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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY, 22nd.. 1919
OUR FRIEND S—A ND OUR ENEMY
(From an Exchange)
For a Inin tired years the long 4.000 mile border has stretched between
us and Canada, undefended by a gun. a fort, a ship of war. If Canada had
boon a colony of the kaiser, would we have slept so peacefully with no thought
of danger? Or would the border have bristled with cannon? Would wc not,
against our will, have been forced to become a militaristic nation?
Our navy knew long before the Ktiropenn war broke out that the
British fleet was a defense to us, the German one a menace. If the Germans
bad possessed the greatest navy on earth, is it supposable that the commerce
of the open ports would have continued, the policy of a fair field to all? In
such a case would the Prussian power have lined up side by side with ours to
maintain the Monroe Doctrine, or would it have been the greatest danger to
that policy? The German navy, ever since it became a ponderable power,
has been a threat to the United States. It has been arrogant and bullying to
us. The incidents at Samoa, at Haiti, at Yensueja, and at Manilla Ray tprere
guideposts to warn us against sen domination by the Teuton.
During a long record of dealings with Japan and China, the United
Slat s has ever shown no disposition whatever to despoil these countries, or
wb them of their rights, on the other hand, Germany has been the most
ruthless menace to the “open door” in China, the one country' most eager
for a partition of China by means of "spheres of influence.”
When we look at the map of North America and read the story it tells
i s, we know how absurd it is for us to be duped by German propaganda about
tbo designs of Kngland upon us. At last we have found out who are our
friends—and who is our enemy.
STARTLING FACTS ABOUT THE RAT
(The Hoy s World.)
That the common brown rat is one of our most dangerous enemies at
il.e present time is the unqualified statement of a well-known scientist. The
l nited States Government, recognizing that the rat plague is doing as much
national damage every year as 200,000 soldiers could do. Is instituting a cam*
paign against the rodents. The Government is sending out literature showing
bow this country is suffering from the attacks of filthy disease-spreading
rats. The circular tells us that the rat is the sole carrier ef the "bubonic
Plague.”
This disease, which, on two re.-ent occasions, has invaded the United
States, was for centuries’the terror of the old world, epidemics of it carrying
of whole populations. One such epidemic, in the fourteenth century, killed
h:-lf the people of Kngland. In 1907, more than 2,000,000 men, women .and
children in India succumbed to the disease.
e-ts on n average *c *, it our fooj yearly. 'i • in ths
United States eat up $1,000,000,000 of foodstuffs annually. The rats keep
130,000 farmers occupied feeding them. Other workers needed to repair rat
damage number 50,000. Damage to property other than food by rats is
estimated at $200,000,000 annually. An Indiana export says every rat destroys
$7.30 worth of property annually in that state.
Hats injure buildings, riddling them with holes and undermining the,
foundations. Many bad fires are caused by rats nibbling matches.
The cleverness of the rat is illustrated by the way in which itj
bundles eggs. To eat an egg it will bite through the shell and nibble off
• inail fragments of it. consuming the contents without spilling a drop. To
u rat, a hen’s egg is as big a thing to handle ns a barrel is for a man. Yet
tats will carry eggs long distances, two of them to each egg. One holds thOr
egg between his paws, passes, it to anoibcv. arid then runs ahead to receive!
it in like manner. They adopt the same method in carrying eggs up and
downstairs—a truly remarkable performance.
Tho sanitary garbage can. with a tight cover, is an important help;
in getting rid of rats. The second thing of importance ie to deprive the rate
' r Shelter—to lender them homeless and these rob them of the opportunity
brecd- Hatt,roofing of dwellings and other building, accomplishes this
purpose to a large extent; but it is also necessary to abolish such harboring!
Places as old sheds, plies of brush, or old timber, wooden sidewalks, and
garbage dumps.
NOTICE OF INTENTION TO HOLD MININS CLAIMS
PLACER LOCATION NOTICES
PROOFS OF ANNUAL LABOR.
FOR SALE CAROS. FOR MINT CAROS. BTC. ]
FOR SALE AT THE NUQQET~OFFICE. J
Special Delegations Studying
Economic Problems at
the Peace Conference
Ppeoial to The Nugget by The Associated Press.
PARIS, Jan. 21—Owing to the pressure of more urgent problems sched- I
uled to come before the peace congress, various economic delegations are en- •
gaged in studying separately the allied blockade of the enemy countries and I
kindred problems requiring considerable investigation before final action may
properly be taken by the conference.
The blockade of the enemy nations is being continued without relaxa
tion at the present time, although the Allies are permitting a limited amount
•jf food stuffs to be sent to portions of the enemy countries now under
Allied control. \
The American delegates favor a relaxation of the earlier water-tight
blockade, in order to permit the entry of food stuffs, lubricants and other
materials into the Teuton countries. Otherwise the blockade will be rigidly
enforced In order to force the enemy to accept the peace terms which will
be submitted to them when the allies have arrived at an understanding con
cerning their demands.
The blockade has already been relaxed in the western part of Austria
and a quantity of food supplies have been sent to Vienna, where serious
starvation threatened. It is also contemplated to send food supplies to por
tions of southern Germany through Austria to relieve the pressing food
requirements of several districts which are on the verge of famine.
SPOKANE AND TACOMA TO HONOR RETURN
1 ING WESTERN AND ALASKAN TROOPS
Special to the Nugget By the Associated Press. ^
SEATTLE, Jan. 21—Seattle, Spokane and Tacoma are planning to
hold an elaborate reception in honor of the 346th. Field Artillery of the 91st.
Division when it arrives in Washington on the return journey from France.
The 346th. Field Artillery, composed almost entirely of Alaskans and
other Westerners, is hound for Camp Lewis for demobilization and is expected
to nrrivtf here on Friday next.
The battery is the first unit of the 91st. Division to return to Camp |
Lewis, where the division was trained before going abroad.
The comjnittce in charge of the Seattle reception is planning to con-1
vert the streets of the city into canyons of flags and bunting and great parades
will be held at all of the indicated cities in an effort to show honor to the
returning warriors.
The battery, traveling in four trains, is now nearing the coast, having
passed St. Paul yesterday. 1
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