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IDITAROD, ALASKA
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THE COSSACK
Of all the mounted soldiers of the world,
the Cossacks of Russia are perhaps the most
famous. Certainly as horse soldit m they
have no superior, if any equal, among the
mounted arms of any other army It has
been said of the Cossacks that they ar' born
t.. the horse. Now that the Russian armies
in countless thousands are advancing to the
frontiers of Germany and Austria-Hungary,
the newspapers daily report some action in
which these famous mounted soldier of the
czar have played an important part.
The Cossack population of the Russian
empire is scattered, being divided int< mili
tary groups and distributed along or it
proximity to the frontiers. The distribution
is purely for strategical purposes. On a war
footing the Cossacks number about 182,000
men. of whom 4,300 are commissioned offi
cers.
Practically every male Cossack who has
attained the age of 18 years and i. phys
ically fit—and a Cossack is generally fit —
must serve the czar in a military capacity
tor a period of twenty years, by iar the
1 ingest enlisted period enforced in any army
on earth.
Of this term of service for the czar,
three years are spent in a probationary
stage, twelve in active duty wherever re
ciuired. and five in the army reserve. The
government furnishes the arms, but the
Cossacks furnish their own horses ar. 1 sad
dles. for to a Ccssack, next to his own
family, his horse is his dearest possession,
and he would be insulted if anybody sug
gested that he ride any horse other than
the one he himself owned and had person
ally trained.
“The military organization of the Cos
sacks.'' says Army and Navy of London,
“dates a long way back in history. Their
first service took the shape of garrisoning
certain forts erected by the Muscovy czars
and kings of Poland in combination as a
safeguard against invasion by hostile tribes
over the frontier. The Cossacks of that
time enjoyed many unique privileges in re
turn for this. They paid no taxes, and no
one was allowed to pass through their
territory with ut permission. Nominally
thev were Russians and adherents to Chris
tianity; practically, they were a constant
source of diplomatic embarrassment. When
the sultan of Turkey complained that they
had ravaged his borders, the czar would
reply that he was not responsible for them,
with the result that strained relations would
immediately ensue between the two coun
tries.
“As for their early loyalty, it may be
mentioned that when Peter the Great was
at war with Sweden, one of the most power
ful of their communities—the Cossacks of
the Dnieper—openly ranged themselves
against him. Catherine II took the extreme
step of disbanding them, while the remain
der were deprived of their independence.
This had an excell' m effect, and ever since
then the whole of the Cossack population,
extending in one long line from the Sea of
Azof to the Caspian, have proven loyal and
worthy subjects of the emperor of all the
Russias.”
As Army and Navy points out. the Cos
sack regiments are, as a rule, composed of
six squadrons, or sotnias, of 125 men each.
There are also Cossack infantry and artil
lery detachments, operating with the
mounted Cossacks. The mounted force of
this wonderful organization has been de
scribed “as a body of men who ride like
a Centaur, shoot like a Boer, and possess
a red Indian’s ‘eye for the country.’ ”
“Every man among them,” says Army
and Navy, “is a potential Buffalo Bill.”
No mounted men in the world get such
splendid work out of their horses as do
the Cossacks. They are horse-masters to
the manner born, and such a thing as a
sore back or a saddle chafe is practically
unknown among Cossack horses, even after
weeks of hard campaigning. Quick and sure
is the punishment that foliows a discovery
that a Cossack has neglected his mount.
The horses are of what is known as the
cob variety, shaggy and not pretty to look
upon, yet for Cossack purposes the ideal
animal. All Cossacks carry a rifle, a bay
onet and a sword. They are like the
American cavalry in that they do not use
the lance. They also carry a long whip
which they can use in wonaeriui tasnion,
and which at close fighting has more than
once proved to be a useful weapon.
“In battle," adds Army and Navy, “Cos
sack feats of horsemanship are often ex
ceedingly disconcerting to the enemy. This
is due to the remarkable sympathy between
man and horse. When charging an enemy,
for instance, the Cossack frequently leans
over the off side of his horse, thereby u«ing
the animal, to a certain degree, as a shelter
and a cover. As an example, in a recent
engagement the intrenched Austrians were
somewhat surprised to see what appeared to
be a mass of riderless horses on a wild
stampede. The Austrian cavalry and in
fantry rushed forward, hoping to make rich
captures, but they received a rude sur
prise.
“The Austrians were met with a hail of
lead fired by the riders from their strange
positions. The Austrians had no time to
recover from the shock. The Cossacks re
sumed their normal riding positions im
mediately, arid, drawing their sabers, dashed
among the discomfited enemy, cutting down
right and left.
“As fighting men the Cossscks are de
mons. Their bravery is of that reckless
character which stops at nothing. They are
not in the least perturbed by overwhelm
ing odds. The story of the Cossack Kriut
chofi. who was the first fortunate recipient
of the Order of St. George for military
service in the present war, is typical, mere
was a wild melee and desperate hand-to
hand fighting between German cavalry and
the Cossacks. Kruitchoff hacked his way
through the enemy, and with his own hand
cut down no fewer than eleven of his op
ponents. As may be supposed, neither the
horse nor the rider escaped unscathed. The
Cossack received five wounds and his horse
eleven.
‘ But the Cossack is not purely and simply
a man of war. He is equally skilled in the
arts of peace. Popular education stands at
a higher level among the Cossacks than
throughout Russia. Moreover, they are suc
cessful farmers and stock raisers."
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Goebel. Mr. and
Mrs. James Chronister. Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Fontas and Sidney Schloeman of Otter creek
were among those who attended the social
dance at A. B. hall given by Professor Hud
son’s dancing class last Saturday night.
Fresh Olympia Oysters, for cocktails, $2
can. Iditarod Meat Co.
GROCERIES FOOTWEAR
Tom McMahon,
GENERAL
FLAT CITY
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FAIRBANKS BEER
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DISTRIBUTING AGENTS
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Building Boat for Railroad Work
The Susitna Transportation Company,
Captain Omar Humphrey, manager, has
let a contract for a 70-foot stern-wheel
steamboat and two barges, to be completed
April 1. and to be used in carrying con
struction material and supplies for the
Alaska government railway from Knik up
the Susitna to the Matanuska river.
Capture of Trail Murderers Announced
News comes from Valdez that the mur
derers of the men killed near Copper Cen
ter more than a year ago had been cap
tured at Denver. The murder was known
as the Willow creek murder. A detective
named McGuire has been working on the
case for some time. He went Outside and
it is supposed that he succeeded in getting
the men he was after.
Death in an Avalanche
Caught in the maelstrom of an avalanche
of snow while hunting ptarmigan in Granite
Basin, a half mile from the Red Mill, off
the Perseverance road, Tver Holmquist, a
Finn, 32 years old, was buried beneath the
snow a thousand feet from where the slide
struck him, and when his body was rescued
life was extinct. The accident happened at
3:30 o’clock on the afternoon of January
20. William Blomquist, who was with
Holmquist, was hurled down a coulee for
some distance, but escaped with but a few
scratches. He reached Juneau at 5 o'clock
and gave the alarm.
Tciegraph Line Abandoned
Information comes from Fort Gibbon to
the effect that the land telegraph line be
tween Kaltag and St. Michael has been
abandoned, and in the future all business
for the west will be relayed by the radio
station at Nulato, says the Fairbanks Times.
For years the officers in charge of the mili
tary telegraph system on the lower river
have recommended the abandonment of
the line, owing to the great expense of keep
ing it in repair, but the war department
! never acted on the recommendation. A
short time ago, during the heavy storms on
the lower river, the line was so badly
broken in a number of places that it was
decided that it would be cheaper to aban
don it and handle the business by wireless
than to rebuild it.
Hazzard Case Dismissed
George Hazzard, the Tacoma politician
who raised considerable money in Seward,
Valdez and Cordova, and who was arrested
in Juneau and taken back to Cordova on
the charge of obtaining money under false
pretenses, was dismissed at Cordova, where
he repaid to different persons $300 which
he had borrowed, and most of which was i
not due for several months. The people j
of Seward who had also loaned him money
requested his arrest on a similar charge
to that which caused his return to Cor
dova, and he is now in the westward city
for a hearing.
Prohibition Agitation in Juneau
That a campaign for prohibition is un
der way in Juneau is indicated. Prohibi
tion literature used in the States during the
recent elections has reached the local head
quarters of the Women’s Christian Temper
ance Union, and five or six billboards m
the city have been rented for the display
of the matter. The prohibition movement
is headed by the Rev. J. B. Stevens, pastor
of the First Presbyterian church, and the
VV. C. T. U. is going to make an active
fight for the presentation of a wet and
dry issue to the voters, it is asserted.
Natives Learning Civilized Deviltry
Four very young Eskimo boys were ar
rested for passing forged checks or orders
for money on Louis h'tadie, says the Nome
Industrial Worker. The brewery has been
in the habit of buying bottles and giving
orders on Louis Statue for the amount
purchased. A native boy got one of these
orders and carefully duplicating with a car
bon copy the original, sent still more youth
ful members of his gang to cash these, which
were for raised amounts. Puzzled over the
frequency of these orders, three times in
one morning the same boy applying for
cash, Stadie investigated and found that the
brewery had bought no bottles. When he
returned, he found the boy waiting with
another order, and the game was up. Ine
boy was turned over to the authorities and
the district attorney discovered on inves
tigation the whole “conspiracy” of these
aboriginal high iinanciers.
Loses Eye by Drilling In “Missed Hole"
A Cordova dispatch of January 12 states
that Mat Mattson, an employe of the Ken
uecott mine, met with a serious accident
while working in the mine, which may cost
him his sight, and which caused other
serious injuries. Mattson was engaged in
operating a machine drill when the bit
struck a “missed hole.” An explosion fol
lowed. blowing the machine forcibly to
ward Mattson, indicting severe contusions
upon his body, while dying debris striking
him about the head and face totally de
stroyed the sight of one eye and injured
the other so seriously that doubt is ex
pressed as to its being saved.
No Dance, No Church |
The Haines Indians gave a dance in their
tribal hall recently, and one Joe Hays,
known as a native “dandy, held his part
ner in a manner unbecoming the high stand
ard of the modern dance, according to the
Juneau Empire. Hays and the husband of
Hays’ partner indulged in a fight that lasted
for several minutes, when complaint was
made by the woman. As the Presbyterian
mission has a half interest in the native
hall, the local minister locked the hall, it is
said, and refused to let the natives use it
until they could satisfy him that there
would be no more belligerency. The natives
“countered” by informing the minister that
they would not attend his church until his
ban on their use of the hall was raised.
Legislative Gossip
Arthur G. Shoup, representative in the
legislature from the First division, is a
candidate for the speakership of the house
at the forthcoming session of the legis
lature, according to a well-authenticated
story that comes from Sitka. Ernest B.
Collins of Fairbanks, who wielded the gavel
of the speaker at the first session, also is
regarded at least as a receptive candidate.
So far as is known in Juneau, no candi
dates have been formally announced for
the presidency of the senate. With the
opening of the Second session only a short
time distant, there is much speculation as
to the distribution of the patronage in the
selection of employes in the house and sen
ate. The enabling act provides compensa
tion for eight employes, four in each cham
ber of the assembly, but at the initial ses
sion two years ago nearly fifteen persons
found employment, the need of typists hav
ing been emphasized by the avalanche of
business that poured in during the last
month of the session. The extra clerks
were paid for by the legislators out of their
own funds. It is understood that Miss Mal
lory. assistant to House Clerk Barry Keown
during the 1913 session, is being urged for
the position of chief clerk of the house. Miss
Mallory at present is in Boise, Idaho, where
she is employed as a stenographer in the
surveyor general’s office. L. E. Spray, the
well known newspaper man, for two years
connected with the Empire editorial staff,
but who resigned recently, is being urged
for the house chief clerkship. Judge 0. A.
Tucker is also an aspirant for the chief
clerkship of the house. The salary is $8 a
day. For the chief clerkship of the senate,
II F. Morton, who during the 1913 session
was assistant to Clerk A. E. Light, is a
candidate. There are said to be eighteen
other applications for various positions ul
ready placed with members of the legisla
ture.- Juneau Empire.
For Presidency of the Senate
Senators Millard, Sulzer and Aldrich are
said to be the candidates for the presidency
of the territorial upper house. Senator Mil
lard has told Senator Ray that he will be
a candidate and Senator Aldrich stated
while he was in Seward on his way through
from Nome that he would also be a candi
date. It is stated on good authority that
Senator Sulzer will be a candidate, but no
statement from him has been received di
rectly. Seward Gateway.
JAMES M. BALIENTINE
BURIED LAST SUNDAY
The funeral services over th; remains of
the late James M. Ballentine, who died at
Flat City on Friday, February 27, were
held in this city on Sunday last at A, B.
hall, and were attended by many friends
of the deceased from the creek settlements.
The services were conducted by E. M. Stan
ton in the most impressive manner, who
also made a short address that was listened
to attentively. Several hymns were cred
itably rendered, and upon the casket were
placed wreaths and bouquets of beautiful
floral offerings.
The pall bearers, all old acquaintances of
the deceased, were: Tom McMahon, James
F. Finnegan, Frank B. Stanley, Charles
Jackson, A. J. Conlin and Jack Handley.
MR. AND MRS. TROPEA
LOSE THEIR BABY GIRL
The infant child of Mr. and Mrs. James
Tropea of Iditarod died at the home of its
parents last Monday night, and the funeral
took place Wednesday afternoon at Smith’s
undertaking rooms. The services were con
ducted by E. M. Stanton. The babe was
born on February 24.
COLLECTOR OF CUSTOMS
GIVES INTERESTING FACTS
A slight increase in the value of mer
chandise shipped from Alaska to the l nited
States, the unprecedented value of the sal
mon pack, which showed the year to have
been the most profitable in the fishing in
dustry of the North, the rapid development
of Juneau and Gastineau channel towns,
the doubling of the marble output of iho
territory, a leap of £2.000.000 in the gold
and silver shipped to the Outsdie, and the
addition to Alaska’s population of three
thousand persons are the striking features
of the annual report of Collector of Cus
toms, John F. Pugh, which was recently
made public. The report covers the period
from January 1, 1914. to January 1, 1915.
Collector Pugh says:
“The report of the general trade relations
of the territory shows satisfactory results
and evidences a substantial growth. Tne
increase of business over the previous year
indicates that had Alaska not been materi
ally affected by the general commercial de
pression. which retarded some important de
velopments, reduced the price and produc
tion of copper and certain fish products,
this year’s transactions would have been the
greatest in its history.”
WRECK OF THE DELHI
The Cordova Times of January 23 gives
the details of the wreck of the freight
steamship Delhi, by striking the outer end
of a jagged reef on the south end of Strait
bland, in Southeastern Alaska, and which,
it says, show the urgent necessity for more
aids to navigation in this territory.
According to the stories of members of
the crew, the Delhi was proceeding from
Craig to Wrangell when she met with her
disaster. Captain McCarthy and Pilot Vic
tor Enquist were on the bridge. A filmy
haze blotted out all landmarks, and as it
was dark, the light on the island was not
visible. The Delhi struck bow on. and
water began to pour in from a rent in her
hull. Captain McCarthy ordered lifehoatts
made ready, but it was an hour and a fc/aUf
later before they were launched, as the
ship was in no immediate danger. Finally
the Delhi was abandoned when it was
lieved that her boilers would burst. The
swell pounded the vessel heavily, according
to the crew, and the ship labored on the
reef, with her timbers amidships bending
and straining.
When the Alameda came along her
searchlight picked up the lifeboat in charge
of Fourth Officer F. E. Peters, and the
boat and its occupants were noisren 10 me
deck of the liner. A short time later boat
No. 2 was picked up. Before the Alameda
continued north Captain McCarthy and
seven members of the crew returned to
Strait island to pitch camp. Although it
was quite dark, the Delhi was visvole
through the mist, and passengers on the
Alameda declared the vessel did not seem
to be much under water. The vessel’s prow
is crushed down on the rock, but her super
structure will not be submerged at high
tide.
When the Delhi struck the reef it was
within one and one-quarter hours until low
water. Fortunately the vessel’s hatches
were empty. Her cargo consisted of fifteen
drums of fuel oil and fifty-four empty oil
drums.
“The vessel was traveling at the rate of
nine miles an hour, which is her full speed,”
said Pilot Enquist, who was on the bridge
when the Delhi struck. “However, I think
she can be salved, although we could not
tell when we left the wreck.”
THE LITERARY BATTALIONS
In the next war—if there’s going to be
another—the literary battalions v/ill prob
ably be recruited and trained with the same
care as the gunmen.—-Chicago Herald.
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lotfled Goods
Do not buy ordinary dried dog salmon
when you can get first-class Dried Silver
Salmon at 9c per pound.
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Regular
RYE WHISKEY— Price Cut to
"Old Crow” Straight Hand-Made Sour Mash, bot
tled in bond.Per bottle $2.50 $1.50
“Hunter" Baltimore Pure Rye, a blend of straight rye
whiskies. 2.50 1.25
"Hermitage” Pure Straight Whiskey, mellowed by
age . 2.50 1.50
“Cyrus Noble” Blended Straight Whiskey, from
original old goods. 2.50 l.oO
“Old Oscar Pepper” Hand-Made Sour Mash, bot
tled in bond, full quarts 2.53 1.59
BOURBON WHISKEY—
“Cedar Brook” (formerly W H. McBrayer) Hand
Made Sour Mash Whiskey 2.50 1.25
“Cyrus Noble” Old Private Stock, very, very old.
Guaranteed to be a blend of pure, aged, natural
straight whiskies . 3.50 2.00
“Old Crow,” bottied in bond 2.50 1.50
“Jesse Moore AA”. 2.50 1.50
SCOTCH WHISKEY—
“Black and White,” specially selected for the House
of Commons . 3.00 1.50
“Strathmill” Pure Malt Scotch Whiskey 3.00 1.59
“Dewar's Extra Special,” termed “the best product
of Scotland" . 4.00 2.25
“Usher’s Black Label" Grand Old Highland Whiskey 4.00 2.50
Wilson Whiskey, a mild biend of straight goods 2.50 1.25
Ball Band Rubber Boots and Face
N. C. Co. Sole Agents for Alaska
Alaska people, as a rule, are more than
liberal in money matters, and are not in
the habit of squealing when taken in on a
sure thing game. The gambling instinct is
more or less prevalent, and all seem willing
to take “one chance.” They have even
; been known to go against a “sure-thing”
game knowing it to be such, and as one
victim said afterwards, “Well, what’s a fel
low to do? There’s no other game run
ning.” But no matter how liberal a man
may be with his money, he dislikes to be
assured that a game is “square” and find
out after he has parted with his money
that he has been victimized. It has been
customary in this community when anyone
leaving for the Outside desired to get rid
of his belongings and realize some return
of their value, to conduct a raffle. These
have always been patronized in the spirit
of helpfulness which is so characteristic of
Northerners. While a man may not need
a phonograph, a horse, a team of dogs and
sled, a furnished cabin or other representa
tive of alleged value which may be up for
disposal, he usually parts with his money
and takes a chance, charging himself up
with so much on his expense account. Re
cently there have been many such raffles,
and they have realized substantial sums for
needy persons in some instances. While such
affairs are technically contrary to the law
which prohibits gambling, no one has com
plained and everyone was apparently willing
to do bis little toward helping out.
The Disappearing Furniture
A raffile was conducted in this city a few
days ago, however, which has caused a good
deal of criticism, and left a few sore spots
on account of the brazen manner in which
the patrons were “taken in.” A lady about
to depart for the Outside announced that
she would raffle her “furnished three-room
cottage," selling 150 chances at S2.50 each.
As the residence and its contents were
known to be worth a considerable sum,
and as there was a general desire to help
the lady to realize from her property, many
tickets were sold. Later rumors were given
circulation to the effect that the contents
of the residence were being disposed of piece
meal, and the selling of tickets came to a
standstill. A young man who had been
delegated to dispose of the tickets, hearing
the rumors, visited the lady at her home
and was assured that the rumors were false
and that none of the house furnishings were
being sold, and that none would be sold.
The only things disposed of, she alleged,
were two articles which had been sold prior
to the announcement of the raffle. This
satisfied the ticket salesman, and he again
resumed the selling of chances, assuring the
purchasers in accordance with the statement
of his principal.
Facetious Remarks
On the night scheduled for the raffle to
occur the rumors were in wider circulation
than ever, and names of persons who had
purchased certain articles were freely given.
Indeed, it was said that the residence had
practically been stripped of its furniture,
and that all that remained were “a set of
logs and a safety.” Wada the Jap, who
had been employed in removing the furni
ture, assured acquaintances that it was still
a perfectly good cabin, however, still hav
ing doors and windows. The announce
ment of the purchase by an individual of a
certain piece of furniture elicited the
facetious inquiry, “Who purchased the wall
paper V lne rame was to nave laaen piace
at 9 o’clock in the evening, but it was
nearly midnight when the drawing finally
took place, and the delay was ascribed by
some observer to the fact that it was caused
by a determination to remove the flooring
before the disposition of the cabin.
Feminine Reasoning
A great deal of the plunder must have
been removed late in the evening, as two
gentlemen assured the purchasers of tickets
that at 6 o’clock on the evening of the
raffle they had been at the house and the
furniture was apparently all there then.
The lady left the city the same evening
as that scheduled for the raffle, and is said
to have retorted to a protest against her
actions that she “thought the person who
won the house would get more than §2.50
worth.” Dame Gossip goes still further
and says that she wrote a letter to the
winner of the house in which she gave as
surance that had she known who was to
have won it she would not have removed
so much of its contents as she did.
Many of the purchasers of tickets were
of the bachelor “sourdough" type, and the
remarks concerning the doings of “woman,
lovely woman” were picturesque. How
ever, if anybody seriously thinks of working
up a raffle in Iditarod in the near future,
it might be advisable to follow the advice
of an alleged humorous periodical “to those
about to be married,” i. e., “Don’t.”
Pat Kellett, George Young, John Fore
man, Davie Stranberg and Charley Jack
son were among the visitors’ in the city
last Wednesday night to attend the semi
monthly meeting of the Pioneers.
FOR SALE—A quantity of good copper
mixed lead (type metal). Much better and
more durable for machinery repairing
than the ordinary soft lead. Pioneer
office.
LEFT FOR IDITAROD
OH WEDNESDAY LAST
FAIRBANKS, Feb. 28.—Judge Guy C.
I Geraphty, recently appointed United States j
commissioner of Otter precinct, to succeed
Major G. W. Albrecht, will leave this city
next Wednesday, March 3, for Iditarod, to
take charge of his office.
DANCING CLASS AFFORDS
VERY PLEASANT EVENING.
The social dance given at A. B. hall
last Saturday night by the graduating j
class of Professor Hudson’s Terpsichorean
Academy was a huge success in every way
except the disappointment occasioned by )
the non-appearance of the prize-winning
pupil who enjoys a splendid reputation !
among the fair sex because “he is so light |
upon his feet.”
There was a goodly attendance from the
creeks, and the music furnished by Messrs. !
I.owrie and Hudson was pronounced excel- j
lent by all the dancers.
DEVELOPMENT BOARD
INDORSED AT CORDOVA
The Cordova Chamber of Commerce has !
indorsed Secretary Lane’s plan of an Alaska j
development board, which measure Delegate \
Wickersham is supporting, and the f flowing j
resolution will be forwarded to Washington,
says the Cordova Times:
“Whereas, Alaska is on the eve of a won- I
derful development, due to the coming con- j
struction of increased transportation facili- |
ties and the opening of the coal fields w'ithin i
the territory; and
“Whereas, This development should be j
fostered in every possible way by the na- j
tional government in order that the Ameri- j
can citizens and people of Alaska may work
out their destiny here without undue and j
unnecessary hindrance; and
“Whereas, The future state of Alaska will I
be one of the brightest stars in the Ameri- i
can firmament if the country itself is given
a chance to develop and the people here |
are encouraged to labor to the end that j
the latent resources of the territory be i
made available for use; and
“Whereas, The lack of co-ordination be
tween the various government departments,
and the distance of the territory from the
seat of the national government have re
sulted in vexatious delays, often of years’
duration, which are and have been choking
the industrial and economic prosperity of
Alaska to deatii: Therefore be it
“Resolved, That the Chamber of Com
merce of Cordova, Alaska, heartily indorses
the principle of the Alaska development j
board measure, now pending in congress, !
and believes that the passage of said meas- .
ure will do much to relieve the insufferable |
conditions that have prevailed here, and
requests our delegate to congress to use his
best efforts to secure the passage of the
said bill.
“And be it resolved, That copies of these
resolutions be sent to Secretary of the In
terior Franklin K. Lane and to Delegate
James Wickersham.”
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CANADIANS IN ACTION
LONDON, Jan. 16.—A brilliant victory
won by the Canadian troops in Belgium j
yesterday was the war sensation in London |
today. One of the Canadian regiments dis- j
tinguished itself by a daring bayonet charge [
which cleared and took trench after trench, j
The “slouch-hatted men of Canada” went |
into action with a yell that would have |
put to shame the red Indians of their own
West, shouting, “For Canada and Old Eng
land,” and there was no resisting their en
thusiasm and valor.
The battle was fought in Deadman’s val
ley, near Ypres. The result was to give the
allies considerable ground that had been held
by the Germans.
The London newspapers give unstinted j
praise to the bravery of the Canadian troops
and the skill with which they were handled. |
They carried the trained professional sol- i
diers of Germany, who have fought and j
won and lost in so many severe battles j
since the beginning of the war, completely j
off their feet. Frequently they were pitted i
against superior numbers, but with absolute I
lack of any semblance of fear and with an
enthusiasm that amounted to recklessness,
they went at the enemy with no idea other
than victory.
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Job Printing at Pioneer office.
IN MERRY MONTH OF MAY
“HEINIE” WILL RETURN
FAIRBANKS, Feb. 28. Word w;i> n
cently received in this city from Henry
Roden, former territorial senator, stating
that he would return ot Iditarod in May to
look after pending litigation for the Gug
genheims. Roden is now en route to Ju
neau.
Forfeiture Notice
To C. O. Nord, I>. E. J< 1 I Olson,
John Swcdal, Adolph Olson, (iiisl hi -
Ic.son, Joe Jerman.
You are hereby notilted that I iiave ex
pended during the year's 1 o 1 :* and 19 14
two hundred dollar- in lab'>r and improve
ments upon the I.one Star A.a11«»n placer
mining claim, situate on Hold Hun '-reek, a
tributary of Hear creek, in lii • kuskokwirn
mining precinct. I'ourth (livismn, territory
of Alaska, tlif location certificate of win a
is found of record in bo- k No. 7, page :>8,
in the ofllce of the [•• •order of .-aid pre
cinct, in order t«* hold -aid claim under the
provisions or Section 9324 of the In vised
Statutes of the imod states, and the
amendments tiiereto approved .laru ary 2>,
1880, and other.amendments theiet • ivlat
ing, concerning annual labor up n mining
claims, being the amount rt-uir- d n> hold
said placer mining claim for hm r***i md
ending on the 3 1st clay of December. A. D.
1914.
And if within ninety 9" day- aider the
publication thereof yon fail >>r refuse to
contribute your pi1*•portion u .•• expen
diture as a co-owner, wiiudi aim<\ tit.- to
twenty-five i2r»« dollars for each •
your interest m the claim will become The
property of the subscriber, your m owner,
who has made r r-uired expenditure, by
the terms of said .-eermn with amendments.
( Signed j ' II AKI.K- \ M M M.i
Hear Creek. Alaska. Jan. i 19 15.
first publication, Jan. 9, rsi:..
Last publication, April 10, 1915.
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