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EDITORIAL
OLD GLORY"
"America For Americans"
SKAGWAY SHOWS ITS
PATRIOTISM
The 6access of Skagway's food
campaign indicative of the fine
spirit of patriotism in Skagwaj;
wJUcli was mad© known so vividly
st tie Ume of the Second Liberty
Loaa campaign. When it comes
to patriotism Sfcagway has nevei
foeeo found wanting. In the Red
Cross work and la any work oi
mercy our citizens have been more
*laa wjlln? to loosen their purse
strings and contribu'e to a
righteous cause.
Very few of the people of Skag
way refused to sign the food pledge
Many households were already liv
mg up to its laws. Those who did
refuse nrobably do not understand
Mie spirit of the pledge or, perhaps,
do aot have any vital interest in
the outcome of the war.
Every morsel of food saved here
is just one morsel more for the Am
erican, English, French and Italian
soldiers who are braving the win
ter weather and the enemy's shells
la order that we might hereaftei
continue to live In our freedom and
plenty. Every bite of food saved
by us is Just as much a saving for
the English people, civilians, sol
diers and sailors, as it is a saving
for the American boys.
It Is a very easy thing to make
the weekly report. Compare such
a sma.l sacrifice of time to that
of the boys ia the trenches. II
we are not willing to do our little,
tiny bit, how can we expect the
very finest blood of the nation to
offer itself in sacrifice that we
anight live?
A 'borough understanding of the
lood tews is conductive to more
active co-operation, and until we
know that everyone understands
them completely we will rfeuse to
Relieve that anyone will deliberate
ly not conform to tha pledge.
GOOD TIMES AHEAD
The recent appropriation of more
tk*& aeren million dollars for the
▲Uaka railroad means good times
aot along for Anchorage but for
Skagwar as ■well. Contracts for
tarrying freight down the Yukon
i>7 WTsJte Pass boats have already
beea let Active construction will
tve continued from the interior out
to a«ec the liue from Anchorage,
and treUht to such, contruction
cajjspa will be shipped through
3kagway, This will mean the em
ployment of a greal deal of labor
ami Will mean the handling of
much <•* business aud money in
fikagway.
Everyone is anxiously waiting for
*h« completion of the skating rink.
Th« weather has been, po prindy that,
iratar would not freeze smoothly,
but H is thought a foundation of
tea could be -oade now and when a
lull comes in th« wind it would
not take long to flood the rougX
lea with water that would form a
§moQtu l3£er ice top.
STORIES FROM THE GERMAN
NEWSPAPERS
scarcity of sugar
The Brunswick Vol leaf reu ad
quotes the Magdebursj Zentralblatt
rur die Zuckerindvstrie for the fol
lowing: aocount ol tha German su
gar-beet crop:
"Jome daily papers have been
4>ublisuing a report, emanating from
a Berlin news agency, to the ef
fect tnat the strikingly good condi
tion, of the beets will compensate to
a substantial degree for the dimin
ished production caused by a de
crease in cultivation. This la an
exaggerated statement which awak
ens hopes impossible of fulfillment.
Even with a full crop the pro
duction could amount at most to
34,000,000 ctr. (hundredweight) o*
iaw value, while in the l&st years
of peace over 50,000,000 ctr. were
produced. All means must be em
ployed to bring the beet cultivation
ue to *he peace-time level; until
this is achieved the sugar shortage
will remain, for the more or less
good harvest results can make Very
little difference."
THE TROUBLES OF THE
FARMER.
The Schlesische Zeltung says:
The new economic measures were
discussed at a meeting of the Ag
ricultural Union at Breelau. These
have called forth a stream of com
plaints to the chamber of agricul
ture. Herr Rossdeutscher, in his
opening speech, stated that every
fresh measure of th.o *ar economy
bears more hard upon, the farm
ers. The tnost difficult question ^is
that of fodder. Horses can uot be
maintained upon the Bcanty oats
ration with all the barley and pulse
1 requisitioned with hay scarce, and
straw Door. In these circumstances
! the situation as regards animals is
very serious. The supply of manure
Is quite insufficient, ami the task
of not oniy maintaining1 but of
increasing production is growing
more urgent. In addition to the
'scarcity of chemical manures, the
I lack of fodder causes a decrease in
jsta.ble manure. These questions
pressed more heavily titan in
I former vears. The want of light
ing material affects farmers serlous
| ly, and ^he coal question is graver
] than is Derhap3 believed. Already
i the amalgamation of sugar factories
land the closing of refineries is wi
lder consideration. Even the dry
ling factories established by the
! State are in danger of being shut
up to save coal. Benzine and benzol
I are not to be had for the motor
| plow. The labor question increases
j in difficulty. The fat supply of
! the farmer could up to the present
'be improved by oil from his own
! linseed, but now the danger threat
ens that the Silesian linseed-oil in
dustry will be stopped and the lin
seed sent to the large factories of
the west . ' j
LETTER IELL5 OF
SAMMIES III
FRANCE
A letter, "Somewhere in France,
dated Xov. 9, from Harry A. Wurz
bacher, was recently received by
Perry Hum of this city which tells
of life in Prance. The letter in
part is:
"The raisins and sugar are great,
algo -Ae tooacco and sweets. You
may not know how highl sugar is
here. If anyone were to go among
the French people with; a handful of
it they would give him anything in
exchange. We are allowed a cer
tain amount, but there are days aad
days when we never get any, owing
to the fact that a mess sergeant Is
not always square.
"We are at present engaged in
some terminal work which will be
completed In about four or five
months and then the colonel has
told us we are heading for the
front line trenches to work on,
lines cf communication.
"We Have been here about two
mouths and a half and so far it is
not so bad. The climate when we
first came was great, but the winter
rains have Get in and the mud is
ud to vour waist.
"Am womdering how the draft Is
KorkIii£ out up there. Notice that
some of the boys did not wait foi*
the draft. Fine, if we only had
a few hundred thousand more like
them there would have bee® no
draft. It is too bad that a fellow
baa tr be made to take up arms
to defend his country. If you could
only see thi9 country you would
never forgive the Huns. They Wave
devastated everything. There is
scarcely a man between the ages of
18 and 50 who la not in uniform.
The woman have suffered something
terrible but go on bearing it and
never complain, but if you could
talk w"n them taey could tell you
pitiful stories.
"Our bovs have taken over a
section of the trenches and during
a night engagement a short time
ego lost five kiHed and 12 cap
tured. It 's very small but marks
the Beginning of the end of the
Hons, and the beginning of Am
erican losses.
"Perhaps you remember Mr. Sul
livan who was a sign painter on
the W. P. & Y. R.T His son is in
this regiment and in the same com
pany as I am. There is also a
fellow named Ore whose father is
in business inside, who is with us.
There is also a fellow nalmed Brad
ford who lived in Fairbanks for a
number of years, in our regiment.
So you see Alaska is well represent
ed in this regiment.
"H%d a hard time getting ao
climated when I first arrived' and as
a result was in a base hospital for
a month or six weeks which was
like Paradise after the long unin
terrupted trto and sleepless nights.
Am feeilng O. K. again and working
every day." J ' ,
CHURCH NOTES
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Sunday morning the sermon will
be on the subject: WHY WE W OR
SHIP ON SUNDAY IN PEACE OF
SATURDAY. In the evening the
taJi will be on the suject: "God
Is Too Good To Punish Weak Man."
6lnging led 'by chorus choir. Sun
day school 12:15. Everybody is
cordially invited to all the sen-ices.
L. H. Pedersen,
Minister.
CATHOLIC SERVICES
Holy Communion 8:30 a. m.
Mass and Instruction 10:30 a. m.
Sunday School 11:40 a. m.
Evening Service 7:30 o'clock.
All are cordially invited.
Fr. P. H. Turn ell, S. J.
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
Christian Science Services will be
held Sunday evening at 7:30
•-.'clock in the Alaskan buildiug.
Subject: GOD THE ONLY CAUSE
AND CREATOR.
The public is welcome.
Sunday School 12 o'clock.
Housework Is
A Burden
Woman's lot Is a weary one at
best. But with ba-ckache and other
distressing kidney ills lire indeed
becomes a burden. Doan's Kidney
Pills have made lifo brighter for
many women. Read what Airs. Roll
Cooksion, of 1809 E. First Ave.,
Spokane, Wash., says: "The grip
put my kidneys out or order and
I suffered with a heavy dull pain
in the small of my back which kept
getting more severe. Some days 1
could hardly do my work ror it was
almost impossible to bend over. My
kidneys were weak and annoyed ale
a great deal, too. I was worried
because my feet Bwelled and because
of the puffiness under my eyes. One
box of Doan's Kidney Pills gave me
relief and after I had used two
boxes I was feeling fine In every
way." (dtatement given October
16, 1915.)
On June S. 1917M rs. Cookston
said: i have had absolutely no
trouble with my kidneys since Doan
Kidney Pills cured me and I feel
better than I have in years."
Price 60c, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy—
get Doan's Kidnoy Pills—the same
that Mrs. Cookston had. Foster-Mll
burn Cp.. Mfgrs., Buffalo, N. Y.
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Piles Cured in 6 to 14 Days
Druggists refund money if PAZO
OINTMENT fails to cure Itching,
Blind, Bleeding or Protruding Pile3.
First application Elves relief. 50c.
In time of fat prepare for lean.
Jeremy Taylor.
FRATERNAL ORDERS
Arctic Brotherhood. —
Camp Sk a$ wary No. 1,
A. B. meets every sec
ond ami fouirtfc Tues
day evening at 8:30 p.
m. sli.^tp. Visiting hrothea-a oordial
Ijr welcome. Edward K. RaamiLson,
Arctic Chief, W. R. Gray, Arctic
Recorder.
Fraternal Order
Kajjltfs—
8k»gw»y Aerie
No. 25, Frater
nal Outer of
uiej urs* ajia uuru
W night of (YM'h month at
triHii hull an fifth Avenue. Visit
ln* brothers cotrdiAll/ invitt*! to
J. M. tiieialtacli, W. i*.
J. V. Miller, Secretaiy.
in eacn monins
are welcome.
P. & A. M.
Wlilts Pasg Lodge
F. & A. M. No. 113
iiieetg 2d and 4tb
Saturday Evenings
Visiting Brethren
HAROLD TALBOT, W. M.
JAMHS WALLACE, Socretnry.
B. T. O. KI.KJs
Skagway Lodg«
No. 431. B. P. O.
E. meets every
Thursday at 8:30
p. m. Visiting
uruiufrs i;uiuju.uy welcome.
W. B. BATSON, B. R.
F. J. VAilDEWALL, Seciatary.
Plonker of Alaska Igloo, No. 12,
meet* in A. B. Hall first Monday In
(•wry month at 8:80 p. in.
Vkiting Brothers cordially wel
come.
J. C. WOOD, Pres.
F. H. Doree, Rec. Sec.
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The readers of this paper will be
pleased to learn that there Is at least
one dreaded disease that science has
been able to cure in all Its stages and
that is catarrh. Catarrh being greatly
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requires constitutional treatment. Hall's
Catarrh Medicine is taken internally and
acts thru the Blood on the Mucous Sur
faces of the System thereby destroying
the foundation of the disease, giving the
patient strength by building up the con
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work. The proprietors have so much
faith In the curative powers of Hall's
Catarrh Medicine that they ofTer One
Hundred Dollars for any case that It falls
to cure. Send for list of testimonials.
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