HI GILL IS DEFEATED FOR MAYOR
TWO THOUSAND KILLED IN CHINESE EARTHQUAKE
GERM Will
Austrian ITcroier Kays That Uentral
Bowers Will Receive Surplus
IToducts from Ukraine
AMSTERDAM, Feb. 20. In an ad
dress to the reichrath. at Vienna, the
Austrian premier declared that under
the peace treaty with Ukraine there j
has been placed at the disposal of the i
central powers Ukraine’s surplus ag-J
ricuultural products. This surplus,!
the premier asserted is greater than |
the central powers could transport, j
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HANK MARKS GOOD SHOWING
The financial statement of the First
Bank of Valdez, published in another
column today, shows that business
conditions are good, and is a remark
able index of the prosperity of that
institution. The bank has deposits of
$229,628.63, with loans and discounts
of $102,862,130, and bonds, war
rants and other securities, $90,551.
05. The bank is one of the most sta-1
ble institutions in the territory, and
is a safe depositary for Valdezans.
There is no necessity of depositing
funds in outside banks with an insti
tution like the First Bank of Valdez
available.
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At Eleventh Hour Teutons are Com-.
polled to Withdraw Tr«*ops to ,
Help Austrians in Italy
ROME. Feb. 20.—It is reported
here that hte German spring offen
sive expected on the western front
will be diverted at the eleventh hour
to Italy, where the Italian forces are
pressing the Austrians so hard they
will be compelled to yield unless they
receive immediate aid.
Put aside a dollar lor a ticket to
the Eagle Ball Saturday night. It will
go to the Red Cross and you will have
the feeling of having helped a glor
ious cause.
NKW SCHOOL BUI1/UINO
The school board has not aban
doned its attempt to secure a new
school building the coming year, and
negotiations are still under way look
ing to the purchase of bonds if the
plan carries at the next city election.
S. A. Hemple, who 16 now in Seattle
has ascertained that there will be no
trouble to float municipal bonds at
a low rate of interest, provided it is
the wish of the electors to bond the
town. The proposed building will be
of concrete or some other Inflammable
material, two stories in height with
a basement, and will be one of the
best buildings in the territory. It has
been found impossible to repair the
old buildings and the schools are bad
ly cramped for room. It is also a
source of great expense to have the
primary grades separated from the
other grades, necessitating the use of
two buildings, and providing no play
grounds for the children.
The plan is feasible on account of
the territory paying 76 per cent of
the expenses of the schools, allowing
the city to pay the principal and In
> tercet oa * new building and still ex
pend law.city money than In previous
years.
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TI'MI'IjTY 18 NOT
AFTER HKNATOKHHIP
WASHINGTON: Secretary Tumul
ty. in a formal statement, today de
clared he was not a candidate for ap
pointment as senator front New Jer
sey nor would he he a candidate at
the election in November.
AIRMEN ROMItAKD IHH.'KN
LONDON. Feb. 20.—-British navai
airmen continue to bombard the
docks and airdomes of the enemy in
Belgium, and have brought down four
enemy airplanes, the admiralty an
nounced today.
MONTANA FOR PROHIBITION
LONDON. Feb. 20’.— The state leg
islature ratified the national prohibi
tion amendment today.
ALLIES STRONGER
IHANJEUTONS
.Military I/cutlers States Tliut Entente
tia- V' ■ e Men un«l Guns than
(Vntra! Powers
WASHINGTON. I), t’.. Eel). 20.—
Allied military leaders here are in
formed that the entente forces are
now far superior to those of the cen
tral powers on the western front in
both men and guns, and are ready for
any move Germany may make. From
information received from prisoners
captured. Germany is preparing for
a huge offensive in tlie near future.
ALASKA PASSENGEK KATES
WILL ALSO KE KAISEII
SEATTLE. Fob. 20. Alaska's
passenger rates will lie increased soon
after the advance in freight rates be
comes effective March 3.
The steamship Curacao is loading
ore at the Granby mine for Anyox.
Friday is Washington's birthday
and a holiday in the public schools.
The “holligans" are running and
the boys are making some good hauls
nightly. This Is the only fish known
that can be picked out of the water
with bare hands, and are considered
a great delicacy by the natives far
ther north.
GRAND DUCHESS GEORGE
The Grand Duchaaa Georg* of R|»
•la, who Uvea In England, haa *etab
llahod throe War hospital* (n that coun
try and,'with her two'daugntere, taka*
gartil* the work In oontoo
«*n with them
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CHINESE CITY
ISJBTROYED
llong Kong Message States Karth
quake liOave Itaatli in its Wake
—Town Totally Demolished
TOKYO. Keb. L’O. A telegram re
ceived here from Hong Kong slates
that an earthquake occurred in the
province of Kwangsi just north of the
Gulf of Tongking. during which the
town of Wuehow. a city of 59,000
population was totally destroyed, the
number of killed reaching over liOOO.
Thousands of persons are homeless
and without food.
MAKY PK KI OKI) AT
KMI'KKHS TIUKKIIAY
Mary Piekford. America's favorite
film star, will appear at the Km press
Theatre Thursday night in “The
Foundling." taking the character of
“Molly O,” the foundling, who is the
daughter of a struggling artist, whose
mother dies at her birth. The artist
hates the child who causes her moth
er's death, and gives the baity girl to
a mothering heart who cares for it.
After becoming famous the artist
longs again for his child. She is in
the meantime lias drifted through a
strange and varying life. Taken rrom
the orphan's home by a cruel task
master, she is placed at menial labor
among the pots and pans. Mow des
tiny unites the thread of these two
unhappy lives is absorbingly interest
ing.
A travelogue showing St. Paul.
Minnesota, will also be shown.
ALASKA l)l'K COKDOYA
The steamship Alaska is title at Cor
dova tomorrow noon, and will reach
Valdez some time Friday.
Capt. Frank Nelson returned trout
a trip to Kllamar and down sound
points with the Hyak today. A num
ber of passengers came up with him.
OLD ('H.AMI* BACK
IN ORIGINAL FORM
Notwithstanding the report that a
champion once defeated cannot come
back. Jake Hepflnger, the three-cush
ion nonpareil, easily trimmed Dan
Wilsey at catch as catch can weights,
last night in the billiard tournament
at the Pinzon. In the third inning
Jake clicked og 16 points, and the
game was cinched. While Mr. Wilsey
played a strong game and was only
defeated by 7 points, he was hardly
up to his usual average, and is ex
: pected to redeem himself the next
game.
George Reinke defeated Curtis
Wheeler by 15 points, both men play
ing hard up to the last shot.
Tonight Robert Kelsey and Clinton
Kgan will demonstrate the game as it
should he played, and C. If. Golden
will play a match with Dr. Silverman.
The averages up to the present
time are:
Name W. L. P. C.
Selby .3 6 1000
Casler .4 l 800
Sparavalo .3 1 750
Hepflnger . 3 1 750
Bonnifleld . 3 1 760
Brenneman .2 1 G67
Winans .3 2 600
Snyder .3 2 600
Reinke .3 2 600
Egan .2 2 600
Keesler . 1 1 5®®
Golden.1 2 833
Kelsey . 1 3 860
Silverman .1 4 8®®
Wheeler . ® 3 000
Wilsey.-O' 3 000
Klrlt .0 4 000
Mill
A BACK NUMBER
Organized Idtbor Turns Down l*resent
Mayor and Endorses James E.
Bradford, Attorney
SEATTLE. Kelt. 20. At the Seat
tle primaries yesterday Ole Hanson,
;the well known real estate agent, and i
| James E. Bradford, were nominated '
I as candidates for mayor at the coming j
I city election, while Hiram Gill, the;
present incumbent ran a poor third.
Organized labor, which has prev
l iously stood by Gill and was respoti
j si hie for his elections, turned to
James E. Bradford, an attorney and
member of the linn of Bradford, Al
lison & Egan, giving him almost a un
animous vote.
Hanson ran ahead of Bradford on
the ticket about two to one. It Is be
lieved that GUI will make the race
in the coming election on an inde
pendent ticket.
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Gill rill* 8.000
SEATTLE. Kelt. 20.—Ole Hanson
polled 12,503 votes and Hiram Gill
only 8,121, in the primary election
i yesterday. The former mayor's poor
showing was a great disappointment
to his friends here, who believed that
he would receive the nomination.
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Increased Ktlieiency Against Suits anti
Huge Tonnage from Amerirau
Shipyards Cause Gains
WASHINGTON. 1). C.. Keb. 20.— j
The low point of available allied
shipping has been passed three weeks
earlier than federal officials expect
ed, and confidence is expressed that
the amount of shipping available for
the future would increase steadily.
Several factors have contributed to
the amount of available tonnage,
being increased efficiency against sub
marines and the enormous tonnage
being delivered by American ship
builders.
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THKY IMITATE THE
CARPENTER AT NAZARETH
According io a writer in (he Alas
kan Churchman Clergymen in Alaska
do not seem to lack ability as carpent
ers. Bishop Itowe heads the list, for
many is the stroke of work that he
has put in on Mission buildings. If all
were known of Dr. Chapman's work
in this direction, it would take many
a page of The Alaskan Churchman to
properly unfold the story. The Arch
deacon is also to be included, for he
tells of much of such work that he has
done. Then along come the workers
at Ketchikan and Valdez. Reverend
Messrs. Kelley and Zlnn, and tell of
being really first class carpenters.
The writer knows that Mr. Drane, of
Chena, has recently helped to erect
the Chapel at Chena Native Village,
and also cherishes the belief that he
can saw along a line, and drive a nail
without mashing both hands. Won’t
somebody organise a branch of the
Carpenter's Union for the Clergy of
the Church In Alaska?
The Valdes Orchestra rendered
several selections at the Empress the
atre last night
LUMBER SELLING
IK IN RUT, HE HAYK
GREAT FALLS. Mont.,: "There is
no difference between a rut and a
grave except the size," said A. L. Por
ter. secretary of the Western Retail
Lumbermen's association of Spokane.
Wn.. in addressing today the annual
convention of that association which
has met for a three days' session. "I
have little or no patience with the
man who says it can't be done," con
tinued Mr. Porter in an appeal for
the conduct of business along modern
and up-to-date lines. He voiced a pleu
for advertising, saying that at least
two per cent of the gross sales should
be invested in "printer’s ink and ocu
lar demonstration." as the two most
effective means.
HUGE SUM BE
ASHED JR WAR
I .argot Appropriation in History' of
Country' Being Framed hy the
House Military Committee
WASHINGTON. 1). C.. Feb. 20.
The greatest appropriation in the his
tory of the country will be framed by
the House Military committee to be
user for war purposes, according to a
report made today.
Present estimates for the next tis
cal year reach the gigantic sum of
seven billion dollars.
Si: \ tTOi: rllAMBKKLAIN
HAS ATTACK APPKNHIC1TIS
WASHINGTON. I). C.. Felt. 20.
Senator Chamberlain or Oregon, the
Democratic Chairman of the Commit
tee on Military Affairs, was operated
upon today for an acute attack of ap
pendicitis. He is reported to be rest
ing easily and in no danger.
PILIJHtl'KY PKOMOTKD
Among recent promotions in the
Congregational Record under date of
Jan. 21. 1918. is the advancement of
Maj. Geo. B. Pillsbury. who was en
gineer odicer of the Road Commis
sion in 1907-8-9, to the rank of Lieut.
Col. and also the promotion of Major
Francis A. Pope, engineer of the Road
Commission in 1909-10 to the rank of
Lieut. Colonel.
MARQUIS OF LANSDOWNE
The plea of the marquis of Lane
downs, former Irltlsh cabinet member)
that the allies relinquish oerthia ef
their war alrtia In order that peso*
1ESH8S5
joyfully Indorsed hie eu nestle*.
THREADY
103 NPEACE
Kussions t liable to Stem Tide of Ad
vancin'' Germans—Gives tier
many Occupied Territory
LONDON, Keb. 20. Russia will
tie forced to sign the onerous condi
tions imposed by Germany, in the sep
arate peace council at Ilrest-Litovsk,
says an officials Russian statement re
ceived today designed by Foreign
Minister Trotzky and Premier Lenine.
The statement says that owing to
I he futility of resistance the council
of people’s commissioners have been
forced to declare their readiness to
sign the peace terms dictated by the
delegations of the i|iiadruple alliance
at ltre-t-Litov.sk
Acceptance of these terms gives
Germany control of all contjuered
territory in the former Russian em
pire west of the present battle line,
including itiga. Moon Island. Poland,
Lithuania, and the -Baltic provinces.
Under the German terms the Rus
sian provinces composed of several
nationalities along the Raitic will
pass under the Teutonic protectorate.
Russia will be forced to pay an in
demnity to Germany of $4,000,000,
000 after the war is over.
From Riga to as far south as Lutsk
tlie German armies are advancing
eastward inty Russia. The Germans
have entered Dvinsk. The Russians
have amde several feeble efforts to
stem the advancing horde of Teu
tons, hut tlie unorganized army has
been unable to rope with the disci
plined troops of the Kaiser.
An attempt was made to blow up
the large stone bridge across the
Dvinsk river, blit the advancing Teu
tons frustrated the dynamiters.
Germany is also advancing to Uk
raine in the south, and will probably
occupy Kiev on the pretext of aiding
the government to suppress the activ
ities of the Bolsheviki. who took the
town by assault Monday.
Demobilization Stopjaxl
PETROGRAD. Feb 20. -Demobil
ization of the Russian army has been
stopped, it was announced at noon to
day. The Russian troops have been
ordered to resist the German advance
and to evacuate their positions only
when absolutely necessary, failing
back and destroying all property li
able to be of benefit to the victors.
No Ijougcr Believe ltus.sk
AMSTERDAM. Feb. 20.—We can
no longer believe in the alleged paci
fic intentions of Russia, and we must
see that peace and order prevail iu
the occupied regions along the fron
tiers of these adjoining provinces,”
said German Foreign Minister Kuehl
luati, in an address before the main
committee of the reichstag.
Minister Kuehlmann stated that he
hoped Germany's new war with Rus
sia would strengthen the inclination
for peace at I’etrograd.
No Reply to Bolslieviki
LONDON, Feb. 20.—Germany has
not yet replied to the Bolsheyiki of
fer to accept her enforced peace terms
her armies having occupied Dvinak.
Lutsk, and continuing the invasion,
of Russia on a 600 mile front from...
the Gulf of Riga to LutBk.
ROBERTSON RETIREMENT
STIRS UP 8TRIFR
JiONDON, Feb. 20.—Lloyd George
land bit government have surmounted
another arista and the parliamentary
waters are again smoothing down,
after several weeks of strife over the
retirement of Gen. Robertson. J