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IWelTeJ By
Baouett Newa Oo., Whitehorse, Y. T.
E, W. Gldeoa _ Carcrosa, Y. T.
B. h. rillmaa _ _ Allin. B. C.
EDITORIAL
"OLD GLORY"
"America For Americans"
FOOD WINS THE WAR
DON'T WASTE IT
PA6IS CHAUFFLURS ARE FOXY
Have Developed Ingenious Trick tc
Play on Sympathies of Unsuspect
ing American Women.
Pari* taxicab drivers—how ntnny
axortes have been ami will be written
*Dout them:—are now playing a new
trick on unsuspecting Americans and
even French people, especially women.
TJiere are several popular restaurants
on the Avenue Trudale. which Is only
reached from the boulevards by climb
ing the hill In the Hue des Martyrs. Tt
takes time and gasoline to mount that
grad«; that Is why many taxis stop af
ter starting the ascent.
The driver makes frantic efforts to
Mart—then climbs down, lifts the bon
■et of the engine, pokes arounil, makes
another effort to start, throws up his
hands and exclaims: "It's broken
down! It won't go a foot further."
His fare, usually a woman, gets out,
often augrv and Indignant, but the
chauffeur has lost his ability to reply
In kind. He Is sad, and shakes his head
mournfully. "My whole evening's work
will be wasted by the time this car's
palled back to the garage. I won't
make any money tonight!"
As like as not, the sympathy of his
passenger is aroused, and she gives
him a good Up In addition to the fare
Indicated by the taximeter—and then
walks up hill. When she Is out of
alght the chauffeur lifts the hood
again, twists a valve and the engine
starts with a bang. He hops to his
•eat and rattles back to the boule
vards, hoping to And auother easy
mark.
NO TIME FOR NIGHT LIGHTS
Unpatriotic as Well as Unhygienic to
Leave Them Burning With Coal
at a Premium.
A fear of the dark seems to be a
common Inheritance of savages anil
children. But with a little patience
*ny child can be coaxed out of this
tmr, and It can be proved easily
•Bough that one rests better In a room
that !» not lighted. If you still leave
■ night light burning, turn It out. It
Un't patriotic. It Isn't really hygienic.
And It certainly Is not necessary.
It has been estimated that a 18-can
dle power lamp burned through an
•venlng of, say three or four hours,
consumes a pound of coal. If you burn
■n eight-candle power lamp during a
whole night you doubtless burn more
than a pound of coal, and we are now
being shown by the authorities In
Washington that pounds of coal will
have as much to do with winning the
war as loaves of bread. If you are
looking for something to do, if you are
caatlng about for something to knit for
tftunmle In the trenches. If you are
thinking of giving up sugar In your cof
(m, or planning to go without some
thing ona day In the week so as to do
four blf, stop, and ask yourself about
(he night light.
Turn It out!
SHOULD WITH
DRAW NAME
.
At this particular time it is the
duty or all Americans, whether born
or naturalized, as well as citizens
of allied countries, to jv^igh care
fully every candidate who it&plres
to public office in the United States,
as President Wilson has often as
serted in the past few months. For
this reason the candidates for nomi
nation in, th« primary oC April/ 80
should be run over with a view4 of
eliminating those *cho might be ob
jectionable from a patrotio stand
point. The Dispatch know* Users.
Shaw, Casey, Sowerby, CQnnere,
Whlfe and Heath, who aspire for
the legislature. Messrs. Harrison,
Youns Batchelor, Cobb and Mre.
Bishop also can stand the acid teat
of patriotism. On the Republican
ticket, the patrioism of Messrs. Da
lies ?nd McCormick is unquestioned
Bj a process of elimination, this
| leaves one candidate, William Britt,
recently naturalized an American
citizen, whose record, in the opinion
of the Anchorage Couucil of Xation
l>efense, needs investigation. Just
w* 3 imposed this candidate upon
the people of this division ia un
known. but at all events his candi
dacy, during war times, when men>
of unquestioned loyalty should di
rect the affaiis of the natloax and
the Territory, fs an injustice to
the other members of the Demo
cratic ticket and should be re
sented. In strprport of this position,
Th^ Dispatch reprints the follow
ing from thd Anchorage Times,
printed befor® Britt aspired to the
highest lienor In the gift of the
people of the First Division. and)
therefore not Printed by the An
choi age paper for political effect.
| Tho Anchorage story follows:
Attention of the Alaska Council
o' Defense, which has its headquar
ters at Juneau, has been formally
called by the Anchorage Council of
Defense to a communication receiv
p'l b" the Alaska Labor Union of
tMs city fr^om William Britt, vice
consul in Alaska for Norway, who
resides at Juneau. The communica
tion was in answer to a question
as(reil by Jack Sutherland, secretary
of (he union, relative to tha obliga
tions, it any, of Norwegians under
the military draft law. The An
chorage Council of Defense regards
the vice-cousul's communication,1 as
tending to encourage, if it does Dot
actually encourage, resistance to the
draft law.
Vice-Consul Britt is an American
citizen. He was a member of the
Senate of the Alaska legislature in
1915 and is president of the Alaska
Pharmacy Board.
The vice-consul's communication
wa>> Drinted In the Bulletin, a pub
lication issued here by the Alaska
Labor Union, and is as follows:
Tevt of Ileplj}".
juneau, jan. uxo.
".Mr. Jack Sutherland, Secretary
A I,. V.. Anchorage, Alaska.
"l*ear Sir: Received your tele*
et"ni and beg leave to Bend a few
additional Informations to my short
telegraphic answer:
"1 There fs no law whereby a
Norweiagn citize.n can be drafted
in* > the United States army. This
applies first to Norwegian citizens
who have no* taken out their first
papers.
"2. A Norwegian who has taken
out his first papers or intention
pacers is still a Norwegian citizen.
The provost marshal- general, how
eve,r holds that such a mc.n Intends
to become a United States citizen
and should be willing to join the
army, whereoy he obtains his citi
zenship. In fact, he contends that
such a man is subject to draft.
Nathng Bin. Declaration.
"However, intention papers are
nothing but a declaration of Inten
tion. which intention may become
changed like intention in any other
matter. Numerous Norwegians 1b
the 3tates have been drafted, mostly
because they have not mad© the
proper kind of protest, 1. e., per
sons who had taken out their first
papers. ' 1 .
"3. Protest against being drafted
f.hcu'd be made in filing) or accom
panying the questionnaires' which
ali persons of military age Will re
ceive and must fill out and return
to tlicir exemption boards.
What It SJiouM Contain
"Appeal for exemption 'should
contain—besides the answers to the
questions in the questionnaire—the
following: I -fflllPill
(a) A Norwegian citizen; no In*
lent'on papers.
"(b) A Norwgeian citizen with
intention papers.
"(c) A sworn-to proof and state
ment' that the applicant Btlll Is a
Norwegian citizen and does not lm
♦end to become an American citi
zen.
"In order to help the boys I hare,
through, the newspapers, sent the
tetclfteed. notice to Norwegian citi
zen& in th© First and Third. Divi
sions. My. intention is to place these
affidavits in the hands of exemp
tion boar da for comparison and
guide wli-en qnestionnares and ap
plicaton for exemption from a cer
tain person are receievd. j
"1 shall in, the future be more
tfyiu glad to render all the help and
advice X can. Yours very; truly, i
"WILLIAM BRITT,
"Vice Consul for Norway."
Notice Is Kudosed.
Following is th« enclosed notice1
whien the Alaska Labor Unon. Bul
letin says is self-atplanatory:
"Notice, to Xovweigan Citizens
"All Norwegian citizens living in
the First and Third Judcial Divi
sions of Alaska, who should not wish
to ho drafted into the United States
army .sJiould at once register at
my tffice in Juneau, AKiska, or
send me the following information
by mail, if they have not already
registered at a Norwegian consulate.
As To liiitfhplace.
' When wer« you born?
"WL'ore were you born?
"Wben did you Mine to the Unit
ed States?
"V.'he>re have you lived, since
your arrival in the United States
(stcte how long in each, place)?
"What is your occupation?
"Have you taken out your inten
tion papeirs?
"If answers to the above ques
tions are sent Sy mail they must be
s® ora to before a notary public.
"Juneau, Alaska, Jan. 16, 191S.
"WILLIAM E. BRITT,
"Vice Consul for Norway."
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Arctic Brotherhood. —1
Camp Skagway No. 1,
meota every second and
fourth Tuesday evening
at 8:30 o'clock. Visit
ng brothers cordially welcome.
Edward A. Rasmuson, Arctic Chief.
tVilliam R. Gray, Arctic Recorder.
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Ink brothers cordially invited to
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F. A A- M.
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ire welcome.
HAROLD TALBOT, W. M.
JAME3 -WALLACE, Secretary.
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E. meets eyery
3 Tkur»day qt 8:30
brothers cordially welcome.
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meet* til A. B. Hall first Monday In
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Visiting Brothers cordially wel
come.
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J. C. PHELPS, S«cy.
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