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HITCHIX IMMEDIATELY
ADOS AN AMENDMENT
Provide* for Tm ob lacomM of One
Thousand, Raises Postage One Cent
and Places a Tax of One aad Two
Cent* on Amusement Tickets.
WASHINGTON. D. C.. May 10.—
The House Ways aad Means Commit
tee yesterday afternoon reported fav
orably the Revenue Bill. Congress
nan Kitchin immediately introduced
m income tax amendment, providing
or a tax on all incomes, starting -with
ncotnes of $1,000 in the cane of un
married men and $2,060 for married
men, increasing rapidly wtth the
arger Incomes until It reaobfes ap
proximately one-third of an Income
if half a million. The bill provides
or increasing the postage rate to
tor postcards and a tax of two cents
or posccwrds an da tax of two cents
or eacflAamusement ticket and one
. ent on each movie ticket costing ten
. ents.
\YI IjIj SKNW DOCTORS
TO THU I KKNCH FRONT|
War Department Plans Send 20,000
At tlie Kate of 200 Monthly
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 10.—
The War Department is planning of
sending about twenty thousand sur
geons to France on active service. It
s planned to send them in detach
uents of about 200 monthly.
(lOVKKNMfCNT TO AID
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Will Appropriate $75,000,000 To It** |
|>aj ‘ " stallment.s.
WAS May 10.— i
jt was announced that the United
States government would give to Bel
gium tlie sum of seventy-five million
iollars for the relief of the people of
hat country, payable in installments
it twelve and one-halt' millions each
liontli. The money will be expended j
iy the Belgian relief board.
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CAPTAIN GUNN IS
PliKASKD WITH TURNOUT j
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Capt. T. G. Quinn of the Valdez
Eagle Volunteers, is very much en
zouraged over the showing made last
night. More than forty volunteers
■urned out at Eagle Hall for military
raining and entered into the spirit
it the affair heartily. The next drill
will be held next Thursday evening,
when, it is expected, a still larger
number will participate.
Quite a number of old army men
who have seen service in the Philip
pines and Cuba belong to the organi
sation and it is believed that within
a very short time a thoroughly effi
cient company of men can be raised
and equipped for the purposes of
home defense if needed. Capt. T. G.
Quinn is well versed in army tactics
and expects to turn out as soldierly
a body of troops as can be found in
any city in the Territory.
To the man, young or old, who has
the time to spare this organization
will be highly beneficial, as it will
improve the health and bodily condi
tion of the recruit and give him a
thorough insight of his duties to his
country and his town. Capt. Quinn
states that enlistments are not con
fined to members of the lodge alone,
but all are invited to join. The books
may be found at his office at the light
company.
“MAY Bl/OSHOM" AT
THE EMPRE8H TONIGHT
Tonight the Empress Theatre pres
ents Gertrude Robinson in sympathet-!
ic and Tealisttc film success “May j
Blossom.” Miss Robinson is support-!
ed T>y an ail-star cast.
The Eagles lodge of this city is!
erecting one ol the tallest flag poles |
in the city in front of the lodge rooms
on Hobart street. They will also have'
one of the largest flags in the city.
The lodge rooms are the training
quarters for the newly organized
Guards.
Mrs. John Johnson and young son
of Ellamar are visiting in town today.
PENNSYLVANIA REFUSES
EXTRADITION OK THAW
Governor Brumbaugh Refuses on the
Ground That Ruur la las*or.
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| HARRISBURG, Pa.. May 10.—Gov
ernor Brumbaugh has refused the re
quest of the Governor of New York
for the extradition of Harry Thaw,
now coAttend la an asylnm in Pennsyl
I vania, on the ground that the man is
insane. Thaw's mother haa been mak
ing every effort in her power to pre
vent his extradition, fearing that it
would mean confinement for life were
he to enter the borders of the Empire
state.
LAW ASKS FOB
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TO TARRY ON THE
WAR WITH GERMANY
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Asks House of CummoM for n Eurtli
rr ( itdil Two Billion Hollars—An
nounces War Is XoW' Costing Bri
tain $37,000,000
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LONDON, May 10.—Chancellor ofi
the Exchequer Bonar Law lj’as asked
Commons for another appropriation
of half a billion pounds to citrfyon the
war. He announced tJ the Bouse that
the war was costing England at the
rate of $37,000,000 per day. exclu
sive of America’s help and that it
would lax every resource of the na
tion to withstand the terrific drain of
men and money.
DAILV DOINGS IN
THE DISTRICT COURT
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In the case ot Olga Larsen vs An- j
ton Larson, a decree of divorce was
granted by Judge Brown this morn
ing.
In the case of Geo. (’. Treat vs H.i
E. Ellis, motion of defendant’s at
torney to dismiss the complaint was
denied, and ten days granted the de
fendant in which to answer.
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SCHOOL KNTKRTA INMKXT
MOOSE HALL TOMORROW
The annual school entertainment
given by the grade and high school
scholars in the public schools will he
held tomorrow evening in Moose hall,
and ail invitation is cordially extend
ed to all residents of the town to at
tend. The entertainment is given at
this time that the usual excitement
attending tlie last week of school may
he done away with, and the time de
voted to examinations. The entertain
ment will be participated in by all
the scholars except the members of
the 8th grade who will graduate this
year into the High School. The gradu
ating excercises for this class will he
held in the school house later.
The launch Tokeh Lou, Capt. John
Johnson, arrived in port this morning
from Ellamar with a number of pas
sengers.
Indian Agent Cook left for his home
at Tatitlik last night, with a cargo
of supplies for his charges.
Passengers returning on the Fa^-,
ragut report extremely nasty weather
to the westward, a foot of snow fall
ing at Anchorage. It was so rough in
the harbor that no passengers would
go ashore only those compelled to.
Heavy snow squalls were encountered
by the vessel making navigation ex
tremely hazardous.
Workmen are excavating in the rear
of the Valdez Drug store for the oven
for Louie’s Cafe, which will occupy
the building when the drug stores
consolidate.
School in Valdez terminates for this
season next Friday, a week from to
morrow.
The judgment in the case of A. G.
Stall vs The Alaska Mines Corporation
was paid yesterday, the company de
ciding not to appeal the case.
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John Miller is planting garden on
his ranch on Upper Alaska Avenue,
and will stock the market with spuds
this fall.
The steamship Eureka is due with
600 tons of Naniamo coal for the Dock
company.
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REMARKS RESENTED Ht
(•WENDS OF COLOXE
Assistant Secretary Airlnkan Haj
Sending Men to France Coder (X
experienci'd Commander Him pi
Slaughter—Starts a Row.
CHICAGO. May 10.—Carl Vro<
man. Assistant Secretary of Agricn
ture, was tho principal speaker at
luncheon given yesterday by tbe Ass<
ciation of Commerce. Daring his a<
dress he declared that the sending <
a body of troops to France under a
inexperienced commander would )
simply sending the men to slaughte
This was taken as a direct slap at Co
Roosevelt, and was sharply resente
by friends of Roosevelt, who we*
present. They interrupted the speak
er and hooted him down, and the
chairman had a hard time preserving
order and preventing the luncheon
from breaking up in a row.
ROIO MONEY
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BOTH HOI’SKS ADOPT
I'OMTKKNt K KKVOItT
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; $500,000 will soon l»e Available for j
[ Alaska Roads and Trails—Colonel
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! Richardson will l«eave Commission
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, soon and take Generalship.
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' WASHINGTON. I). (’.. May 10.—
I The ratification yesterday afternoon
I by both Houses of the Conference re
port on the Army Appropriation bill.
| gives to the Alaska Road Commission
i the sum of §500.000 for the construc
tion of roatls and trails in the terri
tory. Colonel Richardson, chairman
of the Commission, who has been in
the Capital during the winter on busi
ness connected with his office, will
leave for the north at once, but will
soon return and take a Brigadier Ger
tralship and be assigned to active ser
vice.
WOULD PLANT SPUDS ON
DIG LKAGUK BALI. LOTS
ST PAUL, May 10.—Use of base
bail parks, golf links and all green
bouses for the wrogth of garden prod
ucts was recommended by L. W. Hill,
president of the Great Northern rail
road, who returned today from Cali
fornia.
“They are not playing golf in Ber
lin nor spending the afternoons shout
ing at ball parks,” he said.
Increase In Price of Bread
LONDON, May 10.—It has been an
nounced by the Incorporated Society
of Principal Wholesale and Retail
Bakers (London) that the price of
bread has been raised from lid. to Is.
for a 4 pound loaf. This is just double
the pre-war price. The explanation
given for this increase is that the new
flour and the order for selling all
bread by weight, reduce by 12 quar
terns the amount of bread obtained
from each sack of flour.
Diversified Weather
This morning's report shows a di-|
versi’ty of weather in the interior. At
McCarty, McCallum and Donnelly
snow was falling, and it was raining
at Teikhell and Wortman. At Paxson
a north wind was blowing and at Gul
kana and Teikhell the wind was from
the south. At McCallum the tempera
ture was 21 above while at Teikhell
it was 50. At the other stations it
ranges from 30 to 47.
Mrs. Helen Van Campen will ar
rive in Valdez on the steamer tonight
and will visit with friends here while
the vessel is in port. Mrs. Van Cam
pen will reside at Seward this sum
mer.
F. M. Cockrell left for Port Wells
ou the B. F. M. this morning to visit
his mining properties at that place.
VUilM San Francisco to Straighten
LTp His Business Affairs and Will
Soon tiive Himself L'p.
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| SEATTLE, May 10—It was an
nounced today that Logan Billings
ley, the convicted bootlegger who es
caped from the federal detention sta
tion while aw-aitjag transportation to
McXeil island to’serve out his sen
tence, nas been located in this city,
and that lie is preparing to give him-;
(self up to the authorities to serve out
: his sentence, as promised in his let
j ter to the I’ost-liitelligencer following
his escape. It is stated that Billings
ley spent three days in San Francisco
recently Straightening up his business]
affairs, ind that he is nearly readyi
l° surrffff^er
HR EXT H M.\ Xl FA( Tl RKRS
MAKE BIG WAR PROMTSj
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HARIS, May 10.—Large profits de
rived by French manufacturers from
war contracts were disclosed in a de
bate in the French senate on a pro
posal that the government should re-i
ouisition industries for the manufac
ture of war materials. One senator
asserted that profits of 80,000,000
francs were earned on contracts to
the total amount of ilOO.OOO.OOO
francs for large and medium calibre
shells. One aeroplane motor concern,
it was said, has paid back its entire
capital in dividends during the war.
The shares of an automobile concern
I which sold at 155 francs before the
I war now bring 1,005 francs.
ANTI-WAIt PARTY
GETS SECRETS KNOWN
BUFFALO, N. Y„ Hay 10.—Secret
service agents made known to the
Chamber of Commerce directors a
wide plot to destroy the waterworks
and a number of plants, particularly
those making munitions. They discov
ered a well organized Anti-American
party, said to number 30,000. which
plotted to seize all arms and muni
tions in this city. The situation is to
be laid bare before Gov. Whitman.
Mrs. H. W. Miller will leave on the
Mariposa for Seward where she will
visit her son Henry for a short time.
Upon her return she will make a short
visit to the States.
South Africa and War
CAPE TOWN. South Africa—There
has been a lively debate in the House
of Assembly on Ihe question of the
sending of natives to Europe, both In j
connection with the war and other
wise. The Nationalists moved a reso
lution condemning the proposal. Gen-|
eral Botha deplored their resolution.'
He paid a high tribute to the loyalty]
of the natives during the war, and
reaffirmed his intention to adhere
faithfully to the Treaty of Vereenig
ing and the decision of Parliament
to carry on the war to a successful
conclusion.
World’s Gold Output.
LONDON. May 10.—The value of
the world’s gold production in 1916
as shown in the annual statistics just
issued here was 95,725,000 pounds
sterling, a figure which has been ex
ceeded only three times. The British
empire led the world with 60,000,
000 pounds sterling, while the United
States produced 19,000,000, Russia
6,000,000 and Mexico 2.000.000. The
United States since 1874 has produc
ed gold to the value of about 779,000
000 pounds.
TERRIBLE FIGHTING ON
THE WESTERN FRONT
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» BAVARIAN CROWN PRINCE MASSES EVERY AVAILABLE MAN TO
5 STEM THE STEADY ADVANCE OE THE BRITISH AND PROTECT
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r THE IMPORTANT POSITION OE LENS— RECKLESS SACRIFICE
OE LI EE—GERMANS RETAKE ERESNOY Bl'T LATER LOSE
PORTION OE TOWN—GERMANS CLAIM STILL HOLDING POSI
TION—BRITISH CAPTURE MANY GUNS AND PRISONERS—MILK
OE GERMAN TRENCHES CAPTURED BY- FRENCH TROOPS.
LONDON, May 10.—Massing all of
his reserves and employing every man
available, the Crown Prince Rupert
of Bavaria, commanding the German
forces, is striving desperately to stem
the machine-like advance of the Brit
ish and protect important strategic
position of Lens. They have hurled
attack after attack against the Brit
ish. but have been repulsed in almost
every instance with frightful loss of
life. By a most desperate attack and
a reckless expenditure of life, the Ger
! mans succeeded in recapturing the
! town of Fre3noy. but have only suc
I tended in holding a part of the town,
the British, by a sharp counter attack
wresting a portion of the town from
its captors. The Britisli have advanc
ed. gaining considerable ground to the
northeast of Hargicourt. North of
I Fresnoy the Britisli artillery dispers
ed a large detachment of the enemy,
inflictiug heavy losses..
< OXKFRFFS RFPORTFD
XFARING AGRFFMFNT
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Relieved Will Fix Conscription Age
Limit From 21 to dl Years.
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WASHINGTON. D. C., May 10.—
Indications are that the House and
Senate conferees on the Conscription
bill are nearing an agreement on the
age limit. It is generally stated that
the committee will probably agree on
a limit of from 21 to 31 years.
ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED
OF PEARY'S DAUGHTER
W ill Marry Son of Associate .Justice of
District Columbia Supreme Court
WASHINGTON. I). C.. May 10.
The engagement was announced today
of Marie Peary, the daughter of Rear
| Admiral ’Robert E. Peary, retired, the
| noted Arctic Explorer, to Edward
[Stafford, the son of Wendell P. Staf
ford. associate justice of the Supreme
Court of the District of Columbia.
Potato Shortage.
LONDON. May 10.—Lord Devon
port has issued an appeal in which
he asks that all people who can af
ford to buy substitutes should, for the
present, abstain from the use of po
tatoes and so leave such stocks as
still remain in the country for the
use of the poorer classes, for whom
they form a most important article
of diet. Many patriotic and consid
erate people have already given up
the use of potatoes, and the Food Con
troller asks that all who are able
to do so should follow their example.
The stock of potatoes in the coun
try is unusually low and further sup
| plies will be unobtainable for the
next three months.
Tank Steamer launched
SEATTLE, May 10.—The tank
steamer Joshua Macy, 9,500 gross
tons owned by the Standard Oil com
pany of New Jersey, was launched to
day at the plant of the Skinner ii
Eddy Corporation. Mrs. Elliot R. Cor
bett. of Portland, was sponser.
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Watson Due Morning
The steamer Admiral Watson is ex
pected to arrive here from the South
about 7 o’clock tomorrow morning.
Guf F. Cameron received a telegram
from Mrs. Cameron from Cordova to
day, stating that the Northwestern
way scheduled to leave there for Val
dez'at 2 o’clock this afternoon.
Dr. and Mrs. Gross, of Ellamar.
are visitors in town this afternoon.
Master Mechanic Moller, of the El
lamar mine, and Mrs. Moller are Vai
de/. visitors today.
The Order of Alaskan Moose will
hold their regular weekly meeting to
night.
Capture Many Guns.
LONDON. May 10.—Since the first
of April the British have captured
from the Germans 250 cannon. 470
machine guns and more than 20.000
prisoners.
Claim to Hold Freanoy.
BERLIN, May 10.—A war office
bulletin issued this morning states
that the Germans are holding the
town of Fresaoy. taken yesterday, de
spite the heavy attacks of the
French.
French Claim Gain-.
PARIS. May 10.—An official bul
letin issued this morning states that
the French succeeded in capturing
more than a mile of the German
trenches yesterday northeast of the
town of Craonr.e.
MAX V SCRSTITCTKS
FOR Ft Mil) IX GKIt.M A XX
BERLIN, May 10.—Judging from
the reports published in the newspa
pers thersx««rp more food substitutes
than foodstuffs in Germany at the
present time Dr. G. Benz, principa'
of the chemical laboratory at Helle
bronn has collected some very inter
esting information regarding these
food substitutes. He reports that
new ones are coming out almost every
day. most of them worthless, but all
being oifered for sale at the most ex
orbitant prices
i Although Dr. Benz has confined bis
I investigations to the most ordinary
[dailv foods iiis list of substitutes is a.
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very long one. It includes substitute
tor salad oils, honey, eggs. fats. milk.
Hour, fruit sirups, lemonade, cocoa,
baking powder and all sorts of soap
and washing powders.
A butter powder which is declared
to be as nutritious and delicious as the
ieal article, was found to consist ol
four-fifths colored meal and one fifth
common salt, the whole being colored
to look like butter. It cost 1 pfennig
a pound to make and retailed at IS
pfennig. Substitutes for salad aud
other vegetable oils were found to
consist of 99 per cent plain water,
with a mixture of chemicals, gelatine,
spices, acids or salts.
MEXICAN GRAIN
CROP TO BE LARGE
MEXICO CITY. May 10.—Activity
is to be seen in the Department of Fo
mento in encouraging agricultural de
velopment in the Republic. Several
new agricultural experiment stations
recently have been opened, and those
in the states of Veracruz. Pueblo, Sar.
Luis Potosi, Oaxaca and Tabasco are
reported particularly busy on work
for the improvement for the quality of
seed used, instruction in more ad
vanced methods of agriculture and
other aids to those tilling the land.
A grain crop likely to exceed iu
size any ever before harvested is fore
seen by some of the department stat
isticians. This result is attributed
largely to the work of restoration of
the community lands which is going
on under the supervision of the Na
tional Agrarian Commission and the
various state branches, which con
tinue to receive numerous applications
for further restorations.
Mrs. May Wathey left on the steam
ship Mariposa for the states, where
she will visit for a time with her son,
Earl, who has enlisted in the Coast
Artillery. N. G. W.. stationed at Fort
Flagler.
The launch Kayak, Capt. Frank
Nelson left this afternoon for Latouch
with several passengers.
The roster is still open for those
desiring to join the Home Guards.
Apply at the Light Company’s office'