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7 VALDEZ, ALASKA, MONDAY, JANUARY 22, 1917 NUMBER 19
VOLUME XIV. _
TWO RAIDERS
ARE REPORTED
Nt'MHKK OK VKS8FLS SUPPLYING
Suspicious Actions on tlie Part of
Steamers Off Cape Hatteras Are
Ke|>orte<l by Masters of Vessels
Arriving in .New York.
NEW YORK, Jan. 22.—The En
tente vessels here have received a
warning from the British government
that the German steamer St. Theo
dore is the converted raider preying
on Entente commerce in the Pacific
and that there is another German
i aider name unknown, preying on the
Entente commerce in the Atlantic.
Berlin reports that there are 102
neutrals among the prisoners taken
by the raiders and brought to a Ger
man port by the prize crew on the
Yarrowdale but does not mention any
Americans among the number. It is
generally believed here that there are
a number of vessels carrying sup
plies to the German raiders from ties
v/nited States to South American
ports. Masters of vessels arriving
here recently report peculiar actions
on the part of vessels off Cape Hat
teras in December, leading them to
the conclusion that the vessels were
engaged in illegal traffic. The steam
er Faro, formerly a German steamer,
but now belonging to Portugal, cir
cled the steamer Sucrossa several
times in the vicinity of Hatteras and
then disappeared.
LEM PROBE
TRANSFERRED
)iO M W YORK CUSTOMS HOI SK
Whipple Has Been Confirmed by tlte
Rules Committee as Special Coun
sel.. Hearings Will Commence On
.Next Thursday.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jail. 22.—
Attorney Whipple of Boston, has been
confirmed by the House Rules Com
mittee as special counsel to conduct
the leak probe. The hearings will be
transferred from this city to New
York Customs House. The hearings
will be transferred from this city
to New York, where the probe will
be continued in the New York Cus
toms House. The hearings will be
commenced next Thursday.
COMPLETE RETURNS OK
BRISTOL BAY PRECINCTS
The complete returns from the
Bristol Bay precincts including Kog
giung, Choggiung, Naknek, and
Nushagak, were received late Satur
day evening on the Alameda, having
been brought from the westward lo
Seward on the Dora. The returns are
as follows:
Kogglung—No election held.
Choggiung—Sulzer 3, Wickershaaa
26, Grigsby 4, Schofield 23, Frame
23, German 1, Ronan 3, Cannon 3,
Day 26, W. P. Henry 23. Holland 2,
McCallum 3, Murray 24, Noon 23,
, Price 3, Dieringer 24, Wilson 3, Dry
4, Wet 24.
Nushagak—Sulzer, 3, WickershaLi
10, Grigsby 4, Schofield 8, Dooley 3,
Frame 2, Ronan 7, Cannon 6, Day C,
W. P. Henry 4, Holland 8, Hunter 4,
McCallum 6, Murray 7, Noon 4, Price
6, Dieringer 6, Wilson 6, Dry 1, Wet
1C.
Naknek—Sulzer 9, Grigsby 9, Ro
van 8, Cannon 7, Holland 7, McCal
lum 7, Price 9, Wilson 8, Dry 3. Wet
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Thaw’s Family Have Enough
\ PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 22.—Harry
Thaw’s family announced today that
they would not permit him to stage
another long legal fight, intimating
that they want him put under re
straint.
Prominent Woman Dies.
WASHINGTON, D. C.. Jan. 22.—
The widow of General Powell Clay-j
ton died yesterday in London. J
JEALOUSY CAUSE OK
MURDER AND SUICIDE
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BURLINGTON. Kan.. Jan. 22.
| Clarence Wood, surveyor of Coffee
county, was found dead today with
I the body of Miss Josephine Holn es
i lying across him. Both bodies were
| perforated by a single bullet hole
and a gun was lying near the pool
jof blood which surrounded the dead
I couple.
Miss Holmes was maid at the home
of Wood and upon hearing of hi. pro
posed marriage to an Atchison ,?.rl
stated that the ceremony would never
!be consummated. From the position
of the bodies it is believed that as
Wood embraced her she fired the fatal
shot.
MOHIIJ7JNG KIM, STRENGTH
Swiss .Minister to the United States
Issues Orders to Consuls in C. S.
to Recall All Resenists to the
Colors.
WASHINGTON, D. C„ Jan. 22.
The Swiss minister to the United
States, Dr. Paul Ritter, has issued
orders to all Swiss Consuls in the
United States to recall all Swiss re
servists to the colors, their services I
l.ow being required in Switzerland.
Arrangements have been made to pro
vide transportation to all reserv
ists who present themSelves under
the call. Switzerland is mobilizing
her entire armed strength, fearing
an attempted invasion of the coun
try by the Germans in their attempt
to drive the French out of Alsace, i
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TEN KILLED
IHXPLOSION
IN OKKMAN MUNITION PLANT
Factory at Spandau, Prussia, Totally ]
Destroyed by Kxplosion and Twen-j
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ty of the Workmen are Seriously
Injured.
LONDON, Jan. 22.—A telegram re
ceived here from Amsterdam states
that an explosion occurred Saturday
in a munitions plant at Spandau,
Prussia. The factory was totally de
stroyed and ten of the workers were
killed and twenty injured.
GATEWAY COMPANY
DEAL ANNOUNCED
Announcement was made today
that H. V. Hoben and Frank L. Bal
laine have purchased the interest of
Bernard M. Stone in the Gateway
Publishing company. Hoben has
been elected president of the corpo
ration and states that it will continue
to publish the Seward Daily Gate
way at the present location.
Frank L. Ballaine has been inter
ested in the company since its incep
tion over 12 years ago and it was due
largely to his efforts that Seward had
a daily paper after the railway sus
pended and before the government
project was launched. Stone has con
ducted the paper since May, 1914.—
Seward Post.
CRUISERS SEARCHING
FOR GERMAN RAIDER
BUENOR AIRES, Jan. 22.—It is
reported that no less than fifteen
French and British warships are
scouring the waters of the South At
lantic in search of the German com
merce raider which played such hav
oc recently with the British and 1
French merchant vessels in these wa- i
ter s.
Bank Closed by Examiner.
SEATTLE, Jan. 22.—The Broad
way State bank of this city was clos
ed by the state examiner last week.
The institution was capitalized at
S25.000 and was considered in an un- i
safe condition.
RUMANIA IS PRINCIPAL
THEATRE OF THE WAR
TEUTONS STORM ANI) C APTURE NANESTI SECTOR, AND RETIRE
THE RUSSIANS TOWARD THE SERETH — RUSSIANS IN EAST
ERN CARPATHIANS SUCCESSFUL—SNOW IMPEDES ARTILLERY
—GERMAN SUBMARINE SINKS BRITISH BATTLESHIP—TEU
TONS BOMBARD OCNA—RUSSIANS FAIL IN ATTACK NORTH Sl -
CHITZA—BRITISH ADVANCE IN VICINITY OF CERES, IN MACE
DONIA, RFITI/SED.
PETROGRAD. Jan. 22.—The Teu
tons have made a heavy att°ck on
the Russian lines in the Nanesto sec
tor, retiring the Russians toward the
Sereth river. The Teutons also at
tempted an offensive at Bairas, but
were unsuccessful.
Capture Nanesti
BERLIN, Jan. 22.—The Teutons
have stormed and captured the city
of Nanesti, in Rumania, forcing the
Russians to abandon their positions
and fall hack. Minor Russian at
tacks in the eastern Carpathians
were successful. The heavy snow
fall has seriously impeded the move
ment of artillery.
Sub Sinks Battleship
BERLIN, Jan. 22.—The German
Admiralty announced this morning
that a German submarine torpedoed
and sunk the British battlesh-'p Corn
wallis on December 9. The Co.nwal
lis was a vessel of 11,000 tons dis
placement. She was completed in
1904, and cost of $5,000,000. She
was armed with four 12-ineli guns,
'welve 6-inch, ten 12-poundcr? and
four 3-pounders. She was fitted w Un
four torpedo tubes, had a speed of
18 knots and carried a crew of 750
men.
Ocna Bombarded
PETROGRAD, Jan. 22.—The Teu
tons are heavily bombarding Ocna,
and a number of patrol engagements
have occurred, forming the princi
pal activity on the Rumarian front
The Rumanian and Russian troops
have succeeded in capturing two Teu
ton positions in the Baranovichy
district.
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Germans Attack
PETROGRAD, Jan. 22.- In the
Lemberg sector the Teutons have ini
tiated an attack on the Russion posi
tions east of the city, but ha\c been
repulsed with heavy losses.
Fighting Abates
BERLIN, Jan. 22.—Fighting on
the Russian front has abated, the ac
tivities there having dwindled to
minor engagements.
REPORT RAIDER
BEEN SIGHTED
OKI’ THE COAST OK BRAZIL
Steamship With Kour Stacks anil
Running at High Speed Is Believ
ed To Be German Destroyer—Has
Collapsible Stacks.
BUENOS AIRES. Jan. 22..It is
reported here that a strange steam
ship with four stacks, painted black,
has been sighted off Cura, Brazil,
running at high speed. She is be
lieved to be the German commerce
raider, which has been playing havoc
with the British and French shipping
off the Brazilian coast. It is report
ed that the raider carries two collap
sible stacks to help disguise her.
SUBMARINES WITH
6ERMANJIAIDERS
ARK OF ENTIRELY NEW TYPE
Pernambuco Reports German Com
merce Raiders Are Accompanied by
Three Small and Speedy Undersea
Fighters.
RIO DE JANEIRO, Jan. 22.—Ad
vices received here from Pernambu
co state that the German commerce
raiders are accompanied by subma
rines of an entirely new type, oeing
small and speedy. Three of these un
lersea craft are said to be with the
Jerman commerce raiders.
Aviator Lost on Desert.
CALEXICO, Jan. 22.—An Ameri
:an army aviator Is missing and the
tearch which was being made for him
icross the desert was stopped today
jy a fog.
Coal Famine Threatened.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 22.—A se
-ious coal famine is threatened along
he coast owing to the shortage of |
ships and cars to transport fuel from
he mines.
MANY KILLED III
MUNITjONS PLANT
THIRTY Itt IRIKS ARk Rkt'OYkKkD
K\plosion Occurs 111 Kritisli Muni
tions Factory in the Vicinity of
London With a Heavy Loss of
Life—Many Injured.
LONDON, Jan. 22.—A terrific ex
plosion from unknown causes, occur
red yesterday in a government muni
tions plant near here, almost com
pletely destroying the plant and caus
ing the death of a number of the op
eratives. The total number kil'ed is
not known, but thirty bodies have
been recovered from the ruins. Fully
cne hundred persons were more or
less seriously injured.
FAVORS WIDEST
SUBMARINE WAR
MUST USE EVERY RESOURCE
Count Westarp, Leader of German
(Conservatives, In Speaking at
Madgeburg, Favored Widest Use of
the Submarine.
BERLIN, Jan. 22.—Count West
ary, leader of the German conserva
tives, in an address delivered yester
day at Madeburg, favored the widest
use of the submarine in the war. He
declared that if Germany Is to emerge
victorious from the struggle she must
use every resource at her command.
Harry Scholl Arrested.
SEATTLE, Jan. 22.—Harry B.
Scholl, a featherweight boxer well
known in coast towns, surrendered to
the police today, who had been hunt
ing him on a charge of arson.
No Work; Kicks Off.
SEATTLE. Jan. 22.—George Mu
&hell, formerly a sailor, took the car
bolic acid route to his happy home
yesterday because he could not find
work.
PURCHASE OF WEST INDIES
CONSUMMATED BY U. S.
WASHINGTON, D. C„ Jan. 22.—
The Danish West Indies were trans
ferred to the ownership of the United
States today. Secretary Lansing and
Minister Brien exchanging notes of
ratification. There is a movement on
foot to rename the island? a? they
are no longer the Danish Want In
dies, and several suggestions have
been made.
The purpose of this pjrchase at a
cots of $25,000,000 is stated to be lo
enable the United States to better
protect the Panama canal, although
the islands are much farther from
the canal than the States of Florida
cr Texas.
FREIGHTER FIGHTS
WITH JIMMIE
THREE HUNDRED 8HOT8 FIRED
The British Freighter IJndenliall Ar
rives In New York and Reports
Hattie With Undersea Freighter—
Hit Twenty-Six Times.
NEW YORK, Jan. 22.—The Brit
ish freighter Lindenhall, from Na
ples arrived in port today and the
; captain reports having had an excit
jing battle with a German submarine
in the Mediterranean sea a few days
ago. The Lindenhall carried a gun
for protection and engaged the sub
marine in battle when the undersea
fighter attacked her. The fight, lasted
for an hour and forty minutes, dur
ing which time fully 200 shots were
exchanged between the two vessels.
The freighter was hit 2G times, but
none of the shots took effect below
the water line. She finally drove the
submarine off and continued o.i her
journey here.
BOARD IS NOW
AT lOKJONTAU
CANVASSING TEKKITOItlAL VOTE
Completed Work on First and Second
Division lieturns and Now at Work
on Third Division—Sulzer Leading
by Seventeen Votes.
(Special to The Prospector.)
JUNEAU, Jan. 22.—The territorial
canvassing board, consisting of Gov
ernor Strong, Surveyor General Dav
idson and Collector of Customs Pugh,
is now in session and has completed
the canvass of the First and Second
Divisions. The returns from the first
division, as given out by the board
are Sulzer 2,395, and Wickersham
1,906. Sulzer has gained twelve
votes and lost 8, making a net gain
of 4, while Wickersham gained 14. a
net gain in the division of 10 votes.
Sulzer’s official plurality in the divi
sion is 489.
In the Second Division without
Fortuna Ledge, Ulaklett and Willow
Creek, from which no returns have
been received, and Utica not counted
because of irregularities, Sulzer’s of
ficial count is 594 and Wickersham’s
788, making Wickersham’s plurality
194. The returns from Deering,
where improvised ballots were used,
but no certificate sent in accordance
with the law, alleging no official bal
lots were sent there, is included in
these figures. Deering voted 10 for
Wickersham and 6 for Sulzer. Utica
has only been passed over and may
be counted upon further informati m
from Nome. Tne Board is now work
ing on the Third Division and it will
be late this afternoon before a further
report will be possible.
Accepting the First and Second Di
vision returns as they now staud and
unofficial returns from the other di
visions, Sulzer has a lead of 17 in
the Territory.
Frozen on Way to School
WINNIPEG, Jan. 22.—Four chil
dren were frozen on their way to
school near Cadillac, Saskatchewan,
early today.
PRESIDENT WILL
ADDRESS SENATE
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Vice-President Reads Wilson's Re
quest to Hpeak to Body—Stom
Says Means Peace—Markets In a
Panic and Prices Drop.
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j WASHINGTON, 0. <\, Jan. 22.—
A sensation was created here this
morning when Vice-President Mar
shal read to the Senate a request from
President Wilson asking permission
to address that body on the country’s
foreign relations. Senator Stone says
request means peace. President V.il>
son will address the Senate at 1
o’clock this afternoon.
Market Takes Big Slump.
NEW YORK. Jan. 22.—On receipt
of the news here that President Wil
son would address the Senate this aft
ernoon presumably on the plan- for
promoting peace in Europe the stock
market went all to pieces. The price
of "War Babies” dropped with a dull
thud and the Exchange was a scene
of pandemonium as the longs rushed
to unload.
Wheat Takes a Drop.
CHICAGO. Jam 22.—The news of
!>e President's address to ta- Sen
ate on European peace set for this
afternoon caused a heavy Irop i..
wheat on the Board of Trade this
morning and all other grains follow
ed the downward trend of prices. The
Board was a scene of the wildest ex
citement, as the longs sought to un
load their holdings.
\ ESS ELS CONFINED TO POUTS
Steamers Belonging to Entente I'ow
ers Are Awaiting the Departure of
the Undersea Craft Before Ventur
ing Forth.
SAVANNAH, Ga„ Jan. 22.—It is
reported here that a German subma
rine has been sighted off the Georgia
coast, and the news has created con
sternation among the numerous ves
sels belonging to the Allied nations
in this port taking on cargoes. Sev
eral vessels about to leave have de
layed sailing until the danger of
meeting with the undersea craft is
past.
SAILINGS SCHEDULED
ALASKA STEAMSHIP CO.
Advices received at the local steam
ship office state that the steamship
Alaska will sail from Seattle for Val
dez at 9 a. m., January 26, the
Northwestern on February 1, and the
Mariposa on February 8.
Another Arctic Ship
WASHINGTON, D. C„ Jan. 22.—
Capt. Robert A, Bartlett intend*
building a ship on the Pacific' coast
this year to go into the Arctic in
1918 to co-operate with Amundsen.
New Chief for War College.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 22
Brigadier General Kuhn was appoin'
ed president of the war college today.
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Mr. and Mrs. E. Erickson returned
from the Granite mine, where they
have been for some time past, and
will make their home here in the fu
ture.
Dominick Vietti is in town from
the Granite Mine.
Mrs. Harry Moore of the Gianile
Mine is a visitor in town.
Steve Rowe, who has bean work
ing on the Sweepstakes mill, ha1* re
turned to town.
The launch B. F. M. arrived here
last evening from the Granite Mine.