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JUGGERNAUT OF WAR
CRUSHES ALL IN PATH.
To read of Belgium’s recent
proclamation .of neutrality is to
be reminded once more of the
desperate plight of people who
have to live in the middle of a
great highway for armies.
The people of Belgium might
be the greatest pacifists, the most
pronounced lovers of peace, in all
the world; nevertheless they
would have to live under the
constant shadow of war. For
their little country lies between
two great nations which have a
tradition of mutual enmity dating
back for many generations and
the handiest way for these two
nations to get at each other is to
cross the Flanders plain.
Belgium is one of those supreme
ly unfortunate countries which
may, at any minute, be forced in
to war with which they had noth
ing whatever to do.
In the late spring of 1914 the
people of Belgium should have
been as well able to look for
ward to continued peace as any
people on earth. They had no
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territorial designs, no plans for
expansion at someone' else's ex
pense; they did not own anything
in particular that anyone else
wanted. They were on good terms
with everyone and they would
have been glad to stay that way.
All this as you can remember,
did them no good. They simply
stood in the way of the jugger
naut, and the war was unloaded
on their doorstep. The world’s
armies needed room to fight and
the rich Belgian fields were the
handiest place.
What has happened now is just
another valiant attempt on the
part of the Belgians to keep that
sort of thing from occurring
again. How far it may succeed
is an open question.
By renouncing the alliance with
France, they may disengage them
selves from the conflicting rival
ries of Europe; yet, if Germany
and France go to war again, and
the Germans display a canny re
luctance to butt their heads again
st the iron line of French forts,
it is all too likely that Belgium
once more will find herself a cor
ridor for the passage of armies.
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It is a tragic situation; and, in
a sense, it is a symbol of the situ-1
ation in which all the people of
Europe find themselves these days
The thing they dread the most j
—war, with all that it means in j
the way of suffering and pain &
loss—hangs over their heads, put
there by forces which, as individ- j
ual citizens, they are almost pow
erless to change.
It may come and it may not
come—from day to day they can
not tell—but there is very little
they can do to prevent it, for
they live on a continent in which
an infinitely tangled web of riv
alries, hatred, fears, wrongs, and
suspicions certainly must pro
duce war sooner or later.
Like the Belgians, they live in
the path of the juggernaut. Can
any American look at their plight
without breathing a devout pray
er of thanksgiving for the supre
me good fortune which puts him
in a land able to decide for itself
whether it is to have continued
peace?—Exchange.
High Command
Navy Studying
Plans Building
WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 —The
Navy high command studied
plans of Great Britain to build
seven, half billion dollar naval
vessel and will be determined if
three new American vessels to be
build will leave the U. S. Navy
in second place or not.
Admiral William D Leahy said
if other powers expand their
fleets the United States must do
likewise.
HOTl \
IS THE WORD
FOR IT
rrs A KNOCKOUT! t
NINE QUEENS A
From which you are to select a “Miss Nome”—
Boy, Oh Boy! What a chance.... Be sure to cast
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Contest Closes The Night of Saturday, March 6,
at a Big Kennel Club “Karnival” where the Girl
with the most votes will be crowned Miss Nome!
THE QUEEN CONTEST HAS ONLY BEGUN
Over $10,000,000
spent here
annually
QUESTION: How much money does the Canned Salmon Indus
try bring to Alaska and spend with Alaskans here in a year?
ANSWER: Last year the canners spent here more than
$10,000,000. Since 1867 it is estimated they have paid
out in Alaska a total of $730,000,000 for labor, lumber,
wire, taxes, etc.
^aCmdn (/facipe. Gr'tht Uk&k.
SALMON SOUFFLE WITH PIMENTO CHEE5E SAUCE
Vi cup quick-cooking tapioca
1 tip. salt
Vi tsp. pepper
1 cup milk
a cups (l lb.) Canned Salmon
2 tsps. chopped parsley
2 tsps. lemon juice
4 eggs
3 oz. pkg. pimei to cheese
a cups medium v\ hit-? sauce
Combine tapioca, salt, pepper, milk
in top of double boiler. Hold at
scalding point about 5 minutes,
stirring often. Add flaked Canned
Salmon, reserving some large pieces
to top souffle before it is baked;
chopped parsley and lemon juice.
Remove from fire and add well
beaten egg yolks. Cool, then fold
in stiffly beaten egg whites and
turn into buttered baking dish. Bake
in slow oven (325° F.) about 1 hour.
Serve with pimento cheese sauce
made by adding pimento cheese
to medium white sauce. Serves 6.
This recipe is typical of those appearing in the national
magazine advertising of the Cant ed Salmon Industry
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BASEBALL
SPOTLIGHT
By “Nosey”
I’m sorry I couldn’t get anything
frapped up yesterday about the
' Wednesday night games, but if
the printer will let it go in today,
here goes: ,
The Alaskan Women vs. Mar
ried Women’s game Wednesday,
resulted in a walkaway for the
former team, much to the disgust
of the latter. The first inning
was really the only disasterous
time of the game though, when
the Alaskan Women scored eight
runs. The remainder of the ball
| game was well played by both j
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sides as the score evidenced—13
to 4. Heard some comment that
the Married Women might not
play again, but that may be only
“mukluk”.
The Hammon—Alaskan game
started out to be a whirlwind of
a match, with the Alaskans knock
ing in four runs in the first and
two runs in the second inning,
while the Hammon only gleaned
three in the first and none in the [
second. However, the Hammon
soon commenced hitting the Al-1
askan pitcher and runs were
made every inning, while the Al
askans received a couple of
blanks. The final score was
Hammon 13, Alaskans 10.
A new lineup in the battery for
the Hammon showed up Wednes
day, with Carl Glavinovich pitch
ing and Tony Rolando catching.
Their first string catcher played
third and first string pitcher first
base. In the last inning Rolando
hurt his hand and the regular
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