ym.llMR XIV. VALDEZ, ALASKA, TUESDAY, APRIL 23, 1018 ^ NUMBER 89
British Naval Forces Sink Vessels
Filled with Concrete in Channel
Around Zebruugee
LONDON, April 23.—British naval
forces today raided the German sub
marine bases at Ostend and Zebrug
gee. Five old crusiers were filled with
concrete for use in blocking the chan
nels and were run in close to the bases
and blown up, completely filling the
waterways. Their crews escaped safe
ly.
Knemy Destroyer Torpedoed
LONDON, April 23.—“An enemy
destroyer was torpedoed and two of
our blockading ships were blown up
in the entrance to Zebruggee harbor.
War Lord Geddes declared in the
House of Commons today, in announc
ing the British naval raid on Ostend
and Zebrugge. ‘tl is too early to say
whether our object was attained at
Ostend. Only volunteers participated
in the raid, the French co-operating.”
CANUCKS GO
OVER THE TOP
Kneiny Gassed and Shelled. Hammer
er with Machine Guns, Smoth
ered hy Uille Fire
FRANCE, April 23.—The Canad
ians in the past twelve hours have
raided the German lines in seven
places with considerable success. They
gased the enemy with thousands of
tear and lethal shells, harassed him
by artillery and 'machine gun tire,
and hammered his front line tre.iclu s
with rifle fire and mortars.
Considerable damage was done to
the enemy entrenchments by the ac
curacy of the lire and all entrench
ment work was suspended during the
bombard meat.
WARtONMEV
Senate Declares in Favor of Declara
tion of War on Powers Assisting
the Central Powers
WASHINGTON, D. C., April 23.—
After a spirited debate today the sen
ate voted in favor of a declaration of
war by the United States upon Tur
key and Bulgaria. A resolution de
signed to initiate such declaration
went over until tomorrow.
POST LAUNCH WILL
LEAVE VALDEZ DOCK
The Post launch Donaldson will
leave the Valdez Dock tomorrow night
at 8 o’clock instead of the city dock
as customary. This change is made
for the convenience of the guests. If
necessary several trips will be made
to accomodate all. Ladies will be ad
mited free to the function. All young
ladies who can do so are urged to
wear the Red Cross caps for the ev
ening. A large attendance is assured if
the weather holds good.
RIGGS LEAVES TOMORROW
SEATTLE, April 23.—Governor
Thomas Riggs was a guest of the Arc
tic Club for luncheon today, having
cancelled several other engagements
in order to attend. . Governor Riggs
and wife will sail for Juneau tomor
row on the Alameda.
ONE MEAL
WHEATLESS
OHC meal
MEATLESS
1 1
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TsTfie DEVIL- Lei me sit ai ifiy Teei and team’
Pig IK'moiiMratiiii in Au-lci.i I'm1 El
ectoral I:<-!’<>r:n-tiaiici i will
!>«• licMmcil to Poland
/riiK’il, April 2:!.- -Two hundred
thousand participated i:i a huge dem
onstration for electoral reforms at
Uudapest yesterday. Premier von
Seydler promised the Polonnaise lead
ers that Galicia would he restored to
Poland after tfie war.
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Engineering Commission believes that
Curtailment Would Work Hard
ship on Territory
WASHINGTON, D. C„ April 23.—
Continuation durit.g the war of con
struction work on the government
railway in Alaska is being urged by
members of the Alaska Engineering
Commission who are in the city. A
communication transmitted to con
gress by the President states that
while it is true that labor is not plen
tiful in the territory the report says
that the commission considers it ad
visable to furnish employment Tor
what there is.
A curtailment oft he work would
be a grave blow to that portiqn of the
territory thru which the road runs.
CASKET 18 CACHE
FOR 20 GALLON'S
HURON, S. D.: A casket, supposed
to contain a corpse, was seized here
and when opened was found to con
tain twenty gallons of whisky. The
bootlegger had ordered a grave dug
in a Huron cemetery. The coffin had
been shipped to Huron from the East.
Fire meeting tomorrow night.
RIG (il NS ItOA HI \(i ON
SOMME FRONT .Wl) liHKIMK
PARIS, April 23.—Big guns are
roaring today on tin* Somme front and
at Klieiins, the enemy, artillery being
• ■ . ually active.
l.A DIES FI5KE AT
Ml SHALE lOMOlilKIW
'iili i >h. > will be fee • l.i all ladies
aia. lesire to attend the ni'is calo and
da:.ret!» fort LN« uni loMor:. .v night,
tie. i.t'inn: will he charged •••* d- ii.tr
;i.!i::i-ii>u, proceeds to g. I > tv lb I
Cross. All are invited to attend and
ample ptovisions will !)e made for
boat service.
U. S. WILL
IMPORT WHEAT
Million and a Half Bushels he Receiv
ed from Australia to Offset Ship
ments to Allies
WASHINGTON, D. C., April 23.—
Negotiations have been practically
completed for the delivery of a mil
lion and a half bushels of Australian
wheat monthly at Pacific coast ports,
replacing shipments from the Atlan
tic coast to Europe. Australia has a
large quantity of last year's crop on
hand which it has been unable to ex
port on account of the submarine per
il and a lack of shipping, and ship
ments to the United States will great
ly relieve the situation.
BAX PI T OX FOOD
TALK IX LONDON
LONDON: The food question has
reached a point when its eternal dis
cussion has become intolerable, and
many London clubs have placed signs
up in theelr smaller sitting and smok
ing rooms announcing that the food
question is taboo In conversation
there. One of the largest women’s
clubs In the west end has laid down
a rule that any member or visitor
alluding to the subject shall be fined
and the penalty handed ov’er to a lied
Cross fund.
Red Cross benefit tomorrow night.
SHOT DOWN IN
COURT ROOM
Klim Singh, DiTendent in Hindu Ke
vull Trial u( 'I'riicd Sliools Prill*
ri]i:d Witness in Case
SAX I • ilAXCIriCO. April "I!. Ilum
Singh, ilefendent in the Hindu revolt
plot trials here shot and killed Kuril
Chandra, the chief witness for the
prosecution in the court room here
today. United States Marshal llola
han in turn shot and killed Singh.
An investigation is being made as
to how the prisoner secured the wea
pon.
SI' KFK AGISTS l*AI*Elt
QUITS PUBLICATION
LONDON: After ten years' contin
uous existence as the organ of wo
man's suffrage in England, the peri
odical "Votes for Women" ceases
publication.
“The time for an exclusively suf
frage journal has gone by,” it says
in valedictory. “ ‘Votes for Women’
did its work for ten years; it was a
pioneer among women’s papers. It
comes to an end at a dramatic mo
ment.
AMERICA HAS 150 SHIPS
IN DANGER ZONK
CLEVELAND: One hundred and
fifty warships of all classes, manned
by 35,000 officers and men, are in the
waters of the European war zone, de
clared Secretary of the Navy Jose
phus Daniels here today.
The people oft he nation may rest
assured, the secretary said, that these
United States naval forces are inflict
ing telling losses on the enemy.
One squadron of American destroy
ers, asserted the secretary, steamed
1,000,000 miles in six months. This
squadron, he explained, bad attacked
eighty-one German submarines and
escorted 717 single vessels and eighty
six convoys through the submarine
danger zone. It had spent a total of
3,600 days at sea.
The Valdez Orchestra will render
some new music at the Empress to
night.
GUSTAV PKIKHNKR HKLI)
AH AN ALIKN KNKMY
Gustav Prlesner, formerly a resi
dent of Valdez, where he was employ
ed at the Owl Drug store, was bro>
up from Cordova today by Deputy
Marshal DeLine and he will be
held in the Valdez Jail. Prlesner Is
charged with being an alien enemy
and with evading registration, under
the alien enemy act. Paul Druckner
was brought up on a similar charge.
8. R. Carlson, was also brought up
from Cordova to serve a sentence of
one year for seditious utterances.
CALLS IM
Washington Senator Says Seattle Un
ions Planning Strike May I De
serve Death Penalty
i
WASHINGTON. I> C.. April 2;>.—
Senator .Mi.es Poindexter of Washing
ton. made a speech in the senate yes
terday afternoon denouncing as trai
tors deserviiig death the Seattlp un
ion men threatening to strike May 1
as a protest against the execution of
Thomas Mooney, under sentence tor
complicity in the San Francisco pre
paredness bomb outrages.
4:5 CASU Vl.TIKS TODAY
WASHINGTON. 1 > ('.. April 2".
General Pershing reports 4G casual
ties today.
Sam Mandell, of Anchorage, was
recently married in Seattle, and wil!
return to Alaska about May 1, ac
companied by Mrs. Mandell.
SEC. REDF1ELD
IS IN SEME
Opens Session of A inerican-t 'unudiati
Fisheries ( onferenee Tomorrow
—Will Visit Seattle
SKATTI.K. April 2.!.- Secretary
Itedtield will arrive in the city tn-i
night from Wushinglun. I), to op-'
en sessions tomorrow of the Atnort
can-('anadian Fisheries conference.
Dr. Sinitli. Ila/.en, and other eomtnis-'
sinners have already arrived. The
commssion will visit Alaska before
ot adjourns.
HNS
INTENSIVE
British Ttoojjs forced to stand Heavy
Shock of Knemy Force Outnum
bering Them by Three Times
LONDON. April 23.—In a resume
of the recent Germans offensive Gen
eral aHig today reported that British
troops had been forced to withstand
the assaults of 102 divisions, resisting
three times the heavy blows given by
such concentration. All ranks of the
army behaved with gallant courage
which cannot be too highly praised,
he said.
INFORMATION WANTED
Information wanted concerning the
present whereabouts of Herman J.
Sieglaff. Wanted to come home at
once to settle Important business.
Chas. Sieglaff, 914 West Third Ave.,
Waterloo, la. kml
SABOTAGE BILL BEEN
SIGNED BY PRESIDENT
WASHINGTON. D. C.. April 23.—
President Wilson today signed the sa
botage bill.
FOR SALE
One 30 U. S. Rifle. 1895 Model.
One box 30 U. S. shells.
One shotgun shell vest, 12 gauge.
3 boxes 12 gauge shells.
Apply Prospector Publishing Com
pany. *1
ANOTHER BA IE *
IS B EWING
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lnereaeed Activity hy Raiding Parties
and Knomy Artillery Indicate
Another Offensive
LONDON', April 22.—- Increasing
raiding parties and artillery activity
along the Somme front and the Ancre
river hanks and at numerous points
on the Lys river indicate that a twin
battle is brewing and that it will
break out with all fury perhaps simul
taneously on the Picardy and Flan
ders fronts.
Abolish Massed Attacks
LONDON, April 23.—Correspond
ents on the British front report that
German commanders have issued or
( ders abolishing massed attacks tiy in
! fontry, tlie toll taken by the allies be
■ing too deadly.
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The Deep Sea Fisheries cannery at
Goftse Lay on Knik Arm was dismant
led recently and the machinery and
equipment shipped to the company's
new location at Icy Strait. The plant
had poor sue* ess in Knik Arm. hence
the removal.
THEIR HURTS
'
| l)o Not Mean to Attack until They He.
cuperate After Big Drive—
Are Being Reinforced
LONDON, April 23.— Reuter's cor
respondent with the British r.rmies
wires that “the Germans are licking
their hurts after their recent thrash
ing, and evidently do not mean to at
tach again until ^h«»y are ready on a
great scale. They art* being openly re
inforced with enormous bodies of
troops but the allies are also strength
ening their forces in expectation that
the battle will last thru the summer."
Famous Kneiuy Flyer Gi\en Klalairute
Funeral by Those He Fought—
Downed Many Machines
BRITISH ARMY. France, April 23.
—A large number of American air
men atended the military funeral of
Baron Richtofen, the famous German
flier, who is credited with having brot
down more allied machines than any
other enemy flyer. French and British
airmen were also present. A British
lieutenant crawled thru the heavy
barrage laid own byt he German ar
tillery around the baron’s wrecked
machine then crawled back with the
body. The funeral ceremonies were
imposing and his body was laid to rest
with full military honors.
HFNGARIAX TROOPS ARRIVE
OX NORTHERN FRONT
WASHINGTON, D. C., April 23.—
An official dispatch reports the ar
rival of Hungarian troops in Belgium.
FORMER VALDEZ AN RECEIVES
HIGH HONORS FOR MERIT
Prof. Frank G. Davis, former prin
cipal of the Valdez High Schols, who
went outside last year to take charge
of the schools at Auburn, Wash., was
again re-elected principal for the
coming year and was also given a
$400 increase in salary.
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