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The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-08-25
DANIELS NEAR TO HONOLULU:
 LEAVES SOON

customary and will therefore be the first dreadnaught of any fleet to lie alongside the dock.
 As soon as he reaches port Secre- tary Daniels will be taken on d tour of the city after which he will make an inspection of the Pearl iarboi navy yard. He wirelessed today that he expects to rejoin the main fleet on the Pacific coast of the United States in time to visit Astoria and Portland as well as Seattle He also expects to pay visit to Victoria and Vancouver.
 The reception for the enlisted men and officers of those ships of the fleet which are visiting here, has already started. All kinds of enter tainments are being arranged for in their honor while it is stated that many hundreds of them will daily be taken to see Kilauea volcano during their stay here.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-08-25
ROMAN WILL PILOT FLEET
 BY HIMSELF

SANTA BARBARA, Calif., Aug. 20 -R)-Admiral Hugh s. Rodman commander of the Pacific fleet. has announced that he will personally superintend the piloting of the ships of the fleet thru the Golden Gate into San Francisco harbor, acting himself as pilot of the flagship New Mexico He made this statement in declining the offers of a number of San Fran cisco pilots to pilot the fleet into port.
 The fleet will be reviewed by Pres ident Wilson from the famous bat tleship Oregon which will be anchor ed for the occasion near Goat Island It is therefore expected that every ship of the fleet will fire the Presi dential salute as it parades past the Oregon and steams to it's mOoring in the bay.
 Great preparations to receive the officers and men of the visiting fleet are now being made, acrording to word received here from San Fran cisco. It is therefore expected that the occasion will be one long to be remembered.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-08-25
FREIGHT AND PASSENGER TRAINS IN COLLISION; FOUR PEOPLE ARE KILLED

TRAVERSE CITY Mich, Aug 2O-(H9--As the
 suit of head collision between freight and passenger train here tonight four tranmen killed and six people, who passengers the passenger rain badly injured seriously that is believed that they will die number of other persons too both passengers and trainmen received minor injuries
 The accident happened at siding which the freight train supposed take wait for the passenger train pass In the switch thrown and the freight train stayed the main track the coson resulting The freight train moving but slowly but the passenger train running at top speed.
 The four killed the engineers and firemen of the rains all of whom believed to have instant death when the trains together large number of the freight completely telescoped when the collision took place. while the steel passenger suffered but little damage Practically all of the passengers injured hurt by being thrown from their seats by the impact by flying glass.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-08-25
WAR DEPARTMENT REALIZING THE
 STRATEGIC IMPORTANCE OF ALASKA

SEATTLE, Aug s0-(P9- "A special Washington des- patch to the Seattle PostIntegencer says that the navy department of the United States is just commencing realize the strategic importance of Alaska half way station the route to the Orient The department appre cates the fact says the wre of the fact that the of the Pacific fleet the of the United States has vsuazed possible future movements toward the Orient by vessels This that coal for fleet of any size will be needed in large quantities and the de- parment is commencing to realize that Alaska is the only place which is about midway the Orient where it can be obtained.
 The despatch also says that the navy department off cas inclined to do something toward the establish men of naval base of the Alaskan coal fields They handicapped however their intentions says the message by lack of funds. The of million dol lars appropriated about eight months ago for the of the navy department in testing the Alaska coal and other wise preparing for its but it has been lost thru legal and the department therefore has funds work with It is stated however that plans still in the process of formation regardless of difficulties and it therefore expected that something definite regarding the project will soon be done.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-08-25
CAMP PAICN AGAINST BROTHERS IS ALREADY BEARING FRUIT; PRICES
 GOING DOWN IN MANY DISTRICTS

WASHINGTON, Aug 2O- (P Attorney General Palmer tonight that the governments campaign against profeerng is already bearing fruit In fact he says effect of the campaign short lived tho has been is beyond his fondest hope results being than sats- factory
 The campaign the attorney general says, has caused general lowering the prices of foodstuffs all over the country, aho in lines the high cost of living still pre- vas In support of his that prices going down the attorney general exhibited letter which came from Maryland vegetable packer in which stated that prices many lines of canned goods beginning to ease off,
 The success far attained however, will not deter the government from continuing its investigations and selzlng hoarded foodstuffs according the attorney general The plan now confiscate all such oarded food and to place it the market in such quantities that the supply will ex- ceed the demand thereby causing prices to down o elr own accord.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-08-25
TWO JAP FREICHTERS 60 AGROUND:
 SITUATION OF ONE VERY SERIOUS

SEATTLE, Aug. 2O- QP) 1.-Two inbound Japanese fregers, the Yome Maru and the Shnbu aru grounded last night the Canadian side of the straits of Juan de Fuca. The Yomei is reported to be lying in dangerous position but the Shnbu managed float herself after being grounded three hours, and last reports her to Port Angeles in very leaky condon
 The Yomei Maru is grounded Race rocks from which position it is feared that she will be able exrcate herself The members of her crew, however, staying with their ship and doing everything possible to float her Other ships standing by but have far been unable to render assistance the freghter of the heavy weather The Shnbu Nlam went aground Beninck lsland heavy fog together with bad weather is given the reason for the striking of the boats
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-08-25

America.
 During his foreign service he was stationed at base hospital 955, Peri. gueX. France with the rank of ser i;,.ant, first class. He is the second Iairbanksan to return home who saw service in France. the other being Jason Buzby. He says that the high cost of living here is nothing in com parison with what one is forced to tay in France, a meal in that country costing between two and four dollars and other necessities are in propor. ton.
 Accompanying him is Raoul Eyta, q ciiechako, and the two plan on an extensive hunting trip this fa,l after which they will probably return to tie states.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-08-25
MIXERS TO 60
 BACK TO WORK

LONDON. Aug. 20.-(P-It is an nounced here tonight that all of the difficulties of the Yorkshire miners have been settled and thai the strike is completely Over Some of the strikers returned to work several days ago at the time that arbitra- tion was agreed upon and it is now
 expected that those who have been waiting for final settlement of their troubles will do likewise, bringing min. ing conditions back to normal again.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-08-25
MONTENECRINS AND STREAMS HAVING WAR ALL THEIR 0WN::
 HEAVY FIGHTING IS GOING ON

ROME Italy, Aug -(E9-Information recently re- ceved here is the effect that fighting has been go ing for the past few days between the Serbs and Aone negrins along the line of what formerly the boundary between the countries The fighting also reported have ranged far south Lake Scutar in Albania The Serbs said to have been worsed in the various
 having been forced what formerly Monte negro In retaliation stated they are massacrng the inhabitants of the Carnizza region.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-08-25
PRESENT
 TO EX-KAISER

BERLIN. Aug. 20.-P)-A bin has been introduced in the Prussian assembly providing for the appro- priation of 170,000,00O marks as gift to the former kaiser. according to information emanating from the assembly rooms this afternoon. The bill, it is understood, is fathered by the new Prussian cabinet. and is now being considered by the assembly. The retSon given for such gift to the eX-kaiSer at this time i& said to be in settlement for the civil property he lest as a result of his forced abdi- Cat,, of the throne.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-08-25
FOR BENEFIT
 OF POSTERITY

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20-P)-Gen' eral Pershing believes that the bodies of all American soldiers who died in France should be left where they are buried, according to statement is' sued from the war department. 4, least he has so wired the department In response to request as to his opinion on the subject. He says that the graves of our soldiers abroad constitute a perpetual reminder to our allies of the ideals on which American greatness rests, giving that as his reason for thinking that the bodies of American soldiers should be allowed to remain buried in for eign soil.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-08-25
GEN. PERSHlNC
 GUEST OF KING

ROME, Italy, Aug. 20.-(P) Gener- al John J. Pershing, commander in chief of the American forces in France, was the guest of King Victor Emmanuel last night, special enter him. The general is now in northern Italy going over the Austro-Italian battlefields. having left for the north this morning. After he returns it is expected that he will visit number of other Italian cities before return ing to France.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-08-25
LAPS TO HELP KOLCHAK ARMY

SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 2O.-R)- IA regiment of Japanese cavalry is be- ing organized in Japan for service in Siberia against the bolsheviki, ac- cOrding to a cablegram received here tonight from Tokio. The new force. 1t is stated will fight under the ban ner of General KOlchak. The regi- ment is privately organized. the Jap- anese government having nothing to do with it, and is composed chiefly ,Of Japanese soldiers of fortune.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-08-25
ATTEMPT MADE AT COMPROMISE ON
 RATIFICATION OF PEACE TREATY

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2O-FCSenator Key Pitt man, democrat of Nevada, tonight that he has prepared resolution which he will introduce in the senate tomorrow embodyg four reservations the league of ons covenant The expected introduction of the resolutions believed to be attempt the part of the administration compromise with those members of the senate who object certain clauses in the league covenant in order that the remainder of the covenant together with the peace treaty may be certain of ratification.
 The reservations that will be asked in the resolution, it understood, in line with President Wilson's sugges on that reservations if made should be made separately and in the resolution The President made this request
 stated order that any chance of further disagreement be avoided which might make negotiations necessary if the ratification and the proposed reservations embodied in the same resolution.
 It is understood that the reservations which Senator Pman will introduce in his resolution tomorrow have not been submitted President Wilson for his approval It is
 own however, that they similar to the reservations which have been proposed by the republicans They deal chiefly with the right of the United States withdraw from the league of natons article ten relative to the sending abroad of troops, domestic questions raised by the league covenant and the Monroe Doctrine.
 ALL SERENE, SAYS ISHII
 TOXIC, Aug 20-QP) )-Intervewed here today regard ing the possibility of trouble between Japan and the United States with reference the Shanung controversy Vscot lsh formerly ambassador the United States andater apan chief representative at the peace conference said that there collision of vital interest any point between the two countries. He said that Japan asked control of Shan ng at the conference had been agreed with Eng an France and Russia in order that she might be certain that other nation would attempt monopoze Chinese trade He further said that he had been informed that it the intention of the United States attempt monopo ze all Chinese markets but that he did believe such re- ports.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-08-25
OVERSEAS MAN
 IS HOME AGAIN

Arriving on the Alaska last even ing, George Key, well known min- ing man of Ester creek, returned home after spending several months in the military service, seven of them
 being in France. On June g, this year, Key left his station in France for the United States and was mus tered out shortly after his arrival in
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-08-25
GUARD
 CAR WORKINGS

- HAMMOND. Ind. Aug. 20.-(R- In order to prevent possible at tempt at the destruction of the plant of the Standard Steel and Car works, ten companies of state troops are now here guarding the plant. The presence of the troops, it is thot will also have the effect of prevent ing riOting among the employees of the car works who are now striking The trouble started, it is stated, when the car company attempted to i'm. port strike breakers.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-08-25
OLDTIMER HERE
 FROM OUTSIDE

After an absence of almost three years from the interior, A. F. Sim mons, now sergeant, first class. in the signal corps, arrived on the Al aska and will become q member of the local telegraph force.
 Several years ago he was stationed here as a telegraph operator but the country appealed to him and when he got his discharge he stay in, being around Birch Lake for the greater part of the time. In 1916 the Mexican cloud rose above the horizon and Simmons hurried Outside where he re-entered the service.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-08-25
BIG STORM ON
 JAP ISLANDS

SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 20 P)- A cablegram received here tonight says that storm on the island of FOrmosa has practically destroyed the city of Taito. The message further states that the storm also did con siderable damage on the island of kinshu in the JapaneSe group. No further details are given.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-08-25
SENATE PASSES
 VETOED MEASURE

WASHINGTON. Aug. 20-R-By 8 vote of fifty-seven to nineteen the senate this afternoon repealed the daylight saving law over President Wilson's veto. This makes the re- peal of the law a certainty as the house voted for it yesterday. The repeal of the law means that all clocks will be set back on the old time on the first Sunday in October
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-08-25
PAPER
 PRICE IS HIGH

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20.-(P)-The senate today adopted Senator Reeds resolution authorizing an investiga- tion of the news print paper industry. The investigation will be made to determine if possible whether or not the news print paper manufacturers have been engaged in illegal prac- tices and whether or not the prices they have been charging for their product are excessive. The resolu- tion, 1t Is stated, was introduced by Senator Reed at the instigation of number of representatives of newspa- pers and other periodicals who made the claim that they were being made to pay price far in excess of nor mal for news print paper.
 The high cost of explosive material never discouraged an anarchist.
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 As to those British automobiles of concrete. will they run again after they once get set?
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-08-25
SOLDIERS OF
 ITALY MOVING

PARIS. Aug. 2O.. (R)-lt is report ed in diplomatic circles here that q large force of Italian tfoops are on their way to Hungary but the report could not be authenticated up to q late hour tonight No reason for such d troop movement on the part of Italy to Hungary is known.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-08-25
LATE REPORT FROM TROOPS

MARIA, Aug 2O-(H)-A message late tonight from the American expedition into Mexico the effect that with the bandits yet unestablshed The also stated that the troops have proceeded far inland
 that they having difficulty in getting forage for their horses and supplies for themselves the trails
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-08-25
TANKS SENT TO BORDER

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Aug. 2O.-H)-That the govern ment preparing for any evenuaty regards sbiy of trouble with Mexico evidenced by information which leaked here tonight The report that lo2 tanks have been shipped the Mexican border within the past week from the army depot here together with 5OOO regular army rifles One hundred of the tanks sent derstood to have been whippets.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-08-25

MEXICO CITY, Aug. 20-(P-In response to pro- made from certain quarters here regarding the of American troops Mexico statement issued today by Mexican officials saying that American given permission the border into Mexico search for the then missing but since ransoed ete Davis and Peterson The statement says nothing eaa~din the -nresence of American cavalry in Mexico.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-28

the air with its pail of smoke? Coal?
Why coal, indeed. when the noiseless.
dustless atom. up from nowhere, could
be made to do the bidding of the race?
What clumsy contrivances to be sure
are those coal-driven engines with
all their CRIME and SCOTT Why, in
Decd. burn greasy oils TO force the
steamships across the waves? In the
latter part of this twentieth century
then, we see, according to the idea OF
the seer, the atomic engine sending
the aeroplanes and the dirigibles
through the realms Of air. II Is driv-
ing-the belts in the great factories
and furnishes the power for digging
up the soil and mining deep for the
treasures of the earth. 1t is harnessed
even TODD household tasks, and to
tighten the burdens OF all mankind.
And thea come wars and the rumors
of war. tina mighty aid OF the atom
is invoked BIZ man that he may STAY
his neighbour The old fashioned ex-
plos've ammunition Of the European
war is no morn, and even those poi
son gases with which whole villages
seem crude and clumsy lethal weap-
-ens. The time Tor the atomic bomb
has come. Let only the celluloid plug
he bitten from these death dealing
devices and the air acts upon the
oarolinium "a hypothetical element)
and behold the new continuing am
munition has come to the art OF war.
The atoms become giants, The I'M
auenchable flames lick up the cities
From the wheeling vampires In the
sky atomic bombs are hurled upon
Paris and the city OF the Gauis falls
to ruins amid swirling torrents Of
hot water. The Grand Marshal. still
looking toward the future with tran
quillity and saying that victory will
come TO his beloved France. Is
crushed beneath the debris. From tile
bombs CLEAN dun red the flames OF
the atomic charge. Who can quench
this undyins nre2
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All, but this is a sport OF fate al
which more than one side can play
Out of the concealment of the hayricB
is hauled a mighty airplane. Two
round. black objects, with CHASTITY
buttons Of celluloid between their
handles. are hoisted into the machine
and soon over Berlin soar the corsairs
OF the air. The red death Is hurled
from the pavilions of the clouds and
Berlin is soon a wrath. The unlock1
ing Of such mighty powers OF destruc1
ton as man has learned to engenderl
soon depopulates the great centres. The
city ceases to be and mankind, as was
the case when Babel fell, Is scattered
70 the uttermost parts Of the earth.
No more the reign Of the urban COM
munity. Man returns TO the village
and the farm and finally to his own
spot Of earth. The world is set free
by the very destructive force which
has deprived organized society Of its
ability to rule.
And yet, all things considered, the
new understanding OF the atom thus
opens the way for the abuse of enor-
nous forces when the new era comes,
according to the gifted novelist. Let
US see this through with Mr.. Wells
by going back to our elementary
chemistry and physics. The shorter
distance we have to go back the better.
for these are days Of upheaval, and the
Ideas Of the composition of matter
Itself are undergoing radical changes
The good old fashioned atomic theory
OF Dalton satisfied the world for many
years. and 1t was derived in a way
from the Greek concepts The
law Of AyogadIA. to the effect that
under the Same tsmpssaturas and eon-
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ditions all gases contained the same
number of molecules. kept the physi-
cal chemists content for many a year
Elements came and went until the
latest elemental census tolls eighty
eight. Every element was believed to
be composed of certain molecules, and
these molecules in turn OF atoms, sup
posed to be incapable Of further divi-
sion. and hence, its name in the ancient
tongue, which. you will remember
means literally "the uncutable."
The Molecules Now Serve Us.
Thus we would regard salt as COM
posed OF indivisible atoms of soda and
CHLORINE D. Joined together by that bond
which the old time chemists called
affinity.
Man has for many thousands OF
years been calling in nature TO do his
bidding by breaking up the molecules.
He burns coal, thereby breaking up
that complex substance composed OF
various hydrocarbons and disarrang-
ing its molecules. Some he sends of In
the form of carbonic acid gas, others
remain In the form OF ashes. When
man needed power he set about disar-
ranging the molecules Of water by
driving them far apart by heat. The
scattering OF the molecules under vio-
lent vibration. for heat, sets them in
rapid motion. causes steam. When
the heat Is removed the steam con-
denses again into water. These are
familiar examples, showing that so far
man has been depending upon the
molecular force entirely and ignoring
what seems to be a far greater iavisi-
BILE power, that OF the atom.
We egs FAMILIAR With Lard Xslx4naa
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atom and adapted 1t to the atomic en-
CINE and the continuous ammunition
of which we are told by the master Of
fiction.
The electron, which is called by
many authorities merely a charge o.
electricity, must also be considered a.
having mass. The emanations form
radioactive substances as positive
particles and follow the elaborate ex-
periments of Sir Ernest Rutherford
Of England, professor Of physics at
the University Of Birmingham. The
particles which he describes are In
reality rays which are projected from
the parent molecule with great speed
and are able to pass through thin
sheets Of solid substances. Sir Ernest
has carried his work to the extent of
actually knocking certain atoms to
pieces and has been able to get hydro
gen from nitrogen.
When the sway of mankind ex-
tends over those mysterious electrons,
that is electric charges having mass,
the way to the manipulation of the
atom would surely be open. The
methods of measuring the discharge
Sir j. ]. Thomson of England will be
helpful In bringing nearer the day Of
conquest
New Periodic system.
Professor w. D. Harkins Of the
University OF Chicago has a new peri
odic system which disposes of the
hallowed periodic law under which
all elements are arranged accord
'ng to their atomic weight As
the breaking up of the atom would
indicate that the actual number OF
elements is much less than is generally
held. Professor Harkins Is able to
ascribe the force of atoms to very
few and simple elements.
In his paper on 1.-THE Building Of
Atoms and the Two Periodic Systems"
read before the American Chemical
Society at its annual meeting in Phila-
delphia this month, Prof. HArkins,
insisted he had convincing proof that
atoms are really compounds from
helIum alone or from atoms OF n.y.
drogen. Thus he maintains that such
common elements as oxygen. nitro
gen and carbon are made up OF vari-
Gus forms OF helium combinations.
oxygen, for example, being only four
helium atoms, He insists. as he main
tains has been proved by Sir Ernest
Rutherford. that the atom does con-
sist of nucleus which contains nearly
all the weight and that around It like
a sun revolve the negative electrons.
They are relatively far from the
nucleus and also from each other, Just
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