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VOLUME XIV. VALDEZ, ALASKA FRIDAY, MAY II, 1917 NUMBER 110
AUSTRIANS ARE
READY FOR PEACE
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REPORTED EMISSARIES
, . BEEN SENT TO PRANCE
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Austrian Correspondent of the lx>n«
don Exchange Says Three Men will
go to Paris to Discuss Terms with
French Cabinet.
EON DON, May II.—The Austrian
•orrespondent of the “Exchange” lias
•elegraphed his paper here that three
men prominent in the Austrian gov
•rnment have left Vienna for Switzer
land, and that they have been grant
id a sare-conduct by the French gov
ernment, and will go through to Paris
10 discuss terms of peace with the
French cabinet. This information is
• n line with the rumors which have
•leen received from Austria through
leutral sources for some time past,
ind is believed to be authoritive.
If S. WILL ACT
WITH HIE ALLIES;
HAM- I*HACK WILL
NOT HK CONSIOKKKB
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Lansing Savs Terms Jlust Include'
Satisfactorv Settlement of I’tesenl ,
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Strife and Guarantees of Herman-1
ent Heace.
WASHINGTON, 0. May 11.- ,
Secretary ol' State Lansing, in an in-1
tljniew today regarding the rumors |
tW!it Germany would soon submit i
terms of peace, stated that the Uni-1
ted States would act in concert with
the Allies in any peace negotiations
which may be instituted, and that
any terms proposed which did not em- -
brace not only a satisfactory settle- \
ment of the present strife lint guar
antees of future peace would not be
considered.
LOCAL PARTIKS LKASK
PORTAGK BAY SAWMILL
Leave This .Morning to take Charge
Of Plant and Continence Operations i
15us Hokauson, Dave Bennett, Win. j
Markwood, George Calligan, George
Townsend and Frank Smith left this]
morning on the launch Eagle, Capt. j
Duncan Stewart, for Portage Bay, i
where they have taken a lease on thej
sawmill of the Talkeetna Lumber]
Company. The lessees have had con-!
siderable experience in logging and ]
milling, and intend to operate the!
mill to its full capacity. They prom
ise to turn out lumber of a superior
quality and will receive orders for
any'desired quantity. They expect to
make frequent shipments here of
standard stock and special sizes will
be cut to order.
FINED FOB SELLING
BOOZE WITHOUT LICENSE j
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Fannie Farrell, who conducts the
Manhattan House at Cordova, was ar-»
rested at that place a few days ago
on the charge of Illegally selling li
quor. On trial in the Commissioner’s
Court she was found guilty and lined
$100 and costs.
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Band Practice Tonight. .
The Moose band Will hold a meet
ing tonight at the residence of H. B. j
Selby on Alaska avenue and Fifth
street. All members are requested to
be present.
Volunteers Meet Tonight
The Valdez Eagle Volunteers will j
meet again tonight in Eagle hall at
7:30 o’clock for an hour’s drilling. ;
All persons interested are invited to j
come and sign the roll and become a 1
member of the organization
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Capt. Smith of the Pathfinder i? re- j
pairing and repainting his craft pre-1
paratory for his summer’s work. He I
has built a new cabin on her and i
made many changes, besides treating j
the boat to a new coat of paint. *
BOOTLEGGER'S STUFF
FATAL TO PURCHASER
{ PORT TOWNSEND, May II.—A
[young man named Morrison, a mem
iber of a pile driving crew, was the
J victim of a bootlegger who compound
ed a decoction of liquor out of wood
alcohol, selling the young man a pint
bottle. After drinking the stuff Mor
rison wen tto bed on the pile driver,
where he was found dead. No trace
of the man who sold the poison could
be found. The body was sent to his
parents in Anacortes.
DEATH RELIEVES
SENATOR FORAKER
I’ASSKS AWAY AKTKK
I’KOLOXGKD ILLNKSS
Prominent Republican Politician of!
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Ohio Succumbs After au Illness of
Several Years at His Home in t'in
| rinnati.
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CINCINNATI, O.. May 11.—Kx-1
[Senator Joseph B. Foraker died at j
iiis home in tit is city yesterday, fol-1
lowing an illness of several years.
Senator Foraker was born at Rains-j
boro. Highland County, Ohio, on the
[ 5th of July. 184(1. In 18G2 he enlist-i
|ed at tiie age of 16 as a private in the'
89th Ohio Infantry and served to thel
end of the war, becoming a first lieu-j
| tenant and brevet captain. He graiiu-;
latetl from Cornell college in 1869, and'
was admitted to the bar in Ohio in
that year. He served as judge of tliej
Supreme Court of Ohio from 1S79 lo|
1882, resigning on. account of ill
health. He was elected governor of'
Ohio in 18 8 f> and again in 1887. He,
was elected.United Stat.es Senator in
1 897 and served until 1909. He was,
delegate to the Republican National
conventions of 1884-88-92-96-1900-•
and 1904. In 1884 and IS8S lie [
placed in nomination John Sherman
for the presidency and in 1S9G and j
1900 he mads the nomination speches'
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for William McKinley. i
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XOKTHAVKSTF.R.N IN
AM) SAILS \Yi:ST
Tlie. steamer North western arrived
from the South about 8 o'clock in.-'t,
evening and remained here until
about 10:30 unloading cargo. Her
passengers for Valdez were Mrs. Mae
Cameron, Elaine Cameron, Irving
j Cameron, Mis. J. Castletean, A. Dahl
i strom, J. S. Heckey. The passengers
booked here for the westward were
S. E. Quarles. Geo. J. Olson tor Sew
ard; G. B. Barber, for Anchorage, and
js. O. Casler, Bert Sampo and Wm.
| Koch tor Latouche.
GOVERNOR’S MANSION
ENTERED BY Bl'RGLARS
OLYMPIA. May 11.—Young mar
auders broke into the abandoned exe
cutive mansion last Thursday night.
Chief of Police Cusack suspected live
boys, sons of prominent families, and,
he says, they confessed they entered
the mansion by picking the lock with
a buttonhook. They say nothing was
taken. The burglary is accepted as a
mischievous prank but the boys will
be disciplined.
Governor Lister bus resided in an
apartment house at his own expense
since April 1, on account of newspa
per, criticisms that he was extravagant
in the conduct of the executive man
sion.
Deputy Marshal S. O. Casler left
on the Northwestern on a business
trip to Latouche.
Mrs. VV. A. Dickey and daughter
Dorothy and son Duncan were pas
sengers on the Northwestern tor thia
city from Seattle. They will spend a
few days in Valdez before leaving for
Landlock. After a short stay there
they will proceed to Latouche where
they will spend the summer.
Offers Americans Paper.
WASHINGTON, D. C„ May 11.—
Lord Northcliffe, the noted British
publisher, has offered the output of
his principal paper mills in Northeast
ern Canada to American newspaper
publishers to relieve the print paper
situation. The output of the mills Is
60,000 tons a year and a sufficient
factor to probably break the present
high price market.
RIGHT AND WRONG WAY TO HANG FLAG
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|_RIGHT_
WRONG » I
There are two v ays t ■ hang tlio Stars and Stripes. One is right and tin
other is wrong. You do it the right wa as shown above, and tell your neigh
bor to do likewise.
suns to
THE OFFICIALS
ESCAPED llOOTLEGGEK
GIVES HIMSELK VP
Is Reprimanded by (lie Court for Es
enia* and thou Released on Ronds,
of $;l,r>liii Pending Derision of Cir-|
cult Court of A|>|>enl.
SEATTLE. May 1 l.-J-ogau Bill
ingsley surrendered to the officials
yesterday afternoon. He was brought
into court and severely reprimanded
for escaping, and was then released '
on bonds of $3,500 pending the ac
tion of the Circuit Court on his ap
peal.
WATSON AKRIVES
EKO.M THE SOI Til
The steamer Admiral Watson ar-,
rived in port from the South about
7 o'clock this morning, and after un-j
loading at the Valdez Dock went over'
to the City Dock to unload a quantity j
of freight for the Valdez Packing Co. j
Her passengers for Valdez were Joel
Barras and Mike Borich.
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Clieechaeo Program
The Cheechaco Literary Club of;
the Valdez High School will give an ]
open door program at the high school |
next Monday evening. The program j
Will be a patriotic one. the main fea-:
ture of which will be an address by|
Judge F. M. Brpwn.
Recommends Brown Bread.
SAN FRANCISCO. Calif., May 11—j
Mrs. Herbert C. Hqover, wife of thej
former chairman of the Belgian relief i
commission, told the women of this
city to eat brown bread three times
a day as one of the means toward
the solution of the bread question.
She UTged upon them the study of
dietetics as it would make them bet
ter qualified to handle their own
households, as well as enhance the
value of their Red Cross work.
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Cable A^ain In Commission.
The Valdez-Sitka cable is again in
commission, the cableship Burnside
having made the last splice about
12:30 this afternoon.
Bert Saiupo went to Latouche last
evening on the Northwestern.
J. A. Bourke left on the Admiral
Watson this morning for a trip to
the Westward, expecting to be gone
about two months. 'He will visit at
various Cook Inlet points and then
go to Jliamna Lake and take that
route to the Bristol bay section.
Sergt. Conway will leave for the
States on the Northwestern.
BRITISH FLEET
DKTAILS OF BATTKK
ARK BKING WITH H KM) j
Admiralty l{('|nii,ts that British Light
Cruiser Fatrol Intercepts German
Destroyer Fleet and Long Range
Battle ensues.
LONDON. May 11.—The Admiralty
reports that yesterday morning the
British light cruiser patrol intercept
ed a fleet of Gorman destroyers in th.v
North Sea and that a long-range en
gagement ensued. Details of the tight
were not made public, nor were the
losses on either side, if any, given out.
NATIVK AT SKLDOVIA
IS HKLI) FOB BA FI
Charged with Criminal Assault ii|h>ii
Nellie Nelson, 14-year Old Girl
Advices received at the Marshal's
office state that Arsentie Romanoff,
of Seldovia, has been bound over to
the Grand Jury by the Commissioner
at that place on the charge of rape.
Romanoff is alleged to have crimin
ally assaulted one Nellie Nelson, a
14-year old resident of that place.
Kcliuol Program This Kveuing
The annual program by the grade
pupils of the Valdez Public Schools
will take place this evening at eight
o’clock at Moose Hall.
An unusually bright and varied pro
gram will be'presented. The teachers
and pupils have been practicing faith
fully and hope to furnish an enjoy
able entertainment.
Miss Susan Spence has kindly con
sented to furnish the opening music
and also for a number of the pro
duction.
All friends and patrons of the
schools are invited to attend.
Curacao Will Be Overhauled.
The steamer Curacao arrived in Se
attle from Valdez via Anyox. B. C.
She brought 1,200 tons of ore to the
British Columbia port from the Gran
by properties at Valdez, and came on
to Seattle in ballust. She will lay up
there for a general overhauling and
will then be shifted to the South
eastern and Southwestern Alaska
freight and passenger run, sailing on
her first voyage in the new service
yesterday. The Curacao is a steel
steamer of about 2000 tons.
F. R. VanCampen, accompanied by
his wife. Mrs. Helen Van Campen, the
well-known writer of Alaskan stories,
were passengers on the Northwestern
for Seward, where Mr. Van Campen
will engage in mining.
HUNGFR KIOTO IN
SWEDEN NUMEROUS
STOCKHOLM, May U.—The Bak
er’s Association of Sweden today pre
sented a memorial to the state eco
nomic commission setting forth the
difficulties of obtaining sufficient rye
and wheat flour and asking the au
thorities to order them tojjse certain
proportion of oats or barley flour in
bread. The bakers assert that the
situation indicates that such a meas
ure must be adopted eventually. Hun
ger demonstrations continue at var
ious places ia the kingdom.
HEAVY FIGHTING
STILL CONTINUES
SITU ATION AT I KESNOV
REMAINS UNCHANGED
llotli British ami French Make Gaius
at Other Points—British Nearing
Ijens—Believed Hiudenhurg Draw
ing Troops from Eastern Front.
LONDON. May 11.—A war office
bulletin this morning states that the
fighting on the western front still;
continues with unabated fury. The I
condition at Fresnoy continues un
changed. with a portion of the town!
held by the Germans while the Brit-!
ish cling tenaciously to the remain-j
der. Both the Britislt and French ha;*"
made gains at other points. The Brit
ish are pushing forward south of the
StJuche?. river, where they have take'll
several important positions and arc"
pushing on towards Lens. They have,
also made further inroads upon the!
German positions near Bullecourt.'
The heavy concentration of Ger
man troops along this front is deem-]
ed to indicate that Von Hindenbergj
has drawn heavily upon the troops'
on the Eastern front to reinforce the]
western forces.
I*AVS HIS BACK TAXES
WHEN HE IS CONVERTED
j HARRISBURG. Pa.. May 11.—Max
Roche. of near Quakertown, Bucks
j county, today sent to the state treas
jury a check for $92 for payment of
: taxes on personal property withheld
| by him. Tim money was consigned
1 to the conscience fund and is the larg
' cst amount ever received for that
fund in tlie form of a check. He
J wrote that he had considered the tax
j unjust and gave as a reason that lie
jsaw expenditures for which he t^id not
: approve for the furnishing of the cap
j itol years ago. He states that since
■ then he has been converted from athe
ism he had seen matters in » different
light and wished to make reparation.
KENNECOTT COPPER HAS
$27,884,023 NET PROFIT
NEW YORK. May 11.—The final
annual report of the Kennecott Cop
per Corporation covering operations
for the calendar year 1916, shows
that surplus earnings after deduction
of all charges but before deduction
I of dividends amounted to $27,884.
623. or approximately $10 per share
on the 2,786.679 shares outstanding.
Including the company’s equity in
earnings of the various corporations
owned or controlled by It, its sur
plus available for dividends after de
duction of charges, including nearly
i $4,000,000 for depreciation, etc.,
were equal to $14.05 per share.
The* combined Income account of
I the company showing equity in earn
ings of the affiliated companies fol
lows:
Alaska Mines and Katalla Com
pany $22,105,778; Braden mines,
$6,876,307; Copper River & North
western Railway Company, $1,768,
871; Alaska Steamship Company,
$724,333; Utah Copper Company, $9
244,039; Nevada Consolidated Cop
per Company. $2,197,214; making to
tal gross earnings of $42,916,342,
with net earnings of $39,158,635.
A. S. Dautrick, traveling freight
and passenger agent for the Great j
Northern railway was a visitor in the
city last evening while the Northwest
ern was in port.
FOR SALE—Milo plate-loading bar j
bell, can be weighted from 10 to 100;
pounds. Inquire Sergeant Conway,!
Cable office. tf
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Subscribe for the Prospector.
CONFEREES AGREE
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Roosevelt and the Border Patrol Pro
visions are Kliminated—Kahn of
California and Anthony of Kansa<
Refnse to Sign Report.
WASHINGTON. D. C.. May 11.—
The House and Senate conferees on
the Conscription bill huve reached an
agreement. The clause of the bill au
thorizing Col. Roosevelt to raise an
army for oversease duty and giving
him command of the same, was elimi
nated. as waj the provision creating
a border patrol. The conscription age
limit was placed at from 21 to 21 both
inclusive. Representative Kahn of Cal
ifornla, and Anthony of Kansas, mem
bers of the committee, refused to sign
the report. Anthony based his refusal
on the elimination of Roosevelt and
I Kahn because of his opposition to the
prohibitory sections, which, he states,
makes the I'nited States appear as
an immoral nation.
WILL DEVELOP
COPPED CLAIMS
MACHINKliY AIMilVKS
<>N \<IKTIiWKSTKIIM
F. T. Hope, (ln> Well-Known Mining
Man, laanes for Kniuhl Island l<
I'usli Development of I'romisiiiK
Group of Claims.
F. T. Hope. tlie well-known mining
man. ierr on the North western t'o.~
Drier Bay. Knight Island, where in
will devt lop the Copper Coin group of
copper claims taken over last fait
from Silverman ami While. The
Northwestern brought up a large
quantity of machinery for this prop
erty. and Mr. Hope will have the same
installed at tit«* earliest possible mo
ment, and push the development of
the property in the expectation of
putting the property on a shipping
basis before the summer is over. The
Copper Coin group of claims is a very
promising property, carrying a wide
vein of high grade chalcopvrite ore.
and bids fair to become an exceeding
ly valuable mine.
Deer Kat Up Gardens
FOREST KNOLLS. Cal.. May 11.—
Citizens of this town, less than twen
ty-five miles from San Francisco, who
are endeavoring fo meet the high cost
of living by growing their own garden
truck, have found it necessary to
close their places with high wire
fences in order to keep the deer fron:
deriving all the benefit of their labor.
Shooting in the vicinity is prohibited
at all times, and the neighboring hills
abound with the creatures.
RKQUKST BIDS FOR
POST OFFK'K OI AKTKRS
Blank Forms of house and Specifica
tions May Be Obtained.
Postmaster C. J. Todd received in
today's mail a communication from
Postoffice Inspector P. L. Neal stating
that tenders will be received up to
and including May 31 for quarters for
the local post office from July l for
a period of five or ten years. Blank
forms of lease such as are required
|by the government, together with
specifications of space required, equip
ment. etc., may be obtained from the
postmaster.
Night Shift for. Aberdeen Yard
ABERDEEN, May 11.—A night
crew has begun work at the Aber
deen shipyards, wnere four large ves
sels are under construction, with a
view of completing them at the earli
est moment and starting on others.
Work will continue night and day dur>
ing the summer months.
Win. Callahan is making extensive
repairs to the N. & S., and will keep
her on the run to Sound points this
summer.
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