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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1914.
THE INTERVENTION OF JAPAN.
The entrance of Japan upon the
conflict between Germany and Great
Britain cannot fairly be based on the
requirements of the treaty of alli
ance of 1911. One of the objects
of that treaty is “the consolidation
and maintenance of the general
peace in the regions of Eastern Asia
and India.” It cannot be said that
the general peace is disturbed by the
presence of German war vessels or
by the occupation of the leased dis
trict of Kiao Chau, with its garri
son of 3,500 troops. The other ob
jects of the treaty are the integrity
of China, with the open door, and
the maintenance of the territorial
rights of Great Britain and Japan
and their special interests in East
ern Asia and India. With these the
present situation has still less to do.
The “advice” of the Japanese gov
ernment to the government of Ger
many to withdraw or disarm her na
val vessels, and, before September
15, to deliver Kiao Chau to Japan—
“with a view to the eventual resto
ration of the same to China”—is a
challenge to Germany for which
neither the claims nor the needs of
Great Britain can be presented as a
justification. The motive for this
sudden and surprising action must
be sought in the aims and ambitions
of the Japanese government, and it
is impossible to regard these as un
selfish.
It is not easy 10 see now uie real
and lasting interests of either Great
Britain or of Japan are to be served
by the entry of the latter upon the
European war. It would have been
far better for Great Britain that the
war should not be extended to the
Orient, and if she should not be found
waging war against a European'pow
er with Japanese aid. That must
prejudice the British cause. The pos
sibility of it has already been used
in semi-official German statements
to arouse animosity based on race
feeling and to reinforce the plea that
Germany is defending Europe against
"Asiatic barbarism.” The action of
Japan now strengthens the suspic
ion she had long ago aroused that
her desire for aggrandizement only
awaited an opportunity for its as
sertion. Regarded from any tenable
point of view, it complicates the sit
uation and tends to extend rather
than to limit its mischievous results.
And this tendency is intensified by
the fact that Russia is the only pow
er other than Japan that has had
serious ambitions threatening the in
dependence and integrity of China
and the principle of equal opportun
ities for the commerce and indus
tries of all nations in China.—New
York Times._
GERMANY’S LOWER BIRTH RATE.
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The population of Europe has not
declined in its rate of growth during
the last generation, the 100,000,000
increase in the thirty-three years pre
ceding 1905 being equal to that in
the fifty-two years preceding 1872.
The people of the German Empire
increased from 45,000,000 in 1880 to
65,000,000 in 1912, but the birth rate
has fallen from a maximum of 41
per thousand in 1876 to a little ov
er 28 a thousand in 1912. Before
the present conflict the German Min
ister of War commented on a de
crease of births in the empire
amounting to 750,000 a year, the
lowering tendency becoming specially
noticeable and alarming since J900.
The rate of decline has doubled in
a decade, and Prof. Wolff, the Ger
man leconomist, estimated that by
1920 the birth rate in Germany would
be the lowest in Europe.
The burdens of government and of
preparation for war had fallen on j
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Enquire MRS. DOLPH SMITH.
the shoulders of the German tax
payers to the extent of over one-fifth
tneir annual incomes. While the
marriage rate remained the same, it
was noted at a congress of the An
thropologic Society held in Nurem
berg last year that the “system of
two children” was making headway
in Germany and had spread from the
large cities to the rural districts. The
war taxes will go higher, there will
be heavy debts to pay. Modern war
is more deadly than the old wars. It
not only cuts off the flower of a na
tion faster, but it attacks and reduces
unborn generations.—Ex.
ROW ifEUROPE
Price Goes Skyward—Now Selling for
Sixty-five Cents Pound, and Was
Thirty Cents Before War.
The outbreak of the European war
has caused the New York price of
tin to raise sixty-five cents a pound,
although in the latter part of July
tin was sold as low as 30.5 cents a
pound. None of the European coun
tries make a production which would
greatly effect market values, and the
disturbance of price is due mostly to
the insecurity of ocean freights which
are carried very largely in English
or German bottoms.
The known American tin deposits
are small, and production from them
will probably not be much affected
by the exceedingly high prices if
these are temporary. However, the
operators now working tin deposits
may reap a profit if they can market
their ores before the drop in prices
that is sure to come.
The benefit which it seems pos
sible to get out of the present situ
ation is in the establishment of a
tin smelter in the United States in
which to smelt Bolivian tin ores and
such small lots of American ore as
are produced. At present between
3U.UUU ana 4u,uuu tons or un concen
trates carrying more than 20,000 tons
of metallic tin are shipped each year
from Bolivia to Europe for smelting.
The United States would absorb the
tin smelted from this ore easily, and
it has been demonstrated that there
are no difficulties in the smelting of
the Bolivian ores that American met
allurgists can not meet. Owing to
the lack of European freighters, Bo
livian ores will now be seeking a
market, and, providing that ships can
be found to carry the ore, this will
be the opportunity for Americans to
begin purchasing the ores that have
heretofore gone to Europe.
A few years ago a smelter was es
tablished at Bayonne, N. J., in which
to smelt Malayan tin ores, but when
it became known the English gov
ernment placed a high. export duty
on Malayan tin ores not going to
some part of the British Empire.
Such a thing could not happen in Bo
livia, and to some extent, at any
rate, the smelting of Bolivian and
other ores in this country would re
lieve American consumers from the
speculative profits of the London
market.
Radium Production Affected By War.
The European war has for the
present, at least, totally closed the
European market to American radium
ores. As is well known, the uranium
ores of Colorado and Utah are sold
exclusively for their radium content,
so little use' being known for the
uranium that the ores cannot be sold
for their content of that element.
The closure of the European market
leaves but one known buyer, so that
while the war lasts and probablyrfor
some time afterwards the market
will be restricted and without the
benefit of competition.
Shirtwaist Dance Tonight.
The Moose will give a shirtwaist
dance tonight at Moose hall and will
serve refreshments at midnight as
usual -with excellent music by the
Pinkus orchestra.
Nubone Corsets.
Try Mrs. St. Marie’s for one of
those Nubone corsets. tf
DONALDSON SCHEDULE.
Leaves Fort Liscurn. Leaves Valdez
8:15 a. m. 9:45 a. ra.
1:15 p. m. 4:00 p. m.
TUESDAYS
8:15 a. m. 9:45 a. m.
1:15 p. ra. 2:00 p. ra.
4:30 p. ra. 5:00 p. m.
SATURDAYS
1:15 p. m. 4:00 p. m.
7:00 p. ra. 10:30 p. m.
There will be no trips of the launch
on the second and fourth Fridays of
i each month, these days being used
to clean boilers,
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Real Estate Bargains!
1 will sell the following real estate for cash or on
reasonable terms: «
Two lots corner Hobart and Dewey streets . . . .
One parcel 80x140 feet fronting op City Dock . .
Two Tots on Alaska Ave. in Von Gunther add—each
Three lots on Nizina Ave. in Von Gunther add—each
One lot, with 5-room residence on same, comer of
Sherman and Alaska Ave . .... , $1,200
TMs Hat contains some of th^e very best business loca
tions and residence lots in Valdez and every lotisr offered
at a price below its intrinsic value. S. A; HEMPLE.
ALLIES PROMISE
STICKJGETHER
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in the sky and it is feared that the
Germans are spying out the Belgian
j>ositions and are headed this way
from Brussels.
German Wounded At Brussels
OSTEND, Belgium, Sept. 5.—Word
reached here today that the Germans
in Brussels have ordered all the peo
ple of the former capital from the
Boulevard Botanique, while the thou
sands of Germans are being taken
from the trains because they do not
wish them to know of the heavy
losses at the front which the Kaiser’s
troops have sustained in the light
ing with the allies.
German Torpedo Destroyers Damaged
LONDON, Sept. 5.—Seven German
torpedo boat destroyers have return
ed to Kiel badly damaged after an
encounter with the English ships in
the North Sea which they attacked
and tried to destroy with their tor
pedoes. The big guns of the battle
ships soon drove the German vessels
to seek cover and seven of them
were badly damaged as a result of
the encounter.
Germans To Force Way In Paris.
It has been reported here from
Paris that the Germans are trying,
by using mass formation tytd Tty very
weight of numbers, to force their
way into Paris between the forts,
which are some miles apart.
French Are Standing.
With their backs against the big
forts the French are standing and
Jiave driven the Germans back time
after time, inflicting terrible losses
upon them and forcing them to re
tire and reform after each assault.
Still Using Artillery
The French are still using their
artillery and depend upon it to de
stroy the German army. The gun
ners have proven wonderfully suc
cessful with the new guns and are
taking a heavy toll from the German
troops.
Austrian Army Done For.
PETROGAD, Sept. 5.—Grand Duke
Nicholas has reported to the war of
fice here that the Cossacks pursuing
the Austrians have finally given up
the chase, having scattered tne rem
nants of the two huge Austrian arm
ies which were operating in Galicia
and stating that the Austrian army
of Galicia had no further military val
ue.
Russians Control All Galicia.
The Russians now control all of
Galicia and the two armies which
have won a victory from the Aus
trians are now moving to form a
junction near the headwaters of the
Vistula, where they will be joined
by several new army corps and will
start the invasion of Austria-Hungary
from a point where the Russion com
mander can turn towards Berlin or
Vienna as he may decide.
Germans Sending More Troops.
The war office here has received
word from agents in Prague that the
Germans are rushing an army of 500,
000 men across Bohemia to oppose
the Russian advance and prevent an
invasion of Germany through Aus
tria.
Northern French Forts Abandoned
Without Fight.
NEW YORK, Sept. 5.—The German j
ambassador Count Bernsdorff inform
ed reporters today that he had re
ceived information front Berlin that
all the forts built by the French in
northern France along the Belgium
border had fallen without a fight, the j
French evacuating them and destroy- \
ing the huge forts.
French Abandoned Them and Ran.
The ambassador claims that the
French abandoned the forts and ran
w.ien the Germans approached and
that they have never stood up against
the Germans, leaving the way to Par
is almost unopposed.
German Ambassador Makes Charges.
NEW YORK, Sept. 5.—The Ger
man ambassador Count Bernsdorff
has charged the United States with
Violating the proclamation of neu
trality and asserts that he has the
proof that two British cruisers have
been supplied with coal ten miles
from this port by American ships fly
ing the American flag.
Protests To State Department.
The German ambassador has made
p* strenuous protest to the State de
partment against the alleged viola
tions and intimates that the officials
might exercise greater care in pro
tecting the neutrality of the Uniteo
States and that all the violations
seem to be in favor of the enemies
of Germany, while the Germans were
for many days forbidden to use their
wireless station and were cut off from
connection with Berlin excepting
through London.
New Army At Ostend.
LONDON, Sept. 5.—The new army
being raised by England to operate
in the rear of the Germans is being
assembled at Ostend. The first troops
have already reached there and it is
understood here that the 72,000 Rus
sians, the 150,000 English and about
100,000 Belgians will compose the
new forces. It Is also rumored that
tne French will send a detachment of
fully 200,000 men from southern
France by transports to join with the
English in attacking the rear, thus
forcing the Germans to retire from
Paris.
To give a boy the fun of riding
on a goat's back without injury to
the animal there has been patented
a saddle partly supported by three
wheels, one on each side and the
third in the rear.
Because frosts do the most dam
age when the air is calm* a Paris
scientist has advanced the theory
that orcvards and vinyards can be
protected by electric fans to keep
the atmosphere moving.
School Days!
ARE here again and your boy
or girl will need some School
Shoes. Well, this is the place
to get them. A large assort
ment of styles to choose from.
Boy’s Suits, $4.00 to $8.00.
PROFESSIONAL
Dr. H. COCKERILLE
Graduate of National Unirertity
Washington, D. C.
.......DENTIST
in both companies Fourteen years In
Office Rooms over VALDEZ |
Valdez Drug Co.
DR. GERMAN
Phone 19 THE DENTIST
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Office rooms over 0«vi Drug store. Office hours I
9 a. m.. to 6 p. m.. 7 p. in., to 9 p. m. Sundays j
by appointment All work guaranteed I
DR. M. O. ADAMS
DENTIST
Office on Wall St. next Prospector office
Valdez, Alaska.
New Company’*! Phone No. SB
HOURS—9 to 12 a. n.; 1 to 6 and 7 to 9 p. m.
DR. C. H. VANCE
the osteopath
Graduate American School of
Osteopathy, Kilcraville. Mo.
OFFICE HOURS-* to 12 a.. 1 toS p. a., or hr
eppeietaMt.
TREATMENT $2.50
Office and Residence Court St. PHONE 203
E. E. RITCHIE
L A W Y E R
phone 136 Valdez, Alaska
C. E. BUNNELL
ATTORNEY-AT-LA W
Offices Wall S'reet
Phone 31 VALDEZ
DONOHOE & D1MOND
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW
Office Opposite Court House
Phone 34 Valdez, Alaska
F. BUTTERWORTH
Civil Engin««r and
U. S. Daputy Land and
Minaral Survayor
Blua Printing Valdai, Alaaka.
Steam Heat Electric Lights
THE COPPER BLOCK
Finely Furnished Rooms All Modern Conveniences
Good TMP niirrCT Good
Goods I IlL DUrriLl Goods
Copper River Lumber Co., Inc.
ALL KINDS OF
Native and f f TMDCD and Building
Puget Sound LUlYlDLlX Material
CONSTANTLY ON HAND
Prices Right W. M. FINICAL, Mgr. Phone 18
Patronize a Home Industry
A. C. BALDWIN
Civil Engineer and
U. S. Deputy Land
and Mineral Surveyor.
Formerly Surveyor Alaska Boundary Survey
Valdez, Alaska. P. 0. BOX 274
STANTON STAGE LINE
Carrying U. S. Mail, Pas
sengers, Freight, Express
from Valdez to Gulkana.
Leaves Valdez 1st and 15th ol each month
For rales aee Valdez Transfer Co. Phone €0
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