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The daily Alaskan., 1917-12-11
Ocean Cannihala,S

Such fierce earniyOrOus 'tishea as exist in the depths of the ocean are un- known at tue surface. There Is a black swullOwer" which deyOurs other finny creatures ten times as big as It. self, literally climbing over its victim, first with one jaw md then with the other. Another species Is nearly all mouth. and. having no power of loco motion. it lies buried in the soft oOze at tue bottom, it's head alone: ,prOtrud- ing, ready to cngulf any prey that may wander into its carnivOrOus jaws. There is a ferociOus kind of shark resembling a huge eel. All of these monsters are black as ink. Some of them are per tectly blind, while others have enOr- nous, goggling eyes. No ray of sun light ever piCrccs the dark, unfathOm- ed caves in which they dwell. Each species is gobbled by the species next bigger, for there is no vegetable life to feed on.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-12-11
The Nnhlest puhlic Virtue.

That patriotism which, catching its inspirations from the immortal God and leaving at an immeaSurablc distance below all lesser, grOvclng. personal in- terestS and feelings. uuinateS and prompts to deeds of self sacrifice, of valor. of devotion and of death itself that is public virtue; that k the noblest the SuhlimeSt Of all public virtues.-- Henry Clay.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-12-11

former ally's army goes on. AL ready warnings have been given that treachery is certain to have a serious effect on the war. The de mands of the Bolsheyiki for imme- diate peace will not be needed, and The entente allies doubtless will take such protective steps as may ba neeessary.-sea:tfe P.-G,
The daily Alaskan., 1917-12-11

Russia is finding it is not so easy to make peace with Germany as she first thought. A nation that has no peace at home can make no lasting peace with a powerful en- emy.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-12-11
WHAT GERMANY IS EATING

Adele N. Phillips in the Atlantic
 Chunks of dried sea lion meat were shipped into the country in the manner of jerked beef. Soaked for a number of hours, and cut
The daily Alaskan., 1917-12-11
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.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-12-11
IInsxolored Areas h Canada.

\ very C2IuuOn impression held even by Canadians Is that there iS little Ca nadian territory left Co explore except on the Arctic isiHudS. But as. fur back as 1890 Dr. George Dawson had calcu- lated that thrrC wnrr then about 1000 O0O square miles of unexplUred terri tory in Canada. about GG0,0eO square miles in western Canada, the rest lying in the provinces UE Ontario and Quebec.
 Charles CauseI of the geological survey Uf Canada re, ently revised >Dr. DawSou'S cs:i;2a,e. reaching for west ern Canada lhc figures of about G42,OO0 sQrare miles. while tue uneXplored area of northern Quebec Is represented by 259,0CO square milcS.
 The total area of Canada Is reckOned at 8, T29. Gti5 square miles, Of-whlch 520I- 800 square miles ure embraced In tie islands of the Arctic, ocean, The unex- plored area lCamsel fgures) of 9Ol,OOO square miles. represents almost B per cent of the total area of the country Exchange
The daily Alaskan., 1917-12-11
S1OO Reward, S1O0,

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 cetarrh. 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 stitution and assisting nature in doing It's work. The proprietors have so much faith in the curative powers of Halls Catarrh Medicine that they offer 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.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-12-11
Hn Knew Better.

Gentleman Why don't you get out and hustle? Hard wurE never killed anybody. RastUS - You're miStooEen dere. boss. lSe lost fouh wives dat way Boston Transcript.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-12-11
She Knew.

Mother-Oh, Mary, why do you wipe your mouth with the back of your hand? Mary Cos it's so much cleaner than the front. London Punch.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-12-11

A commonwealth ought tO be immor tai and forever renew its youth Cicero.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-12-11

worms,
New-York tribune., 1917-12-12

a market controls the price of the home
product
This legislation has the enthusiastic
support OF the Allied trusts Of the
United States together with their ser
wants, agents, employees and sympa
thi1ero. l. will be supported by every
newspaper that believes in the control
O. big business, which regards every
efort 20 limit or circumscribe the pow b.
egs Of capital e. undesirable and dan.
gerous
Sees Assault on Trust Law
The second outstanding fact is that
this system Of laws, which had for their
purpose the preservation Of free and
open markets for the American people,
and which were commonly known as
the trust statutes, which were origi-
nally passed by the Republican party
on July ?, 1889, and during intervening
years. have been frequently amended
and laboriously construed until they
have become a great code of virilc laws
behind which honest business can TAX
refuge. are now sought to be olsen
lovclled. during Democratic Admin
istration and st a time when the clouds
ard apyicties Of war have distracted the
ittention Of the country from any legis-
iat'on except that pertaining 20 the
pending conflict
Senator Cummins, OF Iowa, also op-
posed the bill.
Defending the measure were Senators
Pomerene, Of Ohio, and Townsend. of
Michigan.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-12
Army Hangings First OF
Kind Since Mexican War
Deserfers Were Executed

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-THE hang
ing Of thirteen negro troopers for COM
plicity in the Houston riot was un-
known to practically all officials of the
War Department until il was an
nounced at Fort Sam Houston. Doubt
less the death sentence Of the court
martial and tho preparations for the
cXecutions wcro known to few high
officials, but, 30 tar as can be learn d.
the departmental commander carried
cut the executions as routine If 'ir,
as he is warranted 10 do ir timo o.
var, and vii, report in q formal man
uef later.
Were the country at peace the exc
cutions would have required the ap-
proval of the President. In time Of
war all such authority is decentralized
and placed with responsible command
ers.
No such wholesale execution in the
army has occurred within the memory
of the present generation. The last
OF its kind was the execution Of mem-
bers of the so-called "St. Patr'ck's
Battalion" b. General Scott during The
Nexican War. Members 81 the bat
talon deserted Joined thc NeEic.n
.orccs, later made their homes in NeA-
leo. marrying native women, and Ua1v
4 their descendants arc now fou1d
New-York tribune., 1917-12-12
Camp Devens Opens School
For Firemen With Is Pupils

AVER, Mass. Dec. ia school for
fremen was opened at Camp Devens
to-day. under the direction OF Lieuten-
ant John F. McAroe, chief Of the can
t,ument FIRE department and a former
New York City fire captain. twenty
Irc men picked from the military fire
gutuC forces took up the study Of
chcmisrrt including explosives. and A
course ir French, German and Italian.
The school. Chief McAree believes.
Will prepare the men for any emer-
gency az home or overseas. All OF the
members OF the camps fire depart
ment were connected with city or town
departments before being drafted for
military service.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-12
Military Executions at San
Antonio Penalty for
Houston Riots
Secrecy Marks
Hangings at Dawn
Condemned Went to Their
Death as Though March
ing to Parade

SAN ANTONIO, Tex, Dec. 1l.--Thir-
teen negroes. soldiers Of the oath
United States Infantry. were hanged
simultaneously at dawn to-day in ex-
piation Of their murder Of Houston cit
izens last August, 8. hen members o.
that regiment engaged ia mu nous
iioting ia the c.'s's streets. Forty
one other negroes were sentenced to
life imprisonment, four Others .or
short terms and five were acquitted.
In the dark of the night army motor
trucks conveyed the lumber for the
scaffold to little clearing in a lonely
mesquite thicket on the big govern
ment reservation, where the negroes,
convicted by court martial, we're to die.
And there, by the light OF bonhres,
army engineers erected the death traps,
10 which. at o'clock in the morning
other motor trucks hurried thc COLI
demned negroes and jhe officer and
men Of the military guard. ], was the
army motor truck, the o1ly incident
which made this military execution diff
ferent from previous ones, that en-
abled the officers in charge TO keep Sc
cret the time and the place of the
hanging.
II was the army truck that so quick
ly obliterated all traces of the eTecu-
tion end carried the DEAD bodies 10
place near by, which is as indistiu-
Cuighahlo a. the execution site, before
official announcement had been made
that the order of the court martial had
been carried out and the following
men had paid the ultimate penalty;
The Death Roll
Sergeant William {. Nesbitt, Cor
poral Larson J. Brown, Corporal James
Wheatley, Corporal Jesse Moore, Cor
porsl Charles w. Baltimore, Private
William Breckenridge, Private Thomas
c. Hawkins, Private Carlos Snodgrass,
Private Ira B. Davis, Private James
Divine. Private Frank Johnson, Private
Boaley w Young and Private Pat Nc
Nhorter.
The condemned negroes had known Of
their fate since Sunday Twelve of
them souph. spiritual consolation Of
army Y VI. {. A. workers. The thir-
tcenth. whose name has not hcen dis
closed gave no mixing that he knew.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-12
Many Enlist to
Avoid New Draft
ZOO Recruits Barred From
Fort for Lack of Room
Are Cared For

Increased enlistments are reported by
all branches Of the service recruiting
in the city as a result Of the ruling
which will make +, necessary to obtain
q release from l1ca, draft boards after
December l5. Recruiting officer as
CT that mary Wou VINO rad decided %
enlist are dom nov O. avoid tl'
cytrr 'oImsiity iuvoiyed By tae :-i.uc
'hiCh tcl.es eject Saturday. h4
o-auchcs. however. H.,l continue 10 rc-
,e.vc men after tina. date e tncy bring
with them q letter from their drafe
board showing that they are not needed
for e current quota.
Citizens of New Rochelle had to sup
ply sleeping accommodations last night
for 1000 recruits sent to Fort Slocum
from various parts of the Department
of the East for whom there was no
room in the fort To-day and for the
remainder of the week IL is expected
that recruits will flow into the receiv-
ing station az Fort Slocum IN iDcroa5-
ir.- ruMher5 despito the tact that The
fyr is choct-a-b.ort with .oiC.e-s nov.
The Rev. Hairy p. Rea,.y-. % .oc o.
john Method g., tHTrcn. organized
.hc York o. ear.g. ~ ,he soldiers ana
every church AID patriotic organization
in New Rochelle was represented on
the committee which had charge OF the
work. Women cooked supper for the
recruits and served it in the Knights of
Columbus Hall. and then the newcom-
ers were distributed for the night
among churches, clubs and private
homes. On Monday night New Ro-
chelle took care of 500 military waits.
At the recruiting headquarters Of the
United States Marine Corps, q East
Twenty-third Street. il was estimated
ycs terday that enlistments had jumped
80 per cent since ,he new ruling vas
announced. Fortv-two men marched
away from the teadquarters yesterday
to entrain for the training station q.
Port Royal, s. G. Yesterday the Marine
Corps began to take married men for
service. and the physical standard was
lowered to admit men sixty-four inches
in height instead of sixty-fve, as here
tofore.
Recruiting headquarters for the navy
is working on a driv for 1,135 ap-
prentice seamen, which New York is
expected to furnish by February %.
The aeronautical officer has issued
call for a large number Of bricklsyers
for the ron-fying division, Aviation
Section of the Signal Corps. These
mon are needed 10 build airdromes.
They must be enlisted by Friday. APP
plication should bc made 10 the recruit
ing officer. Forty-accond street and
Si.th Avenue
New-York tribune., 1917-12-12
Snow at Camp Wadsworth
Reports Of Deaths From Cold
Are Denied

CAMP WADSWORTH. 5. c.. Dee. II.
& thrce-inch snowfall, che btst Of the
winter here. which began early this
afternoon. hroscht slight moderation
Of the bitter cold weather which the
men Of the 9th Division have been ex-
periencinG during the last three or
four days
In some mysterious way rumors got
into circulation 10 the effect that men
had been frozen TO death in the
trenches at the camp. The reports are
absolutely without foundation. The
cold snap brought no halt in the trench
training programme, but there have
been no casualties.
Granted q discharge by reason Of
disability on November l3, but unable
70 leave the hospital to 20 home, Pri-
tatc William Grebe. Of the machine
gun company. Of the l0Sth Infantry.
died sunday night At the base hospital
at the camp.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-12

Outwardly all Of the negroes were
stoical. They did not know the date Of
the execution, but last night they were
taken from the cavalry guardhouse,
where they had been prisoners more
than a month. and placed in separate
barracks.
Only dozen officers Of the Southern
Department and the Sheriff Of Bcyar
County knew Of the execution. The
other rcgIo defendant were ignorant
OF tie fatc of their companions until
after Tic formal announcement had
been made.
The condemned men we're aroused
this morning a few minutes before
regular army reveille. $3.50 o'clock. The
military guard had been summoned ST.
lently. and no sound was heard in the
camp. where nearly 10000 men were
sleeping, except the purring of the
army truck motors awaiting their loads.
Tho negroes dressed 90 their regular
uniforms as carefully as for iuspec-
'ion.
They a. played neither bravaa0 Ho:
fear They rode 20 tho cVecut.o1 .E
.E hymn, bJ. ac -.uging v-s
a.t of soldiers ON tie march. Arrived
et the clearing the .aging storl O..
the men. enacklci, were nelpca .-sa
'he trucks 20 the scafo,d and SEATED
or chairs. \ low goodbye boys" at-
dressed 20 members of their military
guard. who had been in charge of the
negroes since they were brought here
from Fort Bliss, was the only express
sion they made.
An army chaplain offered prayer.
An officer called Attention" and. az
on parade. the negroes stood erect.
They stood quietly while cars and
nooses were adjusted and then stepped
on The ,aps The major N charge
o. tEc ,.ecu..cH cave s,gDa. and
soldiers sprung the traps.
Tine ucvrocr plunged nine feet %
cath.
Even after tac eEecut,on AID ,ac lc-
turu Of the guard to camp. Hows o.
wLa. had occurred did not spread
through the camp or through the city
until announced by newspapers. It
created some demonstration among ne
groes who had followed the progress
Of the trial in the nature of mourn
ings" at few negro churches. Crowds
at these were small.
In spite Of the executions and an
nouncements Of the other sentences
this morning, tLc riot in Houston is
not O closed incident. Investigation .-
..ill iu progress and f. f. believed
additional cc.r, martial VIII follow.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-12
Baker Skaters Hopes
For Xmas Furloughs
NtafCorrespondencel

WASHINGTON. Dec. Many New
YORK National Guard5men who con
.rnuia.ca spending Christmas wi.
,api~lativ- e. home had their hop
slltte~ed today by the War Depart
p1,r.. which sent orders % Major Gen
oral ORyan % hold "to :ae minimum
the granting Of furloughs TO your
command" Similar orders were sent
10 all division commanders.
Secretary of War Baker explained
the ruling as necessary IN order not
10 interfere with the training or the
soldiers and 10 avoid "the great ourach
the add.tiooal traffic would occasion
20 the railroads" a..
Tho War Department opposes tnc
.r-nting Of Chris stuas furlouens lo'
eo-cral reasons" Secreta-y Bak'. saiu
~. --c7- ~ the cGTns .rc boz. Pr
s-or n .ancc- from homo. WiH Nne
t.-iouz. would occasion long .iipf ID
many cases, tho cost Of NnlcH eaii,o-
be borne by all the men. InoSe Wno
could not afford the privilege may
nroye 10 be a burden upon their com
munities. who may desire 10 pay tnelF
exnanses. Also the absence OF the
men would materially interrupt the
nro0ress of their training. The chlel
reason. however, TO hold 20 the mini
mum all furloughs is the fact that the
additional traffic would break down inc
raiIroad systems of the country, which
;onnJ lre transportation Of the men
TO The camps such tremendous task.
secretary Baker aid the order
-.oY,a 10. apply to National Army can i.
,esueg.s ~ rigidiy as 20 National
Guard camp, because the men in the
National Army are drawn from com
uunities near which the cantonments
are situated. Where the return home
of drafted men would occasion only
short rail trips, division commanders
are empowered TO use their own dis
cretion in granting furloughs.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-12
Senator Reed
Warns u. S.
Of Invasion
He Says Foes Man-POwer
Is Superior With
Russia Out
Attacks Export
Combination Bill
Measure Would Upset
Antitrust Traditions,
He Asserts

,,SgINGTON. Dec ll.-Warning
~. limited states must prepare 20
-,--, further burdens TO win the war
.;rsa to-day .~ che senate by SEN
Reed .r vigorously opposing as a
..re-c re Webb export com5.-
. brl. which President Wilson 'r
r,e,~t -fs-. urged Congress to
.lci.
o.,,sr.ns taa. Congress should CON
-t,s,e upon great war problems and
~, considering such legislation as
.. s4port trade measure, the Missouri
s.,,to- said that with Russia out OF
a. var srd Rumauis also gone the
,,,ny numerically is now superior in
rsn power
asussis oat OF che confiet,7 said
,..o- Reed. ahas cost The ,oss Of
,om05 t-lurr meu, and a, the
.-..,,t rr- Germany and her allies
t,rea rr,7o-d.rarcc Of lighting forces.
1-sless .omcthirg most fortunate
.,,osps. o.. time VIII speedily come
-h., VIC must make new levies on our
..i,.ps We should begin training OF
,gr young men between eighteen and
.s.,tv-ore. IL not 20 send into the war,
:. least . defend our coasts.
@suppose other nations fall Ike Rus
d, lie Rumsnia, ike Serbia. II is
ri beyond thc realms Of possibility
lat we may need 20 guard the coasts
North America
S7v- Trret. Demand Law
IA, W-tr f was denounced by
.r.+,- Reed destructive Of the
..---.- .-.-t-us- law al behest Of
.-.s-s and ~.ro0olies, and q proposed
',-slz.-r Of ."e0sl combinations which
vouH encr0ach on consumers abroad
,,d increase domestic prices.
~ repeals." he said, every vestige
u tbst system Of antitrust statutes
s5ilt NJ during twenty-eight years by
As Federal government so far as the
Irs apply 20 commerce with foreign
,,vers. Il is intended directly TO legal
p. the creation Of com binatiors and
-rs 70 control every foreign market
which The American citizen may seek
.r el his goods.
Indirectly 50 wiz enable these same
-t-re.-. p. control the domestic
.sc.s. because "a control Of the price
te surr.l. shat goes abroad 20 fnd
New-York tribune., 1917-12-12
Senate Asks if Army Rules
Tend TO Caste Distinction

WASHINGTON. Dec. 11.-A resolu-
ton BY Senator Overman asking the
Secretary Of War whether there are
any military rules prohibiting the
mirr,i@c Of officers and privates so
c,a'ly when OF duty or which would
tend G., caste distinction ~aa adopted
.--57v bv the Senate
New-York tribune., 1917-12-12

there. natives of that country in all
respects, but bearing names quite tor
eign 70 the language they speak.
A large number of ;hem were exc
outed By General Scott at the battle
Of ChepuItepec. and their last glimpse
Of life was The sight Of the Americrn
fag breaking out % the breeze af
-oct.'- ,egiOus sturmcd the rampar o.
Tt, swift manner in which the Hons
fI rioters were tried and eyccr' d,
gi,hout much publicity. was tie -n)-
jcct Of remark to-day st The Wer l'e-
partmcnt. The last rioting involving
negro troops was the celebrated
Brownsville affair. as the resul. Of
which President Roosevelt summarily
dismissed a whole battalion from the
army.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-12
Nayy Would Increase
Midshipmen at Annapolis

WASHINGTON, Dec. i.--Nayy De-
partmcnt bills to increase the NUMBER
D mid hiomcn at the AnnapolIs NsNaI
Academy 70 2 maximum Of 3'lZo' ano 20
4llov naval ard marine officers and en-
H-.oG mer serving in the DOMINICAN re-
p.blic 10 receive compensation RON
tnat ..vernment in addition to tnelr
caguIer United States pay, were favor
abIv reported 10 :he House to-day By
the Naval Affairs Committee.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-12
War Department Follows
Out Suggestion From
General Pershing
All Branches Included
Cruelling Trench Warfare
Requires. Men cf Strongest
Physical Calibrc
(Staf Correspondence

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11.-All officers
OF the regular army, the old National
Guard and the new National Army who
are unable 10 endure prolonged hard
ships" will be refused assignment with
the American overseas forces, Secre-
ta.y Baker announced to-day. Ta.s
carries into effect q suggestion pacc
.cHo .imo ago By Gc"--a. Persaac.
A.plies to An R-auchcs
Secretary Baker said The ucw po.cy
Uil extend 10, only to general officers.
bu. to the reserve branches OF the
Amy. II has come 10 the attention OF
the department in number Of IN
stances that officers recently graduated
from the officers training camps have
failed to retain the great display Of
vigor that featured their days OF strlv-
ing for the coveted commissions. All
Of these will be discharged outright
from the service, as will National
Guard officers who fail 20 pass the RIG .d
tcst- CT the. medical and efficiency
boards. Regular ann. officers. how
,ra, Wices. ,hcy ore physIcai!" i1-
..uacit.ted ard thus object so gctlrc-
mcu:. go Pc given staff Assignments
or othc.. dJ.ies iT this cOuutr.'.
Likewise. th. new ruling Of the de-
partment is expected TO result IN the
recall of some of the officers who are
now with the American troops abroad.
How many of these will be affected by
the new policy will not be made
known, nor will the officers still in
America who fail to meet the physical
and mental requirements necessary
for service abroad be announced by
,he department.
~Already in Operation
The decision Of the department 70
thoroughly test tho mentl, and phy.i-
cal capabilities If all army officers al-
ready has been put into operation.
Medical boards a.! cf'cionc" expert.
cueYatirc under the medical depart
ment Of the army. have been engaged
in these tests for some time, but until
to-day, no official pronouncement had
been forthcoming from the department
as TO the object of the examinations. q,
Under the new policy no body Of
troops to be sent overseas will be in
command of officers who through ex-
treme age or lack of military knowledge
are now retained in the military estab-
1ishment b. their connection with state
mi itia organizations. Neither will of
ticera whose service IN the department
has extended orcr a great period OF
years re permitted 10 see foreign ser
vice unless such officers Dossess the re-
oured physical standards chat trench
warfare demands.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-12

If you desire to aid in keep
ing this statement before the
American people, send check
10 the American Rights League,
2 West 45th Street, New York
City.