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A MAX WHO KNOWS THE
RUSSIAN
It is the earnest American. (Je
sire to Jo whatever is best to be
done for Russia and the Russia^
people. There is more than politi
cal significance to that desire. Re*
Peated revolutions, the bedeviiment
of the Berlin propaganda aided ^d
abetted by the fatuity of the Bol
shevik have begot chaos. The ma
chinery of industry is in a mess
of wreckage. Agricultural activi
ties are paralyzed. Starvation men
aces. lu such condition it is diffi
cult »o find in Russia a basis of
reasonable rehabilitation. The
foundations for constructive work
to the recreatiou of an orderly state
i- lacking. l»i||
It is evident that this fact is
appreciated by the American gov
ernment. but there is not yet even
the outline of a progressive, much
less a comprehensive program for
procedure with regard* to Russia.
.Manifestly the first step is to know
what most expeditiously may be
done in friendliness for the relief
of the Russian people; and to
learn fff must get next to the Rus
sian jeople themselves—get in con*
tae» with them on the basis of a
sympath tic understanding, so that
we may have some accurate idea of
what their practical heeds are.
In this, as it appears to us, there
is work for the American commis
sioner who knows Russia; who
has in intimate personal knowl
edge of its people, of their lan
guage, of their customs, of their
tempertment.
It 19 becaus© he possesses these
very qualifications that William H.
(.lalvani, of this city, is put for
ward a? one eminently to be coa
sidered as fitted for the delicate
task ne must undertake in Russia
—the task of friendly helpfulness—
that must precede ail political and
military considerations and actions,
unless the latter are to be griev
ously misunderstood by the Russian
people.
Mr. Galvani combii.es demicratic
sympathies with a highly cultured
mind A hater of the old stock of
Kussiaa autocracy, it follows that
he is earnestly committed to the
new order, the new creation of a
free Russia—a Russia that will
be in truth the heritage and; posses
sion o* the Russian, people.
In any commission elected for
the important work of sounding the
Russian need, to the end that it
may lv supplied In Americaa eym
athy and with American heli>, the
more metx of the Galvani trp© tlle
more »fflciently will that commis
sion. do its work.—Portland Tele
gram,
* SO NEGIOTIAIED PEACE
Availing himself of a temporary
prlv'lige to tell the truth, Maxi
milian Harden, the democratic Ger
man leader, said in his paper, the
Zukunft, the other
"International law forblda Ger
many to retain even one pebDl© of
Belgium's streets. Is Belgium, as
aa ambassador, a state secretary
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what COD giw* u*
What urv you g J
so thai crthffi-i i
Kvp*
E%it f+91
WHEAT
MEAT
FATS
Sl'OAR
"end rnorv to Euvopv
i cp liiw will Sur>»
and a chancellor nave confessed,
an innocent victim of German self
defense? Then we have to ask
its forgiveness, and not force con
ditions on it. This is a question
of the decency, morality and honor
of the nation."
Prooably Harden is now in jail
for his honest, conscientious, states
manlike utterance, and doubtless
nis paper is und»er suspension, out
he let loose a truth that will find
lodgment in the minds of som« in
telligent German people who are
not enslaved to military autocra
cy.
Seizing upon Hardens plea for
elemental justice as a text, one
American dreamer writes:
"If Germany wants peace, this
is one way to get it. Let the kais
er appoint Maximilian Harden chan
cellor. Let Harden announce that
he will not retain office except whi's
th9 reichstag supports him, and
let the reichstag demand that he be
not dismissed.' while the reichstag
supports him. Then let Harden he
empowered to make peace, offering
j these 'erms, as to Belgium, and In
citing the allies to propose terms
as to other issues. Let him give
assurance a a to the Eastern front in
the same spirit as this concession
on thd West. On this basis, peace
could oa negotiated."
If America and her • alHes were
opium eaters, the plan might work,
and tnen the negotiated peace
would be only an armistice. A ne
gotiated peace to which the al
lies could consent would'be possible
only by the removal of the entire
house of Hohenioliern from the
continent of Europe and its con
finement in some such manner as
Napoleon was imprisoned at St.
Helena, and the disarmament of Ger
many. But the Ail Highest will not
voluntarily make the personal sacri
fice in the interests of hia people
The only conditions which the civil
ized world will accept must be
imposed on the kaiser by force. A
million Maximilian Hardens would
be unaole to effect a negotiated
peace so long as the kaiser re
mains an irremovable authority.
I—Portland Telegram.
The advice received recently that
Emperor William's bronze statue
at Luneburg had beeu turned back
to the foundry and remelted into
ordnance brings up the thought that
perhaos the gentleman ia charge of
the nether region is now seeking a
patent device which he will use
when '» comes to "melting up the
heart"- la the original bust.
Speaking ol the German sub*
marine menace on the Atlantic, Al
askans should bear in mind that
it is to have some sixteen new blinlJ
ere, an<i other Duoys and aids to
navigation this season, and in as
much as the Hun saw fit to pay his
respects to the Lighthouse guards
at Smith Island, he may deem it a
special mark of recognition if be
put some of our new lights out.
It is too bad that P. T. Barnum
is not "jmonjrat the living. He cer
tainly would put In a Did for the
safe keeping of Lieut Schwieder,
the commander of the submarine
which sunk the Lusitania, and' P. T.
would exhibit him as the "Greatest
Living Mooster in Captivity."
FIXE DISPLAY EXHIBITED
IX YUKON TERRITORY
Dawson, Aug. 18.—One of the
most remarkable features of the
Discovery Day celeDration was the
fine display of minerels, flowers,
vegetables and other articles which
were shown at the Minto park pa
vilian under direction of the Pio
neers. - 11
Thg most vital of all exhibits
there was that of the minerals. Pine
samples of ore bearing copper, sil
ver, rold and ctfier minerals were
given. Snace forbids mentioning
them i» detail today.
Of th» growing articles, a not
able rnt- n*s a cherry tree with
many rine cherries on it, entered
by Mr. J. Blaker. These were the
first growing cherries many of the
Klondike kiddies ever saw, and som«
having never seen grapes &0r cher
ries groiv.nf, thought th^jr were
grapes. j • . j
i r In mu
Women irilTERS ton
ALASKA SERVICE! I»
BEING TALKED ABOUT
Seattle.—Oldtlmers on the Seat
tle waterfront are watting with in
terest ai<* foreDoding to Bee it the
ntimation given out by steamship
companies is carried into effect.
This was that the companies were
seriously considering the signing on
of women as waitresses aboard ves
sels plying from Seattle to Alaska
and in *hf California trade. If the
plan is adopted', the women will
oecome members of the crews, and
some sort of uniform will have to
be adooted for them. > j
"It cau't be done," ia the way
the boatswain of an Alaaska liner
viewe* the matter. "They'll all get
seasick the first day they go to
work and someDody will have to wait
on them." 'j
Women cooks on the vessels may
come aext, said, an officer of one
of the steamship companies.
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IMPORTANT MINE
SALE IS CL08ED
A mo^t important deal involving
Willow creek quartz property was
closed recently gays the Anchorage
Daily Times, when the oontj-ol of
the GoM Cord mine nassed' from By
ron Bartbolf, Charles Bartholf, and
W. S. Horning, to John Smith and
Jos. B. Swan.
The cash consideration was $50,
000 ^Dd the mon^y has been pa'd
over. The Gold Cord was discover
ed bv Bvron and Charles Bartholf in
1915 »nd later that season W. S.
Horning purchased one-fourth in
terest in the property. Over $1,"
000 has oeeu expended In develop
ing tha property and putting it on
a working basis. The mill test of
100 tons that wag run through the
Independence mill last yea.r netted
$12.20 a ton and since then the
tunnel work and other development
hag opened up ore of exceptionally
high grade. Mr. Martin is workin"
the property this year on a lease
and will probably have charge of
the wintex work planned by the
new owners. Mr. Smith and Mr
Swan h'.<*e been in the district for
several w^eks and are personal
friends o' Frank Bartholf, who is
lone of the pioneer operators and
\ has large holdings in the district.
SEN! TO PRISON FOR POSING
AS FOOD REPRESENTATIVES
Washington, Aug. 28. — Six
months' imprisonment in the Al
legheny County jail and $100 fine
is the penalty imposed by the U*
nited States Court for the western
Distrct Pennsylvania uoon Chas.
E. Meyers and James A. Alwln for
falsely representing themselves
to be agents of the United States
Food Administration. These of
fenders were indicted On May 13,
191S, under sections 32 andj^T of
the Fe-leral Criminal Code. TWir
pleas of not guilty, entered on, May
14, were withdrawn on ,May 22,
when the above fine and imprison
ment were imposed by the court
following thetr pleas of guiltv.
Meyers and Alwiu, made several
visits at Donora, Pa., falsely rep
repse.itiu4 themselves to be Gov
ernment, food inspectors as part of a
fraudulen' scheme to obtain money.
They •*. re arrested in Ohio, where
♦hey Wv't again falsely posing as
Government officials. It is under
stood that other arresta have been
made an>' other piosecutions will
follow agpinst associates of Mey
ers and Alwin.
It is not believe# that the prac
tice of falsely pretending to act
as Government inspectors is at all
I commoa. These prompt oonvictiona
I and'drastic penalties of $100 fine
|Snd <ix months' imprisonment
.should serve to protect the public
i from further activities bj- such im
j postors.
WILL USE POWER SLEDS
OX FAIRBAXK'S TRAIL
Jonn Brower. who has the winter
cohtract for carrying the mail be*
tween Chitina and Fairbanks the
next tt ur years, just returned from
a trip to th« interior. He jsays
that his company intends to main
tain a passenger st3ffe line in con
nection with carrying the'mall and
will have all the necessary equip
ment b" the time the snow flies.
As 'a departure from the ® horse
stage his company has made a: stage
' ear oa'sled runners propelled with
j an aerial propellor, which is said
1 to send the vehicle along at a good;
j rat® r>f speed. The only drawback
to the new invention is that when,
it strikes a deep iut in the road it
! is apt to stick for want of clearanoe.
This can be remedied by elevating
| the oody of the coach go as to clear
obstacles and low places.—Cordova'
I Times. | I
CKtTl&rt tatARDlNiJ
ONE SECRET WELL
Lancaster. — The secret of j the
construction of [balance chamber of
the torpedo used by British sub
marines is jealously guarded* by thg
British government Although there
are three manufacturing concerns1
making torpedoes In Englad, none I
of them is permitted to [learn the'
secret o' making this chamber, a i
section about three feet long.
The product of all three plants ^
is composed of Interchangeable parts
of torpedoes which are Sent [to. the i
central government plant where the '
balance chamber is fitted on.
Everv tenth j torpedo Is taken to |
pieces and tb« parts are tested to I
make sure that theyare Interchange
able with the products of some ]
other factory. If. not the misfitfl \
are condemned). [
One factory fl£r& turns.j^Bt apput
21 torpedoes a week. The[lafyor is
mostly unskilled, anil Jl.ncl^dies wo
men. | The, skilled workers ,were
formerly employed on textile ma
chines or in Jewelry work. [None of
them knew anything., about tor
pedoes before they came to th«
tory. | ,
TEIX THE TRUTH
Traveler through time's treacherous
thicket,
Tell the truth.
'Tig *ny transport, 'tis thy ticket;
Tell the truth, |
Tell, though toiling; tell, [though
tilling;
Though thou'rt troubled, trembling,
trilling.
Tell tne truth, triumphant thrilling;
Tell the truth.
Thought that's twisted, twists the
thinker;
Tell the trutn. c
Truth | that's tinkered, taints the
tinker;
Tell the truth. f
Toil's true task's truth's thorough
tending,
Time's tru© trail, [to trace truth's
trending,
Thought's true throne, 'tis truth
transcending;
| - Tell the truth. |
To thyself, thou'rt truth's trans
lator; j
p Tell the truth.
Though the thousanda term thee
traitor, ^1
Tell the truth. |
•Tig triumphant truth they're trying,
'Tig [the tempter's toll# thou'rt ty
fas. \ I
Tis through time*thou'rt testifying;
Tell the|truth.
TRAIN tour taste
Family tradition carries a good
deal tof weight in matters of taste.
If our grandmothers and mothers
used two lumps of |sugar in their
coffee, we fall naturally Into the
habit of using two In ours. [Now
is the time to change traditions.
Sugar must | be saved and saved*
right tow. We cannot say, "We'll
start tomorrow." |
The Uo'ted States Food Adrainiitra
tloa asks that no family ues more
than two'pounds of sugar per person!
per month. Some extra allowance
is provided for canning .under [regu
lation of the Federal Food Adminis
trators or their deputies. The
families who do nojcannlng should
save for those who do.. Every
ounce of sugar that Is not used,will
help keep a can pf fruit.
Sugar until recently ,wa« ».jlux
ury, »ever used commonly, but.the
enterprising public went persis
tently about the task of j learning
to like it .and soon grew to look
upon it fas a necessity. , Now it is
patriotic to forego the use of sugar
and the I same puolio may accomp
lish a great deal, liy going just as
persistently about the task of earn
ing to like sugarless coffee and
tea, cereal sweetened-with fruiter
honev, cakes made with syrup or
molasses, and less sweet fee cream
and ftOf* drinks.
The use of white BUgar is a,
matter of taste, font it is a poor
taste that won't train both ways.
If we train it to the use of no bu
gar or fat any rate lesa sugar our
battle is won.
UNCLE SAM'S R. R. |
VENTURE UNPROFITABLE
.Washington, Aug. 29, -r-, Owing
largely to the payment of t>ack
wagea in accordance with th® in
creased »ay allowance to> railroad
men, and present increase wages, the
railroads of the United; States un
der federal control, fpr June show
aa agsregaje deficit of J58.969,
000 in operating income, compar
ed with positive earnings of $98,
909.00 ia June of last year.
Th® government lost $298,000,
000 operating railroads fop the
fiat aix mouths o£ thin year.
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Ever Watchful
A. Little Care Slay; Save Many Skag'
way Readers Future Trouble.
Watch the kidney secretions.
See that they hare the amber hut
of health;
The discharge not excessive or in
frequent;
Contain no "brick-dust like" sedi
meat.
Doans' Kidney Pllle are especial
ly for weak kidneys.
Let a user tell you how the3
work.
Sidney B. Hart, 825 W. Sharj
Are., Spokane, Wash., says; "Thi
grip left my kidneys weak. Mj
kidneys got so they didn't act free
ly and the mucsles of my back be
came &tiff and achy. Many times 1
had dizzy spells and little hlac!
SPota floated before my eyes, blur
ring my sight. A sharp pain caugh
me in my back whenever I beni
over. Doan'g Kidney Pills hac
always been highly recommended s(
I thougnt I would give tbem a trial
After I nad used one box I was cur
ed of that awful trouble, for m:
kidneys were in good condition a
gain/'
Price 60c, at all dealers. Don'
simply ask for a kidney remedy—
get DOan's Kidney Pills—the sami
that Mr» Hart had. Poster-Mllburi
Co., Mfgrs., Buffalo, N. Y.
NOTICE OP FINAL ACCOUNT!
In the U. S. Comirlsaioner's Cour
for the Territory of Alaska at Skag
way tn probate In the matter o
the eatate fo S. H. Yeomans, exe
tutrix of the estate above state<
has filed in the above entitled cour
her final account of the estate o
the aaid deceased, and the hearln;
of same has beaa fixed for Satur
dajr the 28th day of September
1918 at two o'clock in the after
noon of aald day at tha court rooffil
In the federal court hous© at 8kar*
way, and all persona having Inter
est in said estate are notified thett
and there to appear and file *ny
objections, they may bare-to said ac
count and to show cause, If any thq
have, why said final account should
not be allowed.
Mrs. Ella Mary Yeomans,
Administratrix.
Dated at Skagway, Alaaki, thia
27th d«y of July, 1918.
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE
j Noiicp is hereby given, that the
, undersigned has been appointed Ad*
I ministrator of the estate of Miles
i Creegan, deceased, by the Pro
bate court for th^ territory of Al*
'aska sitting in probate at Haines,
j Alaska, jind any and all persona
| having claims against said estate,
: | are required to present tliem to
• j me, with the proper voucher*, at
t my office in the said town of
Haines, witlin six months from
| date of first publication of this
i notice.
. J Dated the 19 th day of August,
■' 1918.
J. G. Morrison, Administrator.
, W. B. 3 tout, Attorney for Admin la -
| trator.
; First Publication, Aug 22, 1918.
■ Final Publication, Sept. 26, 1918.
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