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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-07

N IPLOMACY IN TIME of peace demands from it's followers the
 exercise of extraordinary D fnesse and the possession of un- limited knowledge of the intricacies of civilization: in time of war, the diplomat needs to be almost a super man, so exacting and complex are the services which he is called upon to perform for his government.
 Tact, courage, patience and many other cardinal virtues combined with capability to do. good, hard work and to bear in mind a million details are the qualifications of any of Uncle Sam's ambassadors and ministers nowadays.
 Especially among our Allies at war, countries where the diplomatic offices are enlarged to accommodate unpre- cedented activity, do the representa- tives need the aid of all the available sterling virtues. For, if the govern ment is working overtime in Wash ington and at every other Federal of flee in the states, it is working extra. overtime in the capitals of Europe, where activity in representing this nation and looking out for its inter ests is combined with much other work that is outside the realm of pure diplomacy.
 Do Work Other Than That Of Pure
 Diplomacy.
 Helping the oppressed, distributing relief funds, aiding in feeding thou sands of helpless prisoners and per forming all the tasks connected with the operation of, war far away from the nations main office, constitute a few of the demands made upon our envoys.
 While the broken relations with Germany, and the strained relations with Austria and Turkey, have dimin- ished the actual number of our rep resentatives abroad, they have also affected an increase of work at the capitals of the Allied nations. And while 1t Is true that these official rep resentatives of the administration are simply obeying instructions from home, 1t Is nevertheless a fact that they are often, perforce, entrusted with the countrys destiny and that OIJLlmeS Inelr dCIlOnS lnHueuCo the welfare of every citizen in the States
 Great praise has been accorded our present ambassadors in Europe. It has been said by members of foreign missions visiting this country and by Americans writing from abroad that the men who are filling the diplomatic posts in these strenuous times are in deed citizens of whom America may be proud.
 Gcrard's Work In Germany.
 James Watson Gerard, our former ambassador to Germany, has been called onee of the ablest diplomats America has ever produced. In those trying days before President Wilson discovered relations with the German nation, affairs had to be handled with the utmost delicacy and tact.
 MT. Gerard displayed diplomatic acuteness that was never baffied for a second by the methods employed ir the Wilhelmstrasse. He handled all the diplomatic notes which President wilson addressed to the Kaiser and never allowed the German Chancellor and his associates to put one over or him" unawares.
 Besides looking after the American interestA which the Kaiser though
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little of jeopardizlng, and undertaking to help all American citizens to leave Germany, MT. Gerard was also in trusted with the affairs of Great Britain. When it was said that MT. Gerard was the most hard worked man in Europe there was little exag- geration in the statement.
 MT. Balfour said of his work that he handled difficult situation with zeal, efficiency and tact" and this was deemed a great tribute; for the British work at the outset of the war formed an extraordinarily heavy bur
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-07

~ HRISTMAS IS THE SEASON M when our thoughts turn to deeds of charity and good will A towards others. It is especially incumbent on us this year to remem- Der those who are fighting our battles and those who having foughtare recup- crating from their wounds in the mil itary hospitals.
 Those of us who are in bright and cheerful homes amid pleasant and comfortable conditions do but a small part of our patriotic and christian duty by contributing toward the hap piness and relief of the men who have risked their all for the welfare of mankind. This Christmas from hun. dreds of thousands of hearthstones will go up prayers for their safety and little tokens of the love and affection ir which they are held by the heart bleeding ones left behind.
 This Is the fourth Christmas of the world war and while thousands of men have gone to their deaths, thou sands more i'll the hospitals in various stages of recovery. They have been made as comfortable as possible in the big hospitals and convalescent homes but Christmas is one of the saddest seasons of the year unless one is remembered and the good women o1 the Allied nations will see to it that the wounded men are not forgotten This year the preparations for the holiday season in the hospitals are even greater than in previous years on account of the United States being actually at war. In former years our people sent aid and our nurses were at the bedside of the wounded, but
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Increased Work At Capitals of Our Allies More Thar, Doubles the Diplomats Burden Tact Courage and Patience Are Essential Personalities of the
 Men Who Represent Us Abroad.
Copyright, 1917, by The International Syndicate.


 MT. Whitlock writes enlighteningly of the early days of this terror and adds detail to Germany's list of black achievements. He says: ''The rage, terror and despair excited by this measure all over Belgium were be- yond anything we had witnessed since the day the Germans poured into Brussels. The delegates of the Com mission for Relief in Belgium, return ing to Brussels. told the most dis dressing stories of the scenes of cruel ty and sorrow attending the seizures. And daily, almost hourly, since that time, appalling stories have been re- lated by Belgians coming to the Lega- tion."
 At Havre, where now are estab-
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den the most important part of which though by no means the only part was obtaining decent treatment for British prisoners. His efforts along this line were fruitful of results that no one else perhaps, could have ob- tained so well. His task also included the care of British civilians in Berlin and other German cities and he super vised the dispensing of all American funds for relief of his countrymen On MT. Gerard's recall from Berlin the British work was taken over by Baron Gevers, Minister from The Netherlands to Berlin and the Ameri- can interests were given to the charge of the Spanish Ambassador there.
 MT. Gerard's success with the am- dorial post was especially note worthy because it was his first Though his diplomatic career began with his appointment as ambassador to Germany in July, 1913, he had held many prominent offices in his native state, New York. From 1908 the New York Supreme Court, and was active in political circles, being chairman of the Democratic Commit tee in his state for four years.
 While MT Gerard was having a strenuous time in Germany, our min ister to Belgium, MT. Brand Whitlock, was passing through the most trying
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~ HRISTMAS IS THE SEASON M/ when our thoughts turn to " deeds of charity and good will ~ towards others. It is especially
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experience of his life. MT. Whitlock had witnessed some battles during his life as newspaper man and had
 participated in one when he ran on
 the Independent ticket against four other candidates for the mayorship of Toledo; but he never had seen, nor will see again perhaps, such a con- fict as that which ravaged peaceful Belgium during the first year of his residence at the American Legation
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-07
dL bI USSGIS,
 Whitlock's Trials In Belgium.

Whitlock's Trials In Belgium.
 During those summer days when the German troops invaded and rav-
 aged the country of King Albert, MT. Whitlock was doing a hundred things
 at once. Besides hustling American
 citizens out of the danger zone-for it was vacation-time and many were
 summering at Ostend-he was pro- tecting the Belgians in so far as pos
 sible and helping to obtain justice for
 them at the hands of the Prussian
 governors who had them in charge. He Got Food For Dcported Men. During the deportations, which von
 Bissing inaugurated in October, 1916, l dreadful scenes were enacted which called for MT. Whitlock's help
 Though he was able to do little to-
 wards the alleviation of the terror
 that spread among the Belgians, he
 did obtain in many cases permission | to send to the deported men in Ger
 many packages of food similar to that being sent to the prisoners of war.
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hshed the headquarters of the Belgian government, MT. Whitlock continues to represent the United States and to administer the work of Belgian relief which is going on; at Brussels, the Spanish Ambassador is looking after such American interests as are called to his attention.
 Page Wins Thanks Of British
 Government.
 Walter Hines Page in London, who represents the United States at the Court of St. James, looked out for German interests prior to our en- trance into the war besides his many functions connected with his routine ambassadorial tasks. MT. Balfour made pr. Page the recipient of the thanks of the British Government for the ''pronnptitude. efficiency and cour-
The daily Alaskan., 1917-12-06

And don't forget that you live fn q cit where law is order; where you gre safe and there will never
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EXPLORER
 GETS RANK OF CAPTAIN

Dr. Chas. G, PercivaI, of Tea neck Road, Teaneck, N. J., the well-known author and Arctic eX- plorer who took his examinations before the Examinating Board at Washington month ago for q Com- mission in the U. s. Army has been commissioned Captain by Presi- dent Wilson and has received or ders for the Ordnance Department. pr. Percival who is a graduate of Michigan, Harvard, Tufts and P and s is well known in Bergen County through his activities in au- tomobile circles being President of the Light Car Club of New Jersey, the Light Car Association of Ameri- ca, Past Grand Arctic Chief of the Arctic Brotherhood of America the famous secret society composed or old time Alaskan mushers, a mem Der cf the National Geographical Society, ElkS and MaSons. He WaS the first man to tour Mexico by au- tomoDile and the first to drive in- to the Arctic Circle by automobile travelling as far as GA degrees North n the winter of 1911 after which he crossed the continent from San Francisco to New York City in the terrible winter of 1911-12. He has seen service in Cuba, Mexico and Central America in several in serections and was in the Spanish Ameri"an War. He has lived ill Tea neck for the past ten years and has been Vice President of the Te&neck Hose Co. No. for two years and has always been prominent in Town ship affairs.
 CaNtain Percival expects to leave for sctive duty with the War De partment within the next week. - Teaneck, N. J. Times.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-12-06
HOuSeWOrk Is
 A Burden

Womau's lot is a weary one at best. But with backache and other distressing kidney ills life indeed becomes a burden. Doan's Kidney Pills have made life brighter for many women. Read what Mrs. Roll Cookston, of 1909 E. First Ave, Spokane. Wash, says: "The grip put my kidneys out of order and I suffered with a heavy dull pain in the small of my back which kept getting more severe. Some days l could hardly do my work for it was almost impossible to bend over. My kidneys were weak and annoyed me great deal, too. I was worried because my feet swelled and because of the puffineSs under my eyes. One box of Doan's Kidney Pills gave me relief and after I had used two boxes I was feeling fine in every way" Statement given October 16, 191S.)
 On June s. 1917M rs. Cookston said: 1 have had absolutely no troublA with my kidneys since Doan Kidney Pills cured me and feel better than have in years"
 Price soc, at all dealers. Don't simply ask for kidney remedy get Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that Mrs. Cookston had. Foster-Mil- burn O., Mfgrs., Buffalo, N. Y.
 -AdVeTtisement.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-12-06
IOsHIOKO DIES
 IN SCAFFOLD

With a denial of his guilt and with the words of the song Jesus Loves Me, This l Know" his last earthly utterances; Roy Yoshioko stood on the gallows md his soul was plunged into eternity. He was execute in the jail yard at Daw- son Friday. Nov. 23, before the break Of day.
 Yoshioko was calm and self pos sessed to the last. He was perhaps the collest man present at the grim performance. As he left the prison cell and ascended the scaftold steps under heavily armed guards his step was brisk, and betrayed no sign of hesitency. The movement was almost on the double quick, and he was entirely unaSsisted.
 The moment the condemned man reached the floor of the Scaffold' he was placed on tha trap, three feet square. The proceedings then were brief. In a few moments 1t was all over, and the body hung limp n mute testimony that SO ciety was avenged and that the man incarnate had paid the penal ty of the foul crime of which he was convicted.
 Sheriff Brimston stepped forward
 "Ycshioka," said the sheriff, "you are about to die. l want to ask you one question first, and l want you to answer me. Did you kill your wife Hisa or the Indian Per cy?"
 'No, I did not" replied Yosh- ioka as he looked direct at the sheriff. He spoke loudly and dis tinctly.
 Yosnioka was condemned for mur dering his wife Hisa, at West Daw- son, n June of this year. She and her unborn child died together. Per cy James, an Indian, also was found dead on the Yoshioka premis- es, and while no charge of murder ing the Indian was l&id, it was gen. orally presumed one person killed both the Indian and the woman, and the evidence, all of which was circumstantial, covered both cases.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-12-06
ALIEN ENEMIES

A howl may be expected as re- suit Of the Presidents order that all Germans and Austrians must be registered and that none of them may travel without permits or ap- proach nearer than loo yards lS00 feet, IT one block) to waterways. warehouses, railroads, railroad bridges and the like.
 That such a measure is necessary to prevent further destruction of property is admitted. In fact, there Is no denying that the administra- lion already has been too lenlent and has permitted too much free dom 10 enemy aliens. But there srs a lot of German workmen in and around seaport cities. From these may be expected a hue and cry. They will resent, and will seek publicity for their resentment, the denial of free access to any sRd all places where possible en- ployment may be had-and, incl dentally where havoc may be wrought when it suits their pleas ure. They will seek to overthrow the rule which denies them the privilege of moving from place to place at willard will seek to brin pressure through agitation to al leYiste this condition and make it possible for them to go on with the pro-German, anarchist and sa- botage propagaRda' in which they have indulged so violently Of late.
 Some very ugly scenes may be ex- pected when the registration time Coues and when bodies of enemy aliens decide to strike and then to try to leave the scene of their troubles. The Northwest no doubt will Le the location of many of these disturbances and it is not unlikely that drastic measures will have to be taken to enforce the government ruling.
 It Is planned In the East to deny the Germans the right to live within 100 miles of the Atlantic. A similar move should be started on the Pacific. All unnaturalized Ger nSns and those natuTalized less five years, should be made to seek residence in the interior, well away from places where they are likely @ be dangerous.-Tacoma News.
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The Wrangell public school recen* ly purchased two L. c. Smith type writers from E. s. Hewitt & Co.,, of Juneau.
 Dr. ). W. Pigg, 8 prominent physician of Wrangell, recently ten dered his resignation from the WrangelI exemption board and has quit Is practice in Wrangell. He will enter the service of his country
 Three men recently passed thru Gordoya to be delivered to the commanding officer at Ft. LiScum. The men had been interned at Ne mana last fall for seditious utter ances.
 Sergt. c. B. Murphy, operator in charge of the U. S. Signal Radio. station a Eagle and Miss Ruth A. Collins were married recently by U. IS. Commissioner P. J. Hilliard. The bride has been the school teacher in Eagle. !.
 About the first of December there was a new business opened in Seward. The firm name will be Sexton and ThYaites. The mem bers being Miss Sylvia Sexton and J. E. Thwaites and wife. The lC- cation is in the large rooms on the ground floor in the Sexton ho- tel on Broadway. Sexton and Thwaites will maintain an ice cream parlor, candies, etc, and incidental ly curio store and photograph es- tablishment
 The women of Kodiak have or ganzed a branch of the Red Cross and just to show that they are in the war service for strictly patriotic duties, forwarded on the steamer Dora S2OS for membership fees. Included in this amount were fees for three life members, at $25 each. Twenty women of Kodiak are understood to have organized the branch there which will operate under the jurisdiction of the Sew ard chapter.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-12-06
SOLID TRAIN OF STEEL
 CARS FOR CORDOVA

Traffic officials of the Alaska s. s. Co., began arrangements for the transportation of q solid freight train, consisting of a 130-ton loco motive and forty steel flat cars from Seattle to CordOva, where the train will be placed in service on the Copper. River & Northwestern Railroad, says the Seattle Times.
 The big freight engne will be sent north aboard the steamship Cordova. A railroad track will be built 10 the deck of the Cordova and when the tide is at the proper height, the engine will be shifted aboard the vessel for transporta- tion to Alaska.
 The forty flat cars, which are of fifty-ton variety, are on their way to Seattle and will be loaded aboard the vessels of the Alaska S s. Co. and sent to Alaska. Because of the scarcity Of freight cars, as 8 result of the war, the new equip ment is coming west loaded and as soon as the cars are discharged they will be made ready for ship ment to Cordova for use. Before the war new equipment of this kind was sent west empty but with cars at a premium the Copper Riy- CT & Northwestern Railroad Com pany permitted transcontinental lines to load the cars for Seattle.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-12-06

Unless war emergency measures demand that it be set aside or sus- pended the eight hour law will be come effective in Alaska after the first o' the year. Unless the gov ernor issues a proclamation to the contrary the law will become effect i've on the first of January, 1918. II applies to women as well as men.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-12-06

The Wrangell public school recen; ly purchased two L. c. Smith type writers from E. s. Hewitt & Co., of Juneau.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-12-06

It is sometimes takes Seward Giizens 8 long time to grasp the importance of affairs, but it Is needless to say that before De esmber 1st the hundred dollars to be raised for one hundred gifts to Ehs soldiers and sailors, Stewards quota, will be forthcoming.
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be any necessity for calling on "the president of the United States" to
 stop lawlessuess like the Anchorage Times has sent out broadcast that may result in the Burg on the in- Gateway. i; .
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MAKE IT HELP.

Let every dissatisfaction with ths present be made not a dis- eourasement, but an inspiration, by the continual eonseiouSness of the great law of eternal growth. Phillips Brooks.
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S1OO Reward. s1OO

The readers of this paper will be pleased to learn that there IS at least one dreaded disease that science has been able to cure in all It's stages and that is catarrh. Catarrh being greatly influenced by constitutional conditions requires constitutional treatment Halls Catarrh Medicine is taken internally and acts thru the Blood on the Mucous Sur faces of the System thereby destroying patient strength by building up the con- stitution and assisting nature in doing itg work. The proprletors have so much faith in the curative powers of Halls Catarrh Medicine that they ofTer One Hundred Dollars for any case that 1t fails to cure. Send for list of testimonials.
 Address F. J. CHENEY & CO, Toledo, Ohio. Sold by all Druggist. 75c.
 Advertisement.
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Only One "BROMO QUININE"

To get the genuine, call for the full nsme LAXATIVE PROMO QUININE. Look for signature of E. ". GROVE. Cures Cold in One Day. soc. Thu
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-03-03

PLY married, and a fair start had
been made in the garden village which
surrounded the Burton and Hamer
factory.
The new concern had almost denud-
ed the main plant of the Cardboard
Box trust of it's workers. Neither mon
ey nor wit had been spared in eStab-
fishing it on a firm foundation. Men
and women decently housed, their
hours OF labor shortened, their honor
appealed to that they should earn the
higher wages paid by their employ
ers, and they worked under conditions
of light and air and cheerfulness which
were promptly quoted as ideal by ev-
cry social reformer in the country.
George Hamer took practical charge
of the works, while his wife devoted
herself to the welfare of the women
and children.
No Utopia possible in the world of
today can equalize all things, and it is
indeed folly to pretend that $50 a
week can yield the same pleasant con-
ditions as ten times the amount But
the Garden City Cardboard Box COM
pany prospered-
Bill Foster, the apostle of labor I'M
rest, found himself in a minority of
one Wu0n lie LE1cQ u SltI lTOQDlC
among his mates. In fact, his efforts
led to a result which he little fore
saw.
The country district in which Bur-
ton and Hamer had located their fac
tory was ruled by the local sheriff.
The governor of the srate might not
have agreed with this opinion, but it
was held unequivocaIly by every resi-
dent Now, the sheriff had looked on
Garden City and it's promoters, and
after splitting, was wont to announce
that both were bully" Hence, he had
no use for agitators, and when he came
across Foster, mounted on a box and
haranguing a crowd of his mates, who
listened merely to pass the cigarette
time" after dinner, he walked straight
up to the spotter, grabbed him by the
neck, and kicked him off the lott
by heck !" he roared, "any Teller
who talks that way in this yer baili-
wick hez ter quit, and quit sharp
Foster did not take this chastise-
ment at all kindly Indeed. he resent
ed it with all the bitterness of mean
nature which sought revenge on the
Hamers and hoped to find an outlet
In fomenting trade disturbance So