VOLUME XIV ' ! VALDEZ, ALASKA, FRIDAY, JULY 6, 1»I7 / NUMBER 157
WILL TRANSFER
IKTOU.S.
RUSSIA ASKS UNCLE SAM
TO CONTROL MINERAIjS
Special Mining Commission Recom
mends That All Mines and Mining
Be Taken in Charge by America—
Output Will be Increased.
PETROGRAD, July 6.—A special
mining commission of the Russian
ministry today declared that all Rus
sian mines and mining should be turn
ed overto the United States. It is
expected that American methods will
greatly Increase the output of the Em
pire’s supply of minerals.
WOMAN REPRESENTATIVE
INVESTIGATES OVERTIME
WASHINGTON, D. C.. July 6.—
Representative Jeannette Rankin to
day visited^he President and talked
with him ot overtime being worked
by women in the government printing
and engraving bureaus at the capitol.
RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR
ARRIVES WASHINGTON
WASHINGTON. D. C., July 6.—
Ambassador Bakinetieff formally pre
sented his credentials from the new
Russian government and was received
as the new representative of the Rus
sian republic. Mr. Bakmetieff said
, his country would fight Germany to
the end.. .
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DENY REPORT THAT
U. 8. TROOPS LANDED
Teuton Authorities Cannot Vet Re
lieve That American Soldiers Have
Entered the War—State No Truth
_in Re|*ort of l'. S. Activities.
AMSTERDAM, July tf.—A Berlin
dispatch to this city says that the Ger
man Authorities are convinced that
there is no truth in the report that
large bodies of American troops have
landed on French soil. While the en
tire American expedition has been en
* camped in fairly close proximity to
the German lines since the fifteenth,
the officials and people generally re
fused to believe anything but that the
United States is bluffing.
“HELLO OUT
. MAY STRIKE
BELL SYSTEM LINES
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ARE THREATENED
Unrest Develops Among Employes of
I Telephone Companies on Account
of Jxnv Wages and High Cost of
Living—Walkout Imminent.
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SEATTLE, July 6.—A strike of
operators on the Bell Telephone lines
of the Pacific Coast is threatened un
less the company accedes t^ the^^p
quest of the operators and linemen
that wages be raised to a point where
the operators can live. It is stated
%hat wages have not been raised on
any of the company’s lines with the
%bssible exception, of Bellingham, at
which place a two-bit raise was grant
ed, since the present high scale of
prices went into effect and the oper
atives are finding it hard to live at
the wage paid.
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MADE COMMANDER
FIGHTING FOR THE
CHINESE REPUBLIC
Noted Leader of Chinese Republican*
Been Made Commander in Chief
of Army and Navy of Revolting
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Province*.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 6.—A cable
dispatch received here today from
China states that Dr. Su:i Yot Sen.
one of the leaders of the Chinese Re
publican party for mauy years past,
has been made commander in chief of
the army and navy of the Chinese pro
vinces which are now in rebellion:
against the government and are fight-1
ing for the preservation of the re
public.
DEATH CLAIMS
WILLIAM MOODY
J FORMERLY MEMBER OF
ROOSEV E LT'S < A BIX ET
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i Held Position of Secretary of Navy j
j and Attorney General and Also As-j
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; sociate Justice of tlie L. S. Su
preme Court.
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I HAVERHILL. Mass., July 6.—VVm.
H. Moody, Secretary of the Navy and
I Attorney General in the cabinet of
! President Roosevelt, died at his home
in this city today at the age of 64. 1
j Moody was born at Newbury. Mass.,
1 December 23. 1853. He graduated
! from Phillips Academy, at Andover j
i in 1872. Hfe studied law in the office
of Richard H. Dana, of Boston, and
| was admitted to the bar in 1S78 and |
! commenced the practice of law ati
J Haverhill. He was city solicitor from j
| 1SsS to 1890, District Attorney for
(the Eastern District of Massachu-j
j setts from 1890 to 1895. He was j
I elected to the 54th Congress to fill
!the utiexpired term ending in 1897
■and was re-elected to the 55tii. 56th
and 57 Congresses. He resigned from
the 57th Congress on April 30th.
1902 and was made Secretary of the
Navy on June 1, 1902, in which po
sition he served until July 1, 1904,
when he was appointed Attorney Gen
eral and served until December 16,
1906, when President Roosevelt ap
pointed him Associate Justice of the
Supreme Court. He resigned that po
sition on November 20, 1910 on ac
Icouut of ill health.
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GREEK WAR OFFICE
IS VERY ACTIVE
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ATHENS, July 6.—The Greek War
Office is more active than at any time,
since the Balkan War. Preparations
to enter the war on a large scale are
being made.
BRITISH SHIP
SIMM
Arrives at American Port Today and
Says Gunners Bagged a U-Boat
While Crossing Atlantic
' ATLANTIC PORT, July 6.—A
British vessel whose name is being
withheld by the navy department, ar
rived today and reports that her gun
ners sunk a German submarine which
attacked her.
LOST—Between the Buffet and the
Playgroud or Baseball ground, two
tens and one five dollar bill. Finder
please return to this office and re
ceive reward. 6t
PEKIN'G. July fi.—The slumbering
embers of revolution hurst into flame
lodav when sharp righting took place
at Lang Fang. 35 miles south of Pek
ing between the troops of General
Chang Hsun, supporter of the Man
dynasty. and the forces of the repub
licans, who favor a continuance of the
government of President Li Yaung
Hung. Fifty thousand republicans
converged on Peking and the attempt
to restore the Manchu monarch seems
doomed to be a failure. By midnight,
Tuan Chi Jui, who has been appoint
ed commander in chief of the puni
tive expedition, is expected to arrive
with 720.000 troops, and large forces
are arriving hourly from Teintsin and
Peking. Reinforcements are advanc
ing from the south along the line of
the Hankow railway, one thousand
men being on their way. Chang has
3.000 men in his command, and can
not possibly reach Peking without
further reinforcements.
Commander Chi Jui today address
ed an ultimatum to Gen Chang, de
manding that he desist from his re
volutionary efforts, and promising his
men more favorable treatment if they
will lay down their arms.
OFFENSIVE IS
DECLAREDCRUSHED
STEIN TELLS REICHSTAG
ITALIANS BEEN CHECKED
Declares No Further Offensive May
be Looked For ou Ison/.o Front
Since Severe Clieck Administered
by the Teuton*.
COPENHAGEN. July 6.—General
Von Stein, the Prussian Minister of
War, in an address yesterday before
a committee of the Reichstag, stated
that he considered the Italian offen
sive on the Isonzo front and in Tyrol
as completely shattered. He said that
no further advance by the Italians
might be expected following the sev
ere check administered by the Teuton
forces.
TOLD KAISER TO
GOJO HELL
MEXICAN GENERAL MEETS
THREAT WITH ULTIMATUM
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German Consul Demands Release of
German Subject Imprisoned for Ov
ercharging, and is Met with Ameri
ican Rebuff from General.
EL PASO. July 6.—A prominent
Mexican close to the seat of govern
ment in the Mexican capital, today
predicted that Mexico would enter the
war against Germany within a month,
he stated that when the German Con
at Mexico City demanded the imme
diate release of a German merchant
who had been imprisoned for over
charging he was met with the state
ment from General Francisco Gon
zalez that the consul, the German gov
ernment and the kaiser could all go
to hell: the man would stay in jail.
UNITED STATES REGULARS
AT SCENE OF STRIKE
GLOBE, Arizona. July 6.—The ar
rival of four troops of" cavalry with
machine guns had a quieting effect
upon the Globe and Miami copper
districts, where 7000 copper miners
are on a strike.
ALL DECORATIVE ORDERS
ABOLISHED IN RUSSIA
PETROGRAD, July 6.—The Rus
sian government today abolished all
decorative orders except those for dis
tinguished service in the war.
COPPER MAGNATES
APPEAL TO GOVERNMENT
TO CHASE FROM MINES
Copper Situation in Arizona Endang
ered by Many Strike* Fostered by
Industrial Workers—Mine Owners
Ask Government Aid.
WASHINGTON. D. C.. July 6.—
| The Arizona copper companies, whose
j employes are striking for higher
| wages, today appealed to the govern
! ment to take steps to rid thp mining
| districts of Industrial Workers of the
[World, claiming that their activities
; in fostering strikes endangered the
j copper output.
Troops Sent to Mines
PHOENIX. Ariz.. July t>.—Four
i
hundred federal troops were sent to
this city today to prevent rioting
among the strikers. The situation here
is growing more serious and a repe
tition of the scene attending the strike
in Colorado some years ago is feared
if strike-breakers are imported.
SUBS APPEAR M
SHIPS SIGHT PERISCOPE
IN HAMPTON ROADS
Incoming Vessels Report Geramn U
fooat Lurking in Virgin* Waters—
War I>epartment Orders Investiga
tion.
WASHINGTON, D. C„ July 6.—A
German submarine was sighted in
Hampton Roads, Virginia. Secretary
Daniels reported that officers of the
Atlantic fleet had advised him that
ships from the bay had sighted the
periscope of a U-boat. Secretary Dan
iels wired Admiral Mayo to obtain
full details regarding the reported ap
pearance of the U-boat and send them
to Washington.
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ARGENTINE HANKERS TO
GET INTO EIGHT
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BUENOS AIRES, July 6.—Argen
tine has served an ultimatum on Ger
many and is expected to go into the
war on the side of the allies.
BELGIAN MISSION TO
VISIT MONTANA TOWN
MINNEAPOLIS, July 6—The mem
bers of the Belgian mission left here
today for Butte. From Butte they will
make a tour of the Pacific Coast.
EMPEROR HSUAN
MS OFFICE
ANNOUNCES SUCCESSION
IN MANDATE SUNDAY
Mancha Dynasty Restored and Presi
dent M Is Ordered to Retire Prom
the Presidency of China—Re|>orts
Reach London.
LONDON, July 6.—A dispatch re
ceived here today frGvA Pekin? states
that General Chang Hsun, wi.o has
been appointed Premier by the Em
peror, has ordered President Li to re
tire before the Manchu Emperor
Hsuan Tung, who has been restored
to the throne arrives. It is stated that
Hsuan issued a mandate Sunday an
nouncing nis succession to the throne.
THROB REVOLT
\TTACK IMMINENT BETWEEN
REVOLUTIONISTS AND TROOPS
President Li Vuang Hung Has Been
l)e|*o«.ed and General Chang Under
Guise of Dictator Attempts to Re
store Monarchy.
TEIN TSIN\ July 6.—A military
clash is imminent between the revolu
tionists and the government troops.
The people at Peking are growing
restless under the iron dictatorship
of General •Chang, who under the
guise of dictator is attempting to us
urp the reins of government. The
troops under Tsam Kun. military gov
ernor of the Province of Chi Li are
mobilizing with the intention of pro
ceeding to Pekin. Tsam Hun’s action
follows an ultimatum sent to Gener
al Chang giving hint twenty-four
hours to withdraw his troops from
Pekin. Gen. Chang has taken no no
tice of the command, and a battle is
imminent. Many prominent officials
are being executed.
President Li Submits
TIEX TSIX, July 6—An edict is
sued today by Presfdent Li Yuan?
Hung, says he was forced to submit
to the monarchy. Hsuan Tung, imper
ial secretary stated that “Li memor
ialized us to take over the govern
ment, stating that he was forced by
troops during the first revolution to
become the nation’s head. He be
moans his defects as head of the Re
public, and asks us to punish him.
We recognize his mistakes and also
his merits. We hereby appoint him
a duke of the first class."
Mancliu Dynasty Restored
WASHINGTON. D. C., July 6—
The restoration of the Manchu Dyn
asty has been demanded by the revo
lutionists, headed by Gen. Chand and
other military leaders, according to
State Department advices from Minis
ter Ralnsch today. Civil war in China
is feared if the militarists have the
power behind them that they seem to
have.
CANADIANS WROUGHT UP
OVER CONSCRIPTION
OTTAWA, July 6.—The House of
Commons today adopted the resolu
tions offered by Premier Asquith,
passing them tb the second reading,
providing for compulsory military
service. Exciting sceues marked the
votrf, which stood 118 for conscrip
tion and 55 against. Canadian union
ists are strong against the proposed
measure, the country has given its
all for England and should not be re
quired to make further sacrifices.
Band Meeting Tonight
An important meeting of the Moose
Band will be held in Moose Hall to
night. All members are requested to
be present.
PRISONKUS CONTINUE TO
BK BROUGHT IN HOURLY
Many Villages Taken From the Aus
trians and Prisoners, Guns and Mu
nitions of War are Taken in Vast
Number—Rapid Advance Made.
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PETROGRAD. July 6—The War
Office announced this afternoon that
Russian troops ftave occupied the Ga
lician villages of Presovcel, Zboroff,
Korshiduz and others. The Austrian
and German forces have retreated
westward across the Little Strips riv
er.
Twenty-one guns, several mine
throwers and many prisoners have
been captured by the Russian troops.
GERMANS START STRONG
OFFENSIVE WEST FRONT
PARIS. July 6.—The War Office
today announced that the Germans, in
the strongest offensive since the Ver
dun drive were thrown back on an
11 mile front on Chemindesdate. leav
ing the ground strewn with dead and
wounded.
Notice To The Public
Registration Blanks for persons
subject to registration for military
purposes may be found at the Pros
pector Office. Valdez. Office hours 8
to 12 m. 1 to <5 p. m. The period of
registration extends rrom 7 a. m. on
the second day of July to 9 p. m„
on the second day of September.
Sundays and legal holidays excepted.
JAMES PATTERSON
WM. MEALS
J. A. SILVERMAN
tf Registration Eoard
PATH FINGER SAILS
FOR PORT WELLS
The launch Pathfinder. Capt. By
ron Smith, sailed today for Port Nel
lie Juan, Port Wells and down-sound
points. As an evidence of the value
of the down-sound trade to the city
it might be well to state that Capt.
Smith brought in several hundred
dollars worth of orders for goods
from people along his route, includ
ing phonographs, musical instruments
etc.
LOST—Two ten dollar bills and
one five dollar bill. Finder leave at
Prospector Office. tf
SEATTLE
WILL SEIZE ALL STOCK
OF LIQUORS IX STORES
Secretary of States Has Made Xo Rul
ing in Regard to Druggists But Se
attle Executive Will Destroy Stocks
on Own Initiative.
SEATTLE. July 6.—Mayor Gill to
day threatened to seize all stocks of
liquors kept by drug stores. The Sec
retary of State has not yet made a
decision on the referendum petitions,
but it is expected that the law wilt
be made plain some time within the
next twenty-four hours, and if the
bone-dry law applies to druggists
their stocks will be seized and des
troyed. In spite of the ukase issued
by the police when the bone-dry law
went into effect Saturday night there
is still many drunken persons arrest
ed. and a w'ar will be waged on blind
pigs in the future that will cause all
former efforts to look cheap and in
effective.