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VALDEZ. ALASKA
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Pit II1AY, JANUARY 18. 1918
Food will win
the War;
don’t waste it!
THE BIRTHDAY OF GEORGE
WASHINGTON.
LAL down your tools, ys toilers of
the land;
Make holiday! Let fires be banked,
unfann’d
To flame this day; aurceaxe
The anvil clang; In peace
Let upper on the nether millstone
rest,
Nor let the shuttled woof athwart
the warp be sped;
Rest from thy work; In sweetest
meni'ry live.
Acclaiming birth of him who birth
did give
To way of life unbound
By precedent, new found
In vision of the right of man. Im
press'd
So deep that It will live when tyr
anny la dead.
rnHOUOH there remains within his
silent bed
But dust, though Blow corruption
e'en hath fed
On that great brain, and wrought
Us dissolution, thought
And Knowledge which through him
had birth, decay
Ne'er see, for truth mtth lived and
lives eternally.
Taught by the law which ordereth
mankind,
He struck the shackles from the
trammeled mind
Of centuries and sought
The right in that which ought
To be, nor looked for guidance In
tbe way
The past had ruled the life of frail
humanity.
SEEK not to bind the Import of
his birth
With any thong; nor height, nor
depth, nor girth
Hath possibility
When mind and thought are free
From thralldorn of the past, to
learn the plan
Of life by meek attuneineiu to di
vinity.
Great was the part it played and
playeth *;i!i
In that vast evolution of the will
Of God In this our world.
His destiny unfurl'd
The flag of mind's dellv'rance from
the ban
Of ages and released It to infinity.
—A. C. Hopkinson.
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PEACE PROPOSALS OVERPLAYED
Germany seems to have overplayed
her hand in her peace proposals with
the revolutionary party in Russia.
Her terms are so severe that there is
a prospect of their rejection.
The German diplomats apparently
were under the impression they had
Russia so thoroughly divided that a
hard bargain driven by the kaiserites
would be acceptable. It seems, how
ever, that even the Bolsheviki lead
ers are not so desperate as to sign
away all of their rights, and it would
not be a surprise if German arro
gance and overbearance does not yet
hammer the discordant factions of
Russia into a concrete enemy force.
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SPEEDING AEROPLANE PLANS
The Bpeed with which work upon
aeroplanes and the training of avia
tors and their assistants is being car
ried on is one of the most hopeful
aspects of the war preparations. Tim*
ber workers by the thousands are en
gaged in getting out materials for the
20,000 flying machines that are being
planned and constructed, other thous
ands of high-class mechanics are
rushing the work of building engines
and other parts, and the very best
experts of the flying art are drilling
thousands of young men for service in
the air.
So well convinced are many of the
nation'* experts that the war can be
won more certainly in the air than on
land, and that a great fleet of flying
machines will assure victory if it can
be organ ixed speedily, that nothing
is being left undone to hasten these
preparations.
It is pleasing to every patriotic Am
erican to see the number of capable
young men who are volunteering for
this branch of the service. Each of
these may render a distinguished ser
vice for his country, and most of them
appear to well understand these possi
bilities. Some of them will become
historical characters, because tbo field
is one that leads more directly to fame
than any other branch of the army.
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It Kit KM AN IH MARTYR
TO THK HMV' CACHE
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 18.—Alex
ander Berkman, under sentence in
New York of two years for conspiring
to obstruct the military draft regu
lations and under indictment in this
city in conection with the prepared
ness day bomb murders, anarchist
and editor of the Blast, Is being held
up to the Russians as a martyr to the
cause of liberty, according to Dr.
William S. Thayer, of Johns Hopkins
university, a member of the Ameri
can Red Cross mission to Russia, who
arrived here today.
“At a mass meeting six or seven
weeks ago in Petrograd,” Dr. Thayer
said, “a protest against Berkman’s
incarceration in the United States was
adopted. At the meeting which was
attended by a huge audience, a speak
er told of Berkman’s arrest with har
rowing details. He said that he had
been thrown into a dungeon and
would never again see daylight.
‘The speaker also informed the au
dience that it was far from uncom
mon in the United States for workmen
resisting the demands of their em
ployers to be imprisoned for life, cast
into underground dungeons to be
broken on the wheel and to have their
limbs nailed on the front door of
their houses.”
OREGON'S CONTRIBUTION
TO WAR IS 20,(MM> MEN
SALEM. Ore., Jan. 18- Oregon's
contribution of men to the war totals
about 20,000, according to figures
compiled today by Governor Withy
combe. Of this number 2,056 are with
the Third Oregon, 1,700 with the
coast artillery, 400 with the field ar
tillery. 400 with the cavalry, 600 with
hospifcU units, 250 with officers; re
serve corps, 5,652 with the navy and
marine branches, 717 in the selective
service, 700 with the infantry and
7,320 have enlisted.
WEATHER MODERATING
The temperature along the trail in
the interior has greatly moderated
since yesterday. Salcha, Copper Cen
ter and Tonsina all report temperat
ures of —38, the coldest recorded.
The local weather observer reports |
a miminmum temperature of 6 above
last night, with a light northeast
wind.
PRINCE KALANIANA0LE
Prince Kalanlanaole, congressional
delegate from Hawaii, etates that
Hawallana run fairly dose to the
American type. The prince hae royal
blood coursing through his veins. He
Is popular in congress and Is called
Prince Killarney by other members.
He draws a congressman’s pay.
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VALDEZ ALASKA v
LACK OF PRAISE FOR POETS
Complaint la ftegiatarad That Insuffi
cient Honor lo Bestowed Upon
Living English Writers.
In an article In the Bookman on
twentieth century English poetry. Prof.
William Lyon Phelps quotes William
watson as complaining of the Insuffi
cient praise bestowed upon living po
ets nnd ns saying that with one ex
ception, meaning Kipling, there Is not
a single English poet the sales of
whose poems would not have been
thought contemptible by Scott and By
ron. “With thnt one brilliant excep
tion." says Watson, "England’s living
singers succeed In reaching only a
pitifully small audience.” In com
menting f>n this passage. Professor
Phelps says:
“We ought to remember that Scott
and Byron were colossal figures, so big
that no eye could miss them, nnd that
the reason why Kipling lias enjoyed
substantial rewards Is not because of
his political views, nor because of his
glorification of the British empire, hut
simply because of Ids literary genius.
He Is a brilliant and salient exception
to the common run of poets, not mere
ly In royalties, hut in crintlve power.
Furthermore, shortly after this lec
ture was delivered Alfred Noyes nnd
then John Mansfield passed from city
to city In America In a veritable
inarch of triumph. Mr. Gibson and
Mr. riel.aMure received homage every
where ; ‘Riley day’ Is now a legal holi
day In Indiana: Kii|iert Brooke has
been canonized.”
ALL ENEMIES MEET IN BERNE
Streets Are Thronged With Thousands
of Men Who Have Been Interned—
Must Wear Uniforma.
At any time of the day In the Swiss
capital one sees the uniforms of both
sides on the streets, for there are thou
sands of French. British. German and
Belgians Interned In Switzerland, nnd
according to the rules of the gntne.
they must wear tlielr uniforms. In or
der to make the breaking of parole
harder, writes Will Irwin In the Sat
urday Kvenlng Post.
My first sight of h German Fntz
clumping down the streets In his neu
tral green uniform ami his stout mili
tary boots gave me n kind of shock
of surprise. It Is three years now.
since—In llelgiimt—I lHst beheld a free
man In a German uniform. Today I
saw dozens of men in French uniform
pass other dozens In German uniform.
Each party to these meetings would
look straight ahead, pretending he had
not noticed.
For the benefit of the entente peo
ples the shops are displaying such
signs as these: “Swiss Manufacture.”
“Same Composition as -, the Oer- j
man Preparation. Out of Strictly Swiss
Origin.” "This Line Made of Swiss and
English Material." Knowingly to buy
German goods is the same cardinal sin
among the French. American and Eng
lish colonies here.
“Pill Box" Defense.
The “pill lx)x” defense appeared In
tile German lines some time this year,
says the Scientific American. The
“pill box” Is the British soldier’s name
for a small, round, concrete block
house which contains German machine
gunners. The “pill box” appears to
he I lie smallest of German concrete
defenses, some of which are nothing j
short of fortresses In every sense of
the word.
The “pill Imix” strategy, which has
been offset by heavier allied gunfire,
comprises the use of shell holes, treea,
rocks and every other available shel
ter for machine guns, instead of the
old style rows of trenches. In other
words, there Is a “zone of defense."
The organization of this zone of de
fense Is such that the aerial observ
ers of the allies cannot detect the In
dividual machine gun posts; hence di
rect hits by artillery become almost
Impossible except hy mere chance.
Benzel te the Rescue.
Experiments recently conducted by
a large oil comj>nny. notes a writer In
Power, proved that “not only la ben
zol more valuable than gasoline as a
motor fuel when used straight, but Its
effective value is Increased by being
mixed with gasoline. These experi
ments Indicate that a mixture of equal
parts of gasoline and benzol gives a
value over 16 per cent greater than
that of straight gasoline, which shows
82 per cent increased value for the
benzol half. In many quarters alco
hol Is looked upon as the ultimate fuel,
hut it cannot be employed except with
great difficulties, owing to Its high hy
drogen content.”
Refugees Stole From Police.
The “gratitude” of some people who i
found shelter In un Bast London po
lice station took the form of stealing
a new broom and some enameled
mugs. At another police station they
stole a clock, two pairs of boots and
some provisions, and damaged some
uniforms. At one of the town halls
where the public has been allowed to
overflow Into the police court pre
cincts the Old Testament was pur
loined, and In a public library several
volumes were stolen.—London Globe.
Such a Contrast.
Travelers who enjoy reading on a
railway Journey will appreciate this
story.
A passenger wanted to read, but a
man opposite would persist In trying to
talk. After several brief replies the
reader became Irritated.
“The grass Is very green, isn’t ItT"
said the pleasant young man.
“Yes,” wan the answer; “such a
change from the blue and red graaa
we*ve bean haying lately!"
THE FOOD ADMINISTRATION
Urges economy in the conduct of a business in order
that commodities may reach the consumer at the
LOWEST POSSIBLE PRICES
We are trying these economies and we have reduced our prices
Fisher’s Blend, Centennial Best A Graham Flour, 49 lb. sack
Per sack,.;.$330
Corn Meal, Centennial Best & Graham Flour, 9 lb. sack
Per sack.75
Best Carolina Head Rice, per pound.12*/2
Best Japanese Rice, per pound.10
Bayo Beans, per pound.15
Fancy Evaporated Prunes, per pound.15
Fancy Evaporated Peaches, per pound.17*/2
Fancy Evaporated Apples, 3 pounds lor. 30
Roast and Corned Beef, 2 lb. cans.65
Roast and Corned Beef, 1 lb. cans. 35
Roast Mutton, 2 lb. cans... .60
Van Camps Pork & Beans, small size, 2 cans for. 35
Van Camps Pork & Beans, medium size,. 25
Van Camps Pork & Beans, large size. 35
Wesson Salad Oil, small size. .45
Wesson Salad Oil, medium size. 35
Molasses 2 lb. can. 20
Com Starch “Best”, per package.10
This ii not a sale, These are our regular prices,
WE BUY RIGHT WE SELL RIGHT
S. BLUM AND COMPANY
GOOD GOODS
OVERCROWDING IS
CAUSE OK DISEASE
WASHINGTON, D. C.. Jan. 18.—
Overcrowding, insufficient clothing
and bad sanitary conditions are blam
ed in reportB of Surgeon General Gor
gas, made public today, for epidemics
of diseases of Camp Bowie, Tex.;
Camp Funston, Kan.; Camp Doni
phan, Okla.; and Camp Sevier, S. C.
CITY EXPRESS, Phone 82; read}
to transfe. that baggage (or you. t'
HOTEL SEXTON
Seward Alaska
Geo. Sexton, Proprietor.
The traveling public’s
home.
European Plan.
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Travel On The
“SHAMROCK”
Prompt Service
D. D. STEWART Master
J. EL WILSON
Freighting to all points
in the third division.
Horses bought and sold.
Phone 166.
Arctic Hotel
All Warm, Outside Rooms
Transient Trade Solicited
Special Rates by the Week or Month
Baths In Connection
PHONE 133 MRS. SYRINC. Pnp
LAUNCH DELLA
Capt. H. L. Rider
Weekly trips from Valdes to
Ellamar, Deadlock, Fldalgo and
way porta. Passengers landed
at all points.
Carrying freight and passes*
For rates apply on board.
GAFT. H. Is RIDER
Hot-Potni Electric Heaters and
Cooking-Appliances at the Emporium.
Christmas goods coming on the next
boat. tf
VALDEZ
HE 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
ing the fish in great numbers to
within sight of the town. The
city has one good cannery, which
will operate two lines the coming
season, employing probably one
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 dubrooms and many
lodges and organisations. Rents
are very cheap, and living is but
little higher than in the States.
Many gold and copper mines
are contiguous to Valdez, making
this city their outfitting port, and
drawing from its reserve of labor.
The climate is very healthful, the
extremes of heat and cold being
rarely experienced. The mercury
rarely falls below —IS in the 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 Valdez 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 citizens, buy your
ticket to
VALDEZ
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Ottca bm~l to 4 f. m —7 to S p. m.
Sunday by Appointment
Rto ToL 17* Offloo ToL 19
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LOVE & MEALS
Insurance
Fire-Surety Bonds-Life
THE SOUTHERN
MRS. BLACKWELL. Prop.
Nice, Clean Rooms
Baths In Connection
PRICES REASONABLE
Phone 104
VALDEZ LODGE
NO 108
Rscalar communications first Wed
need ay In each month In McKInle?
Hall. Visitors always welcome.
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C. C. REYNOLDS, Sec.
Valdez Miners Union No. 188
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