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The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-01-27
FEARED
 ALLIES WOULD
 ElllER IN GAME
(The Associated ?ress)

PARIS, Jan. 20-Some details as to what caused the split between Len inc and Trotsky has recently come to hand of the premier and his cabinet It is reported that Lenine submitted to the executives of the Russian soviet the proposition of sur rendering to the allies to prevent them from taking part in the trou. ble, which would ultimately result in the defeat of the Bolsheviki The matter was put to vote and tho Lenine measure was defeated by onl. twelve votes out of two hundred cast cabinet. It is reported that Lenine angered Trotsky, who ordered that Lenine should be thrown into prison as he was a pro-ally and dangerous to the welfare of the undertaking. Lenine was advised of the order O. arrest and fled from the city with tn aid of friends, finally arriving at a place in Portugal
 The Bolsheviki army at tte prescE- time numbers three hundred thou, sand men, well armed and well equip ped otherwise. All of the office and men are receiving high pay an- it is doubtful if any of them would desert the Bolsheviki standard.
 Those in this city who are ;n touch with the conditions existing in Russia believe that revolt on the part of the unarmod masses would result disastrously and uni. such time as the situation comes under an immediate action of the al- lies Russia will remain in control oi the Reds.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-01-27
DAYLIGHT TRIP
 IS BEING MADE

Daylight trips between Fairbanks and Nenana are now an assured fact. the Burgess-Karstens auto line demonstrating that it can be done by their method of transportation.
 The auto in charge of Harry Kar stems arrived in town yesterday after noon from the railroad town with six passengers. Roy Blair, Alex Sim son, Herman Maine. George Tree and two others. The down trip was made the other day in slightly less than four hours. the up trip. owing to the big load of passengers. re- quired about six hours.
 The auto will leave this morning with three passengers and the driver expects to make good time.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-01-27
FAY0RS
 A WITHDRAWAL.
tThe Associated Press)

T flC 1f'7'5ONrtreNu T T N''''7
 WASHINGTON, Jan. 22.--Spcaker Champ Clark declared durins house debate today that ne favored tie withdrawal of every American sol dier now stationed in Europe and Russia.
 The speaker contended that the United States had practically poth- ing to do with the issues inv1lved and when victory Was achieved there would be nothing to which the Unite d States could lay claim to as its rGrt in securing a peace.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-01-27

 IN HARD LUCK

From the latest advices to be re. ceived concerning the doingc of Fair
 banksans who went to war. the latest
 word comes from Abe McCord. who wired to friends here yesterday that he was out of the service and much desired to come north but financial and other conditions prevented him doing so.
 The friend in need wired the neces-
 sary funds to the relief of the dis tressed Abe and his name may ap- pear on the passenger list of one of the first northbound boats leaving Seattle. Many are trying to figure out how he dissipated his emoluments for services rendered to the govern. ment and also his travel pay. Abe always could spend to good advan- tage.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-01-27
GEORGE TREE IS
 FEDERAL GUEST

George Tree, one-time chief dog catcher of Fairbanks and Nenana. arrived yesterday from Nepann in custody of a special officer to dwell for the next six months in tho federal hotel as the guest of the marshal for an assault committed at Nenana on native boy. In addition to the sentence of six months imposed he will also serve out a fine of $500 at the rate of two dollars a day. In fulfilling his obligation he will pass away IA months of his time thinking 1t over.
 Tree was hailed before Con.mis. sioner Mcdonald at Nenana to an. swer to the charge and pleaded guilty. Sentence was immediately passed upon hin as above noted.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-01-27
NEW CABINET FOR STREAMS
(Thn Associated PreSs)

sALONIKI, Jan. 2O.-Nikolai Pach- itch, Serbian premier, has resigned his office and with him were a num- Der of the members of the cabinet. The reasons assigned for the resig- nations are that the present policies of Serbia do not meet with the ap- proval of the outgoing members.
 Alexander, prince regent has re- qucsted Stoyan Protitch, minister of finance of the Pachitch cabinet, to reorganize the cabinet with himself as it's head. The new premier is heartily in accord with the policies of the Sel bian government and vii. construct his cabinet among his fol lowers.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-01-27
TRANSACTION IN
 MINING GROUND

By deal recently consummated John Young acquired the holdings of Al Goodwin in the claim known as five below. Big Eldorado. and will in the future conduct the mining operations on this claim alone.
 The property is in a promising 10. cality and much is expected as the claims adjoining are known to be pro. ducers. Goodwin will still devote himself 10 the mining game of the interior. his speciality being quartz, of which class of claims he has a number.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-01-27
NEW OFFICERS
 WERE ELECTED

The board of directors of the Tana. na club met in executive session last evening for the purpose of electing the officers of the club for the en. suing year. The choice of the di- rectors follows:
 Presidant-A. R. Heilig.
 Vice-President-J.A A. Clark.
 Secretary-E. H. Mack.
 Treasurer-Ralph T. Kubon.
 The new officers will assume their duties on the expiration of the terms of the present holders.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-01-27
TO SECRECATE
 AERIAL FORCES;
(The Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22.~ Senator George E. Chamberlain, of Oregon, chairman of the senate committed on military affairs. advocates the seg- regation of the aviation service from the regular army service and that is be maintained as separate arm c, the service under the direction of a member of the cabinet
 In his statement the senator set forth that the wars of the future will depend to a gr,at extent On the air forces, that branch proving to be a decisive factor ir the recent war.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-01-27
NOTHING LEFT
 OF OLD VENTURE
 COMMUNICATION

WHITEHORSE, Y. T.-Here and there along the basin to the Yukon river are a few crumbling poles, be- lieved to be about the onfy remain ing crumbling visible remnants of a great futile project launched by the Western Union Telegraph Co.,, over half a century ago to connect New York and London with a telegraph line across Alaska. the Boring Straits and Siberia.
 When the project was launched in 1863 the first of the Atlantic cables had been laid but Lad not proved much of a success Before the tele. graph enterprise got we'll under way, however, another cable had been laid across the ocean and had worked satisfactorily. So the telegraph line plan was dropped after it has been said, it cost about $3,O00,00O and several lives and much time had been wasted upon it.
 Thousands of miles of the route selected for the telegraph line lay thru country which at that time was wholly unexplored. It was planned to build the line north from San Francisco. across British Colum- bia and down the Yukon river basin of Alaska to a point on the Boring Straits, Here it was to cross on buoys or anchored boats and connect with line to be built eastwald d from Petrograd, then St. Petersburg, by the Russian government.
 The task got but a little way be- yond tie surveying and experimental stage. Climatic conditions were studied, experimental lines were built in Alaska and Siberia and surveys made on both continents. It has oeln said that the trans Siberian railroad, when it was built later, fol lowed many of the survey lines set out by the American telegraph corps.
 Members of the survey parties sent north suffered many hardsiips. One of the leaders, Robert Kennicott, head of the scientific corps, died at Nulato, Alaska, from exposure. An other member, George Keeran, who made many surveys for the line in Siberia, later became well known as a traveller and lecturer. William D. Hall, who succeeded Kennicott as head of the corps, wrote book of his finding Lake Lebarge. widen ing of the Yukon river between here and Dawson, which was named after Michael Lebarge, a member of the expedition.
 Although the telegraph survey par ties did not accomplish what they set out to do, they did, by their findings. add much to the knowledge the out side world then had of Alaska. One point they definitely settled was that the Yukon river, as described by the trappers of the Hudson's Bay Com pany, was the same river that the Russians spoke of as the Kwipak.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-01-27
FEN FRANCS S All. REQUIRED
 TO BE CITIZEN
(The Associated Press)

BERNIE, Jan. 20 O-According to ar article appearing in the Tageblat Rosa Luxemburg, the dead Siartacan leader, gained her citizenship in Germany after Ter expulsion iron Russia by paying a German suajec ten francs to marry her.
 A short time after her marriage she left her husband and started hcl work of agitating against the go. ernmont, her death ending such ac iivities.
 Her rusband had gone to Switze land to reside, fearing the W, ath of the Germans, and he was late" OK pelled from that country as ar un desirable citizen.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-01-27
MADE
 STEAL BALLOTS
(The Associated Press)

LONDON. Jan. 2O.--Copenhagen despatches states that rioting has again broken out in Berlin, led by the Spartacan faction.
 An attempt was made by the Spar. tacans to seize the ballot boxes of the election held Sunday In this they were frustrated by the govern ment troops and civil guards. who anticipated such a movement. Tho Spartacans had several automobiles in readiness to spirit the boxes away should they gain possession of them, but owing to the vigilance of the guards all they secured for thei trouble was a few wounded members of the revolutlonists.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-01-27
AVIATOR MADE
 A QUICK TRIP
(The A orta i Prrsf)


 LONDON, Jan. 70 Lii utcnant Ed monds, of tn British iaion corps, has made the H.. official flight across the English channel to Paris, returning to this city today.
 The time occupied in going to Paris was one hour and forty minutes. The return trip, made last Friday, requir- cd twenty minutes longer owing to a strong wind. With the establishing of these time flights the distance be. tween the two cities has been reduc- ed to matter of hours instead o days. It is likely that the two.pas- senger planes will be put into ser. vice some time during the middle of 'e week.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-01-27
VIElQF' A T22IT's1S
 AM IJLT.E!!!ATUa
(The Associated PrcsS)

t
 PARIS, Jan. 20-The Austrian gov ernment has issued an ultimatum to former emperor Charles tat he must eitter cease his activities among the loyalists or else leave the city
 The former emperor has been very active in circulating monarchistic propaganda and its effect is being felt. It is generally known by the government officials that Charles ha declared that he still reserves his personal rights to the throre. His hcnchmen are trying to create fol lowing for him. Unless his agita tions cease he will be eXiled from the country by the present government
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-01-27
BOLS DEFEATED
 BY ESTH0NlANS
(The Associated PreSSJ

LONDON, Jan. 21.-Advices of re newed activity in Esthonia were re ceived in this city yesterday. The despatches covered the battle be- tween the Bolsheviki and the Esthon ian forces, in which the latter eme4 g. ed victorious.
 Besides administering defeat t. the Bolsheviki the victors took th> city of Narva, which has been helu by the revolutionists for many days and also captured over a lhouaan- prisoners.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-01-27
JUNEAU MAN RENOMINATED
(The Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22-President Wilson today nominated James A. Smiser as district attorney for the first judicial division of Alaska.
 This Is the second term of the dis trict attorney, he receiving his previ. ous appointment on January 30, 1915. At the expiration of his present term he will continue in office. The nomi. nation was made at this date to fore. stall vacancy.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-01-27

former Prohibition Commissioner Findlay will be given his liberty. The commissioner was called upon to give some testimony regarding the operations of the alleged whiskey ring but refused to testify. He was held in contempt of court and given jail sentence.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-01-27
ALASKAN WILL
 RECEIVE CROSS
(The Associated Press)

SAN DIEGO, Jan. 21.-Major Ken neth Marr, of San Francisco, was today officially notified that he had been designated as being eligible tt receive the distinguished service cross for his valor in Europe.
 Major Marr was attached to tho aviation corps and is registered as one of Americas aces, pelng credittL ( with ten German aeroplanes.
 Previous to his coming to Cali fornia to live Major Marr followed the mining game at Nome, Alaska.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-01-27
EVANGELIST IN
 WRONG CALLING
(The Associated PreSS)

NA hC <AooOSAotS0 A ASo5<
 SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 2l.--Rev- erend Joshua Sykes, an aged evange list, has been sentenced to serve Is months in San Quentin prison for his activities in obstructing the war pro gram. He was recently tried and coL,icted of the charge. The judge in passing sentence. stated that he had consideration for the prisoners age, otherwise a longer sentence might have been imposed.
 At the same time that the aged reverend was sentenced three men calling themselves apostles of the Church of the Living God were sell tenced to year and day for the same offense.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-01-27
MOOSE HELD GOOD MEET
 LAST EVENING AT HALL

The Loyal Order of Moose held their regular meeting at their hall last evening. From all accounts a good time was enjoyed and large attendance noted.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-01-27
SOUTH AMERICAN STRIKE
 MAY CONTINUE FOR WHILE

BUENOS AIRES, Jan. 20.-The strike of the port workers is far from being settled, no apparent so.u. tion being In sight unless 1t Is a concession on the part of the ship ping men to grant the demands of the strikers. Eleven British steam. CTS are held up at this port pending a settlement of the strike.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-01-27
DECISION WILL RELEASE JUDGE
(The Associated Press)

VANCOUVER, Jan. 22.--CEief Jus. tice Hunter today rendered decision regarding the standing of the royal commission appointed to investigate the alleged illegal liquor traffic. In tho opinion Of the justice the ap- pointment of the commission was un. lawful, as it violated the fundamental principles of criminal procedure.
 By the decision of Justice Hunter
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-01-27
APPROVAL HAS
 BEEN RECEIVED
(Tne Associated PresS)

V1HO <koo0CzueCU 1Noo7
 WASHINGTON, Jan. 20-Joseph P Tumulty, secretary to President Will son, has received word from the Pres ident expressing his approval of the proposed memorial meeting in hOnol of Theodore Roosevelt which will be held thruout the nation on February ninth.
 The President also expressed his approval of the joint memorial tha: will be held by congress on the sain. day as the national services are ".eld
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-01-27
AUSTRIA WILL
 CONSIDER WORK
(The Associated Press)

BERNIE, Jan. q Word was re. ceiyed by the members of the labor conference now being held in this city that Austria was considering the proposition of sending two dele gates to attend the meeing.
 It was also stated that Germany would send delegation. Many la. bor problems will have to be set tied at the meeting and the leaders are desirous of having as many na tions as possible present.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-01-27
W0RKINCMEly IN CONTROL BREMEN
(T'he Associated PreSs)

AMSTERDAM, Jan. 22.-Late re- ports from the northwestern part ol Germany indicate that strike of some nature is niprogress, it being some natu,e is in progress, it being of the working element who have seized nearly all of the public build ings.
 Among the places seized are the town hall, telephone office. the banks and two barracks. Machine guns have been place.l in all of the large market places and in many of tie public buildings. The strike seems to be we'll organized and was effected SC quickly that no great disturbance was noted.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-01-27
NAVAL MEN TO
 BE HOME SOON
(The Associated Press)

NIHe A'SOCidtcO tTCSSD
 LONDON. Jan. 21-Franklin Roose. welt. assistant secretary of the navy stated today that he expected with in short time to see the work of taking the enlisted men of the navy to America for mastering out of ser. vice. He fully expected to see three
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-01-27
Choice of Evils,

Why do you let your wife rule the house?" Because if I didn't let ler reign she'd storm"
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-01-27

Following the repulse of the attack several large crowds gathered and started riots among their followers.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-01-27
MERcENARY MEDlCO

Secretary McAdoo, apropos of the free anti-typhoid treatment, said at a Washington luncheon:
 q once heard of a fashionable but mercenary surgeon who was asked by a friend:
 What did you operate on old Laydup for%
 "'For $2,500,' the surgeon answered
 "'No. mo- said his friend I don't mean that. mean what did he have?'
 "'He had $2.500,' said the surgeon D
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-01-27

Joe Abram arrived from Nenans yesterday.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-01-27

Hubby-I never realized you were ,so tall before Wife--I'm suppos d to be. Am l not your better half?
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-04-04

For Herbert Truman did one
day turn up again in Paris. The
door opened one summers morning
and big-bodied, loose-jointed rather
dilapidated Individual shuffled into
the office dressed in a faded green
cutaway coat with two buttons rid
iculously high in the back, and a pair
of gray trousers badly bagged at the
knees. He wore a derby hat, a
bosom shirt without collar and big
shoes in which were Sits to ease
his corns. A weeks growth of very
white stubble was on an over-pink
jowl and he was given to wheeling.
as Jack Purse in? does he
work here now" asked this seedy in
dividual of Myrtle Corey, our little
Marguerite Clark proofreader.
Myrtle was puzzled.
Jack Purse! There's only one
Purse around here and that's a wo-
man, Aunt Mary Purse, who's leav-
ing US today. l don't know whether
her husbands name was Jack or not. !"
II been away for quite a SPELL"
apologized the derelct. "But Mary
Purse was Jack Purses wife re-
member that, well enough. Is Jack
workin' somewheres else?"
"Golly," exclaimed Myrtle, hes
dead. Been dead ever so many
years; long before my time!"
"Dead?' The man repeated it in
a cracked voice. 1t didn't appear
that he quite comprehended There
was an awkward pause.
edo YOU want me to call Aunt
Mary?"
eyes, I'd like to see Mary,
againw
Myrtle went out into the back room
but came back in moment alone.
"The foreman says Aunt Mary
came to work this morning but was
MT feeling well and went hcme,
about an hour ago"
"Went homer"
"Out to the Poor Purse Place or
Cobb HILL"
"The poor Purse place? Did they
used to call it the Wheeler place."
II believe So"
II think l been there. Maybe III
go out. | come back here to sec the
Purses. l used to know 'em years
ago." he said whimsically, somehow
child-like.
He was moving toward the door
when Sam Hold came in. He cast a
curious glance at the visitor. Then
something stirred in Sans memory
Good morning." he declared. at
seems to me | remember your face
but I can't recall your name"
"Truman's my name, . Herbert
Truman! my folks used to own
the Truman Carriage Works years
ago"
Good Lord" cried Sam as he in
ventoried again the poor derelict or
the sea of human life.
He visited with us the balance Of
the forenoon and we learned that he
had spent mich of the intervening
time in Missouri and Kansas. He
kept making constant references to
"my son" so we inferred that he
had been married. But what had be-
come of the wife or boy we couldn't
a very connected story.
quite make out, nor could he tell
"Poor old Herbp declared Sam
passing me in the back room. "Life
has done for him. AS the young
folks say nowadays, he's a little bit
off his nut"
II think" said Herb finally in his
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-04-04
FOR SALE

In good village, twO-stOry
house of IL rooms, finished
in hard wood, furnace heat,
bathroom, set tubs, hot and
cold water Good stable and
Garage Two acres of nice
land. Grocery store con-
nected doing a business OF
$S,OOO.OO last year. Post Of
fee paying $4,000 q year.
Easy terms. q.
Four tenement house in
good repair within two
minutes walk of Y. M. c. A.
and viii pay Il per cent on
investment.
TO RENT-An ideal place
for a Summer and Winter
Boarding House. Is re-
modelled and up to date.
Steam heat, Fire places,
Bath room, Modern plumb
ing, Garage.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-04-04

childish voice, that I'll go out anC
call on a few folks" and he men
toned several names. But we had tt
tell him that the people he had come
to see, with the exception of Mary
Purse, were all moved away, scatter.
ed, or dead.
"There's been quite lot o
changes" he said philosophically
Mibb Henderson?-is she here?"
We looked at him and wondered
if he realized he had once been mar
ried to Mabel and what he had done
to her one night in the far western
city.
mo-" we told him. Harvey Hen
derson died, you remember, Mrs.
Henderson went off with her daugh-
ter and we never knew what became
of her."
"And you don't know where she
is now"
"No. Not the slightest idea"
81 think" he said,-these items
making no impression upon him.. G.
I'll go out and visit Mary Purse. l
used to like Mary Purse. She'll be
glad to see me-"
We brushed him off and knocked
the dents out Of his derby hat and
Sam sent out and bought him col
lar and tie so he could look his best
TO visit Mary. He submitted calmly
to the dolling up and claimed he was
grateful when Sam gave him two
dollars. Then he shuffled out of the
office.
1t must have taken Herb all day
to walk that six miles because it was
almost sunset when he turned finally
into the Purse yard.
Aunt Mary was sitting on the side
porch, just as she had been sitting
one day when Herb had entered the
yard to tell her the home was hers
no longer. She saw the big flabby
hulk with the faded green coat and
the derby hat which had somehow
managed to get the dents backinto it's
crown on the way out, and she took
him for tramp come to beg food.
He approached the steps and stood
there for moment looking around as
though to fix something in his mem
Dry.
"Why," he said in simple surprise,
q must O. walked out. And that
was foolish. l oughter hitched up
Monday Washin'".
Mary started. Her eyesight was
failing her after the long years set.
ting the little type faces. She came
down one step and peered closer in
to his face
"Herbertw she said thickly.
Something in her face, ner voice,
her manner of repeating his name, did
the business. His wandering thoughts
came back. He recognized her in
that moment and he recognized him
self and he looked down at himself
and out around the yard as though as
tonished to find himself there.
II come out to see you, Mary" he
said. "1t's long, long time since
we had a talk"
He sat down opposite her precisely
as he had seated himself one sum-
mer's day in the year before. And
the past all rose up again before both
of them.
"Where have you been all this time,
Herbert?" she asked in voice mel
low with sympathy.
Somewhere, out there!" he
said thickly with wave of his fray
ed arm to the west. "There's been
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-04-04

FOR SALE-No. 1874, 3OO-acre farm
on state road, near neighbors and
school. Good buildings, running
water, 500 cords Of wood and lot of
pulp. Owner unable to work and
will sell for $4,000. Caledonia Real Es-
tate Co. <...