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NOME, ALASKA. SEPT. 2, 1915.
The announcement that Germany
will, in the future conduct of the sub
marine warfare, comply with the
,, ishes of the 1'nited States and the
..emands of that indeterminate factor in
international intercourse known as the
international law, will undoubtedly be
mlled with relief by the masses of the
.iieriean people, not only because of
the assurance that the lives of their
fellow citizens will be no longer jeop
ardized should occasion demand their
traveling through the war zone, but
also because of relieving a most tense
and altogether undesirable situation.
Although there has been an ever-grow
ing bitterness toward the Germans
since the sinking of the Lusitania, the
mass of the American people have not
Mewed with favor the prospect of an
cpen rupture between the nations as a
lesi’lt of that deplorable disaster. The
general feeling of the public has been
that while Germany was guilty of a
most unwarranted act and was de
serving of a just condemnation there
fore. it was altogether undesirable that
the occasion should become the means
of bringing the country Into a conflict
from which nothing could be gained
beyond the mere upholding of a prin
ciple which is by no means soundly es
tablished as an International precept.
What has occasioned the sudden chans,,
of front on the part of Germany is
dfflcult to determine, but whether it
Is a laggard recognition of the spirit of
humanity underlying the American re
presentations or is merely a matter of
policy necessary to forestall certain
undesirable eventualities which ar*
foreseen arising in the future, we may
nevertheless feel truly thankful that
the matter has been brought to an ami
able conclusion. We have troubles
enough at home without incurring pos
sibilities of strife from abroad any more
than we can possibly avoid.
The gathering impetus of the “Safety
First" movement has led to the com
pilation of some rather enlightening
.uiusiics rog.Uumg Uie snare of tne
public in swelling tne annual list ol
ueatns resulting trom railways, street
jim, automobiles anti oilier moving
eiucles. statistics ranging over a
period of years uisciose that an average
t Lnrte mousanu cnlluren unuer lue
• ge ol rourteen are killed annually and
probably throe times as many are ser
iously Injured. Thu accidents to adults
trout me same cause wlille by no means
30 numerous are still sunicient to bring
Uie total to nearly a half million each
jcar. The public have long grown ac
customed to looking upon this horrible
,tal as more or less a natural condition
it the times and if blame Is directed
-oward an} object it is usually toward
.he train or car or other vehicle which
.nay be the direct cause. Now the
truth of the matter is that fully three
fourths of such accidents are not only
avoidable but are also mainly due to
the general carelessness of the indi
vidual. Few indeed of the many thou
sands who daily pass along the high
ways of the nation observe more
ban a most trilling caution as to their
own safety. People will venture across
a crowded city thoroughfare without
stopping for even a moment to look for
signs of an approaching danger while
the majority of those who daily cross
the tracks of railways are utterly re
gardless of their own safety and few
give even an instant's attention to the
old familiar warning: "Stop, Look.
Listen.” That the great majority of
such accidents are due largely to the
utter carelessness of the public is
amply disclosed by the recent demon
stration of one of the large eastern
railroads which undertook the task of
learning the reason for the excessive
number of accidents occurring on their
system. The General Safety Agent ol
the road, the New York Central, in
order to arrive at a definite reason foi
the great number of crossing accidents,
posted trained observers at dozens of
rialroad crossings between Syracuse
N. Y. and Indianapolis, Indiana, with
instructions to keep a strict account of
the actions of j&destrlans, chauffeurs
and the drivers of horse-drawn vehi
cles. The experiments were kept up
for a period of several weeks and three
distinct sets of observations revealed
the following results: Out of a total of
4.062 pedestrians 155 looked both ways
before attempting to cross the tracks.
3S7 looked one way and 3,520 looked
not at all. Out of 2.794 drivers of horse
vehicles. 165 looked both ways. 281
to. ked one wav and the remainder did
not spare a single glance. Among the
automobile drivers 30 looked both
ways, S3 looked blit one wny and the
remaining 801 out of the total of 923
observed did not look either to the
right or left before crossing. Yet, be it
observed, almost each and every one
of the crossings wms what is known as
a "blind" or dangerous crossing,, where
the approach of a train was not easily
discerned until in close proximity to
the crossings, yet. withal, out of a total
"f 7,779 persons passing over 6,669 did
not turn (heir heads to look if danger
was near, Tt would be difficult to se
cure a more active demonstration of thP
complete carelessness of the average
American regarding his own safety
and it is doubtless true that the same
rule would apply in a great degree to
the accidents occuring in the factories,
mills and mines—the majority of vic
tims failed to take the smallest pre
cautions when venturing into contact
with recognized dangers.
LACK OF HERDS A PERIL
sirs H, U WOOD
BY HENRY A. WISE WOOD-”
Vice-President of the Aero Club of
America.
If the United States were called upon
to defend herself against a powerful
foe tomorrow, our armed forces
would find themselves in almost as
jerious a situation as a blind man
nst loose in a strange city.
A year of aircraft achievement in
Europe has shown us that a nation
without aerial forces would be prac
many us helpless in war as was the
u.usual!lu. ai me unit of her sinking,
luuuy a navy WIlUoui aerial eyes is
annul as well a Die lo lake care ul
itself us is a suuinuritie without its
periscope. An army without aerial
scorns wan lie eorraleil unil slaughtered
uke a herd of sheep.
the treat lesson of tne war so far Is
that tuUuy a eommaniier-ln-whief, to
nave any chance of victory at ail, must
hist obtain command of the air.
let if the call of war sounded to
morrow In the United States it would
tind us in this amazing and appaling
siiuatmn thut our great navy, ol
which we have so much reason to be
proud, and our little but valiant army,
second, man to man, to none in the
world, would be as blind men pitted
against men with sight. For we have
no nir forces.
When the war began, Germany, It
is believed, had at least 1,000 aero
planes ready* to take the field. France
had some 600. If the clarion call for
defense rang out in the morning, how
many flying machines could this coun
try muster before night? Not enough
in the entire country to protect even
New York City. It is the incredible
fact that this great land, though the
birthplace of the flying machine, could
not count upon 100 aeroplanes all
told, and probably not more than thirty
would be of service in the work of
national defense.
The United States navy has but seven
machines, the army only a dozen. Most
of them are old, and though good
enough for purposes of instruction, are
little capable now of much use In ac
tual war. Builders could send about
half a dozen which they keep on hand
for demonstrations.
Of the privately owned machines,
most of which belong to members of the
Aero Club of America, the majority
are light, old models, and not more,
perhaps, than ten of them could keep
the air for as long as an hour, so their
usefulness in reconnaissance work
would be limited.
Probably not more than a score of
really suitable machlnees could be
found available to the nation. The best
Hf them would he the four just built for
members of the Aero club—Vincent
Astor, Harry Payne Whitney, Robert
Glendenning. and Clarke Thomson
These are flying boats and far and
away more powerful than anything the
navy possesses.
But none of these machines are any
where near the stations where they
would he needed in the hour of danger
The army’s aerns are away at Browns
ville, • Tex., and San Diego, Cal. The
navy’s are at Pensoeola, Fla.
Not a single machine ts at Governor’s
Island to help guard New York City.
Consequently, this city, with all Its
teeming population and its. wealth, the
gateway to the richest land in the
world, is absolutely' at the mercy of
the next overseas rowdy who chooses
to toss his character to the winds and
undertake to achieve his purpose with
his sword.
Our naval and military forces should
l>e put upon a modern aerial footing
without another moment of unneces
sary delay. Our militia should be
equipped and trained and a reserve of
practiced pilots should be formed to
be drawn upon in case of emergency.
I conceive there are three types of
opinion prevalent at this moment in the
'country'. On the one hand a few would
favor an agressive policy. At the other
extreme we have a larger number who
assert that freedom from aggression is
to be had by parleying for it. But
neither of these represents the people
of America.
The great body of Americans desire
to be permitted to live peacefully, at
tending strictly to their own affairs,
under the established usages of inter
national law.
But to bo in a position to maintain
our rights we. must not neglect to adopt
the means while we still have the op
portunity to do so. Our lack of aero
planes, together with the lack of skilled
pilots and observers which is the nat
ural consequence, constitutes a grave
danger, an the country should bo
aroused to it.
Denied aeroplanes, our coast defenses,
as well as our ships are no longer mod
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NOTICE OF SETTLEMENT OF
FINAL ACCOUNT.
UNITED STATES COMMISSIONER’S
COURT FOR CAPE NOME PRE
CINCT, TERRITORY OF ALASKA,
SECOND DIVISION.
In the Matter of te Estate of Patrick
D. Winter, Deceased.
Notice Is hereby given that E. V.
Winter, administrator of the estate of
Patrick D. Winter, deceased, has filed
In this court his tlnal account of his
administration of said estate; that
Tuesday the 19th day of October, 1915,
at 2 p. m. of that day, at the court
room of said court In Nome, Alaska,
has been appointed by the court for
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