ABOUT YOUR LUNCH
In response to the insistent demands of the many Anchorage
cafe patrons who desire a PERFECT Meal at noon, beginning To
morrow we will inaugurate a
Merchants’ Lunch
which will be served every day between 11:30 and 2 o’clock.
This lunch will be perfect in every detail, and combined with the excellent service
for which this cafe is noted, will forever solve the problem as to where you should eat
your mid-day meal. Despite the increasing cost of all food stuffs the price of the
Merchants’ Lunch has been fixed at
50 CTS.
The quality of the meals served at the MINT GRILL, and the service accorded our patrons are too well-known to
require repetition, and it is only necessary to say that “Mint Service” will be a feature of the Merchants’ Lunch.
Tomorrow and Every Other Day—11:30 to 2 o’clock
MINT GRILL TJH0TCPLATTEFT’HE
THEIR LITTLE
BIT TO AID
WASHINGTON, April 7.—It would
be well to keep in mind that all the
glory and honor of the war in which
the United States is now engaged will
not go to the armed forces. There are
less spectacular, but equally import
ant duties for those who remain at
home, and they are being enumerated
in the national capital at the outset,
to the end that every citizen may see
that he has his bit to do and that it
is only by co-operative effort that suc
cess may be attained.
First. We must grow gi-eatly in
creased amounts of food this year, to
feed ourselves and the peop'f of
France and England. Carl Vruoman,
assistant secretary of agriculture, is
now making a tour of the country to
impress upon the people the need for
concerted action along this line. There
will be food shortages in both hemis
pheres this year, and only by planting
a maximum acreage and exercising
the strictest economy in the use of
food ourselves we are the most waste
ful people of the world in this re
spect, can the United States rise to
the opportunity that now is presented.
Second. We must greatly increase
our shipping facilities so as to be in
position to carry abroad this food,
and later to carry American soldiers
across the seas, assuming that the
war will last beyond this year. Steps
in this direction are already being
taken. An official of the federal gov
ernment this week conferred with Se
attle shipbuilders about the construc
tion of wooden vessels in large num
bers at the earliest possible moment,
't his construction, it is expected, will
overcome the effect of the submarine
war.
Third. We must extend to France
J and Great Britain practically unlimit
ed credits. Steps to that end are also
! being taken.
Fourth. We must largely increase
our output of arms and munitions
both for our own sake and that of the
allies.
Fifth. We must be prudent and
careful and economical, making every
i pound of food anil every dollar in
money go as far as possible.
In short, there must he a mobiliza
tion of all our forces and resources,
: of which the army and navy are only
: a part, so that this army and navy
; may be in position to render the best
1 possible account of itself.
Most of these things are not spec
tacular, nor are they heroic in accord
ance with popular notions of heroism.
! They have little to do with the tradi
■ tional pomp and ceremony of war, hut
i they are the things that count and no
where else will they count for so much
'■as after our men are in the trenches.
What has been said explains the
; energetic plans the administration is
! making for a proper co-ordination of
1 American resources. If the war is to
I end in a victory for the right, as the
j United States sees the right, this eo
; ordination is absolutely necessary.
| The government is therefore anxious
that the people of the country under
stand at once that they, as a whole,
and urge groups of citizens, in indus
try—transportation, commerce, fi
nance. etc., are to share with the army
and the navy theg lory that the pres
ident believes is to cpme from our
struggle n^inst militarism and au
tocracy.
Children Must Help.
Even the children are to have a
large share in this work, if they will.
It has been estimated that the chil
dren, by gardening on vacant city
lots, in back yards and in other suit
able places, can add more than $240,
000,000 to the value of the year’s food
supply. That addition, it is possible
and almost probable, would stand be
tween the United States and a more
or less serious food shortage.
The initial cost of the war (appro
priations already asked for) aggre
gate $3,400,000,00, practically equals
the entire cost of the civil war. And
only a beginning has been made. The 1
administration is congratulating itself j
and the country that the United
States is now the richest nation in the ]
world. It not only has greater re- ;
sources than any other nation, but at;
present the greatest supply of gold. ■
It will therefore enter the war under I
the best possible conditions.
Now that the war is on, there is a !
good deal of discussion in this city 1
(
concerning the technical differences j
between a declaration of war and a 1
declaration that a state of war exists,j
the latter being the form of the Am- ‘
erican announcement. It is histori- •
rally true that the United States has.
ant and that fact is this other fact!
that a declaration of war would be,
j inconsistent with the national position
as the administration sees it.
Involves Responsibility.
A declaration of war, it is pointed
out, involves moral and legal respon
V
sibility for the beginning of the war. I
A declaration of war exists (which is ;
the language of the joint resolution
which went through congress) is
merely a declaration that recognizes
a condition already existing, in most
eases such a declaration places the re
sponsibility both moral and legal upon
the opposite party.
There is a good deal of talk today
in official circles to the effect that an
American war commission composed
of military and naval officers and ex
■ pert civilians on questions of supply,
transportation and finance, may be
, created to sit permanent in London or
' Paris, and together with the Ameri
can ambassadors meet in conference
i with the representatives of the allied
; governments. There are frequent
| conferences between British, French,
! Russian and Italian officials, because
1 these countries are close together. It
may be thought proper to have the
United States equally near in the
person of this expert commission,
which would keep the administration
in touch with all details from the
American viewpoint.
It is believed in official circles that
Russia may ask us to supply an ex
pert force to operate the trans-Ssiber
ian railroad. The successful opera
tion of that great highway will have
much to do with the permanency of
popular control in Russia and also
with Russian victory over Germany.
Many of Russia’s military supplies
are shipped over that road from Jap
an, which is doing as much in way of
making munitions for that country as
the United States for England and
France. The road must be reorgan
ized, it is said, and the present inef
ficient management removed.
Russia may also ask us for a con
siderable body of engineers to lay out
the immense new railroad lines that
have been ordered for Russia and
western Siberia. It is doubtful, how
ever, whether this request could be
complied with owing to our scarcity
of supply.
Will Alfect Insurance.
Another interesting point came out
today in connection with army and
navy aviation. It is pointed out that
the United States may be compelled
to insure the lives of its aviators. It
is said that private companies in nu
merous instances require persons en
tering the aviation service of the gov
ernment to surrender their insurance
policies, which fact is said to be in
terfering with aviation enlistments. It
is understood that such insurance is
given by the governments of Great
Britain and France.
The war is also likely to increase
the cost of straight life insurance.
An extra premium of $100 to $1,000
for those fighting abroad may be re
quired and the amount of the policy
limited. It is also understood that the
total disability clauses of new life pol
icies will be nullified by the partici
pation of the insured in war and that
it will be practically impossible for
one to secure accident and health in
surance that will cover injuries suf
fered in war or by any act of war.
The negro qyuestion is coming up
with much bitterness the moment
congress tries to enact a law provid
ing for universal military training
and service. Southern democrats are
said to be a unit in opposing the giv
ing of arms to southern negroes.
These democrats want the negro ex
■FIRST CUSSTD
,
FAIRBANKS, April 20.—Accord
ing to a report which is in general
circulation in Fairbanks, the details
; of which cannot yet be verified, the
; contract for a summer automobile
\ mail service between Fairbanks and
| Chitina has been let to the Northern
Commercial rompany. It is under
| stood that the service is to start on
; May 1 and is to be maintained until
j October 1.
Nothing corroborative of the re
■ port could be learned at the local of
fices of the Northern Commercial
i
j company yesterday. It was stated
there that the current report had
reached the offices, but that the offi
' cials had received no authoritative
information that the contract had
been awarded. Nor could anything
be definitely learned regarding the
contract price, but it is stated to be
in the neighborhood of $100 per week.
It has been known for some time
that the N. C. company made a bid
for carrying the mail this summer,
and that it expected to be awarded
the contract was evidenced by the
preparation; made for automobile
traffic. All winter the outgoing N. C.
C. stages and freight teams have been
carrying gasoline, until at the pres
ent time about 300 cases are stored
along the trail for use by the automo
biles. "
It is unauthoritatively stated that
Ford automobiles will be used by the
company in carrying the mail.
empted from any general call to arms
that may be made.
A trial lunch at the North Pole Bak
ery is convincing of its superiority.
latest War News at Peterson’s. 300
PIONEER MERCHANT
OF DOUGLAS TO
LEAVE TERRITORY
DOUGLAS, April 13.—After 19
i years’ residence in Douglas, during
which time he has served eight terms
as mayor, M. J. O'Connor is preparing
to leave here with his famiij within
| six weeks or two months. They will
make their future home ,'n Seattle,
where the indefatigable “M. J.” will
engage in business, having owned val
uable property there for several
years.
Mr. O’Connor has been contemplat
ing a change for some time and his
recent visit to Seattle was road? for
the purpose of carrying out plans for
that change. He will be missed from
Douglas as no other of her citizens
woud be missed. He has long been
the most public-spirited and progress
ive resident of the town and as mayor
has always mad'? good, lie has al
ways been a strong ad vocal** of g*?od
schools and everythin.*; else that serv
ed to advance the interests of the
town and community. The O’Connor
family will be missed not only on the
island, but a% over Gastineau chan
nel.
Mr. O’Connor owns considerable
property here, which he will not dis
pose of, although he will reduce his
stock of merchandise and dispose of
the remainder to Mr. F. A. J. Gal
way, who has been head man in the
store for several years, who will con
tinue the business at the same stand.
Chase & Sanborn’s Teas and Coffees
have stood the test for 50 yetys.
Try Them.
At Brown & Hawkins. 924
Dr. W. A. Rystrom, dentist, over
Harmony Theatre. 810
Phone 4.3-Y for car, day or night.
Wood and coal a specialty. Universal
Taxi and Transfer. 126
Lunch once at North Pole Bakery
and you ever aftpr. 920
Peterson's Billiard Parlor for iatejf
war bulletins. 400
Fine Job Printing at Times Ottlce.