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NOME. ALASKA. FEBRUARY 10. 1915
ASPECTS OF THE WAR
H u is r n >'i\ prophesied at the be
ginning that ■ war of such gigantic
proportions as tho tit.,n conflict in Eu
rope. eoiihi not endure for any con
no table length of time, owing to t
v,.i-h t\ of reasons, the chief of which
was lilt- terrific destructive capacity of
tie modern instruments ef war. A
glance over the press opinions offered
during the early days of August, and
particularly during the period when the
I i o nil a n 1 orces swept like a storm spec!
billow- almost to the walls of Paris, wid
disclose the fact that fully eighty per
cent agreed that si\ months of time
would lining the termination of die
mniggle even if fought to its ultimate.
A few conjectured that it might con
tinue for a possible year, and yet a
smaller minority conceded, in some
what duli.c s tones, that it might ,\
tenil ti-ii .'on longer period. The
principal reason ascribed for this byi'et
in m e. riy ttrmination was, as state!,
1 probable lock of men to feed the
( innon's maw. die fearful toll of 1 if
during the Balkan war being indicated
as an example of what might be ex
pected It was also the general opin
ion. seemingly that the force which
first obtained a decisive advantage
would he enabled by the supposed over
whelming power of modern arms to
force the conflict to a s|>eedy tormina
That the majority of these conclusions
wore wrong as regards the length of
time, the later developments have
shown, and. it is also becoming appar
ent that the main reason ascribed us a
probable cause for a rapid conclusion,
is rapidly becoming secondary. It is
true that the first startling rush of the
German forces gave considerable
weight to that view as did also the
almost appaling quickness of the fall
of that supposedly impregnable fort
ress. Antwerp, the latter especially
seeming to sustain the theory of an
early conclusion Later events, how
ever. are showing that even with the
present development of the various
! engines of destruction used by modem
‘armies, they nre not proving that they
j arc as overwhelmingly potent in forc
ing an end as was popularly supposed.
; Not that the preconcleved ideas of tlie*
deadliness of modern forces of destiuc
;tl"ii have not been fully vindicated, for
tbc contrary is the case The reason
j In s rather in the fact that the ready
j ingenuity of man lias speedily found a
j means to successfully reduce the capa
city of those forces to a surprising
(extent and. while it is conceded that
I their execution lias proven painfully
j great it is hv no menus demonstrated
licit such execution will become tlie
I primary reason for bringing the war to
ati end within the limits of even the
longest period conjectured four months
age The present deadlock In the
Fra neo-Belgian war zone is demon
strating the fact that causes other than
tlo* deadly power of modern arms may
yet prove to be the determining factors
in ending the conflict That this rapld
K appearing aspect is thoroughly real
ized by the belligerent nations is shown
hv the tremendous efforts now being
made to hinder or destroy, if not the
sources, at least the means of obtaining
supplies. As at the outset a possible
lack of men is seemingly little con
sidered. The thought which is becom
ing manifestly dominant is the possi
bility uf starving the enemy out or of
■c pplng the acquisition of materials
v ich may be used against an enemy
*t i through this means forcing him to
withdraw As a further evidence it
ni > be cited that Rngland is already
di . iissing the probability of a food
-i.i rtage compelling a cessation of the
Gi i iiuut hostilities and it is apparent
th.it Germany hopes to strike iter most
deadly blow through isolating Rngland
I \ means of submarines.
Considered from the standpoints o£
turn and arms alone, the losses, as in
dicated by the official lists, are about
t-iical on both sides and are by no
n.o. ns as enormous as the powers if
destruction employed would suggest,
vt tin* present rate of decimation it is
i ; i that any one of the five great nn
tl ms involved could continue the strug
gle for two or even three years more
•" d still have an army of sufficient size
as 'o furnish a most formidable de
le .so against tin encroachments of an
enemy who had equally shared the vi
cissitudes of war for a similar period of
time.
All considered it appears that despite
the tremendous powers of destruction
employed during the long period of bit
ter and sanguinary conflict, the war
ring nations are becoming convinced
that the conclusion may not he speedily
won by men and guns alone and are
daily employing more Htrihgent meas
ures to secure thy „result by other
means.
The Nugget is giving iis subscribers
lucre telegraph news than any other
paper in Alaska and will continue to
do so. Send In your name and have
the Nugget delivered to your home or
office. Do it now
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Batter crisp at the Rose Candy Store.
(From our Exchanges.)
More than three hundred homesteads
limave been recorded in the Tanann
Valley.
Manley Muyhood, a young miner
working on Cleary Creek, fell 20 feet
to the bottom of the shaft and sus
tained serious and possibly fatal in
ternal injuries, one day last week. In
falling he inprisoned himself and his
companion. John B Pnrquette, in the
shaft, which was 45 feet deep, as Ids
fall was caused by the giving away of
the bucket rope with which Muyhood
was lowering himself from the surface
As tlie shaft was without a ladder.
Paiquette was several hours working
Ids way to the top by cutting notches
in the ice with his pocket knife and
using the two thawing points as foot
rests He obtained help from Cleary
City, to which the injured man was
conveyed
Judge T. K Pratt and associates
have commenced sinking a shaft on
their claim alongside the main street
In Cleary City, believing a pay streak
exists under tlie upp.er part of the toyvn
Tlie work is being done l>y contract
The Sheldon auto stage line liewecn
Chitina and Fairbanks has been put
out of commission by deep snow.
While the trait is being packed by boh
I sleds, Mr Sheldon is having tlie
"beams" of his running gear reduced
land lie expects to be able to operate
j the autos all winter.
Jack Williams. an old Alaskan
pioneer, died suddenly of heart dis
ease at Anchor point recently
Edward Forsgren. a pioneer tut y ears
of age, who came to Alaska in tlie ’!)0s,
was admitted to the Pioneers' Home
at Sitka from Candle Alas ka.
i in Hcarst creek, a branch of the
Tatlanikn river, tlie prospectors use
local coal for thawing tlie ground.
T.oyyderback states that they simply
knock off a few chunks from I lie big
veins projecting above tlie ground and
put them in the middle of a wood fire
As soon as tlie coal catches ii burns
strong and long, and strange to sav
leaves no clinkers. This would in
dicate a splendid quality of fuel
Businessmen of Catanika are build
ing a cut-off trail to the Tolovana
diggings which they claim reduces
•mushing distance five miles
Several new sinking outfits have
been moved to Vault creek In the Fair
hunks district because of the good j
showings made there during the past
few months.
All unknown vandal has been rob
bing cm lies .mil lias burned at least ,
one cabin In the Salehaket district on
tin' upper Tatiana Joseph Rims is tlie
principal looser.
Mushers returning from Fairbanks
have Informed the Times that no pay
has xet been struck on Haley river.
Several claims are tied up in litigation.
Three prospecting drills are work
ing at Hot Springs, on Ike lower Tan
ana and good pa\ is reported to have
been located.
The town of Lake City lias been
located at a central polnl in the new
Tolovana district where a large;
amount of prospecting is being done.
THE WAYS OF SYMPATHY.
Montague Glass in N. Y. American, i
Reggie’s tender heart was touched!
when, recently, be read
Of the hapless Belgians lacked the:
price of beef and bread.
And so the sympathetic sold caught
up his hat and cane
\tul rushed to Apawomis on the next
New Haven train.
And there he toiled for nineteen holes.
and wilted down a collar:
III order that the Belgians might he
richer by a dollar,
Mrs. Millions, shocked and grieved to
read about the horde
evicted from their country by the fury
■ r the sword.
I elded to abandon all the plans she
Had on band
.id make some noble sacrifice to help
Mint stricken land.
\ml so she played ten hands of bridge,
and spent her winning for
A pair of blankets to relieve the victims
of the war.
Wi!I*• Yale, the ’rati ’rah hoy, was also
much concerned
To read of people hunted forth from
i ities scourged and burned
, "I’ll do my share for them,” he said
"1 11 stand off alt my debts
Mid spend Hie money that T save In
lmying cigarettes
l The Belgians need a helping hand:
lliey’re strong and good and brave;
1 And t am going to send them all the
coupons that 1 save,"
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