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VALDEZ, ALASKA, FRIDAY, MARCH 1, 1918 Kl’MBER 42
While Great Britain Is Eager for Jap
anese Occupancy Administra
tion Is in Doubt
LONDON, Mar. 1.—Great Britain
favors the Japanese occupation of Si
beria for the better protection of the
far East. War officials are apprehen
sive that German airplanes and sub
marines will operate from Vladivos-j
tok against allied shipping in the Pa
cific.
.
America Undecided
WASHINTON, D. C., Mar. 1.—The
government is finding some trouble in
determining its course toward's Jap
an's occupation of Siberia. The ad
ministration fears the consequences |
of Japanese aggressiveness in the far;
East, and will be slow in making aj
decision granting her power to seize,
Russian territory.
A CORRECTION
The Prospector made a grievous,
error in its advertisements of thej
War Thrift Stamps, the Eagles being;
the first to take space in the paper |
through patriotic motives, The Pinzon
second and S. Blum & Co., third. Thej
Prospector inadvertantly inserted the
advertisements out of their proper
order, causing a wrong impression to^
prevail as to their sequence. This will1
be rectified. The Pinzon appearing to
morrow and S. Blum & Company si
advertisement next week. The mistake,
was the Prospector’s and will be cor-j
, rected cheerfully.
TOO MUCH BEER
LONDON: Two partners in a brew
ery firm were recently fined $1,000
for brewing several hundred barrels
of beer in excess of thsir output al
lowance. At Halstead, Essex, police
court a farmer was summoned for
feeding flour to pigs. His defense was
that it was more in the interests of
the nation that barley should be used
for feeding stock than for making
beer. The case was adjourned for a
fortnight.
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MANY ANCHORAGE MEN
FIRE FOR OFFICE
(Special to the Prospector)
ANCHORAGE. March 1—Complete j
primary filings in Anchorage are: J.
W. Ward, republican, Thomas Price,
democrat; and E. F. German, social-1
ist, for senator.
Jack Sutherland, republican; Ar
thur Thompson, republican, Robert
Small, democrat, W. J. Henry, social
ist, and N. K. Neklason, socialist, for
t representative.
Axel Olson, socialist, for road com
missioner.
HEATLESS MONDAYS
ARE DISCONTINUED
WASHINGTON: Fuel Administra
tor Garfield has suspended the Mon
day closing order but left the way
open to put it again into operation If
it appears that it'would be necessary.
State fuel administrators were given
permission to keep the order In force
in their states, if it appears that it
8hould.be done to relieve fuel short
age, and also were authorized to put
into force any other restrictive meas
ures that special circumstances make
necessary.
1 J -
» The fish prices at Ketchikan, on
February 28th were quoted as fol
. lows: Halibut, twelve and one-half
cents, sable fish, four cents; red rock
• fish, two cents.
NOMINATIONS CLOSED
The time for filing declarations of
candidacy closed last night at mid
night and a large number of candi
dates sent in their names to the Dis
trict Clerk to go on the ballots. A
candidate to get his name on the tick
et now must file nomination papers
wltk the clerk of the judicial division
bearing the signatures of not less than
100 qualified voters not less than 76
days before election, if a candidate
for representative or senator, and the
names of not less than 260 voters 76
. days before the election if a candidate
for the office of delegate.
Deputy Clerk Charles Wilcox Is
still confined to his room, but is ex
* p'ected to recover sufficiently to re
• turn to work within a few days.
AMERICAN MATERIALS HELP IN HOLY LAND CAMPAIGN
Troops with the British forces In the Holy Land digging for a well In mid-desert. It wus not always necessary
for the troops of the British forces to drink from wells and to chance making the next watering place in their ad
vance through the Holy Lnnd over the Sinai desert. The troops who fought at (Jnza drank water from Egypt pumped
through an American pipe line and were supplied over a broad-gauge railroad laid clear across the 150 miles of tlTfe
Sinai desert. Every ounce of material for the pipe line, the railroad ami the other works came from the United States
nr fJreat Britain. The fall of Jerusalem was made possible by Industry, organization and help of material from the
United States. #
SOLDIERS
ARE GASSED
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Recent German Gas Attacks Semi
I
Many to Hospitals—Ammuni
tion Train Shelled
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AMERICAN. ARMY, Mar. 1.—
Eighty American soldiers were taken
to the hospitals yesterday suffering
from the effects of recent gas attacks
by the Germans.
A German shell fell into an Ameri
can anununiton train yesterday, kill
ing two soldiers and wounding four. I
A town behind the American lines1
was shelled one soldier being killed
and five wounded.
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Swift Retribution Administered i
AMERICAN ARMY. March 1
Swift retribution overtook the Ger
man batteries which bombed the Am
erican trenches northwest of Toul
with gas shells yesterday, the Ameri
can artillery directing its fire upon
the guns , and quickly putting them
out of business. Seven American died j
today from the effects of gas.
MOONEY MIST HANG
SAN FRANCISCO, March 1.—The;
supreme court has denied the writ is- i
sued inthe Thomas Mooney case, and
he must hang unless pardoned. He
was cotovlcted of complicity in the
dynamiting cases in the San Francis
co preparedness parade, when a num
ber of persons were killed and wound
ed by an exploding bomb.
DR. ROjWULO S. NAON
51UJ
Or. Romulo &
its RMltloq of am
I Ina to the United
•• • Prstfrt against the oentin
Mod neutrality of hla country.
DRAG-NET SYSTEM
IS USED IN MEXICO
MEXICO CITY: The dragnet sys
tem has been adopted by the police
of the capital to capture a daring
hand of jewel robbers, thus far with
out success, Recently on two succeed
ing days, down town Jewelry stores
were entered by a band of six masked
men in broad daylight. The loot se
cured in the first raid amounted to
50,000 pesos’ in the second to a much
smaller sum. After a vain search for
clews, the police went through a part
of the city known as “Colonia de la
Holsa” and brought a large and var
ied assortment of Mexican "Apaches”
to headquarters, where they were
viewed by robbery victims. None of
the prisoners, however, was identi
fied as a member of the band.
maloneTFILES
FORME
Territorial Mine lns|*ector is Induced
to Enter Race Against Demo
cratic Incumbent
(Special to the Prospector)
JUNEAU, Alaska, March 1.—One
minute before time for closing the
nominations yesterday, William Ma
loney, territorial mine inspector, fil
ed as a candidate for delegate to con
gress on the democratic ticket, as the
result of a frame-up against Charles
A. Sulzer, the present democratic in
cumbent.
Maloney’s candidacy was framed in
the governor’s office at the backing of
active Wickersham supporters and
friends of the governor.
| Some oft he republican leaders de
clare the action of Maolney and Gov
ernor Strong will cause them to work
with the democrats to defeat Wicker
sham and Maloney and return Sulzer.
CONGRESSMAN DEFENDS
ADMINISTER GARFIELD
WASHINGTON, D. C., March 1.—
In speaking in defense of the order of
Fuel Administrator Garfield, closing
all factories for four days recently
and on each Monday following. Con
gressman Henry Rainey, of Illinois,
democrat, said at the time a situation
so serious existed that It threatened
the allied cause. He stated that on
January 15 the American lines of
communication with France were ab
solutely destroyed.
BRYAN REFUSED PERMISSION
Sf^AK IN TORONTO
TORONTO, Canada, Mar. 1.—Ob
jections made by returning soldiers
against his speaking prevented Wm.
J. Bryan from addressing a prohibi
tion meeting here' Iasi night. |Ir.
CAN HAVE PEACE
BY PAYING FOR IT
Germany Dictates Terms to Itumania
—.Must Cede Provinces to
Bulgarin
AMSTERDAM, Mar. 1.—Germany
lias informed Rumania that the only
way she can secure peace now is by
the cession of a portion of Dudrudja
to Bulgaria, and giving Germany and
Austria economic preference in the
future.
I»KMA N l>S EX EMPTIOX
Mt) HE CAN VOIA NTEKR
CHICAGO: John J. Frank has fil
ed a petition in the federal rfourt for
a writ of mandamus to compel the
chairman of the local exemption
hoard of Oak Park, to issue him an
exemption certificate so he can enter
an army aviation training school. Al
though married, he waived exemp
tion and deferred classification on his
questionnaire and was ordered to re
port to the flying school The case is
believed to be the first of its kind.
“THK GOOD BAI) MAX
AT EMPRESS SUNDAY
Douglas Fairbanks and Bessie Love
will appear in the thrilling melodra
ma, “The Good Bad Man,” at the Em
press theatre Sunday. This is one of
the best western pictures shown here
for some time and is full of spirited
action and a novel plot. A real west
ern drama of thrills, gun-play laugh
ter of love. Also a Max Sennet Com
edy, “His Last Laugh.” It is a knock
out. Preceded by a Pathe News. A
corking good program and one that
will appeal to every one.
BROTHERHOOI) ASKED
TO FURNISH EXPERTS
WASHINGTON, D. C.:The war de
partment has asked the Brotherhood
of Locomotive Engineers to furnish
fifty men for tank service and 1,000
engineers for transportation service
In France. Warren S. Stone, grand
chief of the brotherhood, told the
railroad wage commission today he
would furnish the department the
names of men available.
GRAIN STOCK OF BRITAIN
SHOWS BIG INCREASE
LONDON: The total stock of
wheat In Great Britain at the end of
December laBt exceeded those at the
end of December, 1916 by a million
quarters, Andrew Bonar Law, chan
cellor of the exchequer, told the
hoqse of epmmons today. Djiripg the
year 1917 there was built In Great
Britain 1,163,474 tons of shipping
and 170.000 tons were secured abroad
Mr. Law announced.
GERMAN OFFENSIVE STOPPED
BY BOLSHEVIKI FORCE
PETROGRAD, March 1.—The Ger
man offensive in Russia has been stop
ped, due to unexpected resistance
from the revolutionary forces, a Bol
sheviki communique declared today.
TEN AMERICANS CAPTURED
BERLIN March 1—Ten Americans
were captured by Germans near Cha
vlgnon on the French front, army
headquarters announced today.
RAILROAD BILL PASSED
WASHINGTON, I). C„ Mar. 1.—
The hill to govern the federal opera
lion of railroads was passed by the
house today.
RUSS_ LS
Take Six Armored Boats. 33 Motor
Boats, and Six Hospital Ships
in Advance on Mo/.yr
HEREIN. March 1. At Moz.vr to
day. 140 miles southeast of Minsk,
the Germans captured the I’ripet flo
tilla of six armored vessels. 35 motor
boats, and six hospital ships, the war
office announced today.
TOI KXAMKNT DRAWS CROWD
A large crowd was presented at the
billiard tournament at the I’inzon last
night to witness the games between
the champions. Jake Hepfinger was
unable to play and C. S. Wheeler took
his place. In the game which ensued
between Mr. Wheeler and Thos. Sel
by, Wheeler carried off the honors be
ing the first man to take a game from
Selby since the beginning of the
tournament.
Harlan Keesler defeated Burr Sny
der by nine points in a closely con
tested game.
Tonight Hepfinger and Selby will
play and Egan and Golden. Both
games will be interesting for the spec
tators, as Hepfinger and Selby have
lost one game each and won seven.
The averages of the players are as
follows
Name W. G. P. C.
Selby 7 1 875
Hepfinger .7 1 875
Easier 9 2 MS
Sparavalo 5 2 715
Heinke . 7 3 700
Honnifield *’• 3 007
Snyder 4 4 500
Winans . 4 3 571
Kelsey . 3 4 429
Golden .2 3 400
Brenneman .2 3 400
Egan .2 4 333
Keesler .2 6 250
Kirk .3 9 250
Wilcey. 1 4 200
Silverman .1 6 143
Wheeler . 1 8 111
THOMAS NIXON CARVER
Thqfttas Nixon Carvsr, advisor in
agricultural economies to tnq United
fetqtoq gqvemmsnt. Is working ««*
with Senator* Curtis of Kansas and
fhoKRW* Tsxaa § plan
Ulng Units* ftatt* sdfPer* after the
wan A bill carrying the general Men
.Is already ponding In congress- Until
recently Professor Ctfvaf "was prelfr
ear of political "sc snowy at Harvard
university.
American Ambassador Says Situation
Has Taken Turn for the Worse
—No News of Francis
LONDON', Mar. 1.—British and
French embassies have left Petrograd
accordingfo a telegram from the Rus
sian official.news agency in Petrograd
which bears no date.
American Consul Leaves
STOCKHOLM. March. 1.—The Am
erican consul who remained at Petro
grad after the departure of the allied
consuls, has also left, according to a
dispatch received here. The situation
has taken a sudden turn for the
worse.
Ambassador Francis Departs
WASHINGTON, D. C„ March 1.—
It is anounced that official advices
j from Petrograd have been received,
! announcing that Ambassador Francis
I and his staff together with tlie Ameri
can consulate and Red Cross repre
sentatives have left Petrograd for
Vologda by railway. The American
mission left February 27.
No News From Francis
WASHINGTON, I). (’., March 1 -
A dispatch front Stockholm to the
State Department today announces
the departure oft lie American con
sul from Petrograd. but makes no
mention of the departure of Ambas
sador Francis from the capital.
SOITHKKX CAMP
WILL IIK ABANDONKD
WASH INTON: Camp Greene, Char
lotte. N. C.. now occupied by regu
lar troops, is to be abandoned as a
permanent training center. Major
General Dickman yesterday reported
the camp site knee deep in mud in
some places owing to an unusually
hard winter and the clay soil which
underlies the surface prevents rapid
absorption. The medical department
has determined that there is no dan
ger to the health of the soldiers there
until summer comes. By that time the
men will have been moved.
MK.XIC'AN KKBKLS IN
KU1HT WITH KKGl LABS
TAMPICO. Mar. 1 Manuel Pal
aez, heading the rebel army, engag
ed in a battle here today with 5000
federal troops within a few miles of
this city.
The dance to be given by the Gar
rison Amusement Association at the
Post will take place tonight. The Don
aldson leaves here at eight sharp.
Divisional Ticket
DEMOCRATS
For Delegate—
Charles A. Sulzer.
Wm. Maloney.
For Senator—
Thos. C. Price. Anchorage. Alaska.
For Representative—
E. E. Ray, Cordova, Alaska
James H. Patterson, Valdez, Alas
ka.
John Noon, Seward, Alaska.
Robert D. Small, Anchorage, Alas
ka.
For Road Commissioner—
Jas. E. Wilson, Valdez, Alaska.
REPUBLICANS
For Delegate—
James Wickersham.
For Senator—
Jas. W. Ward, Anchorage, Alaska.
For Representative—
Jos. H. Murray, McCarthy. Alaska.
Jos. L. Reed, Valdez, Alaska.
Henry A. Slater, Cordova, Alaska.
J. Lindley Green, Seward, Alaska.
J. Sutherland, Anchorage, Alaska.
Arthur G. Thompson, Anchorage,
Alaska.
For Road Commissioner—
Harvey P. Sullivan, Valdez, Alaska*
Ed. Wood, Valdez, Alaska.
J. L. Galen, Cordova, Alaska.
SOCIALISTS
For Delegate—
Francis Connally.
Senator—
’ & B*. German, Anchorage, Alaska.
Foir R^p^sentfitive—
Henry, Anchorage, Alaska.
Necolas H. Neklason.
For Road Commissioner—
Axel Olson.