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EDITORIAL PAGE
plenty of vegetables
At a t'me when a very infectious
and dangerous cattle fever Is
demoralizing the trade in meat and
creating much scarcity of supplies
it is fortunate that vegetables art
unusually abundant. They are
cheaper than they were a year ago
cheaper than they have been, on
the average, for several seasons.
Within very wide limits, they ar«
an excellent substitute for meat.
Many physicians agree that too
much animal food is_ used in
America. They warn their patients
that larger use of vegetables
grains and fruits would improve
their chances of sound health ant
long life. It is no affliction to be
obliged to live almost wholly ot
vegetable» food for a while.
This fall fruit, like vegetables
is abundant and the prices charges:
tor apples, grapes, pears, oranges
grapefruit and other kinds hav<
been very moderate, for the timi
of year. There has been no sea
son in many years when the con
ditions were more favorable tc
getting along with very little meat
excepting only in respect to flour
an ■« the wheat market has beeti
showing signs of weakening. Even
nuts have been a good crop.
America has no reason to com
plain of any lack of food. Thai
is Europe's dread, and even in th<
, oouutriees at war it is a peril 01
the future rather than of the pres
«n*—except in Belgium.
.1 GREAT BRITISH ARMY
The British government has an
nounceed in parliament its iu
tention to add another million nier
to the army, making the totai
strength, aside from militia trained
only for service in the British
Isles, about 2,200,000. Such *
force, for use on land, will be an
entirely new weapon for the Unit
ed Kingdom. It never before had
an army equal to one-quarter o£
the immense field force which is tc
be put into action agaiust Ger
many.
An army of more than 2,0U0,0U'J
men will make Great Britain on(
of the foremost military powers oi
the world as well as the first ill
naval strength. it will give the
British government a tremendous
weapon for use on land, and inci
dentally it will make the invasion
of the British Isles a problem quite
apart from the question of getting
transports across the North Sea
or the English Channel.
To obtain another million nien
for the army it may be found nec
essary to resort to conscription. In
that case it will make a radical
change in the methods relied upon
hitherto for building up the Brit
ish army and navy. But a nation
of 47,000,000, not including self
governing and very helpful colo
nies which have 13,000,000 white
iuhabitants, ought to be able to
carry the load without much
trouble, if the British navy can re
tain control of the 6ea.
If Great Britain had an army
like that of Prance, in proportion
to the population, there would be
at least 4,000,000 men under arms
instead of about 1,100,000, with as
many more in prospect.—Cleveland
Leader.
A Brooklyn poet has married his
landlady. And still it is claimed
tha* poetry doesn't pay.
Staving in Vera Cruz until the
Mexicans quit fighting should
not dismay the American soldiers.
They are eulisted f<>r only seven
years.
It can hardly be that the Kaiser
clipped his moustache to set his
subjects an example of self-sacri
fice, since none was necessary.
And, of course, an administration
that could waive the honor of the
flag would make nothing of waiv
ing the Monroe doctrine.
Judge Gary says the war is
merely a matter of dollars and.
cents. It certainly is so far as
this country is concerned.
A Chicago business man declares
that red-headed stenographers axe
the best. Guess the color ot his
stenographer's topnot.
After all it seems that Uncle Joe
I Cannou hasn't really come back.
He is suing an editor for printing
something about him.
\Vh« do the Russians care
about the difference between .Bis
Russia and Little Russit, now that
it's all dry Russia?
Governor-elect 'Whitman says be
is TOing to abolish all the official
corruption in New York. Seems as
thougH tbe same -remark has been
made under the same circum
, stances before.
GUARDING AN ARMY
Order of Advance of a Division
on the March.
j TACTICS IN TIME OF BATTLE.
I Careful and Elaborate Disposition of
ithe Detached Troops to Secure the
Main Body Against Surprise—The
Flanks and the Rear Guard.
"The civilian iu reading stories of
battles and accounts of marches and at
tacks by an army iu times of war
finds many expressions that he does
not clearly understand—such, for in
stance. as refere[ices to independent
■•avalry. the advance guard, advance
cavalry. point and tlauk patrols, the
support, the reserve, the main body,
flank guard and rear guards—and it is
reasonable to believe that there is con
fusion in many minds as to signifi
cance and relation of these things."
•mid an army officer.
"I.et us assume that a division is on
tbe march, and. by the way, a division
is the basis in the United States or
ganization for the mobile army and is
a unit made up of all necessary arms
and services complete for independent
action incident to ordinary operations.
"One or two marches ahead goes the
independent cavalry, which seeks to
check the enemy's cavalry and send
back information as to the enemy's
movements and his intentions. This
cavalry is so far to the front that it
could not prevent the enemy slipping
In between it and the following army
and could not prevent the enemy's
patrol froiu observing the movement
of the troops. Thus other precautions
are taken, and one or two marches be
hind the independent cavalry marches
the advance guard.
"First in the advance guard is the
advance cavalry, commonly one squad
ron. which sends ahead a point or
leading patrol and sends on both "sides
| to march across country or on roads
• paralleling the line of march small
bodies called flanking patrols. All this
is to clear the country of the enemy or
give timely notice of his approach or
I his presence. Four or five miles in the
rear of the leading patrol rides the ad
; vance party of the advance cavalry,
j "In the rear of the advance cavalry
I marches the support, commonly form
ed of one regiment of infantry and a
mounted detachment of engineers.
Five hundred yards ahead of the sup
port marches its advance party, com
posed of one company, and from 300
to 500 yards ahead of the advance
party is its 'point' patrol, and other
patrols may be sent out on the flanks
or to places on the line of march
where they can get good views of the
conufry.
"About 1,000 yards behind the sup- |
port marches the reserve in the fol- (
lowing order in the United States ,
army: One battalion of Infantry, one
battalion of artillery, one regiment of i
infantry, one company of engineers
less the detachment with the support,
an ambulance company and perhaps
a detachment of signal troops. One or
two miles behind the reserve marches
the main body, if danger is suspected
on either flank, flank guards are sent
out. and they may be mere patrols or
detachments of all arms, according to
the requirements of the situaUgn, Be
Ok Admiral Cine
Southbound
S. S. Admiral Evans
Nov. 28
LEAVING SEATTLE ON THE 5th, 15th AND 85th OF
EVERY MONTH AND ARRIVING IN SKAGWASl ON THE Oth,
10th AND 20th., WESTUOUND.
RETURNING FROM THE WESTWARD, SHOULD LEAVE
SKAGWAY, SOUTHBOUND, APPROXIMATION ON THE 9th,
10th., AND 20th,
Seattle to Sail Francisoo
S. s. ADMIRAL DEWEY 8. 8. ADMIRAL FARRAGUT
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Leaving Seattle every "Wednesday and Sunday tor San Francisco
and southern California ports. Connexion! at San Francteco
PAOIFIO NAVIGATION CO STEAMERS
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For Los Angeles, San Dlogo and South»rn California point#.
1'ACIFIO ALASKA NAVIGATION CO.
HUGH P. GALLAGHER, Agent. Skagway, Alaska.
Ill ml tin- main liod.v marches tne rem
guard. Its component parts are gen
erally as far behind the main body as
those «>f |he advance guard are In front
of it. though on a night march it draws
closer I" the main body
"This enreful and elaborate disposi
tion of troops on the march is to se
cure the division against surprise, to
prevent small parties of the enemy de
laying the march and, if the enemy is
encountered In force, to hold hirn long
enough for the main body to prepare
for action and take up the best posi
tion offered by the country.
"The arrangement and position of
the various forces as given above."
concluded the military man. "are. as I
sakl at the beginning, the usual dis
position of advance troops of a di
vision on the march, and for larger
commands than a division you want
to increase the strength of the inde
pendent cavalry, advance eavalry and
patrols, support and reserve, and also
increase the distances, in this yon will
see the reason for all the relatively
small hilt frequent and sharp collisions
during the early stages of a big bat
tle."—Washington Star.
The Sheet Anchor.
"That.was my sheet anchor"—1. e.,
my best hope, my last refuge—the sheet
anchor of a ship, which in stress of
weather is the sailors' chief depend
ence. The word sheet is a corruption
of the word sbote (thrown out), mean
ing the anchor "thrown out" in foul
weather. The CI reeks and liomans
said. "My sacred anchor." referring to
the sheet anchor, which was always
dedicated to souie god.
Changed Their Mind9.
"1 suppose your education waa a mat
ter of great care to your parents."
"Yes." replied Miss Cayenne. "I re
call that they Mud great difficulty
teaching me to play the piano. And
then they had still more persuading
me not to "—Washington Star.
Becomes Convincing.
Mrs. (Joggles— Po^you believe every
thing yon bear? .Miss Gaussip—Not
until I have repeated it a few times.—
Boston Transcript.
The iiesi treasure among men is a
frugal tiihvse Ilesiod
Young Skeptic.
"Oh. dear me. I told my litt!a girl
there wasn't any Santa Clans."
"Well?"
"And now she won't believe ill
Satan."—I.ouisville Conrler-JournaI.
Wtiero Ignorance Is Bliss.
"All men :ire fools," exclaimed tho
pessimist.
"True." ajjreed the optimist, "but
they arc n>>t reminded so often of it
If tliev remain siuitte."—Pnok.
Happy are the miseries thnt end ill
Joy - German I'rorerli.
FIVE GOOD OXES TO DRAW TO.
Pehbierord and Gibson Rye. Bud
weiser, Blue Ribbon and Pale Rain
ier Beer at the Board of Trade.
WANTED to hear from owner of
jood farm for sale. Send cash
price and description. D. F. Bush,
Minneapolis, Minn, --
Don't D<*ther with developing and
linlatilng your Kodak films. Take
:hem to Keller's. They 11 do them
25c." ' . *!>•.» J|[|
Bonded WhtsKeys--Gibson. Moun
Ifarnon i«nd Belmont. The best of
Seer—Blue Ribbon, Budwelser and
Pale Hauler, at the Mascot, Tele
)hoB( 67. If
We rent rods- and reels, and have
he finest line of English, flies ever
told In Skagway. a fine line of
ishlng tackle. Keller Bros. Drug
lo. tt
3 Let Lewis Help ^
"Pointers for Amatror*" will help you to better
pictures--it's free. Send u« your films for develop
ing and printing. Enlarging. Developing 10c roll,
izt; printing, Jc up. Cash with order. You'll
ficd our work better. Photo supplie*. Dept. J*
LEWIS KODAK STUDIO
"kooaM specialists ten.viars '
19 2Q-21xNeSTQP BLDG/SEATTLE,
i
$100 REWARD, *100
Tiie readers of this payer will be
pleased to learn that there is at
least one dreaded disease that
science has been able to cur* in
nil its stages, and that is Catarrh.
Hall's Catarrh Cure is the onlr
positive cure now known to the
medical fraternity. Catarrh being a
constitutional disease, requires a
constitutional treatment. Hall's
Catarrh Cure is taken Internally,
acting directly upon th» blood and
mucous surfaces of the system,
thereby destroying the foundation
of the disease, and giving the pa^
tient strength Ly building up the
constitution and assisting nature in
doing its work. The proprietors
have so much faith in its curative
power that they offer One Hundred
Dollars for any case that it tells to
cure. Send for list of testimonials.
Address; F. J, CHENEY & CO.,
Toledo, O.
Sold by all Druggists, 7 Be.
Take Hall's Family PIII3 for con
stipation.
HAND LAUNDRY— The Jando®
Hand Laundry on Third srteet next
lo Golden North Hotel, does yeur
washing without shrinking the
clothes. Family work given careful
attention. tf.
i Many Alaska Readers Have Heard
It and Profited Thereby.
'Good nows travels fast," and
the bad back sufferers in this
vicinity are glad to learn where re
lief may be found. Many a lame,
weak and aching back is bad no
more, thanks to Doan's Kl#ney
Pills. Thousands upon thousands
of people are telling the geed news
of their experience with this tested
remedy. Here is an example werth
reading.
F. H. Wieiand, 1002 E. 41st St.,
Los Angeles, Cal., Bays; "Fer a
long time I suffered from pain in
i the small of my back and I could
jsf*rcely get around. Mjr kidneys
were disordered and the kfiluey se
cretions were highly colered and
irregular In passage. Doan's Kid
ney Pills relieved the lameness
and weakness and removd all troub
le with the kidneys. I have
had no return of the complaint."
Price 60c, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy—
get Doan's Kidney Pills—the same
that Mr. "Wieland had. Foster-Mil
burn Co., Prop*., Buffalo, N. Y.
Druggists refund money if PAZO
OINTMENT fails to cure Itching,
blind, bleeding or protruding piles
1 Irst application gives relief, BOc.
Have you seen the Slsagway
iiooster Pennants at Keller Bros.
TLey are classy glassy, eaeey pen
on is. Gtjt one for your home.
[ !\u?Air . Pure Foo4 . Pure DjjnA
arc essential; to healthy- tfriWfn-1
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Vancouver, Prince Rupert
Juneau, Petersburg, Wrangell, and Ketchikan
Leave Skaguuay
S,S, City of Seattle, Dec* 2, 12, 22
And every ten <lays following. Modern comfortable ships,
excellent service. Connects at Seattle with through passen
ger steamers.
CONGRESS, GOVERNOR, PRESIDENT AND QUEEN.
Sailing Tuesday, 10 a. in. and Friday, 5 p. m.
FOR SAN FRANCISCO, I,OS ANGELHS, SAN DIEGO.
Through tickets sold and baggage checked to all point* in
United States and Canada. For folders and full particulars,
address V. A. l'EIERSON, Agent
H. BRANDT, G. A. P. I). Phone 50. SKAGWAV
608 Second Ave., Seattl®, Wash.
ALASKA STEAMSHIP CO.
Jefferson November 14-24 December 5
TELEPHONE NO. 66. E. J. SHAW, Agent, SKAGWAY.
1914 Winter Sailings from Skagway 1915
Alternate Wednesdays
Nov. 4-18
Dec. 2-16-30
Jan. 13-27
Feb. 10-24
(Subject to Change,)
Prince Rupert, Vancouver, Victoria, Seattle, ect.
All Information " Rail or Sail," from
F. F.W. LOWLE, GenTAgt. Phone 87 and 141 SKAGWAY
Steamship Humboldt'
THE (INLY INDEPENDENT STEAMSHIP OPERATING TO S. £. ALASKA
Sailings from Skagway to Seattle.
November 27 Dec. 5
$50 Round Trip to Seattle and Return
Sailing dates subject to change without notice.
THROUGH TICKETS HONORED
Seattle Office: Robert Browning, 5fh & Broadway.
716 Second Areuue Tickets and ail ih/oi-mation.
THE
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The Train of liu^ury
" TO.
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AND ST. PAUL, MILWAUKEE, CHICAGO
AIL POINTS EAST, via tlie
"MILWAUKEE"
I.EAVES SEATTLE DAILY AT 10:15 A. M.
• "A TOUR DE LUXE" is an expression supremely fitting In con
nection with a trip to the East on this palatial all-steel
transcontinental train; It combines the enjoyment of rare scenic
Deautles with 'the pleasure of a journey in absolute ease and
comfort.
XO EXTRA FARE ON THIS TRAIN
For further information regarding fares, train service, res
ervations, etc, call on or address
E. J. SHAW
* • Agent, Alaska Steamship Co.
' - . t ; SKAGWAY, ALASKA.
City Ticket Office, Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway,
443 Hastings St. West, VANCOUVER, B. C.
SECOND AVE. AND CHERRY ST. SEATTLE.