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OSTEND DISTRICT
Engineers Speedily Reconstruct
Roads and Bridges
Wrecked by Shell.
SOLDIERS WORK IN THE RAIN
Correspondent Dsscribes Trip to Q*
tend—Finds Roads Once Badly
Tom by Shells Almost as
Good as New.
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American Pre'3 Heauquurters, Brit
ish Front.—We had an impressive il
lustration today of the accomplish
ments of the engineers in this war
when we drove into Ostend.
The chief of the American mission
at Belgian headquarters had warned
as dramatically against an attempt to
make the trip. At least three days
would be required, he said. The roads
were torn up by shells and mines and
congested with troops. Yesterday a
light car had taken twelve hours to
make twenty miles. But we started
out and had as smooth a road as any
boulevard fn the middle West for the
entire distance. There were several
places where we had to make detours
through villages, and as the dozens of
bridges across the canal near Ostend
were all blown up we had to drive on
about five miles to a temporary bridge.
We averaged about thirty miles an
hour. ..
Soldiers Work In Rain.
Most of the road was kept up by
British labor battalions, excepting the
section near Christel, through the aw
ful Flanders swamps, where Belgian
soldiers worked Incessantly in a driv
ing rain. We heard they had worked
all night without rest, and so auto
matic had their operations with pick
and shovel become that they did not
stop to look tfp when our speeding car
^threw slimy mire all over them. For
* camp they used the*long lines of
German pill-box forts. At one place
ws taw about twenty of these squat
chambers, with walls three feet thick
and made of concrete, re-enforced
with steel pipes. Direct shell hits ap
parently bounced harmlessly off these
forts. The twenty pill boxes in sight
were in a straight row, and behind
them were a half-dozen larger ones to
protect the rear.
When we had passed the desolate
waste of water, mud and swamp reeds
6een'drained' and tiled we"saw more
pill boxes In a reserve line. A Bel
gian peasant was using one a3 a
chicken house, and the low apertures
for machine guns lent themselves
readily as entrances and exits for the
fowls. Descendants of these chlck»os
should be In the old family home for
a thousand years hence, or, say, a mil
lion years. Pill boxes are something
that will stand almost everlasting age.
The scores of drainage sluices across
the roads had all been covered with
temporary bridges by ihe Belgian en- !
glneers following up the German de
stroyers. These bridges and culverts
are not as neat and workmanlike as
the ones the British and Americans
build, but they hold the traffic, and
that is the important thing just now.
Through the suburbs of Ostend we
passed cheering Belgians dressed for
church. The people were so prayer
i fully grnteful to the British that they
did not seem to mind the mud we spat
tered all over them. Many of them
ran on we nmu oeuiiiu uceo, auu
from their mud screen shouted greet
ings to the English. A&the extraor
dinary Flanders mud would even
squirt up to first floors of houses many
of the people, learning from experi
ence, had taken to second stories, from
which they clapped their hands and
waved flags. The only damage we saw
in Ostend was the wreckage of the
marine and railway stations and the
shattered glass in buildings on the sea
front, due to the air concussions from
British monitors pounding the retreat
ing enemy.
Ruined by Shell and Bomb.
The piers leading out Into the sea
from the harbor basin showed effects
of British shells and bombs, and near
the end of the pier was the gallant old
Vindictive, after its magnificent part
In the Zeebrugge bottling-up exploit,
where she served as a boarding ship
and carried the great superstructure to
permit British marines to climb on the
Zeebflisge mole, had been filled with
concrete and sent in to block Ostend
as U-boat and destroyer base. The
Vindictive made it impossible for siz
able ships to get into Ostend, and the
Germans, just before the retreat, tried
to complete the work by sinking a
mall ship alongside the Vindictive.
However, there is still room at high
tide for small relief ships and barges.
In fact, we saw a converted trawler
of the American Red Cross already In
the Harbor, as well as many similar
British ships.
■Scecial Opera Creams are the
ralit of the town. There was never
anything better at any price. Take
<. box homa to your wife. She will
b8 mighty pleased. Kellers' have
them in pound boxes. tf.
HOUH NATIVES
CAN 1 CIDER
Natives of Hoonah, an Indian vil
lage near Junneau, hava raoently ta
ken eruch radical atepo towards an,
advancing trend of civilization that
other native villages rae wondering
wnat they will try next. First the
Hoonah. tribe abolished the cider
buslnts3, an aoparent harmless onev
but one which was said to have
caused much trouble among the mitr
tive®.. Next, the Hoonah natives
declined to attend an India^ feast
at Swanson Harbor, thereby hop
ing to dllscourage the giving of
feasts and continuing of ancient
custom®. After electing a nativ
council, Hoonah built & jail and ihoe*
pitai. "Whether as a reward' for
ttvesesigr.' of progress, or not, the
Foregtn- department has agreed, to
send, an agent to survey Hoonah
townsite so that each native may
recieive title to a building lot.
| NO BISMARCKS—BUT
LOTS OF KELLY ROLLS
Springfield, 111.—Heard In •
popular eating place here:
Patron—Gimme a ecrapia' Bls
marcks, an* a cupa' coffee.
Waitress (with hang-dog look)
—Ain't got no Blsmareks.
Patron (pointing) —There they
are, right there.
Waitress—Oh, them ain't Bls
niareks; them's Kelly rolls!
Patron—Aw' right, gimme
some Kelly rolls, then.
You Will Not Know Your X»lfts
After Tbeir First
Cutex Manicure ' I
After your Cutex manicure, e*»|
amino your nails. You will be <Se- |
lighted wilth thedr appearance, j
You- w'U never agaJu go back to the I
old! cuticle-cutting method.
Notice how qulaJtly Cutex glve«|
jour nails the ahaplinese that ev
eryone odmirea. >'
Hie complete Cutex Line i» c»r*
ried bv Keller Bras.
Keep Your Family History
So that in the days to come your Kodak Album
Will Tell It All. Today your Kodak Album •
means History, and more than ever it is impor
tant that it be authentic history—that every neg
ative bear a elate. Let Kodak keep the dates.
- Keller Bros. Drug Co.
Eastman Kodak agents for Skagway
PATRIOTS OUT
MOTS HAIR,
ITrbaaa, Ind.—United war wortt" so
licitors In Salem township, this coun
ty, took Rev. S. E. Allgyer, Mennonlte
preacher, from his home, where a cot
tage prayer meeting was In progress,
and after his refusal to subscribe to
the fund, clipped his hair with horse
clippers. Other Mennonlte homes
were visited, but subscriptions were
forthcoming. Some heard of the im
pending visit tond sent their subscrip
tions in during the afternoon.
The minister was called to the door
and asked for nls subscription. He
stated that he didn't know to whom
he was talking. His porch light whs
turned on, and every member of the
committee and his neighbors stood out
clearly. After parleying a while he
flatly refused to donate sind some
cried: "Bring him out." Ailgyer ran
into the house, pursued by members
of the committee. Two women were
bowled over in the scuffle, but the min
ister was taken outside.
After another refusal he was taken
Into the road In front of his home, and
while his wife embraced him, holding
an American flag over him, the ancient
pulling horse-clippers were applied.
The men then went on their way.
BUYS LICENSE FOR DEAD PET
Court Rules That Dog's Demise Does
Not Relieve Man of Re
sponsibility.
Kansas City, Mo.—"You're charged
with failure to buy a license for your
dog. Guilty or not guilty?" asked the
assistant city counselor of A. M.
Brown, In the South side court.
"Guilty," answered Brown. "But,"
he continued, "Luther died yesterday.
He was eighteen years old, and cough
ed himself to death."
"No excuse," replied Mossman. "You
obtained no license for the dog in the
past ten months. You must pay one
now."
The judge concurred with the coun
selor.
ENEMY ALIEN BUYS BONDS
Interned Austrian Invests Money H«
Earned In Camp in
Canada.
Vancouver, B. C.—Boso Pazin, nn
Austrian at the internment camp here,
subscribed for $150 worth of Victory
bonds, In order, he says, to atone in
some measure for the havoc wrought
by the brutality of liis count r/rieu in
declaring war on Serbia. '!'!• , i <..y
subscribed was earned since 1 'u • > r>
tered the camp.
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TBS SKAGWAI ♦
Pioneer Dairy t
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H. F. SEJSMAN, Prop. +
THE SUHITAfiY MILK MjCB
The largwt ajtd best oom
ducted 1* Alaska.
Dallj iklpme£t« of part
milk a*d cream to all portal
os WMte Pa«i * Yuko*
Rout*.
MENACE TO PIGEONS
Chicken hawks are a great menace
to the farmers, as they steal their
chickens, pigeons and other small crea
tures. The great dang^ of them, In
France, was of their preventing the
delivery of military messages carried
by pigeons. French children are
taught, in schools, how to catch these
hawks and are paid ten cents each for
every bird and egg of the bird that Is
brought in. These hawks resemble an
American eagle and have a wing
spread of three feet. The bird lays
two eggs a year. This,photo shows
one of the birds which has been
caught by an American trooper In
France.,
LIKE "DUCKING STEEL MILLS"
Corporal Says Belligerents Hurled
Blast Furnaces and Open
Hearths at Each Other.
Pittsburgh' Pa.—"She is a tough old
game," wrote Corporal H. E. Johnston,
on the western front, to a friend here,
just a few days before the war end
ed. "They shoot blast furnaces and
open hearths at each other until it
makes you dizzy. They shoot shells
over here as big as barrels. This war
is like that at Bull Run—those who
did not run are still there. I surely
would like to be back in the Smoky
City these days instead of ducking
steel mills."
Take LAXATIVE BROMO QUIN
INE Tablets. Druggists [ refund
money If It falls to cure. E. W.
GROVE'S signature is on eacU box.
10c. Wed.
BIG SURPRISE TO MANY .
IN SKAGWAY
People ar« Burprised at the 0**
STANT action of simple buckthorn
bark., glycerine, etc., as mixed in
Adler-i-ka. ONE SPOONFUL flush
es the ENTIRE bowel tr*ct so com
pletely it relieves ANY CASE sour
stomach, gas or constipation and
prevents appendicitis. The IN*
STANT, pleasant action of Adler
i-ka surprises lwtfc doctors
patienta. It remove^ foul matter,
wnlch poisoned j;our ptomacb for
months. K«ll«r Bros.' Drug Co.
TRAPPERS!
A trial shipment will convince yoa
that we pay the higheat prices. We
>> COMMISSION. WRITE TO
foJlSAY FOR OUR NEW, UP
K? TO THE MINUTE TlUp
PERS GUIDE. Na Catalog of
Trapper*' Supplies a*d Price List.
Nortbwwteni Hide * Ftir Co.
i EAtm •
BAYER-TABLETS OF ASPIRIN.1
Pocket Boxes of 12
Bottles of 24 and 100
BAYER-CAPSULES OF ASPIRIN-'
. Sealed Boxes of 12 and 24
GRIP, INFLUENZA
Hamlin's Wizard Oil a RsilabU,
Antiseptic Prevsntlv*
During influenza epidemics spray
the nose and throat several times a
day with one part Wizard Oil and
two parts water, using an atomizer.
If you haven't an atomizer, gargle
the throat and snuff the mixture up
the nose. This treatment sets up an
antiseptic wall of defense against
"Flu" germs.
Chest colds and sore throat lead
to grip. Stop them at once with
Wizard Oil before they can develop
into dangerous influenza.
Get it from druggists for 30c. It
not satisfied, return the bottle and
get your money back. **
Ever constipated or have sick head
ache? Just try Wizard Liver Whips,
pleasant little pink pills, 30c at drug*
gists. Guaranteed.
YOUR HAT
Hay Be a Styllih Ont, Bat It Makes
• 'i'tuaUe.
A man usuaily buys a hat that's "in
style," but the modern hat for men haa
lots to answer for.
Baldheads are growing more numer
ous every day. Hats make excellent
breeding places for the parasitic germs
which sap the life from the roots of the
hair.
When your hair begins to fall out and
your scalp la full of Dandruff it Is a
sure sign that these countless terms ara
busily at v.ork.
There is but one way to overcome the
trouble and kill the germs—that way la
to apply Newhro's Herpiclde »o tlia
icalp—it will kill t|e germs and healthy
hair is su-e to r<*i:lt.
Sold' by Iradlntr drupr^s. SoM 1"~. <n
stamps for auruple to 'x'ao Herpicidc Co.,
Detroit, Mich.
On* Dollar Dottle, guaranteed.
At all Drug Storw. A€t.
©Arctic Brotherhood. —
Camp Skagway No. 1,
meets every second »nd
fourth Tuesday evening
at 8:30 o'clock. Vlalt
Uc brettttt cordially welcome.
L. 8. Keller, Arctic Chief.
James L. Stewart, Arctic Recorfl«\
F. & M.
Will to P^ss Lodge F. &,
A. M. No. 1 lit, meets 2d
ud 4th gajturdnv ereningt*
Brethren are welcome.
WILLIAM E. FEERO, "W. M. "
T. J; STANDISH, Secretary.
B. p. O. ELKS
okajw*y Lodz*
NO. 431, B. P. 0.
K. m«eta erery
T&uridaj' at 8:30
IrTvifi toftw p. m,
brotterg cordially welcome.
OSCAR SELMER, E. R
r. J. VAtfDE WALL, Secretary.
Pioneers of Alasba Igloo, No« l»i
meet Id A, B. Hall first Mond^t **
every nw-t at 8:80 p- m.
Visiting Brothers corjiiallf »«l'
O JQWS I' '« t W®
CHAS. BROCKHILLER. Pr€»
J, Q. PHELPS, SflOy,
Fraternal OrtM
Eagles—
Skagwsy Aerie
So. 25, Frater
n»l Order o!
EttlM meet the first and hum
W*dne«dax night of each month »i
tfcttir ball on Fifth Avenue. Visit
In* brothers cordiAll^ Invited U
•tlnd
M. E. Rogers, W. P.
J. M. Griestach, Secretary
♦ PROFESSIONAL CARDS 4
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Office Hoots: 9-19 m. m. 14 p. ■
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