VOLUME XIV. VALDEZ, ALASKA, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 586, 1918 NUMBER 39
GERMANS OCCUPy
Off OF REVEL
Despite Op|x»sition of Bolslieviki Gar
rison Teutons Capture Import
ant Seaport Town
BERLIN', Feb. 20.—German forces
have occupied the city of Bevel, cap
ital of the Baltic provinces, after a
brief engagement with the Russians.
They have also captured Pskov, on
the main line of the government rail
way, 180 miles from Petrtigrad.
Revel, the capital of Esthonia, 1s a
city of about 200,000 inhabitants, sit
uated at the entrance to the Gulf of
Finland, at its junction with the Bal
tic and is an important military and
shipping center. Three railways enter
the city, and a line of steamers ply
to Helsingfors, about 50 miles across
the Gulf, and the capital of Finland.
A formidable fort guards the en
trance to the gulf, and minor forts
are scattered along the waterfront
for several miles. Corn, flax, ship
building, potash, timber and fish are
exported to the countries bordering
the Baltic, and several colleges and
schools are established in the city.
Cattle raising is carried on extensive
ly in the vicinity of Revel, fishing
is of not much importance, but a few
hundred men being engaged in it. A
military line of railway connects Rev
el with Petrograd.
Pskov is a city of about 75.000 in
habitants, and is in a rich timber and
agricultural section.
Kolsheviki Claim Victory
LONDON, Feb. 2 6.—A Petrograd
dispatch says that the Bolsheviki have
captured Pokov, which Berlin last
night officially claimed had boen tak
en by the Germans.
VON THRESHES
OUTJLD WHEAT
Says That Blood and Agony of the
Present War Will l>e on Heads
of Allied Nations
AMSTERDAM, Feb. 26.—Chancel
lor von llertling, in a speech at the
reichstag today, after stating that
Austria could fundamentally agree
with President Wilson’s propositions
for peace, characterized the war aims
of England, Italy and France as still
imperialistic, he said they were still
engaged fn a war of territorial con
quest and are still unwilling to lis
ten to the voice and resolution of hu
manity, that the blood which has been
spilled, the agonies of the mutilated,
and the sufferings of the people of the
nations at war will fall upon their
heads in the final reckoning.
RECOGNITION OF BOLSHEVIKI
ASKED BY SOCIALISTS
MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. 26.—The so
cialist party, in convention here as
sembled, passed a resolution demand
ing that the United States recognize
the Bolshevlki.
BUSHMAN WILL ACT
FOR SALMON CANNERS
To represent the salmon fisheries
of Alaska in the food administration’s
program'of regulating the fishing in
dustry of the Pacific coast. August
Bushman, president of the Deep Sea
Packing Company, has accepted an
appointment from Royal A. Gunni
son, of Juneau, food administrator
for Alaska.
Mr. Bushman will represent the Al
aska salmon canning Industry in the
series of conferences which begin at
the New Washington hotel to regu
late the fishing industry of the Pa
cific coast and bring it completely
unde? the control of tt^S United
States food administration. The an
nouncement was made last night by
Mr. Gunnison on his return from the
food administration conference in
Oregon. Mr. Bushman owns a can
nery at Knlk arm and at Cape Ed
wards, making his home at the lat
ter place. He is at present on a bus
iness trip to Seattle.
RAID ON CAR OF COAL MADE BY HUNDREDS DRIVEN TO DESPERATION
The seriousness of the coal shortage which brought about Doctor Garfield s drustic order is illustrated by this
photograph. Hundreds are shown raiding a coal car In a yard at Philadelphia. They came with all sorts of wagons,
carts, bags, perambulators, and anything and everything that could be used to cnrry the precious coal and londed them
up with n supply of the sorely needed fuel. No guard could have stopped the rush of people, who knew that they
must get coal or freeze.
USE IU PORTS
Comniisisoner Kedfleld Gives I’ermis
mission to Canadian Fishing Ves
sels to Enter and Clear
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 26.—
With the approval of President Wil
son, Secretary of Commerce Redfield
today issued order to Collectors in
American ports to allow Canadian
fishing vessels to enter and clear be
tween American fishing ports and the
banks, reciprocal privileges have been
asked for American vessels from
Canada, thus clearing up one of the
questions under discussion by the
American and Canadian joint fisher
ies commission.
The action was deemed necessary
to increase the food supply of the two
nations, and is the sole reason given
for the relaxation of the heretofore
stringent rules.
SCIENTISTS EAT
WHALE IN COURSES
NEW YORK: Scientists and bus
iness men interested in food conserva
tion and new sources of food supply
sat down today to a “whale steak
luncheon” at the American Museum
of Natural History. When it was over
they declared the big mammal fur
nished as delicious and appetizing a
dish as any meat market affords.
The menu included cold whale bush
in jelly, whale pot au feu, planked
whale steak a la Vancouver, and boil
ed skate. Celery, radishes and war
bread completed the meal.
YALE MAN KILLED
NEW HAVEN, Conn.: A cablegram
received at Yale last night stated that
First Lieut. Frank Browne Turner,
'17, of Wisomico, Md., was killed by
airplane fall in France, Feb. 9. Tur
ner left college before his senior year
ended, joined the New York naval
militia and was transferred to the
aviation section of the signal corps.
MAY SELL FISH
HONOLULU, T. H.: The establish
ment of a municipal flsh market for
the purpose of reducing the price and
increasing the consumption of flsh in
Honolulu is proposed by Mayor Jos
eph J. Fern. Mayor Fern is greatly in
teresting himself in the matter, which
has been brought to a head by a
threatened boycott on the part of the
native Hawalians of all flsh on ac
count of high prices asked by the flsh
dealers.
CLERK SENTENCED
DALLAS, Tex.: W. F. Drummond,
a clerk bn the Federal Reserve Bank
here, who was captured In Dftnypr
while fleeing with m.MO 1? liberty
loan. bonds ha had7 stolen from the
local bMk today, was sentenced to
tw6‘ years in the federal penitentiary
at Leavenworth.
CHIUS PETKHSON IHKS
AS HE CHECKS THINK
Chris Peterson, a local carpenter,
died in Seattle February 111. as he was
checking his trunk to return to this
city. The deceased, who was 45 years
of age, had been visiting in the States
for several weeks, and had gone to
the wharf to check his trunk with
the intention of returning to Valdez
on the steamship Alaska. As he stoop
ed over to examine a card placed on
the handle of the trunk, he gasped
and fell. Prompt assistance was giv
en him. and he was rushed to the gen
eral hospital, but died without regain
ing consciousness.
Chris left Valdez to visit his wife,
who is in a sanitarium at Portland,
and spent several weeks with her. He
had just arrived from Portland at the
time of his demise.
The deceased was a native of Den
mark, and had been a resident of Al
aska for 25 years, residing at Kodiak,
Cnga and many of the interior camps.
He was of a companionable disposi-i
tion and had many friends in the city.
BELIEVE ALIENS
PLAN JAIL BREAK
—
Another llomb Found in Stoclcade at
Fort Douglas—Plot to Kill
Guards is Alleged
SALT LAKE, Feb. 26.—A second
bomb was found today In the stock
ade used to imprison alien enemies,
at Fort Douglas, and It is believed
they were to have been used 'to kill
the officers and guards In charge of
the prisoners and consummate a gen
eral delivery of alien^ thru the use
of explosive hand grenades. A close
watch is being kept on all prisoners
by the officials to prevent a jail break.
MARE ISLAND SHIP
BUILDERS SET UP RECORD
WASHINTON: Secretary Daniels
announced today the receipt of a tele
gram from the Mare Island Navy
Yard, California, stating the destroy
er Taylor was launched there, 66 per
cent complete, four months after the
keel was laid. The speed with which
the Taylor was made ready for
launching established a navy yard rec
ord for swift construction.
BEAN SHIPMENT BLOCKED
SAN FRANCISCO: An embargo
against the shipment of any white
beans from California was placed in
effect today by army authorities.
JAPANESE WILL TAKE
ACTION IN SIBERIA
•HARBIN, Feb. 26.—The Japanese,
according to reliable authority, In
tend to action in Siberia at an
early date'. The Japanese have long
coveted portions of the Ruslan pro
vince irirf have been preparing to car
ry out the move. -
GERMANS EXECUTE
Are Releasing and Disarming Sol
diers, hut Compel them to Sa
lute Former Officers
% _
PETROGKAD, Feb. 26.—The Ger
mans are executing the Red Guard
as last as captured, treating them as
outlaws; but are releasing and dis
arming the soldiers of the regular
army. The Pravada, a Bolsheviki or
gan, declares that the Germans are
restoring the shoulder straps of all
Russian officers In the regular army,
who were forced to resign by the Bol
sheviki, and are compelling the sol
diers to salute the officers.
GET UJJESSELS
('apt. Harrinian and fapt. McMullen
Assigned to Command of 8800
Ton Steamships
SEATTLE, Feb. 26. — Captain
Fred Harriman, a well known old
time Alaskan steamship captain, run
ning to northern ports for many years
and Capt. C. B. McMullen, formerly
in command of the Steamship Dora,
and later in command of the Ketchi
kan, have been given command of the
big 8800 ton government steamships,
the Point Lomo and the West Shore,
recently launched from Seattle ship
yards.
Both men are experienced naviga
tors, and both have a host of friends
in every port on the Pacific coast.
SHELL EXPLODES
LONDON: A huge howitzer shell,
which had stood on the hearth in the
home of Sergeant Daniel Morgan at
Tweedmouth for sixteen years, ex
ploded with tremendous violence a
few nights ago, almost demolishing
the house and injuring the sergeant’s
three children. The shell was brought
back from South Africa as a souvenir
and it was supposed that the charge
had been withdrawn. It is supposed
that a spark of burning soot penetrat
ed the fuse opening at the nose of
the shell.
VANCOUVER MAN NAMED
ROTARY CLUB GOVERNOR
SPOKANE: Aloe R. McParlane, of
Vancouver, B. CL, was today elected
district governor of tbe Rotary clubs
of tye fifteenth district, at the an
nual convention of the organisation.
Portland was awarded the next an
nual convention.
MOHAN KNOCKED OUT
IN' THIRD ROUND
NEW ORLEANS. Feb. 26.—Fred
Fulton, heavwelght aspirant for the
championship knocked out Frank
Moran in the third round of what was
to have been a twenty-round go last
night. Moran's defense was poor and
he was battered all over the ring by
repeated rights, until the end came
suddenly In the third round. Fulton’s
next bout will be with Jess Willard
for the championship.
FRENCH RAIDS
ARE SUCCESSFUL
Unheurtl of (Jiiuntitics of Explosives
Doing Used on German Linos—
Fighting is Fierce
FRENCH ARMY, Feb. 26.—Trench
raids along the French front are in
creasing on both sides, and a number
of successful raids have been pulled
off by the French troops, many pris
oners and guns being taken. The ar
tillery fire has increased greatly, un
heard of quantities of shells being fir
ed into the German lines.
I'OR.XIKK (’HOIK BOV. HI,
SKNTKXCKI) TO DK.XTH
NKXV YORK: It took a jury only
twenty minutes to decide that Paul
Chapman, a 16-year-old youth, should
pay the death penalty for having par
ticipated in the robbery of a Brook
lyn store last October, during which
Harry Reginsburg, the proprietor, and
his brother were shot to death and
his wife badly injured. Chapman, a
former choir boy, six feet tall and
looking older than he is, received the
jury's verdict of guilty stoically.
TAFT CHOSEN
BYJMWISIS
Joint. Conference Between Kmploycrs
and employes During XX’ar to
establish XX age Basis
WASHINGTON', D. C„ Feb. UG.—
William Howard Taft has been chos
en here to represent capital at a joint
conference to be held here between
employers and employes to establish
a basis of wages during the period
of the war. *
The Moose Band held its usual
weekly practice last night at the hall,
several new pieces of music having
lately been received.
Thursday is the last day In which
grouse, ptarmigan, shore birds and
waterfowl may be legally killed
around Valdez, and local gunners are
warned to govern themselves accord
ingly.
The Valdez Orchestra will render
several selections between reels at
the Empress this evening. The or
chestra has been practicing exten
sively and give a very creditable per
formance. This is a treat and should
be well patronized.
TACOMA DOCTORS SELL
WHISKEY TO SOLDIERS
CAMP LEWIS, Tacoma: More li
quor is being sold on Tacoma streets
to soldiers than there was a few
months ago, according to Maj. Eu
gene R. West, camp judge advocate.
Major West did not reveal his
source of information, but said that
he understood that a group of Ta
coma physicians were to blame for
the increase.
The military police also are hav
ing their hands full warning “the
wrong kind” of women from the res
ervation. They gather at the camp in
the evenings andtry to circulate from
barracks to barracks. While there is
little doubt but wliat tyelr conduct on
the reservation is proper, their Influ
ence is wrong, according to the of
ficers. .
i*i ■ ■
Special music at the Empress to
night.
ARTILLERY DUEL
GROWSJ1ENSE
Germans Firing Hundreds of Shells
Into American Trendies—Am
ericans I)o Good Work
AMERICAN ARMY, France, Feb.
26.—The artillery duel in the Ameri
can sector north of Toul grows more
intense daily, the Germans firing hun
dreds of shells during the past twen
ty four hours, the American batter
ies being under a constant bombard
ment of gas and high explosives. The
American artillery has replied con
stantly, doing effective work on the
enemy.
The roar of the big guns and the
bursting of shells has not impaired
the morale of the American troops,
who are giving back shell for shell,
with more effectiveness.
HAM-’ OF SHIPYARD WORKERS
NEEDED l$Y l . S. ARE SEtTRED
WASHINGTON: More than half of
the great number of shipyard work
ers needed to carry out the country's
merchant marine program have been
I secured in the tirst half of tlie first
week of the nationwide enrollment
campaign by the I'nited States public
service reserve. This is shown by in
complete returns to Wm. R. Hall, di
rector of the reserve. Mr. Hall point
ed out that to get suitable men is
more important than speed in attain
ing the punta. He emphasized the fact
that men are not expected to leave
their present jobs until they are call
ed upon by the lahor department for
shipbuilding service.
G HAN PRIZE
VESSEL ASHORE
Attempts to Keach Baltic and Goes
Ashore Near Skaw Lighthouse
—Americans Aboard
COPENH AGKX. Kelt. 2*1. - The
Spanish steamship Igotz Mendi. with
a German prize crew aboard, on route
from the Pacific ocean to the Baltic,
is ashore near the Skaw lighthouse,
on the end of Jutland, between Skag
er Kock and the t'attegat. Two of the
prisoners aboard are Americans cap
tured by German raiders. The pris
oners on the Igotz Mendi were taken
from six vessels which had been sunk.
Several of the prisoners have been
aboard the steamer for eight months
while she cruised the Pacific in search
of prey.
B. C. COURT LET8 WHITE
GIRL. MARRY CHINESE
VANCOUVER : An lS-year-old
white girl today secured the permis
sion of the supreme court to marry a
Chinaman, 34 years old, who is a
clerk in a store here. The girl’s moth
er opposed the marriage, and since
the girl is under legal age, the con
sent of the court to the marriage was
necessary. It was urged that the cou
ple had been living as man and wife,
and that it was in the interests of
morality that the court should exer
cise its authority and sanction the
marriage. A board of inquiry had or
dered the girl deported.
PURITAN SABBATH
FOR VICTORIA, B. C.
VICTORIA: Beginning the first of
the month Victoria has been forced
to observe to the letter the Lord’s day
act, according to a ruling of the po
lice commissioner. All offenses under
the act will be noted and the names
of the offenders and particulars of
the alleged offenses will be forward
ed to the attorney general, when, if*
he consents prosecution will be laid.
The lid is to be clamped dowa
tight, tjews stands, cigar stands, fruit
stores, ice cream parlors, all will coma
under the operation. No business or
calling will be allowed unless it la
held to Constitute a work of necessity
or mnrey.
Incursion pf rail or boat will be
forbidden. The sa\e of gasoline will
be an Infraction of the act, so that a
garage cannot keep open.