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VOLUME XIV. VALDEZ. ALASKA. TUESDAY, MAY 8. 1317 NUMBER 107
MAKE PROGRESS
SUB PROBLEMS
>AVM CHAIRMAN OK
SPKC1A1, NAVAL BOARD
Says Results Have Keen Very Satis
factory—Daniels Admits Having
Them Great..
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WASHINGTON. D. C.. May S.
Lawrence Addicks, chairman of the
-pecial naval board, in an interview
today, stated that very favorable pro
gress had been made by the board in
solving the submarine problem, but
refused to disclose along what lines
the board had been working. Secre
tary of the Navy Daniels, when ques
tioned by reporters, admitted that
plans had been submitted by the
Advisory Board for combatting sub
marines and that he had withheld alii
information concerning them. He
-aid that th®y were great and that he j
vas confident American ingenuity,
vould find a "way to rob the subma-i
i ine of its power.
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Liability Raw Affects Karmers
SARKM. Ore.. The Oregon employ
-r's liability law applies to farmers.
.i s well as other employers, according j
to a supreme court decision rendered |
here today awarding William I’oullos, |
. farm hand, damages against liisj
ormer employer, M. Grove, for dant-j
tiges received when lie fell from a loft,
n Grove's barn while in his employ.
The ruling reversed the decision of
circuit Judge Kelly, of Kinn county.
COUNTER WKS 1
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KKKNCH KKPOBT HAVK
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War Office States Germans
Hate B«-<-n Taken Prisoners Since
April 17—Onnatis Continuing,
Their Attacks. ■
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PARIS, May S.—A *var office bul-|
etin issued this morning states that
•he Germany have made fierce corni
er attacks along the entire front, but
■vere nowhere successful. Twenty
Mine thousand Germans have been
:aken prisoners by the French sin1!
;he 17th of April. The Germans are
mow concentrating their attacks n
the region about Laffaux and Cra
onue.
Bonai- Law's Hon Missing
LONDON. May 8. —Lieutenant C.
.1. Law., of the King’s Own Scottish
Bordrens, and second son of Andrew
Sonar Law, chancellor of the excheq
uer, is reported to have been wound
-*d in Palestine and to be missing.
SOLDIKR GLADLY GIVKM
HAND TO SAVK COMKADK
LONDON April 8—One of the brav
est deeds of the war was rewarded
when Private Douglas Hall, 22 years
lid. of the Lancashire Fusiliers re
ceived the Distinguished Conduct
medal. Noting a comrade was stand
ing in front of a trench mortar just
us it was about to go off. Hall put
nis hand in front of the muzzle to de
fect the projectile. His right hand
was blown off. Hall is now making
good progress toward health in a hos
pital.
Civic League Meeting.
Tfce Valdez Civic League will meet
in ffie City Hall at 3 p. m. Friday. All
members and all persons interested in
the work are requested to be present
as plans for the summer and other im
portant business will come before the
meeting.
MRS. C. W. HARRINGTON,
k 1 2 Secretary.
Band Practice Tonight.
The Moose band will hold its week
ly practice tonight at the hall, and all
members are requested to attend as
important business i3 to be transacted.
MAN DOES NO WRONG
IN KISSING STENOGRAPHER j
NEW YORK. May 8.—Justice!
Weeks told a jury in the supreme
court that there was no-evidence suf
ficient for divorce in the fact that a
man was seen to kiss his stenogra- i
pher.
After hearing his charge the juryj
rendered a verdict in favor of the de- j
fendant. The judge stated that it
was beyond human endurance to have
a pretty stenographer willing to be
[kissed and not accommodate her.
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WILL SOOX SKXI)
TROOPS TO KROXT
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With Army of 600,000 Men ami I n-.
limited Resources, China Likely to j
Play Important Part in War On
Central Powers.
WASHINGTON. D. ('.. May S. -I
Advices received by the administra-j
lion state that China is energetically]
preparing to take an active part in tip? j
war against Germany, and that it will
he only a matter of hours before she >
is prepared to forward troops to the!
front. With her standing army of j
tiOO.OOO men and almost unlimited re-;
sources. China, it is believed will have j
a considerable voice in the final ar- I
rangement. It is stated that the A!-|
lies have promised to remit the Boxer,
indemnities due the Allied powers;
from China.
CAPITAL WARNED j
POSSIBLE ATTACK
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liKAVIXG MBAl'
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Anticipated That Germans Sailing;
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Emm Baltic Sea Boil May Be,
Bound to Attack Brlrograd—En-1
ergctic ISe.sistance to Be Made.
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BETROGKAD. May S.—Residents
of the city have been warned of the
possibility of an attack on the capital
via Liibau, from which port a fleet of
German transports is reported to have
sailed, and preparations are under
way to make a desperate resistance to
the German attack. It is anticipated
that the Germans will attempt to land
close to the city and carry it by as
sault. thus isolating the capital.
The launcn T. N. B.. Capi Bert
Cooper, left this morning for Ella
mar, Landlock and Fidalgo.
American Aviator Killed
PARIS. May 8.—Corporal Ronald
Hoskier, of South Orange N. J., one
of the stars of the American Hying
corps, has been killed in an aerial
combat in the offensive now in pro-^
gress. Corporal Hoskier was 21 years
old an a graduate of Harvard univer
sity. His father is the chief of a sec
tion of the French Red Cross.
Mariposa Sails South.
The steamer Mariposa arrived in
port from the westward shortly after
5 o'clock this morning and sailed
south about au hour later. Her pas
sengers booked here were J. L.
Steele, W. A. Munley and George
Zharoft, for Seattle; Grace Burns, W.
Starrett, Jack Haugland for Cordova.
World’s Biggest Baby.
MINNEAPOLIS, April 27.—Minne
neapolis boasts the bigegst baby boy
in the world in the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Mandzjak. He weighed
twenty-one pounds at birth, according
to records Hied with the city health
department.
C. C. Reynolds of Hobart street, has
a. strawberry bed about 30x50 feet
which is flourishing luxuriantly and
bears evidences that there will be u
good crop. Last year Mr. Reynolds
etated that he had berries three inches
in diameter from these vines.
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United States Submarine G-l
Photo by Amei ican Press Association.
The submarine t»-1 is a •"»-.*» i«»n submersible and carries >*i\ tor|HMlo tubes.
She is feet in length ami at her best call make over fourteen knots an hour
WILL FORWARD
TROOPS 11 ONCE
ORDERS IKSC'ED IIA
SECRETARY OK AVAR
Nine Regiments of Engineers to be
Equipped and Dispatched to France
at tiie Earliest Possible .Moment for
Service.
WASHINGTON. I>. G.. May S.
Secretary of War Baker announces
amusements were enjoyed until a late
raising of nine regiments of engi
neers. consisting of about IS,000 men.
to be sent to France immediately. This
contingent is independent of the other
army measures and the force will lie
equipped and dispatched to the front
at the earliest possible moment.
H. P. Sullivan returned to Land lock
bay this niornfng after a visit of sev
eral days in town.
Gus Hokanson will leave tonight
for J'ortage Bay.
PRINCE OF WALES
^ WILL TAKE BRIDE
London Publication States Will Soon
Wed Daughter Duke of Fife.
LONDON. May 8.—The Nation
News, a London weekly publication,
announces the forthcoming marriage
pf Edward Albert, Prince of Wales,
to his first cousin, the youngest
daughter of the Duke of Fife.
SEATTLE REJECTS
DAYLIGHT SAVING
City Council Votes Down Project to
Set Clocks Hour Ahead.
SEATTLE, May 8.—After a warm
argument of several hours duration,
in which business men, union leaders
and the citizenry joined indiscrimi
nately, the city council last night vot
ed down the plan to increase daylight
by setting the clocks an hour ahead,
which has been agitated here in com
mon with other places throughout the
country for some time past. The vote
stood 7 to 2 against the proposition.
The labor organization of the city
were nearly unanimous ^gainst it,
claiming that it would force them to
arise too early to get to their work.
The members of the J. B. A. Club
and escorts were entertained delight
fully last evening by Mr. and Mrs. J.
C. Martin. The affair was in honor
of Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Kelsey. About
thirty relatives and friends were pres
ent, and bridge whist and other
amusement were enjoyed until a late
hour.
EXPECIS WAR
BE PROLONGED
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ARM IN ISTRATION l*LA NS
THREE YEAR STRI <i<JI.K
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Secretary of Win* Baker in an Inter-!
view at Cleveland Stated that lie
Relieved the War Would Re a Long
and Bloody One.
CLEVELAND. May 8. Secretarv
of War Milker who is here on It it si ness
staled in an interview that he had
hopes of an early peace. He stated
that the administration expected the
struggle to continue for a considerable
period and was making all its plans
of a basis of the war continuing for
at least three years.
('. ('. Reynolds is painting his house
this week.
Dunstan Baby Dead.
The many friends of Rev. and Mrs.
Jack Dunstan will regret to learn that
the baby boy which recently arrived1
at their home, died soon after birth
and was interred in Anchorage Satur^
day.
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('old Soap Inside
This morning’s weather report
shows a decided drop in temperature
in the interior. Gulkana reports a
temperature of 40. Copper Center 38,
and Beaver Dam 37, but the other
stations report temperatures ranging
from 30 to 24. Salcha reports snow
falling and a similar report comes
from McCallum and Paxson.
Guthrie and Robert Wendeman, junk
dealers in Burlington, who were ar
rested last week on the charge of sell
ing stolen brasB, had a hearing be
fore Justice Crookston yesterday af
ternoon. The evidence was not strong
enough for a trial so the case was dis
missed.
Explosion in England
LONDON, May 8.—A small explo
sion occurred in a North of England
munitions factory today, it is officially
announced. One person was killed and
four injured.
CURTAILMENT OF CANNING
IS PLANNED DURING W AR
CHICAGO. May 6.—Canners and
jobbers met here to prepare plans for
the cauniug of only perishable pro
ducts, such as fruits and vegetables,
during the war. This is said to be nec
essary because of a shortage of tin.
Junk Dealers Dismissed
MOUNT VERNON. May 8.—Martin
! FAIRBANKS PKOPLK GATHKK
TO WATCH SPRING BRFAKII*
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| FAIRBANKS. May 8—Hundreds or1
j people gathered on the new bridge'
!constructed by the Alaska Road Com-]
! mission and along the river banks'
[Sunday to view the spectacle of the!
| ice taking out the piers of the old
bridge for the last time.
[ The annual spring breakup took
place at ?.:20 o'clock Sunday after
noon. The ice is still holding in the
Tanana and Yukon rivers.
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|r fl PLANS
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OK THK. MILITARY
No Saloons lh' Other Questionable Re
sorts Will Be Permitted Within j
Kive Miles or Camps and Amuse-j
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nients Will Be Supervised.
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WASHINGTON. I). <\. May ,s. j
Or. Franklin Martin, a member of tlie j
Military Advisory Council stated to-!
day that Secretary of War Baker s
planning on creating a zone about tiv<•
miles in width about eacli military j
camp, within which no saloons or oth-j
er resorts of a questionable character!
will be permitted, and that a strict su-j
pervision of the amusements and in
diligences by the soldiers will lie
maintained to prevent disease and j
dissipation.
JQFFRE PRESENTS i
REGIMENTAL FLAG
TO NKM ORGANIZATION
OF MISSOURI GUARDS!
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Viviani Recalls That St. l.ouis Was1
Settled Hy French and Kxpre.ssed j
the Ho|>e that Two l-lims May Soon
Float Side hy Side Over Trenches.;
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ST. LOUIS. Mo.. May S.—The visit-j
ing French Commissioners arrived in|
this city today and General Joft're
presented a standard to the new Fifth
Missouri regiment. French Minister
of Justice Viviani made an address in
which he recalled that the city had
been settled by the French and ex
pressed the hope that the two flags
would soon float side by side over the
trenches in France. The speaker was
followed by Governor Gardner of
Missouri and Capper of Kansas, who
made brief patriotic addresses.
FRANCE NEEDS
MANY DOCTORS
TO CARE FOR THE
SICK AND HOUNDED
Members of the French Commission
State That Two Thousand Doctors
and Five Thousand Ambulance At
tendants Are Needed at Once.
CHICAGO, May 8.—Members of
the French Commission state that one
of the greatest needs of France at this
time is assistance in the medical de
partment of the army. Not less than
two thousand skilled physicians and
five thousand ambulance attendants
are greatly needed to care for the
great number of wounded along the
fighting line, the French service in
this respect being greatly deficient.
The steamship Admiral Farragut
is reported due here from the west
ward at 9 o'clock tonight.
The J. B. A. club will meet with
Miss Essie Johnson next Monday
evening.
SUICIDE SON
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POliICK UNKARTH FACT'S
ABOUT VALDKZ MAN
Discovered Thai A. I. Wilkie, Who
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With His Wife Suicided in Seattle
| Last Week, Was Son of San bran •
ciseo Contractor and Capitalist.
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SEATTLK. .May S.—Investigation
by the police reveals the fact that A.
|J. Wilkie, the former Valdez man,
! who with his wife committed suicide
[here last week by the gas route, wa^
j the son of the millionaire San Frar. -
cisco contractor and capitalist. Andro
Wilkie.
Young Wilkie had heeen estranged
from his father for several years, and
had traveled in nearly every country
in the globe. A few years ago his
marriage to a woman whom the elde>
Wilkie disliked, added to a further
severance of relations, and the son
drifted away into the Northland, and
was lost to the knowledge of his rem
lives for several year.-.
Lately his father, wiio is advancing
in years, had been endeavoring to
trace his son’s movements, with a
view to reconciliation. Tin first news
of his son that the father received
was when his body was removed to
the morgue.
Young Wilkie will be interred in
San Francisco in the family vault, to
gether with his wife’s remains.
PRESIDENT IS
CRITICIZED
KAILS TO ('OX K1IIE
IX SKXATK MEMBERS
Isxlge, tail and Keed Roundly Ken
sure the President for Failure to
Give the Members of Congress the
Karts—Secrecy Useless.
WASHINGTON. I). C.. May V
j At a closed session of the Senate held
!yesterday. President Wilson was se
verely criticized for failing to take,
Congress into his confidence. This
criticism was brought out when Sena
tor Martin announced that the Presi
dent was anxious for the Senate to re
consider its action on the embargo
provision of the Espionage Bill,
which was killed during its consider
ation by the Senate.
Senators Lodge. Fall and Reed se
verely criticized the President for his
failure to confide in the members of
the Senate and declared that secrecy
would have been unnecessary as the
President only had to make a request
and explain his desires to the mem
bers and his request would have been
granted.
S. Y. Imports Show Gain.
NEW YORK, May 8.—Notwith
standing Germany’s submarine block
ade imports from Europe during the
month of April made a big gain over
the preceding two months of the year.
The total from Europe was more thai:
$12,000,000 ahead of February the
first full month of unrestricted sub
marine warfare .
To Give Away Potato Eyes
COLUMBUS. O., May 8.—Follow
ing a conference between Gov. Cox
and Columbus hotel proprietors it was
announced that the hotels will save
the eyes of potatoes used by them for
distribution to back-yard and vacant
lot gardeners as seed.
The launch Patsy. C^pt. Jefferson,
left this morning for points on the
bay with several passengers.
Assistant Distriot Attorney William
Munley left this morning for a short
business trip to the states.
J. L. Steele, the well-known mining
man. left on the Mariposa for the
States, and expects to return in about
six weeks. He will make a trip to
Kentucky, where he is largely inter
ested in oit lands.