VOLUME 13 VALDEZ, ALASKA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 14, 101B
GOLD IS PIUNEIM
BUT PEOPLE HUHeflY:
Norway Alanned Over Scarcity of
Food, But Gold Is Piling Up
in Banks of Country.
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NEW YORK, Oct. 14.—Like the'
United States, both Norway and Swe- j
den are experiencing tremendous i
changes owing to the European war,
and something close to a panic is
spreading over the countries as a re
sult of the alarming scarcity of pro- !
visions and the unprecedented prices j
for the simplest kind of food.
Norway’s heavy exports of food
stuffs have drained the country of
necessary provisions for home con- j
sumption but has left the country in i
a better economic and financial con- ,
dition than before the war. The Bank j
of Norway, owned by the govern
ment, has increased its store of gold
more than one hundred per cent dur
ing the past year, and deposits in pri
vate banks have also increased enor- j
mousiy.
Norway’s neutrality has brought
prosperity to her bankers and manu
facturers but it has carried the mass
es of her people closer to starvation.
RECEIVES Horn
OOING BUSINESS
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Has Issued Checks to Depositors of
Valdez Bank & Trust Com
pany to Extent of $17,000.
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Receiver A. J. Dimond, of the Val-1
des Bank & Trust company, has been I
doing a tidy banking business dur-1
tag the past few days, but it is not j
the kind of business which delights
tin* hearts of bankers, who are not in
the business for pleasure or for
health. Everything has been going
and nothing coming in. Since Mon
day morning. Receiver Dimond has
pa*,,. to depositors of the bank ap
proximately iP 17,000, and reports
that all Valdez depositors have re
ceived checks on the First Bank of
^Valdez in full In payment for their
. accounts.
A number of depositors who are
believed to be miners or residents
outside of the district, have failed to
send in their bank hooks or enter
claims for their accounts Between
97000 and , o000 yet remains to the
credit of Receiver Dimond and it is
possible that in a few days arrange
ments will be made whereby the First
Bank of Valdez will handle the mat
ter of Issuing checks signed by the
receiver and taking the receipt of the
depositor.
DEATH OF KATALLA NATIVE
IS SHROUDED IN MYSTERY
KATALLA, Oct. 9.—In the double
tragedy enacted at Chilcat village, a
couple of days ago, as the result of a
drunken brawl among the natives,
the coroner has made a thorough In
vestigation, under the direction of
Commissioner Gray. A verdict was
rendered to the effect that Charley ■
Thomas was shot and killed by Char- i
ley Kocklow. It was also found that
Kocklow came to his death by being
shot in the back by unknown parties.
The jury was composed of Fred
Arnold, Artie Brebin, Joe Waldron,
Ed Harberg, Walter Cobb and Fred
Schringer. Col. Geo. Barrett was in
terpreter for the natives who testified
at the inquest.—Cordova Times.
TWO FISHERMEN DROWNED
y OFF CAPE ST. ELIAS
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T^o members of the crew of the
halibut schooner Ommaney were
drowned the other day off Cape St.
EUas, Is the word brought to Cordova
hy Walter Werner, who returned
from a trip to Katalla on the launch
Prospector. The men were fishing in
a dory when It upset and both were
drowned and the boat lost. It was
impossible to learn the names of the
unfortunates.
WILL CLOSE OPERATIONS
IN FIRST DIVISION.
Lieut. J. E. Mehaffey, engineer of
the Alaska Road commission, will
leave on the steamer Northwestern
for Southeastern Alaska, where he
| will close up the affairs of the com
mission in that district for the sea
' son. Wagon roads radiating from
Sulzer, Petersburg, Sitka, Juneau and
; several other points, have been built
or repaired during the summer and
have added materially in advancing
ithe business interests of the coro
I munities.
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Believed in Berlin that Both Greece
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.Join Teutonic Allies.
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BERLIN, Oct. 14.—The German
foreign office has protested to King
Constantine, of Greece, against the
landing of British and French troops
at Salonika, for the purpose of cross
ing Greece in going to the assistance
of Serbia, in violation of the treaty
existing between Germany and
Greece. The attention of Greece is
called to the protest sent Berlin by
the Greek government, against the
violation of Belgium when the Ger
man troops entered that country. It
: is believed that Greece will eventu
ally turn on the Allies, who have ig
; nored her protests and continued to
; land troops on her soil.
| The belief is expressed by promi
! nent military and diplomatic authori
ties that Rumania will also join the
Teutonic allies and that King Ferdi
nand is merely awaiting the outcome
of the invasion of Serbia by the Teu
tonic and Bulgarian armies before
declaring war in favor of the Teutons.
'intended murder
And desertion charged.
j PORTLAND: Senator Chamber
ilain has notified the father of Louis
Husser, the Dallas boy who has been
held a prisoner of war at Kingston,
Ontario, for nearly a year, that the
Canadian government has finally re
fused the request of the stare depart
ment for the release of the man. In
refusing the last demand of Secre
tary of State Lansing, Gen. W. H. Ot
ter, commanding operations in Can
ada, said:
“In the- present instance is a case
where a man of German birth and
name has enlisted in our forces un
der a false name, avowing that his
reason for so doing was to get to Ger
many; that his first bullets would be
for his own officers, and whose uncle
in Germany had advised his return
to that country, as his name had been
posted In the official papers for not
reporting. Surely there is every jus
tification for his detention, and I am
therefore reluctantly obliged to re
fuse your request for his discharge.”
SAYS TOliOVANA’S OUTPUT
THIS YEAR WILL BE $00,000
Falcon Joslin, president of the Ta
nana Valley railroad, who is now in
Cordova, having come over the gov
ernment road from Fairbanks, re
ports that a conservative estimate of
the output of the Tolovana for the
season is about $60,000, which is con
sidered a remarkably good showing
ifor the first year’s work. He is op
Itimistic and declares that it is only
Ja question of how large a camp the
I Tolovana will be. Mr. Joslin reports
that plenty of good pay has been lo
cated on Livingood creek and that
promising prospects have been found
on a number of creeks in the district.
He is the owner of a wireless plant
which was established in the new
camp last summer and which is re
ported to be working very satisfac
torily in caring for the business of
fered.
CORDOVAN MAY BUY
INTEREST IN EMPIRE.
A Juneau dispatch to the Cordova
Times states that Will A. Steel, for
mer editor and manager of the Cor
dova Alaskan, which suspended pub
lication last summer, is negotating
for the purchase of an interest in the
Juneau Empire, of which John W.
Troy is editor and manager.
BOSTON REDSOX BASEBALL
CHAMPIONS OF THE WORLD
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CINCHED THE CHAMPIONSHIP BY DEFEATING PHILADELPHIA
NATIONALS ON THEIR HOME GROUNDS—HEAVY HITTING OF
BOSTON PLAYERS CARRIED TEAM TO VICTORY, BUT PHILA
DELPHIA TEAM HAS PLAYED PRACTICALLY ERRQRLESS BALL
DURING THE SERIES.
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PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 14.—The
Boston Americans cinched the base
ball championship of the world here
yesterday by defeating the Philadel
phia Nationals, having won four
straight games, and winning every
game of the series with the exception
of the first. The score was Boston,
5; Philadelphia, 4. The receipts of
the game were more than $60,000.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 14.—In a
game replete with heavy hitting the
Boston Red Sox cinched the title to
the World’s Championship today be
fore twenty thousand people. The
feature of the game was the heavy
hitting by both teams, the Bostonians
securing three home runs and a triple
and numerous singles. In five times
up. Hooper, right fielder for the Red
;Sox, secured two home runs, two sln
igles and was hit by a pitched ball.
The Phillies made one home run, a
(double and several singles. Boston
made ten hits and Philadelphia nine.
Philadelphia played an errorless
game, while Gardner of the Red Sox
was the only man who wobbled.
For Philadelphia in the first inning
Luderus doubled, scoring Bancroft
and Paskert; In the fourth they se
cured their other two runs upon Lu
derus’ home run and singles by Nie
hoff and Burns, aided by Gardner’s
error.
For Boston in the second inning
Gardner tripled, it lacking six inches
of being a home run. Barry singled
scoring Gardner. In the third Hoop
er drives his first home run over the
center field fence. At this time May
er is taken out of the box and Rixey j
finishes the game. In the eighth
Gainor singles and is scored by Lew- j
is home run to the center bleachers, i
In the ninth score the winning run
when Hooper sent another home run ;
to center field.
The heavy hitting of the Red Sox
won them the championship, as they
did not play as good a defense game
as the Phillies, who played practically j
errorless ball during the entire ser- '
ies, but even Grover Alexander was
unable to stop the heavy hitters of
the boston team.
BRITISH PRESS AND PUBLIC DEMANDING RESIGNATION OF EARL
GREY, BRITISH FOREIGN SECRETARY FOR FAILURE TO KEEP
BALKANS NEUTRAL—CAPITAL OF SERBIA MOVED FROM NISH
TO MONASTIR NEAR BORDER OF GREECE— ALLIES HAVE
ASKED JAPAN’S ASSISTANCE IN THE BALKAN STRUGGLE—
SULTAN TO STOP MASSACRES.
I LONDON, Oct. 14.—The Teutonic
and Bulgarian armies are reported as
making rapid progress in their inva
sion of Serbia, but no decisive en
gagements have been reported as the
Serbians have retreated to the moun
tains where they have built fortifica
tions at the passes. It is reported
that fearing the Bulgarian army, ad
vancing on Nish, the Serbian capital
has been moved to Monastir, "near the
border of Greece. The king and roy
al family are known to have left the
capital several days ago.
Force Gray to Resign.
LONDON, Oct. 14.—The defeat of
the British foreign diplomats by the
German agents in the Balkan States,
whereby Bulgaria was won o^er by
the Teutonic allies and Greece de
clared her neutrality, the press of En
gland is demanding the resignation
of Earl Gray, British foreign secre
tary. |
Sultan to Stop Massacres.
ROME, Oct. 14.—The Sultan of i
Turkey has promised Pope Benedict
that further massacres of Armenians
by Turkish and Kurd soldiers will be
prevented and that Armenians who
have been droven from their homes
Owing to the war will receive protec- j
tier, and be cared for by the Turkish j
government.
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Allies Appeal to Japan
TOKTO Oct. 14.—It is reported j
here in European circles that the Al
lies have asked the Japanese govern
ment to send troops to the Ralaans
owing to German diplomats having
induced the Balkan States to .loin
forces with the 'Teutonic a’.iies It
is believed that a strong Japanese
army will be sent to Russia in an ef
fort to force the Germans to with
draw their armies from the Balkans.
The appeal to the Japanese govern
ment is reported to have come front
the British government, which fears
that Teutonic successes in the Bal
kans will nullify the Allies campaign
at the Dardanelles and leave the Ger
man troops free to throw Its strength
against the British and French lines
on the western battle front through'
France and Belgium.
Balkans All Be In War.
PARIS. Get. 13.—Foreign Minis
ter Delcasse has expressed the fear
that all the Balkan nations will de
clare war on Serbia and in favor of
the Teutonic allies. It is believed
that Greece and Rumania have been
promised territorial concession by
the German and Austrian govern
ments for their neutrality.
Kipling's Son a Prisoner.
LONDON, Oct. 14.—Rudyard Kip
ling, who has been in France endeav
oring to find trace of his son who dis
appeared during a recent heavy en
gagement near Hullock Loos, where
the Germans attempted to recover
lost ground, has returned to London
and reports that his son is a prisoner
in Germany.
AMERICAN WORKMEN ARE
WANTED IN ENGLAND
NEW YORK, Oct. 14.—Agents of
the British steamship lines are re
ported as being active in securing
skilled American workers to accept
contracts for employment in the mu
nition factories in England. Union
men only are accepted and the con
tracts call for the American scale of
wages Spd free transportation both
ways. <4ik» a condition of the con
tracts each applicant Is required to
prove that he is of British descent.
CHJENA HOT SPRINGS
INVOLVED IN LITIGATION.
The Fairbanks Igloo, Pioneers of
Alaska, who are anxious to secure the
site for the home, has reported that
Chena Hot springs are ideal for the
purposes but that the site is involv
ed in litigation. George Wilson,
whose cape was decided against him
by the Jnne&u land office, has ap
pealed the case to the secretary of
the interior for a ruling
“Pure, fresh Milk, Cream, Butter
and Cheese. Phone 32.” tf
ALASKA STEAMSHIP COMPANY
CHARTERS ELIHU THOMPSON.
The Alaska Steamship company has
chartered the steamer Elihu Thomp
son from the Pacific Cold Storage Co.,
and have put her on the Southeast
ern Alaska run to care for their rap
idly growing freight business there.
The Thompson is carrying coal and
general merchandise northward and
canned salmon and cannery crews to
the states. This is the fourth trip the
Thompson has made for the Alaska
Steamship company this season as a
result of the heavy cargo offerings.
FRAUD CHARGES
PROVEN FALSE
Indianapolis Chief Executive Cleared
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of Charges of Censuring Elec
tion h.v Buying Votes.
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INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 14.—Mayor
j Bell, who was indicted by a federal
I grand jury charged with having been
instrumental in organizing election
frauds, has been acquitted of the
1 charge and released from bonds. It
is believed that the indictments
against the other members of the
city council involved in the scandal
! will be dropped, as the government
prosecution depended upon the con
viction of the others.
The acquittal of Mayor Bell has
created surprise, as testimony was
offered by the government showing
that he had been instrumental in or
ganizing the alleged frauds and had
personally dispensed a corruption
fund in buying votes.
It is reported that Mayor Bell is
| soon to begin action for damages
against several prominent citizens
who were active in having him indict
ed and against whom he will perfer
i charges of perjury in their testimony
| before the court during the trial.
AUSTRALIANS WILL USE
AMERICAN MACHINE GUNS.
MELBOURNE: A large number
of American made machine guns,
which the Australian government
bought in the United States eight
years ago. may be supplied to the
next contingents of the Australian
expeditionary forces. The American
guns have certain mechanical disad
vantages which led the Australian
military authorities to discard them
after they were first, tried, and for the
past eight years they have been in
storage. The urgent demand for
more quick-firers however, has made
it desirable to use them and the guns
are now being given new tests at the
Port Melbourne range.
RECORD SURVEY MADE
BY THE LITTLE TAKU.
Capt. Gilbert Rude, of the coast
and geodetic survey boat has finished
his season’s work in Prince William
Sound and has returne d to the
States. He will not return to Alaska
next season as he has been transfer
ed to the Philippines where he will
be assigned to a larger boat and re
main there two years.
During the past summer Capt.
Rude and party made a general sur
vey of the whole of Port Gravena and
Port Fidelgo, and the area between
Port Gravena and Noels head. In fact,
it was a record year for the Taku,
which made 1000 miles of sound
ings, against 954 last summer, which !
up to that time was the largest num- j
ber of miles covered. Capt. Rude in
tended to continue his work from
Port Freemantle to the westward, but
was unable to do anything on account
of the closed season setting in.
AMIRAL EVANS DUE
SOME TIME TOMORROW.
The local office of the Alaska
Steamship company reports that the
Admiral Evans passed Juneau at 6
o’clock yesterday morning. The
Evans calls at Yakutat and Katalla
before reaching Cordova, and is not
expected in Valdez before tomorrow
evening.
WuMT Family at Fair.
SEATTLE, Oct. 14.—Editor C. G.
Wulff and family of Valdez, who have
been visiting friends in Seattle and
Puget Sound points, left last Tues
day night for San Francisco, where
they will review the exposition be
fore going east.
CARRANZA Tl
Head of Mexican Government
That Foreign Capital will
Invited and Protected.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 — I
mored in official circles he
President Wilson will official
ognize General V. Carranza
head of the Mexican governm
day, and that he will order a c<
ation of the embargo on munit
Mexico from the United States
General Carranza has forwa
lengthy communication to the
department in which he recoui
part he has taken in the Mexica
fare and setting forth his pla
bringing prosperity to the wa
republic.
He declares that Mexico is r
mineral wealth but that mone;
plenty of it, will be required t<
ize the riches of the country an
foreigners will be invited to as:
opening up and exploiting the
try. Mexico will no longer be <
of special privileges as under f
President Diaz, but will he co
where all will be given an
chance. The foreign investor
be expected to pay nothing more
an equitable revenue to the gr
ment and will receive full prote
CITY OF PUEBLO
LEWES SEAT!
Seattle Alaskans Believe Pal
Steamer Will Stay on South
western Alaska Run.
SEATTLE, Oct. 14.—The stea
City of Puebla, which has been c
tered by the Alaska Steamship c
pany from the Pacific Coast Ste
ship company to take the place of
wrecked liner Mariposa to Sot
western Alaskan ports, sailed
Tuesday night. She carries a cai
ity load of freight and a good i
senger list. The passengers for 1
dez are: P. Cooper. Mrs. Thomas
Geraghty and son.
Owing to the mishap to the M;
posa anu the departure of the City
Puebla for Southwestern Alasl
waters, a large crowd assembled
watch her departure. As the stea
er swung away from the wharf s'
was cheered by Alaskans, who
lieve that the palatial steamer will
main on the run owing to the incre
ed business being offered by the rs
id development of the north.
B. C. Drys are Active.
VICTORIA, B. C., Oct. 14.—T
prohibitionists are demanding that
bill similar to that adopted in t
(bert be submitted to a vote of t
people of British Columbia at tl
general election next April, and
prohibition is favored by a majori
of the people it shall come into e
feet on January 1, 1917.
Reciprocity with South America.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 14.—The Fe(;
eral trade commission, after invest _
gation of the tariff laws and custom
regulations of South and Centra.
American countries, have submitter
recommendations to President Wi!_
son for reciprocal agreements to re,
move obstacles to trade. The govern
ments of the South American coun^;
tries are anxious to secure closer,
trade relations with the United States
as they fear an influx of cheap Euro
pean goods after the war.
Socialists Want Free Trade. '
NE WYORK, Oct. 14.—A German
Socialist paper here publishes the’
results of the conferences by the par-(
ties of retchstag members in which',
the annexation of foreign territory tor
strongly opposed, the removal of tar-j
iff walls, freedom of the seas, and ther
establishment of an international
court to decide future controversies
with all nations, is advocated.
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