VOLUME XIV. VALDEZ, ALASKA, MON V'V, SEPTEMBER, 14). I»I7 NUMBER 24>l
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Swedish Consul in South America Vio
lates |.aws and Gets in Had with
the I'nited States
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WASHINGTON. I). <’., Sept, lit.—j
Secretary Lansing today stated that
the United States was dangerously
r near a break with Sweden. He said:
“The department has obtained copies
- of telegrams from Count Luxburg,
charge de affaires to the foreign of
fice at Berlin, which I regret to say
were dispatched from Buenos Aires j
by the Swedish legation as their own
private messages, and were addressed
to the Stockholm foreign office, which
constitutes a grave violation of the
neutrality laws.”
The plot which involves Sweden !
and over which the United Stales is I
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about to break with the Scandinavian!
country, carried sinister messages be-j
tween Count Luxburg. tlie Argentine j
charge de affaires, and Berlin, and
the facts are now in possession of the
. State Department. Count Luxburg in
solently advised Germany to pay no
attention to Argentine's demands in
the U-boat situation, and he coun
selled Germany to refuse Argentine's
pleas that her vessels lie not
molested. He stated that if necessary
to call in Spain as mediator, and
made the daring recommendation
that Germany compel the Argentine
ships hearing wheat to the allies to
turn hack or sink them without leav
ing a trace.
The situation is most critical here
as the United States believes Sweden
lias grossly violated all known rules
in allowing messages from a belliger
ent nation to. bu forwarded by her
consul.
I". S. Not Aggrieved
WASHINGTON, I). C\, Sept. 10.—
The United States government now
says it has no intention of breaking
off relations with Sweden on account
of the Count Luxhurg note to Ger
many, from Duettos Aires, thru the
Swedish mnister. While Sweden’s ex
planation may alter the American po
sition, it has been made officially
( lear that the United States does not
feel itsell to he the aggrieved party
and hence that it cannot well break
nil diplomatic illations with Sweden.
Argentine Angry at Sweden
liUUNOS AIUKS. Sept In Argen
tine's greatest anger is directed at
Sweden instead of Germany, it is re
ported here today.
Sweden .May Delay for Time
WASHINGTON. I). Sept. 10.
Sweden is expected to play for time
in answomg the grave charges of vio
lation of neutrality, brought against
her by the State Department.
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James K. Wilson, Koad Commis
sioner for this division, left for Cor
dova this morning on a business trip.
KING EORGE ISITS THE BATTLEFIEL'
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I'liolo by American l’ress Aiwociatlon.
■'Somcw:icic in France" Kins <!enrse of Knslinxl seen the iHSt reeti
, Hire of n t "'ii*:i«*!■*ii buried where he fell In buttle
American Casualty List
AGENT DOLE
Says Failure of Mills to Deliver I.um
ber Will Tie l'|> Construction
Work on Railroad
SEATTLE, Sept. 10.—Purchasing
Agent Dole, who sailed tor Anchor
age on the steamship Alaska last
night said the failure of Puget Sound
lumber mills to deliver their orders,
•may delay construction work on the
Alaska railroad. Six million feet has
been ordered by the commission,
which has not been delivered, and it
the deliveries are not made before
'the close of navigation at Anchorage
• he said it would tie up all construc
tion work until spring, and probably
longer.
AMERICAN SHIP
IS SI R VICTIM
WASHINGTON. D. C., Sept. 10.—
The sinking of the American hark
Christiane hy a German fcuhmarine
off the Azores on August 7th was
announcetl hy the navy department
this afternoon. All of the crew were
saved.
The hark was one of sevral ves
sels of various nationalities sunk re
* centlv near the Azores hy a raid of
German I'-boats. The Cliristiaue is
believed to be the only American ship
sunk during the raid.
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STEAMER ALASKA SAILS
* . FOR VALDEZ TODAY
SEATTLE, Sept. 10.—The steam
ship Alaska, of the Alaska Steamship
‘company, sailed for Valdez today
with the following passengers: Z. H.
Mills, Ed. Eckern, and Mrs. F. M.
Brown, wife of Federal Judge Brown
of this city.
Nine Men Arrested on Information
(■ivcn l»,v One of Victims, ('barg
ed With kidnapping
SEATTLE, Sept. 10.—Nine men
were arrested today by the sheriff of
King County, charged with being
members of a motorcycle band en
gaged in spiriting away women. The
men were arrested from information
given by one of their victims. Five
others are being sought for by the
officers.
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II . STRIKE
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(frders Issued fij I nious for Seven
Thousand Men lo Strike in Kan
sas City Warehouses
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KANSAS CITY. Sept. 10. -An or
der was issued here today by the
heads of their respective unions for
Tooo freight handlers and checking
clerks in the warehouses of the rail
roads centering in this city to walk
out Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Weber, who
have been residents of Valdez the past
several years, departed for Seattle
onthe steamer Northwestern, where
they will make their home in the
future. Mr. and Mrs. Weber havd been
quite prominent in social and musi
cal circles in Valdez and will be sad
ly missed.
Many Killed When Germans Drop
llombs Last Thursday on llitspi
. lal Base on West Front
PARIS, Sept. 10..—General Persh
ing has forwarded a list of the Ameri
cans killed when a German airplane
dropped bombs on the hospital base
of the St. Louis and Harvard con
tingents. The killed were:
FIRST LIEUT. WM. FITZIMMOXS
of Kansas City.
PVT. LESLIE G. WOODS, of
Streator, 111.
PVT. RUDOLPH RUBIXOF. Jr., of
New York.
OSl'AR LETUGO. of Boston.
Three lieutenants, six privates wild
one nurse were seriously wounded by
fragments of flying steel.
The hospital base was situated on
the west front, near the coast, and
was attacked by airmen, all ho its
lines were clearly marked to prevent
such occurences.
I'ordiing In Deport Hereafter
WASH 1XUTOX. 1). Sept. In.
(icncral IVrshing was ordered tiulay
l»v (lie War Departmeitt to send in
immediate report of casualties to Hie
St. Louis and Harvard hospital units,
and hereafter to place all reports of
casualties at the head of his cable
grams.
footpads Hold I'p Marshal
A report has reached here that two
footpads attempted to hold up Deputy
Marshal Sturges at Anchorage, the
other night, and the officer opened
fire and shot one of them, the bul
let entering his arm and penetrating
his lungs, having later died from the
wound.—Exchange.
EXPLOSION KILLS i
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, ! "ill Arsenal at I'hiladclpliia lllovvs'
t p and Three arc Killed and i
Several Wounded
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I’ll 11 ,.\ 1 >KI,i'i 11 A. Sept. in. -Two]
persons were killed and tvventy-tliree
luidly injured in an explosion sit the
Frank Ford arsenal in this city to
day. Officials are investigating the
cause of the accident.
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Son of Seattle Attorney Huns oft' Dork
on Wheel and Coroner I’ulls Up
Mail's Itody l''rom Water
SEATTLE, Sept. Id.- Charles, tliej
l l-year-old son of Attorney Everett
('. Howie, lost control of his bicycle
here today and ran oil the (j^^tler
oy I'jirk dock into the bay. drowning
before bidcould reach bint. While
the coroner was fishing for the body
llie grappling hooks pulled up the mi-!
identitied body of it man.
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\AVV VAISD WOHKEItS
Wll.l. HE I N’t LEASED
WASHINGTON. I). ('., Sept. 10.—
It was stated here today that the
wage workers of the navy yards and
arsenals thruout the country would
bo largely augmented, and every ef
fort made to hasten the work.
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United States Marshal Breuneman
and wife returned last night on the
Alameda, after an absence of several '
weeks in the States, where the tuar- '
shal went on official business.
SAMEAS U. S.
( annul ('ineider Plan* of Pope Bene
iliil I util War Comes to a
Victorious Knd
W'ASHIXCTOX. I) Sept. in
Tin- British Secretary today advise,)
the I'nited States that that country's
reply to Pope Benedict's peace pro
posals were the same as the I’nited
Stiites, and that that country would
not accept any terms not proinuluat
ed hy the allies. To accept (lermtitiy's
proposals would he a tacit admission
lit defeat for the principles for which
Croat Britain is liehtine.
Ml lta> Satunhn Huge Masse* id'
Troops Thrown Again*! I Tench
l,ine* hy Teuton*
LONDON. Sept. in. Activity on
lie western front is centered around
Verdun, where the (ierman forces all
lay Saturday and far into the night,
ilung themselves >u furious masses
igainst the newly won French po.-i
lions oti the eastern side id the
Melise river.
Violent lighting Depot led
LONDON. Sept. In Violent light
ing is reported today from all live
nittie fronts.
Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Dotiohoe left
for Cordova this morning on the
-learner Northwestern.
A. V. l’tlamm. the mining man. was
i Seattle passenger on the steamer
Northwestern.
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ILL IN GERMAN PRISON.
Adolph* Max. Brussels’
Burgomaster, Is Still Held.
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While in office at Brussels Adolph
llax was arrested because of what the
ierinans charged was his lrreconclla
>le attitude, lie Is reported as serious
ly 111 at Celle, a Prussian town. Re
■entl.v lawyers of Brtissels^unanlmous
y elected him president of the Bur as
lociatlon.
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Russian General is Dictator of Slav
Nation—lias Taken Person
al (onunuml
WASHINGTON. I). ('., Sept. in. -
Advices received in regard to tin*
Ku-.-ian situation \nday are to the
• fleet that General KorniloiT, recent
j ly appointed Dictator by the Russian
Provisional Council, lias taken over
personal command of the Petrograd
garrison, and that the civil nuthori
ties arc now under the domination
of tie- military, and mils* o'oey the
■ omina.oi- of Me speemi defence
otamittee.
General Korni'ofl stated that Rus
-:a would t in the war to t • end
and take whativer fate was i,. store
for t ■•• alii' -
S I I. VM1 R M .Mi l* \ ARRIVIIS
IN PORI I.AST NIGHT
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The steamsliip Alameda arrived in
I port last evening with a large mail
| and freight shipment and the follow
‘ ing passengers; .Mrs. J. A Dieringer,
! Marshal !•’. R. Iirenneman and wife,
W. H Nourse. C. II Veil, Mrs. II. R.
i Rider. Mrs. Otto Kanitz. She sailed
! west a short time later with several
i passengers.
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SAILS Tills )IOItM\(i
Ti t- sii airship Northwestern arriv
'd from Aik hn;v._e and wav ports
about o'clock la-1 i-vi nine and sail' d
oiuli about 1 o'clock Hii' morning
Ib-r passengers to Vald-v iron, tko
westward were Mr. and .Mrs. Wri A.
jKramir, Commodore Sam Kt.udseh,
Ii. \V. I V. Those leaving for the
j States on the Northwestern were: A.
V. I’tlamm. 11 (’. Jose. .Mr. and .Mrs.
j llobt. Weber. Mrs. Frank A. Kidwell,
I for Seattle; W. Peters for Juneau;
; Win. II. Caswell for Natalia; Mrs. 15.
| W. K1 licit. Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Dono
I hoe, J. K. Wilson. Andrew Uerglund,
Chas. Olesen and Itert Corrigan for
Cordova. The following soldiers left
from Fort Liscitin for the barracks
at Vancouver. Wash; Privates Henry
Hehnieyer. J. H. McAllister. Gordon
Smith, tiniest Solberg. Thos Itag
nell, K. Vianlette. Henry Dougherty,
Leonard Gilford, W. J. Hank. Paul
F. Wyruchowsk.
Mrs. Frank A. Kidwell. wife >f
Captain Kidwell, left on the steamer
Northwestern this morning for Seat
tle. after visiting with her husband
here for some time.
TACOMA MKKCHANT KICKS
OI F IX INDIANA
TACOMA. Sept. 10. C W.
Greene, a prominent merchant «>f this
city committed suicide while on :>
business trip to Indianapol s. led
Saturday morning.
Deputy I . S. Marshal Mossinan (lath
ers I p Si\ Subjects of Slav lie
public at Mile 8t(
Tlte marshal's office received word
late Saturday that Deputy Sheriff
Mossinan had arrested six Russians
at Mile S6 who had neglected to reg
ister. They will probably be brought
to Valdez on the next boat.
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