Slip £>ptuari> (galputay
and THE ALASKA EVENING POST.
Published Daily Except Sunday by The Gateway Publishing, Company.
Published Daily Except on Sundays and Holidays.
Entered as second-class matter September 2, 191. at the postoffice a4
Seward. Alaska, under the act of March 3, 1879.
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PREPAREDNESS HERE
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War with Germany is very near, in fact the declara
tion mav come within 18 hours.
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There are German raiders at sea ready to make repri
sal wherever possible and open hostilities will be the signal
for them to attack unprotected American ports ol which
Seward is one of the most prominent and most valuable.
There is no doubt about it that a German raider com
mander or German sailor, who in the event ol war could
effect the destruction of government railroad property at
Seward or Anchorage, delaying the completion ol this coal;
road would be rewarded with the iron cross.
The reasonable step is for the men of Seward to or
ganize a military unit for defense, which will form basis
of a volunteer organization on which the government
could depend to resist attack here of anything but a well
equipped force.
Five hundred men properly armed with rifles en
trenched along the beach could prevent the landing ol sail
ors in small boats from any ordinary commerce raider,
the crew of which averages about 200 men. It is a well
known fact that guns mounted on a vessel are not effec
tive to any degree against earthworks while a raider with
two six-inch guns might bombard the town it would hesi
tate to use sufficient ammunition to effect a landing ro risk
being disabled by sending enough men ashore to overpow
er an overwhelming armed force.
In a war against Germany the Pacific Coast has noth
ing to fear except from raids by .sea going submarines,
armed with deck guns or commerce raiders, but this would
he an ever present danger and not to guard against it is
criminal negligence.
Preliminary work toward effecting such an organi
zation as mentioned above should he taken up at once.
RUBBER HEELS
Taking the rubber heels off’ shoes of German diplo
mats returning from the United States with Ambassador
Bernstorff to the German empire, because this rubber
might be used to make munitions of war seems like going
a little strong.
There are about 20;) men in the party and the question
rises as to how these 400 rubber heels might have been
used to help the German cause. It would also be interest
ing to know what the dominion government did with the
heels after seizing them and whether or not a cash allow
We Are
To show you a line of merchandise at prices that will encourage you
to buy from us *hen in need of clothing.
A BIG LINE
OF BALL BAND and ARROW SHOE PAKS. These paks are the
best you can buy for comfort and durability.
Everything You Will Need
For the trail can be bouKht at SEWARD’S LEADING CLOTHING
STORE. .
Nii tiers’ |
Frank J. Cotter
HOTEL SEWARD
FORTY ROOMS-OUT OF FIRE ZONE
J. 0. PATTON, Prop. Rates by Day or Month
Modern Conveniences Well Lighted and Heated
The Seward News Company
GEOUGE PHELPS
Booksellers, Newsdealers and Stationers
WAR DECORATIONS.
—Greene in New York Evening Telegram.
unco whs made to each German from whom mbbei heels
w ere taken and so on and so on ad absurdum.
A COMPETITION IN HUMAN INTEREST
Why blame the village pool room because the boys
and young men spend their evenings there? They enjoy
the click of the pool balls and the rag-time music of the
player piano. Why find fault at the swapping of un
seemly stories at the general store at Hanks coinci?
The men have a good time and it is a great treat for the
small boy. Why raise a howl at the opening of a dance
hall at Peters creek or a “movie” theatre at BensonS?.
The people who back these enterprises in response to the
social needs of rural life have scored against the chuich
of Jesus Christ at an important point; they have catered
to human interest and have got results.
The need of opportunity for recreation in rural com
munities has been recognized first by those who commei
cialize it and in so doing put it on the plane which filings
the largest financial returns. The country church, whose
ideals is to have Sunday services more or less regularly,
a Sunday school that closes during the winter, and an an
nual revival meeting cannot hope to compete with such
enterprises. Nor can any rural church ignore such needs
as these supply. Nothing that touches for good or evil
the life of a rural population can be alien to the country
church whose ministry is successful.
Boys and girls are as human as their parents were.
Shall they not be protected by the high ideals which come
from relating religion to social life, to education, to re
creation, and to the varied interest of the day's work?
If the city working girl’s problem is a too small wage to
enable her to live right, is it not true that for the country
girl the problem is that of supplying sufficient wholesome
recreation to occupy the time and energy which otherwise
gets a wrong trend?
Should not the avenue of human interest as a means
of reaching the heart be welcomed by the church of Jesus
Christ in rural communities?—(The Church at the
Center.)__;_;_
Courtesey Food Service
PACIFIC STEAMSHIP CO.
the admiral line
SAILINGS FROM SEATTLE:
Admiral Watson, Feb. 25th.
Admiral Evans, March 2nd.
Admiral Farragut, March 9th.
SAILINGS FROM SEWARD:
AdmiraJ Watson, March 5th.
Admiral Evans, March 9th.
Admiral Farragut, March 16th.
First Sailing for Anchorage: Admiral Watson, April Jtn.
Admiral Watson, sailing from Seattle Feb. 25th goes to Kodiak.
Through Tickets to Eastern Points at Reduced Rates.
"or full information on sailings from Seattle to San 1 rancitco, ad
dress Wayne Blue, Agent, Seward, Alaska.
TOGO CAFE
Commerce Cafe Bldg.
JACK U. TOGO
Proprietor
Open Day and Night
Tray Order Quick Service
Private Boxes
for ladies or parties.
Phone Adams 52
S. L. COLWELL
WINTER WEAR FOR MEN
Brosiust & Noon Building. v
Washington Street
Charles Crawford
General Blacksmith
Horseshoeing
Wheelwrighting
Corner Sixth Avenue and
Railway Avenue
SEWARD, ALASKA
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DOUGHERTY & HOMIG
REAL ESTATE AGENTS
Houses for Rent Rents Collected
Lots for Sale Large Listing
1 Phone Red 147 Seward, Alaska
You Want It
We Have It 1
SEWARD COMMERCIAL CO.
-SEWARD, AIASKA
l$f'Agency for VICTOR Records :md Viotrol;is~>
ALASKA STEAMSHIP
COMPANY
, Sailings from Seattle to all Alaska Ports.
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For the benefit of those Interested in Alaska in
General and Seward in Particular an
IN FORMATION BUREAU
lias been established in connection with this paper, and all those desir
iiitr information as to the value of real e>1ate and business opportuni
lies are requested to address their communications to
INFORMATION DEPARTMENT, SEWARD
GATEWAY.
Seward, Alaska.
HOTEL OVERLAN I
E. L. WHITTEMOKE, Proprietor
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Headquarters for Mining Men
SEWARD, - * * ALASKA
Seward Saw Mill Co
A. F. RASMUSSEN, Prop.
Good Rough Lumber of all
kinds $26.00 and up per
* thousand, delivered.
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Telephone Kenai 2
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TheCarstens Packing Co.
Wholesale and Retail
.
Beef, I‘ork, Veal, Mutton, Poultry,
Lard, Hams and Bacon.
Butter and Errs
Orders from the Westward and Cook |
Inlet Given Careful Attention.
BROADWAY AVE. SEWARD
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PIONEER
HOTEL
F. B. CANNON, Prop.
Headquarters for the
Prospector, Miner and
Farmer .
KNIK - ALASKA
HENRY FATHERS
EXCLUSIVE
Paint and Wall Paper Store
Picture Framing. Painting. .Tinting
and Paperhanging
The RAINIER BUFFET
Ashland Block, corner of
Broadway and Railroad Ave.
WINES, LIQUORS,
CIGARS, ETC.
The House of Good Service,
Quality Goods Our Motto.
-JUST TO REMIND YOU
-— of
Union Pacific System
Through Cars
between SEATTLE and Chicago
Kansas City. Denver
San Francisco. Los Angeles
Direct Connections for all
points East via the Famous
COLUMBIA RIVER ROUTE.
Trains protected all the way
—all the time by Automatic
Electric “Safety” Signals.
H. L HUDSON, A. G. F.&P. A,
SEATTLE
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JOE RENO
MILE 75 ROADHOUSE
GENERAL MERCHANDISE
GIRDWOOD
Everything for Dog Mushers
and Travelers
Best Roadhouse on the Line
REASONS
t
are what bring customers back
to us for more lank Books,
Loose Leaf Work, etc., etc.
The main reason is that every
job we turn out proves perfect- i
iy satisfactory.
TRICK & MURRAY
Blank Book Makers
83 Columbia St.—Seattle.
Anlerson & Nelson
THE
TERMINAL
BAR
RAINIER BEER
BEST BRANDS OF CIGARS.
Try U.( Once, then You he the Judge