HOW TO PRONOUNCE NAMES IN
ZONE WHERE AMERICANS MAY GO
Now that an American army is be
ing mobotized for service in Kurope it
becomes essential that we should know
how to pronounce the names of cities,
towns and villages made famous by
this war, at any one of which Ameri
can troops maye be stationed. Here
follows a list of the more notable
places on the western front:
Much confusion will be avoided it
it be remembered that “ville does not
conform to the French rule for the
pronounciation of “ill** followed by a
vowel. It is always pronounced “veel”
in a short sharp manner.
Allette—Aye-let.
A illy—Aye-yee.
Aisne—Amn.
Aix-la-Chapelle (in (»erman Aachen.
in Dutch, Aiken)—Aks-lah-sha-pell.
Amiens—Ah-me-an.
Antwerp—(in Spanish, Amberes; in
French, Anvers; from “Aan t werp,
meaning “at the wharf.”)
Aube—Obe.
Avricourt—Av-ree-koorr.
Bar-le-Duc— Bar-luh-duhq.
Basle—Bah-zl.
Bastogne—Bas-ton-yan.
Baupaume—Bow-powni m.
Beauvais—Bow-vay.
Belfort—Bellforr.
Berry-au-Brac—Berr-ree-o-bahk.
Besancon—Beh-gon-eon.
Bethune—Bay-toon.
Blamont—Blah-mon.
Bois-la-Duc—Wwah luh-duhq.
Bouillon—Boo-yon.
Boulogne—Boo-lon-yah.
Bou vines—Boo-veenn.
Brabant-le-roi—Bra-bon-luh-rwah.
Braine-le-Comte—Brain-luh-kont.
Cambrai—Kon-braye.
Chalone—Shalon.
Chambley—Shaan-blave.
Charleroi—Shar-luh-nvah.
Charleville—Shar-luh-veel.
Chauteau Thierry—Sha-to-h-tee-airee.
Chatehuroux—Sha-tow-roo.
Chatel—Sha-tel.
Chaudfontaine—Showd-fon-taine.
Commercy—Kom-mehr-see.
Compiegne—Kom-pee-ayn.
Consenvoye—Kahn-son-vwah.
Crecy—Kray-see.
Demer—Day-mare.
Dinant—Deenahn.
Dixmude—Dee-muhd.
Dempierre—Dom-pee-airr.
Douai—Doo-ay.
Dyle—Dill.
Epernay—Ay-payr-naye.
Epinal—Ay-pee-nal.
Genappe—Zhee-ron-veel.
Givet—Zhee-vay.
Grammont—Gram-mon.
Guise—Geeze.
Haelen—Hahlen.
Hainaut—Aye-no.
Hal—Ahl.
Havre—Ahvrr.
Huy—Wee.
La Fere Champenoise—Lah-fair-shon
pah-nwahzz.
Langrcs—Loyn-gr.
Laon—Lon.
Lassigny—Leh-seen-yee.
Le Catelet—Luh-kat-lay.
Liege (in French, Liege) Lee-aye-zh.
Lys—Liss, noe lee.
Longvvy—Lon-vee.
I^ouvain—Loo-van.
Ixmers—Loo-ay r.
Maestricht—Mahs-trikt.
Mamz—My-ntz.
M aubeuge— Mow-buhzh.
Meaux—Mow.
Mechelin—Mesh-lin; in Flemish Meek
line.
Meuse—Muhz.
i Mezieres—May-zee-ayr.
j Mons—Mens.
' Mont mi rail—Mon-mee-rayc.
} Monilly—Moo-yee.
Namur—Nuh-muhr.
N aney—N ah n-see.
Neuf chateau—Nut-sha-how or nef
sha-tow.
Oise—Wahz.
Ourenarde—Ohdn-ard.
Oureq—Oork.
Ourthe—Oortt.
Peronne—Pay- renn.
Petit—Puh-tee-krawh.
Petit—Morin—Puh-tee-mo-rant.
Pont—Mousson—Pon-to-moor-son.
Quarte Hras—Katre-brah.
Ramillies—Rah-mee-yeh.
Raon l’Ktape—Rah-own-lay-tppp.
Rheims—Ranee or ranz.
Roeroie—Rok-rwah.
Rove—R wah.
Sedan—Sehdon.
Sezanne—Say-zann.
Soissons—Swah-son.
Somme—Summ.
St. Bonhomme—San-bon-omn.
St. Die—San-dee-ay.
St. Mihel—San-mee-yel.
St. Quentin—San-Kon-tan.
Shionville—Tee-on-veol.
Tirlemont—Teer-leh-mon.
Tongres—Tong-r.
Valenciennes—Yal-lon-syenn.
Verdun—Vair-dun.
Versailles—Ver-sigh-eh.
vise—Vee-say.
Vosges—Vo-zeh.
Woevre—Vuhvr.
Ypres—F.epray or ee-pres.
Yser—Ke-ser.
Vvoir—Kev-vwah.
Social Chat
Mrs. D. E. Large entertained yes
terday afternoon in honor of Mrs.
Thomas Munn who left on the Alaska
last evening for Anchorage and will
go to Seattle on the same boat to
San Francisco to join Mr. Munn who
left a month ago. The invited guests
were: Mrs. Otto Poehlmaun, Mrs.
Ralph Osburn, Mrs. Nunamaker, Mrs.
Warren, Mrs. Carl Vaughan, Mrs.
Walter Lukins and Mrs. W. T. Lucas.
The Ladies’ Auxiliary of the Catho
lic church gave a silver tea at the
Parish hall this afternoon.
Mrs. W. E. Rich left on the Alaska
last night for Anchorage to spend the
summer.
About ten couples enjoyed the ride
from the government dock to the San
Juan dock on the S. S. Alaska due
to the kindness of Mail Clerk John
Thwaites and Alex McDonald. The
crowd danced and sang in the social
hall and all expressed the wish that
they could “go clear to Anchorage.”
The meeting of the St. Peter’s Guild
has been postponed until next Thurs
day afternoon when it will be held at
the home of Mrs. McDonald.
The Ladies’ Aid of the Methodist
church met at the parsonage with Mrs.
J. J. Patton this afternoon. The aft
ernoon was spent in sewing, the mem
bers preparing for the annual fancy
work sale which will be held early in
the fall.
The weekly study meeting of the
Seward Woman’s club will be held at
the home of Mrs. Merrill Martin to
morrow afternoon.
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FRONT MAY 1
PARIS.—(Special.)—The Stars and
Stripes appeared on the streets of
Paris as the battle flap of an armed 1
force on May 9th when the flap and
fifty men of the American field ser- j
vice under it on their way to the rail
road station for the front were ac
claimed enthusiastically by early ris
ers all alonp the front. Thirty-one
members of the contingent arc from
Cornell university, and a praduate of
Cornell, Edward Tinkhaf, of Mont
clair, X. J., is in command, with R.
T. Scully, a Princeton man from Pitts
burg as his assistant.
This is the first detachment of the
American field service to bear arms
and it is detailed for transportation
of munitions to the front.
Mrs. A. H. McDonald left on a short
pleasure trip to Anchorage on the
Alaska last night.
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No. 33
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT OF
ADMINISTRATOR AND NOTICE
TO CREDITORS.
IN THE PROBATE COURT FOR
THE TERRITORY OF ALASKA,
THIRD DIVISION, KENAI PRE
CINCT.
In the matter of the Estate of Edward
Carlson, Deceased.
Notice is hereby given by the under
signed that he has been appointed ad
ministrator of the estate of EDWARD
CARLSON, deceased.
AH persons having claims against
the said deceased are hereby notified
to exhibit and present such claims,
with the necessary vouchers, within six
(6) months from the date of this no
tice, and the first publication thereof,
to the undersigned, L. L. JAMES, JR.,
said administrator, at his office in the
Town of Seward, Territory of Alaska.
Dated, Seward, Alaska, May 2nd,
1917.
L. L. JAMES, JR.
Administrator of the Estate of ED
WARD CARLSON, Deceased.
May 2-9-16-23.
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FORFEITURE—NOTICE
To M. IMHOFF, C. J. IMHOFF, A.
M. IMHOFF, HARRY V. MILLER, H.
D. THIELE, ESTATE OF H. D.
THIELE, Deceased, and AUGUST
; MELHORN, your respective heirs and
i assigns:
You are hereby notified and will
take notice that we, the subscribers,
H. P. Salisbury and A. A. Hein, have
expended, during the year 1914, the
sum of Three thousand, forty-six dol
lars and twenty ($3,046.20) cents,
during the year 1915, the sum of
Six hundred ($600.00) dollars, during
the year 1916, the sum of Two thou
sand, five hundred and sixteen dollars
and seventy (2,516.70) cents in labor
and improvements upon each of the
following described mining claims, to
wit: OPHIR QUARTZ MINING
CLAIM, COLUMBIA QUARTZ MIN
ING CLAIM, BESSY PLACER MIN
ING CLAIM, MILL SITE and WA
TER SITE OR LOCATION, all of
which'said claims are situated and lie
in the Moose Pass Mining District,
Kenai Recording District, Third Ju
dicial Division, Territory of Alaska,
The notices of location thereof are of
record in the office of the United
States Commissioner and District Re
corder for Kenai Recording Precinct
and District, at the Town of Seward,
Territtory of Alaska, to which office
reference is hereby made for a more
particular description of said mining
properties. Said expenditures were
made for the purpose of holding pos
sessory rights and title to said min
ing claims under the provisions of
section twenty- three hundred and
twenty-four of the Revised Statutes
of the United States and the amend
ments thereto, section one hundred
and thiry-six of the Compiled Laws ot
Alaska, 1913, and the Session Laws of
the Territory of Alaska, providing for
the annual labor upon mining claims.
If you fail and refuse or fail or re
fuse within ninety (90) days from the
personal service of this notice, if per
sonal service be had, or within ninety
(90) days after the publication of this
notice, to contribute your proportion
of such expenditure as a co-owner,
your respectice interest in and to said
minis#? claims, and each and every
one of them, will become the property
of the subscribers, who are your co
owners, and who have made the ex
penditures and improvements as
above-mentioned on said mining
claims, and each and every one of
them, pursuant to the provisions of
the said statute, Compiled Laws and
Sessions Laws.
A. A. HEIN
H. P. SALISBURY.
First publication, March 21, 1917.
Last publication, May 23, 1917.
IN THE DISTRICT COURT FO&
THE TERRITORY OF ALASKA,
THIRD JUDICIAL DIVISION.
The town of Seward, Alaska, Plaintiff
vs.
George Turner, 0. G. Labaree and
Alexander H. Bradford, Defendants.
Cause No. S-104
Summons by publication.
IN THE NAME OF THE PRESI
DENT OF THE UNITED STATES:
To the defendants in the above en
titled cause, Geore Turner, 0. G. Lab
aree and Alexander Bradford,
GREETING:
You, and each of you, are hereby
summoned and required to appear in
the District Court for the Territory of
Alaska, Third Judicial Division, with
in thirty days after the completion of
the period of publication of this sum
mons, to-wit: within th/rty days after
the fourth day of May A. D. 1917, and
answer the complaint of the above
named plaintiff, which has been filed
in the above entitled court, by which
plaintiff seeks an order and judgment
of the court for the condemnation of
Lots numbered One (1), Two (2),
Three (3), Four (4), Five (5), Six
(6), and Seven (7), in Block Six (6),
in the Town of Seward, in Kenai Re
cording District, Third Judicial Divi
sion of the Territory of Alaska, as
shown by and according to the map
and plat of the Frank L. Ballaine
Townsite of the Town of Seward, Al
aska, and appropriate said Lots to a
public use, as a public park with
street and drive-way therein, for the
town of Seward, and to continue Rail
road Avenue from its intersection
fith the south end of the Alley in said
Block Six, in a northeasterly direction
to intersect with Adams Street in said
Town of Seward at the East end of
said Street;
That unless you so appear and an
swer the complaint of plaintiff, with
in the time above stated and show
cause why such order should not be
made, plaintiff will take judgment
against you, and apply to the court
for an order of the court, condemning
the above named lots to be appropri
ated by the plaintiff for the uses and
purposes above stated, and for a
further order of the court, ap
pointing three appraisers, as is
provided by law, to appraise,
the said lots, and each of them,
and to assess the benefits and dam
ages, to each of you and report to the
court their findings, and that upon the
payment of the amount or amounts
found to be due 6ach of you by said
appraisers, into the above entitled
court to be paid to you and each of
you as therein provided that an order
be made by the court directing you
and each or you to execute to plaintiff
a deed conveying any and all interest
you and each of you or any one of you
may have in any one or more or all of
said lots, as the case may be, and will
apply to the court for such other and
further order or orders in the prem
ises as to the court may seem meet
and proper.
Witness the Honorable FRED M.
BROWN, Ju(*7e of the above entitled
court, this, the T6th da> of February,
A. D. 1917.
ARTHUR LANG,
Clerk.
By ROBERT L. WEVER,
Deputy.
Date of first publication, March 5,
1917.
(SEAL.)
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