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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 13, 11117
WARNING OE LONG WAR
Secretary Lane is a man not dispos
ed to talk in riddles or to resort to
hyperbole to pet into print. Of all the
members of the President's cabinet—
except one possibility—he enjoys the
highest confidence of the people, and
that deservedly, for Mr. Lane is an
official of more than ordinary ability
and breadth of vision.
When Franklin K. Lane says un
equivocally, therefore, that the Ger
man submarine is a “serious menace”
and that it actually threatens the ex
istence of England and France and
alarms the United States, it is time for
the American people to give heed,
and to resolve that the thing which
he implies might happen, shall not
happen. It is time for the United
States to take a solemn vow. through
its individual citizens, that Germany,
which threatens the destruction of
the world, shall not accomplish her
ruthless purpose.
We do not believe that Mr. Lane,
in predicting that the war will last
for several years, is "talking without
information. He is in the President’s
confidence, and in a sense is his
spokesman. He is a member “of the
council of national defense, and in
a position to know the secrets of the
war with Germany. His proximity to
the facts of out contest of arms with
Germany gives him the right to speak
with absolute authority.
The allied war missions have not
understated the seriousness of the
situation. They realize that Germany
is not beaten. The thoroughness with
which the United States is preparing,
targelv through information gained
from the innermost councils of the
allies, shows that the Hohenzollern
dynasty is not on the point of being
crushed and that the task of over
throwing it and restoring peace to the
world is going to be hard, grim busi
ness. which will involve the full re
sources of the most powerrtil nations.
The further fact that enormous loans
are being made to the entente nations
proves conclusively that those coun
tries realize the magnitude of the
task which still confronts them.
It seems strange that the world
cannot quickly overturn two compar
atively small countries of Central
Europe, even though they have spent
four decades in preparing for war.
Vet it is useless to blink the truth.
After nearly three years of war those
militaristic nations are fit for a long
defensive struggle on land, and by
the unrestricted use of submarines
are imperiling two of their principal
foes.
The ultimate outcome is not in
doubt. Germany must and will be brot
to defeat. The allies properly refuse
now to consider the kaiser’s terms,
knowing victory is certain. But they
confess the fight is not over. And
America, just going into the struggle,
may as well, while hoping for a short
war, prepare for a long one.
BLOW AT NEUTRALS
The effect of unrestricted submar
ine warfare has been precisely what
was anticipated. It has been to injure
neutral countries while it has inflicl
ed comparatively little additional
damage upon the enemies of Ger
many. Yet in the light of this ines
capable fact the apostles of frightful
ness at Berlin have piously affected
surprise when neutral countries have
refused to treat with them on any
peaceful terms.
Neutrals have suffered tremendous
losses since the war began. An official
report to the American secretary of
state shows the 686 neutral ships,
including nineteen American, have
been sunk by German submarines
and that seventy-nine others, includ
ing eight American, have been un
successfully attacked. Since the ma
jority of these neutrals had a real
grievance against the central empires
even prior to the declaration of ruth
less warfare.
The most significant fact about the
department’s statistics, however, is
(hat since unrestrictel warfare went
into effect, more than one-third of
the vessels sunk have been non-belli
gerent flags. In other words the
weight of the new sea policy was
thrown against neutrals. Germany
was sinking all enemy ships she could
sink prior to that time, and resolv
ed to bully every nation that insisted
on considering the sea a free High
way.
It certainly is not surprising that
such a policy of open contempt for
the whole world was challenged by
the world. Not only self-interest but
civilization itself demanded that such
1 terrorism be Checked.
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ONE of the crying needs of the
city is a place where small boats may
anchor safely, and without too much
bother to the masters. A row of piling
driven from the head of one wharf to
another with a row of boomsticks
inside and out would break the
heavy seas and cause this city to be
come the headquarters of many small
boats. While we have excellent ac
comodations for landing small boats
it has no shelter worthy of the name,
and boatmen are compelled to watch
their craft constantly to prevent them
from being smashed against the pil
ing of the wharves. A few hundred
dollars spent for the benefit of boat
men by the city would bring ample
returns.
A STUDY of the scale of prices on
Valdez produce would almost con
vince one that potatoes were hauled
from Seattle to this city as first-class
passengers, and that beans and vege
tables occupied the bridal chamber
and were forced to tip the waiters
every meal.
REPORTS from the States indi
cate that aside from a few cyclones,
torrential rains and chilling frosts
the weather is fine. One thing about
Alaskan weather it is dependable. It
is either very fine or very bad.
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BETWEEN Subscriptions and con
scriptions the average American citi
zen presents the description of a very
niiserable personage indeed.
THE poor miserable little pea.
chilld to the marrow and threatened
chilled to the marrow and threatened
ket.
SHOOTS WIFE IN FAC E
| TO RELIEVE TOOTHACHE
CHESTER, Pa.. June IS.—When
■ Mrs. Charles Wright complained of
J toothache her husband suggested that
, he be permitted to "shoot out the
j teeth,” at the same time producing a
revolver, which he poked in his
wife's mouth.
"Now, hold perfectly still and we
will put that tooth out of bustness,”
Wright said.
Wright pulled the trigger; there
Was a report and Mrs. Wright drop
ped to the floor in a swoon. The Ches
ter Hospital ambulance was sptmon
ep and the police were notified.
“THE SHRINE OF HAPPINESS”
AT EMPRESS TOMORROW
The five part Gold Rooster play,
featuring Jackie Saunders, W. Conk
lin and Paul Gilmore, “The Shrine
of Happiness” will be shown at the
Empress tomorrow evening.
Woman Not Executed
WASHINGTON, D. C., June 13.—
Mrs. Katrina Couch, an American
who was reported in news dispatches
to have been executed as a spy in
Germany, recently called at the Span
ish consulate in Brussels, according
to a report published in London news
papers, and cabled today to the state
department.
STEAM HEAT NEWLY FURNISHED
SEATTLE HOTEL
MRS. E. MILL, Propr.
VALDEZ ALASKA
PREACHER ARRESTED FOR
SENDING OBSCENE .MAIL
SIOUX CITY. Ia., June 13.—Rev.
Lynn George J. Kelly, was twice ar
rested in Sioux City \in connection
with the sending of obscene matter
through the mails and the inserting!
of newspaper advertisements for girls j
to pose for him. His latest arrest here
occurred in the fall of 1915.
An advertisement inserted in a
newspaper for stenographers attract
ed the attention of Chief of Detec
tives J. B. Richard, who caused the
arrest of Kelly.
Kelly at that time was writing a
book on human passions. At the time
of his arrest the Sioux City police
were convinced that he was not ra
tional. He maintained a stenogra
pher's office in a building here.
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SAN FRANCISCO PORT
DOES HEAVY BUSINESS
SAN FRANCISCO. June 13.—For
the first time in history, value of one
month's imports into the port of San
Francisco was more than $20,000,000
according to incomplete figures for
the month of May, announced today
by,Collector of Customs J. O. Davis,
imports in May exceeded in value
those of any one previous month by
$5,000,000, it is said.
Valdez packing company
RECEIVES FIRST FISH
The Valdez Packing Company re
ceived its first fish last night and
packed about sixty cases today. These
fish were the catch of one gill netter
and shows that the salmon are com
ing. Manager Eniel states that his
crews will start in today fishing with
six boats and he expects a large num
ber of fish tomorrow.
BUSCH RESIDENCE IS
BURNED TO THE GROUND
ST LOUIS, June 13.—Fire today
swept the country residence of Adol
phus Busch III. near here, causing a
loss of $ 1 OOfOOO. The family and ser
vants escaped. Busch is the grandson
of the founder of the Anheuser-Busch
brewery.
Must. Have the I’ajter
Sam Ankeny of Tonsina roadhouse
yesterday sent a twenty word tele
gram asking that this great dissemin
ator be sent him at that place. This
is as it should be. When a man wants
a paper bad enough to pay for a 20
word telegram orderng it, it shows
that he appreciates the news, more
than he does his money.
CLAUDE KITCHEN DENOUNCES
INTERESTS EVADING TAXES
WASHINGTON, D. C., June 13.—
Representative Claude Kitchen of
North Carolina, announced today that
he would start a parliamentary riot
by giving to the public the names of
big corporations seeking to evade the
payment of taxes, unless the tax
dodgers ceased attempting to evade
their responsibility from the present
war.
WANTED
TO ENLIST IN THE
U. S. NAVY
FOR PARTICULARS SEE
Str. SATURN
CORDOVA ALASKA.
Coffee and Tea Sale
This Week Only
Prices on these commodities are advancing and we
are going to give you an opportunity to stock your
shelves with them at reduced prices.
The following well known Brands
comprise our Selection
—A L T A
A steel cut chaffless Coffee
Sanitary Packed
1 1-4 lb. Jars. 1 lb. Tins.
SHILLING’S
EMO
GOLD SHIELD
AMOCAT
FOLGER’S & GOLD SHIELD TEA
Remember the Sale lasts just four days
S BLUM & CO. Inc.
PHONES 12, 13 .
BOATS ARK ISEB BY
SOLDIERS IX FLANDERS
WITH THE BELGIAN ARMY IN
FLANDERS—Boating to battle is one
of the novelties of fighting on this
part of the western front, where the
Belgian and German lines are sep
arated by miles of flooded land. Raid
ing of trenches is almost unheard of ^
here. The only thing approximating!
them are bombing expeditions carried !
on front skiffs, which are paddled |
skillfully under cover of darkness to
the enemy's lines.
“Just at the edge of the water, in j
front of our trench,” said a Belgian
officer, “we have two little caches
where our two boats lie hidden and
when darkness has come we set out on
patrol. Sometimes with padded oars,
sometimes with punt poI?*s—for in
most places the water is quite shal
low—we creep toward the German
line*. At any moment a star shell may I
give you away qnd bullets spurting
up the water around you or whistling
overhead warn you that row'ing about
in No Man’s Sea is not always a heal
thy game.
“But the crowning excitement is
when you meet a German patrol boat.
Once when I was out with a sergeant
and two men we heard the steady,
splash of- a punt pole in the water i
coming slowly toward us. We took
out the safety pins from our bombs
and waited: they were almost on us.
when we let fly. Look—” and he roll- i
ed up the sleeve of his tunic to show j
a deep scar near his elbow—“I got ;
this from a bit of one of our own ]
bombs, so close did we let the Ger
mans come. But not one of them j
could have escaped for at least three j
of our bombs dropped right into the j
boat.
‘ There is only one other way of
getting close to the Germans in the
flood lands. At intervals there are
raised roads running east and west
between the wide-stretching lakes—
unpleasant little ribbons of land, bor
dered by two lines of broken poplars,
connecting us with the enemy and
.far out along the road are German
and Belgian hidden advance posts.
There, night and day, men lie in the
mud and listen, in case anyone should
be fool enough to attempt an attack
along that road of death.”
ATTORNEY FROM IDAHO
HANGS SEI-F IN OREGON
PORTLAND, Ore., June 13.—An
interne at a Portand hospital early to
day found the body of C. E. Linger
funder, said to be a Boise, Idaho, at
torney, hanging out of a second-story
window with a rope around his neck.
The interne called for help and in
the haste to get the body inside the
rope slipped and the dead man fell
two stories to the ground.
Later today the coroner said he
was uncertain whether death result
ed from the hanging or the fall.
Lingerfunder left no reason for his
act. He was about 45 years of age.
Many porcupines are to be seen
along the trail these nice evenings,
the querulous little animals being a
nuisance to autoists.
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LOUIE S CAFE
Open Hay and Night McKinley Street, Below Cable Office
Fresh Bread, Pies, Cakes,
All Kinds of Pastry for Sale.
EVERYTHING THE BEST ANDY MAROV1CH, Projtr.
FOUND—A bunch of keys. Owner
will be liberally rewarded if he will
call and get them out of the way.
High frequency hot oil scalp treat
ment for falling hair and excessive
dandruff, at the Yanitie Shop. tf
Try our new Ironite Paint for boats
or floors. C. C. Rudolph. tf
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.
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LIVERY and FEED STABLE
STORAGE,
Teaming of All Kinds
Positively No CJoal Delivered Un
less Paid for in Advance
Candy Kitchen
E. W. HUNT—la Owl Drq Stare.
fountain drinks
hot-COLD
VALDEZ -CAFE & BAKERY
Cakes, Ceekies ft Bos, 15c per Asms.
Freack, R*e asA Wkite Bread 12 1-2
casts par leaf. Orders takas far special
occiiifii
CHRIST ROGSTAD, Propr.
PHONE! 17 - TV* 4~n W.w Owl Dnc
Building paper suitable for placing
under carpets or on the Inside of
buildings. For sale at the Prospector
office. 50c a bundle.
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
DR. S. WICKES MERRITT
Oflieen over Valdrt Drug Co.
Phone 'IS lli'hlnlr.i Street
Contract Surgeon, U. S. Army ^
A. A. Surgeon, V S. Public Health Serv
(Marine Hospital)
DR. H. COCKERILLE
Graduate National Inlerraltr,
Washington, D. C.
DENTIST
In Valdez Since 180S
PHONE 110
Office Rooms in Whaling Building
DONOHOE & DIMOND
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW
(Mtlcr Oppoalte Court House
Phone 34 VALDEZ. ALASKA
JOHN LTONB & It RfTCHZB
LYONS & RITCHIE
ATTORNEY S-AT-LA W
OIDeea la » ballsg Building
Phone 101 VALDEZ. ALASKA
ROBERT SIMPSON Opt. D.
JUNEAU, ALASKA
Glasses Kilted Lenses Ground
VALDEZ HOSPITAL
Private Rooms
Terms Reasonable
JOS. A. SILVERMAN. Pk. C., M. D. Prop.
Jos. A. Silverman Pb. G. M. D.
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
Office hourt*. 1 to 4 p. m --7 to 8 p. a.
Sunday by Appointment
Res. Tel. 176 Office Tel. 19
Boyle Block Valdez
VALDEZ LODGE
NO 168 V
Free u< Accepted Mum
Regular Communications first Wed
nesday In each month in McKinley
Ball. Visitors always welcome.
P. M. BROWN. W. M.
ED WOOD. Secretary.
Valdez Miners Union No. 188
Western Federation el Miners
W. M. CONLEY PresideBt.
Valdes Alaska.
GEORGE M. BARRY Seeytyy.