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Yol. 0 No. 20
GERMANY’S GREED
If anybody had over doubted
the absolute hypocrisy of Ger
many, or believed its claim of a
“war of self defense,” he must be
undeceived now. The German
treatment of Russia proves they
began the war solely for con
quest. l’oor, helpless Russia is
required to give up one-third of
tier European territory, pay an
“indemnity” of $1,500,000,000,
and make trade agreements that
will give Germany control of the
country. It is up to the Allies to
smash that arrangement for the
sake of humanity. Germany
would give America the same
treatment, or worse, if she won
the war.
“TOO MANY OLD MEN”
A favorite idea with Lenine,
frequently advanced in his Petro
grad career, is that there are too
many old men in positions of su
preme responsibility. His most
dramatic effect before the council
of soldiers and workers was won
in a crisis on a vote that might
have overthrown him. He bade
the delegates in thunder tones to
look into the first mirror they
saw. The faces reflected would I
be those of young men. What,
on the other hand, would be the
color of tlie hair of the rulers
opposed to the great social revo
lution? Gray! The revolution
of youth, hope, the future.
Against it arc ranged the gray
haired rulers of men without ;
ideals. "Will you have an old !
men’s war or a young men’s!
peace''” The hit was immense. !
-Gurrent Opinion.
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GERMAN MENAOE TO AMERICAN LABOR
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1'y John It. Commons, (Iniversitv of Wisconsin
There is one thing that will set labor back permanently, and
| that is a German victory.
Twenty-five years ago the Czar of Russia proposed that all
nations should cut down their standing armies, but they could
not do it because Germany refused. Later Great Britain of
fered to join with Germany and cut down their navies, but the
kaiser would not even talk about it- Germany was preparing
for something like this war.
If Germany defeats Great Britain, she will lake over the
British navy. She will then be far and away the most, power
ful country in the world, and we Americans will be compelled
I to have a perm? .ent standing army and a huge navy to defend
! ourselves from sudden attack.
About every hundred years some nation of Europe starts out >
to conquer the others, and rule the world First it was Spain,
which in America owned everything from California to Pata
gonia. Then it was France and Napoleon, who took' Louisiana
and the great country west of the Mississippi away from Spain.
But though Spain conquered nearly every nation of Europe,
and Napoleon conquered every nation on the continent, they
could not reach Great Britain. The British navy compelled
Spain and France to let go of America; and much democracy
as we have in North and South America is possible because no
one country in Europe could permanently conquer the others
as long as it could not conquer Great Britain. Our country has
been big and free and unarmed because Europe was divided
among equal powers. Napoleon did not have a submarine with
which to destroy Great Britain's power. But Germany is will
ing to fight the whole world if only she can succeed in her at
tempt to wipe out the British navy. Then she conquers not
only Europe, as Napoleon did, but Asia, Africa, and America.
If America had not come into the war, or if America had re
fused to sell food and munitions to the Allies, Europe would al
ready have been conquered. If Germany wins, then, there is
nothing for North and South America to do but build up their
navies and standing armies as big as possible, for when Ger
many strikes she hits suddenly and frightfully.
Nations must look ahead. Individuals can be short-sighted,
because they d:e anyhow. But not nations. If we do not win
now, while Great Britain and France are abue to tight, we
shall have to be armed to the teeth for years and centuries
ahead, as long as Germany rules the world.
A huge and permanent army and navy besides taking our
boys and workingmen every year for military service, means
low wages, long hours of labor, suppression of labor unions,
suppression of free speech, repeal of labor legislation on behalf
of women and children, and all hardships that millions of work
ingmen have gone to America to escape.
It is bad enough to be compelled to make this one tremen
dous effort right now to win the war. If will be far worse to
be compelled to be ready all the time for another like it.
LESSON FOR THE AMERI
CAN GIRL
The taking over of the holdings
in this country of Countess Taiszio
S'/.eehenyl. who was Miss Gladys Van
derbilt, valued at $S,97.">,000, will prob
ably put a temporary crimp in the
marriage of wealthy American women
to aliens with a title. A Washington
dispatch says it is estimated that the
possessions of American women mar
ried to aliens which will come into the
hands of A. Mitchell Calmer will reach
$;>o,000,000.
The alien property act also directs
the custodian to take over the property
and money Americans who may be in
alien territory, it is reported there i
are twentv-iive American women living ;
in or visiting enemy countries who are
liable to have their properties and in-I
comes in the United States seized, j
This will add $10,000,000, to the amount j
that will eventually come into Mr. 1
Palmer s hands and will be used in the j
purchase of Liberty Bonds. j
The seizure of these and similar,
properties and incomes will probably :
cause a godM deal of trouble for the :
American girl, as in most of the mar
riages she was wooed solely for her
money and the stories of her unhappi- j
ness have been repeatedly told in the I
newspapers. Most of the titled bus- j
bands are brutes by nature and the j
cutting off of the wife's revenue will
not improve their manners or disposi
tions. Perhaps the lesson will be
heeded by the debutants of the future.
- Tacoma Ledger.
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WALT’S “YEARS AHEADk’
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When yon are old tired and gray, and j
sit beside the evening tire, what will
you be inspired to say. when children
say, “A tale, grandsire!” They’ll want
to hear about the war that raged whet;
■ you were young and hale; it is a topic
I void abhor, hut you will have to
! spring a tale. "It was a time to rend
j the heart, when brave young fellows
j bled and died, but in the fuss I took no
I part — 1 didn't care to risk nty hide,
jl did not join tlie battle chants, hnl
| claimed exemption on the score that
! 1 supported seven aunts, and sickly
! grannies, five or four. ‘Defend the
l flair 1’ old men and fran.s would stop me
I
j on the road and beg; but I stayed home
land fed the cows; 1 didn't wish to lose
I a leg. My friends went forth with
j dauntless souls to battle on a foreign
j shore, where yet the mourning billow
j rolls, and hosts of them returned no
I more. And all those boys, some cloud
| less morn, I'll meet on .Iordan’s other
j side, and doubtless they w ill mewl with
j scorn the man who feared to risk his
i hide."
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| Newark, N. J., April 15—Mrs. Lydie
j White was arrested here tonight by
| Federal authorities. Blue prints of
i aeroplanes were found in her posses
I sion. After close questioning by the
j officers. Mrs. White broke down and
I confessed that a group of German spies
j are employed in the plant of the Curtis
| Engineering Corporation, at Hemp
j stead, Long Island.
The federal authorities admit that
i for several weeks they have been in
vestigating the report of spy activity
in various airplane plants and especi
ally the Curtis company. For two
weeks Mrs. White has been shadowed.
Her house is now believed to have been
the place where the spies congregated
nightly and gave to the woman, a
German agent, all information that
they could secure. The prints taken
from Mrs. White are plans of several
new inventions, especially of essential
parts of the new aeroplanes being man
ufactured.
Further arrests are expected.
BOOZE BY AIRPLANES
Kalispell, Mont —A new solution of
; the mysterious airplane visitatons ever
| Montana has been suggested. This is
I that the machines are engaged in the
liquor smuggling business from this
section into Idaho.
Idaho has long been dry and efforts
to take liquor across the line have
been met with many arrests and con
victions. For the last six or eight
months mysterious Airplanes have been
reported at many places along the
State lines.
Missoula citizens have advanced re
Front Street, Flat City Formerly the Bagoy Premises
Flat City Hotel SSS^TKSiK.
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THOS. McMAHON
DEALER IN
General Merchandise
FLAT, ALASKA
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! ports for more than three years that
an airplane base was located within a
short distance of tho city but all at
tempts to find it have proven failures.
Now, Butte, Kalispell and Missoula
are and have been for a long time stis
| pectod centers of illicit liquor business
l with Idaho, ft is known that large
i quantities of liquor are smuggled into
S Idaho and'that airplanes would be the
I simplest carriers for this trade is easily
i seen. The profits in such a business
are enormous.
1 The theory that these airplanes
which have been flying about western
j Montana for a long time---were those
| of Berman spies engaged in gathering
I information is discredited. Some have
: thought the visitors might be student
: aviators from Canadian camps. But
j the smuggler theory fits and now seems
to be the one generally accepted,
i The character of the country be
i tween Idaho and Montana is such that
' bases of airplanes could be had on ;:1
| most every hand. And the stories
i from Missoula about mysterious autos
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! following the ships give credence to
the smuggling theory since these autos
| doubtless were feeding the liquor to
I t lie airmen.
Thus far the authorities have done
nothing in the matter, but the airplane
continues to visit this section almost
nightlv.
A-.
One meatless meal each day.
One wheatless meal each day.
A wheatless Monday.
A meatless Tuesday each week.
A wheatless Wednesday.
A pork less Saturday each week.
(Meatless means without beef, mutton j
or pork.)
(Wheat less means without bread,!
cracker or calces made of wheat flour j
alone.)
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OLD CLOTHES DRIVE IS STILL ON
The ladies in charge request that if
you have any old clothes or shoes that
are serviceable, and which you would
like to send to the Belgians, to please
send them in. They can be left at the
Adams house, the N. C. Co-, or at the i
telephone office.
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PROBATE NOTSCE
Fn the Probate Court for Otter Pre
cinct. Fourth Division, Territory of
Alaska; before Honorable A. M. i\il
gore. Commissioner and ex officio
Probate Judge.
fn the Matter of the Estate of Joseph j
E. Riley, Deceased.---No. 40.—Notice j
to Creditors.
Notice is hereby given that letters of J
administration of the estate of Joseph
E. Riley, deceased, having this day
been issued to the undersigned, all per
sons having claims against said estate
are required to present the same to the
administrator, each duly verified and
with proper vouchers, at the office of
Geo. W. Albrecht, attorney for the es
tate, in the town of Iditarod, Alaska,
within six months of the date of this
not ice.
< 'laude Rakeh, Administrator, j
Dated: May (1, 1918.
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COUNSELOR AND LAWYER
IDITAROD, ALASKA
The Pioneer Attorney or IdlturoJ
cans. E. TAYLOR
Attorney at Law
BANK CLOCK
First Avenue iditarod
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PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
J. W5LSCEU REED, Wi.D.
Physician and Surgeon
Flat Hospital, Flat, Alaska
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STATEMENT OF THE CONDITION OF THE
Miners & Merchants Bank, of Iditarod, Alaska,
AT THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS MAY 8, 1918
Resources
Loans and discounts .$175,948.76
Overdrafts. 296.35
Liberty Bonds. 20,967.45
Cash and bullion. 34,779.89
$231,992.45
Liabilities
Capital and surplus . $68,068.43
Deposits. 130,558.77
Due Banks . 33,365.25
$231,992.45
I, It. C. Button, cashier of the above-named bank, do solemnly swear that
the above statement is true to the best of my knowledge and belief.
Correct—Attest: «■ c- BUTTON, Cashier.
C. Baker, Director.
R. C. Button, Director.
Subscribed and sworn to before me tiiis 11th day of May, 1918.
[Seal] Geo. W. Albrecht,
Notary Public in and for Alaska.
My commission expires 2d June, 1918.
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