BRITISH EXPERT TELLS
OF ALLIES FAILURES
LONDON.—“It is no use to cry over
spilled milk. Let us admit frankly that
our first and second campaigns against
Germany have been failures, nnd start
a new one," writes Major O. W. Red
way, a well known British military ex
pert, to the Daily Mail, urging the
seriousness of the war situation and
the necessity of a complete recon
struction of the British plan of cam
paign on a broader and far more inten
sive basis.
Major Redway puts it even more
strongly. "The contest, If now stop
ped" he declares, "would he decided in
favor of the Austro-Qerman alliance.
German science has been opposed by
British Inertia, and science has won.
“It is very difficult to be precise in
suggestions which may savor of criti
cism, because this war is not a British
war primarily, and our gallant ally
across the channel must always figure
as the senior partner in the enterprise.
That the French have upheld their old
repulution as dashing fighters is evi
denced by their losses uncomplainingly
borne; but it were inucii to be desired
that w* could as easily recognize the
value of General Joft're's strategy.”
Major Kedway's criticism of the
French campaign is that it has been
too frequently aimless and resultness.
He says:
"The evasion of General Joft're last
August prevented a decisive action be
ing fought; but such evasion, of course
involved abandonment of territory. The
French evacuation of their ten north
ern departments enabled the Germans
to extend and fortify a frontier which
now seems impenetrable.
“Behind this barrier German indus
try has assembled all manner of means
and devices to prevent its recapture
and to support fresh enterprises to be
undertaken at leisure. Offensive strat
egy coupled with defensive tactics has
once more justified the maxims of Na
poleon, and so far as the operations on
land In the west are concerned, the
war is over in a technical sense. The
deoisve action that was practicable last
year is no longer possible, nnd we need
not inquire into tne causes of certain
experiments that have cost England
an army of more than 82,000 men dur
ing the winter months.
"It is now not only a question of
nerves, as the Germans told ns long
ago, but a question of wits. We are
confronted with the same kind of prob
lem as the one that baffled us for so
long in South Africa. We have to do
with an enemy whose ways are not
our ways: and now, as then, we must
consider whether It Is better to he
whipped for our fine old sporting
methods or whether we will take a
leaf out of the enemy's book and heat
him at his own game.
“Tn repard to tactics, it Is evident
that we should deprive ourselves of
nothing in the shape of weapons and
appliances that will Injure and alarm
the enemy’s troops The Hague rules
may yet serve strange purposes: the
code, once broken, may prove to be a
category of deviltries practiced on those
who first resorted to savage warfare.'
Major Redwav would also like to see
the superfluous personnel of govern
ment weeded out and sent to the front.
The censors, for example, more than a
thousand in number, could mostly be
dispensed with, he thinks, and sent to
do duty In the trenches.
"It Is no longer becoming to flaunt
our luxurious habits in the face of a
world in arms." he urges, “of course,
it would be false economy to allow our
wounded to lie on straw and remain
untended for weeks, as the Serbians
do from lack of means. Hut on the
other hand, a census of able-bodied
men who are employed in connection
with hospitals, ambulances, rest camps,
and recreation establishments would
prove a revelation. Even the occu
pants of the war office, and the hun
dreds of staff officers throughout the
kingdom could he winnowed with great
advantage, including such establish
ments as the censor’s office The per
sonnel attached to Generals’ he ulquar
ters are always, too liherallv bestowed
especially in camps where operations
are few and far between.”
CIRCLE HAS A NEWSPAPER
Up Ht Circle City is being published
what is probably the most interesting
periodical. If it may tie called a period
ical, In Alaska. It is the Circle Hot
Air Budget, printed by aid of a type
writer and a mimeograph.
The policy of the paper, as outlined
in its editorial, is to be neutral in poli
tics and to try to agree with ils read
ers. It has cartoons, some catchy yerse
and some local items that would make
Bill Nye, were he alive, sit up and take
notice. Here are samples of news:
“Laid TTp for Repairs: .Terry floss,
the popular agent of the N. C. com
pany, was unable to attend the big
dance. Cause—tummy ache."
“Last Thursay eve at the Principal
a most pleasant game of cards was
played and enjoyed by all present. The
game played was pinochle and was
(between Archie Mum anil Tom Hunter
it being a draw Those present wer >
Archie Main and Tom'ada Hunter."
There sems to be som® mystery in
regard to who Is editor of the Hot Air
Budget, but there Is reason to beliey *
that .1. B. Dodson, the well known mer
chant of Circle, has a hand in its prep
aration. Here Is a sample of the verse
appearing in the Hot Air Budget:
“Mary had a little shoe,
It made her foot look swell,
But when she went nut for a stroll,
Her corns gave her—Hail Cnlum.
“Mary had a little glove—
Now this Is on the level
But when she went out for a drive
It pinched her like the—mischief.”
—Douglas Island News.
PAY OUT HALF A MILLION
FROM STEEL PENSION FUND
More than half n million dollars was
paid to aged and infirm former em
ployes in the steel industry during 1914,
according to the fourth annual report
of the United States Steel and Carne
gie pension fund.
The total disbursement for the year
in actual figures is $511,967, an in
crease over 1913 of $89,152. The fund
was started January 1, 1911. since
which time there has been a total dis
tribution of pensions to retired em
ployes of the Steel corporation amount
ing to $1,575,021.33.
The Pittsburg district leads in tlie
amount paid in pensions. This includes
the so-called Valley district and the
coke fields adjoining Pittsburg, Cleve
land and vicinity ranked next. In the
Chicago district $30,157 was paid out.
There are 2,521 beneficiaries of the
fund at presnt, 612 having been added
and 183 discontinued through death
during 1914. The average pension for
each case added was $20.40 monthly,
the average age of the beneficiaries
was 63 years, and the average term of
service a fraction under twenty-nine
years.
HOFFMAN HOUSE.
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Special dinner served Sunday.
Meals at all hours.
Family dining room in connection.
Home made bread for sale.
MRS. GINNIVAN, Prop.
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MOVEMENT OF BOATS
ON THE YUKON
Iladlo, Nome, July 30.
Deltad own Korkrines 7 a. m„ for
Dikemn*.
Julia It up Kokrines, last night.
Davis down Kaltag, 4 p. m.
Schwatka up Nenana 8 a. m.
Yukon up Fortymile 8 a. m
Jacobs at Gibbon.
Alaska and Tanttna up Hot Spring?,
4:30 a. u.
EXPORTS OF AUTO
TRUCKS INCREASE
An analysis of official export records
issued here today by the National Au
tomobile Chamber of Commerce, as
serted that the exportation of motor
trucks from this country during 1014
increased more than 432 per cent in
value over 1913. Motor trucks for use
by the warring nations of Europe are
believed to have aided materially in
swelling the increase.
In 1914 the automobile manufactur
ers of the TTn!ted States sent abroad
3,430 commercial vehicles valued at
$8,985,753, as compared with 1,000 val
uel at $1,686,807 in 1913.
The total number of motor vehicles
of all kinds exported last year was 25,
765, worth $28,507,464.
Chickens 50c per pounj; also some
nice fryers. Eggs 75c per dozen. Geo.
Prosser- ahana Black 5.
AT THE NEW EAGLE.
Old Lewis Hunter Rye and tha Fa
mous Atherton Bourbon whiskeys. Dis
tilled spring 1904-1905, bought in bond
and reduced to 90 par cent, by U. 8.
government by tha bot*le ar gallon.
Instructions in Driving.—Nome Gar
age.
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SAILINGS FOR SEASON 1915.
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shores of the Alaska Peninsula to Seward, Valdez, stopping at the
Columbia Glacier, then te Cordova, remaining long enough for the
passengers to make the trip over the Copper River & Northwestern
Railroad to the Miles and Childs Glaciers leaving Cordova she will
cross the Gulf of Alaska, through the Icy Straits, and Lynn Canal
to Skagway, thenoe to Seattle through the world famous ‘‘Inside
passage” visiting en route Juneau, Treadwell, Taku Glacier and
Ketchikan.
Sailing dates of Freight Steamers from Seattle calling at Nome.
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CORDOVA, AUGUST 15TH. LA TOUCHE. AUGUST 15TH
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