LONDON, Oct. 1'.t. — Recent suc
c "isos against Zeppelin raiders have
by no means convinced the authorities
that Germany will abandon them in
the near future. On the contrary,
I ondon is still preparing for the long
dark nights growing dimmer and dim
mer, while some of the suburbs,
which recently have caught most of
the falling bombs, have abandoned
si reel lighting altogether.
In lieu ot lights the authorities have
adopted the policy or painting all
street obstructions white. This ap
plies to the safety isles in the eitv
streets, letter boxes, street bins, fire
alarms, ambulance posts, etc. In
some sections traffic is guided in the
dark by white lines painted along the
curbs.
V. hen Gie lighting restrictions first
went into effect there were hundreds
of accidents, but these have gradually
decreased until the number is no
longer alarming. Streets of the West
k’'d I’iccadilly, the Strand. Tra
lalgar Square — all are crowded
nightly with promenaders and theatre
» mi me
darkened sidewalks in the best of
good humor. There is seldom any
disorder, and petty criminals of the
pas! either have been transformed
inta tirst class fighting men or ef
lectuulh "put away " of course a
Tommy will sometimes take advan
hike of the dark and kiss his sweet
heart, and generally all the soldiers
have their arms securely about their
1,1 -t kill's waist as they stroll along
tin footways. The bishop of London
ha denounced this promiscuous public
love making as all wrong, hut the
Tommies don't appear to have read
the bishop's sermon and no one else
has the heart to stop them.
la that section of London known as
11"' (it> the home of finance and
wholesale trade the nights are par
lii iiLilly dark and mystic. Along to
ward midnight about the only mov
ing object visible is a policeman. In
their night blue uniforms and black
helmets the Hobbies appear almost
sepulchral. They lurk in dark al
coves as a rule, and the pedestrian
.oltcn is startled to find himself face!
to face with a silent guardian of the '
law whose presence was not the least
suspected.
The further dimming of the city
lights since autumn began has un
doubtedly battled tlie Zeppelin pilots.
On the raid of September e;j tln^y were
successful, however, in following cer
tain thoroughfares in the outlying dis
tricts upon which trolley cars were
running. These cars were darkened,
of course, Inn the suggestion has been
made that the trollex flashes possibly
served as a guide.
ii.iiu ilifth'if' <ti>* rwiiu'Vru
by many humorous stories A good
old-fashioned American poker game
was in progress in a West End club
during the Iasi raid. One of the club
attendant eaine into the card room
and anirmnced that the "Zepps have
come, gentlemen.”
”1 thought ! heard the guns going
five minutes or so ago," remarked
one of the English players.
“Why didn't you say something
about it?" asked a somewhat excited
American.
"Well, why should I.” retorted the
Englishman. "1 have been winning
right along, haven't I?"
The story is recalled of one of the
earlier raids, when a little messenger
hoy on a bicycle was pedalling along
toward the cable office when tic looked
around and saw a big Zeppelin ap
parently right behind him. The lucky
little fellow put on more steam, b it
when he looked around the second
time the Zepp was still there and if
anything was gaining on hint. He
spurted forward then with all the
might in his slim little legs, hut the
hum of the airships motors grew loud
er and louder in his ears.
Then a great thought struck the
hoy. He hopped off his wheel, blew
out the light, and at the very first
turning darted down a darkened side
street. To hts great relief the Zepp !
gave up its terrifying personal pursuit »
and kept straight to itB course over t
the main highway. Triumphantly the i
messenger delivered his dispatches
and his hair-raising story of escape
at the cable station.
The raids this autumn are wholly ,
different affairs from those of a year
and more ago. Then the defenses of
London and other cities were scarce
ly developed at all, and the monster
airships could loiter over their victims
for hours with little or no regard for
their own safety. Now they get a very
hot reception soon after they cross
the coast line, and every foot of their
aerial progress is challenged with
bursting shrapnel and blazing incen
diary shells. As to the effectiveness
of the defences in the vicinity of Lon
don, It is shown that of the five or
six Zeppelins which reached this dis
trict in the raids of September 2 and
2", three were brought down a mass
of wreckage from the skies.
Press comment upon the latter raid
is generally In agreement that the de
fences must be so strengthened that
every enemy airship which crosses
from Germany must be destroyed. The
Daily Mail says the raids "will be
abandoned only when they are made
too risky for the Zeppelins and when
the enemy airships are attacked not
only after reaching the Hritish const
but when crossing the sea."
\s to terrifying Londoners, 't can
truthfully be said that the most com
mon comment heard upon the streets
tin- day after the last raid was this
“Yes, I heard the guns, but didn't
get up.''
AVIATORS CLAIM
RECORD FEAT
i
i
i
ISM A!1,1 A, Egypt, Oct. IS. — Brit
ish aviators claim a record feat per
forined during the recent raid on the
Turkish aerodrome at El Arish.
I hiring the raid one of the pilots
"as forced to land several miles west
of El Arish, his machine having been
damaged liy shrapnel. While trying
to repair his engine, lie was discovered
by another British machine, carrying
a pilot and an observer, which landed
beside him to render assistance. It
was found that the damaged machine _
was past repair, and the aviators
burned it to prevent it from falling 1
into the hands of the Turks. The pro- I
blent then was whether the rescuing
aeroplane would be able to carry the
three men away. All three climbed In,
the rescued man crowding in on top
of the observer Several attempts
were made to get away, but the
ground was had and the load too
heavy. Finally one of the aviators
found a stretch of hard ground to
which the machine was taken and fin
ally it got into the air with its big “
* - 4 i
it mu.
Ninety miles across the desert the
t i ■ i «un-ii until uirj i i ai lieu
safety at Kantara. It is claimed that
no two-passenger machine has ever
before flown ninety miles with three
people aboard and that the rescue is
one of the most unusual since the be
ginning of the war.
The HI Arish raid also resulted in
another unusual feat. The Turks were
attacked by flrltlsh machine gun fire
from a height of 200 feet and one
ftritish aviator descended to within
100 feet of a Turkish aeroplane w hich
was standing on the ground surround
ed by seven or eight mechanics, and
dropped a bomb which blew machine
anti men to pieces.
It is said that as a result of this
rail the Turkish air service was com
pletely disorganized for a month.
♦
Fred Miller, a pioneer of Alaska
and a former resident of Fairbanks,
Valdez afld Cordova, hut of late en
gaged in the blacksmith business at
Skagway, expired suddenly while at *
work in that city recently. ^
Rev. Munroe, who conducts a non- |
sectarian church at Seward, has pur- <
t
chased three lots on Third avenue in <
i
that town on which he will erect a i
new church building. !
_ <
The Lang Stove, born in Alaska.
Is the Stove for Alaskans.
Itody made of Armco Rust-Resist
ing Iron.
Polished Cooking Surface.
Will hold fire overnight with wood
or coal.
Will burn green wood.
Ask your dealer for a Lang Stove.
If he cannot supply you write us.
Our line is complete from tha
smallest camp stove to the larg
est hotel range.
Any sourdough will tell you about the
K&ng Stove, They ail know It.
F S. LANG MFG. CO.
IUB THE TAILOR
MERCHANT TAILORING
LADIES’ AND GENT’8.
Suit* Made to Order In Three Daye.
leaning, Pressing and Repairing
Clothes Stared While Out of City.
'HONE .123
w*EH iw McCarthy
Yon Will Find Your
Friends at
THE MECCA
DROP BN AND SEE US.
The
MINT
Thee. Davie, Prep.
STRAIGHT WHISKEY!
IMPORTED WINED
KEY WEST CIGARS
DDNDEO GOODS
NOTHIN® BUT THE BEST
> ♦ » ♦ ♦♦♦•♦♦♦a
The j
Northern i
. _ <
• iSHIMti API V lie I lit •ine»‘PA le » ^
Per the Scat Brand* of
: WINES, I
I LIQUORS
• AND j
i CIGARS
j--|
; Call at the
; POPULAR CORNER \
[ First Avease and C Street <
• 4 *AA**e*e4tee»Me+H
PHONE 127.
Second St., opposite I’ostoffice.
Best of Hand Work. (Jive \U
a Call.
, INSURANCE I
j FIRE, MARINE. L FE and ACCIDENT 1
Insure your 5 • • > s * ' > against fire in!
reliable Insurant e Companies.
We !■ pi' enl 1!. t Niagara, I .niulun.
Phoenix. Hartftiril, Northern, Ctobe
and liutgers, and otner ; ail strong
Board Compani'.
We also represt nt the Maryland
1 Casualty Company, an.l is.-ne Fidelity
land Surety Bonds
’ Northwestern Realty L Trust Co.
Vote For
| Jas. Wickcrsham
Foos Gas Engines |
4 to 5CO Horae Power |i
General Electric Motors 1
Roebling Tramways
Pelton Water Wheels |
Chicago Oil Engines and Compressors
Regal Boat Engines
Harmon MaehineryCo Inc j
Oxy-Acetyleao Welding!
CORDOVA, ALASKA
" ' "'.' ' - ' " ■ -f I J- --1-■ LI—
Mr. Workingman:
After reading the following
letter can you vote for John
vonan for Senator.
(W .. 'I . .
...T. —-_> rS, K~. < •. »—
r MICK OWNKKM aNO uI'KKAToHh '* "ZXh"*
AHHOCIATIO.N £L.V2=
•« I JA., Sm.**, “* '“*»*'*• * M
Uw W Mt A* ( »!•««
t. b h‘-»i» i. ..
C WBaBKY IUMMO.'*U 4o»«t
•KA1TLK *A■ H, ^/V_ — l*>g
Mr ._a
/ j out. l4/A'_
_
The l«r«r. * v~~^_—____
will report to you for work rfc^Aoietely hie arrival in the
Fairbanks Mlntrg District. ' ^hta to sork as soon as
you pd>salbly cao, not latar than o/£ — — , 1 tOo He Is to receive
fro® you fr>.00 per ten hour day and board and Sunk-house free og
charge, also en aeaoeiation card which will entitle.hia to
doctor’s care and hospital treatment free, should ha get hurt or
lnour alcknaaa while in your eapioy ar in the vaploy of any seaber
or our aeeoolatton. He ~nderetende that ha la to have nothing to do
•lth any union federation or any Other agitators whatsoever, but
report dlreotlf to you lacedtately upon his arrival in Fairbanks
■* ■*
Mining District; and he further understands that should ha In any way
• • - * % v
violate the conditions herein oonteioed, he Xerfelts all hia olaia
* ** *»«■ » *• * +‘u>- e# a
on you for aaployaant or to the receipt of an Association card.
m/ it ***** <
Qireara *n4 Optrater*
oot,ttan 9t NlrUati Imu,
Ciotrui.
I
--
Have You Your First Thousand?
Deposit every raontli a little
from your pay check into a sav
i.,K» Account. Every six months we will
v , , - , . fldd compound interest to your
You probably have lived on
, , occount.
less.money than you are mak
ing now. t ....
in a year you will have
t> ... ..... reaped the fruits of vour
By putting a little in a sav- J
• , i ., ... twelve mouths’ labor bv a sub
mgs book every month you will
>. . ... fitantial sum of money in vour
live just the same.
possession.
In a few months you will
... . Try it once. Make a start,
take great pride in seeing your
account stow 1 'r0'v Carnegie
^ ‘ is quoti ■! t t tisand and the
1 V r,,!St w ill in- i I: tilateil vour first
thousand, voting mar - li • n .ft. -tart'today bv
opening a bank account. M. . a gingers vou up. It
gives you confident. If a .rtunitv offers, vou have
the cash. hvervlmth i.• a- ■ > a v makes money. You’ll
& find that a bankbook \ ■ .1, ^
THE FIRST
RESOURCES OVER $400,000.00
SERVICE, SECURITY, SATISFACTION