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Carrying U. S. Mail*
ForCHITINA and WAY POINTS
Every Tuesday Morning
Special Auto for parties of four
or more any time.
C. Ha-ry Woodward, agent
Fairbanks
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POOL ROOM
UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT
EVERYTHING NEW
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AMERICAN WPS
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^ With the American Army in
France.—Though the American ■
troops have repeatedly made them-.
selves extremely popular by their
open-handed generosity to the nat
ives among whom they happen to
be quartered, it has remained for j
an artillery regiment to distinguish
itself escpecially in this respect.
^ The unit was quartered for some
time in a little French town behind
the front, and on the first evening
found, almost dying from hunger,
an eight-year-old-boy whose mother
had been killed atVerdun. The boy
had wandered aimlessly about until
he reached this town.
He was unanimously adopted by
the regiment, fed to a satiety and
made the mascot and idol of the
men. The time came, however, very
recently, when the artillerymen had
to leave for front service. To take
the boy with them was out of the
question. He had been given the
nickname of “Pat” and they had
grown so attached to him that they
felt something must be done to as
sure his future.
So the men raised 2,000 francs
with which “Pat” is to be cared for
in a home and given at least a rudi
mentary education. They have
gone on to the front, possibly never
will see the little town again; but
the town, and “Pat” will not soon
forget them.
NORWAY LIVING COSTS
SHOW STEADY INCREASE
CHRISTIANIA—According to the
latest official returns, the cost of
1 living in Norway, calculated on
! statistics from 17 towns and cities,
shows an increase of 137 per cent,
as compared with 92 per cent in
Sweden and 66 per cent in Den
mark. Prices are still rising, but
more slowly than for some time
I past, according to the official state
ment.
The potato is a good soldier.
Eat it, uniform and all.
through the
AL\SK\ PUBLICITY
BUREAU
Juneau Alaska.
If you want to either hire or be
hired, let us hear from you.
Employers will please state nature
of positions vacant and
wages paid.
Those desiring positions will give
qualifications and nature of
work wanted.
E. J. WHITE,
Chief of Bureau.
By order of the Governor.
Wasted materials belong to no
one, but might belong to all.
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Buy them
NOW!
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VAR SAVINGS STAMPS
ISSUED BY THE
UNITED STATES
GOVERNMENT
ITALIAN MONEY
IS LOWERED IN
VALUED WAR
ROME.—The continued depre
ciation of Italian money in foreign
markets, despite the establishment
by the government of the National
Institute of Exchange early this year
for the purpose of reducing specu
lation in lire, has led to the pro
posal that Italy’s allies help her
by arbitrarily fixing the rate of
exchange, as it is claimed was done
with France.
As Italy must import large quan
tities of war materials in order to
keep in the fight and as she must
pay not only high current price?
but $1.80 of her money for every
dollar of material she buys it
pointed out that she >s carrying
more than her share of the war
burden.
Since the establishment of the
control by the government of the
exchange, the price a dollar brings
in Italy has increased from 8.70 lire
to 9.00; 5 lire being par value be
fore the war. The government also
, forbade the buying outside of Italy
[ of drygoods and like articles by
private companies, and since then
the price of all such necessities in
Italy has increased far beyond the
proportions of the exchange. A
yard of wool cloth that sold a year
ago for 20 lire is now priced at
60 or more lire, if it may be had
at that price. The price of lood
produced in Italy has also increased
to meet these advances. Vegetables
are almost as dear as meat, and
meat that sold a year ago for 3
lire the pound, now sells for 7 lire.
The whole question of the ex
change value of Italian money has
been discussed by a series of articles
from businessmen in the Popolo
Romana, attempting to locate the
causes of the depreciation of Italian
money with the purpose of finding
a remedy. In these articles it is
agreed that the depreciation has not
been caused by the increased issues
of paper mony since the war. it
is argued that English and French
paper money, as related to the gold
reserve of these nations, has been
issued in greater proportions than
that of Italy, which has between
25 and 30 per cent gold reserve.
Germany, it is stated, has but
14 per cent of gold as compared
to her paper issues, her gold reserve
being this high because of her ina
bility to buy abroad.
Yet Italy’s money has a far lower
buying value than the money of
those countries. In Switzerland it
takes 215 lire to buy 100 francs.
It is further argued that Italy’s
large balance of imports over her
exports does not explain her diffi
culties, as in both France and Eng
land the same disproportion exists.
* It is asserted that if Italy, before
she went to war, had made a bar
gain with her allies regarding her
exchange she would not now be at
such a tremendous economic dis
advantage, and it is concluded that
such an arrangement ought to be
made at once.
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NET AMOUNT DERIVED
AT CARD TOURNAMENT
TOTALS HANDSOME SUM
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The net amount earned for the
benefit of the Red Cross Yarn fund
at the series of card games held
recently is $236.90, and the ladies
of the Nenana branch of the local
Red Cross, who gave the series of
card parties and who worked very
hard to make it a success, are to
be heartily congratulated at the re
sult obtained.
I The series of games, which in
cluded pan, hearts, auction bridge
and 500, were played at the
Adams building on A street, on four
different occasions, with an inter
I val of about a week or so between
games. The use of the building was
donated by Mrs. Adams and the
: dainty and useful prizes awarded
: the winners were donated by the
patriotic ladies of the Red Cross,
j The series of games started on
! June 19 and came to an end on
I Wednesday, July 16th.
WAR SUIT WORN
Famout Denver SocialogUt* Set* An
Example in Practicing Economy
During the War.
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DENVER. — Edwin A. Brown,
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Denver sociologist and reputed a
' millionaire, author of stores of men
■ who are “down and out,” as a meas
: ure of war time economy has an
nounced that he will wear only suits
: of blue jeans, until the war ends.
He already has appeared in his new
i garb at two Sunday services at the
First Presbyterian church, one of
the most fashionable in Denver.
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Mr. Brown’s first appearance at
! church caused more than ordinary
attention to his clean and neatly
, ironed “war suit ” It drew almost
as much attention as the sermon Ms
fellow parishioners said.
Mr. Brown says he made the
change from the conventional cloth
ing of a man of his position to be
“square with his conscience.”
! “It was one way I found of pur
! chasing a Liberty Bond,” he said,
i “A suit of the best cloth costs as
much or more than a Liberty Bond.
I felt that the boys in the trenches
give no thought to what they wear
or eat and that I could do likewise
and use the difference in the cost
of my clothing in buying bonds.”
The Denver man has two suits
of the same material. One he calls
his “society suit.” This one always
is neatly laundered. The other, of
the same material, he uses for work
in his war garden. It is of the
same material only not so well
ironed. It consists of trousers and
jumper, of the pattern worn mostly
by raidroad enginmen and machin
ists.
“The best hornc-manufactured
denim can be bought, overalls and
jumper for $4.50 a suit,” said Mr.
Brown, “and a splendid quality of
Khaki for $(i a suit. I shall wear
the denim and neither shall I walk
in the alleys because of it.”
1,185,000 tons of sugar will bo
saved the first year if each of us
uses one ounce less each day. This
will keep sugar plentiful and cheap.
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The potato is a native American.
Enlist it to fight against the kaiser.
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COONEY MOTEL
Not Better Than the Best,
But Better than the Rest.”
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FRESH ~ SHIPMENT
AUSTRALIAN ONIONS, 6 lbs. $1
NEW POTATOES, 7 ” $1
EGGS - $ .75 Doz.
APPLES - .75 ”
LEMONS - - .75 ”
ORANGES - 1.25 ”
NORTHERN COMMERCIAL CO.
FRANCE MOTHERING
BIG REFUGEE Hlf
PARIS.—France has "mothered”
more than 2,000,000 refugees im
posed upon her while she was en
gaged in war, with the country un
prepared to receive a helpless mass
and with but 40,000,000 population.
These 2,000,000 refugees have
been handled with system. They
have been distributed over France
with as much foresight, as to their
ability to adjust themselves, as pos
sible. Each department has now
within its borders from 10,000 to
25,000 refugees. When a city is
ordered evacuated by the military
authorities, if possible trains are
made up. for the civil population.
Groups are formed and the whole
I organized into convoys and their
| destination determined by the char
ater of the refugees and the indus
trial necessities of the section of
country to which they are sent.
The whole is performed by the
; centralized French government. The
transfer of refugees from the war
zone to a safe place where they can
settle is conducted much as is the
transfer of the army from one sec
tion to another. It is done with
military precision so far as the ex
igencies of the situation will allow.
“Doc” Laymon, of Chena arrived
in town last night- He expects to
locate here permanently.
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I A Thoroughly Modern Hotel
The Southern
Tom Smith, Prop.
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