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The Washington herald., 1917-04-29
EDITORIAL
We Are Buster Than
Euer Here

And we feel assured that busi-
ness prospects for the year are ex-
cellent. With our country enjoying
the greatest prosperity In its history
and all its industries operating
with more orders than they can
possibly 6II, there is no reason why
prosperity should not continue.
As for ourselves, we have more
employees, by a large percentage,
on our rolls than ever before, be-
cause the greatly increased busi-
ness which we are enjoying de-
mands it.
The Washington herald., 1917-04-29
ALL Wool Serges, the 81 Quality, Yd., 79c

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The Washington herald., 1917-04-29
79e Shepherd Checks, Yard, 59e.

These are two-thirds worsted; double warp and OLE
standard dyes. Medium and small black and Whit
blocks; worth 7oc. Tomorrow, per yard, 5oc
The Washington herald., 1917-04-29
S2.63 Skirt Lengths for $1.9S.
White Broadcloth,
$1.9S.

Full 50 inches wide. Used ex-
tensively for collars or collar and
cuff sets. 1t is very scarce. Special
value at, yard, S1.9S.
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SITS 50-ineh Navy Whipeord,
Per Yard, S1.39.

A wonderful value. Comes in q
rich shade Of dark navy blue. Will
not crush Nice for one piece
dresses, suits, and separate skirts
;1.75 value for one day at per yard
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strip OF antisepuc gauZe, Sometimes
after battle the wounded are
brought in faster than they can be
attended. SO one physician goes over
tt } men and tags them according to
their needs. The men marked urgent"
are operated on at once, while those
marked send t. next station" are
placed in an ambulance and the
machine Is sent out with It's load OF
before were strong. sturdy fighters and
now Jumps of humanity as helpless as
babies. The trip for the first few
miles over roads filled with shell holes.
which are difficult to avoid in the
darkness, is frightful. anC at each
bump the groans of the wounded can
be heard. There is the sound Of guns
and the weird light flares throw I'M
canny shadows over the road. Some
times think / cannot stand the cries
of the men," said a young American
Ambulance Corps man. but then I
think how much worse II would be If
we could not get them out of the
range of Are" A number of ambu-
lances have been hit by shells and
their occupants killed, and in one in
stance only the driver was killed. and
the machine rushed on until 1t finally
ran into ditch and turned turtle
killing several OF the wounded oc-
cupants. Sometimes there Is a gas
attack near the dressing station and
for this reason the ambulance drivers
are all required to wear gas masks
when in the danger zone Freouert1y
kitchen ambulance is sent out TO
the dressing stations from which hot
broth is served to the wounded. who
are waiting their turn. After one of
the battles on the West front the
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trench.
The divisional hospitals are usually
several miles back and when the
wounded soldier reaches this point he
is usually in a haven of safety. but
not until he reaches the base hospital
is he out of the range of guns.
Wild Scenes Along The Road.
The stories told by the ambulance
drivers Of their Wild rides over shell
torn roads without lights and under
fire carrying bleeding soldiers seem
like "the story of a bad dream, yet
night after night these awful scenes
go on. The mud despatched ambu-
lances rush up to the dressing sta
de secours, to carry the men to the
divisional hospitals. These places are
near the front and the wounded are
carried there first, those who are able
to do so either walk or crawl. In one
instance a we'll known surgeon had
his leg fractured by shell while at
tending a wounded man In a trench.
He managed to crawl two miles to
the nearest dressing station stopping
to aid wounded men while on the way
He finally lost consciousness and was
picked up by an ambulance man and
rushed to the hospital with Others
He recovered later and although
minus leg he is serving at one of
the base hospitals.
Dressing Stations.
Only tho very worst cases are at
tended at the dressing lions Some
nf ~ hn ferl,,
wounded are able TO dress their own
wounds by the use of the little first
aid packet, which every soldier car
ries. 1t consists OF bottle of iodine
crystal, a small bottle of alcohol and
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biologists predict that when the
bituminous coal OF Alaska is made
available TO use many steel mills will
be established in the territory. 1t
contains the only tin mines of any
importance in North America. while
its copper product runs up to about
SO. 100000 worth per year. The best
copf .nines are those of Prince Will
Ian S1und, at Latouche, and at Ken
e.rJ in the Copper River Valley.
Their \ s ore is extremely rich and
th3 aeposit extensive About twelve
copper MINES are now producing the
ore whict is sent TO Tacoma. Wash
tngton, FIR treatment because OF the
lack of smelters Later according to
the report OF Governor Strong. of
Alaska, srnelters will be erected in the
territory, that is, when the supply of
coal from the native mines is avail
able.
Fisheries.
It's fisheries are regarded by all
countries as little short of marvellous
and the figures OF It's annual output In
salmon alone are staggering During
the fiscal year OF 1915 the territory
sent to the United States in the form
OF salmon, canned and otherwise,
product valued at nearly nineteen
million dollars. and other fish to the
value OF nearly sTo0, 600. The fishery
industry in Alaska employs about
twenty-three thousand persons and
represents an investment of about
$40 .0o0.0 600. The salmon industry
alone gives employment to more than
eighteen thousand persons. and there
are ninety canneries engaged in put
ting up this delicious fish. the output
being about $500. 900 cases annually
In addition to the salmon the Alaskan
waters abound in cod, haltbut, herring
and other edible fish, while whaling
nets handsome revenue for at pres
emf the m Methods OF manufacture have
found use for every part OF this huge
fish During the las: half century
Alaska has yielded walrus hides. old
ivory tusks of the mastodon found
among the gold and sand. aquatic furs
and fur seals. worth millions OF dol
lars. the furs alone shipped in 1915
being worth over half million dol
lars
The vast lumber supply of Alaska is
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another asset of this treasure house
of the northwest for aside from the
large amount of hemlock and sitka
spruce, red cedar and yellow cypress
there is any amount of timber excel
lenly suited fer pulp manufacture
Indeed. at present vast quantities of
this class OF timber is going TO- waste
in southeastern Alaska because there
is nobody to handle II. There Is plenty
Of water power In that section and
1t only needs to be set to work in
producing wood pulp which is now
on the upward trend in price.
Much OF the wood used in con-
structing our war aeroplanes comes
from Alaska. the spruce from tina,
territory has no superior for the work
oecause OF Its great strength and eiose
grain. The logging Industry also
hourfshes In Alaska. where the forests
are close to the shore line. They are
sent down the mountains on chutes
bound together and ioated to saw
mills.
Farm r4@nd.
Va bAN~AAy IASEE WaS
erroneous idea OF Aiaska's climatic
conditions and .this kept settlers from
going to what was kaown as "The
Frozen North" Dramatically Alaska IL
as favorably situated as the Scandi-
navian peninsula. and In some parts
of the territory is not an unpleasant
place to live at any time during the
year. For instance. the temperature
at many points In South western
Alaska is not SO cold as New York
City in winter nor as warm In sum
mer. The atmosphere in this section
OF Alaska is tempered by the Japan
current 1t IL, however. very cold in
winter and very hot In summer east
o. the Coast Range. Except tn ex-
treme Northern Alaska vegetation Is
extremely lnxuriant and wonderfully
rapid In growth. Nearly every variety
OF hardy fruit and vegeta bles grow In
abundance while grass fiourishes on
the plateaus and forms excellent pas.
turage for cattle. The agricultural
experiment station OF the territory has
done excellent work in finding out
the various kinds OF fruits, vegeta hies
and grains that are adapted to Alas
kan soil and today there are many
fine farms In Alaska, where nrize no
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mines,
The early settlers in Alaska suffered
many hardships. The Indians had
been badly treated by the Russians
and they soon came to hate all white
men. While the country was gar
risoned with soldiers the Indians
we're well behaved but IS soon as the
garrison had been withdrawn the In
dams killed many Of the settlers In a
most barbarie manner At one time
tho settlers neglected by their own
country appealed for help 70 the Brit
ish warship p Vancouver and aid was
sent 20 them. A few weeks later an
American vessel arrived at Sitka. and
the officers soon brought order out of
chaos and laid the foundation for an
admirable government. While II is
true that many times graft and poll
ucs nave cTept into the administration
or Alaskan affairs, It has on the whole
been well governed and settlers have
with few exceptions been fairly treat.
ed. During rush 10 the Klondike
In 1928, many undesirable citizens
ca me to Alaska. and II took years ~
weed them out. but this was done in
% ~ a'tilia ~ iIStllDn anu To-Day Alaska
shows less crime per capita than any
State in the union.
V st Territory.
Even at the time of its purchase
few people realized the vastness. of
Alaska, which Is twice the size OF the
German Empire. and almost thirteen
times the size of New York State. 1t
contains approximately 21.00o.o 900
acres Of coal land, thousands OF acres
Of which are still undeveloped. The
great value Of these coal deposits are
brought out by a government statisti-
clan. who estimates that the available
coal in Alaska at the present rate OF
consumption would sustain the popu-
lation of the United States more than
Ave thousand years-if transportation
Is made available.
Mineral Wealth.
The mineral wealth OF Alaska ap-
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pears almost inexhaustible for IL con
tains almost every mineral used by
man. It's gold fields have produced
millions of dollars worth of the
precious metal both by placer and
quartz mining and there seams to be
no let up on the output. Much of the
work is done by hydraulic mining,
turning on great stream OF water
and washing the sand with its gold
deposits Into sluice boxes. The fam
Gus TreadweH mine near juneau; In
me southeastern section of the ter
ritory has already produced seven
times as much gold as the United
States paid for the entire territory
The compan- operates the second
largest stamp mill In the world, It's
size being exceeded only by the one run
by the De Beers property on the Wits
watersrand. South Africa Besides
gold Alaska produces copper, tin.
silver. gypsum. marble. graphite.
petroleum. mica, lime and mineral
waters of various kinds. In metals
and minerals prospectively valuable.
but not produced "a commercial guam
titles are tungsten. arsenic, antim oney,
manganese, bismuth. quick silver,
corundum. slate. zinc. garnets and
other minerals. Great iron deposits
both maganite and heraatite have
been discovered in MANY places and
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Rescung and Attending the Wounded Under FireIs
No Easy Task Yet This Is Being Done Daily By
y Members of the Field Ambulance Corps and
Physicians Who Are Serving Atthe Front
Copyright 1ol5 by The International Syndicate

cued. Occasionally the Germans send
up a fare and II they discover moving
objects the guns are at once trained
on the spot and the rescuers are fire.
quently killed while trying to bring
in their 'ounded comrades. One par
ucularly atrocious case of this kind is
vouched Tor by a member of the
Americ Ambulance. that brave set
o. young Americans who are doing
such valiant service on the French
members of a French regiment oc-
cupying a nearby trench---were sent
out one night to repair some Of the
barbados While they were at work
there was a noise in the German
trenches not far away and II In pre-
sumed that the Frenchmen crept
few yard. nearer 10 listen. They were
discovered and fred on. Both were
wounded and unable to move. When
the French Captain learned of 1t he
ordered three Of the men 70 go out
and bring them in. The Germans were
evidently expecting this and when the
rescuers mad almost reached their
comrade there was another fare
from the German trenches followed
by shots and now fve men were lying
helpless on the ground either dead or
wounded when no other Fescuers
were sent from the French trenches
20. their aid the wounded men began
to call to their comrades entreating
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tatoes and hardy vegetables are grown
to perfection. Barley. rye. oats and
sometimes wheat are to be found as
well Cattle too are raised In large
mum bers and the time seems not far
distant when the territory will be able
20 feed herself wild berries grow In
profusion while :he Wild flowers that
cover the hills rowing even AZ the
foo of the glaciers are the most beau
tiful in the world. Thriving Villages
and busting towns with all the mod
ern improvements have sprung up and
the primitive miners hut is rapidly
becoming a thing of the past. The
prospector with his bean pot and
bacon who cooked his meals on the
hills has gone out of fashion ana the
man who comes to seek his fortune ir
Alaska today Is usually we'll dressed
man with scientific Information and
tsome ability as a geologist and engi-
neer. The development. OF the grea'
territory has jus. begun for there are
thousands OF acres of land that have
never been trodden upon by the white
man and undeveloped riches unsur-
passed in the world.
To the hunter It IS perfect para
disc for bear. moose. caribou wolves
and mountain goats abound nmoag
the smaller game are foxes, rabbits
and offers as we'll as such game az
tho ptarimigan. swan. snipe, ptover.
grouse. partridge wild duck and wild
goose. All OF these are L'entiful "a
the hunting grounds arc no. overrun
with soortsrnen
Alaska or = 'he tourist scenery
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has during the past half century real
lzed more than seven times purchase
price, s7,20o,o0o. while the commerce
Of Alaska has amounted 20 about
$500, 0no, 9eo or about 100 ror cent.
year. During the administration Of
PresiGCnt Tierce. Russia offered the
land TO She United States. but the
offer was refused. Later II was or
terad % President Buchanan, who also
refused 70 purchase, declaring that
SIS. eco 0eA was too high a price to pay
tcr 4 land Of snow and ice,
Purchase Ridlculed.
However. w2en William H Seward
became the Secretary OF state in the
cabinet of President Lincoln he be-
gan 10 think over the adv1sa btlity of
investing Government money in
Alaska, hu, It was not until 1857 that
the actual purchase took place. Sec
rotary Seward was optimistic over
the future OF the territorv in the
nor Invest. but few people shared his
views and legislators and newspapers
were opposed TO It's purchase. How
ever. the secretary was adamant and
although the opposition became more
intense each day Seward went on with
his plans and finally at dawn on the
morning OF March 30. 1867, the treaty
G. purchase was duly signed by Russia
and the United States and sent to
Congress for its ratification on the
same day. Obstacles of all sorts we're
put in the way OF the ratification. but
finally The Senate confirmed the pur-
chase en- April 10Th, and the bin be-
came law on Tune 3oth, The news
papers ridiculed the transaction and
spoke OF Alaska as Stewards ice box, :"
Zero Island" American Siberia, 3"
"Walrussia," "Polaria" and Tee
bergia."
Figured by the acre Alaska was
purchased for less than two cents an
acre. Today the timber land on the
Government reserves alone IS worth
many times the purchase price to say
nothing OF its rich gold fields and coal
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was 10 keep as near the commanding
officer as possible II the attack Is
successful there will De certain num-
Der OF wounded In No Mans Land
and the medical officer shosid direct
the rescuing OF these and tell each of
those wounded who are able TO walk
and go back. taking shelter as much
streteher bearers, The wounded who
are unable to move should be shell
tered anywhere possible In she'll
craters u trenches and first aid ,ound
as rapidly as possible. The medical
officer must at all cost keep IN touch
with his battalion and move forward
with it. His presence in the trenches
Is of immense moral value. He can
forthwith set about impr Using a reg
mental aid post with shelters for the
wounded meanwhile attending to any
casualties as they occur" 1t can be
readily understood from this why the
mortality among physicians at the
front is so large.
The loss of life among the surgeons
o. the British Army has become so
great that the London Lancet, a well
known medical magazine. runs an
obituary column in each issue telling
how and where each medical man me,
death and in nearly ever. instance
&c reads that they were killed In ac-
ton while attending wounded.
The great guns used make the
danger zone a very large one and
whether by accident or purpose the
German gunner has found a mark In
many OF the Allies hospitals. Today
hundreds of our own physicians are
either on their way or preparing to
follow Pershing and his ''Sammie
to the firing line.
Already the Johns Hopkins and
Harvard units are in France estab-
fishing hospitals about twenty-five
miles from the front. These units
comprise some of the most noted
medical men In the country They
have left lucrative practices. which
II has taken years TO build up and
families as well. and like the knights
of old stand ready to do their "bi.'
with a rare chivalry and self-sacrince
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~ FORMER WARS the surgeon
and hts stretcher bearer we're re-
garded IS neutrals, whose duty 1t
was 10 care for the wounded of
18th ccmbatants and guns were never
HMtned on The dressing stations or hos
]eeAls. Today. however, all is changed
or the German treats the surgeon as
Mough This scalpei we're sword and
- eournlQuet trigger" and recent
gbA< Statistics show that more than
be.00o physicians have lost their lives
~ 10 the present time in the great
D9xOpeAn war. Most OF the physicians
hANs been KILLED in action" while
s44e1ding the wounded who have been
axoGged Into the trenches from mo
IsAGan's Land by the stretcher bearers
80 have msnv times been deliberate
III 6red nH by the Germ ans. while
marrying out this act OF mercy.
Ambulance Units Suffer.
u n this the men of the aeld anbu-
EAnoe unit are the sufferers and the
terosntage of deaths in this branch
II The service is the third highest, the
fant1y and the artillery being the
AnEGA and second. Much OF the work
ri hone at might when the men creep
|n69 On Mo Mans Lard" between thu
g1nrheS and drag the wounded along
|N1o ground 10 as not 20 draw fire from
s0 0eruaAFs IN many cases this is
II - only hope be has OF being res
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British brought their wounded In on
little cars over an inprovised track
laid In the snow. They did this under
FIRE and several OF the cars were hit
In Italy the wounded are sometim es
brought down the mountains in sleds.
while in Serbia curious two seated
saddle is rugged up and put on a m ule.
and in this way those who were unable
to walk were taken to safety.
Divisional Hospitals.
When the divisional field hospital Is
reached the men are examined and
placed in classes. For instance. all leg
cases are sent to one ward, all head
cases to another. all abdomen wounds
to another, while the hopeless cases
are sent to a ward to die together.
In this way no time is lost by the
surgeon who knows exactly what kind
Of work he will have to, do before he
enters the ward. From this point the
wounded are sent to the base hospital
and are taken to warehouse or
freight station. which has been fitted
up as a hospital d'evacuation and at
this place they are loaded on hospital
trains and sent either to Southern
France or to some channel port to
be sent to England. Recovery is often
slow. but under the gentle ministra-
tions of nurse at some beautiful
French chateau or English country
home the soldier usually regains his
health and strength and frequently is
able to get back in the trenches.
Surgeons Duties.
This problem of getting the wound
ed to safety. which has cost the lives
OF SO many physicians. was windy
described in recent lecture at Cornell
University by an eminent surgeon who
Is member OF the Royal Medical
Corps Of the English Army In the
course Of his remarks he declared that
"a regimental medical officers duty
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them TO help them back to the
trenches, At first the captain declared
that he could spare no more men. but
two soldiers begged TO be allowed to
go to the men and he finally consent
ed. No sooner had they reached their
comrades than they too were fired on
by the Germans, and only one escaped
and succeeded In getting back. After
that rescue was impossible and the
next morning all six of the soldiers
could be seen lying dead only few
yards fror their own trenches.
Physicians Under Fire,
Hundreds or physicians have been
killed by the deliberate bombing OF
dressing stations. The Red Cross
means nothing TO the German officer"
said surgeon. and he fires on the
flag as quickly as he does on a
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Progress ofOur Vast Ter
ritory In the Northwest
During the Past Half
Century Under the Am
erican Flag A Treas
ure House of Mineral
Wealth and Fisheries.
Ccpyrixnt. 1ssa. by The International
Syndicate

Syndicate.
#AH OCTOBER Is. 1857. the Amer
lean Tag was raised over Alaska
md General Lowell II. Rousseau
took formal possession for the
EAsa1ted States. His son and private
o1lcretary. George l. Rousseau, pulled
- hAlyard. which raised the emblem
- tha star from which a Russian
eA1lor had lowered the Russian stand
axd Stewards Folly" or The fool
eAFxatn." as the territory was Aaown
~ that time became a part OF our
seountry and has proved the most
proatAh1s Investment ever made by
IL United States. as the Government