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OUR EAGLE OR WILHELM’S
One of two birds is to have dust on its back and lose
a great many feathers. It will be the German eagle 01
the American eagle. One or the other will be on its back,
and it is a bit early in the young life ol the American eagle
for it to wave its talons impotently and dejected in defeat.
This eagle has had some narrow escapes, but it al
ways has been able to scream alter the event, and we think
that it has a scream or so remaining tor utterance. We
have an idea that the American eagle intends, determines
and wills to win.
We cannot think of the United States in the collapse
of defeat. It does not sound plausible. It does not have
the appearance of possibility or the aspect of rational
ity. W’e are not tribute payers. We have had man\
shameful and disgraceful experiences, but we have yet te
know what the yolke is like. We have not been dragged a
any nation’s chariot wheel.
We have had humiliation, but we have not had this
humiliation, and it seems unreasonable that at this pre
cise time, when we are larger, richer and stronger that
we ever were before, we should accept unnecessary ex
periences.
For such reasons as these we have an idea that the
American nation will not accept defeat and that it is not
necessary for it to accept defeat.
We know that such an idea would be regarded in Ger
many as preposterous, but we are convinced that it is
true as the word of God. There can be no defeat for the
American republic. Some day, when it is ivy grown and
crumbling, it may accent the pains of the vanquished and
the taxes of the conquered, but that time has not come
yet, and shall not come for centuries, shall not be brought
about by any breed the human race has produced yet—
not by a durned sight! If that be slang, make the most
of it.—Ex.
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EFFECTS OF AGRICULTURE
ON ALASKAN COMMERCE
Speaking of the growth of Alaska commerce and the
products involved in it, the Seattle rl imes says in the neai
future “agriculture will contribute its bit.” And it will,
though, perhaps not appreciably tor some time. 1 bus
far the agricultural development has served to decrease
to a considerable extent the commerce of the Territory,J
and it will continue doing so for some years to come. It
will continue doing so until Alaska produces what she
consumes and begins to export. Now she is producing
only.enough to reduce the volume of her food imports,'
and thus to reduce.her commerce.
But the time is coming when the loss of tonnage be
tween the States and Alaska .resulting from the raising
of foodstuffs in the Territory will be more than made up
4>y shipments of our surplus farm products which will be
shipped out.
The circumstance that Alaska is now producing a
large portion of the potatoes and other vegetables and
feed for animals that are consumed in the Territory, thus.
reducing the tonnage heretofore moving North, makes
the trade gain of $23,000,000 last year over the previous
year and $50,000,000 over a few years ago relatively more
important. Alaska’s trade with the United States Iasi
year in exports and imports totaled within a few dollars
of $100.000,000.—Ex.
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TO THE DRAFTED
To you fortunate ones who are about to go forward
to that long battle line where the armies of autocracy and
oppression are facing the armies of the free, congiatula
tions and Godspeed!
You go, not as reluctant victims of misfortune or a
fatal chance, but rather as our chosen ones; the pick ana,
flower of our manhood, whole of body, sound in mind and
spirit—what all of us should like to be. And we who arc
too old or too weak, or in some other respect unfitted t<
go in body, shall go with you in spirit. We know that wc
ask much of you, and we expect much, for w-e expect
things in keeping with our great traditions—things born
of the spirit of Nathan Hale, but we know that we shall,
not be disappointed.
In imagination and in sympathy we shall be there
with you on the firing line, and at home we shall do all
that we can to make you comfortable and content. W e
shall pray that you may return in safety, but even more
fervently we shall pray that your courage may not flag
or the edge of your determination be dulled.
You are to fight ir. the noblest cause in which man
over took up arms, and for a nation the most generous in
all the world to her soldier sons, y ou go with her bless
ing. for she trusts you; and be sure that, whether you
return or not, she will hold your names in honor and
grateful memory until the end of time.—Ex.
HEAVY GUNS FOR THE SAMMIES
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Fortunately for the United States army that is to
go into action in France next spring, British and I' rench
heavy gun arsenals will have by then a surplus of output.
If the United States had to depend on its own output of
heavy guns its armies would come into action about 1919.
Its forces at present have only 600 guns fit for service at
the front. The Abies have heavy guns by the tens of
thousands. It is said that in the Messines battle, which
was on a small front, the British packed in 2,500 heavy
guns. The number in the new offensive was much great
er. The cannon stood almost literally limber to limber,
in rows extending back several miles. No such big gun
organization can b? created in the United States, on an
adequate scale, for at least a year, and probably more,
whereas the Allies have to wind up the war in 1918 to
avoid ruin to themselves. Only two plants in the United
States have facilities for big gun manufacture. The
French government has, however, offered to turn over for
use of the United States forces its surplus of big guns,
and by the time the “Amexes” grow sufficiently to take
their place at the front, more will be available. It seems
too, as if the wise policy would be for Washington to ar
range to get as much heavy artillery from Britain and
France as they can spare, saving transport overseas of
the guns and munitions. Secretary Baker has asked an
appropriation of $2,000,000,000 for heavy artillery, how
ever, and arming is to proceed with utmost vigor.—To
ronto Mail and Empire.
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THE FIGHTER
Our Uncle Sam is slow to fight, no warlike bluff he
tenders; he first makes sure that he is right, then he busts
his best suspenders. So loath is he to mix in scraps, he
is so mild a fellow, that Bill and other bonehead chaps
imagined he is yellow. “We’ll sink his ships,” said Kai
ser Bill, “we’ll drown his gents and ladies; he is too lady
like to kill or start in raising hades.” But when our
Uncle sees that peace won’t dovetail well with glory, he
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si > ]. ns his trusty creese, and things are looking gory,
e first our starry (lag arose, by war-worn soldiers
gi ceted, our Uncle’s met all kinds of foes, and never been
(ideated. For when he draws his shining blade, defeat
must never dim it; and though in carnage he may wade,
he’ll always go the limit. That’s what his shining sword
is for, to knock a foeman silly, and this will be no wrist
tap war; write that down, Kaiser Willie. Oh, there'll be
grief in German lands, and dark and gloomy weather,
now Uncle Sam spits on his hands, and cracks his heels
together.—Walt Mason.
TiiL TALKING DOG QUT.
A husky German saloonkeeper out
side the post boasted that he had
never lost a cent in his dealings with
soldiers. Private Dempsey, a former
comedian and ventriloquist, heard
what the German said, and so it hap
pened that one day the proprietor of
the Treat and Travel called upon the
colonel and complained. “Colonel,”
he said, “a soldier came in by my sa
loon and bounced ten cents on the
counter. ‘Gif me a glass of beer.’ 1
gave him the glass of beer and he
turned to a yellow dog what came mit
him and he say, ‘Carlo, what do you
want?' Carlo stood on his hind legs
and said: ‘I want a ham sandwich.’ 1
looked at the dog and I looked at the
soldier and I say:‘Does that dog talk
like that all the time?’ The soldier
said noddings, but the dog said, ‘Sure,
I can talk better than that old phono
graph you got there.’ I gave him the
j sandwich; then I said to the soldier,
‘What you took for that dog?’ He
said, ‘I don’t want to sold that dog.’
Then I said, ‘He help my business
here. I’ll give you $‘>0 for the dog.’
The soldier whispered, ‘Giv it to me.’
And after he put the money in his
pocket he said to Carlo, ‘You’re sold.
I hated to do it, hut I need the money.’
Carlo looked up at the soldier and
said, ‘Ben, if you sold me to that old
Dutchman. I”ll never talk again. And,
colonel, the dog didn’t.”
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