VOLUME XIV VALDEZ, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1017 * NUMBER 230
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Largo Crowd of Spectators See Giants
Wallop Chicago Team on Polo
Grounds Today
NEW YORK. Oct. 10.—New York
won the third game of the world ser
p, ies today on her own ground at Popo
Park, by a score of two to nothing.
Despite the raw. cold weather the
t crowd was one of the largest ever
seen in the park, which can hold
100,000 spectators.
The batteries for today’s game
were, Chicago, Cicotti and Sclialk:
for New York, Benton and Rairdan.
Neither side scored in the first or
second innings, altho Chicago had a
man on second. In the last half of the
second, with a man on second and
third bases, Burn* the Giant’s left
fielder, struck out for the second
time during the series.
Chicago made one hit each inning;
and New York one hit in the first and
two in the second. In the fir.At half
* of the third, Cicotti, sent a high foul
to Rlardan who made a brilliant
catch retiring the side.
Neither team scored in the third.
In the fourth Robertson, the Giant’s
right fielder, made a three-bagger;
Holke scored Burns with an infield
hit, and Robertson came in on Ci
cotti’s wild throw to first. Burns went
on to second. Herzog out on fly. Score
at the end of fourth, New York 2,
Chicago, 0.
No runs and no hits in the fifth and
sixth. In the seventh Jackson, Felsch
. and Gandll of the Americans struck
out. Weaver threw out Burns of New
York at first; He'tog got a Texas
Leaguer, and Kauf flied to Felsch.
No runs in seventh.
Neigther side scored in the eighth.
In the first half of the ninth MsMul
len and Colline were put out at first,
Eddie Collins got a single and Jack
son flied out.
Final score—New York 2; Chicago
0.
New York in Good Form
NEW YORK, Oct. 10.—With Ben
ton pitching superior ball, and hold
ing the aggressive Chicago team help
’ less in the pinches, the Giants came
hack this afternoon and won the third
game of the series from the invaders.
Benton pitched world series ball from
the start, and in no time was he in
danger. Cicotti, on the other hand,
weakened n the fourth inning, being
found for hits that thewe readily turn
ed into runs.
• NEW VESSEL FOB
Railway Commission lias Chartered
Motorship Oregon to Carry Sup
plies to Anchorage
SEATTLE, Oct. 10.—The Railway
t Engineering Commission has char
tered the motorship Oregon to carry
railroad construction material and
supplies to Anchorage. The transport
Crook sailed last evening with a large
Argo of rails and supplies, and will
make yet another voyage to Anchor
age this season. The Commission is
rushing to get in all possible sup
plies before Anchorage port is clos
ed for the winter.
Xels Jepson, the popular propri
etor of the Beaver Dam Roadhouse,
is making alterat'ons to his home
here and expects to bring in his fam
1 ily for the winter within a week or
two.
r ALASKA ARRIVES AND
SAILS WESTWARD
The steamer Alaska arrived in port
last evening from the south and sail
ed about midnight for Anchorage.
Her passengers were F. R. Brenne
man, U. S. Marshal; Wm. King, Com
missioner Wm. Those who
left on her tor were &
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M. Elmer, J.
Thus- R. EJggs.
DRAGGING ITALIAN GUN INTO POSITION
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This gives an idea of one of the tremendous obstacles the Italian army ius to overcome in Its warfare in the
mountains against Austria.
Air Fleet Drops Bombs in Fortified
City—Sinks Subs and Destroy
ers in tlie Harbor
WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 10.—
A cable message to the Italian em
bassy in this city, received this morn
ing, states that the Italian air fleet
this morning bombarded the Aus
trian fortified port of Cattaro, in Dal
matia, early today, doing a vast
amount of damage. Hundreds of
bombs were dropped in the city and
on the vessels in the harbor. It is stat
ed that several submarines and des
troyers in the harbor were sunk by
the bombs. ,
P. it. Van Campen left for Seward
on the steamer Admiral Evans yester
day, after several weeks spent in Val
dez.
Jack Moulton, representing the Se
attle Hardware Colhpany, was a pas
senger on the steamer Evans.
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SURVEYING THE CAMP.
Twenty-second New York En
gineers Busy at Spartanburg.
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Photo by American Press Association.
Since the arrival of Colonel Vander
bilt’s regiment at the New York guard's
camp In South Carolina they have been
kept busy laying out the camp, which
will house Geperal O’Ryan's, Twenty
seventh division.
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HOYS I'.VIXT TOWN
REI»; 30 St SPENDEI)
IJOQCIAM. Oct. 10.—Thirty boys,
members of the senior and sopho
more classes of the iloquiam 'high
school, were temporarily suspended
this morning as a result of a display
of class rivalry which last night re
sulted in an attempt by members of
the two classes to "paint the town
red" literally. Red paint was applied
liberally to the residence of Princi
pal F. E. Schmidtke, the First Pres
byterian church, the white front of
the dairy in the residence district and
the high school gymnasium, and also
to several sections of wooden and con
crete sidewalks. The thirty boys must
clean off the paint where possible and
where not to provide money to repaint
the building. In the case of the wood
en sidewalks the boys found it neces
sary to turn the planks to eliminate
“the evidence.”
14-CENT Mil J\ LOOMS
FOR CHICAGO RESIDENTS
CHICAGO, Oct. 10.—The Chicago
public is likely to be called on to pay
Hi to 14 cents a quart for milk after
today after a result of the action of
the Milk Producers* association in
fixing $.'i.42 a hundredweight as their
price. The producers have been get
ting $2.12
MANY DESTROYERS
1L BE BUILT
Secretary of Navy Announces $35o,
000,000 Wortli of Vessels of
This Class be Built
WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 10.—
Secretary of the Navy Daniels an
nounced this morning that under the
new naval building program the ship
building plants at Fore River, New
York, Philadelphia, Newport News
and San Francisco would immediate
ly commence the construction of a
fleet of destroyers at an aggregate
cost of $350,000,000. The success of
the American destroyers in combat
ting the activities of the German sub
marines has lead to a great increase
in the construction of this class of
vessel by the department, and it is
planned to rushr the new fleet to com
pletion with all speed.
WESTERN UNION KEYMEN
OF CANADA TO STRIKE
TORONTO, Ont., Oct. 10.—The
Great Northwestern Telegraph Com
pany (Western Union), this afternoon
rejected the award of the board of
concilatlon made last Wednesday and
the employes, including linemen, will
go on strike within forty-eight hours.
E. P. Cashman is bringing into
town for his winter’s use th£ products
of his ranch at WoirtmauT and, ex
pects to bring in his,family within a
short time to spend the winter in
town.
ALLIES I ICK
Dill 1 STORM
Haig Wires War Office that British
and I'renrh Made a Concerted
Attack Gained Ground
LONDON. Oct. 10.—The war office
this morning received the following
telegram from General Haig, com
manding the British forces along the
western front: “This morning ot 5
o’clock we again attacked the enemy
along the western front, northeast of
Ypres. Our allies on our left acted
in conjunction with us, and we made
satisfactory progress, taking several
positions. The weather was particu
larly unpropttious, a heavy storm be
ing In progress, hut despite this
handicap we accomplished our ob
jective. A number of prisoners were
taken.
MADOO URGES
REARERS INVEST
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Says it is Good Patriotism and Good
Business to Invest in Government
Liberty lxian Bonds
SEATTLE, OCT. 10.—Secretary of
the Treasury McAdoo made several
addresses in this city last night. He
urged his hearers as a patriotic duty
and good business investment to buy
the-new Liberty Loan Bonds.
* The man who wrote about
Chaldean flood must have resided in
Alaska, and had the summer of 1917
in mind.
POSTOFFICE IS NOW
IN NEW QUARTERS
Postmaster C. J. Todd has moved
from the quarters occupied since the
fire, in the Valdez Mercantile Co’s,
store to the new Post Office building
opposite the steamship office, on
Wall street, and yesterday the pat
rons received their mall at the new
office. The new office ts a model of its
kind, being especially constructed for
the purpose, and is fitted up with ev
ery convenience for the expeditious
handlin#*of the mall. The boxes are
of the same pattern as those in the
former office, and have already been
largely taken by subscribers. The
quarters are warm and light, and parr
Ocularly well situated, both for thp
convenience of the. postmaster and
the patrons of the office.
Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Plye were pas
sengers for the, westward on the Atfe.
mirel, Evans., ' ,
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The local weather observer repoHs
a five mile wind and raining.
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DEFUNCT FEDS SUE
BASEBALL LEADERS
WASHINGTON. D. C.. Oct. 10.—
Suit was Died by the Baltimore Fed
eral League baseball club In the Dis
trict of Columbia supreme court to
day against official' of the American
League, the National League, and
others for $900,000 damages under
the Clayton law.
The Baltimore Club claims it was
put out of commission by alleged con
spiracy and slanderous statements and
invoked the Clayton act by which
three-fold damages may he claimed.
ORAPPLER ZVBSZKO
IN NATIONAL ARID
AVER. Mass., Oct. 10.—V'ladek
Zybszko, the wrestler, was discover
ed today among the Maine contingents
of the national army here, he having
been assigned to the Three Hundred
and Third heavy artillery. His iden
tity had been concealed under his
real name. Cygan'swiez, which he
gave when he took out his citizenship
papers and was accepted for the draft
army. He was born ij) Austria of Pol
ish parents.
SOLDIERS BUY
ULERTY BONDS
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Secretary of the Treasury Addresses
ItO.OOO Soldiers at <'uni|> Lewis
And liaises Large Suin
SEATTLE, Oct. 10.—Secretary of
the Treasury McAdoo, who is touring
the country in behalf of the second
Liberty Loan addressed a gathering
of thirty thousand soldiers at Camp
Lewis, American Lake, this morn
ing. The Secretary dwelt Impressively
upon the necessity for making the
loan a success, and urged the soldiers
to subscribe their surplus funds in
the new loan. He aroused considerable
enthusiasm among his hearers, and
a large sum was pledged toward the
loan.
BETTING IX FAVOR
OF CHICAGO Cl'HS
NEW YORK, Oct. 10.—The betting'
on the world's series has taken a de-,
cided turn in favor of the Chieagos. j
the New York money, which was so
prominently displayed before the ser
ies started, has suddenly become con-,
spicuous by its absence since the Cubs]
took the first two games, and with
thpm the enthusiasm of the New York
fans. The odds are now five to, o'.e i
in favor of the Chicago team, with!
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hut tew takers. i
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STAR FOR EACH FIGHTER.
Service Flag Marks Home of
United States Soldiers and Sailers.
Photo bjr American Press Association.
This Is an honor flag and marks the
homes of men who are Serving America
abroad. One star tat each man, and
the house which bears the flag above
has the hodor'ot havlng fhrte men In
the servt^e. tw'o eo^ipera and^a sailor.
The stars are bine, the rectangle con
taining them la wbtta and the. net ef
the flag la red.
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Says Railroad Work is Going Ahead
Respite Interruptions — Refuses
to Discuss Politics
Thomas Riggs, Jr., member of the
Alaska Engineering Commission, in
charge of construction work at X’e
nana and the Tanana end. arrived in
Valdez yesterday on the steamer Ad
miral Evans, and laid over in town
several hours, taking the steamship
Alaska to the westward. Mr. Riggs
would not talk much about his
chances tor the governorship while
! in town, and remarked that the prob
ability of his succeeding Gov. Strong
: looked “pretty bad.”
Mr. Higgs, tlowever, was enthusi
astic over the work of railway con
I struction and assured the people of
; Valdez that the railroad would go
ahead to completion, surmounting ail
I obstacles, lie stated that despite the ■
;hich cost of material and the ,ex
jtremel.v wet weather the pust sum
mer good progress had been made,
lie stated that 43 miles of right-of
way had been constructed south from
, Xenana and that 80 per cent of the
! road had been graded an l 70 pound
{rails had been laid for 18 miles.
He stated that the commission has
j forestalled the fuel problem at Kair
I banks and Xenana by connecting to
{the Tanana Valley railroad. Three
[miles of standard guage track has
I been laid.
i The extremely high water caused
much damage this summer the stream
overflowing the tracks and threaten
ing to sweep away the embankments.
Mr. Higgs stated that all speed would
he made to connect the .Venana end
of the line to the Anchorage end. and
that the coming year would see
trains running a great way out on the
grade.
Mr. Riggs stated that he was on his
way to Anchorage to confer with Mr.
Edes over the future work and that
he would probably inspect the work
done on this end of the line. He left
Fairbanks the latter part of last
week, coming thru in less than three
days.
MIL
In Exchange for Removal of Embargo
on Steel I’lates Nippon Agrees
to Divert Tonnage.
WASHINGTON, D. C.. Oct. 10.—
It was announced officially here today
that an arrangement is in sight
whoreby Japan will divert more of her
tonnage to trans-Atlantic service in
exchange for the release by the Uni
ted States of steel plates to that coun
try. Viscount K. Ishii, Japanese am
bassador, and head of the mission to
this country, now in Washington, is
on the eve of accepting the proposal
by the State Department, which will
work out the problem along these
lines.
Since the embargo on steel plate .
and scrar Iron placed on shipments
to Japan, that country has been treat
ing with the United States for steel
and iron. A commission, headed by
Viscount Ishii, has been in the capi
tal for some time, and the promise
of neutral aid in the loan of tonnage
will probably have the effect of
loosening up the blockade.
German Editor Jailed
SAN ANTONIO, Tex., Oct. 10.—
Carl Kunge, editor and publisher of
the Magazine, Liberty, was held in
$5,000 bond to await the action of
(he federal grand Jury, on a charge
of publishing articles opposing the .
conscription law, at his preliminary
trial before United Staias Commls- -
sioner Edwards here today.
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Mrs. P. R. Brenneman Is a xetura
ing passenger on the Mariposa sflerr
speeding the past two month* dn the
States. _' * "
Ed Dickey came into town JUtur**
day from his summer’s work .out on*,
the trail. _a - ^