VOLUME XIV. VALDEZ, ALASKA, THURSDAY, APRIL 5, 1917 NUMBER 75»
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WILL DISTRIBUTE
WILSON'S SPEECH
MY AEROPLANE IN GERMANY
Mritish Government Is Planning to
Have Thousands of Copies of the
I‘resident’s Message to Congress
Distributed by Aeroplane.
WASHINGTON. D. C.. April 5.—
advices received here today from
London state that the British govern
fOMit is planniug to have thousands of
opies of President Wilson’s message
0 Congress printed in German and to
listribute them throughout Germany
rty aeroplanes, dropping bundles of
he copies in all the principal cities
vithin flying range. It is believed the
irculation of these pamphlets will ef
fect a decided change of sentiment in
ihe German people toward the United
States.
MISSION COMING
FROM ENGLAND
TOyUSCl’SS AliMANCK WITH I'. S.
Westminster Gazette This Morning
Announces That British Govern
ment Will Send Representatives to
Confer With Administration.
LONDON. April 5.—The Westmin
ster Gazette, the official government
irgan, states this morning that an
mportant political mission will soon
eave tor the United States to discuss
vith the Administration the project of
o-operation in the war against Ger
uany.
MARIPOSA SAILED FOR
VALDEZ THIS MORNING
SEATTLE, April 5—The steamship
>;Iariposa of tne Alaska Steamship line
-ailed at 9 o’clock this morning for
Valdez and way ports. Her passen
gers for Valdez are: J. Forster, J. A.
Hazelet, Mrs. J. W. Date and child,
?. Kempfer, George J. Love, Mrs. An
na Esson and three steerage and two
steerage for Latouche.
Alaska Due In Morning.
The steamer Alaska arrived in
Cordova yesterday and will remain
*here until 8 o'clock this evening un
loading cargo and taking on ore. She
expected to arrive here between 2
*nd 3 o’clock in the morning.
[WOULD AMEND
BANKING LAW
COM MITT KK IS NOW AT WORK
l*rovldes for Sliding Scale of Capitali
zation According to l)e|M>sits—
Joint educational Rill Introduced
j
Both House*.
JUNEAU. April 5.—The House
Committee on banks and banking
spent two hours yesterday morning
working on proposed amendments to
the Territorial banking laws. The
amendments relate to the changing of
(he capitalization of banks, the capi
tal being fixed upon a sliding scale ac
cording to the amount of deposits.
A joint educational bill was intro
duced in both houses, providing for
the relief of schools in incorporated
towns and also providing that districts
having a population of 500 within a
radius ot forty square miles, and hav
ing fifty children of school age mav
incorporate a school district, and levy
special personal and property taxes
for tlie maintenance of the same.
BLIZZARD RAGES
WESTERN FRONT
BRITISH CONTI ME TO ADVANCE
Despite Terrific Storm tlie British
Troop* Attack on German Positions
ami Gain Considerable Ground.
LONDON. April 5.—A war office
bulletin issued this morning states
that a terrific blizzard prevailed yes
terday along the Western front, but
despite the fact that they are seri
ously hampered by weather condi
tions the British troops steadily ad
vance. gaining considerable ground
each day.
ADMIRAL JELL1COE
PLEADS FOR ECONOMY
LONDON, April 5.—Admiral Jelli
coe, senior naval lord of the admiral
ty, has issued a plea for the utmost
economy in foodstuffs. He points out
that the German submarine blockade
constitutes a serious menace to the
shipping in of supplies and unless the
strictest economy is practiced the
country must unnecessarily suffer.
Charles Mock departed for Ellamar
the first of the week, where he has
secured employment.
REPORTED AUSTRIA IS ABOUT
TO BREAK WITH UNITED STATES
LONDON, April 5.—A report from The Hague
states that the Austrian ministers of Finance, Justice
and War have resigned their positions, and a grave
scandal in the purchase of army supplies has been
unearthed, in which the cabinet members are alleged
to be implicated. It is also reported that Austria is
planning to break with the United States because of
pressure being brought to bear upon the government
- by Germany.
The administration had hoped to prevent a break
with Austria by declaring war upon Germany alone,
but the war party in the Austrian capital have com
plete control and have decided to cast in their lot with
the Teutons.
COST OF REVOLT
THROUGH ADVA NCK IN SUGAR
I
ImiMirtei-N Figure That the American
People Will Pay $100,000,000 III
Advanced Prices for Sugar Through
| Cuban Revolution.
I NEW YORK. April 5. Leading
importers figure that the recent Cuban
[ revolution has cost the American con
jsumer no less than $100,000,000
! through the increased cost of sugar.
The revolutionists destroyed thous
ands of acres of cane as well as sever
al sugar mills, which will seriously
shorten the sugar production of the
I
I islands.
KANITZ USE IS
JIRY HAS IIHKX SKI.KCTKD
Work of Ricking the Jury Completed
at .Noon Yesterday and (lie Taking
of Testimony for (lie RroKorutioii
Is I'nder Way.
CORDOVA, April 5.—The case of
tlie United States vs. Otto and Caro
line Kanitz. indicted for arson in con
nection witli tile conflagration in Val
dez. on January 2, was commenced i:i
the District court here yesterday
morning. The selection of a jury was
completed at noon, and in the after
noon tlie government commenced the
examination of its witnesses. It is
expected that the case will occupy
about three days.
BRITISH MIT
tew u. a
AKK PUZZLED AND UNCERTAIN
Told of the Enormous Gains of the
British on the Western Front and
In the Hume Breath the Desperate
Need for Men.
LONDON, April 5.—The British are
breathlessly awaiting the action of
the United States with respect to the
declaration of war against Germany.
The people are perplexed and uncer
tain, being told of the enormous sus
cesses of the British forces on the
western fron^ and in the same breath
the desperate need for men on the
fighting line, and that Germany is
now stronger by a million men than
a year ago.
HANDSOME GIRL AT
THE THOMAS HOME
A handsome baby girl arrived at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. William
Thomas last evening which tipped the
scales at 8 *4 pounds. Dr. Merritt,
who was in attendance, reports moth
er and child doing nicely.
Word received from Rudolph
Schmidt recently was to the effect
that they are now in Spokane and will
soon move on a ranch in either the
Hood River couutry or the Yakima
valley district.
I liAl l»S THK PKKHIDKXT'S Hl’KKt’H
IxhiI Xortlicllffe Dedairs President's
i
Me.ssajte to Congress on Kt|ualit>
With Greatest I'tteran^-e of Wash
ington and Lincoln.
LONDON, April 5.—Lord North
cliffe. the noted English publisher,
througli the columns of his several
newspapers, highly commends the
message of President Wilson to Con
gress and places it on an equality
with the greatest utterances of Wash
ington and Lincoln and hails the
United States as an ally of the Ei»
tente Powers.
WHITLOCK AT
SWISS CAPITAL
J- *j
SORICY I OR BELLI\.\ PEOPLE:
l
|
Says Withdrawal of American Assis
tance Ernm the Country Will Ilf- j
suit In the Starvation of Thousands'
of People.
UERNE. April a. --Brand Whit-1
lock, U. S. Ambassador to Belgium, I
and head of the Belgian relief work, j
together with sixty attaches, arrived i
here yesterday, weary and worn with 1
his arduous duties of the past two j
years. The ambassador expresses in
tense sorrow at being compelled to
give up his relief work among the
suffering people of Belgium, and says
that thousands must starve now that
the American assistance is withdrawn. |
AUSTRIA BREAKS
WITHJHE U. S.
AMBASSADOR IS GIVEN PASSPORT
Pentteld Ik Furnished With a Special
Train and Started for the Swiss
Border Today—Practical Declara
tion of War.
VIENNA, April 5.—The Austrian
government this morning severed dip
lomatic relations with the United
States by handing to Ambassador
Pentteld his passports and furnishing
him with a special train to bear him
to the Swiss border. This constitutes
a practical declaration of war against
the United States, and was brought
about by the heavy pressure brought
to bear upon Austria by the German
government.
STEEL CORPORATION
GRANTS INCREASE WAGE8
NEW YORK. April 6.—The United
States Steel Corporation today an
nounced an increase in wages of 10
per cent. The increase afreets all em
ployes of the company engaged In the
actual work of production. The raise
was voluntary on the part of the com
pany.
Mrs. Anna Esson is returning on
the Mariposa from a visit of several
months in the States.
SENATE APPROVES THE
RESOLUTION FOR WAR
—
•tv A VOTE OK 82 TO « THE SENATE PASSES THK RESOLUTION DE
CLARING WAR AGAINST GERMANY—GKONNA, LA KOLLKTTK,
STONE, VARDAMAN, LANE AND NORRIS OPPOSE— FIERY DE
RATE HOLDS SENATE FROM to A. M.. TO NEARLY MIDNIGHT
INTENSE QUIET PREVAILS IN GALLERIES WHKN VOTK IS AN
NOUNCED—WILLIAMS FLAYS LA KOLLKTTK—HOUSE OF REP
RESENTATIVES WILL PASS RILL THIS AFTERNOON.
WASHINGTON, D. C„ April 5.—
A fiery debate on the war resolution,
which started yesterday morning at
10 o’clock, ended at 11 o'clock last
night when, by a vote of 82 ayes to 6
noes. the Senate passed the resolution
declaring war against Germany. Sen
ators Gronna. LaFollette, Stone. Var
danian. Hane and Norris were the dis
senting members. The McCumber res
olution. introduced yesterday, as a
substitute for the war resolution, de
signed to give Germany an opportuni
ty to change her policy, was defeated
without roll call. . __
While the voting was in progress
an unusual silence reigned in the gal
leries. which were tilled to overflow
ing, and when the result of the vote
was announced hardly a murmur of
applause was heard. Cummins. Ken
yon and Kirby were among those who
voted with the ayes. LaFoIlette de
clared the senators supporting the
war measure had not a leg to stand
upon, but were only wallowing in the
mire of special interests and of En
gland. England, he declared, in her
submarine warfare was only equaling
Germany’s submarine campaign.
Senator Williams tlayed LaFollette
without mercy. He declared the ut
terances of the Senator from Wiscon
sin sounded like an address of the
Gorman Chancellor, and denounced
him as pro-German, pro-Goth, and
pro-Vandal, and anti-i’resident. anti
Congress and anti-American, and
demanded of the Senator if he con
sidered nothing but the money aspect
of the case, casting aside all thoughts
of honor, respect and the future sov
ereignty of the nation.
Lodge Urges Vigorous War.
WASHINGTON. D. C., April 5.—
Senator Lodge, in an address in sup
port of the war resolution, urged a
vigorous prosecution of the war. He
declared that a vigorous offensive
campaign was the most humane, as it
would bring the struggle sooner to a
close. He declared the suffering and
sacrifice engendered by the war would
bring about a united nation, fighting
against barbarism and the degreda
tion of civilisation.
Smoot Prays for Peace.
WASHINGTON, D. C„ April 5.—
| Senator Smoot ended a lengthy ad
I dress in behalf of the war resolution
j with a prayer that peace may soon
return to the people of the earth.
House Considering.
WASHINGTON. I). C.. April 5.
The House commenced the consider
tion of the war resolution at If
o’clock this morning. Chairman
Flood, of the House Committee or
Forengn affairs, made the opening
statement in support of the measure
The House is expected to pass thr
metontre today hv a large nlajoritv
Vote Kxiiertrd.
WASHINGTON. I). C.. April 5.
All day yesterday the war resolution
was debated in the Senate and it was
expected that a vote on the measure
would be taken last night. Senator
LaFollette at 4 o’clock yesterday aft
ernoon started a long speech, and
though he promised to support the
war to a finish, there was a discordant
undertone of Pacificism throughout
this address.
Resolution Opposed.
WASHINGTON, D. (’., April
Representatives Cooper and Shackle
ford of the House committee on For
eign Relations, refused to indorse the
Martin resolution, and in the Senate
Stone and Vardanian also objected to
.the measure. Lodge and Hitchcock
made stirring speeches in support of
the highest pitch of patriotism. Sen
ator McCuniber introduced a substi
tute resolution designed to give Ger
many a chance to change her meth
ods of warfare.
To Knfranchise Germans.
WASHINGTON, D. C., April 5.
Senator Townsend of Michigan, yes
terday afternoon introduced a bill in
the senate providing that all Ger
mans who have resided five years in
the United States may be made full
citizens upon application, whether or
not they have taken out their firs*
papers.
It is reported that the government
will erect a new building on the site
of the one burned corner of McKinley
and Wall street.
WOULD BAR GERMAN PAPERS
FROM UNITED STATES MAILS
WASHINGTON, D. G., April 5—Senator Miles
Poindexter yesterday introduced a bill in the Senate
barring newspapers printed in the German language
from the United States mails, and providing heavy
penalties for parties guilty of violating this statute.
Senator Poindexter stated in defense of his bill that
at this crisis in the Nation’s affairs it was necessary
that every citizen be on the lookout, for plots and con
spiraeiesj and that all information sent out should be
in the universal language of this country, that all
may read and understand.
His bill, if passed, will cause the suspension of
over three thousand publications in the Tinted
States and throw-out of employment several thousand
printers.