” ^ VALDEZ, ALASKA, THURSDAY, MAY 2, 1918 NUMBER »«
VOlAJdOC 21V* __
SULZER SWEEPS
humory
ij,ate Returns Show Maloney Defeated
by Avalanche of Votes—Demo
cratic Ticket Safe
Returns from many parts of the
territory today show that Charles A.
Sulzer has received the Democratic
nomination by probably 2600 votes.
Maloney's aspirations have been bur
ied under an avalanche of votes, and
the total is growing1 larger as the re
turns come in. The second division
will undoubtedly go for Maloney by
probably 100 majority, but the first,
third and fourth will be a landslide
for Sulzer.
The second division could have
been carried for Sulzer by a handsome
majority could the voters have been
reached by the opposition campaign
literature, but the district is isolated
during the winter months and it was
impossible to present the issues to the
voters, many of whom voted for Ma
loney with the idea that he was an
administration man and not knowing
that he had joined the Bolsheviki.
By Saturday we will have the gen
eral vote in and can give our readers
some idea of how the rest of the can
didates ran. Our correspondents in
most instances failed to send a com
plete vote, and the nomination of sen
ator, road commissioner,. and repre
sentatives are in doubt. The entire
democratic ticket is nominated, but
on the republican ticket several con
tests developed, and it is these which
cause the interest.
Precincts received today are given
below:
Ellamar—Sulzer t>, Maloney 4,
Wickersham 1. No other returns were
given.
Maloney Carries Second
NOME, May 2.—Maloney carried
this division by. a small majority, Sul
zer’s vote is 193, Maloney 334. Dime
Creek, Taylor, St. Michael, t'nakleet,
Kiana, Teller are not yet reported.
Despite all efforts of Democrats the
Bolsheviki element carried ttie day.
The Second has always been a \\ ick
ersham stronghold, but the vote has
been greatly out down since iaut elec
tion.
Heitor News from Ketchikan
KETCHIKAN, May 2.— Ketchikan
and surrounding precincts rolled up
a tremendous vote for Clms. A. Sul
zer in Tuesday's primaries. Ketchi
kan's vote gave Sulzer 203, Maloney
4 8, Wickersham 4 4. Charcoal Point,
Sulzer 35, Maloney 3. Wick 7. Loring,
Sulzer 11. Maloney 0. Wickersham
1. Kasaan, Sulzer 14, Maloney 4. Oth
er precincts to be heard from.
Katalla for Sulzer
KATALLA, May 2.—Sulzer 28,
Wickersham 0, Maloney 3.
ENGLAND TO DRAFT
UNMARRIED WOMEN
LONDON: Sir William Bull has
given notice that he will submit to
the house of commons a resolution to
extend a military service act to all
unmarried women between the ages
of 19 and 30 for work of national im
portance. Sid William is unionist
member for Hommersmith.
MOOSE DANCE
The Moose will give one of their
enjoyable dances, next Saturday ev
ening. General admission $1.00.
HUNGER.
For three years America has
fought Starvation in Belgium
Will you Eat lass - wheat
meat "rata and sugar
that we may still send
food in (hip loads ?
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SMTSC SMI AttfWSSVhAVIOII ,
UAICLE SAA\ — Well acres a >SCRAP o’ PAPER- w
HE WQfiT DESTROY IH A HURRY B'GOSH.
MUST GIVE NATION
EQUAL SUFFRAGE
( liniH'i'lit.r \ on Drilling Saj» Fail
lire lo Recognize Kciiiiot of Peo
ple Will Cau.se Trouble
COPENHAGEN. May 2.—Chancel
lor Von Hertling, during the tempest
uous session of the Prussian Diet, de
clared that equal suffrage for the peo
ple is coming and that it must be
granted or Prussia cannot stand out
long. “We can give it now; if we re
fuse, it may be wrung from us later
amid a convulsion in our national
life."
CASUALTY LIST IS LIGHT
WASHINGTON, D. C„ May 2.—
The casualty list for today gives 92
names: Killed in action 11; died of
wounds 2; wounded 63.
IRELAND IS HOLDING
ANTI-DRAFT MEETING
LONDON: Meetings to protest
against conscription were held Mon
day in 100 parishes in Ireland, all
classes of the population participat
ing, says a dispatch from Dublin to
the Times. The clergy took a leading
part in all the meetings.
SWISS EXECUTED
AS GERMAN SPY
Believed To Huve Been Working Un
der Pay of German Government
—Shot at Sunrise
PARIS, May 2.—A Swiss citizen by
the name of Nlvergel was shot today
at sunrise. He was convicted of being
in the pay of the German government,
and had been selling valuable Infor
mation to the enemy. It was also
stated that he was implicated in the
Bolo Pasha plots.
1 I BIGHT KILLS I ATHKIMX
LAW, SOX KXBS LIFE
i
' LKIiAXO V. Mo: A. A. Webster anil
j hi, ,-o..-in-law. I'erry Naylor, quarrel
I -‘il last night. Webster was shot anil
I slightly wounded anil Naylor was!
| slabbed ami slightly wounded.
Pealing he had Killed his son-in-1
! I
i iaw. Webster rushed into his own I
home ami dropped dead from fright. J
Hearing of Webster’s death, and be-.
Moving himself a murdered, Navloi
| hot ami killed himself.
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BOHEMIANS WITH
HTROOPS
Bispateli from Italy Says Detachments
of Austrians are on* Battlefield
Helping Allies
LONDON, May 2.—The Mail’s cor
respondent at Italian quarters says
the Bohemian troops are joining the
Italian troops against Austria and
that the first detachments are already
on the Italian fighting line wearing
Italian uniforms.
BASEBALL AT PARIS
PARIS: The schedule has been
adopted for the Paris baseball league.
Ten of the games are scheduled for
Sunday. All of the twenty-six teams
are made up of American soldiers or
army service men.
BUY BONDS
BUTTE: The Anaconda Mining
company and the Montana Power Co.
today jointly subscribed for $3,000,
000 forth of Liberty loan bonds. For
ty per cent of this amount, or $1,
200,000 is credited to Butte, which
has a quota of $2,100,000.
PRACTICE UNLAWFUL
OLYMPIA: That It is unlawful for
a person to take clams In the closed
season from April 1 to September 1
and hold them frozen until the open
season. This Is the ruling made by
Olenn J. Falrbrook, assistant attorney
general In an opinion to L. H. Darwin,
state fish commissioner.
GERMANS TAKE
MANYJPMERS
SivteenTliotisaud HoKlieviki Includ
ing Premier taken at Helsingfors
—Finns Demand Ucpuhlif
COPENHAGEN. May 2. The Ger
mans captured 10,000 prisoners at
Helsingfors and Vigorfl, including the
Bolsheviki premier, according to re
ports from the Finnish capital today.
It is stated that the young Finnish
group Is demanding the establishment
of a republic, but the civil and mili
tary parties are in favor of the estab-^
lishment of a monarchy.
GREEKS CALLED TO COM)KS
ATHENS, May 2.—Four classes of
Greek artillery and two classes each
of engineers, officers and reserves
have been called to the colors.
NAVY YARD SCALE
IS ANNOUNCED
WASHINGTON: The new wage
scale for civilian employes in Pacific
coast navy yards, agreed on April 11,
which provides for 18 to 20 per cent
increases, was made effective yester
day.
BRITISH PINCH
OFF POSSESSIONS
Offensive in Asia Minor to Gain Turk
ish Provinces—Mosel and Alep
po Are Objectives
LONDON, May 2.—Commlniques
just issued discloses a remarkable ex
tension of the British offensive in Mo
sel and Aleppo, which are indicated
as the objectives of a vast forward
movement which has for its purpose
the object of cutting Turkey off from
all her southern possessions in Asia.
Valdez Town Alone Has 102 Subscrib
ers and Expect* More to Add
to the List
One hundred and two persons havt
subscribed to the Liberty Loan in Val
dez to date, (or a total of more thar
526,000. It is known that severa
subscriptions will come in before th<
close, which will be next Saturday
May 4. It is hoped to make the Valde;
total $30,000. The amount is already
several thousand above the town'!
quota of $23,000, not counting th(
outside subscriptions which treble tin
total.
When the- subscriptions close th<
I’rospector will publish the names o
subscribers without amounts. The of
ricials in charge are anxious to tnakt
the list much longer than it is now
and have ask'd the Prosector tc
urge everybody in town who has noi
already subscribed and who can pos
siblv spare $.10 or more to get in lint
by Saturday.
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IIANGE AT POST
The Garrison Amusement Associa
tion will give another of their splen
did dances at the Post tomorrow
| night. The boat will leave the Git?
j Dock at S o'clock and return from tin
! post tit 1 ::t4t. Admission, including re
j freshmonts. f>ft cents.
To Raise Any Number of Men That
Facilities for Training and for
Equipping Will Permit
WASHINGTON, I). ('.. May 2.—
Secretary Baker appeared before Hie
house committee on military affairs
tiffs afternoon and asked for blanket
I authority to raise any mini her of men
j that facilities for training and trans
j portation will permit.
Seen !.ir> Baker declined to state
the uni. ier of men wanted "for the
double reason that any number im
plies a limit and tin* only possible
limit is our ability to equip and train
land transport, which is constantly on
| the increase."
FREIGHT STEAMER
IKS SUBMINE
On Maiden Trip Across the Atlantic
Bags Hun U-Boat—Equipped
With Latest Anti-sub Devices
ATLANTIC PORT, May 2.—A
British freight steamship, fresh from
the yards of her builders celebrated
her first trans-Atlantic voyage by
running down and sinking a German
U-boat off the Orish coast, her crew
reported on her arrival today. The
freighter is equipped with the latest
anti-submarine devices, which proved
very effective in actual tests.
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PI T YOUR BED CROSS
TEACHINGS INTO PRACTICE
The natives of the Copper River
section are really destitute for cloth
ing according to recent advices receiv
ed in a letter from the Commissioner
there by Mrs. Syring. Any of your
old clothing and shoes, or even toys
will be gladly called for by Mrs. Syr
ing. They will be shipped into the
Copper River district right away. Get
busy and see what you can contribute
to the support of the needy native.
They need every thing that you can
spare. kMB.
DAILY FISH BULLETIN
KETCHIKAN, May 2.—Ketchikan
prices May 1. Halibut, firsts, thirteen
cents; halibut, seconds; nine and
three-quarters cents; sable fish, four
cents; red rock fish, two cents^
' Attack and Counter-Attack Mark Of
fensive—Artillery Active at -—
Many Points
—
LONDON, May 2.—German artil
lery became active this morning in
Villers Bretonneux sector on the
Amiens front and in the neighbor
• hood of Merruis on the Flandera
front. Fighting has been desultory
: on all fronts today, the Germans con
fining themselves to small raids, and
i gaining i>ut little ground at any point.
All Attacks Fail
FRENCH ARMY, May 2.—A Ger
1 man attack against the Americans in
the vicinity of Villers Bretonneux wa»
repulsed with heavy losses. The pre
1 iiminary bombardment lasted two
hours when the Infantry was pushed
'j forward, hut were driven hack, leav
; ing large numbers of dead and wout’.d
, ed in front of the American lines.
Heavy Itomhardiiicut
■ PAULS. May 2.-—The war rtfice at
noon reported heavy cannonading in
the Mont Didier sector.
liomha'-ding l-rcmh Position*
LONDON. May 2. The Germans
have started a very heavy l.omhard
i*!e• t : k of Arras near Uethune and
.iiso :!'■ 'at:.g die French positions
in tli>' region i f Locre.
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French Crui*er I Jam* City of Athens
I
Off Delaware Coast—Number
Of American* Drowned
ATLANTIC POUT. May 2.—Seven
: ty-four per.-oas were drowtied yes
terday wh.a the steamship City of
Athens wa* rammed !>y a French
cruiser of the Delaware coast. A r.um
’ her of Ala ri.e.i: marii.es p-ri died.
DU \FT CAI.L SA I I IIDAI
WASHINGTON. D. C.. May 2.—
.The draft office will send out a < all
'probably Saturday for 2no.onn men.
IF ALLIES HOLD
GERMAN^ BEATEN
Spanish Statesman Returning from
Germany Believes that Allies
Will Win the War
PARIS, May 2.—"If the Allies hold
firm Germany is beaten," declared a
Spanish statesman returning from
Germany, who was interviewed at
the Spanish front today by Andre
Glamer. a Paris correspondent. He
stated that the kaiser did not approve
of the present offensive, but Gener
als Hindenburg, Ludendorff and the
crown prince said that it would turn
the tide altho the losses would be en
ormous.