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and THE ALASKA EVENING POST.
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Entered as second-class matter September 2, 191P at the poatof/ice a*
Seward. Alaska, under the act of March 3, 1870.
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ENGLAND IN DANGER
England is awake to the menace of the submarine ac
cording to the fii*st lord of admiralty, and a fair idea of
how serious the situation is to the people of the “tight lit
tle isle" may be gained from the fact that 60,000 men on
4,000 vessels are engaged in fighting submarines.
Against these amphibian vipers the power of Brit
ain’s vaunted battle fleet is lost, but it is evident that her
sea chiefs realized this early in the game and have built
up another fleet.
The combat between this second fleet and the subs will
decide the war, according to the present outlook.
If England cannot replace lost merchant ships as fast
as they are destroyed and keep the enemy subs in sub
jection she is doomed to defeat.
The war has entered a new phase with Germany pre
paring to decide the issues at sea. content ashore with
holding her present lines as nearly as possible. The first
evidence of loss at sea by the allies will be feverished haste
to finish the Germans ashore, wild drives without regard
to loss of men or munitions in hope of winning before
starvation stalks abroad.
The conflict is fast approaching the horrors of the fin
al death struggle, when men will do deeds unbelievable
and events will transpire the like of which would have
been deemed impossible in a civilized world before its
outbreak.
THESE ARE THE DAYS
These are among the finest days of the year in Alas
ka; clear, bracing and full of the lure of the hills. Just
enough frost in the air to make the trails good and a
promise of the coming spring suffice to coax all who can
get away to take a hike upon the next ridge for a look at
the world beyond.
HIRED FOOD RIOTS
Now comes information that food riots in New York
and Philadelphia are financed by German capital in an
effort to raise sufficient commotion in this country to
force a restriction on the exportation of food to countries
making war on the Central powers.
“All’s fair in war,” but this is certainly going the
limit.
News of these food riots together with the statement
that the national banks of the nation had earned six hun
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WINTER FUEL
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—Hodge in Spokane Spokesman Review.
dred million dollars during the past year, would give rise
to considerable thought about the decline in the purchas
ing power of gold, were it not for this foreign factor.
THE DEATH DICE |
There is shown in the Hohenzollern museum, a gift
of the German emperor, the “death dice,” with which one
of his ancestors decided a difficult case in the seventeenth
century. Their history is an interesting one.
A young girl had been murdered. Suspicion fell upon
two soldiers, Ralph and Alfred, who were suitors for her
hand. Both accused men denied their guilt, and even tor
ture failed to extract a confession from either of them.
Then Elector Frederick William decided to cut the knot
by means of the dice box. The soldiers should throw for
their lives, and the loser should be executed as the mur
derer. The event was celebrated with great pomp and
solemnity.
Ralph had the first chance and .threw sixes, the high- j
est possible number. The dice box was then given to Al
fred. He fell on his knees and prayed aloud: “Almighty
God, thou knowest I am innocent. Protect me, I beseech
Thee!”
Then he rose to his feet and threw the dice with such1,
force that one of them broke. The whole one showed six,
the broken one also gave six on the larger portion, and the
fragment split off showed one. This was a total of thir
teen, one beyond Ralph’s throw. The audience held its
breath in amazement.
“God has spoken!” cried the prince.
Ralph, appalled by what he regarded as a sign from
heaven, confessed his guilt and was sentenced to death.—
(Los Angeles Times.) •
WHEN YOU PLANT THINGS
Pretty soon, despite the present snow, you’ll smell in
the breeze from the south on odor of freshness, greeness,
renewed life. The ground will begin to look soft. A warm
rain will set everything to steaming. Birds will begin to
chirp and the sun will feel awfully comfortable. Then
you’ll be wanting to take your spade and plant something
in the yard.
The chances are that your sole thought In planting
will be to beautify your place a bit but that isn’t one per
cent of the total interest in planting things.
When you set out a plant you start a great mystery
that all the scientists of all time haven’t solved.
A plant, like an animal, seeks its food—air, water,
sunshine. Put water and fertilizer one side of your ger
aniums only. Very good, the geranium’s roots wlil go
over there only and get the water and fertilizer, just as
your dog regularly visits your neighbor’s garbage can.
How does the little plant know where to go for food?
Did you see that your tulips poked their tender noses
right up thru hard frozen ground? How? And put a
pumpkin seed a little way under your sidewalk and, later,
see the vine lift the flag. How?
Tush! tush! plants don’t know anything! But they
go out and hunt up their food and drink, which was all
man knew for a long time. Maybe there was some plant
life in that dust from which the first man was made.
Your little plant is a thing full of life and mystery,
when you come to plant it with all your eyes open, isn’t it?
—(The Seattle Star.) ,
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PACIFIC STEAMSHIP CO.
ADMIRAL LINE
SAILINGS FROM SEATTLE:
Admiral Watson, Feb. 25th.
Admiral Evans, March 2nd.
Admiral Farragut, March 9th.
SAILINGS FROM SEWARD:
Admiral Watson, March 5th.
Admiral Evans, March 9th.
Admiral Farragut, March 16th.
First Sailing for Anchorage:
Admiral Watson, April 9th.
Admiral Watson, sailing from Seattle beb. <soth goes to Kodiak.
Through Tickets to Eastern Points at Reduced Rates.
vor full information on sailings from Seattle to San Francisco, ad
dress Wayne Blue, Agent, Seward, Alaska.
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SEATTLE SAILINGS
ALASKA sails Feb. 16
MARIPOSA will sail Feb. 8.
Seattle Sailing of 8th, connects with Dora to West
ward.
Right reserved to change this schedule without
notice.
a. h. McDonald,
Agent.
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General and Seward in Particular an
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Headquarters for Mining Men
SEWARD, - - - ALASKA
Andy’s Express, phone Madison 14l>.
2 C. Kodak, Jr., Kodak $12.00.—
Seward Drug Co.
Oyster cocktails at The Branch.
Oyster cocktails at The Branch.
Seward Saw Hill Co
A. F. RASMUSSEN, Prop.
Good Rough Lumber of all
kinds $26.00 and up per
thousand, delivered.
Telephone Kenai 2
The Garstens Packing Co.
Wholesale and Retail
Beef, Pork, Veal, Mutton, Poultry,
Lard, Hams and Bacon.
Butter and Eggs
Orders from the Westward and Cook
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