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"OLD GLORY
".America For Americans"
W HAT IS OXE OF THOSE COM
FORT KITS WORTH?
"What is ouo of those comfort
Kits worth," said a tourist off the
Prince George to a loc^l business
man, today. "Oh, 1 don't know,
there are si> mauj articles in there
we don't handle that it is hard to
make an estimate," said the busi
ness man. The tourist insisted,
to the business man said that per
haps $2.00 would supply a com
fort Kit. Thereupon the tourist
produced $3.U0 and told the Skag
way man to outfit a bag. It was
learned that this tourist is doing
the same thing in every town
which, ho visits. Such a spirit, if
shown by all tourists and those who
«re not called to serve at the front,
will do much tQ help win the war.
THE TAKOTN A-OPH1R ROAl>
Tii© new* that the Alaska road
commission, has started work on a
road from Ophir to Takotaa, and
that an. appropriation of substantial
proportions has been made there
ior, will be received with much sat
isfaction throughout, this entire sec
tion. Thg road will traverse a re
gion hitherto entirely devoid of
anything in the nature of trans
portation facilities, other than a
winter Uog-slod, trail, and one whose
•development has been much retarde
i})_ reason of the high cost of trans
portation. It Is for the relief of
just such situations that the fed
eral road commission was created,
and no better service could be
doue for the territory than the con
struction of roads In these undevel
oped and richly-endowed) districts.
The Innoko hsa been a steady proi
ducer for many years, and the
tardy recognition by. the government
officials of the the sturdy pioneers
of that section in their efforts to
secure a means of transporation
which would not consume the lion's
share of their gold prdouct is to
be commended. It was not to J>e ex
pected that with such enormous
sums being spent annually; im Al
aska for road construction the com
mission could much longer ignore
the needs of the Innoko.
With a trunk line road from Ru
by to Long creek, Poorman, Color
ado and Cripple creeks, and through
the Innoko country to the Kuskok
wim, and thence to the coast, and
with a connecting link from Iditarotl
to Ophir, this section of Alaska
would see an area of development
that would astonish those who have
been led to believe that gold-mining
is on the wane In Interior Alaska.
It should be the aim of the citi
sens of this district to concentrate
their efforts for the consummation
Of thie plan of road construction.—
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Daily Points For
Citizen Soldiers
(Issued by the War Department
Ami all rights to reprint
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FIGHTING ARMS OF THK
SERVICE
We have spoken go far as IX all
soldiers were infantrymen; that is,
»4 if all fought on foot armed with
rifle and bayonet. As we all know
an army is much more complex.
There are two other "fighting
arms" of the service, the Cavalry
and the Artillery.
The Infantry is the backbone of
the Army. "It is the Infantry
soldier who must bear tha greatest
stress of battle, and 5var is more
dependent for success upon, his in- !
dividual action than upon any;
other factor."
The Cavah-y is armed with saber
and oistol, as w§U as rifle. Since
tu» early months of the present
war there has been little opportuni
ty to use Cavalry on the western
front. For the m°st part the Cav
alry fighting in. the trenches as
imam try.
Under these conditions it has been|
determined to reorganize^ several
of the Cavalry regiments of our
iiegular Army as Field Artillery.
United States Cavalry, as such, is
not to be used hi Europe at pros-.!
ent . Some good judges believe
that the Cavalry will again come
into i's own before th$ war is end
ed, but on this question no final
opinion can 110W be given.
The Coast Artillery, jvhich han
dles the big-caliber guns guarding
our chief harbors against naval at
tacks, is a branch distinct from
the Field Artillery, which' handles
the smaller guns drawn bv horses
or motors and moved about with
the rest of the Army. The pres
ent field guns range jn size from
cauoer to i.t melius. j.
Field Artillery also handles how
itzers, which throw heavy sheila
high into the air so that they will
fall noon the target at a very steep
angle.
The importance of artillery has
been, very much increased during
the present war. It ig the most
effective of all weapons in prepar
ing the way for attack. In advance
of an attack on a large scale
there are often several days of
continuous artillery duel, during
which the big guns of both sides
try to locate and put out of action
the opposing guns. In fact, on the
western front ttte artillery duel
never entirely ceases.
The chief qualities of a good ar
tilleryman are intelligence and ten
acity. He must know hie gun so
well that he can not only play
his own part but, if necessary, can
take the place of any of his com
rades. He must have the courage
that enables him to hold any posi
tion assigned to him until the or
der is given to move.
Similar to the artillery In many
respects are the machine-gun
troops. Machine guns shoot out a
steady stream of bullets and have
great value against an attack from
the front. They may also be readi
ly carried forward by attacking
troops and used with great effect
against the defenders o£ a position.
UNKNOWN MAN IS SHOT
An uuknown man,.who thus far
has not made his name public, was
shot Wednesday evening' while re
turning to Juneau from Salmon
creek, the bullet tearing the flesh
on his head. Ha was walking along
the road and heard a noise back
of him; upon turning around his
assailant fired two Bhots, one taking
effect. Yesterday- thei wounded man
paraded about the streets of Ju
neau, wearing a bandage on his
head, and had a big revolver in a
oling from his side. He said he
could identify his assailant and was
looking for Iiim. • ,k , j
CAMOUFLAGE
"Camouflage" is a word brought
trom France and is similar to out
expression, "throwing dust in the
ayes." It is a trick of optical Il
lusion by which the movement of
troops and the location of batteries
and ammunition; depotis- are screen
ed from the enemy. Many French
ai-tigts are now fighting with, paint
pots and brushes. They have paint
ed roads beneath which troops were
moved to important |>oaitions.
Houses, bay stacks, cows, horses,
have been faked to conceal batter
ies from the eyes of the enemy.
Prepare—to buy on© of the new
liberty bonds. We must not 1'fit the
now subscription drag ag long as
the first one did. ( ^ J y,
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NEW MUG
ENTEfiPfilZE..
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An important new mining enter
prise id being launched in the ter
ritory tributary to Dajv3Qn. It is
m Dome crek, which empties Into
Lh^ Fortymile river 27 miles above
:he mcuth of the Fortymile.
A company recently formed in
Seattle, with Sir. Solderbprg of
that city at the head of it, has
.akou over the Dome creek proper
.let> from John] Luciau Labbe and
•ssociates, of Dawson, and already
lag put a crew* of men to work. Ru
Tus Buck, old time Dawson engi
neer, who has beem la Seattle thp
last several years, passed through
Dawson recently, and has gone tQ
Dome creek to survey a line for a
iitch. along Dome for the new com
,>any.
Fif'eeu men were sent down from
Dawson to work on the enterprise
:his week, and, with men engaged
im the vicinity of the creek, the
:ompany probably will have 20 to
25 men at work within, the next few
lays. It is understood the oom
l>auy intends to expend $100,000 or
jO this year, and more next year.
It is hoped to have the five miles
3f ditch in readiness for operation
next year. The ground to be work
ed lies along the benches of Dome
ireek, and Is said to one of
the finest bodies of aurlleroue grav
el In the North. Twelve miles of
benches lie along the creek. Thq
iitch will start three miles from
the head of the creek.
The new company is known as
the Auburn Gold Mining company.
Lee Steele, old time Dawsonite/ was
the BTomoter of the property on
the coast.
WIRING A TWELVE INCH GUN.
It Takes 117 Miles of Steel Tape to
Make the Jacket.
According to the Millgate Monthly,
no fewer than 117 miles of steel wire
are wound on u twelve Inch pun that
weighs thirteen and a half tons. In
appearance this wire, which Is of the
same quality us piano wiry, resembles
tape. It is a quarter oI aii fhch wide
and a tenth of nn inch thick. It Is
tested to a breaking strength of 110
tons. The wire unwinds from a reel
as the puis barrel involves, ind a ten
sion of about fifty tons to the square'
Inch insures mcvhnnical accuracy In
wrapping it round t!;o gun.
Various parts of the gun receive dif
ferent thicknesses of wire. At the
breech of a twelve inch gun, where the
chief strain comes, there are ninety-two
layers, which give a thickness of nine
and a half Inches of wire, but at the
muzzle there are only fourteen layers.
Over the wire the gumuakers slirlnk on
steel rings at white heat. When they
cool th?y contract and grip with Im
mense force. The rifling of the barrel
is an automatic process, an example of
wonderful mechanical Ingenuity. When
the gun is finished exjierts test the ac
curacy of the rilling with plastic gutta
percha.
There is one way a person of
German ancestry or nativity can.
show his loyalty to the country of
his adoption—he can refuse to read,
i newspaper printed in the German
language.
Housework Is A ;
Burden
Woman's lot is a weajy on« at
Best. But With backache and other
iistressing Kidney ills life indeed
t>ecomes a burden. Doan's Kidney
Pills have made life brighter for
many women. Read what Jlrw. Roll
Cookstron of 1809 E. First Ave.,
Spokane, "Wash., says: "The grip
jut my kidneys out of order and I
suffered with a heavy dull pain in
the small of my back which k#pt
jetting mora severe. Some days 1
jould hardly do my work for it
waa almost impossible to bend over,
tfjl kidneys were weak and annoyed
no a great deal, too. I was wor
ried because my feet swelled and
because of the puffiness under
ay eyes. One box of Doan's Kid
ney Pills gave me relief and after
[ had used two boxes I was feeling
Cine in every way." (Statement giv
an October 16, 1915.)
On June 8, 1917 Mrs. Cookston
said: "I have had absolutely no
trouble with my kidneys since
Doan's Kidney Pills cured me and"
[ feel better than I have in years."
Price 60c, at all dealer^. Don't
jimplv ask far kidney remedy—
Set Doan's Kidney Pills—the same
that Mrs. Cookston had. Foster
Mtlburn Co., Mfgra., Buffalo, N. Y.
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