VOLUME XIV VALDEZ, ALASKA, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 80, 1016 NUMBER 311
FOUR BRITISH
BOATS MISSING
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Steamer (ieorgic, Belleroplion, Bel
grave and Buyreul Are Overdue
Have Not Been BejxjrD'd by Other
Vessels.
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NEW YORK, Dec. 30.—It is an-j
nounced in shipping circles here thati
that four big British freighters, thei
Georgic, Belerophan, Belgrave and
Bayreul are overdue and have no*,
ieen reported by any of the steame/s
traveling the north Atlantic steams'
lanes. This leads to the belief ie
i hipping circles that a German raider
of the Woewe type is now working
in the Atlantic and that the vessels
have fallen victims to this commerce
raider.
This is borne out also by reports
brought here that a German vesiel,
believed to have been a commerce
i aider, was sighted off the Sco'ch
• oast som eweeks ago, and which
r.t the lime was thought to be a Nor
wegian vessel, but later proved other
’s ise. Several steamers arriving here
have sported that they wee rfollow u
by a mysterious vessel, but, being
more speedy than the pursuer, es
eaped.
The missing ireighters are all largs
vessels, ranging from 8,000 to 10,0
tons each, ar.d were loaded with food
supplies for England.
SEND PEACE NOT TO ALLIES
Joint Communication of Norway and
Swenden to Entente Allies Similar
to That from President of I’nited
States.
LONDON, Dec. 30.—The joint note
of Norway and Sweden to the Entente
nations regarding the German pro
posal for peace, and supporting the
position taken by President Wilson in
bis note, has been received here. The
note is very similar to that of the
President of the United States on the
subject. A formal reply will be for
warded, it Is believed, early next
week.
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TAX SUIT CASE GOES
AGAINST CITY OF VALDEZ
, In the district court yesterday aft
trnoon the cases of Love-Whitley Co.
vs. Town of Valdez and F. M. Boyle
vs. Town of Valdez, were tried before
Judge Bunnell. The action was
I brought to set aside a raise in the tax
assessment on the property of the
plaintiffs by the Board of Equaliza
tion. Following the trial of the cases
the court rendered a decision in favor
of the plaintiffs. In his opinion the
court stated that he did not intend,
nor was it necessary tor him to go
into the merits of the increase in the
assessment, Inasmuch as the only
question before the court at the time
was the legality of the manner in
which the action was accomplished.
Section 12 of the tax ordinance of the
town of Valdez provides that where
an assessment is raised by the Board
of Equalization the party or parties
owning the property on which the
raise is proposed to be made, shall
receive one week’s notice to this ef
fect. In the present instance the
Board of Equalization raised the as
sessments without notice to the plain
tiffs and a few minutes later adjourn
ed sine die, affording the plaintiffs no
opportunity to resist the change in
their assessment. On this ground the
court held the increase to be invalid.
L No Gas, Factories Shut.
WHEELING, W. Va.. Dec. 20.—
Fifteen thousand workmen are idie
here as a result of a serious shortage
,^'of natural gas which has forced al
*most every factory and mill in the
Wheeling district dependent upon gas
for fuel to close.
THOUSANDS DANCE AT YALE’S CELEBRATION
• Photo by American Press Association. .
Witnessed by 40,000 spectators. Yale college ceiebruted the two hundredth anniversary of its removal from
Saybrook to New Haven with a historical pageant in which 8.000 men, women and children participated. The girls
in the picture are dancing, dressed In costumes of the Revolutionary period.
GILLS Oil LIWSON
70 MIKE GOOD
SAVS TO PUT UP OR SHUT UP
Chairman of House Buies t ommittee
Wires Boston Man to Come to
Washington W'itli His Proof of Tip
or Cease His Noise.
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WASHINGTON. D. 0., Dec. 30. —
Congressman Robert L. Henry of
Texas, chairman of the House Com
mittee on Rules, has taken up the
charges of Thomas Lawson that an
advance tip was given out from the
capital regarding the German peace
proposal, by use of which certain
speculators made millions on the
stock exchange. Henry addressed a
sharp telegram to Lawson, at Boston,
telling him to put up or shut up and
to come to Washington and deliver
the goods he alleges he has regard
ing the tip or cease besmirching the
administration.
Little credence is given to Lawson’s
charges here, and it is alleged that he
is just trying to gain a little cheap
notoriety.
Lawson is the author of “Frenzied
Finance,” which created so mu • 1
comment a few years ago.
Change In Services.
Rev. George J. Zinn of the Church
of the Epiphany, has inaugurated a
change in the evening service at that
church. The services usually held at
7:30 p. m., commencing tomorrow,
will be held at 4 o’clock in the after
noon hereafter.
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GEN. WILLIAM A. MANN.
8uce#ada Lata Gsnaral Milla aa
Chisf «f U. 8. Militia Affairs.
CANADIAN COLONEL IS
SENTENCED TO JAIL
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OTTAWA, Ont., Dec. 20. -Colonel
Pagnuel of Montreal, prominent law
yer and commander of the 206th
Canadian Overseas regiment, has
been condemned to serve six months
in jail. He was found guilty of ad
dressing the men of his battalion, at
the time it was broken up at Calcar
tier camp into reinforcement units
for Bermuda and elsewhere, in terms
which would encourage them to de
sert.
PROBABLY FLOAT
BIG BOND ISSUE
WILSON TENTATIVELY AGREES
In Conference With Administration
Leaders It Is Agreed to Issue $180
000,000 in Bonds to Cover Treas
ury Deficit.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 30. -
It was announced this morning that
President Wilson had today tenta
tively agreed with the administration
leaders that Congress should float a
bond issue of $190,000,000 to meet
the treasury deficit for the fiscal year
of 1918.
MAY BE SWORN IN
LYING ON STRETCHER
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 30.—E. C.
De Baca, governor-elect of New Mex
ico who came here a month ago ip a
serious condition from pernicious an
emia, will return to Sante Fe, the
state capital, in time to take the oath
of office, if he has to “be carried there;
on a stretcher,” according to an an
nouncement made public today.
Mr. De Baca, according to his phy
cisians, has shown improvement larg
ely through a determination to be
ready for his inauguration. He ar
rived here November 19 and since
that time three transfusions of blood
have been made to strengthen him,
apparently with good success. He stdl
is confined to a hospital where he
was taken upon his arrivel, but he
is able to sit up.
PAY $5,367,000,000
TO EMPLOYES IN YEAR
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 30.—
The annual report of Director Sam
L. Rogers of the bureau of census
covering the fiscal year ended June
30 shows that during the calender
year 1914 the manufacturing indus
tries of this country turned out pro
ducts valued at more than $24,000,
000,000 and gave employment to
more than 8,000,000 persons, to
whom were paid approximately $5.
367,000,000 in salaries and wages.
Notice O. E. S.
There will be an important meet
ing the O. E. S. on Tuesday eve, Jan.
2. All members will please be pres
ent. Visitors welcome,
s&t H. COCKERILLE, Sec.
SPUN SENDS
NOTE TO GERMANY
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ON THE GERMAN Hl'BMARIXEING
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Asks Germany to Respect Declara
tion of Iiondon and not Abandon
Crew of the Sunken Hhi|>s to the
Mercy of the Seas.
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MADRID, Dec. 30.—The Spanish
government has addressed a note to
Germany on the submarine policy of
the latter government. The note re
views the submarine warfare of Ger
many and asks that Germany re
pect the Declaration of London, par
ticularly Article 50. and not aban
don crews of ships sunk by submar
ines to the mercy of the sea. It also
announces that further steps woula
be taken by Spain to diminish the
risks of Spanish shipping.
THIRD DEUTSCHLAND
TRIP IS ANNOUNCED
NEW LONDON. Dec. 30.—The
German submarine Deutschland,
which has arrived in home water,
will make another trip to this port
within the next few weeks, accord
ing to a statement by Paul G. L. Hil
ken, vice-president of the Eastern
Forwarding Company, the American
agents for the undersea craft. He
added that the submersible would
make regular trips so long as the war
continued.
Mr. Hilken said the cargo was val
ued at $2,000,000, this being the first
official announcement from the con
cern.
Several carloads of tins have ar
rived at the dock here, and ship
ments off crude rubber are expected
this week. Stevedores have been or
dered to report early in January.
BEDFORD MAY SUCCEED TO
PRESIDENCY STANDARD OIL
NEW YORK, Dec. 20.—It is be
lieved here that A. C. Bedford, first
vice-president and secretary of the
Standard Oil Company of New Jer
sey, will succeed the late John D.
Archbold, as president.
CANADIAN STRIKE MEASURE
PREVENTS DISTURBANCES
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 30.—
The United States Department of La
bor has received a report on the
working of the Canadian Industrial
Disputes act, the principle of which is
a part of President Wilson's railroad
program. The report discloses that
tut of 212 applications for investig*.
tion, all except 21 threatened strikes
were averted.
GERMANY CLAIMS THAT
MUCH MAIL IS SEIZED
BERLIN, Dec. 29.—From Decem
ber, 1915, to last September, 1916,
:he British and French naval authori
ses seized 24,000 bags of mail from
Germany and 16,800 bound to Ger
mwiy.
MACKENSEN CONTINUES HIS
THRUST ALONG THE SERETH
RUSSIANS REPORTED TO BE RETIRING IN DISORDER—GERMANS
REPORTED CHECKED NORTH OF VERDI N—HEAVY BATTLE IN
PROGRESS ALONG THE MOLDAVIAN FRONTIER—ROME RE
PORTS ARTILLERY DUEL ALONG THE TRENTINO FRONT—BRIT
ISH RAID GERMAN POSITIONS IN VICINITY OF LE SARH—PKT
ROGRAD REPORTS GERMANS AND AUSTRIANS ADVANCE.
BERLIN’, Dec. 30.—General Von
Mackensen is continuing his thrujt
along the Sereth, north of Braila.
driving hack the Russians in disor
der. The Teuton right wing is draw
ing close to Braila.
Germans Checked.
PARIS, Dec. 30.—The German at
tack on Deadman’s Hill, north of Ver
dun, has been checked by the French
troops, and the enemy thrust back.
The total gain of the Germans con
sists of only one southerly trench on
the base of the hill.
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Germans Continue to Advance.
PETROGRAD, Dec. 30.—The Aus
trians and Germans continue to ad
vance at several places along the Mol
davian frontier. A heavy battle is in
progress in the vicinity of Sesmezm,
where the Teutons are attempting 10
wrest the heights from the Russians
and Rumanians.
Artillery Active.
ROME, Dec. 30.—Activity on the
Trentino front is confined to an ex
change of artillery fire. There have
been several small infantry engage
ments, but without material result.
- British Raid Lines.
LONDON, Dec. 30.—An official bul
letin issued by the war office this
morning states. ‘‘A party of our
troops successfully raided the Ger
man lines east of Le Sars, on the
Somme front.”
POLITICAL CENSORSHIP
ABOLISHED IN FRANCE
PARIS, Dec. 30.—The Chamber of
Deputies has adopted a motion abol
ishing the political censorship, while
retaining the diplomatic and military
censorship. The motion was accept
ed by the government and passed
unanimously.
I fi. LEMS
HOLD SESSION
ISSUE A CIRCULAR TO THE MEN
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I “resident Lee States Men Are Much
Dissatisfied With the Fairure to
Knforce tlie Terms of the Adam
son Bill.
NEW YORK, Dec. 30.—The chiefs
of the railroad Brotherhoods, after a
prolonged, unannounced conference
Friday, issued a special circular to
the four hundred thousand members
of the organizations. President Lee,
of the Brotherhood of Railroad
Trainmen, states that the men are
greatly dissatisfied, and the leaders
fear the pending litigation over the
legality of the bill will seriously de
lay the work of the investigators un
der the provisions of the act.
PRIEST SHAVING SOLDIER.
In ths French Tranche*
All Are Comrade*.
Photo by American Pros* Asaoclation.
ONE CARGO ALREADY RECEIVED
Arrivals at El Paso Htate That Vtills
tas Captured the City of Torreon
By a (lever Rust;—Troops Enter
City as Reinforcements.
EL PASO, Dec. 20.—It is report
ed here that President Carranza of
Mexico, has recently transmitted a
million pesos to Japan in payment of
munitions manufactured there for the
Mexican army. One shipment of the
munitions has already been received,
and the second is reported due with
in a short time.
It is reported by arrivals here that
Villa captured Torreon by a clever
ruse. He sent a message to the Car
ranza commander of the town sice
stating that the train bearing his
troops contained reinforcements from
General Murgia As a result the Vil
listas entered the city without a
struggle and soon overpowered the
federal troops.
Getting Colder Inside.
15 below zero at Fairbanks and 23
below at Salcha is reported this morn
ing, a drop of 12 and 15 degrees r**
spectively since yesterday morning.
The coldest place reported is McCal
lum, where the thermometer regis
tered 30 below thi smorning, a drop
of 42 degrees since yesterday. From
Hogan this way the weather is con
siderably warmer, although there has
been a general drop of from 5 to 20
degrees. A strong north wind is re
ported at Salcha and Richardson.
Hoots Reaches Station.
Operator Hoots of the Summit sta
tion, who left Wortman at 6 o’clock
yesterday morning, arrived at his des
tination safely about 9 o’clock iast
night.
Fresh Box candy at Hunt's Candy
Kitchen. A new line opened. tf
Moose Hold Open House
The ladies of Moose Lodge will
receive at the lodge rooms on New
Year’s Day. The order will hold opa.-i
house. Refreshments will be served
und there may be some dancing if
musciians can be secured. lit
Railroad Gives Bonus.
BANGOR. Me., Dec. 30.—The de
cision of the Bangor and Aroostock
Railroad to give a bonus of 4 per
cent in wages earned in the last six
months to all employes receiving less
than $2,000 a year was announce 1
today by President Percy R. Todd to
day.
We sell marshmallews in bulk at
the Candy Kitchen. tf