The Cordova Daily Times
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NOT IMPROVING MUCH
Of recent years we have heard a great deal from
sociologists and others about the general improvement of man
kind in its relations to other human beings and the dumb
beasts; how mercy and humanity had taken the place of cruelty
and vengetillness; how the whole world was growing better and
more tolerant. And that was all true—until this colossus of
wars came.
What a record of “frightfulness” since that first day of
August, 1914. Women and children killed deliberately and'
remorselessly by a submarine’s torpedo. And now comes an
awful agony of death inflicted upon a foe by means of poison
ous gases. Is there any limit to the horrible in this contest?
May not the poisoning of a city’s water supply be regarded as
meritorious by a hostile? Or the setting loose of dreadful
disease germs?
Have we, then, improved in 50 years? In answer to this
query comes an anecdote that has recently been going tin*
rounds concerning General Longstreet’s feeling about what he
conceived to be the decencies and proprieties of war. In 1862,
during the peninsular campaign, so the story runs, when the
Union troops were advancing on Richmond, General Rains, who
commanded the rearguard of Longstreet’s corps on its with
drawal from Yorktown, proposed to plant a number of explosive
shells in the road along which the the army of the Potomac was
expected to advance. General Longstreet, when the proposal
was brought to his attention, forbade its execution on the
ground that he did not “recognize it ns a proper or effective
method of war.” The case was carried’ to the Confederate
secretary of war, who upheld Longstreet’s decision.
The picture of the fine old Confederate fighter balking at
such a comparatively mild form of military reprisal as that
would hardly be treated respectfully in Europe today. He had
weak scruples. He did not believe that even a country “fight
ing for existence” was justified in committing any sort of
horrors.
Yes, the world has changed for the bettor in many ways.
We treat animals more mercifully, for instance. Our prisons
are less dreadful. But our wars are worse; there is no blinking
that fact.
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It’s a .joyous thing to live in war times. Rah! Rah! All
is excitement, and the newspaper is in great demand. Education
goes on apace. The more that are killed, the more rapid the
education. Doesn’t that statement engage your mental
processes! Here’s the argument in more detail for those who
didn’t get it the first time: The steel trust’s orders are 1,000
tons a day higher than they were a year ago and the exports
are 250,000 tons a month; the heavier the demand from the war
area, the greater Mr. Carnegie’s dividends, and the more
libraries, and libraries educate.
The Standard Oil Company is said to be storing crude oil
and its recent cut in gasoline prices is alleged to have been
made for the purpose of cheapening the crude product. There
is more crude above ground than ever before. The Standard is
getting hold of as much of it as possible, expecting a consider
able increase in price with the close of the war. Having almost
unlimited finances, it can afford to invest and wait. Those who
desire a slippery gamble may buy a barrel and let it slide for a
few months.
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England is adding 50,000 to the navy while the adding is
good. But England cannot piously tell us that Germany should
be subtracting from her militarism as long as England con
tinues to enlarge her navalism.
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THE NARROW GAUGE IN WAR
Among the adaptations of devices of domestic convenience
to the requirements of modern warfare is the employment of
narrow gauge railways in the supply of trenches on the battle
lines at the front in Europe. More than 100 such trains, it is
reported, are now in construction at works in Pennsylvania.
These trains, as described, will run upon a track two feet
in width, in tunnels so small that they can reach the firing line,
I right into the trenches, unseen by the enemy, carrying ammuni
tion, shrapnel, hand grenades and arms. By so much, it is
expected, the resources of the trench fighters will be supplied*
The use of such miniature trains is an incident of the evolu
tion of the system of underground close to hand' fighting
adopted in this war.
* To some extent this scheme will supplant the use of auto
mobiles, as one more facile invention drives out another. But
while the narrow gauge trench railway may serve its purpose
while men are shooting at each other, its rails will go to rust
and its engines to the junk heap when in the happy days of
peace the motor car again dominates the highways.
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Maybe you have noticed that when the Russians are driven
out of a place they usually announce that it was of no
“strategic importance” anyway.
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General Levy, of Meixco, also tells us that one way to keep
the skin on our shins is for Amreicans to leave the Yaqui war
zone.
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Now we have to furnish Australia with butter. This
pleasant duty will bo accompanied by the delight of paying
more for our own supply.
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The Olympia experts having told us what ails our English,
let them now confide to a watchfully waiting public what ails
our history.
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The observation of the “devil” is that the man who
suddenly gets mad at his habit and throws his pipe out of the
window is the tobacconist’s best customer.
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OUR SECRETARY OF WAR |“
About the strongest man in the president’s official family
seems to be Secretary of War Garrison.
At least he seems to be able in an emergency to know just
what to do nnd that is a rare gift. He was hardly installed in
office when the great floods swept over Ohio, devastating a vast
region and putting several cities in jeopardy. Most men in his
place would have sent someone from his department to see if
there was anything which the army could do to help the
stricken people, or make more safe their surroundings. But the
secretary went in person and the work lie performed was most
efficient. When the war struck Europe last August, after
watching the course of things in Belgium, and noting that war
there seemed to be chiefly the bringing into use more destruc
tive guns than had ever before been used in field fighting or
in reducing fortresses, he did not ask for any increase in the
army, but rather that the const defenses be improved, supplied
with better guns and' more ammunition, and that a school for
training officers might be established. The events that) have
happened since across the sea, have made more and more
apparent the wisdom of his recommendations. Were a great
war to strike this country there would be plenty of accom
plished officers for the high places, but a woeful scarcity of
men capable of swiftly fitting raw troops to make their familiar
with the simpler duties of soldiers.
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It must have been a special plea to the Turkish conscience—
that blowing up of the Armenian by a German submarine.
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DR. W. W. COUNCIL
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Fast and commodious steamers sailing between Seattle, Ketch
ikan, Wrangell, Juneau, Skagway, Cordova, Valdez, Seward and
SHIP CREEK, via INSIDE PA8SAGE
Sails from Seattle— Sails from Cordova—
June 30.MARIPOSA.July 10
July 7.ALAMEDA.July 17
Regular freight service Tor Ketchikan, Juneau, Sheep Creek,
Treadwell, Douglas, Cordova, Ellamar, Valdez ard Latouche. Explos
ives, S. 8. Seward. 8. 8. Seward, 5th; S. S. Latouche, 15th; S. 8.
Cordova, 25th of each month.
This company reserves the right to change schedule of steamers
without notice.
Tickets on sale at up town office Alaska Steamship Bldg. Baggage
or freight will not be received at the dock later than one hour before
sailing time.
F. B. TRACY, T. J. TALLENT,
General Agent Ticket Agent
Pacific-Alaska Navigation Co.
ALASKA PACIFIC 8. S. CO. ALASKA COAST CO.
PUGET SOUND ALASKA ROUTE
Next sailing from Seattle will be
ADMIRAL WATSON, JULY 15
ADMIRAL EVANS, JULY 25
Via the INSIDE PASSAGE for Ketchikan, Juneau, Yakutat,
Katalla, Cordova, Valdez, Seward, Cook Inlet points and Kodiak
Island.
Seattle-San Francisco connecting with steamers Yale and Har
vard for Southern California Ports.
Schedule subject to change without Notice.
ALASKA TRANSFER CO., Local Agents
I Copper River &
Northwestern Ry.
;■ Effective June 12th, 1915.
;; Two trains every six days between Cordova and I!
;; Chitina, one of these trains leaving Cordova making !!
;; connection with Alaska Steamship Cc. ttaamers arriving ’’
;; from Seattle.
;; Trains between Chitina and Shushanna Junction, ' ’
;; and Kennecott connect with trains between Chitina and ;;
;; Cordova.
;; All trains from Cordova leave from Second Street ;;
!! Depot.
[ ’ Dining Car in Connection With all Regular Pcssenger Trains Be- 1 1
' ’ tween Cordova and Chitina. < >
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,1 Freight received from 9 A. M. to 5 P. M. %
!! Tickets on sale at Depot or up town oilier, Alaska "
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