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WEDNESDAY, MAY 17, 1916
GERMANY'S REPLY.
The German reply to President
Wilson’s note amounts to this:
Germany is willing to surrender to
the United States’ demand, provided
the same demand is made of England
and obeyed by England. In short,
England must not receive an immu
nity bath while Germany is penalized,
if the United States expects to holt’.
Germany to the letter of her promise.
The answer is complete but with
distinct and emphatic reservations,
and will meet with the approval of all
who stand upon the platform of true
neutrality and a square deal for all
belligerents. It will, however, be a
bitter pill for the strong pro-ally ele-'
ment in the United States which time
and again has shown a disposition to
throw the whole force of American
favor into the balance against the
central powers.
The answer practically demands of
the United States a living, accurate
allegiance to the policy of perfect
neutrality which the President advis
ed at the beginning of the war. It
promises obedience to the United
States’ view provided the United
States apply the view and exact the
same obedience from England, whose
violation of international law has
been equal to Germany’s, but less
bloody. Germany now agrees to de
part from that bloody course, provid
ed the United States obey the rules
of neutrality by demanding equal
obedience to law by all belligerents.
What President Wilson will say,
considering that he already has said
that he would not accept from Ger
many the argument she has present
ed, remains to be seen. But in the
face of the facts and the reply, the
fair-minded people of the United
States would regard him as unfair
were he now to insist that the United
States' purpose is to demand of Ger
many what it does not demand of En
gland.
The way is open to the President
and his advisers of avoiding a break
with Germany, of obedience to the
rules of the square deal and of put
ting an end to the riotous U-boat
campaign. To follow it merely re
quires obedience by England to the
same laws which Germany is asked to
obey. To think of breaking relations
in the circumstances is folly, even
though the letter wfiting department
in Washington. D. C., heretofore has
placed us In a position where we may ]
have to retreat a few steps in order
to avoid that break. Our protests
against English disobedience have
been filed. All we have to do is to
follow them up with the same zeal
that has brought about, the embitter
ed situation with Germany, in which
duty the President will find all fair
thinking people squarely behind him,
no matter if it leads to war with one
or both of these domineering powers.
Let us keep in mind that the true
American’s duty is to safeguard the
welfare of America, and not of any
of the belligerents.—Tacoma Ledger.
Generals Scott and Obregon should
open a Chautauqua.
The sound of the hammer and saw
makes mighty sweet music these days.
Clean up day will soon be here, and
our city will thereafter present the
spick and span appearance it usually
assumes during the summer months.
The continued late spring has ren
dered it nearly impossible to plant
much garden, as yet, and our citizens
are putting in their time cleaning up
and otherwise beautifying their prem
ises.
With Blum & Company’s big build
ing drawing on every available me
chanic and the road commission us
ing ali the common labor it can ac
quire, Valdez win be a busy place this
summer.
An advertiser asks the citizens to
send all their old clothes to the In
dians. It would be pretty embarrass
ing for the newspaper gang to follow
out this advice literally, not speaking
for the rest of the population.
Indications are that a redhot cam
paign will be inaugurated within the
next few weeks on the wet and dry
question. How anyone can be dry
with the sky leaking in so many
places, passeth our comprehension.
Valdez has the cheapest White
Wings department in me world. Mr.
Braxton; who has charge of that de
partment, calls at your house and re
moves all accumulated debris for the
small sum of one dollar. Can you af
ford to be without his services?
It is reported that the auto stages
will start from the Fairbanks ends of
the trail the latter part of the month,
if the present fine weather continues.
There is very little snow now on the
summit, and it is expected that the
stages will be enabled to get through
much earlier than usual.
Valdez also has a very cheap and
efficient water system. An electric
pump and a two-inch pipe down to
bedrock will give any citizen six mil
lion, five hundred thousand, two hun
dred and four gallons of pure, limpid
felacier water at a cost of about fifty
cents per month. And it does not
have to be piped through a meter, as
in larger cities.
The lecture given under*the aus
pices of the University Club of Valdez
was so thoroughly enjoyed by the citi
zens who attended that we believe
the club would fill a universal desire
FOR ONE WEEK ONLY
SWIFT’S PREMIUM HAM - - - 25c
SWIFT’S PREMIUM BACON - - 33c
No SECONDS Sold For FIRSTS
ALL TOBACCOS 10c PER TIN ONLY.
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PICTURES
CHANGED REGULARLY
Always a good show. That is
what we want yon to say about car
program. We strive earnestly for
that distinction, and we feel that we
have achieved oar purpose. People
DO say of our theater, “There is al
vays a good show there.”
EMPRESS PROGRAM
THE GIRL AND THE GYPSY CAMP, 8-act Feature with BESSIE
LEARN and CARLTON KING, supported by the full Edison Co.
A SLASHLIGHT FLIVVER—Roaring Comedy, with Ham and Bud
BUD—Comical Animated Cartoon.
INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC
One Show This Evening at 8:10 Sharp.
THURSDAY—WORMWOOD* Marie Corelli’s Great Story. _
SUNDAY—CHECKERS—Comedy Drama, with good horseracing.
ADMISSION 85c CHILDREN, lOc
by holding at least one open meeting
a month. Such entertainments go
far toward welding the population
together, and greatly increase the
general scope of knowledge on cur
rent events.
Now that the last answer has been
made to the last answer we may ex
pect a voluminous correspondence
over the very last answer to absolute
ly the last word. In the meantime
Mexicans are indulging in the playful
pastime of shooting copper tacks into
the bodies of frisky Texans who op
pose their looting and burning.
Congress has a case of nerves over
anti-war lobbying by mail, and threat
ens a wholesale investigation, which
is not without its clownish salients
since we have heard no word of criti
cism in recent months concerning the
powerful armament group which
maintains in Washington city one of
the most powerful lobbies in national
history. No two-cent appeal about
that. It doesn’t stay at home and
write letters and be criticized; it goes
right up to Washington, D. C„ where
under the very wing of congress it
can" take care of its own.—Tacoma
Ledger.
IN DEADLOCK
ASKS COURT FOR DISCHARGE
Jury Says There Is Xo Chance of
Their Reaching a Verdict and They
Would Qult-*-Court Refuses Re
quest for Dismissal.
LOS ANGELES, May 17.—The jury
in the case of David Caplan, whose
trial on the charge of complicity in
blowing up the Times building in this
city several years ago was completed
Monday and given to the jury, are
hopelessly deadlocked, and have in
formed the court that there is no
possible chance of reaching a verdict.
They applied to the court to be dis
charged, but the court has refused the
request and sent them back for a
further consideration of the case.
The court stated that the prosecu
tion of the case had cost the govern
ment forty thousand dollars, and he
will not discharge the jury so long as
there remains the slightest possibility
of their arriving at a verdict.
SAYS GERMAN
FORCEEXHAUSTED
EXPENDITURES ARE ENORMOUS
English Military Expert Says Ger
mans Exhausted Strength in, Ver
dun Campaign and Is Incapable of
Further Offensive.
LONDON, May 17.—Colonel Rep
ington, a military expert in an article
in today’s Times, states that Germany
has exhausted her strength in the tre
mendous attacks on the Verdun forti
fications, and is now facing a purely
defensive campaign. He says that
the expenditure of men and munitions
by the Germans during the Verdun
campaign is incomprehensible in
magnitude to the layman,' and must
have been drawn heavily upon the
German resources. In consequence
he claims the Germans are incapable
of any further offensive on a large
scale, and that they will be compelled
to maintain a strictly defensive cam
paign.
Bristles in your teeth? Not if you
buy a guaranteed tooth brush at the
Owl. tf
A swell line of crepe dechine and
wash silk waists just arrived on the
last boat at E. Winters. tf
Men, women’s and children’s wear
ing apparel, household utensils and
articles of every day need, at the
Emporium. *
Pictures developed at the Valdes
Drug Company. tf
Anything in the jewelry line at
the Valdez Drug Co. tf
S. Blum was a passenger for Val
dez on the steamer Alameda, which
left Seattle Monday.
Captain Tom Marcum, with the
launch Shamrock, left this afternoon
for Ellamar and Fidalgo with several
passengers.
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Style
Wear
Economy
Styleplus Clothes
$17
The Same Price The Nation Over
We Have Just Received a Large Shipment
S. BLUM & CO., W
GOOD GOODS '
The Best Place in Valdez to
Stop at is the
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Arctic Hotel
Warm, Light Room-The Home of Comfort
RATES REASONABLE
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BATH ROOM Special Rate. By^tke Month
j PHONE 133 MRS. SYRING, Prop.
Happenings of This Date in History.
i Feast day of: St. Possidius; St. Ma
lden of Brittainy; St. Cathan; St. Si
>lave; St. Paschal Baylon.
1521—Duke of Buckingham exe
cuted for treason in England.
1532—Scottish Court of Sessions
'established.
j 1605—George Weymouth explored
| the Maine coast.
1666—Newark, New Jersey found
ed.
1690—Casco, Maine taken by French
and Indians.
174 3—Seth Warner, revolutionary
isoldier born.
1749—Dr. Edward Jenner, discov
jerer of vaccination born.
! 1756—England declared war on
j France.
| 1837—First number of Baltimore
iSun issued.
j 1838—Pro-slavery mob destroyed
j Pennsylvania Hall in Philadelphia.
1849—Fire at St. Louis destroyed
23 steamboats and 15 blocks of build
ings causing a loss of $3,000,000.
1875—John Cabell Breckinridge,
Vice President, died.
1877—General Grant started on a
journey around the world.
1SS4—Congress gave Alaska civil
government.
1885—Apache Indians under Ger
onimo took the warpath in New Mex
ico.
1899—At Montserrat 45 shocks of
earthquakes were felt in five hours.
1911—William B. Baker, “Father
of Rural Free Delivery Service,” died.
Notice Ladies* Aid
The Ladies’ Aid Society will meet
in the ^ lecture room of the Congre
gational Church Thursday afternoon.
All members are urged to be present.
LOCAL BREVITIES
Try our Malted Milk. Hot or Cold.
Candy Kitchen. tf
Kodak Supplies at the Valdez Drug
Company. tf
Cherry Special and Grape Punch
at Hunt’s Candy Kitchen tf
Are you particular about your
health? Then be particular about
your druggist. The Owl for yours.
Fancy Stationery at the Valdez
Drug Store. tf
New hats for men, women and chil
dren at the Emporium. tf
Several pieces of desirable proper
ty for sale. Oscar Fish. tf
Shellac, varnish, stains, enamel
paints and bronze at Mead’s tf
Pure Fresh Drugs at the Valdes
Drug Store. tf
Just Received—the latest Popular
Songs and Music. Valdez Drug Co. tf
Dougherty &> Ferguson
GENERAL
Merchandise
The best groceries received
on every boat,
Fresh vegetables, fruits, and
nuts.
LOUIE'S CAFE
Everything First class
Open Day and Night
ANDY MAROVICH, Prop.
Arcade Cafe
OPEN ALL NIGHT
Everything First Class
Lightning Service
Jock Collin_■_Proprietor
Alaska Jewelry Go.
With Owl Drug Co.
All Kinds of Nugget and
(Ivory Jewelry.
Developing and Printing
Photo Supplies Phone 40
Candy Kitchen
E. W. HUNT—la Owl Dn( Store.
FOUNTAIN DRINKS
HOT-COLD
A. M. DIERINGER
Valdez Transfer
Gernpaiqr
Office on Alaska Avenue, in
George C. Treat Building
Telephone No. 60
General Trucking and Freighting
to all Interior Points.
LIVERY and FEE©' STABLE.
STORAGE,
Teaming of All Kinds
Positively No Coal Delivered Un
less Paid for in Advance
DR. H. COCKERILLE
Graduate National UnlTcralty.
Wauhlnfftoa, D. C.
DENTIST
Fourteen Years in Valdez.
PHONE 110
Office Rooms in Whaling Building
JOHN LYONS E K RITCHIH
LYONS & RITCHIE
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW
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Offices In Whaling Building
J Phone 10* VALDEZ. ALASKA
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DONOHOE & DIMOND
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW
Office Opposite Court House
Phone 84 VALDEZ. ALASKA
ASA C. BALDWIN
CIVIL ENGINEER
U. S. Mineral Surveyor
McKinley Street opposite V. M. Store.
Valdez, Alaska
Copper River
Draying Co
Freighting and Passengers
to all parts of the Interior.
GENERAL TRUCKING
McKinley Street, Valdez
ED. WOOD, Proprietor
VALDEZ LODGE
NO 168
Free end Accepted Mne—.
Regular Communications first Wed
nesday in each month In McKinley
Hall. Visitors always welcome.
F. M. BROWN, W. M.
ED WOOD, Secretary*
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Somebody
With Money
always has been found to
“back” a good plan, a good
idea, a good business ven
ture or a good mining pros
pect; otherwise a good
of today’s successful Wit
ness enterprises would still
be-mere dreams.
Advertising has brought
about a majority of the in
troductions of the man with
the idea, the man with a
prospect, or business to the
man wjith the dollar.
ADVERTISE IN THE
PROSPECTOR FORv RE
SULTS.