Valdez Daily Prospector
PUBLISHED BY THE
Prospector Publishing Co.
TERMS.
Daily Prospector.
Jly carrier, per month.$1.00
By mail, per annum.10.00
The Weekly Miner.
By carrier, per month.40
By mail, per annum. 3.00
The Daily Prospector and Week
ly Miner by carrier to one ad
dress, per month. 1.25
The Daily Prospector and Week
ly Miner by mail to one ad
dress only, per year.12.50
Business Office and Editorial Rooms,
’Phone 152. *
Advertising Rates on Application.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1915.
PHILOSOPHY BLOWS UP
A notable effect of war was to turn
Europe’s intellectual clock backward
two or three generations. Many men
there, to whom the world has been
looking for advanced thought, have
written about it. The general char
acter’s! ic of the writing is that they
dived into the old clothes basket of
1814 for their ideas. Germany’s lead
ing men of letters in particular were
prompt to drag in the war of libera
tion.
No doubt, as soon as the war is
over Europe will begin thinking again
in terms of today, but as soon as war
is declared real thinking stops. Of
course, that is a necessary condition,
for genuine thinking would at once
stop the war.—Saturday Evening
Post.
JAPAN IN THE WAR.
_
In France there is a strong demand j
that Japan be requested to send her
veteran jtroops to help the Allies.
While this demand is by no means
universal, it is growing in intensity.
Great Britain is silent on the sub
ject. Undoubtedly her government
does not wish Japan to participate
Uher in the war, except in a case
of absollute necessity. Japan has
500,000 highly trained troops which
are probably, man for man, the equal
of absolute necessity. Japan has
these would be a great help to the
Allies in their desperate struggle to
drive the Germans out of France and
Belgium. But if Japan lent this as
sistance, which she is undoubtedly
willing—and even eager—to do, she
would have a much more important
voice in the peace council which must
follow the war and which may ma
terially alter the political map of the
-world. It is not to Great. Britain’s
•interest that her Oriental ally shall
grow too powerful.
The rumors that Russia would not
-be averse to material assistance from
the Japanese must be very discon
certing to Great Britain. The Man
churian railway affords a means of
moving vast Japanese armies into the
eastern theater of the Japanese war
and stranger things have happened
than that the Russians and Japanese,
who only a few years ago were en
gaged in a death struggle for su
premacy on the eastern coast of Asia,
should be found fighting side by side
before the snows of winter melt
away.—Leslie’s.
WHEN TRUCE SAVED
MANY WOUNDED MEN
PARIS.—The Temps prints a letter
written by a French soldier to his
family which shows an instance of
French heroism recognized by the
Germans with equal chivalry.
"Before Montauban. in the Somme
district,” he says, “was a villa which
the Germans held strongly and we
vainly tried to storm. Our greatest
efforts only brouught us to the enemy’s
wire entanglements. At nightfall sev
eral of our wounded lay helpless be
fore the German trenches, whence it
was certain death for us to try to
fetch them. On the following morn
ing two stretcher bearers—one be
longing to a religious order—left the
French lines and coolly approached
the German wires, waving Red Cross
flags.
"The fusillade immediately ceased
on both sides as a German officer
cried in good French: ‘What are you
going to do?’ The bearers answered
coolly: ‘Pick up the wounded.’ The
German replied: 'Very good. I give
you permission; but you ought to
have come yesterday, thus saving
them a wretched night. I would
certainly have ordered my men to
cease firing.’
"One of the German officers shook
hands with the religious bearer, say
ing: ‘You are brave fellows. We give
you half an hour to finish your
work, and *he firing will begin again.’
Meanwhile the German soldiers ly
ing on a bank near waved their hats
cheering loudly. Thus were saved
nearly a dozen wounded, all of whom
are now recovering."
FRENCH WANTED
TO MAKE PEACE
German Paper Declares Kitchener
threatened To Destroy French
Coast Cities.
NEW YORK, Feb. 6.—Copies of the
German paper Kolnische Zeitung,
published in Berlin, were received on
the last mail. The paper reiterates
the statement published some time
ago that France is in the war now
only because Britain refused to let
her make peace with Germany.
The Zeitung declares that evidence
is in existence to show tfyat last Sep
tember France had instructed an emi
nent diplomat of a neutral country
to open negotiations looking to the
restoration of peace. The diplomat
is stated to have been under British
influences and to have betrayed the
secret to the British ambassador in
Paris.
It will be remembered that Lord
Kitchener visited France in Septem
ber and that shortly after his return
to London the agreement was made
between Russia, France and Britain
that all three nations should agree
unanimously upon terms before peace
would be restored. The Zeitung de
clares that Kitchener threatened to
bombard the French coast unless
France consented to the agreement.
GERMAN REAR
IS THREATENED
(Continued from page 1.)
left Petrograd for the front is re
garded as confirmation of reported
Russian victories as he would not
have gone to Warsaw had not Grand
Duke Nicholas been confident that the
German aggressive movement for the
capture of the city had been broken.
Czar Leaves Front.
PETROGRAD, Feb. 6—The an
nouncement was made here today
Shat Czar Nicholas has gone to the
front to witness the operations
against the Germans near Warsaw.
The belief is prevalent here that
Grand Duke Nicholas, commander-in
chief of the Russian army, is about
to attempt a new offensive movement
against the Germans attacking War
saw and wishes to confer person
ally with the czar before putting his
plans to the test.
Britain Has 3,000,000 Men.
LONDON, Feb. 6.—The British war
office has issued a bulletin stating
that $he Animber of men available
for the army is 3,000,000. This does
not include India or South Africa.
French Gain Ground At Reims.
PARIS, Feb. 6.—Activities along the
western battle line were confined to
the Arras, Altkirch and Reims dis
tricts. At Arras the Germans made
an attempt to capture the French
trenches, but were driven back before
support could be brought up to sup
port the .first line of trenches. The
attack at Arras was a minor affair
when the Germans attempted to
reach the French trenches under cov
er of darkness.
French Gain GrGound At Reims.
By a number of attacks upon the
German trenches during the night
the French troops were able to make
considerable progress, at many points
capturing the first and second line
of German trenches.
TIDE TABLES PORT OF VALDEZ.
Compiled from me official tide ta
bles issued by the Coast and Geodet
ic Survey. The time for high and
low water is for the Port of Valdez
nnd is Valdez time. Immediately fol
lowing the time of high and low wa
ter is given the height of me tide
in feet and tenths:
Sunday, February 7.
High tide 5:02 a. m., 12.1; 8:23 p.
m., 8.4.
Low tide 12:14 p. m., 0.8; 11:19
p. m., 3.0.
Monday, February 8.
High tide 6:07 a. m., 12.0; 7:20
p. m., 8.3.
Low tide 1:50 p. m., 0.6.
Tuesday, February 9.
High tide 7:27 a. m., 12; 9:48 p.
m., 8.8.
Low tide 12:36 a. m., 3.6; 3:14 p.
m., 0.1.
Orpheum Tonight.
Don’t miss this fine program:
"The Miser’s Son, ’ floe drama fea
turing Wm. Shay and Ethel Gran
don.
"Animated Weekly,” full of sensa
tional events.
"Old-fashioned Dad,” a fine com
edy with Marguerite Fisher and Bob
Leonard.
TINY HAMMERSJN STEAM, i
Billion* of Flying Moleoules Giv* the '
Gas'Its Power.
There 1* an old Scotch proverb tbat
“Mony a mickle milks a muekle."
which means that many little things
put together make much. The power
of steam la a case of this, for It can
drive great boats, through the water
and It can tear up the greatest rocks.
Vet all Its power Is due to the comlug
together of little unit* of power.
When we speak of steam we mean
water vapor—water In the form ot gas.
This gas 1* formed under pressure and
has power to expand. It Is this expan
sive power that does the work. After
ward the gas becomes cool and con
densed, so tbnt we con see It. and tnat
1 is wbat we call steam.
The power of the gas is due to the
tiny molecules of water of which It is
made. These are Dying about In ail di
rections trying to get loose and so
striking against the sides ot whatever
hems them In. The force in one of
these molecules is very tiny, for the
amount of stuff' in the molecules is so
smalL If you hnd a hammer smaller
than yon could see you could not drive
a nail with It. But as there are bil
lions ot these little hammers Dying
about tri the gas they are able to do all
the work that steam does.— from "The
Child’s Book ot Knowledge."
ANTIQUITY OF KILTS.
They Were Worn. It Is Said, by Soldiers
ot Ancient Assyria.
Tbe kilt Ls a style of dress that is tro
mensely old. The soldiers of Assyrian
kings are suld to nave worn a sort ot
kilt, while, as we all know, tbe moun
talneers of the Balkans regard It us In
dispensable.
It seems to nave been worn In Scot
land from prehistoric times, and. ac
cording to some authorities, was at one
time only the plaid worn across the
shoulders. In cold weather it was twist
ed around the waist, or perhaps it
would be more correct to say that part
of It was.
Kilted regiments are comparatively
modern, as the lirst highland troops,
the Black Watch, were recruited in
1725 and were called by their now his
torlc name owing to the somber color
of their tartans—black. Dltie and green.
Wben they were orlglually raised
each company wore the tarta.n of Its
commauding officer, and when handed
together In one regiment a special one
was designed to prevent Jealousy The
Seaforths wear tbe Mackenzie tartan,
the Argyll and Sutherland tbe Camp
bell and the Cordons and Camerons the
same as their name.—London Saturday
Kevlew.
Putting the K In Kant
Kant the Scoto-Ceruian. uegan nis
nume with an alien "k" on the same
principle that caused Murdoch, the
Scottish coal gas discoverer, to onng
his to an end with a “It" It you turn
to Murdoch's biographers yon dna
them explaining that Murdoch witD a
"k" la the English form of Murdoch
with an “b But the great gas man
himself explained that he made the
change In spelling ‘to oblige the Eng
llsh. among whom he lived." tie
found that they had a difficulty in giv
tug “the full guttural pronunciation"
to the last syllable, and so he made
things easy.—tendon Chronicle.
The Retort Courteous.
Justice i>ay was » "hanging nidge
and when on circuit expedited nusiness
In a summary manner Un oue oocu
sion the trial of a prisoner concluded
at dusk, and the Judge ordered candles
ro he lighted so that he could try no
other case that night
O’Connor, a noted Irish barrister, de
fended and In protest against night
work exclaimed, addressing the court:
"What, m.v lord, try men oy utgUtt
What will men sayJ l'hat justice is
not done oy IJay!"
He obtained his end. and at the next
sitting the accused was acquitted.
lamdoD Mirror.
Billiard Tables on Solid Rock.
Billiard tables supported on eoiid
rock are among tne novel features of
a thlrty-slx room concrete residence
located on one of tbe islands ot tne
San Juan archipelago In Puget sound.
Each table rests on a massive concrete
base, which extends through an open
ing In tbe floor and baa its rooting on
bedrock and is therefore as solid and
as free from vibration as IT It were a
part of tbe Island itself.—Popular Me
chanics.
Reaching a Conclusion.
Hotel Manager—i see yon nave given
onr finest suit of rooms to a man named
HI I kins Are yon sure Qe can pay tUe
charges} Clerk—Yes; he's rich enough.
Manager—How do yon know} Clerk—
He is old and ugly, and nis wife is
voting and pretty — (exchange.
On the Safe 8tde.
“How do you ever get on so 'well with
your wife} Don't yon ever have any
differences of opinion T'
“Of course We do Hat I don't let net
know It.”—Cleveland leader.
The Professor Remembers.
Professor las the company la orean
Ing up. missing one of tits ruhtieno
Has any of you gentlemen put on toree
rubbers by mistake}—l''llegende Hiat
ter
A Beau Brummai
"Isn’t ne swell}’
“Ves. to see Miu on Sundays nobody
would think ne bad to go to work on
Mondavn ' Philadelphia ledger.
There is oo greater delight man to 0*
conscious of etocerlty ou salt examina
tion. Maori on.
Boys’ Clothing
f DESIGNED BY
MAYER BRO&
f CHICAGO
<-*- . ,
Does Your Boy Need
a New Suitj?
If he does come in and select one
for him from onr large stock.
We have Boys’ Suits in all siges
and onr prices are right.
We Carry the
Famous Tess and Ted Children’s School Shoes
Children’s Rubbers and Arctics.
Boys’ Packs and Boots
Jersey Sweaters and Sweater Coats.
Ready For It.
Young Wife—Don’t you admire a
man who always says the right thing
at the right time? The Spinster—I’m
sure I could if I ever have the pleasure
of meeting such a man.—London Illus
trated Bits.
Discouraging.
Mother—Why, Ethel, you mustn’t be
sad on your birthday. What is it?
Ethel—Well. Tommy’ll be eight next
month, and then he'll be a year older
than me again, and I’ve tried so bard
to catch him up.—London Punch.
Expensive.
“Yes,” said the young wife proudly,
“father always gives something expen
sive when he makes presents.”
“So I discovered when he gave you
away.” rejoined the young husband.—
Exchange.
Quite a Change.
"Percy is getting used to public
speaking, isn't he?”
“Oh, yes. I remember when you
could hardly get him to stand up, and
now you can hardly get him to sit
down.”
Once an Inland Sea.
It is the contention of geologists that
the Mediterranean was once a great
inland sea and that the mountainous
rocks separating it from the Atlantic
were in the course of ages worn away
by the force of the water.
A Protest.
Dolly—We had to practice Chopin for
three hours today, mamma. Mrs. Par
venoo—Really, my dear, shoppin’ is all
very well, but your papa sent you to
the ladles’ hacademy to learn music
an’ that sort o’ thing.”—London Mail.
In No Hurry.
A lecturer one torrential night ad
dressed an audience which might have
been much larger without taxing the
seating capacity of the hall. Naturally
he was willing to curtail his address,
and. having reached what he consid
ered the psychological moment, said.
••I’m afraid I’ve kept you too long.”
Whereupon a voice replied. ‘‘Go on:
it’s still raining.”
Japan’s Goldfish.
An old goldfish breeding station in
the outskirts of Tokyo. Japan, has a
pond area of 44,000 square feet and an
annual output of about 500.000 gold
fish. In addition to which golden carp
and common carp are grown. Ten
persons are employed In the branches
of the work, and six varieties of fish
are handled. „
INDOLENCE.
If you ask me which is the real
hereditary sin of human nature do
you imagine I shall answer pride or
luxury or ambition or egotism? No;
1 shall say indolence. Who con
quers indolence will conquer all the
rest.—Johann von Zimmermann.
Subscribe for the Prospector.
Copper River Lumber Co., Inc.
ALL KINDS OP
Native and ¥ ¥ TRyiDCD and Building
Puget Sound ijUiVlOlllV Material
CONSTANTLY ON HAND
Prices Right W. M. FINICAL, Mgr. Phone 18
Patronize a Home Industry
A A A A A A A. A A A A AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA A A A
Independent Laundry Co.
Satisfaction Guaranteed I
Telephone 66 I
I Foot Keystone Ave
I Rouj'h Dry 10c lb.
ALASKA
STEAMSHIP CO.
S. S. Mariposa and S. S. Alameda sail from Seattle
the 1st, 8th, 16th and 24th
EVERY MONTH
From Valdez south-7th, 15th, 23rd and 30th for Cordova,
Juneau. Ketchikan and Seattle.
Regular freight service for Ketchikan. Juneau. Sheep creek Treadwell, Douglas
Cordova, Ellamar. Valdez and Latouehe. Explosives. S S Seward. S S Seward. 5th'
S S Eatouche, 15th: S S Cordova. 25th of each month—Right reserved to change this
schedule without notice,
F B. Tracy, Gen’l Agt- Valdez Dock Co., Local Agt.
WmmW
JUS*
FULL
QUART
. BOTTLED in bond— -
Has Had no Peers for Fifty Years
___SOLD BY ALL DEALERS
WEATHER BULLETIN.
Valdez, Alaska, Feb. 6, 1915.
STATION Above Below, Snow In. WEATHER CONDITIONS
Donnelly . 2 3 Cloudy, calm, trail fair.
McCallum . 10 12 Clear, windy, trail good.
Paxson’s . 20 17 Clear, calm, trail fair.
Hogan . 2 17 Cloudy, calm, trail good.
Gulkana . 17 14 Clear, calm, trail good.
Copper Center _ 21 9 Clear, calm, trail good.
Tonsina . 13 24 Clear, calm, trail good.
Teikhell . 5 25 Clear, calm, trail good.
Beaver Dam . 5 38 Clear, calm, trail good.
Summit . 8 50 Clear, windy, trail open.
Wortman’s . 21 43 Clear, calm, trail open.