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The daily Alaskan., 1917-09-18
BYLAWS SKAGWAY BRANCH: JUNEAU CHAPTER AMERICAN RED GROSS
ARTICLE I

ARTICLE I NAME AND OBJECT
 Section l
 The NAME Of this organization shall De the SKAGWAY BRANCH of JUNEAU CHAPTER: AMERl- CAN RED GROSS.
 Section 2
 The OBJECT of this organization shall be to assist in and further all RED CROSS work, to uphold the standards and IDEALS of the AM ERICAN RED CROSS in every way possible.
 ARTICLE II MEMBERSHIP
 Any RESIDENT of the UNITED STATES shall be eligible to mem- bershio in this BRANCH, and may become a member by submitting his or her name and address, and by paying the DUES of any one of the six different classes Indicated by the rules of the AMERICAN RED CROSS.
 ARTICLE III OFFICERS
 The OFFICERS Of this BRANCH shall consist of an EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Of TWELVE mem bers, the duties of which shall be to act as a governing board for the BRANCH and to exercise authority in all ways conductive to the best welfare of said BRANCH, providing all such actions shall in no wise conflict with the rules and regula- tions of the AMERICAN RED CROSS. ...-
 ARTICLE " EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE The Executive Committee snail be properly organized, and Ghall elect from their membership a CHAIRMAN, a VICE CHAIRMAN a SECRETARY and TREASURER, whose duties respectively shall be those usually exercisd by presiding and clerical officers in like organ izations.
 The EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE shall also appoint or elect FIN ANCIAL COMMITTEE of three members from the membership or the BRANCH whose duties shall be to audit, approve or disaPproVe the accounts of SECRETARY and TREASURER or any COMMITTEE that may be appointed by The BRANCH in which funds are dis bursed. and make full report there in at the regular monthly meeting.
 ARTICLE V EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE: MEET
 INGS
 The regular meetings of the Exc cutive Committee shall be held monthly, on the fourth MONDAY of each month at the hour of $ o'clock in the evening, SPECIAL meetings may be called at the dis cretion of the CHAIRMAN, or Tt the request of THREE members of the Executive Committee.
 ARTICLE VI EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE: QUOR-
 UNI
 A QUORUM of the Executive Committee for the proper transac- tion of all business of the BRANCH shall consist of FIVE members.
 ARTICLE VII DISBURSEMENTS
 ALL bills shall be submitted to the SECRETARY, who shall pass them to the FINANCIAL COMMIT TEE who in turn after approval shall pass to the TREASURER for payment.
 ARTICLE VIII ORDER of BUSINESS
 The order of business at each regular meeting shall be as fol- lows:
 1. Roll Call
 9. Reading of the minutes of pre-
 vious meeting and their ap-
 proval. 8. Reports of Standing Commit
 tees 4, Reports of Special Committees 5. Unfinished Business {
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Transportation and Mail
 Notes

The Princess Sophia, of the c. P R., is expected to arrive in port tomorrow afternoon. She mas two days mail. ; i-
 The Alameda, of the Alaska s. 5. Co.,, arrived in port this after noon about o'clock, and will leave a few hours later for the south.
 The steamer Spokane, of the Pa cific s. s. Co.,, is scheduled to leave Seattle for Skagway and way ports this morning and Is due here Saturday. She has one days mail
 The Dolphin, of the Alaska S. s. Co.,, was scheduled to leave Seat tie for skagway and way ports last night and should reach skag- way Friday. She has one days mall.
 The Prince George, of the G. T. P, is scheduled to arrive in Skag- way Friday morning, making her last trip to Skagway this season. Beginning two weeks later the the Prince John will start a two weeks schedule and the Prince AL pert, freighter, will atelrnate with the John on a two weeks sched- ule.
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COMMEND MEN FUR HEROIC
 DEEDS

Washington, Sept. 1S.-Secretary Daniels has commended Robert M. Boswell, seaman, second class, on board the U. s. s. MayflOwer, for gallaEtry in jumping overheard in- to the Tidal Basin, Washington, D. C., on the afternoon of August 8, 1917, and rescuing a small boy from drowning. After Boswell brought the boy to the surface he applied first aid, showing a thor ough knowledge of this mode of treatment.
 Secretary Daniels has also con- mended James Salsman, chief boatswain's mate, U. s. N., attached to the navy aeronautic station, Pensacola, Fla, for his devotion to duty and to a shipmate follow ing a collision between a seaplane and a flying boat in which he was acting as altitude observer. The commandant reports that notwith- standing the fact tha Salsman's leg had been broken in the colli- sion, bA dived tbr times inan effort to rescue the coxswain of the boat, who was unable to swim and who was enabled through Salsman's bray, cry to grasp a support of the pom toon of the seaplane until he could be rescued.
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Choice chocolates and bon bons af Keller Bros. Drug Store, ,a.r.
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IF THE
 CITY COUNCIL

The Skagway citp council met in regular session last night at s ID. Ill. in the city hall with all members present. Considerable busi- ness iu the nature of Commnuica- tions read and reports was trans acted. .,-....u. i
 The Skagway school board asked for SS5O to meet expenses for the month ending September 21, which sum was allowed by the council. ,..,AS lh
 The fire and water committee re ported the leaking of several of the older water hydrants in the city and Frank Page was instructed 10 look into the matter with a view of repairing the leaks.
 The public works and public pro perty committee reported the lay ing of a new walk in front of Dor tero & Sons stores on Broadway and also reported owing to the absence of Mir. Stevenson, having received no reply from the Bank of Alaska regarding the lowering of the cement walk at the corner of 9th and Broadway to the ievel of the city grade.
 Health and Police committee re- ported the hands had arrived fol J. A. Thornton and that the cost was $S7.OO. MT. Bunting announc- ed this sum was being raised by popular subscription.
 A petition asking for a street lamp at the corner of 17th and Main streets was granted.
 G. V. Zinkan applied for a li- cense 10 sell ranch vegetables and fruit gathered from his property n Penticton, which was granted.
 After the reading of a number of communications the council theI adjourned.
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One of skagway's most loyal citi- gens went into the store of Ken nedy & Go. the other day and bought five pairs of new shoes. Af- ter paying for \them he walked over to the box of shoes to be sent 10 France and Belgium and threw all of them into it. Other people are bringing in old shoes that have been newly half soled and ara practically as good as new. Many high top shoes have been sent, and others with just the sole worn through slightly are in the box which will make the wo- men and children of the war torn countries happy.
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One Man Buys Five Pairs of Shoes to Be Sent to French.
 and Belgian People

Dortero & Son are collecting shoes and have quite number on hand already with promises of a great many more. Enough shoes have been collected to date to fill five bcxes the size of a Carnation cream case. It is estimated betweeI 15O and 200 pairs of shoes have been collected.
 Rather than send these shoes i'm mediately 1t has been thought bet to wait a few days longer until everyone has had a chance to res pond and to send them all at once in a single shipment. They will be selt to the New York Life h. surance Co.,, of Seattle, who will reship to Europe.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INFERIOR United States Land Office
 Juneau, Alaska.
August 23, 1917

August 23, 1917 Notice is hereby given that Joseph John Franklin Ward of Skagway, Alaska, has filed in this office notice of his intention to make final five year proof to es- tablish his homestead claim under the provision of the, Act Of May fl. 1898. as amended by the Act Of March 8, 1903 (32 Stat. 102S) to the land embraced in U. s. Sur vey S65, situate in front of David son Glacier on Chilkat Inlet, Lat. 590 O5' N, Long. 1852 22' w., and more particularly described as fol- lows:
 Beginning at Cor. No. l M. C.. on line of ordinary high tide, Chilkat Inlet, whence U. s. L. M. No. 7S3 bears N. 4' O5' E. 43.32 chs. md w. c. due w. $50 chs, thence meandering on line of ordinary high tide CD S. 230 15' E. 4.S0 chs. (2) 8. 340 45' w. 3.7O chs. (S) s. % 3O' w. 1O.SO chs. (4) S. 33' SO' E. 1.5O chs. (5) s. 12' 15' w. 12.SO chs. (6) S. 46' 3O' w. 3.6O chs. CD S. 3S' 15' w. 2.SO chs. to Cor. No. 2. M. C., whence W. c. bears w. 800 chs, thence w. 37.6S chs. to Cor No. 3, thence N. S6.S2 chs. to Cor. No. 4. thence E. 44.6O chs. to Cor. No. l, N. C., the place of beginningn containing an area of 159.96 acres, Nag. Var. 32o B
 Said proof will be established by the testimony of said Joseph John Franklin Ward before the U. B. Commissioner, J. J. Kennedy, al his office at Haines, Alaska, on the 18th day of December 1917, at ten o'clock a. m., and by the testimony of two of the following witnesses, viz: c. A. Lindholm, Mar tin Madsen, Joseph Curry and M. Moore, all of Haipes, Alaska.
 c. s. WALKER,
 Register. First Publication Sept. IA.
 Final Publication November 14.
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tion of the Rev. MT. Pedersen as minister of the Skagway Presby- terian Church the citizens would do well 10 embrace this opportunity of attending this service in token of their appreciation of the Rev. MT. Pedersen, who has always stood for the best interests of the community, socially, morally, and spiritually, since te came to the city four years ago. The office bearers announce the public will be welcome.
 (Signed) The Session.
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INDUCTION OF THE
 REV. MIR. PEDERSEN

The Presbytery of Alaska which is now holding it's annual meeting in Juneau has decided to Gdjourn there tonight and resume here on
 Wednesday and complete their busi- ness on Thursday. As the most important part of Wednesday ev- .ening's business will be the induc-
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6. New Business '. ADJOURNMENT
 ARTICLE K
RULES OR ORDER

ROBERTS RULES of ORDER shall prevail in the transaction of all business before the different meetings of the BRANCH provided that they do not conflict with the BYLAWS of the BRANCH or are inconsistent with the regula- tions Of the AMERICAN , RED CROSS.
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ARTICLE x
AMENDMENTS

AMENDMENI 5
 The BYLAWS of this BRANCH shall not be amended except by a MAJORITY vote of the EXECU- TIVE COMMITTEE QUORAM be- ing present, providing such AMEND- NIENT has been submitted in writ ing at a previous REGULAR meet ing. 9-18-2t.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-09-18
Piles Cured in 6 to If Days

Druggists refund money if PAZO OINTMENT fails to cure Itching, Blind, Bleeding or Protruding Piles. First application gives relief. soc.
 --AdTertisement.
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A Kansas bootlegger carries booze in a concealed hot water bottle and serves it through tube in sanitary drinking cups.
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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-30

HOW ABOUT THE CROSSTONN
STREETS?

10 Is now certain that :. B, G.. and -
streets northwest, win an be paved. in
fact, the last named street has been
completed and accepted but up to this
time Fourth avenue is the only cross.
town street after leaving Broadway.
that has been paved This fact has
not been a subject Of comment up to
this time, but when the streets named
are paved the work will be nulifed TO
"a considerable extent if something is
not done i'm the way of paving the
crosstown streets, as every crossing
will be heaped with mud and dirt at
times and IL viii be impossible. even
with daily sweeping, 10 keep them clean
Everyone has seen the effect on pave.
streets Of this condition and no doubt
many have thought that something
should be done The Arlmoreite is re-.
liably informed that the city commits
sion already has this matter under con.
sideration and unless some steps are
taken 10y property owners. voluntarily.
that the commission itself viii be bound
TO act in the interest Of the city II
would seem that while the paving is
going ON that the job should be complet
ed and that the time 90 act I'm the mat.
ter has arrived
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LEST WE FORGET.

Cincinnati Times-Star. II the Ger.
mans long preparation for war were To
bear any fruit. countless facts pointed
10 the summer Of 1914 as the time when
the army should strike the great and
sudden blow at the liberties Of the
world. observes former Ambassador
James W. Gerard iu his record OF per.
sonal experiences
Mr. Gerard then enumerates what
some Of the facts which pointed the
golden moment were
The kiel canal had just been enlarged
so as To pass the heaviest German
ships Of the line from the Baltic 10 the
North sea IN air service. both In air.
planes and Zcppelins. Germany was
then supreme. She had developed the
submarine 10 fine point. In poison
gas the Germans believe they had a
weapon which would assure victory.
They also had secretly made flame.
throwors, huge cannon and howit2ers
Supplementary defense tax had en-.
thled the Germans 90 add several corps
10 the army The Bagdad railway. then
building would give them an artery to
the Far East s. sudden war would
prevent Russia uom building certain
strategic railways. funds for which had
been obtained from France. The inter.
mai situation Boo Germany was becom.
ins uncomfortah.e owink 20 popular
clamor and unIy % war could sion the
agitation for popular rights. A revolu.
tion was Impending n Russia that
would occupy the country. German
gold reserves hal reached an uuprece
dented figure Lastly. the Germans be-.
lieved that France had reached "a low
state of physical and political deca.
dence.
Everything Zoo other words. was ready
for the drama and the STAGE was set
The precise nature of the signal which
was 10 raise the curtain did not matter
That could boz Ioft To- chance.
The world has for three years beep
familiar with th, facts Nh. Gerard hon,
has enumerated They do not M thi.
late date. come Js revelations BUT /,
Is well 10 record them again and again
On order that uo American shall forget
the calculation with which German,
planned This U..H4. .f t.f.....r
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From Other
Editorial Pages
GERNIANY'S PLIGHT.

Boston Globe; Many months ago a
group Of Germans, who are much clear.
er in finance than their nation has been
in politics. sat staring at the balance
sheet Of Germany. After estimating
the total wealth of the country and the
increment by VIII ich that wealth is in
creased each year, they decided that a
war debt of s2OOOO.OO 900 was the
dead line which could not be passed
except at peril Of national bankruptcy.
But since that time the limit fixed
has been exceeded. A new loan became
necessary; $4,000, 900 900 was needed,
but the loan was pared down to $4,000
100000 This brings the war debt up
to $4,000, 100000, which means an an.
nual interest charge Of 81 200 .O0O, 900,
even if the rate really were as low as
3 per cent. TO that total add the 500,
600 900 which the imperial government
requires for its upkcep i'm time Of peace
Plainly more German loans would spell
national ruin, because they would mean
that the entire annual increase in Ger.
man wealth would be devoured by the
interest charge and the government ex-
pcnse
No one has any idea that Germany
viii stop fighting for lack OF printed
money, but the German men Of bust.
ness must see the utter folly of going
so far that peace woum instantly bring
on financial paralysis
When peace comes. Germany must
begin anew. Her foreign business has
gone Her shipping is depleted The
great stocks Of raw materials with
which she began the war have been
used up. German railroads are run
down German factories must De
changed over before they can again
produce for a peace market
Moreover, Germany rightfuny shou e
restore BelRium and northern France.
That may mean billions Yet the Ger
many which must start at the bottom
win be mortgaged up TO her eyes.
The cleaI headed men of German
finance must face the grim fact that
their whole nation IS ON the verge Of
bankruptcy. Peace could not come too
quickly to avert collapse from which
tine German people would not rise u
their feet in fifty years or 100 years.
Desperate imperialist gamblers want
to send good money after bad in the
hope that victory and the indemniiics
which they expected with it can still
bee obtained But this delusion surely
can no longer be shared by any large
section Of the German nation
Seeing nothing but q world triumph.
.Germany's rulers have had no plan ex.
.cept success Their financing has been
wild. They have even paid the interest
ON one loan from the proceeds Of the
next They have disregarded arithme.
tic a. they have disregarded uterua.
tional ethics ard psychology.
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PAGE FIVE

tested, and it is probable that If, at this
time, Denmark had withdrawn from
Scheswig, under protest, the powers
would have restored that duchy to her.
and that an agreement would have been
reached whereby Schleswig would have
been constituted an integral part of the
Danish kingdom. This, however, was
just what Bismark, the only man who
knew what he wanted" most desired to
avoid, and he did all in his power TO
keep Denmark defiant He made the
Copenhagen government believe that
Great Britain had threatened Prussia
with intervention should hostilities be
opened and the stratagem succeeded
Denmark stood firm. and on February
l lst. 1864, the Austrian and German
forces crossed the Elder. II was not
until June "a that Austria and Prussia.
having entered upon new agreement
whereby the duches we're to be com
pletely separated from Denmark, EN-
barked on the famous Seven Days War
which brought about the defeat of the
little Kingdom. SO far as Denmark
was concerned the Schleswig.Holstein
question was settled then. So far as
Prussia and Austria were concerened, II
was not settled until two years later
when, in the famous seven weeks cam.
paign. Prussia defeated Austria and Sc
cured the spoils Of Schleswig- g-Holstein
for herself.
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TmE wOLF IN SLEEPS CLOTHING


In the exchange Of notes between the
vatican and the governments Of the
central powers there is one highly i'm
portant fact which all the parties con
cerned have strangely disregarded II
is the fact brought out so forcbly IN
President Wilson's reply 10 the pope
that it matters little what the German
and Austrian governments say. because
their word is worthless
The German government Is morally
bankrupt That bankruptcy extends 10
all Germany's allies. Even il we felt
justified I'm taking the professions Of
Austria Bulgaria and Turkey AT their
face value we cannot accept them when
we know that they are mere echoes
from Potsdam and Wilhelmstrasse.
Prussiau good faith is at a greater
discount today than ever. in every re-
spectacle capital of the world. as "a re-
suit Of the recent series Of exposures
made by our government revealing the
duplicity and criminality Of German
diplomacy In neutral countries. German
craftsmanship stands appraised by the
civilized world as a shameful web Of
fakehood. deceit and dshonor.
The German and Austrian replies TO
the pope's peace note have intensified
this distrust Those replies are words
without substance. fine phrases appro.
prated from the language of honest di-
plomacy 10 mask purposes that have
not changed one whit They are recoE.
uized for what they ore-a bait TO catch
the honest and uususpicious and cna.
bic the international criminals 10 get
away with their pluuder with guaran.
tees Of immunity Boo Its future enjoy
mont
We and our allies see the wolf u
Sleeps clothing We will have no deal.
iugs with that wolf our presidents
word stands let Germany change her
government as proof of change OF
heart let Us have responsible and am.
thontlc representatives Of the German
nation to deal with. then we can pro.
coed Co talk peace
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were by no means good terms with
Copenhagen, and the farther one went
south through Schleswig the more the
discomfort grew until. in Holstein which
was largely German, there was every
where open revolt. Finally the two
duchies broke out in rebellion. and the
Duke Of Augustenburg, with his eyes
on his inheritance" hurried to Berlin
to secure the assistance of Prussia in
asserting his rights Berlin decided to
but it had reckoned without
Europe. All the powers, even Austria,
decided against the dismemberment of
Denmark. and Prussia was obliged to
give away. That was in 1S48. and al.
though, by the Treaty Of Malmoe, signed
in that year. Prussia yielded practical
ly all the danish demands, it was very
cles and far beyond them, that the con-
vention was only in the nature of a
truce, establishing a modus vivendi, but
leaving the main issue unsettled
The next fifteen years saw long
succession Of efforts on the part Of the
power 10 arrive at some settlement, the
whole question being complicated at
every turn by the hostility Of the duch-
les themselves to the Danish govern
ment In 1864 matters, once again
swept up to a crisis when the"Protocol'
King Christian * assended the Dan.
ish throne. One of his first acts was
to sign a new constitution, which set
aside an arrangement, agreed TO by all
European powers, that the two duch.
les should be independent under the
Danish crown Germany and Austria
We're Immediately up i'm arms, and, on
the "A Of December. Saxon and Han.
uverian troops marched into Holstein
in the name of German Confederation
Great Britain and Russia strongly pro.
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TWENTY-FIVE TO ONE.

More figures have been compiled that
show what the soldiers chances at the
front today are for coming out of the
war alive II is said that the American
soldier has twenty-five chances of be.
ing alive at the end of his first year to
one of being dead His chances on the
western front may be even better than
that, for the death rate has been con.
siderably boosted by conditions on the
RUSSIAN line, where unarmed men have
been driven by machne-gun fire from
the rear to storm the death.dealmg
German trenches
Today the soldiers chances of return.
ing alive are better than at the begin
ming of the war because the arts of
protection have been developed to "A fine
degree. Cover, trenchng and barrage
fire have reduced the number of killed.
Death from disease and wounds is
becoming more rare as medical and sur.
gical skin at the front continues lis
marvellous work
II is estimated that about eighteen
per cent viii completely recover and re.
turn to the front. OF these forty per
cent will completely recover and re-
turn To the front. Another forty per
cent will be able to do valuable work be-.
hind the lines. Only twenty per cent Of
the wounded will be permanently inca.
.pacitated, and more than half Of these
will still be able to do some kind of light
work i'm civilian life
ahead Of them. to be sure. But their
chances Of coming home alive are
cheering rather than discouraging.
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LESSONS

u'y The'do>m Garrison of the viri.
mutcsl
How long how long then must h. d,
Before We koeuly realize
That that black menace over.sea
Draws ever nearer. serpentwiseq
Too sure too Ions our peace of old.
Too over filled with ease and sun
Now must We break that plcasinp
mould
Wherein our careless DAYS were rum.
Nothing We knew of hate or fear
Now must We learn these things In
decd.
pr,ading the loss of an things dear
iatine the hcstial lust and greed
Ever the serpent draweh near
And Vet We douht-wc hesitate.
Truly 'tis time We learned to f.,r,
Truly his time We learned 10 hate,