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EDITORIAL
"OI,1) GLOIvV"
"America For Americans"
FOOD WINS THE WAR
DON'T WASTE IT
AMERICANS NEAR SWITZER
LAND
Yesterday's cai)!e dispatches con
taining information th^t American
troops are now- occupy in? three
sectors 011 the Western front and
that an American force has made
its first raid on enemy trenches are
most encouraging.
The new sector occupied by 1". S.
soldiers is at the extreme eastern
end o' the Westera front., close to
the border of Switzerland, and at
that point Allied trenches actually
pierce about 50 miles of German ten
ritory.
For the past thrQe years England
has tried time and again to pierce
the German line in Belgium, but
owing to the naturo of the around
and the vast quantities of mud, she
thus far has been unable to actuallv
break Hindenburg's defense. N'ow
that American forces 're on the op
posite end of the battle front, it is
not out of place ;o predict that an
offensive will l>e trfp<1 therp, and tl«
fact that this sector is in German
territory- adds •weight to our
nronhecv.
When .a German is fishting el
bow to e!bow with his friend, he is
undoubtedly a eood fighter. but not
a whit better than th° Allies. When
8 German is fighting alone he
Is a coward. "U'o will find the fler
maa is also a coward when the Al
lies make any considerable advance
On German territory. When the
war is brought hom-\ the Germans
will realize all the h"r-ors and ter
rors incident with ♦ Thev know
what they hare inflicted on con
quered peoples. For that heason we
believe when Allied armies get far
into German territory, the Germans
will throw down their arms rather
than take any chances of being:
treated Ike they did to Belgians
and French.
During the past week increased
activity has been noted all a'ong the
Western battle front. German ar
tillery has been hammering away
in Belgium, and along the line in
Franc". American forces have been
subjected to gas, flame, cannon
balls, infantry and ra'ds. German
troops seemed to have some ex
tra special object in attacking Haig'a
lines in the west French troops
have been subjected to artillery fire
of the most intense nature. Such
bombardments always precede large
offensives, and we may expect Ger
many's much advertised offensive
at any time. At anv rate, if Hin
denburg expects to be in Paris by
April, he will either have to hurry
by land, or else s° a^rslxlp..
Increase in wages, shorter Vrbrk
injr hours, and ^ho necessity of em
ploying more mon to do the same
amount of work that was previously
done by fewer men who worked 10
hours, hag made it necessary for the
White Pass to o- tllion the inter
state Commerce Commission for
permission to increase their freight
and passenger rates on each branch
of their transportation system,
The biggest puzzle of history
L* Russia. Yesterday we read of a
German officer directing Bolshevik!
artillery fire aganst Cossack troops
who would overthrow the Bolatoeviki
government, and in the same dis
patches w e also read that Russia
was moving its government to Mos
cow in order better to mobilize &nd
prepare to again fight Germany.
"Where do wo go from here, 'boys?"
U V
ES F
"OVER THERE"
Herman Miller has received the J
following letter from Pte. E.
Matthews, one of Skagway's boya I
who is serving with the Canadian J
forces in France and 'whom Skag
way remembered last Christmas.
Somewhere in France,
FeD, 1st., 1918.
To the Audit Offi«, Force,
Skagway, Alaska.
My Dear Friends:
It is with great pleasure that I
send you my sineerest thanks for
your kind remembemnce of me in
sending the magnificent gift for
Christmas. I received both postal
order and parcel in good condition.
T assure you I am so grateful that
T can", thank you half enough. I
feel that this letter csnnot convey
my thanks to you, ^
Your kindness renews the fond
remembrances of py-gone days and
freshens my hopes for a speedy re
turn to home and friends again.
I am now back to my unit after
being gassed in Sept., as you know,
and getting along fine.
Although we have had pretty hanj
weather for the past seven or eight
days, the sun is out today which
makes a fellow quite cheery and I
only hope the weather will keep up.
Well as news is very scarce I
will have to close. Thanking you
asain, i am * i
Yours Sincerely,
Xo. S95542 Pte. E. Matthews,
50th Can. Inf., B. E. F., j
France..
THE INCOME TAX
Property hichaffd, Sow, iimQru..
/wi r»«
How you determine what amount
j of gain, or profit, derived from a
' sale of Property is returnable for
income-tax purposes—
If you acquired the property sold
prior 'o March 1. 1913, you should
take its fair market price or value
as of that date, add thereto all
amounts subsequently expended in
making permanent improvements,
th • deduct the aggregate of all
claims for depreciation in value of
propertv claimed a§ deductions on
previous returns, and the difference
between the result thus oobtalned
and the selling' price is the amount
to be reported under "Gross in
come."
If vou purchased the property on
| or after March 1. 1913, the differ
I ence between its cost, plua all
amour ts subsequently expended for
I permanent improvements, less de
preciation previously claimed, and
its s-lling price, is to be returned.
If the property came to you on
or ;>fter March 1. 1913, as an in
heritance, the difference between th
aopraised value placed upon it at
I that time, plus all amounts subse
[ quently expended for permanent im
provements, less depreciation, pre
viously claimed, and its selling price
is to be returned.
Most wornou like aliuniuiuu ware, but
many who pride themselves on the
daiuty appearance or their cooking
utensils will not have one piece1 of
aluminum on their shelves, it is a
greasy, black or gray wlien not bright
and clean. You can take any worn
spoon, pan, kettle and bucket and re
store them to their original luster by
rubbing them with steel wool. This
wool is as tine as hair and is used In
all upholstering departments to smooth
varnished surraces for a second coat Ot
varnish. If you use it ou aluminum it
will surprise you, for nothing, unless a"
strong chemical is used, will give the'
suae beautiful Habit
DAY OF TRIUMPH
FOR YOUNG MEN
! ,,
Vast Opportunities Offered to
Those With Foresight to
Grasp Them.
GREATEST HOURS IN HISTORY
!
Thrilling Moments of^lstory Nothing j
Compared With Epoch-Making
Events That Are Taking
Place Today.
By FRANCIS TREVELYAN MILLER,
LL. D.
What a day of triumph this is for
young men 1
What vast opportunities are offer-!
tnjr themselves to young men who have j
the foresight to grasp them!
What an opportunity tills very mo
ment to be something, to be somebody,!
to make your life known and heard;
tnroughout the world. A year ago we I
were unimportant even In our own lit- j
tie towns; today the whole world Ist
calling us.
nc, »uu uc uout ivm,,, ...
In the greatest hours of the world's
history. Never before In the annuls of
mankind has the world been thrown I
wide open for every young man to test j
his valor and prove his worth.
As a youth, I longed for the days I
when great events were In the making. I
I wanted to live when new elvlliza-1
Hons were being born; when soul-stir I
ring heroes were treading the earth
when men were gods.
Dre*m H*s Come True.
And here We are—In Jttst such an
age. The dream has come true. Ro
mance and chivalry have returned from
the past ages. Today we are all knights
setting forth on the grandest crusade
In the whole noble adventures of the
human race.
What would you not give to have
been a soldier under Alexander the
Great In his conquest to destroy Thebes
at twenty-one, to conquer Babylon ut
twenty-flve, and to die master of the
world at thirty-three years of age?
Or of Hannibal on his march across
the Alps with his 90,000 foot-soldiers,
12,000 horsemen, and 40 elephants.
Or to have ridden with the l*?lmetcd
hosts *of William the Conqutfor into
the battle of Hastings when King Har
old lost his life and his kingdom—and
England was born?
What would you not give to have fol
lowed the heroic Joan of Arc Into the
battle of Orleans—to save France?
Or with the duke of Marlborough
In the cavalry charges on the buttle
ground at Blenheim?
Or with Washington and hi9 victo
rious army at Vorktowu when Corn
wallls surrendered—and the American
nation was born—what a glorious mo
ment?
Or with the duke of Wellington at
Waterloo—to have been one of the
soldiers who conquered the mighty Na
poleon ; to have stood at attention a>
he passed down the lines Into exile and
death at Sr. Helena?
What thrilling moments nre these—
and yet they are nothing compared
with the epoch-making events that are
taking place today. And to think that
you are a part of theiu! That you
are an important factor In their out
come ! That you can march to victory
with the mightiest armies in all human
history!
Yesterday, you were unknown and j
insignificant; there was no opportunity i
for you to assert yourself; you were
destined to live and die an ordinary I
Inconsequential life. Today—the world I
Is calling you.
I ne i rumjici wan.
I can hoar the beat of the drum.
And the call of the bugle. Thirty mil
lion men are on the battle grounds.
Over their heads fly the blood-stained
standards of the nations of the earth.
What a glorious vision—the strong
men of the earth In battle ilrray to
storm the citadels of autocracy; to
free the human race from despotism;
to carry the ting of liberty and democ
racy to all the peoples of the globe.
I can hear the trumpet call. It Is
calling—me!
I can hear the cries of women and
children trodden down by the brute
heel of the Invaders: I ctin hear the
tings blaspheme as their thrones totter
and fall.
I can hear the voice of humanity
calling—calling to—me!
Who speaks? Who tells me to turu i
a deaf ear? Who tells me I am a )
coward and a fool? Think you I have ,
no manhood within me? Think you 1
am weakling or knave? Think you
I have neither a human heart or soul !
—nor even a glimmer of reason within '
me? ]
Mother of men, I hear you calling j
me! ,
Women and children of Belgium!
Starving babes of Siberia! Suffering
Poland! Weary Itussla! Heroic !
France! Chivalrous Italy! Noble •'
Britannia] Bruised Roumania! My 1
heart is bleeding for you. I see your ]
uplifted faces and your outstretched
arms.
Men of the earth, I hear the tramp
of your marching feet! And I am com
ing—coming to stand beside you, shoul
der to shoulder; coming, to be with
you the greatest moment In the world's
history; coming, to write my name
-with yours on the pages of immortal
ity; coming, to save civilization; to
"make democracy safe for the peoples
of the earth"; to be one of God's no- ^
bleinen!
I am coming, comrades^ coming. .
FRATERNAL ORDERS
Arctic Brotherhood. —
Camp Skagway No. 1,
meeta every second and
fourth Tuesday evening
at 8:30 o'clock. Visit
ing brothers cordially welcome.
Edward A. Rasmuson, Arctic! Chief.
William K. Gray, Arctic Recorder.
Fmtenml Oi (lcp
Eagles—
Skngway Aerie,
No. 25, Frater
nal Order of
xmvii-s meet the first and third
W'-duesduy njgbt of each ui<*ntU at
their iiail on Fifth Aveaueii Visits
Um brothers cordially Invited u>
i»tteuJ.
John M. Kelter, W. p.
J. M. (jriesbach, Secretary.
P. 4 1 M.
Whlt« Pas# Lodge
b\ & A. M. No. 113
meet* 2d and 4th
Saturday Evauluci
»X each months. Visiting Brethren
welcome.
HAROLD TALBOT, W. M.
IAMBS 'WALLACE, Secretary.
B. - P. O. ELKS
Skagway Lodg*
No. 431, B. P. O.
E. meets every
Tkurtday at 8:30
p. m. Visiting
wi^ucio wiuja.ii/ woicomy.
W. B. BATSON. B. R.
F. 3. VAtfDBWALL, Sec miry.
Plowrer of Alaek* Igloo, No. 12,
meet* In A. B. H«U tint Monday in
every month at 8:80 p. m.
Visiting Brothers cordially wel
come.
J. C. WOOD, Pres.
F. H. Doree, Roc. Bee.
rROPESSIONAL CAKD8
DR. L. S. KELLER
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Pmrtloe In *11 courts
la TVrrltx*7 of Al*«k«
BAINE8 _ _ _ „ ALASKA
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Woman's lot is a weary one at
3es*. But with backache and oth
sr distressing kidney ills life in
leed Becomes a burden. Doan's Kid
jey Pills have made life brighter for
nanv women. Read what Mrs.
Soil Cookston, oif 1809 E. First
\ve., Spokane, Wash, savs: "The
jrip put my kidneys out of order
md 1 suffered with a heavy dull
)ain in the small of my hack which
lept setting more severe. Some
lavs I could hardly do my work for
t was almost impossible to bend
>ver. My kidneys were weak and
mnoyed me a great deal, too. |I
vas worried because my feet swell
.d and because of the pnffiness tin
ier my eyes. One box of Doan's
iidnev Pills gave me relief I and
ifter I had used two hoxes I was
eel ei; fine In everyway." | (State
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On June 8, 1917 Mrs. Cookston j
aid: "I have had absolutely no
roucie with my kidneys since
loan's Kidney! Pills cured me
md I feel better than I have in
ears."
Pri-e 60c, at all dealers. Don't
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let Doan's Kidney Pills—the same
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the large
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VAULT
will be in Kirmse's Store.
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.AN-TOX COUGH DROPS, Admin
istered ob sugar. Acts almoet in
stantly. Th« prescription, of
an eminent physician. Keller
Bros The e»a-Tox Drug store.
There Is rr.c>r« Catarrh lii thlc section
of the country lhau all other diseases
put together, and for years It was sup
posed to bo incurabie. Doctors prescribed
local remedies, and by constantly (ailing
to cure with local treatment, pronounced
it incurable. Catarrh Is a. local disease,
greatly influenced by constitutional con^
ditions and therefore lequircs constltu^
tional treatment. Hall's Catarrh Medi->
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Co.. Toledo. Ohio, Is a constitutional
remedy, is taken internally and acta
thru the Blood on the Mucous Surfaces
of the System. One Hundred Dollars re
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circulars and testimonials.
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Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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