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The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-01-14
M0ULT0N AND
 MEHERIN ARE
 COMING IN NOW

According to an article in a recent issue of the Juneau Dispatch. Jack Moulton and Joe Meherin, two of the we'll known travelling men of the north, will leave Juneau early this mornth on a long trip through the interior which will eventually land them in Fairbanks. Moulton and Meherin are always the first of the travelling men to get here, nearly all of the others waiting until the boats run before paying this city visit. Moulton has big team of dogs. and is an expert musher, SO he makes the trip in here every winter. The article in the Dispatch reads as follows:
 Jack Moulton. representing the Sc- attle Hardware Co.,, and Joe Me herin are preparing for their long mush from Seward to Marshall City and return. The travellers, with thai samples, expect to leave Jun cau about January for Seward. At Seward seven Moulton dogs will be ready for the mush to Anchorage, where they will pick up eight more trained dogs, giving them team of fifteen dogs for the long mush. The first stop after leaving Anchor age on the 1,200m mile trip is Idita- rod. After interviewing customers there, they will mush four days to Marshall City. From there. if time permits, a call will be made at Nome. Then will come the merry dash on the river to Fairbanks, and com fortable ride over the stove-heated sled mail route to Chitina.
 During many nights on this 5000 mile mush the men will have to "siwash.'' This means that they must make camp and sleep in the open in sleeping bags. Both men are veterans of the Alaska trails.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-01-14
KILLS
 MAN IN SEATTLE
 tSSociated p~aeet


 SEATTLE, Wn., Jan. 3.-John E. Larsen, thirty years of age, died in a local hospital this morning from the effects of revolver wound that he received at the hands of an un known reveler on New Years Eve. Larsen was also welcoming the new year and in the midst of big crowd was shot down.
 Despite the fact that hundreds of people were in the immediate vicini ty where the shot was fired, no one apparently, saw who did the shoot ing. The police are unable to To- cate anyone competed with the crime or any reason therefor. Many peo pie who are known to have been in the same block where Larsen re- ceived his wound have been ques- toned, but nothing has been dis covered which throws any light on the murder.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-01-14
MEET, AND HOLD BIG
 INSTALLATION

The Pioneer Igloo held big meet. ing last evening. at which time the chief business was the installation of the officers for the coming year. The following officers were installed: |: President-George Moody. First Vice President-Ben F. Sher-
 man. Second Vice President-Arthur Nc
 Gown.
 Secretary-Henry T. Ray. Treasurer-C. Harry Woodward. Chaplain-Andrew Nerland. Historian-Melvin Anderson. Sergeant-at-Arms-R M. Brown. Trustee for Three Years-J. R. Fowle.
 P. J. Lynch was reinstated into the order, while Isadore Stein, Bern hard Madison and William E. Waugh were elected into membership of the Igloo.
 A patchwork quilt was sent up to the meeting by the treasurer of the French orphan fund, and the pio- neers were urged to take chances on it to help out the fund.
 After the business meeting an ex- cellent lunch was served, followed by fine program, consisting of songs by Mrs. Krieger and Mrs. Heath. a recitation by Mrs. Fred Douse. se- lections by the Icicle Band, Songs by Roy Gotney and J. H. Smith, and other numbers.
 After the installation of officers, Past President A. R. Heilig present. ed the last past president. George Markus, with gold watch from the Igloo. The new officers were in stalled by Grand President Cecil H. Clegg.
 The following committees were ap- pointed by the new president.
 Special Relief-Andrew Nerland, Henry Ray, James G. Moore, Dr. NJ. F. Hall, Henry Weir.
 Visiting Sick-R. M. Brown, James Johnstone, George Herring, Fred Hoerler, F. D. Deiser.
 Membership-C. Harry Woodward. Fred Lewis, Wm. Butler.
 Resolutions-George Markus, Cecil H. Clegg, Frank Bishoprick, J. R. Fowle, J. H. Groves.
 Finance-Melvin Anderson, John Raap, Emmett Kincaid.
 efreshment-Arthur McGown, Geo. Walker, William Bittner, Dan Der ger, Ed Davis.
 Entertainment-Ben Sherman, Joe O'Connor, Ed Herring.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-01-14
JACOB DANNER PREFERS A TIN
 CAN TO BANK

That Jacob Danner, the Graehl man who was found dead in his cabin over a month ago, did not have much trust in banking institu, tions has been proven by the various sums of money which have been To- cated in different places in the dead mans cabin since his death When Danner's dead body was searched there was found on it only s22. Off cials had reason to believe the man had more money than this, and a close search of his cabin brought to light $404 hidden in different places.
 Last Saturday Wallace Cathcart, administrator of the Danner estate, concluded to make a further search of the dead mans cabin, and, with a fellow searcher, netted sS4 more to the general total. This s84 was found in four twenty-dollar bills hid. den in a false bottom in tobacco can. This can was full of nails and other articles, and on outside ap. pearances had nothing of value in it. One of the searchers, however. hap pened to tip it up little, and the false bottom was disclosed, contain ing the four $:0 bills.
 A further search will be made in the hope that more homemade banks may be discovered.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-01-14
CONGRESS TAXES
 UP WORK TODAY
(ASSoClatetl presSl

WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. B. Congress reassembled today at noon, but adjourned almost immediately out of respect to the memory of the late Senator Newlands, of Nevada. and Representative Bathrick, both If whom died during the holiday recess. No work of any kind was perform d by the senate as a whole. although several committees held short con- ferences. The house passed the Phil ippine military service measure and immediately adjourned.
 The session will be resumed to- morrow, and work will proceed rap idly. War legislation will be given the right of way. and all committees will be instructed to expedite mat ters under consideration.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-01-14
VAN SAINT IS
 QUILT WINNER

Wanting to do her bit in keeping one of the little fatherless children of France for time, Mrs. Gagne, of Fox, donated a very handsome silk and velvet patchwork quilt to the local treasurer of the fund.
 AS there had been several rallies, it was decided to wait and see if some other disposition could not be made of this donation. A few days ago one of the ladies interested in raising the orphan fund came across an item in a coast paper stating that the ladies of Sitka were mak- ing patchwork quilts for the Pio- neers' Home at that place. there be- ing need of several.
 Instantly the ladies here decided that no one could be more interested in seeing that the inmates of the Home had sufficient bed covering than the local Igloo of Pioneers in Fairbanks who have three or four members there. and Miss Ftchett wrote explaining the case.
 Accordingly, last evening the let ter from the local treasurer was read at the Pioneers meeting. with the result that everyone present dropped a quarter in a hat secured for the purpose. and $3O.25 was raised in 8 few moments. A drawing was held at once, and MT. A. Van Sant held the lucky number. The winner will now forward the quilt to the Pic neers' Home at sitka. as the gift Of Fairbanks Igloo No. 1. Pioneers of Alaska.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-01-14
JOHNSTON JOINS
 NAVY AVIATION

A few days ago Fred Johnston. the local boy who went out few weeks ago to enlist in some branch of government military service, ap- piled for leave from the local ex- cal exemption board to enlist in Se- attle. At that time it was not known just what line of the service Fred was going into. but wire received here yesterday states that he had enlisted in the aviation section of the navy as a machinists mate.
 Fred will be stationed for his early training at San Diego, California. He has made much experience with gas engines, and should rise rapidly in the service.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-01-14

es he had seen little canvas bags
 partly filled with broken fuses, nose
 caps and other brass scraps, indicat
 ing that this salvage was being done
 systematically even in the front-l:ne trenches.
 ! The great activity recently shown
 in the Scandinavian countries in re
 gard to molybdenum is no doubt In
 stigated by the Germans and supplies
 have been reaching the enemy from these sources. though they cannot al
 ways be traced Norwegian output
 increased greatly in 1915. for instance
 Molybdenum is essential in high
 speed tool steel and for the manufac
 ture of armor-plate. Exportation oi all articles to Sweden, Norway, Den
 mark and the Netherlands has been
 absolutely prohibited by Great Bri
 tain. The only thing excepted is
 that this is to make sure that Ger many is kept posted on what the rest of the world is thinking of her.
 It is estimated that Germany uses 16.000 metric tons of copper month Serbia and Turkey produce some cop per, as does Germany herself The material requisitioned in the invaded
 territories and at home is large and substitutes and alloys have effected
 some saving. There is notable shortage of nickel among our enemies and it is reported that the Germans have had to fall back on manganese
 steel. Some supply of nickel has doubtless come from Norway. but the occasional supplies by submarine
 from the United States have been cut off. Manganese Is not at all plentiful and orders have been issued that all known deposits be developed The net import into Germany before the war was 671,00O metric tons an. nually. It is known that the enemy is using chrome in place of tungsten The price of wolfram in Germany has risen to 50 marks per kilo.
 On the other hand the German coal mining districts have in no way been touched by the war, only insofar as concerns labor supply. Most of the coal used has been taken from con quered territory. The only iron-ore supply which has been cut off is the lhigh-grade Bessemer from Spain whereas the Minette ores of Lorraine and Luxemburg have been under Ger. man control and widely exploited and it has been possible to obtain ore from Sweden also. Early in 1914 Ger many foresaw that the struggle upon which she had determined would be especially a petrol" war, and that every gallon of petrol would be re. quired for her fighting forces. so tn, very outbreak of the war found al the motor vehicles provided with en zines adapted to use either petrol o, alcohol, and systematic experiment. were made with mixtures of alcoho' and benzine and other hydrocarbons and the formulas given wide publicity The opening of the Russian lines means more petrol for the enemy.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-01-14
CHINA SENDING
 SKILLED LABOR
Associated rreSsl

Associated Fressl
 NEW YORK, Jan. 3.-China is do. ing her bit toward helping win the war against Germany, according to Chinese Ambassador koo, to the United States, who is now in this city for a few days visit. China has sent 125,0OO skilled workmen. who are now behind the lines in France and Mesopotamia performing labor of great value to the allied cause.
 The ambassador also stated that China would do more every week that the war is prolonged. She is extremely anxious to be of service to the allies and do her part toward making the world safe for democracy.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-01-14
MILLER BRINGS
 IN PRISONER

One of the passengers on last nights train was Deputy Marshal Frank Miller. of Brooks. bringing in Scotty McPhely to serve out fine of two hundred dollars in the local jail Both the marshal and his pris- oner came over from Brooks on the Carl White stage.
 McPhely was found guilty of hay. ing committed assault and battery at Brooks, and was sentenced to pay a fine of $200. He was unable to pay this fine, so will serve 1t out in the Fairbanks federal bastile.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-01-14
CERMANY'S METAL SHORTAGE IS NOW REPLACED BY MODERN
 SCIENCE AND COUNTRY SOIL

Early in the war it was the proper thing to say confidentially to your neighbor that the Central Powers would not be able to continue a pro tracted war owing to their inadequate supply of indispensable mineral pro- ducts. We must give the enemy credit for the way his engineers and chemists have met this growing han. dicap, and profit by his example. For 1t is not a prudent thing to under. estimate the adversary's resources and we cannot count on shortage of German steel. for instance, until Els. sen and Rhenish Westphalian dis. tricts are covered by allied lines. Our own situation is not helped any by the recent turning over of all Rus. sia's vast hitherto imperfectly under. stood resources for German ingenuity to exploit.
 Germany has made remarkable eff. forts to meet metal shortage by sub. stitutes. Pure zinc has been used to replace copper as an electrical con- ductor, as has aluminium. It is thought that aluminium is now being produced from clay in Germany be- cause the metal is now noticeably less scarce with the enemy than for merly. Antimonal lead has been re- placed by an alloy of lead sodium or lead calcium. and nickeling by CO., batting The Germans have not hesi- tated to introduce any ancient or modern weapons of offense or defence which seemed to be of advantage, whether forbidden by Hague confer ences or not. Among these is liquid fire, a weapon valuable chiefly for its demoralizing effect on the mind of the enemy. A flame of burning oil thirty feet long is thrown against the enemy line.
 The first plant for the fixation of ni- trogen from the air was established in Germany before the war broke out, making her independent of i'm ports from Chile, and at the present time the bulk of nitrates required for the manufacture of explosives is un. doubtedly derived from that source. While these plants appear to have solved one serious difficulty, that of sulphuric acid becomes constantly more pressing for the enemy. In the recent fighting in France the enemy's artillery appeared to have been mark edly inferior, so that the lack of some essential materials may be be- ginning to tell. Germany not only substitutes material for material but material for, men. By means of elaborate trenches, constructed in the most approved and scientific manner, she has been able to hold the con quered positions in France with the minimum of men.
 The extent to which Germany is in. creasing her supply of brass and cop per is illustrated by the testimony of a wounded British soldier. as re lated in a recent mining journal He says that the Germans are collecting brass in a thorough fashion for re- smelting. In several captured trench.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-01-14
FIRST CANADlAN
 DRAFTS CALLED
Associated Press)

OTTAWA, Jan. 3.-The first Ca nadian draft contingent under the conscription law which was recently upheld at the nationwide primaries was called today. There are 2O,UO0 men in this contingent.
 They will be sent to military train ing camps, where they will be given course in intensive training under officers who have had actual expert ence in European fighting. and rush. ed to the front as rapidly as pos sible. Other contingents will bc called as rapidly as room can be provided for them at cantonments.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-01-14
FEDERAL JUDGE
 KILLS CHARGES
Associated Press)

MADISON, Wis, Jan. 3.-The in dictments recently returned against Congressman Nelson and his son Byron for conspiracy to defeat the draft regulations were today quashed by the judge of the federal court of this division. No further action will be taken in the matter.
 Nelson was alleged to have advised his son to refuse to register and to have aided him in leaving the country before the draft was called. The son :s reported to be on his fathers ranch in Canada at this time. and Is allegd to have been hur- ried there by his father. Much dis satisfaction Is expressed with the action of the judge by number of local residents.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-01-14

The qualifications of the electors at the primary election shah be the same as at the general election, and the penal provisions of the general election law prescribing punishment for violation of the law. are also applicable to elections held under the provisions of the primary cleo ton act.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-01-14
GERMANS WEIGH
 ON CITIZENSHIP

OMAHA, Nebr., Jan. 3.-Thousands of Germans are attempting to escape their citizenship obligations in this state. These Germans. having taken out their first papers. are considered citizens of the state. under state laws.
 They have voted for years in state elections and have always been re- garded as legal citizens of Nebraska. They are now claiming exemption from military duty on the ground that they are enemy aliens. The matter will be put up to the Presi- dent, as the local exemption boards have refused to grant their claims. and have ordered them to hold them selves subject to draft.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-01-14
SMALL FIRE AT
 CHICKEN HOUSE

Early yesterday morning the Ire department was called out to qucnch a small blaze at the Courtnay chick. en house. near the detention hos pital. The blaze did not amount to much and was soon put out.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-01-14

Henry Wagner, the Goidstream operator, was a passenger for the |Outside on yesterday mornings stage.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-01-14

N. c. Cox was an arrival from Brooks on last nights train,
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-01-14
FINANCE LIST
 OF RED CROSS

Below is given recapitulation of the American Red Cross member ship in Fairbanks. The campaign here was very gratifying to those in charge, and some excellent work was accomplished. The final returns of the drive here in Fairbanks show the following numbers of different kinds of memberships:
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-01-11
The Greatest
Lesson in Patriotism
Ever Taught!

1t is an education for your
children. 1t will teach them the
Holy Trinity Of our nation
country, love and honor.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-01-11
A PICTURE
THAT WILL REMAIN IN
THE MIND

See the Minute Men of 1916
and 1917.
See Lincoln and his War Cab
met of 1861
See the great man Of the hour,
President Woodrow Wilson, as
he appeared before Congress.
See the defiance Of autocracy
to the democracy Of the world.
See the piratical submarine
on it's mission Of death.
The Washington times., 1918-08-17
SAILOR PRISONER
CAN'T Be TRIED

RICHMOND. Va. Aug. 1T.-Be-
cause the prisoner still was IN
Uncle Sans service Police justice
Crutchfield decided that his court
had no Jurisdiction in the case OF
Louis Imbler. 81 years old, OF no
komo. Ind, second class pipe inter
in the navy. recently arrested AT
the naval training station in PhiIa-
deIphia and brought back here last
night to answer two charges ol
housebreaking and grand larceny.
The court let the case go over until
August 2S so that a ruling could De
obtained from the United States Al
torney General.
Failure of the navy authorities 10
discharge Imbler when he was turn
. ed over to a Richmond detective Oy
order of Secretary Daniels caused
the hitch, the court pointing OUT
that a special Virginia law eNempts
soldiers and sailors from prosecution
bv civil authorities for the period OF
the present war so long as they are
in the service. a.
The man appeared in court IN MS
service uniform. He was released
several months before from the VII,
ginia penitentiary after serving nan
of a ten year term for burglary In
Newport News.
The Washington times., 1918-08-17

CAMP GORDON. Ga, Aug. 17-on
a heaving stretch of land in an out
of-the way section of Camp Gordon
is the camp of the Central Officers
Training School. where a number of
Washington men are now being
trained for commissions.
The school was opened here on
June 10, and during the last two
months candidates have reported
from many sections. The majority
of the Washington and District of
Columbia men came down from
Camp Meade when that cantonment
sent a number of candidates to COM
plete their training at the Gordon
school.
Washington men who are now in
the school and who will be gradu-
ated with the first cfRss on August
% are the following:
James A. Dew, entomologist,
United States Department of Agri-
culture: Mortimer d. Rathgeber, cleo
Harry T. Greenleaf, insur-
ance agent; Wilton ]. Hoppin, col
lege student; Charles w. Combs.
The Washington times., 1918-08-17
BRITISH IN RUSSIA
RECEIVED WITH Joy

LONDON, Aug. 1.-THE population
of the Murmansl region received with
joy the British force that landed
there recently, according to an allied
diplomat who has arrived in London
from Petrograd.
II was in Murman when the Brit
ish troops arrived" he said, land am
quite unable to describe the pleasure
that the arrival caused. Old men and
women wept with tears of joy. crying
AT last Russia will be savedr The
peasants, workmen, and aristocracy
know that Germany is their enemy.
Never has the situation been so
favorable as today for the presence OF
the allies in Russia. Many men in
Petrograd who held high positions in
the old Russian army say their worst
enemy is Germany. They have told
me that they know now that the only
real friends of Russia are the allies.
The Washington times., 1918-08-17
WOMAN ON HUNGER
STRIKE TAKEN ILL

After participating in a hunger
strike with twenty-one fellow-sufrra-
gettes at the District Jail. Mrs. w. d.
Ascough. of Connecticut, became vio-
Iently i'll this morning, and was re-
moved to headquarters OF the National
woman's Party by Superintendent L.
F. Zinkhan.
She is the third militant to pay a
fine and leave the Jail since twenty
six members of the National woman's
Party were sentenced last Tuesday
for violating park regulations.
Other members OF the party are
continuing the hunger strike, suf
frage leaders declared today. The
Situation is not serious, according to
prison officials, and forc,ble feeding
will not be resorted to except in
cases OF actual necessity.
The suffragrettes have refused to
permit two of their number to join
the hunger strike because Of their
age. These two are Mrs. Irving Gross
OF Boston, and Mrs. Anna Kuhn, OF
Baltimore.
- zone visitor a week is permitted
each prisoner" Superintendent link
ham stated. after the women are
here a week, each can have one visi-
tor a week"
Suffrage headquarters announced
| today that there will be another dem
onstration next week. and that dele
gates will be sent from every State IN
the country to participate.
The Washington times., 1918-08-17
FIGHTS FOE WITH
HOE AND SWORD

SAN JOSE. Cal. Aug. Ill aul
MauchIe. of San Jose wasn't satisfied
to fight for his country in only one
way-he had to be a soldier of the
soiF' as well.
Because he lived on Garden street,
he wanted the best kind OF a war gar
den, so before he "joined up" and
went to Camp Lewis on his way to
France. young Mauchle secured a gar
den manual from the national war
garden commission, and with this as
a guide proceeded to get after the
back yard. He worked diligently In
all his spare hours, and by the time
he left for camp his beans were large
enough to wave good-by to him.
Some of the finest string beans and
corn ever grown here were yesterday
presented to the Sar Jose chamber OF
commerce by Mrs. S. Mauchle, the
soldiers mother. who took over the
work of the warriors war garden
when he went away.
The Washington times., 1918-08-17
USED SPOON JIMMY"

NEW YORK, Aug. 17.-Charles
Carson, A letter carrier, foTty-two
years old, of $50 Sixty-fifth street
Brooklyn. in a confession to Assistant
United States Prosecutor McCabe yes
terday, said he made a key out OF an
old spoon. opened a letter box al
Sixty-eigbth street and Third avenue
last Monday. and stole letters.
Carson was in civilian garb, on va
cation. In his pocket was a check for
S26 taken from another letter box.
Commissioner Reifschneider held
Carson in $1,000 bail for the grand
jury. He is married and has been in
the service twelve years.