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EDITORIAL
L" OLD rG LORY":
"America For Americans"
lUK GERMAN DANGER
J.'1011-8 \V. Gerard, ambassador to
Germany Ik-fore tlie beginning of the
war, jo. his articles in tlie 1'hiladel
phia fublic l.eUger, tells of a con
versation with the kaiser lu which
the emoeror "showed great bitter
ness agaitiot the United States and
repeatedly said: 'America had bet
ter look out after the war" and '1
shall stand uo uiore nonsense from
America after the war.' "
That was nearly two years ago,
iu October 1^15, and every sensible
American knew what German senti
ment was. We did not need an au
thoritative revelation of it. A Ut
ile consideration of jvhat we were
doing was enough to indicate what
Germaay was thinking.
There is 110 use in chasing af
ter the water that ha^ gone thru
the aiiU. but there is tragedy in the
reflection that the nation could
uot act upon facts which common
sense set before it. Two years ago
we knew that we were increasing
the stock of enmity which the Ger
man na'ioa bor© toward the United
state's and we knew that Germany
'would act under the impulse of
•his eumity.
ice inertia wmca rumruKu
nation then and mail© it impossible
to obtain effec'ive reform in our
national defense is inexplicable. Re
gret a useless utiles it indicates
that experience has taught us some
thing and that wo shall not be
found in such shape again by an
eueiuy we can plainly see.
What the kaisar told Gerard in
this frank revelation of German
opinion is the complete justifica
tion for our being in the war. Our
dangers were apparent. The only
question was how y,Q should meet
then, whether we shuold wait for
them To come to us and do all the
damage possible or whether we
should step out to meet them and
make them as little injurious as
possible.—Chicago Tribune.
SOMETHING FOR HIM TO READ
A great deal is being said about
seeing to it tha» our soldiers und
sailors get something to read.
That "something" has been par
ticularized to a certain extent. At
any rate it has been suggested that
erganlzations be formed as clearing
houses through which stories and
magazine^ be sent to the men in
thtf tranches and on the 6hips.
And the fact has been emphasiz
ed that our boys do not want mag
azines of the vintage 0/ 1900, but
real, live, up-to-datg reading mat
ter.
It la obvious that the most ac
ceptablo "something to read" for
thea# men who are "doing their
bit" would be their favorite news
paper. 1 ! I i •1'
The toys will long for news from
tbdir own town.
Consequently, the most acceptable
Daily Points For
Citizen Soldiers
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Aad all rights to reprint
Reserved).
WARFARE IX EUROPE
Iu previous sections of this
Course army life and service have
been described without special
reference to the changes brought
about by the present war. There
are important changes, and meth
ods of training and of fighting1 used
in previous >vars must, of course,
be modified accordingly.
Character Of Present War
This war differs from previous
wars chiefly in the enormous in
crease in the use of artillery. This
is due partly to the immense manu
facturing resources of the countries
at war, which enables them to pro
duce great numbers 0/ guns and
great quantities of ammunition. It
is due also to the new methods of
directing gun fire from airplane.
It is evident that a gun can not
be accurately aimed' at an object the
exact location of which is unknown.
The airplane, however, is able to
bring back or signal back this in
formation, so that the artillery may
now ik> used with much greater ef
fect. The size of the guns and the
force o* thi? explosive shells fired
from them have also been largely
increased.
Partly as a result of these im
provements in artillery, it has
been necessary to develop better1
methods of protection.
The cnief improvement in meth
ods of defending entrenched troops
in the increased use of machine"
guns. Machine guns must be put
of operation by artillery fire or by
rifle fire directed against the gun
ners before infantry can advance
directly against them.
Development OC Airplanes
The chief new instrument of war
fare developed during the present
war is th* airplane. As previously
explained, it is used for scouting, d.'
recting gunfire, and dropping bombs.
The scouting machine is usually
equipped with a large camera which
takes a series of pictures. When
these otetures are developed and
compared day by day they give in
valuable information as to the exact
location of troops, guns, and1 sup
lilies. The scouting and bombing
[machines are usually protected by
Iswift fighting machines.
| Another very interesting and
'promising device is the "tank" —
a heavily armored machine so con
structed that it can advance under
its own power over almost any ob
stacles, and thus lead an attack on
j enemy trenches. It is armed with
machine guns. Armored motor cars
(have 3lso been used effectively uu
der some conditions.
Another weapon of the trenches
introduced by the Germans, in,
spite of international agreements
to tae contrary, is poisonous gas.
This was at first very effective,
since no defense against it had been
prepared. At the present time,
however, each man in or near the
front carries a gas mask, wnich eu
ables him to meet an attack of.
this kind without serious Injury.
WOnucrrui sum
Back of the lines the organiza
tion o* the staff branches of the
service has been enormously ex
tended. Railroads are constructed,
uo to within a short distance of the
front. Transport of supplies and
ammunition by motor trucks has
been organized on a big scale. The
medical department have also made
notable gains in methods of treat
ing wounded men, with the result
that » very large percentage recover*
Even in the early months of the
war it was announced that of the
wounded actually treated in French
hospitals 54.5 per cent were returi*
ed to duty within a short time; 24.5.
per cent were sent home to com- J
plete 'heir recovery and later re- j
turned to duty; 17 per cent at the
time of making the report were
istMl iu hospitals, with the prob
ability of complete recovery; 1.5
per cent were unfit for further ser
vice; 2.5 per cent had died from
the effects of their wounds.
present you can give to a departing
soldier boy or sailor laddie is a
subscription to the newspaper that
will five him an account of the
happenings in Blighty.
It will be sent to him first to the
training camp and later will follow,
him regularly wherever h§ goes.
For a few cents a day your sol
dier son, friend or lover may have
a continuous record of things back
home.
And iow it will hearten and en
tertain him when in trench, camp,
or on board ship!—From, the Buf
falo News. ' 11 • ji .!»••
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M-UJERO PRtfPEKTV HESTOuEl>
All the properties of the Ma
dero family, which had been "inter
vened" temporarily during the per- J
iod that prominent members of
that lamily were in active opposi-|
tion o the government, have been;
restored without reservation, the
condition of the country now being
such that action of this kind is 110
longer necessary. Some extensive
properties in Durango, Michoacat^
Jalisco and elsewhere belonging to
other parties have also been re
turned after intervention by the
government.
BANK OF ALASKA TO HAVE
ADDITIONAL HELP
E. I). An.iley and wife will be
aassengers arriving on the Prin
cess Alice tomorrow morning. Af
ter being in Skagway for 6 week
Mr. Ansley will continue to either
jCordova or Anchorage to take a
position in the Bank of Alaska.
Previous to coming to Skagway Mr*
Ansley was assistant cashier of
the National City Bank of Seattle.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
United States Land Office
Juneau, Alaska.
August 23, 1 HI?
I Notice is hereby given that
Joseph John Franklin Ward of
tfkagway, Alaska, Las filcii in tbU
office notice of his intention to
make final five year proof to es
tablish his homestead claim under
the provision of th Act of May 14,
1S9S. as amende! b.r the Act of
March 3, 1903 (32 Stat. 102S) to
the land embraced in I". S. Sur
vey SC5, situate in front of David
Eon Glacier ou Chilk:it iulet, Eat.
69J 05' Long. 1 "5J 22' W., and
more particular!;, d.•» ri'.nd us fol
lows:
"Beginning at Cor. No. 1 M. C.,
on lino of ordinary high tiJe,
Cbiltat Inlet, whei.ee L'. S. L.
M. No. "So bears N. 4U 05' E.
43.32 chs. .ud W. C. due W.
a.oU chs., thence meandering on
line of ordinary high tide (1)
S. 23° 15' E. 4.SO ehs. (2) S.
34° 45" \V. 3.70 chs. 13) S.
23 30' W. lO.S'J chs. 14) S. 333
30' E. 1.50 chs. 15) S. 12° 15'
W. 12.SO eils. (ti) S. 4 6J 30'
W. 3.00 chs. 17) S. 33J 15'
W. 2.80 cho. to Cor. No. 2, M.
C., whence W. C. bears W. 3.uu
chs., thence W. i>7.tis chs. to
Cor No. 3, thence N. 2tJ.S2 chs.
to Cor. No. 4, thence E. 44.50
chs. to Cor. No. J, M. C., the
place of beginning,, containing
an area of 15K.&0 acres, Mag.
Var. 32° E. .
Said proof will be establi.,h( d by
the testimony of said Joseph John
Franklin Ward before the U. S.
Commissioner, J. J. Kennedy, at
his otfice at Haines, Alaska, on
the 15th day of December 1917,
at teu o'clock p.. m., and by the
testimony of two of the following
witnesses, viz: C. A. Lindholm, .Mar
tin Madsen, Joseuh Curry and M.
Moore, all of Ilalnes, Alaska.
C. L. WALKER,
Register.
First Publication Sept. 14.
Final Publication November 14.
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Many Elderly Skn^u ay Kosidrats
Suffer From Some Form of
Kidney Trouble.
| When past middle age, there
frequently conn s :i noticeable weak
ening of the organs of the body,
and resulting dajiger of quick de
cline. It is quite necessary to
give prompt help to any part that
first shows signs ci wear. Healthy
kidneys are necessary to a hale old
age. Weak kidneys often bring
oons'anr backache, lame back,
stitches and twinges of pain, an
noying urinary troubles, and the
danger of dropsy or Bright s disease.
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highly colored. 1 had to get up
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A. B. meets every sec
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day evening at 8:30 P
id. auarp Visiting UrotiierB oot<ii<u
1/ welcome. Edward A. Rasmiison,
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ar« welcome.
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