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July 23. 1912. at the poetofllce of Valdes.
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Food will win
the War;
don’t waste it!
TUESDAY. APRIL 2, 1918
TWO PICTURES.
farmhouse, with meadow*
wide.
sweet with clover on each
side;
A bright eyed boy, who looks
from out
The door with woodbine wreathed about
And wishes his one thought all day,
"Oh, if I could but fly away
Prom this d ill spot the world to see.
How happy t should be!”
Amid the city's constant din
A man who ound the world has been.
Who, 'mid t ,e tumult and the throng,
1* thinking, thinking, all day long,
"Oh, could I only tread once more
The field path to the farmhouse door,
The old green meadows could I see.
How happy ’ should be!”
—Marian Douglas
THE MANILA BAY INCIDENT
The death a few days ago of Vice
Admiral von DLedrichs, of the German
navy, recalls the famous Manila bay
incident, which all but precipitated
war between the United States and
Germany.
Immediately on taking possession
of Manila Bay on May 1, 1898, Ad
miral Dewey established a strict
blockade. Men-of-war of various na
tionalities appeared, and all except
the German forces observed the prop
rieties of the situation with utmost
nicety. The German squadron, under
von Diedrichs, soon consisted of hve
■warships, two of which had a heavier
displacement than any of the Ameri
can vessels, in addition to a transport
with 1,000 men on board.
In calling on the German command
er Dewey mildly suggested that the
former’s force was somewhat dispro
portionate to German interests in the
Philippines, there being but one Ger
men commercial house in Manila. Von
Diedrichs replied: ‘‘1 am here by or
der of the kaiser, sir.” The Germans
committed repeated breaches of in
ternational and naval etiquette and
finally undertook to disregard the
blockade itself and to land supplies.
An actual clash all but occurred and
finally Dewey sent his flag lieutenant
to present his compliments to von
Diedrlchs and to inform him of his
"extraordinary disregard of the us
ual courtesies of naval Intercourse.”
An important feature of this affair
was the attitude of the British squad-'
ron. The British admiral practically1
Informed Admiral Dewey that a clash
between the American and German
fleets would find the English squad
ron supporting the Stars and Stripes.
The British warships were so maneu
vered that von Diedrlchs could have
no misunderstanding of their inten
tion.
That this incident was not due en
tirely to personal bumptiousness on
the part of the German admiral is
shown by his reply to Dewey and by
the attitude of Germany towards the
issues of the Spanish-American war.
In his autobiography, under date of
1905, Andrew D. White, former am
bassador to Berlin, wrote:
“Men who stood high in the univer
sities, men of the greatest amiability,
who in former days had been the
warmest friends of America had now
become our bitter opponents, and
some of their expressions seemed to
point to eventual war.”
On the other hand the friendly at
titude of Great Britain served to am
eliorate the latent inherited hostility
of many Americans to England and
to cement the friendship of the two
leading English-speaking nations.
IT IS a mighty expensive thing to
become an American officer. Even a
lieutenant must pay out more than
$600 for an outfit when in active ser
vice, to make himself “respectable.”
For this reason many officers are re
signing and many other capable ones
who have been in the service decline
to re-enlist.
Congress, very properly, is investi
gating. __
NO ONE has yet attempted to fix
the responsibility for charging $3.60
per pound for yarn that is made out
of sixty cent wool. The local mer
chant *does not su|ie an unusual pro
fit on it. The Jobber claims he does
not. So it is up to the manufacturer.
Patriotic sock and sweater knitters
are simply gouged blind!
s
THE Admiral Line is equipping its
steamships with snow plows in antici
pation of a heavy snowfall this spring.
MOTHER’S new snow shovel comes
in handy these fine spring days.
ALL this was brought about by
shoveling off the walks too early.
F I
CONFESSION REVEALS CAMP
IJCWIS BLACKMAIL PLOT
TACOMA: How blackmail is being
practiced on soldiers of the Wild
West division at Camp Lewis was re
vealed today through the confession
of a Tacoma girl whose mother sought
to use the Y. W. C. A. hostess house
and the military authorities to force
a marriage between her daughter and
the son of a multi-millionaire serv
ing as a ’private- at the cantonment.
No names were given out, but the
military authorites say that investi
gation thoroughly disproved the story
told by the girl’s mother, and that the
girl finally broke down and confess
ed the plot, saying that she was forc
ed to play the role she did by her
mother.
The soldier first met the girl at
a dance at a Tacoma church. At the
urgent request of the mother, he vis
THE EMPRESS
TUESDAY EAGLE HALL 8 SHARP
THE GIFTED
LIONEL BARRYMORE
IN
THE UPHEAVAL
A PLAY OF EXQUISITE CHARM AND ROMANCE
The scenes of “The Upheaval” are laid for the most part in a city
of medium Bize. Its problems are tbe problemslof all organized commun
ities, and some of its solutions of these problems are well worth study
ing. There are mountain scenes as well, and wholesome fun is devel
oped in the progress of the play. "The Upheaval” is an everyday story
of everyday people, with more than everyday interest.
HEARST PATHE NEWS
Admission 3Gc
ited her at her home. The next time
he saw the girl, she visited him at
Camp Lewis, accompanied by her mo
ther. She tried at another time to*eee
him bnt he was in class. «
Unable to see him the girl Anally
"called gt the hostess house and told
her story. She threatened to commit
suicide unless the soldier married
her. The secretary referred the case
to division headquarters.
The young soldier was called up
and questioned. He was forced to
prove every statement by the testi
mony of two witnesses. A humorous
i angle developed in this part on the
case. On the dates given by the girl,
it was proven beyond a reasonable
doubt that the soldier had been in
> quarantine for measles, and that he
[had been in quarantine from three
[days before the first date until five
days after the last date. Doctors, hos
pital orderlies and nurses corroborat
ed his statement.
The staff officer investigating found
that the young man enlisted by spe
cial permission at the age of 19. By
hard work and endeavor he had ris
en to a non-commissioned offlcershlp
and finally had been appointed to the
third officer’s training camp.
Under cross examination the girl
broke down, and between her sobs
told how the mother had conspired
to bring about the wedding. She also
implicated a Japanese servant. There
will be no prosecution the military
authorities say.
Whatless day is this? It may be
wheatless or porkless but do not let
it be Thriftless. Buy another War
Savings Stamp.
NOTICE TO MASONS
Work in the Third Degree tomor
row night. All Masons are requested
to attend.
k4 C. C. REYNOLDS, Sec.
“Why Travel? Buy War Savings
stamps and stick at home” v
War Savings Stamps are the fuel
that will keep the fires of Victory
burning. Don’t let the fire go out. Put
on more stamps.
AERIAL TORPEDO WOULD
BLAST GERMANY FROM MAP
WASHINGTON: Development of an
aerial torpedo which its inventor, Les
ter P. Barlow, of Philadelphia, de
clares ofTers a new and terrible means
of carrying the war into Germany is
under study by the signal corps. Bar
low calls his invention a long distance
flying torpedo.
"With this weapon,” he said today,
“we could blast the German empire
to pieces, drive the populace from
German cities and munition centers,
stop pil industries in Germany, intim
idate the people and cause them to
flee from industrial centers.”
The inventer said he planned to
build the torpedoes to carry 1,500
pounds of trinitrotoluol, the highest
explosive known to modern warfare,
and hurl them 500 miles through the
air to destroy whole cities. “At pres
Ladies Walkover Shoes
w E have just received a
portion of our Spring line
of Ladies Shoes including blacky
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Most of these have nine inch
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Priced at $5.50 to $11.00.
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ent,” he said, "no defense known
could stop the torpedoes, as they
would be launched at night by the
thousands and would pass through
the darkness to a distant city or other
obective point and there destroy them
selves and everything else in the vic
inity.”
LAUNCH DELLA
Capt. H. L. Rider
Weekly trips from Valdez to
Ellamar, Landlock, FI dal go 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 ot the
United States.
“Alaska has responded nobly to the nation’s call. She has given
her share willingly and unstintingly. 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*wlder 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 1 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 lines 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 so 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
poBts 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 Mar
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. Visiting members
always welcome.
RENA E. CRAWPORD, W. M.
J. A. SILVERMAN. M. D. Sec’y.
Valdez Miners Union No. 188
Western Federation of Miners
Frank Gustafson, President,
Valdes Alaska.
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