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The herald., 1917-04-26
is OPEN TO ATTACK
Ports of Northern Territory Are Without Defenses
Which Could Be Supplied at Very Small Cost

While preparedness for possible mill
tary assaults upon the territory of the
United States proper is engaging SO
much attention, 1t is noted that the
ports of Alaska are without defense
of any kind. a cruiser belonging to
hostile power could land marines
without opposition at any town on the
Alaskan coast, burn it. and destroy
commerce between Alaska and the
States which exceeded S110.000,000 in
1916, and which ut present promises
To exceed that figure each succeeding
year for an indefinite time to come.
This utter lack of defense is in the
face Of the fact that Alaskan ports,
almost without exception, could be
made impregnable at minimum cost
as military and naval expenditures
run ordinarily. This is especially true
of Seward and Anchorage, the two
water terminals of the governments
system of railroads, points at which
an assault at present would complete
ly paralyze and largely destroy the
chief industries of Alaska. Moreover,
Il small force of invaders could not
only take the terminals without oppo-
Sition, but could quickly intrenCh
themselves so that their subsequent
dislOdgement could be effected onR
at staggering cost in men and means.
Seward, the headquarters of railroad
activities. is located on Resurrection
bay. deep sheet of water far be-
yOnd gunShOt from the open sea, and
reached by narrow winding channel
between lofty elevations, veritable
Gibraltars, on either side. A few guns
commanding the channel could make
The herald., 1917-04-26

Harmon T. Smith of OrofinO, Idaho
had gold rush started the other day
that might have rivaled the stampede
Of 1862 if it had been let alone. But
on close investigation ii blew up, says
the Spokane Chronicle.
Smith found Il gold nugget the size
of pea in the craw of one of his
chickens. Other birds of the same
flock were killed. A panning of their
interiors revealed several nuggets. EX-
The herald., 1917-04-26
Quick Foot-Work.

Flatbush-1 see device to be at.
tached to the foot of ladders to keep
them from moving Is designed from
mules foot.
Bensonhurst-A mules footl Say.
did you ever know of anything that
could move quicker than a mules
foot?
The herald., 1917-04-26
A Bull Movement.

Mrs. Meekton-I am sorry Won are
i'll, Henry. and l hope you'll soon be
yourself again.
Mr.. MeektOn-Myself again. Saw.
Henrietta, inasmuch as hopes do not
transfer any majority stock in matri-
mony, couldn't you see your way clear
TO hope little bit stronger?-Judge,
The herald., 1917-04-26
Scared AWAY.

my hoy was contemplating matri-
mony. but | frightened him out of it,"
"How?"
Il told him matrimony was just
Il synonym of hard work. and you
know, he has never looked favorably
on anything that resembles toll"
The herald., 1917-04-26

ing 10 eacn Otner.
And as they were
deciding that they
were pretty nice,
so he was decid-
ing the same.
It's a cold
night he said,
and it is going TO
grow colder. So
! think l will have
TO give them an
extra supper
They certainly
did have q Won
lnrfIrl cnnn,, l.;
The herald., 1917-04-26
The Excuse.

They were long time putting up
that monument 10 the departed"
still, isn't it an appropriate action
10 pay a tardy tribute to q late
friend?
The herald., 1917-04-26
A Stalled ldeaIist.

"Pa, what is an idealist?'
IAN idealist. my boy, is n man who
sits in the car longing for the asphalt
pavement, while his friends and neigh
bors are wallOwing around In the mud
making strenuous efforts TO get him
out of the ditch"
The herald., 1917-04-26

Otner lnE, ana
were having Il
very fine talk.
Well, said
Nick the RhiuoC-
eros. 4 am famous
for my running.
How | can run =
And he looked
very proud as he
said that.
The herald., 1917-04-26
Details Wanted.

Tuffton-If you ever call me q liar
sgnin I'll shoot you like a dog.
I'luffton-Oh, you will. Ell? By the
way. how does a dog shoet2
The herald., 1917-04-26
Sauerkraut Gut of Turnins

According to the Medizinische Kiln.
TX, they are making very good sauer,
kraut in Germany out of white tur.
nips, instead Of cabbage.
The herald., 1917-04-26
Hiring and Firing" Causes National
Loss of Millions Of Dollars Annually
BY LOUIS A. COOLIDGE
Chairman Of Welfare Department Of National Civic Federation

Hiring and firing national waste of many millions
dollars year.
That the problem acute than partly due wv
high paid by the munon plants which draw Thousands 1--we
their regular occupations thus greatly shortening the supply
available meet the rapidly increasing demand of the ordinary
tries High pay also has permitted to take their W
the factories and addition, large numbers have been ehaO
thus further depicting the ranks Of the woman workers.
Another peculiar is that many workers. ea
getting much higher pay cannot be induced to S
time since they sufficient for their by working Only
time
The of dye plant in which 1915 people were hired during
to keep force of about six hundred may be cited
Formerly the proportion of iterae among the IN t T
was about l per cent it is III per cent
An investigation of twelve typical factories i'll six different sA
showed that naOns and hay dsmssas had required the W
ment of than twenty-five thousand employees within s w.
and caused net waste in money Of than $6OOOOO
When you consider that it anywhere from fifty to two
dollars to break man; when you the damage
machinery and materials and the slower production Of beginners
be imagine the millions of dollars lost every year from un
sary hiring and firing"
The herald., 1917-04-26
The Rate.

81 wonder what interest your dog
Is taking in this cat chaser"
Il guess his interest in 1t is about
one purr scent"
The herald., 1917-04-26
DADDY EVENIN(
ARI TALL c.
zoo ANIMALS.
~ MARY GRAHAM BONNER

THE Animals in the Zoo were talk
ing together said Daddy, just tn"
The herald., 1917-04-26

The minister who preached the text, blessed Are the
erty be able comfort the old but lie not apt
many from the girls
The herald., 1917-04-26

When gets in bunch Of ee and says "y wife never
me where have been when home late night may KnO
either he is liar or he has no wife
The herald., 1917-04-26

deaf and dumb the French army has been AWARDED
Der of ver badges which shows that speech isn't always
greatness.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-18
An Immigrants Vision

M. F. Ravage, in Harper's Magazine.
 The more I think upon the subject the more l become persuaded that the re- latjon of the teacher and the taught az between those who were born and those who need to be instructed by the be- nighted races in the uplifting word that America speaks to all the world. Only from the humble immigrant, 1t appears to me, can he learn just what America stands for in the family of nations. The alien must know this, for he alone seems ready to pay the heavy price for his share of America. He, unlike the older inhab- itants, does not come into it's inheritance by the accident of birth. Before he can become an American he must first be an immigrant. More than that, back of im- migration lies emigration. And to him alcne is it given to know the bitter sacri- flee and the deep upheaval of the soul that are implied in those two words.
 Oh. if I could show you America as we of the oppressed peoples see it! If could bring home to you even the small est fraction of this sacrifice and this up- heaval, the dreaming and the strife, the agony and the heartache, the endless dis appointments, the yearning, and the de- spair-all of which must be ours before we can make home for our battered spirits in this land of yours. Perhaps, if we be young, we dream of riches and adventure, and if we be grown men we may merely seek haven for our out ragged human souls and a safe retreat for
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-18
EVEN CROSS, SICK CHILDREN LOVE
 SYRUP OF FIGS If feverish, bilious, constipated, give fruit laxative
 at once

Don't scold your fretful, peevish child See if tongue is coated; this is $ sure sign its little stomach. liver and bowels are clogged with sour waste.
 When listless, pale, feverish, full oe cold, breath bad, throat sore, doesn't eat, sleep or act naturally, has stomach. ache, indigestion, diarrhoea, give tea spoonful of California Syrup of Figs, and in a few hours all the foul waste, the sour bile and fermenting food passes out of the bowels and you have we'll and playful child again. Chill dren love this harmless fruit laxative' and mothers can rest easy after giving it. because it never fails to make their little 'insides" clean and sweet
 Keep it handy, Mother! A little given today saves a sick child tomorrow, but get the genuine. Ask your druggist for a 50-cent bottle or California Syrup of Figs" which has directions for babies, children of all ages and for grown ups plainly on the bottle Remember there are commercials sold here, so surely look and see that yours is made by the "California Fig Syrup Company" Hand back with contempt any other fg Syrup--Adv.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-18

wonderful American leadership in educa- ton that has already done so much for che Turkish empire in spite of the caprice and the uncertainty of Turkeys treat ment. It is stupid as it is deVllsh for the great powers to fight one another over the control of Turkey, when they could all profit so greatly by harmony and cooperation. Germanys industrial and commercial efforts are needed in un- developed regions, quite as much as are those of England and France. Germany is much more populous than either Eng land or France and much more highly organized than either through technical education and the application of science to industry and commerce. Settle the insensate quarrel over Alsace-Lorraine by any one of dozen methods. Abandon wholly the ideal of applying the principle of major force to the adjustment of that particular problem. Then invite Germany to do her full part In the desirable work of redeeming the waste places of the earth
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-18
STOP CATARRH! OPEN
 N0STRILS AND HEAD Says Cream Applied in Nostrils Relieves Head Colds at Once.

If your nostrils are ciogged and your head is stuffed and you can't breathe freely because of cold or catarrh, just get small bottle of Elys Cream Balm at any drug store. Apply a little of this fragrant, antiseptic cream into your nostrils and let it penetrate through every air passage of your head, soothing and healing the inflamed, swollen mucous membra ranes and you get instant --,ief
 An! how good 1t feels. Your nos- trils are open, your head is clear, no more hawking, snuffing, blowing; no more headache, dryness or struggling for breath. Ely's Cream Balm is just what sufferers from head colds and ca tarrh need. It's delight-Adv. A
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-18
UNCLE SAM'S FUR SEALS ARE WORTH MILLIONS ID HIM This Alaska Investment Has Already Paid Seven Mil
 lion Per Cent TAKING A CENSUS
 OF FAMOUS ANIMALS New Methods of Managing Ninety Two Thousand Seal Pups-The
 Seal Industry as a Stock
 raising Proposition
By FRANK G. cARpENrER

tCopyright. 1917, by Frank G. Carpenter) ) Steamship Victoria, Crossing Boring Sea.
 l write today of one of the biggest speculations Uncle Sam ever made. It is one that has paid him profit of 1000 900 per cent and which today is worth half again as much as the amount he paid for Alaska. l refer to the Pribilof Islands. The whole of Alaska cost us s7,20o, 900. The average per acre was just about 3 cents, and it included these islands. The Pr1bilofs have already yielded more than H4o0 an acre, and on that basis they
 have netted us 10000 times the amount of their original cost. They have already
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-18
Real Future for Turkey
From "The Progress of the World

From "The Progress of the World in
 the American Review of Reviews.
 The Czars present burdens of govern ment are immeasurably beyond his ca pacity. Russia should devote herself to internal reform and development. The trouble with Turkey during several gen. erations past has been that the great powers, conspicuously Russia and Eng land, have been always intriguing for their own ends and objects, instead of promoting real reforms. If England were to accept the trusteeship of Constanti- nople, for the welfare of everybody, and not merely for the aggrandizement of the British empire, the solution would be an eminently successful one. England Germany, Russia and Hungary could thus join hands for the protection of all races and peoples in the near east. They could extend hospitality to that
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-18

our hungry wives and children. Yet, how ever aggrieved we may feel toward our native home, we cannot but regard our leayening it as a violent severing of the ties of our life, and look beyond toward our new home as sort of glorified ex- ile So, whether we be young or old, something of ourselves we always leave behind in our hapless, cherished birth places. And the heaviest share of our burden inevitably falls on the loved ones that remain when we are gone. We make no illusions for ourselves. Though we may expect wealth, we have no thought of returning It is farewell forever. We are not setting out on trip; we are emil grating. Yes, we are emigrating, and there is our experience, our ordeal, in nutshell. It is the one-way passport for us every time. For we have glimpsed vision of America, and we start out re- solved that, whatever the cost, we shall
 make her our own. In our heavy laden hearts we are already Americans In our own dumb way we have grasped her mes- sa ge to us.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-18
How l Darkened My
 Gray Hair
Lady Gives Simple Home Recipe That She Used to Darken Her
 Gray Hair

For years I tried to restore my gray hair to its natural color with the pre- pared dyes and stains. but none of them gave satisfaction and they were all expensive. I finally ran onto a simple recipe which I mixed at home that gives wonderful results. I gave the recipe, which is as follows, to a number of my friends, and they are all delighted with 1t. To T ozs of water add small box of Barbo Com pound, l oz. of bay rum and A oz. of glycerine. These ingredients can be bought at any drug store at very little cost. Use every other day un- til the hair becomes the required shade. It will not only darken the gray hair, but make 1t soft and glossy It is not sticky or greasy and does not rub off
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-18

lands was $33 Since the war in Europe some of these auctions have been held at st- Louis the great fur business of Lon don being closed for the time.
 The present method of handling the seals is said to be the very best that could be instituted in order to increase the supply on the islands. As I have said. the animals are polygamous, ana it Is necessary that some of the males be killed annually for the good of the herd. If this is not done the weaker will be killed by the stronger It will be a ques- tion of the survival of the Attest and the heard will remain the same.
 By the new treaties which we made in 1911 the killing of the animals at sea has been largely stopped. We have our revenue cutters on guard about the is- lands. and we watch for the sealing pirates of the Japanese, English and oth- CT nations. In the past, fleet of such boats watched for the seals as they swan in and out to and from their feed Ing grounds, and as they made their way northward and southward during the year. The pirates killed the cows as well as the bulls, and that to such an ex- tent that they took about 900.000 skins in the % years prior to 1911' They destroyed more skins than they secured, the esti- mates being that, for every skin taken, four or five seals were killed and lost. Moreover, many of the females so de- stroyed were with pup or had pups on land which were left to starve. If the mother seal dies. there Is no hope for her young for the seal will not suckle any but her own offspring. Taking this into consideration, the total losses owing to pelagic sealing ran high into the mill lions.
 The government is making special eff forts to improve the conditions on the seal islands. It watches over the natives, of whom there are now over 200, and proposes to build cold storage plant by which they can have fresh seal meat the year around. As 1t is now, a great deal of imported salt meats and canned meats are brought in. Last year, more than 5000 pounds of canned salmon and 7500 pounds of canned meats were consumed. In ad- dition. there were imported 1000 pounds of salt pork and 6500 pounds of salt beef. The most of this might be replaced with seal meat, which can be salted and cured during the killing, and also with fresh meat that can be kept in cold storage plants. From talks with the chiefs, it has been found that the natives of the two islands could consume about two seals per head per month, and that four or five thousand seals would be required to give them their meat supply for the year. It is probable that some such ar- engagement will be made for the future
 FRANK q. CARPENTER.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-18

Live fish have been found in the bot tom of a Transvaal gold mine, ill a ver- tical shaft $500 feet deep. They were barkel, from 6 inches to l2 inches long, and un to three quarters of a pound in weight and must have been merely syawn when they fell. Tn exceptionally dry weather small bullfrogs have been seen to distend themselves and deliber- ately jump down the shaft, apparently in search of water. How they ever reached the bottom alive is mystery.
TaÌˆgliche Omaha tribuÌˆne. [volume] (Omaha, Nebr.) 1912-1926, 1917-02-19
SanitIide @ildl

Set LANCER 3eit btI9dfttgt bag
robIem Der 5erteauug tiinFIider
mild bic G6emiter, uno feline 8ebels
tung lit natiirlih in 0en IeBten Sab
rem aus alIgeHein betannten ur1aAen
INNER me6r geItis9en. Omar 1T bas
pro6lem f6on infofern geI1it, als es
6ereits beri9isbene Metbooen CUR
6eriteLlung tinltli6er Wlil9 gibt, ies
bod lit teine barrnter, Die cine Der
nntiirli9en mil6 an @ei9mad uno
Nd6rpert dbnlide RunItmil9 berbprs
6ringt. Neueroings trttt Ser amsrifas
nif6e Profefor Mel9nis nit elmer
neuen Metbobe berbor, Ole bea4tenss
inert eri9etnt, ba ii9 Die bergeitelten
groben Der &unitmil9 als Elm gut
T9medenOer, no6rbnfter griaB eripiea
fen baben. Die ipi6tigiten 8eitanoteiIe
gu ibrer 9eriteaung itno SODabobnsn
uno @rbniiFe - aus ben eriteren
ipirb iibrigens in afrita f9on LANCE
cine art MiIb bereitet, Die ieOo9
eurOpdiI6em gefhmdd taum 5ufagen
0iirfte, Die nod Der nellen MletboOe
%getponnene Mlild entbdlt 5ett, Gtz
ipeibitoffe uno Goblenbbordte unb
bstommt BEL 3uInb BON onOeren 5etts
itoffcn 6. 9. aotosfetD Elm labnes
d6nli9es 9tusie6en. Sin ipeiterer. me-
Tentli9er 8Orteil lit Der &oItenpuntt,
oa bds GetrGnt fir 6--8 Gents PRO
Quart bergeitellt lperben fam. 0b
Oieie &unItmiI9 NIT Der natiirIiden
MiI9 tOnturrieren fam, bleibt freis
lid ab5uparten. Sollten fi9 bic oar>
an getniipften 6offnungen erfiaen,
10 biirfte Der relen Snbuitrie cine
bsOeutenOe @~nttpiflung in ausiiat
Iteben.
TaÌˆgliche Omaha tribuÌˆne. [volume] (Omaha, Nebr.) 1912-1926, 1917-02-19

0alfGeIr bed Simmer.

Die unter benz Ramen .Ga!ts
beine" betdnntc 9iibnerlrantbsit 1T
I'M Anfang lsidt uno bsquem al 5es
ieitigen unb bic @nitedunqsaefnbr
ouf has seringite Nab gu 6el6rGn.
len. Sic niro, ipie allie rduosartts
gen 9aultront6siien, BON elmer adiis
be- pber @rabmilbe 6erporqebraht.
Diefe Milbe bO9rt Ii6 lief in bic
obere Saidt Der 9dut Elm. sic Be-
porsugt bauptIddli9 bic Sii9ner,
nuD 5ipar am liebIten bic ebIeren
GaIfen, ieoenfalIs pegen beren sars
terer 9berbout. Seboa Iino audi
9iibner nit benz bidIten Sell ppr
bleier Milbe niat fider.
Die &rontbeit miro oltr9 linz
reinIi9ieit in ben Stdllen, Der Qaufs
PLACE, bura aniiedttng uTp. berOors
gerufen unb beforbert. Sin 6ubn,
bas nit &aItbeinen be6afta 1T, III
cine itdnoige neutrality-suspicious., ni6t
uur 1iir ben %eigensn, ionbern audi
fir bes Na9bars GeftiigelbeHonb.
TaÌˆgliche Omaha tribuÌˆne. [volume] (Omaha, Nebr.) 1912-1926, 1917-02-19

a~IIsrnd6iten gsrsi9 Der Wursel unb
.DermebreH iia fart. Gur6 i6re Sds
tigEeit berurIahsn bic gatterien aIss
bnIb cine 8ertriimmang ber Dur8eI
badrs unb eineln Sell gslingt es, In
bteie sin5uoriugen. 9ls Elm longer
S9leimfaben ipa9lsn ite born bur9
Ftete Setlung bis ms Mur5eIinnsrc,
tpO iie cine Muderung Der 3ellen
berbOrrufen. Die 5Olge 1T Oi: @uts
TaÌˆgliche Omaha tribuÌˆne. [volume] (Omaha, Nebr.) 1912-1926, 1917-02-19
SngcnOcrnabrnnG Der Sflnn5cn.

Man lam ale Sabre ieIbit Bel
ginitiger 8itteruIlg beoba9ten. baB
junge Saaten ndd Dem 4uFganee
tdugere Set i'm Da6stum 5uriids
bIeibsn unb fd erft aIlmdbli9 erbps
len, troBoem man Der Menung lit,
bnB man Is an Der n0tigen Diins
gung unb 8sarbeitung Oes 2anoes
ni6t bat feblen Iaiien. MoR pirb
oieie 8abrnsbmllng aIIerOings me-
niger MAIDEN ouf 8pben in alter
araft, bic nit aufRebm6aren PflaRs
3enndbritoffen gut our9IsBt IiRb,
benn bier itebt ben nod tur3en Wiir>
3el9en unmittetbar cine angemefiene
Qabrllng CUR @erfigung, bagegen
aber iiberaIl bort, no Die 0ungttof1e
etrpa gu tisf liegerl ober beim 4ufz
gauge Der Saatsn mod 81 tpenig 5er>
lebt iiuo. Mdi9fam unD bungerno
miiien bic jungen 9flan56en lire
Nur3eln erit in bic S@i6ten ienbeu.
no iie enOli9 genilg Gdbrung fins
ben. 9ariiber Osr9e1t bonn oft Die
bette 3eit fir bds @o6stum uno
nur i6per IdBt iid fir iie mands
nal oas gerldumte naabolen; iie
linb ntdt ri9tig imitanpe, bic Hdbr=
traft bes 9ODens gsP0rig aus3us
nuBen.
@te man leiHrng8fd9iges g;e9
nur ba0ur9 betommen lam, Dob es
in Der Sugenb reialid erndbrt uRO
70 befdbigt nirO, i'm ertpa6fenen 3u@
Fanbc Das gersifte 5lltter lobneno
u%us3nnuBen, 10 muB man aud ben
gflan3en in Der eriten SugenO allies
bas bieteu, mas Ite gu trGftigem
0ads.um brauden, ndmli9 los
lide Qd6ritoffe in Der Rdbe Der nph
tursen unb 5arten Bur3eln. IS lit
Daber BON Wi6tigteit, bic DungItoffe
INNER MIR Had in ben 8o6en ST
briuger, 10 bob fe in eritsr ainie
ben jungen giIan3en 8u9ute tommsn
t0nnen, un0 ipu Is troBoem i6neu
bod on freubigem 0n4stum mans
aelt, lit IS alpsdmdbig uno febr mfg
lit, ibnen nit elmer aopfoiingung
Don GbiliiaIpster 8u9ilfe gu tOmmen.
TaÌˆgliche Omaha tribuÌˆne. [volume] (Omaha, Nebr.) 1912-1926, 1917-02-19

ottrdnEien BpIIdppen biIft Iider.
@irb ober, lpns Ia meiTtens ber Sail
III, bic 2rnntbeit I'm Mnfang iibers
Ieben, bann 1T bic BsbauDIung uHb
bic BeItitigung, iuie Bel allen 4ronts
beiteii, nidt gang 10 Iei9t.
9ier miiilen oann i1on bic sts
gentli6en Acknowledgment Wittel
a~ngeipenbet perben. Cine Der Be-
iter, i9nel unb fiber pirtenben
aaltbeinIal6c, bic Iid ieber @efliis
gelbulter ieIbIt berltellen lam, Be-
itebt aus 2 9radmen perubalidm,
3 Dradnten Sreolin mo 3 llnsen
gelber 8aIeline. 8ieie Solbe bat
lid gan8 por5iiglidD belpGbrt. Grit
bieIer Solbe nerben Die &allbeine
bier Gage biH~tsreinanOer einmal tGe.
li4 gut eingerteber. Die 8eine
miiiien ober ieoesmaI borber nit
Geifenpalfer gut abgepaI9en ipers
ben. lin bic MiIben bollftdnoia
uuo fir INNER a~us3urotteu, mub
cine griinblihe Geinigung pes Stal.
les, oller @erdte. Oes 2~aufplabes II.
+. ID. porgenomnen iperben. Gum
abpaihen Der Sibftangen unO Der
@erdte eignet ii4 belize, trdftige Sp,
baldlige, unc gum 8eIpriben bes
Stalles unb Der 8erGte areoIins
t~paiIcr. DAB bic nit aalt6einen be.
fallenen 3iere pdbrenb Der 8ebanbs
lungs3eit BON BEN grIunben itreng
a%bgeipnbert peroen miifIen, 1T ielbIts
berItdnbIid. 4ls beIte8 unb einfo6s
Ites Miftcl sur 9orbeugung bieIsr
Iei6t anitedenDen arontbeit Bat ii9
Elm bon Monot gu Monat lpieOers
6oltes Ginreiben Der 8eine nit Ell
mem in Petroleum ober 2bIol gts
feu9teteu 8ollappen ober einem
5tiidaen fetten Sped am beitea be-
ipdbrt.