WE PAY—
S l-2c pound for lead.
$2.75 a hundred for rajjs.
$;>r> ton for cast iron.
27 l-2c pound for copper,
oc pound for rope.
ISc pound for brass.
7 l-2c pound for rubber.
27c doz. for beer bottles.
ATLAS JUNK CO.
1013 K. K. Ave. So., Seattle.
Seward
% | | Geo A Mitchell
I I Proprietor
t >pen I >a> and Nisfht
rhone Adam* 1It*
Service Cleanliness
Private for l,;ulte* »i Parltr*
ANTON JOHANSEN
Seldovia, Alaska
First-class merchandise at rea
sonable prices, prompt service.
HOT and COLD
DRINKS
at
THE KEY
PHONE MATHISON 115
at
Seward Steam Laundry
Phone Main 1
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I Heat of Work—Latest Machimry
Work Delivered in 24 hour*
Kxtra Charge
No Charge for Mending Clothes
Rough Dry 10c Pound
Cleaning and Pressing
LIFE IN TRENCHES
IS HEEL ON EARTH
WRITES ALASKAN
A letter from the front, “somewhere with the Brit
ish forces,” was received by The Gateway today from
i Glen Mahon, who, as he writes, was at one time con
nected with the old Alaska Northern. He addresses the
letter to The Gateway and indirectly to J. J. McGrath,
who he said he knew in Nome and understood was now
with The Gateway. Aside from this introduction, the let
ter itself is most interesting and was written “from a
hospital” where Mahon was convalescing from trench fire.
The letter follows:
“Life at the front is a living hell. The crashing of the
• heavv bombardments, the staccato fusillade of the smal
ler gtms. the moaning and the groaning of the wounded,
all create a pandemonium which taxes the stoutest nerves.
While in the front line trenches the tension is never re
laxed. and so severe is the strain that it has been found
necessary to work the men six-day shifts, so as to provkl
relaxation and recuperation. Six days are spent in a front
line trench, six days in a support trench, six days in a re
serve trench and six days back of the entire line at com
plete rest. At the outbreak of the war the celebrated Bull’s
regiment of England lay in a front line trench for 39 con
secutive days without relief, the longest period of contin
uous active lighting in the.history of the British army.
While the life of a soldier in a front line trench is at all
times strenuous, there are often periods of unusual stress.
On one occasion 1 lay for fifteen minutes serving a ma
chine gun directed at a massed formation of attacking
Germans. The assault was finally repulsed, but after it
was all over I found mvself considerable weakened and
«/
wringing wet from the exertion.
Preparedness Is W hole Issue
"The frightful loss of life among the allied forces at
the outbreak of the war was due to their unpreparedness.
The disparity in the casualties sustained by the opposing
armies must not be attributed to any superior fighting
qualities of the German soldiers, but was due to the su
perior German armament which that country had been
perfecting for over 40 years. Gradually, however, the al
lies have been perfecting their military equipment until
today our big guns surpass in execution those of the
enemy. The smallest cannons of the allies are placed 1500
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IS HIE BESI EOUPPED OEEICE IN AIASKA
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Hotel Note Heads
Envelopes
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At Home ( aids
Individual
Stationery
Loose Leaf Sheets
Legal Blanks
Catalogs
Magazines
Special Checks for business men
Special Forms for Business Houses
In fact, anything you, may wish in the way of
printing.
If you are planning new stationery or special
forms of any kind we are at your service.
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PRINTING Of THE BfTTFR KIND
| yards back of the front line while the large 12-inch naval
guns are situated from 10 to 12 miles to the rear, inter
mediate calibers being stationed in between. Those big
guns do some terrible execution.
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“The fire of the Germans is not only aimed at definite
objective points along the allied lines, but it is often di
: tected indiscriminately al any point they can reach behind
those lines. In many cases hospitals have been struck by
shells, killing wounded soldier's as well as doctors and
* nurses. 1 was spending my rest period of six days at Mt.
Kemmel, and was lined up with others for a cup of coffee
at a restaurant stand when the fragment of a shell struck
i a woman standing near by with a baby in her arms. The
baby was thrown uninjured a distance of ten feet or more,
j but tbe pool' mother was instantly killed.
“The bombardments are sometimes most appalling.
! One night, while we were stationed nearly 15 miles behind
the front lines, the artillery fire was so constant and fierce
1 that it afforded sufficient light for some of the boys to play
; cards. Words fail to convey any realization of the fright
ful holocaust. Every man at the front appreciates fully ■
that his very existence is precarious, but, no matter what
j happens to him or those about him, in his lace gleams that
j dogged persistence and determination which say, ‘It has
: got to be done.’
Hellish Cruelties Recorded 1
“The atrocities committed bv the Germans in this war
are almost inconceivable. They seem to have been bereft
t/
! of all humane consideration. Many of the barbarities per
j petrated by them are too inhuman to relate. Young girls
have been fiendishly outraged within sight of their par
ents. At one place where 1 was stationed I carried water
for a young girl both of whose hands had been cut off be
cause she had resisted the brutish advances of a German
officer. We continually come across such evidences of bru
tality and we frequently heard of others more revolting.
Never before in the history of civilized warfare have such
cruelties been committed.
“The German soldiers of the rank and file are being
; kept in ignorance of the actual events and progress of the
war. German prisoners taken by the allies had been told
) by their officers that the German fleet had destroyed the
allied warships and commanded all commerce on the high
seas. Similar false reports had been circulated among
them regarding the operations on both the Eastern and
Western fronts, and it was with incredulity that they re
ceived a true account of affairs. However, they were not
I at all displeased at finding themselves prisoners and out
oi the carnage, and, judging from the manner in which
they devoured the food given them at the army kitchen,
they had not enjoyed a square meal for some time before
being captured.
“The treatment accorded the allied soldiers is all that
could be expected. They are furnished wholesome food
and plenty of it, all reports to the contrary notwithstand
ing. The system of supplying food to the different lines
of trenches is most systematic and methodical, but, of !
course, there are occasions when the regularity of the ser
vice is interrupted temporarily through some unusual ac
tivity of the opposing forces. The necessities are abun
dantly supplied, but the little comforts, such as tobacco,
are often wholly lacking.” ,
AMERICA TO
BE THE KING*
INJHE AIR
JUNEAU, Oct. 20, (By Mail).—The
so-called new “Liberty” motor which
is expected to make America king of
the air, is causing widespread com
ment.
General W. P. Richardson today said
the motor was declared by American
engineers and the secretary of war to
be the most powerful stanadrd avi
ation motor ever invented. Consult
ing engineers and motor manufactur
ers gave up their trade secrets in or
der to assist. The secretary of war
in a recent statement said:
“Parts of the first engine were turn
out at twelve different factories, lo
cated all the way from Connecticut to
California. When all the parts were
1 assembled the adjustment was per
fect and the performance of the en
I gine was wonderfully gratifying.
This in itself demonstrates the capa
bilities of American factories when
put to the test, and when thoroughly
organized for emergency work of this
sort
“One of the chief rules outlined at
the beginning of the designing work
was that no engineer should be per
mitted to introduce construction that
had not been tried out. There was
' no time for theorizing. The new' en
*" ' " ' "" ' "'1 ——■ ■' ■ II w*
gine is successful because it embodies
the best thought of engineering ex
perience to date. Not only did cele-|
brated consulting engineers, but the
representatives in the United States
• of England, Italy and France co-oper
ate in the development of this motor.
“Thirty days after the assembling
j of the first engine preliminary tests
, justified the government in formally
! accepting the engine as the best air
craft engine produced in any country.
■ The final tests confirmed our faith in
j the new motor in every degree.'*
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j MEXICAN MINERS AND
CHINESE GARDENERS
SUBSCRIBE TO LIBERTY
TOMBSTONE, Ariz., Oct. 26.—1
Mexican mind's in this old mining
camp, Chinese gardeners and mer-|
chants and other aliens here have
shown their loyalty to their adopted
land by subscribing liberally to the
i Liberty Bond.
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GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS
NEW YORK, Oct. 26.—The govern-j
men has asked factories to bid on sup
plying it with 2,000,006 aluminum can
teens.
j*. ..
MEN—Head Cotter’s Ad today.
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William L. Fursman is soon to re
lieve Sam Brightwell as United States
Deputy Marshal at Cordova. Mr.
Fursman is now in charge of the of
fice, Brightwell being on a leave of
absence. I l
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Piano Tuner
Geo. Anderson, Expert, is in <
Seward and is making his head
quarters at the Overland Hotel. <
Orders taken for Pianos and i
Player-Pianos. Pianos for rent.
Expert work guaranteed. Main j
1-0. Address orders, Juneau, j
Pox 991.
CHARLES CRAWFORD
CENKKAI, BLACKSMITH
Horseshoeing Wheel wright in g
SKVVAHI * ALASKA
The Carstens Packing Co.
Wholesale and Retail
Beef, Pork, Veal, Mutton, Poultry,
Lard, Hams and Baron.
Butter and Eggs
Orders from the Westward and Cook
1 nlet Given Careful Attention.
BROADWAY AVE. SEWARD
PROFESSIONAL
•> -—
J. H. ROMIG, M. I).
Ollicc on Broadway
Residence Third Ave.
Phones: Office, Adams 1)3; Resi
dence, Adams 4o.
L. R. C. P. & L. R. C. S. Edinburgh |
L. F. P. & S., Glasgow.
J M. SLOAN, M. 1)., ('. M.
Van Gilder Building
Office hours: I to 3 and 7 to 8 p. m.
Formerly of Nome.
DR. 0. J. KEATING
Dentist
Office over Bank of Seward
Hours: 9 a. m. to 5 p. m.
Phones:
Office, Mad. 76 Res., Mad. 5S
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FRATERNAL
: U
L. O. O. M„ \o. 1423
Meets every Tuesday 8 P.M., at
A. R Hall. Visiting Brothers
invited.
M. A. HORNER, Dictator.
H. R. BIGFORD, Secretary.
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ODD FELLOWS
Resurrection Lodge No. 7
Meets 8 P. M. every Thursday
Visitors W'elcome
Charles Lechner C. E. Mullin
Noble Grand Secretary
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PIONEERS OF ALASKA
IGLOO NO. »
meets on 2nd and 4th Saturday
each month, 8 p. in., Pioneer Hall
l-n
m CHES
Howard
Hamilton
Verithin Gruen
Full Line of Nugget
Goods
Special Order Work
Promptly Executed
m
C. E. ORLANDER
SrCCKSSOR TO
GEORGE THE JEWELER
SEWARD SAW MILL CO.
Good Hough Lumber of all
kinds $30 and up per thousand,
delivered.
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