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THURSDAY, JUNE i, 1916.
In view of the recent state
ments of Sir Edward Gray and
the French premier, the belief
expressed in Amrican official
circles that peace is very close at
hand seems strangely absurd un
less one can assujne the view
that Germany is nearing the end
of her resources and is preparing
the way for possible cessation of
hostilities by means of judicious
ly distributing hints intended for
those official ears which would
be most inclined to harken and
act in accordance.
If peace overtures are being
made at all, it is hardly within
the range of present evidences
to suggest that they are coming
from the allies. Indeed it seems
utterly beyond reason to suppose
that the entente powers are con *
templating quitting the contest
at the present time when they
are only just approaching the
zenith of their power through
the development of overwhelm
ing resources. At no period of
the struggle have the allies been
as adequately perpared as at
present, neither in men nor mu
nitions. Their financial resources
are in no way impaired and their
military and economic efficiency
is daily growing greater. Also
they are learning through the
obvious exampls of the war that
the Germans can hardly hope
to conquer although exerting the
ultimate of their strength, as is
the case at Verdun at the present
time.
These are most significant ar
guments against the probability
of the allies foregoing the
struggle, but to them may be
added tihe still weightier one that
the allies would probably not be
inclined to retire as long as the
enemy is holding possession of
land vihich they naturally look
upon as their own. This furn
ishes the most imperative incen
tive to continue the struggle un
til the enemy is beaten or they
themselves are unable to go on.
As their resources are undimin
ished and their armies still un
beaten it is almost unflhinkable
that they would look for peace
until the enemy is driven back to
his own territory- On the other
hand, they know that Germany,
far from developing an added
strength, is daily growing econo
mically weaker and must inevit
ably yield to the pressure of re
stricted resources. They a.so
know that Germany has already
exerted the ultimate of her mili
tary strength without being able
to conquer while their own pow
ers of offense have not been ful~
lv tested. While Germany is do
ing no more at best than merely
holding her own, both in the
military and economic sense, the
entente powers are growing ever
stronger, and with every indica
tion pointing to themselves as
the ultimate victors.
All this is on the surface, of
course, but, wlhile their may be
sfmie totally unguessed reason
why they should desire to re
lenquish the struggle, there is no
apparentp remise for the conclu
sion that they are inclined to
yield without having made at
least one supreme effort \\<hen
they are at their maximum
strength. Germany is undenia
bly desirous of peace and has
frequently intimated that she
would consider peace terms at
any time as long as they were
to her satisfaction. The allies
on the other Aland, through their
accredited spokesmen, continual
ly assert that they cannot and
will not consider peace until
their own ends are achieved.
Germany is not only willing
to consider peace but is doubt
less willing to make considerable
concessions to obtain a respite
from condition which, in view of
the evident fact that she cannot
conquer flier foes, are leading to
inevitable ruin. The position of
Germany seems to be that she
cannot hope to prevail by con
tinuing tile war while on the
other hand a continuance holds
every prospect of ultimate dis
aster.
It is, (hcrefore, a most reason
able surmise that Germany, and
not the allies, is behind the of
ficial opinion that peace is close
at hand-—that is, if said opinion
is founded upon any reasonable
premise whatsoever. It is man
ifest that Germany dare not
openly ask for peace. To voice
even one open suggestion in this
respect would be offering an evi
dence of weakness that would
not be overlooked by dhe enemy.
If Germany is really in such
straits that she is compelled to
seek peace, the only manner in
which she maw secure it without
risking the prospect of huge in
demnities and possible territorial
lismemberment is tihrough the
.-hannels of neutral mediation
With peace proposals coming
from a third party, Germany,
even though beaten, would still
be in a position to partially die
tate terms while offering mate
rial concessions in the shape of
conquered territory, and would
retire from the contest with
prestiage and, urfhat is more
vital, without disclosing her own
inabilitv to continue the strue
gle.
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BOND STREET SHOPS
LONDON, March 13.—Bond
street, London’s aristocratic
show shop thoroughfare, is suf
fering heavily on account of the
war. it was learned for the first
titnc today. Some Bond street
shop owners already ihave ap
peared in court requesting a re
ductions of their valuation and
have summoned witnesses to
prove their cases. Evidence
elicits that there now are thirty
three vacant shops in New Rond
street and ten in Old Rond
street, whereas tfher was not a
single vacancy at the beginning of
the war. Many shop keepers
have moved their stocks to less
expensive neighborhoods.
Jlhere is practically no sale for
luxurious laces, expensive jew
elry, Chinese porcelains, Italian
embroideries, paintings by old
masters and hundreds of other
articles usually bought by the
rich.
The situation, according to the
Bond street salesmen, is chief!v
due to the absence of American
and continental btivers. The Brit
ish trade is practically nil
ALASKAN’S BURN
OWN GOAL
Take! Jnote! The first coal
commercially mined in Alaska
has been taken out of the ground
and burned in Alaska stoves in
Alaska homes. John A. Herbert,
<^f Seldovia, Alaska, on Kach
emak bay, is tfhe miner. Under
restrictions of the law and the
regulations established by Sec
retary Lane, a permit was grant
ed last April to Herbert to mine
coal in the area of the Chugnak
national forest- The land con
tains two workable beds of lig
nite. but is unclaimed and unoc
cupied for any purpose. Herbert
began his coal mining operations
on May t of last year, and since
then has built bunkers witth a
capacity of 500 tons, has pur
chased scows for the transporta
tion of the coal to Seldovia and
has run a drift to cut the vein
of coal near the point of outcrop.
Up to November 1, 1915, he
had mined and marketed 700
tons of high grade lignite, and
he is continuing his operations
through the winter. The report
of the mining operations comes
to the interior department from
Anchorage the southeastern ter
minus of the government built
Alaskan railroad, where Her
bert has marketed much of his
coal. The coal has found a read}'
sale also at the salmon canneries
at Seldovia at prices ranging
from $2.50 a ton at the bunkers
and S3.50 at Seldovia. The in
terior department’s report shows
that Herbert is a miner of ex
perience and is developing the
bed in a workmanlike manner
and with a view to future min
ing.
Xew laid eggs $1.25 per dozen
Prosser’s Harness shop Phone,
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