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The daily Alaskan., 1919-04-22
SAYS GERMANY
 SOUGHT PEACE

Washington, April 22.-That Ger many sought for peace in 1916 aDd requested President Wilson to mediate between the Allies and Germany will be made public today.
The daily Alaskan., 1919-04-22
WILL PROTECT
 POSSESSIONS

Washington, April 22.-The re crulting of ten thousand soldiers tn protect the United States pos sessions ill the Pacific ocean has been ordered by the War Depart ment.
The daily Alaskan., 1919-04-22

Lincoln, April 22The Commoner, William Jennings Bryan's paper has 8 leading editorial today in which is urged the grooming of young man for the Democratic nom ination for president at next V -ar's convention.
The daily Alaskan., 1919-04-22
MRS. McCUILAGH ENTEsS
 RACE FOR SCHOOL BOARD

Urged by a number of friends to become a candidate for school di- rector, Mrs. Keith McCullagh yes terday afternoon filed her petition with the requisite signatures with the clerk of the Anchorage school board. Mrs. McCullagh takes considerable interest in school work having been teacher for, several years in Alaska schools.
The daily Alaskan., 1919-04-22
SUGGESTS STARTING HUNT
 FUR SUITABLE YOUNG DEM.

The article doeea not mention any names nor suggest who 1t should be, but emphasizes the fact that the next nominee for president on the Democratic ticket shall be a young man, and that the search for the right man be started at once.
The daily Alaskan., 1919-04-22

Washington, April 22.-The war Department has given orders that a detachment of soldiers take up a vigil on the hills above Fort Liscum' Alaska, to await the break up Of
The daily Alaskan., 1919-04-22

Pat Keary arrived in town af- ter spending a couple of months at Glacier, where he has been in the employ of the White Pass
 Pat says he is going to devote his time to the study Of information al law and politics.
The daily Alaskan., 1919-04-22

London, April 22-A Warsaw dispatch to the London Daily Tele- graph makes the statement that ths Russian BOlSheyiki government snd Germany have entered into q treaty whereby in return for a yelr- ly stipulated amount of provisions,
The daily Alaskan., 1919-04-22

 JAP PROBLEM

Paris, April 22-President Will soa. and Premiers Lloyd George and and Clemenceau are today consid- erinr the Japanese question.
The daily Alaskan., 1919-04-22
GERMANS ATTACK AMERICAN RED
 GROSS

New York, April 22 A cable re- ceiyed here today. from Daris, states that the German troops. had at tacked the American Red Cross at Koono, Lithuania. No details are EiyeA.
The daily Alaskan., 1919-04-22
ARE DRIVEN OUT IF
 SEBASTOPOL

Salonika, April 22.-Information has reached here that the Bolshevi- ki have been driven out of Sevasta- prs:. and their adYance in south ern Crimea has been checked.
The daily Alaskan., 1919-04-22
WILL WATCH FUR OEAO MANS
 BODY WHEN RIVER ICE GOES OUT

the ice in an effort to recover the body of Ralph K. Pulyer, who lost his life in an ayalanch last winter.
 Pulver was a soldier belonging to the troops in Fort Liscum.
The daily Alaskan., 1919-04-22
RUSSIA TO GIVE SUPPLIES IN
 EXCHANGE FUR INSTRUCTION

which will be supplied by Russia several thousand German militaly Instructors will be sent to Russia, who for the next twenty years will drill the Russian army.
 It is also agreed that Russla shall provide military assistance to Germany when so requested.
The daily Alaskan., 1919-04-22

Charles Adams and his family were released from quarantine yes terday as all were completely re- covered from their recent illness.
The daily Alaskan., 1919-04-22
JAPAN DIPLOMATIC ISSUES
 CAUSE IF APPREHENSION

Washington April United Japan nowfth- updeurent this standing the earnest efforts Of the
 that diplomatic state department to a ppehen siderable gravity exists between the sion.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-20
Lund Melodrama
Too Many Casualties
In ale by Dom Byrne
THE srRANoER's BANQUET. ny Donr

THE sTRANoER's BANQUET. by Dom
Byrns. Harper & Bros. New York
Much may be forgiven a writer who
can tell a good story. There is
sweep and dash about the early chap
ters Of Mr.. Byrne's tale that atone
for manifold crudities of style and
plot. One feels that If the author has
not written the mythical Great Ameri-
can Novel he has at least given US
good piece Of exciting fiction. But
Mr.. Byrne's faculties deteriorate with
the progress of the novel. The story
becomes progressively less interesting
as the characters become more bias
phemous, consume more cocktails and
shooting and knocking each other down
on sight.
The end of the novel, involving the
spectacular death o. two guilty per
sons on joy ride, murder and
lynching, followed by the saccharine
completion Of love affair, falls to
dime novel standards At times in the
concluding chapters the authors style
conveys an unintentional suggestion Of
farcical burlesque Take the following
passage for exaut'e:
The moon waA high and benignly
golden when they left the restaurant,
and along the white roads the tall
population Of the trees moved past the
hurried car with tremendous dignity
like druids. BY them the wind sang
IN a muted Eolian chord, and the mul
tltude Of grass swayed as though bat
tallons Of souls were passing over it
with harmonious milk white feet, and
as they passed the Sound here and
there flashes Of moon-cnlightened
Nfater came to them. minute fire.
quency of iridescence, as If the secret
little people of the hills were sailing
n Liliputiah SHIPS OF silver and jade.
But they noticed none Of these things;
they were eager to get to Mamaro-
neck, where the next drinks were'
With all due respect for the pro
hibition law, this last wish might we'll
have been pardoned if the bibrlous
pair had been compelled to listen to
such highfalutin exposition of the
beauties of nature as Mr.. Byrne gives
in the preceding sentences.
The plot of the story is based upon
the effort Of a girl to manage q ship
yard, which she has inherited from her
father. in spirit Of fairness and gen
erosity to her workmen. Her benevo-
Vaccinations of an I. W. w. agitator
who incites the men to make more and
more extravagant demands. The story
also describes the fate of the girls
brother, who is caught by schemine
adventures and leads miserable life
until his wife is providentially killed
in an automobile accident.
A good novel might we'll have beer
constructed out of these elements, but
Mr. Byrne's constant use of the mos'
lurid colors in painting his characters
his eXplosively blasphemous dialogues
drama, finally rob the tale of all sem
blance of reality If the author i;
ever to achieve anything worth while
and he shows occasionally real capac
ty to tell good story he must get
the poison Of light magazine hctior
standards out of his literary system.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-20
Cleveland's Pat Full House
Marse Henry Gives Us Many Fact Which
The Historians Have Forgotten to Mention.

Watterson, "necds complete reconstruc-
'ion in the popular mind, which mis-
eonceives him rough frontiersman
having few or none of the social graces
In point of fact, he came into the world
gentleman, a leader. knight-errant
VINO captivatcd women and dominated d
men. When he reached New
Orleans in 1914 to take command of
the army Governor Claiborne gave
h,m dinner; and after he had gone
Mrs. Claiborne, who knew European
courts and society better than any
other American woman, said to her
husband: Call that man backwoods
man? He's the finest gentleman ever
metz"
All in all. there is much in "Marse
Henry which one will never learn in
the histories. What textbook has re-
corded that Grover Cleveland seldom
sat in for higher stake than 81 limit
and that he played his cards very
close to his chest? His caution, how
ever. seems to have been we'll justified
when one con iders the following in
cident related by Colonel Wattcrson
after a while Mr.. Cameron and |
began bluffing' the game recall that
the limit was $5-that is, raising and
back raising each other, and whoever
else happened to be in, without much
or any regard to the cards we held.
"lt chanced on deal that l picked
up pat flush, Mr.. Cleveland a pat
New-York tribune., 1919-12-20
BY Haywood Broun

We were Henry Watterson seems to
think. a pretty good United States
when we had it. Now he is not so
sure. "Historic democracy is dead" he
writes in his autob iography, Marse
Henry" published by Doran. And later
ne adds: "The deathhlow TO Jetfer-
sonian democracy was delivered. by the
Democratic Senator's and Representa-
tjves from the South and West who
carried through the prohibition amend
ment."
Nor is that all at looks" he writes.
"as though the United States, having
exhausted the reasonable possibilities
Of democracy, is beginning to turn
rank Look a. woman suffrage by Fed
eral edict; look ~ prohibition by act
# Congress and Constitutional amend
,nent tobacco next TO walk the
nlank; and then, Lord, how glad |
feel that am nearly hundred years
old and shall not live to see it'll"
But mostly it has been fun. this life
of Henry Watterson, Of Kentucky. No
body can carry away any other impress
SION from the Two volumes in which he
records his impressions Of everybody
Of any consequence and some others
whom he has met n the course Of a
hslf century or so. We find, for in
stance. that we have been all wrong
shout Andrew jackson.
His personality writes Colonel
New-York tribune., 1919-12-20
Drowned Gold"
Roy Norton New Novel
Sticks to the Formulae

The Houghton Mifflin Company. si.s5 e5"
W rite me sea tale" the editor
must have said to Mr.. Norton. "Some-
thlng about secret papers, treachery on
BOARD ship, submarine fights and a lit
tie about love" Being no slouch. Mr..
Norton promptly rescued Formula No.
437-QC from his dusty files and trotted
the yarn out on his trusty typewriter
IN addition to the adventure and the
slight love interest, the author rakes in
the inevitable maritime technicalities
which doubtless impress profoundly
those of his readers who have a pen
chant for Popular Mechanics" and
that sort Of stuff
The three threads of this yarn are
wound up in the fortunes of Tommy
hale, youthful skipper Of the Esper-
anza; Mary Sterritt and her supposed
nance, Count Waldo Won Vennemann.
OF the German navy; "Twisted JIMMY
Martin, Toms chief engineer, who is
pestcred to death by Hun spies for
his invention, and NJ. Perigord, an ex-
lled frenchman. who, feeling the pangs
OF nostalgia and the call of PATRIOTISM.
lntrusts Toms ship with g cargo OF
sS,ooo,ooo in gold, to be presented as
gift to his beloved nation. The sink
ing of the ship and the gold by the
rascally Won Vennemann's U-boat and
their subsequent salvaging by the in
ventor's device, which is able to look
fathoms deep into the ocean; these
form the meat of the story. The hero
meets the heroine in Chapter 2 and
does not see her again until Chapter
2e, which is really very unfair toward
the readers of the tender sex.
The characters, save for the portrayal
OF Toms father, gruff, reticent, un-
atfectionate old sea dog, who dies all
TOO early IN the book are an@mic, un-
real and unconvincing. ''Twisted
Jimmy" Martini the inventor. is sup
posed to be queer codger, "old iras-
chile and argumentative," but he is
not dramatized very effectively. A
night watchman, a Yankee shipping
agent and an Irish sailor all speak in
the same flawless English. thus pre-
senting little character contrast or in
dividuality. And whoever heard a red
blooded lrishman say, May he live
million years in purgatory!" The hero
being an ex-Annapolis man, is supposed
to be intelligent, yet, he says, after be-
ing handed some dry clothes: "He told
me I could rehablitate myself" The
inventor. equally brilliant, says: "Do
you think | shall live to be as old as
Methusalem ?"
But the piece de resistance comes
when the hero meets Won Vennemann
in the race to salvage the gold-laden
ship. He is angered beyond measure
when the Teuton tauntingly says, "Ah,
you are still a teetotaller.
have always considered that one Of the
faults of the American Navy"
After all, we shall not recommend
Drowned Gold" to Mrs. Wilson for
the Presidents winter reading 1t may
prove profitable, though, to Secretary
descriptions. CHICOT.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-20
HEIDI

JOHANNA SPYRI'S ia
nous classic Of Swiss life, is
in an exquisite new edition
with many lovely colored IL
Illustrations. Gift Edition, IA
pictures, s2.50 net. Special
Edition. II pictures mounted,
page decorations, lining pa
pers, exquisite binding,
stamped in gold. boxed, $500
not
New-York tribune., 1919-12-20
Lady Nevill' S Life
Anecdotes of Famous
Men Included in Book

DoROTHY NEV11L BY Ralph Nevill.
'E p. Dutton & Co. New York
The lighter side of English society
during the nineteenth century is ades
Quatey reflected in this account Of
the life of high born, vivac'ous and
entertaining woman. During her long
and active life Lady Nevili came into
contact with many distinguished
figures and the book is full of
anecdotes about such men as Glad
stone, Disraeli, Wilberforce, Campbell
Bannerman and Lord Palmerston.
Lady Nevill was born in 1924 and
lived much of her life in the environ
ment that is depicted by Thackeray in
VANITY Fair" "Pendennis" and "The
Newcomes." Like Sir Francis Clever
ing, her father made practice of
gambling away the cherished family
plate on horse races, and about 1910
she undertook q Continental trip bv
stage coach which recalls the expe-
riences of Amelia and Dobbin.
Iemperamentally. Lady Nevill was
admirably fitted to live in an age when
aristocracy Of blood counted for more
tndH IL OOcs at lhc present time. She
possessed the wit and frankness of
speech that are traditional qualities
of the grande dame. She was conserv-
ative without being bigoted or narrow
minded. She hated cant and hypocrisy
above all things, and she was passion
ately attached to the ideal Of personal
liberty Add to these qualities sturdy
patriotism and q dislike for an un-
requested influx of foreigners. es-
pecialy Germans, and Lady Nevill
sands out as very fair embodiment
Of many of the most characteristic
qualities Of her class.
Lady Nevll lived beyond the four
score years of the Psalmist, dying in
1913. Her vigor of mind and pers on
ality remained intact to the end, and
the closing years of her life are
marked by some interesting anecdotes
and correspondence with Frederic Har-
rison and other friends. Presented in
the form rather of scrapbook than
of biography, the story of Lady
Nevills life has the double appeal
of an intimate picture of a piquant
personality and a brilliant account of
vanished age Of English society.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-20
LOST WITH
LIEUTENANT PIX

By EDWIN L. SABIN.
A splendid new adventure
story in the American Trail
Blazers Series, which now con-
tains II volumes. each dealing
with an episode in American
history. Illustrated. S1.35 net.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-20

vixen the cult of Make the
" "A little better ard little
brighter" holds undisputed sway in the
nariet place, it is good to have the
st.ong. penetrating. acrid criticism of
ife that Mr.. Masters gives us. The
mere existence of such a fearless,
vigorous intellect constitutes rebuke
TO our Pollyannesque shallowpates.
both IN verse and prose, and raises
our national culture to a higher level.
w. IL c.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-20

Will find delight in these
fascinating stories by IA
nous authors, handsomely
bound, richly illustrated in
color.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-20
CHILDREN'S
CLASSICS

13 titles of famous stories
simplified for reading to little
folks. beautifully illustrated
60c per volume.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-20
WINONA'S WAY

is a jolly Girl Scout story by
MARGARET WIDDEMER. in
which we meet Winona Mer-
riam and her friends after the
war. A delightful sequel to
the other Winona books. $13o
net.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-20
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ses my SEQ, ,e0o rare books. BAKERS GREAT
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New-York tribune., 1919-12-20
LARKSPUR

BY JANE D. ABBOTT,
author OF Kenneth. which
won all hearts last year. A
lively story of the adventures
of three chuIus as Girl Scouts
Illustrated. S1.35 net.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-20
SEEING PENNSYLVANIA

By JOHN I. fARlS
,a beautiful illustrations frontis1iece in coaorS IS nst
This is the special gift that win be prized by every
Pennsylvanian i is fascinating guide to the SCENE
Of Stat. many of which arc of the beaten
Each has its interesting bit of his
tory romance and humorous story which makes this
sourne pa rticuay entertaining the armchair traveller.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-20

THE LIFE AND LETTERS OF LADY
.oKoTilY NEN1lL. BY Ralph Nevill
'E p Dutton & Co. New York.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-20
STORIES ALL Chill =
DREN LOVE SERIES

II titles of classic fairy
stories that every child should
read. Two new volumes this
year. A CHILD'S GARDEN
OF VERSES. by ROBERT
LOUIS STEVENSON, and a
LITTLE LAME PltlNCE. and
other stories. by MISS MU-
LOCK; beautifully illustrated
in color. These books are the
best of Christm gifts for
young people. Each $1.50 net
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1919-12-03
improvement Club Notes.

The first monthly get-together
evening of the season was held last
week at the invitation of DIR. Has
tings as November chairman. Near
ly so members gathered and with the
aid of half dozen guests from Or
leans got together over the feed,
whist, music, etc., which made up the
evenings entertainment.
Mr.. Mooney of Newport, N. H.,
took his turn at the piano and assist
ed by our local talent made music
that was enjoyed by all. Many of the
familiar songs were sung with spirit
and pleasant evening quickly pass
ed A. w. st. Onge furnished the
refreshments which were right,
Judging from the amount that dis
appeared. A few of the members
started a beginners class in whist,
but from later accounts it is look out
for beginners" now. This was the
first of a series of monthly events to
be held through the winter with diff
ferent chairman for each month SO
that variety is assured. Watch out
for the next one.
The latest new members are E..
Sockol and E. W. Taylor.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1919-12-03

A committee consisting of DR.. T.
j. Allen of the Home for Feeble
Minded at Brandon, Dr. E. A. Stanley
of the state hospital at Waterbury
and DIR. S. E. Lawton of the Brattle-
boro Retreat for the Insane, appoint
ed by Gov. P. w. Clement for the
purpose of investigating the mental
condition of Bert E. Kelsey, now
awaiting execution for murder at the
states prison in Windsor, reported
their findings in a letter to Gov
Clement. This committee was ap-
pointed through the efforts of Walter
Cleary of Newport, counsel for Kel-
sey.
The letter states that the three
alienists after careful examination
of Kelsey's mental condition are of
the opinion that he should not suffer
the extreme penalty of the law. They
find that Kelsey is not now and never
was mentally responsible for his acts.
Kelsey was convicted last spring in
Orleans county of the murder of the
aged Mr.. Allen at Orleans the De-
cember before by beating him to
death with an iron club, but the ap-
peal In his case was not argued be-
fore the supreme court until last
summer at which time the court af-
firmed the verdict of guilty of muir
der
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1919-12-03
FALL-APPLIED LIME HELPS
SPRING CROPS

From the last issue of the Farm
Bureau News.
Vermont farmers are coming to
realize the need of Inning their soils.
Usually they think of spring applica-
tions, whereas, as matter of fact,
the extension service of the Univer-
sity of Vermont people say lime ap-
piled on fall-plowed land may be
more effective since it has a longer
time in which to become active.
1t may be -sown previous to plowing
when sufficient application is be-
ing made preceding the corn crop to
correct surface soil acidity. The
land normally would be replowed be-
fore seeding the small grain crop,
which would serve to mix the lime
thoroughly with the plowed soil IN
advance of clover seeding. Lining
of fall-plowed uplands, however,
should be done after blowing, IN order
uniformly to distribute the lime and
to secure the greatest benefit
If the application is insufficient full
Iy to correct the acidity a second dos
age should be used after blowing for
the small grain crops in which clover
is to be seeded. This application can
be made after fall blowing just as
satisfactorily as after the spring
blowing.
All plowed land should be disked or
narrowed at least once after the lime
has been distributed.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1919-12-03
BARTON MAN BROWNS SELF
Plunged Into Outlet of Crystal Lake
on Night Before Thanksgiving.

M. E. Tullar, who has lived alone
in rooms in the Beehive" on High
street in Barton for some six months,
drowned himself in the outlet of Cry
stal lake Wednesday evening. Mr..
Tullar was a man about 70 years of
age and was practically alone in the
world, having only distant relatives
living in Barton, and it is thought his
rash act on the night before Thanks
giving was the result of brooding
over his lonely condition in life.
Mr.. Tullar moved to Barton from
Orleans last spring and has done
shoe repairing but his business has
not been large. In a talk with Over
seer Gilmour a short time ago he
said he had $4,000 and the taking of
his own life is not attributed to fl
nancial difficulties.
1t appears that the drowning plan
was premeditated, as his coat and hat
were on the sidewalk railing where
the street crosses the outlet of Crys--
tai lake near the Peerless factory and
pinned to the hat was a note telling
where his body would be found. A.
L. Trip, who lives nearby heard the
splash as the man jumped in and
rushed to the waters edge but the
current had carried the body under
the bridge. He then secured rake
from his barn and tried to reach the
body from the lower side of the
bridge but could not do so. Then he
went into the stream as help arrived
and finally brought the body to shore,
but attempts at resuscitation were fu-
tile.
This is the fifth body Mr.. Tripp
has taken from the water in the past
few wears. Two of them were his
brothers, who were drowned in Will
loughby lake several years ago, two
others were the bodies of Mrs. Kelsey
and child, who were drowned in Crys-
tai lake a few years ago (wife and
child of Bert Kelsey, recently con-
victed of murder in Orleans county
COURT and the body of Mr.. Tullar.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1919-12-03
Blair-LamOthe.

On Thursday, Nov &c, at 9 o'clock
a. m, at the R. G. church, occurred
the marriage of Miss Florence Blair,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Blair
of May Pond, to Ernest Lamothe, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbur Lamothe of
Newport. Rev. FIR. Marceau per-
formed the ceremony. The bride was
nicely attired in a dark blue velvet
travelling suit, carrying a beautiful
bouquet of white and pink roses.
Mass was sung by the Children of
Mary, to which the bride belonged. A
wedding mach was played on the
violin by Olivier Frechette.
After the ceremony bountiful din
ner was served at the home of the
brides parents. In the evenino the
happy counle were rendered a re-
ception at which they received many
and valuable gifts, about 125 people
being present.
Mrs. Lamothe is graduate of Bar
ton academy and has been success
full teacher in a district school for
two years.
They left Friday for a trip to Bos-
ton and other points. On their re-
turn they will reside in the city OF
Newport, where the groom has en-
ployment in the store of Mr.. Bonneau
of that place.
Congratulations and best wishes
are extended to the young couple.