VOLUME XIV. VALDEZ. ALASKA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 24, 1018 NUMBER 17
VIENNA REVOLT
IS GROWING FIST
Revolutionists Attempt to Seize All
t^ivernmental Powers—Have
Nanutl Provisional t'ahinet
LONDON. Jan. 24. A revolution
’.as broken out in Vienna, and accord
,ng to dispatches received today from
ilerne the revolutionists are attempt
ing to seize all governmental power
in the dual monarehay, and have or
ganized a provisional government.
The authorities are powerless to cope
with the revolt and soldiers are be
ing hurried to the city to suppress the
mobs. Large crowds are parading the
,-treets crying for peace and asking
'hat the government be abolished and
n republic formed.
Provisional Cabinet Formed
PKTKORAD. Jun. 24.- A wireless
nessage received here by the Bolshe
vik! leaders today announced that the
revolution in Vienna was rapidly
..rowing and that the revolutionists
have named a provisional cabinet.
The minister of foreign affairs has
made the message public.
Itolslieviki Rejoice
STOCKHOLM, Jan. 24 - The Bol
-iieviki are greatly encouraged over
he agitations whcli have developed
In the Austrian empire, and the pre
diction s openly made that "the next
Bolshevik! regime will be establish
ed in the dna' monarchy." The Rus
-ian revolutionists are rejoicing and
-tate that the revolution will mean
he end of the war if successfully
carried out.
Soldiers Refuse Orders
OKNKVA. Jan. 24. Mutiny has
roken out in the Vienna garrison, ac
cording to reports received here, the
voldiers refusing to fire upon the mobs
who are destroying government prop
erty. Many of them have joined the
rioters.
FAVOR BOARD
Believe Bureau of Munitions and Ord
nance With Director .\|>|K»int«l
Should l>e Created
WASHINGTON. 1). C., Jan. 24.—
The republicans at a conference here
last night favored the creation of a
Bureau of Munitions and Ordnance
with a director appointed by the Pres
ident. They went on record as believ
ing that such bureau would expedite
’he shipment and manufacture of war
materials cheapen the cost of manu
facture.
DRV LAW 18 BEING
OBSERVED ANCHORAGE
Deputy Marshal Mossman, of An
chorage, reports that there have been
out few infractions of the "dry” law
n the railroad burg. No cases of
drunkenness have been observed on
ihe streets, and only two or three per
sons have been caught with liquor in
'heir possession with the intent to
sell the same.
iudoe brown returns
EARLY IN FEBRUARY
Advices received on today's boat
from Judge Fred M. Brown, state that
>ie will leave Seattle for Valdez on
*he steamer leaving either the 1st or
7th of February.
One foot of snow has fallen in Val
dez during the past twelve hourg,
nearly seven feet having fallen since
January 1. A minimum temperature
of 32 Is reported. Barometer 29.666,
DORA SAILED WEST
YESTERDAY AFTERNOON
The steamship Dora sailed west
from Seward yesterday afternoon at
3 p. m. fot points Vo the' 'westward.
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CITY EXPRESS. Phono SI; ready
to transfer that • baggage for you.' tf
Subscribe for the Proepeotor.
ENGLAND ASKS KOR
75,000,000 BUSHELS WHEAT
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LONDON, Jan. 24.—Great Britain
has sent an urgent appeal to the Uni
ted States for 75,000.000 bushels
more wheat.
STEAMSHIP ALASKA SAILS
KOR PRINCE WILLIAM HOUND
SEATTLE. Jan. 24.—The steam
ship Alaska sailed at ten o’clock this
morning Tor Valdez and way ports.
Her only passenger for Valdez is Ed
ward Hopkins.
FRENCH MAKE
BRILLIANT RAID
Take German Lines to depth of 500
Yards Wrecking Works. .Shelters
and Mines Before Upturning
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FKAXCK, Jan. 24. The French
I executed one of the most Brilliant
! coups of the war wnen they raided
ithe German lines east of Vienne le
, Chateau near Four de l'aris last
, night. The works captured from the
enemy extended along a front of 3000
yards and reached a depth of 500
i yards. An intense barrage tire preced
ed the assault, which made progress
[easy for the attackers, and they were
| able to destroy all the enemy works,
‘shelters and mine galleries before be
ing compelled to retreat to their lines.
1 The Germans suffered heavily in
the attack and many prisoners and
| guns were taken.
GERMANS RETREAT
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; Kvarute Territory on Northern Moun
tain Front and Establish New
Itine of liefense
1TALV. Jail. J4.—Tlie enemy lias
I evacuated the territory held by them
Ion the northern mountain front be
J hind Monte Tomlm extending from
i the l’iave river westward. The Ger
i man defense lines have been moved
I back to Monte Spinoncia
John K. Moulton, traveling snles
| man. is in the city in the interests of
! his firm.
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CAPT. PAUL SMITH
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elRiiio ijv-f; •
Capt Paul Smith haa the distinction
of being the only American to ever
arrest a queen. On Jauuhry IS, 1600,
Captain Smith, than a sergeant in the
army of the provisional government of
Hawaii under the direction of Pneei
den* Sanford B. Oaie, arrested Queen
UWvofcglanf, lately deeteqed, qnd held
her prleener In lelaal petaoe for eight
month* ■ ■*»' S' IfM ’ IV '
WOMEN L0AMN6 SHELLS FOR THE ALLIES
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Pori ugliest* women ill I.ishon lond;iu ;i vessel uiili «lioll.» for sliiiimei.i to
France. These shells, which weigh iilmiii '.to |x>und* .. lire made In the
munition factories of Portugal.
BOLSHEVIK! TAKE
RUMANIAN JEWELS
Portion* of h'unds of Romania Depos
ited in Moscow Hanks Have Also
Keen Confiscated
AMSTERDAM, Jan. 24. Accord
ing to reports published in German
tewspapers, the liolsheviki govern
ment has seized a portion of the funds
of the Rumanian treasury, which were
deposited in Moscow hanks. They
have also taken the crown jewels of
Rumania deposited at Kishinev.
POSTM AKTKK TOI>l> KK< KIVKK
I\(XMIK TAX UKTI KX SHKKTS
Postmaster Todd lias received the
income tax return sheets tor net in
comes for the calendar year 1917. and
is distributing them to those whost
incomes reacli the amount taxable.
It' you are a citizen or resident of
the United States and your net in
come for 1917 equaled or exceeded
$2000, if you are married or the head
of a family; or $1000 if you are not
married or the head of a family, you
must make a return.
If your net income plus the income
of your wife or husband and depend
ent children, if any, amounted to
$2000 or more, all such incomes
must be reported.
Incomes of dependent children
must be included in their father's or
mother’s return unless such income
was derived from a separate estate
uuder control of a guardian, trustee,
or other fiduciary. Income of a minor
or incompetent derived from a separ
ate estate must be reported by his
legal representative.
If you are married or are the head
of a family you are entitled to an ex
emption of $1000.
The returns should be filled out at
once and sent to the collector of in
ternal revenue for the district in
which you reside.
This tax must be paid ou or before
Junt 15. 1918. The penalty for false
returns is a fine not exceeding $2000
or one year's imprisonment or both,
and in addition 100 per cent of the
tax evaded. The penalty for not mak
ing return in time is a fine not less
than $20 nor more than $100, and
50 per cent of the amount of tax due.
GERMAN CHANCELLOR
TO MAKE REPLY SPEECH
AMSTERDAM, Jan. 24.—the Vos
siche Zeitung (Berlin) says that im
perial German Chancellor Von Hart
ling will reply t6 President Wilson’s
and Premier Lloyd Geonce’s speeches
before the mala committee of the
relehsta* on -Tuesday.
Two Hundred Wounded in llloody
liatlli* in Street* of ltu*.*iaii City
—Authorities Helpless
i'KTKOt!HAD, Jan. 24 Korty-one
persons were killed and 2t*0 wound
ed in a riot which occurred during a
demonstration celebrating the anni
versary of the celebrated “Bloody
Sunday.” The crowds fought for
hours in the streets of the city, the
authorities being powerless to sup
press the rioting.
CHAMBERLAIN
REPEMB
Says Kefuses to Wield an Ineli to tlie
President and Declares He Iteit
erates Statement
WASHINGTON, I). Jan 24.—
Senator Chamberlain of Oregon speak
ing today on the question of personal
privilege on the floor of the senate
replied to the President's rebuke,
stating that he refused to yield an
inch in his charges that the war de
partment is hopelessly bound up in
red tape. At the conclusion of his
speech the Senator thundered, "I ad
here to my statements and I now re
peat them.”
FORT I.ISFl'M HAS
NEW ORGANIZATION
One of the greatest social successes
in many years happened Wednesday
night January 23 at Fort Llscum In
the form of a box social and dance
given by the Garrison Amusement As
sociation.
The auction of the beautiful boxes
brought the princely sum of $65. The
Garrison Amusement Association was
organized just one week ago today.
It consists of soldiers and civilian
employes of the Post only. This asso
ciation was organized for the purpose
of affording amusement and enter
tainment for the members of the gar
rison.
Three active committees are now
engaged in promoting a dance, an
athletic smoker and a four act comedy
drama, the dates of which will he an
nounced later. The boys feel highly
elated over the great success of fthelii
initial social function and have high
hopes of making this association oat
of the greatest successes in the history
of the Post. 1
NAVY DEPARTMENT
RECEIVES BINOCI’IjARH
The Navy Department at Washing
ton wrote an acknowledgment and
thanks for the binoculars sent from
here. A portion of the letter reads as
follows: “In connection with the
navy's call for binoculars acknow
ledgment is hereby made of your
package received today by the mail
ing department.” The glasses will be
examined and all found unsuitable
will be returned at once. Checks for
one dollar will be s«*iit to each con
tributor.
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Germany Demands that Russia Give
it|> Courland und Baltic Provinces
or Will Ite.sume fighting
I’KTKOGK \l> Jan. J4. The litis
sian delegates to the lirest-Utovsk
conferences have derided unanimous
ly to refuse the peace terms offered
by Germany Germany lias demanded
that Russia give up Courland and all
the Baltic provinces or the Germans
will resume military operations, and
will occupy Kevul on the Gulf of Kin
land within a week.
The German delegates informed tin
Russian representatives at the last
session of conferees that an adjourn
ment could he taken until January
-’!> to permit the Russians to consider
Germany's terms.
SCHOOL IHCKCTOK
IS THKUTKXKIt
SACItAMKNTO. Cal.. Jan. 1*4 A
letter threatening to dynamite tilt
home of Will C. Wood, commissioner
of secondary schools, because of his
advocacy of teaching patriotism in
the public schools was turned over
to the police today for investigation.
The letter was received yesterday by
Commissioner Wood. It was printed
in red ink with rubber stamp letters
anti bore the signature *T. M. T."
| INYKNTOK Dins AT
HOMK IN llltOOKIAN
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XKW YORK, Jan. 1*4. Walter .1
Barron, whose inventions resulted in
the perfection of the typewriter, died
i of paralysis at his home in Brooklyn
(today at the age of 71 vears
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I Kdward Hopkins, of the Signal
1 Corps is a passenger on the steamship
I Alaska for Valdez.
j ABBY PUTNAM MORRISON
The flrat *oman to enllat In the navy
aa an electric-an haa Joined the tolar*
She la Abby Putnam Mont eon, and aha
DYNAMITER IS
TAKOKUSTOOy
M»u Believed to l*c Kcs|H>n.siblr for
Shipment of Kxplosives to Chi
cago in the Toils
t'HK'ACjO. Jan. 24. John Sour.se!,
of Voungstown, Ohio, has been arrest
nil by the federal authorities as one
of the dynamite plotters for whom a
sixteen-year-old boy was conveying
explosives to Chicago. When arrested
he had two bags filled with dynamite
to be delivered to unknown parties in
this city.
Federal authorites have endeavored
to persuade the child U>..divulge to
whom he was taking ttTd'dftrge quan
titv of explosives. ancTffnrn whom he
received it. but he has refused to an
swer all questions. It is believed here
that the dynamite was to have been
used in hlow'ug up government build
ings or factories.
si It VICTIMS SHOW (JKKAT
IIKCltKASK m int LAST WKKI\
LONDON. Jan. ^1 The week’s
sinkings by submarines is reported as
eight vessels l»y the admiralty.
VKKIHCT OK (K ILTY
IN liOOTLK<i<ilN<> CASK
Ad tires received at the otlice of Iho
I'nit.d States Marshal this morning
stale that II c. Heed, proprietor of
the Hank I’ool Hall at Anchorage, was
yesterday convicted by a jury of
twelve men. in the i 'ointnissioner's
court at that place, on the charge of
violation of the Alaska dry law. Tin
case was tried twice, the jury in the
tirsi trial standing eleven for convic
tion to one against. The prisoner will
lu* sentenced today. Johnson. Heed's
partner, was convicted recently on a
I similar charge, and appealed to the
District Court.
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(State t innention in South Dakota
Itmken I'|> anil Loader I on -
| oil to Leave Town
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; MnVMKLL. S. 1) . Jan. 24. ■ The
(Socialist Slute Convention which op
jetied here this week was broken up
I by the police, and ts leader, YV. C.
| Kempfer, was forced to leave the city.
; MANY SI HS IN MKIHTKKKAN KA.V
LONDON. Jan. 24. The presence
of a number of submarines in the
Mediterranean Sea lias been reported
to the admiralty. Several vessels have
been sunk there the past few weeks,
and the toll prows greater, ft is be
lieved they are operating to prevent,
supplies being shipped to Italy.
Deputy Marshal A. C. Dowling re
turned from the States on the North
western after delivering several pris
oners to the federal prison and insane
asylum, and went on through to Sew
ard to bring an insane patient to Val
dez.
Sergt. and Mrs. Wesley J. Hillings
and Mrs. Hillings returned on the
steamship Northwestern this morning
after a 20-day furlough in Seattle and
Pacific Coast cities.
A letter from Isaac Hamburger, re
ceived on today's boat, states that the
genial court stenographer will leave
Seattle for Valdez on the 7th or 15th
of February. At the time of writing
Mr. Hamburger was visiting at Santa
Cruz, California.
Go back to the simple life, be
contented with simple food, sim
ple pleasures, simple clothes.
Work hard, pray hard, play
hard. Work, eat, recreate and
sleep. Do it courageously.
We hare a victory to wiu.
.... —Hoover