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CORDOVA, ALASKA, TUBS DAY, JANUARY 8. 1918.
COME ON, BILL!
The kaiser’s threat that he
may begin his biggest offen
sive effort on the western front
should not worry the allies.
German arms have made des
perate attacks in Belgium and
France before this.
It is not possible that the
Huns can muster greater forces
and more munitions for an at
tack than at Verdun.
When Germany was at the
peak of her power, with muni
tions without end, she hurled
her veterans against the
French at Verdun.
And the Hun did not pass.
The French and English
have stooped German attacks
for four years with such regul
arity that the performance has
become a habit. They are
ready for another attack at any
time
In fact, the allied generals
probably desire to see an enor
mous German attack this win
ter. Tt would mean the loss of
thousands of Genuan soldiers
and would cast a still deeper
spirit of despair in Germany
after it had proved a failure.
Let the kaiser do his best
while he may. The French and
English, hacked by a million
and more trained Americans,
will do their best when the
time comes next spring.
The kaiser will now have to
do inore than threaten an of
fensive to frighten the allies.
His enemies are at the place
Avhere they do not scare. They
know their power too well.
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. WILL ADJUST ITSELF.
Some believe that Alaska is
now going to the eternal bow
wows, on account of the liquor
business being suspended.
Nothing is so ridiculous as this
assumption. Tin* State of
Washington is today in better
financial condition that ever
before: Seattle and Tacoma
have experienced such a pros
perous era that there is no com
parison with the present and
past and Seward is going to be
better off than ever. Nine
places of liquor selling closed
their doors in Seward. One
immediately changed into a
soft drink emporium and pool
room, and other place closed
temporarily for repairs. Two
other locations will be occupied
perhaps within a couple of
weeks and men engaged in the
liquor business who are leaving
Seward will be supplanted by
an equal number coming here
to engage in new businesses.
Seward is so situated that nine
businesses going out will only
temporarily be felt. The ore
is still in the ground; the fish
are in the sea. Other industries
have not been changed tin* least
whit. All people must live as
formerlv. Money that has been
spent over bars will be turned
into other channels because
there is just as much money
here as before the liquor houses
closed. It is true that part of
the license money will be miss
ed but other money will be
forthcoming to make up the de
ficiency.
No—instead of Alaska going
b-*ck'v-ird°, watch and notwith
standing the war, Alaska is go
ing forward and Seward es
pecially. Everything will ad
just itself wtliin a few days
and January, 1918, will be a
better month than January
1917 or January 191b.
i Watch and see and also help
make it so.—Seward Gateway
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CINCHING THE EVIDENCE.
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I The United States, by square
dealing, has won the approval
of the Latin-American repub
lics in most of its stands in the j
past. In the present war prac
tically every’ nation in the two
Americas is openly for the al
lied cause. i
Those countries that have
been inclined to maintain a
strict neutrality in both deed
and thought are bound to lean
more toward the cause of dem
ocracy when the latest Lux
burg exposures become noised
among the people generally.
Who except the Hun, bloated
up with gloating over his own
power and his own importance,
could have written this note,
which was transmitted by Lux
burg from Argentina to Berlin:
“Our attitude toward Brazil
has created the impression here
that our easy going good na
ture can be counted on. This
is dangerous in South America,’,
where the people under tilin'
veneer are Indians. A subma
rine squadron with full powers
to act might probably still save
the situation.”
No easy going nature for the
Hun. Bluff is his mode of op
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Kultur can not afford to deal
lightly with those who under a
veneer of civilization are only
Indians.
Residents in the South Am-!
erican republics can profitably,
spend much time thinking over
the above passage.
The telegrams that were
made public in Washington
contain one admission from the
German foreign office that is
most interesting. In a message
to Taiburg this appears:
“Reference to my telegram
No. 170, the proposed sparing
of ships must absolutely re
main secret, otherwise subma
rine war would be endangered.
As blockade area rests on the
principle of retaliation, not on
international law, the note
must contain a limitation, in
this sense.”
In negotiations with this
country, Germany contended
that her blockade of English
waters by submarines was le
gal and sanctioned by interna
tional law. That the Germans*
themselves did not believe this
is shown by the message of the
foreign office itself:
The state department hap
pily is able to convict the Ger
mans through their own mes
sages, cleverly obtained we
know not how, but announced
from time to time as the oceas
sion warrants.
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After a thing has happened,
it is a simple matter to discover
it wag prophesied in the Bible.1
But ip) to date we have failed
| to see where anyone lias found
the verse that tells in Holy
Writ that Jerusalem should
fail to the British in 1917.
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Congress does plenty of in
vestigating, but never itself.
“No half-way house between
victory and defeat,” proclaims
Lloyd George. Evidently the
English premier has been
around enough to know most
half-way houses are had places
to tarry long.
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A New ^ ork woman, boast
ing that most women who are
tried bv jury are acquitted,
took a shot at her butler. She
evidently knows she is good
looking.
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A man and woman lost a leg
each in a New York train
wreck. In the hospital they
became acquainted and will
marry. They should be able tc
peg along through life togeth
er, at that.
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The kaiser calls on his sol
diers to bear everything. He
must know the poor devils
have additional burdens in
store.
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Germany is all at sea ovct
her submarine campaign, chief
ly for the reason that so many
of the boats are laying at the
bottom of the sea.
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Chief Warren of Seattle be
lieves in following the advise,
“Shake well before using!”
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Hoover says that food will
win the war ‘‘All’s fare in
war” is his motto.
HAWAII ORGANIZES
SEA SCOUT TROOP
HONOLULU, T, H„ Jan. 8—A sea
scout troop has been organized in
this city to train boys in the simpler
arts of navigation. The organization
is fashioned after that of the boy
scouts. ,
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