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BEATING THE HUN SPIES.
The greatest detective story published in years, and
probably the greatest since history began to be written, is
outlined in the last issue of the World’s Work. Its hero
is John Rathom. editor of the Providence Journal, and his
work, backed bv the owners and the resources of the paper
is the discovery and exposure of the German plots in this
country, li reads far more like a romance than a reality,
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but its truth can not Ik* questioned. The work done by the
Journal, under Mr. Rathom’s direction, is literally the
foundation stone on which has been erected our present
enormous secret service.
How it happened is thus summarized by Rotham’s bi
ographer in the World’s Work:
(1) From the very first hour Rathom sensed that we
were one of the objects of Germany’s mad ambitions to de
stroy democracy the world over.
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(2) That, encouraged and financed by the owners of
the Journal, and working with the aid of a dozen report
el's, he beat the German secret service at its own game a
hundred times since the war began.
(3) That he caused to he taken down in writing and
kept on file every wireless dispatch sent by the Sayville
and Tuckerton stations and had the ingenuity to decipher
masses of these dispatches in code, including thousands
of damnable messages from Von Bernstorff, Von Papen,
Bov-Ed, Dumba and others.
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(4) That he succeeded in getting his own reporters
into confidential positions in the twelve most important
Teutonic headquarters, including the embassy at Washing
ton, and received from them almost daily reports and or
iginal documents covering every phase of German plots
and propaganda.
One of the most dramatic stories tells how one report
er introduced himself to Dr. Heinrich Albert on the day ot
his arrival in New York with a $-1,000,000 letter of credit
in his pocket, and the assurance of $36,000,000 more, to be
used to buy public opinion here, to corrupt congressmen,
to procure the murder of American citizens working in
munition plants and do other “friendly” acts toward a nett
iral nation. Sir Oman Doyle's imagination never furnish
ed a finer detective story than this recital of fact. Others
are scarcely less interesting and fascinating.
According to the World’s Work article, the Provi
dence Journal has in its office today a card index of the
names of 7000 people, hundreds of them American citizens
dozens of them honored leaders in professional and public
life,.who are still known to be working the kaiser’s will in
every important city in the I'nited States. These traitors
are, many of them, unsuspected by neighbors and friends
who respect and trust them. The Journal is still follow
ing their movements, and every day checkmates some of
them. Thus, privately, the Journal is doing a great pat
riotic service. Publicly, it is attempting to arouse the loy
al citizens of the country to the -common danger, and to
show them how to combat the peril. Every day it prints
at the head of its editorial page the following warning:
Everv German and Austrian in the United States
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unless known by years of association to be absolutely
loyal, should be treated as a potential spy. Keep your
eyes and ears open. Whenever a suspicious act or
disloyal word comes to your notice communicate at
once with the bureau of investigation of the depart
ment of justice. Take nothing for granted. Energy
and alertness in this direction may save the life of
your son, or husband, or your brother.
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The World’s Work announces that it will publish a ser
ies of articles from Mr. Rathom disclosing a mass of facts.
It will let the American people understand in terms of
men, dates and places the methods and the all-persuasive
influence of Gentian thought upon this country—how it
has infected the habits of mind of professional leaders and
unnerved the political effectiveness of our men in public,
life. These articles are bound to make a profound im
pression on the country.
that obnoxious eight hour LAW.
Have you Mr. Citizen, Mrs. Housewife considered
what this present eight hour law in the territory is doing.
This quest ion is addressed both to-the man as well as the |
wife. You are not a fisherman; you are not in the employ
! of the Alaskan Engineering Commission. You work at
another occupation. You live beside a railroad employee
or a fisherman. They are working eight hours and over
time. They are making over the per day wage scale..
Your expenses, your household commodities cost just as
much as the railroad man or the fisherman. They are sav
’ ing up for a rainy day or are getting ahead a little each
pay day. You are having a hard time to make ends meet,
maybe, and no matter what you desire to do, you cannot
work over your allotted eight hours a day. But your j
neighbors can. It not only affects you, Mr. Citizen but
your wife and your family, because if you could do as the
railroad man or do as the fisherman, you could also make
more money and get ahead. Funny law, isn’t it ? Obnox
ious law, a law of injustice, a law permitting many to
break legally and making it a crime for others to break it.
Splendid law, so fair—NOT.
The declaration of war against Austria was absolute
ly unanimous Representative Meyer London voted in the
negative—(Chicago Herald).
The kaiser expects to regain the respect of the world
by the sword. And the poisoned well and the mangled
children, too—(Detroit Free Press).
ARE PLANNING |
JOiREBUIlD THEg:
HUMAN WRECKS
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WASHINGTON, Jan. Id. — An.er
ica’s lirst great hospital lor the re
construction oi wouiideo men has been
aecepted b\ the government from the
Benevolent aim Protective Outer oi
Elks. The hospital buildings wiP be
erected on Parker Hill, near the Rob
ert Brigham Hospital, in Boston, at
j a cosi of .<250,000. The money was
.aken from the Elks’ $1,000,000 wai
relief fund.
With American wounded being ac
tually carried hack from the fighting
front, Surgeon General Gorgas’ oft ice,
declared itsell equipped and ready to
rebuild human wreckage into able
bodied men.
String ol Hospitals
A .string ol reclamation hospitals
extends from me French lines to the
shores of this country. Every device
and resource known to science is at
I nand to rebuild nearly every part oi
the human frame. Men with halt
their tacos shot away by shrapnel will
rt«t new jawbones from their ribs and
new noses and new cheeks from the
• cartilage and other tissues on other
parts of their bodies.
* Fhe Surgeon General’s stud believes
the value of this service to America
cannot be estimated. 1 housands of
men w ho w ould be wrecks' without
proper treatment will be sent back to
the fighting, and others will be re
built and taught trades that will make
them economic assets instead ol lia
bilities. Even a man deaf, dumb and
blinded and paralyzed from the waist
down will be taught a trade at which
he can work.
For the Totally Disabled
Plans are being completed for a big
’ base hospital in this country where
* all totally disabled men* will be sent
! after the European hospitals have
done all they can for them. In this
hospital additional etforts will bo maae
to improve their condition.
In re-educating the deaf, dumb, or
blind they will be sent to private in
stitutions at Government expense.
Those desiring technical training will
be sent to technical schools. Others
will b»' trained for civil service, agri
The Delicatessen
COOKED FOODS. HOT AND
COLD TO CARRY HOME:
ORDERS FOR DINNERS,
BANQUETS AND LUNCHES
GIVEN SPECIAL ATTENTION
cultural work, or whatever tho\
choose.
Gen. Corga*’ idea is to build tew
hospitals in this country exclusively 1
for this reclamation woik. The great
er part of such surgery will be done
just behind the lines.
HALI’*OF MARRIAGES
IN PORTL \NI> FAIL
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PORTLAND, Or., Jan. 16. — Mar
ried li'e in Portland is a tough propo
<it'on, it seems. Records of the coun
ty show that in 1017 there wo’*e 2.204
marriage licenses issued and 1,044 di
vorce suits filed: a ratio that makes
it apnea* that half the matches hr re
wore not made in heaven.
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DIES AT AGE OF 103
ROSEiUJRG. Or., Jan. 16. — Wil
liam Ockers, 103 years old, believed
to have neen the oldest man in Ore
gon, is dead here at the county hos
pital. He did not use spectacles to
read with until three years ago. He
was born in Kentucky in 1814, and for
many years operated a Mississippi
ferryboat
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NOTICE TO DELINQUENT CO
OWNERS
To GEORGE R. KING and DAVE
BAUMAN, and to their, and each
of their heirs and assigns:
You, and each of you, are hereby
notified that during the years ending
December 31, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1912,
1913, 1914, 1915, 1910, and 1917, the
undersigned has expended more than
One Hundred Dollars in each of said
years, or a total of $900.00, in labor
and improvements upon the Social
Group sulphur placer mining claim,
situate on Makuskan Mountain, Una-,
laska mining district, district of Alas
ka, in which mining location, you, the
said George R. King claim an undiv
ided one-eighth (1-8) interest, and
.you, the said Dave Bauman claim an
undivided one sixteenth (1-1G) inter
est, as shown by notice of location
thereof and deeds of conveyance of
said interest of record in the record
ing office of the aforesaid mining dis
trict. The said labor was performed
as and for the representation of saidi
claim for the years as aforesaid, as
required by the laws of the United:
States and district of Alaska concern
ing annual labor upon mining claims |
and the same was the amount roquir-l
cd to hold said claim for said years.,
The amount required for each of said
years being the sum of One Hun-!
died Dollars ($100.00).
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You arc further notihed that un
less within ninety (90) days after the1
last publication of this notice you i
contribute your proportionate share j
of said expenditures, as such co-own-1
ers, to wit: You, the said George K. j
King, the sum of $112.50, being your'
proportionate share of said represen-!
tation for the years ending as afore
said; and you, the said Dave Dau
m&n, the sum of $56.25, being ymn
proportionate share of said lepresen
tation for the years ending as afore
said, your interest in said claim will
he forfeited to the undersigned co
owner, who has made such expendi
tures and will become his property in
the manner provided by law.
Dated at Seattle, Washington, this
fifteenth day of December, 1917.
FRANK MEERWALDT
Co-Owner.'
Date of publication Dec. 24th, 1917 to
March 25, 1918.
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Power Company
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Alaska, Jan. 24th.
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A. H. McDonald, Agent.
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GEORGE PHELPS
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