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FRIDAY, APRIL 9, 1915.
MEXICO AND EUROPE.
"Old and cultured Europe” is cited
in a Vera Cruz journal as furnishing
justification for various developments
in the Mexican turmoil. "Every leg
end of blood, every vision of exterm
ination and death referring to our
territory,” says the writer, who is
an official in the department of Public
Instruction, “is dwarfed, is diminu
tive, is atomic, in comparison with
the tragic spectacle of the battles
in old and cultured Europe; but if
Poincare and his ministers for mili
tary reasons can abandon Paris and
continue being the French govern
ment, in turn, the chief in charge of
our executive power, in abandoning
the City of Mexico, loses, according
to the diplomatic concept, his condi
tion of national authority.” The
writer criticises “the honorable dip
lomats” for their ignoring of the fact
that in Mexico’s national history
"there are significant precedents that
the City of Mexico is nothing in the
balance of our general political sys
tem.” In that country, “good sense
counsels to accept the most respon
sible, the most authoritative, and the
wisest, even if he does not reside in
the City of Mexico or does not break
fast from the plate of Maximilian,
or deos not dwell in the castle of
Chapultepec.” The foreign diplomats
must learn that “the obelisks and the
metropolitan monuments are not the
government.” The government is
wherever resides Venustiano Carran
za, who will be accompanied on what
ever travels are necessary by the
Minister of Foreign Relations, “all the
cabinet,” and—if they are wise—the
“honorable diplomats.”—Ex.
TAKING CITIES COSTLY WAR
FARE.
The battles in the Carpathians are
a struggle for the invasion of Hun
gary by Russia, for the recovery of
Galicia by the Teutonic Allies. It is
a struggle which represents a note
worthy change in the objectives for
which the armies have hitherto been
contending. During the first half of
the war the aim of the Russian west
ward drive was Cracow and the aim
of the Teutonic eastward drive was
Warsaw. But today the aim is not
cities and fortresses, but territory. It
is a change brought about by the en
tire character of the war, both east
and west. On both sides it is no
longer a fight to end the war speedily
by the capture of the enemy’s capi
tals or strongholds. The thing can
not be done, as Russia has found out
twice in the case of Cracow, and a3
the Germans have twice found out in
the case of Warsaw. It is now a
fight to spread over and hold as much
of the enemy’s ground as possible,
so that when peace comes from ex
haustion, or is forced by domestic un
rest upon the nations, the advantage
will be decided by matching ground
gained against ground gained. As the
case stands at present, Galicia is the
heavy debit charge against the Teu
tonic Allies. The area there occupied
by .the Russians pretty nearly bal
ances the area occupied by the Ger
mans in Belgium, northern France
and Poland.—Ex.
The regular Saturday night Moose
dance will be held in Moose hall next
Saturday. The Reinke orchestra has
been secured by the committee. Fine
lunch served at midnight. kll
ALLIES' ARMY TO
INVADE TURKEY
(Continued from page 1.)
ian mountains. The heights were car
ried during the night after a terrific
bombardment had been directed
against the Russian positions. The
troops climbed up the.mountain side
under the cover of darkness and cap
tured the commanding position, from
which they directed a heavy fire on
the lower points, forcing their evac
uation.
800,000 Horses As Booty.
BERLIN, April 9.—According to it
report reaching here from Cracow, the
damages due to the war in Poland and
Galicia amount to 5,000,000,000 marks
($1,250,000,000.)
In Galicia a hundred cities and
market places and no fewer than 6,
000 villages have been more or less
damaged, while 250 villages, have
been destroyed. Horses to the num
ber of 800,000 and 500,000 head of
cattle, with all grain and other pro
visions in Galicia, have been taken
away by the Russians. In Toland ov
er 200 cities and 9,000 villages have
been destroyed or damaged.
ADMIRAL WATSON
PASSES JUNEAU
The steamer Admiral Watson pass
ed Juneau at 10 o’clock last night and
is due in Valdez some time tomor
Irow.
CIVIC LEAGUE MEETS
TOMORROW AFTERNOON
The Valdez Civic League will meet
tomorrow afternoon at 3 o’clock in
the city hall. All women interested
in the welfare of the city are urged
to attend the meeting and to become
members of the league.
—
LOCAL BREVITIES.
Earl Marr, the representative of the
capitalists who are developing the
Thomas property on Culross Island,
left last night for the states to make
a report on the property, which will
eb opened up this summer.
E. E. Campbell, the mining engi
neer who has been in charge of the
development work on the Granby
property across the bay, left last
night for Ketchikan to examine prop
erty of the company in that section
Just when Mr. Campbell will return
is not known.
BELGIANS MUST FEED
1,000,000 GERMAN PIGS
BRUSSELS, April 7.—One million
German pigs have been billeted on
the civilian population of Belgium.
The pigs must be fed and cared for
by (he Belgians, who, without distinc
tion as to class, must perform this
service. One of the wealthiest in
habitants of Brussels has been con#
pelled to take twelve hogs on what
he styles “reduced rates by the week.”
His poorest neighbors have at least
one pig to a family.
For some time there have been re
ports of a shortage of fodder in Ger
many, whereas the .amount in Bel
gium is nearly normal. Hence the
importation of the swine.
Belgians are concerned lest the
presence of the pigs should result in
a further depletion of the already
scanty supply of the food necessary
for the people.
With their customary thoroughness
the German authorities have devised
an elaborate system of billeting the
pigs and obtaining reports as to their
condition The distribution system
has broken down occasionally, how
ever, with the result that occupants
of apartments and flats have found
themselves saddled with the care of
several animals. The billeting regu
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MAY USE BLUING TO
FIND MINE LEAK
A heavy loss is being sustained at
the Gypsum mine at Freshwater Bay,
by the flooding of the workings and
W. R. Nichols, of Tacoma, president
of the company, has ordered the
pumps to operate day and night to
keep out the flow of water. The
source of the inflow has not been de
termined, but it is believed that blast
ing too far into the hanging wall has
uncovered a vein of gravel, and that
the water of the creek is coming
through the gravel. It has been sug
gested to Mr. Nichols that he make
a test to determine from whence the
water is coming by depositing a ton
of washing bluing in the creek bed.
It is said that bluing would not fil
ter, and *hat if the creek is flood
ing the mine the color would show
up in the flood area. The water pass
ed through about 150 feet of gravel,
if the creek is the source of the trou
ble.
WEATHER BULLETIN.
Valdez, Alaska. April 9, 1915.
STATION \bove lJelow, Snow In. IVKATIliUt CONDITIONS
Donnelly . 35 12
McCallum . 21 12
Paxson’s . 27 3
Hogan .. 28 2
Gulkana . 27
Copper Center. 28
Tonsina . 32 17
Teikhell . 30 25
Beaver Dam. 20 45
Summit . 30 92
Wortman’s . 39 20
Clear, calm, trail son.
Clear, calm, trail fair.
Clear, calm, trail Rood.
Clear, calm, trail fair.
Clear, calm, trail muddy.
Clear, calm, trail bare.
Clear, calm, trail (rood.
Clear, calm, trail soft.
Clear, calm, trail soft.
Clear, calm, trail drifted.
Clear, calm, trail fair.
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Valdez Miners Union No. 188
Western Federatipn of Miners
H. M. CARTER, President,
Granite Mine
CHAS. McCALLUM, Secretary,
Valdez, Alaska.