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GREAT BOOTY TAKEN
BV GERMAN FORCES
^anLJN, March 20.—The booty
taken by the armies of the central
powers since the beginning of the war
is colossal. With the war materials
captured in the campaigns on the dif
icrent fronts, several large armies
could be equipped.
After the drive through Rumania
the Germans took 13,000 guns, 4,500
machine guns, 6,000,000 shells of all
sizes, 1,#00,000 rifles, 14,000 ammu
nition wagous, 2,000 automobiles and
Thousands of other vehicles, besides
J ,500,000 bushels of wheat, 30,000
beeves, 200,000 hogs, and a vast lot
■of sheep, poultry, and stored meats,
ft is estimated that the stores cap
tured in Rumania alone would reach
a value of a billion dollars.
MINING COMPANIES
SECURE NEW RULING
WASHINGTON, D. C„ March 20.—
The Treasury Department announced
the following decisions in regard to
the income tax:
Individuals and corporations from
whose property oil or gas is produced
nay deduct from the gross income
on account of the depletion such a
percentage of the fair market value
as of March 1, 1913, of the oil and
gas properties if acquired subsequent
to that date, as the reduction in flow
and production for the year for which
the return ft made is a percentage of
the flow and production of the pre
vious year.
Individuals and corporations en
gaged in mining may compute deduc
tions from the gross income on the
basis of a fair market value of the
mine contents as of March 1, 1913, if
the property was acquired prior to
that date, or on a basis of cost, if ac
quired subsequent to that date.
SOI THERN STATES ARE
THREATENED WITH FLOODS
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ATLANTA, Ga., March 20.—Ten-j
i.essee, Alabama, Georgia. North Car- j
olina and Virginia are threatened;
with disastrous floods. Rivers already 1
are over their banks in Eastern Ten-1
nessee. Southern Georgia and Eastern |
Alabama, with considerable proper
ty damage and hundreds homeless
in Tennessee. So far no loss of life
l.as been reported.
The floods are the result of heavy
lains for the past several days thru
out the South. Flood stages in the
Tenessee rivers are predicted on the
present rainfall and “disastrous re
sults” are expected, according to the
weather bureau, should the rainfall
continue.
Have you tried our Boston Mints
in bulk at the Candy Kitchen. tf
960,000 TO FIND PTOMAINES
Fanners Provide Money and Harvard
Will Make Research.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., March 20.—
An extensive research Into the sub
ject of ptomaine poisoning with espe
cial reference to canned goods, is to
be made at Harvard.
The National Canners’ Association
has offered $20,000 annually for
three years to investigate food pois
oning. This has been accepted by the
university and the investigations are
to be carried out by the Harvard
Medical School under the direction of
Dr. Milton J. Rosenau, professor of
preventive medicine.
London Schools Closed
LONDON, March 20.—Many Lon
don schools have been closed on ac
count of their inability to get coal.
The coal dealers have plenty of fuel,
but are unable to And men to deliver
lit. /
ADAMSON U»
JS UPHELD
BY DECISION OK SUPREME COURT
Chief Justice White Rends Opinion
on Constitutionality of l.aw—Jus
tices Pitney, Day, Van IJervanter
and McReynolds Dissent.
WASHINGTON. D. C„ March 20.
Chief Justice White of the United
States Supreme Court yesterday read
the opinion of the court on. the con
stitutionality of the Adamson eight
hour law. The court finds in this
c pinion that the Congress of the
United States has the authority to leg
islate as to the hours of labor op rail
roads engaged in interstate commerce
end upholds the constitutionality of
the law. Justices Pitney, Dayt Van
Devanter and McReynolds dissented
from this opinion.
HEAVY TRUCKS
DAMAGE CHURCH
KOOK THREATENS TO KAIX IX
('onstant Rumbling Along Roads or
Heavy Vehicles of War Strain Sup
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ports of World-Kamous Chureli—
Painting of Priceless Value.
PARIS, March 20.—The constant
procession of heavy automobile trucks
past the famous Aix-la-Chapelle min
ster, has so shaken the history struc
ture that the roof, particularly the
vault over the choir threatens to fail
inward.
The discovery of tlie precarious
condition of the arched roof was
made recently when the work of re
painting the choir vault was under
taken. Careful investigation revealed
that unless steps were taken immedi
ately, irreparable damage may he
done. The state has been appealed
to furnish the necessary funds, since
tne Charlemagne Society which caret
for the edifice and was arranging for
the repainting of the choir does not
feel itself able to finance so serious
an undertaking as the repair of the
uitire roof.
The repainting work has progress
ed far enough to reveal in the dome
of the choir, covered over by layers
of plaster, old paintings that appar
ently date from the fifteenth century
The cost of restoring them, however,
will amount to $25,000 or more,
which is considered prohibitive at
present.
GKIt.MAN LINKS POUND
BADLY SMASHKl)
LONDON. March 20.—Whatever
may be the ultimate strategy lying
behind the German retirement be
tween Gommecourt and Le Transloy
e ven most casual inspection of some
cf the evacuated lines near Bapaume,
plainly reveals the immediate reason
for their abandonment. They have
been smashed to pieces by the inces
sant and ever-increasing British ar
tillery fire. (
Communication trenches built for
the purpose of bringing up food and
ammunition, had been flattened al
most beyond recognition and had long
since ceased to serve their purpose.
The wide belt of area back of the Ger
man lines had been lashed by bursting
shells until it had become virtually
impassable. For hours at a time, oft
en for days, the drum fire of the Brit
ish guns made it impossible for any
man to reach or leave the trenches.
Some of the prisoners recently tak
en said they had been cut oft from
food for forty-eight hours by the bar
rage fire back of their trenches.
Mary Pickford in Fanchon.
The acting of Mary Pickford in
“Fanchon the Cricket” at the Em
press last night was the best ever
seen in Valdez. From the time the
introductory film was flashed on the
screen until the last picture the audi
ence followed Miss Pickford’s portray
al of Fanchon, the friendless, lonely
little woods girl, and her fortunes
were followed with great interest.
Mary Pickford is probably one of the
greatest actresses in filmland today,
and her pictures draw a good audi
ence.
Charles Minor, the well known min
ing man, Is a visitor in town from the
Port Wells country. He reports that
section better than at any time in Uf
history, and believes that the coming
summer will mark the development
of a number of promising properties
in that section.
Steamship Sailings
Alaska—Sailed west from Valdez,
March 17.
Admiral Farragut—Sailed west from
Valdez, March 17.
Admiral Farragut—Due Valdez from
the south tonight.
Alameda—Sailed south from Valdez
March 8.
Admiral Watson—Sailed south from
Valdez March 9.
DONALDSON SCHEDULE:
Lvs. Fort Liscum Lvs. Valdez
8:15 a.m. 9:45 a.m. j
1:15 p.m. 4:00 p.m.
TUESDAYS.
8:16 a.m. 9:45 a.m.
1:15 p.m. 2:00 p.m.
4:30 p.m. 5:00 p.m.
SATURDAYS.
1:15 p.m. 4:00 pin.
7:0 p.m. 10:30 p.m.
There will he no trip of the launch
on the second and fourth Fridays of
each month, these days being used to
cleaa boilers.
Daily Weather Report.
March 19, March 20,
7:00 P. M. 7:00 A. M
29.594 Barometer 29.636
[31. Temperature 26
40 Maximum 31
IS Minimum 24
29 Mean 27.5
29" Snow on Ground 29” I
Clear, calm Clear, calm!
—Myrtle F. Billings, Ohs.
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Interior Trail el»|>ori.
Valdez, Alaska. March 20, 1917'
Fairbanks—11 above; 11 inches of j
snow; cloudy, windy.
Salcha—zero. 14 inches ot' snow; J
rloudv, calm, trail good.
Munson's—Stage south, 6 a. m., no j
passengers.
Richardson—10 above; 6 inches of i
snow; cloudy, calm, trail fine, 2 dog
teams and 3 mushers south 7 a. m. !
McCarty—10 above; 6 inches of
snow; cloudy, calm, trail fair.
Donnelly—12 above; 12 inches of.
snow; cloudy, trail good; eight mush-,
ers with team north this morning; I
north mail left Rapids 8 a. m.. 3 pas
sengers, Sheldon's autos north yes-1
terday.
McCallum —10 above: 4r> inches of
snow; clear, calm, trail heavy, stage
'north 7 p. m. yesterday; Road Com
j mission and N. ('. freight teams north
6 a. m. date.
Paxson's—2 above; 22 inches of
snow; calm, clear, trail good; tung
sten's outfit, 3 mushers. 1 freight
team north 0 a m.
Hogan—12 above; 22 inches of
I snow; clear, calm, trail good. Sour
i dough Stage south, 1 passenger;
stage north, S passengers; 1 freight
team south.
Gulkana—zero. 12 inches snow;
clear, calm, trail good; Alaska Road
Commission team north; 6 a. m.; two
men north with dog team; 7 a. m.;
Meires team north S a. m.
Copper Center—Zero, 12 inches of
snow; clear, calm, trail good; Alaska
Road Commission team south 7 a. m
Tonsina—12 above; 14 inches of
snow; clear, calm, trail good; Row
bottom down river 7 a. m., date.
Teikhell— 5 above; 34 inches of
snow; cloudy, calm, trail fair; Coder
and Arrowsmith arrived 5 p. m. yes
terday.
Beaver Dam—11 above; calm, j
cloudy; 49 inches of snow; trail
heavy; Buchanan out breaking trail.
Thompson’s Pass—8 above; 96 in.
of snow; clear, calm, trail closed.
Wortman—28 above; 50 inches of
snow; clear, sUong, north wind; trail
bad.
This Day In History.
Feast Day of St. Cuthbert of Lind
isfarne; St. Wulfran of Sens.
Henry IV of England died In 1413.
Pope John XIII fled from Council
of Constance in 1414.
Sir Thomas Seymour beheaded for
seeking to marry Princess Elizabeth
in 1540.
Albert, last Grand Master of the
Teutonic Knights, died in 1568.
Sir Walter Raleigh released from
prison in 1616.
Matthias, Emperor of the Holy Ro
man Empire (1612-1619) died in
1619.
Sir Isaac Newton, English physicist,
died in 1727.
Rutgers College chartered in 1770.
Jersey City, N. J., founded in 1804.
Great Britain proclaimed blockade
of the Atlantic Coast States of Amer
ica in 1813.
The Tai-Ping dynasty proclaimed
in China following a massacre of 20
000 Manchus in 1853.
Post Office at Cape Town robbed of
$260,000 worth of diamonds in 1880.
Mississippi River rose to greatest
height ever known at New Orleans in
1903.
F. 1,. Labbe returned to Cordova on
the Alameda after spending some time
here In attendance at court.
Don M. Thomas, of the Thomas
Culross Mining Company, was an out -
going passenger ou the Alameda on
a business trip to the States.
THE FIRST BANK OF VALDEZ
Resources over $300,000.
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Drafts sold on all Foreign Countries.
Wells Fargo Travellers checks tor sale
Safe Deposit Boxes For Rent.
DEPOSITARY FOR THE TERRITORY OF ALASKA
AND POST OFFICE SAVINGS BANK.
ALASKA INVESTMENT CO.
Real Estate, Insurance, Mining Stocks
Agts. for EQUITABLE Life In*.
Public jSS^Hr Reed Bldg. Phone. 196
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Valdez Dock Co . PHONE NO. 1
JOBBER IN
COAL, HAY
GRAIN and
LUMBER
Office, foot of Wall street.
Electrical Supplies
Only the best manufacturers are repre- ^
sented in our stock. All electrical
supplies we sell are guaranteed
products.
Make your electrical purchases here
and have the assurance of absolute
satisfaction and quality.
Prince William Sound Water,
Power, Light & Tele. Co.
Fine Cauliflower and Lettuce, Key
stone Produce Co. 2t
Insurance Man Arrested
SAN FRANCISCO, March 20.—
Federal authorities today arrested W.
J. Earl, insurance solicitor, of Port-;
land. Ore., at Antioch, Cal., following
telegraphic advices from Portland,
that Earl was wanted there on charge
of using the mails to defraud.
TIDE TABLES FOR MARCH.
(Compiled for Valdez Bay.)
Saturday, March 17—
First High Tide, 5:54 a. m., 7.9.
Second High Tide 8:20 p. m., 5.4.
First Low Tide 1:28 p. m.. 0.6.
Sunday, March 18—
First High Tide 7:27 a. m.. 8.0.
Second High Tide 9:24 p. m.. 6.2.
First Low Tide 0:66 a. m., 3.5.
Second Low Tide 2:47 p. m., 0.2.
Monday, March 19—
First High Tide 8:49 a. m.. 8.4.
Second High Tide. 10:09 p. m., 7.4.
First Low Tide 2:35 a. m., 2.8.
Second Low Tide 3:49 p. m., —0.3
Tuesday, March 20—'
First High Tide 9:66 a. m„ 8.9.
Second High Tide 10:49 p. m.. 8.1.
First Low Tide 3:48 a. m., 1.8.
Second Low Tide 4:32 p. m., —0.6.
Wednesday, March 21—
First High Tide 10:63 a. m., 9.2.
Second High Tide, 11:27 p. m., 9.0.
| First Low Tide 4:45 a. m„ 0.6.
i Second Low Tide 5:14 p. m., —0.8.
; Thursday, March 22—
First High Tide 11:42 a. m., 9.4.
i First Low Tide 6:34 a. m., —0.4.
Second Low Tide 5:52 p. m., —0.7.
Friday, March 23—
First High Tide 0:04 a. m.. 9.7.
Second High Tide 12:30 p. m., 9.3.
First Low Tide 6:20 a. m. —1.2.
Second Low Tide 6:30 p. m., —0.4.
Sunday, March 25—
First High Tide 1:16 a. m.. 10.2.
Second High Tide 2:00 p. m.. 8.3.
First Low Tide 7:46 a. m., —1.6.
Second Low Tide 7:41 p. m., 0.7.
Monday. March 26—
First High Tide 1:53 a. m.. 9.9.
Second High Tide 3:05 p. m.. 7.5.
First Low Tide 8:29 a. m.. —1.2.
Second Low Tide 8:17 p. m., 1.4.
Tuesday, March 27—
First High Tide 2:30 a. m.. 9.4.
Second High Tide 3:32 p. m.. 6.7.
First Low Tide 9:13 a. m„ —0.6.
Second Low Tide 8:54 p. m.. 2.2.
Wednesday, March as—
First High Tide 3:11 a. m.. 8.7.
Second High Tide 4:27 p. m.. 6.0.
First Low Tide 10:02 a. m.. 0.2.
Second Low Tide 9:35 p. m., 2.9.
Thursday, March 29—
First High Tide 3:56 a. u>..
Second High Tide 5:40 p. m.. 5.4. i
First Low Tide 1:01 a. m., 0.9.
Second Low Tide 10:27 p. m„ 3.6.
Firday, March 30—
First High Tide 4:54 a. m„ 7.2.
! Second High Tide 7:14 p. m., 6.3.
First Low Tide 12:18 p. m., 1.5.
Second Low Tide 11:47 p. m., 3.9.
Saturday, March 31—
First High Tide 6:15 a. m., 6.8.
Second High Tide 8:35 p. m., 5.6.
First Low Tide 1:48 p. m., 1.6.
Second Low Tide 7:05 p. m., 0.1.