No. 279 EIGHTEENTH YEAR
SKAtrWAY, ALASKA SATURDAY,
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BIG STORM AND TIDAL WAVE
DO GREAT DAMAGE AT ST. MICHAEL
From advices received at the
local office of the White Pass &
Yukon rout© -we learn, that a big
storm occurred at St. Michael this
morning,
The. fierce wind storm was ac
companied by the highest tide on
record aud the Alaska ^ ukon Navi
gation Co. wharf on tho waterfront
was destroyed and partially washed
away. The building enclosing the
bi<j company oil tanks was de
molishod and four of the tanka
1 blown over and wrocktd.
the two tanks, which remained
stauding are somewhat damaged al
so. The power house and landing
i also belonging to the A. Y. N. Co., j
j were partially destroyed.
, The warehouse of the North Am-1
; erican Transportation & Trading
i Co., was also demolished*
| The Alaska Yukon Navigation Co.1
| is one cf the companies associated I
in the White Pasa & Yukoa Route.
COPPER PASSES
24 CI. HI
New York, Jan. 7 — Copper
reacted today the urice of twenty
lour and one-fourth, cents per p^-unJ.
A corresponding riso was shown in
the stocks of all copper mining
companies, and the excitement at
the stock exchange was the great
est. in many -weeks.
I CHANGE
ALONG TRAIL
Dawson, Jan. 8—Cr.pt. Telford, of]
the Koyal Northwest Mounted Po
lice, who returned recently from I
Mayo, says that there is a great I
change in conditions alor.g the
trail
"In early days," says the captain j
"mushers on that trip had absolute
ly nothing on which to depend along
the rotue gave what they took with:
them and perhaps a littlo wild j
game nc-w and then. Now there ;
are farms all along tho read, and I
ono can live on the fat of the land.
Nearly every roadhouso man has •
his own farm and garden, and]
raises all kinds of vegetables, from 1
potatoes to cauliflower. They slso :
grow hay and keep cattle, and raise ;
uigs and chickens. Fresh eggs cr;
fried chicken, fresh milk and other
luxuries now greet the musfcer. The
growth of grass was so heavy in :
some of the valleys this year t'l t j
it rven can l>e ceen sticking ,:P '
vet through, the snow, and the enow
all over the country is bo deep this |
year there "will bo an immense quan
tity of water In the spring -when It
starts to travel to Bering sea in
form oi water."
MUST TAKE
London, Jan. 8—In his report j
upon the operations of the armies j
and navies of the allies at the Dar
danelles and the conditions exist- j
ing there, General Hamilton, who
was recently relieved of the com
mand of the British troopa on he
peninsula, insists that the positons
gained must be held and that the i
Dardanelles must bo taken. He I
says that retirement from the con
test there is unthinkable^
INCREASED PRICE COPPER
CAUSES MIXING ACTIVITY
Territorial Mine Inspector Wil
liam A. Molony, who is now In this
section, says that the increased price
of copper has already caused a
renewal in mining activity among
the small copper properties along
the coast.
The price is now over tweaty
cents, and Mr. Molony believes that
the close of tho war will seo cop
per hold the price and that this
will mean a very groat deal for
this territory. Tho output of the
Latouche mine Js to be increased
righ* away from 400 to 750 tons,
and the machinery to do the work
is being installed. Machinery is al
so bein^ put in at Fldalgo bay to
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COIUPIi LAW PAS 0
By BRITISH IMIA1EIT
London, Jan. 8—Tlie compulsory
military service bill was V- &sed by
parliament on Hist reading by a
vote of four to 'one. Tliii, bill
confers upon tha cabinet tba pow
er to enforce enlistment for the
army by whatever form of conBcrlp
tion law mi'y bo necessary. An at
tempt will lie I* - - o to "recv. it the
army to ttj . , ired strc gth by
drafting oni;-- tu. aumarried men, at
first and it is ii ;ii d by the lajorlty
of the c&biaet ministers t iat it
will not be ate .,;=..ry to est jnd the
conscription to i::clude married ineu.
Berne, Switzerland, Nov. 19 —
(By mail)—All Europe has grimly
settled down to the certainty of j
auother winter ol war. Nobody this
side of Washington, 1). C., pelieveg
there is any possibility oil A.&aco.
America your luspiivu corre
spondents at Washington satrt
one peace movement aftCi another
with no foundation to any cf them..
in Europe, people k^.ow p^ace is
lar away. In Europe, the war has
become a fact of life and iae tor
tured millions are a<-ceepi.. g daily
toi'iui't, as a matter oi fan.
Switzerland is an oasis in the
Center of it all. To Switzerland
comes scattering groups u. all the
combating nations—some it< live
out the war, some tu talij politics,
some to deal in long dist-:.ce di
plomacy, some as spies, iur their
beueii:, the newspaptia oi .>.1 coun
tries also come and oarru-yondents
find iu these journals dk-.o inter
esting war news than a u^^en cor
respondents could cable to America
—undercurrent news whkh the or
dinary reported of war moves
never sees, and if seen, tne cen
sor obliterates.
The most striking wet as winter
starts is the food condition, not
alouo in Germany, but in England
as well. The EnglLU newspapers
outside of London are lull of
articles urging household jconomy
and giving housewives practical ad
vice. In Germany, tue food short
age takes the form of h.gu prices.
Germany undoubtedly hat, enough
iouu for her population but there
cant be excessive high i<. ;ces any
plate on. earth where theic .3 plenty
The Hague newsp-pen, .ell of a
new Berlin ordiaancu forbi^dng ar
tists to paint with oil*, because
animal and vegetablo oils, used
for saints are needeu for iae man
ufacturo of chemical fooiis
Go through copies 01" German
newspapers and adB will be found
offering for sale artificial omelets,
artificial butter, and chemical hon
ey and marmalada.
H"re is a translation of one ad
vertisement which says "to replace
natural eggs ia the kite 1:en write
to Levin, chemist, Neukolin, near
Berlin."
Following the recent order to
the ocople to refrain from meat
,ou certain days, with the resultant
riots, comes the appearance of ads
ill the Gemia.it lcwspapers telling
jwhat a line cU l»st#tute ;\>r beef
whalo meat is.
Ihe following is tlie advertise
ment of one Luuwig Hoizajvel of
Leipzigi:
"The cheapest meat for concen
tration camps, i age establishments
and househcia is whale 3 meat,
which is very r.ji.rlshinjj at.d rich
in albuminous substances. Barrels
of a hundrcd\vv.:«i"t can bo sent on
trial for 60 m<aks ($15)."
1> is curious to note, too, that
the strain in Ueiinany is tlio direct
cause of hardsnipa in everyday life
in Franco. '1 .t reason Is that
France to far >6 not beer; able to
replace 'lie lo. of thousi. ids of
'made in Geri-.i.y" nocess ties.
Added to ti . is tho terrible
sacrifice of tl. > • ilea of ti e popu
lation which t; French li: »'e tried
to hide by for." .1 cheerfuii. ss. One
observer wiu
"There i:. *>• :ly a ie in
France that 1;. net losi omeone
and mai.y ,.n . . ailing ober of
their males. in on Sun-. iys and
holidays th..i. uu, fact con. e home
hardest."
The Ithei.in . stfuelis'. q points
out that in J£:. .. Prussia fc tter, in
two weeks, u;.. .. en from : marks
50 pfennig ue. >und- to ; marks
6c nfennig .mi. . >en 4 mu. s or $1
American money.
The Fra. iti ur Zeitun^ prints
ibo foilowi j .u its B- la-Pesth
correspond*.'.!:
"The ottir, . o gan or i io .Hun
garian Butch .V association, an
nounces thiti ... ;he jlistr^ c of Bi
harkrnztesi, . rungary, _ u en
ormous t:o: ciii... .ioa of t .s takes
place daily. . Uv prices li... e arisen
and amount u ....go sums The lo
cal authorities uave lion fixed a
maximum lii'icii tor cat m<--t at 3
kronen uer uii« - ^r aboilt ^5 cts. a
pound in Amtucuu uioue;.
In Russia i> .o necess; .. to ob
tain special j>«. i,.s,on to i y rnethy
]at«-d spirit. v ;•/? B> iuse in
veterate di Ui'.> a, new ti: i>t they
can get no -.t und, dri" methy
lated spirit .
In Frant a t' lumber o: war or
phans i3 c: us a distre ng situ
ation. A i.at; i«t aociatiui to care
for war orp..air !i s been, iv med an
has establi ,;i. r, tven coK' ies. The
association tri to secui. for the
orphans soch : a .upbringing and
education .s . -.r soldi r father
would liavt- tritra to give li: nself. In
the east, agricultural colonies are
being plani.ed; and there :ro oth
ers a* the se.v ;do and in lie coun
try near Paris. Thta will *ave as
far as may be . >i France t ese rem
nants of tor 1 amllles eac-i ficed in
war. And sue"; charity, • xpensive
and uot en-liii vith tha l ere date
of peace, she' Id be corn ted to
Franc's credit .. d estimated inj her
burden.
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PRESIDFNT TALKS 10 PMEfllCAN
CONGRESS OF ill INTERESTS
Washington, Jul. 7 — President:
Wilson today addressed the Pan- j
American scientific congress now j
in session her<% and besides en-1
doraing the sugi,'stions made by Sec
retary of State Lansing bef°re the
congress a few uays ago that the
republics of North, South and Con
tval America should unite to guaran
tee to each other fair treatment
from European nations in the future
and form a closer political and
commercial fellowshin, he suggest
ed that all should guarantee to
their citizens the Tight of free
speech as being essntial to politi
cal f.-eedom and progress.
BABY WEEK 10 BE OBSERVED
THE FIRST WEEK IN MARCH
Washington, Jan. 8—Tho Ameri
can Federation of Women's Clubs
and the various state federations
are arranging to co-operate with
the Children's Bureau of the U. S
department of labor in a nation
wide campaign to teach the care of
babies. The campaign is to begin
a' once and culminate the first
week in Marcji in what is_ to be
known as "Baby Week," when the
facts about American babies, 'he
needs of American babies, and Am
erica's responsibility to her babies
will bo mado known and emphasized
as never before.
More than 400 communities re
presenting eveiy state In the Un
ion are already laying their plans
for Baby Wee*, according to the
Children's bureau, in order that dun
ing those fleve:. days the needs of
the babies may be so presented that
all the parents In those communi
ties will learn ;i little better how
to care for their babies, and all
the citizens will realize that they
have a special obligation to safe
guard the co-dltions surrounding
babies. And it is confidently be:
lieved fcv those who are interested
.in this nation-v. :de Baby Week that
the 'remainder ,f the year will be
marked by a g1 -engthening of all
community acti. ities for saving ba
bies' lives and giving them a bst
ler chance to grow to a healthy
maturity.
The Baby Week idea originated
*11 Chicago not quite two years ago.
Theu Xew York had a Baby .Week,
and Pittsburgh, and other cities.
•Such practical benefit haa in each
case resulted that the General Fed
eration of Women's Ciubs has un
dertaken to promote this nation
wide observance. State health of
ficials and national organizations
interested in public health, and
child welfare have taken up the
plan and in various ways are giv
ing it not only their sanction but
their active co-operation. The ex
tension d'visions of the state uni
versities have promised special as
sistance in iutereting and helping
Baby Week in rural communities.
The Federal Children's bureau be
lieves that Baby Week will give
more parents a chance to learn the
accepted principles of infant care,
and will awaken every American to
his responsibility for the deaths
of the three hundred thousand ba
bies who, according to. the censu3
estimates, die every year before
the" are twelve months old. There
fore the Children's bureau has pre
pared a special bulletin of pr.'|:ti
cal suggestions for Baby; Week cam
paigns, adapted to the varying needs
of communities of different types.
Copies or this bulletin may be had
free of charge from the Children's
Bureau at Washington.
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"What is thu matter witli you,
Bobbie? How iiid you get such a
terrible whippi;
"It wasn't my fault, mama. You
! see, three was a boy who kept hit
ting me, and I didn't want to get
into trouble witli him, eo I obeyed
the Bible and answered him with
soft words, and he kept hitting me
and teasing me, and I got more
afraid all the time and finally he
—well, he just conquered me."—
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