VOLUME XIV VALDEZ, ALASKA. FRIDAY. AUGUST 24. 1217 NUMBER 188
EFFORTS WILL
LEM PEACE
President Wilson Addressing Japan
ese Mission Says Efforts Not
Re in Vain.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 24.—
President Wilson, addressing the Jap
anese mission to the United States to
day, expressed the hope that at the
proper time the efforts now being
made by indignant humanity will
lead to a peace both permanent and
serene.
DISCOURTESIES TO
SOLDIERS REPORTED
TACOMA, Aug. 24.—Instances of
discrimination against soldiers sta
tioned in and about Tacoma by mer
chants and hotels will be the sub
ject of this noon’s meeting of the
members' council at the Commercial
Club dining rooms. George S. Long,
manager of the Weyerhauser Lum
ber company, and one of the officers
from Lewis camp at American Lake
will be the speakers. The committee,
headed by Herbert Post, feels keen
ly on the subject for word has come
to them of cases where privates, par
ticularly, have not been treated with
true courtesy or hospitality by men
of the city.
CANADA BUILDING LARGE
NUMBER COMMERCE VESSELS
-OTTAWA, Aug.—84:—Thirty-five
steel and 30 wooden steamers and a
number of wooden sailing vessels, in
volving about $150,000,000, are be
ing built in Canada.
German U-boat Sunk
LONDON, Aug. 24.—An unarmed
British steamer rammed and sunk a
1 German submarine off the coast.
Particulars are withheld owing to
the fate of Capt. Fryatt who was exe
cuted by the Germans for a similar
•deed.
Five Steamers Overdue
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 24.—
Three American vesseds, one Brit
ish and a Japanese steamer are long
overdue and it is believed that they
have been torpedoed.
MEETING \ E$
TO S JOCK
TURNS DOWN PROPOSITION
NEW SCHOOL BUILDING
Opinion of Taxpayers that Cannery
Company be Allowed to Purchase
the City Dock or be Given a Long
Lease on Same.
At a meeting of citizens and tax
payers last night at the city hall, af
ter considerable discussion, it was
1 voted that it was the consensus of
opinion among the citizens that the
Valdez Packing Company be allowed
a long lease on their present quarters
on the city dock, or if a good price
could be obtained for same, to sell
the dock to the packing company and
apply the money to paying oft out
standing warrants against the city.
The vote was unanimous with the ex
ception of one person present who
thought the city should hold on to
the dock to prevent a monopoly by
other parties.
In the matter of bonding the town
for the purpose of erecting a new
school building several parties pres
ent believed it would be unwise at
this time to attempt to raise money
for a new building, as it would be
, impossible to sell the bonds if the
citizens were inclined to vote them.
The city council agreed to repair the
old building and construct new toil
ets, and it was finally agreed that the
question of a new building be post
* poned until a more propitious time.
Judge John Lyons, Thos. Dono
hoe, and several other prominent citi
zens addressed the meeting,and much
interest was taken by those present.
WILL ABANDON
CAMPFREMONT
Camp Has Been Found Injurious to
Health on Account of Lack of
Sewerage System
WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 24.—
Secretary Baker announced today
that Camp Fremont, at Palo Alto,
California, had been abandoned by
the government because the Califor
nia authorities had condemned the
sewer system in use by the city of
Palo Alto as injurious to the health
of its citizens. Secretary Baker stated
that the Forty-first division compris
ing the national guards of Washing
ton, Oregon, Montana, Idaho and Wy
oming would now be trained at Camp
Greene, in North Carolina. The Sec
retary’s decision has evoked a storm
of protest from the residents of the
California city.
NEW ORDER ISSUED
REGARDING SALOONS
WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 24.—
The War Department has modified
the order prohibiting saloons within a
half mile of military camps so to be
ineffective where purely temporary
camps are concerned. Many city bars
at various places closed on account
of the temporary mobilization of
troops within the cities.
MRS. PANKHUR8T JAILED
_FOR TRUING TO SPEAK
LONDON, Aug. 24.—According to
A Melbourne dispatch to the Ex
change Telegraph, Mrs. Pankhurst,
noted Suffragist, has been arrested
while attempting to make a speech
at Adelaide. She fought the police but
landed in jail.
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Allied Hosts on Western and Italian
, Front Capture 41,000 Teu
• tons in Drive.
LONDON, Aug. 24.—During the
past fifteen days forty-one thousand
prisoners were captured by the al
lies on the Frertch and Italian fronts.
The recent drive on the German lines
has been phenomenal and many vil
lages and towns have been taken.
MISS RANKING DETECTIVE
Elizabeth Watson Got Data
Whioh Congraaawoman Will Uao.
Mias Jeannette Rankin, the "con
greaaman” from Montana, has been
having a woman Investigator doing de
tective .work for her. She Is using the
evidence In her demand for a congress
Investigation of the bureau of engrav
ing and printing. The woman Investi
gator's name Is Mias Elisabeth Wat
son.
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United States Super-Dreadnought Wyoming
Photo by American Press Association.
The Wyoming displaces 26.000 tons and la 962 feet long and carries twelve
twelve-inch guns. She carries a crew of 1.043 officers and men.
NEW FORESTER
R. L. Kromme, of Olympia, Member
National Forest Reserve Has
lieen Assigned Alaska
SEATTLE, Aug. 2 4.—Ii. Proniine,
of Olympia, a member of the National
Forest Service, has been assigned to
take charge of the forests in Alaska
during the duration of the war. The
present Chief of Alaska Forestry,
Supt. VVeigle, has been assigned to
duty in France.
LEADING ARMY MEN
WON’T GO TO EUROPE
WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 24.—
Army department commanders, by
war department orders issued today,
are relieved of the national army can
tonments and national guard camps
within their department and will de
vote themselves entirely to the regu
lar troops within their jurisdictions.
The effect of this order, unless there
are changes in the high commands,
will be to keep some of the best
known American commanders in de
partment commands at home instead
of sending them with the armies to
Europe. There are to be more than
200 new general appointed within a
very few days.
LIEGE FINED ON FAILING
TO RAZE DAMAGED HOUSES
AMSTERDAM, Aug. 24.—Accord
ing to the Echo de Beige the city of
Liege has been fined 500,000 francs
for disobeying an order given by the
German authorities to demolish
buildings damaged by fire on the Qua
des Pecheurs.
Changes In Danish Army
COPENHAGEN, Aug. 24.—Lieut.
Gen. Goertz, ranking commanding
officer of the Danish army, and Maj.
Gen.Berthelsen, chief of the gener
al staff have been relieved from duty.
They will be succeeded respectively
by Lieut.-Gen. Tuken and Maj. Gen.
Wolff.
Despite hurry of Allied Offensives
Teutons Have Commenced
Drive on Russia
LONDON, Aug. 24.—Despite the
fury of the recent drives of the En
glish, French and Italian forces,
which are increasing in intensity, the
Germans are undertaking a brand
new drive along the extreme north
ern end of the eastern front which
may have Petrograd as its objective.
General Haig reported complete
successes today in the operations of
the Canadian and English troops east
and northeast of Ypres, on the Bel
gian front, many yards of trenches
having been taken from the Germans.
IN«B. C.
Authorities Notified That Many Par
ties are Smuggling in Li
quor from Panada.
SEATTLE, Aug. 24.—Federal au-j
thorities began today an investigation
of conditions along the state line,
where it was reported by members of;
the state dry squad that much liquor j
was being smuggled into Washing
ton from Canada. •
NEGRO TROOPS
REM ABUSE
Texas Police Handle Troojiers Rough
ly and Riot Ensues During
Which Many Killed
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HOUSTON, TEXAS, Aug. 24.—Be-1
cause of the alleged mistreatment by
the police of this city, while arrest-,
ing a number of negro troopers for
alleged irregularities, one hundred!
and fifty negro members of the Twen
ty-Fourth Infantry, the famous j
“Fighting Twenty-Fourth,” who had
been sent to guard at Camp Logan
while the camp was being prepared
as a rendezvous for troops, last night
marched into the city and a riot en
sued, during which thirteen whites
were killed, including several mem
bers of the Houston police force.
Three negro rioters were killed, and
the balance placed under guard. The
government has declared martial law
in Houston and citizens are being dis
armed and sent to their homes by the
military.
Will Move Troops
WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 24.—
Secretary of War Baker announced
today that in compliance with the de
mands of the civil authorities, the
rioting negro troops would be with
drawn from Texas and be replaced
by whites.
Was Famous Regiment
WASHINGTON. D. C„ Aug. 24.—
The Twenty-four Infantry will be re
membered as the regiment which sav
ed the day for Col. Roosevelt at Las
Guasimas, and which distinguished
themselves in many other occasions.
The presence of the regiment in
Houston has been the cause of more
or less friction between the citizens
and. the soldiers, the police treating
them the same as they would any
other negro, and beating them up
without provocation.
Victoria Due Midnight
The latest reports from the west
ward state that the steamship Vic
toria was due to arrive in Valdez at
midnight tonight.
The launch Hyak arrived from El
lamar, Fidalgo and down-sound porta
yesterday. Miss Dierling, Mrs. Mark
Gleason, Mrs. Prudence Reed and sev
eral others were passengers.
GERMANS STRAFE
HOSPITAL TENTS
Airplane* Drop Many Bomba Upon
Hospital Linen Back of Ver
dun Killing Many.
PARIS, Aug. 24.—Two German
airplanes dropped bombs upon the
hospitals back of the Verdun lines,
killing thirty wounded soldiers,
nurses and attendants. The machines
were driven off by French fliers.
Warships Bombard Turks
LONDON, Aug. 24.—Entente war
ships since yesterday have been bom
barding the Turkish batteries along
the coast of Asia Minor, according to
a dispatch from Athens to the Ex
change Telegraph company. British
monitors have successfully reduced to
silence one of the Turkish batteries
and have destroyed an airdrome in
stalled near another.
K. C. Carmen Settle
KANSAS CITY. Aug. 24.—The
strike of street car men is over, the
company accepting proposals voted
upon by the employes.
MEXICAN R. R. MEN
WANT LONGER HOURS
MEXICO CITY. Aug. 24.—Rail
road men are reported to be consid
ering a walkout unless the manage
ment of the various Mexican systems
cease sending locomotives to the Uni
ted States for repairs. The men are
now working six hours a day and will
ask to return to the former eight
hour day.
Thirty Thousand Prisoners are Taken
by Italians in First Two Days
On Austrian Front
l
UDINE. Italy, Aug. 24.—The ene
my losses during the first two day*
as a result of the new Italian advance
is calculated at thirty thousand kill
ed, wounded and taken prisoners.
The Italians have captured vast
store of munitions and cannons, and
'have completely demoralized the ene
I my who is falling back.
MUNITIONS MINISTER.
Great Britain'* New Appointee
to That Post Dr. Addison.
Dr. Christopher Addison is the now
minister ot munitions for Grant Brit
ain. This Is the poet Uoyd George
handled before he became premier., A
h»»r million women are employed in
the manufscture of munitions In Great
Britain, and the number to Increasing
at the rate of M.POO monthly.
SOCKEYE RUN
MLEMIE
K. B'. Dealing Says Pack One-third
that of 1909 and One-Kourth of
1918—Rock Slide in Kraser Blam
ed for Big Slump In Red Kish.
BELLINGHAM, Aug. 24.—“The
Sockeye run is a thing of the past,
and is an utter failure.”
‘This brief telegram, sent by Presi
dent E. B. Deming of the Pacific
American Fisheries, to the Chicago
headquarters of the Deming-Gould
company this morning, tells the story
of the 1917 red fish pack as it looks
to the world's largest canner of sal
mon.
Mr. Deming sees not only failure
of the Puget Sound salmon pack for
the present year, but the industry
crippled for all time to come. If the
present run of red fish is a failure,
he reasons, the run of four years
hence will also be a failure, for few
fish, comparatively speaking, have
passed through the sound for the
spawning grounds of the Fraser river
this season.
A rock slide in the Fraser river
four years ago, when the salmon were
on their way up the stream to the
spawning grounds, held millions of
the fish below the barrier and spelled
doom to the future of the Puget
Sound quadrennial salmon run. can
ners now agree. The run of pink fish
(humpbacks) was also greatly injur
ed by the slide. The pinks, are a two
year salmon, that is. they return to
the spawning grounds after spending
two years in the salt water, and two
year ago the pack of pinks fell far
short of expectations. The 1917 pink
run is how beginning and while it is
yet a little early to make predictions
as to its volume, canners hold prac
tically no hope of obtaining even an
average pack of this grade of fish.
The 1917 sockeye run. from all ap
pearance, is over. The pack is about
one-third of that of 1909 and may
reach 25 per cent of the 191? pack.
This, Mr. Demming explains today, is
failure when the millions of dollars
expended in anticipation of the run
is considered.
In speaking of the 1917 red fish
pack, Mr. Demming said “No one
hopes more than I do that my predic
tion concerning the pack is wrong.
To me all indications point that the
sockeye run is over.
The failure of the great run means
ruin to many of the smaller canneries
and seiners with limited capital, and
a hard blow to all connected with the
industry. With the smallness of the
pack and fancy prices paid for seine
fish it also means that canned sal
mon will almost become a luxury.
Puget Sound packers, expecting to
put up 2,500,000 cases of sockeyes
this season, have so far taken only
about a quarter of a million cases and
the situation in lower British Colum
bia is about the same. On the Colum
bia the run was delayed on account
of high water, but fishermen report
the presence of great quantities of
fish outside the river mouth and hope
to make the usual catch before the
season ends.
This year’s run of fish at most
points along the coast have been con
siderably later than usual, and the
eggs in salmon caught off the Straits
of Juan De Fuca are unusually imma
ture. These facts lead packers in Se
attle to hope that there will be a nor
mal. though considerably delayed
run.
Ill Alaska the Bristol hay run was
excellent, that along the Alaska pen
insula a failure. The southeastern
Alaska run is somewhat better than
usual, ami that of central Alaska
somewhat below normal. With the
season at many points still in pro
gress, and in the face of unusual un
certainties, it is impossible to esti
mate how the 1917 puck will com
pare with that of previous years.
GOVERNMENT RED TAPE «
DRIVES A MAN TO DEATH
STOCKHOLM, Aug. 24.—John E.
Erson, a farmer of NJutanger, grew
so weary of making out the various
declarations required by the authori
ties concerning stocks of cereals,
bread, sugar, potatoes, etc., that he
hanged himself in a final culmination*
of weariness and exasperation. j