ALASKA WOMAN TELLS OF
GERMANY IN WAR TIME
DOUGLAS.—After a long and peri
lous journey of 8,000 miles from war
torn Europe to Alaska. Mis. Joseph
Kiedi, with her three children, ached
recently to rejoin her husband.
Mrs. Kiedi has been traveling since
the 23rd of November, when site left
Magenhlem, her parents' home in Al
saee. for Douglas. The route of travel
taken by Mrs Kiedi was through Hol
land, as it is almost impossible to
leave Germany by any other route she
said.
"Tire conditions in Europe." said
Mrs. Kiedi tills morning. ";nv sin h that
a person not brought face to face with
them is unable to em imagine whai
they are like. Every family in Gar
many has one or more near and dear
relatives at the front and tHe work)
formerly done by the aide bodied men
has to be done by those who are un-j
able to shoulder a gun I. myself I
have four brothers and a nephew in the,
German army fighting for Ihe Hal her
land. Tlie wives and children of tin
soldiers, however, are t'airh well lakeiij
care of by the ■'overnmeni the women i
reoeivelng nine marks t*:■ I'.'.i and each
ehilil five marks per month for main
tainancR. Although then- is plenL nf
foodstuffs in the eountr\ at tin- pro
sent time, every precaution js taken
for the future rations of t in- people
in ease of a long war The popular
belief is that the war will last two
years more but the people* of Alsace
would welcome the end of the war no
matter who wins, as the soldiers take
every thing in sight and the people
are forbidden to take even white
bread but must use black bread made
of the coarsest kind of flour.
“Germany lias system ized every
thing There is foodstuff set apart
for use as it is needed that will sus
tain the entire population for a per
iod of fiv*- years, and there is iron
and steel at hand with which arms and
ammunition may be made in great
quantity for the next three years
The crops were divided so as to
provide against hunger if the war
should continue long As soon as the
harvest was over, the family was per
mitted to retain what was necessary
for its own consumption until time for
another crop to he harvested Seed
was left to provide for the next year’s
crop, and the remainder was taken over
h\ the government; hut it was paid
for by the government This surplus
has been put aside and will be used
only when necessity requires it for sus
tenance of the nation.
“Everything is being conserved It
is an offence against the law to kill
a calf in Germany. Neither can a milch
cow he butchered until after she has
become useless as such. Stock is being
conserved as is everything else, and
there will be plenty of meat two, three,
four or even five years from now. no
matter how the battles go.
“When asked if the German people
as a hole were in sympathy with the
German cause, Mrs Riedi stated that
she did not know much of the senti
ment of the Germans at large hut that
the sentiment Is very much divided in
Alsace and I.orralne as the bulk of the
population In those provinces are of
French descent.
Mrs Riedi intimated that Holland
will, sooner or later, be drawn Into the
embrogllo Stie said that officers on
the Holland liner on which site returned
to America talked as if .any day they I
might hear news that Holland had !
gone to war.
“Over half a million soldiers have I
been lost by the Germans since the war;
began," continued Mrs Riedi. "and just 1
before I left a call was made for boys
of 16 years and upward, and also for
the able-bodied men of 4T, or over "
That America is the best place for
a person to reside during the present
j troublous times is the Impression left
with a person who talks over the war
1 for a few moments with Mrs. Riedi.
i who has been trying to return since
the war broke out on August 1st.
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WARNS BRITISH NOT TO
EMULATE BELGIANS
LONDON. The Earl of Warwick,
lord lieutenant of Essex, in addressing
the Essex county organization of terri
torials recently said that in tin* event
of a German invasion of England no
attempt should he made at resistance
by individual, civilian who are not as
sociated with some form id' military
bodies.
‘*1 have a perfect horror," he said
"of the statements which are being
made concerning promiscuous shooting
on the part of civilians in the event of
an invasion. This could only result in
terrible reprisals and possibly in a re
petition of the horrors that have taken
l“:.ce in Belgium.
1 hope that the inhabitants, if they
w .sli to be of service, will put thevn
veH under some form ol discipline
• i authority.”
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Miliars Homa Club Dancing School.
Tuesday and Friday evening at 8 p. m.
Tangos. Hesitations, as well as all the
older dances. Mrs. Oliver and Mrs.
Peterson, teachers.
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VOTE IN DEFIANGF
OF PARTY
HKItLIN.— The Socialist Democratic
faction of the reichelag recently issued
a statement which says that Dr. Karl
Liotiknecht, Socialist, in voting against
the now war credit which was approved
by the reichstndt, acted against party
discipline.
I >r. Liebknecht was tlie only member
of the reichstag voting against the pro
position.
Tlie statement expresses tlie deepest
regret over tlie occurrence, which, it is
said, will be Investigated further.
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BIRDSEYE VIEW OF NOME. THE FARTHEST NORTH AMERICAN CITY OF UNCLE SAM ON BERING SEA.
In order lo convince the public of Nome that the statements oi
the Nugget, as to the tourist question were not mere vaporings, that
there would indeed be a serious attempt to divert to Alaska a portion
of that vast army of sightseers who will visit the Pacific Slope during
the coming summer, the Nugget has taken special pains to ascertain
with certainty the full extent of the movement and also to learn the
opinions of those best qualified to know as to its probable success.
I hat the statements published at intervals in the Nugget arc not idle
buncombe, that it is an absolute and irrefutable fact that a most
tremendous movement with a hacking which practical!) assures it'
success, lias been started, and that, without a question of a doubt, a
vast number of sightseers will journey to the shores of Alaska during
the coming season, is attested by the following facts obtained bv tin
Nugget’s Seattle correspondent under instructions to secure onl\
such data as was absolutely reliable and such opinions as were worths'
of careful consideration.
I he following arc the results of the Nugget's investigation"
I lie Alaska and Pacific Coast Steamship companies are both making
concerted efforts to increase the tourist trade, not onl\ to Southeast
cm Alaska but to Seward Peninsula as well.
The Alaska Steamship Company has already announced that
the Victoria will make special excursion trips June 28, July _»(>, sailing
to Nome direct and returning via the inside passage and i" offering
greatly reduced rates for the round trip.
The Senator will make no special trips but will offer special
inducements to those desiring to make the round trip to this section.
I’oth companies in addition to an extensive newspaper campaign
are maintaining booths and information bureaus at the San I-ran ^kjJ
cisco and San I )iegn Expositions. Ww.
All line' to Snuthcastrrn Alaska points arc preparing tor a lug
increase in summer travel and are already making arrangements to ^ ^
handle bkT
Mr. Harn Hrandl, (ieneral Agent o( the Pacifit 1 oast Steam ^ ^
ship C'oinpanv. state' that he expect' a great!) increased traffic via
the inside passage, down the Yukon and outside via Nome, *V
Traffic Managet Zipf, of the White Pass, predicts unprecedented
river travel during the summer. W
E. C. McMiken. acting San I raucisco agent ol the White Pass, V
who will he remembered as an old Nomeitc, states that the White ^k^
Pass promises through rates via Nome, provided his company can
make the desired arrangements with the new owners of the S. S. tfW
Corwin. ^
The agents of all steamship companies handling Alaska traffic
assert that arrangements will he made whereby tourists will he KV
enabled to stop in Nome from to 5(1 hours at least,
Everett Clark, Assistant Passenger Agent of the Alaska Steam- J
ship Compam >a_\' with enthusiasm that it "looks like a banner V
year for Nome and his company will cooperate with the Nugget in ^kj
boosting the tourist travel to Seward Peninsula.” WW
Here is the evidence that sound, level-headed business men, men
who calculate both words and actions, are not only confident that the ^
Northland will he an immense attraction during the coming season,
but are also showing their faith 1>\ spending large sums in advertising jWk
the attractions offered.