Practical and use
ful presents for
the whole fam
ily at the Big
Gift Store.
Remember
Thtee Shopping Days and then
CHRISTMAS
First Showing of
Knox Spring Hats
By Express on the last boat some twenty
different models were received in Knox
Spring Hats. No two styles are alike,
and all sizes.
Valdez Mercantile Co.
The Store with the ^Christmas Spirit.
8TKAMFK SAILINGS
Admiral Evans—Sailed north from
Seattle, Dec. 15.
Steamship Alaska—Sailed south from
Valdez, Monday, Dec. 17.
Steamship Evans—Passed Juneau at
noon Thursday, December 20.
Steamship Victoria—Due in Cordova
tomorrow morning.
JOIN THE RED CROSS.
DECEMBER TIDES
Thursday. Dec. 20.—
First high tide 4:50 a. m., 8.4.
Second high tide 4:39 p. m., 7.6.
First low tide 10:46 a. m., 2.6.
Second low tide 10:57 p m., 1.0.
Friday, Dec. 21.—
First high tide 5:44 a. m., 8.7.
Second high tide 5:58 p. in., 6.8.
First low tide 12:07 p. m.. 2.2.
Second low tide 11:53 p. m., 1.8.
Saturday, Dec. 22.—
First high tide 6:4 1 a. m., 9.0.
Second high tide 7:30 p. m.. 6.3.
First low tide 1:30 p. m., 1.6.
Sunday, Dec. 23.—
First high tide 7:40 a. m., 9.4.
Second high tide 8:57 p. m., 6.3.
First low tide 0:54 a. m., 2.5.
Second low tide 2:46 p. m.. 0.8.
Monday, Dec. 24.—
First high tide 8:36 a. m.. 9.7.
Second high tide 10:07 p. m., 6.6.
First low tide 1:59 a. m., 2.9.
Second low tide 3:48 p. m., 0.1.
Tuesday, Dec. 25.—
First high tide 9:30 a. m., 10.0.
Second high tide 11:03 p. m., 6.9.
First low tide 3:04 a m., 3.1.
Second low tide 4:40 p. m., —0.6.
Wednesday, Dec. 26.—
First high tide 10:19 a. m., 10.2.
Second high tide 11:50 p. m., 7.2.
First low tide 4:02 a. m., 3.1.
Second low tide 5:27 p. m., —1.0.
HUBS GATHER IN
EIGHTEEN VESSELS
LONDON, Dec. 20.—Eighteen ves
sels were sunk during the week end
ing Wednesday.
OYSTERS
A nice lot of Fox's Fresh Oyster
Cocktails just received by the Love
Whltley Co._tf
Just received a new line of Pyra
In Ivory suitable for Christmas gift!
at the Valdez Drug Store. tl
Daily Weather Ke|x>rt
Dec. 19^1917. Dec. 20. 1917
7:00 p. ni. 7:00 a. m.
29.704 Barometer 29.852
10 Temperature 8
10 Maximum 12
8 Minimum 8
9 Mean 10
8 in. Snow on ground 8 in
i Partly cloudy, N. Clear, strong N
B. wind. E. wind.
—Myrtle E. Billings. Ohs.
By. H.
Trail Weather Ke|»ort
I Fairbanks- -30 below, clear, calm
Salcha—40 below, part cloudy
calm, trail fair, 7 inches snow. Burn;
south yesterday, 2 men and double
ender south yesterday. Mail north
this a. in.
Richardson 46 below, clear, calm
trail fair, 9 inches snow.
McCarty —47 heiow, cloudy, calm
trail fair, snow 7 inches.
Donnelly — 35 below, cloudy, calm,
trail fair, snow 11 inches, 1 N. C.
freight sled north 10 a. ra. yesterday,
main south 12 p. m. 19th.
Rapids Mail north 7 a. m. 4 pas
sengers.
McCaliums- -28 below, snow 22 In.
clear, north wind, trail good. Mall
north noon, 19th.
Paxson—40 below, 15 inches snow,
calm, clear, trail fair.
Hogan—25 below, cloudy, windy,
trail drifted, snow 17 inches, mall
north from Sourdough, mail south
7 passengers.
Gulk&na—50 below, 19 inches of
snow, clear, calm, trail good.
Copper Center—42 below, clear,
calm.
Tonsina—-81 below, part, cloudy,
calm, snow 36 inches. Johns north
with malF 7:30 a. m.
Teikhell—cloudy, north wind, snow
37 inches, trail bad.
Beaver Dam—10 below, cloudy, 40
Inches snow, north wind, trail bad.
Thompson Pass—20 below, cloudy,
north wind, trail closed, 60 Inches of
enow.
Wortman—3 above, cloudy, stormy,
30 inches snow, trail good south,
drifted north. Rowbottom here.
Christmas Suggestions
A new line of Georgette Crepe and
stripe silk waist piece goods in serges,
tafTeta and Crepe de Chine. E. Win
ter. tf
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KEYSTONE PRODUCE CO:
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GROCERIES'
Heinz 57 Varietiee
A' Larse Assortment of Fancy Boxes
af Chocolates and Bon Bons
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KEYSTONE AVENUE. McKINliBY STREET.
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UNDERTAKING TO IhfPROVE
ALABtU SPAWNING GROUND
The Bureau of Fisheries Is under
taking to improve for salmon spawn
ing grounds streams partially or
wholly obstructed by falls, log jams,
dams, and other barriers to the as
cent of salmon and It Is hoped that
all persons knowing of such obstruc
tions will communicate with Ernest
P. Walker. Inspector. Bureau of Fish
eries, Wrangell, or any of the oflleers
of the Bureau of Southeastern Alaska.
The Information should give so far as
possible the following: The location
of the stream, the distance the ob
struction from the mouth of the
stream, the nature of the obstruction,
whether falls, log jams, rock slides,
etc, height of falls, size of jam etc.
Whether any salmon run in the
stream, and If any. the kinds Wheth
er salmon get above the obstruction
and If any. the kind. The character
of the stream bed above the obstruc
tion, whether suitable for spawning
ground, or steep and rocky, also If
there are lakes. The approximate
length of beds above suitable for
spawning etc. Photographs, drawings
and diagrams are highly desirable.
Information along the above lines
will be of mucb assistance in the
work of improving streams and as
rapidly as possible streams reported
will be examined pased upon and ap
propriate action taken.
WAR CUTS DEEP INTO
FRENCH gEHOURCEB
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WASHINGTON, D. C.. Dec. 20 —|
War's demands upon the resources of I
France Is strikingly illustrated in fig-;
ures on foodstuffs production prepar
ed by Maurice Long, minister for gen
eral revictualing of France, and
made- public here today by the food
administration. Production of food
stuffs, including all cereals, potatoes
and beet root, has decreased from j
368.000,000 hundredweight in 1913/
to 222.000,000 hundredweight in
1917. He estimated that France’s re
quirements this year could be held
to forty million hundredweight of cer
eals, but the task of providing this1
amount promises to be difficult.
j EMPRESS TO HAVE RIO
ATTRACTION XMAS NIGHT j
i
I Manager Owen Meals will have an j
! extra attraction for his popular play-j
j house Christmas night, having secur
ed the amplified version of the re
markable play, "The Sign of the]
Rose,” whic.h is styled "An Alien"
in the picture play. This play is a
marvel of character delineation. beau-|
tiful and georgeous settings and
strengthened by porfectly logical con
i tlnuity and views of New York’s Lat
I in quarter.’It is a play which every
one should see and enjoy, in its faith
ful portrayal of the vicissitudes the!
alien encounters upon landing In this
country.
Americans Poor Havers
Americans are among the least pro
| vident of peoples. The following sta-|
I tistics which were compiled prior to;
I the European war, show the number
of people out of a thousand who had j
savings accounts:
Switzerland 554
Denmark 442
Norway 415
Sweden .404
Belgium .397
New Zealand .350
France.346
Holland .326
Germany .317
England .302
Australia.300
Tasmania.280
Japan.270
Italy.220
United States . 99
CHEEK PRESIDENT AT
BILLY SUNDAY REVIVAL
1
ATLANTA, Qa., Dec. 20.—A refer
ence by Billy Sunday to President
Wilson’s address to Congress, was the
signal for ten thousand people to
spring to their feet and cheer the
President for several minutes here.
"I wish,” declared Mr. Sunday,
“that I was cldse enough to Wash
ington to throw by arms about the
neck of the President and thank him
for that great speech.”
NEWSPAPER BAYS PWB8 IS
BOUGHT BY GERMAN MONEY
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EL PASO, Tex.. Deo. 20.—Charging
German minister von Bckhardt and
the imperial legation with furnishing
money to influence certain Mexican
newspapers to spread German propa
ganda throughput Mexico, B1 Univer
sal, tlie Carrapxa organ at Mexloo
City in Its lssde of Dppeulber 1, asks
ttye government to take drastic ac
tion. .
Christmas Suggestion* .. .
Silk Petticoats, with Closflt Jersey
t^oA Silk bloomers, colors, flesh,
black and white. Kayser’s silk hose.
BCWtater.. y tt
Have'you joined the Red Cross?
WHAT SOLDIER BOYS EAT
Meat Served Twice Dallyt With Good
Supply of Other Substantial
Food—Crave Dainties.
The old Idea that army diet ahonld
consist largely of beans, hardtack and
coffee, is no longer approved. In the
present training camps meat, prefera
bly beet la served twice a day, with
tghlte bresjl baked In the general camp
bakery arid kept 24 hour* before aery
log! inhere green vegetables can be
obtained they are used, otherwise
canned goods are substituted. Coffee
Is served at breakfast and buttermilk,
lemonade^ ted, cocoa or water at other
meals. . Meals, which la the vernacu
lar are “mesa” or “chow," are served
cafeteria, style. Every soldier is fur
fished with, an outfit which constats
of, a meat pan, knife, fork and spoon,
and a long handled cup. The cover of
the rncbt pan serves as u plate, and
the outfit Is so arranged that each man
may do his own cooking In ease of nn
emergency.
Each man takes his meat pun and
passes before a table where he is serv
ed with the various dishes prepared.
He, then goes to a table, or. If there Is
none, drops down on the ground, and
eats In absolute contentment. Don’t
feel too sorry for the hoys, even If they
do write longingly home wishing for
mothers cookies or Jane's fried chick
en, Belle Cuse Harrington writes in
l^slle’s. Mon In outdoor training have
good uppetltes, and they are far letter
off physically than If fed on the salads
and ices and sodas they probably
would huve at home. What they miss
most is sweets. If you are sending
things from home put In cookies. can
dies Hnd jams or Jellies. Milk choco
late is one of the things a soldier seems
to crave aud a Jar’of malted milk
will come handy If he Is not feeling
well. Be sure not to send food that is
too rich. The boys are on pluin diet,
with extremes of climate, and some
times doubtful water supply—and boys
never do have sense when It comes to
eating;
HELPMEETS ARE NEEDED YET
Testimony of Suffragist Plainly 8hows
That Mere Man Cannot Do
Without Them.
There is no use denying it. mister
man cannot exist without a helpmeet
a New York correspondent of the
Pittsburgh Dispatch writes. The wom
en themselves admit this much, hut
they deny emphatically that they are
dependent upon the sterner sex. No.
Indeed. It was over at the votes foi
women headquarters reeentl.v that the
well-known and oft accepted theory
of the dependency of women upon
mere man was attacked.
Someone had volunteered the fear
that women will ulwuys he regarded
as weak and dependent as long as It
Is necessury for friend wife to call
upon hubby to button up her waist In
the bnck or see If the hooks are all
tight or If her hut Is on straight, and
If her hair Is all over her head. The
very fact that man Is at all times able
to care for his sartorial self alone was
cited as an example of the varying in
dependence of the two. "Bui that Isn't
always so," replied one of the stall
campaigners. “My husband went away
on u campaign trip this summer for
two weeks and every single night lie
had to wire me in ask where he would
he likely to find his pajamas.”
The Squeamish Sex.
Mrs. M. had asked two little boy
for luncheon, lheir respective mother
being far from home. During lunch
eon the delicate question of baths wn
d1s< Hissed.
"Say. Freddie, do you like to take
baths?”
“Oee whiz, no! Why?”
“Well. I don’t either, but I think you
have to.”
“Oh, I take them wheu they make
me, hut I would never take 'em If they
didn’t make me.”
“That’s all right, but I think you
have to take them even when they
don’t make you.”
“Why?”
"Well, when you go to dancing
school you want the girls to dance
with you, don’t you? Believe me, they
wouldn't If you hadn’t had a bath.
Women are ull that way!”
Sitka Pine Como* Into It* Own.
A pteniuship that. arrived, in Seattle
recently brought the first shipment of
8ftitu spruce from Alaska for use In
making airplanes. This wood Is supe
rlbr to any other for lightness and
strength, and,rods 00 feet.long without
a knot or blemish nre easily obtained.
Much of this spruce has already been
shipped to Europe front British Co
lumbia, Oregon and Washington. Sit
ka spruce Is the dominant tree of the
Alaska coast region, and was for a
long time regarded wjth contempt by
lumbermen and used only for fish
boxes. Now It la the hope of the Unit
ed States for paper pulp and airplane
frames.
Too Hot For Him. ,
Art has Feust, consulting engineer
from Utah, breezed Into New Yoric and
attended a banquet at the Eng$qfcrs’
club. Several of the guests were the
jdct^eqb Kilties of Canada. ,
A feature of the menu was sqqap on
toast, and one of the Scotch veterans,
after asking what U was. proceeded
grar.WffljKrs.tt:
lngTqnld nfit tfMMMrfc low cry put
down his knife and fork. r.
“Lay thaur an’ bu-r-r-n,” he^sgld.
Then turning to the waiter called:
An* say. laddie, bring a bucket of !c#
water."
Financial Reserve
There if hardly a day passes but most
of us are called upon to draw upon our re
serve, either physical, mental or financial.
Have YOtJ some in store?
This bank is a good place to start a fin
ancial reserve and it cannot help but be of
real service to you.
Wdr Saving Stamps For Sale.
THE FIRST BANK OF VALDEZ
VALDEZ, ALASKA
Valdez Dock Co. phone ho, i
JOBBER IN
COAL, HAY
GRAIN and
LUMBER
Office Foot of Wall Street
MAKE YOUR CHRISTMAS GIFT
A PRACTICAL ONE
Universal Electric Home Needs, Clean, con
venient, quick to do household services for
you.
A Percolator will bring new delight to the
whole family, every day in the year.
A New Electric Flatiron would be welcom
ed, to replace that old one, which has done its
duty.
Or an Electric Toaster Stove would be ap
preciated, as it can be used for so many dif
ferent purposes.
A Portable Reading Lamp will bring the
light just where it is wanted, and will be such
a comfort to those that work or study at night.
YOURS FOR A LIGHTER, BRIGHTBR,
WHITER CHRISTMAS
Prince William Sound Water, :
Light, PdWri", tel. Company
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BENDS MACHINE CLEAR THRU
OBSERVATION BALLOON
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■ ITALIAN HEADQUARTERS, Dec.
20.—Lieut. Ancillietto, aviator, exe
cuted one of the most daring exploits
of the war recently, when he ran his
machine squarely into the bag of Aus
trian balloon observers, who were
studying the ground of Venice for the
AuBtro-German troops.
The aeroplane shot through the bal
loon and emerged with tatters on its
propeller. The gas took Are from the
engine of the aeroplane and burned
in mid-air, with the occupants.
Ancllloetto was scorched but other
wise uninjured. He said that ha de
cided on hitting the balloon', after he
had miscalculated a shot from one of
his guns. .. . i....
, J V. «* £*•• -k -
Christmas Suggestions
Some very pretty crepe collars,
plain linen and. fancy .handkerchiefs.
Dent’s kid glqves, black, white and:
tan. E. Winter. tf
Valdes fish Prices
Halibut .07 cents a1 pound; City,
Dock; halibut .06 cents pound on
fishing grounds; black cod .01 1-1
•ents.
Q. W. LONG. ,
Valdes Iron Works. If you havn't
anything else to do go fishing. tf
just received all the latest popu
lar songs at Q. a Retake's. a
itnaoanc—mat
Christmas gifts now on display at
the residence of Mrs. Graham. Ail
are invited to call. Give yonr orders
early. Hours 10 a. m. to 0 p. m.
Mrs. Graham and Mrs. Bunt.
k-doo-13
A complete line of nugget and ivory
Jewelry, watches, diamonds, etc., at
the Valdez Drug Store.
Fur Orst-class meals and good serv
ice at reasonable prices try the Her
chants’ Cafe. tf
Fox's snappy drinks for this sold
weather at Hunt’s. tf
CITY RXFRR8S, Phoae IS; ready
to transfer that baggage tor you. tf
< Hot-Point Blecurle Heaths and
Cooking-Appliances at the Bmporiu*.
Christmas goods coming on the bib
boat. tf
Prices reasonable. •