounds adjoining the Goodyear
plnut Inter. department bouts are
~ in fu'l swing. and on Labor dny
10 i7 planned 90 hold a big open n.aIr
yNnr and wrestling carnival The
Akron boxing commission has en-
1"Fs.d the Goodyear plan and lndl-
Gated iw desire 10 cooperate fully to
make the project success
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-08-18
RUNS ALMOST THREE YEARS
WITHOUT SINGLE REPAIR

j. }. Curt Il the owner OF an
Overland Model s6 purchased In
1915. which has hardly stopped go
ing once during the entire period.
curt uses his Overland as n bus,
carrying paHscpgera between DNryea
aud Wilkes Barre, PA. Last April
his total recorded miles was 100000
During all of this remarkable sery-
Ice he has never had the car in for
repairs and four Of the original
spark plugs are still IN use
lie Keeps his car almost contin-
uously on the move and employs
three drivers. the first from . In
the morning untli noon, another
driver from noon en- s In the eve
ming and stlll another who drives
the car until / In the morning. Mr.
Curt says that for year the radia
tor has never been cold.
The motor and all working parts
NJ tho car are SIN IN good condi-
ticn in spite OF the hard service this
car has been through" t said Mr..
Curt Spnd it h running Rs well as
II evsI~did'
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-08-18
New Steamer Put on Market
Believed viii Be Success

application ON the inside of the tire
and US constructed with flaps which
HJ underneath the bead Of the tire
un both sides To hold tho patch in
place n ls flexible and enduring
1ul once applied. ls out NJ sIrht ans
mind Tires which seem 10 Dee hope.
I'sEIy um cut are given new lcas"
pf IIfn after being reinforced by u
GOOD rIm.cut patch
And ,h,n there is the inside tire
protector which is designed 90 pro.
gllo CompIrt" reinforcement Tor
worn and weakened clsings Its use
often adds several thousand miles 60
tire Hfr that appenu to he about
ended n Ia applied ON the inside ~
I.u t.a.a. .is name suggests and pro-
s.H.s 90 "a very low cost many miles
f.sI otherwise would hc lost
Anything that viii give tire
longer Ufr VIII keep real lluglin
collars boo the car owners pocket ana
N.I pat OF the dag when tho pa.
,uBs. of u urW tire would otherwise
po necessary We are not Tor econo
nos that rurs to the extent Of scrimp
iHr. but We believe that II the mil
unus af tires available In this country
are run properly. and conservation
principles observed boz their use, there
viii bee tires enough for everybody
"TIre accessories also make an
ideal ana profitable investment nj
any time. but right now they are eH-
prr.aIly timely. economical ana use
ul
Take the pressure gauge, Tor IN
ntauD, 10 enables tho motorist To
uuuM ur1p.r lir prcssuret ana To
know ~ 90 times just how much hiI
hits tres contain Then there's tire
putty which heals wounds ana keeps
ont sand and art. which are acefT q
lrr dsslroycrs. And 80 on through
the uN Help your tires ana say
money A stitch IN time saves nine. v