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liATHWXY PUBI.ISIUNU COMPANY, (Inc.)
Harry V. Hoben. P Frank L. Ballaine. Sec. Erich I-uca*. Trea*.
Filtered a* tecoud-claa* matter September. 2.19U. at the i>o*tomce at Seward. Alaska.
under act of March 3. 1879.
SUBSCRIPTION RATES:
ONK YKAK. m Htivunn* . $10.00
THK ALASKA WKKkl.Y POST l*y limit 3.00
PER MONT, deliver**!.fl.iH'
ADVERTISING RATES on appllotion
OUR OPPORTUNITY
Now that wo are engaged in war every energy must
he directed to victory, and. under the conditions existing,
vietorv for our arms necessarily spells victory for the
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allies, precisely as victory tor the allies is tantamount to
\ictory for the United States.
This beimr true the first issue to be determined is how
we may m >st effectively further the interests of the allies.
Manifestly we are too tar removed from the scenes of con
flict to maintain there such vast numbers of men as to be;
a deciding factor in a war of this magnitude. To trans
port them would he extremely difficult, and to feed and
maintain them afterwards could only he accomplished by
utilizing every last transportation facility we could pos
Mbly put upon the seas.
Besides, men are not needed. Numerically the allies
vastly outnumber our enemies in available men, and those j
men are close at hand-not separated from the battle fields
hv three thousand miles of turbulent and dangerous
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waters.
Moreover, the diversion of ships to transport Ameri
can troops, aii 1 their continuous diversion to supply those
troops with food and supplies, means the cutting olf of
necessary food and supplies to the allied troops now fight
ing in the fi -ld: v< terans. who for a year will be better and;
more effective fighters than,the raw recruits we could
supply, be they never so courageous.
To cut off these supplies of food and equipment from J
the ’lied trops. for whatever reason, would be no less,
deadly a blow than the actual turning of our guns upon;
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them. I
Right here is mu opportunity for effective blows upon j
our enemy, and more “Ifeetive blows than we can adminis
ter in anv othi r wav. and blows that will inevitably bring
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him to his knees: that opportunity is in keeping a constant
stream of food and supplies and credit pouring in upon the i
allied peoples and armies.
To the eternal credit of those far-sighted ores whom
we must now thank for their ceaseless efforts to that end,
we have a navy w hich will make this possible despite all
the submarines our enemies can produce.
()l*R OWN LITTLE TOWN
If vou meet a man tttTit is down in the mouth, who
thinks thai his town is all wrong; just take him aside or
give him a ride and hand him this quaint little song:
“There ar fancier towns than our little town, there are
towns that are bigger than this; and the people that live
In the tinier towns all city excitement will miss.
There are lungs you can see in the wealthier town that
* ou can’t :u the town that is small; and yet up and down
there is no other town like out little town after all. It
may he that the street through the heart of the town isn’t
long, isn’t wide, isn’t straight: but the neighbors you
know in our little town with a welcome your coming will
wait. In the glittering streets of the glittering town,
with its palace and pavement and thrall, the midst of
the throng you’ll frequently long for our little town after
all. If you live, work and trade in our little town in
spite of th • fact that >t's small, you'll find that the town—
our own little town—is the best kind of a town after all.” i
—(Ex.) !
THE DOCTORS ADMIT IT
At a clinical congress held in Philadelphia the other
day the matter was exhaustively discussed and finally de
termined that high living is directly responsible for most
operations.
While the ordinary or green variety of citizen has
long entertained that belief, its a matter of some surprise
A GREAT BARGAIN
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THAT LITTLE WHICH HE HATH SHALL BE TAKEN AWAY.
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—Cesaro in New York Evening Post.
long entertained that belief, it’s a matter ol some surprise
that the doctors would admit it.
The rapid restroation of normal conditions in Mexi
co, since the promulgation of the new constitution on Feb
ruary 5, and the subsequent national election, is clearly
evidenced by recent statistics of commerce between that
country an I the United States, which show a gain in busi
ness comparable in a small way to the phenomenal busi
ness of the United States with Europe following the out
' real' of the world war.
Stone was afraid the Germans would not know about
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the plans for the defense of merchant vessels unless he
told them.—(Philadelphia Record.
PROOF OF LABOR BLANKS AT THE GATEWAY.
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ALASKA Isslsil “sih
. Next Seattle Sailings:
^ MARIPOSA, April '.tli
XORTH WKSTKRX. Atiril !)
ALAMEDA, April 17th
ALASKA, April 22nd
MARIPOSA, April 2Xth
V, Sailing of the ninth will connect with Dora trip to
the Westward. All sailings as above, will go through to Anchorage.
Reginnir»jf*with the sailing of the Northwestern from Seattle on May
4th, all passenger ships will touch at Skagway north-bound. 1 he Ala
meda and Mariposa will be the only* shins to touch at Skagway south
bound. The S. S. Victoria will sail from‘Seattle for Nome on June 2nd.
She will make live trips from Seattle to Nome, during the season. On
the first four trips of the season she will call at SKVVARD, \ ALDK/,
CORDOVA south-hound. Nor further particulars of service, rates,
apply to Agent. A. H. McDONALD, Agent.
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For the benefit of those Interested in Alaska in
General and Seward in Particular an
INFORMATION BUREAU
has been esrah!i>heel in connection with this paper, and all those desir
ing informal ion as to t he value of real esiute and business oopor'e-v
ties are requested to address their comtnunicath \s t
INFORMATION DEPARTMENT, SEWARD
GATEWAY.
Seward, Alaska.
THE GATEWAY
CARRIES A
COMPLETE LINE OF
MINING BLANKS
Men are rushing to the MINER’S STORE to get a claim
on some of the famous lines of merchandise offered for
your inspection.
For the Trail:
The BALL BAND and ARROW SHOE PARS, MEDLI
COTT, WRIGHT’S, COOPER’S and STANFIELD’S
Underwear, WOOL SHIRTS, TROUSERS, TOQUES.
SOXS and MITS, PARRAS, MACKINAWS, STAG
SHIRTS and SNOW SHOES.
A complete line of dress shirts for spring; also a big
line of dress shoes.
The best and biggest assortment of spring hats ever
shown in Seward.
To complete your wardrobe YOU SHOULD
Let Its Take Your Measure for a
New Spring Suit!
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If you are wearing a SCHOENBRUN TAILOR
MADE SUIT you belong to a class made up of the most
stylish dressers, combined with QUALITY CLOTHING.
FRANK J. COTTER, Prop.
THE PLACE WHERE MEN OUTFIT
JUST TO REMIND YOU
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Union Pacific System
Through Cars
between SEATTLE 3nd Chlcaeo
Kansas City. Denver
San Francisco, Los Anaeles
Direct Connection* for ell
points Eaet via the Famous
COLUMBIA RIVER ROUTE.
'I rains protected all the way
all the time by Automatic
Electric “Satety” Signals.
H. L. HUDSON. A.G.F.&P.A.
SEATTLE
CHARLES CRAWFORD
GENERAL BLACKSMITH
Horseshoeing Wheel* righting
SKW.UtP. ALASKA
Rubber Boots, Pacs and Rain Coats
Shoes and Clothing for Men at
COLWELL’S
WASH I N’UTl) N SI’ K K KT
FACTS!
We don’t do a lot of things but
the few we do are certainly
WELL DONE!
Paper Ruling, Loose Leaf and
Blank Book Making—we are
Specialists!
TRICK & MURRAY
Stationers and Printers
85 Columbia St. Seattle
The Carstens Packing Co.
Wholesale and Retail
Beef, Pork, Veal, Mutton, Poultry,
Lard, Hams and Bacon.
Butter and Eggs
Orders from the Westward and Cook
Inlet Given Careful Attention.
BROADWAY AVE. SEWARD
Anderson & Nelson
THE
TERMINAL
BAR
RAINIER BEER
BEST BRANDS OF CIGARS
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