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Government Employe* Will Have To
' Walk Straight Line Under Sec
retary of Commerce.
WASHINGTON, March 19.—Secre
tary Redfield, of the Department of
Commerce, has issued an order pro
hibiting intoxicating liquor., of any
kind being taken to the Pribilof is
lands, except for medicinal purposes,
and then only when prescribed by a
responsible physician.
The order comes as a result of the
scandal which occurred in connection
with the debauching of the natives by
the whites who were in charge of the
seal rookeries on Pribilof for the gov
ernment during the winter of 1913-T4.
During the trial it developed that the
government employes had been plen
tifully supplied with liquor and had
been generous in dividing with the
natives, especially the women.
Owing to the prominence of the
men’s families the matter was hushed
'a up but Secretary Redfield is determ
T ined that no more scandals will be
occasioned by the acts of his appoin
tees in Alaska and has empowered
the chief officer to cause the arrest
of any person taking liquor to the is
lands.
SPECIAL TAXES
F
■Carranza Has Conceived New Method
of Driving Foreigners Out of
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the Republic.
WASHINGTON, March IS —Pro
tests have been made to the State De
partment by foreign residents of the
city of Monterey, Mexico, against a
special exorbitant tax recently levied
■on the business interests of that city.
It is stated that the tax is virtually
a confiscation of the holdings of for
eigners.
Monterey is the railway center of
northeastern Mexico, in Nuevo Leon
province, with foreign population pre
dominating before the outbreak of the
war. W|hile essentially Mexican it
was the nearest approach to a Tex
as frontier town. The protests have
come from many sources including
the consuls of Great Britain, Ger
many, France, Spain, Italy, as well
as from President Wilson’s own spec
ial representative sent to investigate
conditions in Monterey. I
WASHINGTON, March 19—Presi
dent Wilson has sent another note
to President Carranza protesting
against the exorbitant special tax lev
ied on foreign interests in Monterey.
He has warned Carranza that the Un
ited States will guard the interests of
foreigners in Mexico and that they
must not be subjected to persecution
by special tax for any purpose and
more especially to raise funds to con
tinue the war.
BOY HID HEARD
- NOJUTCRIES
FARIBAULT, Minn., March 19.—
A good story is told at the expense
of Representative J. W. North, mem
ber of the legislative committee ap
pointed to investigate reported cruel
ty to pupils attending the state school
for deaf and dumb children. One
deaf and dumb boy told of two oth
er deaf and dumb boys having been
dragged Into a dungeon and North
turned to the interpreter excitedly
with the query: "Ask him If he heard
no outcries." He had not.
The Prospector office for job worn.
CONSTANTINOPLE, March 19 —
The Allied fleets of warships yester
day attempted to renew the bombard
ment Of the Dardanelles torts, but the
new guns of the forts effectively re
plied to the fire, sinking one French
battleship and a submarine. The
French battleship lost was the Bou
vet. She was struck by a shell which
penetrated to her magazine, causing
her ammunition to explode. She car
ried a crew of 621 men, all of whom
went down with the ship. The French
submarine attempted to penetrate the
straits to the entrance of Marmora
Sea but was caught by a shell from
one of the forts and sank with her
crew.
Turks Bombard Russian Base.
The warship Goeben, which was
damaged several months ago in an
engagement with the Russian Black
Sea fleet, has been repaired and yes
terday led the Turkish fleet in a
raid on the Russian coast. The fleet
bombarded the Russian torpedo boat
base and it is reported that several
boats were destroyed.
Berlin Hears Good News.
BERLIN, March 19.—Advices from
Constantinople state that it is be
lieved that the Allied fleet of war
ships are preparing to abandon the
bombardment of the Dardanelles. The
FRENCH BATTLESHIP BOUVET STRUCK BY SHELL FROM FORTS
AND SINKS WITH CREW OF 621 MEN—FRENCH SUBMARINE
HITS MINE IN STRAITS AND CREW LOST—BELIEVED FLEET
WILL ABANDON ATTEMPT TO FORCE STRAITS—ZEPPELIN RAIDS
CALAIS AND KILLS SEVEN—BRITISH STEAMER SUNK OFF THE
COAST OF HOLLAND—VIENNA REPORTS RUSSIANS DEFEATED
IN WESTERN GALICIA.
effort to force the straits have sig
nally failed since the new guns have
been mounted in the forts.
Zeppelin Raids Calais
LONDON, March 19.—The London
Times has received a delayed mes
sage from its Calais correspondent
stating that a German Zeppelin had
raided that city Thursday night and
had rained bombs, killing seven peo
ple but not damaging the military
headquarters or warehouses there.
The Zeppelin disappeared when at
tacked by a number of aeroplanes.
London Hears of Disaster.
LONDON, March 19.—News has
been received here of the sinking
of the French warship Bouvet and the
loss of a French submarine in the
straits by striking a floating mine.
It is asserted that the guns of the
warships, especially the British, out
range the gUns of the forts but that
the Bouvet had approached shore in
order to shell a fort which the Turks
are attempting to re-build.
Slight Gains At Nieuport.
The night report from Paris states
that the British and Belgians have
made a slight advance near Nieu
port and that the French have ad
vanced their positions at several
points in the Champagne country. t
Germans Claim Gains.
BERLIN, March 19.—Reports from
the western frontier claim French re
verse^ near Arras and Lille, where
the French made a desperate attack
under cover of darkness but were
driven back with heavy losses and the
Germans by counter attack captured
the first line of French trenches. All
the rest of the western frontier is re
ported quiet owing to bad weather.
Russians Were Repulsed.
VIENNA, March 19.—Desperate
fighting is reported from Sandec pass
in the Carpathians, where the Rus
sians attempted to sever the line of
communication between Budapest and
Cracow. The Russians fought des
perately but German reinforcements
from Cracow forts forced them back.
The Russians left their dead and
wounded in the snow and as the bat
tle raged for several hours many of
the injured perished where they fell.
British Steamer Sunk.
LONDON, March 19.—A small Brit
ish steamer was torpedoed and sunk
off the coast of Holland Thursday.
The crew were saved by fishermen.
The steamer was one of the small
vessels engaged in the coast trade.
German# Convict Brussels Firm.
BRUSSELS, March 19.—A Brussels
business firm has been tried by the
German government of Belgium and
convicted of paying indebtedness to
an English firm from whom they ob
tained goods before the declaration
of hostilities, in violation of the Ger
man edict. A fine of $5,000 was im
posed on the firm.
STATE'.,
PROFESSORS RESIGN
SALT LAKE, Utah, March 19 —
Nineteen professors of the Utah State
University today tendered their resig
nations following a disagreement with
the regents. The cause of the dis
agreement which led to the teaching
staff resigning in a body has not been
made public, but it is believed the
regents wished to reduce salaries.
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Organized Gang of Boys and Girls In
Their Teens Were Responsible
for Many Robberies.
CHICAGO, March 19.—1The police of
Chicago have unearthed a strongly or
ganized gang of holdups and have ar
rested three girls and four boys as
menlbers of the gang. The youngest
of the prisoners is only -sixteen and
the eldest twenty years old. Some
of them have confessed to a series
of daring holdups and robberies which
has mystified the police and detect
ives for months.
One of the boys has confessed that
they are the four men who recently
stole an automobile and terrorized the
city by committing five hold-ups in
two hours despite the fact that forty
motorcycle policemen were hunting
for them. He states that the pres
ence of the girls made it easy for
them to escape detection by the po
lice as the girls were hidden under
rugs during the robberies and ap
peared after getting away from their
victims.
Through the confession of the girls
loot worth thousands of dollars has
been recovered by the detectives.
T1HMEM
ON SUPREME BENCH
WASHINGTON, March 19.—Chief
Justice White, of the Supreme Court,
recently observed his 21st anniver
sary as a Jurist. He was appointed
to the bench by President Cleveland
on March 12, 1894.
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President Wilson To Enter Another
Protest Against Stopping of Ship
ping To Germany.
WASHINGTON, March 19.—Promi
nent American attorneys, who are en
tirely neutral, express the opinion
that the British government is in
violation of the international law in
declaring the blockade against neutral
shipping to Germany. They state that
Great Britain’s reply has failed to
make clear under what warrant of
the law she is acting in stopping
American ships destined for German
ports.
President Wilson is preparing a
protest in reply to the British answer
of his note of February 22, protest
ing against the establishment of the
blockade against neutral shipping to
Germany. The British reply intimat
ed that Great Britain was acting in
retaliation for Germany’s submarine
blockade but failed to make clear the
grounds for refusal to abandon the
blockade provided Germany ceased
the submarine warfare on commerce.
PRISON GAMPS
Committee of Americans Will Investi
gate Charges of Cruelty To
Prisoners of War.
WASHINGTON, March 19.—Ar
rangements are being made by the
State Department with the govern
ments of Great Britain, Austria and
Germany whereby representatives of
the United States government may
visit and inspect the camps where
prisoners of war are confined.
The hostile nations have repeatedly
charged each other with extreme
cruelty, starving prisoners, and per
mitting them to die from injuries un
attended. It is for the purpose of
learning the true facts that the com
mission has been appointed.
The governments of Turkey, France
and Russia have not as yet replied to
the request of the State Department,
but it is believed public sentiment of
the world will force them into line
with the other warring nations.
TOURIST MONEY
FOR THE WEST
Interior Department Official Says
Government Would Welcome Mon
ey Being Kept At Home.
BERKELEY, Cal., March 19—Plans
for diverting the four or five hundred
millions of dollars spent annually by
tourists to Europe to the scenic areas
of the west while the European war
lasts is being discussed in convention
of superintendents of national parks
in the University of California today.
The government is anxious to at
tract European travel to the national
parks if possible in order that the
money spent abroad may be spent in
America 'for the upbuilding of the
scenic spots of the west. A cam
paign to advertise the parks will be
Inaugurated if the advice of Stephen
Mather, Assistant Secretary of the
Interior, is followed. He believes the
wealthy tourist travel can be turned
to the west and Alaska while the
war prevents visiting Europe and that
the tide will continue to flow west
ward.
ENTERS T
Department of Justice Orders Search
ing Investigation of Seattle
Consul’s Arrest.
WASHINGTON, March 19.—The at
torney general's department has an
nounced that the federal court offi
cials in Seattle have been instruct
ed to Investigate fully the charges
of the German embassy that the
treaty was violated by the arrests of
German Consul Muller and his secre
tary, in Seattle, on the charge of con
spiracy.
The German embassy has also en
tered a complaint stating that Ger
man steamers have been subjected to
unlawful searching by customs offi
cers In Seattle and that American
firms were shipping war munitions to
British Columbia for the British gov
ernment.
Jeff Devinney is In town from
across the bay, arriving this morning.
SANTO DOMINGO
GOVERNOR KILLED
NEW YORK, March 19.—Advices
have been received here stating that
the governor of Santo Domingo and
•two of his children have been assassi
nated and that a new revolution had
broken out which was endangering the
lives of foreigners. It is believed that
President Wilson will immediately
•dispatch warships to the islands to
afford protection to Europeans against
the rebellious natives.
FALSE PASSPORT
MEN CONVICTED
German Sympathizer* of New York
Who Attempted To A**i*t Steg
ler To Be Sentenced.
NEW YORK, March 19—Two men,
Richard Madden and Gustave Cook,
who attempted to aid Richard Steg
ler and his wife, who testified that
they were the first to approach. Steg
ler to act as a spy. Mrs. Stacker de
clared that Madden and Cook had
told them that no great danger was
involved as the passports would be
arranged by Capt. Boy-Ed, of the Ger
man embassy and that Stegler would
be paid $f50 a month. Stegler was
also promised that a paid-up life in
surance policy for $15,000 would be
carried in favor of his wife should
anything happen to him in England.
Mrs. Stegler produced letters cau
tioning her against involving the na
val attache in any way with the issu
ance of the false passports. Her let
ters and testimony have been ridicul
ed by Capt. Boy-Ed.
GALE SWEEPING
THEJORTH SEA
LONDON, March 19.—The severest
gale and snowstorm of the season is
ravaging the east coast from Shetland
Islands to the Dover straits and it is
feared that many vesesls have been
lost. Three fishing boats are reported
to have been sunk off Kinnaird Head,
Scotland.
George Treat returned from a trip
to Port Wells yesterday.
MULLER HAS THE
BILLS OF LADING
Asserts He Has Proof That the Seat
tle Company Shipped Subma
rines To England.
SEATTLE, March 19.—William Mul
ler, the German consul, who was ar
rested Wednesday by Seattle police,
declares that he has bills of lading
to show that the Seattle Construction
& Dry Dock company has been ship
ping parts of submarines to British
Columbia for re-shipment to England.
Muller has made a complete report
of the shipments to the German am
bassador at Washington. He denies
that he attempted to bribe an em
ploye of the Seattle Construction com
pany to get the bills of lading and
refuses to tell how they came into
his possession. He has also protest
ed to the ambassador against police
officers being permitted to invade the
German consular offices.
Muller’s secretary, who was arrest
ed at the same time as the consul,
declares that the police were acting
on the suggestion of the Seattle Con
struction company’s officers, who had
learned that the consul knew of the
shipments and hoped to recover the
bills of lading from the consul’s office.
BRITISH PRESS
JUSTIFIES RET
Asserts That Blockade of Commerce
Was Only Way To Retaliate
for Germany’s Warfare.
LONDON, March 19.—The British
press generally expresses the hope
that President Wilson will be satis
fied with the reply of the British gov
ernment to his protest concerning the
blockading of commerce to Germany
from neutral nations.
The Daily News says: “The pass
age in Mr. Asquith’s speech which
.will command the most attention, not
in this country only, but throughout
the world, is that in which he an
nounced the government’s reply to the
policy of piracy entered on by Ger
: many. While expressing regret for
i any inconvenience which the meas
ures would cause to the neutrals, he
made it clear that Germany’s action
left us no alternative, and that the
steps we iook wouia db wiiuuui. n»i
to neutral ships and In strict observ
ance of the dictates of humanity.
“We do not think that neutral coun
tries will complain of these reprisals.
They will understand that Germany
entered on a policy of murder on the
high seas, largely In the hope of In
volving us in difficulties with neu
tral countries, and that in view of
that policy any further delay in
adopting the most drastic measures
would have been to prolong and' im
peril the result. If there is any criti
cism outside it will probably be di
rected to the absence of any collu
sion to the use of neutral flags.”
UDIES' 1 FOOD
SiLEJUROW
'The Ladies' Aid of the Congrega
tional church will hold another, food
sale tomorrow afternoon from 3 to 6
o’clock in Dougherty & Ferguson’s
store, The sale held some time ago
proved a big success and the ladies
found their wares all sold long before
closing time. They are better prepar
ed this time and believe It will not
be necessary to disappoint anybody
but advise buyers to make their pur
chases early. There are hundreds of
bachelors in Valdez who eagerly avail
themselves of the opportunity of buy
ing home cooked foods at these sales
to remind them of home and mother.