VOLUME XIV* VALDEZ, ALASKA, FRIDAY, AUGUST, 3, 1317 NUMBER 171
ANTI DRAFT RIOTING
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AMERICAN FLIER
FALLS TO DEATH
CHIEF INSTRUCTOR SIGNAL
CORPS KILLED YESTERDAY
While Giving Flying Lessons to Pu
pil Loses Control of Machine and
Plunges Eight Hundred Feet io
Earth—Companion Will Recover.
MINNEOLA, L. I., Aug. 3.—Cap
tain Ralph I. Taylor, chief instructor
for the Army Signal Corps at the avi
ation camp here, plunged 800 feet to
his death yesterday, while giving a
lesson to one of his pupils.
Captain Taylor lost control of his
machine, a Curtiss biplane, and be
fore he could recover his equilibri
um shot downward to the earth, be
ing ^jstantly killed. Sergeant Thom
as P. Bell, his companion, miracu
lously escaped with a broken jaw and
serious internal Injuries.
The machine had gone up from the
government training field for a short
flight around the course, following
several minutes lecture on flying to
a class of students. While demon
strating the turn at the end of the
field, and flying comparatively low,
the machine was seen to dip danger
ously in an air pocket, and after a
desperate effort to recover, it capsiz
ed and plunged head downward to
the earth, with a crash heard for half
a mile. When the spectators reached
the wreckage it was found that Tay
lor was dead and Bell badly injured.
WW GIVE
CANADA TRADE
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BHili INTRODUCED TO
TURN COAST TRADE OVER
Chairman Aleander of Fish-Bill Fame
Introduces Bill Taking American
Ships Off Run and Delivering Al
ka Into Hands of Canadians.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 3.—
The bill recently introduced by Chair
man Alexander, of the merchant ma
rine and fisheries commission, with
the approval of the shipping board,
would make is possible for Canadian
and other foreign vessels to engage
in coastwise trade. Chairman Alex
ander and the supporters of the bill
believe it would be wise to withdraw
the American vessels and turn the Al
aska trade to foreign bottoms and
bring the American vessels now en
gaged in the business around to the
Atlantic or use them in the trans-Pa
cific trade.
Chairman Alexander is the father
of the Alaska Fisheries bill recently
-defeated in Congress, and which
raised such a storm of protests thru
-out Alaska.
RUSSIAN DEFEAT
BLOW TO ALLIES
LONDON, Aug. 3.—The recent
Russian defeat on the Galician front
was an appalling blow to the allies.
Russia had reorganized her armies
«,nd put an enormous body of men in
the field.
British and F'rench guns and gun
ners, British armored cars and Brit
ish and French aviators had been
added to the great strength of that
YjoSector to make it equal to any hinge
on the French front. The advance
commenced under well planned
moves by British strategists, and the
rout of the army and the capture of
the immense amount of supplies by
the German troops well nigh took the
heart out ofthe British and French
officials.
FOE RENT—Four room house, com
pletely furnished, newly papered, $15
per month. Mrs. Whitley. 3t
DEPORTED MEN DECIDE TO
REMAIN IN FEDERAL CAMP
COLUMBUS, N. M.. Aug. 3.—The
1,168 men deported from Bisbee.
Ariz., who have been detained in the
military camp here, voted unanimous
ly to night to remain in the camp
pending further action by the feder
al government.
The men were drawn up in mili
tary formation and the announce
ment that they were at liberty was
read to each of the eight companies
into which they have been divided.
They were informed that instructions
had been received from Washington
that they were at liberty to go where
they pleased, but that any desiring
to remain in the camp would be sup
plied with food by the government
and permitted to use the tents and
other army equipment.
William B. Cleary, the Bisbee at
torney who was deported with the al
leged Industrial Workers of the
World members and sympathizers,
addressed the men and advised them
against leaving the camp pending
further developments. After Mr.
Cleary’s address the men adopted
unanimously a resolution declaring
they would “stay in the camp as a
solid body until the federal govern
ment sees fit to return us to our
homes with adequate protection
against lawless acts.”
SOCIALIST IS IN
FOR ANTI-DRAFT
CHICAGO, Aug. 3.--George Koop
former Socialist candidate for mayor
of Chicago, was arrested today on the
charge of circulating literature in
tended to discourage enlistments in
the military forces of the United
States.
DECLARE WHALE MEAT
IS BETTER THAN BEEF
SACREMENTO, Aug. 3. — The
chief difference between whale meat
and beefsteak is that whale meat is
better, according to Barton \Y. Ev
ermann, chairman of the committee
on zoological investigation at the
University Agricultural College, in
response to a request from the San
Francisco Chamber of Commerce for
information on the subject. The
State Council of Defense is in re
ceipt of Evermann’s reply.
The whale is not a fish, but a
mammal, like sheep, cattle and hogs,
according to the university investi
gator, and there is no fishy taste
whatsoever to whale meat, which re
sembles beef in appearance but is h
darker red. There is no bone, gristle
or fat in the meat and it can be sold
at 10 cents a pound and still net the
whaling company a profit. Much meat
from the whale is now used for
chicken feed and fertilizer, but its
use as human food is apt to become,
more general, Mr. Evermann believes.
One trial, he says, is all that is need
ed to convince the average person
it is as good as beefsteak or better.
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REFUSE TO ACKNOWLEDGE
AUTONOMY OF POLAND
PETROGRAD, Aug.. 3.—The pro
visional government today voted to
refuse to acknowledge Polish auto
nomy.
MAY TAKE Oie
AtlMISHIPS
WILL REQUISITION
AND OPERATE BOATS
Plans Entertained for Commandeer*
ing All Vessels by Government—
Agreement Made With England to
Control Trade of the World.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 3.—
The Shipping Board is making plans
to take over and operate all Ameri
can ocean-going steamships soon, it
was announced today. The charters
wilt also be requisitioned. The pro
gram is preliminary to putting into
operation an agreement between the
American and British governments
for the joint control of the world’s
shipping after the war.
FOOD PRICES IN
ENGLAND ARE HIGHER
LONDON. Aug. 3.—Retail food
prices have now risen since July.
1914. 102 per cent, according to the
Board of Trade and Labor Gazette.
The greatest increase for the month
of May was for English mutton,
which rose about 11 per cent above
the April price, flour, tea, sugar and
eggs rising from 2 to 4 per cent.
Compared with June, 1916, potatoes
are 54 per cent dearer, cheese, eggs
and margarine 40 to 50, and bacon,
fish, bread, flour, milk and butter
from 20 to 33 per cent higher.
JAPANESE .MIST EMIGRATE
OR DIE FROM LACK OF FOOD
TOKIO, Aug. 3.—Starvation or
emigration are the alternatives be
fore the Japanese masses in view of
their increasing numbers and the re
stricted area of arable land in Japan,
according to Tetsu Maki, a sugar
manufacturer, who recently contri
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bated five articles to the Jiji. Japan’s
foreign trade is by no means capable,
he thinks of sustaining the nation,
and emigration is therefore neces
sary.
He visited the Japanese in Hawaii,
Peru and Brazil and was depressed
at the sight of their miserable condi
tion. He enumerates three causes that
handicap the Japanese emigrant. The
first is lack of the pioneer spirit on
the part of the emigrants; the second
is the unwisdom of emigration com
panies and the third is the lack of
guidance and support by the govern
ment. Japanese emigrants, in fact,
are simply thrown abroad. He re
gards South America as the best field
for Japanese emigration.
TWENTY-FOUR AMERICANS
LOST WITH SHIP
LONDON, Aug. 3.—The survivors
of the torpedoed American steamer
Montano landing today declared that
twenty-four of the vessel’s crew went
down when the vessel was torpedoed.
WOMEN’S BATTALION
KOl'GHT AFTER MEN FLED
PETROGRAD. Aug. 3.—10 wound
ed heroines of the women's battalion
known as the “Command of Death,”
have arrived in Petrograd, leaving
Commander Vera Butchkareff and
Marya Shrydloff in the hospital at
Vitebsk.
The ten who returned state that
only fifty of the three hundred wo
men who went to the front are still
on duty. Of the remainder, twenty
were killed, eight taken prisoners,
and the others wounded.
In the attack in which the women
were nearly annihilated, the fire be
came so hot that all the men com
rades in the neighboring trenches fled
but the handful of women stuck to
their guns and fought the enemy
along.
During the battle near Smorgen
the Russian women captured a num
ber of women who were fighting with
the German army and brought them
in as prisoners on the morning of
July 25.
Russian women have offered to
train themselves to serve as crews
for the Russian battleships and Ker
ensky has accepted the offer.
STEAMER ALASKA ARRIVES
AND SAILS FOR SEATTLE
The steamship Alaska arrived from
the westward at 3 o'clock this morn
ing and sailed for Seattle and way
ports an hour later. Her passengers
from Valdez were Elliot Stewart, Al
lene Campbell, E. E. Merrifield, J.
E. George, Fred Sternberg, for Seat
tle: James Galen for Cordova.
MANY WOMEN ENLISTING
IN RUSSIAN BATTALIONS
PETROGRAD. Aug. 3.—As a re
sult of the heroic conduct at the front
of Vera Butchkareff’s woman’s bat
talion, a movement for the creation
of a great army of women is pro
gressing throughout Russia like wild
fie. Thousands of women are beseig
ing the officials for a chance to enlist
and it is possible that an army of a
million women will be raised to op
erate against Germany on the eastern
front.
WAIF ARRIVES WITH
CARGO OF Fl'EL OIL
The launch Waif, of Katalla. ar
rived in port yesterday afternoon
with a cargo of fuel oil for the Gran
by mine. The Waif brings the report
that the shortage of gasoline which
has been prevalent through out this
section was on account of the refin
ery at Katalla being unable to meet
the demand. Recently the Waif made
a trip to Juneau for a load of gasoline
for the Carllyle Packing Company at
Cordova, returning last week.
NEGRO TROOPS IN
GUN FIGHT, JAILED
WACO, Texas., Aug. 3.—Negro
soldiers from the 24th U. S. Infantry
clashed with citizens on the streets
last night and shooting resulted. Six
soldiers have been arrested and four
teen others placed under guard at
camp.
MILLIONAIRE POLO PLAYERS STUDY WARFARE
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Sou of wealth, expert polo players, hare organised a caralry company at the Meadowbrook club, oa Long Island.
ADA, Oklahoma, Aug. 3.—The first violence against
compulsory military service occurred here today in Sem
inole County, when a large mob composed of tenant fann
ers, many of them negroes, dynamited and burned rhc
railroad bridges on the Frisco line, holding up traffic for
twelve hours.
The rioting has spread to Pontoic County, and a huge
rnob is marching on the town of Sasakwa, threatening to
storm the hardware stores to secure more arms to resist
draft.
The mob is impressing recruits as they move along, and
jthe people in its line of march are fleeing for safety.
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MANY SEEK EXEMPTION
NEW YORK, Aug. 3.—Seventy-five per cent of the
| conscripts called up for examination today claimed exemp
tion according to reports from all parts of the country.
MILITIA ROUNDS UP SLACKERS
SEATTLE, Aug. 3.—Details of infantry last night
and this forenoon scoured the city for slackers, and all
who failed to produce registration cards were thrown into
jail. LTp to noon today twenty persons were arrested.
PRESIDENT ISSUES ORDERS
WASHINGTON, I). €., Aug. 3.—President Wilson
today ordered that all slackers who failed to appear for
draft examinations be reported to the department of Jus
tice, aud certified into the National Army by the Adjutant
General of the separate states.
WEALTHY GERMANS ARRESTED
LOWDEN, la., Aug. 3.—Four wealthy Germans were
arrested here today on a charge of treason for expressing
proGerman sympathies.
TROOPS GO TO OKLAHOMA
WASHINGTON, I). C., Aug. 3.—Troops will be sent
at once to the scene of the draft riots in Oklahoma, and
prompt measures taken to suppress the revolt against con
scription.
MESSENGER OK ZAPATA
KAILS; PAYS WITH LIKE
MEXICO CITY, Aug. 3.—News of
the execution of Enrique Bonilla, by
order of Gen. Emiliano Zapata, the
bandit chief operating in the state of
Morelos, for whom he was an unsuc
cessful emissary to the federal gov
ernment, has been received here.
Bonilla, a well known newspaper
man who espoused Zapata's cause at
the time of the Aguas Calietnes con
vention, and who has been with the
bandit since that time, recently pres
ented himself to the government mili
tary commander at Puebla and de
clared he came with instructions to
treat for the surrender of the Za
pata forces. He was given safe con
duct to Mexico City, where he had a
brief interview with General Pablo
Gonzalez, who had been in charge of
the government campaign in Morel
os.
Bonilla asked audience with Presi
dent Carranza, but it was discovered,
that he bore no credentials which
would enable him to act for the reh
el chieftain in the matter of sur
render. He did not see Gen. Carranza
but was told the only terms which
could be granted Zapata were uncon
ditional surrender. He was under
close surveillance for a number of
days and finally returned to Mor
elos and given safe conduct through
the government lines.
Reports which have just arrived
here declare that Zapata, convinced
that Bonilla had not been faithful on
his mission, had ordered his execu
tion. Many chiefs of the Zapata
forces, it is said, interceded for Bon
illa, but without convincing Zapata
that he had not been betrayed. Bon
illa, according to the dispatches, was
stood before a wall near Cuautla and
shot within a few days after his re
turn.
CAPITAL OF Bl'KOWIXA
ENTERED BY ENEMY
Di*|»atch From Holland Today States
That Galician City Has Been Re
taken From Russians—Austrians
March Into City.
THE HAGUE, Aug. 3—Czernowitz,
the capital of Bukowina, just across
the border from Russia and near the
northern part of Rumania, was cap
tured by the Austrians today, who
marched into the town a few hours
behind the retreating Russians. A
vast amount of supplies was taken
by the Austrians.
Austrians Confirm Ro|iorts
VIENNA. Aug. 3.—The Austro
Hungarian troops entered Czernowitz
today.
“LOCKJAW" COXSIMItACY
ltY' TKl’TOXS DISCI.OSKI)
WASHINGTON’, D. C„ Aug. 3.—
Chemical analysis by the govern
ment showed tetanus germs on court
piaster. which it is reported was dis
tributed through certain channels by
German sympathizers.
Attorney General Gregory has Is
sued a warning to the public to use
only courtplaster secured from reli
able sources.
Courtplaster is an article handled
by peddlers who travel from house
to house and it is considered that It
was through this channel the perpe
trators of the outrage expected to se
cure results. j