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NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS

N ,tice is hereby given that the Municipal Tax Roll of the town of Wrangen, Alaska, for the year 1916, is now in my possession, and that the said tax is now due. The said taxes may be paid and the amounts due will be re- ceived at my office, on Front Street, Wrangell. Alaska, on and after the date of this notice.
 All Municipal Taxes for the Year 1916 that are unpaid on De- cember 27th of the said year be- come then delinquent, and there. after a penalty of five per cent will be added.
 Given under my hand and seal this 9th day of November, 1916.
 Chas. Benjamin
 Town Treasurer
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THURSDAY, DECEMBER ', 1916
SHOP EARLY

In this Northland there is an important reason for early shop ping that should not be over- looked. The greater number of Christmas presents purchased in Alaska are for relatives and friends in distant lands. Christ mas presents intended for the "Outside' should be sent away on the next steamer if they are to reach their destination by Christmas.
 Considered from any angle, there is strong argument in fav- or of early shopping. The idea of getting the Christmas pur- chases out of the way before the rush is that it not only relieves the clerks, but the shoppers. They get a fresher and better as- sortment of goods, avoid the crowds and receive more attention from the salesmen and saleswo- men who are not yet worn out with the Christmas trade and have more time to look after the customers. Everything can be done insdecency and in order and not on the jump. Moreover this course distributes the financial burden, and does not bring it all in one lump at Christmas, which is an object with most of us.
 The most potent argument of all, however, is that shopping early is in keeping with the Christmas spirit, the very essence of which is thoughtfulness for others. The burden of the Christ mas rush on clerk is such that one who has never gone through 1t can but dimIy realize. Thought fulness for the salespeople de- mands that we do everything in our power to tighten the load. We can at least do our individual part by making our purchases now. Thus we will be true to the Founder of the day, who said, Even as you do unto the least of these, my brethren, ye do it un- to me- If we do not think of our own comfort and convenience and so avoid the Christmas jam of the last days, then let us give some thought to the happiness of the merchants, the clerks, the delivery men and of those who minister to our wants.
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be quite as large as the largest. The position of American commerce to- day and it's absolute dependence on the will of Great Britain owing to her navy should teach us our abso- lute helplessness, 30 far as interna- tional trade and commerce are con- cerned, unless we are able to cope with and are as strong as any power that might seek to dictate to us.
 ANYTHING LESS THAN THIS WOULD BE OF NO AVAIL AND NOT WORTH STARTING ON.
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JACK LONDON

Jack London is gone. Peace to his ashes. He came to the read ing world out of the big bound- ing west, but he also brought with him the color and the atmos- phere of the land of the aurora borealis. Jack London dealt~in things aboriginal. He under stood men who thought slowly and deeply. He knew the soul of dog. He understood the language of doves and mountain lions.
 In the great battle of letters he made a place for himself. His name was known to those who read, whether they idolized him or not. The following editorial comment on London's death may be disappointing to some, but it will serve to show the estimate placed upon, him by an unim- passioned critic. The Memphis Commercial Appeal, one of the ablest edited newspapers in the United States, says:
 Jack London will never again hear "The Call of the Wild" He has heard that last fateful call that we must all hear. =. t.,.s.
 There Were attractive qualities in the writings of Jack London, but he was something of a .fakir. He played for public attention. He did extreme things of little lit- erarv value. His ideal was evl- dently Robert Louis Stevenson, but Jack London was sadly lacking in the qualities of the Englishman. In his stories of tramp life Jack London told of personal incidents that the average police reporter had heard 20 years before Jack London was ever heard of.
 His last story, "Jerry," is just about to be published in one of the popular magazines and it is about a dog.
 When it came to telling the story of dog there is no writer of today Or of the past who so finely under. stood the characteristics and so splendidly described them as Jack London did of the dog.
 In his Valley of the Moon" he gave another touch of rough life, and in this style ot work Jrck Lon- don displayed genius.
 In his descriptive work there were spasmodic flashes of genius that also appealed.
 But Jack London was not great writer and with three exceptions none ofhis books will live for any.
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Chamber of Commerce, Wrangell, Alaska,
 October 28, 1916. Forest Supervisor, Ketchil:an, Alaska.

l VI SoS M pNA 'ASs
 Ketchi:an, Alaska. Dear Sir:
 Col. ". P. Richardson of the Alaska Road Commission advises me that he referred to you my letter to him requesting that the Alaska Road Commission make an appropriation for a wagon road from Wrangell to the local cemetery.
 The need for this road is very urgent. Under present conditions it is nece ssary, when there is a death, to take the corpse to the cemetery by boat. If the water is rough the burial must be post poned until it is calm enough to make the trip in small boats. There have been instances where a burial has been put off from day to day for a whole week waiting for the water to become smooth enough to permit the voy- age being made to the cemetery.
 The Wrangell Chamber of Commerce would appreciate a letter from you advising as to the probability of assistance from the Forest Service, or what steps are necessary in order to properly place the matter before the For est Service.
 Yours very truly,
 J. w. PRITCHETT, Secretary Wrangell Chamber of
 Commerce.
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The present war has proved this beyond all qucs- tion, and 1t is we'll to bear in mind that if we are to have q navy it ought to be as large at least as that of the grestes st naval power in stead of ss large as that of the second or third naval power.
 Two smaller navies in con- junction under
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To discipline your habits, your efforts, your wishes; to organize your life. to distribute your time. to take the measure of your duties; to employ your capital and re- sources, your talent and your chances do all this with profit is to know the meaning of the word ORDER. Order means light and peace, inward liberty and outward command; order is power. .-Sys- tenn
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The Mohawk Mining Company of Alaska is the name of a corpor- ation recently formed by Anchorage citizens to take over and work the Bartholf quartz property in the Willow Creek district.
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A TRUE STORY

A woman who lived in Wran- gell visited Seattle. While there she became i'll. Aphysician was summoned. Upon making a di-
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the town of Wrangell to the cem-

the town of Wrangell to the cem- etery.
 In this connection, l wish to say that cur Board had come to an understanding with the repre- sentative of the Forestry Service for that Service to make the nec- essary expenditures at the towns of Wrangell and ketehikan from Forestry moneys, and that our Board would endeavor to take care of tie other needs of the First Division. While, in this agree ment, no mention was made of this road now requested by your Chamber, it is thought that pos sibly the Forestry Service may be able to attend to that need as well as complete the trail up the Stikine. At any rate nothing could be done this season.
 I will get into further com- munication with the Forestry Service and in the meanwhile will furnish the representative of that Service with copy of your letter and this reply.
 Yours Sincerely,
 w. P. RICHARDSON,
 Colonel of Infantry.
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0UR great need is good navy, V second to that of no other
 nation in the world. In these days of "secret alliances" and readjustments it is not safe to fig ure on the friendship of any nation.
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United States Department
 of Agriculture
 Tongass National Forest.
 Ketchikan, Alaska, Subject: Nov. 16, 1916. Roads, Tongass.
 Mir. J. w. Pritchett, Secretary, Wrange,l Chamber of Com. merce, Wrangell, Alaska. Dear Sir: c
 Your letter of October 28 is received.
 The conditions stated in your letter would indicate that you are very badly in need of either a road or al, embalming establish ment. AsI recall the location of your cemetery, however, am in- clined to relieve that it is wholly within the circular elimination from the National Forest around Wrangell, under which condition neither the 10 per cent fund nor the fund from the Federal Aid Road Act would be available for this road, the first being avail ble only for roads wholly within the National Forest and the lat. ter for roads wholly or partly within the National Forest.
 I am sorry that these Forest funds are rot available as would be pleased to help you in getting the road.
 Very truly yours, :.
 W. c. WEIGLE,
 Forest Supervisor.
The sun., 1916-11-29
EMPER0R'S BODY IN CHAPEL.
Impressive Funeral COrteRe Moves
From Austrian Palace.

VIENNA. Monday. Nov 81 tvia Lon
don. Nov. 2S).-The removal Of the
body OF the late Emperor Francis Joseph
from the Schoenbrunn Palace to the
Hofburg Chapel tonight was a most
Impressive spectacle. Tens OF thousands
OF spectators watched the cortegc pass
through the streets. its a lighted by
Pickering torches. The strange process
sion. pattrned after the old Spanish
examples. we'd between two lines conf
pris.ng Thousands Of infantry. preceded
by a score OF equerries with lanterns
whose flames were hard 20 keep alive in
tho Custs Of wind sweeping over the wet
pavement.
All heads In the silent crowd were
barred as the procession. it's centre the
hearse bearing the body and drawn by
eight black horses. passed by. At the
Hofburg the procession entered the main
gate and disappeared within the gloomy
courts OF the ancient Palace, dissolvinE
ne silently as IL had passed through the
streets, while the coffin was borne into
the chapel. where II will he exposed to
the public view on Tuesday. Wednesday
and Thursday.
At the door OF tho Hofburg Chapel the
Imperial family. including the new En-
peror and Empress. in deep mourning.
awaited the arrival Of the coffin, which
was placed In the centre Of the chapel,
where the clergy gave the Anal blessing.
The sun., 1916-11-29
OF LA BASSEE
SHELLED BY BRITISH
Lines South Of Sonchez Bonn
bardcd by Gcrmans-Air-
craft Active.

LONDON, Nov. 2s.-There was consid-
cradle artillery activity to-day or both
sides OF the Ancre. Aerial combats also
were numerous.
The British Official statement issued
tonight says:
There was considerable hostile she'll
Ing to-day against our front on both
sides OF the Ancre. Our oscillations
were prompt and effective.
The enemy also bombarded our lines
south OF Souchez and his trench mortars
were active south OF Armentieres. Our
artillery shelied the area OF La Bassee.
Yesterday much successful artillery
and reconnaissance work WAS accom-
plished by our aircraft. In aerial COM
bats one hostile nirplane was destroyed ;
another was driven down damaged. Two
OF our machines are missing"
The night French official communicate
says:
There was moderate artillery &C.
tivity In the region of the Somme and
in tho Douaumont sector. Calm pre-
vailed on the rest OF the front"
The day repor, said:
a attack during the night on a
minor position to the east OF Maisons
de Champagne was easily repulsed"
\ German official bulletin issued to-
night said there was no action OF Inn
portance during the day on the somme
The British day repor, said:
Last night our line north of Ypres
was heavily and continuously shelled.
Our casualties were small. We exploded
a mine southeast OF Souchez and con
solidated the crater. Three enemy
bombing attacks against the crater were
repulsed."
The sun., 1916-11-29
NINE SHIPS REPORTED SUNK.
British steamer City Of Birming-
ham Sent to Bottom.

LONDON, Nov. 2s.-Lloyd's Shipping
Agency has announced that the British
steamship City OF Birmingham has been
sunk. All the passengers and crew were
saved with the exception of a physician
and three members OF the crew. who
were drowned.
The City OF Birmingham was Of 1898
tons gross. built in 1911 and owned by
the Hall Line of Liverpool.
Lloyd's also announced the following {:
The Danish steamer Villemoes, 775
tons gross. from Esbjers for Grimsby.
has been captured.
The captain INC crew OF the Nor
wegian steamer Belle lie. 1883 tons
gross. have been landed n report that
their steamer was torpedoed by q Ger
mar submarine.
The French sailing vessels Alfred de
Courcey. 16+ tons gross. and Malvlna.
ll2 tons gross. have been sunk.
The British steamer Rhona, $40 tons
gross, has been sunk.
The captain and crew OF the Greek
steamer Christoforas, 2,3i5 tons. OF
Piraus. have been landed and report the
steamer sunk by a German submarine.
The Norwegian steamship Visborg.
1871 tons gross. has been sunk by a
German submarine. The captain and
crew Of the vessel have been landed,
A Greek steamship whose name Is
given as Mihail. believed to be the
Michael. has been ~torpedoed of Tlnos
Island. one Of the Grecian Archipelago.
The British steamship Ernaston, which
vas previously reported to have been
sunk. has been towed into Graveeend
considerably damaged by q mine or tor.
pedo.
An Official announcement given out
here to-day says inquiries regarding the
loss of the British hospital ships Britain
mic and Braemar Castle. sunk recently
In the Fgean Sea. have failed to estab-
llsh whether they were destroyed by
mines or torpedoes.
The sun., 1916-11-29
US. ARMY WILL BUY
100000 AERO SITES
Lieut.-COl. G.. O. Squier at Ban
quct Tells Of Proving
Ground Plan.

Lieut.-Co George o. Squicr. head Of
aviation in the United States army. said
last night at a banquet in his honor AT
the Hotel St. Regis. that the United
States army has 100000 TO pay for two
sites for proving grounds that will be to
tho aviation corps what Sandy HOOK
Is to the artillery. One Of these will be
on tho Atlantic coast and the other on
the Pacific.
They had been sort Of g~umshoeing
around" he said, In search OF a site
and keeping quiet, because II they went
openly to consider a site real estate
values In that section would 60 up
beyond reach. The new grounds will not
he located near any cities. he said.
And II 1 ave any influence" he added.
zone OF the proving grounds will be
called Langley Field"
Lieut.-Col. Squier said this country
needed a chain OF landing places all
around the border and across the Lin
coin highway that the inland cities might
be airport towns as the coast cities are
seaport towns. He prophesied a great
future for the airplane in mail carrying,
especially In South America.
The banquet was given by the Aero
nautical Society OF America. William l..
Saunders. IA member OF the naval con.
sulting board and formerly president OF
the American Institute OF Mining EnGi-
neers. said In compllmentlng Col. Squier
n his aids:
III we needed to he reminded that
Col. Squier Is a great man we would
have found such n reminder In the at
tacks that have been made or him by
certain members of the Aero Club OF
America. ! speak as one Of the Oldest
members Of the Aero club. II Is the
fate OF genius to he maligned."
Capt. Il. &. Boiling Of the legal de-
pariment of the United States Steel Cor.
porltion, and Captain Of the First Aero
Squadron. y. q. N. y. said In laudlng
the army officers that those who com
| plain about them might better turn &c
those who worked with them in the
Federalized National Guard for !nfor.
nation.
Other speakers were Thomas l. Mac.
mechen and Glenn Il. Martin. +. W
Barker. president Of the Aeronautica
Society. presided.
The sun., 1916-11-29
LONDON PLANS TO .
CLOSE HOTEL CAFES
Only Way to Stop Food Waste,
Says Sir Alfred A.
Booth.

Sir Alfred A. Booth. chairman Of the
Cunard Line board. who arrived yester-
day by the Cunarder Laconia, here for
tho first time since the beginning Of the
war, said that Great Britain 10 more
concerned about to problem of cheap
cning the cost Of living than she Is about
the war. and a food dictator Is neces-
sary to help England.
Eggs aid Sir Alfred. ARE 81 a
dozen In London and a loaf Of bread
costs q cents. Only tho we'll to do may
buy potatoes and certain vegetables.
OF provisions as to the design OF GER
tain spectators to make big profts out
Of the situation created by the war.
THE Government has decided to
supervise tho provisioning OF the people.
II will take control OF all the grain and
-four entering Great Britain and sell It
directly to the people, eliminating the
middlenan. The price of bread will be
lowered and all storage warehouses
filed with provisions will be opened and
their contents solo at prices fixcd by the
Government.
at has been found that there is
enough food wasted every day in the
hotels. clubs and restaurants Of London
to feed thousands Of people. We cannot
each the proprletors and cooks of these
places to avoid the waste. II has been
decided to close the dining rooms OF the
big hotels to the public n to shut up
the big restaurants and the club restau-
rants. Then everybody In England will
be put on a food allowance that will
not permit waste. The law will be
democratic. Rich and poor will soon be on
the same plano Of economy in Great
The sun., 1916-11-29
U.BoAT HAS CLOSE CALL.
Escapes From Concealed British
Destroyer by submerging.

BERLIN (by wireless), Nov. 2s.-Ex-
periences OF "A German submarine which
sank the Danish steamer Therese in the
bay OF Biscay and Of the crew OF the
Danish vessel are published by the Co.
penhagen Politiken, says the Overseas
News Agency.
The Therese. says this account, was
sunk by an explosion Of bombs during a
storm. The crew Of nineteen men, Of
whom half were English. were taken on
board the submarine, where they re-
NAMED for eighteen hours. On the fol.
lowing day the submarine stopped a
Norwegian steamer carrying coat from
England to Italy. Since there was no
room on board the submarine for the
crew OF the Norwegian vessel the crew
OF the Therese was sent on board the
Norwegian craft, which was directed to
take them to Brest.
Meantime. say the account, a British
steamer had approached. A British tor.
pedo destroyer which vas hidden behind
Ter opened fire on the submarine. which
escaped by submerging.
The sun., 1916-11-29
SMALL POWERS WANT PEACE.
Tell Larger Allied Nations So at
Conference, Berlin Reports.

BERLIN (by wireless). Nov. 2s.-The
Vossfsche Zettun0's report Of the recent
conference Of the representatives OF the
Entente allied Governments held at
Paris states that the conference was fol-
lowed by an informal discussion Of the
general situation In which representa-
tives Of the small Powers took part.
This report OF the discussion declares:
belgian, Serbian. Montenegrin and
italian representa- yes ave vent to Bit
ter feelings against ~proloneation OF the
war by the large Powers and against the
way In which the desires Of small States
were unheeded. A former Portuguese
Minister stated hat II would have been
better for Portugal to have maintained
neutrality friendly TO the Entente, and
that the war completely ruins Portugal.
Representatives OF the small States
declared that they were without iniu-
ence upon the general policies OF the
Entente, and said II was n reproach to
neutral Powers that they made no effort
to bring about peace. but sought to
gain wealth.
Finally the small Powers decided TO
repeat this informal meeting after a
short interval"
The sun., 1916-11-29
BRITISH TO DEPORT DR." JONES
American Accused Of Running Dis
6rderIy House In London.

I.oSpoN. Nov, 2s.-Dr. II. Porin Jones.
who claims to conduct a school Of Indian
philosophy and who is said TO have
homes in southern California and
Florida. ia held here on "a deportation
order. charged with maintaining a dis
orderly house.
lie was first arrested for violation OF
the defence of the realm act upon the
allegation that he had received Informal
ton Of military value from his followers.
but this charge apparently was with
drawn and another alleging infraction Of
the domestic law was substituted.
The American Embassy was besieged
to-day by Jones's adherents. who assert
that he IL a widely known American
physician and that he never sought the
military information voluntarily given
by one OF his students.
The sun., 1916-11-29

An automobile, II Was said, was 20 be
given to the best costumed woman in TIE
hall. The winner was not announced
last night, for the Judges need more time
10 decide which OF the many costumes
qualities. From demurc Red Cross
nurses to Oriental princesses and Fa-
timas there was every sort OF gown eve-
designed.
Enrico Caruso, Amato and n number
Of other stars from the Metropolitan
Company were at the ball. II had been
planned to have them sing and they
were willing. but SiGnor Gatti-Casazza
forbade them. on the ground that IL
would be n bad precedent in neutrality
for the company.
How much did II clear? No one would
say Since the trouble that 81. 600, 000
rumor caused n the last bazaar the pub
licitv men and money handlers have de-
clded to say nothing until the flnal re-
turns are In. But the National Allied
Relief Committee. the Wal Babies Cradle
an the other funds that are to get the
net proceeds ought to "A y their treas
urles swelled considerably.
The sun., 1916-11-29
NEW NAVAL RAID MADE.
Germans Capture British Patrol
Vessel on Lowestoft.

LONDON, Nov. 2s.-An oficiai German
statement given out here to-day says
German naval forces have made another
raid close to the English coast, neal
Iowestoft. seventy-fve miles northeast
OF Ramsgate. capturing a vessel. The
statement Is quoted In an o%ficial British
communication issued this afternoon.
The Berlin statement IL given as fol-
lows:
THE Admiralty that a por-
ton of our naval forces again executed
n raid, going close to the English coast.
Not far from Lowestoft an enemy patrol
vessel and Its crew were captured. Some
neutral steamers also were stopped and
searched. but as they carried no contra
band they were released. Our naval
forces returned without seeing any trace
Of the enemy"
The British Admiralty appends the
following:
"A report has been received that the
armed trawler Narval wal on duty of
the east coast IN the night of November
&c and Is missing. This presumably ia
the vessel referred o."
This is the second German naval raid
In the last week. On tho night Of No.
vember % German destroyers bonn
barded the town Of Ramsgate, near the
mouth Of the Thames.
The oficial German announcement as
received from Berlin by wireless to the
United States says that the patrol ship
encountered near Lowestoft was sunk.
the crew being captured.