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THURSDAY, MARCH 28, 1018
THE OLD QUAKER BONNET.
OH. the quaint old Quaker bonnet.
And the dear old heads that don It—
How placid and serene the face within—
jWhat a neatness and completeness,
A calm and restful sweetness,
As set apart from all the taint of slnl
i"\H, the tender Quaker voices!
U How they cheer us and rejoice us
With appealing music all their own,
With a tone of gentle sadness
Chime a note of subdued gladness,
Triumphant o’er the sorrows they have
known!
OH, the depr old saintly faces,
Mlrroi ing the Christian graces,
In a radiance of beauty how completel
Let us these old faces cherish.
And the memories they nourish,
Ever, ever as a benediction sweet.
—Charles Dennla
MAKING OVER THE WAR MAP
Rumania is the latest country Tn
•astern Europe to make a separate
peace with the central powers. The
•lgning of the preliminary peace pact
In addition to emphasizing the plight
in which Rumania has been placed,
1b another score for the kaiser on the
eastern front. The effect of the devel
opment is that for all practical pur
poses Germany is no longer surround
ed by a band of steel but faces the
foe only in the west.
Regardless of the moral certainty
that so long as France, Great Britain
and the United States continue the
war, ultimate victory for the Hohen
zollerns is impossible; regardless of
the fact that the collapse of the allied
war machine in the East by reason of
the treachery of the Bolsheviki does
not materially alter the military pros
pects of the entente, the historic sig
nificance of recent events in Russia
cannot be overlooked. When the kais
er congratulated von Hindenburg on
the ‘‘glorious conclusion” of the war
on the eastern front he was guilty of
less exaggeration than usual.
But the kaiser’s victory in the East
has not been won so much by the
sword as by insidius propaganda. No
enduring glory attaches to his armed
legions; rather it belopgs to his army
of secret agents, whose operations in
Russia Justify the expense of the re
nowned spy system.
Rumania naturally was the last
country to submit. It had no alterna
tive. Surrounded by enemies and
abandoned by the empire whose pro
tege it was, is must perforce make
peace with the central powers or be
utterly crushed. It has even been
forced to give up Dobrudja to its foes
—which in this case means Bulgaria
—and to permit Teutonic troops to
cross its -frontier into Russia. Thus
the Teutonic empires obtain control
of the Danube and its outlet and the
preliminary terms as signed do not
Indicate that Rumania is to receive a
pretense of compensation in being
ceded Bessarabian territory—a set
tlement which was regarded as a pos
sibility by some students of the sit
uation.
Germany’s grand scheme is to re
move absolutely the “Slav menace”
and in fact to dominate the Slav. The
terms of the treaty with the Bolshe
vik) provide for the establishment of
what will be a German- dominated
state in the Baltic provinces. To the
north of that lies Finland, recognized
as a separate republic. To the south
will be Russian Poland as a separate
entity. South of Poland is the Ukraine
republic—a region larger than Ger
many Itself—with which a separate
peace has been signed, and still fur
ther south is unhappy little Rumania,
proud but defeated.
The whole eastern frontier of Ger
many and Austria, then, is brought
under German domination, either by
separate negotiation or with the bayo
net. Russia, the colossus of the East,
once thought to be a menace to the
world, is impotent and broken, with
no signs at present of nationalism.
Should the war stop today Germany
would be absolute master of the sit
uation in the East and it is not given
anyone to know just what readjust
ment will be made when peace com*
From a historial and political
standpoint tremendous events have
been recorded since the peace nego
tiations began at Brest Litovsk but
a few weeks ago. To anyone interest
ed in changes made in the map of the
world by war—and who is not?—
they are a source of unfailing inter
|est.
A magistrate was a flour and feed
dealer. A farmer was brought before
him for failing to notify a case of cat
tle disease. The magistrate delivered
judgment as follows:
“You are fined $5 for this offense,
with $2.50 costs, making $7.50, and
$9 you owe me for your last bill of
feed or $16.50 in all—$16.50 or 30
days.”—Detroit Free Press.
Two Massachusetts towns were
building a bridge jointly and a joint
town meeting was being held to ar
range the distribution of the financial
burden. Naturally every man from
Blakely was bound to look keenly af
ter the interests of his own town, and
nobody from Peru could permit
Blakely to put anything over. Words
were exchanged between the watch
dogs of the treasury on either side.
Motives were questioned. In short,
there was language. One of those pres
ent speaking with asperity and em
phasis, said: I’d rather be the mean
est man in Blakely than the leading
citizen of Peru." Whereupon a select
man of Peru replied: "Well you’ve
got your rather.”
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WASHINGTON: Why not go after
the submarines at their bases? Why
not raid Heligoland and Zeebrugge?
These are questions thousands of
people all over the world have asked.
The submarine menace has not
been ended. Day after day its deadly
work goes on.
But raids on submarine bases are
not feasible. This is the sober and
liual verdict in official quarter.
'It must not be supposed,” said a
high official, "that we have over
looked that phase of the problem.
Two separate reports have been made
by the best men at the disposal of
the war and navy departments. They
have made investigation on the
ground, nnd have closely studied ev
ery phase of the subjest. They have
held exhaustive conferences with the
British and French authorities.
"The conclusion reached by every
body is that it would be suicide, ab
solutely nothing short of suicide, to
attempt to raid the submarine bases.
“These bases are protected by in
tricate and extensive mine fields,
added to which are powerful and el
aborate shore batteries.
"Every navy man knows at what
a disadvantage any floating craft is
in an attack on a harbor where the
enemy's guns are fixed on cement
emplacements with every range care
fully calculated beforehand and plot
ted on the charts, while the attacking
party must fire a gun which rolls with
the movement of the ship and neces
sarily cannot operate with the accur
acy or cover the long range which the
land guns can.
"Besides which it must be remem
bered these land fortifications and
mines are merely background for de
fensive craft, destroyers, cruisers and
battleships, which make these harbors
bases.
"We are using and shall use all
means for controlling the submarine;
surface destroyers, detectors, depth
bombs, and convoys. And we are still
working on other weapons with which
to combat the menace.
"But any Invading force would be
merely cut to pieces and the men
destroyed before they could begin to
effect a landing. This is the verdict
of all who have reported."
Eliamar has shown her patriotism
by raising large sums of money for
Red Cross work and by subscribing
liberally to the war fund in different
ways.
For the least bit of heedlessness on
your part in food conservation, some
one somewhere in the world must
suffer privation. The Food Adminis
tration has mastered the problem of
America's food in such a way that ev
ery ounce of food conserved and kept
in the currents of trade goes to an
empty stomach in Europe.
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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 1b be
ing devoted to the single purpose of winning this great war. Every
member of congress in considering legislation for the nation, has
1 placed the country’s war needs above all needs and requirements and
has subordinated his desires to the military establishment of the
United States.
"Alaska has responded nobly to the nation's call. She has given
her share willingly and unstlntingly. 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 wider measure of home rule for the territory, and a
sane and rational policy in the development of na'tural resources and
every possible aid to the pioneers of the country.
"I have introduced among others the following bills in congress
which I 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.
"Authorising 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
posts 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."
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F. and A. M.
Valdez Lodge No. 168
REGULAR communications, first
Wednesday in each month in Ma
sonic Hall. Visitors always wel
come.
WALTER ELLIOT, W. M.
C. G. REYNOLDS, Sec.
I. 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. O.
R. D. N1CHOLLS, 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. CRAWFORD, W. M.
J. A. SILVERMAN. M. D. Sec'y.
Valdez Miners Union No. 188
Western Federation of Miners
Frank Gustafson, President,
Valdai Alaska.
GEORGE M. BARRY Secretary.
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