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ALASKA ANSYVKRS
"PRESENT"
The following is the "Public In
fo rination" sent out to the news
papers of the I'nited States by the
Committee on Public Information,
and shows that Alaska newspapers
are on file in the office of that
bureau and are read and clipped, as
the article as sent out from Wash
ington con tarns unchanged para
graphs of various publications in
tlie north and the Nation will know
of your loyalty to your flag.
From Poiut Barro«v and. Kotzenue
Sound the word comes. "We're
strong for the war." There is no
su* h thing as a halfway measure
witk "the sourdough" of the far
North. Let him cnce express bis
approval of a policy and you can
be sure he's all for it. Alaska
is bearign her full burden of the
war, fad hers is no tottering sup
port.
W-f fundS are oversubscribed in
Alaska. Returns from the third
liberty loan, show the Territory Is
-4u oer cent American. This is
the highest in the twelfth dsitrict.
Arizona following with 201 per
cent of the assessed amount.
People in the land of the north
ern lights get excited over buying
oonds. They go for them enthusi
astically, as if they were tickets
fSr the Fourth of July midnight
ball game. At the town of Ketchi
kan. they crowded the banks the
first morning of the loan. Five
minures after the windows opened
the town had filled its quota. Fair
banks, the most remote incorporat
ed city in the United States, took
out five times its quota in liberty
bonds.
Ked Cross memoership covers 80
i>t>r cent or the 50,000 whites, aud
the -war-fund drive raiised $147,
U00—over seven times thei'r esti"
mated share. At the Government
ccal mines many of the laborers
have pledged generous monthly
< ntributiong to the NeuilUjr Hospi
tal.
Meto distanc© fails to daunt the
ever-active food administration. Al
aska affixed "less" to as many days
as New York City. Also there has
been a 6trcns voluntary movement
to lessen the imports of food from
the States. Clubs and organizations
have pledged themselves to eat no
meat out that of Alaskan animals.
They dine ca moose, caribou and
mountain slseep.
War gardens dot the arable land.
At eaci o£ the native schools
small Indians beni over their gar*
dens. Their product* and the in
terest their success has aroused in
the adults will go far toward re*
lievin^ the problem of food for
the native population. This has
oeen » serious question. A short
age in the fish supply created
hardships among the fishermen. Fur
bearing animals have been scarce,
and the prices of yt'ts have de
some quite prominent players are
IN CHARLESTON NAVY YARD BALL TEAM
Among the sailors serving Uncle Sum nn<) now stntioned at the Charles
ton navy yard are found sonta oI the most prominent baseball players of the
major and minor leagues.
Top row, left to right: Corkery, Harvard; Gainer, lied Sox; Gawr, Buf
falo; Gill, Buffalo; Shorten, Red Sox; Bader, Bed Sox.
Middle row: Pennock, Red Sox; Car, Buffalo; MirNally, Red Sox; Rico,
Braves; Splalne, Holy Cross.
Bottom row: Walsh, Red Sox; Sliny, Chicago; Killllea, Buffalo; Barry,
Red Sox; Carroll, Holy Cross:; Norton, Holy Cross; Callahan, Brooklyn;
•Gleason, Pittsburgh.
In front: Witt, Athletics; Shore, Red Sox.
creased, so that hunters ha*e had to
change their means of livelihood.
Through the schools the Bureau of
Education is trying to teach the
natives the value of raising food
stuffs not only for themselves hut
for the miners and others in the
vicinily.
In Alaska the war has transferred
energy from certain fields to
others more closely allied with
the war. Stagnation has resulted
in some industries, a tremendous
soeeding up in others. Any di
version of labor in a territory of
so small a population is very
noticeable. T he number of men
drawn into the Army will be small.
Alaska's quota in the first draft,
called this spring, was only 698.
But volunteers, like contributions
of money, have been numerous.
One young man was eager to
reach the front. He traveled to
New York at his own expense—$600
it cost—because ht» thought his
chance of sailing early was more
certain than at an Alaskan post.
Alaska's principal contribution is
ir material resources. The mines
and fisheries work at top speed
today.
The salmon industry is expand
ing and the clam canneries are
increasing their output. A. law of
1917 authorizes a new territorial
fish commisison, which w-ilj con
struct fish hatcheries, protect the
natural spawning grounds, and oth
erwise increase the important Al
askan fish trade.
Copter mities suwpiy the greatest
contrioution from the Territoy in
war materials. The output of
these mines has greatly increased
tosupplv the demands of the allies
since the outbreak of the war. The
high pri^e of copper and the activi
ties ;n the mines have attracted
men *nere from the goW mines. God
is of suoreme importance now. The
country needs a vast supply to
back up loans and secure its credit.
Secretary McAdoo says that the
supply of gold, after muatious and
food, fs the most important prob
lem of the Nation. So the; great
gold fields of Alaska are one of
the financial securities of the Unit
ed States.
Deposits of rare metals, tin, anti
mony, and tungsten are being devel
oped. Chrome, formerly shipped at
expense of much tonnage from New
Caledonia, is mined in Alaska now.
The Geological Survey is concen
trating its investigation of mineral
resources to those of value in the
war.
Valuable spruce forests are con
tracted to the Government for aero
plane manufacture.
Alaska is a country rich in val
uable resources. The scattered pop
ulation is engaged in rushing them
to the places of consumption for
the war. In the meanwhile they
are making every effort not to call
upon the States unnecessarily ex
cept for news. The Alaskans are
always eager for that. They prove
that 't takes more than climate to
freeze the patriotism of Americans.
In another column -of this paper
is the legal notice for the final
settlement of the Haines townsite.
For twenty years the people of
Haines have been endeavoring to
obtain title to their respective lots
or parcels of land, but owing to
the litigation which kept the mat
ter in the courts by reason of a
suit brought by C-ol. Sol Ripinsky,
•who laid claim to title of the
land embracing a greater portion
of the townsite, nothing couldb e
done.
When the courts finally settled
the matter of ownership, the general
land office took the matter In hand,
and is a result those persons who
have virtually oeen pqnatters on
lots and tracts and. parcels of land.
within the town boundaries are now
about to receive unolemis ed title
to such property.
C. R. Arundell .chief of the
Alaska Field division of the General
Land office, was made townsite
trustee, and under his direction the
townsite h as b een surveyed, con
troversies settled to the satisfac
tion cf conflicting claimants, and
all matters pertaining to the ulti
mate issuance of perfect titles to
the lots have been acconip.ished.
The average cost per lot for the
entire settlement will be between
$3.00 and $7.00, according to the
appraised valuation of the lots,
which was arrived at according to
their respective location, and when
it is taken into consideration that
173 lots are involved in the set
tlement it must »e realized that
the work has been done in a most,
expeditious and economical manner;
as well as a ousiness like ar.d
legal manner.
The fact that the ownership of
lots ^annot be questioned after the
final settlement is made should be
the culminating.point in the future
prospeirty of Haines, and from that
time iorward that town should en
}oy a healthy and lively growth.
APOINTMENT OK MEMHKHS OP
THE KKVOlA'TIOXARY DAM
AUK CLAIMS COMMIS
SION
President Carra.iz* has appointed
three members of the Commission
that is to consider the question of
the settlement of damage claims a
rising out of the revolutionary move
ment of the vast eight years. Gen
eral bsteban B. CaldeTon was ap_
pointed President, and Attorneys
Jose Diego Fernandez and Salvador
Martinez Alomia members of the
body. Two other members are yet
to be appointed, but their selection
will • •» shortly announced, As soon
as this is done the Commission will
organize and begin its duties.
The decree constituting the com
mission recites that it will consider
all claims for indemnitee suffered
oy persons or properties in conse
quence of the revolutionary move
ments that took place iu, the Re~
public fioni 1910 to 1917. All
claims must be suomitteU with the
accessary proof, dae inquiry will be
made therein, and * decision render
ed. If any claimant shall not be
satisfied with the judgment ren
dered, an appeal mey be taken, to.
an arbitration commission composed
of three persons;—one to. be Belect
ed by *he Mexican Government, one
bv the Government of the country
o* which the dissatisfied claimant
is a citizen, a,nd one by the two
arbiters already noted, none of
whom shall be of 3 diplomatic or
consular Character. Separate ar
biters must be appointed for each
cage appealed. The decisions reach
ed by them shall not be subject to
appeal but must be accepted as
In duo time a special law will
be enacted which will provide the
funds needed for the liquidation of
the claims that may be finally ap
proved;
The Commission > ill, consider on
ly those claims based upon the
| following.
Damages caused by the revolu
tionary forces or forces reorganized
or acknowleaged as such by the
legitimate governments that, may
have Deen established upon the
triumph of the Revolution. Th,ose
damages by the same governments
as a consequence of their functions
during the struggle against the
rebels; and those damages caused
by the dpeendent forces of the
so-called Federal army down to
th« t<me of its dissolution. j
"OIL CAMOUFLAGE" IS
LATEST U-BOAT TRICK
London. — Tricky German U
boat commanders bare conceived a
new plan designed to deceive crews
o* the allied submarine destroyers
In the game of bide and seek in
European watena. When a depth
bomb 's discharged and does not
erlpplp Of destroy tbe German un'
dersea boat, as sometmea happens,
a quantity of oil 1st released by
some device of the submersible and
quickly rises to'the water's sur
face.
Tbe hope of the German U-boat
captain is that the commander of
the destroyer will see the oil, be
lieve the submarine bus been wreclfc
<>d and drop no more depth charge*
Meantime, the German is endeavor
ing to escape.
American and British commanders
of destroyers and submarine chas
ers discovered the scheme of the
Germans some time ago and since
then have been dropping depth
bombs in greater numbers than
previously, using the oil as a
guide to the general location of
their target.
"Oil- camouflage'-'' the American
and British navy men call' tWt lat
*st German submarine trick.
maloney out
William Maloney, Terrlforial Min"
iirgr Inspector, came to Nome to die
—officially; speaking. Having baclt
ed Strong against the machine, the
machine in the person of Higga In*
sisted upon the hook. Yesterday
the oopujar and competent official
received information that Governor
Riggs -would accept his resignation
tQ go into effect oil July 1. Ttri^
■unlocked for respite it is presumed:
is granted that the official may be
spiritually prepared for his decapl>
tation.—Nome Industrial Worker.
Cash Cole, a mining expert from
Juneau, arrived in town last night
from Seldovla on the launch Sea
Lion and registered at the Hotel
Anchorage. Air. Cole has been In
vestigating the Chrome-iron possi
biiliti.s at Port Chatham and in
tne vicinity of Seldovia for east
ern capitalists for the past week.
He accompanied the Herron, party to
the Willow creek district this morn
iiug and will return to Juneau on
one of the first steamers.—Anchor
age Times.
Alaska haa fum'shed not only pri
vates to tne United; Stat«» army,
but nearly every branch of the
service with offficer*. as,well. Word
ha9 just ben received that Rev. J.
S. Hugbee of Matanuska. and Rev.
G. J. Beck of Hooaah already «e
in the service as chaplains, while
Rev. J. L,. McBrlde, formerly of.
Cordova, and late ot AWborage, la
preparing for the service.
STEAMSHIP SCHEDULE
The schedule, of steamship ar
rival* . from the BO.uth during.
August, according to, tt*«, Y*rl*
month of July, according to the vftrl
ous steamship, company.'*. schedule
aa published else where in this- pa
per, 'a. as follows;.
AKKlVJs;
2 Rupert «
Alaska
5 Alaska
7 Spokane
8 Jefferson
8 Sophia
9 George
12 Northwestsra
. 14 Alice
, 16 Seattle
16 Rupert
20 Alameda
20 Jefferson
. 20 Spokane x
21 Sophia
!, 23 George
28 Seattle
28 Alaska
<30 Rupert
31 Jefferson
31 Sophia
Jit
3
6
5
7
&,
9
10,
12 r,
16
16, •
17
20,
20
20
22
Hi .
2*
28
31.
31
31
NOTICE OF FDMfc AOQQBNX!
In the U. S. Commbwiouierla, Court
for the Territory of-Alaska at-Skag'
way tn probate la the matter of
the, estate to H. Yeoma^s. exa:
cutrix of the estate above stated
has filed In the above entitled court
her final acoountt of the egta,^, of
the said deceased, and the. bating
of same haa be«a i Itad for. Satur
day the 28th day of; September,
19J& at twp o'clocjc m the after?
noon Of :6*14 day at, the. court. room
In the, federal coyrt h<>u»e,.at situs'
way, and ail perepnn.haviPE inter
est in said estate, are nettfied; then
and there, to appeaj, apd. file < a»y
objections theymar have to said ac
count and,to show cauae, if .any the.
have, why said final account should
not be allowed.
Mrs. Ella Mary Yeomans,
Administratrix.
Dated at Ska^way, Alaska, this
S7th day. of Jnly, 1918*
RAISE A P!G!
THIS MOTHER
. IS RAISING
FOUR.
RAINBOW TROUT BITE
railroad workers
The following Dlt of newp is sub- 1
mitted ag news in. connection with
the government railroad by the
office of the Alaska Raiilroad
Record, Land and Industrial de
partment, Alaska Engineering Com
mission, Anchorage, Alaska, and is
exclusive to the Daily Alaskan in
Sicagway.
a Anchorage. — In a small creek
that crosses the- .right-of-way of
the government railroad 100 miles
north of Anchorage and that flows
Into the Susitaa river, the trout
are so tame they; feed out, of the
-'n&nds of the r&ilroad workers. Not
only do the fish greedily devour any
suitable food, given them, but they
bite the ends of the fingers of the
donors whem, the supply of edibles
la exhausted.
{ The bank of the creew was the
elte of & construction camp when
tte railroad was ouilding In that
section, but only a birdge-building
crew, consisting of about twelve
Jnem, "s stationed there now.
t The timekeeper is Grant Kruet*
ter. It fa he that first made
friends with the trout and gained
their confiidanec by feeding them
—im the begiinning Dy; throwing sal
mon eggs, into the water and them,
as the fish gradually became bold
er by approaching them closer and
■closer with the food in his .hand
until finally they would take the
eggs from between his fingers,
i Persona feeding the trout kneel
on two logs that spau the creek.
Under one end of this improvised
bridge there is a deep, quiet pool,
which seems to the home of twen
HANG ONTO.'EM.—People wlio
hare nurchased Libertr bonds can
do 'hemselves and tlio nat.on a good
turn by trying to maintain those
fooudg at par value. Don't offer
your bonds for sale unless absolute
ly compelled to do so, if you hear
of any of your friends who are em
barrassed and who contemplate dis
posing of their Liberty bonds, of
>fer to take the Douds at par, thus
preventing' their sale at less than
pajr. Thus you will maintain the
value of your own bond and sup
port the credit of the government.
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To Care I Gold la One Day
• Tako LAXATIVE BROMO QUIN
INE Tablet*. Druggists I refund
money if It falls to cure. E. W.
GROVE'S iignature is on each box.
10 a. Wed.
ty or thirty; fish, ranging In length
from about eight to eighteen ta£lr
bs. Tho trout are of the rainbow
variety and they msh to the »ur
faco as soon as a hand is thrust
into '.he water.
The bridge builders do not fUh
ip. the stream, and they; tertourtr
guard it from visiting nlmioda. k '
News of the tame trout
brought to Anchorage by R; D. "
Chase' paymaster, and H. B; LMlghr
lln, line auditor, of the railroads
who make monthly trij>» over tbe
system to pay off employees*
Strain Tto Great
Hundreds of Skagway Readeia Phwl
Daily Toll a Burden.
The hustle and worry o f business
men,
The hard work and stooping, of
workmen,
The woman's ho use Hold cares,
Often weaken the kidneys.
Backache, headache, dizziness,
Kidney troubles, urinary trouble*
—frequently follow.
Read the following and leatn
way *o find relief:
Mrs. J. C. Brown. 108 E. Thirty
fourth St., Tacoma, Wash., aajs:
"My health nad *lways been fine
until my kidneys went back on OU)
some ten years ago. At first* I*
didn't pay much attention to ttoe
trouble and filially I -was so bad'offr
I could hardly go. Half of the tlm*
I was 'ii bed unable to do my house
work. Everytning- I did to relieve
myself failed and I was just miser-•
able and discouraged. I was ad
vised to try Doau's Kidney Pill#,
but had got where 1 thought there
was no nelp for me. Doaja's.helped„
me from the start and two re
moved the trouble. My good health
came back and I felt fine ever, aittCV
Doan's oured me."
Price COc, at all dealers. Dou.'t.
6imply ask for a kidney remed
get Doafl's Kidney Pills—the
.that Mrs. Brown had. Fbstep-&til*
I burn Co., Mfgrs., Buffalo, N. Y.
1918 A. G. Spaulfltng Sc.
Championship Tennis balls npw ty
stock at Keller Bros. AdVf tf<*
IP IT ISN'T AN EASTMAN
IT ISN'T A KODAK
Keller Bros. theSkagway agent*
f"or the Eastman Kodak comp»By»
have received a large shipment «f
all sizes of N. C. and Autographic
Kodak film, and printing out pa
pers both Azo and Velox. tf
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matter how much you
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