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ALASKA
STEAMSHIP
COMPANY
Fast and commodious steamers sailing between Seattle, Ketchikan,
Wrangell, Juneau, Skagway, Cordova, Valdez and Seward.
Sail Seattle Arrive Seward
FEB. 16 .ALAMEDA . FEB. 22
FEB. 24 .ALASKA. . MAR. 2
MAR. 1 .MARIPOSA. MAR. 6
This company reserves the right to change schedule of steamers with
out notice. Tickets on sale at up-town office, Empress Building.
J. J. LANKIN,
Agent.
F. B. TRACY.
General Agent.
PACIFIC STEAMSHIP CO.
ADMIRAL LINE
A li< ASK AN SAILING DATES
Le<ave Seattle Leave Seward
F«b. 15 .FARRAGUT. Feb 22
Feb. 25 .. WATSON .. Mar. 4
M*r. 2.EVANS.Mar. 9
Mir. 9.. FARRAGUT. .Mar. 16
Mijir. 19 ..WATSON.. Mar. 26
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Sailings from Seattle to
CALIFORNIA
Mondays, Fridays & Saturdays
Steamers
President, Governor, Queen,
Senator, Umatilla. Admiral
Schley arid Admiral Dewey.
I SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ROUTE.
San [Francisco to Los Angeles, 'daily except Sunday.
San [Francisco to San Diego, Monday, Thursday and Saturday.
STEAMERS HARVARD, YALE, PRESIDENT, GOVERNOR,
ADMIRAL SCHLEY AND ADMIRAL DEWEY.
Schedule Subject to Change Without Notice.
For iFull Particulars, T. B. WATSON, Agent, Anchorage, Alaska.
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Alaska Men
Going Outside This Winter Outfit at
CHEASTY’S
The Specialty Men's Shop
in Seattle*
0. C. GRAVES, Pres.
2a A.v. and Spring
CHEASTY’S Inc.
Men’s and Young Men's Wear
Sundberg’s Grocery
PLANT EARLY. WE HAVE THE SEEDS.
EAT GOOD EGGS. WE HAVE THEM.
SWIFT’S PREMIUM HAMS AND BACON, THE BEST
TEAS—Folger’s, Reliance, Crescent and Blue Ribbon.
Staple and fancy pastry at the
North Pole Bakery. 429
Best music and entertainers at Pe
terson’s. 399
nm being
A good story is told in the Matin,
a French publication in Paris, under
date of January 6. The story in part
follows:
Two French soldiers by the names
of Vauzelle and Simonin, today were
decorated with the Croix de Guerre in
I recognition of being the only two
French soldiers who, having been tak
en prisoners themselves returned with
in six hours to their own trenches,
bringing with them seventeen Ger
man prisoners. t
Vauzelle and Simonin were members
of a section under the command of
Second Lieutenant Ferron, which in
the recent capture of Douamont, was
assigned to the particularly hazardous
mission of keeping up the liason be
tween two other groups of attacking
troops. The section kept up its ad
vance until it had been entirely wiped
out with the exception of four men
who, when within a few yards of the
German trench, realizing the useless
ness of keeping up the sacrifice took
refuge in shell holes.
Unfortunately they had been seen by
the Germans and a patrol leaping out
of the trench took the two men pris
oners. They were left in the front line
trench, where the Germans, armed
with grenades, were waiting nervously
to repel the expected attack.
An officer, having failed by threats
of shooting them, to elicit any infor
mation about the plans of the French,
went off and left the two French pris
oners in the hands of the front line
troops. These at once began making
friends with them and in the course of
the afternoon gave them cigarettes
and something to eat and drink.
For four hours the Germans stood
at their post while the battle raged
about them, without themselves being
attacked.
Finally, when night came, the strain
on them became too great. They
placed some sentinels to see that no
German officers were approaching,
held a hasty consultation and then
some twenty of them surrounded the
two prisoners while one of the number
explained in broken French:
“We are all your prisoners now. You
lead us to the quarries and from there
we can go ourselves to Fort Souville
where we can surrender.’’
Before the two astonished “polus”
who a few hours before had been in
formed that they were to be shot,
could recover from their surprise, they
were pushed violently out of the
trench and pushed forward by the Ger
mans, seventeen of whom clambered
out after them.
The Frenchmen lost no time in mak
ing tracks as fast as they could for
the quarry, but before arriving there
recovered sufficiently from their sur
prise to decide that it would be better
themselves to conduct the prisoners to
Fort Souville. This they did, turning
over a half hour later the seventeen
Germans who had a short time before
been their captors.
FOREST FIRES DECREASE.
The number of fifes suppressed on
national forest lands during the cal
endar year 1915 was 6324, as against
7018 in 1914, and an average annual
number of 4759 during the past five
years, says Henry S. Graves, chief of
the forest service, in his annual report
just published. While more than the
average number of fires occurred, the
timbered area burned over was but
155,416 acres, or 30 per cent less than
the average per year for the period of
1911-1915, inclusive. The average loss
per fire was $60.41. Forty-four per
cent of the fires were confined to areas
of less than one-quarter of an acre.
NOTICE.
To Whom It May Concern: I have
sold my interest in the U. & I. restau
rant on Fourth street to George Cico
vech, or Debele, and will not be re
sponsible for any bills contracted after
March 1, 1917.
532 GEORGE CHRISTOPHER.
Shoe Shine Stand—Robarts.
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flUTFITTEKS-GENERAL MERCHANDISE ^
“Quality First”
The Store Por Ail the People.
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WHY BE WITHOUT EGOS?
25c CAN EOIS EQUAL TO 3 DOZEN EGGS
MERRILL & SON POWDERED EGGS. KEITH’S DRIED GRANULATED EGGS
PRICES REASONABLE
PHONES: STORE 7-R
PROMPT DELIVERY— —COURTEOUS TREATMENT
OFFICE 20-R
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PROVINCIAL NEW YORK.
Remote places like Chicago and
Philadelphia still cling with pitiful
provincialism to the concept of a
presidential election as a more or less
national event, participated in by
some 15,000,000 or 20,000,000 voters.
Poor nuts they cannot live in New
York.
On Manhattan island only and
alone is glimpsed the fundamental
truth that a presidential election con
sists of nothing more or less than
“coming down to Harley river.” One
candidate comes down to “Harley riv
er” and the other goes up to Harlem
river. That is all there is to it.
Strange that otherwise fairly intel
ligent persons fail to grasp so simple
and concrete a fact.
Accordingy, when it transpired that
Hughes had come down to Harlem
river with some perfectly good hun
dreds of thousands majority, New
York knew that the election was over.
A mere matter of detail to send up
bombs, “flashes” and extras. The
country had spoken. All the big
headed metropolitan Wilson papers
gave it up. The stuff was off, Hughes
wins.
Long ediitorials, explaining how it
happened. No need of a telegraph
editor—local bureau the whole cheese.
Ineffable sadness to find next day
that a part presumed to be greater
than the whole. Can there be other
ball players than the Giants? Could
human beings survive west of the Jer
sey highlands?—Indianapolis Star.
Fresh-killed veal and pork at Mint.
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3 IN 1 LAUNDRY
AND BATHS
Now Reopened on the New
Premises.
Between G and H on 5th Ave.
Next to Harry Cribb.
P. H. RJNGSTAD - Prop.
NEW CRESCENT HOTEL
F. W. REDWOOD & CO., Props.
Warm Rooms. Moderate Rates. Hot
Baths.
Cor. Fourth and C. Anchorage
FRATERNAL ORDERS.
MASONS
Anchorage Masonic Club
meets first and third Thursday
in month. G.C.HAMMOND, Sec.
L. O. O. M. 1534
Regular meeting every Wed
nesday night at 8 o’clock,
at A. L. U. Hall.
JAS. L. CORT, Sec.
BILL’S CLUB.
J. T. WESTERMANN, Secy.
Meets at Club Rooms every
Tuesday evening at 8 o’clock.
EAGLES CLUB
Meets every Friday night
at the Anchor club, Lathrop
Block.
Wood Undertaking Co..
FUNERAL DIRECTORS
LICENSED EMBALMERS
Anchorage
Matanuska
Alaska Pool Roo:
Fourth Ave., Near D.
; Cigars, Tobaccos, Candies, Soft Drinks, Fruits, Concord ;
Grape Juice.
MUSIC
: JOSEPH SCHMITBAUER. - Proprietor. :
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LAURITZ
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THE SIGN MAN
PAINTING AND PAPERHANGING.
DESIGNING DECORATING
| 5th and D Street.
IT'S A REAL PLEASURE
to view the new wall decorations on
view here exclusively. They are so
unconventional, so out of the common
and so unusually artistically attrac
tive. If you plan to repaper you
should by all means see these new
papers. To decide without doing so
is apt to result in regret later.
EVANS & FRANTZEN
Hotel Anchorage
NEWEST AND MOST MODERN IN THE CITY
SUNNY ROOMS
HOT AND COLD WATER.
ELECTRIC LIGHTS
REASONABLE RATES
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,11 Dohrmann-Herning & Co.
BUILDERS’ HARDWARE
TOOLS AND SPORTING GOODS.
HOUSEHOLD FURNISHINGS.
PHONE 76R.
New Matanuska Hotel
MATANUSKA JUNCTION.
M.J. ROCHE, Prop.
CAFE IN CONNECTION
A. LYALL, Prop.
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LEARN TO DANCE.
Latest Dauces Taught. Begin
ners given special attention. For ap
pointment call at third house from
C on 6th Ave.
WM. BUNTING.
Cotton felt mattresses, bed springs
and linoleum, at Crocker’s. 459
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C. HENNING
TAILOR.
Ladies’ and Gentlemen’s
Suits Cleaned, Pressed and
Repaired. 4th Ave. and D St.
Fancy cakes to order at the North
Pole Bakerj-. 429
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