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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 88, 18J7
A Thanksgiving Puzzle
f}y GOODLOt H THpMA$
Copyright, 1916. by American Press As
sociation.
YOU’D think we could all quite agree
That the turkey is merely a bird.
But peruse this and quickly you’ll see
That the species is merely inferred.
It« t * f A • *> ' -
Unde Jim, for example, will show
That our strutting, fat gobbler out there
is rather f "perfect old f>«« ”
view is odd, to say feast.
For she claims, as Thanksgiving draws
near.
She can see that for gracing a feast
Our old gobbler ’|Tbe simply a “dear.”
But my dad has that turkey enrolled
fp a fgmijy thft’s noted for hupp
Thp*wh W ‘“ft wasn't r“fed j® * WA
Dad remarks, "You’re my Thanks
giving mutton.”
But the turkey has sized up his land
In a way that’s most worthy of note.
For he gobbles each time he has dined,
“They are fattening me—I am the
goat
the aijjes and co-ordination
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Oustanding in the chronicle of the
Italian reverse—though not widely
discussed—is the fact that the allies,
not excepting our own government,
are partly to blame for the German
success. There has been a notable
lack of co-ordination on the part of
tpe entente, and history will say that
If Italy bad been rendered full sup
port earlier the Austro-German inva
sion in all probability would havs
been negatived.
Vet a strategic mistake or omis
sion such as this is more natural for
the allies than foy the central pow
ers. Germany has an advantage in this
respect, that all the major war opera
tions are planned by the German
staff, and that if Austria, Bulgaria
or Turkey have anything to dp with
them, it is on)y in an advisory cap
acity. The brains of the enemy are
In the Qergiap headquarters and for
that reason a mil«»ary blunder can
not come from lack of eo-operation,
while In the case of the allies, there
are four or fire great leading powers
with as many different independent
.
man th2
pointed one
the allied co _ anders to make war
plans and to mike recommendations
to the respective governments, tfie
campaigns , except those In Francs
during "the past summer, have always
seemed to lack the essential element
of co-ordination. -
There is surprise that Italy was not
prepared to meet the enemy’s blows in
view of the natural advantages of de
fense. It develops that the weakness
is not in men. but in materials. The
Italians did not have sufficient coal,
food, heavy guns or other supplies
necessary to ward off the organized
attacks of the Teutous. The reason
assigned for this Is that Italy’s part
in the war was underestimated until
a few mpnfhs ago, when Cadorna
swept dojrn toward Trieste, and tpep
came the ^.ustro-Qerman offensive be
fore the ftajipns could be supplied
wftp their recofplie^ nepds.
Fortunately, tbp fpfth<jpming allied
conference will take up this vital
question of co-ordination of effort.
Bonar Law announced in the British
house of commons this week that the
conference would be devoted mainly
to military questions, rather than to
peace alms 6r kindred 'issues, and it
admitted that such action is made
more timely as a result of the Italian
setback. The United States and all the
other allies will be represented at
this conference.
The difficulty of the allies, which
consists of nations scattered thruout
the world, in organizing for perfect
teamwork, 1b apparent, but it is only
by teamwork that the war can be won
with the least sacrifice, and by get
ting together now plans can be laid
for a decisive spring and summer
campaign.
PROPERTY owners should Inves
tigate their stovepjpes and see that
no small holes are present; and that
the flue is not choked up wi’t)t soot.
With the prevailing high winds of
winter coming on another disastrous
fire Is liable to start in Valdez, unless
precautions are observed.
Blow, blow, thou winter’s wind,
Thou art not so unkind
As man's ingratitude.
Thy tooth is not so keen
Because perchance not seen.
Although thy breath be rude.
NEMO
David Refuses Attorneyship
Leopold Davie}, United States com
joiMioner toy Anchorage district, af
ter having carefully considered the
proffer of the assistant district at
torneyship with headquarter at that
place, made to him by William Mun
ly. of Vaidez, the United States dis
trict attorney, has declinee}, and will
continue to act as United States com
missioner.
THURSDAY p<p HALL 8 SHARP
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“THE HAEfT OF HAPPINESS”
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IT Is wel) to hark, back now and thpn
to tbe old Ays and tbe old ways
Tbsn|tfif)vjflg day In tbe begin
nlng was a New England holiday
It la only of late years tbk( it’has been
domesticated In tbe rest of tbe country
and made a federal observance.
Ex-Secretary of tbe Navy John Lt
Long in a reminiscent article told bon
tbe rilgrlms < elebrnted ip* He wrote:
A man must have been lioru In a
New Knglaud village more tbau a gen
erutlou ago to know |be full old time
flavor of Thanksgiving day. Then wus
tbe day of tbe '"old borne.”. Then futui
lies were large. Flocks of boys and
glria were iu evidence and filled tbe
half dozen or more scattered school
bouses which since then have become
so depopulated that most of them nave
been abandoned, and tbe vastly di
minished number of successors of for
mer crowds of scholars are copted buck
and forth In a. single Minibus to some
mope pretentious structure at tbe vll
lags center. Then holidays weje rare.
NbW Year’s day sK
birthday and even CnristmM, aHM un
der tie blight of the old purlin pro
test, were for the most part unobserv
ed. Fast day bad no flplfl<«pee In
tbe way of its recognition, except po»
slbly a sermon or, if thj snow Was off
the ground. * a game of ball. The
Fourth of July was an outdoor cele
bration, often as <(ulet as a Sunday
after tbe old swivel bad beeu fired off
at auurise.
Tile crowning festival of tbe year
was Thanksgiving—the festival of tbe
fireside— when the apples and pump
kina bad been gathered, wbeu tbe ear
ly snowflakes bad fallen aud wbeu
grandfather and graudmotper and Un
cle Isaac and Aunt Betsy were luvlteil
to dinner, uud any boy who bad stray
ed away to an occupation elsewhere
came back with the appetite of d
bound and’ hurst In at tbe kitchen doot
wltp a sliuut and got tbe hearty borne
greeting, it was. “Hello, motber”
uo'bodj- then said “mamma"—and.
“Well. If that ain't' you. Saul!” Then
the “beef critter" had heeu killed and
his quarters stored for tbe winter's
only supply of fresh uieut. Tbe bog
that bud grunted all summer In bis |>eu
and grown fu( hud gone under the
butcher's knife; souse nnd sausage had
sent their appetizing odor through the
house, and the p<>rk barrel was full.
“Mother” and “the girls”—there were
no servants—for days previous bad
been making marvelous eoustructions
of mince and apple and piuupkiu pics.
The turkey flanked one end of the ta
ble and a huge ehleken pie the other.
Tbe small I sty, already gorged, when
his aunt slyly asked him which kind
of pie he would have, as If he could
have hut one. timidly but eagerly an
swered back. “All three."
IN THE TE^ME^TS.
Thanksgiving firings Good Chssr, and
|<iddi*s Understand Day.
The spirit of Thunksgivlug pene
trates not only the attics and- teue
meats of tile poor of the big cities, but
mjny (JjypllJngs of tjie sick and uu
fortunate, in the great hospitals the
kiddies la the convalescent wards have
a real Thanksgiving' dinner, and as a
member of a hospital staff said:
“Most of them are thankful tliey’re in
the hospital on Thanksgiving day. It's
the l>e*t place .for them, if they were
at home Jhey'tj he miserable and lone
some pj'oba’bly. "jh the Lospita| th^re
are other 'children about 'with whom
they cau celebrate."
in practically all of the Settlement
houses ’ the harvest feast Ja enjoyed,
whatever' the liatiWafity of - the
“neighbors.” ^o JJJJie Italian or Pole
but learns rhe Joy of "turkey day.” J
Pnt wonders sometimes Just what the
vision may be in the innermost recesses
of Tone’s tittle soul' hilt' there ft no '
hesitation }n ftin manner ^s he an
“Please, teacher. Thanksgiving is the
I day what my mother gets a turkey by
thus church. It is to be tbahkfUTto the
jgr$ f°r f«?f *«’r»
' "it took a public schoolteacher to ex
plain the glibpeas of these little fob
^^Fljy^o? course,” she said, "they
learn the story of Thantsgivtnh almost
before they can apeak HhgUsb. They
have pictures of the pilgrims and the
tmt*s
ItUflpoBe the> everhkw pumpkins grow
fatf-nk list* any conception of what
harvest means to the' fhrmejss, but
they’re cleyer iltUt tJMt}**- Xfce* &*ye
S9™e $9$ 9f 9? ■flWSFWW *99$
m ^ fry OTjFWLw
places, Writ geisT tfhein trfrrtiigh.’”
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HPMPNA. Montana, not. 28.—
Shipments of cattle from this state to
eastern markets so far this season
have been double those of the same
period laat year, according to D. W.
Raymond, (pnretary of the state board
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This Store Will Be Closed
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all day Tomorrow
To Celebrate Thanksgiving.
We Will Be Open Untjf (f p. M. phis Evening.
Thank You!
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GOOD GOODS
PRISONERS 1>* SKAPWAV
JAIL HAVE IfrORK
Potatoes, turnips and garden sass
from the federal garden at Skagway
are being shipped to the federal jail
at Juneau, and already nearly two
tons of fine looking potatoes are in
the bins at the Juneau jail for the
winter, according to the Skagway
Alaskan.
Deputy United States Marshal Tan
ner, who is stationed at Skagway. has
made a contract with George Stur
gill, a Lynn canal wood dealer, to
supply him with wood cut by federal
prisoners' during the winter months.
The contract is for delivery of cut1
wood to the Sturgill wood chute, lo
cated about one and a half miles from
Skagway and Haines where it will be
marketed for $7.50 a cord, and one
half turne^ over to the federal treias
ury. It is expected the eight federal
prisoners now at Skagway will $ut
about six coyds of wood in an elpht_ j
hour shift during the winter months, j
Deputy Marshal Tanner is already
planning to yrork a large colony of
federal prisoners at Skagway and
Haines next season, where big federal
farms wili be operated. The attorney
general after repeated requests has
consented to working the federal pris
oners on farms and in wood camps.
UKN. HIHKRT HAS FIVE
HftNg ypw yfpf cg^H
WITH THE A^Ejlip^N ^R*fY IN
FRANCE, Nov. 28.—Major General j
Sl^ert'a JlRlj son is now In the army. I
Two' of hU ’sons are cfDtajns, one a j
lieutenant and one Weal J*.olnt cadet,
and the general instructed hla fifth
son to keep away for the present. He
has been advised, however, that bjs
the army no longer. He has Just en
listed as a private.
WILL NOT ASK FOR
• DECLARATION OF WAR
WASHINGTON. D. C., Nov. 28.—
President Wilson today stated that be
would not ask congress to declare Far
against Austria or any of Gerpiapy’s
other allies.
Guild Sale Thursday Nov. 29. tf
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Fresh taffy, chews and brtttles, at
Hunt's Candy Kitchen. tf
" Notice
All Oddfellows and Rebekaha will
meet it‘ {heir hall it 10:3* o’clock
Thursday ' morning, to attend In a
body the Thank'sgl^ng Service in the
Congregational Church. 2t
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bandall Grocery & Brokerage Co..
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