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EDITORIAL j;
MSTE THIS IX YOIH H AT
When some chaps are sitting a
rcui-u assuming to tell everyone
what they know, as to what number*
constitute certain divisions of our
army, remove your hat and then
rtSkl the following to them:
An army corps is 60,000 men.
Ar> infantry division is 19.000.
An infantry brigade is 7,000 men.
A regiment of infantry Is 3.000
men.
A battalion is 1,000 men.
A company is 250 men.
A platoon is 60 mem.
A corporal's squad is 11 men
A field' battery hag I95 men.
A firing squad is 20 men.
A supply train has 283 men.
A machine gun battalion has 296
men. } |
An engineer's regiment has 1,098
men.
An ambulance company has 66
men. 11.
A field hospital has 55 men.
A medicine attachment ha» 1>3
men.
A major genera; heads the field
army and also each army corps.
A brigadier general heads each
infantry brigade.
A colonel heads each regiment.
A lieutenant colonel is next ln
rank Below a colonel.
A major heads a battalion.
A captajn heads a company.
A lieutenant heads a platoon.
A sergeant is next below a lieu
tenant.
A corporal is a squaj officer.
LOOK AT THE VOTE
Editor George Harvey, of the
N'orth American Review, has examin
ed the various votes in connection
with the selective draft bill and
finds that on the "essential modifi
cation urged by the president." 164
republicans voted for and 14 a
palnst -what the president waanted,
whil? only 79 democrats votde for
and 118 against the amendment.
Commenting upon this our demo
cratic contemporary says: "Clearly
no fair mind can fail to give the ye
ublican congress a clean bill of
oatriotism in upholding the presi
dent to the full and in putting a
side aJl partisan considerations.''
How, then, can a sound argu
ment oe mad© for the election of a
democratic congress in ord-er to "up
hold the president."
^ SWEDEN' IS TURNING
Toronto News: Sweden has always
oeen suspected of pro-German lean
ings. This has been du$ to two rea
sons. Sweden military officers have
ail been trained and educated in
Germany, and the traditional enmity
o* Sweden towards Russia persisted.
Apparently there is a considerable
change 'u Swedish, opinion. Hjalmar
Branting, the famous leader of the
Swe<5ish Socialists, who has always
•been pro-Ally in his views, writing
in thf Pall Mall Gazette, openly ex
ultg at the way pubic opinionn is
- rOURTH LIBERTY BONDS WILL AVEN6E .
KULTUFt
swinging more and more to the '
Allied si-' upon every question. The J
most significant of all changes in ■
Swedish opinion, it seems, baa been (
caused by the German behavior in
Finland, whose connection with Swe |
den hag for centuries been of the J
closest, and particularly lu those.
thoroughly Swedish islands, the Al- (
ands, which lie almost at the door.
of Stockholm. ,
I
With the affixing of the signature,
of President Wilson to the Man Pow,
er bill ,ali men between the ages
o* 18 and 45 have been drafted j
into the service of our country.
That means that more than ever ,
oefore the business of the land will
fall upon the shoulders of the wo-j
men. Where their fields have been j
limited heretofore and the calls up-•
on them have been comparatively j
few, the necessities for women to .
take up the burdens which their
men have DOrne will be increased j
a hundred fold, fcnd the c&llp for I
service will be transmuted into i
commands.
Like their sisters overseas the!
women of America must step into
tne ranks, to fill up the gaps left
by their husbands and orothers. Pre
Daration for thia mighty cnangg has
gree throughout the netire country.1
Witb the various pursuits open to
them, worn^n hav$ been gradually
acquiring the knowledge which is
^o stand them in vital stead under
tho new ord*er of things.
Not. the least revolutionary of
the changes has been the granting'
to women of executive powers in
war financing.
Where a few ycVs ago women
bond sellers were a negligible quan*
♦'ty, their number has grown dur
ing the past twelve months to
more than half a million, And
wnere in days before the war wo
men who bought bonds were few
and far between, today women
number more than one-half of the
United- States Don-* owners.
Interest and taxes which a short
time ago were little known or
troublesome problems, have be
come subjects with which Amer'can
women are now on friendliest speak
ia«s terms.
The various Liberty Loans have
made 'interest' a common posses
ion, an offset to taxes which are
the inevitable accompaniment of war
The, Fourth Liberty Loan, to be
opened for subscription Septem
ber 28th, will afford the women of
America another opportunity to be
come possessors of the Government
securities for their future well
being and happiness.
Montreal Gazett: Bishop Emard,
in earnestly requesting the young
men of his diocese to respond to
their country's call to duty," tells
them to maintain the honor of their
race, to be proud and above re
proach, and never be afraid to show
that they are sincere Catholics. The
advice in both religious and patri
otic and if followed* should win re
spect. There is nothing Incongruous
in a man being a good soldier while
remaining true to his religious prin
I dples. It Is recorded of General
j Byns that he never 6ends his men
(into action without first going down
i on his knees in prayer. And Bjng
ia a successful soldier.
A fresh shipment of Eastman N.
C. Autographic and plain film? for
alt sized cameras received on the
la3t boat. Better take advantgae
of this fine weather and get some
uuaoDy fall pictures. Keller Bros.
tf.
ADVISORY COUNCIL
FOR ANCHORAGE
Douglas Island Neva.—Anchorage,
which three yeans ago wag laid out
aut< organized by the federal gov
ernment and which since then has
been in charge of a townsite man
ner employed by the Alaskani Engi
neering Commission, will soon haye
a council of property owners to
advise with the Commission's town
site manager on all matters rela
tive to the administration of muni
cipal affairs. The advisory coun
cil will consist of seven members and
w!" be chosen by property owners
at annual elections.
The Aliskan Engineering Com
mission, which is the body entrust
ed with the building of the govern
ment railroad wag willing to turn
over, completely and without any
reservations at all, the control of |
municipal affairs in Anchoage to the
residents of the town, but the citi
zens concluded such control was not
des'rable until they had paid in
full for the lots bought by them
from the government at the time of
the organization of the townsite.
The lots were »old< on the install
ment t)lan.
Under the administration of me:
Commission, Anchorage property
owners are taxed for water, Bewer,
strett maintenance, sanitation,
which is for garbage removal, and
fire protection, which is for the
maintenance of the fire department;
but there is no police court, police
department, nor jail expense, as
justice is administered t>y the Unit
ed States commissioner and police
wort is performed and jail facili
ties afforrded by the United States
marshal's office. The federal gov
ernment has devoted proceeds from
the sale of lots to liquidate con
stru tion and certain of the opera
tion expenses such as court, police
anj jail outlays. These opera
tion expenses would have to he
met by the property owners if they
should take over the entire man
agement of the town.
The public school, which was
built and then conducted two years
oy the .Commission, was turned over
to the citizens last year, and its
cost of maintenance and operation
is cow defrayed by a special school
ta*.
The plan of the advisory council
has been approved by the Depart'
mint of the Interior. While the
council, which will meet weekly,
will have no inherent power to en
force any of its policies, its sug
gestions without dou' t will be rati-1
tied and given effect, almost as
a matter of course, by the commis
sion's townsite manager.
HHAI.NEUDS LEFT JUNEAU
BY LIGHT OF THE MOON
Did you ever wake up on Monday
morning shy aDout fifty-fifty of the
help? T his is what the Dispatch
did this gylorious and wet Monday
morning. On Saturday night a j°b
printer and make-up man named
Bralnerd and his wife, who also fill*!
ed an essential position in the back ^
office received their pay checks, i
Early Sunday morning they took'
themselves hence on a good BbiP'
departing from this port bound to '
civilisation. On Monday the Dis-1
oatch found itself on the "half,
p».-tion" as far a$ the back office'
belD was concerned. J
It'g these little incidents that
make life worth living, but it is cer*,
tainlv h—1,—Juneau Dispatch, ___ I
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RUBE OLDRING ONLY
VET WITH ATHLETICS
Connie Mack's Line-Up Has Been
Completely Changed.
Star* of Old White Elephant Machine
Which Won Four Pennants in
Stretch of Five Years Are Re
placed by Youngsters.
Rube Old ring, pereuadcd to come out
of retirement by Connie Mack this sea
son, fs the only player on the Mackian
roster who was uctively engaged In
the pennant-winning campaign of 1914,
when the Athletics won their last
American League streamer.
(?one are the stars of the old White
Elephant machine which rolled through
the American league, winning four
pennants in a stretch of five years,
and in their places are players upon
whom Mack is depending to regain the
laurels of his once famous club.
The once famous lnfleld of the old
Mackmen composed of Baker, Barry,
Collins and Mclnnis, has been re
placed by Burns, Gardner, Shannon
and Dugan. Baker is with the Yanks,
Collins with the White Sox, Mclnnis
with Boston and Barry in the navy.
The old Athletic outfield has faded
awny completely. Strunk has been
sent to the Red Sox and Oldring has
been used as a pinch hitter for the
most part since coming back to the
club.
Bender, Bush. Coombs, Plank, Pen
nock, Shawkey, Wyckoff and Bressler
were the mainstays of Mack's pitch
ing staff only four years ago, yet not
one of them 13 wearing a Philadel
phia uniform. Bender is helping
Uncle Sam build ships at Hog is
land. Bush is with the Red Sox,
Coombs with Brooklyn, Bressler with
the Reds. Plank retired and Pennock,
Shawkey and Wyckoff in the service.
Lapp, Schang and Thomas, catchers,
have also passed along, Schang being
the only one still classed as a star.
McAvoy, who was with the club in
15)14, was a fourth string catcher at
the time and is now doing half the
backstopplng for the rejuvenated club.
Gardner, Walker and Cady, from
Boston; Jnmleson, from Washington;
Burns, from Detroit, and Gregg and
Kopp, from the International league,
have stepped Into the shoes left va
cant by Mack's many deals within two
years. In short the Athletics are per
fectly camouflaged.
TY COBB, IN 32D YEAR
!S BEST DRAWING CARD
Ty Cobb Is In his thirty-second
year. He has been playing with
the Detrolts since 1905, the only
year In which his batting aver
age was less than .300. The
Georgia Pench has been the
champion batsman of the Ameri
can league at the end of each
campaign since 1907, excepting
1916, when Trls Speaker had a
better average. Cobb's great
est hotting record was .420, be
1-ig hung up in 1911. Last year
he batted .3SS, and never played
wore brilliantly. In spite of ad
vancing years, Cobb still Is in
his prime. He Is easily the
greatest ball player of all time,
and he is worth the $20,000 sal
ary which the Detroit club has
been puying him since 1914. As
« drawing card Tyrus Raymond
stands at the head of the class.
CADORE STILL FOLLOWING - ■
HIS OLD FAVORITE GAME
Leon Cadore, former star pitcher of
the Brooklyns, now at Caiup Gordon,
Ga., is still following the old game.
Tills photo was snapped at a Southern
league game in Atlanta. Cadore has
passed through the officers' training
camp und is now awaiting his commis
sion.
SINGLE HIT SPOILED GLORY
Dan Griner Came Within an Ace of
Pitching No-Hit Game Against
Philadelphia Club.
Dan Griner, who has been pitching for
a long time and was sent back to the
minors a few years ago, is doing a
comeback for the.Dodgers. He came
within an ace of pitching a no-hit game
against the Phillies May 0. He held
his opponents hitless until two were
out in the ninth, and then Cravath
spoiled his record by singling over
second base. ,<■
BtttiR RATION CARDS
MEET WITH APPROVAL
Tha sugar card' ration plan is
working well la Southeastern and
Westward Alaska, jvith, but few
exceptions the system is meeting ap
proval and individual consumers
are keeping -well within their
monthly allowance of two pounds
per person and doing it cheerfully
and willingly.
Now and' then some one com
plains about having tp come down
'.own to get a card; that he or Bhe
cannot live on two pounds per
month; that they think it strange
♦hat they think it Btrange the
the government doesn't givq them
all the sugar they want. Thank
God that these unpatriotic individ
uals are in the minority..
Sugar must go to the soldiers
and th© Allies and, the people of
the United States must show the
same spirit of voluntary- sacrifice
which, they displayed! during the
wheat saving campaign.
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE
Nolle* la hereby given, that the
undersigned has been appointed Ad
ministrator of the estate of Miles
Creegan, deceased, by the Pro
bate court for the territory of Al
aska sitting In probate at Haines,
Alaska, and any and all persons
having claims against Baid estate,
are required to present them to
me, with the proper vouchers, at
my office in the said town of
Haines, within six months from
date of first publication of this
notice.
Dated the 19th day of August,
1918.
J. G. Morrison, Administrator.
W. B. Stout, Attorney for Adminis
trator.
First Publication, Aug 22, 1918.
Final Publication, Sept 26, 1918.
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How many people suffer from *»
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How few know the cause?
If it hurts to stoop or lift—
I' you suffer sudden, darting «
pains-^
If you are weak, lame and tired . >
Suspect your kidneys.
Watch nature's signal.
The first sign may be headache or
dizziness, ' ,
Scanty; painful, or too frequent
urlnatioB.
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Nervousness or a oonstant, dead
tired feeling.
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