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MONDAY, JULY 27, 1914.
TWO REVOLVER SHOTS.
A couple of revolver shots probab
ly never before formed a connection
between such a line of complicated
causes and such" an infinite variety
of possibly still more complicated
effects as those which killed Arch
duke Ferdinand and his wife, the
Duchess of Hohenberg.
Since the absorption of Herzego
vina and Bosnia in 1908 by Austria,
the ambition of Servia has been to
keep that empire in check, and to se
cure for herself a strip of coast line
on the Adriatic. Keeping pace with
th,at ambition has been that of Aus
tria to etxend her narrow coast line
southward, and to absorb all *he Slav
'territory possible. This last ambition
has often found expression in the
words of the ill-fa*ed heir presump
tive to the Austrian throne.
He realized that the days of the
dual monarchy might end, through
German or Russian intervention,
with the death of the venerable
Francis Joseph, and to preserve the
entity of the empire he conceived
the idea of a triune empire made
up of Magyar Slav and German
states.
It was in pursuance of this policy
that Herzegovina and Bosnia were
added to the Slav territory of the
empire and caused guns to be level
ed across the Danube six years ago.
But these guns did not then ex
plode. At the time it seemed as
■though Servia, backed up by Rus
sia might force Austria to with
draw, when Germany came to the
rescue of her ally and caused Rus
sia to dismiss her foreign minister
and abolish her Pan-Slavonic policy.
A state of armed neutrality then en
sued until the Balkan war.
The maintenance of the Turk in
Europe had long been asknowledg
ed by the powers ‘o be a vital neces
sity—not because of any particular
desire to befriend ‘he Turk, but sole
ly because the downfall of the Turk
ish Empire would mean a disruption
of the relative strength of the mu
tual bond on which reposed the peace
of Europe.
Aside from the Pan-Slavonic force
’represented by Russia tending to
Idestrtjy tMe ecieiltMium *** thhofhh
{er fo4t:e rej^eseiiteSf bjt A.tt»tr»Hun
gary and the Archduke’ Eerdinand'fe
scheme for a triune empire.
But while Russia'would have gain
ed access to the Mediterranean by
the destruction of European Turkey,
Austria-Hungary would have left that
territory as a rampart against Rus
sia on the East and have forced her
way through the heterogeneous mass
of Macedonia to the Aegean or the
Strait of Otranto. In 'other words,
Austria would have linked the land
north of Greece as a Slav appendange
to her German and Magyar nation
alities.
It is no wonder, tneretore, tnai me
Austro-Hungarian scheme found mo're
sympathy In the chancellories of
Western Europe than the Russian,
which the defeat of Turkey by the
little Balkan nations in the late war
has perceptibly sti^ngthened. *
One power, however, kept Austria
in line, and has continued to keep
her in line, even in the present Al
banian imbroglio. That power is It
aly, to whom Austrian control of the
Adriatic would be fatal.
The foregoing shows how Austria
was able to exercise such an influ
ence at the congress at London
eighteen months ago, and still later
at the congress of Bokharest, and,
while preventing Servia from gain
ing territory on the Adriatic, was
able to quietly appropriate the San
jak of Novi Bazar.
The kingdom of Albania was cre
ated by the powers so that neither
Austria nor Servia should have ac
cess to the sea at that point. All
that Russian influence could do for
Servia was to prevent Albania from
becoming a protectorate of Austria
Hungary.
These are the principal points in
the causes which led up to the two
revolver shots.
NOTES OF INTEREST.
In France farmers are experiment
ing with a prolific potato from Uru
guay, which perpetuates itself with
broken roots left in the soil.
To steady a violinist’s hand and
induce him to use his wrist as much
hs possible a bracelet with adjustable
weights has been invented.
After two years of experiments the
Philippine government is about to
begin practical work in planting cam
phor trees all over the islands.
Common soap rubbed into the slot
will hold a screw on the point of a
screwdriver when it is to be insert
ed in a place difficult to reach.
On the ground that gasoline cabs
CUT-RATE BREAD
Go to the ARCADE BAKERY for
HOME MADE BREAD
Three Loaves for 25c.
NOW OPEN
Ad mission--Genttunen 500; Ladies anit sWdien hie
Good, Healthful Exorcise - - Griff finsure
Travel East
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OVER THE
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Crossing the Cascade Mountains, the Kittitas Valjey, the Colum
bia: River, the Sitter ftobt Mountains and Montana Canyon, trav
ersing a country of;, surpassing scenic grandeur, historical interest
and wonderful development.
. TWO FAST THROUGH TRAINS DAILY
“The Olympian” and “1W Columbian”
The NEW ALD9TBEL TRAINS to
MINNEAPOLIS. ST. FAPL, MILWAUKEE and CHICAGO
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cal on or address
Alaska, SteamshlpCC” ah^SAi^r^ifCot, VjJdcj, Alaska
City Ticket Offices, Chicago, Mtlwaukee dc St. Paul Railway
4+3 Hastings St. west, Vancouver) B. C..
' Second An. and Cherry St., Seattle
are injurious to health the Berlin
police have refused to license any
new vehicles except electric ones.
More than 46,000,00 bunches of
bananttr were imported into the- Un
lted Slates last year, or about forty
baithnas fOr each man, woman and
child. . -
The skeleton of what he claims Is
the oldest prehistoric man yet found
recently was discovered in German
Kast Africa by a Berlin scientist.
A Maine town has built a concrete
watering trough for horses that is
flanked by h'gh walls to shield ani
mals using it from sun, wind and
storm.
The Servian government is sup
porting a plan to link all towns in
the country not connected by rail
roads with automobile passenger and
freight lines.
Placing a board with two sharp
steel edges across his window at
night) a Ch'cago merchant effective
ly prevented attacks by window
[ smashing burglars.
A group of French scientists who
have been investigating have decid
ed that smaller Insects, in propor
tion to their size, are stronger than
larger ones. . *
Philadelphia aeronauts have order
ed a balloon of 65,000 cubic feet ca
pacity and this summer will try to
excel the world’s altitude record of
26,000 feet.
Oxford university will send out an
expedition of English scientists, with
a Polish girl for a guide, to study
the origin of the native tribes of
Siberia.
A new torch to melt sealing wax
carries the wax in tongs, wrhich may
be turned around to drop it when
softened where it is wanted with
out burning the fingers:
On« of the more generally used
types of incandescent electric lamps
■bears-the name of Mazda, an early
Aryan spirit of all good, glorified as
the god of light.
For reading directories printed in
small type there has been invented
a magnifying glass that obscures all
but the line that is being read to
prevent confusion.
A fresh line of paint received on
the last boat, by the Valdez Sheet
Metal Works. Prices reasonable, tf
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Ending the Opium Curse.
China’s long fight to rid itself of
the opium curse is nearing a suc
cessful finish. Manchuria and hleven
of the eighteen provinces forming
China proper are declared to be free
of opium. Admitting the correctness
of the declaration, the British gov
ernment lias agreed that exports of
Indian opium to these provinces
shall be prohibited. The Chinese
government has instructed the gov
ernors of the remaining provinces to
stamp out the use of opium and pre
vent poppy cultivation before the
end of the year. When this is done
exports of Indian opium to China
must cease entirely. The bringing
of the general prohibition on export
in effect in 1915 would be beating
out the expiry -of the Anglo-Chinese
agreement respecting opium by two
years. That agreement expires in
1917, and contemplates the entire
cessation of Indian exports of op
ium to China by that time. The quan
tity to be exported Is decreased year
ly by about 20 per cent, until the
vanishing point is due in 1917, If is
rather noteworthy that for the last
seven or eight months of last year
no Indian opium was exported to
China. The British authorities, find
ing that tlfe authoriisef ’ quant(tyb*d
been sent **riy in the* year, ste'frt&d
in with a prohibition. It has bden
,a difficult task, go account of the
eoonop^c conditions in Iitdia. to stop
the opluth traffic but.‘China’s extra
ordinary success in preventing the
growing of the poppy and the uses
of opium—the penalty for using it
.being beheading—has deserved equiv
alent British energy in suppressing
Indian interest in the nefarious
trade.—Tordnto Mail and Empire.
A dandy new program at the Or
pheum tonight. Five swell subjects.
Suits pressed for $1.00 at Silver
man’s, the tailor. Telephone 198.
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Nuhone Corsets.
Try Mrs. St, Marie’s for. one of
those Nubone corsets, tf
Administrator’s Notice.
In Commissioner’s Court for Valdez
Precinpt, Territory of Alaska,
George J. Love, Commissioner—In
pfokate:
in the matter’ of the estate of Pet'er
Johnson, deceased.—Notice to Cred
itora*
. Notice is hereby, given thgt the un
dersigned his Wen appointed admin
istrator of We above-named estate,
and- that, all persons having claims
ftWMhat wW aytate. are resnired to
fracas a
BtoMl,-' VaMdk, Alaska, within ala;
months f rate the date of this notice.
Dated July 9. m*. ,- ■■■
Administrator St the E^ate^Peter
Johnson, deceased.
1 First pobWeation July », MM
Last publication July 80, IMS.
We wish to announce to the
Ladles of Valdez
that we have been appointed sole
distributors for the famous
Pingree Shoes
We have' them in Patent Colt,
Bronze, Vici Kid and
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Gun Metal.
The Cravenetted tops are guaranteed
to be damp proof.
Priced from $4.00 to $6.00
j PROFESSIONAL
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; Dr. H. COCKER1LLE
Graduate of National Universit j
Washington, D. C.
DENTIST
in both companies Fourteen years in
Office Rooms over VALDEZ
Valdez Drug Co.
DR. GERMAN
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: Phone 19 THE DENTIST
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Office rooms ovei* Owl Drug store Office hours
I 9 a. na.. to 6 p. m., 7 p. m..to9 p. m. Sundays
l by appointment All work guaranteed
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DR. M. O. ADAMS
DENTIST
Office on Well St. next Proapector office
Valdez, Aleaka.
New Company’s!Phone No. SB
HOURS—9 to 12 ■•>.1» and 7 to 9 p. m.
DR. C. H. VANCE
the OSTEOPATH
Ga^5^iasssr3^^.°'
: office Howts-f i«n«., n«i *. « w
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Offka *e4 Rk.id«nc*'C<Hkt Stl HMNIM
E. E. RITCHIE
LAWYER
PHONKlise Valdez, Alaska
C. E. BUNNELL
ATTORNEY-AT- LAW
1 Offices Well Street
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Phone 3i h, VALDEZ
F. BUTTERWORTH
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:clyU»i*.'naar end
U; S. Deputy Land and
Mineral ameror
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BIu« Printing Valdes, Alaska.
A. G. BALDWIN
CivilEnguiebr and
Deputy Mlnenl
Surveyor. "
Formerly Swrryor Alaska loo ad ary S array
Valdtt, AWlha. P; 0. tttX 274 i
The Prospector offiee for job vork.
Steam Heat Electric Light*
THE COPPER BLOCK
Finely Furnished Room* All Modern Conveniences
Good Tiir DIICCCT G 0 0 d
Goods I fit DUrrtl Goods
Copper River Lumber Co., Inc.
ALtL KINDS OF
.Native and f f TIV/IDCD and Building
Puget Sound LiUlVlDlliI\ Materia)
CONSTANTLY ON HAND
Price* Right W. M. FINICAL, Mgr. Phone lfr
Patronize a Home Industry
VALDEZ HOSPITAL
Largest and Best Equipped Hospital in
South Western Alaska.
Graduate Nurses---Private Rooms for Patients.
For terms! and Farther Particulars Apply to
. ... LC. DALTON, M. D., Physician|in'Charge.
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The Big Place
Is Still the Attraction.
Ws wish to announce to the public that we now have in stock
VALDEZ GLACIER GOLD BEER
A product of Valdez and a new braw of superior excellence.
7 pts Valdez Glacier Gold Beer $1.00
5 qts Valdez Glacier Gold Beer $1.00
: PabioniZe boms industry and keep the money .in Valdez.—The public will
find this beer on an equal with any outside beers—'being ai» entirely new brew
Phone 69—Free delivery to all puts. of. the city.
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