Your patriotic duty to your conntry
requires you to save wheat.
In the absence of substitutes, for the present
USE WHOLE WHEAT FLOUR
You will help to save wheat and improve your health at the same time
WE HAVE IT IN IO- AND 49-LB. SACKS
Sam’i Applebaum
DRY GOODS s FURNISHINGS
FLAT
Ladies, buy your Arctics, Dawsons, Rubbers and Rubber Boots
from us, with a guarantee that they are not
injured by frost or age
Childrens’ Rubbers, Pacs and Rubber Boots
i at Outside Prices
IDITAROD’S FIRST QUOTA FOR THE U. S. ARMY
The work of the local registration
hoard, and Local Board No. 18, up to
date, has resulted in the following:
On Monday, the 13th, the full board
met at Flat City, and filled the first
quota for this section, 13 men on call
number 193, who will leave hereon the
first trip of the Washburn, probably
arouud the 8th or 10th of June. The
unlucky, or lucky, just as you look at.
are:
over the country ana are yet to be
heard from, although it is almost a cer
tainty that several have enlisted and
the ofllcial information not yet arrived,
and, of course, most of them will be
heard from on the big mail.
Alex Dicksen. Kenneth Gideon, and
Sam Wright are some who are doubt
less now in service.
There are sixteen who are delin
quent having failed to return their
Gherman BeslofT Abaeff. .All9 Flat.
Sulo Ilmar Makala.C 121
4 Wm. Lee Touchette. 18 Ophir.
3 Henry Eugene Geiger .. 119
13 Axel Wilhelm Alstrom .. 72 Flat.
14 John Elias Edwards .... 112 Ophir.
17 Louis Sanbeck. 93 Flat.
19 George Campbell Kay .. 51
20 Antonio Maricosu . 30 Discovery.
21 Harry Allain. 25
36 Baris Gado FarnielT .... 91 Flat.
42 Romeo Gaudreau. 36 Discovery.
47 Kasgare Mesoeff. 61 Flat.
48 Jacob Alfred Matheney . . 33 Discovery.
59 Wm. Richard Soiibakke, 7 Iditarod.
As the law allows it. two men extra
are put in foi good measure.
The remaining 107 registrants are
accounted for as follows: Four have
enlisted and are now in service. Robert
da Journel is in the Intelligence de
partment, at Washington, doubtless as
an interpreter; Christian Fred Martin
Nelson and Rogers Charles McNallv
were sent out from Anchorage to Fort
McDowell, Cali., and are likely now
somewhere in France; Thomas Jeffer
son Robertson joined the Coast guards
at San Francisco and was sent to Nome.
Twelve are classified as enemy aliens,
and four others claim exemption as
aliens (not enemy), one is placed in
Class III, and two in Class IV, while
three are rejected entirely fer physicial
reasons. Thirty-seven are scattered all
questionnaires, or having failed to ap
pear for physicial examination when
ordered; 23 are left on the fighting
list, class I, but only 14 of these are fii
and ready for call. 5 pending on appeal,
and 7 being graded “b/’ under physical
examination and two graded “c”. The
“b” and “c” are not called uutil all of
grade “a” are exhausted.
The incoming of the big mail will
make many changes in the figures of
men available for the fighting line, but
if the proportion keeps the same we
shall have exhausted all the class I,
grade‘V men in using 43 more. Unless
the future calls are for a greater num
ber than this present call, there will
be enough for three more, and this
ought to last out this year.
i Job Printing at Pioneer office.
KILLING OF DOGS;
Manr dogs have been killed in this :
vicinity lately on account of the short- j
age and high cost of food. It is con
siderate of the dog3 to shoot them in
stead of permit ing them to starve, but
those who dispose of their dogs in this j
manner should also consider the pub- j
lie. At Flat two dogs were shot and ,
their bodies still lie where they were ;
thrown, high and dry above the creek, j
beside the tram track If these car- j
casses are aot dragged away or buried
they mav breed disease.
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The Beaton & Donnelley dredge on '
Otter started its summer’s operations
last Tuesday morning.
NOTIONS,
Ladies’ Furnishings
—AT—
Mrs. Chittick’s, Flat
Ordnance Production
Rifle and cartridge production in the
United States has developed in volume
and in quality on a scale assuring the
satisfactory equipment of the army, ac
cording to a statement authorized by
the secretary of war.
To achieve the rifle and ammunition
production program the government
has expended or has obligated itself to
expend, during ten months of war,
$400,000,000, and 200 ofl|rers, 80,000
men, and 10,000 women have been en
gaged exclusively in the manufacture
of rifles and cartridges. Two govern
ment plants and three privately owned
plants are engaged in making rifles
and one government plant and nine
privately owned plants are engaged in
cartridge manufacture.
Ordnance experts in this country and
in Europe are in agreement that the
United States Army is being equipped
with two of the best three rifles in
the world.
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Wm. Touchette, who recently ar
rived from Ophir, has finished install
ing the waterworks which he started
last summer at Discovery town. The
citizens will enjoy the privilege of hav
ing running water.
C. R, PECK, FLAT
SECOND
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WAR-FUND DRIVE
Outside of Alaska on Monday next
begins the Second Red Cross war-fund
drive, which is designed to raise the
tidy sura of $100,000,000 for the great
and noble society that is always per
forming such a tremendous amount of
good work wherever distress and mis
fortune “show."
But owing to the break-up season
being at band, the streams flooded and
the trails shot all to pieces, the drive
will not start in this district until Sat
urday, Juno 1, and continue with una
hated intensity for 10 days.
Dr. J. Wilson Reed, as president of
the local Red Cross chapter, has been
busy during the past week perfecting
his plans to make the drive the big
success the cause deserves. At a well
attended meeting held during the week
it Flat City the following campaign
committee was elected to manage the
"get" part of the program, and all may
rest assured that its members will be
up and coming all the time: Dr. J. Wil
son Reed, Thomas McMahon, Thomas
N. Turner, A. D. Currie, and David
.St randborg.
Mrs. J. IT. McLean is looking after
the drive at Takotnu, H. E. Carter at
McGrath, and W. A, Vinal at Ophir.
We print below the following tele
grams received recently by Dr. Reed,
which clearly set forth Red Cross aims:
(Telegram No. 1.)
Seattle, May 4.—The Second Red
Cross war-fund drive May 20 to 2i.
Alaska’s allotment $40,000. We in
tend to go “over the top" the same as
in the membership drive, with bounds
ahead of all. We must perfect the
best campaign organization possible.
Call a meeting of all leading workers,
select a campaign committee, chair
man and treasurer. The campaign
chairman is ex officio member of the
campaign committee. The campaign
chairman should be the "livest" re
sponsible worker obtainable. The right
chairman means success. Cable us the
names of committee and officials.
Davies.
(Telegram No. 2)
Seattle, May 7.—The Second Red
Cross war-fund campaign from May 20
I to 27 is to raise $100,000,000. Print
^pledge cards aed receipts—-three
pledges payable on the 4th of the
mouths of July, August, September and
October. First number the receipts.
When receipts are signed by members
of your committee, they are official.
No receipts will come from Washing
ton or Seattle this campaign. If re
quested, will cable forms of receipts
and pledges, and unrestricted pledges,
fpivide one-fourth Iditarod Chapter;
three-fourths deposited your bank to
credit of William G. McAdoo, treas
urer. The second war-fund restricted
pledges are divided according to donors.
All pledges are cash. Liberty Bonds
must pass through the hands of the
campaign treasurer. Davies.
(Telegram No. 3.)
Seattle, May 7 —Alaska’s quota is
$40,000. Before alloting your quota,
the committee would appreciate your
opinion of how much your share should
be. The committee is considering hold,
ing a raffle in Seattle for three new
automobiles—a Dodge, Buick and Ford
—allowing each chapter to sell a series
of $1 tickets, your chapter to retain
three-fourths, paying our committee
one-fourth to cover cost of cars. Do
yon think it advisable, and would it
help you in raising money? The
Knights of Columbus and the Seattle
Base Hospital each raised $20,000 by
this scheme. Davies.
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MAILS GOJY PLANES
Washington, May 15.—Aerial mail
service between Washington, Philadel
phia and New York was inaugurated
this morning at 11 o'clock. Thirty
planes are employed, each carrying 500
pounds of mail. _
Job Printing at The Pioneer offiee.
I ON WHEATLESS BAYS
Va VO B8TAH CSACEEK
EA5TKY OK. BKEAEEAST
(FOODS CONTAINING.
"S/HEAT.
Nettleton
and Cutter
SHOES
Are Always Worth What You Pay for Thom
A. J. WEISS
The Home of Hart, Schaffner & Marx Good Clothes
Ladies’ JFurnisliings
Mrs. L. C. Thornton, Flat
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NEWS OF BREAKUP
YUKON
Wednesday, May 15.—Highest water
on record is reported all along the line
At Circle and Fort Yukon, the wire
less stations have not been heard for
several days. At Nulato the Yukon
shows no sign of breaking, and is not
expected to move for 10 days.
TANANA
Wednesday, May 15. —Nenana reports
water above all previous marks. The
1’anana river is broken up, but is jam
ming.
KUSKOKWIM
Wednesday, May 15.—At MeGrath,
tho Kuskokwim river is very high,
water three feet deep in cabins, and up
to the doorstep of the wireless station.
The wireless mast in in danger of fall
ing, as many tons of ice are jammed
against the guy wires. The wireless
station has not been heard today.
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M.T.CEOSBY LAUNCHED
Under the skillful management of
the master shipbuilder, Capt. Elmer J.
Smith, on last Monday evening the
rollers were placed under the dandy
new gasolene launch M. T. Crosby and
she gilded gracefully into the turbulent
waters of the Iditarod river. The
barge Fanny Gray, built along the
same lines as is the Crosby, is about
read; to be laaach-ai. The »•«*•!» ar«
the property of Mrs. M. T. Crosby, who
for several yea: and until recently
conducted the Crosny bath house in this
city, and intends to accompany the
boats in their fir r voyage this spring.
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TO OUR SOLDIERS
Wishing to do my bit, not.ce is
hereby given to those men who are
going out as soldiers, on the steamer
WTashburn, that I will give the time
each day from ten to eleven in the
morning to doing whatever dental
work may be necessary to put them all
in first-class condiiion.
No charge whatever for my work;
come early and get the work or make
an appointment.
Dr. H. Behla.
Flat City, Mav 15, 1918.
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~Last Sunday morning high water
caused the power plant of the Y G. Co.
to close down. The houses of the em
ployes were flooded and they were
forced to make-shift a home on the
upper floors of the big building of the
company.
Help the Red Cross Drive
DON’T SHIRK YOUR DUTY!
■HUM 111 IIII 111 Bull ilHHIWW I Hill I I nTTf—Hlll
“The day has come when America’s
privilege to spend her blood and her
might for the principles that gave her
birth and the peace she has treasured.
God help her, she can do no other.1’
WOODROW WILSON,
Big Drive to Start From June I to 10 in tditarod District
6oal Is to Raise $100,000,000 Alaska Is AllatM $40,000
tditarod Figures Her Quota at S8.000
Four months from start of drive to raise the amount.
Means of raising this money is by signing Pledge Cards for $5 per month
for four months.
A lively committee will be around in a short time to take care of this end.
Confmittees in charge of this work at McGrath, Takotna
and Ophir: H. E. Carter, McGrath; Mrs. J. H.
McLean, Takotna; W. A. Vinal, Ophir.
Note; Lincoln Club members are exempted from pledge
cards.
THIS SPACE DONATED BY
Northern Commercial Co.