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STRONG WORDS BY RUSSELL
Charles Edward Russell, who aban
doned the socialist party after the
United States entered the war, be
cause it did not represent the true
principles of Americanism, made a
very startling statement at the loyalty
conference of the American Alliance
for Labor and Democracy, at Minne
apolis. It touched upon the Russian
situation and may set some of the
pacifists to thinking.
“Riga,” Mr. Russel asserted, "was
captured by United States Senators
LaPollette, Gronna and Stone. When
the kaiser gives out the declaration
of victory he should give full credit
to these three men. They and the
People’s Council and men like the
mayor .of Chicago are doing more to
prolong the war and to slaughter
American soldiers than all the sol
diers of the kaiser.
“Every disloyal resolution passed
by a combination of German agents
who call themselves People’s Council
of America, every time the mayor of
Chicago turns that city over to dis
loyal meetings, it is interpreted to the
Russian people as meaning that the
United States does not want to fight.
It weakens the faith of the Russian
people in the United Sthtes in getting
out of the war and the thing for
Russia to do is to beat us to a separ
ate peace.
"These are the reasons why I say i
that Riga was captured by LaFollette,
Groniia and Stone, the People’s Coun
cil and the mayor of Chicago, They
should be mentioned by the kaiser in
his declaration.’’
Inasmuch as Mr. Russell was a
member of the special commission,
headed by Elihu Root, sent by the
president of the United States to Rus
sia to assure the new government and
the Russian people of American sym
pathy and co-operation, his words
have attracted considerable attention.
He knows something of Russia's in
ternal condition—how the German
agents are spreading false rumors re
garding America, exaggerating the
importance of the anti-war agitation
and minimizing the part the nation is
playing in preparing for war. When
it is realized that the masses of the
Russian peasants are illiterate, the
danger of such a propaganda is evi
dent.
Probably it is a realization of the
effect in Russia of the seditious ac
tivities here that has led the govern
ment to inqure more closely into the
source of the anti-war propaganda.
The Germans and their friends use
different methods in this country
from those employed in Russia but
they are Intended to be equally ef
fective. It is the duty of the depart
ment of justice to make an end of
the whole business.
INSULT TO ARGENTINE
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When Germltny agreetj to guaran
tee Argentine stealnships safe pas
sage through the submarine zohe fol
lowing negotiations on the torpedo
ing of an Argentine vessel, the world
was somewhat surprised and just a
trifle nonplused. The sensational rev
elations of the American state depart
ment tend to clear up the mystery of
the kaiser’s apparent change of heart
on the submarine issue.
Inasmuch as Germany refused to
abandon its policy to sink all Ameri
can and other neutral ships hound for
England at the risk of involving the
United States in the war, it was sup
posed that the considerations of the
minor neutrals would be utterly ig
nored—and the truth is that Ger
many, although ostensibly yielding to
Argentines ultimatum, really did so
because Argentine is the most pro
German of South American nations
and—what is more important per
haps—because its ships are "all quite
small” and evidently pot worth a
Schwartzkopf torpedo.
The German minister's private dis
patches to Berlin, transmitted thru
the Swedish legation at Buenos Aires
as privileged Swedish commurtcia
tions, are typically German. They
show that Argentine was held in small
respect for the acting foreign minis
ter was referred to as “a notorious
ass and an Anglophile.” The German
charge in two cipher messages sug
gested that it was immaterial wheth
er Argentine ships were spared or
“sunk without a trace being left.”
In other words, Argentine’s interests
received no regard at the German's
hands—it was a toss-up whether it
was worth while to try to retain that
“asinine” country’s friendship any
how.
After reading those messages, made
public by the United States the Ar
gentine government probably will
wish it had not announced the settle
ment of the controversy was "satis
factory.” It was in reality treated
with contempt by the crass represen
tative of the kaiser at Buenos Aires
and if nothing else the exposure of the
secret dispatches will wound its dig
nity.
XO FOOD FAMINE BUT
SHORTAGE EXISTS
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 26.— De
claring that bread is second only to
bullets as a war essential, Charles J.
Brand, chief of the bureau of mar
kets of the department of agriculture,
speaking before the national confer
ence of the American Academy of
Political and Social Science today,
said that a relative scarcity of food
supplies already exists. This shortage
is created partly, he said, by unfav
orable crop conditions and partly by
the changing of forces of production
into forces of destruction. The out
look for the current year, however,
is good and there need be no fear of
famine so far as America’s popula
tion is concerned, he added.
"Animal production has been in
creasing,” continued the speaker,
“but not enough to keep pace with
the increased population. In cereals
the supply must come largely from
North America. The hazards of ship
ping and the long haul from Aus
tralia require too much tonnage to
make shipments from Australia de
pendable. For the same reasons con
siderable quantities of foods from In
dia cannot be depended upon. Trans
portation conditions in Russia are
likely to keep crops out of market
even though they are available. The
Argentine grain crop is small and the
outlook for the next harvest is not
encouraging. All these udd to the re
sponsibilities of the United States
and Canada.’’
N*tice of RqaalizaUon
Notice is hereby given that the
Common Council of the Town of Val
dez, Alaska, will meet as a Board of
Equalization on the second ^londay
of October (8th) and on the Tuesday
next following (9th), and on Thurs
day next following the third Monday
in October (18th) between the hours
of 8 and 9 P. M. on each of said days,
for the purpose of equalizing the 1917
assessment roll. All persons protest
ing against their assessed valuations,
will present such protests in proper
form on these dates.
The assessment roll is now in pos
session of the Town Clerk and open
for public inspection at the Town
Hall.
k Oct. 3 W. M. MEALS,
Town Clerk.
steam Meat nbvtlt furnished
SEATTLE HOTEL
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MRS. E. MILL, Propr.
VALDEZ ALASKA
GRUMBLING IN THE GLOOM.
Try to Forget Your Ache* and Faina
and the Bad Weather.
It waa a trial olfy wit who remarked
that If talk about out achea and palna
were aupprelded a tjilrij of the coiiietf
At ion Of clvRlted life would reaae. If
lb thia interdicted subject were added
that of unsatisfactory weather another
third would be chopped off.
It la amazing to bear humanity de
voting eo much of the brief time allot
ted us here to painfully detailed diag
noses of our headaches, backaches,
stomach aches and innumerable other
miseries.
The comical part of It lies In the sol
emn patience with which each listens
to the other. He or she knows, how
ever, that his or her turn comes next,
and the luxury of unloading sickening
accounts of sickness will l>e Indulged.
Many of us are not miserable enough
with the pains of the present, but must
treasure up the pains of the pnst as
constantly, accumulating reservoirs of
misery nnd borrow them of the future
as a debt under which to groan and
grumble.
If we could forget It all and permit
others to forget It, throwing open our
spiritual side to the boundless bless
ings offered It, what a universe of Joy
and cheer and brightness before tin
seen would lie before us!
It la all a matter of mental turn. We
may shut tbe shades of the windows
of our mlnda on tbe sunny side and
moan In darkness, or we may open the
same windows wide and laugh In tbe
sunlight.—Christian Herald.
FORGED ANTIQUES.
■veil British Museum Experts Have
Baan Fooled by Them.
The “antiquity” manufacturer la a
man who thrives on expert forgery.
Furniture, prints, china, pictures, plate,
tapestry—he Imitates them all most
successfully. Each man has his spe
cialty. One demotes himself to old
leather jacks, another produces horn
books, a third turns out "medieval'*
MBS.
The British museum once bought a
Pallssy plate for |2.V). While an at
tendant was handling It one of the
seals attached to Its back attesting its
genuineness became detached, disclos
lng the mark of a modern French pot
ter.
On other occasions terra cotta flg
urea of Isis and Osiris, bought by the
Institution for hundreds of pounds,
have been discovered to be composed
of modern clay.
A good story is told of a forged sil
ver cup In Borne that purported to
have come from some secret excava
tion In Sicily. This ancient cup wus
ornamented with a circular bas-relief,
representing the frieze of the Parthe
non. But In the height of his inno
cence the forger had given the frieze
in Its present ruined condition. The
exhibition of the cup was received
with shouts of laughter. — London
Standard.
Effect of Bad Tooth.
A paper by a dental surgeon In the
Journal of the American Medical as
sociation, tells the story of bad teeth
and the effects on the laboring man's
efficiency. The dentist said he made
30.000 examinations In sixteen months
of 17,000 Americans and 13.000 foreign
ers and found 00 per cent In need of
dental service. “In 30.000 mouths,"
the dentist said, “we find 60,000 cavi
ties and 18,a)0 extractions necessary.
78.000 In all. If each one causes an
average loss, through waste of time
and cost to repair, of $2 It means a
cost of $156,000. In New York city
last year 67,000 children failed to be
promoted to higher grades because of
defective teeth, and it costs New York
City $1,037.60)8 to duplicate a year’s
schooling to those who fall."
Digestibility of Chseso.
By experiments on the digestibility
of cheese it has been shown that much
depends on the special physical char
acters of the food. All fat cheeses are
said to be dissolved and digested with
great rapidity, because tbs molecules
of casein—the nitrogenous part of the
cheese—are separated only by the fat
and so the gastric Juice Can attach i
large surface of the cheese at one time.
Whether the cheese *bh hard bt soft
does nof appear t<5 Influence digestion,
and there Is no connection between the
digestibility and the percentage of wa
ter present In the cheese.
Too Eponomical.
“The servant that works for me
must be very, very economical," said
the boarding house mistress to the ap
plicant: fbr work. *
"I’to such a one, ma’am,” promptly
returned the applicant. “Indeed, toe
last mistress discharged me for bein’
that way.”
“For being economical?”
“Yes, with me clothes. 1 used to
wear hers.”
Changing tha Story.
“Anyhow, we can change the atory
to our ehiidreh a little.”
“What do you mean?"
“We can tell them that when we
were married I was making 875 a
week, and we bad a mighty hard time
of it to get along at that”—Detroit
Free Press.
Matrimonial Amenities.
Hub—If 1 ever get out of matrimony
you bet I’ll never get In again. Wlfe
You certainly won’t If you depend on
a recommendation from me.—Boston
Transcript
Not Stingy.
“If you kiss me I shall call auntie.”
“Well, I guess I can spare her a lit
tle kiss too.”-Kansas City Journal.
P ULFILLING a long felt want, we are
pleased to state that this store is now in a
position to offer some excellent values in boysr
clothing—a tip top line of brand new suits
having just arrived.
lilil'K KKIttiK; Kxtra well made,
single and double breasted styles, full
fashioned knickerbockers, age 5 to
Id, price $0.50 to 98.50.
VKIA'KT (OKI)I KOY; .\ dressy suit
for the lltlle tot, 2 1-2 to 5 years,
color navy blue, sells for 95.
IAXCV STRIPE WORSTED; A neat
lialr line stripe on a dark blue ground,
a very desirable pattern, sizes (I to
15 years of age, priced at $fl.5ti.
HA IX COATS; Tan twill with rubber
interlining, set in sleeve with storm
tab, full box model, size 12 to 18,
price $41.
YOUTHS’ EXTRA VALUE
Extra quality navy blue serge in youths sizes up to thirty four, un
usually well tailored, new single breasted mpdel, six button vest, belt loop
trousers-a suit of which a young man may be proud of; the price is $17.
Boy’s and Children’s Shoes, Rubbers, Pacs, Boots, Arctics.
S. Blum & Company
GOOD GOODS
LAUNCH DELLA
p———a •* ■
Capt. H. L. Rider
Weekly trips from Valdes to
Ellamar, Landlock, Fidalgo and
nay ports. Passengers landed
at all points.
Carrying freight and passen
gers.
For rates apply on board.
CAPT. H. Ii. RIDER
A Through Ticket
Via
Chicago, Milwaukee
& St. PauljRy.
Saves Money
Insures Comfort
By buying a through ticket
you save from $10 to $15 as
against buyihg to Seattle
ahd rebuying there.
By buying over the C. M. $
St. P. By- you are assured
of the comfort that comes
from riding behind an ejec
V trie locomotive—the most
powerful in all the world—
and that personal attention
which is a feature of “Mil
waukee” service.
For tickets, berth reservations
and other particulars consult
your nearest Steamship Agent.
A. p. CHAPMAN, JR.
Asst. Gen’l Passenger Agent
Beattie, Wash.
J. F. BAHL
City Ticket Agent
Second and Cherry
Beattie, Wash.
Furnished rooms at Mrs Osland’s.
Prices reasonable. *
Use Rexall Hair Tonic and you will
use no other. Valdez Drug Store, tf
Just received all the latest popu
lar songs at G. O. Relnke's. tf
CITY EXPRESS, Phone 82; ready
to transfe, that baggage for you. tf
Complete line of Bulk Chocolates.
Candy Kitchen. tf
Bargains in souvenir spoons at Geo.
O. Relnke’s. tf
Ice cream every day, specials on
Sunday at Hunt’s Candy Kitchen, tf
I HOTEL SEXTON
Seward Alaska
Geo. Sexton, Proprietor.
The traveling public’s
home.
European Plan.
HOTEL SEXTON
Launch Patsy
for Charter Anwyhere on
VALDEZ BAY
At any Time Day or Night
J. D. Jefferson
VALDEZ, ALASKA
Arctic Hotel
All Warm, Outside Rooms
Transient Trade Solicited
Special Rates by the Week or Month
Baths In Connection
PHONE 133 MRS. SYRING. Prsp
J. E. WILSON
Freighting to all points
in the third division,
^iorses bought and sold.
Phone 166.
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Tillikum Club.
Phone 00. McKinley Street.
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Waikladoa, D. C.
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Rea. tel. 176 Office Tel. II
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Valdez Miners llnien Hi. 188
Western Federation of Miners
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W. M. CONLEY President,
Valdes Alaska.
GEORGE M. BARRY Secretary,
Valdes Alaska._ .
VALDES LODGE
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ED WOOD. Secretary.