steam Heated hot and cold baths
f+Copper Block Hotel
VALDEZ, .ALASKA
“The House of Comfort”
PHONE 7 FOR MEN ONLY
Mead’s Sheet Metal Works
PLUMBING STOVES and RANGES HEATING
, MOTOR BOAT SUPPLIES, PAINTS and OILS
• Mine Air Pipe, Valve*, Hoae, Pipe and Fittings
Valdez Dock. Opposite Prospector Office. Telephone 24
YOU NEEDN’T BE A
JUDGE OF CJjOTH
In order to appreciate the good
qualities of the fabrics we are
tailoring into classy suits for
men of discrimination. Their
tone and exclusiveness are ap
parent at a glance. Their quali
ty is evidenced at a touch. Join
the classy class who will wear
suits from these cloths tailored
<n our high class manner.
BEN SILVERMAN
THE TAfLOR
Independent Steam Laundry
Satisfaction {Guaranteed I
Telephone 6fi ' i
I Foot Keystone Ave
[ Rough Dry 11c lb
THE SENATE
ANGUS CHISHOLM—FRANK GUSTAFSON
CIGARS, BILLIARDS
Nicely Furnished Rooms. Phone_35^
MERCHANT’S CAFE & BAKERY
FRESH BREAD AND PASTRY DAILY
Phone ftt OPEN DAY AND NIGHT Otns. Fisrher, Pt-'-j.r.
KEEP POSTED
rile next few months will he the greatest in tin*
history of the United States.
Each day will produce events that may make ,or
mar the destinies of you and your town!
Nations will grapple with nations; great battles
r will be won; kings will be unthroned; dynasties
change and the world’s lines of demarcation shilled.
Floating cities bulwarked with steel will Ik*
thrown against other iron leviathans of the deep.
Can you afford not to keep posted at this time ?
It is your duty as a citizen and a man to keep
abreast of the nation’s affairs that you may realize
that Opportunity is knocking—for you. Opportunity
to serve your Country and your Flag!
You cannot afford to allow Old Ulory to s<*nd
out he S. O. S.
Freedom is crying to each man to do his part.
This is not a time for slackers!
During the crisis in the Nation’s affairs I he
Prospector and Miner have arranged to receive A Eli
news of importance to our readers.
f Twice the telegraphic matter will be received, in
order to keep these papers up to their present high
standard!
If you wish to keep posted on world affairs you
must, take some paper. Why not The Daily Prospec
tor at #1.00 per month, delivered at your door ?
Or The Weekly Miner, at £>.00 per year; also
delivered.
Or, better yet, take both The Daily Prospector
and The Weekly Miner for only #1.25 per month, de
livered.
These papers will also have a good illustrated
service of men prominent in National affairs; and
a photo of every battleship and cruiser taking part in
the great sea battles certain to come between those
mighty floating fortresses and the death-dealing sub
marines.
DO NOT DELAY! MAIL OR TELEPHONE
PS YOPR ORDER AT ONCE!
SUBSCRIBE NOW
ENEMY EASILY
LAND TROOPS
ON THK COAST OK ALASKA
New York World States Commerce
Valued at .$110,000,000 Annually
Could Be Destroyed by One Small
Cruiser—Family Fortified.
—
i
j Since war ' has been declared and
; preparedness for military assaults on
the territory of the United States
proper is engaging so much attention
it may not be improper to call atten
tion to the modest needs of Alaska
and the fact that the ports of this ter
ritory are without defense of any
kind. A hostile cruiser could land
marines without opposition at any
town on Alaska coast and burn it and
j destroy a commerce between Alaska
jand the states exceeding $110,000,000
jin 1916 and which promises to exceed
| that figure each year for an indefinite
j time to come.
Alaskan ports, almost without ex
ception, could be made impregnable
at a minimum cost as military and
naval expenditures run ordinarily.
This is especially true of Seward and
Anchorage, the two water terminals
of the governments system of rail
roads, points at which an assault
at present would completely paralyze
aud largely destroy the chief indus
i tries of Alaska. Moreover, a small
force of invaders could not only take
the two terminals without opposition
but could quickly entrench themselves
so that their subsequent dislodgement
could be effected only at a heavy cost
i in men and material.
Seward, the headquarters of rail
road activities, is located on Resur
rection bay, a deep sheet of water far
beyond gunshot from the open sea
; and reached by a narrow, winding
' channel between lofty elevations, ver
itable Gibraltars, one on either side.
! A few guns commanding the channel
[ would make the place impregnable to
: the combined fleets of the world.
| To get within gunshot of Anchor
age a warship would first have to pass
within easy range of Fire island, a
l point lending itself to easy defense
almost as readily as the Resurrection
bay entrance.
With Seward and Anchorage prop
erly defended, the government rail
1 ways and the great Matanuska coal
i fields would be safe. A direct attack
j on these great properties by landing
j in bays on either side of the railroad
I would be impossible because of inter
! veiling impassable glaciers, while a
! flank attack could be made only after
! crossing mountain ranges which
I would make Hannibal’s descent upon
, Rome seem easy by comparison.—
! New York World.
(JUDGE BROWN GOING
TO THK OUTSIDE
i Advices received at the office of
| the Clerk of the Court this morning
j state that Judge Brown will leave
; Cordova on the Mariposa for Seattle,
' having received a leave of absence
i front the department of Justice. Mrs.
j Brown is quite ill in Seattle, as the
j result of an automobile accident re
Jcently, and the Judge is anxious to
■ be with her.
WOMAN AIDED IN SLAYING
HUSBAND GOES TO PEN
M'MINNVILLE, Ore. April 14.—
Mrs. Anna Booth, accused with Wil
j !iam Branson of the murder of her
husband, William Booth, at Willa
I mina, Oregon, in October, 1915,
J pleaded guilty to manslaughter and
j has been given an indeterminate sen
! tence of from one to fifteen years in
ithe penitentiary.
| Mrs. Booth was first tried with
Branson, the jury failing to agree.
She was later convicted or murder in
the second degree at a separate trial,
i but the case, with Branson’s, was re
| manded for a new trial. Branson was
i convicted as charged early in the
month.
The prosecution charged that Booth
! was shot and killed by Branson when
; he found Branson and Mrs. Booth to
i gether.
Information Wanted.
Will the parties who either have
! some information or have the follow
jing books taken from the library
j please inform Mrs. Will Kramer or
! leave same at the Valdez Drug Store'.'
Myths and Legends of Alaska—
Katherine D. Judson.
Alaska—Ls Resources and Oppor
tunities. C. R. Tuttle.
Ten Thousand Miles With a Dog
Sled, Hudson Stuck.
Travels in Alaska, John Muir.
These books belong to the Valdez
Study Club and they wish them re
turned.
Coming Soon.
"The Battle Cry of Peace" will be
at the Empress about May 1.
I
!
>I.\N V PRISONERS CAPTIIIKH
Within a Mile of St. (Quentin and An-.
Certain to Occupy l.ens—Canadi
ans Attacking Vimy Heights and
Penetrate City.
LONDON, April 14.-—Advices from
the French front state that the Brit
ish today launched a triple attack !
against the German positions, break
ing through the German lines along
a front of four miles, and crushing
the German defense, and putting them
to flight. The British have seized Viniv
station, Lachaudiere and the enemy
positions along Vivgivenchy, Angres
and Breorges. north of Bapaume,
along the Cambrai road.
They have also captured the village
iof Fayet, a mile north of St. Quentin,
after sharp fighting and two impor
tant positions east of LeVervicur.
.Thirteen thousand German prisoners
i have been captured by the British
'since Monday and six important vil
lages along a twelve-mile front of the
| river Scarpe to south of the Loos. an;l
|the German forces have been retired
; along the entire front.
The British are now astride the
German lines southwest of Arres an i
.
the town of Lens is doomed to cer
tain occupation by the British.
! The Canadian troops are hurling at
tacks against the Germans from the
Heights of Vimy into the very city.
The'Germans had planned the sacking
of the city before evacuating, but are
now completely occupied in defending
it against the repeated attacks and
| will soon be in full retreat. The
British are making attack after at
tack and are absorbing every vantage
point heretofore held by the Ger
[ mans.
PROMINENT PORTLAND
MAN SHOT ON TRAIN
PORTLAND. Ore.. April 14. — VV
E. Williamson, former assistant post- :
master of Portland was found shot j
thru the head today in the lavatory i
■i)l a train on the Spokane, Portland!
iV: Seattle road, en route from Port- j
land. He died before the tram !
crew could summon assistance. He'
was alone in the lavatory when the j
sliopting occurred. He was ill and j
had been despondent.
WILL INSTALL RADIO
St MIN AT ANCHORAGE)
The, Alaska Railroad Record, the of-1
I
iicial publication of the Alaskan En
gineering Commission, states that a!
temporary two-kilowatt radio station 1
has been installed at Anchorage, for
.the purpose of communicating with
i boats in Cook inlet. It is not the am
bition of the newly installed appara
tus to converse beyond the limits of
j Cook inlet, but messages have been i
'heard from boats about 1,000 miles 1
l
I distant, as well as the stations at j
j Dutch harbor and the Pribiloff is-1
; lands.
I.IAP SURVEYORS BUSY
ALONG MEXICAN BORDER
i
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NEW YORK, April 14.—An Ameri
can dispatch from Washington says
that Japanese surveying parties have
I been at work in southern Arizona,
making maps or a valley that would
! afford easy ingress from Mexico, ac
cording to information in possession
| of the war department.
Gave Hootch to Natives
Amelia Odonga and Mike Wasli
toff were each sentenced to 90 days
in jail it Kodiak for giving liquor to
natives, and Peter Romanoff was also
given 90 days for inciting another to
commit a crime.
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Special Notice.
Hunt's Candy Kitchen will serve j
Pineapple Sherbet Sunday as well as
Vanilla Ice Cream. 2t
__, ,
Cadets Graduate April 20th
WASHINGTON, D. C., April 14 -
Graduation of the first class of cadets
at West Point on April 20 was or
dered today by Secretary of War Bak
er to meet in part the shortage of of
ficers in the regular army. The class
comprises 125 men.
FOR RENT—Three room house
completely furnished, electrical appli
ances, close in. Rent $15.00; Alaska
Investment Co. tf
V a
Mrs. T. P. Geraghty was an outgo
ing passenger on the Admiral Farra
gut for the States. She will be joined
at Cordova by Mr. Geraghty.
The articles you ordered have ar
rived at the Emporium. tf
Valdez Miner $3 00 per year
WHEN A FIRE STARTS
ihe firemen's best efforts are
given to putting it out as
quickly as possible. He aims
to save as much as he can. But
once a fire starts, damage end
loss commence. The only way
to offset that loss is to be well
insured. Our policies cover
all losses from the very min
ute the damage by flame;., wa
ter or smoke commences.
Valdez Real Estate .Agency
■S' TONY’S PLACE “SS1
EVERYTHING ANTON CARLSON,
FIRS'! CLASS Manager.
ALASKA
STEAMSHIP CO.
I'Yorn Seattle—
March 23—S. S. Alameda.
March 30— S. S. Alaska.
April 5—S. S. Mariposa.
Apr. 9—S. S. Northwestern.
April 17—S. S. Alameda.
Valdez to Seattle —
March 24—S. S. Northwestern
April 3—S. S. Alameda.
April lu—S. S. Alaska.
April 15—S. S. Mariposa.
April 19—S. S. Northwestern
< ALL AT Ketchikan, Juneau, Cordova, Kllamar, Ft. I.iscutn, Val
dez, iwttouche, Seward and Anchorage beginning with Alameda Sail
ing March 23rd.
Regular freight service for Ketchikan, Wrangell. Juneau, Sheep
Creek, Treadwell. Douglas, Skagway, Cordova. Kllamar, Valdez and La
toyche. Explosives. Right reserved to change schedule without notice.
F. B. TRACY, <•>»’! Agent VALDEZ DOCK CO.. Locnl Agent
Pacific Steamship Co.
(ADMIRAL* IJNK)
Our Large I'leM of Magnificent Steamships oiler Frequent, PKR
FKC.T SERVICE Between all Points in
Alaska and California
hum Seattle, 0 P. M.
Apr. 1 8. 8. Adm. Farragut
Apr. 9- -S. 8. Adm. Watson
Apr. 17—S. S. Adm. Evaip.
Apr. .’5 8. S. Adm. Farragul
May ?. 8. 8. \dm. WTat son
Mi,v 11— Adm. Fvans
Vulde/ to Seattle—
Apr. *>- —S. R. Adm. Evans
\pr. 12—S. S. Adm. Farragut
Apr. 21—S. S. Adm. Watson
A pi. 29—S. S. Adm. Evai s
May 8—S. S. Adm Farragtt
May IS—R. R. Adm. Watson
Mav _’-i- S. S. \dm Evans
S. S. Farragut sailing from Seattle April 25 calls at Kodiak.
CALIFORNIA ROCTI.
Leave Seattle Mondays, Fridays and Saturdays for San Francisco,
I/Os Angeles
San Francisco to Los Angeles, Daily Except Sunday
San Francisco to San Diego, Mondays, Thursday and Saturdays.
IK YOUR TICKET READS PACIFIC STEAMSHIP COMPANY
YOU ARE ASSURED THE VERY BEST
For Full Particulars Address
Phone I VALDEZ DOCK COMPANY Valdez, Alaska
m CHAS. R. CRAWFORD 1917
PIONEER CONTRACTOR ad BUILDER
OF ALASKA
CAN HANDLE ANY CLASS OF BUILDING.
Will take contracts on wharves, bridges, fish traps in any
part of Prince William sound.
Building material of all kinds, and several grades of wall
board kept in stock at all times.
OFFICE AND FACTORY, VALDEZ, ALASKA-PHONE 18
REFERENCES i S. BLUM Sc. CO., Valdez, and Cordova,
BANKERS '( B. M. BEH RENDS, Juneau, Alaska.
Quartz and Placer
Location Notices
For Sale at
The Prospector Office
Warning of Subs
Captain Jensen of the Admiral
F’arragut. stated last night that In
received a wireless message just be
fore he came into the harbor warn
ing him to be on the lookout for sule
marines. which were reported to be
operating in the Pacific. The message
did not give any details as to where
the submarines had been sighted.
Complete Hue cf Bulk Chrcolates.
Candy Kitchen. tf
Mrs. E. Winter will receive a new
select line of coats and hats on one of
the next boats. Come in and look
them over. tt'
Furnished rooms at Mrs Osland’s.
Prices reasonable. •
Just received, a new line oT Toilet
Waters and Perfumes. Owl Drug Co.
Green onions, lettuce and aspara
gus at the Keystone Produce Co. 3t
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