VALDEZ, ALASKA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1917 NUMBER 15
VOLUME XIV. _ _ _
WILSON TO ASK
BROAD POWERS
IN DEALING FOREIGN AFFAIRS
Reported That President Will Appear
Before Congress and Ask for Ex
tension of Authority—Many ( on
gressmen Are In Favor.
WASHINGTON. D. C., Feb. 22.—
It is stated here that President Wil
v0n will appear before Congress with
in a few days and ask of that body
the broadest powers in dealing with
the foreign situation, up to the point
of declaring war. Many of the mem
bers of Congress are strongly in favor
of granting these powers, confident in
the belief that the chief executive will
use every effort to prevent an armed
conflict. They point to the fact thar
American shipping is practically tiei.
up and likely to remain so for some
time, for the reason that Congress
lias failed to take any action to arm
and equip them against attack. They
jttlso point to the statement of Great
Britain that the submarine blockade
has proven no more effective since the
German declaration of February 1
than for several months prior, and ex
press the belief that if the President j
was granted authority to furnish j
guns and gunners to guard the ship* i
i gainst attack the American steamers
would again resume sailings.
AMERICAN NOTE ]
IS DELIVERED
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VO THE AUSTRIAN GOVERNMENT
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Vniba-ssador Penfield at Vienna Hands j
Communication to Foreign Minis-j
ter—Must Give Assurances of In- |
tent ion to Observe Law.
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WASHINGTON. D. C., Feb. 22.
Gnited States Ambassador Penfield at
Vienna has delivered to the Austrian
Minister of foreign affairs the Amen
can note of inquiry regarding Aus
tria’s position with relation to the
German unrestricted submarine cam
paign. It is announced in official cir
cles here that unless Austria gives as
surances of her intention to respect
the rules of international law diplo
matic relations between the tw^
countries will be severed.
Notice of Masonic Meeting.
There will be an important Mason
ic meeting Friday evening at eight
o’clock for the installation of officers.
All members are requested to be pres
ent. Visiting brothers welcome.
2t ED WOOD, Sec.
MAY RUN GERARD FOR
MAYOR OF NEW YORK
NEW YORK, Feb. 22.—It Is re
ported in political circles that Tam
many is planning on running ex-Am
t assador Gerard for mayor in the
spring elections.
forbid intermarriage
OF WHITE AND COLORED
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OLYMPIA. Wash., Feb 22.—The
intermarriage of white people with
negroes, Chinese or Japanese, was for
bidden by a bill recently introduced
in the house which also voids all such
marriages.
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Basketball Game Tomorrow.
A basketball game will be played
tomorrow, Friday, night in Moose
kail between the Moose first team and
a picked team from the Liscum first
team and the Pinzon team. It is ex
pected the contest will be a hard
fought one, as both sides are deter
mined to win.
The Whites and the Blues will als<'
play another game. As the girls a:e
improving wonderfully under the tui
tion of Coach Keesler a good game
may be looked for.
A number of hunters left town
early this morning for a last try it
the eluBive ptarmigan. The season is
t ut hext Wednesday.
FIND NO BASIS FOR PEACE IN ALLIES’ TERMS
Chancellor von Bctbmunn-Hollweg and Dr. Alfred /iimmnrraann, the German foreign minister, who think entente
has barred peace for present. Amerlcnr Ambassador Gerard in his now famous speech lr Berlin said these two
men are such good friends of the United States that there will be no trouble between the two nations as long as
they reuinln in power (Chancellor von Bethmnnn-Hollweg on left.*
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WAS CKOWDKI) WITH *TR<M>PS
Italian Troop Ship Sunk in the Medi- j
terranean by Submarine— Two!
.Armed Merchantmen With Cargoes
lor Salonika Are Also Sunk.
j BERLIN. Feb. 22.—The German
! Admiralty reports today that an Ital
ian transport, crowded with troops.
I was torpedoed and sunk in the Medi
terranean sea, and that two armed
I merchantmen, loaded with important
cargoes for Salonika, were also sent
to the bottom by submarines. The de
tails of the sinkings were not given.
' M. Dverlich came In Tuesday eve
jning from the Ramsay-Rutherford
Inline and left this morning on the
j return trip.
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HENRY B. WILSON.
Commander of the Penneylvania
Will 8oon Become Rear Admiral.
Photo by American Press Association.
LICENSE REFUSED TO
BRIDE 14; GROOM 4:i
VANCOUVER. Wash., Feb. 22.—
Barbara Jones, 14, accompanied by
her father who gave his consent,, and
j N. P. Bridges, aged 43, applied to the
county auditor here for a license to j
marry.
The license was refused under the
Washington statute prohibiting the
marriage of girls under 15 years even
with the consent of the parents. The
girl will be 15 in May.
MMEQ
STILL IMMINENT
SITUATION IS STILL CRITIC AE
Administration Officials Make No Ef
fort to Conceal the Fact That There
Is Imminent Danger of War With
Central Powers.
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WASHINGTON, I). Feb. 22.— j
The foreign situation still remains ex j
ceedingly grave, the sinking of the j
Swedish steamer Skoogland with i
American citizens aboard adding to
the aggravated conditions of affairs.
Administration officials make no pre
tense of concealing the fact that a cri
sis is imminent and that an escape
from armed conflict with the Central
Powers is almost impossible. They
assert that only a radical amendment
of Germany’s submarine policy can
prevent a declaration of war.
LIiOYD’S REPORTS CORSO
SUNK BY GERMAN SUB j
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LONDON, Feb. 22.—Lloyd’s re- |
ports today the sinking of the British
steamer Corso by a German subma
rine. No details are given. The Cor
so was a steel steamer of 1778 tons,
and was built in 1900 by Dixon & Co.,
at Middlesboro, England, and was
twned by the Empire Shipping Co.
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NORTHWESTERN SAILED
FOR VALDEZ TODAY
SEATTLE, Feb. 22.—The steamer
Northwestern sailed this morning for
Valdez and way ports at 9 o'clock.
The passengers booked for Valdez are
I Malcolm Brock and Mrs. C. Brauer
land baby.
('old Wave Does Great Damage.
TAMPA, Fla., Feb. 22.—The re
cent cold wave done millions of dol
lars worth of damage to growing
crops and citrus fruits. Much fruit
was frozen on the trees and later r?
ports show that an immense area of
truck farms were devastated by the
frost. The cold wave reached as far
south as DeSoto county, frost form
ing at many places north of the Oa
loosahatchie river.
Mrs. R. Demain Nicholls and daugh
ter will arrive on the steamer Alaska
tomorrow morning.
WILL NOT RATIFY
COLOMBIAN TREATY
SKNATK COM.MITTKK OPPOSKU
Foreign Relations Committee Refuses
to tiejjorl HlavoraWy on Treaty Car- j
rying S»25,tM»0,0tM> for Seizure of
Panama Canal /one.
WASHINGTON. ». Feb. 22.
The Senate Foreign Relations Com
inittee has refused to report favorably
on the ratification of the Colombian
treaty by the terms of which the Uni
ted States is to pay to Colombia the
sum of $25,000,000 as compensation
for the seizure from Colombia of the
Panama Canal zone by President
Roosevelt.
SWEDISH STEAMER
FIVE AMERICANS IN THE CREW
Swedish Steamer Skoogland Is Sent
to the Bottom by Gunfire Front
Submarine —j-Captain Given Ten
Minutes to Abandon Ship.
LONDON, Feb. 22.—Lloyd’s this
morning reports the sinking of the
Swedish steamer Skoogland by she 1
tire from a German submarine. It is
reported that the captain was given
10 minutes to abandon the ship, fol
lowing which the sub opened fire r>n
the steamer and sending her to the
1 bottom. There were five Americans
I among the crew. The Skoogland was
j a steel steamer of 3,000 gross tons,
| built by W. Gray & Co. of England,
i at West Hartlepool, and was owned
I by the Rederiaktied Skoogland, with
I her home port at Helsingborg, Swe
I den.
Crew I landed Safely.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 22.—
| The' United States consul at Barce
lona, Spain, reports that the crew of
the Swedish steamer Skoogland were
safely landed at Tarragona today.
French Wheat Crop.
PARIS, Feb. 22.—The forecast for
France’s wheat crop is now 53,000.
000 quintals from the autumn sow
lings and 10,000,000 to 11,000,000
quintals for the spring sowing. The
country’s annual consumption is frot'j
80.000,000 to 85,000,000 quintals.
Today being a holiday the court
house, postoffice and other public of
fices were closed for the day.
WOMEN WAN!
CHEAPER FOOD
GATHER NEW YORK CITY HAIX
Three yuarters of a Million Women
Surround Edifice to Petition Mayor
to Take Action to hower the Cost
of hiving.
NEW YORK. Fob. 22.— Mayor
Mitchell has promised to urge th .*
hoard of estimate to appropriate the
sum of one million dollars to purchase
foodstuffs and establish a public
market and sell the same at reason
able prices to the poor. It is estimat
ed that fully three-quarters of a mil
lion women assembled at the Cit ’
Mall yesterday to urge the mayor to
take some action whereby the cost of
foods might be reduced. Owing to
the immense number of women gath
ered before the edifice the hall was
closed and none were permitted to
f nter.
HOUSE PASSES
SENATE AMENDMENT
| PROHIBITS LIQUOR SHIPMENTS
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Postal Kill So Amended As to Make
It a Felony to Sld|» Liquors From
One State to Another In Which
Prohibition Prevails.
WASHINGTON. 1). (’.. Feb. 22.—
The House yesterday afternoon pass
ed the Senate amendment to the Pos
tal Bill making it a felony to ship li
quors to dry States regardless of the
State laws. This measure will render
ineffective the provisions of the prohi
bition measures in several states
which permit the shipment into the
! states limited quantities of liquors to
I individuals for personal consumption.
Alaska Due Morning
A report from Cordova via Sitka,
states that the steamer Alaska is ex
pected to arrive at Valdez about 2
o’clock tomorrow morning.
George Waldron, from the Alask;
i Mines Corporation at Fidalgo bay. is
I a visitor in town.
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M’ADOO ON HORSEBACK.
Secretary of Treasury Thinks
Lawson 8hould Bo Jailsd.
* Photo by American Press Association.
URGES ACTION j
REDUCE PRICES
TIM, {'KICKS DOWN TO NOK.MAI,
Senator Korali Itffliuts ('ost of Food*
stuff> lias Soared lleyond Kearh if
Poor—lluniter Cry Can no l/ong r
he iKiiored.
WASHINGTON, D. C„ Feb. 22.
Senator Borah, in a speech before
the Senate yesterday afternoon, de
manded congressional action, of tho
most drastic character if necessary,
until the prices of foodstuffs were
again forced back to normal. He
stated that all food prices had been
inflated until they were beyond tiie
reach of the poor, and said the coun
try can no longer ignore the hunger
cries from all over the country. He
declared the situation paralleled the
conditions prevailing at the outbreak
of the French revolution.
CHIEF BENDER HAH BEEN
CNCONDITIONALLY RELEASED
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 22 — Chief
Bender, the famous pitcher of the
Athletes, has been unconditionally re
leased by the c|ub management.
TURKEY OFFERS
TO DEPART FROM THE COI'NTRY
Ambassador Elkus Reports Govern
nieiit Willing to Give Every Assis
tance—Will Stand Rack of Ger
main in the Submarine Campaign.
WASHINGTON. I). C.. Feb. 22. —
Puited States Ambassador Elkus. v
Constantinople, has reported to the
State Department that Turkey will
assist in every way the departure of
American citizens from that countrv,
and has granted permlssron for the
American naval vessels Caesar and
Des Moines to enter Bierut liarboi
for the purpose of taking on board
American citizens gathered at that
place. Regarding Turkey's standing
on the submarine policy of Germany,
the Ambassador states that Turkev
will remain faithful to her ally and
will not waver in fulfilling her shaic
in the German campaign.
HILL INTENDED FOR
SHYSTER LAWYERS PASSED
OLYMPIA, Wash., Feb. 22.—The
House today passed a bill makiug
stricter the law against advertising
for divorce business and a bill requir
ing that two. instead of a single coun
ty commissioners shall sign orders for
supplies.
A state "white slave” bill was intro
duced in the senate. It applies to
commercial vice and to women as w-!l
as men.
OREGON WILL NOT HAVE
OBNOXIOUS “BLUE LAWS"
SALEM, Ore.. Feb. 22.—There wilt
be no “blue Sundays" in Oregon, a
bill aimed to close stores, theatres,
baseball parks and other places of
business and amusement having been
defeated today by the unanimous vote
of the house of representatives.
Last night at a public committee
hearing held on the bill, C. E. Munro.
Portland, president of the Indepen
dent Retail Grocers and Dr. H. C.
Thurston, of the Seventh Day Adven
tist church argued against its passage,
while Dr. Carl Gregg Doney, presi
dent of the Willamette university,
Salem, and Mrs. Ada Wallace Unruh,
Portland, a prohibition worker, spoke
for it.
The cable is still down between
Valdez and Cordova, and consequent
ly no news of the arrivals and depart
ure of steamers from that place can
be obtained.
The young folks of the city are talk
ing of organizing a snowshoe and
skiing slub. _____ ■. _ —