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MONDAY, MARCH 15, 1915.
THE MAN OF BURDENS.
In these troubled timco, when every
day shows more clearly the dangers
that confront even the most sincere
neutrality, the hearts of all Ameri
cans should go out in sympathy and
support to that solitary man sitting
in the White House at Washington
who carries the welfare of one hun
dred million people so largely in his
hand.
Uis is a staggering responsiouuy.
It is (lie greatest that could lie laid
on tlie chief executive of any nation
in time of peace. N'o American since
Lincoln has borne such a burden—lias
been confronted with issues which are
so big with fate for the land we love.
It is easy for those who do not
share his burden or realize its tre
mendous weight on heart and mind
to say what ought to be done under
any and all circumstances. But his
is the solemn duty not only of saying
but also of acting: not only of act
ing but also of doing so with the
knowledge that the welfare of his fel
low citizens may hang upon his
course.
Under such circumstances Presi
dent Wilson needs the sympathy and
support of every true American. He
needs to know that political friends
and foes alike are with him: that they
know the burden he is carrying and
believe that he will carry it—if with
pain and labor to himself—with hon
or to the nation.
He should be made to feel that
there is from one end of the country
to another an abiding faith in his
integrity and singleness of purpose
and in his absolute determination to
walk with circumspection but direct
ly to the goal—stepping aside neith
er in the spirit of truculence nor sub
servience.
' He should be made to feel that par
tisanship and personal feeling wholly
I Cease to have a meaning for Ameri
cans when their president is confront
'd with what may quickly develop in
o an international crisis of grave sig
lificance: that the whole moral force
find the whole heart and the whole
ftiind of the nation are his to lean
Spoil or to call upon for support.
P And above all he should be made
p> feel that Americans understand
low free from the taint of personal
pmbition and pride are his high-mind
fid efforts to serve his country in
fiiese moments of its need for wise
Guidance; that it is of his country
fid not of himself he thinks first and
1st of all:, that, liis one aim is to
I'rve her and her alone.
1 Nothing that could be said or felt
f done can avail to abate his high
|d solemn responsibility. But his
fy may and should be brightened
the knowledge that those for whom
> stands and speaks and labors have
nfidence in his integrity, his abil
j, his singleness of purpose, and his
111.—Ex.
ENGLAND’S BLOCKADE.
)n the face of the statistics for
2—which seem to be the most com
te available at present—Germany
l Austria-Hungary would seem to
I able to maintain themselves fair
well on their own resources—as
aing, of course, that they can man
j to maintain the same level of
duction.
ermany is a big importer of wheat,
.1 oats and barley. But Austria-Hun
. jr, which in this particular case
,jns chiefly Hungary, is a big ex
;er of wheat. In 1912 she export
103,260,000 bushels—about 18,000,
bushels more wheat than Germany
- d it necessary to import,
iking Germany and Austria-Hun
together, we find that the im
i of breadstuffs of both for 1912
sded the exports by only about
9,000 bushels. This is a compar
iy small percentage of the total
unption, and these countries, un
less, could presumably get along
well without it.
, reover, Rumania must not be lost
Of. That country, which is still
111, is a fairly large producer of
Btuffs for export. She is a par
tly large producer of Indian
corn, the crop for 1910 being 52,500,
,000 bushels. The same year she pro
duced 58,548,689 bushels of wheat.
Some of the German needs might con
ceivably be supplied from this quar
ter.
However, we must remember that
the figures given are the production
for normal times. In spite of the
willingness of women to help and the
added diligence of the men at home,
it is highly improbable that the pro
duction during a war like the present
can equal that of normal times.
The more one considers the pres
ervation and maintenance of food sup
plies as an essential element of the
“grand strategy of war,” as it seems
to be developing under pressure of
tiie desire for retaliation, the plain
er it appears that the campaign
against Hungary is more important
than has heretofore been thought.
Hungary is to a great extent the
■granary of the dual alliance. If Hun
gary, which alone is prepared meas
urably to make up the shortages in
•the other sections, should be prevent
ed from producing, a situation un
questionably serious would promptly
arise.
Tiie presence of German reinforce
ments in Hungary and the vigorous
effort now making to clear the coun
try of Russians would indicate a re
cognition of the danger which con
fronts the German cause there. Not
to protect Hungary is to fail to pro
tect tiie great source of food.—Ex.
THE MEXICAN WAY.
A sidelight on the gentle charac
ters of the leaders in Mexico who
have been enjoying the respect and
confidence of the administration at
Washington is given in the recent in
teresting little controversy between
Gen. Venustiano Carranza and Gen.
Santibanez, who has been associated
with Zapata.
Santibanez was non grata to Car
ranza. The latter had promised to
treat him as a bandit should he for
tunately be able to catch him. San
tibanez succeeded in capturing a
brother and a nephew of Carranza
and sent word that unless the lat
ter called off his feud he would
promptly kill the relatives of the first
chief. Carranza replied that he had
taken Sabtibanez’ wife and children
and would hold them as hostages for
the safety of the Carranza relatives.
This did not bluff Santibanez, who
promptly stood the two Carranzas up
against a wall and shot them in the
approved Mexican manner. No word
has yet come of the disposition made
by Carranza of the wife and children
of Santibanez, but the safe assump
tion is that they are no longer liv
ing. There are certain promises which
Mexican generals can be relied upon
to keep, and only those. When a
Mexican general promises to kill any
one, he never breaks that promise if
there is any chance to keep it.
However, as this country took the
most active part in bringing about !
present conditions in Mexico and;
thereafter wiped its hands of the j
whole affair, it is none of our busi- j
ness. As President Wilson so aptly |
remarked after we withdrew: “Have]
not European nations taken as long j
as they wanted and spilt as much |
blood as they pleased in settling their I
affairs, and shall we deny that to :
Mexico? No, I say.” So there we!
are.—Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
RUSSIAND DENY
DEFEATJYGERMANS
(Continued from page 1.)
forces which will be sent to attack
the forts of the Dardanelles by land.
The entrance of Greece into the war
is not officially looked for until the
question of the entrance of Greece
Into the struggle has been sanction
led by the people at a special election.
War’s Enormous Cost.
BERLIN, March 15.—The secretary
of the German treasury has compiled
figures showing that the European
war is costing the nations involved In
the struggle a grand total of $375,
000,000 each week.
Suddenly Tired.
“Good gracious, what a sight you
are! What have you been doing':"
“The barber bad just lathered me
when some one came in and told him
that be had won the big prize in a
lottery and he retired at once.”—File
geude Blatter.
Hard Luck.
Hard luck is when a man who does
not like oysters eats one for politeness,
discovers a $100 pearl and then keeps
on euting them Indefinitely to find an
other.—Chicago News.
Men bad not a hammer to begin, not
a syllabled articulation. They had it
all to make—and they made it.—Car
lyle.
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The Slow One.
"Would you,” be said after they had
been in the dark for a long time, "be
angry with me if 1 were to kiss you?”
She was silent for a moment. Then
in tones the meaning of which was not
to be mistaken she replied:
“Why do you suppose I turned down
the light an hour and a half ago?”
And yet he wondered, poor fool, how
other young men who had started far
in the rear were able to pass him in
the race of life.
His Destiny.
“That fellow has such loose business
methods."
"Then he'll end in a tight place.”—
Baltimore American.
Store Sarcasm.
Woman—Have you any other varie
ties of nuts here beside these?
Grocer’s Clerk — The boss an’ the
stenographer will be In directly; they
are out tangoing -Washington Star.
Mistake Somewhere.
“That shoe clerk must have mistaken
me for another customer."
“Why so?"
"Because when I was trying on my
shoes be asked me how 1 liked the
last, and 1 never bought a pair there
before in my life.”—.New Vork World.
Sufficient.
#\ru -
Mabel—She has sU reasons for leav
ing him. Ip.the.first place..bis,money
whs nil gone—
Edith—Never mind the other live.
Chicago News.
/' A Good On*.
uewltt—Gruet is a gooa saiesinuu.
Jawatt—Xaa, ba could aall a paid
baa dad man a pvaparatlon to ramova
gqpardoona hair.—Boat on Globa.
Special Sale of Shoe Pacs
We are overstocked on
Gold Seal Pacs
and in order to move them have decided to sell them
at greatly reduced prices.
Now-$3.50-Now
These are 12 in. Pacs, formerly $4.50
and lGjin. Pacs, formerly $5.00
This Sale will he for a limited time only
LOCAL BREVITIES.
Don’t forget the St. Patrick’s dance
given by the Eagles in Eagle hall,
Wednesday night, March 17. Music by
Ileinke’s orchestra. Lunch served dur
ing the evening in the balcony. k 18
The officials of the new Harriman
bank, which is to be established at
Seward by the Harriman National
Bank, of New York, were passengers
on the Mariposa today.
The launch Brighton, Capt. Stanley,
left for Port Wells and way ports
this morning with a capacity load
of freight. W. M. Conley was a pas
senger for Avery river to begin as
sessment Work on his mining prop
erty there.
_
Miss Sylvia Sexton, of Seward, is a
-passenger on the Mariposa en route
home after spending several months
in Seattle. During the stay of the
steamer in port she availed herself of
.the opportunity of paying short visit
•to her Valdez friends.
—
Jas. Osmund, .superintendent of the
Columbia River Packing company’s:
cannery at Ohignik, was a passenger
on the Mariposa today for the west
ward. He reports that his company
will endeavor to put up a capacity
'catch this summer, believing that the
European war will provide a market
’for the salmon.
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TIDE TABLES FORT OF VALDEZ.
Compiled from the official tide ta
bles issued by the Coast and Geodet
ic Survey. The time for high and
low water is for the Port of Valdez
and is Valdez time. Immediately fol
lowing the t’me of high and low wa
ter is given the height of the tide
in feet and tenths ’
Monday, March 15.
High tide 12:06 a. m„ 11.8; 12:10
p. m., 12.2.
Low tide 6:04 a. m., 0.6; 6:24 p.
m., -0.1.
Tuesday, March lo.
High tide 12:33 a. m„ 12.1; 12:47
p. m., 12.0.
'Low tide 6:40 a. m., 0.1; 6:50 p.
m., 0.3.
Wednesday, March 17.
High tide 12:58 a. m„ 12.3; 1:22 p.
m„ 11.6.
Low tide 7:13 a. m., -0.1; 7:15 p.
m., 0.8.
Thursday, March 18.
High tide 1:24 a. m., 12.3; 1:57 p.
ni„ 11.1.
Low tide 7:45 a. m., -0.2; 7:40 p.
m., 1.3.
Friday, March 19.
High tide 1:50 a m., 12.2; 2:30 p.
m., 10.5.
Low tide 8:18 a. m., -0.1; 8:06 p.
m„ 1.9.
Saturday, March 20.
High tide 2:17 a. m„ 12.0; 3:08 p.
m., 9.8.
Low tide 8:53 a. m., 0.3; 8:34 p.
m., 2.6. |
Copper River
Draying Co
Freighting and Passengers
to all parts of the Interior.
GENERAL TRUCKING.
M<&inley Street, Valdez.
Ed. Wood, - - - Proprietor.
Notice To Creditors.
In the matter of the estate of George
Hansen, deceased.
Notice is hereby given by the un
dersigned, administrator of the es
tate of George Hansen, deceased, to
the creditors thereof, and to all per
sons having claims against said es
tate, to exhibit the same with the
necessary vouchers, within six montiis
after the iirst publication of this no
tice, to-wit, within six months after
the 24th day of February, 1915, to
said administrator, at the office of
nonohoe Dimond, his attorneys in
said matter, at Valdez, Alaska, the
same being the place for the trans
action of the business of said es
tate.
The date of the first publication
of this notice is the 24th day of Feb
ruary, 1915.
A. S. JENSEIN, Administrator.
DONALDSON SCHEDULE.
Leaves Port Liscum. Leaves Valdez
8:15 a. m. 9:45 a. m.
1:15 p. m. 4:00 p. m.
TUESDAYS
8:15 a. m. 9:45 a. m.
1:15 p. in. 2:00 p. in.
4:30 p. m. 5:00 p. m.
SATURDAYS
1:15 p. m. 4:00 p. m.
7:00 p. m. 10:30 p. m.
There will be no trips of the launch
on the secoLd and fourth Fridays of
each month, these days being used
to clean boU->rs.
FOR SALE—Six good work dogs,
well broke and good workers. Cheap.
Apply T. E. Dougherty. tf
Orpheum Program Tonight.
The following pictures will be put
on the screen at the Orpheum to
night:
“The Mountain Law,” Robert Leon
ard in this fine drama.
“The Heart of Carita.” a Spanish
romance.
“Some Boy,” a comedy full of
pranke.
PROFESSIONAL
Dr. H. COCKERILLE
Graduate of National Unireraits
Washington, D. C.
DENTIST
in both companies Fourteen vears in
Office Rooms in VALDEZ
Whaling Building.
DR. GERMAN
Phone ,9 THE dentist
Office rooms over U»vl Drug store. Office hours
d a. m.. to 6 i*. m.. 7 p. m.. to 9 p. m. Sundays
| by appointment All work guaranteed
JOHN LYONS E. E. RITCHIE
LYONS & RITCHIE
Attorneys at Law
Offices in Whaling Building
Phone lOl Valdez. Alaska
DONOHOE & DIMOND
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW
Office Opposite Court House
Phone 34 Valdez, Alaska
BEST PLAGE TO EAT
MRS. ST. MARIE’S
Moved to Reed Building, on Wall
Street, next to Road Conuniuion
!7 a m to 9 a m
Lunch 12 m to 1 p m
8 to 7 p m
BOARD A ROOM SBO per Mo.
Valdez Hospital
Largest and Best Equipped Hospital
in Southwestern Alaska.
GraJaats Nersss—Prints Rooms lor Patients
For Terms'and Particulars Apply to
E. C. DALTON, M, D., Physician* Charge.
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WEATHER BULLETIN.
Valdez, Alaska, March 15, 1915.
STATION Vbove Below, Snow Id. WEATHER CONDITIONS
Donnelly . 30 5 Clear, south wind, trail fair.
McCallum . M 26 Clear, calm, trail fair.
Paxson’s . 17 37 Clear, calm, trail soft.
Hogan . 18 15 Clear, calm, trail good.
Gulkana . 10 14 Clear, calm, trail good.
Copper Center. 10 10 Clear, calm, trail good.
lYmslna . 15 27 Clear, calm, trail good.
Teikhell . 12 27 Clear, calm, trail good.
Beaver Dam . 6 46 Clear, calm, trail good.
Summit . 20 80 Clear, calm, trail drifted.
Wortman’s . 27 36 Clear, calm, trail fine.