BY BEGAN
THE 1H ONE.
YEAR TOO SOON
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The following letter, written to the
New York Tribune by Henri Bazin, of
Paris, last November, shows very
|clearly just what the German idea was
at the outbreak of the war:
Sir:—The most highly significant
evidence of the German mind and, by
the same token, never intended for
publicity outside Germany, is to he
found in a recent article in the “Ber
lin Lokal Anzieger” over the signature
of Walter Rathenau, the individual
who, for a number of years before the
war, had complete charge of official
organization among war need indus
trial establishments in the German
empire, and who has been deputized
to continue this particular work in the
supreme effort the Teutonic nation
is about to put forth.
This article, which is before my eyes
as Lwrite, says in full, copied verba*
urn:
“We began the war a year too soon.
When we have secured a German
peace we must begin at once a reor
ganization upon a broader and firmer
basis than ever before. Establish
ments that produce raw materials es
sential to the army must not only con
tinue their work, but enter into it up
on lines of increased energy, forming
thus the kernel of economic Germaany
in preparing in the economic sense for
the next war. We must carefully cal
culate in advance, in view of the les
sons learned in this war, what our
country lacks in raw material or es
sentials of raw material, and secure
immense reserves to remain unused
until a day in the future. We must
organize as genuine an industrial mob
ilization as we had a military mobili
zation. Every technician or semi
technician, enrolled or not in the list
_1 _a. u...
through official credentials to take
charge and direction of a given estab
lishment upon the second day follow
ing a new declaration of war. Every
establishment manufacturing for com
mercial purposes must be mobilized
also and understand officially that
upon the third day after declaration of
war their entire abilities are to be de
voted to serving thee army upon de
mand.
“It must also be determined in ad
vance just what qualities and sort of
essentials such establishments can
furnish the army in a given time. Each
establishment also should be required
to furnish a detailed list of workmen
who can be dispensed with, these alone
to be mobilized in the military sense.
“\V^ must finally establish some def
inite commercial understanding with
nations outside of Europe that will of
fer them advantages to be duly speci
fied in detail whereby these nations, as
neutrals, will find it to their direct dis
advantage commercially to trade or
sell munitions during war to either
ourselves or our enemies. We can af
ford to offer such conditions ourselves.
And, finally, when the next war comes,
it must not be a year too soon.”
Here in a nutshell, or “kernel,” to
quote Mr. Kathenau, is what allied
Europe has long understood, anti what
has not been truly understood in the
United States save by a relative few.
It is the reason why the war would
be continued for ten years if necessary
by France, England and their allies.
It is the reason why nothing short of
the “knockout” will serve. It is the
reason why any talk or effort for peace
; would be ill-received, even if backed
by the best motives and official sanc
; tion from the greatest of neutrals, or
I the srtfcllest or all the neutrals collect
s' ively.
The war cloud that hung over Eu
l rope for thirty years prior to August j
| lt>14, must be dispersed finally and for- j
lever. The intolerable conditions pre-;
availing must be finally made impos
Isible of repetition. The horrors and
Imiseries, the suffering and privation,
■the whole gamut of evil that no single
■Individual can understand through
vending the writing of another, that
ifn^t be seen, felt, experienced through
pile' senses to be grasped even in out
THIS ILL
(Fairbanks Citizen)
“It reminds me of early days."
The foregoing statement was r ..de
last night by George Hutchinson,
cashier of the First National bank
who has just returned from a visit to
the Tolovana country. He was speak
ing in reference to Livengood creek,
the right limit of which, he says, is
ined with dumps, serving as a remind
er to the average oldtimer of the ear
ly days of Fairbanks, now gone for
ever, except insofar as they return in
the shape of a camp, like the Tolo
vana.
Mr. Hutchinson estimates that the
output of the Tolavana country dui
ing the coming mining season will be
between a million and a million and
a quarter. There will be between
25 and 50 outfits operating there dur
ing the entire summer, and all are
now working in good money, with
good prospects that it will hold out.
Amy creek is the scene of the new
est excitement, according to Mr. Hut
chinson. Several outfits are working
there, and all have good prospects, in
cluding A! and Fred Pauli, who
have found good prospects on their
ground. Whether or not Amy con
tains a continuous paystreak, how
ever, has not been ascertained, al
though all indications point to the
fact that it does.
If Amy creek shows up as well as
is now expected the output of the
Talovana country in general may b<
materially increased, according to llr
Hutchinson. However, the dumps
now out on Livengood and the pay
found elsewhere on that stream jus
tify the prediction that the Tolovana
output during the summer will be at
least a million dollars.
er circles, must never again be a
worldly portion.
This will only be possible through
making war against war until a hu
mane peace is the reward. It would
be as impossible under a German
peace as would a railway journey to
Mars.
Germany realizes all I have here
written in a sincerity beyond mere
words for the telling. She feels hei
setting sun. She is reaching out at
the two extremes of the compass in
vain effort to remedy that “beginning
the war a year too soon.”
One is her present huge peace prop
aganda in the United States. The oth
er is her last supreme effort in the le
vee erg masse, the deportation of the
Belgian populace, the “kingdom” of
Poland, and all the rest of it.
Neither scheme, neither plan will
avail. She feels it, and senses but a
desperate postponement of the inevit
able. The mills of the gorls are grind
ing.
The article from “Berliner Lokal
Anzieger" is but reiteratitve proof of
open stupendous fact, patent to indi
vidual or nation who will judicially
examine the evidence at this 850th day
of hostiltities.
The fact is, the issue is no longer
between the allied and central powers.
They but represent two ideas. One
champions justice, humanity, civili
zation, the right of peoples, respect for
moral law, and understanding as to
definition of the word honor. The
other has deliberately as aim the ulti
mate domination of the globe by a
Prussianized Germany.
HENRI BAZIN.
Paris, Nov. 27, 1016.
IDAHO CAPITOL SCENE
OF BIG DEMONSTRATION
BOISE, Idaho, April 13.—Thirty
two hundred persons marched in a pa
triotic parade here, after which a pa
triotic meeting was held at the capi
tol. The demonstration was said to
be the greatest of the sort in the
history of the state.
The Gordon—A Five Dollar Hat
for three-fifty.
At Brown & Hawkins. 918
'SABLEFISH IS
NEW DISH NOW
ONTHENUS
WASHINGTON, April 18. — Th<
j federal bureau of fisheries, aided am
j abetted by the high cost of living, i:
j rapidly building up a food-fish aris
I tocracy in the United States and tin
I latest candidate for admission is thi
| sablefish, which has traveled under tin
alias of ‘ black cod” for many years.
The sablefish has been lifted fron
obscurity in a fashion as sensationa
'as the rise of the tilefish. Five year
ago the north coast Atlantic fisher
men were throwing overboard ton
of tilefish. Today is brings 20 cent
a pourd with the supply limited.
The sablefish was lirst discovers
on the Alaskan coast in 1811 by tin
Indians, and early settlers, noting it
superficial appearance, called i
“black cod.” As a matter of fact
i the sablefish is not of the cod family
it’s rather of the salmon type. Whit
■ the people of the Pacific coast wen
Clamoring about the high cost of liv
ing during the last few years, the fish
j ermen out of San Francisco hail beei
dumping overboard thousands of ton
i of the fish, which they regarded a
worthless.
To obtain the best flavor sablefisl
should be purchased “in the frost
land thawed out. Barbecuing it is es
; peciall.v recommended by the bureai
of fisheries to the lovers of beach fisl
fries.
The introduction of the sablefisl
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j marks the fourth important food fisl
i discovery of the fisheries bureau sine
the Wilson administration took office
The tilefish was the first, and ii
; order to introduce this fish to th
American housewives, Secretary o
I
Commerce Itedfield personally worke.
out and furthered an advertising cam
paign. He ordered the bureau to si n
samples of the fish to a number o
clubs and hotels about Washingtor
i So quickly was the tile fish’s populari
ty attained that dealers in Washing
ton today cannot keep their supply u
to demand.
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TO OPERATE PLANT
TO MAKE ALCOHOL
OI T Of SAW DCS
PORT TOWNSEND, April 20.
Closecl when the controlling intorc
was purchased by the trust, the SI.
000,000 alcohol distilling plant of th
Classen Chemical company at Por
Hadlock, at the head of Port Town
send bay, may be opened because o
the entrance of the United States i:
the European war.
Alcohol and sulphuric acid are twi
of the chemicals absolutely indispens
able in the manufacture of fulmin
ates, smokeless powder and the nurn
j erous high explosives that win mod
ern wars. Ar.d this isolated plant i
equipped to manufacture both.
The process used when the factor;
was in operation originally wa;
adopted from the German, but wa:
improved by a French chemist. Thi:
process and the valuable plant an
available if the United States need:
them.
The plant was successfully oper
j ated in the manufacture of alcoho
jfrom sawdust and other products un
til the trust closed it.
WAR DEPARTMENT
CANCELS ALL ITS
CITIZENS* CAM Pt
CHICAGO. April 13.—There will b<
no citizens’ military training camp:
this summer, it was anounced at arm)
headquarters here. General Barr)
stated that all arrangements had bee:
suspended and those who had expect
ed to attend can best further the in
terests of the government by enlisting
Alto Coffee has no equal, in 1 lb. Jars
A 50c Coffee for 40c pound.
At Brown & Hawkins. £>24
Use North Pole Bakery Pies arc
(Cakes because they are the best. 92«
I Best poo! tables at Peterson’s. 39!
AMATEUR LEAGUE FORMED
AND FOUR TEAMS ENTER
The City Amateur League has pass
e<l the chrysilis stage and is about to
1 become a reality with four teams in
i the field and more if they care to iofn.
f
j The teams will only play evening of
; week days and will be composed of
; strictly amateur players and the first
offense of any player accepting re
muneration will be forever banished
from the league and moreover be os
I tracised forever and for all time.
Up to date two teams from the A. E.
C. and two from the city have signified
their willingness to join and partici
i pate. The schedule will have no faear
' ing on the regular league schedule but
the wek day games will furnish a
source of amusement to the public and
I j exercise for the players.
TENNIS FLAYERS TO
FORM ORGANIZATION
A number of tennis enthusiasts met
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I in the social room of the Presbyterian
. church last night anil appointed .Mrs.
•J. YV. YVard, Mayme Flyles and Dr. ('.
('. Benedict a committee on organiza
tion, to report at the next meeting Fi i
. day night. No further business was
. transacted other than a general dis
. cussion on the advisability of throw
ing the membership open to the public
and in the event a sufficient number
! decide to affiliate the city administra
tion has signified its willingness to
make two additional courts for the
benefit of the tennis players. The only
^ expense attached will lie the mainten
, aance of the courts, which will be
nominal, and the pro-rata cost of nets
and balls. The administration will do
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.the rest.
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IMPEACHMENT CASES.
i
1 A though one president of the Unit
ed States (Johnson), one cabinet offi
• cer (Belknap), six United States
I juiiges and eight governors of states
II have been impeached since the foun
■ ! dation of the republic, only one sena
' tor, William Blount, of Tennessee, has.
been arraigned before the bar of the
' house of congress to which he was
^ elected. Of the eight governors im
• peached one was acquitted, in three
'1 cases the charges were dropped, one
was permitted to resign, and three
1 were removed. Three of the impeach
ed judges were removed and three
were acquitted. Both President John
son and Secretary Belknap were ac
quitted. Politically the last named
• impeachment cases were the most im
portant the United States has expe
rienced.- Argonaut.
SENTENCED FOB SI.I B.
NEW YORK, April 13.- Henry l a
ger. a Maywood, N. J., real estate
dealer, was sentenced to six months in
' the workhouse here for having at
tacked President Wilson in a public
i speech.
The event of the season, the Pioneer
. dance Tuesday, May 8, given by the
I*ioneer Igloo N'o. 15, at the Labor
I
. Temple. Good music, good old-fash
ioned time. Tickets $1.00; ladies free.
The committee will reserve the right
to make exceptions at the door. 0-1°.
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For Billiards and Tool, Peterson’s.
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Temple Auditorium
A. L. U.
BARNUM’S
BIG CIRCUS
Directed by Emmanuel A. deVicq.
AT THE
Labor Temple
Saturday, May 12
Performing Elephants, Musical Dogs,
Galloping Horses, Daring Lady Circus
Riders, Educated Donkeys, Bucking
Mules, Dodging Ducks, Punch and Judy
Shows, a Boxing Match, and a Big
Bunch of Clowns.
ADMISSION TWENTY-FIVE CENTS
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RECREATION
Bowling Alleys and Pool Parlors
SfOUNG VIKING R HEGSTROM
Next to Harmony Theatre.
The Royal Cafe
Special Arrangements Made for Entertaining Private
Parties.
The place of real service. Boxes, Lunch Counter.
Try Some of Our Special Dishes.
COSMOPOLITAN MARKET!
We have Australian Onions
at Seattle prices of ten
cents a pound.
kViiirinliiw, our stock is all bought ami packed the
da> (he steamship sails, and always arrives in the host
possible condition.
Garfell & Popodopolos
days, when he will make an announce
ment through The Daily Times. 925
Gordon Hats are not equaled for Style
and Quality. Price $3.50.
At Brown & Hawkins. 919
Eyes Examined free at E. C. Nich
ols, the Anchorage Jeweler, by A. II.
Alagnuson, Optician, holding diploma
from Omaha Optical Institute. Prices
right. 807
SMART STYLES,
W e arc now offering to the Ladies of Anchorage an excel
lent showing of XoVLLTY BKADK and KA BRINGS, now so
popular in the larger cities of the outside. Our line is the most
complete ever shown in the North and includes all the latest
and most popular fails.
Our piece goods of all tin* late materials and our complete
line of AMKRK AN LADY CORKKTSand BRAXSlKRKX now
are ready for inspection. All our lines are complete, and we
solicit vour patronage while all sizes are available.
NEW MILLINERY, SPORT SKIRTS, FANCY COLLARS
OF GEORGETTE AND KHAKI KCOL
ai‘e included in the new goods now ready for your inspection.
* The Style Shop d
COURTESY AND QUALITY OUR MOTTO
New Masonic Block.