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WKDNK8DAY, MAY 30, 1317
AMKItK AX TROOPS TO FRONT
The selection of Major General J.
J. Pershing as the commander of the
first unit of regular troops that will1
.he dispatched by the United States to ■
France will be a popular stroke. No
soldier in the United Stales is a great-'
er hero in the eyes of the people than'
the gallant leader of our forces which !
were recently" sent across the Kio
Grande into Mexico.
Pershing will lead a division of'
25.000 American troops across the
Atlantic to the French front within
a comparatively short time— as soon,
in fact, as it can be organized and
equipped for service. The decision to
send a force to France at once is in
compliance with the request of the
French and British Commissions that
have been conferring in this country.
France in particular was eager to see:
the Stars and Stripes at the battle]
front for the moral as well as the:
material effect their presence would ]
exercise.
It will be two or three months per-j
haps before our men can take much J
real part in the fighting, but the flag:
of the United States at the front will]
by a symbol of what is to follow and !
•vill have the dual effect of cheering ;
our allies and disheartening our foes.;
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LIBERTY OR INDEMNITY LOAN
The statement of a Berlin paper
that Germany can meet her obliga
tions to her people only by levying a
heavy indemnity upon her foes shows’
one thing conclusively that the kaiser
is gambling for heavy stakes. Either
(Germany will suiter an overwhelming
defeat at-home or will win a triumph i
which will place the whole world at'
her feet.
The payment of an indemnity oh- j
viously would have to come chiefly
from the United States. Ours is the!
only country at war capable of pay-J
ing so large a cost as a victorious!
Germany would exact. By the time'
the kaiser defeated his combined foes'
England and France would be tinan-!
dally exhausted, and although theiri
future revenues would be placed un-j
der tribute to the German empire, the i
immediate needs of the country would
be wrested from us. The indemnity
that would be demanded under such
circumstances, it is hardly necessary
to say, in view of the experience of!
Belgium and Belgian towns, would'
be staggering.
It is no secret that Germany hopes
to assess the cost of the war upon tlie
United States. Ambassador Gerard,
after he had returned from Berlin,
revealed that fact that such was the
contemplated plan of the kaiser even
before we were forced into the war.
In fact, there are persons who believe
that Germany, having faith in the suc
cess of her submarines against the
world, provoked us into the war in
order to levy an indemnity upon us
as our share of the price of peace.
Thus the words of a prominent New
York banker that we must either
raise the Liberty Loan or an indem
nity loan, were to the point. We must
win the war, whatever may be the na
tional and individual sacrifice, or pay
an indemnity under the mailed fist
that would make the liberty loan
seem a mere bagatelle. The choice Is
clear.
AMERICAN NAVY IN ACTION
For the first time in the history.ot
the two nations the naval forces of
the United States and Great Britain
are co-operating in a common war.
The arrival, two weeks ago, of a flo
tilla of American destroyers in En
gland marks the first actual move of
our fleet to take an active part in the
naval warfare against Germany. To
day United States warships are help
ing to patrol the approaches to En
gland or the North Sea.
The new bond or friendship has
been sealed in England not only by
an unusual public welcome, but also
by official ceremonies which were in
tended to show how thoroughly the
people of the British empire welcomed
American assistance in their present
hour of need. As for the American
ships, they were so fit that when their
commander, in response to a question
said they were ready for duty imme
diately upon their arrival, the Brit
ish leaders openly showed their
amazement. After all. these ships
were on war duty, and the welcome
accorded them was only an incident.
The policy of the government is to
send warships where they will be of
most use in the common battle against
the enemy. Our own shores are not
directly menaced and fortunately
there are no panic-stricken demands
on the part of every Atlantic seaport,
as there were in 1898, ror a private
warship to stand guard against the
possible contingency of a sea attack.
The cardinal German policy at pres
ent is to starve out England and inas
much as we are as deeply concerned
in preventing such a thing as is En
gland herself, it is manifestly good
policy to’fight submarines where they
abound—-off the English coast— and
convey our own warships through the
dangerous submarine zone; and that
undoubtedly is what our destroyers
are doing abroad.
Just where our main fleet is lo
cated is a naval secret, but it is not
in European waters, and there is hard
ly the slightest chance that it will be
sent abroad unless a combined at
tack on the bottled up German navy
is undertaken. Our light swift destroy
ers can he of incalculable service to
Britain, whereas our heavy ships, un
der ordinary circumstances, would be
virtually useless.
In any event the country is not dis
posed to fix the naval policy for those
in charge of the government. The of
ficials at Washington are consulting
with the allies at every turn and what
ever is done should represent the best
judgments of the war experts of the
United States, France and England.
KK1) CROSS AT WORK
Tlie grimness of red war is soften
ed somewhat by the merciful efforts
of the one international organization
which is not influenced by the pas
sions of battle—The Red Cross. No
nobler service has been performed
during the war than that of*the Red
Cross, and no greater courage is
shown by men under the enemy's
guns than that of the Red Cross work
ers. An Associated Press correspond
ent writes front the British front:
“From the high ground it is pos
sible nowadays to see also another
phatfe of the war—the devotion to
duty of the Red Cross stretcher bear
ers. They can be seen front time to
time, emerging from the smoke of
the firing line and carrying the
wounded back to the first aid stations.
They can be seen depositing their
stretchers and. without a moment's
hesitation, go trudging back into the
very thick of the battle with shells
bursting all about them. They are
not immune—these non-combatants
—for tlife shells have a distinctly im
personal way of killing most of those
with whom they come in contact. In
the last few day's fighting the Asso
ciated Press correspondent has seen
stretcher bearers fall under the fire.
“They seem to have a valor of
their own. They have none of the ex
citement of the actual fighting and
must go cooly about their duty with
death even near them. They grow re
markably indifferent to their fate and
there is never a word of command
needed to keep them at their tasks."
This is the kind of organization
which all persons who contribute to
the Red Cross are helping to main
tain.
OF course it is pretty bad as it is,
but suppose that fat men wore lace
curtains at their bay windows?
OUR idea is that no man is too old
for military service if he gets envious
when he sees girls kissing ^tae young
recruits.
ANOTHER thing—when women
begin operating the street cars, will
the gentlemanly passenger be expect
ed to offer the conductress his seat?
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MRS. E.' MILL, Propr.
VALDEZ ALASKA
• President Meyer Blum of the Val-I
dez Bank has an advertisement in'
this issue asking for donations fori
the Liberty Loan, for which the gov-;
ernment agrees to pay 3'/4 per cent
interest. In order that all may do j
their hit toward helping the Nation
in its time of need Mr. Blum states
(hat parties may subscribe for the
loan in installments, thus causing no
hardship in the payments and giving
the prospective investor advantage of
depositing his savings where he can
draw interest and at the same time
affording him the privilege of donat
ing to the government.
The Red Cross ball which will be
held in Eagle Hall, June 30. under
the auspices of the Eagles, already
promises to be one of the best dances
yet held by that popular order. Sev
eral novel features will be introduc
ed and the best of music will be fur
nished. This function is given for a
worthy cause and should be liberally
patronized by our citizens. Every
other town in Alaska has a Red Cross
Society, and their functions have
been liberally patronized. Let it not
b.e said that Valdez is one whit be
hind these towns in displaying her
patriotism. Tickets may be had at
all tin* stores or by railing up .Mr. II.
E. P. King.
OP course, woman’s sphere is home
hut our guess is that after one has
washed dishes for about thirty years
she would like to go to war for a
change.
RUSSIAN'S START
MOONSHINING NOW
PETROGRAD, May 30.—Prohibi
tion of traffic in vodka which went
into effect at the beginning of the
war. while reducing to a minimum
the percentage of drunkenness in
cities throughout the empire, has met
with less flattering results in tlie vil
lages, according to reports recently)
received. In these rural communities
secret distilleries have sprung up and
a “new scourge" has taken tlie place
of the vodka of other days. This is
especially true in Siberian villages,
says Ryetch. A Siberian deputy is
quoted to the effect that tne peasants,
instead of bringing corn to the towns
to sell, are engaged in buying the I
small stocks remaining in such towns
for sale to secret distilleries of vodka)
at fancy prices, sometimes paying as
high as fourteen cents a pound.
“This communication,” continues
Ryetch. “is confirmed by the Siber-i
ian press. .Nearly every village now j
has its own distillery. Consumption i
of this homemade product is inereas-!
ing the number of hooligans in the i
villages and the latter are suffering
in consequence. And this evil is not
confined to Siberia. In the middle)
provinces the same conditions exist.)
The Tambovsky Zemsky Vestnik says)
of these provinces: ‘Homemade vodka
is consumed in enormous quantities!
in spite of its high cost. The peas-!
ants have plenty of money and with
few distraction in the villages, drink
ing is on the increase.’ The latter ar-1
tide concludes with the significant)
observation: ’‘perhaps those who arei
afraid of an educated peasant are
secretly condoning this drunken- j
i
ness.,
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Road Commission Office
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Hotel Building—Grocery, Hardware
and Mens Wear Departments all under
the one roof. This is a decided improve
ment as compared to conditions under which
we have been foiced to operate for the past
feu) months. It will enable this store to
maintain a service neater our old schedule;
and display our stock to a better advantage
to ourselves and our customers.
S. Blum & Co., Inc.
Good Goods.
J. E. WILSON
Freighting to all points
in the third division.
Horses bought and sold.
Phone 166.
A. M. DIERINGEE
Valdez Transfer
Company
Office on Alaska Avenue, in
George C. Treat Building
Telephone No. 60
General Trucking and Freighting
to all Interior Points.
LIVERY and FEED STABLE,
STORAGE,
Teaming of All Kinds
Positively No Coal Delivered Un
less Paid for in Advance
d^iendent on Germany, has been dis
covered by tho bureau of standards.
In announcing the discovery, Sec
retary Redfield said it was one of
"essential importance to the military
service of the nation.” Exports of
the bureau have been at work for
two years and a half trying to find
the right process.
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IS edition of the Alaska-Yukon Gaze
teer and Business Directory. This
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