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MONDAY, MARCH 29, 1915.
THE SUBMARINE NOT INVINCIBLE
Recent news from the naval side
of the European war is of a nature
to give pause to legislators and strat
egists, both amateur and profession
. bo tire so sure that the subma
rine is destined to make all oilier
kinds of fighting craft useless and
their building a sheer waste.
The Allies claim that six or seven
German submarines have been de
stroyed by gun Are and ramming on
the part of vessels that cannot go in
to the sea depths after them. Cur
iously enough, one and maybe two
were sent down by unarmed merch
ant ships whose captains were quick
and plucky enough to run straight
at them instead of running away from
them.
J. I1U UdlUID -Wiico ^»v
too largo. However, prisoners from
one are reported, the British admir
alty seems disposed to pay the $2,500
reward offered to any merchant ship
running down one in the case of a
second, and of three others there
seems little doubt. Moreover, reports
have come from the German side
about two which have been so long
absent that they may be given upas
lost.
The truth is that no complex art
like that of war is ever suddenly rev
olutionized. Long after the invention
and general use of gunpowder battles
were still won “by push of pike”—
that is, with the bayonet. With un
armored ships Tegethoff beat the Ital
ian armor-clads at Lissa.
If naval warfare is to continue, the
submarine will doubtless play an in
creasing part. But it has its weak
ness as well as its strength. Only
from the viewpoint of those who hope
to get along without war altogether
may the battleship be truly termed
"obsolete.”—Ex.
MEXICAN FORCES ARE EVEN.
Against the Carranza forces, Pan
cho Villa does not quite live up to
the reputation of a thunderbolt of
victory which he acquired in the war
against Huerta. As we see it now,
Villa’s part in the success of the revo
lution, though of prime importance,
was not the sole factor. Probably be
cause of superior press facilities, he
managed to absorb some of the cred
it for the final outcome which should
have gone to the other Constitution
alist cominanders, Obregon and Gon
zales, whose operations lay further
south in Mexico and away frdtn the
telegraph offices. At any rate the
present conflict shows a much more
even contest than that between the
Constitutionalists and Huerta. The
latter died slowly but his end was
inevitable. He had no notable victor
ies to his credit. His troops surren
dered in large numbers and that
■showed how little at heart they had
the cause they were fighting for.
Deplorable though present conditions
may be in Mexico the deadlock does
show a fair feiwht of public sym
pathy behind the various revolution
ary generals. Huerta had behind him
only the force of inertia. To inti
mate that Mr. Wilson made a cardi
nal error in not coming to terms
with Huerta is to argue that the duty
of his country consisted in lending
aid and comfort to a man repudiated
by the mass of his countrymen.—New
York Post.
MILLIONS STARVING IN POLAND.
The renewed appeals from Poland
for relief emphasize again the natur
al consequences of the swaying back
and forth of the huge Russian and
ern arena the forces of devastation,
after the first German onrush and
its check, have been held fairly
static. In Poland the fighting line
of 700 miles Is now estimated to have
swept over 200 towns and 9,000 vil
lages, razing to the ground more than
half of them; corn, forage, and all
available cattle and horses have been
seized, and a rural population of 7,
000,000 reduced almost to beggary;
while in the industrial cities almost
all normal activities have ceased.
How inadequate any possible assist
ance must be (o repair one tithe of
the damage is shown by the computa
tion that it will reach six hundred
millions of dollars. But relief may
be instrumental in saving the worst
beset of the population from starva
tion and some other of its greatest
immediate miseries. The Polish peo
ple, divided against itself in the war,
the victim, with the Polish Jews, of
race hatreds almost unknown else
where, and looking forward at the
best to prolonged economic submer
gence, should be made to share equal
ly with the other stricken regions in
American generosity.—Ex.
BRITISH LINER
ISJRPEDOED
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Italian government to prevent espion
age and preventing the publication of
military news which might be of as
sistance t) enemies of the country.
The decree will prevent the publica
tion of all military news in Italy and
greatly restrict correspondents in
sending news to foreign agencies. A
fine of $1,000 and one year’s impris
onment is provided ror publishing
military news and if the news is sent
to foreign countries the penalty is
doubled. Provision has also been
made for the government to take ov
er the control of every industry con
nected with the defense of the coun
try, including cables, wireless teleg
raphy and aviation.
Paderewski Starts Relief Fund.
LONDON, March 29.—Paderewski,
the famous Polish pianist, who has
delighted lovers of music the world
over, has started a relief fund for the
war-stricken residents of Poland. He
heads the list by giving a substan
tial sum and asserts that his services
will be employed exclusively for the
benefit of the relief for his fellow
countrymen until the war is ended.
It is asserted that conditions are
worse in Poland than in Belgium and
that more than ten million people
are homeless and destitute.
Austrians Issuing Bread Tickets.
VIENNA, March 29—The govern
ment has taken charge of the bread
supply of the country and is issuing
tickets to citizens. The populace are
being urged to use corn and pota
toes in order to conserve the wheat
and flour for the army and seed.
EPISCOPAL CHURCH
LENTEN SERVICES
Following are the subjects of ser
mons to be delivered at the Church
of the Epiphany up to and including
Easterday, April 4th:
Monday, March 29, 7:30 p. m..
“This is Jesus, the King of the Jews.'
Tuesday, March 30, 7:30 p. m„
“Peter.”
Wednesday, March 31, 7:30 p. m.,
“Judas.”
Maunday Thursday, April 1, 7:30 p.
m., “Do This In Remembrance of Me.”
Good Friday, April 2, 12 m. to 3:00
p. m., “Contemplation of the Cross.”
Three-hour service from 12 noon to
3:00 o'clock.
Saturday, April 3, 4:00 p. m., Holy
Baptism at 4:00 p. m. 7:30 p. m.,
“The Intermediate State.”
Easterday, April 4, subject morning
and evening, “Our Triumphant Holy
Day.”
A series of meditations will be giv
en at the three-hour service on Good
'Friday. Those who can only stay a
little while may enter or leave quiet
ly while a hymn Is being sung.
Everyone is cordially welcome to
these services.
REV. E. H. MOLONY, Rector.
City Council Meets Tonight.
The city council will meet tonight
to look over the registration records
and attend to other routine business.
Vote For Councilman
AL WHITE
For Re-election—Independent Candidate.
cAVORS maintaining, improving and upkeeping of the
City Dock as past two terms. Favors anything and
everything for the further progress of Valdez. Favors
sopio immediate relief for <|e i^tihiRlpyed.
RAILROAD TO
GETJUMBM
Judge Fred. M. Brown today sign
ed the order instructing Clerk of the
Court Lang to pay back to the Cop
per Itiver & Northwestern railroad the
sum of 19,525, collected from the com
pany as its mileage tax for the fiscal
year. During the last session of con
gress the mileage tax was abolished
on Alaskan railroads in favor of a tax
of 1 per cent, of their earnings. The
refund to the Copper River road will
not be made before July 1, when the
percentage of the earnings of the
road for the first six months will be
collected and the balance paid over.
The court adjourned today until
Thursday next.
WARGRAFIINGGANG
MADE MILLIONS
CHICAGO.—A prominent Chicago
merchant lias declared that the na
tions at war in Europe have been
fleeced out of millions of dollars by
a well-organized band of grafters, ex
acting a toll of front 15 to 20 per
cent, on practically every shipment
of war supplies whiclt has left this
country. This band, the Chicago
manufacturer said, maintained its
headquarters at a leading hotel in
New York City and had a represen
tative at the capital of each of the
belligerent powers. It also had a rep
resentative, he said, in every state
in the United States.
“When the complete story of this
graft in the purchase of war sup
plies is told," said this merchant un
der a pledge that his name should
not be used, “the country will be
shaken from one end to the other.
The men who got the commissions,
the illegitimate profit on American
supplies, are New Yorkers.
“Their sphere' of influence extend
ed throughout the financial district.
By a system of espionage they knew
when an agent was leaving a foreign
country to make purchases. The mo
ment he landed in New York the cam
paign to get the graft began.
“So secretly did this band operate
and so powerful was its influence
that it defied detection. 1 am inform
ed that a confidential agent of one
of the foreign governments has been
at work for three months and has
sufficient evidence at least to stop
the operations of the syndicate.”
Asked as to the identity of the men
behind the plot, the manufacturer de
clined to give any information. A
few details as to the methods of op
eration, however, were furnished.
“For instance, if an article cost $4,”
he said, “the commission at 15 per
cent, amounted to 60 cents. Whether
the government paid $4.60 for the
goods or whether the rake-off came
from the manufacturer, I do not |
know. I do know, however, that the
grafters got theirs.” !
Possibility of graft in the purchase
of millions of dollars worth of war
supplies in Chicago was admitted by
E. P. Parr, purchasing agent for Rus
sia, France, Serbia, Rumania, Bul
garia and Greece.
“I have no doubt that money has
been made by some persons who have
taken more than their legitimate pro
fits,” said Mr. Parr. "So far as I
know there has been no investigation
thus far of supplies purchased in Chi
cago. I do know, however, that the
purchases of foreign governments in
this city alone total more than $5,
000,000.”
Weather Report.
Valdez, March 28, 1915.
Barometric pressure .29,873
Temperature at 5 p. m. 42
Maximum temperature. 48
Minimum temperature . 21
Mean temperature . 341-2
Clear, light wind northeast 10 miles.
Orpheum Tonight.
At the Orpheum tonight the follow
ing good pictures will be shown:
Animated Weekly showing German
and British giant boats.
“Does Max Snore?” an amusing
comedy.
“The Weaker Sister,” Lois Weber
and Phillip Smalley in a swell drama.
“Testing Bill’s Courage,” IMP. com
edy full of fun.
TIDE TABLES PORT OF VALDEZ.
Compiled from the official tide ta
bles issued by the Coast and Geodet
ic Survey. The time for high and
low water is for the Port of Valdez
and is Valdez time. Immediately fol
lowing the t'me of high and low wa
ter is given the height of the tide
in feet and tenths:
* Monday, March 29.
High tide 10:69 a. m.. 11.9; 11:26
p. m., 12.0.
Low tide 4:52 a. m., 1.1; 6:13 p.
m., 0.1.
Our Spring Shipments of Men’s Wear
Are arriving on every steamer. %
«
These shipments are intended to sup
plement and tone up our already
large and well .balanced stock, and
you may feel sure that whether you
want heavy clothes, suitable for
the trail, or work in the mines, or an
up-to-date outfit for about town, you
will find it at our store.
i/ook in our show windows, or
better still, let us show you.
You will find us
RIGHT IN QUALITY,
RIGHT IN SELECTION,
RIGHT IN PRICE.
We stand back of everything we sell.
We have clothes to fit any man, tall or
short, slim or stout—Hats, Shirts, Shoes,
Rubber goods in plenty.
Assortment big. - All sizes.
S. BLUM & CO.
GOOD GOODS
1
Dr. H. COCKER1LLE
Graduate of National University
Washington, D. C.
dentist
in both companies Fourteen vettrs in
Office Rooms in VALDEZ
Whaling Building.
DR. GERMAN
Phone 18 THE DENTIST
Office rooms over o«vl Drug store. Office hours
9 a. m . to 6 p. m., 7 p. m..to9 p m. Sundays
by appointment All work guaranteed
DONOHOE & DIMOND
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW
Office Opposite Court llou^ !
Phone 34 Valdez, Alaska
A A A A A A A A AA AAAA A A A A
JOHN LYONS E. E. RITCHIE
LYONS & RITCHIE
Attorney* at Law
Offices in Whaling Building
Phone lOl Valdes. Alaska
Copper River
Draying Co
Freighting and Passengers
to all parts of the Interior.
GENERAL TRUCKING.
McKinley Street, Valdez
Ed. Wood, • • - Proprietor.
Valdez Hospital
Largest and Beat Equipped Hospital
in Southwestern Alaska.
Graduate Nurses— Prirate^Reens for Potisats
For Terms and Particulars Apply to
E. C. DALTON, M, D., Physician in Charts.
Headquarters tor Traveling Men.
Copper Block
VALDEZ
“The House of Comfort,”
For Men Only
Steam Heat. Hot Baths
Copper River Lumber Co., Inc.
ALL KINDS OF
Native and I ¥ TjUfPCP and Building
Puget Sound LUiVIDlLlX Materia)
CONSTANTLY ON HAND
Prices Right W. M. FINICAL, Mgr. Phone 18
Patronize a Home Industry
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Has Had no Peere ;far/*¥/Ep Years j
EXPERT I
Cleaning & Pressing
By H. M. SALING, at
Silverman’s Tailor Shop
Goods called for and delivered.
Both Phones 198.
BEST PUCE TO EAT
MRS. ST. MARIE’S
Moved to Reed Building, on Well
Street, next to Road Commiaaion a
it a m to 9 a m
Lunch It m to 1 p m
a to 7 p m
BOARD a ROOM »SO per Mo.
WEATHER BULLETIN.
Valdez, Alaska, March 29, 1915.
STATION \bove Below, Snow In. WEATHER CONDI! IONS^ 4
Donnelly . 20 (Clear, calm, no snow on trail.
McCallum . 20 22 Clear, windy, trail good.
Hogan . 25 7 Clear, calm, trail soft.
Gulkana . 30 Clear, windy, trail muddy.
Copper Center .... 28 Clear, windy, no snow, trail soft.
Tonslna . 33 26 Clear, windy, trail good.
Telkhell .. 10 25 Clear, calm! trail fair.
Heaver Dam . 20 37 Clear, calm, trail fair.
Summit . J5 80 Clear, windy, trail soft.
Wortman's . 37 28 Clear, calm, trail soft.