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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1914.
THE CRIME AT REIMS.
The Germans explain that Reims
was bombarded because It was "on
the battle line of the French.” The
orders said to have been Issued to
spare the cathedral may not have
been received in time. Gunners who
are credited with sufficient skill to
send shells into the carefully con
cealed headquarters of a commander
live miles away were seemingly un
able to avoid hitting the thirteenth
century towers, in spite of the Red
Cross flag flying from one of them.
After Louvain, Aerschot, and Ter
monde, Reims, a city whose art treas
ures expressed the noblest spirit of
the mediaeval world and the Renais
sance, a city whose very pavements
were historic, has been reduced to
ashes. Germany “regrets the neces
sity" of the bombardment, but it is
not to be excused. The crime affects
all the civilized world. The German
idea seems to be that the French
should not have been near Reims.
The great cathedral was the very
epitome of French history, the beau
tiful symbol of the growth of a mighty
nation, but German soldiers had
bloody business to do in that neighbor
hood and the French should not have
dared to defend their famous old city.
The destruction of Reims, and espec
ially of the cathedral, will likely be
remembered as a critical incident of
die war. It will be said freely, too
freely perhaps, that it proves the in
sincerity of the excuses for the de
struction of other cities and famous
buildings. Granted that the war is
excusable from any point of view, the
priceless treasures of Reims, which
belong to all Christendom, might have
been spared.
President Eliot, a letter from
whom on the war spirit and modern
democracy recently appeared in this
paper, reminds us that history has
never ceased to call the destroyers
of the Alexandria Library “fanatics
and babarians.” Can history deal
more gently with the destroyers of
the cathedral of Reims? Mr. Thom
as Hastings, the American architect,
commented yesterday on the familiar
fact that In the wars of 700 years
this splendid architectural monument
was spared. Certainly the spirit that
dominates - the present Invaders of
France indicates a “fundamental trou
ble with civilization,” as President
Eliot indicates. This wanton act of
the Krupp destroyers is In keeping
with bomb dropping on sleeping non
combatants', the floating of mines to
destroy fishing boats and passenger
steamers, and the exaction of huge
ransoms “long held to be a method
appropriate only for brigands and pi
rates.”
In view of the barbaric ferocity
which has distinguished this war,
President Eliot’s remarks seem of ex
traordinary pertinency. Ferocity may
beget ferocity. The Germans had not
seemed ferocious hitherto. The oth
er nations have kept them company
In building up huge war machines.
Is there to be reprisal for Reims with
shot and shell and torch if the al
lies reach Germany, as it is now not
unlikely that they will? The ideal
of national greatness, which we be
lieved, only a few weeks ago, was
not confined to this country and Can
ada, the ideal of freedom, industry,
righteousness, and good will must be
endangered if the war endures. If
the opponents of Germany feel that
they must fight with their enemy’s
weapons if they are to win, they have
a terrible example to follow. The
inevitable sacrifice of human life is
appalling enough, but in war that
cannot be avoided. The wanton de
struction of a monument of the cen
turies, which fitly represents the sac
rifice of many good men through the
ages, could be avoided. The Germans
have caused an irreparable loss to
France, but the injury this shame
ful act will put upon Germany will
be as hard to bear—Ex.
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ALL IN ONE BOAT.
In no country in the world is the
duty of citizenship so important and
so imperative as in these United
States. It is in proportion to the seri- j
ousness and the thoughtfulness with
which these duties are exercised that
[the wants of the people of this coun
try are well or illy administered to.
In' a state in which every citizen is
given an equal voice in the framing
of the laws that are to be adminis
tered for weal or woe, citizenship is
no light and trifling matter, but a seri
ous condition in which every voter is
to balance the scales of justice ac
cording to his judgment.
The exercise of the prime duty of
citizenship, the casting of thee ballot,
is therefore one to be entered upon
with due preparation and an intelli
gent and broad view of the state's ne
cessities. What may be life to one
class of citizens may be death to an
other, and what may be good for the
few may be bad for the many. Every
thing in this world is relative, and
in the preparation and adoption of
the law the necessities of the various
classes and occupations of our citi
zens must be carefully adjusted, one
to the other, so that all may receive
the measure of justice and no class
be benelltted at the expense of an
other.
This is what true citizenship moans
and it is not to be confused with a
carerfree and light-hearted exercise
of the duty through which many peo
ple may vote for what they think
would help them, at the expense of
other classes, with the probability of
ultimate and general disaster.
The plain fact is that we are all
afloat on the sea of life in the same
boat, with the sails and rudder and
the handling of the craft in our own
hands. If there is any doubt about
hoisting or taking in sdll, or turning
the rudder to port or starboard, let
Us by all means take counsel to
gether in the spirit of wisdom and
justice and of amity. There should
be no grabbing at the rudder or cut
ting the ropes. Where our craft
goes we all go, and the best thought
and judgment that we have is re
quired to determine in what direction
this shall be. And, above all, noth
ing Is to be gained by wrangling
among ourselves.—Ex.
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NONE OF 410,000,000 KILLED.
299 Railroads In U. 8. Carry This
Number In Year Without Mishap.
Chicago.—Two hundred and ninety
nine railways of the United States,
operating a mileage equal to the com
bined railways of the United Kingdom,
Germany. France, Austria and Italy,
went through last fiscal year without
a single fatality to a passenger In a
train accident
The railways, which operate together
120.901 miles of line, constitute more
than two-thirds of the operating com
panies Making their annual reports to
the bureau of railway news and sta
tistics.
During the year the railways thus re
porting complete Immunity carried a
total of 400,808.488 passengers.
CAT SAVES A THEATER.
Awakens Actor as Flames Devour the
Scenery.
Ithaca. N. Y—Pinky, the Lyceum
theater pet cat, saved that large play
house from destruction and also saved
the life of George Williamson, who
was asleep in one of the dressing
rooms.
Williamson was sleeping soundly
when the ent, which Is admired by lo
cal theater goers, began pawing his
face. Us persistence finally caused
Williamson to awake. Williamson saw
tlatnes near the dressing room.
They gained headway so that he
could not put them out with the Are
extinguisher, and he called out the fire
department.
About $3 000 worth of scenery was
damaged.
BASE BA_LL_5C0BES
Games played Oct. 5, 1914.
National League.
Brooklyn 2, Boston 15. Pitchers —
Aitehciion Schmutz; Cruthers.
Second game. Brooklyn 5, Boston
9. Pitchers—Allen, Ragon; Hughes.
Cincinnati 3, Pittsburg 7. Pitchers
—Ames, Douglas; McQuillan.
Second game. Cincinnati 4, Pitts
burg 1. Pitchers—Schneider; Kelly.
New York 4, Philadelphia 0. Pitch
ers—Damaree, Rixey; Mathewson.
St. Louis 3, Chicago 4. Pitchers—
Perril, Perdue; Zabel.
American League.
Boston 3, Washington 9. Pitchers
—Collins, Gregg; Johnson.
Philadelphia 2, New York 8. Pitch
ers—Bush, Bressler, Shawkey; Ma
hals. ')
National League.
Per
Games— Won Lost Cent
Boston .93 58 613
New York .83 69 561
St. Louis .81 72 529
Chicago .78 76 506
Brooklyn.77 78 603
Philadelphia .73 79 480
Pittsburg .69 85 448
'Cincinnati.60 94 409
American League.
Per
Games— Won Lost Cent
.Philadelphia.97 52 651
.Boston .90 61 596
Detroit .80 73 523
Washington .79 72 523
New York .70 82 461
St. Louis .69 81 460
Chicago .71 84 458
Cleveland .51 101 336
Stockholders Meeting.
The annual stockholders meeting of
the Sealey-Davls Mining Company
will be held at the office of the com
pany at Valdez, Alaska, on the 6tb
day of October, 1914, at the hour of
2:00 p. m., at whlcn meeting aboard
of five directors will be elected for
the ensuing year and such other bus
iness will be transacted as may prop
erly come before said meeting.
H. F. SUESSDORF,
k Oct. 7 Secretary.
—
Notice.
Notice is hereby given that the
Common Council of the Town of Val
dez will meet as a board of equaliz
ation to equalize and adjust the tax
es of the said Town of Valdez for
the year 1914, on the following dates:
October 12, from 8 to 9 o’clock p.
m.
October 13, from 8 to 9 o’clock p.
m.
October 22, from 8 to 9 o’clock p.
m.
And as much longer as may be nec
essary to complete the business
brought before it.
The assessment books are now op
en for inspection at the office of the
Town Clerk.
By order of the Town Council.
RANDALL E. ASHBY,
Town Clerk.
Date of first publication Sept. 29,
1914.
Date of last publication Oct. 5,
1914.
President Woodrow Wilson
k LASKA 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
ter, and the ports and terminals it
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
THE policy of President Wilson’s
* administration toward Alaska has
been one of magnificent constructive
development.
Support the Administration by voting
for
C. E. BUNNELL
FOR
Delegate to Congress
From Alaska
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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 generations.
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
ministration in its attempt to open
up Alaska. A vote for him is a
vote in support of President Wil
son.
For Representative
Thomas H. Holland
of CHitlna.
Democratic Candidate.
Has lived in Alaska alnce 1902.
Knows Alaska, knows tbe needs
of Alaska and if elected will work
for Alaska,
A vote for blm Is a vote In sup
port of Woodrow Wilson In bis
attempt to develop Alaska.
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