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AUSTRIA BOUND TO BREAK. j
The relations between this country
and Austria-Hungary present a dip
lomatic anomaly which has its near
est parallel beteen Italy and Germany
for more than a year after the war
started. That is, just as Italy was on
friendly terms with Germany after it
-ad declared war against the dual
monarchy, the United States still is
officially friendly toward Austria al
though it has broken with the kaiser’s
government.
The correspondence between Aus
tria-Hungary and this country has not
been publicly disclosed. It is known
that a communication was received
by the State Department touching on
submarine warfare, and it is reported
that Emperor Charles declared his ad
hesion to his ally’s position, but no
official act of ours has opened the
breach. Officials have said, however,
that if Austria persisted in indorsing
and carrying on unrestricted warfare
this country could take no course ex
cept to sever relations precisely as
was done in the case of Germany.
Dispatches from Vienna have indi
cated that the dual monarchy v.
particularly desirious of maintaining
friendly relations with the United
States and a good impression was cre
ated when news was received in the
Austrian capital that reports regard
ing the seizure of Teutonic ships in
American ports and of the internment
of Teutonic sailors, were erroneous.
One paper was suspended for attach
ing President Wil6on shortly after re
lations with Germany were broken,
and the press assumed a frienc.ly
tone as developments in the situation
were announced.
The chief danger front Austrian
submarines will come from the sink
ing of steamships in ihe Mediterra
nean as it is not believed many Aus
trian submarines were helping tlio
Germans to cut off shipping between
this country and England.i Thus the
danger of attacks on American ve;
cels and of the loss of Americans ia
somewhat minimized.
Until >ecently the diplomatic situ
ation was reversed. After Ambassa
dor Duniba was given his walking
papers for fomenting strikes and out
rages in American munition plants
his '.duties in this country devolved
upon the Austrian charge d'affairs.
Recently the dual monarchy decided
to send an auihpssador to Washing
ton and he arrived a few weeks ago.
If the United States severs relations
with Austria-Hungary he will have
no standing and will follow von Birn
rtorff across the Atlantic leaving the
Austrian embassy in charge o' a for
eign government.
It is morally certain that Austria
will break with the United States
and follow the fortunes of Germany
to the consummation of the war, but
the damage she can do is minimized
by the fact that but few American
vessels sail the waters of the Mediter
ranean.
IRELAND AND THE SUBMARINE.
The British House ol' Commons
has set aside a day for the discus
sion of the Irish problem. In the
midst of war the Irish see an oppor
tunity to coerce England into recog
nizing their rights and they are re
solved not to let the opportunity pass
In this connection it is interesting
to recall that the weapon for which
England has a most wholesome fear,
was brought down to practicability by
a zealot for Irish freedom. It was
the Holland submarine that was the
instrument wherewith the Emerald
Isle was to be liberated and the “Fen
ian ram,” which was the name of
Holland’s first U-boat, proclaims Hoi
land’s political attachment—the Sinn
Feiners.
When Holland built his first sub
marine in this country he believed lr
could destroy ihe British fleet with
a few such weapons and succeeded
in raising a considerable sum for the
building of the “ram.” But his boi t
was a failure, notwithstanding that
it demonstrated the value of the suo
sea craft. Holland later built a sub
marine for the American government
and its design and general principles
are the primary features of the fin
est U-boat on the seas today.
If the inventor of the modern sub
marine were still living he probably
would derive some satisfaction in
seeing the weapon he conceived being
used against England with a greate.
degree of success than any. other th;.t
has been employed by the most sci
c-ntific of natiors.
THK DIKFEKEXCK.
THE Allies have trespassed upon
our neutral rights at sea. They have
disregarded international law >r
made it over to suit themselves. They
s;ay what shall be contraband. They
ransack our mails. The^ take our
ships to port and search them, con
demning them if the cargo is contrv
band. We continue friendly rela
tions with them; so why not with
Germany?
The two cases are fundamental^
different. The difference between
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VALDEZ ALASKA
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them Is as great as that between
dumping ashes In a neighbor’s ycrd
and turning him out of his house,
with homicide.
We do not object to Germany's do
ing anything the Allies do. Without
decisive objection, we permit her to
do more. England takes a ship to
port and searches it at her leisure
Germauy, as in the recent case of the
Housatonic, sinks the ship outright,
only giving the crew time to take to
open boats, far from land. But us
she did give them opportunity to save
their lives we did not object.
Her note implied th^t American
ships, passenger and freight, would
be sunk without warning, and with
hardly a chance of saving the lives
aboard Two or three passenger boats
might ply over a rigidly prescribed
track in a rigidly prescribed manner,
provided this Government guaran
teed that they carried no contraband.
The definition of contraband to be
determined by Germany.
Under the circumstances this in
volved nothing less than assent by
the United States to Germany's lay
ing an embargo on our export trade.
It involved assent by the United
States to the proposition that Ger
many could mark off any regions of
the high seas she chose and forbid us
to enter them—not merely putting
annoyances upon our trade there but
forbidding us to trade altogether, ex
cept at the risk of our lives.
For less oppressive impositions the
American colonists revolted against
their lawful sovereign.—Saturday
Evening Post.
FOUR thousand cases of Chinese
eggs were seized at Sftn Francisco and
condemned as not being fresh. After
two years of litigation the Californlr
authorities were compelled to release
them. It was decided that the eggs
had received so much notoriety that it
would not be good business to attempt
to sell them in San Francisco, a id
they were sent on to Seattle to be
trans-shipped to Alaska. Someone, no
doubt, has taken too seriously those
stories about Alaskans who regard
fresh eggs as tasteless and insipid.—
, Juneau Empire.
Notice of Registration of Voters.
Notice is hereby given that the reg
istration books for the registration of
voters at the municipal election to be
held in and for the Town of Valdez,
Territory of Alaska, on the third day
of April, 1917, will open at the office
of the Town Registrar in the Town
Hall, in said town on the second day
of March. 1917. between the hours of
ten and twelve A. M., and two and
four P. M. i f said day, and will re
main open for such registration be
tween like hours, excepting Sunday,
until 8 o'clock p. m. on the day pre
ceding said election.
L. Graham has been named by the
Common Council as Registrar and
will enter on said books of registra
tion the names of all persons resident
cf the Town of Valdez, who are qual
ified to vote, or who will be qualified
voters at the date of said election,
! upon their application in person at his
said office within the office hours
(named and between the dates men
; tioned.
Done by order of the Common
(council of the Town of Valdez. Ter
'iitory of Alaska.
WM. M. MEALS,
Town Clerk,
i March 1, 2, 3 and 5th. 4t
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Notice of Election.
Notice is hereby given that a Geu
i oral Municipal Election will be held
at the Town Hall in the Town of Val
dez, Territory of Alaska, on the third
day of April, 1917, for the purpose
of electing Seven members of the
Common Council of the Town of Val
dez, who shall hold office for the term
of one year, and until tjieir successors
are elected and qualified; also one
member of the Valdez School Board
who shall serve as Clerk for a term
of three years and until his or her suc
cessor is elected and qualified.
The polling place for said election
to be the Town Hall in said Town
of Valdez.
Said election shall commence at
cine o’clock a. m. and continue until
seven, o’clock p. m. of the same day
without closing the polls.
The Judges of Election are Char.
Seagreen, H. M. Delano, and J. R.
Crittenden; the Clerks are Thomas
Hunt and D. F. Millard.
Done by order of the Common
Council of the Town of Valdez, Ter
ritory of Alaska.
WM. M. MEALS,
Town Clerk.
March 1, 2, 3 and 5. 4t
$05 A TON PAID FOR
SKAGIT COUNTY SPUDS
MOUNT VERNON, March 1- -Six
ty-five dollars a ton was the price paid
yesterday for Skagit valley potatoes
by the Mount Vernon Milling Co.
Since the first of February the mill- j
ing company has purchased 1 fi,000 ■
sacks of potatoes at prices ranging j
from $50 to $65 per ton. These po-!
tatoes have been shipped to points in j
the South and East, large shipments
having been sent to New Orleans and
to Pittsburg, Pa.
FIRST SHOWING
.of.
STETSON «* MALLORY
1917 Spring Hats
in all the latest popular styles
and shades are now on display at
our store in the former Ingram &
Bush Building-come in and look
them over.
Stetson $5.00 Mallory $4.00
S. BLUM & CO., Inc.
GOOD GOODS
FLOOD MEASURE
GOES 10 ROUSE
GRANTS WILSON MORE POWER
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Resolution RejHUted Out of Coinmit
| tee With the Phrase “Other Instru
mentalities" Omitted and Also Pro
hibits Munition Carriers.
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WASHINGTON, D. C.. March 1.—
I The House Committee on Foreign
Relations last evening favorably re
| ported to the House the Flood resolu
tion granting additional powers to the
President to deal with the foreign
situation, but eliminating the phrase
"and other instrumentalities,” and
! also adding an amendment prohibit
ing the government from insuring
munition carriers.
LARGEST RADIO PLANT
HAS BEEN COMPLETED
SAN DIEGO, Mar. 1.—The nava.!
radio station at (.’hollas Heights, neat j
here, recently completed at a cost t' j
$300,000, and now in full operation,
has exceeded in many respects th->
hopes at its constructors. The largest
and most powerful on the western
hemisphere, it will be able, it is be
lieved under favorable atmospheric
conditions, to communicate with sta
tions 12,000 miles distant.
Shortly after the plant was placed
in commission and before the sending
and receiving instruments had become
what the operators termed “broken
in,” aerial conversations w’ere held
with the Melbourne, Australia, sta
tion. and the ease with which com
munication was established over this
distance gave rise to hopes that the
Chossal Heights station will soon be
in touch with points halfway around
the world.
The radio apparatus installed is
technically what is known as the
Unfailing
Satisfaction
Is one of the many reasons
why '
CRESCENT
BAKING
POWDER
Is increasing in popular favor.
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POUND TIN 25c
CRESCENT MFG. OO.,
Seattle, Wash.
LOUIE’S CAFE
Open Day and Night McKinley Street, Below Cable Office
Fresh Bread, Pies, Cakes,
All[Kinds of Pastry for Sale.
EVERYTHING THE BEST ANDY MAROVICH, Proju .
Candy Kitchen
E. W. HUNT---1* Owl Drag Start.
FOUNTAIN DRINKS
HOT-COLD
ATLAS JUNK CO.
Wholesale and Retail Dealer* in
ALL KINDS OF JUNK
Buyers of Metal, Rubber, Ma
nila Rope, Sacks, Machinery,
Pipe, Hides, Furs an* Bottles.
1043 Railroad A venae, So.
SEATTLE, WASH.
The Best Place u> Valdez to
Stop at is the
Arctic Hotel
Warn, Light Kawa-Tk Has ef Ceafart
RATES REASONABLE
BATH ROOM Special Rate* By the Meath
PHONE 133 MRS. STRING, Prep
VALDEZ CAFE
AND BAKERY
Frasb Bread and Pastry always on hand
OPEN DAY AND NIGHT
BERGSTROM A ROGSTAD. Props.
PHONE 17 - liras dasrs hdsw Oat Drat
Poulsen arc transmission. This sys
tem was invented by Vlademar Poul
ten of Denmark, eleven years ago.
The patent rights were acquired in
the United States five years later. At
that time the largest arc transmitter
built by Poulsen was one rated at only
five kilowatts. The development of
the Poulsen arc from the five kilo
watt set of 1906 to the giant 200 kilo
watt set, weighing 26 tons, installed
at the Chollas Heights station, has
since been achieved.
For Sale.
Lop-Eared Malamute Dog, 16 moi.i
old, weight 103 lbs.; price f. o. b. Val
dez $76.00. Address, Box 232,j
Douglas, Alaska. ko-1-17 j
For Rent.
Five-room house completely fs.ru-j
ished. Modern conveniences.
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A new stock of A1 Fruit Tublets
Candy Kitohen. tf i
Have you tried our Boston Mints
in bulk at the Candy Kitchen. tf
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DR. S. WICKES MERRITT
Offices over Valdes Drug Co.
Phene’15 McKinley Street
Contract Surgeon. t\ ,S. Army
A. A. Surgeon, V S. Public Health Serv
(Marine Hospital)
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Over Owl Drug Co.
—OFFICE HO'JHS:
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Regular Communications flrat Wed
nesday la each month In McKinley
Hall. Yialtora always welcome,
r. M. BROWN, W. M.
ED WOOD, Secretary.
Valdez Miners Onion No. 188
Weetern Federation off Miner*
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Greeite MW i
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