GERMANS AWED
BY LIGHTNING
AT STRASBURG
STRASSBURG, Aug. 21 (by mail).
—It has become known only recently
that the huge statue of Germania,
which stands in the public square
here, commemorating the victory of
the Prussians In 1870 and the founda
tion of the empire of the Hohenzol
lerns, was shattered by lightning in
August, 1918, when the allied armies
were driving the Germans before
them all along the western front. The
stroke of lightning, now regarded as
symbolic of the approaching fate of
the German armies, caused conster
nation among the superstitious Ger
mans, and their authorities here de
creed that absolute silence be kept
regarding it. No one was allowed to
see the monument thereafter except
workmen who were at once employed
to repair it.
The lightning struck the sword
which “Germania” brandishes toward
heaven. The imperial eagle was
damaged and the angel of war, which
stands at the foot of the statue, was
wrecked. Despite the repairs, traces
of the effect of the thunderbolt still
are visible.
ENGLISHPROFITEERS
FEEL WEIGHT OF LAW
LONDON, Aug. 15 (by mail).—To
the present 336 profiteers have been
convicted by the Stepheny food com
mittee and have paid fines amounting
to $20,000, while four have served
terms in prison. The newspapers in
sist that more prison sentences are
needed to bring the high price traders
to their senses.
ENGLISH COPPER COINS
MYSTERIOUSLY DISAPPEAR
LONDON, Aug. 25 (by mail).—
“Rationing” by London bankers of
pennies and halfpennies is expected
to end with the vacation period, as
the mint is working steadily. The
scarcity of copper coins is a puzzle
to mint officials. Most of them
probably have been distributed in
France. The farthing vanished long
ago.
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Electric irons, 3 pounds to 6%
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IN QUEEN CITY
MAY BE USED
SEATTLE, Wash., Sept. 23 (by As
sociated Press).—King Albert of Bel
gium may yet occupy a beautiful
home here built especially for him by
Samuel Hill, Seattle railroad man,
when, as crown prince of Belgium,
Albert planned to visit Seattle dur
ing the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific exposi
tion here in 1909.
For ten years the big house has
been standing ready to receive its
royal guest, for Albert changed his
plans and did not come to Seattle
during the fair. Now Albert, as king
of Belgium, with Queen Elizabeth,
has started on his visit to the United
States. He may come to Seattle.
Mr. Hill, a personal friend of King
Albert, went to Europe recently and,
as guest of the ruler, visited the
Belgian battle lines.
“King Albert’s house,” as the place
is generally known here, stands in a
fashionable residential section of the
city, overlooking a portion of Puget
sound. The house was built along
lines of Belgian design and was dec
orated as houses are decorated in
Albert’s native land.
HOPELESS HUMAN BEINGS
WANDER ABOUT POLAND
WARSAW, Aug. 14 (Correspon
dence of Associated Press).—All
through the quiet portions of Poland
are to be seen long trains of freight
cars filled with the displaced popu
lation of the troubled regions. They
are the human flotsam from Russia,
homeless some of them for years and
in many cases hundreds of miles
from their homes.
On the grass and weed-grown sid
ings these long trains dot the country
side. Scanty and ragged washing
flies from the nearby bushes and on
improvised stoves or open fires on
boxes of sand they cook such meager
food as foraging or charity either of
the villages or government gives
them. Generally they are wretched
ly clothed, the children often being
half naked.
Many of these refugees are trying
to get back to their homes in the
freed regions, but many more are
simply “milling” about aimlessly,
having long ago abandoned hope. |
Now and then a locomotive will drag
them slowly somewhere, so these
floating and pitiable people drift
about Poland and face the rigors of
nearing winter.
HUNS MAKE NO EFFORT
TO BREAK UP ARMS
WITH THE AMERICAN FORCES
IN GERMANY, Aug. 22 (Correpon
dence of Associated Press).—How to
dispose of war material worth many
millions of marks is a problem con
fronting German military authorities.
Press reports from various parts of
Germany indicate that great masses
of guns and other war material are
rusting on old drill grounds or are
being sold for junk.
Illustrated papers recently pub
lished a photograph of an enormous
stack of shell-damaged cannon which
were to be broken up in Westphalia
for the metal. Newspapers say that
GOOD EATS DINING ROOM
The Arctic Boarding House, next
door to the Times office, has been
purchased by Mrs. Florence Wood
ward and Mrs. Hanna E. McCrary.
yThe name has ben changed to the
“Good Eats.” The home of “homey”
home cooking. Meal hours—Break
7 to 9; lunch 12 to 2; supper 5:30 to
7:30. !■
on the old aitillery drill ground at
Oldenburg there are more than one
thousand wagons and guns in various
stages of wreck, awaiting purchasers.
Some of rhe editors have been de
manding that something be done at
once to get old baggage wagons and
other former war vehicles into the
hands of the farmers who are much in
need of wagons.
Article 169 of the peace treaty
states that “within two months of the
coming into force of the present
treaty German arms, ammunitions
and war materials, including anti-air
craft material, existing in Germany
in excess of the quantities allowed,
must be surrendered to the govern
ments of the principal allied and as
sociated powers, to be destroyed or
rendered useless.”
German newspapers say that vast
stocks of wagons, field ranges and
guns and other material are stored
at military posts throughout the
country and that the German officials
are making no effort to dispose of
them.
MODERN MACHINERY
IN ENGLISH COAL MINES
MANCHESTER, Eng., Aug 25 thy
mail).—The repeated statement by
trade authorities that the pre emin
ence of the United States in the coal
trade of the world is due tc mining
machinery has awakenel the coal op
erators and miners of the Manchester
and Bolton districts. Electrical and
compressed air coal-cutting machin
ery, called “iron men” by the miners,
is being introduced very generally,
One big plant recently installed an
elaborate power plant in connection
with the innovation.
No one should be without an elec
tric plate, especially the kind with 3
different heats. Northwestern Hard
ware Company.
SUMMONS
In the District Court for the Territory
of Alaska, Third Division. Torger
Asbjorson plaintiff vs. Caroline
Asbjornson, defendant. No. C-176.
The President of the United States of
America, Greeting to the above
named defendant:
You are hereby required to appear
in the District Court for the Terri
tory of Alaska, Third Division, within
thirty days after the completion of
the publication of this summons, to
wit, within thirty days after the 25th
day of October, 1919, and answer the
complaint of the above-named plain
tiff in the above-entitled action,
wherein said plaintiff prays that he
be given an absolute decree of di
vorce from you forever dissolving
the bonds of matrimony heretofore
existing between you and said plain
tiff.
And unless you so appear and
answer the plaintiff will take judg
ment against you for want thereof
and will apply to the court for the
relief demanded in his said complaint
as hereinabove set out.
The date of the order for service by
publication herein is September 3,
1919, and such order was duly made
and entered and tiled herein o.i said
date.
The date of the first publication of
this summons is September 13, 1919,
and the date of its last publication is
October 25, 1919.
WITNESS, The Honorable Charles
E. Bunnell, Judge of said court, and
the seal of said court, on this 3rd
day of September, 1919.
(Court Seal) ARTHUR LANG,
Clerk of th3 District Couit for the
Territory of Alaska, Third Division.
By JOHN B. MILLER,
Deputy*
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