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St. Paul tidende. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1902-1928, 1918-09-06
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St. Paul tidende. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1902-1928, 1918-09-06
Soldiers Mail.
Enroute, July ~

Enroute, July ~.
Dear Father and Mother:
We are now a few hours out Of
Chicago, on Ohio & Chesapeake Ry.,
with no decent sized towns en- route
until we come to Cincinnati, Ohio.
i slept well last night and I'm en-
,,joying every minute Of the trip. The
jerky motion Of the train makes it
impossible to do anything but scrawl.
After we left Mpls. yesterday, we
stopped briefly at St. Paul. There
we saw another troop train, and
each bunch cheered the other. There
was no special demonstration. Pas
sengers at the station waved and
chcered, but that was all it amounted
to. Between St. Paul and North
La Crosse, Wis, we did not stop.
At North La Crosse we got u
first real welcome. It's only a small
place, but it's immensely patriotic.
The Red Gross was out in force -
about 20 women = served bananas
& plums and distributed postcards,
which we wrote at the station. They
told us not to stamp the cards but to
deliver the cards to them, which we
did. | presume the cards will be
~postmarked "war department., so
that there will be no cxpence to
Red Cross.
Between No. La Crosse and Por-
tage, Wis, we did not stop. AT
Sparta, Wis, we passed Camp Ro-
binson (heavy & light artillery I;
! the camp itself is small.
| forgot to say that at No. La
Crosse the dining car was attached.
Every one was served (about 500),
and this is what we had: Vegetable
soup, meat and new potatoes, lima
beans, real white bread, butter and
I coffee.
Tasted mighty good!
Besides this, every fellow in the
| 9Th ward was given. a box lunch by
the Elk's Club, which consisted of:
| cheese & lettuce sandwich, 2 meat
Sandwiches, | piece of chocolate
cake, | apple turnover, l banana and
J | orange. Besides our two boxes
Wold and y, we managed to lay
hands on two Other boxes, so you can
understand we were well supplied.
In addition to this, Wold's mother
had also given him a lunch: meat,
salmon & cheese sandwiches and half
of a large apple pie. We ate this
stuff yesterday, but we couldn't get
away with the supper served in the
diner hat evening.
At Portage we stopped for about
half an hour. It's a nice little place,
with a park adjoining the station.
We were allowed 70 get off the train
again to stretch ourselves, and to sit
in the shade of the park trees.
From Portage to Milwaukee there
was to stop. The first real scenery
is between these two cities. Saw
quite a few lakes and longed to fish
and swim.
We arrived at Milwaukee at about
$50. One might think that Mil
waukee would be pro-German, but
} at least outward evidences quickly
dispelled this view. On entering the
city limits, hundreds of people cheer
ed and waved. flags. Approaching
nearer, we passed .,bout 20 locomo-
tiyes, and each engineer opened wide
his steam whistle. The noise was deaf
ening; and the fellows yelled back,
but of course we could't be- heard.
The big lake freighters lying in the
Milwaukee river It used to hold my
nose whenever I crossed bridges owe
this river in 1914 also blew their
whistles
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-01-21

recently in Washington between Secretary Lansing and General w. A. White head of the British-Canadian recruiting mission now in the country.
 The notes passing between the British officer and the secretary will probably be sub mitted to congress as basis for the proposed measure. Pending congressional action, the mission is going ahead with its recruiting. While it is meeting with some success, there is no doubt sthat there are many throughout the country who have refused to respond to the call of patriotism.
 It is evident that England does not re- gard those individuals with any favor what ever In the eyes of the English government they are "slackers," because they have failed to volunteer when millions of their country men have been forced to shoulder the burdens of the war. Obviously when the United States is drafting its young men for Euro pean war duty and giving millions of its treasure to insure victory, Washington is not going to be over nice in its dealings with even citizens of the allied countries who seek immunity from service by residing in Am erica, and her action will have the full SUD- port and endorsement of those countries.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-01-21
FULL CONTROL ASSURED

After several months of voluntary food conservation, the need for change has been demonstrated. The conservation has not been as great as is known to be necessary, and dis tribution has been more or less unequal.
 Millions of people, it is true, have re- sponded to the patriotic appeals of the food administration, but there is known to be an element which, out of pure selfishness, or some other equally questionable motive, has absolutely ignored the requests. The refusal of this class has made the burden of saving fall all the more heavily upon those who have been cooperating with the government.
 It has thus been forced upon the govern ment to take action which will insure the proper amount of conservation and to see that it falls upon all with equal force. Leg islation which will provide for this has beer introduced in both houses, and speedy pas sage is predicted The fact that such legis lation is impending, however, should not and must not be allowed to interfere with the loca conservation campaign which has just beer launched. No one is so ignorant but what he realizes the absolute necessity for such 2 step, and it should not be necessary to use force to secure compliance in carrying out such measures.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-01-21

attraction. He has proven his right to an- swer the call by his hardness and persever- ance. The frozen silences" have taken an unusually large toll both of lives and property from him this time, several vessels having been lost, and at least thirteen deaths caused But he is even now preparing to try for an other land which has never been explored It is disputed point whether the achieve ments made by explorers of the polar zones justify the lives lost and the immense sums of money spent to make the work possible, but it is fairly certain that it will continue as long as men of the Stefansson type are to be found
 As great as he may be as an Arctic ex- lplorer, he seems to be even greater as friend maker. No one who has really known the man and watched him, seen him work or been intimately connected with him in any way has failed to recognize the charm of the man Since the explorer has been on his present trip, two men who have been with him have visited Fairbanks enroute Outside. Captain Louis Lane was the first of these and Captain Allan the second. Both of these men have brought away the same impression, and tell the world that Stefansson is the greatest of explorers, living or dead. It is true that there have been but few great explorers, bu, there are fewer still who have had the greater knack, or gift, of winning loyal friendships.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-01-21

which have been serious enough to cause worry for some time. The need for addi- tional vessels is apparently greater today than ever before, on account of the additional ton mage required to be transported in order to bring adequate relief to the food situation in the allied European countries.
 The suggestion that these sailing ships be requisitioned has been made upon several occasions, but it was considered unlikely that such step would be necessary Recent de- veloDments in the submarine warfare as well as in other war matters are the probable cause of the change.
 It is very improbable that any of these vessels will be used in the transatlantic trade Their capacity as we'll as the lower rate of speed would render them unsuited to trans-o oceanic shipping. They would offer comparatively easy targets for the latest type of the German cruiser submarine and be in strumental in the loss of many supplies other wise carried across safely in more efficient ships.
 Although there has been no announce ment of the intentions of the government as to the purpose for which these ships will be requisitioned, it is the opinion of shipping ex- perts who have advocated such an action that they will be used in coastwise trade in order to release larger ocean-going steam vessels for transatlantic trade. The assistance thus rendered will by no means be a negligible quantity, as it is estimated that the capacity of the sailing ships obtainable will reach ap- proximately half million tons.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-01-21
WHY THE LENIENCY?

Since the declaration of the state of war against Germany by the United States, we think that it is universally recognized that there is no room for two opinions about the matter. Either man is for America, and ungrudgingy supports its course, or he IS against America and friend to the enemy of this nation.
 We know that this is the view cf the matter taken by the people of this district and the big ma jority of AlaSkans. Since the entry of America into the war, the officials in this division, backed by the people and up- held by juries, have not hesitated to bring action against people guilty of .seditous utter ances and prescribe punishment which has probably had very salutary effect.
 We had believed that a similar state ot mind was prevalent throughout the length and breadth of Alaska until the outcome Ot the case against Nome newspaperman was announced last Saturday. This man, the edi- tor of Nome daily paper, was accused ot the publication of seditious articles. Upon being convicted of this crime, one of the gray est which can be committed in this war crisis, he was given petit larceny sentence of $500 fine or the alternative of serving l5O days i'll jail.
 We don't know any of the facts in the case, except that verdict of guilty was re- turned As we view it, there can be no miti- gating circumstances connected with sedition or the publication and circulation of seditious articles Sedition committed by private citi- zen is serious offense and demands severe sentence Where it is carried on in the col umns of the press, it becomes more serious and deserves even more severe punishment.
 Personally we know very little about Mr. Bruce Rogers. of the Nome Industrial Work CT, beyond the fact that he was found guilty of publishing seditious literature. But we DO KNOW that if it had been the editor of The Alaska Citizen convicted on a similar charge, he would have expected and would probably have received all the book contained and under such circumstances would deserve it all In common with all patriotic Aneri cans, we hold that sedition must be stamped out, even though the process should mean the breaking up of the friendship of years.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-01-21
NEW REGISTRATION

Every day finds the United States in creasing her preparations to meet the war demands. The latest step proposed is the continuous registration of all men as they become of eligible military age.
 This is an action which has been advo- cated by supporters of thorough preparedness for any eventuality since the passage of the first conscription bill Under existing cir cumstances there is no end of the war in sight, but terrific struggle looms ahead of number of men for the fighting lines. But the number of men on the firing line will not nearly equal the number which must be mobi- lized at home to keep up the nations indus tries and supply steady stream of supplies for home and foreign consumption.
 The continuous registration will provide additional supplies for both these armies. It will carry out the principle of universal lia- bility to military duty to its ultimate end. It will provide trained reserves in great num- bcrs for our armies and at the same time give the nation line on its man resources.
 Just at present it may seem that there will possibly be no need to prepare for future drafts, as the number of men already regis tered may seem great enough to supply all the men necessary. But as no man can tell with any degree of certainty when the end of the struggle will come,. and nearly all of the military experts predict long drawn out fight, it is well to be prepared to meet any call which may come.
 It is also not improbable that all men who have reached the age of thirty-one since the close of registration last summer and who have not heretofore been called to the colors will be exempted from conscription. In this case the men continuously registering will not much more than fill the vacancies left.
 These two changes in the military ser vice regulations are probably the only ones which will be made at this time The sug- |gestion that the age limit be raised to include men up to the age of forty years is not ap- proved by the war department, as it is not considered necessary nor desirable. The time may come when it will be necessary, but it is not thought that it is likely.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-01-21
A FRIEND MAKER

Almost the first details of the work of Vi.hjalmar Stefansson to reach the world for more than two years was brought into Fair banks Monday evening and published for the first time by The Citizen Tuesday morning. Captain Allan, who brought the tidings, not having seen the explorer since 1916, was, of course, unable to give any details of the ex- piorations accomplished last year, but did give an outline of the work of 19l6
 As Stefansson is representing the Cana dian government the official reports of his work will not be made public until further advices are received from him, but it is gen. erally agreed that his expedition has been a success from scientific viewpoint The mes sages which Captain Allan brought from Stef- ansson to Fort Yukon and which were given to the world on Christmas Day, were the first which had been heard of him since March, 1916, and, although they revealed the fact that he was still alive, they were no surprise, as he has learned to make living where even wild animals find it hard to exist in the polar regions. Barring unpreventabe ac- cidents, it was pretty generally conceded that he would turn up when he got time to spare.
 He has long been recognized as one of the few men for whom the barren regions which surround the pole have an irresistible
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-01-21
Al VESSEL IS
 NOW IN ARMY

Word was received in last nights mail from Al Wissell, former resi- dent of Fairbanks, stating that he had enlisted in the United States army. and expected to be sent to France in short time. Wissell is now in the Thirtieth infantry, and is stationed for the preesnt at Camp Green, North Carolina. He says his regiment expects to be ordered over to France within three weeks.
 Wissell was employed last sum- mer on the telegraph construction gang on this section of the govern ment telegraph line. Another mem Der of the same crew that Wissel was with. Frank Egan, Is also en- listed in the army, being in the cavalry.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-01-21
TOM WALKER ON
 TEXAS BORDER

There was report around town yesterday that Tom Walker. for mer Fairbanks boy who attended school in this city for some time. and who joined cavalry regiment soon after war was declared against Germany, had been sent across to France, but this report proved to be erroneous, for some of Toms relatives here in Fairbanks have heard from him recently. and he is at present stationed on the Texas border. As yet no cavalry regiments of the United States army have been sent across, according to off, cial information, so Tom does not know if he will get chance at the Germans for some time to come.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-01-21
THE INCOME TAX

Only a few weeks remain to make your income tax returns Those who have not made a return since January have until March next to do SO. The present law offers diff ferent problem than that which has usually confronted citizens in this country on former income tax laws This is not an explanation of the tax in full; we couldn't do it if we wanted to, we haven't that kind of a mind, nor the vocabulary required for some of the knotty points involved
 Between now and March all the unrnar- ried residents of the United States who have not already done so will~have to make report to the government on all net incomes of $1 ,OOO or over. and married residents on net incomes of 2,OOO or more. In the case of married people there will be an exemption. The duty of acquainting the government with the facts rests with the citizen, and there are heavy penalties for default. Special blanks have been prepared and government officials, through the various internal revenue collect ors, will distribute these upon application by citizens concerned But it must be remem- bered that the initiative, the burden of obliga- tion in making sure that the federal officials are acquainted with the facts of income lies with the individual
 The reports call for net income figures. This does not mean the amount of cash re- 1naining on hand after the individuals or family's expenses are paid, but the amount remaining after his direct expenditures that produce income are made; for instance, taxes on his business and other moneys directly ex- pended in procuring the income. The blanks, however, are explanatory, and with a little assistance there should be no trouble ill un- derstanding just what the government wants. Any uncertain points can be made clear by revenue officials.
 The tax however, is thing for the citi- zen to take to his personal responsibility. Mo- body is to hunt up the income tax payer and remind him of his obligation. It is matter of every person concerned obtaining blank somewhere from somebody, the internal reve- nue agents office being headquarters, setting forth the facts of his income therein and get ting it into the governments hands on or be- fore March 1 next. To the majority it will be trivial matter, but the duty of making report is imperative and must not be ne plected
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-01-21
PUTTING ON THE PRESSURE

After more than three years Ot war, 1t must be apparent to the nations of the world, with the exception of the Teutonic powers, that the struggle will not end until the present German government is overthrown and gov ernment set up which will be directly respon- sible to and in the hands of the German peo- ple If the German people do not recognize this fact, and desire no changes it is all the more obligatory upon the allies to enlighten them. This enlightenment unfortunately, seems now to be possible only by force of arms.
 But if, while in no way slowing up in our preparations to put ourselves in posi- tion to be ready to apply this force, this en- lightenment can be carried to them by other means, all we'll and good. Such measure is the one proposed by the United States chamber of commerce. This is body whose membership is made up of all the commercial bodies of the various towns and cities through out the country, and is the representative of American business men. This body proposes to make known to the industrial leaders of Germany that so long as its present form of government is continued there will be no in tions after the war is finally concluded.
 But the American business men by them selves can hardly hope to create very strong sentiment in Germany against autocracy. There must be the strongest kind of co-opera- tion to accomplish anything. In order to se- cure anything like effective pressure, the busi- ness interests of all the allied countries, and also, if possible, of every country in the west ern hemisphere must combine.
 If German business interests can be con- vinced that it will be shut off from all inter course with the outside world until Prussian autocracy is swept into the discard, it may falter in its support of that government
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-01-21
ROUND THEM UP

It is very probable that congress will be called upon at this session to enact legislation defining the status of friendly aliens who have refused to enter the United States forces and who claim exemptions from draft on account of the fact that they are foreigners. This legislation was forecasted by conferences held
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-01-21

WHAT of the Jaywalker? He crosses the street diagonally The motorman leans and shouts. The cop fourishes his club His whistle shrils The autos too Unknown to the jaywalker the crossing calls to him In the hospital prepare bandases and at home a dog howls for his master.-Exchange.