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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 10, 1915.
THE ALLIES AND THE DARDA
NELLES.
When Sir Edward Grey affirmed in
1he House of Commons recently that
Great Britain was in sympathy with
Russia’s aspiratons in the Mediterra
nean, it is hard to escape the impres
sion that he must have had earlier
knowledge of the reduction of the
Turkish forts at the mouth of
the Dardanelles. It is also plain
that Sir Edward had in mind
the situation on the eastern battle
line The recent Russian reverses
were the reason for the British for
eign minister’s utterance, the pros
pect of Allied success in the Darda
nelles was the occasion. Russia’s sac
rifices in the Allied cause have been
so heavy, the Austro-German pressure
on her armies at the present moment
is so severe, it was apparently neces
sary to extent to Russia an official
pledge of the reward that will be hers
if she endures to the last. With the
promise of Constantinople from her
Allies, Russia will not only be spurred
on to greater efforts, but she can face
the tremendous German assault al
most with equanimity. If peace is to
be concluded on the basis of posses
sion, and peace finds the Germans in
possession of the larger part of Po
land, Russia will have compensation
elsewhere. Constantinople may be
regarded as a good offset for War
saw. ,
The conquest by the Allies of the
highway between the Black Sea and
the Mediterranean would be far-reach
ing in its political results, which in
turn are bound to influence the mil
itary si’uation. The delicate balance
in the Near East, and Italy, will re
spond to the new pull on the Allied
side. But even the immediate results
are of the highest importance. With
Turkey split in 'wo and her offensive
power reduced *o a minimum, the
pressure on Russia in the Caucasus
will be relieved. The safety of Eg
ypt will have been secured. *The
large English forces in Egypt will
-,p released for service elsewhere.
To Russia there will be an immedi
ate profit in the establishment of an
important line of communications
with her Allies in the Mediterranean.
There is much talk of ‘lie outpour of
Russia wheat when the Dardanelles
are opened. But more important for
the moment will be the inpour of
munitions of war into Russia from
the west. With her Arctic port froz
en in, Russia at present can draw
supplies only by way of Vladivostok,
a round-about way, considering how
great are her needs of war material.
German authorities have laid stress
on Russia’s enormous losses in guns
and munitions, and have predicted
that long before her supply of men
gives out, Russia will be in want of
arms and equipment. The opening
of the Dardanelles would change all
that.
_ As yet, however, only the forts at
the mouth of the Dardanelles have
been silenced. The official report
from London speaks of operations as
proceeding. The Allied fleet has still
to surmount the resistance of sub
sidiary fortifications strung along the
entire length of the Straits, and the
peril from mines, with which unques
tionably the narrow waters are thick
ly sown. The task is not an insur
mountable one. The restricted area
of the mined waters is in favor of
the Allies. It would seem to be a
question of sending in torpedo boats
and auxiliary craft to fine-comb the
Dardanelles. In view of the large
areas in the North Sea which Brit
! ish trawlers have been sweeping suc
cessfully for mines,, the Straits, some
forty miles long and four miles at the
widest point, should oner a compar
atively simple problem, provided such
operations can be carried on without
serious interference from the Turkish
coast* batteries. It Is a task involv
ing a fairly heavy price for the Al
lies. But the results to be obtained
are of such primary importance that
the Allies will gladly pay the cost if
victory can be secured. For that mat
ter, the Allies could afford to sacri
fice a number of their heaviest ships
If a sufficient remnant of the fleet
could force its way to Constantinople
Nor is it altogether impossible that
the drive for Constantinople by way
of the Dardanelles may witness the
co-operation of an Allied army with
• leet. The European shore of the
Dardanelles is formed by the penin
sula of Gallipoli, which is not more
than fifteen miles at its widest point
and less than five miles at the isth
mus between the Sea of Marmora and
the Gulf of Xeros. It is conceivable
that an Allied force landed on the
west shores of the peninsula under
the protection of naval guns in the
Gulf of Xeros could threaten the
Turkish shore batteries on the Dar
danelles. A similar move was at
tempted in the course of the first Bal
kan war by a Bulgarian army which
invaded Gallipoli. The Allied forces
for such a campaign might be drawn
from Egypt, where there must be
close to 100,000 British troops, in large
part made up of the Indian contin
gents which have given such a not
able account of themselves in Fland
ers. At Bulair, in the neck of the
Gallipoli peninsula, the Allied bat
tleships could sweep the entire isth
mus to the Sea of Marmora. Like
the forcing of the Dardanelles by the
ships alone, it would be a vAiture in
volving great risks, but worth while.
—New York Post.
submarine*
THREE STEAMERS
(Continued from page 1.)
termine which course Greece will pur
sue. It is predicted that the popu
lace will overwhelmingly declare for
war.
No Change At Dardanelles.
LONDON, March 10.—No new de
velopments tire reported from the
Dardanelles, where the fleet of the
Allies is shelling the forts. The bom
bardment continues, the firing of the
warships being directed by aviators.
Germany Building Submarines.
COPENHAGEN, March 10.—A re
cent arrival from Germany who is
in a position to speak with authority,
declares that fifteen submarines are
under construe'ion at Kiel to replace
the ones lost in the recent raids. It
is reported that Germany now has
more than one hundred and twenty
submarines.
Berlin Banks Raise Loan.
BERLIN, March 10.—The German
banks of Berlin have raised an in
dependent .war loan of $12,000,000,
which has been turned over to the
city treasury to provide for the fam
ilies of the soldiers who are in the
army.
Believed Smyrna Will Fall.
LONDON, March 10—The British
fleet which has been bombarding the
Turkish city of Smyrna, in Asia Mi
nor, reports that a number of the
forts have been silenced and that it
is believed the cily will soon fall.
AMERICAN SHIPPER’S
DECEPTION DISCOVERED
WASHINGTON.—Secretary of Com
merce Redfield has again laid stress
upon the necessity for accurate ship
ping manifests. In a recent issue of
the Commerce Report s, the secretary
gives in some detail the recent at
tempt of an American shipper to ship
contraband rubber incased in bales
of cotton waste. The article states:
“A shipper engaged space on the
British ship Cretic, of the White Star
Line, to sail February 16, for Genoa,
for a shipment of over 100 bales of
cotton waste. The company required
the shipper to make an affidavit as to
the nature of his shipment. This was
furnished, to the effect that the said
'goods were destined for Italy only,
and were not to be re-exported. Soon
thereafter the goods were delivered
to the ship. The White Star Line- Is
taking special precautions with the
freight offered to it, and therefore
subjected these bales to an X-ray ex
amination, and opened some of them.
It was by this means discovered that
within the bales were slabs of raw
rubber, which latter substance is con
traband. The shipper, having appar
ently discovered that the actual con
tents of the bales had become known,
sent a letter stopping shipment of
them, and instructing that they be
held on the dock, subject to his or
ders, returning also the affidavit
which he had made as to the nature
of the goods and their destination.
"The substantial facts have already
appeared in the general press, and are
published here as a matter of special
warning to shippers not to mix con
tranband goods with others which are
•not of a contraband nature. Such a
transaction not only and properly sub
jects the shipper to exposure and loss,
but Is the cause of a serious burden
to honorable American shippers."
The Prospector office for job work
Cruel Blow.
She—Do you know Bob's awfully
Jealous of you!
He—Jealous!
She—Yus; he thinks I like you. isn't
he stupid ?—Chicago News.
Stung.
“Why not turn oft the electric li; ta.
darling?"
"They are all controlled from the
next room, and dad's in there."—St.
Louis (1 lohe-Democrat.
Nice Prospect.
Mr. Uurryup—On my salary of $12 t
week we can get along swimmingly.
Miss Holdback—But 1 can’t swim.—
Boston Globe.
Sam Brigktwell, United States dep
uty marshal at Cordova, returned
home on the Alameda. He brought
the prisoner, Pyne, who was senten
ced yesterday to serve four months in
the Valdez jail for rifling the United
States mail from the Granite mine.
Notice To Creditors.
In the Commissioner’s Court for the
Territory of Alaska. Third Divis
ion. At Valdez. In Probate.
In the matter of the estate of W.
H. Blackwell, deceased.—Notice to
Creditors.
Notice is hereby given that the un
dersigned has been regularly appoint
ed as the executrix of the estate of
\V. H. Blackwell, deceased, and cred
itors and all other persons, having
claims against said estate, are here
by notified to exhibit the same to me*
together with the necessary'proof
thereof, at my place of business at
Valdez, Alaska, within six months af
ter the first publication of this no
tice, the same being the place for the
transaction of all business in connec
tion with said estate. Dated at Val
dez, Alaska, this 13t.h day of Febru
ary, 1915.
MRS, W. H. BLACKWELL,
Executrix of the estate of W. H.
Blackwell, deceased.
Date of first publication Feb. 16, 1915.
Date of last publication March 16,
1916.
Notice of Forfeiture.
To Mrs. M. F. Roberts, her heirs
and administrators and to all it may
concern: You are hereby notified that
I have expended during the past year,
1914, the sum of $66.66 (sixty-six dol
lars and sixty-six cents) lawful money
of the United States in labor and im
provements upon your one-third inter
est in those mining claims lying and
being on Avery river, in the recording
precinct of Valdez, Alaska, which are
known as the Beauty Bird and Beauty
Bird No. 1, the location notices of
said claims being of record in the
office of the commissioner, and rec
orded at Valdez, Alaska, pages num
bered 95, 96, in Book 10, Mining Rec
ords. in order to hold said claims
under the provisions of section 2324
of the Revis d Statutes of the Unit
ed States, concerning annual labor
on mining claims, being the amount
required to ho'd said lode claims for
the period ending December, 1914.
And unless within ninety days after
the completion of the- publication of
this notice to-wit: within ninety days
after the 7th day of June. 1916, you
contribute your proportion of such ex
penditure incurred in performing said
annual labor and improvements,
which i* the sum of $66.66, your in
terest in said claims will become the
property of your co-partners, who have
made the required expenditure by the
terms of said section.
Dated at Valdez, Alaska, this 8th
day of March, 1915.
JULIUS RONNING.
Last publication June 7, 1915.
Special Sale of Shoe Pacs
We are overstocked on
Gold Seal Pacs
and in order to move them have decided to sell them
at greatly reduced prices.
Now-$3.50-Now
These are 12 in. Pacs, formerly $4.50
and 16 in. Pacs, formerly $5.00
This Sale will be for a limited time only
PROFESSIONAL
--,
Dr. H. COCKERILLE
Graduate of National Unirersit)
Washington, D. C.
DENTIST
in both companies Fourteen rears in
Office Rooms in VALDEZ
Whaling Building.
DR. GERMAN
Phone.» THE DENTIST
Office rooms over Owl Drug store. Office hours
d«a. m., to 6 p. m., 7 p, in., to 9 p. m. Sundays
by appointment All work guaranteed
JOHN LYONS E. E. RITCHIE
LYONS & RITCHIE
Attorneys at Law
Offices in Whaling Building
Phone lOl Valdez. Alaska
DONOHOE & DIMOND
ATTORNEYS-AT-L A VV
Office Opposite Court Hou«»
Phone 34 Valdez, Alaska
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GENERAL TRUCKING.
McKinley Street, Valdez.
Ed. Wood, - • • Proprietor.
“A suit has been filed against the
cantaloupe trust.” “Cutting too many
melons, eh?”
“Do you thing that if I refuse him
he will do something desperate?”
"Nope; he’ll probably live to be glad
of It” “Tnen I shall marry him the
brute!”
THE NORTHERN LIFE-INSURANCE COMPANY has again
to report a successful year, with marked gains in every
direction. ;
The assets were increased One Hundred and Thirty-five Thou
sand Dollars; the reserve for the protection of policyholders. One
Hundred and Sixteen Thousand Dollars.
Accident and Sickness claims of $28,478.00 were paid, and
Death Claims of $33,453.00.
No Death Claim has ever been disputed.
All claims are paid immediately on receipt of proofs.
Total paid to policyholders in 1914 was $110,209.20.
The Company’s yearly income was increased to $415,505.00.
After paying dividends of eight per cent, to stockholders and
dividends of $32,661.24 to policyholders—
The net surplus of the Company was increased more than sev
tecn per cent, over the preceding year.
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Notice To Creditors.
In the matter of the estate of George
Hansen, deceased.
Notice is hereby given by the un
dersigned, administrator of the es
tate of George Hansen, deceased, to
the creditors thereof, and to all per
sons having claims against said es
tate, to exhibit the same with the
necessary vouchers, within six montns
after the first publication of this no
tice, to-wit, within six months after
the 24th day of February, 1915, to
said administrator, at the office of
Donohoe & Dimond, his attorneys in
said matter, at Valdez, Alaska, the
same being the place for the trans
action of the business of said es
Valdez Hospital
Largest and Best Equipped Hospital
in Southwestern Alaska.
Graduate Nerses—Private Rooms for Patieets
For Terms'and Particulars Apply to
E. C. DALTON, M, D., Physician io Charge.
tate.
The date of the first publication
of this notice is the 24th day of Feb
ruary, 1915.
A. S. JENSEN, Administrator.
WEATHER BULLETIN.
Valdez, Alaska, March 10, 1915.
STATION \bove Uelow, Snow In. WEATHER CONDITIONS
Donnelly . 2 7 Clear, calm, trail fair.
McCallum . 0 36 Clear, calm, trail good.
Paxsoh’s . 20 37 Clear, calm, trail good.
Hogan . 17 18 Clear, calm, trail heavy.
Gulkana . 5 ' 16 Partly cloudy, calm, trail good.
Copper Center. 10 10 Cloudy, calm, trail good.
Tonsina . 5 27 Clear, calm, trail good.
Teikhell . 10 26 Cloudy, calm, trail good.
Beaver Dam . 14 46 Clear, calm, trail good.
Summit . 27 78 Clear, calm, trail fair.
Wortman’s . 22 44 Clear, calm, trail fair.