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"OLD GLORY"j
"America For Americans"
GERMANY'S LATEST UNTRUTH
Said Pr. von. Beth man,n Hollweg,
the German imperial chancellor, in
a speev> before the reichstag last
Thursday, "Germany never had the
slighte- • intention of attacking the
United States or America and does
jiof have such intention now." As
well couli'. 'he authorized spokes
man *or Prussianisin have said on
the first day of August, 1914: "Ger
many never had the slightest inte>a
ticu of attacking Belgium and it
dees uoi have such intention now."
Of course this latest speeoh was
iuteudei for home consumption.
Surely the German chancellor is not
so stupid as to believe the Ameri
can people are go deficient in mem
ory as not to ba able to recall Ger
many's challenge to war, delivered
t.~ the secretary cr state just two
month ago. Germauy in polite of-J
fic;al language notified this nation]
that in violation of her formal sol
emn pledges she would attack and
destroy American life and' property
without restraint. When Ambassa^
dor von Bernstorff delivered the
note at Washington, he remarked:
"This can mean nothing but war.'
He 75as right.
In view of the i>!o« with Mexico
and Japan, how can yon account
for •he German chancellor's menda
city in the statement: "Germany
never had the sligh'est intention of
a'tacking the United States and doe
not have such intention now"? It
is to be remembered that the pro
posed conspiracy with Mexico was
dated January 19, 1917 when the
United States was at peace with
Germany ojid twelve days before iec
declaration of war ou ihb co-amem
of the neutral world. Perhaps in
the concept of Prussianism a stab in
the back is not an "attack.."
The United Stages has entered
unon a great undertaking so mo
mentous and far-reaching In its
consequences that it calls for the
wisest though'', the best blood and
the highest courage. We are com
mitted to the policy of national de
fense. We cannot take a step back
ward. We must see it through. Be
fore another week the people thru
congress will decide upon the extent
of naval and military operations for
'he immediate future. The people
are not being lashed, as some pa
cificists assert, into war fury. On
the contrary, considering the cir
cumstances, the calmness of the
people ia this crisis is remarkable.
On one point the people are not
permitting themselves to be de
ceived nor are they deceiving them
selves, and this is the main point:
In dealing with tha German govern
ment, the United States is now deal
ing with an enemy. It is not tha
European war in its general aspect
that concerns us today but Prus
sian ism's murdercus attacks pn ourj
rights as nWitrali, It ljl selial ifrus-1
gianjsm baa dome, tp us that has
roused its » armed defense; —- I»ort.
land Tollman;
LtVKRS KKOk CORDOVA TIMES
American soldiers urt "wenta,"
not "gents." I
We are In a state of war and Wil
W'- to the governor.
The United States Is marking
time but la doing it in Quick »teP
style,
« ^mmur **■*»-■***■'• r «
German Socialist stock has been
shoved up above par by the Russian
revoluUon.
A little sunshine tq brighten the
spirits ot litigants who today be
gan their courting.
American sinew* of war Mil coma
as welcome aid *o the badly strained
financial muscles of the entente.
Siberian exiles free and Mr.
and Air*. Nicholas Romanoff in pris
on. Justice must have'been treat
ed by an ooouliat recently..
landing money to her allies at
5 per cent after bamming it at
lower rates, Great Britain is do
>ng a nice banking business fin
the aide. N
Tne United States government
has about as much, faith in Ber
lin's promises aa the German gov
ernment has regard for neutral
rigihts and lives.
Vtai ALASKA'S ROAD
FUND WAS STRICKEN
BY TttE LAW SHARPS
Washington, — Alaskans, no
doubt, are going to be worried
over tie fact that Representative
Gordon, democrat, of Ohio, assisted
hy Representative Stafford, of Wis
consin, republican, managed to
knock out a ruling by Repreeentativ
Saundeis of Virginia, democrat,
chairman of the committee of ' the
whole, the item of $500,000 carried
in the army appropriation bill for
carrying on the building of roads
and trails in Alaska.
Col. W. P. Richardson, chairman
of the Alaskan road commission,
h vjpcned to be sick in the hospital
»♦ the time undergoing treatment
tor his eyes, which, had gone back
on him, and was not lobbying for
fhs Item. Although the laws for
some twelve years have provided
for "his manner of appropriating to
Uu'ld roads and trails in Alaska,
Cflairman Saunders held that there
ira* n> authority of law for the
'tern, and thrust It out.
All of which, means that the
leng suffering senate win have to
out it back. Messrs.. Gordon and
Stafford hav demonstrated that
they- are keen parliamentarians)
which is wha* they wanted, but if
the senate is as far-seeing as tra
diticn holds it to be, maybe Alaska
w'll not suffer.
SEffTLED SECURELY IN
STEAMSHIP SERVICE
W. A. Xourse arrived yesterday
to accep' the agency f«r the Pacific
Steamship Company. Last season he
v • stationed at Anchorage, and
during the past month he has been
relieves the agent at Skagway, -who
lias been on. a vacation. "Billy" is
a rustler in. the steamship business,
and incidentally plays a good game
of baseball, having held down. th1rd
base *or the city team at Anchor
age.—Cordova Times..
STATEMENT OF THE OWNER
SHIP. MANAGEMENT, CIRCU
LATION, ETC., ot the SKAG
JVAY DAILY ALASKAiN.
Published at Slsagway, Territory
of Alaska, daily except Sunday and
Legal Holidays, required by the Act
of August 24, 1912.
Editor, J. M. Keller, acting, Skag
way; Business Manager, J, M. Kel
ler, Ssagway; Publisher, Louis
S. Keller, Skagway; * Owner, Louis
3, Keller, Skagway.
Known bondholders, mortgagees
and other security holders, holding
1 per cent or more of total amount
of bonds, morgages or other securi
ties, None.
Average number of copies of each
issue of this publication, void or
distributed, through the mall or
otherwise, to paid subscribers dur
in the six months preceding the
date cf this statement 725.
Jchn M. Keller, Business Manager.
Sworn to find subscribed before
me this 10th day of April, 1917.
(Seal) MARTIN OONWAY,
Notary Public for
Alaska. My com
mission expires Feb,
2, 1920. ■' ' I
Choice chocolate* and boa bona
at Keller Bros. Drug Store.
XHf-*.
in Training. . v. «
The young son or the house had Just
given his mother an account of his ac
tions that sho found It difficult to be
lieve.
"Johnny," she said, "do you know
what becomes of little boys who tell
stories?"
"Sure I dor' replied the unrepentant
culprit. "They grow up and join dad's
club."—Richmond Times-Dispatch.
bn Friday, Sometime*.
A member of 4he South Boston lacht
club took his little daughter out for a
walk the other dii.v. She asked steen
million questions. Her fathet answer
ed most of them, but when this one
came along be was completely stuck:
"Papa," asked the little girl, "when
the tide falls what does it fall on?"—
Exchange.
Straits Tin.
More than two-thirds of the world's
supply of tin Is mined in the Malay
peninsula. Straits tin, as it is known
In the trade. Is of' exceptionally good
quality. Much of the tin 1s taken to
the smelters at Singapore and after re
finement Is shipped direct to the Unit
ed Klngdonvor to this country in slabs
approximately 99.9 per cent pure.
-Negotiable Instrument.
"What are you studying there?"
"Law."
"Dry, ain't It?"
"Not when^ou like It Just now l
am learning all about negotiable In
struments."
"I dunno much about law," said his
roommate, "but I do know ycu are of
fered mighty little when you try to
sell ti mandolin."—Pittsburgh Post.
All They Wanted. "
A late pedestrian on Dartmouth street
was approached by two ugly looking
yeggs, with this greeting from one,
while the othrr meuacingly wielded a
slab of wood stolen from a lumber pile:
"Say. feller, me 'nd my partner was
a-plannln' on planked steak, got
th' plank, 'ud all we ast of you Is a
stake!"—Boston Advertiser.
Not Risking Any Money.
* "1 wonder if I could Interest you In
a little scheme to make money." said
the affable caller.
"Hum! Do you know what 'academ
ic Interest' means?"
"Why—er—yes, sir."
"Well, I'm prepared to take that sort
of Interest in any little scheme you
may suggest"—Birmingham Age-Her
ald.
Ephemeral.
"Pop?"
"Well, Bertram?"
"What does ephemeral mean?"
"Ephemeral, my sou, means some
thing that comes and stays but a short
time, then passes from the memory of
man."
"Oh, I know—just like a hired g'rll"
—Youngstown Telegram.
Persian Wisdom.
Do not talk about repentance to me.
What is the use of regrets? False
hood tells you repent; truth says love
only. Whatever was alien to tiod re
mains not. Shut off all remembrance
from yourself. We ate embarrassed
by traditions on our way. Speak not
about the past; live in the shadow of
love, and let everything else pass on.
Steel and Iron.
Reaumur discovered the direct proc
ess of making steel in 1722 or there
abouts by immersing malleable iron in
a bath of cast iron. A steel manufac
tory is said to have been set up by
Benjamin Huntsman near Sheffield in
1740. It was about 1800, however, be
fore steel fairly became the fashion.
The greatest boost to the tracie cam*
from Bessemer in 1850.
Bullfighters Afraid of Cows.
Most Spanish bullfighters object to
fighting cows. The average toreador is
sincerely afraid of it cow. And he has
good reaiiou. The cows of the half
wild breed used for the arena are
much quicker in their movements than
are the bulls. Their horns are more
pointed and more formidable. They
do not lower their heads to the ground,
shut their eyts and charge like a loco
motive upon the rails, but are alert
and ready to follow every movement
of their persecutors. -Exchange.
Promised Beyond His Income.
"I'm afraid I've got to ask you for a
raise in salary."
"Why?"
"I'm to be married next Wednesday."
"That may be, but I can't afford to
raise the pay of everybody in this insti
tution that gets married."
"I know, sir: but, you see, my case
ia peculiar. I promised my bride to be
if she'd marry me I'd provide her with
all the luxuries of life, and unless you
boost try wages I'm not going to be
able co make good."—Detroit Free
Press.
V- 1
USING WEALTH.
Twar.ty psopl© can gain monty
for one who can uso it, and the
vita! question for individuals and
for nations is never "How much
do thiiy make?" but "To what
purpoi:* do they spend?"— Rus
kln.
*
D&tfnesi i&aftct Cured
#V |rx!'ij apnilofi! '!if, n» 1*1:a • inr>it rrr.rh
t»l OI««d.(l tK-S.ou ..I tin- e,-. Tllt-ie IS
only 4&v way :i curt*?-fltvn t)Hi» !»«:a tnot is
by ^ihiotltiiticr.ul rcuuvil**. Ueafhtmi id
caused bv nn frfl/uxied lojuIitl.'M jT tin mu
cous Hnin* of the Euot:\L*hlc.-i Tub»*. When
th»« lube is inflamed-you > a rutf'cling
sound or lmj»«ifcct hi »k. vrhen It ie
entirely closed. I>eafn«-.«s Ju me result, und
I ui\I«fs th* !nfl&minuiU>n on:« tnfccii out
ui:d ibis tube redt»«r»id 10 Its nurujui Condi
tioi.. luarlns IvHI bs 'Irs""'1"1"' .f'jrcV'T; nine
I cuki «iu( of ton ftre aotlfA by C11 luirh,
; A'hich le nothing: but on l.tftaM-'d condliiun
I of tho irncrus fnrfocon.
Wo will Jlv: Onv HWtOTWT P iiri-fi fer nny
case of DeafneM -(cauajil l>y < u.iri'lii that
cannot be curcd by Halt s t atttrrll Cure.
Stud for circular!, free.
F. J. CHENEY Sr CO., Toledo. Ohl).
Sold bv DruKKlsta. 75
Take Hull'a Futu|ljr I'llli for i-oa»tlpatlur |
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Camp Gkagwary No. 1.
HiXeB meats every soc
mfJ oa<i and. fourth Tucs
day evening at 8:30 p.
m sQdrp. brothers cordial
ly WfrJeMtt*. W. L. Stevenson, Arc
tie ChleX. W. E. Burford, Arctic
Reccrder.
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Xo. 25, Frater
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Wednesday night of each month' at
Uifllt h«Jl an Fifth Avenue. Visit
ing brothers cotrdially invited to
sUfCiil. J. M. Qteltbacii, \V. 1'.
J. V. MiUer, Secretary.
P. & A. M.
White Pass Lodge
F. & A. M. No. 113
meets 2d and 4th
Saturday, Evenings
of each months. Visiting Brethren
are welcome.
HAROLD TALBOT, W. M.
JAMES WALLACE, Secretary.
B. P. O. ELKS
Skagw&y Lodge
No. 421, B. P. 0.
E. m&'ts every
mursaay nigtu
f' at 8:00 o'clock.
- ~ Visiting brothers
cordially welcome,
HENRY FRIEDENTHVL, E. R
F. J. VAN DEW ALL, Secretary
Pioneer of Alaska Igloo, No, 12,
meet# in A. R» Hall first Monday In
overy month at 8:30 p. in.
Visiting Brothers cordially wel
come.
W. L. STEVENSON, Pres.
P. H. Doree, Rec. Sec.
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