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The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-04-29
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The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-04-29
SMALL DAMAGES
 BY GERMAN GUN

PARIS, April 25.-For the first time in over a week, Paris was yes terday bombarded by the German long range gun. The damage done amounted to cutting down one fruit tree. Not another shell struck a mark. The bombardment extended over a space of several hours, but none of the shells fell inside the city proper.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-04-29
ROY lUND ARRIVES
 FROM NENANA TOWN

Early yesterday evening Roy Lund arrived from Nenana with small quantity of mail matter and one passenger. The passenger. Jimmy Moore. had gone to Nenana for medi. cal attention and is sufficiently re- covered to resume his duties as messenger at the telegraph office.
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fASS0rlate6 f~reSSb
 WASHINGTON, D. C.. April 26.- An official French dispatch states that the Germans are endeavoring to foment a revolt in Tripoli among the natives in order to distract the attention of the French from the western front. German submarines have been landing guns, food and munitions in Tripoli for some time.
 The French say that there Is no danger of native uprising. The natives are strongly loyal to the French government. and many of them are being recruited into the French forces. numbers of them be- ing fighting already against the Ger. mans in France.
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The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-04-29
PROTEST MADE
 AGAINST ZONE
 CHARGE SYSTEM

To take action on the matter of the zone system of postal taxes. the members of the Fairbanks Conner cial club met Thursday afternoon at the offices of its secretary for the purpose of discussing the problem as pertains to Alaska.
 The zone system of postal taxes on second class matter, made a part of the war revenue bill at the extra session of congress, is of great con- cern to the reading public. and they should understand it's full meaning. that they may make a protest against 1t.
 On account of dividing the coun- try into zones and imposing an ex- tra charge for distance from the place of publication, the postage ex, pense to the publisher has been in creased in some places to five times the former rate.
 As an illustrations A man at Cam, bridge. Mass. will pay one and one half cents postage on his magazine published in Boston: man in North Carolina cents; Texas cents; and man in Portland. Oregon. five and one-half cents. It is therefore evi. dent that readers of magazines and other publications will have to pay from 50 to 100 per cent more as subscribers
 To enter protest against the unfairness of the proposition to the inhabitants of Alaska, the Conner cial club authorized the drawing up of the following resolution, which will be sent on to Washington:
 Whereas Congress has recently en- acted an amendment to the postal laws by increasing postal rates on periodicals from 50 to 900 per cent by "zoning" system;
 And Whereas if such law is en- forced it will mean ruin for many periodicals of wide circulation and seriously restrict the circulation of all other helpful current literature and thus retard the culture and eco homie development of the Nation:
 And Whereas said law, if enforced, will be especially injurious to the people of Alaska and will penalze our readers to the maximum of the increased rates for the reason that Alaska is remote from the great publishing centers, and that such en- actment will be pernicious in it's ef- feet upon our men and women and boys and girls by depriving them of their sources of education, infor- nation and recreation by enormously restricting their reading matter;
 Wherefore, Be It Resolved, that Fairbanks Commercial Club, of Fair banks, Alaska, most emphatically op- poses and denounces said amend ment to the postal laws as harm full, un-American and sectionalizing postal law, and that the same should be repealed.
 Dated: Fairbanks, Alaska, April 25th, 1918.
 This is to Certify that the above and foregoing Resolution was unani- mously adopted by the Executive Board of Fairbanks Commercial Club at their meeting held on the 18th of April, 1918.
 G. B. ERWIN,
 Secretary
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The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-04-29
FAIRBANKSANS
 IN SUNNY CAL.

According to oldtimers who have recently returned from the Outside and who spent some time in sunny California, there are many former Fairbanksans who are enjoying them. selves there.
 Jerry Paulsen, who made a for, tune on the Niggerhead association on lower Dome. and his wife are basking in the sunshine of the land of oranges; E. c. Heacock is an other who likes the land of sun shine; Charley Talbot, who formerly operated on Ester creek, and his wife are numbered among those pres. ent; Bert Moore and Billy Robinson are in business there and doing we'll; Sheppard. the former Cinema expressman and rancher, has his family located in a small town and is doing we'll as rancher.
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The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-04-29

Charles Williams is an out-of-town visitor.
 Harry Feldman. the quartz man of Fairbanks creek. is spending a few. days among friends.
 Chris Jensen, the Big Cinema fish erman, is in town on a business visit.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-04-29

w. J. Nicely. IT,. of Fox. is visit ing in town for flaw days.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-04-29

StliI, dltnOugQ the money ueeueu to equip, start and operate an up-to. date packing outfit is large of amount and sounds next to prohibitive, one can begin canning salmon in small way for sum of dollars surpris- ingly small. There is an invention on the market known as the Letson. Burpee hand machine that enables anyone so interested to can fresh salmon where they will and where the fish run. It will seam a can thoroughly tight and well and speedy
 In fact, one need not rely on new can bodies, but use the common 16. ounce tins that milk comes in. Just remove the old cover, assemble a new lid, run it through the hand machine. and it is sealed air tight
 Berries. other fruits,. meats. in fact anything preservable, can be kept fresh. untainted and absolutely safe for any length of time. But in the meat line. care should be used in the cooking. Over-cooking can do no harm. Under-cooking is ex
 tremely dangerous. Fish, above all
 calls for close attention. If cooked in an open vessel, keep the water actually boiling over the sealed cans for six hours at least. Further. the cans of meat should be placed, un'
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1918-11-28

A-Armor plate drops. placing Gin. guns
B-Forecastle peak.
C-Ammunition hold,
D-Torpedo tube rails
E-Torpedo tubes.
Poop deck.
GAIT wheelhouse.
H-Deck house.
J-Holds
Disappearing guns aft. mounted on
elevator
L-Sea gates.
buck up against British or French
cruiser at any minute and most Of us
thought we would stay up and get an
eye full before we started for Davy's
wellknown locker.
About two bells the following morn
ing the Moewe's engines began to
groan and shake her up a bit and we
could hear the blades jump out of the
water every once in while and tear
away. She went ahead In this way for
some time and we were hoping she
was trying To get away from cruiser
and some of us were pulling for the
cruiser 10 win and others hoping the
Moewe would get her heels clear and
keep us from getting ours.
The Huns were running up and down
the deck yelling like wild men and
one of our men began TO yell too. lie
was dellrious and after he yelled n
bit he jumped up and made "A pass at
the sentry, who shot at him but
missed. The shot missed me too. hut
not very much. Then they dragged
the delirious man up on deck and Lord
knows whai they did with him. because
we never saw him again. But we did
not hear any sound that they might
have made In shooting him.
Then the Huns began Smelling and
they kept II up for some time.
Then they ordered us up on deck
TO see the ship they had been firing at
and when we came up the companion
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wagglng TO the raider.

wagglng to the raider.
Then the Huns began shouting and
they rousted us below deck again. The
place where we had been was filed
with smoke, from what or why 7 do
not know, but II was almost impos-
sible TO breathe In Il. When the
smoke cleared M n bit the Marathon
started again. for we were stIll in our
underwear only. One of the boys had
asked Fritz for clothing and Fritz said
the English had tough enough skins
and they did not need clothing. Then
he said: "WaIt until you see what our
German winters are like"
The following morning the engines
began 10 tear away again and the
guns started firing After a while the
firing stopped and the engines too, and
after an hour they had the old man
Of the Yarrowdnle aboard. She was u
British ship chartered by the French
and hound for Brest and Liverpool
with very valuable cargo aboard
alrplanes, ammunition. food and auto
mobiles.
When they rousted us on deck again
the 81. Theodore was stlll in sight, but
she had the Yarrowdale for company.
Both were trailing behind us and keep
ing pretty close ON. While we were
on deck we saw the German sailors at
work on the main deck making about
ten RATS and when they began to place
tins Of hardtack on the RATS, tin to
each, we imagined they were going to
heave us over the side and let us go
on the RATS. But instead they began
telling us we would land in the States
and then they rOusted us between
decks again.
We had only been there a short time
when some of the German officers came
down and asked II any of the men
would volunteer 20 90 firing on the
Yarrowdale and we almost mobbed
them to take us. They began putting
down the names of the men who were
10 20 and ] talked them into putting
mine down too. Then | felt about
five hundred pounds lighter.
Five o'clock came and by that time
L had forgotten To do any worrying.
We received our usual rations and
most of us who had volunteered fig
ured that we would receive clothes
and shoes. In the morning an officer
came down below and read out the
names of those who were to go and
felt even lighter when he called mine.
We were each given a life belt and
mustered on deck.
The sea was pretty nasty and some
of the men had narrow escapes from
falling between the Moewe and the
llfeboats when the swells rocked us.
One man fell from the ladder and
broke his neck on the gunwale of the
lifeboat. They took over boat after
boat TO the Yarrowdale until finally
we were all there. Then they mus
tered us on deck and warned us not to
start anything. because they had a
time bomb in the engine room and two
on the bridge. Meantime they had
brought over several boatloads of hard
tack and we threw II into No. 3 hold.
This was TO be our food for some time.
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CHAPTER XVII.
Landed In Germany.


They had coolie crew on the Var
rowdale and when they routed them
on, deck the coolies began TO pray. and
though II is nothing to laugh at could
not help but chuckle at the way some
of them went about talking to their
various gods. They were beginning to
smell danger and were pretty nervous.
Every one of the coolies had a cane
and a pair of Palm Beach trousers.
The Huns were loading them In the
lifeboats TO be taken back to the
Moewe with their sea bags and one OF
them got too nervous and was slow
about getting into the lifeboat, so the
Germans shot him without saying o
word.
Then the Germans called out the
names of those who had volunteered TO
go stocking and this included me. We
fire room. The fiddley is a shaft that
runs from the main deck of ship to
the engine room. looked around a
bit and saw n German standing not
very far from the fiddley, so l asked
him IL We would be given shoes. lie
said no. Then asked him II we had
TO fire in our fare feet and he said
yes-that we did not need shoes. Then
he went into the engine room.
looked at the narrow passage he
went through and at the narrow pas
sage of the fiddley TO the main deck
and talked to my feet like I used to
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where they show whole Iamily ST
ting around Christmas tree in their
underwear and telling each other that
Whosis UniOns-the Roomy Kind
were just what they wanted from
Sanity. Only we did not have any
Christmas tree TO sit around. We must
have looked funny, though, and ! would
have had good laugh II had not
been so cold.
We could not 20 TO sleep because
the decks were wet, nor could we sit
down with any comfort for the same
reason. Besides. we thought we might
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Delay Release OF Ohio Troops

Camp Sherman. Chilllcothe. o.. Nov.
Nov. %. - Failure TO receive proper
discharge blanks from the war de-
partment at Washington through q
misunderstanding caused military au-
thorities at Camp Sherman TO post
pone until next Tuesday or Wednes-
day the mastering out OF the first Ohio
troops 10 be ordered honorably dis
charged following the signing Of the
armistlca
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CHAPTER I-Albert N. Depew, author
OF the story. enlists In tho United States
navy, serving four years and attaining
the rank or chief petty officer. first-class
gunner.
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way they were just bringing the other
ships skipper aboard. II was the
French collier 81. Theodore. hove to
on the starboard side with a prize
crew from the Moewe aboard and wig
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CHAPTER lille Joins the Foreign
Legion and In igned to the dreadnauCht
Cass9Td where his Workmanship wins
him high honors.
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CHAPTER Vile Ia detailed to the ar
tlllery and makes the acquaintance OF the
Us, the wonderful French guns that
a battlefield. Before seeing any action. he
u ordered back TO his regiment In the
front line trenches
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CHAPTER W-Depew goes "over the
top and gets" his first German In a bay
onet fight
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SYNOPSIS.

CHAPTER I-Albert N. Depew. author
OF the story. enlists In tho United States
navy, serving four years and attaining
gunner.
CHATTER 1.-The great war starts
soon after he II honorably discharged
from the navy and he sails for France
with determination TO enlist
CHAPTER lille Joins the Foreign
Legion and In assigned to the dreadnaught
CassaTd where his Workmanship wins
him high honors.
CHAPTER Iv-Depcw IL detached from
bis ship and sent with regiment OF the
Legion To Flanders where he soon finds
himself In the front line trenches
CHAPTER Vile Ia detailed TO the ar
ullery and makes the acquaintance Of the
Us, the wonderful French guns that
have saved the day for the aiues on many
q battlefield. Before seeing any action. he
u ordered back TO his regiment In the
front line trenches
CHAPTER I-Depew goes "over the
top and gets" his first German in a bay
onet fight
CHAPTER Willis company takes part
In another raid on the German trenches
and shortly afterward assists In stopping
q fierce charge OF the Huns, who are
moved down as they cross No Mans
Land
CHAPTER vIII-sent 20 Dirmude with
dispatches. Depew ~ caught In q Zeppelin
raid. but escapes unhurt
CHAPTER IN-He IL shot through the
thigh In a brush with the Germans and
In sent TO hospital. where he quickly
reCovcrs-
CHAPTER X-Ordored back 20 sea duty.
pcpew re1oin8 the Cassard. which makes
several trips Co the Dardanelles as n con
voy. The CaSsard II almost battered 10
pieces by the Turkish batteries.
CHAPTER NI-The Cassard takes part
In many hot engagements In the memoir
able Gallipoii campaign.
CHAPTER XII-Depew is a member OF
a landing party which sees fierce fighung
I'm the trenches at CallipOlL
CHAPTER XIII-After an unsuccessful
trench raid DUpew tries TO rescue two
wounded men In No Mans Land. but both
die before he can reach the trenches.
CHAPTER NIV-Depew wins the Croix
de Guerrc for bravery In passing through
a terrific artillery IRE TO summon aid TO
his comrades In an advanced post.
CHATTER XV-On his twelfth trip to
the Dardanclles lie Is wounded Ia "a naval
engagement and. after recovering In a
hospital at Brest he II discharged from
service and sails for New York on the
steamer George.
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the decks ana tolu us 10 steep thtFt,
They could not have done worse
trick than that.
Then they put locks on the portfolios
and told US that anyone caught fiddling
with the locks would be shot at once.
This was because we might sight "A
british or French mnn-of-war at any
time and as the Moewe was sailing I'M
der the British flag and trying to keep
out Of trouble they did not want us
at the ports signaling our own war
any Of the allied ships and had n fight
we would have died down there like
rats
The Moewe had already captured
the yOltaire. Mount Temple. Cambrian
Range and the King George aud had
the crews of these vessels between
decks with us. These men told us
how the Germans were treating them
and II looked To me as though the eve
ming would be spent In playing games
and "A pleasant time would be had by
all-nOt.
The crew of. the Mount Temple were
on deck working when the raider sud
denly opened fire on them. Two or
three men jumped into the water and
the Germans turned gun on them
while they were swimming and killed
them. That was just sample of what
had happened 10 them.
The men now began running up and
down in line 90 keep warm. hut |
took little run on my own hook and
treated myself TO as much of n once
over of the ship as | could. | do not
believe the MOewe had more than a
threefourths-inch armor plate, but be-
hind that she had three rows of pig
iron. which made about foot In thick
ness. There was nothing but cable
strung along the deck and when I saw
that I would have given anything 10
have had crack AT her with n 14-inCh
naval. Aud | sure wished hard enough
that one of our ships would slip up ON
US. whether we were caught between
decks or not. | went aft as far as the
sentry would let me and ! saw that
she had three spare siX-inch guns UNI
der the poop deck and two six Incl
pieces mounted astern. The guns were
mounted ON nm elevator and when the
time came they ran the elevator W
until the guns were ON level with the
poop deck. but otherwise they were
out Of sight from other ships.
For our first meal they slung II big
feed bag half full OF ship biscuit
hardtack-to us and some diXies Of
tea. After this festival We began
roaming up and down the deck again,
because II was the only way 10 keep
warm. ! guess We looked like some
Of the advertisements In magazines,
The daily Alaskan., 1918-01-22
WARNED AGAINST SEDITIOUS
 SPEECH

Soldiers are still policing the streets of Skagway, and extra pre- cautions are being taken at night. Martial law has not been declared, as that is not believed to be neces- sary, but the effect is almost the same.
 Last night II persons in Skag- way were ordered to report at the court house where they were in- structed in the rules of the gov ernment regarding approach to ter minals, waterfrontS, depots, etc, and were informed of laws against seditious speech. This was merely 8 precautionary mea- sure and the persons called were those whom autohrities thought should be specially warned for one reason or another.
 Word has been received from Fairbanks that Kruhe, detained in the court house as a suspi- cious chraacter, was committed to Morning Side saDitarium in 1914. A wire was Immediately sent to that institution inquiring about Kruhe and whel and how he left. No one has been able to read the shorthand characters which Kruhe had in his possession, and he will not read them himself.
 It was learned this morning that the U. S. harDor boat Peterson went to Juneau immediately after leav- ing here, so it is supposed pre- c,utions have been taken there in like nature to Skagway.
 Although no confirmation has come from the outside cable re- ports that any concerted plot has developed, precautions are be- ing taken. Rumors in Skagway are 10 the effect that the recent I. ". ". plot in Ft. Seward which was exposed, and for which several soldiers have been given heavy sentences by court martial, has been traced to some extent to Skagway,
 When here Sunday night Com manding officer Jones of Ft. Sew ard said the only danger in Skag- way is from fanatics. Whoever would do any desperate deed would be sure to get caught, but there are many enemies who would just as
The daily Alaskan., 1918-01-22
FOOD SITUATION IN FRANCE
 SERIOUS

Montreal, Jan. 22.-FOod Control Ter Hanna in 8 speech here last night said the civil population of France has only three days supply of food on hand for reserve purpos- es and is abolutely dependent up on depleted British shipping. Italy also Is badly in need of food, said MT. Hanna, but British ships can not bring supplies there from Ar genuine, although the food has been purchased and is awaiting ship ment. Italy will have to be sup piled in the meantime by France, making the situation. in the lat ter country precarious.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-01-22
PEOPLE WILD IN REPORTS FOR
 PEACE
One Million Work CTS Tie Up Mu-
 nition Plants

Berne, Jau. 22.-With strikes spreading throughout Austrda-Hun- gary and the people wild in their demonstrations for peace, Emperor Charles has becom greatly alarmed and summoned the crowH council in snecial session at schoenbrunn castle. i'i
 Travellers arriving from the frontier estimate that a million workers have joined the general strike, tying up n1unition factories and plants making WAT materials.
 Count Toggenbuug, who has been commissioned for the new cabinet, is promising the working classes there is every likelihood peace negotiations with Russia will take . satisfactory course when they are reslm- ed at Brest Litovsk.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-01-22
WILSON PRAISES SECRETARY
 BAKER

Washington, Jan. 2.-President Wilson last night issued a statement characterizing Senator Chamberlain's public criticism of the conduct of the war as astonish- ing and absolutely uniustifiable, and that it was an extortion of the truth.
 The president said that Secre- tary of War Baker is one of the ablest public officials he ever had met. a .
The daily Alaskan., 1918-01-22
Roosevelt Has Ills Say

Washington, Jan. 22.-Following a conference with Senator Chamber lain, whom be summoned for an interview, Theodore Roosevelt as- sailed Those who defend inef- ficiency, luke warmness and delay"
The daily Alaskan., 1918-01-22
SWANSON
 ESCAPED

San Francisco, Jan. 22. - Wm. Swanson, German quartermaster and member of the crew sought by federal agents in connection with the wrecking of the Alaska steam CT Spokane, is now known to have escaped from authorities here af- ter coming ashore from the schoon- CT Mary D. Hume, which was con- pelled to make port because of distress.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-01-22
Prospects For War Cabinet Dim

Washington, Jan. 22.-Prospects for the enactment of legislation pro- viding for a war cabinet and muni- tions administration are dim to- day as the result of Wilson's un- eQuivocal denunciation of the pro gram.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-01-22
CHINESE REBELS ATTACK J. 5.
 GUNBOAT

Washington, Jan. 22.-The con- mander of the American gun6oat Monocacy was fired upon by Chin ese rebels this morning, is report ed in Wilmington today. The U. S. gunboat returned the fire and Bi- fenced the attackers. Sunday an ettack was made on the Yangste.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-01-22
FISHING CORPORATIONS OF
 ALASKA MERGE INTO ONE

Chicago, Jan, 22.-Wakefields Alaska Fishing Corporations and Wilson & Company have merged into one firm to be known as Wil- sons Fisheries Company, with a capital of two millions.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-01-22

Frank Muir, Of the Golden North Hotel, who has been suffering for weeks with severe rheumatism, left on the City Of Seattle for the Goddard Hot Springs.