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Recent occurrences to shipping along these coasts have brought to us
more forcibly than ever the urgent need for providing aids to navigation.
It is proha hi v true that in no other waters have so many accidents happened
in proportion to the number of ships engaged. Every lew months we hear
of some vessel striking a rock or a reef quite close to the regular steam
ship courses hut yet congress seems not at all to have awakened to the serious
condition of affairs.
Within the coming year there will undoubtedly come here many thou
sands of people and many valuable cargoes. If marine accidents should
occur in those times equal to the accidents which have been occuring in the
past and in proportion to the increase ot the shipping the loss would be ap- |
palling. This is a fact which all the coast towns should keep dinning into
the ears of the people at Washington until we get relief.
The best result which the European war could have would be the estab
lishment of independence in every country which claims a distinct nation
ality and whose people want to conduct their own affairs to suit themselves.
There can never be peace in the world while Roland, Servia Belgium and simi
lar nations are held in bondage. No man who is a citizen ol a countr) held
under the heel of a stronger nation is worth his salt it he can feel satisfied.
It is idle to assert that a country is better off because it happens to be under
the sway of a greater and richer and even wiser power. There is no govern
ment like home government no matter how rotten that home government
might be.
The loyalty of Canadians to the British Empire is, perhaps, one of the
most remarkable political facts in exstence. Although C anadians are fan
more similar in their ways and manners and methods to the people ol the
Edited States than they are to those of Great Britain they still are to all in
tents and purposes British to the core, just as much as if they had been born
and raised in the tight little island itself
Australians are far more English in accent and manner than ( anadians
hut the two countries are almost exactly parallel in the course which they
iuvariahlv pursue when the “mother country” goes out scrapping. This is
all the more queer when it is rememberd that Great Britain could fit into a
corner of one of the Canadian or \ustrailian provinces. It looks like a lot of
big muscular soil'* in a family whose head is a little old mother. Wonder
what will happen when the two colonies have hundreds of millions of popula
tion? The chances are then that Great Britain will look like a very small part
indeed of the English speaking peoples.
In the meantime >ou can always notice here or any place else that a(
Canadian is even more intensely worked up hy the war in Europe than an
Englishman himself.
3mus front All
Jlartii of thr
a Aorthlam'i tt
JUNEAU.-—All of the official re
turns except Gypsum. Warm Springs
ami Dundas having arrived, Clerk J.
W. Bell is of the opinion that there
was no election ia those precincts and
in making up certified copies of those
now on tile. It appears from the tot
als now in evdence that Sulzers’s lead
over O’Connor is 214, while Heid leads
Britt by five votes for the lower house.
Wickersham. 1,921 to Bunnells’s 1,165;
Heid 1472. and Britt 1467; Sulzer 1549;
and O’Connor 1&15.
K. Case, a native of Wrangell re
cently met a mysterious death while
hunting with two other men. The men
had separated when one of them hear-j
ing Case shoot supposed he had shot ’
ENGLISH WOMEN
HAVE NEW TASK
I Qi’iT AGITATING FOR VOTES TO
CATCH SPIES OF THE
FAIR SEX.
(By The Associated Press.)
LONDON, Dec. 18.—Women's
clubs in England have been enlisted
in the movement to head off the activ
ities of possible Germar spies and
Austrian and German women have
been asked to resign or diacortinuc
their attendance at many clubs which
formerly welcomed them.
A number of prominent literary wo
men have urged that English women
should be as cautious as the English
men about their associates and should
shun all women of German or Aus
trian sympathies at a time when
chance remarks might give valuaoh*
information to the enemy.
Reports from Belgium and Holland
a deer and went to where he was. Case
had evidently been standing with both j
hands resting on the muzzle of his
.gun, as the shot passed through both
hands and entered his body in the re
gion of the heart causing instant
death.
NOME, Nov. 2&—William Maloney,
territorial mining inspector, leaves to
day for Juneau, over the ice by dog
sled. He will be accompanied by
James Protopapas.
J. F. Chamberlain, well known com
mercial man, received a bad cut just
underneath his left eye from a dying
piece of rock, while watching the
steamship Mariposa load copper oie
at Ellamar. Dr. W. W. Council of
Cordova, mended the injury.
DAWSON NEWS—George F. John
son is working on a plan to introduce
fruit-bearing trees into the \ ukon.
Mr. Johnson has been making an ex
tensive study of the subject, and be
lieves that hard varieties of apples
and possibly cherries and other trees
which winter in northern zones where
there is much frost will pass through
the Klondike winter successfully.
Edward Forsgren, a pioneer 66
years of age, who came to Alaska in
the 90s, was admitted to the Pioneers’
Home at Sitka from Candle, Alaska.
[COMMERCE CAFE!
OPEN PAY AND NIGHT
Established 1905 f. LEVIN. Prop.
Some Suggestions and a Few Prices:
? In this store you will not find one article that is not the best that it is
" * possible to obtain from the Outside Manufacturers. We buy only the best,
and we cater to the trade, that is willing to pay a fair price for the best.
We have found that it is easier to show a customer why a good article
« costs a little more, than it is to explain to him, why an inferior article did
I W not wear.
ST KIN-BLOCH SLITS WINTER of 1914-5 models $25.00 to $10.00. Late
styles, New Fabrics. The kind they try to imitate.
KENYON OVERCOAT AND RAIN COATS Balmacaan Models $15.00 to
■ - - $30.00. All weather proof, some plaid backs, the best coats made in
W ApTn America. Remember One Fourth off this month.
FANCY MACKINAWS Made by Bird Jones and Kenyon $8.00 to $15.00. In
fancy pliads, water proof The Coat for Alaska. Brown, Blues, and
Grays plain colors $3.00 each
SHIRTS PEE SHRUNK FLANNEL Guiterman Bros, make, $3.50 to $8.00.
IA/fll lO The late9t idea9 in shirt9# SarKent Collars, serges tweeds, cassimeres,
W||||||^ and Cheviots. You should see them.
STONY CREEK TROUSERS a complete stock of the very best dress pants
and working pants made in America. All sizes and all weights. $4.00 to
$6.00.
DUXBAK RIDING BREECHES Reinforced knee and seats Made to lace
| III I 1^1 below the knee. Fine for the trail. $4.00.
MACKINAW RIDING BREECHES, Duxbak faced. The greatest winter pant
made. Warm and durable $9.00.
HEAVY WOOLEN BLANKETS Ten pound weight. Regular Hudson Bay
■ ■ type. Fine for winter $9.00.
|Q^ DAHMNEREDOWN QUILTS, DAMHNERESILK COVERED Light as a
feather warm as toast $7.50.
DOE SKIN TRAIL VESTS Come in Corduroy and Mole skin, knit Ne<k
and Wristlets. The best trail garment made $6.00 to $8.00.
■ M I UNDERWEAR All kinds, all weights prices from $3.50 to $8.00 Pure wool,
silk and wool. Union and two piece styles.
SOCKS All kinds all weights from gauze to heaviest 3 for $1.00.
THE MINER'S STORE
FRANK J. COTTER* Manager
Phone Adams 131 “Don’t Forget the Parcel Post” Seward, Alaska
of the activities of Dutch spies who
served as governesses and servants
in Belgium and women in families
have also thrown suspicion on Ger-;
mans and Austrians who are in service
in various parts of England. The Bel
gian refugees who are in Knglunn
have issued general warning against
German women as well as German
men, and their tales of how Belgian |
cities were betrayed by German spies j
in all walks of life have alarmed the
English.
Alarming tales have been printed j
in London papers of alleged German j
spies high in social and financial j
circles, and practically all of the lead- J
ing men’s clubs have asked men of
German or Austrian birth to resign or
refrain from frequenting clubrooms
during the war. Many supposed spies
high in official life voluntarily 'eft
England before the movement against
suspected persons became so acute, i
Charges were generally made that
even Germans who had become nut j
uralized had often done so only fn**!
business and social reasons an 1 were
at heart Germans as much as ever.
SOLDIERS TAKE LONG
HOLIDAYS FROM BATTLE
After Fighting For a Time They go
to Work Digging Trenches.
(By The Associated Press.)
BAR-LE-DUC, Dec. 18.—Tens of
thousands of soldiers in the active
fighting army at the front have not
fired a shot for a month or two at a
time. They servo their fortnight at
the extreme firing line, some hours a
day in the trenches or just next to
them with their own artillery throw- j
ing shells over their heads, but never
having the chance to empty a cart
ridge at their adversaries. The inter
vals in the reserve lines are spent in
hard work, trenching and fortifying,
repairing roads, building shelters for
themselves and the horses and in
towns, where quartered, keeping
streets clean.
The private is becoming thoroughly
tired of the war, but his attitude to
ward all the unromantic aspects of his
work is fine He understands that in
mending a road he is contributing to
the success of the French armies just
as though he were firing a gun Al
though he wants the war to get on
ward and end, he cheerfully takes the
commonplace with the excitement.
Some of the excellent roads back of
the lines are being repaired with poles
cut from the forests laid crosswise,
making the old-fashioned American
“corduroy road.”
GERMANS CUT OUT
FRENCH DISH NAMES
Irish Stew Gets a Name That Outfit
to Make it Swell up.
(By The Associated Press.)
AMSTERDAM, Dec. 18.—The
resolve of the Germans to be ex
clusively German and to expel even
from their menus all foreign words
has led to the compilation of a smair
book which goes over the whole
ground of the kitchen, and supplies
substitutes for the numerous foreign
words at present applied to a variety
of German dishes. Some of the titles
provoke humorous comments from the
German papers.
The “delicatessen” for which Ger
many is famous is henceforth to be
known us Lechcroinen of tit-hits,
Sauces, which have been known by
their French cognonmen, are to he
culled Beiguesse supplementary
fluids. A mutton “chop” must be called
in German a double mutton loin ;)ie**e;
beefsteak is a “pounded loin piece,”
and Irish stew a “mutton in the pot
German’s citizen fashion.”
Read the announcement in our ad.
on page 4, about the calendars we are
giving away. Brown A: Hawkins.
“Quality first.”
___
You get locai Ranch Eggs with your
Ham and Bacon at Gamble’s Res
taurant.
Read the announcement in our ad.
on page 4, about the calendars we aie
giving away. Brown & Hawkins.
“Quality first.”
Finch’s Golden Wedding Rye at The
Branch.
Job printing of every description at
The Gateway.
----—
Read the announcement in our ad.
on page 4, about the calendars we aio*
giving away. Brown & Hawkins. J
“Quality first.”
Long distance telepnone booth at
The Branch.
We can do it. Job printing of e\ cry
description.
Long distance telephone booth at 1
The Branch.
The Gateway Job Printing Depart- |
ment has just received the very latest
in new type and machinery. Don t
send outside for your job printing
Ask to see the New Corset designed
for outdoor sports and dancing at
Ellsworth’s.
I T PAYS FROftf THE !
STANDARD fCRNITCRE CO.
SEATTLE-" It's Better and Costs Less’"
Large Comfortable Genuine
Leather Upholstered Rocker
LARGE Comfort Leather Rocker, representing best up
holstery workmanship; covered with genuine Spanish
leather; the features of this rocker are designed for
comfort and service in the now^so much sought-foi old En
glishltireside style; exactly like picture; t construction the
best possible throughout, assuring good service and dura
bility; extra good value at $117.50.
Standard^ lutnreCo
Second Ave. at Pine St. SEATTLE
NOW is the time to select your Xmas Presents. <>ot
in early while we have a nice assortment to se
J
led from. All useful presents:
Cut (/lass, Plain ami Decorated China
Ladies Silk Hose
44 Silk Gloves
44 Handkerchiefs
44 Sweaters
44 Knit Goods
Anything you could wish lor in the wa\ ol presents
for Men.
Just received a lint* lot ol Holland
Bulhs. II planted now will llower for
Easter. Easter Lily, Narcissus, Daffo
dils, Hyacinths, Tulips and Crocus.
SEWARD COMMERCIAL COMPANY
FURNITURE AND HARDWARE
COAL MIREB’S AND (Mil l) MM’S SUPPLIES
Doors & Windows
Lang's Ranges
1 X L Parlor Heaters
Gasoline Stoves
Cook Stoves
Camp Stoves
Air Tight Heaters
Oil Stoves
Alcohol Stoves
Spark Plugs
Jump Coils
Batteries
Granite Ware
Aluminum Ware
Asbestos
PAR Paper
Malthoid Rooting
Tar Paper
Deafening felt
Weather Strips
Gasoline
(*as Knj'ine Oil
Marine Engine Oil
Valve Oil
Elaine Oil
Floor Oil
Linseed Oil
Cup Grease
Faints
Lacqueret Faint
Asphaltum Faint
Brushes
Varnishes
Turpentine
Japan
Denatured Alcohol
Coal Tar
Lamps
Lantern*
Tents
PHONE BLACK 4
; Rifles
Shot (iuns
Ammunition
Fishing Tackle
Glint Powder
(Japs
Fuse
Bench Forges
Blacksmith's (-oal
Bellows
Wheel Barrows
Cutlery
Fire Clay
Fire Brick
Lime
Cement
j Glass
Hope
Mercury
Seine Twine
J. L. GRAEF
I 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.
Rightjreserved to change steamers und sailing dates without notice.
B F. WATSON, General Agent. WAYNE BLUE, Local Agent.
ALASKA STEAMSHIP CO. ™
Steamers Alameda and Mariposa sail from Seattle
every eight days tor Ketchikan, Juneau, Cordova,
Valdez and Seward.
S. S.’DORA leaves’Seward 15th of each month for Cook Inlet points and Dutch harbor.
Regular freight service lor Ketchikan, Wrangell, Juneau, Sheep Creek,
Treadwell, Douglas, Skagway, Cordova, Ellamar,
Valdez, Latouche and Seward
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 reserred to change this schedule without notice-^
F. B. TRACY, General Agent C. B. GUFFILL, Agent
Hotel Seward
W. A. VN6ILEY. Ppop.
MODERN CONVENIENCES
RATES $1.00 TO $2.50 PER DAY
HOT AND COLD WATER BATHS ELECTRIC LIGHTS
The Bor gen Grocery
Staple and Fancy Groceries
Handles the Best Canned Goods from the Pacific Coast-Best
Treatment to Everybody and Prices Kiirht—Goods
Delivered to All Parts of the City
GUS BORGEN, Proprietor
4
Phone Main 134 Clayson Building, Seward
Pioneer
Hotel
F. B. CANNON, Prop.
Knik
Alaska
KNIK’S LEADING HOTEL
NO BAR
Accommodations for Ninety Guest*
Large General Lobby
Private Lobby for Ladies
Best Rates : : Best Treatment
Best Accommodations
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