ANCHORAGE DAILY TIMES
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Entered in the Anchorage Postoffice June 5, 1915, as second class matter
under the Act of of March 3. 1873.
For President—Charles Evans Hughes.
For Delegate to Congress—James Wickersham
ANCHORAGE, ALASKA, SATURDAY, AUGUST 5, 1916.
SUBSCRIPTIONS MUST BE PAID IN ADVANCE.
Hereafter, subscriptions to The Daily Times must be
paid in advance, except in the case of regular advertisers in
the columns of The Times. The subscription list has grown to
such proportions that this policy is rendered absolutely neces
sary, because the monthly loss of several hundred subscrip
tions means the loss of several hundred dollars, which no bus
iness. however prosperous it may he, can long afford to stand.
It costs several hundred dollars a month to keep collectors in
the field, and this expense could he saved, if subscribers
would call at the business office on the first of the month and
pay for the ensuing month. In a new community, with a more
or less shifting population, such a policy becomes necessary.
The Times is seeking to give subscribers as good a newspaper
as the town will afford. That it is succeeding is evident from
the constantly growing subscription list. But it i- apparent to
any who give the matter thought that it is absolutely necessary
that subscriptions be paid, without the extra expense attached
to keeping several collectors constantly in the field. Subscrib
ers, we are sure, will appreciate our attitude and consider it
justified in the circumstances. At very little trouble and in
convenience, subscribers may call at the business office and pay
for the paper, thus saving us a substantial sum monthly, and
permit us to employ the saving made in betterments in the
paper.
AS TO THE WAR NEWS.
How often does one hear the remark from unthinking per
sons that they give no heed whatever to the war news in ti e
newspaper, for the reason that they have no confidence what
ever in the reports as published. For the benefit of these
thoughtless individuals, we will say that the war news, as gath
ered by the big news gathering associations, such as the Inter
national News Service, the Associated Press and the United
Press, i- very reliable, in the main, for the reason that the
daily reports from the various war activities are given out to
these big news-gathering concerns in the form of olncial bul
let in:-, issued by the respective governments at issue. Hence,
if a daily newspaper receives the reports of either one of these
big news organizations, that newspaper is giving its patrons
only legitimate, bona fide war news. The Times, for instance,
has an excellent daily report of the progress of the war, be
cause it receives the reports of one of these big news-gathering
organizations. One may be very well potsed on the progress
of the world war if he takes no other publication than The
Times.
It is true that the large city dailies publish more war
news, but much of it is detail matter, while much of it is mere
verbiage, supplied to fill space by special writers who are paid
so much a column for their contributions. The verbiage part
of the war news is chiefly comprised of surmise and conjecture,
usually ^fie opinion of one man about the doings of the war.
But-ihe official war new- is published in the smaller news
papers as well as in the larger dailies, and these reports must
be taken as substantially correct.
As a matter of fact, the reading public in the United
States gains a much better knowledge of the real war condi
tions than does the public in the countries involved in the
struggle, because, say in Great Britain, the British newspapers
color their news to favor the allies’ side, while in Germany the
same thing is done. Such a condition could not well be other
wise, because it is the prime duty of the newspapers in these
respective countries to instill faith and hope in the minds of
the public.
As a neutral, the United State- is in no such condition.
The legitimate newspaper, and in this category we have no
hesitancy in placing The Times, publishes the news uncolored
and uncensored. If the allies achieve a great victory, the fact
is published as a matter of course. If the central powers are
the victors in a mighty battle, the news is published with equal
fairness and candor. It makes no difference whatever as to
the sympathies of the telegraph editor. His sole thought is to
publish the news as it comes to him over the wires. His pride
in his work, if he is a legitimate newspaper man, urges him to
publish the news as it comes. He knows that many of the pat
rons of the newspaper are pro-ally and many of the patrons are
pro-Teuton in their sympathies. He likewise knows that the
public is entitled to know the news, regardless of which side
it favors.
In view of the care that is exercised by the great news
gathering concerns, in their treatment of the war news, it i>
hardly fair to flippantly overlook the war new in the columns,
on the theory that it is unreliable. It is as reliable as unlim
ited wealth, the best brains in the round world, the most re
sourceful, skilled and energetic men in any class man make it.
The petty little trick indulged in by the democratic divi
sional convention at Juneau, in pasing a resolution “that the
picture of Delegate James Wicker-ham be considered as turn
ed to the wall,” is unworthy of Alaskans, who are known, as a
class, to be above the pettiness that is characteristic of the pro
vincial. The astounding tiling about the matter is that the
convention as a whole would countenance such a breach of
the canons of society. In a gathering, it is possible always to
find one or two narrow individuals who would favor petty
things, but in Alaska, \vuth a goodly number gathered together,
such an incident is without precedent.
“The Store That Has What Yon Want—When Yon Want It.” i
Loussac’s Daily Gossip
SATURDAY, AUGUST 5,1916.
Vol. 1. NO. 16. ANCHORAGE, ALASKA 4th anti D
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Better Drugs Here
Better Prices Here
Better Trade Here
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The store that has what you want—when you want it.
Agents and distributors:
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Augustine & Kyer’s Chocolates.
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R. Service’s Poems of Alaska, “The Spell of the Yu
kon,” “Ballads of the Cheechaco,” “Rhymes of a Rolling
, Stone.”
Rex Beach’s Fovels of Alaska Life.
The Ansco Camera.
Libbey’s Cut Glass.
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NATE WHITE, Captain.
Carrying U. S. Mail Between
Anchorage, Hope, Sunrise
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Passengers and Baggage.
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WEATHER REPORT
7 a. m. August 5, 1916.
Station Temp. Day Wind j
Ship Creek . 52 Rain Calm
Summit .50 Rain South
Girdwood.50 Rain Calm
Mile 52 . 48 Rain Calm
Seward. 62 Rain Calm
Moose Creek . 50 Rain Calm
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PATHE NEWS Appear First, Then Follows:
“Ham At the Garbage Gentleman’s Ball, “The Fable of
The Statesman Who Didn’t Make Good,” “('animated
Nooz,” and “Through the Canadian Rockies” (same
reel), “Mabel’s Wilful Way,” and “The Rent Jumpers.”
7:30 and 9
SUNDAY AND MONDAY, AUGUST 6 AND 7
The Favorite American Actor
DUSTIN FARNUM
In a Magnificent Picturization of the
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STOVES, RANGES,
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