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VOLUME XIV. VALDEZ, ALASKA, MONDAY, MARCH 19, 1917 f * N I'M HER or,
RUSSIA NOW A REPUBLIC
THREE AMERICAN VESSELS ARE SUNK
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BELIEVE STRIKE
BE CULLED OFF
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IS POSTPONED FOR 48 HOURS
Conference Bewteen Parties at Olds
and Federal Mediators Continues
Until 4 a. m. Yesterday—Settle
ment Almost Certain.
NEW YORK. March 19.—The joint
^onfeVence of the federal mediators,
the Brotherhood officials and the rail
road presidents adjourned Saturday
♦ ver.ing, following which Secretary
Lane announced that the strike had
been postponed for forty-eight hours,
:r.nd that he had great hopes that the
rtrike would be called off before the
-xpiration for the time, and that the
Brotherhood officials were holding a
special meeting to consider definite
proposals from the Council of Na
ional Defense. .
(Jumpers Takes I’art.
NEW YORK, March 19.—Presi
dent of the American Federation ot
Labor, and a member of the federal
mediation board, arrjved here Satur
day afternoon and took part in- the
tonference then in session. It is an
,'iouneed that the members of all
auips are exceedingly optimistic that
thf differences between the men and
the railroads will be settled without
resort to strike, and that peace is as
sured. The Brotherhoods are confi
dent the legality of the Adamson bill
will be upheld by the Supreme Court
granting an 8-hour day with 10-hour?
ijay. Both the railroad officials and
ihe Brotherhoods held conferences
with the mediators until 4 o’clock
Sunday morning, and the peaceful
‘ettlement of the trouble appeals
ertain.
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MAKING GAINS
OCCUPV IMPORTANT POSITIONS
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British Also* Advancing Along a Sev
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ent y-Mlle Front—Zeppelins Raid
London j and Drop Twenty-Seven
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Bombs i*i Rural Districts.
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PARIS, jMarch 19.—A bulletin is
sued this morning states that the
French adi ranee covers the important
town of FUoye, and that the French
troops hat e also occupied Andechy,
15 milBs south of Chaulens.
British Make Gains.
LONDOlk, March 1#.—The British
activity aljong the Somme front ex
tends for <70 miles, and the troops
have captured several important po
ritions. (
Zeptiellns Raid London.
LONDOM, March 19.—German air
craft raldeil London last night, drop
ping 27 botmbs in the rural districts.
The authorities will not give out any
statement si's to damage done.
Captain .jlenson, the well-known
master, is tu command of the Val
dez. He reports that a terrific storm
has been raging for the past two
days outsldie of Hinchlnbrook, and
that the wayes broke over the decks
of the Valdtez so heavily that they
threatened ti£ tear off the bridge.
Charles Lawson, Fred Kraemer,
Fred Johnson\and Nels Ulander left
this afternoon tto return to the Cube
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mine. v
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MAYOR 6ILL IS
GETTINGNERVOUS
OUTLOOK NOT VERY CHEERFUL
Neterer Declares Prisoners Guilty if
Testimony True and Unexplained—
Gill Fails to Congratulate Hodge
on Discharge.
SEATTLE, March 19.—Saturday
afternoon Kev. Matthews again toon
the stand in the Gill case and admit
ted that he received a thousand dol
lars from Clarence Gerald, the propri
etor of Gerald’s Cafe, for the "Clean
Up” found, and that Logan Billingsley
was present when the contribution
was made. He admitted that he had
| heard that Mayor Gill had received
?>7,500 to protect the bootleggers and
had questioned the mayor but had
been told there was nothing to it. He
then urged the mayor to get the Bil
lingsleys.
In dismissing Hodge Judge Neterer
declared the other defendants. Mayor
Gill, Chief of Police Beckingham. and
the members of the police force now
cn trial, were undoubtedly guilty
the evidence was true and unexplain
ed. Mayor Gill was manifestly per
turbed and uneasy and failed to con
gratulate Hodge.
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SENT HOSPITAL
COLLAPSES REPUBLICAN CLUB
Senator Krom Iowa Stricken While
.Making a Speech in New York—Is
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Bushed to Hospital—Details Being
Withheld.
NEW YORK, March 19.—Senator
Cummins of Iowa, collapsed Saturday
right while making an address be
fore the Republican club. He was
rushed at once to a hospital, despite
his strenuous objections. Details are
being withheld, and it is surmised
that he is seriously ill.
/JO THE INTERIOR DEPARTMENT
Re|>orted Secretary’ of War Baker Is
Considering the Change—Colonel
Richardson Be Retained as Head of
the Commission.
WASHINGTON. D. C.. March 19—
It is announced that Secretary of War
Baker is considering the transfer of
the Alaska Road Commission from
the War Department to the jurisdic
tion of the Interior Department. It is
also stated that Col. Richardson, who
has been identified with the board
ever since it was established, will un
doubtedly be retained as chairman of
the board.
Wisconsin Rejects Prohibition.
MADISON, Wis., March 19.—The
prohibition measure introduced in the
General Assembly was defeated to
day by a small vote.
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FORGE HOLLAND
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MI ST KKEP SHIPS MOVING j
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i If Lays l'|i Ships On Account of Sub i
Iilockade Will He Considered l'n
| neutral Act and Retaliatory Meas
| ores Taken.
AMSTERDAM, via London, March
19.—Commenting on dispatches from
London insinuating that Holland is
playing Germany's game if she ac
cepts what Germany dictates, the
Nieuwe Courant repudiates the sug
gestion, maintaining that Holland d:d
what was possible after the declara
tion of Germany’s submarine warfare
and that the only alternative was thej
breaking of relations with Germany, j
which according to authoritative!
British newspapers, would be to .it-'
tempt suicide.
The report is current in England
that Holland will lay up her ships,!
rather than expose them to the dan-)
gers of the submarine war zone is i
causing so much irritation that it |
will not be a surprise if the leaders)
of the entente should adopt retalia
tory measures. England may seize ■
all Dutch shipping now within their)
harbors.
No complaint in this direction has
been made against the United States |
which has already taken action that
might lead to war on the side of the
Entente Allies.
The Entente policy is not purely
negative for should Dutch ships come,
out every effort will be made to pro
tect. them. Should such measures fail
Germauy must be acknowledged as
the upper dog and no blame would I
attach to Holland.
HODGE FREED
6Y_NETERER
THROUGH DIRECTED VERDICT
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Court Orders Release of Urisoner the
Evidence Being Insufficient to Con
vict—Money Said to Have Been a
Campaign Contribution.
SEATTLE. March 19.—Former
Sheriff Robert Hodge, indicted by tht
Federal grand jury for bootlegging
and bribery, was freed Saturday thru
a directed verdict by Judge Neterer.
The testimony showed that the several
hundred dollars received by Hodge
were campaign contributions to his
fund and not bribes. The court lec
tured the sheriff severely for his lax
enforcement of the law under his ad
ministration but stated that the testi
mony was insufficient to hold him.
NINE RUSSIAN SHll’S
SUNK BY SUBMARINE
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BERLIN, March 19.—Nine armed
Russian steamers were destroyed by
a German submarine which was re
cently sunk near Hammerfest, ac
cording to a Christiania dispatch in
the Neue Zuricher Zeitung as quoted
by the Overseas News Agency. These
vessels are said to have been purchas
ed in South America by Russia. The
crew from the submarine landed near
Hammerfest.
Censorship in Spain.
MADRID, March 19.—The cabinet
has decided to prohibit the transmis
sion of news concerning the move
ment of merchant vessels to and from
i Spanish ports.
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UNITED STATES OF
DIMA KHTARIJSHRS KKPl'HMC
(hand Duke Nicholas Abdicates and
Duma Takes Over Government—
Republic HeinK Formed With Re
volt as Provisional President.
FETROGRAD, March 19. —The
downfall of the Romanoff dynasty
and the establishment of a republic
in Russia is practically assured. The
Grand Duke Michael named as regent j
under the abdication of the <?zar, has
also abdicated, and the government is
now completely in the hands of the j
Duma, and plans for the institution of
a republican form of government are
reported to be well under way. The
cabinet proposes a general proclaim)
tion of amnesty, liberty of speech,
freedom of the press, the abolition of
social and national religious restric- j
tions. universal suffrage and the sub j
stitution of militia for the police.
The troops which took part in the |
revolution will not be disarmed.
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l’rlnce Uovnff Freslclont.
NEW YORK, March 19. fvanno |
Rodny, head of the Russian Ameri-!
can corporation in this city, an- j
rounces that he has received dis-;
latches from Fetrograd saying that j
the Duma is promulgating orders for j
the formation of a new government to '
be known as the United States of i
Russia, with Frince Revolt as provi
sional president. .‘
(Germany and Austria Perturbed
BERLIN, Marcli 19. The success
ol' the Russian revolution has created
a profound impression in Germany
and Austria, and the newspapers have
given it much space as well as the,
[ossihlj effects it may have upon the,
war. In official circles much uneasi-1
r.ess is telt as to what effect it may
have upon the German and Austrian j
people, particularly in Austria and J
Hungary, where the unrest is daily!
growing.
England Rejoicing.
LONDON, March 19.—England is j
tejoicing in the downfall of the pro I
German court in Russia, and sees m j
the establishment Of the new govern ]
ment a United Russia which will car- j
ry on the war to the end. The abdi- j
cation of the Grand Duke Michael as;
regent is also approved.
Whereabouts of Czar Unknown.
LONDON, March 19.—Several re
ports have been received here as to
the whereabouts of the Czar and his
family, but none of these reports have
been officially confirmed, and while
they are believed to have suffered no
harm, what has become of them is un
known.
Mlother Revolt Recalled.
PETROGRAD, March 19.—Mme.
Breshokoskaya, called the grand
mother of the Revolution, has been
invited to return to the capital. For
thirty years she has been exiled or
imprisoned, spending most of her
years in prison for political offenses.
Twice she escaped, the last time gain
ing liberty by escaping from the
country.
Reporta Czarovitcli Safe.
LONDON, March 19.—Advtces re
ceived here from Belgian sources
state that the Czarina and her young
son, the Czarovitch, are safe In Fin
land, and that the Czar is at a monas
tery in Pskoff.
Don M. Taomas, of the Thomas
Culross Mining Company, is a visitor
in town and will leave on the Alaska
for the states.
Fine Cauliflower and Lettuce. Key
stone Produce Co. 2t
UNITED STATES AND GERMANY
DECLARED IN STATE OF WAR
ARMED NEUTRALITY WILL PREVAIL UNTIL RECONVENING OF
CONGRESS—CITY OF MEMPHIS, ILLINOIS AND VIGILANCIA, ALL
AMERICAN STEAMERS, SUBMARINED—A NUMBER OF AMERI
CAN SAILORS MISSING—NONE OF THE STEAMERS WERE ARM
ED—LANSING SAYS SITUATION TOO SERIOUS TO DISCUSS—
DANIELS APPEALS TO BOAT BUILDERS TO RUSH SUB. CHASERS
WASHINGTON, l). < Mar. 19.—
Announcement was made today
that as a result of the German policy
of ruthless submarine warfare, three
American steamers, the City of Mem
I his, Illinois and the Vigilancia,
were torpedoed and sunk yesterday
by German submarines with a com
plete disregard for the safety of the
crews. Two of the vessels were in
ballast homeward bound. Details of
the sinkings are meagre and unoffi
cial. It is generally admitted in of
ficial circles that the sinking of these
vessels constitutes an overt act. and
that an actual state of war exists, al
though technically armed neutrality
will prevail until April It!, when con
gress convenes, unless President
Wilson advances the call for the spe
cial session.
The City of Memphis was a steel
steamer of 5252 tons, belonging to
the Ocean Steamship Company of
Savannah, Georgia, and was built in
1902. The Illinois was of 2427 tons
burden, and belonged to the Northern
Michigan Navigation Co. She was
built in 1890 and her home port was
Duluth. The Vigilancia was the prop
erty of the New York & Cuba Mai!
Steamship Co. She was a steel steamer
of 4115 tons, built in 1899, and her
home port was New York.
neumen Missing.
LONDON. March 19.--The sinking
of the steamships City of Memphis,
Illinois and Vigilancia of American
register is announced as having tak
en place yesterday, all having been
torpedoed by German submarines. Ad
vices received here states that these
steamers were unarmed and were
also torpedoed without warning.
Fourteen members of the crew of the
Vigilancia are missing as are Captain
AGED MAN HELD IN
PLOT TO KILL WIW40N
BALTIMORE, Md., March 19.
Arnos H. Pauhl, 70 years of age, was
today held for the federal grand jury
by Pnited States Comimssioner sup
plee on the charge of having made
threats against the President. Books
and papers in Pauhl’s possession
contained statements that he is a
member of a secret organization
which government officials belive has
for its object the assassination of the
president. Pauhl protested his inno
cence.
Connecticut Ik Ready.
HARTFORD, Conn., March 19.—
The general assemply. complying with
a request front Governor Tolcomb,
today passed an act empowering him
to render any assistance the president
may need in the present international
crisis to' provide for the public safe
ty and to organize or employ as he
sees fit any or all resources of the
s tate In men, properties or instrumen
talities.
For Bi-Partisan Organization.
WASHINGTON, D. C., March 19.—
Representative Lever of South Caro
lina, who has been chairman of the
House Agricultural Committee, since
the Sixty-third congress, announced
today that he was strongly in favor
of a bi-partisan organization of the
House in the coming congress. He is
the first prominent democrat to open
ly commend such organization.
[ Boruni, four Americans and four oth
I ers, members of the crew of the City
i of Memphis.
Is Really to Fight.
W ASHINGTON. I). C.. March 19.—
Congressman Sherwood, who has been
one of the strongest opponents of
armed neutrality, lias experienced a
decided change of heart since tin
news of the sinking of the steamers
City of Memphis, Illinois and Vigilan
cia, and announces thut lie is willing
to tight the Kaiser.
Appeals to liont Guilders.
WASHINGTON, I). March 19.
Secretary of the Navy Daniels has ap
pealed to the boat builders of the
country to devote the entire capacity
of their plants to the construction of
the two hundred lift-foot motorized
submarine chasers authorized by Con
gress. The Secretary states that these
vessels are wanted immediately.
Too Serious to Discuss.
WASHINGTON, D. C„ March 19.
Secretary of State Lansing, when an
attempt was made to interview him
this morning regarding the subma
rining of the American steamers, stat
ed that the matter was too serious to
discuss.
Memphis Unarmed.
WASHINGTON, D. C„ March 19.—
United States Consul Frost, at Queens
town, Ireland, reports that the City
of Memphis, which cleared from Car
diff on the 16th was unarmed and
that she had 28 Americans in the
crew. The submarine fired on the
boat at a distance of a mile, and when
she hove to sent a torpedo against
1-er. blowing a great hole in her hull
and sending her to the bottom within
a few minutes.
CONTEST IS Oil
FOR GOVERNOR
SKVKKAI, CANDIDATES IN FIELD
Win. Whittlesey is an Avowed Can
didate for Governor of Alaska,
and Griffin, Bunnell, Jennings and
Troy Are Being Mentioned.
WASHINGTON, D. C., March 19 —
The contest for the governorship of
Alaska is dally growing stronger.
Griffin, of Chena, Judge Bunnell of
Fairbanks, Judge Jennings Of Juneau,
ore prominently mentioned for the
position. William H. Whittlesey is
an openly avowed candidate for the
position, and is now in this city pull
ing the wires in his behalf. John W.
Troy is also mentioned as a possible
candidate for the governorship.
Shank Asks Recount.
INblANAPOLIS. Ind., March 19.—
Lew Shank, apparently defeated by
Charles W. Jewett for the republican
mayoralty nomination, took steps last
night to ask a recount with a view to
a contest in the courts. Jewett leads
by 777 votes.