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The Skagway Alaskan of December l makes a very strong protest about
the manner of sending the mail to places along the Alaskan coast. It blames
the Seattle post office officials entirely for it and in one place speaks of the
-gross carlessness** of those officials. To those officials is also probably due
the fact that the mail arriving in Seward today should have arrived several
days ago. There is absolutely no blame to the steamship companies in the
matter and it is really agravating to think that Seattle officials can keep the
people out of their mail even for a minute.
Now, Juneau, do not feel that xve are in the least bit untriendly it it is
cuggesUxI that Seward is the best site for the capital ot the territory of
Alaska. The day will come when there will be more than one capital in Alaska,
more than one territory and more than one state.
Seward is, however, the most central part of the territory today from the
political point of view. From the interior it is the most easy place to reach
while it is ju>t in about as near a central position as anything could be with
lespeet to the whole Alaskan coast.
The capital today is in the only part of the territory which can be reach
til from any other only by steamboats.
Besides all this—but then, the day will come when this matter will
automatically, almost, adjust itself and in the meantime there is no use in get
ting our dear friends of the present capital believing we are unfriendly. VVe
are not.
Some day the United States will be called upon to tight some great mili
tary anil naval power. It would be absurd to suppose that it can go on forever
without having to meet some great enemy who has designs which this coun
try will be bound to frustrate. There is no country on earth which has not
to meet such an ordeal and recent events clearly show that war is not a thing
of the past.
As to how the United States is prepared the following statements of
Gardner the other day in the house are illustrative:
“Let us see if the situation is much better to-dav. The naval board is
continually dinning into our ears a story of the unpreparedness of the United
States for war. Every time he issues a report, Gen. Wood tells us the same
thing about the Army. He appeals to us to arise from our lethargy and take
an interest in these questions which are vital to the Nation. \et we go on
slumbering and gibbering and scattering money for all sorts of projects
wherever the vote* grow thickest, and l am just as bail as anyone else in
that respect. What is the matter with us? Are we blind? Are we crazy?
Do we not see? Of course we see. but we know that every boy in the United
States is brought up to believe that we can “lick" all creation, and we are
ashamed, we are afraid, to go to our constituents and tell them the truth.
I have been afraid all these dozen years to turn around and say to the Nation
al Guard in my district, “We can not depend on the greater part of the Na
tional Guard to do effective service in time of war. “In all the dozen years
that 1 have known that fact until this minute I have never said so."
PEOPLE OF PARIS DO situation continues, and applies to the
NOl LIKE COARSE BREAD. entire country, excepting the un
. —.. . fortunate regions that have been rav
Food Plentiful But Dainty Kinds of ......
. . aged bv the occupation of the hostile
Bread Are Getting Ncarce.
troops.
(By The Associated Press.) Baris suffers in this respect from
PARIS, Dec. 9.—Attention has al- only one thing; its delicate taste is
ready been called to the fact that rebellious to the coarser quality or
Paris was never so well nor so cheap- bread to which bakers were confined
ly fed as since the war began. This by the government order, and are
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BRITISH SEND
! GREAT FORGES
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IRON DISCIPLINE INSISTED ON
AMONGST THE TROOPS
IN FRANCE.
(By The Associated Press.)
HAVRE, Dec. 9.—During the last
i week colonial and territorial troops
I have been arriving from England by
the thousands. A part of Kitchener’s
new army is expected soon, and the
huts and floored tents now being
erected in the outskirts of Havre are
said to be for its reception.
The best trained territorial troops,
which have been over here long
enough to be somewhat acclimatized
and broken into the ways of the
country, are already being moved up
toward the north to take their places
in the reserves. As soon as thought
lit by the commanders they will be
moved into the first line of battle.
The soldiers in the British expediti
onary force are kept under iron dis
cipline in one respect and those who
become unlit for duty through their
own fault are sent back to England in
disgrace.
If officers violate Kitchener’s orders
it means cashierment.
Tommy Atkins has nothing but
praise for the French people. Some
troops marched past the market place
in Havre the other day according to
an American there at the time, and
the old fruit women held out their
baskets for the soldiers to help them
selves. This meant a great sacrifice to
them, for their earnings are a matter
of a few pennies, and they gave away
i their stock.
praying that the bakers !><• permitted
to furnish the “pain dc fantaisie” as
1 they call the liner qualities of French
bread.
The limitation of baking to this one
coarser quality was intended to so
, simplify the work of the bakers as to
remedy the difficulty caused by the ex
odus of so many of their employees to
the front. Some of the higher classes
of bakers, which in Paris come under
the category of pastry-cooks, continue
to make the “croissant” which con
stitutes the principle part of the Par
isian breakfast, but for the popula
! tion in general there are no “crois
ants,” no cakes or cookies of any sort,
and they are obliged to'take common
bread with their coffee in the morning.
Viennese bread called uagar.i.nhe
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Don’t forget the White Tar Moth
and Dustproof Bags. A good Christ
mas present. Brown & Hawkins.
“Quality first.”
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Only Fifteen More Shopping Days!
A As ,ong as the S'vinS custom of the Merry Yftle
^Ifllii; tide prevails there will be giving and receiving ot‘ presents
If IUH V at chrjstmas Time. 1 don’t suppose that there is a man,
woman, or child in Seward but what in the past has had
some gift wished on them, as welcome as a flea on a hound
pups back. You have it and you can’t use it but you can’t
get rid of it. Don’t do that thing again.
TLjrt There are so many things that a man wants in our
lx line, and articles that a man will use and enjoy and ap
1 predate and they don’t cost as much as a gimcrack.
Take for instance Bathrobes. Of course no man uses
one after New Years, but they are a nice thing to hang
in a closet and then a woman can wear them when she has
a sick head ache.' Just to All this demand a lot of them that
V A C we are going to try and get rid of by Xmas for $7.50.
I vlll <3 Did you see those new trail vests? Say there is some
thing that is class as far as the trail is blazed out. They
come in Moleskin, Corduroy, and Fustian, are all doe skin
lined and have a knit neck and wrists with big leather
faced pockets, and there is not a man in Seward, but would
really be tickled pink to get one from the proper party.
IllffP • Have a look before you spend, remember, and they are
Ul I 13 only from $6.00 to $8.00 each.
Just to boost the give away, of something nice we have
decided to give every overcoat purchaser between now and
the 24th a present of twenty five per cent off, on our new
stock of KENYON BALMACAANS. They are the neat
II r a est, classiest, nobbiest warmest coats that have been seen
COtll in Seward since the new School House was agitated and
UOv I III if you want one, get it now Ladies sizes too. Remember
a $30.00 Coat Costs you $22.50.
Have you seen our new Socks yet. Well then you have
a treat coming. Just in some English made socks that are
nice enough to wear for a tie. They come in the late
P JXi. autumn shades and are all wool, ribbed and worth double
[ X what we charge for them simply as rheumatism insurance.
" ■ * Drop in and see what we have for six bits.
LOTS OF OTHER THINGS TOO
THE MINER'S STORE
FRANK J. COTTER* Manager
Phone Adams 131 “Don’t Forget the Parcel Post” Seward, Alaska
STILL WATCH
FOR ZEPPELINS
AIR SHIPS MUST HAVE GOOD
WEATHER SO WEATHER RE
PORTS ARE HIDDEN.
(By The Associated Press.)
THE HAGUE, Dec. —It is because :
the German Zeppelin aircraft seldom
if ever, undertake extensive opera
tions unless favorable weather condit
ions are promised, that the French
military authorities issued their recent;
order forbidding the publication of j
weather forecasts. Abbe Moreux, dir-1
ector of the Weather Bureau, has ex-1
plained how the cutting off of these
reports will affect German calcula
tions. He says that the order is no
mere whim of the French censor, but
i.-> designed to bear vitality upon the
much-feared Zeppelin raid on Eng
land.
“It is clear,” the Abbe states, “that
the desperate efforts of the Germans
to reach the French coast between
Dunkirk and Calais are prompted by
their intention to attack England with
Zeppelins. A dirigible ballon from
Antwerp could go the distance of 220
kilo-meters (about 180 miles) to Lond
on, bombard the city and return to its
base in less than ten hours. Such a
trip, however, would have to be made
under favorable weather conditions.”
Abbe Moreux explains that in order
to work out their weather predictions
the Germans would require about six
ty reports, which in normal times ap
pear at a certain hour in the principal
European cities. The most important
weather stations are along the chan
nel coasts, so that if France and Eng-j
land send no reports the others are,
practically valueless. So, he concludes,
the Germans will be unable to make
their calculations, and will have to
run the risk of their huge Zeppelins
being wrecked by a sudden storm
along the channel if they undertake a
raid on England.
Letterheads, envelopes, billheads,
cards, posters, announcements of ill
kinds at The Gateway Job Printery.
COMMERCE CAFE
OPEN PAY AND NIGHT
Established 1905 E. LEVIN/Prop.
Nrats front AU
Parts of th?
tt Nnrthlaub U
Although it has been rumored here
ever since the resignation of 0. L.
Dickcson a few weeks ago that the
Presidency of the W. P. & Y. R. comp
any would fall upon F. C. Klliot of
Chicago, and the general management
be as umcd by Herbert Wheeler, sup
er intdent of mail service, the
name of Al. Zipf, a former employe of
the N. N. Co., as general traffic mana
ger, had not been mentioned. A press
dispatch reached here this morning
from Seattle, however, which announc
ed all three of the above appoint
ments.—Skagway Alaska.
JUNEAU.—Harry A. Bishop, the
United States marshal for this divis
ion, continues to improve at the St.
Ann hospital. With continued good
enre it is only a matted of time until
he will he resuming his duties of office
again.
Dr. E. M. Bevis when seen yester
day stated that Mr. Bishop was re
gaining the use of his limbs which had
been paralyzed. He is now sitting up
at the hospital and the paralysis is
gradually leaving him.
SEATTLE, Nov. 20.—One thousand
cases of canned salmon from Alaska
today were shipped to Belgium, via
Washington, the gift of the packers
here to the starving millions in Eur
ope. The shipment is worth $2,500.
CORDOVA, Dec. 5.—Dennis Pierce,
a member of the U. S. Signal Corps,
was found dead on the Valdez Fair
banks trail, about two miles north of
Beaver Dam,-on Wednesday morning.
Pierce was operator in charge of the
government telegraph station at Teik
hell, and so far as known was in good
health. He left the station at Tcikhell
Tuesday to go to the station on the
summit of Thompson Pass and was
not heard from until his body was
found in the road Wednesday morn
ing. An examination of the body re
vealed that death was caused by heart
disease.
George Roe, of the Bell Island hot
springs, died in Ketchikan recently.
E. S. Jernigan, of Ketchikan and
Mrs. Valerie Gunn, of Salt Lake City,
were quietly married in the former
place.
IT DA VC TO GET n
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STANDARD FURNITURE (0.
SEATTLE- "It’s Better and Costs Less**
An Elegant Davenport Bed VA1 CA
with full Size Mattress, aJJtJ.Jv
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An elegant, fine Davenport bed, as oictured; oak frame, fin
ished dull golden; upholstered In imitation Spanish leather; easily
operated, rotary motion; when open presents full-sized sleeping
surface fitted with fine sanitary steel springs and cotton-felted
mattress; a splendid value at $43.50.
Practical Davenport Couch* $22.50
Davenport Couch; sanitary construction; upholstered in fine
Persian velour; diamond tufted; fitted with patent spring lift; large
wardrobe space underneath; an excellent value at $22.50.
Sta Co
Second Ave. at Pine St. SEATTLE
SEWARD COMMERCIAL CO.
SEWARD’S UP-TO-DATE BUSINESS HOUSE
■ - - - -DEALERS IN --
Staple and fancy Groceries
Boots, Shoes and Hardware
JUST ARRIVED
A complete line of Dishes, Cut Glass, Case
roles and Aliuminum Ware
We Guarantee Every Article to Give Satisfaction
Exclusive on Crosset Shoes, Victors
Victrolas and Victor Records
JUST A TRIAL WILL CONVINCE YOU HOW MUCH WE
APPRECIATE YOUR BUSINESS
SEWARD COMMERCIAL COMPANY
FURNITURE AND HARDWARE
COAL MINER’S AMOCiOLO MINfH'S SUPPI ILS
Doors & Windows
Lang's Ranges
I X L Parlor Heaters
Gasoline Stoves
Cook Stoves
Camp Stoves
Air Tight I (eaters
Oil Stoves
Alcohol Stoves
Spark Plugs
•Jump Coils
Galleries
Granite Ware
Aluminum Ware
Asbestos
P & B Paper
Mnkhoid Rooting
Tar Paper
Deafening felt
Weather Strips
Gasoline
(ids Knjrine < >il
Ni.trine Fni'ine Oil
Valve < >il
Blaine oil
Floor Oil
Linseed Oil
('up Grease
Paints
Lacqtieret Paint
Asphaltum Paint
Brushes
Varnishes
Turpent ino
.1 a pan
Denatured Alcohol
( 'oal Tar
Lamps
Lanterns
Tents
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Rifles
Shot < Juris
Ammunition
Fishing Tackle
Giant I’owder
<,'aps
Fuse
Bench Forges
Blacksmith's Coal
Bellows
Wheel Barrows
Cutlery
Fire (’lay
Fire Brick
Lime
Cement
Glass
Hope
Mercury
Seine Twine
J. L. G R A E F*
PACIFIC ALASKA
NAVIGATION COMPANY
ALASKA PACIFIC S. S- CO. ALASKA COAST CO.
PUGET SOUND-ALASKA ROUTE
Steamers leave Seattle every ten days each month on the
5th, 15th, 25th,
ADMIRAL WATSON AND ADMIRAL EVANS
Via the INSIDE PASSAGE, for Ketchikan, Juneau, Yakutat.
Katalla, Cordova, Ellamar, Valdez, Latouche, Seward,
Cook Inlet Points and Kodiak Island.
PUGET SOUND-CALIFORNIA ROUTE
Seattle to San Francisco, connecting with steamers Yale and Har
vard for Southern California Points.
Right reserved to change steamers and sailing dates without notice.
B. F. WATSON, General Agent. WAYNE BLUE, Local Agent.
ALASKA STEAMSHIP CO. S
Steamers Alameda and Mariposa sail from Seattle
every eight days tor Ketchikan, Juneau, Cordova.
Valdez and Seward.
S. S/DORA leaves Seward 13th of each month for Cook Inlet points and Dutch Itarbor.
Regular freight service tor Ketchikan, Wrangell, Juneau, Sheep Creek,
Treadwell. Douglas. Skagway, Cordova, Ellamar,
Valdez, Latouche and Sew ard
Freight Steamers sailing from Seattle each month: S. S. Seward. 5th;
S. S. Latouche, 15th; S. S. Cordova, 25th
(S. S. Seward carries Explosives)
Right reserved to change this schedule without noticed
F. B. TRACY, General Agent C. B. GUPTILL, Agent
Hotel Seward
W. A. M'NEILEY, Pnop.
MODERN CONVENIENCES
RATES $1.00 TO $2.50 PER DAY
HOT AND COLD WATER BATHS ELECTRIC LIGHTS
The Borgen Grocery
Staple and fancy Groceries
Handles the Best Canned Goods from the Pacific Coast—Best
Treatment to Everybody and Prices Right—Goods
Delivered to All Parte of the City
GUS BORGEN, Proprietor
Phone Main 134 Clayson Building, Seward
Pioneer j
Hotel |
F. B. CANNON, Prop.
Knik j
Alaska <
KMHSI Hall
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NO BAR
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Large General Lobby
Private Lobby for Ladies
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