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CORDOVA, ALASKA, THI RSPAY. niTiiliKl; II, 1!»1 7.
TAKING YELL OUT OF YELLOW
Out of the decadence that conies
with long periods of peace comes a
condition of moral and physical cow
ardice that is called yellowness. The
term is applied to the man, who, be
fore he has been pressed to the limit
of his endurance or stamina, gives up
the fight. Of these it is said that they
possess a streak of yellow. It Is ap
plied also to those who have not the
temerity to assert their rights In the
fact of opposition, who will run rather
than face a fight. They are said to
be yellow clear through. II Is a term
of opprobrium descriptive of the lndi
vidual who scents a fight afar and
eees to it that he is safely out ol
harm's way.
A great war is the sure cure for yel
lowness — is the means of taking the
yell out of eowardlec. The very cow
ardice that makes the yellow man
yellow during pence times makes him
brave the risks of war. He is afraid
not to be one with the men who go
to the front — morally afraid of 'he
ostracism his yellowness will merit
it he stays out, and physically afraid
of the punishment he may receive at
the hands of some red-blooded rookie
if he does not go In. He no longci
has the protection of society, which
before made his yellowness a matter
of congratulation. He prefers to he
one of many in a battle at the front
than to battle one against many if ht
remains at home.
And. whether he finally goes to the
front or not, war's training cures his
yellowness. On the drill ground lie is
compelled to perform feats that re
quire physical courage; his physique
is built up. and he learns to know the
full power of his streng'h. At qurr
ters he fs thrown into contact with
men of the do and dare type and is
^.forced to hold his own in Jousts cs
rough and tumble. If he displays phy
sical or moral weakness, he is peeked
upon In w'ord and deed until his nature
ltbels and he risks life itself In sell
protection. Then the manhood of him
comes to the surface and the yellow
ness disappears.
Peace makes for plasmor.ytic plas
ticity; war for red-blooded action, tn
times of peace laws, rulet, opinion,
teaching oppose force; in war force
is the only factor considered !n pr-a:e
it is lawful to be yellow; in war it is
criminal. In peace it is reprehensible
to oppose force with force; in war su
perior force wins and is applauded. In
peace to flee danger Is privileged; in
war it begets instant death.
War cures cowardice — takes the
yell out of yellow; makes real men
who can accept physical distress with
out crying for help.
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NORWAY GROWS INDIGNANT.
So long as the pro-Germanists were
able to utilize the governmental ma
chinery of Norway in aid of the cen
tral powers, everything progressed
smoothly at home for the Norwegians.
But, with the exposures coming out of
America of the machinations of Ger
many and the trickery indulged in
through Swedish channels, the Nor
wegians began to take notice and to
check up on possible similar abuses
of neutrality at home.
Immediately untoward things began
to happen. There have been inexpli
cable accidents, machinery has been
ruined, explosions have occurred, sus
picious fires have damaged shipyards
and material supplies and a general
policy of frightfulness has begun to
manifest itself.
Propagandists who have been silent
so long as there seemed to be no op
position to Germany are at work and
the same sort of intriguery that has
filled the American consciousness and
made possible the activities of the
peace at any pricers is coming more
and more prominently to the surface
As a consequence the patriotic news
papers are warning the people to be
ware of the Germans — even of ths
Germans who have been in Norway for
many years and are regarded as half
Norwegian. They are not to be trust
ed, the papers are telling the people,
and are under the dominating influ
ence of Berlin.
Norway and Sweden will have a
hard time suppressing the German
ists. During the three years of the
j war the free and easy across to these
I countries, the uninterrupted commer
[ 8i.il communications, the big food and
material orders smuggled over to tier
many, have estatdished relations that
will not he easy to break off.
As In other instances, however, it
is likely that the Germans will seek
to dominate the situation by force and
thus ultimately alienate the Swedes
and the Norwegians. The German
seems destined to supplant the Turk
as the most hated race.
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IT CAN’T BE DONE.
Of all the. pests, 1 hate the one who
loudly walls: "It can’t be done.” No
matter what we try to do. he says the
plan will not go through, and shakes
his head in doubt and fear, lie never
has a word of cheer, but walls from
morn to setting sun: "It can't lie
done — it ean't be done."
When boosters try to help the town,
and bring success and fair renown, or
try to start some enterprises, "It
can't be done" lie loudly cries and
then goes up and down the street and
every block he doth repeat this battle
cry to everyone "It can't be done It
can't lie done."
And so he goes his doleful way and
sings his pessimistic lay. The things
that are the city's pride he tried to
queer, doil rot his hide. Improve
ments that you see about, he tried to
block, the pesky lout in smiles and
cheers he sees no fun. Ihls Gink who
says "it can't be done."
No grateful city lauds his name:
he's never known to civic fame, tio
monuments to him are raised. In grav
en stone he's never praised, and peo
ple call him a Sonofagnn, the Gink
who says "It ean't be done.”
I So, when he's called from earthly
ca-.bs and tries to climb the Golden
sWfcs. may Peter iay: "Blow back,
ort; it can't b# done, it can't be
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TALK FACTS, NOT FANCIES.
Far be it from us to interpose ob
stacles to an inquiry into the Von
Bernstorff slush fund inquiry, but it
would seem that this is not the proper
time for congressmen and senators to
'indulge in hyperbole.
Seeking to occupy the center of the
stage in full glare of the spotlight
by dint of big-sounding generalities
in the way of accusations will get no
where. It were time for the men who,
through patriotism or common hon
esty. desire the truth to be known, to
pass along to the president and his ad
visers the facts they may possess. It
were time for the four-flushers, the
publicity seekers, the flannel mouths
to keep to cover and let real men
work.
The charges brought by the state
department against the former Ger
man ambassador are serious. They
impugn the honesty of many individ
uals — some of them in high places.
They indicate that there are men in
public office who have not been above
accepting the bribes of an enemy to
do injury to the country that has shel
tered them and is putting food into
It is time for specific information
or silence. It is a time for aid, not
blockade. It is no time for generali
ties, and the surest way to find po
litical oblivion is to seek to make
publicity capital out of the events of
the moment. The man who makes
charges today must make those
charges good by producing the evi
dence to substantiate them. Let us
have facts, not fancies.
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It is hard to satisfy some persons.
Washington has a “lazy husband” law
for indolent individuals. Now comes
an Oregon wife seeking separation be
cause hubby is to all-fired industrious.
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John Nelson, of Fairbanks, recently
grasped a rifle firmly in his hand and
placing the muzzle under his jaw,
trigger. He is dead. Coroner says
suicide.
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The Nenana Labor Union will con
struct a $10,000 hall in that city this
winter. Mrs. James Dukes gave the
union one and a half blocks of ground
for the building.
SMALL STYLE.
T.lttle honey near* a retelling eoat
of king* tilup velvet rut on straight
lines ami ladled handsomely, Die silver
buckle harmonising beautifully with
the gray squlrnet edging of the collar
anti cntTs, The headed fating t* a new
note for a bonnet, and the flnwpra are
mnda of Hblsui.
GERMAN All Ell
PRISON CAMP
PARIS. Ocl 11. Herman orKHni7.ii
lion nml thoroughness has failed in
ono reaper I- Ihiit of marking on Her
man airmen's maps tho location of
Herman prison camps In France.
Thirty-seven of his countrymen are
dead and forty three badly wounded la
a result of one Herman airman's
carelessness. An official announce
ment, Just Issued, gives the bare facts.
Here are the details A squadron
of Herman planes recently arrived
over the coastline between Belgium
and France on a bombing expedition.
One. of the airmen splmj a group of
hutments and detoured above. It was
a prison camp full of captured Ger
mans. The aviator shot an aerial tor
pedo. Below a column of prisoners
were marching into camp after the
days work. The torpedo fell square
ly in the center of the column.
The destruction of life was heavy
though no building suffered. Hence
the French official announcement's
wording, "no material damage done."
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Owing to the fact that the recent
high water in Lowell creek, at Sew
ard, put the electric light plant out
of commission, the Empress heat re
at that place has installed an indi
vidual electric lighting plant and a
■number of the business men of the
town are following the example.
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At a meeting of the men bants of
Anchorage and the representative
farmers of the Matanuska valley, a
price of $tSO per ton was fixed for
the Matanuska grown potatoes, which
price Is to prevail until June 1, 1>H8.
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Don't miss seeing our shoe line. We
have a full line of them, as smart us
any made. Clayson. The Clothier.
Sporting goods, cutlery, flashlights,
nt The Northwestern Hardware Co.
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Quality Like Truth, Commends
Itself.
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CORDOVA. ALASKA
A club house for every man.
Recreation, read i n g, pool
room, circulating library and
late periodicals.
Founded 19U8 by Episcopal
Church.
Hours 2 p. m. to 11 p. m.
REV. E. P. ZIEGLER. Supt.
PIANO TUNER j
George Anderson, expert and
factory representative for high
grade pianos, players and elec
tric pianos, will be in Cordova
in the near future.
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Box 991. Juneau, Alaska.
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Thompson * Murphy, Props
Dealers in
WINES, LIQUORS AND
CIGARS
Phone 1*7.
| Flic Secretary of (lie I reasury lias requested all banks 1
| throughout tlie I nited States to assist tlie Government
I in selling the new issue of Liberty Bonds.
| ^ c understand that the rate of 4 per cent, will be paid.
It is our opinion that you will have no trouble in selling
the Bonds alter the war should you wish to do so.
Victory for America will advance civilization. You must assist
and do your hit. All you need pay row is 2 per cent, on the
amount you wish to purchase or you can deposit the entire amout.
You Must Act Quickly for the
Sale ends this Month
Bank of Alaska
HARDWARE CROCKERY
You’ll Have to Hurry
If there’s a leakage somewhere in your fuel
supply; it your coal bill is higher than it ought
to be, you’d better take quick steps to stop it.
You might as well have a hole in the coal bucket
as to use a heater that shoots three-fourths of
the heat straight up the crimnev. Ten to one
that’s just what your stove is doing. Now, here
is a stove that’s built on a different principle.
Just say I. X. L. Heater to us, and we will put
you in possession of some facts that will put
dollars in your pocket.
New Assortment of Tungsten anil
Nltro Electric (.lobes just arrived,
sizes 25-40-60-75 watt.
Northwestern
Hardware Company
CORDOVA, ALASKA.
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delivered.
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