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NOME. ALASKA. MAY 20. 1915.
"ARMS AND THE MAN.”
While llie lessons of the great war
thus far have completely upset most of
tlie theories held before ils commence
ment, probably the most outstanding
fact so far developed is that the bal
ance of power lies largely on the side
having the most effective artillery. This
applies equally well to the land as to
tlie sea. In the various marine en
gagements which have taken place the
issue has been decided in every case
by the longest range guns, while on
land, despite the immense number of
men, the commanders are compelled to
depend on their artillery to hew a way
through tlie densly packed lines of the
enemy. In the field. the personal
lighting qualities of the troops have
counted for a great deal, but the gun
ners’ has counted for still more.
<">n tlie sea, however, the personal
bravery of the seamen has counted for
but little as the men have had no
chance. There is no doubting the
bravery of tlie men on the Kmden, yet
they were compelled to turn and run
before the longer ranged and heavier
guns of tlie Sydney. Valor was worth
less in the face of guns which, while
keeping well out of range could still
batter the enemy to pieces with com
paratively little danger of receiving
injury hi return. In the great sea bat
tle off the Chilean port of Coronet on
the Pacific, the three British cruisers
were not sunk because of tlie superior
numbers of tlie enemy, as out of the
five German ships but three were
really effective in the destruction of
the British vessels and, as pointed out
by the ordnance experts, were able to
tiring about the overthrow of the
enemy solely because of the superior
range of tlie guns.
The same rule applies to the famous
battle off the Falklands and also ilie
North Sea engagement. The effect of
the war on ships and its effect on Hie
forts on land have some points of
resemblance. The great forts have
fallen like a house of cards not because
they were not strong but because Hie
awful bolts hurled against them were
stronger. Similarly, on the sea. gun
nery and the size and force of the pro
jectiles have achieved preeminence of
effect. Before the crushing blows of
the great forty-two centimeter German
guns, the strong forts of I,irge, Namur
and Antwerp, were as houses of sand,
and it is probable that the forts of
Paris before which Hie onrusliing Ger
man cohorts recoiled like waves against
the rock bound shore, would have
shared the same fate had the Germans
been able to bring up their artillery. In
the larger engagements, notably the
Patties of the Marne and also the lirsi
great battle on the lower Vistula, the
French victory on the one side and
that of the Germans on the other, was
won. according to the experts, not
through the power of troops, as in each
instance the winners were greatly out
numbered. but by the preponderance
of guns. While it is true that the fail
ure of thi' Germans to capture Heims
troops protected the forts, it has also
been disclosed that the defenders were
employing guns which far outranged
those o fthe enemy and it is proba
bly due to this fact largely that the
Germans were unable to bring their
guns to hear on the forts. Taking
the testimony of the pualifled
judges as a whole, it is clear that the
famous Napoleonic maxim that: "God
lights on the side with the heaviest
artillery." is applicable today as well
as In the days of Austerlitz and Mar
engo.
THE NONCONFORMISTS.
thi William Hobei tson Nicolt, the
amiable Norm iiruou who found or
founded what is known in the 'yes as
the Kaleyard school oi lltclalUlc, says
me British nonconformists "took to
American for upprovaJ and sympathy. '
i hey neither deserve nor will they gel
approval and sympathy from their
| American "dissenting" biciliern so long
[as these charges remain true of non -
! conformist and "middle class ' aversion
) pi the supreme duty ot patriotic men,
> barges oi vulu.it sell coiilesscd lacocs,
to ward ice, or unmanly shitting ot u.m
gei upon the shuulders Of braver Un
ions:
t thing there is some justice in me
| statement that the upper classes ami
I lie towel' classes have been ouilig men
II uly in the present crisis, and that a
j cei tain element of the middle classes
; has not. fins is parity the outgrow to
■ a me irauiUun mat the Urliish army
suouid be olllcered by lue upper classes
ana reel ailed in the ranks from the
lower Classes which leaycs me middle
emsses rather out of n, t hen, too, the
imudl* classes, especially the nuncon
i 11u mist middle classes, live in an ai
' biosphere so fuieign lo iui that it
[ iiiKes nine tor the mtlilsiy situation lo
| r1 ■ tuny understood."
Peaceful, prosperous, black coated
' middle class," that lias profited so
ioitu oy the work ul solidel's. that useu
to be so loud and virtuous at K.xeler
ball. So eager to inject itself into the
aha its of foreign nations, so profuse
cl advice! And its nonconformists
have, as we all know, a specially deli
cate "conscience" of their own.
1 loubtless it is this scrupulous organ
that keeps these tender nonconformists
in a safe place.- New York Sun.
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at Prosser’s Harness Shop. Prone
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sunn.v days arc coming on, and have
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We make them look like new.
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We make alterations.
We guarantee first-class workman
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Between Segerstrom »t- Hagen and K. B
Zehner’s Jewelry Stores.
ALASKA
(From «>ur Kxehnnges.)
Society folks out .it Valdez still per
sist in playing bridge whist for prizes.
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It is announced that the salmon pack
in Alaska reached four million cases in
1914.
Ilasket ball and n dancing teacher
divide the time of Petersburg young
people,
Col. Sol Ripinsky, a pioneer citizen
I of Haines. Is a candidate for the posi
tion of postmaster.
.1 offers »n Davis Sickler was found t«»
be insane l>\ a jury at Ketchikan, anti I
he was sent to Mt. Tabor.
In Alaska there are 275 fish traps. j
about 65 per cent of which are in the
southeastern part of the territory
\n attempt to burn the White Pass
office at Skagwav was foiled by a
teamster who put the fire out with
snow.
; Robert Wise was burned to death in
bis cabin on Sulphur Creek while
sleeping. Ilis l>od\ was buried at
Dawson.
John Finlavson. of Wrangell, is seri
ousl\ ill. His age is 102 years, and
lie is said f» be the oldest man in
Alaska.
| Two months on a clam diet was the
' luck of a man named Norman, down
1 near Ketchikan. His gas engine re
fused to run.
Sumduni placers are to be worked
ibis summer by a dredge. It is esti
mated that the ground will average »'»<>
t ents a yard.
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The Chicago. Milwaukee & St Paul
-niilroad will take a hand in advertis
ing Alaska by means «»f a booklet de
moted t«» exploiting the rich territory
11if the Far North.
George lltitzer, a traveling salesman
formerly located at Juneau, who was
hurt in an automobile accident near
Seattle several months ago, died on
j January inth.
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Neither the war nor the hard times >
in the Fnited States has afferted con
ditions materially in Alaska. The man
who cannot appreciate this country is.
• ertainl.N hard to please Fairbanks,
«’it izen.
The officers of the Order of Alaska i
Moose are stvled as follows: Kuling!
I
Spirit, Spirit of the Winds. Tenas
; Chief, W'awa Man. Keeper of Chlcka
1 moil, Gujde. Guard and a Jesus Man.
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Thomas Cross, of Dawson, was killed
j by a heavy load of wood overturning
and erushing him on the divide be
tween Ansley and Eldorado Creeks
while lie was hauling f,>r Chns. Stone,
a lontraetor for the Yukon Gold Coni
| pany.
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"There's nothing' like leather," said
I
the shoemaker, and “there’s nothing
llike the army to govern Alaska," said
Colonel Richardson.
The work of construction on a new
Isteamer which Is designed to enter the
I southeastern Alaska trake is an
nounced to he now under way for the
i'.ellingham-Alaska Trading A Trans
portation Co.
r.imcr T.ewls, a member of the crew
of the Vancouver fishing vessel Pes
ohnwu, was shot in Hie spine by a 22
jeiilibrc. high power Remington in the
! hands of .1. McDonald, who "didn’t
I now it was loaded " The accident
happened at Port Armstrong. Thr
wounded man was taken to Ketchikan
! for medical aid.
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The appropriation providing for
I $250,000 with which to build a ltght
I house tender for service in Alaska, has
been attached to the civil sundry’ de
] ficieney appropriation hill, and ns part
of that it passed the House. Several
western senators are watching the hill
and expect to keep the item intact when
it goes through the Senate
_
<m conditions in that town, the
Ketchikan Miner says: “There is no
denying the fact that there are many
'men in Ketchikan today who are out
of work and it would lie a matter of
common 1 usiness sense and humanity
for the town to furnish such men with
an opportunity to earn money enough,
at least to keep body and soul together
until spring, with its re-awakening in
dustries, Comes.
Itilly .lames, the discoverer of Chis
olm, lias made a new placer strike on
Central Creek in the upper White river
valley, twenty-five miles below the in
ternational boundary and seventy-five
miles above Donjek. Central Creek Is
tributary to Rake Creek, which flows
Into the White River from tin south
and is on Canadian territory. Twenty
five are reported to have staked in the
new diggings
FRENCH BANDIT GANG SENDS
OUT PLEA FOR GERMANS?
PARIS.— Persons said to have been
connected at one time with the notor
ious Ronnot band of bandits are
charged bv the police with being re- 1
sponsible for the authorship of a se
ditious pamphlet with the title “Peo
ple, you are bclsg Deceived,” in which !
1 plea is made fur the cause of Ger- |
many. Several arrests have heeti made I
It is stated that the persons arrest d
including Rorulot, former editor of the
newspaper Anarchy, and Jeanne llenar
di. a fn ind of the anarchist bandit :
< 'arouy.
It is understood the persons under I
suspicion will he tried by court-martial j
it Marseilles. The police are main-I
tnining the strictest secrecy regarding
llie case, which lltc newspapers declare
is likely to have important ramificti
t ions.
100 TONS OF FLOUR.
Bread only 5c. North ®olo Bakery
and Anvil Bakery.
AT THE NEW eXgLE.
Old Lewis Hunter Ry* and the Fa
mous Atherton Bourbon whiskeys, Dis
tilled spring 1904-1905, bought in bond
and reduced to 90 per cent, by U. 8.
government by the bottle or gallon.
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SPECIAL SALE
Dried Beef per whole am per pound.3Se
j dried Beef per pound s iced .40c
This is a very good article and at this time of the year cannot
be excelled.
Pork and Beans 2 lb. tins..3 for .DOc
Shad (better thaw saltfcon) .3 cans .DOc
Boneless Boiled TTam per ham per pound.3716c
Boneless Boiled Ham pci lb. slieed.40c
STANDING OF CONTESTANTS.
13TH COUNT. MAY 19, 1915.
Rul>> Martin.281,060
Rmvona Hewis.2S0 211
Katie Bonganl.202,755
Helen Allan.132,021
Mrs. 1*oitv Moore.01,130
Mary Fox.56.010
Mrs. ,1 F. .Tones.3S. 585
Mrs. Dennj O'Brien.25,325
Mrs. o. Carlson.S,370
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