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July 23. 1912. at the postofflce of Valdes,
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THI'RHIIA Y, .lANl'AKY SI, 1DIH
Food will win
the War;
don’t waste it!
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PEACE.
YY’HAT was tli* first prophetic
” word that rang
When down the starry sky the an
gels sang
That night they came as envoys of
the birth—
What word but peace, "peace and
good will on earth?"
* ND what was the last word the
Master said
That parting night when they broke
brother bread,
That night lie knew inert would not
let him live
Oh, what but "Peace 1 leave." and
"Peace I give?"
\ND yet. behold, near twice a
thousand years
And atill the battle wrath, the grief,
the tears!
l.et mercy speed ttie hour when
swords shall cease
And men cry back to Uod, "There
shall be p'ace."
-Edwin Markham.
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THE KAISER'S CAMOUFLAGE
That mysterious offensive which
the kaiser planned on paper has not
yet developed and only the timorous
fear it if it does come. Possibly a
grand effort will be made on the west
ern front, as per advertisement, but
the probability is that the whole
thing is camouflage. Nobody has de
nied that the kaiser is something of
a Michael Angelo as a camouflage ar
tist.
It is likely, if a guess may be haz
arded. that the Berlin ballyhoo was
a precursor of another peace move,
which will be made by the Germans.
In "effect the kaiser tells the al
lien1 that he is going to offer peace
"tor the last time—again—and that
if they do not humble themselves to
aoeepthla offer, he will turn his mili
tary machine loose and tell it to wind 1
■jpthe'iVar without further ado. No
denht he'helleves the threat of his big
aplaah in the West will incline the
deoplee-'-of the allied countries tow
ard peace.
Such * maneuver would seem like
fcifldVtdfcy but the German war lord
haa never been wholly free from
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childish pomposity. This occasion is
about the best that offers Itself—at
a time when Italy has suffered a ser
ious reverse, when Russia has virtu
ally made peace and when thousands
of German troops have been'transfer
red from the Russian to the French
front. If the kaiser can run a bluff at
all he can make it stand now, for su
perficially he has been winning vic
tories. although, in fact, none of them
have given promise of being decisive.
Of course, the allies know that
they are winning. It may not appear
so to some persons, but that is the
truth. No advantage yet gained h>
the kaiser can have any vital bearing
on the war if the allies want to keep
it up and that is what they are. go
ing to do. Germany's blows are those
[of a nation lighting valiantly, but
lighting in desperation. \Vhile( Ger
[ many is growing weaker the allies
, are growing stronger.
The kaiser’s camouflage, therefore,
will gain on advantage for him, and
so long as his "offers" of peace are
those of a victor so long will they re
ceive no consideration.
A TR1HITK TO IMOXKKRS
Ezra Meeker, the dean of pioneers
in Washington, who recently visited
Bellingham, has inspired Professor E.
J. Klemme. of the Bellingham Nor
mal school faculty, to pen a tribute
to pioneera in general. Because ours
may almost be classed as a pioneer
country yet. this tribute is appreciat-|
ed by the people of the West, and it
is herewith reproduced with full in
dorsement:
"Here’s to the pioneer. He sees the
rising sun of civilization. He is the
seed sower of evolution—front the
earliest dawn he has planted the wil
derness.
“His field is the world. He seeks
his fortunes in the sands of Sahara. J
He searches for treasures in darkest
Africa. He tests the bitterness of tin
Frigid zone for the purpose of bring
ing to mankind the pole as a nation
al souverir. His step Is the first unit
of measurement. His footprints fur
nish the first survey of the universal
highway, achievement springs full
grown in his tracts.
“ He stands by the cradle of tinn
and hears the whisper of the future
and answering, dares the dangers,
mounts the ridges, and plunges into
the torrent.
lilt: piUlirci ir»
er: lie knows no fear; he counts no
cost: he dreads nothing but coward
ice. He ventures upon uncharted seas,
and his tine, vision discovers islands.
He explores the depth of the watery
abyss and brings forth pearls for the
good of future generations. He stands
upon undiscovered shores and his
keen imagination makes fertile the
desert, drains the marshes—building
cities on the shores, and causing the
islandt o blossom as the rose.
“Restless, resistless, tireless he
roams the earth, the outposts of the
republic, the pollen-bearers of evolu
tion, the forerunners of civilization,
slaves to the wanderlust, the pioneers
have indeed paved the way for post
erity.
‘All honor be to the pioneers. They
built the hut where now stands
cities; they dug roots from the earth
where now the harvester gathers the
grain; their canoe marks the path
way for commerce of nations; they
saw the first struggle of business;
they stood by the cradle of our school
system—indeed they are chosen Sons
of Earth, the children of lsreal going
forward into the Promised Land.”
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THE V4PRESS
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THURSDAY EAGLE HALL 8 SHARP
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William Farnum
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“HUES OF CONSCIENCE”
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HERE IS A PICTURE THAT WILL APPEAL TO
ALL CLASSES
Hearst Pathe News
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SUNDAY, Virginia Pearson in-The War Bride's Secret
TUESDAY, SPECIAL. GERALDINE FARRAR IN
“JOAN THE WOMAN”
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BALLOON LIKE BIG TADPOLE
I »tm French Aircraft for Obaervatlon
Purpose* Require* Fifty Men
to Maneuver It
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Among the latest triumphs of the
French aerial service Is an observation
balloon, named “Le Oaqttot." writes a
Paris correspondent. In shape It re
sembles a great tadpole. Whereas oth
er types are Inconvenienced by a wind
of from 60 to 66 feet a second. l>e
t’aqunt ftin remain in the air unless
the wind exceeds 66 to 75 feet per sec
ond.
It takes 50 experienced men to ma
neuver it. for as soon as It leaves the
shed great attention must lie paid to
the wind currents, so as to save the
envelope from being torn. Attached to
the balloon Is a wicker car. in which
tlie observer is installed with his mu|is.
charts, arms, barometers, and tele
phone. tin* latter fixed over his ears so
as to leave Ins hands free. He Is also
provided with glass and a white silk
parachute for an emergency.
When the balloon attains an alti
tude of from 2.(Hk» feet tu 3,000 feet
tlie windlass lo w hich the cable Is fixed
is drawn by horses or motor car at a
moderate pace to a point near the en
emy lines, where a refuge excavated
In the soil has beeu prepared. This
accomplished, the observer transmits
his Instruction h.v telephone.
Two anti-aircraft (tost* are estab
lished nearby to keep off enemy air
planes. If tlie balloon Is menaced the
crew bring It down from 5,000 feet in
seven lo ten -minutes. •
FINDS BULLETS IN THE BODY
Elettre Magnet, Prove* of Valueih Ca
nadian Hoepltale Along the Linos
of Battle.
A sound “very much like the whistle
of n sieninliont" In h stethosco|>e placed
on ilie patient's skin is the manner in
which an electro magnet tells the posi
tion of a bullet in a wounded soldier's
body, according to Surgeon General
l-'othcrlngliiiiii of the Canadian army
medical service.
The new magnet lias been found to
he of great value in a large nttmbei
of the Canadian hospitals in the battle
zones, as with it the exact location of
any electro magnetic substance. In
eluding the German bullet, can he do
termlued. An easily discernible vlbra
rlon is set up by the magnet when the
bullet is not deep-seated.
In cases of deeply imbedded bullets
the electro magnet is placed tin one
side of the patient's body and a stetho
scope is moved about on the side opiai
site the magnet. The nearest point to
the foreign body Is indicated h.v the
“steamboat whistle" and the skin I*
marked at that point. The operation
for extracting the bullet follows.
Glass Eye That Moves.
Capt. J. L. Ayimtrd. a British army
surgeon, describes In the I.ancet an
improved glass eye which can move.
The chief drawbacks to the ordlnnrv
glass eye are that, being simply a eon
vex shell of glass. It tends to Rink
hack Into the socket and Is fixed In a
stony stare. I'aptnln Avtnard gets
over these difficulties hv placing In
the socket of the eye a sphere of liv
log cartilage or gristle taken without
risk from the patient’s rihs. It Is all
one operation. While one surgeon re
moves the destroyed eye. another stir
geon removes the pieces of cartllng*
from near the patient's breastbone
Two pieces are made Into a little
globe, which Is placed Id the socket
ami the thin outer covering of the eye
the conjunctiva. Is sewn over to hold
ll in place. The ordinary glass e.v«
shell is Inserted over this and Is pre
vented from sinking backwards. Some
movement of the eye by the wearer Is
said to he possible.
Kate Field's Prophecy.
When, a good many years ago, Kate
Field wrote those clever verse* begin
ning: “They tnlk about a woman's
sphere as though It had a limit,” little
she guessed how tremendously that
sphere wan destined to he enlarged
by the coming of the year of our Lord
one thousand nine hundred and seven
teen. As a matter of course, observe*
an exchange, the great world war I*
responsible for the very rapid advance
ttie women are making In every sphere
of (he world's work. We are no longer
surprised to find that women are doing
anything and everything that men can
do. from driving warplanes to shinin'.
shoes. A shoe-jMdlshlng "parlor” it<
which only women are employed I.*
now doing business in Boston, yet even
this innovation scarcely challenges at
tentlon In these times of shifting con
ditlona.
Tempting Natives to Work.
Tempting natives of British New
Guinea to work was a process which
was explained during the hearing of
a case In London recently. A man who
has lived many years there said that
he had solved a very difficult lahoi
problem In New Guinea. The mei
could not he tempted to work foi
money, and he hit upon the Idea of of
ferlng them beads, gaudy cloths, dogs
teeth and musical Instruments. To gci
these they worked tor a twelvemonth
and then Induced others to do likewise
Mult* From Venezuela.
As a result of a suggestion fron
the American consulate,, based upon
the higher prices for tnalze in the New
Tork market, than in Venezuela, ship
ments of msixe from Venezuela to th<
United States have been undertaker
for the‘first lime on record, and a!
ready SO tons have been, sehL If pros
not New Tork prices hold until th*
aew ceap ef meUe cornea la there;me>
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Large can, solid pack, Del Monte
Tomatoes - - - - 20c.
Large can, solid pack, Del Monte
Spinach - - - - 20c.
On every boat we receive all the
Fruits and Vegetables
the market affords
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Having a buyer in Seattle insures us the
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best selection obtainable and at right prices.
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S. BLUM AND COMPANY
5 GOOD GOODS
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Statham were
callers at (he Prospector office while
the Alaska was in port last evening.
1 Mr. Statham represents the Ameri
can Paper Company of Seattle, and
Mrs. Statham is accompanying him
on his tour of the Territory. They will
go over the trail to Anchorage and
stop over a boat on their return
south.
PSE LESS WHEAT AND MEAT,
i 1HJY LOCAL FOODS. SERVE JUST
ENOUGH. PSE WHAT IS LEFT.
THE SOUTHERN
MRS. BLACKWELL, Prop.
Nice, Clean Rooms
Baths in Connection
PRICKS REASONABLE
Phone 104
LAUNCH DELLA
Capt. H. L. Rider
Weekly trips from Valdez to
Kllamar, I,nod lock, Fldalgo and
way ports. Passengers landed
• -re • \. /
at all points.
Carrying freight and passen
gers.
For rates apply on board.
CAPT. H. 1,. RIDER
VALDEZ LODGE
NOME
Pit* ui Atttpttl Mmmmma
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Hall. Visitors slwsrs welcome
WALTER, ELLIOT, W. M.
C. C. REYNOLDS. Sec.
Valdez Miners Union No. 188
Western Federation of Miners
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W. M. CONLEY President.
ViUm aImIm.
GEORGE M. RAyj^SsgsSsrr.
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. J. E. WILSON
Freighting to all points
ip the third division.
Horses bought and sold.
Phone 166.
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SAFETY FIRST
Travel On The
“SHAMROCK"
: Prompt Service
D. D. STEWART Master
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Hot-Poini Electric Heaters and!
| Cooking-Appliances at the Emporium. |
Christmas goods coming on the next
boat. tf
VALDEZ
The town of valdez
is situated at the head of
Prince William Sound,
and is a city of probably one thou
sand population. It is the center
of the mining industry on the
Sound, both copper and gold, and
is adjacent to and within easy
hauling distance of the salmon
grounds, many fresh water rivers
and streams in Valdez Bay bring-1
ing the fish in great numbers to!
within sight of the town. The1
city has one good cannery, which
will operate two lines the coming
season, employing probably one1
hundred and fifty persons.
The city offers good opportuni
ties for a fish saltery, a fertilizer
factory, a glue factory, a tin can
factory and a box shook factory,
all subsidiary to the fish packing
business. The city owns its own
wharf and the Valdez Dock Com
pany, which also owns a splendid
wharf is willing to give prospec
tive investors a chance for sites.
VALDEZ has a progressive
citizenry, with good high schools,
churches, free reading room -and
library, good clubrooma and many
lodges and organisations. Rents
are very cheap, and living is bat
little higher than in the States.
Many gold and copper mines
are contiguous to Valdez, making
this city their outfitting port, mid
drawing from its reserve of labor.
The climate is very healthful, the
extremes of heat and cold being
barely experienced. The mercury
rarely fails below —15 in tee win
ter and‘70 above is the highest
summer temperature. The sum
mers are delightful and the win
ters far better than those of the
Northern Central or Eastern
States.
VALDEZ is the coast terminal
of the government military high
way to the Interior. During the
summer months autos may reach
Fairbanks from Valdes in 36
hours running time, over a fine
road, through the most magnifi
cent scenery on the North Amer
ican continent. In winter teams
or dog sleds may be had at all
times.
VALDEZ has a number of first
class hotels and restaurants, and
the traveler and miner can be as
sured of comfortable lodgings ?
a minimum expense. Parties de
siring to outfit for mining or pros
pecting can do so at our stores
far cheaper than in the States,
with men of experience to help se
lect their outfits.
If you are coming to Alaska
the Land of Opportunity, and de
sire a good home town among a
fine class of citixens, buy your
ticket to ' '
VALDEZ'
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