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The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-10-03

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Douglass City - another interesting
boardwalk town with population
consisting OF miners and Indians,
Many OF the latter make curios Of
beaten brass. silver and mastodon
ivory which is found in large quanti-
ties in Alaska The Indians squat
about on the board street and are
always ready 70 bargain.
Skagway.
skagway. the largest city OF this
part Of Alaska, is the end Of the line
unless one happens to travel on the
long route steamer which goes over to
the southwestern coast. II, is 4 port
of some Importance as It Is the be-
ginning Of the railroad to the Klon-
dixie. This place grew up over night,
so to speak, as In q few months It
rose from q few tents to an ambitious
city OF fifteen thousand Inhabitants
In 1Ss7-ss thousands Of adventurers
age to Dawson, the Mecca Of the gold
seeker Among the travellers were
men Of all sorts, including many fugt-
tives from justice. and lawlessness ran
riot. Among them was man called
"Soapy" Smith. and no write up of
Southeastern Alaska would be com
plete Without mention of this bandit
who robbed every man he could dur
ing the Klondike rush. His death Is
Responsible for one of the few rnonu-
ments that have been set up in Alaska.
this one being erected by the citizens
Of Skagway In memory OF Frank Reid,
who It ID stated on the memorial,
gave his life fer the honor of slsag-
way" In thesearly days Of 1898, when
the rush TO the gold fields was at Ats
height, there appeared in Skagway
"soapy" Smith. notorious In many
frontier places for his bold and daring
robberies. Il was not long before he
was the terror Of the whole country
and the numerous oIdips planned by
Smith and executed by his band 50
alarmed the inhabitants that some
vigorous action was necessary as the
city was grad ually losing trade In con
sequence IS these robberies. The sit
Iuation was all the more alarming he-
cause 1t was an open secret that Smith
SAAk9
oGcia1s located there. The citizens
finally called q general Indignation
meeting TO devise ways and means "a
rid themselves. of the lawless element
that had run, riot in their znidst y
was determined that Smith should not
be present at the meeting and Reid
was selected Is the sentinel to Keep
thlm away. When Smith demanded .ad-
mission Reid resisted, and an exchange
OF shots proved fatal to both and thus
Iskagway secured monument. the
first to be erected by public subscrtp-
ton In Alaska. "A waterfall near
| skagway was also named In honor 81
Reid. This waterfall Is used to carry
wood down the mountains. Wood d
practically the only. fuel In that par,
liofsthe country for although the noun
tains have coal deposits the cost OF
working them Is 80 great chat wood
viii likely continue to be the fuel fol
many years. a.s5s !:
The homestead law y liberal IL
Alaska and 3 man by paying nom
inhl sum can own one hundred and
sixty acres II the land Is hilly there
& 4aiif73 = " ~ s. - 49, =
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-10-03
81 Of q Montenegrln senator. n,

ter OF a Montenegrin senator. The
couple have nine children three sons
and six daughters, The king Is now
about seventy-four years OF age and
possessed of courage the younger
rulers Of Europe might envy. He Is
the idol OF his soldiers and is fairly
Sworshipped by his people. IA natural
born lighter he Is always ready to lead
his army when occasion demands.
During the Balkan War of 1919 It
was King Nicholas who ordered the
first shot fred at the beginning Of
the war. Apart from his fighting
qualities he is a capable administrator,
Ia thoughtful reformer and diplo-
tmatist of no mean order. Rls,{.ss
Tho slogan OF War.
.Da uchinino Jurish!" ('.Let us
Charge!'') is the slogan OF tho soldier
of this toy nation OF Europe, and these
three words express his lighting make
up. for he cuts and slashes his enemy.
shouting his war cry, until he is either
killed or wins. Like the italian, the
Montenegrins ID an emotional soldier
and when a wave Of patriotism sweeps
over him there is no limit to his
strength as lighter. several ex-
amplcs OF this are found in history.
On January 20, 1858. the Montene-
grins fell suddenly upon Omar Pacha's
camp near the Albanian coast. put n
superior number Of men to rout and
captured seventeen Rags Omar re.
newed the battle later but was again
defeated, During the crlmean War
the Montenegrin Prince Bishop want
ed to remain neutral but his lighting
men would not listen to his words.
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at least forty-two years. Some Of
them insist on extending this service
to half q century and declare they are
|just as strong as they were ct The
time Of their recruiting.
The soldiers are divided into three
classes: First. recruits. All. males
eighteen 10 nineteen years OF age.
Forty eight days a year are spent at
drill and fifteen days at manoeuvres.
Glass two is composed OF all males
from twenty to fifty-two years Of age.
These constitute the active army and
Is straight thirty-three years OF
service. The Third Glass are reserves,
all males between the ages Of fifty-
three and sixty-two years. although
men Of seventy manage to stay in the
reserves by telling falsehoods as to
their ages. 1t .is one of the few coun-
tries where the soldier honestly fights
against retirement. At present their
war strength Is estimated at anywhere
from thirty to fifty thousand men.
The soldiers are hardy. being used to
outdoor ltfo In the toughest kind Of
weather. and their endurance under
arms seems to have no limit, In a
way, they are fatalists and when
wounded will stand great suffering
without complaining. at is the for
tunes Of war; is their motto. Few
towards are to be found and these
are punished in curious fashion.
Queer Punishment. y
Instead Of being shot as deserters
the code Danilo provides that a Mon
ltenegrin who shall show cowardices IN
any way shall be compelled to garh
himself IN a woman's apron for the
rest of hi5tlife as q badge OF his weak
ness. During the present war their
lvalorous fighting has been over
tshadowed by the armies of the bigger
countries as far as news goes. but oc.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-10-03
A Short Sketch Of
hese Boardwalk
Towns Their Ro-.I
mantle Rise From
a Few Tents To
Modern Up-to-D ate.
Cities.
Copyright. 1915, by The International
IA. Syndicate.

Gopyright, lvl0 by The INTERNATIONAL
49, syndicate. i4.. a
n T Is necessary for ono to travel
through Alaska to understand Its
vastness: to climb its mountains
TO appreciate its beauty and the
variety Of its scenery; to walk along
its rivers and valleys to realize its
enormous mineral wealth, and to
mingle with the residents of Its min.
ing camps and quaint cities to learn
the true local conditions. The aver
age person associates Alaska with
pernetual snow and ice. but this Is a
mistake for Southeastern Alaska. at
least, has summer climate, not unlike
Bar Harbor Journeying by steamer
from Seattle any time between May
and October the traveller Is fascinated
by the thousands Of Islands which dot
It's picturesque bays. the verdure COW
cred mountains running down to the
sea, and the spectral beauty OF their
snow-capped submits Glaciers are all
about with quaint little towns nesting
at their feet-towns which ara unlike
any other In the world st
Boardwalk Towns.
These places with the exception Of
skagway, rival Atlantic City in board .
walks-in fact. the highways of the
town, sidewalks and streets are built
entirely Of boards. These wooden
covered towns have little need Of the
jhorse or large vehicle, and Ketchikan
70 literally one-horse town, there
being but one horse In the entire set
{ tlemept OF one thousand persona.
Kctchikan..
After passing through Dixon'a En-
trance. where the water seems to run
erosswise to the boat, Ketchikan
comes into view. 1t is backed by
mountain forests and moss lichens. and
ferns are everywhere. The air Is sat
urated with moisture from the Japan
current and this combined with the
warm sun makes vegetable and plant
life luxuriant Sweet peas grow In
abundance climbing up the sides of
Che houses and even running over
some Of the totem poles for which
the town Is famous. At one place
there Is a picturesque cascade and u
number of pretty cottages. The
streams are perfect paradise for
4 1t i =.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-10-03
The Toy Country Of
Euro pc Which for
&c INJURIES Ha
Fought toMaintain
Its Ind end nce.
Copyright, 1915. by Tne international
* Syndicate.

sNHA ONTENEGRo is among the
smallest nationalities Of Eu-
rope and with the exception
MB Il of San Marine is the smallest
country engaged in the present Eu-
ropean conflict. Its people are slavs
and their history is full of interest
op account of the maintenance OF its
Independence. for whilst the other slav
races in the Balkans have been under
the domination Of other rulers this
little people have never been subject
to, foreign, control
Once a Part OF Servia.
Away back in the Middle Ages the
country was a part of the great
Servian Kingdom, but after the dis
memberment of the latter and It's con-
quest by the Turks at the battle Of
Kossovo in 1889 the Montenegrins un-
der their Prince, who was Of the royal
blood OF servia, maintained their in
dependence although they were COM
PEELED to give up their chief fortress
of Zabliak as well as the level tract
near Scutari and to live IN the noun
tains.g The present Inhabitants arc
descended from the best people of
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-10-03

ancient serv,a. and those who believe
In the e,octrins ., NJ harss,,tv s NAV daS
tect in their manners ! proof e their
aristocratic lineage. The country re-
ceives its name Montenegro tBlack
Mountain) from the black forests of
pines which once clothed its gray
rocks. On this western half OF the
country. which composed the original
principally. all vestige Of the wood
have long since disappeared and ugly
stones have taken its place but ton
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-10-03

4 Junekr. the cnpltal Of Alaska, re-
minds one at first glance Of a Swiss
The Detroit times., 1915-02-24
.SWEITzER WINS
OUT in CHICAGO
PRIMARY TEST
Carter H. Harrison II Defeated
For Renomination by 1850
Votes
MORE THAN l54,600 WOMEN
FLOCK TO THE POLLS
Fully "a Per Cent Of Registered
Voters Among Fair Sex
Use Ballot

CHICAGO. Feb. 2i.--Mors than
$4,000 women voted In yesterdays
primaries, according 70 late
returns today. which still were In.
complete. This number represented
"a per cent Of the women registered.
The $1,000 and more ballots cast by
mon. with complete returns not al
In, represented 10 per cent OF the
male voters registered.
Mayor Carter H. Harrison, who has
served five terms. was defeated by
County Clark Robert Magnus SWEET
ger for the Democratic nomination,
by q plurality Of over 77,600. The
plurality OF William Hale Thompson.
former football hero and erstwhile
friend Of ex-senator Lorimer. over
Municipal Judge Harry Olson for the
Republican nomination exceeded
$500. C0ngressman Charles N.
Thomson had no contest for the Pro
gresslvo nomination.
OF the women who welded the
franchise. over $1,000 voted for
Sweitxer. Harrison's vote among the
fair sex was something over $4,000.
Nearly $4,000 women voted for Olson.
and nearly 10000 for w. H. Thomp-
son. Thousands Of women refused to
vote. They did not want to align
themselves with any party ct this
time. a. they would have had to wait
two years before changing their
party.
The Detroit times., 1915-02-24
LIS By THE
|RED If THIS
||| IS PASSED
In,urs WouId Increase
ur16f IS Wayne Deputy
Gheriffs To III
DIVIDES THREE FOR
EACH 10000 PEOPLE
) Aaaitlonal To Be Appointed
For Each 5000 In All
Counties

xroB . SsGK CzsrespondeSt.
S LANSING. Feb. 2l.--The prize bill
= ths session. 90 far - aiming to
1ote new Jobs came yesterday In
~ houss when Representative Root
Ho6ucsd : bill providing for three
>6ri6's deputies for each 10000 popu
fion and one additional deputy fol
&ooh 1000 population In each county
Mould this bill become q law,
Voyno county could have lit dep
11ea ~ compared with AZ now. and
eut - against about dozen now
Only I few bills were reported out
~ either hOrse. as the rule to elm
|Dote new legislstion a. much a. Dos
I'D q order to pass urgent bills ID
l1g 1rnly held to.
kooeooentative Holman. Of 0anilac
Gorod permhsion for the printing
w. ~ primary law bill to take the
- of the old convention and eau.
system and he Intends to push
neaenrs through both houses Il
5Spgs se6ta&ivs Oakley announced
g tAero Win be general hearinn
~ 1ob4e bills IN the house cham.
9ore4 = and that an the mat.
U1epro The COMMITTEES viii be
- ~ - that time.
BAIIENGnR.
The Detroit times., 1915-02-24

NO DEPRESSION SEEN
ALONG GASOLINE ROW

NEW YORK, Feb. al.--If business
men IN other lines outsids Of the auto
mobile still retain any fear that there
= I psriod OF considerable depression
Mod. Il would be- Wise for them TO
49, 4 0ay On anl visit . few o. the
hIs establiGhments on broadway
v6eS> rnotof can are sold.
ne way - which the sale Of motor
go hsa stpUd an since the war began
n nothina short Of marvellous. and Il
a 4 mite of net that In some quar-
tera 49, actually took on . squirt
s,non the opening Of hostilities.
Commontiug % this remarkable
stats 81 stability IN the automobile
huelnees. o. r. silver, president Of the
dIstributine company which handIm
the Pssrioss and Overland LINES here
states that people purchasing . luxury
anon A. the automobile. must have .
prstty GOOD and clear idea Of what the
futuro holds In store for thsm. In
times Of stress the minds OF those
ever Of rsckless dnposition. run to
ward economical lines: yet there has
not been . vestige Of this disposition
displayed IN the purchase OF motor
cara. And when one thinks Of the
wonderful Increase Of sales during the
last four months Of 1914. II would
"a en- that we need . periodical war to
ave the business what might be
stvied an old-fnshioned boom.
summed up. e looks ~ u those
who are buying automobues cont ear
about any ehansss the futurs has IN
store: They ngurs that = nsrs are
The Detroit times., 1915-02-24

over 100 machine guns. 160 ammuni-
ton wagons and Thousands OF rides
had been taken. The Russian dead
and wounded was estimated at be
tween $4,000 and $4,000. rs
In their retreat the Russians de
stroyod property ruthlessly. Between
LICK and the border they took re-
venge by burning every house and
farm establishment. In Lyck itself
|they demolished the interiors Of
houses. wrecked furniture and smear.
Cd the walls with vile Nth.
The frontier town OF Prostken. IL
miles south Of Lyck. appeared as II
|it had been cut In two with . knife.
The Russians destroyed every build
inx on the German side Of the town.
They didn't touch the buildings on the
Russian side.
Il must be said for the Germans
that with the exception of half dog
On houses damaged By shell shot.
hardly Q building was destroyed by
the kAiser's troops this time or when
they retreated from Russia many
weeks ago.
al Crajsvo, I met Gen. Won. Hahn.
dorR, who ever since October with q
BRIGADE Of 1900 had defended Loot
zen, In the center OF the Maxurian
lake region against D Russian force
estimated at 10000. His army 10 now
part of the German right wing.
0enaraf Won HAhndorR told me that
the Russians sent part Of the imper-
ial guard, with other troops, from the
fortfesses or Ossowets. Lomxa and
Ostro wlenka. IN an endeavor 70 turn
ths German right wing. but we're de-
feated.
reached Ausustof q few hours aft
or the Germans took the town. taking
1000 prisoners. The forces In q Rus
alan barracks three miles from
Augustof had been taken By surprise
and the barracks stormsd the night
before. The dead ware lying every.
whore.
In one barracks, dead and wounded
were still lying together. A German
captain told me that the Russian
wounded chung so piteously to their
dead comrades II was difficult TO re-
move them. One Russian, his clothes
partly torn on and weltering In blood.
said ne had been wounded In the light
ing three days before and had been
without medical attention.
81 am not guilty Of anything" he
moaned. why let me die this wayf"
The Detroit times., 1915-02-24

Owing to the fearful pace Of the
rursuit, no physicians were left be-
hind. The wounded were told that
they would be removed to hospital
within O few hours Outside the bar
racks Il saw countless bodies, partly
covered by snow and scattered about
beneath the trees and around the bar
racks itself, and o nearby church.
Numerous German divisions which
concentrated concentrically on
Augustof conversed on single road
IN places. marching three 70 fivO col
umns deep through the frozen swampl
and Lake region. As arrived, the
work Of disentangling them and 81
ting them at new operations was b
ing begun. rs.
Between Crajevo and Suwalki,
passed more fhan 20 miles Of solid
columns of troops. marching through
binding snowstorms. Horses were
continually falling on the Icy rua0s
Every piece Of artillery and wagon
was accompanied by sleigh runners q
be used under the wheels when Il be-
came necessary. This endless snake
OF human units. winding its way n
marvellous order and organisafiou
through the swamps and forests, form
cd q most impressive and imposing
sight.
The long columns Of Russian pris
oners which I saw made q remarkably
good impression. The men were wen
fed and well equipped. Generals
they were Of splendid physique.
The Russian commander OF Ausus
tot, who was compelled Ct the Last
moment to abandon his wounded q
the railway station, also left behind
the German wounded, who were left n
Augustof by the Germans wnen they
gave up the city several months arc
after the lighting along the Niemsn
With one Of the Germans no left this
note to be handed to the kaiser'a
forces entering the town:
Il am compelled To leave my
wounded In your hands. They are NO
longer enemies. but helpless human
beings: beg Of you to treat ours q
We did yours"
: The German wounded spoke IN the
highest praise Of tho care and attsn-
ton given them by the Russians.
Needless to say this kindness was 70.
tciprocatsd.
The Detroit times., 1915-02-24
CLIMBING HILLS
INSIDE FACTORY
Chalmers Make Electric Dyna-
mometer Tests In Lieu Of
Hills

Making q hill grow whore none
grew before Ii q 100000 feat In
Landscape architecture" accomplish
ed by the Chalmers engineers ct the
factory. The fact that there are no
hills for testing automobiles within
26 miles Of the city did not deter these
Chalmers engineers from devising Z
strictly scientific "hilI' tsst.
The hill Ia In reality q series OF
electric dynamometers by which
every Chalmers car Ii tested. They
cost 100000 TO install, eliminate this
necessity OF sending cars out on long
road and hill trips. and give the same
results In far more scientific way
than any actual hill test evsr devised.
The electric dynamometer system
II one OF the things experts gsnsr-
ally figure on seeing during their Wis
its to the great automobile factories
Of Detroit
In the making OF this famous $780,,
600 "hilr test, the completed chassis
OF Chalmers cars are set In steel
frames. Great chains are fastened 10
the rear wheels and to great dyna-
mos; and running under their own
power. the motors Of the cars work
eeSAhSs VhcStIAcoA tFSBlDJ8UC0s ACCu-
rate Instruments measure the horse
power developed by the motors, and
expert mechanics judge the htness
OF every working part for long road
service. u
The dynamometer test, lasting "a
hours. not only measures the horse
power Of the motors, hut also tests
the strength and silence Of Chalmers
demonstrations. clutches, rear axles,
and other parts, all of which work
exactly as they do In the road. The
chart OF each chassis II record OF
scientifically measured work, with
every chance Of human error elfmin.
ated.
BY means of this wonderful test.
absolutely uniform quality 10 assured
for every car turned out. Il enables
the Chalmers Company to guarantee
that each car Is az powerful, smooth
running. and sturdy a. every other
car OF the same model.
The Detroit times., 1915-02-24
EDUCATIONAL VALUE OF
FIRESTONE ADVERTISING

Perhaps no other company In the
industry has done more to acquaint
the average car driver with the inner
secrets Of automobile tire manufac.
ture than the Firestons company.
Now they are at II again. In the ~.
cent large sised advertissmsnts APP
pearing in newspapers throughout
America, tires are analysed and dis
sected before our eyes In way that
leaves nothing to the Imagination and
nothing to be filled In BY magic
words and phrases.
The man who buys tires wants mile
age. He knows well enough that
tires cannot be made to prOducs
mileage without extraordinary care IN
building. He wants that care and
that insistsnt building for mileage
that costs money. One OF the over.
whslming proofs that Il takes time.
experience. huge and carefully built
manufacturing and distributing or
ganisation to succeed In the tire max
ing industry. II the fAct that the
great companies Of f1ve or 10 yeaS
ago are the great companies OF -
day.
The Firestons company fer example
have during this last year inorssssd
the number OF Firestons dealers by
so per cent and the Firestone tire out
put BY 7e per cent. Such = tromen-
dous increase IN business can mean
only one thing and what Il means
can be understood by reading the re-
cent Firestone sdvsrtisfnG.
Let al advertising In al industrial
lines take on this tone Of hne frank-
ness and an era Of good feeling -.
ward industry r. bound 20 follow. Let
every manufacturer show M frankly
and plainly what he has TO sell, let
him lay the cards on the table 80
F1restone has done. and he VIII not
And us clubbing over the question Of
FIRST cost.
The Detroit times., 1915-02-24
SUBURBAN NEWS
HIGHLAND PARK.

Rudolf Fits. - years old, OF No. al
ss Motor Co. N wa: :" :slss q
An sqtemoSils drixs9 by Hu(9, Lew:
sntssi Of No; "a TyleESvc cvs H ~ srss
he s ~os being ssI rSshsS to drsss Sos s
xccofdins TO Witnesses. fits, with
stree G 70 S.. %s cu,hSoSnd oo6
ward car. and faiisd 20 notice the 81:
%. s .s e Ss. Y; n. Sa.. |:
st nrs' Zen * shaw, Who has been III for
some time, II reported to be well on
'A sr ros ana e Mr.: soc James r,man ar. re-
|ceiving congr atulations upon the birth
OF baby TO them.
Mrs. Lawrence Snail and Mrs. Nelson
tifuiiy appointed musicsis and -tsa.
Honoay afternoon In the home OF nr4
SMELL 81 No. - AvAlop-aye. = muslcal
Scs 81 % r ssnds egs'. ysoe an s's sn
sisnor Luissi. harpist
YPsILAETI.
noon n' IN tSs club S'S house %'' me NV
yas the Subject o. an address ~ . 1rs;
pspor rs vas rsa e,y ~ 81 Il: AcussSSid
Eoonornics COMMITTEES and an DnGiish
mpsicai prosram was : feature. 49,,
Mrs e. Handy is spsndins Wed
Er. and Mrs. fred LAMB. ss Ann
nrser rsesnt iyr Of rSs'en sse;sso 's csi
sgritioslly ID, foilowins an operation
M. IilssS n: WEBB , :nssr ~. q
Noshsr. Covers. were laid Tor 10
A social function that ~ being loot.
:cnis temple By fhosniI iodss No. =.
secss.s q the three mss.,ns: Which ~ q
are 20 be held this wsss 20 s2,n:lao 81
the Reiiabiss which was 20 have bean
nsla Tnvr.d,y s Sn ssos e ne Tos'n
ss sisy si Rss Z: s:s A."
Di NJ ana ' Srs. oAsslss xss.ss sss
The Detroit times., 1915-02-24
wYAND0rTE.

Samuel o,BPisu has been presented
w Vita Sslia sold a :iSWHs sand os y IA
token Of apprscia ton for his services
to that orGanisation.
Mr. ana Mrs. Charles schaumbsrs
hsyc returned to TS 1.sssca .it ssrs s'
"a. Pyshi.n css!ls Aj Wsass.asy WIN
The nsxt rams Of the .Wyandotte In.
door baSeban lsagus VIII be EisXs9 =, =,
3. m. standard time. when the gart-
ners, Keen Kutters and Amiots Clean
ers Will contest Each team has won
an equal number Of Gamss DAncins
Wysndotts lodge Rsbekahs No. $50
hsias meeting lee. M, :ysq niis wells. Of
shsibyviiis. KY ana Mis- m. Pc Pc
j su..s: u fgo..ms:s:i and Mrs John y
GSsstsf sutiin has returned 70 h,s
home here after menth's visit IN
The Rogers and oriiiey entertainer
will give an entertainment In tins
Methodist church Thursday evening
March q.