V0L 13 VALDEZ, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, MAY 5, 1915. NO. 115.
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. FOOD EXPORTS
Embargo Placed On Shipments Into
the United States When Same Are
To Be Reshipped To Europe.
OTTOWA, May 5.—The government
has issued an order prohibiting the
shipment from the Dominion into the
United States of agricultural pro
ducts when the products are to be
reshipped and sent to Europe. This
course has been taken following the
statement that agricultural products
have been going from Canada to the
United States and then reshipped to
neutral European countries from
which they are sent to Germany and
Austria. The new order went into
effect today and all shipments are be
ing helld up by the customs officers.
The big shipments of wheat and
flour which have been sent from Can
ada to the United States are the ship
ments that give the government the
most concern. The British foreign
-office wishes to control the amount of
foodstuffs sent to all neutral European
countries.
Deputy District Attorney W. H.
Whittlesey came over on the Alame
da last night.
WILSON TO HELP
INVESTIGATORS
Letters Written By Governor Amons,
of Colorado, To President, Will
Be Given To Commission.
WASHINGTON, May 5.—President
Wilson stated today that he would
give the Industrial Relations commis
sion the letters written by Governor
Amons to him during the strike in
the Colorado coal fields.
The commission Is trying to se
cure coroboration of the statements
that J. D. Rockefeller, Jr., wrote the
'► letters sent to President Wilson, and
also that he testified falsely when
called as a witness before the In
dustrial Relations commission.
The president will aid the commis
sion in every possible way.
Con. Lowney left on the launch
Onward this morning for Anchorage.
INVESTIGATE LOSS
AMERICAN TANKER
U. S. Ambassador At London Starts
Probe—Sailors Demand Protec
tion From Germans
LONDON, May 5.—The American
ambassy has started the investigation
into the sinking of the American tank
ship Culflight, which was sent to the
bottom of the sea by a German sub
marine off the Sicily islands and three
American citizens lost their lives.
The members of the crew of the
Gulflight, who arrived here last night,
are to be examined, as are the mem
bers of the vessels which aided In the
rescue work. (
—j1 The American officials realize the
gravity of the situation and have re
fused to make any statement. The
members of the crew, however, are
demanding that some action be tak
en to protect the lives of American
seamen.
The United States consular officials
at Liverpool are providing for the
shipwrecked sailors and they will be
sent to New York as soon as the
investigation has been completed.
CHINA AND JAPAN ON BRINK OF WAR
JAPANESE ARE PREPARING FOR BATTLE
PEKING, China, May 5.—War be
tween China and Japan now seems
inevitable. The ultimatum sent to
the republic from Tokio gives a time
limit of twenty-four hours to Presi
dent yuan Shih-kai to grant the de
mands made by the Tokio govern
ment. Immediately following the ul
timatum the Japaneses ambassador
here started to make preparations to
leave, indicating that Japan .is de
termined to have what she desires or
that war will follow.
Japanese Citizens Ready To Leave
China.
Report reaches here from coast
towns, where Japanese citizens are
in business, to the OTect that the
Japanese consuls have ordered all
Japanese residents to leave at once
for Japan. The steamers are being
crowded with refugees, especially
women and children.
China Preparing for Defense.
The government of China is pre
paring to defend this city and strong
field trenches are being constructed.
Many German military officers, who
have been in this city unable to reach
Germany, are taking charge of the
preparations. It is understood that
large quantities of war supplies have
GERMAN TROOPS WIN BIG GALICIAN VICTORY
BERLIN, May 5.—The Austro-Ger
man troops have won one of the
greatest victories of the present war
in western Galicia, where they have
effectively checked the Russian ad
vance by defeating the czar’s sol
diers, taking many prisoners, captur
ing several hundred field machine
guns and several batteries of field
guns, besides large supplies of war
munitions.
People Continue Celebration.
The celebration started yesterday
continues today and the city is dec
orated with flags in honor of the great
victory. Thousands of people are pa
rading the streets carrying flags and
all public buildings are covered with
bunting. Bands stand on the streets
and play patriotic airs, while all the
schools have been dismissed so that
the children may join in the celebra
tion.
Russians Out-manoeuvred.
VIENNA, May 5.—The victory won
near Tarnow, in western Galicia, ov
er the Russian troops, was the result
of a carefully laid plan by the Aus
trian general staff and the execution
Of the play by the field generals.
While the Russians were trying to
force their way through the Carpath
ian mountains the reserve troops were
sent to western Galicia and suddenly
launched a terrific attack on the Rus
sian right wing, crushing it and forc
ing its retreat with the loss of 30,000
men.
Russians Lost Vvar Material.
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The greatest loss to the Russian
force was the large depots of war
supplies and ammunition which were
captured by the Austro-Gernvan forces
or destroyed by the retreating Rus
sians. The Russian army is greatly
handicapped by its lack of ammuni
tion and the present desperate efforts
to crowd through the Dardanelles at
any cost is to enable the Allies to
relieve the situation in Russia
Smyrna Bombardment Resumed.
ATHENS, May 5.—The Allies have
resumed the bombardment of the city
of Smyrna and have been shelling the
Turkish forts that guard the city.
British Collier Torpedoed.
LONDON, May 5.—A German sub
marine has sunk a British collier off
the Sicily islands. Two of the mem
bers of the crew were drowned when
the ship went down.
War Is Expensive.
LONDON, May 5.—The cost to
Great Britain of the present war up
to the end of the fiscal year, June
30th, will total $5,500,000,000 accord
ing to Lloyd George, chancellor of
ALL CITIZENS OF JAPAN ORDERE D TO LEAVE CHINA AT ONCE—
CRUISER READY TO TAKE JAPANESE AMBASSADOR AND HIS
STAFF FROM COAST TOWN NEAR PEKING—CHINESE MAKING
READY FOR CONFLICT—ENGL AND BELIEVED TO BE BACKING
THE CHINESE REPUBLIC WITH CO-OPERATION OF RUSSIA AND
FRANCE—THE UNITED STATES TAKING NO ACTIVE PART BUT
MAY BECOME INVOLVED.
been smuggled into the country with
out the knowledge of Japan and that
the army of the republic is not in
as bad a condition as reported.
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CH1NWANGTOA, China, May 5.—
A Japanese cruiser and four destroy
ers reached here today for the pur
pose of removing the Japanese am
bassador and his staff, who are com
ing to this city from Peking. The
boats will also pick up all citizens
of the Mikado who are in China and
will convey them to safety in Japan.
Decision Up To President of China
PEKING, May 5.—President Yuan
Shih-kai has been empowered by the
cabinet to use his own judgment in
the exchequer. The burden of the
war will be a tax upon the people
of Great Britain for many centuries
and the present war will cost more
than any previous war in the history
of the world.
Russian Black Sea Fleet Active.
PETROGRAD, May 5.—The Rus
sian Black sea fleet bombarded the
Turkish cities near the Bosporus yes
terday and even shelled the big forts
at the entrance to the narrow water
way that guards the city of Con
stantinople. The Turkish fleet is now
almost destroyed, having lost sever
al of the cruisers and also a large
number of torpedo boats. The Ger
man cruiser Goeben is still under
START .SUIT FOR INTEREST
IN THE FAMOUS CLIFF MINE
GEORGE TREAT, LOGAN ARCHIBALD AND EDMUND SMITH CLAIM
ON-FIFTH INTEREST IN MINE AND EQUIPMENT ON THE CLAIMS
BECAUSE OF ADVANCE OF $500.00 MADE TO H. E. ELLIS TO
MAKE TRIAL SHIPMENT OF ORE TO TACOMA SMELTER—ELLIS
REFUSES TO MAKE DEED TO THEM—THEY WANT COURT TO
DECIDE ISSUE AND GIVE THEM TITLE—PROPERTY SAID TO BE
VERY VALUABLE.
A suit that involves title to the
famous Cliff mine was tiled in the
district court yesterday, wherein Geo.
C. Treat, Edmund Smith and Logan
Archibald ask for a judgment against
H. E. Ellis giving them twenty per
cent, of the mine, mining machinery
and all the improvements now on the
ground.
From the complaint it appears that
the plaintiffs advanced the sum of
$500.00 to Ellis with which to make a
test shipment to the Tacoma smelter
of five tons of the ore taken from the
claims, it being agreed that in con
sideration thereof that the plaintiffs
should have twenty per cent, of the
property.
As a result of this test shipment,
the complaint further alleges that B.
F. Millard was induced to form a com
pany which was known as the Cliff
Gold Mining company to work the
property. In the lease that was ex
ecuted giving Millard the right to
work the ground it was stipulated
meeting the situation. The cabinet
met yesterday and held a long con
ference. The question of surrender
or resistance of the demands made by
Japan rests with the pres’dent. The
people of the country-are ignorant of
the situation as only the educated
people have been taken into the con
fidence of the government.
England’s Backing Needed.
It is realized that the backing of
England is the only thing that will
save China from becoming a vassal of
Japan. The British residents in Chi
na havfe all requested their govern
ment to back the republic. The Brit
ish press in the Orient is unsparing
in its criticism of Japan. While the
going repairs and cannot be placed
in commission for several weeks.
Three Turkish ships were sunk in
yesterday’s raid.
Millions Paid On Lives.
LONDON, May 5.—The Times says
this morning that the life insurance
claims, paid in connection with the
British bfficers killed in the war,
amount to $9,500,000.
Would Take Ship for Ship.
PARIS, May 5.—M. Leguales de
Mezauban, president of the Brittany
Shipowners’ Association, has suggest
ed that the Minister of Marine re
place each ship belonging to the Al
lies sunk by a German submarine by
that the defendants Treat, and Smith
receive twenty per cent, of all royal
ties from the output of the mine.
Smith afterwards transferred one
fifth of his interest to Logan Arch
ibald and the complaint asks for
Treat being declared a one-tenth own
er, and Smith and Archibald on one
twentieth owner each.
The suit is a result of the plain
tiff's asking the Defendant Ellis to
deed the interest claimed, and his re
fusal to do so. There is much val
uable machinery on the property and
it is believed by experts that have
examined the mine that there is much
high grade ore that can be taken
from the lower levels. This will in
volve the expenditure of considerable
money which will not be invested un
til the title is determined.
The plaintiff has thirty days in
which to Answer the complaint.
Messrs. Donohoe & Dlmond and Ly
ons & Ritchie are the attorneys for
the plaintiffs.
people of China look to the United
States for aid, yet the diplomats here
do not expect America to go to war
with Japan in order to protect the
treaty rights between the two coun
tries.
Tokio Preparing for War.
TOKIO, May 5.—The war depart
ment of the empire is preparing for
the coming conflict between this
country and China, which everybody
expects. The troops having been
mobilized because of the treaty ob
ligations with England, the military
forces of the nation are ready for
embarkment at once for the coast of
China. General Teriauch, governor
general of Korea, is conferinrg with
the general staff regarding the oper
ations from Korea.
Washington Fears China Doomed.
WASHINGTON, May 5.—Diplomats
here fear that China is now in a po
sition from which only the active in
terest of the governments of Great
Britain, Russia and France, with the
co-operation of the United States, can
extricate the republic. The United
States is not in a position to join
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a vessel of corresponding size from
among the 278 German ships detain
ed at French ports since the begin
ning of the war. This M. de Mezau
ban believes would cause German
shipowners to do their utmost to in
duce Emperor William to put a stop
to a method of warfare, the cost of
which was borne by them. The pro
posal has been taken into considera
tion by the French government, but
before it can be put into execution an
arrangement must be reached with
the British authorities.
War Risk Rates Down.
LONDON, May 5.—Despite the Ger
man submarine warfare against the
British merchant ships, the first
month’s experience of the Board of
Trade in operating its plan for insur
ing officers and seamen of the mer
cantile marine against war risks has
proved so satisfactory, it is announ
ced, that it has been decided to make
a 50 per cent, reduction in the rates
of the premiums charged. It is stat
ed that all six months’ policies al
ready issued will remain valid for one
year.
German Socialists Favor Disarma
ment.
BERLIN, May 5.—The Vorwaerts
announces that at a conference of
German and Austrian Socialists, hew
in Vienna, it was agreed that the
following guarantees must be secur
ed after the war:
International arbtiation courts must
be developed into obligatory tribun
als for settling all differences be
tween nations.
All treaties and agreements of
states must be subjected to the Dem
ocratic parliamentary control of a
representative assemblage.
International treaties for limitation
of armaments must be agreed upon,
with a view to disarmament.
Tlie rights of every nation to de
termine its own destiny must be re
cognized.
The fact that Socialists of bellig
erent states are defending their coun
try In war must not be made a barrier
to maintaining the international re
lationships of all Socialist.parties or
to activity in their international ar
rangements.
The Ladies Aid Society will meet
in the lecture room of the Congre
gational church Thursday afternoon.
This Is the regular monthly business
meeting and all members are urged
to be present.
Don’t forget the reception to be
held tonight at the Congregational
church from 8 to 10 o’clock.
sms WRECK
K. 1. COURT ROUSE
Third Attempt Within a Year On City
Officials Who Are Driving White
Slavers From the City.
NEW YORK, May 5.—A bomb
wrecked part of the big court house
in the Bronx today, but the judges
of the state court who have been
handling the cases against the while
slavers escaped death because of the
fact that they had failed to reach the
court room at the usual time in the
morning and the bomb exploded be
fore they were at work. Several peo
ple were injured by flying bricks.
This is the third attempt made by
white slavers to clean out the Bronx
court house because of the fact that
a number of the gang operating in
this city in the sale of young girls
to houses of ill repute have been ar
rested and given all the law allowed
upon their conviction.
One bomb exploded two minutes
after the judge and his attendants had
left the building three months ago and
previous to that an attempt to get the
jurist had been made.
Special police have been stationed
at the building for several months
but failed to prevent the outrage.
TRY TO SHOOT
CHIEF SEBASTIAN
Former Chief of Police of Los Angeles
is Shot At While Being Tried
for Immoral Conduct.
LOS ANGELES, May 5.—Two shots
were fired at former Chief of Police
Sebastian today in the court room,
where he is on trial on charges of
immoral conduct with a young girl.
The defendant was not hit by the
bullets and the man or woman who
fired them escaped in the crowd.
It is believed that some relative of
one of the many girls who have been
dragged into the case attempted to
avenge any wrong that may have been
committed.
The trial will be continued but the
court has appointed several extra bai
liffs to protect the defendant and pre
vent a repetition of the shooting.
COAL FRAUD CASE
RAS REEN DROPPED
McAlpine Group Locators Not To Be
Prosecuted—Frost Cases Stump
ed the Government.
DETROIT, May n—The government
; has dropped the McAlpine coal case
i prosecutions, failing to secure enough
| evidence to justify the Department of
Justice in forcing the defendants io
trial. The cases grew out of loca
tions in the Matanuska coal region of
Alaska. The failure of the depart
ment to secure convictions of Wat
son and Frost in Chicago or Seattle,
together with the cost of the two
trials, which is said to have been a
quarter of a million dollars, has de
cided the government to drop all
Alaska coal prosecutions and to de
pend largely upon the cancellations
of the entries to square accounts
with the locators of the coal lands,
which the conservationists think
should still belong to the people.
The McAlpine people spent consid
erable money to locate the land, have
It surveyed, and made a big cash de
posit with the government when pat
ent was asked for. They also did,
some work on the ground.