VOLUME XIV VALDEZ, ALASKA, THl'K SDAY, MARCH 15, 1917 NUMIIER ««
OVER SITUATION
IS NOT YET READY FOK PEACE
lYisis Most Acute Since Beginning of
k War—Separate Peace for Russia
or France Would Mean Collapse of
War—Burden Will Be Staggering.
LONDON, March 15.—Following
yesterday's announcement that Rus
sia and France had reached the sum
mit of their resources, and that a con
tinuation of the war means that En
gland must shoulder the enoirnons
burden of war debts piling up on the
Allies, the people of Great Britain arc
imst down in gloom. England is not
veady for peace yet. Her plans have
lot worked out to the point where she
-can hold enough of Germany's island
possessions to pay her for her stag
gering losses of men and money, and
:C quit or propose peace at this time
means the relinquishment of all she
nas been fighting for. Russia is in
the throes of internecine strife, and
at no time in her history have such
enormous crowds of people paraded
her streets crying for peace and for
;ood.
France is likewise in oad straits
or food. Her debts have piled up
.in;il she will be unable to pay the in
terest, unless she wins the war, and
■ ven if carried to a successful ter
tui .aiion, it is doubtful it she can re
build her destroyed area un-l resume
commercial relations with other coun
tries for years. She lias lost nearly
r.,500,000 men and the burden of
providing lor and furnishing a liveli
hood for the great army of cripples
will be a heavy one.
Looked at from every angle the
problem is the most serious that has
confronted the George administration
.aid parliament is taking steps look
.•ngVo the assumption of the expenses
if (he Entente campaign, and prose
cuting it to a successful conclusion
At a consultation yesterday of Ad
miralty and War office heads, Lloyd
George stated that it would be but
;i matter of a few weeks until Ger
many was compelled to sue for peace
f the Entente federation remained
steadfast, as tremendous gains l.ad
been made the past week along the
.Somme and Mesopotamia fronts.
ALLEJIJIEASURE
FOR SUPPORT PUBIJC SCHOOLS
. Fairbanks Commercial Club and Com
mon Council Telegraphs Resolu
tion in Support of Allen Bill for
Territorial School Fund.
FAIRBANKS. March 15.—The
Commercial Club of this city and the
City Council today adopted resolutions
and are forwarding the same to Ju
neau by telegraph, supporting the
measure introduced by Representative
•Scotty” Allen of Nome, providing
that the territory shall supply seventy
per cent of the fund for schools in
municipalities. The general impres
sion in this division is that without
the liquor licenses, which will be cut
eff the first of next year, the fifty per
cent provision of the school bill in
troduced by Representative Snow of
Ruby will not be sufficient to main
fain the schools in their present state
of efficiency. It is also believed that
fhe Allen Bill will also protect against
extravagant expenditure of moneys
by the schools, as will similar pro
visions in the Snow" bill.
Mrs. Jessie Ellsworth of Seward,
came over on the Admiral Evans to
join Mr. Ellsworth, who is here at
tending court.
Deputy Marshal Charles Emsweiler
came over on the Admiral Evans to
attend the session of the District
Court.
George Kirk returned on the Admi
ral Evans from a visit to Seward.
BEKNSTORKK ARRIVES
AMSTERDAM YESTERDAY
AMSTERDAM, March 15.—Former
German Ambassador to the United
States, Count Von Bernstorff and his
party, arrived here yesterday after
noon and were greeted by a number
of high German officials, including
Captain Boy-ed, the former military
attache at the embassy at Washing
ton.
smsTlgonquin
SUNK BY BOMBS
.AMERICAN CONSUL REPORTS
Says Steamer First hi ret 1 Upon by
Submarine anti Then Sunk by Plac
ing Bombs in the Hold—Crew Be
lieved to Have Been Saved.
LONDON, March 15.—The Ameri
can consul at Plymouth, Jos. G.
Stephens, reports that the American
steamer Algonquin, sunk yesterday by
a German submarine, was first shelled
by the sub and then sunk by means of
bombs placed in the hold. As nr, ref
erence is made in the report to the
crew of the steamer it is believed t hey
were all landed in safety.
HALIBUT Is
TO SEATTLE
TRAFFIC TURNING THAT WAV
Shortage of Refrigerator Cars at
I'rinre Ru|iert Turns Tide of Fisli
Traffic to Seattle—More Than a
Million Pounds Since March I.
SEATTLE, March If,.—Owing to
the shortage of refrigerator cars at
Pi into Rupert for the transportation
of fish from that port eastward, nioie
than one million pounds of Alaska
halibut, which would have been sent
out of Prince Rupert since the first
of March have been turned this way
and have been shipped eastward over
the railroad lines out of here.
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HUFFFKAGK DELAYED
IN SOUTH CAROLINA
COLUMBIA, S. C„ March 15.
T he South Caiolina Equal Suffrage
League regards its cause as gaining
among the legislators of the State,
for though they lost again this year
in their endeavor to have the ques
tion of “votes for both” submitted
to the people, they mustered 1J "Otes
in the Senate, out of a membership
of 45. The resolution lacked six vores
of the two-thirds required to obtain
the referendum, but the leaders in
the campaign are confident that next
January the resolution will be pass
ed.
Most of the senators who opposed
the referendum said they did so be
cause it had not been shown to tneir
satisfaction that enough of the wo
men were interested. This objection,
it is the league's purpose to remove
during the year that will elapse be
fore the convening of the next legis
lative session.
Labor Boycott on Potatoes
STOCKTON, March 15.—Members
of the San Joaquin Central Labor
Council passed a resolution here last
night pledging themselves to abstain
from potatoes, beans and onions un
til prices are lowered.
Munitions Trade
WASHINGTON, D. C., March 15. -
America’s contribution of munitions
| to Europe during 1916 approximated
$2,000,000,000 according to a bulie
j tin of National Geographic Society.
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Archie Hancock, who is superin
tending the development work on the
Iron Mountain mine at Knight Isl
and, was an arrival in town on the
Admiral Evans.
J. F. Mefford, a member of the trial
[jury from Seward, was an arrival on
jthe Admiral Evans.
GERARD ARRIVES
AT WASHINGTON
NKKKS NKW YORK MAYORALTY
If Disclosures Made llegitr-dinK (ier
miin Plots Matter Has liecn Kept
Secret—Confers With Democrats
on Candidacy for Mayor New York
j WASHINGTON, D. C„ March 15.—
President Wilson has so far recovered
from his recent indisposition as ’o
again take up the reins of govern
ment and is handling all official busi
ness. James W. Gerard, the recent
Ambassador to Berlin, arrived in the
city yesterday afternoon and immedi
ately held a long conference with Sec
retary of State Lansing and Counsel
lor Polk of the State Department
Whatever disclosures Gerard may
have made regarding the German
plots, if any, have not been made pub
lic. Gerard also held a conference
last evening with leading Democrats
regarding his candidacy for mayor of
New York, which is being boosted by
Tammany.
DEMIS
BROKEN SENA1E
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HlliliAKD KI.KCTKD PRESIDENT
Senator Gaustad Presents Resolu
tion Hubbard for President, Eddy
for Secretary Baxter for Sergeant
at Arms and Heckey Messenger.
JUNEAU, March 15—The deadlock
in the Senate was broken yesterday
afternoon when Senator Gaustad of
Fairbanks introduced a resolution
that O. I’. Hubbard of Valdez be de
clared president of the Senate. Eddy
secretary, Joseph Baxter of Valdez
Sergeant at Arms, and John S. Heckey
of Valdez, messenger. This resolo
tion was carried, Senator Sundbaclt of
Nome voting against the other three
democrats and breaking the tie. The
Senate then adjourned until 3 o'clock.
Ask Congress for Forts
JUNEAU, March 15.—The House
held a short session today, at which
Representative Allen, of Nome, intro
duced a bill for the establishment
of a school system in the territory
similar to the measure introduced in
the Senate yesterday. A resolution
was also introduced asking Congress
to fortify vulnerable points along tht
Alaska coast.
Debate Changes Rules.
JUNEAU, March 15.—The session
of the House this afternoon was de
voted to debating several contem
plated changes in the rules, and the
cutting down of the number of com
mittees from thirteen to seven. In the
Senate the several committees held a
session and then adjourned until 3
o’clock.
Deputy Marshal Isaac Evans and
Mrs. Evans were arrivals from Sew
ard on the Admiral Evans.
Elmer Smith, representing Cudahy
Packing Company, was an arrival on
the Evans from the westward.
The Evans brought a number oi
witnesses from Seward in the Stocker
murder case.
A large lot of concentrates were
loaded on the Admiral Evans here to
day for shipment to the smelter.
Funeral services over the remains
of the late Mrs. Sarah Howell Shaw
Bouse are being held this afternoon
at the Episcopal church, Rev. George
John Zinn officiating.
FOR SALE—Cheap. 6 weathered
oak dining chairs. tf
E. E. MERRIFIELD
Sergt. Pittman of the local cable
office will be an outgoing passenger
cn the Alaska, having been succeeded
as cashier by Corporal Billings.
IIS THUMP CARDS
—
IN CASK AGAINST MAYOR GILI,
Shows by Witnesses and Records
Great Falling Off of Arrests Follou
Ing Alleged Bribery—Putnam's
Testimony Is Damaging.
SEATTLE, March 15.—The prose
cution in the case of Mayor Hi Gill
and Chief of Police Beckinghaui,
played its strong trump cards yester
day afternoon when it showed by sev
eral witnesses and the records that
there were innumerable arrests before
August 30, the date of the alleged bri
bery, but that the number immedi
ately fell off. Sergeant Putnam, of
the "Dry Squad” upon cross-examin
ation admitted telling Mayor Gill of
the extensive Billingsley operations,
but was not instructed to “get” them.
The grand jury took a recess this
morning until the arrival of the Ad
miral Evans, on which witnesses to
appear before that body are expected.
MAY PREVENT
PROJECTED STRIKE
BROTHERHOODS MODII V PLANS
Rv|Mti'ted This Morning That the Em
ployes Would Modify Their De
mands l'|M>n the Roads and That a
Settlement Might Be Reached.
NEW YORK, March 15.—It was
announced this morning that the rail
road Brotherhoods will present to the
railroads a plan for a settlement of
their difficulties along modified lines,
which, it is believed, may prevent the
projected strike. The Brotherhoods
have made some concessions and the
new plan presents fair grounds upon
which the men and the railroads may
effect a compromise satisfactory to
both sides.
I GIRL WIFE CONVICTS
MAN AS WHITE SLAVER
SAN FRANCISCO, March 15.—It
took a jury in the United States dis
trict court but four minutes to return
a verdict of guilty against Jack Sulli
van, on a charge of white slavery.
Sullivan’s seventeen-year-old wife.
Hazel Sullivan, was the complaining
witness.
She testified that she was married
in Los Angeles when she was sixteen
years old and two months after her
marriage to Sullivan he advised her
to lead an immoral life, claiming that
he could not support her. The couple
later left Los Angeles and went to
Butte, Mont., from there they went
to Portland, thence to this city.
Assistant U. S. Attorney Casper
Ornbaun, who prosecuted the case,
argued to the jury that the case was
an exceptional one because of the
girl's youth.
BIG BASKETBAIiL GAME
MOOSE HALL FRIDAY
Tomorrow, Friday, the Moose bas
ketball team will meet a picked team
to be known as the Pinzons. As this
will be the biggest game of the sea
son for the love of Mike don’t miss
it. Admission to spectators 25c.
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Information Wanted.
Postmaster Todd has received an
inquiry from Mrs. Agnes Howland of
Ontario, Oregon, inquiring aB to the
whereabouts of her brother, James
Brewer, who was formerly a resident
of Valdez. Any person having knowl
edge of the whereabouts of Mr. Brew
er will confer a favor by informing
Mrs. Howland, who has not heard
from her brother for nine years.
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E. K. Irving, who was shot last
winter out on the government rail
road from Seward, by Stocker, was
an arrival on the Admiral Evans from
Seward and will appear as a witness
in the case against Stocker.
ANNOUNCE SAILINGS
FOR RAILROAD TOWN
Advices received at the local steam
ship office this morning state that the
freighter Eureka, sailing from Seat
tle March 21 and the Alameda sailing
on March 23, will go through to An
chorage. These are the first vessels
scheduled for the Cook Inlet city this
spring.
DEPARTMENT TO
BDILD SEATTLE
AT BLANCHARD STREET PIER
Announced That 9100,000 Building
Will Be ('onstructed for Alusku En
gineering Commission, Cable Sys
tern and Other Departments.
SEATTLE. March 15.—It is an
nounced here that the War Denar
ment is planning the construction of
a one hundred thousand dollar ter
minal building on the pier at the foot
r.f Blanchard street, this city, for the
Alaska Engineering Commission, the
Alaska Cable system and other de
partments connected with the War
Department.
SEIZE RAILROADS
IN THE EVENT Oh A STRIKE
A Number of Federal Agents Have Ar
rived at Chicago for the I’unwsc of
Keeping Tails on the Railroud Situ
ation—Service Active.
CHICAGO, March 15.—-It is report
ed that a number of federal agents
have arrived litre and are watching
developments in railroad circles. It
is believed that in the event of a
strike tht government is planning to
take over the railroads and operate
them until a settlement is effected.
NEW ZEALAND WAR
PROBLEM I P TO l\ S.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 15.—\V.
Templeton Horne, an American sub
ject living in Christchurch, New Zea
land, is journeying to Washington
to learn his legal status after having
been drawn for service under the
British colors, and to secure diplo
matic aid to allow himself and
brothers to leave New Zealand for
a permanent residence in this coun
try. -**
Horne reached San Francisco Sun
day on the steamship Moana.
Since Horne's name was drawn for
service almost two years ago he has
been the central figure in a series of
legal battles during which many
questions difficult of solution were
raised.
Horne was born of American par
ents in New Zealand. When he
reached the age of 21 in 1913 he
took an oath of allegiance to the
United States, as required of Ameri
cans living abroad.
FARMERS WARNED
BY FEDERAL BOARD
WASHINGTON, D. C.. March 15.—
Farmers throughout the country are
warned by the Federal Farm Loan
Board to beware of association or
ganizers who may be inspired by a de
sire to create positions for themselves,
nder the Farm Loan Act, farmers are
permitted to join together in an as
jsociation. Information has come to
| the board that some of the organi
sations may give evidence of having
teen formed for private profit and
will be carefully scrutinized before
! being granted a charter.
| j The Admiral Evans took out a
; shipment of about thirty .tons of con
; cent rates from the Ramsay-Ruther
iford mine.
The Valdez Brewery shipped a big
! consignment of beer on the Evans to
| Cordova
MPT. KOHLMEISTER
TELLS JF WRECK
HLKKl'.M IH TOTALLY WKKCKKI)
Went Ashore on South Knd of Kodiak
island and Was S|ieodil,v Itroken to
Pieces—Thrilling Knd of Kemark
able Voyage.
Among the passengers on the Ad
mtral Evans, bound for Seattle, was
Capt. W. O. Kohlmeister of the wreck
ed schooner Harold Blekum. accom
panied by his wife and the members
of the crew of that ill-fated vessei.
Capt. Kohlmeister stated that the
Blekum went on the rocks off the
south end of Kodiak island on March
3, and within eight hours had com
pletely broken to pieces. The men
left the wreck, went to Kodiak for
assistance and had not yet reached
their destination before the vessel was
beyond all help, and the tug Hunter,
which went to her assistance was able
to accomplish nothing.
The tempestuous cruise of the Ble
kum north, and her sensational arri
val at Seward lias been the subjecl
of newspaper stories throughout the
country. After laying up at Seward
for several days,) Capt. Kohlmeister
left that place for Kodiak, and again
experienced extremely rough weather
but navigated his craft safely through
the treacherous waters around Kodiak
Island into the harbor at Kodiak,
where the remainder of her cargo was
unloaded.
Taking on a number of empty gas
oline drums Capt. Kohlmeister again
put out to sea on the return voyage
to Seattie. When off the south end
of the island the wind fell flat, leav
ing the schooner at the mercy of the
fairly heavy seas then running The
vessel drifted in toward shore v.-ith
the current, and both anchors were
let go. but they failed to hold h* r.
finally being lost by the cables chaf
ing. With nothing to stop her pro
gress the Blekum rapidly drifted in
shore and finally struck on the rocks.
The Captain anu crew took to a large
dory and made shore in safety, while
two of the men immediately started
tor the town of Kodiak for assistance,
but the seas rapidly pounded the ves
sel to pieces and before the sailors
returned there was nothing left bu>
driftwood strewn along the beach
The Captain, his wife, and the remain
ing members of the crew, started over
land, and made the exceedingly rough
trip of 20 miles back to Kodiak and
after waiting there for several days
took passage on the Evans for Seattle
The Blekum was 34 years old, and
has been hoodoed ever since she took
the water. She had been wrecked a
number of times, but each time had
been salvaged and repaired. Under
the name of the Ruby Cousins she
j was wrecked in 1901 in Valdez Nar
rows and after being raised and tow
ed to Swanport she laid there for a
year or so and was then patched up
by Ernie Milter and fitted out as a
fishing schooner. Her career since
then has been a varied one. the boat
having met with numerous mishaps.
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EVANS ARRIVES AND
SAILS FOR SEATTLE
The steamer Admiral Evans arriv
ed in port from the westward about
1:30 this afternoon and left about
two hours later for the south. She
stopped in at Fidalgo bay on her way
here to take on a cargo of copper ore
from the mine of the Alaska Mines
Corporation. The following persons
arrived on her: Otto Laine, Mrs.
Minnie Laine, R. H. Chadwick, Dr. J.
H. Romig, Mrs. J. H. Romig, Francia
Hancock. Tom Quids. R. Layovlcli.
Mrs. Helen Schwab. S. M. Schwab.
Charles Emsweller, F. S. Labbe, E. K.
Irving, Peter Baldi, George Kirk, El
mer Smith. J. A. Kissell, Duncan Lit
tle, Mrs. Jessie Ellsworth, Isaac Ev
ans, Mrs. Isaac Evans, Andrew Jon
aski.
Advices received by the wireless op
erator on the Admiral Evans were to
the effect that the steamer Alaska ar
rived at Cordova yesterday afternoon
at 4 o’clock and that she would re
main there unloading freight until
some time tomorrow afternoon.
J. A. Bourke was an outgoing pas
senger on the Evans for Cordova.
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