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(By Associated Press)
SOMEWHERE IN ALBANIA, Oct
15—Twenty-six Californians who form
one of the ambulance sections of the
American Field Service, are the lat
est arrivals in Albania. All of them
have been in the service in France
and experienced the intensive war
fare that goes on there, and who find
the work here much harder though
just as interesting.
The shocking condition of the roads
is as largely responsible as any other
factor for making the work more dif
ficult. The country is mountainous
and breakdowns are the regular or
der of the day. As frequently as not
wheels come off or break and the am
bulances have to be left on mountain
roadsides until assistance can reach
them.
Many of the "posts" are perched on
hillsides, often in plain sight of the
Austrians, and their trenches are fre
quently in view. By the same token
the Austrians can see the ambulances
as they climb up and down. But
warfare in this section is considered
“gentlemanly”, so that the Ameri
cans are never fired upon, but the
transport of munitions up the hills
is so difficult that it is never wasted
on moving objects and is saved for
definite stationary objects.
Air raids are frequent and excit
ing but the natives seem to get the
worst of them. That is principally
because the Austrians seem to choose
just the time for raiding that the
French are over the Austrian Terri
tory, and none of the aviators ever
seems to get hurt.
The Americans had great difficulty
at the beginning with the food, water
and climate but are used to them all
now. in between their duties they
find time to study the native popula
tion which in general is ragged and
poverty stricken. Many of them un
derstand English, since they have been
la the United States as contract la
borers.
Much of the country has been bad
ly devastated by this and preceeding
wars, many villages have been razed
and ideserted, while scarcely a one
but shows evidence of the struggles,
Vrices arC sky high and going high
er all the time. Bread, which used to
sell for thirty centimes per loaf be
fore the Balkan Wars, is two francs
per loaf now, and has been five francs
a loaf during the past winter. The
population would ha-e starved in fact
if it had uai. been tor the Freuch
army, because the people had sold its
food supply to the Austro-German
forces.
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GERMANY LOSING
(By Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 10. — For the
first time since the beginning of the
war Germany's military strength is
showing signs of decrease, according
to an expert review based on data
from the French general staff and
made public here by the French high
commission.
Worn down and driven back by the
ceaseless pounding of the allies, the
Germans have made a supreme mili
tary effort only by drawing heavily on
their 1919 reserves.
Various estimates of Germany’s
waning strength have been made and
statements have been issued from un
official sources to the effect that a
weakness had been noted, but this is
the first authentic and dependable as
sent given such reports.
At the same time, the allies have
only just reached, and are prepared to
maintain their full strength, while
awaiting the coming of the great army
from America. The enemy’s resources
are diminishing at the very time when
the situation requires that they be in
creased. This situation foreshadows
what the nature of operations will be
in 1918, when France, England and
America unite their three-fold strength
of attacks of unprecedented propor
tions.
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BUENOS AIRES. Oct. 15—The sale
of the Mihanovitch Steamship Line
this week to the Royal Mail Steam
Packet Company and Dosero Broth
ers. a local shipping firm, is by far
the most important of the many sales
of Argentine Shipping which have
have been recorded since the war com
menced. The price paid for 75 per
cent, of the preferred and common
stock was equivalent to $7,005,900 In
United States gold. The new hold
ing company will have a base of oper
ations about 350 ships and several
shipyards.
The Mihanovitch Line was the own
er of the steamship Presidente Mitre,
the capture of which nearly embroiled
Argentine and Great Britain in inter
national difficulties two years ago,
the problem being solved by the re
turn of the vessel to Buenos Aires by
its English capturers.
The founding of the Mihanovitch
Line was one of the most dramatic
stories of the many men who came to
Argentine poor and made a fortune.
Fifty-three years ago, Nicholas Mihan
ovich, a poor Austrian sailor. landed
In Buenos Aires penniless. After
making his way to Paraguay and
working there awhile, he returned to
Puenos Aires homesick to await a
chance of working his way home.
For some time, he rowed a small
boat out to incoming vessels and
ferried the passengers ashore. Lat
er, he ran a tug or two and from this
begining he built up the largest nav
igation company in the Argentine.
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Tl
ATHENS, Oct. 15—The new gov
ernment which succeeded that of King
Constantine, has adopted radical
measures towards the Supreme Court,
or Areopagos, on the charge of hav
ing used its high official functions
for political ends in protecting the of
ficials of the late king, and permit
ting the persecutions of the Venize
los element. The Chief Justice. As
sociate Chief Justice aad five Asso
ciate Justices have been summarily
removed, and some sixty judges of
courts below the Supreme Court are
similarly displaced. Such a sweeping
overturn of the judiciary has never
been known here before.
The Minister of Justice has explain
ed to Parliament that conditions were
such as to warrant the suspension o(
the constitutional provision givin?
the judiciary a fixed term of office
Ho referred to the dismissal of the
Supreme Court and other judges as a
work of purification, and said it would
be continued until all those who had
taken a hand in politics were re
moved. He cited a number of in
stances in which the harsh treat
ment of the Venizelists last Decem
ber resulted from rulings by the
courts.
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JAPAN LAYS KEEL OF
NEW SUPER-DREADNAUGHT
(By Associated Press)
KURE, Japan, Oct. 15—The keel of
the new mammoth super-dreadnaught
Nagato which will displace 32,000 tons
was recently laid in the Naval Yard.
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Don't miss seeing our shoe line. We
have a full line of them, as smart as
any made. Clayson. The Clothier.
IN THE DISTRICT COURT FOR THE
TERRITORY OF ALASKA. THIRD
DIVISION.
No. C-130.
Mabel E. Sprague, Plaintiff, vs. Her
bert A. Sprague, Defendant.
SUMMONS.
The President of the United States of
America, Greeting:
To Herbert A Sprague, the above
named defendant.
You are hereby required to appear
in the District Court for the Territory
of Alaska, Third Division, within
thirty days after the completion of the
publication of this summons, to-wit,
within thirty days after the 22nd day
of October. 1917, and answer the com
plaint of Mabel E. Sprague, the above
named plaintiff, in the above entitled
cause, which cause is an action for
divorce in one of the cases prescribed
by law wherein the plaintiff prays for
a decree dissolving the bonds of mar
riage between herself and you and for
such other and further relief as to the
court may seem right and proper in the
premises. And you are hereby noti
fied that if you fail to appear and an
swer said complaint as herein re
quired, the said plaintiff will take
judgment against you for want there
of. and will apply to the court for the
relief demanded in her complaint, as
hereinbefore set out.
The order for the publication of this
summons was duly made and entered
on the 6th day of September, 1917.
Witness the Honorable Fred M.
Brown, judge of said court, and the
seal thereof this 6th day of Septem
ber, in the year of our Lord the one
thousand nine hundred and seven
teenth and of our Independence the
one hundred and forty-first.
fSo?l of the District Court,
Territory of Alaska.
Third Division.)
ARTHUR LANG,
Clerk District Court, Third Division,
Territory of Alaska,
By C. H. Wilcox, Deputy.
First Publication. Sept. 11. 1917.
Last publication, Oct. 22, 1917.
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reason why thev ’re so different from
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upper of which are stuck together
by hand.
“HIPRESS” Boots are made out of
such tough stock—actually the same that
goes into Goodrich Tires — that they
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BOX 13. CORDOVA, ALASKA
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Office over Cordova C^ug Store.
Calls may be left at Cordova
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Phones—Residence 115; office 132.
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JUNEAU, ALASKA
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veyors for Alaska.
1102 L. C. SMITH BLDG., SEATTLE.
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diseases and deformities of the
eye, ear, note and throat; glasses
fitted.
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