VOLUME XIV. VALDEZ, ALASKA, TUESDAY, MARCH 1®, 1018 NUMBER 54
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KAISER PRAISES '
GEM MMS
Believes General von Hlndenburg will
Win Complete Victor)- on tlie
Western Front
AMSTERDAM, March 19.—"I have
strong hopes that General Hintlen
burg will win a complete victory for
the German arms on the western
front,” reads a message sent by Em
peror Wilhelm to Pomeranian pro
vincial officials, as quoted in the Eok
al Anzeiger Zeitung of Berlin today.
Continuing the kaiser says: "The
complete victory in Russia fills me
with gratitude. It permits us to live
again in one of those great moments
in which we can reverently admire
God’s hand in history. What turn
events have taken is by the disposi
tion of God alone.
"The heroic deeds of our troops,
the successes of our great generals
and the wonderful achievements of
those at home have their roots in mor
al forces and in the categorical im
perative which has been inculcated in
our people in a hard school. They will
also carry us through in a decisive
and final battle to victory.
“In the great tasks upon which the
conclusion of peace reconstruction
and the healing of the wounds of the
war will set us, 1 desire my people to
rely upon the historical experience
that unity means strength. May our
people face the new time and its
tasks with a strong sense of the real
ties, with unbending faith in itself
and its mission and with strong pat
riotic and proud joy in the father
land, bound to me and to my house
by old and proved bonds of mutual
trust.
“I do not doubt that a rich and
strong and happy people will arise
out of the terms and sacrifices of this
time."
GERMANS BEATEN
JNJELGIUM
Storm Belgian Trenches with Slight
Success, but are Expelled hater
by Counter Attacks
PARIS, March 19.—Attacks by
German storm troops in the regions
of Nieuport and Dixmude gained foot
ing in the Belgian trenches at some
points, but all were expelled later by
sharp counter attacks, says an official
dispatch from Belgium.
MAJOR MOSS NEW HEAD
OK WASHINGTON FORCES
SEATTLE: Major Harvey J. Moss,
of Seattle, has accepted the appoint
ment as adjutant general of Wash
ington tendered him by Governor
Ernest Lister, is was announced here
today. Moss succeeds Adjutant Gener
al Maurice Thompson, who leaves for
Washington to take a post in the war
department. _ ,
SOLDIERS RECEIVE ORDERS
PROCEElf TO SEWARD
Orders were received at Fort Lis
cum last night from the war depart
ment to send a detachment of men to
Seward to guard the dock and rail
road yards at that place, Seward citi
zens having sent in a petition to the
department stating that two hundred
aliens were in the city and it was
feared they would do damage to gov
ernment property. The detachment of
twenty men will be in command of
Lieutenant Jesse R. Long and will be
composed of. the following non-com
mlssioned officers and men: Sergt.
Caswell, Corporal Anderson, Corporal
Brashear, Corporal Slaven, Privates
Taylor, Howard, C. Huff, Moore, Red
ford, Shorter, Troud, Wade, Willing
ham, Young, Evans, Foster, King,
Menton and Moline.
The men will leave on the steam
ship Admiral Watson tomorrow morn
ing.
It Is stated that a body of men
will be brought up from Fort Sew
ard tot ake the place of the detach
ment leaving for Seward.
SEARCHING THE EFFECTS OF GERMAN PRISONERS FOR INFORMATION
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Photograph shows French troopers examining the effects of a bunch of German prisoners for any military infor
j mntion they may contain.
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i Two liillcil and Thirty-three Injured
in Klorida Town When Airplane
.Shed Goes Down
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MIAMI, Kla., March 19.—'Two men
were killed and 33 injured here to
day when the unfinished hangar at
the Dinnerhej» naval air station col
lapsed, carrying the workmen down
with it.
The building was reach a point of
completion and a large number of
workmen were engaged in its con
struction, when suddenly, without
warning the structure sunk to flit;
ground burying, the employes in a
mass of broken timbers. A rescue
party worked heroically to free the
men, and succeeded in saving all but
two who were crushed by the fall.
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Dance at the Post tonight by the
Garrison Amusement Association.
John Gillis, of the naval radio sta
tion at Mile 14 on the Copper Kiver
railway, has purchased the Walker
Inn at Alganick, and will conduct 9
first class hostelry, says the Cordova
Times.
MANY KILLED BY EXPLOSION
PARIS, March 19.—Explosions to
day in munition factories at La Cour
neuve caused the deaths of sixteen
persons and injured a large number.
WILLIAM AND CHARLIE
WILL BOOST LIBERTY 1AJAN
WASHINGTON: William J. Bryan
and Charlie Chaplin were booked to
day for Liberty loan speaking tours.
The former secretary of state will
speak at the opening of the campaign
April 6 at Little Rock, Ark., and
spend two weeks in the west.
The moving picture star expects to
devote two weeks, beginning April
15, to a tour of the South.
William S. Hart, another movie ac
tor, will spend two weeks speaking in
the west.
SPANISH CABINET
RESIGNS ONCE MORE
MADRID: The Spanish cabinet, re
cently reconstructed by the Marquis
de Alhucemas, who in addition to be
ing premier held the portfolio of for
eign affairs, resigned today.
BILL HART IN TOWN
Bill Hart, the b&d man from the
Cumberlands is in town. His relatives
were shot down in a Kentucky feud
and he prayed for God to forgive the
murderers. But when his young sister
was' betrayed by one of the feudists
he became an apostle of vengeance
and went after revenge in his own
way. He will be at the Empress to
night.
I>A.\CE AT THE POST
ENDED AESPDKS fJ. \ A.
The members of the Garrison
: Amusement Association will give a
i farewell dance at the Post tonight i::
1 honor of the soldiers who will sail for
1 Seward on the steamship Admiral
! Watson. The steamship Donaldson
will leave the City Dock, weather per
mitting at 8:15 returning with guests
i at midnight. The dances given by the
I boys at the post are enjoyable affairs
and are generously patronized by our
citizens. Everything will be free, and
all are invited to attend.
IN NG SLAVS
INST MENS
Bolsheviki Woman Leader Tells Peas
ants They Will Isise Their Lands
I'nder Peace Treaty
PETKOGUAI), March 19.— Mari t
Spiridonova, a Ilolsheviki leader
made an appeal to the peasants today
to resist the advance of the German
invaders. She told them that if the
peace treaty was ratified under Ger
man terms that they would lose their
lands and their freedom.
Hays Hyprocrisy has Become Second
Nature and Refers to Seizure of
Ships of Neutral Country
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COPENHAGEN, March 19.—Chan
cellor von Hertling at the first read
ing of the peace treaty with Russia be
fore the reichstag today said that he
did not wish to discuss the opinions
of Germany's enemies regarding the
treaty. He stated that hyprocrisy has
become a second nature to the ene
my, whose untruthfulness is aggra
vated by the brutality with which at
this very moment they are laying a
heavy hand on a neutral country. His
reference was to the recent seizure
of Hollands shipping by the United
States and Great Britain, who desire
to use it for war purposes.
INTEREST FOR ALLIED
LOANS IS BOOSTED
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WASHINGTON: The interest rates
on loans to allies has been raised
from 4 1-2 to 5 per cent as a result of
the recent increase in the rates on
certificates of indebtedness from 4 to
4 1-2 per cent
We must save, serve and sacrifice.
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MO AIRMEN
| Kill Fifty and l)<> (ireal Damage at
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I < 'oldent/,—(»reat Kxeitement is
! Caused liy Itaid
; LONDON, March 19.—Fifty per
ilous were killed and a great amount
! of damage done by allied airmen on
March 12 when they dropped several
tons of bombs on Coblentz, Germany,
a manufacturing town on the Rhine
river. The raid caused great excite
ment among the citizens of the town,
according to statements of a neutral
traveller who arrived Monday at The
Hague.
rOKTLWD HATH SKITS
MAY lit: ItKIFI KK
PORTLAND: Dan Kellaher. city
commissioner and purchaser for sup
plies for the city, decided today that
he would try on living models the
bathing suits which are to be pur
chased by the city this summer.
Some club women whose presence
will be requested and newspaper men
on the city hall run will be the view
ers, with Kellaher as the Anal judge
of the degree of modesty for Port
land's 1918 season.
The need of wool by the federal
government and the cry for conserva
tion in all materials and fabrics has
led some members of the council to
believe that cuting down of bathing
suits would be a patriotic service.
“Proper bathing suits to be worn
by the girls during the summer is a
delicate subject, but one that must be
worked out,” said Commissioner A.
Barbur.
"I’ll be glad to arrange the re
view," said Kellaher, commissioner of
finance. “I remember attending a re
view at Columbia beach, and splendid
results were obtained.”
IJTTLE PliANET'HAS MOON
BERNE: An astronomical discov
ery of extraordinary Interest is re
ported from the observatory at the
Heidelberg university relative to
studies made of a little planet recent
ly discovered. The planet’s orbit is be
tween those of Mars and JuplteY, but
an unusual feature connected with it
is the fact that it has a tiny moon re
volving around it. This is the only as
teroid which is accompanied by a sa
tellite.
KETCHIKAN PRICES
KETCHIKAN, March 19.—Halibut
thirteen one-quarter cents; sable fish,
four cents, red rock, two cents.
D. T. Phillips, who has been con
nected with Blum-O’Nelll Company »t
Cordova, has purchased the North
west Soda Works and will take pos
session immediately. Mr. Cannon, the
former owner, will leave for the
States.
Prisoners of War Form Division of
Forty Thousand Men in Rus
sian Province
LONDON, March 19.—Authentic
information has been received from
Tokio stating that a German army of
10,000 prisoners of war is being
formed In Siberia. These prisoners
are men captured by Russia and re
leased under the terms of the peace
treaty.
Penetrate Fneni) l.ines for Distance
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of Three Hundred Yards—Mali)
Positions Kvaciialed
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I lit. French and American forces
| again raided the Herman trenches in
!the Douonvillers sector today, pene
trating tlie enemy lines a distance of
[three hundred yards. At two points
[they found the positions evacuated by
[the enemy, and the trenches badly
damaged by American shell tire.
GERMM CRIMES
Itefuse to Acknowledge Herman Peace
Witli Itussia and Duinania ami
\Yill Fight to Finish
LONDON. March If*.—The supreme
war council of the entente powers is
sued a statement today condemning
Germany's political crimes against
the Russian and Rumanian peoples,
and refusing to acknowledge Ger
many's peace treaties with the two
nations. The council declared that the
allies are lighting and will continue
to light in order to finish once for
all with GertnanjOs policy of plunder,
and establish in its place a peaceful
reign of organized Justice.
PAHS Mr
INDIAN WARFARE
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Dodge, from Tree to Tree in Order to
Seize German Prisoners—French
Towns Bombarded
AMERICAN ARMY, France, March
19.—American artillery on the Toul
front bombarded several towns with
in the enemy lines today. A large
number of gas shells were used, some
of which struck in the town of Essey,
others in the Mont Sec sector, doing
great damage.
An American patrol on scout duty
this morning between Jury wood and
Rennieres wood encountered an ene
my patrol and for an hour and a half
the Americans adopted Indian tactics
in their fight with the Germans
stealing from one tree to another in
an endeavor to take them captive.
Despite numerous engagements with
pistols and rifles the Germans escaped
by Jumping from tree to tree.
SOME WHISKY LEFT ’
“Government estimates show only
167.000,000 gallons of whisky left In
warehouses. Normal per capita con
supmtlon of the United States is one
gallon a year, Indicating a year and
a half’s supply on hand. After Its con
sumption. federal revenues will be re
duced by $330,000,000 a year based
on the 'present In of $3.30 a gallon.
WILL ADOPT
Germany Threatens to Proceed with
1'. S. l*ro|»erty in Umpire Same
Way as United Stales
LONDON', March 19.—Spanish and
Swiss ambassadors at Berlin have
been directed to notify the American
government that Germany will pro
ceed with measures against American
property in Germany in the same pro
portion that action is taken against
German property itt the i'nited States.
Tile protest is called forth by the seiz
ure and sale of alien enemy property
in America.
SOCIALISTS GIVEN PRISON
SENTENCES IN SEATTLE
SEATTLE. March 19 — Mulct Well*
and Sam Sadler were each sentenced
to two years imprisonment at Mc
Neil's Island for alleged interference
with the draft.
KITES EFFECTIVE TODAY
SEATTLE. March 19.— The ad
vanced rates on Alaska lines became
effective today. The increase include*
both passengers and freight and
makes the third increase-within the
past two years.
BALL TONIGHT
The Garrison Amusement Associa
tion asks you to atterd the farewell
dance at the Post tonight. Everything
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five.
F. S. MAY TAKE OVER
TELEPHONE LINES
WASHINGTON: A bill to authorize
the government during the war to
take over control of all telegraph or
telephone communication, cables and
wireless stations was introduced by
Senator Shepard, of Texas, and re
ferred to the military committee.
REQUESTS CONSIDERED
WASHINGTON: Secretary Daniel*
today is considering requests of 11
iiuor dealers, in the five-mile dry zone
established around naval training
posts, that they he given additidonal
time in which to move out.
(’ode Corresjtondence With Foreign
Officers Fneurthed in New York
und Plotters Arrested
NEW YORK. March 19.—Baron
Henri de Bevllle, Mrs. Elizabeth
Charlotte Nix, Count Forest de Clair-*
mont, and Madame des Pina Dav Ido
vitch Storch were caught in a code
correspondence plot with foreign of
ficials and were arrested here today.
They were ordered deported by the
federal offidials. Mrs. Nix confessed
to the officers that she has accepted
$3000 from Count Bernstorff to act
as informant for the German govern
ment.
ALAMEDA SAILS
The steamship Alameda arrived in
port last night about 12 o’clock and
sailed south at 3 for Seattle. The fol
lowing passengers sailed south on her.
Captain Newlove and Mrs. Newlove,
Miss Gwendolyn Newlove, Miss Mar
garet Newlove, Bert Sampo, Jack
Surryhne, for Seattle; Fred Llljgren.
H. F. Suessdorf, Otto Haerlng, for
Juneau; Julius Ronnlng, Emel Latna,
Frank Kernan for Cordova.
GOVERNMENT CAN TAKE
OVER NEEDED PROPERTY
WASHINGTON: The senate today
passed Senator Underwood’s bill ta
authorise the government to buy at
condemnation prices any site needed
for military purposes._
When meat packers and hotel" men
boast of tons of meat saved on meat
less Tuesday It !e time for every pri
vate cltlsen to tally bis pounds.