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SATURDAY, MAY l!>, J!M7
WAR A HARD TASKMASTKR j
There is a widespread opinion that
some of the men who are directing
affairs at Washington at the present
time cannot long survive the rigor
ous demands which attend the hard
business of conducting a successful
war. Men who are notably mediocre
under ordinary circumstances seldom
distinguish themselves in a crisis: and
fhe requirements of war are the most
exacting of all requirements for ef
ficiency. The Portland Journal com
ments on the subject thus:
The generals who begin a war sel
dom end it. The proud commanders
at the start of our Civil War were ex
tinct in retirement before it was over.
The fate of battle mowed them
down like grass. We do not mean that
they wore killed. They were weighed
and found wanting. So vivid was the
process of selection in the lime of the
French revolution that the people
invented a myth to describe it "The
revolution devours our sons,” they
-aid.
Where are the big human guns
vho roared at the beginning of this
,var? Where tire Winston Churchill.
Asquith. Kitchener? Where are
French and Jellicoe? Germany has
thrown her Moltke, Tirpitz, Falken
.iayn upon the junk pile. France has
flitted swiftly Irani general to general,
from salesman to statesman.
Will it be any difference here? We
trow not. Heads that wag grandly
“iid wisely today will be sputtering
in the discard tomorrow. War has
small respect for suave manners and I
elegant discourse. It demands com
petence, which It gets by cutting off
beads if not by softer means.
KIKNT TROOPS TO KRON’f
—
; While the senate and house eon
jterees were ‘'sweating blood” over
their differences as to whether con
gress should authorize Col. Roosevelt
to proceed to the French front with
a volunteer force of American troops,
the government has taken the first
definite step to place Yankees on the
firing line at the earliest practical)!*
moment—and this honor will fall not
to fighting men, hut to army enineers
In recruiting nine regiments, or be
tween 11.000 and 12.000 engineer..,
lor immediate service, the govern
ment is taking steps. largely at tlie
1 suggestion of France and h,ngland.
to assist the allies in mainaining their
' lines of communication. The new j
i forces will be commanded by engi
neer colonels of the regular army,
aided by adjutants, hut they will in j
reality he for the most part highly i
trained railroad men. The entente lit:
the west is faced with a colossal pro):- ;
j lent of maintaining adequate sttpplj |
lines and as the railroads are the j
vital element of the system that feed I
men, shells anti food toward the fight- j
ing front from channel ports and j
from France. American railroad men '
will be particularly qualified for this|
work.
Somethin* of the magnitude of the
! task of keeping tip the lines of com
munication is gained from the fact
that a whole British railroad was
picked up bodily recently, rolling
stock, rails, roadbed and all and tak
en to France. American engineers had
much to do with that project, and also
have assisted the allies to drive tun
nels, build spurs and bridges and
mapped out schemes of transporta
tion that are in operation today.
America is pre-eminent in the field ,
of railway engineering and the best j
talent and experience the nation can I
[provide will go into the new regi-:
ments.
[ The effect of the new plan is that i
American >vaops carrying the Amert- ,
jean fla? and in the uniform of the |
American army soon will be on j
j French soil. That there is psycho-1
I logical value in such a movement is j
[the opinion of the French and ltril-.
I ish ('ommissioners now in this coun-}
I try. The precise extent of this value]
j will he known within a few weeks.
' PKOKKSSOK DAVIS
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j With the departure today of l’ro
lessor F. G. Davis for the States.;
Valdez will lose a man who has been
ithe prime factor in the upbuilding,
(of the public schools of the town. As
! superintendent of instruction here, he
; has brought the schools from a condi
tion of mediocracy to a state of eftic
i iency unsurpassed by any ot the pub-1
lie schools of the Territory. His ef-!
forts in this direction have been un
tiring. and have been rewarded with |
the greatest success the Valdez schools |
having been listed among the ac- j
credited institutions by a majority ol
| the Pniversities and colleges of the,
I Pacific ('oast. As an instructor Pro- j
_ I
THE EMPRESS
SATURDAY EAGLE HALL 8 SHARP
INTRODUCTORY PICTURE - P1CTOGRAPH
THE EMPRESS CIRCUIT PRESENTS
THE POPULAR STAR
MARY PICKFORD
- IN THE CELEBRATED PLAY
LITTLE PAL.”
A FIVE ACT PARAMOUNT FEATURE
Regular Admission - 25c
steam heat newly furnished
SEATTLE HOTEL
MRS. E. MILL, Propr.
VALDEZ, ALASKA
lessor Davis has few peers In the ter-,
ritory. and the position he has oc
cupied here will be difficult to as ef
ficiently fill. During his residence here*
of nearly six years Mr. Davis has made
a host of warm personal friends who
will regret his departure, and who.
will unite in wishing him the success
in his new field of endeavor to which •
his attainments and ability justly en
title him.
MRS. MATCHER GIVES
AN INTERESTING LECTURE
"And so the law was passed.”—'
then Mrs. Cornelia T. Hatcher, lectur
last night in the Congregational
Church, paused smilingly until the
applause permitted her to continue
her "Experiences of a lobbyist,” de
tailing the efforts to promote, and
the attempts to defeat at Washing
ton, D. C.. the Alaska Dry Law.
It was a great address, vibrant in,
patriotism, tilled with the passion of
liberty and the rights of Alaska, and
it was delivered with a charm and
clearness that won the sympathy and
interest of her large audience, and
secured the most marked attention
for over an hour.
On Sunday afternoon Mrs. Hatcher
will give her great illustrated lec
ture. "The High Cost of Low Living.”
at 8 o'clock in the Congregational
Church, to which the public is most!
cordially invited. On Monday after-1
noon at 2 o'clock a meeting lor the
boys and girls will be held in the;
Everyman's Club room.
German Tradesmen Ruined
COPENHAGEN. May 19.—Labor;
and fuel difficulties and the necessity
of devoting all possible manhood re
sources to military requirements now
spell ruin to the smaller German
tradesmen, such as the bakers. The,
concentration of the supplies in the!
hands of the bigger and more eco-j
nomical establishments has rendered
necessary the consolidation of the
smaller businesses.
RULES SfSPENDED TO
AID MOTHER OK GUNNER
WASHINGTON. D. May 19.—
President Wilson today suspended the
civil service rules so that Mrs. Annie,
Eoplucci, mother of John 1. Eoplucci,
the naval gunner who lost his life;
in the submarine destruction of the1
American merchantman Aztec, could
be appointed a seamstress at the navy
yard here.
ALLIES KKI'OKTS ARK
IKK TORKl> IIV BKKMN
COPENHAGEN, May 19.—Evi
dence of the doctoring of allied re
ports to make them agree with claims
of the German authorities to the ef
fect of the news irom the western
front upon public opinion. One report
asserts that almost all French initial
successes were lost through German
counter attacks and that the French
attempted to storm and capture the
Chemin-des-Oames ridge and break,
through the German front was a com-,
plete failure.
Old papers in bunches of 100 at
this office, only 10 cents. tf
WANTED
M
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N
TO ENUST IN THE
U. S. ARMY
FOR PARTICULARS SEE
Maj. DAVISON
Road Commission Office
The Perfect Roof
John-Manville Co. Asbestos Roofing, 3 ply, 15 year guarantee,
absolute fire and weather proof, economical and easy to lay,
a practicle roofing for all purposes.
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HARDWARE AND
BUILDERS’ SUPPLIES
HIS store offers you a complete line of Builders Hard
in ware and supplies, including; Prepared Roofings, Build*
* ing Papers, all kinds and sizes of Nails, Spikes, Bolts,
etc. Highest grade Carpenter Tools and working devises.
You can save money on your building supplies if purchased
here.
PAINTS
A large and well assorted stock of Sherwin-Williams ready
mixed paints, Ground colors, Staines, Enamel*, Varnishes, Boat
finishes, Lead, Oil, Turpentine and Paint Brushes.
»
S. BLUM & CO., Inc.
GOOD GOODS
4*
-i Ingram & Bush Bldg. ■ _
J. E. WILSON
Freighting to all points
, in the third division.
Horses bought and sold.
Phone 166.
A. M. DIERINGER
Valdez Transfer
Company
Office on Alaska Avenue, in
George C. Treat Building
Telephone No. 60
General Trucking and Freighting
tc all Interior Points.
M
LIVERY and FEED STABLE,
STORAGE,
Teaming of All Kinds
Positively No Coal Delivered Un
less Paid for in Advance
for first-class meals and good serv- j
Ice at reasonable prices try the Mer
chants’ Cafe. tf
A full and complete Hue of Cigars,
Cigarettes. Smoking Tobacco and
Pipes. Valdez Drug Co. tf
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To Repair the Congress
SEATTLE, May 19.—The China I
Hail Steamship Company has author-1
ized the Seattle Construction & Dry-|
dock Company to repair the steamer
Congress, which was badly damaged
by lire off the coast of Oregon last
fall, it was announced today. The tot
al .cost of the work will be approxi
mately $800,000. The congress was
recently sold by the Pacific Steam
ship company to the China Mail
Steamship company. She is to be used
in the trans-Parific service
EVERY SAVIN6
IS A BI6 SAVING
These days—economize with
CRESCENT
BAKING
POWDER
The perfect dough raiser—
costs half the price of the high
priced cream of tartar kind
and raises the dough better.
ASK YOUR GRtX'KR
One Pound 25c.
Crescent Mfg. Co., Seattle Wash.
LOUIE S CAFE
Open Day and Xi«ht McKinley SH-eet, Below Cable Office
Fresh Bread, Pies, Cakes,
All Kinds of Pastry for Sale.
KVKRYTHING THK BKST AA'DY MAKOVH H, Riopr.
Candy Kitchen
E. W. HUNT~Id Owl Drug Store.'
FOUNTAIN DRINKS
HOT COLD
VAL CAFE & BAKERY
Cakes, Cookies ft Boos, 15c per dozen.
French, R»e and White Bread 12 1-2
cents per loaf. Orders taken for special
occasions
CHRIST KOtiSTAl), Propr.
PHONE 17 -- Three doorr below Owl Dri(
WE PAY
28 rents per pound for Copper
18 rents |M»r f*nund for Brass
Ac lb. lor Rubber Shoes.
7c lb. for l>ead.
$20.00 per ton for cast iron.
$15 per ton Wrought Iron.
5c per lb. for Rope.
3t*c per pound for Rags.
$20.00 per ton for Paper.
27e |»er doz. Beer Bottles, «|ts.
17c df. Beer Bottles, pints.
T. O. B. SEATTLE.
ATLAS JUNK CO.
1043 Railroad Avenue, So.
SEATTLE, WASH.
When Id Seward Step at the
COLEMAN HOUSE
GEORGE SEXTON, P*OP.
STRICTLY FIRST CLASS
Fourth Ave, Seward. AlaBka
Arctic Hotel
Watch This
Space
PHONE 133 MRS. SYR1NG, Pr*p
Ice Cream every day at the Key
stone. tf
Just received, a new line or Toilet
Waters and Perfumes. Owl Drug Co
CITY EXPRESS, Phone S2; ready
to transfe. that. baggage for you. tf
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A pfretty line ot' colored crochet ;
cotton and stamped pillow slips ai :
the Xeedlecraft Shop. If
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Ice cream every day, specials on •
Sunday at Hunt's Candy Kitchen, tf {
PROFESSION.!I, CAEOS.
DR. S. WICKES MERRITT
over Vnlile/. llriiK Co.
I'hour ’15 >||-Kiulr> Street
Contract Suritvn. V. S. Army /
A. A. Surgeon. V s. Public Serv
(Marine Hospital) 1
DR. H. COCKERILLE
(•radnatf National Lnlveralty
WaaklBftoa, D. C.
DENTIST
In Valdez Since isos
PHONE 110
Office Rooms in Whaling Euildlng
DONOHOE & DIMOND
A TTOR \ E Y S-A T-I.A W
1
Olflee Opposite Court House
Phone 34 VALDEZ. ALASKA
JOHN LIONB C K RITCHIB
LYONS & RITCHIE
ATTORKBYS-AT-LAW
Offices la * fcallag Building
Phose 101 VALDEZ. ALASKA
ROBERT SIMPSON Opt. D.
.ir.NKAr, ALASKA
Glasses Fitted Lenses Gi'ouud
VALDEZHOSPITAL j
Private Rooms
Terms Reasonable
JOS. A. SILVERMAN. PS. C.. M. D. Prop. 1
Jos. A. Silverman Ph. G. M. D.'
PHYSKXAX AXI) SIKCiKOX
Office kours--l to 4 p. m --7 to 8 p. n. j
Sunday by Appointment
Res. Tel. 170 Office Tel. 19
Boyle Block Valdes j
VALDEZ LODGE
NO 108 i
Free sad Accepted Mudpv
Regular Communications first Wed
nesday in each month in McKinley
Hall. Visitors always welcome.
F. M. BROWJV, W. M.
ED WOOD. Secretary.
Valdez Miners Union No. 188
Western Federation of Miner*
W. M CONLEY President.
Granite Mina.
Geo. M. Barry Secretary.
Valdez Alaska.