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The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-05-12
WILSON URGING
 PEOPLE TO BUY
 VICTORY BONDS

WASHINGTON. D. C.. May 9.--LP) -(Late Wire.)--An official announce. ment issued late tonight by the treas. ury department says that at the close of business today the Victory loan was nearly $1.20O.OOO,OOO short of the country's quota. Strenuous efforts will be made tomorrow to secure this amount
 WASHINGTON. D. C.. May 9.--(P)
 A cablegram received from Presi- dent Wilson by the White House to. day makes an appeal to the people of America to make the Victory loan great popular offering for the de. feat of the GerIl:;ns and ttr destruc- tion of Hun militarism. The Presi. dent urges the country to go over the top in the final loan.
 Subscriptions continue to keep apace with those of the past two days. The treasury department an nounced this morning that the total subscriptions have now passed the three billion mark. By the time all official returns are received after the close of the campaign tomorrow night it is believed that the full $4,500.- 900, 0,000 will have been subscribed.
 DISTRICT REPORT
 The Citizen last evening received the following report from Colonel Len oir. of the Signal Corps at Seattle regarding the days drive in the Twelfth district: Following from San Francisco date: Unofficial bank total $174.853,550 from 50O000 sub scribers. San Francisco is 50 per cent subscribed. The loan leaders ex. pect every city in the district to reach their quotas within the next 24 hours. Four. hundred fifty men, including 200 Filipinos, on the naval training ship Boston today subscribed $55,000. Mayor Rolph of San Fran cisco bought a $50 bond for each Of 300 school boys waiting at his offic', this morning. making a total of $15,- 900. Utah reports ten counties and California twelve counties oversub' seribed. (Sig.) Farnsworth.'
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-05-12
YANKEE PLANES FIRST OFF FOR
 ATLANTIC TRIP

NEW YORK, May s.-R) -Ameri- ca won the break in the race across the Atlantic ocean via aeroplane when three naval seaplanes jumped off here this morning from Rockaway beach to Halifax on the first leg of the journey. Commander John $. Towers, in charge of the expedition. piloted plane Number 3, as he strap. ped himself into his machine he said. Boys we are going across"
 He told newspaper men on the field witnessing the departure that he was confident that the American machines would be the first to make the crossing. Each plane carried three men. A big navy dirigible as, cended at the same time the planes went aloft It's destination was not announced.
 NAVY IN COMMUNICATION
 NEWPORT. May s.--(R)-The nav. al radio station here is in constant communication with the three sea planes which left Rockaway beacl. this morning for Halifax. They are reported to be making good progress.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-05-12
GOOD RETURNS
 BY BOY SCOUTS

With each succeeding day the re turns made by the boy scouts in their campaign for subscriptions to the Victory loan mount higher. At the close of business yesterday they had turned in subscriptions amount ing to $11.200.
 Tho above amount will not cover tho total subscriptions received for it is stated that a number of the scouts are holding back some of their heaviest subscribers until the final hour, which will be this even. ing. Nearly every person in Fair. banks has been approached by .he scouts soliciting subscriptions, anl in nearly every instance sale was madt. One scout. who has been keep ing tab on the sales, b.lie:ts .hat the amount stated will ke nearly doubled when the totals arc footed up.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-05-12
MOODY BADLY INJURED
 BY EXPLOSION

Last evening about nine o'clock George Moody sustained injuries, which, while not of a dangerous character are extremely painful. thru the explosion of a gasoline tank on his launch.
 AS near as can be learned MT. Moody at the time of the explosion was attempting to solder the tank. In some manner 1t exploded. causing severe burns in the region of the abdomen and the lower limbs. was most fortunate that the tank was empty else he might have been burn ed sufficiently to have caused his death. The explosion of the tank was heard in all of the upper DOT. tion of the city and was of sufficient force to spring the seams on the for ward end of the launch.
 Within few minutes after the ex- plosion MT. Moody was taken to hiF home and Dr. Sutherland called. The doctor states that while his patient is badly burned there are no intern al injuries. MT. Moody is suffering considerably from the burns and shock and will be some time in re- covering altho no apprehension i' felt as to his recovery.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-05-12
RUSS CHILDREN
 EAT FOOD THAT
 CATS WILL NOT

LONDON Associated Press Cor respondence)-Appalling incidents of the tragedy of starvation in Petro- grad are revealed by writer in the Ruskoje Slovo. a newspaper publish ed at Libau.
 "Is life at Petrograd really as ter rible as people and as the newspa- pers describe it?" he asks. "It is difficult for me to answer this ques- tion: difficult to return to the exist ing and fantastic moods evoked by hungry. abandoned Petrograd.
 "Educated people beg for aims in the streets and hang around public eating houses gazing piteously into the eyes of those who eat and wait. ing greedily in case anyone should leave some morsel behind.
 Children rummage in the refuse pits and ravenously devour heads of herrings and all the things despised even by the hungry Petrograd house wife, all the things undiscovered even by the lean. enfeebled Petrograd cats.
 q will not tell of the terrible ju dicial proceedings where ten-year-old dehumanized boys admit with sullen cynicism that they deliberately. kill ed a little brother or sister who em. bittered their lives and devoured all the bread rations. All these things made up the chronicle of daily hap. penings when we still had a press.
 How do they live who have not become wild beasts? They are all hungry and hunger tortures them all. But each knows that all the other are hungrp and that is why no one speaks of his hunger. Human SuAAcIAA6 AdS AoSI 1to AAoASAuudAly' Who will pity me If l nearly die of hunger when everyone is hungry him. self? Everyone will turn away and say in a surly voice: I. too, ;", dy- ing
 "Men and women cease to com. plain. They drop in the streets thru sheer starvation but you seldom hear anyone complain about his hunger. his own torturing enervating hun ger. They all pretend to be busy with their wonted affairs as tho they had come to an unspoken agreement, as tho their customary existence were still going on and nothing had altered.
 "A school girl is running along with her bundle of books to catch an electric car. Her dress is hang ing from her body, her little face has drawn together so that 1t Is now about the size of a fist. She Is as- suredly hungry. but she runs as she used to run in days long ago to catch the car as tho she must run on and on.
 "On a garden patch little boy is playing His mother calls him and gives him a piece of bread made of some doubtful flour substitute. He eats 1t very carefully and collects all the crumbs and returns to his game Nor does his mother groan or sigh but hurriedly takes from her little basket a worn stocking and mends it. Assuredly she has forgotten the re. membrance of food. yet she hurries on with her work.
 "You can feel a strain. an inhu. man effort in the present daily life of Petrograd. You feel that every thing is only held together by the power of imagination that may cease at any moment.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-05-12
U.BOAT COMMANDER IN LONDON TOWER|

LONDON, May s-R)eThe first German officer to he taken into eus. tody by the allied nations is cap tain of a U.hoat which 10 known to have sent several hospital ships to the bottom of the sea and deliberate Iy made no effort to rescue any of
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-05-12

the victims. This man was prot here today from Spain and has been pIae. cd tn the Tower of London for safe keeping. He will be tried by the international court of justice provid- ed for by the peace. treaty. Other officers guilty of similar outraoes will be forced to stand trial.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-05-12
PREPARING FOR SUMMER'S
 WORK ON FAIRBANKS CREEI

Gus Conradt left yesterday for Fair. banks creek at which place he has charge of getting the dredges in readiness for the summers work. About six men will be engaged in the work until active mining com. mences.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-05-12
NOME EXPECTING
 EARLY BREAKUP

NOME. May 8.--P)-The earliest breakup in years is expected here this spring. Indications are that the ice in this neighborho0d will go out within a short time. Practically all of the snow has gone and ice in the creeks is becoming rotten. Trails are gone in every direction.
 Chas. Smith. who has boon doing carpenter work on the boats at Che. m, returned to town this morning.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-05-12

sUsscR cRIsE FOR TIE CITIZEN.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-03-27
(By G. S. ~Strandvold.,
III.

The background of the present de-
velopments in the North u.s., of course,
historical. and the discussion Of Nor
thern unity is necessarily predicated
UPON the events of the past. To thor
oughly grasp the significance Of the
movement it is instructive to consider
the achievements and attempts of for
mer ages in this direction. In 1897
Queen Marguerite of Denmark-Nor-
way succeeded in forging the three
countries into a political unit which.
continued as sagaciously as it was
conceived and started, might have
been made permanent. But the
queens successors were unable to
emulate her in political acumen and
wisdom. and as a consequence the
union caused more active friction be-
tween the three countries than had
characterized the pre-union days. In
1923 it was finally destroyed through
the reckless, disastrous policy Of
Christiern II. ...
The following centuries witnessed a
strong individual national. develop
ment in each Of the countries where
strife between the bourgoisie, the no.
hility and the throne continued for
many decades. But the intellectual
progress made everywhere in Europe
during the eighteenth century,
coupled with the then comparatively
new ideas Of freedom and democracy,
made itself felt in the North in the
form Of sporadically expressed desires
to unite the three countries. ~
"Scandinavian Idea" Not Popular.
Toward the close of the eighteenth
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-03-27
COOKS A AMAZED
AT APPETlTES !
OF AMERICANS
Call for Heavy Food" at
Breakfast startle Paris
Hashers.

Paris. March l, Correspondence of
The Associated Press. )-Cooks at the
hotel where the hundreds of Ameri-
cans connected with the peace confer
,ence are staying are amazed at the
appetites of the Americans. The
American breakfast upset all calcu-
!ations in the French hotel accustom-
ed to supplying. guests with rolls n
coffee as IN early morning meal. Wild
calls for ham inc eggs. beefsteaks
chops. oatmeal and hot cakes sur
prised the French cooks. who after
weeks % catering to the hungry
Americans. have not become recon
ciled to the American breakfast
menu.
The American fondness for hors
d'oeuvres also caused CONSERVATION.
Great dishes of beet pickle, potato
salad, sardines. cold slaw and other
relishes served as a preliminary to the
conventional French dinner. disap-
essary to employ many additional
cooks to prepare delicacies Of this
sort. Americans help themselves so
freely to this initial course that they
frequently have little appetite for the
soup, fish and other dishes which fol-
!cw.' -.
AS the hotel kitchen a draw on
army supplies for it's food, the Ameri-
cans have many delicacies not avail
able generally in Paris cafes. Ices.
ice cream and pastry made with real
sugar are offered to the peace dele
cation. In most Paris hotels and
cafes saccharine is used for such pur-
poses. and even for sweetening coffee.
The hotel where the Americans stay
also has an abundance of white -four
and genuine white bread. Elsewhere
in Paris the bread is dark, and" even
pasty. when available, is made from
brown flour. I
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-03-27
BRITISH MILITARY N%RATEClST,
NOW HERE, PRAISES u. S. FIGHTERS

New York, March 25.-"They had
the spirited s~elf-sacrifce ana the
courage OF crusaders Such IL. the
Characterization Of Americas combat
troops on the western front made by
Maj. Gen. Sir Frederick B., Maurice,
X. c. M. G., g. B.. director of. mill
tary operations Of the British: general
STAFF from 1915 to 1918, who has just
arrived in this country.
General Maurice, whose criticism Of
the British conduct of the war early
In 1918. caused an international SEN
sation, has come to the United States
topics. How the War Was Won,''
and "Foch." His fault finding with
conditions in the crucial campaigns of
the allied armies last spring before
the American battle strength reached
the front line. cost him promotion,
reduction to half pay n the general.
disfavor of the British army authori-
ties. - .
The story Of the Twenty-seventh
division in its action in France is. a
glorious memorial. for the Anglo
Saxon race" he said. IT visited the
scenes of all the battles in which
Americans participated and I know
why the Germans Cracked In the
first place they had a yellow streak
and could only fight bravcly RS long
~ sAsNJ W. AesSy >Su
on lies and fought OH lies. They could
not understand how yow-the Amer
:cans--cou:d eve. reach Europe with
their Wanted submarines securing
the seas. They were yellow IN victory
and still more yellow in defeat. I
have visited Coblenz and other towns
in occupied territory and I know.
MY purpose in coming to the
United States is to express the opin-
ions Of my own people on the other
side. The subject Of the peace league
is of tremendous Importance to the
Americans and the British: we should
know each others opinions and areu-
ments. I have been asked why the al
lies allowed such generous terms to
the Germans in the armistice; that 10
an involved and very important ques-
ton and I will endeavor to answer it.
The war was won by Anglo-Saxon
ideals and bravery. I hope that I may
aid in bringing our people closer to-
gether."
General Maurice emphatically de-
clared himself in favor of the league
of nations. averring hat the masses
in Great Britain believed it to be the
best means Of avoiding a repetition
of this war and as the only alterna-
tive to heavy armament. .h5
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-03-27
WHEAT HANDLING CHANGED.

Topeka, Kansas. March 81
Changes in the system of handling
wheat by the United States food ad-
ministration corporation. which he
says are working a hardship on mill
yers: livestock growers and farmers,
are urged in a letter by Senator-elect
Agthur Capper.t to Julius Barnes, head
of.the grain corporation, made public
here. In his letter Mr.. Capper points
out that 1900. 900 acres are sown to
wheat in Kansas this year and that
the crop is estimated at zoo, 900, 900
bushels. He states that he has re-
ceived numerous complaints against
the inequalities of the system which
last year operated to deprive them
(millers. livestock mel and farmers)
of the benefits to which they feel
they are entitled" (.
ut is the general feeling" the let
ter states. that the wheat ought not
to be rushed at threshing time to a
terminal market. but that a large
share of it should be stored in Kan
sassand it is urged that modification
ofsthe regulations be made which will
admit of such action"
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-03-27
REFERENDUM To BE
TAKEN IN LIQUOR
+, QUESTION AT THE
PAS IN MANITOBA

The Pas, Man. March 27.-A refer
endum upon the liquor question and a
substantial cash payment to war vet
Grams are leading points adopted in
the reconstruction program OF Tit
Pas Conservative association, copies
Of which have been submitted to The
Pas Liberal association for considera-
ton. .,
The program is sweeping and pro-
vides for a customs smelter in New
Manitoba and the construction Of
highway connections, with Winnipeg
suitable for automobile traffic; for
the absolute right Of Indians to live
without taxation Of any kind;s makin8
all. mining claims freehold; establish
ment Of hsh hatcheries in New Mani
toha; construction Of 4 wagon road to
Clear Water lake; Saskatchewan river
to be made navigable to Winnipeg;
immediate construction Of q railway
connection to Film Flon and other
proven mineral fields Of northern
Manitoba; completion Of the Hudson
Bay railway and operation in 1918;
opening Of lands for demonstrating for
nifty miles on either side Of the Hud-
son Bay railway and from The Pas
to Athapapuskon; development Of
waterpowers and Identification Of the
Hudson Bay railway; and exploration
for oil and gas in New Manitoba at
the governments expense.
n-L-..h-'I
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-03-27

The small boy occasionally con-
sumes time by eating dates.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-03-27

the sine Of It's population. On the
other hand, the special ieEisla-
tive body Of each country must
decide how the armed forces
demanded by tho joint par1ia-
ment ire to be obtained.
Responsibility of Ministers.
"Minieters Of the foreign, war
and naval Departments are re-
sponsible to the league parlia.
ment. They must reply to inter.
peHations In both houses and are
.cnu1ed to participation in the
debates of the parliament.
Each of tho countries must
create q league council OF state
consisting of the cabinet menu
bcFs who n responsible. to par.
lament The government as well
as individual members may intro.
duce bills in parliament concern.
. ing joint organization, admins.
tration, etc. All balls must have
the approval Of the individual
before they can become effec-
tive"
Other sections OF the proposal con.
:ern the Slesvig- Holster problem
hen as now q vital one-and propose
division OF that province In &C
with the demands made by
Prussia, l., e., that Holster remain
dominion and Slesvig. Dan
sh. This was the demand to which
Danish government felt it. could
not comfortably accede, and its re-
tusal to entertain it led to the dis
war with both Prussia and
the result being that Den
mark lost not only Holster but Sles.
Wig as we'll.
The careful observer will be in q
to note a number Of parallels
with the, plans of a later age fol
leagues Of nations, but an essential
is that while the propose
Of 1864 pre-supposed an indefinite
Of wars, the plans nov
discussed aim at removing the pos
of future wars.
Ito be continued.)
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-03-27
MADE GOOD PROGRESS.

London. March 27.-M. W.. Able
white entered the war as a private in
cross and rose to the rank Of bril-
gadier-general. Demobilized. he has
returned to his pre-war job with the
City of London Board of Guardians
as third assistant clerk" This, aft
er having held the command of thou
aopdo of man
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-03-27
TO EXPORT r.

;Christiana, March 27.-Norway has
100000 barrels of herring for export
to the Central powers or other hun
cry countries. but England has thus
far refused to allow them to be
shipped, according to a statement
made in parliament today by Stuevold
Hansen. commercial minister.
England. the minister declared had
some 300, 1000 barrels Of herring.
bought in 1916 to prevent their ship
ment into the Central empires, and
they had since been stored in Chris
tiana. The fish we're no longer fit for
food. the minister said, and could on
sly be used for fertilizer.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-03-27
WAGE INCREASE
PROPOSED. FOR THE
WEST SHIPBUILDERS

Washington, March 25.-No wage
increases will be provided in the new
working agreement to become effec-
tive next month between. Pacific coast
shipbuilders and the union metal
trades workers, 1t was announced to-
day by Secretary Berries Of the metal
trades department Of the American
Federation OF Labor.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-03-27
century a. Scandinavian literary So
ciety was organized in Copenhagen.

century q. scandinavian literary So
ciety was organized in Copenhagen.
and several others followed in short
order. Now, while it was true that
some OF these societies issued periodi-
Gals supporting the so-called Scan
importance IS most Of the viewpoints
were wholly Danish, and very few Of
the contributors were Swedes and
Norwegians. To the s"Scandinavians"
OF the late eighteenth and the early
nineteenth century the ideal was q
dynastic union, but the difficulties in
consummating such an organisation
were insurmountable, and no enthu-
siasm for the plan was evident out
side the narrow circles in which
Scandinavianism was the constant
topic Of discussion.
In the 'thirties and 'forties Of the
nineteenth century. a series LOT meet
ings OF Danish, Norwegian and
Swedish university students were held
IN each Of the three countries and
singing. and many solemn pledges.
Meetings were held in Copenhagen,
Christiania, Lund and, Upsala, and
these gatherings marked the transit
ton Of the %so-called literary Scandi-
navianism to the political to which
was attached the slogan: '"For unity
of the North, with the preservation Of
the independence Of each people!"
The movement attained its climax
in 1845 when one Of the largest meet
ings of the period was held in Copen-
hagen where the university students
OF all three countries, in moments Of
wild enthusiasm. pledged their re-
spective countries to render mutual
aid in cases Of emergency.
Practical Results Absent.
The two Dano-Prussian wars. 194s-
SO. and 1864, showed with convincing
clearness that practical results Of
sentimental Scandinavian could
not be expected. Sweden and Nor
way held aloof from Denmark during
n crises, but it must be added that
a number Of young men from those
two" countries went to Denmark as
volunteers and sacrificed their lives
for the idea Of Danish integrity.
In spite OF the tremendous ,enthusi-
asm with which the Scandinavian
Idea was sustained for some years. no
concrete plan had. been outlined, no
policy formulated. But in 1854 a
group; Of "scandinavians' issued a
plan for a political union which, err
r%oneously, has become known to
posterity as King Charles txv's Pro-
posal: 1t appears from later re-
searches that thu plan was conceived
by a coterie in Copenhagen and sent
to the kim" OF Norway-Sweden who
was much impressed with it but did
not care to take initiative in the mat
ter. AS the king Of Denmark
(Frederick viz found it necessary to
adopt a similar attitude, nothing came
~ >~$~~- A..A IA T. a
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-09-06
Naval Ensign Is Hired
A High School Teacher
Mathematics Instructor Has
Had Extensive Experience
as Superintendent in Mis-
souri, Cities,

B Rogers of Shelbina, Mo, is
an addition 10 the Mathematics fac
uliy OF the high school, Mr. Rogers
holds a b. s. degree from the Uni
yersi,y Of Missouri lie was prlnci-
pal Of the Armstrong, Mo, high
school for two years, and superin-
tendcnt OF schools for two years at
each Frankfort and Milan, Mo.
In 1917 he resigned as superintend-
cut at Milan to enlist IN the navy.
At the Great Lakes naval training
station he was made ensign and as
signed to the L. s S Prairie. where
he was attached To the staff OF Nd
mlral Glcaycs IN the communication
service Later he was transferred to
the L. 6 S. Comfort, a hospital rams
port On both the Prairie and the
Comfort Mr. Rogers saw foreign
service In January. 1919, he was re-
leased from active duty.
Mr.. Rogers coached the football
team Of the kifksville, Mo, state
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-09-06
ORDINANCE
IS BEING RUSHED

Work on the ordinance 70 prohibit
unworthy men in soldier uniforms
from soliciting on the streets and IN
other ways attempting TO fleece the
public IS being rushed by members Of
the city council and il is expected
that 1t will be introduced in regular
meeting next week, Mayor Walton
said this morning.