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"OLD GLORY
"America For Americans"
THE I". BOAT RECOKD
The comparative statistics o:
Jesses from submarine attacks furn
i»h tt>§ theme to; widespread com
meat every, week. Sometimes tilt
figures are high, ai d again low, bui
tae tendency is steadily dowuward
They tell a story as convincingly a:
any dispatches from commanding
fceueruJs thaf we shall win tile, waj
»ud that 'he U-boats livae failed
says % contemporary. Berlin ma:
try to ignore lie plain facts, bui
they %re indisputable.
Urea' Britain is beginning U
launcn the new standardized steam
ships, and the large shipbuilding
program of the United States is
sfeowiug results. While the U-boal
continues to be a menace, there is
small eipectatiou that their opera
tion s will be increased during the
winter weather. The likeliest
thing will be further diminution ol
the number of sinkings.
The war against the submarines i
going forward relentlessly and sys
tematically. SwarniB of destroyers
scour ;he shipping lanes, hunting
periscopes and convoying fleets o!
merchant ships. Only under cover
of darkness does the U-boat have
a chance to strike without risking
the danger of shots from our
stralgh'-shooting gunners. The vic
tory which Von Tirpitz and Von Hin
deabuic promised the German peo
ple from the operations of the
submarines appears to be as re
mote «s in April.
There are indications that Ger
man military leaders, as well as
political leaders, are fully alive* to
the situation. - It remains for the
G«rmau people to learn the facts.
Then the hopelessness of carrying
the war further may be realized by
them. Until that condition is pres
ent, tne only course for the United
States Is to continue its prepara
tions 'or the decisive struggle and
for the allies to carry forward
their plans for giving the kaiser no
re«t. When victory comes it will
be complete and decisive, and the
world will be rid of the war men
ace and the Hohenzollern, and Haps
burg for all times ,
SEWARD KIDDING ITSELF
Go down to tlie steamers as they
come In aiid Seward people will get
all tha good che?r they need. The
travelers say that Cordova is a good
little town, Valdez isn't half bad,
but "What a real town Seward Is
and haw busy everybody seems:"
It'# the same thing over and over
Seward Is the best town
w«t of Juneau and all classes of
people ftgree to this. — Seward
Gateway.
' It ft rumored that before L. F.
Green*, recently found guilty of
|x>otlac?ft>X, left town the U. S.
Internal revenue man succeeded in
■ocurinr $28 from him as an intern
al revenue tax. This is said to
lXATe burt Green more than the
"A BLOW BEOW THE BELT"
'ERY DOLLAR that you send out of Skagway for goods that may
be Had in Skagway is a blow at the growth of your home city—"A
Blow Below The Belt." Every dollar that you spend in Seattle or
other cities for job printing that you may have done at the Daily Alaskan
office is a blow to your home paper—"A Blow Below The Belt." These
thoughtless out-of-town purchases in the aggregate are hurting business in
Skagway and in some respects are hurting the hand that feeds your mouth.
The business houses of other cities contribute nothing to the maintenance
of Skagway institutions. They sell none of the commodities that cannot be
purchased here, If you get your income from Skagway real estate, it your liv
ing comes from a Skagway salary, if you in any way are dependent on Skagway
BE LOYAL
....DON'T HIT SKAGWAY BELOW THE BELT....
Spend Skagway money in Skagway and be known among your fellow men as a true citizen of your home town
Anchorage Prosperous—Coal is
Shipped For Government Use
"Anchorage has one mile of 14
foot concrete ya'ks, 47 autos, 26 |
restaurants, aud one hotel alone has
15 private baths. The people of
Alaska do not realize what a metro
politan city has grown up within
their midst."
This j* the statement of Andrew
Stevenson, president of the Bank
of Alaska, who hag just returned
from *u extended trip to Anchor
age and Cordova. -
"Anchorage is prosperous, and
the outlook for the winter is the
best iu its short history," he con
tinued. "About 1600 men are
employed by the Alaska Engine^
ing Commission, for the winter, and
in addition there are 2760 men
working at various tasks in the city.
Six hundred eighty one women ar«
making Anchorage their home. More
families will stay in Anchorage this
winter than ever before. Two hun
dred fifty children are in the day
school and 100 meu attend a night
school.'4
Mr. Stevenson stated that An
chorage haa the most complete light
water and sewaje system in Alas
ka. Although the Alaska Engi
neering Commission has done re
markable work in the construction
of the railroad, the people them
selves are the ones who have con
structed Anchorage the most .'mod
ern. city in Alaska
Speaking of the railroad Mr.
Stevenson said construction > work
has been completed 100 miles north
of Anchorage or 214 miles from Se
ward. Anchorage i'self is on mile
114. The end of the steel from
Seward is mile 71. The south end
of the track from Anchorage is
mile 91; leaving a winter trail of
20 miles over which mail and sup
plies "-'11 have «o be brought by
dog team.
Beginning with Anchorage and
continuing north there are cer
tain natural minerals and deposits
that insure the permanency of the
city. Anchorage itself are large
deposits of lime stone, a great deal
of which. is used ia the city. Brick
making is oue of the big industries
of the railroad town.
About mile 136 the route runs
into thfc big coal region, and & '
branch railroad has been construct
ed for 3S miles to the Chickaloon '
fields from which the government
is at the present time shipping
coal for its o$vn use.
On this branch route the govern
ment has opened up a coal field '
at Esca which gives promise of be
ing a big producer. At unit 12, J
however, the Hggest development
work has been done and this tin- J
doubtedly will be the biggest coal <
mine in the group. '
After passing mile 180 and be
yond one reaches the Willow Creek '
district which has had it^ best season 1
this year, producing more than one *
naif million dollars. In the Cache <
creels district $100,000 have been i
taken out by prospectors and min- <
ers. *
Mile 214 is tae end of the steel. 1
Here the railroad reaches Montana <
creek waere various strikes of both
gold and coal have beeu reported. a
Grading has been finished, pass i
Talkeetna at mile 239, to mile 242 *
at Dead Horse hill. Clearing; has t
progressed further and extends &s
far as xnile 270 in the Broad (Pass
region which gives promise of de
veloping into ft rich gold section.
Farming has been developed to a
large extent north, of Anchorage and
potatoes and turnips have been
shipped in large quantities to Seat
tle and other places, l^arge ware
houses for the storing of veget
ables are owned by the Bank of Al
aska anii other firms in Anchorage.
A re0ular train schedule is main
tained, cars ruuning three days of
tha week to Chickaloon, three days
to Houston at mile ISO, and three
days 'o the south eud of the rails
at mile 92.
WINTER IX WAR ZONK
Snow has fallen in Northern Main
and snow is daily expected in
Northern France which is substan
tially iu the same latitude. Before
winter quarters tre necessary, the
Allied commandeis seek to estab
lish themselves upon liues whence
they <.an come d^wu upon 'he Boche
with the melting snow of spring.
And when that time comes the
sweeping tide of the Allied success
will hav* swollen to victorious pro
portions by the American contingent,
—Cordova Times.
Filgne
"Isn't there n great ileal of fatigue
attached to speo.hmakiag?"
"Yes." replied Senator Sorghum. "1
have bs/i a number of itet.ple tell uie
my speeches made tliem tired."— \\ asli
lagton Star.
One Weak Spot
Skagway People Have a Weak
J'art aihI Too Often it's thp
Back
Many people have a weak spot.
Too often it's a bad back.
Twinges follow every sudden
.wist.
Dull aching keeps up, day and
light.
Backache is often from weak kid
leys.
In such cases a kidney medicine
s needed.
Dojtn's Kidney Pills are for weak
tidneys.
For oackacbe and urinary ills.
Good proof of merit is the fol
owing statement.
James Cubbon, Mgr. Victor Clean
ng aad Dye Works, 120* Yesler
Vay, Seattle, Wash., says; "My
cidnejb -were in bad shape and
ivery 'ime I bent over it seemed
3 thourh my back would break.
The Kidney secretions were unna
ural, Delng scanty, painful and ir
egular in passage. My work as a
ailor kept me bent over and that
aade m<» suffer *11 the more . 1
?as lame and s*ilf all over and
ould hardly Btraighten up. It wasn't
ay time before Doau's Kidney Pills
ad helped ma and I was soon
ured of every sign of the trouble."
Price 60c, at all deaiere. Don't
imply ask for a kidney remedy—
et Doan's Kidney Pills—the same
bat Mr, Cubbon had. Fostei^MU
urn C\> Mfgrs., Buffalo, N. Y.
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ond and lonrth.' Tues
day evening at 8:30 P
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ly welcome. Edward A. RasmUdon,
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Recorder.
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ar* welcome.
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JAMBS WALLACE, Secretary.
B. P. O. ELKS
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Thursday at 8:30
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OFFICE—SECOND AND BROADWAY—PHONE 50
SAILINGS FROM SRAGWAY
—FOR—
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S. S. CITY OF SEATTLE
November 15, 27. December 8, 19, 31
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SAILINGS FROM SKAGWAY FALL 1917
For Seattle and Puget Sound Ports
S. S. JEFFERSON, Nov. 17, 27. Dec. 9, 20
Paasengera transferred to Victoria, Vancouver and Tacoma without extra charge
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LEAVES SKAGWAY P. M.
Nov. 11, 21, Dec. 5, IS, Jan. 2, 16, 30, Feb. 13, 27
—FOR—
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Jan. 12th, 26th Feb. 9th, 23rd Mar. 9th, 23rd
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connection at that point with the Largest, Finest and Swiftest Steam
ships regularly scheduled on the North Pacific, the S. S. "Prince
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Wednesday morning and Seattle at 3 P.M. Wednesday
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