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Old Dorsey Dudgeon prides him
self on knowing where the confagra-
ton is as soon as he hears the fire
bell ring" related the landlord of
the Petunia tavern.
by the time half a dozen whangs
have changed he has scrabbled into
garment or two and is out on his
front porch, hollering to the people
running by just where he knows the
fire is
He should be of considerable as
sistance to the volunteer firemen and
others In sending them in the proper
direction" commented the Interested
guest.
Eh-yah! He would he If he didn't
nine times out OF ten know IT wrong"
Kansas City Star.
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The freneh police arrested az A.
n''rss man named Doyon de Chalus.
az whose house they seized large
humber OF oronzes, alleged to be false
y Inscribed with the nam. Of Rodsn.
Two metal founders aud an Italian
SCULPTOR OF reputc were also arrested.
HE action % the authorities nro<e out
% information furnished by A. ncne-
ute. the curator 90 the Luxembourg
sui Rodin museums. who reported .hs
sale OF numerous counterfeit Robins
"f Which Que lot alone was bought by
dealer for $1,000.
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In the Bayer package are proper di.
recuons and the dose for Headache.
Ioothache, Earache. Neuralgia, Rheu-
matism, Lumbago, Sciatica. Colds.
Grippe. Infuenzal-Colds. Neuritis and
pain generally.
"Bayer Tablets of Aspirin" Ameri-
can made and owned. are sold in vest
pocket boxes Of u tablets. which cost
only a few cents. also in bottles of "a
and bottles Of 1O0-also capsules
Aspirin Is the trade mark of Bayer
Of ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Of Salicylicacid.
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HAROLD !. JOHNSTON.
prfvsts. First Glass. Co. A. ss6th
Infantry.

Private Johnston was awarded the
Distinguished Service Cross for con
spicnons Eallantry. near Peullly
France. November o. 1918 When In.
formation was desired ns 20 the en-.
einy's position on the opposite side OF
the river Meesc. Private Johnston.
with another soldier. volunteered With
out hesitation. aud swan the river
10 rrconnoitsr the exact location Of
the enemy He succeeded In reaching
the opposite bank. despite the evident
determination % the enemy 10 prevent
crossing Having obtained the In.
formation he again entered the watcr
Tor his return. This was accomplished
AFTER . severe struggle. which 20 ex.
hnustsd him that he had TO be as.
sisted from the water. after which he
rendered his report of the exploit. Ills
mother. Mrs. Belle Renshaw. lives In
Denver. Colo.
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CLOSING Over the Facts.

Pa what is a euphemism?"
III have to explain that by giving
you an example. son."
ayes. pa"
The dictionary says euphemlsm
Is n hgure of speech by which word
or phrase more agreeable or less often
siVe Is substituted for one more ac-
eurately expressive of what is meant
as IN the case Of the society reporter
VINO states that a widow who has been
married three or four times Is Ted to,
'ne altar by wealthy old codger who
never had the slightest notion Of get
ing married until he faced the preach
er' birmingham Age-Heraid.
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Sergeant. Company c. sssd Infantry

sergt. katz was decorated for con.
spleuous snllantry Ia action near Re,
uSton'aine, France. September 10
lVi~ After his company hnd with.
urnNn for distance of 200 yards ON
= iine with the units on It's Tanks.
Sergt. katz learned that Que Of his
comrades had been left wounded In
an exposed position nc the point from
MiiFh the withdrawal had taken place.
Voluntarily crossing an area swept BY
heavy machine gun IRE. Sergt. katr
advanced 20 where the wounded sol.
a'er lay and carried him 70 safety. His
mother. Mrs. Jennir katz. lives In San
Francisco.
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ALBERT MEYER.
Private, 10Th comp.rv

fF'Vate Meyer. who makes his home
with his father Gus;aye Meyer. eGa
west i.'th street. New York city.
won the Distinguished Service Gross
Tor extraordinary herolsm In action
near th'aucourt. France. September
10 IBIS While on duty as stretcher
oearer Tor his company. Private Never
rushed Into the open TO rescue another
soldier threatened with capture. IN
the faee OF large forcc Of advancing
'srnsns He killed two OF the enen,
ana brought In the soldier TO place
Of safety
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turn Il prisoners. Later the same
DAY no jumped from trench and
rescued comrade who was about to
be shot by German officer. killing the
officer during the exploit. His actions
we're entirely voluntary. and II was
while attempting to rush fifth ma
chine gun nest that he was killed. The
advance OF his company was mainly
due 10 his great courage ana devotion
10 duty. His home address was Kelly
Lake. MINI.
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HARRY J. DAVIS.
Corporal. Company o. so,b ,,,s,,

| ~~'F~'@s >o"PanJ W cOth infantry
Corp. Davis received the DistIn,
guished Service Cross for exfrnordI.
nary heroism In action nj cunel.
France. October IA. 1918. While the
advance OF his platoon was being held
up by deadly ennlading fire OF the en-.
envy. Corp. Davis voluntarily rushed
over open ground. through direct ma.
chine gun fire. for distance OF over
iVV meters. and. with the aid OF his
Dnyonet. attacked the nest. He killed
both The gunners. thereby silencIng the
nre. but. during the combat, he him
SELF was severely wounded. II was due
70 MS prompt and fearless action that
further advance Of his platoon was
made possible. Corp. Davis home is
ia Philadelphia.
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| In ga WHEN BUYING ASPIRIN
W. ALWAYS SAY "BAYER"
ASK for "Bayer Tablets of Aspirin in Bayer |
package-marked with "Bayer Cross

Don't buy Aspirin tablets in a Dill
Dox. Insist on getting the Bayer pack
age with the safety "Bayer Cross" on
both package and on tablets. No other
wayl
You must say "Bayer." Never ask
for merely Aspirin tablets. The name
"Bayer' means you are getting the
genuine "Bayer Tablets Of Aspirin"
proven safe by millions of people.
Beware OF counterfeits Only re-
Gently Brooklyn manufacturer was
sent to the penitentiary for flooding
the country with talcum powder tab
lets, which he claimed to be Aspirin.
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Alexandria. founded hy the world
conqueror. Alexander the Grcat. Il an
Egyptian city that = eager T. lose Its
connection with the PARKWAY pest and
become completely modcrnIEed. Fate
has favored this ambition. Tor the won.
der~ that Cleopatra knew have been
eaten by Hre or swept away by the
sSa. Alexandria IS a city Of trade and
fashion. dominated by prosperous ru.
ropeans too deeply absorbed In the
stock exchange TO be even vaguely IN.
terested In the romantic side u their
rity
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Sergeant Company p. fossh
Infantry.

Conspicuous Ealiantry IN actlen near
hena~oJ. France. September -. i0iS.
when he sold bis life dearly. won the
Distinguished Service Cross for Ser.
resnt shrret. During the operation.
sxninsi the iilndenburx line this sol
a'sr displayed exceptional bravery Ia
several single handed attacks on en-.
sfny Positions After rushing two hos.
nie posts aud iiiilnx the occupants
VITA his revolver. Sergeant shsrrt at.
tackled four Of The enemy IN a machine
run Position. killed one OF them be
fore he WAS himself surrounded and
tllled BY the other thrce. serrenn,
hherets mother lives at ~ West Park
street Anton, n. r..
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EMORY .. PIKE.
Lieutenant Colonel. o. NJ. q. O.. eend
Division.


Lieut. Col. Emory J. Pike fdeceased)
was decorated for conspicuous gnl.
ianiry In action near Wanderers. France,
September Is. 1918 Having gone for.
ward 10 reconn0iter new machine gun
positions. Colonel Pike offered his as
nsfnnce Ia reorgnnixing advance In.
faniry units which had become dlsor.
ranixed during henvy artillery shell.
Ing. Colonel Pike succeeded In locat-
Ing only about 20 men. bur with these
he advanced and when later Joined by
several Infantry pIafoons, rendered In
csfimnble service In establishing our.
posts. encouraging all by HIS cheerful
ness. In spite Of the extreme danger OF
the situation. when shell had
wounded one OF the men IN the out |
post. Colonel Pike Immediately went |
70 his aid. and was severely wounded
himself when another shell burst In
the same pace. While waiting 10 be
brought 10 ihe rear Colonel Pike CON
finnrd In command. still retaining his
iovial manner Of encouragement, dl.
recfing the reorganization until the
position could be held. The entire
was enfrled on under terrific
and the example OF cour-
sge and devotion 10 duty ms set by !
Colonel Pike. established the highest !
standard OF morale and confidence 10 ,
III under his charge. Tho wounds he I
'ceeiscd were the cnnse OF hts death. a
Ills daughter Martha Agnes Pike. lives |
n Dies Molnes. In. /
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JOHN PRATT.
Corporal, Co. L, feoth INFANTRY

Corporal, Co. L, feoth Infantry.
Corporal Pratt was decorated for
conspicuous gnlIantry ia action with
the enemy near Chevenges, France.
November 2. 1913. Corporal Pratt was
on duty as a runner az the headquar-
ters OF the advance battalion when the
position was being heavily sheIled by
the enemy. Seeing two soldiers lying
severely wounded two hundred yards
away In an open field. he crawled out
unuer intense IRE, gave them first aid
treatment and then dragged them. one
az time. back 10 the dressing station.
Ills exceptional bravery enabled the
Two wounded men to secure ImmedL
ate MEDICAL attention and saved their
lives. His home address Is Toledo, O.
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The Tribune de Geneve is Informed
that Grand Admiral Won Tirpitz is
staying at Wildegg. Switzerland. as
the guest of Iieut.-Colonel Willie. son
or the former commander-in-chief of
The Swiss army.
Tirpitz has lost all his fortune His
son Is clerk in a bank at Zurich.
and his daughter is a governess in a
Zurich family.
10 avoid paying the German war
ak OF 1913 Tirpitz invested his money
IN Italian securities. with the result
mat he Is now pennileSs. What a
patriot
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HARRY C. SESSIONS.
Second Lieutenant. Co. I, s7and I'm.
fantry.

Lieut.. Sessions was awarded the
Distinguished Service Cross for un.
usual bravery la action near Busy
faru. France Although he was on
du'y In the rear. Lieut. Sessions Joined
ms battalion aud was directed by his
battalion commander 10 locate open
lnss through the cncmy's wire and at.
tack positions He FASTENED to the
front ana cut large opening through
'ie wire la the face OF terrific machine
KUN nre. Just as his task was com
pleted he was 10 severely wounded
that ne had TO be carried from the
ucld. His gallant act cleared the way
Tor The rush that captured enemy posi-.
tionS.
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Mis- woAo.


Private Void lfcceased) was deco
rated Tor conspicuous gniiansry IN ac.
ton near cheppy. France. September
20. 1918 Private Void rendered mo.t
valiant service In aidlng the advance
OF his company which had been held
Up by machine gun nests. lie advanced
With enc other soidier aud silenced the
cara bringing with lin upon his rs-
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sEnFoap Q. luNsroeo.


S's esmPfnr ~ itlta Infantry.
Corp. Lepxforsi tdceeas~,i) was dec
GRATED for extraordinary herolssu In
sesien n~sr hsliicourt. France. orso
Der T. ipia whea the line Was held
% BY enemy machine qua ARE Corn
Lun~f"rd strapped IA automatic rla.
70 bis shcsidvr and advanced Ia the
fse~ Of osehine gun frc. Firing a. he
wat forward. be killed four Of the
ssvfny before he fell dead. rsddlrsl
Win bullets Thomas Lnnxford. his
frfhsx. lives In Mount yrrnon. Tenn
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There is nothing more idiOtlc than
the smile Of pretty girl-when d.
rected toward some other fellow.
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Authorities differ as TO whether
poker room should be classed as an
ante room or drawing room.
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Tuition viii Be Free.

"She says she's going to give sing
Ing lessons" "She'd have to. No
body'd ever pay her for them"
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Fish Day.

He-By joye, Betty. you look nice
enough TO eat. She-Well. don't forget
this is Friday.-Boston Transcript
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Y.M.C.A.' WORK
FOR ARMY ABROAD
Report of George w. Perkins on
Activities of the 0rgani-
zatlon in Europe.
CRITICISMS WERE NOT lust
arose Usually From Difficulty of Sc
curing Competent Workers and
From Confused Conditions Of
Iransportatien--FaiIures Few,
Practically Unavoidable.

Ne" York, May TN a report mad.
! public today George w. Perkins. chair
man OF The finance committee OF The
h. Z. A. war work committee. tells
OF the results Of his recent lnves,,e..
tion or the work which the Y. NJ q
has done In Europe.
First explaining the difficulty of 80
curing efficient workers and the care
exercised In the selection OF the IL 900
persons who were sent abroad Mr.
Perkins says:
Much has been said about the I'm.
efficiency Of some OF these workers
ana. without doubt, number of thorn
were Inefficient. In any form OF ar.
g"nlzation In civilian life. whether II
be public schools. chain stores or cor
porations, II 90 per cent OF those
originally employed make good. the
result IL regarded as highly satlsfac-
rory III 10 per cent OF the. IL. 229
people operating In France for The
r. VI. G. A. were inefficient IL would
mean that there were l.I22 men and
women who were more or less of n
allure. ! do not believe that any.
hing Ike this number OF people were
unsuccessful; but II under the close
crntlny which the soldiers give these
ielfare workers even per cent OF
nem were failures. II would have put
large amount OF criticism In circula.
ION and the work Of the % per cent
no were successful would be forgot
N 10 the publicity given TO the 5
er cent who were unsuccessful.
THAT the workers ns n whole were
rnve and unselfsh II shown by the
Ict that IA Y. VI. G. A. secretaries
ere killed and 126 others were
Ouudad ,
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When man begins to discuss mat
riniOny with a widow the result In
usually a tie.
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In considerable detail Mr.. Perkins
relates the varied and extraordinarily
extensive activities Of the Y. NJ. G. A.
abroad. including the manufacture Of
much % rs supplies. the establishment
~ many hundreds Of huts. with ath.
letlcs. moving pictures and various
other forms % entertainment: the
management " sightseeing tours eos
soldiers on leave; the immense work
of the educational and religious de-
partments and the distribution ~ read
ms matter. In conclusion Mr.. Perkins
sayx.
THE Y. ~ G. A. undoubtedly made
mistakes. but what Il tried o. DO was
70 respond 20 every call that the army
made on u. II never hcsltated 10
tackle anv bob Il was asked to under.
a he; u dld not sidcStcp any taSk n
was asked to perform
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Why canteen Prices Varied.


The report relates The troubles and
expenses met by the y. NJ. CA. after
u undertook the management OF the
army canteens az tho request of Cen
ernl Pershlng and the confused condl-
lions that made II impossible 10 arrive
NJ an average cost price OF the goods
sold TO the soldiers. II continues:
THE Y. NJ G. A. never solicited
money for the purpose OF giving AWAY
IT, canteen supplies. II the Y. NJ. @. A.
mad given away canteen supplies In
France on the scale OF its sales II
would have spent In this activity alone |.
NJ least ms much money as Its entire
expenditures In France for all Its nc
tlvlties. The constant policy OF the
y NJ O. A. was TO sell canteen sup
piles nj ms nearly cost ms possible. and
to bend every effort. when fighting was
IN progress. 10 furnish the men nj the
front with supplies free OF charge
where II was at all possible to get the
goods TO them.
Some have criticized the Y. NJ.
A. for not giving away more articles.
policy has been not 10 give away gen
rally, but only In special and needy
asses. From June. 1918. 10 April. 1919,
he Y. M. q. A. handled In France
Hone upward OF 2.OOO.OOO.OOO pack.
ges of cigarettes. S2.O0OOOO bars Of
hocolatc. 100000 cans OF smoking &
ohacco 50OoOO0O cigars. GO.O00, 900 1
ans OF Jam. 2o.oo00oo packages OF $
hewlng gum. and 100000 packages o
T candy. These are only few or the o
ems handled, but the size OF these
CURES should convince anyone that n o
ould be financially impossible for the a
. NJ g. A. 10 give It's supplies away al
Furthermore. the army q
PES not favor any such policy. II Sc
links that Il Is far better for the men r.
spend their money on such articles
these than TO spend II In other ~
ays For the most part the men hold .,
q sninc Wow" 10
Nome tri-weekly nugget., 1919-03-14

The Nome Chamber of Commerce has received from the Yale University Press of New Haven. Conn. a compli- mentary copy of q valuable economic work by H. l.. Can't, entitled Industri- al Leadership. for addition to the Chamber of Commerce library. The rules and theories of industrial eco- monies and is of especial value to the business man in the present situation of world affairs. when industry is so greatly disturbed by war conditions The gift is made possible by an ap- propriation derived from the income of d fund established at Yale Univer- sity in memory of lieut. Carl Trum- bell Williams, 3lst Field Artillery. who died in battle May sth last year. The Chamber of Commerce has also been notified by the London distributors of the dispatch to Nome of another val uable work. Sells National Directory of Large Commercial Houses ana Buy CTS C tide, which contains ;lie names and bIsinc-,,, ,'dGre'I of upw.tr', of one hundred thousand firms and business establishments representing every branch of industry in Great Britain and Ireland. The work is the gift of the Business Directories. Limited, of London.
Nome tri-weekly nugget., 1919-03-14
ALLIES GIVE GERMANS
 ANSWER ON SHIP QUESTION

Associated Press Service.
 BRUSSELS, March 1.-The deci- sion of the Allies regarding the turn ing over by Germany of her merchant food supplies was presented to the German delega ton at the resumption today. The Allies are dealing with the German representatives in the at titude of conquerors. The German delegates are not permitted to discuss the Allied response during the meet ings, although allowed to ask questions concerning the meaning of the terms.
Nome tri-weekly nugget., 1919-03-14

yesterday from san Francisco brought the sad news of the recent demise at San Francisco of .Irs Chas. Deinger, wife of former well known Nomeite and the daughter of Capt. o. N. Carl son. one of Nome's earliest pioneers. Mrs Deingers death occurred on New Year day as a result of an attack of influenza. As Hannah Carlson, the deceased was we'll known to all old time residents of the city. She was a lady of genial personality and was extremely popular with all classes and a belle of the younger set at the time of her residence. She was married to Chas Deinger. former well known merchant. whom she met while in Nome. year or two after taking her final departure from the city about 1906
Nome tri-weekly nugget., 1919-03-14

A Food Administration bulletin is sued by District Administrator Chas. Thornton yesterday announces the re- peal of all license regulations of the United States Food Administration covering salt water fishermen in Ala ska. In addition. all Food Administ- ration rules and regulations and re- qurements with respect to procuring a Fisherman's license are rescinded. This means that Alaska fishermen are now free to operate in Alaskan waters without license, in so far as control Or regulation by the United States Food Administration is concerned
Nome tri-weekly nugget., 1919-03-14
CANNOT FINISH PEACE
 TREATY BY MARCH

Associated Press Service.
 PARIS, March 14-Capt. Andre Tardieu of the French Peace delega- tion stated in a press interview today that it is impossible for the Peace Conference to have the peace treaty ready for the signature of the Ger mans by March 20. The draft of the treaty is about three fourths comple- ted. Capt. Tardieu expressed the view that much progress will be made on the treaty during the coming week but there is little prospect that 1t can be finished by the date originally contemplated.
Nome tri-weekly nugget., 1919-03-14

An inquiry regarding the where abouts of long missing father has been received by Lieut.. Kollock of Ft. Davis from Miss Maybelle Coles of 14S East Elizabeth St. Detroit, Mich. age and has not seen her father since a babe in arms. The name of the @, and he is supposed by the writer to be somewhere in Alaska.
Nome tri-weekly nugget., 1919-03-14

The committee in charge of arrange ments for the dance to be given by the Loyal Order of Moose on St fatrick's Day is hard at work and promise one of the most enjoyable affairs of the winter season when the appointed day rolls around. The dance will be open to the public and everyone is invited. Ladies will be admitted free in accord with the prevailing custom and gentle men will be charged the nominal sum of $1 Refreshments in the shape of cake, coffee, ice cream. etc, will be served during the eveninn. Dancing is scheduled to commence at D. m.
 A telegram reaching Lawrence Kerr
Nome tri-weekly nugget., 1919-03-14
BRITISH DESTROYED
 5000 ENEMY PLANES
Associated Press Service

Associated Press Service
 LONDON, March 13-An official announcement says the British air forces during the war shot down eight four hundred British machines were reported as missing up to the time the armistice was signed. At the close of the war, England was producing four thousand airplanes a month and pos- sessed two hundred air squadrons in active service.
Nome tri-weekly nugget., 1919-03-14
CHINA CONTINUING pEPoR.
 .. PATTON ENEMY SUBJECTS

Associated Press Service.
 SHANGHAI March 1.-The Chinese government is continuing the expul- sion of subjects of the enemy nations ionals have been deported Three steamers carrying a total of seventeen left this port for Rotterdam today
Nome tri-weekly nugget., 1919-03-14
RECOMMENDS INTERNATIONAL
 LABOR CONFERENCE

Associated Press Service.
 PARIS, March 13-(Associated Press Exclusive Dispatch The Labor Commission of the Inter-Allied Peace Conference has recommended that the first meeting of the International Labor Conference be held in Wash ington some time during the month of October of the present year if the United States government will consent to convene it.
Nome tri-weekly nugget., 1919-03-14

Amid d storm of cheers which near ly raised the roofs along Front Street, the first batch of troops discharged from service under recent orders reaching the post authorities, blew in- to town yesterday morning. The boys made the welkin ring in their passage up the main stem behind one were included in the bunch and every individual apparently eXerted his sounds to tell how glad he was at be- in released from service.
Nome tri-weekly nugget., 1919-03-14
WILL RETAIN MANY FLYING FIELDS AS PERMAN-
 ENT FIXTURES

Associated Press Service.
 WASHINGTON, March 13-Act- ing Secretary of War Cromwell an- nounced today that sixteen flying fielGs and three bcloon fields will be retained by the government as n part of the permanent military estahlish- nlent.
 The department has also decided to store up hundreds of elementary and advanced training planes for fut- ure use in aerial instruction.
Nome tri-weekly nugget., 1919-03-14
BAKER AND MARCH
 REACH DENVER

Associated Press Service
 DENVER, March 13-War Secre- tary Baker and Chief of Staff General March arrived in Denver today on their tour of the Western army camps and will reach Tacoma Saturday. The officials will proceed at once to Camp Lewis to inspect the troops now awaiting demobilixation.