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Washington, May 13. |
Iditarod Pioneer:
1 have been asked by the De
partment of Labor to write a let
ter to all the newspapers in
Alaska, urging the people of the Ter
ritory to put forth extra efforts, during |
the summer of 1918, in increasing tne I
production of foodstuff, that they may, j
thereby assist the Government in win- j
ning the war. And in compliance withj
the request, 1 wish to ask that you ;
give as much publicity as possible to j
this appeal, as it is of the utmost impor- j
tance.
No state or land under the Stars and
Stripes has como forth more loyally |
than Alaska in the matter of subscrib-j
ing to the Liberty Loans, in furnishing j
volunteers for the army, and in assist- j
in" the lied Cross, and other war work-j
ing organizations. Although far away, j
Alaska is not so remote that the admin- j
istrative heads do not know of the j
splendid work that lias been done in j
the North since the commencement of
the war. They know of all the work i
that has been done and it lias been j
very gratifying to me, as representa- j
tive of tiie poople of Alaska, to be able j
to bring to the attention of the adminis
trative heads the statistics which show j
conclusively Alaskans are backing the j
President in the prosecution of the
war, in the determination to make the
world safe for Democracy.
In the past, and especially in 1917,
Alaskan's showing in the production of
food, by its fisheries and farms, was re
markable. Vet, the Government asks
for more. Therefore, let me appeal, |
with great emphasis to all the people j
of Alaska to produce as much foodstuff ;
as possible during the season of 1918,
and to consume only home-grown pro- ‘
ducts where possible, that we may be
able to save the bread and other neces-1
sities of life for our soldiers, the sol
diers of our allies and for the poor
women and children of Belgium and
France who have suffered so terribly
since that awful day in 1914 when, by
the act of a mad monarch, the world
was converted into a human slaughter
house.
And let me urge the newspapers of j
Alaska to keep this matter refreshed;
in the minds of the people; for three ;
things will win the war,—men, money
and food Alaska has given liberally of
the first two and, with £a little effort,
the people of the North will be able to
give more generously of the third than
they have heretofore; thereby showing
the world a record for loyalty that will
be the pride of all future generations
of Alaskans.
Thanking you in advance for the
consideration which I am sure you will
give this matter, I am,
Sincerely yours,
(JHAS. A. SULZER,
Delegate from Alaska.
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New York Globe: It must be mighty
hard for a German these days to decide
which war he is lighting. For he is
fighting two wars.
CIRCUS II WRECK
Gary, Ind., June 22.—One hundred
people were killed when an army equip
ment train on the Michigan Central
railway crashed into the train of the
Hagenback-Wallace circus, near tnis
place early this morning.
HOW GRAY SHOWED CONFIDENCE
Washington. June 7. J. C. Gray, of
Albany, N. V., came to town, hired a
horse and galloped half way up the
steps of the capitol before the police
stopped him. Gray explained to his
captors that the country needed confi
dence and horse sense. He had the
confidence, Gray explained, and added
that the horse had the sense, l’olice
men agreed with J. C., but. sent him to
a detention ward for mental observa
tion.
EXCHANGE PRISONERS
Paris, June 22.—French prisoners
who have been in Germany since
August, 1914, will be exchanged on
June 24, according to the Petit Journal.
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A letter received from Seattle by the
last mail, dated May 17, states that the
shipyards are booming and any man
who is willing to work can get it now.
Living is much more expensive than
formerly, but wages are higher. The
letter continues: “This is a busy town.
They say that the industrial future of
Seattle is assured, for we have more
than $150,000,000 in ships ordered from
the government alone. Then there
was a man here looking into the pro
position of a concrete shipbuilding
plaut. If that comes we shall certainly
have a boom for a long time It means
steady employment for a lot of men
indefinitely. They say it will swell the
population to a million in a few years.-’
TO THE FARM FOR IKE
Seattle P. I.: Having seen so many
wealthy farmers en route from the
Canadian Northwest to Southern Cali
fornia or Florida for the winter, Ike
Loomis, an old-time Alaska freighter,
who is a guest at the Frye hotel, has
decided that wheat is better than gold
and is much easier to produce. As a
result he will leave in a few days for
Southeastern Saskatchewan, where he
and two other Alaskans, William Ahl
mark and Richard Agassiz, have taken
up a farm of 1,500 acres. With them
them they are taking a complete outfit
of farm equipment, tractors and stock.
“Even if the war euds in a month from
now, I believe wheat will command a
good price for the next five years, and
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Let us voluntarily deny ourselves now that
the needs of our Allies may be supplied, lest
the ultimate demands of our enemies must of
necessity be satisfied by the unwilling sacrb
flees of future generations.
~ !^ITAROD MEAT CO. p*onei5
HON. CHARLES A. SULZER
probably it will be much longer than
that before it gets back to pre-war j
prices," says Mr. Loomis.
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FOR SALE—Horse, harness and sled,
all for $125. See John Duro, Iditarod.
Washington. 1). C'.. June 17 Gold is
one of the most needed essentials at
present and the production must be
kept up to the highest possible notch
said Secretary McAdoo in a letter to
Delegate Sulzer.
DECLARES GERMANY
MAY SEIZE HOLLAND
Rotterdam, June 0. A row in Rotter
dam between a German major and a
Dutch landlady has caused some excite
ment. The major rented a high-class
apartment with two other officers for a
month, and having found cheaper
quarters, decided to move out. which
was against the laws of Holland.
There ensued a terrible scene, when
the officer shook his fist in the land
lady’s face, shouting:
“Damn you! We will teach you
Dutch a lesson on August 1 That is
the date, and you’d better keep it in
mind."
When tiie landlady's husband asked
for an explanation of this threat, having
found her in hysterics, it was explained
by the German etficer, that August 1
was the day that Germany had decided
on taking control of Holland, and ad
vised him “to treat German officers
courteously and learn their language."
—Cologne Gazette.
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