GUN POWDER INVENTED IN
CITY ROMPED RY BRITISH
Freiburg the picturesque Gorman
city in Breisgatt, recently bombarded
by British airmen in reprisal for the
sinking of an Knglsh hospital ship
by one of the kaiser’s submarines, is
one of the most prosperous commercial
centers 'in the grand duchy of Baden,
56 miles from’ the French fortress of.
Belfort Freiburg has enjoyed its
prosperity for many centuries, thanks
to the fact that it was situated on the
trade road which in early medieval
times ran by the Hollenpass, between
the valleys of the Danube and the
I thine It is still the chief trade center
of the Black Forest region, says a
bulletin of the National Geographical
Society, and is also an important
manufacturing community its prod
ducts being buttons glassware, leather,
chemicals, starch scientific and mu
sical instruments, silk thread, beer and
wines.
In one of the public squares of
Frleburg stands a monument to the
memory of Berthold Schwarz, who, ac
cording to tradition, invented gunpow
der in this city in 1259.
The city had a population of more
than 76,000 at the beginning of the
world war and is charmingly situated
on the banks of the Itivcr Drelsam,
whose waters flow in open channels
through the streets, giving them a
fresh and cool appearance In the sum
mer time. Eleven miles to the west
flows the Ithine. Above the town
towers the Schlossherg, one of the
heights of the Black Forest range,
which is crowned by the ruins of two
massive castles destroyed by' the
French in 1744.
The two things of which Freiburg
citizens are most proud are the I,udt
viso Albertina University, founded
more than four and a half centuries
ago by the Austrian Archduke Albert
VI. and the beautiful twelfth century
cathedral or minster one of the finest
edifices in Germany, with a tower
which is without a rival of its archi
tecture type, in all Europe.
The university at the beginning of
the war had more than 2,500 students
enrolled and boasted a library of more
than 270,000 volumes. According to
the German reports of the recent air
plane raid, the anatomy building of
this institution was badly damaged by
the British bombs.
In 'the vicinity of th|s city was
fought the famous battle of Freiburg
on the 3rd 5th and 10th of August,
1644, in which the French, under the
Great Conde Engh'ien, and the al
most equally distinguished General
Turenne were defeated by General
Mercy, who was compelled in the end,
to retire, however, resulting in the
French conquest of the lthine valley
from Basel to Coblenz.
NEW STORY OF FAMOUS
U. S. SONG TOLD
The Star Spangled Banner is now
on everybody’s lips ;fnd Its splend'id
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refrain is singing In the heart of ev
ery American. How this song was
written by Francis Scott Key was told
recently by Mrs. Esther M. Dorsey,
who lives in Sonora. Mrs. Dorsey is
x:t years old the widow of Caleb C.
Dorgey, brilliant pioneer lawyer. Her
brother Charles was a member of the
staff of General Itobetr E. Bee. She
knew the author of the anthem and
often heard from her uncle, John
Wilkins, just how the song was written.
Here is her story:
Francis Scott Key and my great
uncle, John Wlkins, were in a company
in Baltimore defending Fort McHenry
when it was attacker! hy the English.
Mr. Key and my great-uncle were
captured by the English, but made
their escape. They were all day hid
ing In a small boat In one of the runs
opening out of the hay, being protect
ed by the hushes. They were keeping
watch in the hope that their captain,
Mordecal Gist, would also escape.
All day long the fli'mf? was going
on hut toward evening the bombard
inent ceased. Key, "in commmenting
on the silence said that it meant that
either the lOnglish or out frrees
had been de< fated. Just before dusk
they looked again toward the ofrt
and saw that the battle flag was down '
and our flag had been raised. My
great-uncle said: “Kook, Frank; we’ve
won."
Then Key raised his arms and said: |
"Kong may the Stars and Stripes wave
over the land of the free and the
home of brave.” The beauty of
the sentiment Impressed my great
uncle and ho said: “Frank, write
that up.” And Key promised that he
would.
It was thus that our national an
heni, '‘The Star Spangled Banner',”
was inspired and written. This is the
story as told to me many times by
my great-uncle. Key came to our
house in Baltimore very often. 1 was
ten years old when he died.
Many stories that Tire I,,Id about
the writing of the song are not true.
I am always angry when I read in
hstory where it says that Key was
captured and put on a convict ship,
lie never was on a convict ship, but
made his escape as I have mentioned.
ALASKA
NOTES
Matanuska coal is selling at An
chorage at $8 per ton delivered
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The Glacier Mining Company is:
making preparations to work its prop- |
erty near Haines on a large scale'
during tlie summer.
A number of residents of Chatnika
recently presented the school at that
place with a fine Vietrolla and an ex
cellent selection of records.
While no liquor license has ever
been issued in the town of Tolstoi it
is said there is no difficulty of obtain
ing hootch there, and the authorities
are looking Into the matter.
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The bank of Anchorage recently
moved into its new quarters in the
Fowler building ta that place, and now
has one of the finest banking estab
lishments In the north.
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Advices received at Cordcfva re
cently state that Thomas Barclay, a
broker of James Barclay who was
recenly killed by a snowslide near
McCarhy was killed at the Jumbo
mine a short time. ngo.
During the years 1915 and 1916
there were 1,662 births, 1,164 deaths
dnd 1,025 marriages in the territory
of Alaska according to the vital sta
tistics recorded in the office of the
secretary of the territory.
The city council of Seward recently
passed resolution declaring the railroad
and other powder houses located at
San Juan point were a menace to the
city and ordered their removal within
thirty days.
The Fairbanks ConimerclaLTluh has
received a proposition from a San
Francisco concern, who desires for a
consideration, to send an airplane and
aviator to Fairbanks this summer to
perform stunts, for the edification of
the people of that town.
James Robertson general manager
of the Tenakee Fisheries Company pre
dicts that the canneries will face a llsli
shortage which will l>o disastrous un
less the laws for the protection of fish
and against Sunday fishing are not
strictly complied with.
(ilen Carrington of Anchorage has
arranged with the publishers of
Spaulding's linschall Cu'ide to publish
the records of the individual players
and the team record of the Cook inlet
baseball league in that publication. A
I group picture of the winning team will
l alsolie printed in the hook.
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. PHIL MUItPHY,
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COMPARATIVE
TEMPERATURES
Following ere the lowest recorded
leinperutun-a for this year *Dd last
on tin- days tejlguuted. The minus
ago before a number menus below
tero.
U. S Weather Bureau.
1916 1917
Inly 1. 48 GO
July 2 . 46 67
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