COITIONS IN
GERMANY AS SEEN'
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(By Associated Press)
LONDON. Feb. 1 (by mail).—A1I
England has been stirred by the re
turn of 360 soldier and civilian prison- f
era of war from Ruhleben, Germany,
some of whom are fishermen who were
aurprised by the Germans in the North
sea immediately after the declaration
of war and had therefore been prison
ers almost from the first day of hostili
ties.
It is not because of the stories they
tell, for their lips have been sealed so
far as their own sufferings are con
cerned by order of the government.
The remark of one of the civilians to 1
an old friend who met the party, "We
are fairly all right, but we have all got j
barbed-wire fever,” is said to contain
the whole story. Englishmen know;
what that means and there is nowhere
any desire to reverse the government |
oraer.
Barbed-wire fever is the nervous |
strain that is telling with increasing i
force—-especially in the case of the'
older men, who cannot take so much i
exercise—upon the hundreds of men1
who have spent over three years on
that unhappy race course, says the
Manchester Guardian. They were bit-1
terly disappointed that the attempt of j
the government to abolish Ruhleben
altogether by an exchange, however it j
might advantage the Germans, came |
to nothing, and many of the repatri
ated men are convinced that there may |
be an increase of mental cases if
Ruhleben continues much longer. You
could see the marks of nervous excite
ment on many of the faces, and prob
ably the reaction from being set free
will be felt severely by the men of j
more sensitive minds.
Prom a few of the civilian prison-1
ers something of the condition of af-j
fairs in Germany was learned—illus-j
trations supporting the general im
pression, according to the Daily Tele
graph, “that the war has entirely
changed the conditions of life in the
enemy country, which has ceased alto
gether to display that air of cheerful
prosperity which characterized the
Germany of peace days."
Germany, it w'as said, presented the
appearancS of a country “under a
blight.”
"I was very much struck when trav
eling through the country,” said one
of the men, “with the dead look of
everything. Even in one of the great
towns through which w'e passed there
seemed to be little going on, and the
railway stations were almost entirely
deserted. On the line between Span- ^
dau and Hanover w'e did not see a !
single passenger train, and the goods 1
traffic appeared to be negligible. The
fields W'ere devoid of cattle, and on!
the whole journey I saw' less than a
score of sheep.”
Other men with observant eyes had
come to the conclusion that the fuel
shortage In Germany must be acute,
because, though the weather was bit
terly cold, smoke was rarely to be seen
issuing from chimneys. Another thing
that struck them was the extent to
which women are doing work on the
railways. They were seen acting as
firemen on locomotives and as plate
layers.
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STEPS TO BE MEN
AGAINST SUCKERS
(By Associated Press)
SACRAMENTO, Cal., March 2.—
Major General F, S. Strong, at Camp
Kearney, Linda Vista, Cal., has sug
gested that some means be taken to
frustrate the efforts of persons com
mitted to penal Institutions to obtain
short terms under the indeterminate
sentence law where it may be estab
lished that the offender committed a
crime “solely for the purppse of escap
ing the hazards of a campaign in the
trenches.”
If under the terms of the indetermi
nate sentence law such offenders se
cured their release in a short time.
General Strong wrote Governor Ste
phens, it would be precisely what they
wanted, and in addition it would be
unjust to those who are willing to go
10 the front in their country’s service.
Governor Stephens referred the sug
gestion to the state board of prison dt
' " rectors.
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At this distance it looks as if some ;
of the Berlin editors are having trou- {
foie with their subscribers.
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It pays to advertise in the Times.
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SUNDAY SERVICES
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Preaching services tomorrow at 11
a. m„ “The Power of the Living
Word;” Sabbath school, 12 m , “Jesus
Bringing Peace;” preaching service,
7:30 p. m„ “The Beauty of Service."
The music for the evening service will
be as follows; Prelude (Ries); “i
Must Tell Jesus” (Hoffman); “When
Love Shines In” (Kirkpatrick); offer
tory (Leyback); solo, “Life's Railway
to Heaven” (Tillman). A. J. Cohrs;
piano solo (selected). Miss Anderson;
"Let the Lower Lights Be Burning"
(Bliss); “Send the Light” (Gabriel);
postlude (Mozart). An hour spent in
church will make your life sweeter
and more helpful. We invite strangers,
friends and you to our services in
Eagles’ hall. A. G Shriver. pastor.
EPISCOPAL CHURCH
St. George’s Mission. Red Dragon
Club House.—Matins and holy com
munion tomorrow morning at 11
o’clock; church school at 12 o’clock;
evensong at 4 o’clock.
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BUILDING TRADES UNIONS
STAND BEHIND PRESIDENT
VISALIA, Cal., March 2.—Patriotism
is to be the keynote of the annual con
vention of the California State Build
ing Trades Council which convenes in
Visalia, Monday, March 18, for the
1918 six day session. President P. H.
McCarthy, of San Francisco, is expect
ed to devote almost his entire opening
address to the war situation and the
part labor of California and the entire
country has to play in the struggle
against autocracy.
According to a tentative outline of
the program now in course of prepar
ation the council is expected to un
dertake a series of important discus
sions which may lead to the formula
tion of plans for the better solidifica
tion of the trade council and its many
thousand affiliated members behind
the unreserved prosecution of the war
At its last meeting at Santa Rosa the
state organization went on record
squarely behind the government in
the crisis then existing between the
United States and the central powers
and according to reliable information,
the session may be expected to carry
forward the ideas advanced at that
time.
Between 400 and 500 delegates rep
resenting almost affiliated trade in
California are expected at this meet
ing which, according to information,
will more than likely prove to be one
of the most inspiring and demonstra
tive gatherings the council has exper
ienced in several years due, primarily
to the war situation which leaders
have declared must command the at
tention of every laborer at this hour.
Elaborate preparations are now be
ing made for the entertainment of the
visithig guests in which plans all Tu
lare county is assisting. Several ban
quets for the visitors are in prospect
as well as dancing parties and auto
mobile trips.
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AMSTERDAM. Feb. 2 (by mail).—
The German government has issued an
official decree providing for the "con
solidation” of the brewing industry.
Breweries selected on the principle of
highest efficiency are to take over the
production of others that are to be
shut down, and are to pay the latter
monetary compensation.
The. breweries naturally complain
of this measure, calling attention to
the fact that more than three billion
marks of German capital is invested
in this industry, which thus outranks
even the chemical industrys iron smelt
ing or coal mining. The number of
breweries In. Germany is more than
12,000, closely cbnnected with which
are 330,000 hotels and restaurants,
which employ 800,000 persons.
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LONDON, March 2.—Ronald Storrs,
who succeeds Borton Pasha as gover
nor of Jerusalem, with the rank of
lieutenant-colonel, is a son of the dean
of Rochester. He had a brilliant car
eer in the service of the Egyptian gov
ernment and filled important posts
under Sir. Eldon Gorst and the late
Lord Kitchener. Mr. Storrs is an
authority on oriental literature, and a
member of the commission for the
preservation of Arab monument-i. He
la 37 years old and unmarried.
By Associated Press)
NOME, Alaska, Feb. 18 (by mail).—
Ptarmigan, which for years abounded
in far northwestern Alaska, have sud
denly become decreased In numbers,
and in some localities have disap
peared entirely, according to a letter,
received here from W. B. Van Valin,
who is conducting investigations at
Point Barrow, Alaska, for the Univer
sity of Pennsylvania museum.
Mr. Van Valin questioned the native '
Eskljnos regarding the disappearance '
of the birds. “I asked ‘Long John’
about, the ptarmigan,” the letter said.
“He replied that there used to be many
but now were very few. and added that
last year people reported large num
bers of the birds were found dead in
the snow in the Interior. To my in
quiry as to what killed them he said,
‘Maybe him nose,’ indicating they
smelled something that killed them.
It is. or rather seems quite plausible,
that it was an epidemic of some sort
that greatly reduced their numbers."!
Racial Differences of Natives
Interior Alaska Indians and Eskimos]
of the coast regions do not “mix" at]
all. and long-standing racial differences
make the latter tremble at the sight
of their fellow native countrymen, ac
cording to beliefs generally held here.
The natives, however, give peace of
ficers little trouble.
Recently the sight of nine Indians]
on the Kuk river, near Point Barrow,
up on the northwestern corner of the
continent, stirred up the Eskimos of
that vicinity, Mr. Van Valin reports.
“ ‘Itegee’ is a native word expressing
dread and sudden warning.” Mr. Van
Valin says. “Most of the Indians think
that should they fall into the hands of
the Indians they would receive little
mercy. John Tookloona, an Eskimo,
sighted the nine, and his tale is travel
ing as rapidly as John when he made
his get-away for home and broke the
news of his blood-curdling adventure.”
Barrow Needs School
“Point Barrow lacks one fundamen
tal thing without which it will never
be the village it ought to be, to wit,
an educational institution,” continues
the letter. “The people here are w’or
thy and there is enough raw material
to warrant a good-sized school.
“Point Barrow will always be a vil
lage of considerable size as long as
there are niiy Eskimos left to occopv
it. owing to the fact that it is an idbal
location from which to hunt, trap and
fish.”
Eskimos Donate to Red Cross
Eskimos of White Mountain, a vil
lage near here, recently gave the Red
Cross *100 from a fund they had gath
ered for the purpose of a community
sawmill. T he fund Was raised lk*t
year, but was not enough to purchase
the mill. When the natives were told
of the war and the Red Cross they
held a mooting and decided to with
draw the *100 from their total, in ad
dition contributions of *30 were made
by individuals at the meeting.
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DEMAND CREATED
FOR PINEAPPLES
HONOLULU, T. H., March 2.—May
or J. J. hern of this city is considering
the establishment of a municipal fish
market to compete with private par
ties. The mayor proposes to doaway
with all of the middle men possibEe in
at attempt to put Hawaiian fish' with
in the reach of the poor people of the
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HOW THE HUMBLE llilll
IS TO BE HIE EITIBEE
(By Associated Press)
NOGALES, Ariz., March 2.—Burro
beef is the latest addition to the list
of foods brought to the fore by war
conditions. In the Altar district of the
State of Sonora, Mexico, burros are
now being slaughtered for their food
value. Sonora, while not directly in.
terested In the war, has felt its econ.
omic effects, according to Mexicans af.
filiated with the state government.
The burro of the Altar district I*
said to be worthless as a beast of bur
den, hence his use for food causes n»
loss in other ways. The animals are
slaughtered at a soap plant at Sarae,
where the fat Is reclaimed for use in
soap making, the hides are taken for
lariats and thongs, and the careaswes
are immersed in a garlic bath which
removes any unpalatable flavor. The
meat is then sold to soldiers in Sonora
and Sinaloa, who are said to have pro
n .. ■ un
nounced the "beef” tender, juicy and
excellent.
The demand created by these meth
i)ds, it is said, has thinned the burro
supply so greatly the Mexicans using
any of the little beasts as domestic
animals are compelled to keep them in
fenced enclosures. It Is said that any
of them running at large are soon
hunted down and taken to' the slaugh
ter pens.
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PATRIOTIC IMPULSE
OF NEW VENDORS
SEATTLE, March 2.—Memners of
the Seattle Newsboys’ Protective As
sociation will not sell any publication
that is pro-German or anti-American
during the period of the war, and will
refuse to sell Industrial Workers of
the World publications, according to a
recent agreement.
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For sale at a bargain. Walker’s Inn
at Alaganlc. For term* apply to Cor
dova Abstract & Realty Co., Adams
Building.
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Commercial printing at Times office
CITATION.
In United States Commissioner's Court
in and for Cordova Precinct, Terri
tory of Alaska, in Probate. In the
Matter of the Guardianship of Gust
Lindquist, an Incompetent,
above named incompetent; and to
whomever it may concern:
A petition having been filed In the
above named court in which it is al
leged that the disability through which
the above named Gust Lindquist has
been heretofore adjudged to be
an incompetent person, has been
removed and alleging that there
is no further necessity of a guardian
in the said matter and praying that
said guardian render his final account
and be relieved of further duties here
To H. A. Slater, Guardian or the
in.
By order of this court, you are here
by required to be and appear in the
office of the United States commis
sioner and ex-officio probate judge of
Cordova Precinct, Territory of Alaska,
on the 9th day of March, 1918, at the
hour of 10 a. m. on said day to show
cause, if any there be. why the prayer
of said petition should not be granted
Witness my hand and seal at Cor
dova, Alaska, the 5th day of February
1918.
EDWARD F. HiEDLEY
United States Commissioner and ex
officio Probate Judge.
NOTICE OF HEARING ON FINAL
ACCOUNT.
In United States Comnalssloner’s Court
In and fgr Cordova Precinct, Terri
tory of Alaska, In Probate. In the
matter of the estate of A. B, Cooper,
deceased. ;
In accordance with the order of the
above named probate court issued on
the 31st day of January, 1918, notice is
hereby given that the undersigned ad
ministrator has filed his final account,
asking that the same be allowed and
approved and that the probate judge
of the above named court has set the
4th day of April, 1918, as the day for
a hearing on said final account, on
which day in the office of the above
named probate court in Cordova, Alas
ka, at the hour of 3 p. m. any person
interested may appear and file ob
jections in writing, to said final ac
count and the allowance of the same.
Dated at Cordova, Alaska, the 31st
day of January, 1918.
W. J. SHEPARD,
Administrator of the Estate of A. B.
Cooper, Deceased.
First Publication Jan. 31, 1918.
Last Publication Feb. 28, 1918.
FRFNfiw SUPPLY DEPOT IN THE MEUSE SECTOR ;
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A supply depot behind the French lines In the Meuse sector, it is ctumecteti o> teiepmme »uu ...
ut the front, anti when emergency supplies are needed they are rushed from this depsd t>y means of auto trucks.
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Will You Lend
Your Country
25 Cents?
If that’s all you can spare, today, to help Uncle Sam win the
war.
There’s a way for you to give it, today, so that Uncle Sam will
get IMMEDIATE USE of it
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At the post office or local banks, buy a Thrift Stamp for 26
cents. With it you will get a Thrift Card, with spaces on
which to paste 16 Thrift Stamps,
When your card is filled with Stamps ($4.00 worth), you can
exchange it, with a few cents in cash, for a War Savings
Stamp, which bears interest, and will increase steadily in
value. On Jan. 1, 1923, Uncle Sam will pay you $5 in cash
for it.
Every War Saving Stamp is an interest-bearing government
Every War Savings Stamp is an interest-bearing government
of a War Savings Stamp.
Help Uncle Sam