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THE LUSITANIA
When it happened, the loss of
the Lusitania was one of the great
world-tragedies. It h;is since be
come a subject of diplomatic notes,
adroit, polite and cheerful. The
state department wants to know
what Germany will do to ciose the
matter, and Germany makes vari
ous offers, ceding more and more
as the United States iu turn backs
down, further and firrther. It is
almost as animated and as exciting
as a game of chess by mail. The
chances are that it will be a draw
battle. Germany iu time will
"disavow" the act and will offer to
pay a certain number of dollars
and cents, and the United States
(too proud to fight, but not too
proud to collect mouey for not
fighting) will then express its
gracious pleasure at driving such a
good bargain; and (diplomatica
ly) the incident will be closed.
This "disavowal" of the act of
the submarine wjll be, of course,
only a polite fiction. Tho com- j
mander of the submarine which sanS
the Luritania has been decorated
and is now, thanks to hi3 promotion
honored throughout the Empire, i 'a
loss of tho Lusitania was celebrat
ed at thq time, and is so cousideved
today, ds one of the greatest causes
for rejoicing among the German
people. Now that the German U
boats have been driven from Brit
ish waters, the German government
assures the United States that no
German submarines will repeat the
offense. True tho offense was re
peated the other day against the
Ancona, but the German beat was
theu flying an Austrian flag, which
made all the difference in ths
world--except to the victims.
The "disavowal," the.-efcre, does
not mean at all that the German
government is sorry the Lusitania
was suuk. It is not. No man who
had a haud iu causing the tragedy
will be punished. But as the Unit
ed States insists upon it, this "dis
avowal" will be made, because it
does not hurt Germany iu the slight
es' and it may please the president.
AVhen it comes to making a perfect
ly harmless concession, for the
purpose of quieting a bothersome
demand by Americans that tho presi
den* "do something" the German
statesmen are the most courteous
and obliging of diplomats.
A wild-eyed Individual invaded
the White House at Washington
some 'irue ago, insistent that the
president "do something" about
some of the tragedies at sea. It
appears that the stranger was tak
en to one of the Washington in
stitutions for observation by stu
dents of mental aberrations. Under
the circumstances, the action seems
to have been wise aud logical. It
is months since the Lusitar.ia went
down. And still the state depart
ment is heroically trying to squeeze
How's This?
We offer Ona Hundred Dollars
Reward for any case of Catarrh
that cannot be cured by Hall's
Catarrh Cure.
F. J. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo, O.
We. the undersigned. have known F. I.
Cheney for the last !i yeirs, and believe
him perfectly honorable la all business
transaction- and t'.nan- :a"v able to carry
out any obligation- made bv his Arm.
NATIONAL. HANK OF COMMERCE.
r Toledo. O.
Hall's Catarrh Curo is taken Internally,
acting directly upon e blood and mu
cous surfaces of tb- -m. Testimonials
lent free. Prce ii ccnLs per bottle. Sold
by all Druggists.
Take Hall» Family Fibs for constipation.
money out of Germany, to salve our
national honor. "Do something?"
Would any sane person expect more
o£ this administration? Well then!
—Bostou Dally Advertiser.
FRANCE'S FRIENDLY PROMISE
The dispatches tell us that the
French are going to turn over to
Uncle S.im all the business here
tofore done with Germany, jvhich is
very nice in France. But France
is all het up just now, and isn't
thinking about economics. After the
war France will do just what all
otner nations will do — buy where
she can buy cheapest and bast,
and the United States will get just
as much of her business as busi
ness rules command, and no mora.
It 'a .well to hear the promise
merely as an evidence of French
desire to hold the goodwill of the
United States through the war, and
not borrow any money on it. At
the same time those among; us who
possess the sapiency of keen busi
ness men will be figuring how we
can manufacture as cheaply and as
well as other manufacturing nations.
We shall have the edge on Ger
many while French hatred is being
assuaged by the softening influence
of time. But even through that
period most of the French mer
chants will buy where the buying is
best. America should make Ameri
ca the best place. Its a great op
portunity.—Cordova Times.
CAPTAIN NOIU) WILL
NOT STAY ON K. C.
The steamer Kansas City, recent
ly purchased ia Sau Francisco ,by
the Alaska Steamship company and
sent on a t'rip to Anchorage, has
arrived in Seattle from Tacoma,
where she discharged cargo. The
work of overhauling and refinishlng
her for the Alaska trade will begin
immediately.
Oapt. Gus Nord went down to
Sim Francisco to get the ship and
has been in command of her since.
The company wanted to keep him o
the vessel, but he is anxious to re
turn to his one and only love, the
steamship Jefferson. "He wants t'
go back to his own ship," said Mr.
Harris, of the Alaska steamship
company yestserday. "I guess it is
To Cure a Cold In One Day
rake LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE
T.b'ets. Stop the Cough and Headache
. -id work off the Cold. Druggists refund
y: noy if it fails to cure. E. W. Grove's
s'*aature is on each box. 25 cents.
1897 1916
Established 18 Years
PHIL ABRAHAMS
INSURANCE
REALTY
COLLECTIONS
G-EN'L AGENT
NOTARY Public
in office
4th Avenue, Skagway
pretty noar'y his ov, u ship, for lie
has be*>u master of tho Jefferson
since the day she was launched."—
P.-I.
TRAIL ALONG YUKON IS VERY
ROUGH THIS WINTEH
Reports received from Ruby state
tliat the winter trail uj» the Yukon
this year is unusually bad. The early,
freeze up was not sufficient iu
length to keep the river from break
ing through aftor tho first heavy
sncw, and '.he mail carriers and
muaiiere are having a fierce time
of it
The government mail carrier from
Tanana to Ruby lost five dogs by
drowning on a recent trip, the team
falliDg into a pot hole in the river.
Dr. Lamb, the government surgeon
at Nulato, had to siwash. it several
times on a recent trip owing to de
lays and broken ice.
DRAPER ESTATE
WORTH $7,000,000
Worcester, an. 3—An estate val
ued at almost if7,000,000 was left
by the late Gov. Kl.cn S. Draper, ac
cording to an appraisal filed in
the probate court here. His per
sonal property was valued at $6
692,880.08, whilo his real estate
holdings were valued al $233,850.
Cash on deposit at the National
Shaw taut bank amounts to $160,
000. The value of his former home,
150 Beacon St., Boston, was placed
a' $150,000, and his holdings in
the Draper Co.., of llopedale, weve
ccinmon stock 15,000 shares, val
ued a* $2,850,000 and preferred
stock, 8287 shares valued at ?1,
•)35,S75.
Th-? former governor carried five
life insurance policies, of a total
value »f $180,000.
AKMOttED Til AIX AM) AIR
SHIP gift to new vokk x. o.
Albany, N. Y., Jan. 0—Announce
ment or the gift to the state of an
armored train, valued at $150,
000, and an armored aeroplane for
the use of the militia, was made
at Governor Whitman"t. budget hear
ing when the national guard appro
priations were under onsideratlon.
The train was donated by a group
of steel manufacturers, including
Elber' H. Gary and Charles M.
Schwab, and the aeroplane by ait
era'* manufacturers, including Rod
man W'auamaker and Glen II. Cur
tise.
CLEANLY WOMAN*.
Erroatomly Thinks by Scouring Her
Scalp That She Cure* Dandruff.
Cleanly woman lias an erroneous Idea
that by scouring the scalp, which re- j
moves the dandruff scales, she Is curing
the dandruff! She may wash her scalp
every day, and yet have dandruff her
life long, accompanied by falling hair,
too. The only way In the world to euro
dandruff Is to kill the dandruff germ,
and there Is no hair preparation that will
do that but Newbro's Herplclde. Herpl
clde by killing tho dandruff germ,
leaves the hair free to grow as healthy
Nature Intended. Destroy the cause
you remove the effect. Kill the dan
druff germ with Herplclde. Sold by
leading druggists. Send 10c. In stamps
for sample to The Herplclde Co., De
troit, Mich.
Oo« dollar Dottle, guaranteed.
A.t all drug stores
skagway made clothixg
M. A. Merzyk, who has been con
nected with soma of the largest
tailoring firms In New York city is
now w.th the American Tailors and
will make men's suits for from $35
up. A speclaVy will be made of
ladies' tailoring. Store open from
8 a. m. to 8 p. m. daily. Satisfac
tion guaranteed. *1-3-16.
CAPTAIN E. W. EBERLE.
Sole tod to SuocMd Admiral
Full' ti an Haad of Annapolla.
Photo by American Presa Aaaoclatioiv
LONESOME NESS OF BIQ TOWN
Seattle, with its 300,000 and
more people, is too lonesomg for
Abram Erikson of Cook Inlet, near
Seldovia. He is going back on the
first >»cat to put in, the winder
he is acquainted. He» worked dur
ing the summer for one of the big
canneries, and came down with the
crew when the season woa oyer, but
now, after three days of city life,
he is anxious to get back to the
north and do a little trapping. "IfB
too. lonesome for me," he said- "I
don't know a soul in the whole
town, so I am going back. I can
run a line of traps and keep real
busy and contented thte winter."—
Seattle Post-Intelligencer,
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Fraternal Orm*
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Arctic Brotherhood.—
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