Store News
Only ten days left now
to shop before
Christmas.
The groceryman reports
an unusually good assortment
of fresh fruits and vegetables
on the Alameda.
Some dozen mackinaws
are being shown for the first
time today.
Another big shipment of
men’s woolen shirts onfjthe
Alameda, reasonable pricings.
Children’s rompers are
now in, ages 2 to 6.
A new number in men’s
union suits, medium weight.
Priced at five dollars.
Miss Miller reports that
toys are going mighty fast.
Better order Santa Claus to
make his selection.
Someone left a photo in
the store one day last week,
call at office for same.
Valdez Mercantile
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THE CHRISTMAS STORE OF VALDEZ.
GLASSES FINE WATCH
FITTED REPAIRING
G. O. Reinke
Has a fine assortment of ivory and nug
get jewelry, all prices. <• %
Lavalliers from $6.00 to $100.00
Howard and Hamilton watches from
$27.50 to $150.00
Gall on me when contemplating purchas
ing a diamond and get. tpy, prices..
liberty bonds taken
,c *. * ii,<. j, V ;
Rrocelpt watphps from $18 to $75.
Nugget Jewelry Made to Order
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JAPAN NOT BEN
ASKED Jffl TROOPS
Nipponese Htatesman Says Nation is
Carrying Out Part Originally
Agreed on in Beginning
NEW YORK, Dec. 12.—An answer
to charges that Japan is lukewarm to
the allied cause because its armies
are not fighting on European battle-1
fields, which he said appear occasion
ally in the American press, was made
before the Rotary club here yesterday
by Dr. T. Iyenaga director of the East
and West News Bureau.
He declared that Japan is under
stood in Europe and Is carrying out
fully Its part as originally agreed up
on and that It had not been seen fit
by the allies to suggest any change
in the plan.
"It was the wish, neither of her
allies nor Japan that we enter the
European war stage and there has
been no formal request for Japan to
send an expeditionary force to Eu
rope,” he said. "The reason Is not far
to see.
“Japan's proper sphere of activity
is the Orient and the Pacific. For this
reason, when she entered the war In
obedience to the Anglo-Japanese al
liance. Japan by an agreement with
her ally limited her naval and mili
tary activities to the Par East and its
waters.
“'The sphere of her naval opera
tions, however, has been gradually ex
tended, first to the South Seas, then
to the Indian Ocean, thence to waters
of the Cape of Good Hope and to em
brace the Pacific and finally to the
Mediterranean, where a fleet of Jap
anese destroyers is today co-operat
j ing with the allied fleets against ene
my submarines.
“It has been well and truthfully
said that. Just as the United States
must be the leader in affairs on this
continent, so must Japan sound the
dominant note, in the East. Japan
should, therefore, use its vast influ
ence in the Orient and in the Occi
dent the United States on one side
of the Atlantic and the democratic
countries of Europe on the other take
the lead.
i So tar as pureiy military opera
j lions it seemed proper that the war
I in the Occident should be met by the
Europeans and Americans. It is not
of Japan's part to intrude herself up
on battlefields. Such an enterprise
would be entirely out of harmony
with the wise and far-sighted policy
that must guide Japan, for in pursu
ing another course she would be
bound to face the dllemna of losing
ing her hard-won military prestige or
of re-awakening the cry of "yellow
peril,” which is now fortunately on
the point of being committed to ob
livion.
"It would on the other hand be a
I mark of discourtesy on the part of
| Japan to think of sending her troops
to the assistance of her European al
lies. Those who advocate in easy fa
shion the dispatch of Japanese forces
to Russia to rebabiltate the morale
of Russian troops iguore the phychol
ogy of the Russian people."
stock in the Valdez Iron Works.
Make your money earn 25 per cent
Instead of 4 per cent. tf
Buy your groceries direct. Save
fifteen to twenty-five per cent. The
ho Me that sells direct to consumers.
Randall Grocery ft Brokerage Co.,
Inc., 82 Marion St., Seattle Wn. tf
HELMET SAVED HIS LIFE
Tilth photograph fellows Private &
FTbtrley, who whs shot twice by the
Oenhnnh.' The fhct ’that tie was wearf,
Ing the atee’ helmet that he la holding
la the reason that he Is still allv4. The
bandage on his bead shows he did not
escape Injury altogether and the den!
and the hole In the helmet show the
effect of the Oennan bullets ou the
**UXe preserver.**
STEAMER SAILINGS
Steamship Admiral Evans—Sailed
south from Valdez, Sunday.
Steamship Victoria-—Sailed south
from Valdez, Friday December 6.
Alameda-—Sailed south from Val
dez, Monday, Dec. 10.
Steamship Alaska—Sailed for Valdez
from 8eattle, Saturday. December
s.
DECEMBER TIDES
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Wednesday, Dec. 12.
First high tide 10:16 a. m.. 9.8.
Second high tide 11:61 p. m., 7.0.
First low tide 3:68 a m., 3.6.
Second low tide 6:2l p. m., —0.4.
Thursday, Dec. 13.—
First high tide 10:55 a. m.. 10.3.
FIrat low tide 4:41 a. m„ 3.4.
Second low tide 6:00 p. m., —1.0.
Friday, Dec. 14.—
First high tide 0:30 a. m.. 7.3.
Second high tide 11:36 a. m., 10.6.
First low tide 5:25 a. m., 3.3.
Second low tide 6:38 p. m., —1.3.
Daily Weather Report
Dec. 11. 1917. Dec 12. 1917
7:00 p. m. . 7:00 a. m.
30.224 Barometer 30.237
8 Temperature 8
12 Maximum 10
4 Minimum 6
8 Mean 8
8 Snow on ground 8
Clear, fresh No. Clear, strong N.
wind. E. wind.
Myrtle F. Billings. Obs.
NEW COMMANDER NOT
LIFT BAN ON SEATTLE
CAMP LEWIS, Tacoma: That there
will be any change In the policy to
ward Seattle as the result of the de
parture of Major Ceneral Greene is
emphatically denied in official circles
at ('amp Lewis today. “The order
quarantining Seattle will not be
changed and the ban will not be lift
ed.” said General Greene just before
his departure. "Seattle will have to
make herself a suitable place for sol
diers to visit before there will be any
change.”
When General Greene was told of
reports that he had been removed
from command of the 91st division
and that General Irons was to take
his place permanently, he smiled and
said: "There is nothing to it. My trip
was ordered and arranged before the
ban was put on Seattle.”
An order was issued at Camp Lew
is today prohibiting the wearing of
leather leggings and spiral woven put
tees by enlisted men.
It is estimated that approximately
$S000 has been invested in leather
puttees by enlisted men of the medi
cal corps and other branches of the
service.
The difficulty of distinguishing an
enlisted man with leather puttees
from an officer is believed to be one
of the reasons for the order.
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Notice
i There will be a fire meeting Wed
nesday night at the Fire Hall. All are
requested to be there,
kl 2 WM. THOMAS. Chief.
Notice to Masons
Special meeting tonight at 8 o’clock
in Masonic Hall. Work in the first de
gree. All members are urged to be
present.
kl3 WALTER ELLIOT. W. M.
Valdez Fish Prices
Halibut .07 cents a pound. City
Dock; halibut .05 cents pound on
fishing grounds; black cod .01 1-2
cents.
G. W. LONG.
Valdez Iron Works. If you havn’t
anything else to do go fishing. tf
Second Call
We will accept Liberty Bonds for
DONALDSON SCHEDULE
The following schedule for the har
bor boat “LL C. V. Donaldson" will
take effect today. AH orders to ths
contrary are revoked.
Monday, Wednesdays. Thursdays,
and Fridays:
Lve. Fort Llscum Leave Valdes
8:16 a. m. 8:46 a. m.
1:16 p. m. 4:00 p. m.
TUESDAY
1:16 p. m. 8:00 p. m.
4:80 p. m. 6:00 p. m.
SATURDAY
1:15 p. m. 4:00 p. m.
7:16 p. m. 10:80 p. m.
11:16 p. m. 1,8:00 m. m.
month, these day* being «sed to clean
boflers. ^ ‘ _
Special1 tripe or eahdelUng of the
above wljl be tskde trithout notice
Mtr ^ .r tb.
iUl offleUl tbslo
des and the Post
m
DOS
when urgent!? 1)4
O. R. KOEHLER.
Capt. 14th Infantry, A. Q. M.
I
Financial Reserve
There is hardly a day passes but most
of us are called upon to draw upon our re
serve, either physical, mental or financial.
Have you some in store?
This bank is a good place to start a fin
ancial reserve and it cannot help but be of
real sendee to you.
THE FIRST BANK OF VALDEZ
VALDEZ, ALASKA
Valdez Dock Co # PHONE NO. 1
.JOBBER IN
COAL, HAY
GRAIN and
LUMBER
Office Foot of Wall Street
“F1I be back in a moment.”
/ l.sitnrs - “Oh!—don’t bother
—we can’t stay lonij.”
Il<>s1css—“Never mind —
just make yourselves
comfort nhl I’ll be back
in a moment and surprise
you. ”
()'U‘f'is/for “She can't srr
l»r>se I o:; ■ o
those little electr; .’is!s.
stoves r.iyscit’. 'i ,ey
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tbo tc~i' of
easy juia conecBi.a. .
Prince Wpli^m Sound Water
Power, Light & Telephone Co.
More snow has fallen at Seward
and Anchorage this year than for
taany years, according to J. T. Patton,
a passenger for the States on the Ala
meda. Mr. Patton said that while the
weather was fine the snowfall was
excessive.
Dr. Wm. H. Caswell arrived in
tpwn yesterday from across the bay
at the Granby.
Corporal Rowbottom. who arrived
over the trail yesterday with the gov
ernment dog team, states that the can
yon is closed with immense drifts and
that he was compelled to come thru
on the ice with his malamute express.
The snow is deeper in the interior
this year than for many years past. .
Sixty below at Gulkana holds the
all-star record for cold today. Cop
per Center Is a close second with 52
and a north wind.
NOW IS THE TIME
to get some choice wfhei» and cord
ials for the Holidays, before they are
shipped out to the States. Phone NO.
7. |he Buffet.
Don’t delay or yon may be too
late.. hi?
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Hot-Point Hlectrle Heaters and
Cooking-Appliances at tha Emporium.
Christmas goods coming on tha nest
boat
DO NOT forget that photo you In
tend sending home this Xmaa. lea
ner the Photographer will make them
for you day or night. tf
A new and complete line of ladies*
and childrens* underwear Just recetr
at E. Winter’s. tf
Pox’s snappy drinks for this cold
weather at Hunt’s. tf
A pretty line or colored crochet •
cotton and stamped pillow slips at
the Needlecraft Shop. tf
At Mrs. Capris’ you will find knit
ted or crocheted caps made to or
der. tf
CITY EXPRESS* Phone IS; reedy '
to transfee tuat baggage for yon. tt
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1
Per drst-ctaae meals end good serv
ice at reasonable prioee try the Mer
chants* Cafe. 1 u
Use Rexall HUr Tonic and yon will
nse no other. Valdes Drag Store, tt '■
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last recetrod nil the latest popo
lar anise at O. a ShMa *