NO. 61
VOL.. 13.
OFFICIALS ELATED
OVER NEW TRIAL
Believed Government Will Have Diffi
Y
culty In Securino Conviction of
President Patterson.
CINCINNATI, O., March 15.—1The
officials of the National Cash Regis
ter company are elated over the
granting of their request for a new
trial by the United States circuit
court of appeals. The officials were
convicted in February, 1913, of viola
tion of the Sherman anti-trust law
and given sentences ranging from one
to twenty years. Heavy fines were
also imposed.
President Patterson, of the Nation
al Cash Register company, was fined
$5,000 and sentenced to one year in
the penitentiary. Twenty-six other
officials were fined from $1,000 to $5,
000 and the costs of the prosecution.
The case will be carried to the Un
ited States supremec ourt if the de
fendants are again convicted in the
lower courts. A change of venue will
be asked as it is not believed that
President Patterson and the other of
ficials could be convicted in Dayton
as a result of their activities in af
fording relief during the flood situa
tion in this state two years ago.
BELIEVE STRIKE
BECOME GENERAL
Longshoremen May Refuse To Handle
Freight Coming From Vancouver,
Where Strike Exists.
SEATTLE, March 15.—Owing to a
longshoreman’s strike having been
called at Vancouver, B. C., the Seat
tle longshoremen’s union is consider
ing placing a boycott on handling
freight to or from the Canadian port
and it is feared that a general strike
will result.
The strikers in Vancouver claim
that owing to the increased cost of
living due to the European war that
they are unable to live on the pres
ent scale of wages. The dock com
panies assert that the union has brok
en its working agreement made last
year and have refused to treat with
the longshoremen unless they return
to v^ork. Shippers anticipate trouble
and are making their contracts with
strike clauses.
MRS. ROCKEFELLER
IS UUD TO REST
Funeral Services Were of the Simplest
Nature In Compliance With
Wishes of Deceased.
TARRYTOWN, N. Y., March 15—The
body of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, wife
of the Standard Oil king, was laid to
^Eest in the local cemetery yesterday
afternoon. The funeral was attended
by hundreds of the wealthiest and
most prominent business men of
America.
In compliance with the request of
the deceased the funeral service was
very simple and a single floral wreath
was placed on the coffin. John D.
Rockefeller returned from Florida,
where he had been sent by physi
cians for his health, a few hours be
fore the angel of death claimed the
woman who had been his companion
for more than fifty years.
Frank Youngs, of Seward, was a
passenger on the Mariposa today en
route home after a visit to the states.
RUSSIANS DENY DEFEAT DY GEN. HINDENDURG
LONDON, March 15—The Russian
war office has denied the press re
port sent from Berlin Saturday that
Gen. Hindenburg had crushed the
Russian Grodno army, capturing twen
ty thousand men and their equipment.
The Russians report that Augustowo
was evacuated for strategic purposes
and that only minor engagements took
place. Reports from Berlin have fail
ed to officially verify the latest vic
tory claimed for Hindenburg in north
Poland.
Two British Ships Escaped.
LONDON, March 15.—The British
admiralty has announced that two of
the British ships reported torpedoed
by submarines on Friday are safe.
It is, however, admitted that seven
British vessels were sunk during four
days last w'eek in English waters.
Panic In Constantinople.
PARIS, March 15.—Latest advices
from Constantinople state that the
Turks realize that it is only a matter
of days before the Dardanelles will
be forced by the Allied fleet of war
ships and that a panic prevails in the
city. The government headquarters
which were removed to Brusa some
time ago, it is reported, will be re
moved again to Eskishehr, in Asia Mi
nor. It is also reported that the wo
men and children are being sent from
the city as fast as transportation can
be furnished.
Russians Forced Back.
BERLIN, March 15.—The Russians
have been forced to fall back from
Augustowo and are retreating to the
shelter of Grodno forts. When the
Germans entered Augustowo, after
ADMIT EVACUATION OF AUGUSTOWO IN HOPE OF DRAWING GER.
MANS FROM RAILROADS AND ASSERT THAT RUSSIAN ARMY
SUSTAINED NO LOSS—PANIC PREVAILS IN CONSTANTINOPLE
AND TURKISH CAPITAL REMOVED FURTHER INTO INTERIOR
ASIA MINOR—ALLIED WARSHIPS ATTEMPT TO SHELL NIEU
PORT—PARIS REPORTS GERMAN REINFORCEMiENTS ON THE
WAY TO WESTERN BATTLE FRONT.
the forced withdrawal of the Rus
sians, they found large supplies of
war munitions which the Russians had
attempted to destroy before leaving.
Offensive Against Prszanysz.
Gen. Hindenburg is concentrating a
large "force on the border to attack
the Russians in the vicinity of Prsz
anysz. The Russians are strongly en
trenched and heavy fighting is antici
pated.
Allies Shelled Nieuport
Several warships of the Allied fleet
yesterday afternoon attempted to
shell the IGerman positions at Nieu
port, on the Belgian coast, but with
out results as the guns mounted by
the Germans since occupying the city
kept the fleet beyond the range of
guns of the warships.
Western Attacks Repulsed.
The daily bulletin posted by the
war office states that during Sun
day night the French began offen
sive movements in the Champagne
country, in Argonne district and the
Vosges. The attacks were reported
easily repulsed.
Only Minor Engagements.
PETROGRAD, March 15.—Several
minor engagements are reported to
have taken place during the night
along the battle line extending from
the Niemen river to the Vistula riv
er, where the Geermans attempted to
advance everywhere. The Russian
war office has officially denied the
report sent from Berlin that tbe Rus
sian army operating from Grodno sus
tained a loss of twenty thousand men
It is asserted that the Russians evac
uated Augustowo and retreated in or
der to draw the Germans away from
the railroads. The offensive move
ments of the Germans are reported to
have been repulsed at every point ex
cept Augustowo, which was evacuat
ed for strategic purposes.
Carpathian Passes Captured
Advices from the Russian army in
Central Galicia, south of Przemysl,
state that the railroad terminals of
Lisko and Sanok, together with the
passes through the Capathians con
necting the cities with Hungary have
been captured by the Russians.
Austrians Repulsed.
A strong Austrian force is reported
to have made a desperate attack on
the Russian army marching eastward
along the south bank of the Dniester
river, in Galicia, but were repulsed
with heavy losses. The fighting is re
ported to have been heavy but of
Bhort duration and is believed to in
dicate that the new Austrian army Is
already in the field.
The French Report.
PARIS, March 15.—It is believed
that the Germans have recognized the
strength of the latest Allied offensive
movements near Lille and are report
ed to be rushing reinforcements to
LaBassee and other points in Fland
ers and northern France from central
Germany. The British are now shell
ing the German positions in Lille and
it is anticipated that the Germans
will attempt to recover the positions
lost to the British during the past
week.
Crews All Saved.
LONDON. March 15.—The British
admiralty reports that only two per
sons were drowned as a result of the
torpedoing of seven British steamers
by German submarines on Thursday
and Friday last in the waters sur
rounding the British Isles. Four of
the steamers were able to reach shal
low water before sinking after hav
ing been hit. The French freighter
Auguste Cecile, torpedoed in the Eng
lish channel, sank a few minutes af
ter being hit. Her crew was picked
up by a torpedo boat destroyer which
was unable to locate the submarine.
Greece Pledges Dardanelles Army.
PARIS, March 15.—It is unofficially
reported here that King Constantine
has pledged an army of nine thou
sand soldiers to form a unit of the
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UNCLE SAM SPENDS
MONEYJOO FAST
WASHINGTON, March 15.—Repre
sentative Fitzgerald, chairman of the
House Committee on Appropriations
has compiled figures showing that the
moneys appropriated by the last ses
sion of congress exceeded the rev
enues of the government and that'
there will be a deficit of $113,000,000
for the fiscal year ending June 30,
1915. The revenues from the income
tax have fallen far short of the es
timates of the government officials.
THE “ROOSEVELT"
Peary’s Arctic Expedition Ship Will
Be Used As Alaska Fisheries
Patrol Boat.
WASHINGTON, March 15—The
United States government has pur
chased Peary’s Arctic exploration
ship "Roosevelt” and will use her in
connection with the patrol service of
the Alaskan fisheries. The steamer
was specially built to withstand the
ice and storms in the Arctic and will
prove invaluable in forcing her way
to points in the south Bering Sea if
required for relief expeditions to the
natives on the Pribilof or other isolat
ed islands.
The government officials recently
experienced considerable difficulty
before securing a charter on the
schooner Bender Brothers to carry
relief supplie- to the natives on the
Pribilof Islands as the owners were
not willing to risk their vessel even
when guaranteed against loss by the
government. The Roosevelt will be
brought through, the Panama Canal
and will arrive in the Pacific early
this spring.
Ralph Williams, the well-known
mining man formerly of Valdez, and
one of the locators of the Willlams
Gentzler mine on Mineral creek, was
a passenger on the Admiral Evans
last night for Seattle.
WARSHIPS WAITING
FOR THE EITEL
German Cruiser Is Expected To At
tempt To Slip From Newport News
To Resume Raiding.
NEWPORT NEWS, March 15.—In
coming vessels which arrived in port
during last night report that two Brit
ish warships are waiting off the cape
to capture the German cruiser Eitei
Fredrich if she attempts to put to sea
to renew her career of commerce raid
ing.
It is believed that the Eitei will be
forced to Intern even if permitted by
the United States to make repairs.
.The commander of the .cruiser has as
serted that he cannot make the re
pairs within three weeks and has re
quested twenty days in which to com
plete the work. The Germans are re
ported to be making every possible
effort to repair the Eitei pending the
government’s decision.
Agents of the Allies do not believe
that the Eitei is in great need of re
pair and believe that the commander
has asked for a longer time to en
able his vessel to slip from the Amer
ican port at apy time. It is asserted
that the appearance of the Eitei, which
is in good condition notwithstanding
her long cruise in the south Atlantic,
is confirmation of the report that the
Germans have some secret naval base
of supplies in the south Atlantic ocean
which the nations hostile to Germany
have been unable to locate.
ADMIRAL EVANS
GOES SOUTHWARD
The steamer Admiral Evans, of the
Admiral Line, returned to Valdez
about midnight and left again for Se
attle about 1 o’clock. She carried a
number of passengers from the west
ward who are en route to the states.
“Isn’t your wife, sir, a little addict
ed to loquacity?” "Of course, not,
doctor. My wife never touches a drop
of anything strong.”
JAPANESE TROOPS
IN MANCHURIA
Chinese Government Deadlocked Ov
er Granting Concessions To Ja
panese Government. '
. PEKING, March 15—A deadlock ex
ists here over the demands of the
Japanese and the government is un
able to come to terms regarding the
railway and mining concessions de
manded by the Japanese government
The demand that Koreans should be
permitted to own land in Manchuria
and Mongolia have been favorably
considered by the government, but a
dead'ock exists over the granting of
the other concessions, including the
opening of Chinese seaports to the
trade of the world, permitting Japan
ese vessels to ply on inland waters
of China as well as allowing the ex
ploitation of the mineral resources
and railroads by foreigners.
The first contingent of Japanese
troops, consisting of thirty thousand
trained men equipped for the field,
were sent to Yingkow, a coast city
in Manchuria, and not to Tsingtao,
as earlier reported. Advices from
Yingkow state that the transports had
not arrived there but the Japanese
are expected to land troops and take
possession of the city today.
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Capt. Johnson, of th§ Libby, Mc
Neil & Libby cannery at NdTson’s
lagoon, was aboard the Mariposa to
day en route to begin preparations
for the season’s activities.
ALAMEDA SAILS
NEXTJVEONESDAY
SEATTLE, March 15.—The steam
er Alameda will leave Seattle one day
behind her regular schedule next trip
and will sail for Alaska on Wednes
day evening, March 17. The travel
northward is very heavy and it is re
ported that the Alameda accommoda
tions has been sold out.
The Prospector office for Job work.
LAST HOPE FOH
ELEVEN VANISHES
LITTLE ROCK, Ark., March 15.—
Owing to the failure of the state leg
islature to pass the anti-hanging bill
during *the session just closed eleven
prisoners convicted and sentenced to
death will pay the extreme penalty
of the law during the next two weeks.
It has been announced that the first
of the hangings will take place on
March 24. The governor has refused
to take any action and will not inter
fere with the executions although he
favored the anti-hanging bill.
LINCOLN BEAGHY
PLUNGED TO DEATH
Machine Buckled While Three Thou
sand Feet In the Air Over Bay
4
At San Francisco.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 15.—Lin
coln Beachy, the foremost American
aviator, met death yesterday after
noon while giving exhibitions for the
entertainment of visitors to the fair
grounds. While at an altitude of 3,
000 feet the wings of the machine
buckled and plunged with the aviator
into the sea.
The accident was witnessed by hun
dreds of thousands of persons who
were in the fair grounds and scores
of women fainted when it was seen
that Beachy was plunging to his
death. The wreckage of the machine
was recovered but the body of the
aviator has not been found.
Beachy has long been considered as
the most popular American birdman
and was the unanimous choice of the
entertainment board of the fair to
give exhibitions. His flights have
been witnessed by residents of every
state in the Union and he had re
markably few accidents. Examina
tion of the wreckage of the machine
shows that the accident was due to
wires bracing one of the wings hav
ing parted under the strain.
If you want all the news all the
dne, read the Pros pester.
CARRANZA REMOVES
MEXICAN BLOCKADE
m
Two American Battleships Have Been
Ordered Home From Vera Cruz
As Situation Improves
WASHINGTON, March 15.—The
State Department has announced that
the Mexican situation is clearing and
that two of the United States war
ships sent to Vera Cruz last week
have been ordered home. Order has
been restored in Mexico City for the
time being and the starving peons are
being given grain and other supplies
sufficient to maintain them.
President Carranza has also grant
ed the demand of President Wilson
for the removal of the blockade es
tablished by him against foreign
shipping at Progresso, a seaport in
the southern Mexican province of Yu
catan. Progresso is the Atlantic
terminal of the railroads connecting
the city of Merida with the coast ow
ing to the railroad to Hunucma hav
ing been put out of commission
through the destruction of bridges.
Merida is a city of importance and
has a large foreign population.
ITALY'S EFFORTS
FOR SANE ACTION
Prohibiting Meetings To Discuss Eu
ropean War Has Added Fuel
To the Flames.
ROME. March 15.—The prohibition >
of public meetings by the Italian gov
ernment in an effort to restrain the
populace from discussing the Euro
pean war has added fuel to the flames
and frequent clashes between the po?
lice and citizens are reported fron
all parts of the country.
Premier Salandra has declared tha
the instruction to the prefects weri
designed to protect the liberty of th'
populace from threatened violenc
from those who favored war at at
costs. He states that he does nc.
know if Italy is destined to enter th
struggle but that if the country
to march to war that he desires thr?
Italy should be a united nation an
not divided against the orders of tt;
king and fatherland.
ELECTION RETURNS
ARE STILL COMIN
The returns from the far west p
cincts in this division for the ei
tion held last November are still cc’
ing in, although the session of (
territorial legislature is nearly h'
over. Letters received on the Eva
which connected with the Santa Ac
from the westward, state that 1
weather prevented voters from go
to the polls and that the precin'
made a poor showing in consequer
Following are the returns as j
ported in the letters from the
tricts by Valdez friends:
Chiginng—Bunnell, 2; Wickersh
35; Goshaw, 3; White, 36: Bradf
29.
Dillingham—White, 12.
Nushagak—Wiekersham, 11: 1
nell, 2; White, 8: Bradford. 7.
Weather Report.
Valdez, March 14, 19
Barometric pressure .2
Temeprature at 5 p. m. ! •
Maximum temperature. i
Minimum temperature .1
Mean temperature. i 5
Precipitation .’;;
Cloudy, gentle breeze 18 i 7
Snowed from 10 a. m. to 11:50 a. "V*
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