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AMSTERDAM, JuIyS — Mohammed fifth, Sultan of
Turkey is dead.
Mohammed V, thirty-fifth sovereign of Turkey in di
rect descent of the House of Osman, foundci of the em
pire, came to the throne by a coupd- ctat on bi othei, Sul
tan Abdul II, in the royal palace and gardens of Constant
inople. The scheming Abdul II intended that his son, Prin
ce Durham Edine, described as the most brilliant and gift
ed of the princes of the House oi Osman should succeed
him. But this plan was thwarted when parlinient desposed
Abdul and placed his prisoner brother, Mohammed Res
chad Effendi, on the throne as Mohammed V.
'jhe Sheik- ul-Islam, head of the Moselm Church, drew
up the decree ol deposition which pass2J pm liament \*itli
uit a dissenting voice. Five minutes iator, Mohammed,
who during his imprisonment had Ii.m n > experience in the
duties of 'government, beugpurpHi'j denied education in
such matters by his brother* was declared Sultan. The
Mime afternoon he took toe oath t f 1 ide.ity to the 1 urki-h
Constitution and 501 guns proclaimed the new sovereign.
Mohammed V was born in Constantinople November
3rd. 1S45. He was < f a studious disposion and read widely
in Turkish literature. His long imprisonment with lack of
exercise and rich living undermined his health and several
times he was reported dead or seriously ill. His appearence
showed the ravages of time and the worries of an un
steady throne. By his enforced seclusion he was totally un
fit for public life and is reported to have said regarding it.
“During my imprisonment of thirty-three years my ene
mies have slandered me and called me a madman border
ing on imbecility.” He was characterized as good-natured,
weak and ingenous, with an ajmost infantile curiosity,
and of a religious nature.
At his accession he erposed tne cause of the i oung
Turks, the party which was in opposition to the form and
• ceremony of his brother’s reign. Upon the desposition of
Abdul, Mohammed was welcomed by them as a champion
of freedom. He promised a progressive reign in a speach
from the throne read by the Grand Vizior. He was, how
ever, merely a pawn of the Young Turk party, although he
sent out to the world the message that he had always been
the ardent supporter of the cause of liberty enlightment
and progress.
His hand in the government was never strong. Illness,
a naturally easy disposition and weak will-power kept him
continuallv at the mercv ol’ the Turkish officers and the
liberal party. He feared deposition during the Turko-Ital
ian war in 1911 and spent a night praying in the various
shrines of Constantinople. He appealed to the army to be
loyal to him and said that their treasonable demands en
courions in the Balkan wai*s. The Young Turks invaded
t he palace in 1913 when Mohammed was reported to have
become reconciled with his. brother.
In 1914, at the outbreak of the present war, Mohamm
ed issued a proclamation blaming the triple Entente with
thrusting war on Turkey. He exchanged telegrams of
greeting with the German Emperor from whom he later
received the Iron Cross. When England and France de
clared that a state of war existed with Turkey he arrang
-ed to send troops to Germany whenever needed. In re
! turn he was appointed field Marshal by the German Em
j peror and received the baton of that office from Field
Marshal Von Mackenson.
In February, 1917, in a speech in Parliament, the Sul
tan promised Turkish participation in the war until the
end. and declared the alliance forced him to break relat
ions with the United States.
The Turkish empire paid dearly for his entry into the
great war. Russians overran Armenia and the British
drove the Turks far up the valleys of the Euphrates and
the Tigris and took Jerusalem, Bagdad and other import
ant cities from them with great loss of life and treasure.
Under him Turkey has become virtually a German Vassal
in the autocratic scheme of the German powers for Teu
tonic ascendency in cestral Europe.
The next hoir to the throne, Yusseff Izzedune, is the
son of the late Sultan Abdul Aziz and was therefore, first
cousin of Mohammed V. Mohammed’s eldest son Zia Ed
dine, a man now over thirty, is ninth in the line of success
ion.
GERMANS TO DROP “DOZENS”. IJ
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1 AMSTERDAM, duly 8— German housewives and
tradespeoule will shortly cease to use the “dozen” as a
member of the family of weights and measures. It i* Die
last surviving opponent of the metric system, which has.
now firmly established itself in Germany. Its official suc
cessor will be the “tenth.”
The abolition of the dozen, it is pointed out, in a cer
tain sense marks the elimination of English influence in
many lines of business, inasmuch as this measure hailed
irom across the Channel. With the introduction of pur
chase certificates, which limit the number of articles
which shoppers are permitted to acquire under wartime
restrictions, the habit of buying in lots of a dozen has prac
-ticallv ceased.
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When normal condidions in all lines of business have
been restored the public will have to acquaint itself with
the new unit. The gross, or twelve dozen, measure will also
disappear.
bishop Rowe neently ordained at Ketchikan, to the
Holy Order of Deacons, Mr. Richard C. Jenkins, to have
clinige of the chinch hi spital and school under the Bis
hop of Ketchikan
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Why be satisfied with the wear yea
get from ordinary ‘roots
when you get so much mors from “Hi-Press?”
This is no idle claim, but a fact proven by miners,
farmers and construction workers from A;.isku to
Mexico. ‘-(h-Press” is rv.de by a new and better
method—the greatt st advance in footwear in inf/ years.
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We use the toughef t rubber ever evolved—actually the
same kind that goes into Goodrich Auto Tires. There
seems to be n<> wear-out to it. And the boat is molded
INTO ONE SOLID ITECL!
Can’t leak or come apart—and
it’s wonderfully comfortable.
When next you bit the trail try the
Shupac—shown here. The White
Hip is best for the sluices, and there
are many other styles. Ask for the
footwear with the Red bine ’Round
the Top—that's “Hi.Press.*’
, 40,000 Dealers
THE B F.SSDQ^ICH HOBBES C3?MKY
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OUR SOLDIERS
BE EXCHANGED
FOREMANS
WASHINGTON, July 8 — The Unit
ed States has asked Germany through
the Spanish diplomatic channels W>
send representatives to Berne to meefl
American representatives August 5tJl:
to discuss the maintenance, trcatmeitt.
and exchange of prisoners of war. Iff
response to a proposal from the Swiss
Department, Germany recetnly signifi
ed agreement in principle to such a(
conference.
HEARINGls HELD
TO DETERMINE HOW *
TO PROTECT MINES
SAX FRANCISCO, July 8 — J\.
hearing to determine the metallurgi -
eal products needing a protective tariff
after the war, was opened by W. iS.
Culbestso and members of the United
States tariff Commission and repre
sentatives of the smelting and import
ing trade.
SEEKS DIVORCE* FROM”j\1AN?
WHO NEVER TAKES A BATH1
REDWOOD CITY, Cal. July 8 — j
Alleging that her husband* Preston D.i
Roberts, never took a bath and very
seldom washed his hands and face- i
Mrs. Elizabeth Roberts of this city
has filed suit for divorce.
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NEAR-BEER KILLS FOUR
WINDSOR., Ont., Canada, July S' —
hour men are dead here from poison-'l
ing, caused, the police believe, by de- !
natured alcohol in naar-baer, 4 • y
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DOINGS OF LOCAL CHAPTER
Or THE AMERICAN RED CROSS
The output of work from the Seward Chapter contin
ues to grow steadily in spite of decreased attendance at the
work room for the month of June. This is very gratifying
in view of the fact that we have had orders from division
headquarters to speed up in all lines of work. rl he allot
ments for the months ol July and August have just been
received and are as follows: 210 pairs of sox,30 sweaters
and 200 suits of pajamas.
This allotment must be furnished by Sept. 1st, and
has been accepted by the committee as Seward’s share in
the equiping of our troops and hospitals. 1 his must be
done in addition to the routine work on surgical dressings
which must be kept up no matter what other demands are
made upon us. <,
In view of our past accouplishments this work can be
done very easily if the enthusiam and devotion of the Sew
ard women holds out as well in the future as in the past.
Their share of this allotment has been forwarded to the
branches of the Seward Chapter to the west of us.
The production report from this Chapter for the moil
tli ending June, 20th, follows:— 14 Abdominal Bandages,
22 Triangulai Bandages, 200 Gauge Rolls 3yds x 4^. in,
30 Underdrawers, 12 Undershirts, 200 Operating Masks,
lo Sweaters, 60 prs Sox and 23 Comfort Kits.
Those who contributed to the knitting for the past
month are-— Sox, Gust Wimaus, 11. Mrs Nick Losness, i.
Mrs P. Anderson, 2, Mrs Thoreen, 1, Mrs Wooley, 1, Doro
thy Wooley, 1, Airs Noon, 3, Airs Castle, 3, Airs Burley, 10
, Mrs Thoday, 1, Aliss Rasmussen, 2, Mrs A.C. Taylor,10.
i Mrs Frank Brown, 1, Kodiak Branch, 7, Chignik Branch 5.
Sweaters:— Airs Sexton, 1 Airs Thoreen, 1, Airs Sloan, J,
Mrs Waller, 1, Kodiak Branch 10, Airs AIcNecr, 1.
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We have received a request for a picture of the work
) room of the Seward Chapter. With the workers in it if
possible. This picture will be taken on Tuesday afternoon
i ami a full attendance is desired at that time.
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The work-room was open for twenty sessions last
moQ'.th and our records shows an attendance of 1(51 wom
en or an average of 8 a day. The following women com
prise this roll of honor. Many of the women being there
pratically every time the doores were open. Mesdames Col
1 burn, Wever, Melville, Sloan, Lucas, Green, Patton, Root’
(Julian, Wier, Evans, Orlander, Koran, Rich, Small, Van
Sly ke., Lipp°rt, Dout, Castle, Stalinskv, Ticknor, Woolly,
Thoday, Crawford, Losness, Mathison, P, Anderson, Han-,
Misses Cooper, Wold, Shea and Robb.
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MICHIGAN HAS SALOONLESS DREAM.
nETROIT, MICH., July 8— Cocktail-less cabarets,
; wineless wine-rooms and beer-less bars are making a de
) termined play for existance in dry Michigan.
When the amendment to the state constitution pro
hibiting the sale, importation or possession of wines, beers
or distilled liquors became effective May 1st. it failed to
close all the saloons. In Detroit especially the bars contin*
| ne in business in a majority of cases, the only change be
ing the substitution of “near” beers and the elimination
of drinks prohibited by the amendment. Similar conditions
prevail in other cities of the state, in the “copper country”
on Lake Superior.
In some cases wineroom proprietors have taken ad
vantage of the new regime to bid for prosperity along tem
perance lines. Jazz Bands have been retained in some cases
have even been augmnted. The same tables the same wait
t ers, the same bars- the same bartenders: everything is
the same, apparently, excepting the beverages.
Proprieters in most cases are optimistic concerning
the future, Many believe that with the elimination of alco
holic drink there will pass a major percentage of the draw
i backs of their business. These changes,they hope, will not
| interfer to any appreciable degree with their patronage.
Some cabaret owners hope to profit by catering to a
restaurant trade a more or less perfunctory adjunct of
the cabaret of pre- May days. By giving additional attent
ion to the Cuisine they believe that, after all, the law that
threatened to drive them from business may have the
more salutary effect of putting their places on a more
stable basis.
Cabarets that before May 1st, were classed as “undis
.•irahle’'’ are also taking a new interest in life and are re
bounding with jazz music for music for dancing and giv
ing restaurants and soft drink services with the danger
of official interference lessened by the elimination of alco
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