MORE TERRITORIAL POWERS
ASKED FROM CGM6RESS
The effort to secure additional ter
ritorial powers for Alaska culminated
at .Juneau in the introduction by Rep
resentative Arthur Ci. Shoup of a joint
memorial praying that Congress con
fer the authority of a full territorial
government upon the people of Alaska.
The memorial sets forth many of the
powers that have been exercised by
other territories and denied to the
people of Alaska through the Terri
torial organic act that were not impos
ed upon others. It asks for the re
peal of the limitations, and that Al
aska be given all the powers that have
been granted to other American terri
tories The memorial asks as follows:
1. Authority of territorial gov
ernor to pardon offenders against ter
ritorial laws:
Authorization of a county form of
government:
The appointment of election of
minor or local officers, mien ns pro
bate Judges, justices of the pence, re
corders, constables, coroners and
others.
Provision for a territorial supreme
court.
* A terrritorial attorney or attorney
general.
2. Whereas, the Alaska organic law
contains the following direct and orig
inal restrictions, namely; Authority Is
withheld from the Alaska Legislature
to amend, alter, modify or repeal laws
in force In the Alaska relating to:
The game, fish, fur-seal and fur
hearing animals In Alaska;
The laws providing for the con
struction and maintainanee of roads;
The establishment and maintainanee
of schools:
The care and support of Insane per
sons;
The regulation of taxes upon busi
nesses and trades in Alaska or control
of the expenditure of tie* ivvriiih
arising therefrom.
Control of gambling:
Regulation of liquor traffic:
Power bv the territory or anv mu
nhipal incorporation therein to cr«»nh*
or assume any bonded or other in
debtedness:
TJmitation is put upon the taxing j
power of the people of Alaska, there
fore be it
Resolved that the congress of the
lTnited States he nnd is hereby petl
ttoned to remove from the said organic
act for Alaska all the restrictions and
limitations enumerated above, and con
for upon the people of Alaska all the
powers of self-government granted to i
the people of other American ten i
tories.
N/istinq Cards at th« Office
INDIAN TROOPS HOLD
OWN ON DATTLE FRONT
BY FREDERICK PALMER
BRITISH HEADCJl AKTERS IN
FRANCE, via Loudon, Mar. i. The
picluresyueness of the Indian troops oi
the British empire breaks Hie monot
ony of the grim, colorness business
of modern war al the British front.
Tile little mule carts of these soldiers
move about among the powerful
motor trucks front England.
It was first feared lliat the Indians
might not sland shell tire well but liiey
became used to it, and now they are
even contemptuous of it.
Accustomed to a hot and dry climate
the chill and rainy weather and the
miry mud of northern France have
been their worst enemy. When the
sun shines a smiles spreads over the
whole Indian force. Thunks lo many
layers of warm clothing and careful
attention, the sick reports of the In
dian troops is normal.
FOOD BROlUHT FROM INDIA
All the food of these men has to
be brought from India. Speaking no
word of English, these dusky strangers
have eome from the other side of the
world to fight in France for Great
Britian.
Diluted in burns with thick layers of
straw for their beds, each race cooking
its food to its taste and according to
its caste customs they form a separate
world of never ceasing wonder to the
French' inhabitants.
This morning there were 3,000 cav
alrymen riding by on a muddy road
with a background of flat and misty
landscape with all the precision they
would show at a royal review. Occa
sionally among the dusky fores under
the turbans there \<-ere the white
countenaces of the English officers who
had trained these varied tribes and
who have stood with them in the
trenches in Icy waters up to thetr
waists against the enemy.
HOLD CAVALRY IN READINESS
Alhougli all the cavalry is fighting
as infantry in the trenches, cavalry
officers keep up their cavalry drills and
the horses are in condition. This is
because there may he a charge for
the cavalry- when the expected German
break comes. Everybody- on the line
speaks of the Germans going back as
if this was as certain as the coming
of spring.
One of the British officers with whom
the newspaper correspondents watched
the Indian troops ride past made the
remark; "The Canadians in their
trenches are now doing well.”
The driver of the motor car in which
the correspondents were conveyed to
the front revealed his Americanism by
the use of New York slang. He had
had sixteen taxicabs running in New
York, but he came over, as the Eng
lish say, "to do his bit.”
FROM ALL OVER BRITISH ISLES
One meets here Englishmen, Irish
men, and Scotchmen from every part
of the world ready to serve in any
menial capacity in order to help.
“Now you take this message to all
my Irish friends in America for me,"
said and elderly Irish medical officer in
charge of a hospital train.. "Tell them
I have been sleeping on that car sent
for six weeks, with a harp alongside
of me and the union Jack over my head
It was a fine time we had when they
let me load my train with wounded
right where the shells were falling but
they do not permit that any more.”
In the outskirts of a village where
German shells full at intervals there
were seen infantry detachments prac
ticing at hand grenade attacks and in
the defense of trenches. Nobody wor
ried about tbe danger of German shell*
KKST Cl’RE FOR KXHAl STKb
At another place the correspondents
entered a building which seemed
neither wholly hospital nor wholh y
M. C. A. The reason that the location
of this and many other places is not
given is because no German aeroplane
bombs are wanted.
In this particular building men over
exhausted from the vigil in the trench
es remove their tilths clothes, got
warm baths and a disinfecting spray,
and have a warm meal.
There are also clean cots where the\
turn in and a reading room and games.
Here* no one is kept longer than four
teen days. If in that time they huv»
tmt sufficiently recovered from the * \
hausting demands of tin* ti < in-lu t
return to the front, they arc scut hack
t• ► the base.
“Doesn't some malingerer.' 1 asked, |
“ever hesitate to face tie horror of tin
trenches againV*'
“Occasional!> there is otic,” was th«
answer. “That's human nature \Y<
are amazed at how few When w< II
enough the average man goes II«• says
he will play the game. You will soon
know what he is going to do.
Before leaving the eonvalesr«*nt home
the correspondents were given each an
identification metal disk with his name
on it. “It is best to have one.'' was tin
remark. “You are going *111•» the
t renehes tomorrow .'*
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EXPLOSION OF GLACIER
OVERTURNS LOAD
OF SUPPLIES
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Ity the explosion of a glacier on the
Pedro creek road recentlv, Al Hiity
had the misfortune to have a load of
supplies overturned and thoroughly
drenched by the flood of water which
gushed forth, says I lie Fairbanks
Times. The explosion on the glacier
came without warning, just as the
freight team was passing over it, anil
within a few seconds the driver found
himself struggling in a two-fool flow
of ice-cold water.
The noise of tlie explosion could lie
heard for almost a mile, according to
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Old Lswis Hunter Rye and the Fa
mous Atherton Bourbon whiskeys, Dis
tilled spring 1904-1905, bought in bond
and reduced to 90 per cant, by U. 8.
government by the bottle or gallon.
WEATHER REPORT.
Nome, Alaska, May 17,1915
Temperature—Max. 55, Min. 3fi.
Barometer— 299S in dies.
Wen t her—Clea r.
Wind—Northeast 7 miles per hour
average 6 miles per hour
Precipitation—None
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reports brought to town.
Following tin' explosion. Mi 11 ill \ j
righted his sleigh, and taking part of
tho supplies, was able to go In Cleary
Creek. Some of (he feed and oilier
goods were damaged slightly.
The next morning the flow of w ater j
had censed and the trail was made I
passable again, hut was not in as good
condition as it was prior to the ex
plosion.
A second explosion was noted on
the same trail later in the evening, bid
there was no one near it at the time
and no damage was done.
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