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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-27

NO business was trausocicI q, ,bo
scheduled meeting OF the Claims COM
mittee or the City Council last night.
as quorum failed TO develop.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-05-06
SMALL BOAT TO
 TAKE BIG TRIP

SEATTLE, April 14.-Only one boat, the little power schooner Ben der Brothers, will sail round Point Barrow, up to the northwest corner of the continent and ply eastward through the Arctic ocean to remote Herschel Island this year, according to local mariners.
 The Bender Brothers, which ha, spent several years in the summer Boring Sea and Arctic ocean trade, has been chartered by the Hudson's Bay Trading company to carry sup plies to Herschel, which is. roughly, 3700 miles from Seattle The boat will leave here July 1. If all goes we'll and she is not caught in the ice she will be back in the Boring Sea by October But to be on the safe side she will carry two years provisions for the officers and crew.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-05-06
WOOD SAVERS DRAW CROWD IN
 FRIENDLY TEST

Yesterday afternoon before large crowd was held the wood saving contest between George Black and Tony Tate for the benefit of the orphan fund. Long before the con test started standing room on the sidewalk immediately in front of the pile was at a premium. Before a movie camera operated by Peter Steil the contestants were lined up, to- gether with Buster Sherman, holding patriotic Liberty Bond poster; R. M. Brown, official timekeeper, and Robert Gum, who donated the wood, which was won by Pete McMullen and by him again donated to the fund.
 At the word "Go," the sawdust commenced to fly, and the crew headed by Black showed team work and gradually drew ahead of his competitor, winning in nine minutes and forty-five seconds, saving cord and quarter of wood. Tate's auto engine developed lung trouble and worked in spasms, expiring after go- ing about three-quarters of the dis tance. He afterwards finished in or der that the piles might be com pleted and auctioned. The winning team was composed of the following: George Black, sawyer; Harry John son and Tony de Monk, passers. The losing team was Tony Tate. sawyer; Bob Serafino and Mente, passers.
 At the auction held by W. F. Whitely the two piles were sold to Robert Bloom for $21. A friend who was good at figuring donated $50 so that the total amount derived from the wood came to s100, all of which will go to the orphan fund.
 Buy a Liberty Bond.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-05-06
DATA COMPILED
 FOR FISHERMEN

DOUGLAS, April 13.-Recognizing the need of aiding the fishing in dustry in Alaska in every way, and at the same time place at the disposal of Alaska fishermen valuable con- pilation of data of nautical informa- tion, including tides, the Douglas city council has published 1000 books, which are being distributed among mariners in these waters. One of the features is an accurate table of water at the Douglas bar at different tides. competent men hay. ing taken soundings for nearly month in order to reliably compile this data.
 Likewise the city has gone to the expense of marking the channci through the bar, by means of thirty buoys. The work of putting the buoys in place was done by twent, Douglas citizens who volunteered their services
 Buy Liberty Pond.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-05-06
SONG SUBJECT
 SHOULD APPLY

NOME, April 13.-Songs taught Es- kimos in the United States govern ment schools in far northwestern Alaska should be written about things the natives understand and appreciate says Dyfed Evans, teacher at Igloo. Alaska, in an article in The Eskimo, a paper published here for the na- tives of the far northern country. MT. Evans has written several songs for his pupils.
 When sing The Old Oaken Bucket it brings back scenes of my childhood to me-" the article says. But try and imagine Shikimaruk, the Eskimo, singing the same song. Allowing that his teacher was patient and had drawn an illustration of a bucket on the blackboard. the only impression it would make would be to inspire Shil1imaruk to sing louder and open his mouth a little wider to correspond with the opening in thu bucket. ;.
 Let us show little more apprecia. tion of the musical needs of the Es' kimo. Give them songs of Alaska. the only country they understand. The outside world is beyond their comprehension and the wonders of the earth are all encompassed with. in their own small domain bounded on all sides by the horizon"
 Buy Liberty Bond,
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-05-06
LICHTKEEPERS'
 LIVES LONELY

CORDOVA, April 13.--Men who man isolated lighthouses along Alas. kan coasts lead lonely lives, accord ing to w. A. Phillips, who has charge of a lighthouse off Unimak Island. on one side of which is Unimak Pass. the steamer gateway through the Unalaska Peninsula from the North Pacific to the Boring Sea.
 Tho mail reaches Phillips station about four times year. There is no wireless or cable connection with the outside world and the total popu- 'ation of the island consists of two lighthouse crews of three men each. Phillips was here recently enjoying the vacation the government gives lighthouse keepers after three years service.
 Miss Uglyface-I suspect the men who have proposed to me of being after my money, and would not marry a man who did not love me for myself alone.
 Miss Curlylocks-But. my dear. the age of miracles is past.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-05-06
BETTICHER IS
 NOW BENEDICT

In the last mail many Fairbanks ans received invitations to be present at the marriage of Miss Margaret Copeland Graves and Reverend Chas. Eugene Betticher in St. Thomas church, at Garrison Forest, Mary land, on April 24.
 Both contracting parties are well known in Fairbanks. MT. Betticher being for some years rector at St. Matthew's church and in charge of the missions in this section. Miss Grave resided here many years ago, also being connected with the mis, sion work The good wishes of a host of friends in Fairbanks are ex- tended to them.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-05-06
LEPERS CHEER
 AIR MACHINE

HONOLULU, April 13.-How ketr ly 'hs isolated lcpers in the settle "lcnt at Molokai Irland enjoyed the ? Fl of watching real airplano
 ight close at hand is told in letters
 ? i q h.re akine that their grati, udc be expressed to Major Harold
 Clark, II Iwaii's army aviator. who flew over the village recently in tho first inter-island flight eve made in the territory. Maj Clark d tho 30-mile channel between Oahu and Molokai. winging his big "mokulelc," as the ITawaiians call it, l,500 feet or so above the lepers at h. settlement. Round and round he pared in order that the inhabitants of the lonely isle might have every opportunity of studying the huge bird. Letters from the island say they greeted the coming of the ma chine with shouts and cheers.
 Buy Liberty Bond.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-05-06
FAIRBANKS IS
 CONGRATULATED

4 recent letter from division head quarters in Seattle congratulates the local chapter of the Red Cross on raising such substantial sums for the yarn fund, as they say that most of the chapters in the three states Oregon, Washington and Ida ho) comprising the division are If nancially embarrassed, and some can not buy yarn al all at the present time." The letter is signed by Judge Simpson, division manager, and closes with warm congratulations on the success shown by this chapter in keeping up the financial end of it's program.
 Three thousand dollars of the five necessary to pay for the big, ship ment of yarn due by the first boat is now practically secured. The oth- CT two thousand should be easy sledding, with everybody pulling hard for it's success.
 Buy Liberty Bond,
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-05-06
.'EWSY BRIEFS
 oF CHATANlKA

The }iit or Liberty B nd drawinc is being felt here. Yesterday Mr. Sam Weiss made a short canvass and soon diepoecd of all chances or a $50 Bond On the drawing Geore Solock, with No. 20, won. Thi" brings the total sale of Bonds to be credited to the Woman's Liberty Loan Campaign committee at Chat anika up to SLIGO.
 The Knitting Club met at the home of Mrs. Joe Kambich last Sat. urday and very enjoyable time was had. The shortage of yarn is being felt here very much, and it is hoped that this condition will be re- lieved soon, as the members of the club are anxious to be at work again.
 Mrs. c. Mellish, of Nenana, is pay ing an extended visit among friends here.
 Johnny Palm, the Circle mail car. rier, has not arrived here yet, but should arrive some time Tuesday
 The home of MT. and Mrs E. l.. Shermer was brightened Monday by the arrival of two pretty daughters. Both mother and daughters are do- ing nicely.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-05-06
MOVEMENT WAS
 FAR REACHING

HONOLULU, April f3.--From the far distant Marquesas Islands in the heart of the South Seas a telescope formerly owned by President Lincoln in the Civil War is being sent to Washington for the "eyes of the navy movement" Col. J. w. Jones, of Honolulu, who is collecting the "eyes" in Hawaii has received word that an aged American resident of the South Sea group is forwarding the tele
 scope and gold watch gwen him by MT. Lincoln. Both are engraved with the martyred Presidents name.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-05-06
CHATANIKA IS
 STILL WORKING
 FOR RED CROSS

The Woman's Bureau of the Red Cross is in receipt of the following list of articles, made by the ladies of the Chatanika branch. In addi- tion to this list. the school children of Chatanika have made two conval- escent spreads, and Margaret Fuller has sent out hospital bags, ban dages and handkerchiefs for the soldiers. The Chatanika Knitting club has made 155 hospital bags, surely fine showing, in addition to the knitted work of the following ladies:
 Mrs. Anderson, 1 pair socks; Mrs. Boyd. 1 sweater; Mrs. Edwards, g pair of socks and 1 sweater; Mrs. Fairburn, pair socks; Mrs. Ivey, 1 sweater; Mrs. Mclean; 2 pair socks; Miss Lindgren, l pair socks, 3 sweaters; Mrs. Raymond, pair socks, 1. sweater; Mrs. Troseth, 8 pair socks, 2 sweaters; Mrs. Weiss, pair socks, 1 sweater.
 The names of the school children who contributed to the convalescent spreads are: Catherine Welch, 8 years; Kenneth Mclean. 10 years; Margaret Dalton, 10 years; Robert Boyd, g years; Dorothy Dalton, 8 years; Helen Durand, 9 years; Rich ard Boyd, 10 years; Alma Watson, 12 years; Maurice O'Leary, 10 years; Margaret Fuller, II years; Samuel Ivey, 13 years.
 Buy a Liberty Bond.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-05-06
APPOINT TREE
 P0UNDMASTER

The day of the dog at liberty is drawing to close. Yesterday after noon the members of the police com mittee of the city council appointed George Tree to the position of pound master, effective on May 1.
 Tree formerly served in the same capacity two years ago and was an efficient official, hardly a dog es- caping his clutches. Later at Ne. mana he filled the same position and made himself very much disliked by the owners of dogs at that place, capturing all stray canines without favor. He bears many teeth marks which he received from dogs while capturing them. Those whose dogs are at large will regret to hear of the curtailment of their liberty, as the poundmaster plays no favorites- dogs is dogs.
 Buy Liberty Bond.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-05-06
BOYS AT FRONT
 GRATEFUL FOR
 ALASKAN GIFTS

From Somewhere in France" a letter comes addressed to Mrs. c. w. Fulle.'. of Chatanika, thanking her for her kindness in contribution, by one of the enlisted men in the trenches. The letter. which follows. bespeaks the appreciation of those who receive these remembrances and relates the good work that is being done for the comfort of the soldier by the diffe ent organizations there. The letter is as follows:
 Somewhere in France, Feb. 25, 1918. Mrs. c. w. Fuller,
 "Chatanika, Alaska.
 Dear Friend:
 'I wish to thank you for your contribution to Judges French Fund. It is great pleasure to us boys to think the folks at home (and away up in Alaska) are behind us in our efforts to abolish 'kaiserisil,' and 1 am also writing to Louisville, Ky, thanking some unknown friends who have sent tobacco and cigarettes to me. We are followed to the trench. es and all over by friends and the Red Cross and Y. M. c. A., and it is great thing for us. The Am erican troops here are a jolly crowd and every man glad he has chance to do his bit here the same as you people at home seem to do your bit Our homes are shell proof dugouts and the aeroplane fights and artil- lery duels are of no more interest unless they are unusually hot Yes terday I saw a game of football and Saturday P. M. Y. M. c. A. worker brought up a portable moving pie ture machine and six reels and We enjoyed movie show. I don't know if you heard from any other soldiers in regard to your gifts, but I ap- preciate the spirit shown. especially so far from the front, and take this means to thank you.
 "Very truly,
 PVT. RICHARD l.. KING,
 Headquarters Co.,.
 "1020 U. s. Inf.
 "Franca"
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-05-06
IVOTED. INDlAN
 NOW HUNTS IN
 PASTURES NEW

SALT LAKE CITY. April 9.-Old Poke, of Indian uprising fame, has gone to the happy hunting grounds. His death on the Indian reservation in San Juan county, Utah, has just been announced, infirmities from old age being the cause.
 By his death menace to the white settlers in the region has been removed.
 Old Poke was the father of Tse- Na-Gat. otherwise known as Everett Hatch. It was on Hatch's account that trouble with the Indians occur. red three years ago.
 In July. 1914. Deputy United States Marshal David Thomas went down to San Juan county to serve a warrant on Tse-Na-Gat charging him with the murder of a Mexican. The Indians hid Tse-Na-Gat, defied the deputy and threatened his life, with the re- suit that he returned to Salt Lake City without his man. Emboldened by the apparent successful intimida- tion of the officer, the Indians, under Old Poke, began depredations and committed raids on the ranches of white settlers.
 Affairs reached climax in March, 1915, the situation becoming so se- rious that General Hugh L. Scott, who was known for his tact with Indians, himself went among the In dians and they delivered Tse-Na-Gat to him. Deputies under United States Mar shal Aquilla Nebeker also succeeded in rounding up at the came time the leaders of the gang who were sup. posed to have spread terror among the whites in the district. These leaders included Old Poke. Old Posey. Jack Rabbit Soldier and others. They were brought to Salt Lake City, but upon promising to be "good Indians were released to return home. Tse- Na-Gat went to trial and was ac. quilted.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-05-06
PLAN TO STOCK
 COPPER VALLEY

CORDOVA, April 13.--Alaska rein deer, which heretofore have roamed only in the tundra country of the Seward peninsula of northwestern Alaska. are to be planted in the Copper river valley Of southeastern Alaska, north of Cordova. The reindeer ori- ginally were brought by the United States government from Siberia and transplanted in northwestern Alaska
 The task of transplanting the ani- mals has been undertaken by the bureau of native education Herders will bring the deer overland this spring from Nome to Cordova, a dis. tance of approximately 900 miles.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-05-06
DRAWING BONDS l. IS ALL THE 60

The fad of drawing for bonds still holds sway. To such an extent has the public enthused over this meth -od of disposing of bonds that the Fairbanks Cigar Store has found it necessary to hold three drawings a day instead of two as formerly. The first drawing is scheduled to come off at 12:30, the second at 3:3O and the last one at 9:30. To avoid con- fusion, all drawings will have seri- Tal number. "A" and "B" were drawn Monday, e." ID" and "E" will be drawn in the order named and at the hours stated above.
 The winners in Sundays drawings were No. 55, Oscar Johnson; No. AZ, Harry Woodward. Yesterday 15-A was held by Judson Mcclellan, and the winning number, 53-B, remains to be called for. To insure fairness it is stated that a member of the council of defense will be present at each drawing. On Saturday $100 Bond will be drawn for as fitting conclusion to the big drive.
 Buy a Liberty Bond.
 Wm. McGlone returned to his home on St. Patrick creek yesterday after spending few days in town.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-05-06
ONCE SOCIETY LEADER; IS NOW
 DEV0TINC SELF TO CONDUCTING
 SOLDIERS FOOD ESTABLISHMENT

mitory when they have only an hour or two to wait.
 "Then we get the dishes washed, the table wiped off and the marmites secured and at three or four our French volunteers leave Us. The cook stays until six when the day cook comes on duty. At that time the day scIubwoman comls and also one or two French volunteers, who stay until eight and help with the breakfast rush and cleaning up. We have to have soup and the ragout started and fresh coffee and cocoa ready to serve at six thirty or seven, but the scrubbing of floors comes in the day shift-the one that works from seven to three. And for us, at seven the night is over.
 "It has been very hard up to now but we are all very fit and well. Fourteen or sixteen hours at a shift have not been at all unusual, and twelve hours are habitual to me, but it has been so very we'll worth the while. Can you imagine feeding an average of 5000 men a day, a shift. ing population. infantry, cavalry, ar tillery, marines, chasseurs Alpins, en- gineers, Turcos, Egyptians, Senega- lese, and today about 800 Annamites? ?'
 Mrs. Tiffany, writing one letter, is interrupted by the arrival of train load of wounded. At the conclusion of her duties she resumed her letter:
 -Four hours have just come back from the canteen. Such an after noon! A great train of seriously wounded, which is tiring, as one has to climb in all the carriages. The men adore cocoa. We get into the sanitary trains and begin with the men who are well enough to sit up and handle tin cups, and afterwards those who are too i'll to lift their heads or use their hands. Those, of course, we have to lift and feed our selves; as there are usually between two and three hundred men in a train you can see one has to work quickly to get through.
 "This work is hard and takes a real vision and inspiration to keep on day after day.
 q have personally dressed and ban daged the frozen feet of twenty-three Senegalese in the last ten days; great huge blacks, they were, whose feet were swollen three times the usual size. The station doctor brought us certain simple remedies for common hurts, and four of Us too bandaging lessons at Neuilly. There is lot of dressing. Sixty have been done this we k The other day we had sanitary tram with two wagons full of nothing bat chos' wounds - twenty-four mn whose coughing disturbed others, % they were put together.
 "The dre ing I find tA. hUideSt art. ] can tand n wound and
 ne blood, but the face wounds are
 0 much che worst for me.
 "As long as live I shall be grate. iut that I have had the chance to do this work. It is far bigger and more important than I had any idea of."
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-05-06
IS WON BY
 TONY TATE, TICKET NO. 150

The beautiful pyrographic scene, "Reclanation," which was donated by the members of the fire depart ment to the yarn fund, and which was drawn for at Thornes last Sun day night, was won by Tony Tate, the holder of ticket No. 150. Tony is proud of his prize and has good cause to be, for it is one of the handsomest that has ever been of- fered for the public to contest for, as Proclamation" is one of the most noted pictures ever made on moose. hide.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-05-06
INTERIOR PATIENT AT
 MORNINGslDE RELEASED

Word has been received in Fair banks that Mrs. Jacob Samuelson, who was committed to the Morning side sanitarium for insanity, has re- covered and was released. She is now with her husband in Portland, Oregon. This will be welcome news to her friends in the interior.
 Buy Liberty Bond.
 c. c. Berg, the rancher at Hooli. gan Pass. is among those paying a visit to town.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-05-06
WHO TOOK COUNTY

The Congressional Library at Wash. ington contains 2,125.255 books, 1S5,- 232 maps and charts. 670,790 vol. umes and pieces of music and 360,. 799 prints.
 To look like the "Old Scratch really means to look like a demon. The expression comes from the word skratti. which is Scandinavian for demon.
 OLD PAPERS FOR SALE.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-05-06

Metal fasteners have been invented for holding poultry together for cook ing without sewing.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-05-06
SHANKS HEARD
 FROM ON COAST

Writing to friends in Fairbanks, J. M Shanks, who went out over the trail some weeks ago, states that he missed the boat at Cordova and to while away the time before he could get one for Seattle he went to Valdez. Everything is quiet there.
 While in Valdez he made appli- cation at Fort Liscum to enlist, but was informed that no enlistments could be made there, as it was not an enlistment station. He also men. toned meeting few former Fair banksans. who were sojourning in the coast city before going to the States. On his arrival at Seattle he will proceed to San Mateo, Cali fornia.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-05-06
REAL MUSIC.

He-Most girls, have found, don't appreciate real music.
 Second He--Why do you think that?
 He-Well, you may pick beautiful strains on a mandolin for an hour and she don't even look out of the window. but just one honk of a horn and--out she comes.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-05-06

Wm. McGlone returned to his home on St. Patrick creek yesterday after spending a few days in town.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1918-11-15

ern front.
The Central Powers commenced
falling like a house of cards. First
Bulgaria cried out for peace ana
was speedily followed by Turkey then
Austria. Left alone Germany con-
tinued to put up sun resistance
but that resistance was the last con-
vulsion of beaten foe Steadily
driven out of Belgium and France,
with the Rhine almost In sight OF
| victorious foe and war coming direct
| ly home to her the German nation
at last was forced to cry for peace up
on any conditions that the allies
might propose.
| The wonderful feature of the col
lapse of the Central Powers is the
speed with which it was accomplished
when the tide once turned. The great
military machine that was years In
the making, supposed to be invincitSe
that was to conquer the world, Is no"
but a disorganized fragment If Its
once mighty entity, gone down before
citizen soldiery. Today the kaiser
the once proud head of this grea
military engine and ruler Of one OF
the foremost nations OF the earth, II
a fugitive without voice i'm the
councils of land he once ruled witt
an iron hand, with few to do hin
reverence. and hardly soul to beal
him pity. He deserves neither pity
reverence nor consideration. This maj
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1918-11-15
END OF THE GREAT WAR

After over four years Of the most
devastating and bloody warfare since
the world began, during which mil
lions of lives have been sacrificed,
millions of others manned, crippled
and physically and mentally incapaci-
tated suffering inflicted and endured
beyond the pen to describe, and prop
erty destroyed beyond computation.
Germany has at last been overpower-
ed and Monday morning at 6 o'clock.
French time. signed an armistice that
suspended all hostilities and will lead
up to a peace, the terms of which will
be drastic and humiliating.
1t is just such an end as was an
ticipated by every one outside of the
Central Powers, and those sympath-
izing with that alliance, but it has
come more suddenly than was ex-
pected. Six months ago the outlook
was anything but bright for the allies,
although the peoples of the allied ma
lions never for moment thought of
quitting, and it was generally believ-
ed the war would continue for at least
year or two. But the day the Ameri-
ca marines and regulars were thrown
in the breach and bucked the line at
Chateau Therry affairs assumed a
different aspect. and in the weeks
that followed there was not a shadow
OF doubt as to what would be the