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WHY NOT FOR ALASKA?
Several weeks ago the Secretary of the Interior.
Franklin K. Lane, asked President Wilson, for a coupie ol
million of dollars . land for the r< turning sol
diers who must go hack to the soil. The idea is a splendid
one. Why not take half of this amount, or the entire sum,
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and spend it in Alaska ?
Alaska has received the greatest advertising any part
of the Cnion has received since the war began. Alaska has
n subscript ions,
the top in war stamp sales and gone over the top in sub
scriptions to the Red Cross. Everybody will want to conn
to this great countiv— it has been so pronounced in its
part in the war. Hundreds >f men have gone from Alaska
and are either now at the f-ont or preparing to lie sent
there. Alaskans possess the ted blood that makes them the
“Satans” the Huns are now calling the Americans. Alask
ans at the front will tt h win re tliev came from and will
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urge those who return to go to the big land.
Alaska has hundreds and hundreds of acres, that with
a little cultivation, will place them in a producing way.
Agriculture wiii some day he one of the important indus
tries of Alaska. Alaska will produce what it needs and
hundreds of men will lie the producers.
Take for instance on Kenai Peninsula— is there a bet
ter spot for agricultural put poses or stock raiding?
lake tlie Matanuska— it is proving a farming come
ry and when tlie soii has been tilled more when the sour'
ness has been taken out by cultivation— there will be no
(letter agricultural spot anyu Here. Take the farming coin,
try around Juneau— everything is being raised there,
lake the tanning country in the interior— it has already
proved its worth.
^ es, why not get assistance from Uncle Sain to put
Alaska in a proper way for the returning soldiers, those
with or without families, who will come north to make
their homes?
U.S. SOLDIERS WELL PROTECTED.
Many mothers and sweethearts aiv perhaps wonder
ing what "their boys" are doing in France and if they arc
keeping away from temptation. Will G. MacKae, a news
paperman of tiie Pacific Northwest has just returned
from six month’s fighting in France, on sick leave, and
writes the following interesting account of the conduct of
soldiers at the front:
And now for the manner in which he must conduct
himself when off duty. As I said, he may drink light win
es and beer. The beer is 100 per cent, more vile than near
beer. Hence he does not drink much beer. The American
soldier ha> a most decided sweet tooth. Most of the wine in
France is a “dry” wine. The dryer it is the better French
men like it. The American, never having been a wine bibb
ler, does not take to the french vinblanc or vin rouge,
hence he does not drink much of it. There’s your answer to
the prohibitionist who came near dying in a fit when he
read that Gen. Pershing decreed that the American sold
ier in France might have his wine and beer.
Another thing the Americau soldier may net do when
he is off duty is to loiter and walk with a women of the
street. All of the larger cities are zoned and the American
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RAISE A PIC-!
THI5 MOTHER
IS RAISING
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soldiei caught in any one of those zones is subject to ar
rest by the military police, night or day. If the soldier is
I caught out walking or talking to Mademoiselle it is the
duty of the M.P. to say: ‘ Soldier, to what organization are
you attached?” Then when he lias given the answer, the
M.P. will say: “Let me see your identification tag." The
oldier’s not through yet. There is also Mademoiselle to be
accounted for. “What is .he name of your lady friend?”
Soldier, be careful, Just saying that she’s a friend
aid that you know her is not enough. The M.P. he’s the
lost polite bird, hut bothersome and wretchedly personal
le must know her name and address. Mademoiselle sup
j plies this. The name of both the soldier and the girl are in
he morning turned over to the provost marshal.
PRO\ OST ARSHAL TAKES A HAND.
Here one would say is the place to drop the nonsence.
Not so . The provost marshal, armed with the young wo
inn’s nanu and address, goes to the French police. Quest§
1 'onahle women are registered with the French police. If
he soldier has fibbed about the lady friend— and her
tame is on the police register— Mr. Soldier is either purr
'sued by his captain or is ordered before a court" martial.
Protection No.2, The soldier mav not leave his billet
•r the piac;‘ where his commancl is without pass, which his
•tiways limited to the number of hours he may stay away
from camp. He must not have liquor on the table.before
:iim after >.30 and he must be out of the cafe In 0:30 and
e at his bidet or barracks at 10 p.m This 10 o'clock means
just that, not five minutes after 10. Every favor he wish
<*s to enjoy in the army, the pass permission and the rest
lepends upon his good behavior.
MUST WRITE TO MOTHER.
Anot.lvt tiling, his pass permission depends upon his
letter writing. Either his captain or the chapiin or any one I
of the thrye lieutenants may he the censors. They know]
. list how many letters each soldier writes and to whom.
More than 10U times 1 have heard this dialogue between
the censor and the soldier:
Soldier— Captain, may I have pass this evening?
* 'apl iin— Win 1 did you write to your mother last? (May
be the soldier might try to fib a little. No go.)
Captain— You’re a fine soldier. You ought to be
ashaniod to ask me for a pass. What, a pass for you? Net
m your life. Go and.write to your mother and perhaps I’ll
give vou a nass.”
GEN. de GOUTTE AN ABLE MAN
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Gen de Goutte, the victor of Chateau Thierry, who
shares with Gens. Mangin, de Mitry, Berthelot and Goir
raud the uu rit of having won the second battie of the Mar
ne, is one of the able brilliant young French Generals, says
;in announcement given out by the official bureau of Fren
ch information.
“By a curious coincidence Gen de Goutte is a colonial
like Mangin and Gouraud,’ says an announcement. “All
his millitary career has been made in the colonial campai
gns of the French republic in Tunis from 1890 to 1895, in
Madagascar from 1895 to 1896, in China in 1900 and in
Morocco IT ora 1911 to 1913.
“Like Mangin and like Petain, lie was at the outbreak of
the war, a .>11111)16 colonel and has revealed himself during
the war, especially in the battle of Ailette in November,
1917, where, with his army corps he captured 4,000 pris
oners, 134 guns and 282 machine guns in a few hours. He
is commanding a whole army. The army, including Am-!
erican troops, which attacked the Germans from Ourcq to
the Marne and took Chateau Thierry.”
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I he one factor which the German high command did
hot sufficiently consider when the great drive was inau*
gurated four months ago was the presence of American
troops. At this late day Berlin is willing to concede the
fact.
In order to die rich some men make their families live
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