I'AUIS. .Ian. I Reims hmem, and
P~v« led lor .be
the first American trooi . ,
. . . >s stationed
for training in the first I . ,
1 me trenches
by the American army and navy
I™"* Men’S (™stia" Association,
Th s work began in a co w shed in a
V VilIage -1URt behi" d the front
lines under the directio „ . n
n of Ira L).
hhav. a fornreT Columb
, vr.uuiu ta university
football player. The e
. ‘ e quipment to
begin with consisted onl
y of a small
supply of chocolate, ci; garettes and
matches, which were pas, ;ed ^ tfl thf
men as they passed the ... ...
, hut on their
way ‘up the fine.”
Later the cow shed w; , .
.. is abandoned
Tor a large "habitable ;
„ , ..... room with a
splendid open fire place
... The associ
ation headquarters in „ ■ ,
Paris largely
augmented the supply of ,
. . y refreshments
and provided magazine, ...
s. writing pa
per and a talking machi , . ,
ue. which was
on active service” for
... . early morning
until late at night. „ ,
Each evening
groups of tired, -wet A ...
merman infan
trymen and their Frenc
h comrades-in
arms flocked to the roc , ...
>m for a bit ol
entertainment. The b . . . ..
arkmg of the
75 8 ll8ed by the Arne
, 'ricans as the
shells started for the
, German line,
could be heard plain , ....
ly within the
hut. Nearby were dug . . ,
e outs for shelt
er when the German s , .. .
hells came tor
close for comfort.
r1"..
I NONE TOO OLD TO SERVE FRANCE ^
That service to one's country recognizes no age limit Is evident from
this photograph showing Frenchmen too old to tight constructing trenches mu'
dugnjts behind (lie battle lines. Knelt titan, a volunteer, hits released .
younger man for duty at the front. Many of these men served France In Isp
i-:
Not many kilometers from this ad
vance hut was another that original
ly was a French barracks. It was
1 gladly turned over to the American
l
association which served there both
French and American soldiers. It
had a canteen, games, writing mater
ial and two coal fires which were
kept supplied by French soldiers.
The Y. M. O. A. secretaries did not
: confine their work to the huts but
went almost to the front trenches
i
with newspapers, magazines, tobacco
and other supplies.
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PEA FIELD CROP
NETTED OVER $300,000
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SPOKANE, Jan. 4—The value of
the field pea crop of this country,
grown primarily for the purpose of
building up the soil, instead of sum
mer fallow, was $300,000, County Farm
Expert J. R. Shinn estimates in his
annual report, just completed. The
yield averaged nine bushels to the
acre, he says, but although the crop
was light, he believes more farmers
than ever will plant peas next season.1
Many hogs were fattened on the
shattered peas that could not be
harvested, Mr. Shinn says.
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NOTICE.
Sealed proposals will be received
until 11 a. m. Jan. 7. 1917 at the of
fice of the Divisional Road Commis
sion for the Third Division of Alas
ka, for the construction of a bridge
across the Nlzina River near Youngs
Creek as provided for in the Session
Laws of Alaska, Capter 50, If. B. No.
17. Said Bridge to be a pile bridge of
416 bents.' 6225 feet to be the total
length. Proposals must be made out
In triplicate and accompanied by a
bond signed by two sureties for the
full amount of the bid, said bond to
be of full force only in case the con
tract is awarded to the bidder. Bid
ders will bid for the whole of the
bridge and will also make a separate;
nid per lineal foot for the bridge be
ginning at station 0-5, up to the
amount of $24,000.
The above work must be performed
according to the specifications and
conditions on file at the office of the
Divisional Road Commission at Val
dez, Alaska, and at the office of the
Alaska Transfer Co., Cordova, the
( hitina Hotel, Chitina; and the post
otlice at McCarthy, Alaska, where a
copy of the same with, form of con
tract may be seen, and proposal forms
obtained.
bidder, enclosed in a plain, sealed
Proposals must be signed by the
envelope and addressed to the Divis
ional Road Commission, Valdez, Al
aska, tind be plainly marked “Pro
posals for the Construction of the
Nizina Bridge.”
The right is hereby reserved to re
ject any and all bids.
JAMES E. WILSON,
Chairman Divisional Road Com.
Third District, Territory of Alaska
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In order to comply with the eight hour law ef
fective January 1st, 1918, We will
observe the following hours:
WEEK DAYS 8 A. M. 6 to P. M.
SATURDAYS 8 A. M. to 8 P. M.
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