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EDITORIAL
"OLD GLORY"
"America ror Americans
WHEN* PEACE COMES
Speaiing before tfcg American,
club In London, on the entrance of
'lie United States Into the war und
especially the part America will
have when the struggle is over and
representative of the nations in
volved, sit in conference to ar
range peace terms. Premier David
Lloyd George of Great Britain said:
"Tha* conference will settle the
des'iny of nations and the courses
of human life for God knows how
many ages. It would have been a
great tragedy for mankind if Am
erica had not been there with all
her influence and power."
Americans should, ponder this. It
points the way to the vision of a
peace thafi should bte desired t>y
all democratic peoples, a peac© that
America will now play her proper
nart in establishing.
But a few weeks ago Russia was
an autocracy. Today the former
czar-rldden country is under provi
sional democratic government. Men
and women who had been exiled in
Siberia because they had dared to
voice their desires for freedom, hay
returned..
The world is being revamped. N<
matter what opinion one may hold
of th- reasons which started this
war, It is now the great emanci
pator. |
Auieiican democracy at first re
cclled from the horror of the war.
If wp.s considered foreign to this
country, a struggle in which Ameri
cans had no part.
But the realization hjas come tha+
the conflict is now the mightiest ef
fort ever exerted to make sure, for
all time, the rights of the people.
So* only would it have been a
tragedy for mankind, as Premier
Lloyd George said, for America not
to have been represented ai the
peace conference that finally will
come, but it would also have been
a bio' on the American people, de
scendants of the man who founded
America in the spirit of freedom
and who fought that liberty should
net bo destroyed.
ALASKAN SOLDIERS
Commenting on the probability
that Alaskans will be called for
war service under the selective draf
plan, aa indicated in a recent tele-!
gram from Secretary of War Baker
to Gorernor Strong, the J.uneau Dis
patch says:
"Recen'ly, after all, the boys
of Alaska wil be asked to shoulder
t^elr ri'les and face the music of
the Gorman band in France. The
notification to the governor that
Alaskans must register like the men
in the States can only mean that all
oar's of tha nation will bo treated
alike..
"Alaska will probably supply
more soldiers in proportion, to pop
ulation than any other great area
under the flag as most Alaska men,
ARMY SOON TO HAVE
SCOUTING DIRIGIBLES
Work Rushed on Balloons That
Will Have Sixteen Hours'
Sailing Endurance.
By permission of the secretary of the
navy the following description of new
dirigible balloons which are being built
as rapidly as possible for the govern
ment so that they may be available for
war scout work is made public:
"The shape of the envelope of the
dirigible somewhat resembles that of a
cigar. The entire length from tip to
tip will be 1C0 feet and the maximum
diameter 31.5 feet, but the maximum
width over the tall Una will be 80.2
feet Thia huge envelope will displace
77,000 cubic feet.
"Suspended from the envelope will
be a rigidly built car spacious enough
to carry a pilot, an observer, the nec
essary accessories for determining al
titude, speed, etc., and a hundred
horsepower gasoline motor of the latest
improved type. Provision is also made
for carrying ballast, which wheu
thrown out will enable the dirigible to
reach an altitude of 7,500 feet with
safety.
"These dirigibles are to be so con
structed that the maximum speed of
forty-five miles per hour is attainable
at an altitude of COO feet, and this
speed may be maintained for ten
hours. They can also endure sixteen
hours of flying at the cruising speed of
thirty-five miles per hour, which per
mits a rango of 500 miles.
"Including the weight of the pilot
and observer and their equipment the
estimated weight of the dirigible is
5^75 pounds. The total weight of
ballast is only 601 pounds, 300 being:
water and 211 pounds of saiid. This
total weight of 5,275 pounds is divided
by the government engineers Into two
classes, known as 'penalty weight* and
'useful load.' The first mentioned w
ers only the dirigible and its mechan
ical equipment, which Is specified at
3,334 pounds. The "useful load" In
cludes the pilot and observer, their in
struments, radio, fuel, oil and water,
together with the sand and water bal
last, and the maximum weight of this
Is set at 1.041 pounds.
"Some Idea of the development of
power plants for dirigibles is gained
from the fact that only 5GS pounds Is
allowed for the combined weight of
the engine, mufflers, radiator, water,
propeller and hub. In the early stages
of gasoline engine manufacture the old
single cylinder motor alone nenrly ap
prQpehid this weight.
..-.e car used in these dirigibles will
greatly resemble that of the ordinary
aeroplane except that It is so construct
ed that for strategic or other reasons
the pilot may light upon a body of wa
ter. This is made possible by attach
ing skids of ash to which are securely
fastened large waterproof cylinders of
fabric stutTed with kapok fiber, which
afford the requisite buoyancy."
FOREIGNERS REASSURED. H
-I
Joseph T. Tumulty, secretary
to President Wilson, baa given
out the following:
"There Is no danger of any
foreigner who conducts himself
properly suffering any loss of
property or liberty by reason of
a state of war."
— -r -S- + 4* + + 4-4* + 4-•!• + + + +
are unmarried and lots of them are
engaged ia occupations from! which
they can well be spared.
"If this war tod come about
twelve to eighteen years ago Uncle
Sam could hare secured some fine
trench soldiers ia this territory.
At that time we had lots of mem
who would be mor© at home sleep*
ing cut la the opea than in. a ho
tel. Except for the drilling' alone
those oldtimers were most per
fectly fitted for this war business.
The man who could carry a pack on
his back into the hills, sleep un
der the trees, maybe on a few Klom
dyke feathers an top of the snow,
dig a prospect hole and keep it up
for several days oa Alaska straw
berries and bacon, would grow fat
on what some of those pampered sol
diers pet. Things are a little dif
ferent today, though. Many a man
who "necked" a sled acrosss coun
try in those days goes to dances in
a "boiled" shirt and even in a swal
lowtails, and would register an
awful kick if his toast wasn't prop
erly buttered..
"Ary maa who ever roughed lf
In the old days in Alaska, will sytn
pathize with the felows who have
to hold down a trench all night,
for *he aching hlpg and the getting
out iu the morning to light the fire
while the snow or rain was fall
ing is stil fresh In their memories.
In addition to all this they will ap
preciate the fact that while they
tried to sleep there was no German
artillery trying to waft them into
warmer regions. Many boys will go
from Alaska, no doubt, to fight
and may they bo lucky, but it Will
be no Dicnic this time. It Is sure,
anyhow, to make better men of
them."
(Subtcrlb* for t]» Dailj;
DOG SAVES GIRL'S LIFE. |
Animal Drag* Her From River to a '
Sanitarium.
Green Bay, Wis.—Madeline Denny,
aged ten, of Little Itaplds, owes* her
life to the courage and faithfulness of
Brewster, a bulldog owned by Miss
Helen Scheller, superintendent of the
Brown county tuberculosis saulturium.
Madeline was crossing Fox river when
she fell through a hole in the ice.
"I clung on to the edge and scream
ed," she said. "Brewster was staudlug
on the bank. He ran to me. grabbed
my sleeve and pulled until 1 was able
to extricate myself. Then "lie dragged
me by the collar to the sanitarium
grounds."
The grounds are about 'JOO yards
from tlie river.
Brewster will be given a new collar,
properly inscribed. Just like heroic hu
mans get Carnegie medals.
FORTUNE TO FOLICEMAN.
Brooklyn Patrolman Goes to California
For Legacy.
New York.—A nineteen (la\ s leave
of absence was granted by Police Com
missioner Woods to Patrolman James
P. Gaffuey of the Bedford avenue po
lice station^ Williamsburg. The police
man started for the Pad lie coast to
claim a fortune left to hiiu by auaunt.
Gaffuey, who is thirty-live years old,
married and lives at 124 Oak street,
has been a dozen years on the force.
The inheritance ranges all tl)6 way
from $50,000 to $100,000. and the first
knowledge the policeman had of his
good fortune was when he received u
letter from a San Francisco attorney.
TO BAR TOWN CLOCK.
Hotel Keeper Seeks Injunction Against
City Timepiece.
Wichita, Kan.—S. J. Smalley, pro
prietor of the Coronado hotel, across
the street from the city hall, employed
a lawyer to obtain an Injunction to
prevent Mayor Beutley and the com
missioners from installing a clock In
the city hall tower.
For years citizens have petitioned
administrations to beautify the un
sightly boarded up tower with a clock,
and the Bentley administration let a
contract for a $1,500 clock. Smalley al
leges that the striking of the clock will
wake up bis guests every bour at night
Beware of C mint eats for
Catarrh that Contain Mercury
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Newbro's Herplclde effectively cures
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WOMEN'S WOES
Alaskan Women Are Finding Relief
At Last
It does seem that women have
mor» than a fair share of the
aches and pains that afflict hu
manity.; they must "keep up,"
mu •♦. attend to duties In spite of
constantly aching backs, or heffld
schts, dizzy spells, bearing-down
jains; they must stoop over when
to stoon means torture. They mus
walk and bend and work with rack
Iup pains and many aches from
Sidney Ills. Keening the kidneys
well has spared thousands of wo
men much misery. Read what one
woman says.
Mrs. M. I. Davis, 296 Waidler
#., Portland, Ore., says: "For
veai I had a great deal of trouble
with my abek and kidneys. Sharfy
pains would- catch me and it seem
p* as '* my back was giving out
co m My kidneys acted too fre
quently, causing much annoyance.
Dean's Kidney Pills rid me of the
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3Dd mv kidneys became normal. I
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FRATERNAL ORDERS
Aretlc Brotlierhpod. — |
Camp Skagwav No. li 5
A. B. m6ats every sec- J
o'nd and fourth! Tues- >
day evening at 8:30 P- j
m. eUArp. Vlsltin® brothers oordial i
|r wt-Veine. W. L. Stevenson, Arc- |
tic Chief. W. E. Burford. Arctic
Kecc rder.
Fraternal Order ,
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8kogw»y Aerie >
No. 25, Frutcr- |
ual Order of ;
— w-v tiiab nuu j
Wedaedlajr night of each uiontii at ,
UiPJt hull au Fifth Aveaiuo. Visit- j
in« brothers twdfcilly lnviteKl to ,
att(MiJ. J. M. QieJsbucii, w. 1*. |
J. V. Miller, tjecnutai-j-.
P. & A: M.
White Pass Lodge j
F.4A.M. No. 113
meet* 2d aDd 4th j
Saturday Evenings ; j
or each months. Visiting Brethren
are welcome.
HAROLD TALBOT, W. M.
IAMES WALLACE, Secretary.
B. P. O. ELKS
Stag way Lodge ;
No. 431, B. P. O.
K. meets every j
Thursday- niglit J
^ii grr Kt 8:00 cciock.
Visiting- brothers
cordially welcome.
W. B. BATSON, E. R. !
F. J. VAnDE W ALL, Secretary
Plpn^r of Alaska Igloo, No. 12, j
meet* In A. B. Hall first Monday in !
ewerjr month at 8:80 p. m.
Vfeitlng Brothers cordially wel
come.
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