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Douglas Island news., 1918-01-04
TT IS WELL

Primarily by vote of the people of the Territory but directly by act of congress the lcgalizcd sale of intoxicating liquor in Alaska was discontinued at midnight of the 3lst of December, which was Monday of this week.
 While other portions of the United States that know nothing of Alaska may wonder that the last American frontier should, by the expressed desire of the people mount the water wagon, they will wonder merely for the reason that they do not know Alaska. This is not the wild and woody country it was twenty years ago or even half so long ago, and 1t 1t never was the wild and wooly country the majority ot uomcsidcutS supposed it was
 During the "wide open period which Alaska passed through the evil influences and consequences of the traffic were no greater than those of any other community where mtoVicautS were legally sold. True, many men drank themselves to death and others, yet living, are physical and mental wrcrkS from excessive iudulgcuceS, that condition is found everywhere that liquor is sold In that respect Alaska has been mo worse than other places, but neither has it differed from them. Wherever John Barlcycon rcigus he takes his toll of man hood. It has ever been thus and ever it will be.
 For wears the liquor business in Amer ica. including both the United States and Canada. has been waning and Alaska was no exception to the rest of the continent. Slowly but surely the people realized the evils incident to the traffic and set out to remedy those conditions. The result isl that today nearly two-thirds of the United States is "dry" territory and all of Can ada. save a portion of Quebec and Yukon, has lreislatcj iutoNicants from it's borders. and the exceptions will be in line ere many months and. while there are many victims of thc drink habit who are too far gone to' benefit materially from the change, when they are gone the crop of victims who will succeed them will be very much lcsscncd
 And now that Alaska is legally dry ' it is the duty of all good citizens to'aid mI enforcing the law. The latter is known to. all and there is no excuse for its violation, gorwhjch the penalties are none too severe.
Douglas Island news., 1918-01-04
THE NATION PAYS

CD He was 21
 He was five feet II inches. He weighed 1G5. He had scarcely known a sick day. Morally clean. Physically perfect, He did not know thc taste of in. toxlcating liquors He was the joy of his mother. The hope of his father. And the idol Of his friends. He volunteered.
 Uncle sam received him with open arms.
 Put him in tho front line of battle Today he nlls an unknown grave. (2) He was 21. He was five feet II inches He weighed 1G5 pounds. He was morally unclean. He was physically weak He was tho habituc or the saloon. He dronl, every day and was often drunk.
 He wus Che sorrow of his parents. He had no real friends He was drafted. Uncle sam marked
 His unsteady eye.
 His dcpravcd face.
 His whisky breath.
 His cigarette fingers,
 His unsteady heart,
 And the germs of moral dis
 ease,
 And said. Stand aside you are unfit"
 And he is left at home to help breed another generation. J. K. s. in American Issue"
Douglas Island news., 1918-01-04
EATING TOO MUCH

You're digging your grave with your teeth. you're eating your way to your doom; then some one will como with a wreath. md fasten it onto your tomb Your stomach ia weary and sore, long. long lt has yearnod for a rest; and stil you
 Neop throwing in more, tho which you would have it digest. Go slow on your eating, ! beg; tho money you blow in for pies would buy somo poor cripple a leg. or fix him with vitreous eyes. Oh. list to my patient harangues. don't turn from my rede In disgust; you're digging your grave with your fangs, while millions are craving a crust An Europe ls hungry, they say; the women and children are lean; the helpless, the stricken and gray can't ind in tho lardor a bean. And you are devouring tho ruGks, consuming the dournuts and pies; you're dig ging you grave with your tusks. an deaf to tho hungry folks cries. Says Hoover, You're helping us win. by cutting out sugar and fats, by diet ing till you are thin, reducing the lard on your slats." Stand up for the allies, whose flags arc borne in a cause that's sublime! You're dig ging your grave with your snags, when eating too much is a crime.- Walt Mason.
Douglas Island news., 1918-01-04
SUMMONS FOR FABRICATION

In Che United States Commissioners
 Court for thc Territory of Alas
 ka, Douglas Island Prcncinct, Di-
 vision Number One. THE CITY OF DOUGLAS.
 a municipal corporation,
 Pla.ntin,
 ys. GUS ROENE. Defendant TO GUS ROENE, Defendant GREET
 ING:
 In thc namc of Che Territory Of Alaska, you are hcrby commanded to Doc and appear in tho above cn- titled court holden at Douglas. in said Division of said Territory and answer the complaint filed against you in Che above entitled court within thirty days after Che com plction Of the period of publication and service Of this summons upon you. and if you fail SO to appear and answer for want thereof the plain uG win apply Co Che court for the relief demanded in said complaint 90 copy of which is filed with tho Commissioner of the above entitled court. The relief demanded in said complaint is for judgment against you for the sum of Eight and GO-1OO OSS.Gol dollars for delinquent taxes on personal property owned by you i'm the Town of Douglas. with inter- est thereon at the rate of eight per cent per auuum. from Che first day of November. l9l7 and for costs and disbursements
 The order for Che publication of this summons was made and dated Che 2Oth day of December lglI and the period of publication of said summons is six weeks, Che first pub- ucauon Go be made on thc 2lst day ot December, 1917, and thc last publication thereof on tho 25th day of January. 1918, and Che time within which you are required Go appear and answer said complaint is on or before the 25th day of February, 1918.
 Tn witness whereof, ! have here unto set my hand and affixed the scal of my court this 2Oth day Of December 1917.
 (ScaD JOHN HENSON.
 Commissioner and cN-onicio Jus tico of che Peace.
 ALFRED E. MALTBY.
 Attorney for Plaintiff First publication, Dee. 2l, 1917 Last publication, Jan. %. 1918.
Douglas Island news., 1918-01-04

The economy now being practiced gen ,rally by Americans will if continued af- tcr the war. result in the saving of at least ! billion dollars annually that was formerly wasted. There is no denying but that the people of the United States gre taking course in saving at present hat will change all their after lives. Our people are just thinking-somcthing they lid not do in the past.
Douglas Island news., 1918-01-04
.PooR OLD KAISER BILL"

War Savings stamps are going faster than the provcrbal hot cakes, Many com mmitics come well up in their allotments, though the campaign has hardly begun. This is the first of the financial plan of the war which shows the touch of genius. Mir. Vmdcrlip will doubtless raise as much money as the first Liberty Loan produced, with greater ease and with a wider quick cnmg of the spirit of patriotism. Licking 8 stamp to lick the Kaiser bids fair to be- come the most popular of American sports, indoor and out
Douglas Island news., 1918-01-04
THE RUSSIAN TRINITY

Kalcdncs, Heman of the Cossacks,
 KolmilofT, leader of the last spring drive of the Russians and Nicholas Nicholas witch. greatest of Slav strategists, are re- ported to have joined hands in an attempt to rescue Russia from the hands of the Teu- tonized Bolsheviki. These three present a trinity of talents which should produce re suits. The habit of obedience among Rus sian soldiers has not been wiped out by a
Douglas Island news., 1918-01-04

Something like 1,7OO cases of whisky were seized in the neighborhood of Ketch- ikan New Years day. It had been cached for use later. A small fortune was invest ed in the stuff all of which will be lost l is dangerous speculation and those who a tempt it will lose nine times in every tC The law will be enforced if a dozen of M, shal Tanners men are required where or one was on duty before.
Douglas Island news., 1918-01-04
IDEALIzATION

George Washington worked hard they say,
 And wont uushayod tn many a weary tramp. And very seldom looked tho way He does upon a postage stamp.
 Washington Star.
Douglas Island news., 1918-01-04

War conditions are but little changed from what they were some weeks ago eN- cept that Americans are progressing rap idly in their gigantic preparations for lend ing valued assistance to the allies. But there is nothing to indicate that the end of the war is near.
Douglas Island news., 1918-01-04

Il have as little superstition in me as any man living, but my secret opinion has eyer been and still is that God Almighty will not give up a people to military de- suuction, or leave them unexpectedly perish, who have so earnestly and so re- peatcdly sought to avoid the calamities of war by every decent method which wis lom could invent. Neither have l so much 1f the mfdel in me as to suppose that He has rclinquishcd the government of the world and given us up to the care of dev- ills. "-Authoi unknown.
Douglas Island news., 1918-01-04

According to the popular way of thir ing. drunkenness should not be taken an excuse for scditious utterances. If { seditious sentiment was not there, it wo' not come out in moments of booze-inspi bravery. Every person uttering a sediti sentiment should be interned for the pc of the war
Douglas Island news., 1918-01-04

Although the Red Cross membership drive ended more than a week ago, new applicants for membership are coming in with their dollars almost every day. The record of nearly one thousand members on the Island is one of which the residents may well be proud.
Douglas Island news., 1918-01-04

There is no denying but that the man U-boats are yet a great menace, scls totaIing thirty thousand tons hay been destroyed by them last week. |. allies appear to have the best of the enemy in the air, but the latter is still making fearful imoads on allied shipping
Douglas Island news., 1918-01-04

It is believed the new ferry schedule will give better satisfaction than the old one and with anything like ordinary weather, there should be no difficulty in maintaining it.
Douglas Island news., 1918-01-04
PIANO TUNER

GEORGE ANDERSON, Expert
 20 years experience. High Grade Players and Pianos for Sale and Rent. Address Box 991, Juneau. Phone 1-4-S.
Douglas Island news., 1918-01-04

The argument that dry town makes business dull does not necessarily apply to court business.
Douglas Island news., 1918-01-04
HATES THE KAISER

Washington. Dec. 24.-High gov ernmont officials this afternoon halted important wo-' To with sor,o ovo --' trU
Douglas Island news., 1918-01-04

eEV p,rmeets tho mst tuesday 9gils 2S evening of every month. $SSSESs at 8 o'clock, at Eagles
 Hall,, Douglas.
 A. E. GURR, c. C.. F. A. J. GALLwAs, K. of R. & S.
Douglas Island news., 1918-01-04

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Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-07-13
WHAT THE VICTORY OR
DEFEAT OF GERMANY
MEANS TO EVERY AMERICAN

Germany's victory would mean all
that the alarmists have said-the set
back of humanity, democracy, civiliza-
ton, rights OF man, etc. But, to Amer
lea, 1t would mean infinitely more.
II would mean our first national de-
feat; and, thus, would smash our per-
feet record for victories-a record as
old as our nation-a record that means
more than the right to brag. Even as
beaten army never wholly regains It's
old iorm-even as q beaten ring cham
pion sinks at once into desuetude-so
our nation (ts traditions of victory
gomez would suffer far worse deteriora-
ton than the mere fact of defeat could
infiict.
1t would mean that the man who has
risked all In his country's struggle for
Right could never again feel his former
calm certainty that Right must tri-
umph. Thus, the moral tone of the in
dividual, as well as of the nation,
would inevitably be lowered.
This country has never embarked In
war of conquest. From 1875 to the
present we have fought for Liberty or
for Union or for the Oppressed-ever
for some sterling principle of right
From childhood we have been taught
to believe that the high unselfshness
Of our war aims has given Us the vic
tory. We have seen the decay or de-
struction Of men and nations that have
battled for dominion-as Germany is
now battling. Should we fail in this,
our nixhtiest war for the Right. the
average man must lose forever the
simple Faith which has led our dear
country from nothingness to Its pres
ent estate. For that Faith, more than
for anything else, our sacrifice 10
hundredfold justified
| As~B~~1 Z11<-.,tz,.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-07-13

tremendous stresses will be imposed upon Industry. With
millions of menthe flower of the nation-ghtng in France
Labor will be strained the utmost to keep furnaces
aglow and athes whiing The morale of this Industrial
Army is just important the spirit of the fighters 1t
is imperative that nothing be done to impair disrupt the
unity and energy of the Workers. Strikes being eliminated
by agreement Every effort being made to avoid and
all disturbance of Labor Quarr between employer and
employee are being suspended for settlement after Peace
comes. All power be devoted to the Great Purpose
But thing threatens to halt the hand of Labor
Prohibition Always repugnant to the great majority OF
Workers. it particularly resented at this time when every
his energy and strength demanded Whether you
Mr. Reader believe in Prohibition not is irr2ateral-
millions of wearing the home regaa of loyayoverans
today believe that glass of beer beneficial and helpful
to them they will silently submit to its loss at time
when they called upon undergo the added grind OF
wars necessity. And millions of their fellows, who have
DOTTED shop garb for khaki will this cowardy attack
upon their rights during their absence the call of duty
Prohibition by Federal Amendment should not be at
tempted until after the and certainly not without giving
these Workers themselves opportunity of voting directly
upon the question.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-07-13
Your Country Calls !!

Awake, Americana
Make this war your war.
Every man must prove
Right is Might
IL means your liberty, II not yeur life.
Combat German propaganda here.
Attack everything un-AmericsnI
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-07-13
highest CLASS CIRCUS I.ss WORLD!

Smile, Golden, GlitterlDe
bewtldering, Million Dollar
street Parade at 10 A. NJ.
Preeedtpg First Performance.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-07-13

- - Tents
Illuminated by electricity ut night.
Two performances daily, 2 and 8
r. 81 Doors open ] and r. M.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-07-13

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The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-10-04
IS YEARS AGO TODAY
From The Daily Banner Of
Sf4 October 3, 1903

l.. J. Dermody. chief of police. was
presented with gold badge by his
friends this morning. He will wear
1t for the first time this evening.
Members OF the Big Six Athletic
association met OF Gambler yester.
day with representatives present
from o. 8. w., o. w. IT,, Western Re.
serve, Case and Kenyon, President
st. John of Oberlin being absent.
Pres. w. r. Grant and Judson Vim.
cent of the board Of public service
were in Mansfield yesterday. investi.
eating the operation OF the water.
works department there.
The athletic association has decid-
ed to continue the Saturday night
dances at Kirk hall. the next Of the
series to be given the coming Satnr.
day evening.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-10-04
EDITORIAL PAGE OF THE BANNER

avOidable expenses? Has the family
debts that It is compelled to pay, re.
gardless Of war loans? If present in.
come seems large. must some OF It
60 to wipe out deficits due to lean
years when children we're small or a
new business was struggling to its
feet?
Perhaps the nearest approach to a
satisfactory test is that OF surplus in.
come. How much is It possible. by
intelligent economy and patriotism,
to save out Of your current income
without injuring health or efficiency,
and after taking care OF necessary
obligations? That amount you can,
and should, invest in Liberty Bonds.
You also can. and should, invest
whatever money you can properly
spare from savings bank deposits, or
obtain by the repayment of loans or
by turning some other investment In
to cash. ,s,.v.:, t" ~
1t Is really a question for every cit.
izen to decide for himself, without
dictation, but with the sympathetic
help of those charged with the loan
work. The only proper demand that
can be made upon him is that he shall
, be thoroughly conscientious about it,
and shall use his best efforts to figure
out not how little he car. get by with.
but how much he can manage to sub.
scribe. .'..
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-10-04
JH0TOUNS

Our state department has made a
httiug reply to the German govern
ment on the shotgun question. It IL
ID eject that for every American
prisoner that the German milltar,
authorities shoot for carrying u shot.
sun. the American military authori-
ues will shoot German prisoner.
The whole episode Is one of the
most illuminating revelations OF Ger.
man mentality that have occurred in
this war. Our troops happened to be
using shotguns to some extent fol-
police work and trench defense. Saw.
sd.oR shotguns were found especially
useful TO repel trench raids, because
they furnished an effective, scatter.
Ing nrs at point.blank range. The
German government straightway be.
san TO howl about this American
auocity." and entered u formal pro
test based ostensibly on Article 20
OF The Hague conventions, which
forbids "arms. projectiles or mater.
ials calculated to cause unnecessary
suffering"
THIS from the government that In
troduced into civilized warfare poi
son gas. flame throwers and saw
tooth bsyonets-the very sort OF
thing that the article quoted was in
tended TO prevent!
The American position and the po
sitioB OF virtually all nations excep,
0tFmsny. is that the shotgun is as
legitimate Q weapon as the machine
gun or the shrapnel shell, serving the
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-10-04
NOT CONQUERED YET

The best favor we could do Ger
many just now would be to agree
that tEshe Is licked and ont of the
game. $ ..''tf
Germany is getting a licking, and
8, Food one-nO doubt of that But
shs is only In the beginning of 1t.
w shall find that the Prussian devil
stll has q tremendous lot of fight
.islt ID him before he is conquered.
! Bulgaria has dropped out. Turkey
nay drop o,it. Austria Hungary even
nay drop out. But Germany Will
ftmain: and Il is Germany that we
ass dealing with
yTSkes . map. note the gains thus
ier made BY the allies on the western
fftpt. and then figure how much far
ther4tt ls to Berlin. and observe the
listutxi obstacles that lie between.
The gains are considerable, but they
steSss mere beginning. And though
Oefmen' losses have been huge there
sc1Sss - oot ~ toNb iOL VI heTIIlaIl
soldiers, with surprising quantity
81 equipment and considerable re.
serve OF courage. 1t is going to be n
tough Job to drive them out of France
and Belgium 1t Will be harder still
topress them back to the Rhine. Al.
ter that. nobody knows whether Ger.
many win collapse, or fight with sui.
cidal desperation.
We are going to win. and win a
crushing conclusive victory. That is
certain. Bit It may take longer than
many Of the present.day shouters
think. The one thing sure is this:
The harder. fight we expect, and
ths more srimly we prepare for It,,
ths sooner the end will come. The
best way to smash the Hun Is to
keep on preparing as we prepared
when hs was 30 near to taking the
ceanHel ports and Paris. and fight
him with every ounce Of our strength
- ws would II he were batterlng at
or own doors.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-10-04
TRIPLES THE BONDS BUY


Guns and shells and airplanes ant
bombs and ships and bayonets al
cost money, and lots OF 1t. A few 9th
er items OF government expenditure
for war business, classed among the
Smaller" items, are sufficiently diff
ferent and picturesque to add con
siderably to ones satisfaction In his
most recent Liberty Bond subscrip
tiOn. %
The war department has spent
$2,50O,OOO for shovels; $224.0OO for
blacksmith and $2,70O0OO for car
penter tools; $6,OOO,OOO for axes; and
$47 900, 900 for rolling kitchens.
Other smaller expenditures" are
$37 100000 for wagons and carts 4;
$99,OO0,000 for horses and mules
$G2 100000 for food for them; and
$29, 100000 for harness.
Uncle's Sans grocery bill is rather
large, too, containing as IL does such
items as beans $l2,OOO,OO0, tomatoes
$4,000, 900, -four $37,OO0,OOO. etc.
Clothing, shoes and blankets are
cOstiier items.
Not all of these purchases depend
alone on the money subscribed in
Liberty Loans, But every Liberty
Bond may buy some OF these things.
1t ought to make the humdrum life
OF the civilian who stays at home q
bit more thrilling. He's in the war
like everybody else.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-10-04
YoUR SUBSCRIPTION

"Ilow much should / subscriber
This question is being discussed to.
day In millions of American homes
and offices and factories and mines.
There is no set answer that will 1T
all cases. fr:
The population standard doesn't
work. We cannot divide $4,000, ,000,.
600 by the number OF people In the
country and take the quotient. $50 or
so. as the proper amount to be sub.
scribed by every person. There Is
too much difference In the financial
ability OF the persons.
The family-unit standard doesn't
work any better. Say there are co..
100000 families. That would make
about $500 per family. The financial
ability OF families varies like that OF
individuals.
Moreover the large family, instead
of being held for q subscription pro.
pOrtioned to It's size as a population
group. is generally less able to sub.
scribe literally than a small family.
II children are counted In estimating
the family's quota, they could prop.
erly be reckoned not as family as.
set. but as family liability. The
childless parents, other things being
equal, are able to subscribe more
than the others, The single man,
likewise, Is able to subscribe more
than the father of II family.
Incomes themselves do not afford
any safe criterion. Besides the size
of the family supported by the in.
come, there are many other factors.
Has the family any abnormal and un.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-10-04
| FpEMocRRTlc TICKET

H. Governor james NJ. Cox.
I. Lieut.. Governor-Earl d. Bloom.
! Secretary OF State--William d. Ful.
top.f 1si
Treas. OF State-Chester Z. Bryan
Attorney General-Joseph McGhee
Judges of Supreme Court Oscar
W:sNeStnsn, Phil M. Crow.
Judge Court OF Appeals Robert l.
Adaif. ~
! Congressman--Wm- A. Ashbrook.
State .senator--Carl v. Beebe.
Repressntative-John II. Bone.
Clerk OF .Courts--Walter c. Burris
Sherin--Walter d. Mosholder.
!; Auditor-A. d. Rinehart.
County Commissioners-George w
Hays, John Rice. George M. Shafrer
Treasufer--CiIA.-- 9" Hunt
Recorder Robert cochran.
Sdrveyor--Walter s. Anderson.
Z Prosecuting Auorney-Bert o. Ev.
ans
u Cotoner-(No nominatioD.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-10-04
MI. ZION

MT. ZION, Oct. IA son was born
to Mr. and Mrs. Glyss Davidson on
Sept. 81. .t.ttIt
Virgil Wolfe Is slowly improving.
Calvin Nichols and daughter, o..
I'VE, visited Mr.. and Mrs. Frank.Rine.
hart Sunday. H..
Miss Wave Schooler Ii Ill with vel.
low jaundice. VA !a ~
Mrs. Frances Cochran and daugh-
ter. Ara. spent Friday with Mrs. Ella
Nichols. lti
Milton Hayes and Virgil Wolfe
made q business trip to Cooperdale
Thursday. 8 y,S' .!Gt. ,
Mr.. and Mrs. Grover Harris. Mr..
and Mrs. John Wolfe and Allen
Schooler spent Sunday with Mrs. Ad.
die Schooler.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Johns OF Hunts
and Cary Harris of Winding Fork
spent Sunday with George FIarriA
and family. r..
Nathan Pryor and family visited
relatives near Esto Sunday. '"' ''''
william scoles and wife OF Hen
Peck spent Sunday With Mrs. l.. Dou.
ahey. }t'...
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Ashcraft
spent Sunday with bis father at the
Mt. Vernon hospital .a4 Jt,