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Food will win
the War;
don’t waste it!
MONDAY, APRIL 1, 1918
FREEDOM.
SLOW are the siep* of Freedom, but
her fret
Turn m\er backward: hers no
bloody glare
Her light Is calm and Innocent and
sweet.
And where it enters there Is no despair.
Mot first on palace and cathedral spire
Quivers and gleams that unconsuming
fire.
While these stand back against her
morning skiea
The peasant sees It leap from peak to peak
Along his hills. The craftsman’s burn
ing eyes
Own with cool tears Its Influence mother
meek.
It lights the poet's heart up like a star
—James Hussell Lowell.
SHIPPING LOSSES REVEALED
Official Great Britain at last has
yielded to the views of those who have
insisted that the best way to obtain
results in meeting the submarine in
cursions was to take the people into
the government’s confidence. In re
vealing the losses to allied tonnage
and in promising to give out a week
ly statement of the actual loss sus
tained, the admiralty is appealing di
rectly to the people to realize and ov
ercome the gravity of the U-boat men
ace.
Incidentally, the psychology of the
British action shows that the bald
and unvarnished statement of a dis
agreeable fact will have a more salu
tary effect on the people at home in
Impressing them with the necessity
of rallying their utmost efforts to
meet the situation than on the Ger
mans, and it is a credit to the dem
ocracy of Britain that its sovereignty
is recognized. The Germans are exert
ing their maximum energy in their
U-boat warfare while the British—
and the Americans—are not doing all
they can to combat it. The effect of
the new departure in policy therefore,
should be decidedly helpful.
The admiralty statement is easily
the most important review of subma
rine operations since the war began.
That a total of 11,827,672 gross tons
of merchant shipping were destroyed
up to January 1, 1918, is eloquent
testimony of the effectiveness of the
U-boat. Meanwhile the shipyards out
side of the central powers turned out
6,606,275. tons, or only a little more
than half of the losses. Enemy ton
nage amounting to 2,589,000 tons
were added to the allied total, reduc
ing the actual difference between
sinking and building to 2,632,297
tons. The situation has been some
what further relieved so far as the
entente is concerned by the addition
of about 1,000,000 tons of Dutch ships
to its fleets, all of which have been
tied up in allied ports in fear of the
German submarines.
But it is evident that the shipping
problem of the future for the allies
cannot take into account the seizure
of ships already built. The contest
henceforth is between the U-boats and
the shipyards. The sooner the people
of the United States recognize this
truth the more successful their ship
building program will be. When the
demand is universally made that Bol
shevism shall not be tolerated in ship
yards and that every person concern
ed, whether employer or employe,
must put forth hix maximum effort.
The country will make appreciable
headway in the great task of defeat
ing the submarine.
The situation calls for no pessim
ism. The admiralty compilation shows
the claims of the Germans to have
been greatly exaggerated. But the
losses nevertheless have been very
heavy and they are not being meas
urably reduced. Open-eyed apprecia^
tion of the facts, coupled with unity
of effort to speed up construction to
the maximum, will mean victory.
Nothing else will.
WE'RE OFF
Today's dispatches show that the
Germans have reached the end of
their drive and that the pendulum is
swinging back. At nearly all points
along the great battle front the allied
arms are victorious. This is a glorious
beginning that marks an epochal
turning point in the fortunes of war.
The Teutons have thrust an arrow
point 47 miles into the British lines
at an awful expense of men and en
ergy. The British are on the northern
flank of the point and the French and
Americans on the southern flank. It
is the beginning of the end. Germany
cannot stand the pressure and must
fall back or be flanked. The retreat of
the last week as conceived and exe
cuted by the allies was a masterly
pieve of strategy, and places the ene
my on the defensive from now on. By
the end of the week the German lines
will be enveloped by the allies and
the big drive to Berlin will have
started.
IN SPITE of the action of both
houses of the legislature is passing a
resolution condemning the attitude
of Senator LaFollette toward the war,
anti-Americanism still is a powerful
influence in Wisconsin. Fortunately,
Congressman Lenroot, the loyalist re
publican candidate, has defeated the
LaFollette aspirant in the primary,
but the margin was . uncomfortably
small. Victor Berger, former social
ist congressman, also in the race for
the senate, polled more votes in Mil
waukee than the leading republican
and democratic candidates together,
notwithstanding that he had just been
indicted for disloyalty. The announce
ment of the chairman of the county
defense council that he will seek to
have the socialist mayor indicted be
cause he subscribed to the seditious
socialist platform is another angle to
the situation which shows how feel
ing has been aroused in Wisconsin.
A few thousand iron crosses would be
appropriate for the Badger state, but
the loyal element deserves the ap
plause of the nation for its fearless
Americanism.
THE United States acted witbin
its rights in seizing Dutch ships tied
up in American ports. The vessels
were idle, in fear of submarines, and
were serving neither Holland nor the
United States even to the extent of
carrying food between the two coun
tries. Every effort was made to secure
the release of the ships by negotia
tion but The Netherlands, fearing
Germany’s wrath, dilly-dallied until
drastic action was taken. It is a set
tled principle of international law
that a nation at war may commandeer
shipping, finished or in process of
construction, in its ports but the ships
must be returned to the owners after
the war, with compensation for their
use, or if they are destroyed the own
ers must be compensated. The United
States will live up to the letter and
spfrit of the law, and probably Hol
land’s protest is little more than a for
maity
SATURDAY night the Eagles will
observe the anniversary of the de
claration of war on the central pow
ers by giving a great patriotic dem
onstration at their hall in this city. A
splendid program will be prepafed
and the best speakers and vocal and
instrumental artists in the city will
help entertain the audience. The af
fair will conclude with a pledge of fi
delity to the government and the flag
by those present. At this crisis in the
nation’s career these meetings are in
spiring and appropriate. The Eagles
are always foremost in promoting
patriotism and loyalty to the govern
ment. Let us second their efforts by
the attendance of every man, woman
and child in the city.
WHAT IS THE USE of being pes
simistic over the war? Why go around
enveloped in gloom predicting all
manner of casualties to the allied
arms. Germany cannot win this war.
It is impossible for her to win It be
cause right is might and will prevail
despite all opposition by Immense
armies and big guns. Be a Sunny
Jim. Have more confidence in our gov
ernment and our soldiers. We are
bound to have a few reverses. But re
verses will not materially affect the
ultimate victory for the allies. Drop
that mantle of pessimism and worry
and things will look better immedi
ately.
P. D. Blodgett was a Farragut pas
senger yesterday to Kodiak.
Jack Blinn was a Kodiak passenger
on the steamship Farragut yesterday.
* A. B. Codling and wife are Valdez
passengers on the steamship Alameda
which sailed from Seattle today.
NEW SALTERY FOR LATOUCHE
C. A. Thomas, president apd man
ager of the Franklin Packing com
pany was a passenger on the steam
ship Admiral Farragut yesterday en
route to Latouche. where his com
pany will erect a saltery and herring
plant at Drier Bay.
“THE UPHEAVAL” AT
EMPRESS TUESDAY NIGHT
Lionel Barrymore and Marguerite
Skrivln will appear at the Empress
In screen pictures tomorrow night in
“The Upheaval,” a portrayal of poli
tics in a small town in the western
states. The play abounds in fine scen
ery and good acting and has a quant
ity of wholesome fun.
Twenty-five soldiers are expected
to arrive at the Post in the near fu
ture.
—
Privates Rutherford and RQseguard
left Teikhell en oute north yesterday
morning.
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The trail is reported closed between
McCallum and Miller’s today,with six
feet of water below Casey’s Cache.
The worst wind storm of the year
is reported at Donnelly today. The
mercury is reported at 22 above.
KINO NOMINATED
WASHINGTON: Andrew J. King,
of Great Falls, Mont., was nominated
today by President Wilson as collect
or of customs at Great Falls.
Private Fred Coleclaugb of Camp
Jos. E. Johnson, Jacksonville, Fla ,
sends the Prospector a sample copy
of Trench and Camp, a twelve page
weekly paper full of good things about
cantonment life. It is published un
der the auspices of the National War
Work Council and Y. M. C. A. and
is a paper any city might be proud of.
Knock the helm out of Wilhelm—
Buy W’ar Saving Stamps
The School Commissioner of Alas
ka advocates keeping the Valdez
schools up to their present high stan
dard of efficiency. Vote for Wm. A.
Dolan the man who has built them
up—adv.
Extremely high temperatures pre
vail in the interior today. Fairbanks
reports 32 above and at all points on
the trail above freezing is reported.
In many cases the snow is so deep
that stages are stalled, an unheard of
condition of affairs for the interior,
where the snow rarely gets three feet
deep.
WHEAT FLOUR SCARCE
A letter from Knox county Illinois,
received on a late boat by a Valdez
citizen says: "With the new order of
60 to 60 in buying flour in effect,
things already look pretty serious
here. There is not enough cereal sub
stitutes in Knox county today to give
each of us five pounds of flour, and
it is impossible to get the same. We
know of a case of a man and his wife
near London Mills who on Saturday
purchased $4.50 worth «f beans to
get an eighth of a barrel of flour
which cost $1.67. Now as neither of
these persons eat beans this young
farmer will have to plant them in
stead of seed corn. A great deal of
this high-priced substitute will have
New Luncheon Goods
Luxury Sardines in Olive Oil, twenty five cents.
Kippered Tuna Fish for sandwiches.
Ham Bologna Sausage
Purity Cross Goods
Creamed Chicken a la King
Lobster a la Newberg
Welsh Rarebit
Graceo Spaghetti
Cheese
C&membert Cheese
Roquefort Cheese
Limburger Cheese
Full Cream Cheese
BlnehiU Green Chill Cheese
Breakfast Cheese
Kraft (Chill flavor) Cheese
Oregon Cheese
S. BLUM & COMPANY
Member of the United States Food Administration
License number G-48525
GOOD GOODS -*- RIGHT PRICES
to go for chicken feed. It is driving
the fanners to live on baker’s bread
which already has substitutes in it
and has gone down in quality. How
peculiar but nevertheless a fact that
what we have to sell never gets too
high priced but wbat we buy is en
tirely too high.
LAUNCH DELIA
Capt. H. L. Rider
Weekly trips from Valdez to
Ellamar, I .andlock, Fldalgo and
way ports. Passengers landed
at all points.
Carrying freight and passen
gers.
For rates apply on board.
CAPT. H. L RIDER
PAID ADVERTISEMENT
CHAS. A. SULZER
Candidate For Re-election
As
DELEGATE TO CONGRESS
From Alaska
“In deciding to enter the primaries as a candidate for Delegate to
Congress from Alaska, I feel impelled to make a brief statement to
the people of the territory. It is now nearly a year since I was seated
in the House as Alaska’s representative to congress. During the most
of this time the United States has been engaged in a world war, and
every resource of the nation, including money and man power Is be
ing devoted to the single purpose of winning this great war. Every
member of congress in considering legislation .for the nation, has
placed the country’s war needs above all needs and requirements and
has subordinated his desires to the military establishment of the
United States.
“Alaska has responded nobly to the nation’s call. She has given
her share willingly -and unstintlngly. When the democratic party
went before the people of Alaska in November, nineteen sixteen. It
stood for a certain constructive program which embodied as its prin
cipal elements a wider measure of home rule for the territory, and a
sane and rational policy in the development of natural resources and
every possible aid to the pioneers of the country.
"I have introduced among others the following bills in congress
which I am pressing for passage as opportunity affords:
“Granting Alaska full territorial form of government with home
rule the dominating principle.
“Regulating the fisheries of Alaska along lineB that will be fair
•to all, and the protection of the salmon supply from depletion.
“Making changes in the homestead laws by abolishing the eighty
rod reservation.
“Authorizing free surveys of homesteads in isolated sections.
“Changing the game laws bo as to give the people a better oppor
tunity to use the game of the country without its being slaughtered.
“Extending the federal farm loan act to Alaska.
“Providing for the care of Alaska’s Insane within the territory.
“At all times I have endeavored to keep constantly In mind the
needs of the territory and the people of the territory. In spite of the
war some measure of progress has been achieved I have assisted In
passing a law which helped the prospector by suspending assessment
work on claims during the years nineteen seventeen and nineteen
eighteen. The extension of the wireless and cable system in Alaska has
been accomplished with bright prospects for a further extension.
“Recognition has been forced for Alaska in the matter of appoint
ments to the second series of training camps for officers. Contracts
which prevented the farmers of the Interior from supplying army
posts with their vegetables are cancelled.
“Suggestions and requests that I again go before the people of
Alaska have come to me from Alaskans all over the territory. Reit
erating my desire to serve the best interests of Alaska I am submit
ting my name as a candidate for the democratic nomination for
Delegate to Congress.”
FRATERNAL ORGANIZATIONS
F. and A. M.
Valdez Lodge No. 168
REGULAR communications, first
Wednesday In each month In Ma
sonic Hall. Visitors always wel
come.
WALTER ELLIOT, W. M.
C. C. REYNOLDS, Sec.
L 0. 0. F.
Valdez, No, 6
Meets every Monday night at 8:00
o'clock p. m.. in Odd Fellows'
Hall. Visiting members cordially
invited to attend these meetings.
OTTO ELFSTROM, N. G.
R. D. NICHOLLS, Secretary.
Fraternal Order Eagles
Valdez Aerie No. 1971
Meets every Friday night In Eagle
Hall. Visiting Members cordially in
vited to attend these meetings.
ED. WOOD, W. P.
C. J. TODD, Sec.
Order of Eastern Star
Valdez Chapter No. 5
STATED communications, first and
third Tuesdays of each month at
Masonic Hall. VlBiting members
always welcome.
RENA E. CRAWFORD, W. M.
J. A. SILVERMAN, M. D. Sec’y.
Valdez Miners Union No. 188
Western Federation of Miners
Frank Gustafson, President,
Veldes Alaska.
GEORGE M. BARRY Secretary,
Valdes Alaska.
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