MINISTER OF COLONIES RAN KIP
OPPOSES IN TER N ATI ON A LI -
ZATION OF CONGO.
ABSOLUTE CONTROL WANTED
Official of Invaded Kingdom Says Hi
Country Made Terrible Sacrifice fo
Honor and Duty and Expects He
Integrity Restored.
PARIS, April 6.—Belgium’s colonia
policy after the war and the fate o
(p, Belgian Congo after peace ha;
! en concluded was the subject ot ai
address delivered at the Sorbonne bj
IP I rian Mini.-ter oi Colonies Rankin.
“ i here has been much talk lately.’
s:.iti Mr.Rankin, “of the late of Con
tral Africa. It seems to me that tin
je of that territory has been settle*
■ a long time, as far as that part o!
which is not German is concerned
A - to the fate of the German colonies
.s not for me to suggest or advise
“ i here has been a question raise*
’.'Lely as to the internationalization oi
• basin of Central Africa or if not
i ■ mplete internationalization, at leasl
the establishment of an international
control for the protection of the un
tie s. Those are generous ideas per
: but wi.1 i-y impracticable, con
. to flu v-otion Oj’ sovereignty and
pal: b.
e t uep!
g nt v
ith justic*
expressed the opinion
could be aci pled that
Belgium o:' its absolute
t .e v ongo. ! b. said:
node-m as P> igiu: i find*
I: how, it has conscience oi liav
i the words and of having done
do -ds in confonc.itv with Konoi
duty when the terrible aggression
Germany put civilma'-b.-, in ton
ly. Th least that civ'ia can
f< it a ft ei th< v ar is to see thal
grity sox t\
io. dene:*, its territmi*- be rest m e
. • : it he guarant-wd ag'iinst fu
■peb.ium has -d ail to it.
* -: nto th . • of destiny
at. h'.-itati n she has t; rowri all he;
< ngtii for the defense of civiliza
tion. The least that can be recognizee
by the world now, is, that while there
may be guarantees equals to the won
co Belgium, there is none superior.”
COAXING THK SALMON.
Try Trout Fishing Tactics When Vot
Go Af ter This Game Fish.
When you are going to make a tr\
ror salmon remember your trout fish
ing. Keep low in the grass and bushes
cast delicately over the entire pool, be
ginning at the tail, where the lish art
most apt to be in ordinary weather
and, working up to the very head
v'i-evt they arc often found after i
N.-e of water, propel the vrith tin
v:»*iety of n otion known to evers
r, and p: rularly try it a1
vai Lous depths.
1 have often found that the or.!\
y t sta: a sal mo ? to s ! <
fly at least two feet rr d r-.-’y - n
tiny spasmodic t itc! now and C.
(as of a d: owning insect) to do the
trick. This is often effective a-her ;
up inci
repeat the experiment.
When a ri<e comes it will probablj
1 a \v one. Do not move the fly af
er n. Stril
but firmly, on the first impact if ih<
i nc is short, and when you have < ;
. two or three after the rise if th<
ng. A not to strike
a able at ail, pertains only to swif
■/.a: i when fishing downstream. Un
d any other conditions failure t<
ike is often suicidal.—Outing.
LABOR FOR SHIPYARDS.
ALBUQUERQUE, N. M., April 6.
Sh Ipyard workers, lialf of whom ar<
declared never to have seen a ship o;
even an ocean or other large body o.
water have been recruited here fo:
work at government shipyards on thf
Pacific and Atlantic coasts.
These men, although they are no'
experienced in shipyard work are ex
port mechanics.
—
r TEUTONS MAKE ANOTHER TER
RIFIC EFFORT TO BREAK
THROUGH TO AMIENS.
.j ALLIED LINES ARE HOLDING.
—
5 Supremo Commander Foch Declares
r| That Boche Tidal Wave Mas Been
Broken and That All Is “Going
Well” at Present Time.
‘ | LONDON. April 6.—Germans on
the one side and British and French
>n tne other side are at grips today in
1 ame of the fiercest lighting of the
war in the Picardy sector, where the
| kaiser’s forces last night started a
; '.(Trifle renewal of their effort to
; break through to Amiens. The en
: onto allied lines are holding and Su
preme Commander Foch told newspa
j per correspondents at the battlefront
. 'day that this latest effort of the
i' utons is doomed to failure.
The German drive against Amiens
now extends along a thirty-eight mile
front, from the Avre river on the
oi:th to a point nori.h of the Somme
Aver on the north.
On Bank'' of Avre.
Oil the north and south banks of the
Avar last night, the Germans started
heir attempted drive in this sector
ah an extremely violent artillery
lieuterV News Agency >ays that at
i;:\ break this morning the Germans
attacked th< littl town of Corbie
t c. ■ So* .me river valley. The Ger
iuib adv; ’iced in dense waves. The
thrust of the Teutons was west of the
Vaire wood toward the Amiens road.
All Is Going Well,
du e Commander Foch told the
ev ..up-v cor res pondt nts that the
legman tidal wave was broken and
ail was "going well.” He de
< 'd that the eat; nte allied troops
•ill try r.ew to get the upper hand.
. a i of Lis sta.ement that the Ges
so d i ce is inilte«i. he pointed to the
‘act that the Teutons in the last two
have aa.de only slight and im
■ latorial gains on the battlefront.
Even those small gains, he declared,
had been equalised at some points by
advances by the entente allies.
UNCLE SALT’S MARINES.
A l ine Body of Fighters and Always
Ready for Battle.
United States marine are always to
he found where trouble breaks out if
the scene is in reach of transports or
warships. They are quartered on every
first class ship oi' the navy, ready to
go ashore as infantry, as heavy or
fight artillery or in machine gun
squads.
There is not aud never was a better
body of fighting men ashore or afloat
an t'ii Ar erican maiines. Their 1 ra
dliion of efficiency and fearlessness is
one of the Fnest. Usually they gc
against the enemy when heavily out
numbered and often are required to
• hold their own in the midst of hostile
populations until bluejackets and the
army can be sent to back them up. It
is only natural that the most adventur
ous spirits from every quarter of the
world, soldiers of fortune who want to
bo al ways in a good fight, should have
been attracted to a force which offers
so many opportunities of the kind.
Xo company, no squad, of United
■ States marines has ever shown the
’oath r. They are of ■ c
. of military nobility. On their cap:
J F y vr.'i” a little metal globe and the
words “Semper Fidelis”—they go
ei the fl ig is carrie i, where
> trouble Is thickest, and they are the
ever faithful legion which never fails
| us.-—Providence Journal.
GOOD DEEDS NECESSARY.
- When crediting a man with his good
’ intentions let us remember that jn or
der to get them cashed they must be
backed bv good deeds.
TIMBER SUPPLY.
With care there is tirrfcer enough in
. the United States to last 444 years,.
I according to a government expert.
COMMITTEE ON TERRITORIES
UNANIM0 ITSLY RECOM MEN I)S
C O N F I R M A T I () N .
ALL OPPOSITION DISSIPATED
t_
Approval of President’s Appointment
by I'pper Branch of Congress Is
Only Matter of Form—Will Be
Ninth Executive.
WASHINGTON, D. C., April C.—
The senate committee on territories
today unanimously recommended the
confirmation of President Wilson’s
nomination of Thomas Riggs, jr., as
governor of Alaska.
There have been indications of stout
opposition to the confirmation of Mr.
Riggs, but the action of the committee
today dissipates all this opposition
and Mr. Riggs’ confirmation by the
senate is now only a matter of form.
Mr. Riggs will be Alaska’s ninth
governor.
After the purchase of Alaska from
Russia, the territory was under the
supervision of the treasury and navy
departments for the period from 1807
until 1884, when the district of Alaska
was first organized, under an act of
congerss, after which the first gov
ei no • was named. Since 1884 . ight
different men have acted as governor.
The names of these chief executives of
Alaska, and the terms during which
they served are as follows:
John 11. Kinkhead—From Septem
ber 15. 188 L until May 8, 1885.
A. P. S 'ineford Fro < May 0, 1885
un il April 12, 188:;.
Lyman 11. Knapp—-From April 12,
188'), until August 28, 181)8.
James Sheakley—From August 28,
18:)3, until July 4, 1807.
John C. Brady—From July 15, 1887,
until April 28, If Of).
William R. Hoggatt- From April
28, 11/Of, until September 80. 1000.
Waiter K. Clark—From October 1,
1until May 20, 1018.
J. F. A. Strong—From May 21, 1018.
DEPUTY MARSHAL MOSSMAX
GIVES WARNING TO FOR
EIGN REGISTRANTS.
Only one move day remains for Ger
man subjects to obtain identification
cards from the United States mar
shal’s office. All male German sub
jects over the age of fourteen years
were required to register their names
with the postmaster between March
18 and March 23. Since March 23 the
federal authorities have been investi
gating the statements made by the
registrants. In the event the investi
gation is satisfactory to the authori
ties an investigation card is issued to
the registrants who must carry it with
him at all times. Monday night has
[•been set as the time when all regis
trants must have their cards. Twelve
registrants have so far made personal
application at the marshal’s office and
have been given cards, declares Dep
uty Marshal Clarence W. Mossman.
All who registered are required to
call personally at the marshal’s office
for their cards. All male German
subjects who have failed to register
are subject, beside the other penal
ities, to arrest and detention in the
federal jail during the period of the
war.
WASHINGTON, D. C., April 6.—
The Swiss government has formally
queried the American state depart
ment asking the reason for the intern
ment of Karl Muck, the noted music
ian, formerly leader cf the Boston
Symphony orchestra.
Muck is technically a Swiss citizen
although a German by birth.
ORIGIN OF SARSAPARILLA.
Sarsaparilla of commerce come"
from a species of srfi'ax.
ARTICLES NOT EXCEEDING 11
POUNDS IN WEIGHT CAN BE
TRANSMITTED.
ENTIRELY FREE OF POSTAGE.
Communications Are Subject to Cen
sorship Regulations and Then Will
Be Sent Through Red Cross in
Switzerland.
WASHINGTON, D. C., April 6.—
All mailable articles (including par
i cel-post packages not exceeding elev
1 en pounds in weight) to or from pris
i oners of war are entitled to transmis
| sion in the international mails free
i of postage.
All mail shall be plainly addressed
I to the prisoner of war, giving name,
! designation, and name of camp at
' which lie is held, and be marked “pris
| oner of war mail, via New York.” In
i addition it should bear the name and
i address of the sender, and in the case
| of parcel-post packages the relation
ship of the. sender to the prisoner of
war addressed should be clearly stat
ed.. Parcel-post packages for Ameri
•an prisoners in enemy countries may
not be sent by organizations or soci
eties, am! only one such package per
, month may be sent to any one pris
oner of war, the limit of weight for
each package being eleven pounds.
If more are received, the one appar
ently from the prisoner’s next of kin
■ v"I! he forwarded and the others held
in New York, pending communication
with the sender, with whose consent
>uch excess packages may be for
warded to some other prisoner of
war who, in that particular month,
(has received no package from any
s >m\e. If such consent be not given,
t!ie packages will be returned to the
sender
limited to Certain Articles.
Onh the following: articles may be
included in packages sent to Ameri
can prisoners of war:
Belts (not made of leather), brush
es (hab-, hand, tooth, shaving and
shoe), buttons, candy (hard), cigars,
cigarettes, combs, crackers or bis
cuits, gloves (not made of leather),
j handkerchiefs, knife (pocket), needles
and thread, pencils, pens, penholders,
pins, pipes, safety razors and blades,
; shaving soap, powder or cream, scarf,
-horts, shoe laces (not made of leath
j er), smoking or chewing tobacco,
'soap (toilet), socks, sweaters, tooth
! powder (paste or liquid mouth wash),
I towels, underwear, personal photo
, graphs, periodicals published prior to
beginning of the war.
All Mail Censored.
No communication will be permitted
to contain any statement, allusion, or
suggestion of a nature to be of assist
; once to an enemy or ally of an enemy,
nor shall any statement therein con
tained relate to any commercial trans
actions.
All mail will be censored by the ex
| ecutive postal censorship committee
I in New York and will then be placed
i in pouches, labeled to the American
j Red Cross central committee for pris
j oners of war, Berne, Switzerland.
MOCK SUNS OF THE ARCTIC.
The mock suns of the arctic regions
are somewhat similar to the mirages
of the desert. As the long winter
night of the polar regions wanes once
every twenty-four !Yarns a slight glow
is seen at some point on the horizon.
Often accompanying this glow is seen
| the phenomenon of the mock suns,
j Several degrees up in the heavens as
many as five of these spectral orbs
have been seen at one time. Invari
I ably they are' all connected in a ge
ometric figure, the suns seemingly
bound together with circles and arms
of light. The explonation of the phe
nomenon is given by physicists as re
fraction and reflection of light from
the real sun below the horizon on the
mists in the upper atmosphere.
WORDS LIKE SUNBEAMS.
Words resemble sunbeams — tbr
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IMPORTS AND EXPORTS FOR 1917
SHOW PHENOMENAL IN
CREASES IN ALL LINES.
RAW MATERIALS PURCHASED.'
_
Heavy Shipments of Gold Constitute
One of Most Striking Features of,
L Year, Receipts Greatly Exceeding
Expenditures.
WASHINGTON, D. C„ April 6.~
The figures for the total imports and .
exports of Japan for the calendar year
1917 have just been made public at
Tokio. These returns do not show
the trade between Japan anti individ
ual countries.
Phenomenal Increase.
A phenomenal record was establish-j
ed in 1917 both for imports and ex- j
ports. Imports for the first time;
passed the $500,000,000 (1,000,000,000,
yen) mark, and exports reached $799,
000.000 (1,600,000,000 yen). These j
figures represent a gain of .‘57 per cent!
in the case of imports and 42 per cent ;
in the case of exports.
Every group of imports, except pre
pared foodstuffs and tobacco, and ■
every group of exports, except miscel
laneous products, participated in the :
general increase. Among the imports
are largest increase in absolute fig
ures is found in the group of raw ma
terials; the largest relative increase
is found in the group of partly manu
factured goods. The increases in im
ports of raw cotton and steel plates j
contributed largely to the gain of
these two groups.
Groups of Manufactures.
Among the exports the group of
wholly manufactured goods shows the j
largest absolute and relative increase.
To this gain cotton fabrics contribut
ed most largely.
Prior to the war the group of raw
materials showed steady gains at the j
expense of fully manufactured goods*
among the imports of Japan. Since j
the war this movement has become ;
more marked. At the same time part
ly manufactured goods have shown a
marked relative increase at the ex- j
pense of foodstufs and tobacco. The
enormous expansion of shipbuilding
and of other branches of the metal in
dustries has called for vastly aug
mented supplies of iron and steel in
partly manufactured form. Moreover
the scarcity of tonnage and the ad- j
vance in ocean freights have lessened
absolutely as well as relatively the
importation of foreign foods.
Movements of Gold Heavy.
Heavy shipments of gold during the
first nine months of the year consti
irsvsvj
tute one of the most striking features
in Japan’s foreign trade for 1017. In
November and December the imports
of gold were negligible in amount, and
in October only $1,352,000, mostly in
the first ten days of the month. Prac
tically all, therefore, of the $193,000,
000 of gold imports arrived during the
first nine months of the year; and
most of this was received from the
United States,
Exports of gold, while especially
large for the first nine months, am
ounted to only $3,000,000 in October,
and ceased entirely after that month.
The very large balance of imports
of specie fails to balance the excess of
merchandise exported. Naturally the
exchange rate shows a material rise.
BRICKBAT WAS BIRTHSTONE.
“The birthstone is supposed to con
trol our destinies. Now, what is your
birthstone ?”
“Judging from my life experience I
am inclined to believe it is a brickbat.”
Ihe Sitka Hat Springs
These springs are five in
number and one of the old land
marks of Alaska. The Russians
had a hospital there in 184L,
where they sent patients with
diseases of the skin and consti
tutional blood disorders.
The temperature averages
14f> degrees Fahrenheit at the
Spring. The baths are effica
cious for rheumatism, stomach
and liver troubles, kidney and
bladder diseases, and for consti
tutional disorders.
These springs are in charge
of Dr. F. L. Goddard. The
terms for room, board, and
baths, S2 a day and up. Cabins,
$7.50 per month and up, includ
ing furnishings, except bed
ding. ADDRESS
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