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NOME, ALASKA. FEBRUARY 15. 1915
THE MIGHT OF GERMANY.
rhi- sudden and overwhelming over
throw of the Russian armj operating
in Hast Prussia is in the nature of a
surprise to the whole world, especially
following so closely the termination of
their second masterly defense of War
saw against the same forces Twice the
Germans have flung their human hal
tering ram against the Russians in west
Poland and each time the results leave
been negligible in so f.u as they were
not decisive and l c and the loss of a
small portin of p, r territory. Russia
was little tho w as, for their efforts.
This last great dem nstration, however,
has developed the most significant evi
dence .f ihe almost invincible power
of the German arms when the odds are
nearly equal and the enemy has not had
tinn p securely intrench himself
against the fury of the German on
s.hui,; Tin famous march upon Paris
i in sense, also a demonstration of
this same tremendous power. Despite
the Mm. st endeavors of the French and
P. lgians, is was not until they were
backed Into the Ion* prepared ring of
defenses close to the French capital,
and thus given a protection that the
enemy did not share, that the German
advance was stayed That the credit
due the German armies has not been
diminished in the least by the equally
sudden retreat from Paris to the pre
sent situation in the west, cun hardly
be gainsaid when it is considered that
that famous retiring movement was
conducted in the face of an enemy of
vastly superior numbers, and which,
but for the marvelous skill displayed in
its conduct, might easily have been
turned into disaster
Since taking up the present position
along the reaches of the French and
Belgian war zone, the allied forces
with unlimited resources at their back
and with a vast preponderance of
number*, have been able to gain but
little and have been compelled to the
defensive the major portion of the time
because of the almost constant aeti
Ivlttes of their opponents, and time and
‘ again the allied lines have been saved
[only by the almost superhuman efforts
j of the French in rushing the constantly
arriving hosts of reinforcements to the
i endangered points
The tactic!* of the allies hav* been
nurely of a defensive nature and it was
j onh in the intervals when the hulk of
the German forces were occupied in the
! l’sstern zone that they were ahle to
I make any distinct gains Ac the pre
Isent time, despite the preponderance
i.f the opposing numbers. Oermany is
more than holding what she has acqulr
ed In the West, and the recent dlsas
trou* overthrow of the Russians Is
bound to give her an offensive power
against the allies which they can with
stand only by the most strenuous ef
' forts and possibly not 3t ail.
Germany tnay or tnay not be wrong
jin this great conflict, but at least she
! has demonstrated that the German
: armies are the peer of the lighting
'units of the world Whether she wins
c r whether she loses the armies of the
German Kmpire have covered them
selves with an ineffacable glory which
though such glory may be mast ropren
.sible when considered in it9 proper
: light, will live as long as history shall
! he written Not only has Germany djs
j: laved an almost superhuman might but
! is also daily throwing more light on
:that much discussed question asked by
[the New York Times: "Will Germany
j * < victorious or merely invincible""
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Tlie Telegram* from London Salur
< iv slating that the Spanish govern
i ment has asked the various Ruropeun
jl'nwers to join in a movement to sup
plies* the present disordered conditions
in Mexico brings us again face to face
with the fact that the police of the
present administration toward the
southern country is not viewed with
particular favor by Europe and it is
aUu again demonstrated that the
watchful" attitude of the American
government would be -speedily diverted
io other views if it wer<- tint that the
great war has temporarily thrown all
• •tlier matters into the background
The recent expulsion of the Spanish
niinister from ihe Mexican capiol by
the Carranza government and also the
rejiorted friction between the Oarran
xists and the representatives of other
powers, would in all probability, result
in some drastic action being taken by
Europe under ordinary conditions and
it cannot be concealed that such ac
tion would be fraught with grave pos
sibilities for i he United States should
the government persist in upholding tlie
Monroe Doctrine The European pow
ers nre little inclined to brook such
high-handed outrages as have beet,
perpetrated In the Mexican territory,
however leniently the I’nlted States
nay view them. To Europe an nffr "
orfcred their representatives is said
Cient cause for a protest which would
be speedily followed by armed dc
n ands in the event that immediate sat
isfaction were not given, and It is
ht.rdly to be expected that with a i<
s.imption of ordinary conditions, t ’ <
wanton destruction of life and pi"
pertj; in that country will pass un
heeded by the RovermrleJls of Eu
rope. What the attitude of the gov
ernment would be in the event of Eu
rope taking a hand in the Mexican
situation remains to he seen, hut it Is
n moral certainty that each day’s delay
in assuming a decisive stand, is bring
ing us ever nearer to possibilities tlicit
cannot be viewed with complacency
ALASKA
NOTES
(From «>ur (exchanges )
Captain Thomas, uf Ketchikan, tt:.■’
the misfortune to lose what he esti
mated would amount to 2,000 imttol
of herring when his net became touted
with some obstruction tearing it and
letting the fish escape. Herring tu
bait are very scarce and the loss was
;t heavy une as it was the first hie
catch of the boat this season
Charles Fairbanks, a miner of Atlin
lost his life in Atlin lake during De
cember The unfortunate man had
killed a moose and was taking it home
when his dog team broke through the
ice Marks indicated that Fairbanks
bad crawled lo the edge of the hole
in an attempt to save his team but tin
ice had given wav and he as well a
the dogs were drowned
Running aground in broad daylight
at a spot where the charts show deep
water, the halibut schooner Athena
was hung up for 110 hours in Johnson
strait on a recent voyage After tin
schooner had thrown overboard more
than 10,000 pounds of halibut she was
pulled off the reef by the Canadian
government launch Newington. After
the schooner was released from her
perilous position the Canadian boat
stayed by her until it was seen that
she was seaworthy
Plans are under way Fir the develop
ment of the coal fields on Admiralty
Island with the prospect of being able
to supply a good grade of coal to the
Juneau market for from $2.50 to $5.00
per ton. Capital has been interested
and a diamond drill will bo put on the
ground early next spring to ascertain
the extent of the deposits An Incline
shaft has already been run for a dis
tance of 250 feet showing that the
coal veins are from 21 to 30 inches with
thin streaks of sandstone between. It
is hoped that the drill will reveal a
bigger body of coal when depth has
been reached The coal is said to be
an excellent grade of semi-bituminous,
burning freely and leaving no clinkers
One of the claims, the Harkradcr. was
the second Alaska coal claim to be
patented, the first being tliat belonging
tii Whorf on rook Inlot.
According to the decision of the Bee
rctarv of Agriculture to which Gov. I
r A Strong Biihmitted the question ot
whether or not “shed" moose horns j
were to be allowed to leave the terri
tory without the customary license fee.
holds that the fee must be paid The:
governor’s office has had many re j
quests to ship moose antlers that are
ropped in the regular course of nature
without the payment of the customary 1
export license fee.
I
A find was made recently at ihe hot
tom of a prospect hole on Poorman
■ reek. Ruby district which promises to
solve the fuel question When the.
miners reached bedrock they fulled to
locate any gold, hut discovered a vein
of good coal. The character of the!
coal Is not known, some claiming thnt J
It Is an anthracite, while others be- |
lieve it to be a high grade lignite. The j
coal Is hard and clean and when tried
in a stove burned in a very satisfactory!
I
manner.
\ shipment of to foxes was made I
on the last trip of the Mariposa front
Cordova to the Fiitulv Fox Company’s
firm at St Johns. New Brunswick. ST'
uf Hie animals were of the blue varlot>
and the otlieis were silver greys cross
The shipment was valued it $20,000
The furs of the silver-grey variety are
valued at $1,250 to $1,500, and the
blues from trio to fun The Fundy Fox
Cn, maintain several ranches in Alaska
and have an assembling station it
Cordova. l
The fishermen who make their head
quarters at Juneau are therntentng to;
nhandon that plm e and make Peters
burg their destination because the
.Juneau city mum it has failed to make
satisfactory arrangements for the
handling of fish at that place More
than 60 fishing boats make Juneau 1
their headquarters and spend over $lfi.
000 in the town Inst summer and thev
believe they are entitled to some eon
sideratlnn. Petersburg has made a
specialty of catering to fishermen ami
has provided evert possible facility foi
the handling and shipping of halibut.
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