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The Wrangell sentinel., 1917-10-25

Miss Gussie Leonard gave a party Monday in honor of Mr.. Nicholas Nussbaumer who is soon to leave for France. Party games and dancing formed the amusement. Refreshments were served. Those present were: Misses Marie Mckinney, Edith Peck, Helen Hofstad, Lillian Barron, Edna Sinclair, Grace Wigg; Messrs. Thor Hofstad, Louis Lemieux, Ned Lemieux, Leonard Campbell, Lloyd Myers, Alfred Royalty, Lloyd Dalgity, Marion Myers, Weston Dalgity, and the honor guest, Mir. Nuss- baumer.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1917-10-25

Mrs. M. B. Dahl and children and MT. c. w. Bart, father of Mrs. Dahl, left on the Prince John Sunday for Tacoma. Mir. Dahl, who is the Alaska supe rin- tendent for the Northland Ira ding & Packing company will join his family later.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1917-10-25

A party of prominent citizens of Ketchikan who have been duck hunting on the Stikine river flats were in Wrangell yesterday on their war home. Among those in the party were A. K. McKen- zie, Harvey Stackpole, A. R. Lar son, E. G. Williams, Ed Howard, D. w. Hunt, Chas. Vanzandt, Doc Walker.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1917-10-25

The new lights in the Salva- ton Army hall have made the barracks far more attractive. The Army is always doing a work among the down and outs" and this unfortunate class looks to it for help. It therefore de- serves the sympathy and support of all our people.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1917-10-25

London.-The seriousness of the situation in Ireland is insisted upon by a correspondent of the Daily Mail who has been follow ing the Sim Fien doings for sev- eral weeks. He says the whole west of Ireland is on the verge of armed rebellion.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1917-10-25

Madley. Charles Butcher, a late arrival from La Touche who had become infatuated with Mrs. Bertha Volkman. wife of a car penter foreman for the Alaska railroad, shot and killed Mrs. Volkman and turned and killed himself. The tragedy was enacted at the Volkman home. Mrs. Volkman was a sister of Peter Standridge, a coast league base ball player.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1917-10-25
CABLE NEWS

Paris. The French airmen during the battle north of Aisne yesterday flew over the enemy at an altitude of three hundred feet and showered the German in- fantry with machine gun bull lets.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1917-10-25

The Ladies' Altar society of the Catholic church will give a card party and lunch at the Redmen's s hall on the evening of Wednes- day. October 31. Admission ladies and gentlemen, soc each; children 25c.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1917-10-25

Seattle. - Councilman Moore promptly knocked Councilman Hezketh down when the latter insinuated that Moore is cn the payroll of the Puget Sound Trac- ton Light and Power Co.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1917-10-25

Jeff Sickler, an unfortunate old vagrant died last Thursday. He was buried by the govern ment. A religious service was conducted over the remains by Adiutant H. c. Habkirk of the Salvation Army.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1917-10-25

Frank E. Moore, superinten- dent of the Vermont Marble works at Tokeen was business visitor to Wrangell the first of the week.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1917-10-25

N. M. Tate and Arthur Leonard went to Juneau this week on the Panama. The purpose of the trip was for MT. Tate to be ini- tiated into the Elks.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1917-10-25

The Superman of Christianity Eph, 4:13. Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ. "
 This is the subject for the evening service at the Presbyter- ian church. Do you want to help the cause of righteousness? Then come and help in these services.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1917-10-25

MT. and Mrs. N. M. Tate and Mir. and Mrs. A. B. Leonard of Union Bay were in Wrangell the first of the week.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1917-10-25

Recently several ladies have asked us for the address of Mrs. Chas Follansbee. MT. and Mrs. Follansbee are residents of Heisler, Alberta, Canada.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1917-10-25

Washington. - Secretary of Interior Lane in a letter to Sena- tor McNary said that the reason big operators are slow to invest in the Matanuska fields is that they have doubts whether Alas ka coal can compete with coal of the States or-on the coast with California oil. He said that if plans materialize the government will have provided ample trans portation to the Mantanuska coal fields from tide water before the close of the season.
 London. n.-Twenty-fv vessels were sunk during the week end ing Wednesday.
 Petrograd. Newspapers pub fish reports indicating that Bol- sheviki intend to spring arevolu- tion November 20 in an attempt to overthrow the government. Washington. The census bu- reau gives Seattle's population as 365, 445, placing her as the seven- teenth city in point of popula- tion.
 Havana. The president has issued a proclamation that he will expel all persons regardless of nationality who interfere with the sugar production.
 Petrograd.-The civil popula- tion today began evacuating the naval base at Kronstadt.
 Paris, Oct. 24-The French smashed through the German lines north of Aisne a depth of two miles and captured seven thousand five hundred prisoners, twenty-five heavy guns and sev- eral villages.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1917-10-25

Misses Hilda Nyholm and Anna Rodahl were passengers to Seattle on the City of Seattle.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1917-10-25

Probably the youngest person whose application for Liberty bond was received at the rally last evening was Master Peter Mccormack, four years of age. Peter is now in Tacoma. His ap- plication was made out for him by his sister, Margaret, aged eight,
The Wrangell sentinel., 1917-10-25
bauner.

l.. J. Mcdonald returned on the Spokane Saturday morning from Cordova when he had been for the past few weeks.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1917-10-25

St. Philips Sunday school held an informal social at St. Philips gymnasium Friday evening last. Games for the younger children and athletics for the older boys were the order for the evening. Miss Woods and Mrs. Habkirk helped in the entertainment. Mrs. Edmunson was present and in a most vivid manner told story after story to the great de- light of the children.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1917-10-25
DON'T BORROW TROUBLE.

It is . foolish habit to borrow trouble or meet 1t halfway. Gull tivate a cheerful mind and heart and much imaginary trouble will be avoided.-Hedley.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1917-10-25

Gordon Mcdonald of Peters, burg is in Wrangell today.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1917-10-25

Petrograd.-Th civil popula- ton today began evacuating the naval base at Kronstadt.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1917-10-25

London. Twenty-Five vessels were sunk during the week end ing Wednesday.
Evening journal., 1917-12-22
SATURDAY, DECEMBER %, 1917.
TIED UP IN A SINGLE QUESTION.

N IRE companies volunteer and paid exist for the
Il protection Of human life and property.
Keeping the Fame Fire Company one Of the best IN
one cKy out Of service while Fire Chief Golden Coun-
Gilman Johnson and those who have jumped into the
so-called scrap" and assisted industrously in mud
ding It up merely invites disaster
That is something that should not be tolerated by
the public
It is something that should not be continued by the
disputants.
The sensible hing for Fire Chief Golden to do is to
restore the Fame Company 10 service leaving open for
future settlement the question whether he or someone
else is to be the boss of the Fire Department
Certainly II we are to Fire Department 1t must
have an executive head The executive head is
The Fire Chief
And if we are TO have Fire Chief his orders should
be obeyed by the company commanders. SO long as
hey do that, the responsibility for untoward incidents
must rest upon him, and not upon them, in the public
Minds and if he be manifestly unfit for the command
he should be removed.
As we see IT, Councilman has right
10 give orders to the Fire Department than the Fire
Chief has to give orders to City Council. While it is
highly desirable that the city departments shall work
in harmony. is nightly undesirable that they be
mitted to overlap so create confusion, ilfeeing
and a division Of responsibility for results i'm the field
Of public protection.
Nor do we hesitate to say that long there is a
Fire Chief no city official be he Councilman other
rontrol the actions Of the companies
The Fire Chief has enough 10 do to attend to his
pwn business
The average Councilman has more than enough TO do
10 look after his own business.
The two Of them should recognize the fact. The
present confused and acrimonious situation emphasizes
that point it emphasizes s further the fact that the
continued suspension of the Fame Fire Company
the public without curing the trouble all Of
which is tied up in the single question
Whose orders shah the fire companies obey?"
sensible to that question win produce a
iensble solution Of the entire problem.
headess spineless contentious volunteer fire depart
nent will make inevitably for a paid fire department
because. back Of it ALL the volunteer department. and
not the city officials or the public is responsible for
Golden being where he is. But. Ions as ne is per-
med to be chief his orders should be obeyed by the
companies To pursue any other course would be TO
invite even worse disaster than Goden's policy now
invites.
Evening journal., 1917-12-22
A JUsTFIABLE PROTEST.
ON the Doyer sac NeMs.

From the Dover State News.
firing Of a state Of affairs that makes
them the butt Of ridicule on the part
Of the travelling public and the State
at large. and which cannot be consid-
cred in any other light than unfair dis
elimination against them, the mer-
chants Of Dover who are directly af-
fected by the stIict enforcement Of the
sunday Closing Law, known as one of
the Old Blue Laws, have sent a protest
TO Attorney-General David j. Reinhardt,
requesting that they be granted the
same privileges that are extended TO
other merchants of the State, or that
the other merchants be required to
abide by the same state laws that are
enforced in this community. The COM
munication, which was signed by
Messrs. Eldad L. Clarke, James w. Wise
H. c. Helm, Harry Nane, druggists; W
+. Cook, proprietor Of Cooks Cafe; W
II. Reed, tobacco and newspaper mer-
chant, and Howard West, station-mas-
ter at the Dover station. presents their
case so clearly that further comment
on our part is hardly necessary.
There is nothing unreasonable in the
request to the Attorney-General OF
Delaware. Certainly the merchants Of
Dover have a right not only to request
Evening journal., 1917-12-22
Editorial Opinion
ANOTHER MANIFESTATION

ANOTHER MANIFESTATION
OF kULTUR.
From the New York sun.
or the loot taken from the Church
Of the Holy sepulchre by the defeated
and relreating Turks. the famous os-
tensory, or monstrance, Of brilliants
has been sent to the Kaiser in Berlin
to take IFS place beside similar relics
collected by the Imperial German Gov
ernments troops. or those Of its al
lies. in the course Of the war.
This trophy Of war VIII upquestion-
ably please its new possessor. IT will
serve as evidence Of the acquisition OF
kultur by the Turks. It viii constitute
an enduring testimonial to the efficiency
that Prussian masters have imposed on
their co-belllgerents.
no commander except a Turk cor
rupted by prussian overlords would
loot the Church Of the Holy Sepulchre.
If any man suggested 10 General Allen
by, the conquerOr Of Jerusalem, that
he should remove from the church its
sacred vessels, to send TO King George
he would be expelled from the camp
if an insane man should gather them
up and escape with them to France,
or Italy, or Petrograd or Japan, or to
any of the other countries arrayed
against Germany, he would be punished
ana they would be returned. The Boil
shoviki might rob the church but the
Russian people would scorn the act,
But the prussian system is different
The world learned Of it in the Boxer
uprising. II reaches out for the astronO-
mical instruments of China, and it ac-
cepts the monstrance from the Church
of the Holy Sepulchre; and the Kaiser
will keep the monstrance if he can
For such is the nature of kultur.
Evening journal., 1917-12-22
rHE REMEDY IN me tECTsIATIRr.

THAT the Blue Law situation in Dover emphasizes the
i necessity for legislative action at the next session
II the General Assembly the opinion OF thousands Of
Delawareans
AS the situation exists now and as it has existed for
months, it is the application to Dover and to Dover
alone, Of State Blue Law which, according TO twentieth
century standards, should have been off the statute
books, or modified materially decades ago. effect it
prohibits the sale Sunday Of Ice cream soda water
tobacco, cigars and other things which now are sold
freely the Sabbath day in Wilmington and other
Delaware towns.
In short the laws such that no one seemingly
desires to invoke them except small puritanical
coterie in Dover.
There has been a disposition in many quarters TO
sriticize Attorney General Reinhardt and his Kent
county deputy for the Dover situation such criticism is
unjust The Blue Laws exist and it has been the att
lude Of the AttorneyGenera that he will not advise
inyone TO violate them, uphold anyone who does
violate them That does not that he sympathizes
With those who have created the Dover situation or
that he would like to that situation extended to
other Delaware communities. Il merely that he
knows he is not the awmaker for the State but merely
he law enforcer and that when violations Of the law
brought TO his attention in proper he must
lake cognzance Of them and govern himself accordingly.
no matter what his personal inclination may be, his
oath Of olce requires him to do that, and he should
not be criticized for doing it,
The fault lies with the Legislature which has per-
med such Puran-day to remain on our twentieth
century statute books
By the same token. the remedy If it is to come at all
Evening journal., 1917-12-22
Spirit of the Delmarvia Press

but to demand that they be granted the
same rights and privileges that are en-
ioyed by other merchants who are gov
erned by the same laws And the peo-
pie Of Dover, who are also deprived OF
their rights, feel likewise upon the
subject. This is not a fight against
churches or religion, as certain persons
have endeavored to construe it in the
past, but it is a justinable protest
against state of affairs that would
not be tolerated in most communities
for one-half the length Of time it has
been inflicted upon the merchants and
citizens Of Dover.
The time has come for the people Of
Dover not only to protest against the
curtailment Of their privileges by sign
ing petitions, but to act. Are the people
Of this town capable Of governing
themselves or shall they permit their
affairs to be conducted for them2 We
expect another storm Of righteous
indignation" for reiterating our stand
in this matter. but we are prepared to
meet it half way. This time the issue
must be settled one way or the other
either Dover enjoys the same privileges
that are extended TO other Delaware
towns, or the other Delaware towns
must observe the same State laws that
are enforced in Dover. There can be no
other solution.
Evening journal., 1917-12-22
cANAnA las SOMETHING BETTER.

tsAroTH1NG could have been better for the two
IN tries than a perfectly free and unrestricted trade
intercourse says the editor Of the New York Journal Of
Commerce commenting on Better Relations with Canada"
In matters OF trade.
From business viewpoint Canada has found something
considerably better than that in the Democratic tariff law
which permits 90 per Of Canadian goods free
to the American market But though the editor Of the
Journal OF Commerce may swell with commercial phan-
thropy there appears be disposition the part Of
Canada to lower her tariff to American goods Nor does
the United States for this dspensaton provided we
can return to the policy Of protection, pocyhich has
given us as il gave Germany the industrial strength
which possess today.
We are perfectly willing that Canada should work out
her own trade destiny through the medium Of her pro-
tectve tariff mpartiay applied but we believe we have
an equal right TO do the thing II the voters Of the
country win express their honest conviction that sub
ect at the polls the resulting Republican majority in
Congress will make the return to the protective policy
and postwar commercial preparedness matter possible
Of achievement. otherwise will have to await a
presidential change Of mind the tariff and resulting
tariff law drafted by the cottonbang contingent Of the
Claude Kitohn caber And business wants IL not
Evening journal., 1917-12-22
The REAL EXPLANATION
From the New York Tribune.

British newspapers reaching this
country somewhat belatedly give a clew
to the recent Lloyd George crisis. which
has retained for American readers a
great deal Of mystery. Unless all signs
fail the real explanation Of Lloyd
Georges difficulties is to be found in
The fact that while he was in France
he became convinced Of the justice of
the French demand that there should
be a supreme Commander in Chief OF
the Allied armies; that his Paris speech
was an expression in some measure OF
his agreement, and that. once returned
10 England, he found himself compelled
10 give way before popular and Parlia-
mentary hostility TO this proposal.
The French newspapers are wholly il
luminariv3 ln the general subject OF
French views as to Allied high COM
mand General Malleterre. who writes
for the Official temps, who is Cover
nor Of the lnvalldes and one Of the
most distinguished of French military
writer's. has recently set forth in un-
mislakable terms the French view that
the Allied armies should have a SUI
preme Commander in Chief, and that
this supreme Commander should be a
French general General Malleterre's ar
guments do not need repetition. They
rest upon the unanswerable claim that
the French military effort has so far
been the greatest among the Allied
countries and that the French armies
remain the most considerable obstacle
TO German success.
d
from Washington and from the Amer
ican Mission while 10 was in Europe
that the French proposal appeals
strongly to the United States 70 does
not seem open to question that Mr.
Wilson and his administrative associ-
ates are not only willing TO place the
American army in France under the
supreme direction Of a French general
but also convinced that this centraliz-
alton Of command is a successful pre-
lude TO successful operations against
the Germans.
This French sentiment has crystal
lized since last spring when the Allied
offensive failed dsastrously for the
French. The reasons for the failure
have not yet been fully published, but
there has been an undercurrent Of sug
gesHon that the offensive Itself was
Handicapped by lack Of complete ac-
cord between Haig and the French
generalissimo, Nivelle, who lost his
command as a result Of the failure
Without exception French military au-
thorities and writer's today advocate the
single command, and Americans who
have lately come from Paris all report
the outspokenness OF the French on the
subject
It seems certain that when Lloyd
George went TO Paris on the morrow
of the Italian disaster he encountered
This French sentiment. He found this
French sentiment shared by Americans
i'm France and not impOssibly by TIA
lians representing their government and
their army at the Paris conference. In
this situation Lloyd George made his
celebrated Paris speech. which pro
duced such a sensation in England and
tempted Mr. Asquth TO a test in the
House Of Commons. There seems no
reason to question that the suggestion
Of a French Commander in Chief for
the Allied forces was instantly un-
Evening journal., 1917-12-22
rnrYLL GEr roGErHrR. Now.

- ne result Of. the action Of Congress upon the pro-
W hbition amendment viii, undoubtedly, be the
thorough alliance Of the dstlery and brewery interests,
for business solidarity.
In late years, the country steadily going dry,
in chunks otherwise, there has been division in the
drink interests the beer and wine elements, generally,
seeking refuge from the storm under umbrella marked
"Ony slightly alcoholic" and, in particular in
stances, actually making strong drink. Partcu
lar in such strongly affected states California, New
York and Ohio has such endeavor to save their own
business been the Of the light drinks element
That amendment changes all this, however. II is no
longer case OF the dsters working separately. Dis
ers and brewers have got to hang together to combat
the destruction Of their businesses.
Even the wet" viii admit we think that Con-
gress certainly ripped Off the camounage and arranged
for a fight in the OPEN
Evening journal., 1917-12-22

popular in England and threatened TO
supply q weapon in the hands Of Mr..
Lloyd Georges enemies sufficiently
strong TO force him out Of oflice
In this situation Lloyd George seems
to have executed a strategic" retreat.
His Paris address made no categorical
declaration in favor Of a supreme COM
msnd. His speech in the House OF Com
mons included a complete, if tacit, sur
render Of the vital principle involved
BY his surrender Lloyd George won d
personal political victory Of no little
Importance, but he won it ct a price
He won it by surrendering on a ques-
tion which was and remains paramount
among Britain's allies.
70 is obvious that Sir Douglas Haig's
failure at Cambria will accentuate the
French demand for a centralized high
cbinmand and for a generalissimo Had
sir Douglas Haig won at Cambrai his
claim TO this position might have been
unanswerable As it stands, the British
failure at Cambrai leaves General Pc
tain. with his Verdun and Aisne achieve
ments TO his credit, in a far stronger
position, but there is some reason to
believe that Il is not to Petain, but
to Foch, or even to Joffre, that the
French are turning at this time. Foch
was the most brilliant soldier Of the
Marne and User campaigns, and re-
mains one Of the few conspicuous sol
diers Of the great conflict. About Jomre
there exists a controversy. He Fas his
supporters who believe him q supreme
soldier; he has his critics. Of whom
the present French Prime Minister
/ ClemenceaU, has been one Of the strong
est. who believe that his work has beer
completed and that he is untitled tc
deal with the kind of war which fol
lowed the Marne campaign.
It is probable that apart from domes-
1 tic treason no question Is Of more mo-
ment to NJ. Clemenceau than that of the
high command II may be that If he
fails 10 win British support for thi;
proposal he will in due course Of time
fall II is not for Americans to discus:
hastily the British point Of view or tC
quarrel with the British refusal tt
place their armies under a French com
mander. Yet 10 remains true that Amer
lean opini0n-oflcial and otherwise
tends to support the French view, anc
that when the question comes up, as
it t.must come up, the United states ant
italy, es well, may stand with France
In anv event it is obvious that the
make-shift arrangement which resulted
from Mr. Lloyd Georges brilliant ad
vance and hardly less brilliant retreai
cannot make for real unity Of com
mand. II gives nobody the necessary
authority and it actually adds one more
piece Of useless machinery. There car
be no compromise on this question
/ because any compromise vitiates The
whole theory, which Is that unity OF
command is essential TO victory II
may or it may not be essential; but II
il is it can be attained only by making
one man supreme commander Of AL
the Allied forces. with all the authority
and power necessary to exercise hi:
functions.
Meantime, it seems advisable that
Americans should understand the rea
situation, appreciate what the recent
crisis in England was about, and know
what is the main topic OF discussion
and agitation in France at the present
time