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Col. George Harvey, in the North
American Review, goes to consider- ]
able length to show that the actual
dangers that attend the lighting in
France are likely to he exaggerated
because one's mind is more impressed
by the losses than b^Jhe number of;
—Omev unaeftAd > in.
he asserts, that th^WItri iJn exact
ed by modern warfare is immeasur
ably smaller than ever before in his
tory, and has decreased steadily since
the fighting began.
"Innumerable campartsons might
be cited from the days of Alexander
in substantiation of this assertion, but
a few will suffice,” says Col. Harvey. |
"In the charge of the Light Hrigade!
113 were killed and 134 wounded out
of 673, or 36.7 per cent. In our Civil
War. the Ninth Illinois lost at Shil
oh 63.3 per cent, the First Minne-j
sola at Gettysburg 82 per cent, and j
the Sixty-ninth New York, 1,000 ouL
of 1,200 in twenty minutes. Even the
Prussian sacrifice of the Third West
phalian regiment at Mars la Tour, in
1871. 1.484 men out of 3,000. or 49.4
per cent were killed.
"Similar losses were experienced
especially by the inefficiently officer
ed British, in the early engagements
of the present war, but in open fight
ing. not in trenches."
Col. Harvey cited the losses of thf
French The casualties in proportion
to the mobilized strength were: Bat
tles of ( harleroi and the Marne. 5.4 1
per cent: first six months of 1915.
2.39 per cent: second six months of
1915, l.fiS: first six months of 1910
1.47: second six months Of 1910. 1.2S
These figures show the casualties
dead, wounded and missing to In
approximately eleven to every l.MW
of mobilized strength.
"According to the figures present
ed by tlie French high commissioner
in his letter to the secretary of war."
Col. Harvey continues, “the high
water mark of casualties in the
French army was reached early in
the war— at the battles of Charderoi
and the Marne. The casualties In that
period were 5.4 1 per cent of the mo
bilized strength, or 541 men in every
10.000 with the colors. Military ex
perts in this country agree that the
killed in action and died of wounds
have never at any time in this war
exceeded twenty per cent of the total
casualties. This gives a figure of 10S.2
fatalities from these causes in every
10.000 mobilized strength; or prac
tically eleven men killed in action or
died of wounds for every 1,000 with
the colors: a ratio of 1.1 per cent.
“To say. as we used to say of cros
sing the Atlantic, that fighting in
France as now conducted Is safer than
crossing Broadway, would seem ab
surd ; and yet the concrete fact is
that if the percentage of American
fatalities, in an army of 500,000, in
1918. should not exceed that of the
French last year, more Americans will
perish from intentional and acciden
tal Use of firearms in the United
States than in Europe."
THE best argument against the es
tablishment of a district court head
quarters at Anchorage is coming rap
idly. Jack Frost. It would be a posi
tive crime to compel the court and
witnesses at this season of the year
to travel over the bleak mountains
to that frozen-in port. Now, Seward
is open the year around and easy to
get to. If there must be a division of
the district let it go to Seward.
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DOUBLE barrelled irony is found
in a case reported at Plymouth. Mass.
Benjamin Heed, aged 38, former
tax collector and treasurer of Whit
man. and widely known as "honest
Ben," has just begun a two-year term
in the house of correction after plead
ing guilty to the larceny of town funds
aggregating $25,000. "Honest Ben”
said he had used the money to pay the
taxes of his friends.
THE Anchorage Times says that
squirrels must get busy and prepare
for winter. Not beng acquainted in
that section we cannot say. but from
THE EMPRESS
TUESDAY EAGLE HALL 8 SHARP
OWING TO THE NON-ARRIVAL OF “RAMONA”
THE EMPRESS WILL PRESENT
The Worlds Most Famous Model
AUDREY MUNSON
IN
“ ASPIRATION”
ART—Wonderful Classic Posing.
EDUCATIONAL—How Statues Are Made,
ROMANCE-The Love Story of the Artist
and His Beautiful Model.
single reel scREAM-'“Luke’s Lost Lamb”
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Thursday—“A PRICE FOR FOLLY”
Admission 30c
STEAM HEAT NEWLY FURNISHED
SEATTLE HOTEL
MRS. £. MILL, Propr.
VALDEZ ALASKA
what we have seen the squirrels will
not be able to keep union hours when
they do get busy with the nuts.
WE do Dot know how far the alien
and sedition laws extend in their jur
isdiction. but we are expecting at any
time to hear that it is treason to
knock the administration town of An
chorage.
DAN CTPID was flying around the
Commissioner's office this morning in
a mackinaw and pacs, but the cold
weather undoubtedly scared him off.
is the young man in question lias
int yet secured the license.
< ommunicated
Editor Prospector: 1 wonder if you
can spare a little space in your pap
■r for an overworked and abused
dressmaker to appeal to the public.
For many months I have sewed for
persons in the city, in many instances
for whole families. When the first
conies around and 1 present my bills
I can get no money. This makes it
extremely hard for me to live here. My
hills come due. and I am expected to
pay them, many of my customers are
receiving good salaries, and are am
ply aide to pay their bills. I have hun
dreds of dollars out and can get noth
ing. How 1 am to live I do not know
unless I can induce the parties who
.owe me to settle. I am calling their
attention to their debts in this man
ner because 1 can afford no other way
of doing it. I need the money badly, j
.and would like to have it.
k7 A VALDEZ DRESSMAKER I
COMMITTEES APPOINTED
FOR VALDEZ RED CROSS,
T |
At a recent meeting of the Valdez |
'Chapter of the American Red Cross.,
the following committees were ap-!
pointed by Dr. J. A. Silverman, pres-1
idem of the Chapter:
Committee on Civilian Relief—
J. C. Martin, Chairman. T. G.
Quinn, H. T. Whitley.
Committee on Military Relief—- ]
Judge F. M. Brown. Chairman. J.
Lyons. Mrs. Wilcox, Chairman Sur
gical Dressings, Mrs. Dolan, Chair
man Hospital Garments, Mrs. Dono
hue, Chairman. Knitting.
Committee on Membership—
Mrs. DeLine. Chairman, Russell
Hermann, H. E. F. King, Mrs. Cuddy,
Mrs. D. F. Millard. Mrs. Ames. Mrs.
Nicholls
Committee on Publicity—
H B. Selby, Chairman, Mrs. H. E. j
F. King,, R«at* R. 0. Mrs. j
McGilvray
Committee on Finance—
W X. Cuddy. Chairman. George j
Love, James Patterson. E. B. Wheat.
Committee on Xmas Packages—
M s. H. T. Whitley. Mrs. Topliff.
Mrs. H. Miller Mrs. Donohoe.
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WOMEN WORK
IN GERMANY’S MINES i
WASHINGTON. D. Nov. 6.—
The extent to which women are tak
ing the place of men in the mines of 1
Germany is disclosed in a government
report just issued. During the last
quarter of 1916 there were 37.563
women so employed, compared with !
7, 265 employed in the same period
of 1914. Youths employed in mines
also show increases of 31,290 in 1914
and 43,095 in 1916. Wages paid
show increases, but have not kept
pace with the increased cost of liv
ing.
HAWAII IS NOW READY
KOR CONSCRIPTION
WASHINGTON, D. C.. Nov. 6.—
Provost Marshal General Crowder has
received a telegraphic report from
Governor Pinkham, of Hawaii, re-1
porting preparations for carrying out!
the selective service act completed.
The total registration, the report stat
ed, is 26,337, of which only 8.096 are
citizens or declarants.
Hawaii has already furnished by
voluntary enlistment nearly twice her
gross quota and is not required to
furnish men under the present draft,
but the governor says there is a steady
popular demand for a full territorial
representation in the national army.
Enough Cars to Move Crops
CHICAO, Nov. 6.— Sufficient cars
to move the entire crop of the sugar
belt, and enough more in the North
west to handle the potato crop, have
been properly stationed, it was an
nounced here today on behalf of the
railroads war board.
A Gentle Word
(By P. Galang)
A gentle word is never lost.
Oh never, then refuse one,
It cheers the heart when tempest
tossed,
And lulls the cares that bruise one.
It scatters sunshine o’er our way.
And turns our thorns to roses.
It changes weary night and day.
And Hope and Love discloses.
Thirty below, the coldest weather
yet recorded. Is reported today at Mc
Carthy. Nina below is reported at
Fairbanks.
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STARS IN BASEBALL
They Are Really Eseential to the Suc
cess of a Club.
It is absolutely tie essary for each
and etery major league < lub to have
at least one unusually brilliant |>er
former on its roster to be a good gate
attraction, and iicue often than not
these stars are pit- hers.
Remember the Chicago White Sox
of Itsr.V Mil WaNli wa< the star who
did most to place that tiiitn In baseball
history, though he received not a lit
tle asvUtan. p from l>oc While. Who
made the Giants of a f. w years ago
• he m-i-t talked of team in baseball'.
W hy. Christy .Mathewson. to be sure
He was a star of stars, and in fair oi
foul weather !i was lie whom the root
ers paid to -ee. Plank. CooinPs an i
Bender did more b> make the Athletics
famous than did all of the other great
players on the team put together,
though the Slim.niM infield, consisting
of MelnnIs. Collins. Harry and Maker,
was a first class attraction in every
sense of the wind. But few other clubs
in the game's history ever had any
thing approaching this evenly balanced
out lit in its best (lays.
Hill James in Ids time came pretty
close to making tlie Braves, and
Bill riouovnii. Ed Heulbacb. Mnrdecai
Brown. Babe Adams. Joe Wood and
Grover Alexander all have played lead
ing roles as gate attractions.
What would the Senators have been
for years without Walter Johnson? Is
It the Tigers or Ty Cobb whom the
fans want to see at play ? Hal Chase
featured the Yankees for years, for
many seasons Speaker has been the
leading figure with the teams with
which he played, and Joe Jackson.
Manpiard am] f.a.|oie all bad large In
dividual followings.
Today a new crop of stars has Just
about "arrived" and are pulling the
crowds.-Ed A. Goewey In Ia*slie *.
THE “EROICA” SYMPHONY.
A Musical Portrait of Napoloon ai Bee
thoven Idealized Him.
The most notable example of a mas
terwork w it li a political origin Is
Becilmven's "Kroica" symphony. Gen
eral Bcrnadotte during his residence
in Vienna In 1708 as ambassador from
the 1-Tench nation suggested to Bee
thoven the composition of a symphony
in honor of Naimleon. At that time
Na|s>leou was looked upon as the
champion of freedom, the savior of
his country, the embodiment of re
publican ideals, with which Beethoven
was In thorough sympathy, and he
willingly accepted tlie proposal.
Before the symphony was published
Napoleon became ein|>eror. and when
the news reached Vienna Beethoven
was violently angered. "After all.
then, he is nothing hut an ordinary
mortal! He w ill trample all the right'
of men under footTo Indulge bis*ambi
tlou and become a.greater tyrant than
any one!"
With these words lie seized the nm
sie. tore the title page in half and
threw it on the ground. He never
again referred to the connection lie
tween his work mid Napoleon until
news of the latter's death reached him
Then he said. "I have already com
posed the proper music for that catus
troplie." meaning, of course, the fu
neral march lint the whole symphony
with its essentially revolutionary char
acter. is a musical isutrait of Napo
leon as Beethoven idealized him.
Why 1881 Was Chosen.
In 1881 a so railed prophecy of Moth
pr Shipfon's was in every one's mouth:
The world then to an end ahull come
In eighteen hundred and eighty-one.
A traveling tailor denied inspiration
to this prognostic, nor, as now appears,
was it remarkable for accuracy. But
he went further. He demonstrated in
the dust of the road why that exact
late was chosen. Not only was it ca
balistic. a multiple of nine, etc., but
it was the only dale available to Moth
»r Ship!on which In Arabic numerals
was Hie same backward, forward aud
upside down. Lleven hundred and
Pleven was past, and not till 1881 would
Ihe coincidence recur. The next Moth
pr Shiptou will select 8008, which Is
not tomorrow or next day. — London
Glolie.
Ant Strength.
An English scientist weighed a small
int and a dead grasshopper which it
was dragging to its nest. The weight
of the grasshopper was found to be
sixty times greater than that of the
int. The force exerted by tbe ant in
dragging t lie grasshopper along the
road was therefore proportionately
ritual to that of a man weighing 130
pounds pulling a load of four and one
half tons or a horse of 1.200 pounds a
load of thirty-six tons.
The Noblast Public Virtu*.
That patriotism which, catching its
Inspirations from the immortal God and
leaving at an immeasurable distance
tielow all lesser, groveling, iiersonal in
terests and feelings, animates and
prompts to deeds of self sacrifice, of
valor, of devotlnu ami of death itself—
that Is public virtue; that is tbe noblest,
tbe sublimest of all public virtues.—
Henry Clay.
Ho Knew Better.
Gentleman—Why don't you get out
md hustle? Han) work never killed
anybody. Hast us — You’re mlstookeu
dere, hoes. 1’se lost fouh wires dat
way.”—Boston Transcript.
She Knew.
Mother—Oh, Mary, why do you wipe
your mouth with the back of your
hand? Mary—'Cos it's so much cleaner
than the front.—Ixmdon Punch.
A commonwealth ought to be Immor
tal and forever renew Its youth.—
ciewv
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KETCHIKAN, Nov. 6.—Ketchikan
prices at noon November fifth; hali
but thirteen and one-half cents; sable
fish, three cents; red rock fish one
and one-half cents; pickled fish not
quoted.
HOTEL SEXTON
Seward Alaska
Geo. Sexton, Proprietor.
The traveling public’s
home.
European Plan.
HOTEL SEXTON
fSEZHO^iml
Private Rooms
Terms Reasonable
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! Jos. A &ifreraiaa Pk G. M. D.
j PHYSICIAN AND 8CRGBON J
! Office fcaws-l Is 4 f. m —7 U > p. m.
Sunday by Appointment
Res. Tel. 176 Office TeL II i
Boyle Block Valdai !
Arctic Hotel
All Warm, Outside Rooms
Transient Trade Solicited
Special Rates by the Week or Month
Baths In Connection
PHONE 133 MRS. STRING. Frey
Valdez-Miiers Union No. 188
Western Federation of Miner*
W. M. CONLEY President,
Valdes Alaska.
GEORGE M. BARRY Secretary,
Valdes Alaska.
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
DR. S. WICK.ES MERRITT
Offices in Fish Building, adjoining
Tllliltum Club.
Phone 90. McKinley Street.
Contract Surgeon. U. S. Army
A. > Surgeon. U S. Public Health Sere,
fMarine Hospital)
DR. H. COCKERILLE
w'SKSJL-ST^
DENTIST
in Valdez Since 1898
PHONE 110
Oflice Rooms In Whaling Building
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Insurance
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VALDEZ LODGE
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Free and Accepted Hums
Regular Communications first Wed
“•■dey each month In McKinley
Hall. Visitors always welcome.
r. M. BROWN, W. M.
ED WOOD, Secretary.
Can You Beat ItT
Six room house, partly furniahe*
with bath. It taken at once only
$600. Era. Fr«4 Cameron. M