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The Alaska citizen., 1914-09-07

The veto of the vivisection bill Tn New Jersey may have been bas- ed on the assumption that the Demo cratic donkey in those parts hasn't yet recovered from the last expert nt.-Washington Post
The Alaska citizen., 1914-09-07

Barcelona, Spain. does large business in the manufacture of pa per drinking cups.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-10-08

Mrs. Henry CrowelI, Mrs Flora A.
Dealey and Mrs. Dana Lawrence are
at the Crowell farm in Mayfeld this
week.
a party composed OF Mr.. and Mrs
J. +. Pooler, Mr.. and Mrs Albert Pool
er, Mrs w. J. Breton and j. II. Muir
ray, plan to start tomorrow upon an
auto trip to different points in Canada
Among the people who left here this
morning for Boston were Mr.. and Mrs
p. II. Bartlett. Mr.. and Mrs William
Donaldson Mr. and Mrs. John Ayore,
ar and Mrs Robert Greene, Nh and
Mrs. w. b. Whittier, Mr. and Mrs vii
lard Eaton and family Of Skowhegan,
and Mr.. and Mrs Henry Palmer and
5. o. Locke of Cornyille.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-10-08

LOST-Watch fob, Old English let
ter M, on locket, Finder will be re-
warded by leaving same at Bijou
Theatre.
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latrine pits nre burned out each day
with straw and crude petroleum. Aft
er each meal all waste Is burned in
the incinerators. When canned goods
are used the cans mast be thrown in
with the garbage and burned out; aft
erward the burned ,tin is hauled away.
This issone oftthe, methods of keeping
flies cnt of cafpp,. ,bu; several other
meth DDS are USED as well. Swatting
the fly, as 'tbmnoti in an army camp
as in a household. -
OF course all men In camp have
been vaccinated, so smallpox is not
feared. Everybody under forty-fivc.
whether they are soldiers or civilians
or servants. must be inocuiated to pre-
vent typhoid SO there is little danger
Of that malady. In case the camp
Is in a country where mosquitoes
abound all officers and men are made
to sleep under nets.
Sanitary Conditions outside or Camp.
At the Texas City camp. where sew
eral thousand men were encainpci
from February, 1912, until they went
to Mexico. u sanitary inspector was
detailed to carry out the ARMY s;Dn. =
tation in Texas City the came as IN
camp. As all the restaurants were
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but so far she hasn't shown that
smartness and cleverness her sisters
have demonstrated. .ur
There has been little betting on
the result Of the international contest.
Not until the Shamrock " meets eth
er the Resolute or the Vnnitie on the
Sandy Hook course next September
will anybody, not even the men who
designed the respective yachts. have
any idea as to which IL the faster. Ex-
perts are frank to assert that both
Herreshon and Gardner have turned
out in the Resolute and the Vanitie
two boats OF the seventy five foot class
which could easily save their time al
lowance over the Reliance the last sue
cessful defender. There are those who
go SO far as to assert that under GER
tain conditions Of wind and weather,
such as light airs and a tumbl!ng sea.
either might beat the ninety foot
yacht with time allowance excluded.
These predictions 20 far to bolster the
hopes of American yachtsmen who feel
that the sporting honor OF the nation
now rests upon their shoulders since
We failed SO slgnalfy in other fields.
No better illustration Of the speed of
the American yachts is needed than
the first OF the trial races between
the Resolsts and the vanltie. In that
race the winner. the Resolute. made
the thirty miis to windward and lee
ward In the record time of three hours
fifteen minutes' and forty-one seconds.
The next best timerever made over
this course was by the 'vigilant against
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is. of course. due to the excellent sani-
tation and the fact that the men sleep
under mosquito nets. The health re-
ports from Mexico show that at pres
ent the sick rate of the forces at Vera
Cruz is less than that OF the arrtiy at
large for the same period.
study OF Tropical Disease.
For many years the army surgeons
have made special study Of tropical
diseases, their cause and cure. This
Special study was made on account of
the illness of the men who We're sent
to the Philippines in the early
days. Loncsomeness and homcsickncss
caused nervous disorders and some
times insanity. The only cure for this
Was to give she men some amusement.
Musical instrumcnts ana the Young
Ng''s Christian Association have done
much to aid. giving the men some
thins 10 occupy their leisure moments
Mountain di5rrnoca and uialarial
f"ycr toe, caused Illness. Since the
sanitary c5.aitiStIs Of the Isla nd have
btca changed there are fewer cases
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true, and some of these were formid-
able enough. but the cup remained
and here It is to stay. unless Sif
Thomas can achieve the most cher
ished ambition of his sporting career.
Three Defenders To Pick From.
The question aa to which yacht will
finally be chosen to represent America
In this stirring event will not hnvc
been definitely settled until about Au-
gust 1. The final trials will be run
of over the ocean course OF Newport.
i. l.. and in these contests the three
yachts will be extended to their full
est. The flower of the yachting frn-
ternity. or those persons AFFILIATED with.
or loyal to the New York Yacht Club.
pin their hopes to the Resolute, this
yacht clubs candidate. The Defiance
is owned by the Tri-City Syndicate,
yachting enthusiasts of New York,
Boston and Philadelphia, while the
Vanitie Is the property of Alexander s.
Cochran,
The New York Yacht Club has been
foremost in putting forth candidates
to meet the invaders and so far has
resisted most successfully ALI such in.
yasions. England has sent the very
best yachts, her designers could fashion.
and all MET the same fate. THESE In
cluded the Cambria, Livonia, Countess
of Dufterin. Atalanta, Genesta. Gala
ten, Thistle. Vai<yrie II and Valkyrie
III. and the three shamrocks, the lat
ter sent by Sir Thomas Upton IN his
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2 Meanwhile Sir, Thomas Upton is res
ceiving ovation after. ovation in Eng
illsh waters where he has appeared
with his challengery tho Shamrock W.
According to those, who have seen her
under her full spread OF canvas she is
the freakiest looking craft, as far as
rigging goes, that ever, set out to liftf
the cup. Like the Shamrock Ill she
is a seventy-five footer and so far ali
OF her trial races have been against
her predecessor. According to the
cabled reports IN, her various trials
around the Isle of Wight she has
shown remarkable bursts of speed, int
one case beating her running mate
more than minute, to the mile in
some OF her reaches. and even more
so in her windward work. All that,
was expected of her was not forth
coming In her earlier reaching. and
this accounts for the change from tho
single to the double rig Glib and stay
saiD that was effected after the nraol
few trials.
Sir Thomas a Good Loser.
To one of the New York Yacht Club
members. who has just returned. Sir
Thomas said: .r
III I don't lift the cup this year
will begin to feel that 1t has been SO
securely rivctted to your shores that
nothing can dislodge II. I have been.
confident before. but something within
me whispers that l shall be successful
this time. Most certainly America Wilt
know that she has been through u race
even should l fail, hit dn hny evcn4
we shall see a splehaiH' contest and
after ell there Is. a:whale lot Of sa.ia.
faction in that even though have -
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the Valkyrie II. when the onlcial
timers recorded IL as three hours.
twenty-four minutes and thirty nine
rsscends. II mhst be rem EN- bsred that
the Vl9ilant was an eighty-six foot
yacht as against seventy-ive for the
Resolute. Furthermore the Vigilant
raced under exceptionally favorable
circumstances OF strong wind of
twenty knots. whereas the Resolute
had wind that varied in velocity
from ten to fifteen knots.
In the earlier struggles between the
Resolute and the Vanitic. the former
has taken the measure OF the latter
In going to wlndward. for she beat her
In this race three minutes and forty
nine seconds in the trip of fifteen
miles to the outer mark. In the third
race she beat the VanitIe In ten miles
Of windward work by four minutes
and one second.
vanitie A Good PREACHER"
On the other hand the Vanitie has
shown to better advantage than the
Resolute in reaching. for. In the second
race. on reach of ten miles she out
sailed the Resolute by four minutes
and twenty-nine seconds. In later
races. however. the Resolute improved
her work in the reaches and now on
the eve of the Newport or elimination
trials she seems to have every id
vantage and looms as the real de-
fender.
In the three cornered race between
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iTIIIN another month Sir
Thomas Lipton. that sterlinE
sportsman and Joiliest of all
, Irish peers: will have set sail
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men were frequently laid UP with sora
feet after hikes. Major L. L. MunsoA
Of the Medical Corps, took UP tho matS
ter and hitter careful study during
which he made q critical examinations
OF more than two thousand ssst ana
supervised the fitting OF Thousands OF
shoes he wrote Il book tho subject,
It's purpose being to supply PRACTICAL
Information to the men who do the,
shoe outfitting. Since 1912 there has.
been very little foot trouble In the
army. ..-
Bad teeth are enemies. :. Of fs haAAht
and in 1911 an Act authorizing khs,
reorganization of the Dental CarpAs a.
the Army and giving the services Of
oas dentist for every thousand men!
Hns oassed. Apart from the filiing'
and extracting of teeth the dentie IN
ststs upon a proper cleaning OF tho
tssttA Other faulty habits in ealtnx.i
drinking and smoking by the men are
EAAohed and cleanliness rigidly en-
forced. Ia, /!
Plenty of exercise In. gym mpasium and
callsthenics are given to those who are
in need of physical development
Taken all in all our army Is an -un.
usually healthy body Of men. With
epidemics. especially typhoid, prac-
with sanitation reaching almost. to-
perfection, pure water and good food
at their disposal there seems to ~ lit
tie danger of sick army no matter
where they may be sent. The health
reports from Mexico are the best -evi-
dence of the ban!shment of disease
from the ranks. for there the ther-
mometer often registers one hundred
and ten degrees Fahrenheit. This
whole zone is sandy and marshy, the
climate extremely unhealthy per-
feet hot bed for the propagation of
fevers and black vomit. Rigid obedi-
ence to the rules laid down by the
army surgeons by the men has done
much in the prevention of these tropi-
cal diseases ..
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SezSS .1.4~psn117,<

gallant assault on our most highly
treasured trophy. "
America has been hard put to hold
the trophy and In doing SO put forth
such defenders as the Magic, Column
bia. Sappho, Madeleine. Mischief, Pur.
itan. Mayfiower. Volunteer, VigiIant.
Defender. Columbia II. and the Reli-
ance. And now the Resolute, Vanitie
and Defiance to pick from We feel even
better assured of u winner than ever,
Rcsolute An Easy Winner.
In the nrst race between the Reso-
Lutte and the Vanitie. the latter romped
away In front and maintained her lead
until the end. For a time 1t seemed
as thou1h the New York Yacht Club,
for the nrst time in Its history, would
be compelled to take back seat while
this stirring event was run OF. But
in later trials the Resolute came vail
antly to the front and fulfilled all those
claims which her designer, her owner
and her, skipper made for her. She
Is lightning fast and so far has dem
onstratcd her ability In light or stin
winds.
So far the Van!tie has rather the
best of 1t as far as the Defiance Is con-
ccrned. Ever since the change in
shippers. aboard the vanitie. which
resulted In Captain Harry Han taking
command, ably aided by Captain ed"
Willis, who tends sails. that yacht has
shown n a.marked Improvement and the
hopes of those who back her run high.
The Defiance is fast In certain winds.
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of these diseases. The Philippine
Scouts. however. hold the highest
record for inalarial fever. This is due
TO a large extent to the fact that they
sleep outside the barra cks and ,unpro-
tected by mosquito nets. They are
also the most susceptible to tuber-
culosis. The Porto Rican troops suffer
from intestinal disorders, probably
brought on by eating improper food
when away from the barracks.
Alcoholism exists in the army. al
though it has been decreased to some
extent. Every possible means have
been tried to prevent the men from
drinking, but the saloons with .hslr
many attractions seem to have an ir.
resistible fascination for the cnlistad
man. More amusements have been
added to the camps and posts In tas
hope of keeping the men from these
dens of infamy which throw out so
many alIurements to the soldier.
While as yet there seems to be no
preventative against Tuberculosis, the
death rate from 1t grows less each Year.
When soldier is so unfortunate as to
contract the dissase he is sent at once
to Fort Bayard New Mexico, where
the army maintains a splendid sani-
torium. The dry air of that section
of the country. coupled with diet and
rest. has brought back" many victims
of the dread nialady. THE army main
tains q number of hospitals in differ
ent parts of the country, and the
greatest care possible is given to the
sick soldier. ,,.
Clothing And Shoes.
Few people realize how much a SOL
dier's clothing has to do with his
health. and OF the study which has
been made of the out-ftting Of our
men for the different parts Of the
world. His shoes, too. must be suit
able for the country in which he Is to
camp and at the same time meet the
requirements OF long hikes. This was
brought about by the fact that the
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dependent on soldier patronage
theretiS little objection by the
proprietdrs of the cafes. At FIRST one
or two owners objected to the Inter
ference to rights" and u sentry was
stationed in front of the cafe by the
commanding officer. His duty was to
prevent soldiers from entering. This
soon caused the proprietor to give
in" and Texas City soon became the
most sanitary place in Texas. The
health of the men in this camp was
excellent. and when the transports
sailed to Vera Cruz the soldiers were
in excellent physical condition. Since
their occupation in Mexico there has
been very little sickness, only sixty
one men being incapacitated by dis
ease and seven by injury. There were
a few heat prostrations. or rather heat
eShaus,ions. Until the Inen become
acclimated to the tropics. esrecialIt. .
in the rainy season when the humidity
runs high. these cases will occur They
are. however. not scrious. The s1ost
surpris III; thing is that but one case
of malaria has been reported. This
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Sir Thomas Upton Again Attempts ToLdt the Inter
national Trophy, This Time With Freak Yacht
Shamrock ", Which Will Meet the Best Of ..
|, 1.-THE Three American Defenders.

W iTIIIN another month Sir
\ Thomas Upton. that sterlins
sportsman and Jolliest of all
" Irish peers; will have set sail
lfor these shores aboard, his freak
yacht. the Shamrock ~. here 10 make
MS fourth attempt to lift. the Amer
aca's Cup. Meanwhile three Ameri,
can yachts aRe engAeing IA almost
daily trial contests in en effort to de.
eide which OF the trio Is best fitted to
Withstand the invasion and meet the
common emery. The Rcsolute. the
Vanitie and the Defiance, the three
American yachts. have been engaged In
these elimination contests now for sew
sral weeks and while all chances SEEM
.ngly favor the Resolute as the redl
defender. ench yacht has a host Of
followers and the trial spins have been
carefully watched by the yachting ex.
ports Of tho Old and New Worlds.
No aquatic event in the world at
tracts more widespread attention than
the International races with its lifting
Of tho Am erica's cup as the goal. For
many years now. or since August Fl,
sion OF American yachtsmen. NO.
since the good yaeht:,America, in the.
gruelling race around :. the Isle of
Wight defeated the British craft.
Aurora, and brought the cup to these
shores has, there. been an English boat
Of sufiicient prowess to come here and
Wfest our yachting 'laurel from us.
There have been many attempts, It Is
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surgeon. or course, both typhoid and
dysentery' may be spread by contact
as well as by flies and other insects
and these methods of Transmission are
often hard to eliminate, and the most
rigid rules are made by the surgeons
along these lines with guard house
punishment for the soldier who fails
to obey them.
Making Camp Healthy.
After a camp site has been selected
the work of drainage begins, all ditch
ing being done under the supervision
of the engineer. Artesian wells are
then sunk. and the surgeons begin an
analysis of the water, and this con-
ttnues until pure water is obtained. In
the country Of an enemy the potable
water question comes up, which usual
ly ends in boiling all drinking water
Filtering plants. too, are sometimes
used, but Ms the smallest field filter
weighs abeut sixty pounds Its use is
only practical to the men who are
provided with transportation. -.
When the camp is seni-permanent,
such as for instruction or awaiting
transportation to campaign, the wa
ter Is frequently piped into camp and
distributed to the kitchens and shower
baths. The water supply Is. perhaps.
the most carefully guarded thing
about the camp. .,t.. .7 ,.H
Destroying Flies. Il,
The question of drainage and water
being settled. the medical men set
about to exterminate the disease
carving insects-dies and mosquitoes.
A sanitary squad Is appointed. usually
civilians hired by the quartermasters
department, and under the orders OF
the sanitary inspector OF the division.
who In also .charged with the supervi-
sion OF. the sanitary. condition of the
entire ioamp. ~ y the duty Of the
ela6aaSS sQufd Il. burn out grass whero
- ~ e SEQ that the
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tho three yachts. held under tho
auspices Of the Indian Harbor Yacht
Club the latter part OF June, the best
opportunity. yet had. was given to
Judge the relative merits OF the three
yachts. The Rexoiute won this stirring
contest sailed under light wind condi-
tons whom the very best In each boat,
was brought out by the experts who
manipulated the respective tillers and
sails. The boats were dressed in their
new sets OF sails and the rigging Of
both the Vanitie and the Defiance had
undergone many changes: To illustrate
the supcriority'or the New York Yacht
race is here given:
T1,. r>hI~ A.
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~ URING the Spanish
War one Of the volunteer soldiers
complained to his captain be-
~ cause he was told to dig d
0snch.. " ~ ~ 1' ~
.T enlisted To hsht." he said. mot
70 DO this sort of work. sill.
"You Will continue to dig that
trench," replied the officer. K
"That sort of work is Just as essen
tisl as carrying q gum s,1. ,...
The man. who happened to come
from ono ~ New York's aristocratfc
families. went back to his work and
dug until the trench was completed.
Later he Learned the'-vafue of that
trench-it rhelped in ranitation. II the
keynote OF, a healthy camp
Oily Healthy Men Enlisted.
It Is a foregone conclusion that a
sick man does not make, a successful
workman, nor does he make a success
full fighter. Realizing this fact the
United States Government is using its
best efforts to stamp out disease in our
army. OF course. in such large
body Of men sickness and death Will
occur, but by the use OF proper meth
DDS the epidemics SO common In the
wars OF by-gone days may be pre-
vented.
Camp sites are selected with the
greatest care-in fact, the army has
several medical men whose chief duty
It IL to select the spots for the tent
citiss-spots wherS,a proper drainage
can be laid out and where pure water
may be ebtaiped.s Typho old fever and
dysentery have been, the, camp dis
eases heretofore. but today these have
been practically banished from our
army. This haf been no easy task.
The typhoid prophylactic used on
the men has practically exterminated
that disease as only eighteen cases
occurred last year,in, the army sta
toned within the geographical limits
OF the United States. This treatment
for the prevention OF typhoid was
made compulsory in 1s11. and Is be-
lievsd by the army medical men TO
be as potent preventative against
typhoid as vaccination is against
smallpox.
Dysentery IL frequently conmpni-
Gated By foods Of some kinds. partic-
ularly unooohed ones and milk, eo4se-
qusntly. thsfe = . most rigid inQec,,
3 Siod Of th1seaeaelea bx taa -ekmo
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The Rcsol,te defeats the Vanitia BY lAnh
3es. actual ;ime and lon. 2es. coIDcc,ed time.
The Resolu,e defeats the Defiance by 23m.
s5s. actual time and Pom. les. corrected, time.
The vahitie defeats the Defiance by 9n,.
14s. actual time and 3in. 52s. corrected>time
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The Victory Over Epi-
demics1nArmy Camps
TheEternal Vigilance Of
the Surgeons, and Their
Success,E ,Especiallywi
the Troops Now 0ccu-:
pying Tropical Mexico.

~ uRING the spanish-American
War one Of the volunteer soldiers
~ comalRSIIabIned alRSIbI to his captain be-
~ cause he was told to dig d
The daily Alaskan., 1914-08-26
ROYAL PLAYERS WILL NOT
 GIVE SEAGWAY PERFORMANCE

A. C. FoX, advance agent of thc Royal Players company, which gave d rendition here in the HIks' hall on June 23rd cr "Thc Lion and the Mousse arrived out from the in- CeriOr last night He reports that the trip was fairly successful in a financial way, but tiSt a damper was put on the spirits of the mcm- bers of the company by the illness Of Mrs. Royal, who had to undergo a serious operation while in Dawson The operation was successful, how ever, and the lady is now all right again.
 Owing to the poor encouragement be has received, Mr. Fox has de- cided not to make a date. for Skag- way and the company will go through to Douglas on it's arrival Saturday, and later open in an en- gagement in Juneau, after which the boat will be taken for tine states.
The daily Alaskan., 1914-08-26
TAKING BODY OF HUSBAND
 TO OUTSIDE FOR BURIAL

Mrs. A. L. Wigel came out on the train last night having in charge the body of her husband, who died on the way out.
 About two months ago the de- ceased, with his wife and son came rU Skagway with @ band of cattle bound for the interior. He was as- sociated with a man named Wach- ter, a well known interior trader, in taking the cattle in and they all stopped at the Golden North hO- tel for several days getting ready for the trip into the Chisana, that being the point for which they were headed.
 After getting to WhitehOrse, how ever, they changed their minds and took the animals down into the Ruby country, where they are now in charge of the son, a young teI- low about IS years old.
 A short time ago Mir. Wigel was taken sick and accompanied by his wife started for the outside, but died on the road. Mrs. Wigel had the body prepared for shipment and is now taking it out to their home for interment.