_ VALDEZ, ALASKA, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1916 NUMBER SB
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GIGANTIC LABOR
STRIKE PLANNEO
Railroad Brotherhoods and United
Mine Workers may Unite to Se
cure Demands for Shorter Day.
NEW YORK, Feb. 8.—Disquiet
ing rumors are in circulation here
«ant a gigatic labor strike which may
result. In tying up every branch of
commerce in America and part of
Canada is being planned.
' It is reported that a movement
been started whereby the United
lline Workers of American are to
with the various Railroad
Brotherhoods to engage in a general
■trike if their demands for higher
wages are denied. The united forces
at the unions would result in more
vhati seven hundred and fifty thous
and men quitting work simultan
eoasty if the strike is called.
TOe "railroad employees are now
voting on tho question of shorter
bears and it is reported that the poll
to date is overwhelmingly in favor
of a strike being called unless their
demands are acceded to by the rail
road companies.
The United hi -3 Workers are
also demanding a universal eight
bour day. and an Increase in the wage
scale in certain districts. Their mem
bora have already voted in favor of
striking to secure the shorter day
and it is believed that both unions
will unite to secure their demands. ,
Seven Persons have been Drowned
and Scores of Towns Engulfed
by the Arkansas River.
LITTLE ROCK, Feb. 8.—The
violence of the floods are increasing
here and more than a score of towns
in the Arkansas river valley have
. been enJilfed by the waters. Hun
) grata hjJre been made homeless and
ling on the government for
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Skilfin bodies have been picked up
atoag tfe«. river bank and it ls feared
that many othpFB have been swept to
their death* by the -swiff current,
ton all boat* Which are hWog -operated
by rescue parties have been unable
to r«aah many isolated places owing
to the tremettduhs current of the
water, •' ,. XT'.. ... ife
Phur hundred persons who were
mprQbqpg.in jan, .a^helterpp; placp
HMfcS|evep bijok* bboVg aad.ber
low duwe-gainedispiies of safety.
They hag beep engaged Jn repairing,
the break IP the levee when they
were cut ,off and forced to;. remain
Cogrtwo Cays without food, ori Shelter,*
Rains continue in the upper
roaches of the; river and the 'floods
an* v increasing* In violence1 and
threaten' the deatructlop or property
which escaped damage during the
grevtopBv periods of .hl^h; water,
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VTRANGB DEATH OF
»« • YOUNG WISCONSIN BOY
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•MARQUETTB.WiS., Ffcb. 8.^-The
g«iath of a young hoy here yeBteeday
Ua attracted the atttmtlen,- of - the
medical fraternity of this 8tate. The!
AIM was-apparently In good health
Util'he. fell Into a deep sleep eight
deya-ago from which he could hot be
uMtened although everything that
t.to science was done to bring
;tn consciousness. > The hoy
■vhorn and-.bad lived his life In
SMe etate and was the child, of heal*
Oijrcnd normal parents.
WDERAL TROOPS WIN
„ BATTLE FROM REBELS
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•PEKING, Feb. 'The Chinese
government troops, it is officially an*
■danced have decisively defeated the
agbel troops near the dty of Suchow*
td ln the province of Hupeh. The ad
vices state that hundreds of the reb
As were captured and will be exe
cuted ass* warning-, to other rebels.
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MILAN, Italy, Feb. 8.—It is re
ported here that the German and
Austrian, governments have notified
the Rumanian government that any
order prohibiting the exportation ot
grain or cattle from that country to
the nations Included in the central
European powers will ,be considered
a hostile act. It is also demanded
that the Rumanian government reach
an immediate decision which would
guarantee the Teutonic nations fav
orable neutrality or that the Ruma
nian army demobilize. The German
government has advised King Ferdi
nand that an. election be held in Ru
mania in order that the people may
express their wishes on neutrality.
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Ready to Strike Rumania.
LONDON, Feb. 8.—Official ad
vices from Bucharest via Petrograd
GERMAN GOVERNMENT ADVISES THAT PEOPLE OP RUMANIA BE
GIVEN OPPORTUNITY OP EXPRESSING SENTIMENT OP NEU
TRALITY — REPORTED THAT DEMAND HAS BEEN MADE THAT
RUMANIAN ARMY BE DEMOBILIZED—TURKS AND BULGARS
ARE. READY TO STRIKE PROM SOUTH AND TEUTONS FROM
THE WEST—AUSTRIAN TROOPS ARE NEARING DURAZZO.
state that a strong Bulgarian and
Turkish force is being concentrated
on the Rumanian frontier with the
object of invading King Ferdinand’s
territory. Austrian troops are also
reported as being massed on Ruma
nia’s eastern border to begin an in
vasion should the Rumanian govern
ment refuse the Teutonic demands
that her army be demobilized.
Austrian Troops Near Durazzo.
LONDON, Feb. 8. — Dispatches
from Rome are to the effect that the
Austrian forces are nearing Durazzo,
the Albanian city which has been for
tified by the Italian troops. Austrian
cavalry were reported to have been
seen within four miles of the outer
forts last night and it is believed
that the attack against the city may
have been started.
dalonlki to be Attacked.
ATHENS. Feb. 8—Aviators who
have been making flights over the
lorthern parts of Greece report that
arge numbers of Teutonic troops
are being massed on the border of
Greece, and it is believed here that
the attack against the Allies’ posi
tions at Saioniki is sOon to begin.
New General Getting Results.
LONDON, Feb. 8.—Advices from
Petrograd say that General Kholob,
the latest addition to the Czar’s gen
eral staff In the north, is producing
marked results against the Austrian
and German armies along the east
ern border from Riga to Galicia. The
dispatches report that the Russians
were successful in a number of re
cent' engagements since the new ger,
e-ai took command.
DEPARTMENT APPLIES AXE
TO POSTOFFICE AT NOME
The citizens of Nome, according
to the latest news from the Seward
peninsular district are up in arms
against the action of the Postoffice
Department in ordering a reduction
of the staff of the office there. The
postmaster was compelled to reduce
the force one man, and this, not
withstanding the fact that the force
during the summer months are oft
en required to work double shifts.
Prominent'Democrats of the district
have made an effort to have the or
der rescinded but there is little hope
of success. The people of Nome are
beginning to feel they are the de
spised of the land, SO |ar as the pos
tal department is concerned.
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Predicts Destructive Floods and Dan
gerous Avalanches on the West
ern Slopes of Cascades.
SEATTLE, Feb. 8.—The weather
bureau'has announced .that a warm
wave is coming atiu predicts that ser
ious floods in the vaileya.and danger
ous ^avalanches of snow on the west
ern elopes of 'the Cascade mountains
Will'follow.
The snow Is repOrted as being' more
than twenty feet deep in the moun
tains and should ralnftet in tremen
dous slides, are bound to occur- Mtn
efsand other! in the ’district are
warned that slide* will occnr thts
Spring where-, they have ' not • been
known in provlous year*,. especially
on the coast aide of the Cascades.
The entire coast section of the
state is covered with three feet of
spew, and a. warm rain, which would
cause it to melt rapidly will mean
itiat vast areas will be submerged by
floods. Residents of the White Riv
er and other valleys .realize their
danger and are preparing to move to
higher ground with their stock at the
first sign of flood. " '
GERMAN BANKERS ARE
UPHOLDING GOVERNMENT
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I BERLIN^. Feb. 8.—It is reported
in offleial circles here -that in a con
ference of the German Bankers as
sociation that a majority of the dir
ectors approved Of'the latest note
tent the American government by
Germany. It is said that the finan
ciers passed resolutions which were
forwarded to the goveraaftedt-pro
testing? against the ratification of any
3[reement concerning the Lusitania
hlch contained the word “illegal.”
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GERMAN WARSHIP
'• IS REPORTED LOST
COPENHAGEN, Feb. 8.—It Is re
ported here that a large German wor
ship which, ventured into the North
Sea was destroyed by striking a
floating mine off .the coast of Den
mark. The fate of-the crew is not
known but it is believed that hun
Jdreds must have perished.
valuable cargo
LEAVES TACOMA
Freight Charges on Single Shipment
of Flour' to France Worth
Tliree Hundred Thousand.
I TACOMA, Feb. 8.—Some idea of
the enormous trade between Tacoma
and European ports may be gained
from the fact that the freight charges
on a cargo of 'flour which was ship
ped from Tacoma during the past
week amounted to three hundred
thousand dollars.' The cargo, which
was destined for France and was
routed via the Magellan Straits, was
valued, at four hundred and twenty
thousand dollars.
Shippers state that the present
freight rates are the highest ever
known, and assert that it is almost
impossible to secure charters on ves
sels even at fancy' figures. Some of
the steamers leaving this port for
points in the war zone, according to
shippers, are earning their value on
a single trip.
The failure of the. Panama' Canal
to be'Opened for traffic on February
16th, as had been announced by Col.
Goethals, has disappointed many
shippers who held their vessels so as
to .reach the canal after the date an
nounced when traffic would be re
sumed- *c
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I kne Killed Wheta Explosion Occur
red In Powder Plant near
City of Taeoma.
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j TACoIjA/' Wbi S.^^n 'expjtosibn
which occurred at the plant of the
Dupont Powder Company -.near here
last night jwpuJted in thi^e person?
Solng Instantly .killed. The building
where.-the explosion occurred .was li4
orally blown to plecee and the canse
pf the- accident will never be known
u every person in the building was
killed. \.'V * »*
: The powder plant of the company
Is closely guarded against the en
trance of strangers and the guards
■vho were, on duty at the time here
tcSstiled that none hut regular em
ployes of the company had applied
for admission' during the night,
j The explosion is being investigated
by government agents al tt taas beea
reported that proper precautions
have not, been taken by the Dupon*
rompapy to safeguard the Uvea of
its. employes.
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Panoramic views of Child’s and
Miles glaciers, Dawson, Vatdea and
Wrangel on sale at tit* Valdes Drug
store- tf
EXPECT ACTIVITY
! ON WEST FRONT
Closing of Belgian Frontier Is Be
lieved to Indicate that Big Mil
itary Coup Is Planned.
AMSTERDAM, Feb. 8.—The Ger
mans have closed all avenues-of com
munication along the Belgian border
and no travelers are permitted to en
ter or leave Belgium until the order
has been modified. It is believed tbat
the action of the German government
precedes large military operations in
the west as the closing of the fron
tier on former occasions has invari
ably been followed by offensive
movements.
Troop Trains Moving Went.
PARIS, Feb. 8.—Aviators who
have made flights over the- German
territory in northern France and
Belgium report that troop trains have
been arriving at points near the coast
for several days and it is believed
that the Germans plan another at
tempt to break through-the deadlock
hear the coast. Advlees from the
British- headquarters state that prep
arations are being made to meet the
expected offensive movement and
that reinforcements have -been - con
centrated at points > wj^rej it ,»is be
lieved the attacks will be made.
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Attempt Made to Destroy the Italian
. Consular Agent’s Home Furn
ishes City Krdtemeat.
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MILWAUKEE, Feb. 8.-^-Thts city
wap!^ thrown Into turmoil last night
when a bomb was exploded In an ef
fort to destroy the home ot the Ital
ian.. consular agent here. The drat
bomb exploded at the door of tt\s res
idence and almost completely wreck
ed the front ot the house. The. sec
ond bomb failed to explode.
The' explosion caused Intense ex
citement and the entire reserve torch
Of the police were called'out as Fell
as fhtf flr# department toMtsperse the
great crowd which bad been attract
ed by the explosion. The outrage is
believed to have been the work of
some irresponsible sympathiser of
the nations with which Italy Is at
war.
Former Congressman Dies
CLARINDA, Iowa, Feb. 8.—For
mer, .Congressman Hanburn, died at
his home here last plght He - had
segyed aeveral terms In the house of
representatives and had been a
powerful political factor,in Iowa for
many years.
KIPLING SAYS GERMANY
DYING IN TRENCHES
LONDON, Feb. 8.—Rudyard Kip
ling, who has just returned from an
extended visit to the trenches in Bel
gium and France, says that Germany
s slowly dying in the trenches. He
believes that the Empire has exhaust
ed her resources in men and money
and that victory for the Allies is only
a matter of time. Kipling asserts
that German prisoners captured by
the British during recent engage
ments were exhausted by their long
duty in the trenches and many of
them stated that they had been short
of food for days. He also claims that
the German soldiers are becoming ill
clothed and are suffering from the
intense cold.
Residents of Salem Shocked by Dis
covery that Woman Had Been
j Murdered and Home Looted.
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SALEM, Ore., Feb. 8.—The resi
dents of this city were shocked when
the discovery 1 was made' yesterday
that Mrs. Sickles; Oged sixty-six
years, had been brutally murdered
ahdher home tabbed, 'the woman
lfoM alone'and it is bSHeved that the
murder'dcculrred Saturday night and
that her' Slayer1 mag'hath escaped
tr<nu the state. ■' _ c“:
The new* of the-murder has Veen
telegraphed and teAephOhod to every
pMUt’ fh the State and'the police bf
the different citicft dhd-town* areap
prehenAing" atl’-hwhO'UMtuet give a
good account arthefr actions* dart eg
thW past fev* 'dagi:'■ dcetea of tramps
have been arrested-and will he held
lading investigation' Or until the
gpmy-party he* beenf discovered/
- the 'aged woman was not believed
td have'either' rthnejr'or valuables
which wouid fiiake her ah object of
robbery, ttft marks on her throat
•hour that She was'choked to death.'
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DEAF AND DUMB v
le, 8INO HYMN AT FUNERAL
, BT. LOUIS, Feb. I.—A strange
funeral service was witnessed here
yesterday afternoon In which more
a hundred deaf mutes took
pprt. The services were being held
ever the-remains of a pupil who had
died while attending the school for
the deaf and dumb near this «tty, and
the dtUd*$i sang I'Ne&fr Mjr Ood t0
Thee*' in the sign language.
NfeW YORKERS FEAR
SUBWAY BE DYNAMITED
NEW YORK. Feb That thef
people* of this dtty are panicky as a
result Of the bomb scare was Indi
cated yesterday when trains in the
■nbwuy Yg$i atopfced through wire
trbttblfc "Yu# hundreds ot passengers
believed that a bdlhb had bean ex
ploded sod nearly wrecked the trains
ip. their- effort to escape. Scores of
persons were injured in the at
tempted stampede from the trains.
President Carranza Has Complained!
that He Is Organizing New
Revolution Against Him.
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 8.—Official*
of the Department of Justice are said
to be investigating the 'report that
Felix Diaz, the former Mexican gen
eral under President Madero, is in
the United States, planning a fresh:
revolution against the Mexican gov
ernment of Mexico:
It is reported- that General Dias,
has become Identified with the Mexi
can clerical^ party and that fond*
have been raised In the United States
to finance a revolution to overthrow
the government of President Carran
za. It is asserted that during the
trial of the late General Huerta on
the charge of conspiring to violate
American neutrality that testimony
was introduced showing that Dlaa
[had been implicated in the conspir
acy.
Complaints were received by tbe
officials of the State Department, from.
Mexico City that General Diaz was
organizing a revolution in the Uni
ted States with the intention of in
vading the northern Mexican States.
General Diaz has denied all knowl
edge of the conspiracy and has offer
ed to give a satisfactory account of
his residence and business in the Uni
ted States.
MINERS GIVEN .
INCREASED PAY
Cambria Steel Company Voluntarily
Raises Wages of Two Thousand
Miners Ten Per Cent. '
; JOHNSTOWN, Pa., Feb. 8.—Two
thousand miners in the employ of the
Cambria Steel Company. have .been
given a voluntary increase in their
wage scale. The new scale, accord
ing to notices wihch were posted at
the mines yesterday, applies from
Monday morning and will mean . that
the .pay envelopes of the miner® will
contain ten per cent mpre money un
til farther notice. . , '
I /The wage scale existing between
the miners’ union and themlnS oper
ators had anpther year to run but’
owing to'tbe increased post of living'
the operators have increased' th®
earnings of the miners tio" forests*
labor troubles.' ’/ [ ' *' *
, it Is aiso anhouhced that the work
ing force will, be increased fn order'
that the production of the company's
mines may bd brought to theif full
est capacity as a serious shortage of
steel is threatened in tbe e&steti*
markets. .” ; ‘ ' ’’ .“*•'
The activities of the1 muhltte®
plants htiis caused the pride bf stme-'
turai stSel tb be advanced Several”
times during the past _year'*nd it1 Is
reported thtt all of the large inanm
factorers of the east bSve received
orders during tbe mpnth' of iinnarr
which Were in excess, of their outputs.
BANK CJIJMtK CONVICTED J
. I OF 8KIiUNa INFORMATION
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NEW YORK, Feb. 8.—Frederick
Sehlelndel, a bank clerk, who was
convicted on thS charge of selling
confidential information concerning
the shipments ofauditions, of which
h(a bank had'bean notified, has been
sentenced tt> serve a term tnthepaw
Itentiary. Schlelndel used his intor-i
mation to keep the Teutonic con
spirators aware of when liners were
carrying wafkiatarial from Nkes—.
York for-Europe
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AUSTRIA WIU* OWN
money from rawr
VIENNA', Feb. 1.—It is reporte#
in offiqial circles , that the Austrian,
government is considering the ad vie-,
ability. of colhing money from iron.
In order to pre#*M the gold and sil
ver being sentytol of the counts*
for foreign poWtasee.