AFTER FRANCE
Mr. M. I*. Marks, who is now visit
ing a brother-in-law in Tacoma, after
a trip abroad, where he mot some of
the best people in England and Ger
many, to a representative of the Ta
coma News Mr. Marks related his ex
perience, which is the best and most
lnt<*esting account of the situation
ever brought over from those warring
countries. Mr. Marks is quoted as
r saying that two Zeppelins would come j
over with mail within two months.
I he submarine Bremen was never
launched according to his report, but
waim only a trick to weaken the guard
over the Deutschland.
Ot his experience in Germany he
says:
When you talk in Berlin you speak
in a whisper as if you were in a ceme
tery. For a week I did not see a smile.
The people are loyal — the riot stories
*tre all faked — but they are straight,
upstanding, fine looking. They come
hack alter three or four months in
tlii* trenches, bent over, old men. Even
those who have not lost an arm, a
leg or ueen otherwise maimed are the j
same. The suffering is terrible.
"It is the same in France. In fact, I
trances losses have been greater. But
France is the nation beloved. Every
body loves France. It is the one na
tion that is fighting for a cause.
“France has lost more young men;
it has railed out younger reserves
than Germany.
Germany does not hate France.
Germany's hate is England; Ger
many's fear is Russia. Russia has im
proved so much under the generalship
of Kitchener and with its unlimited
number of men, the Germans fear
Russia’s every move.
"1 was told time and again from
high sources that the Germans do not
care for Belgium; they will give up
France, but Boland they must have.
They must have something between
them and the Russians.
"I was told by a high official that
Germany's greatest mistake was in
going through Belgium, that if they
had gone through Alsace-Lorraine they
would have been in Baris w ithin three
weeks, and they would not have
aroused the enmity of America, which j
has hurt them a great deal, they ad-1
mit.”
Tells His Experience Across.
“ ‘Tomorrow, 1 told the captain, w ill
he July 4. 1 am an American. There
are other Americans on hoard. We
would like to celebrate the national
birthday.
" '1 will turn the ship over to you
and the other Americans,' the Captain
told me.
i inn mgni we went imu me nuruor
of Kirkwall, England. In the morning
at 8 o’clock he had a concert, but
before that we hoisted the American
flag. It was a Norwegian boat bound
from America to Norway. Then at 1
o'clock there was a parade; 860 per
sons marched with a band. At 2:30 we
had exercises. Mr. Taylor, attached
to the American legation at Petro
grad, presided. We dug the Declara
tion of Independence from an old al
mantle and a Mr. Kodd got up to read
it.
■'lit' started: 'When in the course
of human events it becomes neces
sarv—■’
“There was a commotion; the
sneaker halted. We looked above and
there, dangling in the air, was the
first load of American mall to be lift
ed out for censorship by the British.
There was tons of it. Every package
was inspected. Then the English of
ficers gathered around while Mr. Kodd
went on reciting the Declaration of
Independence.”
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A bundle of smouldering rags under
Moose Hall at Juneau recently near
ly caused the destruction of the place
by fire.
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Anchorage lias started a campaign
for the establishment of a land office
at that place.
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SPORTS
Gossip About Events of National
Importance and the Persons
Who Are In the Head
Liner Classes.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 13. — While
news from Washington tends to cheer
the University of California rooters
by revealing the loss of four of last
year's stars to the University of
Washington 'varsity, the Bears are
not displaying any exceptional ability
on early season form, to take advan
tage oi this probable weakness of
their chief opponents. Of their first
game the Bears hnve gon two by iden
tical scores, 23 to 0, and been held to
a (i to n tie in the third, in which their
opponents were the Olympic Club of
Sail Francisco.
Further, there seems a general dis
position among football critics, to as
sume that Coach Oilmour Dobie, even
under necessity of replacing four of
his best men, will turn out a 'varsity
squad which will make it hard for any
coast opponent to spoil the record
oi Washington, which has gone with
out defeat for the last eight years.
Krnest Murnhv. emt nn io„<
foam, and Dave Logg, center, have
been shifted to the back field by Do
bie. Ross McKechnie, left halfback
last year, has not returned to college;
"Mud' Young, last year's star at quar
ter, will be replaced by Fred Madigan,
substitute quarter for three years, and
Stanford Wick has been switched from
.end to center. Tom Cushman having
been eliminated by scholastic require
ments.
\ eterans who are considered cert
tain of making the Washington team
are Cy Noble, back; Captain Louis
Sea gray e, Harry Wirt nnd George
Smith, on the line, and Ray Gardiner,
back. Thirty-three me nare turning
out regularly for practice.
The Washington football team lost
$.i.7dii last year for the Associated Stu
dents, who begin this year yith a
debt of $12,000. incurred through build
ing ne wgrand stands on Denny Field.
•lack Curley and Tom Jones unite I
in announcing that heavyweight cham
pion Jess Willard is keeping fit and
ready for action by his circus work,
and that he will be ready to re-enter
Hie ring when his season's work on
the sawdust is ended. They quote
"Middy" Mfshop, sporting editor of the
Taeome News, as saying:
While the big fellow was skipping _
across a dozen railroad tracks to -
greet us, he looked a veritable raoun- j
tain in size, but after sizing him up J
we decided that there was nothing
flabby in his flesh. Willard may be
carrying ten pounds excess weight,
but he handles himself so nimbly that
be leaves no room for doubt that he
will be able to box again.” q
So far no one has been heard loudly
demanding a date with Willard for
Thanksgiving Day.
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It is claimed that with the addition
of a little gravel that the government
trail to Fairbanks will rank in the
boulevard class. A large auto tourist
travel is expected over it next year.
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The Juneau fire department has re
ceived a "cellar nozzle" for fighting
fire in cellars or basements where
smoke or other circumstances mako
it impossible for the firemen to reach
the flames.
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The contracting firm of Balch &
McDonald have secured the contract
for building the new concrete bank
building for the Bank of Alaska at
Wrangell.
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Kx-governor J. (1. Brady delivered
an address before the Juneau high
school recently. Mr. and Mrs. Brady
and daughter are on their way to
Sitka, where they will make their fu
ture home.
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Camp Skagway, No. 1, of the Arctic
Brotherhood, is reported to have en
joyed a prosperous year, with a mem
bership roll that is continuously grow- <
ing. 1
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charge, also an Association card ehloh sill entitle, hla to
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lnour sickness ehtle In your employ or tn the aaploy of any member
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report directly to you Immediately upon hie arrival In Fairbanks
Mining District; and ho further understands that should ho in any eay
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Asmoo lotion or Falrbmnko Mining
District.
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Have You Your First Thousand?
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