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EDITORIAL
"OLD GLORY"j
".America For Americans
FOOD WINS THE WAR
DON'T WASTE IT
KKCjKNT AtnVlTES OF
STATE I>EFEXSE < Ol'NClI.S
The Council of Nation;-1 Defense
reports the following noteworthy at«
tivities undertaken by State conn-j
cils:
Wisconsin.—".Every person in the
county a member of the county I
council of defease" is the 11 >> |
d'ive of the State council. The j
State council "Forward"1 gays: "The
council of defense is organized l«*j
'rlotism. It should h3ve on its i
rolls the name ot every mail and j
woman in the St Ate. This means that
lhere must be local branches of the :
county council i.i evopy city. town. J
village, and schcol distriit. Is
your county so organized? Are you |
a. member of any branch of the
council? if you are—well and j
«;od. If you are not. it is 'up
lo you' to throw your weight into j
the organization e* loyally. The car- i
rying out otf this slogan means!1 a I
unified Wisconsin.—a greater "Wis
consin."
i
Indiana, — Tho council lias
republished the bulletin and l'r<>- '
tram calling for the organization of'
community councils anil is sending I
It broadcast ov^r the Sltute through '
the "Indiana Bulletin."
Oklahoma.—County councils are I
securing pledges from automobile
owners to furnish tr^nsjiortatioii to!
speakers for community councils. Thi
pledge carj provii!^ that the j
chairman of che county council may ,
hire a car :wt tho expense of any
•Igner who fails to furnish trans
portation at the time promised.
Tennessee.—At the call of the ,
governor, every county court "will j
susr-ead business for :ui hour on the j
ope:, iag day of cho April term, and j
lhe People of the State 'will I
assemble at their coiunty court- ,
houses for patriotic mass meetings.
.Tha State council, with the help j
of S'a'e representatives of Fed or; t
departments, has prepaid an ad* j
drees to be read to th* public, call- |
ing On them to join in. the war 1
•work of lheir county and community, j
Brief patriotic addresses will follow.
(The proclamation of the governor;
closes as folk>w-os: "In meeting of
this character, our forefathers fos
4»red liberty and in this manner I
Jet us preserve th:ut liberty for ,
«hildTeu."
Mauio.—The State council has
set aside $250.000 to be loaned ta,
farmers.' Thte Will guarantee tha
increase of crop acreage.
"Wisconsin.—The State | council
has prepared a circular on the su- ;
gar-beet industry, 35,000 copies of •
which have been Bent to the beet- '
raising counties. In order *o in- j
create sugar-beet production, coun- J
ty acreage quotas have been, al
lotted. I !
All nnescta.— ja v. dor to cut down
FIRST PHOTOGRAPH OF THE PEACE PARLEY AT BREST-LITCYSK '
. i
I'lrst photograph received In America from the Russo-Teutou peace conference nr Brest-Lltovsk, showing the coa
foreiuv in session and Prince Leopold o? Bavaria signing the agreement for an armistice.
the consumption of Ineat, the pub
lic safety commission, through its
own in ark eits and. through
agents, is supplying fish to the
public in 120 Minnesota citiesl and
villages for 12 cents a pound. In
Minneapolis alone 17,601 pounds
have been sold.
Nevada.—To carry thru the re
organization of the county coun
cils and put new life into them,, the
present Democratic governor, the
Republican ex-governor, and the
leader of the Socialist Party joined
the director of the State council in.
making a nonpartisan • speaking
'out of the State.
IDAHO I.ASS TELLS WHAT
SHE IS DOING TO HELP
lU'ie is another letter form a
little girl only 11 years old. and she
lives in Idaho. She is doing her
bit to help America win thie war
for the Allies by saving her money
and buying Thrift and War sa-vingj
stamps.
She is also helping to clothe the
poor little unforunatte children who
have been made homeless and desti
tute, •M'-d in some cases orphans by
the frisrl^tfulmess of tine hated kais
er of Germany. »'
The letter is written to her grand"
Mr. .J M. Rourke, and that
por'ion of the letter tolling about i
what the is doing has not txeea
chatted in the least, read what
she says in her very own. words::
The Thrift Bcoks and stamps i
you sent me is all filled lacking
twu btamps which I an going to
fit:j- next week sometime and then I
I will exchange it for a A\"ar sav
ings Stamp, and then 1 am going
to empty my bank hero at home j
(savings bank) and r.tart anothtJj
thrift card and so I think i am j
doins mjy t>ic for the U. S. Brother
and 1 a!s<> tcok two great bii
bundles of clothes for the little
French ami Belgian refugees who
have done so much for tho Ameri
cans by keeping the hard-hearted
Germans from raiding: o«r coun
try, giandma and mama so care
fully washed and ironed them.
Grandma, Mama and myself heard j
r\vo of the more prominent speakers
of t)le day, one was a woman
who was in Brussels at the time
the Germans raided !t she said J
'hat she looked upon, the eruele^t J
and the greatest army (excepting j
our Sammy's) in the world for seven'
hours a-iid it seemed 83 if it were
only an hour. The only thing that.
saved her was "Old Glory" floating |
on the roof of her bme. Her hus- J
bajicl was the U. S. ambassador to
Belgium. Shie has ono sow at Camp
Lewis (a saianxv,) and one ready
'« sail for France- The other
speaker was Professor Ileed, who
has been in France, in. tlia front
audi visited all the war places.
Both of the lectures were grand and
influential) as they yv.t much: patriot
ism in the listeners.
I must clo&o for this time with
love.
Iluber'a F. Nanney.
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Olie To CojnVLnce the Most Skeptical
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The *est of time is> the test that
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their reputation by effective action.
The following case is typical.
Skagway j residents 6hoiuId he
convinced.
Testimony like this cannot be ig
nored.
Mrs. Ellen Watson, 405 E. Thir
St.f Tacoma, Wash, says:
"After an operation and being in, the
hospital three months ray kidneys
were weak. My back was lame a:id
there was a heavy dull ache across
my loins. My kidneys sometimes
acted too frequently and sometimes
not often enough and. bladder
Mou'Dle caiused me a great (leal of
distress. Doan's Kidney Pills re
lieved me of all that trouble."
(Statement given November 4,
1916.) ' ■ *
On May 23, 1917 Mrs. Watson
said: "I can never Bay enough In
praise of Doan's Kidney Pills. They
cured me of kidney complaint and
the cure lias lasted."
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iget Doan's Kidney Pills—the same
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- • A comnlry worth fighting for is
a country worth, saving for. Buy
a Liberty Bond, today.
Piles Cured In 6 to 14 D»ys
Druggists refund money If PAZO
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Blind, Bleed Ins or Protruding Piles.
First application gives relief. 50c.
Pay Your War Bills
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The Thiitl Installment of Your War Bill Is Due Vow.
You've ordered the Creates^ War Preparations tliis Battle
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Splendidly you met the First ai>d eScoiul payments in oversub
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feme through now lor tlie rniinl Liberty Loan. Uncle Sam
can take no excuses, no ajiologies. The most remorseless Indem
nity collector that ever trod victim under heel lis pounding at
our Eastern Piont—in France.
Let's Go Over The Top. Go To The Bank And Buy a Bond
This space contributed as a| Pa^iiotic donation by
THE PEDERSEX COMPANY.
Arctic Brothertioofi. ■
Camp Skagway No. 1«|
meetg every second And
fourth Tuesday eveniHE ]
at 8:30 o'clock. Visit*
ing brotLers cordially welcome.
Edward A. Rasmuson, Arctic Cbief. |
William R. Gray, Arctic Recorder*
Fraternal Oilier
Katies—
Skiigway Afrie,
No. 25, Frater
nal Onto of
I n." m«>s meet the first and ttvilrd
Wednesday aight of earfi mop tit at
(heir liall on Kifth Avenue. Visits
in* brothers cordially Invited to
iitteuU.
John M. Keller, W. P.
J. M. (Jricrtbfk-h, Secretary.
of eath months,
are welcome.
F. & A. It.
Whlta Pass Lodga
F. jfc A. M. No. m
meet* 2d and 4ti'
Saturday Er«nlcg»
Visiting Brethren.
H.A KUL.D TAJjBOT, W. M.
j JAJLK3 *WALLACE, Secretary.
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& P. a KLK8
Skagway Lads*
No. 431. B. P. ®,
E. meete ererj
> Tkurtdaj qt 8:30
p. m. Vlsltln*
brothers cordially welcome.
W. B. BAT80N. B. R.
w. i. VAA'DEWALXs secretary.
rion<'<T or Alaek* Igloe, No.
in«-ts hi A. B. Hall first Monday jit
every month at 8:80 p. m.
V'Mting Brother* cordially
roiue
W. J. MULVIHILL. Bras.
J. C. PHELPS, Secy*
J KOFESSIONAL CARDS
DR. L. 8. KELLER
Dentist
Moot Modem Matfaafc
Of rice Honrs: »-lS ». m. 1-8 p. IB.
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SK.AtnVAl ALASKA
W. B. STOUT
Attorney At L • w
Ptwiloe In *11 courts
In Territory of AlMk*
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ALASKA, WASHINGTON, CALIFORNIA
OFFICE—SECOND AND BROADWAY—PHONE 50
SAILINGS FROM SRAGWAY
—FOR—
SEATTLE, TACQMA, VANCOUVER, VICTORIA
SEATTLE April 7
SPOKANE April 9
Oonnoctlae 41 Juneau for Cordova. Valdet and Seward
LOW RATES TO CALIFORNIA POINTS
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SAILINGS FROM SKAGWAY SPRING 1918
For Seattle and Puget Sound Port*
S.S. JEFFERSON, April 22. May 4 15 26 June 7 19
Fpt ANCHORAGE and Westward Points
«. 5. NORTHWESTERN May 12,
S.S. ALAMEDA May 20,
S.S. ALASKA May 28
Excursion saason opens with sailing of S. S. JEFFERSON from
SEATTLE June 14th and closes with sailing of JEFFERSON
August 25th.
Paczcngen tr*n»ferred to Victoria, Vancouver and Tacoma without extra charge
Pheae 66 E. J. SHAW, Agent Skagway
CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY
(STEAMSHIP LINES)
PRINCESS SOPHIA
S.S.
LEAVES SKAGWAY P. M.
Apr. 10, 21. May 1,12, 22. June 2, 13
—FOR
Prince Rupert, Vancouver, Victoria, Seattle, Etc.
ALSO TICKETS ISSUED TO ALL CALIFORNIA POINTS
VIA ANY DESIRED ROUTE
VfBJtTjrVOR YOUK DESTINATION' ALWAYS BUY TICKETS AND
CHE2K BAOOAG2 THROUGH SAVING MONEY AND TROUBLE
•ALL INFORMATION FROM
L H JOHNSTON, Agt. F. F. W. LOWLE
Sfeagway Gen. Agt.
Pht*»#7 or t18 ' ' Juneau
GRAND—TRUNK—PACIFIC
RAILWAY AND STEAMSHIP LINES
SPRING SCHEDULE 1918
S.S. "PRINCE RUPERT"
SOUTHBOUND FROM SKAGWAY
MONDAY, P. M.
APRIL 8, 22. MAY 6
And EVERY MONDAY Thereafter Until June 29th
Tbe "Prince Rupert" operate! Skagway to Vancauver without change
and cotmeCU at Prince Rupert with the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway
"THE SHORTEST ROUTE TO THE EAST"
1 ' *• ' "I A ' 'j ,
Full Information cheerfully furnished by
W. G. Powell Skagway, Alaska
Afent Phone 43
The Totem Store
J. UCUTA Proprietor
Is temporality closed, and dur
ing his absence from the city
the large
SAFETY DEPOSIT
VAULT
wiB be ift{posse's Store.
tPw«ny information see Wm.
Wn^-dt-Kinnw*
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- ? —AdTertisemeat.
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rm « 1 of th* urinary tract.
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