VOLUME XIV. VALDEZ. ALASKA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 14, 1916 NUMBER la
GENERAL BUSS
, WANTS BIG ARMY
Relieves that Army of Million .Men
Would be Required to Protect
Country from Invasion.
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 14.—Briga
dier General Bliss, in command of
the Southern department of the Uni
ted States army, appeared before the
senate and house committees on mili
tary affairs yesterday and urged in
favor of the creation of a large conti
nental army.
General Bliss has endorsed Secre
tary Garrison’s plan to create an
army of more than one million men
through three year compulsory en
listments after which the men would
he placed in the reserves, subject to
call at any time when danger threat
ened thok.ation.
General Bliss was recently accused
in the house of having become inter
ested in the DuPont Powder company,
which was preparing to secure large
contracts from the government for
furnishing equipment for the forces
which congress is being asked author
ise. It is believed that his endorse
ment of the preparedness policy of
the administration will carry but lit
tle weight with the committees.
AMERICANS ASKED
TO LEAVE MEXICO
Arrivals of Bodies of Mexican Vic
tims Caused 8erion« Biots to
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Break Out Along Boeder.
El Paso, Jan. 14.—Rioting of a
serious nature folfowed the arrival
of the bodies of th^Americar miners
^ who had been murdered at Santa
Ysabel canyon by Mexican bandits.
The police were powerless to stop
the mobs from demonstrating their
fury against Mexicans and the state
milita .were placed in control of the
idty. " S ^
The mob. which numbers thous
ands, spent the night parading the
streets and demanding that the Amer
ican government immediately In
vade Mexico to avenge the deaths of
the Americans. The Mexican resl
V" dents were advised to keep off the
streets but several of them were
roughly handled by the mob.
It is reported here that the Amer
ican mining companies having inter
ests in Mexico have received requests
from Washington to order their em
ployes to leave Mexico until Presi
dent Carranza has restored order by
exterminating the bands of Yaquis
and outlaws who are now roaming
over the country.
Reports from many points along
the Mexican border indicate that dem
onstrations have been made against
^, Mexicans and that serious trouble
is anticipated as the Mexicans are
arming and preparing to defend
themselves against mob violence.
HAY BERNSTORFF’SSON
POSES AS AN AMERICAN
HAVANA: Reports were circulated
' upon the arrival of the Spanish
steamer Montevidio from Cadiz,
Spain, and New York that among the
passengers on the ship was a son of
r**4- Count Von Bernstorff, the German
Ambassador to the United States.
The younger Bernstorff, it was said,
boarded the Montevideo at New York
and is traveling on an American pas
sport.^.
The Montevideo was held up twice
on the voyage, once by a French cruis
erand later by a British warship. The
ship was searched by officers from the
warship, but young Bernstorff and
other Germans aboard were allowed
to proceed when they exlbited Ameri
can passports. At one time, however,
if however, it looked as if Bernstorff
would be taken off.
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John and Paul Paulson have re
turned to,Valdez yesterday from a
trip to the interior as far as the Na
been a district.
PRESIDENT WILSON HAS ANNOUNCED THAT
HE WILL NOT ORDER TROOPS TO MEXICO
WASHINGTON. D. C.. Jan. 14
In both the upper and lower houses
of Congress yesterday afternoon the
sessions were very stormy and Presi
dent Wilson’s watchful waiting pol
icy as applied to the Mexican situa
te n was bitterly attacked and ridi
culed by the Republicans.
In Congress several resolutions, de
signed to embarrass the administra
tion, were introduced by members of
the minority party. The Republican
members of the Mexican border
states are demanding immediate arm
ed invasion of Mexico in order th».-.
the murderers of the American min
ers may be brought to punishme it.
The resolutions were disposed of by
referring them to the committee on
foreign relations from which they
will not be reported back to the
house.
In the upper house Senator J. Ham
Lewis of Illinois attempted to fore
stall the Republicans by introducing
a resolution empowering President
Wilson to intervene in Mexico at any
time if he believes the situation de
mands such action.
President Wiison, who has remain
ed calm during the intense excite
LEAP YEAR DANCE
ON FEBRUARY 29.
The members of the Valdez Civic
League have announced that they
will give a Leap Year dance in Eagle
Hall on i February 29 and promise
that it will be an event that will long
be remembered by the people of Val
dez with pleasure. Committees have
been appointed and arrangements
will be kept moving forward as the
ladies of the League have a reputa
tion as hostess to sustain.
The launch Elvira left for the Cliff
mine this morning with a number of
passengers, most of whom belong to
the staff of the mine.
Ill mil STOCKS
Seattle Physician Made Million Dol
lars While Visiting Daughter in
New York City Lately.
SEATTLE, Jan. 14.—Dr. Rufus
Smith, of this city, who visited New
York to attend the wedding of hi;
daughter Margaret to John Davis, t <e
well known Seattle real estate man,
has returned home with more than a
million dollars of easy money which
he made in stock speculations while
iu the east.
Dr. Smith says that the European
war has caused munition factories to
spring up in scores of eastern tow is,
giving employment to hundreds of
thousands of men and that prosperity
has spread to all branch of the trade.
The enormous European war or
ders has caused the stocks of the •'■u
nitlon and steel companies to treble
and wild speculation is being indulg
ed in by people of all classes. Dr.
Smith says he was never required
to put up a dollar as he dealt in
stocks of a purply speculative nature
and on margins only. The announce
ment that a munition manufacturing
company had secured a big contract
from some of the European specula
tors always resulted in a rapid rise
of the stocks of the company and
speculators by securing Inside in .ur
ination have realized immense for
tunes in a few months.
Notice.
Don’t miss Charlie Chaplin, the
funniest man in the movies in a two
reel side splitter, Mabel at the Wheel,
at the Liberty theatre Sunday night.
Jack Relly left this morning for the
Cliff mine where he will be employed.
Mrs. Frantzes, who has been spend
ing a few days in town with friends,
returned to tiie Cliff mine this morn
ing on the launch Elvira.
DECLARES THAT AMERICAN MINERS WHO WERE MURDERED BY
MEXICAN BANDITS WENT TO HOSTILE COUNTRY AGAINST
REPEATED WARNINGS BY AMERICAN GOVERNMENT AND OFFI
CIALS—BELIEVES THAT PRESIDENT CARRANZA WILL PUNISH
THE BANDITS—WATCHFUL WAITING POLICY OF ADMINISTRA
TION RIDICULED BY THE REPUBLICAN MEMBERS IN BOTH
HOUSES.
ment which has prevailed in the capi
tal since the news of the Mexican
murders was received, has announced
that he will not intervene in Mexi
co. He believes that the Mexican
government, of which President Car
ranza is the recognized head, will ap
prehend and punish the Mexican ban
dits who were guilty of the massa
cre of the Americans without the as
sistance of the United States govern
ment.
He declares that the nineteen
American mining men and miners
who were killed by Yaqui Indians in
Santa Ysabel canyon last Monday en
tered Mexico at their own rish de
spite the many warnings which had
been issued by the American govern
ment. Before entering Mexico the
members of the party had been warn
ed by the officers of the U. S. troops
guarding the border that they were
entering a district where gue-rilla
warfare of the most fiendish kind was
being waged by the Yaquis who had
been on the war path for years and
respected only a superior force.
President Wilson regrets that the
Americans sacrificed their lives by
venturing into a hostile country but
does not believe that the American
government is justified in sending
troops into the neighboring republic
to punish the murderers unless the
Mexican government is unable to
AUSTRIA HAS GRANTED AN
ARMISTICE TO MONTENEGRO
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LITTLE BALKAN KINGDOM HAS SUFFERED SAME FATE AS SERBIA
AND WILL BE FORCED TO SURRENDER ADRIATIC COAST TO
TEUTONS AS PRICE OF PEACE—ITALIANS SUFFER REVERSES
IN ALBANIA AND ARE IN RETREAT TO COAST—TURKS ARE
AIDING TEUTONS IN CAMPAIGN AGAINST SALONIKI—RUSSIANS
HALTED IN EASTERN GALICIA
LONDON, Jau. 14.—Montenegro,
the little Balkan kingdom which ex
tended assistance to the shattered
troops of King Peter of Serbia when
they were forced to flee before the vic
torious Teutons and Bulgars, has suf
fered a like fate and has been forced
to seek peace at any price to prevent
the complete devastation of the coun-'
try.
Latest advices from Rome state
that Austria has granted Montenegro
an armistice and that terms of peace
are being arranged whereby the Aus
trians will gain control of the Adri
atic sea, which will endanger the Ital
ian coast to attack from across the
narrow body of water. It is reported
that the Montenegrin troops had ex
hausted their munitions and were un
able to check the advance of the Teu
tonic troops through the country. The
Italian troops in Albania who are. bat
tling with the Bulgarians are report
ed to have suffered heavy losses and
are in retreat to the coast.
Turks Aiding Ten tons.
LONDON, Jan. 14.—Official ad
vices received by the British war of
fice say that a strong Turkish army
has been concentrated near Dolran to
. t
aid the Teutonic forces in their cam
paign against the Allies positions at
Saloniki. The withdrawal of the An
glo-French troops from the Gallipoli
peninsula and abandonment of the
Dardanelles campaign by the Allies
has permitted Turkey to employ her
troops in new fields. The censorship
during the past few days has been
very rigid and but little news regard
ing the raid by German aviators over
Saloniki has' been allowed to reach
the newspapers. It is known, how
ever, that the British and French po
sitions were bombarded by the Ger
mans and that the loss of life was
very heavy.
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Russians Halted in Galicia.
LONDON, Jan. 14.—Official advices
from Petrograd say that the Russian
offensive movement in eastern Galicia
and Bessarabia has been suspended.
It is admitted that the Austrian re
sistance has stiffened by the arrival
of reinforcements and that advances
were being made a. a heavy loss of
men. The deep snow in the Carpa
thians has also prevented the free
movements of troops and has caused
a lull in the fighting all along the
battle front.
PANAMA CANAL
NOT TnjftNEO
WASHINGTON. D. C.. Jan. 14.—
To head off a rush of vessels to the
Panama Canal, which has been partly
reopened, the War department has Is
sued a warning to shipping interests
that no predictions could be made as
to when the stable channel would be
opened to traffic.
The report states that Gov. Goe
thals is extremely anxious to prevent
a premature resumption of the rout
ing of vessels via the canal, which
would be sure to embarrass the work
and would result in the delay of tie
opening of the stable channel. When
conditions are such as will permit of
an accurate prediction relative to the
opening of the canal all shipping in
terests will be notified.
Alaska, a marvel of animated pho
tography at the Empress tonight.
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PRICES RAISED
AT.WASRIIGTOI
WASHINGTON, D. C„ Jan. 14.
rhirty-six local food dealers, Indicted
lor violation of the Sherman law In
combining to raise the price of food
luring the first week of the European
war, plead guilty today and were
h.ned $25 each. The merchants were
indicted in the campaign of the de
partment of justice against alleged
unwarranted increase in the cost of
living, which was begun at the direc
tion of President Wilson at the be
ginning of the war when food prices
l>rgan to soar and the European war
was generally offered as the reason.
Alameda Is'In Seattle.
SEATTLE, Jan. t4.—The steamer
Alameda of the Alaska Steamship
company's fleet, arrived in Seattle
last night with a good crowd of pas
iengers.
cope with the situation and requests
assistance from America to prevent
further loss of life. He declares that
ioreignersVho enter a country while
it is in a state of warfare cannot ex
pect their country to provide for their
safety, especially after they have been
repeatedly warned to keep away
from the danger zone.
One American Escaped.
EL PASO, Jan. 14.—Thos. Holmes,
the sole survivor of the American
party of miners who were murdered
by Mexican bandits at Santa Ysabel
canyon last Monday, has arrived here.
He states that the Mexicans who re
mained on the train when it was
stopped by the bandits were not mo
lested and that he owes his life to the
Mexican passengers who enabled him
to conceal himself on the train.
The bodies of ten of the victims ' *
the massacre reached here yesterday
and the sight of the victims has In
flamed the populace and demands a<-e
being made that troops be sent tr
punish the bandits and avenge the
dead. Several of the murdered men
were former residents of this state
and were well known.
JANE ADDA.M8 URGES
DELAY IN PREPAREDNESS
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 14.—
Jane Addams, the noted suffragist
and peace worker appeared before the
committee on military affairs in both
houses yesterday and urged delay in
the administration’s program for na
tional defense until after the close of
the present European war'. She be
lieves that the preparedness policy of
the administration is the result of ag
itation and panic caused by the viola
tions of international law in Europe
and that if America begins building
a great navy and creating a strong
land force that world peace will be
delayed for years.
BLIZZARoHoS
MIDDLE WEST
Intense Cold at Ht. Paul and Other
Western Points is Causing Mis
ery and Suffering.
CHICAGO, Jan. 15.—The entire
Middle West is experiencing one of
the worst blizzards in years and trains
are stalled in all directions. It is re
ported that more than a dozen pao
senger trains are stuck in snow drifts
on the railroads operating out of St.
Haul and Minneapolis.
38 Below at St. Paul.
ST. PAUL, Jan. 14.—The mercury
dropped to 33 degrees below zero yes
terday and is causing intense suffe -
ing among the residents of this state
who were not prepared for the sud
den cold spell. The charity organi
zations are doing all in their power
to relieve the sufferings of the poor
and the city is supplying free coal
to prevent the destitute from freez
ing to death. It is reported that a'
number of travelers who were caught
in the blizzard have perished. Traf
fic is demoralized and business is
practically suspended.
Blizzard at Kansas City.
KANSAS CITY, Jan. 14.—The
blizzard which has been raging for
two days continues unabated with
the mercury still dropping. The tem j
perature has dropped fifty-five de
grees here during the past three days.
SEA IS SWEEPING
OVER PART OF HOLLAND |
AMSTERDAM, Jan. 14.—The Zuy
der Zee dike has broken at Zuid Pol- 1
ner and the greater portion of north
ern Holland is threatened with de
struction. The break In the dike was i
caused by a tremendous storm which i
has been sweeping in from the sea for i
several days, The Zuyder Zee is
from thirty-four to eighty miles wide
and has a depth of from twelve to
forty feet of water.
ANOTHER DU PONT
lUm DESTROYED
Three Explosions Have Occurred Id
Two Days an(l Officials and Em
ployes .Ire Alarmed.
WILMINGTON, Jan. 13.—Another
explosion occurred in the DuPont.
Powder Works at Hagley yesterday
and is the third to take place in the
plant of that company within forty -
sight hours. The explosion yester
day completely wrecked the building,
causing the loss of several lives and
Injuries to many other employes of
the company.
The numerous explosions has caus
ed the belief to become prevalent that
somj of the employes of the company
have become identified with the con
spiracies to destroy the munition
plants and a number of arrests have
been made of foreigners.
The government hab also ordered
an investigation as it has been charg
ed that the company has failed to
take proper precautions to safeguard
Its employes in ihetr hazardous call
ing. The frequency with which their
plants are being destroyed will seri
ously interfere with the completion
of the company’s contracts with the
European governments.
Vtany Members of the House of Com
mons Who Formerly Opposed
now Favor Measure.
LONDON. Jan. 14.—Premier A
.uith’s modified conscription meas
ire passed its second reading in the
British House of Commons yesterday
ifternoon, when nearly one hundred
nembers who had formerly voted
igainst the measure voted “yes."
jnly thirty-four members voted
tgainst the bill.
During the debate prior to the vote
sir John Simons, former member of
Premier Asquith’s cabinet but who
tad resigned in order that he would
)b free to fight the measure, bitterly
issalled the premier's bill and de
:lared that if conscription was en
forced that civil war In England
would result. He declares that the
labor unions of England, who control
:he destinies of the nation, will en
gage in a general strike when the
first draft for compulsory service in
the army is made upon its member
ship.
The modified conscription measure
provides that young men, bachelors
ind widowers without children de
pending upon them, between the ages
jf 18 and 42 years, shall be included
n the scope of the conscription in
prder that the new army may be rais
:d for the spring campaign. Owing
o the fact that the measure provides
tor the exemption of Ireland from
Conscription the Irish members took
little part in the debate.
A motion which had been introduc
ed in the House to reject the con
scription measure was overwhelm
ngly defeated.
JIX INDICTMENTS
ARE DISMISSED
WASHINGTON, D. C.. Jan. 14.—
!t is announced by the government
;hat the prosecution of the New York,
'few Haven & Hartford railroad
:ompany will begin Immediately. The
ndictments against Theodore Vail
ind five other directors of the rall
■oad company have been dismissed,
ks the prosecution has been unable
;o secure evidence connecting them
with the looting of the company's
reasury.
The launch B. F. M. came up from
he Granite Mine yesterday afternoon
knd will return tomorrow. Capta'n
Swanson reports fine weather down
he Sound. >
Valdes and other Alaskan pictures
kt the Empress tonight.
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