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EDITORIAL
"OLD GLORY" |
"America For Americans"
Tho Tobacco Habit.
If a man who uses tobacco will glvo
It up for one day cacli week be will
keep himself frcai becoming a "tobacco
fiend." Tills is the advice of a well
known doctor, who says that quite a
number of men, including himself, have
adopted this plan.
"liy leaviug off tobacco for one day a
week you give your system time to get
rid of the effects of the urug." be said.
"You will then enjoy your tobacco far
more, too, l*M-ause you have l«eome
unaccustomed to the flavor, and it is
therefore more enjoyable when you re
sume smoking.
'"The effec t of tobacco is a genera'
sedative action on the nervous system,
which diminishes the power of taste
and smell. That is why tea tasters sel
dom or never smoke.
"I.eave it off for a day and the sense
of taste recovers. Not ouly that, but
leaving off tobacco for one day volunta
rily breaks the tobacco habit, exercises
the self control uiiu prevents one from
becoming a slave to the habit."
Ideals In Statuary.
One scarcely realizes until he comes
int'> personal contact with South Amer
ican Institutions anil people the differ
ence cf traditional ideals with which
North aud South America were found
ed. Wblle through our parks and com
mons in New Euglauil we find statues
of the early pilgrim father with a staff
In his hand aud the Bible under his
ar:n. here in these republics we find In
the parl:s the mailed warrior with
lance and sword, the emblem of the
Spanish adventurer who first came to
drtre out the Indian from his posses
sions, to loot his gold aud to place upon
the country and its inheritance the
stamp of his ruthless umbitlous.—Chris,
tlau Herald.
Oaily History Class—July 6.
1747—John Paul Jones (John Paul),
distinguished American naval com
mander, born; died 1792.
ISO-—General Daniel Morgan, Revo
lutionary hero, died; horn 1736.
1913—Austro-Gennan offensive la Ga
licla ended with complete success.
1916—French attempt to recapture
l>atuloup hill, Verdun, repulsed.
Neutral powers protested against
seizure of Germans on board of neu
tral ships.
ASTRONOMICAL EVENTS.
Constellation Serpens stretches along
the southern sky toward the eastern
point. Venus sets an hour after sun
set. Mars and Jupiter rise shortly be
fore twilight begins.
Daily History Class—July 7.
1S07—Napoleon Bonaparte and the czar
of Bussia concluded the peace of
Tilsit
1SS7—Prince Ferdinand of Saxe-Co
burg-Gotha was elected prince ruler
of Bulgaria.
1915—French casualties for ten months
ending May 31, 1,400,000, including
300,000 prisoners. United States
exports of arms and munitions of
war for ten months totaled $37,
000,000.
1916—British captured 2,000 yards of
German trenches on the Somme, 600
yards deep.
ASTRONOMICAL EVENTS.
The pointers in the constellation
Great Bear (Ursa Major 1 lie midway
between the point overhead and the
northwestern horizc^ _
A REAL EXPLORER;
First Woman to Visit Parts of
Amazon Wilds.
SHE HAD AN EXTENSIVE TRIP.
Making Her Home Among the Para
phernalia of a Sciontific Journey, Mr*.
Rice Accompanied Her Diatinguiehed
Husband Through South America.
With a homemade wireless outfit In
the primeval forests of the Interior of
South America, thousands of miles
from home, the party which accompa
nied Dr. and Mrs. Alexander Hamilton
Rice on their recent exploration were
in constant touch with this country
and the news of the world as the
United States entered the war against
Germany.
The Rice party returned recently
after an extended trip on tlie stear*
yacht Alberta. "We carried a home
yt)C>lo by American Press Association.
MRS. ALEX AN DEB U. KICK.
made wireless apparatus." said Dr.
Rice, describing his adventures, "con
structed by a man who had been in
Brazil and knew the requirements.
And it was simply wonderful to be
able to be in those primeval forests
thousands of miles away and receivo
from the Arlington station the tickings
that spelled so much for science.
"After New Year's day we started
back from the first stage of the trip
which took us 2.100 miles up the Ama
ron river to Iijuitos, Peru, which is
1.100 miles farther than Commodore
Benedict took his yacht, cba Oneida,
several years ago.
"We started back, stopping at Ma
□aos, a thousand miles from the mouth
of the Amazon. Leaving the Alberta
at Manaos, we went on our tour of ex
ploration up the Rio Xegro In a forty
foot launch especially contracted for
that purpose.
"Mrs. Rice is the first white woman
who ever penetrated that almost Inac
cessible region of the South American
continent. She bore the hardships and
dangers of the expedition most cour
ageously and was received with a re
spect bordering upon worship by the
native women. They knew me from
my previous trips there during the fif
teen years of explorati-jn which I have
spent In those regions and were un
tiring In their efforts to lend every as
sistance In their power. I speak their
language, Tupi Guarani, which is th«
vernacular Indian means of communi
cation throughout Brazil from Para
guay to Venezuela.
"These Indians are a very hospitable
and Intelligent people. They would not
accept money, but we brought them
many presents of knives, fishhooks.
Jewelry, machetes, looking glasses and
beads and left them a goodly store of
medicines, with instructions how to
use them.
"One of the purposes of our expedi
tion was to make a good hydrographic
and geological map of the Rio Negro,
to link up the work on which I have
been engaged so many years—the mak
ing of a map of the northwest Amazon
valley. Another purpose was to test
the practicability of determining the
difference of longitude by wireless te
legraphy. To accomplish this we em
ployed the Arlington station's signals,
using Washington as the primary meri
dian, being thus enabled to check up
secondary and tertiary meridians."
Mrs. Rice was the widow of George
D. Widener, who perished on the Lngl
tania.
Summer Hats.
The larger brimmed hats will cer
tainly make their charming appearance
as the summer days approach and Old
Sol's rays threaten feminine complex
ions. And as the hats widen they will
assume a much flatter outline. Some
J designers have shown the Watteau
shepherdess hat for summer, that hav
ing the very bewitching turned up
back.
Bath Tog*.
Foulard in white spotted with huge
circles of black makes an effective
bathing suit and is worn with black
or violet cap. shoes and stockings.
Roman striped taffetas are also In
the front rank for extreme novelties,
as are the sports silks with exotic
splashes of color in all sizes of dots
L and squares and ovals.
TANK LIKE BIG HOG
Straddles Trenches, Crushes
Barbed Wire, Rakes Foe.
GREAT AID TO ALLIED DRIVE.
Captain Sweeny, American, Who 8ingl»
Handod Captured Machine Gun and
Six Gormano, Will Assist Ordnanoa
Department of Thie Country Prepar
ing Tank* For Service.
Washington.—The French Infantry
that won so much ground In the Cham
pagne region advanced as a supporting
force to numerous batteries of cater
pillar tractors, or "tauks," hoglike In
appearance, that crept forward witli a
persistency which the German troops
remaining In their sheli battered
trenches could uot check and which
assured the pollus of protection as they'
dug in upou their advanced lines.
So that an American army can know
about these tauks If sent abroad Cap
tain Charles Sweeny, a native of Spo
kane, Wash., and a member of the
Foreign legion of the French army,
is now In this city, where he will as
sist ordnance experts In preparing sim
ilar land cruisers for service. He re
turned recently from France.
Captain Sweeney is a West Pointer,
but when the lighting began he was
found In the French army. Ho started
as a private In the Infantry. He want
ed to be In the thick of It, so chose
that branch of the service and during
his campaigning was In many battles
He was awarded the cross of the
Legion of Honor for valor and pro
moted to lleuteuant when, single hand
ed, he captured a machine gun and kLj
Germans.
\ ery utile nas oeen wnueu m uiw
or any country regarding the French
tanks. The first few used by the
French army went Into action about
the same time the Urltlsh put theirs In
the field. It was not until the great
offensive began this spring that the
poilus trotted forward ill support of
great numbers of their tanks, "zan
zans," as they called them.
The best >vay to describe a French
tank is to compare it with a giant hog,
kneeling so that its short legs cannot
be seen, and creeping forward as it
roots In the ground.
A rain of lead pours from its sides
as it proceeds, and heavier shot and
shell are showered upon any position
where machine guns of the Germans
may remain in action as it straddles
the enemy trench. Only by landing
a shell directly upou a tank can it be
put out of commission. Bullets from
German rapid firers and the Infantry
rifles are powerless. Hand grenades
do it no damage
Exactly how the French get the
tanks to their first line trenches In
preparation for attack is a secret, and
for the present nothing on that phase
of the use of them can be published.
The well trained mechanicians and ri
flemen are ready when It is time to
start, and upon the signal the tank
guts into action. It straddles trenches,
crushes through barbed, wire and
rakes the foe with guns.
COLLEGE GIRLS READY.
Western Women Apply For Work In
Munition Factories.
Chicago.—College girls are ready to
take the places of men who may be
called from their regular duties to go
to the front. Many of them have ap.
piled for technical positions at the
Chicago collegiate bureau of occupa
tions to take up the work when the
men leave it. Those who are still In
college are changing lu Increasing num
bers to training in manual and tech
nical work.
The collegiate bureau has started a
survey of the situation In Chicago and,
according to an announcement of Miss
Helen Bennett, head of the bureau,
will endeavor to furnish trained work
ers for occupations that are vital to
the welfare of the country In time of
war.
In the last few days many young
women have applied for positions in
munitions factories. One girl said she
had a motorboat to offer to the govern
ment and that she would like to oper
ate it In connection with coast defense
duty.
ABRUZZ1 TO HEAD MISSION.
Italy Will Send Marconi Here With
Other Experts.
Rome.—Although the Italian mission
to the United States has not yet been
officially appointed, its chief members
have already been decided upon. They
Include the Dulce of the Abruzzi, cousin
of the king and admiral of the nary,
who will be the head of the mission.
Senator William Marconi will also be a
member.
Senator Tittoni, former minister of
foreign affaire, was also expected to
join the party, but has found It Impos
sible to go. The mission will Include
well known military, nava), financial
and Industrial experts.
Saw Snake Swallow Young.
Waterbury, Conn. — The statement
that snakes do not swallow their young
meets with emi>hatlc denial by Albert
M. Scott of Jacksonville, Fla. "On the
Balrd farm," he says, "east of Steele's
brook, below the old suspender shop In
Oakville, about sixty years ago, I saw
snakes about four inches long, as I re
member them, run into the mouth of a
corn streaked or chicken snake. I
j could not say how many there were,
but I killed" with a hoe twenty-two
young, and the old one made twenty
three."
FRATERNAL ORDERS
Arctic Brotherhood. —
Camp Skagw»y No. 1,
A. B. meats every sec
ond antf. fourth1 Tues
day evening at 8:30 P.
m. sHarp. Vl«ltlng brothers cordial
ly welcome. J. M. Hajuucr, Arctic
Chi if. W. B. Hargraves, Arctic Re
corder.
Fraternal Order
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No. 25, Frater
nal Onler of
meets uiej nrst and tnini
W edaeulAf night of o*di month at
to«Jr b*U on Filth Avraiue. Visit
In^ brothers cordially inviUnl to
»ttrtwl. J. M. Qi-elsbacfa, \V. P.
J. V. Miller, Secretary.
F. & A. M.
White Pass Lodge
F. & A. M. No. 113
meets 2d and 4th
Saturday Evenings
of each months. Visiting1 Brethren
ar« welcome.
HAROLD TALBOT, W. M.
JAMES WALLACE, Secretary.
B. P. O. ELKS
Skagway Lodge
No. 421, B. P. 0.
E. meets every
1st and 3rd. Thurs
day; night at 8:30
"ScJi3" o'clock. Visiting
brothers cordially welcome.
W. B. BATSON, E. R.
F. J. VAWDEWALAi, Secretary
Plorwxr of Alaska Igloo, No. 12,
meetj, iu A. B. Hall first Monday In
ewer7 month at 8:80 p. m.
Vfeltlng Brothers cordially wel
come.
W. L. STEVENSON, Pres.
P. H. Doree, Rec. See.
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