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EDJTORIAL PAGE
GERMANY'S HUGE XAtfK
At thf beginning of the war,
■ay* the Cleveland Leader, the
Uerman military authorities decid
ed to leave Austria-Hun jtry> aided
bjr the garrisons of the German
frontier forts and town* and by two
or three army corps of the regular
line, the task of holding Russia In
check or beating vthe armies of the
Ciar in their ova territory. The
German, field army, to the extent of
yrobabl; 85 per ceat of its strength
was thrown Into Franc# and JBel
. glum.
The French forces, with the as
sistance of tha Belgians a ad the
British, could not stop this tr^
mesdous host. It gradually pound
ed its way almost to tha fortlfica
, Hops .which guard Paris. The
^eight of Us attack, especially its
. right wing, seemed to be resistless
But on the Eastern border of
Germany things went badly for the
two powers opposed by 1 Russia,
Serrta and Montenegro. Austria
Hungary drew away from Servia
so large a part of the troops op
erating there that the Serbs were
able to gain a bloody and import
ant Tlctory. The German garrisons
and the small German field army
in East Prussia were not sufficient
to prevent the Russians from over
running a large part of that prov
ince. The Cxax's great armies in
Galicia and Russian Poland proved
too strong to be withstood by the
Austro-Hungarian forces.
These conditions led the German
government to move many troops
to th« Eastern field of operations.
They smashed back the Russian
army in East Prussia and they
stiffened the Austro-Hungarian re
sistance to the Muscovite hosts,
but the latter coninued to menace
the Austro-Hungarian army with
destruction. Then more drafts
were made upon the German forces
in France and Belgium..
They have Quickly beaten back
the Russians In East Prussia and
they have evidently rescued the
Austro-Hangarlan army in Russian
Poland and Galicia from imminent
peril of complete disaster. The
entire aspect of the war on the
Russian border is changed. But
what has been the result in
France? The German government
admits a severe reverse, east oi
Paris, and It ascribes the advance
of the French and British to their
superior numbers. The German
army in France is being hurriedly
reinforced but tfce allies are also
gaining in that manner. The Ger
mans hope to regain their lost
ground but the Franco-British
army is still forcing its way for
wxrd in territory which had been
occupied by the4 Invaders « week
ago.
The rasjJt of tie war turns upon
the ability of Germany to accom
plish the enormou« task of doing
the work undertaken up»a both
frontiers at the same time. Cm
the allies be beaten lm Trance
without leaving: Russia supreme In
tha East? Or is It possible to
crush Russia -without giving
Fr»nc« and Great Britain a domi
nant and decisive superiority in
the Wort.?
Anyway, If Bordeaux becomes
too hot for the calm discussion of
diplomatic subjects, there is Gib
raltar & few miles to the south
ward.
Considering the softness of some
of the soft drinks, It will hardly do
to put too heavy a war tax on
them.
If the Russians carry out their
intentions In respect to Germany,
k is to be hoped they will not
afflict us with ••Potsdamsky."
Does the MfcwoBrf man who in
tends to run againBt Champ Clark
In tie congressional election think
be has a chance, or is he merely
Qualifying for a Carnegie medal?
Things are not looking at all
blue for Chicago, just now. All it
can see is wheat
Paris may bristling -with can
non, nevertheless the big guns of
France are in Bordeaux.
This is about the time when a
number of young men have got far
enough away from thair graduat
ing orations to enable them to ap
preciate an ordinary job.
Probably It will be just our luck,
before it's over with, to have some
Russian general follow the example
of General Sherman by telling us
what war is.
If Yice President Marshall wants
to pose as a real prophet it is up
to him to tell whether Dr. Cook
is going to discover tho North
Pole again or not.
Mow that the doctors can't pre
scribe Europeau trips for their
wealthy patients it may be they
will have to resort again to ap
pendicitis.
Probably to clinch his assertion
that Russia is being aided by
Heaven, the Czar is sending troop3
to the Western battlefields by way
of Archangel.
WON'T ADJOURN
UNTIL OCTOBER
Washington, Sept. 21—(Special) "1
have made up my wind that we will
be here until October, and so I have
determined to make the best of it"
The remark was made by Oscar W.
Underwood, the floor leader of the
house of representatives. Mr. Under
wood also expressed the opinion that
after the appropriation bills were out
of the way and other pressing matters
of legislation were concluded, such as
the reclamation bill and the conserva
tion measure, it will probably be the
policy of the house to take a vacation
similar to that of last summer. "We
will keep enough men here to have
more votes than the Republicans," said
Mr. Underwood, "and will adjourn the
bouse every day. I understand that
Mr. Mann will not consent to an au
tomatic arrangement for adjourning
three days at a time and so we will
adopt the same methods used last year
and allow members to go home."
uncertainty in tne senate.
This statement by Mr. Underwood
Is a refles of the uncertainty that ex
ists In tbe senate. Unfortunately-for
the program the president has outlined
tbe senators seem unable to agree.
Even bis party associates cannot agree
among themselves as to tbe kind of
legislation which should be enacted.
The senate is composed mostly of law
yers and the Questions under discus
sion are largely of a legal nature. The
consequence of such a condition is that
there are now rambling debates upon
tbe legal questions involved, and the
lawyers, like the doctors, are unable.to
agree. Tbe senate took the tariff bill
rery much as it was handed to it
by tbe administration, but that body
grew more independent in making the
currency bill and Is still more lnde
pendent in making trust bills. Unlike
the house of representatives, the sena
tors do not take what is given them
and say nothing.
How to Fix It.
A suggestion, growing out of the
long dispute over mileage for senators
and representatives, which ought to
settle the controversy If it Is put Into
effect is that the house adopt a rate qf
5 cents a mile for its own mileage
apd let the senate fix Its mileage at 20
cents. Those who made this proposi
tion believe that public opinion In time
will force tbe senate to reduce its rate
of mileage. The trouble with this sug
gestion is that there is qnlte a large
majority of members of the house who
want the mileage on the present basis
of 20 cents a mile, but dare not vote
for lt.on a record vote. These mem
bers are perfectly satisfied to have the
senate hold out and flually "force" the
bouse to accept the 20 cent rate.
The Quorum Question.
Both the senate and house have got
to take some sort of drastic action In
order to maintain a quorum. There
ore .frequent roll calls to secure e
Pacific Alaska Navigation Co.
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LEAVING SEATTLE ON THE 5th, 15th AND 25tli OF
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Special attention to Tourist Bm^nese, both west and south
bound.
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quorum In both bodies. Senators nnd
members will walk Into tbe chambers
while the roll call Is in progress, an
swer to their names and walk right out
again. Even when the presiding offi
cers announce that a quorum Is pres
ent, as disclosed by the roll call, it is
not a real fact, as many men who an
swered to tbttlr names have gone
away, simply content that they have
been recorded as preSent The only
suggestion that 1 can think of to reme
dy this evil Is to make the proceedings
in the senate and house more Interest
ing.
Again on the Rampage.
"Wild Jerry" Donovan, as his friends
call him. has been on the rampage
again and with points of order and
points .of uo quorum, parliamentary
inquiries, Interruptions and general ac
tivity at all times has made trouble
not only for Republican opponents, but
for his Democratic associates who
have been trying to get through a
number of Important bills. On one
■ iccasion Jerry interrupted the proceed
ings and declared that "there Is uo
Republican from Ohio present"
"The house would be as well off If
there was no one from Connecticut
present," retorted Jim Mann.
Worth Investigation.
One day during the many thunder
showers that have occurred in the vi
cinity of Washington a big chestnut
tree on the golf links nenr Washington
where the president usually enjoys hU
afternoon game was struck by light
|ilng. The president was not on the
course at that time. However, the ag
ricultural department considered the
result of the lightning so peculiar that
It decided to photograph the tree and
make a study of it It was one of the
very largest of chestnut trees, yet the
lightning stroke killed It completely.
The experts in the department say
that the situation Is very peculiar, for
It Is seldom that a tree of any such
size Is ever killed by a lightning
stroke. It seems that the very vitals
of the tree, even down to the roots,
were penetrated
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TONY STANICH, Proprietor
F«r 14 Ye»r» We Hive Served only
The Best in the Markets
today it ii the
Most Popular Eating
House in the North
New Location
Broadway, between 3rd and 4th
The Delmonico of Alaska
"BEN" CDLBERTSON
Expressing and Cartage
Phone 34, day 01 night., for
quick-service
Office: The Pool Room
Wood, Coal and Ice delivered on
Short Notice. ...
PROFESSIONAL OARDS.
Dentists.
Dli. L. S. KELLEK.
Dentist.
Most Modern Methods.
Opfi Evenings.
Office Hours: 9-12 a. a. 1-6 p. m.
Alaskan auilding - Broadway
3KAGWAY ALASKA
WILLIAM PALLISTER, M. D.
(Formerly of Seattle)
Specialist iu the treatment of
diseases and deformities of the eye,
ear, nose and throat.
Office; Goldstein Building, Ju
neau, Alaska.
Dr. Pallister will he in Atlin,
Sept, 21st.
W. B. STOUT.
Attorney A I Law.
Practices iu all courts
In Territory of Alaska
Hn' *-j Alaska.
& a. M.
Will to Pass Lodge
p. & A.M. No. 113
meets 2d and 4th
frl. Ev'gs. of each
momn. Vlsltiug brouieri are
come. Pliil Abrahams, Secretary.
W. C. Wright, W. M.
Fraternal Order
>'.ogles—
Bkagrvay Aerie
No. 25, Frater
ual Order of
tiugiea me?i3 tub cirst una uiiru
Wednesday night of each month at
their hall on Fifth avenue. Vlaltlng
brothers cordially lnvr.ed to attend.
Elmer Wheeler, W. P., J. If. Keller,
Secretary.
tCfftW) X~r»< o
B. P. O. ELKS
Skagway Lodg
No. 431, B P. O.
E. meets every
1st and 3rd Thurs
days at S o'clock.
Visiting broth
era cordially welcome. J as Ken
nedy, Ex. R. Geo. Hagee Secretary.
Arctic Brotherhood.—
Camp Skajjway No. 1
&. B. meet* every Tues
day evening at 8:00 p
ra. gnarp. /Isltmp- brothers cordial
ly welcome 1). J. Rich, Arctic Chief
W. R. Hillerj, Arctic Recorder.
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SKAflWAY, ALASKA.
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SECOND AVE. AND CHERRY ST. SEATTLE.