THE CORDOVA DAILY TIMES
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CORDOVA, ALASKA, TUI RSDAV, PKCKMKKK 17, 1914.
ALL BELLIGERANT NATIONS
ARE FIERCE FOR WAR
N the surface there appears to bo no disposition on tin
part of the great powers to consider any terms of peace,
that does not include the practical extingusliing of
the enemy.
On the part of Germany the determination seems to be to
contiue the fighting outside her own territory, but if at at any
point her lines are broken through and the allies obtain a posi
tion on her soil, sin* is confident that it will bring annihilation
to the invader, for her frontier is bulkheaded by fortresses
loaded with death and lined by unknown numbers of trained
soldiers. Her original plan was frustrated by the unexpected
and heroic opposition of Belgium, but her original purpose has
not changed. Austria-Hungary has suffered fearfully and we
suspect she would listen to peace proposals, but she is alone in
that.
France is as belligerent as ever and her confidence seems
to strengthen daily. It is the same way with Russia and the
winter blasts have no terror for her soldiers.
We think that the significance of the letter wired recently,
and signed by Asquith, Roseberry and Balfour calling on the
National Patriotic association to increase its efforts, has not
been fully considered on this side. One paragraph read:
“There must be no weakenening; no patched up truce that
would expose our children to a rivival of the German menace.’
That means that Great Britian is determined to crush Germany
on land and to capture or destroy her fleet, and dictate the tome
of peace which would include the forbidding of the creation of
another such army or the building of another navy. That b
elimination of Germany as a military menace or a commercial
rival.
All of which means a war to the death.
Surely not a very encouraging outlook for peace.
In the meantime both Great Britian and Germany are in
creasing their demands ns to what constitutes neutrality and
it begins to look as though both would be glad to see our conn
try involved, not perhaps so much as a factor in the war, as t<
prevent our country from taking tin* steps which, when the wai
finally exhausts itself would make ours the foremost of com
mercial nations.
This is very different from what the premier, the prime
minister, the lords and rich manufacturers and merchants o
England did in our great Civil war.
They built, armed and manned ships to prey upon 0111
commerce. The compound marine engine had just been in
vented; they fittted out blockade runners to run tin* gauntlet o
our blocade and supplied the material to the South which i
has been estimated prolonged our war a year and a half. Ex
cept for Queen Victoria they' would have given the South tliei
armed intervention. As it is, it will require all the genius o
our government officials to keep our country from being in
volved.
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SOME PLAIN NATIONAL DUTIES
FOR UNCLE SAM TO CONSIDER
The war lias already emphasized our need of closer rela
tions with at least two of the great South America]
states—Brazil and Argentina.
When the present war closes the victors will come fortl
flushed with victory, perfectly prepared for war and eager t(
dominate the world’s trade to make up for the tremendou
losses they will have suffered. Those two South America]
states offer the best field that will be left except our owi
country.
If the tariff law remains as Mr. Wilson and his congres:
have written it foreigners will know that it means the transfe
of quite $400,0()(>,1)00 per annum from our coy^try to theirs, am
their exclamation will not la* unlike what it was when the Wil
son tariff was pending twenty years ago: “If we can havi
years of good picking of the United States it will place ui
where we want to be.” Since then our people have increase!
thirty per cent, our commerce has doubled under the late tariffs
But the vacant land in Brazil and Argentine will be a might}
temptation to them. They will have hosts of desperately pool
people and not much for them to do in their own country, am
they will be in perfect position to attack the Monroe doctrine
Hence while we are at peace it would be folly not to keej
these possibilities in mind and put our own house in order. Oui
South American Amo riba it trade should be* quadrupled am
with it a closer walk with those people should be an objecl
steadily pursued. The temptation of the victor in the Europem
war to search for new fields will be just in accordance with tlit
want of preparation of the the nations it would like to attack.
It is a clear case that our country is not at all prepared foi
a great war. Of course we should eventually beat back as mam
invaders as might come, but the cost would be fearfully augu
mented in money and quite 1,(XX),(X)0 of our best and bravest
people would uselessly sacrificed by not being ready for the on
set. It is full time to have one year of every boy’s education in
a military camp.
Our army and navy ofiicers should be on the alert as never
before.
Can any more destructive instruments of war than those
now in use be invented, and what are our present facilities foi
supplying a vast army with arms?
The present European war is more an artillery war than
was ever dreamed of before. How are our coast defenses cap
arisoned in armor ami guns? Have we any supplies inland to
draw upon in an emergency!
For years we luul been expecting a war with Spain. When
it came there was not amunition enough in some of our coast
fortresses to lire twenty rounds. lias anyone forgotten the
fear that possessed the Atlantic const people lest (Vrvera’s fleet
should place all the cities of that coast under tribute7 Again,
when the volunteers promptly responded, they were sent to
camps to be drilled, and found no sufficient tents or bedding;
the commissary altogether deficient and not one sanitary pre
caution taken to insure them against disease, so that vastly
more of them died in camp than in battle.
Do the people want that state of affairs ever again repeated
ill our country?
The merchant who places costly goods in a wooden shack
close to other shacks and protects it hv no insurance is looked
upon as deficient in common sense.
What of a nation that takes no measures to protect its lives
and property against a world filled with incendiaries?
FINAL VOTE FOR
THE NOME DISTRICT
The Anal vote for Seward Ceninsu
la, or the Second Division, with the
exception of Marshnll City, Is as fol
lows: Brooks 121, Bunnell 559, Wick
ersham 682, Aldrich 529, Anderson
388, Douglas 28, James 384, Madsen
98,Chilberg 228, Connors 156, Coombs
495, Daly 494, Kddy 358, Oetchell 487,
Jones 411, Keown 198, Koppitz 66,
Moran 470, McClann 342, O'Neil] 139,
Carry 1:2, Ceterson 170, Cowell 372,
Somers 293, Stipek 1«8.
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PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORY
DR. W. H. CHASE
PHYSICIAN and SURGEON
Office over Cordova Drug Store.
Calls may be left at Cordova
Drug Store. Residence,
Rainier-Grand Hotel
DR. C. L. HALE
DENTIST
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Office in Adams Building
ROBERT E. CAPERS
Attorney at Law
General Civil Practice
Suite 3, Adams Block
CORDOVA, .... ALASKA
E. F. MEDLEY
Attorney and Councellor at I aw
Room I
Adams Block CORDOVA, ALASKA.
J. F. R. APPLEBY
CIVIL ENGINEER
Phone 4. CORDOVA, ALASKA
V. A. SCHMITZ
PRACTICAL OPTICIAN
Office at
f CORNER DRUG STORE
If your shoes need Repairing,
bring then to
RUDOLF
The Shoemaker
He does first-class work. Satls
■f faction guaranteed. Prices Rea
sonable.
( Opposite Dally Times
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Proprietor Chitina, Alsaka
Holiday
Merchandise
NOW O# DISPLAY. j
We are ready for the Holiday Season with
an unusually large line of Christmas Gifts.
Here you will find the useful combined with
the ornamental, and such variety that it will
be easy to decide the perplexing question.
WHAT SHALL I GIVE THEM FOR CHRISTMAS
The line consists of Handsome Toilet Sets,
Hand Painted China, Cut Glass, Smoking Sets,
Percolators, Shaving Sets, Manicure Sets, Carv
ing Sets, Jewel Boxes, and many other appro
priate gifts that go to make
CHRISTMAS SHOPPING EASY
Make your selections now and we will re
serve them for you until Christmas.
WILL THERE BE A VICTROLA IN YOUR
HOME THIS CHRISTMAS?
Northern Drug Co.
THE CORNER DRUG STORE
Pacific-Alaska Navigation Co.
ALASKA PACIFIC S. S. CO. ALASKA COAST CO.
PUGET SOUND ALASKA ROUTE
Steamer ADMIRAL EVANS sails from Seattle on
DECEMBER 5 T H
Via the INSIDE PASSAGE for Ketchikan, Juneau, Yakutat.
Katalla, Cordova, Valdez, Seward, Cook Inlet points and Kodiak
Island.
Seattle-$an Francisco connecting with steamers Yale and Har
vard for Southern California Ports.
Schedule subject to change without Notice
ALASKA TRANSFER CO., Local Agents .
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AT A Q V A STEAMSHIP
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Fast and commodious steamers sailing between Seattle, Ketch
ikan, Wrangell, Juneau, Skagway, Cordova, Valdez and Seward, via
INSIDE PASSAGE.
Sails from Seattle— Sails from Cordova—
December 1. ALAMEDA .December 8
December 9 . MARIPOSA.December 17
Regular freight service for Ketchikan, Juneau, Sheep Creek,
Treadwell, Douglas, Cordova, Ellamar, Valdez and Latouche. Explos
ives, S. S. Seward. 8. S. Seward, 5th; 8. S. Latouche, 15th; S. S.
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
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I Northwestern Ry.
I; EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 24, 1914. ’!
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;; Trains leave Cordova, depot at foot of Second Ave- !!
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!; Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays ! 1
;; Chitina for Kennecott— !!
ill Tuesdays, Fridays and Saturdays. «j
i! '< Kennecott for Chitina— ' ’
'! Wednesdays, Saturdays and Mondays. ;;
! ’ Chitina for Cordova— •;
| > Tuesdays, Fridays and Sundays ;;
j'; The above schedule subject to change without notice. ;;
; Freight received from 9 A. M. to 5 I*. M. ;;
■ i Tickets on sale at Depot or up-town office, Alaska
;; Steamship Company building !
\ Caleb Corser S. R. Hedges
{ Superintendent Cordova Agent >>
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