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H. B. SELBY, Editor and Proprietor.
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July 23. 1912. at the postofflce of Valdez.
Alaska, under act of March 3, 1879.
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AMKRK'A .NOT AWAKK
Henry Clews, in his weekly finan
cial letter, asserts that a very small
proportion of the people of this coun
try realize what being at war actually
means, for the reason that America
is not yet thoroughly awake to the
importance or the consequences to
ourselves of the struggle which we
have lately entered.
‘‘Very few,” he says, "seem to re
alize that the preservation of civiliza
tion and freedom the world over is
at stake. As a nation we feel quite
comfortable in our trusted immunity
from attack. Probably if a portion of
the German fleet were to break thru
the wall of steel in the North Sea and
succeed in crossing the Atlantic, shell
ing some of our eastern cities, we
should then stand up and take notice.
But tints far we have become accus
tomed to the unseen protection of the
British fleet, and our sons are not yet
giving up their lives in the trenches or
coming home maimed or disfigured
for life.
"As a people we certainly devout
ly wish to avoid tltese painful real
ities. and up to date our shocks from
submarine warlare. Vet genuine re
alization of the perils now facing us
seems confined to the government, to
those engaged in our defense and to
relatively few of our leading busi
ness men.”
Mr. ('lew says that for nearly three
years Great Britain has been bearing
the brunt of “this battle for freedom”
although her population is less than
half of ours. She has raised an army,
of 5,000,000 and kept the sea* open
to our commerJfe in addition to help
ing finance her allies. He says that
as the principal beneficiaries of these
sacrifices "it is Just that we should
give active support in turn. The call
from across the sea has come,” he
remarks, "and we must reply by send
ing our energy an4 resources to the
limit,” but he points out that there
are ways of helping to wage the bat
tle in addition to the shouldering of
a rifle.
"Whoever puts patriotism before
profit, whoever stops waste and ex
travagance; whoever resolves in his
daily duties that through all of them
he will do his best for the sake of
his country, will be indirectly afford
ing an aid that will be far more ef
ficient than cheap talk of effervescent
enthusiasm.”
A LOT of U-boats are going to be
seen where U-baats are not. War ex
cites the senses. The drumming of
raindrops on a board becomes a can
nonade, a "walking pile" becomes a
periscope and a hen, beating her
wings as she recovers her balance on
tlie night roost, starts the story ol
an enemy airplane.
Do you remember rumors of the
Spanjsh-American war, especially the
one, which came to us with niono
phonous continuity, concerning can
nonading off Mole St. Nicholas? No
gun, we believe, ever was fired with
in several hundred miles of that place
in the course of the war, but St.
Nicholas, fooled by the pulsations in
its own eardrums, imagined the din
of battle, shuddered, and excited the
whole Atlantic coast with its alarm.—
Tacoma News.
THE SU BMARINE BMM'KADE
The measure of success Germany’s
nigh trump—the submarine cam
paign-will attain, is still a question
that only the future can decide. Dur
ing the past three weeks there has
been a satisfactory falling off in the
number of allied ships sunk by ene
my divers and a feeling of encour
agement naturally is induced by this
fact. The means of fighting these un
dersea pirates have been materially
improved but we cannot know wheth
er therein is to be found the secret
of diminishing losses.
Just what the Germans are able to
do in the way of carrying on their
submarine warfare, not taking into
consideration the possibility that the
allies will find the way to check them
effectually, is the supject of an ar
ticle which appeared recently in the
Scientific American.
While admitting the question can
not be answered witli certainty, the
Scientific American believes that in
side of a year Germany can build,
equip and man 1,000 or 1,200 IT-boats
provided, of course,that she is not
brought to her knees through col
lapses of her finances, through star
vation or by the absolute overthrow
of her armies. Investigation has dis
closed the fact that without laying
down any additional ways the German
empire could have under construction
at any time about 530 submarines of
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MRS. E. MILL, Propr.
VALDEZ ALASKA
the size of the U-63 which came to
Newport last year. It is estimated
that by concentrating her full re
sources to the task Germany can build
a submarine in an average of six
months.
Thus it is concluded that the kaiser
could have available by next spring
1,200 submersibleB and it is pointed
out that these could be readily man
ned by crews of the idle battleships
in the German yards without impair
ing the efficiency of other branches
of the navy for the reason that only
a few sailors are needed to operate
a submarine.
The Scientific American still thinks
the danger point is in the submarine
and declares that our best efforts
should be—as they are being—con
centrated on the task of breaking up
the blockade.
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U. S. ARMY
FOR PIRTIRURS SEE
Maj. DAVISON
Road Commission Office
Communication
Mr. Editor:—As we have not got
any policeman to tell our troubles to
and the newspaper is a sort of com
munity belonging, I dare say that we
are privileged to come to you with
all our problems and of course, I take
it for granted that you, as editor and
proprietor of our only newspaper, are
quite capable of solving them. I
would like to fully understand this
“do your bit” question. Our country
is calling on us all to "do our bit”
and we really have been trying our
best to do it but, here are some of
the difficulties that confront us. Plow
ing was $1.50 per hour last year
is $2.00 per hour this year. We paid
5c per pound for seed potatoes last
year, this year we paid 8c per pound,
lumber for fencing costs more, but
the teamster’s wages is ::ie same as it
was last year, that is one problem
and here is another one, the same
goods that cost 12% cents per yard
last year, costs 20 cents now, a spool
of thread that was 10 cents is now
15 cents and so it is with everything
else in proportion or even more so
in some things, no matter what you
go to buy, from a paper of needles
to an automobile, the ever present
cry is “its gone up” which no doubt
sounds good, to the seller, the idea
so far is very cheering and en
couraging to both seller and employ
er to “do their bit” but what does the
consumer who happens to be an em
ploye get out of it, just the know
ledge that he is'doing “his bit” is
very unsatisfactory when his labor,
the only thing that he has to sell,
has not "gone up” and would, I am
afraid make a poor substitute for
some of the necessities of life that
have “ gone up” out of all propor
tion to his wage. Who is the work
ingman doing his bit for, the specu
lator or the country, this is what I
would like to have explained. 1 am
going to wind- up this article or essay
with the eternal question “why.”
MRS. JAMES G1LMOUR
STEAMER SENATOR
IS NOT AGROUND
SEATTLE, June 5.—The Pacific
Steamship Company denies the report
that the steamship Senator which re
cently sailed for Nome is aground
near Victoria. The officers of the
company state that there is no foun
dation for the rumor.
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WOMEN’S HOSIERY are please<1 t0 8tate that once more
we have a stock of Women's High Grade
Hosiery, including such well known makes as Kayser, Holeproof,
Luxite and Burson.
Clothing for the Miner
and the Prospector
OU R new quarters put us in a better position to
cater to your wants in the heavier clothing—a
larger stock and better assortment of waterproofed
Khaki Clothing, Heavy Shoes, Slickers, Boots and
Pacs, Underwear, Sox, Flannel* Shirts, Stage & Cruiser
style shirts, Mallory Rainproof Hats and Leather and
Canvass Gloves; Makes that have stood the test of
wear and have been found satisfactory.
WOP If TPHITQFPQ TWO new numbers in Summit Trousers,
WUKfr lKUUoCKO I a heayy whip cord seUihg at |3>50 and a
light Khaki at $2.50, both tailored to fit with belt loops, cuffs, etc.
S BLUM & CO. Inc.
GOOD GOODS.
J. E. WILSON
Freighting to all points
in the third division.
Horses bought and sold.
Phone 166.
A. M. DIERINGER
Valdez Transfer
Company
Office on Alaska Avenue, in
George C. Treat Building
Telephone No. 60
Geneial Trucking and Freighting
to all Interior Points.
LIVERY and FEED STABLE.
STORAGE,
Teaming of All Kinds
Positively No Coal Delivered Un*
less Pud for in Advance
LOUIE’S CAFE
Open Day and Night McKinley Street, Below Cable Office
Fresh Bread, Pies, Cakes,
All Kinds of Pastry for Sale.
KVKRYTHIXG THK BKS1 ANDY MAROVICH, Propr.
Candy Kitchen
E. W. HUNT—la Owl Drug Store.
FOUNTAIN DRINKS
HOT COLD
VALDEZ CAFE & BAKERY
Cakes, Cookies & Boas, 15c per dozen.
French, Rve and While Bread 12 1-2
cents per loaf. Orders taken for special
occasions
t HRIST ROGSTAD, Propr.
PHONE'17 - Three door* belaw'Owl Dru
A pretty line of colored crochet
| cotton and stamped pillow slips at
j the Xeedlecraft Shop. tf
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
DR. S. WICKES MERRITT
Office* over \ al«le/. l)ruK Co.
Pliwne ’15 McKinley Street
Contract .Sureeon, U. S. Army
A. A. s-'urgeon, U S. Public Health's.: v
(Marine Hospital)
DR. H. COCKERILLE
Gradaate National University,
Washington, D. C.
DENTIST
In Vitldez Since ISOS
PHONE 110
Office Booms in Whaling Building
DONOHOE & DIMOND
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW
Ofllce Opposite Coart Hoase
Pkoae S4 VAKDE7- 41.ASK A
JOHN LYONS m B R ITCH IB
LYONS & RITCHIE
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW
OEcea la Wfcallac BallSIas
Phaae 181 TaLDBZ. ALASKA
ROBERT SIMPSON Opt. D.
JUNEAU, ALASKA
Glasses Fitted Leases Ground
VALDEZHOSPITAL
Private Rooms
Terms Reasonable
JOS. A. SILVERMAN. Pk. C.. M. 0. Pro.
Jos. A. Silverman Ph. G. M. D.
PHYSICIAN AND SIKGKON
Office hours—1 to 4 p. in —7 to 8 p. m.
Sunday by Appointment
fiea. Tel. 176 Office Tel. 19
Boyle Block Valdez
VALDEZ LODGE
NO 108
Free and Accepted Masons.
Regular Communications first Wed
nesday 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 Miner*
W. M. CONLEY President.
Valdez Alaska.
GEORGE M. BARRY Secretary.
Valdez Alaska.
REPORT OF THE FINANCIAL CONDITION OF
The First Bank of Valdez
LOCATED AT
VALDEZ, TERRITORY OF ALASKA, AT THE
CLOSE OF BUSINESS ON THE 22ND DAY OF
MAY, 1917
RESOURCES:
Loans and Discounts .-. $ 94,668.37
Overdrafts... 607.16
Bonds and Warrants . 86,095.87
Furniture and Fixtures . 2,653.10
Other Real Estate Owned... 1,000.00
Checks on other Banks and other Cash items 1,340.41
CASH ON HAND AND SIGHT 4 Qf) QrC QQ
EXCHANGE .— |0Z JUtflUO
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* TOTAL ..:.. $319,320.89
LIABILITIES:
Capital Stock Paid In . $ 25,000.00
Surplus Fund . 1,000.00
Undivided Profits . 6,655.80
Due to Banks—Deposits. 3,301.68
DEPOSITS .$283,224.48
Certified Checks .-.. 138.93
TOTAL . $319,320.89
United States of America. Territory of Alaska, Third Judicial
Division, ss.
I, J. W. GILSON, Cashier of the above named bank, do
solemnly swear that the foregoing statement is true to the best
Of my knowledge and belief.
J. \V. GILSON,
Cashier.
M. BLUM,
Correct Attest: J. C. MARTIN,
E. B. WHEAT,
Directors.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 1st day of June, 1917.
(Notarial Seal) ANTHONY J. DIMOND,
Notary Public in and for the Territory of Alaska.
My Commission Expires February 13, 1921.