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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1914.
GERMAN MILITARISM
Germans resident in the United
States tire apparently unable to un
derstand the feeling which the peo
ple of tlie United States have toward
German militarism, and why they are
inclined to credit the present war to
that militarism They forget that
much of the feeling thus manifested
i as come from the acceptance by
Americans of the views of the edu
cated and cultured Germans them
selves.
The Brooklyn Eagle has recently
reprinted extracts from an article con
tributed some months before the out
break of the present war to the In
dependent by Dr. W. Wilhelm Ost
wald, formerly of the University of
Leipzig and the first exchange pro
fessor at Harvard. Some extracts
from this article may be quoted,
showing the source from which Ameri
cans have obtained their information
and their prejudices against the Ger
man military caste. Says Dr. Ostwald,
in this article, entitled “The Suicide
of Civilization”:
“This war-crazy, billion-dollar tax
ation is not the only sacrifice the
German nation is making. The ex
treme intensification of the worst form '
of militarism, the supercilious notion
that the soldier, the man who wears
a uniform, is higher, nobler and more
worthy of respect than any other cit
izen, is the immediate consequence
of the unseemly haste to grant so ex
travagant a military budget. The
Zabern incident showed the whole
world what we get in return for our
military taxes, and the loss of cul
tural values the Germans must suf
fer is a heavier burden on our Inter
national credit than even the bleed
ing of our economic system of bil
lions of dollars.”
There were six columns all couched
in this vein, tearing the militarism
of his country into shreds. This an
alysis by a scholarly German profes
sor of high scientific attainments, like
many similar articles from similar
sources, was responsible largely for
the creation of what Intelligent pub
lic opinion there Is on this subject
of German militarism. That Dr. Ost
wald Is now a fervent champion of
his country and a believer in the
righteousness of the war Germany Is
waging Is creditable to his patriot
ism, but doesn’t weaken the belief in
his previous attack upon militarism.
—Ex.
BIG BATTLES CAUSE RAIN.
It is one of the extraordinary things
of warfare, says Pearson’s Weekly,
London, that a big battle Invariably
produces rain.
History contains innumerable In
stances, both on land and sea, and
on more than one occasion the storm
or showers that followed an engage
ment had no small Influence upon
the life of nations.
We can hardly have a better ex
ample than that recorded In 1588,
when England wan threatened by the
great Spanish Armada. After Its en
counter with our own fleet it was,
as we all know, struck by a heavy
storm, which completed the work of
our own gallant seamen.
The solders who fought so bravely
under the leadership of Marlborough
at Blenheim in 1704 had to suffer the
misery of successive downpours af
ter their brilliant victory.
Marlborough was anxious to follow
up his victory without delay, but his
men were so worn by the fatigue of
the battle and the discomforts caus
ed by heavy rains and the contin
gencies of warfare that he was un
able to push on for several days.
June 16, 1815, the British defeated
the French at Quatre Bras, and Na
poleon worsted the wily Blucher at
Ligny, both within measurable dis
tance of Waterloo. The heavy rains
which followed these engagements
made the clayey soil almost impos
sible for cavalry maneuvers at Water
loo (fought on June 18), and so crip
pled the tactics of Napoleon and
greatly assisted those of the Duke of
Wellington. The victory would have
been gained in any case, but experts
are of the opinion that the rain was
an ally of some value.
During the early weeks or the siege
of Sebastopol, in 1854, the roar of
cannon and explosion of bombs was
followed day by day, by heavy down
'pours of rain, until, as we read, our
men stood in the trenches knee deep
in mud. A terrible gale broke over
the Black Sea and caused great dis
aster to our transports, and on the
heels of this tempest came a heavy,
steady downpour of rain that brought
death to hundreds of our gallant fel
lows.
In yet another Instance the heavy
cannonading of a siege brought in its
train a disturbance of the elements.
This was turned to snow as it fell,
and, by increasing the sufferings of
the besieged, helped to make Osman
come to the determination to try a
last chance for freedom.
The explanation of the ruin ia com
paratively simple, and has been made
use of for the benefit of agriculture
in various parts of the world. The
atmosphere is laden with moisture, a
concussion caused by loud reports or
noises will often burst the clouds,
with the natural result that the drops
of water fall to the earth. This has
been practically tested when the farm
ers have been groaning over the
drought, and scientists have induced
the desired rainfall by causing can
non to be discharged at altitudes
varying with the locality. When, how
ever, the discharge Is continuous, as
•in battle, it is obviously more effect
ive.
BASE BALL SCORES
Games played Oct. 7, 1914.
American League.
Boston 4, Washington 11. Pitchers
—Bedient, Ruth, Cooper, Speaker;
Bentley, Griffith.
Philadelphia 10, New York 0. Pitch
ers—Bressler, Bush, Shawkey, Pen
nock; Pieh.
National League.
Per
Games—- Won Lost Cent
Boston .94 59 014
New York .84 70 546
St. Louis .81 72 529
Chicago .78 76 606
Brooklyn .78 79 497
Philadelphia.74 80 481
Pittsburg .69 85 448
Cincinnati.60 94 409
American League.
Per
Games— Won Lost Cent
(Philadelphia .98 53 649
iBoston .91 62 695
Detroit .80 73 523
Washington .80 73 523
New York .71 83 461
St. Louis .69 81 460
Chicago .71 84 458
Cleveland .51 101 336
The Right Word.
“Why do you speak of him as a fin
ished artist?”
"Because he told me he was utterly
discouraged and was going to quit the
profession. If that doesn't show that
he's finished 1 don't know what does."
—Chicago Post
A Hint to the Least of Us.
The smallest bird cannot light upon
the greatest tree without sending a
shock to Its most distant fiber. Every
mind Is at times no less sensitive to
the most trilling words.—Lew Wallace.
The Retort Unkind.
Gerald—A gentleman is defined as
one who never gives pain Geraldine
Then you’re no gentleman; you give
me a pain every time you call.—New
York Press.
Mosquitoes and Malaria.
That the mosquito is a carrier of
malaria is supposed to be a recent dis
covery. lint it was suggested In a med
leal work written In Ceylon 1.400 years
ago.
Notice of Marshal’s Sale.
In the District Court for the Territory
of Alaska, Third Division.
Robert D. Gray, Plaintiff, vs. Ka
talla Oil Company, a Foreign Corpor
ation, Defendant.—No. 670. Notice
of Sale.
Under and by virtue of an order
of sale and writ of execution issued
out of the District Court for the Ter
ritory of Alaska, Third Division, on
the 30th day of September, 1914, in
the above entitled cause, wherein
Robert D. Gray, the above-named
plaintiff, on the 26th day of Septem
ber, 1914, obtained a judgment and
decree against Katalla Oil Company,
a foreign corporation, the above
named defendant, which said decree
and Judgment was on the said 26th
day of September, 1914, entered in
Court Journal No. 8, at page 353, of
the records of said court, I am com
manded to sell:
Those three certain mineral oil
claims, situate, lying and being in
the Kayak recording precinct, in the
Third Judicial Division of the Terri
tory of Alaska, and known as and
called:
The Brown Bear Association min
eral oil claim containing 160 acres.
The Bald Eagle Association min
eral oil claim containing 160 acres.
The Gray Wolf Association min
eral oil claim containing 160 acres.
Notice or location or each or Bald
claims is of record in the records
of the office of said Kayak recording
precinct, in Book 6 of Mining Loca
tions and Water Rights, at pages 149,
149 and 148, respectively.
Together with all and singular the
tenements, hereditaments and appur
tenances thereunto belonging or in
any wise appertaining to the above
named premises.
And notice is hereby given that on
Wednesday, the 4th day of November,
at the hour of two o'clock, in the
afternoon of said day, at the front
door of the court house, in the Town
of Valdez, in the Third Division of
the Territory of Alaska, I will, in
obedience to the above-mentioned or
der of sale and writ of execution,
sell the above-described property, or
so much thereof as may be necessary
to satisfy the judgment of said plain
tiff, together with interest, costs and
accruing costs, and expenses of sale,
to the highest and best bidder for
cash, in lawful money of the United
States of America.
Dated at Valdez, Alaska, this 30th
day of September, 1914.
F. R. BRENNEMAN,
United States Marshal.
C. E. Bunnell and Donohoe & Di
mond attorneys for plaintiff.
Publications October 1, 8, 1G, 22,
29, 1914.
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President Woodrow Wilson
ALASKA as a storehouse, should be
■■ unlocked. One key to it is a sys
tem of railways. These the govern
ment should itself build and adminis
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should itself control in the interest of
all who wish to use them for the ser
vice and development of the country
and its people.
PRESIDENT WOODROW WILSON
C. E. Bunnell
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■ administration toward Alaska has
been one of magnificent constructive
development.
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Independent candidate
for Representative in
Alaska Legislature.
Resided in Alaska since
1897. Resided in Valdez
since 1901. Believes in
opening up Alaska for
this generation, and that
such a course is best for
all future ge nerations.
THOS. C. PRICE
of Cordova.
Democratic candidate for Senator.
Believes In government con
trol and immediate development
of the resources of Alaska.
If elected will work In harmony
with the National Democratic Ad
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up Alaska. A vote for him is a
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Thomas H. Holland
of Chitlna.
Democratic Candidate.
Has lived in Alaska since 1902.
Knows Alaska, knows the needs
of Alaska and If elected will work
for Alaska.
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