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EDITORIAL
"OLD GLORY"
"America For Americans"
ALASKA—A COUNTRY WITH A
HISTORY
The finding at Snug Harbor of
fossilized oysters, snails, reptiles
and various sorts of shell fish which
ordinarily are found only in waters
of tropical or semi-tropical coun
tries, is another indication that
Alaska jnce was a land of palms
and sunshine, and probably was
inhabited by dusky beauties and
fierce warriors who hunted the
huge mammoths and other pre
glaciai animals which roamed our
hills and valleys.
in every part of Alaska where
mining has Deen conducted on a
large scale, thes© relics of form
er years when the climate of the
North was similar to that now en
joyed by the South. Sea Islands are
found, in the Fairbanks, and Nome
districts, huge tusks and bones of
mammoths were found frequently,
and every camp along the Yukon
boasts of its fossils.
In the Cook Inlet country few
of these fossils have been discover
ed, but with the increased mining
development which yill follow the
opening up of the country, it majj
bo reasonably expected that they
will be found in abundance.
The discovery of these fossils op
ens up a wide range for the im
agination. It s not difficult to
imagine this country covered with
dense forests which were roamed
by huge ungainly animals and in
fested by reptiles, the like of
»hich. are found nowhere on earth
today.
It was during this period that the
forests which, jvere the source of
our coal fields flourished. From
the extent of these coal beds, it
is evident that these forests must
•have been dense and of great size.
Not only are the remains of ani
mals found, but occasionally the
bones o£ humans, with, characteris
tics which stamp them as the re
mains of aa extinct race are uncov
ered. The largest find of this char
acter was made several years ago
on aa Island off Cordova, when a
cave containing the bones of a large
number oj humans was found. This
cave apparently had been the haven
sought by natives during a great
catastrophe apes ago, and all ha^
been entombed, «\- ..
No doubt in years to come the
ancient history of Alaska will be
read from the many fossils found
in the mines, and it no doubt wili
contain all the romance and intei^
est of other ancient countries.—An
chorage Times. w . <
Virginia has the largest vinegar
factory in. the United States, operat
ed almost entirely by electric pow
BT, _ | m. . . i !
The main reason why we think It
is all right for a *lrl to smoke clg
irettes in a restaurant Is that no
tjody loves her anyway. x
Daily Points For
Citizen Soldiers
(Issued by the War Department
And all rights to reprint
Reserved).
STAFF BRANCHES OF THE SER
VICE.
la addition to the three fighting
arms—Infantry, Cavalry, and Artil
lery—there ara nine branches of
the Anny known as the staff corps,
and department In general their
first and mos timportant duty is
not fighting, bu assisting those who
do fight, by providing] them with
everything they need.
Following are the staff corps and
departments: General StafJ) Corps;
Adjutant General's Department; In
spector General's Department;
Judge Advocate General's Depart
ment; Engineer Corps;, Signal Corns
Medical Departm at; Quartermaster
Corps; Ordnance Department.
Tha business of the General Staff
Corps is to study military problems
of ail kinds, to work out the best
solutions, and to report to the
Chief of Staff of the Army. It ia
often called the "brains of tha
Anny," and it would be hard to giv«l
a better description in a few words.
The War College division of the
General Staff Corps ia devoted to
tha study and Investigation of new.
and special problems.
The Adjutant General's depart
ment has charge Of all of the re
cords rolating to officers and en- j
listed men, issues orders to carry
out the wishes of the commanding
officer, and carries on military cor
respondence. In every] battalion
and regiment one of the officers of
the line is detailed as adjutant to
perform for his organization the du
ties just named.
The Inspector General's depart
ment observes everything that goes
on and reports on the skill and gen
eral fitness o£ officers and troops.
At intervals an officer from the
inspector General's department re
views the men in each organization;
examines their arms, equipment, and
supplies; looks over all records
showing expenditures of money; or
distribution of property; and sends
in a complete report, pointing out,
the good and bad features of the
organization. In thia wey the high-j
officers are kept informed at all
times as to the state of affairs in 1
every section of the Army.
The Judge Advocate Generals' de
partment is the legal department of
the Army.
The Corps of Engineers are the
•skilled workmen of the Army. They
lay out permanent camps and en
trenchments; build and repair
military roads, railroads, and
bridges; dig saps and mines under
the enemy's trenches; and take
ca.ro Of other work which requires
technical skill of this character.
The Signal Corps is the messgae
bearer of the Army. It carries in
formation and orders from one head
quarters to another.: It is today
ag essential to the conduct of a
great army as the telephone is to
the conduct of a great business.
The Signal corps of the Ameri
can Army includes the aviation sec
tion, which hag grown to be of
such vital importance. The hest
known types of air planes are the
scouting machine, which goes out
to get information by flying over tl*
enemy's lines; the bombing ma
chine, which goes out to do as mucB
damage as possible to the enemy's
military works; and the swift fight
ing machine, which attacks enemy
air planes and protects the glower
scouting and bombing machines. Tha
work is dangerous, but partly for
this reason ig especially attractive
to men of high, intelligence and dar
__ V 4 . .
BIG PLACER STRIKE
W. 3. Druqr, who returned a lew
days ago from Selkirk, brings word
Of a new placer strike having been
made on Kitchener crt«ek, in the
Xansen creek district. .There has
been quite a gttampede into the
creek from both, up and. down; the
Yukon river, those fromi Dawson
and intermediate points going in
by way of Selkirk and those from
the south nad intermediate paints
going in by way of Carm scka. From
•Carmacfcs into Kitche ner cregk
there is a wagon road most of
the way, while from Selkhrk; inl thei^
was only an old Indian trail, but
on Aug. 28, according to Manager
O'Loan of the Taylor.Drury, Pedlar
& Co., trading post at Selkirk, a
man named J. J. Ellis had just fin
ished cutting a straight tirall over
which the diggings could be reach
ed in a day and half*3 travel from
Selkirk.—Whitehorse Star, j V ^ !
ALASKA NEWS
Anchorage recently organized a
chapter of the American Red Cross.
Employes on the government rail
road had two days vacation) to cele
brate Labor day aad the Anchorage
fair.
The Valdez-Fairbanlcs trail is
aeaiu getting in excellent condition,,
the weather being reported fine,
end the roads "dry and dusty."
f •
Five men aboard the gas boat
Mortenen sailing from Juneau, re
cently averaged $17.70 per day
for a ten-day halibut fishing trip.
The farmers of the Matanuska
valley are complaining! of a scarcity
of labor and are doubling up in
helping one another harvest the
crops.
A wooden fire escape Is being
built from the top story of the
Anchorage school house to the
ground. The stairway is seven
feet in. width.
High grade musical instruments,
especially fine pianos, are made
from Alaska spruce. Sitka spruce
Is said to have no superrior for
piano construction.
Up to August 31, 886 men had
•registered in Anchorage for the Na
tional army. Of this number 356
are aliens, and only 114 claim ex
emption from service.
Cordova is enjoying an era of
prosperity, the railroad and dock
pay roll exceeding $100,000 per
month. The fishing industry has
lately benefited the city to a large
axtenf.
Twenty-one cars of coal, the larg
est shipment made to Anchorage
this season, were brought in one
day last week from the two mines
at Eska and Moose creek. The
average shipment is about five
cars a day.
Ca«tain E. A. Ludlow, of Nome,
died recently at the Pioneer's
Home. Captain Ludlow jvas one
tic, and even whaled in the North
of the pioneer whalers of the Arc
Pacific during the years of the Civ
il War.
The Warren bridge crew of the
Alaska K. R., at work on structure
No. 8S, the 3000-foot trestle across
Placer flats, are progressing at the
rat© of 100 feet per day and have*
thel work about 20 per cent com-s,
pleted. _|
John Johnson, the well-known dtfl
musheT of Nome, was paid $250 j
per week for his Metro film engage
ment, and later was hired with his
dogs by the Vitagraph concern for
$300 per week for an engagement
of several weeks.
In a letter recently received at
Nome it is stated that Miss Suth
erland, for several years secretary
to Dr. Caleb Whitehead, a former
well known Nome mining man, is
at present driving an automobile I
ambulance on the French front.
The freighter Skagway discharg
ed 120,000 feet of lumber at Cor
dova recently for the Kennecott[
Copper Corporation, went to La
louche and discharged 100,000 feet
of lumber and a quantity of ma
chineiy, and sailed direct from
there for Nome with 1600 tons of
coal.
Housework Is A
Burden
Woman's lot is a yv^ary one at
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distressing Kidney ills life indeed
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My? kidneys were weak and annoyed
me a great deal, too. I was wor
ried because my feet swelled and
because of the puffinesa under
my eyes. One box of Doan's Kid
ney Pills gave me relief and after
I had used two boxes I was feeling
fine in every way."(Statement giv
en October 16, 1915.)
On Jung 8, 1917 Mrs. Cookston
said: "I have had absolutely no
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I feel better than I have in years."
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