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T'OLUMB XIV. VALDEZ, ALASKA, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1918 NUMBER 34
LONDON RAIDED
BYIMES
Two Raids Bring Total of Twenty
seven Killed, FV>rty Injured—
Raiders Driven Off
LONDON, Feb.. 18.—One ot six
-nemy air machines reached London
late Saturday night and dropped one
bomb on the sleeping city. Four dead
are reported as a result of the raid.
The aerial raiders of the Kent coast
were driven off by British coast de
fenses, one machine being downed
and dropping into the sea.
Another Raid Sunday
LONDON, Feb. 18.—Twenty-sev
en persons were killed and forty in
jured by airplane raids on the English
coast Saturday night and Sunday
morning.
NEW TARIFF 11
RAIS RATES
Pacific Coast Steamship Company
Will Force Freight I Vices from
SO Cents to #1.50 per Ton
SEATTLE. Keb. IS. The Pacific
Steamship Company is issuing a new
tariff effective March first, increasing
Alaska freight rates $1.25 and $1.50
per ton on canned salmon, a dollar a
ton on tin plate, tin cans and box
snooks, and 50 cents and a dollar per
ton on general freight. Other com
panies will likely follow suit.
MARK OUT SCHEDULE
Persons liable to the income tax
should make out their schedule with
out further delay, and send it in as
soon as possible, as a heavy penalty
is provided in case you are negligent
in the matter. If your net income is
more than $1000 if you are a single
man or more than $2000 if married,
you are liable to the tax.
NEW BILLIARD TABLE
The Huft'et has ordered one of the
liuest billiard tables to be purchased
for the money, and it is being shipped
direct from the eastern factory to Val
dez. Manager Suessdorf states that he
will spare no pains to provide a good
place for patrons of the game, and al
ready has a number of fine pool and
billiard tables.
FRENCH WILL SUPPLY
k SAMMIES WITH FRUIT
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PARIS, Feb. 18.—An agreement
has been concluded between the
French and American governments by
which the canned fruit and vegetables
required by the American expedition
ary forces will be supplied by France.
This action was taken after a joint
investigation by experts of the Uni
ted States army purchasing board
and French authorities showed that
the normal fruit and vegetable crop
in France was sufficient to supply
both armies as well as all domestic
needs.
A CHANCE TO STRIKE PAY
If you could spend an evening en
joyably and at the same time help a
worthy cause you would gladly em
* brace the opportunity, would you not?
If you bad a chance to spend the
* night dancing and at the same time
know that the money would go to
' help the Red Cross, you would attend
4 such a dance, would you not? The
chance is here. On Saturday night,
February 23, the Fraternal Order of
Eagles will give one of the grandest
balls ever given to the lovers of the
dance in Valdez. The best of music
will be present, and nothing will be
left undone to make the affair a suc
cess. After you have danced to your
heart's content you can go home as
sured that every dollar of the re*
, celpts will be donated to help care
' for our wounded and sick on the war,
front. The Eagles, who never do
things by halves, will give the total
» proceeds to the Red Cross. You can
help in the war and at the same time
* get your usual amusement by buying
one or more tickets for this worthy
1 cause.
I. W. WARD WILL BK
CANDIDATE FOR SENATOR
ANCHORAGE. Feb. 18.^-J. W.
Ward, manager of the Anchorage
Daily Times, today announced his:
candidacy as senator on the Repul:-1
lican ticket, subject to the will of the
the voters at the primaries, April 30.!
The Times yesterday endorsed the1
candidacy of Henry Slater of fordo-1
vt, as representative from the Third
Division.
GERMANS TAP PHONES
AMERICAN ARMY, France, F'eb. |
18.—The Germans tapped the Ameri
can telephone Jines today and got an
earful.
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Target for Kormy Airi>lMne Which
Hew Over American Lines—
l)ropi>ed Several Bombs
AMERICAN ARMY, France. Feb.
IS.—The American field hospital was
a target for a German airplane which
flew over the American lines last
night and dropped several unusually
heavy bombs in an attempt to hit the
quarters. No damage was done, how
ever, and no one was injured.
German planes have made numer
ous attempts of late to drop bombs on
the American field hospitals, and a
protest will be made to the German
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SLIDE NEAR PORTLAND
PORTLAND, Ore: Snow which
formed a darn in a canyon at St. Pet
er’s Dome, a scenic point on the Col
umbia highway forty miles from Port
land, was washed out by rains last
night and the resulting slide covered
the highway with rocksand earth
from five to ten feet deep for a dis
tance of 500 yards. The slide also
covered the tracks of the Union Pa
cific railroad and a steam shovel is
clearing away the debris today.
HUGE LAND TRACT TO
RE THROWN OPEN SOON
WASHINGTON, D. Feb. 18.
More than a half million acres of land
in Western Chaves county. New Mex
ico. and including a portion of the
Roswell land district, have been des
ignated for entry March 11 under the
stock raising homestead act. Secre
tary Lane announced today.
GEN. WOOD SIJGHTLV
WOUNDED IN FRANCE
WASHINGTON: Maj. Gen. Leonard
Wood, in France on an observation
tour, was slightly wounded yesterday
by an accidental explosion which kill
ed five French soldiers and hurt two
other American officers.
EMEIi HURJA RESIGNS
AS SULZER’S SECRETARY
SEATTLE, Feb 18.—Emel Edward
Hurja, secretary to Delegate from
Alaska Sulzer, resigned his position
yesterday to accept a second lieuten
ant's commission in the aviation Sig
nal Corps. He has been ordered to re
port at once to Vancouver Barracks.
GOOD SHOW’ AT EMPRESS
Emily Stevens will appear at the
Empress Theatre tomorrow night in
“Destiny” or “The Soul of a Woman."
Every man, woman and child in the
city should see this wonderful pic
ture, as it carries a special moral les
son. The home is wrecked, the man
is broken-hearted, the baby is plac
ed in the care of others, and the wo
man—? Preceded by a Hearst Pathe
News.
SEATTLE FISH PRICKtS
SEATTLE, Feb. 18.—Seattle prices
at noon February sixteenth; halibut
twenty-three cents; sable fi6h six
cents.
SEATTLE, Feb. 18.—Seattle prices
at noon February eighteenth; halibut,
twenty five cents; sable fish, six cents;
ling cod, four cents; pickled sable
fish, twelve dollars barrel; pickled
herring, eleven dollars barrel.
KETCHIKAN, Feb. 18—Ketchikan
prices at noon February eighteenth,
halibut, sixteen and one-half cents;
sable fish, four cents; red rock, two
cents.
BOLSHEVIKI TAKE
mof no
Streets of City Piled High With Dead
—Airplanes Drop Bombs In City
With Appalling Ixm«.h
PETROGRAD, Feb. 18.—Kiev, one
of the principal cities of the Ukraine
province of Russia, was captured by
the Bolshevik! Sunday after the most
bloody lighting known. The Ureets
of the city are filled with the dead of
both parties, and the list of wounded
and missing is very large.
During the siege Bolshevik! air
planes dropped bombs on the city do
ing a vast amount of damage, and
killing thousands of persons. Kiev,
which is the capital of Ukraine, has
a population of about 250,000 aud is
an important agricultural center. It
is situated in the Black Sea basin, on
the Dnieper river.
Four Thousand Killed
PETRQGRAD. Feb. 18.—The cas
ualties at Kiev were 4000 killed and
7000 wounded.
FAfttHANKH PAY8 NO
IIKKD TO EIGHT HOI K ACT
Only a few Fairbanks firms so far
have taken any notice of the eight
hour law, which is siippos<nl to have
gone into effect January 1. say ad
vices from Fairbanks.
The larger firms in Fairbanks will
make a test case to try out tin1 law if
any action is taken.
There are all kinds of rumors going
the rounds in Fairbanks about what
action the governor is going to take
with regard to setting aside or re
taining the law. Some said telegrams
had been received in Fairbanks stat
ing that the law would be set aside
only with regard to the canneries.
Others said the entire law was to be
set aside very shortly, the governor
only waiting for a request from the
national council of defense. When
these stories were traced to thetr
sources, however, they were all found
to be mere rumors, and there appears
to be no definite information as to
just what the action of the governor
will be.—Anchorage Times.
All Night Battle in Streets Causes
Death of Hundreds—Jewelry
Stores are Pillaged
PETKOGKAD, Feb. 18.—In an all
night battle in the streets of this city
between citizens and rioting soldiers,
one hundred persons were killed and
a large number wounded. The soldiers
broke into jewelry stores and pillag
ed wine cellars and provision houses.
Two outfit cars stationed at Camp
174, on the main line north of An
chorage, were totally destroyed by
fie on the afternoon of December 31.
One oft he cars had been used as a
cook car and the other as the office
of Timekeeper B. H. Rogers, who suf
fered the loss of nearly all his person
al,effects in the conflagration.
The fire was caused by live coals
falling from the stove to the floor of
the car, probably as the result of an
explosion of coal gas. No one was in
the car when the blaze started, the
timekeeper being absent on duty at
camp 187. Five other cars spotted on
the same track were not damaged.—
Railroad Record.
POWDER EXPLOSION IS
CAUSE OF TWO DEATHS
H1BBINQ, Minn: An explosion in
the press mill of the Du Pont Powder
Company’s plant at Wllpiu killed two
employes. The two men were alone
in the building.
The shock was felt six miles dis
tant. The cause was not announced.
SPOKANE SAILS NORTH
SEATTLE, Feb. 18.—The steam
ship Spokane sailed tor Valdes and
way ports Sunday morning at 10 o'
clock. Jlrs. A. Ratbjen was the only
passenger tor Valdes.
HANS MAY
COME NORTH
I’rev on tod by War Ruling from Fish
ing in Puget Hound Waters—
May Come to Alaska
SEATTLE, Wash.. Feb. 18.—Aus
trian fishermen, if prevented by war
time rulings from plying their trade
in Puget Sound waters, may be tak
en north to work under the direct su
pervision of Alaskan packers. As the
Austrians practically control the fish
ing industry of Puget Sound, having
thousands of purse seine boats en
gaged in the business. It is possible
that the government may revoke the
ruling recently made in regard to the
fisliing industry, in order to Insure
a good pack for Puget Sound plants.
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MINISTER LEON TROTZKY
EXPELLED ItY SPANIARDS
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MADRID: The Spanish newspapers
have just dincuvered that Leon Trot
zky. the Russian Holshevikl leader,
was under arrest in Spain for a short
time in 1916. He reached Spain from
France in October of that yeur hut
tlie police, having learned that lie was
a •'dangerous anarchist.” arrested
Itiin at Vigo, took hint to Madrid and
lidgcd him at tlie Central prison from
November 4 to 13, ponding investi
gation. Subsequently, he was releas
ed, hut was requested to leave the
country. He then embarked at Bar
celona for the United States.
KAKTKKN WASHINGTON
l-'AKMKltS NKKI> HKIJ*
OLYMPIA: There is now a steady
call coming in for farm laborers from
various points in Kastern Washing
ton. It is claimed that there are plen
ty of men for the work located In the
towns of the farming districts but
that htey decline to go to work on the
farms.
It will not be long now before the
call for workers is stronger than ev
er. It will soon be time to start the
spring work and men will be needed.
Kfforts are being made by the federal
departments to meet this demand for
labor and likewise the state forces
are co-operating with them.
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TUIIX TO KILL W1FK;
IT'TM OWN THItOAT
(T1KIIALIS: Myron Taft, a Span
ish war veteran, who had served two
terms in the Oregon penitentiary yes
terday made a murderous attack on
his wife. Mrs. Lois Taft, at their Fol
som street home in Chehalis, beating
her over the head with a hammer un
til she was apparently lifeless. Then
he cut his throat with a razor. When
neighbors had broken through the
bolted door Taft was dead. At the St.
Helens hospital, where she was rush
ed, it was reported that Mrs. Taft
would recover.
The ex-jaonvlct and his bride quar
reled frequently and two weeks ago
she had him arrested for threatening
to kill her and her children. Taft was
held in the Lewis county jail here
until last Thursday, when, on account
of his tubercular condition, he was
released on promise to leave the coun
ty forever.
Any person of draft age registered
in AlaRka, and giving Alaska as his
place of residence, may still enlist in
the navy or marine corps or be in
ducted into the army. The Provost
Marshal General states that, owing to
changeable conditions, no absolute
promise can be given that the appli
can can secure service in the branch
chosen, but no case is known to date
where the applicant failed to secure
such service in his chosen branch.
Applicants must apply to their local
board for the necessary papers. He
is i^en subjected to physical exami
nation, and if he passes 1b then sent
to Fort McDowell, California, trans
portation and subsistence being paid
by the government.
Men subject to draft may also apply
to their local board for the necessary
permit, and upon Its being issued to
them may enlist at any army post In
Alaska.
' Of course, after the draft has been
made In Alaska those drawn can no
longer choose the arm of the mill*
tary service In which they desire to
serve.
FEDERATION OK LABOR
SAYS WORKINGMAN’S WAR;
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SEATTLE, Feb. 18.—Endorsement,
of the war aims of the President and i
recognition that the war against;
Prussianism is a workingman’s war!
is recorded in a declaration Issued |
last night by the executive council oft
the American federation of labor. j
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DISEASE GRIPS PETROGRAD
STOCKHOLM. Feb. 18.—An epi
demic of typhus has broken out in
Petrograd. and many deaths are re
ported from the disease. Sanitary con
ditions in the c&pltal are bad. and
no effort toward cleanliness has been
taken by the authorities, with the re
sult that the epidemic has gained a
strong foothold.
FREED PRISONERS j
ARE STARVING
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.Men Turned l.oose by Treaty He.ween
Slavs and Germans Now in Dan
ger of Deatli by Starvation
PETROGRAD. Feb. 18.- Forty
thousand Austrian and German sol
diers who were freed recently by or
ders of the Workmen and Soldiers’
Council in the smaller Russian towns,
are now in Petrograd, homeless and
in danger of death from starvation.
No move has been made by the two
governments for the relief of prison
ers and thousand are forced to shift
for themselves, wandering througn
the country seizing whatever food
stuffs they can find.
Gl .licit MEDICAL MEN
GO TO HKGI’LAB ARMY
SAN FRANCISCO,: All enlisted
men of the eindical department of the
national guard of California, Oregon
and Washington were ordered trans
ferred to the medical department of
the regular army to continue on duty
at their present stations, it was an
nounced today at headquarters of the
western department of the army.
HYAK FOR ELI, AM Alt
The launch Hyak. ('apt. Frank Nel
son, sailed yesterday for Kllamur and
down sound points. Mrs. liogblooui,
Chris Peterson yj;d a man named
i "Scotty" were passengers.,
STEAMER’S CALL
FOR HELP PICKED I P
AT ATLANTIC PORT: Calls for
help from a steamer in distress olY
the New Foundlaud coast were pick
ed up by another ship today and re
layed to government stations. The
nature of the vessel’s trouble was not
revealed by the authorities.
SHOUTIN’ OK 15 MEXICAN'S
BRINGS PROTEST TO U. S.
—
EL PASO: Formal protest has been
made to the American state depart
ment through ambassador Ygnaclo
Bonillas because of the killing of 16
Mexican citizens of Porvenir, Tex.,
Jan. 13 by a posse of armed and
mounted men believed to have been
residents of the Big Bend district of
Texas, it was announced today at the
Mexican general consulate here.
LITTLE ROCK BOV IS
DEAD IN FRANCE
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WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 18.—
General Pershing today reported the
death of Private Harold J. Tibbets,
scarlet fever. Little Rock, Wash.
TO NAME DIRECTORS
WASHINGTON: State or local rail
road directors will be appointed soon
in a number of communities of the
congested East by Director General
McAdoo. Many ofthese will be repre
sentatives of state public utilities
commissions.
TROOPS TO CONSERVE
WASHINGTON: Food conserva
tion by the American forces in Eu
rope was suggested to General Persh
ing yesterday by Secretary Baker.
The American commander was asked
to consider regulations governing the
purchase of foods by soldiers from
post exchanges and some of the
French people to take up the subject
of avoiding food waste at the table
and 'Otherwise.
STRIKE IS OFF
President’s Appeal to Men Mectl««,
and They Return to Work—Will
Not Discuss Settlement
NEW YORK. Keb. 18.—John Ricel
national organizer of tbe Union car
penters and joinerB, today declared
the strike off in Atlantic shipyards
and ordered the men to return to
work immediately.
President Refuses Conference
WASHINGTON. I). C.. Keb. 18..—
President Wilson Saturday telegraph
ed to President Hutchinson, of the
Brotherhood of Carpenters and Join
ers. in answer to a request for Presi
dential mediation, that he could see
nothing to be gained by a conference
with him personally in regard to the
strike of the shipyard carpenters until
Hutchinson had accepted and acted
upon the principle that in the pres
ent national crisis no body of men had
a right to strike until every other
method of adjustment had been tried
to the limit
"If you do not act upon this prin
ciple.” said President Wilson,. "you
are undoubtedly giving aid and com
fort to the enemy, whatever may be
your own conscientious motives."
The President’s message was sent
in reply to one received Sunday from
President Hutchinson.
I, urge Number of Troo|rs at Grodno
and Kovno have Entrenched and
Will Not Obey Officers
FETROGRAD. Eel). IS. -As a re
sult of recent riots among German
troops, soldiers stationed at Grodno
and Kovno, important towns of the
Baltic provinces, have refused to obey
commands given to move to tho
French front,and have entrenched
themselves under protection of their
own artillery, and refuse to obey tho
commands of their officers.
A large force of loyal troops sent
against them by the government has
been defeated, and forced to retreat.
Have you purchased your ticket to
the Red Cross Benefit Ball next Sat
urday night.
JAMES H. PATTERSON
FILER FOR REPRESENTATIVE
James H. Patterson, Mayor of Val
dez, and a resident of Alaska since
the early days of 189S. filed his dec
laration of candiadcy today for the
offce of representative on the demo
cratic ticket. Mr. Patterson is well
known to all Alaskans, having resid
ed in the territory in various camps
since 1898, settling down in Valdez
about 1902. and building up a good
trade here in his business as black
smith. Mr. Patterson has twice been
mayor of Valdez, and councilman a
numbed of times, and has held many
other positions of trust, and is at
present chairman of the Valdez ex
emption board. He was born in Cold
Spring, New York, in 1876. and
came to the territory with the stam
peders, making his way to the inter
ior over the Valdez glacier, and work
ling out the different camps along
the Copper River. He made his way
to Dawson, shortly after Carmack's
discovery of the Klondike, and from
Dawson, went down the Yukon, stop
ping off at the many camps along the
river including Forty Mile, to St
Michael. Mr. Patterson spent three
years in the camps of Alaska and ia
thoroughly familiar with mines and
mining, both placer and quarts. He,
la an Odd Fellow, a Mason, a Pioneer.,
an Eagle,, a member of the Order of
Alaskan Moose, besides affiliating
with many other organisations. He,
has eschewed politics except such of
fices as he believed It a citizen's duty
to HU. In coming before the voter* he
does so with a thorough knowledge
of the needs of the territory, and it
elected will give the division the best
legislation in his power.