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MONDAY, MAY 14, 1»17
THK I'OJiONKL A WINXKK.
Just what the ground for the oppo
sition to Colonel Roosevelt’s request
for permission to lead a division of
American soldiers to France has been
has not been made very clear in the
dispatches from Washington. The
impression has been given out in a
vague way that the project would in
terfere in some unexplained manner
with the government's plan for send
ing an army abroad. Many believe,
and probably rightfully so. that while
(he Colonel has had training enough
to lead a regiment, that be would be
untit to command a division, but the
Colonel has made it publicly known
that he is willing to accept a subordi
nate position, under command of an
efficient army officer, and that the
main thing for him is to get to go.
leaving out the tact that lie could
have departed for France months ago
as an individual, and, without pomp
and display, accepted service in the
American contingent bravely fighting
i. n the West front: we believe the Col
onel is perfectly sincere in his desires
and can see no valid reason why lie
should not lie permitted to head a
small number of volunteers on the
European batllefronts.
Certainly no good American lias any
desire to interfere with tlie program
that has been tentatively outlined by
the administration, but we believe
there is a healthy sentiment in favor
of the former president's request.
His supporters in the House Saturday
voted for the amendment permitting
him to raise a volunteer regiment and
have command of the same by two
hundred and fifteen to twenty-eight.
That many Democrats voted with the
Republicans is the belief, and it is
aow stated that the Colonel will have
r.o difficulty in having his bill pass
•he Senate.
President Wilson recently discussed
the plan with Mr. Roosevelt, and while
it is not known whether or not he
promised him any support, it is be
lieved that the President received him
cordially. Mr. W'ilson was said to
oppose the project, although probably
not to the extent of objecting if con
gress favored it.
The Colonel states that already
123,000 persons had made applica
tion for enrollment in the Colonel's
division—which shows that it is by
no means unpopular.- Probably the
majority of these men have had some
military training and are beyond tbe
age limit set by the government by
raising the first 1,000,000 men. In
other words, the enterprise, though it
would need to have the sanction of
the government, would apparently not
interfere in any way with the machin
ery which is being organized to raise
a large conscript army.
The allies would welcome an Amer
ican army under the American flag—
it would have a great moral effect.
The entente commissions at Washing
ton on their recent visit intimated as
much because Col. Roosevelt is one of
the world’s foremost men and worthy
to personify ttvfe' American spirit on
the battlefields of France.
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KEEP ABREAST THE TIMES.
IF YOU are not receiving a news
paper today—one receiving a reliable
telegraphic report—you are losing the
thread of the most interesting histor
ical narrative in all times.
This Is the greatest epoch of the
world. If all the events of a thousand
years could have been crowded into a
twelvemonth not all of these would he
so important as the occurrences of the
present year. And this year is to be
so full of events of a stirring nature
—events that will have to bear upon
the course of the world—that one is
unwise indeed, who does not have as a
daily visitor a newspaper that faith
fully and speedily places these feat
ures before the public.
Despite the hardships, the heart
aches. the tragedies that come to the
•people of this age. it is a great privi
lege to live today. The millions that
will come after us will think of these
times as the period of the greatest cri
sis ot the world’s civilization.
The Prospector is taking from 200
to 200 words more telegraph than at
any time in its history, and will keep I
its readers posted upon current events j
as well as the great conflict in Europe. I
If you are not reading The Pros-j
peetor and Miner today, you are los-1
ing the trend of world history.
YOUNG AMKRK'A TO SKKVK.
Within a few weeks agents of thoj
government will be scrutinizing lists
of young Americans who come under
the provisions of the new selective
conscription act.
Within a few days every male citi
zen from twenty-one to thirty years
of age will be required to go to an of
cial in this division, register, and
give particulars as to his occupation,
efficiency, those, if any, depending
upon his services, and various other
things that will enable the war and
navy departments to reach a conclu- j
sion as to whether or not he should j
be callinf upon to bear arms.
There will be no escape from this
edict, unless the government decides
that Alaskans are of more use to the
country by remaining at home and
furnishing the smelters of the world
the ores with which to manufacture
war munitions: all other residents of
the States and Territories will have to
serve.
The selective feature of the law
will enable the recruiting officers to
call into the service at this time only
those who can he used to the best ad
vantage with the least disturbance
I possible to the domestic and commere
iial life of the community. For in-i
! stance, a mechanic whose services
are required in the factory, or a farm
er who can render the nation more
good as a producer, is not likely to be
railed upon to bear arms because his
services are required elsewhere. The
unoccupied and those having no spec
ial dependents, in all probability, will
be the first selected, which is certain
ly a proper rule of procedure.
But if the war is to become greatly
prolonged there will be but few that
will not be called to the colors, in the
latter event there is a strong possibil
ity that a conscription measure will
go to those between the ages of twen
ty-five and forty-five.
The government wants young men
because they make the best soldiers,
and because their habits ol' life have
not been so thoroughly formed as
their elders. And in view of the fact
that the selective conscription law is
to be a permanent law of'the nation,
applicable in times of peace as well as
intimes of war it will be a generation
until every man who is physically
able will have given from one to three
years of his life training for the na
tional defense.
iel dependents, in all probability, wi|l
training 10,000 young men to become
officers of the new artpy of 500,000
i to be immediately organized. This
’ training of officers is one of the prere
quisites of the service. Vvest Point
J does not turn them out fast enough,
j Therefore, officer’s training camps
jhave been established in four centers
| of the United States, one at San Fran
i cisco, and intensive training of young
j men. to become officers has commenc
| ed. It is not difficult to secure in
; tantrymen. but it is another thing to
i train an officer, and this government
is busily engaged in preparation of
this important pifrt of an army’s or
ganization.
An anonymous communication
has been received from some person
advising the killing of dogs and cats
as a prime step toward conserving the
food supply. It is more than signifi
cant that the writer of this bit of ad
vice chose to withhold his or her
name. It would be dangerous to per
mit the owners of {lets to know that
such a person were at large.
The launch Patsy, Capt, Jefferson,
left this morning for the Cube, Gold
Hill and Cliff Mines, with several pas
sengers.
STEAM HEAT NEWLY FURNISHED
SEATTLE HOTEL
MRS. E. MILL, Propr.
VALDEZ ALASKA
AI-SO CURTAIL GAMBLING
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Nobody seems to have thought otj
minimizing gambling as an aid to thoj
reduction of the cost of living and!
promotion of efficiency in war andi
business. Yet any half-informed per-,
son knows that gambling in food
staples always raises prices when the I
tendency is upward
Nobody need think twice before j
agreeing that if the Chicago board of,
Trade would close wheat would take u
long drop in price in a few days. If'
anybody doubts this let him watch i
the price a wneat in a few days., since
the board was prohibited further,
trading in May wheat and the shortsr
have settled.
Several ol the Allied nations have,
taken positive steps to curtail intern- j
perence. England is plowing up hunt
ing parks and will use them for rais-;
ing food staples instead of fox-hunt
ing. Strong efforts are in progress in]
the United States to put monopolized
vacant lands into practical use asi
farms and gardens.
What useful function do stock and:
trade exchanges perforin that entitles j
them to continued existence any more1
than barrooms, faro banks and stud !
poker games? Do they lower the high,
cost of living? Do they create any
thing—food, clothing, arms or am
munition? Do they carry anything to;
market or places of consumption?
Why not shut down or shut up the !
Chicago Board of Trade and the New j
York Slock Exchange and urge the |
gamblers and their employes to raise!
spuds or enlist in the array or navy? j
That would be good for the country ■
at large, and incidentally, good for]
the Iambs.
A RUFFNEK '
i
TRKKH IN INDIA
ARK AID IN WAR
LONDON, May 14.—Any account of
wliat India has done in the war must
include mention of the fact that she
has put her mhowra trees at the ser-!
vice of the munitions factories.
Every traveler in India has seen I
the mhowra trees, which are plenti-*
wul in all parts of the country. Soon;
after the war began it was discover-]
ed that the mhowra was the best;
source for acetone, which is the chief
ingredient of cordite. Up lo that time
acetone was extracted mainly from i
wood, corn and starch. In England l
the British admiralty erected a great
laclory to extract acetone from corn.
Two English scientists in Hydera
bad discovered that the flowers of the]
mhowra contained acetone in niucnj
larger quantities than any other vege
table substance, and large factories
were immediately established to sup
ply the needs of the munitions plant.
A young man unhappily married
and practically penniless took his tale
of woe to a prominent divorce attor
ney in Chicago and concluded with,
this: "I’m too poor to pay much for!
a divorce, but my wife makes my life
miserable. After I get home at 6 o’
clock in the evening I get no peace!
until I go to sleep. What would you
advise?"
"After considering the facts in the!
case,” said the lawyer, “I would sug-.
gest that you get a job which re-.
quires you to work all night.”
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MAY RETURN TO POWER. |j
Britain’s Faith In Lord f|
Fishsr Ramaina Unehakan. ||
One result of the remarkable report
Just Issued In London on the Darda
nelles campaign will undoubtedly be
to renew the clamor for the return of
Lord Fisher to the admiralty, Ever
since his resignation Lord Fisher's
friends have been working with might
and main to reinstate him. Many be
lieve that he is the greatest naval
strategist in England and the only man
capable of dealing with the submarine
menace- This belief seems to be found
ed on the tradition that the fnilure of
the submarine campaign of 11MB whs
due entirely to Istrd Fisher's genius
and energy.
HILL BROS/ COFFEE, THE BLEND PERFECTION.
Fresh Fruits
_•_ ^^
and Vegetables
P REQUENT shipments of fresh goods enable us to have
* on sale at all times a complete supply of choice fruits and
vegetables including
NKW POTATOES
NEW CABBAGE
CUCUMBERS
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and other Bakery Delicacies always ready tor delivery
S. BLUM & CO., Inc.
v GOOD GOODS ^
.. ii - Phone 12 »■
J. E. WILSON
Freighting to all points
in the third division.
Horses bought and sold.
Phone 166.
L< 1UIES CAFE
Open Day and Night McKinley Street, Below Cable Office
Fresh Bread, Pies, Cakes,
All Kinds of Pastry for Sale.
EVERYTHING THE BEST ANDY MAROVICH, lYopr.
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A. M. DIERINGER
Valdez Transfer!
Company j
Office on Alaska Avenue, in
George C. Treat Building
Telephone No. 60
! General Trucking and Freighting
to all Interior Points.
iLIVERY and FEED STABLE,
STORAGE,
Teaming of All Kinds
; Positively No Coal Delivered Un
less Paid for in Advance
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THREATENED STRIKE
HAS BEEN AVERTED
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WASHINGTON. D. C\, May 14.—
A delegation of coal operators, re
presenting 80,000 miners, called upou
President Wilson Saturday afternoon,
and after a conference with the chief
iexecutive of the nation, terms were
arranged whereby the threatened
strike, which was scheduled to take
place Tuesday, has been averted.
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Fresh line of Box Car.dies just re
ceived at Hunt's Candy Kitchen, tf
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' WANTED—Five cords of spruce
wood. Inquire Valdez Packing Com
ipuny. City Dock. tf
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EVERY SHYIN6
IS * M6 SAVINS
These days—economize with
Tlie perfect dough raiser—
costs half the price of the high
priced cream of tartar kind
and raises the dougli better.
\SK YOUR GROCER
One Pound 25c.
Crescent Mfg. Co., .Seattle Wash.
Candy Wen
E. W. HUNT—I* Owl Drag Store. j
FOUNTAIN DRINKS
HOT COLD
! VALDEZ CAFE & BAKERY !
4* •>
•> Cakes, Cookies t Bus, 15c per doxei. •>
•, Frock, R»e aid Wkite Bread 12 1-2 »>
J] cots per loaf. Orders taken far special *
4* occasions *
t t ’HRlST KOGSTAD, Propr. *
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*> PHONE 17 - Tkree twn Ww 0»l Dr»j J
WE PAY
i!K cents per pound for Copper
18 cents per pound for Brass
8c lb. for Rubber Shoes.
7c lb. for Lead.
$20.00 per ton for cast iron.
$15 per ton Wrought Iron.
5c per lb. for Rope.
3 >2 c per pound for Rags.
$20.00 per ton for Paper.
27c per dor. Beer Bottles, qts.
17c dor. Beer Bottles, pints.
F. O. B. SEATTLE.
ATLAS JUNK CO.
1043 Railroad Avenue, So.
SEATTLE, WASH.
When b Seward Stop at the
COLEMAN HOUSE
GEORGE SEXTON, fnof.
SlRICTLV FIRST CLASS
Fourth Ave, Seward, Alaska
Arctic Hotel
Watch This
PHONE 133 MRS. SYR1NG, Prap
Ice Cream every day at the Key
stone. tf
Just received, a new line ot Toilet
JYaters and Perfumes. Owl Drug Co
1 _
1 CITY EXPRESS, Phone S3; ready
■to transfe. that baggage for you. tf
! A pretty line of colored crochet
| cotton and stamped pillow slips at
[the Needleeraft Shop.
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I Ice cream every day, specials on
jSunday at Hunt's Candy Kitchen tf
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PROFESSIONAL C ARDS.
DR. S. WICKES MERRITT
ottkcpM our Driii; ( o.
I'hoDf‘15 McKinlcv M*rr!
Contract Surgeon, C. S. Army
A A. Surgeon, C S i'tiblic Health Serv
(Marine Hospital)
DR. H. COCKER1LLE
Graduate National lultprill;
WaaUnflM, D. C.
DENTIST
In Valdez Since ISOS
PHONE 110
Office Rooms in Whaling Building
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DONOHOE & DIMOND
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UBn OhmK( Coart Hcim
Phoae »* VALDEZ. ALASKA
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LYONS & RITCHIE
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Phoae Ml VALDEZ. ALASKA
ROBERT SIMPSON Opt D.
H-XEAC, ALASKA
Glustt Fitted Lenses Ground
VALDEZHOSPITAL
Private Rooms s
Terms Reasonable
JOS. A. SILVERMAN, fk. C., M. D. Pr.» j
Jos. A. SihrerauB Ph. G. M. D. !
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Offite kauri—1 ta 4 p. m -7 ta 8 p. \
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Res. Tel. 176 Office Tel. 19 j
Boyle Block ' Valdez ;
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Free ul Accepted Kami.
Regular communications nrst wea
ueaday in each month in McKinley
Hall. Visitors always welcome.
F. M. BROWN. W. M.
ED WOOD. Secretary.
Valdez Miners Union No. 188
Western Federation of Miners
W. M CONLEY President.
"Iranite M»n«
Gee. M. Berry Secretary.
Vetdes AUeke.