iUlff 3>?utarii (gatfiuay
AND .
%
The Alaska Weekly Post
Published Daily, Except Sundays and Holuiays
r By
GATEWAY PUBLISHING COMPANY (Inc.)
Elmer A. Friend, Editor
Harry V, Hoben, President Frank L, Bsllaine, Sec.
BiUrtd a* Mcond-flui matUr Saptambar S, 1914. at tha Poat Offlca at Sawmrd. Alaska.
nndar Act of March S. 1879.
SUBSCRIPTION RATES:
ONI YEAR. In advanca_$10.00 PER MONTH, dallrarad---,l °*
THf ALASKA WEEKLY POST hy mall 8.00 ADVERTISING RATES on application.
Editorial and Business O dice—Telephone Main 71
MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for republication
•f all news dispatches credited ot it or not otherwise credited in this paper
and also the local news published herein. _
- ---- -r— ■ i
THRILLING STORY OF AN AVIATOR’S
fRlGGER ACTION OVER HUN LINES.
BRITISH AIR FORCE HEADQUARTERS IN
FRANCE Aug. 33— Brains and quickness of thought are
as necessary to the airman as pluck, endurance and phy
sical skill in aerial manoi-uvers. The Engilish pilot of a
single-seater fighter of the latest type, while cruising all
over the German lines the other day, saw below him three
slow, old-fashioned tnemv machines flving steadily west
ward, as though to cross the lines into British territory.
Unfot tunatelv. the Germans were too far off to be at
tacked successful!), and the British pilot figured that if
they realized his presense they would fly for home and
safety long before he could get within range. He therefore
flew up into the clouds and tht n turned in the direction in
which the enemy machines were moving.
Judging his time, he pus! ed the nose of his machine
downward, dived out of the clouds to the Germans beneath
and, when close enough to I e fairly sure of his mark,
pressed the trigger of his gun. A stream of lead played
about the German machines. None of them returned his
fire.
Once before the pilot had heard of a similar occurr
ence. This flashed through his mind, and pulling hack the
control lever, he soared up again into the clouds. He was
only just in time, for as he vanished into the vapor three
enemy scouts appeared. The s ow machines were the bait
and the Bntish airplane was the expected prey, for its
pilot was well known and feared by the Germans in that
part of the line.
Once he knew what the odds were against him, he no
longer hesitated. Down once more out of the clouds he
came, straight at the nearest scout. A short burst from
his machine gun and the hostile machine wavered, then
slowly fell into a spin, hurling downwards and crashing
far below.
The odds were still five to one. True, three of the en
emy machines were slow and old-fashioned, and taken
alone might have been accounted for one by one, but the
addition of two fast-flying scouts manoeuvered by skill
ful pilots ga\e the matter a different aspect. The British
pilot did not wait, but no sooner had one machine fallen
than he flew at the next, banking zooming, sidelipping,
ever trying to reach the vulnerable spot in the enemy’s
armor. All the time the second scout was trying to secure
a favorable position to fire at the attacker and the three
old two-seaters were firing long-range bursts as oppor
tunity afforded.
For some minutes this competition for position for
position continued, each party firing short bursts without
definite results. Then suddenly the deciding factor arrived
Out of the sky loomed a two seater British fighter of
the latest type. It was proceeding on a special errand. Be
fore the Germans had realized his arrival the new pilot
steered his machine into the midst of the fight. A long
hui-st from his rear gun caused one of the German fight
ers to stagger in its flight, then drop its nose arid leave the
combat. Evidently the pilot had been hit. Then together
the two British machines charged the Germans. A short
skirmish ensued before the enemy decided that discretion
was the better part of valor, and put their machines into
spins to evade their adversaries, fire in the low altitudes'
I
close to earth where the antiaircraft batteries would pro
tect them.
IS DEMOCRACY A FAILURE?
The American people have achieved a victory for de*
mocracy. They have proved that they can govern them
selves.
Tlirough all sorts of agencies the United States Food
Administration has endeavored to bring home to the nat
ion the vital necessity for sending wheat, meat, fats and
sugar over there. What has been the response?
Perhaps wheat has been our biggest problem. We
have realized how very important it is to give the Allies
wheat. To them, the “staff of life,’’ the “daily bread” of
their prayers, is the wheat loaf.
What were the conditions on this side of the Atlantic?
The wheat crop of 11)17 was larger than the 1916 crop, but
it was over one hundred fifty-five million bushels less
than the average production for the years 1911 to 1915.
I f we had eaten as much as we usually do, we would have
had onlv twenty million bushels to send over there.
* %
We realized then, and we are still realizing, that we
must not cat as much as usual. What have we done up to
this time? We have sent one hundred million bushels and
by September 1st, we will have increased this total amount
by many millions.
Let the German militarists still argue that “democ*
; i acv is a failure." Thev do not know the democracy of
America!
- ' v % r
i PRESIDENT PAES OF PORTUGAL
IS GIVEN GREAT OVATION
LIBBON, Aug. 23— The people of Libon gave Presi
dent Paes an ovation when he assumed the duties of his
office on “Proclamation Day.” Dr. Paes, the first Portu
[gal, independent elected, secured more than half a million
votes His opponents refrained from voting.
He was elected in the face of the most bitter campa
ign, threats of death being freely made against prospect
ive voters if they dared journey to the polls and drop their
ballot. “If you vote, you die” were the words written on
many slips of paper mailed to houses or slipped under the
doors of voters presumed to be partisans of the new re
gime.
The official proclamation took place at the Lisbon
City Hall. People lined the streets and quays from the
President’s Palace to the City Hall.Where double cordons
of police vainly attempted to keep the crowd back. Presi
dent Paes, a lithe, martial figure, remarkably young look
ing for his 46 years, escorted by his guard of honor ascend
ed the dais. On his right was General Bemardiston, Chief
of the British Mission and next to him the Military Atta
che of the United States, General Brainard, and several
other officers of the Allied Legations.
President Paes first granted a general annesty for all
i • • • « « .
political and military crimes and said that all the exiles
would be allowed to return to Portugal.
He spoke of the insidious anti patriotic campaign
.hat had been waged against him and his government bas
ed on the calumny that Portugal as represented at present
was hostile to the cause to the cause of the Allies and reit
erated his determination to carry on the war on the side
of the Allies with all the resources at the command of the
country. t 4 y
-- , ‘ V
COMPULSORY MILITARY TRAINING. F * '
• - 1,4. V""
GOLDEN, COLO., Aug 23— Beginning next September
compulsory military training will be enforced at the
< dorado School of Mines here. An officer of the regular
army will be stationed at the school as instructor and
every boy who is phsically fit must enroll. (
-- \ 1
GETTING READY FOR THANKSGIVING. \
- i VI
SAN JOSE, Calif., Aug. 23- Under the direction of
Henry Meade Bland a member of the faculty, the Stato
Normal School is raising a herd of turkeys which will be
fattened up on the Normal School’s lawns and sold at
auction about 1 hanksgiving time for the benefit of some
war work in which the school is interested. !
-- t
HUN CHILDREN HELP GOVERNMENT.
NEW ^ ORK, Aug. 23— School children, .in Berlin! have
been mobilized to serve as “coal transporters”, accocrding
to the Berlin Vorwaerts which says that a pupil’s Aiuxili
aiy service has been organized, the purpose of which" is to
deli\ er coal from the yards to old or ill persi ins or to those
who cannot call for the coal themselves. Tl ie childrc m are
to be supplied with spall carts, y j ^ j , * • |^|i|
j Seward Light &
I Power Company j
1 •• mm
| Main 0 [
ALASKA S
Sailings from Seattle
9
NORTHWESTERN AUG. 1« Turns hack from Seward.
AUAMKDA AUG. 14 Outride passage l>oth direction*
Alameda September 1st.
fipiWWIW* ' Northwestern, September 8th.
On thrt September trips the Alameda ami Northwestern will
make the regular ports ol call.
A. H. MeDONALD, Agent.
_ *
The Seward News Company I
GEORGE PHELPS
Booksellers, Newsdealers and Stationer*
I • SAILING FROM SEATTLE
ADMIRAL FARRAGUT AUGUST 15th.
FOR ANCHORAGE AND KODIAK
ADMIRAL WATSON, August 25th.
Seattle* to Cordova direct thence Seward and Anchoiage.
Sailitio-s from Scalllc to California three times a week.
* J nrtlier information address Wayne Blue, Seward.
BE VO
> AND
l
RAINIER
ALWAYS
MAKE THE NORTHERN YOUR
HEADQUARTERS WHILE IN SEWARD.
all of the news of the world, daily.
Read the SEWARD GATEWAY, , Z
Covers the local field and the entire
World, Associated Press Service.
*
‘““all of the news of the world, daily.
POWDER CAPS and fuse at J. L.
“liaef. .. ^
-♦
Andy's Express, phone Madison 143.
_»—
Taylor's Express meets all boats
und trains. Phone Main 122.
Subscribe for The Gateway
-«-—
CROWN GAS and Distilatc r.t J. L.
, Gracf.
City Express. Phone Main 122.
-+
SWAT THE FLY and fly paper at J.
L. Graef. ^
» ■ -■ —
Seward Steam Laundry
Phone Main 157
HAW A BE & BADGER
j
I Best of Work—Quickest Deliv
ery. Family Work. Rough
Dry 12*/2 cents per pound
■ _
Advertise in The Gateway.
-—at
Andy's Express, phone Madison I'H.
_____ _ _j f
hhhswbh
Jy! - and
re WILD
4