SUFFERED MARTYDROM
TO SAVE THE OTHERS.
Noble Deed of a French School
Teacher.
PARIS, March 4.—The story has
reached Paris of how a school teacher
sacrificed himself to save the mayor,
cure and a number of citizens of his
village in the Aisne, a few miles from
the Belgian frontier.
After the battle of Charleroi, the
Germans captured the village of D—
without firing a shot, and a company
of the Prussian Guards made it their
headquarters for two days. Toward
the end of the second day, while the
Germans were preparing to leave the
village, a shot rang from no-one
knows where. The German officer in
command hastened at once to the
mayor. A dozen hostages were re
quired upon the spot, to be shot be
nightfall, if the guilty man was not
denounced or did not give himself up.
No-one had been hit by the shot but
the officer declored that he had heard
the bullet whistle close* to his head.
“Very well," said the Mayor, ‘you
want hostages. Here l am to begin
with."
“ And I, also." declared the cure.
Three of the older inhabitants of the
vllage came forward, which made five.
Then the Germans took seven more
inhabitants into an open field near the
church. The firing squad was ready,!
ami the hostages lined up against a
wall, when the school teacher, M.
Michon. ran up.
“I am the guilty one," he said simp
ly. “Yes, it is I who fired just now. t
Release these men and take me, I am
ready; I'm not afraid to die.’*
Several of the villagers present had ,
se^n Michon leave his schoolhouse •
with his pupils at the exact moment j
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when the shot was fired. But he
persisted in his declaration and at •
o’clock in the evening he was shot.
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WOUNDED BY BITS
OF HUMAN BEINGS.
Soldier Shot in the Eye by the 1'ooth
of Another.
PARIS, March 4.—The remarkable •
wounds that are caused by ricochet
ting bullets and secondary projectiles,
and are being discovered by surgeons ]
in ever-increasing variety are com
mented on by Henri de Varigny, in the
Debat.
Not only are deformed bullets fre
quently found in wounds, but with
them unusual substances as bits of
bone from the bodies of other men,
metal and medals and money, pieces
of cloth and other articles.
The presence of these extraneous
substances in wounds invariably
means that they have been projected
by ricochetting bullets. An officer
recently was found to have been in
jured by part of the forearm of one
of his men, one man was struck by a
stone that had been projected by a
bullet.
In another case a part of one man’s
jaw bone was picked out of another
man’s wound; still another soldier
lost the sight of his eye by being
struck with a efllow-soldier’s tooth.
From the various field hospitals
come reports of finding in supposed
bullet wounds such unusual objects as
buttons, nails, fragments of eye glass
es, pieces of teeth, slivers of wood and
bone, eyelets, scraps of leather and
coins.
In one case a projectile struck a
man’s pocket and glanced off with
out scratching the skin, but the bul
let hit another man, and in the wound
were found bits of cloth from the first
soldier’s uniform, and 20 deformed
pieces of- gold from coins that were
forced out of the pocket .
ALL OLD TIMERS.
Twelve and a half years is the aver
age time of residence in Alaska of
those who have up to date registered
for the municipal election. The aver
age time of residence in Seward of
those registered to date is six and a
half years.
Complete Camping Outfits. Tents
Tarpaulins, Camp stoves, Cooking
utensils etc. etc. Brown & Hawkins.
“Quality First.”
One of the features at the concert
to be given Saturday eve. March 13th
will be the Seward Quartette, the
members of which are Mrs. Nuzum,
Mre. Ellsworth, Mr. Brownell and Mr.
Moses.
LONDON, March 8.—The use of
the telephone as an aid to surgery by
communicating to the operator the
noise of contact of knife, forceps or
probe with foreign bodies imbedded
in the flesh, has been discovered and
perfected by Sir James Mackenzie
Davidson, who says his method will
do much to simplify military surgery.
The X-ray, says Sir James, has
serious limitations. It shows the pres,
ence of the foreign body, but gives
no idea of the depth this body has
penetrated or of its relation to the
parts among which it has lodged. Sur
geons often fail to find the object seen
in silhouette on the fluorescent screen.
It is not necessary to have a man
full of shrapnel brought from the
trenches to demonstrate the use of the
telephone in surgery, as a potato and
a nail do quite as well. The surgeon
uses a double pair of receivers, such
as worn by wireless operators. One
of the telephone wires is attached to
a piece of platinum foil. In a real
operation this foil is held in place °n
the patient’s skin by plaster or band
age. In the experiment, the potato
is dipped into salt water and placed
on the foil. To the end of the other
telephone wire is attached a small,
sterilized silver wire, which in turn
is made fast to the knife, probe,
needle or forceps used in sounding
the wound or incision.
When the surgeon’s instrument
touches metal, whether in flesh or in
a potato, a distinct and unmistakable
grating noise results. This means the
foreign body is discovered.
There exists a popular fallacy that
it is necessary to remove not only bul
lets but every scrap of metal from
the wound. But experience has shown
that the human body does not mind a
little metal, and the removing of bul
lets is often too dangerous to attempt.
NOTICE TO V OTERS.
""Notice is hereby given to the quali
fied electors of the Town of Seward,
Alaska, that the poll book for the an
nual general election to be held April
6. 1915, is now open at the office of the
undersigned town clerk of said town.
By the provisions of ordinance No.
12, of the Ordinances of the Town of
Seward, Alaska, all persons are re
quired, as a condition precedent to
their voting, to register in said poll
book, at any time after the first Mon
day in March and before the last Sat
urday prior to the general municipal
election to be held as aforesaid, April
6, 1915.
Chapter 1, of the Session laws of
the Territory of Alaska for the year
1913, in an Act entitled, “An act to
extend the elective franchise to wo
men in the Territory of Alaska,”
provides: Section 1. “That in all
elections which are now, or may here
after be authorized by law in the Ter
ritory of Alaska, or any sub-division'
or municipality thereof, the elective
franchise is hereby extended to such
women as have the qualifications of
citizenship required of male electors.” j
Carl Almy,
Town Clerk of the Town
of Seward, Alaska.
Issued by the authority of the Com
mon council of the Towm of Seward,]
Alaska, by ordinance therefor duly
passed and adopted in regular ses
sion Feb. 3, 1913.
Hill Bros. Blue Can Coffee. 40 cents'
per can. Brown & Hawkins. “Qual- j
ty First.”
Window Shades on “Can’t Break” j
rollers, 50 cents each, other grades at
£1.00 and $1.25. Colors Green and i
Cream, also the Duplex, green on one j
side and Cream on the other. Brown
& Hawkins. “Quality First.”
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Meet me at The Branch. i
NEWS NOTES
Pete Ogle is building a residence
on his property below the new school
house.
Another new business has been
started in Seward. The latest en
terprise is a fish smoke house which
Messrs Ennis and Allen, late of Walla
Walla, have established. So far ad
vanced has the business become that
the owners have already three thou
sand pounds of Oolakans smoked and
ready for the market. The fish will
be distributed around the stores. This
means about half a score of new busi
ness ventures in the city in a couple
of weeks.
The devotees of dancing will take
pleasure in the announcement that
they can indulge in their favorite
pastime, next Saturday eve. at the
Railroad Building. The hall will be
available for dancing at the conclusion
of the musical program.
William Aiken of Schilling’s Best
is a well known travelling man who
has been here for some days.
Tim Markham arrived in a small
boat last night after a rather bad ex
perience. He left Valdez for Middle
ton id. some days ago and got blown
out of his course so that he was two
days and two nights wandering about
in the wilderness of the ocean. He
got in here safe and sound.
The Alameda was reported at Val
dez at li o’clock this morning.
Sam Cappers left this morning for
home.
Mrs. Henry Bohenberg has arrived
from S'tsitna.
The Alameda left Cordova at five
o’clock this morning.
Blase and Mitchell are about to
put up a bunk house in block two. |
They brought an outfit from the out- ]
side.
The city council will meet this even
ing and make final preparations prob
ably for the election. It will also j
most likely forward to Washington a j
communication suggesting that there ^
are many unemployed Alaskans who
could well be used on the construction
work of the government railroad.
T. R. Needham arrived Saturday
night and will proceed to Juneau
where Mrs. Needham is ill. h< i**
Shaw took over the management of
the Knik News in the place of Mr.
Needham.
A complete line of Childrens and j
Boys shoe pacs. All sizes. Boy Scout!
Stockings, the long wearing kind, 35 j
cents, 3 for $1.00. Brown & Hawkins, j
“Quality First.”
"Srwanl'n Pioneer Show lloime
Casino Theater
N. J. KOONTZ, Mau’gr.
“A Keel Show”
“Get the Casino Habit”
TO-NIGHT
Big Drama
"Voles for Women"
2 REELS 2
Featuring Dr. Annu Shaw, Mia a
Jane AdaniA and other
Suffrage leader*.
“A Problem in Reduction”
Comedy.
“Nature’s Vengeance”
Drama.
Watch for Lucille Love
Change Every Other Night
Admission 25c; Children 10c
Reserved Seats 50c
Never Will Real Estate in the Business Sec
tion of Seward be Cheaper than it is Today
We secure you a purchaser when you desire to sell.
We buy for you when you desire to purchase.
A FAIR PRICE AND QUICK RESULTS IS OUR At OTTO
We handle BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES in connection with our
Ueal Estate Line.
COME AND SEE OUR LIST—IT MAY INTEREST YOU.
ALASKA LAND S DEVELOPMENT COMPANY,me.
OUSTAVE F. RUST, O. BENJ. POINDEXTER,
Pres, and Manager, flanager,
834 Henry Bldg., Seattle, Wash. Seward, Alaska.
NOTICE
To the Husbands, Fathers and Sons
of Seward:
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FROM CHURCH AND STATE
By JOHN IRELAND
(Archbishop at St. Paul, Minn.)
“1 cannot understand why there
would be a single individual with any j
responsibility whatsover, who has
family, relatives or friends, who has
not an assurance upon his life. I hold
as benefactors of humanity and so
ciety those who do go around using
eloquence, poetry and persuasion and
everything else, and win them to go
out and assure their lives. I have
very little regard for any man who
leaves this world without having been
able to leave behind him a life as
surance policy, so that those depend
ent upon him are provided for; so
that any debts he himself may have
are paid, and, if he has not much of
an estate, so that ho himself may be
buried in decency and honor.”
By WINSTON CHURCHILL
(First Lord of British Admiralty)
“If 1 hud my way, I would write j
the word ‘insure’ over doors of every
cottage, and upon the blotting book
of every public man, because I am
convinced that for sacrifices which are
inconceivably small, families can be
secured against catastrophies, which
otherwise would smash them up for
ever. It is our duty to arrest the
ghastly waste not merely of human
happiness, but of national health and
strength which flows when, through
the death of the bread-winner, the
frail boat in which the fortunes of the
family are embarked, founders, and
tho women and children aro left to
struggle helplessly on the dark wateis
of a friendless world."
The S in 1 policy of the NORTHERN LIFE provides for complete protec
tion against accident, sickness and death.
A. E. RANSOM, Div. Supt. of Alaska.
<;. S. WHITEHEAD, Local Representative.
PUT UP MORE THAN SCORE
OUTFITS FOR BROAI) PASS.
—
Brown and Hawkins and George
Palmer put up more than a score of :
outfits for people going to Broad Pass
last week according to T. R. Noedham. i
Mr. Needham says that people are j
converging from all points on Knik. j
They are coming from the interior,1
from this direction and other direct-;
ions. Many are going to Broad Pass,
Matanuska, Ship creek and the neigh- j
borhood around.
The Gateway can do any sort of
printing done in the states. Do not
forget that.
—
The largest assortment of Wall
Paper in Alaska. Brown & Hawkins.
“Quality First."
Long distance telephone booth at.
The Branch. !
Finch’s Golden Wedding Rye at The
Branch.
j. POTHFUS
Shoe Repairing Shop
,0l*PO8IT* Thk Oatkway
Best Workmanship Moderate Prices
Give Us a Trial.
ROMIG & ROMIG
REAL ESTATE AGENTS
Houses for Rent, Rents Collected,
Titles Examined. Lots for Sale.
Large Listing.
Phone Red 1-6. Seward. Alaska
For
Reliable Information
On Broad Pass
H. E. ELLSWORTH,
Assayer and Chemist, Seward.
—
To the
Property Owners
of Seward:
There is a steady and increasing
demand for property in Seward, and
for improved property in particular.
Customers are making inquiries of us
daily ,and the supply of cabins avail
able for rent is at present extremely
limited. Any kind of a cabin or build
ing in Seward is now rentable. Eevery
steamer is bringing new arrivals to
Seward and it is necessary for them
all to have a place to live when they
arrive here.
We want to ask every property
holder in Seward to assist us in look
ing after the wants of the new’ comers
and to that end, ask that they furnish
us w’ith a list of their property, that
they w’ish to rent and we will do all
that we can to lease or rent it for you.
It does not make any difference
whether it is a residence or business
property, we have numerous demands
for bith, and will be able to place
either for you in a short time.
It is up to the citizens of Sew’ard to
look after the comfort of the new
comers and as an act of hospitality
alone it is up to you to list your prop
erty if you care to rent it.
We now have a few choice bargains
in real estate, and if you are in the
market for anything in that line, we
would be pleased to go over the list
with you, and possibly w’e may find
just w’hat you want .
Strangers are cordially invited to
call at our office and make their
w’ants known.
WHITEHEAD
REALTY and
INVESTMENT
COMPANY
Two doors below
The Gateway
WHEN IN SEATTLE
GO DIRECT TO
CHEASTVS
Make yourself at home. Leave your packages and suit case
there, they will take care of them until you call^no charge.
IT’S TIME WELL SPENT AT THIS STORE
/^If rri \ OrrTX7',0 Men’s and Young
LHllAO I I U Mens Wear,
O. C. CHAVES, Pre*. *nd M«n*g«r
SEATTLE Second Ave. and Spring St.
PEACE AND PLENTY
—did ever these words mean so
much as now, and were we ever
so near to securing both as at
this time and in this country?
BANK WITH US
BANK OF SEWARD
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BROWN & HAWKINS
“Quality First”
Seward Knik
We’re
Six Months
Ahead!
When the ready-made clothier
places his “newest styles” on
sale, they’re half a year old
to begin with.
It’s because the manufacturer
sold him from models made
us six months previously.
If you have us send your
measure to
Ed.V. Price & Co.
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Merchant J ailors Chicago, U. S. A.
✓
you’ll get clothes that are the
style the moment the suit is
made, and for about the same
money. Wliich do you prefer.^
Brown & Hawkins
“Quality First”
SEWARD KNIK
“ PALACE JINGLES ”
If you'r anchored safe in Seward,
Let your mind now be at rest.
For in lookng o’er these Northern
Towns
You’?e surely struck the beet.
Cause Seward has the Palace Bar;
IPs famed from East to West,
And Sourdoughs from all the North
Will tell you “SHERWOOD’S best.”
THE PALACE BAR
Furnished Rooms for Men
JOE MORRIS Cafe and Lunch Counter in Connection | BILL DEVINE
“ PALACE JINGLES ” ..
If you’ve just arrived in Seward
Looking for a place to light,
And want to aee a man’s resort
That’s stocked and fixed up right,
Just drop in at THE PALACE,
If you want to drink, or eat.
And you’ll admit that we hare got
A place that's hard to beat.