Right There, It Was!
What a glorious thrill comes to the veteran when he revisits
the scenes where, with his comrades, he won imperishable glory.
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Petersburg Packing Company ha*
purchased the equipment of the Cha
tham Straits Packing Company at
Washington Hay and Idaho Inlet and
'Hill operate salteries at these sta
tions and a store at Washington Hay.
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The Alaska By-Products Company,
Alfred Curtiss of Blaine, pre iden
is erecting ti plant at Ketchikan fo
the production of meal and oil.
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Construction has startl'd on a tie
dredge for the Fairbanks (’.old Mil
ing Company, located on Fairbank
Creek.
— Howard and Hamilton Watches —
Railroad Grade and Best Timepieces Made
Alarm Clocks from $1.75 to $4.00
Snow Glasses, in Smoked and Amber, from 50c to $1.50
PAUL BLOEDHORN
PHONE 43 JEWELER AND WATCHMAKER
| Alaskan Hotel
ROBERT GOTTSCHALK—Proprietors,
£• “The House of Comfort.”
| THE BEST EQUIPPED HOTEL IN
| ALASKA
| BARBER SHOP IN CONNECTION.
vi Hot and Cold Water, Electric Bells,
:§ Electric Lights, Steam Heat, Suites
| With Bath.
I CORDOVA . ALASKA
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J NORTHERN MEAT MARKET
Wholesale and Retail Dealers in
I FRESH BEEF, PORK, VEAL, MUTTON AND PRO
| VISIONS
Particular Attention and Prompt Service Given to Orders from
| Mining Camps, Roadhouses and Interior Points
| Halibut and Other Fresh Fish of All Kinds Will Be Kept
in Stock When Available
| SMITH & GLASSBRENNER, Props.
it
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LONDON. May !! (My Mail), -“Of'
all tin' weapons used in the present
war. the machine gun has unques
tionably proved it sell the most effi
cient," says a British export in the
Daily Mail. “ Probably a majority of
the casualties in the war have been
caused by this weapon, certainly the
greater proportion id' the enormous:
losses during the fighting of the past
few weeks have been so inflicted.
•'Any type of machine gun in the
hands of a skillful operator lias the
same destructive effect upon men
moving in mass formation that a keen
edged scythe has in a field of rip
ened wheat. It cats broad swath
^ nothing can stand against it.
“A well served machine gun is tin
1 most formidable tiling that attaci
ing battalions have to face B i
not merely the front ranks that sut
for. \t anything approaching close
ranges, tlic bullets will go through
| the front-rank men. often through
| the second rank as well, and kill or
1 wound those immediately behind
them."
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There arc several types of machine
gun non in use in the British army,
such as the Lewis, the Maxim, the
v Vickers, and the Hotchkiss, All are
i very mobile. They can be moved
s quickly from one place to another,
advantage being taken of any cover
that offers Kacli class of machine
gun lias with it a squad of about ten
! mi'll Should they rind themselves
i pr'-ssed too closely they pick up tkeii
weapon, fall hack with it, and reopen
I fire upon the enemy from the next
i favorable position.
El (Inc aullioritv lot dool.i red licit ii fi
I ill*' field one machine gun is worth
f almost ,i whole Imitation of men that
Iare armed with rifles. I-V,\ soldier"
i an Keep up I r> rounds per minim
rapid-fire with a rille. \ machine
, i i n eaa disrhur" ■ l",, roimds m a
iiiiinule, and the \ iekers can diseharge
, 1 .ftio rounds w ithout slopping llui
lets pour from the muzzle in a rapid M
1 devastating stream, and as tin's - 9
guns us(‘ the same kind of hulled a
I as a rifle, (here is little difficulty in j|
! keeping them fed. «
The Lewis gun is described as tie
i* most mobile. One man fires it, us
ling 17 rounds in succession. Itesid
him is anotlier man who puts in
fresh tray s of ammunition as r ■
qaired, the chance " ing made in two lit
seconds. Meanwliile oilier men are ;s
| hard at work filling trays and pa s
ing them on for use. The gun lias
»n effective range of aliout LihM)
yards and can la: fired either from a
stand or parapet, the gunner plae
ing the piece to his shoulder as he j L
pulls the trigger. jiv
Tlie Maxim and Vickers are fired ,
V b le the operate- rema'.'is sit
ting with iegs a-straddle, and press-1
ing a key As long as he keeps his
linger on the key the gun continues
streaming out bullets as the belts,
each holding about L’al) cartridges, fly
through it. (tripping the handles in
both hands, the gunner moves hi
-1 weapon hack and forth, playing or
tile advancing troops much as a fin
man plays a hose on a hurning build
; ing. (tuns of this kind can also I
* used for putting by barrages, and
is possible to attack with them tai
I gets one cannot see.
At the beginning of l he war. tie
liritisli had two machine guns to ea b
infantry battalion Tile number i.
now niui'li larger. In addition, a spe
cial machine gun corps has been
I formed.
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Additional list of subscribers t<> tin'
second Hod Cross war fund, dated
May liti:
| Mrs. if. McDonald. Wm. Hayes,
•: | Mrs, i:. Blair, A. Smith, Moore Back
j ing Co., .lock O'Brien, B. A. Noklen,
Until Uberg. B. C. lloolvwood, .1. A.
Moherly, c, Casperson, Hilmer Uold-1
vik. Joe Cucie. M. Mortmolich, Joe
Krolieh, J. Zity, Ole Olson, Gust Gul-j
;j: lieson, Bob l’irrill. Win. Arist, Jens
Uoldvik, Birger Martinson, George
1 Peters, Xick Kamatches, John But-j
S sakos, Ctirl Hoover. Geo. Merodes,
J. Stromakes, Jacol Morgan, Mrs.
•: j Anna Hawkinson, Miss Kathryn Up-|
i ham, Carl Canaday.
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:• It is reported that the Carlson Can
•i nery located at Taku harbor, has been <
j purchased by Libby, McNeil & Libby.
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the needs ot our customers
and insure quick service on
telegraphic transfers and col
lections of checks and drafts
We have increased our banking
connections and are now direct
correspondents of the
following institutions:
SEATTLE NATIONAL BANK, Seattle
NATIONAL BANK OF COMMERCE, Seattle
DEXTER HORTON NATIONAL BANK, Seattle.
SCANDINAVIAN-AMERICAN BANK, Seattle
FIRST NATIONAL BANK, Seattle
SCANDINAVIAN-AMERICAN BANK, Tacoma
MERCHANTS’ NATIONAL BANK, San Francisco
FIRST NATIONAL BANK, New York City
B. M. BEHRENDS BANK, Juneau
FIRST BANK OF VALDEZ
BANK OF SEWARD
BANK OF ANCHORAGE
FIRST NATIONAL BANK, Fairbanks
he First Bank
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HALIBUT, CODFISH and
RED SNAPPER
Ice Box for Perishables. Big Stock
Always on Hand
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—just as they come “Hi
Press” takes them on and
heats them. There never