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EDITORIAL
"OLD GLORY"
"America For Americans
DAYLIGHT SA\ ISO
Instead of setting clocks au hour for
ward In spring an 1 nu hour backward
In fall, Profe>- >r I.ivorbun suggests to
the French Academy of Sciences a
simple method <>t : 'ins the change
gradually end with t'l • seasons. This
consists i>f altering sl-ghtly the length
uf the pendulums of clocks at the win
ter and strainer > >ljtices. so that be
ginning with l>cc. L't they would gain
thirty seconds a day. and thinning
with June -I would lose thirty seconds
a day.
The etTect of this would t>e that by
March 21 they would be forty-five tn!n
uti-" ahead and by .Tune "1 they would
be nil hour and thirty minutes ahead.
Af'er which the itndulums would t>e
changed, .v;l the clocks would lose at
th > same sjhv
Under such .in arrangement we
should have to set our watches for
ward or backward half a minute every
night.
i;!,AM» <•!' St. THOMAS
Com me r .... . t!.c most I®i>ortant
feature of o'.;r re-cutly acquired Dan
ls!i West l;;'.;ics i- the tine harbor at
Charlotte Ara'.ie. on the Island of St
Thomas, according to a commercial
survey of the Islands by a cents of the
bureau ■ f f relini and domestic com
merce of the department of commerce.
This survey emphasizes the conveu
leuce of the harbor as a distributing
center for ail of the I.esser Autilles.
It lies en t!".e dire t line of eommunl
cr'.t:on between Europe and the Pan
ama canal, as well as in direct line for
Vessels plying between the Atlantic
port* of the two Americas or between
tlie Atlantic a', I Pacific ports of these
continents, it is L-tOO miles from X*w
York. l.<0> n.iies from the Atlantic en
trance of the Panama canal and 4S0
miles from I.a Guairn. the chief port of
Venezuela. Its 1. ation ■ "Oirnands the
Virgin ptissawe to the Caribbean cea,
the easternm -t gateway to that body
of water.
Daily History Class—June 9.
1792—John Howard Payne, American
dramatist and author of "Home,
Sweet Tli'iue." born: dlctl l'S'J.
liTO—Cliarli s Dickens. British novel
1st, did: born Is 12.
1902—Celebration at West Point com
roemorntinir the centenary of the
National Military acadcmy.
lftlo—Robert nine secre
tary of state ad interim. Cnltti
States again protested to Germany
against sinking pusseiiger ships
without warning.
ASTRONOMICAL EVENTS.
The large and brilliant star Aretnn»
of constellation Rooti s seen in the me
ridian about the middle of the evenlujt.
Daily History Class—June 10.
1602—The first mint in America began
to coin Colonial money.
l&Ol—The United States entered on a
war with Tripoli. Tripoli instigat
ed the war on May 10, 1S01.
1S5S—Transatlantic telegraph squad
ron sailed from Plymouth, England,
to lay the first American cable.
1915—Austro-fierman armies on the
Dniester were driven back by Rus
sians and lost 16.0(H) men.
1916—Russians captured fortress of
Dubuo, Volhynia, with 3o,000 pris
oners and "cuonnous booty."
ASTRONOMICAL EVENTS.
The lone star, due south near the
horizon in the evening, Is head of the
southern constellation Centaur. Mars
jtlsvs before Uuj' brctik.
TANK LIKE BIG HOG
Straddles Trenches, Crushes
Barbed Wire, Rakes Foe.
GREAT AID TO ALLIED DRIVE.
Captain Sweeny, American, Who Single
Handed Captured Machine Qun and
Six Germane, Will Aaalet Ordnance
Department of Thle Country Prepar
ing Tanka For Service.
Washington.—The French Infantry
that won so much ground In the Cham
pagne region advanced as a supporting
force to numerous batteries of cater
pillar tractors, or "tanks." hogtlke In
appearance, that crept forward with a
persistency which the German troops
remaining in their shell battered
trenches could not check and which
assured the poilus of protection as they
dug In upon their advanced lines.
So that an American army can know
about these tanks If sent abroad Cap
tain Charles Sweeny, a native of Spo
kane, Wash., and a member of the
Foreign legion of the French army.
Is now In this city, where he will as
sist ordnance experts In preparing sim
ilar land cruisers for service. He re
turned recently from France.
Captain Sweeney is a West Pointer,
but wlien the fighting began he was
found In the French army. He started
as a private in the Infantry. He want
ed to be In the thick of it, so chose
that branch of the service and during
his campaigning was in many battles.
He was awarded the cross of the
Legion of lienor for valor and pro
moted to lieutenant when, single hand
ed, he captured a machine gun and six
Germans.
Very little has been written In tills
or any country regarding the French
tanks. The first few used by the
I French army went Into action about
the same time the British put theirs lu
the field. It was not until the great
offensive began this spring that the
poilus trotted forward in support of
great numbers of their tanks, "zan
zans," as they called them.
The best way to describe a French
tank Is to compare it with a giant hog,
kneeling so that Its short legs cannot
be seen, and creeping forward as it
j roots in the ground.
A rain of lead pours from its sides
as it proceeds, and heavier shot and
shell are showered upon any position
where machine guns of the Germans
may remain in action as it straddles
the enemy trench. Only by landing
a shell directly upon a tank can it be
put out of commission. Bullets from
German rapid firers and the infantry
rifles are powerless. Hand grenades
do It no damage.
Exactly how the French get the
tanks to their first line trenches In
preparation for attack is a secret, and
for the present nothing on that phase
of the use of them can be published.
The well trained mechanicians and ri
flemen are ready when it is time to
start, and upon the signal the tank
gets Into action. It straddles trenches,
crushes through barbed wire and
rakes the foe with guna.
COLLEGE GIRLS READY.
Western Women Apply For Work In
Munition Factories.
Chicago.—College girls are ready to
take the places of men who may be
called from their regular duties to go
to the front. Many of them have ap
plied for technical positions at the
Chicago collegiate bureau of occupa
tions to take up the work when the
men leave it. Those who are still in
college are changing In increasing num
bers to training in manual and tech
nical work.
The collegiate bureau has started a
survey of the situation In Chicago and,
according to an announcement of Miss
Helen Bennett, head of the bureau,
will endeavor to furnish trained work
ers for occupations that are vital to
the welfare of the country In time of
war.
In the last few days many young
women have applied for positions In
munitions factories. One girl said she
had a motorboat to offer to the govern
ment and that she would like to oper
ate It in connection with coast defense
duty.
ABRUZZI TO HEAD MISSION.
I Italy Will Send Marconi Her® With
Other Experts.
I Rome.—Although the Italian mission
I to the United States has not yet been
officially appointed, its chief members
! have already been decided upon. They
include the Duke of the Abruzzi, cousin
of the king and admiral of the nary,
who will be the head of the mission.
Senator William Marconi will also be a
member.
Senator Tittoni, former minister of
foreign affairs, was also expected to
Join the party, but has found It impos
sible to go. The mission will Include
well known military, naval, financial
and industrial experts.
Saw Snake Swallow Youiig.
Waterbury, Conn. — The statement
that snakes do not swallow their young
meets with emphatic denial by Albert
M. Scott of Jacksonville, Fla. "On the
Baird farm." he says, "east of Steele's
brook, below the old suspender shop In
Oakville. about sixty years ago, I saw
snakes about four inches long, as I re
member them, run into the mouth of a
corn streaked or chicken snake. I
could not say how many there were,
but I killed with a hoe twenty-two
young, and the old one mad<l twenty
three."
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Japanese Dinners.
In the matter of eating It Is agreed
tbat the Japanese cuisine Is not of the
richest in nutritive quality. It is not
inexpensive; Japanese.' dinners are elab
orate In preparation, artistic In pre
sentation. but for satisfying ilie inner
man are fur i.i'eiiur ij »..uro..e;u or
even Chinese cooking. The chief char
acteristic of a purely Japanese dinner
is to please the eye. u t the I alata or
stomach. It is a national joke that one
must eat a meal before going to or
after returning from a Japanese din
ner.
Oh, how much labor anJ c::pe::se aro
lavished on a goehlso (entertainment)
to make it nice to look at! This Is all
sheer waste and luxury and Is to bo
condemned. Providence has kindly put
In the power of every Japanese to live
in the most economical manner, so the.
Japanese dinner is a blasphemous
abuse of providential benellceuce. It is
an anachronistic relic of feudalism,
reminiscent of the morbid tastes of
idle, luxurious overlords! A monstrous
fact Is that these customs are not go
ing out of fashion.—Saito Man lu Japan
Advertiser.
ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE OP
SALK OF REAL KSTATE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN,
That ia pursuance of an order of
Edward A. Rasmuaan, U. S. Com
missioner for the Territory of Al
aska l Divlsioa No. 1, sitting in
probata in Skagway Precinct, made
on tha 23 day of May, A. D. 1917,
in tha ma'ter of ths estate of John
P. Brawand, deceased, th# under
signed a» administrator of the vald
•state, will sell at public rendue
'o tlie highest aud best bidder, and
subject to the confirmation of the
said Probate Court, on. Friday the
22nd day of June, A. D. 1917, at 2
o'clock in the afternoon on the
front steps of this U. S. Court House
la the Town and Precinct of Skag
way and Territory of Alaska, all
the right, title and Interest and es
tate of ♦he said John P. Brawand at
the time of his death, and all the
right, title and interest that the eai
estate fcai, by operation of law or
otherwise, in and to all those cer
tain tracts, lots or parcels of land,
situate, lying being in the Town and
and Recording District aud Pre
cinct of Skagway and Territory of
Alaska, narticularly bounded and
described as follows, to-wit:
Lots Three (3) and Four (4) in
Block On# Hundred and One (10U;
Lots Twi> (2), Three (3), Four (M),
Five (5), Six (6), Sovea (7), Eight
(8), Nine (9), Ten (10) and Eleve
(11) in Block Ninety-five (95) of
the towiisite of the Town of Skag
way iu tha Territory of Alaska as
thq sumo is shown and designated
by a survey of the said towmBite an
by a Plat thereof made by Hill &
Wettrlck, surveyors, and approved
by the Trustee for said townsite
on April 29, 1909, and duly filed
la the office of the District Record
|er for the said Skagway Recording
District.
The terms and conditions of said
sale are, alternatively, as said ad
ministrator shall Judge most bene
ficial for the estate, follows:
To one person for all of the land
and lots herein described; To sev
eral persons, respectively, for th»
several parcels or lots herein above
described;
For cash.
For cash and on part credit to be
paid in time;
For part cash and on part credit
to be paid in installments.
P. H. Ganty,
Administrator.
First publication May 24, 1917.
Last publication June 21, 1917.
5-24,31;6-7,14,21.
FAIR EXCHANGE
A New Back for an Old One
Tlie back aches at times witfc. a
dull, indescribable feeling-, making
you weary yid restless; piercing
paius shoot across the region of the
kidneys, and again the loins are
3C lame that to stoop is agony.
No use to rub or apply a plaster
to the back i£ the kidneys are
weak. You cannot reach, the cause.
Alaskan residents w ould do well to
piofi* by the following example.
Mrs. G. G. Fosdisk, 6015 S. Law
rente St., Tacoma, Wash., gays: My
back was so eone and painful that
if I wanted to take up anything
from the floor, I had to get down
oa igv knees. There was a lump
aooui. fie size of a dollar over each
of my kidneys and this made my
back so teaider and sore that I could
hardiy bear to have my clothes
touch me. At night I could scarce
ly turn in bed and mornings was
s' lame and sore that X could hard
ly get around. These troubles were
brought on by a cold settling in my
kidneys. Dean's Kidney Pills cur
ed me."
Price 50c, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy—
get Doan's Kidney Pills—the same
th» cured Mrs. Fosdick. Foster
M'lburn Co., Props., Buffalo, N. Y.
+ fraternal orders
Arctic JUi-otiiKrooou. —
Camp Skagwary No. 1.
A. B. meets every sec
ond and. fourth1 Tues
day evening at 8:30 P
m. stisrp. Visiting brothers coTaiai
ly -welcome. J. M. Tsumiter# Arctic
ChJir. W. B. Hargraves, Arotlc Re
corder.
Fraternal Order
Sltftgwajr Aorta
No. 26, Prater
nal Order <rf
Bagle^ aaeeta tba tint and third
U«d*e*lkf nigkt of Mcb taautbi ot
tnMi LAN *a fSXtb Avenue. Vtelt
ir.« brotter* lnrltol to
a-ttfiid. i. M. ttreialmch, W. P.
J. V. Mttter, Sooretiury.
F. & A. M.
White Paaa Lodge
P. & A. M. No. 113
doeta 2d and 4th
Saturday Evenings
of eaca months. visiting Brethren
are w«!eoma.
HAROLD TAI/BOT, W. M.
X&M&3 WAlrLAGE, Secretary.
B. P. a ELKS
Bkagway Lodge
No. 4J1, B. P. O.
E. meets every
1st and 3rd Th'urs
day nigh.t at 8:00
o'clock. Visiting
urotaers coraiauy welcome.
W. B. BATBON, E. R.
F. J. VAWDEWALL, Secretary.
Piptrcr of AtankA Igloo, No. 12,
me«ta tn A. B. Hail first Monday in
etory month a* 6:89 p. m.
Brothers cordially wel
wme.
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Catarrh Cannoi Cured
with LGCAIi APPI.IC VTION3, as thej
cannot reach t!io sent «.r t'i" disease. Ca
tarrh Is a Mood or constitutional disease,
and in ordci to ct.re it you must take In
ternal remedies. Hall's Catarrh Cure Is
taken internally, and ants directlj. upon
the blood and mucous surface. Hall's
Catarrh Cure is not a quack medicine. It
wns prescribed by one o. "he best phy
sicians in this country fot years and is
8. regular prescription. It is composed of
Hie best tonics known, combined with the
best blood purifiers, acting directly on the
mucous surfaces. The perfect combina
tion of the two lnfredlents is trhat pro
djces such wonde: -"ul results lri curing
catarrh. S:nd fur 'esf'-ionlals, free.
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Sold by Druggists. 1'iice "5c.
Take HMi't Family rills for constipation.
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LEAVE SKAGWAY FOR CONNECTS at JUNEAU FOR
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SEATTLE and TACOMA. ioa, Admiral Farragut
S. S. City of Seattle June 11—23 July 5
S. S. Spokane June 5—17—29
CALIFORNIA ROUTE—Leave Seattle Monday's, Friday's.
Saturday's for San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego.
If Your Ticket Raadi PACIFIC STEAMSHIP Co. You are Aaaured the very Beat
Saa Fraocfaon to Lob Aovelea Daily except Sunday
For Fall Particulars, Address
H. G. WEIR, Agent SKAGWAY, Alaska
ALASKA STEAMSHIP CO.
SAILINGS FROM SKAQWAY JUNE I9I7
FOR SEATTLE and PUGET SOUND PORTS
8. 3. JEFITERSON June 5, 16, 27. S. S. DOLPHIN June 10, 22
8, 8. ALAMEDA June 14. 8 S. MARIPOSA June 29
For Anchorage and Westward Ports
8. S. ALAMEDA June 5, 28. 9. 8. MARIPOSA June I 7
3. 8. ALASKA June II. S. 3. NORTHWESTERN June 23
Excursion Season opens with sailing of S. S. Dolphin from Seattle, June 18
and closes with sailing of same Steamer August 19. During
this period Sitka and Taku Glacier will be ports of call.
Phone 66 - E. J. SHAW, Agent Skagway
CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY
PALATIAL "PRINCESS " STEAMSHIPS
"CHARLOTTE" -ALICE" or "SOPHIA"
WILL LEAVE SKAGWAY 7 p.m.
June 14, 21, 28. July 5, 13, 16, 19, 23, 26, 30
August 2, 6, 9, 16, 23, 30
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S.S. PRINCE JOHN
-10 «- n>. SATURDAY—
June 16
—FOR—
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Passengers leave Skagway Saturday and arrive Vancouver Wednesday
p.m. The Prince John operates thru to Vancouver—NO CHANGE
Passengers for Eastern Canada or the Eastern States connect at Prince
Rupert with the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway
"THE SHORTEST ROUTE TO THE EAST"
Reservations, Tickets and Full Information cheerfully furnished by
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