* W«g. • VALDEZ, ALASKA. FRIDAY. APRIL 12, 1918. NUMBER 82
UK ACTION
AGAINSTGERMANS
Former Senator Young, of Iowa,
Makes Startling Allegations at
Conference
WASHINGTON: Former Senator
Lafayette Young of Iowa, at an Am
ericanization conference called to
gether by Secretary of the Interior
Lane, urged the federal government
to take immediate steps to protect the
school children of the country from
the malignant effect* of German pro
paganda.
The former senator asserted that
the singing of “Deutschland Uber
Alles,” and “Die Wacht am Rhinp”
marks the closing of the day's session
now in more than a thousand schools
in the Middle West.
The speaker delivered a scathing
excoriation of the German-American
press, and concluded his sensational
speech by asserting that if the Uni
ted States senate would expel Lafol
lette it would be equivalent to driv
ing a whole German division from the
German front.
BRITISH ARMY The British yes
terday improved their position by an
attack south of Hangard, where they
repulsed two German assaults which
essayed to restore the German posi
tion. South of Hebuterd they conduct
ed a successful local attack and re
pulsed a counter assault.
Prisoners say one German division
recently lost 10 per cent of its men.
Others are reported to have lost heav
ily. One division was reduced to 40
soldiers.
Fighting Near Amiens
PARIS, April 12.— The Germans
today renewed the!n£tempt to drive
towards Amiens, desperately fighting
to gain possession of the railway con
necting that city with Paris. Three
waves of attack were launched against
the allies early this morning, but they
were repulsed with great loss to the
enemy.
S. A. I Semple will sail for Valdez
April 15, according to a letter receiv
ed today l>y the Prospector.
Tlie Admiral Watson brought 15
tons of freight for the Valdez Pat king |
('ompatiy.
W’M. MALONEY ABOARD WATSON
Win. Maloney, candidate for Dele
gate to Congress, was a passenger on
the steamship Admiral Watson en
route to the westward.
2.000 NEGROES
DRAFTED TOGETHER
WASHINGTON: During the past
two weeks some 2,000 negroes, draft
ed men, have been called to the army
training camps from Florida, accord
ing to the War Department.
There had been much unrest thru
out Florida recently because Florida’s
7,000 white men were all taken in the
draft and none of the negroes had
been called. The reason assigned by
the war department for this was what
the Florida negroes could not stand
the severe cold winter in the north
ern training camps and that they were
not wanted in the southern camps.
SOLDIERS FORBIDDEN
TO ACT AS AGENTS
TACOMA, Wash: Officers and men
at Camp Lewis today were notified
in an order issued by Maj. Gen. H. A.
Greene, commander of the camp, that
the practice of acting as agents for
business houses Is prohibited. Several
non-commissioned officers have re
ceived letters from business houses
offering them agencies in the sale of
goods to enlisted men.
This order will work financial hard
ships on a number of non-commis
sioned officers and enlisted men, who
have been acting as business agents.
One soldier, who acted as agent for
a laundry, is known to have made as
high as $40 a week.
FRirnAY
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WHEAflESS
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MEATLESS
“Deutschland Uber Attest”
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Will You Buy a Liberty Bond to Prevent This?
right Settles IIiimii to Wliieli Side can
Kill (lie .Most .ilid l{e|iluee the
Men tee (Quickest
BRITISH ARMY. France, April 11*
-The battle today to the north and
south of Armentieres has settled down
into a grim race to determine whether
Germany has man-power enough to
make good her threat of annihilating
the British army and force its capitu
lation. It is a cold-blooded proposi
tion of which side can kill the most
within the next few weeks and at the
same time find more recruits to fill
their depleted ranks. Fighting is in
tensely bitter along the Lys near
Croix du Bac, where the Germans
crossed by wading. As they worked
toward the river from both flanks the
British held their fire allowing the
enemy to assemble. Once the Germans
were in the river the defenders open
ed a terrific fire upon them and there
were huge piles of bodies in the water
way before the enemy succeeded in
getting across.
The steamship Admiral Schley will
sail May 3 for the North, according to
Information received today from of
ficers on the Admiral Watson.
CONGREGATION PRAYS
BRITISH LINES WILL HOLD
SAN FRANCISCO: The entire con
gregation of the Calvary Presbyter
ian church, one of the largest in the
city, rose to its feet yesterday in
pledging itself to the government for
whatever service President Wilson
should designate. The members rose
at the conclusion of a prayer offered
by the pastor for the successful hold
ing of the British lines In France and
reconsecrated themselves as a church
and as individuals to the support of
the government.
The launch .Shamrock, Capt. Dune
Stewart, left yesterday for the Pott
Wells District and will bring back f.
scow load of lumber for the Valdes
Packing Company.
Enemy Xdvi'.nccs Beyond Stremvcrrk
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—l»e: l;ues Must ( aptme
Amiens at All Costs
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■ BUITIS1I AKMY, France, April 12.
The battle around Arineutieres has
been resumed with redoubled fury.
The enemy has passed Eoisno and
bawe and is streaming in the direc
tion of St. Venent west of East Aires,
and are advancing beyond Steen
werck toward Duilleil. Some ground
has been lost in order to conform
to the movement to the south this
morning. East of Pioegsteert there
was a terrific Germans bombardment.
A German officer taken prisoner to
day by the British declared that they
had been ordered to capture Amiens
today at all costs.
GERMANS KILL FOUNDLINGS
PARIS, April 12.—A shell from
the German gun which is bombarding
this city struck a foundling asylum
today killing four children and
wounding twenty.
Just received by steamer Watson
Fresh Asparagus, Rhubarb, Lettuce,
Grapefruit, Bananas, Apples and
Oranges, also all kinds of vegetables.
3t KEYSTONE PRODUCE CO.
Private Devlin, known to our read
ers as Paddy Breedman—writes to
Mrs. Woodin from No Man’s Land,
thanking her for Xmas cake received
and appreciated. Paddy ts with the
Canadians and has been in the
trenches some time. He has had one
trip back to his old home In Ireland,
but plans to return to Alaska when
"it’s over.”—McCarthy News.
HINDENBURG IS WOUNDED
AMSTERDAM, April 12.—General
Hindenburg ts under treatment at a
private hospital at Strassburg for a
wound caused by a bomb dropped
from an allied airplane on the west
ern front, aceoirdlltg to information
received here today, from Zurich.
i .Machine Gunner sits "I nn muld have
Shut Them down with Your Kjes
Shill"—Losses Terrific
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LONDON, April 12.—“You could
have shot them down with your eyes
shut.” said a machine gunner, des
cribing how the Germans attacked on
the western front, according to a cor
respondent of the Daily Times, who
was at the front. "We shot straight
into them as fast as we could and they
went down in great heap and we could
not stop them. It was one down and
another coming on.”
Woundede soldier agreed that In
the recent fighting the Germans out
numbered the British on the northern
front at least two to one.
“THE HEART OR NORA FLYNN”
Marie Doro, the popular American
actress, will appear for the first time
in a Jesse Lasky photoplay, Cecil B.
BeMille’s production of “The Heart
of Norp Flynn." Miss Doro appears
in the character of an Irish nurse girl
into whose hands is placed the shap
ing of the events depicted. A rousing
good Pathe News will also be shown.
Both coming Sunday night.
All points on the trail report clear,
calm, weather, Fairbanks recording a
temperature of 20 above.
Jack Lawrence, writing from the
foot of Nizina glacier under the date
of March 6th, tells us that his party
has staked the trail over the glacier,
and is now hauling freight with dog
teams, expecting to land the full load
of 10 tons in the 8hushanna soon and
return at once to McCarthy for more
freight.
Early in their trip they encountered
severe storms, and ran into tremen
dous cracks apd holes on the glaciers.
Wright and Nelson are now relay
ing their freight over the glacier
en route for Shuahpnna.
Pete Brenwick is hauling Ed Brig
gen's freight to Chlshna.—McCarthy
News.
Germans Fight desperately to Reach
Crest—Menrllle Captured by
Enemy Last Night
LONDON, April 12.—General Haig
reports that the struggle for Messlnes
Ridge and Wytschaete is continuing
today, and that for two days the Ger
mans have been fighting desperately
to reach the crest. Last night the Ger
mans captured Merville.
Heavy fighting continues in the
neighborhood of Merville and near
Berquin. On the remainder of the
northern battle front there is little
change.
North of Festuberg the British re
gained ground by heavy counter at
tacks between Losine and the Lawe
river. All German attacks were repuls
ed.
AUSTRIA FAVORS
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Emperor diaries in Letter Written
Last Year Mays lie Favors Just
Claims on Alsace-Lorraine
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i 1’AKIS, April 12.- On March nine
jteenth, nineteen seventeen. Emperor
j Charles of Austria, in a letter to his
! brother-in-law. Prince Sixtus <1<
Bourbon, wrote:
| ‘‘l beg you to convey privately anil
! unofficially to President Poincaire
.that 1 will support by every means and
I by exerting all my personal influence;
j with my allies France’s just claims.
j regarding Alsace-Lorraine. Belgium j
I should be entirely re-established in |
! her sovereignty.
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NOTICE TO MASONS
! Special meeting Saturday night at-!
|S o’clock. Work in the third degree.;
! All member tire ronuested to be pres-!
ent.
kir. C. C. itKVNOLLS. Sec.
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Work. Save, Serve to help win Ihej
! war. Pity Thrift and War Savings
i Stamps.
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ALASKA PASSESJUNKAl
The steamship Alaska passed Ju-'
neau last night and is expected to ar
rive in Valdez early Sunday morning, j
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DAILY KISH BULLETIN
SEATTLE, April 12—Seattle prices
at noon April eleventh. Halibut, fif- J
teen and three-eighths cents; ling and
red rock cod, six and one-eighth
cents. ,
TWELVE BIG STEAMERS
TO ASSIST V. S.
WASHINGTON: The War Trade
board announces that according to the
new shipping arrangements made
with Japan, that nation agrees to turn
over to this country immediately 12
big steamers, of 100,000 tons dead
weight. Negotiations are also in pro
gress for securing 200,000 tons of new
shipping under construction.
The matter of Japanese ships in
return for American steel was discus
sed between Secretary Lansing and
Viscount Ishii, the Japanese emissary
who visited here several months ago.
An agreement was not reached, or at
least was not announced, at that time.
The meeting and conferences between
th two diplomats was dubbed by ob
servers "the greatest bargaining
match in America’s history.” The big
little man from Nippon came osten
sibly “to learn how more effectively
Japan may help in the wor,” but the
motive back of Japan’s sending her
ablest dlckerer was generally known
to be her urgent desire for the em
bargoed steel.
Rumor says that Japan was re
luctant to permit America to use her
ships in return for the lifting of the
ban on steel, and therefore Ishii went
home to explain the firm attitude of
America to those who had sent him.
The fruits Of the consultations now
appear. Japan gets her much-needed
steel and America gets the rUhllF
needed ships.
LM SIBERIA
Americans are In Control of Docks,
While Jnpn and British Guard
Railways and Citizens
HARBIN, April 12.—American ma
rines have been landed at Vladivos
tok, as well as British and Japanese
forces, according to advices received
from that place this morning. The
Americans have been placed in con
troy of the docks, while the Japanese
are guarding the railways and am
munition.
A Tokyo dispatch from Vladivos
tok says the Japanese marines are
guarding the foreign settlements,
while an armed guard of 300 Japan
ese volunteers are policing the Jap
anese quarter.
The entrance of allied troops in
Vladivostok has quelled all attempts
of the Bolshevik! to seize the huge
stores and supplies at this place, and
the city is quiet today.
M'GILL'S SLAVER
Will Remain at Kenai to Await Ar
iwal nf Ollicers—McGill Shot ami
Rilled Ityan in (Juurrel
The marshal's office this morning
received a wire from Deputy Marshal
Isaac Kvans. of Seward, stating that
A. 1’. Noftesger and Andrew Wick,
two residents of Kenai. arrived at
Seward yesterday afternoon over the
trail bringing details of the double
tragedy at Kenai. According to the
story they tell tlie killing occurred
last Monday. McGill and Ityan quar
relled over the school election, dur
ing which Ityan called McGill a liar,
McGill was armed and shot Ityan four
times, causing almost instant death
Following tlic shooting McGill went
over to Hoi) Dawson's store, still car
rying his w> [.oas, Charlie Coa»ui was
at the store, am! drawing a gun told
McGill to throw u|> his hand.-, tile in
tention being to disarm him. Instead
of obeying McGill attempted to draw
his guns, but Coach siiot and killed
him.
Coach is a cripple, and is unable
to make the trip to Seward owing to
the bad condition of the trail, lie has
expressed his willingness to give him
self up to the officers, and will await
at Kenai for the arrival of a represen
tative of the Marshal’s office.
The Order of Alaskan Moose will
give a shirt waist dance Saturday
night. Good music. General admis
sion one dollar.
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Two hundred and seventy passen
gens were aboard the steamship Ad
miral Watson for points to the west
ward.
BECK BOV CONFESSES
TO THEFT OF $80,000
SAN FRANCISCO: Louis Beck, a
boy aged 19, charged with embezzling
$86,000 from the Adams Express Co.,
office at Pittsburg, where he was em
ployed by the company in a confiden
tial capacity, today confessed his
crime to the San Francisco police,
who took him into custody when
rounding up slackers in the cabarets.
The Beck boy declares he has sent
all but $300 back to the express com
pany. He claims $300 was stolen from
him by fast companions in this city.
FOR SALE
The launch N. & S., forty feet long.
11* 1-2 feet beam, powered with 1$
horsepower Union engine, heavy duty
in fine conditions. Complete equip
ment, cheap for cash. Apply to M. I,
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