“BUFFET”
“The old reliable stand”
A place to meet your friends
for RECREATION.
PHONE 7.
1814 CHAS. R. CRAWFORD 191?
PIONEER CONTRACTOR art BUILDER
OF ALASKA
CAN HANDLE ANY GLASS OF BUILDING
Building material of all kinds, and several gi ades of
wall board kept in stock at all times
OFFICE AND FACTORY, VALDEZ ALASKA
Phone 18
REFERENCES j S. BLUM St CO., Valdes, and/ Cordo.a,
BANKERS I B. M. BEHRENDS, Juneau, Alaska.
Merchant’s Cafe
Phone 68 OPEN DAT AND NIGHT Chma. FUcher, Propr.
YOU’LL CERTAINLY
ENJOY A LOOK
At yourself when you array
yourself In the suit we have tail
ored for you. The perfect fit, the
smartly distinctive cut of the
garments will tell you at a
glance that you are at last en
rolled in the really good dress
er class. And at no greater ex
pense than usual, as our prices
will plainly prove.
BEN SILVERMAN
Mead’s Sheet Metal Works
plumbing STOVES and RANGES heating
MOTOR BOAT SUPPLIES, PAINTS and OILS
Mine Air Pipe, Valves, Hose, Pipe and Fittings
Valdez Dock. Opposite Prospector Office. Telephone 24
THE SENATE
ANGUS CHISHOLM—FRANK GUSTAFSON '
CIGARS AND BILLIARDS
Nicely Furnished Rooms. Phone 35
THE PINZON
TOBACCO AND CIGARS
POOL AND BILLIARDS
PHONE 69 Me Kinley St, Valdez
Valdez Transfer Co.
A. M. DIERINGER, Proprietor
Office on Valdez Dock, Next to Prospector
Building.
General Trucking and Freighting to all
Interior Points
AUTOS FOR HIRE,
DAY OR NIGHT
No Coal P*livere<? Wnl«f A$yf»pe
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Germany’s hope of victory lies in
the war behind the front—a war
which in its secrecy and cunning is
as deadly and difficult to deal with as
*he sub-sea piracy of the German IJ
boats. It was after Germany realized
that she could never win on the sea
and in the open, that she struck be
l low the sea and in the dark. So, re
alizing that she can never conquer
with the sword, she seeks to win out
against the non-combatant's popula
tion by means of the subtle suggestion
of failure, the secret whisperings of
disaffection, the little spark of rumor
which runs through men’s minds like
fire through dry stubble, to say noth
ing of the deliberate lie, craftily con
ceived, cunningly camouflaged, and
whispered by a thousand trusted spies
onto ten thousand listening ears.
In carrying on this war there is no
weapon, however small, that is so in
significant as to be overlooked by the
German propagandist; there is no in
fluence which can have the slightest
effect upon the morale of the people
that is considered too small for the
patient, tireless effort of these sol
diers of secrecy in our midst, whose
efficiency increases in the ratio of
their modesty and apparent insignifi
cance. Many are the current phrases
which have originated in the secret
text books of the German secret ser
vice: “Peace without Annexation or
Indemnities” (a peace which involves
no acknowledgment of the moral
guilt of the vanquished). “The War
is a Stalemate” (which suggests that
Germany is so strong that she can
never be beaten). "Look at the Map”
(suggesting that Germany has won,
and ignoring the fact that her man
power has decreased in the propor
tion in which her boundaries have ex
tended). “Peace Without Victory”
(the most insidious phrase of all; for
a peace without confession of mili
tary defeat, would be acclaimed by
Germany as a peace won by German
force of arms).
It Is a fact that the majority of
people In this world never grow up,
and that only a small minority devel
op that mental growth, that sense of
proportion, which enables them to
take a broad view of such far-reach
ing questions as are Involved In this
world war. Most people are intelli
gently concerned only with the thingH
whieli are close at hand and readily
obvious. They look, as It were, thru
a knot-hole instead of using the sixty
degree angle of vision which every
intelligent man ought to have; and
consequently such people, and it is the
great majority, are peculiarly sonsi
live to the suggestions oi a propa
ganda, which is as subtle and difficult
to detect as it is all-pervading and
pernicious. The large majority of the
rumors of disaster to our troops: of
discomforts, sicknesses, and deaths in
the can tollmen ta; of delays, disorgan
ization, and even of graft in the great
war industries are of enemy origin.
And the pity of it all is that, uncon
sciously, there are thousands of well
meaning citizens who, because they
have an ill-regulated appetite for the
scandalous and the shocking, assist
this enemy propaganda by repeating
the enemy rumors, too often with em
bellishments of their own.
Without shutting his eyes to defects
or foregoing his inalienable right to
criticism, it is the duty of every citi
zen to cultivate in these times a stress
of spirit of healthy optimism. "Thots
are things.” A lie persistently repeat
ed and idly passed on, even though
we believe it to be a lie, begins, by
virtue of its constant reiteration, to
take on in our minds a color of truth.
Thereforb, it is the duty of every
true patriot among us, whenever he
stumbles upon one of these calamity
howlers, to ask him at once for his
authority, and bring it sharply to his
mind that, whether he intends to or
not, he is actively aiding the enemy
in his attempt to shatter the morale
of the civilian population back of the
fighting line.—Scientific American.
CAMP LEWIS LEADS
CAMP LEWIS: Camp Lewis leads
all military cantonments of the Uni
ted States with the lowest average
for admission for disease and the non
effective rate, according to the week
ly health report issued today from the
office of the division sanitary inspec
tor.
PAID ADVERTISEMENT
JAMES E. WILSON
CANDIDATE FOR
ROAD COMMISSIONER
SOLICITS YOUR VOTE FOR RE-ELECTION
PRIMARY ELECTION, APRIL 30.
PAID ADVERTISEMENT
VOTpFOR
HENRY A. SLATER
FOR
REPRESENTATIVE
ON THE REPByUCAls; TICKET
PRIMARY ELECTION, TUESDAY, APRIL 30
WAR WILL NOT WAIT
t
War has a way of driving on without regard to the de
sires or conveniences of the individual.
This is no time for hesitation. If you are going to do
your part to bring victory nearer, you must start today.
Decide now to cut down the unnecessary things and
lend what you save to the Government.
You can do it today by exchanging your savings for
War Savings Stamps that pay interest and gain in value the
longer you hold them.
The time for action is here.
Your Government calls upon you, confident that you
will not fail it in this crucial hour.
A War Savings Stamp is the simplest and best Govern
ment security ever offered—pays you four per cent interest
compounded quarterly.
Buy Thrift and War Savings Stamps at your Post Of
fice or at any bank.
THIS SPACE CONTRIBUTED BY VALDEZ HOSPITAL
DR. JOS. f SILVERMAN,"
NOTICE TO MAHONS
A special meeting will be held In
masonic hall this evening. Work in
the second degree. All members are
requested to attend.
ED WOOD, Sec.
Supt. John Emel of the Valdez
Packing Company was a passenger
on the steamship Admiral Watson for
Valdez. Mr. Emel came as far as Cor
dova on the Alameda and stopped off
a boat.
They r?o the one thing
; i jk have always
v/ished a
cigarette
would do;
and that
is—
They Sat
isfy —and
yet they’re
MILO.
LOUIE’S CAFE
Open Day and Night McKinley Street, Below Cable Office
Fresh Bread, Pies, Cakes,
All Kinds of Pastry for Sale
EVERYTH I NO THE BEST ANDY MAROV1CH, Propr.
The Brave Fire Laddies
Will do what they can but they
cannot save you from !oss no
matter how quickly they put
out the fire. The only sure
protection against fire loes is a
policy in a good company such
as we represent. Let us issue
one to you today. You may
have a fire tonight. 'You Never
Can Tell.”
C. B. SMITH
Valdez Real Estate Agency
I’hone No. 1. VALDEZ DOCK CO., Agent, Valdez Alaska.
Our Large Fket oi Magnificent Steamships Offer Frequent,
PERFECT SERVICE
*
Between All Points in
ALASKA and CALIFORNIA
Leave Seattle 10 a. m.— *
Mar. 12—S. S. Adm. Watson
(For Kodiak)
Mar. 24—S. S. Adm. Farragut.
(For Kodiak)
April 6—S. S. Adm. Watson
(For Seldovia)
April 19—S. S. Adm. Farragut
(For Anchorage)
From Valdez to Seattle—
Mar. 24.—S. S. Adm. Watson
April 6—S. S. Adm. Farragut
April 16—S. S. Adm. Watson
April 30—S. S. Adm. Farragut
CALIFORNIA ROUTE
Leave Seattle Monday, Friday and Saturday for
SAN FRANCISCO, LOS ANGELES
San Francisco to Los Angeles, Daily Except Sunday
San Francisco to San Diego, Monday, Thursday and Saturday.
IF YOUR|TICKET READS “PACIFIC STEAMSHIP COMPANY”
YOU ARE ASSURED THE VERY BEST.
ALASKA
STEAMSHIP CO.
From Seattle 9 a. m.—
Mar. 16.—S. S. Alaska
Mar. 24.—S. S. Northwestern
April 1—S. S. Alameda
April 8—S. S. Alaska
(For Anchorage)
* Valdez to Seattle—
Mar. 24.—S. S. Alaska
April 1.—S. S. Northwestern
April 9.—S. S. Alameda
April 20.—S. S. Alaska
Gall at Ketchikan, Juneau, Cordova, Ellamar, Fort Liscum, Valdes,
Latouohe and Seward.
S. S. Alaska sailing from Seattle March 8th connects with S. S.
Dora at Seward for Alaska Peninsula points.
Regular freight service for Ketchikan, Wrangell, Suneau, Sheep
Creek. Treadwell, Douglaa Skat way, Cordova. Ellamar. Valdes and La
touche. Explosives. Right reserved to change schedule without notice.
VALDEZ DOCK CO„ Local Agent
WHEN YOU SEE OUR
LAUNDRY WORK
you’ll be surprised to think how
you have been putting up with
just ordinary laundering. Both
men and women find our serv
ice so far superior that no In
ducement can bring them to try
any other laundry. We Invite a
trial. Our work is our bent ar
gument.