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FRIDAY, AUGUST 3, 1917
THE MEDICAL CORPS.
THEIR country's need Is more to them
than personal demands;
There Is no law to send these men to serve
In war torn lands;
They freely go, they gladly go, with heal
ing in their hands
WHAT is the sacrifice they make? A
life’s achievements lost;
The barriers that blocked success by wea
ry stages crossed,
They cast the hard won prize aside, not
stop to count the cost.
T THINK the surge ms, more than most,
are truly great of soul;
Their charities, if told, would fill a lengthy
scroll—
Their daily, countless kindnesses make
more than bodies whole.
pOD speed the ships that bear the food
AT we hasten overseas;
God bless the men who fight to save our
threatened liberties—
God knows the surgeons who enlist are
not the least of these!
—Beatrice Barry. j
REVEILLE.
WHAT sudden bugle calls us In the
night
And wakes us from a dream that we had
shaped.
Flinging us sharply up against a fight
We thought we had escaped?
TT is no easy waking, and we win
No linal peace; our victories are few.
But stiil imperative forces pull us In
And sweep us somehow through.
SUMMONED by a supreme and confident
power
That wakes our sleeping courage like a
blow,
We rise, half shaken, to the challenging
hour.
And answer It—and go.
—Louis Untermeyer.
WON’T SACRIFICE TROOPS
Although American troops are on
French soil the public need expect
no startling reports of engagements
with the Germans in the near future.
Just how soon the men under Persh
ing will go into action is a question
which nobody is able to answer at
present—probably not even the com
mander himself. Doubtlessly it will
be several weeks at the earliest
It is pointed out that vast prob
lems of strategic campaigns, of poli
tical effects to be sought and of sup
plies and supply lines must be work
ed out, and that the troops, who have
been on the Mexican border for sev
eral months, must become acclimat
ed before they carry the American
flag into battle. Knglish and Canadian
troops who are sent overseas to the
western front are not sent into the
trenches immediately, but are put
through the "setting up” exercises
behind the lines in order that they
may get an idea of what is required.
That this will be true in regard to
Americans seems the more probable
because they constitute an independ
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cut command at present and require
additional training in trench war
fare.
Moreover, the troops who have ar
rived or are going to France are not
sufficient to hold any considerable
length of line, the total being only
25.000. They were sent to Europe pri
marily to hearten France at a time
when her resources are being rapid
ly depleted. This does not mean, of
course, that they are on a sight-see
ing expedition, but that the situation
is by no means so serious that they
should be sacrificed to lack of train
ing.
i’ersh'iig's men are the vanguard
of a great army that will cross the
sea: in the spring and by that time
no doubt most of them, who are now
privates, will be useful as oflicers in
the new levies.
WOMEN ENt'KI. MEN
The war has opened up a new field
for women, in some departments of
whirh their work is so superior to
men’s that they will soon have a
monopoly. Women have been found
to excel in making the wings and
wing surfaces of airplanes and with
this country pledged to build im
mense fleets of aircraft, their work
will be vitally important in winning
the war. At the plant of a large air
plane company in New Jersey, which
obtained the first large order of air
planes for the government, more than
CO per cent of the employes making
wings are women. The head of this
company, in telling why the com
pany prefers women, said:
"Preparing the linen wing sur
faces and making the wings, is light
work requiring deft fingers and close
application. It is ideal work for wo
telling why the company prefers wo
men. Further, he said:
"Before undertaking the manu
facture of airplanes in large quantit
ies such as the government demands,
we thoroughly investigated the ques
tion of labor. We found that women
were extensively used in England and
France in making wings and that
they had proved to be better at this
work than men. We soon satisfied
ourselves that this was the correct
practice and started to employ wo
men for the same class of work. In
a very short time we found that the
women were better workmen than the
men and will soon be employing
500 of them at our Plainfield plant
alone. We found the women to be
painstaking and fast in their work
and in addition, they are precise,
which means much when you are do
ing the highest grade work.
"Soon we will be employing wo
men in other departments. Our sup
erintendent wants to have at least 35
per cent of the machine shop work
done by women and will put that
many at work as soon as the shops
are enlarged. With their light touch
and careful manipulation of sensitive
machines, women are admirably
adapted to much of the light machine
work done on airplanes and it is
probable that we will have thousands
working on our airplanes before
many months. Of course, we have
made special accommodations for
the women but this slight cost is for
gotten in the advantage of employing
them.”
Airplane manufacturers all over
the country are employing women
and the thousands of airplanes that
will carry the Stars and Stripes over
the battlefields of Europe, will rep
resent the work of the women of this
country.
RUSSIAN PRAISE FOR ELI HU
ROOT
In the cordial words of praise for
Elihu Root uttered by Prince Lvoff
we find evidence of something more
than kindly feeling. The Russian
prime minister shows himself to be
a competent and discriminating judge
of human character. He has grasped
the distinctive trail of Mr. Root’s
ability as a statesman, namely, his
breadth of view. “I have had the
strongest possible support from Mr.
Root personally,” says Prince Lvoff.
“I am amazed how, despite his new
ness to Russia and the limited op
portunities to see our country, he im
mediately grasped the essential fact
that our troubles were transitory and
understood the broaded and more es
sential problems which the Russians
themselves have not yet been able to
understand.”
After the President had determin
ed to send a special embassy to Rus
sia it became a matter of the first im
portance to place at its head a man
who should be capable of impressing
the revolutionary government of that
country as a man of power. The ad
ministration of the affairs of Russia
is in the hands of Prince Lvoff and
his associates—mostly able men. It
was essential to the success of the
mission that their attitude toward it
should be friendly, and friendliness
could best he secured by sending
them an ambassador broadminded
enough to comprehend the problems
which perplex the Russian democ
racy and sufficiently experienced as a
statesman to oiler wise advice in the
effort to solve them. When he select
ed Klihu Root as such a man Presi
dent Wilson made no mistake. Prince
l.voff's utterances leaves no doubt
on that subject.— New York Sun.
TliK Cuban government has unani
mously passed a bill providing an is
sue of bonds in the sum of $30,000,
oOO to be used in carrying on the
war against Germany. That amount
would barely last Great Britain a day,
but to a little republic like Cuba it
represents a considerable addition to
the national debt and the spirit which
prompted the decision will not pass
unappreciated by the United States
and the allies.
THE kaiser has been kind enough
to Uncle Sabi to awaken him to the
imperious necessity of building a
merchant fleet for past-war as well
as war purposes.
imiDK HOMK FROM
TRIP TO FRANCK
AN ATLANTIC PORT, Aug. 3.—
Somewhere in France is a sergeant
in the American army who was mar
ried just before be left the United
States and ventured to take his bride
with him on the transport which car
ried his regiment overseas. She went
with him as a soldier, dressed in reg
ulation khaki and with her hair cut
short.
Today the young woman returned
from France, her effort to pose as a
“Sammy” having failed. Her husband
it was said aboard the steamship, was
a member of a regiment formerly sta
tioned at Arizona.
The vessel also brought back the
body of a soldier who died on the trip
over.
PREPARING TO START
SALE OK BATTLE REFUSE
LYON. P’ranee. Aug. 3.—The de
bris of war has accumulated to such
an extent in P'ranee that the govern
men has decided to begin disposing
of it without waiting for the end of
hostilities. A commission has been
appointed to inventory all the mater
ials and equipment that have been
discarded by the army and navy, to
classify them and ascertain how they
may he sold to the best advantage.
The commission is asked also to de
termine where the second-hand ma
terial n."y be used to best facilitate
the ecom nic revival in P’ranee af
ter the we \
CHARGES FORMULATED
AGAINST TEXAS GOVERNOR
AUSTIN, Texas., Aug. 3.—Charges
designed to form a basis for impeach
ment against Governor James Fer
guson for alleged embezzlement of
state funds were filed in the House
hre today by Speaker P'uller.
“Blackie” Found Guilty
John D. Annis, better known as
“Blackie” was this morning tried
on the charge of assault and battery
committed on the person of Mrs. A.
C. Mercer and was found guilty. The
trial was before a jury in the court
of Commissioner N. L. Burton and he
assessed a fine of $75 on the guilty
man. Annis was arrested late last
week after a complaint had been
sworn out by A. C. Mercer, husband
of the injured woman.—Juneau Em
pire.
New Alaska Coal Veins
CORDOVA, Aug. 3.— Three new
veins of coal have been opened to
a width of fourteen feet at the Clark
Davis mine in the Bering river fields.
The Alaska Anthracite railroad, un
der construction from Katalla to the
fields, will be completed and haul
ing coal to the market in September.
Going To Fairbanks?
Ask For the Sheldon Service
SHELDON AUTO STAGE LINE
Through Service frsm Valdes to
Fairbanks and all Interior Points.
For further information call on or
address
[jTHE AGENT, at the Prospector Office
Swans Down Cake Flour
prepared and ready for use, packed in three
pound sanitary cartons, containing enough
for twelve angel food cakes. Receipt book
with each package tells how to make twelve
kinds of cake.
20 Mule Team Soap Chips
will not injure the finest fabric, softens the
water and increases the cleaning power,
bleaches and removes stains, brightens up
colors, improves flannels and makes them
soft and fluffy. Packed 32 oz. net weight.
S. BLUM & CO., Inc.
Good Goods
Complete line of Bulk Chocolates.
Candy Kitchen. tf
VALDEZ LODGE
NO 108
Free aad Accepted Maaaas
Regular Communications first 'Wed
uesday In each month in McKlnle>
Hall. Visitors always welcome.
F. M. BROWN. W. M
ED WOOD. Secretary.
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
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DR. S. W1CKES MERRITT
Offices in Fish Building, adjoining
Tiliikum Club.
Phone'IS MrKWiVey Street
Contract Surgeon, C. S. Army
A. > Surgeon, U S. Public Health Sere.
(Marine Hospital)
NURSES ROUMANIANS.
Lady Deoiea Jains Scottish
Woman a noapital Contingent.
WE PAY
Cast Iron $25 per ton.
Wrought Iron $18 per ton. _
Copper $26 per ton.
Brass $18 per ton.
ljead 8Hc per pound.
Rubber 7Hc per pound.
Qt. leer Bottles 27He per doz. §
Pint Beer Bottles 17H per doz.
Rags $2.50 per 100 pounds.
Pajier $1.00 per 100 pounds.
Manila Rope 4He |rer pound.
F. O. B. SEATTLE.
ATLAS JUNK CO.
1043 Railroad Avenue. So.
SEATTLE, WASH.
DR. H. COCKERILLE
(■radnate National I nlvprtlty.
Washington. D. C.
DENTIST
In Valdez Since 1808
PHONE 110
Office Hoorn* in Whaling Building
DONOHOE & DIMOND
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW
Office Opposite Court House
Phone 34 VALDEZ. ALASKA
JOHN LTONS a E RITCHIB
LYONS & RITCHIE
ATTOKNEYS-AT-LA W
Offices Is “ Ssllng Building
Phone 101 VALDEZ. ALASKA
ROBERT SIMPSON Opt. D.
Jl'NEAU, ALASKA
Glasses Fitted lenses Ground
LAUNCH
PATHFINDER
CAPT. BYRON SMITH
Sailing weekly out of Valdez
w ill deliver passengers, mail, ex
press and fast freight at any
point on Prince William Bound.
RATES REASONABLE
Periodical service by agree
ment to outlying camps a spe
cialty.
CAPT. BYRON SMITH
VALDEZ, ALASKA
Lady Defies, who before her mar
riage to Lord Defies was Vivian Gould,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George J.
Gould of New York, has Joined the
Scottish Women’s Hospital contingent.
The contingent Is going to Roumanla
for service.
VALDEZ HOSPITAL
Private Rooms
Terms Reasonable
JOS. A. SILVERMAN. Pk. C., M. D. Prep.
Jos. A. Silverman Pk. G. M. D.
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
Office bear*—I to 4 p. ■ —7 to 8 p. a.
Sunday by Appointment
Res. Tel. 176 Office Tel. 19
Boyle Block Valdez
LAUNCH DELLA
C&pt. H. L. Rider
Weekly trips from Valdez to
Kllamar, Landlock, Fidalgo and
way ports. Passengers landed
at all points.
Carrying freight and passen
gers.
For rates apply on board.
CAPT. H. L. RIDER
Launch Patsy
for Charter Anwybere on
VALDEZ BAT
At any Time Day or Night
J. D. Jefferson
VALDEZ. ALASKA
Candy Kitchen I
L W. HUNT—la Owl Dra( Stare. j
FOUNTAIN DRINKS !
HOT-COLD j
A. M. DIERINGER
Valdez Transfer
Company
Office on Alaska Avenue, in
George C. Treat Building
Telephone No. 60
General Trucking and Freighting
to all Interior Points.
AUTOS TX)R HIRE
DAY OR NIGHT
Positively No Coal Delivered Un
less Paid for in Advance
J. E. WILSON
Freighting to all points
in the third division. I
Horses bought and sold.
Phone 166.
Valdez Miners Union No. 188
Western Federation of Miners
W. M, CONLEY Presides!,
Valdai Alaska.
GEORGE M. BARRY SaersMr*.
Valdai Alaska.