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RUSSIA’S ABLEST ALLY
General December has long been
known as the chief ally of Russia—
and with good reason. It is the frigid
depths of winter, the frozen wastes
and the fall and spring rains that
have more than once won for the em
pire when the czar's army has failed.
All nations—even Germany today—
have a wholesome respect for this
brumal ally of the rugged Russian
bear.
Everyone knows how the great con
querer Napoleon, after over-running
Europe, was utterly routed at Mos
cow, his army of 680,000 men reduc
ed to 80,000—not by the royal troops
but by the polar winds and the heavy
snows. In the present war the rains
and snows have more than once prov
ed a barrier to Von Hindenbug. Even
now the German general is unable—
assuming he has the reserves to spare
—To follow up his Riga victory with
a decisive blow aj the capital for the
reason that a winter campaign against
Russia is inadvisable if not impossible
of success. The climate is a greater
factor than the armed resistance that
would be met.
Thus, while the government of the
revolution is paralyzed by disloyalty,
cowardice and Intrigue, while two
powerful factions contend for con
trol, while the very capital is in a
state of martial law, Russia's hope
is not to be found immediately in the
army, but in the faithful ally, who is
loyal year in and year out—General
Winter.
The Russian outlook is by no means
encouraging but if the back to the
German advance is permanent the
same elements which checked and
shattered Napoleon’s invasion will
have proved the deciding factor.
GERMANY’S PEACE TERMS
That Germany is preparing to make
a more definite statement of her peace
terms than has yet been issued, is in
dicated in numerous dispatches from
Europe. Indeed, Dr. George Michael
is, the new German chancellor, is
quoted by a German newspaper as
saying that the kaiser’s terms soon
will be ready for publication.
What these terms will be is a source
of considerable speculation in diplo
matic circles. The impression seems
to prevail at Washington that the
kaiser is shrewdly preparing to make
proposals which pretend to offer im
portant concessions to the allies as
a basis for negotiations but which will
really constitute a partial victory for
Germany. Inspired dispatches from
the capital have intimated that Presi
dent Wilson anticipates some such,
move and seeks to prepare the coun
try for it by saying terms will have
to be genuine before they will receive
consideration.
For the past two weeks the pur
ported outline of Germany’s terms
has been circulated among diplomats
at Washington, but it has been re
garded by the entent embassies and
most of the neutrals as a "feeler.”
Briefly, the terms were as follows:
Restoration of Belgium and North
ern France, to be paid out of the sale
of Germany's colonies to Great Brit
ain; Alsace and Lorraine to be in
dependent states; Trieste to be a
"free port”; Serbia and Rumania to
be restored, and Serbia to have a port
on the Adriatic; the Balkan question
and the status of Turkey to he sub
jects for negotiation; disarmament
and international police; freedom of
the seas, with Great Britain in con
trol of the English channel until the
projected tunnel is built between Dov
er and Calais.
The origin of these so-called terms
has not been disclosed but they are
said to have been written by Foreign
Secretary von Knhlmann before his
visit to Vienna, which since has been
pointed to as strengthening the prob
ability that they bear evidences of
authenticity. The outline bears in
many respects a resemblance to the
general tenor of the peace proposals
of Pope Benedict.
What position the entente would
take regarding such a proposal is
problematical. Some diplomats at
Washington think it would present
something susceptible of discussion,
but of course, no official expression
will be given out until definite terms
are offered by the German govern
ment. The premier of France recent
ly asserted that France would demand
the restoration of Alsace and Eorraine
sheds some light on one phase of the
purported terms and the demand of
Great Britain that the Turk be ex
pelled from Europe leads one to doubt
whether the allies will be willing to
entertain any compromise. In some
quarters the opinion is held that
whatever Germany offers will contain
a joker and that the kaiser seeks to
bolster up public opinion in Germany
by again placing the responsibility
for continuing the war upon his ene
mies.
It may be, on the other hand, that
the internal situation is such as to
cause the German government to wish
devoutly to bring about a cessation
of hostilities before the end of ano
ther winter; and if that is the case
the terms will bear the stamp of sin
cerity. In any event, it is certain that
the entente will reject any proposal
that designs to end the war on terms
other than their own.
U. S. THINKS IT HAS
DYNAMITE ARTISTS
SAN DIEGO, Sept. 24.—A report
that the United States government of
ficials expected with the capture of
the gasoline schooner Anvil by an
American warship off the Lower Cal
ifornia coast to secure some of the
men implicated in the blowing up of
the black powder magazine at the
Mare Island navy yard, was permit
ted to become known today.
Four hours after the Anvil docked
pnly six of the thirty-four men aboard
had been examined. What evidence
the federal officials have to warrant
the belief that some of the Anvil’s
passengers were implicated in the
navy yard explosion they refused to
states.
Two well known Industrial Work
ers of the World members, it was said
by a federal officer, had been found
on the Anvil. One of these, Charles
Miller, recently crossed the border
line at Tiajuana. Miller and the sec
ond alleged I. W. W., John Grit, are
said to have played a prominent part
in the recent labor trouble in Mon
tana. What disposition is to be made
of them is not known. Names of pas
sengers aboard, outside of those of
the two alleged members of the I. W.
W., has not been permitted to become
known. It was said no further infor
mation would be given out until the
examination of all the men on board
is completed.
The Anvil is owned by W. Loisa
& Co. of San Francisco, and was un
der charter to Bernard Hebling, of
Los Angeles.
Carl Nelson and wife arrived in
the city from Eliamar yesterday.
Mark Tatum, the well known old
timer, arrived in Valdez yesterday
from down-sound points.
August Gravelle spent Sunday in
town with his family, returning to
the Granby mine at noon today.
A nice line of Eartbern Teapots
at Rudolph’s. tf
STEAM HEAT NEWLY FURNISHED
SEATTLE HOTEL
MRS. B. MILL, Propr.
VALDEZ ALASKA
- THE SIZE OF ATOMS.
Par Smaller Than Anything Wa Can
See, Peel, Taste or Small.
Id waya too Intricate to be described
here we have little by little got some
knowledge of the probable else of
atoms. They must Indeed he exceed
ingly small. For example. In a tea
spoonful of water we have good reason
to believe that there are very nearly a
million million million million atoms—
thus: 1.000.01H (,(XMMKX),(K K),CX * i.OOO.OOO.
That number Is so tremendously big
that It Is beyond our ability to imagine
It, even though we can write It down.
It incnns, of course, that the atom is
far smaller than anything we can see
or feel or taste or smell. Indeed, the
atom must be so small that if we Im
agine a teuuis bull magnified to lie
forty miles In diameter the atams In It
would then be no larger than grains of
fine sand one one-hundredth of an Inch
in diameter.
Only two or three of the kinds of
atoms that we now know on earth ap
pear to be capable of splitting up Into
smaller ones.
Of these atoms radium is the most
striking example. Its “atoms" seem to
be steadily going to pieces at such a
rate tbat of an ounce of radium on'.v
half an ounce would be left after l.H7<*
years. So far as we know, the half
that was lost would have turned finally
Into a sort of lead, together with a
strange gas called helium. Each
“atom" of radium perhaps yields one
atom of lead and five of helium. More
over, radium itself seems to be slowly
formed from another still heavier ele
ment, uranium.—Theodore M. Kichards
in Youth's Companion.
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A MENTAL MARVEL
Mary Lyon Learned the Whole Latin
Grammar Over 8unday.
Studying was never bard work to
Mary Lyon, tbe well loved founder of
Mount Holyoke seminary, now Mount
Holyoke college. Her busy childhood
in a frugal New England home had
taught her to attack a task at once,
while others frequently were spending
their time thinking and talking about
It. In 8t. Nicholas, Mary Tarkman tells
how In Ashland tradition long kept the
memory of her first recitation.
“On Friday she had been given the
first lesson of Adams’ Latin grammar
to commit to memory. When she was
called up early Monday afternoon she
began to recite fluently declensions and
conjugations without pause until as the
daylight waned the whole of tbe Latin
grammar passed in review before the
speechless teacher and dazzled admir
ing pupils.
“ ‘How did you ever do it? How
could your head hold it all?' demanded
Amanda, with a gasp, as they walked
home together.
“‘Well, really, I'll have to own up.'
said Mary, with some reluctance; ‘I
studied all day Sunday. It wasn’t so
very hard, though. I soon saw where
tbe changes in the conjugations came
in, and tbe syntax rules are much like
English grammar.’’
“Wrong Numbor.”
There Is no place where the disposi
tion of a person is better shown than
at the telephone when one accidentally
or otherwise rings up the wrong num
ber. Then the answer to the signal
tells the sort of person the respondent
is. Sometimes he gets very mad and
spitefully answers and then with n
bang hangs up tbe receiver, as If the
man who rings him up has done so
with malice prepense. But sometimes
the respondent answers with a fellow
feeling In bis heart and, knowing It is
no fault of tbe person at the other end
of tbe line, speaks gently and kindly
and really makes of the accident a
pleasant incident. How much we all
prefer to deal with tbe latter individ
ual!—Exchange. *
Fashion’* Chang**.
“Fashion In earlier times,’’ we are In
formed by a student, “originated In
the royal courts, and most of the ab
surdities of fashion that we have In
herited began as efforts of the design
ers of royal garb to conceal certain
royal deformities or blemishes. These
absurdities are being rapidly dis
carded.”
Yes, it is now quite evident from the
styles that humanity thinks it has
nothing to hide.—Chicago News.
Old Salt*.
Another couple was about to be
launched on the sea of matrimony.
“They don’t seem a bit afraid,” some
one back in the crowd observed.
“And why should they?” asked the
gentleman next ‘They’ve both been
across several times.”—St. Louis Post
Dispatch. __
A Master of Fiction.
“What is Dobblelgh’s general reputa
tion for veracity, Blldad?” asked Hlck
snlooper. t
“Well, it’s this way,” said Bildad, "if
Dobbleigh could write the way he talks
he’d have Sir Walter Scott and Alex
ander Dumas lashed to the mast.’’
Her Opinion.
“What did you think of my paper at
the Browning club?”
“I thought It by far the best one
your husband ever wrote for you.”—
Detroit Free Press.
Firmly Anchored.
’Tls easier to drag a rock from tbe
bottom of the sea than tbe sentiments
of right from the hearts of tbe people.
—Daniel Webster.
Steam Power.
It is said that Anthemius, Greek
architect and mathematician, knew the
power of steam In 632 A. D.
Grief hallows hearts eves while U
ages heeds.—P» J. Bailey. _
Boys’ School Clothes
pULFlLLING a long felt want, we are
pleased to state that this store is now in a
position to offer some excellent values in boys’
clothing-a tip top line of brand new suits
having just arrived.
IIM'K 8KROK; Kxtra well made,
single and double breasted styles, full
fashioned knickerbockers, an<* 3 to
10, price $0.50 to $8.50.
VKLVKT f'ORIH ROY; A dressy suit
for tbe little tot, 2 1-2 to 5 years,
color navy blue, sells for $5.
I'AXCY STKII'K WOKSTKI); A neat
hair line stri|>e on a (lark blue ktouiiiI,
a very desirable pattern, sizes W to
15 years of aye, priced at 8(1.50.
KAI.V COATS; Tan twill with rubber
interlining' set in sleeve with storm
tab. full box model, size 12 to 18,
price 83.
YOUTHS’ EXTRA VALUE
Extra^quality navy blue serge in youths sizes up to thirty four, un
usually well tailored, new single breasted model, six button vest, belt loop
trousers-a suit of which a young man may be proud of; the price is $17.
Boy’s and Children’s Shoes, Rubbers, Pacs, Boots, Arctics.
S. Blum & Company
GOOD GOODS
LAUNCH DELLA
Capt. H. L. Rider
Weekly trips from Valdes 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
A Through Ticket
Via
Chicago, Milwaukee
& St. PauljRy.
Saves Money
Insures Comfort
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By buying a through ticket
you save from $10 to $15 as
against buying to Seattle
and rebuying there.
By buying over the C. M. &
St. P. Ry., you are assured
of the comfort that comes
from riding behind an elec
tric locomotive—the most
powerful in all the world—
and that personal attention
which is a feature of “Mil
waukee” service.
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For tickets, berth reservations
and other particulars consult
your nearest Steamship Agent.
A. P. CHAPMAN, JR.
Asst. Gen'l Passenger Agent
Seattle, Wash.
J. F. BAHL
City Ticket Agent
Second and Cherry
Seattle, Wash.
Furnished rooms at Mrs Osland’s.
Prices reasonable. *
Use Rezall Hair Tonic and you will
use no other. Valdez Drug Store, tt
Just received all the latest popu
lar songs at Q. O. Reinke’s. tt
CITY EXPRESS, Phone 82; ready
to transfe. that baggage for you. tt
Complete line ct Bulk Chocolates.
Candy Kitchen. tt
Bargains in souvenir spoons at Oeo.
O. Reinke’s. tt
Ice cream every day, specials on
Sunday at Hunt's Candy Kitchen, tt
HOTEL SEXTON
Seward Alaska
Geo. Sexton, Proprietor.
The traveling public’s
home.
European Plan.
HOTEL SEXTON
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Phone 166.
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