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The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1918-12-20
RED CROSS HAS
EXPENDED HUGE
SUM IN FRANCE

SAN FRANCISCO.-Account is
given of the service in behalf of the
American soldiers in France and the
cost of maintaining it in recent
report from Pacific division head
quarters of the American Red Cross.
To the end of last June this serv-
ice entailed an expenditure of $751;
453,050 and S13,S29,41S has been
appropriated to make our more
than 100000 men over there COM
Portable during the last six months
of the year
Long before General Pershing's
10000 troops reached France, the
American Red Cross had established
canteen and rest stations at various
strategical points between the ports
of debarkation and the front line
trenches. Six were open last March
when American troops began arriv-
ing overseas in heavy contingents.
These canteens fed 10000 soldiers a
day, twice that number have been
established and it is expected that
So American Red Cross canteens
will be in operation by the end of
the year.
From March to the end of June,
this year, S1,671,7S9 was spent for
canteen service For the last six
months in the year $2,O59,649 has
been appropriated for the work,
S905,S0S of this amount being for
the maintenance of front line can
teens.
One of the most vital features of
American Red Cross work in France
is the emergency aid given to the
army medical corps. In addition to
recruiting nurses for the army, the
Red Cross maintains hospita - and
dispensaries which are at the dis
posal of the army for any emerg
ency that arises.
In addition to its $500 military
beds, the Red Cross has 900 con-
valescent beds in it's eight conval-
escent houses. An appropriation of
s5,43S,919 has been made to cover
the cost of maintaining this service
for the wounded American soldiers
during the last six months of this
year.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1918-12-20
INDUSTRY ENCOURAGED
AT QUARANTINE CAMP

The prospect of stay of five
days at a remote camp with nothing
to do but loaf as the only means
of distraction, is not considered
appealing in any sense by the aver
age sourdough, who has been used
to a strenuous life in the North,
and so when our esteemed friend
Jim Russell found that to be re-
united to his family he would have
to spend five such idle days, the
prospect did not please him although
he was prepared to make any sort
of a sacrifice to reach Nenana.
Now Jim Russell is nothing if not
resourceful, and he made up his
mind that he would do better than
loafing at the camp for the five
days he would be held there in quar-
antine. Soon after he hit quaran-
tine camp No. l and was assigned
quarters, he took stroll into the
nearby woods and selected a fine
bunch of standing timber Return
ing to camp he provided himself
with good axe and promptly dis
appeared into the woods. From then
on he showed up at the camp xregu-
larry at meal time and is reported
to have eaten his meals with relish
which was the envy of the rest of
the quarantine guests"
He continued his self-imposed
task regularly with great pleasure,
and when released from quarantine
yesterday found that had cut eight
cords of wood and this is now be-
ing hauled to the Russell residence
on upper A street
The wood was cut only during
the hours of daylight, how he spent
the rest of the time is not known.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1918-12-20
NOTICE

Anyone desiring to obtain quar-
antine ribbons, or pay lot assess
ments during the absence of the
townsite manager in Fairbanks, may
do so at the office of the special
disbursing agent, at the main office
building of the Alaskan Engineering
commission.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1918-12-20
GREEKS INSIST
ALLIES PUNISH
BU[GAR NATION

SALONIKI-Greeks and Serbians
in Eastern Macedonia, who suffered
pillage, persecution, deportation and
murder at the hands of Bulgars
before the armies of the former
King Ferdinand quit the country
under the terms of an armistice,
are exhibiting dissatisfaction over
what they term the indulgence of
the Entente Powers toward Bull
garia.
With fully $4,000 of their num-
Der deported, half of whom, it is
belived, died under the hardships
imposed upon them, the Macedonian
natives are demanding, according to
Reuter- correspondent who toured
the liberated territory, that the Bull
garians be crushed by traditional
Balkan methods. During the period
of occupation the Bulgarians proved
themselves ''brutes and past masters
in acts of spoilation and violence"
said the correspondent, and when
appeals for relief were made to the
German authorities no attention was
paid to them.
Entering Macedonia as friends,
under an understanding with for
mer King Constantine of Greece,
the Bulgarians established a reign
of terror which has been character
lied as a disgrace to civilization.
They imposed upon the population
rationing system which resulted
in the starvation of many, following
assessments of taxes and seizure of
provisions to an extent that i'm
poverished the country Then fol-
lowed wholesale executions and
crimes against men. women and
girls of the most revolving char
acter, the survivors declared. At
Sores only 5000 persons remain
of $4,000 living in the city when the
+ Greeks turned it over to the Bull
gars. The population of Demir
Hassir fell from 10000 to 1900
and in. Kavala 5000 to 5000 per-
sons died of starvation alone in
1917, while in 1916 deaths number
ed 80 day, largely from malnutri-
ton. In these and smaller cities the
Bulgars not only confiscated the
bulk of the foodstuffs, but forced
the ablebodied inhabitants to work
for the invaders and carried away
vast quantities of agricultural i'm
plements and furniture.
JOY in Macedonia over the with
drawal of the Bulgars is exhibited
by inscriptions on many street cor
ners reading, "Christos Anesti''
Christ is Risen), while the He'll
enic army of liberation was received
everywhere with enthusiastic ac-
claim.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1918-12-20

1t is sad thing when a man has
either reputation beyond his
merit, or an ambition beyond his
ability.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-10
South African Markets.

When we write or speak of South Africa do we
do so comprehendingly? After reading a very well
prepared statement by the National Bank of Com
merce, New York, in which it discusses the pres
ent and possible trade relations with the South
Africans, we feel that better informed.
Capetown is only 500 miles further from New
York than it is from London, and this handicap
is small, yet the imports of South Africa in 1910
show that only 10 per cent came from the United
States. and 50 per cent from the United Kingdom,
and the export showing is even more marked
being IS per cent to the United States and "a per
cent to the United Kingdom
The produc ton of minerals is the principal ma
tiona asset of South Africa, being in 1916 gold,
$Io2I82oo3: diamonds, $27,S77,2I5; coal, $685.
$50; copper, $5,S35yooo
Since the war began the diamond industry has
been brought to a standst and coal mines are
worked to the limit The National Bank of Com
merce statement points out tlrat there many
trade opportunities in South Africa and cites the
fact that machinery for mining and sugar refining
is needed and under the heads OF tobacco curing
cement explosives irrigation, electrical apparatus,
clothing suggestions offered for the extension
OF trade BY and with the United States
The United States is the chief market Tor
South African diamonds, South African TIN, and
it is heavy importer OF wool, hides and skins but
ships that pass" with ballast only are losing
money; hence the need of a careful study OF this
field with return cargoes in mind The Union OF
South Africa does offer a genuine opportunity 10
the American who has foresight and patience and
uses skful scientific methods.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-10

sponsor foE adequate pay for government em-
ployes. But there other girls at work and
their interests should not be neglected merely be-
they lack organization.
There is serious problem involved in this
care of girls who have come to Washington 1t
is as essential that the District should be care
full of their morals of their health the wage
they receive. Recently the Bureau of Labor
Statistics canvassed 600 young girls and women
and surprised to find that 46 per cent received
less than $500 aweek; that 81 per cent were not
in their own home, and that As per cent had de-
pendents to care for.
Phe Herald has repeatedly called attention to
the lonesome girl question. The most lonesome
girl is the who is without influence to secure
a wage equivalent to the wage paid the government
employe She is denied the creature comforts that
more money could buy and becomes as result
more isolated and consequently, more unhappy.
Let us, therefore, give to any legislation cal
eulated to permanently protect the life, health and
morals of women and working girls our most
serious consideration.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-10
Literary Taste in Cuban Factories.

In the cigar cor cigarette factories.
what impressed the scribe most was
not the little brown man rolling
deftly with his fingers. but the
gallery above. the voice Of the paid
reader, translating the news of the
European war or deClaming a chap
ter from a book by Victor Hugo
For three hours every day this
reading goes on. half the time be-
ing given TO newspapers. and the
other half to fiction. The choice Of
reading is not left TO the reader. but
is governed by a ballot system. The
tobacco workers elect among them
selves a president, secretary and
treasurer. The workmen contribute
the fund which pays the readers
salary. The selection of novels is
deliberate process. The reader
judges the period required for
certain book. and a few days be-
fore he is to finish one the score
tary holds an election TO determine
what novel should be taken UP next.
As many as fifty different novels
may be proposed at one OF the cleo
tionS. hut choice usually centers on
three or four of wide note Some
wears ago sentiment in one of the
factories was divided between Quo
Nadis? and Pere Goriot. Finally,
Sienkiewicz's book was chosen by
$50 votes to $50. But most often
the choice falls on modern novels,
preferably those OF Spanish writers.
No year passes in any Havana fac
tory. it is said, without the reading
Of Don QuiNote. Among English
novels read are Vanity Fair. Oliver
Twist, A Tale OF Two Cities. and
some of tho nelodTamatic stories Of
Wilkie Collins and Hugh Conway.
Some OF the English poets are IA
vorites, in particular Byron. Only
one American book has ever had re-
peated reading in Havana cigar
factories. and that fell into disuse
about 90 years ago. 1t was Uncle
Toms Cabin. Victor Hugo is an un-
failing favorite.-Harper's Maga-
zine.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-10
DAWN.

owe will attack at a. ny
The hour OF dawn is the hour OF death
| know by the gas on the mornings breath;
| know by the cannon's racking scream,
| know by our crouching, hushed platoon
That the word is near, that the hour is soon
When we'll leap the top to the shibboleth-
The hour of dawn is the hour of death!'
The hour Of dawn is the hour of life!
A new world springs from the womb of strife!
world uncursed by autocracy's brood;
\ world of beauty and brotherhood;
\ world made true to holy plan
That reign of love, the rule of Man!
II is hate and lust and war we knife
The hour of dawn is the hour of lifel
Daniel NJ Henderson. in Eveybody's.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-10

son why that poor fellow had been
allowed 20 rot In prison was that be
had no one 70 stir things up for him
He's coming out now IN few dayA
Isn't & amazing that I should have
been able TO DO 80 much for him? II
/ had only known how much power
had I might have been helping pris-
oneH for years"
Again noticed the glow In her face.
the look Of youth She was doing
something that drew on All her en-
thusissm, that stimulated her and
gave her q sense Of benencent power.
ITO think" she went on, that ali
the peonle like me. the peo9Io t.s-S
have had some advantages in nte, Una,
wear good clothes and speak good
English and are used 10 meeting their
fellow-creatures on equal terms 10
think Of all we could DO n We would
only bestir ourselves a little"
But what do you suppose the sr-
PLANTATION isZ" I asked. why should
the influence Of people like you be
needed? Why shouldn't the law be
just enough and wise enough 20 take
care OF these cases without drawing
on your time and energyZ"
She looked startled and. I thought,
a little hurt She was evidently en-
joyng the use OF her power so much
that she did not like 10 have it ques-
toned in any way. She took a long
time before answering. Il think the
explanation must be-" she said SLOW
ly. that what We call Justice has be-
come institutionahzed- Now the men
that have met in my life, the men
associated with the ma chinery Of Jus
uce, they are all fne. can't think
Of an exception. And yet they sustain
an Institution that has grown up
through the generations and that
plainly does a great deal Of mischief.
They have such reverence for II that
they become institutionallzed them
selves. Furthermore. they see the re-
hults and the hdeous expressions OF
crime. People that come before them
10 De punished, being at a dissdvan-
tage' are unattractive, often repulsive
No matter how humane a criminal
judge may be he would have to be an
extraordinary being not 10 let his work
fall into routine and not to protect
himself against the drain on his Fvrn-
pathies by letting himself grow more
or less hardened. To pass sentence
~ SNAANas NNbhA " lNAulIN AIln most
highly imaginative understanding. the
qualities Of poet and a seer How
many judges know what they are DO
ing when they give a sentence Of two
years or five years or fifteen years OF
twenty-five years? II they did know.
II they could feel il in all its implics-
uons. they would swoon on the bench
And afterward they would be haunted
by the thought OF what they had done
II isn't that men want 20 be cruel 10
one another. IL IL simply that when
they are cruel they don't know what
they are doing"
She drew q long breath. But the
parole law is something in The way ~
betterment Only. 10 make II really
effective, people like me must realize
what they can do IL they will only
take the trouble"
The Washington herald., 1918-03-10
Donkey Delays Trains.

Golden. Coi.-A donkey belonging
to A. Coors. which has a mania for
scratching his back. recently almost
paralyzed the telephone system
long the line OF the Denver and
Northwestern Railroad Company.
operating between Golden and Den
yer.
A telephone for reporting TO thu
dispatcher is inclosed in a box
attached TO one OF the poles along
the right OF way at coors station.
From o'clock in the afternoon
until after midnight the crew was
obliged 10 stop at the phone each
time il passed this point to replace
the receiver which was dislooged
every hour by the donkey scratch
ing his back under the phone box. =
The cars were obliged TO run on
their own schedule because OF the
inability 20 reach the dispatcher
at other points along the. line when
the receiver Was on the hook
The Washington herald., 1918-03-10
One Source of Waste.

Our benehcent government having served the
people by sending out to uninterested publishers
and constituents hundreds of tons of literature,
thereby conserving fuel. should conserve the
peoples money and curtail the extravaganza and
waste involved
Every day there to every important news
paper Office from so documents OF little
interest the readers of newspapers. Every night
waste baskets carry these documents to the fire
or TO the waste paper factory.
There is a solution OF this evil, and it rests
with the advisory committee. What this
advisory board do? 1t direct every piece of
literature to a central clearing house. This CEN
trail clearing house should be the committee on
public information.
As constituted now, the majority OF the de-
partments of the government have their own pub
Iicity agents. and without any idea OF co-ordinat-
ing their efforts, information is sent, official,
which is oftentimes contradictory. The sur on the
Jews which the President very promptly met, would
have been sverted if the document had gone
through the hands of the accredited censor.
If all documents for public consumption issued
by the old departments and by the new war
agencies were sent to Mr.. Creel we would have
less confusion, and certainly less waste OF time
and material
The Washington herald., 1918-03-10
BOOKDOM
By Loniac

Miss Jeanette Rankin Representative from Montana probably
reads much than the average Washngtonian.
Miss Rankin does read many books however and while
ardent literary FAM has her election Congress- devoted her
reading time enjoying her prerogaYe of reading and studying Con-
gressional bills.
Whenever do opportunity for reading outside of Con-
gressiona duties. Miss Rankin admitted aushns. Il spend
peruns books which my friends have and which have
therefore, personal interest
AT my home in Montana found time for considerable instructive
reading particularly fond Of sociological works. but then
did possess any particular penchan for the latest novels
Miss Rankin forced allow that the choicest her pet
reading matter-Congressiona bswere practically pote but
vouchsaed that they certainly lacking comp exes.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-10
COMMEND EDITORIAL.
Students of Howard University In

Students Of Howard University In
dorse Sentiments Of Herald.
To the Editor Of The Herald: We
were very much impressed with your
editorial, The Color Line" appearing
in issue Of February 18th. We apnre-
ciate very much this evidence Of JUS
tice which we have noted from time
to time in The Herald II is for that
reason chiefly We read The Herald
ana recommend Il 20 our friends.
Yours truly,
Committee Of History Depart menL
Howard University.
WALTER DYSON,
HAROLD J. MONROE.
MADELINE CLARKE.
MARTHA ASHE.
ETHLYN PLUMMER.
GERTRUDE o. BUSHE.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-10
LINE o. CHEER
EACH DAY o. THE YEAR
By John kendrIck BaaEs.
THE DOCTOR.

THE DOCTOR.
When with stress your eyes are blink
ing
And with fear your heart is shrinking.
Call in Doctor CHEERFUL THINK
ING.
He's the head Of his profession,
Leader of the whole procession.
Curing trouble and depression.
Gives you medicines beguilinE-
Hope and Faith on Courage piIinc.
Mixed with sympathetic smiling.
Tonic Thoughts and Sunny Notions,
Pills Of Fancy. Mirthful Potions.
Soothing all the Souls connections
Good old Doctor Cheerful Thinking,
He's the Cha', when Hearts are sink
ing.
And with teas your eyes are blink
ing!
NOr. yligh' Issl
The Washington herald., 1918-03-10
The Minimum WAGE Bill.

There is a bill before Congress destined TO be-
come famed as the Trammell- -Keating bill 1t is
modelled after the Oregon minimum wage bill,
which has been declared, constitutional by the Su-
pTerne Court
At this time measure designed Ito protect
the lives and health and morals Of women and
minor workers in the District of Columbia" should
receive the serious consideration of every serious
person Twelve States now have minimum wage
laws and it is our understanding they are working
out advantageously to all concerned.
We are concerned about increasing the pay OF
government clerks. The Herald has been the chief
The Washington herald., 1918-03-10
Could Easily Say 1t.

Speaking at a dinner, Senator William A.
Smith, OF Michigan, referred to the grammatical
misplays that occasionally makes and hthngy
recalled this incident:
Uncle Smith was walking along the street one
afternoon and meeting his little S-year-old niece
he asked her ii she were going on picnic with
her school fellows the following day.
NO. uncle" answered the little girl, Il amt
going" ;,
"You mustn't say, 4 amt going, Bessie, re
ing" and then continued with this lesson in
grammar. "'You are not going. He is not going
They are the TssS Gn Of Besse
There amt nobody going. Philadelphia Evening
Telegraph.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-10

eating. I knew one Of the assistant
attorneys and called him up on the
telephone. He didn't know about the
case and he said IL would come into
the Office that afternoon he would in
troduce me TO the man that did. That
man proved TO be young and friendly.
He had been a little bothered by the
severity OF the sentence himself, and
he told me that he would arrange TO
have me meet the Judge. This morn
ing I met the Judge, AMI what do you
suppose happened2 The boy has been
let out on parole. / promised the
Judge that ] would take an interest
in the boy and do what / could to
help him go straight I'm the future. l
went home with him and met his
mother and two sisters and they
treated me as II ! were Joan of Arc.
tell you. am the most conceited
woman in the world at this minute"
THAT incident took place some
months ago. I was reminded Of it this
morning when / saw the woman again.
DO you remember the case told
you about. the boy got out on pa
role? Well. he's doing splendidly.
Some friends OF mine helped TO get
him a job and he's the most relieved
and grateful younEster you ever saw.
He's only II and IL he had gone into
that prison there Is no knowing what
81 would have made OF him in the
formative years But didn't want
10 talk about him. I've had another
victory. A few weeks ago ! accidently
heard Of very pitiful case. a man
who has been ia prison for nearly ten
years for q crime that ought not to
have brought a sentence OF anything
like that length OF time. And he still
had five years TO serve. l found that
he was so friendless and disheartened
that he had not even tried to get
parole. You know they have to have
someone outside who will stand for
them. Well, ! went TO see some mem
bers of the parole board and. 30 my
amszement. they were perfectly wiling
to do what l wanted them to do. They
were all humane men. The only res-