New Warner Corsets
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Most of them are entirely new models—
both lace front and regular models.
Prices are popular, ranging up to.$3.50
New Brassieres—very attractive styles—
all Warner’s manufacture, which is a
guarantee of quality. A very good
line is shown at.75c
Women’s Holeproof Silk Hos
iery
And they’re white, the kind that’s been so
much in demand. There are all sizes;
Priced, a pair, as usual.$1.10
New Shoes For Women
A new boot, and two styles in pumps—
A patent leather Pump, high Cuban heel—
•Iraight toe; one of the niftiest styles we
have ever shown;
Priced.$6.50
A patent leather that’s more particularly for
Misses; has a Common Sense heel;
good looking; a pair...$5.00
And Utz & Dunn Boot, Cuban heel, straight
toe; in black; a pair..$6.50
VALDEZ MERCANTILE CO.
Jenner makes good pictures—thats
a fact. He uses brains and skill and
tact. Another truth to fill my rhyme,
they’re extra good this Christmas
time. The most appropriate Christmas
gift you can give to the beloved ones
outside. Jenner the Photographer, tf
Who will get that ton of coal the
Fraternal Order of Eagles are offer
ing to the holder of the lucky ticket
at the dance Saturday night? Remem
ber that the surplus after paying Tor
the coal goes to the soldier boys’ to
bacco fund, so help it along.
^.Mrs Sarah E. Gleason, who has
conducted a millinery and upholstery
business in Valdez for a number of
years, left on the steamer Mariposa
this morning for Seattle, where she
will take up her residence with her
son. Mrs. Gleason has been failing for
some time, and her friends believed
that the trip would help her.
Itev. Er. Van der Pol, who has
been in Seward the past few days on
church business, was a returning pas
senger on the Mariposa, going on thru
to Cordova.
When you want Blank Books, Ledgers, Journals.
Office Fixtures of any Kind, or Typewriter Papers,
get OUR Prices. Our work is guaranteed to be the
best you can get, and at a very slight advance over
Outside prices.
A THROUGH TICKET
Via
Chicago, Milwauke & St, Paul Ry.
WHY
By buying a through ticket you save from $10.00 to
$15.00 as against buying to Seattle and re-buying
there.
By buying over the G. M. & St. P. Ry. you are as
sured the comfort that comes from riding behind an
electric locomotive—the most powerful in all the
world— and that personal attention which is a fea
ture of “Milwaukee” service.
For tickets, berth reservations and other parti
culars consult your nearest Steamship Agent.
A. P. CHAPMAN, Jr., J. F. BAHL,
Asst. General Passenger Agent City Passenger Agent,
Stuart Building, Second and Cherry,
Seattle, Washington.
THE PINZON
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PHONE 69 > ' Mc Kinley St, Veldes
MARIPOSA COULD NOT
GET INTO ANCHORAGE
The officers on the steamship Mari
posa state that they were unable to
get into Anchorage and were com
pelled to discharge their cargo for
the railway town at Seward. The gov
ernment transport Crook has been
trying to discharge her cargo for some
time, but the floating Ice prevents.
IF. S. Revenue Inspector Johns ar
rived in town this morning on the
steamer Mariposa.
Oak Olesen, the Lovera cigar
representative, was a passenger on
the Mariposa from the westward.
James E. O’Reilley. who is min
ing on Moose creek, was a thru pas
senger on the steamer Mariposa from
the westward. Mr. O’Reilley was for
merly foreman on the government
railway, and about twelve years ago
was in charge of the construction of
the Alaska Central road.
(Carl Hinds recently purchased the
Sergt. Albert's property on lower Mc
Kinley Street.
l,ast Trp of Mari|tosa
This will be the last trip of the
Mariposa to Alaska, the steamer hav
ing been withdrawn to go on the
Honolulu run. the larger ships on that
run having been taken by the gov
ernment for transports.
Five members of the Fourteenth
Infantry stationed at Fort Liscum
were ordered to Cordova to guard the
property of the Copper River railway.
Ask Aid for Soldiers' Wives
CHICAGO, Nov. 13.-—Government
aid to protect wives of men called to
war lias been asked. Judge Uhlir, of
the morals court, says 70 per cent of
women taken in raids are married,
and many are wives of soldiers. Fed
eral vigilance over these influences
is sought.
BOY-ED WITH NAVY.
Former German Attache Here
Aeeigned to Active Service.
Photo by American Press Association.
I 'tplomatic circle; in Washington are
mlhll.v interested in the news from
Switzerland that the former German
naval attache to tin United States
whose intrigues here caused his recall
has been ■ assigned to active service in
the kaiser's navy Before the war
Boy-Kd was popular In Washington
society.
CHICKENS
Fresh killed home-grown chickens
for Saturday, at Love-Whltley Co.
Send in your orders early. *
SOME heating stoves at Mead’s. *
DONALDSON SCHEDULE
The following schedule for the har
bor boat "Lt C. V. Donaldson” will
take effect today. All orders to the
contrary are revoked.
Monday, Wednesdays. Thursdays,
and Fridays:
Lve. Fort Llscum Leave Valdes
8:16 a. m. 9:46 a. m.
1:16 p. m. 4:00 p. m.
TUESDAY
1:16 p. m. 2 >00 p. m.
4:80 p. m. 6:00 p. m.
SATURDAY
1:16 p.m. 4:00 p.m.
7:16 p. m. 10:20 p. m.
11:16 p. m. 12:00 m. m.
There will be no trips of the boat
on the 2nd and 4th Fridays of each
month, these days being used to clean
boilers.
Special trips or cancelling of the
above will be made without notice
only to meet ertgendee of the ear
▼t6#e
All offldal tuslness between Val
des and the Foot should be arrangod
for transaction, when possible, so
that advantage will be taken of the
scheduled trip* and extra trine will
bo made are minimum and made only
wbenurgentty needed.
O. R. KOEHLER.
Capt. 14th Infantry. A. Q. M.
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STEAMER SAILINGS
Steamship Alameda—Sailed from Se
attle for Valdez, Saturday, Nov. 10.
Steamship Mariposa- -Sailed south
from Valdez, Tuesday, Nov. 13.
Steamship-Spokane—Sailed west from
Cordova at 12 m for Valdez.
Steamship Alaska—Will sail from Se
attle Nov. 17.
Steamship Admiral Evans—Sailed
south from Valdez, Thursdoy, Nov
ember 8.
NOVEMBER TIDES
Monday, Nov. 12—
First high tide 10:19 a. m„ 9.5.
Second high tide 11:22 p. ru., 7.6.
First low tide 4:05 a. m. 3.0.
Second low tide 5:05 p. m., 0.5.
Tuesday, Nov. J 3—
First high tide 10:50 a. in., 10.0.
Second high tide midnight, 7.8.
First low tide 4:38 a. m., 3.1.
Second low tide 5:38 p. m., —0.1.
Wednesday, Nov. 1/—
First high tide 11:21 a. m„ 10.3.
Frst low tide 5:11 a. m„ 3.1.
Second low tide 6:12 p. m., —0.5.
I nursoay. isov. ta—
First high tide 0:37 a. m., 7.8.
Second high tide 11:54 a. ni., 10.5.
First low tide 5.45 a. in., 3.1
Second low tide 6:48 p. in.. —0.8.
Friday. Nov. 16.—
First high tide 1:15 a. in.. 7.7.
Second high tide 12:29 p. ill., 10.6.
First low tide 6:22 a. in., 3.2.
Second low tide 7:27 p. in., —0.9.
Saturday, Nov. 17.—
First high tide 1:56 a. in.. 7.6.
Second low tide 1:08 p. in., 10.5.
p'irst low tide 7:00 a. in., 3.4.
Second low tide 8:13 p. in., —0.7.
Sunday, Nov. 18.—
First high tide 2:40 a. in.. 7.4.
Second high tide 1:50 p. ni., 10.1.
First low tide 7:43 a. m., 3.6.
Second low tide 8:53 p. in!, -—-0.4.
Monday. Nov. 19.—
First high tide 3:30 a. in.. 7.3.
Second high tide 2:40 p. in., 9.6.
First low tide 8:34 a. in.. 0.1.
Second low tide 9:42 p. in.. 0.1.
Tuesday. Nov. 20.- -
First high tide 4:27 a. in.. 7.3.
Second high tide 3:38 p. in., 8.8.
First low tide 9:36 a. m., 3.9.
Second low tide 10:37 p. m., 0.6.
200.000 Throats l»r.r
DALLAS. Texas. N’ov. 13.—Today
was the last day on which 200 sa
loons and a number of wholesale li
quor houses in Dallas county were
permitted to do business following
the “dry" election of September 10.
A population of 200.000 is affected.
Trail Dulletlti
Fairbanks—IS below, cloudy, calm,
li inches snow.
Saleha—22 below, cloudy, calm, 5
inches snow, trail fair. 1 X. (’. ^eam
south yesterday p. m. 2 dog teams
south yesterday p. m. 3 Sheldon au
tos south last night.
Itiehardson 1 S below, calm, hazy,
trail good. 4 inches snow.
McCarty—14 below, cloudy, calm,
trail good, 4 inches snow’.
Donnelly—7 below, cloudy, calm,
trail heavy, snow 7 inches. 1 X. C.'
sled north 5 p. m., yesterday.
McCallums-—2 above, snow 12 in.,
cloudy, calm, trail good. Mail south
noon yesterday.
raxson— iu anove, -t> incnes snow,
calm, cloudy, trail drifted. Mail north
6 a. m.. mail south 6 a. m., McNally
north 6 a. m. date.
Hogan—10 above, cloudy, calm,
trail good, snow 15 Inches.
Gulkana—5 above, 12 inches snow,
cloudy, calm, tral fair. 5 mushers
south 7 a. m.,
Copper Center—zero, cloudy, calm,
14 Inches snow trail far.
Tonsina—zero, cloudy, calm, snow
13 inches, trail heavy.
Teikhell—6 above, snowing, north
wind, 24 inches snow, trail heavy.
Beaver Dam—14 above, 28 inches
snow, snowing, storming, trail clos
ed.
Thompson Pass 15 above, cloudy,
storming, trail drifted, 55 inches,
snow.
Daily Weather Report
7:00 p. m. 7:0 0a. m.
29.622 , Barometer 29.144
24 Temperature 33
25 Maximum 33
15 Minimum 14
20 Mean 23.4
.01 Precipitation
.5 Snow Fall
11 In. Snow on Ground 11 in.
Cloudy, calm Cloudy, N. E. wind
—Myrtle F. Billings, Obs.
GERMAN PRESS WORRIED
BY FRENCH OFFENSIVE
AMSTERDAM, Nov. 13.—German
papers are uneasy over the French
advance north saalpf Solssons. Those
at Cologne say f|« Is Impossible to
minimise the importance of the
French blow. The Volks laitung says:
••We must not exaggerate the mean
ing of the French advance. It is only
an initial success. We must not tor
BEGINNING NOVEMBER 1,1917
Banking hours of the First
Bank of Valdez will be
from 9 to 12 m.
from 1 to 3 p.m.
THE FIRST BANK OF VALDEZ
VALDEZ, ALASKA.
Valdez Dock Co. phone no, i
JOBBER IN
COAL, HAY
GRAIN and
LUMBER
Office, toot of Wall street.
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“I've been nd- i
miring your /
wedding girts \
and am glad
that your
friends were
so thoughtful
as to Tv mem
ber the electri
cal devices.”
“Ilow I would have enjoyed them
twenty years ago. Anyhow it is
pleasant to feel that you’ll enjoy
them and you’ll find this
G-E Radiant Electric Grill
the best of all—so practical and convenient—I think I will
pet one myself. V If you are so disposed, give us a call.
P. W. S. W. P. L. & T. Co.
get what resistance our brilliant
troops have offered to the numerical
ly superior army.”
The Frankfurter Zeitung charact
erizes the battle as “painful for Ger
many but not desperate” and believes
France's aim is the capture of Laon.
Fair Butter Price
CHICAGO, Nov. 13.—Butter was
added today to the foods on which
fair prices are named by the govern
ment food administrator’s represen
tative here. For creamery extras in
cartons the official figures were res
pectively to retailers 44 to 45 and
one-half cents, and to consumers 45
to 60 and one-half cents.
Rancher Is Fined
MT VERNON, Nov. 13.—Walter
Barrett, of Sklyou paid a fine of $100
in Justice C. S. Smith’s court in Se
dro-Woolley today on the charge of
having beaten an eleven-year-old lad
until he was unconscious. The Sktyou
rancher claims that the lad was steal*
lng apples from his orchard when he
interrupted him. The trouble was ret;
ported to the Sedro-Woolley police
and Police Officer Percy Neiland
went out and had Barrett -artahted.
At first the rancher refudtd^o pay
his fine and accompanied t^rofllclals
to the courthouse, but shortly after
ward he produced tbe necessary bail.
The lad is tbe son of Newton Ander
son, who resides on his farm above
Sedro-Woolley.
Saturday, November 17th, Grand
Masque Ball, given by the F. O. E. •
Fox’s snappy drinks for this cold
weather at Hunt’s. tf
A pretty line or colored crochet
cotton and stamped pillow slips at
the Needlecraft Shop. tf
At Mrs. Caprls* you will find knit
ted or crocheted caps made to or
der. tf
CITY EXPRfiSS, Phone 82; ready
to transfe. t-*t baK«<ioC (or you. tt
For first-class meals and good serv
ice at reasonable prices try the Mer
chants* Cafe. tt
Vse Rezall Hair Tonic and yon will
use no other. Valdes Drug Store, tt ;
- Furnished rooms at Mrs osland’a i
Prices reasonable •
Just received all the latest popu
lar coses at O. 0. Reinkt’e tt