BIG ARMY BEING
TRAINED IN;
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(By Associated Press)
THE HAGUE, Netherlands, Dec. 27.
—Only some two days’ march north of
the battle arena In Flanders stands a
formidable army, intact, fresh and
vigorous, that has not yet fired a shot ]
in the great war. It is the army of
the Netherlands.
That army is ever growing. The
work of training began feverishly back
in August, 1914, and it has been car
ried on without a break ever since in
all parts o', the country. A special
law was passed some two years since
greatly widening the circle of those
liable to service, w'ith the result that
all the men under arms on August 1,
1914, now have been relieved by new
ly-trained men and sent home, though
they can be recalled to the colors im
mediately should occasion arise.
That the country’s military leaders
have no intention to rest on their oars
after the achievement is shown by a
bill that has just reached parliament
providing for a re-examination of all
men of the Landsturm born since 1885
who had been rejected for one reason
or another. This measure is expected
to yield a very substantial amount of
fresh human material.
. How large a mass of trained men
Holland could now place in the field
is easily discernible. There is first
the army that was mobilized in the
days of the war’s outbreak, probably
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not far short of a quarter of a mill
ion men, and now all at home on in
definite leave. Then there is the new
army, now under arms, of a like size.
Moreover, there is a very considerable
body of men who, prior to 1914, had
finished their period of 15 years in
Militia. Landwrere and Landatrum, but
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who are subpect to call should occa
aion require.
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This should bring the number of
trained men available to half a mill
ion men and possibly well over that
number, constituting a far more form
idable and probably better-trained
fighting force than the Netherlands
has ever before possessed in her his
tory.
In equipment, too, the Netherlands
army has made great strides during
the past three years. The ammuni
tion industry has been reorganized
and enormously extended. The artil
lery arm, in which the country was
notoriously weak, has been reinforced
in so far as material was obtainable.
Some guns are on order. The delivery
of anti-aircraft guns is also in course
of execution.
Serious efforts are being exerted
to improve Holland’s aerial service.
A reorganization is contemplated that
is estimated to cost between $7,200,000
and $7,800,000. The new scheme pro
vides for 15 airplane divisions com
prising fifty-eight battle planes and
66 scouting planes. Despite Germany’s
own big needs, the arrival of a dozen
machines from that country was re
I ported a few days ago.
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The first twins born in Anchorage
arrived there the first of December
to take UP their residence with Mr.
and Mrs. Joseph Dempsey.
At a special meeting of the An
chorage Chamber of Commerce, held
recently the Alaska Fair association
was organized and $3,160 of the capi-,
tal stock of the association subscrib
ed for. It is expected to make the ag-'
rlcultural exposition held last fall for
the first time a permanent annual
event.
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I 0!d Time New Year Cals jj
Q »*»vww». v»«a’.»vvn v-wv f;
a"N the late sixties, says tl. II. Putnam
in “Memories of a Publisher," New
York lmd not yet outgrown certain
"f its old fashioned or so culled provin
cial habits. One of the customs was
that of making New Year’s calls, n
practice that lmd been Inherited from
lie I hitch founders of t In* city. 1-ong
before the beginning of the twentieth
rt r.tury the growth or the metropolis
had made impossible this pleasant anil
convenient habit of coming into touch
i at least once a yean with a circle of
family friends, hut in 1S00 the ladles
still stayed at home on New Year’sday,
ami old men and youngsters did what
hey could in the hours between 11 in
I he morning and midnight to check o(T
with calls of from live to lifteen min
utes their own visiting list witli that
of their wives, their sisters or their
mothers.
In my own diary for Jan. 1. 1MMI. I
tlnd the entry. “Made thirty-live calls."
I remember on that day coining back
in the middle of the afternoon for a
word with my tuof ter and hurling old
Mr. ISr.vant in her parlor. It was sleet
ing violently outside, and tin* luxurious
young men of tin* day were going about
in coupes. It was the practice, in order
to save expense, for two or three men
to join in the expense of a carriage for
he day. Mr. Iiryant, however, had
trudged through the sleet and in re
sponse to some words from my mother
of appreciation of Ins effort in coming
out in such weather replied cheerily:
‘Why. 1 rather like n fresh tempera
ture, Mrs. Putnam. It is only the young
men who are chilly and lazy."
Fifteen or eighteen years lab>r New
Year's calls in society had become a
tradition of the past
CHEAPER CIVILIAN CLOTHES
BE MADE IN ENGLAND
(By Associated Press)
LONDON, Dec. 27.—It has been
definitely decided to manufacture a
mixture standard cloth for civilian
wear which will be produced at about
six shillings per yard. The orders
will be arranged by the wool board of
control and the price for a man's suit
of clothes will be about twelve and a
half dollars, youths ten dollars and
boy* from five and a half to seven and
a half dollars.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
In the Probate Court for the Terri
tory of Alaska, Third Division. Val
dez Precinct, at Valdez, in Probate.
In the matter of the Estate of
Robert D. Gray, Deaceased. No. 173. j
The undersigned, having on the1
30th day of November, 1917, been
appointed executor of the estate ot
Robert I). Gray, Deceased, notice is
hereby given to the creditors of and
■ill persons having claims against de
ceased or his estate, to exhibit them
with the necessary vouchers, within
six months after the first publication
of this notice to said executor at his
office and place of business in Cor
dova, Alaska, the same being the
place for the transaction of business
for said estate in the Territory of
Alaska. The first publication of this
notice is published on the 6th day of
December, 1917.
JAMES SMITH
Executor of the Estate of Robert I).
Gray, Deceased.
First publication December 6. 1917.
Last publication December 31. 1917.
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