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The daily Alaskan., 1914-07-21

Henry Bratnober, one of the best known mining men in the whole of the North, arrived out on the train last night from his headquarters camp at the head of the Nabesna river, in company with Major s. A. Huntington, who has his headquor- ters in Tacoma, Wash.
 It was these who men who early last March made the record trip over the Niziui glacier on the Haze let trail. On the morning Of March 1lth, they left Shorty Guinu's with a team of Il dogs and 8 900 pound outfit and crossed the glac- fer, a distance of &G miles, in s hours and 40 minutes, reducing and beating all preyio"s records by more than an hour
 MT. Bratnober and Major Hunt iugtou have since their trip into the interior spoken of above spent the greater part of their lime at the head of the Panama and Nabesna river, where the former is inter ested in some of the highest grade copper properties in the world, and which with proper transportation facilities will become the greatest .Droducers. of that metal of any camp yet discovered
 They left the upper reaches of the Nabesna in a Sy tcot open boat and travelled down 500 miles Of swift water and rapids in : days. On this journey Major Huntington had charge of the nayiga- tion of the boat for the entire distance with the exception of the last day when they took on board a musher at the Delta" who was iaduced by the major to lend his assistance with a pair of oars until Cinema was reach ed. while Mr. Bratuobes had charge of the cOmmissary. Although the Journey was somcwhat strenuous every minute of the time was enjoy ed by the voyageurs until Fairbanks was reached at whicn point they took the steamer to Wbitehorse, and from there to Skagway by train
 Major Huntington was very re- ticent as to the object of his journey into the interior but from Mir. Bratuober we learned that the condition of things is greatly i'm, proved since he went in last winter. Said he.
 '"The country around the head of the Nabesna and Panama is a highly mineralized zone. both as to quartz and placer, but in the lat ter there has not been enough de- velopment work done to base any reliable estimate. The extent and richness of the quartz is fairly well known, but it requires better trans portation facilities than are now of fered to work them to advantage"
 When asked as t0 the probable relief which would be afforded along these lines by the completion
The daily Alaskan., 1914-07-21
TURNED INTO BACHELORS 4
 BY THE CITY DIRECTORY

San Francisco, July 21-The new San Francisco directory, just out. professes to publish, after the Damf of each married man listed, the maiden aame of his wife. But by aH oversight, several men who have been long happily wed and have families figure in 1t as bachelors. Among such are Gov. Hiram JohR- son, his son, Hiram J., and Mayor Roiph.
The daily Alaskan., 1914-07-21
MOVING PICTURES DEVOTED
 TO MUNICIPAL TOPICS

Madison, Wis, July 21-MeTing pictures devoted to municipal topics and especially to city improvements. were to be shown before members of the wisconsin league of munIct- palities which met here today with about 200 city officials present. A three days session was opened by President Joseph Fisher.
The daily Alaskan., 1914-07-21
GUN ARTISTS
 ARE COMPETING

Portland, Ore, July 21--Scatter gun artist from the northwest and California were competing today in the ninth Pacific Coast Handicap shoot, being held under the aus piCes of the Portland Gan club. Be- sides the prize money put up by the local organization, the Interstate as- soclation has added $500. The grand shoot off will be staged tomorrow.
The daily Alaskan., 1914-07-21
WORKERS
 CONVENTION

Hamilton, O., July 21-More than two hundred delegates from all parts of the United States and Can- ada gathered here today for thu biennial convention of the 1nteTnA- tional Stove Mounter's union. Sea sions VII close July 24. Social features have an important place 0n the program.
The daily Alaskan., 1914-07-21
NEBRASKA PROHIBITIONISTS
 ARE IN CONVENTION

Linccln, Neb., July 21-The pro- hibitionists of Nebraska are gather ed here today in the partys annual state convention. The leaders arc counting on the largest attendanc" of any of the party's conventions in this state during recent years.
The daily Alaskan., 1914-07-21
SAN FRANCISCO MUNICIPAL
 STREET RAILWAY PAYS

San Francisco, July 21-San Franclsco's municipal street rail road, known IS the Geary street line, about siI miles long, earned $1SB.42n2O net during the fiscal year ended June 30, according to figures iust made public here.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-23
President wilson's First Duty

Mr.. WILSON'S refusal To heed the adj
vice OF his physician TO take much
needed rest will not be regarded as wei
considered by the community. The inn
portance of preserving his health Is
recognized generally, as well as the
serious drains that have been made on
his vitality since he became President.
The fact that his most intimate friends
have added their pleas to the dlsre-
garded counsels of his medical man
may be taken by him as exactly ex-
pressive of the nations solicitude that
he take good care Of himself
We can conceive of no higher duty
now devolyipg on the President of the
United States, engrossed though he Is
III international and domestic political,
Industrial and business problems of the
first magnitude, than the conservation
Of his physical well being. His good
health Is not his own To spend, but a
possession Of the nations to he most
carefully protected. Perhaps the con-
temptation of the doctors prescription
from this angle may reconcile Mr.. Will
son to the adoption of n course which
he now seems to have rejected in favor
Of that overgreat diligence in his office
which, II it does not I'LL his country
men with alarm, at least greatly dis
composes them.
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Violations of Faith In Time of War.

violations OF fatth In time OF war.
One of the most eXasperatlng things
about war is that. as 1t Is trial In the
highest mundane court there can be
no appeal against its incidental errors
and alterations.
The protests Of one belligerent that
another Is not fighting according to the
rules Is as vain and impotent as the
prisoners complaint that the case
agalnA him Is not being conducted
fairly.
Some impression may be made on the
minds of individuals, but counter pro-
tests will generally influence an equal
number. and the effects, anyway. will
he controlled by antecedent bias.
Thus the complaints are not only
without practical result but even fail
to create a dominant public opinion.
1t is only in case of an overwhelming
victory that punitive measures can be
taken for what may be called super.
erogatory hsrdships inflicted by bel
llgerent.
In this age and with present meth
DDS Of warfare 1t is doubtful II either
side would be apt to win such sweep
ing victory as to make such mea sures
possible The only penalty 10 be dreaded
by the ruthless ones is the verdict OF
so much of history as may be impair
TALLY written.
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The Mothers Question.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sr: I
am a mother. Thrice have I gone down
into the Valley OF the Shadow to bear a
child. Three little ones have chung 10 me.
! have watched over them and loved them.
! have known the Joy OF motherhood and
the pain OF It, I have learned to pray
Thy will, o God, be done" But my
mothers heart Is bleeding and my
woman's heart is rent when think OF
the agony OF the mothers over the sea
and the woe that has come to the women
OF the unhappy lands.
No one knows the cause for which
those men are dying and what tho out
come may be.
Life IL to-day. tomorrow then. forever
more. The way to peace is no simple that
we who are forever cropping make for our
selves complexities To man has been
given wonderful abiding place on
earth, did he but know how to live.
Let women pray that their sisters may
soon see the light again. for now there is
battling and there Is woe In the world.
In recent issue OF THE SUN | read
that the high birth rate In the late sos
Influenced the Kaiser to proclaim war at
this time, that the later lower birth rate
would reduce the ranks, as the army was
greater now than It ever hoped to be and
It's strength was In the flower OF its
youth.
Was II for this tina. mothers endured
the agonies? Was It for this end that
mothers nurtured their sons? IL II not
bitter? IL II not cruel? c. NJ. Il.
BRooKLYN. AuElst 81
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this attitude IL absurd and obstructive.
Our assumptions are often untrue and
always irritating. They constitute OBJ
stacles both practical and moral to our
success among peoples whose irtelii-
gence is equal to our own and whose
pride IL sensitive to a degree we do not
appreciate.
Nothing unrea sonable Ia asked Of our
merchants or their representatives. 1t
can be all put in a sentence: Let them
find out the views OF their customers
and try to meet these broadly and
infinitely to the letter. II II the ele-
mentary principle Of craftsmanship any.
where. BY applying 1t in the new field
that Providence has opened to us we
can not only win but hold what we win.
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There seems to be no present diff
Guilty in getting South American trade.
American merchants are not obliged to
seek II 1t is seeking them. 1t is quite
another matter to keep 1t when we get
1t. and II we can't keep it we are only
wasting time ana energy in muddlng
with II now. II we have TO surrender
IL back TO the British and Germans In
a few months when the war Is over II
10 hardly worth while reorganlzlng our
whole system Of trading.
But It Is perfectly easy to hold the
trade II we are willing to take the
trouble. The only necessary thing Is to
give our customers what they want in
the way they want 1t. The advice OF
Mr.. ERNEsTo T. SIMoNDETTI. printed In
our news columns yesterday, Is not
new, but 1t is altogether true and CO.
gent, We have a national habit OF
ridiculing the slowness and unadaptn-
bility of the Engishman. But his con.
servatlsm has been rs nothing to orr
obstinacy in dealing with South Amer.
Tea OF course the German has left
potn competitors far behind in keen.
ness OF perception and precise practical
response to demand.
Our great fault has been our cock.
sureness, our overweening belief in our
own knowledge and methods
proneness to think that we knew what
the needs Of other peoples were better
than themselves, our ngrai med convic-
tion that what was good for MS was
good for every one As Mr.. SIMON.
ptrII points out and as scores Of other
experts have pointed out for years back,
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WHAT coon WILL IT Dor
why the women intend to March In Fro
test Against the War

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-str. In
answer to the interest aroused by the
proposed parade for peace the parade
committee begs the hospitality OF your
columns to present the point of view OF
those convinced that public expression OF
woman's sentiment concerning war Is de-
manded at this time.
We are asked. What good viii Il DO r.
why parade7 Would not n mass meeting
be more effectlve?" "Do you expect 1t to
influence the situation abroadT'
To these questions we answer. a public
protest against wrong may not right that
wrong, but collective action not only
crystai1izes sentiment but emphasizes the
need of constructive and preventive meas
ures. Whatever the immediate cause Of
the present war In Europe may be, the
real causes lie in the conditions which
led up to II, first, the education of the
people TO believe that war Is the only
honorable method Of settling disputes, and
second, the increasing armament of Eu-
rope. To me the women's parade Is a
protest against the belief that war can
ever be justified. or that n constant state
OF being prepared Ii anything but a
source OF danger to the countries which
demand II. The theory that the standing
armies of Europe can keep peace has
been exploded. The standing armies OF
Europe have precipitated the most hideous
war the world has ever known. To
others marching the parade will mean a
protest In the name of civilization; to us
all II means a plea for peace.
parade was chosen because n mass
meeting which seemed the only alterna-
tive, IL In the hands OF the speakers, but
parade gives opportunity for an to par
ticlpate equally, and so becomes the most
effective method of expressing the feel
ings of thousands OF women Uho other
wise would have no way Of getting their
personal protest
We do not expect that the parade Of
women down Fifth avenue v III stop the
war, but we hope that the public express
sion of womans point Of view concerning
war by this parade and other similar
demonstrations which seem probable may
play their part In realizing that world
vision Of peace which found expression
In Baroness Won Suttncrs cry Lay down
your arms" ALICE CARPENTER.
Chairman OF the Peace Parade Committee.
NEW YORK, August 81.
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Casualty List Of the Militant Campaign

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Str: Ac-
cordng to statement In the London
Morning Post the damage done by the
militant suffragettes OF the United King
dom since 1918 consists OF the complete
destruction OF eight churches and the
partial destruction of nine. In twelve
churches bombs were thrown or exploded
and thirty-six houses were completely de-
stroyed by arson and eighteen in part
In addition, forty-two public sport or rec
reation buildings, twenty three schools.
railway stations and other public build
ings were either completely or partially
destroyed, chiefly by arson,
over 1000 letters were lost through
suffragette activities an. at least ten at
tempts were made to destroy valuable
paintings In public galleries, The total
damage TO property is estimated to have
been not less than 81, 000. 900. A. Be
NEWARK, ". J., August 90.
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progrs mines are to be censored IA char
acteristlc IN Ito treatment Of the case
OF the bad or the inefficient law. Aero
bats are prohibited because II Is not
comprehensive that they should APP
pear otherwise than In costume. Dan.
GERS are privileged to perform, how.
ever, because II Is not impossible for
them to appear in dresses that are sim
liar to those which the audience may
wear. The effort seems to be to keep
as far away as possible from the in
evitably theatrical.
This compromise Is one that can
not reasonably be criticised, since II
respects to degree the prejudice
Of those who object to theatrical per
formances on Sunday yet affords a
certain amount Of diversion for those
who are compelled to take their the
atrical enjoyment at such times. 1t
seems only o misfortune that 1t should
be necessary to act dramatic perform
ances In way that robs the play Of
so much Of its effectiveness Ora
matte sketches on music hall bills do
not need curtain, but any at
tempt to act a play without this
expedient is certain to be futile. II
is only in this particular that the
present plan Is to be criticised, and
as the only plays acted publicly on
Sundays are In a foreign tongue, this
defect is not uncomfortable.
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BERMUDA IN THE WAR.
No Danger or Discomfort for Visitors
From Abroad.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUS--Sir: with
reference to the situation In Bermuda 30
far as the war is concerned. win you
kindly grant me space for a statement
OF facts TO correct the transformation
that has received wide circulation?
II is a fact that. in common with other
colonies which fly ye British flag. every
necessary measure has been taken for the
effective defence OF these islands against
attack by an enemy.
1t Is "A fact that, as elsewhere gnartial
law has been proclaimed In these islands
and that under martial law regulations any
British citizen may be called upon TO as
sist In the defence OF his country. a ser
vice which he invariably and willingly
renders irrespective OF selfish interests,
as witness the demonst ration OF imperial
unity shown by the prompt manner In
which the seemingly irreconcilahle men
OF Ireland and the militant suffragettes
volunteered their services
Ii Is an absolutely false statement that
any suffering exists In Bermuda because
OF the war or that any residents In these
Islands are experiencing hardships be-
cause of martial law, which so far from
p"Naiizlng honest and true men and
women, residents or visitors, on the con-
trary insures their safety and comfort
merely restricting unauthorized traffic m
certain areas and In the vicinity of the
dockyard and fortihcations, Passports
and censorship are necessary formalites
and In themselves Impose no hardships
on law abiding people.
II is absolutely false that citizens OF
the United States have been pressed into
service In the digging OF trenches &C
II Is absolutely false that innocent
visitors quietly rowing about In the har-
bors have been fired on with six inch
shells or any other SHELF or ball. but no
doubt II unauthorized persons were to
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Russian, Old Teutonic and Ro.

oh, where shall peace he found? You
look for It in vain or almost in vain
even In World Speech. that faithful
Buckeye herald of the universal Ian
guage Ro. Those OF us who fear to
scratch Russian must view with
Alarm the vision Of Mr.. CHARLES SAB.
oLEA, quoted from Erervmdn:
II confidently prophesy that before the
schoolboy Of to-day will have attained to
mature age the study OF Russian will
take the place OF Greek In the schools
OF Europe the study OF VLADIMIR SOL
PLATO: KARAMzrN and PusHKIN will re-
place OF Ivy and VIRGIL"
We fear the Slav. bringing stores Of
suffixes and affixes and propositions,
"po" and "a" Yet Is there hope for
Teutonic culture. Mr. ELIAS MoLEE OF
Tacoma has been building n union
speech even since 1850, when he was
3 years old:
MIR. MoLEE leaves out capital letters
as useless, His idea is that language
should be homogeneous and that the
German. Swedish. Norwegian, Danish.
Dutch and Saxon or English speaking
/ nations, all OF whom use Teutonic words
and who outnumber the Romance or
Latin speaking nations by ono hundred
millions, should construct a union Ian
guage based on Teutonic stem words and
not on Latin. the base OF Esperanto. lido
and nearly al the other artificial Ian
! guages"
"Alteutonik," he calls It. Here Ia
bit which any reader Of German
ought to make out;
"m empfangn juo postkarte. In q alteu-
tonike acknowledgements, wilk interesirn
mi ungeheur H. ju shreibn 90 ext srG
| rein alteutonik"
The trouble with this Is that 1t Is
too easy. When Europe stops talking
with guns and resumes civilized speech
what can look more engaging to stu
dents OF world tongue than the sweet
strange accents of our Incompatible
favorite Roi Were you a stamp col
lector before you we're rooted at the
bulletin board:
IA ger ~ ace k0ru rukeb Ell nw7
what 10 tho price of your stamp al
bum"
40 We hab pipru zitcf
Have you a stamp catalogueT'
"Abo pipruz n uce 81.
"My stamps are in excellent condition"
"Ab Of ru tiktial Id &C II at ns.
~ have already written to you con-
corning the matter"
''Kas Id alb &c pip. sec,
Send 10 me by mail please"
q music with her silver sound! O
blueiay, frog and crow and Ro
General LEHMAN, the defender OF
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In a door In Picardy a lonely woman stands
Somewhere under alien skies beyond the
cleaning strands
OF alien shores. the banners haunt. respien.
dent. in the sun.
Above the grim. defiant ranks ranks that
bristle, gun TO gun.
Tho martial trumpets summoned. and To-
the armies came
To write the records OF their fame In hurt.
ling sheets OF flame.
Somewhere the drums are oasting theii
stern. esultant spell
To drive tho battling hosts into the gapins
throat OF HE'LL
And somewhere, on an alien neld and under
alien skies,
soldier OF the legion slesps with stark
and bloodess eyes,
Unstirred by clsns OF sabres. unwakensd nv
tho roar
OF rafting gums and crashing hoofs that h,
shall hear no more.
Unmindful OF the summers rain unmindtul
NJ the snow,
Unmindful, yea, of peace ana war, h. shall
not even know
The heart cries OF the vanauished. tn. vic.
tors proud commands,
In . door In PieArds a lonely woman stand.
KENDALL BASsisS.
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Whatever are the facts about the
contributions levied upon the munich.
palitles Of Brussels and Liege. Article
AZ Of the second Hague convention OF
1899 ls 10 drawn that we imagine II
would he very difficult for an accuser
to go before an interna tional tribunal
and convict Germany:
'Tf. besides the taxes mentioned in the
preceding Article, tho occupant levies
other money taxes In the occupied terri
tory this can only be for military neces-
stiles or the administration OF such ter
ritory."
The war right to levy such contrlbu-
lions Is recognized by the Regulations
Respecting the Laws and Customs of
War on Land adopted at the Hague.
1t IA recognized by all authorities on
international law: as. for example. Or.
OPPENHEIM Of the University Of Lon
don. He says on this subject:
acquisitions and contributions In war
are the outcome OF the eternal principle
that war must support war. This prln-
cipIe means that every belligerent can
make his enemy pay az far as possible
for the continuation of the war.
Contribution is a payment In ready money
demanded either from municipalities or
from inhabitants. whether enemy subjects
or foreign residents. Whereas formerly
no general rules concerning contributions
existed, Articles 40 and 81 OF the Hague
Regulations enact now that contributions
cannot he demanded extortionately, but
exclusively for the needs OF the army or
for the administration OF the locality In
question"
The appeal to President WILSON by
part Of the London press to protest
against the actions Of the German com
manders In Brussels and Liegc and per.
haps elsewhere does not seem to con
template the difficulty Of proving that
the contributions were cxtortionate in
view Of the magnitude of the war oper-
atoms or that they were for other pur-
poses than military necessities"
There Ia. of course. nothing what
ever in the English newspapers con.
tention that under the Hague conven-
| ton an enemy cannot exact money
from an occupied district hut must
make his acquisitions In goods.
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The regulation of Sunday amuse-
ments in New York Is complicated by
the tastes of the various nations that
make the sum OF New York theatre
goers so cosmopolitan In character.
There is little danger that New York
theatres will, like those in so many
Western cities. open their doors for
regular dramatic performances on Sun
days. Probably few managers are
seeking such liberty. Even In the West
the foremost dramatic artists DO not
appear In Sunday performances.
1t happens that performances here
in a foreign tongue are patronized
chiefly on Sundays. New York's clti-
Gcns who began life in tho Continental
cities OF Europe are accustomed to
take their theatrical amusement on
Sunday evenings Just as New Workers
have made Saturday the most popular
night In their theatres. SO In the Ger
man theatres here the audiences are
largest on Sundays Yet the plays
that are acted then must be given In a
form that destroys much Of their eff
fectiveness. With restrictions as to
the use of costumes and the prohibl-
ton Of the curtain altogether, It Is
not possible to reveal the best quail
ties of any play. 1t must be borne In
mind that "wilhelm Tell" or die
Rubber" or any classic must be treat
ed just as the most piquant Of the
French boulevard farces.
The prohibition Of the theatres on
Sunday for one class of citizens Is
always the result Of the activity OF
others who are able to go whenever
they want to. 1t is fact understood
by comparatively few New Workers
that there are many workers unable to
go to the playhouses on any night but
Sunday. This is the answer to the
fayorite assertion that there are plenty
of other nights in the week to go to
theatres without making 1t necessary
10 employ the evening Of Sunday for
that purpose.
The arrangement by which Sunday