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The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-10-21
HUN LEADERS ARE DRAFTING
 PEACE NOTE AT CONFERENCE:
 KAISER MAY HAVE INDICATED

COPENHAGEN-Lat Wire-Oct. 10-The German reply President Wilson's is being drafted and will shortly be in the hands of the Swiss embassy.
 The note is being drafted after conference of the German chancellor Prince Maxmlan vice chancellor Won Payer, the ministers and military representatives No ton made of the kaiser and is not known here just what part he will take in the reply It very uncertain that he has representative at the conference
 GERMAN PAPERS NOT READY FOR PEACE
 BASEL, Oct 1O.-The Cologne Gazette in comment ing the reply of President Wilson declares that nothing but military make the Germans accept the terms of the allied nations forth by the President of the United States
 The opinion of the German press be that the German government may require guarantees and possibly the evacuation of the German colonies by the allied forces.
 BIG CONFERENCE IN GERMANY
 BASEL, Switzerland Oct 1O.-General Won I.uden- dorf has arrived Berlin attend the big conference of the German leaders which is in session and which is undoubtedly for the purpose of deciding just what the will be the reply of the President of the United States
 AUSTRIA MAY GET AUTONOMY
 LONDON Oct. l0-It is reported from authentic that the AustriaHungaran ministerial consul has decided to introduce national autonomy to make the spa ton of President Wilson an accomplished fact
 Copenhagen despatch states that movement favor ing the separation of Austria and Hungary is rapidly de- veong and would surprise leaders if at least and perhaps both members of the empire would shortly for peace on the terms of the allies.
 GERMANS FEAR CONSEQUENCES.
 LONDON Oct. 1O-Indications are that Germany ia worrying much the of the threats made by the allied leaders for the destruction of German in reprisa for the great damages which the Huns have n icted upon the French and Begans in the last retreat
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-10-21
BRID0 FAMILY
 ARRIVED SAFE

Writing to friends from Valdez Frank Brido advises of his arrival there four days after he left Fair. banks. The trip was made without incident. Better time could have been made had he understood the trail better and done a little more travelling at night. At the time of writing he expected to leave the coast town on the next outgoing steamer.
 During his stay in Valdez he met many old time Fairbanks people, among whom he mentioned the Lau. meisters. Conrad Olson. Charles Thrift. Mrs. Smith and son. and Nick Decklich. On his trip out he pass. ed Pete Maloney. the Marsh family. Dad Shaw. Dr. Stevens. and a few others. The trip out was thoroughly enjoyed. the weather being ideal and the car gave no trouble.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-10-21
MORE THAN ONE HALF TO COON
 LIBERTY LOAN

WASHINGTON. Oct. 1.-The na. tional celebration of Liberty Day which is Saturday. the twelfth, is ex- pected to boost the sale of Liberty bonds to a marked extent. All over the country many organizations are planning a very active campaign and few people will fail to have the op- portunity to buy bond on that day.
 The present national totals are two billion. two hundred and sixty nine million, eight hundred and seventy-six thousand, and two hun dred dollars. A strong final effort will be made to reach the minimum and the activity of the people in this line will constitute their an swer to the German kaiser's note of peace.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-10-21
CLEVER WOMEN
 DETECT SPIES

Driver Fred Floyd, of the Gib, son-Sheldon line. recently received a letter from his old home town (Vin. ton, Iowa) in which was related the clever manner in which some lady friends of his were Instrumental in the capture of couple of German spies.
 It appears that one of the women was making trip on railway train and to while away the time she took her knitting aong. Acci. dentally her ball of yarn fell to the floor of the car and rolled back some distance. coming to a stop in the aisle opposite a seat occu pied by two nuns. In picking up the yarn the lady was astonished to see that the nuns were wearing mems shoes and that the tops of them were adorned by the bottoms of trousers. Communicating her discovery to other friends they also investigated and verified her dis, covery. The conductor of the train was informed of the circumstan( and on the next stop the authol ties were summoned and the tV nuns taken into custody A seard revealed that both were men-an badly wanted for their connectio with German propaganda in th0 United States.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-10-21
BRITISH NAVY
 IS BIG FACTOR
 IN WORLD WAR

LONDON-(A. P. Correspondence There is an elbow of road above the Firth of Forth where, if one should come to it in fortunate hour. he would see the Grand Fleet-the hammer-head of the British navy. Mile after mile of great and little
 fighting ships. their bugles sound faintly across the water to quiet streets ashore
 It is four years since the battle. squadrons slipped away to their war station and the British navy became suddenly one decisive and fixed fac. tor in an unstable world
 The supreme task of the navy has been to make secure on all the seas of the world the transportation of men, material and food Between the date of the declaration of war and June 30 last, the needs of the allies have involved the carriage by sea of some 2O.OOO,OOO men, 100000 ami. mals and about 11O.OOO,OOO tons of naval and military stores, cargoes whose vastness and diversity have never been contemplated nor fore seen. The submarine war intensified and waxed to it's greatest violence, yet the great work of supply and transportation went forward with never an Interruption
 The navy, which in August 1914. had comprised warships and auxiliary vessels to d total of two and half million displacement tons, had swell ed by June of this year to sum of six and half millions; it's personnel had grown from 146,0O0 to nearly 100000. Of the twenty millions of men embarked and transported the total losses due to enemy action up to April 27. 1918. had only reached the relatively trivial figure of 3.3S2 roughly equal to one lost for each six thousand carried,
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-10-21
FINALS OF THE
 REGISTRATION

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15.-The final returns from the draft regis tration of September twelfth are now in the hands of the Washington of ficials. The total number to regis ter, exclusive of the small number which will report from Alaska, is twelve million, nine hundred and eighty-seven thousand. five hundred and ninety-fOur. The number who have registered exceeds the esti- mate by one hundred and eighty seven thousand. eight hundred and thirty-six.
 The total number to register since the war began is twenty-three mil lion, four hundred fifty-six thousand and twenty.one.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-10-21
SOME SHIFTING AMONG
 THE WHlSKER cHASERs

Patrons of two of Fairbanks ton sorial parlors will note change of the personnel of the shops when they call for their mornings once over. Ben Sherman. who has for years been associated with the Eagle shop on Second avenue. will change his location to one of the Front street whisker emporiums. w. E. Evans. who has conducted the Terminal barber shop for a long time, will ac. Quire MT. Sherman's interest in the Eagle shop. There will be one less shop but the same number of bar bers.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-10-21
UNIQUE PUBLICATION ISSUED BY MACHINE GUN BATTALION,
 IN FRANCE, RECEIVED HERE

ed like a real American girl l might fall. So leave them to officers and chaps who juggle French. Besides Cap. May says not to. But how about you. Ethel? Don't you let blind slackers kid you along over there. Bust them one if they come poking around. Or just let me know and will fix them. I'm heller now, Ethel, and won't have any nonsense. But what is the matter with your right arm; l mean your writer arm? think an epidemic of paralysis has hit the U. S. or they have busted up. Been here fifty days today and nary a letter from you.
 Did you ever take bath in a bucket. Ethel? took one today. 1 didn't need it much because l took one the day we left camp, but I cog nogged a bucket of water. It was a pail used as home for crephenol. a disinfectant, and the odor fingered Got a nice quiet corner and jumped in. Yes, Ethel, undressed first. Let me say here that the army is wonderful educator. When I have a canteen full of water I can get a bath out of it. With a little more practice will be able to wash my clothes, too. So, with the whole bucket. it was just like Atlantic City. But young Wee-Wee-we call all the girls that-almost broke up my party. Just as was splash ing joyfully she came poking around for one of her COWS or something. l told her to "allez" (giddap in French) and everything but she wouldn't. and there I was in my first union suit. I took cover behind the bucket, but it was poor camouflage. Finally I told her to "get to hell out of here" and I guess she understood or else she saw part of my ivory shoulder for she went. But she had ruined perfectly good disposition. can face a machine gun barrage, Ethel, but not Wee-Wee in my natal uniform. think lot about you, little girls over here. And honest, they wouldn't have to coax me much to send me home. But I gotta help finish this job and 1t can't be done right with out me. That's all there is to it. must close now It is almost time for retreat and chow. Tomor- row the big rush comes again and 1 have to do some bunk fatigue For am Jesus fatigue" as the Frenchies say. though how they get q am tired" out of that 1 can't fig ure. suppose he is tired of this war and people but it doesn't look like good taste to me.
 Which do you want me to bring back to you as souvenir, a nice big, oily German, or just little pocket edition of boche? Oh, Pm heller now. Ethel.
 Yours as long as the eagle flies,
 JERRY.
 P. s. Don't forget what 1 told you about those pie-eyed, flat-footed Slack Ethel
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-10-21
NEW DEPUTY TO
 ASSUME OFFICE

Among those leaving on this morn. ing's train for the creeks will be- Deputy Marshal Charles Fowler, who was recently sworn in. The new marshal will be stationed at Chatan- ika, occupying the office vacated by Edgar Poppell, who is now with the marines at one of the cantonments in California.
 Fowler has host of friends in
 trbanks who wish him success in
 new position and without doubt
 will be an efficient officia'. His lsence will be missed next year ing the baseball season as he was of the mainstays of the Fair Udfiks team.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-10-21
BUCKLEY TAKES
 NEW POSITION

John J. Buckley, formerly city clerk. magistrate and chief of the Fairbanks fire department, is now member of the accounting force of the N. c, company, having accept ed a position with that firm.
 Due to long experience with accounting in the city's affairs MT. Buckley will undoubtedly prove valuable acquisition to the office force of the company His many friends are pleased to see him re- main in town.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-10-21
FULL EXTPRESlDENT'S NOTE

The following note was addressed to the Swiss Charge d'Afaires and he requested transmit it to Germany:
 "The unqualified acceptance by the German gov ernmen and ority of the reichstag of the terms which the President stated ustfies the President in making frank and direct statement of his decision regarding the German communications.
 Tt must be clearly understood that the process of evacuation and the conditions of armistice are mat ters to be left to the judgment and advice of the m tary advisors of the allies The President feels his duty to say that arrangement can be accepted by America which does provide absolutely satisfactory safeguards and guarantee of the present military premacy of the armies of America and the allies The President is confident this is also to be the judgment of the allies
 "The President feels it his duty to add that the al lies will to armistice while German ed forces continue illegal and inhuman practices which they persist in at the time Germany approached Amer ica with peace proposal Submarines sinking pas senger ships and boats in which passengers and seek to make escape In the present enforced with drawal from Flanders the German armies pursuing of wanton destruction which has always been regarded direct violation of the rules and prac- tices of civilized warfare The Germans stripping the cities and villages of everything they contain, the inhabitants, many cities having been destroyed The nations which associated against Germany cannot be expected to agree cessation of while such "NNo being continued which they justly look upon with hor TOT and burning hearts.
 "The President calls Germany's attention to the language and plain of one of the of peace which Germany has accepted. It contained in his address delivered at Mt. Vernon July Fourth which is follows: There must be the destruction of every arbitrary power anywhere, that separately secretly and of its single choice disturb the worlds peace if it be destroyed least be reduced to virtual impotency The power which has hereto fore controlled the German nation is of sort here described It is within the choice of the German tion to alter it.
 "The Presidents words just quoted naturally stitute condition preceding peace, if peace is to come by the action of the German people, themselves
 "The President feels bound to the senate The whole process of peace will in his judgment depend upon the definite and satisfactory character of the guarantees which can be given in this fundamental matter.
 Ut is indispensable that the governments associ- ated against Germany should know beyond perad venture with whom they are dealing.
 "The President will make separate reply to Aus tria. ROBERT LANSING"
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-10-21
HUGE WEIGHTS CARRIED ALLIED
 BOMB PLANES

PARIS, Oct. 9-To demonstrate the long distance weight carrying ability of the new allied bombing planes one of the planes recently made trip from London to Paris carrying a full sized upright piano. It is claimed that for a shorter distance the planes can carry much heavier load.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-10-21
IS NOT ABATlNC

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1.-The Spanish influenza is not abating but no marked increase has been report ed. Ofiicial figures are unavailable Pneumonia is on the increase with twenty.eight hundred and twenty-foul cases in the army camps. The mum Der of deaths reported today total eight hundred and ninety-two for the day. Seventy-three deaths occurred in Washington from the disease.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-10-21

One strong indication is that coming from the Wolff Bureau which states that the city of Douai re but that the Germans did fire the city and put the fire which resulted from the sheng by the British big guns
 KAISER REPORTED TO HAVE INDICATED.
 STOCKHOLM, Oct. 1O-Rumors in Stockholm persistent stating that the kaiser has been forced abd the throne No information available present which would throw light the exact reason for the
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-10-21
BIG EXPLOSION
 NEAR TORONTO

TORONTO, Oct. 14.--It is reported here that nearly one hundred lives were lost in big explosion in a intuition plant at Trenton, which is near here. The report states that the explosion was started in the chemi- cal plant and the cause was prob ably accidental.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-10-21

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15.-Today the senate inserted a phrase in the war revenue bill in the form of an amendment calling for a stamp tax on all bank checks. The tax on checks is placed at two cents per check.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-10-21

Chris Nerland is in town for z short stay.
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-05-25
Rim and Archibald Attorneys for Editor Houston Win Two
portant Rulings, and Defendant Fearing Try Case
Its Merits, Appeals State Supreme Court Have
Order for Investigation Set Aside, Thus Hoping
Delay Meeting the Issue.

"in the pay of the Colorado Fuel and
Iron Company" Moran claimed he
had n third check, but did not ex-
hibit it.
When the convention got chance
to vote, Houston was seated as dele
gate.
Suit for $4,000 Damages.
Thru the law firm of Rim & Archi-
bald, Boulder attorneys, Editor Hous-
ton Immediately filed suit in the Boul-
der district court against Moran for
libel, slander and forgery, demanding
damages in the sum of $4,000. Moran
was arrested and furnished bail.
Thirty days was given the defend
ant, Moran, in which to answer the
complaint, but on the plea of being
unable to obtain an attorney, and then
thru technical motions on part of de-
fendant, the case was considerably de-
layed. Rim & Archibald, attorneys
for Houston, the plaintiff. had entered
n motion to compel Moran to present
in chambers. for investigation by the
plaintiff and his attorneys, with right
to copy. the two Photographic checks
and certain letters which formed the
basis of the complaint. This motion
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-05-25
WELD COUNTY FARMERS REAFFIRM
LOYALTY IN NON-PARTISAN RALLY
Willingness Accept Script Crop
Products If Necessary, and Donate the Red Cross
War Fund; Endorse the Policy of President
Wilson and Secretary McAdoo.

Under auspices of the Weld county
branch of the National Non-Partisan
League a rally of farmers and busi-
ness men was held at Meade, Colo,
Wednesday afternoon. 1t might also
be termed a patriotic Red Cross meet
ing, for resolutions were adopted en-
dorsing the world war principles out
lined by President Wilson, and a Red
Cross collection was taken among
those present, which netted 1854.
Practically all the business houses
of the town closed for the meeting
and farmers came in from the sur
rounding country. The principal
speakers were r. w. Morser, Colorado
state manager of the league; Ed An
derson, secretary State Federation of
Labor, and Thomas Harrington, attor-
ney for the league.
The following loyalty declaration
and resolutions were unanimously
adopted:
I'VE, the farmers of Weld county,
in mass meeting assembled, again re-
affirm our loyalty to our country in
this war for democracy. We believe
in the principles and doctrines as set
forth by our President. Woodrow Will
son, and to the end that these princi-
piles may be established we pledge
our lives, our fortunes and our sacred
honor to our country in this, our war.
I'VE believe in the honesty and in
tegrity of the American people as a
whole, and the unquestionable loyalty,
integrity and devotion of the Ameri-
can farmer. In line with the leading
officials of the government, we de-
nounce as worse than n German spy
the profiteer who will take advantage
Of the critical conditions of our coun-
try.
ave realize and appreciate the
many problems laid before our Presi-
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-05-25

was sustained by Judge Strong, who
ordered defendant to produce the let
ters and checks in court. This order
was to be complied with within fifteen
days, or on or before January 2.
Court Overrulcs Moran.
A motion for n new trial and further
technical objections We're entered by
defendant thru his attorneys against
the ruling of the court and rehear-
ing pleaded. These matters were ar
gued in chambers by the respective
attorneys.
On April 80, 1918. in chambers at
Greeley, Judge Strong overruled the
defendants plea and issued second
order that the Photographic checks and
letters be presented for Investigation
at the office of the clerk of the district
court in Boulder at 10 o'clock n. m.
May 20, 1918. The defendants mo-
ton for new trial was denied and
defendants further motion to modify
the original order for inspection was
likewise denied.
Moran, thru his attorneys, then ap-
pealed to the state supreme court to
set aside the order Of Judge Strong
for investigation of the forged checks
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-05-25

dent to solve, besides the financing of
the great struggle; therefore, be it
Resolved, That we, farmers of
Weld county, further declare our allie
glance to our country and the Ameri-
can farmer by assuring President
Woodrow Wilson and Treasurer Nc
Adoo, that we will accept in pay for
our farm products iss.tsonal script, the
same as issued by that great lover of
liberty, Abraham Lincoln
I'VE request that a copy of these
resolutions be sent to President Will
son, Treasurer McAdoo, United States
Congress and copy sent to the Nom
Partisan leader with request that the
same be published.
"W. NJ. LOGAN,
81. P. MUDD,
M. G. MEAD,
Committee on Resolutions"
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-05-25
SALMON MAY FACE.
A FIRING SQUAD.
TAKEN OVER BY MILITIA
FOR EVADING DRAFT.
Originated the Peace Council" in
Denver and Tried to Make Disloy-
alists of Working People, but
Was Booted Out

Benjamin J. Salmon, Denver's paci-
fist, pest and plague, was taken to
Fort Logan this week as an army
deserter and stands a fine chance of
either being shot by firing squad at
sunrise or serving a long term in
federal prison. A deserter from Camp
Lewis, Washington, whose traitorous
conduct was not half as bad as that
of Salmon, has just been sentenced
to twenty-five years in prison.
Salmon has pestered the govern
ment officials from beginning of the
war. He refused to register, declined
to answer the QUESTIONABLE and was
arrested and tried in the federal dis
trict court, but always slipped thru
on a bond. When finally called in the
draft last week he refused to obey the
summons, and then was taken over by
the military authorities to Fort Logan
in handouts. Now he is in the Fort
Logan guard house awaiting trial by
court martial. He has announced his
defiance of all laws of the country,
and says he will not put on a SOL
dier's uniform. Perhaps Salmon would
look better in a shroud.
1t will be recalled that Salmon or
ganized local branch of the "Ameri-
can Peace Council and started out
to line up organized labor in Denver
against the government and the war.
He had reams of pacifist circulars
printed for circulation among labor
men and women in Colorado, and had
succeeded in prevailing upon two or
three unions to pledge monthly sub
scriptions to his peace propaganda
campaign,
About this time a Denver branch
of the American Alliance for Labor
and Democracy was organized. One
of the first things done was to awaken
the working people of Denver to the
helping the Hun tactics of Salmon.
Doors of labor unions were closed to
him, and in several instances he was
forcibly elected from the meeting
places. Subscriptions previously voted
to his cause were withdrawn and the
Denver branch of the Peace Council"
was rooted out, boot and legs.
Salmon is disgrace to the city
and the state, and deserves all that
he gets from a military court mar
tial
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-05-25
JUDGE STRONG TWICE ORDERS MORAN TO PRODUCE FORGED CHECKS AND
LETTERS FOR AN INVESTIGATION BY PLAINTIFF IN $4,000 DAMAGE SUIT

james +. Moran of Iowa, former
acting president Of District Is. United
Mine Workers Of America, thru his
attorneys, Barnett & Campbell of
Denver, is making n desperate legal
struggle to escape the order of Judge
Robert G. Strong in the district court
of Boulder to present certain forged
checks and letters for investigation.
Having twice been directed to bring
these fraudulent papers into court at
Boulder, he has now appealed to the
state supreme court to set aside the
mandate of Judge Strong.
1t will be recalled that during the
State Federation of Labor conven-
ton in Boulder last August, Moran
and his crew of "organizers" fought
for four days to prevent Clint C. Hous-
ton, one of the delegates elected by
Denver Typographical Union No. 40,
editor of The Denver Labor Bulletin,
from being seated. AS climax to
long jangle of verbal assault. Moran
read two letters purporting to have
been written by some one employed
in the Colorado Fuel & Iron Company
Offices in Denver. bearing cryptic sig
natures, claiming that Houston was
in the pay of that company, and then
displayed what Moran asserted were
photographs of two checks for 5000
on the International Trust Company
of Denver and signed by j. +. We'll
born, president Of the Colorado Fuel &
Iron Company. He said these checks
had been drawn in favor of Houston,
and submitted them in view of the
delegates to sustain his claim that
Editor Houston and The Bulletin were