VOLUME XIV. VALDEZ, ALASKA. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1917 NUMBER MW
STILL TRYING TO
' IMPEACH GILL
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< 'ouncil has Little Taste for Proceed
ings—Many Charges Be Made
Against Seattle Mayor
SEATTLE, Dec. 14.—Impeachment
^Marges were filed with the city coun
. «il today, charging Mayor Gill with
wilfully permitting houses of pros
titution to be open and gambling halls
to flourish in the city of Seattle, and
‘protecting criminals as a member of
the law firm of Gill. Hoyt & Frye.
The city council must vote on whe
ther or not they will try Mayor Gill
on these charges, and apparently have ■
little stomach for these proceedings, j
as they fear the vote of Gill’s numer-]
ous friends in the city. The trial pro- j
mises to be a sensational one, if the I
council musters up courage to bring j
the case to court.
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HUNGER MAY WILLOW
PREFERENCE ON COAL;
1 WASHINGTON. I). C.. Dec. 14.—
The contest between the food and fuel
administration over priority rights
l for food and coal transportation was
taken up today at a conference be
tween representatives of the war de
partment. the committee on priority
and the two administrations concern
ed to dclde whether foodstuffs and
coal and coke shall move first on the
jailroads.
The fuel administration's request
that eoal be given right of way has]
drawn obections from the food admin
’ jstration. If coal goes ahead of food
the food administration declares the!
country will be brought to the point
of actual hunger. 4- • -■*» j
sues YET MENACE I
BRITISH SHIPPING
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'' Kirst laird of Admiralty Hays They
are Held UP but not yet Mastered
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—Need More Shipping
LONDON. Dec. 14.—"The subma
rine menace, in my opinion, is held,
but is not yet mastered,” said Lord
Gedes, first lord of the admiralty, in
the House of Commons today. "Our
shipbuilding is not yet replacing our
losses by the undersea boats, and it
is hoped that Borne means may be
found to stop their destructive ac
tivities.”
,<MS RATE IN TACOMA
RAISED 20 PER CENT
TACOMA, Dec. 14.—New gas rates
JO per cent higher than the old ones,
went into effect in Tacoma, Puyallup
and Ruston today, according to a de
cision received by the Tacoma Oas
Company from the public service com
mission at Olympia. The . "ready to
serve” charge sought by the company
was eliminated by the commission,
. making the rate sllghlty higher lor
smaller consumers and lower for
large ones. Decision on the house
heating rate for Tacoma was held ov
er for ten days.
AUTO DRIVEN BY GIRL
JUMPS EVERETT BRIDGE
EVERETT, Dec 14—Driving across
the eastern approach of Everett av
enue bridge this afternoon, Miss
Myrtle Bruno’s car crashed through
a railing and plunged thirty feet to
the ground. Miss Bruno escaped ser
ious injuries, but her father Gust A.
Bruno was badly hurt. He was rescued
by city firemen and brought to the
hospital in an unconscious condition.
It is believed his injuries are fatal.
Bruno lives on a ranch at River View.
Miss Bruno is a stenographer for an
Everett firm.
NOW IS THE TIME
to get some choice wines and cord
ials for the Holidays, before they are
whipped oat to the States. Phone No,
7. The Buffet.
Don’t delay or yoa may be too
late. tI7
TRAINING MORE MEN FOR DUTY ON AMERICAN FLEET
Kusj si i in' mu him- i' j'.;;! "rounds of the Culled Siutes Naval Reaerv. niii* ... IVlIiiim Ray l’urtc.
j N. Y.. on Hie shore of l.mi" Island sound, where thousands of men are helnt* drilled for duty In the fleet.
11d SPOKANE
! RIME SEATTLE
After Temporary Repairs Made at
Bella Bella, Ship l/eaves to go on
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Ways in Hound City
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SEATTLE. Dec. 14.—After under
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going temporary repairs at Bella
Bella, and having her holes patched
with cement and braces, the steamer
Spokaile, which was recently wreck
ed by going ashore in a fog at Idol
1 Point, near Millbank Sound, is pro
' ceeding slowly to Seattle, where she
will be placed in dry dock and given
| a thorough overhauling before resum
I ing her Northern run.
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iVERY SLIGHT GAINS
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: Take Position on Mountain Front and
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1 Summit—Italians are Confident
They Can Hold Them
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ITALY, Dec. 14.—After three days
lighting on the mountain front be
twen the Brenta and Piave^rlvers the
enemy has taken some trenches on
the Beretta and the summit of Monte
Spinucci, but all the rest of the Ital
ian line is in its original position.
This is the enemy’s third successive
attack with the object of breaking
through to the plains.
Italian Forces Confident
ROME, Dec. 14.—Unshaken faith
is expressed in the ability of the Ital
ian forces to hold the Austro-Qerman
forces in check in their great drive
along the Piave, according to convic
tions voiced here today by Premier
Orlando.
Alaska Expected Tonight
The steamship Alaska left Cordova
at 12:30 o’ clock today, and is ex
pected to arrive in port any time after
8 o’clock tonight.
ADMIRAL VON TIRPITZ
Admiral von Tlrpltx, tho Inventor of
•ubmartno frightfuln***, i« on* of tho
organiaora of a now party In Oormany
which dodaroo ago I not "any poaoo d lo
ta tod by woak norvoo."
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i I'KICK OF ANTHRACITK
(X*AI, AT MINKS FIXKD
■WASHINTON, I). C\. Dec 14 -
1‘resident Wilson today added 35
ce«ts a ton to the price of anthracite
coal at the mines to meet a wage
I raise grantad miners. The prices are
i effective immediately,
j The increase In prices will not ap
j ply to coal sold at the mines under
any existing contract containing a pro
| vision for an increase in the price of
; coal in the event miners' wages are
I raised.
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(Thief Executive of Territory I rges Al
askans to do Tlieir Bit by Join
ing the American Red Cross
In furtherance of the Alaska Red
Cross membership campaign, which
will be inaugurated on Monday and
| continue until Christmas Eve, Gov
ernor J. F. A. Strong has issued the
following proclamation:
Territory of Alaska
Executive Department.
A Proclamation
"The work of the American Red
Cross is world-wide and ever-increas
ing demands are being made upon it;
and in order that this great organiza
tion shall be enabled to maintain its
efficiency, and administer to the needs
of war and other sufferers, it becomes
an imperative necessity that ihe Am
erican people Identify themselves
more closely with the work of the So
ciety by enlisting as members and
contributing as generously as may
be to the Red Cross fund throughout
the duration of the war. To this end
a campaign to secure membership and
funds will be inaugurated on Decem
ber 17. continuing until December
24. when, it is believed, many mil
lions will have been added to the
Red Cross membership throughout
the nation, and Its funds largely in
creased.
In this splendid work (or humanity
Alaskans must and will do thoir full
share. The stricken, suffering nations
of Europe, our allies in the war that
is being waged for peace, must be
succored and the American Red Cross
points the way. Our soldiers and sail
ors are engaged in the same battle
against that modern development of
ancient barbarity which has so great
ly increased Red Cross activities.
‘Conquer, that Justice may prevail'
is the watchword today. This means
co-ordinated effort on the part of the
American people.
Now therefore, I, J. F. A. Strong,
governor of the Territory of Alaska,
do most earnestly urge all of the peo
ple of Alaska to lend their aid and
support to the Red Cross campaign
by enrolling as members, and by mak
ing as liberal contributions us indi
vidual means will permit, remember
ing that while our young men are of
fering their lives to their country, a
solemn duty rests upon the people of
America to make any sacrifice .that
may be neoesary in the cause of free
dom. ‘He gives twice who gives
quiokly,’ and so ‘make this a Red
Cross Christmas' Indeed."
L. L. Mlddelkamp arrived yester
day from Bllamar, oa the Sliamrock.
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| Germans Drop Aerial Bombs oil \um
her Towns Behind British Lines
—< 'usualties not Stated
EHANt'E, Dec. 14. A number of
American engineers were killed yes
terday by aerial bombs dropped from
German planes on the town behind
the British lines in which they were
housed. The names of the men were
not given in the cablegram.
GERMAN TROOPS’ PAY TO
INCREASE ONE-THIRD
AMSTERDAM. Dec. 14.—The pay
of German private soldiers is short
ly to be increased by one-third .has
been announced in the main commit
tee of the reichstag, according to Ber
lin dispatches. Non-commissioned of
ficers are to have their pay raised
twenty per cent.
Herr von Braun told the commit
tee that the oat supply was larger
than last year and that the war grain
supply department was entering the
winter with larger stores than it had
ever held before. There was no Justi
fication. lie said, for anxiety regarding
the supply of potatoes and of grptn
for bread.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Walker will
leave on the steamship Alaska for the
States, where they will make their
home ill California for the future.
THE COMEDY “JANE"
AT EMPREHM SUNDAY
One of the best comedies of the sea
son will be presented at the Empress
Theatre Sunday night, when Oliver
Morosco presents Charlotte Green
wood in Jane. It is a laugh-provoker
and should be seen.
SHIPPERS PROTEST
ON FREIGHT RAISE
WASHINGTON. D. C„ Dec. 14.—
Protest against proposed increases in
lumber freight rates from the Willam
ette Valley, Oregon, was made to the
interstate commerce commission to
day by the department ot agriculture
in a brief intervening in the complaint
of the Willamette Valley Lumber
men's Association. The department
aeged discrimination against the Wil
lamette lumber regions, where the
federal forest service has large hold
ings. and asserted that higher rates
would prevent production of lumber
needed for war purposes. This is one
of the rate cases before the commis
sion.
CANADIAN FLOUR MILLS
TO FORM ASSOCIATION
WINNIPEG. Dec. 14.—Alleging
that the restrictions on the output of
Canadian mills contemplated by the
British and American governments
would seriously injure the Interests of
the mills of Western Canada, they
are memorializing Food Controller
Hanna. It also was decided at the
meeting of the western millers here
this week that the millers of Western
Canada should organise themselves
into an association. This association
will be known as the Western Millers’
Association of Canada.
BAB GERMAN ACCENT
AT V. 8. NAVY YARD
BREMERTON, Dec. 14.—The Ger
man accent of a loyal American navy
yard draftsman has been giving much
worry to the sentries at the yard
gates. This draftsman is a particularly
valuable man in the hull department,
but noting a German suggestion in
bis Rpeech the sentries for some time
refund to let him get past them to
his work In the navy yard.
After much difficulty the problem
was solved in a novel way. The drafts
man 1b an officer in the Jersey militia,
who was withdrawn from his company
because the navy department desired
his services in navy yard work. In
order to allay the suspicions of the
sentry, he dons his officer’s uniform
and marches past the guards, who
stand back and salute instead of ar
guing his right of admission.
The incident illustrated the vigil
unce of the marines here who are
guaranteed to detect a German accent
when It lands at the Bremerton dock.
GERMANY PLANS
HUffiOFFENSVE
Hwiiw Travelers THI of Immense I're
|>Hi’ations Going on—Huge Stores
or Food and Munitions
ZURICH. Dec. 14. F'rank admis
sion that the central powers are pre
paring to deliver the greatest blow
yet struck during the war on the
western front is made l»y German
papers received here, which state
that General Htndenhurg will roll
back the enemy on that front as has
been done in Italy.
Swiss travelers crossing the fron
tier from Germany state that immense
preparations are going on there for
a gigantic offensive on the west front.
Huge quantities of food, clothing, mu
nitions and materials of every kind is
going toward the front, and being con
centrated in Upper Rhine towns.
DEATH BATAILION
BEEN DEFEATED
Woman Regiment (lets Whipping on
Battlefield at llielgorod—Rival
Forces Still Fighting
PETROURAD. Dec. 14.—The Bol
shevlki forces have defeated the fam
ous Death regiment composed of Rus
sian women and girls under the lead
ership of Vera Butchkaroff, in the vi
cinity of Bielgorod, where the fight
ing with Kaledlne’s and Korniloff's
forces has centered. Many of the wo
men were captured.
NOTICK TO COAL CONSUMERS
There is every reason to expect that
the price of coal will advance on
January 1, 1918, therefore, we will
advise all coal consumers to fill their
bins before that date as we cannot
contract for delivery at the presnt
price after Dec. 31st.
tf VALDEZ DOCK COMPANY
BRIG. GEN JERVEY
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Brigadier General Jervey, now ata
tloned at the Praaldio, Ban Francisco,
la la aoBwwand of the Bold artillery of
tho Forty-Brat divlaigiv
BLAMES HOOVER
FOR SUGAR FAMINE
Cl huh Sprockets Sugar King, Say* Ad
ministrator Disrupted Ru*ine*i
With tV>n*e«|ucnt Shortage
WASHINGTON, I). C., Dec H..~
Claus Spreckles, the sugar magnate,
today stated that administrator Hoov
er was to blame for the prevailing
sugar shortage, as he bad plunged
in and disrupted the business with no
knowledge of the output or how it
could be moved rapidly.
RUTH LAW
CANNOT FLY
Swittw) aliker Say* Cannot Rec
ommend Her for Commission in
Aerial Corps at i-Tont
WASHINGTON. I). C.. Dec. 14.- -
Secretary of War Haker today told
Ruth Law that he could not recom
mend her for a commission in tho
Hying corps.
MM DONE
IN TWO YEARS
4'oininissioner Thos. J. Riggs, Jr.,
Says Trains be Running to Ln
hTlor Tow n in Two Years
SEATTLE. Dec. 14. Thomas J.
Riggs. Jr., on bis way to Washington,
D. C. expressed the belief that there
would be no curtailment of appropria
tions for the government railroad on
account of the war and that trains
would be running from Seward to
Fairbanks inside of two years.
HOUSE COMMITTEE
MOSm SHOWN
Following Lead of Senate Military
Committee of the House Will
Start Rigid Probe of War.
WASHINGTON, D. C.. Dec. 14.—
The senatorial inquiry in regard to
the conduct of the war has now spread
to the house, the naval committee to
day voting for a sweeping probe into
the conduct of the navy. In vestige
tions will commence immediately un
der the direction of Chairman Oliver.
SECOND DRAFT
rasjpow
Classification of Nine Million Regis
tered Men be Basis for Second
Class of Conscripts
WASHINGTON, D. C.. Dec. 14.—
Classification of 9,000,000 men reg
istered last fall, and who will form
the basis for the second draft will
begin tomorrow. Today was the last
day a registered person could enlist
voluntarily with choice of service.
NOW IS THE TIME
to get some choice wines and cord
shipped oat to the States. Phone
lulu for the Holidays, before they ore
No. 7. The Baffst.
Don't delay or yon ney be too
late. ***