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EDITORIAL
AYOKK OP BRITISH. AIRMEX
Among the many wonders of the
waj nothing is ruore striking than
tht development of the Royal Air
Force.
Four years ago the British
possessed considerably fewer than
100 aeroplanes. Now the Royal Air
Fore* alone destroys in au averagj
weefc a considerably larger number
of snemy aeroplanes than Britain
tiossfssed' when war begau.
The officially recorded figures for
a single month illustrate the com
batant activities of the R. A. F.; In
the month of June last, the num
ber of enemy aircraft brought down
(which means destroyed) by the
Uritish alone was i3H. whilst the
uumber driven down out of con
trol was 16$.
A> against that total of 482 ene
my machines destroyed or driven
•'.o.vc, 1 ♦»S British machines were re
ported missing for the same period.
Another month shows 518 enemy
airctat't accouuted for, with only
128 British machines missing.
During one month, our airmen
fir<=-» at ground targets 915.308
rounds of machine gun ammunition.
Huring the same month British
airmen dropped 853 tons of bombs
over different military objectives,
ai d made no fewer than 74 separ
ate bemuing raids ever Germany
itself; apart from work over the bat
ti-» area, and engaging nearly 2,000
i uemv batteries.
These are figures o[ comoaiani
work only. In a single month the
R. V. F. have taken well over 40.
uoo photographs over • the enemy
lines.
There is also the work carried
ou* hy our airmen in co-operation
with the artillery, by nu-'ns of
which the fire of the gunners is di
rected with precision upon enemy
sun? and gun emplacements, billets,
transports, dumps, railways, and
concentrations of troops.
IiiiriDj,' the year ending June 20,
191S, British airmen haye account
ed 'or considerably over 4,000 ene
my craft, whilst the number of
British machines reported missing
in 'ha same period was just over
1,000.
The Royal Air Force now adds
to H3 resources every few days as
much as its total resources at one
periol of war, whilst its personnel
1*03 now been multiplied more than
two hundred times.
Apart from new production, whicl
ar« of course enormous, the R- A. F
now reconstructs many more ma
chines in a month than Britain pos
ecssod altogether at one stage of
war.
It is no uncommon thing for
British airmen to bomb military ob
jectives in Germany itself three
times la one day.
_.H visitor to the battle zone
ia France today will find a single
15. A. F. Motor Transport Repair
Paris 1,000 hands working day and
night on tbe repair alone ot one
kind of R. A F. motor transport.
T"ou§h important, motor transpor
is out one of the minor factors in
a vast and many sided industry
which embraces a!most every known
trad? and handicraft; wnich, so
far from shrinking, will mightily eX'
Keep Hint Front Your Hom6
I IF THE HUM WINS I
You wont have to bty Liberty BoftAs
paati when victory brings peace, and
with the beginning of commercial
aviation for the British Empire.
APROPOS SUGAR CONSERVATION
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"come dissatsifaction has been
caused by tne late orders concern
ing th© consumption of sugar," says
the Omaha World-Herald, "but the
discontented must remember that
the Pood Administration not to
blame. They should direct their
criticism at the German junkers and
not at the administration. The
shortage of sugar has been caused
lareely Dy th® U-boats. There is
plenty ot sugar in the world, but th
lack of shipping and the sinking of
sugar carg^ps have caused R11 tbe
troucle."
Th • writer then goes on to say
that th* sacrifice the people are
called on to mak® is comparatively
smalt and> that in a few months the
likelihood is that the need for it
will pass.
' Meanwhile," he continues, "let
thp erumblers think of the boys
who are giving all for their coun
try who aer enduring cheerfully
the gum of all hardships and/ danger j
and then look at himself in the mir-'
ror when he complafna of being de
prived of the second spoonful or
su'ir for his coffee. One look,
should be enough."
Tbat the restaurants in mining
| district are aiding the sugar-con
servation program is illustrated by
I a sigu which appears in a restaur
ant near Tonopah, Nev. This sign
reads:
"l:se only one level teaspoonful
in your coffee. Don't be a U-boat
—so stir like hell, for we don't
mind the noise."
REMAINS OF LAWRENCE At'HI
SON LAID TO REST
The funeral of Lawrence, the
little ten year old sou of Mrs. Sar
ah Achison took place this after*
noon from the Presbyterian church,
the services being conducted by
Rev, F. R. Falconer of Klukwan,
who read a short but beautiful serv
ice.
From the church, the casket,
which was heaped high with beauti
ful flowers, the loving tribute of
"Sonny's" many friends, was borne
tc the trajn on Broadway by 8ix of
his playmates, and then conveyed to
J the cemetery overlooking the Skag
| wav river and valley, and the moun
tains, which have been the envir"
1 onment of the boy during his ten
shortyears of life.
At the grave a short burial serv
t ice was read, and' the lttle casket,
I tearing its mantle of flowers was
j lowered into the earth, which Bhut
; out all earth's pains and sorrows.
! liW) CROSS AIDING WAP.
REFUGEES IN JERUSALEM
The Red Cross issues the follow
ing:
Thousands of Armenian refugees
at Port Said and many homeless
t families in or near Jerusalem are
i now being cared; for by the Ameri
j can Red Cross according to cable
advices just received by the war
I council from the Red Cross Commis
sion to Palestine, headed by; Dr.
Johp H. Finley. Th0 relief work
ws undertaken at the request of
Gpi; Allenby, and is being carried
oa under the direction of the mili
tary* overnor.
The Red Cross has established a
general dispensary and hospital
w'rh » children's clinic in Jerusalem
Hundreds of persons have already
received! treatment there. At the re*
QUost of the government of Jer
usalem the organization has taken
over two orphan asylums with 400
children. Three hundred Russian
relugees are also being cared for
•n Jerusalem by the Red Cross.
\\ Ut.MXG AGAINST HANDLING
PIOTI RES OF ENEMY
ORIGIN
The Committee oa Public Infor
mation issues the following:
The attention of th© military cen
sor has been directed* to the fact
that there are considerable stocks
of s'ill and motion pictures of ene
my origin in the United States, and
that their exploitation is being con
st-nitty attempted by certain interr
•*3ts in this country.
Publishers and editors, as well
as motion-p'cture producers, dis
tributers and exhibitors, should
rea'ize that the object of such ex
P'oiU'tion is the furtherance of
Get man propaganda here and that
the sole intent is to influence pub
lic ooinion in America, or wherever
such Pictures are used, and that
consequently the military censor*
shio will not approve such pictures,
whether taken before or after our
eniiance into the war, and wheth
er they be prominently or other
wise displayed, and regardless of
car t'cn matter or 'titles accompany
ing them.
The handling ol these enemy pic
fin es violates tho "Trading with
th._. Enemy Act." Such pictures
were taken solely for the glorifi
caton of the German cause and'
German methods and their intro
duction here is a part of a subtle
propaganda campaign which should
be oDposed wherever found.
Violations of this request, and
attempts to introduce such material,
should be immediately reported to
the Chief Military Intelligence
Branch, Washington, D. C., where
they will be promptly prosecuted'.
PRO-GERM AX RUMORS
ABOUT HANK SAVINGS
Washington, Sept. 12.—Secretary
McAdoo made the following state*
mcnt:
• Mv attention has been called to
an insidious propaganda that is be
ing • carried on, probably by Becret
aeents of Germany, to sow the
seeds of distrust in the minds of
savings bank depositors by false
rumors that the Untied States Gov
ernment is contemplating the con
fiscation of the savings of the
people. The absurdity of these
statements is manifest. In order,
however, to allay the fears of the
few who might be alarmed by such
reoorts, I repeat that these rumors
are wholly baseless.
A fresh shipment of Eastman N.
0. Autographic and Plain films for
all sized cameTag received on the
last boat. Better take advantgae
of this fine weather and get some
stiaoDy fall pictures. Keller Bros.
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■ BOY •
SCOUTS
(Conducted by National Council or me
Boy Scouts of America.)
WHAFS IN A SCOUT'S HEAD
Among the ten things that erea a
second class scout must perfect him
self In nre these: Use properly a knife
or hatchet. (This means that he knows
how to cut and prepare firewood.)
I'rove ability to build a fire In the
open, using not more than two
matches. (If he can do this, he cer
tainly can build one In the kitchen
stove with ease.) Cook a quarter of a
pound of meat and two potatoes In the
open without any cooking utensils.
(When he has got this far In his cook
ing training, he can certainly help
mother out W-lth a meal, and can even
get the dinner for dad and the children
when mother Is away.)
To become a first class scout, among
the 12 things that he must know are
the following: Prepare and cook sat
isfactorily, In the open, using camp
cooking utensils, two of the following
articles as may be directed: Eggs,
bacon, hunter's stew, fish, fowl, game;
pancakes, hoecake, biscuit, hardtack
or a "twist" baked on a stick, and ex
plain to another boy the methods fol
lowed.
After he has become a first class
scout it is up to him to get a merit
badge for cooking. To be able to ob
tain this, a scout must: Prove his
ability to build a fireplace out of stone
or sod or logs; build a fire in the fire
place, and cook the following dishes:
Camp stew, two vegetables, omelette
I and rice pudding. Demonstrate ability
to mis dough and bake bread In an
oven; and also to make tea, coffee and
cocoa. Carve properly and serve cor
i rectly to people at the table.
The scout Is taught to take care of
I himself and his fellows In the open.
SCOUTS W. S. S. CAMPAIGN.
The year-long War Savings stamp
campaign of the Boy Scouts of Ameri
ca is going along very merrily. Indeed
the local War Savings stamp commit
tees throughout the country are en
thusiastic in reporting on the splendid
spirit and effective co-operutlve work
of the Boy Scouts of Aiuerlea.
Many scouts have already earned the
Achievement button given by the treas
ury department when 25 sales are
made to different people, and quite a
few have the Ace medal for $250 in
sales.
Already 12,000,000 red post cards
have been printed by the government
printing office and distributed, and 8,
000,000 more are now being printed,
and if the demand keeps up as at pres
ent it will require at least 20,000,000
additional cards to take care of the
needs of the scouts for the first four
months.
The cards are now coming In to na
tional headquarters at the rate of 12,
000 a day.
SCOUT IS NOW AN AIRMAN.
A scout with nerve can accomplish
anything he goes out for. This Is
proven by Clifton Penn Oleson, the
youngest blrdman In the service and
one of the nerviest.
Oleson Is scarce eighteen years old,
but he has gone through the rigorous
training Jn aeronautics at the Curtlss
school at Miami, Fla., and has been
granted a commission by the war de^
partment at Fort Sara Houston, Tex.,
training other boys.
When he was twelve years old, he
saw the groat Beachey make his sen
sational flight at Dubuque. As
Beachey's plane at length swooped
down to earth. Scout Oleson dodged
policemen, jumped the ropes and
reached Beachey.
"I, too, am going to fly some day,"
he cried. A group of policemen made
a rush for the boy. "Leave him alone;"
the airman said; "that kid has nerve,
and that Is what makes an aviator,"
SCOUTS IN RUBBISH DRIVE.
A sanitary survey was conducted by
the scouts of Portsmouth, 0., at the
request of the mayor.
Deputized for this special work, 212
scouts took one city block each, be
ing excused from school for this serv
ice.
They assembled at the city hall,
where they received Instructions. Then
they scattered to their assigned blocks,
made the inspection and returned with
their reports to their troop headquar
ters.
The reports covered the condition of
alleys, back yards and garbage. The
boys also took a census of gardens
being planted. The survey was fol
lowed by general cleanup campaigns
in which' the' bad conditions were dis
covered and remedied1.
GOOD TURNS BY 8C0UT8.
During the progress of a fair at Can
ton, O., several lost children were
picked up and restored to their par
ents, and during a fair at Atlanta, Ga.,
50 children who had become lost at the
grounds were similarly found and re
stored. -
Scouts of Omaha, Neb., have started
j ^ class in cobbling, taking Instruction
; from an expert*'cobbler, and are re
j pairing discarded shoes and selling
I them for a nominal price to those In
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HIES NOTES
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ftaiiUB, Sept. 10.—The Klehlni
River has again taken its toll of life
last week by tne drowning of one
of the fine horses belonging to Jas.
McGrew, and very likely Mr. Mc
G.ew would have lost his life- al
so If It had not been for the as
sistance rendered1 him by A1 Smith
an- othei*. It seems too bad
that the Government does not Put
a bridge across the river at Pleas
ant Camp, making H safe for P®°"
Pie to cross that treacherous river,
and also possible for the mine own
era at Rainy Hollow to get their
copper ore out to market.
Mr. and Mrs. Bkern have taken
tne Birklnbine dwelling and are re
siding there. Mr. Ekern is one
of the new recruits at Fort Seward,
and is actin" In th^ capacity of
man clerk for the fort.
•j
Mrs. Bender has moved into the
dwelling of Mrs. Fay, situated acros
the street from tne A. B. hall. She
has tsaen the school teachers to
board for the winter.
The road gang which was em
ployed on the road f 'om Mud Bay
over to the Haines Packing com
pany's cannery, is now working sn
the road from Haines to Jones'
Point, and will Boon have it com
Bleted. This road has long been *.
necessity as there is. and has been,
for a good many years, consider
able travel from here to the point.
B. A, Barnett, who has charge
o* the Haines wharf,has a crew of
man a I. work repairing the wharf
Backache Is A Warning
Skegway People Should Not Ne
glect Their Kidneys.
Backache la often, nature's most
frequent signal of weakened kid
neys. To relieve the pains and !
aches, to remove the lameness when
it arises from weakened kidneys,
you must reach the cause—the kid
nev8. If y>ou have pain through
•h> small of your back, urinary dis
ore era, headaches, dizzy spells, or
aie nervous and' depressed, start
treating the kldneya with a tested
kdney remedv.
Doan's kidney Pills have been
pioved good and are especially for
weak kidneys. Doan's have been
used la kidney trouble for over
BO years. Here Is convincing proof
of merit.
Mrs, M. P. Lawrence, 755 Van
Couver Ave.. Portland', Ore., Bays:
"I have recommended Doan's Kidne
Pil'g to any number of people. When
I wa9 la St. Louis I was in poor
health because of kidney; trouble.
Backache and dizzy spells bothered
me and I was annoyed a great
deal by the way my kidneys act
e= My hands and feet swelled
dreadfully. My back ached and I
wa* mlseraDl© in every way. I
started using Doan's Kidney Pills
and alter I had used about seven
boxes, my back and) kidneys were
s'reng and I haven't suffered that
way since." ,
P*'ce 60c, at all dealers. Don't
slmuly ask for a kidney remedy—get
Down's Kidney Pills—the same
tha< Mrs. Lawrence had. Foster
Milourn Co., Mf&rs., Buffalo, N. Y.
and friii soda hare it la fir®fc
class condition,
CAN'T SCARE US OFF
OUR OWN OCEAN
Portland, Maine, Sept. 11. —Th«
Huns' submarines are not even
frightening the American deep-»e»
fishermen.
These hardy men, who earn their
livelihood on the ocean, are go* '
<ng right ahead with their work.
At this season fishing smack*
put out from Massachusetts and
Maine, bringing back great catcher
of mackerel, hake, haddock, hali
but and sword-fish. Their profits
thij year are greater than ever.
"And there ain't any boch© mur*
derer Lorn who is going to Bcare us
off our own ocean,on© of the
seaman declared.
•■■iuite the fact that in the past
six weeks the Hun has attacked'
and sunk fishing vessels along th«
Massachusetts and Maine . coa«U,
the flUiing fleets go out to their
fishing grounds just the Bame.
Th«tre is only one differ en c«:
every smack and schooner now
provisions laden llfe-Doate swung"
6o as to bf slipped Into the *0*
with the least possible delay.
Bar Candy Goods. Just tlw
right kind to nibble on at the
movies or on the way to school.
Two eenerous hunks of fresh candy
for 15c. Keller Bros. Adv. tif.
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE
Nolle* is hereby given, that th«
undersigned has been appointed! A4* *'
ministrator of the estate o{ Mile*
Creegan, deceased, by the Pf<fc? *
bat© court for the territory of Al
aska sitting in probate at Haines.
Alaska, and any and all persona'
having claims against Bald estate,
are required to present them t#
me, with the proper vouchers, at
my r-ffice in the said tt«wn of
Haines, within six months from
date of first publication of this
notice.
Dated the 19th day of August.
1918.
J. G. Morrison, Administrator.
W. B. Stout, Attorney for Adminis
trator.
First Publication, Aug 22, 191$.
Final Publication, Sept. 26, 1919J *
NOTICE OF FINAL* ACCOUNT
In the U. S. Commissioner's Court
for the Territory of Alaska at Skac
way in probate In the matter . of
the estate fo S. H. Yeomans, exe
cutrix of the estate above stated
has fled in the above entitled court
her final account of the estate of
the said deceased, and the hearing'
of same has bean fixed tor Satur
day the 28th day of September,
1918 at two o'clock In the after
noon of said day at the court room
in the federal court house at Bfcsg-,
way, and all persons having Inter
est in said estate are notified then
and there to appear and file any
objections they may have to said
count and to show cause, if any tho -
have, why said final account should
not be allowed.
Mrs. Ella Mary Yeomans,
Administratrix.
Dated at Skagwsy, Alaska, this
27th day of July, 1918.
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