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YES, WE ARE AT WAR
The realization that we are at war has been brought
strongly to home by the news yt the past lew da\s. I iist,
an American destroyer was badly damaged by a German
submarine and one man was killed, several injured. Light
on top of this came the news that the Antilles, one of the
largest transports ot the l nited States, had been sunk
within the war zone and seventy were drowned. These
are the first two shocks that the American people have
received and more are to follow. It is regrettable that an\
of our ships should lie lost, and with the loss of lives, but
the toll has just begun and sooner or later we must be
brought to look at the facts that we are at war. One thing
is fortunate and that is that the transport was not lost
when bound Europewanl. Several weeks ago Secretary
of the Navy Daniels issued a public statement that a sys
tem had been evolved of convoying troop ships as well as
merchant ships. This system was such that it would he
hard for the enemy to make successful attacks. But one
ship has been lost, with a convoy, and that shows that the
eneinv realizes that we are at war and craftiness is used
to make a demonstration of the power ot the enemy.
Losses will occur, and it is hoped that such had news will
tend to increase the determination ot the Americans to
prosecute the war rather than to discourage. This is the
last week of the campaign for subscriptions for the second
issue of the Liberty Loan bond and the people can show
their earnestness in war prosecution by subscribing. On
another page of today’s Gateway will he seen a statement
concerning the Liberty Loan Bond issue which all should
read if they do not know its purport by now.
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v AIR RAIDS ON ENGLISH COAST
England, to use a common plnase, seems to be “up
against it,” relative to enemy air raids. The Germans
have been raiding the coast of England and even the great
fortified town of London itself, whenever a time was
chosen. No matter what the inner defenses of London
have been, enemy machines have pentrated these defenses
and dropped bombs. London has come to the realization
of the fact that raids are to continue and with some suc
cess for, as it was announced in the press dispatches last
week, all available places for protection against bombs
have been indexed and the populace posted as to their lo
cations. This is an acknowledgement that London cannot
cope with the raids by air. It has been announced from
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time to time that the British are accomplishing great re
sults with their aircraft. It is'true that they are not drop
ping bombs upon the defenseless, but are making then
attacks mainly upon military stations, airdromes, etc., of
the enemy, but the fact nevertheless remains they are do
ing nothing to prevent raids upon their own shores, or if
they are. have not proven their accomplishments. 1 he
one effect the air raids have had upon the British is to
strengthen their determination to fight the enemy until
reprisals of a complete victory are attained.
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Food Controller Hoover is certainly warning the peo
ple what to expect, but are the people answering to his
call? Here in Alaska, we can do much to conserve food
if we will, and soon we must.
It is usual to address members of congress as the hon
orable so-and-so. To that designation La Follette has
(arned a significant and distinctive prefix. He who would
give premiums to successful guessers would soon be a
bankrupt.
Senator La Follette hopes to be able to serve his coun
try for twenty-five or thirty years yet. There is not like
ly to be a better time than right now.—(Springfield Re
publican.)
G.W. PALMER
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