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SWEDEN REAPS WHIRL-!
WIND
Since the beginning of the war
Sweden has been one of the great
assets of the Prussian war ma
chine, according to the New York
Herald. Her neutrality has been
a sham, her pretense that she
has been an unprejudiced non
cnmbatant a mockery. Like
Greece, Sweden was counted
upon by the kaiser to help the
fatherland, because members of
the German royal family had
been shrewdly allied in marriage
with the rulers at Athens and
Stockholm. Unlike Greece, Swe
den was able to carry out its
part of the matrimonial-military
contract through furnishing to
the central empires the war sup*
plies and foodstuffs which the
latter so sorely needed.
For almost three years Stock
holm has been little less than
a second Berlin. Court circles
and a large group of profiteering
exporters have ail but raised the
German flag, and would have
done this if they had not feared
the growing spirit of democracy
which even in Sweden is mak
ing the throne unsteady. How
America’s refusal to permit
Sweden to remain a go-between
for Germany has blocked the
Stockholm-Berlin war arrange
ments is told in a special cable
gram from Paris. Therein is
demonstrated by an American
what suicidal folly it was for
Sweden to permit herself to be
made a cog in the kaiser’s war
machine and how the whole
country now is*reaping a bitter
fruit from the seeds which the
pro-German element at Stock
holm planted in their great zeal j
to garner the Teutonic gold.
Sweden now calls on high
heaven to witness the terrible
plight of her famishing people
and begs the United States to
give her relief. But a govern
ment that can call on high
heaven to witness her nndeviat
ing neutrality, and at the same
time be a practical comrade in I
arms of a power that seeks to
enslave the world must not be
surprised if honest folk refuse to
place any trust either in herj
calls for help or her promises of I
future good behavior.
ANOTHER SLACKER
That citizen is somewhat phoney who
hastens into matrimony, that he may
dodge the fray; it ought to shame his
soul, doggone him, to see how people
look upon him, upon his wedding day.
Methinks I see him humbly kneeling,
his voice all choked with maudlin feel
ing, before some maiden fair; “The
thought,” he says, “of doing battle out
where the noisy cannon rattle, is whit
ening my hair. So long as I’m remain
ing single, the chancas are I'll have to
mingle with men whom I abhor, I have
no use for soldiers’ labors, I have no
use for guns and sabres, I have no usf
for war. I’d rather hear my neighbors
hoot me, or pr<xl me with a sword; I’d
rather men sitould call me Rabbit, than
fall into the beastly habit of being
carved or bored. So marry me, sweet
Isabella! Have pity on a cringing fel.
lah whojlhates the thought of blood, for
if you won’t avert disaster, by chasing
with me to the pastor, my given name
is Mud.” You'd think the girls would
deem him dotty, that they in angr\
tones and haughty, would order him
away; but Slacker prospers in his woo
ing; girls like his billing and his coo
ing, and wed him every day.—Walt
Mason.
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Of Superb Benignity, Sure
Picture the German emperor’s facia
expression if one of his subjects should
refuse to go to war for fear lie mighi
kill a relative fighting for liberty in
America.—Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
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Fabricated Steel Ships
A good many persons have
puzzled over the meaning of tin
term “fabricated” as used in con
nection with the vessels to be
constructed by the United States
shipping board. The fabricated
steel ships, for the building
whereof an appropriation of
5500,000 000 is to be added to the
war budget for the current year,
will be standardized steel vessels,
bailtoutof materials fabricated
in bridgebuilding plants and
othor steel working establish
ments, the parts being sent in
“knock down” form to the ship
yards where they are to be as
sembled. Each part will be ready
to put in its proper place, just as
bridges and other steel building
material is when it arrives at the
site of conrtruction At the ship
yards there will be only the riv
eting to do, and, by distributing
the molding and fitting among
many establishments equipped
for the work, much time will be
gained.—Philadelphia Record.
Powderless Gun Deadly
An American inventive genius has
invented a powderless gun, which may
revolutionize land attacks. The gun,
which might be taken for a large
grindstone at short distance, is re
volved at great speed by an electric
motor, and is callable of firing hun
dreds of shots a minute. The bulleis
are carried in small cups, which hold
them until the gun reaches the proper
position for their discharge by centrif
ugal force. The weapon is accurate at
five miles, is cheap to operate, and is
noiseless.
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the W. H. Mendham jewelry store of
Fairbanks and has placed it under the
management of Victor Brown.
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PARAGUAYAN VIEW
OF UNIT ) STATES
Dr. CecilioBaez, former president of
Paraguay and Paraguayan minister in
Washington, has recently written the
following articlo in regard to Amer
ica’s policy in the war:
“The reception given at this time to
the American fleet by the Govern
ments of Brazil, Argentina, and Uru
guay, with enthusiastic popular mani
festations, shows plainly enough thai
there exists a union of interests, I both
moral and material, between the grand
republic of the north and the coun
tries of South America.
“The present war proves conclu
sively that our young republics stilt
need tbe^ protection of the United
Slates in order to live peaceable with
each other and to be assured freedom
from aggression on the part of the mil
itary powers of the old world which
aspire to control our destinies. Ger
many was on the point to provoke a
war of conquest in Latin America in
order to be better prepared to fight
the United States and England. Fortu
oately that infernal scheme lias faileu
completely.
In the midst of the great world
strife the pence in Latin America is
due to tiie attitude of the United
Slates, which like a guardian angel
watches over the welfare of our
countries. The Government at Wash
ington does nut demand any material
aid from these countries; Ae only asks
ior their moral support aud that they
oppose all schemes of German intrigue
while she devotes herself to the work
of defending the liberties of mankind
on the seas and on the battle fields ot
western Europe.
•‘The moral support has not beeD de
nied. It has been given with all spon
taneity and enthusiasm, as it was nai
ura! that all the democracies of Amer
ica would accompany her with plaudits
and with fondest hopes for the triumph
of the good cause The friendly atti
tude of Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, ano
Guatemala is in an especial manner an
eloquent demonstration of American
union. Paraguay shares in this senti
ment, as she has given evidence of her
sincere adhesion to the cause which
the United States and the other
powers of the entente 'defend.
“I believe that I do not fall far short
of the truth when I say that men in
public life in Paraguay think as
follows:
(1) “That were it not for the power
and benevolence—of the United States
toward her sister republics they would
have been oppressed or subjected to
anarchy by foreign powers.
“(2) That among the republics them
selves peace would not be assured but
for the respect that they owe to the
United States.
“(3) That there is no reason to mis
trust the United Stases so long as our
Republics respect themselves and each
other as civilized countries respect the
rights of others.
“And, being Americans, we congratu
late the people and Government of Ar
gentina for the cordial reception which
they have just given to the United
States fleet.”—Official Bulletin.
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President Knows Too Much
Milwaukee, Wis. — Ever since
taking office President Wilson
has held congress virtualy in his
hand, never having been turned
down on any measure he advo
cated To many this has been
a source of wonder, but now the
mater is cleared up, at least in
the minds of the Milwaukee So
cialists. Max Eastman and Ed
Moses, two Socialist leaders, in
delivering addresses here today,
both declared that the reason
the president holds the support
of congress is becanse he knows
so much history and so much
law that none of the congress
men are able to answer his asgu
ments.
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The Smokeless Husband
A young Mrs. Newlywed was
boasting about her husband.
“George has no faults,” she
proudly proclaimed; “he doesn’t
drink and he doesn’t gamble.”
“Doesn’t he smoke?” inquired a
new acquaintance. “Well,” said
the bride, “after a good dinner
he may smoke a cigar, but that’s
only once a month or so.”
John Sinclair returned to Candle
creek during the early part of the
week after spending several days in
this camp at tending to business matters.
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Job Printing at The Pioneer office.
Fox and Mink Plentiful
All reports coming in indicate
that there will be an abundance
of fox and mink this winter in
various sections of the Seward
Peninsula. Not in years have
fox been so plentiful and this
plenty is in marked coutrast to
the lack of ptarmigan and the
failure of the rabbits. Further,
another intersting fact in con
nection with Arctic animal life
here is that field mice and moles
were never so abundant. Their
mounds are literally to be seen
everywhere. As these furnish
the foxes with food, their plenti
fulness also means that the fox
will be fat and plentiful also.
Old timers explain the matter
of the excessive numbers of mice
and moles as due to the fact that
there have been no tundra fires,
>wing to the inclement weather
preventing them. These fires
usually are very destructive of
field life helped to overcome the
normal fecundity of these ani
mals —Nome Industrial Worker.
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